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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1925,

SAILOR PRINCE.

KING'S YOUNGEST SON,

COMING TO HONGKONG.

Will He Get Chance To Hunt Pirates?

Under the heading "Our Handsome Sailor Prince," "Shipmate” contributes the following to a Home paper.

Sub-Lieutenant, H.R.H. Prinee in him, there are probably occa- George, as the Navy List describes sions when the Prince wishes that the King's youngest son, who is on people would forget his rank and the point of joining the China let him have a good time in his Station flagship for a commission, own way, "just as other fellow's is considered the best-looking do."

ailor prince who has served in,

the British Navy. To have that reputation implies no small cam- pliment, as there have been many. sailor princes, but in the case of Prince George the compliment is Justified. Tall, well-proportioned, with a merry, hughing fare, "George." us his shipmates call him, is a strikingly handsome youth whose personality" always attracts attention. Even people wylie have no ideo of his identity notice him as a fine specimen of young English manhood,

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If customary routine is followed Prince George will remain on the

China Station for two or two and

a half years, and in that period will develop into a full-blown lieutenant. Since his cadet days he has cruised in many waters. from the chilly Baltic to the blue Mediterranean, and has served in various types of warship, destroy- fers included. Now he is bound for almost the only foreign naval station where, one may still find adventure.

TIGER'S JUMP.

Noted Dancer Killed.

THE CHINA MAIL,

TRAGEDY IN CAGE.

(From Our `Qwn Correspondent.)

Manila. February 14.

Miss Loreta Fernandez, noted dancer and tamer, was killed dh Friday afternoon at the Carnival- when a tiger jumped during a dance in the cage, severing her jugular vein.

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It is supposed that the trainer, by courtesy called Capt. Anthony, made a hasty exit from the cage, Whereupon military police shot the tiger.

The show in which Miss Hernandes appeared was stopped on an order from the owner, but court complications threaten,

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CHINA'S WARS.

LATEST POSITIONS "OF RIVAL FORCES.

THRUSTS TOWARD WAICHOW.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

.

In China sen all sorts of things happen."Up the rivers" they happen daily. Piracy is rife, car-

Canton, February 15. ried on with a daring and blood-

Neither side has thrown its full. thirstiness that Teach at his best strength into the present struggle or worst-hardly equalled. The on the East River. On Saturday, exciting business of suppressing the pro-Sun armies were in full Chinese pirates falls upon our control of the Railway and were genphunts-which-patrol-the-rivers-making-spasmodic thrusts cast= Although he is appointed to the cruiser "Hawkins." Prince George nny get a chance to go pirate- hunting in the smaller craft.

Most naval "officers, especially the younger ones, prefer that to the routine of big ship work. In any case, he is not likely to find life on the China atation monotonous.

DR SUN YAT-SEN. (Reuter's Service,)

NEW PEACE PACT.

BETTER THAN GENEVA PROTOCOL.

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IMPORTANT NEGOTIATIONS.

Further Steps to World Amity.

Negotiations which may have an important influence on the peace of the world are now reported to be in full swing,

THE LEAGUE'S PART.

(Reuter Service)

approach the League of Nations and say: "Any act of aggression against Germany at any point of the frontier from the North Sea Paris, February 15. to the Adriatic will be regarded According to the "Matin," Mr. as an act of aggression against us Austen Chamberlain, Britain'sı all." Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Germany would bind herself to M. Herriot, France's Premier, are refrain from any act of aggres- seeking to adjust the present diffi-sion, The pact would be ratified culties by means of a pact con- by the League which would then stituting a compromise between seek to extend its provisions to all treaties of alliance and the Geneva Europe and eventually to the protocol.

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It is intended that all countries bordering Germany, and finally Germany herself, shall adhere to the pact, but at present negotia tions are being restricted to France and Britain,,

When the pact has been finally drawn up the signatories will

FRANCE AND SIAM.

NEW TRADE TREATY SIGNED.

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PARIS, February 14. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of ward" toward Waichow, the friendship, commerce and naviga- Chan Kwing-ming stronghold.. tion was signed at the Quai It appears that the pro-Chan D-Orsay today. It replaces the forces are continuing to fall back.old Treaty of 1856 and contains Their Press declares that they two main clauses. have decided to shorten their line before giving battle to Dr. Sun's forces. There is a growing in dication of a split in the anti-Sun

runks.

i have been authoritatively in- formed that the Canton rmies are not to advance until the main strength of the Yunnanese army is thrown into the campaign This is contingent on bringing to a close the threatened invasion from the North.

