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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH RECTIE'S AGENCY.]

BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

LABOUR TELEGRAM TO SOVIET

GOVERNMENT.

LATEST CABLES.

THE COTTON INDUSTRY.

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CABLE THE JEHOL SECRET AND THE

MONEY FACTOR.

TUN

HONGKONG DAILY.

P18, SATURDAY, MAY 19TH, 1935

THE RUHE QUESTION.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS ACTION CHALLENGED,

LATEST CABLES. FAR EASTERN AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPION-

NEWS SHIP.

(THROUGH EKUTAR'A AGENOT.]

THE NORTHERN TRAIN OUTRAGE. PLIGHT OF THE CAPTIVES.

CONFERENCE OF EMPLOYERS AND

OPERATIVE

Maxenester, May 10th.

of

OVRIL TOLLEY DEFEATED IN

SEMI-FINAL

The winner is the sole survivor of fourteen American competitors.

EARLIER CABLES,

LONDON, May 10th. The Ruhr questick again monopolized attention in the House of Commons on the At a conference of repreemtativ of | occasion of Sir John Simon moring a

LONDON, May 10th. every section of the cotton industry; both reduction in the Foreign Office vote to Deal. Francis Quimet qualified for the In the Amateur Golf Championship at employers, and operatives, it was agreed call attention to the decree promulgated semi-final by defeating the Hnglishman, LONDON, May 10th

that the present wage rates must be in the Saar Valley imposing heavy fines At a meeting of the Executive of the stabilised, at least till January 23th, after and imprisonment for criticising the

Cyril Tolley by 4 and 3. Parliamentary Labour Party of the which the employers would be from to Versailles Treaty or the administration House of Commons, huld yesterday, it was reopen the question on giving a month's thereunder, including the League decided to telegraph to the Soviet Gav-notice. The operatives agree not to apply Nations. erament expressing grave concern at the the general advance before September dpatch of HM.S. farthell to the 23th, 1924. Murmans coast, begging the Russian U.S. SHIPPING BOARD. · Government to refrain from any action MR. FARLEY SUCCEEDS MR. LASKER which might precipitate a resort to force and an outbreak of war. The telegram says that pending further negotiations upon the British Government's amiatum. "We are working for peace and the full recognition of the Pussian Government. and view with alarm any possibility of rupture before all means to arbitrale

and" negotiate have been tried. We will Je responsible for a debat, on the Note

on Tuesday next."

The Independent Labour Party has decided to oppose any action of the Gov-

V AS CHAIRMAN:

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WASHINGTON, May 10th.

It is announced that Mr. Edward P. Farley has been appointed chairman of the Shipping Board in succession to air. Lasker.

KING AND QUEEN IN ITALY. BRILLIANT RECEPTION AT THE EMBASSY.

Rowe, May 10th. Their Majesties King George and Queen Mary were banqueted at the Embassy, the

London, May 14th.

Mr. Asquith challenged the legality of the decree which had gone forth in the ONLY ONE AMERICAN REMAINS IN. tams of the League of Nations, Ho desribed it as "a more despotic piece of In the amateur golf championship at work than anything in the annals of Deal: Ouimet is the only American sur Russia, and the greatest blow ever struck viyor at the end of the fifth round. He against the League'a nuthority."

Lord Robert Cecil demanded the with by whales, then had the narrowest knocked out Nevilla in the fourth round drawal of "action worthy of "Prusquehk against Las Handsworthite, Bre militariam." He regretfully expressed the opinion that joint Anglo-French action therton, winning at the eighteenth hole. was impossible in xiew bf the last French The Turnberryite, Hope, defeated Rotan in the fourth round by 3 and 2 but Tolley beat Hope, in the fifth round by one hole. Wothered beat Willing in the fifth round by 9 and 1.,

Note.

Mr. Ronald MacNeill, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replying, agreed that the decreo itself had not one defender in the House of Commons, but he doubted the wisdom of immediately bringing the

LADY CHAMPION BEATEN.

LONDON, May 10th. In the Ladies' Golf Semi-Final, Mrs.

SHANGHAI, "May 11th.

The American Minister, Mr. Schurman, arrived here yesterday evening from Tsinaafu. Interviewed by the F.-C. Dusty News regarding the Lincheng out rage, he said he could not see what possible good armed intervention would do at praient. In fact that was one of the prime causes for the delay in the release of the captivoR,

latter written by Major Fowell at the The American Consulate had received a

handits' request stating that all the Chinese attacking troops be withdrawn as prisoners are well but asking that the

soon as possible.

