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DISARMAMENT.
BRITAIN'S POLICY DEFINED.
ATTITUDE TOWARDS LEAGUE.
London, Nov. 16.
House of In a debate in the Lords on, disarmament, which was initiated by Lord Parmuor, Lord Cushendun (formerly Mr. Ronald McNeill) stated that no Instruc- tions had yet been drafted for the British representatives to Geneva in December.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
KWANGTUNG TOWNS COMMONS SCENE,
LOOTED.
REMNANTS OF "RED" TROOPS OUT OF HAND.
MUCH PROPERTY DESTROYED,
More disturbances, riots and looting by the remnants of the to "Red" Generals, Yeh Ting and Ho.Lung, are reported to have taken place in the laifung and Lukfung districts. It will be re- called that at the beginning of the mouth the same gang of "Red" attacked and. occupied units
Swabue, a city which is south of Haifung and that as a result of their depredations more than 200 people were massacred, and the city completely looted.
The Government was consider ing the whole matter, and he em- phasised that the Government would not accept the terrible risk of commitment involved in the
According to a vernacular re- Geneva protocol, and it was imposport, a party of the same gang has sible to take any step with regard to the optional, clanso providing for the submission of judicial mat- ters to the Hague Court) without further consultation with the fo-
minions.
The Guverament absolutely no- cepted the two declarations with regard to wars of aggression, and welcomed the Belgian proposal to strengthen Article 11 of the Coven ant, dealing with the prevention of
war.
invaded and captured Inffung, defeating the Village Volunteers and Canton troops who retreated to Lukfung. When the troops left Haifung. the "Reds"
-ransacked the city.
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Canton"
AN UPROAR IN COAL DEBATE.
SITTING TWICE SUSPENDED.
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London, Nov. 16.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1927.
WAR AGGRESSION UNDEFINED.
LEFT FOR DECISION WHEN IT ARISES:
BRITAIN NOT COMMITTED.
CHURCH CRITIC.
TEST OF FOUNDER'S TEACHING,
THE SPIRIT OVERWHELMED.
The following is an extract from a striking book shortly to be pub London, Nov. 15. The fact that no definition of lished by the Rev. H. R. L. Shep- The Speaker of the House of
"The Impatience of a Parson," Commons suspended the sitting of the term "war of aggression" was pard, the popular preacher, entitled made in the League Assembly The Rev, H. R. L. Sheppard was when the Polish resolution against lately Vicar of St. Martin-in-the- the House for an hour, in conse
Fields. war came up, at the recent meet-
What has happened to Chris quence of an uproar raised by the
it that Opposition after Mr. Ramsay Mac-ing, was disclosed by Sir Austen, Donald had moved a vote of cen- Chamberlain in the House of Com-tianity? How comes mons at question time.
liberating, adventurous, straight- sure against the Government, con- He said that the Assembly had forward and radiant thing offered, a definition. It was easier to re-needs of hard-pressed people, has cerning its policy towards the coal wisely refrained from attempting so to sponk ad fant thing offered cognise a war of aggression than in these latter days become so mines.
to define one. To attempt. a de- strangely misunderstood and con finition would quite possibly be sequently so uninviting and ap party. He thought it would be far to frame a trap for an innocent parently innocuous? wiser to leave a competent au- in Mr. H. G. Wells's "Outline of thority to decide who was the ag- History," which might well have this connection. "The truth is," fore it-Reuter,
writes Mr. Wells, "the Gallican has gressor when the facts were be-been written for our learning in
small been too great for our hearts."" I know no words that ex- plain so succinctly the appalling gulf that soparates the unedited version of Christ's religion from those official and authorised ver- sions of it which are now in cur- retey Truly, when every allow- ance has been made, the difference
When Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister rose to reply, the Opposition raised concerted cries of "Baldwin," and kept up interjections of "Prime Minister," preventing Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister from beginning his
speech.
Later,
Implicit Undertaking The uproar was restimed on the
London, Nov. 16. "Red" House re-assembling, after the
Sir Austen Chamberlain was suspension, the Labourites insis-asked in the House of Commons whether, in view of the British of the League of Nations having voted for the Polish resolution that a war of aggression was an inter- national crime, any definition of the term "war of aggression" was reached by the Assenthy before passing this resolution.
FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
Plundering and Loating," Two days later, more troops and Farmers Corps were gathered, numbering a few thou- sand, and they carried out an al-delegation to the eighth Assembly tark n Lukung, which is in the vicinity of Haling. The "Reds" attacked the city froin three diree- tions and the Captón troops were
oulaumbered. hopelessly "Reds" repeated their work in Hai- fang, plundering and looting the
to the nee conquered yillägra and lestroying property, belonging
Lord feeil Explains. Lord C'evil, in a long explanation of his resignation, declared, that the Geneva naval conference fin- ally broke down on the question of the size of gans for cruisers, the Americans claiming the right to instalight-inch guns, while the British Cabinet insistent on six-pants. inch guns
The
The defrated Governmen! troops, The American attitude seemed together with hundreds of re- to him to be entirely wrong, but fugens, left taikfung for "Kleshe,
it was madness to allow the nego-a city cast of Lakfung. Other re- tiations to hrek down on 'such a point.
