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#=#A-+4@+ HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1924.

TREATIES WITH RUSSIA.

BRITISH PARLIAMENT'S ATTITUDE.

UNABLE TO RECOMMEND THEM.

Authenticity Of Zinovieff Letter.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, November 21. The Foreign Office, in a Note to M. Rakovsky, states that, after due deliberation, His Majesty's Government is unable to recom mend the Treaties (signed on August 8) to the consideration of Parliament or submit them to the King for ratification.

COWER

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STUDENTS' PETITION.

University Council's Reply.

THE SENATE, UPHELD,

Little Prospect Of Strike Being Declared.

The petition which the student

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Thieves Still At Large With Booty.

accept these assertions, which sent through, their, Union to the

of the University of Hongkong naturally very reticent in regard have been disproved by reference, University Council asking that there to the theft early this week from to official publications and the should be a re-hearing of the case the store at 38 Heavy Soviet Press.

Battery

The military authorities Bro The successful get-away of the robbers is a source of wonder to amongst whom the theft forms the military men In the "Colony, chief topic of discussion. Parti of certain students who were fined R.A., Whitileld Barracks of two cularly amazing is it in view of the and gated by the University Senate Vickers Machine Guns and equip special precautions which were a breaches of discipline, came ment and the police, who have the taken at the time for keeping before a meeting of the University matter in band, state that they have observation on the barrack premises Council yesterday evening.

no furthe: developments to report. robberies which have taken place at night in view of other

understands that a military court sports gear and valuables were From eaquirles the "China Mail", there recently as a result of which of enquiry has sat and after the taken from the sports room and hearing of the evidence of the sergeant's mess. storekeeper who verandah some distance away from Mall" the police authorities stated slept on the Approached by the "China the store-room and of the officer that they knew nothing as to a who made the report to the police, Chinese sapper having been arrest. for the police to be given an A rumour to this effect was current the court was adjourned sine die ed in connection with the robbery. opportunity of making a report. in the City yesterday.

Mr. Chamberlain continues "but it is unnecessary to enter into details because information in the possession of His Majesty's

Upon enquiry at the University Government leaves no doubt in this moming the their mind of the authenticity of was informed that the Council had

China Mall the Zinovieff letter. His Majesty's confirmed the action which the Government, therefore, is not pre- Senate had taken in the matter. pared to discuss the matter; you The Chairman of the University misapprehend the character and Students' Union would be com- representatious of my predecessor (raunicated with in due course. if you supposed they dealt with Zinovieff's letter

According to a version of the only, activities of which His Majesty's ed recently in the "China Mail The affair given in a letter publish Government complain are confined to the particular letter; did not get a fair hearing was not a resolution to strike if the students but extend to the whole body of passed at. a. mass meeting of revolutionary propaganda, - of students on the 12th of this month which the letter is a fair specimen but later a letter -which sometimes is conducted drawal from the proposed striks

of with secretly, sometimes as you rightly was sent in by seventy of the remark unconcerted.******

students. As a result of this the idea of a strike was definitely squashed.

Evidence Of Propaganda. "The pronouncements of Zinovieff, broadcast throughout the world, are themselves suffi- pient evidence of the propaganda, in which the Third International, with the knowledge and consent tinually indulges, and this system in the view of His ty's Government is inconsistent with the solemn undertakings of your Government.

Another correspondent, how ever, claimed la yesterday's 'China Mail" that the strike, which had bean fixed for the 19th, was called off through the inter cession of “a prominent Chinese of the highest councils in the gentleman who is a member of one Colony."

According to our correspondent,

CAIRO OUTRAGE.

AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.

TWENTY ARRESTS ALREADY P. & 0. "MALOJA" HELD UP,

MADE.

SYMPATHY OF SING.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNERAL,

(Reuter's Service.)

They are

SETTLEMEN IS PHOBABLE,

(Reuter's Service.).

