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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] [

TRE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," THURSDAY, JUNE 808, 1952

LATEST CABLES.

"EARL OF YPRES.

LORDAN, Jine 6th. On his assumption of the recently con THE SITUATION IN IRELAND.ferred Earkom. Field Marshai French

`NINETY MEMBERS FOR TWENTY

CONSTITUENCIES.

LONDON, June 8th. "The completed election returus from all Ireland show seventeen treaty and seven boso anti-tiraty candidates returard un- opposcil. Ninety members will entert Benty ecnatituencies.

INTIMIDATION FEARED AT

ELECTIONS.

LONDON, June 6th.

will benceforth be known as" Earl of Ypres

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EARLIER CABLES. TROUBLED EUROPEAN"

OUTLOOK. DISPUTE OVER SUGGESTED

GERMAN LOAN.

FAR EASTERN CABLE" NEWS,

(TUROBAN SZÚTER'S AGENCY.] THE CIVIL WAR IN CHINA, HEAVY FIGHTING EXPECTED

PRKING, Jane uth.

the Kao Shih-ping's following in Chine Eastern Railway zone have met

and retreated to

a point fifty miles east of Suifenho. Their defesti is attributed to shortage of arumunition.

with revers

"JAPANESE “POLITICAL ‘ORIAIS.

SRIYUKAL MEMBERS' EXPELLED.

Tosva, June 6th

The Seiyukai this afternoon decided to expet Mr. Nakahashi, Mr. Motoda and two others from the party, as being res- ponsible for the present crisis.

THE POLITICAL SITUATION PRÉSIDENT SUN TAT SEN

IN CHINA.

AND THE TREATY POWERS, STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT PROTEST AGAINST INTERFERENCE.

SUN YAT SEN. E

ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS OF A SETTLEMENT.

CANTON, June sth. The Government has authorised the issue to-night of the following statement by President Sun Yatsen with respect to

situation present politica!

There appears to be dawning upon the

CRISIS FOLLOWS MILITARY EXPENDITURE CUT.

LONDON, June 6th. The announcement from Tokyo that the | China:- Cabinet has resigned follows reports thaë

A message from Shanhaiwan yhe Diet took the unprecedented step of Feagtien, positions were bombed by' Chibli,

ananiniously passing a resolution instrued aeroplanes resterday. It is believed that ing the military authorities drastically to

eut down expenditure." extensive hostilities are imminiat.

Chang Teo-lin is reported to have n

HELP FOR LI LIEH-CHUN,

Haxxow, Jaar 8th.

LEADS TO CARINKT RESIGNATION.

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The Government has authorised the imur to-night of the following manifesto by President Sen" Tat-sen to the Foreign Powers:

Han Shih-chang's · retirement · remove the first of several obstacles to the affec- tive rosteration of Parliament as an agency of national atification His illegal assumption of office as President of the Republic of China in 1018 gravely

militarists in North China a realisation widened the political division which had, that the violence which they did to the been created by Li Yunn-hung's wiedn constitution in 1917 must be repaired bestitutional dissolution of Parliament in bore there can be peace in the country 1917. And his continuance in attice has God that therefore the Parliament resulted in the utter disorganisation and illegally dissolved in that year must be collapse of Government as well as in the

PARIS, June 6th. The calming of the European waters is again troubled by the amouncement of the postponent of to-day's meeting of Testerday's namjustious in the Souththe Reparations Commission to discuss the reduction of the German indemnity, "Ireland give hope that the elections Behind the postponement there is believed sumed the title of Commander-in-Chief of OFFOSITION OF TWO MIXISTIES Kermitted to resume its functions. This lowering of the credit and prestige of

deadlock between the laser- the Manchurian Defence Force. will still constitute a partial popular. to be a

national Bankers Committer and the esaltation on the question of the treaty, Allind Governments on the subject of ough it is feared that intimidation and granting a loan to a Germany, on which Uermany's recently-promised reforms were „wintence may aullify this._._.

