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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, 1924
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MENT PROTOCOL.
BRITISH REQUEST EXPLAINED.
THE GENEVA OPIUM CONFERENCE.
THE PERSIAN GOVERNMENT'S
OUR LONDON LETTER. WHY A GENERAL ELECTION WAS RUSHED ON THE COUNTRY. THE LABOUR PREMIER'S. POLITICAL
STRATEGY.
[FROM OUR OWN 'CORRESPONDENT-]
LONDON, October Tith
ANOTHER GENERAL ELECTION
TER WEATHER AND CRICKET.
THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.
HOW THE STATES VOTED.
The weather this summer has been so had that it is not, perhaps, surprising: that its effects on cricket has been disas trous. Several county clubs are stated to bo in serious financial difficulties because the gates" have been meagre. Par sistent rain bas, prevented matches from
Following is the complete, but starting on the day appointed; and it official, summary of the political division has happened over and over again that
play has had to be abandoned in import of the States in theudmerican Election ant matches that in a normal season could on the 4th inst., with the number of have been relied upon to attract the
REPUBLICAN.
ATTITUDE.
GENEVA, November 18th. LONDON, November 19th-
On the resumption of the sittings of Reuter understands that the British the second Drugs Conference, a general réquent in no wise means the scrapping discussion was opened by the Persian of the Protocol. The position "is that delegate, who asserted that ophim came In connection with the proposed re the short time before December 6th is not first to Persia from India, and added
“Here we are again," as they say in public in numbers sufficient to swell the electoral votes of each, as cubled to opening of the Wembley Exhibition in considered to give sufficient opportunity that the Persian Government was pre- the pantomime. We are in the midst of
takings to respectable proportions. 1995, the Times understands that the for the fullest consideration of such an
Japan papers:- pared to adhere to article three of the another General Election as I write, with abla from bad weather a plan has been In order to minimise the loss inevit Government intends to propose to Parlia
"important matter in consultation with ference and the League assisted Persiance to trade, and excitement, and, con- hence. It it, in effect, that when necessary Convention on condition that the Con all the attendant turmoil, and disturb-put forward by Leicestershire which will ment an increase in the national guart Dominions.
-Arizona be considered by Lord's a few weeks in the difficult task of limiting the traffie troversy, and other undesirable things wickets shall be kept covered for 24 hours antee to the Exhibition from the present
in, and use of, opium, figure of £600,000 to £1,000,000. The
The Japanese delegates wished the con- and everybody declares it was absolutely at night-time after the beginning of a Nobody wanted this General Election, before the start of a match. Experienes in covering wickets, during showers and difference would he placed at the disposal
ference success, and declared that the unnecessary. Of course, we have spokes game has worked well, and there is no of the Exhibition Board which would then
guiding principle was the same as with men of the different parties trying to compelling reason why the Leicestershire the first Opium Conference, namely one throw the blame on each other; but the be that its adoption would rob the great be cumbled to help Dominions," Colonies.
proposal should not be adopted, unless it of humanity, public health and justice. and Dependencies which do not feel that
After speeches by the Greek and Polish they are in a position to bear the whole
delegates, the Conference was adjourned
· cost of a further exhibit, Thore, is ren-
until to-morrow,
son to believe that an exhibit would be arranged in a number of cases it some such help were forthcoming.
SOUTH AFRICA · SUPPORTS PROPOSAL.
CAPE Tows, November 19th. The Government of the Union of South Africa has decided to participate in the Wembley Exhibition of 1925.
:
MAMMOTH NEW AIRSHIP, FOR SERVICE BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND INDIA
LONDON, November 19th. Features of the mammoth new airship' B.101, which is to lie constructed by the Air Ministry, at Cardington, for service
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There is no desire to turn down the present scheme without the substitution of a constructive plan."
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DOMINIONS TO BE CONSULTED.
PARIS, November 19th. The British Government has requested the League of Nations secretariat not to place the security and disarmament pro tocol on the agenda of the next meeting of the League Council, at Rome ou December 9th, because it will be necessary to consult the Dominions Governments before Britain will be able to proceed with the matter.
“A DIPLOMATIU' EUPHEMISM.”, The Daily Telegraph's Diplomatic cor- respondent construes the British request to omit the Disarmament Protocol from the agenda of the League of Nations council meeting on December 18th, as diplomatic euphemism for it is serep ped." He thinks the decision need cause little surprise in view, of the strong ob jections by the Dominions; and even, in
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UNITED STATES.
