NORTHERN SITUATION.
'
STILL ALIVE.
CHIANG KAI SHEK IN WUCHANG.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, November 13th. A message bom Hankow reports that The the postal workers have struck, labour unions are more aggressive than ever, paralysing trade.
General Chiang Kai Shek and Tang Seng Chi have arrived at Wuchung by aeroplane.
LATER.
It is reported from Hankow that the post office employees returned to work to-day.
THE
EMPEROR OF JAPAN.
ILLNESS CAUSES GREAT ANXIETY.
EMPRESS IN CONSTANT ATTENDANCE.
[TH200CH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Toxyo, November 14th. The Emperor's condition remains un- changed. Temples, shrines and schools throughout the country are praying for his recovery, and, anxious telegrams of enquiry are pouring in.
The Regent visited the Emperor on Friday and Prince Sun, his youngest son, is visiting bins to-day. The Empress is personally attending the patient con- AMERICAN VESSEL CAPTURED.stantly. Great anxiety is being felt,
LATEST. BANDIT OUTRAGE.
Hopeless Invalid for 4 years. The Emperor of Japan, who is 47 and SHANGHAI, November 13th. has been a hopeless invalid for the past The wireless has picked up a report that four years, will, according to his staff of bandits on Thursday fired on and cap-physicians, never see his capital again tured an American vessel and a Chinese He is at a palace at the seaside resort tug and junk near Chenglin, near Chang-
sha.
The bandita demanded rassom, but the vessel was released on Thursday night, There are no details.
~[Changsha, a walled, industrial town, is the capital of the province of Hunan. The city, which is on the right bank of the River Yangtsze, has a population of 300,000.]
RIOTS AT CHANGTEH.
BRITISH SUBJECT ATTACKED.
AUTHORITY ABDICATED TO STUDENT MOE.
Sericus riots of an anti-British nature have been occurring at Changteh. Hunan, where the student mob has evidently done a good deal of damage to British pro- perty, the climax being reached when a British subject, in the employ of a lead- ing business frm in China, was, on his return after a few days' absence subject- ed to a personal attack, which but for his own coolness might have had the most serious consequences. An unplea sant feature of the affair was the passive indifference of the Chinese police authori ties. Writing from Changteh to the V.C. Daily News of November 10th this victim of some very brutal treatment states :- I considered beal political affairs so safe as to allow myself a few days absence. Suddenly the amouldering anti- British propaganda broke out into a riot here on the 10th, and with the authorities clearly in sympathy ended in a boycott which assumed a violence of form as has hardly had an equal so far in China. All the Iceal British firms have been closed and sealed by the boycotters. The firms' principal employees were hunted down and ignominiously treated. They either have run away or bought anfference by bribery of the boycott committee. The civil and military authorities do nothing.
This movement started at the beginning of the month, when a meeting of the Si Tang Pu, Shuai Sze Huei, Taung Tse Huei and the reorganized trade guilds leaders at a protest demonstration adopt. ed a resolution:
That all British firms here should be closed and all British goods be held up and that all their employees should Buspend work began until the Wanhaien affair had been settled to China's antisfaction."
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,---NOVEMBER 15TH. 19:26.
COAL DISPUTE.
15
ILLEGAL TARIFFS.
RESULT OF MINERS CONFERENCE. "POWERS' PROTESTS WORTHLESS.”
GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS TO SHARP PRESS COMMENT FROM
BE REFERRED TO DISTRICTS.
MINERS LKIELY TO ACCEPT
THE INEVITABLE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HOME.
(TUROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S
SPEECH.
FRENCH PRESS INDIGNANT. -
"TEPID" ALTRUISMS."
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PARIS, November 13th. LONDON, November 14th.
"The Socialist newspaper L'Oeuvre The Powers' protests against the
bitterly comments on President Cool- "illegal" tarif exactions are worthless,idge's speech in Kansas-City, and refers the Observer, commenting on to his arrogance almost amounting to
THE SCHNEIDER CUP,
WIN FOR ITALY.
A WORLD'S RECORD.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}'
NORFOLK, Virginia, Nov. 14th. Italy won the Schneider Cup.
