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·SOVIET CONGRESS.
M CHICHERIN IN REVIEW OF FOREIGN SITUATION.
Moscow, May 15th. Reviewing the foreign situation at the Soviet Congress, M. Chicherin fore- shadowed no new development. He bad
no use" for
the arms
Conference at Geneva, which aimed at strengthening means whereby the powerful nations dominated the feeble, but he was will ing to participate in the League Com missions. trenting with technical and humanitarian objects and also the limita tion of hemamLNEČNÍ
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 16f,-1925
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CRICKET AT HOME. RESULTS OF FIXTURES FROM WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY,
Loxnos, May, 18th.
BLUE STAR LINE.
BRITISH YARDS OBTAIN BUILDING CONTRACTS.
Losnos May 14th As the result of prolonged negotiations, a contract worth £9,000,000 to construct Star Line has been awarded to British sight refrigerator vessels for the Blue
Below will be found the results of cricket Extures, commencing on Wednes-yards. day :--
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FAR
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
"[THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE “DORIC ”. INCIDENT.
CHINESE ADMIRALTY OFFERS ·
A. SETTLEMENT,
SBANOBAI, May 15th. As a result of negotiations over the which last week seeined certain to gerir incident, the Chinese Admiralty abroad owing to the disparity in British and foreign prices. It is understood has agreed to pay. Tia 2000 to Mr. that the difference was adjusted through Lawson Hall, who, was wounded when the Blue Star granting a slight proference
the crew to the British builders, who quoted a
of a Chinese gun-boat fred sacrificial price.
upon the Asiasie. Petroleum Company's house-bout Derie,»last Saturday.
The Chinese Admiralty has further agreed to withdraw the gun-boat.
TRANSFER OF SAGĦALJEN. “
Most influential Government personali ties are reputed to have been working be- Ad Lord's, Middlesex defeated Somer-hind the scenes to save the, contract, set by nine wickets.
Somerest scored, 123 and 119. In the first innings Hearne obtained wickets for 34 in the second, & for 15.
Middlesex, ip their first innings, made 138, White obtaining & wickets for
At the second attempt. Middlesex scored 106 for the loss of one wicket. Mr."J. W. Dale scoriag 33 not out.
At the Oral, Surry defeated Glouers- tershire by an ienings and 75.
. Surrey, after making 418 for the loan
MANGANESE IN RUSSIA. NEGOTIATION WITH HARRIMAN FIRM SUSPENDED,
Moscow. May 14th.
M. Piatakov, President of the Supreme
THE PIRACY REPORT.
ست
PROBATE ACTION,
THE "OLD-TIMERS.”
SUGAR PLANTER'S WILL.
HOW THEY NIMPLECATE THE In the Supreme Court yesterday,
SÍTILATION,
Before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Discussing the latest Report on Firney Gollan) the probate action concerning with a representative of the Daily Press, the will of the late Mr. Chad Along, in well-known authority in shipping which Chan. Chik Fui, brother of the matters in Hongkong expressed the deceased, is cited as defendant, and Chan
pinion that the crux of the whole pro-Wing On is plaintift, was continued.
Mr. Eldon Potter, R.C., with Mr. was the maintenanes of proper discipline on, board the ships.
Elsley Zeitlyn (instructed by Mr. G. "I know it is a very difficult, question," K. Fall Brutton) appeared for the plain- he said, because the majority of the tiff, Mr. F. C. Jenkin, with Mr. Thomas captains are old or worn out and they Addis (instructed by Mr. A. E. Hall) persist in carrying on in the old-fashion- appeared for the defendant, and Mr. ed way. The obvious solution is to im C. G. Alabaster, E.C. (instructed by Mr. prove the pay and general conditions Woo) was present on behalf of threa and to replace these captains with executrixes of the deceased-and also Chan younger and more efficient officers Bat King Yui, brother of the defendant. even a what could we do with these men
During the "fifth day of the hearing,
Hearted that the creation of solid 104; Shepherd (T.F.) madis 51, and. Prach Concessions Committec, amounced that JAPAN HANÓS TERRITORY BACK l'of the past generatiou They have spent yesterday, Dr. S. W. Tao, a local solici
relation with Pollnd occupied the prin cipal place in Soviet world policy.
