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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. TUROVON KRUTER'S AGENCY.]

FRENCH SOLDIERS

MURDERED."

OUTRAGE NEAR DAMASCUS. ·

LONDON, February-29th. A-Cairo-telegram says that a French sfficer and a number of soldiers have been

murdered near Damascus and the Hedjaz Railway has been torn up at three places. STEAMER COLLIDES WITH

DESTROYER,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 18T, 1971.

LONDON CONFERENCES. THE ALLIES AND GERMANY,

"LONDON, February 7th. The Havas corresuondent at the Che quers states that Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand, in the course of coversations with Marshall Foch, considered the sano- tions to be enforced against Germany in the event of Germany not accepting the conditions of the Paris agreement. The Premiers agreed with regard to necessity of aummoning a commission of experts with a view to considering the enforcement of the sanctions decided by

the

RESCUE WORK BY U.A.

the Paris Conference. DESTROYERS.

HERR VON SIMONS IN LONDON.

WASHINGTON, February 28th.

LONDON, February 29th. One person was killed and 15 aro miss- With the arrival in London of the ing as a result of a collision between the German Foreign Minister, ‹‹ Dr.

von Header Steel Monitor and the United Simons, with a party of some eighty States destroyar I'volsey, off Paasma. Germans, including a score of newspaper The" Woolsey, sank, but the accompanying correspondents, who will be housed at destroyers save most of the crew.

the Savoy Hotel at the British Govern ment's cost, practically all participants in the fateful reparations conference are now on the spot. The German delegates include General von Seckt, the War Minister; Herr Schroeder, the Finance Miniator; Herr von Lesuere, Minister of Economics; and Herr Bergmann, of the Reparations Commission. It is reported from Berlin that Dr. vor Simons comes

TRAINS IN COLLISION.

MANY KILLED AND INJURED.

Poaren (INDIANA), Feb. 28th. Thirty persons were killed and many injured in a collision between two trains belonging to the New York Contral and Michigan Central Railways.

TEST MATCH.

AUSTRALIA'S FIRST INNINGS.

SYDNEY, February 28th. Australia, in the first innings, made 802 runs, Macartney contributing 170 and Gregory 03.

England, in the second innings, had

with limited powers and cannot pledge Germany to any given course oft bis own bat, but at each step will telegraphically seek the sanction of kis Cabinet, who will be in something like perpetual ses sion for the purpose.

GERMAN COUNTER-PROPOSALS.

LATER.

FAR EASTERN - CABLE AN INTERVIEW WITH GEN.

<

NEWS.

{BY COURTESY OF THE “CHINA MAIL"]

THE RUBBER ORISIS · AND SHANGHAI COMPANIES.

SHANGHAI, February 28th.

CHEN CRIUNG "MING.

THE CANTON GOVERNOR'S IDEAS ON FEDERATION.

GOVERNMENT OF UNITED

*.A

PROVINCES."

NEWS FROM CHINESE SOURCES.

[18IATIC NEWS ADENCY.

THE EX-EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY.

GERMAN TRADE MARKS. ---------

PIXING, February 21st.

At the request of the Dutch Minister, who is in charge of German interests. in China, the Waichiaopu 'is discussing ways and means with the Ministry of Agricul PEEING, February 2 The fifteenth birthday of the exture and Commerce concerning the pro- Mr. Rodney Gilbert, who has been on Emperor, Hsunn-tung, passed off quietly

tection of German dye-stuff trade marks A Shangbai plantations. Trust has been a pilgrimage to Canton" from Peking, yesterday, and, for the first time since

in-the-Chinese-markets. Owing to the formed for the purpose of financing records in a third article in the ..the inception of the so-called Min-kuo extra-territorial rights difficulty, the rubber estates. Its success or failure in Daily News, an interesting interview (Republic) eleven years ago, many negotiations which have been carried on volves the future of the majority of the Civil Governor of Canton, whom he at officers wearing their peacock feathers, according to. Chinese reports, have now with General Chen Chiung Ming, the Manchu, Mongol and Chinese officials and between the Chinese and the Germans,

Shanghai owned companies having Tie.

