SITUATION IN THE NORTH.
اویر
PEKING ATTEMPT TO BLAME BRITAIN FOR THE
HANKOW OUTBREAK,
ANTI FOREIGN RIOT AT KIUKLANG.
„JAPANESE BANK IS DESTROYED.
(THROUGH RESTER'A" AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, June 13th.
Since there has been considerable easing of the local situation during the past three days, instructions have been given for the withdrawal from duty of ʼn por- tion of the defence forces. The instruc- tions have already been carried out
DIPLOMATIC INVESTIGATIONS.
SHANGHAI, June 13th.
The six International Diplomatic re- parutatives will to-day complete their! investigations and discowions. They leave for Peking tomorrow,
» DELÉGATES TO STAY ON.
SHANGHAI, June 14th
The Legutions yesterday éveging in- structed their delegates to remain at Shanghai where the discassions are don, tiasing.
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(THROUGH REUTER'S 10ENCY]. BLAMING BRITAIN.
THE HONGKONG BAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 15TH, 1925
PEKINO, June 13th.
It has been noticeable for some days that the students and the Goverment have been desirous to detach Britain from the other Powers; and are attaching all! blame for recent events to Britain
The Hankow incident has afforded the Government an opportunity to adopt this policy,
The Note, protesting against the Hankow shootings has been handed in to the British Legation only.
Dor
FENG DOES NOT LIKE US.
PRKING, June 14th,
Feng Yu Hsiang, interviewed by the newspaper Chingpao declared thes in the event of hostilities against Great Britaja Ho he would be. the arst in the field. said that China need not fear England, which had a big Navy but only a small Army.
FIRMNESS AT HANKOW
HANKOW, June 19th.
CABLES.
LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH, REUTER'S ADENOT]
AYR BYE-LECTION.
CONSERVATIVE STILL HOLD ·
THE CONSTITUENCY,
Laspos, June 13th.
LATEST, CARLÈs CHIATURA MINES, MOSCOW SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH HARRIMAN INTERESTS."
FAR EASTERN
NEWS.
CABLE
[rahoton, REUTER'S AGENCY.]"
RUSSIAN AVIATORS.
ARRIVE AT KOURGAN,
Moncow, June 14th. The Kossian aerial expedition-to- Mon-
Moscow, June 13th. The formal agreement, relating to the Chiatura Manganes mines concession bas been signed between the Soviet Governgolia, consisting of six neroplanes, has
A by-election has been necessary for ment and the Messrs. Harriman com crossed the Urol Ridge, and arrived at
Aye Burghs, consequent upon the ap- bine. The situation remains quiet largely duepointment of Sir John Baird (now, Lord The contract requires the concrs-
to the efforts of Tupan Hsiao Yao Nan who today issued proclamation Stonehaven) as Governor General of sionaires to erect certain buildings, instal threatening the execution of any Chinese Australia disturbing the concessions
It is estimated that about 5,000 Chinese soldiers are stationed round the conces sions, which is an ostensible deterrent to a possible further outbreak.
This morning's vernacular papers were restrained regarding Ipst night's affair. This is possibly due to its lateness for Press purposes but it is learned from an authoritative Chinese source that it was police instruction in order to "vaid excitement of the public.
The result, was:-.
Lirus-Col. Russell More (Cón-
servative)........................11,801 Mr. Dollon (Labour Socialist), 8,813 Mr. T. Pringle"(Liberal) ................. 4,050 There has been no change in the cons stituency.
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BRITISH COMMUNISTS.
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POWERS' REPLY TO CHINA,
PRKING. June 12th. Signor Cerruti, the Italian Minister, interested Powers to the Note sent in by this afternoon handed in the reply' of the the Waichiaopa" yesterday evening. A translation follows:-"I have the honour tion that Moscow is 5nancing the British of my colleagues and myself of the Note Communist movement was made by the you were good enough to send me on the Home Secretary in a speech at Chata eleventh of this month
to acknowledge the recript in, the name
Kourgan,
EARLIER CABLES-
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE,
plant and complete railway communica |tion, on which they will spand $4,000,000;
the railway will afterwards pass inteTHE HOUSE OF COMMONS ADOPTS
BUDGET CLAUSES.
