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CABLES.

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LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AUKNET.].

THE INDIAN DEBATE,

SITUATION CLARIFIED.

Spa, April 7th.

The debate on India in the House off Commous on the 15th instant has been welcomed as clarifying the situation and strengthening the hands of the Govern- ment of India. The politicians who had Koped that, the Labour-Liberal combina tion" Woukl miceted in carrying an amend ment to Ford Curzon's motion_ta appoint a Commission are disappointed, and the Indian Press has angrily declared that the Labour Government has wissed an

· Opportunity of getting a favourable ver- diet in the flouse of Commons on Earl Reading's Governheut,

ANGLO RUSSIAN

CONFERENCE.

DISAPPOINTMENT IN MOSCOW.

Moscow, April 16th. Disappointment is expressed in Mr. Machowald's surrch in regard to the Anglo-Russion enference. The Izvestia

says that under the cloak of a Sunday sermon appear some hard demands of British bankers, the acceptance of which woud change the whole socialistic Soviet

system.

MCKENNA DUTIES LAPSE. BIG IMPORTS REVENUE DROPPED.

Lapus, April 16th,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1924

PREMIER AND DISARMA-

MENT.

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REPLY TO COL SEELY IN THE COMMONS.

FAR EASTERN CABLE ANGLO-JAPANESE COMMERCIAL

NEWS.

(THROUGH BACTER'U AGENCY,]

FALL OF AMOY. REPORTED CAPTURE BY ADMIRAL

YANG HSUT SUN.

TREATY.

PROJECTED REPEAL OF ARTICLE MADE IN 1011,

LONDON, April 1sth.

CHINA QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

The following extracts appear in re ports of rernt proceedings in the House of Commons-

ABÒLITION OF LIKIN.

It is

Obviously, the chances are in favour of the S. P. bookmaker, otherwise few men would go in for the game it would not worth while, but although, a shrewd bookmaker usually ares himself covered, he has to contend with the knocker, and the knocker, amiable rogue, reduces the average bookmaker's proñïs by about forty per sent,

L. S. D. OF BETTING.

[BY BOOKMAKER.) - The bulk of the gemine bookmaking is lone by starting price bookies. illegal for money to pass, so all this busi ness is done on a credit basis. Since ane knows the number of S P. bookmakers Losos, April 10th

In the House of Commons, replying to

March 12th-Mr. Ponsonby, Under carrying on a regular, steady and honest business and since one knows from per- The question of disarmament was raised

a question, Mr. Arthur Ponsonby, Under- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Scretary to the Foreign Office (Brightwal experience the average takings on the House of Cominans when Col. Sewly

side), replying to Mr. Hahun (Mowley,nny race week, big event in is not difficult PEKING. April 17th. referred to France's grat, air force. Há

stated that the Japanese Gaternment hal U.),aid, referring to the fact that to calculate the probable figure in the seas did not believe that it was directed against Foreign telegram from Amoy, dated

given notice that this wished to abrogate Articles of the Mackay Treaty, providing on. I personally, would put the igure at

£60,000.0 us, but at others jjoining in the air ros April 17th,, states that Amoy has surres Article VIII. of the Anglo-Japanese Come for the abolition of "likin," had not, in Mr. Ramsay MacDonald replied that dered to Admiral Yang Haut San Gennerrial Treaty of 1911 with the Schedule fact. bens enrried out by the Chinese he intende, immediately some of the pre-eral Lin Chang Yin whom Trang Chi Pig annexed to the trenty. The British Guthorities, that his Majesty's Govern

mik were fully alive to the importance sent difhculties in Europas are removed, to recently dignissed is in command of Amoy

of the matter. They were, indeed, at pr face riously the question of armaments city.

Foochow troops heavily defeated

gent in consultation with his Majesty's Nöt merely was in most suportant that Tsang Chi Piug at Tungan last Tuesday.

