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CABLES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LATEST CABLES. THE LEAGUE. FREE ACTION FOR BRITISH NAVY.

MR. HENDERSON'S PLAIN

STATEMENT.

UxNews, September 3rd. The draft arbitration protocol was dis dusserl by the Armamenti Committee yesterday evening when Mr. Henderson made important reservations in regar to the use of the British fleet, which he declared must retain entire liberty of action. He said the British Government thought it intonecivable, that the British Empire would make war against a coven-

ant or protocol, Therefore he only en- visaged a case in which they would en- gaggil in war-like operations on behalf of the covenant with the approval of the League. His Government was sure in such a case it would be necessary and desirable in the general interest as well 8 in Britain's particular interest that the British ect should be able to operate with that freedom requirable to secure the rapid success and termination of hostilities. The Manctions thereforg

proposed - a

reservation that arising

THE HONGKONG - DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TB, 1924

LATEST, GABLES.

THE WEMBLEY EXHIBITION,

TO CLOSE, IN NOVEMBER.

Losos, September 23rd, The closing date of the Wembley Ex- hibition is sed for November ist. The question of re-opening next year is still

open.

A TSARIST RUSSIA. GRAND DUKE'S" APPEAL..

BERLIN, September 23rd.

The Grand Duke Cyril, in a manifesto to the Russian people assumes the vacant throne of Russia with the title of Tsar.

LATEST CABLES.

INDIAN ASSEMBLY. ORIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT REPEALED.

BARLIER CABLES,

'BRITAIN AND EGYPT.

ZAGHLUL PASHA VISITS LONDON.

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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS..

(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.}

N.YE DISPUTE.

SEAMEN NEUTRAL

LEGENDS,

JOSEPH CONRAD'S LAST ARTICLE.

The Daily Mail of August 15th printed the last words written by Joseph Conrad. He was at work on this article, specially for The Daily Mail, on the day before he died and within a couple of hours of being stricken by the illness which proved fatal

TRADE MENACE TO BRITAIN.

MR SNOWDEN'S WARNING.

FLAWS

IN THE LONDON AGREEMENT,

Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, discussing the results. of the London Reparation Conference with the Political Correspondens of the Manchester Guardias, suya♪**

SIMLA, September gird The Assembly by 71 votes to 40 passed bill repealing the Criminal Law Amend- ment Act of 1908. Sir Alexander Mud- diman, opposing, said the times were difficult and abnormal, and pointed out

Toxro, September 23rd.

Earlier on the same morning he had that no atage would be left between ordi The publication yesterday of the

The problem may arise as to whether been discussing it with a friend and bad the Allies will not find greater dificulty nary law and martial law if the bill was.Y.K. directors' statement has led to told him how he hoped that from this in receiving reparations than Germany passed.

further rejoinder on the part of the

will experience in providing them. one article-which in its present state is strikers, whose attitude, according to about three-quarters completed-would Scheme has been materially altered or "Ia one or two respects the Dawes morning's papers, is stiffening by assur spring a volume of intimate memories of modified by the Conference, and I feel ance of support from branch offices every the sailors he had met which would be grave doubts as to whether these changes may, not give rise to difficulties in tho The Charger Tageblatz learns that

where. The seagen, with the exception. kind of pendent volume to The future, I have expressed my disagree the Grand Duke does not intend officially

FARIS, September 2nd. of one section, which are reported to be Mirror of the Sen. That book, he ex-ment with the decisions of the Conference

plained to his friend. dealt more with in regard to two decisions in particular. to inform the foreign Powers at present Zaghlul Pashe has left for London to backing up the President, maintain the seas he had known than with the

SE TWO DIBSGREEMENTS., but will continue, to reside in Germany negotiate with Mr. MacDonald regarding neutrality. Should they be forced to sailors he had known, but this "new The manifesto dwells on the safferings of the outstanding Anglo-Egyptian ques join the dispute the situation would be sailors than with the seas

volume was to have dealt rather with the the people of Russia, formerly the graiations, Interviewed by Reuter, on depart. greatly complicated. producer of Europe, and declares that the ing. Zaghiul and be hoped to dissipate hope of foreign help is a vain one owing the clouds with which the political situa- to the efforts of the communists to bring about a world revolution. He hopes the

tion was enshrouded. Russian Army will speak a decisive word, whereby the people will arise and recail their legitimate ruler, and promises to. restore the Church and parder those who have gone astray and to give land to the

peasants.

out of a war-like operation under FRENCH COMMERCIAL LEVY.

taken by the British Empires in sup- port of the Lengne should not be referred to the permanent court for settlement. The reservation did not appear to limit in any manner the value of what the

UNFAVOURABLY RECEIVED.

