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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S ·ADENCY.]

CHESTER CONCESSIONS.

"THE GILT OFF THE

GINGERBREAD.""

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 4th. Further details of the Chester on sion rather knock the gilt off the ginger- bread. The concession is valid for 00 years, but the Turkish Government may buy the railways after thirty year, and, if the construction of the sector between Samart and Sivas is not begun within six months the whole concession will be and the deposit of

rendered vold. £10,000 forfeited.

The new company will be subject to all Turkish taxation, and must also pay thirty per cent. of its profits to the Turkish Government; It may impors coal and materials duty free, and abo employ foreign experts, but it must train Turks to replace them, and, in addition, -ordinary labour must be purely Turkish.

THE RUBR

GERMAN PRINCE'S SENTENCE

REDUCED,

DUSSELDORF, April 24th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, APRIL 26rr, 1935.

LATEST CABLES.

INTERNATIONAL COURT.

PRESIDENT TAKEN TO TASK BY THE PRESS.

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New York, April 21th. The newspapers are of the opinion that President Harding's speech on the Inter- national Court of Justice indicates that the President intends to seriously press the project of American membership, despite the opposition by Republican leaders and

others.

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The Meruld thinks that the speech is unconvincing, and says that the Presi dont reaffirmed his uncompromisin stand against American umbership of the League of Nations, and yet be argued for American membership of a court created by the league, which is really an adjunct of the league.

EARLIER CABLES.

AMERICAN PARTICIPATION

DEFENDED.

NEW YORK, April 24th. President Harding in a speech at the aunua luncheon of the Associated Press of America, defended the decision of the United States to participate in the Court of International Justice as in harmony with the platform pledges and candidates' promises as to American aspirations. Ho denied that it would be entry into the League of Nations. The administration had definitely put aside all thought of ease, ing the League. Referring to the argment that the United States would he placed at a disadvantage in the election of judges for the court through the disparity in national voting power in the League Assembly, he said that if the other great Powers could erept it

without fear the veting strength of the British Dominions, Americans ought, in view of their English speaking kinship, to feel themselves free from danger. He commended the court great step towards the peaceful

"A ̈ Court" Martin) has reduced the sentence of eight months' imprisonment roemily prøvd en Prince Frederick van Lippe for dis bying the order against carrying arms. seventy-five days imprisonment and fue of 500,000 marks.

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LATEST, OIL DEAL [FAR EASTERN CABLE TOOLISH RUMQUE REGARDING RUSSIA GRANTS MONOPOLY TO SHELL GROUP.

LONDON, April 24th. The Agenes Economique of Financiers reports that the Royal Dutch and Shelf group bayo purchased two hundred thousand tons of oil from the Russian Soviets, and have offered to allow their colleagues of the jaternational consortium to participate in the deal, which assures a cil for over a year. Shell monopoly of the export of Russian

ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE.

HINDERED BY

SOVIET

· NEWS

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI POLICE TORTURE GASE.

BRITISH POLICE ÖFFICERS "ACQUITTED.

MACAO.

RECEIVES DENIAL FROM PORTU. GUESE GOVERNMENT.

LISBON, April gath.,

A rumour relative to the sale of Macan to Germany is denied here.

NITY FUNDS.

TRE OPIUM PROPOSALS:

MR. MARUO ·· EXPLAINS. -

Developments in the matter of the proposed opium monopoly are taking place rapidly, ease the Far Eastern Times (Fuking), of April 18th. It now appears that Mr. Maruo's scheme was placed before the Cabinet three weeks ago, and though at first there was some

We suppose this rumour is the one to which currency was given in a Manila Suara, April 23th.

paper a few months ago, which, when wo demur to its acceptance it was finally In the British Supreme Court this drew attention to it, evoked an uphatic approved in principle, and the Minister- dénial from HE. the Governor of Maeno. of Finance was instructed to have details afternoon, before His Honour Sir As pointed out at the time, ed plans prepared for its adoption. Skinner Tanner (Chief Judge H.B.M.' Portugal is pledged by treaty never There was some anxiety as to the recep- to alienate Macao, and its dependencies on of the scheme by foreign goverü. CONDITIONS.

