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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH LECTER'S LONNOY,

THE RUHR.

REPORTED TRANSPORT AGREE-

--MENT DENIED.

LATEST CABLES.

LAUSANNE TREATY. ANGORA REFUSES TO ACCEPT DRAFT.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 6th. Advices from Angora state that the Assembly has decided that the Lausanne Draft Treaty is inacceptable, being con LONDON, March 8th, Contrary to a previous announcement trary to the national pact. The Angora Boater's Cologne correspondent learns Assembly disclaimed responsibility in the that no agreement has been reached re-event of the powers insisting on the as garding the transport of French troops oeptance of the spirit and letter, of the

in the British zone. On the contrary the discussion has resulted in a completen deadlock.

General Payot has announced his in tention of taking the matter to London if the British Authorities at Cologne de

Treaty.

NEGOTIATIONS TO CONTINUE

By a substantial majority, the Gov.

ernment

authorised to continue

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negotiations on the following conditions

not give way,

The Mogul question must be settled with BIG INFLUX OF CRIMINALS INTO in certain period. Financial, economic

ESSEN.

and administrative questions must be ERBEN, March 8th. attled in accordance with the complete The absence of police has caused an independence of the nation; and occupied influx of criminals, who operate almost territories must be evacuated rapidly achockcod. The fire brigade, who are fur-after the signing of peace." bidden to carry arms, endeavour to maintain order, and are thus the victims of briminal who ring the fire alarm, bringing a party of firemen armed with rubber tubing weighted with lend, with which they have most effectively dis persed many bands.

EARLIER CABLES. DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF

COMMONS.

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more.

even

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TRADE OUTLOOK.

COMPLETE RESUMPTION OF INTER- NATIONAL TRADE ESSENTIAL

LONDON, March 5th.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin (Chancellor of the Exchequer) speaking at Caxton Hall, said that trade was beginning slowly to emerge from the Abyss. Export trade last year was

HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, THUHSDAY, MAROH Grx, 1913.

KARLINE CABLES,

EDGEHILL BYE-ELECTION. LABOUR DEFEATS. ANOTHER,

MINISTER

*EXCELLENCY:"" THE USE OF THE WORD IN CHINA.

The following amusing note received from a valued correspondent, on a word thas so often crops up in English-

FAR EASTERN CABLE ACTING CONSUL CONVICTED OF

CREMINAL OHARGE,

NEWS. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGEMUY.]

CHINA'S CUSTOMS.

DRAFT SCHEME.

LONDON, March 8th.

TOKYO, March 7th. Mr. Harold Nyhuus, Acting Norwegian Consul at Kobe, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the Kobe

Japanese wom IDA,

LONDON, March 6th Yet another Minister has failed to language newspapers in China contains BRITISH GOVERNMENT, ELABORATES Local Court on charge of assaulting a

foothold in the House of more than & kernel of sound commen secure a Commons, Major Hills, Financial sense, - says the Far Eastern Times. Secretary to the Treasury; being rejected Peking's latent, addition to its list of in the Edgehill, Liverpool bye-election, rated by the resignation of Sir W.

Rutherford

Bowers published In English:-

PEKING BANK MESSENGER ASSASSINATED.

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",

[The Japan Chronicle in a recent lead- ing article in reference to this case, The Daily Telegraph understands that said: The alleged offence is one that in accordance with the Washington prosents considerable difficulties in die One of the words which requires to be Treaties, the British Government has camion, but that fact only emphasises its Mr. J. H. Hayes, Labourite, polled brought under the ban in Paking is elaborated a draft customs scheme for seriousness, and it is with a very painful "Excellency," It has nothing to do with China. The draft will shortly bo subinterest that the foreign community re 10,300, and Major J. W. Hills 9,950.

[In the recent General Election, Sir Republic and still lese to do with a mitted for the consideration of the Wash gard the fact of one of their number.

