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SHANGHAI STRIKE SPREADS.

HOTEL AND. PRESS HANDS IDLE.

SOVIET AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES SYMPATHY. WITH

CHINESE BIOTERS,

NO RIOTOUS SCENES YESTERDAY,

(THROUGH REITER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, June 4th.

The Ficters seem to be losing faith in

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frenzied attacks on foreigners and vo Bollisions were reported to-day, but the atzika is spreading. It is estimated that 100,000 have walked out to day and yesterday. The majority "are conlies.

The Forth-hina Daily News gives prominence to an article addressed to

the peaceable Chinese of Shanghai.”. After explaining the situation it says that sooner or later the rioters and

tors will be beaten. Meanwhile life will

pot by picasact for anyone, but that will not deter the Foreign Authorities or their compatriots from standing firm and doing their utmost to crush the revolt

and restore order. How long this threat to your peace, welfare and safety

Jasts, depends largely upon you."

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

PRESS MEN STRIKE

SHANGHAI, June 4th,

To-day has been quiet with the exeep tion of reports of further strikes. Chinese workers on all foreign papers are out; but efforts are being made to bring out single sheets.

H.MS. Diomede and H.M.S, Carliste. have arrived here and H.M.S. Despatch ..is due to-night.

{THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.}

SOVIET SYMPATHY,``

PRING, June 4th.

M. Karakham, the Soviet Ambassador, yesterday addressed the follownig Note

to the Chinese Foreign Minister;

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH, 1925

NO FURTHER PARADES.

Peking, June 4th. ·

CHINESE VERSION OF THE SHANGHAI SITUATION." BOW FACTS ARE DISTORTED IN THE, VERNACULAR PRESS. INOITEMENTS TO FURTHER OUTRAGE.

The European communities in the Ear East, who have read with indignation! and 'auxiety the accounts of the rioting in Shanghai, are probably for the most purt unaware how the events are being reported to the Chinese. In the telegrams

CABLES.

LATEST CABLES, THROUGH EXUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

ITALY AND RUSSIA.

·ROME CHAMBER APPROVES -TREATY OF COMMERCE.

ROME, June 4th.

The Chamber has approved the italo February 1964. Signor Mussolini' said Russian Treaty of Commerce, signed in

FATE OF AMUNDSEN, SYSTEMATIC PLANS MADE FOR

SEARCH

Maker Oslo, June 3rd. Systematic plans have been drawn up for the search for Amundsen.

Two Norwegian naval aeroplanos pre being equipped with wireless; to operate from Spitzbergen towards East Green land.

FAR EASTERN

CABLE

NEWS.

THROUGH REUTER

*AGENCY.}

"GOVERNOR OF MACAO.

DOCTOR RODRIGUES GIVES HIS REASON FOR RESIGNATION.

Lasilos, June 4th,

The French explorer Charcot, will pro- In the Chambet to-day, the Minister. hably be requested to search the case for the Colonies explained the reasons for the resignation of Dr. Rodrigues, coast of Greenland,

The Macmillan expedition will work | Governor of Mucnu He read a docu-

HIS BACKER'S DEATH.

ment referring to the works at Port Macao, showing that the Governor was of opinion that 60 per cent of the capital. ROME, June 3rd of the Company building the port should The American coal magnate fr. Ellsbe Portuguese, and the rest divided be worth, who Bnanced the Amundsen flight tween British and Chinese. The Gover has died at Florence.

which are printed in many of the. Ver- that the, results of fifteen months' work- from Cape Colinìbin or Etah : ****

cular papers the action of the Police ing of the treaty seemed to have proved is represented as cold blooded murder satisfactory. and almost every paragraph emphal quarter of 1995, had imported froin Italy, during the first the necessity of revolt against foreign Russia nineteen million Tire worth of goods; and exported to Russis goods to oppression."

the value of seventeen million lire. The rejection of the Treaty would have siqua economic and political results.

attitude":

It is helloved his death is largely due nor, who is also a Deputy, defended his to naxiety at the disappearance of his son, who was accompanying Amundsen in his fight to the North Pole...

