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CABLES.
LATEST CADLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S ADRNCY.] A RETURN OF OPTIMISM... BHANTUNG SALT MINES TO BE
RETURNED.
salt mines to China.
Eair price to be determined later."
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY - ¶TH
LATEST CABLES.
THE NEAR" EAST.
FRANCO-BRITISH POURPARLERS
PROGRESSING.
CONSTANTINOPLE. January 24th. The Franco-British pourparlers with
M. POINCARE'S POLICY. RECONSTRUCTION OF DEVASTATED PROVINCES.
UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION
AND SENIOR EXAMS, AN ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS. PARIS, January 20th (delayed). We give below summary of resulta
November The unusually large insjority by which of the examinations in the Chamber manifested appreciation of December, 1931, and the percentage of: the principles clearly set forth by M.
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THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE. CHINESE SHIPOWNERS STAND FIRM.
MACAO AND THE STRIKE. A correspondent at Macao writes that. the neighbouring Portugues Colony is greatly inconvenienced by the stoppage of the steamboat traff by the strike. Maile are carried to and from Hongkong by acar to Chinese police launches put on by this servico by
HON, MR. HALLILAX GOES. TO CANTON
Now that we are so
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reference to the Near East have so far Poincare in yesterday's statement and passes, etc., in Grant-in-Aid School New Year it is not probable that we shall the Harbour Master of Macao, but they
speech is everywhere taken as a definite (Church) and Government schools :—. mandate to pursue the energetic policy thus outlined. H. Poincare especially
Boys' Schools,
emphasized the urgency of the treation being carried out in full, to which Ger- many, along with France and her ailles, had affixed her signature. Franco wants nothing but what she is entitled to on
The first condition of Europe's economic regeneration is the devastated provinces. reconstruction of the Belgian and French
WASHINGTON, January 24th.. progressed that Lord Curzon bas sub- The Chinese and Japanese have reached mitted a Note stating the British con np agreement returning the Shantung ditions. It is understood that evacuation China is to pur. of Smyrna is admitted with adequate chase the Japanese interest therein at 18uarantees for Christian minorities, in that basis.
oluding the appointment of a Christian Governor-General, and the modification of the Thracian frontier which, it is suggest- ATTACK OF THE BLUES OVER AT ed. shall follow a line alightly south Midia on the Black Sea, vin Chorlu, end- Ling at Rodosta. Franco-Turkish circles, however, consider this frontier to be. stralegally unsound.
EARLIER CABLES.
WASHINGTON.
LONDON, January 23rd. A bad attack of the blues regarding the Conference has been recently afflicting Washington, but there is a more cheerful toeling now, partly in consequence of President Harding's pointing out that pessimisar is unjustified and that it is not fair to eritipfae work where only half doao..
LONDON BANKERS SUED. A MILLION STERLING ACTION PENDING.
NEW YORK, January 24th. The Municipality of Buenos Aires has decided to sue the London firm, Baring The Are York Post's, Washington Brothers, for the updelivered portion of correspondent, suggests that"in the next a loan amounting to approximately a Tow days Ching will be required either million sterling: The bankers content to accept the Japanese Shantung pro that a German syndicate undertook the possis or duinitely to reject them, and responsibility for the loan before the give substantial reasons for rejection.war, but the Municipality argues that The Conference will then proceed to the whole loan was contracted with Barings who hitherto have received aide the Siberian question. The corres.
interest on it pondent adds that the Japanese are pre- pared to announce the immediate crncua-
VIENNA BOURSK. tion of Siberia, and a resolution recog POUND QUOTED AT FORTY nising the territorial integrity of Russia
THOUSAND CROWNS. will be adopted Japan is also prepared |
VIENNA, January 24th. to abandon certain of the Twenty-one Foreign currencies rose to an unpre Demands-namely, those giving her mono- cedented 'beight on the Bourse.. The polistic rights and political control, as pound was quoted at over forty thousand contrary to the agreements already reach-crowns and the dollar at ten thousand. ́ed by the Conference.
