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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1924.

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LABOURS' INDIA POLICY.

CAUTIOUS CHANGES.

RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT PROSPECTS

'WORSE THAN PERILOUS."

DOMINION STATUS THE OBJECTIVE.

(Reuter's General Service)

LONDON, February 25.

ONSLAUGHT REPELLED.

LABOUR GOVERNMENT: VICTORY.

CENSURE MOTION DEFEATED.

LIBERALS SIDE AGAINST CONSERVATIVES

(Renter's General Sèrvice.)

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Mr. Asquith moved a vote of mild condemina tion which the Unionists sought to strengthen by AS HE BULB an amendment.

In the course of a long debate, Mr. MacDonald gave explanations and assurances which mollified the Liberals and the motion was shelved after the House had defeated the Conservative motion by

95 to 228 votes.

LONDON, February 26. In the House of Commons the Government In the House of Lords, Lord Olivier, Secretary for India, in a statement about India, said that the successfully withstood the first serious Opposition Government was not prepared to accept, or to indionslaught to-night in a debate evoked by the action cale that it might be prepared to accept, there of Mr. Wheatley, Minister of Health, in withdraw- ing the previous Government's order restricting commendations of a round table conference. Any the amount of poor law relief payable by the new scheme for now establishing full and respon Poplar Guardians which the Opposition interpreted sible govemment in India only three years after the institution of the scheme of reform, which was as a dangerous precedent. adcpted, "because we are convinced that the establishment of full and responsible government would be worse than perilous; it would be big with disaster to the people of India, and when the purposes for which that transitional schuhe had been designed to give had not been availed of The Government had the same ultimate aira for India as for the Swarajists, namely substitution of responsible Dominion government for the present admittedly transitional political constitution. The Government earnestly desired to avall itself of the Swarajists' disposition towards effectual consultation. The Government was open to Con- sider any practical_proposals, but was not yet satisfied with regard to what might be the best means of establishing that closer contact and better understanding that was so manifestly desirable, but hoped after consulting the Government of India to be able with the least avoidable delay to decide on the means. Meanwhile the Government which was unequivocally friendly towards the Indian constitutional reforming party, appealed to that party for patience, circumspection and co-opera- tion in using the councils for efficient administra MEANWHILE,

tion.

..

BARBED WIRE COURT.

GERMAN HIGH TREASON TRIAL.

GENERAL LUDENDORFF CHARGED.

MUNICH, February 26.

The trial of General von Ludendorf, Adolf." von Hitler, and seven alleged accomplices on charges of high treason in connection with the Bavarian monarchist attempt in November opened in a former infantry school.

The approaches to the Court were blocked with barbed wire. Armed soldiers and police held up everyone, demanding to see their passes; A detective inside examined those admitted for hidden weapons."

The ball was packed to suffocation with witnesses but the public was present in very limited numbers.

Ludendorff, wearing a blue lounge suit, head- ed the accused when they entered the court.

DELIII, February 26 In the Assembly a Swarajist motion in favour of appointing a committee; to inquire into Sikh grievances

was carried without divaloa, after a lengthy discussion in which the Pundit The reading of the indictment lasted 152 hours. Malaziya bitterly denounced the treatment Then, the prosecutor proposed to exclude the Sikhs and the killing of non-violent Akalls at public and the court adjourned to consider this. Jaito."

{ An earlier cable stated that the trial is reviv Several members declared the deposition of ing the keenest political passions, and the news the Maharaja Nabha was. 2 blow against Sith.

papers are freely venting conflicting opinions. The organisation,

Sir Malcolm Hailey, on behalf of the Govera-Bavarian Government has taken the most extensive. ment, opposed the establishment of the committee, He denied that the Government of India had done anything to injure Sikh religious aspirations and denied that women had been maltreated or that machine guns had been used at Jaito where the firing by the Government forces was of the minimum, character. Sir Malcolm eulogised the bravery and devotion of the Sikhs and declared the Government's hand of friendship was still held out to them.

