CABLES."
LATEST CABLES. ITROVO TER'S AGENCY.)
FRENCH FINANCIAL CRISIS.
FINAL DETAILS OF PLAN OF M. DE MONZIE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL STE, 1925
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REPARATIONS PAYMENTS.
SUMS PAID BY GERMANY."ON ACCOUNT,
THE FOREIGNER IN CHINA. FUTURE OF THE TREATIES DISCUSSED.
The Times, ia itä issue for March 6th, published the following article from its Peking correspondent:
WHEN THE KING GOES ABROAD. [FAR
jar J., MORGAN, PROFESSOR OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW EN TRA UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. Į
The law of our Constitution makes no
provision for the absenes of the King
SHIPPING PROBLEMS.
COMPETITION BETWEEN BRITISH AND"DUTCH BUILDERS.
LONDON, April 8th. In the House of Commons, replying PARTS, April 7th.
to Mr. W. Windsor, Mr. A. M. Samuel The sunotary" of reparations payments, stated that the result of enquiries with
The American Minister in Peking, Dr. from his kingdom any more than for his illness, infancy, or incapacity. We have presented by the Agrut-General for Re- Paris, April 7th,parations for the period ending on March reference to the recent failure of British Schurman, exploded & bomb the other
evening in the quiet atmosphere of the always been content-it is our national Final details of M. De Monzie's pro- 31st, shows that Germany has paid 583 Ahipbuilders to compete with Dutch ship dinner of the Anglo-American Associn-habit-to make provisióu for each cox-
builders showed the latter at present retion, a non-political organization by sontingency as it arison
posals, the drafting of which was com- pietru at 3 o'clock this morning, provide for payments of an extraordinary volun tury levy spread over 3 years,
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Taxpayers failing to make a general declaration for purposes of the levy will he taxed on the basis of their income-tax
declaration.
Commercial drafts will be accepted in Subscribers will receive per- payment. petual Government bonds, bearing in- terest at 33 or 4 per cent.
It is estimated that the cancellation of Government Recurities, contributed as part of the levy, will reduce the Budget by 100,000,000 francs annually.
READY OR DISCUSSION.
Paris, April 7th.
The Bill drafted by M. De Mouale pro- vides for a voluntary contribution to he supervised and levied for five years.
millions in gold marks to the accounts of the Allies,
of this amount;
do
Britain has received 128,000,000 France
235,000,000
Belgium
do
Italy Japair
Jo
do
Aa
$7,000,000 41,000,000 2,500,000
MORE MOTOR SHIPS.
GROWING VOGUE IS SHOWN IN LLOYD'S REVIEW.
LosDos April 7th. The growing vogue of the motor ship is revealed in Lloyd's Quarterly Reuiar, showing that 2,379 vessels are being con. structed in the world's yards. Of these nearly half are fitted with internal com bustion engines.
British yards are constructing a total tonnage of 1,163,000 which is 102,000 below the figures for last quarter.
Germany is leading in foreign construc-
Taxpayers can make a special declara- tion to this effect or, if they prefer, willtion with 105,000 tons. be assessed proportionately income tax declaration.
to
their
Commercial bills 'will be accepted na payment. Subscribers will receive an in- terminable annuity, of which the interest will be either 3 or 4 per cent., the`rate. to be finally decided this morning.
The yield from this contribution will be devoted excludvely to the amortiza tion of the country's debt,
'Hevos
The Bill will be introduced into the Chamber of Deputies this afternoon.
LATER. The Cabinet has finally approved M. De Mouzie's financial proposals.
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TRADE UNIONISM.
BRITISH AND RUSSIANS MEET
IN LONDON..
LONDON, April 6th. Behind closed doors, the representa- tives of the British and Bussian trade unionists met
at Farlestone Square to discuss ways and means for facilitating affiliation of the Russian trade unions to the Amsterdam International
tion of Trade Unions
ceived no aybsidy,
'ኔ
!
