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SHANGHAI SHIPPING STRIKE GROWING.

EVIDENCE OF TWO AMERICAN MISSIONARIES

AT RIOTERS' TRIAL,

POISON-MONGEES GO ON TOUR.

{THROUGH AGU man's' pansey, j

OBSCENE PROPAGANDA.

SBINGHA, June 10th.

"INSPECTOR'S EVIDENCE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH, 1925

SHANGHAI, June 10th." At the triat to-day the American assessor announced the admissibility of documents containing Bolshevist Litera- ture which the police seized at Shang

HOUSE OF COM

QUESTIONS.

Lastor, Jane 9th,

In the Hollas of Commong, replying to questions by Mr. Pethwick-Lawrence (Lib) and Mr. Trevelyan (Lab) in rg-f gard to the troubles in China, Mr. Ronald McNeill,' Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, emphasised that the in ternational authorities on the spot were faced with a situation of imminent danger to Kře and property, and they could not wait to obtain instructions from their Governments before taking the necessary steps to restore law and order. deeply regretted the attack. The forces screen of misguided students, but the means of circulars which they are dis-jpitted yesterday.

British Consul General as Shanghai, with tributing, and, which" obse-nely attack Inspector Everson who ordered the whom it is understood the American, individual Angie Japanese firms. These ring on May 20ch described the circum-] French; Italian and Japanese representa- are commonly attributed to Chinese stanees and said that the crowd was tives fully agreed, has reported that thế rivale

absolutely uncontrollable for three min-police were most patient, and that the B. AND S. POSITION SCHANGED. ates before the firing. The squad con- could not have acted otherwise than they

sisted of eleven Sikhs, twelve Chinese did. The British Government feel on

fident that the Chinese Goremntent are and two foreigners,

anxious to co-operate with the other Gos

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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. 'THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]

SECURITY PACT. GERMANY MUST ENTER LEAGUE,"

Loxtos, June 10th: .

BARLIER CABLES,

HOME CRICKET. DOINGS OF THE COUNTIES,

FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

{THROPOR RECTER'S AGENCT.]

RUSSIA TO CHINA BY AIR.

Moscow, Jung" with“. Air nerial expedition of six aéroplanes,

LoxpoN, June 9th. Somerset at Taunton led over Essex in the first innings Somerset scored 318 (Daniell 108, Bligh 7). Essex compiled | 138, with White taking 6 for 8. and then including four constructed in Russia, left.

i.

Later information concerning the pro- posed"security pact shows an intention tegal for 4 (Russell til). make it absolutely bi-lateral and of u At Leivestor, Notts heat Leicester by mutual charneter, Britain's contribution

an innings and 133 runs Leicester scored under the aegis of the League of Nations 20 and 101. Natts scored 500 For 7, de being to guarantee the existing Rhineclared (Carr 206, Walker 18). frontiers against aggression both from

liminary to the operation of the part will be Germany's entry into the League.

Gloucester at Chesterfield bent Derby

The trial of the rioters is going on. Agitators are endeavouring to extend the shipping and yanmercial strike by hai University and which was not ad. of disorder were conducted hehind the France and Germany. An essential preby three wickets. Derby compilal 197

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SHANGHA. Jut 10th. The Nippon Vasen Kaisha is shipping

The Chinese Magistrate asked whether cargo in mülsigeum on the "Pontung side `alse at this wayside wharf under the profiring at the legs would have been effeceruments

tection of a Japanese lushcat,

Their shipments are diminishing as no Chinese enrgu, is coming forward.

The Yusen steuners are not tricking the main Shanghai whneves.

Messes, Butterfight and Swire's post-

tion is unchanged.

Ocean-going liners are unaffected ex-

plies are winding, for instance there is no ten being moved,

GOVERNMENTS COOL ADVICE.

i

tive.

Witness replied that such would big contrary to the instructions which were only to fire us a last resource and then to shoot to kill. He had to obey those

orders.

enneerned in reaching in equitable and satisfactory solution of a deplorable affair. "

SCPPORT FOR OFFICIALS.

SPEECH BY LORD DERBY,

PARIS, June 10th

Lord Derby speaking at a luncheon" of |

and 178, Gloucester scored 278 (Dipper

74) and 93 for 7.

HOLMES 13 NOF OUT. At Lord's, Yorkshire beat Middlesex by an innings and 149. Middlesex scored the liation de frunte et dr fire118, Robinson taking 3 for 32, and 271 Betayur, referród to the agreement be

(Stevens 65, Heathe D1). Yorkshire cam- tween M. Briand and Mr. Chamberlain piled as for 6, declared (Holmes 813, not regarding the pact of security, and devine out, Leykand 61, Sutcliffe 65).

