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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES

ITEKOTOK BRUTER'S, AGENCY.]

BRITISH SILK DUTIES.

COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.

LONDON, May 19th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20xm, 1925

LATEST, VARLES

THE EPSOM DERBY.

LIST OF PROBABLE, STARTERS

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ON MAY SITE,

Losbow, May 19th. The following is the list of horses that are expected to go to the post for the

A committee, representing the Billerby, to be run at Epson on Wednes Association of Great Britain, the Lon-day, May 27th, with the probable, jockeys

Mon Chamber of Commerce and other bodies concerned, held its first meeting at the Treasury today. Mr. Winston- Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer,

resided.

The meeting considered the proposed ale of silk duties.

The Lancashire Cotton spinners declin-

a to semil representatives, but have offer-

to give evidenco

Mr. Churchill has established a ealled machinery.committee," under the presidency of high ocial of thr Customs Department, to consider certain technical questions connected with the Joyying of duties.

EARLIER CABLES.

SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD.

PRECIOUS METAL ONCE MORE IS.

LEGAL TENDER.

CAPE TOWN, May 18th.

In the Assembly, the Minister Finance stated that as a result of the appreciation of British currency, prac tically to parity with gold, and with the currency of the Union, the Government d decided immediately to rescind the prorkunation declaring gold certificates inconvertible, instead of awaiting the

30th.

Gold coin and reserve bank notes will

now be legal tender. Gold is now availa-i ble both for export and internal circula- tion.

LATEST CABLES.

IMMEDIATE RETURN. "

CAPE TOWN, May 19th.

in some cases

Horse. Aske

Bucellás Conquistador Constantius Cross Bow Daimagarry Dignity Ethnarch

Fax Law

Field d'Argout

Flying World

Maana

Marksman

Vojah

Pans Asinorum Ptolemy II.

Roïdore

Sparus.

Si Becan............

Solario ....... Sunderland

The Sirdar

Fanquent

Vicot

Warminster Zionist

Ayot

Grand Pre Mint d'Or

"Motley

My Crackers Oakridge Priory Park Tiaraphernes

Jockey. McLachlan, jr.

Jellisa Weston. H. Beasley. Frank Bullock.

Winter." Dempsey. J. Leach R. Jones. Evans. Thwaites. Donoghue. Fox. Smirke Wadsworth Stern, Hulme. Brennan. Elliott. "Beary. Perryman. O'Neill. G. Smith. Lane, V.-Smith Caralake.

It was announced, earlier in the day. that Steve Donoghue had definitely uc- cepted the mount on Manna, the winner of the Two Thousand Guineas, decided ne Newmarket on April 9th. The horse is owned by Mr. H. E. Morrisa, of Shang

hui,

BARLIER CABLES.

CRICKET AT HOME. LANCASHIRE'S EASY VICTORY OVER WORCESTER.

"Loxbox, May 18th.

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RUSSIA AND BRITAIN. QUESTION OF NEGOTIATIONS

UNDER DISCUSSION..

LONDON, May gath In the House of Commons, Mr. Hen- jamin Smith naked whether the Govern ment was contemplating, or had decided to open, conversations with the Allied

Governments with a view jointly to breaking off diplomatic relations with

the Russian Government.

Mr. Ronald McNeill replied: “No.”, Mr. D. R. Grenfell naked whether any foreign Governments had approached the British Government with a view to a joint agreement to change their policy.

Mr. McNeill replied: "No."

FAR EASTERN

NEWS.

CABLE POLITICAL

„ĮTHEOUGH REUTER‘B. ADENCY. }

SENSATION AT OLYMPIAD.

JAPANESE TEAM WITHDRAWS

FROM TRACK EVENTS.

ALLEGED OFFICIAL UNFAIRNESS.

SITUATION

IN CHINA.

ITRUM THAILY" BULLETIN."] CONTROL OF ORIKLI.

CHANG "AND FENG SAID TO

HAVE UNDERSTANDING..

PRKING, May 13th

It is generally believed that some un therstanding exists between Chang To Liu and Feng, Yu Hsiang, by was

MANILA, May 10th. Following repeated acts of alleged. „nu- fairness by the officials, the Japanesa track and fald men quit the field this of which the Fengtien forces shall con-

trol all the Chihli province. afternoon. They sang the Japanese National Anthem (The Kimigayo ") and many were in tears.

The constabulary were called out to avert" trouble. The outcome is now un- certain...

