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BRITISH CABINET.

FURTHER APPOINTMENTS.

NEW CABINET AT WORK.

ITHROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

LONDON. January 23rd.

The following additional Ministerial appointinents have been mardi 1-

Minister of Pensions

Attorney General

Solicitor General D

Pinatieial Neercy to the Treasury. Financial Secretary to the War Office.

"Mr. F. . Rokerta Mr. ParЯies HASTINGS, K.O. Mr. B. R. SLESSER Mr. WILLIAM Graham, ............. Mr. J. J. LAWSON

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip...Mr. Bes Spoon

UNDER SECRETARIES.

Major C. R. ATTLE Mr. SYDNEY ARNOLD Mr. ARTHUR Posaoser Professor Rosent Richards Mr. Prys Jons DAVIES Mr. WILLIAM, TRACH Mr. Jars STEWART

Ward

Colonies Com

Foreign Affairs

India

Hons

Wir

Senttish Falth

PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES.

"Admiralty

Agricultur

Board of Trade

Educatino

Health

Labour

Mfinan

Overseas Tende

Mr. C. G. AMMON Mr. WALTER R. SMITH Mr. A. V. ALEXANDER Mr. MORGAN JONES Mr. ARTHE GREENWOOD Miss MARGARET BONDFIELD ..... Mr. SaIN WILL Mr. WILLIAM LUNY

All the above are members of the Blouse of Commons, except Mr. Slesser, and: Mr. Arnold,

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES,

He was

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25TE, 1024.

Professor ROBERT RICHARDS (Toder Secretary for India) is the Labour mem her for Wrexham.

MR. WILLIAM LEAcu, linder-Secretary for Air, is Labour member for Bradford Mr. F. D. Rants. the Minister of

He is a Bradford Worsted Prusions, is Labour Member for WinCentral.

ducated at the manufacturer and has taken a prominent Brown wich. national sebusol at East Haddon. By trade part in Bradford municipal affairs. be is a compositar. He is a Member of the Local Advisory Conmutter (Labour), Vice Chairman of Jurenile Committed (advisory), a member of the Executive Council of the Typographical Association, the Northern War Sayings Executive, Northampton War Pensions Committee; Secretary Northampton Branch of the Secretary of the National Union of Dis Lifebout Inalitats, Secretary of the Mid-tribution and Allied Workers and land District Typographical Assienation, and honorary life, Vice President of the Northampton Labour Party.

"Mr, PATHICK HINTINGS, K... the Allorney-General, représents Wallsend in The Labong interest. He was called to the Bar of Midille Temple in 1904.

Mr. Raya Jous ́ Davuś. Undár 'Srere-

tary for Home Affairs, has represented | Westhoughton in Parliament in the Labour interest for some years. He is

member of Manchester City Council.

Mr. JAMES STEWART, Under Secretary of Health for Scotland, in the Labour

member for St.. Rollox. •

Mfr. Antara PONSONBY, Parliamentary Pre-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, is Labour-

Mr. H. H. SLESSER, Solicitor-General, stood as Labour Candidate for 'Leeds Central and was defeated... Beyond that be is known to

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LATEST CABLES.

NEW CABINET AT WORK. PRESSING PROBLEMS.

Les pos, January nl.

LATEST CABLES.

HOME RAILWAY STRIKE...

FINANCIAL HELP FROM

AUSTRALIA,

A coniunique states that a meeting of"

LONDON, January 24th the new Cabinet lasted two hours. Pre- The Railway Companies regard the liminary decisions were taken as regards | position as alumat the same. • Certain a number of questions, including auen-industries are feeling the increased effects ployment, housing, and agriculture, and all the strike, Over 100,000 miners in matters affecting ex-Servicë, men, with a South Wales and 6,000 in the Lathians. view to affecting immediate improvements are idle. in the administration and working out. details of a policy to be announced when Parliament meets.

A NEW CABINET SYSTEM.

LONDON, January 24th.

The Railway Managers this moching replied to the request of the Executive of the Locomotivemen's Society for a frosh conference and this is being con sidered by the axecutive. Mr. Bromley

An interesting innovation in the Cabi-stated that the reply still refused to

LATEST CABLES, NETHERLAND DISCOUNT RATES INCREASED.

