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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 1924

HOME ELECTION CRISIS.

RESULT

OF AMAZING SOVIET

DOCUMENT.

COMMUNIST AIMS

IN BRITAIN,

RUSSIAN TREATIES MAY NOT BE RATIFIED.

EARLIER CABLES. (nouaн RETER'S AGENCY. | 1FOREIGN OFFICE DISCLOSURE

'LONDON, October 24th.

LABOUR LEADERS' REMARKS. Mr. MacDonald in his speech at Swan-: ses did not refer to the Zingrief cor respondance.

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ORGANISED ANARCHY IN

INDIA. VICEROY RESORTS TO› EMERGENCY ORDINANCE,

Interviewed Later, he said the time was not ripe for a statement. He would pro-

Sruta, Cutuber 95th. bably deal with the matter in his speeches.

A fazette extraordinary announces the Mr. Clynes at Northampton said tha document, if authentic, would imperil arrest of three of Dass! right-hand men, Bose, litter and Roy. The last-named arrangements with Russia, but

is the secretary of the nationalist con- nothing new in the organisation of poli-gress. The arrests follow the promulga- tical bombshells on the eve of an election of an ordinance by Lord Reading

tion.

under the emergency powers held,, supple- menting the ordinary wciminal. law of Bengal

The Viceroy declares that the ordinance in no way would touch the liberties of peaceful citizens. He had hitherto been until he was convinced that all other reluctant to invoke the special powers means of dealing with an emergency had been exhausted, but he was now satisfied Mr. Ponsonby, "interview at Sheffield,

that the anarchical movement was deep. said it was not unlikely that the Zino-seated and dangerous, and that plans for criminal, outrages had heen dangerously developed.. vieff letter was a forgery.

He adds that permanent measures to remedy the situation will be duly presented by the Bengal Govern

| Only then will it be possible to count

Mr. Thomas, in a speech at Belper, upon the complete, success of armed in Surrection. In Ireland and the Colonies referred sarcastically to the remarkable the case is different as there is a nation disclosures in the newspapers" as show- al question, and this represents too greating the efforts being niade to deceive the The Foreign Office has issued the text

a factor of success for us to waste our people. He did not know whether the - of a letter it has to-day addressed to the time on the prolonged preparation of the letter was genuine or not.

Russian Charge D'Affaires drawing acten-working class. tim to a letter by M. Zinovież, President TRADUCING ARMY AND NAVY The letter continues-"From your last the Executive Committee of the Com- Aist International and addressed to report, evidently agitation and propa Reuter learns that although the noto to -the Central Committee of the British ganda work in the Army is weak and in Itakovsky was published in Mr. Mac: Communist Party, containing instrue the Navy very little better" It suggests Donald's absence, the Foreign Office is that "gelis" should be established in all | aware of.Mr. MacDonald's determination tions to work for the violent overthrow of the existing institutions of Britain and units and "tropps, particularly in large not to allow subversive propaganda and the subversion of His Majesty's armed centres, and also in munition factories his acceptance of the authenticity of the forces as 11 means to that end." The and military store, depots The latter published Zinovieйf letter. Foreign Office informs him that the Gov- | should be given especial attention, as in ernment cannot allow this propaganda and must regard it as a direct interfer- ence in British domestic affairs. It says

Rakovsky's letter (mentioned, earlier) addressed to Mr. MacDonald, refers to the rautua! Anglo-Soviet agreement of last year, providing, for the purpose of strengthening friendly relations, a settle ment of any incidents by direct conversa-

the event of danger by war. with the aid of the latter and in contact with transport workers, it would be possible that no-one who understands the con-

to paralyse all the bourgeois military stitution and relationships of the Com-

preparations and turn the imperialist munist International will doubt its in-into a class wat. The letter suggests the timate connection with the Soviet Governformation of a group of military speci-versations failed. The letter describes ment, and such conduct is not only a grave departure from the rules of inter- national comity but a violation of speci be and solemn undertakings repeatedly siven.

alists to be the future directors of the British Red Army.

ment

Twenty-four others were arrested, in- eluding 13. under the new ordinance. The Police Commissioner in a statement to Beuter emphasised the evidence of an organised plot which necessitated the

BITOSTS.

CALCUTTA. October th. Fifty-six persons have been arrested up to now in connection with the political situation,

DE VALERA ARRESTED. DEFIES ULSTER AUTHORITIES.