There was, indeed, 4 time when the law unexpected plain speaking on a highly
not only did not contemplate the King's A RACIAL QUESTION, controversial subject.
absence but actually forbade it.This Dr. Schurman is rather a privileged the Act of Settlement, which enacted that person in Peking, owing to his advanced person who shall hereafter coury to MINES WORKS BILL IN SOUTH
years, his scholarly attainments, and hithe possession of this Crown shall go ont AFRICA."
joyous and sincere disposition. He is expected to say what be thinks, and
of the dominions of England, Scotland, CAPE Top, April 8th. probably
there is no other diplomatist or Ireland without the consent of Parlia
ment "a clause which was "repealed On the resumption of the Mines Works here who could have, in effect, publicly thirteen years later.
characterized a colleague as & dangerous Bill debate in the Assembly, Mr. Hertzog
mischievous
of the Clovern- advisor
The origin of this transient prohibition In- axpressed his appreciation of Generalment to which he is accredited.
a national prindice, induced no Smuts' attitude, and said the time had spired and instructed by Karakhan, doubt hy the contrary policy of William the Soviet Representative in Peking!
IEI. in favour of splendid isolation not yet arrived to abolish the differentasi Dr. Scharman, vory
Sovereigns, which in the language of the revolutionary programme involving the day, "beded ho good, to theit mibjects,"
of the so-called The Hanoverian connection, however, y cancellation unequal Treaties. He
gava chapter created quite a new situation, and nearly ›and." verse-by
from a speech made
recent all the precedents are to be found during qarakhan, expressing
tion
WILA
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
[THROUGH, RETTER'S "AGENCY", }
EVACUATION OF SAKHALIN.
JAPAN BANDS ADMINISTRATION OYER TO SOVIET.
Tokyo, April 7th.
The Japanese, evacuated Russian Shakhalin on April th~~They have now handed the administration over to the Soviet. ‚·
SINGAPORE EPIDEMIOS BUREAU,
LEAGUE OF NATIONS RECEIVES
FIRST REPORT, ·
Guxgvi, April 5th. The Health Section of the League of Nations has received the first message
between the white and coloured number of Chinese are, advocating and a dislike of the fraterniasing of front its, Epidemics Bureau 'at Singapore.
workers, but they must be careful to see they gave no offence.
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summary..
e. by M.
the opinion that the treaties with foreign the reigas of the Hanoverian Kings, with Powers should be torn up because they the exception of George Ill., who, dur were strangling China and because Chinang the whole sixty years of his reign, could not live under them.
never set foot outside his kingdom:
The Premier suggested that the ques tion
might be considered, in select com- mister, of granting certificates to persons
of dangerous work. charge
Thomas Smartt, ex-Minister of Agriculture, dwelling on the effects of of the Bill on Asiatic races, declared that Japan was one of the five Great Powers
These statements of the Soviet Repro- of the world, and could not possibly al sentative are regarded by the representa low an indignity of the sort contemplatives of the Treaty Powers as enteulated
d in the Bill to pas
FOOTBALL AT HOME.
SHEFFIELD UNITED DEFEAT BURNLEY IN LEAGUE.
LONDON, April 6th, in the first division of the English Leagh Sheffield United defeated Bar ley by four goals to mil.
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RADON.
DOCTOR VIOL FINDS SUBSTANCE BETTER THAN RADIUM.
