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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20TH, 1995.

BRITAIN AND AFGHANISTAN LIBERALS DENOUNCE THE FAR EASTERN CABLE

BRITISH AND AFGHAN FORCES CO-OPERATE.

GOVERNMENT.

the

NEWS.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY-] SEQUEL TO THE PEKING PARLJA.

MENTARY FIGHT.

OUR LONDON LETTER. PREPARING FOR THE

FISCAL

CAMPAIGN IN GT. BRITAIN. THE OLD BATTLE OF FREM TRADE AGAIN,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

LONDON, Soveraber 8th

INTEREST TY POLITICS.

الحرير

His last resting place is beneath the floor of the nave, which is now sat apart for the tumba of statesmes, and ail that will mark the spot will be a staple in seription giving his iams and the day of hia death. It is in strong contrast to the many overpowering effigies that are in the north transept of the Abbey, nos few of them to seevl-rate personages of the 18th Century when the' Abhey, authorities were far too liberal in grant ing permission for burials to tako placri within the walls...

HIVORCE UP-TO-DATE,

This week the first "case of divares

A RECORD OF INCOMPETENCE.".

LONDON, December 18th LONDON, December 18th.

At a meeting of Liberal MP's Regter learns that a large, well-equipped National Liberal Club, Mr. Asquith safl Afghan army has left Kabul and arrived there had been no overtures whatever by

PERING, December 18th. a Jalotabad in the neighbourhood of the Liberals, with the leaders of either

In the House of Representatives, after which the ufderers of British subjects parties. He intended to preserve that the free Sght between opposition factions,

Is is of interest toote that there is are hiding. The British military authori

freedom" "completely, The Liberals War Ching Lian, the Speaker, called the revival of sething like the old atten ATHENS, December 18th. ' ties are taking all the necessary steps to trolled the situation, and the days of the Procurator's two doctors to examins bis tion to the political drama since the under the new Act passed last July cume. prospect of stern £ghting over the vital before the Court. This Act enables a The King, on his departure, was grant-operate with the Afghans."

present Government were numbered. The injuries, after which he induced his reus of Protection at Froe Traite wife to obtain her freedom simply by PARIS REPORT DENIED.

has arisen. The Coalition was respou proving adultery on the part of her hus Government's record was one of impotence, followers, to take note of the nominationsible for the death of seality in political band, whereas previously it was neces Losos, December 18th.

They had reduced the country to a cipher of Sun Pao Chi aa Premier. This proved affairs, and it was bad for the country, sary also to prove cruelty or desertion. learn on inquiry that there is every The alleged statements by the Afghan in the councils of the world. He would abortive, upwards of a handred only rot-have been safely moored in the quiet prospect that petitions for divorce on the

Now, a great many prominent mea who Minister in Paris are officially declared in not move a finger to connive in a roing, the abstainers including the Opposi. London to be entirely, borless. The Min-longation of their disastrous stewardship-tion and those remaining neutral. The ister is known to by somewhat unfriendly Mr. Lloyd Gorge said he completely ballot box was not opened.

Apart from the mar agreed with Mr. Asquith's policy, ' towards Britain. ders of British subjects there have been other grounds for complaint with regard to the attitude of the Afghan Govern- ment, owing to its continual interference

ed a million deachame to defray expenses, also 1,650,000 drachemete of an allowance parable pending a solution of the con atitutional question.

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FRANCE REFUSES TO INTERFERE

PARI, December 14th.

* Commenting on events in Greece, the Unlin says that Yugo-Slavia and Rumania have appealed to France is an endeavour to save the Greek Dynasty, but the French Government wisely refrained from Linterferinge

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On the arrival of the Procurator's THE TRANS-POLAR FLIGHT doctors, photos were taken of Wa's in-leading members of the Party who have

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CHRISTIANIA, December 18th.

juries, Wu starling, with a bleeding, face, Captain Amuudsen states that agree on the floor of the House, Theo will be

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backwaters of politics will have to depart of wives will be more and more clare themselves on a national issue of terus as "time" passes. This is expect the first importance. It is true, of course, ed because of the greater facility grant that we had a return to party when nd by the new Act, and also because the the Conservatives got into office at the experiment recently made of permitting last General Election; but there are many judges on circuit to hear divorce poti- tions at nssizes. It is stated that at one held themselves aloof, and have not help assize to be held shortly no fewer than ed their old friends. They will have to thirty-five cases are down for bearing come out in the open on one side or the THE MOTOR SHOW.' other before many weeks are over

During the past week it has been towards re-union among the two sections

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with the tribes on the British side of the ments have been concluded enabling him used is evidence at the forthcoming legs curious to observe a distinct movement exibition has attracted the biggest. frontier; consequently by virtue of the to carry out the proposed polar fight from proceedings, which We announced will Anglo Afghan treaty it has been found necessary to prevent the passage of arms and munitions to Afghanistan until a satisfactory settlement" be reached,

MALAYAN TIN INDUSTRY. SUBSIDY, MAY BE GRANTED

DREDGING CO...