'Minister at Peking as to the best means there should be no reason for a misung Tang is supposed to be at Kuänkow with

of drating with this question at the special Standing twers France and Great the remains of his army General Hung [Article VILE. provides that articles, the conference to be held in pursuance of the Britain, but other Powers were participa Chow Lin is expected to capture Chang produce and manufacture of the United Nine Power Customs a bit in Kingdon, Pumerated in Part 1 of the owing to the present disorganised condi- ting in an unfortunate air race. Chow today. Hung Chow Lia and Lin Schedule annexed to the Treaty shall not. would be far better" be contiuamdif Chan. Tin recently rejoined the Northern on importation into Japan, be subjections in China and the lack of control of to higher customs duties than those speci- the Central Government over many of they could get Mort of Washington cause. The developments, therefore, r five in the schedule. These articles age paints, certain cotton tissues, tissues of agreement so that France, Italy and our present Northern successes,

wool and mixed tissues, pig iron and selves and everybody else would feel oue

plates and sheets. And the clause of Article VIII. provides that certain articles measure of security."

produced or manufactured in Japan and enumerated in the schedule shall be free GERMANY WILLING TO PAY.

United of duty on importation into the Kingdom. These include silks, epper, NOTE TO REPARATIONS

straw plaiting, camphor and canhor eil COMMISSION,

baskets and bamboo ware, mats and rush matting, Japanese Incquered ware, and rapeseed oil. The clause makes provision for modifientions in the schedule on the

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PARIS, April 18ch. Note handed to the Reparations Com.

MISSING TSINGTAO OFFICIAL FORCED BY DETECTIVES TO GO BACK

TSINGTAO, April 17th. Tou Wen, Wei, ex-Director of General Affairs, who "mysteriously left the city last neck during his examination with regard

ernment had consented to arrive at an un- derstanding with the Japanese Govern- ment that the Article and Schedule should. cease to, njerats on March 10th, 1923.

that great difficulties existed

provincial authorities.

CHINESE TRADE MARK LAW,

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Beside the S. P. man there are those

bookies who depend for their clients on the services of street runners. Some of these people are honest and pay, up eves when the book goes again them, others of making a living by using a town ad- are not. Many crock" find an easy way dre where the only accommodation they have is a very enpacious letter-box. Th March 18th-Mr. Sydney Webb, typly gentry go out after the shall punter, and ing to Mr. Barclay, said H.M. Govern- tasel him in large quantities. If he los ment are fully conversant with, and have they collect-in most cases-if the hook given careful consideration to, the new go against then: they welsh Probably Chine Trade Marks Law. They are now some ten millions of money is involved in communication with the Chines-Gov-in the transactions of the bookim, to ernment as regards those provisions of called.- the Law which affect British trade in terest in China.

THE WEL-HAI-WEI AGREEMENT,

The treet bookmaker is a horse of dif ferent colour. He usually has a very small effier in a back street in poor heality- He does not bother with circulars, but he met rope in people of small means, and are chiefly responsible for the little Hutters of housewives who and life indoors

to a leak in the Treasury funcis during the } prescribed notice of intention being drak agrement for the retrocession of kreps a number of street runters busy. considers that the Experts Report offers Hsiung regime, has been found by dete given-En.1

mission

ways that the German Government

practical basis for the rapid solution of the reparations problem. The Clovern- ment, therefore, declares it willingness to collaborate in the execution of the Experts plans. MUSSOLINI CONSULTS HIS OWN EXPERTS.

"Ror. April 16th.

It is semi-cfficially intimated that, at a Mr. Philip Snowden, Chancellor of the meeting betwin Signor Mussolini and the Exchequer, has decided to allow the Italian experts, it was decided that the McKenna duties to lapse, thus a thirty-experts' reports constitute a suitable basis three peri jest. vd, rulockar duty on im for a lution of the Reparations que portal has, time-picres, motorcars, and tion. musical instruments has been dropped. The Cafact is likely to endorse the decision.

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GERMAN ELECTIONS.