ELECTIONS IN MANILA. INDEPENDENTS CONTROL BOTH

so far there have been no further student deponstrations to day. The stud eats last night saw the Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and urged á

The Cutua Geiette of Wednesday, general strike, but he advised against it, stating that Government is doing all commenting upon the occurrences, said: possible to bring an amicable settlement Yesterday we "published the Reuter to the affair The students were seen British Imperialist News Agency's version to-day in many groups with flags along of the Shanghai outbreak, and anyone all the pain thoroughfares, trying to who read between the lines would have noted the auxiety of Reuter to whitewash "persuade the shopkeepers to agree to a strike, but there was no disorder yes the British police for firing on an un- terday or to-day.

armed crowd of students and killing six- of them Among that crowd were a num- ber of girl students, and it is providen-against the Communists. They have arthusiastic reception in Turban City, the House and Senate by a considerables

rested 450 persons, on the ground of their which was elaborately and charmingly majozity. having no identity papers and no" fixed decorated, occupation.

BANKERS CLOSE DOORS.

SHANGHAI, June 4th. The Chinese Bankera" Association and the Native Banks Guild today an. nounced in the Chinese Fress that they had temporarily suspended business, from yesterday.

י :

[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."1

PEKING STUDENTS. REBUFFED,

tial that the British police did not kill any of the girls,-otherwise the, foreign settlement of Shanghai would by now have been burnt to the ground."

COMMUNISTS IN BULGARIA: POLICE ARREST MANY WITH NO IDENTITY PAPERS,

„Serra, June 4th.

The polien have been most active

The authorities at Varna have arrested 140 persons alleged to be Communists.

ALLIES AND GERMANY.

ARMAMENT DISARMAMENT NOTE IS HANDED

·TO. CHANCELLOR. *.

..BERLIS, June 4th.

PRINCE OF WALES.

RECEIVES GREAT WELCOME.

-AT DURBAN

Donnas, June 3rd.

HOUSE AND SENATE,

MANILA, June 4th.

Complete returns of the general election show that the Consolidado (the inmediate The Prince of Wales bid very en-ifidependence party), retains control of

Scores of thousands of yelling and cheering spectators crowded" the roads, windows, balconies, and roofs.

SOCCER IN AUSTRALIA.

SIDNEY, June 3rd.. The touring English soccer team de- feated the Metropolis by 3. goals to obe.

The Democratas carried the Manila environs.

Voting was penseful

AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN.

LONDON, June 3rd, Sir John Tilley, the Ambassador at Rio Janeiro, bas heen appointed British Ambassador at Tokyo.

THEANNAMITE HERO." FRENCH CHAMBER POSTPONES M. OUTREY'S INTERPELLATION

PARIS, June 4tni

Then follows a translation of the

The ceremony of welcoming the Prince Chinese telegrain received in Canton...

was. held in the square in front of the

Ond dated May 31st says:-

town hall and was marked by almost "On account of the killing of Chinese

continuous cheering and singing of "For | De He's a Jolly Good Fellow." workers at the Japanese cotton mills and

The march past of battaliona of the for account of the arrest by the police of the Shanghai foreign settlement of several

At midday today, Lord d'Aberton,active Citizen Force and a naval battalion

was a superb sight. Parizo, June 3rd. students for collecting funds to help the the British Ambassador, on behalf of The students, this afternoon, proceeded workers, & big demonstration was organi- the Allies, presented the Disarmament to the Waichiaopu where Minister Shenzed by 23 schools and many citizens of Note to Dr. Luther, the German Chan- Juni Lin, saw their representativea, He Shanghai, on May 30th, as a protest allar

of the pointed out that the Government had against the murderous acts already lodged a protest with the Powers Japanese capitalists and to request the and had sent Commissioners to Shang- Settlement Authorities to release the arrested students. The Nanking Rond was especially crowded on that day. And" here the British police fired on the help-

An appeal for funds is made in The less crowd, followed by the indiscriminate Times by a Committee of Old Etonians. ring of the Indian polices As a result, for the purpose of starting and endow 8 were killed on the spot many were ing a school under the direction of the wounded and a hundred and twenty are Reverend A. T. Poibilt, for Chinese boys over fourteen. It is stated that suitable Englishmen, with experience of teaching in Sachwan District, are willing to re- turn and assist the headmaster.

hai.

