THE WANHSIEN OUTRAGE.
THE BRITISH MINISTER PROTESTS.
"NOTHING LESS THAN PIRACY."
(THROUGH REUTER'S" AGENCE]
PEKING, September 1st.
STEER
THE FRANC.
ACTIVITIES OF SPECULATORS.
OFFICIAL ACTION FORE SHADOWED.
THE RECENT FLUCTUATIONS.
(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY..]
PARIS, September 2nd, newspaper foreshadow official
The
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY,
THE YEN.
STÄTEMENT BY THE NEW “FINANCE MINISTERAA
("HROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]
TOKYO, September And. "Though the yen will probably recover to par shortly, there is no immediate possibility of lifting the gold embargo," announced Mr. Katacka, the new Finance
The following is the full text of the Note, of H.M. Minister to Peking, Sir Ronald Macleay, to the Peking Govern-action to curtail the activities of specula-Minister, in an interview with Pressmen.
ment:--
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Memoranda dated the 10th and
tors, allegedly responsible for the de- preciation of the franc.
The latter recently improved to under 14th instant on the subject of the seizure 160 to the pound, but a decline again of British merchant steamers & Wan-set in yesterday, when the franc fell hsien in which four complaints were four points to 177. made against British, steamers in con-
M. Foincare is instituting an enquiry nection with the sinking of junks in the Upper Yangtste as follows:-Firstly, the into the recent fluctuations of the ex steamer Tienkuang on June 13th in the change market, which were not justified district of Wanhsien; secondly, the steamer Hanlin on June 8th in the die by the economic and financial situation. trict of Fangtu; thirdly, the steamer Chialu on August 2nd at Foutan; and, fourthly, the steamer Wanliu on August
29th at Yungyang.
歳
The Complainta.
;
Owing to the interruption of regular communications due to civil war condi- tions on the Yangtze and the fact that His Majesty's Consul at Chungking is at present at Ichang, the British Minis ter hitherto has only been able to obtain telegraphic reports regarding these cases,. but the British Consul at Chungking states that of the four cases alleged, the first was never reported to him, that the second is completely refuted," and that the third was referred to the steami- ship Company. concerned for observa- tions. As regards the fourth, the British Consul on the day after the occurence, telegraphed to General Yang Sen that any claim against the Ifanlig should be brought through his Consulate when it would be promptly and equitably dealt with and, in view of General Yang Sen's high-handed detention of two British ships which were not connected with the Yungyang incident, he forthwith pro- ceeded to Wanhsien in order to deni with the matter personally.
Outline of Facts.
The British Minister has already dis- cussed this last Wanhsien case and the grave incidents arising therefrom and he row places on record the following out line of the facts as they have hitherto reached him:
THE SOUTH FLORIDA CATASTROPHE,
LATEST DETAILS.
LONDON, September 21st. The British and French Governmenta have sent messages to the United States Government deeply regretting the Florida disaster and sympathising with the victims.
(REUTRE'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
The Hurricane's Course,
New York, September 21st. The hurricane last night isolated Pensacola and Mobile and swept towards other points on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and inland over Southern Alabama and Missippi. A radie opera tor at Mobile has estimated that half a million dollars worth of damage has already been done there."
Terrific Destruction.
* LATER. Reports from the stricken Florida zone reiterate stories of the utter wreckage of houses. The roads are strewn with all
SEPTRÆBEK : 23an,
COAL DISPUTE.
EFFECT ON THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY.
MINERS REJECT GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS.
[THROWOK REUTER'S AGIÏOT.]
1926
DUTCH TROOPS
MUTINY
WHY THEY GOT OUT OF HAND.
THEY WANTED MORE BEER.
·UGLY SITUATION SOOTHED,
(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCE.]
LONDON, September 21st. The Miners' Executivo yesterday and
AMSTERDAM, September 1st. to-day discussed the letter from the The newspapers report that serious Premier to the Miners Secretary, in disorders-have broken out among troops He asserted that the removal of the which the Premier stated that the Minat Assen, who were undergoing the an embargo would result in an exodus of specie abroad, after which imports would ing Association had declined to make anual manoeuvres. It is believed that the national agreement with the Miners' disorders were pre-arranged as ball inercase whilst convertible notes would Federation but that the Association de cartridges were recently missing. contract unduly, thereby affecting theclared that the coal owners in all dis- general economic condition and driving tricts were willing to observe the main down exchange. Consequently he could principles which a national agreement not consider the raising of the embargo would be designed to secure. The Pre- till the country's economic condition mier's letter enclosed a Memorandum recovers its stability.
