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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 291E, 1926
NORTHERN SITUATION. LEAGUE OF ORIENTAL FRANCE'S DEBT TO ARGENTINE.
TENSE ATMOSPHERE IN SHANGHAI NATIVE CITY.
MARTIAL LAW STRICTER THAN EVER BEFORE
The atmosphere of strain and tension which provailed in Chapei and Nantes all day yesterday was unusual, even in these days at alarums and excursions, says the NC. Daily News of the 25th instant Police und soldiers were on duty at the boundaries throughout the day. soarching passers-by and closely question ing anyone who appeared at all suspicious. The Chapel Volunteers patrolled the Streets, whilst on the French Concession boundaries the warlike scene was height ened by the barbed wire barricades which the French have again thrown up at all
the crossings into Chinese territory. Strong patrols of French police were to French side of be seen on duty on the Free Road
whilat on the other side were stretched soldiers and Chinese Volunteers in even stronger numbers.
NATIONS.
SINOTURKISH RELATIONS.
SOVIET "INFLUENCE.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, October 29th.
A Telegram to the Times from Con- stantinople states that Mr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese Ambassador to Washington has spent a fortnight in Turkey, and that he has gone to Angara to open relations
with the Turkish Government.
PAYMENT. DEFERRED.
可
(THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]
PARIS, October 28th. The papers announce that the Argen, tine Government who is a creditor of France for a debt of 18,000,000 gold pesos due on January 1st, 1927, has, alter' several delays, now proposed that pay
AMERICA'S PROSPERITY.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S
STATEMENT.
MASSED PRODUCTION AND HIGH WAGES.
[REUTEN'S AMERICAN SERVICS.}
"
WASHINGTON, October 28th, Speaking at the annual banquet of ment should be deferred to a date to suit advertising agencies of the United States France's convenience, the rate of interest here tü-day, President Coolidge hoped being fixed by Paris. M. Briand has that Acerican prosperity would continue expressed France's, thanks to the Argen-indefinitely. He said that mass produc- tiae Government.
[TEROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
COAL DISPUTE.
ANOTHER 7,000 AT WORK.
LONDON, October 27th.
It is officially announced that 260,000
OBITUARY.
MR. T. H. T. ROGERS..
DOYEN OF THE F.M.S. BAR.
ARRIVING AND 'LEAVING.
PASSENGERS AND FREIGHTS.
There were two particularly big liners at the Kowloon Wharves, yesterday: One The death occurred at Kuala Lumpur, was the President Cleveland (Dollar an October 20th of Mr. T. E. T. Rogers Liner) and the other was the R.M.S, doyen of the F.M.S. Bar, who completed ¦ Empress of Canada (C.P.R. Liner.) his 8lat year last August.
Before a full attendance of the bar on the following day, in the Suprema Court, with the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby on the bench, many tributes were paid to Mr. Rogers.
spoke in feeling terms of the death of M. Freeman, on behalf of the bar, tion was the basis of this prosperity, and their oldest colleague, who, be said, was the combination of mass production and the oldest practising member of the bar high wages presented an ideal op- portunity for cheap goods on, an active of the F.M.S. and the Colony. home market. If we
The Chief Justice said the Judges de proceed under the
sired to Association themselves with present system there will be little reason to doubt that we shall continue everything said and to express the to maintain high standards of wages, deepest sympathy with the deceased's tribute to Mr. output and consumption indefinitely, and family. He paid a
Rogers sterling qualities and amiable and upright disposition.
The correspondent learns from a well- informed source that the Bolshevists are interested in Mr. Sze's visit, which may not be unconnected with a scheme of forming a League of Oriental Nations. Chins, Afghanistan, Persia, Turkey, and Soviet Dominions. It declares that it is known that negotiations have recently miners are working to-day, an increase with our hoce market has a foundation been carried on
at Moscow between of 7,000. Sudi Pao Chi and the Turkish Ambas- sador to Persia. It is now believed that Chinese and Turkey propose to open diplomatic relations and that a Turkish mission will proceed to China.