Lord Balfour was of the opinion that the familamentul, but he hoped unly temporary, difference between Britain and the United Stales at Genera was the refusal of the United States in any way to consider the special cireure stances of Britain with regard to the equality of naval power; but
fugees are said to live made for Rapchi, which is east of Lukfung.
The marauders pursued the re- fugees to Kapchi and Kieshi, which places are now in a state The report continutes, of siege, that the fall of these two cities is but the hatter ofn fow day's time. Representatives of the people of Jakfong have arrived at Swalow, asking the authorities there for belp to raise the siege at Kap
he considered that the tienevacchi and Kieshi. ference was interrupted and not ended. Nothing would induce him
Là believe, in view of the identity
of AnglAm rican interests, that
a successful negotiation was out
of view-Renter.
Still Under Consideration.
London. Nev. 16.
In the House of Lords; Landa Cashendun who had succeeled Vig" count/Cecil as British representa- tive to the langue of Nations, re- plied to a demand of Lord Par
mour for information about the cerament's policy on league questions.
SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS.
NEW COMMANDANT APPOINTED.»
Shanghai, Nov. 17, Colonel "Gordon is relinquishing
stecessor
the command of the Shanghai Vo. lunteer Carps in February, and his is Colonel H. B. II. He said he was a wholehearted Orpen-Palmer, who was formerly bellever in, and supporter of, the Military Attache in Peking. League. The Government had not has had a distinguished war ser- yet drafted any instructions for vice and a unique career. ins
He
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There is an illuminating sentence
sufficiently staggering. it seems as if the Institution, was at once both essential and fatal to Christianity.
Little by little the infirmities of men have redured the Gospel of Jesus Christ from an adventure in living to the docile acceptance
the
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Sir Austen replied that no defini- tion was made by the Assembly. In subscribing to the Polish resolu- tion, none of the powors under-of intellectual and traditional took any fresh engagement, since formule. The Church of the Spirit H the undertaking not to wage war has always tended to be over- of aggression was implicit, and in whelmed by
Church of deed was the very essence of the | Authority, euvenant of the League.
How can any thoughtful student Replying to supplementary ques-of the life and teaching of Christ tions, Sir Austen Chamberlain said i honestly believe that many matters It would be far wiser not to at- now looked upon by the Churches tompt to define war of aggres as being of vast importance enn sion, but to leave to competent.au-be related to the hopes of the cheiities who was the aggressor, Founder of Christianity when He when the facts were before them. chose those twelve out-and-out --British Wireless.,
sort of men, whom He called "the sent," to preach the Kingdom of God?
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SPECTACULAR BLAŽE IN NEW YORK.
HUNDREDS OF MOTOR-CARS DESTROYED.
The list, when marked, should, of course, be retained
New York, Nov. 16.- by the competitor, and not
Two men
are missing and forwarded to this office,
damage estimated at over G.$1,- 000,000 has been done, as the re- £££sult of one of the most specta- teatly demanding "Baldwin," and the Speaker eventually adjourned the sitting until to-morrow.
There were angry scenes after the adjournment Reuter.
A message of November 14
censure of the Government, spon- Colonel Harald Bland Herbertsored by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Orpen-Palmer, C.MG., D.S.O., was will come up in the coal industry The November 16. Regarding a reference by. Lord hora in 1876, being the son of the debate on Parmoor to the principles em late Rev. A. H. II: Orpen-Palmer, motion charges the Government bodied in the protocol of 1924/he Vicar of St. Peter's. Cheltenham. with neglecting the questions of recalled that that instrument was He was eluented at Pembroke Coldistress and unemployment among never signed, and he denied that lege, Cambridge, Tie served in the miners, and demands Imme- Its principles had been universally the South African War from 1899 dinte, action to secure efficient accepted. The protocol offered to to 1902, being mentioned in desorganisation of the industry and a large number of States what patches and securing the Queen's deals with the embarrassing con- edition of the local relief authori- they were all anxious,For, namely Medal with three clasps. a guarantee of British power, served throughout the European ties, and the treatment of a vast That involved a degree of risk and War, being mentioned in desnumber of miners who are employ ed on short time, or who are out caminitment which no British Gov- | patches, being decorated with the
of work, ernment would accept. The pre-b.8.0. in 1918 and the C.M.G. in „sent_Government would not accept 1919. From 1920 till 1921 he was
this terrible risk.'
Military Attache in Peking. His Home address is at Killowen. Ken- mare, County Kerry.]
the guidance of its representanuch as he has emerged unscath-stated: A Labourite motion of tives at the nex; Geneva confered throughout. ence, Matters were still under consideration.
Dominion Opinion. Replying to Lord Parnor's question whether the Government were prepared to adopt the op- tional cisuse of the International Court of the Hague, Lord Cushen- dun said that Dominion opinion was strong and emphatic against acceptance of the clause.
