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BRITISH RAILWAY ISSUES. N.U.R. PROPOSAL REGARDING IRREDUCIBLE MINIMUM.
Kuany, January 28th. "Members of the executive and oficials of the National Union of Railwaymen
are meeting representatives of the rail. way companies this morning to discuss two issues, raised by the delegates' conference, which last weck rejected the findings of the National Wages Board: Proposals, for which fresh negotiations are sought, are that the companies shail not put into operation the fading of the Board that new entrants to servies and men promoted from junior to senior grade should receive only the basic wags rates of the grades to which they are appainted without cost of living bonus; and that the companies shall give assar ance that they will accept the basic Fates as an irreducible minimum to be paid to railway workers
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LORD STONEHAVEN, TO PAY OFFICIAL FLYING VISITS IN AUSTRALIA.
ROBY, January 23th. Anacroplane is under construction in England for the recently appointed
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26rx, 1926
DARLINGTON ELECTION. VACANCY CREATED BY DEATH OF MR. PEASE.
Rugby, January 24th A vacancy is created in the Parlia mentary representation of Darlington by the death of Mr. William Edwin Pease, Conservative member for that borough As the last General Election his majority over his Labour opponent exceeded 2,000
Foter.
ULSTER PRISONERS." GOVERNOR REMITS SENTENCES "IN 33 CASES.
RUOBT, January 24th, The Home Office of Northern Ireland
announced at Belfast yesterday that in view of the present treats, the Governor has remitted sentences passed on 33 prisoners who were convicted for various border disturbances. These men, who are now undergoing penál servitude, will be released immediately.
(THROUGH HAVAS 'AGENCY.] ·
DISARMAMENT.
BRIAND AND CHAMBERLAIN TO DISCUSS POSTPONEMENT.
PARIS, January 25th...
Le Matin understands that the main
SEQUEL TO THREATS.
CHINA'S SALT REVENUE IN 1925,
STRUCK DOWN WITH CHOPPER IN INCREASE OVER PREVIOUS YEAR,
TEAHOUSE A
A Chinese was charged before Mr. E W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistrocy yesterday afternoon, with". wounding a coolie.
The man
BUT BEHIND 1923
PAKING, January 19th.
· Net salt revenue, after meeting adminis „trative expenses, credited to the Group Banks during the year 1995, amounted
1923
Evidence was given to the effect thato 873,604,000, showing an increase of on December 28th, complainant. whilst $3,000,000 as compared with 1924. but “a working on the Praya at Mongkok decrease of $5,911,000 as compared with accidentally bumped into another man This man sat upon him, but they were The increase over 1991 was due to abnormal collections in Kiangsu and separated by a third man. who was bumped into demanded com Chihli at the beginning of 1993, as a con- pensation, and complainant paid over a sequence of the dislocation of the local small sum. This man met complainant salt trade which occurred during the an later occasions, and told him that if autumn and winter months of 1924 owing 85 was not paid he would be killed. On to civil wars and military interference January 7th complainant and a friend with the salt administration. But for the went to area-house, and met the man recurrence of civil wars last November a who kept on demanding money. Defon-substantial increase in the net salt re- dant was one of his friends. When com venue of 1995 as compared with 1921 plainant was leaving, the defendant would have been obtained. came to him and after demanding money:
assaulted him. He attacked complaiant with a chopper, and inflicted severe in juries to the head, fracturing the skull.
that he was attracted to the scene by the sound of police whistles, and arrested defendant with the chopper in his possession.
The case was adjourned.
"All obligations secured on salt revenue, amounting to 820,601,000 have been fully
SOVIET AND CHINA.
CHANG TSO LIN ORDERS RELEASE OF ALL RUSSIAN- OFFICIALS AND WORKMEN AT HARBIN
JAPAN CONTENT TO AWAIT EVENTS.
(THROCOM KIUTER'S AGENCY.]
Pexis, January 25th.