It is reliably reported that Chen Chia- made conditional. The bankers evince a disinclination to father a large lets yao has severed his connection with Chan while the present high gure of repara. Heng-ti and set up tion prejudices the chances of its repays

an independent ment, and Fraser, as the larges: bene Government at Cheagehow. Chen Chin fciary from reparations, does not consent The great majority of independent reduction of her claims without cruiting new forces, with a view

didates, numbering about fifty, favour

rendering assistance to La Lich-chun in

Out of twenty seven multiple toustitu- uncies there will be contests in twenty walarning some ninety-six metubers.

The treaty.

BARLIER CABLES...

· PARLIAMENTARY. CANDIDATES,

LONDON, June 8th. Barprises are contained in the irish inalons now being received, There will be contests in Dublin City, Dublin County, and for the National University The pro-Treatyit, Mr. Darrell-Figgis, secretary of the Constitution-drafting Committee, appears as an independent for County Dublin, where Mr. Johnson, secre tary of the Irish Labour Party, is also minading.

corresponding advantages, the nature of which is at present not revealed. CLYDE ENGINEERING WORKS,

REOPEN.

LITTLE WORK AVAILABLE"

LONDON, June sit.

yao is acting with Li Lloh-chun and is now

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his advance against the North.

SEVENTY MINOR OFFICIALS DISMISSED.

Paxing, Jung ath.

As a result of yesterday's order, over seventy minur, officiula of the Ministry of Juice have been dismissed. The strik- Following the ballot of forty-sevening staff of the Ministry of Interior have unions in favour of resumption of work, now all resumed work engineering works on the Clyde and in other districts reopened to-day, but xm-

were engaged. paratively few men sufficient work will not be available for the majority for two or three months.

محمد

SOVIETS ATTACK ON.

RUSSIAN CHURCH, PROTEST FROM AMERICAN Alderman "O'Neill, Lörd... Mayor of

EPISCOPALIANS. - Dublin, and Alderman Byrne (formerly a member of the House of Commons), both

New Youx, June 6h. pro-Treatyites are standing ne unattached dependenta. The Mid-Division of Dublin

The Episcopul Church of the United City has the full number of Coalition States has cabled to M. Leuin a vigorous didates. All the sitting members, in-protest against the attack on the whole tuling Mackiewicz, have been nominated Russian Church in the person of the for each of the Dublin constituencies.

NAIL LEADERS MUST FACE CONSTITUENTS.

LATER.

Patriarch Tikhon, declaring that the Christian conscienes of América cunpo) tolerate such a wrong.!

THE HAGUE CONFERENCES FRANCE LIKELY. TO PARTICIPATE

PARIS, June 6th.

The Irish nominations show that, with the exception of Mr. de Valera, Mr. Stock, Mr. Fila Lynch, and Mr. Benslai, every Emil Jondor, pro-Treaty or anti-Treaty, It is officially foreshadowed that wal inve to go to the poll. Mr. de Valera, the French coonomic experts will attend ing to the withdrawal of four indepen- the earlier sittings of the forthcoming sats, has secured a walk-over in County Hague conference, from which the Soviet Clare Thirty of the present members of will be excluded, but will not participate Why Dail will by re-elected in six uncon-later when the latter are admitted if the

Townd constituencies.

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LI YUAN HUNG WILL PROCEED TO PEKING.

TOKYO, June 7th, "The calucination of political diffienities: feeling to the Cabinet resignation, war opposition of the Minister of Education and the Minister of Bailways to the Premier's plans for the reconstruction of the Cabinet, following a dispute regard ing, the higher education scheme. The Begent has requested the Ministers carry on for the present.

