THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 1925
FINANCIAL CONFERENCE,
A FORECAST OF RESULTS.
MR. SECRETARY HUGHES · RESIGNS.
BRITISH FOOTBALL
LATEST CABLES.
*CARDOOR RECTER'M AGENCY.]
FINANCIAL CONFERENCE.
ALLIED AGREEMENT REACHED
ON ALL POINTS.
EXPERTS TO DECIDE DETAILS.
PARIS, January 10th,
The six Powers have reached agree- ment in principle on all points at isaue.
Experts will work at the details, for submission to a plenary meeting, to be beki yu January 13th,
3. Winston Churchill is very satisfied. with the progress of the plans and will, return to London on January 14th. By eazza on even sent, details of agreement will not be disclosed, before January 19th. ALLEGED TERBIS REACHED.
. LATER. source, the
According to a French Allied. Agreement provides for the liquidation of the Ruhr necounts on the hasis of deduction of the occupation expenses from, the total receipts. The bet proßt alone, which estimated at one milliard gold undries, will be set down to the seront of all the Allies. It is acknowledged that Belgian priority is not entirely extinguished, Belgium still having to receive 120,000,000 gold marks out of two milliards conceded to her. Belgium, consequently, will continue for two years until September 1926–to re- ceive eight per cent of the annual pay- Jaeats under the Dawes scheme, after which it will be reduced to four per cent. and the residue will be assigned to the Ajnited States..
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RESULTS.
LATEST CABLES,
GERMAN TARIFFS.,
AGREEMENT WITH FRANCE NOT
REACHEDS.
ITALY AND BLITAN NOT AFFECTED.
BERLIN, January 10th. Herr Trendelenburg, Chief of the German delegatida, at Paris, has left for Paris bearing fresh instructions from the German Government, which cannot agree to France's suggested provisional arrange
nent.
Consequently, unless immediato agree ment is reached, the German tariff of 1002. will be applied to French goods.
AGREEMENT WITH ITALY.
ROME, January 10th,
An agreement between Italy and Ger- inany has been reached; regarding the Customis arrangements coming into foren' today. Ter agreement provisionally pers mits the continuation of trade relations after January 11th, pending the "conclu-
ion of a definite treaty...
PACT WITH BRITAIN.
LONDON, January 10th.
LATEST CABLES.
HOME FOOTBALL. LATEST LEAGUE MATCHES.
EXOLISH CUP FIRST, ROUND.
LONDON, January 10th. The following are the results of the lengue matches played to-day
DIVISION 111; SORTHERN.
Aberdare A., 1; Newport C., 3. B'mouth and B.A., 0: Reading, 0. Brentford, ; Southend U., 2
DIVISION 111: NORTHERN. Walsall, Tranmere, Chesterfeld. 1;. Crewe A., Q Grimsby T., Ashington, Wrexham, 1; Nelson, I New Brighton, 1; Southport, 1: Rochdale, 3; Durham, o
SCOTTISH: DIVISION 1
Celtic 3 Aberdeen, 1. Cowdenbeath, 3: Third Lanark, 4. Falkirk, Hibernians, 0. Hamilton A.; St. Mirren, 3 Hearts, 2; Raith R., 2. Kilmarnock, 4: Dundece, 1. Morton, 1: Rangers, 1. Partick T., ; Airdrieonians, 1.
Park, 4; Ayr U., L. Queen's St. Johnstone, 9; Motherwell, L.
ENGLISH CUP: FIRST ROUND.
In the first round of the English Cup, the following were, the results:
Leicester, 3; Stoke, 0. Hull W verhampton, 1. Aston Villa. 7; Port Vale, 2. Swansea, 3 Plymouth, 0. Wednesday, Manchester U.,-0. Derby C, 0 Bradford C., 1. Bradford, 1: Middlesborough, 0. Swindon, 1; Fulhani.
