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NO TROUBLE

WITH

MOUTRIE

The China Mail.

PIANO

October 1, 1928, Temperature 72 Barometer 29 72° Rainfall 0,00 inch.

No. 18.995. -拜禮 號一月十年三十二百九千一英

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Humidity 40' October

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HONGKONG," MONDAY, OBT

WE HAVE SWORN IT.”

POINCARE'S WEEK-END PERORATIÓN

SECURING THE FRUITS OF VICTORÝ,

(Beuter's Service to the China Mall. ¿

PARIS, September. 30.

-1928.

RHINELAND SEPARATISTS.

DEMONSTRATION AT DUESSELDORF

PROCESSION ENDS IN FANIC.

(Beater e Service to the China Mail.)

PARIS, September 30. Unvelling a war monument at. Bois d'Afíly’M. Twelve thousand Rhineland separatists demon Poincaré said Germany dally gave fresh proofs of 'strated at Duesseldorf to day in the presence of a her failure to understand that the Reich, proclaim-wd of 45,000. They went in procession to the ing the necessity of ceasing passive resistance on gitare, simuting in favour of separation. When the the Ruhr sought to cover the retreat by the discharge eches were about to begin fistlouffs developed of blank ammunition.but when the Reich contested

Among the crowd and shots were fired from behind·· the legality of the occupation of the Ruhr it accusedown into a panic and a number were wounded. Re on shutters of a shop. The crowd was the Franco-Belgians of oppressing and maltreating any women and children were trampled under the inhabitants. It was an audacious inversion of foot. The square was speedily emptied and the roles, the Reich attributing to the Franco-Belgians ailway station was besieged by masses of frighten- the crimes perpetrated against the Franco-Belgians ed people seeking to leave the town." by the late German Government's orders. France. must therefore remain on her guard. The Berlin Government could not do otherwise than end the Resistance on the Ruhr. It was no longer able to finance it and knew it ran the risk of separating the Jocal populations from the Reich but the grudging proclamation of an inevitable truce meant nothing. Exccution was everything.

REICH LAWS REJECTED.

MUNICH, September 30,

It is officially announced that the Reich laws for the protection of the Republic are no longer operative in Bavaria.

THOSE

RESPONSIBLE.

PARIS, September 30:

A French despatch from Duesseldorf suggests. that the imported German plati clothes policemen

demonstration and asserts they mingled with the were responsible for the breaking up of the separatist crowd and started the disturbance. whereupon

WAITING FOR · GERMANY TO ACT-

M. Poincaré proceeded: "We are waiting for. Germany to act. She has given up laying dot conditions. "That is good but it now behaves her to show

•uş she'is really prepared to facilitate for us in the occupied territories the development of the formed police fired on the demonstrators. Many pledges seized. If Germany asks us to withdraw of the wounded were picked up by French ambu the measures taken which we consider indispensable lances. The police barracks are full of wounded and it is reported that some of the demonstrators to our security or the payment of reparations, if she

were killed Detachments of French troops and has an arriere-penser that she may receive from us gondarmerie afterwards occupied the police bar- concessions in exchange for mere words of resigna-racks and arrested the police there.

tion we shall not have advanced towards a detente. The moment therefore has not yet come when we can consider our task ended. · To-morrow's work

BUMPED OUT.

will be more difficult than what we have accomplish- CHINA AND LEAGUE COUNCIL. ed. I have no doubt that public opinion will cou tinue to sustain by its clear sightedness and isang

GENEVA, September 30.

froid. The French Government's resolve to obtain In connection with the election of Uruguay, peace "and justice for France has not yet secured Brazil, Belgium, Sweden, ⋅ Czecho-Slovakią, and the victory which the treaties guaranteed her but Spain as noo-permanent members of the Council of she will secure it. We have sworn it and shall keep the League of Nations, it is noteworthy that China, our oath."

STEAMER COLLISIONS.

