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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. ĮTEROUGE ARUTER'S AGENCY,]

ILORD ALLENBY'S SUCCESSOR. SGOVERNMENT HAS REACHED NO

DECISION YET.

Loxoox, April 1st- "In eocnection with the report that the

Hon. Sir George Lloyd, G.C.S.I. .P.C, D.S.O., will succeed Field-Marshal Lord Allenby a High Commissioner for Egypt, Reuter's Agericy understands that rabe British Government has not yet de

cided with regard to Lard Allenby's

~ "IDCCESSOT.

The Daily Mail says that, it has been definitely decided that the Rt. Hon. Sie George Lloyd, P.C., M.P, will succeed Lord Allenby,

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Lord Ronaldshay was offered the post, but declined it, according to the Daily

THE WORLD'S RUBBER. MINCING LANE DEALERS FORETELL SHORTAGE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND, 1925

EARLIER CABLES.

UNREST IN BULGARIA..

ALLEGED CHIEF CONSPIRATORS ARE KILLED.

SOFTA. April 20th. The ex-officer and Communist leader Minkoff, alleged to be the principal con- spirator in the plot against the Govern ment, and to have placed the infernal- machine in the cathedral, was killed by the police when resisting arrest.

LATEST, CABLES.. POLICE ACTIVITIES.

Sorta, April 21st. The police, last evening, discovered the hiding place of Yankoff, one of the Com- munist leaders. They called upon him to surrender. Yankoff Bred and threw bombs, whereupon the Police freda volley, killing Yankof.

Yuukoff, who was fornterly an officer, is believed to have shared responsibility for engineering the outrage with Minkoff, who was killed yesterday,

EARLIER CABLES.

A JUSTIFIABLE REQUEST.

PARTS, April 20th.- Before deciding Bulgaria's request as LONDON," April 21st.

regards increasing the army, the Confer "Hither dealers in Mincing Lane state

ence of Ambassadors submitted the tech- that there will be a world rubber shortage

sical aspect to the Inter-Allied Military hebare very lang. Statistics show that supplies of rubber in London are decreas-ission, who specially met for the put

ang by 1,000 tons & week,

The anti-restrictionists declare that the sabreased consumption of rubber aloge is responsible, since the reduction of the -output on British plautations is more than equalled by the increase of the Dutch output.

CONFERENCE ÀT ROME.

RETURN TO GOLD BASIS IS

A PRECOMMENDED.

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Roms, April 21st. "After a plenary session at which the "esolution that currency should be estab

Aished on 'a gold basis was approved, the Inter-Parliamentary Trade Conference

q!qued

розе.

The Inter-Albed Mission reported that Bulgaria's request was justifiable.

EARLIER CABLES.

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WIRELESS CONGRESS. WAVE LENGTHS RECOMMENDED FOR AMATEURS.

PARIS, April th The juridical section of the interna tional-Wireless Congress bas resolved that the right to intellectual property re- engnised by the international Convention of Herne applies to wireless diffusion

of all intellectual works.

The Congress has also approved a series of recommendations whereby speci ha wave lengths will be assigned to A Rene message, ou April 17th read: The inaugural meeting of the Interna amateurs in different regions, with a view tional Parliamentary Commercial Con

to, obviating confusion caused by ference held in the Capitol in the pre- sence of the King and Signor Musuliniilarity of wave lengths. was attended by delegations representing A sub-committes has suggested the fol thirty-seven States.

Signors Tittoni and Mussolini made lowing wave lengths for Europe, in me- speeches of welcome. The British, French, tres:--113 to 95, 75 to 70, and 47 Belgian Japanese and other delegates - replied.j

LIGHTHOUSE NEAR DIJON.

GUIDE TO AEROPLANES ON,

PARIS-ALGIERS ROUTE.

PARIS, April 21st.

A revolving lighthouse of 1,000,000,000 candlepower on Mont Afrique, near Dijon was lighted for the first time to- lay it is the most powerful in the world.

