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A NEW HANKOW AGREEMENT. NAVAL ARMAMENT PORTUGUESE REVOLT THE U.S. WORLD COURT MERCHANTS WIN. PRINCESS FOUND.
‘ANGLO-CHINESE PLAN FOR
CONCESSION.
COMING TROOPS MAY REMAIN AT HONGKONG.
CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH.
That an agreement has been reached between Mr. O'Malley and Mr. Bugune Chen at Hankow respecting the future status of the British Concession there, and that it provides for the setting up of a new Chinese-British municipal body was announced by Sir Austen Chamberlain during the course of an important speech he delivered yesterday in the House of Comitions.
Sir Austen also said that if the above newly-arrived-at agree- ment is signed, the remainder of the Shanghai Defence Force coming from Britain and Malta will be concentrated at Hongkong and only sent forward on the emergence of a new or greater
menace.
He again made it clear that there could be no agreement regarding the disposition of the British forces, as that matter had to be left in the hands of the British authorities in China to be decided na circumstances warrant.
overwhelm-
The debate brose out of a Labour amendment to the Reply to the Address from the Throne, the amendment, was ingly defented.
.:
The shipping godowns on the
opened to-day.. Naval Wireless.
Malta, Feb. 10. The gunboats Aphis and Lady.hulk bird, escorted by the destroyers Wanderer and Walverine have left for China.-Reuter.
U.S. MARINES ARRIVE.
250 REACH SHANGHAI.
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Shanghai, Feb. 10.
NAVAL NEWS.
BRITISH WARSHIP BOYCOTTED.
Chungking, Feb. 10.
The British Consul General, Mr. Affleck, and Vice-Consul, Mr., Lamb, who arrived here last week after the total evacuation of Chengtu, departed down river to day. On board the same steamer
were
COST OF TRANSPORT.
SOME FIRST FIGURES.
U. S. MEMORANDUM TO POWERS.
NEW LIMITS PROPOSED.
CASUALTIES.
NEARLY THREE HUNDRED KILLED.
EX-MINISTER À VICTIM.
Oporto, Feb. 10. The casualties in the fighting are now estimated at 76 killed and 350 wounded, while 37 officers have been arrested...
Lisbon, Feb. 10.. The death-foll hero is estimated at 199. Rebels assassinated Major Americo Olavo, former Minister of War-Router.
London, Feb., 10,
A wireless message roceived this
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RESERVATIONS.
REJECTED BY SOME OF THÉ POWERS.
CAUSTIC PRESS COMMENT.
CANTON PARADE SUCCEEDS.
GOVERNMENT GIVÉS IN.
SEQUEL TO MORO REVOLT.
ANGRY WITH CHIEF.
According to a Zamboanga mes The big merchant demonstration | New York, Feb. 10.
held in Canton yesterday demand-sage of Sunday last to the A message from Washington ing the right of employers to die-Manda Bulletin, Princess Tarhata, saya that the State Department miss workers has, according to wife of Datu Tahil the rebellious. DOWS received to-day, ended in a has announced that Britain and victory for the merchants, the Moro chieftain, has been captured. two others have rejected the Government, late last night, hay- A later message, giving, details, American reservations the ing issued an order restoring the says the Princess was found alone, World Court.
merchants' rights,
to
Reports received from Canton footsore, exhausted hungry and con show that up to nine o'clock last trite. She was picked upon the night the several thousand mer slope of Mount Maligay early on chant demonstrators who had marched in procession to Govern Saturday evening by Datu Tanbuy- ment Headquarters were still out-ong.
