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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1927.

SERIOUS FOOCHOW OUTBREAK.

Taxgatherer's Escort Murders Shopkeeper..

POPULACE ROUSED TO ANGER.

Mob Razes Tax Collector's House to Ground.

ROWDIES AGAIN START ANTI-FOREIGN AGITATION.

Boycott of Japanese Goods and Servants' Strike Threatened.

Serious trouble is reported to-day from Foochow where the restiveness of the populace against inefficient Government has been brought into open revolt by the murder of a shopkeeper at the hands of a taxgatherer's escort.

The shopkeepers as a protest have closed their doors until re- stitution has been made and guarantees are forthcoming. A mob destroyed the house of the chief tax collector.

Mischief-makers have seized the opportunity to start anti- foreign agitation again and a Japanese boycott and strike of foreign- ers' servants is threatened. The Nanking Government has sent a special delegate to settle the trouble.

SUDDEN CRISIS.

Nanking Sending a Special Delegate.

Foochow, June 20. A climax to a month of in- effectual government has been reached with the murder of a shopkeeper by the escort of a Government tax collector when the official in question was at- tempting to enforce the shop sign tax which has aroused consider able. feeling among the Chinese business community.

The whole of the shopkeepers agreed, as a protest, not to open their doors until restitution had been made-and-an-undertaking given in regard to future taxes and their method of collection. Their threat was put into execu- tion and all shops remain closed.

Concerted Attack.

The shopkeepers have with them the majority of the populace and an infuriated mob, after the news of the murder had leaked out, made a concerted attack on the house of the Chief Tax col- lector and razed it to the ground.

The crisis is so

grave that Nanking has sent Chang Chun as a delegate to attempt a solution of the deadlock. -

and has not been interfered with.- British Naval Wireless.

UNFOUNDED REPORTS.

. Questions In the House of

Commons.

London, June 20.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Proposals for Electing Members.

GIVING LABOUR A VOICE.

London, June 20. The House of Lords opened a 3-day debate on the question of "reforming" House of Lords.

Lord Fitz, moving a resolu- tion welcoming a reasonable men- sure limiting and defining member. ship of the House of Lords said that at present any Government with a majority lasting two years could under the Parliament Act legally without consulting the people abolish the monarchy.or the House of Lorda, and it was pro- bable that the Socialists would es- tablish a single chamber Govern- The Lord Chancellor (Viscount Cave), on behalf of the Govern ment, agreed that the speaker's

ment.

MANILA STRIKE.

Motor Truck Men Join The Stevedores.

Manila, June 20. Two hundred motor truck men have joined the stevedore strike. Several vessels have been delay- ed. Reuter.

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LIMITING NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

Important Geneva Conference Opens.

THREE POWERS SUBMIT PROPOSALS.

Suggestion to Abolish the Submarine.

SPECIAL PROBLEMS BEFORE GREAT BRITAIN.

Vital Necessity of Safeguarding The Empire's Great Seaways.

Sweeping proposals for limiting naval armaments have been made by three great naval Powers-the United States, Japan and the British Empire-at a very important conference which opened

at Geneva yesterday.

One of the most interesting suggestions put forward was a pro- mise by the United States to assent to a plan for abolishing the submarine, though it was pointed out that to be effective any such step must be general.

Emphasis was laid on the special problems confronting the Bri- tish Empire, for whom naval disarmament: is more difficult than for any other country, owing to the vital necessity of preserving the freedom of the seas..

PROPOSALS IN DETAIL.

Three Angles For Tackling The Problem.

Geneva, June. 20. The tripartite naval arma- ments limitation conference open- ed with Mr. Hugh Gibson (the United States) being appointed President,

follows

In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr. F. W. Pethick- Lawrence (Labour) drew atten- uncontrolled power to prevent a tion to Chinese complaining that money Bill being rejected or amend-

Each Power submitted propo- girls of fifteen had been intro-ed by the House of Lords was In-

defensible. duced into brothels for soldiers in

The Government thought that the sals as a basis for discussion. the international area of Shany question whethera (money Bill: The American proposal was as should come within the meaning of ħai

Mr. G. Locker Lampson, Under the Act should he determined by a Cruisers The United States Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re-joint standing committee of both and the British Empire each 250,000 tons to 300,000, tons. plied that the Consul-General at Houses.