the hands of the Government. The con- cessionaires" must export 16,000,000 tons of
LONDON. June 12th manganese during the twenty years of the
By the rejection of a Labour amend- contract and pay the government three dollars per ton for the first 3 years; and mong by 277 to 93 votes the Hour of
મ afterwards four dollars. The Govern-Commons hus automatically adopted the
MOSCOW FINANCING MOVEMENTment receives 30 per cent of the profita. perth Preference" clauses.of the Bad
If the pries of mangase is raised ge IS DEFINITE CHARGE
A feature of the debate was the number above a fixed sum provision is made LONDON, June 13th.
for arbitration of the case in dispute. of prominent Labour members support The definite statement of his convie It is stated in Moscow that over ang Preference, notably Dr. J. Haden hundred American" concession proposals Guest, Mr. J. H Thomas, and Mr. D. have been received by the principal con- cessions committee, most of which are important, particularly in the domalo of forestry and exploitation.
worth.
The Nose does not mention the rioters in the invasion of the Hankor Settle mont,
the damage to property etvetera; but it states that the Foreign Haring examined it attentively, the
He appealed to the trade unionsts to diplomatic representatives of the inter- Minister bas heard with great surprise eated Power, animated by a lively desire resist this hideous grub which is eating that British Volunteers, or the evening to see solved as soon as possible a sit-into the heart of the oak”'
Ition both distressing and full of dangers, of June 11th, employed 'machine-guns, have believed that the most appropriate against the Chinese, killing A and wound- means of re-establishing law and order th Shanghai would consist of discussing on ing 11.
the spot the measure to be adopted for taking account of the local situation
ONUS ON PEKING
The Chinnan delegates resterday sub. mitted demands bawil on those made at Shanghai on June 8th, but omitting the cancellation of extra-territoriality and a few other possible demanila. Th Chinese delegation is in a difficult posis terrible tion owing to the intimidation of the
strikers,"
UNDER SAILING ORDERS.
PARIS, June 13th,
A message from Toulon states that the armoured cruiser Judre "Michelet is szil ing for Shanghai. She will fly the flag of Rear-Admiral Basire„
CHANG HSEER LIANG'S TROOPS,
SHANGHAL June 13th. General Chang Hwh Liang, has post poned his departure from Nanking." hus 500 of his troops have reached Shanghai. Chang's headquarters are being prepared in a Chapei suburb. A large, low-class crowd, witnessing the arrival of the Fengtien men and not knowing the motive were inclined to believe that strike propaganda had had, en effect on the Northerners, who intended to attack the Settlement,,
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PUBLIC EXECUTION. BULGARIA AND DEATH OF ANARCHISTS.
BOZIA, June 13th.
EARLIER CABLES.
CAPE BRETON STRIKE.
FURTHER "ACTS OF VIOLENCE TAKE PLACE.
GLACE BAY, N.S., June 12th. Further acts of violence on the part The Court Martial has ordered the of the Cape Breton strikers were report
It says that while the Shanghai cam is not yet settled, about which the For
ign Offies has strendy protested, a My colleagues and I have conse
quently given the necessary instructions case has again happened at to our delegates in Shanghai to consider public execution of Lieut-Colonel Miltened early this morning, the men Jooting Hankow, which violates the principles of with the Consular body and the detest off and three anarchists, including a wo four of the companies' stores and damag-
of the Chinese Government humanity.
means of finding a remedy for a state of man, who have been founil guilty of ing the fixtures. The strikers fareed an en- affairs which we all deplore
The Foreign Office, therefore, formally protests and reserves the right to make further demands as soon as the real facts are investigated.
The Note requests the British Charge d'Affaires to instruct the Consul and the Settlement Authorities to refrain from similar acts in future.
TAIWAN BANK BURNED.
SHANGHAI, June 14th.
Kirkwood
The latter on behalf of the Clydesda workers plumped for cementing, the Em- pire as the best means of accomplishing universal peace.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, welcomed the Labour manifestation as a sign that the develop- ment of Imperial trade apart from the taxation of food, was passing from the realms of Party politics.
He added that apart from tohueco the whole benefits of the Preference would not reach the consumer immediately, not- ably with sugar, regarding which, how ever, Preference would stimulate In- perial production.
LATEST.CABLES.
OFFSIDE AT SOCCER. RULE ALTERED AT PARIS MEETING.
