CABLES.
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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GREEKS AND BULGARS. EACH SIDE REPORTED TO HAVE OPENED HOSTILITIES.
ADDINS ACHICKEN TO WITHDRAW.
ATHENS, October 28th
It is officially announced, that the Bulgarians this morning attacked the
Greek forces near Rama.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 291B, 1925
THE RIOTS IN DAMASCUS. BOMBÁRÐMENT OF THE CITY.
TENNIALE ORDYAL
Calan, October 29th. Varying reports from Damascus indicato that, that city passed through a terrible ordea! from October 18th to the 20th, and hears scars of, the relentless ensures taken to suppress the riots.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT RESIGNS. FAR EASTERN CABLE
M.. PAINLEVE'S DECLARATION
PARIS, October 2
M. Painlevé went to the "Elysée t 4 o'clock to tonder the resignation of the Government.
LATER
NEWS.
LIHROUGH ACUTEE'S AGENCY.] SITUATION IN THE NORTH. ALLIED TROOPS CONCENTRATING AT NANKING.
DENATION IN STRONG POSITION.
NANKING, October 28th. There is a considerable concentration The following vommuniqué has been issued by M. Painlevé: "The Cabinet of allied troops, at Xanking. "All junka which previously favourably examined are being commandected at Nanking and
The French Government has resigned. OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE.
Parts. October 8th.
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EVOLUTION OF RADIO.- BETTER AND CHEAPER SENATOR MARCONIS VIEWS. "The art of radio conimunication: ja now undergoing a complete process of ovolution, the effects of which are still difficult to see," said Senator Marconi „in the course of a speech to the National Association of Radio Manufacturers and Traders in London recently.
The extraordinary results obtained in recent years by means of short waves waves in beams covering only a limited angle or aren, ho continued, seemed to
Following the action of the Frouch in parading corpses of bandits in the streets, a traveller from Damascus says that on ae alternoon of October 18th a hand of M. Caillaux's financial proposals, to-day | Chinklang, whose owners object to trans-and the possibility of projecting these men, headed by Chief Hassan el Karreth, interrupted its discussions on the same port the allied forces rid the Grand Canal to join General Rei Pao Shan, who is poetrated the Chagour Quarter shouting, subject which disclosed no essential clivi- Greeks this morning fired on Bulgarian, Rise up; your brothers, the Druses, are sion among the members of the Cabinet reported to have left Haichow for, the indicate that the previously planned f
here." They then attacked the police and in order to deal with the political parlia South-West with 20,000 allied troops.
STATEMENT FROM SOFIA,
Soria, October 25th. It is officially announced that "the
frontier post.
GREEK REPLY TO LEAGUE
AruNs, October tha
shot dead a French officer. The inhabit.mentary situation as revealed in recent Parts: demonstrations Convinced that ants of the Quieter armed themselves and
powerful and very expensive stations would no longer be required for long- distance communications, and that bet
BRIDE'S 600 YEARS OLD LACE MEDIEVAL WEDDING.
£100,000 PRESENTS.
RACCONI01, peptember 3rd- The marriage of Princess Malalds of Italy with Prince Philip of Herne took Ալ medieval and place here today in almost pastoral setting,
The only note recalling the modern world was the great procession of mater cars decorated with flowers which had been organised by the Italian Automobil Club as a tribute by the Piedmontese
centaries reigned over them. nobility to the house which for about ten
Otherwise the marriage was quieter than that of Princess Yolanda. Not even representatives of other reigning hatimes or the diplomatic body were invite, for the royal castle, built in 1000 A.D., càn'
The Great repis. to the Council of the joined the insurgents, and all advance the urgent effort necessary for national boats and three transports with large ter and more reliable crvices could be only contain a few guests.
restoration is only pursüable with the cer
League states that the Greek evacuation towards the Medan Quarter wisere they tainty of a stable majority the Govern
of Bulgaria will commence to-nigiTux. The incident can now be regarded as closed. All that wants is for the League to enquire into the responsibilities of the claims of the two parties.
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were joined by the inhabitants there.
A hundred Eyenchmen working with Armenians in this Quarter were caught| between the insurgents and another body
ment has unanimously, decided to tender its resignation to the President." APPLYING THE AXE.
of rebels front town, and died Sghting FURTHER ADMIRALTY ECONOMIES,
bravely. Saddenis an aeroplane appear ALLEGATION AGAINST GREEKS.ed" and bombed the crowds.