MR. BROWN EXPLAINS.

It is understood that Chang Tso Lin has despatched his Chief of Staff. Yang Ya Ting, to Kalgan, in order to consult Fong Yu Hsiang in the above regard.

KNOWING THE LANGUAGE. “

'WHY CHINESE SHOULD BE

STUDIED.

Mr. W. B. Pettus, "Principal" of" the

CANTOM NEWS.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

WAY THEY HAVE IN THE CHINESE ARMY.

To discourage militarism and weaken its strength, the inhabitants in many Eastern Kangtung districts have at- tempted to hoytalf the gambling traffic, from the protective fees of which the militarists usually subsist" - themselves.

The militarists, however, have their own ways, and according to a report in the Chinese Must, Acting Magistrate Li of

Chad An was hold and threatened with execution unless he could force the mer chanas of his district to contribute $30,000: before noon of May 14th, which was subsequently done.

OVERSEAS CHINESE ANXIOUS. Overseas Chinese in the Straits and· other places, who own not a small part of the Canton-Hankow Nailrond, Kwang- tung Section, and other enterprises in Canton, have been- wiring back protest-

Mr. Ben Riley drew attention to the speech of M. Chickerin declaring that the Soviet Government was ready to assume all the obligations arising out ofDirector of Physical Culture, announced Mr. Franklin H. Brown, Japanese complete resumption of diploniatic re that the trouble was due to a few un- lations, and asked, in view of this was manageable athletes. He hoped the matter would soon be adjusted. The track, and Beld events have been post North China Language School, has writing against the contracting of further poned until Wednesday, pending a settle-ten the following interesting short aloins with people's properties as accurity count on "Why American business men during the present unsettled conditions. The Philippines, beat Japan at baseball | by 4-0.

must study Chinese and how to learn They are concerning themselves also with The Philippines won the 400 metres it."

the proposed development of Tai Sha Tho finals, the resul-being: -(1)Naoao; Why "In order to compete "on" an

with Soviet.capital. (2) Garcia; (3) Paredes (all of Philip- pines); (4) Tanaka (Japan). -

equal footing with other foreign business. men in China. In order to gain direct access to the Chinese markets Because

the Government prepared to reopen net gotiations with a view to a complete Anglo-Russiain settlement?

Mr. McNeill pointed out that Mr. Aus ten Chamberlain had often stated that any proposals would be considered. FRONTIERS OF GERMÁNY. HERR STRESEMANN IN REVIEW

·OF SITUATION.

BERLIN, May 19th.

ment

The time was 31,2-10 seconds. The Philippines won the 100 metres Binals, the order being: (1) Catalon: (2) Nepomuceno (Philippines); (3) Tani (Japan);

The time was 11.1-10 seconds,

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WOMEN'S "LABOUR UNION.

The Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang in Canton, through the

in a bilingual business the speaker of Magistracies of Samboi and buntak, has the two languages really makes the deci- ordered the silk finture owners of these

The Philippines won the 100 metresion. The representatives of European two districts (1) to recognize the existence... high hurdles, the order at the finish business houses in China have long realiz of the recently formed Women's Labour being: () Rabay; (2) Fernander: (3)ed the value of the language in the Union (2) to re-admit, all discharged Akiera; (4) Nicanor (all of Philippines).

The time was 16.9-10 seconds. In the tennis singles, Toda (Japan) defeated Gavia (Philippines) by 6-2, 6-2,

G-4

In the Reichstag, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Herr Stresemann. re- viewing the situation, anticipated an early settlement of the disarmament ques tion, which should not only result in the immediate evacuation of the Cologne zone but also in the tackling of the prevents now are: blem of general disarmament by the

other Powers.

He derided the idea of day danger of a German attack, and declared that Ger- many was justified in demanding the protection of her frontiers against a powerful neighbour by means of a security pact.

The Philippines defeated" Chinn at volley ball by 21-10 and 19:20.

The standings in the track and field

Philippines ..... Japan China

72 points 89j "points.

point.

WEST RIVER PATROL.

ADDITIONAL BOATS UNDER

CONSIDERATION

LONDON, May 18th..

competition for business. Formerly foreigners in the ports in China thônght | and said that no one who was not insane would attempt to learn the Chinese language and that if a sane man should make the attempt, he would soon lose his sanity.

employés on account of the recent atrike; and (2) to compensate all loss)suffered by strikers bodily or an account of “out of employaient."

