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KEMALISTS CLAIMING RETURN OF THRACE?
Venice Conference Postponed, But May Be Expanded.
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LITTLE ENTENTE MAY AID GREECE.
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London, September 13.
Danger from Irregulars.
"Legitimate Turkish Aspirations
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London. September 14..
The phrase "legitimate Turkish aspirations" was explained by į the French Charge d'Affaires in a visit he paid to the Foreign Office a meaning that fresh Turkish successes must be taken intą account in peace-making. This is interpreted by the English Press a meaning that France favours the return of Thrace to Turkey.
Excitement Among Indian Moslems.
Simis, Septemb r 13. That French Press comments have excited a deep feeling among Moslems in lcdia is regarded as revealing a pro-Greek tendency in British policy. A meeting of Moslem members of the Legislature telegraphed to Mr. Lloyd George frapressing the vital need of the British Government observing strict neutrality in the Turco-Greek! conflict, and appealing for the restoration of Anglo-Turkish friend-i ship. thus reuniting the British Empire and the Moslem, world.
The meeting also telegraphed the Viceroy emphasising the desirability of the restoration of peace on terme generally favourable to Turkish ambitions.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 192 日三十弍月七
CHINA'S PREMIERSHIP.
No Reply from Tang Shao-vi.
A PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE.
Peking. Saptambar 13-There were 341 members present at the House of Representatives this afternoon when the nomination
! CHINA'S FINANCES.
A Short-Term Loan.
AVERTING A FINANCIAL CRASH.
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RAILWAY SERVICE.
Shatin Residents' Complaints.
Chinese monthly ticket-holders | on the Kowlaan Cinto,. Raitway, residing in the Shatin district, are complaining of the inadequacy of the second-class accommoda- tion on the trains. They allege that they are often unable to find room, and state that the railway authorities should not issue monthly tickets in excess of the accommodation available.
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Indian Guard Shoots Chief Officer.
SENSATION ON "FATSHAN."
ASSAILANT JUMPS OVERBOARD.
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Senator Lodge, ·
who has been re-elected to U. S. Congress by a huge majority.
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MACAO AFFAIRS.
Shops Again Reopening.
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the vessel » as Eibar houdə but from Canton, Standig yn his cabin and reading a letter, Mr. Green was disturbed by the barking of le dog and sounds that resembled
■ commotion issning from the second-class passengers' part of the ship. Immediately boys rushed past the corridor, and there were shouts of "Shooting!"" Mr. Green quickly rushed to the English papers emphasise the danger of complications in the
chief engineer's cabin, where the Balkans if the Kemahsis press extreme claims. It is now practically of Tang Shaori as Premier came
arms were kept, and, arming him- certain that the Vanice conference will be shelved, and no confer-before the House.
self, made straight for the bridge, -nce is likely till hostilities in Asia Minor have ceased and a full
The Chief Secretary of the
where the shooting had taken conference is held, probably in a few weeks time, at which terms of Presidency had scarcely con
place. It appeared to him that peace for Turkey will be settled by all the Allies, including Jug cluded recounting Tang Shao-yi's
A dastardly murder occurred one of the three Indian guards on Slavi, Rumanis, and even Armenia, which is included in the Treats record on behalf of the nominator,
aboard the Hongkong. Canton and duty had left his companions to A joint complaint has been Macao Steamboat Company's go up to the bridge, carrying his President Li Yuan-uung, when addressed to the Manager of the vessel Fatshan at about half-past arms with him, and that he shot! Telegrams today from Athens assert that Jugo-Slavia is
member asked whether the Railway stating that when they seven last night, during the voy- Mr. Spafford whilst the latter Was mobilising. She and Ramatia have expressed the intention of air-
Government had received ing Greece in the event of a Balkans conflict, which does not ex personal reply froni Tang Shaoyi on Wednesday the second-class The victim was Mr. Thoma before being relieved by the third boarded the early morning trainage from Canton to Hoogkong. leaning against the railings just clude dangerous wesibilities in the near future.
