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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Sörk, 1024.

BRITISH RAILWAY STRIKE

SETTLED.

RESULT OF AN ALL-NIGHT CONFERENCE

THE SECRETARY FOR COLONIES.

"ANOTHER SHELLSHOCK PATIENT."

LATE GEN. PEREIRA'S COMPANION

CAPTURED BY BANDITS.

LATEST CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S LOKNCT.] RAILWAY STRIKE SETTLED.

"Lessous, January 29th. The railway strike has been settled. AN ALL NIGHT CONFERENCE.

LATER.

The settlement of the strike was first

LABOUR'S EMPIRE POLICY. SPEECHES AT ANZAC LUNCHEON,

LONDON, January 28th. At the Anzio luncheon on Australia Day at the Hotel Cecil, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, was the principal quest Sir Joseph Cook presided, and those pre

PALATINATE PROBLEM.

SEPARATIST MOVEMENT LIKELY TO BE ABANDONED.

PARIS, January 28th.

It is understood that the Government has proposed to Britain that the question of the maintenance of order in the Fala tite and the security of French troops there be submitted to the Couference of Ambassadors. The Temps its that the Separatist movements bare all been Basco, and, adds that the movement in the Palatinate apparently to be abandoned. RUSSIAN UNREST.

LACK OF DISCIPLINE IN RED ARMY. WARSAW. January 28th.. It is reported from Moscow that there

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FAR EASTERN CABLE RICE CARGOES AT CANTON

ARMED FORCES TO PROTECT

NEWS.

- (THROUGH HIUTER'S AGENCY.]

DR. THOMPSON" CAPTURED BY AND BANDITS..

PERINO, January 29th. Dr. Thompson, who was on the way to Peking with the object of handing over Brigadier General Pereira's belongings and nuking a full report regarding the latter's death was captured by tandits on January 24th at Pantowcheu, some distance westward of the Peking-Suiyuan terminus. Dr. Thompson's last report said he hoped to reach Peking on Janu- ary 24th.

UNLOADING.

THE PRESS IN THE EAST.

THE IMPRESSIONS OF FIR RODERICK JONES

Just one final question, Sir Roderick, to watch at the what are your impressions of the news.

cable services in the East!"

As they are all Router's," said Sir Roderick laughingly, "I naturally think

In spite of the strict orders given by Sir Roderick Jones, Head of Router's the Governor to stop strikers in the rice Ltd., was interviewed at Singapore, by a industry from interfering with the un- representative of the Straits Tunes. - The loading of rice cargoes from the ships following is an extract from the report and godowns, says the Canton. Gazette, of the interview the labour guilds are still sending so- called inspectors "' different wharves and anchorages so as to prevent by force other labourers from doing the work of unloading goods for they are very fine services though not in- the rice merchants. Yesterday (Monday) { capabla,of improvement. Reuter's want the Chong Shing tico shop in Wongsha to go on giving better and better services, went to unload a shipment of rice, which But that is a question of money quer tion, largely of what the combined Pres the shop had ordered from a rice dealer in the Far East can afford to pay. What in Shakee several days ago, from a rice would be perhaps simpler," contioned Sir junk, but was prevented by the labour Roderick with a smile, would be to guild med. Later, a detachment of sol. ask me about the newspapers of the Far East, including Singapore. My reply would be that, considering the difficulties deales and when the strikers refused the English printed newspapers have to again to hearken to the warning of the contend with and the relatively small reading publia which they have, the soldiers, a few of them were hurled into newspapers are very ane productions in- unloaded without further molestation. the river. After this the cargoes were deed. They are conducted as far as I have seen them on the editorial side with judgment and sobriety and on the news The Governor was again. petitioned by side there is a most refreshing absenes of the yellow journalism, which obtrudes itself in some parts of the world. Taking

whole it is a conservative Press-I mean unloading of the goods by tice merchants, in the journalistic sense, not in the as the interference greatly affects the political sense. It is very proper that this should be so. E undoubtedly results daily supply for the needs of the whole from the sense of responsibility which tions are of a strong nature grave injury population in Canton. It is reported, British, journalists possess in the Far will result to foreign business.

that the Governor, will see that the orders East is-a-te the growing vernacular Press in different countries in the Far formerly issued are observed by the East. That vernacular Fress.is bound to strikers, or drastic action will be taken.

be influenced by the English standard Lubly is shaping itself upon the model of journalism, and consciously or uncon-

of the British newspapers 'conducted in its midst.!!

is great unrest in the arms, partly in con [87 COURTESY OF "THE DAILY BOLLETTE.diers was brought to the scene by the rice sequence of the death of Lenia. The bar- JHINESE TRADE MARES BILLS. racks have become the scens of political-

·SHasenai, January 28th. disputation, and lack of discipline is

The N. Daily News says that dismay manifest.

