HEAVY SNOW STORMS IN NORTHERN JAPAN.
COMMUNICATIONS KAMPERED.
FISHING BOATS MISSING.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
Toxo, December 9th. " Heavy snowstorms® are raging through- out Northern Japan, seriously hindering. communications. Fishing boats are suf-
fering severely and rescue vessels have been despatched to search for sixty which are missing off Oshika, near Sendai.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
DILATORY PAYERS OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
CHINA, PERU, BOLIVIA.
།,
LONDON, December 9th. In the House of Commons, replying to Colonel Woodcock, Mr. Locker Lampson said that, so far as he knew no definite scheme of to China, Payment had been submitted
and Bolivia as to their arrears of contributions to the League. Part of the Chinese contribution in re- spect of 1999 had been paid, but nothing had been received" in respect of 1993-5 and payment on account of the 1828 con. tribution had not been received.
The last payment of Peru was in 1920 and of Bolivia in 1923. The League Council was considering steps to recover the money and the question of their continuance of membership.
M. BENES REPORT ADOPTED.
GENEVA, December: 9th. The Council adopted the report sub- mitted by M. Benea, the rapporteur, dealing with the arbitration, security and reduction of armaments, according to a resolution recommending member States to conclude agreements tending to establish confidence and security wher- ever circumstances were favourable.
The Council requested the Preparatory Committed to fix a date and draft an agenda for the Disarmament Conference. SINGAPORE BASE.
HONG KONG'S CONTRIBUTION.
+ LONDON, December 8th. In the House of Commons, replying to Major Hore-Belisha, Mr. W. C. Davidson said that £185,000 out of the £250,000 | subscribed by Hong Kong to the cost of The Singapore base had hitherto been spent.
There were 688, mea working on the Singapore Base in October, 1
P. & O. CO. POSSIBLE INCREASE IN PASSAGE RATES.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC EXPANDING.
LONDON, December: 8th. Lord Inchcape, presiding at the annual meeting of the P. & O. Co., said the Board was considering the question of -treating the Insurance Fund as a Reserve as they could insure outstanding risks for a much lessee,aum than the amount -standing to its credit,
Unless running costs, which were 73 per cent. higher than before the war, diminished an increase in passage rates might be necessary. The condition of China had caused a serious loss in traffic but passenger traffic continued to expand remarkably.
The coal strike had cost the Company over £200,000. Ee believed that even if Empire airways became a commercial proposition, the Peninsular and Oriental
would hold its own.
Th
BRITAIN'S COAL OUTPUT. BELOW PRE-STRIKE FIGURES.
LONDON, December 8th." The first official returns since the general resumption of work in the coal- fields show that the output of coal for the week ended November 27th, was 2,324,000 tons by 455,000 men as compared with 5,097,000 tons before the stoppage for the week ended May 1st.
ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
THE DATE FIXED.
wwwwwww
GENEVA, December 8th.
an Economic Conference at Geneva on May 4th next.
{
INTERNATIONAL
CREDIT.
TPH HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY DECEMBER 10TH. 1926.
INSURANCE · CONFERENCE HELD IN LONDON.
DISCUSSING THE SOUNDNESS OF FIRMS.
|{TANOVOM BESTER'S AGENCY.].
QUESTION OF INTERNA-1 TIONAL DISARMAMENT
STATEMENT BY SIB AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN
CHINESE BISHOPS
IN FRANCE.
RECEIVED BY THE LYONS. CATHOLICS,
OSMAN DIGNA.:
PICTURESQUE AFRICAN FIGURE PASSES AWAY.
A HARASSER OF FAMOUS
GENERALS.:
[DRITISH WIRELESS KERVICE)FNam
{THROUGH RELTER'6 AGENOT.].
