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CHEAP. CHARTERS: *AMERICAN SHIPPING BOARD PROPOSAL

RUSSIAN TRADING FAILS.

NEW USES FOR RUBBER.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FINDING EMPLOYMENT FOR

AMERICAN SHIPS.

A. DOLLAR PER STEAMER PER

MONTE.

THE

BEQUEST TO THE CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN CHINA.

London, October 13th. Canon John Meaghen of Borrisokane, Tipporary bequeathed £500 each to the Maynooth Mission, to China, and the Catholic Mission of the Holy Ghost Fathers in China.

FRANCE AND ISLAM, D

** WONDERFUL PEACE" IN

MOROCCO.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 1981.

THE SILESIAN SETTLEMENT. THE IRISH CONFERENCE.

A,.

STRICTER OBSERVANCE OF THE

TRUCK

LONDON, October 19th. It is stated that the Irish Conference

GENEV October 19th. The Council of the League of Nations, with Baron Ishi as Chairman, bas settled the Upper Silesian question. No official announcement has been made, but it is understood that the Silesian indus- trial districts are to be divided between Poland and Germany, an International has appointed a committee consisting of Commission to retain economic control three" representatives from each side to for ten years.

Already Lord Curzon has intimated to consider questions relating to stricter the German Ambassador, England's

observation of the truco in Ireland. readiness to abide by the League's decision-avai

THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN DISPUTE.

SETTLEMENT · REACHED,

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LATER. Sir Hamar Greenwood and Sir Wor- thington Evans on behalf of the Govern- ment, and Messrs. Michael Collies,

Harton, and "Duggan," of the Frish deie

Vic, October 13th. tions, under the president of the purpose of considering the question of The Austrian and Hungarian delegation, conferred for three hours for the Italian Foreign Minister, bare arrived at the Trish" truce. General Macready at a settlement of the dispute over West Hungary,

tended to deal with technical points The results will be reported to the full BULGARIA AND THE WAR.

fonference to-morrow RADASLAVOFF ADMINISTRATION

ACTION ON EXCHANGE

CONTRACTS.

CLAIM BY DUTCH BANK AT

..SHANGHAI,-

THE SCHOOLS REGISTRATION PLOT IN SINGAPORE.

A SENSATIONAL AND SCANDALOUS LETTER.

£100.000 ara, the subject of proceedings sth sys in a leading article:-

Exchange contracts to the amount of The Singapore Free Press of October begun in the HM. Supreme Court at Shanghai last week before his Hondur We should doubt if a more sensational Judge Skinner Turner, the plaintiffs or more scandalous letter has ever been being the Netherlands Trading Society read aloud in the Legislative Council of and the defendant L. W. Layt

Plaintiffs claim The 360 damages for these Settlements than that read by the breach of a contract in writing "dated Protector of Chinese on Monday, from August 18th, 1928, for the sale and de- Mr. Ching Lok Shan, The public, who livery to plaintiffs by defendant of may perhaps not have takeh great in 10,000 sterling. There is a second claim terest in the question of registration of for Tls, 85,853 dunoges for breach of a schools, is probably not aware of the un- similar contract dated August 20th, 1990.

Mr. H. Lipson Ward appeared for usual importance which is to be attached plaintiff and Mr. P. W. Goldring for we give a short summary of the matter: to the documents, and 'for their benefs defendant.

Besides the regular Government schools for an order pleadings.

Mr. Ward asked for

in this Colony, which are under complete Mr. Goldring mid pleadings would authoritative control, there is a aumbor perhaps not be necessary. What defen- of schools hero and in the F.M.S. started dant wanted was tracts were admitted, and the question pose of educating Chinese youth. For n discovery. The con- and conducted by Chinese for the pur was really one of the amount due on the long time these were regarded with a dates on which plaintiffs closed down benevolent eye by Government who saw certain contracts. If plaintiffs were no particular reason to interfere with or found to have closed on certain datea, limit their activities. Certain circum there actually might be a balance in de stances, however, arose, which made it fendant's favour. Plaintiffs bad furn-desirable that Government should have ished three different recoutns and what greater knowledge of the teachers and The trial of the Radaslavoff Cabinet. LORD R. CECIL'S OVERTURES TO defendant wanted was explanation and teaching in these schools, and to cable which was in office at the time of Bul

discovery.

this a bill was passed imposing registra- Mir. Ward pointed out that the action tion of schools on all educational institu- garia's entry into the war, has opened in

was one for breach of contracts, the con- tious. The bill, after the necessary "ox- tracts not having been performed. Iplanations had been asked by the Chinese there was going to be a defenes on the community and given by the Govern lines suggested by counsel, there had ment, was accepted by the responsible boster be pleadings.

