1923-12-14 — Page 7

CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-}

BRITISH POLITICAL

SITUATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14rm, 1923.

GOVERNMENT WILL DROP TARIFF WORLD-WIDE DRUG TRAFFIC

PROPOSALS.

Lossos, December 12th.

It is authoritatively stated that the pro grumme with which the Government will meet Parliament will not include Mr.

A PROBLEM FOR LIBERALS AND Baldwin's isriff proposals, but it is mos

probable that Inenautos

LABOURITES.

-LONDON, December 12th. Mr. Baldwin's decision to carry on cou Bouts the Liberal and Labour Parties

for Empire

JAPANESE REQEIVES HEAVÝ

SENTENCE IN LONDON.

LONDON, December 12th. Easukichi Miyagawa, the Japanes arrested a month ago, has been sentenced to three year penal servitude, at the Old

LATEST CABLES. [RECTERS AMERICAN · SERVICN) THE MEXICAN REBELLION

REBELS CLAIM ANOTHER VICTORY.

VER. Cauz, December 12th. Rebel Headquarters claim that the towns of Merida and Progreso, in the

development agreed on at the Imperiat Bailey. Counsel stated that the authori Yucatan, have gone over to their sidp.- Conference other than those of a Protecties were of opinion he was the largest tionist character will be put in the fore trafficker in drugs ever brought to justice His consignment of morphine hydroch- front, for example"the extension of trade

with a difficult situation, in view of their credits, the impraement of communica/loride seized by the polics at Marseilles

recognised antagonista. Neither

party is Jikely to do anything to prevent the Government's defeat on the address, but Eoth dislike the prospect of in anywise Bollaborating to enable the other to carry on if summoned to form a Government.

MR. BALDWIN'S RELUCTANCE TO

'DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT.

It is improbable that Mr. Baldwin will again dissolve Parliament, as the Party responsible for another dissolution is certain to be severely punished at the

hands of the electors.

LABOUR CONFIDENT THEY CAN

CARRY ON GOVERNMENT.

tions, and preferences in Imperial con tracts

དྷཱ་

Mr. Asquith has replied to a correspon dent: There is no faundation for the foolish inventions that Liberals will wek

a alliance with the Conservatives."

TWO MORE CONSERVATIVES ́·

RETURNED.

EARLIER CABLES.

PERPLEXING SITUATION.

NEW YORK. December 12th. The Mexican situation at present a perplexing owing to the impossibility of reconciling the conflicting reports from Government and from Rebel sources, res pectively, but it is apparent the Rebel forces are unopposed and are moving along two lines of railway from Vera Cruz, and rapidly approaching Mexico City, One force has reached Apizaco and the other Esperanza...

was valued at nine thousand sterling. Counsel said the Home Office knew that very large consignments of drugs had been smuggled into Japan in recent years, and some had found their way into China and India, and even back to Britain. The went all over the world, and there was no control over them once they had red Lospos, December 19th.

through⠀⠀ legitimate · hands. Miyagawa AMERICAN WOMEN FAVOUR Sir Charles Oman and Lord Hugh Cecil, trafficked enormously in drugs, not voly Conservatives, have been elected for Oxford | with a firm in Switzerland but also a firm | University, with a majority of 240 over in Hamburg. The prisoner exported £37,590 worth of heroin frota Hamburg in the last week of October. He was backed by a very powerful and wealthy organisa

the German Government, and there had Representations had been made to

been many arrests in Hamburg during the alast few days. The Recorder said the

Profesor Gilbert Murray (Liberal),

MR R. MACDONALD "ON INTER-ALLIED DEBTS.

A number of Labour officials are con- NO VICTIMISATION OF BRITAIN Edent regarding the ability of a Labour

Barssels, December 19th. Government to carry on for at least six

The views recently expressed ̧ în months, with a modified domestic and

tion.

WORLD COURT.

WASHINGTON, Derember 13th,

FAR EASTERN CARLE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT'S RELINT

NEWS.

[THROUGK REUTER'S AGENCY.] NANKING" "UNIVERSITY LIBRARY DESTROYED.

SHANGHAI, December 13th.

A telegram from Nasking states that a large quadrangle of the national South Eastern University was destroyed by are yesterday

MEASURES.