President. If any person were so illington Treaty "Powers Watson Rutherford (Conservative) advised as to nee the word in connexion. reelected, polling 14,186, and defeating with the Chief Executive of the United Mr. J. H. Hayes, who obtained 9,690 States or France it would be taken er a "Monsieur erudity. II "Mr. Présidant" or votes)

PEKING, March 7th. RESULT DEMANDS SERIOUS CON-le President are good enough for America and France they are bortainly

A menger from the Bank of China SIDERATION BY CABINET.

good soough for China. So far as can be was shot dead this morning not far from LONDON, March 6th. traced the only Foreign Minister in

bank's silver, His assailants cscaped In view of the Government's confidence Peking who has managed never to allow the bank while carrying two bags of the that the sest at Edgehill was absolutely the misguided word into his vocabulary bas they had not time to carry of the cafe, also of the fact that the bousing is the present Danish Minister. Beginning silver. question is not as aente in Liverpool with the oration on his presentation of in London, the latest by-election results letters of credence he has sedulously has created consternation in. Conser kept to Mr. President vative circles. The unprecedented hap pening of three successive defeats of Ministers at bygelections demands the most serious consideration by the Cabinet which, it is anticipated, will recast its bousing plans, while the Premier will be forced to take early steps to strengthen the Cabinet.

THE INDIAN ARMY, INFANTRY REDUCTIONS

ACCEPTED.

debate, General Rawlinson announced

being prosecuted of so gravo a charge, This feeling of personal concern is in- tensified by the action of the Japanes Presa in bo only assuming the guilt of the accused, but in talking about Kobe not being safe for Japanese womes, and in every way they could emphasising the racial imus. Beyond the committal by the Preliminary Court, no particulars To anybody familiar atively published. of the alleged crime have been authorit with Western procedure, the invention by the Japanese Press of the details of the crime that they assumed to be proved would convey something approaching a PEKING FOREIGN RELATIONS

certainty of the innocenon of the accused COMMITTEE.

for-if there were a good case against him From the strict English point of view

it would be obviously unnecessary to in Excellency" is reserved to four offices,

PEKING, March 7th.

vent the details. Those familiar with ал Last night a mandate was issued up Western procedure have also been a Viceroy, Governor-General, Ambassador, or a Commander-in-Chiet. Sir Thomas Wade always took the stand pointing Huang Fu, chairman of the tonished that the Prees was allowed, not entitled to it and newly-formet Foreign Relations Com without leg or hindrance, to defame the that he was invariably returned documents addressed mitton. It is understood that Wang Wen adetised and declare him guilty cam- to " Excellency Sir Thomas Wade, Pu will be Vice-Chairman and Wangpaign of hate-propaganda that resulted in H.B.M. Minister," with the romark that Tap Sich and Dr. C. T. Wang will be the judicial authorities being deluged with he had no use for the decisions of the invited to attend in order to express their letters demanding the heaviest possible Congress of Vienna, at which the greatest views on the present problems care was taken in establishing the precedence of Ambassadors, Ministere Plenipotentiary Envoys Extraordinary, Envoys Ordinary, Ministers Resident, and

DISBANDMENT AND

REUNIFICATION, A

all an interim appointees "Excellency SUN YAT SEN SUPPORTS PREMIER'S

- CONFERENCE PLAN, was finally conferred on everyone by courtesy, except in the case of the poor Ministers Resident and Envoy Ordinary

PEKING, March 7th. who were carefully graded below the line

It is semi-officially reported that Bun and who used to be maintained in the

to discusa disbandment and reunification before the Revolution of 1918 and are

69 per cept, of per-war, trade, compared to the cavalry and artillery were still lesser Kingdoma of the German Reich Ynt Sen has sent delegates to the North and condign punishment believed that the

with 50 per cent in 1929, while the last

quarter of last year was 13 por cent

DeLut, March 8th. In the Legislative Assctably Budget that the Imperial Government had accepted the lachuape reductions for the infantry, but the proposals with regard being considered. He and not op the idea that the cost of the army could still to be found in some diminutive

be reduceable to fifty crores of Republics of the New World. Excellency rupeca, and could not admit that the is purely a courtesy title, not authorized army was too strong and too efficient for by the British table of precedence in the Conference plan. the pacts of the country. The equip-cass of Governors of Crown Colonies such ment had not yet reached the com- as Hongkong; but as in certain "older

evor

on in the Esker report, but the army was Imoet efficient at present. Ho fully re-recognised the paramount importance of balancing the Budget, hence he advised the Government to take the risk, the fundamental organisation of the any in India boing unimpaired. Reduction was largely possible because of the external and internal situation being much improved.

