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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. [THROUGE RUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE LEAGUE,

SEEKING A WORLD PEACE.

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GENEVA, September 4th. The Salle Reformation was packed long Before the Assembly met. The delegà.

·tions slowly dribbled in.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER ära, 1924

LATEST, CABLES.

DROP IN PETROL PRICES, NOW 19. T. PER GALLON AT HOME.

Laspor, September 4th: The retail price of standard brands of motor spirit have been reduced 3j per gallon in Britain and Ireland, now stand ing at is 7, perngallon.

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TROUBLE IN MOROCCO. HINTED SPANISH EVACUATION.

NO CONFIRMATION

MADRID, September 4th. No hint of the likelihood of a Spanish evacuation of Moroccan territory is given Contrariwise, the in official quarters, latest coninunique, referring to the gen- eral insurrection of the natives, which is

Laril"Parinoor, 3. Henderson. Mrs. Swanwick all took their places. Only Mr. MacDonald's seat.

empty. Presently Mr. MacDonald, wearing a lounge-suit, 'unostentatiously and unnoticed, appëarrd in the hall, having already had ॥ great reception outside. Although working until a late hour Mr. MacDonald was early astir giving the final touches to what is ex-imperilling the Spanish positions; warns pected to be a historie sporch. He had

· previmisly přivately conferred with all the Dominion representatives and explained fully the main lines to be followed.

BRITISH PREMIER'S SPEECIL. Mr. MacDonalil opened the dehnte for

■ reduction in armaments with a speech which lasted one hour.

the country to prepare for operations an a larger scale than ever" It is announced that General Grund, commanding the artillery at Ceuta. has been recalled.

FARLIER CABLES.

BRITISH TRADE UNIONISM. GENERAL STAFF" APPOINTED.

EMPLOYERS' GREAT SPECTRE.

THE WORLD'S SPORT.

HOME CRICKET.

SOUTH AFRICA 1. SOUTH ENGLAND,

LONDON, September 3rd.

At Hastings, the match between South Africa and the South of England opened a dull weather on a soft wicket, before a good attendance.

South of England scored 312 for (Hobbs 56, Sandham 44, rind Calthorne (9).

BRITISH RUGBY TOUR.

WIS FOR VISITORS.

ALIWAL NORTH, September 3rd. The British rugger" tenra defeated the North Eastern districts, by 20 points

to 12

M

HOME FOOTBALL

LONDON, September 4th.

FIRST DIVISION.

Birmingham, 0: Tottenham, Sunderland, 2: Preston, 0.

SCOTTISH LEAOCE.

St. Johnstone, 2; Cowdenbeath,

THE WORLD'S DEAREST DINNER.

BY TONG YING, CHEY OF THE IMPERIAL

XITCHEN OF PEKING.]

FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

[TEROTOH RETER'S AGENOV, {"

WAR IN THE NORTH.

CHANG'S THREAT,

WILL" MEDIATE BY FORCE."

· Shangītan, September 4th.

A Japanese urws agency has issued a telegram from Peking to the effect that Chang Tso Lin has sent an ultimatum to the Government that unless it stops the attack on La Yung Hsiang ho will him- selfmedinte by force.""

. ANOTHER ATTACK DEVELOPING

(THROYON REUTER'S AGENCY)"

ANGLOJAPANESE TREATY OF

COMMERCE,

り

CHILD CRUELTY CASE.

GIRLS HIDDEN IN JARS,

WOMAN SENT TO "GAOL.

ABROGATION OF ARTICLE EIGHT.".

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the LONDON, September 3rd. Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, Corresponence between Great Britain Mr. R. A. C. North, Second Assistant and Japan isatied as n White Paper Secretary for Chinese Affairs, appeared shows that Article VIII. of the Anglo-to conduct the eas for the prosecution Japanese Treaty of Commerce 1911 and against Chari Sau gan, a the Schedule annexed thereto will woman, the mistress of a brothel at 4, abrogated from March 11th next at the Swatow Street, aml Yau Yun, alias-Yau Lun, a Chinese ex-constable, temporarily desire of Japan.

employed as i searcher.