The students then stated that they desired to parade through the Legation Quarter, and after a discussion they sent four delegates to see the Dogen. The main body, in the meantime, had gather

ed outside the East Gate of the Quarter,

which was closed, hammering on the gate and clamouring for admission. A hose was brought up, but it was not used.

On learning from the delegates that

Having learned - with feeling of profound grief of the shooting of several tens of Chinese workers and permission to enter the Legation Quarter students in Shanghai, I wish to express could not be granted, the crowds moved to the Chinese People feelings of the off in the direction of the Central Park. deepest sympathy and sorrow, which! certainly are shared by the peoples off the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics.

"I have the honour to requess Your] Excellency to accept the expressions off my condolences and convey them to the Bereaved families",

THE PULSE OF BRITAIN,,

LONDON, June 4th. "The disturbed conditions in Shangbai are "exercising the public mind consider- ably. The papers are unanimously of the -opinjon, that prompt and decisive #measures are necessary to restore order. They agree on the desirability of co- -operation and unity among the European Powers to cope with the whole situation in China.

The attitude of Marahai Chang Teo Li is the subject of much speculation..

The Tivies says that the students' movements in Peking and Shanghai are symptomatic of the utter dislocation of the bonds of society, threatening the vast empire.

It endorses the tribute to the general masses of Chinese paid by Mr. Mackay át the China Association Meeting Jast month.

STRIKE VIRUS SPREADS.

SHANGHAI, June 4th. Employers at the Astor House and Majestic Hotels walked out to-day. The strike is still spreading, but reaction among many workers is apparent.

,"

The Police this morning raided and

closed Seymour Road School, where they found abundant Bolshevik literature, Other Eed nesta were visited, and some

arrests were made. The rioters are now concentrating on the trike movement, which a vast majority of the workers are endeavouring to evade.

There have been no riots.

There was no disorder.

TEXT OF PEKING NOTE,

Pexis, June isd.

the Foreign Offer. It reads:-

rested.

Moreover, the seven wounded men, after they had been removed to the

capital, died the next day.

MERCILESS ACT HOUSES CHINESE, This merciless act of the British

imperialista has aroused the great indig nation of the Chinese people of Shang hai ̈of all classes. A meeting of repre- sentatives of all public organizations, in- cluding the General Chamber of Com merce of Shanghai, Union of Merchants, Streets Union, Students Union of Shang, hai, etc, took place in the building of

EDUCATION. FOR CHINESE

OLD ETONIANS APPEAL FOR FUNDS FOR ENDOWMENT.

Loxoox, June 4th."

THE BELGIAN CABINET. VICOMTE, POULLET TO TRY COALITION SCHEME.

...,-"

BRUSSELA, June 4th The Catholic, Vicomte Poullet, has consented to form n coalition Cabinet

from the three principal parties, on a

in both Chambera,

A

A Note, dated June ist, was handed to the Italian Minister this afternoon by the General" Chamber of Commerce Programme of democratic reform.

this meeting, the following demands to large majority for this programme exists be put before the Shanghai Municipal I have the honour to draw the most Council were approved :-(1) Punishment serious attention of Your Excellency 30 the unhappy facts following, which oc- of the police who did the killing; (e). curred on May 30th in the Inter Compensation to be given to the families

Fol- national Concession, Shanghai.

