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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH REGTER'S AGENCY-]

PANIC ON THE VIENNA

BOURSE.

THE POUND WORTH 100,000 CROWNS..

VIENNA, June 13th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1478, 1927.

BARLIER CABLES.

THE HAGUE CONFERENCE,

THE FRANCO-BRITISH DISAGREEMENT.

PARIS. June 13th. The British reply as regards The Hague Conference, mentioned in a cable: of the 11th inst. has evoked a long state From the French Government, meat noting with satisfaction certain points in the reply, bat generally maintaining

FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

(THROUGH ZEHTER'S AQUIOT-}, " THE HANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.

RECONSTRUCTION :CAPITAL ALREADY FOUND.

Paris. June 12th.

HEW JAPANESE GOVERNMENT'S

* YOKKIGN POLICY.

" STATEMENT BY FORKION

MINISTER. -.

TOTO, June 12th.

The Foreign Minister, Court Uchida, in a statement to the press said that the "foreign policy of the. Kato It is stated that the 10,000,000 francs Ministry does not involve changes, and the French standpoint. The Freach wanted by the society of management will give effect to the agreements cóm statement reiterates the necessary of the over the affairs of the Banque "Indus- cluded, and declarations made at Wash Powers presenting a pre-agreed plan procedure suggested by Britain

RESCUE FROM THE STAR FERRY.

COMMENDABLE ACT BY A

PORTUGUESE.

A Tery commendable action was por

| suicide.

who

WAS

PERIL OF SOVIET RECOGNITION.

MR. GOMFEES' STRONG

DENUNCIATION. -

Mr.

Panic, conditions prevail on the bourse to the Russians, and considers that the trielle have, already been found; mobington. Japan is at present strictly roars of age, is said to have been in hevist tyranny, After declaring that such

where the pound is recording 100,00 sowns, equivalens to a 30 per cent, rise This is attributed te mince June 9th. mafavourable reports regarding the pron pects of oredita. The bourne has closed Pessimism in bulinem circles is, hourly increasing. Everybody is rushing to buy Foreign, moneys, fearing that the crown will become valueless. Some of the priti cipal industrialists are refusing order in crowns. · Coal dealers are thus siding busines despite an 'shandanes of coal supplies. This desperate situation has

rived the campaign in favour economic ̈ union with Germany.

MONARCHIST

of

DEMONSTRA- TIONS IN GERMANY.

BOLDIERS AND MARINES ASSIST RIOTERS.

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whou

straitonsil circumstances and had no money to buy food She boarded one ir

Mr. Samuel Gompers, the president of the American Federation of Labour, de formed by Mr. F. A. da Silva of the nounced on May 1st in the strongest terms Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. on the "cynical attitude" of the European Monday afternoon, in jumping into the statesmen at Genes towards the Russian harbour and saving the life of a Chinese Problem As spokesman of 2,000,000

organized workmen. in America, widow who had attempted to commit Gompers expects Ameries not to follow

in the footsteps of the British and other · The woman,

About thirty Governments who appear to be cauten

plating the formal recognition of the Bol-".

recognition would be a base betrayal of equivalent to withdrawal of the Russian withstanding the presens difficulties of neutral toward China, and memoratium. It recognises the Russian getting funds for business of this des unified and stable Government is estab

civilization, Mr. Gompers proceeds: requisitioning fight, but contends that

I can think of nothing that would be lished, Japan, as well as the other powers,

the Star Ferry; boats and-when about cription.. restitution of property should be the rule

more fraught with dinauiter to humanity and compensation the exception, sewing The Tribunal of Commerce has die is willing to extend the necessary finan-half way ncross, from Kowloon to Hong than American recognition of the Bolshevist that compensation would inevitably be

missed the application of shareholders of cial sistance. The withdrawal of kong, threw herself into the harbour. power in any form-whether by entry into illusory

another "economic" conference at which The statement asserts that the system the Banque Industrielle, mentioned in troops from Hankow, Poking and other Mr. Silva promptly dired to the rescue America will sit check by jowl with the proposed by the French will be accepted by the Soviets it put to them unanimous a cable message "inted May 18th.

points in North China was only delayed and succeeded in reaching the woman. He Soviets, or in any other manner. In The Tribune of Commerce found that owing to the disturbed conditions. Theported her until the bost stopped, making these statements I am mindful It advocates the banishment of all

and pat about, when they were both of the amazinging propaganda with casts to irrept forthwith tar te it was unable to ascertain prestation in Siberia does not justify an bauled on board in an exhausted condi: which Aanrican public life is being political discussion at The Hague meets

flooded. I war whether three-quarters of the capital immediate withdrawal of troops, but tion. On arrival

am mindful of the intrigue duction whatever of the French

at Hongkong Dr. which is everywhere about us. Above plains, and re-demands effective guar antees in respects of pre-war loans. had been hint is pointed out that the when order has been restored, and the Castio "took chars of the unfortunate I am mindful of the newly adopt.