·
New Yoas, April 7th. The Baltimore correspondent of the New York Times states that Dr. Viol, Federa-Cheroical Society, describes radon, a in a research report to the American substance which he states, is 150,000 times more active than radium, It $5,000,000 an ounce to produce; but is cheaper in use than radium, owing to its increased activity;
M. Tomsky, president of the All: Russian Trade Luion Council, in the | course of a statement, drew attention to the ever-increasing strength of organised capitalism, under which the workers were
M. MONZIE'S PLANS.
PARIB, April 6th. M. De Honzie submitted to the Cabineting overworked, underpaï, and pre- Bills with which be proposes to improve vented from realising their ideals of a better social system. He declared that the financial situation in the State
the Russian trade unionists' could not ac- Treasury
wept the decision of the recent conference
The first Bill authorises the Banque de France to issue four milliards of, new bank notes. This will increase to 43
at Amsterdam (whereby the Russian
unions could only be admitted ungon-
Costa
to disturb relations with the Chinese Government and to mislead the Chinese people as to the motives which animate. the Powers interested in this country. Dr. Schurman's plain speaking, therefore, was entirely justified and much appre ciated.
EXTRA-TERRITORIALITY.
His theme was extra-territoriality, the particular bugbear of Young China, and on this subject his words. were not 80 welcome, not because of anything in- herently unreasonable in what he said, but because of the general inexpediency of suggesting that is is practical politics to deal with this issue when the affairs of China are in a greater stube of con fusion probably than at any other time in her history.
relin
from it, in
It was Queen Victoria who renewed the practice of Continental holidays, thereby giving rise to a great exercise of legal wits in a Lords' debate,
LEGAL PROBLEM,
The legal problem presented by the Sovereign's absence resolves itself, into one issue: the means of giving formal ex- pression to the royal will have re- cently read somewhere that everything has been. ** simplified " by the substitu tion of a stereotyped signature which can.
be affixed to documents of State like a
These messages are to be re-transmitted to the bealth organisations throughout the world, together with information. in regard to epidemics in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, to enable the healthi authorities to take precautions.
[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."]'
THE BURLEIGH TRÁGEDY.
REPORTED THREAT. TO LYNCH LIEUTENANT THOMPSON.
MANTIA, April St
It is reported that 60 American soldiers
were held in barracks for two hours on Sunday, following threats to lynth Light
rubber stamp. It would be almost as true to say the exact contrary.
For one statute, like the Officers' Com-Thompson for shooting Miss Audrey mission Act of 1982, which enables thes
Burleigh Sovereign to sign by proxy, there are half a dozen which require him to sign in person.
Statute after statute has been passed- the Exchequer and Audit Act is a cuse in point requiring that the royal "sign manual shall be necessary to set the machinery of government in mction.
J
Thompson has not made any statement.
KWANGZUNG GOVERNMENT.
PEKING EXPECTING IMPORTANT CANTON DEVELOPMENTS
The Moderates, who desire the auto- nomous federation of the provincër, us advocated by Tang Chi Yao, are taking. advantage of the situation and are trying to overthrow the present Government of Kwangtung..
It was evident that Dr. Schurman could not have expressed himself so frankly if he had not been representing the views of his Government, which in known to favour the early coming to Now, the royal sign-manual is only an
PERING, April 6th. this country of the International Com elegant phrase for the King's own hand- mission to examine the c question of extra. I writing, and, where a statute requires it. Messages from Canton state that- sipeo territoriality and to advise the Powers nothing short of another statute could who were represented at the Washington dispen with it."
Tang Chi Yao's assumption of the post Conference as to the b
people, indeed, outside Court of Vice-Ceneralissimo, the extremist. quishing the privileges. whole or in part.
cireles, can have any conicyption of how One view is that the Commission came its findings would often the King's own signature is requir-element has been much perturbed.. EARLIER CABLES.
to China as to put thed by the law." be so damaging on the shelf...for..