ON TRIAL

Soria, October 13th.

LONDON, October 13th. The efforts of the United States Ship- ping Board to find employment for its tonnage is further evidenced by news that

PARIS, October 12th. the Board proposes to offer idle to page

According to Le Matin Goverdor-the High Court.. to American coal exporters at a dollar per steamer per month on bare boat General Lyautey has stated that a won- basis." This means that charterers will bederful peace is now prevailing in French practically given the use of the ships pro vided they bear all expenses involved.

NEW USES FOR RUBBER.

PRIZES AWARDED FOR SUGGESTIONS.

LONDON, October 13th.

The Rubber Growers' Association.com- petition for the best suggrations for new uses for rubber resulted in the first prize of £1,000 being awarded for a suggestion to use sponge rubber for filling chairs, couches, cushions and other purposes of the furniture trade.

Morocco, ascribable to France's generous treatment of her Mcglom subjects, and her championing of Islam in inter- national disputes.—Hara's,

EARLIER CABLES.

WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

FORMULATION OF U.S. POLICY.

WASHINGTON, October 19th. The first meeting of the American delegates to the Disarmament Conference was held in the State Department to-day, when the formulation of the policies America will pursue was begun, PRESIDENT SAYS DISARMAMENT IS IMPOSSIBLE.

GERMAN EX-OFFICERS

ABRESTED. SECRET MEETING IN BELGIUM.

Brussels, October 12th.

NEW ADMINISTRATION

WANTED.

VISCOUNT GREY,

LONDON, October 19th... A letter from Lord Robert Cecil is published supporting Viscount Gray's criticisms of the Government, cabled on the 10th inst. Lord Robert says we want an Administration which will have a

clear, definite programme and will pur The Belgian military police arrested at 30 the even tenour of its way undisturb Crefold a number of ex-officers of the fed by passing gusta of popular excite- German Anay who were, about to hold ment. He suggonts that Viscount Grey Becret meeting, Documents seized are is the man to head such an Adminis- being examined

tration. Lord Robert is prepared to co- operate with Viscount Grey, despite the ALLIED DEET TO THE U.S.fact that the latter is a Liberal. He

COMMISSION TO CONTROL FUNDING,

urges all who think similarly to join in an effort to restore to Britain an Ad- ministration which will give security at home and command confidence abroad.. WASHINGTON, October 12th.

[Viscount Grey, ex-Foreign Minister. Justend of Mr. Mellon (Secretary to denounced the Coalition as having lost the Treasury) being entrasted with both its raison d'etre and the confidence foreign (Allied) debt due to the United Government's past Irish policy, but plenary powers as regards funding the of the country, and condemned the States, as stated in a cable of the 7th approved the Conference and warned the inst., it is now expected that the Bill Irish representatives against forcing which the Ways and Means Committee negotiations to a point where the British of the House of Representatives has people would believe that their self- tentatively approved will be passed. Preservation was endangered. For in- WASHINGTON, October 19th.

creating Commission under Hstance, the naval defence of the two What is President Harding's opinion | Mellon's chairmanship.

islands must be under one authority.] in conjunction with paint as a preserva tive of wood add metal against "corro- of the possibility of universal disarmu-EX CHANCELLOR OF TUE

POPLAR COUNCILLORS sion by sen water, and the use of rubber

udguards for motor-cura,

Prims of £800 each were awarded for suggestions for the use of liquid rubber;

Ten prizes of £100 were awarded for

other suggestions, and there were

number of consolation prizes

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ment, which he was asked by a Brooklyn citizen to support, appears from the President's reply, in which he declares that this is beyond hope of realisation, and perhaps not even desirable. Reason-

EXCHEQUER'S ́ MISSION,

There were two thousand entries in the able limitation is, a practicable proposi-expected that he will confer regarding

competition,

TRADING WITH RUSSIA DEFEATED.

RUSSIA HAS NOTHING TO GIVE

IN EXCHANGE.“

SPENDING ON PROPAGANDA HATHER THAN

GOODS.

LONDON, October 13th. Sir Robert Horne, EC., Minister of Labour, in a speech at Glasgow, said the plan of trading with Russia had been defeated by the Russian famine and the maxiety of the extremists in Russia to spend gold oa propaganda rather that on goods. Buaris had nothing to give. "in exchange for goods. Serding goods to Russia was making them a present, and we were not in a position to make anybody presents.

EARLIER CABLES.

RUESO ASIATIC CÓ.. NEGOTIATIONS.

