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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1928.
PAN-AMERICANISM.
Mr. Hughes On U.S.A. Policy.
NO IMPERIALISM.
Mexican Delegation At Conference Springs Surprise.
HOGMANAY RIOT.
Seaforth Highlanders At Aldershot.
COMRADE ARRESTED.
Soldiers, Led By Sergeant, Storm Police Station.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Survey Officer Kills. Wife and Self.
A famous British movie star in his latest
comedy hit!
BROKEN IN HEALTH.
Breaks Out Of Nursing Home At
Bangalore.
A Universal PICTURE
London, Jan. 2.
Havana, Yesterday.
Bangalore, Jari. 4. Mr. Hughes, in a speech at a The Aldershot police station was double tragedy of a husband banquet given by the American stormed to-day by a furtous group killing his wife and then turning Chamber of Commerce in Cuba, of let Seaforth Highlanders, who 'the weapon on himself took place declared that the United States were incensed at the arrest of a yesterday. was far from harbouring imperial- istic designs in Latin America but desired to see south of the Rio
comrade during a disorderly cole- Mr. Ernest Cladius, an officer of bration of Hogmanay.
The soldiers occupied the police Grande independent, strong and station yard and smashed windows, prosperous republics. But for the making repeated assaults on the full enjoyment of independence police and defying their officers. stability was necessary. It was They only withdrew to the bar- írt the cause of stability, rucks after the police, with great and therefore independence, that coolness, had placed a cordon round the United States sent armies of the station.
Haiti and Nicaragua.
the Survey of India, shot Mrs. Cladlus, a well-known English woman and a Christian Scientist, yesterday, at Whitefield Colony, 12 miles from Bangalore.
Her husband's health had broken
down badly in the climate of the
Andamions, when on survey work in
occupation to Santo Domingo, A crowd of civilians, whose sym- those dense jungles some years ago, pathies were divided, witnessed the and he never fully recovered. He What America was doing in uproar.
was, in consequence, exempted from Nicaragua and the commitments While returning to the field work in India and had late- she had made were at the request Salamanca Barracks, the Seaforths been a patient at the St. of both parties and in the interest again denied authority, smashing Leonard's Nursing Home, at Ban- of peace, order and fair elections. windows and doing other wanton galore.
DIET DISSOLVED,
"We do not desire to stay. We damage. wish Nicaragua to be strong, pros
A sergeant, who is alleged to perous and independent. We en-have led the attack on the police tered the country to meet an im-station, was arrested. perative but temporary exigency and we shall retire as soon as pos- sible," he said, and pointed out) that the United States withdrew from Santo Domingo and would quit Haiti whenever she had a| reasonable expectation of stábil-¦ ity there. Mr. Hughes depre- cated any attempt by one group of American Republics to domin- ate any other and emphasised the American, ideals of independence | und democracy.-Reuter's Ameri-
can Service.
FOLLOWING VOTE OF NON-
CONFIDENCE.
JAPAN FOREIGN POLICY,
Tokyo, Saturday.. The Diet has been dissolved.— Reuter.
This followed a vote of non- confidence moved by the Opposi tion following the New Year re-
cess.
No Govt. Majority.
Osaka, Saturday.
He broke away from there early one morning, and yesterday, at noon, he was taken by his wife in their car to Whitefield, to stay with Mr. T. E. M. Claudious, a re- tired Survey of India officer, and the tragedy occurred quite sudden- ly at about 4 pm.
Two Sons.
Bombay, Jan. 5. The husband and wife were known to have lived happily,
They leave two boys, aged 18 and 11, who are at school at Madras.
Shantung. expedition as an unfor, giveable blunder.
It has been decided to hold the
next.Reuter.
General Election on February 20
Mexico's Surprise. The Mexican delegation sprung a surprise by announcing its in- tention to propose the changing of the practice of conferring the chairmanship of the governing
Foreign Policy. body of the Pan-American Union
Speaking in the Upper House on the United States, substituting The dissolution of the Diet is Baron Tanaka outlined the for- an arrangement by which the welcomed as the proper proce- eign policy, devoting three-fifths chairmanship will go by alphabe-dure. The Seiyukai (Govern-of his speech to China. tical rotation to all nations be-ment) with 189 votes against the Deploring the continued dis- longing to the Union..