Even that notedt instrument the Great -tasy-for. AMERICA'S GRAND FLEET..
years to come. Another is that is should Send itself, which the Lord Chancellor is be made plain'to China, ar an incentive to popularly supposed to keep under his NAVAL POWER CONCENTRATED
reform her ways, that the subject cannot pillow, cannot be set in motion in masy now be discussed until there is evidence cows without the initial authority of a AT GOLDEN GATE.
of substantial improvement.
warrant under the King's own band. All informed Chinese know perfectly Soms duties, such as the giving of the SAN FRASCIVO, April 6th well that their country is totally un- Royal Asseat to Bills and the opening of of The United States Grand Fleet of 10% warships of all kinds and classes, stretch-
assume jurisdiction over Parliament, the King can and 20es ready
ater and their multifarious business gate by commission-an Act of Henry
and that the attempt would ill. made express provision-for it, ing in single file over a distance of es miles, representing the largest conceh lead to hopeless confusion, provocative tration
*But the commission has to be given, naval power the Golden The
of endless trouble with
foreign Powers. wers. has ever harboured, anchored there
student ..cum
many matters in which the King cannot however, re give it, for the simple reason that other
turn against the Government, in which preparations for the forthcoming warjoices in
thrust into gunes in Hawaiian waters and the long the
controversial area, for it
the statutes bare required that in other ease there will, he important developments
masters his personal signature is necesin Canton. voyage to Australasia, where many ports foreigner appears to be taking the
the mat. ter seriously so much more occasiou for sary, and even the King cannot sign a will be visited.
Admiral Coontz is the Commander the extremists to magnify their cause and document which would dispense with the in-Chief.
exicte the ignorant population to the necessity of his signing any documents at point of believing that the foreigner is all. wickedly denying them something which
To
It is reported that the attitude of General Yang Chi Ming, and General Lit
Mídia the firema wand the the joy Pottleselly to the Conference when they ap- day for & stay of ten daya for the faal Karaka-convert A My-cum
and there are. as has been remarked Chea Haan is most double). They MAY
of bank notes. which at present is 41
initiards, to be met by an exceptional Voluntary contribution from capital, the amount of which is fixed in principle, Ten per cent of this contribution will be productive of interest at four per cent.. and all Treasury bills will be nccepted for payment at the current market rate, with a slight "bonus product of the; ex- ceptional contribution to be applied, to the redemption of dent.
י,
" M. De Monzie will only contemplate the levy on capital as a last resort Ju the vent of the non-mcerptance of the foregoing proposals, M, De Monzie has asked for a debate in the Chamber on
plied, for affiliation to the International Federation of Trade Enions), and he urged a free and unfettered internation
ial discussion.
The British representatives will reply
to-morrow.
ELECTIONS IN IRELAND.
RESULT OF POLLS IN NORTHERN AREA:
Losos, April stb. The North Irish elections resulted in the return of 32 Unionists, 10 Nation- plists, Independent Unionists, 3 Labourites, Republicans and 1. Farmer.
The Government lost seven seats, the
Independents and Labourites each gained three seat, the Farmers gained one,
FLOODS IN FLORIDA.
MINOR, TORNADO DEMOLISHES
BUILDINGS.
MIAMI, April 8th Rain and hailstorms considerably" damaged the east coast of Florida, especi- ally the White Belt Dairy, near here where three were killed and 23 injured owing to a minor tornado demolishing buildings
REMAINING "BLIND SPOT." U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSIST MOMILLAN EXPEDITION.
WASHINGTON, April 6th. President Coolidge has approved of
the
PRECEDENT OF 1911.
is theirs by divise right. To such gentry Yet this is just what his Majesty did there is only one answer a blank nega in 2011, acting presumably an legal ad- tive, from which there can be no device. parture until conditions have changed.
GUARANTEES REQUIRED.
On the point that the Powers cannot consider any modifiention of their extra territorial privileges without ample guar antes. Dr. Schurman is quite orthodox. Expatiating on the ways in which extra- territoriality might be modified in series of steps which would satisfy the Chinese
protect the foreigners. Dr. Schurman
approved the plan proponere Mr. Woodhead, editor of the
Zad
On the occasion of his visit to India he nominated four:“ Counsellors of
FORGED BANK-NOTES CASE.
FURTHER ARREST BY SHANGHAI FRENCH POLICE.
