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84, Qur's BOLD OUTRAL

the New Conciliation Era.

"(Reuter's Service.)

Berlin, January 29.

In political and official circies a sensation. has been caused as a result of the speech of M. Herriot, the French Premier, regarding which profound disappointment is expressed with the "aggressive" words of a statesman who has hitherto been regarded as an advocate of conciliation and peace.

The newspapers are most bitter in their comments. For installee,

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the "Boersen Zeitung," in article headed "End of the New Conciliation Era," says that the speech confirms the conviction t that "French Democrats, Social- ists, and Pacifists want the same as the French Chauvinists, name- ly, the Rhine frontier and Ger many's everlasting political, nilitary, and economic impotence. The opinion is expressed that the views of nine out of ten Ger- MRIS reflected in the Press outburst. Thus it is feared that M. Herriot's speech may

add mny recruits to the Nationalists, who assert the hopelessness-of- coming to an understanding with France.

THE FRENCH SIDE. ·

STORMY DEBATE IN THE CHAMBER,

Paris. January 29.

The Chamber of Deputies has adopted a resolution by B41 votes to 32-a majority of 509-in favour of placarding throughout France M. Herriot's speech ex- pounding the Government's policy regarding Germany.

Paris, later

*RECOVERY OF LOOT

EXTRADITION TO HONGKONG UNLIKELY.

Intelligence has been received by the Hongkong detective office that another batch of alleged "Hong Wha" pirates have been rounded up in Chinese territory.. creasing their production. The

"Last Monday, Commander Wong Krupp works have unrestricted Fook-chi of the anti-Sun forces, machinery for turning out heavy led an expedition to the Po On dis artillery. With the Reichswehrtrict where he captured over and the reserves Germany is retwenty men, believed to have establishing the army which

participated in the attack on the started the Great War.

"Hong Wha" or its trip up here from Singapore.

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The Premier concluded by say ing that he desired peace for Europe and the World, but as a first guarantee of that peace he wanted security for France. "Hayas."

[The speech to which Germany takes exception is referred to in the following cablegram, which

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Some property, believed to be part of the loot, was also taken.

This batch will probably be taken to Wsichow city to stand trial with the 17 pirates previously rounded up in Bias Bay by the same commander. It is unlikely

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CANTON ON HORNS OF DILEMMA.

PROSPECTS OF PEACE.

Roar of Battle May Not Revive.

Whilst most people are speculating as to what will happen in Canton in view of the medical opinion expressed that the disease, from which Dr. Sun Yat-sen is suffering is so advanced that it is useless to operate, the best informed non-partishircles in Canton are counting the days in which another Chan Kwing-ming regime will be established at the Southern Metropolis.

Those who are reported to have expressed this view also predict that no matter what happens, it will not be long before China is: re-united. This they say, will not need to be accomplished by blood- shed.

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these non-Cantonesc adventurers In a review of the Cantonisitua- ceased to function as a united tion, it is interesting to recall a armed body, although the masterly stroke by Dr. Sun Yat-majority of the personnel have sen--not long before his decision fitted back to their native pro- to proceed to Peking-which has vinces, a small number retrieving very much simplified matters in what weapons they could.

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that hotbed of unrest. His 80- Professedly on Dr. Sun's side in called armed Northern Expedition the province now, are his own got rid of all but one-and that Cantonese troops under the direct, the most powerful-faction of the though more or less nominai com- non-Cantonese mercenaries. Both mand of his right-hand mun, armies had proved a thorn in the Yunnanese army occupy all the the Hunanese and Honanese General Hau Shung-chi The

was published in the "Ching that they will be extradited to side of the pro-Sun administra- revenue-producing districts and

Hongkong....

Mail" yesterday:An unusually stern tone towards Germany char- acterised Premier Herriot's inter- vention to-night during the debate

We learn that the abfe sum- on foreign affairs, in which he

mary of the piracy committee re- asserted that behind the dust she port, for which we were indebted was throwing in the Allies eyes to the Secretary of the Chamber Germany was preparing to of Commerce, has been cabled in Benult. He warned the Allies, full to all the leading Homeland particularly Britain and Italy;

papers.

Northern

tors, not by disloyalty so much as by their crying need of means of sustenance. By despatching these two armies to Kwangtung's

border, Dr.

Sun indirectly brought about their disintegration. Unable to advance because there was no support, and virtually cut off from retreat by their powerful Yunnanese "allies,"

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America's President and Mrs. Coolidge are shown trying out the new. skis presented to them by the National Ski Association through a delegation' which, called at the White House and invited Mr. and Mrs Coolidge to attend the association's aki tournament in February. Despite the fact that there was no snow in Washington at the time, the President and Mrs. Coolidge negotiated the White House lawn in the skis while the delegation looked on and applauded.

The big majority accorded by the Chamber to the resolution was only secured after a stormy, | debate, which was once suspended.

Excitement arose owing to a that "We must watch what is section of the Socialists' threaten- happening over there." In view ing to abstain from voting in of Premier Herriot's subsequent order to show their disapproval reference to the Geneva Protocol, of the alleged reactionary tone of the failure of Great Britain' and part of M. Herriot's speech America to ratify the tripartite yesterday. Nevertheless M. pact, and his insistence upon the Herriot to-day succeeded in tak-security of France as the first, ing sufficient edge off his speech essential to a world peuce, the to conciliate the recalcitrant opinion prevails in the Lobbies Socialists without alienating the that the Premier was addressing Right and Centre.

himself to Great Britain over the

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'CO-OP." ACQUITTED.

CORNER IN TEA NOT PROVED.

NO SPECULATIVE BUYING.