15,000,000 at stake. The formation of the trust is a courageous attempt to overcome the present crisis.

FAMINE RELIEF FUND,

SHANGHAI, February 28th.

first found extremely reticent until he came direct to the point and expressed his interest in the schemes of reform attributed to the General and desired to learn how he proposed putting his ideas into execution.

COM-

yellow riding jackets and red buttons, been suspended. The Chinese representa. appeared in the Forbidden City of tive remains in Berl'a for the present. The Peking.. His Excellency President Hau Chinese Government has decided not to was represented by General Yin Chang, grant "most favoured nation" treatment while Marshals Tsao Kun and Chang Tso to any Power or new State which seeks This appeal, he writes, brought an im. Lin and the Prime Minister, General Chin, to enter into commercial and diplomatie meliate change. The Governor straighton were represented by their aides or relations with China: ed himself in his chair, smiled cordially attaches. The famous Monarchical lead-ELECTRIC LIGHT SUPPLY The Salt Gabelle ut Peking has sub-sad ordered a bottle of sherry. We were scribed half a million for famine relief.at last under way and after the servants er, General Chang Hsun, attended the PETITION AT SOOCHOW. This. very notable donation is affording which lasted for an hour and which be- Ku Hung-min and others, and they were were gone, he entered upon a discourse ceremony in person, accompanied by Mr.

As in the case of the Chinese Electric an impetus to the campaign in the pro came increasingly vivacious as he warmed personally received by the ex-Emperor Light Power Company, at Peking, the to his subject. The subject as it happen and his second mother, the Dowager. Soochow Electric Light Company is now ed was a sketch of China's troubles since Concubine, as a mark of special honour in serinas trouble with its various cus- 1931 with their particular application to Kwangtung, ending in a detailed account

and favour.

tomers over the poorness of the light At the conclusion of the ceremony, the supplied by the company, and Mr. Lig of needed provincial reforms. In its perfect President of the Manchu Imperial House and other wealthy Chinese merchants and logical sequence Governor Chen's speech hold issued an official statement declar officials have organized another electrio (it can be described as such though doing that there is to truth in the report light company to compete with the exist livered to a very small audience) could be rivalled in China by nothing but a talk printed in certain foreign journals about ing company. The latter is stated to be from Chu Ying-kuang.

the sale or mortgage of the Yuhoyuan losing heavily, and the management has or Summer Garden to any foreign com-approached the British Consul-General The gist of it, which is all that can be, and also stating that owing to his in Shanghai for help because it has given here, was much as follow

youthful nge, Hsuantung will not be sent borrowed a rather considerable sum from abroad for education, this year.

Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. The for the celebration of Hsuantung's birth

It is a great pity that the money spent local Chinese authorities will not inter- day was not given to the famine relief

yesterday.

vinces:

OLD SHANGHAI RESIDENTS

LEAVING.

SHANGHAL, February 29th. Mrs. Jenner Hogg leaves on Monday by the steamer Kashgar, severing a 45- years' connection with the Far East."

Dr. Jackson, a leading practitionet,

also leaves the East permanently by the

same boat.

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.} CHINESE TRIBUTE TO FRANCE'S UNKNOWN HERO,

PARIS, February 27th. The Chinese Minister laid a wreath and

THE NORTHERN FALLACY.

·

Each of the Northern leaders who has tried to restore order has worked under the spell of the old monarchical tradition of a single autocratic head to the state and has set out to unite China by sub- duing his opponents and by centralizing all power in himself. This has been tried often enough and has failed so completely each time that we are forced to conclude

"drive"

THE TRADE CRISIS AT TIENTSIN.

PERING, February 20th.

1.

Mr. Tsao Jui, Civil Governor of Chihli,

fere with the new company on the ground that the old company enjoys no exclusive, rights.

AEROPLANES FOR SCOUTING PURPOSES.

scored 280-Douglas contributing 88-at present is that cabled on the 27th inst., the-insignia of the military orders of model and failed. Then, misled by amand advice still refuse to take delivery but owing to the fact that accord-

the close of play...

EARLIER CABLES.

PROHIBITION IN UNITED STATES.

FRENCH WINES. AS ANTIDOTES TO ALCOHOLISM.

