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BERLIN, May 11th.

A triumphal welcome was given to Marshal von Hindenburg this afternoon on his formal entry into Berlin to assumir the Presidential dutira,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH,

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FOREIGN OFFICE DOCUMENT.

SEQUEL TO MISSING MINUTE ABOUT AN AGREEMENT,

LONDON, May 14th, The publication the New York World of an alleged secret memorandum which it is asserted Mr. Chamberlain pre- sented to the Cabinet in February urging a new Anglo-Franeo-Belgian ententé, re- vision of the Silesian agreement, and a Polish corridor, as an essential condition for British security, had a sequal in the House of Commons,

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HOLY WAR IN MOROCCO.

ALLEGED PLANS OF AND EL KRIM. -

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CRICKET AT HOME. KENT BEAT SOMERSETSHIRE IN SINGLE INNINGS.

Tantay, May, Lith, At Gravesend, Kent beat Somersetshire by an innings and 176)

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ARMS CONFERENCE. BRITISH PROPOSAL ADOPTED BY GENEVA COMMITTER.

STATUS OF WAR VISSELS.

GENEVA, Mar 19th. The Technical Committer, as the Arms Conference has adopted the British pro posal to exclude warships and aeroplanes from the category of "object", the export of which is not allowed..

PARIS, May 11th Well-informed circles declare that no combined Franco-Spanish plan of cam- paiga in Morocco is contemplated.

Kent scord Ms for 8, and declared Abd el Krim is reported to have declarailing S. Wright 30, Woolley 215,

a holy war, and to have sent his

Hubble 124, and Hearn 3). brother to Sheshuas, in the Spanish zone, with the purpose of raising Jevies among

Somerset replied with 141, (Earle 32)

the loca! Jebala tribesmen.

Frechung taking wickets for 38 and Woolley 5 for 72: and followed on with. The decision must be catified by the 933(fahuson $1). Freeman taking 5) General Committee, wickets for 30.

While sug

As the train from Hatoyer drow in

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GERMANS WITH RIFFS: of Heerstrasse, nine aeroplanes hovering

PARIS, May 19th. overhead dropped flowers. The Pr Replying to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald | The newspapers are preoccupied with sident, who was wearing a top hat and on the subject. Mr. Chamberlain said the the operations in Morneen, frockcoat, without his medals, was, wel-memorandum appeared to be a copy of agesting that Abd El Krim lost his head comed by" the Chancellor Herr Lather, document of which another American in consequenter of his success over the the Chief Burgomaster of Berlin, and newspaper gave an account two months Spaniards they declare that he hoodwink other untabilities, with whom he silently ng It was not in public interest to give ed the French'observers thoroughly.

information" with regard to memoranda prepared in the Foreign Office for his use, or for confidential comisarication to his polleagues here or to other govery ments of the Empire. He added that the policy of the Government had been ex- plained by him in the House of Commons in March, which was to have a security agreement to which Germany was a party. and this remained anchangesi.

thook handien

After the presentation of a bouquet by terr Luther's young daughter, Von Hindenburg left on the five mile route

to the Chancellor's Palace which was

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Find throughout by chering crowds, which expressión. Marshal von Hindens burg" acknowledged. The Nationalist of gaulsations were very promitent, but the Republicans adhereil their earlier boycolt decision. Throughout the drive) Marshal von Hindenburg exhibited the air of an old man well pleased with the - éordiafity of his reception. " Du the conclusion of the drive the crowds dispersed quietly, the Monarchists marching off singing patriotic songs,

Tonight the President dines, with the L'hancellor, and takes the outh to-mor

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PRESIDENT'S POLICY.

HANOVER, May 11th. Marshal von Hindenburg in a state- ment before his departure for Berlia earnestly, pleaded for unity. He said he would bear in mind those who were poor and distressed, and would try to der a peacemaker. His aim was

Happy Fatherland.

Mr. MacDonald asked whether the puzh lished document was inaccurate, and Mr. Chamberlain deprecated the "calling upon the Government to explain whether what purported to he a confidential document (which if it were such must have been in properly obtained) was accurate or not; hut any statement of policy of the Govern: ment which entradicted his statement in March had no authority whatever.

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Mr. Lansbury asked, was such leakage of eunfdential documents, the cascom at the Foreign Office, because it was second time within a few months, the Zibovieff letter being the first. Was Mr. Chamberlain satisfied of the good faith of the men in his department?

Mr. Chamberlain replied "Yes, un- doubtedly. He was sorry that any

them.

