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No. 19,654

THE NEW ERA.

BRITAIN AND LOCARNO TREATY.

IMPORTANT DEBATE,

HOUSE OF COM MONS "RATIFICATION.

Reuter's Service.)

London Nov. 18.

The Locarno debate opened to crowded House of Commons.

Mr. Austen Chamberlain, who was warmly cheered, moved the

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MOTOR MISHAPS.

YESTERDAY'S CAINE ROAD ACCIDENTS.

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A chair bearer was accidentally kngeked down at Chine Road yesterday by a motor car driven by Miss R. Mow, Fung, of Messrs. Gilman & Co., Ltd.

The coolie had to be taken to the Government Civil Hospital having sustained injuries to his

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In another accident at Calne end, a Sanitary Board coolie was

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A LENIENT VIEW.

BANK MANAGER'S IRREGULAR CONDUCT.

$760 FINE FOR FORGERY,

On the grounds that in what he Peking, November 19.

had done the prisoner. had had no Report from uppscently reliable

intention of defrauding the family sources indicate that although Webk Yu-sing has come to terms of his dead friend or of defraud- with the Fonger faction, a some-ing the revenge, fee of the what hostile attitude is still being charges of fraud brought against. adopted by the Kno Min Wong Man-wai, a local business

reaps, under Yuen Wei-chum and

man described as the manager of Sun Yueh.

A conflict between *eme of the. Ka Leung Bank, were.at the

Ching-li's men is started to have

curred south of Puotingfu

The Government has sent repre The driver of the car was chargentatives to investigues and prevent

further trouble. d before the Magistrate this

It is stated that an understand morning for using a road not allowed under his learner's licence.ing has been reached between Yet

Min-chu He was fined $10 and was ordered Flei-shan and Kno to pay in addition $ã as compensa-whereby the latter will control several Hsiens on tho Shansi- tion to the injured coolie,

Saiyan border.

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approval of the ratification of the struck down by a motor car driven Knew Wai-chun's forces und LiCriminal Sessions this morning British Government,

by a learner. The coolie's injuries were not so serions in this case as to necessitate his removal to

Locarno Treaty. He regretted: that the Opposition had notified an amendment, but pointed out that the amendment did not criti-hospital. cise the warno agreement" and did not challenge the Govern- incent's polies of accepting the

imized obligations thereof.

He emphasised that the Goy. ernment regarded Locarno, not as the end, but the beginning of the work of appeasement and recen-" cillation. (Cheer),

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Locarno would assist the four- eil of the Assembly of the League to bring the disarmarnent problem. to a successful conclusion.

He declared that Russia, according to his information, was not prepared to join the League of Nations on any terms, and em- phasised that Britain remained the sole judge of what constituted the immediate danger of waLT.

CONSULTING THE DOMINIONS.

Mr. Chamberlain regretted that it was impossible to confer with the governments of the Dominions and Indi. before Locarno, but said they were kept fully informed of everything done.

He emphasised that their liberty of freedom and action was safeguarded specifically in the Treaty.

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DESTINY!

THE NEW COMET AND THE STRIKE.

SIMPLE CHINESE. BELIEF.

Connection between the new comet and

the local strike has been pointed to by some of the simple Chinese in the Colony.

· London, November 18. at the annual dinner of the China Mr. L. C. S. Amery a speech

Association declared the situation in China was the subject of anxious concern on the part of the

withdrawn.

He mentioned "the wonderful To the charge remaining. that history of Hongkong" and said he of having written a letter to the was glad to think they were able Hongkong Electric Company into give Hongkong the help for the name of a dead man, request-which she appealed. They found ting delivery of outstanding divi-it not from the Imperial exchequer dend warrants, well knowing the but in the patriotic and willing letter to be a forgery, the prisoner co-operation of the West Africa, Malay States and Hongkong, and pleaded guilty.

Sir Henry Pollock, K. Shanglial banks. Attorney-General, said that the

Mr. Amery was firmly convinced deceased man whose name had that Hongkong's difficulties were been forged was a great friend of transient. He believed though the prisoner and on his death the the period of waiting might be prisoner had advanced sums of anxious, the Chinese people's com- money to the family totalling be-monsense would never allow the tween $50,000 and $60,000 present state of affairs to continue Through delay in taking out for ever, nor would the patience letters of "administration the pri- of the British Government witness soner seemed to have been for ever the impoverishment and entrusted by the family with retrogression of a great British certain scrip.