Spitzbergen to Alaska. An expedition with at least three machines will go north ward as early as possible, flying between May and August, COUNTY CRICKET

RULES

SCORING

FOR NEXT SEASON.

LONDON, December 19th. The Marylebone C. C. has passed a roo Jution that the scoring in the county championship shall he five points for a win in a completed match." Should a match be uncompleted the side leading ou the first innings shall get three points,

ATHENS, Devauber 18th. Prior to the Cabinet's communication w -the King the Republicans organised an acti-dynastic meeting, the demonstrators including soldiers and sailors: A speech

LONDON, December 18th. by a Naval ex-commodore was received

The Industrial Daily News Searns, an with cries of Down with the King." The demonstrators went in procession to good authority that it is expected the the Premier's offer, shouting similar Treasury will shortly approve of the words, and submitted a resolution in application of the Malayan Tin Dredging and their opponents one, In the event of

a tie the points shall be divided. Matches in which no result in the first innings is attained will not in included in the table of results.

favour of the King's thronement. Company Limited, for a guarantee. It is Thereupon the military and political stated that the company propose to carry leaders conferred, and informed the de-out extensive developments, including the monstrators that the Cabine would con- Preetion of an electrical power station, the sider the resolution.

„electrifying of the existing plant, and the

EARLIER CABLES. construction of a powerful new electric (REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE al dredge. If the negotiations with the Trade Facilities Advisory Committee be successful, the whole of the contracts will be immediately plaged with British en. gineers,

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COTTON TRADE COMMITTEE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION OF

CONTROL

Laspos, December 18th. The Joint Cotton Trade Committee, at Manchester, passed the which met following resolution: That no object could be served by further discussing the question of control of the whole cotton trade,"

The question of control of the Anieri- can spinning section will be referred to

WAGES ON BRITISH

RAILWAYS.

RUSSIA AND AMERICA. RUSSIA MUST SHOW EVIDENCE OF

GOOD FAITH.

WASHINGTON, December 18th,

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Mr. Hugh bay indirectly informed the Russian Government that there seems presat reason for negotiations, as THEATENED TROUBLE AVERTED.uggested, in, M. Chicherin's message mentioned yesterday. He added that the LONDON, December 18th.

American Government is not proposing to

It is understood that all question of railway trouble has been removed by the award of the Railway Wages Board, sign- ed to-day, which does not contemplate

MARQUIS SAÏONJI SUFFERING

FROM PARALYSIS

TORTO, December 19th. The Jiji reports that Marquis Saionji has had a strike of paralysis at his home at. Okitsu.

[ar COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN."

CHUNGKING CAMPAIGN.

RETREATING SZECHUAN ARMY.

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There are a thousand motor cars at Olympia this week where the 17th, snugal crowds ever seen crest at this popular of the Liberals, and it is considered autumn event. People are to be met. almost certain that they will come closer with from all over the country, and not together as the fiscal fight develops. As a few visitors have come specially from it is bound to do, on behalf of the virg abroad. The claim is made that the existence of Free Trade. The Liberais motor show is essentially a cosmopolitan of every shade are agreed on that sub-place, and there is truth in it judging ject, and are staunch to the old faith by the Babel of tongues in nearly every Labour is also definitely for Free Trade, and it remains to be seen how far the European language which is to be heard in and around the stands and along the two parties will be able to work together three miles of avenues within the area of in defence of the common cause. If they the exhibition can agree not to oppose, each other in the constituencies, thereby splitting votes and letting the Conservatives win hands down-which has been happening at by elections I would not give much for the chances of the Tarif Reformers at the General Election.

IMPORTÁST, CONSIDERATIONS.

A feature of the show which has im pressed everybody is the development of The car with "a" dickey the small e is not quite so much is favour, and there a tendency towards the "chummy" ear which enables four persons to ride in comfort in what is really a two-seater." Light four seaters are being turned out

PEXINO, December 15th. Yang Sen's main aray retains Chungking resting and refitting.