regarding the latter's acceptance.section Wha crowded
and Spafford, the chief officer, and the mate. At least four shots must Receiving negative reply. hehey were compelled toalleged It is pointed out that Thrace may easily become the storm-centre, contended that the Bill should go into
ass silent ΕΠ Indian have been fired, for when the owing to the existence in Bulgaria of bands of Irregular consisting sent back to the Government, aspartments. Then,
com-guard em: loyed on the ship. iojaries were examined it was just after of Bulgarians and Turks who preferred leaving their homes to xe-the House could not vote unless the
From enquiries made this found that ons shot bad carried train left Statin, iţ cepting fireek citizenship under the treaties of Neuilly and Sevres, jit were known authoritatively is alleged. a Chinese scattic in Indian guard was reported for another weat through the Hack morning. It appears that the away the right side of the jaw, Their numbers were greatly increased last year." Any incident, such that Tang Shan-yi would accop spector came round and ordered gambling and insubordination on and emerged from the chest, as their capture of a town in Thrace, might precipitate a conflag. Various speakers supported, them all out, despite the fact that the previous trip and was fined $2. another entered the thigh, and a ration: hence the forthcoming peace conference will have to deal while others sturdily dewan led a they were prepared to pay extraThis seems to be the only motive fourth pierced deceased's left with the most serious situation in Europe since the war.
vote on the Bili.
As a result, they were compelled there can have been for com-hand. These shots, in the opinion Reuter's correspondent at Athens to-day reports encountere The House soos divided into to stand on the steps and cling to mitting the crime. tween Bulgarian comitadjis and Greek detachments at Nevrokop, two parties and thereupon Wu whatever the could, at cons.der
of the second officer, must have) bean fired at close quarters. resulting in the repulse of the comitadji
Ching-lien, the Chairman, pro-able risk of danger. The peri-
Indian Visits the Bridge. posed a
Just before he dropped down; vote on the question tioners allege that the first-class Whether the Bill itself should be sesta were purpusely reserved for night, when the ship was passing beard to cry out "I have been) At about half past seven last unconscious. Mr. Spafford was voted on. This was adopted. Portuguese boarding the train at the resulting in 207 being in favour of Ho Mun Tir, despite the fact Spafford was on the bridge; the
Bocca Tigria Fort, ME.shot through the back." sending back the Bill-Beater. that most of them have only master, Capt. R. Ritchie, wASON!
Revolver Found.
News from our Macao car- second-class tickets. They request deck chatting to some passengers: The chief engineer bad two the
|respondent indicates that, despite uniformity of treatment and
recent explosions which and the Indian gaards were organs out and was already on the caused some shops to close for appeal to the railway authorities dock-en-aged in-earrying out bridge when Sir. Greea got there, one to arrange matters in such a way their ordinary routine.
or two days, most of the that their grievances may be the Indian went up on to the Chinese passengers that a
Then There was a report amongst the business houses bera now removed.
man resumed. bridge. This was not at silahad jumped overboard, and it was unusual procedure the Captain (not until the roll-call of the seven tinue to be received from the Many threatening letters con- informed a Tleguph reporter, as guards had been called that it strikers.. but tradesmen Pekinz, Sept. 13-Arranga-
any guard wishing to go be- was ascertained that the Indise ignore these, being apparently ments are being made, with every
low for a few minutes had first to in question was missing. The boat quite accustomed thereto. deposit his arms on the bridge. was stopt för ten Prospect of success, for, a sbori. -
loan term
of approximately Good Financial Outlook
Nobody thought anything unusual whilst a search was made of the $10,000,000 (Mexican)
was likely to occur, and the whole area. but without success. Ap- Chinese Government from Chin- Our Canion correspondent affair took everybody by surprise.parently the Indian went down ese banks, to be secured by the states that in regard to the unencumbered
with his rifle, for only the revolveri portion of the currency question and the gen-
The Firing
was found. Two sbo's bar been Russian Boxer Indemnity, which eral financial position of the Going up to the chief oficer, discharged from it. Two pieces of is classed as a gitt-edged security. province, General Cban King-the guard suddenly pointed ballets and two empty cartridge The price of issue will be 96, but ming, during the course of a cop-weapon at him and fired. The cases were picked uptrom the deck. The motor launch "Eorica" and the interest is not fixed. The vervation, stated that owing to Indian was armed with a carbine Another discovery was that of the motor boat “Keitung” are for Loan will mature on January 1st.. the increase of ten million dollars and revolver, but as to whether dad round, and two others that sale.-Page 4. 1926. Its object is the tiding over in the salt revenue this year, the only one weapon was used or misfired were also found after a Those interested in the Inter- The St. Leger resulted-toyal Lancer (33-1) 1: Silurian of the Mid-Autumn Festival for total revenue of the province both, the information picked up search on the after-deck on the national Correspondence School (100-4), 2 : Ceylonese (23-1), 3 Twenty-four ran. Won by two which $3,000,000 is required. The will be about sixty millions, this morning is somewhat con- starboard side. The shooting of are referred to the notice on page 4. lengths, another two separating second and third. The winner was bankers have already agreed to ridden by R. Jones: Silurian by tiardner; and Ceglonese by Frank; the principle of the Loan, which
as against forty-eight millionsflicting. According to one wit-the chief officer occurred on the The Blue Funnel ss. Tydens
year. Moreover, expendi-Deus, it appears that the guard port side of the bridge.