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the provincial military authorities to Mr. Schurman said he had requested

cease firing on the bandits as they were likely to drive the bandita further into the hills, causing great hardships to thei prisoners, The military authorities had acceded to this request.

WU'S CHALLENGE TO FENGTIEN.

Pubaan Wale writes on this subject in the Far Eastern Times (Peking) as follows:---

The secret of what may be called the.. Jehot development in the Chinese situation ago, as a result of a continuous stream simplicity itself. About a fortu

botwesa North China and Mukden ou the of messages and messengers passing one hand, and Loyang and Peking on the other, both Harsha! Chang Two Liz and General Wu Pai Fu became convinced that divil war would be renewed and that it was messssary to prepare at once.

minent.

The absolute "information" was had so far prepared that a coup was im veyed to Wu Pei Fu that Chang Tsɔ Lia Wu Fei Fu consequently sent durt telegram direct to Chang Tao Lin practically challenging him and choose his own opportunity (Chi-hui). saying that he was not afraid and would

against Fangtion, and to make all the Forthwith the orders went forth from Layang to mobilize from Chihli province

through the 'upeik'ow pass

eary depots from Peking northwards for rapid movement of troop тасия That is why in advance of the main bodies great quantities of supplies and Amunition why the sulposts of the Chih'i and Feng- bave gitt forward to the left or Jcho! wing of the Chihli front." and that is

of the provincial boundaries. tien frcops are in sight of one another along practically all important sections

LAST YEAR'S HISTORY.

renment in the way of breaking off-traile guests including Premier Mussolini and deores before the League of Nations and Macbeth, of Bowdon, sensationally de- little doubt the prisoners' release would be into an antenable position both internally

relations with Russia.

STATEMENT ISSUED BY NATIONAL

JOINT- LABOUR COUNCIL.

A national joint council, representing

other ministers,

A brilliant reception followed, attend ed by the whole of the affcial and

aristocratic circles of Rome.

the Trade Union Coogress, the National/ NEW INDIAN GOVERNMENT pending the despatch of the reply to the

Labour Party and the Parliamentary Labour Party, met at the House of Commons and discussed the situation ereated by the Government's Note to Russia.

A statement, which has been fasted strongly disapproves of the Government's action, and the terms of the Note, s calculated, to revive the attacks of the "White" guards on the Russian Govern ment, and to renew the militarist efforts.. resort to forte instead of causing a megotiations for justice by calling a con- ference, or the reference of the grievances of the respective countries to arbitration or the International Court.

The statement protests against the rup- ture of trade relations with Russia which would result in increased unemployment and political unsettlement being added to the danger of war,

BARLIBU QABLES.

LABOURITES CREATE SCENE IN COMMONS.

LONDON, May, 10th. There was a warm outburst in the House

of Communa in connection with the sending of the Harebell in relief of the Godecia to the Russian coast to take up fishery pro.

Lection duties, as the outcome of the arrest of the trawler Lord dator, Mr. Bonald MeNill sail the Lon! Astor was arrested when fishing ten miles off the Murmansk coast. The British agent at Moscow had bean instructed to obtain the necessary confirmation, then demand the immediate and unconditional release of the vessel and the repatriation of the crow. The Harabell'i orders were to prevent interference with British vessels outside the three mile limit, asing force if necessary. (Loud Minis

LOAN.

LONDON, May 10th.

A new Indian Government 41 per cent. loan of £1.000.000 at 90 is being. under- written.

FABLIER CABLES,

SENSATION AT LAUSANNE. SOVIET DELEGATE SHOT DEAD.

LAUSANNE, May 10th. M. Yorowsky, the Soviet Envoy, was shot Rossians," Ahrens dead at the Hotel Cecil here, and two other and Dimitrieff, were wounded. Their assailant is supposed to be

a Fascist.

The Russians were dining when a young Swiss at an adjoining table arose and fired a number of ahots. Ha afterwards xurren dered.

VICTIM'S ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR.

tor, exclaimed when surrendering I have It is reported that Conradi, the perpetra- avenged my father and uncle and rid the country of Bolshevists."

Ahrens, one of the victims, is reported afterwards to have declared that the crime was the result of confusion created over the actual position of the Rossian Delegation at Lausanne, coupled with ant of pre- Cautions on the part of the police. It ap pears that Ahrens tried to draw a revolver, but collapsed owing to his wounds.

ALLEGED ASSASSIN'S QUIET ATTITUDE.