The Yunnanese, who retreated across the Yangtze when Yang Sen approach- ed, reached Kikiang, southward of Chung king and some 40 kilometres from Naa chuo, where Yang Son had stationed, an outpost. The latter is a small mobile force, able to retreat quickly if attacked

In the second place it is said that ing booked over a thousand orders on by the Yunnanese,

Tho retreating Szechuan army began interference with imports must injure the first day of the show; and there are to retient in the direction of Kinngtsi, but the shipping trade and throw ship other firms whose output for next year the so-called Szechuan neutral force left workers out of employment. Again, the has all heen taken up by their own Lachow for Kiangtsi the fall of Chung- stoppage of imports from abroad by the agents. This is good for the motor in- king with the intention of cutting out the operation of tariffs "must have the condustry, and also for allied trades. It is Szertinay army. The latter thereupon comitant effect of reducing the capacity said that 14,000 firms in this country are turned abruptly to the North, and is now of the foreigner to purchase British "chgaged in the production of cars marching in the direction of Tungliang goods, and that in turn means the disor parts

I am bound to say that nobody believes by manufacturers in immense numbers, that the Government's new policy will and they are models of comfort. Prices arouse nuy widespread enthusiasm. Free have been reduced on many of the po Traders are pointing it that large sec-pular makes of cars from £5 to £125 on ions of the unemployed., whose condi- last year's figures. This is an indication tion is put forward as the justification that the makers have set out to cater for of the Protectionist plan, belong to the man of moderate means. occupations that cannot be affected by The owner-driver has nothing that he tariffs. Not only will these trades derive can grumble about in regard to the way no benefit, but the workers will suffer in his wants are met by manufacturers of an especial degree from the increased light motor-cars. I heard of one British company which was able to boast of har cost of living.

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which is about 30 kilometres from Chung missal of men at presents employed in SHORT MEASURES AN TRADE ABROAD. king in the direction of Chengtu.

our factories. By the time that nine men

I am informed that complaints have Yang Sen stationed"another outpost at have found work by the removal of com-

banbsich, 20 kilometres west of Chang-eting importe ten men would be thrown reached the London Chamber of Com king.

out of work by the diminution of orders merce from overscas buyers of British Reports indicate that the Eweichow from abroad. This, it is asserted, is what goods that there is great dissatisfaction

The did not enter Chungking. army

will come to pass if the attempt succeeds owing to short measure. This is part to send out the Kweichowit's fr

is due to the use of German tape mea Szechuan, as they were liable to loot. of taxes on imports-that is, by means Japan. Inquiries show that the trouble sending two divisions back to Kweichow. A CITY SENSATION.

sures, which are accurately marked with Ostensibly complying, Yunn Touming is of raising prices.

metre measurements on one side, and of with the old German yard or

hister away its principles Mowwhungkingices appealed to Yuan Tsu-m tomake this country prosperous by means cularly the case in South America, “and”

should, as evidence of good faith, restore the confiscated American property, or

make compensation, and repeal the

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enter

This is obviously a matter of serious

a sub-committee,

any serious reduction of wages. All the repudiating Russia's obligations towards bandit gangs in Yunnan, and though they commercial and financial circles in 37-inches on the other side

These divisions were recruited from this The biggest sensation for" a long time The Conference decided to investigate members endorsed the report of the com- America. The Government cannot are excellent fighters they are always London, is the supplanting of the direc

difficult to control." When the fighting other matter which may help the better panics' representatives abandoning, the into negotiations until the propagavila to ceased, Yang Sen consented to their tors of the associated Portland Cement importance where British goods are con ment of the present, conditions as a larger demands in view of the recent rise overthrow the institutions of the United departure, saying that he had plenty of Company with a capital of £13,000,000. cerned, and the Chamber ha warned its

whole.

The Capference niso discussed specula tion in futures and Empire cotton grow ing. Decisions were deferred tempor arily...

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TANGIER CONVENTION

SIGNED.

TRIUMPH FOR BRITISH DIPLOMACY.

in the cost of living, while it in believedStates be abandoned, the men's unions are prepared to agree to the abolition of certais anomalies which the companies consider are, productive of wasteful working and overlapping.

EUROPEAN PROBLEMS.

LEADERS OF POLITICAL PARTIES CONSULTED.