The rise is probably explained by com It is interesting to note that the retinued decrease of public confidence in solution adopted relative to agreements Austrian money. concerning China binds the Powers to ɓle all auch which they deem to be still in force and upon which they may desire to rely," while every such treaty or agro- ment concluded boreafter shall be notified within sixty days to the Powers. ` China must also notify all agreements with out side Governments or nationala.
SAXON RAILWAY STRIKE
ENDED.
Benin, January 24th.
The Saxon railway strike is ended. THE GENOA CONFERENCE: BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND İTALY
MAKING READY."*
It is understood, to be the view of the
PAnia, January 24th. United States Government that any ques
The two Chancellories are now carrying tionable #commitments that may have
been entertained into will probably not on the interrupted France-British negot be made public, but allowed to go by the iations. It is understood that M. Feincare board, and that in the event of a confict of interesta being disclosed by filing a has suggested that the currency of the way will be open for their adjustment. Anglo-French Pact should be extended to
'PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF HOLLAND AND PORTUGAL.
LONDON, January 23rd.
Irota 15 to 20 years and that the terms thereof should be laid down on a more
It is reported from Washington that reciprocal basis with finer delili ions re Holland and Portugal having drawn the garding cortain general terms like "Ger attention of the Conference to the fact
that their Far Eastern possessions are
man' aggression."*.
M. Poincare wound up by expressing the wish that the Franco-British Fact may soon become an accomplished, fact. — Haras.
GREAT LAKKS SCHEME,
PRESIDENT HARDING ON ITS ADVANTAGES.
WASHINGTON, January 23rd. The National Agricultural Congress attended by three hundred delegates re- presenting all branches of agricultura and all industries related to farming has opened. "
President Harding, in his address, de clare that the feasibility of a waterway Lawrence was not questioned. The heart between the Great Lakes and the St.
of the American Continent, with its vast agricultural and industriat; resources. would thereby be brought into direct com munication with all the ocean routes, with the most stimulating effect upon the in- dustrial life of the continent. He de clared that the cost of the project would be small compared with other great engi- acering works.
CANCER CURE WANTED.
OFFER OF $100,000 PRIZE.
FL
MONTREAL, January 23rd.
A beneficent action is announced by Lord Atholatan in a letter to the Prin. cipal of McGill University.
With the object of stimulating work in lordship offers a prize of $100,000 to the cancer research throughout the world, his graduate or student of any recognised University who, within five years, can dis- cover, medicinal treatment for the cure of cancer.
The decision is left to the Royal College renewed, of Physicians, London. The offer may be Hugh Graham, Grat Baron Athelstan, is a Scottish Canadian. He is proprietor of the Montreal Daily Star, and has been Baccinted with all the chief patriotia movements of the Dominion]
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. ***
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see any material change in the attitude take nothing else, and only such pas of the strikers this week There are, bow-sengers who travel on urgent, business. ever, a few interesting items of news to Food supplies are fairly well maintained,
with "the exception of beef which is be The frat is that the report which has coming scarce and may be unobtainable been put into circulation that the if the strike does not soon and. Of rice, Chinese shipowners are willing to concede pork, dried ducks, sausages and mang all that the Union asks is a fabrication.other articles of food there seem to be The Chinese shipowners adhere to the good supplies at present, and though the decisions of the general conference of population has been considerably increas shipowners affected by the strike, and weed by the large number of fishing boats are authoritatively assured that there is which have come into port for the China New Year, food prices have advanced bat po likelihood of their capitulation.
The second fact to be, noted is that the little. There may another story to tell Admiral liner Wenatchee, which is man- 40.000 ned by an American crew, arrived in port junks to Kongmoon and Sink stops for yesterday from Manila and brought over the New Year holiday which usually 316 Filipinos to serve on the ships of the extends over five days; but it is hoped Pacific Mail Co. A number of these were that the authorities will make provision transferred to the Rosier Stale, which is for a constant supply of the food-chiefly to sail to-day. In this connection it has "preserved park"-which comes from to be mentioned that the threats of the those ports. The Chinese manifest no Seamen's Union to counterset this more great concern over the situation. They by calling out the cargo-workers proved are preparing for the celebration of the ineffectual
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A further item of interest is the report entirasiseth and the shops and streat that the Hon Mr. Hallifax, Secretary for stalls make their customary show of the " Chinese Affairs, has gone to Canton, po things which appeal to the Chinese at doubt for further negotiation on behalf this festive season. Nor will the streets
of the Government.