BERLIN, September 23rd. France's imposition of a 26 per cent. levy has heen received most unfavourably in commercial and Government circles.

WORLD OF SPORT.

HOME FOOTBALL

LONDON, September 22nd. FIRST DIVISION. Sheffield United, 1; West Ham. 1... Tottenham, 0; West Bromwich, 1.

NCOTTISH LEAGLE. Greenock Morton, I; Aberdeen, 0. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

LEAVES U.S. FOR CANADA.

Syosser, September 2nd. The Prince of Wales has left for.

League was doing. Nobody desired the. It is declared in the latter regard thy Canada. The entire town bade farewell

it is an unfriendly art, which will pre-

to the Prince at the station. He made

at leaving the United States, thanking a statement expressing bis real regret

the President and his fellow citizens for

Pernment Court to become a hady con- trolling military operations, therefore hejudice the execution of the Dawes Agree believed in safeguarding the liberty of ment. action of the British fleet, which, above all, must be safeguarded. They were not SPEEDING UP THE CABLES. offerng him the right hand of good fel-

acting intrary to the general interests of the nations of the world..

LOOKING FOR PEACE

M. Benes reporting on the discussions of the sub-committee, declared that the _protocol did not overstep the frune of the covenant in the matter of sanctions, The signatories of the protocol undertook nothing new therennent, though obliga- tions would become more precise and more efficacious. An agreement reached by the sub-committee resulted in a elalxration of the system of leading to the goal of the destruction of war. Their responsibility was grave, but despite difficulties, they hoped the discussions, of the third committ, after the Assembly Einally acted, the Governments, when it -caune tra question of signatures, would not cause disappointment to the millions tof himans who were looking to Geneva - with nuc dhly "word, "Peace," on their

lips.

LEAGUE NOT TO BE A WAR

COUNCIL.

Mr. Henderson's precise statement has dispelled misgivings in regards to the use of the British feet. A further point of Mr. Henderson's declaration deserves special mention, that referring to the part the Council of the League may be called upon to play in the matter of sanctions. Mr. Henderson declared there was no iden and never had been any idea of placing troops or ships at the disposal

·1,000 · LETTERS A MINUTE

BERLIN, September 23rd. - Professor Wagner, president of the Berlin Telegraphic Technical Institute, claims to have discovered a method of trans-oceanic cabling of 1,000 letters, a minute.compared with the present maxi- mum of 200. It is intended to roastreet cables between Germany and the United States on Wagner's system.

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tó a judicial ruling arbital award or unanimous decision of the Council.

The Hague court will be the arbitra- tor when international law beccmės iḥ, volved," while upon the Council devolves the responsibility of deciding whether an set of war has been illegally committed, and applying the appropriate sanctions. Another article, which is not numbered, authorises an invitation to be issued to i non-member nation to submit to the pro- visions of the protocol, when engaged in any dispute with a signatory to the pro- tocol.

lowship, and hoping some day to be able extensively to tour the United States.

ANGLO-RUSSIAN TREATIES.

HOME GOVERNMENT AND

LIBERAL VIEWS.

LosDos. September ud. Mr. Asquith's etter has dashed the hipes of Ga,inment et fles that the Liberals tacitly support the existing text

RUSSO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT. --

REPORT FROM PEKING

PEXING September 23rd. Reuter learn's authoritatively that while the Russo-Japanese agreement, in principle on many points, has been renta- ed including Saklulin, a few subjects still present difficulty. Knotty problems are expected to arise within the next fortnight, and it will be seen whether a Enal agreement is reachable. If Japan will recognise the Soviet.

WORLD FLIGHTS.

A JAPANESE · ATTEMPT,

Tokyo, September 23rd.

EARLIER CABLES.

