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CABLES.

LATEST CAULES,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.. TEA PRICES DROPPING.

ROYAL COMMISSION UNLIKELY

TO TAKE ACTION.

THE HONGKONG · DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15TH,

MARLIER CARLEN,

ECHO OF "MR. A." CASE. CHARLES ROBINSON LODGES APPEAL.

Lixpos, January 13th.

has entered Robfusce Charies appeal against the judgment in Midland Bank calë.

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BERLIN-COLOGNE EXPRESS. DISASTER ATTRIBUTED TO DENSE FOG.

BERLIN, January 13th. The Berlin-Cologne express collision disaster in Westphalia was due to the andriver of the express failing to see a the danger signal owing to fog and darkness. Twenty-three people were killed and 30 injured, all of whom were passengers in the stationary train.

LONDON, January 14th It is authoritatively stated that, in [At the conclusion of the case in which Charles Robinson unsuccessfully sued the popsequence of the downward tendency Midland Bank to recover £125,000 which in the price of tea, the Royal Commis-it was alleged had been wrongfully paid sion on food prices is now unlikely to a man named William Cooper Hobbs, who presented * forged cheque for turn its attention thereto as a matter of £130,000, it was announced that Charles Robinson, the plaintiff, had decided to special urgones, although the Board of appeal against the judgment of Lord He has entered into a formal Trade are keeping careful watch on the Darling.

It deed of assignment. making over all his price in the interests of consumers.

rights in the £123,000 he is claiming from is officially stated there were 35,000,000 the bark on appeal-if he succeeds to

The collision was so viuent that twelve people in the last coach were smashed to pulp, and only were identifi able through documents in their pockets All the occupants of the last two coaches were killed instantly.

The subsequent scènes

were

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POLITICAL SITUATION

IN CHINA.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCM).

CHINA'S LATEST WAR. ------- FIGHTING NEAR SHANGHAI - HAS

CEASED.

OTHER SCENES OF CONFLICT.

SHANGHAI, January 14th. Fighting around" Shanghai is appar ently over for the present.

After some fighting at Soochow where the troops divided into two parties and fought each other, Seochow, Wasih, Changchow and Chinking are now re-

Yuan, who claims he controls the rail way as far as the places named.

nort

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PEKING NOTES

art of

** IMPORTANT MILITARIST.”

CHINESE PAPER SARCASTIC ON SUN YAT SEN.

Father of the Republic," as when the Revolution broke out in 1917 at Wuchang he was abroad, nor the man responsible for the re-establishment of the Republic in 1917 when. General Chung Hsun at tempted to restore the Monarchy, bat. still he is revolutionary leader, the senior of the present generation of politicians

and the head of the radicals.

Its more ten in Britain at the end of the Public Trust to hold in trust for harrowing. the station being littered ported to be in the hands of Chi Hsieh the movement which induced Ghi Hsien teater, the senior of the present genera-

Mr. A. who paid the money to save with blood-stained debris. A very pathe divorce proceedings being taken by Ro- ", since stated to he tions with "Mr. A. binson against his wife for illicit relatie incident was a child with an arm

torn off searching for its dead mother. Sir Hari Singh.]

1824 than in 1993

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It is believed the falls in prices last mouth and this month will be followed by another shortly. `

DERBYSHIRE COAL CRISIS. MINERS EXECUTIVE REFUSE OWNERS OFFER.

FOURTEEN COLLIERY COMPANIES CONCERNED.

LONDON, January 14th.

A crisis has arisen in the Derbyshire soft coal industry, owing to the miners' executive turning down the owners' offer to restore the 7 per cent. reduction in wages, made some time ago, conditionally or the establishment of a separate Wages, Board.

Decision to hand in notices, expiring On January 27th, has already been acted on by 10,000 miners. It is expected the remaining 10,000 hands will take simular nurion to-day.

Twenty-five thousand other workunen are involved and 11 colliery companies ure concerned.

·MANCHESTER COTTON.