THE AUSTRALIAN "NAVY, CONTRACTS FOR NEW VESSELS. PLACED IN ENGLAND,

Lesbos, June 4th:

It is now announced that contracts for

lowing the arrest of students and acts of the victims and to the wounded; (3) of violence towards Chinese workers. The Municipal Council to express regret several of whom were wounded, a certain number of students from the for the incident; (4) Abolish the levy on different universities at Shanghai pro- Wharf dues: (3) Withdrawal of the pro,500,000 have been placed in Britain creded on the afternoon of May 30th feet of the press regulations; (6) Beturn to the Police Station of the "Inter- national Concession as a protest and of the Mixed Court to China. made speeches. The armed interved-

Further, it was decided to have a

tion of the police led to more than 40 general strike on the next day.” students being arrested, four being killed outright, six seriously wounded,

GENERAL STRIKK.

LATEST CABLES. (REUTERS "AMERICAN, SERVICE) ROUGH WEATHER IN U.S.A.

PANIC ON RACE-COURSE AT

OMXHA,

Kew York. Juno-th There have been violent storms in the heat wave, which is spreading through all the Eastern States.

In the Chamber, M. Briand asking for a postponement of Deputy Outrey' interpellation regarding to the monis ment at Canton to the Annamite hero," said in order to be given antisfaction the Government was negotiating actively about questions raised by the deputy.

Auy public debate would but impeda the normal progress of pourjuriere, M.

·Briand added that it was as yet uncon- firmed that, M.-Karakhan had lauded the attelipt upon Governor-General

Merlin; but, if the Ambassador really There have been violent storms in the had done so, the French Government Middle West. It is estimated that the would insist on a penalty, M, Outrey damage in Minnesota is 23 million dol lara. A raistorm caused a panic among said he himself was satisfed at the ex spectators an Omaha racecourse, where

planation-Ravas they rushest out of the grand stands and threw themselves in the mud, tearing a repetition of the 1913 hurricane Mean- while the Southern States predict-large crop losser unless the rains come quick-

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BARLIER CABLES.

MR. WEEKS IS UNWELL.

Bastus, June 3rd-- The condition of the Secretary for War, Mr Weeks, who was recently operated on for gallstones, is not so favourable.

A NEW TEACHING THEORY. The most efficient methods of teaching the young would appear to be a subject which is well to the fore in the interest of the Hongkong public just now, so that a reference to the methods by the Parents National Educational Union, which met at Canterbury recently, will

for two 10,000 ton cruisers and two sub-not be out of place, marines for the Royal Australian Navy. The cruisers will be similar to the British. "County" class.

FAHLIER CABLES.

NEW SILK TAXES,

of whom two succumbed a little while:

A telegram dated June 1st stated: afterwards, and 17 were slightly wound The general strike materialized. Al ed, three of whom, however, died later shops were suspended from business. On learning with emotion of the above Students were organized by threes or facts, beg to remark that whatever fours to make speeches in the streets and might have been the character of the the police dared not stop them, demonstration by the students, who are workers of the tram-cars and of ather FRESH PROPOSALS DISCUSSED AT young men of good families and full of industries are ready to go on strike, patriotism an unarmed, they shouldThe whole Settlement is under martial not have been treated as ordinary male

The

OVA.

MR. MIX.

A MAN WHO HAS SHOWN WHAT GREATNESS 15.

Once upon a time the world knew nothing of its greatest men, says a Home writer. Bat we bave changed all that. The great. men, of our time take no chances. If the world does not know everything about them and a little more, the world has only itself to blame. Consider the exemplary, instruc tive case of Mr. Thomas Mix-Before ba renched England's shores recently there was among the vulgar a strange, indefinable feeling that something was going to happen. They could not remember what or who it." was, but they had a notion of having read somewhere about somebody. Such are the foundations of fame, an

Then Mr. Mix came. He was seen. “We

were conquered. So, with a glow of grati- fiation, we learn from the lyrical narratites Parents, who were admitted as spects of what happened at Sonthampton, at tars to the class-rooms in King's School, welcomed the opportunity of watching Waterloo, at the Mansion House, Mayors P.N.E.U. methods of teaching put into and Deputy Mayora and Lord Mayors and children fock, about him, and there is no practice by specially trained teachers.