IMPOSSIBLE TO DEAL WITH THE SOVIET.

LONDON, October 12th.

Contrary to anticipations, the Russo- Asistic Consolidated Co., mentioned in

NEW YORK, October 12th The "ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. McKenna, now Chairman of the London City and Midland Bank, has arrived on a financial mission, and was met by a Treasury representative. It is

interest payments on loans from the tion, but human nature would require | United States. revolutionary reorganisation to make universal disarmament possible.

CABLE COMMUNICATION AND WIRELESS.

+

ANGLO-AMERICAN, SHIPPING

QUESTIONS,

BRITISH SHIPPING EXPERT'S MISSION.

Now Youx, October 12th. Sir Ernest Raeburn has arrived here. His mission is stated to bo to adjust certain shipping questions affecting Britain and the United States, including the valuation of ex-Gorman shipping held

LONDON, October 19th.

The Government has added wireless and cable communications in the Pacific to the proposed subjects to be discussed at the forthcoming Conference, MR. BALFOUR PROBABLE HEAD OF by America.

BRITISH DELEGATION,

LONDON, October 12th. Reater learns that Mr. Balfour will probably be persuaded, to go to "the Washington Conference, in which event he will head the British delegation.

LATER.

ADMISSION OF THE PRESS. It is understood that the disarmament delegates are in favour of admitting the Press to all full sessions of the Confer-

ence.

PORTUGAL TO PARTICIPATE: Portugal has formally accepted the in- vitation to participate in the Conference.

UPPER "SILESIA. LEAGUE'S RECOMMENDATIONS

OLTLINED.

. GENEVA, October 18th. The Council of the League of Nations previous cables, announces the failure of has forwarded its recommendations to the protracted negotiations with tho

M. Briand as regards Upper Silesia. Soviet Government for the return of the They are of a complex character, but substantially amount to a proposal for company's' properties. The company's the establishment of a political frontier- chairman, Mr. Leslie Urquhart, who line practically based upon the plebiscito, spent three weeks in Moscow negotiating with stipglations for the regulation of a draft contract, has written M. Krassin public supply services and railways over showing the impossibility of any deal-varying periods of years, `abolition of ings with the Soviet authorities. He Customs duties, and the maintenance of says that the political and economic coa. the German Mark as currency. ditions of Russia are so impossible that the company prefers to remain as claim-

lawful appropriation of its properties

GERMAN CABINET'S ANXIETY. - '

BERLIN, October 12th.

and working capital than to cater into of the Imperial Cabinet, the Chancellor,

a contract for their return. So long as Dr.Wirth, declared that if the League of the Communist party controls the Soviet Nations decision regarding Silesia was Government the former could, through

PANAMA CANAL BILL.

MORE CANDID CRITICISM BY U.S. PRESS.

New Yor, October 12th. Fierce Press criticism of the Panama Bill continues. The Timer states that Senator Lodge voiced President Hard- ing's opinion in urging rejection of the Hill, and describes its passage by the Senate Every possible stop should be taken to as thoroughly bad business. undo the mischief. The Administration ought not to lose any time in letting foreign Governments, and Americans know that it will go no further, DEATH OF SENATOR KNOX.

WASHINGTON, October 13th. The death has occurred of the Repub- lican Senator Knox...

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[Seantor Knox was Attorney-General in the McKinley and Roosevelt Admitiis trations. I 1909 ho was appointed Secretary of State (ie, Foreign Secre tary) by President Taft.]

AUSTRALIA AND FINANCE,

LOOKING TO THE U.S.A. FOR PROTECTION.

RELEASED.

DEFENDANTS' PURGE THEIR CONTEMPT.

LONDON, October 12th.- The Divisional Court has ordered the release of the Poplar councillors

The majority of the Poplar counciliore were arrested for refusing to levy certain rates on the ground of the borough'a poverty.]

LATKE. The release of the Poplar councillors was the result of a petition in which they apologised to the Court and expressed a desire to assist the authorities in reach- ing a solution of the difficulties of the

Mr. Goldring repeated that what he Chinese persons and bodies, and became wanted was discovery.

law. A certain smail section of Chinese, order for pleadings; defendant could get It was clearly pointed out that regis

His Lordship observed that upon an however, continued to object to the bill,

and began an agitation for its repeal... such discovery as he was entitled to.

