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CABLES.

LATESTWABLES,

{THROUGH BELTERE'S) ACKNUY:]

GERMAN UNREST.

DECRÉE." AIMING AT · RESTORA. TION ÖF PUBLIC SECURITY."

....

THE HONGKONG DAIN

PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

LATEST CABLES.

THE BULGARIAN REVOLT.

EABLIER CABLES.

· FRANCO-GERMAN SITUATION-

GERMAN PRESIDENT'S

PROCLAMATION.

LATEST CABLES,

RISING MORE SERIOUS THAN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED.

LONDON, September with. The severest, censorship at Sofia "pre- vents an accurate appraisal of the situa tion. Information has been hitherto withhold regarding the reconstruction of the Cabinet on coalitiền linea ; moreover, it is now clear that the rising was origin. ally fairly extensive, and was mainly Agrarian, with a good sprinkling of Com munists, whereas the semi-official-de-

Bentis, September 9th. A preclamation to the Geżman' people signed by Presidbut Ebert and all the In BERLIN, September 20th,

perial Cabinet Ministers announcing the The President has issued decree abandonment of, passive resistance says: aiming at the restonition of public This former productivity of the Rhine security," and providing for the curtail and at Ruhr kas censed, the seonomie ment of constitutional rights like "the life of occupied and unoccupied Germany freedom" of the Press and the right off is disorganised, and there is a serious assembly, authorising domiciliary sear danger that by adhering to the present ches and seizures, giving excentive power policy it may become impossible to errate "to the Minister" of Defence. Military stable currency and maintain the econ.spatches from Sofia throw the bulk of

Commanders and Evil Commissioners, | omic life and bare existence of ver people, and imposing heavy pensities for the In the interest of Germany's future, and infringement of the decree, including the Rhine and Ruhr, this danger must be sentence of death,

avertel. In order to maintain the life of the BAVARIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES people and the State we are to-day con-

ACTION.

Loxus Syptember 26th.

A proelaniątion issued by the Bavarian Government, ut Munich, prescribing *temporary measures follows closely on the lines of President. Ebert's decreer

Further news regarding the trend of events is anxiously awaited in London, in view of earlier Berlin telegenens de scribing the electrical state of opinion resulting from national humiliation in consequence of the Ruhr reader.

SEPARATISTS HELP TO SAFE

GUARD PEACE.

of

fronted with the bitter necessity for break. lug of the fight."

Herr Ebert's proclamation voices the Reich's gratitude to the heroic passive resisters in the Ruhr. and Rhineland, the Reich's assistance to whom last week cost thirty-five hundred trillion marks, while the current week's expenditure will be at trast double. It declares that the first duty of the Government is to see that the, prisoners be released and the expelled persons permitted to retúra. The proclam- ntion also emphasises that the Reich will

the Blame on the Communists. The latest reports state that several thousand are all holding out at Ferdinand, in the Bercovitza district, where a Choka that was instituted hanged nineteen persons.

EARLIER CABLES, COMMUNISTS STILL CAUSING TROUBLE.

!

SOFIA, September 95th. "It is seriiofeinily stated that order has restored in the majority of districts where the Communists have been creating

trouble. The only important centre where the Communists are not yet subdued is Ferdinandove, but measures with a view to their repression there are provveding

28TH,

1923

'EARLIER· GABLES.

BEDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS

LEAGUE OF NATIONS COMMIS- SION'S WORK TŐ BE EXTENDED.

GENEVA. September 28th. The Reductinu of Armaments Committee of the League of Nations hay pussil a ros solution extending the work of the mixed temporary commission for another year, dog asking the committee to report as soon as possible before the next meeting of the Assembly, also expressing the opinion that the Council should co-operates with the Governments with a view to preparing a general play for reduction or limitalian

of armaments,

NEW YORK PRESSMEN'S

STRIKE

PUBLISH

ARRANGEMENTS ΤΟ

NEWSPAPERS SEPARATELY.