Dus is that in the event of Germany being unable to ensure from its indus- trialists the deliver à ordered by tha Mr. Conrad was a slow sad careful arbitral commission sais failure will es.. worker. He revised unceasingly, and it regarded as a'wilful default and will ex- must be borne in mind that this article pose Germany to sanctions. Such

of Germany's commercial had by no means seen his final revisions limitation

so far na it had gone, although the freedom was never contemplated after facsimile of the lust page of his M.S.180 in the treaty or in the Dawes Re- which the paper reproduces shows how Port Particularly in regard to coal- unremitting he was in his efforts after this clause may be disadvantageous to the perfect ward and phrase..

British industry.

LEGENDS.

The second point on which I disagree is this: The members of the Dawes Com mittee have declared that they never con-

To water the growth of a legend is templated that the power to give "for- a sad "occupation. It is not so much leigui nationals the right to invest in because legends deal with people and German properties should extend to the things inished and done with; that they purchase of shares in German industries. spring, as it were, from amongst the All the delegations except the French bones of dead den. Flowers (as I have seen myself) will do that too. That's ail in the order of nature, and both flowers and legends are upon, the whole "decorative," which is all to the good.

were agreed that it was very undesirable that such investments should be made out of reparation funds but the French insisted that the exclusion should not be inserted in the agreement.

I have nothing against a legend "twin- ing its tendrils fancifully about the facts af history or the tables of statistics (which can be fanciful too, though they Lean never be made very decorative).

They spring from noble soil, they are importance to British trade interests.

"The Germans have pus into the pro ceedings of the Conference a protest against this exclusion. I need not point out that this is a matter of considerable

a form of memory which we all like to "Ihm profoundly dissatisfied with the leave behind us, that lingers about the determination of the French and Belgian achievement of men who have had their Governments to continue the occupation. day and the vanished forms of things of the Ruhr." which have served the needs of their time.

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To a question asking what the French, can hope to get out of the occupation, Mr. Snowden replied:-

If suficient public subscriptions are,

Oge could welcome that £ne form of forthcoming for the Imperial Civilian

imaginative recognition of the past with "The French industrials, of whom M. Aviation Association, there will be anothing worse than the gentle meinn- Loucheur is the guiding and inspiring world flight to Lonitor in 19es by civilian holy which the passage of time. brings spirit, have designs upon the economic in its train if it were not disfigured control of certain German industries, and military aviators.

by touches of fatuity of which ni legend which they make no effort to conceal. is wholly free, because I suspect that There is a very real danger that political. those who record its tales as picked out means will be used to advance these aims. on the lips of men are doing it in a The proposed commercial agreement be spirit of love. And that is only right tween France and Germany is one method and proper. But love is uncritical. Itby which this project may be advanced. is an enthusiastic state seeing romance in what may be not true to the spirit I warn British commercial interests, of its subject, so to speak" And thus particularly the textile and iron trades, to be alert in this matter. The draft creeps into a worthy or even noble story the false which is often fatuous also

Or even into holy story. The Golden Legend itself. The legend of saints and their miracles is an awful example toof that danger as anyone who turns over

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) WAR IN THE NORTH."

HARUIN, September 22nd.

It is reported that Chang Tso-lin has signed an agreement as Mukden recognise the Soviet Government.

of the Anglo-Russian treaty, while seek CHANG RECOGNISES THE SOVIET ing to amend the unacceptable provisions; but no representatire Liberals inter- viewed to-day said they believed the situation would result in an immediate General Election. The Liberals hope that the Government will revise or claborate its plan for a Russian, seitle, ment before the issue reaches the crucial stage in the House of Commons. It is suggested that the Government might resume Anglo-Soviet negotiations as a solution to the impasse..

NAVAL PENSIONS.

COMMITTEE FAIL TO AGREE.

The report, issued last month, of the committee considering the pensions of The question of the economic and finan-retired naval officers, which were stopped mal sanctions to be inflicted on the while they were serving during the war wrongdoer shall, under Article 7, be de- they were unable to reach agreement

and replaced by ordinary pay, 'shows that. cided by the economic and financial, or apon principle. ganisations of the Lengue.