Referring to the Inadequate re- Japan 150,000 tons to 180,000 Shanghai had telegraphed that as far as he and the Municipal police presentation of Labour in the tons. had been able to ascertain the re- House of Lords, Viscount Cave said port was bustless-(cheers) and the Sovereign should be authorised and the British Empire each licences for brothels had been to add a limited number of nominat- withdrawn on December 31, 1924, ed members on the advice of the by the Municipality.

Aeroplane Protest,

Government of the day for twelve years, one third retiring every fourth year.

Protecting the Constitution.

Replying to Mr. C. P. Trevelyan

The Lord Chancellor said that (Labour), Mr. Locker Lampson said he had seen press reports the hereditary principle would be that the Nanking foreign affairs preserved, but the membership had protested would be reduced by the hereditary representative against British aeroplanes flying peers selecting a fixed number en- over strategic points and that the titled to sit for twelve years, one Chinese had been instructed to third retiring every fourth year and Owing to the work of fire on such aircraft, but he was being eligible for re-election.

The House would be limited to agitators and the apathy (if without official information and it not the connivance of the Govern- was not proposed to modify the 350 members. A peer not elected ment) there is some anti-foreign-instructions of the naval comman-eligible for the House of Commons ism evident and political demon-der-Reuter..

strations organised on a large scale by opposing parties are ostensibly anti-Imperialist,

A Japanese boycott and a strike of foreigners' servants is threatened. British Naval Wire- less.

LATEST INTRIGUES.

Meeting Between Feng And Chiang.

Shanghai, June 20. Feng Yu-hsiang arrived at Chu- chow (?) on June 19 and was wel- comed by Generals Chiang Kai- shek, Wang Tin-pui and Li Chung- yan at the railway station.

Feng declared that he was will- Ing to, co-operate with the Nation-

Northern forces.

TIENTSIN'S DEFENCE..

Planes Not To Be Sent At. Present,

to the House of Lord should be

in order to meet the possibility of a Government introducing single chamber Government.

Destroyers.-The United States

HIGH HOPES.

Washington State Department Optimistic.

Washington, June 21. Reports of the first day's pro- ceedings at the Geneva paval conference have elicited optim- istic predictions of success on the part of State Department officials. Reuter's American Ser- vice.

thereof required by each of the three countries to be sub- ject to discussion; · limits future light-cruisers to

7,500 tons and 6 inch guns after the number of 10,000 ton cruisers has been decid- ed;

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THREE VITAL POINTS.

Special Problems Before Britain.

Geneva, June 20. The British proposals fix the life of the 8 inch cruisers at 24 years, destroyers at 20 years and submarines at 15 years.

Mr. Walter Bridgeman. First Lord of the British Admiralty, in thanking President Coolidge for the invitation to the Conference, mentioned that the Admiralty proposals were actually in Mr. Baldwin's hands before the in- vitation was received.

He thought the conference would be successful if each coun-

Mr. Bridgeman regretted that absent. France and Italy were The time was ripe for an exten- 200,000 tons to 250,000 tons.sion of the Washington principle The Cabinet suggested that the Japan 120,000 tons to 150,000 of limitation. provisions of the Parliament Act tons. whereby Bills could be passed Submarines. The United without the assent of the House of London, June 20. Lords during the course of a single States and the British Empire In the House of Commons, in Parliament should not apply to any each 60,000 tons to 90,000 tons. answer to questions, Sir Samuel bill altering the Constitution or Japan 36,000 tons to 54,000 tons. The United States is willing to Hoare, the Air Minister, said that altering the powers of the House the despatch of air units to Tien- of Lords laid down in the Parlia-agree to all the naval Powers

abolishing submarines. ment Act. tsin was not contemplated at pre- sent.-Reuter.

PEKING CABINET.

Mandate Announces Latest Appointments.

Peking, June 20. A mandate this evening ap.

The Lord Chancellor said the Government would support Lord Fitzalan's resolution.

There is no indication when the Government will produce a Bill. The programme before the general election in November of 1929 is very full but a substantial body of conservatives favour the pressing of reform before then.

The debate was adjourned until Wednesday. Reuter.

CANTON INCIDENT. STEAMBOAT CO'S VESSEL PICKETED.

Japan's Proposals.

try frankly stated what naval force it wanted and why it was based on purely defensive con-

siderations.