has arrived. Consignees will find Bullock.
will largely remove the danger of ture will be greatly reduced. first of all used the carbine, bat After the shooting of Mr. the usual notice on page 4. An Easy Win.
a financial crash.-luter.
owing to the disappearance of the this weapon jammed and he then Spafford, the guard turned his
The Coronet traction is Northere Expeditionery Army used the revolver. Then, again, carbine on some of the passengers." Heart of The Hills;" whilst LIKIN TAXES.
and other forces. Therefore the the information is somewhat as a matter of fact, it was related" Women Men Forget" is being situation may be viewed with conflicting as to whether he fired by the faptain that, on going to screened at the Kowloon Theatre. optimisin.
three or four shots at his un-investigate, he saw the lodiao-Paga 12. Request for Abolition.
The vernacular papers having fortunate victim At any rate, direct bis gun at him and three, Peking. Sept. 13-Itisocially published unfounded news tefl c. Mr. Spofford was badly wounded Chinese passengers, but the skip stated that the Tariff Ravisioning on bimself and officers of the in the head and body. He fell to per ducked before the shots fired. Conference at Shanghai has de squadron, Admiral Wan Shu-te the deck unconscious and expired He could not run towards his
The success of any business Time: cited to request the Chinese has sent a representative with an almost immediately.
cabin, as the guard was in the iz based, in taxye measure, on its Government to issue & Mandate autograph letter to Wu Fee, chief
way, but he went round amidships announcing the abolition of likin of the Municipality, to demand an
and fetched a revolver. When gevasice publicity policy. from January Int., 1924, -kleuter explanation from the ewspapers
The guard then turned his he returned, however, the fadiso A Denial.
Dr. Son Yat-sen's expeditionary revolver on the Captain, firing bad disappeared. Shanghai. Sept.
14-The force. which was recently dis one shot, which lockily, hit! The shooting cccurred at 7.25 pany's annual meeting is being Tariff Revision Commission parsed, has fled to Tingchow, in nobody. The Caprain thereupon and at 830 Mr. Spafford died from held on October 4th-Page 4 lenies the Paking report regard. Fukien, where it remains. The went to fetch the chief engineer's his injuries. never recovering con- The resumpting of the 8.35 am. ing likin.-Beuter.
defences of the Kwangtung border revolver, purting all the sciousness. When the boat put train on Sundays and Public Holi- at this point have been streng lights, so that, should the Indian alongside the wharf here, the days is advertised on page 4.
have desizas on sayone else, he police were notised, and the
Whiteaway's new autumn goods. would have difficulty in seeing remains were removed ta the for men have arrived, as also bave When the Captain retorned with Mortuary at about two o'clock consignments of "Saxons" a weapon, however, the guard this morning. was nowhere to be found."
No Return Fire. Jumped Overboard.
Asked what the guards did Enquiries were made amongst during the shooting, Mr. Green the passengers, and the informa-said it was probable they cleared tion was elicited from a Chinese aff to a safe part of the ship. that the Indian had jumped over- The accounts viven by other board. The vessel was stopped persons on the ship corroborate ind a boat lowered. A search for more or less the story of the the guard was made, but he second officer. All were agreed on demand to-day was 28. 6. 13/16 could not be found and the vessel the point that one shot was fired hen proceeded on its way to and then two others followed in Hongkong, which was reached quick succession, the last being at about twenty minutes to one aimed at the Captain as be came this morning.
op, the companion way after A reporter was informed that, getting his revolver. No shots when passing the Bocce Tigris were appareilly returned by the Fort, the ship was in about the ship'- offrers.
ST. LEGER RESULT.