Minseito. (Opposition) with 222 turbances, he pointed out the seri- While it is not expected that votes has no majority in the Diet ous effect from an economic view. the Mexican proposal will be and therefore Baron Tanaka is point and warned that Japan was adopted (it would end the con- unable to carry out his policies. unable to tolerate any endanger- tinuous American chairmanship) The Seiyukai's success or fail-ment of the lives or property of the suggestion is a very surpris-ure at the forthcoming elections foreign residents and economic ing one, since it has been under-depend on their ability to secure interests of the Japanese stood that the efforts of the the vote of the masses who have United States Ambassador in newly acquired the franchise and not intend to interfere in domes- He reiterated that Japan does Mexico resulted in an agreement show unrest at rising living costs tic affairs in China but emphasis- that Mexico would not attempt to and a tendency to use embarrass the United States at broom.-Reuter.
a new ed. that the Government will not the conference.
Another Suggestion.
་
Special Session.
Universal Suffrage."
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The Mexican delegation also The law requires a special ses-and safeguard the lives and pro- suggest ratation for the part of aion to be held within five months.perty of her nationals. Director-General who has hitherto This is expected in April or May.
The Open Door. always been a United States' citi- As the dissolution came before Continuing Baron Tanaka refer- zen; also that it he clearly estab-the Budget was passed the current red to the "marked lished that in no case shall the fiscal year's budget is automatically different parts of the country re- tendency in Pan-American Union be given re-enforced. Consequently the
peatedly to violate treaties," which, political functions. Reuter's special, sessión may probably be
he said, Japan was unable to over- American Service.
very brief, merely phasing the look. Havana, Sunday. Coronation estimates. The Pan-American conference
Referring to Manchuria, he stat- Though the Government's main committee on public international platform is the transfer of the ed: "Maybe it is necessary to take law began its discussion of the land tax no real issue exists be- these provinces into special consi- recommendation that interference tween the two parties.
deration" owing to the vital neces- by force of any American coun
alty of maintaining peace and order try in the internal affairs of an- Particular Interest attaches to in a territory so close to Japan, but other should be prohibited by a the coming election as it is the first he promised that Japan would con- multi-lateral treaty, but recog- under the universal manhood tinue to respect and observe the nising the 'practical difficulties" auffrage by which 10,000,000 new principle of the open door and equal adopted a resolution recommend- voters ballot. Also the Farmer opportunity, and stated they would ing in principle that "no, State Labour Party enters the national gladly co-operate with the Chinese may interfere in the internal election for the first time, although authorities and people for the affairs of another."
it is expected to gain only a few economic development of those re-Bookbinders.
gions. The resolution was quite accept- seats. able to the Americans ·ånd the The expenses of the candidates vote was unanimous. Mr. Hughes are variously estimated at from did not object to open and frank 80,000,000 to 50,000,000 yen. discussion of the United States'
The dissolution and election, Caribbean policy which, he holds, while not especially pleasing to ted the failure of the three-power Dentist. is justified by the situation there. business interests owing to insised that Japan's basic principle
conference at Geneva and empha -Reuter's American Service. terference with economic readjust is to "contribute to the security of monte, is not expected seriously to affect the money market, or trade. world peace and lightening the
burdena on the peoples without los Dissolution Expected. Though it has been generally ex-sight of the safety of our na- *** tional defence." rected that the Diet would be dis- solved shortly after the reassembly Turning to Japan's relations it was by no means certain till this with Americe. Baron Tanaka regret- We regret to announce the morning, when the Opposition an- ted that the "question of dis- criminatory legislation against death of Mrs. W. E. Wilson, wife nounced its intention to introduce
Japanese Immigration still remains of Inspector Wilson of the Hong a vote of non-confidence, Kong Police, which took place on The Government forestalled the unsolved" though he was pleased Sunday in the Victoria Hospital actual voebe dissolving the with the mutual understanding be: The funeral took place yester-soon as the Finance Minister had tween the two peoples, which is day afternoon,
MRS. W. E. WILSON.
DEATH OF POLICE OFFICER'S
ZAS WIFE,
REBEL DEAD.
Riga, Yesterday,
Anished his speech.
China Policy.
Japan and Armaments. Touching upon the question of disarmament Baron Tanaka regret.
essential to the solution; of such questions and which was gradually The Opposition's denunciation of increasing.
the Government is due to dissatis- In the course of his speech he faction over the China policy and referred to the "growing amity" The death is announced from the measures adopted for the re- and gradual development of trade Moscow of the noted revolution-adjustment of the financial and with the Soviet and the satisfactory. ary, Sikorsky, who was sentenced economie situation. It
in 1904 to 20 years' penal servi- larly held that the Govern tude in Siberia for complicity in respons
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