THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 1926
HOME GOVERNMENT AND THE BOYCOTT.
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER NOT ESSENTIAL.
TRIBUTE TO COURAGE AND RESOURCE OF BRITISH COMMUNITIES.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. ).
RUGBY, February 10th. Sie Austen Chamberlain asked for Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of notice to be given of the following ques State for Foreign Affairs, made a state- tion: Whether there is any relaxation ment on the situation in China in the House of Commons today. He said that His Majesty's Government was giving careful and constant, attention to the serious problem arising out of the anti- British strike and boycott in Southern
China
At the beginning of the year it sceited likely that the negotiations between Hongkong and Canton would be success- ful. They had, unfortunately, broken down in a manner which must make it clear to the rest of China, and, indeed, to the whole world that the Government
of Canten was, for the time being under inBucaces so blindly anti-British that they
were not open to reasonable settlement.
The position in the rest of China was different. The policy of the British Government. having been dictated by
of the ostracism of British firms by other foreign firms who are afraid of losing their servants if they have intercourse with them."
.
Replying to a supplementary question, Sir Austen Chamberlain said that one the greatest difficulties in the situation was the weakness of the Central Govern ment.in Peking:"
Replying to Commander John Ken- worthy (Liberal, Hull Central), Sir Austen Chamberlain said that he had no official information as to whether any Britons were serving in Chan Kwing Ming's army. He referred the questioner to Article 75 of the China Order in
BRITTEN WIRELESS SERVICE) OCCUPIED GERMANY. ALLIED TROOPS TO APPROACH - NORMAL STRENGTH.
Ruday, February 10th Questions were put in the House of Commons to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs as to whether the Allied troops in the occupied areas of Germany. were to be reduced.
Sir Austen Chamberlain replied that the numbers of the armies of occupation were actually 74,500 men, or very close to that figuro. It was not the case, 13 had been stated in some newspapers, that
the Governments of the occupying Powers had decided to fix at or at about that figure the total of effectives of the second and third zones. In fact, at the Confer ence of Ambassadore it was stated, that the effectives would be considerably re- duced and the reduction would be to a figure approaching normal.
The occupying Powers were giving at- tention to the various problems involved, with a view to appreciable reductions of the existing number of troops as soon as
the Treaties of Locarno had been ratified and the measures of amelioration intra-
Council, 1995, regarding participation ou either side which, he said, was being strictly enforced.
Replying to Mr. F. W. Pethick-Law.duced into the regime of occupation had a natural pacifying effect on the situation within the occupied territory.
SUBMARINED LINER.
sincere desire to promote friendly relarence (Labour, Leicester), Sir Austen tions with the Chinese people, and being Chamberlain, after referring to the refusal inspired by their legitimate aspirations of the Chinese authorities to accept the this attitude of patience and conciliation was bearing fruit in the slow but steady
OF GOLD.
Recay, February 10th."
cheque for compensation in respect of the SALVAGE OF IMMENSE QUANTITY incidents in Shanghai last May, said he restoration of friendship and goodwill between the British and Chinese peoples.hoped that the policy of patient concilia The trade conditions in the Yangtszc Valley were now improving, and would be equally improving in North Chins if it were not for civil war, whilst "order
was being re-established in the Yangteze
Valley.
tion, steadily followed by the British Government, was tending gradually to remove the ill-feeling, caused by those incidents and to restore goodwill between the British and Chinese, peoples. He added that he did not regret that the
authority, which had substantiated our decision to make the facts known.
matter had been referred to a judicial
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] "TIMES" COMMENT,
There were many signs that these law. Jess actions were directly attributable to Communistic activities, which had dis-
Brany, February 11th gusted all sections of the Chinese people,
The general impression convoyed by Sir who were very far from approving the actions of the extremist section in Can-Austen Chamberlain's statement on China to the House of Commons yesterday is ton Thia feeling would doubtless spread, unless the intervention of the foreign that a slight improvement is perceptiblo
in the confused situation there. Powers strengthened the extremists and thus united China ngainst the aggressors. "Meanwhile," Sir Austen Chamber lain continued, "I must be allowed to express my admiration, for the resource and courage with which the British Colony of Hongkong and the British communities of Canton and Swatow have faced so serious a situation. The whole question has recently been examined anew and most carefully by the Foreign Office in conjunction with our representatives in China, and I shall continue to give it my closest attention."