RESULTING LOSSES.
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NEW YORK, November 18th. The intensely cold weather and violent winds have been responsible for a chain of disasters.. Ten people are known to be dead, whilst there is a huge loss in property and shipping. Steamers are arriving a day late, many encased in ice. The firemen have been handicapped in several serious fires, owing to lack of water. A million dollars damage was thus, caused to the Standard Oil plant at Warner, New Jersey, whilst similar
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average elector is disposed to any they summer game of its glorious uncertain- Some contend that the batsman in fact, all tarred with the same brush, has even now as much advantage over the are all more or less to blame, and are," thinking more of immediate political ad- bowler as is good for him, and that the Vantage to themselves then the good of "gate is not, after all, the first con- the country.
sideration. However, we shall see what Lord's bave to say on the matter. the great. wise and eminent people st
ULD ENGLAND FOR EVER!
There is no dominating issue before the country such as we had at the last eneral Election, when the electorate had to choose between Free Trade and Pro-
It is decidedly good and pleasant to tection. As you know, there has been have the Bishop of Manchester saying the proposed Treaty with the Soviet something straight and true about the Government under which Great Britain British Empire and in particular about was to guarantee a loan to the Bolshevist this old country from which the Empire gentry in Moscow, presumably to foster sprang The habit of belittling things trade between Russia and ourselves, English has become almost an obsession to believe the money would have been are always finding things to admire and though public opinion bere was inclined with some speakers and writers, they used (or, at least, some of it) to spread worship in other parts of the earth, and Bolshevism in many lands. The feeling wax eloquent in telling us of our short- was pretty solid that Parliament would comings. But the Bishop has, the cour never consent to that arrangement when age to state that, without claiming that the Treaty came up for confirmation in the British Empire is the Kingdom of a few weeks' time, and the Labour Gov. God, it's much more like it "than any Proment would have gone down on other big political construction there has This is one way of explaining the rush ever been before." Election.
POWER UP THE EXTREMISTS,
When the Bishop said this I notice that there were fond cheers from the gallery. and A Voice: Or ever will be again."
It would not have" suited the Labour This shows that the spirit of patriotism
Between Great Britain and India, will be one respect by such a staunch advocate of damage was suffered by a fashionable Government to have been compelled to go and a just pride of race animates the
propellers made of steel in order to re- "sist tropical conditions. The main part of the airship will be of stainless steel The length of the ship will be 720 feet; height 140 feet and the maximum dia metez. feet.
It will have a lifting power of 136 tons. The engines will burn heavy gas and oil fuel.
It is anticipated that construction will start next July and that the ship will be
the League as Viscount Grey of Falloden. The paper expresses the opinion that the present action implies a return to the original covenant, together with a poss ible elaboration of new procedure for arbitration on justifiable questions by the World Court at The Hague.
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VICTORIA VICTORIOUS. ready to take home trials at the end of.C.C. BEATEN BY SIX WICKETS. 1926, and make the årst trial trip to India
MELBOURNE, November 19th. Victoria, who made 253 for 4 wickets,
.in 1927.
律
AMERICAN LABOUR.
STRONG
California Colorado Connecticut Delaware
Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa
Kansas Mains
Maryland Massachusetts Michigan..... Alinnesota
Missouri Montana Nebraska
-Nevada
"New Hampshire.........
New Mexico
New Jersey
New York
'North Dakota Ohio
15
45
Oklahoma Oregon... Pennsylvania
10
3
#
Rhode Island South Dakota
Utah
Vermont Washington West Virginia Wyoming
Total
DEMOCRATIC
Alabama Arkansas
19
Florida Georgia
Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi
North Carolina South Carolina Texas... Teunesse.
Virginia
Total
.139
Wisconsin's 13 electoral votes go to L
.M. HERRIOT AND THE SOVIET won a great match by six wickets, in the Company have been investigated by a Prime Minister and his Cabinet forced rise has taken place in the price of most ¦ THE QUEEN OF NORWAY.
A PLEA FOR RECOGNITION.
A
inst over of the day, in a most exciting gaine. Mayne scored 87, and Woodfull 61. Hartkopf compiled 56 not out. Gilligan took 4 wickets for 87.
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PARIA, November 19th. In a hearing by the Chambers of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, M. Herriot outlined the reasons inducing the recog- -nition of the Sovirt. He stressed the necessity of a close survey of the Bolshe vist policy in Asia, the Colonies, and ALLOCATIONS BY REPARATIONS
Protectorates.