BERLIN, April 18th.

tives at Tsinan,He was forced to choo between arrest and immediate return bere. He chose the latter alternative. The in- vestigation into the disappearance of pub- le funds amounting to Tarix 3,000,000-may now continue.

STEAMER WRECKED IN UPPER YANOTSZE.

PAKIANG'S "

PASSENGERS ALL

SAFE.

ICHO. April 18:57 The teamer Pakiangfying the Italian Bag, struck the rocks below Tehtan än was badly hotel. Her engine room and forebolds were flooded. The steamer eas brached. Salvage gear is hoing forward.

It is reported that the Government haveed. All the passengers were saved. postponed the elections from the 4th May to the 11th May in order that the expect

wing to the Right will not influence the

SHIPPING STRIKE. LOCK-OUT NOTICES WITHDRAWN. | elections.

Losos. April 16th.

The shipmiding employers' federation announce that in view of a general re-. sumption of work by meulers of the Transport and General, Workers' Union. the Southington bwrkout notlegs are to. be withdrawer in ergard to members of that, in in other districts. This is the first Union involved in the lockout whose members have resumed work.

EARLIER CABLES.

COAL-OWNERS

LABOUR MINISTER'S HOPEFUL

STATEMENT..

RS AND MINERS.

Losos, April 16th.

A joint eting of the representatives of the end owners, and niners agreed to the terms on which operations are to con- tinas pending the report by the Court of Inquiry,

LATER.

Replying a question in the House of Commons Mr. Shaw, Minister of Labour, stated that there was every prospect of an understanding in the conl musing dispute.

LATEL It is officially stated that the general elections, will be held on May 4th as originally arranged

GREECE RECOGNIZED BY FRANCE.

LONDON, April 18th. A message from Paris sint that Franco has grant the Republican Government of Greece de jure recognition.

EXCHANGES IMPROVE.

LONDON, April 16th The steady improvement in foreign change since the reparations' Experts Re ports has been enhanced by the German acceptance of the Reports,

Sterling on New York reached. $4.35:1; French Francs 70-47-142 and Bigian Frane 80.87.

BRITISH WORLD FLIGHT, VULTURE" ARRIVES AT ATHENS.

ATHENS, April 18th Squadron Lender ACS. AncLaren in the flying boat Tuliere has arrived.

LATER. Maclaren bas, left for Caira

MAYOR OF CALCUTTA.

SWARAJIST OUSTS BRITISH CANDIDATE.

WEI-HAI-WEI.

CHINA SAID TO WISH TO CHANGE

AGREEMENT WITH BRITAIN. :

LONDON, April 16th. Replying to Mr. Chapple with regard to the Anglo-Chinese draft agreement of last year with respect to Weihaiwei, Mr. Arthur Ponsonby said objection to the clause giving Great Britain the option to renew free of charge the loan of land and buildings for the purpose of a shai. torian was one of the pretexts advanced last October by the Chinese Government in justification of their desire to fanda mentally change the agreement reached after a protracted discussion with their representatives.

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AMERICA AND JAPAN..

SENATE ROLL-CALL REAFFIRMS BARBING CLAUSE.

WASHINGTON, April 19th,

· Certain members desiring to have their position formally recorded by a roll-call. the Senate, by 71 votes to 4, again up- proved the Japanese Exclusion Amend- ment to the Immigration Bill

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Mr. Ramsay MacDonald stated the Wei-hai-wei, agreed upon by the British and Chinese delegations in June last. and approved by his Majesty's Government, has not so far, been accepted by the Chinee Government.

trifle dall and who therefore enjoy the thrill of having a tanner on..

šicsi street bookmakers are quite honest. It would go badly with them were they "otherwise. They are men who live in th

́ANOTHER. MISSION FOR SIR district where they work they do pot

CHARLES ADDIS. MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL

DEBT COMMITTEE.