Paris, February 27th. During the discussion of the Foreign Affairs estimates in the Chamber, the Minister of Finance, replying to a ques- tion as to whether the use of French winca Was forbidden at the French Embassy, Washington, said that the Ambassador, M Jusserand, was too good a' judge of wine to exclude the best in the world, from his table. On the contrary, he was con- vinced that M. Jusserand would be able

to show America that if it were a good thing to combat alcoholism French wines

were the best antidote.

TO MANUFACTURE ARMS.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS REFUSES.

· DANZIG'S APPLICATION.

PARIS, February 27th.

On the advice of the Reporter, tha Council of the League of Nations refused the application of the Prime Minister of the town of Danzig for authorisation to manufacture fifty thousand rifles for the Peruvian Government at the Danzig

Arms Factory.

POSITION IN GEORGIA.

FALL OF TIFLIS DENIED.

PARIS, February 27th.

Great secrecy is being observed in Berlin in regard to the German counter- proposals, but the favourite report at viz., that Germany will offer a total in demnity of £7,500,000,000, spread over thirty years. It is also rumoured from Paris that the principal of German counter-proposals will be based on hand ing over to the Entente a certain percent ags of the shares in German industrial

concerns.

"PREPARED FOR ALL

CONTINGENCIES."

China on the tomb of the unknown soldier in the name of the President of the Republic of China. The Minister, in graceful speech, paid a tribute to the unknown hero and valiant representative of the soldiers of France who saved France, Europe and whole civilisation.

THE YAP DISPUTE.

WASHINGTON, February 27th. will mediate on the Yap question is dis The report that Sir Auckland Geddes credited. The State Department declares that it has not heard of any offer and does not expect one. Some in official circles point out that it would be an unusual proceeding for one of the inter- ested parties to attempt to act as

LONDON, February 27th. Although no formal conferences have been held since Saturday the members of the Conference were in nowise idle during the week-end. A number of sectional meetings of the individual delegations! have to-day been threshing out the de tails of the questions that have arisen during the past week and are likely to arise in the future. So far no meeting umpire. has been arranged for to-morrow. The the Greek and Turkish delegations have lull will probably not be broken until received replies from their Governments. Mr. Lloyd George, M. Briand, Lord D'Abernon, Marshal Foch and others beld

THE WAGES REDUCTION MOVEMENT.

to

military authorities entertain the fear

that China can never be united again as reports to the Ministry of Agriculture and engaged with the formation of a military Marshal Chang Tso-ling is busily a monarchy or as a military, autocracy by Commerce, that owing to financial depres-expeditionary force against Urga. For force of arms.

"Yuan Shib-kai tried to make the change the Chinese piece-goods mer of the Russian invaders. Marshal Chang sion and the great fuctuations of ex: the purpose of watching the movements Republic conform to the old monarchical chants in Tientsin in spite of his requests intends to despatch aeroplanes to Urgo, bitious subordinates, he tried to evolve of goods ordered by them from British, order by making himself Emperor and his

the agreement signed with power collapsed. We have also the and American firms during the course of th examples of Tuan Chi-jui's and Chang taken up by the foreign Consuls with the be employed for military purposes, the

last year.

British The matter has now been Company, the machines are not

firm of Handley-Page Haun's efforts to conquer Chinn and unite Provincial Government. the country under a single bead. Dr. San Consuls held another conference for the that the British Legation may protest

The foreign Tatsen has also sought at times to unite discussion of this question a couple of against the use of the aeroplanes in and China by conqueste and has always fail days ago in Tientsin and it is to be around Urga for military scouting paz- "It ought to be apparent by this time ed between the two contracting parties, at Mukden from Nanyang to take charge feared that unless an agreement be reach-poses. Several Chinese fiers have arrived that no individual and to group of the history of 1808, which resulted in of the aviation department of the expodi- persons who proposes to experiment fur: the organization of the Pei-yang Pao- be trusted with power. The only way to for the settlement of commercial disputes ther in conquests by force of arms should shang Bank by the Chinese authorities restore peace in China is to resign all between Chinese merchants and foreign power to the people. They want peace firms, may repeat itself this year. More and if they were organized to express over, following the example of the 1 their will, they would have peace

ed.