It is added that the central' authorities are alarmed and are sending has been caused among foreign business suspected battalions to the furthermost firma by an Eastern News Agency tele- the Charitable Institutions in Canton provinces of Siberia The garrison of gran from Peking stating that the Diple-requesting him to take measures to pre-

published in the form of a brief official sent included Mr. J. H. Thomas (Secret- Moscow has been reinforced by troopsmatic Corps are preparing to accept the vent the strikers from interfering in the the British Press of the Far East As

statement at the close of an all-night conference of Railway Managers and officials of the Locomotivomen's Union, with a Mediation Committee in attend

onte. The conference assembled shortly before midnight and keenly debated the points at issue until close on five o'clock in the morning.

The terms of the settlement are not

yet available, but Mr. Bromley says these

are very satisfactory to the men nad steps will immediately taken in hand for

the resumption of work.

Union officials anticipate an almost normal service to-night.

EARLIER CABLES.

NO TANGIBLE RESULTS FROM

NEGOTIATIONS."

«LONDON, January, 28th. Negotiations not baring hitherto pro duced tangible results, the secretary of the locomotive men declared that his exeentire was considering intensifying the

ight.

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BOMBAY MILL STRIKE-

Bombay, January 28th.

A strike in the standard mills due to non-payment of the workers' bonus is

ary of State for the Colonies) and the Duke of Devonshire.

AUSTRALIA AND THE EMPIRE, A cablegram wits read from Mr. Page, acting Prime Minister of Australia, ay- ing that Australia desired to continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sister Dominions and the Motherland to preserve intect the Empire whose existence offered

the best hope for the future of the world.

Sir Joseph Cook declared tha: Australia reaffirmed her loyalty to the Crown und was determined to continue to be a hut Stress of the Empire and never à hirden

thetron,

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The Prince of Wales paid a tribute to Mr. Massey's services to the Empire and Mr. Bruce's straight statesmanship. He aid he could not we too much of the Empire and hoped this year would see the fulfilment of his task of seeing all the Dominions, when he sailed for South Africa on May 1st. He was looking for ward to his visit to South Africa, on May 1st. He was looking forward, to his visit to South Afrin as much as to any other.

AN AMUSING INCIDENT, Mr. J. H. Thomas related that when he first visited the Colonial Office on Tuesday, with all the humility and modesty char-

from the western frontiers,

ITALO-JUGO-SLAVIAN PACT

ROME, January 28th. According to the newspapers, the Italo- Jugoslavian treaty of friendship stipu Intes reciprocal neutralite in ense of war also, at Jugo-Slavia's request, it provides for co-operation in economic and military defence, thereby giving a special charact to the Italo-Jugo-Slay relations in political problems in Central Europe amel the Balkans.

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OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES.

CHAMONIX, January 28th. In the Olympic los hockey contest, the United States beat Belgium by 10 to n. and Sweden beat Switzerland by 9 to ni

Canada defented Czecho-Slovákia at len bocker by the huge total of 30 goals to'l wil.

OBITUARY.

DR. MARCUS HARTOG.

LONDON, January 28th. The death is announced of, Dr. Marcus Hartog

Marcas Hartog, MA., DIC.C., F.L.S.. Hon. FR.H.S., Was a roted botanist and logist, and authority on biological physics. } science. He al mande special studies of

EARLIER CABLES. [REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE} US OIL LEASES INQUIRY. MR. DENBY'S RESIGNATION

DEMANDED..

WASHINGTON, January 29th,

new Chinese Trade Marks Bill

It is believed that unless the modica-

From inquiries wired to Peking, it is learned that a meeting of the foreign merchants there will be held this evening

to consider the question, and to decide | what 'action be taken apless a vatisfactory reply is received.

PLOT TO SEIZE CHINESE WARSHIPS.

PEKING, January 28th: Foreign telegrams frour Nanking state that on the night of the Bech inst, while the suuior officers were, ashore, the junior officers and men on beard the gunboats Chutai, and Klaagli plotted to take the vessels to Shanghai. Information, how ever, reached the naval headquartere at Nanking, and reliable men were sent on oard, while gendarmies and police were

stationed on the river banks,

Admiral Tu Esi Kuei subsequently paid the men's wages from his own fands, and a coure-martial was, held the following day, the results of which have not yet been reported.