As the train started, amid the strains persion should even be Suggested against of Deutschland usher alles," Marshal | you Hindenburg called for three cheers! for Germany, the crowd dathusiastically responding.

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OATH OF "OFFICE.

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COLONE May 12tr The nth that Marshal von Hindenburg will take on the assumption of seven ¿Years' office us President of the Republic

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Replying to Comdr. Kenworthy, Mr. Chamberlain said this document was not eireulated by the Foreign Ofice. He was unware of any document circulated to the Conservative newspapers.

NEW SILK TAXES.

REPORT STAGE PASSED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS,

DETAILS NOT YET FINAL.

LONDON, May 11th.

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He prepared the ground by intrigues with the pro-French tribes and employed the winter in building roads, bridges and telephone lines.

They publish a report from Tangier, stating that a German submarine several times landed war-material on the Moroc can coast; and that disguised Germans are among the i

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LONDON, May 19th.. At the Oval Surrey beat Hants by two wickets.

Hans scored 290 (Fender 3 for 53) and

219 (Mead 32. Tennyson 35).

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Survey scored 28) (Pench 54. Fender

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INDUSTRIAL MISSION.

CHINESE DELEGATES WELCOMED AT BRADFORD.

LONDON, May 12th. The Chinese Industrial Mission was Lord Mayor and the President of the welcomed to-day at Bradford, by the

The Bradford Chamber of Commerce, Chinese visited the dyeworks and mills and lunched with the Lord Mayor,

They conferred with the Council of the Chamber of Commerce and with the National Wool and Textile Industrial Council.

Mr. G. Wells, of the Bradford Dyers The Legal Committee pronounced in Association, in an address, praised the favour of prohibition of the export of Trade-Marks Act.. passed in Peking in 12. He said doubtless the expedienco arms, etc, to private individuals, but of the rule, prevailing in England, that favoured its being allowed in case of the first user of mark had full rights Governments, under certain conditions. {REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE) AMERICANS SUPPORT BRITISHL WasHindros, May 19th. Oficial circies believe that the action LONDON LIPORTERS REQUEST

Geneva Arms Conference, in supporting

the British motion to exclude warships

56). Boyes taklag 8 wickets for 79. At of the American Delegation at the the second attempt. Surrey lost 8 wickets making 183, Boyes capturing à vit tims för 30.

Ar Northampton, Northants heat Derbyshire by 35 runs

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Northang scored 20s (Juph 74) and 71. Morton taking wickets for 35 and

Undman for 2.

The Derbyshire batsmen made 157 and in the latter innings Thon's took

Moscow. May 11th. The All Russian Soviet Congress has ratified the revised Constitution, parti-wickets for, and Jupp 4 før 43. cularly the changes introduced in cons quince of the present economic condi tion; and has also noted that the Re publics of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

have left the Federation.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS. Three hundred members of the central

and aircraft frora the operation of the proposed Arms Treaty, represents the desire to facilitate the conference reach ing an agreement, rather than that any particular attitude of the Washington Government on the question is immed. lately involved. It is understood the delegation had not discussed the status of aeroplanes and warships prior to their departure for Genera.

EXPENSES OF NURMI.

therein would be obvious to Judges in China, especially as the principle was implied in articles 2 and 3 of the Chinese Traite-Mark Law.

JAPANESE SILK.

SPECIAL TREATMENT.

LONDON, May 12th. Japanese importers of silk here are asks to have their special form of silk placed on a lower tariff.

Representatives of seven of the lending Japanese Firms in London stated their case to the Wilk Section of the Londou thumber-of-Commerce for submission ta the Treasury,

Their unse is that Japanese silk is not a

finished commodity, hur raw material for the dyeing, printing and making up ių- dustries. It is much cheaper than French and Italian silk, and not as fully "boiled

PHILADELPHIA A.AU. WITHDRAW off." Therefore it should be taxed at

THE SUSPENSION,

sixty-three pence per pound as "undis- instead of at the full rate of charged. At Nottingham, Notts brut Sussex by an innings and 25 runs...

PHILADELPHIA, May 12thiety-chree pence per pound on "dis-

charged silk. The Philadelphia District Amateur Sussex scored 139, in the first innings Athletic Union has lifted the suspension,

THE DORIC" INCIDENT. and 103 in the second. In the Sussex|tro-ntly passed on Xurmi, Ritola and first innings Richmond took 5 wickers other well-known "runners,"

CHINESE ADMIRAL TENDERS The suspension was due to a charge

OFFICIAL APOLOGY,

exerative committee of the Federation for 40. In the second, Barratt obtained of excessive expenses being claimed.

ror Staples 3 for 25 and Richmond

4 for 39.