The Soviet Consul-General at" Harbin has telegraphed to M. Karakhan to-day. stating that Marshal Chang Tso Ling at
in80 p.m-yesterday, ordared the release of M. Ivanoff, all the Soviet officials and workmen arrested at Harbin,
FILLER DETAILS. Further details show that M. Ivanoff, prior to being arrested at his residence
WHAT THE SOVIET EXPECTS: FERING
EXING, January 25th.
M. Karakhan yesterday received
telegram from M. Chicherin in connec-
tion with the Ivanoy affair, stating that
the Soviet expects the Chinese Govern-
ment to take the necessary measures for
a peaceful settlement without avoiding
investigation of cases of violation of the
Chinese Eastern Railway Agreement.
We demand, within three days, the restoration of full order on the Chinese
Eastern Railway, fulfilment of the Agreement and the release of M. Ivanor.
In спе the Chinese Government, is unable
to secure it settlemeit of these questions
p
on the end, brendenst instructions to the met and surplus funds released to the effect that the orders of the Chinese Chinese Government during 1923 amount.military must not be obeyed. A Weihaiwei constable, gave evidenceed to $63,963,000 (including $13.284,000 The explanation given by the Chinese received from the "Maritime Customs authorities wag that M. Ivanoff thrice account of the Refund Reorganization disobeyed the orders of Chang Huan
Of this Loan payments for the year).
Haiang, the railway zone Tupan.. amount some 833,000,000 represents suma either retained locally or appropriated by
Following M Ivanoff's arrest, his Rus provincial authorities or military com.ian assistant, H. Eisement, announced manders. These retentions, which are he had assumed charge of the tailway. credited to the Group Banks by special Chang Huan Hsiang requested the Chi-Government to allow the Soviet to secure arrangements, de not include the full ese Chairman of Directors "to convme fulfilment of the Agreement and to pro- amount of revenus retained by Kwang-
meeting of the Board to order the dis tect the mutual interests of China, and Eisemont and Mr. Kuo Tsang Hsi as joint managers, with authority to sign
UNCHARTED ISLAND STORY,
REPORT CONTRADICTED BY "PONG TONG" OFFICER.
The vernacular papers of Sunday
lung local authorities, the Canton Dis.
Governor-General of Australia, Lord item, in the next conversations between published a report regarding the voyage.trict Inspectorate having been closed in
Stonehaven. The machine is a De Hari land 50 biplane, Atted with a 230 HP. Siddley Puma engine. There is a cabin with seats for four passengers and the
machine will be used by the governor on his official visits throughout Australia It can be quickly converted from a landplane with wheels to a seaplane with Hoats,"
ITALIAN DEBT TO U.K. CONVERSATIONS IN LONDON BEING RESUMED.
RUGBY, January 25th. Discussions between Count Volpi, of the Italian Debt Funding Mission, and Mr. Winston Churchill and British Treasury officials regarding the settle ment of the Italian War Debt will be re- sumed this afternoon. Matters are under
M. Briand and Sir Austen Chamberlain, will probably be the postponement of the preliminary disarmament conference.
SOVIET AND SWITZERLAND. Meanwhile, the French Government is endeavouring to bring about a diplomatic Russia and rapprochement between Switzerland.
(THROUGH ESUTER'S AGENCY:] LATE CARDINAL MERCIER. MANIFESTATION OF COUNTRY'S
DEEP SORROW,
BRUSSELS, January 24th The crowds which are thronging out- side the nursing home waiting to file past the body, typify the deep sorrow felt throughout the country at the pass Cardial Mercier. H.M. the ing of King, Members of the Cabinet and
stood to have been considerably advanced diplomatic and parliamentry personages in the last few days. Further progress visited the death chamber. The body has may be made to-day in view of commu-been taken to Kalines where it will lie nications that have passed between Count in state, decked in full robes and symbols of office. It is expected that the Cabins: Volpi and his Government at Rome"
will grant a State funeral to také pláco POLITICS IN BRITAIN.
on Thursday. Condolences have bean THE PREMIER TO DELIVER
received from all parts of the world. A SERIES OF SPEECHES.