There is considerable doubt whether the perpetrator was in collusion with the local Fasciati. It is now reported that the act was one of private vengeance on account of the murder of Couradi's father and uncle by the Bolshevists. He is aged 28 years and

born

1 at Petrograd.

and 1. Miss Chambers, of Wirral, beat

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of uncompromisingly denouncing it, Ho thought the actuat procedure of French feated the holder, Miss Wethered, by administration bad been immensely ex-Mins Brown, of Formaby, by 3 and 9. aggerated. He declined to mako ́a broad statement regarding the Ruhr question

COUNTRY CRICKET.

LONDON, May 10th. At Worcester, Yorkshire beat Worcester by an innings and 113 runs.

The York- shire player Oldroyd scored 101, and Rhodes in Worcester's second innings took 5 wickets for 35 runs.

German Note, but said the bed rock of our policy remained the maintenance of the Anglo-French Alliance.

The motion was rejected by 238 votes to

143.

LORD ROBERT CECLL FAVOURS LEAGUE INTERVENTION.

LONDON, May 10th. Last night's debate in the House of Commons was brought to an end by Lord Robert Cecil who said he regretted that Franco's attitude had made joint action impossible, and declared himself a convert to intervention by the League of Nations.

The bulk of the debato concerned the Saar Valley, which is entirely, distinct from the Ruhr question, because, while the Ruhr and Rhineland are purely matter of Franco-Belgian administration, the government of the Saar Valley has been the chief example in Europe of the League of Nations' administration.

LOSS OF THE "OKARA."

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS REGARDING

HER

UNSEAWORTHINESS.

INTERNATIONAL SOCCER.

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PARIS. May 10th.

At "Soccer," England beat France by four goals to one.

ANOTHER STOWAWAY. HOW GUILT WAS ESTABLISHED.

A stowaway's failure, to give a satis factory answer to one question led to his conviction at the Magistracy, yesterday. The man, Wong Hip, was charged before Mr. Wood with having atowed away on the s... Alpenor, from Singapore to Hong. kong.

Mr. Neil. Inglis. chief, purser of the vessel, gave evidence, explaining the system of chocking the number of Chineso LONDON, May 10th. Serious allegations were contained in a

steerage passengers on board. At tho question in the House of Commons by the muster before the arrival of the ship in Labourite, Mr. T. Johnston, as to whather port the defendant was found without the Board of Trade were aware that a ticket.

letters written at the beginning of March The defendant in the box swore that by officers of the Okare had been received.

araworthy. Mr. Johnston asked whether house keeper at Singapore but added that in Britain declaring that the ship was un- he purchased a ticket through a bearding some of the plates were only one-eighth of an inch thick, and holes could be ham: lost it on the voyage. mered into them. and whether the life- boats at boat drill were filled with water.checking the passengers, the Chief Purser Questioned again as to the system of Lieut. Col. Bockley undertook to in- vestigate, and added that as far as was said that, the number of tickets collected

The deed created a stampede and panic in ascertainable the vessel had not been at the gangway tallied with the number the dining hall of the hotel. Coarmi tired examined for many years, as it had not at the muster; therefore the defendant He remained perfectly cool afterwardy, quite a number of abuts, ono version says tenailed in Home waters. The Speaker in- called for the police and quietly surrendered formed Mr. Johnston that be must gives extra.. sky's secretary, Divilkovsky (not Dimetrioff) any authority in India for examining Ahrens was hit in three places. Worow notice of a question whether there was was severely wounded. Ahrens will pro- British vessels engaged in coastal traffio. bably recover, but Divilkovsky's condition is grave.

MAYENCE COURT MARTIAL

FASCISTS DENY ALL RESPON- SIBILITY FOR CRIME

LONDON, May 10th. Advices from Lausanne state that the terial cheers and Labour cries of" More Fascists deny any connection with the war!") Mr. Lansbury, addressing the Min-crime. isterialists, excitedly shouted: "Why don't you send a fleet to New York, you lot of coward: The Speaker intervened.

LONDON, May 10th.

In the House of Commons, in reply to an mrgency question by Mr. Hamsay Macdonald, voicing the grave concern of everybody and hoping that at the eleventh hour they would be able to maintain peace between Britain and Russia, Mr. Ronald McNeill declared bat nothing connected with the Harabell despatch would bear the sinister interpreta

tion Mr. Macdonald feared.

RUSSIA ADOPTS A MURE MODERATE TONE

LONDON, May 10th. Rentor learns that there ply of the Soviet Government to the British Note of April 28th, protesting against the seizure of the trawlor James Johnson several weeks ago, is of a moderate tone. The Soviet claims the right to liz & twelve mile territorial limit, irrespective of international law, but is prepared to submit the matter to arbitra tion provided there be no question of an infringement of Russia's sovereignty or independence,

GERMAN REPARATION

OFFER.