SOVIET ECONOMICS.
HUGE PROFITS REPORTED.
(AITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] The T.U.C. to Meet the Miners' Executive.
RUGBY, October 97th. The General Council of the Trades Taion Congress, after hearing a report made by the deputation which last night discussed the coal situation with the
to increase foreign commerce."
Contribution to World Peace,
He referred to the curtailment of the national debt, the decrease in the hum ber of federal employees, the reduction in taxation, the limitation of Naval armaments, the smaller appropriations for National defence, the loans to
Mr. Rogers was widely known and respected throughout Malaya. Ho was admitted an attorney and solicitor in the Hilary Term of 1870, and practised for some years in Londen before coming to the East
The President Cleveland arrived at daylight from U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan ports, and 108 Brst claas passengers and and Shanghai with mails from these 510 steerage passengers. Of this number 63 first class passengers disembarked here. an dalso 28 of the steerage passengers,
was quite a number of around-the-world 3aniin. Included among the passengers with the remainder travelling through to
tourists, who will tranship either hern The President Cleveland had 2017 tons or at Manila, probably the latter port. general cargo for discharge here, and carries 3,240 tons to Manila, with an ad- ditional 300 tons from this. port. She sails for Manila to-day at 8 pm, returns here on November 8th, and sails for the United States again on the 7th at 10 am. The Empress of Canada was taking on her final freights yesterday, before leav ing this morning at daylight for Vau- couver. From Hongkong she takes about 60 first class, 65 second class, and re third class passengers as well as 160 steerage.. She also shipped some good freights..
The inward home mail is due to-mar- while the outward home mail will be row at noon by the P. & O. 1.3. Karmula: despatched on the s.s. Khyber, also to-
MOTTON
At eight o'clock last night (October 24th) the Chinese city was closed. Mar- tial law as it is now imposed by the Sun Chuan Fang régime in far stricter than any that we have scen in this district during the past very troubled four years. The searching us carried out by the mili tary and police was thorough in the ox- treme, whilst the most persuasive tongue in China would "have been of little avail in getting its owner into Chinese terri tories after dark. The Shanghai North Station was closed, and not even foreign ers were allowed to pass in yutil they had undergone a ruthless examination of appearances on the part of the military. by M. Rykoff in an economic report at from Walsall, subsequently stated that Prosperity during the reconstruction charged before Major C. Willson at the Bourbon arrived yesterday morning from.
No motor cars were allowed in the station compound, and a N-C: Daily News presentative at 11 o'clock last night found the greatest difficulty in getting the sentries to allow him on the station at
all. The result was hardly worth the effort when he did succeed, for there was nothing to see excepting soldiers, and these were plentiful enough.
The railway service to Woosung has been completely ruspended. Trains are running more or less normally to Nanking, however, excepting that the night exprese has been cancelled owing to the danger of further outrages similar to those which occurred within the last few days. It is hoped to have a normal service running to Hapehow to day.
Municipal polico were also very active, search parties being kept busy on the outskirts of the Settlement throughout the day. At six o'clock the Police Re- serves were mobilized and organized into petrols which were also put on the job of searching. These last, however, were
demobilised at eight o'clock....
Special Martial Law Declared.. Owing to the seriousness of the situa tion locally, General Yea Chun Yang, acting under instructions from Dr. V
K. Ting, who had declared Shanghai ander formal martial law ago, introduc
d special martial law last night at seven o'clock ordered his district police" superintendents to double their men on patrol duty. Pedestrians were subjected to strict search after that hour and an- less they had special business were not permitted either to enter or to leave Chinese territory. Considerable alarm existed in the Chinese City but Chapel was quiet.
Although the conscription of coolies was stopped during the week-end, acti- vities in this connection were renewed last evening and quite a number of fortunate men of the poorer classes were forced into army service.