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] A BATCH OF QUERIES.
Loreos, February 10th.
Commenting on this, the Times Presses the view that, arising out of the events of the past year a definite British policy toward China is now again being slowly and steadily developed. Austen Chamberlain sums it up in the phrase "Patience and Conciliation."
Sir
In the House of Commons, an interest- ing statement was made by Mr. W. C. C. Davidson, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Admiralty, to the effect that nearly £5,000,000 of gold had been recovered by Admiralty divers from the wreck of the White Star liner Laurentic, which was torpedoed by a German submarine, off the
West coast of Ireland in 1917. -
The exact value of the gold was £4,958,000, and the cost of salvage was £138,000. This included a bonus of £6,739 paid to the officers and men who had carried out this task, without loss of life or material
BEGIN.
SOVIET'S FOREIGN POLICY. "For. the moment,' continues the NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRANCE TO 'imes,"no more precise definition is possible, and perhaps where so many con flicting factions are at work, where time; space, and numbers of incalculable wills play so large a part, no more explicit or detailed account of our policy in China would be desirable
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RUGBY, February 10th.
In the House of Commons, Sir Austen Chamberlain was asked about the nego The Timer adds: It is, of course, tiations between the French and Soviet utterly preposterous to assume, na some Governments. He said that the French assert, that Great Britain, could ever Government had informed him that they dream of dominating or exploiting, slene were about to begin negotiations with or in alliance with any other nation, the great masses and broad. spaces of China the Soviet Government for a settlement
of outstanding questions." but the Chinese people themselves.
(THROUGH, BEUIER'S AGENCY))"
SPAIN'S PREMIER. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS ON HIS LIFE.
PARIS, February 11th.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.): LEAGUE OF NATIONS. ITS COST TO BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND ITALY.
That several attempte have been made
Lovnox, February 10th. In the House of Commons, replying to on the life of the Prime Minister, Sir Frederick Hall (Conservative, Cam- General Primo Da Rivera, during his berwell, Dulwich), Sir Austen Chamber- visit to Barcelona is confirmed by Lelain (Foreign Secretary) said that the Journal in a report from Barcelona. There approximate totals of the contributiona by Great Britain, France, and Italy, were seven bomb explosions in different respectively, toward the expenses of the parts of the town-one outside a building League of Nations since its inception whilst De Rivera was within; and another including the cost of the International
Court of Justice, were;~
Britain on the railway a few miles from the
Franço station as De Rivers was about to entrain
Italy
for «Madrid.
The outrages are attributed to the Syndicalists and Catalan Extremists on the era of the trial of those implicated in the attempt to assasinate De Rivera in the darras Tunnel last year.
SILK DUMPING.
HOME GOVERNMENT ON THE
ALERT
LONDON, February 10th. The rush of imports of silk goods last year after the impending imposition of the new tax was announced in the Budget, by Sir Frederic Wise (Conservative was the apparent reason for a question
ford) in the House of Commons as to whether such action would in future be circumventad.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin (Prime Minister), Fin replying, said: "When the time comes it will be found that we have not over- looked the important matter of dump. Ling:"
SUBSTITUTE FOR QUININE. EXPERIMENTS BY LEAGUE COMMISSION:
£432,000 306,000 598,000
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
OHENA INDEMNITY MISSION. THREE EMINENT CHINESE ASKED TO JOIN.
LONDON, February 10th
In the House of Commons repl to the Hon. C. P. Trevelyan (Labour, Newcastle-on-Tyne), Sir Austen Chamber lain (Foreign Secretary) stated that after consultation with the British members of the Committee -established under the
GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE, POWERS, ELUCIDATE IMPORTANT China Indemnity Act, 1995, the British
ARTICLE.
representatives in China, and the Chineso BERLIN, February 10th. Germany's application for admittance Foreign Minister, he (Sir A. Chamber- to the League has been handed to the lain) had approached three eminent Secretary-General of the League signed by Dr. Stresemann, Chancellor. bricdy requests that the application he placed on the agenda meeting of the names would be published as soon as they League as soon as possible."