AMSTERDAM, January 24th

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(THROUGH REPTEL'S AGENCY-),

The Bank of the Netherlands has PEKING CABINET SETTLES DOWN

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creased the rate of discount from 14 te

5 per cent, and on semities from 3 to 5 per cent

EARLIER GA BLES.

NEW DUTCH MINING COMPANY.

Tur Haupe, January 23rd. The Government proposes to introducqi Bill into Parliament for the promotion of a mining company to be known asi

Billiton, Limited." to carry on the mining business of the existing Billiton

April 30th, 1997. The Government will have, a predominant interest in the new Company..

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TO BUSINESS..

'TRE OPIUM QUESTION.

PEKING, January 24th, Wang Keh Ming (Finaner Minister) and Chang Kuo Kan) (Minister of the. Interior) have assumed thee. They attended a meeting of the Cabinet this morning at which the Cabinet's first real business was transacted.

"The meeting resolved to draw up mandate instructing the provinces and

dan seriously the suppressinn, of opium and the cultivation of the traffic, and ordering the Foreign, War and Interior Ministers to en-operato in draw- ing up a definite and workable plan for it.

net system was agreed to, nt yesterday's recognise the findings of the" National Company, whose concession expires on administrative areas to turn their atten Cabinet meeting in the shape of a plan Wages Board as other than a compulsory for small committees to deal with separ arbitration award. Mr. Bramley, claimed ate phases of the domestic policy and ❘ that the strikers" position is strengthen- prepare schemes for decision by the filling and mentioned the receipt of a cable, Cabinet. This will enable the latter to grani from the Federation of Engineers 'devote time to broad policy, ..

in Australia offering the utmost financial assistance, which the executive deridel tó

accept

STOCK EXCHANGE CONGIDENT.

LONDON, Jammary ard

The Stock Exchange opened with con fidence.

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EARLIER CABLES,

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The disposition of the Cabet ap- INDUSTRY SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. ointments are viewed favourably.

ATTEMPT TO WRECK •EXPRESS, ** Gilt-edged " sécurities were cent. above those of yesterday.

LONDON, January 23rd,

At the close. Consols were 334, War Loan 99%, and Railways were to 1 higher.

Industrials participated in the rise." HOPE OF THE WHITE RACE

WASHINGTON, January 23rd. Mr. Victor Berger, the only Socialist

member of Congress, has cabled. his congratulations and best wishes to Mr.

Americanism and Capitalism have come Ramsay Macdonald, adding:-"To-day

to mean the same thing. The working class of Great Britain are the hope of the white race and the world. Therefore,

Down with the Versailles Treaty ?"

NEW PREMIER'S WARNING TO.

INDIAN AGITATORS.

THAT January 24th.

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RUSSIA IN MOURNING. AN ANNUAL LENIN DAY,

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A message from Moscow states that the 1st inst, when Lenia died, has been declared in annual day of mourning Theatres and other places of insusemeul have been ordered to close for a week.

EARLIER CABLES."

MORE PAY FOR U.S. RAILWAYMEN.

TROUBLE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

MANILA, January 24th. More than a hundred Colorume have escaped from Bucas Island to Sarigan, where they are blockading the line from Placer to Manila, A constabulary

The milway strike position is easier in [REUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE]| patrol, comprising a captain and London this inerning, there being

a fair number of trains running. Further Welsh collieries have been rendered idle,

The defection among the N.UR mem

is increasing at Carlisle, where a joint strike committee has been formed.

The dislocation of industry in South Wales, owing to the strike, has become vare. It is estimated thấu over 50,000 colliers are now idle."

The strike committee claim that 150 .U.R. locomotive men at Derby havi joined the strikes ·

London and North-Eastern Railway officials report an attempt to terme with the express from Glasgow to Edin-` burgh this morning. Pieces of wood at a heavy coping stone were found on the

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SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES RESIONS TRADE UNION OFFICE,

vio he had experience as a mining Member for Brightside. He is third son. The constitution of the British Ministry line near Bishopriggs. A goods train pre- engineer and also as a journalist, e of the late General the Rt. Hon. Sir is generally acclaimed

as an able well-ending the express cleared the obstructioa Henry Ponsonby, and was educated at qualified combination. A "Hindi" Madras without damage. Eton and Baliol College, Oxford. He daily newspaper publishes a message from was a Page of Honour to Queen Victoria, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald pleading for rea- „1982-1697 and has served in the Diplo son and goodwill/ herween India and matic Service at Constantinople and Great Britain and declaring that no Copenhagen and also at the Foreign party in Britain will be cowed by threats Office. He was principal private secre- of force or policies designed to bring the try to the late Sir-Heary Campbell Government to a standstill, and if any

Me." William Cinkulam, Financial Srere tary so the Tivasury, is Labour member for the Central Division of Edinburgh.