PREMIER OUTLINES "STEPS · TO BE

TAKEN

Tokyo, December 19th- The Premier addressed both Houses of the. Diet and vofermd to the circunt- stances under which the Cabinet was

formed. He outlined the steps taken by the Imperial Goverüment të afford relict. The library, containing 4,000 English for sufferers, and spoke feelingly, of the and 30,000 Chinese books, is almost a total debt of gratitude due by the entire loss.

Japanese nation to the uations abroad The dauage is estimated at nearly which had hastened to Japan's relief. He urged that the Japanese people en- $300,000.

deavour to show their appreciation by exerting infreased efforts to promo international friendship.

WU PEI FU'S CHIEF-OF-STAFF : * MADE GOVERNOR OF HONAN.

PixiNG, December 12th,

RESTORATION EXPENDITURES. A mandate was issued last night reOn the subject of restoration, the Pre- lieving Chang Feng Tai of his position amier said that the Government desired, Governor of Honan and appointing primarily, to aid the people and confine, General Li Chi Chan (Chief-of-Staff to General Wu Pei Fu) his successor.

I.

PORE CANCELLED.

Minnesota has called on Mr. Coolidge and EARL CAVAN'S VISIT TO SINGA

A delegation of "five women from Mr. Hughes with a petition said to con- tain a hundred thousand names in favour of American participation in the World Court. Similar demonstrations are being organised by the League of Women Voters.

REPARATIONS INVESTIGA-

·TION.

foreign programme, which the Liberals French interview by Mr. Romsey Mac-prisoner would be recommended for de U.S. PRESS. FAVOURS AMERICAN |

-would be bound to support; büt such a contingency, would depend upon the atti tude of the Labour dichards, which is most uncertain.

11

LORD INCHCAPE'S SIGNIFICANT REMARK.

Donald have quickly been taken up by the Chamber during a debate, the Pre mier, M. Theunis, replying to criticisms by the Socialist, M. Vandervelde, who Beserted that Mr. MacDonald's first de claration after the Labour success at the polls was that he would insist on payment of the inter-allied debts. M. Vandervelde

portation, and would have to pay all the expenses of the prosecution,

P. & O. CO'S DECREASED EARNINGS.

PARTICIPATION"

LONDON, December 13th In view of the present circumstances the proposed visit of Earl 'Cavan" to Singa pore and the Dominions has been can- celled.

DOES IT MEAN ABANDONMENT OF SINGAPORE SCHEME?

LANTELL Loypos, December, 19th,

1

expenditures within the limits of ita resources. In this connection hills would be submitted to the special session of the Diet and general matters would be dis cussed at the opening of the regular

session.

WORLD'S GREATEST

BARRAGE.

SUKKUR SCHEME BEGUNDU

The Deccan irrigation works have ac NEW YORK, December 12th.

customed the Bombay public to the im The newspapers welcome the American

meuse magnitude of modéru undertakings participation in the investigations by two The Daily News interprets the an. in this Presidency. Even so, it is difficult expert committees established by the Renouncement regarding Earl Cavan as

to appreciate the significance of the cere parations Commission, and hope that

mony at Sukkur, on October 24th, wher something will emerge from this tending virtual abandonment of the Singanore the foundation was laid of the barrage- to a ameliorate the situation.

scheme, which will irrigate five hundres, scheme, pointing out that a large major thousand more acres than the total culti PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.ity of Parliament are hestils to the vated area in Egypt. Assuan furnishes

WASHINGTON, December 12,

scheme; but official quarters state that inadequate comparison, and new stan dards of comparison have become neces In the Senate, Mr. Borah introduced the change in plans is due to the desirsary:

The Sukkur, barrage, the largest in the Bill to repeal the Panama Canal tolls as ability of Ear! Cavan remaining in Lou-world, will carry two bridges across the Donald did not honour these engagements O. steamers during the past twelve ping. The Bill has been referred to

"IMPERIAL CONFERENCES: DISTURBING INFLUENCE.

LONDON, December 12th. Lord Inchcape, at the P. & O. meeting, tradict the engagements taken at the said he regretted that, with a few excep

A remark made by Lord Inchcape, in the course of his speech at the P. and O. meeting, that he did not share the apsaid that such a declaration would con-

prehension with which many

regarded

Labour's advent to power, has furnished / Frankfort conference, and if Mr. Mactions, the earnings on every 'voyage of F far as they affret American coastal ship don to act as adviser in the event of a Indus, each more than five times the

An opportune text for discussions on the political situation in the newspapers. which, with a fer exceptions, base their calculations on the inevitability of a Labour Government with a few months. LIBERALS WILL NOT LIFT A FINGER

they would know how to recall them to him.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald made a state

months had bear below the disbursements. The company were reluctantly compelled to reduce the wages of their stalls, and further eductions might be necessary to

committee.