Mr. Goldring added that it was postration brought an ill-consequences in sible some arrangement would be arrived its train to say well conducted school, at by the parties.

but this was insuficient for the opposition Pleadings were ordered.

who immediately carried on the cam- paign wherever possible. Eventually SUIT AGAINST AMERICAN BANK. this opposition decided to sand delegates to interview the Secretary of State, with A claim for over £18,300 by Mr. L. W. the idea of getting him to force the Luyt a local British lawyer, in respect Government here to do what it has, after. of the non-fulfilment of exchange con due consideration with the approved tracts has been Bled in the U.S. Court Chinese representative bodies, retused to at Shanghai against the Asia Banking do. In other words members of a foreign Corporation,

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JAPAN AND KOREA. GENERAL CROZIER TO THE MISSIONARIES.

race, living under a British Government proposed to ignore the authority of the Government under which they were domiciled, and to carry on, over its head, transactions with the Imperial Government, not even through their own Government ollictals at Home, but by themselves. The idea was so monstrously" Major-General Crozier, U.S.A.,

and incongruously unconstitutional chat tired,, who has been spending,

its very enormity caused it to be regard months in Japan, in an admirably fair

ed with practical indifference, and, when summary of the Korean situation as ho it was reported that Dr. Wellington Koo sees it, published in the Japan Adver had conferred on the matter with the teer Be an open latter, gives the follow-British Government and had received in- ing advice to the Christian missionaries timation that nothing could be done it working in the Korean field:-

was thought the matter was ended. The

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I am not touching upon the ethics delegates, however, went on their way of Japan's acquisition of Korea, for I despite all these plain indications and know that as to that incident the same had evidently determined to carry on the be bad in regard to the existing title to effort might have been regarded with a kind of discussion is possible as might agitation at any cost. Even then the "-

by its present government, and I realize the ignorant enthusiasm of ill-adriscr almost any part of the earth's surface cortain degree of tolerance as merely that the Korea is not the same as that of the that something very much more serious Japanese. programmic for persons but the, letter ** shows United States for the Philippine Is-than ignorant enthusiasm was actusting intention of ultimately lands, but Japas has announced the these people. Briefly summarised the Korcans in exactly the same way as her position that they shall conduct #

treating the letter proposes to supporters of the op- and no distinction whatsoever between the delegates shall use the London Press other subjects, with absolute equality Koreans and Japanese. While I find no to suggest that unless the Act is repealed gular campaign of agitation here, that fault with criticiss levelled against the the Chinese here will rise in insurrec THE CABINET'S AGENDA.

shortcomings of Japanese methods, which indeed their own press and public in-tion, and that Reuter's Telegram Agency dulge in freely, I do not consider it

here shall bribed to cable reporta LONDON, October 19th.

Advantage to the Koreans for whose bo which shall be instrumental in The Cabinet to-day dismissed

benefit the missionaries are devoting so supporting this theory of a widespread. the Government plans for dealing with mach dilful and well-directed effort, Chinese revolt against the - measura. unemployment. the trade revival, the and to whom they consider their first Whether the promoters realise it or not Washington Conference, and ropesale daty to lie, for the missionary body to they, as foreign subjects, are guilty of for altering the form of the Ger the independence movement; and indeed rection against the authority of the

follow a negative course in regard to the attempt to plot a threatened insur indemnity.

present situation,

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HISPANO-MOROCCAN

CAMPAIGN,

FURTHER FIGHTING UNLIKELY.

LONDON, October 19th.

of Gourougou, cabled on the 10th inst, It is learned that the Spanish capture makes any further resistance by the Moors unlikely.

[The previous message stated: official communiqué from Melilla says that the Spaniards have captured the

enemy's principal base is Morocco.

An

mountainous region of Gourogou, the

THE CEASAREWITCH. "YUTOI" "WINS THE LONG-DIS

TANCE HANDICAP,

LONDON, October 19th. The Catarswitch Handicap resulted as follows:-1, Yutai (100-8); 2, Charleville (40-1);, Harrier (6-1), Seventeen ran The winner was four lengths in front of the second, which was another five lengths'in front of the third.

OBITUARY.

**

must think it a positive disservice to British Crown, and their offence is of a that people to refrain from taking ad- very serious nature indeed. The quea vantage of any occasion to discourage tion of action by the Chinese Government the idea of independence and to counsel against thein arises on somewhat similar them to profit by the opportunities for grounds to the action of the improvement and national advancement Government against. Dr. Jameson and British which are being offered them, leaving the his followers, in the case of the Jameson question of independence out of their

ed to stand where it is. We are not

their descendants will be able to make edeva published, can hardly be allow minds, as a matter for the future, when aid, and the matter, now that this letter an intelligent comparison between the aware as to whether the leaders in this advantages of inclusion in the powerful Japanese Empire, and independence in plot are young men of little experience their own. the midst of much stronger states than or whether they are of such intelligence and knowledge as would permit them. savage sets of repression exerted by of their offence, but one thing is quito "It is not plenant to read reports of to understand thoroughly the heinoumens overwhelming fores against weak and clear and that is that in the face of this misguided people, especially when they letter the matter is taken out of the are made with such authority as to hands of the local Government and be.