Supreme Court, Shanghai), the police withcut agreement with China." Neither ments, and the Minister of Finance was LONDON. April 24th.

officers Detective Sub-Inspector Gabbutt Portugal nor China would ever be likely further induced to put out feelers and to contemplate & salo of Macao to ascertain the sentiments of the leading In the House of Commous, replying to and Detective-Sorgeant Bulchim, charged Germany.—En.] '

Powers on the matter. Whether this has questions, Sir 'Lloyd Grosme stated that goods valued at £1.880.000 were imported with unlawfully and maliciously causing ALLOCATION OF BOXER INDEM-seca le ba quite certain that nothing. been done does not yet appear, but it from Russia and £1,338,000 expurted to grievous bodily harm, to a Chinese, Loh Russia during the quarter ended December Tse Wha, were acquitted. The Jury in

but the strong and emphatic opposition, of the foreign Powers concerned can pre- 31st, 1999. "He was asked whether the

BRITAIN'S UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY. vent the acceptance of the schemes. This figures could not be inermee if they had returning a verdict of not guilty added butter Asglo-Russian relations, and said

does not imply that the scheme will go that as long na the Russian Government that they were convinced that the com

LONDON, April 24th.

through, as there are elements, of uncer refused to establish conditions in which puniant, Leh Tso Wha rreeived the Chiness College at Tientsin, addressing granted to several Peking journalists by Dr. Hart, principal of the Anglo-tainty that were revealed in an interview credit could be given, trade could only demo on a rash basis.

injuries whilst in the police station.

the China Society, said that the alloca Mr. Maruo himself yesterday morning. tion of the British portion of the Boxer (April 17th). The Japanese Detective Sergeant, Oka-indemnity afforded a unique opportunity jia and the two Chinese detectives are Britain and China in a real friendship place at the offices at the Internationa of giving assistance, which would bind The interview with air. Maruo took being held in custody on similar charges and benefit the whole world.

Anti-Opium Association, the Secretary of on which they will shortly appear before Chinese, however, must be consulted be- which souy, Dr. Graham Aspiano, nad fore the final form of such assistance arranged with Mr. Alaruotu meet the the Japanese Consular Court and the could be settled, and they should be re-journalists and untold his ideas to them. Mixed Court respectively.

presented in all the educational schemes. Alt. Maruo was very ready to talk, but

BRITISH OIL WELLS✨ GOVERNMENT DISPOSES OF

HOLDINGS.

LONDON, April 24th. In the House of Commons, replying to questions, Mr. G. R. Lane-Fox said that only in two out of oleven State borings in the United Kingdom was eil four in any appreciable quantities. Both those wells had now been disposed of.

RESCUE OF MISS ELLIS

LONDON. April 24th. The India Office announces that the Chief Commissioner of the North-West Frontier Province met Miss Ellis and rs. Starr Bear the Orakzai Border. All are well. The whole party is expected at

Peshawar to-day,

LATER.

Miss Elia has arrived at Peshawar.

SOVIET TRIAL POSTPONED

HELSINGFORS, April 24th.

THE GAMBLE IN MARKS.

REICHSBANK PRESIDENT'S SEVERE sett ment of questions capable af retos postponed.

ferunge to a couit of justice. DIFFERENCES WITH MEXICO "AP-

- PROACHING A SOLUTION.

STRICTURES.

LoyDuy, April 21th.. The President of the Reichsbank. Herr Havenstein, in explaining the six per cent, rise in the discount rate severely referred to the German industrialists,

He com

who were nullifying the Reichsbank's efforis to stabilize the mark. plained that their daily speculations in "foreign exchange were far in excess of their real needs, and threatened to im- pose restrictions in respective of persons, if the practice did not cease.