READY TO NEGOTIATE.
of eight batsmen, declared. Flobba sopred
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At Worcester the home ten were beaten by Yorkshire by an innings and Worcester, in their askt inning, scored 213, Pearson (F) making 10
17.
the negotiations with the Harriman Firm" regarding the manganese concessions ate temporarily interrupted.
DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
DENMARK BEAT ROUMANTA AT ROEHAMPTON.
TO SOVIET.
their lives in the service and, if they were dismissed from their present Jobange concerning will. Witness agreed sar, gave evidents on Chinese law and
Texto, May 13th it would be impossible for them to earn With the signing of the necessary« pro-
a living.
with plaintiff's Counsel that it was not tocols, and the installation of Mr. However, in my view that is an necessary for sitch a document as that in aur. Shimada ng acting Japanese Cansul-aspect of the master which ought not Court to be attested. Any document
to concern us at the moment. The fact prating to be a will, if it were in testator's General at Alexandrovsk, where a Con-
has been established that the pirates get handwriting, was a legal document. II sulate is being opened to-day the trans- At Roehampton, in the first round offer of Saghalien to the Soviet is com Should the British Government paintmaking 71, Sutcliffe (H.) as and Oldroyd the Davis Cup tennis "competition. Den-
mark beat Roumania by four events to plets.
M.
Chicherin reiterated that the Sowiet was ready to negotiate with Hitain and assume all obligations, re- sulting from international relations
out that the Soviet was misusing diplo- nutie rights, and that entrinofficial or persuna were violating international engajeronuts, the Soviet would do every. thing has might be demanded of it. But, if the British Government required
Kilner obtained 5 wickets for 74. Yorkshire replied with 293, Holmes (P.)
(E.) 53...
20.
Rogers took 8 Yorkshire wickets for
Worcester scored. 55 at the second at- tempt Macaulay taking wickets for At Northampton, the home side defeat- ed Hampshire by an innings and 52 Hampshire made is at the first at- tempt, Wright taking a wickets for 42.
Northampton replied with 211, towards which Jupp sured 64.
ではコ.
The Soviet to stop all propaganda work in the Soviet Union, that meant that the Communist Party must cease to by Communist Nobody could ever succcd83. in bringing that about,,
The Soviet desired to regulate with France not only the question of the Tsarist debts, the solution of which h considered more possible than others xbought, but also political questions. It was ready to negotiate with France, in regard to mutui claims.
FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.
FRENCH LOSSES SMALL IN BIBANE BATTLE.
PARIS, May 15th
A communiqué from Rabit states that the French losses, in "dislodging the tribesmen from the Bihane range yester day were small.
General Colombat's column continues cleaning up the Bihane igion, while eral. Freydenburg's columnis adrene. ing westward. The latter had a sharp eug igement, the Moors losing heavily. Th French have captured a urober of prisoners and a quantity of material
The newspapers, in rejoicing at the successes in Morocco, mention that the French neroplanes created havoc among The tribesmen with large new type bombs, bude in wartime, which the armistice prevented being milised,
The tribesmeng, retreating from the heights of Bibane, were threatened with development and were obliged to murch through ravines, where they were an easy- target for the heroplanes.
The newspapers state large reinforce ments, drawn from all garrisons in France, with shortly be sent to Morocco, also a number of ambulance seroplanes.
STRIKE IN DENMARK.
TRANSPORT WORKERS AT ALL FORTS AFFECTED
COPENHAGEN, May 15th, The strike, which started here on April 18th, has now extended to transport -workers at all ports in Denmark.
EARLIER CABLES.. ARMS CONFERENCE.
OBJECT OF CONVENTION IS EXPLAINED IN COMMONS.
Luxbos, May 14th.
In the House of Commons, replying to a question concerning the British amend ment of the Arms Conference, Mr. Aus- ten Chamberlain, Secretary of State for
Hampshire's second innings totalled
At Manchester, Lancashire won their match against Scotland by an innings
one.