PEKING, February 15 Today's bulletin, issued by the Peking Union Medical College of troop movements, beyond Shu- Reports have reached Canton states that Dr. Sun Yat-seni kwan and outpost engagements at steadily growing, weaker. His

results being Namhung, the temperature is normal: pulse 120.

favourable to Canton.

FRANCE'S TRADE.

[Havas Agency }

LONDON, February 15. The January Revenue from normal permanent sources totalled. 2,676,000,000 francs, an increase of 596,000,000 compared with the revenue in January of 1924

Their comments are often embarrassing. An old woman who saw the Prince in Plymouth a few months ago after gazing at him for some seconds suddenly burst out with an admiring, "Oh. you lovely boy The Prince smiled at ker and passed on, for her tribute to his good looks was so obviously sincere and spontaneous that he could not well be annoyed by it. All the same, he does not like that

The exports totalled 3.563,000,000 sort of thing for he is no coxcomb. francs or 2,250,000 tons, an increase On the contrary, being a very of 865,000,000 francs or 500,000 lively youth, with plenty of "gb" tons.

The imports totalled.3.173 000,00 francs, or 3500,000 tons, an in- crease of 290.000,000 frames, and a decrease of 500,000 tens compared with January of 1924.

The first confirms the frontler between Slam and Indo-China, demilitarizes the frontier at the Mekong River and agrees to arbi- trate on frontier disputes.

whole world.

The Dominions would not be asked to intervene in the early dis- cussions but simply to raise no objections and to examine solu tions of the problem affecting parts of the world interesting to the Dominions.

Not. Official.

Paris, February 15... An official statement regarding this morning's "Matin" says the article expresses the writer's personal views, and in nowise accurately represents the attitude of the Quai D'Orsay.

-Far EastPhet?

Berlin, February 14. That a Russian," Japanese and Chinese Treaty was signed at Peking, is the assertion of the "Lokht Anzeiger," which publishes from à "hitherto very. reliable Russian source," details of the alleged secret clauses thereof. One provides that should either The second admits Siamese tariff Britain, France or America take autonomy in principle, to take effect military measures against the as soon as Britain, Italy Belgium, Peking Government or against Two protocols also were signed, Russia will place 200,000 men at Holland and Denmark follow suit. Chinese in unneutralised territory, conceding to. Siam partial re the disposal of China, whom

of unification territorial rights, in exchange for in favour of Japan fifty per cent. French extra. Japan will arm. Russia renounces

throughout Stam like the British hitherto claimed. Another clause her nationals to own real estate Eastern Railway, which Russia which France obtains the right for of the shares of the Chinese

and Danes..

"The second protocol deals with Japan within five years, on con- gives the whole of Sakhalien to the special relations between Stamdition that Japan supplies Russia and Indo-China, regulates the with four small cruisers, one BREAK IN PARTY. status of Siamese in Indo-China, battleship, thirty submarines and PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE ment, creates a Franco-Siamese will be made a first class fleet base, establishes a commercial agree

seven destroyers. Vladivostock commission to administer legal questions in connection with the Japan paying sixty per cent, of the | Mekong River frontier.

cost of construction. The Chinese It is intimated that France, array, of a peace strength of MANILA, Feb. 14. through Indo-China and as 800,000, will have Russian and Senator Quezon,, Leader of the neighbour of Siam, has special Japanese instructors. China Independence Movement, faces a interests in Slam and the present undertakes to buy weapons, and break in his political party owing to agreements tend to favour her. In war material only from. Russia and statements of Senator Mabanag return for the recognition of this from Japan. The duration of the from Pangasinan who alleges that fact, it is intimated, that Siam's Treaty is stated to be thirty years. Quezon and Roxas have used the cultural development entitles her party for their own personal ends to the

Denied. relaxation of foreign The Philippine Independence tutelage.-Reuter. Mission States to the United claims RECOURSE TO ARBITRATION. that independence ought not to be RECOURS delayed because of economic des- The Franco-Siamese Treaty pro-

PARIS, February 14.

RIFT,

From Our Own Correspondent.)"

pondency.

WHEN THE NAVY BEAT THE CLUB AT HOCKEY.

The denies of Justice had a

bot to do with yesterday's hockey thatch.

NAVY

Y CLUB (SIMS Shield).

-Num Nicholson, who was

Enough to get two of the Navy's GOALS, WAS ABlicted on the

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As for Inate-lintut Taylor Who SCORED the Navy's

winang go-1 think he

WAS let a raters.

lightly

the two Referees

1) were so energetic, that

bung "ktown' by two of them

at once was like the ensly

Stages of an AR RAD

Anis Marchef who plays an ' excellent game As centre-hais son she Clus - he "Stappen one too

the two centr-FORMAT Were of Slightly different ∙CONSTRUCTION

do everything but score, hitting the uprights, the cross-bar and

After

which made bullyingTM" Yeay

vides for recourse to arbitration for differences unable to be settled through the usual diploma- tic channels.

re-

Later. issued an emphatic dental to the The Japanese Embassy has "Lokul Anzeiger" story.