It
Chinese
It attaches a copy of a Note from the Governments participating in the Locarno Agreements answering Ger- many's request for an elucidation of Article XVI. of the League's Covenant preted to mean that each metentively de The Note says that the article is inter League must loyally and do This part to make the Covenant respected and oppose all aggressive action in a manner compatible with his military
situation.
to join the Committee. Their
definitely accepted,
SILVER LINE.
SUBSIDY UNDER TRADE FACILITIES ACT.
LONDON, February 10th.
In the House of Lords, Baron Pérmour
position and considering his geographical drew attention to the British subsidy
BALANCE OF POWER.
LONDON, February 10th. According to the Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent, Germany's application for admission to the League, entailing for her the possession of a permanent seat on the League Council has led to momentous diplomatic atruggle.
under the Trade Facilities Act" to the Silver Line. He said that its ships were
undoubtedly employed in the trade be tween America and Singapore (Straits. Settlements). There was a very large carrying trade in the four British lines
France is leading the movement in favour of an increase in the number of between these points, besides Japanese LONDON, February 10th
permanent seats on the Council from The Morning Post's correspondent at four to eight by the addition of Spain, ships and ships subsidised by the Geneva says that the League of Nations Poland, and Brazil, besides Germany, American Government, and at present Commission on Malaria has reported that and an increase in the fun felfut there was more than the nccessary ship- Council, including elected as well as nine-tenths of the world's annual propermanent members, from ten to fifteen, ping accommodation.
Earl Plymouth, in replying, said that duction of cinchons bark, totalling 10,000 with the object of securing an anti- German majority on the Council. It is tons, is, produced in the Dutch Indies felt in London that there is a danger the Silver Line was given a loan of The dormand for quinine considerably ca that Great Britain's position in the ceeds the annual supply of 600,000 kilo-counsels of the League might thus £1,107,000 of which the British Govern- altimately be weakened and the original ment guaranteed the principal and in- character, structure, and purpose of the terest The loan was granted.
upon the Council transformed. It is pointed out condition that almost the whole proceeds in connection with the proposal that the British Dominions are all members must be utilised in building the neces of the Assembly and should be entitled sary ships in the United Kingdom for to a seat in rotation in any enlarged service between New York and the Far Council, but objections would im mediately be raised to any such proposal
grams.
In view of the failure of the efforts to secure a reduction of prices and in creased production, the Commission has started experiments to decide whether cinchomas and other alkaloids and combination of cinchona alkaloids cannot be used instead of pure quinine, with the object of securing a substitute "and thereby breaking the quinine monopoly through economic forces.
SIR SEFTON BRANCKER. SPEAKS OF PROPOSED NEW "AIR SERVICES.
AMSTERDAM, February 10th." Sir Sefton Brancker has passed through The Hague on his return from Sweden. In an interview he explained the details of the proposed Cairo-Karachi air route, adding that the service from Karachi to Kangoon would be under He would taken by the Government of India.
"IGNOBLE AGITATION."
MUSSOLINI'S REJOINDER "TO
STRESEMANN.
East. The orders had formed a great boon to shipbuilding yards.
He pointed out that there was a diver- gence between shipping and the ship- building industry's interests, but the authorities who granted the guarantee. Roy, February 10th The verbal duel between Signor had carefully considered the effect of such Mussolini (Italian Premier) and Dr. upon shipping. The Government did not Stresemana (German Chancellor) was continued to-day when, in a speech before consider that these new ships were likely a crowded and applauding Senate, the to interfere with British vessels. Premier replied to "Dr. Stresemann's
SEAL FISHING CONVENTION. long and rambling utterance.
MODIFICATION OF QUADRUPLE PACT:
view of the anti-British influences work-No one can govern and organise Chinewatch the course of these negotiations Sir S. Brancker also discussed with ignoble anti-Italian agitation." He was
In the House of Commons, Sir Austen Chamberlain, replying to supplementary questions, said that he did not think, in ing in Canton, any good purpose would be served by sending a Special Commis sioner to confer with the Canton Govern ment and de facto.Governments in South Chips with the object of impressing upon
Signor. Mussolini said that his first speech was not improvised but patient- ly meditated on during two months of of the opinion that few speeches had had Italian soul and European opinion than
a more powerful or swifter effect on the
them the necessity of terminating "the Great Britain has had a part in the WIRELESS OPERATORS' STRIKE | which, however, would be conditional on it was in order to clear up a situation Kilmarnock), Bir Austen Chambérluia.