[The previous rable stated: A dixeruly data acceptable was the Banque's protection of Japanese residents guar-

woman and very kindly took her to his policy of the American Anglo-German gence of views between Britain and

Banking group, which, perhaps, constitutes France in regant to The Hague Confer statement of July last year, showing an anteed," the troops will speedily be with office, at 38, Queen's Boad Central, the most dangerous element in the whole where he provided her with food and chain of pro-Bolshevist effort in America, ence is revealed in the British reply to

of liabilities amounting to drawn. M. Poincare's memorandum. The reply

clothing and then went with her to the because it has in ita hands on the mbet power. strongly opposses any preliminary dis) 4,500,000 fanes, while the capital was

Central Police Station: cussion of principle' in the ground that

Caress

it would create an opportunity for Bor 100,000.000 francs.

The

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FURTHER TROUBLE BREWING IN INDIA.

ABLE."

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LUCKNOW, June 12th. Unlike the Nationalist Congress, men-

shevist propaganda nud also opposes The cable mestige referred to, stated the French suggestion that the Russian that an application had been lodged by CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE UNAVOID- memorandum of "May 11th "should be two shareholders for the dissolution of withdrawn before the conference because the Hanque Industrielle de Chine, on the the memorandum เล superseded by ground that the bank has lost three- decisions at the plenary session.

quarters of its capital. The bank's French contention that foreign claimants counsel denied this.]” i BERLIN, June 19th.

are entitled to demand the return of That nationalist feeling is still high in private property is not acceptable, be

BANDITS LOOT LUSHAN." Germany, is evidenced by demonstrations cause every Sate is entitled compulsorily

te nequire private property on payment| MissiOX PROPERTY DESTROYED. a Koenigsberg and of just and real compensation. The and disorders Munich The Government forlade the French cuntention that a non-Russian commission must first agree to a com Reichswehr to participate in the deatonplete plan for the restoration of Russia is also inacceptable, because it presumes trations at Koenigsberg in commemora

the right to dictate to Russia or a thou tion of the Hindenburg victory at Tansand matters absolutely subject to Benberg. but both the Reichawehr and Russia's wr.control as

Sitate. the marines, disobeyed. The latter arch- ing in a procession with loaded riftos,

clush with a labour ev unter-demons. krasion resulted in may casualties. "in- cluding one workman killed by a bayonet

"HEUR EBEET'S HOSTILE RECEPTION.

Here Ebert, who is visiting Munich, was bocted and jeered at by crowds of

archists who pulled down the Re publican Ang at the station, prior to the President's arrival. Trade unionists lined the streets, and conflicts ensised, but there were no casualties. as go soldiers Wem

prezent.

HENLEY REGATTA ENTRIES. COMPETITORS FAILURE TO

OBSERVERULEST

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SHANGHAL, Jone 19th. A message from Kaifeng, dated June th says, the Governor of Hann bas received a telegram from missionaries at Lashan saying that bandits have looted the city and mission property has been SCOTTISH BANK ROBBERY "destroyed," whilst one (unnamed) mis-

A

sovereign

SENTENCE OF 14 YEARS'

IMPRISONMENT.

LONDON, June 12th.

At the Glasgow High Court, Shepherd was sentenced to fourteen years' penal servitude in onneet n with the Granton bank robbery on January h, whilst Sanwden and Cantly were each sentenced

monthe

Thr to

imprisonment. woman accused and Mogre were dis ebarged." Th youth Stewart, whose confession led to "he arrest of his acevin- plices, had previously been satenced to

eight years petal servitude.

sionary was taken away for ransom and the lives of the other missionaries are endangered. They asked the Governor to and 2,000 soldiers to their help immed lately, placing the responsibility for their protection upon the Governor,

Fron: Chinese sources it is reported

Lushan hsien official was killed The only assion, at Laslaxa is the which M. Norwegian Lurkeran, of

that a

The rubbers occurred at the Granton Karstad is the local thad. As the tele branch of the Bank of Scotland, which was raided by three armed and masked Kran is signed Lushan Missionaries," men, who held up the staff with revolvers it is assumed that the baudits seized M. and stole £2.90]

Karstad.

