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"STRIKE AND MACAO.
DECEMBER 10, 1925. I+ZA+
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四,拜禮
銚十月二十英港香 THURSDAY,
BIG FIRE.
ASSASSIN'S DEED.
GIRL'S MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
GEN," HUNG CHAO-LIN DIES OF WOUNDS.
THE STRIKE.
OFFICIAL NEGOTIATION URGED.
VIEWS
DELEGATE'S
Governments, is the view of Mr. Kan Kam-shek, one of the delegates
of the four Commercial Unions of
MERCHANTS HOLD MEETING..
According to the Canton Gazette! the Chamber of Commerce inf Macao, seeing that the settlement;
A disastrous fire which involved!
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STRONG CRITICISM.
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AMERICA'S BUDGET.
INTERESTING. MAIN PROVISIONS,
Washington, Dec. 9. The Budget estimates for the. coming year provides for the Ex- penditure of $3,896,000,000, an in- Most of crease of $160,000,000, the increase goes to the postal
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SPY SCARE.
BRITISH EMBASSY'S STATEMENT.
A MARE'S NEST?
Paris, Dec. 8. The newspapers are beglaning
(Our Own Correspondent.) of the strike with Hongkong has WEST POINT BLAZE. been promoted recently, called a That the settlement of the various meeting of all the merchants, at
Shangkal, Dec. 10.
outstanding questions between which it was proposed to elect re-Į
Hung Chao-lin, the anti-Red Ilongkong and Canton, should be presentatives to participate in the the loss of $36,000 in goods and pro-Cantonese general, whose name was what had become of the report of service which is operating on regolisted direct between the two strike by the Hongkong representa- an early hour this morning, through sun, has died of the wounds in.we hazarded the idea that in soma! Veterans' Bureau to meet the' in- espionage case.
negotiation for settlement of the perty, occurred at West Point at previously wired as Hong Hung-the Judicial Inquiry Commission, now schedule of wages and to the to take a less alarmist view of the
tives.
requirements of the the setting alight of a store of ten-flicted by 'n member of the crew obscure way the Home Among the lending merchants
The Intransigeant quotos M. Govern- creasing
goldiers bonus. The Army and of the s.s. President Pierce, ments myat be responsible for de- Navy estimates are substantially Eynac, the Under Secretary for Air, who attended were Kok Tam-wan, leaves by sparks from a chatty. Lee Chi-chuug and Ma Po-choon Originating in the topmost storey, The story of the shooting as re-laying its publication, so Impossi- unchanged but the aviation seras saying that his Department Canton who were recently enter of the Yue Song Gambling Syrdi- of a block of new houses in Des ported exclusively in our issue of bla was it to belleve that anyone in Vice will receive somewhat larger knows nothing of Marthe Mereuil tained by the Hongkong community. cato, Wong Yuelchew of Chee
funda for additional equipment. During the course of an inter-Cheung, and Hsu Cheung-ko, o Voeux Road West, the fire had in a Tuesday was to the effect that Chipa could be responsible.
We The appropriation for Coastguards and that the information that in- Ling, Lo Him of various Gambling remarkably short space of time. when nearing Shanghai, a servant now learn from Mr. Oudendijk that is increased by $3,500,000 mainly terested her is available to anybody. viow here he anid, "I know for Companies, etc.
apread to the two adjoining houses, from the purser's department enter-nothing is impossible for the Di-to provide for the more offieiont The Intransigeant adds that all the fact that the Canton Government Wong Yue-chow was the chair-
ed General Hung's cabin and fired)
enforcement of prohibition. plomatic Body, unless it be to actj desires an early settlement of the man and he said that since the Nos. 207 and 211, and when the three shots at him,
President Coolidge, in his Bud-information the supposed sples blockade of Macao by the Strike Brigade got to the seen, the task The servant then attempted to with the ordinary promptitude and get Message to Congress, said that apparently wanted is availablo to strike as carnestly as does the Committee, business had dropped which confronted them was a well-commit suicide and Inter arrested. common sense of ordinary and the minimum cost of running the the public in the Aeronautic Year Hongkong Government, and that greatly. The merchants had al-
Government had been reached and Book. In any case the British Air A WELL-KNOWN FIGURE General Hung Chao-lin is well-common men, says the North-Ching that the normal expansion of the Mr. Wong Ching-wai hopes to have ways been attempting to restart"igh hopeless one. The only course
communications, but this proposal was to combat the progress of the known in Hongkong as one of Dally Newg. Mr. Oudendijk, nation would henceforth involve Ministry could obtain overything it the strike settled before Christmas" had been absolutely rejected by the fumes to other houses, and this General Chan King-ming's chief whom we certainly would not additional expenditure to keep the wanted from the Office of the
Mr. Kan proceeded to state that strikers, organisations. "At pre-was successfully done.