New Youx, September 28th. The Publishers' Association ninnutees

that the muurning papers will be pablished suparately tomorrow, after nine days in

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY-]

RENDITION OF WEIHAIWEI

OFFICIAL TEXT OF DRAFT AGREEMENT,

RUSSIAN REFUGEES IN CHINA. LEAGUE OF NATIONS ASKED TO HELP

GENEVA, Soptember 26th. Before the fifth, Commission of the As sembly of the League of Nations, Mr. Chao Hsiu-chu paid a tribute to the work. of Dr. Nansen, for Rusian refugas, and emphasised that the Chinese Government and people had done their best to take safe of the Russian refugees in China, bụt" PERING, September 27th - The first official text of the Weihaiwriwing to their continual arrival the locat authorities had experienced some difficulty Rendition Draft Agreement was issued in dealing with the problem.' He declared" this afternoon by the British Legation. that it was the duty of the Leagus to help

The British Government proposes

the Russian refugees, even if the burden became heavier that it had been during the return the full sovereignty of Liu-

past few years; therefore he propsed the kungtao to China; in return, China work of the High Commission for Russian will allow the British Navy the use of refugees, should be continued, and that the anchorage, after the Chinese Navy, ample appropriation of funds should be

made for the High Commission. for a period of years which may be ex- tended by mutual agreement.

to

JAPANESE TRADE DELEGATION AT KIEFT.

The British Government does not ask compensation for the Naval lands or

Rtas, September 26th. buildings on

the island, but in return, The Japanese trade delegation has the Chinese Government will loan certain arrived at Kief and is proceeding to harids and buildings to the British Navy Odessa and Kharkoff with the object of combined form. It declares that is for purposes of instruction and recreu. Promoting shipping and trade between

Odeksa and Japan

JAPANESE OFFICIAL

meals that the pressman's strike is endede The Association pronises that the new papers shall shortly resume their normal size and appearance.

EMPIRE ECONOMIC

CONFERENCE.

tion.

Liukungtan will not be opened to foreign trade and residence, but will bo maintained by China as a naval base under control of the Chinese Navy similarly, the whole of the leased terri tory on the mainland! will be returned to

APPOINTMENTS.

Tokyo, September 26th. Mr. Matsudaira, chief of the Europe American Bureau at the Foreign Office, has been appointed Vice Minister. Birota succeeds him.

Count Hideo Kodama has been appointed"

not lend itself to any arrangement depri- ! normally. It is Announced that several advisory committee to assist him as re- | China, a small portion being set aside Governor, of Kwangtung.

chiefs of Communist bands have committed Von Kahr's move

ving it of the smallest piece of (isemannicide, whilst others have been masacred wits at first inter

sall. It says it depends on the invading probed Separatist and Fascistic on

powers, and the Allies by adhering to this by their supporters. It is stated that many account Von Kahr's well-known he will either give Germany peace-or

Communists who surrendered were carrying Monarchistir Jennings, but the adoption

will ensue for the relations between the bring about all the consequences, which rifles of a Russian pattern,‚ ̈

different peoples." -

of similar measures throughout the Reich is held to denote concerted action as a safegiant të peace in the critical situa-

tion.

SOVIETS REFUSE TO ASSIST

GERMAN COMMUNISTS.

Moscow, Septimber th, German Communists are pressing the Mlearow Party to grant them support on the ground that the maracut is opportune, but, the Soviets, have replied that peace ful, reconstruction is the principal im and action is out of the question

BAVARIAN SITUATION BELIEVED ~TO BE GRAVE.

بریم

LATEST CÂBLES.

THE JANINA MURDERS.

DECISION OF AMBASSADOR'S CONFERENCE CRITICISED.

Loxpos. September 6th. The devision of the Conference of Ambassadors to award fifty million lire to Italy, was based on the fact that the culprits have not yet been discovered, and says that instances of neglect by the Creek Authorities in the conduct of the enquiry and the search for culprits have reen established.