The people had just settled down and other were returning to their homes when news of the trouble was circulated with the result that hundreds entered the Settlements yesterday for safety, Troops are being rushed to Shanghai from the front and yesterday several battalions arrived.
Hsia Chio's Apology.
KICKIANG, October 23rd.
Premier and other Ministers, decided to ask the Miners' Executive to meet them on Friday.
Europe for rehabilitation work, the
the
aancing of South America to Moscow, October 5th.
advantage of foreign commerce and the Mr. A. J. Cook, the Miners' Secre-nited States as contributions of the tary, who had been recalled to London United States Government to peace and
A policy of lowering prices with a view to enlarging the peasant market and consolidating the union between the proletariat community is foreshadowed
the conference of the All-Russia Com- he had called his Executive together to munist party, wherein he stressed the
meet the General Council as proposed. progress of the electrification of works. He said the coal output from the Don On behalf of the General Council it is basin had increased by seventeen million tons in two years. The Government stated that they hoped to be able to in the total coal output for this year. counted on an increase of 18 per cent.indyce the miners to give them full authority to begin and cary on negotia, He declared that the country's industry tions for a settlement: last year yielded a prost of 500,000,000 roubles, while 1,000,0000,000 roubles would be invested in the current year in indus- trial development.
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CHINESE BISHOPS
CONSECRATED.
IMPOSING CEREMONY IN ROME
Roxz, October 23th. St. Peters was crowded with people of all nationalities to witness the Papal Philip Chao, Louis Chen, Simon Hot, consecration of six Chinese Bishops, John Taou, Melchior Souen, and Odorico Souen who respectively are vicara of Suanhwafu, Fenyang, Taichow, Hainan and Prefects of Lihalen and Puchi.
The ceremony, was a most gorgeous
affair, Chinese students from the Col- lege of Propaganda acted as acolytes.
[DRITTOR WIRELESS SERVICE.]
THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. TECHNICAL MATTERS DISCUSSED:
Riday, October 27th. The work of the Imperial Conference as proceeded with today by the vari- ous committees. The Prime Ministers' Committee considered the general sub- ject of Inter-Imperial Relations and the Special Committee on Mandates examined questions of common interest, in refe:- cnce to the management of mandated territories.
Discussions on more technical matters were proceeded with by other committees,
Need for the co-ordination of Empire statistica and for making these more readily accessible to all parts of the Em-. pice, having been recognised, the Statis- ties Sub-Committee of the Economic Com mittee is engaged in endeavouring to work out a scheme for effecting such co-
THE SINO-BELGIAN TREATY TROUBLE.
CHINESE CREATE TROUBLE IN BRUSSELS.
BRUSSELS, October 27th. Fifty Chinese students, when holding A demonstration for the abolition of the Belgo-Chinese Treaty, endeavoured to hold up the traffic in front of the The police intervened with Bourse. policeman were severely hurt and sent truncheons. Several Chinese and
to hospital. Thirty of the demonstrators
were arrested.
ane
THE SUGAR SLUMP. LARGEST REFINERY IN ENGLAND
CLOSED.
LONDON, October 27th. The sugar refinery of Messra Tater Lyle, at Plaistow, which is the largest in England, employing 2,600 workers has closed down owing to the slump in the sugar trade. The factor in the situation, according to an official of the firm, is the marketing of 150,000 tons of sugar from the subsidised home-grown sugar beet industry.
P. & O. DIVIDEND. -
LONDON, October 27th. The Peninsular and Oriental dividend on deferred shares for the past six months, is five per cent. (tax free), making 10 per cent. for the year..
RESULT OF THE CAMBRIDGE- SHIRE.