LA...
A long route march in the sweltering situation to a climax as on their return heat yesterday apparently brought the to barracks the men amashed windows and wrecked the canteen. A not-commis sioned officer was killed with a rife ballet. There were other minor casual- kexplaining the National Arbitration tia but no arrests. The 12th Regiment Tribunal which the Government would is confined to barracks while an official GOVERNOR-GENERAL WOOD.tablish failing the conclusion of a na-investigation is being made.
tional agreement, as soon as work was generally resumed through provisional settlements made locally. The Tribunal might confirm or modify such settlements on appeal.
UNDERGOES AN OPERATION.
MANILA, September 22nd. Governor-General Wood has been operated on at the Military Hospital His condition is excellent.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
COBHAM ARRIVES AT ALLAHABAD.
Rrany, September 21st. Captain Alan Cobham arrived at Allahabad to-day in very stormy weather. Owing to the force of the current of the fooded river Jumna, he did not succeed in tying his machine up to the buoy. After many efforts he finally beached the machine. He is proceeding to Delhi: G-morrow morning.
CHANNEL SWIM.
A WOMAN'S REMARKABLE
ENDURANCE.
Ruay, September 21st.
MUTINEERS SING THE "INTER- NATIONALE."
STONE A MAJOR.
COMPLETE ORDER RE. ESTABLISHED.
LATER.
The Miners' Executive to-day replied that in the event of the stoppage being prolonged by an attempt to force back the miners on district agreements, the The latest accounts of the mutiny of responsibility would rest" with the gov-the Dutch troops at Assen state that the ernment and owners. The miners ad trouble started with the refusal of the canteen.orderly to comply with the man's hered, to the principle of national nego- demand for more beer. tions and agreements and desired an hon-
ourable settlement, but would not be coerced into accepting terms which they consider anjust.
[BRITISH WIRELESS. SERVICE) Miners' Reply.
"Rooor, September 81st. After spending two days in considering the Government's proposals of Septem ber 17th for the settlement of the coal dispute, the Miners Executive this after- noon sent a reply to Mr. Baldwin.
The Executive declares that the pro- posals, if carried out, would involve an entire surrender of the principle of national negotiations and agreements.
The soldiers had just returned, from a long route march in broiling weather.
They got out of hand and wrecked the canteen
The guard was summoned and cleared the building.
A major burried to the scene and ap- pealed to the men to disperse. but he was atoned. He then ordered the guard to are a volley in the air, which incensed the mutineers, who became more threats, ening and started to sing the tionale." The officer then ordered the guard to fire ball.
Interna-
Eda province gelderland
Serious disorders are reported from the
There have been no fatalities.. The War. Office statement confirms the
kinds of debris. Medical supplies, especially tetanus serum, are badly need ed in some places and most communities are answering demands Are being mobilised to try to avert epidemics Hardly a dozen houses in the devastated" It is revealed to-day that Miss area at Miami remain undamaged and MacLellan, who accomplished such are
It claims that Mr. Churchill, on Septer- reports, and says that complete order only a few of the large buildings markable feat of endurance in her at- escaped great damage. The big hotels tempt to swim the Channel yesterday, her 8th, while not excluding district dis has been re-established. on Miami Beach opened their doors to being over 25 hours in the water, is in cussions, affirmed the Government's ad- the populace for refuge when the storm reality a Doctor of Medicine, practisingherence to this principle of national broke, thereby greatly reducing the in Harley Street-the street of medical negotiations and agreements. The Ex- casualties
specialists. She is also a medical officer scutive adds that if a genuine and of King's College Hospital. Her secret lasting peace is to be achieved it must was kept even from her mother, who at whatever may be the difference be rest on a frank recognition" of the fact heard of the great affort of "Miss Mnc- Lellan," but did not know, until later, tween districts, the miners of Great Bri- that Miss MacLellan was her daughter.
tain form a single body with common interest and that they are entitled to insist that those interests shall continue to be protected by their national organi- sation.". In one sentence of the letter, the Executive points out that the Gov. struction of the National Tribunal to ernment has not yet specified. the con-
which it proposes that district agree- ments shall be referred.