Sort October 27th.
Greek rifle and machine gun fire in The direction of Petriích is reported this after soon. Shujaltaneously. Greek rvilless is alleged to have shelled the llage of Petrovi,
LATEST CABLES.
FRENCH AND DAMASCUS. UNEASINESS REGARDING ACTION OF GENERAL SARRAIL
Tanks. armoured cars and other aeroplanen fol
lowed and all joined in spreading death among the rebels who fled in all directions from the terrible retribution. “
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LesDos, October 27th. In pursummer of its policy of verruch ment the Admiralty announces that all
A Tsingtao message states that 3,000 Fengtien troops are on board four gun
to Haichow to participate in ʼn flank supplies of apimanition, ready to proceed
attack on the allied forces and simul- taneously drive southwards.
The main Fengtien Army, which is
much less costly station's working at established and maintained by means of
higher speeds and utilising r smaller amount of electrical energy.
Electric waves were proving to be far
strongly posted to the South of Hsuchow to valuable to be always broadenst in
PICTURESQUE MOUNTAINEERS.
The only hotel bère can take no more, than test visitors. The population of the town, which is normally 5,000, has done bled for the peension.
have
Sturdy Alpine mountaineers flocked in frem all the peaks in the sur rounding mountains to pay tribute of holds a 30-mile front, including a portion all directions, especially when it was desired to communicate only with one
allegiance. Many of them have been area. It was also of the Lunghai Railway,
obliged to camp in the open air. Their particular place or for this reason that the new stations | hright coloured Sunday costumes give a operated on what was called the beam picturesque touch to the scene,
Honan troops are" keeping well inside the border. Reports are conflicting re
SHANGHAI JUDICIAL ENQUIRY. PESSIMISTIC NOTE BY THE PRESIDENT.
The
Ketass submarines will be seppel, except K2 which, with four of the Lgarding their real attitude.. class submarines, will form the fecon- The insurgents continue to fire on the stituted First Submarine Flotilla. Speciał public amd military haildings. They bar Reserve engineer officers will be abolish. The Second ricaded streets and set fire to certained. The Special Reserve Royal Marine
SHANGHAI, October 25th. quarters of the town. Finally the hrtiloheers wil be reduced,
The Judicial Enquiry has been adjourn. lery opened fire from the, Citadel on the Cruisers Squadros will be realused, F.M.S. rebel quarters.
The French made it Calliope bring, placed on resene. One known that the bombardment would not of the Destroyer Flotillas attached to the ed inc dic, the Commissiou reserving the rease until the rebel fire ceased. The Atlantic Fleet will be reduced to reserve, right to recall further evidence. bombardmrat lasted from Sunday night Reductions will also be effected in the American Judge, Mr. Finley Johnson, the aumber of tenders attached to the Har-President of the Enquiry, remarked that the effect of reviving the disturbed con- until Tuesday. The shells destroyed the bour Training Extablishruent Home. he was most afraid the Enquiry bail ha
dition of Shanghai. He regretted that Chagour and Meilan quarters, while part Ports.
the Diplomatic Mission Investigation of the Hamidich Bazaar and other places The Palace of
from Peking had not completed its en- were destroyed-by Bre
quiry. He was entry this enquiry has Azm, one of the first monuments in the
hot been made earlier, East was most severely damaged. Hun dreds of victims were lying in the streets and it is probable that at least 2,000 were Laried beneath the demolished buildings.
The Apparently Christians escaped. paper says it is stated that the ission led to a protest by the Consular French sent 2.000 soldiers to the Chris- Body, transmitted by its Doyen, the Gertian quartera which the insurgents did saan Consul, whose trvall (feneral Safran not attack, then demandeni.
PARIS, October 28th. French uneasiness with regard to Damas is shown by Le Journal ask- The English A8 is is true, ing whether newspapers declare, that General Sarrail before the bombardment omitted to follow the elementary rule of the law of Nations, whereby the Consular Body was informed al due warning given for the "vna
tion of wonen and children.
The
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EDMUND STINNES.
TO START LIFE AFRESH IN AMERICA,
BERLIX. October 29th. It is now disclosed that Herr Edhauzd
Stinnes has secretly left for the United.
