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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1927.
“VALERIAN” SURVIVORS REACH LONDON.
The officers and the other members of the crew who were survivors of H.M.S., Valerian which sank in a hurricane off Bermuda with the loss of 85 lives, arrived in London on December 4th. Photo shows some of the petty officers and, seamen leaving Euston for their homes after ar rival in London from Liverpool.
HANKOW EVACUATION BEGINS.
U. S. NÄVAL STRENGTH.
EARLIER MESSAGES.
Shanghai, Jan. 5. According to reports received locally, all women and children at Hankow have been instructed to
SENATOR BUTLER SAYS "GO AHEAD.”
The
Washington, Jan. 5. Naval Committee of the of Representatives has passed a resolution in favour of elevating the guns of all the thir teen older United State's battle- ships in order to give them a range equal to the British ships. -
(Continued From Page 1.) appealing to the Canton authori British forces and take back the ties to enter into negotiations im- Concessions, state that the Kub-mediately so that an agreen ent may mintang was represented at this be reached to enable Britain to be- gathering, at which many speeches in a new relationship with China were delivered denouncing and for China to enjoy full free-House
dom as a self-governing nation called "British Imperialism." The
Reuter. menting approved of a series of demanda to be sent to the Nationalist Government, with a request that they be communicat- ed to the British Consul General.
The demands included a protest to the British Consul in connec tion with the incidents of Mon
The local British authorities day; compensation for the relu- tives of those Chinese alleged to hitherto have not confirmed this have been killed; those responsible report-Reuter, for the alleged killing of the Chinese to be handed over to the Chinese authorities for trial: British cruisers to be withdrawn The wonderful patience and res-Trealy was-dead-and-the-race. from the vicinity of Hankow: alltraint of the British marines at British Volunteers at Hankow to be disarmed; and the right of stationing Chinese troops in the Concession for the maintenance of peace to be conceded.
embark preparatory to leaving the
port.
HOME PRESS COMMENT.
London, Jan. 6.
Mr. Butler, Chairman of the Committee cited a ruling by Mr. Hughes, then Secretary of State, in 1924, that the elevation of the guns. would violate the spirit of the, Washington Treaty, but re- marked that as the spirit of the
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FEET of CLAY
The Daily Mail in an editorial says thanks are due to brave men Who furnished an example of for- PRESIDENT COOLIDGE ADAMANT. bearance which it is hoped will im-
Washington, Jan. 5. The reports state that the meet-press the more fairminded Chin
Despite the strong feeling ng urged that a time-limit of 72 cae, who ought to see, in this a hours be given for compliance practical application, carried out at manifested by Congress in favour with the demands after they great personal inconvenience and of enlarging the American Navy, have been presented to the British risk, of a policy of strict modera- President Coolidge has reaffirmei Consul. The Nationalist Govern- tion and large tolerance in our res his opposition to the construction lations towards China, laid down ment is said to favour the de-
of new cruisers at present, but. by Sir Austen Chamberlain. mands.
The Daily Chronicle similarly has not objected to the authorisa- The telegrams further add that comments on a "trying, but happily tion by Congress, provided there pickets are stationed at the not disastrous incident," and re-is no appropriation for construc- Customs House and along the marks that our success will not de- tion.
It was asserted. in the House of Bund, whilst troops of the 7th pend upon force, which would de- Kuomintang Army Corps have fent our own ends, nor insidious Representatives after the Pres taken up stations in the Concession. propaganda, at which we are in-dent's views were published that expert, but on patience, forebear-additional agreements for the ance, und a frank, persistent iteration of our real aims. Reuter limitation of armaments, on which See it TO-NIGHT at
BRITISH LABOUR VIEWS.
CONCILIATION URGED.
London, Jan, 5:
6.
The Labour Party, in a state-
"WONDERFUL RESTRAINT.
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President Coolidge pins such faith, would never be reached be- Rugby, Jan. 5. cause the United States Navy, has ment as regards the situation in Press messages from Hankow nothing more to scrap.-Reuters. China, suggests that the British state that following the mob demon-4marican Service. Government, should offer to withstration provoked by agitators out- draw British warships Trom Chin-side the British Concession on ese territorial waters upon an Monday, British officials and the agreement with regard to the Chinese authorities had a consulta- security of the lives of British re-tion on methods for maintaining sidents. It urges the British Govijarder.
with-
SUNNING PIRACY,
(Continued From Page 1)
for-
ernment to observe the strictest As a conciliatory measure, the neutrality between the contending|British naval forces were forces in China and to put British drawn from the Concession to ves-Fukienese spelling) skilful work- relations with the Canton Govern-nels in the river, the Chineseer, for him to take to you ment on a friendly footing at the authorities having agreed to pre- (Le. the witness) three earliest possible moment. The vent further disturbances.
ducks, in onc basket, Correspondents report that gign statement advocates a fair Anglo- Cantonese Agreement with regard agitators entered the Concession dried bean curds in another bas- thereafter Chinese coolies and and winter bamboo shoot, and to funds, the strict enforcement of and interfered with the defences, ket, Please accept and comfort the China Order-in-Council of and gathered before the Consulate, me by acknowledging receipt ... 1925, and
a British attempt to whereupon Chinese Infantry cleared Replying to Mr. Lo, witness fald secure, in co-operation with other the bund and set a cordon around that a part of the goods referred nations concerned, an absolute and the Concession. The situation to had since been returned to him effective prohibition of, the impor- was thus eased tation of arms into China.
Naval forces are standing by. by the police. The British Government should Admiration is generally expressed, not be deterred from proceeding even by many Chinese, at the dis
DEFENDANT CALLED.
cipline and restraint displayed by Responding to another question on a policy of reconciliation and the naval forces during Monday's which Mr. Lo said he put for the justice to China because some
no shot being fired al-antisfaction of Mr. King, witness rioting, other Government may refuse to though missiles were showered added that to his knowledge de march with it. It concludes by upon them.--British Wireless. fendant had been at least a year:
AMERICA AND NICARAGUA.
in the Colony before he embark- ed on the eventful trip to Amoy. tened the rights of the United
Called to the witness-box to States to build a canal or naval base at Fonseca Bay but no canal give his own evidence, So Tik-sui was being constructed and Ameri-said that he, had been for eight can marines had landed at points on years, established in this Colony as MARINE GUARDS FOR the Nicaraguan coast very far from a monumental mason at Aberdeen.. A married man with incidental the site of the proposed canal. MANAGUA.
The State Department has an responsibilities, he pointed Washington, Jan. G.
nounced that an Amorienr marine two young sons who were in the Commenting on the statement guard has been ordered to Masagus Court, spoke of having two other. made from White House with re- and has disclosed that British and children, one a little girl who was gard to the United States' policy in Italian diplomatic representatives Central America, Dr. Vaca, the there have requested outside protec-sick nt home, and the other a Nicaraguan Liberals' representation for their nationals, whom they baby in arms, who was recently tive in Washington, said that he felt to bo in imminent peril born. was not aware that anyone threa- Reuter's American Servite:""
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