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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19m, 1924.

BRITISH DOCKERS' STRIKE

OVER A MILLION MEN EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED.

EMPLOYERS CONCEDE A POINT.

FRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS.

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BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND CHINESE, COMMERCIAL MORALITY.

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] DUCKERS ON STRIKE. FOOD PROBLEM BOUND TO ARISE.

Loss. February 18th. Men engaged at practically all ports in Great Britain, to the number of 120,000 are expected to cease work, at mid-day, but negotiations have not ended.

A final effort to obtain an agreement is being made during the morning.

In the event of a strike all sea-going goods traffé will he immediately paralysed, and if the stoppage continues for some days coal mines will be thrown ille. Other industries will be afected.' A fand problem is bound to arise, accompanied by increased prices.

Dock work, however, nominally ceased

Saturday afternoon and Sunday ;; hence, the full effects of the strike will not he really felt until Monday, so there is still an interval in which the mediatora will strive to end the dispute.

In the event of the strike extending to include all workers of allied unions, a total of 1,900,000 workers will become Affected.

NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN.

LATER.

Following conferences throughout the day, which were interrupted by several adjournments, negotiations in the dock dispute broke down.

The leaders announced that the strike, which started at noon, will continue.

EMPLOYERS CONCEDE A POINT. I The only fresh development in the Dockers' dispute is that the London era- ployers have issued a notice that from February 16th "all employés' wages will be increased one shilling per day on a "half daily basis."

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The chief remaining point in the din pote concerns the second shilling demand ed, on which arbitration was offered and rejonteri.

FRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS

NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR RECEIVED IN PARIS.

PARIS, February 16th. M. Millerand granted an audience to Von. Hucech, who presented his cre- | deutials as Gergian Ambassador.

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A battalion of infantry rendered mili- tary honoura on the arrival of Ven Hoesch at the Elysee.

M. Millerand was supported by a crowd of dignitaries, including M. Poincare.

In the course of a speech, Von Hoesch said he was fully conscious of difficulties in the way of improving the relations of the two countries, but he would devote all his efforts to achieving progress in the solution of the great questions on which the future of Europe largely depended.

M. Millerand replied, welcoming the choice as Ambassador of so skilled a diplomatist, who was personally acquaint ed with the wishes of France, which could he summed up in the words "Respect for Treaties."

FRENCH FINANCIAL DEBATE EIGHTEEN DAYS' KEEN CONTEST:

PATs, February 15th.

Alter eighteen days of keen debating, the Government succeeded in forcing the passage through the Chamber of Deputies of two of the hundred and ten articles comprising the new financial charter.

The string of amendments to clause three which increases taxation, ranging from a complete reversal" of the Govern- ment policy, like the flotation of a lottery loan and the institation of a capital levy, to minor modifications, were all defeated by varying majorities, many of which

wore close.

The members of the Left criticised the drastic taxation, while the Government was making loans to Eastern Europeas States.

M. Tardieu and his supporters contend that it is useless improving the franc abroad at the expense of domestic cost of living. but the most solid opposition was based on the power clause, which confers on the Government, the power issuink decrees enforcing administrative economies, without reference to Parlia ment

of

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WORLD OF SPORT-

"SOCCER " RESULTS.

· WALES' DEFEATS SCOTLAND.

CARDIFF, February 16th. The International soccer match was played in fine weather before 30,000 people. Wales beat Scotland by two goals to nil,

There was plenty of thrilling play in the opening half, but the cleverness of the respective defences prevented scor ing.

After fifteen minutes play in the second half, W. Davies finished a`ñne rum and registered a splendid goal, after which the Walshmen took command.

Near the end Len Davies scored a goal in a melee in front of the Scots' goal.a

EXITISH ARMY BEATS FRENCH ARMY.

PARIS, February 16th.