CHOWDS UNCONTROLLABLE. Rugay, January 24th-
Thirty, thousand persona had filed past As is usual during, the period" im Cardinal Mercier's body before it was mediately preceding the opening of Par necessary to close the doors. The crowds liament, there Eas, during the past few were so dense that they became uncou- days, been a marked increase in political trollable and, it is reported that, follow activity in many constituencies and during a disturbance, several were arrested.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] ing this week the Prime Minister will
HIGH TRIBUTES PAID deliver a series of speeches to which the
RUGBY, January 4th. Press attaches much" importance.
High tributes are paid to the fine Tomorrow night Mr. Baldwin will- address a party gathering in London courage and patriotism displayed during the early stages of the War by Cardinal and it is anticipated the speech will deal primarily with party organization ques
Mercier, whose death took place at Brussels yesterday Cardinal Mercier's
of the &s. Pang Tong from Hongkong Mis of 1993 owing to illegal interference to Ocean Island and back, and stated on the part of the local authorities and not having reopened, and owing to the Swatow Assistant District Inspectorate having been closed in December of 1923 for similar interference.
that on the way back to Hongkong ar uncharted island was sighted.
This report was denied yesterday when an enquiry was put by our representative to one of the officers of the steamer.
While on the way back to Hongkong with coolies from Ocean Island, after taking some coolies down there they stopped at an island in the Pelew group. On this island live eleven natives, four men and seven women. Two men put off to the Pong Tong with bananas aud frait, which they bartered for tinny meat These people are fisherfolk and agriculturista and, our representative was told, were once ordered away by Japan,-to whom the island belongs--but subsequently returnd.
This island is not uncharted, and the officer who contradicted the vernacular report, stated that he remembers seeing it before
The Fong Tong,-which had an eventful voyage taking out some coolies, running into a typhoon between Hongkong and Formosa and being leat trace of for some days arrived back in Hongkong last
Thursday.
missal of Ivanoff and appoint M.
documents,
When the meeting was held, the Rus- Bian Directors demanded M. Ivanoff's release and left the meeting, refusing to discuss anything else.
In addition to retentions made in 102 in the provinces of Awangtung Sze-
Business at Harbin is at a standstill chwan, Yunnan, Hunan, Kiangai, the and it is stated that there is much appre three Manchurian provinces, Kiangsu, Anhwei and Chakiang, part of the revente hension amongst the Russian population of the provinces of Fukien, Kiangau. Shantung, Hupeh and Shansi was also retained during the last month of 1925 not indicate owing to local mihtary action.
The reserve of the Group Banks was maintained during the year at $7,000,000,
Reuter,
THE COTTON MILL STRIKE AT SHANGHAI. OPERATIVES AT YANGTSZEPOO STILL OUT.
Week-end telegrame from Harbin, do that the situation is less- tense. It is asserted that M. Ivanoff will be tried by a Chinese court-martial and probably sentenced to a term of imprison. ment. The charge is not disclosed.
The Chinese authorities at Harbin have been endeavouring to resume traffic on the southern section, but unsuccessfully. In this respect certain Soviet employees
on the ra
The strike at the Yangtaepoo Cotton
like at the teapot are alleged to be obstruct Daly News of the 90th insh, aping the Chiness and it is expected that proximately 4,500 workers being about they will be arrested as well as other from their machines. Negotiations were
*sh progress between the management and prominent members of the Soviet.
the strike leaders, and although all hoped for an immediate settlement, it would seem that the workers are not prepared
DARING PLAN TO ROB SHIP FIFTY COOLIES ATTEMPT TO ROB CARGO OF RICE.S
A SOVIET THREAT.
to return until their demands have been The Soviet Secretary of the Chinese met with They still ask for punishment
THEIR MANIFESTO."