is the ground which the Constitutionalists China to an unprecedented degree, - have maintained for five years with It sects that the Treaty Powers are not courageous consistency against over wholly free from responsibility for this Notwithstanding whelming military colds on the one hand deplorable situation. Bud uninformed er prejudiced public warnings and protests they recognised opinion on the other. No nation, much and continued to recognise is Shin. less a democracy. can hepo to carry on chang as President of China in circume. orderly government when its fundamental stances which converted their recognition laws can be subverted and its aupreme of him into what might be considered a institutions radiated at the pleasure concerted act of intervention in the inter- of men who ought to be and are the sernal affairs of this country. He was able. vanta of those laws and institutions but for instance, to draw upon these surplus to who, merely because they chance to be national revenues which are collected placed in positions of military power, under foreign supervision and the release betray that trust and seck to be the of which the Great Powers claim to con mastors and dictators. The rule of toros trat. He was also in a position to con must give way to the rule of law. If the tract foreign "Icana, Without these sur proposal to have Parliament function pluses and loans, Esi Shih-chang might again means a realisation of those truths have succeeded in misruling China for and principles, the Constitutionalists, four weeks but not for well-nigh "four. who have beca fighting for five years for years, these same truths and principles, feet deeply gratined. They see that those who were instrumental in dissolving Parliament and those who fought against them new The movement is believed to have been admit their guilt and their error. They fostered by representatives of the Hong-ses that their struggles have not been in koug Seamen's Union who are endeavour vain and that their cause has at last

triumphed. ing to form a union here,

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SHANGHAI LAUNUH CREWS DEMAND HIGHER PAY.

MOVEMENT FOSTERED FROM

* HONGKONG.

SHANGHAI, June 7th. Steam launch loadahs and engineers Yesterday morning that Li Yuan-bung bave presented demands for an increase

PERING, June 7th. General Wu Pei-fu and General Tsan- Kan wired through Reuters to Pastingfu

will doubtless proceed to Poking and

same the Presidency, but he must first of wages from 10 to 80 per cent. satisfy himself regarding the legality of his reinstatement.. CONSOLIDATION OF GOVERNMENT DEBTS.

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One of the first things to be taken up after Li Yuan-bing's assumption of office will be the consolidation of big Govern ment debts. When this is launched other muller obligations will be grouped similarly. with the object of funding Thus the Government and people would know exactly where the country stood,“ and it will be possible to strike a balance. between revenue and expenditure.

CALCETTA SHIPPING STRIKES.

SIXTY VESSELS HELD UP.

CALCUTTA, June 6th. About sixty steamers are now held up in connection with the atovedores' strike

General Wu Peï-fu remarked that the Central Government must receive suffi and the congestico is imcrossing. ciens revenue for administrative expondi- ture, and provinces unust contribute each a fair share thereto.

As Chief Executive of the sole de factu as well as de jure governing body in this country that is fully constituted at this moment, I have the honour to remind the Treaty Powers of their repeated pledgu of non-interference in our present ker nal struggles and to request them to observe the same in. the spirit as well as ia the latter: "In reality, these struggles are a memorable effort at national rend- justment. As in the case of every people in history who have had to change in order to live, we are now engaged in the work of readjusting the old life of China ia to an environment greatly changed IF its political and economie aspects.

this

for the restoration of Parliament are theustment is to be real, it must be

At the same time it behoves them to ascertain that the proposal does mean raalisation of these truths and principles and not merely an expression of the plea sare of militarists. The present advocates

by Chinese without interference same type of men, indeed in some 1 by the Great Powers: A fresh recogni stances are. the same identical men, who tos by the latter of some new puppet demanded and effected the dissolution of Peking President would be such an Act this

same Parliament five years previous of interference and would lead, if that iy. Have these men been transformed

were possible, to a more calamitous cycle this interval from arrogaốt dicta. of events than that originated by the dairing toes of Parliament to respectful servants international recognition of Han Shile of Parliament Or is

that they it

hava chang, learned nothing, that in making the pre Bent propos

but expressing they are their will

and that they ey are making unmade a Parliament in 19177 If ch in this be the case, then there is no merit in

The Roman Praetorian Guard

dethroned their rulers at will: tha new Assistant-Chinese people does not want the Tu- chung to make and unmake Pariament at their "pleasure. For of what use is a Parliament which is the creature and exists by the sufferance of militarista Indeed, what is there to prevent a

Tu chups dissolution of Parliament on the morrow of its convocation? It is there- fore obvious that Parliament can only be effectively restored if its reassembly. be accompanied by two conditions.