Ruasy, December 9th,
Lram, December 9th.. When general international "disarma ment was discussed by the League Council received by the Lyons catholics In The new Chinese bishops were solemn- LONDON, December 9th.
last night, Bir Austen Chamberlain the morning ive bishops assisted at the Delegates of eighteen countries attend-emphasised the great interest taken by great pontifical holy office, under the led the International Credit Insurance Britain in the work of the Preparatory chairmanship of Cardinal Maurin, Arch-chacters in the history of North Africa
Conference in London with a view to Commission on Disarmament and the bishop of Lyons, forming personal contact with insurance British desirs of which proof had already experts of different countries for the been given to lighten the burden of
purpose of reaching a uniform system of armaments. He appealed to the public
co-operation concerning advice with re- gard to the soundness of arms and also to discuss the forms of insurance which may safely be undertaken.
A resolution was adopted mutually undertaking to offer every facility for obtaining information of defaulting debtor's resident in their respective
countries.
%
BIG SHIPPING DEAL.
·ROYAL MAIL'S OFFER FOR THE LEYLAND AND RED STAR LINES.
{RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
pot to display impatience at the delay insa World Conférence. The most im- portant point was that when the con- ference did meet it should be successful and careful preparatory work was there- fore essential,
BONDS
OF EMPIRE.
EARLTM BALFOUR'S SAGE VIEWS. THE EMPIRE MORE UNITED THAN BEFORE.
Rugay, December 8th. The matter of the decisions of the Imperial Conference regarding inter- Imperial relations was raised by Lord Parmoor (Labour), in the House of Lords
BRITISH IMPERIAL
ROUTES.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
FURTHER QUESTIONS" IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. BRITISH RESIDENTS IN CHINA.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}.
LONDON, December 8th. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGŽNOF.)
There was a further batch of Chinese questions in the House of Commons. LONDON, December sth to-day.
Locker Lampson, Vader Secretary for One of the most rugged and picturesque
Replying to Mr. Foot Michell, Mr. has disappeared by the death, at Wady Foreign Affairs, said the Customa ro Halfa, after a short illness, of Osman reque was the only source on which AIRD, a hose name figured in most of writish capital loaned to China-which the British barrack ballads of half-was estimated at £2,000,000 was secured. century ago, when his wasp-like attacks The British Government hoped to see the against the British forces harassed famous Customs Administration, whose excellent maintenance intact of the Maritime Generals like Gordon and Kitchener. LONDON-SINGAPORE ROUTE. "Digna was originally a slave trader, service he believed the Chiness nation aa
a whole fully appreciated. who joined the Mahdists, whom he in- spired with martial ardour, though him EARLY INSTITUTION OF SCHEME. self credited with remaining in the back ground mounted on a swift steed and *praying for success.” .
He was captured in 1900 and rent to solitary confinement. He was released in 1993 to make a pilgrimage to Mecca, where he acclaimed the British as the Islamic prophets. But, regarded as in- sane, he was kept under observation in his own interesti. His age is unknown,
A VERY BIG DEVELOPMENT "
'ANTICIPATED,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Ruger, December 8th.. .
but he was probably a centenarian. NEW YORK, December 9th.
The transfer of 436 vessels, aggregating 30,000 tons are involved in the offer of the Royal Mail Steamship Company for Lord Balfour, replying, said his own the purchase of the Leyland and Red personal view was that the relations of Star Lines from the International Mer. the Dominions and this country must cantile Marine, whose directors are connecessarily be those of equality. Free sidering the offer favourably.
States could not be conceived as one above another. One might have more responsi- bility than another and
REGRETTABLE INCIDENT.
DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVE INVOLVED IN BRAWL.
Mexico City, December 9th. The representative of a foreiga Power was involved in a street brawl as a result of his, failure to observe the signals of a policeman directing the trafic.
Senor Pedro Gual, the Spanish Charge d'Affaires, who was the motorist con- cerned, was pursued by the policeman whom he is alleged to have struck on the face, whereupon the bystanders, sym- pathising with the officer, began to thrash Gual, who was recognised and extricated from the melee in the nick of time by Sans, the Mexican Foreign Minister, who happened to pasa
WORLD'S LARGEST BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
NEW Yong. December 9th. The National City Bank will become the largest banking institution in the world as a result of the Directors' deci sion to recommend an increase of the bank's capital by $25,000,000 $140,000,000.
to The Midb Bank of England comes next, with a capital of $130,000,000.
AMERICA'S FOREIGN POLICY.