"FINISHING TOUCHES" TO THE BRITISH REPLY.

LONDON, May 10th,

GERMAN RAILWAY OFFICIALS SENTENCED.

LONDON, May 10th.

A message from, Mayence says that a court martial has sentenced twenty high German railway officials to imprisonment ranging from four to ten years on charges of espionage and inciting railwaymen to resist the orders of the authorities.

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PRIZE FOR HELICOPTER. OFFERED BY BRITISH AIR COUNCIL,

Router learns that the final touches aro being put to the British reply to the

Loudon, May 10th, separate from, but is understood to bo German reparations offer, which is

The Air Council announer, the condi much on the same lines as the Italian tons of a competition for its prize of fifty reply, now in course of preparation. The thousand sterling for a helicopter rising Entries Allies, including the United States, will vertically two thousand feet. probably receive a copy of the British must be sent in before April 30th, 1921. Note, and London and Home will exchange copies respectively before the same aro delivered to Germany.

Beplying to questions in the House of Commons, Mr. Baldwin said the Govern ment did not propose to exchange views. ne regards the German offer with the United States, which had not claimed reparations.

BERLIN, May 10th.

The executivo. councils of the German trade unions have isrued a manifesto declaring, they are ready to collaborate in the payment of reparations to the limits

FRENCH EX-PREMIER

ASSAULTED.

TOULOUSE, May 10th. opponents armed with endgele, attacked Sixty men, believed to be political ex-Premier Caitlanx and a companion. Both were injured ca.. the head and arm. but not seriously.

BRITISH SHIPBUILDING

DISPUTE.

possibility, but the passive resistance of the workers in the Ruhr is

LONDON, May 10th. spontaneous movement, not to be up-

There is a prospect of prolongation of pressed even by the most cruel force, and the shipbuilding dispute the boiler

continue as long as the illegal markers' ballot having resulted in 175 situation in the Ruhr area and Rhine for, and 14,568 against acceptance of the land lasts.

national overtime night shift agreement,

Mr. Schurman concluded that he had

effected as soon as negotiations had been concluded regarding ransom.

REPORTED RELEASE OF NINE

FOREIGNERS..

PEZINO, May 11th,

It is semi-officially stated that the Ministry of Communications has received a wire from the Civil Governor of Shan tung, stating that nine foreigners, includ. ing two children, were released yesterday. No confirmation of this report has been received from other sources,

REPORTED RELEASE OF CAPTIVES PROVES UNTRUE.

PAXING, May 9th. The -Chinese report regarding the release of nine captives yesterday proves untrue.

CAPTIVES REPORTED WELL. The American Legation has received information that Mr. Henley arrived at noon at Lincheng, in good condition. He reports that all the captives are well except Musso, who is getting better.

TEXT OF DIPLOMATIC CORPS' MEMORANDUM TO CHINA,

PEKING, May 11th Following is the text of the memo- randum handed to the Chinese Govern-

Corps on May 9th:- ment by the Doyen of the Diplomatic

"The Diplomatic Body is impatiently awaiting a result from the measures taken for the immediate release of captives, and repeats the affirmation already made that the Chinese Govern- ment will be held responsible for the lives of foreigners who are in the hands of the Brigands, and has decided to claim beavy progressive indemnities for every twenty-four hours delay in the liberation of captives, beginning at mid- night on May 12th."

PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENUE,

CAMPAIGN.

unable to come to a decision and suggest- The Magistrate for the moment was

ed that the compradore of the ship be called to give evidence, but his Worship was informed that the ship would leave port, the same afternoon. The Chief Purser came to the rescue and suggested SENSATIONAL, ALLEGATIONS REGARD- one question which might be put to the ING BRIBERY OF U. B. POLITICIANS.: defendant. He asked if the defendant could say by which gangway ho boarded

MANILA, May 10th

To understand why Jehot should have been picked upon it is necessary to under stand last year's history. Then President Hsu Shih-dhang having, through his apathy and doubtful diplomacy worked himself and externally appealed to both Chibi and Feogtien to save him. Armies consequent... ly were set in motion from both sides, and collided heavily at Chang Hsing Tien on the Paking-Hankow line. The "Fangtion troops having entreached, were in a sup navedly inpregnable position which Wu Peista, who is a good enough soldier, soon understood. By the use of diplomacy, however, he got two things done: he in- Paking at an all-night council to decide duced all the Chihli forces in and around that they would intervene os his side, and he openly bought for $250,000 the gommander of the 16th Division, who was these troops were suddenly withdrawn leav in live pa Chang To Lin's side, so that ing a gap. Chang The Lin, apprised of the trap that was being prepared, gave orders as suddenly for a complete retire- ment all along the fine; and with the exception of twenty thousand men or so be managed to draw off his whole froes to the North of Tientsin where they finally gave battle at Shanhaikuan, all ending through ammunition exhaustion in an armistice signed on a British Cruiser. Them is therefore to-day only an armistice between the two leader of last year's war, the last phase of which was the cor- mencement of a wide flanking movement. on the part of Wu Pei Fu ria Jehol which had not developed very far. We are thos seeing a recrudescence of last year's last phase.