down the task of the convinced comes one on which the Imperial Govern Friends of Japan in standing up for her, ment must consult with the Chinese but even if the reports are believed they Government as to what action is to be ought not to blind us to the enormous taken against these people. That being balance in the credit side of the ledger, BO we canot usefully comment further as tolerate a remedy, which would be so Chinese community in Malaya that the and, above all, they ought not to make upon it, but we suggest to the loyal incomparably wone than the disease that action of their countrymen has placed the transition of the fat from the frying them in an extremely invidious position. pan into the fire utterly fails as a com-and it is their urgent duty, in a public parison."

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and authoritative manner, to show clearly that they disapprove in the most SYDNEY, October 12th.

complete sense of the action of those ther investiments in Australia. A pro- Americans are boldly. bidding for fur-

There was an unusual scena in the concerned in this iniquitous agitation; Mixed Court, at Shanghai one day last and the public, and we think also the minent. American is reported to have said

week, consequent upon a big Hwo Hwai Clavernment, will wait with something South Wales an extra £100,000,000 in the week, of Mr. E. B. Bradley, advertising polica had arrested 109 mes, mostly thorough-going action on these lines on that America' is prepared to lend Now The death took place at Shanghai, last lottery raid in Woosung Road. The more than interest for very prompt and event of any dificulty in London with manager of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., coolies and, somewhat to their surprise their part. if they wish to avoid sus regard to renewals. It is argued here Ltd. Deceased, with his wife and two 90 of these surrendered to their bail Epicions of being sympathetic with dis that an investment of £100,000,000 of children, spent the mouth of September was obviously impossible to crowd them loyalty to this Government. American money in Australia would in- in Cheloo and on their return Mr.into court haphatard, for, on judgment cream Australia's security in the event of trouble in the Far East, inasmuch as the Bradley was obliged to go into the being given, there would have been small

The defen

DIAGNOSING PISEASE,

ante against Russia for the Soviet's "An official message says that at a meeting force of public feeling in America would Nursing Home, his illness being diagnos-chance of sorting out innocent spectators | the United States Government, to give was about 30 years of age was' a sergeant linked up on a long chain, so that there be more likely in that event to compel ed as typhoid fever. Mr. Bradley, who from the guilty gamblers.

dants ware, therefore, handcuffed and Australis the most effective naval pro- in the Artillery Co., B.V.O..

The difficulty, ol, medical diagnosis is tection possible,

was no getting away. The evidenco emphasised in the report of St. Andrew's The death is also announced of Mr. was brief and recounted the circum- Institute of Clinical Research inaugu its instrumenta the Cheka or Extra really as reported, a new situation would | COMMONWEALTH TREASURER HAS Manuel Mencarini, who died at his re-still more brief and it did not avail Mackenzie, which is investigating means stances of the raid, The defence was rated and presided over by Sir James ordinary Commission, the Third Inter be created which warf prejudice, the

sidence, $12, Ruo Lafayette, Shanghai, at national, and professional unions, render conditions under which

the early age of thirty years and ten cipals, two were sentenced to a month's Institate examined 974 cases, but only of the prisoners. Of the three prin of preventing common diseases. The any the present any agreement with the Soviet Govern-

months. Mr. Mencarini was lately secre- imprisonment and the third to three mentanoperativa.

Government assumed the conduct vi In the House of Representatives, reply.tary of the Insular Life Assurance Co., (Previous messages intimated that Mr. affairs. The Cabinet decision was defering to a Labour member, Bir Joseph of Manila, and of the Shanghai Life Urquhart had made promising progressed until it is officially notified of the

Cook the Federal Treasurer, said that Insurance Co., of Shanghai. He was the with negotiations during his visit to

The Commonwealth did not intend to eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jaan Mosouw.]

verdict of the Supreme Joracil,

horrow in America

Moucarini.

NO INTENTION OF BORROWING IN U.3.A. MELBOURNE, October 12th.

months. In the case of the remainder the succeeded in diagosing 38.90 per cent. I bail of those who did not attend was for has reached the conclusion that the pre feited and the others were fined 35 each,sent classification of diuease is chaotic, or five days' imprisonment in default of and the smallest proportion of camms are payment.

diagnosable.