U. S. PRESS COMMENT.
to
An important pronouncement was made to-day by Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for Air, on the im- mediate development of Imperial air routes with a view to ensure such mobility as will enable the British and veasens Air Forces to meet any attack on any part of the Empire.
Sir Samuel Hoare was presiding at a lecture given by Wing-Commander Pul- one might | ford, who commanded the flight of the be in more danger than another, but all Royal Air Forse machines from Cairo to were on an equality. That was the vary | Cápa town. As a result of the recent essence of the British Empire. The broad Imperial Conference, said Sir Samuel principles stood that no control was-exer Hoare we shall ice greater step made cised by a single one of the governing in the near filture both in developing parts of the Empire over any other part. the Imperial Air Force and in obtain~ From this equality, some foreigners were ing the necessary co-operation between" disposed to think that we were bound to ourselves and the Dominions, than ever separate in a short time. His own view before. wa "precisely the contrary. He held strongly that the British Empire wa now a more united organism than ever
before. That organism was held together far more effectively by broad loyalties and common feelings of interest and de Votion and ideals of peace and freedom, Those were the bonds of the Empire and would be enough. There could not, of if they were not enough then nothing else
*** Number of Flights Next Year.
particularly the two great Imperial air During these discussions, we considered routes of the future: from London to Cape town and from London to Aus- We have arranged that next year tralia, a number of fights shall be made by We shall establish an air route from here our machines from here to North Africa.
course, be equality of functions within to Kenya and the South African Govern- the Empire That must depend on the ment have undertaken to co-operate with circumstances of the moment and for us and to extend that route over the most many years to come the main burden of strategical parts of South Africa. That defence must fall upon this country, means that the British Air Force will For perhaps La indefinite period to come link up with the South Africa Air Force the leading part in the conduct of foreign and that we shall have a complete route fairs must also fall upon this country from London to Cape town and also The course followed by the represents from east to west in South Africa. tives of the Dominions at the Imperial This may be a small beginning but it Conference was the course of states--will be the beginning of a very big de manship.
DISARMAMENT OF GERMANY, GENEVA DISCUSSIONS IN PROGRESS.
HUGBY, December 9th. .. New York, December 8th. The newspaper
The interview between Sir Austes comments on the Chamberlain and Herr Schubert, repre- President's address strongly tinged according
to Congress are senting Dr. Stresemann, who is unwell,
their political pre-disposition
was the only conversation on German Perhaps the best criticism comes from disarmament held by statesmen at Geneva the Journal of Commerce which draws
yesterday, attention to the fact that the World Court was not even mentioned, but that President Coolidge expresses his willing ness to follow the lines laid out at the Washington Conference in 1921. Our general foreign policy is well-known to be according to our President and its na- ture is described in such vague terms that it remains well-known for its obscurity
́also."
AMERICA'S BUDGET.
QUESTION OF NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.
velopment. When, once we have these re- gular fights between London and Africa, and London and Australis properly established, with serodromes and other accessories, we shall find not only that we have a great nasot for civil and come. mercial purposes but that we have an asset also for military purposes. "We shall then begin to feel that the air forces of the Empire are really mobile and can move across the fate of the Empire with ease and concentrate in an incredibly short time on any threatened point.
'[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. ]
::
BRITISH POLITICS.
LABOUR PARTY'S VOTE OF CENSURE..
REJECTED BY LARGE MAJORITY.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.J
LONDON, December 8th. In the House of Commons Mr. Ramany MacDonald moved a vote of censure on the Government for its conduct in the coal strike.
He said that Mr. Baldwin's policy had Tery constituency was safe. (Ministerial alienated the country so that not a single. laughter, and Opposition cheers).
"Go to the Qountry." After referring to the offensiveness of Mr. Evan Williams and the incompetence
of Mr. Cook-(Ministerial cheers and
laughter)-Mr. MacDonald said the Gov- ernment had allowed the country to lose 500,000,000 in order to give the owners time to gain a great victory over the Miners' Federation which had been broken, but which would re-unite and combined with Labour would resume power.-(Opposition cheers.) He con- cluded by declaring that the Government should go to the country and receive its merited doom.