Colony

In the House of Commons at

The Attorney-General referred question time. Mr. W. C Bridge- Yesterday Reuter cabled the re man First Lord of the Admiralsy, port of the discovery of a new to, the very full Ratement which said the total expenditure on the comet in the constellation of the the prisoner had made showing had come to an arrangement with Sagapore Base had hitherto been "Hunting Dog" by Yerks Obsera the transactions, also that he £117.000. Nb definite money had vatory, U.S.A.

the family for settling up ac- been offered by other parts of the brightly visible through a small counts and with the revenue, Empire. except 2250,000 from telescope. Hongkong, which was being drawn upon as required.'

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The Straits Settlements had bought land for £146,000 -

NO TIME FOR DELAY.

This comec is

DR. WU'S HELP.

HOPES OF ENDING THE

BOYCOTT. ?

MONEY EXPORT EMBARGO? A week or so ago local star-estate duty in full having been

Dr. C. C. Wu (Wa Chaq-chu) is. gazers were watching a "destiny paid with added penalties which

now reported to be strenuously star from streets and housetops, brought the total sum paid out, to

$15,000. shortly after sunset. The "dis-

Having regard to the circum-exerting his influence "towards coverers claim that they were stances of the case the Crown, ending the present Canton boy- even quicker, with the unaided although of the opinion that the cult eye, than the powerful apparatus concha of prisoner had been both

It was recognised that only

Among the Kuomintang officials their own government, acting with authority and their own which might have grave conse worked by qualifiel astronomers irregular and reprehensible, Dr. Wu is probably the bast Parliament, could take for them quences.

One even went so far as to main-thought that the imposition of a know and most respected diplo the obligation that the Imperial

tain that the presence of this fine would meet the case and that mat. In the discussions between Government asked the Commons In moving the amendment, "broom" atar (the Chinese collo the power of imprisonment under delegates of the merchants and the

yesterday, Mr. to approve for Britain, but the cabled

Aquial for comet) would have a the ordinance should not be exer Canton Commission of Govern

ment Dr. Wu is reported to have Government hoped to discuss the Ponsonby thought the Treaty great influence over the settlement cised in his case. matter fully at the next Imperial could be interpreted as the group of the strike!

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, counsel for used his good offices.

Another favourable report is Conference which he hoped woulding of Western Fowers against

the prisoner, referred to what he not be too long delayed. (Cheers). Russia, the result being the throw-

termed the "generous statement" that General Cheung. Kai-shek's It was not thought possible to ing of Russia into the arms of treat matters so important and Asia.

few years ago. (Loud cheers).

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LIFE OF CRIME.

phasised that the prisoner had supervising the strike wickets covering so wide a field by des- Mr. Chamberlain, in replying.

not gained a cent from having there and restricting them from patch or cable. Personal contact | regretted the circumstances of

mixed himself up in the business. any possible excesses:

Meanwhile the next step is and explanation were necessary the different Governments of the

He had at the request of the for a true appreciation of the Empire precluded the possibility.

family of his dead friend looked eagerly awaited by Chinese Ther- position.

of a conference for them before

It is with sincere regret that after certain matters and the chants in Hongkong the pro- He concluded by appealing for a the Home advisers entered nego-music lovers will learn of the widow who was resident in Can-mised arrival of the Canton dele- ratification of the Treaty, safe-tiations with foreign countries.

cancellation for to-day of the ton had given him the fullest gation to-morrow afternoon."

Passengers coming into Hong- guarding peace, and laying the He did not blame the Domin- already postponed staging of "La authority. foundation of reconciliation and ions, the governments of which Boheme" by the Gonzales Itadian Mr. Justice Wood emphasised kong by train from Samchun friendship with our enemies of a were unable to meat us ata Opera Company which is render-the gravity, of the charge under state that the pickets just, acros

moment's notice, but Britained a necessity on account of the which the prisoner made himself the border have been exercising faced the situation which had not illness of Mme. Aurelia Laura. liable to three years imprison- strict vigilance during the lapt brooked delay... Mr. Ramsay MacDonald severe-

They will also regret to hear that ment but said that having regard two days in the matter of money ily criticised the recent speech of

He emphasised the desire to the illness of this very popular to all the circumstances of the and valuables. Those who take Mr. Ormsby Gore, on which he pursue a policy full of harmony singer is regarded as serious and case he would impose a fine of with them anything over $20, or excess jewellery have been sent said evil suggestions had been and in accord with agreement at that she has been taken to hos- $750.