parture of two steamers:
Road Central, Shun Tak, were charged" Interest attached yesterday to the de- which are annually in evidence at this
The British acnacin of the year" India steamer Euryafür left'in the morn-revival of the activities of the Macao If the strike continues there may be a ing with a large number of Chinese Aerial Transport Co. A meeting of passengers who had come up from South-shareholders has been called to consider ern porta on the Fan Cloon and other hat services the Company can render to
the public during the strike. stoamers which are detained here by the strike. They have been very anxious to STRIKERS' IRISH DELEGATE SENT
TO PRISON. |get to their homes before the Chinese, New Year. We reported a few days ago that
Daniel" Edward Robinson, an unem England)....18 81.8 18 10 50.5%, the Captain of the Fan Cloon was ender-ployed seaman, 18, Praya East, df
Queen's Col-
vouring to come to a special arrangement County Dublin, Ireland, and Ma. Suo, lege (Gorera- ment School) 60 48 50.0%, 28 16 13.3% with the Union executive to enable him Road Central; of Shun Tak, were charged unemployed Bosman, 137, Des Vœux a. St. Joseph's
to take his human freight on to Swatow, in the Marine Court, before Commander. College (Bo- man Catholic) 7451 60.8.19 10 19.5%but his effort met with no success. The
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PARIS, January 23rd." Replying to numerous inquiries in ro gard to Chinese finances in connection with_the_Banque Industrielle de Chine, M. Do Lasteyrie, the Finance Minister, stated that the Chinese Government has hitherto opposed repayment of the 6 per sent bonds of 1913, despite the frequent intervention of the French Government. Fresh steps are being taken in regard to this. There is no question of a Chinese 14. loan in France being in preparation.
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The second officer of the vessel, Edmund Dennis Penhole, stated that at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday he was in his cabin when he hard a steam launch come alongside. He went to deck and found a European on the head of the gangway. He asked. Mr. Miller if he was the chief officer and the have come to take the cooks and stewards reply was yea. The European said:
The chief officer said: "You 4| 44,4%. | who deserted her when she arrived, here can't do that". Defendant replied: "I
on the 15th inst.
have instructions from my Guild to take
Late in the afternoon the Japanese 0% steamer Taikwa-maru, belonging to the Yamashita Kisen Kaisha,' got away, bound for Haiphong. She had got to gether & scratch crew of Japanese and Malays to replace the 45 Chinese seamen sahore,''
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The Shipowners Committee had a these men and I am gong to do so." The 3333 meeting yesterday afternoon, but we learn chief officer, said: "I shall have to send that the business related to details not for the police." Defendant replied "The affecting the general situation, which re-police can't stop me" med, he proceeded 3. 42.8mains unchanged.
to go on board and talked to the sto wards Witness then fred rockets and hoisted the police signal. He saw defend." unt and the other delegates go into a launch which was later taken in charge by the police. The crew had since leit the ship.
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BOLSHEVIKS RELEASE BRITISH TRADER.
LONDON; January zard.
A VISIT TO THE UNION HEADQUARTERS..
coolies
on board did he go-About six fest.
Mr. Hind (who defended): How far
The chief officer, Colin Percival Miller, gave corroborativo evidence. Defendant
The Seamen's Union was singularly quiet when Д representative of the Daily Press made his usual call and the Union official who engaged him in con- versation appeared considerably « worried over, the day's happenings. He com told him that he was taking the cooks plained of the attitude of the cargo and stewards on shore" "I then turned Unions. One of these Unions had agreed order these people. down.
who are organised in three to the Chinese police and told them to
were disinclined and the efforts had so signalled to the police. As soon as the The Chinese police refused to do so and I then far failed.