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For Canada:--130 to 115, and 40 to

11.5.

For the United States:-83 to 75, and 41.5 to 37.3.

For the rest of the world:--96 to 85. and 37.5 to 35.

TROUBLE AT BLOEMFONTEIN.

SQUABBLE AMONG KAFFIRS IS

-CAUSE OF BIOTS.

BLOEMFONTEIN, April 20th. Starting with a squabble in the Kaffir guide location,

Berious disturbance have developed here, necessitating the calling out of the military, Volunteers and a large force of police. The latter tried to Brussels, Frankfurt and Milun are all negotiate, but enrountered showers of within range.

It is meant primarily as for aeroplanes, flying between Paris and Algiers. The lights will be visible, on a

lear night, for 600 miles.

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EARLIER CABLES.

ARMY AEROPLANE CRASHES.

TWO LIVES LOST IN PUNITIVE ACTION.

LONDON. April 20th.

A Colonial Office "commaàiqué Bays a British neroplane crashed and was totally burnt, the two occupants being killed, presumably brought down by rifle fire from the ground, in the course of a punitive

xtodes.

Thereupon they attempted to arrest the ringleaders, but, meeting obstruction, they fired on the crowd of four thousand, after a warning.

Four natives were killed and 21 in- jured. whilst afty were arrested. Two Europeans were seriously wounded.

All is now quiet.

ARMS TRADE CONTROL.. SOVIET GOVERNMENT WILL NOT

JOIN CONFERENCE.

GENEVA, April 20th.

FOOTBALL AT HOME. LATEST RESULTS OF GAMES IN LEAGUE

LONDON, April 20th, The following are latest football ro rafts:-

POLITICAL SITUATION IN CHINA.

ÍTKODOK KIVTER'S AGENCY.)

··REORGANISATION CONFERENCE.

THE BANKING CONSORTIUM. UNFOUNDED ATTACKS UPON ITS METHODS.

A special article in the Financlil News deals with the accusations directed CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S ADDRESS ON against the activities of foreign banks in China It points out that the anti- foreign crusade is against the interest of the bulk of the population. article is'na follows:

Becond Division, English Langua Chelsea 1, Bouth Shields 1. Third Division (South); Plymouth,Reading a TENNIS PLAYERS SUSPENDED.ing.

SENSATION AT ROEHAMPTON TOURNAMENT,

LONDON, April 90th, There was a seacation at Roehampton Club on the first day of the lawn tennis tournament, when Jacob, the all-India Davis Cup captain, was informed that the

Toninis Association Lawn

PEOPLE'S SUFFERINGS.

Paisa, April gist. The closing ceremony of the Reorgani- sation Conference took place this morn

The Chief Executive, Tuan Chi Juh attended and read an address in the form of a Poem. He stated that the people had long suffered from political strife. The intellectual leaders of the country have, therefore, assembled and drawn up plans, which will serve as a model for a thousand years.

Mr. Shen Jui Lia replied, on behalf had of the members of the Cabinet, and Mr. suspended him from all play in tourna-Chao Erh Sun, replied as Speaker of the

Conference. rents and matches until further notice.

This is a sequel to the Helmore team's visit to Paris, when the Association called upon a number of well-known players for an explanation of their acceptance of hospitality, from the Paris Tennis Club.

GOLD FRANC QUESTION. DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT THE QUESTION IS NOW SETTLEU.

PRING, April 21st. The Wai China Put this afternoon

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A: H. Fyzee, who visited Paris with issued documents showing that the Gold Erade Controversy was "mettled on April Jacob, has also been suspended.

19th.

The Association's officiat atatement says that these two players, not having given. the required undertaking by the ap pointed date to deposit their share of the Paris expenses with the Association, are suspended from playing in open toutaa ments in Britain antil, the Council shall otherwise, decide.