lieutenants. In the various cam-accuse of any failure to understand President Coolidge anticipated a
Government machinery in motion. Under Secretary for Air. The paigns which the latter has although the four nominees were sent when the strike settlement is
In an ometal, report issued this undertaken, first again the the realities of things in China, surplus of $330,000,000 for the Intransigeant concludes by depre highly worthy men known to all at hand, we specially call this meet-
ing of all the merchants to nego-morning in connection with the forces of Sun Yat-sen and-derly told Reuter's correspondent in the year 1926-27 and $272,000,000 cating a tragic view of the affair,
against the National Bretament
for the current year. The Presi-
right-hand an. His Port in three instalment. As soon) Bill as drafted by the Committee minor incidents lessened the mutual death will come as a gat loss to as he had the report complete, of the House went further regard- Anglo-French confidence recently there would be further news on that as possible."
ing the extent of reductions and consecrated at Locarno."--Reuter, Police. Station. A dispatch box
circulated it to his colleagues and exemptions than he expected. As matter shortly.
The name now given to the party result was attained, because most with a hose was, without loss of months ago, while staying "it is still circling." This was on regards the air policy he stated shortly to go up from Hongkong to of the persons who attended de- time, get to the spot from the kong, Gen. Hung narreaped December 1 and apparently the that "the provision of $42,500,000 for the combined services should Canton is that of "Hun Chun"clared that they could only decide Station, and it is stated that this with his life when g
report has not yet completed its accomplish the aim of keeping the which means "a party seeking closer after they had ascertained the at- one hose would have been sufficient thrown at him it a strow-
Jelsurely tour of the Legations. aircraft industry alive for In the paign relationships." It is thought that titude of the Portuguese Govern- to deal with the outbreak in its in- loon City.
cipient stage, had the water pressure he had command, of the Anti-Red For still nothing has been hea! national emergency, Reuter's this name is more to the point than ment towards the proposal.
been a normal one. The hydrant forces operating in thest River of it in Shanghai.
American Service. that given previously.
tapped, however, did not give suff-districts and made guccessful cient pressure.
Seeing that the original noti- The jet did not attempt to stom the one Redt reach beyond the leyl of the first invasion into the district of Chiudication to the Chinese Government floor, and the consequence was that, chow. On the fall of Swatow and that the inquiry was to be held war in the interval before the engines the re-occuption of that elly by the Diplomatic Body, it is obvious that signed by all members of the from the Fire Brigade Headquar-/Cantonese forces, General Hung they must all be acquainted with ters and Kennedy Town Station Chao-lin left Swatow, and was on the nature of its findings before could reach the scene, the flames his way to join his chief in Shang had mounted to the height of the hai when he was assassinated. building, and were in a fair way to involve the other houses in the block.
Cantonese, they represented only tiate the election of representa case, it was indicated that very of Canton, he has beGeneral/Capital that he had received the re-dent was of opinion that the Tax/saying it "would be a pity if much
the gentry and merchants and that, tives to participate in the discus- in addition, there should be an sion for settlement of the strike, so prompt attention was given to the Chan's official representation. He thought as to attain a settlement as soon outbreak by officers from the No.
A correspondent writes, saying that the Canton Government takes the view that this party will be a very important factor in hastening the arrival at a satisfactory solu- tion. It has appointed Messrs. Choy Chang, of the Sun Co., Ltd.,j Chan Ki-woon, a former Provincial Treasurer: Yeung Sai-ngam, also aj
At the close of the meeting noj
IRISH BILL,
PASSES HOUSE OF LORDS.
London, Dec. 9. The Irish Bill passed through all former Provincial Treasurer; and its stages in the House of Lords
Kan Kam-shek, of Messrs, Nanyang without a Division,--Reuter. Bros., as entertainers of the Party.
It has also set apart a certain sum!
of money to entertain. the guests.
afternoon.
QUESTION IN COMMONS.
London, Dec. 9.
In the House of Commons, qura- tioned regarding the extent of the
Ulster Agrees,
kind
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the Anti-Red Leader. It will be recalled
CHINESE WAR.
H
some
Peking, Dec. 10.
as
DISARMAMENT.
A LEAGUE REVIVAL
Geneva, Dec. 9.
a
of commercial competition between
Paris. Dec. 9. The supposed espionage case is now belleved to be only a matter
big aviation firms-Reuter,
IS IT A MARE'S NEST?