INTERPORT BOWLS.

CORRECTED SCORE,

SHANGHAI, September th. Shanghai beat Hongkong, 20-14. [The score was erroneously given in According to information issued from Lu Yung Hsiang's Headquarters, sho yesterday's issue as 1-8.] Klangsa troops heavily attacked Hwangtuar cocaTESY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN.'i and Anting, within twenty miles of Shang RUSSIAN LEGATION AT PEEING. hai to-day, and were repulsed, Another attack is developitig. Some bomis drop- ping from twn "Chekiang aeroplanes, manned by Russians, took place. Thre were no casualties.

INDECISIVE FIGHTING,

Fighting yesterday was indecisive SECRETS OF WEMBLEY'S CHINESE Yung Hsiang claims that Chi Huth Yuan's troops were driven back & mile, COOK.

after which the Kingsuites re-attacked without result. Fighting was resumed this morning and continues. Bigger guns have been installed in the farts at Woo- sung in expretation of the Chibli, Flert, at Ningpo. Numerous which is foreign warships are off Woosung,

Mr. MacDounld, wat ovated for five minutes. Thou there was complete silence. when he rose to speak. His speech was

"LONDON, September 3rd. The significance of the decision of the frequently punctuated with applause, estierially when he said "We are here Trade Union Congress yesterday even- „to lay the Soundation of peace." He de ing in extending the powers of the in clared that his presener was a pledge that eral Council is much commented on, as „Britain intended to use every means in investing the Council, numbering thirty- its power to widen and increase the in-two, with power not given to any single

Body of men since the Labour movement | West, fluence of the Leamue,

was launched a century ngo.

He would do his utmost to lay the foundations of peace. (Loid applause.) Be emphasise that all the delegations;

When the proposal, which is equivalent to appointing a trade union, general staff. was first submitted three years ago, it was

It

of which he wase the chief, had deterrejected by a three to und ipajority mined to put all their ideas in a common

not merely permits the Council to take pool.

the initiative in a dispute, "whether :-

Britain had not subscribed, to the pact of mutual assistance, gut because she was guested to interfère or not, but authorises

or unions in the

I have come to this Wembley. from Hongkong to show the chivalrous English how we cook the most delicate dishes of China. And since I have been here, is the difference between the East and, the has been the surprise of my life to see

Your poet, Mr. Kipling, when we refu in China, has sufd that the East and West will never mert. Truly, they will never net in the kitchen.

was a cook in the Imperial kitchen of Peking for a long time, so I know how to serve a great Chinese dinner, similar to the one we serve in the Hong. kong Pavilion.at Wembley for £5.

It may seem too much money for one lish people it is very cheap. meal; but I assure you economical Eng I cannot understand how you worship

indifferent to public security, but because it to render the union she felt they had not yet properly predispute all moral and material. Supper. My friend, who is an Englishman pared the soil. Britain wished to carry

aut every letter of her obligation, but possible..

indefinite proposal would not aizu an which, if she tried to carry out, public opinion would probuidly make impossible. But the last word had not been sail in the pact. We must have the whole world with us.

GERMANY MUST COME IN.

le declared they could not afford to allow Germany to remain outside the League. The London Conference had created a new relation, and should bring Germany into the Asartably, (Cheers.)

at Wembley, says you worship the fatted calf on the stage and on the dinner plate.

now

NO CHEKIANG REVERSE.

There is" foundation in the reports this evening regarding the current Cheklangites falling back of Shanghai. They still hold the positions held yes terday. Fighting to-day was resultory and resultless.

NOTE TO BRITISH MINISTER

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Chinesa

The charge against them was one of ill-treating two little girls bought by the woman defendants and a second chargo Lef

her ** concealing

was preferred, against the man.