Washington, Feb. 10. President Coolidge, in his Message to Congress, says ho instructed the Ambassadora in London, Paris, Rome and Tokyo to-day to present to those Govern- ments a Memorandum suggesting
The New York Times says that that they empower the delegates
"our Government may think it can to the forthcoming meeting of the
get on without the League or the World Court, but the rest of the Preparatory Commission for the
world does not. It warne the pco- Disarmament Conference at Geneva to negotiate and conclude
ple against the spirit of foolish self-sufficiency.
side the building. They declared The Princess was taken to Jolu at an early date an agreement afternoon from the cruiser Comus,
The World says that if the coun- that they would remain there until and turned over to the wife of further limiting naval armament, which earlier in the week proceed supplementing the Washington ed to Lisbon as a precautionary try had a President and a State the Government gave them a satis- Governor Moore at midnight. Treaty by covering classes of measure in case the interests of Department willing to labour factory reply to their petition for vessels not covered by that British nationals were endangered earnestly towards a compromise the right to dismiss employees, and Trenty.
during the revolutionary move between America and the rest of that if such a reply were not forth is still in the jungle and so far has managed to evade the constabulary. white flag has been hoisted over the fifth reservation, all difficul-eral strike to-day. The Message says that far the marine barracks; and, except ties and barriers might be removed.
Reuters American Service. for occasional shots, everything is reaching building programmes
now quiet. There have been no have been laid down by certain
British casualties.. Powers and there appeared in the United States, as well as abroad, a sentiment urging naval construg tion on the ground that such con-
GERM OF COMPETITION.
struction was occurring else where. In such sentiments lies the germ of renewed naval com- petition.
The Memorandum says the com- plexities and difficulties brought out in the discussions of the pre- paratory Commission clearly in- dicated that a final solution of the problem of armaments may not be immediately practicable, and the American Government is most Sir Lamington Worthington anxious that concrete results in Evans, in the House of Commons, the limitation of armaments may A number of foreshadowed the early submission be achieved:
London, Feb. 10.
PREMIER KEEPS COUNSEL. REGARDING STRENGTH OF FORCE TO
CHINA.
London, Feb, 10.
..
THE NAVAL QUESTION.
The American Government
It feels and must be overcome. that land and air armaments con-
Datu Tahil, with two followers,
ment in Portugual, states that the the world on the interpretation of coming they would declare a get-virtually all others who were im
The police are resuming their duties, the public services appear to be becoming normal and a few trams are running.
The Portuguese Embassy in Lon- don has also received a telegram stating that the rebellion has been suppressed.-British Wireless..
BIG CANTON FIRE.
OVER THIRTY SHOPS DESTROYED.
い
il
Yesterday morning a big fire
masonry.
p.m.
LABOUR PARADE.
plicated. In the revolt, have sur rendered to the authorities.
FLAMES HERSELF.
In expressing her willingness The labour element also held n to join the International Court of big parade yesterday, and came Justice at the Hague (always re-into contact with the merchant "I am to blame,” were the first ferred to in America as the "World paraders, but no confilet occurred, words uttored by Tarhata when Court"), the United States' Go-as the merchants were determined confronted with Governor Moore. vernment made five reservations, not to be drawn into serions This phrase was followed by "what" which it circulated to all the other trouble. However, there wero are you going to do with me?” Powers belonging to the Court. threats late last night that the The princess expressed fear that The first four reservations have labour paraders would attack the she would be imprisoned for her generally been accepted, but it is merchants if they remained out-part in the Moro uprising, in which the latter part of the fifth reser-side Government Headquarters. vation which has provided the dif- |
United culty. It is "that the States cannot be bound by the advisory oplalons of the Court which are rendered by the Court without her consent."]
FORGED NOTES.
