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~TROUBLE IN MOROCCO.

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RIFFS TERMS TO SPAIN.

Mapuro, September 19th.

An official communique reporta an at- tempt to relieve the post at Gorgues, which was fiercely resisted by the chemy. The operation will continued to-day Spanish aeroplane was shot down and caught fire, both occupants, a captain and a sergeant, being killed.

PARIS, September 19th. Interviewed by he Journal's «Madrid, correspondent, a high military authority | atrongly denied the reports of "negolin tions between Spain and Abdel Krim un the basis of the terms proposed by the Riffs last year and declared the army

would not, agree to the humiliation of peace "dependent on the evacuation of

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2015, 1924

**INTELLECTUAL CO-

OPERATION."

PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL-

INSTITUTE.

PARIA, September 18th. At a meeting of the cammittee to dis- cuss the proposed establishright of an In- ternational Institute for Intellectual Co- operation in Paris on the basis of the French offer of a chateau at Vincennes as headquarters, with an annual allowance of a million franes, the Australian, Mr. Chariton, vigorously opposed the plan on the ground that the Institute would lose

its essential international character if

·located in Paris. He urged its establish- ment in a neutral country.

Professor Gilbert Murry (Britain) agreed that the institution would be liable to assume the character of the country of its establishment but opined that the Committee could not reject the generous

French offer.

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The Committee voted in favour of the Tetuat, which would amount to a betrayal acceptance of the proposal, but Mr. of international agreements and lead to || Charlton's, objection was noted.

a revolution in Spain.

RUIR EVACUATION, LATEST FRENCH MOVES.

PARIS, September 19th,

A message from the Mayence Frank- further Zeitung says that French troopa bare evacuated part of the Dortmund region and have begim to evacuate the Limburganderlahn district, near Wies

Baden.

WEMBLEY IN 1925, EXHIBITION TO CARRY ON."

Loxtos, September 19th.

THE LEAGUE...

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

ORGANISATION.

GENEVA. September 18th. The budget committee of the League, by te to 15. has rejected au Italian proposal to increase the vote of the health organ isation by two hundred thousand franes Britain, South Africa, New Zealand and India voted against, and Australia and Ireland for the motion. The Canadian delegate was absent. A proposal by Brazil and Portugal to make the increase 130,000 Iranes was adopted by 22 to 11.

According to a member of the Empire. The present" arrangements for the inter- sational exchange of health officers will

Exhibition execative there is now ho possible, doubt that Wembley will carry be maintained.

-on next year,

EGYPTIAN

The committee. voted two hundred thou. COTTON SLUMP sand-francs for the settlement of refugees. with u rider added. by Sir Henry Strakosch, of South Africa, that the appropriation must disappear by 1020 ANGLO-RUSSIAN TREATIES.

A GOVERNMENT ASSURANCE. ›

CARO, September 18th.

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Replying to a deputation urging Gor ernment intervention in the cotton market owing to declining values, the minister of Agriculture promised that Government would intervene as a purchaser of spots and fatures in the markets if necessary. to the extent of two million kantars.

Caino, September 19th. There secies some misunderstanding in regard to the exact terms in reply to the Minister of Agriculture to the deputa tion urging Government intervention in the cotton market, owing to declining values. While the Government is pre-) pared, if necessary, to buy up to two million kantars it is hardly likely that this will be found essential; indeed, prices bave already stiffened considerably on the mere announcement of the Govern ment's intentions.

FARLIER CABLEN

THE BOOKS OF LIVY.

AN ITALIAN - MYSTERY SOLVED.

HOME, September 18th.

The mystery of the missing books of "Livy has finally been cleared up in a report, accompanied by a signed state ment by Professor Marting Fusco, pre- sented to the Minister of Education by the Inspector General of State Archives, who has returned from Naples.