Dont now as they

HON. D.D. DEGREE FOR REV. K, WK, HOWLL A PURER POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE General Tsao Kun said that Dr. Sun

LONDON, June 6th. Russians are unwilling to abide by the Yatson har stated that Hsu Shing-hang's

The Senate of the University of Cant conditions huid down in the recent memt presidency was illegal, adding that he "GLORIOUS VICTORY;"

LUNDON, June 8th. 3rd and 41b.."

randum of M. Poincare cabled ca. June(Sun Yat-sen) would retire if a Ching bridge intends to ouufer an Honorary hang did the same, but Sun Yat-sen-now Citizens of Bellast are "to-day most [M. Polheart reiterates that the Soviet declared that he is the only legal Frei-Doctorate of Divinity on the Reverend and the Turkish Janinaries enthroned and elwerful, hailing the Peltigo affair as a Government must acknowledge obliga-dent.

glorious victory," and are anticipating us in respect, of debts to states and for- They were both hopeful regarding the H. W. K. Mowli, the The speedy expulsion of the irregulars eign nationals and contends that property future and determined that the country Bishop of West Chin

restored to the ex-proprictors should have a fair chance of rehabilita Ermen their stronghold in the Balleck who must specially be guaranteed against

licat, where the task of the British intolerable conditions necessitating abion with the introduction of a purer

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political atmosphere. There had been sa troops is more formidable, the donment.

The Referring Belleek triangle is not merely more exten- credits, he

question of

much dishonesty and such a lot of cor- argues that, as agriculture is ice but more easily defended.

the very basis of Russian existence, truption that the people demanded

thorough cleansing. must be induced to resume work posants. by being assured the enjoyment of the Product of their labours. Summing up the Hague programme, be submits that this consists in drawing up definite och ditions which Russia must accept, includ minute examination of Russian economic conditions.]

The base extends for eight miles along sworthern shore of Lough Erne. An cient fort situated at Donegal and risoned by the irregulars dying a green Bag commands the town of Belleek.

Belfastors claim that it is impossible for Bister to exercise authority at Belleek hile the irregular hold the fort. Stout tance is expected, na the defenders Be not lost time in building sandbag defences against pip-aqueaks, which anged the morale of the defenders at Pottiga

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NEWSPAPERS ANTICIPATE HELICOPTER'S SUCCESS.

TESTS NOT COMPLETED,

Lompos, June sth." Newspaper reports of the success of the Helicopter are apparently premature Mr. Brennan, in an interview at Alder st, maid that the machine had not yet en ont of the shed and would not be

Rested till the autuma

It was impossible to tell from the ex periments with the model whether the fall-size machine would fulfil the Air Ministry's conditions

The Star, however, learns that, while The Air Ministry does not consider that the machine has been perfected, remark- abin progress has been made in solving to problem of vortical flight.

AIR MINISTRY'S OFFER STANDS

16 is officially stated that the Air Ministry offer of £50,000 reward for a amemfal Helicopter in still open.

US.A. LABOUR TROUBLES. BAILWAYMEN TALK STRIKE.

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. HENRY FORD CANDIDATE

FOR PRESIDENCY.

WON'T SPEND MONEY.

DETROIT, "June" Etb. It is stated that Mr. Henry Ford has privately intimated that he would be willing to stand for the Presidency it the people of the United States desired, but he will not spend any money to bring about his nomination or election.

RUSSO-GERMAN TRADE

STRAITS GOVERNOR GRANTED

ROYAL AUDIENCE.

Losion, Juze 6th. His Majesty the King has granted an audience to Sir Laurence Guillemard. Governor of the Straits Settlements,

WRESTLE WITH LEOPARD.

An extraordinary story of a struggle between a man and a leopard comes from the Tanganyika Territory.