CERTAILED PRODUCTION COX. TINUES TILL JANUARY DIST

SINGAPORE AIR BASE. QUESTION UNDER CONSIDÈRATION

BY MINISTRY,

LONDON January 13th. It is learned at the Air Ministry that the question of an air base at Singapore is being considered along with questions dealing with the general de. fence of Singapore, but

no definite decisions have been reached.

other

IRISH FREE STATE. FORTY THOUSAND DEMOBILISED IN EIGHTEEN MONTHS.

LONDON, January ath.

An official statement dedares that the strength of the Free State army is 15.703 showing that 10,000 offers and men eighteen

have been months.

demobilise in

SILENCE IS GOLDEN. SIR ALAN ANDERSON BACK IN ENGLAND.

Lesbos, January 13th.

Läheralded and unnoticed, Sir Alan Lospos, January "44th, "

Anderson left New York and reached The short-time organisation committer Plymouth today. He declined to make of the Master Cotton Spinners' Federa- any statement regarding his and Mr New tion decided at Manchester yesterday the Montague Norman's mission to exxtailment of production, to the extent | York. of hours weekly, will continue, to January 1st.

MASONRY IN ITALY."

BRITAIN'S UNEMPLOYED.

LONDON, January 13th. Unemployment in Great Britain again

GRAVE CHARGES, MADE BY COM-jumped last week, by 34,000.

-MISSION OF FIFTEEN.

Ross January 14th.

In connection with the Governinent Bill against secret societies, including, Freemascary, the report of the commis- sion of fifteca for the reform of the Constitution has been published.

aims

It accuses Masonic Lodges with having

anti-nationalist persistently had from the time of Risorgimento to the present. It alleges they have frequently. attempted to stir up mutiny in the army and pavy. Their anti-clerical activities

are also touched on in the report, which concludes by stating Freemasonry is a Danger to the State.

BOMBAY OUTRAGE. ABDUCTION OF WOMAN SAID

TO BE CAUSE. -

BOMBAY, January 13th. The object of yesterday's outrage by armed Pathans appears to have been the abduction of the woman. who is named

Mumtaz Begum, and was originally at tached to the Maharajah of Indore's durbar.

She came to Bombay and met Abdul Kadir, and had refused offers to return

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M. PAINLEVE RE-ELECTED.

PARIS, January 13th.. M. Painleve was re-elected President

Even some of the pro-Government parties consider the new restrictions will of the French Chamber of Deputies to merely cause Masonic activities to be- come more secret, and therefore more day hy al votes to 24. The Opposition

langerous than ever. It is reliably stated abstained from voting. that the Grand Master, Signor Torregiani, bas already dissolved all the Italian Lodges and the Freemasons will be in- suribed in lodges in other countries.

PREMIER ATTENDS CABINET.

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FINANCIAL CONFERENCE. DELEGATES AT PARIS SIGN AGREEMENT.

PARIS, January 14th. The delegates to the Financial Confer- ence have signed the agreement.-- Harus.

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SIGNED LAST BUNDAY.

PARIS, January 14th The Financial Conference, signed the Agreement last Sunday.

SIGNED WITH RESERVATIONS.'

M. Herriot for the first time since his liness attended a Cabinet meeting,” at which Clementel made a statement" on the progress of the Finance Conference. 1. Herriot, looking very fit, subse quently attended the Chamber.

EGYPTIAN POLITICS. MOHAMED SAID PASHA CAUSES SENSATION.

CATRO, January 13th.. A political sensation has been caused by the latest and most important déflec tion from the Wald in the person of The Italian and Rumanian representa Mohamed Said Paste, who intends tives signed the Financial Agreement withstanding as the elections as an Indepen-.

reservations.

LATER

· EARLIER CABLES.

M. CLEMENTEL PAYS TRIBUTE. PARIS, January 13th.

ent,*

Said Pasha was Premier in 1919 and later Minister in the Zaghlul Govern- ment, in which he was acting Prime Minister when Zagħlul came to England last year.