LONDON, May 14th.
LATEST. CABLES. [REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE)
GOLD FROM ARGENTINE. SPECIE IN BANKS ONLY FOR
EXPORT..
BUENOS AIRES, May 15th. With reference to the decree, issued on May 12th. permitting the export of gold from The Argenting as from June 10th, enquiries show that the decree marely refers to gold held in banks. Lancashire scored 21, Hallows (C) This amounts to only 21 millions sterl minking 140, and Mr. I. Green 56.
ing. The decrease does not refer to the Scotland replied with 52, R. Tyldesley | gold reserve, held in the Conversion taking 4 wickets for 3 ans and Parkin | Offee which will remain closed.
and 74
(CH) 4 for 28.
The visitors, followed on and scored 195. Groves scoring 64. Parkin obtained 15, wickets for 49.
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GOLF TOURNAMENT.
CHARLESWOHNS 15. WINNER OF
DAILY MAIL" PERSE ·
LOSTON, May 14th.
At Hollinwell, Nottinghamshire, the Daily Maid £1,200 golf tournament, in which 100 of the best professionals in the British Isles competed, was won by Charles Johns, of Purley Downs, whose aggregate score was 203 for the four rounds.
Mitchell and Ray returned 205 and Danean 300.
...OBITUARY.
LONDON, May 14th. The death is announew! of Sir Rider
Häggard.
With the death of Sir Henry Rider Haggard, K.B.E., the reading public of English speaking countries throughout
the world have lost a writer whose record is almost unique, in that he maintained his popularity at its height for a period of over forty years. A "Rider Haggard" novel was hailed just as eagerly in the closing stages of his career as when he burst into fame in the early 60's with King Solomon's Mines. But it was not in the sphere of writing alone that Sir. Rider Haggard distinguished him- alf. He was secretary in 1576, at the age of 19, to Sir Henry Bulwer. Gover- dor of Natal, and two years later was on the staff of Sir Theophilus Shep stone, Special Commissioner in the Transvaal. With the late General Brooks, RE, he formally hoisted the British Bag over the South African Re pablic at Pretoria on the Queen's Birth- day, 1977. He was Master of the High Court of the Transvaal in 1878, and took the post of adjutant of the Pretoria Horso in the following year. He became Barrister of Lincoln's Inn in 1884, in the
KAMO
SYNTHETIC OPIUM.
PRIZE OF $100,000 OFFERED FOR INVENTOR.
NEW YORK, May 15th. Mr. Herman Metmetz, chemical manu- facturer, is offering a prize of $100,000 for the invertion of a process for pro- ducing" synthetic ́opium. The priče must be low enough to wipe out poppy-grow. ing in India and China.
NEWSPAPER AMALGAMATION.
MR CYRUS CURTIS' PURCHASE.
LATEST
New York. May 15th. 31. "Cyrus Curtis, publisher of the Philadelphin Publie Ledger is reported to have purchased the Philadelphia North American.
The two papers will shortly be mal- gamated.
EARLIER CABLĖS, GENERAL COTTON STANDARD. AGREEMENT IS PRACTICALLY ASSURED.
WASHINGTON, May 14th
It is understood that an agreement for the use of universal cotton standards by the Liverpool Cotton Association is prae- tically assured as the result of recent negotiations between the Liverpool Asso-
riation and the United States Department
of Agriculture.
MISS ROCKEFELLER MARRIED.
POSSE OF DETECTIVES PRESENT AT WEDDING.
New York, May 14th. "Seventy-Sve detectives guarded Miss Ahby Rockefeller's residence on the occasion of to-day's marriage between her and the lawyer Mr. David Milton.
The ceremony attracted thousands of excited spectators..
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to know those ships where discipline is male member of a family had heen. Jax and they are the ships which are neglected in the will he could contest it singled out for attack.
Probably the village gentry, acting in an advisory rapacity, would advise that the estate be, distributed as the testators should have willed it.