LONDON, October 27th. The result of the Cambridgeshire Stakes, run at Newmarket to-day, was
Insight The Second Bulger Asterus
1
2
3"
Thirty-two ran. Wen by three lengths, a neck between second and third. The betting was: 50/1 against Insight The Second, 20/1 against Bulger, and 25/1 against Asterus.
(BRITISH WIZZLESS SKEVICE.) Winner Also Won Last Year.
RUGEY, October 27th.
period.
درام
COTTON RESTRICTION.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
NEW YORK, October 27th.
P.W.D. WORKMAN.
SENT TO PRISON FOR THEFT.
A Chinese employee of the P.W.D. was
two Central Magistracy, yesterday, on counts of theft of electric fittings, the property of the Government.
From Marseilles i Saigon, the French liner Chambord arrived yester- day morning with 135 passengers, cargo and European mail for Hongkong. The Messageries Maritimes will despatch her for Shanghai and Japan yesterday afternoon.
inail for Hongkong, the French freighter With a cargo of 1,700 tons of rice and
Saigon. She will return to Saigon after discharging her carga,
The Swedish vessel Sumatra, coming from Gothenburg and Singapore, arrived yesterday morning with a cargo of 114 tons. She will load here and will sail for Shanghai this morning.
Evidence was given by Mr. AE. Clarke, of the P.W.D., that "brass chains A mesage from Dallas, say that a which formed the subject of one of the committee of Taxas bankers has recom-
The N.Y.E steamer Sungshan Maru mended the organisation of a $5,000,000 charges were for use in the new Saiying left yesterday morning for Canton with Corporation to bold off a million and pan School where defendant was work-cargo from Shanghai. She arrived here. quarter bales of cotton from the marketing. The loss had been, discovered and only tons for discharge here.
on Wednesday morning at noon with for "eighteen months.
AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL
REPORT.
reported by the foreman.
As to the arrest of the defendant, Detective' Sergeant Carey said that he visited a marine hawker's store at Wing Wo Street and at that time defendanti
WASHINGTON, October 7th. The monthly report of the Federal Reserve Board shows that industrial happened to be making a bargain for a Oil and cotton prices declined sharply, charge. Witness was informed by the trade activity increased in September. quantity of lead concerned in the second but the prices of most commodities ad-marine dealer that defendant had on a vanced Output.and factory employment in the basic industries reached the highest previous occasion sold the brass chains to point since the Spring. The increase was him. The man was then detained. particularly noticeable in the large
Defendant W18 sentenced textile mills, and with increased con-
to one sumption the cotton and woollen mills month's hard labour on each of the two were more active than since January. counts, the sentences to run consecutively. Iron and steel production since the late
summer was on a higher level than dur- ing the same period in previous years. Though slightly below the figures for August, the automobile output. W16 greater in September than in September last year.
MOTOR ACCIDENTS.
THE COLONY'S GREASY ROADS.
Three motor accidents have occurred in Queen's Road East within the last three days, and all the mishaps have been entirely due to the state of the road The spot is near the Murray Barracks, and the surface of the road is in a very greasy condition, owing to there being a thick deposit of oil, grease and mud.
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EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE.
ALLEGED FRAUD BY EMPLOYEE.
Charged with embezzling $1,600 from his master, Poon Shing alior Man Shing, appeared before Mr. R E. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
Mr. A. el Arculli appeared on behalf of the complainant, and Mr. F. H. Loseby represented the defendant.
The evidence given was that the de- fendant received a cheque on October 3rd, 1925, from Mr. Harston, a local solicitor, It was only on Wednesday that a lorry in payment for work done in his skidded at this spot and ran into an
other vehicle. Another accident of a premises. The cheque was made out to similar nature on Monday resulted in the order of the Sam Yick King Kee, the removal of two coolies to hospital.