In the International triangular soccer tournament, the British Army beat the French Army by 3 goals to l

* CORINTHIANS DEFEAT NAVY. Corinthians beat the Navy by 4 goals to 1 at Crystal Palace.

FIRAT LEAGUE

Arsenal, D; Aston Villa, 1. Birmingham, 2; Middlesbro', 1. Blackburn R., 1, Sheffield F., 0. Bolton W, Nottingham 0. Everton, 2; Chelsea, o Huddersfield T., 1; West Ham U., 1. Manchester C.. S Burnley, Notte C.. 1; Newcastle United. 0. Sunderland. 0; Liverpool. 0: Tottenham H, 1; Cardiff City, 1. W. Brom A., 1; Preston, NE,

SCOTMAH LEAGUE Hiberniaus, 2; Dundee, 0. Morton, 2; Falkirk, 1. Raith Rovers, 1; Aberdeen, o Rangers v. Kilmarnock (postponed). St. Mirren, 4;. Motherwell, 0. Third Lanark, 0; Clyde, 0. Ayr United, 1; Partick T., 1. Celtic 1; Queen's Park, 0. Clydebank, 0; Airdrieonians, 1. Hamilton A., 1; Hearts, 3.

TEXAS OPEN GOLF CHAM- PIONSHIP.

LATEST CABLES.

THE AMERICAN OIL LEASE SCANDAL

GOVERNMENT COUNSEL

"NOMINATED..

WASHINGTON, February 10th. The Senate Committee has approved of the nominations of Me.Roberta nul Mr." Pomorene as Government counsel in the oil leases case.

The House of Representatives has adopted the Senate resolution as regards the Naval oil, reserves.

MR.

POMERENE'S APPOINTMENT,

CONFIRMED. WASHINGTON, February 16th. The Senate, after a six hour debate, confirmed the Pomerene.

appointment of Mr.

Action with regard to Mr. Roberts has been deferred till Mondny, when approval is anticipated.

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FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

[THRÒUĠU BLUTIE'S AGENCY-)`

JAPAN AND: POLAND.

TRADE NAVIGATION TREATY.

Wansow, February 18th. The Diet Foreign Affairs Commission → unanimously ratified the Polish-Japanese | Trade Navigation Treaty.

UNPOPULAR JAPANESE GOVERN. MENT.

HUGE MASS MEETING DEMANÈS RESIGNATION,

Tokyo, February 17th. More than 10,000 people who are op- posed to the Government held a mass meeting and passed a resolution demaad-

Mark Law by His Majesty's Government without nich modifiction as will provide adequate foreign representation in the Trade Marks Bureau and on every tribun al which may be called to give any de cision affecting foreign interests in een- nection with trade marks,

BRITISH MINISTER'S ADVICE,

GIVE GOVERNMENT' CREDIT FOR GOOD INTENTIONS.

SHANGHAI, February 15th. The British Minister to Peking. Sir Ja W. R. Macleay, K.C.M.G., who opened the new building of the NorthChina Daily Next, in the course of a 'sperch, said ho feared that in recording or cramenting upon the present unrest in Chinn, we wero toa prone to forget that we ourselves in some measure were responsible. By the introduction of Western ideas and novel political theories, we sowed the needs of the 1011 revolution, from the after-effects The police reserves were called out, but of which China is now suffering. It is not the demonstrators were orderly.

FURTHUR DEVELMENTS FORE-ing the immediate resignation of the

SHADOWED. "

WASHINGTON, Fehaary 15th. A development likely to prove most important in the naval oil lease scandal is the Senate's adoption of two resolutions, the first calling on the State Department to furnish il diplomatic gurespondence relating to the Colombian Treaty, in the ratification of which the oil interests, and Mr. Fallas Secretary of the luterior, are aid to have played a leading part; secondly asking for the correspondence. relating to the securing of pil concessions for American.. corporations in Rassia. Mexico, Mesopotamia, Palestine, Burma, Persia and other foreign countries.