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[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
COTTON CROP IN USA, SENATOR CARAWAY ALEGES -FORECAST. INACCURTE. SEARCHING ENQUIRY DEMISEND.
New York, Octour 29th. Senator Caraway alleges the Govern Directly the Drinascus notables pre-ment's forecasts of the cotto crop are sented themselves on the afternoon of inaccurate, costing planters in the South Detober 20th the High Commissioner millions of dollars. undertook to full all the French Gover- 'ment's requirements. Martial law was declared and anyone found in possession of arms was exccuted.
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ANOTHER VERSION. !
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He requests that Government whole crop reporting system be subjected in
L'ommittees... a Bearching enquiry by Cogressional
He proposes to introduce B to
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SUMATRA. TROUBLE IN OUTBREAK OF THE ACHINESE."
BATAVIA, October th Trouble has broken out with the Achinese, following the recent Achinese attack on a military patrol
Captain Paris proceeded to the scene with four detachments which the Achinesa The troops fired and killed attackeil, twelve Achinese. One vative soldier was: killed and sever" seriously wounded.
system, which were now being erected for communicating between England, India, the Dominions, and foreign coun- tries, were likely to provide what might. almost be considered a new method of communication destined to fill a position of the greatest importance in further tion throughout the world. facilitating and cheapening communica
i
The Princess appeared radiant in a white satin robe with a train four yardı long horne by pages
striking
Her beautiful golden hair, contrast to the dark hair of her sisters, gleamed under a veil of rich lare wonde by hand centuries ago and preserved for over 80 years in her family.
a
She wore the most precious gift she had received, a necklace of 100 of the nest Orient pearls, given by the Crown Prince,
The castle was a bower of flowers, gifts from every corner of Italy.
Sicilian women dispatched a whole railroad car filled with orange bloa wons, says an Exchange telegram.
MUSSOLINI THERE
At the legal ceremony in the castle the Prime Minister; Signor Mussolini isted as notary of the Crown and Signor Tittoni, the President of the Senate, as municipal afficer. Beth wore the Collar of the Order of Annunziata, which gives them rank as cousins of the King.
During the ceremony an orthestra. played Palestrina's music, which heigh tenell the mystic atmosphere.
PEASANT PLAY AT CAST C
THE PREHISTORIC GLAD EYE., Senator marcom, silu that to look Anity yeuch 2 period
very easy CASE, U was not always #
nau to caress to a texiting of very werment, at the wonderful progress made
Dryi satisfaction, mingled with bewies experiments by wirsiess since his. La Lests at his father's country house Las rst plan a Bologna, Italy had been to producs Hertzian waves and radiate them into space by mrau of a metallic reflector. He had always believed that such & system, if workable, to flash-lights, would be far superior
optical methods of heliographs, or signalling, which were dependent on several atmospheric conditions. After attempts" and failures he succeeded, in the summer of 1805, which was just over
Monsigler Beccaris, the chap the Royal family, conducted the signals through space over a distance of thirty years ago, in obtaining telegaphic 1 mile. That was accomplished by the nony, bat in accordance with the ganon is granted by the Pope, the special, p employment of reflectors and a tight law of the Church when a dispensation tial mass was not allowed, and Holy oscillator, and the utilisation of very
Communion was administered to the bride only. short waves, less than one length, and very much shorter, there-
Мон fore, than the shortest waves which have
After the religious ceremony lately attracted attention. The system, signor Beccuria offered bride and bride such as hours or bills intervened becent reproduction of the Basilica of St. tween the two instruments. A new de Peter in gold and silver. The weight of partare which gave the most promising the treasure is about 13lb. results came about by his discarding the reflectors, connecting one terminal of the spark-gap or oscillator to th and joining the other terminal to a vertical wire connected to a plate or capacity which was suspended in space and insulated. Thut arrangement, which was essentially a broadcasting system, scon developed into the elevated or vertical wire system, and thus became the basis of all systems of long distance radio communication.
metre in
Another version' says that six organised prevent gambling in cotton and grain. Cantain Paris and European Sergeant however, "would not operate if obstacles groom in the name of the Pope a ciagni
States where he intends to settle and bands were working around Damascus, start life afresh. He has left his busi-One band intered Damascus on October ess in Berlin in the hands of his wife, composed of forty men only under
and friends, who must take charge of the Aga Motor Car Company. "
GRAIN IN RUSSIA. UNFAVOURABLE WEATHER CAUSES SMALLER HARVEST..