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operite miseen from behind high-sound ing address, and directories of mugy such as the fake S. P. bookmaker hires from those who make a business of cater- ing for him, do not interest the street bonkie

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Probably in an average season some 28 The Chancellor of the Exchequer an- nounced in, the House of Commons on 10 £10.000,063 passer hands in this way, The Tokyo conrrespondent states that lurch 18th the constitution of the Command mest af at in bets under bait a crown. mittee to inquire into the National Delit. De bookmakers make colossal fortunes I the Japanese should face the exclusion Lord Colwyn will be Chairman, and I am often a ked and, Is it easy to start. situation calmly and unresentfully, in amongst the members are Sir Charles as a S. P. bookmaker! Well, some book- accordance with their idents, which Addis. Sir Alan Anderson, and Sir makers faves made very large fortones Arthur Balfour, It is necessary to indend. On an average, too, the income blow. hlow for A prohibit

The state Si Charles Addis is chairman ef of a shrewd bookmaker probably comes the London Committee of the Hongkong within the range of the super-tax. But statesman Gota, in an interview.

and Shanghai Bank anba director of the as to whether it is an easy game. In said- Let us proceed with a clear Bank of England. He was a member of the first place a man must start with some conscience regardless of the attitude the Cunliffe Currency Committee of 1918-capital at least £xn, even if the start be 19. of the Inding Currency, Committee of very cautions. Bookmaking is a purely of the nthers. Our way is the way 1920, and is at present on his way back mathematical proposition. The work is

from Brazil, which he has visited as a one involving a knowledge of figures,

Siral system of bookksping, and many of national prosperity." It is the member of the Financial Mission.

Addis has an impartial mind, of thow qualities that go to the making lieved that the action of the Congress, Charlestarker of distinguished record of an insurance busines. Many a "mug"

els.. which is diametrically opposite to Ameri- knows a great deal about nonetary pro has dropped a comfortable little fortune a

blens in the practical as well as the S. P. bookmaker. Like:everything can ideals as Japan understands them, theoretical sense. The has, by his acid bookmaking has to be learner. With us it really represents the peoples will. It is expositions, mude intelligible to the lay a fairly important calling, for in such man many abstruse subjects. Sir Arthur a year as the present, when the country Balfour is managing director of Arthur wil be overflowing with overseas visitors, Balfour and Co., Ltd., was president of the season's betting turnover will probably the Association of Chambers of Coranierce total ap to to less than £150,000,000. Just year, and, has served on a number of Government Committeen" Other pro- minent business men are included. and all of them have the reputation of being very level-headed men of affairs. Labour includes Mr. Hobson, Mrs Smith, Mr. Bramley, Mr. Bowen, and rs. Bar- ours in economic studies at Girtat

reckoned that, ifiniately, Congress will reverse its decision.

JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER. “ VISCOUNT KIYOURÀ INTERVIEWED.

TOKYO, April 17th. Expressing regret as the drastic netion of Congress in the matter of Japanese

CO.OPERATIVE RUBBER SELLING migrant, Viscount Kiyoura. Prin Minshara Wootton. The latter took high hou

CIRCULAR ·BY GROWERS ASSOCIATION,

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the mining industry for a very considerable | denied that the Corporation will be antiexpresses the opinion that in view of thal

disaster.

not

THE AMERICAN NATIONAL, TRADE COUNCIL.

HELD IN JUNE.

HANDWRITING SECRETS. NOT AN INDICATION OF PERSON'S

CHARACTER.

Is it posible to tell character from= person's handwriting. Many students of Penmanship claim that it is; but the per sibility is denied by Professor Carvalha who, say Popular Ketenes, has probably other expert in the

examined more band, than, wy

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ister of Japan said in an interview, it seems to us to have been hardly necessary, in view of the fact that our whole history has shown us to be wiling to be reasonable. We are willing to accept only a nominal LONDON, April 18th.

privilege. If we have not made this clear The Hubber Growers' Association are

in language, we have at any rate shown

The only thing that, handwriting cas circularising rubber producing

it by a long record of actions of friendship panies in the United Kingdom asking

identity-this is the conclusion of my lang whether in principle they are in favour which may now be impaired but cannot be IMPORTANT CONVENTION TO BE be counted upon to reveal is the writers

aid that Japan" dil broken." He

experience," says Professor Carvalho..