ACCUSED TALKS AT RANDOM.
and
GENERAL LI'S' SYMPATHIES.
many men and six or more women were killed by the constabulary In their fight on the morning of Jon- A correspondent, commenting on uary 31. She alaq fears that her' the marchants' parade anys this husband, Datu, Tahil, when found is the first time since the "Saikwan will be sentenced to death for sedi- Mussucre," in which the Merchant tion." This being the third upris Volunteers were defeated and dis-ing in which he has participated, solved, that the Cantonese mer-also the third time he has absent. chants have shown such a bolded himself before the shooting front, and the reason for this, ac-began.
cording to well informed circles, The general sentiment seems tổ is that General Li Chaf-aum, the be that Tarhata has been sufficient- foremost Canton military leader, ly chastened and that she will prob- is sympathetic to the merchants. ably not be punished by, the au- General Li, like other moderate thorities. She said that she would members of the Canton Govern- forget her ambition and her life ment, is not popular with the Reds, from now on would be devoted for who describe him as a new mili- the good of her people. tarist, but his sympathy with the According to Tarhata, all wAS
believes that these difficulties canJames spread quickly and in less from which it was understood that merchants is approved by the not well in her household before
a
majority of the Cantonese people, the trouble with the constabulary
In yesterday's merchants' de- began. She said she was forcibly...
shop fokis also participated.
make her monstration, a large number of detained by her husband in als
THE "RESULT.
cotta and could not escape.
of a Supplementary Estimate to Governments consider that one of broke out in Salkwan, the western Two hundred and fifty Ameri-provide for the cost of the Shang-the chief present obstacles to a suburb of Canton, in which more general reduction or limitation of than thirty shops were burned can Marines have arrived here hui Defence Force.
He added that the cost of con-armaments lies in the interdepen- down and an
eld merchant was The forged Hongkong from Manila, aboard the transport
veying the troops forming part of dence of land, sea and air arma- killed by
4 plece of falling Shanghai banknotes case again ship Peros-Reuter,
the Defence Force from the United ments.
came up before Mr. R. E. Lindsell Kingdom and Malta was 50-15,000.
The fire started at 4.45
this morning, when the defendant, Router.
at the Wah Sag rattan shop, on stated to be an unemployed sen- man, made a rambling statement, The Cheong Shau San Street. than half an hour shops on the he unwittingly accepted the forged stitute essentially regional agree. Cheong Shau Street, Kut. Sing dollar notes, all in a wad, from ments and that the problem of the Lane, and the Fuk Bing Street be- money-changer at Canton previous to coming here on a quest to be came involved." Fire brigades. In the House of Commons at limitation of naval armaments,
from the different parts of the cured of the drug-habit.. Aguin, question, time, Mr. Stanley Bald-while not regional in character,.
of the spurious notes to a cigarette were about seventy missionaries clined to give detailed informa-measures affecting the navies of to harrowness of the streets the hawker at West Point, and on its ton at noon to-day states that the serious, the princess remained in
win, "in the public interest," de- can be practically dealt with by city appeared promptly, but owing all unknowingly, he tendered one
motor fire engines were not able tion of the extent of the defence a limited group of the Powers.
It seems probable that the final to come near the scene and only being refused by the hawker, he merchant demonstrators waited, in Jolo and acted as a messenger be- force being sent to China.-Reuter.
crossed over to a second stal front of Government headquarters Conference will be unable to meet a few small engines took part in
"just to make sure that the note until 11 o'clock last night. In the tween her husband and Governor THE COMMONS DEBATE. *
But a week before the during this calendar year; there. the fire-fighting.
was really false."
neuntime, the Government Com- fore, the American Government The fire was put out at about
His Worship said "it is no use missioners held a meeting, after battle Tahil insisted that she stay LABOUR'S OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.
in the cotta, believing that her believes that those Powers which nine o'clock bit large parts of the to talk at random" and asked which they promised the mer- London, Feb. 10. may be able to agree to further Cheong Shau San Street, the defendant how he could explain chants that their rights to dis-presence, would prevent an attack. The debate on China was opened naval limitation at an earlier date Cheong Shau Street, the Kut Sing the curious circumstance that, miss employees would be restored between Tahil and the Sultan of A conference had been arranged in the House of Commons by Mr. would not be justified in con- Lane, and the Fuk Sing Street having perfectly good money in his This morning, i Government C. P. Trevelyan Labour) movingsciously postponing that agree were gutted.
purse, he should tender this bad Order was issued outlining four Sulu, uncle of the princess. On the an amendment to the Reply to thement, thereby opening the way to
note and also have ten other terms for the settlement of the day it was to be held, Tarhata found another Moro girl assisting dispute. equally bad ones on his person.. Address. He thought that as fara recrudescence of competitive
from the interior.-Naval Wire-
Wahhsion, Feb. 10.
ices.