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The report says that while he was ex- amining the Stute archives at Naples, Professor Alurtino Fusco found a docu. neut dated December 23, 1332, which is already well known, which King Robert of Anjou ordered payment to be moon of the scribe Packing for a transcription tan bonks

on the Macedonian war. ters off

Fusco, not being versed in mediaeval documents; thought the Paolino copy was not restricted to the ten known books but referred to the complete text of Livy's works. The pro- fensor continued his researches, in the meantime üghtly assuring friends that be had found all the missing codices and bad already begun a transliteration of the second ten. The professor's state- ment admits that he followed a false scent, and formally retracts all previous state. ments about the lost. books.m

The Minister of Education does not doubt that bang fides of the statemrat,. but intends to watch developments with a view, if necessary, to preserving the State rights in any treasure trove."

TO REDUCE COST OF LIVING.

FRENCH IMPORT DUTIES.

FARIS, September 18th.

With a view to diminishing the cost of living, the Cabinet has decided to reduce the existing import duties on certain essential foodstuffs, including condensed milk by 46 per seat, butter by 60 per cent and cheese, barley, rice and preserved vegetables by, 50 per cent,

A FAKE AND A GREAT

MISTAKE"

LONDON, September 18th. Viscount Grey; speaking at Edinburgh, voiced the official Liberal attitude towards the Anglo Russian treaty, denouncing it es a fake and a great blot and great mis. take in British foreign policy. The House of Commons should accept no respon- sibility for the treaty.

WRANGEL ISLAND.

RETURNED TO RUSSIA.

Lesvos, September 18th. The hoisting of the Soviet Bng at

Wrangel Island does not perturb British diplomatic circies, which point out that during the negotiations preceding the signature of the Anglo-Russian treaty the Russians were told the island would again. become Russian property.

HINDU-MOSLEM ENMITY,

KOHAT CASUALTIES.

Srus, September 18th.

11 Muslims and 29 Hindus had been killed In the Assembly. Mr. Bray stated that and 23 Juslims and: 88 Hindus injured, and sized police had been injured, at Kohat.

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FLOODS IN INDIA.

HEAVY LOSSES. "'

SIA, September 18th. but one third of Bharatpur city has been The floods at Bharatpur are subsiding. destroyed, and there has been some loss of life, with heavy losses of cattle. The damage is estimated at over a million pounds sterling.

THE WORLD'S SPORT.

NZ RUGBE TOUR.

ALL BLACKS DEFEAT CORNWALLA

LONDON September 13th At Comborne, the All Blacks fifteen dè- feated Cornwall by 20 points to ni

LATEST CABLES. REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE.

ITALIAN WORLD FLIGHT.

BROKEN UP IN THE UNITED STATES.

AIRMAN'S DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK.

New York, September 10th. liner Guilincere owing to threats He Locatelli has sailed for Italy on the as accompanied to the pier by a score of police and mid his good-eyes on the ship in bin state-room, with the curtains drawn, surrounded by detectiven

FAR EASTERN CABLE FENTIEN TROOPS ENTRENCHING,

NEWS.

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THE CHINA WAR..

MORE BRIBERY.

SHANGHAI, September 19th. The Chekiang southern troops were hribed by Hiìa Chao, chief of the Che- kinng constabulary, who is unfriendly towards General Laand organised a cop d'etar. The latter has gone to Shanghai and bas offered to retire. Heavy fighting is reported before Liuho,

PEKING THREATENED.

PERING, September 18th. n oficial bulletin says that the Feng- tien troops are entrenching at Chao- yangau, near Chaoyang

CHANG TSO LIN'S FORCES

Pasiva, September 19th.. Chang Tso Lia has, ordered the Hei, Jungkinng and Kirin provinces to send two brigades to Wehol, vid. Tsinanfa.

INDEPENDENT NAVY.

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POWERS AND CHINA.

WHAT

TAAN AGENCY

LEARNS

LONDON, September 19th. Renter learns that so far as Britain is concerned there is no truth in the report

AN UNENVIABLE POST. THE FINANCIAL SITUATION INT

KWANGTUNG...