During the last very difficult and em-with interest, in the hope that they might. Plesman, manager of the Dutch barrassing year the British attitude has be of such a nature as to facilitate the Aerial Navigation Co., the possibility. been inflexibly conciliatory to China. In renewal of conversations between the of running a service from Singapore to every form of action in Chica in which British and Soviet. Governments.
Australia vid the Dutch East Indies the result of negotiations with the Dutch and Dutch East Indies Governments.
Later Sir S. Brancker aniled from Rotterdam for America, where, he hopes incidentally to meet Fokker, the famous
Tariff Conference, in regard to the Boxer
situation.
The despatch of such a Commissioner Indemnity and the investigation of the would only serve to undermine the Shanghai incident the legitimate de- authority of the British representative, mands of genuine Chinese national senti- which was in most competent bands. It ment have been recognised to the full." was also unlikely to remedy the weakness This policy, the Times thinks, is at last! of the Central Government in Feking. having an effect."
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]·
FAMILY OF HEROES. REMARKABLE RECORD IN
GRIMSBY.
EAST AFRICAN TRADE.
A REPRESENTATIVE, ADVISORY-
COMMITTEE...
Bucer, February 10th. In connection with the opening of the East African Trade and Information Office in London, the Colonial Secretary (Mr. L. S. Amery) has appointed an Ad- visory Committee of gentlemen closely connected with East Africa. Faron Cran worth, who has been closely identified
with East Africa for many years, will be Chairman.
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Rear, February 11th. A remarkable family record of bravery in recalled by the presentation, reported yesterday of the Royal Humane Society's Stanhope Medal for the bravest deed of the year to the Grimsby fisherman,
The Committee will operate mainly Duncan Souter, who dived off a steam through three sub-committees. The first trawler 90 miles off the Iceland coast in--of these will deal with Kenya; the second with Uganda and the third with the heavy seas and rescued his mate inveir.
Tanganyika Territory, Zanzibar, Nyasa His land, and Northern Rhodesia cumstances of the utmost peril. father and his brother bott hold medals for distinguished ses bravery during the War, and his cousin was also awarded the Stanhope Medal s few years ago. They
Azhermen, are all North
Sea
EARL OF CAVAN. RETIRES FROM IMPERIAL GENERAL STAFF-
RUGBY, February 11th. General the Earl of Cavan was received audienco by His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace this morning upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief of the Imperial General Staff
Lord Cavan's retirement takes effect in A week's time, when he will be succeeded by General Sir George Milne
LOCARNO PACT. RATIFICATIONS TO BE DEPOSITED.
RUGAY, February 11th The British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is in communication with other signatories of the Treaty of Locarno with a view to fixing an early date for the deposit of the ratifications with the League of Nations.
THROUGH REGTER'B' AGRNOY.], POLAND AND FRANCE RATIFICATION OF TWO TREATIES.
WARSAW, February 11th. The Cabinet has approved of Bill ratifying two Franco Polish Treaties related to the Locarne Agreements.
PARTIES MEET AT MINISTRY OF LABOUR.
REGET, February 10th. It was announced in the House of Commons that the Minister of Labour (Sir A. H. Steel-Maitland) had arranged a meeting of the two parties in the marine wireless operators' dispute to take place at the Ministry of Labour. He said that he awaited the results of that meeting before taking farther action.
MONEY FOR BULGARIA ? GREAT BRITAIN NOT YET BEEN. APPROACHED..
Rucer, February 10th. In the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary (Sir Austen Chamberlain) was asked whether any approaches had been made, to this country by the new Bulgarian Government with regard to loan? He replied that no such approaches had been made,
[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GERMANY'S BUDGET. FINANCE MINISTER OUTLINES PROGRAMME
BERLIN, February 10th The Reichstag has begun the first reading of the 1926 Budget, which balances at 740,000,000 marks.
The Finance Minister, Herr Reinhold, outlined the Government's programme. He said that there were 21,000 bank- ruptcies last month and approximately two million unemployed. The chief causes of the crisis were lack of capital and excessive taxation.. Various economies would be effected, and extra ordinary expenditure henceforth would be covered by loans.