Melbourne, November 21,

The Lascar seanies have un- loaded the mails from the P. & 0. 5.8. Maloja.' The P. & 0. Agents are confident that a settle- thent, will be reached at row's conference.

te-mor-

Cairo, November 21. So far twenty pers have been this gentleman appealed to the arrested in connection with the

COMPULSORY CONFERENCE. students not to act rashly, but to murder of the Sirdar. lay their case before the Council mostly discharged Sndan and await its decision. To-day ployees, according to the news to-morrow of representatives of the The officers of Justice have this gentleman's name is given in

em-called a coinpulsory conference for another letter to the "China Mail" Paper "Rawkabel Clark," which Victorian Stevedores Guild and as Hon. Mr. B. H, Kotewall, states that one of the young men the P. & O. Company's officials Various reasons are given as the under arrest unsuccessfully tried to with regard to the tying-up of the case of the trouble, some of the interview Sir students claiming that unjust November 18, and da enquiries

Lee Stuck, s.s. "Majola." punishments were imposed for foreign certain breaches of discipling with regard to the Sirdar's move refusing to handle cargo including

In a separate Note to M.;

"In a Note on October 24, Mr. Rakovsky, regarding the Zinovief Ramsay MacDonald observes no- letter, the Foreign Office state body who understands the con- that M. Rakovsky undertook to stitution and relationships of the declare, apparently upon internal Communist International will evidence alone and without allow doubt its intimate connection and ing time for reference to Moscow. contact with the Soviet Govern that the Zinoviel letter was a ment.' He further observed no gross forgery. In support of this Government can ever tolerate an M. Rakovsky alleged that the arrangement with Communist International never Government whereby the latter. described itself, in its own.

is in formal diplomatic relations circulars, as the Third Communist of a correct kind with it, whilst International, that M. Zinovief at the same time, a propaganist never signs "President Presidium body organically connected with of the Executive Committee of the that foreign Government-encour- Communist

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The attitude of the University authorities appears to have been that discipline was being treated with growing contempt, and

monis.

INVESTIGATION PLANS. Mr. Keown Boyd, director of the

CAUSE OF TROUBLE. Bailwaymen and stevedores are butter valued at £150,000 on the P. & O, Bs. "Maloja." This has intensified the waterside trouble as be remembered that some weeks Security Department of the Minis-Cuion official "anything might to this connection will European section of the Public result of which, according to an

International" and ages and even orders, subjects of ago the Vice Chancellor was com-try of the Interior, luas sert a letter the abolition of the Sydney Mari- eventuate. The strike aims at pelled to send down for one term to Lord Allenby on behalf of him-tinte Bureau, consisting exclusively student who had been guilty of self and Russell Pasha, Comman of ex-servicemen, who are supply contumacious conduct could not be passed over.

which dont of the Cairo Police, requesting non-union labour. that there in Hittle prospect of the Sirdar. The letter says in view of The "China Mail" understands of investigating the murder of the ing to be relieved of responsibility strike proposal being revived and their experience of inquiries of pre- that the matter can now be regard-vious similar political crimes, the ed as closed with the Council's writers consider the investigation reply to the students' petition.

at present had best be conducted by other means at the disposal of the Egyptian. Government.

that the whole contents are a tissue of absurdities.

Cannot Accept Assertions. Mr. Austen Chamberlain says His Majesty's Government cannot

OPIUM CONFERENCE.

DEADLOCK FEARED AT

GENEVA.

(Reuter's Service.)

the former to plot and plan revolutions for ila overthrow."

"This is true and the Soviet Government would do well to wefgh carefully the consequences of ignoring this pronouncement."

GREEK MEETS GREEK.

INCIDENT AT PARIS CONSULTAE.

(Reuter's Service.)

Geneva, November 21,

Paris, November 21. Owing to the fact that the busi The Greek naval attaché, Com- ness committee has hitherto been mander Papulexipoules has been unable to agree regarding the pro shot in the stomach and danger- gramme for discussion, no plenary ously wounded by another Groek, sitting took place at the second at the Greek Consulate.. opium conference today. It is The assailant has been arrested: feared the present conference is he gave the name of Verikais and ulo destined to end in a deadlock, said he was formerly an officer in owing to the opposition of a num the Greek Army. her of States to the American sug. The motive is believed to have gestions as regards the Japanese been personal. attitude over the import certifi cates, whence the deadlock at the

first conference arose.

PRESIDENT TUAN.

Reuter learns there is no sign of WHAT PEKING LEGATIONS

the conflicting parties modifying their attitude. Furthermore efforts are being made in Tokyo to induce Japan to reconsider her standpoint.

TROTSKY'S CONDUCT.

}

LEARN.

(Reuter's Service);

Peking, November 21. The Legations have been in- formed that Tean Chi-jui will pro- bably arrive in Peking on the 26th inst. whereupon the provisional Cabinet will hand over to him.

ARMED ROBBERY.

OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS STOLEN.