He indiented that Poland and Rumania, when consulted, tuted no objection
GERMANY'S PRE-WAR'
DEBTS.
COMMISSION,
PARIS, November 18th.
In connection with the allocation of -against recognition. He also stated that Germany's pre-war public debts in res by recognizing the Soviet he by no means pect of transferred territories, "the Be intended to influence the British elec. parations Commission has decided that tions, for it was a mere accident that Belgium's share is 640,509 gold marks; the Soviet's answer reached the Quai Dantzig's 5,703,720; Czecho" Slovakia's, D'Orsay on the eve of the clections-245,879, Poland's (for Upper Silesia), (Huerta).
1,750,361; Poland's (for other territories), 17.121,458.
THE WATERFRONT DISPUTE AT SYDNEY,
States.
MR.
APPOINTED.
There is considerable dissatisfaction at
hotel at Atlantic City which was des the Treaty which was condemned by trary that the croakers may say. It is to the country after being defeated on people in spite of paything to the coa troy, two guests perishing,
public opinion. They have therefore a healthy sign when a man is honestly. anticipated events and chosen to resign convinced that his own country is on what is known as the Campbell case just a little bit better than any other Mr. Campbell is the editor of an absenre in the world. In these days when we FINANCIAL POSITION. paper called The Workers' eekly de- have Socialists and Communists and the voted to the spread of Communism and rag, tag and bobtail of the Labour Party EL PASO (TEXAS), November 19th. he published an article inciting soldiere telling us we ought to copy the political The annual report of the executive of and sailors to mutiny. They were to re- methods of Russia it is well to bave the the American Federation of Labour de fuse to obey their officers. This, of Bishop of Manchester putting in a word clares that industry must solve its own course, is sedition pure and simple. The for England. It reminds me of the story problema, or face an alternative state of law officers of the Crown decided to proof the dying clergyman who was being intrusion which will lead to bureaucracy cute the purveyor of Bolshevism, and comforted with assurances of heavenly and a breakdown. It points out that he was placed in the dock, but a week bliss to which he was about to attain. there are now twenty-three banks owned later the prosecution was withdrawn by Ab," he murmured, with a sigh, "Old Follette. by Labour unions, with resources estim- urder of the Government.
England for me!" ated at sixty million dollars. Proposals for General Labour Life Insurance was the prosecution dropped? Were the
Naturally there was an outcry. Why RISING FOOD PRICES.
In the last few weeks an unwelcome committee, which is of opinion that it is to leave Campbell alone as a result of foodstuffs, much to the regret of house- advisable for the unions jointly to adopt pressure by the extremists of the Labour wives, especially those who have to man Her Majesty the Queen of Norway has opposed to the Federation itself engaging getting au answer to these questions was in the price of necessariest makes the Crown Prince Olad, who is to take up some form of proper inerrance, but is Party The only satisfactory way of age on a small allowance. Any advance arrived in London accompanied by the in the insurance business.
to have an inquiry into the whole affair, struggle to live all the harder for his residence at Balliol College, Oxford, " TAXATION. OF
FOREIGN
but rather than agree to an inquiry Mr. millions in this country, and it is not forthwith. As at present arranged, he MacDonald tendered his resignation to surprising that many honest folk are will stay at the University for about a FIRMS IN UNITED STATES. the King. He bas taken up the attitude blaming the politicians. "Your food year. His Royal Highness is a very fine that the proposed inquiry was equivalent will cost you more." was the cry raised barseman, and three horses are being sent ASSET TO NEW YORK'S REVENUE to ensure by the Houses of Parliament, at the last General Election as a warning from the King's stables at Sandringham which is simply childish, for other Goy to the public against supporting the Con for his use. At Oxford the hope is ex- WASHINGTON, November 18th. ernments have consented exactly servatives; but we have had a Labour pressed that he will take part in the A decision increasing the anaual similar procedure. There for in- Government in office and all we know point-to-point races, and also be seen out receipts of New York State by $300,000,000 stanes, the inquiry into the Jameson Baid is that our food does in fact cost us mere, with the Draghounds. I understand that has been given by the Supreme Court, after the South African War when the What is worse still, the cost will be higher the length of his Royal mother's visit to which held that a franchise tax on for Conservatives were in power; and later during the winter.