He was curated.äï Perkles publig schools | Bannerman when he was Prime Minister. George Heriot“, ~chool, Edinburgh, and His publications include a book" Edinburgh University. Before going tor the University he had worked as a junior clerk in the War Offer, and. Later

as a journalise in Edinburgh and South

Democracy and Diplomacy.",

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Mr. C. G. Amos, Parliamentary

Scotland. He entered, Edinburgh Uni-eretary the Admiralty, was formerly versity in 1911, when he was 24 years of a sorter in the Post Office, and is Labour JERK. He gained the M.A. degr with

honour in Erönomie Sciener in 1915, member for North Camberwell. LL.B. in 1917: Medallist in Honours -Course in Economic History. Statistics

Mr. WALTER R. SMITH, Parliamentary and Mathematical Economics; Forensic Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Medicine and Administration Law. He has represented Wellingborough in the . is a member of a large number of public | Labour interest for some years.

bodies in Edinburgh, was a hember of

Indian sections inngine otherwise events will sadly disappoint them."

REVOLUTIONARY CONSPIR ACY IN BENGAL-

THE GOVERNOR'S APPEAL TO THE LEGISLATURE

CALCUTTA, January 24th. In the legislature the Governor referred to the revival of revolutionary conspiracy and explained the Government's use of emergency measures in order to strike at the leadera. His Excellency commented on the fact that notice had been given of resolutions recommending the release the toya Commission on Income Tax in Mr. ART# GREENWOOD, Parlimen of political prisoners. Lord Lytton said 1919: member of the Speaker's Conferencetary Secretary to the Ministry of he did not doubt that the whole public bn Devolution 1919-20: hus taken a lead Health, has been a member of many opinion of Bengal, would support the Gov ing part particularly in Scottish legis committees, and was Vice-Chairman of crament's action, if they knew the facts. Intion, lectured and written largely in the Minister of Health's Consultative He did not believe any member of Coun Bewspapers on social, industrial and Committee on General Health Questions,cil would demand the release of the men come questione, has been an At one time he was head of the Economie at present interued if they believed they offenbarer in the Edinburgh Fabian Department of Leeds University, and is were guilty of organising robbery, and viest president of the National WEA. murder. His Excellency announced that Society since 1911,

He has written a number of volumes on the Government had submitted its case to labour and health matters. His the partial examination of two Judges Labour, member for Nelson and Caîne (a) who concluded that the existence of Lancashire constituency).

revolutionary conspiracy was clearly Miss MARGARDY BONDFIELD, Parliamen established, and the active participation

The tary Secretary to the Labour Ministry; is of every man detained proved,

Governor strongly appealed to the Coun a daughter of a former pastor of Unios eil to support the Government's efforts

She has long been Church, Hongkong.

to prevent Bengal reverting to the anarchy of the past.

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DYNASTIC · QUESTION" IN GREECE.

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M. J. H. Thomas has resigned the political secretaryship of the MUR. PARTIAL HOLD-UP OF SHIPPING

THREATENED..

LONDON, January 23rd. The railway managers are meeting ertly to consider the motiye men's request for a conference,

Mawhile the strikÿ continues to affect industry in various parts of the enistyy and has led to a serious shortage of coal at Liverpool, where cargo boats have, already been delayed. A partial hold- of shipping is threatened and large ollmill has clacij down. Work at Hull Docks is practically at a standstill am! some large coalpits at Doncaster ara partially id 11 is for that thou- sands of miners in South Yorkshire will be idle by the end of the week failing an improvement in the situation.

LATER.

The railway managers' meeting adjour ed without arriving at a decision with regard to the locomotive men's request for a joint conference. GERMAN SEAMEN'S STRIKE

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LONDON, January 23rd. The strike of German" seamen · has extended to Middlesborough The strik Union: The Bremen have posted pickets, ers are receiving pay from the Sailors Three ships bave been held up and others will probably be delayed.