246 Miles an Hour.
LATEX. The winner was Sgr. Di-Bernardi, whose LONDON, November 14th.
says
time was 2-18.4 miles per hour, a world's The card wote on the Miners' Confer-affairs in China. The West must make
insolence."
record, the best American time being ence decision was $32,000 for the recom-up its mind that the old treaty days
L'Atrair refers to his perfidy and Lieutenant Schilt with 231.3. mendation and 332,000 against. The Con in China are gone never to return. It
points out that India under British armistice America has played off der-while the Italians used Macchi-Fists.
cruelty. It says that ever since the All the Americans few Curtis planes, rule has tariff autonomy freely conceded and China will not be denied the same,
ference by 127,000 to 257,000 decided for a district vote instead of an individual ballot vote. The vote will be returned on
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the 18th, and the Conference will re meet and the only policy for the west is to deal on the 19th.
in this spirit with the real authorities LONDON, November 14th.
in China wherever it finds then and The chief opponents of the Govern-whatever politics they profeas. inent's coal proposals have been South Wales, and Yorkshire, but the recom- mendation for acceptance is regarded in Government circles na virtually meaning
It declares that talk of Bolshevism cont
fuses the problem of China as it confused Anglo-Russian relations, China, even in
many against France.
Coolidge's first public utterance since the elections on November 2nd, should be impregnated with the defeat."
Le Journal is surprised that President
Aviator's Amazing Escapa.
NORFOLK, November 13th. During the navigability tests for the Schneider Cup races, a Curtis Packard
"bitterness of plane dived into the water and was
wrecked.
The Figaro says that the speech re- veals American policy to be one of com- placent but sensitive isolation with a
of Dzushi, near Kamakura. This palace that the miners have nccepted the in. chaos, has bulwarks centuries old of wat meticulous regard for debit and credit leased himself under water."
wrecked in the great earth, evitable and that there is a very small communism. Policies wearing the aspect seasoned with tepid altruism."
which was. quake of 1923, has recently been rest red and prepared as a permanent residence, for the semi paralysed Emperor' and the Empress A garden has been laid at, copy in miniature of a favourite garden of the Emperor's in the compound of the Imperial Palace at Tokyo. There are no steps in the garden nor in the sections of the palace used by the Emperor.
prospect of an adverse rote in the dis- tricts.
A
Considerable difficulty is expected in negotiating the district settlements, and in any case a general resumption of work is not anticipated for some weeks in many
districts:
(BRITISH WIRELESS SKEVICE.]
Sharp Opposition. ・・
LONDON, November 13th.
Six physicians are attached to the suite,
The Miners Delegates' Conference one of whom is always in attendance upon decided to refer the Government's pro- the invalid, so precarious is his condition.
The Dzashi palace is close to the Yoko-posals for the settlement of the mining
for the Emperor a cruiser frequently comes to anchor close to shore and its hand gives a programme of music.
of communism in both countries are fundamentally nationalism, and the West. while paying lip service to an idea is not truly convinced itself that nationalism in the East is born and growing, and that the old order has gone. It concludes that Russia understands this, and uses its knowledge.
SPEEDING UP LEGISLATION "IN
"FRANCE.
PARIS, November 14ths
The Government's arm stand for the
3. Pertinax in the Echo de Parisi says that it would be a big mistake to make an enemy of America, “and an equal mistake to expect services from America which she cannot give.
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[RENTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE. Î Senators' Comment. WASHINGTON, November 12th. Mighty good as far as it goes." was Senator Borah's comment on President Coolidge's speech.at Kansas City.
On the contrary, Senator Bruce, a staunch supporter of American adher the Court would survive the President's
funeral oration.
Senators Walsh and Swanson agree that the speech accurately expressed the
The crowds expected the pilot, Tomlin son, to be drowned, as he was sucmerged strapped in and wearing heavy clothes." But Tomlinson crawled out, having re- He climbed on the upturned pontoon, whence he was rescued. IMPERIAL RUGBY CONFERENCE.
AMENDMENTS TO RULES
SUGGESTED.
LONDON, November 14th. The Imperial Rugby Conference, includ ing delegates from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, New South Wales, New Zealand and South Africa, sit for four hours, after which an ofcial statement was made to the effect that the suggested amendments to the laws of the game by New Zealand and New South Wales should be referred to the home unions consideration, likewise the suggestion aid an international board for further
which the Dominions should be represent- perial advisory board or other body on
ed' should be formed.
suka naval base, and), as an entertainment dispute to the districts, but added a passage of legislation for cutting out talkence to the World Court, declared that from the overseas delegates that an Im
recommendation that the districts should has been rewarded by the Chamber adopt accept them. This decision was reacheding at a single sitting the estimates for the After much discussion and in spite of Ministries of Commerce, Marine, War and some sharp opposition. Newspapers state
Prison services. Poincare twice raised that in authoritative quarters it is the question of confidence in the Govern. regarded an indication that the ment, both times successfully. dispute which has lasted for six montha is virtually at an end. It is considered highly improbable that the districts will reject the recommendations of their own representatives in view, particularly, of
PRINCE GEORGE ARRIVES IN
SHANGHAI.