I bave had the pleasure, so to speak, of the co-operative selling of rubber under the auspices of the Association, and dispute America's right to arrange her own

immigration She

She asked only for a com

"The National Foreign Trade Council urging the members to whole-heartedly crasion which, if denied, would can re- which is composed of the leading maru of ending thousands of forge to pri- important support the proposed scheme in view of grey, because she hoped for a further net facturers, exporters, and importers in the son, but through all my study of their per the advantage a limited number of buyers of consideration additional to several which United States of America will hold its anship I never learned

yet only sometimes, handwriting throws at present would have over a multitude Americ: had shown before. H declared next.convention in Boston from June 4th, thing about their characters. Sometimes of sellers, and Mr. Hoover's recent letter that Japan would never forget America's 6th.

little A

the nature of a man's light The subjects for discusion, will include mind; it never

er tells anything worth while recommending action with a view to per moral and financial support during the muting American purchasers of rubber greatest crisis in her history and America's ducation for foreign trade, banking about his character, not to mention his and other raw materials to establish joint impressive sympathy in Japan's greatest facilities, European practice, exportare diseases or his histerandwriting in bat z CALCUTTA, April 10th. buying agencies.

bleme, report on world Trade. conditions, Disraeli The Ward of Calcutta, defeating the to establish a strong committee for the Swarajist leader, Mr. Das, has been The Association expresses willingness'

importing problems, foreign credits. nd-gesture of the mind. Writing sometimes JAPANESE BONDS IN U.E.

vertising in foreign trade, merchant shows this connection by revealing certain marine problems.

mental traits, such as logical sequenc which, it was hoped, would bring pence to European, Mr. Willson, by 59 votes to 13.

YEX'S LOW RECORD.

These discussions are of common con- the writer's customary thoughts; but such In the courses of a speech, Mayer purpose of working out the details, and

earn to all nations and should interest evidence may be lacking when control of the exports of Ceylor and

NEW YORK. April 18th.

signature small European, or that it parte intended to Malayn ex-operative selling presents no

gives

his clear 120 ga of the city's affairs. He outlined a

With sales of Japanese bonds exceed import and expors, merchants the world expect it. Napoleon's serious difficulties, and says it is antiel. construative programme, including Ires

the attractive, regul primary education, medical relief, im-pated that the necessary finances will being $500.000, during the first-half-hour over, the network of world trade having and jumbling, tions. Fair competition between nations mental power.

with most proved housing, sanitation and suburban easily obtainable it adequately supported per cents were hammered down to encompass interational and forceful thinking, his extraordinary

and the scheme developments,

The Yen is below 41 cents, a new low will be the deciding factor in the opening ar, clear handwriting of CHINA TRADE MARK LAW. record for the present year. Reuters of new markets and the development of put the letters carefully joined, might be new markets for all the manufacturing said to reveal his love of beauty and the American Service.

nations and the open discussions of pro clear and logical sequence of his poems ant

Kaley HOME VIEWS,

blems in connection with trade will tend if a man too drunk to talk can still to foster a spirit of fair dealing and co Losnos, April 10th-

The Siberian railway route seems to operation which will immensely benefit all At a meeting of the Far Eastern Section of the London Chamber of Commerce, the be coming into use again by people going who participate. The Convention will be Chairman, Mr. Frederick Anderson, refer home from the Far East. We observe largely attended and is expected to have China Trademarks Law, said that hitherto of Hongkong) and their four young sons ring to the controvery regarding the sew that Mr. and Mrs. A Ramsay (formerly a direct influence on nation trade policies,

bad

recently left Peking for home by that bern deaf to represent- Chinese the tions made to them, not in the interests route. To-day Mr. B. Hellstrom, of of foreigners alone, bitt in the best interests Messrs. Gilman & Co. Ltd.: Hongkong, of China herself. The case was so simple is leaving for his home in Sweder hy the that it was astonishing that any dificul Siberian route. Mr. Hellstrom has the ties should have arisen Noburly in the advantage of being able to speak Russian least desired to do anything prejudicial to fluently, He was in Russia, in the Chiness interests.