BRITISH CABINET MEETING. LONDON, September 28th. The Cabinet sat for 2 hours this morn ing, being fully occupied in hearing Mr. Haldwin's statement as to the conversa ions he had with M. Poincare, and cou shlering the new situation arising from the German' decision to abandon "phssive resistance. It is felt that matters are rather in the transition stage, and the British Government will probably await developments in Frases and Germany be fore, making any definite move. Such developments, now the resïltanes has end- The decision has led to some criticism' it, may she expected any day. Mr. Bald both in Paris and London." The Tire, win will probably make an important pro-for example, remarks that the award is nouncement, on British policy at the open-diplomatic rather than judicial and the

of The Imperial Conference

view that the decision was not made upon the merits of the ease, but simply with the idea of getting rid of the question, soems likely to be widely shared. ̈

BERLIN, September 20th. Soup anxiety is oppressed here with regard to the "appointment of Dr. Von Kahr as Bavarian State Commissioner with dictatorial powers, as it is consider ed that such an extreme measure proves that the situation in Bavaria is most serious; and that the Bavarian tar deth

ment.is, determined to use every means at ita disjusal to prevent any attempted comp by the Bavarian National Socialists under Hitler.

GOVERNMENT PLAYS OFF ONE ORGANISATION AGAINST

ANOTHER.

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October 1st.

BERLIN, September 30th. The Reiching debate on the Ruhr ques

has been postponed unti! 'Oetober 2nd.

LATEST UNREMS.

RUSSIAN INTRIGUE

*

PERSIANS BECOMING ANXIOUS.

SILA, September 28th. Advices from Peshawar state that it is [now estimated that thetween 70,000 and

EARLIER CABLES.

DAMAGES AWARDED TO ITALY.

PARIS, September 26th.

LONDON," September 28th Me. W. Ormsby Gore has formed un presentative of the interests of the Colonies and Protectorates at the Econ- omic Conference: The committee will Sir Frederick Soton "James, include Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlementa, and Sie Stanley Bois, of Ceylon. GOLD DISCOVERED IN FIJI

Suva, Fiji, September 26th.

ny an area for foreign trade and resi- dente, in which a special nunicipal preu will be established, "

The British Government will return all

[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."]

STORM AT TOKYO AND YOKOHAMA.

Mr.

Government lands and buildings gratis, PITIABLE CONDITIONS OF REFUGEES... and the Chinese Government, in return.:

OSAKA, September 26th. are placing certain specific land and buildings at their disposal for use as pitiable conditions of the refugees in the This morning's papers describe the Consulate, Club, Golf Course and low-lying districts of Tokyo as the result Cemetery.

of Monday night's storm, when the tem porary barracks were inundated.

The districts were converted into muddy jako one or two feet deep."

In consequence of a report that gold on a payable scale has been discovered at Yanawai; Vannalevu, yielding 54 ounces from 35 tona, the Government has asked. New Zealand to send a mining geologist to advise on the question of working the

area.

The

FRENCH SEAPLANE

WRECKED. *

LONDON, September 26th, French seiphane Lathan the Second, reserve entrant in the Schgei der seapinne contest, was forced to come down to the sea outside Littlehampton, and was subsequently wrecked The pilot escaped unisjured.

PERSIAN EARTHQUAKE

gale.

CASUALTIES..

ALLALABAD, September 20th.

A message from Meshed states that 157 persons were killed rind, 140 injured in: the Bajnard earthquake. Nine villages were totally, and twenty-two were par tiully destroyed.

The territory will be governed by a Chinese Administrator appointed by the

| Central Government, who will be assisted as far as the above mentioned municipal is concerned by n Sino-Foreign

grea

Advisory Committee.

The Chinese Gowrömens undertakeg to maintain the existing police and sanitary regulations, under which the territory has been well governed during the past, quarter of a century.

The Chinese Maritime Customis will collect the duties and control the harbour

in the Treaty Ports, a portion of the revenue being devoted to municipal expense and the upkeep and construction

EARTHQUAKE IN DALMATIA.}of roads.

from Zara, in Dalamatia. No damage A slight earthquake shock is reported

was caused.

The refugees, who Bed to higher ground, euffered intensely from the cold. Yokohama also.

Similar conditions prevailed in parts of

The railways, "which are now being paired, were considerably damaged. *Tannels are reported to have collapsed. The storm visited Nikko, where a number of famous cryptomerias were blown down..

