THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1925.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE GERMAN PRESIDENCY.
Berlin, April 18. With the Socialists given a quid prò quo in the shape of the olection of Herr Braun to the Prussian premiership, Dr. Marx, the Coalitionist candidate, seems assured of Socialist support in the Presidential contest on April 20 against Marshal Hindenburg, whose nomination shows that the reactionaries have wrested the ascen- dency of the Nationalist Party from the Stresemann group. Thus the votes given to Hindenburg, though unlikely to secure his return, will be interesting as an indication of highwater. márk in German nationalism, for the chances of the third candidate nominated, the Communist Herr Thacimann, are negligible.
Manifestoes from innumerable reactionary organisations rhapsodically appeal for support for "Our father Hindenburg, the Gorman, the Christian, the Hero," against Marx, "representative of the international Jewish spirit," whereto the Socialist and -Com-- munist newspapers retort with the invective of "Mass murderer, butcher, bloodhound.
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It is noteworthy that the Centro and Democratic organs, while opposing, treat Hindenburg respectfully, and Dr. Marx, in his speeches, refers to Marshal Hindenburg with reverence. significant, however, that the prospects of German trade have re- cently been the dominating note in the campaign, the Marxites Gaing the recent slump in the foreign loan market as an argument against the Nationalists, and the latter labelling Marx as an anti- capitalist candidate on account of his Socialist support. The elec tors, are confronted with a bewildering mass of trade statistics, constituting the chief material argument of each side that its can- didate alone is kely to attract foreign capital.
Addressing an audience" of twenty thousand, Dr. Marx said that Germany must make sacrifices in order to maintain peace on and secure her western frontier. Nevertheless, the Franco German understanding was a valuable political aim, But acceptance of the security pact as regards the west afforded all the more reason why Germany must remember the unnatural frontier conditions in the east and the social affinity binding them to Austria. Germany must again put forward a claim for national union with Austria and the resurrection of the Great Germany Reuter,
THE FRENCH SITUATION.
Paris, April 18.
With not a single member of M. Herriot's Cabinet rumaining in ollice, and with five Senators appointed Cabinet members, M. Painleve, has done his best to placate the Senate, which brought down M. Herriot. The question remains whether the Senate, which sentenced M. Caillaux, will tolerate a Cabinet wherein M. Caillaux is a dominating factor. The Senate at the moment seems inclined to bury the hatchet, probably on account of M. Gaillaux's well-known" aversion to a capital levy. A likelier coatingency is a split in the Left Cartel, that strange alliance of Radicals and Socialists, for:M. Briand is opposed to abolition of the Embassy to the Vatican which is one of the chief points in the Cartel's programme.
The question as to whether the Socialists will support a Cabinet' which rejects the capital levy is temporarily settled, for the socialist leaders, after conferring with M. Painleve to-day, an nounced that a broad agreement was reached that the Ministerial declaration should be based on the same principles as inspired the Herriot Government.
M. Briand's tactical talents have full scope in smoothing the relations of the two chambers, failure to improve which may mean that a dissolution will be inevitable; but M. Painleve's mathematics are likely to be taxed in Bolving the personal equation of antagonism. between M. Briand and M. Caillaux.
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The dominating factor remains finance, wherchent public an xiety is such that even the bitterest opponents of M. Caillaux are -resigned to swallowing the pill of his political revival, for almost mystic store is set upon his financial technique and strength of purpose. Reuter..
Faris, April 18.
For the first three months of 1925 France's imports totalled 9,826,000,000 franes, and "exports 10,920,000,000. For March the normal permanent revenue returns show 1,980,000,000 francs, com pared with 1,961,000,000 last year.--Reuter.
REVOLUTION IN PORTUGAL.
Paris, April 19.
It is reported from Lisbon tat à revolutionary movement broke out under the leadership of Major Filomeno Camara.
Supported by several hundred cavalry, artillery and infantry, Camara established a directory and had several officials arrested.
The President of the Republic and his ministers met at the barracks and 'discussed defensive measures, and shortly after loyal troops surrounded the cavalry barracks where the revolutionaries were meeting. There were disturbances in different parts of the city. Bombs were thrown and several killed,
The Government apparently has the situation well in hand.-- Reuter.
PIRATES BEATEN,
TWO KILLED AND SEVERAL WOUNDED., Amongst shipping circles trad- |ing up-rivor the story is being told with great slation of how the steam Jaunch Ham Tak Loo, whilst on her return to Hongkong from Wuchow, put up a successful fight against a gang of piraton, killing two and wounding many others.
At a point, half-way between Wushow and Ng Kor Tsui, the Ham Tak Loe foll into an ambush not by throo piratical junks. Armed госп from those craft attempted to clamber over the gunwale, but woro besten off by the crow, who, in the course of the fight, bad the satisfaction of seeing two of the pirates drop, mortally injured, into the water. The vessel was lightly laden, and the sides rose high above the water, and to this factor the crew awed tho success they met with in their battle with the pirates,
By making the launch go at high speed, the junks wore soou left behind, and the remainder of the trip was accomplished with- out any other untoward event.
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The papers resound with unqualified satisfaction över the happy ending of R83's adventure and join in praising the superb airmanship, fine courage and endurance displayed by the crew. Many lessons are drawn from the incident, notably by the Under Secretary of the Air Department, who in an interview said the un- rehearsed flight fully demonstrated that the cruising speed of future airships must be at least seventy miles an hour, so as to have a margin to combat a sixty mile gale. The ship could then make at least ten miles against the wind and thus proceed to a safe zono. A further lesson was the development of emergency landing grounds. Another suggestion is the necessity for greater perfection in moor- ing masts.
When she got back, R83 had, fuel for five hours lying. Com- mandor Booth declined to be interviewed on what is regarded as one of the greatest achievements in airship handling ever executed. The wireless operator Keeley carly discarded telephony for telegraphy, because of its superior quickness for directional finding. One' bad moment occurred in the middle of the night, when the airship nearly sank to the water. All aboard donned life Jac- kets, but the vessel was skilfully handled and lifted clear.--Beuter.
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