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ROYAL WEDDING.

DUKE OF YORK IN RUMANIA. BELGRADE, June 8th, Denise crowds at the station approaches welcomed various Royalties arriving for the wedding of Princess Maria of Bu mania and King Alexander of Jugo Slavia. The visiting royalties the Duke of York Thoyalties included the platforma included King Alexander, warmly grouted the Duke of York. Subsequently the Duke of York drove in the same carriage so the King!

Thore were cheering crowds in the streets to the Palace

stream of boats is A constant arriving, crowded with visitors. A big steamer, with the Royal delegation and military bund, leaves to-morrow to ment the Royal bride, while three seaplanes at Petrograd, and are already in touch tons of Major Bradstock. Mr. Turnley will meet the Royal yacht, aringing their with Russian industrial and agricultural Rumanian Majesties to Dubravics and will head the procession to Belgrado,

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BANK HOLIDAY CRICKET. YORKS BEAT LANGS.

LONDON, June 8th." At Nottingham, Surrey defeated Notia by eight wickets, Hobbe scoring 151 not cut,

At Sheffield, Yorks beat Lanes by six For the losers E Tyldesley wickata. scored 178.

At Southampton, Kert beat Hants by 51 runs For the winners, Woolley 2007- ed 188, Hardings 139, and Seymour 112. while Mead scored 152 for the losers.

At Taunton, Gloucester beat Somerset by 125 ruza

At Le center, the home team heat North by an inuings and 6 runs, Sharp scoring. 104.

DEVELOPMENT.

GERMAN REPRESENTATIVES AT PETROGRAD.

PARIS, June 8tb. Moscow states that members of the German Consulate, also a partly of Gez:

proposal

The first condition is that of penalties. Cortain men were responsible for the treasonable violation of the constitution in 1917 and yet have escaped punishment for their crime.. Can there be any res pect for the laws. when those who break then can do so with impunity? Their National crime is now self-confessed. self-protection alone demands that the traitors to the constitution should be brought before the bar of justice.

(Signed) SUN YAT SEN. By the President: (Signed) WU TING-TANG,

Minister of Foreign Affairs. Canton, June 6th, 1992.

LOANS TO ALLIES

DOMINIONS.

AND

The amounts owing by the Dominions and Allies as on March 31st, 1992, 1 WAR LONG-

Dominion--

£

Australia... 91,453,000 New Zealand 9,823,000 Csunda

13,810,000 South Africa 12,286,000 Other Domi- nions und

Alli

Colonies .. 3,260,000

Russia

France Italy

Serb-Croat--

... 055,000,00

Stardom...

Portugal,

584,000,000 303,000,000

"other 4,000,000

Rumania, Greece

150,432,000

The second condition is that of guar aztecs. Parliament must be safeguarded against further dissolution and the funda mental law must be safeguard against further violation. As militariam lies at the root of cur politicadition precedent RELIE & RECONSTITUTION LOANS:- abolition must be s

its

Mr. Tarnley, together with a Major Bradstock, at the request of a native chef set a tip for a leopard which had terrorized a village in the Kilosss district, The gun in the trap exploded and a native reported that the leopard had been killed; buf ou the approach of the party, the animal sprang from the trap, and, together

It is pro- six to any national settlement. with Mr. Turnley, disappeared into foot pit.

posed that the military forces of the en

dimeo- When Major Bradstock reached the pit tire country shall be reduced to

represent the minimum ho found Mr. Turnley, who jaa well-built sions which shall

for national.

Yet a Security. man, wrestling with the leopard. For some disbandment of troops without due pro- momenta it was impossible to render arision for their future would be the of unwisdom and show a lack of ovident formed the leopard at arm's length from that the construction of highways and and other industrial works is

man trade representatives, have arrived sistance, but, finally, acting on the instruccal statesmanship. It

organizations,

AMERICA READY TO DISCUSS WAR DEBTS.

PARIS, June 8th. The American Embassy has informed the Foreign Ministry that the United States in prepared to discuss the question of war 'debte

·LENIN PASSED CRISIS.