OHINA'S NEED OF MONEY.

LOANS THAT FAILED.

PERING, September 26th. It is understood that at the last moment:

the promised loans from Chinees banks to- Chang Hu failed before the festival,, nmi) the Government were only able to pay the gendarmerie 70 per cent, the police 80 per

&

ROME, September 25th Foreign landowners in the territory cent, and the staffs of theMinistries 30 per

henses of thirty yours' duration, renewable to fulfil these promises, Chang Hu is will exchange their freehold titles for cent. of one month's salary.

It is reparted that owing to the failure-

at the holders option and on the same desirous of resigning

H

The award of the Ambassadors' Confer" enca in respect of Jasina is confirmed, BRITISH SPINNERS USE LESS and the matter is declared settled, except

The Tageblatt' Munich correspondent 0.000 Russian fighting troops. are in that Italy reserves the right to have }

states that the object of the appointment Turkestan. of Yon. Kahr was to forestal a proclama

The Persians are becoming anxious with tion announcing Hitler as a dictator, regard to, Bolshevist intentions, as there of a great deal of Bolshevist intrigue in thus playing off the organisation which Von Kahr in the leader and which Afghanistan, and North Afghanistan is does not desire the severance of Bavaria full of Bolshevist spies,

"

recourse to the International Court of Justice in connection with the occupation exposes

PARIS, September 28th.

U.S. COTTON.

terus.

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According to some reports; Chang Hu The British Government will not ask has already gone in the Western Hills, LONDON, Seutember 20th.

any monetary compensation from the

A COMMERCIAL BANK. The International Cotton Federation! Chinese Government for money' expended reports that the British consumption of American cotton last year was under top the maintenaner and development of million. biex compared with nearly four the serritory during British occupation; milliou before the war.

and the Chinese Government, on its purt.

--TO

REDEEM COPPER NOTES.

"

The Ambassadors' Conference this morn-US. BANKERS ON ISOLATION.agro to mugurate, a system of unctor a meeting with the Government delegates, ¡

ing cane tu a unanimous decision with regard to fixing the responsibility for the

The

and cart roads connecting Weihaiwei with the hinterland in the interests of the

It is suggested that it would suit the From the Reich, against Hitler's fight Bolshoyists plans if they could overthrow ing league' which does a great den! the Afghan Government and then invade murders at Janina, The decision will be Committee has formulated a resolution trade of the port.

to cis nervousnes in Munich: where it is believed Hitler indends to institute a Putsch. which would not be confined to Bavaria."

BAVARIAN GOVERNMENT'S APPEAL

TO THE PEOPLE

BERLIN, September 26th.

Afghanistan.

EARLIER CABLES,

BAVARIAN NATIONALIST LEADERS CAUSING

TROUBLE.

published this evening, after being com- municated to Greece, but it is understood the Conference has decided to award Italy! the fifty million fires deposited by Greece.

KU KLUX KLAN IN U.S.

THE TROUBLE IN OKLAHOMA. In connection with the publication of President Ebert's dected at Munich," the

Oglanoma, City, September 26th, Bavarian Government has appealed to the Bavarian people saying that the Hitler, the leader of the Bavarian Fascisti, Legislators who assembled at the State Bavarian Government, recognising the has appealed to his followers to resign

the doors closed and accessity for the abandonment of passive from all military organisations not hoog. capitol found resistance, has agreed with the decisioning to the so-called "Fighting League" guarded, and the meters gathered in the

weathe of the Government of the Reich, am and join the Storm Battalions of

Workmen's eperider, where the speaker endeavoured warns the people not to allow themselves National Socialist German

Wrede hat summoned all

BERLIN, September 20th. A message from Murich snys Herr

Another Nationalist leader: to address them. The colonel commanding

ATLANTIC CITY, September 26th. American Bankers' Association condemning isolation from European affairs as damaging their interests.

GERMAN VISITORS TO MOSCOW.

Moscow, September 26th. There has recently been a great influx of Germans of all classes into. Moscow-

F.8.