In giving this proof evidencing participating in secret organisations or try into the power station and destroyed their desire to contribute to calm-furnishing arms to conspirators.
switch boards and other essential plant. ness of mind, the interested diplomatic
Others similarly sentenced' were an accompletely cutting of the supply of representatives cannot abstain from re- calling to the Chinese Government that eused major in 'contumdeith and a cap.power" from, the mine pumps. is incurs heavy responsibility is that in who committed suicide on the point racist police have arrived and are restor, law, au that a player shall not be offside which concerns the maintenance of order
Please
The pro-
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CLERGYMEN TO RESCUE,
at Shanghai, Peking and, generally of his arrest. The foregoing were ordering order.
ed jointly to pay twelve million lev speaking throughout China. cept, etc"
damages. The masons. who constructed the hiding places, were condemned to imprisonment
TRADE UNION SYMPATHY.
LONDON. June 19th, The International Federation of Trade Unions has cabled the Chinese works noble stand for improved conditions
"
The Minister of War has informed the
PARIS, June 13th. A meeting of the International Associa tion Football Board altered, the offside
if two instead of three opposing playera are between him and the opposing gook line,
It was also decided that a player GLACE BAY, N.S., June 13th. throwing in frour touch aust stand out- During an attack on the Power Station, side the line instead of with his feet fifteen mounted police charged the mob on the line. but fell into the hands of the strikers who beat them severely. The injured
furiated crowd, gathered. Only the in- tervention of two clergymen prevented the lynching of the police!
MILITARY AID SOLICITED.
A mange, dated yesterday from Han-expressing utmost satisfaction at the chamber that over 3.000 persons are de police were removed.. to gaol where in-
how says there was no development over- night and the situation was quiet.
There was an anti-foreign riot at Kiu- No lives were lost but kinng' to-day. the Bank of Taiwan was burned.
STUDENTS SIMPLE REQUESTS. PEXING. June 14th. Foreigners are generally of opinion that
greatest sign of weaknesss the Chinese loverment has yet shown, indicating that it is yielding to the clamour of the Bolshevist vernacular papers and student extremists, who during the past week have been demanding that Chiun should deal with Britain alone.
HANDS OFF BRITAIN... HOME SECRETARY'S WARNING TO BOLSHEVIKS.
tained in prison's pending court martial The Press censorship is now raised.
THE GROTIUS MEDAL. FOR AWARD TO WORKERS
TOWARD PEACE...
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The keynote of the situation here and the Note to the British Legation is the lof the League in Caston Hall, Westmini of M. Grotius toward the cause of in- looted for food and clothing which were
elsewhere is the suppressed excitement of the masses, whom the least friction may cause to flare up.
The trials of the rioters are continuing with light senteuers, for those found
guilty.
H.M.S. Despatch left Shanghai for Hankow this morning,
MANDATE OF PROTECTION.
PEKING, June 13th.
The Government and "Sino-American educational and missionary leaders are loing nothing in the least publicly to check the students in their extreme pro- paganda. The students' demands are growing accordingly more extravagant atber daily. They now demand among things, the recall of the British and Japanese Ministers from Peking as well as that the Consular officers from Shang. hai should be handed over hy the foreign Chief of Police at Shanghai to the Chinese Representatives of all classes of busiGovernment for punishment, also nemy went in procession to the paince of permanent withdrawal of British and ah: Chief Executive, this afternoon, and Japanese gunboats from Shanghai waters.
rged him to keep firm in the negotia
Tt is unofficially reported that the Cabinet has decided to issue a mandate, instructing the provincial authorities to Protect foreigners.
dions regarding 'Shanghai,
Peking otherwise is quiet, but there are indications of a one day strike being organised for "Monday.
OUTRAGES AT KIUKIANG-
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SHANGHAI, June 14th. Wireless reports from Kiukiang" state that hands of students on Friday evening rioted in various parts of the Kiukiang Foreign Concession.
THE CHINESE PROBLEM.
One crowd, operating on the Bund LONDON. June 13th. Sir Edwin Stockton, in a letter to the threw the public seats into the river and broke the gangway of Messrs. Jardine Times, urges that the conference, being Matheson's halk, but there was no serious held in the Autumn in China to consider incident until yesterday (Saturday) wor the increase of the Customs, in accordance ning when workmen and disorderly cle with the terms of the Washington Conments Deavily reinforced the students, Vention," should be broadened to take con-
At nine o'clock a crowd of some thou sideration of the whole Chinese problem.sands rushed into the British Concession, ANOTHER UNION MESSAGE. which was quickly turned into completo disorder and confusion The Municipal Council immediately warned the Chinese The General Council of the Trade authorities that they must restore order. Union Congress has telegraphed to the The latter accepted the responsibility hut Chinese Workers' Committee at Peking, took no action forfa couple of hours..... bongratulating the workers on their Meanwhile the rioters attacked the determination to fight international British and Japanese Consulates and the capitalism and secure improved indus Bank of Taiwan and the Nippon trial conditions."