At the conclusion of the plenary set- sion of the Finance Conference, M. Clementel made a felicitous speech on the goodwill of the delegates, and singled out Mr. Winston Churchill, as a man of open mind, courageous, realistic and animated by the war-time Anglo-French.

AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN. REFUSAL TO OBEY AWARD OF ARBITRATION.

...

MALBOURNE, Januarf 13th.

solidarity, giving promise of close future The seamen of all the. States except Co-operation and a successful settlement Victoria have decided not to obey, the of outstanding problems.

arbitration award

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FURTHER DISASTER.

were

A similar accident occurred at Hettingen station, in the Ruhr, in which three people

killed and several injured; while fire, persons were injured in an accident at Duisburg, light engine coming into collision with a passenger train.

EARLIER CABLES. [RECTERS AMERICAN SERVICE.

SUBMARINE ASHORE. UNITED STATES VESSEL IN

DANGER.

CHATHAM, Mass., January 13th. The United States submarine S. 19 went ashore on Nauiett Beach in a fog She has wirelessed that her crew is safe below. battened "down hatches, and it is expertal to reflðat her.

Later.

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The. S19 has now wirelessed that her position has become dangerous, owing

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men,

Sime reports state fighting has begun hetween the forces of Chi Hsieh Yuan and Yung Hsiang between, Soochow and Nanking.

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(FROM OUR OWN. CORRESPONDENT.)

PEKING, December 31st.

In "language of biting sarcasm, thờ In my last letter I practically described Peking us & City of fear. The conditious Hsieh Hat dik. Pas extended the follow- which gave rise to such general aping welcome Dr. Sun Yat Sen on the prehensions have in no wise changed, occasion. of his arrival in the capital~- but the moves in the military game are

We should express our respect to" perhaps becoming more inteligtole. On Friday we were startled to learn that Dr. Sun who is expected to arrive in Pengen troops were marching ou Peking this afternoon, because, he was Peking, and the more imaginative looked the first Chinese who advented dynastic for a clash either at Fengta or some revolution and the overthrow of the Man- where "in the Western Hills To-day chus. It is true that" he is neither the however, a calmer view is taken of the situtation, and it is thought that ex- planation in part of the troops move went might be found in the representa tion of foreign commanders at Tientsin ta Chang Tso Lin that by the agreement of 100% Chinese troops were not permitted in the vicinity of that port. The trans- southward of Frugtien troops through Tsinan is undoubtedly part

"But is it because he is a revolutionary Yuan to quit Nanking. So far the situa tion seems intelligible, but we are still tion of politicians and the head of the at a loss to guess the larger plans which radicals, that was welcome him to-day

to No. Since his establishment of the office Chang Tao Lin must be seeking develop. Undoubtedly he and Feng Yu of Generalissimo in Canton and employ- Hsiang are jockeying for positionsment of the Yunnan, Kueichow, Runn Marshal Chi's elimination from the held and Houan mercenaries, Dr.. Sun bas of activity at Nanking has presumably inng been recognized as one of the mili bettered Chang's prospects because had tarists on the same plane with Tsao Kun he moved on Nanking he would have and Wn Pei, Fu in North China. Ho [FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."}

exposed himself to the danger of being has 100,000 men under arma, while hi cut off at Tientsin by the troops of the administrative record is ell known to SHANGHAI SITUATION.

Christian General Report hath it now all Cantonese. While the whole country that Chang Tse Ln is preparing to re- is crying for peace, General Tan Yen SHANGHAI, January 13th.

What this portends Kai and General, Li Ming Yang at the The situation was considerably eased turn to Mukden.

is not clear. It can hardly be construed behest of their Generalissimo are phab today when about 2,000 men, constitutas a confession of weakness. Possibly iting on with their anti-North expedition

a more designed in time to forse a lug the remainder of Chang Yuen counter move. No one can tell.