WALES SETTLEMENT,

£6,000,000 SCHEME FOR BRITISH FOUND UNWOLKAHLE,

ካነ

to be led by these deplorable develot 20 and

German bomemen to form a the troops then loudly callest on them to of New South Wales, Sir George Fuller,

ments into disturbances which would only increage misery!

BAVARIAN

SAILLES TREATY NO LONGER

・BAで

REPORTED DISCOVERY OF RELICS OF THE CHOW DYNASTY.

PEKING, September 26th. The Peking Chamber of Commerce, after

decided to organise a Commercial Bank with a capital of $1,000.000 for, the redemption of copper notes.

Probably, the old notes will be redeemed at a discount and then destroyed."

At present no-one is willing to accept' Copper note, even at 40 per cent. of their usual value.

PEXING, September 27th, The Government has despatched · Mr.

According to the Daily Mail, owing to Chia Blung to investigato the reported the theatrical alump, the salaries of discovery of valuable relies of the Chow"stars" have dropped henvily. One pro minent musical comedy actress has had Dynasty at Heinhsionhsien.

her salary reduced from £145 to $25- weekly.

PEKING POLITICS.

A. QUORUM IN THE SENATE.

PERING, September 20th. The Senate had a quorum to-day for

Speaking, at the final mesting of the City of London, Vacation Course in Flucation, Sir R. Sanders" dwelt on the spell of the country, and urged teachers in the rural districts to try and show the children how interesting

place the country was, and to impress upon them--

brains rural life in England beat any circus into a cocked hat,

Mr. Lloyd George was presented with

The scheme arranged by the Premier

when in London recently, under which PREMIER SAYS VER. National Socialists are arranging fourteen retasin motionless while he read in order Great Britain agreed to lend 20,00.000 mass mealings at Munich for Saturday. prohibiting the holding of the session and for the settlement in New South Wales

Two demonstrators were killed and 14

of fi,000 xelected" Britons within five the first time aineo Li Ynashung's do that. if they only used their oyes and. wounded at

Zitian BINDING.

when a in Saxony

ordered their dispersal." The legislators years, has been found unworkable. crawl stoned the police, who Gred on their therruppp repaired to a hotel, and drow up reports that the Murray River irrigation the House of Representatives Bills and Professor wood Mead, the expert, parture. It passed a resolution approving BERLIN, September 30th. attackers. Doctor. Von Knilling, the Bavarian

Loxous, September 20th. n declaration of their intention to take are, in which it had been plant prolonging the term of the present Parlia Premler. speaking at Conference of Martial law. has been proclaimed in

accommodate the bulk of these settlers, Premiers in Berlin, emphatically declared Bavaria, Dactor Von Kahr, former Pro legal action in support of their nights," will not be available for several years, mont till the day of the opening of the that the Ruhr invasion was a violation of mier, has been appointed General Commia- A message of September 24th announced pending the completion of the necessary next Parliament. right and of the Treaty of Versailles, sioner of the State, He alleged that Great Britain recognised

PARIS, Betembor 18th, the intention of the military commander to engineering work. this, and he asserted that the Treaty of Dr. Von Kahr in pediamation recept- Versailles, having been broken by the ing the past of Commissioner deneral. prevent a meeting of the legislature, owing invading Powers, should no longer be appeals to German patriotism, and declares to a report that it was to be dominated by regarded as binding by the Germoos. he will take action against all nets of the Ku-Klux-Klan, who intended to im. hostility and resistance to his order by (Continued al faat of next column.) all the means at his disposal.

peach the Governor.]

Other authorities, from experience with the soldier settlement schemos, estimate that £3,000 instead of £1,000 would be the| cost of placing each settler on the land The Government is now investigating the possibilities of the existing Marrumbidgee aron.

SIEGE OF CHUNGKING.

the freedom of the borough of Wraxharo on August 10th, and in acknowledging the.compliment dealt with the repara tions problem, declaring his complete. agreement with the Prime Minister upon the unwisdom of the present action which had been taken. It was the wrong way to get reparations, and it persovered. Prino, September 20th

in the result would be that neither Grönt The fall of Chungking is momentarily Britain nor any other country would get exported

reparations.