**SHELL" SHARES.

BRITISH FIRM ACQUIRES BIG HOLDING.

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OPIUM SMOKING IN ENGLAND.

-HABIT NOT SPREADING TO

BRITISHERS.

LONDON, Jusse 12th

LONDON, June 12th." LONDON, June 12th,

A шarket repor ays the Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. has disposed of 1,230,000 In rejecting an appeal by two Chinese As a meeting of the Healey Regatta shares of its bolding in the Shell Co. stewards bold in Lindon, the Secretary to a Landon finance house which has who were fined £25 for opium-smoking formed a pool for their disposant Liverpool, the Stipendiary Magis reported that the entries of the Marne we price to participants in the pool is Club for the Grand Challenge, and 11, Gd. per share. It is stated that trate declines, however, to endorse the the sale does not, indicate any altera-

for de Beylea, the Canadian champion, in the [tion in the "constitution of the combine. Magistrate recommendation

LATKIC Diamond Sculls. were not in ordér, It is anderstood that the Royal Dutch portation, because there was no evidence ewing to the necessary papers ik ne- sale is due to the company's desire to that the practice of opium-smoking was

increase it eash resources without issu-) zordance with rule foar, which definesing new capital. The managers of the pool state that the current year's earn. amateur, according to the Amateur

juga distinetly exceed last year, Bawing Association ideas," not being re-

zeired.

The failure of the Canadian sealler to

give evidence of "his bond fides is not

COUNTY CRICKET.

· MIDDLESEX AND LANCS VICTORIOUS.

LONDON, June 12th-

aurprising, as he doubtless recognised At Lord's Middlesex best Somerset by

the fact that he bad na chance against an innings mad 935 runs. For the Hoover, the Americap track, who re-rictors Hendren scored 107 not out and

Crutchley 106. mently defeated him at Philadelphia.

It is thought possible, that the failure of the French - eight to complete their

entry, is due to a movement in France'to' recognise the National Amateur Rowing Association as the governing body over sowing in Great Britain.

ENGINEERING DISPUTE

SETTLED.

AZU. BALIOTT IN FAVOUR OF RETURN TO WORK.

At Manchester, Lancashire beat Notts by an inuings and 108 runs, R. Tyldesley sooring 105, while in the losers' second innings Cook captured seven wickets for

vyyt

FEATHER-WEIGHT CHAM- PIONSHIP OF "EUROPE.

BRITISHER SECURES, ETTLE.

LONDON, June 19th. At Liverpool, in 20-round feather weight championship of Europe contest, Billy Matthews (London) outpointed the. bolder, Arthur Wyna, of Belgium.

CHEAPER STEEL. RESULT OF RATES" AND WAGES

·CUTS.

:

spreading to British residents.

Witnesses stated that apart from smoking and gambling, the Chinese were generally law abiding.

A NEW CONSTITUZIOM FOR

BUZKA.

LONDON, June 12th The House of Commons has adopted legislation providing for the grant of a constitution to Barina similar to that of the Indian Provinces.

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MOTOR-CAR RUNS OVER AN EMBANKMENT.

CHAUFFEUR'S NARROW. `ESCAPE,

A motorer, No. 894, owned by the World Garage, Anten Street, got out of

tioned in a cable message dated June 8th, the Khilafat committee has passed a recontrol on Sunday afternoon on the road solution. stating that it is of the opinion thas cīril disobedience is unavoidable, but it postpones aggressive measures until June 16th. In the meanwhile a sub-com- mittes has been appointed to tour ladia and report regarding the advisability of restarting civil disobedience.

Quereshi, who succeeded Gandhi

Mr. Gompers asserts that the cynical purpose of European statesmen at Genoa is to gira Soviet Russia recognition," in exchange for concession...........

Russia herself (he ways) is on the bargain counter behind which stands Lenin sa-the bandit merchant to take what he can get and what will serve his purpose in exchange for the heritage of a people rendered helpless by him and his. American business men are now asked to join in looking at that vast domain, and to facilitate its efforts certain American bankers who are engaged in mortgaging the world are willing to sow among their own people the fiendish anti-democratic propaganda" of Bolshevism, by subsidizing, buying, in timidating, cajoling.

above Stanley and after swerving to the right and to the left toppled down the embankment, Fortunately, there were no passengers. The driver had a very nar tow cape from being killed. Apart from a few light cuts on the head and arms he escaped unhurt, Hiratates that the glam wind-screen broke coming down

(1) That the Bolshevist propaganda fund the hill, and this caused him to lose colions of dollars, partly in cash deposits, in the United States amounts to many mil partly in the jewels formerly belonging to the Crown and the nobility;

editor of the Toung India has been arrest-trol of the car. ed in connection with seditious articles,

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The car itself is badly damaged and is at premat lying at the foot of the embankment with its wheels and bonnet badly smashed. The extent of the damage to the car is estimated as $600.