ALLEGED WHISPERING

CAMPAIGN."

Kiyouya Ministry. They then paraded the streets and demonstrated before the Peers' "Club.

SCHAFFING OF JAPANESE WARSHIPS.

surprising that the country should take some time to evolve order from confusion and replace autocracy by democratio form of Government. It is, therefore, - TORTO... February 10th..

necessary te paaintain a nice sense of pro- The Navy Office announces that the first portion, and admit the right of Chinese eriod of work in conuretion with the thinkers to opinions we do not necessarily scrapping of ten, warships, in accordance share, and also give the recognised Govern- with the Naval Treaty. has been comment of China .credit for its good

intentions.

ALLIED. WAR MEMORIAL IN

Mr. Vanderlip testified before the completed.. |mittee enquiring into the oil scandal, He said he had no facts whatever to substan- tinta the use of Mr. Harding's name in but he suggested an en- his recent speiche

quiry into circumstaners of the sal of

SHANGHAIT.

The Marion Star, thinking it was a public IMPRESSIVE UNVEILING CEREMONY,

in duty to call attention to Yumours order to kill them. He was a life-long friendl of | |; Mr. Harding, and merely wanted to clear the late President's memory of the whispering campaign against him.

President Coolidge has nominated the Philadephian, Mr. Owen Roberts, to be the

SHANGHAI, February 10th. Au impressiva ceremony was held this morning in the "unveiling of an Allied War Memorial on the Bund, by the Con

Government counsel in the oil prosecnsular Doyen, M. Rossi.

SAN ANTONIO, Februarq 18th. pionship with a score of 279 for seventy-tions, replacing Mr. Strawn.

Kirkwood won the Texas. Open Cham

two holes. He Enished seven strokes ahead of Dekenden. Havers card showed

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DUTCH FINANCIAL

ACTIVITIES.

BID FOR INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FAME.

LATEST CABLES.

AMERICAN POLAR

EXPEDITION.

FLIGHT OF THE

SHENANDOAH

CANCELLED.

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New York, February_18th. Newspapers register the Navy Depart ment's astonishment and disappointment Polar Bight of the Sheandoah, which is over Mr. Coolidge's onfer cancelling the

LONDON, February 18th.. The 7'imas City Editor says that Amster. With the object of making definite pro- dar appears to be making a bid for cargo for China, was among the vessel. Aress, M. Paincare may send the clause international monetary fame, The far-described as coming like a flash out of a

VESSEL FOR CHINA GETS AWAY. The Holt liner Sarpedion, with a full which got away from Liverpool despite

the strike.

PREMIER EXPECTED TO ··

INTERVENE.

It is understood that the Premier hun. se will probably intervene in the dock strike to-morrow.

EARLIER CABLES.

LONDON DOCKERS ON STRIKE.

LONDON, February 15th. The negotiations in the dock dispute have broken down, and a strike is pow certain to-morrow.

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the Premier, while confident of the sup- port of the Chamber of Deputies, is anxious to test the feeling of the Senates

the Senate as a separate measure, as

which is mère hostile to his domestic policy:

LOTTERY LOAN PROPOSAL REJECTED.

PARIS, February 16th. At the request of the Government, the Chamber of Deputies rejected. by 308 voces to 20. a proposal for the floatation of a lottery loan of ten milliards francs, free of interest.

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and German banking interests are coll- mation of a second credit institution in Holland, in which Swedish, Dutch, British clear sky. eernet, is the second development within the past month. It is understood a third coralination is contemplated.

BRITISH DIPLOMATIC

TRANSFERS.

Efforts will be begun immediately to secure the approval of Congress to the fight, but it is admitted that it now is.

probably too late.

WANG KEE MING'S IMPEACHMENT.