The final settlement of debts and parations in Europe would be the first endeavour of the Government, and when ever opportunity offered they would do their utmost to achieve that end- TO OVERTHROW THE SOVIET ALLEGED PLAN BY AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS.

used by custom; and American State Governors who have that prescriptive In China under the Republig and with right are sa jealous of it as a woman. English virtually admitted as the auxiliary language, Cabinet Ministers (or pocibly their secretaries) have seized on the flattering title and fondly, clutched it. There is even in cos of the Annual Poet Office Exports a Vice-Minister who is alled "His Excellency the Vice-Minister in charge of Postal Matters"; but the worst offender is the Waichino Pu, which years ago started conferring it on the wives of Ministers of Foreign Affairs.

LONDON, March 6th," In a House of Commons debate on the Labour motion relative to the Ruhr, Mr. If peace could be maintained he hoped Bouar LaV again affirmed that the to see the figures slowly but surely ap Government believed intervention momentarily would be regarded as a proximate prewar fig. 18, but prosperity hostile act by France, because though she was impossible (without a complete repleteness which the Assembly had resolved States of the American Union, it is was suffering hoary loen in consequence of the occupation of the Ruhr she knowsumption of international trade.

Buffering Germany emphasised, however, that a settlement of reparations WILS A question not For and Belgium alone but for Franco Europe, and was a question in which we were interested and must have a voice. The anxiety the Ruhr expedition was causing was fully shared by the Govern ment. Ho was

certain that French statesmen believed that, "despite what had happened," pressure would have an effect on Charmany, and while they held that view he thought it would be useless to offer mediation. The inevitable result of the reasoning by many speakers at the debate would seem to be to prepare for the possibility of forcing our will on France by war. He did not believe for a moment that any French statoman was seriously contemplating a Europe bloc that left us out.

The motion was crentually talked out

RAILWAY TRANSPORT IN BRITISH ZONE.

LONDON, March 6th.

"

THE YUNNAN HOSTILITIES.

PAXING, March 7th.

It is reported that General Yuan Teu Ming la concentrating his forces on the Kwaichow-Yunnan border as a precau tion against General Tang Chi Yao. ALLOCATION OF BOKER INDEMNITY

INSTALMENTS.

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London, March 6th.

Not only

punishment on the accused and exhorting them not to allow political or diplomatic considerations to mitigate punishment, This issue at their campaign was openly rejoiced in by the Japanese Press. may be argued that the judiciary is so entirely independent as to be absolutely But it is unaffected by any of this. evident that the newspapers and the lotter-writers who demanded conviction judiciary could be influenced by their to the Premier. It is officially believed Propaganda, for acbody would participate

a hope of its bearing fruit, that Sun Yat Sen is the first of the lead-in propaganda ualers they had at least the Japanese Press, without, so far as we ing, politicians to support the Premier's has there been this cowardly attack by are aware, a single Japanese voice raised in deprecation therent, and certainly without any official rebuke being adminis terod, but the accused has been heavily handicapped in other ways. Norwegian is a language for which it would be almost impossible to and an interpreter "

The accused has a working in Japan Imowledge of English, though by no means so good a knowledge na ba himself! imagines. He has practiestly no know ledge at all of Japanes. He has to do- fend himself, therefore in a langungu with which he is imperfectly acquainted, In the House of Commons, replying to

the examining officials by interpreters Sir W. Do Frece, Mr. Bocelli McNeill and his words are conveyed to the Court

·CAIRO OUTRAGES,

stated that instalments of the Boxer whose mastery of the tongue also leaves Indemnity were being paid into the not a little to desire. It will be obrious BIG REWARD OFFERED FOR

suspense Account pending further deci- how easily misunderstanding may arise in ARREST OF CRIMINALS.