SIEGE OF BUM ROW,

of Socialist Republics were elected to day to the Congress of Soviets.

They include M. M. Kalinin, Rykoff, The Norts innings realised 267, out of PROHIBITION OFFICIALS PLEASED Stalin, Zinovieff, Trotsky and Tonisky..

FRANCE AND SOVIET.

RUSSIAN FIRST SECRETARY TO PARIS 15 RECALLED.

"PARIS, May 11th-

The Soviet Government has decided to recall M. Valine, following the French - Government's protest against his recent

spech.

JA Havay message of April 29th read: Le Matin states that the Government hos.opened an enquiry with regard to sweat dedicate my powerk to

asprchy delivered by M. Veline (First Secretary of the Russian Embassy) at & the welfare of the German people; t enlarge their sphere of usefulness

meeting organised by the Chinese residents guard them from injury; observe the In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston of Paris after the death of Dr. Sun Yat Constitution and laws of the Federa- Churchill Chancellor of the Exchequer) Sen and and the diplomatic sequel at tion: full my duties conscientiously announced that the present scale of silkn certain Embassy. The Soviet argues and do justice tu every man,

duties was not in all details absolute or that a funeral oration is not regardable COUNTER-SIGNATURE NEEDED.

Anal. Immediately the Budget resolu as an oniriendly act. Ambassidor tions were finally passed, he would begin Krassin in conversation with M. Briand, The President's powers under the discussions with the real and artificial silk drclared that he was not participating stitution are strictly defined and limited. trades and associations. The tiovern in subversive propaganda." Ender any circumstances, they requirement merely asked the House to assent the counter-signature of the Chanceler to the principle of a silk tax, after which all parties, including the Government, would be free to revise the present scale.

The Chancellor said that it was in- possible to tax real silk and leave artifici a silk free, which would cripple and destroy the natural ilk industry. Both must be treated equally. This was at

however, was subject to revision.

He announced regarding made up im portations that there would he, a renson- Able personal allowance for travellers in order that no appreciable inconvenience he suffered by the travelling public.

or a competent. Federal Minister.

The declaration of war or the conely sion of peace with foreign countries is dependent upon the passing of a Feder Law.

PRICE OF RUBBER.

FATAL TRAIN SMASH.

BASLE EXPRESS. HITS TRAILER

"OF CHARABANG.

Beaty, May 11th.

The Basle express dashed into the

whick Carr scored 101

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DEBT OF POLAND.

AGREEMENT FOR REPAYMENT

TO BRITAIN...

LONDON, May 11th, The Hen. Walter Guinness, in the House of Commons, reping to Mr. V. A. Cazalet, said that Poland's indebtedness to Britain consisted of a relief debt of also £167,585 for the re- £4,770,000. patriation of Polish prisonere Siberia after the war.

from

Repayment had not yet been munde, bat) it had been agreed that the relief debt

repaid within afteen years and the { other deht in ten years from Jannary at 1903, with five per cent interest in each case.

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FRENCH DEBT TO U.S.A.

INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS ÖNCE.

MORE STARTED.

WASHINGTON, May 11th.

WITH PROGRESS..

RUNNERS

WITHOUT WATER,

New Yorx, May 12th. The siege of rum row, which was start- ed on May 8th is intensifying.

Prohibition officials are jubilant at the rum armada's disintegration. The line pirates are short of food and water. Provisioning is impossible.

A

Retty feer of a Government patrol. boat was hailed by a rau-ranner yester day, offering an exchange of whisky for water. The bargain was declined. Only eight ships remain anchored and they are encircled, by thirty-ight rum-chasers.

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TOWN PARTLY BURNT., NO LIVES LOST IN YUKOY

CONFLAGRATION.

EDMONTON, ALsenta, May 11th. The silver port of Mayo, the second largest, town in Yukon, has en burnt down. No lives were lost.

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EDMONTON, May 12th.

A later wireless message says that the The State Department intimates that are has now been controlled. Only part garding the French debt.

RESTRICTION PLAX CONSIDERED tempted in, the proposed scale, which, trailer of a ebarabace at a loval crossing informal conversations have reopened, re-al the mining town was destroyed.

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AGREEMENT WITH TRADE.

at Rothmalsch, between Heidelberg and Carlsruhe, killing eleven" and injuring five people.

The Victims were male choristers re turning home, after winning a prize in a local competition."