Medical evidence was given that the two girls were examined at the Govern mat Civil Hospital. Offe had unhealed | sores on both legs, left thigh and feet, and scurs of recent soures all over the body.

The other had a circular buru, one-inch in diameter on her left cherk. Ou iha left leg was a raw surface, about 14-inches PEKING, September 3rd. The text of a Note which M. Karakhan by 3 inches, a staḥ wound which had not properly healed. It might have been to Sir Ronald Macleay, British eased by a pair of scissors such as those

sent

"

Chan Chan Su. the lust mentioned

Minister, on August 23th in conneétion Į producgd in Court. with the Russian Legation, which Sir child, going into the withesis-box, saick country. Robbers brought her to Hong- Roald Macleay agreed with M. Errak that she had a father and mother in the han" to withheld from publication for the kong last year, and she was sold to the woman defenilar. She lived at 4, time being, has now been given out. M. Karakan states that he considers the wacow Street, with the two defendant

She had been bought originally for the the handing over is being effected in view purpose of prostitution, but finding ber of the fact that the U.S.S.R. is the owner unfit for this, the defendants treated her Although unable to as a muistani. She used to be beaten with of the buildings,

The second defendant did not beat her fully endorse all the considerations laid down in Mr. Yoshizawa's Note of August as much as the first. He was present jen one oqulssion when the woman stabbed 18th. M. Karakhan expressed his firm the witness with scissors, and Bimself belief that the existing differences will put a burning pipe to her cheek. When not prevent the establishment of a modix (an Inspector called, witness was put into

irendi between the Soviet Embassy and the other Legations in the Diplomatic Tuarter.

stick and her feet stabbed with scissors.

big earthwar jar, and covered over. Cross-examined by Mr. C. A. S. Russ, defending, the little witness said that the second defendant beat her for the last time three or four days before the In- It is announced from. Russian sources spector carae.

Chan Chau Ng, the other child, in that after receipt of M. Karaklan's Note, Sir Bouald Macleny explained that the witness-box. described how she had been ill-treated by both "defendants. the Legation could not be hauded over During the child's evidence, which sho until formal consent was given by all gave apparently rather stupidly, Kis Worship had occasion to exclaim to the the other Protocol Powers.

interpreter Rou't hully her, I won's have her bullied. You are not to way things to her without my permission:"

This witness also declared that when the Inspector came, she was put into an earthenware jar and covered up. The Inspector found her, and took her out.

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U.S. SOLDIER'S CRIME..

ATTEMPTED SALE OF MILITARY MAP.

[By couaTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN."]

FOREIGN WARSHIPS AT SHANGHAI,

Already the following warships are at. Mr. Cook, sceretary of the MinersHalf of this I understand. You make a gud of ment in your kitchen: we make Federation, who secunded the resolution, the god of vegetables and fruit; and or off Shanghai:-British; Cricket, Ber. am sure Chinese cooking is much more Despatch, Durinin and Harkins, Ame- told an interviewer that the Council can hygienic than yours. Rice is the founda-

rican: Tubet. Darit. Tracey, S. Thoinp

MANILA, September 3rd. go to any length without calling a ballottion of most Chinese dishes, and we li

Sometimes I hear adn, J. D. Edirurtle, Barker and Whipple. } Private Frank Cota, an American, of or consulting the rank and file. It can the onion liberally.

English people think the onion is vulgar. even call a general strike at any time, smile. Cooking without the onion French: Colmas and Jules Ferry the Thirty-fret Infantry, is heing held by and impose leties on all the unions for would be like sunshine without the light Japanese: Hire, Tone, Tatsata, and". And vegetables-we use water, chestnuts, bumboo shouts, celery-are the same. If Italian: Zibin, running any strike it likes.

you would cook dishes in which "neat was only an ingredient, with fruit and would reap health of body and wealth of barrier to refugees coming into the} We have some strange foods in China, Foreign Settlement, and also unarmed

you think it is queer we should ent birds nests and sharks fins. But they sildiers unless they are in unmanageable more delicate than befunbers, in which case the question will are far Sharks' fins take three days to cook and

he-reconsidered. prepare. That is one reason why the Chinese dinner at Wembley costa £5.