PEXISO, February 15th. Three hundred and forty-two members of the House of Representatives were i present this afternoon, when the House discussed the question of impeachment of Wang Keb Ming on the ground that he had issued $5,000,000 worth of Treasury. bonds for the expenses of the Legations Consulates abroad without securing Parliament', sauletion

The memorial was dedicated by Bishop Paris, Dean Symans" and the Rev. Rowland. The benediction was pronouncan ed by Bishop Graves.

Guards of Honour were provided by the

Two hundred and eighty-two voted on Shanghai Volunteers, the French Valut-the question, but only $50 name cards teers and Naval Detachments.

were inserted in the name box, and con- The British wamehip River fired a sequently the vote, was declared informal. The actual result of the voting was 213 for impeachment and 67 against, with two informal votes.

salute."

JAPANESE LOAN OVER SUBSCRIBED.

NEW YORK, February 16th, The American section of the Japanese

It is declared, that if no Congressional loan bas been substantially over-suh- action be taken within ten days, it will

be impossible to attempt the expedition scribed. this year.

An advance party which is already on BUDAPEST, Fbruary 16th, its way to Alaska to carry out preliminary Mr. John Balfour, Secretary to the work in connection with the flight has British Legation, will shortly take up the heen halted at Bremerton Navy Yard in. Secretaryship to the British Embassy at Washington State, and ait other prelin Washington. It is understood Mr. J. S. mary activities stopped. "

Birch, Eirst Secretary to the British Embassy at Tokyo, succeeds Mr. Balfour,

WOMEN'S FRANCHISE IN

SOUTH AFRICA.. PASSES SECOND READING.

A final attempt to secure a settlement was made by the Ministry of Labour re- questing the dockers' delegates to remain BILL in London and meet again to-morrow. The delegates, who were about to return to their districts, agreed to remain, but theg legraphically confirmed the orders to crave work at noel on Saturday.

BIG COTTON LOCKOUT

THREATENED

LONDON, February 13th.

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A dispute has arisen in the cotton room of the Thornham Spinning Company's mill bear Oldbam, where three hundred operatives are

employed. The point tissue is of the first importance and may lead to a lockout involving the mills within the Federation, and one hundred and fifty thousand operatives. The employers have convened a meeting of the whole trade for February 26th.

LATEST CABLES,

THE PALATINATE." SEPARATIST GOVERNMENT ENDED.

CAPE TOWN, February 16th.

PENNY POSTAGE

EARLY "RETURN IMPOSSIBLE.

The Assembly passed the second read-

LONDON, February 17th. ing of the Women's Enfranchisement Bill It "in stated that the Postmaster- by votes to 48. General Smuts, in

General has definitely decided that an supporting the Bill. pointed out the diffi- darly return to penny postage is impos culty regarding the Cape Province, sile, as it is anticipated that no Post where native men were eligible to vote.

Office surplus will be available for it. RUSSIA AND NORWAY. OFFICIAL RECOGNITION.

CHRISTIANIA, February 16th. vially announced simultaneously with the Norway's recognition of Rusein is off- publication of a Russian Note recognising Norway's sovereignty over Spitzbergen.

The temporary Chargé d'Affaires ap- iated to the Rusto-Norwegian Commis sion will settle outstanding questiona

INDIAN

FRONTIER

MURDERER-

[A telegram dated Peshawar, January 13th, stated that news had been received that the frontier murder gang had sur rendered to the Afghan Government.]

TUTANKHAMEN'S TOMB.

CALOUTTA, February 16th. BERLIN, February 18th. The Bengalee, Copinath Saha, has been The Separatist Government in

the sentenced to death for the murder of Palatinate has actually ended. Ex Mr. Day, a Government officials have been released from Separatist prisons and have resumed 'duty. A committee, appointed by the Inter-Allied High Commission, is nego tinting with the German Authorities on the subject of a definite form of Govern ment. The committee has promised to disarm the Separatists and to abolish all restrictions in traffic in the Palatinate.

PROVISIONÁL "GOVERNMENT..