Jaxpos, May 12th. Commenting on the rise in the price of rubber, the Maxchester, Cuori anys that the only deduction to be drawn from

The chirabane got clear, but the traile the present situation is that, the Steven-

was smashed to taitch-whod. The digaster son restriction plan is, unduly rigid in' A provisional agreement with the trade was due to the signalman omitting to operation. It considers that it ought to had been reached regarding made-up in-close the gates. be modified at the earliest possible mo-portations containing only a proportion

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BOARD OF TRADE.

RETURNS FOR AFKIL LOWER THAN MARCH.

LONDON. May 12th

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The Board of Trade returns the month of April are:-importa, £210,000,000; exports, £61,000,000, being decreases of £2,500,000 and 20,500,000 respectively, compared to the totals for

March.

The totals for the four months for 1925, compared to the corresponding period in 1024, show an increase in im ports of £74,530,000 and, an increase exports of £13,300,000.

FRENCH ELECTIONS.

OFFICIAL FIGURES SHOW GAINS. FOR SOCIALISTS.

of silk, on the basis of a lower duty when the silk content did not exceed twenty per cent Possibly there would be a still lower duty for articles containing only the smallest proportion of silk. The actual reduced rate had not yet been 6xed.

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TRADE FACILITIES ACT. TREASURY GUARANTEES GIVEN UP TO MARCH'31ST/

LONDON, May 11th. The guarantees given by the Treasur part of the Government's polley of der the Trade Facilities Acineto March 31st, total £5,577,000, including Mr. Churchill concluded by saying he £300,000 to the Toho Electric Power Com did not see why a tax on a raw material pay Limited, of Japan, for the pur like silk should be considered monstrous case of materials and machinery in when all Governments for years past bad Britain. taxed sugar.

Ho said the silk taxea were an essential

broadening the basis of taxation.

Sir Alfred Moad, opposing the duties, said when recently in the Enat he was filled with alarm bazaars in Syria and elsewhere to see an going into the

British textile goods being rapidly re- placed by goods from Japan, Czecho- Slovakia and, Italy.

THE SOFIA OUTRAGE. NINE COMMUNISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH.

Soria, May 11th. The court-martial of Communists ac Labour antendments, postponing the eused in connection with the Cathedral operation of the silk duties from July 1st outrage has concluded.

DISCUSSION IS REFUSED.

The State Department has declined to At a meeting of the Singapore Electric discuss the Franco-American debt found-Tramways, on April 7th at Winchester ing question beyond reiterating that any House, London, E., at which Sir Frank

with settlement must barmonise

the Swettenham, G.C.M.G., presided. the Anglo-Americne agreement.

neccssary resolutions for winding-up, for the purpose of carrying out the scheme of reconstruction, which was passed by the debenture holders, shareholders, and ereditors, and sanctioned by the court last year, were passed.

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SHANGHAI, May 12th. This morning, the Chinese Admiral called upon Mr. J. T. Pratt (H.B.M. and officially neting Consul-General) apologized for the art of those on banci the Chinese gun-boat, who fired upon the Asiatic Petroleum Company's house- beat, the Durie, last Saturday.

The Admiral offered to pay the hospital expenses of Mr. Lawson Hall, the cost

repairs to the houseboat, and in addition to pay compensation to Mr. Lawson Hall for the injuries he had re ceived.

It is reported that thự Chinese, gue- boat has already left Shanghai waters

BILLIARDS IN SHANGHAL MR. OSMUND DEFEATS NORTHERN CHAMPION.

SHANGHAI, May 12th Mr. A. J. Osmund, Hongkong billiards champion, defeated Mr. R. C. K. John- son Shanghai champion, by 353 points in a game of 1,000 up.

** MUTTSAI "" IN STRAITS. SINGAPORE · GOVERNOR'S. LATEST SUGGESTIONS APPROVED.

LONDON, May 11th,

In the House of Commons, Mr. Ormsby~ Gore, replying to Sir Robert Hamilton stated that a report had been received from the Governor of the Straits Settle ments with regard to muitsai,"

He added that he had approved of the introduction of a Bill into the Legislative Council in accordance with the Governor'➡ recommendations.

[reo THE "PAILY" BULLETIN."] EARTHQUAKES. IN PHILIPPINES.

TWO WOMEN KILLED IN LAST WEEK'S TREMORS.

INFORMAL NEGOTIATIONS.