Lancashire bent Surrey at Manchester ed that it was absolutely indispensable by an innings and 17. Lances compiled Foti (Watson 120) Surrey scored 71, Mac- that France and England should donald baking for 20, Tyldesley 3 for 7

operate for if they stood apart it was Goodbye to the peace of the world and the safety of France and Britain.

Lord Derby added that at the present nument there existed in Great Britain a greater friendship and love of Franer than had ever been known in their his. tories, and the expression of that feeling

this morning for Peking in the proseco of thousands of people, including me-- bers of the Government.

Many other neroplanea escorted the expedition un the first stage of the journey, the object of which is to survey the air route across Siberia and the Gohi desert to China.

If slicvessful, it is proposed to form a Soviet-Chinese company to establish per- manent communication between Europe and China h this route.

CHINESE LOANS.

DR. CHUS SUAVE REPLY TO A DEPUTATION.

LONDON. June 9th.

A deputation representing British

and Parker 3 for 17, and then 253 (Sand-holders of the Marconi and Vickers eight ham 117), Macdonald taking a for 102." per cent. Chinese Loans waited on the acting Chinese Minister at the Legation in London yesterday and made repre-

Northants beat Warwick at Northamp ton by ten wickets. Northants compiled 376 (Woolley 164 and Wright 112), and then 5 for 0. Warwick scored 122. Wright taking for 63 and Jupp 4 for 17. and sentations regarding the Peking Govern followed on, being all out in the second men's failure to pay interest thereon. innings for 236, (Smith 30, Parsons 61),

Dr. Chu replied sympathetically and Thomas taking & for 17

Sussex at Stourbridge beat Worcester assured the deputation that it was the in- by two wickets, Worcester scored 20

meet its obligations on these Loans at the earliest possible moment.

DUTCE-SIAMESE TREATY,

Mr. McNeill eniphasised that law and order wust be restored and maintained in the International Settlement, and the The defence - called Sidney Anderson.overnment would give all necessary support to the British officials on the spot. an American Methodist missionary.

He expressed sympathy with the Chinese Witness said that he did not see any cept. for the fact that merchants' sup-resistance either by the crowd or by the people and deep regret at the lives lost

as the result of a misguided agitation. was best shown in the agreement between (Rogers 115, not out) Wensley taking af tention of the Chinese (iovernment to arrested men. The crowd were only The policy of His Majesty's Government

for %, and 174 (A. Foster 61) Tate taking H. Briand Mr. Chamberlian,-Hapas, 6 for Sussex compiled 170 (Watson blocking the street nod cheering. The towards China, whose traditions and [?] shoulded something like "Hurrah” and civilisation we 'admired, with whose na

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.), Root taking 5. for 6, and then 203 for (Watson 70, not out). Root taking ÉS PRESS VIEWS!

a for TR were quite manageable. Their object tiond aspirations we sympathised, which

New York, June 10th. was apparently a sympathetic movement was our ally in the war and with whom. The students today are holding, a

in favour of the imprisoned students. we are united in close and longstanding The Herald and Tribute contend that munster demonstration and also, compel. He guessed that about fifty or a hundred ties, was animated by the sole concern | Franco-British accord on security is the ing carts, rickshas, and other vehicles to, shots were fired and considered the that China should become peaceful and

most important step towards the stabili carry anti-Foreign flags many of which|police absolutely mijustified in åring.

prosperous The British Governnient re-sation of Europe, which would be visibly are black-edged. The ne also distri Cross-examined, he said he could not cognised their obligation to help China hastened were Gerninily to accept loyally

in this task," anïl·looked to the forthcom- buting auti-Foreign literziure contain: see the people in front of the crowd at

the, atlis proposals, The Fee Fork ing wildly extravagant statements the time of the shooting. He could noting Tariff Conference to provide the op

that despite the vague claring that the Shanghai affair is the mest brutal, and cold-blooded atrocity

reports of the agreement, the virtual Anglo-French accord is a great "advance. in human history.

Pagiso, June 10th.

understanil what they were shouting. He admitted that the police were too few to hold back the, crowd.

Doctor Cline, Methodist Missioner. The Walchanju last night requested. the Italian Senior Minister to advise and ex-President, of Soochow University.

portunity of doing so in ex-cueration with the other Powere. Meanwhile, he trusted that nothing your be done to prejudice or postpone those apes,

Replying to Mr. Trevelyan in regard

Times says

THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY). FRANCE AND SPAIN.

