MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1925,
ANOTHER HONOUR.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HELP FOR RIFFS.
DISTINCTION FOR EARL OF OXFORD.
SERIOUS
The Founding
Of а Notable Career?
KNIGHT OF THE GARTER.
Better known to the world under the name of 'Asquith, the Earl of Oxford has received another honour from the King.
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RISE, TO FAMED (Router's Servite.)......
London, Muy 30. The Earl of Oxford and Asquith has been appointed a Knight of the Garter.
the Licensing Bill
Abdel Krim's Army Instructors,
FOREIGNERS EMPLOYED.
BUYING ARMS FROM HAMBURG..
Another hchievement attained in spite of very strenuous opposition was his forcing through both Houses the Bill which abolished; the veto of the House of Lords and his intro. duction of the Home Rule Bill. After a period of office as Secra-Abdel Itary of War he was called to form
(Reuter's Service.)
Paris, May 81 Messages from Fez report that Krim has European, a Coalition Government for the Egyptian, Indian and Tunisian more army instructors. It is also re- "purpose of carrying on
unitedly Britain's part in theported that Germans are in his) Great War. When that Govern-immediate entourage, ment resigned in 1916 Mr. Asquith refused an honour offer- ed him by the King, Prior to his accepting a peerage last year as the Mark of Oxford he was twice defeated at the poli.
Mr. Asquith had the reputation of being a remarkable Parliamentary debater and he could certainly pro- dues without nites or preparation sentences in almost endless 8c- ¡cession of such perfect construction as to recall the classical period of Parliamentary oratory. Differing so greatly as he did from his policy the Phel of Birkenhead was forced to admit that He never lacked the just word; he never infled to improvise the subtle cadence of the sentence which is pure gold to him who studied the qualities of broken rhetoric, The form indeed was matebilmes fat ines the The most noble Order of the spirit was es mighty dun the Garter was instituted by Edward expression it may be replied that it III. about 1381, the tradition aon-is not given to every age lo repro- necting its origin with a Countessure an orator aried with every of Salisbury being now discredit-gits."
ed.
: The Earl of Oxford.
The Order consists of the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales i
knight com- and twenty-five panions. The officers are the pre- late, chancellor, registrar, king-of- arms, and the usher of the black rod.
EUROPEAN SECURITY.
(Reuter's Servics.)
LONDON May 36. According to authoritative state-
ments in Londor and Paris yester. day, the clarification of the security situation has so progressed that complete agreement may shortly be expected. Neither in London nor Patis is it stated wherein the outstanding difference consists,
newspapers today indicate that
posed. Yesterday's London state- ment said the expectation of agree. ment was based upon the hope and belief that France will adopt sug- gestions representing the fanimous
un-
Abdel Krim.
The Riffs are said to have gone to Hamburg to buy arms.
German field dressings and medical supplies were picked up in the course of recent fighting.
Abdel Krim is reported to have recruited a number of German doctors.
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GIRLS IN RIOTS.
SHANGHAI DISTURBANCES.
THIRTY ARRESTS.
Rains Keeps the Streets Clear of Students.
The serious trouble which broke out in Shanghai owing to anti-Japanese feeling now appears to be well in hand.
THE ONLY WAY.
INQUEST TO BE HELD.
Shanghai, May 31. Shanghai, May 30. Rain is keeping the streets Rain is keeping the streets empty, but the suppressed student necessitates con- empty, but the suppressed excite-excitement
precautions. Inquests ment of the students necessitates tinued a continuance of the precautions. upon those killed will take place Over thirty arrests have been to-morrow and the trial of up- made, not including girls, a few wards of thirty of those arrested of whom were mixed up in the on Tuesday. riots.
The opinion is generally ex pressed that the police action was the only way of preventing the students from forcibly entering the police station and securing the arms which would have led to very serious results,
The Chinese, press report the affair dispassionately, adding that the Chinese and foreign authori- ties have the matter in hand and expect an amicable settlement without further trouble.
EARLIER CABLES.
Shanghai, May 30. The anti-Japanese feeling, which has been bitter since the cotton mill strike, had a climax! this afternoon, when three hun- dred young Chinese of the student class marched in procession along Shanghai's main street. distribut- Ing unti-foreign and mainly anti- Japanese literature..
"Refusing to disperse, sixty were arrested and taken to a police station, where the ring-leaders were picked out. The remainder were released; but, refused to depart. Largely reinforced, they severely handled a constable und made a general attack upon the police station. The police ineffac- eventually fired point blank, tually fired over their heads, and severely wounding ten, of whom six succumbed. Subsequently,
two girls. thirty were arrested, including
Disorders also occurred in
It appears that though a few girls were mixed up in the riots, none was actually arrested.
The general opinion is that the police took the only, though re grettable, course in preventing the students from securing the police arms, which would havə led to most serious results.
The Chinese Press report that in the riots the police took action dispassionately, adding that the Chinese and foreign authorities have the matter in hand and ex- pect the affair to be settled amic-. ably. They do not expect any further trouble.
EDITOR RESIGNS.
WASHINGTON, May 31. Chape; suburb. There is much
Colonel Härvey, former Ambas- Chinese excitement, but the situa-sador to Britain has resigned the editorship of the "Washington Post." Reuter's American Service.
at Ceuta and tion is well in hand,
FINE FEAT.
AVIATOR
REACHES
AUSTRALIA.