JAPANESE TAIWAN BANK.

Today some of the largest The wine and toh seo takes in Canton," house operating in China require that the proceeds, of which were pledged to their staff study Chinese and refuse per-

maneat appointment to those who do the Japanese Taiwan Bank for a loan of not master the language.. "Thr $1,250,000 some time ago, are still being prience of the American Consular coinmarudeered by the militarists occupy Service with its student interpreters,

the American Army with its Language ing Canton City, and the Japanese Officers and the Language Students of bankers have been for some weeks the Chinese Customs Service and Salt

The Minister of Finance announced It Liverpool, Lancashire beat Woreea

Administration, as well as the long ex corresponding with the Canton authori- "In the House of Commons, Mr. H. W.perience of educational institutions and ties on the subject, but so far nothing today that Government has decided imtershire by an innings and ios runs.

The Minister admitted that nobody in Looker, formerly of Hongkong, asked missionary societies operating in China, favourable to the bank ena be effected mediately to return to the gold standard. Worcester scored 121 and 97, Parkin tak Germany could honestly acknowledge provide for the enpstruction of addition-age can be learned by adult foreigners, whether the Admiralty proposed to show conclusively that the Chinese langu

JAPANESE RICE, Gold will be available for internal circu-ing 3 for 52 and 4 for. 43. Richard that the Eastern frontiers were immuta patrol boats, for service in the West and that only those who gain such mas

Rice imported by Japanese in Canton lation as well as expport.

Tyldesley in the second innings tookable. In fact there could be no settle, liver, China, in any scheme of new tery are permanently useful in China.

The former attitude toward the Chinese coating on hoard Japanese steamers language was begotten by laziness and appears to be safe from being com- Chinese compradores."

EARLIER CABLES.

PENSIONS SCHEME.

NEW BILL DISCUSSED IN

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

LONDON, May 18th.

wickets for 19...

ment of a security question which, in- Lancashire compiled 326 for 3 and cluded fresh recognition of those from declared, Hallows contributing 100, and tiers, but Germany had neither the po- H. Tyldesley 110, not out,

wer nor the will to alter her Eastern frontiers by force.

DAVIS CUP TENNIS.

INDIA AND SWEDEN GAIN VICTORIES.

BRUSSELS. May 18th.

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In the House of Commons, Mr. Neville) Chamberlain moved the ennd reading| of the Widows and Orphans Old Age

In the play for the Davis Cup, Washer Contritutory Pensions Bill, which was beat Andrese, 7-5, 6-1, 8-1-. putlined in Mr. Churchills Budget speech. India beat Belgium in the Davis Cup can objection to the establishment of

He pointed out the adoption of a nonby 3 matches to "pontributory scheme, us urged by Labour,

would eat the flovernment four times as much as was proposed and he was of epinion that despite the cost to emí ployers, which was estimated at ten and

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Jacob beat Watson, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.

India meets the winner of Austria virus' Ireland in the second round.

A SWEDISH VICTORY.

BERNE May 18th.

a quarter million sterling annually in In the Davis Cup 6rst round, Sweden

the first ten years, the latter must ad-beat Switzerland by 3 matches to 2.

mit that the scheme would have a pay- chological effect in increasing the out- put of contented workers.

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INDIAN. EXCHANGE.

COMMITTEE TO REPORT ON POSITION

LONDON, May 18th.

The scheme would enable four hundred thousand workers of over sixty-ave to retire, and afford employment to younger In the House of Commons, replying to people. Further, it was likely to result Sir Frederick Wine, Earl Winterton in immediate, substantial relief of rates pointed out that the Viceroy on January Mr. John Wheat.cy proposed an office 20th, made a forecast of the appoint al Labour motion for rejection, on the

ment within a year, of a committee to ground of inadequacisa

examine and report upon the position

Mr. Lloyd George supported the scheme. He favoured a contributory basis, and of Indian exchange currency, if the move-

in view of the other demands on the ment towards more stable economic con public purse for social reforma, he sug- Bested that disablement and not age be ditions continued.

made the real test in connection with the scheme."

The debate was adjourned

·DEFENSE OF ITALY: -

SCHEME TO COORDINATE THE FORCES.

construction now being considered.

Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, the First Lord of the Admiralty, replied that the whole question was now being considered.

:

SINGAPORE AND INDIA..