H.M.S. ** EFFINGHAM." DESTINED AS FLAG- SHIP FOR EAST INDIES:

LONDON, April 20th. ngham, a cruiser of 9,750 toas, laid down in 1917 at Portsmouth,

H.2.5.

nederwent her steam trials to-day. She will be commissioned as fingship of the

East Indies Station,

OBITUARY

HERR HOEFLE

BERLIN, April 20th. Herr Hoefte who was mrationed as having been arrested in courretion with the Barunt bank scandala in February, died shortly after removal to hospital from prison.

Herr Houfle was Minister of Fosta in the last Marx Cabinet

LATEST CABLES. AREUTERS JMERICAN SERVICE) "DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION.”- PRESIDENT COOLIDGE PRAISES THEIR WORK.

WASHINGTON, April 21st. President Coolidge, welcoming the an nual convention of the "Daughters of the American Revolution," praised their effort for ameliorating the condition of immigrants.

EXCHANGE OF LETTERS.

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LATEH. It is understood that letters exchanged between Mr. Shew Jui Lin and Vicomte Martel; the French Minister, settling the Gold Frane question, are being issued simultaneously today in Paris

and Peking.

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The

FAR EASTERN CABLE- NEWS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]) MILITARY REFORM IN JAFAN. WAR OFFICE TELLS PRESS MEN OR PROGRAMME.

Toxyo, April 21st- The military reform programe of the If somebody asks you to lend him some War Office for the fiscal year has beeD money, you may be certain that he will communicated to the Pressen. It in- become your enemy. irrepective of wheeludes further readjustment of the ther you grant his request or rufuse it. tablishment of the national mobilisation The only difference is that, if you refuse system; revision of the conscription law; the town, he will hold the grudge against inauguration of oil and steel policies; short time, while encouragement at aviation-specially you only for if you grant it. he will hate you for the the neronautical industry. It also in- rest of your life. The sternal hatred of cludes the establishment of au sir force debtors against creditors is by no means service, on a separate and, equal status confined to the relation between in- with the rest of the services on May In dividuals; it exists, perhaps even to a mare pronounced extent, in the relation between leading and borrowing countries. End this country refused to grant loans to its Allies during the war, it would certainly enjoy now greater popularity in more than one country on the Coa

tineat.

Incidental to the divisional rediction there will be discharged between May 1st and August 20th 1,100 officers and 4,000 non-commissioned officers and men.

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of starvation. The wilthy classes of the big eities enn well afford to wait rather than admit forvign capital ou "humiliat- ing

It is this hatred of borrower agaiust lender which inspired a very interesting

terms. Yet, if a plebiscite could article appearing in the March issue of the Booming (the quarterly publication be arranged, and if the population could of the London School of Economics), be made to understand what both alter- dealing with the political aspects of natives mean to them. there is hardly The any doubt that over 99 per cent, would China international france in author, Mr. L L Tang directs a violent vole for the admission of foreign capital, attack agajast the methods of the inter-

HOW THE FUNDS WERN USED, Mr. Tang would have a strong, masa as in China, in which, as is well known, far as the scope question is concerned national banking consortium operating British interests are represented. The if he had not weakened it by overstiting

accusatious cannot he passed unnoticed, as they are well calculated to raise doubts in the minds of uninformed readers as to the fairness of the end and of the means of British financial expan sion abroad.

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CHINESE POINT OF VIEW,

it. As a matter of fact, a substantial portion of the loans obtained by the successive Chinese Governments way wast- ed. But fr. Tung, when attempting to pus the blame for this on the foreign banks, is rather inconsistent, for, in the very same article, he attacks the jendera According to Mr. Tang, the object of for enforcing the strictest possible con- the activity of the international banking trol in order that the lean should be consortium is to serve the ends of the spent for the purpose is was raised. If respective Governments in reducing every loan had been accompanied by the Ching to economic and political serfdom, sais extent of control as the railway The French agree that the unpaid For this purpose, the author states, and loans, eo as to compel the Chinese Gov- ernment to spend their total yield on liance of the French share of the Boxer with the aid of diplomatic pressure,