The men stated that the non-payment

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THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

CHINESE GRIEVANCE.

THE MILITIA TO BE EXPLOYED. Upon receipt of an official letter from the rice dealers' guild, a meeting was held at the Headquarters of the Mer- chants' Militia to discuss whether they should send their men to protect the merchants in unloading rice from ships| or godowns. It was resolved that the

The Asiatic News Agency says:→ militia should protect the merchants and

When the Banque Industrielle de Chine thus protect the inhabitants of Canton closed its doors a couple of years ago, the from the high price of rice. The meeting Chinese bankers associations in Peking, Tientsin Shanghai," Hankow, Canton therefore decided to send the militia to and Mukden undertook to cash its bank- the wharves zad rice ships to protect the notes to the amount of nearly three rice merchants from any interference by million dollar, and it was agreed that this many would be re-paid to the Chinese the strikers, but will take no side in the bunkers when the French bank. re-opened dispute between the labourers and the fits business"in Chiga. Now the Chinese capitalista.

RICE IN CANTON.

dissatisfied

bankers have been informed by the French authorities that this money will not be Several weeks ago, before the rice versy between France and China is settled.

refunded until the gold Franc contro-,'

strike in Canton had been declared, rice The Chinese creditors are was sold at 12 to 13 catties to the dollar because their agreement with the Barque, which was endorsed by the French Lega- The rice shops would deliver even 50 tion, has nothing to do with the gold cents worth of rice to the buyer's house. Franc question at all, and consequently, At present 50 cents rice is a small packshey are prewing for settlement Fur

thermore, the majority of the Chinese. age wrapped with a piece of an old news depositors and other creditors of the paper and shops do not undertake de- Banque are perturbed over the condition liveries. According to the vernacular of the bank and they will hold a confer-

protection of their interesta.

extending. Thirty.tw of eighty-five mills acterising his party, a portér asked whom priations committee has reported on a of their was was their only grievance. Press, there were one hundred thousanence to discuss ways and means for the

in Bombay have closed down, rendering idle sixty thou and operatives. It is expected that all the mills will cease work ¿to-morrow.

LATEST CABLES,

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.

LONDON January 28th. There are signs that the foot and mouth -outbreak has been subdued, as there were only forty-six cases last week, the fewest since September 27th. '

HUNGARYS FINANCES. RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONER

APPOINTED.

LONDON, January 28th The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic cor- respondent states that the Commissioner. General for the supervision of Hungary's finances, under the reconstruction scheme will be Mr. W. P. C. Harding, of the Federal Reserve Board, Washington. The appointment is everywhere wel comed by Snancial circles.

GOVERNMENTS INTEREST IN ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL CO.

LONDON, Januarý 29th.

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BRITISH · STEAMER SUNK.

Tokyo, January 29th. It is reported that the British steamer Marg Forlock was sunk in 32.01 degrees North latitude and 151.45 West longitude. All hands were saved by the President

The House of Representatives appro-

he wanted to see,

Bill providing President Coolidge with Ne (dr. Thomas) said fund of a hundred thousand dollars to he was the Colonial Secretary, whereupon cover the legal costs of any prosecution the porter turned to another porter and Senate has discussed a resolution pre necessary in the oil lease case. "The said "Aupther shellshock patient seated by the Democrat Mr. Walsh

favouring the annulment of the leases. (Loud laughter). Mr. Thomas said he

Mr. Walsh declared that unless the sort of bloodle revolution had occurred in the hands of the President by sun- was prouder of the Eigive than ever. A resignation of Navy Secretary Denby be without distanc.. Many were appre down, he would seek the Senate's action bensive, of the Labour Government, but to remove the present bead of the Navy Tuft. the Prince of Wales and the King were Department. least apprehensive, because they knew that

OTHER RESIONATIONS POSSIBLE. patriotism, love of Empire, service and duty were out the monopoly of class or The Democratic leader, Senator Robin- creid, because they recognised that there son, moved a resolution expressing the sity education whose dense of duty and should request the resignation of Mr. were men of humble birth denied a Univer. Senate's view that President Coolidge

patriotism was equal to that of any other Dealy. He also proposed that the Presi tyre of man and because they were not dent should demand the resignations of

mindful that during the war the Empire other Navy Department officials and Dr. Sun Yat Sen has cabled the follow was preserved by the man from the slum officers whose relations with the oil reing message to Mr. Rameny MacDonald: as well as from the Palace recognising a serve leases indicate malfeasance" in

Permit, a fellow-worker in the cause common duty.

office. The motion went over, under the of Labour to send you fraternal greetings If in the hour of trial all sections could rules of the House. unite fefend the right, all sections:

and hail your Party's accession to power as marking a new era, not only in Eng. could be trusted to do the right thing at FATALITIES IN A LODGING lish history but in the secular affairs of any give momout. Therefore the great

HOUSE change in Government, marely meant that the old country and the old Empire would continue.