Seven thousand-persons formed a bread queue at Fort Lauderdale yesterday.
PROFESSIONAL GOLF: ABE MITCHELL BEATEN.
The Wanlin on August 29th was discharging passengers at Yungyang when she was boarded by sixteen armed soldiers seeking to commander accom modation for the transport of Chinese troops in violation of the regulations prohibiting British vessels, in the in- terests of strict neutrality in Chinese civil wars, from carrying armed Chinese forces, while, simultaneously, sampans containing troops approached the ship. The s.. Wanli proceeded slowly in order to avoid the sampans when fire was
LONDON, September 9irt. opened from both banks and the troops
Abe Mitchell was besten in the first on board rushed the bridge and engine round of the News of the World £1,040 room. These men were driven off by the Tournament on the Mid-Surrey Course, ship's officers Meanwhile a sampar con- taining about eight people tried to come by H. Gaudin (Wanstead) by one hole. alongside, but fouled another boat and drifted astern in a sinking condition, eventually sinking. The compradore of the Fauliu was seized by the soldiers on board and the captain was threatened with death, but armed watch was kept on board until the arrival of the ship at Wanhaiea, where H.M.S. Cockchafer 're moved the soldiery,
Seizure of the Wanhalen.
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FRANCO-GERMAN PROBLEMS. FRENCH COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,
APPROVE.
PARIS, September 21st
A ROYAL BETROTHAL."
BELGIAN-SWEDISH MATCH.
STOCKHOLM, September 21st. The betrothal is announced of Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium and Frincess Astrid of Sweden, a niece of the Kings of Sweden and Denmark.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
DISASTROUS CYCLONE." WRECKS DISTRICT IN PARAGUAY
BUENOS, September 21st. -
A cyclone has swept the Encarnacion district of Paraguay, which is practical- ly in ruina. Nearly all the houses ool lapsed and there are over one hundred dead. The damage goes into millions of
Interview Arranged.
Baldwin, it became known that the After the despatch of this letter to Mr. Miners' Executive, without awaiting a reply from the Premier, had requested an interview with him and that a meeting had been arranged for a late hour" to- THREE-HOUR BATTLE IN right. It is understood that the object
dollars.
NICARAGUA.
HIGHLY-PAID AVIATORS.
of the Executive is to get a further ex-. planation of the Government's proposals.
Executive wishes inter alia, to know' how the Government proposes to con- stitute the National Appeal Tribunal MANAGUA, September 21st and whether, if such a Tribenal were Revolutionaries in Nicaragua who set up, this could be done simultaneously. attempted to capture Rama were repulsed with the return of the men to work in- after a three-hour battle. Eight were stead of a prior resumption of work be killed and 12 wounded. American avia-ing a condition of its establishment. tors employed by the Nicaraguan con- stabulary, are receiving 81,000 for each fight over Bluefields In the course of operations against the rebels.
THE STAVRINAKI DANCERS.
میران
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.I
Little or no Change." à
Loxnox, September 21st..
A number of the Mizers Executive conferred with Mr. Stanley Baldwin this evening for an hour and a half. .
Afterwards it was declared that from the miners' viewpoint there had been OPENING TONIGHT AT THEATRE Httle or no change in the position." Mr. Cook, Mr. Herbert Smith and two ROYAL
others remained behind to continue the discussion.
CRICKET LEAGUE,
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB FIXTURES.
ALL 1ST XI, MATCHES AT HOME.
[
The Kowloon Cricket Club League season will begin on October 18th when the Second Eleven will be "at home" to the University. The First Eleven play all their matches at home and should beneft by the arrangement. Their first
Last year they finished 3rd and 4th in match will be on October 23rd.
the 1st and 2nd Divisions, respectively.
The following are the fixtures for the current season ;-)
D
WWIEST XL. October. 23rd.v. Indian Recreation Club.