The departure of thest rocket was fired the European and Taikamaru evidently vexed the Union the other delegates left the ship hu officials considerably, but as regards the employment of Filipinos on the Americas riodly.
Mr. Hind: How far on board was liners, the Union official expressed the the defendant-I cannot say, Defendant opinion that they were notoriously in- was on board sad spoke to the stewards. efficient, and would not permanently oust He did not obey, my orders to go down to
not protected in the Four-Power treaty. With a view to settling outstanding It was at first proposed that this be corrected by a separate treaty or an Anglo-French differences in preparation annex to the treaty, but it has now been for Genoa, two minor conferences are of a manifesto, couched in the strongereported from Constantinople" that Mr. to join in the strike, but the others! decided that they will bo safeguarded by being arranged, in the first place at Paris between the British, French, and Italian Foreign Ministers in an effort to bring peace to the Near East, and,
an exchange of identical notes.
JAPANESE EVACUATION OF
SIBERIA.
WASHINGTON, January 23r 1.
Baron Shidehara made an important secondly, in London Lord Curzon and "statement" at the meeting of the Far
Eastern Committee to the effect that the French and Spanish representatives Japanese troops will be withdrawn direct
ly stable government has been estab will fix the status of Tangier.
Fished.
It is understood that Saghalien Island
As included in this statement with other parts of Siberia. The statement greatly j gratified, the other delegaten.
The Siberian question will be discussed at to-morrow's session. "
THE POPE'S OBSEQUIES.
IMPRESSIVE PROCESSION TO
́ST. PETER'S.
Roza, January 23rd. The death certificate of the Pope sent to the Municipality by the Holy See says that his Holiness died of influenzal broncho-pneumonia.
EARLIER CABLES.
ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES EXPERTS.
NEW YORK, January 23rd. Significance is attached to a statement by the United States section of the Inter American High Commission, of which Mr. Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, is Chairman, as. refecting the considera- tions likely to weigh largely with the Government in connection with its reply to the invitation to the Genoa, economic The body of the Pope was transferred this morning from the Throne Room to conference. The statement says that the Bt. Peter's for the Lying-in-State. gorgeous mediaval procession was headed two major problems which must be solved by Bediarii and followed by Bussolati in before the substantial rehabilitation of red brocade carrying Lighted candles, Hacebearers, the Nobla Quards, the Briss the world can be hoped for are the read Guards, the Vatican clergy in surplicee, justment of the German reparation pay. Cardinals in violet, Knights of the Capements on a basis calculated to be within and Sword in their modiæval costumes.
On arrival at St. Peter's the silence the practical power of the Germans, to wao broken by the Sistine choir singing Libera me Dorine-
Tho
The Canon of St. Peter's solemnly sprinkled the remains with Holy Water and
pronounced Absolution.
„Cairo, January 24th. Drastic steps followed the publication
Egypt an delegation, urging the adoption Arabis phraseology, by members of the of non-co-operation and the boycott of English goods,
The eight signatories were ordered to be arrested, and all papers which publish ed the manifesto to be suspended.
POLICY OF ECONOMY.
REDUCING THE PERSONNEL AT ROSYTH.
A message from Constantinople states that Mr. John Dodge has been released.
[A cable of the 28th ult. stated: It is John B. Dodge, who has been visiting Australia, China and North Porsia, in- vestigating trade possibilities, has been rented by Bulahoviks at Batum, and is alleged to be a British secret service agent.]
DEATH OF AMERICAN NOVELIST.
ATLANTIC CITY, January 23rd, Lospos, January 23rd.known novelist, John Kendrick Bangs
The death has occurred of the well- pursuance of the Government's The deceased, who was born in 1802, policy of economy by disarmament, orders first studied law, but soon changed to have been received at Rosyth Dockyard to journalism. Subsequently be produced reduce the programma
works of fiction upon a wholesale scale.]
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LORDON, January 23rd.
It is officially announced that Princem February 28th Mary's wedding has been fixed for
the Chinese.
his launch. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN CANTON.proved and he was sent to gool for two The case against Robinson was found
BRITISH VICE-JONBUL'S INFORMAL MEETING
months with hard labour.