In a circulated telegram” to the varĒ, In high officials and commanders of the different troops ex-Governor Lise Chung Kai declines to accept the posts of Minister of Finance, Provincial Com-

that there has con any animunication missioner of Finance and Chief of Com

| misary, to all which he has been appoint- SHANGHAI, September, 18th.

with ather Powers in regard to intervenit by a recent mandate. The Chinese Press states that the so-tion in China, which is not considered. After modestly explained his inability: called independent navy at Shanghai has issued a lengthy circular legram de practical at present. nouncing the Peking Government and the Chihli feaders.

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS

DENIED THE FRONT.. PERINO, September 19th.

No foreign currespondents are allow The Maneburian armies which are to to leave for the front owing to a paper containing information ́valuable The Peking Government is rushing troops drive towards Peking are progressing,to the enemy, Representations, however,

are being mude to the authorities.'. to repel the invasion.

LU'S AND CHANG'S RUSSIAN AVIATORS.

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LE TO FIGHT ON. Lu Yung Hsiang has announced dør

FEXING, September 18th. finitely to hold out at the Hwangtu-Liahotion of M. Karakhan to the reports that The Waichinopu has drawo the atten line, making his headquarters at the assigns are serving as aviators and are Lunghua arsenal Heavy fighting took artisipating in the warfare with Lu

Yung Hsiang Ho Feng Lin and Chang plaes throughout to-day both at Hwangtu Tse Lin, and asking B. Karakhan not to and. Liubo..

permit such in future.

MARCH ON HANGCHÓW.

SHANGHAI, September 18th.

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The Civil Governor has fied from Hang chow with Marshal La Yung-hsiang. The city is now in charge of the Chief of Police..

Replying on the 16th inst., M. Kara khan points out that in numerous Notes he has drawn the attention of the Chi- nese Government to tas danger of the

PROHIBITION IN THE

PHILIPPINES.

to asmine all these important posts," Mr. Liao gives a resume of the precarions" financial situation in the province. Ao- cording to Me Lino, with all Govern.. ment revenues intercepted by the troops. who occupy all the revenue officers and likin stations in the province, and the MANILA, September 19th, continuous demands för military expen- ditures especially at this time, when the What is believed to be an attempt to Expendition against the North is under extend the American prohibition law to way, it is impossible to improve the the Philippines has been taken by the financial situation. Not until the troops relinquish their control of the revenuo Washington Authorities. The Canadian offices and likin stations... will unifica- Pacific Company has received a cable tion of public finance be possible, Mr.

Loso concludes-Caifun Güzetté. Hongkong notifying that the 18th amend from the American Consul-General at

meat of the Constitution has been held applicable here by the rung of the At- torney-General for the United States,

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A DRY EMPRESS BOAT.

The Empress of Russia arrived this

SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN THE

FAR EAST.

The Singapore Legislative Council cently asked the Colonial Secretary, Mr. J. E. Thomas. to approve a Bill which proposes to legalise prostitution in the colony by the registration of houses and compulsory periodical examination of

women. He has not yet come to a do cision on the matter. Complaints have conditions existing in other Crown Colon been made in the House of Commons of

remuanta of White hands now taking morning without liquor. It is anderstood refuge in China being engaged as police and soldiers, but the Chinese Government that London vessels will also he refused have taken, no action. The aviators in health papers by the U.S. Consul if thers question are these White Russians, whom the Soviet does not recognise, and fually is liquor aboard on reaching the Philipies in the Far East, and the Colonial

CHINA STATION SUBMARINES.

FULL COMPLEMENT COMING.

Sun Chuan-fang is marching towards Hangehow from the South and is expected the Soviet has no special administrative pines. to capture the city to-day or to-morrow.rights and privileges in Chinese territory

Marshal Lu decides to fight to the even as regards its own citideas. bitter end there is just a chance that Chekiang tany hold out for several days on the Hwangtu-Liubo front. where the troops though mercenaries from Shan. tung, are likely to be more loyal to Lu. Chekiang troops have proved to be How- who is himself a Shantung man, than his

ever, unless a miracle pappens, the final collapse appears to be a matter of brief

time.