Mr. Ben Tillett took a less drastic view

NO BARRIER TO REFUGEES

The matter shouhi be taken ap by this of the resolution and expressed the viewvegetables-onions bring the main theme It is understood that there is to be no

Assembly.

PROPER ARBITRATION. Russia had believed in revolution, therefore did not favour the League, but Russia had changed and ine Anglo-Bus- sian Agreement was paving a way for Russin entering the League.

Dealing with the question of security, Mr. MacDonald pointed out the difficulty of establishing who was the aggressor and dwelt on the system of arbitration. wes were analde tu elaborate a proper system of arbitration, then we must re- turn to military pacts.

BRITAIN AND WASHINGTON AURERMENT.

Mr. MacDonald said the pact should clearly define the nature of the obligation of each state and also when arbitration would operate. He emphasised that the optional arbitration clause should be Thoroughly examined before Britnin and the Dominious could adhere to it. (Cheers)

that individual members were able to check the power. the Council; but the Liberal, Commander Kepworthy. who was, attending the Congress as a guest,

said the united trade union front was

how the greatest spectra the employers had ever been confronted with.

U.S. WORLD FLIGHT.

NOW IN NOVA SCOTIA.

HALIFAX, September 3rd. The world fiers passed the cruiser enake a hundred miles from: Hawkes Bay at 12.5 o'clock.

Picto (Nova Scotia), Sept. 3rd. The world fiers arrived here from Hawkes Bay this afternoon, after a fight

of hours and 18 minutes.

Innte.

WT PEI FU'S SUPPORT. Wu Pei Fu is providing support in

Thea 1, must tell you that many of the wishes we make in the £5 dinner are from secret recipes, which we have more ways than one, and the prodigality brought froth the Forbidden City, and

An older girl inmate of täieSwatow Street house and a Chinese detective

mitted that there was no case against the having given evidence. Mr. Huss sub- male defendant,

His Worship sentenced the woman to The first six months" hard labour, charge against the man was, dismiss On the second charge, concraling." the Magistrate reserve: judgment until next Monday,

the military authorities charged with at tempting to sell a map of Corregidor. The authorities state that the map is of ooly slight military value. BRITISH OFFICER DIES IN JAPAN.

TOKYO," September 3rd. The death took place to-day at kao THE LURE OF MING YUEN of Lieut. . M. Toft, British language officer, after a brief illuess.

THE WORLD FLIGHT,

WONDERFUL MEMORY."

In the course of a letter written from "Japan to The Times L-Col. L. E. Broome, speaking of his meeting with the American world-fliers, says:-

GARDENS.

MEN WHO DO NOT WANT. TỤ LEAVE.

The ease, in which the owners of the Ming Yuen Gardens are seeking an order to evict their late tenants, the Tai Koom Syndicate was again mentioned before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central, Mugis- tracy, yesterday.

Mr. B. 5. Corke appeared for one of We-laughed and chatted, and the hour the defendants and Mr. N. 1. Brewer for for the first of their engagements for the three other defendants. at the door, and I was handed a tele-plainants, said that his clients had re- day drew near, when there came a knock Mr. E.S. C. Brooks, for the com- gram:MacLaren crashed at Akyab, occupied the premises, and they were now Burma-plane completely wrecked-con seeking to move out the defendanta under:

the summons for trespass. tinuance of British right doubtful

many of them have never been made ex. of bia assistance in shown in the large cept for the members of the Imperial number of troops he is prepared to send Royal family and Royal guests. All the

to Chi Hsieh Yuan's assistance. It is. ingredients for the meals we serve at Wembley have been brought all the way a fact that the fanacial condition of the from Hongkong. It is hard to well province of Kiangsu is, verp" precarious, we cook in a few words, bas I should like to w down the main laws of Chinese and that only by the funds furnished by cooking. We don't make any one favour dominate a dish. We try to make what We Pei Fu will Chi Hsieh Yuan be able I think you call a subtle combination of to conduct the war. The question arises He read it and passed it on to the others his client froin these proceedings, on the Without a word I handed it to Smith. Mr. Cork claimed an exemption for all the flavours. Thus, in one dish, we

but buman, how could I help thinkground that he was the sub-tenant of this- WARM RECEPTION AT PICTOU.