Mr. Asquith's decision a few months ago to accept a peerage as a result of the Liberal debacle removed one of the best known figures from the House of Com- mons. Known at the time of the
Numbers of German tourists Liberal Ministry of Sir Henry but comments in Paris and Berlin whose destination is not known Campbell Bannerman as the "sledge hammer," the Libera! Britain insists upon limitation of have. arrived. leader, in the opinion of many, the security pact to Germany's Tetuan. has not lived up to that early pro-western frontiers as Germany pro-
ise of vision and promptness. It is generally conceded that it was his calmness and cautiousness which in the early days of the Great War prevented the united
view of the British front of the nation from being broken but the case against his Government. This is interpreted the Berlin Boersen mentality has been put by the by Earl of Birkenhead as follows:- Courier", as something like an The French writer "It will not allow of his seeing the ultimatum. War as anything other than a "Pertinax" says that Britain repeats storm in the night which having her splendid isolation formula, passed away leaves an electoral which is an encouragement to German revenge in East Europe bo-morrow exactly like the politi-fe adds that Belgium approves cal yesterday."
the British viewpoint.
Paris, May 3t.. Havas's diplomatic correspond. Apart from some bad moments and the making of an enviable re-ent confirms the report that Bri in bumping, de Pinedo up to the putation at the Bar, Mr. Asquithain and France have virtually present has done better than entered Parliament in 1886 and agreed to the principal points of a was anticipated. relinquished a good practice when Note to Germany in reply to the He now proceeds by stages to he was appointed Home Secretary German proposals for a security Melbourne and has a 3-weeks in 1892. Afterwards he returned pact. It is thought that the re-overhaul there.
He departs for Tokyo via to the Bar, Entering politics maining detalls will be settled in
Thursday Island. Amboyna, again he was Chancellor of the time to enable the Note to be sent
Macassar, Manados, Manila, and Exchequer from 1905 to 1908, in-io Berlla within a fortnight.
Formosa, He stays a month in troducing Old Age Pensions and
Tokyo.
Mr. Asquith is a Yorkshireman. After a brilliant career at Oxford
Sefa, May 30-The authorities, learning that three Agrarian Com munist exiles entered Bulgaria from Yugo Slavia and were hiding in the village of Vrabnitza, sent a lieutenant and a number of police to arrest them. The exiles, when discovered, fired, killing the lieu tenant, and escaped-Reuter.
Britain declares her readiness to use all her strength to guarantee the integrity of the Rhine frontier. She refuses to pledge herself to military intervention in the event of Germany violating the castern frontiers, but repeats her desire faithfully to fulfil her engagements under the peace treaties. Con- sequently in event of conflict she probably would be brought to sup- port diplomatically the claims of the State attacked,
Britain also admits that France shall retain complete liberty of
TOKYO HIS GOAL.
(Reuter's Service.)
MELBOURNE, May 30 The Italian aviator de Pinedo has landed at Broome on the North- West Coast of Australia,._
LATER.
AMERICA'S MURDERS.
(Reuter's Service.)
Washington, May 30. Statistics showing eight times as many murders in America in pro- portion to population' as in Britain and that other crimes are also more have provided Mr.
For a
New York, May 29-Judge Mc-action as conferred on her by the numerous, Commack's decision was given in a League convenant, in coming to Coolidge with material civil suit as regards the, actual the defence of the integrity of the Memorial Day plus for better eh- legality of the Elk Hills leases eastern frontiers. The military.forcement of law and order and contracts. The criminal indictment forces of France in this case will universal observance of the con- are still pending.-Reuter's Ameri- have to receive free passage stitution by Americans. can Service.
through Germany.
The President ascribed the un- favourable comparison to the fact that crimes rarely remained un- pinished in Britain, while the reverse was true in America. He expressed the opinion that the apparent lawlessness of Americans was dus rather to carelessness than to moral laxity.
Paris, May 31-The Senate by a Tote of 289 to i passed the budget which shows in excess revonde over expenditure of 28,000,000 francs. M., Caillaux stated that he desired to apply the revenues from the Dawes plan to other purposes than budgetary needs. Reuter
Bombay, May 30. The Police have arrested
Later.
The Police report states that the anti-Japanese riots were in- spired by the killing of a Chinese workman by a Japanese foreman during the recent cotton mill strikes.
CHINA'S CHAOS.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, May .30. Seven of the rioters have died.
The necessity for doing some. KILL THE FOREIGNERS!
thing about China is insisted upon The crowd knocked down Con- by The Times in a leader, which stables Cole and Steven and says it is simply absurd to entertain attempted to wrest their arms the idea that great civilising Powers "Kill the can afford interminably to remain away, shouting: " foreigners." The shot men were the passive and depressed spectators undoubtedly students. Pamph of what is called the Chinese) let's distributed denounced Im-chaos.",
"The Times" dwells upon the perialism, England.
America,
France and Japan and refer to existence of vitality in China and the Maritime Customs, which the the rich potentialities for develop- Great Powers are alleged to have used ment, and submits that
Britain, should take the lead in to make China poorer and rob her devising a plan for delivering China of much money. They also refer from the incubus of Civil War. The to the action of the Shanghai subject should be taken up at the Municipal Council in making overdue Conference to consider the roads outside the Settlement question of increasing the Custome the for by limits, and alleged transgression duties, provided of China's sovereign rights. They Washingtoit Convention. The Con- conclude by urging "Death is ference might consult not only the better than Imperialism, so make Peking Government but all active war on the Imperialists."
lenders of Chinese opinion.
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