LONDOS, June 13th.
The message expresses confidence that the Chinese stand will do much to build up a powerful bond of unity between eastern and western tradea' unioniem."
[FROM THE DAILY RULLETIN.'') POSITION AT KAIFENG.
PEKING June 12th
(1 Fisshia) Kisen Kaisha oficer, which were all set on fre.
They also broke into several other for cign houses, destroying furniture, and looting.
At eleven- o'clock Chinese troops at- rived and suppressed the riot, and shortly afterwards a Japanese destroyer landed a party,
SYDNEY, Nova Sconia, June 14th. While the attention of the Police and Fire Brigade was distracted by a fre Sir William Joynson-Hicks, the Home
alarm in another quarter of the town, Secretary and Chancellor of the Primrose
THE HAGUE, June 13th. strikers raided the premises of this steef League, who presided at the afternoon
In commemoration of the contributions Corporation. Sydney. The mines were session of the annual business meetings
ternational law, the League of Nations carried off in the Company's wagons. ster, recently, said:
The Company's stores at Halifax and The powers of the office I hold are and Peace Association are instituting
It is enormous. In the exercise of those "Grotius Medal," which will be awardees Bay were also raided. powers I am able to do my best worked to individuals and organisations who estimated that during the past three utterly unknown to the people have done meritorious work in the aphers days the Company's property has been of the country, work done under the of international law or the League of damaged and looted to the extent of authority of the powers of the Home Nations or towards peaer.
The present year's gold medal has been Office which cannot be discussed or preached about, but which is essentially ofered to the Foreign Ministers of for the well-being of the country, for the France and Sweden in recognition of maintenance of the country from, erii, their from Communism, and from Bolsherian servicga. -all those forces which are greatly striving to upset our Constitution and our country.
when it
respective countries personal
The Grotius bronze medals have been offered to eight international celebrities, including. Lord Bailour, Gen- eral, Dawes, Dr. Luder and the Japanese, Mr. Adatchi...
TRAGEDY IN PARLIAMENT.
SIR WILLIAM PETERSEN
"DIES OF SHOCK.
OTTAWA, June 13th There was a tragic sequel to the tabl
$250,000.
Are
Military "reinforcements on the way to the scene of the disturbances.
PERSO-BALUCHI TROUBLE.. AGREEMENT WITH THE TRIBAL LEADERS.
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SIMLA, June 14th. The trouble the Perso-Baluchi border is at an end. The Persian Gov- erament have made an agreement with the tribal leaders.
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GERMAN SECURITY PACT.
BELGIUM APPROVES TERMS OF FRENCH NOTE.
Few people more than the Home Secretary, know and realise the evil in our midst. I have seen articles in the last week in some of our great newe- papers about Bolshevisa in our midst. I do not know that they blame the Home Secretary by name, but they have intimated that they would like to know what the Government is doing in the matter. In good time they will know, but having put this Government into ing of the report in the Dominion
BRUSSEL, June 13th. power by an overwhelming majority House of Commons, recommending that And thus having placed certain grant the Petersen contract should not be pro
The Belgian Government has approved powers in the hands of the Secretary ceeded with pending further data, but of State for the Home Department, suggesting that Sir William Petersen the terms of the French Note to Ger- they might at least give us their con- should test his vessels on the Atlantic nany, in connection with the security
pact. fidence for a few months lenger. route without subsidy but with Govern
WE MUST BE ON OUR GUARD.
Sir William Petersen FRENCH REVENUE RETURNS, ment support. We Jo not seek to destroy the con-dropped dead of heart failure. stitution of any other country. We seek to maintain our own, (Cheers.) So
DYARCHY IN BENGAL. long as there is a Government in thie. East of Europe whose main purpose in
SUSPENSION MADE PUBLIC life is the destruction of constitutional Coveraments in other parts of the world, so long must we be on our guard. against ernissaries of that Government...
The anspension of the dyarehy in Until that Government comes to the Bengal is announced in a Gazette ex conclusion that it will mind its own
The announcement stated affairs and leave us to inind ours, there traordinary. can hover be a real friendship between that the Indian Government has suspend. ed the transfer of all subjcets of Bengal until January 1st, 1997.
the two countries.