Acceptance would mean the abo- lition of the hitherto accepted saving clause as to the vital in- terests of honour and independ ence. He doubted whether public apinión in this country would tole- rate the laying down in advance that, under no conceivable circum- stances foreseen or unforeseen, could any dispute arise which this .country would not be ready to sub- mit to arbitration. This country was distinguished from most others by the enormous complexity
FORMER SERVICE RECOGNISED.
CURAN PENSION TO GEN. WOOD'S WIDOW.
Havana, Nov. 16.
In recognition of the late General Leonard Weed's distinguished ser- vice as Military Governor at Cuba, the House of Representatives has sanctioned a pension of -G.$500- monthly, to be paid to General Wood's widow-Reuter's American Service.
of its government system, and by WALL STREET IS SHY.
its material interests...
He assured Lord Parmoor that the Government thoroughly ac cepted his view of the inseparabi- lity of security, arbitration and disarmament, as. means of secur ing peace. British Wirelcan,
THE NICARAGUAN REVOLT.
U. S. MARINES AGAIN IN ACTION.
Managua, Nov. 16.
A band of rebels twice attacked
the United States Marines near La
Cruz:
Six of the rebels were killed- Reuter's American Service,
FOREIGN SECURITIES
· IGNORED."
New York, Nov. 16. Members of the stock exchange are disappointed at-the small res- ponse made to the offer to open trading lists to foreign securities, which they attribute to the severe listing conditions.-Reuter'a American Service.
TO-DAY.
Dollar on demand 2/- 5/16. Lighting-up
5.40 p.m.
A DRAMATIC NEW SERIAL
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entitled
"The House of Sin."
A Tale of Mystery.
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in this paper on
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Changed Values.
Is it conceivable that Christ could be orthodox within any Church to-day, or that He could sit at our ecclesiastical gatherings and enter with sympathy into most of the problems which we so love to debate? I fear that if Lord were to come again He would be compelled to acknowledge that Institutional Religion had corrected many of His values and forgotten many besides.
our
It is difficult to believe that our Lord ever had TAY desire to A huge four-storey warehouse authorise a hierarchy of men to 'on the east river, filled with hun- define and curtail the boundaries dreds of new motor-cars, was gut-of His religion, to lord it over their ted despite the efforts of dozens brother men or hedge the Father- of fire-engines, which were rush- God around with rules, regulations, Fed to the scene.from all over the and traditions which He never mentioned, and most of which He city-Reuters American Service.
might possibly repudiate with sorrow, if not with scorn.
FRENCH TARIFF
CHANGES.
APPLICABLE TO AMERICA AND THE EAST.
At the moment, if a priest of the Church of England gives the Holy Communion to a devout foi- lower of Jesus Christ who is not of his own persusasion, he is, in effect, told by Authority that, while he has doubtless performed a Christian action, he has committed a kind of ecclesiastical foul which must not be done again. Can this. attributed to Jesus
Paris, Nov. 16. The conclusion of the Franco-sprit" be
tariff negotiations is Christ?
Our Lord meant to simplify and American marked by the publication of a degree instituting the new reduced not to complicate religion; not to provisional tariff on many items perplex but to assist human nature, of Imports from the United States, and, above all, to set men free; specifying the lower rates, which but ever since. His time the cor- are also applicable to similar porations that have professed-to- Canadian goods, and tanning ex- extend His work have decided that tracts from India. Borneo, the His message needed intellectualis Straits Settlements, and South ing if it was to be preserved, and that His offer of freedom needed Africa.-Reuter,
curtailing, and they have succeed- (Continued on Paga 11.)
A REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
DEMPSEY AND RICKARD IN LIFT CRASH.
Newark, New Jersey, Nov. 16:
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
-TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- A lift in which the heavyweightledge paper has been taken from boxer Jack Dempsey, the hoxing the Daily Express, promoter Tex Rickard, and twenty "Answers, for those who need others, were ascending, crashed them, will be found on Page 14 from the ninth floor of the Cham- of this issue. ber of Commerce building, and bounced five feet.
Nobody was injured.-Reuters American Service.
CHALIAFIN TO LOSE PROPERTY.
What was the origin of the Cenarewitch?
'8 Why is the body of an airplane called the fuselage and that of
a motor-car the chansin?
3 What is the origin of the custom of "passing the port" in a par. timlar direction?
4 What is the "long pull" which has recently been the subject of police-court prosecution?
5 What is samphire?
Who were the first Knights Tem- plar
? Has acionco falsified the idea em- braced in the phrase "dumb as c. oystor"?
A SOVIET CONFISCATION,
Moscow, Nov. 16, The praesidium of the. Central Committee. of the Soviet Republic has decided to deprive the singer Chaliapin of the use of his house and garden in the Vladimir dis-10 trict near Moscow--Reuter.
[Challapin, who recently divorced his wife, has been on a visit to 11 What is "strass," which has sud, London, where he has drawn large denly become fashionable again? audiences.]
8 What is actinotherapy.
What great battle gave the Wes- tern world to Rome? What are the Starajlats, who are causing as much unrest, in India?
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What is the meaning of "grisel
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