OCCUPIED GERMAN

TERRITORIES.

GARRISON COSTA-TOO-GREAT

GERMANY.

FOR.

NEW YORK. Jabuary 23. The central railway lines have agreed fo raise the wages of 35,000 engineers and firemen by approximately five per cent

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dozen men, are cut off and their fate is unknown. The Coloruma are rapidly recruiting followers "on the mainland sprending rint, murder and pillage. The prospects are that inited States Lop will be called out.

CONSTABULARY

LAND UNDER MACHİNE GUN BARRAGE,

LATER. ANGLO-AMERICAN. LIQUOR

Aided by machine-gun barrage from TREATY SIGNED.

the U.S.S. Sacramento a, hundred· con- · Wastrycroy, January 23rd.

stabulary, under Colonel C. H. Bowers, Sir Auckland Geddes and Mr. Hughes Innded on Bnças Island at eight o'clock signed the Liquor. Treaty, which, how yesterday morning and charged the ever, requires the ratification of the trenches of the Colorum whom they Senate.

ronted completely. One constabulary man The treaty may be terminated, on was killed. The Colorum lose is unknown. three months notice after a twelve-Two dead and two wounded were found. mouth,,"

Colonel Bowers immediately reboarded One clause provides that if, owing to the Sacramento after burning the 3 judicial decision or legislative action, Colorum town, fearing weather condi its terms are modified, the whole treaty tions would force the Sacramento from shall be abrogated.

the coast... Provision is also made for a joint MOROS KILL NINE DUTCH SUBJECTSS commission to settle clainis for com- pensation where a British tessel, suffers The constabulary report states that two loss or injury through an unreasonable foros from Binssi Islands, Mindanao, or, improper exercise of the rights, eonskilled nine Dutch subjects and wounded ferred by the treaty.

US. ARCTIC PLANS. CANADA AND THE AIRSHIP TRIP

WASHINGTON, January 23rd.

LATER.

nineteen aboard a Dutch vessel and then jumped overboard. The Dutch shot at then and killed bath.

Both were followers of Panglima Sapuslin, the Moro chief, who 5% A message from, Ottawn states that the Government has requested the British tensibly fishing in the Celebes While Embassy at Washington to keep it fully there Sapudin's men had an altercation posted regarding the United States plans with the natives, who wounded two for the airship trip to the Arctief where Canada "claims vast areas by reason of Mores. The later were taken aboard the.... adjacency and exploration.

HAPPENINGS IN MEXICO,

BLOCKADE REPORTS.

Washingtos, January 3rd. The Mexican revolutionary leaders have informed the United States Consul at Vera Cruz that they have decided to raise the blockade of Tampico.

LATER. advised that the entire rebel fine on The Mexican Embassy is officially

the Jalisco front has collapsed.

REBELS LATEST MOVE.

Dutch steamer, whereon. they ran amek Sapüdin and his band were arrested by the Dutch for." followers of crime”. (vë). Governor-General Wood intervened, and secured their release and return to the Philippines.

LONG-DISTANCE WIRELESS

TESTS.

SENATOR MARCONI ON AN ENTIRELY NEW SYSTEM. The rebels, while nominally respecting Senator Marconi presided on December American protests and afirming that the 3rd at the twenty-sixth annual meeting of blockade is technically lifted, will declare Marcoal Wirele azone for naval warfare of Tampico Lul, held at the Connay Company,

LATEST.

Rooms In

through which merchant ships will pass the curse of bis speech be alluded to in- at their own risk.

portant trests with what, he said, might It is stated that President Coolidge fe rightly considered in entirely new syt regards the allegations connection with tem of long distance communication. This the leasing of the oil lands so seriously system was, he believed, destined to bring that he has instructed the Attorney about somewhat of a revolution, in tho General closely to fallow the proceedings methods Hitherto employed for

for comm

Mr Joux James Lawsos, Financini Secretary to the War Offer, is the Labour member for Chester-le-Street. He was educated at a board school and com- menced work as a miner in Durham at twelve years of age. He served in the war as a driver in the R.F.A. He was returned in 1922 by a majority of 10,961," and at the recent election by a majority known as an enthusiastic trade unionist of 13,697.

and Labour leader. Her appointment to some position or other in the new Ministry was confidently anticipated. She was the first woman delegate to the Trade Union Congress 1605), and first stood