American, Japanese, the improvement of the nation's welfare Indemnity shall be retroceded to China. British, French, They also agree to consider the service Russian. and German banks compelled and intellectual level, there would be ga resumed from December 1st, 1924, instead the successive Chinese Governments to ground for attacks regarding the unpro of frum December 1st, 1999; and to the borrow of them mounts which China did ductive use of the loans, but, at the Am refunding to China in 24 northly in-not require, which were subsequently time, the interferency of foreign interests in China's Snancial administration spent without any beurft to the country. stalments matured and postponed,

On the other hand, if China agrees that the balance of the and whose repayment is prevented by would have been regarded as even more

the lenders. Under the exense of secur-humiliating." endeavoured to obtain control over the to the mercy of the Chinese Administra indemnity shall be calculated on

with the 1905 Protocol--with vital factors of Chinese econoraie life, the tion, the accusation of excessive interfer basis of telegraphic transfer, in according the loans, they are stated to have the industrial loans had bees abandoord eventual exchange profit, which might Governments of the interested Pewar.ence would not have arisen, but, at the same time, the outery against the uspro have resulted From this mode, pay in exchange for their diplomatic support, ment should be converted into American being thus enabled to satisfy their puliductive use of the funds would have been stronger, for there is no doubt that but gold dollars and advanerd

for the strict control these amounts Hanque Industrielle by annuities from tical ambitions at the expense of China

This line of argument, well known to

would have also been squandered. As Devinber 1st, 1024, to 1947, in order to

usefot those who followed the anti-foreign cam- Yat Sen and others, is well calculated to capital. has been invested in aig organised in China by Dre Sunit is, a iubstantial part of the foreign mislead those who are not in a position enterprises and contributed to increase

It is rather China's national wealth. to examine it critically convenient to the local despots who are. responsible for the present chaotic con ditions in China, as in providing a scapegoat for all that is wil there, public attention enn be diverted from their own guilt.

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to the

secure a loan issued in gold dollars, bearing 5 per cent, interest, redeemable in yours

The bonds issued as above will be applied to the Far Eastern creditors of the Banque. Industrielle and Franco Chinese educational and philanthropic institutions, according to conditions yearly determinable in Peking.

LITTLE" HSU AT ALDERSHOT. -WETNESSES LATEST MODEL

TANKS IN "AUTION":

Lognos, April 20th, Twelve Chinese army officers hended by General Hsu Shu Tang (or "Little" Hsu) visited Aldershos to-day.

ence.

OVERSTATED GRIEVANCES,

ARE THE TERME UNFAIR? It is alleged in the article in question: that the terms of the loans are unfair. Among others, it is objected that they arry with thein h specific guarantee and the right of control over certain revenue services. Even if such clauses appeared Doubtless at the bottom of the grave bumiliating before the war, since then accusations there are grumine grievances-European-nations at a very advanced every friend of Chinu is hound to reog stage of development have had to accept

them. aise that it is not pleasant for a country

Moreover, the present political counting hundreds of millions of in- chaos has supplied ample justification ancient for those terms, as it is now evident. habitants and possessing an civilisation to tolerate external interfer that, but for the control over pledged. Yet, the grievances are grossly revento, thousands of bondholders would They toured the command, being con- overstated by the author, who entirely suffer in consequence of the seizure of ducted by officers of the Headquarters disregards the fact that the present state receipts by local military despots. Staff. and visited Pinehurst, where they of affairs is attributable largely, if not He expressed the opinion that restrict saw the latest pattern tanks demonstrate exclusively to the Chinese themselves

They also been conducted in a satisfactory way, so, tion of immigration was necessary, in 193 the crossing of rough country and Had the administration of the country

visited

new artillery Foxhills and saw

sa to provide the security required by view of the unprecedented tide which surmounting of obstacles. would have flowed to the United States

They inspected, the from Europe since the war it there had tractors taking guns across country into foreign capital, there would have been no need for any "humiliating" mersures, training centres and barracks, and had which will gradually fall away if and been no bar.