LONDON, December 18th. Speculation has been evoked by a brief PARIS, December; 18th -visit of Sir John Bradbury to Mr. Ramsay A convention settling the international MacDonald at Lossiemouth sto-day, it is status of Tangier has been signed by believed to have some bearing on Sir Britain, Frades and Spila at the Quai John Bradbury's endeavour to secure repre- D'Orsay this afternoon, „ The Spanish sentative, men të assist in the settlement delegates only signed ad veferendam, and of European problems,

the protocol will remain open for some timo to enable the Spanish Government

to study and fest the convention befors final signature,

A DECADE OF WRANGLING ENDED.

Lorpor, December 18th

The signing of the Taugier Convention is regarded is a triumph for British

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Sir John Bradbury, interviewed, cx- plained he had consulted Mr. MacDonald, also other leaders of parties, regarding suitable men for, membership of the réparations enquiry comanities

#EMPIRE FELLOWSHIP."

troops to meet emergencies.

Teleported, however, that

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The Company controls practically the correspondents abroad as well as the It is estimated that Yang Sen still has whole of the trade. The surprising thing Beard of Trade and the Department of is that it was done so quietly. The Overseas Trade. The question of British NEW YORK, December 18th.

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two directors woke up one morning-not to prestige is involved. It is pointed out While the Herald and the Tribune ap- Kweichow divisious" are required at find themselves famous, is Lord Byron that jujury will be done unless foreign Kwoichow, where movement is on foot said on a memorable occasion-but to find buyers use measures of British standard Land manufacture. In one specific in- prove of Mr. Hughes reply to Russia.

to turn out Tang Chi-yu, who assumed that control had been taken from them.

Mr. Henry S. Horne, a' thember of a stance where eloth was shipped to South the Word assets that it is a little diffi- control after the death of the Tuchus, qut to understand why Mr. Hughes re. Liu sushi. The later drove out London stock-broking firm, has beer America and complaint of short measure Yuan Tau-ming and the military authorities buying the shares of the Company in the was received the actual measure used by jected so angrily the proposals which suspect that he thinks the time is ripe to open market for the last few years, and the purchaser was obtained, and it was was marked- Rhine- return and creure control under Wu Pei-fu. he has done it so well that no suspicion found that it President Coolidge seemed to invite.

was excited, and he has at last got con- land," and gave the German yard or CHINA'S MINISTER OF FINANCE trol. He had big Gnancial interest belle” of 37 inches. * * LATEST CABLES,

MEXICAN FRACAS-

FEDERAL TROOPS SEFFER A REVERSE.

Diplomacy, ending a decade of wrangling. PRINCE OF-WALES | ACCEPTS | moza and Luten Ciapzalez.

The convention opens a "fire opportunity for British trade at the port of Tangier, which will be modernized. The capitala- tions disappear, and British residents will be answerable to a British court alone. It is hoped compromises will be effected to obviate friction between the conflicting authorities-French, British, Spanish and

Italian,

LONDON, December 18th.

PRESIDENCY.

LONDON, December 18th. The Prince of Wales has accepted the Presidency of a fellowship formed in con. section with the Empire Exhibition with

Tiew to recruiting enthusiasts all over the Empire to assist Empire, trade and industry, instituting, prizes designed to

A SLANGING MATCH.

hind him, of course. and it is all to the PERING, December 17th,

good that the scheme has nothing of the In the Senate, this afternoon, the Chair-company-wrecking or gambling elenten man explained that Wang Keh-muing had about it, but is designed to develop the THE ESKIMO'S COUNTERPART OF not withdrawn his resignation, while Kao possibilities of the cement industry. Mr. "OCE LAW COURTS. Ling-wei was still ill, but Dr. Wellington Horne's idea is that, just as there has

Koo would arrive presented that he/been an Iron Age, we are at the begin

Dr. Wellington Koo

spoke as Foreign Minister and not as· a representative of the Government,

THE

GOLD FEANC ISSUE.

EMPIRE WIRELESS.

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Christian Leden, the Norwegian explor

VERA Cruz December 18th.

ning of a Cement Age-cemeat for roads, hus spent practically the whole for motoring at home and abroad, cement of the last fifteen years among the Eskimos" Newspaper correspondents with the

for building, for engineering, etc and of Greenland and Alaska, and has some Rebels report that the Federal forces

he and his associates can to make the curious stories to tell of the habits of have been forced to withdraw from San

most of it..

those northern tribe, many of whom had never seen a white man until Ledeu visited: PERING, "December 17th:" Marcos, and that General Cavazok,

them. The explorer has a very high On February 10th, Huang Fu, the With regard to the difficulties that opinion of these men, who, though hardly Federal Chief of Staff, has been killed.. then Minister of Finance, informed the have arisen between the Post Office and civilised, have many points of superiority

French Legation that China would pay in the Marconi Company on the working of ver more cultivated races.