WASHINGTON, May 12th

MANILA. May 11th, While the hare announcement, that the

Two women are dead and there are State Department is informally begotiat

It is stated by the Contou Chzet that several other casualties as the result of ing with France, regarding the French debt. is the only official information a crop of claims is likely to be instituted, the earthquakes in Samar, Negros and

before the proper courts, by consumers Leyte last week. available, i generally understood who had contracts with

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Chines ail The property damage was considerable, that increased pressure for a French set dealers or the foreign importers. The according to delayed reports from the tlement has recently been exerted in supplicts by refusing to supply their above areas. several informal ways

customers with oil during the period of

JAPANESE AVIATORS.

PEKING.

It now appears that the French Misis the strike, have, it is held broken their ters, who recently conferred with the contracts, and action for loss and dam Under-Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. ages sustained, it is stated on high legal RECEPTION IN THEIR HONOUR IN Winston, on his visit to France, were authority, will be instituted. A flag- clearly informed that the American Govrant case, our contemporary say, crnment desired that a French Funding that of the China Motor Bas Co. who Commission should, he went to Washington had a contract with a foreign., nil com as early as possible, in order to discuss pany, and when the strike started the the debt settlement with the American foreign oil company refused to continue Committee, headed by Mr. Andrew Mel- the supply of ail under its contract, Lot..

4.

The Washington Government, anyhow, A Chinese correspondent writing to us does not favour the iden that the French from Canton says that all these rent debt to America should depend upon tynendments in the Hongkong Revised sums which, France receives from Ger- Rents Ordinance for the ensuing year do not help the tenants, except, in a very small way.” "What the tenants in Hongkong require, he says, is n Tenenta Union, and he outlines a number of rules

to December 1st and omitting the Cua- "Nine, including the sacristan Zatigorski toms duty on artificial silk, were both and Friedman, have been sentenced to many, PAR18, May 12th.

rejected...

death. Two have been sentenced to sixi, According to official statisties concern- The report stage of the Budget resolu-years' and three years' imprisonment re ing the municipal elections' results for tians, authorising the Customs and Excise spectively, and five others have been sen the towns in the Department of the Seine duties on silk, was carried by 330 votes tencel in their absence. and the chief towns in other Depart to 168, thereby completing the report stage ments, the Socialista won 18 of the ballots of all the Budget resolutions, after which for Councils and the Radical-Socialists 58. the Finance Bill founded theroon was These gains were at the expense of the introduced by Mr. Churchill and rend Moderate Republicans and Conservatives the first time. -Havus

OBITUARY.

GENERAL MANGIN.

PARIS, May 19th. The denth in announced of General

MERCERISED COTTON FIBRE.

LONDON, May 11th,

TYPHOID IN FIJI

OUTBREAK IS REPORTED TO BE ABATING.

Sova, Eti. May 11th

In the House of Commons, replying Six Europeans and four Indians have to Commander Bellaire, with reference to died of typhoid, but the Chief Medical the artificial silk taxes, the Hon. Walter Officer is of opinion that the outbreak is Guinness said that mercerised cotton abating. fibre, unless converted into artificial silk, Doctors are arriving this week from

would not be taxed.

Bydney and from Auckland:

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Pexisa, May 11th,

A reception in honour of the visiting Japanese aviators is being arranged at the Yamato Club for the evening of May 20th. Mr. Yoshizawa, Japanese Minister, is entertaining them at tiffin at thự Japanese" Legation.

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PEKING STUDENTS.

TROUBLE SETTLED BY MUTUAL CONCESSIONS;

PARIS, May 12th, for its guidance which are in thorough The French newspapers draw atten. accord with the Bolshevist doctrine that tion to France's preoccupation in trying appears to find favour now-a-days in to balance, the Budget.

At the same Canton. He is seemingly unaware that

a Tenants' Association has existed time, they point out that France does Hongkong for the past four or five not contemplate evading her liabilities,

PexiNo, May 11th, It does not, however, aspire to which M. Caillaux can only discharge take the law into its own hands, but The trouble between the students and when the internal finances are cleared makes its appeals for the rectification the authorities was settled to day. ↑ It was. up. According to Ze Mntin, M. Cail of grievances to the Government of the agreed that both sides should express laux told the United States Ambassador Colony with complete assurance that they their regret for what had occurred. The that there should be some proportion be will receive the consideration, they Government agreed to felease all the tween France's payments to her creditors deserve, and that the legislative outcome arrested students, and the tollege re and ths-sums she received from Ger-will be an honest attempt to do justice presentatives agreed to undertake to

to all interests concerned.

prevent any strike.

many.