They were enabled to observe the means holding the photographers, and even the 2 whereby the teachers, effacing themselves ticket-collectors (if this be credible) as much as possible, sought to induce show signs of interest. Mr. Mix has their pupils to make a genuine discovery done bis best for them all. Whether it was of ideas, and so retain them as their Nature or art which made him a busky- looking man we cannot guess; but, it Every lesson was either narrated or re- must be a source of exquisite estisfaction ported after single reading bad been to us all that he should adorn that huski- given, and it was claimed that when a seas with a shirt of vilk, boots of elabo 3rd.child learns that he must give some verrately stamped leather, and& belt fastenest sion of what he will only read once he by a buckle of diamonds. Thas should factors, but instead of calming them by law streets are patrolled, by police, appropriate means, the police had re-cavalry and marines from the cruisers of The methods for collecting the new will prefer to give it his full attention Lusky-looking heroes come atong H

the imperialist navies.

silk taxes and the payment of drawbacks rather than be shamed before the rest of course to extreme measures, which are

Six hundred men were arrested" but essentially condemned by humanity and

were soon released. No sign of remorse sexported articles coutaining silk and the classi justice

Consequently, I and it absolutely can be seen from the Imperialista sido artificial silk were discussed at a confer necessary to address to Yout Excellency A serious situation is expected to ence at the Treasury, prended over by

develop in Shanghai, the most explicit protests, while resery- From reliable sources, it is learned Mr. Churchill (Chancellor of the Exatie ing the right, when further reports that the British and Japanice imperquer) and attended by trade representa giving complete details are received, to formulate all claims which may result jalists, in view of the national and tires and Government oficials. from this deplorable incident, for which labour movements growing up everywhere

TREASURY..

LONDON, June

POLICE COURT ITEMS.

Was it for him to disembark like urd mary mortals? It was not Mr. Mix landed on horreback, riding his own steed down the ship's gangway. The reckle daning of this exploit leaves us breathlesz. Two Chinese barbers wore fined 85 each Not eros for the photographers should such with the alternative of 7 days imprison-deeds be ventured Buy Br. Mix has ment, at the Kowloon Magistracy yes brought not only a horse he has a wife, terday, for having travelled by train too, and a daughter, and “» retinue of- from Shatin to. Hongkong without pay relaties Everyody, but the recrétaries

their fare ing

got into the photographs. Yet perhaps they also have a reason for existence. A Pecial train was required to bring Mr. Mix flect of taxis to carry him to his hotel Sothing less than the broadcasting system from Southampton to London, small

sufficed for him to publisk his opinion of un

the authorities of the Concession are in China, have agreed with each other Mr. Churchill submitted plan where upon the adoption of an aggressive policy by, duties would not be levied on raw entirely responsible.

to meet the rising movement in China. "I further beg Your Excellency to The merciless acts of the Japanese material, whether home produced ar im- returned banishe was sentenced to bring what has preceded to the know.perialists in Thingtao and in Shanghai ported, which was intended to be utilised edge of the Ministers of the interested committed on the Chinese workers and solely in the manufacture of exports Powers, and to give urgent necessary the present incident in Shanghai arcles, consequently no claim for rebate will yesterday. instructions to the Consular authorities proofs of the policy being pursued by at Shanghai to set at liberty all those them. The Chinese cannot but rise up have to be established.

six months hard labour and to receive Hamilton

at the Kowloon Magic twelve strokes of the birch by Mr. E. W.

At the Kowloon Magistracy roster and our country. The relief at finding that

who have been arrested, and to act in to prevent repetitions of such occur, ¿ Trade representatives will consider this day Mr. EW. Hamilton concert with the special Commissioners rences by the imperialists and to kill scheme before communicating their views, your-old Chinese boy for Foreign Affairs there to prevent an their attempt to crush the growing eventual recurrence of similar incid-national revolutionary movement in whilst further discussions will be held on of the birch for having his master, the owner of [Ching”:

other pointa.

in Shamshoipo:

enta

18it was favourable, may, landatory, cannot brakes be expressed"; without emotion New falen Sexd from before have we had it so impressed upon t niture shop that à great man had arisen Never las we understood so clearly what greatness is