SHANGHAI, November 14th. Prince George, en route to England, arrived on the Empress of Russia this morning.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
IMPORTANT PARLEY.
ODESSA, November 14th. M. Chichenn and Tewik Rushdi were closeted for three hours. It is announced that they discussed chiefly the relations of the two countries as regards interna tional politics "They are highly antis fed that their long-established common views have remained unchanged."
UDESBA, November 12th. Full ceremonial was associated with the arrival of Tewik Rushdi, who was cheered vociferously by large crowds.
THE PLOT AGAINST SPAIN. GARIBALDI CONFRONTED WITH SEPARATIST LEADER.
Macia de.
PARIS, November 14th. The Catalan Separatist leader, Colonel Macia, shortly after his arrival today from Perpignan in the company of police inspector, was confronted with Cul. Damage to Élver Front Property.
Ricciotti Garibaldi as result of which In the forenoon of the 15th my first bath were arrested and seat to prison. visit was to the B. & S. river front pro-
The Government decided not only to perty. I noted the hulk is showing sigris of rough handling but still expel Garibaldi but to proceed against afloat. The damage to B. & S. property him if necessary on, a charge of com. might amount to several thousand taels. plicity in the Catalan plot. Continuing on, I found the B. & S. hongclared that Garibaldi admitted to the as well as their Sugar Department's magistrate that he never furnished him places not much damaged but practically with money or arms, and added that he deserted. The shipping agent had gone only met him once and recruited a cer: tain number of Italians independently of to Hapkow, his brother was in hiding. Subsequently I called at the Esien Garibaldi. Yathen, but could only speak Magistrate
It is noteworthy that Garibaldi is only : with the-First Secretory. I drew his at-
tention to the lawless procedure in the charged in connection with the Catalan hoycott promoters' actions and the official plot since his alleged activities as a secret could not deny that they had not issued Fascist agent presumably does not con- any proclamation whatever for restoring stitute an offence in French law. order, or taken steps for arresting the perpetrators,
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LATER
Work of Student Agitators.
The
Returning then to our Sui Lan Kou Compound, I myself was captured there by
The irony in the matter is, that there horde of some 40 to 50 schoolboys from. 12 to 18 years of age under the is no"anti-British sentiment in 99 per leadership of one or two elder boys. They cent. of Changteh's population. all bore the sign of the Shuai Sze Huei whole boycott affair is engineered by a and were armed with heavy staffs. On, few young political hotheads of no their leaders' command the gang com standing-bat a certain Li Chi Huan, snunced to attack ene, but after a slight having recently obtained & position as scuffle they desisted. After lengthy argu- 'ch Chang or Inspector in the Tchun ments, I agreed to sign a paper that Chin Tea Chu, the Military Police, has nur properties at Sui Lan Kou and the perverted that force. Hides compound, as well my residence Landing at the firm's Sui Lan Kou ase in undamaged conditiet, while they front at about 5 p.m., I found the place returned the boat's machinery parts. closed down, but everything was intact Whilst this was proceeding another and orderly. All office and godown en- strong party of student boycotters raided trances were closed and sealed with paper my residence at Hwanglo, and took away straps bearing the inscriptions of the all my servants. My private loss on valu local Shai Sze Huei. I telephoned to the ables is certainly considerable. The house Military Police and asked for gaards for servants were finally released, but none the protection of both the Sui Lan Kou have yet dared to rejoin us.
Compound and my residence at Ewangio. Consul and obtained his immediate sup committee telephoned that they (the On the 19th, I called on H.B.M.'s No soldiers arrived and later the boycott port. He forwarded a note to the Com- Shuni Tai Huel) could not guarantee my missioner of Foreign Affairs, resulting-family's safety at our residence and on in a Wei Yuan of that department being the following morning I removed my sent to Changteh for investigating the family from my residence back to the recent riot.
motor boat on which we had made the (Continued on next Column)."); trip from Changsha,
S
VENEZUELAN ORDER FOR DUTCH QUEEN.