Preston N., ; Manchester C.,"1. W. Bromwich A.... 4; Luton, 0. "Birmingham, 2; Chelsea, u Notts P, 1. Clayton O., 0. Doncaster, : Norwich, 2. Sheffield C. Corinthians, Liverpool, 3; Leeds, 0. Accrington S.; Portsmouth, 5. Coventry: 0: Notts (... Crystal P., 2. S. Shields, 1. Millwall o: Barnsley, 0. Hury 0 Sunderland, .. Watford, Brighton, 1.
Bolton, 3: Huddersfield, 0. Blackburn, 1: Oldham, 0. Cardif. Darlington, 0. Newcastle, 3; Hartlepools C., 0. Everton, Burnley. 1.
It is not believed the trading position between Britain and Germany will under. go any change in consequence of the lapse of the clauses of the Versailles Treaty, which rated for 5 years from their ratification on January 10th, 1920, under which it was laid down that Ger many should extend the most favoured nation treatment to the Allies without Blackpool, o: Barrow, 0. reciprocity. "Germany is now free to take
Bristol R, 0: Bristol C. 1. measures to protect her commercial in
Queen's Park R... 1: Stockport: 3. The match between West Ham and terests and differentiate as she pleases. Arsenal was The British and American delegates It is understood that when the German
postponed owing to fog. In the fixture between Southampton agreed to acknowledge the claim of the delegates were recently in England to and Exeter City, the former were leading United States to a share of the Dawes negotiate an Anglo-German Commercial by 4-1 within 10 minutes of time when payments under the heading of repara-Treaty, as undertaking was given that the the gave had to be abandoned owing to tions, Jat: to be spread over 20 years from German attitude to Britain would be the fog. September 1925. Re-arrangements for
unaltered pending mtification of the new payments have been effected "with regard
treaty then drawn up. Britain is the only. one of the Allies to sign a new cunimer- cl treaty, up to the present.
to the discharge of American occupation - expenses.
A Lump sum of 150,000,000 gold marks has beep fixed for future becupation expenses, liable to certain
reduction.
After allowance' has been
TAKING - FULL ADVANTAGE,
PARIS, January 9th..
com-
made for all these priority claims: 314.mil. Is consequence of the rape of Article liard gekl marks remain to meet repara. of the Versailles Treaty, providing tions unt of the Dawes scheine payments, for the entry ipto Germany duty free of of which France will receive 52 per cent. goods from Alsace Lorraine and the Mr. Churchill explained to M. Cleusen-failure hithertu p! Franco-German nego- tel that the British attitude is to upholdtiations for the substitution of a the principles of the Balfour Note, affect mercial agreement, a steady stream of ing the sum of 1 miliard gold marks, vehicles loaded with goods for Germany but negotiations in this conpection are has set in along routes leading to the not likely to be opened mediately. Rhine. Especially is this the case in the Discussion on inter-Allied dehts has not direction of Kehl.. Organisation of pattained the scope previously anticipated. special police service has been neces- It is authoritatively denied that the sitated to avoid traffic blocks of exported Anglo-American agreement on American goods, which inchade foodstuffs, textiles claims is in any way connected with Mr. and leather. Montagu Norman's negotiations in Washington.
OPINION IN LONDON.
LONDON, January 11th. Particulars of the Paris agreement in principle, were received too late for
AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING., ARBITRATION COURT JUDGE TO MAKE ORDEN.
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M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIA.
GOOD START AGAINST, FIFTEEN OF BALLARAT..
CROYDON DISASTER.
EXPERT EVIDENCE GIVEN AT INQUEST.
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POLITICAL SITUATION
IN CHINA.
THROUGH BELTER'S LUENCY.} FIGHTING NEAR SHANGHAI. SUN CHƯAN FÄNG ATTACKS CHANG
YUEN MING.
OPIUM AND MORPHIA.
BURNING OF POLICE SEIZURES IN PERING.