The

state Детарарега

that Hugo Stianes recently brought foreign" ex- change for several millions of gold marks in a single day.

A NEW "RHODES TRUST"

FOUNDED IN MEMORY OF EX- PARTNER OF J. P. "MORGAN CO.

Loxton, April 24th. A now "Rhodes Trust"

has been founded by Mrs. H. P. Davison in mcmory of her husband who was an ex- partier of the J. P. Morgan Company, Under the new trust three Oxford and three Cambridge students will be enabled to spend a year at either the University of Harvard, the University of Yale or

the University of Princeton. All ex- penses will be paid. The university authorities on both sides of the Atlantic aro organising the schema.

Reviewing the position of the United western hemisphere President. Harding States towards other Republics in the

said that the last gemainjug difference, namely, that with Mexico, was happily approaching a solution.

NEW GERMAN BUDGET. STUPENDOUS FIGURES, DUE TO MARK DEPRECIATION.

BERLIN, April 24th.

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The trial of the Patriarch Tikhon has

LOWER FREIGHT RATE.

COLOMBO, April 94th. The rate on freight from Colombo to Australia has been reduced by ten rupees per ton.

THE FALLING MARK.

LONDON, April 24th. Marks have relapsed to 140,000 to 142.000 to the pound sterling.

hai last week of the two foreign polico On the first day of the trial at Shang-

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

PROSECUTIONS.

PARIS, April 24th, It is reported that it has been definitely decided to commence legal proceedings against ten persons formerly concerned with the management of the Banque In dustrielle de China.

PARTICULARS or

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[OY COCOTESY OF THE "PAILY BULLETIN.")

CHINA'S DEBTS.

RESOLUTION AMENDED.

A18 QWN IDEAS,

he displayed a good deal or vaguetics as to many detalls. He began by saying

that the ideas he had set before the Chinese Governmdat were entirely his own, developed as the result of Sir Francis Aglen's suggestion of a monopoly schema. Air, Minruo said that his chief object was to effect the gradual suppres The Government's efforts to soure an sion of the opium hab. in China A-

in this country persona tiem have ended in failure, advance of $12,000,000 from the Cording to his own, reckoning 15,000,000

PEKING April 24th.

opium The Government is now in more direddies; and Mr. Marus quoted a certain Chinese Delegate to the International THE CHARGES. traits financially than ever before,

Opium Conference as asserting that on The Chinese bankers, who are hesitating per cent. of the male population of the PAKIS, April 24th.

to make petty loans to the Government, country is addicted to the use of opium Among the ten Banque Industrielle are awaiting the decisions of the banker' It was pointed out to Mr. Maruo that oficials to be prosecuted are Senator

Conference at Hankow.

one per cent of the male population, as- The Japanese telephone long to China suming that the population roughly con- Andre Berthelot, on charges of wrong-of Yen 16,000,000 plus back interest, all of sted equally of males and females, fully issuing share and distributing Japarese telegraph loan of Yen 20,000,000 and he made no attempt to explain the which is due on April 24th, and the would only be about 2,000,000 addicts, fictitious dividends. M. Pernotte is plus interest, are due on April 30th. discrepancy. similarly charged, and is also charged with negotiating the said shares, It is expected that the trial will begin in

June.