Bay-
by peaceful methods within the afore. said period, the Soviet asks the Chinese
the Soviet on the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way by its own means."
M. Karakhan presented the above ty the Chief Executive and the Foreign Minister and also telegraphed to Mar- ehal Chang Tao Lin. M. Karakhan added-ank you for the last time immediately to take steps, firstly, for
the release of M. Ivanov and other 'rail- way officials; secondly, immediately to suppress all military interference with the railway; thirdly, to fix the amount payable for military transport so that in future it can be made from railway. profita to China,'
CITY LIKE CAMP.
The Tass News Agency reports that the southern section of the Chidiese Eastern Railway is still closed. The Chinese authorities have arrested all members of the Russian staff at Harbin, and Chinese detachments have occupied the workers' clube and trade union premises. The whole city is like a military camp,
FENG AND CHANG.
While Marshal Feng Yu Hajang's forces e at Luuckow are strongly re-
the Moscow ultimatum within a specified it is understood that Marshal Chang
Tsa Lin has ordered the Manchurians to halt owing to the Russo Chinese imbroglio.
The first organized attempt of whole. of the watchman who is alleged to have Eastern Railway is freely quoted as the price of rice, says the NC. Daily pentation for his family, Isale theft of foodstuffs since the rise in, beaten their comrade to death, and coming that if the Chinese do not comply with inforcing despite the lull in the fighting,
Yew came to the attention of the police on the 18th inst, when they arrested 24 coolies who had been trapped The workers have issued a charac-time, Red troops will be brought into the below the hatch covers of the str.teristic manifesto in which they aak: railway zone to take over control of the "How is it that our labour is similar Awangse, while moored at the Hongkew
"railway." to that of the horse or the ox? Our lives and Shanghai Wharf
Discovered while in the hold of the are often cheaper than those of dogs and ship by the vigilance of a watchman and pigs. the chief officer, who teleponed for, the police, after fastening down the hatches, the men could put up no resistance and all who could not escape were taken into
Although Zung (the watchman accus About 6 am., according to the story. ed of causing, the injuries which resulted custody. of the watchman, a gang of 60 or 60 in Yann's death) is a marderer, who was coolice walked on board ship, as if to arreted by the police, the proprietor of night, when the Chinese Arther expected of any "bourgeois" "Govern begin work, and removed the hatch the Ewo Cotton Mill has secured his rounded the Soviet Consulate General and covers, carrying out their design: Ther release,” “bele
You see the innocent worker, Yuan Tub Young, recently killed by a run ning dog, employed by the wicked capitalistsATA MELA
A private telegram from Harbin asserta that the Chinese are closing the frontier at Pogranitchnaya and Manchuli, in order to prevent the passage of Red troops."
Another important incident is reported to have occurred at Harbin on Friday
IRONICAL PRESS COMMENT.
LONDON, January 24th Giving prominence to the latest turn in the situation in Manchuria, the Daily Telegraph ironically remarks that the Soviet's action is such as might be
De At the conclusion he will leave undaunted championship of Belgium's descended into the hold, and while no DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSES removed & quantity of arms and document whose Treaty rights had been
rights during its invasion by the German figures of the War. Since the War, Cardinal Mercier devoted much of his time to an effort for effecting a
for Stirling and will speak on the ques
one was looking opened bags of rice, and The inquest on the body of the Chinese ments. tion of housing in Scotland. On Wednes- armies, made him one of the heroic prepared to remove such as they might labourer, who died at Jardine, Mathieson
Fortunately the stevedore came on the day, at Bunderland, he will speak on the
wharf and the watchman informed him & Co.'s cotton inill on January 12th and that his gang were at work already, toho it was alleged had been killed by industrial situation. He will return to
which he replied that they were not one of the company's watchmen, was con-
cluded at the Mixed Court on the:19 He informed the chief officer, who order- cluded at the Mixed Court on the 19th London on the following night and will
covers.