REMARKABLE RECORD.

which obtained only ten votes, was eliminated for the ensuing year in favour of Czecho-Slovakia whose representative Doctor Benes, has been very active on the Reduction of Ammaments Committee. while Persia and India with 14 votes and 2 votes. respectively and the Netherlands with four votes were also unsuccessful,

The Chinese delegation protested against China's non-re-election asserting that the principle of the geographical distribution of non-permanent members had not been respected and deploring the restriction in the choice of non-permanent members

LONDON, September 30.. A remarkable series of collisions occurred in the Channel in dense fog, resulting in the sinking of the French steamer Brobonne" and the British schooner "Florence." Half a dozen others succeeded in reaching port badly damaged. The outward of the Council depriving the Council of the near and bound Cunarder "Scythia" was obliged to return to important co-operation of at least one Asiatic state. Liverpool as a result of a collision with the home-It fears that the non-observance of this principle bound White Star liner "Cedric" off the south may discourage Far Eastern States and hopes the possible consequent lack of interest in the League in China will not change into temporary or even permanent abstention which would be most regret- table in the interests of all.

coast of Ireland.

DANISH BANK TRIAL.

COURT REVISES PENALTIES.

COPENHAGEN, September 30,

The Supreme Court gave judgment on trial of the ex-directors of the Landmanas Bank. The fina of eight hundred kroner on H.P. Prior,the managing director of the Nordiske Kabalogtraadfabriken was altered to four months' imprisonment and the other directors and members of the adininistrative board were sentenced to fines ranging from two thousand to four thousand kconer.

LONGEST DIRIGIBLE FLIGHT.

FRENCH AIRSHIP BEATS RECORD."

MARSEILLES, September 30. The French dirigible "Lixmude" landed a Cuers at 635 in the morning after a continuous fight of 118 hours 41 minutes, beating the R.34's world record of to hours.12 minutes..

The "Dixmude" left Cuers at 7:55 on the morning of September 25 and crossed the Mediter- ranean to Algeria and Tunis. It flew over the Sahara as far as Tuggurt and then recrossed Toulon and l from thence.to. Parlé,

THE BEST WAY

PUISNE JUDGE SEES FOR HIMSELF.

Whether the ground floor of No. Te Hong Line was tied as godown or as a domestic, tenement

ITALO-GREEK

DISPUTE.

AMBASSADORS · CONFERENCE DECISION.

STRONG PROTEST FROM GREĘCE.

LONDON, September 30. According to a message from Athens it is semi- officially stated that the Greek note replying to the decision of the Conference of Ambassadors, handed- 10 the Franch Minister on September 29, very strongly protests against the decision and disputes the allegation that Greek officials failed in `their duty. It asserts that it is the general conviction that the crimo at Janina was committed by Albani- an assassins whom it is impossible to apprehend in view of the proximity of Albanian territory. It complains that the penalty is excessive and urges the Conference to schmit the decision to the Court of International Justice at the Hague..

JAPANESE MORATORIUM ENDS.

TOKYO, September 30. The moratorium declared in the earthquake' districts has been.discontinued.

His Honour in the Summary there and that therefore it was a Court. The owner claimed from domestic tenement and the defen- the present occupiers, a firm of dants were entitled, by virtus of greengrocers, pasession and $58 of the Rents Ordinance, to remain

there. meant profits.

The Pulsas Judge, decided thất; Mr. McCullum, for the plaintiff, explained that, the ground floor the quickest way-to-settle the argument would be to go and have was let to the defendants as 80 a look at the promises and, was a question, which the Pulegeado Beon determland by a His Houcar motored down to

down on a monthly tenancy walch accompained by the two solicitors. Judge = (Mr. Justice Gompart) notice to it-The premises were Hope Lane, What he saw there determined this morning by used to store vegetables and no cominced him that the premises personal observatio..

:-body lived there, he said

were being used a 4 domestic tenement and he, therefore give judgment for the defendants

The premises formed the sub For the dafender Mr. R. G. cife of an action brought before Vans Olaimed that people, did live

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