TWO FULLY LOADED REVOLVERS.

MR. STEVENS ON CHINA

A FAREWELL INTERVIEW. "China must set up a stable govern ment, having power over and support of her provinces before she may obtain u substantial loan,” said Mr. Stevens, re- presentative of the American Banking

DETECTIVE'S FINED. group in an interview, given out just

"She

Under the new Ordinance, Sergeant America. prior to bis departure from Paking for must disband ber The interview is of special Shaftain misde application to Mr. Lind armies." interest in as much as it was reported sell at the Magistracy, yesterday morn from New York that the recent troubies.

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Mr. Gompers maga he cannot violate con-

proof:--

fidance, but adds that he possesses ample

(2) That bribes have been offered out of American people can ill afford a betrayal this fund and offered in places where the

Emphasizing what be terms the “espousi!” of the Bolshevist use by the group of | American-Anglo-German bankers, he ˆob.

BETTOS:

The most important bunker of this group, and speaking for this group born in Ger many as it happens, has issued orders to his friends and associates that all must now work for Soviet recognition.

the Belaberist supporters have been joined. Moreover, according to Mr. Gompers, by strong labour haters in America in s campaign to secure recognition.

The

in China were influencing the Consortium ing for a case in which a man was campaign is being assisted by a fresh flood: to withdraw from China. This dr. charged with the possession of two Fully into the cars of the world by Boscow of now re are good accounts" poured Stevens denied as far as the reason for loaded revolvers to be heard before two propaganda,

fact notwithstanding the his departure was concerned remarking

Lenin that his passage home was engaged as Magistrates. The facts of the cases were, that only a month ago

said, far back as last Fall. When questioned

"We countered the Sght against us by he said, that a Chinese, detective be as to the recent failures of the Govern-

instituting a terror, a three-fold terror, meat to keep its pledges and as to whe coming suspicious of the actions of sand, if necessary, we will have it again:" ther, his faith in its willingness and man, in Wanchsi Road, searched him and and Zinovieff said: "We are not going. ability to keep future ones had be found the two weapons in a basket which Press. Our own Prese must clearly inform to admit the existence of any independent Homewhat shaken he said that nong, of the recent performances have had much he was carrying. Further enquiries were the workers and peaanats," inllaence upon his conclusion,

"They are but another chapter in a series of events," he remarked, which taken altogether mean that great cau tion is necessary on the part of bankers who contemplate loaning money to the

Chinese Government."

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made and it was discovered that the

man was a painter by trade and that he had been out of work for twelve months.

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Mr. Gompers concludes by exhorting the American Government to stand by its policy until there is in that country a Government that we can have no dealings with Russis

answerable to the people, put in office by the people, with the erection of a fres bear assemblage, and free speech, none of which has existed since Lenin created his autocracy."-Times.

Mr. Lindsell remanded the case to this morning when it will come up for ing before two Magistrates.

DIVORCE BEFORE MARRIAGE.

A CASE AT CANTON.

The following paragraph is from the| Canton Time; —

He was asked in particular what the Consortium was prepared to do and what China would have to do in return before she could secure the suma need- ed

Under present conditions," he said, - the "Consortium is prepared to do no- thing. Under changed conditions it may loan money for constructive -purposes, railroad building and the like, and per- haps, as necessary prelude to con- structive loans, to advance money to re-

A case of divorce was brought up before fund some of the outstanding indebted

the Police Commissioner in Heungahan As for China's part in the bargain be district several days ago. The complain said that she must Gret

"fant. a lady of 28 declared at the Police stable guvernment, having power over and the support of her provinces; din Court that through gc-betweens, she was hand the superfluous armies so that the engaged to a man named Mo Chat three income from taxation will be. sufficient to cover her necessary expenses; do yours ago, when the man paid her the

expenses and sum of 33 as engagement present.