Moscow, October 28th.
it is icially stated that owing to favourable weather, the grain harvest manats to 65,000,000 tons compared to 70,000,000 expected.
Owing to the scarcity and dearness of industrial products, the peasants are holding bick grain supplies, hoping to obtain a better price.
Foreign Trade for the past economic year closed with a debit balance of 126,000,000 roubles.
EARLIER CABLES. <COMMUNISTS AT BOW STREET.
QUESTION OF “MONEY FROM MOSCOW.
Karrath. They, intended to kidnap General Sarrail. The French bombarded the city to frighten the population whom they accused of consirnace with the hands and with having informed the latter of the date of General Earrail's arrival at The rebels remained in Damascus.
Damascus until October 20th and only retired because their presence was taken as a pretext to bombard the city. It is alleged that the rebels did nothing re- prehensible and that Karrath visited the Christian quaricia, tranquilising them and saying You are our brothers."
It is also claimed that large numbers of Moslems took refuge in the Christian, quarters during the bombardment and were well received.
Still other version says that the band attacked Danoscas to avenge themselves on the Armenians in the Medan quarter, who were alleged to have enrolled in the French any. Generally the hands re- main around Damascus and perhaps they will be strengthened by men from Damas cus whose houses have been destroyed and families killed."
Well-informed people consider that the theatre pl operations will be shifted from Jebel Druse to Damascus, a region where bands are being well organised and it is believed are composed of thousands seck
Meantime," he asserts tha: Monday's
that if Government had been allegedly inaccurate forecast tar cost the
actually allied with the speculators it growers ever afty millions sering. He could not have co-operated more effec tively with the Bear element on the Cotton, Exchange.
Say's
Senator Borah says that he agrees with Senator Caraway in his effort to remove On the other hand, the Upartment of Government from the gambing business. Agriculture declares taimates ar
used on official informateand de gunes to withdraw anythin
FARLIER CABLES. TRAIN DERAILED NU.S.A. TEN KILLED AND TWENTY INJURED.
MEMPHIS, Qober 28th
The Military
were wounded slightly. Commander of Achin is proceeding to the scene with four detaciuncate.
HAIG ON THE NEW ARMY. * WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO THE
SOLD ONE.
Field-Marsha! Ear! Heig thicks the He soldiers of to-day are splendid.
The present gave the following special message to jads are miast worthy successors to the The Daily Mail recently. men who fought under me in the Greas War."
In March, 1898, he came to England and submitted his ideas to the late Sir William Preece, then Engineer-in-Chief to the Post Office, who was greatly im The occasion was the presentation to
At the pressed with what Signor Marconi was him of the Freedom of Bath luncheon following the ceremony be doing, and at once offered assistance in the demonstrations which he had ar- said:--
ranged to be carried out before Past Since I came here to-day I have re- ceived a letter from one of our distin Office officials, Senator Marconi" add guished journals saying that they had that he would ever he grateful to the memory of Sir William Preece, to whom sent correspondent here to find out
he owed the first. public mention of his Experiments. In June, 1897, at the from ine how the present lads, that are
Royal Institution, he described the re- with the gallant fellows that I had the now carrying on the burdens comparo privilege of leading. I have no doubt sults he had obtained in South Wales, where the distance of communication I ought to say, Aha, ahua, they are
was extended to nine miles, and exhibit- nothing like the gallant fellows we bad before; but, on the contrary, I find there are splendid willing fellows join his apparatus, which he was pleased instrument for war that. I saw operating less Exhibition. ing the Army now, and that the accurate to know would be on-view at the Wire in the country beyond Andover compares iost favourably with the instrument which we had in the past. Indeed, in many respects it is much superior.
"NOT ENOUGH TROOPS."
The presents received are valued at mom than £100,000.
After the banquet the peasants gave a gala performance under the windows of the chateau. To-night there is to b feasting, followed by a firework display. A special train will take the couple to Germany for the honeymoon.
dinter
Following ancient custom, was given last night by the Racconigi inunicipal authorities to the poor. Deer, boars, and game were given by the King and Queen,
PL
This is the first time that a princess of the House of Savoy has married
Princess Mafalda is the Protestaat. second daughter of King Victor and Queen Elena, and is 23 years of age.