AMSTERDAM, November 14th.
the fact that such a large proportion of The Venezuelan Minister waited on Her men have already returned to work: A Majesty and handed her the Insignia of statement issued at the close of to-day's the Order of Liberator. conference was in the following terms: "The whole day was spent in discuss- ing. the terms of the proposals received from the Government after which a vote
Customs
PROHIBITION SEIZURE ON
BRITISH BOAT.
was taken as to whether or not the
GALVESTON, Texas, Nov, 14th. Conference should recommend the dis-
inspectors, enforcing tricts to accept the proposals. The result hitherto neglected prohibition treaty was four hundred and thirty-two thou-seized 399 bottles of liquor on the British Band favoured recommending acceptance steamer Asuncion de Larrings on the and three hundred and twenty thou- ground that no intoxicants except those sand against. On the question of whe specified by a medical certificate might ther there should be a ballot or the usual remain on board. districts vote another card vote was taken with following result; four hundred and twenty-seven thousand against and three hundred fifty-seven thousand in favour. The proposal for a ballet was therefore defeated and it was further decided that the vote should be ́returnable to London by Thursday next and that another con- ference should be held on Friday to consider the result.
Another Conference.
Ruay, November 13th. A short meeting of the Miners' Executive Committee was held this morning, after which the delegate con- ference resumed consideration of the Governinent proposals for a settlement of the dispute.
Two courses are apparently open to the delegates. Either they will accept the responsibility of making a decision or the proposals will be referred to the districts. The moderate section favours the former course, and the likelihood of the districts proceeding at once to make their own settlements independently of the guidance given by the National Federation is a factor which may have an important bearing on the discussion. Over 8,000 additional minere returned to work yesterdays and many of the leaders are said to fear that further delay might threaten the existence of the Federation.
Terms of Settlement. When the conference adjourned "yester- day consultations with the Government were sought to obtain certain elucida- tions of the proposed terms, and on meet ing this morning these explanations were placed before the conference in the form of question and answer
Broadly, the terms of settlement lay down a standard form of "district agree ment. An appeal to a national tribunal by either party to a district agreement is provided for in respect of any matter in which that agreement falls short of the standard agreement, provided the length of the working day in the district in which the appeal arises exceeds seven
hours.
The proposals are made contingent on tion to promote an immediate resumption an undertaking by the Miners Federa-
(THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]
FRENCH FINANCE......
PARIS, November 12th. After M. Poincare had pointed to the improvement in the financial situation since July, the Chamber, by 344 votes against 100, postponed its interpellations and decided on proceeding at once with the Budget.
The Budget.
Senate's attitude.
JAVA REVOLT. COMMUNISTS MURDER
OFFICIALS..
BATIVIA, November 13th. Several isolated officials were murdered
during a widespread Communist revolt during the night in various parts of West Java, but quiet was quickly restored.
The railway lines and telegraphs receiv ed minor damage.
Several police barracks were attacked by the mobs, and police reinforcements were rushed to various points.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE] EMPIRE UNITY.
IMPERIAL DELEGATES
ENTERTAINED.
Rony, November 18th. "The members of the Imperial Confer cacé were entertained last night by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce.
Lord Birkenhead said that he believed
AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.
"WELCOME "BACK AT SYDNEY.
SYDNEY, November 12th. The Australian ericketers have arrived and were warmly welcomed by tremen- dous crowds.
It is stated to be doubtful whether Jinoartney and Mailey will re-appear in brat-class cricket.
OUR POLICY IN CHINA.
PUNGENT TIMES "/COMMENT.
LONDON, November 13th. The worst possible policy, not only fur the defence of British interests but for China's own good, is further to a quiesce in fictions and meekly to accept any part of the blame for the present happenings in China, says a Times leader, emphasising the patience and lack cf aggressiveness on the part of the part of the British Government in spite of the campaign of persistent vilica: tion and misrepresentation against Great Britain.
The Timex says it is high time that Letions which have hitherto impeded à clear view should be swept aside. The danger should be recognised for what it is and, above all, the whimper that Great Britain, for some reason, is blame-
worthy should be strongly condemned.