General Inouy?...embarked for Japan W perhaps ought not to blame the yesterday afternoon.
MEASLES IN JAPAN. SEVERAL THOUSAND SUFFERERS IN NORTH-EAST.
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TOKYO," May 15th.. Arious epidemic of measles is re- porteil in North Eastern Japan. Thereof are several thousand sufferers, and seventy fatalities have been recorded.
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SITUATION
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[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."]
SITUATION. AT NANNING.
AMERICAN CONSUL-GENERAL IN PROTEST TO WUCHOW.
PIXING, May 14th. Acting on complaints from Americans Nanning, the American Consul- General at Canton has protested to the Foreign Commissioner Wuchow against the action of the besieging troops nvading the mission compounds and setting fire to the houses.
挂靠
LOCAL SHOPS ROBBED.
JAPANESE IN PRAYA EAST ARE VICTIMS.
officers or guards, a matters now stand for the conditions ander which soine of the ships operate are lamentable. Strict, enforcement of the regalation will have some «fres, but the position will never become entirely, satisfactory, úntil the service bas' been strongly re-organiv-d.
Something should be done in the way providing a home for the "old timers." and they should be prevented from, ak ing charge of a ship when it can be shown that they have outlived their period af usefulness. While they are always "available and ready to step into any vacancy that occurs, no matter what the terms of employment day be, there will be no real improvement in the con ditions of the China Coast and River out of Hongkong Frey are all European | Servier, And until such improvements Leed to precisely, the same extent,
are effected we shall never get a suficiente by British officers and engineere supply of young, capable officers who may be trusted implicity in "any emergency."
Witness said that be understood all along that the late Mr. Chan Afous bad no property in Hongkong. Mr. Potter ob- [jected to this going into the depositioon as evidence. Mr. Jenkin suggested be was entitled to get evidence from plain- tiff's own witness as to reputation, but His Lordship ruled against him.
RIVER BOAT CONDITIONS.
APPEAL TO THE GOVERNOR.
Sea Jay "writes:—
The Piracy Report in your paper is too long, and too out of date to deal with as a whole, but there is one matter, in Para, 20, which with your permis sion, I should like to go into in detail, 10% the Commissioners state, it is the erux of the whole matter, viz. the main- tenance of a proper state of discipline on ships piying in the Danger Zone": not only there, but on the China Coast in general..
Further evidence as to the wordling of. the documents, and to the effect that the will was perfectly legal was given by Mr. Tso. His Lordship adjourned the caser until next Wednesday morning.
to carry passengers on any of the rivers
So far, then, the Governor's statement seems only to be emphasising that which is merely a distinction without "a differ- cuce, and that is, I believe, actually the position, Te is only if we assume that the statement is meant to emphasize the difference between the well-run European owned ship and the badly ran Chinese- owned ship that there is any handle at all for the Commissioners to catch hold of. This they promptly do in the next Para. where they coolly put the onus of improving conditions in the Chinese outed ships on to the Guilda concern- ed":"
We may at pace acquit the Commis- siondrs of any misplaced, or sardonic sense of humour, and acknowledge that it is only ignorance of Incal conditions, and the Chinese owner, which leads to such a fantastic, not to spy fatuous sugge
The Commissioners quote in 'rgieuxo a statement made by the Naval Intellig, |tion? ence Officer dealing with the disgraceful, We can sun up now by admitting that Several instances of robberies pèr-conditions under which River boat officers the Governor's statement that the petrated on local shops in Praya East are expected to work, and referring paz.1.0's remarks do not apply to the have done to light in police reports. The which is at the root of all the trouble perfectly correct as far as it goes.
ticularly to that iniqitous 24 hour daug, well-run. Europran controlled ships" is curious co-incidence about these affairs in Hoogkong boats. In this matter, the
As
But it loses most its point when we"
is that in each case the thief or thieves Naval Officer and the Merchant Service realise that the number of vessels con hare victimised Japanese shops.
In one case the shop.of J. Watanabe.. Officer are at one, can be seen by trolled by the Steamboat Company is at No. 50. Praya East, was visited and referring to the report of the SN.O., mere half dozen, while those under 27 pairs of chopsticks, made of ivory and West River.