Let them, if they wish, erase the name of God from their own country; that is their look out: let them leave us our belief in our religion. Let them destroy: as they have destroyed, the estates of the realm as in Russle Let them leave us our King (Loud cheers.) «
Let them leave us the management of our own affair. Let them deal. if thes like, with the outlying parts of their own Empire, but do not let them foment trouble against the unity of the British Empire. (Chears.)
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ز المر
IN SPECIAL "GAZETTE.”
STULA, June 13th.
The step is mainly owing to the Provia- tial Council thrice refusing to vote the Ministers' salaries The decision does not mean that the suspension may not be terminated earlier, it, the Council should indicate its desire to reconsider the position.
"RED" SPIES IN POLAND.
WARSAW, June 14th
SOCCER IN AUSTRALIA.
ENGLISH TEAM DEFATS NORTHERN DISTRICTS.
NEWCASTLE, N.S.W., June 13th The English team of soccer players beat the Northern Districts by 8 goals to nothing.
BRITISH TRADE. RETURNS FOR THE MONTH OF MAX.
Imports for May totalled £104,000,000; and exports £64.000,000. The figures. showed decreases respectively of £8,000,000 compared to May last year.
LATEST CABLES. [REUTEE'S AMERICAN SERVICE.) RUM RUNNERS ACTIVĖ. LIQUOR IN CASES LABELLED AS MEAT.
BOSTON, June 13th. As a sequel to the seizure in Boston harbour, on May 22nd, of the steamer haul of Van, when the Police made over 1,000 cases of assorted liquor, label- led to represent fish, meats and lobsters, the president of the Constal Steamship Company and fifteen members of th crew are held in bail on charges of viola- tions of the Customs Lawa, All plead ed not guilty.
The Federal Authorities are investigad- ing an alleged new rum running routa from Canada to the main ports from which it is believed liquor is being ship ped inside the "rum row" blockade ta all parts of the country...
UNCHARTED ARCTIC LANDS STATEMENT TO CLARIFY CANADA'S CLAIMS.
OTTAWA, June 13th.
PAR19, June 14th.. The revenue returns
may exceed 1,908,000,000 francs of which 1,883,000,000 should be yielded by normal perimanent sources which excused by 193,000,000 francs the figure for May 1924. D
In view of the controversy now wage For the first five months of 1925 the ing in United States newspapers in com increase exceeds 1.502,000,000 francs. The section, with possible claims to unchart yield from every kind of direct or ined and unclaimed lands by the Macmil direct tax shows a material increase com a Arctic Expedition, the Minister of pared with last year and the budget the Interior has issued a statement, estimates.
clarifying Canada's claims to the owner- ship of the Arctic Archipelago lying be tween meridians 60 and 141 to the Pole.
OBITUARY.
MB. HODGSON LIDDELL
VISION BY WIRELESS.
LONDON, Jane 13th The death is announced of the lands cape painter, Mr. Hodgson Liddell. - [The late Mr. T. Hodgson Liddell, R.B.A., was born at Edinburgh in 1660, the youngest son of Mr. W. H. Lundell He was educated at the Royal High for the Navy and other high officials and
WASHINGTON, June 14th. An apparatus whereby moving objecte miles away may be seen by wireless was successfully demonstrated privately in the presence of Mr. Wilbur Secretary
No further disturbances have been re-
The Polish Government has deported School, Edinburgh He travelled in witnesses, in the laboratory of the in There has been no further news from ported. The last message sent off was one Sir William stated in Parliament yes to the Russian frontier two officials of China, and held an exhibition of water ventor, Mr. C. Francis Jenkins, a locat Kaifeng since the 8th inst, but the this morning. One Japanese was serious-terday that the number of Russians given the Soviet Legation found directing colours painted there, it the Fine Art scientist. Chinese and foreign authoritics are of ly wounded. No other Fureign causalties leave to land in the United Kingdom espionage organisation. Ten officials of Society in 1909. He was author and The onlookers were able to sse on the
the naval wiz the opinion that there is no cause for are reported,
W during the year ended March 31st laat was the Legation have had to leave Poland on illustrator of "Chins, its marvels and screen a moving object alarm, since no reports have arrived of H.H.S. Ga sailed from Hankow for 8.741 Daring the same period 8,747 left. this account during the last foarteen Mystery." His principal pictures were less station several miles away. any disturbances in Honan provinen Kikiang yesterday morning.
The number refused leave was 55 monthis.
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