A YEAR'S CAPTURES,
LONDON, January 9th. Captain Glasson, Civil Traffic Officer, Croydon, in his evidence at the earoner's enquiry into the deaths of those killed in the air disaster on Christmas Eve, stated that the pilot took an extremely long run when taking off. He expressed "the opinion that he had difficulty in get ting off the ground. The strength and direction of the wind might have been one of the chief causes of the accident.
Captain Barnard, Imperial Airways pilat, who took the second aeroplane to Paris au "December 24th after the acci- dent, said that he was confident there was nothing wrong with the engine of the Thousands of refugees are streaming wrecked machine. He expressed the into the Settlement. The Shanghai opinion that the pilot intended to land, Vohiateers with armoured cars are stand-in quantity than in previous yents.
ben the machine stalled and nose-difed.] ing by and French marines have been The inquest was adjourned.
The General Secretary of the In- | terpational Anti-Opium Association was presens on December 27th at the burning of opium and morphis outside the Ten- ple of Agriculture, Peking. According ta VOLUNTEERS CALLED OUT.
the printed report of the Metropolitan Police, the opium, which was entirely of SHASOSAI, Januthy 11th.
Dative production, amounted to about " Fighting broke out this morning a few hs, and consisted of small packages, gire from railway passengers luggage, Mor miles from Lunghwa, owing to Geactal, the appearance of having
phia and morphia pills formed by far Sun Chuan Fang moving up his troops the larger bulk of the narcotics. The with the object of attacking Chang Yuen morphia in pure state amounted to 770 ounces. Morphin mixed with flour in preparation for pill-making consisted of --- 1.107 parcels varying from a few oude
two or three lbs each. Chintan pills were represented by 8 bags, each con- taining 10.000 pilis, and broken quantitien totalling about 230 ounces in weight.
HICH-PRICED TEA.
LEADING FIRM EXPLAIN PRESENT POSITION.
"LONDON, January Oth. The newspapers continue to give pro- minence to the question of the high prices
of tea.
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A leading tea ir state that the increase in unports for the twelve months ended November 30th East by 31,250,000 lbs. was thielly due to the crops coming forward much more quickly thas usual ard that a corresporiling falling off is to be expected later, say, from April w June.
The surprising increases in ports and the anticipatell further de mand from America and from the Coa- tinent as the result of propaganda and the revival of the Russian demand made the large bayers adxious to obtain sup- plies Certain forward sales have been made running into 1927, but these are mostly in Java and Sumatra teas, and form only a small proportion of the total prodaction.
aling.
The latter's troops have fallen back as far as "the" boundary of the French Settlement.
landed. The roads at the boundary of the Settlement have been barricaded.
It seems that Sun Chuan Fang intends to co-operate with Chi Hsieh Yuan to hold Shanghai against La Yung Hsiang. who is now en route to Narking from where, it is thought, he will take steps Sun's action is to recover Chekinzg. helieved to be a move to consolidate his position before Lu moves against him,
FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN." | |
SUN YUEE'S TROOPS.
PEXING, January 9th. Sun Yuch interviewed Tuan Chi Jui yesterday, and Pequested the Ministry of War to take over his troops.
Owing to the absence of the Minister of War, ao definite reply could be given. Sun Yueh has now. two divisions and two brigades, while Feng Yu Hsiang has five divisions and two brigades.
PEKING, January 9th. The decision of the balk of the Indian Tuan Chi Jui, last werkt, sent General companies rot to enter into forward eon-Chang Hsiao Yen to Hupeh to ascertain tracts for next season's, crop is regarded the attitude of Hsiao Yao Nan. as most significant.
SIGNOR MUSSOLINI.
RUMOUR OF ASSASSINATION DENIED IN PARIS.
PARIS, January 9th.
It was rumoured here this morning that Signor
to
The burning represented police seizure in Peking for the year ending November 30th, 1924, which were considerably' less Opium red. These were of the tensils numbering
1.783 were
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poorest and cheapest quality and indicat ed the class of persons from whom the seizures were made.