The President quoted competentnch in the officers Club.

when the system of Government im- authorities as saying that 2,000,000 201-

proves. qually would have come during the past 4 years or more than thrice as many as did come. This would have been mor than the United States could well have assimilated and more than European countries could well afford to lose.

U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW. MR. W. CORRY REMOVED TO ELLIS ISLAND.

NEW YORK, April 21st. Mr. William Corry, son of Sir William Corry, Directer of the Cunard Line. was removed to Ellis Island from the .. Laconia by the immigration authorities to-day.

They state that despite the fact that

and out of action.

FROM THE DAILY BULLETIS."] OUTLOOK AT TSINGTAO. IMPENDING UPHEAVAL OVER GOVERNORSHIP.

COTTON OPERATIVES ON STRIKE.

M. Chicherin has informed the Secre tary General of the League of Nations his passport provided for a six months' Show With the Acting Governor Wen that the Soviet Government

declines to air action in the Beled-Sinjar area against participate in the international conf.visit, Mr. Corry was unable to say how long he purposed remaining in the country ference on, the control of arms and. as the fatended to work for the Cunard munitions, assembling here on May 4th,

Company: on the ground that the question involves interference by the League with the in bernal affairs.of the Sovietu.

the Yezidi chief, who has thrice refused to attend a conference summoned to settle the rival claims for supremacy by himself and another chieftain.

[The Yezidi áre a religious sect in Turkish and Persian Kurdistan and Upper Armenia, about 30,000 in number. The word Yezidi means Star-worshipperk."]

PRINCE OF WALES..: ANOTHER WARM WELCOME ON

RETURN. TO LAGOS. :-

Logs, April 20th.

THE FLIGHT TO JAVA.. QUEEN OF HOLLAND BESTOWS HONOURS ON AIRMEN

MR. MELLON'S MYSTERY. HIDES IDENTITY OF NATION ANXIOUS TO PAY,

WASHINGTON, April 21st. The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Andrew. Mellon, has announced that one THE HAGUE, April 20th. H.M. the Queen of Holland has nation a clue to whose identity he bestowed a silver medal of honour of declines to disclose, beyond the fact that the Order of the House of Orange, for it awes the United States less than their energy and courage, on the air- $50,000,000 and is not Roumania-bas begun conversations with a view to open- men, Van Der Hoop. Poelman and Van Der Broeke, in recognition of their ing, negotiations for a settlement of its

debt to the United States. " to Java.

REVOLT, AT LISBON... TWELVE PERSONS KILLED AND SEVENTY-THREE INJURED,

After a 1,400-mile train journey to Kano and back, which passed off with-flight to out a hitch, the Prince of Wales ro turned this afternoon in a very fit con- dition. He congratulated the acting Wanager

of the line and also the train officials.

The Prince's s arrival was marked by climax of enthusiasm, A hundred thousand people jammed the streets over a distance of three miles, and the Royal party had the greatest difficulty in motor Jog as through a human ser

EIGHT-HOUR DAY,

NOVA SCOTIA LEGISLATURE REJECT BILL.

HALIFAX April gist

LISBON. "April 20th. Twelve personk were killed and 73 The Nova Scotia Legislature, by 13 wounded in the course of yesterday's dis-votes to 8, has rejected the second read- ing of the Labour measurs, known as the, Eight-Hour Day Bill

turbance.

The city is quite calm today.

The following outstanding questions arise in connection with Mr. Tang argu- meats!--

1-Is it true that China does not re- quire foreign capital!

Did the foreign loans benefit the country as a whole?...

Are the terms of the loans unfair

to China?

Mr. Tang criticises the clausea which' debar the Chinese Government from the lasu or to convert or redeem the loan right to increase the amortisation of the However, the during a given period. sune rules are applied to practically every Government issue, none of which can be repaid at the discretion of the borrower.