LATEST CABLES,

U.S. PRESIDENCY,

new War Secretary being appointed.

COTTON MANUFACTURE OF

TEXTILES IN THE BAST.

ment to-night, saving out be told, keep the ships at sea and cover working REPUBLICAN CONVENTION TO BE JAPAN THE ONLY NATION TO BE

his interviewer was, if'

was no gen-charges. He suggested that unemployment eral settlement Britain could not TO SAVE CONSERVATIVES.

con- might be rem died if the trade unions aus There is but little indication at present tinue to pay her American debt and peaded their regulations, with regard to co-operation, allow France, which was industrially minimuta rates of wages and restriction of of Libern Conservative

hours of labor output, and gave economic Whis is revealed in the Liberal, news better off than Britain, to disregard her conditions free play for a year or two, papers, which disavow any intention of obligations to us. He emphasises: "We so that costs of production would decrease Fifting a finger to save the Conservatives, never will agree to anything which vie and world raafkers would be found for the increased output of British manufac-

Imperial Conferences were u although they regret the bitter hostility timises Britain in the interests of any tarers,

Coubtedly very valuable to the Empire, but were a somewhat disturbing influence the Laborites are showing towards

or domestic affairs, tben.

MIL MACDONALD'S WARNING AGAINST CLASS ANTAGONISM. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in an article. In the New Lender, rejoicing at the Labour triumph at the polls, declares that class and selfish interests, in their

other State."

LATEST CABLES. BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION SPACE PRACTICALLY ALL

TAKEN UP.

LONDON, December 12th.

It is officially announced that space

passionate hate of Labour, have thrown open to exhibitors at the British Empire Exhibition bas heen practically all taken

off even the appearance of decency. He Warns them that if their attempts" to Divide the nation on Taes of property be successful in keeping Labour out, the eventual result will be to bring ju a Labour, far rougher in mind and temper, than that which won such signal victories Jast week.

LABOUR'S CONFIDENCE IN MR.

MACDONALD” ·

up...

He hoped when the next Imperial Con- ference be arranged, it will be one of the conditions, that any mention of Im perial preference or tariffs be rigidly excluded from the discussion. He would not rule out free trade within the Empire. but as most of the Dominions depended

largely revenue from high tariffs he was afraid for many years this would He be- not be a practical proposition. lieved the different units of the Empire would hold together better if each were left free to carry on in the way apparently best suited to its own conditions..

The Palace of Industry was over ap-GERMANY AT THE END OF lled for and only 14,500 sq. feet out of 301,637 sq. feet in the Palace of Engi- necring was applied for.

EARLIER CABLÈS. CRIMINAL LIBEL CASE AGAINST LORD A. DOUGLAS DEFENDANT IN THE WITNESS BOX..

LONDON, December 12th.

Loxox, December 12th. "A joint meeting of the Executive of the Labour Party and the General Coun-

On the resumption of the Douglas case, will of the Trade Union Congress, held in Lord Alfred Douglas gave evidence. Re- London, passed a resolution expressing plying to Mr. Justice Avory with regard complete confidence in Me Ramsay to an article which the Judge said sugges MacDonald as leader of the Parliament fad that East Balfour and Mr. Churchill ary Labour Party, also expressing con had withheld the truth with regard to fidence that if he be called upon to take high office he will have the support of Jutland on account of Sir Ernest Cassel, the entire Labour movement.

The meeting also passed a resolution the accused said it was written jocularly that, in view of the extreme gravity of and sarcastically, and, as the statements unemploythent the Government's plans

were not contradicted he considered he

to deal with this-the gravest of all the

BER TETHER

BERNE, December 12th." Addressing foreign Pressmen, Chanceller Marx said Germany was at the end of her tether, and chcials, including even judges, intended to demonstrate to-morrow against the totally inadequate level to which salaries bad been reduced.

CONCESSION TO CIVIL SERVANTS.

LONDON, December 12th. H.M. the King has ordered that Civil Servants of the Foreign, Colonial and Indin, Ofhccs, who are required to serve in tropical or subtropical, penches thy climates outside their country of origin, be eligible for admission to the King Ed ward the Seventh Home for Convalescent Officers at Oshgene,

INTER-VARSITY. “SOCCER

EXCITING MATCH ENDS IN A DRAW.