Article: a requires the signatories to give the Council, in advance, under takings regard the extent of the military

aval and air forces they are able to bring into action immediately in order to Cuforce the provisions of the Protocol While the signatories may provide the

Three members of the committee-Mr. Holman Gregory, K.C (the chairman), Sir Cyril Jackson, and Lieut, Rhiad- find that the practice of suspending ro tired pay or pension during active ser- rice is reasonable, and that the retired re-employed officers were adequately re- munerated.

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The other two meinbers-Sir Leo

PEXINO, September 23rd. According to Д foreign report the Mukden agreement relates to the Chinese Eastern Railway-

agent which has been proposed is a trade menace to Great Britain of the most serious character," |

few pages of it may see. Saintliness is made absurd by the presentation of passions that last a life-time. He is now the miraculous facts themselves. It lacks of the brotherhood initiated with all the spirituality in a surprising way. awful ceremonies of a Cape Horn pas- by the effect of our common credulity. And there is Miss Fox-Smith, in whoax Yes, fatuity lurks in all legends fatally age. He speaks with much knowledge. However, the legend I have in my mind serily believe the quintessence of the has nothing to do with saints--but with collective soul of the latter-day seaman beings at first sight infinitely diferent, bas found its last resting place and a BY COURTEET OF THE DAILY BULLETIN." but whose lives were hard (no. saint, Ipoignant voice before taking its flight. take it, ever slept on a bed of rosesyo ever from the earth. Truth itself if not exactly ascetic, and if not hermit. speaks in her verse-1 can safely say, like, yet as far removed from the coming. I. (surprising thought) have one. monest macnitiex and the simplest afce foot, at least, in that irrecoverable tions which make life sweet, and as much phase of old sea life for which their removed from the material interests of iety and their talents have done so this world as the most complete spiritual ch. renunciation could make it.

CLIPPER SHIPS...

SHANSI COVERNOR'S OFFER.

PEKING, September En It is reported that Governor Yen has offered to maintained two fully-equipped brigades of Shansi troops for service on the field against Fengtien, and also

1,000,000 rounds of ammunition,

In accepting these offers, the Govern- ment warmly thanked Governor Yen.

A QUIET WEEK-END.

SHANGHAI, September 22nd. There was hardly any fighting during the week-end on the Hwangtu-Liuho

SAILORS.

It is on that ground that I would r Perhaps nobody could guess from what monstrate with Mr. Lubbock against the do not mean to be irreverent if I chronicles of a tale which would degrada precedes that I have sailors in my mind. [admission into one of his books of sem

insist that in a temporal senso there was the character of any legend. The facts much that was edifying in their lives of a legend need not be literally true. But They did not work miracles, to be sure, they ought to be credible and they must. bait. I have seen them reportedly do ali be ja a sort of fundamental accord with... that men can do for their faith-if it the nature of the life they record, that was only the faith in their own manhood. is with the character of their subject. And that is something, surely. But there matter. The subject of the Golden was something more in it, something Legend is, in fact, the celebration of larger a fidelity to the demands of their miracle-working holiness, and the sub calling which 1 verily believe was for all jeet of any sea legend must be the cele of them I knew, both affout, azid ashore, |bration of the era of fair ships sailed- vocational quite as much in its way as with consummate seamanship—an ora

ever responded to. And all that for no miracles. is obviously to assist Chang Tso-in by perceptible reward in the praise of men

The history of the latter days of clipper engaging as long as possible fairly and the favour of gods-f mean the sea-ships and their men may be sail to large forces that would otherwise be gods, an indigent, pitiless lot, who hat begin with the Marco-Hole and the man nothing to offer to servants at their who commanded her. His name was employed by Wu Pei-fu in the North shrine but a ward in some hospital on Forbes, and he is not a figure to stand Lu Yung-hsiang has shortened his front shore or a sudden wedding with death at the head of a sea legend. He lacked in a great uproar, but with no gilding balance in his character. Luck alone t32 miles, which is held by 35,000 of Snc words about it. la mort mas made him, and at the first adversity be Shantung troops, who are all believed phrase

collapsed. But without going into the to be

logal

of the Council to use as it thought whole or any part of their military, naval felt by the officers should be remedied, - 'La: Yung-hsiang's decision to hold on any spiritual call a man's nature has that seems as distant now as the age of

There was no intention whatever of con-

or air forces to assist the victim of ag verting the Council into a Council of War,gression, all costs of the operations atall and posing on it the burden of conduct-be imposed on the aggressor.". ing nilitary campaigns or naval opera- tions.