LONDON. October 9th. The Irish Republican leader Eaton De Valera was arrested in the vestibule of in the act of entering a meeting to speak the town hall at Newry, Ulster, to-night. in support of the Republican candidate,

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THE WORLD'S SPORT.

HOME FOOTBALLA,

SATURDAY'S RESULTS:

LINDON,. October. 25th,

THE LEAGUE-DIVISION, I. Arsenal, 1; Egttenham, 0. Aston Villa 1; W. Bromwich, a Blackburn, ; Leeds United, Bury, Notts County, 1 Huddersfield, O; Birmingham, 1. Liverpool, 3 Sunderland, 1. Manchester City, 2: Bolton, 2. Newcastle, 1: Cardiff, 2 Notts Forest, 0: Everton, L Sheffield United, 3; Preston, X.E. 0. West Ham. Burnler, 0.

DIVISION I

'SCOTTISH, LEAGUE Ayr United, 1; Queen's Park, 1. Caltic, ; Rangers, li Cawdenbeath, 5; Kilmarnock, 1. Falkirk, 9, Motherwell, r. Hamilton, Airdrieonians, -0. Hibernians 4: Dundo, Partich..3 Hearta, 3, St. Johnstone, 4; Raith St. Mirren, ; Morton, 1. Thiral Lanark, 4; Aberdeen. 0.

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M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIA.

GILLIGAN SCORES A CENTURY,

PET, October 5th.

THE CIVIL WAR IN CHINA (Continued from me.)

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ĮTUROUGH: REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HOSTILITIES TO CEASE. PRESIDENT'S MANDATE...

PEKING, October 243. President Tsao Kan has issued a man- dato ordering the immediate cessation of hostilities and dismussing Wu Pei Fu from his post, appointing him "Chief Commissioner for the development of Kokonor;" which is a large salt-water lake in north-east Tibet; dirrating both the Chihli-ites and Mukdenites to remain in, status quo and instructing Wang Cheng Eu, the Civil Governor of Chihli, to tako charge of the troops! at Shaihai-

kwan.

CHANG TSO LIN FOR, PEACE. MEXDEN, October 24th.

A communique issued" from the head- quartets of Chang Tao Lin unsounces the ending of the war with the Chineso Central Government.

The communique adds that Wu l'ei Fu is in full light, and the treat of the

Central Government armies at Shanhai- kwan has been cut off.

It asserts that President Traa Kun has taken refuge in the Legation quarter

In glorious weather before 1,000 spects ors, the CC on a perfect wicket scored 397, Gilligan making 138 in 130 minutes including 3 sixes and 10 fears His innings was of a patchy nature. He of Peking. gave six chances. Hearne obtained 54, and. Tate and Chapman 4 each; · Blun- dell took five wickets for 38.

US BASEBALL IN ENGLAND.

LIVERPOOL, October 95th. In the first match of the European tour the White Sox beat the Giants by 16 runs

In the second match in London the New York Giants beat the White Sox by three

defiance of the Wister, authorities. This arrest is a sequel tó a day-long to 11. watch by contingents of constabulary armed with revolvers, bayonets and truncheons, guarding every possible approach to the town, in view of De Valera's announced intention to speak.

tions and resorting to pates only if con-

a tissue of the Zinovief document as absurdities and points out that the com- A further passage from the letter

munist international was never described states:-" (io attentively through" the

as the third "conmunist international," lists of military cells. detailing from because there had not been a Erst or IMPOSSIBLE AGREEMENT.

them the more energetic and capable men second, while Zinovieff is made to sign

RELEASED THE NEXT DAY. himself president of the Execu The Foreign Office cites the agreement to turn their attention to more talented

De Valers spent the night under guard of June 4th. 1923, relative to propaganda military specialists, who have, for one

or another, left the service and ye Committee, whereas he always at Newry police barracks, was escorted to signs as President, Exécutive Commit the frontier in the morning, released, and and points out that the Treaty recently reason

Rakovsky protests against this given a railway ticket to Dublin. There concluded made still further provision for who hold socialist views, Attract them tee."

using of false documents against the was no demonstration.. the faithful execution of an analogous inter the ranks of the Communist Party Soviet Union and also against the viola-UNSUCCESSFUL ACTION IN USA. undertaking. His Majesty's Government if they desire honestly to serve the pro- tion of the agreement above-mentioned. convinced the British Government will take steps to "mean that these undertakings shall be letariat and desire, in future to direct He concludes that he is carried out in the letter and spirit and the national trmy and not be blind investigate the authorship of the Jon cannot accept the contention that whilst mechanical forces in the service of the ment. the Soviet Government undertakes obli- Bourgeoisie. Do not put this off to any -gations, a political body, as powerful as fature moment which may be pregnant itself. is to be allowed to conduct pro- with events and catch you unprepared." paganda and support, it with money, which is in direct violation of the "official

agreement. The Savict Government either has or has not the power to make such arrangements. If it has the power it is its duty to carry them out and see that ether parties are not deceived.