A Bill would be introduced to reduce the present, one per cent. Turnover Tar to 0.6 per cent. and the Companies Fusion Tax from two to one per cent.
airman.”
POSTAL ADMINISTRATION, POSTMASTER GENERAL FALLS
OUT WITH MINISTER.
The administration of the Department meantime has been entrusted to directorium consisting of three per- manent Departmental heads...
BRITISH TRADE. COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR
LONDON, February 10th In the House of Commons, replying to his fact which showed how necessary Major C. G. Macandrew (Conservative, which was gradually getting worse and (Foreign Secretary), said that the which might have resulted in events of
Japanese Government had expressed a exceptional gravity
desire to call a conference to discuss Signor. Mussolini confirmed the senti- ments uttered in his previous speech extension of the modification of including the passage in which he said.. that Fascist Italy could, if necessary, the Quadruple Pact dealing with the carry the tricolour beyond the frontier. Seal Fishing Areas Convention and not Dr. Stresemann could interpret that as
ho wished, but Italians would interpret necessarily to terminate it next Decem it as signifying that Italy would never ber. He did not know whether America suffer the violation of Treaties guarantee was prepared to negotiate with the Soviet ing her frontiers
(THROUGH || HAVAS AGENCY.]
FRENCH FINANCE.
SUMS.
PARIS, February 10th
AMSTERDAM, February 10th.
Signor Mussolini denied that Dr. on the question. The Postmaster General at The Hague Stresemann had disowned the anti- has been granted a month's compulsory Italian press campaign in Germany. leave of absence owing apparently to He concluded by saying, that Germany. dissensions as regards internal ad was trying to assume, both inside and ministration with the responsible outside the League of Nations, the spirit Minister
dual guardianship of all the Germ
in the world. He replied explicitly that Italy would never accept any discussion MEASURES TO PROVIDE NEEDED of the matter in any Assembly or Council,, and consequently any vote in the Tyrolese Diet was quite useless..
At the close of the speech there were M. Briand, the Premier, after confer- unprecedented scenes. The whole House, ring with the Left Senators, announced which is usually quiet and under his intention to propose that the Chamber monstrative, rose three times, giving an should adopt before the 15th inst. mea- ovation to the Premiera sures yielding immediate necessary re- [The reference to the Tyrolean Diet is sources; and, during the discussion of based in s Paris message of Tuesday the latter by the Senate, vote the rati stating: It is reported from Innsbruck fication of the Locarno Pact, electoral that President Stumpf, in the Tyrolean reform, and a scheme for financial relief Diet, referring to a possible advance of In regard to bearer securities, M. the Italian front northward, adumbrated Doumer (Finance Minister) has drafted that Signor Mussolini said that he would compromise text, which will be laid ask the Austrian Federal Government before the Finance Committee. to see whether the question should not be submitted to the League of Nations] GERMAN COMMENT
JANUARY.
LONDON, February 10th. The Board of Trade returns for January are as under:-
£118,000,000 Imports
260,000,000 Esporte Deexports
$19,000,000
he figures for January, 1825, were:
Imports
£129,000,000
Exporta Re-exports
80,000,000 13,000,000 JJDRITISH WIEZLZUB SERVICE.]
MORE COMPARISONS.
RUGBY, February 11th.
BERLIN, February 10th The strained Italo-German relations have not been improved by Signor The preliminary figures of the overseas Mussolini's latest speech, though the tone trade, returns for January show that of it is considered. Evast improvement there was a shrinkage in both imports on his original outburst; but it is pointed and exports as compared with the pre-out that he has not withdrawn & jot from yous month. The decrease in imports the standpoint that the Southern Tyrol amounted to over sixteen and a half must be completely Italianised, entirely millions and exports showed a drop of disregarding the wishes of the German over five million pounds. These figures minority are published in the Board of Trade The German Government is not expect Journals
ed to reply again to Bignor Mussolini.
[REUTERS AMELICAN SERVICE.]: SPAIN AND AMERICA.
ANTI LIQUOR SMUGGLING TREATY SIGNED
WASHINGTON, February 10th.
A Treaty with Spain to prevent liquor smuggling has been signed by Mr Frank A Kellogg, Secretary of State, similar to the Treaties with Great and the Spanish Ambassador. It is
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