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away with unnecessary

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TWO-COLOUR DYEING," IMPORTANT BRITISH DISCOVERY. A discovery made in the research labo- ratories of the British Dyestuffs Corpo- ration at Blackley, Manchester, will allow a white material to be dyed in two colours time," explained Professor Arthur G. at one and the same time. "For some

Green, F.R.S, the director of the labora tories, we have been working on the dying of acetyl silk,' a variety of artificial ilk of great beauty and strength, the manufacture of which has hiero leen

She largely impeded by the difficulties cont

VLADIVOSTOCK SITUATION.

LONDON, June 12th. In the House of Commons, replying to thus allow the government to continue in said that she did not know the character ered in obtaining upon it satisfact questions, Mr. Chamberlain said he had stability; come to the Consortium repre- of the man then except that the go fast shades."

sentatives and make known her, willing betweins had highly praised bim. After

We are at present engaged in Parking no" information that the Japanese Gornem do business on publicly expressed

out an entirely new class of dye uffs consortium lines; and show in the sub-wards she was informed that her fancee specially designed for this purpose.e sequent negotiations that she really was a gambler and an opium smoker. call them 'ionamined, and they possess very means that."

The marriage never took place. She said, remarkable properties. They will only When requested for information as to China's socurity for her loans be referred she was getting older overy day and asked dye silk, either real or artificial, and upan the writer to Bir Francis Aglen whom the authorities to grant her a release in these materials they produce a considerable

variety of shades.””. be considered the authority on that subordef that she might select another hus- joct. He said that understanding was band. The Police Commissioner ordered "If we choose one of these new dyestofls ́ AUSTRALIA'S BAN ON ORIENTAL dan at his dad and dine mal the girl to return the engagement present and mix it in a bath with another dyestuf debt was between $1,800,000,000, and to the man and forbade further connecharing a direct affinity for cotton, us for $2,000,000,000 (Mexican). In answering tion between them hereafter.

crument was introducing remanate of General Hemenoff's Army into Vladivo stock.

STATUS OF INDIANS.

LECTURER.

LONDON, June 12th.. The three months old engineering dis mate has been scitled, as the Amalgamated

LONDON, June 12th.

SIDNEY, Jano 12th { ́ ́ As a sequel to the recent cut'in rail- Engineers' Union ballot resulted in 75,478 way rates and the fall in wages, the

The Federal authorities have refused wohing in favour of acceptance of the Associated Steelmakers of Great Britain permission to the Rev. Mr. Ormaz, the

have reduced the prices of steel plates, employers" terms and against.

usod."!

instance chlotazol blue, and dye from this a question as to the interference, of

bath a mixed material of cotton and arti- ficial silk, such a cotton fabric containing Tochums in seizing properties, · partî-

ularly those pledged to foreign loans, he · BLATANT PAGANISM IN

silk effect threads, each fibre will select answered that there had been practically

its appropriate dye, the cotton becoming no interferenca by the military or

*** ENGLAND,”

blue and the milk yellow, orange, or red 39,423 voting angles and sections by ten chillings a ton. Anglican Minister to the Syrian com- other official classes with properties that

manity at Chicage, to land in Australia. had been placed under foreign super The Bishop of Bt. Albans, speaking at according to the particular ionamine vision 'except perhaps some freedom Lutes, on May 1st, said it was held by Mr. Ormar intended to lecture on the takon with oquipment and the movement some that there was good in healthy com their methods of application we woulI "In the discovery of these dyestuffi and sufferings of the Syrizm, and to support of trains during the recent operations petition, but what was happening all the by Chang Tso-lin: "I would expect,”

time was that there was a growing and seem to have scored a very real advance the view that the existence of disabilities he said, that as a result of negotiation more blatant paganism in England than upon our foreign competitora. The of properly-domiciled Indians in the such system of foreign participation of he had ever known before. There was at pratical advantages of a process by means the railway operations could be devised the present moments deliberate disregard of which two-colour effects can be producid Commonwealth is incongruous with the as would make it reasonably sure that of Christian morals, and people were ques upon a white material in a single dyabath recognised status of Indians in Mcope sath interference, as you refer to would tioning whether there was a divine moral will, he apparent to every textile manu-

*law at all

facturer.

ALLEGED SEDITION IN THE

TRANSVAAL, .-.

PRETORIA, June 12th. The alleged arrest of five prominent maticocliste mentioned in a cable yester day proves to be incorrect,

HERR VON" KAPP “DEAD.

LEADER OF 1999 GERMAN REBELLION.

LONDON, June 12th. Herr yon Kapp, the leader of the 1920 rebellion, has died as the result of an eye complaint at Leipzig, where he was awaiting trial.

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