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CONSTITUTION MUST BE

*. PRESERVED.

Er. Tomas said when he succeeded to office, Le Duke of Devonshire unbesitas dipol in that characteristic spirit which tingly placed all his experience at his made them proud of their country feel it would survits all changes. and difficulties. He hoped their

successors

Aud

The Chancellor of the Exchequer. has would be able to say that they as pioneers

did

Empire

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PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island, Jan. 28th. Fifteen deaths have resulted from a double explosion in a lodging house be lieyed to be due to ignition of dynamite stored in the cellar by a woodcutter.

REDUCED AMERICAN

PRODUCTION:

FELLOW-WORKER IN LABOUR'S CAUSE.

DR. SUN'S MESSAGE TO MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD,

Enationa

bags of rice in Canton yesterday, which, at the rate of present consumption, would not last very long.

THE KUOMINGTANG CON-

GRESS AT CANTON.

CABLE TO BRITISH PREMIER. The following cable has been dispatch- ed by the Kuomintang Congress to the British Prime Minister

Right Honourable Kamsay MacDonald,

London.

tion:

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HIGH BUILDINGS AND BUSY STREETS. SKYSCRAPERS NO USE FOR LONDON.

Mr. Raymond Unwin, F.R.LB.A., chief town-planning adviser to the Ministry of Health, who, in response to invitations, recently visited America to help in town planning, says that the Americans are irying to discard the upward" method of expanding their cities.

Unlike many people who have returned from, the United States to London with National Conference Kuo-min-tang re-glowing references to skyscrapers, Mr. presenting every province and territory in Chinn and Chinese are sens now in Lawin has brought back a grave war- ing against building ap," To & paper, session Canton passed following resolu-Higher Buildings in Relation to Town Planning," which he read at the general Whereas programma this party in promeeting of the Royal Institute of British moting democracy improving social wel Architects, he said. With every added fare of people is in many respects similar storey the effective floor area per storey. to that of British Labour Party; is reduced, while the cost per square foot Whereas latter has recently gained is increased: the greater proportional triumph unprecedented in British history; number of lifts required take their toll Whereas China potentially greatest in of space from each of an increasing nu world and immediately requiring machine ber of floors. You do not dispense with ery and implements for economic develop transportation by going up. You merely ment can materially assist British Labour for the vertically travelling lift, and

change the horizontally moving. omnibux. Government solution economic problems, cidentally make walking for even short Particularly unemployment;

announced that the British Government frothing to weaken the grish tion of basic commodities declined four views which some of your official subtinguished leader British Labour Party injury to health and loss of efficiency is

and

Socialist.'

"We look to you to deal with China, hot as if she were still a conquered nation of the days of opium ware and Boxer outbreak (which has seemed to be the implicit or unconscious attitude of your predecessors in foreign office and succes. sive British Ministers to this country) hut as the home of a people whose civiliz ing work in Asia, both is conqueror and

And whereas China's political and distances far more difficult. "Every storey teacher, entitles them to at least the economic development is now retarded added tends to darken all the floors be hy militarists and reactionaries dominat-York, the number of dark rooms in which low Spite of the bright light of New same treatment now accented to nations- whose sovereignty has been freed of preing major portion of country and in parti artificial light must always be used is NEW YORK, January 28th. According to the Federal Reserve war, fetters And in particular, I have to

cular Peking; Board's monthly statement, the produc-ask you to examine afresh the fanciful

Resolved; that telegram be sent dis far greater than with us. The consequent of which all were proud. big decided that is in a rendre to Constitution, which was so broad and per cent. in December to the lowest point ordinates hold of me no dispose of Government shareholding

congratulating him and his party for sue said to be serious eyesight is injured, that it enabled an engine of the year, reflecting principally the

Labour leader, cess and expressing hope that British tuberculosis and other diseases are en- the Anglo-Persjan, Oil. Company.

couraged." cleaner

of yesterday to be a Minister reduced consumption in the cotton lodua-

policy in China will no longer support -SON YAT SEN.