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China has no money to pay these debis, and, therefore, the Japanese, according to their antracts, have the right to take over complete control of the telephone and telegraph, systema.

debts.

revenue derivable by the Government

THE PROFFERED LOAN. Mr. Maruo asserted that the nunual.

from the establishment of an opium monopoly wound be about $120,000,000, In addition to the above, further lona and that with this sums security the Other Banque Industrielle officials who have been ordered to be proscented in-of 810,000,000, known as the telegraph Covernment would be able to raise

extension loan, is falling due naw. clude Senator J. Perchoty and two

very large loan indeed. The mediata. It is understood that the Japanese do advance that could be obtained, thought auditors of the company.

not intend to exercise their right to take Mr. Maruc, was $10,000,000, and in an over these systems at present, but it is swer to a direct question he stated that obvious that the Government must tals he had assured this Government that drastic measures to most there and other such a sam could be raised. When asked

where the money was coming from he, Millions are nerded for administrative stated that he believed each of the purposes. For instance. nothing has rot national groups in the Consortium would been paid to the Legations and Consulates supply $2,000,000, making $3,000,000 in Europe, in spite of their recent protest. and that friends of his in Japan would put up the other 22,000,000. Mr. Maruo ORIENTAL COTTON SPINNING CO.stated that he had not actually approach- ed any of the groups in the Consortium SHANGHAI, April 24th. on the matter. In answer to the ques- At the extraordinary meeting of the tion whence the opium dealt in by the Company, proposed monopoly would be derived, Oriental Cotton Spinring Yesterday, resolution was passed regard. Mr. Marus stated that it was the inten unssued ordinary shares be offered as a opium, thus making it easier to stop ing the increase of capital: that 234,000 tion to use only domestically produced premium of Tis. 2 to shareholders in the magging and rendering the import of. proportion of six new shares for every five opium from abroad unnecessary.

CHINESE PARLIAMENT'S HO CONFIDENCE VOTE." THE ALLEGED POLICE PREMIER AND CABINET DECLARE

TORTURE AT SHANGHAI

VOTE ILLEGAL. As a result of the great depreciation of the mark the 1923 budget for execution of

PEKING, Apr 24th. the Peace Treaty must be entirely, officers who are charged with torturing

The House of Representatives is sitting drafted, and the amounts to be paid in

a Chincas under arrest the public section in camera this afternoon to decide foreign currency calculated on a basis of one dollar to twenty thousand marks. The of the Court was crowded throughout whether the ao confidence vote is legal, ordinary budget expenditure has risen the day, and a particularly large num from 84 decimal live milliards to one ber of Chinese, principally of the but in the meantime the Premier has student," class, were present. The circularised the provinces declaring the traordinary expenditure from 121 decimal Street Caions had representatives, and vote illegal, indicating that the Premier nine to 209 decimal seven millards of there were members of other Chinese and the Cabinet do not intend to take marks. The total expeniture is 2 decimal organizations in Court. It was intimat-notice of the decision of the House of

million millions of marks, and does noted to the jury that the trial is likely ta

decimal four million millions, and the ox-

MILITARISTS. DENOUNCED).

include reparations payments, which have bs a prolonged one, and may possibly Representatives not yet been estimated for 1990. For cecupy several days. example. for the Inter-Allied Rhineland The Crown Adrocate in the course of Commisgion 3 millard marks must be added, and for the maintenance of the cccupation troops, et cetera, 288 decimal three millard marks. The estimate for buildings for the occupying troops has been raised from 10 decimal 3 to 308 decimal 4 milliard marks, whilst · the accommodation of the Inter-Allied Control Commission now costs 4 decimal 4 milliard instead of 147 million marks.

REPARATIONS PROPOSAL SUGGESTION BY GERMAN SOCIALIST LEADER.

MARINE TRANSPORT STRIKE France dud 4 to 5 milliards for Belgium.

U.S. WORKERS DEMAND IN- CREASED WAGES.

PEKING, April 95th.

his opening statement drew the Court's attention to a memorandum to Inspec tors, issued from Police Headquarters on

The Association of Provincial Assem- March 11th of this year, reuling as blies of Manchuria has wired the Govern- follows:-

mont denouncing the militarists, who, in "Allegations are commonly made by an attempt to bring about reunification prisoners in the Mixed Court that they have been tortured at the police by force are declaring that the Man- station in order to extract evidence or churian troops havo no intention of induce them to sign statements.

starting another civil war.