Dzung Tsz Kuang, otherwise Jonson State" to do all things expedient, sub-TE. Dzung, an interpreter whose name ject to the provision that in all mattera was mentioned at the magisterial bear-+ reserved for his instructions, matters which included the dissolution of Parlia ing at Shanghai of the charge of forgery ment and the erration of Peers,any and uttering against Mr. Lawrence K instructions transmitted by Us by tale. gram shall have the same effect as if they were given in writing by Us under our sign-manual.",
1:
Kentwell, was arrested by, the French police on April 3rd.
French Mixed Court. He was formally Later Dzung was brought ap at the
remanded and admitted to bail in the
I beliews thut his Majesty was legally It may seem a strong thing to say, but
speaking, wrongly advised, and that that commission, in so far as it purported to dispense with the sign-marul in cases where atatutes require it, was ultra vires
No such a alone on bit onto the The warrant for the prisoner's, ATTESK
Counsellors of State were formerly called Lord Justiças "--
was issued at the close of proceeding But he recognizes the danger had been appointed for nearly a hundred against Kentwell in the British Court.
Book, whereby zil foreign Courts should administer the shine law, Hauzely, the law of the new Chinese codes, these t be approved by the Powers, and then adopted for application in China. Dr. Schurman would propose the gradual assistance of Government
of aircraft of the substitution
Chinese for foreign region between Alaska and the North Judges. Pole in the hope of finding the
the subject to-morr shop adoption will be made a question of confidence.
Thy Cabinet discum. De Monzie's and the Nationalisis gained four seats McMillan, for an exploration with the proposals for two hours this morning from the Republicana. and adjourned till six o'clock this even- sog and meets again to-morrow more.
The delay in reaching a decision is attributed to Premier Heriot's desire to confer with the Socialist Jenters, as the idea of a voluntary capital contribu dež is opposed to the Socialist iden of
empulsory levy,
FRENCH COURT-MARTIAL. TRIAL OF SADOUL AGAÎN ADJOURNED
PARIA, April 6th
A sudden silence signalised the ap- pearance of Ambassador," "Rakovsky to give evidence at the trial of Sadou).
M. Rakovsky referred to the intelli- After a two and a half hours' meeting, | gént farsightedness” of “Sadoui.... He de
Cabinet decided to consider M. Declared that before and after the Treaty Bazidla proposals at another meeting of Brestlitorak, the Soviets wished to torrow to be presided over by Presi continue the war with Germany, den Doumergne.
Stral Ministers, at the conclusion of isening's meeting, stated that they agreen principle with H. De Monzig's prope, and that only a few details
to be settled."/
MIXED WELCOME. Benate Millerand: his joined the Pincarenatorial group known as
Union.
Inackolerand said that their.
the Chairman's wel
"code" Lart was to ore national concord..
Millerd
on taking his seat in the Bemte, was
ived with cheers from Anjeers and chouts of
the Left
#
Continent, which has long, been free that Chinese Judges, perhaps competent years; in fact, not since, 1821, and Lord
-
and conscientious enough, would be
juence, ru
Lyndhurst, on the occasion.cf the Queen's.
sum of $10,000.
Lawyers have answered that questiom
that their duties were, and, he appeared in the present case because his Majesty
Essential preliminary to
Kny foreign action is the
Fu Chins of an to think, could only bé, nominal, independent
He took it for granted that the Queen will craising in the royal yacht and a thing possible only under a stable Government. Given would continue, in view of the compare British. ship is, legally speaking, British these two. the
foreign judicialation of abatingtive ease of communication and the atterritory. What does arise is how he in
to exist thereabouts, and is said to be the jest to executive and polit
political influences. only remaining "blind spot on the asp China are convinced that the omission to appoint any on the ground in the affirmative, hat it does not, arino To put it shortly, all foreigners who visit to Germany in 1845, defended the in the North, comprising about 1,000,0 square miles of unexplored territory.