If it has not this power and if the responsibilities which belong to the State in other countries are, in Russia, in the -keeping of private and irresponsible bodies, the Soviet Goverment ought not to make agreements which it knows it cannot entry out. Finally, the letter requests the observations of the Soviet Government on the matter without delays The letter is signed in the absence of the State Secretary by 3. 1. Gregory,

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THE ZINOVIEFF LETTER.

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MAIN ELECTION ISSUE,

LONDON, October gath. The dramatic Russian development has suddenly dwarfed all other election issues, The promptitude with which the matter

was handled indicated the fact that the protest Foreign Office despatched its without waiting to obtain Mr. Macy Donald's signature,

A number of Conservative papers tend that the haste was. Jue to the fact that a number of newspapers yesterday olitained a copy of Zinovief's letter and intended to publish it to-day.

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QUESTION OF THE TREATY.

LONDON, October entit Mr. Baldwin at Perth, denouncing the Russian Treaty, said that every foreign country which had borrowed money from Londoa during the past 30 years, had defaulted wholly or partly except Chili and Japan.

Mr. Snowden at Colbe Valley, said that if the Zinovic letter proves authentic," the question of the ratification of the Treaty asstunes 12 new aspect. The British Government will never ratify, if evidence is produced that the Soviet bus

was signed. been guilty of ind faith since the Treaty

OFFICIAL REPLY TO.

CRITICISMS.

New York, October 25th. Protracted litigation has ended by the applelate court's rejection of the action by De Valera and Omara to obtain ex penses in respect of their work here be- fore 1929, when, they raised $2,000,000 by the sale of Republican bonds.

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THE HOME ELECTION.

THE PREFERENCE ISSUE.

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LONDON, October 24th. Liberal headquarters have issued a statement replying to Mr Baldwin's an- nouncement with regard to Imperial preference, declaring the Conference last year showed that the only sort of prefer

nee which can meet their demands must have consequences which Mr. Baldwin has repudiated.

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CAPITAL LEVY.

ir

MAY BE INTRODUCED.

runs to two.

ALL-BLACKS RUGBY TOUR

CUMBERLAND HEAVILY DEFEATED.

LONDON, October 25th. The All-Blacks defeated Cumberland by 4 points to nil at Carlisle.

WEMBLEY IN 1925. NEWFOUNDLAND TO

PARTICIPATE, "

ST. JOHNS, October 24th. The Newfoundland Government Eas de cided to participate in the Empire Ex- hibition in 1925.

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FENG'S POSITION IN PEKING.

PEKING, October 95th... The remainder of General Feng Ya Hanog's troops have reached Peking, also fifteen thousand, of Hu Chung Le's forces, | giving General Feng a total command of

upwards of forty thousand men.

Perfect order luis been maintained hitherto, and not a single shot has been fired during or after the coup. It is noteworthy that Feng's proclamations do not mention several leaders who are re- ported to be participating in his move- ineat.

A farther proclamation this morning concludes as follows: He must request the President to issued a mandate order- ing the cessation of hostilities:

The Cabinet is nominally, carrying. cn. under Premier Yea, to whom Gangint. Feng, apparently looks for avoide of interruption of Government business. PRESIDENT DEFENDS WU PEI FU.

The Presidential bodyguard, consisting ||REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICEA of three thousand troops, was disarmed' INCOME TAX REVELATIONS.ast night: While uuinerous rumours in

ONE MAN PAYS - $7,000,000.

NEW ENACTMENT EVOKES KEEN

CONTROVERSY,

NEW YORK, October 23th.

this connection are being circulated, there is reason to believe that Tsao Kun is stilk in his Presidential mansion. No further arrests are reported.