EARLIER CABLES

AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT WAR.

GENEVA, September 22nd. The provisional text of the arbitration

and disarmament protocol, which has been the subject of modification, is published. It generally follows the lines cabled on September 16th.

اه بوده و

Article one amends article twelve of the League Covenant, and forbids any member of the League to engage in war fare with another member, excepting in

Unless a majority of permanent meri. bers of the Council and ten other mem bers ratify the Protocol by May 1st, 1925, the invitations to the Disarmament Con forence shall be cancelled. The Protocol. will not take effect until the disarmament scheme is adopted. In the meantime, the

Conacil will draft, is programme of dis. armament, which shall be communicated to the Fowers at least two months before the Conference merta. The Protocol will also lapse if the Conference disarmament scheme is not carried out within a period to be fixed by the Conference, member of the Conference not conforming

while any

Chiozza Money and Mr. A. Emil Davies

however, considerer that the grievance front. and recommend that the amount of re- tired pay suspended should now be id, less certain amounts.

KINEMA AND THE NOVEL.

C.S. BISHOP ON WHAT THE

PUBLIC WANTS.. ".-

'reaching to a crowded congregation at St. Margaret's Westminster, Bishop Talbot, presiding bishop of the American Episcopal Church, said she

LU'S INTENTIONS.

In all this there is material for a fine details of his short career I am sure E legend, if not of saintly virtues, then am doing good service to his memory, of a consistent display of manhood. And by trying to purge his record of the the legend will not be long, for the last most fatuous tale that ever cropped up Lu Yung-belang is credited with the days of sailing ships were short if one in any legend of the sea, PP What is the reason for appeal of the the of

is because things move-they seem to be alive they represent life. That is what the public wants.

positions two miles from the boundaries of the Foreign Settlements of Shanghai This could almost certainly mean that

It is the same in literature. Since I came to England a few weeks ago I have been interested in inspecting the con- some of the Kiangsu, shells would falling of an eye. Hardly the time to drop tents of your bookstalls and comparing

the results with my experience in Ame- rica.

They show the great vogue of the novel. The novel appeals because it claims to forms of literature lack this appeal

rushes was displayed to the wind runs that Forbes used to padlock the first: Bail of leather or rudely woven. its may err) by Mr. Basil Eubbock it Stretching the period both ways to the sheets of the Marco-Peto's sails-one m sixty years. Two generations. The wink against the timid members of a crew, utmost, it lasted from 1850 to 1910. Just viewer explaining kindly to guard

apriceless phrase, whatever, it may inside the boundaries and insure. (so Lu

a prophetic tear. For the pathos of that mear what is timid member" and era lies in the fact that when the sailing how do you recognise him? Anyhow, I Yung-hsiang ia said

calculate) foreign ships and the art of sailing them reach am sure he is a fitting person to play his intervention which would not be undoomed. It was a swift doom, but it wonder who was the man to tell it?

ed their perfcction they were already part in that padlock story. favourable to himself.

consoling to know that there was no de He must have been gu ironmonger trying

the case of resistance to acts of aggres- to the disarmament scheme within the present life. Essays and other serious However, the result of this week's cadence, ed Alesd for a new outlet for his wares And to

sion or when acting by consent of the Longue. Article five defines the aggres sor as the country refusing to submit any disputo to a panic settlement or conform (Continued at foot of next column, }

time-limit will be excluded from the bese fits of the Protocol

An appendix stipulates that differences with regard to the interpretation of the Protocol shall be submitted to the Inter- national Court of Justice,

The bishop referred the congregation

to the New Testament, a mall book "ghting may secure a quick decision for which takes only a short time to read Kiangau, who during the past four days through," as dealing not only with the life of men but also with the eternal has been bringing up further reinforce principles which govern that life.

ments, especially guns, to the front.

That era has, however, had its his what sort of audience Personally I torians, such a Mr. Basil Lubbock for would have been afraid to tell it to the instance, whose devotion to the glory of Horse Marines that mysterious corps the character of one of those romantic swallow anything in the way of & Jar the ships and the merits of the men has which is famed for ita capacity to

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