The McMillan expedition, which is n private one, will start about June 15th,
RAILWAY LEASE PROTEST.
should present tendance of a Secretary of State, to dis to be relieved of his duties or, to speak MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS SEEK no difficulty, for there is the precedent charge her duties abroad, as indeed she more correctly, of his functions, and, in
AID OF COURTS.
of Japan, and particularly of Sinm did, and the only legal doubts that were my opinion, that cannot be done without where the process of transferring the ever stirred during her frequent absences statute. It may seem a paradox that foreigner from his own to purely Siamese were whether she could do, as matter RICHMOND, VIRGINIA." April 6th. The minority shareholders in the Chesaurisdiction has been spread over 20 of law, outside the kingdom what she peake Ohio Railway Company are about to take new steps in the Virginia Courts Minister did not please his audience
On the other point the American could do within it In suspend the execution of the leasing in the speech ander discussion, and in recently delivered before another pany, on the ground that the Lerms of
M Albert Thomas, ex-Minister off of the property to the Nickel Plate Cor anotheres association
Munitions, in evidence, said that Sadout was sent to Russia on account of the services he could render. If anyone was responsible, it was himself (M. Thomas)
The Court-Martial adjourned.
MALABAR HILL OUTRAGE.
ALL ACCUSED COMMITTED TO
SESSIONS.
BOMBAY, April 6th. All the nine accused in the Bawla murder case have horn committed to take their trial at the Criminal Session
able,
U.S. COTTON TRADE.
INCREASE IN BUSINESS IS PREDICTED.
at Shanghai,
in Act of Parliament should be necessary to give the King a holiday, but if holiday is to mean complete "restTM (Continued on next Column). can see no other of the sign-manuns the
way
only difficulty: The King's function is by no means confined to implement- ing instruments of government. He
indiaperinable to his Ministers as they
the lease are grossly unfair and inequit he enlarged at length on the greatness for lack of funds; its moral standards
discriminatory and confiscatory.
of China, the age of her civilization, are declining, as witness the lower com-
mercial honesty and the unprecedented are to him; if it is their duty to advis the depth of her culture, the wonders her art, the high qualities of her people, corruption of official life.
him, it is equally their privilege to take and so forth. All this is very fine and in
It is true that things are not so counsel of him, and they are far more sense true, but is the present the mo would mean ruin in any other sountry public ever know,
desperate as they appear, that what indebted to him in this respect than the ment to glorify the Chinese when their only means serious damage here.Never- country" is in
in the very itarism bothere
only!
Hence the right of access." Henta theless, the present damage involves the the reservation in the commission of 1012 ing trampled Upon
sion sapping of the foundations of the about telegraphic, instructions." chuck and futile, such adwipistention as
His State and depreciation of its value. pn of an illegal opium traffic than with very well what is happening, but cannot finisters the whole time he was im elists in more concerned with the
gitimate duties; its railways
promo-
world market.
Some Powers, realize Majesty was, as a matter of fact, it
anot Uaily telegraphic communication with him. move without the
cooperation of the virtually in a state of total suspensión
very economic existence in
WAITOTON, April 9th President Coolidge, addressing the Na tional Cotton Manufacturers Associa tion, predicted an increase in business activity. He said he found in the pre sent and future Industrial situation just fication for the American tariff policy. He promised the full assistance of the Government in lighting boll weevil had endored the proposal for co-operation among cotton-producing States,
by
It is be
аге
threatened
the military incubus; ita Government opelessly bankrapt at home and abroad, education is fasting backward Wontinued at foot of next Column.)
othera.... If all
together and
evolve
bot
quickly consult Indiaye they will soon have a Pacific problem relieve the King of these onerous respon
remedial measures, Nothing short of a Regency Act could upon them just as difficult of solution sibilities The King in the only persan as any that Europe has known since the in his Dominions who can never rest sermiration of the Great War.
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