CLOSER RELATIONS.

GERMANY AND JAPAN,

COMPLIMENTS EXCHANGED.

IBERLIN, February 26.

precautions to safeguard order, and the law courts where the trial is being held are surrounded by. troops. Political meetings are forbidden, and barbed wire has been erected at several points on the frontier, while the town itself is crowded with visitors, including hundreds of foreign journalists, few of whom, however, can gain admittance to the courts.)

...

LATER.

Von Hitler, in a long statement, aftributed his action to patriotic motives. He denounced the conduct of von Kahr,and General von Lossow who joined the movement under duress and immediately suppressed it when free.

TAKING IT LIGHTLY.

MUNICH, Februały 26. When the court trying Ludendorff, von Hitler and others resumed, no announcement was made as regards the admission of the public..

LATER.

A noticeable feature is the friendly atmosphere Herr Ebert, the President, received the new Japanese Ambassador, Barou Honda, who present-fin which the proceedings are being conducted. None of the accused appear to take the affair very ed his letters of credence.

The President of the court made a

Baron Honda, addressing the President, assur- seriously. ed him that he would do his upmost to strengthen statement sympathetically stressing vod Hitler's and promote peaceful and friendly relations war career. between both nations.

DOCK STRIKE HITCH. STEVEDORES HESITANT.

Herr Eberl, replying, expressed satisfaction at the intellectual rapprochement which had already manifested itself by the calling of German pro fessors to Japan and the sending of Japanese studente, to Germany. Hé expressed the hope that improved economic relations would soon lead The executive of the Stevedores Union has to a commerical agreement.

"MORALLY WRONG."" BRITAIN'S FIVE NEW CRUISERS,

LIBERALS. PROTEST,

LONDON, February 26,

LONDON, February 26.

unanimously recommended all members to resume to-morrow dader the terms of the national agree-. ment, pending the result of negotiations, the employers having promised that particular griev ances will be favourably considered immediately.

Den EL, LATER, A

A hitch has occurred in connection with the resumption of work by the stevedores, as the mer have turned down the executive's recommendation. NAVAL DISARMAMENT DELAY.

ROME, February 26.

A score of well-known Liberal members of Parilament have issped a manifesto urging reconsideration of the project to lay down new craisers and destroyers as unnecessary, economi- It is semi-oficially denied that Spain has with-- cally disastrous and morally wrong. They contend drawn from the naval disarmament committes. It that Britain's action will create mistrust abroad and is explained that the conference delegates were not endanger the work of the League of Nations. They empowered to take decisions but merely to frame Essert that four new cruisers are already being opinions in the form of reports. built for the Royal Navy and point out that spang An earlier cable stated Little progress has has reduced its naval estimates by Y45,000,000

KENYA INDIANS AGITATE

NAIROBI, February 26, Kenya Indians have commenced an intensive non-co-operation campaign as a protest against alleged political grievances, the Initial step being refusal to pay poll tax:

Lengthy lists of summonses have been issued And four Indians at Mombasa have been committed to prision. The movemet bas extended to the voters rolls in which there are hardly any fidias names

GERMANY AND CHINA

BON, February 26,

rowden. E-to-Sir Adicating.

China

apparently been made at the League of Nations conference on the limitation of naval armaments. The conference throughout sat privately. A com- muniqué faned last night states that a report has been submitted to the Council of the League, also to the Governments concerned, but it is reliably reported that Spain has withdrawn from the con forence Argentina, China and Turkey declined to. accept the limitations; Brazil, Chile, Greece and, Sweden made offers, conditional upon similar undertakings by Argentinn, Turkey and the Baltic Fowers, thus, nobody is pledged to definite di armament]

SUPERVISING GERMANY.

PARIS February 26.. for the resumption of inters as outlined in Mr. Ramsay...Mac- rean bhforstof German'

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