insolently violated and whose nationals were thrown into prison by the exercise ARE BLUFFING 1
of arbitrary power. It adds that M. TOKYO, January 25th Chickerin is well aware that the Govern Despite contrary tumours, the Foreigement in Peking is as unable to influence
Government does not intend to mediato. Government of Capetown in the Harbin dispute, but will continue
preside at a Cabinet meeting on Friday approachement among the various braned the crew to fasten down the hatch The inquest had previously been ad- Office spokesman states that the Japanes the actions of Chang Tso
ches of the Christian churches. He pro
at which the final terms of the King's sided over a meeting at Malines at which Speech for the opening of Parliament several English Bishops were present and on February 2nd will be approved.the Union of the Anglican and Roman
Catholic Churches was discussed.
The police came on the scene and took journed in order this an autopsy might into custody those who had not crawled be held to determine the cause of deceas out through port holes or cargo doors-d's death. The result of this was such in all 24. They will be charged at the that it was decided that no further en quiry was Bocessary and a verdict of Mixed Court.
death through natural causes **wäs recorded
Mr. Chang Nieh Yuis appeared on behalf of the wife and family of the deceased and said he would reserve cross-examination of the doctor in case
possible subsequent proceedings,
At the Central Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese was charged with possession of † 53 taels of opium. Mr. Leo d'Almada, who said he appeared for Mr. C. A. B. Buss, asked for a remand. The case WES adjourned until Wednesday, ball being granted in $7,000.
his
The most important speeches this week end have been those of Lord Oxford and
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Mr. Lloyd George. Lord Oxford in bis speech, which was made at Hull last.
ALLEGED ESPIONAGE, night, characterised the suggestion of a Liberal alliance with Labour as a fabric
GERMAN PAID ORGANISATION compounded of imagination and ignorance,
AT WARSAWIE Referring to the land question be agreed that among the Liberals, there were differ-
WARSAW, January 24th. ences of opinion on the proposals by Mr.
committee for rural land A big spying organisation, working
A dumber of articles seized in raids Lloyd George ertained the hopes how on behalf of Germany; has been dis Only two of 13 Chinese, charged with on gambling house provided two cases at over, that after the free and frank dis covered here, according to the new gambling at Sai Street, West Point, the Central Magistracy yesterday. These cussion now proceeding, a general agree papera Three leaders and numerous a appeared at the Central Magistracy included trick fantan counting ment might be reached. Mr. Lloyd complices have been arrested and a yesterday in answer to the charge: The stick. The stick made of bamboo had a George, speaking, at Cardiff, also ex-siderable quantity of compromising docu. $5 bail was estreated in the case of the secret cavity with a bean inside ready pressed strong hopes that a compromise mente seized.
eleven absentees. The two others were to be released by the bank when desired The alleged spies are stated to have charged with gambling and also with The owner of the device, escaped daring that would have all Liberals behind, it might be reached at a Liberal con-wide connections with aristocratic and keeping a common gaming house. They the raid, and two others out on bail
were each fined $55.
I failed ita attend the Court. ference on the land question next month, military circles,
a policy of watchful waiting."
Aire
The Daily Telegr Chinese intentions
Though ft regards the situation as delicate, it is understood that the Govern meat considers both parties are blufing.grey therefore, it is hopeful that hostilitics will not break out
(THROUGH HAVAK AGENCY.I'
FRENCH HOPES.
as the
Buenos
emphasising the
ing Russian huria refers to the
abandon Basis's rights as
the Eastern
Railway and the persistent proclamation by Russian agents that the Chinese ough to be absolute mastera within their own territory, and any Treaty imposing PARIS, January 25th." limits there might justly be treated as Le Matin and L'Homme Libre hops, a scrap of paper. It concludes by point- that the conflict between the Soviet and ing out that M. Chicherin's scion can- Marshal Chang Tio Lin will be settled not
without serious mis parificall
givings in To