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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30,

TIENTSIN ARRESTS.

British Consul-General's Note:

REPLY TO CANTON,

1926.

ROUSING WELCOME TO-DAY'S WEDDING

BISHOP AT DIOCESAN BOYS'

LOCAL CHINESE FAMILIES, "UNITEDIA.

ADVICE TO STUDENTS.

INTERESTING CEREMONY,

THE CHINA MA

TO AVOID

ITALIAN A GERMAN

ARBITRATION MACHINERY

Barlin, Dec. 29.

is valid for ten years, has been published

HANKOW STRIKE SEQUEL

The Bishop of London visited Two Chinese families, well Regarding the arrest of certain the Diocesan Boys' School yester-known and respected in the criminals in the Tintain conceday morning. After seeing the deusion, which formed the subject grounds; a photograph of the stag Colony, were united in marriage | Garman arbitration tresty, which clantations, one to the merchant of a protest by the Nationalist Göva and the School was taken with today ernment recently the following the Bishop of London, Mr. A. O. lotter has been addressed by the Blythe, the Rev. H. C. Thomas British Consul-Genoral at Canton, and Colonel Robertson. Mr. J.F. Brenan, to the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Canton

theference to your letter

the 2nd December, transmitting

in

Whilst the boys were, assem-

bling in the School Hall, the Bishop of London inspected part of the buildings, signed the Visit fors' Book and asked that photo

The bride was "Miss Dora Mee-yuk She, the daughter of Mrs. She and the late Mr. She Tat-taol, formerly compratore to the Hong Kong. Canton & Maca Steamboat Co., Ltd. The bride groom is Mr. Conway Hong- kwok Wong, the son of Mr. and

General Chang Kai-shek, Com The text of the Italian and mander-in-Chief of the National fet Armiles, has issued two pro-

class and the other to the labour- ing class in the Wuhan area; asking them to co-operate tu.] settle the present disputes, bán tween employers and employees. so as to bring to an end the existing Industrial unrest in Hankow and districe.

that

provides The treaty mutual disputes which are not soluble through the ordinary diplomatic channels must be submitted to an arbitration com-

copy of the communication which graphs of the School and of the Mrs. Wong Chung-yue. Mr.mittee of five consisting of Chang assures the people that

the Canton Government telegram

ed direct to His Majesty's Govern ment in regard to the arrest ofj certain members of the Kuomintang in the British concession at Tlen tain, I am directed by His Majesty's Minister at Peking to communicata

for your information the enclosed text of a reply which was recently

given in Parlament to a question. on the subject, and in which the facts are correctly stated.

I am further instrueted to point out that the Canton Government ure in error in attributing the ar rest of these men to British hos tility to the Naligna at party nat they are equally fʼn error in stablog! that the men were handed over tel the Fengtien military, withoritien. They were handed over to the Chi- nest police, who are the properly constituted authorities for dealing with such cases. His Majesty's | Government have no reason to sup pose that the Chinese authorities will be guilty of such barbarous on illegal treatment of prisoners Us the Cantor Gövernmento appear to suggest, but neither His Majesty's | Government nor any foreign gov. } ernment can be held responsible for}; the actions of the Chinese Author- ities.

His Majesty's Government have always held the view that Chinese residing in British concessions in China were not by the fact of such residence withdrawn from the jurisdiction of the Chinese author-

len. It has been 'their aettled. policy not to allow British conces- sions to be used as an gaylum for criminals, or as a base for con- apiratora belonging to any of the political factions"in China, and they are confident that the Canton; Government, when thus fully in-} farmed of the facts, will recognise that the action of British author-{ ities in Tientsin was inspired by a regard for the sovereign rights of Chinh, and not by any feeling of hostility towards the Nationalist!

Party.

FULL FACTS.

14

The Reply in the House of Commons.

sent to him.

buildings and grounds should Be the Assembly, the Head master. Rev. W. T. Featherstone, on behalf of the Diocesan Boys School and Orphanage, welcome) the Lord Bishop of London, tá one of the oldest and one of the newest institutions of the Church of England in the Far East.