Chinese ownership are at least 24. valued at 830, were stolen.
In Para. 91, the Governor of Hongkong
Not only does the statement Jose most of men who are entirely innocent of any of its point, but, when made to a body practical knowledge of local conditions. - it is misleading.
past, a baul of similar value was made: Naval Intelligence Officer do not upply At Horiuchi'a shop at No. 4. Praya writes that these remarks" of the and at a third shop kept by Hamanaka to the well run European-controlled at No. 20. Praya East, cloth belts, razors, shipe
but the Chinese-owned knives scissors and cigarette holders, vessels which carry British officers mere- valued at $38.00 wero reen. It is ly to comply with the conditions requisite
thought that the thefts may have been committed by people who came into the shops as customers.
COMMON BUT ILLEGAL." EUROPEAN EMPLOYER SUED BY SERVANT..
It is, think, a matter of fairly.com- mon knowledge amongst the masters and officers who have dealings as the Har bour office here, that the officials with whom they come into contact have a very, clear idea of the difficulties with. which such masters have to contend im their dealings with the great majority": of Chinese owners.
contact.
to obtain registration in Hongkong.”.
En passant let it be carefully, nated that it is the Governor who makes this statement, and not some subordinate, who, dolefully admits that these are the conditions but is powerless to alter then As there is so much ignorance in Hong kong on local shipping matters, let us at least try and get this one small point entirely wrong, the same officials have Furthermore, unless my information is
The bride, one of the daughters of
of River boat conditions clear, and see done their best to sweep. &WLY, OF whether there is really any justification mitigate, the more glaring of the abuses Foreign Affairs, maid that the object of novel year in which he published his Mr. John D. Rockefeller. Jr., met her Dawn," which was followed a husband when he was briefed to defend
Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the for that rather remarkable statement which cause these difficulties. Yet in by Fear inter The Witch's Head
and her on a charge of rash driving of her Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, Mrs, made by the Governor which naturally spite of the long-extended efforts of the V. Harris, of No. 2, Patell Villas, would carry a lot of weight with the Com- men who know the conditions through appeared in answer to a summons taken missioners. To begin with, what are daily contact with masters of the Incal venturous activities thus laid the foun- A Chinese gentleman writing to
out by her cook, boy for dismissal with "the, well-run European-controlled" abips vessels, practically nothing has ever been dation of his great career as an author Tientsin contemporary expressing his out notice and failing to pay one month's referred to? Let us assume the meaning done. The abuses still exist, and, if any at the early age of 29. He was born at objection to the publication of an un-salary in lieu of notice.
to be ships under European management thing, are increasing, as the owners Beadenham, Norfolk, on June 22nd, 1856, authorised announcement regarding the Complainant said that he was told to To my knowledge there is only one such begin to realise the powerlessness of Meyhohm Rider Haggard, of Bradenham says: "You have put me in a very refused to take the pork and ordered Co., 3 regular Kongmoon Cost at least and was the 6th son of Mr. William approaching wedding of his daughter, purchase pork at the Dairy Farm on company, viz, the Steamboat Co. Now
April 23rd. On his return his mistress there are 5 regular Canton and Macao those in office, with whom they come into Hall. Apart from writing, his activities awkward position and all my friends
If it should happen that the reason from 1003 until his death were mume have felt offended at not receiving "an him to change it. This the Dairy Farm 3 regular Wuchow Co. In addition there why nothing has been done to improve rous and many-sided. In 1901-02 he invitation from us The fact was refused to do. He was paid his wages are at least half a dozen other one-ship conditions for the seafaring man is journeyed through England investigating have never sent out any invitation be on the 4th May, but defendant had Cos., who alternate between the various Hongkong, or to make it impossible for the condition of agriculture and of the cause I did not like my friends to spend deducted the price of the pork. He was River ports Recording to the amount of Chinese owners to carry British officers rural population, was appointed British money to buy presents Only some of dismissed the same day...