Fresh attention to the dangerous This money the defendant is alleged to building contractor, defendant's master. drawn yesterday when, a
new
scater Singer machine was almost com- have converted to his own use. pletely smashed as it crashed into a tree
The complainant was called by his after skidding. Radiator, mudguards || # and wind sereta were shattered, and the solicitor to the witness box and was sub- owner-driver, a Chinese, was only saved jected to a severe cross-examination by frour serious injury by the car keeping Mr. Loseby. The case is adjourned to on its wheels.
En route to Seattle vid. Hongkong, the Admiral Oriental liner President Jeffer
left Manila yesterday at noon. with and is due here to-morrow morning cargo, passengers and mail för Hongkong
From Keelung and Swatow, the 0.8.K steamer Kaiju Maru arrived yesterday morning with 902 tons and mail for
Sunday morning. Hongkong. She will sail for Swatow on
Shipping Board will arrive in Hongkong from America and will lead here for Manila and Cebu. She is scheduled to kare on November 3rd. The Admiral Oriental Lise are the local agents.
The as. "Hanover of the United States
LEFT THIS MORNING
PASSENGERS ON THE EMPRESS OF CANADA."
This morning at daylight the R.M.S. Empress of Canada left Hongkong for Vancouver vid ports. Among the pas sengers who left the Colony on the liner were the following:
Mr. G. E. H. Cameron, of the Standard Oil Co., who is going to North Carolina on holiday.
Mr. L. Dunbar, & flour breker, for Shanghai.
Messra. J. P. Bourne and J. L. Law. repce, both of the Hongkong and Shang- bai Hotels, for Shanghai.
Mr. A. G. May of Dodwell & Co., ac-.. companied by Mrs. May and family, for Shanghai,
Mr. P. A. Cox, Assistant Manager for the Orient for the C.P.R.,also left for Shanghai.
bour Master at Shanghai, returning there Miss B. Hateon, daughter of the Har
after a visit to Hongkong Mrs F. Thomason Vancouver.
en route.
It is understood that an official report next Tuesday afternoon. Bail in 81,000 ARE WE SPOILED BY SPORT?
has been made, dealing with the greasy cash and 81,000 shop security HÀO condition of some of the roads of the
granted. Colony, and suggesting that mechanical sweepers, such as are used at Home, be
Members of the executive committee of the General Studerits" Union met yeater day afternoon (October 24th) to hear a report on the general political situa- ornation tion, especially na related to Shanghai The Research "Committee, which per- and the Chekiang independence move-haps. has the widest range of subjects to ment, and decided to renew their pro-deal, with, made complete survey of paganda programme with vigour. what was being done in the various
Dominions and Colonies. It was the gen eral opinion that the value of this work It is reported that, having confirmed would be enhanced if the means were that Generals Shou Feng Chi and Chen only of information but of research work- available for a speedy interchange not Tiao Yuan, are loyal to him-they were for a time said to be doubtful in their cra, and it is probable that proposals will be made for setting up, machinery attitude after the declaration of indepen for this purpose. There was general Mr. Macomber, an American Oil Mag-introduced here. dence of Hsin Chao, Civil Governor of agreement that money spent in research pate, won the Cambridgeshire the big Chekinng, Marshal Sun Chuan Fang in- was well invested and would in years to Autumn Handicap with "Insight the tends to stay here for the time being and
como yield a good return in extending Second," which started at odds of 50/1. to watch the development of affairs
Hsia Chao is reported to have address knowledge of the resources of various Mrs Carthews Bulger was, second, ed a telegram to Marshal Sun Chuan parts of the Empire and of increasing the and Monsieur Boassacs "Asterus," third. Mr. Macomber won the same race last, output. Fang and offered an apology for his
To-morrow hasty action, stating that he had borne ference will discuss Imperial Air Com
full meeting of the Con-year with "Masked Marvel." him, Sun, no ill will, but that owing to the report that the allied forces had been unications, on a speech by the Air defeated in the region of Kiangti, he Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare, which will only took measures in order to maintain be published to-morrow evening. peace and order in Chekiang Province.
Tolo.