LONDON December 12th. At the Crystal Palace the Inter-Varsity soccer match opened in dull weather.

HELD AT CLEVELAND.

WASHINGTON, December 12th. The Republican National Convention for the nomination of the Republican

at Cleveland on June 10tb.

RECKONED WITH;

LONDON, December 12th. In a lecture at Manchester, Mr. E.

length of London Bridge. Three of t Reven canals to be constructed will be wider than the Suez Canal, the largest being 5 miles long the central rice canal will have a discharge equal to that of the Thames.

The excavation work on the canals in- volves the moving of ten thousand million cubic feet of earth, equivalent to four Suez Canals or one hundred Grent Pyra mids. The irrigated lands will produce an annual crop of two million tons of grain and cotton." The total estimated

candidate for the Presidency will be held Bingham, who has recently toured India cost of the scheme is over £12,000,000.----

HOME OF WASHINGTON'S

ANCESTORS

SCHEME FOR PRESERVATION.

PHILADELPHIA, December 12th At meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution it was reoslived to raise funds to preserve the home of

ancestors at Washington's

Sulgrave (England).

LORD BIRKENHEAD ON IMPERIAL DESTINY. IDEALISM IMPRACTICABLE: “WORLD'S GLITTERING PRIZES,

and the Far East in the interest of Times. makers of textile machinery, said that

"

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM...- IN

MYSORE.

the best cotton mills in Bombay were mainly under European management.

At the concluding Session of the Mysore Many of these mills had an excellent Representative Assembly in October, the

read a Royal Proclamation of his High appearance, but working conditions Dewan, Mr. A. R. Banerji, C.S.L, C..E.. could he improved in many cases. The mess the Maharajah of Mysore, noncuue-s majority of these mills would be con- ing to the people of the State the autici demned by our own factory inspectors if pated constitutional reforma. only owing to the temperature and the humidity." He said that after noting the adverse working conditions in India and China it was a real pleasure to visit the mills in Japan Workers in the Japanese

The Proclimation stated that the Re presentative Assembly will henceforth te placed on a statutory basis, with enlarged functions, and will be consulted about the levying of all new taxes and the general principles of all measures of legislation. it will possess the power of moving re- solutions on matters relating to public administration and on the general priz ciples underlying the State Budget. In determining the composition of the As

Inters

The Eat of Birkenhead was installed mills were energetic, cleanly and indus- as Lord Rector of Glasgow University trious, and the mills generally were ex-sembly provision will be made for the last month. He received a boisterous wol

ests and minorities.

come from the students in St. Andrew's cellently arranged, while their upkeep adequate representation of special Hall, where he delivered a striking was good. He had little doubt but that

Later Rectorial

Idealism in .00 national Polities 2

The Legislative Council will also be enlarged, the elected element increased, and a statutory non-official majority en reckon-sured. The Council will be empowered to vote on the, Budget except on those matters which are specially excluded The Government will have power to restore any precision disallowed by the Council if they consider that such a course is necessary to the proper dis

the Japanese were the only nation in the After having defined idealism as the spirit which impels an ixlividual or group Far East that had to be seriously of individuals to a loftier standard of con-ed with in the cotton trade. duct than that which ordinarily prevails around him or them," he said the school of Idealism is the very And yet, he antithesis of the school of self-interest.

SENSATIONAL "AFFAIE IN

SHANGHAI.

BY BANDITS.'.'

added, nothing is more apparent than that, politically, economically and philoso SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER WOUNDED charging of Government responsibility phically, the motive of self-interest not

but must be, and

be, the mainspring of human conduct

Referring to the Great War, and the

to

SHANGHAI, December 13th.

They will also have power to authorize, in an emergency, such expenditure as may be necessary for the safety, and tranquillity of the State

birth of the League of Nations, he said A foreign Special Police officer was The franchise is to be considerably ex- that, untaught by previous experience, un severely wounded in the thigh and arm deterred by the shattering refutation of their beliefs which the Great War brought with revolver shots during an affray with with it, the Idealiste immediately had

CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S

DEFAULT.

the temerity to exploit its outbreak for automobile bandits last night. - their own controversial purposes. Once, they argued, the ploughshare had ousted the weapons of war there was to be no further declension into primeval savagery

and we were to have a League of POLITICAL INSTABILITY OF CHINA. Nations.