Government not to be Intimidated.
Tientsin Arrests.
Replying to Mr. Trevelyan, Mr. Lamp- son stated that the Government was in- vestigating, the protest from the Canton Government agains; the arrest of certain Euomintang members in the British Con- cession st Tientsin and their handing over to the Fengtien military authorities.
In reply to Rear Admiral Sueter, Mr. Bridgeman said it was considered that the air resources at the disposal of the Navy in China were adequate.
[BRITISH WIRELEAS SERVICE. ] British Loans to China,
Ruany, December 8th. Replying to a question in the House of Commons regarding the amount of British capital loaned to China, Mr. Lampson, said, the outstanding amount, of Government loans secured on the re renue of the Imperial Maritime Customs" and floated on the Landon market was £14,500,000. The total British holdings in all such loans it was impossible to determine, but they might be estimated at £20,000,000. Under prezent conditions, there were no other sources from which payment could be made except the Cus toms revenue.
British Residents in China.
-Rucas, December 8th. was the number of British nationals re Asked in the House of Commons what siding in China, exclusive of Hong Kong, Mr. Locker Lampson stated that in 1995 it was 15,247.
[MEDIER'S AMERICAN SERVİCE.]
*Imperialist Rusda.
WASHINGTON, December 8th. Britain purposely exaggerated the Bol- It is suggested in certain quarters that shievist menace in China. On the other band a very responsible section of the press is fully alive to the implications of the policy of Soviet Russia in the Far owing to fcalousies and dissensions East and regret that the Great Powers, inter se have been out generalled in China by agents of Moscow..
The New York Timer in an editorial to be intimidated into going to the coun- cacouraging China to throw off the yoke Mr. Baldwin, replying, said he refused emphasises that while the Russians are try by threats of industrial unrest of the foreign imperialists, Russis, to all" (Ministerial cheers.) What worried him foreign nations in China, has interfered was that the loyalty, courage, fortitude most in the internal affairs of China and restraint of the miners had been during the past few years, exploited and traded upon by incor-
"THE CAUSE AND CURE OF petent leadership. The Labour Party
THE WAR." should not have allowed false shepherds of bunkum. The choice which the Op to lead the sheep into a delectable lend
WASHINGTON, December 9th. Fosition would make between industrial Addressing a conference on The unrest or industrial pence would not Cause and Care of the War, the Chinese merely affect the happiness of the coun-Minister urged that the United States try but the happiness and fortunes of set independently, terminating unequal
Extraterritoriality Treaties in China He added that if the Powers did not terminate those treaties China would, for successful operation of the Government. they imposed too great a burden for the
between Britian, French and German Progress is reported in the discussions jurists on the reservations which Ger- many had made regarding the League THE GUATEMALAN PRESIDENCY. the Labour Party itself. investigation scheme.
Mr. Lloyd George said that Liberals MANAGUA, December 8th. Meanwhile, statesmen are awaiting the 12
were unable to vote for the censure in latest information on outstanding points in the disarmament issue which they have rately communicated with M. Espinosa, with the criticism of the Government's The Guatemalan Government has prits present form, although he agreed requested from Paris and Berlin and the Foreign Minister Sacasa, whom handling of the negotiations are being discussed at to-day's meeting the Liberal revolutionaries elected as in Paris of the Arabassadors Conference constitutional President in opposition to tion of a League of Industrial Peace Sir Alfred Mond suggested the forma M. Diaz, offering to mediate on the con- with powers similar to those of the TANGANYIKA GOVERNMENT. ficting claims to the Presidency. The
League of Nations. Diaz Government regards the communi- NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. cation as favouring Mexican interven
tion and as a challenge to the United RUGBY, December 8th. States' prestige and interests in view of Council of Tanganyika, which
The first meeting of the Legislative its recognition by the United States. established by an Order in Council on recognized the Sacass Government,
was The Mexico-City
Government has March 19th Inst, was held yesterday.
AMERICAN COTTON MARKET. OUTPUT ESTIMATE REVISED.
OBITUARY..