may put bamboo shoots, celery, noodles how far Wu Pei Fu's resources will go, Being and chicken, and when you eat it you and to what extent they will be needed ing first of my own bitter disappointi Koon Syndicate which bad gone

ment? Then I thought of MacLaren at PICTOL (Nova Scotia), Sept. 4th. Citizens, reinforced by several thousand will realis all four tastes and yet one, in

in case he himself is forced to throw his Akyab, his beautiful machine a wreck, bankrupt and failed to pay their rent which they all combine.

to the plaintifs. His client had paid bi Canadians who came here for the vaca- Stewed sharks fins are truly a delight troops into action to break the advance and how be most be thinking of the great rent up to date to the Tai Koon Syndi

getting I tion gave the American world fliers, to eat, and their preparation, taking

leading on to the aeroplane thakouts cate and when the case was adjourned on Licuts. Smith and Nelson; a very warm three days. taakes them an exclusive and of Chang. Teo Lin, who may open war

Harbour that very day as a spare for the previous day it was agreed that the" reception, which was beaded by a band delicate thing to eat. Birds nest soup to support his ostensible ally, Lu Yung our Pacific flight. That and a thousand receipt for this rent was to be produced. of Pietou. Highlanders. The procession, and stewed fichen are two more of our

as well as that for the deposit..

Mr. Corke submitted that the Court including details from the American de- delicacies. But them are things strange Haiang... It is possible that Chi Haich other thoughts were tumbling over each

other, when Smith said:"We'll

get that stroyer Barr, the Canadian cruiser to the English table. We use many Yuan commands 100,000 men, but Wu machine to Maclaren somehow. Come up had no jurisdiction over his client on Putrint, detachments of endets and school dishes and ingredients, with which Pet Fu is definitely sending more from i te Commander Abbot's bedroom and talk account of his position as a sub-tenant.

Mushrooms are greatly

it over." We found Commander Abbot, If the complainants wanted to proceed children, escorted the aviators to the are familiar. town square, where the Mayor and repre-loved in Chinn, and we introduced then Anhui, probably 30,000 It is pretty of the United States Navy, in his against him, they must go to the Eum- sentatives of the Dominion and Provincial into many dishes. Governments made speeches of welcome. But we never mash up our fruit for certain that they will reach Nanking jamas, and within five minutes these mary Court. It was understood that the declared that France, would do everything REPARATIONS COMMISSION. /Pies and stews-we, like the fruit, as it within three or four days. Cbi Hsieh ticable plans how Abbot would rush one mises to another party, and his client

Arbitration was directed as the problem of armaments. "He pointed out that ag regards naval armaments" Britain had fulfilled the Washington Agreement an she fulfilled all agreements:

EARLIER CABLES. FRENCH PREMIER'S. STATEMENT.

GENEVA, September 3rd.

An army of two hundred Pressmen who

are attending the Assembly of the League were received M. Herriot, who, while he

did not indicate the specifie line he would

take at to-morrow's disarmament debate,

in favour of peace and continue the good work begun at Landus, in a spirit of goodwill and loyalty.

BRITISH VIEW.