hack along the Chinese section of based that Germany had been who had pointed out the right re- every stage with the Dominions

pital.

the Railway, or asked to deposit. brought into the new alliance served to the Dominions to adhere hearers by her fine voice and Mme, Laura has captivated her

the surplus pending their return against Moscow.

from Hongkong. No oficial He asked was it the Govor not adhere to the Treaty.

charming personality. To-night He hoped the incident would ernment's view that Locarno, was excite a keener desire over the was to have been a night of honour engineered for the purpose of Empire to find machinery where for her as to-morrow in the pre- by foreign policy would become in sentation of Tosca, which will take every act and every hour the place as advertised, honour will be "No," and "I constantly repudiat not the foreign policy of Britain. dramatisation and voice of quality theft from the Chinese

replied: foreign policy of the Empire and given to Mme Lyda Betti whose excellent powers of intense

Having pleaded guilty to charges ed any idea of pursuing such a (Cheers). policy. (Ministerial cheers);

and power have been so well suited YM.C.A. in Bridges Street where to the leading parts she has taken. he had been shown into a room when he said he wanted to see a “EXCITED.""

friend, also to the theft of three trunks and a rattan basket :left Tien Pak, a flourishing town in in charge of a little girl on the the southern peninsula, has fallen Praya and to returning to Hong to the Canton forces without a kong from which he had been fight.: banished for 10 years as an Brigadier General Chan Ming- incorrigible criminal, a Chinese shu, commanding the Reds on that was sentenced to five years hard front, has reported to Canton that labour at the Criminal Sessions General Tang Fun-yan's anti- this morning. A

uniting Western against Russia.

Mr. Chamberlain

"civilisation

PERTINENT QUESTION,

Mr. MacDonald said he was very delighted to hear it and con- Mr. Chamberlain warmly de- gratulated Mr. Chamberlain on nied the Government's policy as his successful efforts to create being hostile to Russia. Hà de- the peace spirit; but said unless Clared that it was only perverted the opportunity was taken awiftly ingenuity to devise an argument to seize the chance thus opened that Locarno was establishing a up, the harvest would never ripen. new balance of power, namely, be- He added that as regarde the tween Europe and Asia, and Dominions and India, he was un-pointed out that Eastern nations able to conceive a more calamitous were members of the League like system of conducting an Imperial the Western nations. foreign

policy, than the Japan, with whom we were method enshrined by the Locarnohappy on terms of intimate Pact.

friendship and co-operation, was a LLOYD GEORGE'S TRIBUTE.

member of the League. Mr. Lloyd George, who was sonby meant that Britain must He asked whether Mr. Pon- more congratulatory than critical not attempt to put relations with paid a tribute to Mr. Chamberlain Germany on a better footing un and M. Briand, and especially the lese we, received the sanction of Germans great, act of courage..

He declared that to the nose-

the Soviet Government. gays Mr. Chamberlain had receiv» ed from different nations he would like to add a humble leek.

He expressed the opinion, how- aver, that the failure to consult the Dominions was a serious error

THE YOTING

The House of Commons, nega«. tived the amendment by: 282 votes. to 130 and adopted Mr. Chamber lain's motion by. 375 votes to. 3. The Liberais voted with the Government..

With the exception of some two

T'S DOLLAR... ta dozen who abstained from voting.

the majority of Labou

for Mry Chamberkin's motion In

closing rate of the dollar,

the House of Commons,

hand, to-day was 2/4 7/16.

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JAPANESE STEAMER

HARDENED CRIMINAL AT notice has been given of any order

SESSIONS.

WANTED HIS PHOTO.

by the Strike Executive regard- ing the export of money, inor. valuables.

REDS MARCH ON. PENETRATING SOUTHERN PENINSULA

"EX-REBELS" SURRENDER.

who,

Rede are not offering battle. flis excuse regarding the latter There is now no possibility of a charge was that he was returning counter-offensive on the mainland to Formosa from Macao and had and it seems that Tang will with- to come to Hongkong to get a ship draw his following into Hain and passport. There was delay Island in the hopes of lasting regarding getting his photograph blockade by the Reds and that was, why he was here for art in the recent

Some "ax-rabels, some time. With regard to the theft of trunks from the Praya He the Sze Yap distr had given the little girl in charge Kongmony

bodled by the Red money and told her to buy some surrendering. Two stamps. He had then, engaged a

have been given taxi to take them away

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