Lying

theft. EARLIER CABLES.

gold franes.

The French Minister. on February 13th. wireless telegraphy within the Empire, and murder are, he says, almost unknow REBELS LOSING GROUNDI reqüirsted the Conernment to act in resulting in a deadlock to which refer among thein, and in their social custers accordance with Huang Fu's promise, enco, was made in a recent article I hear they offer au example of solidarity such MEXICO CITY, December 18th. while on February 24th, the French Min-that negotiations have broken down. It as it is dificult to find among other

Disputes of The War Department anances that the

interviewing Tano. Kun, expressed is furthermore understood that they are peoples atisfactory in the Goreng pred not likely to be re-opened unless the Post tey are often wettled, by duels, but, these revolutionaries have evacuated Puebla, mise Sipes then, H.E. A. J. de Flenriau Office adopts a more conciliatory attitude duels, instead of being murderous

has repeatedly requested a settiment on towards the Company over the proposed musical. The two opponents meet before and the Federal foras, have occupied Al that basis while the signatory Powers arrangements for carrying on the busi. an assembly of the tribo, and then take The question has been hung up turns to sing songs, in which they abuse have all again and again urged China 58. I to pay in gold.

owing, to the hard and fast conditions and ridicule each other to the best of their On November 23rd, the Waichaopu, which the Post Office considered neces ability. At the end of this duel of song replying to the Ministers of the signatory sary to impose, and the latest develop the assembly judges which has had the thus satisfied Eskimos, he finds, believe Powers, informed them that it was im- ment of the dispute will he regretted by better of the argument, and honous r possible to pay the French, Italian, the Dominions.

Power, but in in Supreme not only in Belgian and Spanish indemnition in gold. BURIED IN THE ABBEY.

men and animals, with Last year, the Belgian Minister agreed

mortality for both Perhaps the most striking thing about punkment for the wicked and rewards to the postponement of the Belgian hard the barini of Mr. Ronar Law in West for the good. But, contrary to religions for two year, but since has notified China that Belgium must be paid in guld, minster Abbey was the simplicity of the conceptions in more temperate climate Dr. Wellington Koo has now telegraph ceremonialIt was in keeping with the the Eskimos Heaven is a hot place sitng- Thero ted in the bowels of the earth, while their ed to experts abroad asking their legal character of the man himself. opinions, and when these are received have been funerals in the Abbey when equivalent for Hades is believed to exist ther will help China in reaching, a final the prevailing note was pompons magni. above the clouds where it is very cold ficence and formality; hut somehow on They are a good, sensible people, sape Some of the Senators satisfaction. Kaying they wanted a full beauty about the service that was quite and only combative when under the spill official statement from the Government, remarkable. The venerable and historie fear. Their attitude to their fellaw- and that Wang K-h-ming. Ling-wet building was crowded with distinguished men is very much like their attitude to fer

Supreme Being, incarnated for 1

the in and Dr. Wellington Koo must give such people, but in all the essentials the the goddess Nadlinjek for them either

vice was in no respect different from that pray nor worship, bat simply tim on Wednesday

The Senate adjourned with that unler which is carried out in a country in barmony with all forces which cus standing.

round them,

EL PASO, December 18th. It is officially announced that the Feder al forces kave taken San Marcos, captur. ing in immense amount of ammuntion and mall arms and a number of guns Several trains are steadily advancing on the rebels' seaport stronghold.

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further Imperial education, also scholar-AMERICA RATIFIES ARBITRA-decision to showed their is this occasion there was an air of homely Leden, tolerant am peaceful by nature.

The Tangier Convention provides for ships of a thousand sterling much for settle-

"TION TREATIES. permanezt neutrality, forbidding all meat of young Britons overseas and the

WASHINGTON, December 18th.. Fortifications, and places the port under an education of young Dominion students in The Seante has ratified the renewal of international regime giving economic Britain. Mr. Baldwin has sent a meage Arbitration Treaties with Great Britain, equality to all nations

wishing the fellowship success,

France, Norway, Portugal and Japan. ́ ́

churchyard.