As a matter of origin Excellency" on with regard to the disposal of the thesa circumstances Even when Nor Naw Yoas, March 8th.

through the Spanish

funds. The question as to what machiwegian cohumlar officials have visited the CAIRO, March 8th :*

Hapsburga and the Holy Roman Empire, nery should be etabliehod to deal with accused in prison, it has had to be in An alleged new plan to overthrow, the

The authorities are offering a reward of It, spraud from there alt over, Germany allocation of the funds was being con the presence of interpreters, and the Saviots has been brought to light in con- £10,000 for the apprehension of the and infected France and Italy. It did sidered.

man who criminals concerned in the recent three not reach England until the nection with the trial of a

bombing outragen, also £1,000 to the Hanoverian period, there being no trace was charged with larceny. The witness aptor of any future aggresor. The of it in the time of the Stuarts. This thirty-seven prominent arrest has been ordered of Badeh Bey dreadful word has fortunately."no Hanein, who was arrested with Zagiul equivalent in Eastern Asia. The Japanese, American manufacturers had contributed Pasha, in 1921 but was released on lik the Chinese being essentially £1,000,000 each to a finance corporation undertaking to abstain from political democratie, use "Mr." for all their so Commons that the Government was con-ion of the case has been allowed, no pri called aristocracy, the Great Princo Ito whose object was trading with Russia activity.

being to the end just Ito-san. Probably sidering reports by British delegates to rate coversation has been permitted. an Angle Chinese joint commission, which This must not be taken" as implying any the soundest thing Dr. Sun Yat-san ever did at the beginning of the Bevolution had preliminarily investigated the condi- unfair action on the part of the judicial twelve years ago was to telegraph totion on which Weihaiwei should be officials. It is all strictly in accordance "Tuan turned to China. There had been no un with the Japanese code. People accus tomed to Fagush and American idea of Shih-kai BR President Yuan

procedure will find the proceduro. almost Hsien-sheng" forcing him to telegraph necessary delay in this matter.

incredible, but the fact remains that it back to "Teacher Sun," And since wo

CHINESE PIRATES ATTACK

is perfectly regular. It is doubtful, bow- BUENOS AIRES, March 8th.

YACHTSHER,

over, whether, when extraterritoriality In the Chamber, the Foreign Minister are proud to call the founders of the World's Religions by this simple title, it

we abolished, it was quite realised under what a grievous disadvantage the accus declared that the withdrawal of the would be well it officialdom in Peking Argentine delegation from the League of realized that every time it slips ia

od lay and would remain, even after a Nations Assembly in 1999 had not meant "Excellency" it castigates the Republic that Argentina no longer belonged to the and hurts that scase of equality which

quarter of a century presumably to be League, Argentina intended to pay up Asia poses far more strongly than

devoted to progressive reform.] the arrears of her contributions due to does Europe. the League

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stated that

In the House of Commons, replying to after the Soviet had been overthrown. - Col. J. C. Wedgwood, Mr. Ronald

The City Prosecutor stated that the MeNeill said the railway on the right bank of the Rhine through the British. occupied rone would be retained under accused had told the manufacturers tha: British control. Proposals for a final a number of Russians who were formerly settlement of the transport question in associated with the Czar's Govertimen i the British zone, which were still the subject of negotiations, did not provide had joined with "a mumber of Japanese for any French control of the railways diplomats" and planned to organise a in the British zone. FRENCH ACTION DENOUNCED IN

THE REICHSTAG.

BERLIN, March 8th.

tho The

French action in rocent acoupied territory was hotly denounced in the Reichstag by Herr Cuno, who the declared the latest advances in Rhineland had been embarked on under a that Но trivial

asserted pretext. Germany was keyed up to an almost in

United States of Russia,

AMERICAN OIL LANDS.

NOT TO BE LEASED TO ALIENS.