BERLIN, January 23rd." for Parliament as Labour candidate for

The President of the Board of Director with a view to taking criminal proceed. According to this systau, the projected

of the Senate Investigation Committee, eating by wireles with distant countries. Northampton in 1920, when she was

of the Rentenbank has informet the Minings if justified. defeated by the Rt. Hon. O. A. McCurdy

isters of Finance and Foreign Affaire that (1) In the reaut election she defrated

Azur, January 24th,

the stabilisation of German currency can- Mr. McCurdy by "a majority of 4,038. The National Assecably met last even not be effected if it is necessary to con Mr. WILLIAM LUNN, Parliamentary ing. The galleries were.crowded and the tinue to pay the ousts of the garrisons in The costs canmxt Secretary to the Overseas Trade Depart Royal hox was thrown open to people occupied territories,"

be met by loans or available. 78SDILTON, 31 Venizelos, who was tremendously and the attempt to meet them would lead ment, has bem Labour momber for the unable to find seats in the galleries. Rothwell Division of Yorkshire since December, 1918. He was a checkweigh applauded, stated that the Government to further inflation. The Ministers have man, having started work in a coal mine was of opinion that the only means of promised to submit the matter to the

Cabinet. solving the Dynastic question was by o' at the age of 12.

plebiscite.

Mr. B Spoon, Parliamentary, Secre tary to the Treasury and Chief Whip is the Labour member for Bishop Auckland. All we know of him is that he was Com missioner of the YMCA for the Mediterranean and Sulonica during the War. He returned to Parliament the election with a majority of 6,612.

Major C. R. ATTIRE. Under Secretary for War, represents Stepney Limehouse in the Laboureinterest. He was returned at the last election with his majority in creased from 1,898 to 6.155. He is barrister-at-law and a lecturer in local

at Science the Union School economics.

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Mr. E SHINWILL, Parliamentary Secre Mr. SYDNEY ARNOto. Under Secretary try for Mines, is Labour member for of State for the Colonies, ant 18 Linlithgow East and Eccrciary of the Libers for many years representing the Holmfirth Division of the West Riding British Seafarers' Union."

He had en Parliamentary Private Mr Monos Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Board Secretary to the Board of Education, is of Education since 1914. He in Hon. the Labour Member for Caerphilly Treasurer of the N.W, Counties Branch (Glamorganshire). Formerly school of the Frid Trade Union aud of the master, he was imprisoned during the Ninety-five Clubs,

war as conscientious objector,"

GOVERNMENT PROPOSES

PLEBISCITE

This declaration aroused protests from Republicans.

proposed bills to M. Papanastasious overthrow the Dynasty and establish a Republic.

M. Venizelos, interrupting, said if people were allowed to choose their own regime and favoured a Republic he would tell the people there was no occasion to fear external dangers in connection with the Dynastic question.. - "

which carried the menges w were and

propagned in a beam in any desire]" direction only, instead of being allowed munication

FATALITIES ON U.S. CRUISED to spread around in all directions. Com

SKIPPER AND TWO WIRELESS. OPERATORS KILLED.

WASHINGTON, January 23rd.

been successfully carried. out on this system between England and many places abroad, including St. Vin cent (Cape Verde Islands)" to a da tance of 2,250 nautical miles by the e The United States Consul at Vera Cruz ployment of only fraction .of reports that Captain Sparlow and two electrical energy hitherto found reccssary wireless operators of the cruiser Tacoma, to cover such distances. Senator Marcas were accidentally killed whilst perform alone and said that, although it had referred to the British Brondensinge ing their duties in a storm.

Company, and

its work operation only. He though radmirably done.

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FRANCE BARS FOREIGN LUXURIES.

NEW STABILISATION MOVE,

PARIA, January 23rd.

-BRITISH GOLFERS WIN. 3. Poinerro has tabled a Bill authoris ing the prohibition of importation of for

SAN FRANCISCOo, January 23rd. eign goods not corresponding to national Havers and Ockenden defented the meccanition, with very die retortion local professionals. Nagle and Novak by meat, information, and incation, and he of the franc

live súd four over 36 holes.

be could safely say that the company was Over · 100,000/ to-day second to none. licences for receiving rets had afremty been issued, and this number was growing daily Broadcasting provided fell certain it had come to stay.