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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1928.
CANTON FIASCO.
OBITUARY.
JAPANESE POLITICS.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR J. DE ROBECK.
DIET DISSOLVES AFTER DEFEAT.
SOVIET OPPOSITION POINT OF VIEW
Tokyo, Jan. 21.
Berlin, Jan, 21.
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London, Jan. 21.
"We yield to violence and lonva Following an illness which has
The Diet has been dissolved.
our posts in Soviet work for lasted for about a year, AdmiralTM
senseless and purposeless exile. This followed a vote of non-We do not doubt that each of us of the Fleet Sir John de Robeck, confidence moved by the Oppasi-will not only still be needed, but who in 1915 was British Comtion following the New Year re- mander-in-Chief of the Fleet In cees-Reuter. the Dardanelles, died last night.- British Wireless.
land.
Mr. M. S. Spencer-Smith.
London, Jan. 21.
Osaka, Jan. 21.. The dissolution of the Diet is welcomed as the proper procedure., The Seiyukai (Government) - with The death has occurred, follow-180 votes against the Mingeito ing a motoring accident, of Mr no majority in the Diet, and there. (Opposition) with 222 votes, has Michael Seyniour Spencer-Smith, a director of the Bank of Eng-fore Baron Tanaka is unable to
carry out his policies.
The Seiyuki's success or fail- After leaving Oxford, he enter- ure at the, fosthcoming elections ed into business with Lord Ticars-depend on their ability to secure ted, including five years in Japan the vote of the masses, who have He served with distinction during newly acquired the franchise and the war, becoming a Lieutenant show unrest at rising living costs Colonel, and was employed as and a tendency to use a new broom. Army Adjutant and Quarter-Router. Master General in Marmansk. -Reuter.
Mr. William Di Pent.
mington, Delaware. Jun. 21. The death has occurred here of the millionaire, Mr. William Du. Pont, a brother of ex-Senator Du Pont. Reuters American Service,
Panama Engineer."
New York, Jan. 21. The death has occurred of Major-General Goethals, the Chief engineer concerned with the con- struction of the" Panama Canal.--. Renter's American Surpite.
Mrs. W. E. Wilson, ;
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Foreign Policy..
Tokyo Jan. 21. Speaking on foreign policy in the Upper House, Baron Tanaka devoted three-fifths of his speech to Chind.
Deploring the continued dis turbances, he pointed out the ser?- ous effect from an economic view-
will resume his place in the hour of the great struggles which are impending," declares a manifesto issued by the Bolshevik Opposition and published in their "German organ.
The document, which is signed, inter alia, by Trotsky and Rakov fiasco ski, refers to the Communist at Canton as a "flagrant example of emeutiara at a time of revolutionary ebb."
Later,
The manifesto, the publication of which is forbidden in Russia, appears in the Vorwaerts, and is signed by" Trotsky, Rakovski, Radek and other exiled leaders.
"We leave the work of the Party for a purposeless and sonseless exile, but are convinced that every one of us is valuable to the Party, and in the hour of impending big fights will resume our place in the ranks."-cuter.
PRISON OUTBREAK.
OF HAND,
point, and warned the House that! INDIAN CONVICTS GET OUT Japan was unable to tolerate any endangering of the lives or proper- ty of foreign residents and econo- mic interests of the Japanese.
He reiterated that Japan does not intend to interfere in domestic
ensure her rigats and interests and the property of her nationals.
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affairs in China, but emphasised that the Government will not he The sympathy of the commantsitate to take proper measures to ty will go out to Inspector W. E. Wilson, of the Hongkong Palice.
Treaty Violations. in the loss of his wife, who died on Sunday at the Victoria Hospital.
Baron Tanaka referred to the Mrs. Wilson was before her
"marked tendency in different Helen Arnold, marriage Miss daughter of an old resident. of parts of the country repeatedly to violate treaties," which, he said, the Far East, her father being Japan was unable to overlook. well known in engineering circles
Referring to Manchuria, he stat- here and elsewhere, Mrs. Wilsoned: "Maybe it is necessary to born in Singapore and take these provinces into special married to Mr.. Wil consideration" owing to the vital sóh about taro- Fears ago necessity of maintaining peace and and last week a baby girl' was order in a territory, so close to horn to them. Complications. un-Japan, but he promised that Japan fortunately, set in and despite would continue to respect and ob the best medical attention Mrs. serve the principle of the open Wilson failed to recover.
door and equal opportunity, and Ifer death is a heavy blow. to stated they would gladly co-operate her husband, who is well and Ta- with the Chinese authorities and vourably known in the Colony as people for the economic develop an oh member of the Policement of those regions, Force and before that of the) Navy.