Royal Lancer Wins the Long-Distance Classic,
London. September 13
Fred Power was ridden by O'Neill and Sanhedrim by Donoghue. Tanglewood (Elliott) was an additional stater. Dunks Green dil not start, otherwise the runners were identical with the probabies.
Remas lost twenty lengths at the start. On settling down Bucks! ilussar led from Werwolf. Ceylonese, sad Corcyrian. Abat ha!! way Ceylonese went to the front from Burke Hussar, Werwolf, San-i bedrim, Royal Lancer, and Silurian. When fairly in the straight Sanhedrim ted by a few rides, but close home Royal Lancer challenged and won easily. 14 15 sec.
Gaurisankar was fourth.
INDIAN WORKMEN.
Compensation Bill Introduced.
RUSSIA & JAPAN.
Conference Postponed. Changchun, September 11-
last
thoned.
BUST OF H. M. HYNDMAN.
Simla, September 1. A political innovation for India was announced at the Assembly, when Mr. Jones, official member, introduced the Work nen's Com pensation Bill. He stated that the measure was cordially approved by the Frovincial Governments, Chambers of Commerce and Em.. ployees" Associations, but the Burma Government opposed it. The Bombay Government agreed to it in principle, ont differed respecting the methods. The Bill is very simply in character and will be riz¦ Today's meeting was postponed. A bust by Mr. Edward Lacey of culated for further criticism. There is no intention of rushing t pending instructions from Tokyo the late H. M. Hyndman, the through the Assembly.
regarding disagreement on the social democratic leader, has been The Bill was referred to a joint Select Committee of both nature and scope of the Confer placed in the National Portrait
ence-Reuter,
Gallery.
Hous: 8.
THE DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS.
Protracted Anglo-French Debate.
Geneva, September 13.
IRISH PEACE REQUISITE.
Arms Must be Surrendered.
London, September 13
It is reported in Dublin that Mr. de Valers has conferred with the Commander-in-Chief. Mr. Mulcahy who told him that there
A protracted Anglo-French debate on the disarmament proposals would be do prace until all arms had been surrendered,
of the Third Commission of the League of Nations ended in the) adoption of a resolution asking the Disarmamen: Commission to continue its inves igations and requesting the Council of the League meantime to submit the Commission's scheme to the Powers with & view to finding under. what conditions they are ready to sign the suggested mutual guarantee pact on which the disarmement pro- posals depend.
FRENCH INDUSTRIAL LEADER AND THE SOVIET.
Founder of Lyons Fair Invited to Russia.
Lyone, September 13.
M. Herriot, the well-known business organiser and founder of
the Lyons Fair, has departed for Russia. When it was announced s
THE “HAMMONIA” DISASTER.
Survivors' Theory of Defective Portholes.
Vigo, September 13.
The survivor of the Hammonia attribute the dias-ter; to water rushing in through defective coaling portholes which were near the waterline, owing to deep loading.
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS,
Senator Lodge Retured.
Boston, September 13,
Senator Lodge (Republican) bas been re-elected by nu over-
month ago that M. Herriot was going to Russia at the invitation of whelming majority. Soviet leader, the French Government denied that he had been
stipated with a Government mission,
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ce, tre of the river, which issomé The late Mr. Spafford, "though: two miles in width at this point. of advanced yests, was a man of Before the watchman could land boundless energy. Born at something like a shortage in be would have to wiw Kingston-ou-Hull la 1849, he mercantile officers for coastal at least a mile, and fully came out to this Colony 40 years services, he sat for bis examina- clothed and wearing heavy boots, ago. He was at one time emtion and secured a certificate as would seem that his chances ployed at the Naval Dock, and first mate. This was in 1917. He would be alight.
was a motorman with the Peak leaves a widow and daughters When the vessel arrived at Tramway when the Companyia Hongkong, for whom great Hongkong the body of the amployed Europeans in that sympathy is falt. Deceased was unfortunate chief officer
WM capacity, For the last saven air enthusiastic Freemason.. handed over to the authorities years be had been in the service The fan»re) takes place this and the matter reported.
at the Hongkong. Canton, and evening, passing the Monument Macao Steamboat Company, and at 6p.m
At Least Four Shots:
I was well-liked by his associates. As a sign of respect for the de-. From the second officer, Jér|who knew that behind a somes conse), tur faen at the wharf mod P. J. Green, the information was and work autonomia Nove fotod