Mr.. Ramsay MacDonald raised the veil on his disarmament plans when, address

THE AGENT-GENERAL

PARIS, September 3rd. Mr. Seymour Parker Gilbert, former Under-Secretary of the United States Treasury, has accepted the post of Agent Paris in mid-September.

comes from the trees. I think we have

oranges-cumquats-we

the best oranges in the world, although Yuan might open the offensive without Spain is the land. "for oranges, and although we crystallise some ei the waiting for them, but relying on their smaller

prefer support if the tide turns against kim. fruit uncooked. I am writing these few

The bulk of Chi Haich Yuan's troops words because I feel very deeply about one thing. It is that you English people are on the Quinsan front, but he has a enough of fruit and vegetables. You

sportsmen had roughed out reaccomplainants were now letting the pre-

of his destroyers to Hakodate and load was endeavouring to get into touch with and carry the huge earns as far as the latter, with a view to securing a Nagasaki, where his heat, so to speak, continuance of the leas of the European ended, meanwhile wirelessing his Ad-restaurant. miral for permission to take to farther Mr. Brooks explained that the su all the way to Akyab if necessary. mons was purely in respect of occupying Within a few hours an answer came the servants' quarters which Mr. Corke's from Admiral Washington, commanding client did in part. The complainants the American Asiatic Flet, offering to

ing journalists, he auggested a Court of General of Reparations. He arrives intake too much of a god of meat, and not big force around Thing, westward of the transport cur machine all the 5.000 mile did not recognise the sub-lessecs at all.

Arbitration, the constitution of which abould be decided "between the various Governments. He was convinced that America would participate in an ad hoc Conference on disarmainert which should be held in Europe, possibly at Geneva. In the meantime, the American plan of disarmament. would he referred to a League. Committee for examination.

JAPAN'S THANKS..

"At the morning sitting of the Assembly of the League of Nations Viscount, Ishii, on behalf of Japan, thanked the League for the interest and sympathy displayed an the occasion of the earthquake last September.

LONDON AGREEMENT. RESTRICTIONS IN OCCUPIED GERMANY.

DUEBEELDORY, September 3rd.

In accordance with the London Agree- ment, General Degoutte, has issued an

ANOTHER BRITISH WORLD - FLIGHT."

.evered.

His Worship said he was not "antisfied should know that the apple and the Taihu Lake, in which region at two points to Akyah at full speed. I had at once that the Ordinance was designed to cover orange are the difference that make he has 10,000.

cabled MacLaren the good news and got * cable in dianer into a banquet.-East" Anglican

reply of just two words, Well a case like this at all. Those people hack done." It was addressed to me, whereas produced a claim of their right to he Daily Thines.

More troops moved down yesterday.

it should have been addressed to our there. The charge was of unlawfully in- STRICT CENSORSHIP.

Our truding on the servants' quarters, and Kreathearted

fellow-aviators not our his Worship failed to see where there was rivale or opponents, but our gallant Communication with Shanghai is now friends. I called on the American Am unlawful intruding in the case.

Mr. Brookes said that Mr. Corke's bassador in Japan and cabled to Admiral Washington, but the spoken or written client was the only sub-lesses in the case. word cannot convey the gratitude due As far as the other defendants were co- for. what will always romain a wonderful cerned, they were the servants of the Tai memory-instantaneous help and sym- Koon Syndicate, with whom the com- nathy in our ill-luck, the first prompt and plainants dealt directly. practical, and the second as tender as was welome. So I can only repeat - hand on MacLaren's message, Well

order restoring, at midnight on Septem-Major W. T. Blake, leader of the first ber 10th, the freedom of circulation of wheeled traffic, and abolishing the pass attempt at a world flight. appeals for system for persons entering the occupied £25,000 to enable him to undertake an territor; also the duties on levied goods other world flight early next year. passing between occupied and unoccupied territory.

He states that Maclaren's gallant Inil- ure makes it unperative that another British world flight must be organized.

No telegrams are accepted for Shanghai xcept via Cheloa.

A strict censorship is being exercised over telegrams and the Post Office.

Chi Hsieh Yuan is reported to have, secured six aeroplanes from Nanyuan." -- Edeze

Mr. Brewer said he objected to Mr. Brooke's statement in toto,

The case was remanded until Wednes day next at noon.