GORDON BENNETT RACE., MORE BALLOONS COME DOWN.

Loxpox, June, 9th. which was competing in the Gordon The French balloon, Grand Plates, Bennett race, descended in the Channel and sank.

The occupants were picked up in an exhausted endition and conveyed to hospital.

Ravestis, June 9th. The French balloon Minardie landed at Anneville. Department de la Manche.

Quixruns, Finisterre, June 9th.

The Belgian hallon helgien, pilnted by De Mayter, who won the Gordon Ben- nett Cup outright daring the

AMSTERDAM, June 9th. A new, Dutch-Siamese Treaty of Friend-" ship, Coinmoree and Navigation, based on inost favoured nation treatment, has been signed at the Foreign Ministry "at", the Hague.

BESAR AT WEMBLEY,

Losts, June 9th. The Besar of Sembilan pink! a state visit to the Malaga pavilion at Wembley this morning, and afterwards partook of Jun- cheon with, the staff.

י,

ITALIAN AIRMAN.

the Legations that their nationals would gave evidened similar to Mr. Anderson's. Mr. Ronald McNeill said that the accounts Bar PAINLEVE EXPLAINS OBJECT OF years, landed near Quimpers Past "three! TO STAY FOR THREE WEEKS IN

I wise to avoid to-day's demonstration. The hearing was adjourned, until to

It is understood that the Minister replied that the Government had"ang, Jobs as to the outcome of the de- monstrating it should prohibit it.

STATEMENT TO TOKYO.

D20

morrow.

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Dr. Cline is also in American.

to the origin of the trouble at Shanghai,

were conflicting but the policy of His Majesty's Government had long been to use their influence in China to ameliorate the labour conditions.

"Mre-MNtill said they were inviting the fullest information in regard to the whole incident. It was not almitted that the condition in the mills at Shanghai was the sole cause of the outbreak. He was of the opinion that this was one of many intermingled causes.

SHANGHAI, Jane 10th. The China Merchant's Steanthip, Con- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald asked whether pany, a Chinese shipping concern. have the Government were enquiring into the suspended sailing indefinitely. Same industrial origin of the troubles. Tokyo, June 19th shipping companies" are:"instructing their The Chinese Legation, instructed by vessels at present at other ports not to Peking, this morning issued a statement return to Shanghai. - blaming the foreign constables for fring

LONDON, June 10th. without

The statemeÄL warning.

The Manchester Guardian au *T denies any anti-ation

pro-Botahevik editorial suggests that a prompt calling complexion and arenses The Shanghai (of a conference of Chinese leaders as Municipal Council of traducing the well as representatives of the Powers friendly relations between China and might help to establish a stable govern ment in China, alsu to establish the the Powers to conceal its own faults.

Powers on a footing more aceeptable to SHANGHAI,Juur 10th,

the Chinese. Apart from the shipping strike Shang-

STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS. hai continues to settle down. The bakers and dunestic sirvants resuming

PEKING, June 10th. work Micrearest prevails in the river The students were vers, active this

Refuger women

and children morning pupils of American Missionary institutions forming picquets in every from ukiang are coming to Shanghai. strect and practically forcing Chinese Chinese students are agitating at Chung-passers-by to contribute 30 cents ip sup-

port of the Shanghad strikers. king but the two Generals commanding ther have assured the Consuls, that they will maintain order and guarantee the safty of foreigners."

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CHANG" TSO LIN'S ADVICE.

'PEXiao, Junr 10th Rioters wrecked the offices of the Asia. tic Petroleum Company at Tai Yuan Fu. It is understood that Chung To Lin is issuing a circular telegram advising the students to refrain from violence. MESSAGES TO TUAN CHI JUI

FZKING, June 10th.

It is officially renounced that Chang Tso Liu and Feng Yub Giang have telegraphed to Tuan Chi Jui regarding the Shanghai sifinir...

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At one o'clock students, workers, and other demonstrato:s gathered at the city gate, numbering according to their own estimates 50,000 to 100,000 and made sacrches. The resolved to go to the Foreign Offices and the Chief Executive's headquarters to urge the sending of troops to Shanghai and take back the Concessions, and demand the recall of the Anglo-Japanese Consuls

A terrible thunderstorm, with heavy rain and hail considerably reduced the numbers of the demonstrators but 5,000 paraded at the Foreign Office with loud Anti-Foreign shcuting as they marched. POISON MONGERS ON TOUR.