Paris, later,
In view of the fact that the search of Morouil's belongings and
of the residences of the three ac cused Englishmen.has not revealed
these are published. That is mere Nations has approved the disarma ence, Moreull's self-accusations aro The Council of the League of any vestige of incriminating evid ly a matter of courtesy, at which ment committee's recommendation no longer regarded seriously, no one in Shanghai will cavil to circularise all Governments
But for all practical purposes, with a questionaire on the subject | Her acquaintances descre her when it was agreed that an Ameri- of control of the private manu- as being neurotic, with a tendency an, a British, and a Japanesa judge facture of arms and munitions for megalomania, while the wil- should form the Commission, the and implements of war, recom-
Furthermore, as
DIUTISH EMBASSY'S STATEMENT. Paris, Dec. 9.
The alarm was sounded as usual London, Dec. 9. by a chorus of police whistles. We learn that Mr. Young Sai- Both Ulster Houses of Parlin-Some minutes Inter the Police from FIGHTING NEAR PEKING. rest of the Diplomatic Body really mending a reply before June 1st,lingness with which she poured out ngam paid his 'respects to His ment have passed the resolution the small equipment at their com
the Saiyingpun Station arrived withi
delegated their, interest in the 1926.
her confession, coupled with the Excellency, the Governor, yesterday approving the boundary agemand, to be followed later by all
Peking, Dec. 9. affair to the three nations Con- It is learned that at this morn-chlidish nature of the majority of Fighting broke out between Licerned. ment. Sir James Craig tributed
the available engines of the Fire Ching-lin's troops and Kuo Min-could be no possibility of cooking the subject was the programme of her assertions, encourages scepti
there ing's private sitting of the Council the sympathy Mr. Baldwin had exhibited towards Ulster, and de-length secured through a hose run
Brigade. Full pressure was at chun's forces about noon to-day.
the report; as there was nothing the proposed disarmament. The cism. Router. clared that Britain had been gen from a firefloat moored off the sea- tsun has been blown up, and com-as prompt publication was urgent- the question of mutual assistance, One span of the bridge at Yang- to be done but to publish it; and divergent Anglo-French views on erous, statesmanlike and Government's efforts to end the box in her treatment of Ireland. He wall, and the task was seriously munication by rail is consequentlyly necessary, it is difficult to under- provided by article sixteen of the
trusted the North and South would entered into of beating back the interrupted. The international stand why the contents of the re- Covenant, which cott between Canton and Hongkong, be able to meet as necessity arose flames. Amongst the store of dried train which was despatched from port could not have been disposed layed an argeement, were prac had long de Mr. Godfrey Locker Lampson sald in a friendly manner to discuss ten-leaves the flames had obtained Tientsin this morning was thus of by reading it aloud to all the tically reconclled-Reuter. that the conditions prevailing in matters of mutual interest. A firm hold, and the blaze spread unable to reach Peking. Reuter. Ministers asserabled in a meeting Canton necessitated leaving the Renter.
downwards to the lower storeys of
called for that purpose. Even if No, 209 and sideways to the houses Kuo Sung-ling is semi-officially it had to be read three or four situated on either side. The reported as being still at Chinchowtimes and the aid of an interpreter chance of saving any of these where much looting is said to have
jer interpretere invoked, the process. houses being hopeless, the hoses occurred in the suburbs, His would have been much more expedi- were concentrated further away troops are advancing slowly, owing tious than that actually used. For, from the heart of the blaze, and to the cutting of the railways by as it is, three and a half week
NO DAMAGE REPORTED. adjoining houses were simply de- the Mukden forces. As a resuit have passed since the report was
New York, Dec. 9, luged with water. By a quarter the capture of Mukden may not be sent to Peking and the world is
"A message from Santo Domingo was effected for some time though it still waiting to know what it enn-Belgium Maru, bound from Cal- states that the Japanese steamer The F. and O. liner Macedonia, brought under control. Two other is still considered impossible that
tains. floors were also damaged, these Chang Tao-lin can re-organise his which was to have come into Hong-being the ground floors of Nos. 205 forces.-Router. kong at noon to-day but has been and 213. delayed owing to the stress of weather may fittingly be given the soybriquot of a "bride-ship" on her present voyage.
Jocal British officials a large men- sure of discretion. Their efforts had been unremitting and, although up to the present unsuccessful, he understood that a further attempt was now being made to reach settlement.-Reuter.
NEW TARIFFS.
PASSAGE
THROUGH
PARLIAMENT.
London, Dec. 9. The House of Commons has pass
THE "BRIDE-SHIP.”
MACEDONIA'S UNIQUE
VOYAGE.
past one o'clock the fire
Miraculous Escape.
TIDE TURNING.
"Serious Delay,”
JAPANESE SHIP ASHORE.
cutta to New York, has stranded at the entrance to Samana Bay. Can anything be said or done She is not leaking-Reuter's by anybody in Shanghai or any- American Service. where else in the world, to im-
press upon the Diplomatic Body
case, the British Embassy states In connection with the espionage
that no British Government Ber- vice has ever been in touch in any way with the British wireless com pany in Paris whose British re-. presentatives have been arrested, nor has it any knowledge of the operations of this company. Reuter.