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CHEKIANG TROOPS REVOLT.

SHANGHAI, September 16th, The Chekiang Army experienced a de- bacle owing to the Southern and Western Commands revolting and deserting to the Fukien and Kiangsu sides respectively. The collapse of the remainder of Cheki ang's Army is believed to be imminent," leaving, Shanghai at the mercy of the Kiangsu forces.

FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS.

No fears are entertained regarding the safety of the Foreign Settlements, in view of the precautionary measures taken.

FENCTIEN ADVANCE

MUNDEN, September 19th. The Fengtien troops of the second and fourth armies have occupied Fushin, cap- turing quantities of ammunition. They

are now advancing on Chuli.

[BY COURTSBY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN."} PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE,

· PEKING, September 18th. A mandate issued this morning is as

follows:-

"Petitions have been received from Wu Poi Fu and Wang Chen Ping way. ing that the Fengtien troops have been mobilised and moved 'westward along five routes. A Fengtien rebellion tbus apparent. Mukden his long plotted against the Government. The Fengtien troops" have destroyed the railway at Wangchiatun, while at Chaoyang they fired the first, shots in the war between Chibli and Mukden, subsequently throwing pontoons across

the

Special interest attaches to the last statement in view of M. Karakhau's re cent statement in connection with the handing over of the Legation, namely, that the Soviet still is a Protocol Power. 'COUP D'ETAT AT HANGCHOW

SHANGHAI, September 19th. The S.-C. Daily News says that the Hangchow cap d'etat foreing Lu Yung Isiang to leave his capital for Shanghai was organised by Hsia Chao, Chief of the Constabulary in Chekiang Province, who bas proclaimed himself Civil Governor.

Hsia Chao is known to be unfriendly to La Yung Hsiang.

HEAVY FIGHTING AT LIUHO. Heavy fighting ommenced at Liubo after midnight.

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LONDON, September 16th. The Admiralty ban decided to complete to the full the complement during the car- rent financial years of submarines in reserve on the China Station. Additional crews are to be sent to Hongkong early

in October.

MISSIONARIES FOR THE EAST. FAREWELL GATHERING IN LONDON.

LONDON, September 15th. A gathering at Westminster tonight

A large number of wounded are beting brought into the Chinese bospitals. CHEKIANG TROOPS GO OVER TO bade farewell to eighteen men and women

FUKIEN

SHANGHAL. September 18th. Chekiang and Southern troops who were bribed went over to the Fukien side, who had been advancing on Hanchow,

The Chekiang troops On the Thing front have also gone over to the enemy, in this case Kinngau.

The Civil Governor of Hangehew has proclaimed independence to save the city. from the two armies.

Now only the Shantung mercenaries of the Chekiang army are holding out on the Liuho-Hwangtu life, but it is expect- leaving the Shanghai Chinese city at the ed that they will surrender to-night, mercy of the Kiangsu forces. FOREIGN FORCES AT SHANGHAI

PREPARED.

Secretary has appointed a Committee on Social Hygiene to advise him, when asked. On questions connected with venerat discase or public morality." The Com mittee is appointed for a year, but may be continued. Lord Arnold is the chair- man, and the members include Lady Astor, M., and Mr. John H. Harris, M.P. Dr. J. Douglas White, of the Asso ciation for Moral and Social Hygiene Mrs. C. Neville Rolfe and Mr. E. B. Turner, of the National Council for Com- bating Veneral Diseases; and representa and the Ministry of Health Mr. G. H Creasy of the Colonial Office, in thes

tives of the Colonial Office, the War Office

secretary..."

A GERMAN ́NATIONAL" WAR MEMORIAL.

TRIBUTES TO FALLEN ENEMIER.

A passage in the speech delivered by President Ebert at a recent memorial ceremony indicated that the Government who are leaving to take up missionary had under consideration the idea of erect

ing some suitable national monument to work in India, Barma, China and Canada the German soldiers who fell in the war. on behalf of the Bible Churchmen's is desired to escape the suspicion of Society, which has existed for less tharitating foreign nations and it is there. not proposed to erect a monument Unknown Soldier." The various pro three years. This is the first party of the the Cenotaph or to commemorate an missionaries it is sending abroad,

posals so far put forward have been open to objection on similar

AMERICA AND JAPAN,

NAVAL SECRETARY'S SPEECHES.