THE QUESTION OF PAYMENT FOR NEW BASE.

mer-

One older student of Chinese declared mandeered by non-Cantonese that to master the language one needed couaries. "A large consigament of Japa the eye of an eagle, the ear of mese rice arrived at Whampoa safely on musician, a throat of brass, a hand of May 17th, and its coming was notified to steel, the lungs of an ex, the patience of

contains

Job, and the life of Methuselah. On the Canton Commissioner for Foreign: TRAFFFIC IN ARMS.

the other hand, because the language is Affairs in advance. Ed RETURNS OF EXPORTS TO BE

monosyllabic and uninfected foreign LosDok, May 18th

LAWLESS. BOLSHEVISTS. children, born in China, learn Chinese In the House of Commons replying to before they learn English To an adult DECLARED TO LEAGUE,

Bolshevist terrorists in Canton do not Air. George Lansbury, Earl Winterton coming from America, however, Chinese seem to have any respect towards their GENEVA, May 18th. re-iterated that he was unaware whether

is "more difficult than any of the members of the younger set. On the The difficulty with regard to the Ame the Government of India intended to

ask the Legislative Assembly to express European languages, because unlike the night of May 15th, a endet quartermaster a central information otec on the traffic an opinion with regard to the construc-

European languages it

20 of the Whampoa Military Academy, in arms has been solved by the elimination and maintenance of the Singapore because the tones are a new element to robbed of about $1,330 by mercenaries words which are cognate with English. Chen Lich by name, was stabbed and tion of the central office from the con- base. vention and the adoption of an Italo- It was not a matter primarily con

the American and above all, because of dressed in army uniform near the First Norweigan proposal that the publica cerning India. He was het suggesting, the rich and varied literary and his Public Garden, Canton tion of the imports and exports of arms, for example, that India should contri- torical allusions with which the spoken zed written languages are filled and et estera, be left to the signatories of the bute to the cost.

which constitute an even greater dif- convention, who will presumably sand these periodical returns to the headquar-

ters of the Lengue.

Mr. Burton consequently withdrew his suggestions.

PRINCE OF WALES. HIS SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR. IS EXTENDED;

CAPE TOWN; May 18th. It is officially announced that the has been extended a week, Prince of Wales' tour in South Africa

He departs from Cape Town on; July 29th, instead of July 22nd., as originally arranged, allowing a week's rest at the end of the actual tour in the country,

FRANCE'S WAR DEBTS.

PARIS SOON TO SUBMIT PLAN:

FOR PAYMENT.

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VLADIVOSTOCK OILS. -

Russian oils imported from: Vladivostock culty than do the several thousand by the Kuomintang lately in order to ideographs in common use.

meet the demands of consumers who are

Mr. Lansbury pointed out that, some of the Dominions were contributing, and asked was it not possiblbe that India be, asked to contribute, and if so would How study Chinese and where! The being inconvenienced by the American the Indians be consulted

carly Western student of Chinese suffer- and British embargo recently enforced by Earl Winterton replied that the ques and supervision,

ed from lack of books, teachers, courses the foreign companies themselves at a Gradually the noecess protest against the double duty the Can- tion of discussion by the Assembly was clearly matter over which the Secretary ary dictionaries, grammar and langu toa militarists are enforcing on importers of State had very little power. It was 3ge books have been prepared and of oils, will have to pay a higher duty, for the Government of India and the arranged for. The experience, however,

of study and examinations 25 per cent instead of the regular 5 per leaders of India in the Assembly to

Courses

decide whether there should be a dip of more than a hundred years has clear cent, because treaty relationship betweek been formally recognized. On May 7th cussion. So far as he knew, there had ly shown that the centre of the probiem Soviet Russia and South China has not is in securing qualified teachers. The a consignment of Russian oils, reported been no demand for this..

attempts to teach Chinese in Europe and to be 1,500 cases, arrived at Whampon. in America have not met with great suc- and since then the article has been dis cess, but in Chian where an unlimited tributed to the more urgent consumers, number of teachers are available, schools including the Canadian Motor Bus Con have been developed in several centres cosy which had to suspend operations and now every year hundreds of young along the Bund in. Canton for a time m men and women from America and account of the stoppage of oil selling by Company, Asiatic Europe are gaining a firm grounding the Standard Of

· OBITUARY.

MARQUISTOKUGAWA.