THE MONBY FACTOR.

It is idle therefors for official denials to be issued in Peking since this struggle. haa little or nothing to do with the Central Government which is to-day mainly a cere- monial govortment: The main problem is not to deny or affirm but to see how the struggle can be stopped since it will be of no earthly benefit to anyone no matter who is the victor and who the vanquished!. as simple 23 the rest.

The way to stop the threatened war is The Peking Government must have money if it is to survive. The Four Powers are recognizing. none too soon that this is so. Negotiations favourable ture. But the Chinese people are proceeding and have taken a not un- will explode in rage at any accommoda- tion given now that does not take into account the Jehol tangle, and which does not provide for proper steps to make im possible & conflics which cannot be localized in the extra-mural districts, but which will spread everywhere if it starte.

public declaration from the

What are the right stopal First, a orzamont that concentration of troops Peking on the Chibli frontier will be stopped forthwith; the men who have gone forward to be returned to their original stations. at once. Second, a public pledge from General Feng Yu Halang than he will not the neutrality of Peaing. Third, the move his troops and that he guarantees dispatch of competent foreign observer at once to the Jebol districts to make an independent examination and report back the ship at Singapore. The defendant re- political circles by the publication into question of subterfuge or Intenso excitement has been created in to the Legations concerned, in that there plied: "starboard amidships," to which Washington of a despatch by the Chicago The life of the Chang Shao Tseng Cabinet trickery later on by local commanders, the Purar rejoined that the ship was

is extremely uncertain and there is even lying port side to, the wharf.

will a new administration before the possibility that unless this is done there Without further ado the Magistrate

month is out: therefore every care should ordered the man to be sent to prison for

be taken that an arrangement made with six weeks with hard labour.

one government will not be repudiated by the next under the plea that circumstances action at this juncture with automatio bose changed. Given intelligent foreign stoppage of all bank advances directly the political truce is broken, then it can be taken as moral certainty that there will be no fighting...

INDIAN GOLD STANDARD.

Daily News, to the effect that Governor General Wood will publish the names of United States Senators and Representa tivos who have received bribes from the funds of the Independence Commission. All the politicians denounce the dispatch and brand it as a malicious attempt to injurǝ the independence campaign.

[BY COURTESY OF THE "CHINA MAIL:""}

BURNED.

SIX LIVES REPORTED LOST.

Sir Basil Blackett, Financs member of Governor-General Wood is not communi. the Viceroy's Counsel, addressing Indian cativo, merchants of Bombay on April 6th, anid he was opposed to the abolition of the two ehilling gold standard exchange and rever sion to the shilling and fourpence. He arrived for the change. He saw no incon- was not convinced that the time had ret MALAY STATES COASTAL BOAT Tenience to trade in the maintenance of the present standard, and foreshadowed the introduction of a bill in the June Bession Amanding the Currency Act, so that twelve erores emergency currency can be inued against trade bills instead of five

The crores se at present. The money market Bingora. in Bombay, and the exchange are steady. Six lives are reported to have been lost, The bank rate is still 8 per cent, but a drop is anticipated shortly.

The value of the cargo was $50,000.” Industrial shares are very unsettled and nervous in [Bingora is a port on the Malay tone, particularly in mills. The rise in peninsula settled at the beginning of the Government securitien continues 10th century by Chinese from Amoy who change Telegraph Company.

went under Biamese protection.]

SINGAPORE, May 10th.. Yugala was totally, burat að

WOMEN. AND THE BAR,

The results of the examination of students of the Inns of Court, held in. March, under the direction of the Council of Legal Education, do not contain the named of any women studente who pamed the final examination, Seven women, how passed in different subjects, Joan Clarkson is Roman Law (3rd class), Lillis Agatha Mource in Constitutional Law and Legal History

and, Ida

Josie Irens Wall Int: 2nd class

Oriminal Law and Procedure, and Emily. Mary Southwell Keely (3rd eines) in Frost (ist class), Lilian Mabel Snow (2nd class), and Gladys Evelyn Steyn (2nd ola) in Real Property and Conveyancing,