MR. JOHN BERNARD MOORE,
We regret to record the death of Mr. John Bernard Moore of the staff of the China Navigation Co., Ltd, who died at the Peak Hospital yesterday morning at: the age of 33 years
The Soviet's Desire. Mr. Winston Churchill, replying in a speech which the Conservatives loudly WASHINGTON, December 8th. The U.S. Government's budget for the
cheered, dwelt on the Russian help for fiscal year beginning June 1st next pro-
the miners which he attributed chiefly to videa for appropriations amounting to
the Soviet's desire, to cause confusion in Deceased was a native of Hull, and for 84,014,000,000, an increase of $18,000,000
Britain. After emphasising the ill effects nine years served on various vessels of as compared with the current year, Cameron, rend a message from H. M. the HLE the Governor, Sir Donald
of the coal stoppage industrially, Mr.the Cunard, Glen, and other lines. He chiefly owing to increase in pensions for King conveying an amurance of his deep
Churchill concluded by saying that out came out East in the employ of the Chine of evil might come some good. Britain Navigation Co., Ltd, to inaugurate a veterans of the Civil War and Spanish interest in all the concerns of the welfare- War and increased appropriations for of the people of every race in the
was stronger because she knew that nei-school in Hong Kong for training Chinese NEW YORK, December 8th the Veteran's Bureau and the Postal Ser Tanganyika Territory,
ther a general strike nor a prolonged coal wireless operators. After being engaged and also his The cotton output, for 1920 is estimated stoppage could breakdown her national for 1 months in this work he was The League Council has decided to hold vives, On the contrary there is the pro- confident hope that, with the assistance by the department of Agriculture to be organisation. We might also learn from appointed Wireless. Superintendent in spect of a reduction of 830,000,000 in of the new Council, their happiness and 19,618,000 bales. A report issued on that, a high comprehension of our com charge of installation on board the China interest on the public debt. Frohibition prosperity will continue to increase. November 22nd estimated over eighteen mon interests in the country, without Navigation Company feet and to super- enforcement will cost $30,000,000 and The Council consists of the Governor, millions for the first time on record, but which we could not for long feed the vis the personnel of the department and navy appropriations 89,000,000 less as President, thirteen official members this bearish estimate on record, but this teeming popalation of Great Britain. than the present year.
ashore and afloat. and not more than ten unofficial man bearish estimate is thus already consider. (Loud and prolonged Ministerial cheers). He was admitted to the Peak Hospital President Coolidge has naked Congress hers, who shall be such persons not hold ably discounted which is probably the
Vote Rejected, all on November 2nd and succumbed follow- to postpone the construction of the reing office in the Territory as the Gover reason why to-day for the first time for maining three out of the eight light nor may from time to time appoint. In several months the Government cotton
The House of Commous rejected the ceased was greatly respected and liked by
ing & second operation yesterday. De Cruisers which were to have been started addition, whenever upon any special report has not caused any uneasiness on Labourities vote of censure by 330 votes before July in view of the fact that the occasion the Governor wishes to obtain Exchange. The price advanced from 25 to to 111 The Liberals abstained from All who knew him. Sympathy, is extend United States is negotiating for a widen the views of any person within the 30 points following the publication, but voting.
ed to his only relative, a widowed sister, ing of the Washington naval armaments Territory touching any matter. to be quickly reacted under southern hedge-
residing at Horates.
A treaties. The President has also omitted brought before the Council, he may ap selling and closed st from four to nine
The funeral takes place. this evening, provision for the construction of two point such person for such occasion as an points lower. rigid airships which Congress authorised extraordinary member of the Council. to be built at a cost of 89,000,000 prior to July next and asked for time to be given to experiment with an all-metal airship now building at a cost of $200,000.00
[BRITIES WIRELESS SERVICE] LONDON'S CROSS-RIVER
TRAFFIC.
FOUR NEW BRIDGES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
ROYAL COMMISSION'S RECOM-. MENDATIONS.
Ruany, December 9th. The report on the London, cross river traffe, presented by the Royal Commis aion, recommends improvements includ- ing the construction of four more Thames bridges costing altogether. £27,500,000.