Swedish Consular service, during the

time.

BUILDING TRADE CRISIS

THREATENED..

TWO PENCE OF A HALF PENNYI

LONDON, April 19th.

LATEST CABLES.

A crisis in the building trade affecting||REUTER'S AMERNIAN SERVICE.] 700,000 workers is threatened.

-U.S. IMMIGRATION BILL. The inca are demanding an increase in

WASHINGTON, April 10th.' The Senate has voted down an amend wages of 24, un hour. The emplyers hava offered an advance of a half-penny annient to the Immigration Bill prohibiting

immigration for five years.

bour.

A conference of the building trude quions held in London decided to submit

the employers' offer to a ballot,

TRADE FACILITIES BILL.

LONDON, April 16th.

In the House of Commons, the Trade Facilities Bill was

read a third time.

COMMONS ADJOURN FOR EASTER.

LONDON, April 18th.

The House of Commons has adjourned Will April 24th.

BARLIEN CABLES,

U.S. WORLD FLIGHT. MAJOR MARTIN AND CREW ALL WELL

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SINGAPORE A “GANGLION"

the

mast

sign a pamable signature, the act of hand- automatic; and, if a nearly unconscious writing must be mainly mechanical and drunkard still retains in his signature the peculias characteristics of his handwrit ing, most of such characteristics must ber result of spontaneous movements made of established: matter habit.

consciously as

Controlled by the mind and not by Professor E. Harper Parker, Liverpool, the character, handwriting is in fact, writing to a Home paper, says: "Touch about 18) per cent mechanical. A man ing the Singapore naval hase, I not only trains his band to form letters with thự spent some time in 'examining the port pen. Farrangements, Johore possibilitics, etc.. Every person's handwriting always in 1888, but at the same time I visited contains more or less of the details that he The Wembley Exhibition has added to Burma, Siana, Sumatra, Java, all the inserts as the result of acquires habil. cach the sum total of the world's knowledge. Australian States, New Zealand, the New These may be the obvious features, such Two electricians passed a rumber of Bebrides, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samos, as the slams, the general pattern of

letter, the neerage tightness or heaviness Chinese. Chinks said one of them. Honolulu, ete, and from thin so that of the lines, aside from the fineness or the

conclusion "Yes," replied the other. They ro I came long ago to the

"Garn!" "Yes, I seen Singapore was one of the most vital coarseness of the pen, etc. He is welt In the House of Commons, replying to carpenters." Mr. Chappin, Mr. Ponsonby stated that em working in the Hongkong Section" ganglions of the Empire. This was all aware of these features, and he will alter the Treasury and the Board of Trade wars" Well, I'm blowed i was the amazed unofficial, but reports were sent to Fard them when he tries to disguias His hand

writing

also contains certain tiny, churne- considering representations by the Chinese response. I never knew the Chinks was Salisbury. In 1604 I did for Bermida or imitate the hawk of another. But his i and that he does not try to disguise and Legation in regard to the prejudicial effect anything but coolies! Those who know what in 1898 I had done for Singapuristic distinctions that he is not aware of on Anglo Chinese trade of a differential the Chinese have a different opinion and came to the conclusion that Bermuda

was our second vital ganglion," "

never docs disguise."" From the China Express and Telegraph. duty against China tes

ANGLO CHINESE TRADE,

WARRINGTON, April 16th. A destroyer has wirelessed to the effect that Majer. Martin and his companions were rescued in Portage Bay, Alaska. A IS IT AFFECTED BY DUTY ON were well.

WORLD CHESS.

1.

New York, April 16th. In this chess tournament adjourned games Bogoljuhow defeated Janowski in the twentieth round, and Janowski and Edward Lasker drew in the twenty-first

round.

CHINA TEA?

Loxoos, April 18th

War...