The interruption of communications The publication in the Press of figures has left Peking entirely in the dark re It is reported showing the amount of income tax paidgarding Wu-Pet Fu.

by some of the multi-millionaires, follow semi-officially that some Fengtion leaders In a speech at Maltby, Mr. Fred Halling upon an enacticat permitting the are carrying out a similar coup, st public inspection of Government income Mukden, but it is impossible to confirm

these- pection of tax dodging, has caused a tax records for the purpose of the pre- controversy throughout the country re The Minister of Finance wth not arrest- garding the merit of such a law. Some! FRANCE'S FOREIGN

The Conservative and Liberal organs are making capital out of the apparent con-delay of the Foreign Office in answering Junior Lord of the Treasury, said that Zinovief's letter. It is authoritatively Labour, if returned with a majority, pointed out wo-day that there was not the would most certainly introduce a capital slightest delay between the receipt of the levy. letter and the despatch of the British reply, having regard to the time neces- sary for the consideration of the letter A Pressman". interrogated Mr. Mac-and the steps to be taken to deal with

the situation. Donald at Aberavon last night but the

It was considered undesirable to state the, exact date the British Government

Premier declined to make a statement received the letter. The reply was pre- nutil he had consulted the Foreign Office.viously submitted to Mr. MacDonald, who fully approved, and there was no ques- Mr. Asquith at Paisley said the Russian tion of the publication coming from another source and thus forcing the hands Treaty was as dead as Queen Anne. ·

of the Government.

The Liberal Press eoizes on the incident position to the Russian treaty. Up to now little significance is attached to Messrs. Inkpin's aud Rakovsky's repudia tion, except by the Daily Herall, which reserves comment but gives prominences to the denials,

ENGLISH COMMUNIST DEMANDS.

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A communist meeting at Trafalgar Square passed a resolution demanding the Government to denounce the "forgery of the Zinovic letter, withdraw the pro- vocative note sent to Moscow, with apologies, and to dismiss the official responsible for the note." When the singing of the "Red Flag started, the with the National crowd responded Anthem.

REPRESENTATION.

NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS.

PARIS, October 24th.

The Cabinet has appointed the follow- ing. French Ambassadors, including M De Fleuria to London: M. Perretti Dellarocca to Madrid, M. Besnard to Rome, M. Deschener to Washington and M. De Marcilly as Minister, at the Hague. M. MARTEL FOR PEKING. M. Martel the Minister at Riga, bas been appointed Minister at Peking in suc. cession to M. Fleuriau.

THE LEAGUE. SOUTH SRA ISLANDS' ADMINISTRATION.

papers pablish details of the amounts ed yesterday. The police mistakenly ar paid, whilst others do not publish details rested his brother, who was subsequently in consequence of a warning by the

released. Department of Justice that the publishers of individual figures are liable to prosecu tion. The highest figure published ex- ceeds $7,000,000 paid by a millionaire's.

MEXICAN CONSULATES IN BRITAIN, RETALIATION FOR

RECOGNITION."

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M. Zinovieff's letter which gave rise 10 the above protest, says that the majority of the British bourgeoisie are evidently against the Anglo-Russian Treaty. The proletariat of Britain which pronounced its weighty word when the breakdown in past negotiations threaten as a proof of the soundness of their op-

and compelled the MacDonald Gov- ernment to conclude the Treaty must

Mexico CITY, October 25th The Foreign Minister has ordered the show the greatest possible energy in its further struggle for the ratification of the

consulates at London, Liverpool, Glasgow Treaty and against the endeavours of

and all the honorary consular ofices in British capitalists to nnnul it. It is in

Britain to be closed. The Foreiga Minis- dispensable to stir ap the masses of the

ter explained that the step was the result. British proletariat and bring into the LETTER CONSIDERED - GENUINE.

of Britain's non-recognition of Mexied movement an army of unemployed pro-

Notwithstanding communist denials, the

GENEVA, October 24th.

diplomatically. The devision will be effee letarians,

of the whose position can be im Foreign Office is entirely sataified as to

The Mandates Commission proved only after the loan has been the genuineness of the Zinovieff letter.

League had a private sitting and dis- tive while the present relations are con- granted to the Soviet Union for the Rakovsky has sent a letter to the

cussed the report of the administration restoration of her economics, and wher Foreign Office, protesting that his Em- the business collaboration between the

Mr. com- of the Sen Islands. The Japanese British and Russian proletariats has been bassy was not notified prior to the pub-muni, nkpin, the secretary of the one representative, Mr. Sugimura, furnished LIQUOR FIGHT IN ONTARIO,

information respecting the labour con- put in order. It is apertative that that

an obvious forgery, which should have party received the Zinovieff letter. Heditions, the liquor traffic, the admin-

is of the opinion that the document is aistration of justice, etc. group of the Labour Party sympathising with the Treaty should bring increased

forgery. A similar statement has been issued by M. Rakovsky's secretary, pressure to bear upon the Government and Parliamentary circles in favour of the ratification of the Treaty.'