The Freedom of the Seas. Mr. Bridgeman defined the Bri- tish Empire's position according to the following factors:- (1) The insular position of Eng-

land, dependent for raw mat- erials, food and her very existence on the free passage of the seas, which rendered discussion of naval disarma- ment more difficult for her than any other country. The length of her trade

routes.

The extensive coastline of the Empire and the long lines of communications to be pro- tected.

The Japanese proposal was:- (1) No new building programme to be adopted on new ships to be acquired for the purpose of increasing naval strength. (2) The Naval strength of each Power shall be determined for surface auxiliary crafts and submarines, respectively, on a basis of the tonnages (2) existing of effective ships and ships being constructed, tak- ing into consideration the (8) tonnages of ships authorised but not yet laid down and ships attaining the age limit

Mr. Bridgeman emphasised that during the execution of the authorised programme. he spoke with the consent of the The construction or acquisi- Dominion delegates, and whatever tion of ships in the future to treaty might result from the con- be limited to replacements, ference should be made in the due consideration being given names of the heads of the states, to equalisation as far possible the participation of the several of the amount of annual con- parts of the Empire being shown |

by appropriate geographical en- structions for replacements. Small ships and ships of tries in the list of plenipoten- limited activity to be exempt tiaries.. from limitation...

alists in order to attack the peints Wang Ying-tai Minister of On the other hand, however, it la Foreign Affairs, Shen Jiu-lin stated in some circles that Feng Minister of Interior, General Ho desires to form an alliance between Feng-lin Minister of Military HONGKONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. the Hankow and Nanking parties to Affairs, Yen Tze-pu Minister of settle with the Communists.-Hong Finance, Yao Jen Minister of Kong Evening Post.

Justice. General Chang Ching- Chang Also Busy.

huai Minister of Industry, Liu Shang-hsin Minister of Agricul- Peking, June 20. It is reported that Marshal ture and Labour, Liu Cheh, "Fatshan" was picketed this Chang Teo-lin sent a delegate to Minister of Education, Pan Fu morning at Canton. This action (3) General Yin Shek-shan asking for Minister of Communications as was the outcome of the paying- his co-operation which, if granted, well as Premier, and Hsia Jen-hu off of the "Leungshan's" crew in will result in Yin securing high Chief Secretary of the Cabinet-Hong Kong on Saturday. office under Chang.-Hong Kong Reuter. Evening Post.

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A Drive Against General Yang Sen.

The Steamboat Company's 5.5.

The

"Leungshan's" crew went to Can- ton and induced the Union to take action against the sister ship. As a result of the picketing, the (4) "Leungshan" arrived in Hong Kong this afternoon with hardly any Chinese passengers.

Further details were not avail-

The movements of troops up- The small caretaking detachable when this edition went to

(which continued to day) ment of marines now at Olongapo press. may be taken to indicate the deter will leave for Shanghai on Satur mination of the Hankow party to follow up the check they gave today or Sunday, on the navy

"Henderson.". transport General Yang Sen, and drive him Henderson" arrived at Cavite MAJOR TURNER APPOINTED from Ichang-British Naval Wire- less.

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HONOLULU CONFERENCE.

A DELEGATE.

Shanghai, June 21. Yang Sen has ordered the evacua- Tientsin. There are approximate. Major William Turner of tion of all private houses which hely 150 marines in the detachment Reuters, has been appointed an intends taking over for military at the Subic Bay nayy yards, additional British delegate to the

scheduled to make the trip. M

Pacific relations conference at purposes.

Honolulu Reuter.

The evacuation of remaining oll stocks by British firms continues

(Continued on Page 7.)

British Scheme, The British proposal extends the life of existing capital ships to 26 years;

reduces future battleships from 35,000 tons to something under 30,000 fons and their guns from 16 inch to 18.5

The object of the British dele- gates was economy, but he made a reservation, namely owing to the position of Britain in relation to Europe, it was necessary to guard against any increase of naval strength by non-signatories.

Any agreement relations to the United States, Japan and the Bri- tish Empire, therefore, should contain a provision for reconsider- limits aircraft-carriers ation should it be needed; but he 25,000 tons and their arma- hoped the European Powers would ment to 6 inch guna!

adhere to the agreement accepts the existing ratio of Reuter."

10,000 ton cruisers carrying-

to

8 inch guns, the number

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