November... 15th. Royal Artillery.
December,
11th. Craigengower. 13th.. University,
January, 1997.
8th. Hongkong Cricket Club, 15th.. Chiness Recreation Club. 22nd. Royal Navy.
February.
12th-v. Civil Servics C.C.
19th.-. King Own Scottish Borders.
March. 12th. Royal Engineers and Signals.
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SECOND XI. October. 18th. University, home
November 13th.. Indian Recreation Club, away. Beth. Royal Name,, home.
December.. 4th.. Police B.C., home.
January.
8th. Hongkong Cricket Club, away
February.
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3th. H. M. S. Tamar, home. 12th-v. Civil Service C. C., away.' 26th., Club de Recreio, home,
March. sth-. R.A.O.C, home.
"To-morrow we shall catalyse water and you will have automóbiles drivan
· Charles by hydrogen engines.' Henry.
Daily Press Cricket Competition.
Selecting the Hongkong
Interport Team.
Series B Coupons.
THE DAILY PRESS CRICKET COMPETITION HAS NOW
ENTERED UPON ITS SECOND STAGE.
UNTIL OCTOBER 6th, A SERIES B COUPON WILL BE PUBLISH
́ED IN EACH ISSUE OF THE PAPER." TWENTYTM MORE CHANCES ARE GIVEN ÎN" THIS SERIES OF SELECTING THE CORRECT TEAM. FOR BAGH CORRECT WILL BE NAME GIVEN ÖNE· AND A HALF POINTS REGISTERED.
ALL LISTS IN SERIES B MUST REACH THE DAILY PRESSTM”.
OFFICE BY OCTOBER 7th.
PROSPECTS OF WINNING.
THE MAXIMUM POINTS WHICH CAN BE SCORED IN THIS COMPETITION. IS 990. EXPERTS CONSIDER THAT THE FİRST PRIZE WILL BE WON BY A TOTAL OF NOT MORE THAN $50...
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A communique states that after M Briand, had reported his conversations with Dr. Stresemann at Thoiry, "the Council of Ministers reached a On August 29th, General Yang Chen, animous opinion regarding the interest apparently as a reprisal, scised the thereof and the utility of pursuing them,* Wonhsien and the sa. Wantung, putting | The next Council will examine the tech- at least 200 soldiers on board. Generalnical problems these negotiations may Yang Sen declined to discuss the matter involve. with the Commander of H.M.S. Cock- chafer, whereupon. His Majesty's Consul hurried from Chungking to Wanhaien to take charge of the negotiations. General' Yang Sen refused to listen to his repres sentations or to release the steamers or officers until the matter of the,&& Wanliu was settled. H. M. Consul, acting un- der instructions of the Minister at Peking, exhausted every possible con- cillatory effort, including, naturally, the offer of a proper legal enquiry. General
LEAGUE'S BUDGET.' Yang Sen declined to agree to any terms which did not permit him to exact com- COST OF LABOUE OFFICE.. pensation from the Company without regard to the actual facts of the case.
GENEVA, September 21st. On September 6th, H.M.S. Widgeon The League's Budget Committee has and the a Kiawo, the latter manned" adopted the estimates for 1027 of the In- by four naval officers and 60 men, pro- ternational Labour Office. at 7,071,185
- LATER. ceeded to Wanhsien to assist HM.8. francs. Cockchafer in effecting the release of the
The col conversations were continued ships and their officers. As they ap
at Downing Street till one o'clock in the proached the detained vessels, the Kiawo
morning when it was officially announced was met with a murderous rife and The Note points out General Yang
that they will be resumed later to-day. machine gun fire without any warning Ben's proper procedure, if he had a real
A flat rejection of the Government's proposals and an inevitable deadlock was by the Chinese soldiers, and the other or fancial cause for complaint, and em- British vessels were subjected to heavy phasises that Chinese military officials Members of the Stavrinaki Dancers in discussion of the proposals by the Miners narrowly averted during the two days' rifle and field gun fire from the troops place themselves entirely in the wrong if clude Mlle. M. Smirnova, as Prize Executive. The leaders decided to aak The gunboats, in self-defence, they endeavour to exact reparation by Ballerina, who came only lately to the Mr. Baldwin for an interview to explain were compelled to return the fire against such means as the forcible detention of East after 18 months of successful work what they regarded as a wide divergence this point, including the town of Wan- British ships not connected with the case.in Paris and the rest of France. Mlle. between Mr. Churchill's scheme, which haien from which they were being attack-
Smirnova will delight the Hongkong the miners interpreted as a confirmation ed. They ultimately went down river,
"His Majesty's Government is quite audience not only as a finished dancer of having effected the release of five out of unable to tolerate such action. General the highest standard, but also with her by the Government of the principle of national negotiations and agreement", the six officers. The sixth was reported Yang Sen must be aware of what is the splendid costumes, designed especially and Mr. Baldwin's proposals, which the to have been wounded and it is presumed correct procedure in cases where he has for this tour by the famous French dress miners contend is diametrically opposed he was drowned.