PARIS. February 16th. The Special Inter-Allied Commission in the Palatinate has signed in. agreement with the Bavarian Local Authorities for Tutankhamen's tomb. the creation of a Provisional Government by the elected Provincial Council of the Palatiante.

SEPARATISTS SAVED FROM THE MOB.

PARIS, February 15th Frompt action by French gendarmes in Frankenthal in dispersing crowds besieg ing Separatists in the sub-prefecture, are vented a repetition of the events at Pir masens and Kaiserlautern

CABO, February 16th,

LATEST CABLES. {REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]] BOOTLEGGERS' BATTLE.

SENATOR WOUNDED.

WASHINGTON, February 16th,

EARLIER CABLES.

WASHINGTO February 13th. " President Coolidge has ordered the süs pension of the naval aerial expedition to the North Pole this summer, on grounds of economy.

LATER

the

Mr. Denby, Scretary of the Navy, state that considerable opposition existed to the Auditure of the $350.000, required. Therefore the President postponed the ex- pedition until Congres had been given an opportunity of expressing it view,

LATEST CABLES. THE MEXICAN CAMPAIGN,

REPORTED · FEDERAL REVERSE.

VERA CRUZ, February 10th.

While walking on Pennsylvania Avenue It is unofficially reported that the in the company of his wife, Senator Green Federal General, Topete, with 2,000 men, of Verment was wounded in the head when advancing from Cardeba to Egert during a duel between prohibition agents-Blanca, on the Isthmus railway, wak and bootleggers. He was conveyed to ambushed by Rebels in Motorongo being hospital...

defeated and dispersed, losing traine

The bullet which struck Senator Greene did not remain in his head. It enused a alight fracture in the region of the frontal, bone.

OPERATION MAY BE NECESSARY-

Physicians who are attending. Mr. Greene have arrived at the conclusion that a portion of the frontal bone, has

been driven into the brain.

sary.

TO HIS FATHER

MAGNIFICENT-LIBRARY OF ANCIENT WORKS.

EARLIER CABLES.

FURTHER FEDERALIST

SUCCESSES.

Froons have can cruiser 2

The

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THE LATE MR. H. E. R. HUNTER'S ESTATE.

The late Mr. H. E R. Hunter, for thirty years in the Hongkong and Shang- hai Bank's Eastern Offices, left £83,181.

The question of hopeachment was ad- journal.

BATTLE OF TUNGCHUAN.

PERING, February 13th

A late foreign: telegram from Chengta says that the battle near Tangchuan w fought fiercely, the Szechuanese leaving 1,000 dead on the field.

The Northern forces captured large

BY COUBIS OF THE DAILY BULLETIN."upplies of arms and ammunition.

COMMERCE CHAMBERS' CON. FERENCE.

DECLINE OF CHINESE COMMERCIAL MORALITY.

SHANGHAI, February 13th.

The defeated First and Sixth Divisions have since reached. Chengtu, which the Northern forces were approaching on the

4th inst.

In support of an earlier statement that The Conference of British ChambersWu Pei Eu is endeavouring to avert

bostilities in the South-West, it is assert passed the following ;-

That this Conference views with ed to-day that he is sending General Shih grave apprehension the decline in Chin- Esião Chuan to interview Lu Yang e commercial morality as evidenced by Hsiang, and an agreement is likely where, the recurring instances in which Chine

es merchants have latterly disregarded by the danger of a couflict may be avert- their contractual obligations,

more mpecially as had been deminstrated by ed.:. the wholesale repudiation of forward contracta. by cotton dealers at Tientsin during the past three months.