The
International Anti-Opium A- sociation is of opinion that with rigid enforcement of anti-opium laws 1025 ought to witness a burning at least fifty times larger than that of December eth.
LAWYERS WHO DISAGREE.
SHOULD COUNSEL. DEFEND A CLIENT WHO CONFESSES?
Should counsel continue to defend a client who has confessed his guilt to him
dealt This oft-debated question is with afresh in A Gallery of Rogues" by Charles Kingston. He
quotes ruling on the subject given in 1016 by the General Council of the Bar of Eng- land that if a confession was made be- fore the trial counsel would not be just- in ndertaking the defence--bat- fed quotes well-known legal men who hald a different view,
the
The author himself believes that the duty of counsel is to do his best for the Ho person who enjoys his services. ettes
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an ex-judge of the High Court" the following effect:
or he is entitled to quittal.
accused must be proved guilty So counsel is entitled
of a used person must be proved
Chang Hsiao Yen has since reported favourably, adding that Hsiao Yao Nan according to law.
had offered him the post of chief of to contend that no offence in law is staff, and it is reported semi-officially proved. that Heino Yao Nan will be appointed Tupan of Military Affairs in Eupeh
NEWS.
-Massoltaí had been FAR EASTERN CABLE Hassisted, but it is ascertained that he telephoned personally to one of the Hiina representatives of the Allied Fin ance Conference this afternoon.
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR.
PERMANENT EMIGRATION COM. MITTEE TO BE FORMED.
· Ballarat, January 10th.... The M.C.C. team to-day commenced
GENEVA, January 9th. their match against Bfteen of Ballarat, The executive council of the Interns
The home side hatted first, and scored tonal Labour Office, has decided that 185 H, Austin, the former Cambridge to study maritime questions and the other University player, scored 44 and Staer.to deal with general labour problems.
It has also decided to establish a per manekt emigration, committee.
nack 10.
When stumps were drawn, the M.C.C. team had scored 134 for four wickets. R.; T. Bryan scored 83 in 5 minutes and hit 12 fours.
BARLIER PABLES.
'HERR MARX FAILS. UNABLE TO FORM BUSINESS GOVERNMENT.
BERLIS. January 9th." Herr "Marx has informed President Ebert that he is usable to form the so- walled business governinfent..
LATER.
Herr Marx's decision is the sequel to a declaration this afternoon by Herr Stresemann's People's Party that they will oppose a government composed of the Centre Party or Democrats or includ. ing the Under-Secretaries as Ministers, As a result, whatever Cabinet Herr Marz Reichstag, as the analler parties also formed would be in a minority in the
oppose it.
MELBOURNE, January (10th. The Arbitration Court, convened by 'the Officers of Justice with a view to settling comment in Sunday's papers. One paper the shipping dispute, has adjourn indicates that everything is not all smoothed until January 19th The Judge in sailing and many acrimonious meetings dicated he would make an order on the
Herr Stresemana apparently holds the preceded the agreement.
lines of the shipowners' suggestion that key to the situation, which is most nacer- 'tain. It is reported that President Ebert „EARLIER CABLES. mercantile marine offices at all ports will request the Finance Minister, Herr Luther, to form a Cahinet. Herr Luther should be used as" picking up places," EARLIER CONFERENCES.
Meanwhile, the conference it Sydney tendencies are attributed." His govern is a non-party man, to whom Nationalist PARIS, January 8th.
between representatives of overseas ment certainly would veer to the Right Mr. Winston Churchill paid a special shipping companies and the Waterside and encounter the hitter opposition of the call on Premier Herriotthia afternoon Workers' Federation has failed to result, Socialists and Democrats. and had an hour's private conversation..
LATER. The British, French, Beglian and Italian delegates conferred for several hours this evening.