HEAD OF UNIVERSITY
THE BELGIAN LOAN. OVER-SUBSCRIBED IN LONDON.
Rroar, October 27th. Subscription lists for the British por- REPORTED STRONG ACTION BY tion of the Belgian Stabilisation Loan
MARSHAL SUN..
EXECUTED.
(THROCGE REUTER'S AGENCY.
were opened this morning and were closed at 9.15 am, owing to over-sub- scription. The amount is £7,250,000 in 7 per cent. sterling bonds, which were PERING, October 27th. offered at 04. These terms proved dis A report is current, in Chinese educa tinctly attractive. The total amount of tional circles to-day to the effect: that the Belgian loan is equivalent to Sun Chuan Fang has executed the Pre- $100,000,000 (Gold) The sterling portion sident of the First Normal University is actually £8,500,000, but £1,250,000 at Nanchang and detained the head of are reserved for issue in Amsterdam. the Kiangai Education Department, $50,000,000 have been issued in the United owing to their supposed encouragement States and 32,000,000 Francs are to be to recruiting for the Whampoa Military issued in Switserland and 3,000,000 College
Kroner in Sweden.
(PIUTER ́S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
STINNES INDUSTRIAL
INTERESTS. NOW UNDER AMERICAN CONTROL
New York, October 28th In order to finance the transfer of the to American control, a banking syndicate Stinnes industrial interests from German has underwritten two loans amounting to
$25,000,000.
AMERICAN CHURCHES AND INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES,
WASHINGTON, October 28th In the course of a manifesto setting forth the fundamental principles of national policy, the federal Council of the Churches urgen the Government to utilise a permanent court of inter- national justice for every dispute capable of judical settlement.
HELPING THE BLIND,
SUCCESSFUL JUMBLE SALE FOR KOWLOON INSTITUTION.
WEATHER REPORT.
Last night's weather report, forecast, and remarks, issued from the Royal Observatory, at 6:35, stated:-
The anti-cyclone over China has weak The Jumble Sale, held at the Churchesed. The typhoon is now about 200 day, in aid of the Industrial Institution Local forecast: East winds, moderate, House of St. John's Cathedral yester miles N.W. of Yap, moving northward.. for Chinese Blind Girls, at Kowloon City overcast at first, finer later, Road, was a great success. Many useful and durable woollen articles, knitted by the blind girls, such as shawls, jersey suits, jumpers, cardigans, socks, etc., wore on sale, and there was a good at tendanco throughout the day.
The following letter was recently sent to the Editor of, the London Daily Express-
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Sir,-According to an expert in cater- ing and hotel management, the success ful men in the high branches of the business are foreigners, who are not. so sport-ridden as the average young English busines man.
It is the view of many thinking people that too much time and attention are paid to sport and games-excellent in moderation in this country.. Is that view justified 7
will have to face the question fairly The time has come when the nation
and squarely. Personally I am of the opinion that from the national stand- point we ought to modify our interest in A Persian cat belonging to Mr. J. 'sport of all kinds. Work is the thing Dunkerley, of Tinsley-rond, Sheffield, that matters-even if it is a football gave birth to a remarkable freak kitten, factory or a racing stable! Mr. S. Paul has been teaching these. It has two heads, six perfect legs, and
FRANK WAYNTHORP. girls to play the violin, and two of them two tails. rendered beautiful hymn music, much to the delight of the audience,
The tea stalls were in charge of Mesdames Pattenden, Byrne and Forster, and Mesdames Woods, Black, Moore, Bullock and de Rome were in charge of the sales during the morning. The after- noon sales were attended by Mesdames, Boucher, Nisbet, Roffey, Redmond and Murray.
Mrs Beswick, Superintendent. of the Home, and her co-workers are to be congratulated upon their indefatigable labour in making the sale so successful.
Temple, EC.4
Coupon
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Series C.
Cricket Competition
October 29th, 1926.