-THE VILLAGE AS FOUNDATION.

tionary army.

DELEGATE FROM CANTON TO

-MOSCOW.

3

pro-

Dr. Chen Tu-hain, formerly Chinese woollen merchants in Shanghai, The people of China are not organi Tientsin may approach the foreign Arms veraity, who was expelled by the Peking the woollen merchants and dealers in fessor in the Peking Government Uni- zed to express themselves or to make for the cancellation of their orders, he Police for his "dangerous thoughts," has their collective will felt. They are accuscause the present exchange rates have now been appointed Director. in charge tomed, however, to sell-government in placed many well-known Chinese woollen of the Social Reform Department in their village communities and if there is, merchants in financial dificulties. As

Canton: The Military Government has to be democracy in Chinx it will have Peking merchants generally have bran- given him full power in the application to be evolved from these communities ches or agencies in Tientsin, certain large of his idens for the reform of Chinese and their tradition of self-rule. We must firms in the metropolitan capital are also social castoms and manners in the Province" work from the bottom up and not from affected by the situation. The native of Kwangtung. This step is quite con-

a conference at 7 o'clock in the evening COMING TUSSLE BETWEEN LABOUR the top down as we have been trying to merchants are exceedingly sorry, because trary to the policy of the Peking Govern-

at the Chequers, after which Mr. Lloyd George declared that we were prepared for all contingencies. ECONOMIC EXPERTS ON GERMAN

SOLVENCY.

weather

reductions.

AND CAPITAL.

do for so many years.

In the districts in which we are now control, they are compelled to approach

Lowing to circumstances which they cannot ment who regards modern socialism as LONDON, February 27th, experimenting, we are beginning with the

dangerous thought." By a mandate Signs are not wanting of a coming villages and organizing them into sub-foreign firms about the cancellation of issued by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Mr. Hsich struggle between Labour and Capital on districts under committee rule. When all losses and also for the protection of their tive of the South-Western Government

orders with view to avoiding mutual Chun-feng has been appointed representa the issue of a general reduction in wages, the sub-districts in any given haien havo mutual interests in the future.

of China to Soviet Russin, and he is leav LONDON, February 28th- On the one hand, employers, supported been organized and are self-governing, on their way to London, the Entente have rapidly developed a pro-reduction own taxes, we propose to have the haien well-known Chinese merchant, who has A SINO-AMERICAN MINING MONO-

In commenting upon the commercial ing for Moscow immediately. While the German delegates have been by an influential section of the Press, Policing themselves and collecting their depression, certain responsible and chiefs have been conferring at the Choquers campaign, sometimes advancing actual magistrates and other local offices, been in the piece-goods trade for over with figures. On the other hand, recent well as delegates to the Provincial As- twenty years in Peking and Tientsin,

POLY IN YUNNAN. in almost summer-like apparently the most satisfactory results, speeches by the leaders of the big unions sembly, chosen by popular election. When admits the seriousness of the situation judging by Mr. Lloyd George's declara havo strenuously exhorted resistance to this system is working in as the haine and expresses the opinion that the re- bureau of Yunnan, who has been in Mr. Wa Kua, director of the mining tion,

We are prepared for all. con-

and they are property represented in the quest of the Chinese may reflect seriously Shanghai since last spring, by order at have an opportunity of proposing the Federation, enjoins the miners to prepare elect a Civil Governor who will be respon men and their regard for the sanctity of signing, an agreement with a certain tingencies." Whilst the Germans will Mr. Hodges, Secretary of the Miners' Provincial capital, their delegates will on the honesty of the Chinese business General Tang Chi-yao, for the purpose of methods of payment of the indemnity to prove their solidarity. He suggests a sible to no one but the people." there seems little chance of their being beavy Government subsidy enabling the A GOVERNMENT OF UNITED PROVINCES.

contracts; he argues, however, that American maining company for the organi. able to secure any material reduction present profits and wages to be maintain.