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in a settlement. The Labour Minister declared the Government intended carry out the provisions of the Aut, giving preference to ex-soldiers regardless of individuals or organisations. Dr. Stanley Bruce, the Prime Minister, has issued a statement denying that the chartering of British vessels hy the Commonwealth It is reported that the subjects discuss-Line was an attempt to evade Australian ed were the cost of the army of occupanels were chartered for the purpose of rates and conditions. He anys four ves tion and Belgian priority.
preserving lines of connection in cases where suitable Commonwealth Line ton Dage was not available in order to meet exceptional circumstances,
Mr. Winston Churchill had previously "conversed alone with Premier Herriot for
an bost.
FRENCH AIR RECORDS.
PARIS, January 10th. M. Descamps, the French airman, has made best speed records for 100 and 200 kilometres for an aeroplane with a load of 500 kilos-llavas,
A NEW INVENTION.
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CHAMPION WRESTLER.
ED LEWIS LOSES TITLE. TO
MUNN
there shall be two sessions in 1996, one
LATEST CABLES. RETTERS AMERICAN, SERVICE)
POLITICAL SURPRISE.
MR. CHARLES HUGHES. SUBMITH RESIGNATION,
(THROUGH RUTSE'S AGENCY.] "PAMINE SUBTAX FOR
EDUCATION.“
PERING, January 10th
"A verdict of Net guilty? merely -means Not
proven
Sir Harry Poland, K.C., states that "a barrister who has been told by a pri- soner whom he is retained to delend that he is guilty of the crime with which he is charged is not only entitled, but bound to defend him, and that it makes no difference whether the confessic of is made before or after the trial hagard Ridley (judge of the High Court, 1897-1917), is quoted as stating that when counsel has accepted a re tainer it is his duty to persist with the defence put forward, by his client
Bir
The Cabinet to-day resolved to adopt Should the latter confess to him, but a recommendation made by the Minister not plead 'Guilty, it is still the counsel's of Communications and the Minister, of duty to continue the defence. Education to prolong the famine sur- taxes" on railways, telegraphs and tele- phones for six months in order to pro-
vide funds for the upkeep of the four Colleges in Peking under Government control.
THE WRANGEL ISLAND DISPUTE. CAPTAIN WELLS DIES IN VLADIVO- STOCK PRISON,
:
A writer in the Straits Timer quotes
the following dictum of the late Lord Erskine:-
From the moment that any advocates can be permitted to shy he will or will not stand between the Crown and the subject arraigned in the Court where he daily sits to practise, from that moment the liberties of England are at an end. If the advocate refuses to defend from what he may think of the charge or of the defence he assumes the character of PERING, January 10th the judge: nay, he assumes it before the Proportion to Soon after the Soviet decided to exer.hour of judgment; and,
the heavy cise sovereign jurisdiction over Wrangel his rank and reputation, puls Island, Capt. Wells and his steamer crew influence of, perhaps, a mistaken opinion of Esquimanx were brought to Vladivo into the sale against the accused, in stock where Wells was imprisoned, while whose favour the benevolent principle of Mr. Charles E. Hughes, Secretary of the Esquimaux were taken to Harbin English law makes all presumptions and State, has resigned. His resignation be-with the object of handing them over to which commands the very judge to be hix comes effective on March 4th.
the American Consul, but on arrival at counsel." Pogranitchnaia the Chinese, authorities took the crew off the train and claimed the right of investigating the case, after PRINCE OF WALES ADMITTED TO which nothing was heard.
ME. FRANK KELLOGG APPOINTED!
WASHINGTON, January 10th.
Mr. Frank Kellogg,, Ambassador to London, has been appointed to succeeed him.
The resignation came as a great sur prise. It was understood some months ago that Mr. Hughes wished to recoup his private fortunes by returning to the practice of law, hat recently his friends stated he would remain in office at least a year.
The choice of s
successor to Mr Kellogg, as Ambassador to Britain is thought to lie between Mr. Beck, the Solicitor-General and Senator "MeCor- mick
SOME POSSIBLE CAUSES.