England will depend to some extent upon Of course, the politicians are not to the health of Queen Alexandra. The state was constitutional. Two cases were shares in which Liberal Ministers were blame, though it is reasonable enough' Queen-Mother is passionately fond of her eign corporations doing business in the there was the inquiry into the Marconi involved in the suit, and included a firm unvolved. Mr. MacDonald's afectation that they should be held accountable youngest daughter, and if the latter can the tax, was not estimated upon the on the contrary, it is freely suggested that are not above promising to maks food be depended upon to do it. of British brewers, who contended that of super-sensitiveness impresses nobody seeing that for election purposes they prolong her visit to this country she may firm's sales in New York alone but upon if there was nothing to hide if it could cheaper, and then, fail to redeem their part of its business outside the United be proved that the Labour Government pledges Food is dearer now because AMERICAN MAILA.
did not try to tamper with the course of there is always a rise in prices with the justice in the Campbell case-the Govern- advent of winter. Others causes are the U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY ment would have welcomed investigation: profiteering of the middlemen, high tran- the delay which takes place in the trans-
OF STATE.
LABOUR GOVERNMENT'S RECORD...
sport charges, and a gradual increase in mission of mails from the United States.
MACMURRAY
During the General, Election we shall wages of many classes of men handling to this country. Moreover, in spite of foodstuffs. Every increase, no matter Protests by the business community, it is hear a great deal of the dropped prose how caused, is passed on to the public unlikely that an improvement will be WASHINGTON, November 18th.
Treaty with the President Coolidge has appointed Mr. cosmopolitan gang in power in Russia, throughout the whole of the country. effected, at all events for some time te Since January tea bag increased income. The trouble is that the American MacMurray at present head of the the country will be content to trust the price by penny per pound, and this postal authorities persist in holding back partment, to be Assistant. Secretary of direction of affairs at home and abroad despite the Budget reductions on "tea mails in order to send them by an Ame
to Labour. Mr. MacDonald and his amounting to 4d. per lb. Coffee is 1s. rican boat instead of a British bo Ministerial colleagues have, to give them 10d. per lb., an increase of fourpence since Frequently mails are delayed for two
the beginning of the year; sugar at 44d. three days because of this discrimination their "due. tried to keep in the middle is dearer, too, and so also are meat and againat British ships. As is well known. of the road, but they have had the utmost bread. We are threatened with a rise British lines are faster than American, difficulty owing to pressure applied by in the price of the quartern loaf to Jr. but this has no weight with the American their own extremists. They are accused Fish is double, the price it was a few Post Office. It is, therefore, a matter to by the latter of acting like ordinary months ago. Milk is seven-pence a quart; be dealt with by diplomats. middle-class politicians, and have never
The question has special interest for attempted to make war on the wicked bacon costs 25. 2d. per lb., and butter the Capitalists whose destruction is the avow. same, so that many are turning to mar- correspondents on your side, as, of course
garine.
letters crossing America are affect ed aim of every fanatical Socialist. They
ed by the undesirable state of thingm. have done nothing, certainly, to justify AFTER 157 YEARS.
We are a very appreciative race when as they exist. I have heard exaspe the fond hopes of soap-box orators, pro- claimed at street corners, that with the it comes to dealing with things that are rated people declare that the Britis accession of a Labour Government a new old, or that have a bit of history attach Post Office should show discrimination final preparations are now being made lous way be immediately created.
Surveys have just been completed and heaven and earth would in some miracu-ing to them, or that have served a useful against American ships as regards the purpose in days gone by. For 157 years transmission of mails from this country- there has been a big brass clock at the But it so happens that the British ships for a mail acceleration scheme, in which AUCKLAND, November 19th..
The Labour Government have, there Admiralty which has not worked in all leaving here for America are faster than The Chinese steamer Ling Nam, voyag
urgent letters, during a 7,000 miles fore, been subjected to annoyance and that long period, but thanks to a Naval the American ships, as already stated, Poland and Rumania had not objected ing from South America to Hongkong, Ayres will be borne is the highest speed the Labour movement they have created it and repaired it, spending a whole year of the Atlantic have no cause to com- journey between London and Buenos worse by their own supporters. Outside officer, Lieut. Comdr. Gould, who cleaned and thus correspondents on the other side to the recognition of the Soviet. Communist Deputy had suggested that damage is anticipated.