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In these matters grou

Govern

ment takes a broader view than it is usually credited with. A minor ceremony

commemoration which took place re cently at the military cemetery at Hasen- New Yoak, September 18th. heide, a district of Herlin, may

be

Haser The New York World in an editorial in illustration of this spirit.

heide is the burial ground of many un "ays that if the recall of Mr. Wilbur is known German solliers, and a number of

British, French, belginn. Italian, Ame not due to the character of his anti-rican and Russian soldiers who died as

and the police and naval guards are

The Volunteers have been called out Japanese speeches on the Pacific Coast, as affirmed by the White House, it should prepared.

have been. The paper adds that only meagre reports of the speeches have reached the Atlantic Coast, but these in

Thousands of refugees are pouring into Shangtai.

LU YUNG HSIANG IN SHANGHAI

CHINESE CITY.

Lu Yung Hsiang is at the Langhua men, the headquarters of his sub-ardi- nate, General Ho Feng, Lin, Defence Commissioner of Shanghai. LU YUNG HISIANG'S "INTENTIONS.

SHANGHAI, September 19th.

timate that Navy Secretary Wilbur has beben talking for a big navy in the best style of the jingo, all directed, of course, at Japan, without the slightest provoca tion. Mr. Coolidge cannot afford to have

-A statement issued by the Chekiang headquarters at. Shanghai declares that the adminstration identified with truca Lu Yung Hsiang came Shanghai in leit bluster of this kind, but he seems order to personally direct operations on

to be indifferent. the fronts:

Taling river. Two Fengtien brigades attacked Chaoyang, which compelled the Chibli forces to take mensures for defener. In recent years, the State has been confronted with growing difficulties and the people are tried of the disorder. Since my as suruption of "office, my aim has been to secure permanent peace, but Lu Yung Hsiang broke the peace and the punitive mandate against him is in tended to bring to an end the rebellion in the south-east The three Man churian provinces constitute the North

rampart of China. In 10 Chang Tao Lin went to war against the Government and was quickly de feated after which the Government hoped that he had repented, but, on the contrary, he proves that his am- bition is unabated. It now appears that Chang Tso Lin is taking advan tage of the state of war in the South- East to again disturb the country. His circular telegram shows that he has perfected his plans in disturb the people." national peace. The Government can.. not suffer this state of affairs to con

CRIME IN AMERICA,

A New York correspondent of a Lon-

prisoners of war in Germany are abo buried there. On this occasion the Ger dan Government had given flowers for the decoration of each soldier's grave without regard to nationality. They various German peace societies also sent wreaths, one of which was dedicated to the fallen soldiers who fought against Germany

A service was held in the cemetery, at which Pustór Francke delivered an address and Herr von Gerlach and Herr Paul Mende also spoke. British, French, "Belgian, and Italian officers from the Inter-Allied Military Commission of Control, were present, by special invita tion and were given a sympathetic wel- come by the Germans who attended the ceremony.

"Before the war started, Lu Yung Hsiang stated that he desired peace and

REWARDS FOR HEROISM. would do everything possible to preserve He tranquillity in Chekiang province.

HUMANE SOCIETY'S MEDAL pledged himself to keep that promise, and should war be inevitable he would do don paper writing on August 13th, said: The Royal Humane Society in August. everything to prevent the ravaging of Chekiang. Now that the enemy troops