& complaint against British subjects or maker Poiret.
to Mr. Churchill's. The miners were Rights Reserved.
ships, and his action in seizing Britiab Mr. B. Krupin, solo dancer and particularly suspicious of Mr. Baldwin's The Note then quotes the British ships and posting armed soldiers aboard, Smirnova's partner, has for a long time National Arbitration Tribunal and sug In the very unlikely event of a tie these prizes will be divided. casualtics and then goes on:-Pending who open fire on British gunboats, been the ballet master at the Carlton in gest that if there must be one it should the receipt of instructions, the British amounts to nothing less than piracy Shanghai and has slready made his boy be established before the men resume Minister reserves on behalf of His His Majesty's Minister is convinced that to local theatregoers, Mr. Krupin iad Work as a guarantee of good faith. Majesty's Government all their rights in the Minister for Foreign Affairs will not true representative of the clauical Far 1 deferta connection with this grave incident, and attempt to defend it. The Ministry may Bussian school of ballet, having been a
ashore.
· Intolerable, Action,
As mentioned yesterday, the "Stav
company of some rinaki Dancers,” twenty artistes, open their season in the Colony at the Theatre Royal, to-night, and they will also appear there to morrow night, Saturday night and Monday night, and give a performance at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, on Bunday
dr. Adjourned at 1 a.m.
in the meantime draws the attention of rest assured that His Majesty's officers pupil of Fokin oad the famous Nijinsky EFFECT ON THE TEXTILE the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the will endeavour to arrange on the spot for over twenty years. -
fact that the immediate cause was the an amicable solation of the difficulties While these two are the foregost high-banded action of a Chinese mili-which have arisen in connection with the members of the Stavrinaki Dancers, the tary officer attempting to commandeer case but, as a preliminary to any dis-rest of the troupe will be found to in-
INDUSTRY.
LONDON,/September 21st,
In consequence of the serious effect of
a Britisir ship to transport troops and cussion, it is essential that the two declude a number of young and talented the coal stoppage the Master Cotton that the British Government, in pur- tained ships be handed over forthwith to members. As a matter of fact it is the Spinners have called s spesial meeting of suance of strict neutrality in Chinese the British Authorities"
- special pride and the special feature of the American Section for the 28th instant, civil wars, has refused all British ships
The Note is nigned by Sir Ronald the Stavriraki Dancers, to include in its to consider further curtailment of pro- to be so used.
Macleay and is dated Peking, Septem- Company only highly talented and in duction, which tlready has been reduced (Continued on next Column.) ber 20th, 1990
dividually gifted artist.
by hall
IN - SERIES: ·B ALONE 350 POINTS CAN BE SCORED BY A COMPETITOR. WHO CHOOSES THE CORRECT TEAM" AND GIVES THIS CORRECT TEAM IN RIS FULL TWENTY LISTS. IT IS, THEREFORE, NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN IN THE COMPETI-
TION IN THE SECOND' ROUND.
ONE LIST, ACCOMPANIED BY TWENTY COUPONS, WILL BE JUDGED AS TWENTY LISTS AND WILL BE MARKED "ACCORDINGLY.
First Prize Second Prize Third Prize
Prizes.
Coupon
Cricket Competition
$200
50
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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
September 23rd, 1926.
Series B,