"While I have no reason to believe that there is any truth in such alleg ations, I have to impress upon you that tortura or anything approache ing torture' will not on any account| be countenanced in this Force. Ins The event of any action on the part of any Polion Officer coming to your "notice which could be considered an improper one in this respect, it is your duty to report it to Headquarters.

"This memorandum is issued in o full knowledge and appreciation of the extreme difficulty police officers, have in doaling with criminals.".

PRE WAR GERMAN DEBTS IN CHINA.

ANGLO-GERMAN AGREEMENT

CONCLUDED.

BRALIN, April 24th.

ار

DAIDEN BUBINESS KAN.

The resolution is as amended form Mr. Maruo war emphatic on the neces decided in agreement with the Hongkong sity for dareign eratrol of the monopoly, shareholders of the resolution proposed at but was quta indifferent as to the preciso the annual general meeting, which was method of such foreign control, If the epposed by the Hongkong shareholders.

PRINCE AIMONE DI SAVOIA LL

SHANGHAT; April 24th. Pincé Aimone di Savoia is seriously suffering from double pneumonia is the Shanghai General Hospital,

FAILURE TO SECURE FUNDS.

LIU EN YUAN IMPEACHED.

PEXING, April 24th..

Chinese Maritime Customs would under. take the matter, well and good; if not, then some other organization, possibly established for this special purpose, but thoroughly foreign in character and composition, and with powers over the whole opium business, from production to distribution and consumption would I have to undertake the task.

When asked a few questions us to his own position in the matter, Mr. Marno stated that he was simply interested in the welfare of China. He is a member

The member of Parliament Lo Chi Har of a firm established in Dairen, called has filed a Bill impeaching Liu Ea Yuan the Maruo Gomei Kaisha, which has beca

on the ground that he has ignored the carrying on an import and an export. resolution of the House of Representa trade with China for the past nine years, An agreement concluded between the tives that he should submit a national dealing chiefly in army supplies Hin firm has nover deal, in drugs, but may British and German Governments pro- Budget to the House.

begin to do so.

vides that certain pro-war debts of German nationals. Lo British nationals which are recognised by a competent SKELETON 3,500 YEARS OLD

cours shall be covered from the proceeds"

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THE ORIGINAL MEMORANDUM. Several of the questions put to Mr. Maruo were based on the version of his memorandum, presented to the Chines Government on the 22nd or 23rd March,

A stone cist containing the remains of a in the hands of the British custodian of prehistoric person discovered on the farm

of Upper Mains, of Catteriing, Kincardine which appeared in the Y Shik Pao an

BERLIN, April 24th. The ex-Chancellor Mueller, one of tho Socialist leaders, in a speech at 2 Socialist, meeting emphasised the necessity for cffering a definito sum in connection with the new German proposal to the Entente. He suggested 31 milliard gold marks of which 2 milliart would be for As rigarda, the question of souri Mueller suggested a peace pact between all

(signed) A. HILTON JOHNSON, the States belonging to the Rhine shipping

for Commissioner of Police.. commission, and the German Government

When the bearing was adjourned at should undertake not to declare war on amy Power for a generation or a century, the end of the first day, His Lordship enemy property in Chins, resulting from shire, is belleval to have been in existence the 14th and 15th inst; but as Mr. Maraa He declared that German Socialists had (Sir Skinner Turner) observed that this the liquidation of German property. for about 1,500 years. So far all that has had not seen that version he could not agreed with the Socialists of the Allied was undoubtedly a very serious charge. These debts are firstly dobite of Gertuan been taken from the grave is an earthen say whether it was authentic or not, countries in this. The Gorman Socialists The ordinary petice was that when a were ready to support Dr. Cuno's Govern-man surrendered on his bail to take his residents in China or of branches of ware urn, and pending a decision ne to He promised to supply copy

whether an export from the National the original memorandum, which is in Workers Union, numbering 126,000 ment if it did what was necessary, and trial be remained in custody until its German businesses in China at the time Musoum of Andiquiting, Edinburgh, is to Japanese.