"As you know, these ideas are by no

during the last war and on many other sation of a Minhsin Mining Company, has mic experts of the Brussels Conference, thereby reducing manufacturing costs and in every province in China and every contracts or agreements, on the ground between the two parties some time ago, thereof if the second report of the econo ed and reducing coal by 20/- per ton, means new or original. They are popular occasions, foreign firms approached their left for Yunnaniu via Hongkong and Chinese customers for the cancellation of Haiphong. The agreement was signed now issued, be any criterion. This gives improving trade generally.

where, even in the military strongholds that they could not deliver their goods and the company has been formed with weighty reasons why Germany is well

of the North, we have friends who are within the specified time or price. able to pay, and points out that her EXECUTION OF SINN FEINERS Working with us. But there is no other It is reported that the total worth of exploitation and working of copper and The Georgiau Government has tele-nctusi economic situation is better than

five million gold dollars as capital for the province in which the advocates of local graphed denying the report of the fall of that of any other Continental State. Her SIX DEATH SENTENCES CARRIED self-government are free to experiment. goods ordered by the Chinese merchants other mines in Yunnan province through Tiflis.

of Tientsin is about twenty million Sino-American co-operation. Now General We believe that if we begin the applica dellare, while in Shanghai the figuro is Tag Chi-yao has left Yunnanfa, and it AT CORK,

tion of our ideas in Kwangtung and it We are at all successful the example will said to be much higher than in Tientsin, is feared that unless General Ku Pin- LONDON, February 28th. ly relievo her finances, and the abolition Barracks this morning, Sve for preparing that the movement will spread through-

Six Sinn Feinere were executed at Cork prompt the people of the provinces about and up to the present, nothing definite tsen supports the scheme, the new com-

us to insist upon a similar system, and has been settled in either port.

pany will have to be dissolved. This' is of conscription will greatly increase her an ambush and the sixth for possessing a

LATER. why Wu Kun has returned to Yunnanfu. productive man-power.

revolver and the book Night Fight Out China. FRENCH FORCE AVAILABLE TO

If we can get a few provinces we can ing."

Prayers were offered at the federate and bring in the others, one by ENSURE PEACE TERMS.

Catholic Churches for grace and happy one, until we have made China over into death," for the condemned, The Cork a ven sheng cheng fu--n government of PARIS, February 25th

Corporation urged a reprieve, while in the United Provinces. Speaking in the Chamber, the Minister case of the sixth prisoner the jurisdiction for War, M. Barthou, stated that the of the military courts to impose the death mobilized first contingents intended to sentence had been challenged in the safeguard France's security would also, King's Bench at Dublin. enable her to bring pressure to bear upon

U.S. EMERGENCY TARIFF BILL

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RATIFIES JOINT REPORT.

WASHINGTON, February 27th... The House of Representatives has rati fied the report of the joint conference (of the Senate and House of Representatives) on the Furdney Emergency Tariff Bill It is expected that the Senats-will adopt -it-this-week,

PERSIAN UPHEAVAL.

RIZA KHAN'S REFORMS.

ALLAHABAD, February 27th.

Riza Khan, the author of the coup delat in Persia, announces the, creation. of a new Army, retaining the Cossacks as special_guard. He refuses to accept the Anglo-Persian Agreement in its present form.

NEW UNITED STATES

ADMINISTRATION....

industrial plant is undamaged, she has very little foreign indebtness, the low exchange value of the mark greatly favours trade, disarmament will immense

LEAGUE OF NATIONS. SWISS REFUSAL OF PASSAGE TO TROOPS.

OUT

*** THE DANGER FROM KWANGSI.

KWANG

Mr. Tano Jui, the Civil. Governor of Chihli, has informed the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce that, for the discussion of ways and means concerning

A CANTON MEMORIAL. the settlement of the commercial disputes THE LATE ADMIRAL CHING PEH between-the-Chinese piece-goods mer chants and the foreign firms in Tientsin, his subject I asked him if it was true well-known to foreign commercial and The status of the late Admiral Ching