OPIUM PACT.

FIRST REAING OF DRAFT CONVENTION.

The Siamese duty and "tariffs are at liberty to be applicable to French trade only when cognised by other nations.

Frenchmen will have the right

GENEVA, February 14 to possess real estate in, Slam.

Additional protocols will settle'

The second Opium Conference that Frenchmen come under a completed the first reading of the new jurisdictional situation, with drift convention of thirty-nine particular guarantees and will articles, relating to more effective broach, negotiations in view of a limitation of production and special agreement, settling re-manufacture of narcotic drugs, {lations between Siam and Indo-

China on a new basis. Havis.

As regards Indian hemp, from which hashish is extracted, a'solu tion was found, satisfactory to the Indian delegation. A special import certificate is required from the importing country that importa tion of the drug is destined exclu sively for medical and scientific purposes. Furthermore, contract ink parties shall exercise such. effective control as to prevent illicit traffic of Indiad hemp. The next matter dealt with the Finnish. resolution proposing that the conference should suggest that the Council of the League should draw attention to, the forthcoming international conference on traffic in arms and munitions, and to the importance of the question 'of unlicensed importation of arms în relation to the drug problem.

The Australian delegate, Mr. FREE GOLD EXPORT 1 Shepherd, while agreeing to the

(Haras Agency.)

• PARIS, February 15. Commenting on the Franco- Siamese Treaty, the "Matin writes that France is discharging Siam of international; servitudes and renovating the status of the relations of the two countries. France has acted wisely for Indo China needs a friendly and useful neighbour.

The Journal des Dabats unlo gises the Franco-Slámase treaty is sanctioning Slam's full sovereignty and placing firm ground Indo- China's security in an amicable neighbourhood.

·DUTCH FINANCE

PROSPECTS.

and

proposal; nevertheless regarded the question as ourside the present (Reuter's Service.)

conferee's unctioas.

Mr. Sugimura (Japan) urged the AMSTERDAM, February 13 Finns ut persist in the Replying in the First Chamber; resolution. It amounted to а Lieut. Nicholson who caught our

Army & points for 2 matches and M. Colyn, Minister of Finance, bombshell in the conference, artist's eye in the previous match,

the Club 1 point for 2 matches..

expressed readiness to consult the which, after laborious negotiations, nearing conclusion. Mr. was again to the fore on Saturday even the military goalie,

The Navy have thus completed management of the Netherlands was when in the last seven minutes of this the Army got going and their fixtures in the Sim Shield Bank with regard to the repeal of Sugimura further regarded the

inopportune the royal decree of June 31 1924, resolution as the game with the Army, he scored, almost repeating, the dose and the Army have to meet the with regard to the proportion, in anteding upon a delicate and scored three goals to make the immediately afterwards: With Club twice. The Army only re-which the total amount of bank difficult problem. match a draw, Lieut. Nicholson, seven minutea to go, the Army ledquire to win once or draw both to notes and bank bills balances in The German delegate, Mr. R.N., is reputedly, a South of 3-nil, their goals having been become winners. If the Club win currant account must be covered Veneckardt, warmly supported England right-inside forward at scored by Captain Hayes Newing- both games, they annexe by bullion.

Mr. Sugimura, whereupon Mr. hockey.

ton (2) and Captain Parkes. trophy with 5 points. If the Cinis

Tolvola, the Finland author of the In the first match between the

Then it was that Lieut. Nichol win one match and the ottur is

resolution, asked time for reflection on the

subject, which was two service teams, the Army had son made a determined effort and drawn, the three teams finish up won rather unexpectedly by 3 equalised just before the final all square with 4 points each.

subsequently adjourned until -goala to R-~~~

On Wednesday week, the Club to restore frat zald export Mandar --whistle-breaking-through--the-

M. Colyn stated that during the Bensational meet the Army for the first time

The Finish resolution is stated in this competition.

fiscal year, 1923-4 582 people to have in view the Importation of To-morrow; Tuesday, the Club assessed in the wealth tax whose arms and munitions into Chili. play a farewell match with the combined fortunes totalled although China is not mentioned: Grenadiers.

manner.

On Saturday, the Navy were out Army defence in to win and for the first ten minutes were "all over" their At the present stage, the Navy opponents. However, they could have 4 points for 4 matches, the

M. Golyn expressed the opinion that cancellation of the decree may coincide with consideration at an oppropriate moment of measures

79,000,000 had left for abroad. therein.Reuter.

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