Hughes always have apparently seen eye Although President Coolidge and Mr. to eye in foreign affairs, opponents of Mr. Hughes' policy in the Senate, which has advisory powers in this connection, seem growingly to have irritated him. Mr. Hughes never agreed with Senator Borali, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committes, on vital questions, although recently there has been no apparent out- standing disagreement.
It is recalled that his successor, Am- hassador Kellogg, favoured the ratifica tion of the League Covenant, with reserva- Lodge proposed. tious less sweeping than the late Senator
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KANSAS CITY, January Oth." - Ed Lewis, the holder of the world's heavyweight wrestling championship, the nickname of "Strangler," met his whose wrestling methods have won him match last night when Wayne Munn, [Mr. Hughes is 62 or 63 years of age former Nebraska University athlete, won and has held office as, Secretary of State two out of three falls with him, and only since March 4th, 1921: He formerly prac failed to make it three straight because tined a lawyer in New York and in at the second meeting he violated the 1967 was elected Governor of New York rules by lifting Lewis and throwing him Mr. Hughes was the Republican candidate
for the Presidency in 1916.]. ⠀ out of the ring
Lewis was hadly injured and had to be sent to hospital.
PARI, January 10th. Le Mating announces that young French pagineer has invented an op- Munn was formerly a famous footballer. paratus by means of which radiotelegrams He won by main strength, throwing off, can be printed instead of rend at the veteran's famous headlocks and sound.”—Hasas.
crushing him into submission.
U.S. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
WARRINGTON, January 10th. Mr. Charles Betcher Warren has been appointed U.S. Attorney-General.
A Vladivostock telegram to-day reports that Capt. Wells has died of pneumonia
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."] SHANGHAI MURDERERS
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SHANGHAI, January 8th." In connection with the murder of Miss Olesen, two men have been sentenced to be shot, one man to ten years" imprison ment and ons to three years' imprison
ment.
STRENGTH.
FREEMASONRY.
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND.
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In the Freemasons' Hall, Edinburgh, on December 3rd the Prince was adt- mitted to membership of the Lodge of Scotland Prominent "Frecina- sons from all parts of Scotland attended, and althought decorations worn the display of regalia was impos ing. The Earl of Elgin (Grand Maa tor
the Mason) summoned
Royal visitor as Prince of Scotland und Duka of Rothesay, and his reception *** magnificent. Lord Elign welcomed him. in the
name of Grand Lodge and of the thousands of Scottish Freemasons which it represented, admitted him to
to member. ship, und invested him a suitably THE AMERICAN NAVY.
inscribed Jewel His
referred. other by to visits
-by DISCLOSURE MADE REGARDINGate King and, 800 years earlier, Edward L. A Bruce acted as leader in the latter and bin sword was them. Another Bruce now wel- WASHINGTON, January 10th.comed a Prince Edward, whom they all It was disclosed during consideration delighted to honour, admiring his Senate Committee that officials testised of practical sympathy and considerata that although the US Navy was behind for others, the 5.5 ratio in capital ships, aircraft The Prinos responded,
giving carriers and cruisers, Americs was sub- thanks for the honour conferred and fr stantially ahead in destroyers and sub the warmth of Grand Lodge's welcome. He particularly appreciated being ad marines.
Admiral Eberle gave ratios represent-mitted on an occasue when the Earl of ing vessels belonging to Britain, America, Stair was being installed as Grand and Japan respectively a Battleships, Master Mason, and also that his admin- those son was undertaken by the Earl of 5.4.3; aircraft carriers (including constructing), 5.4.4; light cruisers, 5.1.3; Elgin, the bolder of that distinguished
office for three years. destroyers, 5.7.2 submarines, 5.7.6
President Coolidge has reafirmed bis There was other Grand Lodge businem, opposition to increasing gun elevations including the investiture of Earl Hưn set Grand Lodge officer, and a banquet on American ships. He intends" inform-
at the North British Hotel following in Congress to that effect.
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