The grounded when leaving Papeeto. No by trains, steamers, aeroplanes, and fly- an atmosphere of suspicion and uncer on the job in his spare hours mostly the plain. Russian debts ought to be considered on- [Papeete is on Tahiti island. a French miles an hour in a Napier D.H. air would attempt some mad-cap legislation. clock, has been set going again to the the same basis as inter-Allied debts, but possession in the South Pacific.
boats. After a first stage at 305 tainty that at almost any moment they very early hours of-the-morning-the REBUILDING FLEET" "SYRET. -- express along the Imperial airway from Of course, being a minority Government great delight of everyone in Whitehall, A Tother stege in the transformation London to Paris, the mails will go by nothing drastic could have been accom This old clock has a history. It was of Fleet Strent has begun, as the hou night express train to Toulouse. Here plished; but all the same there was an made 500 years ago by one John Harri- breakers are busy demolishing a section will be transferred to powerful, unpleasant feeling of distrust, which had zon, a working man, who thereby gained of the frontage on the Daily Telegraph multi-engined miles to Algeria. From Algeria other of insecurity. CARDINAL LOGUE
planes
will
carry them 1.500 miles to
Unfortunately, neither offered to anybody capable of producing Benn Bros, the publishers of a number bakar, in the French West African
the Conservatives nor the. Liberals have a chronometer that would enable sea cap of trade journals, have bought a site of LONDON, November 19th. colony of Benegal
anything particularly, attractive to offertains to determine a ship's longitude nearly an acre in extent, and proposa The death is announced of Cardinal Dakar they will be put aboard a the electorate at this Election, por has within half a degree. The ancient clock to erect printing and publishing offers Logue.
fast mail steamer, and borne 1,800 miles tither Party a man of outstanding emin consists of 500 parts, weighs 103 lbs., and thereon. There is no architectural beauty [Cardinal Michael Logue had been across the South Atlantic to Pernambuco, ence who commands complete confidence is made of the finest brass. Harrison's in the houses that are coming down along Roman Catholic Primate of all Ireland
in South America. Awaiting them at Fer. Mr. Baldwin's claim to distinction is timepiece was the first that provided Fleet Street; but in the queer little An attempt to assassinate Sirdar Sir since 1887. He was created a Cardinal nambuco will be a big, awiri, flying boat, that he smashed his Party a year ago by sailors with the means of ascertaining by places behind, in courts and alleys,
which will carry them over a Lee Black was made this afternoon, when in 1803. His intrepid demeanour in the of 2.200 miles to Buenos Ayres, This and as to the Liberala, Mr. Asquith and sun at noon where they were in a watery lived in Johnson's Court and frequented
Anal stage.
anddenly plunging towards Protection; relation to their own observations of the memorieslinger of Dr. Johnson, whe two bombs were thrown at him when face of factionist threats during the late combined land-sen-air mail will, it is reck Mr. Lloyd George divide the honours of world; and it is proof of the inventor's the adjacent favors, including the driving from the Ministry of War One disturbances in Ireland aroused the ad- oned, reduce by practically one-half the leadership between them, and betis are genius that his method of finding longi Lamous Cheshire Cheese, which, hap exploded, but Bir Lee Black was not miration of protagonists and opponents time taken by ordinary methods of des commonly regarded as back numbers tore is that which is still in full use. injured.
alike,]
pily, is not involved in the present rem patch
politically.
(Dontinued on next columns.") building scheme.-H.B.
SYDNEY, November 18th,
A FURTHER VERSION.
PARIS, November 19th. According to the Petit Parisien, M. Herriot, in a statement made before the Foreign Affairs Committee Chamber with regard to Russian recognition, declared that the Bolshevists are carrying out dispute regarding Ferndale is also an active propaganda in the French settled, but Moreton Bay shipping is stul. Colonies and Protectorates, which it is tied up. necessary to watch closely.
The programme of the Franco-Russian Conference would inelude revision of the treaties with the former Russian Govern-
The overtime strike has ended, and the
SOVIET LOAN FAILS IN AUSTRALIA.
SYDNEY, November 18th. ment, diplomatic and consular; clauses tive Assembly, the Minister, Mr. Oakes, Replying to question in the Legian for the regulation of the movements of said the Soviet Government's efforts to respective nationals; the settlement of raise & £200,000 loan in Australia were past loans and the State and private successful; only £800 was subscribed. property of France and Russia: also the S.S. "LING NAM" ASHORE. application of a new regime regarding private property, and the application of national lawa
1. Harriet declared that such a parallel
was not justified, *--
It has been announced that M. Jean Herbette has been appointed Ambassador to Russia,
ASSASSINS ATTACK. EGYPT'S
SIRDAR.
BOMB THROWING IN CAIRO.
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