Apart from this, if the Chinese Government wished to repay it louns before they fall due, and possessed the funds for that purpose, it is at liberty to repurchase them in the open market, which would be all the more profitable from a Chinese standpoint, as all Chinesa Government loans below par. Yet, considering that at present the Chiness Government is hardly able to raise funds.

of loans is out of the question.

4-Is diplomatic pressure used unfair for current expenditare, the repayment y in connection with the loans?

A full reply to either of these questions would require volumes; within the limits of a daily newspaper we can only give them quite brief answers.”

CHINA AND FOREIGN CAPITAL.

"DIPLOMATIC BLACKMAIL"

It would be useless to deny that finance and diplomacy have proceeded hand in hand in China. However, there is no- thing infamous in that, and if foreign -Government applies diplomatic pressure. in the financial interest of its citizens it certainly does not justify the strong term of diplomatie blackmail" used by Mr. Tang. In fact, that is one of the principal tasks of the Governments in international relations, and it is by me

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TSINGTAO. April 20th.' The sudden and unexpected arrival here to-day of the Minister for War, Wa Kang Esin, simultaneously with a company of Fengtien troops, is cou sidered to have a bearing on the in pending political upheaval.

Wu Kuang Hain immediately con-

According to the author there is saf ferred

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ficient capital in China to enable the Wu Kuang Hein is a relative of Kae country to develop gradually without the Hung, now at Wei-hai-wei, who.con-aid of foreign capital. He does not at siders himself to be the rightful Governor tempt to make any forecast as to the of Tsingtao.

It is reported here that the mandate period which would be required for such

means confined to backward countries a gradual evolution. Yet,, in the view appointing Chang Tsung Chang Tupan of those possessing a thorough knowledge A to the role of the consortium, it was of Shantang has already been signed.

of conditions in China, it may take cen-established mainly to protect China from taries to reach an advanced stage of the improper influence of any of the THE GOVERNMENT DECISION.

Great Powers, economic development if she is left to PEKING April 20th." ber own resources. The question is whe The Toreign influence in Chines Chinese circles report that the Govther it is to the interest of the Chinese economic life is bound to be temporary, ernment bave decided to transfer Cheng nation to remain for another few cenfor the utilisation of the country Shi Chi, the present. Shantung Tupan, turies at the backward economic stage natural resources tends to accelerate the to the post of Tapan

of Anhui in order where she has been for several thousand acenmulation of native capital, which to make room for the appointment of years, or whether it would be desirable will gradually substitute foreign capital. Chang, Taung Chang,

United States. Should that country im 11s is also reported that Wang Ye to follow Japan's example in becoming This was the case, among others, in the In our view, it is of extreme import its early stage of development, have Tang, who is at present Tupan of Anhui, modernised in a few decades #ill be offered either a post in the Cabinet or the Chairmanship of the ance for the great majority of the followed the same anti-foreign policy

Chinese people to adopt modern economic suggested for China it would be still Provisional Advisory Council,

methods as soon as possible. Being an primitive agricultural State, with in- COTTON OPERATIVES STRIKE Overpopulated country, the bulk of its sufficient means of communication and

TSINGTAG, April 9th.

population is condemned to terrible without suficient capital, instead of A walk-out last night by 3,000 workers sufferings, as compared to which the in- being the world's creditor. If the of the Japanese-owned faican Cotton conveniences caused by foreign, interfer Chinese intellectuale would concentrate Mill, following a refusal of the manage-ence aro negligible. The only way to their energies to bringing about the ment to grant their

salvation is the utilisation of the counelimination of civil war and corruption "twenty-oue de mande, has greatly stirred mill circles, try's enormous natural wealth, which, from China, instead of leading

The police arrested two agilators, who properly administered, would, secure a crusade against foreign capital, which are said to be Shanghai students

decent existence to millions of human they require, they would certainly render. There is a possibility that 17,000 other beings who are permanently on the verge a more useful service to their country

China Empress and Telegraph. (0%) finned on next Colwan), operatives may be affected.

the