We can face-and perhaps eventually we can deal with the morbid hostility of awakening China. We cannot allow ourselves to incur its contempt."
that by wise and true statecraft in recent years they had surmounted the greatest of the difficulties in the way of closer understanding between Great Britain and the Dominions. The time had come for the complete and common realisation of the only conditions on which an association of communities auch as the British Commonwealth could sur- DEATH OF CAPTAIN H. BROOKE. vive, and in attempting to discharge that task they had learned that the qualities which were required were sym-
SARAWAK'S LOSS.
LONDON, November 13th. The death has occurred in London,
PARIS, November 12th." Parliament has re-naserablede. The Chamber passed a vote of confidence in M. Pioncare's demand that the Budget for 1927 should be voted before any inter-pathy, knowledge, and imagination. H4 after an operation, of Captain Harry pellutions are considered.
believed that the Imperial Conference Brooke, the Taan Bunsu of Sarawak. discussions would lead to lasting har-
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mony.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] U.S. WOMEN HAPPIEST. QUEEN MARIE IN AMERICA.
Lord Birkenhead's Hopes.
CHEAPER CURRENT AT HOME. Speaking last night, Lord Birkenhead aid that, although he could not announce
.OBJECTS OF NEW BILL.. wise councils would prevail. The Govern a settlement, he had strong hopes that ment could draw encouragement in its be
Reasy, November 13th.
ST. Louis Missouri), Nov. 13th. lief that the terms contained some general passed the third reading in the House happiest in the world because their men The Electricity Supply Bill, which The position of American women is the principles of justice from the fact of Commons visterday, is based on folk allowed them to do their share that the extremists on both sides re pudiated them. The Government had nationalisation. Its object is to cheapen a luncheon at the Women's Club.
the principal of co-ordination without declared Queen Marie of Roumania at offered the maximum terms now possible electricity and extend its supply. and would not hesitate by legislation to enforce them if they proved unwel
come to the, owners.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:) Acceptance of Proposals Recommended.
LONDON, November 13th. The miners' conference has decided to refer the Government proposals to the districts with a recommendation for their acceptance.
·£400,000,000. LOSS.
WHAT THE STRIKE HAS COST
·7: THE COUNTRY. -
The scheme under the Bill is to be. CHEAPER TYRES IN AMERICA. prepared by the Electricity Commission- ers and a new Central Electricity Board
SAN FRANCISCO, November 13th. would approve, amend, and operate it. Mr. Harvey Firestone has announçèd Ita general lines will be to co-ordinate that the Firestone Tyre Rubber Company. generation by suppressing redundant on November 15th will cut tyre prices by stations, to economise in transmission by 10 to 20 per cent, according to the class
of tyres. organising inter-co-operation of systems on the grid principle, to facilitate supply He implied that he had been able to by standardising frequency, and, as a obtain a large quantity of rubber nt result of all those reforms, to cheapen
about 37 cents per lb. the average price.
The
BRITISH FILM INDUSTRY::
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT.
ECOUT, November 13th.
states Daily Telegraph
that
British film industry have been agreed measures for the development of the
of encouraging the exhibition of British
action, which is regarded as being cal- films in cinerons throughout the Empire they have definitely decided on combined
culated to have far-reaching effects on He declared that if the men were re- both production and distribution, turning with the idea of preparing for
This step has been taken quite separate- more strikes, it was almost better to fightly from the discussions which are in it out to the bitter end.
́gress at the Imperial Conference. Vi
of work by ineens of district settlements involved a loss of over £400,000,000, or upon by the producers. With the object
LONDON, November 14th. Si W. Joynson Hicks, in a speech at had nearly ruined the country and had Barnstaple, said that the coal stoppage
It is stated that, except in Northumber had permanently lost employment through in watch the length of the working day more than the South African war. He is not excluded from the negotiations. was of the opinion that 250,000 miners land, Durham, and one or two of the the strike. smaller coal fields, the owners will pay temporarily the rates of wages in force before the stoppage.
(Continued on next Column).
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COTTON RESTRICTION.
WASHINGTON, November 12th. The Farm Loan Commissioner, after conferring with Farm Loan Corporations with an aggregate capital of $15,000,000 has announced that plans have been com-
of cotton from the market. The Corpora tions will have 8162,000,000 available for pleted for withdrawing four million bales
carrying the cotton over eighteen months, DEATH OF VETERAN U.S.
POLITICIAN,Apek
NEW YORK, November 12th. A message from Danville, Illinois, pro-announces the death of the veteran
politician, Mr. Joseph Gurney Cannon.