Seanwhile the Chief Executive con- Ming's army, surrendered their arms to tinues to make appointments and issue the foreign authorities, and were allow mandates as if all were well. Certain

semblance of ly he maintains ed to enter the French Settlement"

authority. Owing to the failure of ably one of the important militarists As we have already received the bless- Practically the whole of Chang Yuen Tang. Shao Yi to come to Peking to ings of war how can we not do our best

assume the post of Minister of Foreign few of Chen LoAffairs Dr. W. W. Jen has consented to Ming's army with a

take up his aid portfolio. This decision

"Communism in China dates back as of Stan's men, totalling about 5.000), are undoubtedly represents an accession

early as the Chow Dynasty and was now interned in two detention camps in strength to the Provision: Government, preached by the farmers. Dr. Sun has

which a further contribution will be

been broad-minded enough to invita the French Settlement,

made on January 1st when the Diplomatic

Berodin and Mr. Chen Tu Esin to the Body will call upon the Chief Executive.

Kuomintang: he has also not hesitated While in the main there is an ap

to receive money from them to subsidize in the country, it must pearance of not be overlooked that there are a big military establishments. At present commanist leaders like Mesers. Hu Han actual fighting in three cen- turbances on

res: In Rangsi Sun Yat Sen's anti-Ming and Liao Chung Kai still hold

Cheking e

efforts his proletarian Government has achieved of the province, and in Northern army is battling for control the political power of Kwangtung, while to their are being made to oust marshal Wu's notable success in shooting down the pomiree, General Sun Chuan Fang, while merchants and setting fire

That capitalism should be General Sun Yudh is sitting tight at houses. Paotingia, declining to leave Chill for abolished has almost become a general Honan to which he has been appointed. principle, and the Canton people shoul These disputes add to the difficulties of indeed feel grateful to Dr. Sua for har- We therefore the Chief Executive but he, may succeed ilig first carried it out in composing these as he has already welcome him settled others spparently quite sa leader. serious.

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PRIZE BONDS BANNED.

PEKING, January 13th.

A Chibling Mandate instructs the

GUARDS FOR TRAINS.

to heavy seas breaking over the bridge.Ministers of Interier, Finance and Com- The vessel has listed twenty degrees, **

merce to institute measures to prohibit This submarine. with five officers and:

in-called prize bonds. Lieutenant commanded by Martin, left Portsmouth Navy Yard, New Hampshire, yesterday afternoon after a thorough, overhaul, en route to the submarine East at, New London to be recommissioned.

PARIS AGREEMENT. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE EXPRESSES SATISFACTION."

WASHINGTON, January 13th" It is stated at the White House that President Coolidge regards the Paris agreement on American war claims a fair settlement, and is of opinion that it does not require approval by Congress..

U.S. FOREIGN POLICY. WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT

ISSUED.

WASHINGTON, January 13th."

The White House announces officially that there is no substance in reports that the change of the Secretaryship of State will lead to a modification of Mr. Hughes foreign policy.

LOAN FOR SIEMENS. NEW YORK BANKERS TO FIND MONEY..

NEW YORK January 13th Negotiations have virtually been con to fifteen million dollar loan to Messrs cluded by New York bankers for a ten Siemens, a German electrical firm.

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to

the

in Kiangsi (anti-Tuan Chi Juil) and have already devastated a large part of that province. At a time like the present when militarists hold the reins of Gov- ernment in China, Dr. Sun is indispat

to extend a hearty welcome to this im portaut military-leader?

PEXINO, January 13th.