members.

were ready to take the consequences if the conclusion. He had carefully considered the debt was contracted to Britishers, no visit the discovery, the contents will be left The demand the union is Government refused to do en

the situation, and had como to the con-

in their original position. In the tomb making is for increased wages and an

have bail. They would therefore be re- secondly, debts of German nationals, no with an earthenware eight-hour day.

right manded in custody.

urz at the matter where resident, to Britishers or of the skull. The skeleton, which is in a " branches of British businesses resident or fully pistoon, placed in the cist in a trials which have been carried out during ahowed that the According to the army estimates, the remains had existing in China at the time the debt was crouching position.

had been body contracted.

NEW YORK, April 24th.

A strike call, operating at noon has

been made by the Marine Transport

THE DAVIS CUP.

AUSTRALIAN TEAM TO

COMPETE

- MELBOURNE, April 24tb. The Davis Cup competitor, Anderson accept public amistance on has agreed to" condition that it is applied only to pro

Fring

tary

FUJI

CONTROVERSY..

THE QUESTION OF CONSTITU TIONAL PROCEDURE.

LONDON, April 24th.

clusion that the accused ought not to matter where the latter are resident,tay the skoleton of a fully-developed NEW TANKS FOR BRITISH ARMY.

person

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Debts under article 290 of laid on its left side with the head facing the past year with the new type of light the Versailles Trealy are excluded. in an easterly Birection. The skeleton tank are nearing completion and it is hoped appeared to be that of a person whose that orders will be placed for the manu- MAYOR OF TOKYO KESİGNS.

height was about 5ft 7in. The skull was facture and delivery in 1923-24 sufficient to of the brachyooghalic type. The bead was equip a tank battalion together with the round with a full forehead, and the tace necessary reserves. The numbers of the was broad and short. The urn belonged army on the Rhine are placed at 10,981, the to an early sypo period of the Bronze Age estimated cost for maintenance in 1923-24 and from this it is believed that the being 1,838,000. As the result of war skeleton was that of a person who had been experience and in view of the progressivo buried in the period 9,000 to 1,600 8.0., or

· UANADA' AND DECORATIONS.

In the House of Commons, Capti The Dominion House of Commons do Berkeley, with regard to the Government's bated at length on March 19th a rosolation" recent over-riding of the Fiji Legislative by a private member for an address to the Council, asked for an assurance that in King declaring that the decision of the kind would not be taken, and that before log or decorations should be granted to the future unconstitutional acts of this Houses in 1910, requesting that no further IN ORDER TO FURTHER RUSSO-

JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS. pledges be given to individuals the legisla Canadiangshall at henceforth preclude ture of the Colony would be consulted. the granting by his Majesty or by any The Hon, W. G. A. Ormsby Gore explain foreign ruler or Government decorations

Torro, April 25th. ed that it was clearly a matter of urgency. (save those carrying titles) for distinguishe

A Nich; Nichi eztra states that Vis

adoption of emergency measures might be tion, literature, art, and science.”**

but naturally constitutional necessary,

The relation was overwhelmingly do proceduro would possible circumstances,

its-Beuter.

a business substitute, The eccre If an emergency arpes in futuro, the ed service or high attainments in, educ count Goto, Mayor of Tokyo has tendered fally 2,500 years ago. From the fact that displacement of the horse it has been

of the Tennis Association declare that it is practically certain the Aus

•·tralian team will compete

be followed in all

the cist was covered by three layers of decided that divisional trains of the army his resignation to the Municipal Council stores in place of the usual coveruty of in the field shall be completely mechani feated, only fourteen members supporting for the purpose of furthering Russo-one large slab, it is thought posable that calised and the number of animals main

the body had been that of some person of tained in the army shows a decrease of five Japanese negotiations.

thousand.

acle.