When the Civil Governor had exhausted he has appointed Mr. Sun-Chung-yin, that he had made all preparations to official circles in Tientsin as Mr. C. Y. Peh-kwang, who was assassinated on the military preparations which he had made Asiatic Bank of Tientsin, and five other veiled on Saturday at 12 o'clock by invade Kwangsi. He replied that the Sun, former compradore of the Russo evening of February 20th, 1818, was un- were much more defensive than offensive. prominent merchants and officials, as assemblage of prominent officials, paral Admiral Tang Ting-kwang before a large As long as Lu Yung-ting and his asso- mediators, who will take up the question officers and students. The Island of Hai- ciates were in Kwangai, Kwangtung with the British and the American chu, where the status was created, was could not look forward to perfect peace Consuls and firms immediately. on the west. He had no intention of

adversaries attempting to escape their EX-GERMAN SHIPS MYSTERY obligations. All the material and equip ment needed are ready-Haras.

TROOPSHIP FOR FAR EAST SINKS

LONDON, February 27th

crowded to its full capacity, while a Another case was added to-day to the invading Kwangst unless the Kwangsi THE CHINESE COTTON INDUSTRY. larger gathering of people was on the list of mysterious recidents which have people organized to rid themselveg of

Bund, opposite, which was connected with PARIB-February 27th-

befallen ax-German ships handed over their militarists and called upon him for

SHANGHAI, February 21st, Led by Admiral Tang, the large-atte

the island by a pontoon bridge, to the Allies. A 6,000 tonner, renamed help. Euch movement was under way, he

It is reported among Chinese banking dance standing i The Council of the League of Nations the Huntspill, due to ani on Tuesday beloved, and La Yung-ting had already circles to-day that for the development three bows, after which the band played in front of the statue made discussed Switzerla d' refusal to permit from Southampton with troops for the lost control over three districts. If this of the Chinese cotton industry by modern the national anthem. This was followed the passage of troops to Vilne, as report- Far East, inexplicably listed and sack in movement grew and if he were invited methods, Mr. G. O. Nich, Chairman of by speeches by Dr. Wa Ting-fangs ed on the 8th last. The submission by the the mud. At present the vessel in ball he would participate. Otherwise there the Chinese General Chamber of Com Governor Chen Chiung-ming, Mr. Wang Swiss representative that difficulties were feared in consequence of the lack of agree submerged.

would be no invasion. This discussion merce, has petitioned to the Central Ching-woi and Mr. Hu Han-mio, an ox- closed the interview.

Government for permission to establish a governor of Kwa dorated with Bowers, BT. AUGUSTINE (FLOR), Feb. 27th.

The one feature of it all which is of Chinese cotton bank with foreign and The place was Mr. Theodors Roosevelt, son of the ax-Soviet's opposition to foreign contingents

most interest is that Oben Chiung-ming native capital. Mr. Chow Tze-chi, former flags and scrolls of eulogies. Telegrama President, has been appointed Assistant was disposed of by M. Loon Bourgeois, DENIAL OF NOTICE TO MINERS. never referred to the "Canton Military Minister of Finance, and now director were also received from officials of the Secretary of Navy,

who stated that the former objection was

Data Government" and never spoke of the of the cotton development industry, has other provinces, and even from Admiral unfounded and that all arrangements had

LONDON, February 28th-alliance between Hwangtung, -Tunnan sent in his resignation because of his lock - Sah-Ching-ping of the Peking Govern been made in case of intervention by the The Secretary of the South Wales Cond- and Kweichow of which all the members of experience of the cotton industry, and ment and x-President In Yuan-hung in Bovieta,

team owners' Association denies the report of the Government make so much. He it is reported that Mr. Nish, who recently Tientsin.. The matter was adjourned for several that the conlowners have decided to give talked of Kwangtung only and of the re-studied the Afaerican cotton industry in A display of fireworks was made in the days to enable the Swiss Federal Council the miners a fortnight's notice on March forma which he hoped to work there as the United States, will be appointed his evening at a tall bamboo pagoda in front, to re-examine the question.

the nucleus of a federated China,

of the statue-Canton Times.

MR.- ROOSEVELT AS ASSISTANT NAVAL SECRETARY.

LORD MILNER'S HONEYMOON,

LONDON, February 28th.

Lord Milner's honeymoon is being spent

in South France.

ment between Poland and Lithuania as regards holding the plebiscite and the

COAL INDUSTRY CRISIS.

31st.

succe