The case against Ma Sun was dismissed as there was no proof that he was ao tually on board.
· WITH SEAMEN,
contains a report from the strikers' Yesterday's issue of the strikers' bulletin point of view, of another meeting held in TRAPPED IN A SUNKEN
Canton on Monday evening, organised by
informal and representatives of the Seamen's Union were present.
SUBMARINE.
AN INGENIOUS ESCAPE. The British Vice-Consul, Mr. Aly, in re- ported to have stated that he had received After being imprisoned for 12 hours ïn a telegram from the Governor of Hong- submarine at the bottom of the sea off coamitation with the Union (1) if fumes of chlorine gas, 30 men, composing kong, which contained two points for Brideport, Connecticut, exposed to the
the seamen resume work forthwith satis the crew of a U.S. submarine, succeeded factory negotiations regarding their dein escaping from the vessel on December mands will be made; (2) if the seamen 8th by way of a torpedo tube.
Nearly three thousand men will conso quently be discharged, at the rate of two hundred weekly, leaving a maximum stall FRINCESS MARY'S WEDDING the British Consulate. The meeting was of 2,000.
estimated
saving of £100,000 annually will be thus affected.
SOUTH AFRICAN DISPUTE. NATIONALIST SPEAKERS' ATTACK ON GENERAL SMUTS.
JOHANNESBURG, January 23rd. Everything was quiet at the week-end. Two Nationalist leaders made sporches arging the miners to persist in the strike and to do everything in their power to support the Nationalists in sweeping out
General Smuts' Government.
FIRE NEAR BERLIN."
RENDERED IDLE-NOT “INJURED.”:
pay," and secondly, the reduction of the WORKERS armed forces maintained by certain Con tinental nations, the expenditure on
BERLIN, January 21st. Eight hundred workers have been
late factory,
The body in a catafalque, richly which involves currency inflation and robod, with jewels sparkling in the Mitra and the golden
of the Holy Bacra- Budgets. ment,
where it is guarded by two Noble Opinion is divided in official circles Guarde, motionless, with draw swords regarding the desirability of accopting Enormous crowds are flocking to St. the invitation to Gonoa. Pelor's.
placed in the Ch of the Cope, was defeats all other efforts to balance rendered idle by the fire at the big choco-
NEW ISSUES OVER- SUBSCRIBED.
LONDON, January 23rd. The now issue of £30,000,000 3 per cent British Local Losts stock at 67 and of Anglo-Porsisa Oil shares were over-sub scribed. The liste were closed within an hour of opening.
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THE MOPLAH OUTBREAK. EXECUTION OF REBEL OHIEF AND
OTHERS.
CALICUT, Jamiary 23rd. The Moplah rebel chief Kanhamad eight hundred workers as having been accordance with the sentences passed upon The original message represented the Hadji and six others have been shot, in injured."]
them
do not agree to this request the ship The submarine, known as F. 48, was owners of the European and American carrying out final tests when she either lines will engage other men to work the struck & reef or was rammed by another vessels.
vessel. She went to the bottom, and all The representatives stated that they the crew's labours to get her to the sur must have the matter definitely settled face failed. Knowing the vessel to be in before they resumed work.
shallow water, the commander, by mani- The bulletin states that after a long pulation of the ballast tanks, succeeded discussion it was decided to hold a con in getting her bows above water, while ference to which representatives of the the stora still rested on the bottom. Hongkong Government, the Canton Gov-
foreign shipownere, erament,
Chinese shipowners and Seamen's Union, should
In the meantime the leakage of sen water, which came in contact with the acid in the bateries, caused quantities of 'chlorine to be be invited to attend.
unerated inside the bull. Mr. Sty informed the meeting that out of the water, and the crew,
Jus in time the bow of the ship rose climbed representative of the Hongkong Govern up the torpedo tube and perched on the ment was to arrive in Canton that day, bull until Standard Oil Company's and, after promising to inform the re- tug being their plight, took them off. developments, the meeting was declared in hospital suffering from the effects of presentatives of the Union of any further Three men, including the commander, are closed..
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