WASHINGTON, March 8th. The decision of the department of the Interior to prevent American oil lande

" LEAGUE OF NATIONS. ARGENTINA TO REMAIN A MEMBER.

CHEAP ELECTRIC ENERGY. FROM CURRENT EXTRACTED

came

to

the

later

STRIKING DEATH RATE STATISTICS.

tolerable tersion, and warned the work being leased to companies controlled by Thas invented an apparatus for extracting persons of all ages and is the lowest aver

aliens, has been reaffirmed.

OT

Taglish language has an insisted upon so that no privato conversation could be hold whatever. Tatil the preliminary examination was completed, neither s lawyer nor any other visitor was allowed to refer to the case; and during the Sir W. De Free stated in the House of period of awaiting trial, though dieous-

THE RETROCESSION or WEDHAIWEI.

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LONDON, March 8th.

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SHANGHAI, March 7th. The Shanghai Yacht Club bave received a message from Amoy from the yacht Shanghat, manned by, fire Danes, which left Shanghai on February 20th, voyaging to Copenhagen, reporting an encounter with a Chinese pirate junk on February 23rd. The pirates attempted to board the yacht, but after an exchange of shots they beat a retreat.

AMBITIOUS - MOVING" "PICTURE SCHEME.

BHANGHAI, March 7th.

[ET COURTESY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN."] THE FINANCIAL SITUATION IN

#A

CHINA.:

PEKING, March 6th. The statistical review of the Registrar THE AIR

General for Great Britain for 1871

The representatives of the Peking contains some striking statistics regarding

Bankers' Association called on the Finance BUDAPEST, March 8th

the death rate. This is 15.1 per thousand

Ministry yesterday afternoon and dis- A young Hungarian engineer, Dexsuffy,

aussed the situation. They handed in s recorded since civil registration was eleotris current from the air without ox instituted. It is pointed out that for the

An ambitious scheme for the erection, memorandum stating that internal loans, pouse. The chief feature of the device is decade 1841 to 1850, for instance, the within three years, of at least two thouxored. 8600,000,000, and that there are A mast similar to those used in wireless death rate was. 28.4 per thousand. The sad cinemae throughout China by the always delays and shortages in the pay. telegraphy. The electric energy which is mortality of infants under one year for American Pesoock Bim. Company is out most of interest and redemption of gained from the air varies according to 1921 is 83 per thousand. This is 25 per lined by Mr. Chamberlain, General capital the height of the mast. He claims he is thousand lower than the average age of Manager, in a statement to the North

China Daily News, able to roach forty thousand volts at the five previous years. If the doathe Several under one year had been at a rate. height of nine hundred foot,

have becu Estod with the obtaining 75 years ago they would have houses apparatus. It is obserod that the numbered 120 per thousand instead of 70 CHEERLEES PICTURE OF TRINGTAO current is strongest at noon and workest per thousand, thas showing a caring, of at midnight. The Government is placing 60,000 lives. A workshop at the disposal of the inventor

По сод lest a terrible danger arise. trasted the early French assurance that the occupation of the Buhr would not be military, or polition in character with the

EXPULSIONS, STRIKES AND reality of the situation, pointing out that the French are employing five divisions of

FURTHER OCCUPATION. troops, seventy-five tanks and a hundred seroplano He quoted figures showing

COBLENCE, March 6th, that over a thousand German officials and

The Rhineland Commission, has ordered ix hundred, police hayo been expelled, while saventy-three of the former have 129 fresh expulsions, including twenty been court-martialled and sentenced for four railway, thirty-eight postal, and

FB twenty-five customs officials. kooping their oaths of loyalty. alleged that rigorous hardships had been and

STRASSBURG, March 6th inflicted on the condemned men other brutal treatment, which greatly

The German railway staff between tho Reichstag. and angered excited Further figures were quoted showing Appotwoier and Kehl having refused to that the French had only recived aid in the despatch of trains carrying MALACCA PLANTATIONS SHARE

French hav0 seventy-four thousand tons of poad and no railway material, timber since the occupation, Instead of ordered a cessation of all-work. Troops seventy-four immediately occupied the stations and million tous and

He lines. A Borlin report says it is stated thousand cubio feot, respectively. concluded with an emphatic declaration that Wippenfuerth was occupied this

two

the

THE RUBBER BOOM.