NO ARRESTS YET.

MRS. HARDING. LATE PRESIDENT'S WIFE DEAD..

(Reuter's American Service,)

K

It is presumed their investiga- tions of former outrages brought to their knowledge. ramifications of the conspiracies and the persons

Marion, November 21. believed to be implicated.therein Mrs. Harding, wife of the late which, under the existing régime, President Harding, died this morn would render their participationing. The end came quite peace- in the present inquiry embarrassing fully after several hours of uncon and unprofiable. It is anderstood sciousness:

they consider it would be useless Death was due to an internal An armed robbery is reported their conducting enquiries, unless complaint of long standing. The by Wong Hi-kwong, living at No, they had complete control thereof, late Mrs. Harding had lived in 49B, Caine Road, third floor. which is impossible and undesir retirement since the death of her Complainant states he was seized able since it seems indiested that husband, receiving constant medi- by three men, two armed with the Egyptian Government must cal care. revolvers and one with a digger, bear full responsibility for the cap as he was walking up the staircase ture and conviction of the leading to the Chu Yick Club, Lee, criminala." Yuen, Street East, at 7.30pm, yesterdayThe robbers quickly possessell themselves of the $2,500

TEMPORARY POSTS.

London, November 21. in bank notes which Wong had an With reference to the fact that his person, an d'escaped down the two separuto appointraente have staircase. » KONG

been made in Cairo to the two

the cruel murder of one of its dis- tinguished officers.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Cairo, November 21, A report was made to the police posts hitherto held by the Sirdar,

Orders have been issued for mak- four hours later, but no arrest it is authoritatively pointed outing the most imposing arrange has so far been made.

that they are more or less tomments for the Sirdar's funeral porary and no political signi- to-morrow, ficance should be attached to the incident.

PRIESTS JAILED.

MOSCOW COMMUNISTS. TO Tunn will take the post of Premier MISSIONARIES ASSAILANTS

TAKE ACTION.

(Reuter'a Servios,)

Rigs, November 21,

sad abrump the functions of Fre sident pending the election of a permanent Chief Executive.

BANDITS AGAIN.

The Conference of Moscow NORWEGIAN MISSIONARY IS

ORDER IT Communista considered the report

NOW

of M. Kamensfin on M. Trotsky's recent conduct.

The conference

CAPTURED.

'(Reuter's Service.)

Hankow, November 21.

ON TRIAL.

LONG JẪU TERMS.

*

(Reuter's Service.),

Rangoort, Nnovember 21. The trial of four Buddhist priests and one aynan in connec-{. tion with the attacka on Mr. and Mrs. Gleason..(American mission-

DUM-DUM BULLET.

Cairo, November 21.

The escort will comprise a re giment of cavalry, a battery of horse artillery, a battalion of in- funtry, and a detachment from the ate cuts across the top, was ex-battery, and a company of infantry A dum duo bullet, with deliberand a squadron of cavalry, a pack air force from the British Amy tracted from the Sirdar's body from, the Egyptian Army, while Another similar bullet was die cavalry, artillerymen, infantrymen, covered in the car.

engineers, and an armoured car Several arrests are reported, but company will line the route. The or- beyond the finding of two sitnesses tillery will fire seventeen rounda at who believe they could recognize minute intervals. Four colonels an the two miscreants, nothing ap-air-commodore, two. lieut, colonela pears to have been accomplished up and a major will act as pallbearers, to the present.

SYMPATHY OF KING.

London, November 21, King George hea telegraphed to

passed resolution in favour of taking decisive slips against i Trotsky's alleged attempts to re- It is reported here that the Reveries) on October 11 resulted in kindle recent discussions and conA. Ande, of the Norwegian Lath one priest being discharged. An- Lord Allenby the following mes tinne the struggle against the party eran Mission at Sichwan,

ganвnd Communist Inter. Honan, has been captured by ban-yesa rigorous, imprisonment, and

in other was sentenced to seven sage national, which threatens party dite. The capture is believed to the remaining stores prisoners to Sir Lee Stork and feel burly the

Deeply grieved at the death nnity

have taken place on November 16, five years rigorcae imprisonment. Indignity inflicted on my Army by

The procession will include repre sentative military officers, both British and Egyptian Egyptian

journey the procession, one-third of the civilian officials will accompany Members of the Senate

Cabinet Ministers will attend the and Chamber will stand in Oper Squarees the bortage passen. service ad All-Halste Church" }

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