The Bishop of London, in un

Wong, sentor, is a leading mem German, an Italian and three ber of the Chinese business com-neutrals, whose report must be munlty.

accepted or rejected by the signa,

cial post in the administration at

The bridegroom holds an off-tories within three-months. Pabhol.

If it is rejected it multas presented to a judicial arbitra After the Chinese religious tion court, whose decision is final. ceremony the bridal party went The treaty does not impinge on to the office of the Registrar of the signatories' rights and duties Marriages where the civil fores members of the League of malities were complied with.. Nations.-Reuter."

Royalty from all over Europe sat on the sidelines at this reception at the palace in Stockholm at the wedding of Princess Astrid of Sweden and Prince Leopold of Belgium. The royal couple and. their families sat on the dias in the centre.

Bride's Dress.

UNLAWFUL ARMS CHARGE;

The case in which three Chinese

In both proclamations, General the Kuomintang and the Na tionalist Government are ready to do every thing possible to pro- tect thalf Interests and to help His Two Messages. in settling their difficulties.

In his message to the Hankow merchants, General Chang warns them against oppressing the labouring class, saying that "the demand of the working people for higher wages to improve their living conditions should not be refused:"

In his message to the workers, General Chang urges them to follow the guidance of the Kuomintang in their struggle for better pay and better treatment?

"To back your demand for in crease of wages, you have gone on strike. It is a proper move, because you need to have a higher wage to combat the high cost of living. But in your campaign you must have proper guidance and organisation," observes the General.

INDIAN CONGRESS.

"PARTIAL DRIFT BACK TO

GLANDISM.

FOREIGN CLOTH BOYCOTT.

Gaughati, Dec. 29. The Nession of the Indian National Congress has been con cluded, The resolutions adopted. Indicate a partial drift back to Gandhism."

For example a resolution was paaged that members of the 'Con- grees must habitually wear khal- dar, or homespun

Gandhi promised the Swarajists his support in the council work if they helped to make the boycott of foreign cloth effective.

Other resolutions which were referred to the executive committee dealt with proposals for a Hindu- Moslem agreement particularly on the question of music before mos- |ques and a communal electorate.—

Reuter,.

$25,000 GIFT.

SENATOR FOLLOWS SHAW'S EXAMPLE

The bridesmaids were Miss Flor-were charged with being in posses- ence She (sister of the bride)sion of two daggers and a quantity" Miss of wire fit for an unlawful purpose,

New York, Dec, 29. and Miss Helen Lim.

Senator Elihu Root has given the Tootsie She. (niece of the bride) was concluded before. Mr. T. W was the flower-girl and Master Ainsworth and Major C: Willson Woodrow Wilson prize to constitute Norman Lee acted as page. Mr. at the Kowloon Magistracy yester the nucleus of an endowment fand duties of hest man. Waldron Lee discharged the day afternoon.

to maintain the magazine of" Inspector Fallon prosecuted, for foreign affairs, the "Quarterly Re- the Folice and Mr. G. S. Hugh-view published in New York) Jones defended the Brd accused, which was originally, founded as a After hearing evidence of the non-profit making enterprise.. arrest of the 1st and 2nd accused Reuter's American Service. by detectives who laid in ambush Senator Elihu Root was award- en the Taipo Road, their Worshiped the Woodrow Wilson Foundation said that there was not sufficient memorial medal and $25,000 in evidence against the 3rd defendant appreciation of his services in the who would be discharged. The 1st creation of the Fermanent Court of and 2nd accused were each set International Justice at the Hague tenced to four years' hard labour in 1920."]"

address, congratulated the Head- master and the School on their Mr. She Tat-cheung, uncle of The reply given by the Parlia-buildings and grounds. He said the bride, gave his niece away. mentary Under Secretary of State that he knew most of the public for Foreign Affaire on December 13, schools in England and that in his to a question saked in Parliament tour of the world he had seen very by Mr. Tevelyan, M.P., on the aub- many public schools. Heught -Ject of the recent arrest of Kuomin-that he was not exchating tang members in the British con- when he said that the sit of the ression at Tientsin, was as fol finest school site he had seen in Diocesan Boys' School was the lows:

The bride's dress was a charm On November 23 the polics of the world.