SEANCIAL, June 10th.

PURE ALUMINIUM.

A NEW REFINING PROCESS. Aluminium that can be described as pure from a commercial standpoint, has Pailable through the develop ment of a new refining process, details of which have been published before the American Electro-Chemical Society by Dr. Francis. Frazy.

HIS FLIGHT.

TorLOUSE, June 10th,

M. Painleve bas arrival en route for Marocĉo.

au interview he said that he was going to the front to confer with ten. Lyautey on the position of Morocco and the possibility of a Franzo Spanish understanding to secure pičare with a minimuar of force and risk He is return- ing to Paris on June 10th rin Spain,

EARLIER CABLES"

STINNES TRUST.", FINANUTAL CONDITION UNDER INVESTIGATION,

Lundus, Jane, ath.

FIGHTING IN MOROCCO. RIFFS ATTACK FRENCH POSTS,

Fez., June 5th. Eneny incursions in the Lukkous dis triet continue. The French advance posts et some paints have fallen back in good order,

Enemy efforts to penetrate the French lines south of Wergha were beaten off with her losses.

BRITISH FINANCE BILL.“

TEA DUTY BUDGET CLAUSE PASSED.

LONDON, June 9th. The House of Commons during the Committer stage of the Finance Bill re- jected by 274 votre to 149 a. Labour. Amendment to reduce the ten duty to one penny per pound.

MELBOURNE,

"MELBOUNE. June 9th. Major Di. Piñedo, the Italian airman," has "covered 15,000 miles actual Wing- His dying time was 145 hours.

Major Di Pinedo remains in Mel- bourne for three weeks in order to over- haul the engine of the machine-

GERMAN SOCIALISTS ANGRY.

BERLIS, June 9th. There is bitter opposition 'on' the part of the Socialists and Demperats in the Reichstag to notions giving the Presi dent the right to confer titles and can

elling laws for the protection of the republic.

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LATEST, CABLES., {REITERN AMERICAN, SERVICE]

MACMILLAN EXPEDITION.

TEST FLIGHT ACCOMPLISHED. In cascetion with position of the Mr. Winston Churchell, Chancellor that Stinnes firm, the Stinnes newspaper, The of the Exchequer, pointed unt

PHILADELPHIA, June 10th. deutsche Allgemeine Zeitney admits that 393,000,000 pounds of tea were consumed

Three aeroplanes of the MarMillau the reorganisation which is proceeding is in the United Kingdom last year, com- Arctic Expedition finished the test flight the Stindes pared with 381,000,000 pounds. Juring to Boston to-day, the first leg hct in connection with encers. the Siemens Rheineli Shukert the previous year, while the 1995-20 of the journey Northward.

Flight Commander Byrd, who will make nion, but in connection with the firm Budget estimated for a consumption of of Haga Stinnes. Muelheim-am-Ruhr.

the trip to the Arctic thinks that there The journal expects that with the as-

is little doubt that the Amundsen 'ex- The process is known as the "Hoopes" sistance of the banks the present reorga

vedition will be sighted soon after, the mining process that makes the metalinization will lead to renewed activity.

MacMillan Expedition, has left its base with less than two-hundredths of one per

"It is stated positively from Berlin that

na the Polar Sea about August 8th cent. impurity. Hitherto, commercially, there was a conference of bankers held pure aluminium has only contained on June 6th, under the chairmanship of

LACE AND BRINDERY DUTY.

The purpose of the expedition is to discover and, explore new lands and percent of the metal, but some of the the President of the Reichlink to investi-

Mr. Baldwin announced that the Gov possibly pass over the Pule, new product contains as much as 29953 gate the financial condition of the firm, ernment bad decided to adopt the recou per erat. The principal impurity is and that a scheme for the reorganization mendation of the Committee to impose a copper, but traces of iron and silicone of the concern was prepared, under as ad rulerens duty on imports of lace also present,,

which Inge Stinnes, inn, takes over the and embroidery of all kinds. general direction, while three hanking ex-

To make this exceedingly pure metal a special" refining process is employed, perts will join the supervisory board for sing melted salts of sodium, aluminium the maritime transport and overseas and barium floride. The impure molten trade.

It is understood that the big banks have aluminium is carried by an electric cur rent up through the malic layer of guaranteed financial support to the gx theer salts and separates on the top in atent of 10.000.000 Reichsmarks. The for- maiten form, where it can be poured or eiga credits of the firm have still a con ladled into moulds,

siderable time to run.