Paris, June 7th A meange from the Moscow official agency reports that Lenin had gastro

and is recovering.

is

67,000,000

1,834,000,000

Austria Poland Rummis Barb-Croat-

12,100,000 2,900,000 2,200

Solvene

2,000,000 Kingdom... Other States 4,000,000 Belgian Bocon- xtraction Loan

£1,000,000

9,000,000-

America. Czecho-Blo

vakia

820,000 2,000,000

2,829,000

£2,017,481,000

him until a risky shot killed the animal.ražiw the field where then able-bodied / OTHER Loans:—

Mr. Tarnley was badly wanted, but is expected to recOVER.

NEWSPAPER ACCURACY.

men can devote their energies, hitherto to productive enterprise. This mement intends

that the men who have laid down their arma shall not be disbanded but shall be organised into An officers labour corps under their CWD In the course of a trial in the King's merely exchanging tools for arms on terms Bench on March 20th, Mr. Justice No of a fair living wage and reasonable Cardie made this observation with regard hours of work. Let these commanders

to any reconstruction of Chios. If thees who advocate the to reports pu

resumption of functions who profess respect for Parliament are Newspaper reports are extraordinarily by Parliament but who have hitherto really sincere in their professions, they accurate nowadays.

I think it is only fought against the Constitutionaliste haccept then immediately and The Government right that that tribute should be paid to demonstrate their good faith and sincerity ithout nation the Press. I am often astounded by the by immediately forming one-half of their owes it to the nation which has suffered

Thereupon enteritia, but has passed the gran crisis decuracy with which cases are reported trees into labour of the wing has not been in vain and that the

during the last five years that the suffer not only in the High Court, but in orders will be issued coroners courts, magistrates' courts, and provinces for general disarmame or nation shall not be called upon to go

for the organisation of Indour corps through

chitz horrors

Entrusted The peaceful unification of the country Parliament, with

of upholding on a permanent basis will have then been the Constitution, and putting accomplished.

I would orders throughout the country, Viscount Knutsford, presiding at the

This Government believes that these be failing in my signed task were to annual meeting of the Wimbledon. Hon pital, said: "Begging is hard work, but caditions are essential to the future accomplish less than the permanent uni-

of the

a basis of law country, ba a pence and well-being of the nation. fication I find that a soft answer generally farms They are not difficult conditions, being and order. Thin with the sympathy and wrath into a cheque I-remember once, diciated by plain common sense. They co-operation of patriotie fellow citizens, I when begging, being told by a person, to go to certain place. My reply was are not new ouditions se they have been expect to bo she to accomplish.

(Bigned) BUN VAT-SEN. in general lines repeatedly proclaimed Thank you."

Good luck to our next since 1917. They are necessary conditions President's Office. merrymeeting." -Thak" brought me

Canton, June 6th, 1922. (Continued as foot of nest column) aboque." (Laughter.)

other inquiries. NEW YORK, June 6th.

The Railway Labour Board at Chicago as reduced the wages of railway work- skap, employees and mechanics by seven memta por homir and of freight-car mon by otats per hour. Four hundred thou mand men are affected.

A conference of the leaders of the Rail way Union decided that nach Union mhall Lake 'n vote on the question of strike against the reduction for its class It is announced that altogether 1,200,000 men are involved.

US.A. SHIP SUBSIDY BILL

WASHINGTOS, June 6th. The Merchant Marine Committee of the House of Representativen has eliminated the olease from the Government's Bhin Bbidy Bill requiring that fifty per cent. of immigrants into the United States be conveyed by American chips.

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WELL-KNOWN ACTRESS DEAD

New York, June 8th. The death is sanounced of the well- known actress, Miss Lillian Russel, other

wise Mrs. A P. Moora

SOVIET CZECHO-SLOVAKIA TREATY.

PRAGUE, June eth. The treaty between Boviet Romia and Crobo-Blovakin kita hoon signed.

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