Prince Philip ef Hesse..who is 28 years of age, is the son of Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, who married the ex-. Kaiser's sister Margaret. Prince Philip and his brother are twins
FLUSTERED BRIDES THINGS LEFT AT REGISTER OFFICES.
During the past six months. a strange collection of articles has been left by flustered brides and bridegrooms in the London civil and ecclesiastical register affices
The list includes
Que bowler hat.,
- One pair of women's shoes.
"Several fountain pens,"
A north-bound passeng rain was derailed and rolled down an emback ment near Victorin Misippi. Ten
A LONELY SO people are reported killed and a store
LATER injured..
So "The ill-fated train, as the
Sunnyland Express'. It was called
In regard to himself, he had to con- crossing a trestle bridge at a rate of fifty miles an hour. Tagine and
discussions which occasionally took place. as to whom was the real inventor of luggage van got safely arpis but the
wireless. To my mind," he said, remainder of the coache crashed into
foss: to being at times amused at the
"wireless existes when the prehistoric the ravine. Most of becasualties
man first understood or felt the meaning. occurred on three conchs which dived headlong, into a clay bank other coacher falling on them and forsing a tangled
prehistoric girl-(laughter) when human mass of wreckage. The was lone-
The fountain pens caur accounted ly and isolated and died beform
of a smile of encouragement from the
were able to understand or
lor When asked to sign the register the a relief train could be her up..
I hope the necessity will never arise, beings first sncceeded in talking to each our Army to-day, the paucity of the THE TROUBLE IN NICARAGUA. but when one looks at the smallest decipher signals or signs made to them bridegroom often produces his own per guns, the reduction in the numbers of from a distance. What I think, I did but he is told that the office ink, whicht AGREEMENT RACHED.
Jefantry and cavalry, the reductions all discover is that electric waves retos not fade, must be used, and he takes round, one cannot help hoping that we capable of travelling and being received the office pen and frequently, when In to Homshama area. repeated at:
MANAGUA, October 28th.
The bridegroom who was wearing the As disturbances, are not buying relief from taxation too across very great distances. The sue handing it over to trupts have been made to cut the rail- way lines, and it is added that the French a sequel to the recs prident dearly. We are not being relieved from craful tests of wireless transmission pick my his own to his bride, forgets
years ago, proved for the first time that cited. The hat, however, is not a good authorities admit that the available troops Chamow, the Consrative leader, taxation. (Laughter.) 1 say we have which I carried out across the Allanic are insuthcient. Therefore it has been signed an agreement de which the too small an Army, but what we have is Occan in December, 1901, twenty-four bowler hat must have been greatly, ex-
I was in camp at Andover, and I have the possible range of these waves was decided to appeal for reinforcements from Liberal Ministers were used and the very good.
Conservatives pledged peir support to France.
Staff in London is extraordinarily good. posible," Solarzago while Chap received never seen mandavres better organised enormously greater than almost anyone All articles found nee kept for a $10,000 and his troops were paid off by at headquarters. I think the General before that time had supposed to hensonable period, when, if not clained
LONDON, October 28th, A publication entitled the Empire Rebeling revenge, was mentioned in the resumed proceed- ings against the twelve Communists at A Police Sergeant gare Bow Street.
evidence as to finding literature, at the Communist Headquarters, including a circular to which the Empire Rebel was attached, which declared that it cir culated among factory workers. The wit. mess produced another circular addressed to Losovsky, of Moscow, and also to the Secretary of the Berlin branch of the
Moscow International, complaining about the non receipt of promised funds.
Counsel for the prosecution declared that the latter related to money which it had been promised to send to England but which was not sent
The case was adjourned, until to-morrow.
SITUATION GROWING WORSE.
PARIS, October 27th. According to the Beirut correspondent Le Temps the situation has grows worse during the past ten days around Damascus where agitation is growing and briganddage is increasing
A message from Rabat states that two cavalry regiments have been despatched from Morocco to Syria.
the Government.
I am sure if the necessity ever arose again. The only thing is there are not they would carry as through to victory enough of them.
other or
one.
An engagement ring. Beveral pairs of gloers, Sticks and ambrellas. A brooch in a box."
they are handed over to the police