A complete boycott of H.M.S. Teal has been started here. Naval Wireless.....
IMPOSSIBLE DEMANDS.
Ichang, Feb. 10. An American vessel left here with six refugees on board. The shipping godown men have pre- Bented the British authorities with impossible demands before they will resume work. Naval Wire- leas.
TROOP MOVEMENTS.
Shani, Feb. 10. Extensive troops movements continue daily.-Navul Wireless.
NO HANKOW STRIKE.
Hankow, Feb. 10.
as the Canton Government was con- naval building. cerned WO were dealing with
reasonable people, and it was THE "5-5-3" RATIO. unfortunate that we had not tried
Although hesitating at
this
to come to an agreement with renmoment to submit rigid proposals sonable Chinese leaders before as regards the ratios of naval embarking on a military demons- strength, the American Govern- tration which was frustrating ment, for its part, is disposed to the better ends we had in view, had accept, as regards the classes of temporarily destroyed the chance vessels. not covered by
th:
of a negotinted settlement, and in-Washington Treaty, the extension creased the dangers of Britishers of the "5-3" ratio as regards in other parts of China. . He the United States, Great Britain thought it was a tragedy, because and Japan, and to leave to discus- The house-boys' threatened Sir Austen Chamberlain had come sion at Geneva the ratios of strike. has been settled by an arso near to success with goodwill to France and Italy. It concludes by rangement under which each in-everybody. Then, in came this ex- earnestly hoping that a compre-
impossible dividual "boy" will present his pedition making it
hensive limitation of all types of own demands."
SEA
to succeed until we had retracted naval armament may be brought Local activity in the Yangtze our decision.-
into effect among the principal. troop movement is increasing but
Naval Powers without delay the situation generally is quiet.-
Reuter's American Service. Naval Wirelesa.
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COLOMBO STRIKE.
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HARBOUR COOLIES WANT
MORE PAY.
Colombo, Feb. 10 Five thousand harbour coolfes have struck. for a rise of wagen, and several shipping, departures. have been delayed.---Reuter,
Later.
A telegram received from Can-
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PRINCESS IN RAGE:
When the uprising became more
Moore.
Defendant could not satisfy the To-day's news from Canton also the Date with his bath, and help- Magistrate on this point, and he states that General Chang Kai-ing him don the gaily coloured was convicted, being sentenced to shek is at present at Kiuklang and panoply of a Moro on the war path, Contrary to the methods of a six months on the two charges that Mr. T. V. Soong is not re-
co-ed in the Univeralty of Illinois, uttering and of being in possession. turning to Canton.
The Army Headquarters in Can-of which she is a graduate, Tar ton is in receipt of secret reports hata throw the water from a basin.. CANTON KUOMINTANG. that the railwaymen and the nearby into the face of her rival. mechanics are preparing for an-She then attacked her husband, caught him by the throat, and was other armed clash.
badly bruised and scratched before she would turn him loose. She then cut all of the Datu's clothing into small pieces.
...
JAPAN'S SORROW..
BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S SYMPATHY.
London, Feb. 10.
THE FLIGHT.
SUN FO HEADS ELECTION.