The Conference also passed a resolution to the effect that, in view of the disregard

Our Inch contemporary congratulates Mr W. J. Morrison, of the Chartered Bank, Kuala Lumpur (formerly of Hong- ticket which won the first prize in the kong), who was the lucky owner of the

At Singapore on the 7th inst Captain W. E. Watkins, master of the FA

that

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of the treaties and many outrages last year. Non-selling Members. Sweep, which was the Conference hopes that the granting of run-in connection with a race on the lant a two and a half per cent. Custous ur day of Ipoh Gymkhana New Your Meet- tax will be made conditional on such re the champion pony

ing. Mr. Morrison as one time owned,

Sheila, forms as will, additionally, to preparing MEXICO CITY, February 15th. Federal troops under General Obregon for the abolition of likin, insure adequate entered Guadalajara resterday; the inhabi. Protection of foreign life and property and rulestan, together with Dr. L. tants beflowering them. General. Eace treaty rights,

Shia surgeon, and Teo Hiok Cheng, An operation may therefore he necesar, although wounded, ordered an imme

The Confernce also passed a resolution chinchew, of the same vessel, were charg- diate advance against Morelia, whers the

inviting the attention of the British Gov-, ed, respectively, with having on January rebel Generals Estrada and Dieguez aro ernment to the importance of securing the stk made a false declaration respecting EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT WILL J. P. MORGAN'S MEMORIAL "eported to have concentrated their forces.

An unconfirmed FULFIL OBLIGATIONS.

report says that Federal emtion and maintenance of old-ath case of small pox. All the accused plead-

Meridas lahe treaty rights and usages for this ed not guilty, the Captain saying, Tuxpam. and Yucatan.

security of trade,

signed the declaration believing it to be The resolution goes on to state that time, and to the best of Belier anat. mond and the"

light-cruiser. Gane Town have arrived. It is reported that China be called on to put into immedinte knowledge he signed it relying on the the revolutionary Federal General Pinada effect Article III of the Commercial report he had received from the ship's has defeated the loyal Federal General Treaty of 1902, whereby datics and likin medical officer. Court Inspector Meredith Belascos

a number of prisoners.

the state of Chiapas, and tak combined be levied on junk-borne cargo said that the charge was one of making a between Hongkong and Kwangtung and false declaration. The accused had signed treaty ports shall not be less than the their name to a document stating that

levial by the Maritime Customs on there was nobody on board the ship. sation discure compliance with this request, that the thought that the chinchews of ships bring- duties levied by the Maritime Customs being coolies from China were at the bottom reduced to the level of those levied on of all this sort of trouble. He might add junk-borne cargo.

that the Health Officer took a very serious The Conforenes passed a further resolu- view of the ease. The District Judge rC- tion earnestly requesting. His Majesty's marked that the case came under the Minister to use every possible endeavour section which mad- the Captain and other to ensure that the rights and property of officers of a ship bable, even though they Eritish subjects will not be jeoparvised by had no knowledge of the offence In the recognition or acceptance of the Trade ned each of the accused $100 with emitt

It is officially announced that the Egyptian Government will take energetic steps to fulfil its obligations towarde science and the public in connection with

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EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT REFUSES MR. CARTER ADMISSION.

Luzon, February 15th Mr. Howard Carter, presenting himself at Tutankhamen's tomb this morning, was refused admission by the Chief of Police who showed him a written order by the Government Mr. Carter thereapon re

tired.

LATEST CABLES.

New York, February 16th. Mr. J. F. Morgan, as a memorial to his father, is transferring a magnificent library to the value of $7,000,000, with the ground on which it stands, in one of the most valuable sections of New COPPER COMPANY MERGER York to trustees who will maintain it in perpetuity for scholars from all parts of

New York, February, 16th.

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world, but it will not he availahic to Shareholders of both companies have the public, owing to the fragility of the approved of the absorption of the Chino books and manuscripts. The collection Copper Company by the Ray Consolid. contains 95,000 ancient, irreplaceable nted Copper Company, through the ex- books and is believed to be the biggest change of one and two-third shares of private one in existence. An endowment the Ray Co. for one share of the Chino of 31,500,000, accompanies the gift.

Co.