Much public satisfaction is expressed that the Commission propose the preser vation of Waterloo Bridge which is the most beautiful one spanning the Thames They suggest the rabätlding of unsound
•parts, and widening the structure in such away as to preserve the original design.
The most important proposal is for & new doubledeck bridge at Charing Cross to carry road and gail traffic and a continuation of this bridge across the Strand. A. new bridge with a high-level roadway from Southwark secross the river: at Blackfairs and, over Fleet Street. to Holborn is also recommended and other proposed new bridges, would be fur ther un river at Fulham and Chiswick The extensive programme includes recon- structing some existing bridges and tunnels and their approaches.
N. AND SOVIET." BRITAIN
EVIDENCE OF ANTI-BRITISH PROPAGANDA.
BUGEY, December - 8th.
· BARBER VICTIMISED TO EXTENT OF $260.
PRESIDENT WILSON" THEFT passing the Monument at 5.15 p.m.
MRS. CHARLOTTE LOUISA BRENT. U.S. PROHIBITION LAW.
The death occurred on November 6th at WASHINGTON, December 8th.
Eating at the age of 83 of Mrs. Charlotte General Andrews, the head of the
Louian Brent widow of Arthur Brent, Prohibition Enforcement Department, The barber's cabin on the President formerly of Japan, who himself passed will now permit the admission of perioon, which was lying alongside the away at a ripe agua year or two ago. Like her husband, she was one of the except when they are intended for die by a thief during the afternoon, and pro- oldest foreign résidents of Yokohama, tribation in the United States and not perty to the value of 9280 was stolen where she spent a considerable portion in the country where printed.
It included a vest, a gold Elgin watch, of her life, * He argues that since Congress has ex- a gold chain, a jade appendage, a gold empted newspapers from exclusion it pencil and a gold pea. The thief has not could hardly mean to exclude publica been traced.
Twenty millions are appropriated for aeroplanes, 8313,000,000 and 8368,000,000 for the War Department. President Coolidge emphasises that the present Members of the House of Commonsdicals containing liquer advertisements Kowloon Whart yesterday, was entered peacefulness does not warrant the neglect again raised the question of British of defence President Coolidge has omlations with Russian phatically declared that he is against any permanent reduction in tax rates at present.
MADAME KOLLONTAY.":
WHAT SHE THINKS OF
"AMERICANS..
Mr. Locker Lampson reiterated pre vious statements made by Sir Austen Chamberlain to the effect that Government would require at the British
At the time of the Boxer outbreak in
China in 1500 she was on a visit to ber son at Peking, where he was on the staif of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. She was caught there and went through the siege of Peking, and the dangers At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday and discomforts of that memorable afternoon before Mr. J. E. B. Nihill, period. On Peking being relieved by Man Paz, a Chinese seaman of the ss. the Allied forces Mrs. Brent proceeded Bengloe, was charged with amuggling to Japan, where she lectured on the ex into the Colony, three revolvers and 300 periences through which she had passed. are pusled rounds of ammunition. Defendant was Few of her generation of foreign resid was adjourned to this afternoon. De ing generation only knows her by name, what represented by Mr. Vaux and the case ents in Japan are now left, and a succeed- fendant was arrested in a house in but in her day she was well known and Pottinger Street,
popular hostess.
of any negotiations that the Soviet Gortions less-frequently issued and less ernment should respect their, engage" qluable as advertising mediuids ments to abstain from anti-British profilemez Kidnapped Aganta. paganda and should recognise their - A message from Puerto in Mexico, ancial obligations like other civilised says that the two kidnapped prohibition countries. He said that the Sovies Gov. agents have now been permitted to leave ernment had shown no inclination what unmolested, after having been listed as ever to abstain from anti-British pro prisonera paganda. The Government had plenty of evidence of such propaganda in England and the facts of it were being
VERA, CRUZ, December 8th. Madame Kollontay has arrived here. Referring to the refusal of the Ameri can authorities to permit her to traverse the United States she has declared that Americans do not know the difference be tween a diplomatic and propaganda post. I prepared now.
to do and are studying the legality of the original seizure of the vessel before acting
Government. oficials are