While he thought that there was and

PARIS, December 12th

problems confronting, the nation should had a prescriptiva right to believe the before five thousand spectators. Cam still is a modest area in which the League Poincare, replying to a letter from first time, at Lagos in October

tended. The existing property qualifie tion is to be reduced by one-half in the ease of voters for the Assembly, and women possessing the qualifications pre- scribed for voters are to be enfranchised.

NEW CONSTITUTION OF NIGERIA

The Legislative Council for the Colony and the Southern Provinces of the Pro tectorate of Nigeria, created by Order in Council in November, 1922, met, for the

That bridge and Oxford drew, one, goal aside. might make useful contribution to the

The new Council consists of the Gover Good work by the Cambridge forwards harmony of the world, the larger claims Tardien on behalf of a number of nor as President; twenty-six official mem leaving the witness box passionately ex scoring after three minutes. The game frankly fantastic."

the municipal area of Lagos; one elected Idealism in antional affairs," claimed that it whe most unfair he had was fast and interesting. Cambridge.com-

who issue,

have not been paid dividends member representing the municipal area tinued to do well, but towards the interval Lord Birkenhead, is not merely impracaince September, 1921, states that as far of Calabar and twelve nominated an not had a chance of putting his caso to a Oxford were

Oxford were frequently attacking-Atticable, but may easily degenerate into a jury, It was farcical, "

fed by ons to all deadly source of national feril. The is this particular loan is concerned the official members On the resumption, there was a dingdong world continues to offer glistering prizes Chinese Government can invoke Lo valid Captain Harold Spencer gave evidence struggle. After twenty-three minutes to those who have stout hearts and sharp invited to form a Government that their alleging that Sir Edword Pack told him Oxford equalised through the centre half, swords, it is therefore extremely impro reuson to justify pon-payment of divi- hitherto has been attempted in Nigeria Parliamentary Party Immediately noon June 2ad. 1916, that the false report | Chadder, heading in from a corner.bable that the experience of future ges endr, French diplomacy continued to in the direction of popular representati

be immediately announced.

EARLIER CABLES,

LABOUR PREPARING FOR THE NEXT CONTEST

LONDON, December 12th. The cecutive of the Labour party has decided in the event of Labour being

with any form of coalition.

were true. The Judge retorted:

I won't do." Lord Alfred Douglas whelted in the centre forward Hilleary made on its behalf seemed to him to bolders of the Chinese five per cent. 1973bers; three elected members representing

is

A notable advance upon anything that

The creation of this Legislative Council

KENYA INDIANS' FRANCHISE

tion and participation in the practical full responsibility for the Government of of Jutland was Mr. Winston Churchill's Both sides made moet strenuous efforts to will differ in any material respect from the country, without compromising itself work

This Bir Edward Pack had pre- gain the lead, and both goals had arrow that which has happened since the twilight urge the absoluto noctesity for China's work of governments viously denied. Capt. Spencer also alleged escapes. A very exciting game, however, of the Fuman race!

si respecting her obligation with regard to LONDON, December 12th. that Mr. Churchill" na Dundey in 1919 ended in a draw.ceske penge It is for up therefore, who in our his French holders of the loan. The poli The Labour executive has passed a reso told him he had issued the Jutland

report

tory have proved oursevics & martial rather Intion in view of the critical parliament to get money out of the Tanks Cross-

NEW HOME FOR LLOYDS.than a military people, to abstain, as has tical instability of China had rendered

Sir Robert Coryndon [Governor Ery position, and the possibility of another examined by the Attorney General, Capt.

been our habit, from provocation; but to vain the steps hitherto taken in the matter early election, requesting Mr Arthur Spencer admitted that he had been twice

LONDO's, December 12th maintain in our own hand the adequate by the Frenchgation at Peking, but Kenya Colony) has offered the Indians Henderson and the headquarters staff of convicted, but did not admit that he had Underwriters at Lloyds have decided to means for our own protection, and negotiations would be rendered as soon as wide literary test for the franchise, the regional officers immediately to prepare thrice been certified to be suffering from erect a new home at Leadenhall Street, equippet, to march with heads erect and now Government be constituted, and only qualification being ability to rend for the next contest, which will be the delusional insanity. The case was further as their business has outgrown the accomo bright eyes along the road of our Imperial would be followed up with all regard to and write a language in common th most momentous in the history of Labour, adjourned.

dation, in the Royal Exchange.

destiny.

French interesta

the Colony.