45 B great communist the Li Ching Lin has informed Ministry of Communications that he has

Democracy has been in force in But in spite The most sensational event of the day China tor thirteen years. appointed a detachment of soldiers and

is the long delayed arrival of Dr. Sun of the autocracy of Yuan Shih Kai or the arrogance of, Wu Pei Fu ceilber gendarmerie to protect the trains be-Yat Sen. He left Tientsin at 11.30 this

morning in a special train, and no other Peking nor Layang has seen any wanton trafio on tween. Peking and Tientsin.

the line was permitted-a destruction of property and lives that truly democratic proceeding. He got here has been the lot of Canton ander the enfely in the afternoon and took up beneficial rule of Dr. Sun. Why Be- residence at the Grand Hotel de Peking. cause both Yuan and. Wu lacked the where he will stay quietly for a time ability to carry out fundamental reform, until he feels equal to making the white Dr. Sau dared to discard anything. journey to the Hot Springs at Torraharald and start with a clean slate More- There he will be in close proximity to over, the Twentieth century is the cea the Christian General, The rest may

OFFICERS. FOR THE ARMY. FRESH CHANNELS OF ENTRY.

INCREASE OF CANDIDATES.

tury in which the rights of the masses In the find their fullest development. The War Office states that a substanti-be imagined.

COMMUNICATIONS.

name of the leader of the people. Dr. ai increase in the number of applicants

Sun has imposed heavy taxes on the for commissions" in the Regular Army

Communications show 1 alight im- has already resulted from the operation

ed thousands of them. Indeed, it is no of the new regulations which open provement, but conditions are still far people, hurned their houses and butcher-.. fresh channels of entry into the Army. From being satisfactory. Public indigna exaggeration to say that Dr. Sun is the tion has been aroused by the outrage Ter-only Chinese leader who follows the and, in general, are designed to the Service more attractive to your petrated last night when four or five wishes of the people. How can we dezy

A hundred Fe

Fengtien soldiers boarded the 4.25 train

him a royal,

welcome under these circum men of ability and ambition.

from Peking.near Yangtour and held up commissions a year are now offered, candidates nominated by 15 approved the foreign passengers in approved Wild stances?".-C. Standard. Universities i the United Kingdom, West style. From two fur dealers they and at the half-yearly nominations last took six or seven thousand dollars. The morth more applicants were nerder than during the whole of the preceding 12 months: while in addition many were registered for future nomina- tion.

recom-robbers did not malest the Chinese.

THE EX-EMPEROR.-

GOLFING YARNS. WHEN MR. MACDONALD MADE CLUBS.

CANDID CADDIES.

The age of University candidates must not be under 21 or above 21: but the regulations permit of commissions grant ed to such candidates being ante-dated copa liberal scale for the purposes seniority, without prejudice to the in- that Mr. Pu Ti keeps himself fit by they both drove balls from the first tes terests of cadets in the military colleges. exercise on the horizontal bars. He has at Princes Golf Club, Mitcham, in order Those who, though intellectually quali- taken a fancy for trick cycling, and to mark the formal opening of thou

LeCount of

age

course to the public. from entering Sandburst or Woolwich, while in the Palace used to spend hours at

Saattam

this pastime. lied, are debarred on are thus able to

commissioned rank without disadvantage."

Another significant feature of the new regulations is the provision made for the offer of approximately 60 commis to offcers of sions year

of the Territori- A curiously garbled letter of applica-al Army, and this moath the first eight tion for appointment to a vacancy on the candidates for such commissione will alt staff of a firm of merchants which had for their final examination.

It provoked a smile to read in a Shanghai foreign newspaper a circums tantial account of how the exEmperor szeaked out of Peking and proceeded to Japan. 3lach as he would like to do this,

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Mr. Mr. Pu Yi is still enjoying the hospitality. Thomas turned out as golfers whet af of the Japanese Minister. I understand

**ENGLISH."

been written by an Indian was read by But while the number of

of young men Sir Charles McLeod, in the course of anthus coming forward for commissions is India," which he delivered on the increase, it is believed that many address on at the trade luncheon of the Old Colony are still deterred by the idea that con Club. After the usual flamboyant style of siderable private means are required to

enable an

to live in the Army. proceeded address the letter

different As to my alljustments, I submitted Expenses naturally vary in for the metric examination but failed stations; and mach also depends

But many for the reason which I shall describe. individual tastes and habits. To

"my writing was lieutenanta are now living on 10 begin with, illegible. This was due to climatio pay and allowances without the reasons, for 1 having come from a assistance of private means; and under Jack of private. warm climate found my fingers very existing conditions stiff and very disappointing to my income is not necessarily a bar to a mac- wishes. Further, I have received a cessful career in the Army.

great

shoek to my mental system in the

shape

of

my only fond brother. Be" sides, most honoured sir, I beg to state that I am in very uncomfortable cir cumstances, being the soul means of

DOUBTFUL.