(Reuter's Service))

The Premier explained that. heads of the Deputies. Earlier in

LONDON, January 29: being obliged to attend a dinner his speech, Premier Herriot re-

Acknowledging the statement yesterday evening, he cut out iterated that France. does not passages from his speech in intend to renounce her debts. from the Co-operative Society on which he appealed to the con- Premier ·Herriot was loudly its tea, market operations, for which sciences of free and peaceful applauded by all the Benches, he asked at the Food Commission peoples, especially Germany, in with

exception of

on January 14. Sir Auckland order that, through the League of Communists.]

Geddes acquits that organisation Nations, an agreement might be

of buying tea beyond its legiti reached providing an outlet from LIBERAL PARTY CONFER male requirements for present and the present tragic situation," en-

anticipated future needs He abling all to work freely and

observes that the statement shows peacefully-

that no speculative...... buying

FRENCH SECURITY.

DISCLOSURES BY FRENCH PREMIER.

ASQUITH CHIEF.:..

ACCEPTABLE TO LLOYD GEORGE.

(Router's Service,)

occurred.

RAISULI CAPTURED.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.

are all-powerful. The Kwangsi army has dwindled down to num- bers which will count for little.

Rumpur has credited General Chan Kwing-ming with a desire to re-take Canton "by negotiation" which, in other words, meant the buying out of the Yunnanese. His ally, Lin Fu, is reputedly for all or nothing. Irrespective of Dr. Sun's condition many have claim-. ed knowledge of clandestine dis- cussion with the Yunnanese.

According to the rumour, Chan Kwing-ming has been authorised by the Peking Government to rule Kwangtung. To carry out Tuan Chi-jui's order, he asked for funds funds not to buy fighting material with but as a peace-offer- Jag gand-winducement, tothe

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Yunnance to tatcer to their When You native province as best they can.

With the Yunnanese out of the way, the other pro-Sun contin- gents will be numerically over- whelmed and their embodiment in the future army of Kwangtung with the possible exclusion of the so-called "Red Army" commanded by products of the Academy at Whampoa is said to be a fore- gone conclusion. Hsu Shung-chl's determined opposition to Chan is considered the only obstacle to the reunification of the two rival ele- ments of Cantonese soldiery.

Merchants with vital interests in Canton are of the opinion that Dr. Sun's civil subordinates in the Kuo Min Tang have neither the prestige nor the support to retain control should the Yunnanesé army dissociate itself from Dr. Sun's banner. When they first) invaded Canton about two years ago, they clung on tenaciously to get a foothold. Now that they have lived on the fat of the land for so many months, it will not be to their advantage to fight. The question, therefore, which will decide the trend of events in Canton, is what attitude they will take? Against the backing of Peking and the possibility of 'an expedition from the North, it is London, January 29. not expected that they will decide The speech by the Primo de to fight to the bitter end. Rather Rivera at Madrid, emphasising than resist, it would pay them to the necessity for closely watch leave their hunting ground with as: ing the war between Raisuli much spoil as they have hitherto and Abdelkrim calls attention to gathered. the inter-tribal fighting which has Those who hold the views, Ex- broken out in Morocca and which pressed are optimistic enough to threatens again to involve the declare that Canton will not have Spaniards.

(Reuter's Service.)

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to hear the boom of guns before

It appears that after some ita fate is decided. Once Chan mutual village burning by Kwing-ming is back, so they say, Abdelkrim's Riffian forces and it will not be long before Canton Raisull's following at Jeballa the will carry out Peking's mandates, former demanded the latter to The neighbouring province of deliver-up their arms, subse Kwangei is predicted to follow quently attacking Raisull's ganetu suit. However, nobody has yet As the Royal Commission on ary at Tazerult. Severe fighting foretold if peace will be restored, Food Prices, on January 14, the resulted and heavy losses on both even though the generally-desired Chairman (Sir Auckland Geddes) sides ore asked Mr. Alexander, representa Raisull's son, and nephew wound-

reported including re-union comes to pass. Paris, January 29,

London, January 29.

tive of the Co-operative Societies ed, whilst Raisuli is virtually a In the Chamber, H. Herriot Eighteen hundred delegates to supply a complete statement of (Premier and Minister of attended the Liberal Party, Con- the Co-operative operations on the prisoner at Tazerut, which the

Riffans captured. Finance) was unanimously cheer-vaation in London, which is disten market in confidence, promis

A Paris message from Tangier ed when he made impressive discussing, reorganisation with a ingot to use it, even to the Royal closures 'regarding

German view to reviving the Party's Commission, unless there was a states that Spanish airmen bomb- special need, in which case heed Tazerut on January 27, and armaments.

fortunes.

Wald inform Mr. Alexander what foreshadows the early resumption action he proposed to take. The of hostilities against the Chairman explained that the re: Spaniards.

etwas due to information he

M. Herriot stated that Mr. Asquith (now the Earl of atudents in Germany are recruit-Oxford), speaking at the in ed for periods of military train-augural public sitting, said that ing. Weapons are far in excess he had not prosigued the of the establishments permitted leadership.

had received that the Co-oparative Societies were recently dealing

by the Treaty of Versailles. The Mr. Lloyd George said that he heavily on the market, and securing

SHIPPING MISHAP.

BEN LINER STRANDED ON"

· TREE ISLAND..

TUGS SENT TO THE RESCUE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Singapore, January 29,

The steamer "Ben Vannock,”

so-called police forces are a pro unreservedly accepted Mr. control of a considerable propor man to demand similar information perly trained modern army, which Asquith's leadership, which he don of actual and prospective from other people. The Chairman carries all the necessary material. was convinced was essential to supplíos, Mr. Alexander promised - repited, that, he had asked others | bound for Japan, has stranded on Arma factories and arsenals have the preservation of Liberal to communicate any facts that he for information, when he had Tree Island, near Singapore, been resumed and are daily in-unity."

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