The pure aluminium has a beautiful The crews of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson lust and colour, which it is capable & Company's steamers struck at nine of retaining, and the blue Linge charac o'clock last night. The steamers are laid teristic commercial aluminium is up at the wharfsides. The Company pro- eliminated because of the low coutent of The former gives the usual Chinese ver. poses to take concerted action with the iron and silicon... The first of these im

parities causes a greyish colour, and the sion of the incident, and appeals to the big shipping companies. Chief Executive to protect the people and The Nippon (Nisshin) Kisen Kaisha cord a purplish colour, while the pri handle the matter firmly. He concludes boats have so far adhered to schedule.ence of either results in the metal be by saying that he and his colleagues feel The Friggang Mars left Shanghai for coming dull and lustreless on compara bound to protest and wish to show a Hankow this morning carrying passengers ively short exposure to the air. parited front with Tuan, Chi Jui at this but nouargo, the former including repre writical time.

sentatives of Chinese associations known The telegram is signed Chang Tse Lin. with the object of disaffecting the brown to be going to Naoking and Chinkiang His principal generals and Feng Yuh of foreign steamers at those ports. Fur Binng's message which is couched similar the Nippon (Nisshin) Kisen Kaisha

also signed "Feng and subor-sailings are unlikely.

linates,

A mandate of last night appoints Cheng -Chien, Civi) “Governor of Kiangsu, an

STRIKE AT FOOCHOW.

Foocuo, June 10th."

A ፡፡

FLIGHT ROUND GERMANY. THIRTY-FIVE AIRMEN FINISH LAST LAP.

BERLIN, June oth.' Thirty-five" out of the 38 airmen who participated in the fifth and last circuit of the round-Germany fight have so far refarned to the Tempelhof, aero- drome.

The winners of the competition will not be announced for a fortnight.

195,000,000 pounds, “.

LATER

The clause in the Budget inhodying the tea duty was adopted by 277 votes to 140.

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LATEST CABIES. MCKENNA DUTIES ADOPTED. " After the rejection of a series of Labour and Liberal amendments in the course of a night-long debate following time adopted the McKamn duties by 10 votes worn fiscal controversial lines the House

to 67...

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EARLIER CABLES.

STILL SOME HOPE.

SOVIET EXECUTIONS SUSPENDED

Moscow, June 9th The executions of General Belavin, M. Ivanoff and Madame Krzeczkovska have been suspended.

FRENCH FRANC RALLIES.

NATION OF POETS, ;LOOK" YOU!! The lastest speed for the list circuit

LONDON, June 9th. was attained by Banner in u° 60° h.p.. Following M. Caillaux's warning to compose Welsh poems, in alliterative and 8 minutes.

"Thundrede of Welsh working men can Wright machins, his time being 8 hours speculators. the French frane rallied verse, compared to the intHencies of Two babies" completed this circuit martly and closed to 98.20 to the £

which a Greck chorus is as an infant's | in 19 hours,

puzzle." Professor Hudson Williams, of Loorer will probably prove the winner the University College of North Wales, in the under 40 hin, class, na he has additional commissioner to investigate the There has been student demonstration paid this tribute in an address on the down the greatest mileage, although un Shanghai affnir, and devize means for and a general strike to-day. The situateaching of Greck at the meeting of the able to complete the last circuit through the succour of the people.

tion is quiet hat strained,

Classical Association at Bangor...

a forced landing."

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TRAIN DISASTER.

Moscow, June 9th The Chita Moscow exprens was derailed near Nova-Nikolaievsk

Three were killed and 14 injured.

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DEBT COLLECTOR COOLIDGE. WILL TAKE FIRM STAND TO COLLECT DEBTS,

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NEW Youx, June 10th. The correspondent of the New York Times aboard the Presidential train re-, turning to Washington from Minnesotz bave gathered the impression that the says that President Coolidge appears to West is gaining prosperity and his policies" are fundamentally sound and stimulating. He impressed, by the wide endorsement of his economy tax reduction plans, In more determined stand, firm in poliey for the collection of forming debts in view of the hard economic conditions in the North West.

BARLIER CABLES.

MINE DISASTER IN U.S."

STUwais (Kentucky), «June 9th.

It now appears that 17-miners may he entombed as the result of an explosion in the West Kentucky Coal Company' min Thero in practically no kape af rescue alive,

U.S. PROFESSOR FOR OXFORD.

PEIBURTON, June 9th Professor McElroy has accepted the pro- feworshin of American history, in Oxford Univerzity.