The effect which higher buildings have must be proserved and the Empire tries. There were also reductions in the

militarism and reaction but will provide FRENCH LOAN TO HUMANIA.

in causing more crowding on aircet, maintained-(Loud cheers).

every

for unluunpered opportunity woollen, petroleum, and sugar industries. The Duke of Devonshire said it, he and The production of pig iron increased.

development of Chinese democracy and spaces is one of Mr. Unwin's biggest Pants, January 28th.

arguments against building upwards. It is semi-officially denied that the his colleagues criticised, it would only be The volume of wholesale trade decreased.

Mr. Unwin urged that it should be realised in London that increased height Rumanian Government declined the loan,

U.S. MINE TRAGEDY

congestion. increased traffic mentioned in a cable message dated Janu- ary 26th, to which France had already,

BHANKTOWs, January 28th

Major and Bt.-Major-Col. A. MeMunn, Comparing Chicago with London, he said the departure of 31. Oudendyck, the AMC, who was stationed in Hong-

"If the land in the City of London shark. agreed.

Thirty-one bodies have been recovered Netherlands Minister, next month, his kong when tho was broke out and later ever be used to the same degree of in from the Lancashire Mine. Four miners, duties as senior minister will including the foreman, are still missing Barnet, the Caban Minister, wie intends served at Mudros, has been promoted sub tensity. I estimate the day popula stantive lieutenant-colanci. He entered tion would be 1,845,000 instead of 419,15 and are believed to have been drowned. to go on leave in March. Thereupon the to the rapid rise of the water. The Minister, for

previously served with the forces as a City would have to carry 4 or 5 times one month,

ho ILA

for Europe. The next.

O.BE in the Great War, and also had already far in oxcces of their comfortable senior OB

capacity."

Minister, Marquis de Fuentes, who in On the evening of December 24th Chin. June or July intends to leave Peking for me, Indian, French and English students good. The headship will then go to Dr. had an international concert for the bene

Taking the country as a whole, only 77 Schurman, the American Minister, and it of the members of a coore of nationali per cont. of the electors recorded ther remain in his hands until the return of ties at the Student Movement house in Totes at the recont General Electon. M. Batniha de Freitas, the Portuguese Russell Square, and at the same pines on the Landon boroughs the figure fell to Minister, who is the doyen titulaire and Christmas night The Other Wise Man" per cont. Welsh boroughs stood higher due le return in October,

was presented,

The cable message referred to stated.

The Rumanian Government has decided

to cancel its request to France for a loan

because all were anxious to arrive at the

best possible effort for the further develop ment and prosperity of the Empire.

MR. RAMSAY, MACDONALD'S,

" CAUTIOUS POLICY.

LONDON, January 28th. Reuter learns that Mr. Ramsay Mac

So far as can be seen at present, the liberalism. position of Dean of the Diplomatic Body in Peking will change six times in 1924, Far Eastern Times prophesies. Upon

pat

to M.

means

of one hundred million francs to which. Donald' was interviewed by the Quotidien Further search has been abandoned owing - decenat goes to M. Everts, the Belgian the Army in 1901 having for six months In that case the narrow streets of the

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it is understood the French Government prior to his assuming office as Pranjer was favourable."]

He has given no interviews to the Press majority of the victims were married men is due to Icave shortly afterwards civil surgeon. He won his brevet and the the present volume of traffic, which is since he assumed office. This does not imply that the general lines of his pole US. INCOME TAX REDUCED.the diplomatic list is the Spanish field service in South Afrien

differ from those foreshadowed in the interview, but obviously its develop ment must be a question of time.

WASHINGTON, January 29th. The The Committee of the House of Re questions of Russia, Anglo-French rela- tions, reparations, et cetera, minst be deve presentatives has voted 25 per cent togel very carefully and in n most liberal reduction in the tax on unearned incomes spirit, always with a view to the Governm to 320,000. Incomes under 15,000 are ment's policy of restoring Europe and reclassified for the purposea of reduction establishing 'universal co-operation.

BARLIER CABLES EMPIRE NAVAL CRUISE

TRINCOMALI, January 28th." A feature of the visit by the British cruiser squadron, which arrival during the week-end, has been the daily crowds of all races, hundreds flocking in from districte over a hundred miles distant.

As earned.

with 79 per cent