Following a keen contest, it is announced that Sun Fo heads the polls at the Second Election of
Consequently the Datu's ward- Turning into Des Voeux Road [the Canton City Special Kuomia-
robe was in no condition to furnish West from Hill Street, at West tang. The results are given in
clothing for him to wear during a Point, a rickaba was run into by the Canton Gazette as follows:
formal visit from the Sultan. He a car which had just left the stand Executivo Committee members
refused to keep his appointment to opposite the restaurant centre. elected are Mr. Sun Fo with 3,983 The ricksha was splintered, while votes leading the list, Messrs. Li The British Government has see His Majesty of Sulu," and the
Sultan was greatly insulted, the fare, a Chinese, was pitched Chia-ying 2,890, Tang Yen-hus sont the following telegram to the ENCOURAGING A REFUSAL.
clear of the vehicle but had one 2,547, Hsin Liang-mu 2,334, Taeng Japanese Government:-"On the Sir. Austen Chamberlain, who
arm badly larecrated. The rick-Hsi-sheng 2,065, Tan Hui-chuan occasion of the Service of Prayer was received with Ministerial THE NEWSPAPERS SURPRISED.
sha puller escaped serious injury. 1,981, Li Yu-yi 1,866, Tang Mu-han and Recollection in Westminster The Sultan urged. the constab A CHINESE PROTEST.
cheers, said that Mr. Trevelyan
Washington, Feb. 10..
1,858, Tang Yun-kung 1,749. Abbey for His Imperial Majesty ulary to proceed with the attack on Kiukiang, Feb. 10. hight be speaking for the Back- President Coolidge's Disarma-
Reserve members aro Mesars. the late Emperor of Japan. His the cotta. Tarhati and Tahil both The Chinese authorities have Benchers, but his attitude was ment Memorandum is a complete strength of the United States to Chong Kien-yu with 1,686 votes, Majesty's Government desire to made their escape before the first presented a protest to the British very different to that of his Front surprise to the Press and it is any limitation level which could Wang Chi-yunn 1,423, Teng Hsiao-renew the expression of their pro-shot. was fired. They separated against the tanding of an armed Bench Colleagues like Mr. Ramsey difficult to forecast its effect on possibly be adopted. Reuter. min 1,068, Yu Chao 954, and Chen found sympathy with the Emperor, after the domestic trouble they had force of blue-jackets qn February MacDonald and Mr. J. Thomas. Congress, which a at present in
Che-yuan 834.
the Imperial Family, the Govern had, and their handful of followers 8th. It will be remembered that He thought that the policies of Mr the throca of the cruiser construc-
Controlling Committee members ment and the people of Japan in rapidly deserted. When the follow excite MacDonald and the Governmenttien controversy. witnessing considerable
elected are Messrs. Hain Hei-chup their Borrow, His Majesty's Goors gave themselves up, they ment in the town, the British naval were not far apart, but Mr. Troval-
Senator Hale, the Chairman of the Mr. Fletcher, the United States with 1,821 votes, Hwang Ke-min verament pray that the reign of turned in their arms to the author authorities landed two platoons to yan had used language which did Senate Naval Committee, is of Ambassador, has delivered. Frest- 1,770, Wu Han-hua 1,160, Li Lu His Imperial Majesty, the present itles, and have been informing the Juvestigate causes. When it was not make the Government's task
Coolidge's Disarmament chas 1,265, Teng Yin-hun 1,160, Emperer may be fruitful of bless-latter as to every move of the re- ascertained that 4 public execu- any easier nor contribute to a opinion that the Memorandum will dent
It might be not imperil the chances of the Memorandum to Signor Mussolini, The reserves are Mosers. Chen ing for his people and may con-fugees. Tahil is now near Jolo, it tion of Northern aples was res-peaceful solution. ponsible for the apparent trouble, taken élsewhere as an encourage enactment of the building pro-who is deeply interested and who Kien-mu with 984 votes, Chlu firm and strengthen the long is said, and his capture will be only. the British forces were withdrawn mont to refuse a settlement. Ho ramme being carried out, which has promised it his careful consi-Ping-tsung 973, and Wang Chi- friendship of our two nationale a matter of hours.
he said, would not raise the naval deration-Reuter.
British Wireleas. (Continued on Page 12.) without incident,
DELIVERED IN ROME.
Rome, Feb. 10.
yuan 562 votes.
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