The Bishop went on to say thating creation of cream charmeuse, British Municipal area at Tientsiu, acting on information given by the public schools produce leaders of embroidered with pearls and Chinese city police to the effect that nations and the Diocesan school diamonds on the tunic and around should produce leaders of China. the hem. Her train was of certain premises in that area were There were five things he wished broche georgette lined with pale the headquarters of a treasonable to mention. First, be sincere pink chiffon and she wore a vell and anarchist secret society, which and be honest, secondly, do not of silver lace. In addition, she was a menace to the peace of the boast and "put on side, you are had a crown of silver and orange community, raided the house in question, arrested 14 people found only one in millions of people: blossoms with a centre of pearls. thirdly, have a purpose in life; Miss Florence She wore pale therein and seized inflammatory fourthly, have faith in God, and green embroidered with gold and literature affording prima facie lastly, have a sense of humour. Miss Helen Lim was attired in evidence that the house was used Many difficulties on a staff, in a salmon pink with silver em for propaganda inciting to violence school and in the world were, he broidery against foreigners, and against all said, settled anticably and peace- constituted government, At the fully by people who had a sense time of the raid the British of humour. Municipal Police had no knowledgeį L. R. Dixon, the Senior Pre-" that the premises were the head-fect, thanked the Bishop for, his quarters of the Kuomintang party, speech and called for three cheers. nor did any of the arreated persons) A short walk was then taken claim to belong to the Kuomintang past the Rock Garden and through or to be political refugees, After the covered playground.- The effecting the arrest the Municipal boys lined the School drive, which Police then reported the matter to is about a quarter of a mile long, His Majesty's Consul General who and gave the Bishop hearty cheers directed that the accused should be as he left the School grounds... held in custody by the Municipal} |-- Police while he referred for instruc

The bride's bouquet was of white roses while the bridesmaids carried sweet peas.

Notable Guests. ... gen About three hundred relatives. and friends were present at the reception in the Hong Kong Hotel Among the guesta in vited were the Hon Mr. ER. Halifax (Secretary for Chinese Affairs and Registrar of Mar riages), the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotowall, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. Ma Chul-chiu, Mr. Ho Kom tong, Mr. and Mra, J. Ralston,

Professor L Forster proposed the toast of the bride.

The bride's gift to the brido groom was a set of diamond dress studs and that of the bridegroom to the bride was a diamond bangle set in platinum, edu

| The honeymoon la being apent

at Canton and Pakhol.

tions to His Majesty's Minister at maintain law and order. Local Peking. H Majesty's Minister Chineso, authorities, to whichever directed the Consul General to fol-faction they may have belonged fow the usual procedure and hand have constantly pointed out that if over the accused on production by shelter is given to poldous" con- the Chinese police, of a warrantspiring against them in foreign con- Issued, by the competent Chinese cessions, they cannot be responsi Authority. On the issue and pro-ble for maintaining law and order duction of such a warrant the pri- and for protecting foreign life and soners were handed over to the property in Tiantain to order to Chinese police on November 26, expedite action in urgent, asses, the. Sitting lashkimenet, at the Kow This action was in accordance with British police and provided with loon Magistracy y the settled policy of the British blank search warrants issued by noop, Mr. authorities in Chine that Chinese the Chinese city police. In this faquest into the dea by the mere fact of residence in a case the search was carried out by at Leicht British concession should not be Municipal Police at the request in in the shaltered in any way from the juris person of the officer of the city mornin „diction, of their own authorities. | police

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