188UE OVER-SUBSCRIBED.

LONDON, March.eth. The Malacca Rubber Plantations fasue

issue. The Times points out that the owing to the relatively low price of the result is a remarkable instance of the changed sentiment from the gloom sur- rounding the rubber market until a few

that Germany would carry on passive morning by French cavalry, which then was over-subscribed ten times, largely resistance until she attained her goal of proceeded with other detachments in the

reasonable, Tred and honest under direction of Gummelsbach. standing.

FRANCE PREPARES FOR DEVELOPMENTS.

Paars, March 8th. The Cabinet has decided to keep the 1921 class with the colours until May 31st, Urdinarily this class would be released in April. It is understood that voluntary enlistments and re-elements for

months are favoured, ~·

(Dantiased at four of ptat colurin.)

BRITISH AIRMEN BELEASED,

COMEZANTINOPLE, March St. The two British tarmon who were recently detained have been released at Smyrna and handed over to the British naval authoritiem.

govcrament.

MISEULE.

Recently these loans were conmlidat ed, the internet reduced and rodemption postponed, and yet the people so far have the $93,000,000 loan agreement, the aur pluss from the railways and the salt tar were amigned as foundation funds, but not lodged any protest. According to

BRANDHAL, March 7th.. theso had been continually appropriated The North China Daily News oorred for other uses, and thus the service of pondent at Tringtao draws a cheerloes the loan could not be met when due. It picture of Thingtao under now rule. was hoped that the additional funds from Emphasizing the aggressiveness of the the Customs surplus could be used this Chinese minco the restoration, and their year, but the Government decided to warranted intrusion on foreigners' rights, appropriate this for administrative pur he says there seems no indication of imposes. There is no money to redeem the provement in public affairs or local fret instalment of principal and the

Many who complained of second instalment of interest of this loa

Treasury Notes are also unpaid. Af the Japanes are expressing an emphatic

regards the foreign unsecured lodas wish that they were back again.

Great inconvenience is offered by the these total $900,000,000, but neither in delay in passing ships on arrival, and the tercet nor principal has been paid. The

The Government collapse of the railway bridge on the Four Power Nots of December 23rd is. Borious loes of trade, se cargo is not trans thus not protecting the people's property compelled to leave practically empty. therefore the people hereafter will cof portable for shipment and vessels are and is destroying China's oradit, and For the same reason, the posts are delay give the Government their support:" ed and many letters foot. It appears that

FREMIER'S FROPOSED TOUR. many months are likely to elapen before the bridge can be repaired. Chinese as

PERING, Hatch Oth sociations at Tringtao charge Chang L,

The Premier in cinsidering the advie In the re-played match in the fourth Chief of Police, with the responsibility round of the Boottish Cup Competition, for the bandit activity which is rife and ability & going on tour to Paotingfu

curs "replication. Third Lamark best Dundee by 1 goal to have out a resolution to Peking demand Loyang, Hankow and elsewhere to dis

ing his resignation.

QUEEN OF DENMARKH OPERATION.

Tsingta-Tsinanfu Railway has entailed still unanswered. MUNICH, March 6th

The death has occurred of Herr Mayer, former German Ambasador to Paris, which place he left at the outset of the Buhr operations."

**

months ago.

RUSSIA AND SOCÓNY,

HELSINGTORA, March 8th. NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, March 8th.

A mange from Moscow kaya Me. Two steamers are leasing for Germany Dodge, representing the Standard Oil this work, with cargons of coal. It is Company, has arrived to negotiate with understood that a third vessel has been the Government regarding the restoration chartered for the same purpose,

of the Bussina" oll industry.

COPENHAGEN, March 6th. The Queen of Denmark has undergone a rather serious abdominal operation, which has been succesful, and her condition" is satisfactory.

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