freight. We are therefore quite justified merely in order to comply with the con- Government Special Commissioner to re-them, who knew it beforehand, forced Mrs. Harris said that the complain in saying that there are at least a dozen ditions requisite to obtain registration port on Salvation Army Settlements, their presents upon my daughter, so I ant was engaged on 17th February on Riverboat Cos, operating out of Hongkong, in Hongkong and incidentally the U.S.A, in 1000, and from 1900 to 1911 have to thank them with a dinner. Ia month's trial. She deducted two all under the British flag and registered was Chairman of the Reclamation and Unemployed Labour Committee of the in your paper that my friends may know continued working until May, when she pean controlled, in the sense of the leads from the Harbour Office to the
wish you will kindly "publish this letter dollars from his wages in March but he bere. Of these dozez, only one is Euro- ction of the British Flag and Navy
is that there is a block in the pipe that Royal Commission on Coset Erosion and my intentions." But will it not puzzle deducted a further 50 cents for a piece management being European. All the Fountain Head, then it would be a ves Afforestation. For untiring public work them to decide whether the writer af of pork he had bought on April 23rd. rest are Chinese-owned, in the sense of gracious act if the Governor would make during the Inte war he was created this reproof was not animated more by The pork was not fit to eat. When she being 100 per cent. Chinese owned, con-it a point iu the short while still remain K.B.E. in 1910, and at the time of his consideration for his own pocket than paid him $2.50 on May 6th he threw it trolled, and managed.. denth was J.P. for Norfolk and for the pockets of his friends? In on the ground and became abusive Suffolk, and Chairman of Justices of cidentally the letter reminds us, by After he went, she picked up the money solely to the ships-regardless of man shipping in Hongkong. If this could be If, on the other hand, we take well-ing to him here, to look into the matter ib direct consultation with those of his run European-controlled ships to refer officials who have special knowledge of Losnos, May 14th.. the Fetty Sessional Division of Bungay, the way... of contrast, of another His Worship said: that the. practico, Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of Sir Rider Haggard's younger brother, Chinese family who issued. in English, of deducting from servante wages war ngement which are European controlled, done, it is a foregone conclusion that the the Exchequer, replying to Colonel H. Day Major Edward Arthur Haggard, ana wedding invitation which unblushing very common, but it was illegal, De- then the whole of the river boats belong Governor, with his power of seeing, many (Lab., Bouthwark Central), in the House officer with a fine record of soldiering intimated that “Mr. and Mrs fendant would have to pay complainant ing to the dozen, or more, companies, aspects of a question, would very soo of Commons, stated that since the re-extending from 1884 to 1904, and the request the presents of on the $2.50 for work done in May and the 60 are in exactly the same category. There be convinced of the weaknesses in the moval of the embargo on gold exports. founder of the Veteran's Corps, who ali cecasion of the marriage of their daugh cents which she deducted for the pork is no difference in law, or practice, be present Shipping Act, which are acting as the Bank of England had · exported wrote novels, chiefly dealing with militer ete. We wander which of the two He, however, found that as the complain tween the Stenmboat Co.'s vessels and hindrance to any improvement in co £1,030,000 worth of gold and £729,000 in tary life, under, the pseudonym of types of parents the average bride would ant was engaged on trial, no notice was any other Company's, which are licensed ditions of shipping on the China Cost sovereigns..
Arthur Amyand," also died recently.] prefer I
necessary on either side.
(Continned on next Column). from the point of view of the personnel
the draft Convention was a general super his first great success, King Solomon's enr.] vision of the armaments trade by giving Misca" This young man of many, ad- it the fullest possible publicity through the medium of licensing
system That condition already existed in the euse of warships whose construction and ownership were well known. Therefore, no, increase in publicity could be gained by the application of the licensing sys tem to such construction, whilst the execution of the provision would lead to serious inconvenience...
As regards aircraft, experience had shown the impossibility of formulating satisfactory definition of military as op- posed to civil aircraft, and he feared that the application of the Convention to air- craft designed exclusively for war would only lead to difficulties without achieving any useful results.
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