TOKYO, May 18th. The death is announced of Marquis Kairin Tokugawa, former daimige of Kishu,

He was a brother of Prince in the Chinese language and literature Petroleum, and others in Canton, Other Tokugawa.

in these schools Such institution are foreign firms handling oils other than the found in Paking, Nanking, Seochow, Russian and Japanese are still suspend- The late Marquis Rairin Tokugawa Tientsin, Shanghai, Canton, Changsha ing trade as a protest against the double was a descendant of one of the three and Chengtu PARIS May 18th. "'.

duty, and the American and the British Le Temps doderstands that the French great Houses of Tokugawa, which for-

Several are conducted by British Consultes are requesting the local Lord Winterton pointed out that the fiovernment within a fortnight will submerly enjoyed the fief at Kishu, found-Chambers of Commerce. Others by M authorities to repeal the tax, which is re-establishment of the gold standard had it to the United States and Great Bri-ed by Yorinubu, tenth son of Iveyasu sionary Societies. The largest of these 20 cents stamp duty on each can of five removed one of the dificulties in contain a definite plan for settlement of The late Marquis was the fifth son of schools is the North China Union Langu- gallons of kerosene oil nexion with the question of rapen ex- the war debts.„

the Tayasu branch of Tokugawa. Hage School focated in Peking, which is change.

was born in 1872 and studied for several the, educational and political capital years in England. He founded the Nanki Library]..

HISTORY OF THE WAR.

HOLLAND ASKS FRANCE TO

CORRECT "ERROR.

SHIP ON FIRE.

MAIZE ON DUTCH VESSEL·

CAUSES TROUBLE..

AMSTERDAM, May 18th, The Dutch steamer "Idomenei, from Batavia, has partly discharged her cargo having caught fire in number five hold, in a cargo of maize.

The fire has been extinguished. damage is not known.

(FROM THE "DAILY BULLETIN."']

. JAPAN AND CHINA.

10,000 RUSSIANS BANISH?

of the country. In this institution the American and British Legations, the American and British business groups and the Anglo-Americat educational Soviet decree was issued recently Institutions and Missions have combined expelling 10,000 aristocrats' from their in order to train their young recruits. estates, which, notwithstanding the theore

The Nanking and Peking schools have tical confiscation of property, they had ANNUAL RAILWAY CONFERENCE united in preparing and issuing a unias sontinned to hold under the Soviet ré-

OPENS IN PEKING, JAME course of study to cover five years' work

gime. They will be allowed to settle This course, which includes a large per elsewhere, Landowners of non-aristocra- PEIRO, May 18th centage of electiter has been officially The thirteenth annual Sino-Japanese adopted by a large percentage of the tic origin can be included in this banish- Railway Trafic Conference was opened missions using these schoole Both ment measure if considered advisable by local authorities. A goluctance of big this morning.

of these institutions have also trained Among the questions to be discussed is scores of Chinese teachers who are scatter landlords to manage their estates so proposal that passenger baggage, in ed through all parts of China and who cording to the principles of the revolu transit from Japan to North China vinare using the improved methods of tration and alleged participation in morar- Korea and the South Manchuria Rail: ching Every one now recognizon that chist agitation are represanted as mo Through a telegraphic error, the airway should in future be examined by the centre of the problem in the study tives for the decrse, the orders of which man was reported as having reached the Customs at Tientsin, and not at of the language is not the book, but the must be carried out in all cars before

the end of this year. Ada Singapore last week:]

Antung.

teacher, he

The

Rouz, May 18th. The Senate has adopted by 100 votes to 28 a Bill co-ordinating the Head-

The Hague, May 18th quarters Staffs of three arms under an In pursuance of instructions from the Army chief. Replying to the former Foreign Ministry, the Dutch Minister in Minister of Marine (Admiral Revel), Paris has drawn the attention of the who expressed the opinion that Italy's French Government to the painful im destiny lay on the sea and who objected pression caused by a statement, recent to the subordination of the Navy to aly published in the first volume of the military chief, Signor Mamolini said French Official History of the Great THE ITALIAN AIRMAN. the Navy must not be subordinated to War, that at the outbreak of the war the the Army, but in view of the Ukelib: Germans passed over Dutch territory,

RANGOON, May 19th. that the next war would be terrestrial, which statement had long been irrefuta Alajor di Pinedo has arrived at Tavoy the Army would be the greatest of by proved to be without foundation. Barma, in the course of his world flight. three forces and must accordingly The Minister added that he expected a furnish the chief for the joint defence correction to be included in the next *headquarters.

volume.