ARMED WARFARE.”

lication and declaring that the letter was

been clear to the Foreign Office officials.

Conservative headquarters to-day are convinced that the Zinovicft correspon dence will rally many waverers to the Conservative side.

Liberal headquarters think there is

Buch grave peril of reaction after exposure, from which only Liberalism can

save the nation.

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COMMUNIST PARTY'S REPUDIA. TION.

A MOSCOW MANIFESTO.

tinued. “

PROHIBITION GOVT. SALES. TORONTO, October 5th. Although the foal figures are not yet available, a referendum on prohibition v. the Government sale of liquor in Ontario has yielded a

narrow dry majority. Premier Ferguson announces his inten- tion of enforcing the Temperance Act, notwithstanding the claim of the so-called moderation league" that the prepon- derating wet vote in the cities indicated

THE OPIUM CONFERENCE League circles point out that, appar- ently owing to a confusion of dates it BERLIN, October 25th.

was wrongly reported that the United A communist organ publishes a mani festo from the executive of the Moscow States representatives would attend the The letter goes on the declare that

international signed by Zinovieff in com-

first Opium Conference at Geneva on the settlement of Anglo-Russian rela-

November 3rd, dealing with the appres memoration of the anniversary of the tions will assist in revolutionising the international and British proletariat, not LORD CURZON'S DENUNCIATION. communist revolt at Hamburg and calling sion of opium smoking. The fact is that vember 17th on the limitation of mann- less than a successful rising in any of the

Lord Curzon, st Leicester said that on the German workers to enter into they will attend the Conference on No the necessity for instituting local option.

close relations with communist troops for factured narcotics. working districts of England, as the establishment of close contset hetween copies of the Zinovieff letter were handed the organization of a revolution.

to Messrs. MacDonald and Henderson manifesto concludes by calling for cheeri| British and Russian proletariats, an ex-

when they reached England a month ago. for the German communists, the “ad- change of delegations and workers, etc.,

The letter came into the hands of a news-vance guard of the German proletariat will make it possible for us to extend and develop the propaganda of the ideas of paper; otherwise we should never have and world revolution."

FRANCE AND RECOGNITION. Leniniam in England and the, Colonies. heard of the Government's reply to the Armed warfare must be preceeded by a

"most wicked, pernicious, detestable and

PARIS, October 25th. Canada, struggle against the inclinations to com- damnable document over printed." The promise which are embeded among the amazing thing, added the speaker, was majority of British workmen, against the that it had been reserved to Mr. Mac peaceful extermination of capitalism. Donald to make the exposure himself.

The

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

BAILS" FOR HOME.

OBITUARY.

The report of the disarming of Teas Kun's guard was apparently premature It seems that General Feng requested Tsao Kun to issue two mandates, the firmă one ordering a cessation of hostilities," and the other ordering the punishment of Wu Pei Fu. Taao Kun agreed to the former bat declined the latter, and Feng is taking measures to secure compliance

All remains quiet in Peking.

GENERAL HSU SHU TSENG.

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We understand that General Hau Sh Tseng did not sail for England on the s Dardanus.

FAR

EASTERN CABLE

NEWS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

CHINESE STUDENTS AT OXFORD.

BOCIETY'S LADY CHAIRMAN.

LONDON, October 26th Proposing a toast at a dinner of tha Oxford Chinese Students' Society, Chuor Hsin Chu congratulated the Society en having a lady chairman in Miss Kwei who thus set a precedent for futura Chinese societies. She was setting a good exampls to her sisters in Chinx. He ex

U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE..

WASHINGTON, October 28th, Mr. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, New York, October 24th. After completing his holiday tour in died following an operation for appen

and visiting Philadelphia dicitis and the removal of gallstones. Mr. pressed pleasure at the presence of fir The French Government is on the point Detroit and, elsewhere in the United Charles Marvin, Chief of the Weather Michael Sadler, who had taken a ke of announcing the immediate unconditates, the Prince of Wales has embarked Bares, as been appointed temporarily interest in Chinese students.

as a successor, tional de jure recognition of the Sovieta. on the liner Olympic homeward bound.