OT

071

Oscar

CHRISTMAS IN THE CAPITAL Christmas passed very quietly in Peking.

As showing the trend of the times it is noteworthy that most of the Chinese newspapers took a boliday on Christmas Day.

THE WEATHER,

Sir H. Mallaby Deeley, who has given the course to the public, has not only returned all members' subscriptions for the past year as well as entrance feer Faid during the past two years, bat b has cancelled Ordinary shares in the deemed Debenture shares of the rako club, for which be paid £7,000, and re

NOW

of

£10,000 way play on the coming

The winter has been mild so far, but ier is. 6d. a-round or 25. d. a day.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in accepting it is expected yesterday's fall of snow

the trust deed on behalf of the public. will be followed by severer weather.

mentioned that once while playing over asked the caddis (a pro Peking carers are hoping to inaugurate the course, Lord Balfour got into the roaring game here on New Year's busker. Day...

1,200 BRICKS PER DAY.

cocious that elub he should

take.

Being handed a niblick, he hit ther ball out of the sand and it finished elose to the fag Turning to the caddic A claim at Shoreditch County-court on

be asked him what he thought about it. November 25th had reference to an

Yes, su the boy replied, "ith account for repairs to house property at thy length and my brains you, walk Stoke Newington, and during the hear make a good golfer."

ing

At

bis Honour Judge Cluer exclaimed

A non-union man will lay 1,500 bricks in a day, but a union man 200. I can show you a job where it is being done

10."

CHAMPION BRICKLAYER,

A builder's foreman, of Sheffeld, Chris Hunter, on November 24th accepted a wager of £10 to 10d. from his employer, Mr. Charles Boat, director of a fine known firm now

ADVICE TO MR. THOMAS.

Mr. MacDonald also told of a day's golf at Gleneagles with Mr. J. B Thomas. Mr. J. H. Thomas was pre- vided with the club's best caddie, an after driving off, he called for hi brassie for the second shot,

of 'my

fond brotoers ·BEVOTI Rather a good golfing story is being issues." consisting of three adults and told just now concerning Mr. four adulteresses--the latter being the Asche. The noted actor was playing over a Scottish golf course some time

The caddie gave him a miblick, re- bain of my existence, owing to my

"You may have no reputation having to support two of my own wives, ago, but was not doing very well. How

as a golfer, but I have a reputation as as well as of their issue, of which, by ever, he managed to get in

in a caddie." Mr. Thomas took the nblick lay, 700 bricks in predominates. If by wonderful good hole he remarked cheerfully to his an hour. He won easily. In the allotted Goif to-day in England, Mr. Mas fortune these few simple lines may

caddie (an elderly max): You'll have time he set 800 bricks, which is believed Donald said, was far too dear. scen works players than I am?" There to be of bricking. When a lad of them more than 6d a year. The iron world's retard. Hunter makes his young days, the game did not cast have your benign countenancé and favourable turn of mind, 1 the poor was no response. Thinking that perhaps menial, shall ever pray for the long the raddie had not heard, Mr. Asche 18 be lid 1,760 bricks in three and a heads were made at the blacksmith life and prosperity of yourself as well went closer to him, and repeated the half hours. Two bundred and fifty is a shop, and they tied them on to sucks

their own balls." as your bonour's posthumous clive remark, "I heard ye afore, replied good hours work for, the average brick with twine themselves, while they mad

lever. the caddie."I was just considering branches."..

God's misfortune, the feminine gender stroke, and while walking to the next France, that he won in devas marking

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