FRENCH ADMIRAL
HERE.
In the general confusion It was
ARRIVES THIS MORNING. a case of everyone for himself, and the inmates of the upper floors
the extreme seriousness of their that it may be said to all Chin-
Rear Admiral Basire, the newly dilatory ways? It is not for the ese: "The best commission of appointed Commander-in-Chief of cleared out with few belongings BETTER TRADE IN BRITAIN. Rood of the police force of inquiry that could be appointed the French Forces in Far Eastern ed the second reading of the Safe- Kuarding of Industries Customs four passengers who are prespec-could not save himself, was brought She is bringing Into Hongkong they could get hold of at first hand.
Shanghai that its Chief Officer has investigated every aspect of Waters, arrived in Hongkong this An old man, who being a cripple)
London, Dec. 9.
should continue in a.state of that unhapppy day; this is their morning on board his flagship the Duties Bill, a clause of which pro-
In a speech at Pontypool, Sir Aquepension and suspense; and it decision; this is what they think cruiser Jules Michelet, from Sai- vides that Empire-produced cutlery, tive brides at weddings scheduled down at some risk from one of the Steel-Maitland said that unques is acarly as unfair to him as was should be done; all they say wagon, The usual salutes were ex gloves and gas manties shall pay to take place in the churches of the upper floors of No. 207 by his son, tionably the industrial tide had the first decision that this must are ready to do; now, cannot changed.
and it was believed at the time turned. The cotton trade was very be his fate even before the In- the past be forgotter and can we The Admiral later landed and Colony on Saturday.
that he was the last to be saved much better. The woollen trade quiry Commission had tried his not all live on the friendly terms called on His Excellency the Go-
only two-thirds of the duty.
A motion by Mr. Snowden for rejection of the Bill was defeated by 808 to 142.-Reuter.
CHOLERA OUTBREAK.
GERMAN STEAMER
QUARANTINED..
2
Miss F. M. Harris, is to marry from the burning houses. At day was quite distinctly botter, case, There are many signs of of yore?" That is the point of vernor, accompanied by the French
Mr. C. Strange, an Inspector of the light, however, the firemen made a Engineering. was Sanitary Board; Miss M. Ankera. startling discovery when they in-Reuter.
and Miss M. Ford, are to be vestigated the ruins. On a balcony respectively joined in wedlock to which was still left standing, was
improving-renewed unrest among students view of thousands of foreigners Coneul, M. Yves du Courthial.
and labourers in Shanghai; and not only British, in China. To while publication of the report them a settlement of May 30 s may very possibly bring these to vital, because their whole Inter-
BRITAIN'S TRADE.
ADVERSE BALANCE GROWS IN NOVEMBER.
London, December 9; British trado returns for Novem- that imports totalled
the Rev. Mr. Hudsteth and the Rev. found the huddled form of a little) The majority of the, twelve floors crisis, delay to publish will cer- cats are bound up in China and Frederick Cottrell. The Strange girl. She was alive and Harris wedding takes place at the seriously injured except that one by the Kwong On Chung firm of port may say, no good can come enviable lot of diplomatists, here not involved in the cage wore occupied In point of fact whatever the re- her Inhabitants. Not theirs the tainly do nothing to assuage them. in peaceful relationships with St. John's Cathedral at 8 o'clock on side of her face was burned where tea dealers and import and export of holding it up. Far, rather to-day, to-morrow happily trans- Saturday afternoon, while those of it had come into contact with the merchants. They are insured with would we know the warat and get ferred by their respective Govorn- the two reverend gentlemen will be red-hot brickwork. The little girl the Kwan On Insurance Company it ayer, then drag on in the present ments to some other place; performed, at the Wesleyan Church had remained on the Lal- for $30,000. Another notable loss state of uncertainty and of sub where, perhaps, there will be in Wanchal.
There is yet another bride-to-be the fire, and was saved by the jets occupying the ground floor of Noffeeling.
cony during the whole period of was in the case of grocery shop dued but note the less vigoroup less danger of inconvenient ques. burg last week has been quaran-on board the Macedonia whose which played directly on the struc- 207. The proprietor of this shop we look to publication of the breading in upon their tran- podá
tions and haggard business man 65,554,3 tloed owing to a sudden outbreak name is not yet available, Their ture. The little survivor, who, la has reported that his goods were report, pethods to bring hort calllly with largement of cholers abroad. Two of the arrival on the same boat, is quite servant girl, was removed in an (fant
The
Madras, Dec. 9. German
cargo steamer Trifols which arrived from Ham-
of Deber BAR