Representative Hill, of Maryland, the awarded a bronze medal to Stoker Petty. Officer Benjamin Miller, the Majesty'. front Fukien and Anhui have invaded ardent leader of the Wet Block" in ship Carlisle, for attempting to save Chekiang, Lu Yung Hsiang decided to Congres, who returned home yesterday, Harold Webster, A.B., at Samahui, West leave Chekiang's affairs to the people of says that while abroad he tried to help China. Webster fell overboard at night. that province. Whether he returns to the cause dear to his heart by addrees and, although there were strong currente, Haagchow depends upon the outcome of ing, with Lord Birkenhead, the Anti-Miller "dived overboard into 14ft. of the war, and the wishes of the Chekiang Prohibition Convention in England. "I water and swam for about 200

showed the English people, said Mr. though he just failed to each Word Hill," that prohibition is not a success before he saak for the last time. Miller

tinue. and is obliged to utilise the CHANG TSO-LIN TO ATTACK in the United States, and cited statis was picked up by a boat in an exhausted

national resources to suppress Chang Tso. Lin. The Commander-in-Chief and the Vier-Commander-in-Chief are

hereby instructed tall suppress the

PEKING.

SENDING 180,000 TROOPS.

tics to show that crime in America is condition. The case was recommended by steadily increasing. The latest figures the Admiralty published here to-day support the Con-

gressman's contention that the United The Japan Chronicle has an intarest States maintains its proud distinction ing note on the British Legitimacy Bill of being incomparably the first among which is, we believe, now law. The civilised countries in the homicide in paper points out that the Bill represente

Fengtien rebellion. In the are which The Canton Times states that in the Government troops, occupy pass special telegram to President Sun, Mar- through the lives and property both shal Chang Tso-lin of Fengtien states Chinese and foreigners must nu, efici that he is sending 150.000 troops by dxdustry, that the rate of homicide hore from one point of view the final triump surrender they will not be punished. ently protected. If the Fengtien troops different routes to Peking, one of which has doubled within twenty years, and of the Roman and canon law of the early is from Jehol. The vanguards in the that, on the basis of population, there Middle Ages over the common law of Wu Pei-fu is hereby appointed Comman direction of Yukwan have already clashed are twenty times as many murders in England a victory achieved nearly 70 der-in-Chief of the forces engaged in with the Chibli troops, according to the the United States as in England and years after the date when the principle

Wales Moreover, the intestatatistics at isque was regarded as finally defeated the suppression of the rebels, and Wang

telegram. Chen-ping as Tier-Commander-in Chicl Present Sun is informed that dissen show the inaccuracy of the presumption In the Roman law, as in the secular law concurrently with Base Commandant siop is life in the Chihli clique, while that America leads the world in murders of all Continental countries and, be it and Peng Shou-hsin as Commandant of more than half of their soldiers are not tion," and prove beyond a doubt that child has always been rendered legitimate because of the heterogeneous popula-noted, in Scotland too-an illegitimata the First Eastern Army, Wang Huni in a fighting mood. Chang Tso-lin con- ching Commandant of the Second Northsiders this an opportune moment to deal the old American stock is not slow by the subsequent marriage of the par ern Army, Feng Yu-bsiang Comman the enemy the crushing blow,

with the violent band. In Chicage, ente. It was definitely proposed at the dant of the Third Army (which appar.

where they say crime is not a mers oc- Parliament of Merton, held in 1278, that ently is intended to reindarce, either

cupation, but an organised industry; the rule should be adepted into the Eng- front), Chang Ta-la Commandant of

there were actually 205, murders in the lish law, but the assembled barons, with Reinforcementa, Tu Hsi-kaet Comman

first 213 days of this year. Investigation instinctive conservatiem, negatived the der-in-Chief of the Navy with Wen

shows that the largest proportion of proposal in the words, which have become Shou-teh as Second in Command: and

criminals here are very young-they re-historic to the lawyer “Nolumus legen. Chen Shin-chi Commandant of the Shan

present a generation most of whom will Angliæ mutara "—" We do not wish tqt: tung and Chibli' Const Defence."!-

never cease to be criminals.

change the laws of England.”

He also informs President San that the seasoned soldiers of the enemy have all heen transferred to the North leaving the Tangtze Biver region inadequately pro tected, and should the troops of the South move Northward at this time, there will be little opposition and Wach ang will be captured withent difficulty