Was WOS
PRAYERS FOR KING.
NEW MEASURE UP FOR CONSIDERATION."
poaes to make in the rejected raea sure, is published to-day.
Armaments.
Allahabad, Jan. 21. One hundred convicts of the habitual prisoners circle at Naini gaol attacked a convict overseer, cut off his nose, and thrashed him and the convict gaolers.
Armed warders rushed up, and 20 prisoners acattered and climb- ed a roof, whence they threw tiles and other missiles.
The Superintendent warned the
which the warders were ordered prisoners, who took no heed, after to open fire.
One convict was killed and 16 wounded. the remainder being overpowered after a struggle in which a number of warders were injured.-Reuter.
tion to introduce a vote of fidence.
non-
The-Government forestalled the actual vote by a dissolution as soon as the Finance Minister had finish- ed his speech.
The Opposition's denunciation or the Government is due to dis- satisfaction over the China policy, and the measures adopted for the re-adjustment of the financial and Touching upon the question of economic situation. It is particu- disarmament, Baron Tanakalarly held that the Government reportted the failure of the was responsible for the outbreak | three-power. conference a of the anti-Japanese movement in
Geneva and emphasised that China and the Opposition denoun- ! Japan's basic principle. isced the Shantung expedition as an
unforgivable blunder.
to "contribute to the security of world peace and lightening the burdens of the people without losing sight of the safety of our national defence."
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..It has been decided to hold the General Election on February 20 next.
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The law requires a special ses- sion to be held within five months. This is expected in April or May, As the dissolution Came before.
London, Jan. 21.
América.. Consequent upon the adverse vote of the House of Commons-
Tarning to Japan's reltitas last mouth, the new Prayer Book: measure, embodying the change with America, Iron Tanaka re- the Budget was passed the curren; which the House of Bishops proretted that the "question of dis-iscal year's budget is automotica!-
eriminatory
legislaston againetly re-enforced. Consequently tre Jarinese immigration still remains special session may probably be. unsolved," though he was piensed very bries, merely passing the It will be introduced
to the with the mutual inderstanding he- Coronation estimates. Church Assembly, at a session. between the two peoples, "which is ginning on February 6. It is essential to the solution of such hoped the necessary consents in questions and which was gradu- the Assembly and Convocations lly increasing... will be secured for it to be pre- sented to Parliament by Whit, Sun- day.
One of the principal changes made by the bishops is that prayers for the King shall be com- pulsory, morning and evening British Wireless.
New York, Jan. 21.
It is understood that the United States Army has commissioned the
The Soviet.
The Two Platforms. Though the Government's main platform is the transfer of the land Lax, no real issue exista between the two parties.
Particular interest ättaches to In the curse of his speech he re- ferred to the "growing amity" and the coming election, as it is tha dual development of trade wifirst under the universal manhood Sviety and the satisfactory saffrage by which 10,000,000 haw Also the Farmer- conclusion of a treaty of commerce voters baljot. with Germany, also the agreement Labour Party enters the nationa with France regarding residence election for the first time although and navigation, in Indo-China is expected to gain only a few
seats. Benton,
Dissolution Expected..
Tokys, Jan. 21.
The expenses of the enndidáto
frem are variously estimated at 20,000,000 to 50,000,000 yen,
The dissolution and election, Curtis Compang to bufid five fight- Though it had been generally while not especially pleasing to ing aeroplanes capable of operating expasted that the Diet would be business interests owing to inter-} at an altitude of eight miles. Thesesolved shortly after the reas-ference with economic readjur will be known as the Curtis Super-embly, it was by the means certainments, is not expected seriously 12 Hawk type-Renter's American this morning.. when the affect the money markes or trade.
Upposition announced its inten- -kruter.
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