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CABLES.
LATEST CABIN
THROUGH REUTEX'S ACENCE.]
CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO.
TEXT OF PEACE PROPOSALS TO
BE PUBLISHED.
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REACHING SCHEME.
PARIS, August 6th. Le Marin angers that the French Clovernment intends to publish shortly
BRITISH COAL SUBSIDY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST: 7TH, 1985
VODE, OFTEN MILLION POUNDS TO BE ASKED.
LONDON, AUGUST 5th. "The Government will to-morrow ask the House of Commons to authorise a coal subsidy of" £10,000,000 covering the (period to March 31st next.
GOVERNMENT MEMORANDUM. An explanatory metaorandam on the terms of the coal settlement has been published. It says the enquiry should be
FAR EASTERN
NEWS.
CABLE
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.}
CHINA.
BRITAIN AND SITUATION IS EXPLAINED BY
EARL BALFOUR.
"Tapos, August 5th.
(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.] SITUATION IN NORTH. QUESTION OF BOYCOTT IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, AUGUST 3th In the House of Comatons, replying to Mr. Foot Mitchell, Mr McNeill said that In the House of Lards, Lyrd Gosford,be had no informatiere that the Chinese asking the Government to make a statement Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai had with regard to the situation in China, eta-pledged itself to continue the anti-British phasised that every part and class in boycott for a year,
Everything po8-
SINGAPORE `BASE.
INFLUENCE ON AFFAIRS IN CHINA, In a paper on Singapore and Naval Strategy read at the Royal Colonial Testitute recently, Dr. Vaughan Cornish said we had no dry docks in Eastern waters capable of taking capital ships of the bulged type.
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The possession of a naval base at Malth
Balkan affairs, and the Singapore base had lent weight to the Government in would ensure that our voies would be
THE STRIKE
MANY LOCAL FIRMS STILL. SHORT-HANDED. There has been little change in the alašky situation locally during the past few shape. Shipping is alightly improved, at the wo sumption of river trafic canng take piges
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until those in authority in Canton de boyett,
Local services all seem to be maleg fairly well, although many tinys are stil short-banded. Owing to the large quate
the entire text of the Franco-Spanish compietei in good, time lot, -- May, 1926 Britain would welcome the development ofsible was being done to expedite" a judi-heard in the settlement of affairs' of ties of cargo being constantly brought in by
And points out that while the "Govern.
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cial compission of enquiry into the
AMERICAN RESERVATIONS. Shanghai disturbances.
Chinn.
Capt. Sir Arthur Young, who presided, referred to the lecturer's work in lectur. ing to naval officers in the Grand Fires daring the war, and said that aaval gra- graphs and the Singapore unse were of
conditions for pener with Abd el Krim,
ment's assistance will enaisle more pitsa strong and prosperous and united China. Praner suits Spain's consent. "
zawork and more men to he employer? According to. Le Matin, the French than if the 1924 agreement Fontinued He paid a tribute to the devotion of the
LONDON, August 6th, scienze eritails a pact of security, terms without assistanes, and would enable the small British communities in Chiza. Every costs, Englishman, ia England or China, deeply
The diplomatic correspondent of the
•f which M. Briand will discuss with 317.industry to work, at
prices and seale Austen Chamberlain, Lo contains, four proposals had been carried out, it redeplored the suffering caused to the Chinese.
Kiff and Rhine part and Franco- vides no guarantee that all its will work. He appeals for a prompt fulfilment of the mily Telegraph attributes the delay in
that the pits already closed would he Washington Conference obligations the joint declaration to the Pekingital importance to British subjects no reopened. Better traile will automatical archo-Slovakia treaties of arbitration.Tas diminish the amount of the subvention, proof of our good faith and good-will. He Government. on the subjects of the Cus
while a worsening of trade would niean" that the subvention, though at a higher pate, will be protected from an indefinite increase by being restricted to a smaller number id pits andl result in the dosing đówn of unremiancrative pits.
German, German-Polish and Germano-
The four parts should be accepted and signed the same day by the powers con- cornvi.-- Horak,
OFF TO NEW ZEALAND AMERICAN FLEET'S FAREWELL
TO SYDNEY.
SYDNEY, August ich. remarkable
KALKIN
enthusiasa 12 American Fleet for New Zealand, Numbers of sutines shouted
ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS TAKEN. The Government have satisfied them selves that they are adequately safeguard" ofed against the possibility of the amount
'T' were the departure of the of the subvention being improperly in creased by an undue lowering of prices Exchequer theby charging against the
expenditure spin equipment, develop ment, etc, which was not properly charge- able to revenue costs.
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crowls on the pier and fureshere: We half entar luck,” „Aeroplanes circle overhead, and lands played the British and American anthems
FAREWELL MESSAGES,
Mrs. Angust 6th, Athical Coontz and the Rt. Hon. Staules Bruce exchanged farewell mes, sages on the era of the departure of the American Flext.
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Admiral foontz says that the welcome excreted his fondlest anticipation, and ublin all ing experience, I have unver seen such an outpouring of friendship and kindness."
Mr. Bruce says: The visit has forgei a link, which will never berak."
RUBBER PRODUCTION. ASSESSMENT TO BE RAISED IN
SOME INSTANCËS, "
Lesbos, Auguth.
The meinorandum concludes that, after surveying the whole position and with all reserves for incalculable factors, the Gio- vernment has decided to ask Parjament at present to vote ten millions, and if this is insufficient further authority will be sough from Parliament.
FRENCH WAR DEBTS. BRITISH GOVERNMENT SEEKS SETTLEMENT
LONION, AUGUST 3th,
In the
House of Commons, replying to questions, the Hen Walter Guinness said that ofizial negotiations as regard he French war debt had begun on July
17th. The French experts bat returned to Paris to consult their Government. Mr. Gainness presumed that the negotia
tions would be resumed in due course. "His Majesty's Government felt
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was of opinion that that the Chinese wookl
and the means to appoint a Chinese delegatos Tariff and Extra-territorial Rights, tion representing the whole country and fulf!to delays in obtaining the endorsement its obligations. He concluded by urging of all the Treaty Powers to the draft the appointment of a British statesman of drawn on by the American, Japanese and world reputation as a Special Commissioner to China
Eart Balfour, in reply, dwelt on China's lack of a real Central Government, and the internal troubles, which he emphasised were not due to any foreign action. The Chinese had been musters in their own house, and no substantial portion of responsibility for China's present unhappy position fell on on any British government. He thought foreign countries; anal certainly did not full that there was coclear policy for Britain or any country having relations with China which could directly go to the root of the evil. China alone could bring about that change in her political situation which would give promise of happier relations between could glo, was to do our best to mitigate the China and the rest of the world. All that we situation.
Lord Balfour expressed his indignation | at the flood of absolutely unfoundal chlumny which was poured out upon Britais with regard to industrial conditions in- Chica, perhaps from ignorance and proju- dice, but be feared als from deep projects intended not to help the Chinese but to injure the British.
CHINA'S OWN SALVATION.
Lord Balfour emphasised that the Government desired a judicial and public enquiry into the Shanghai trouble as soon na possible which would command the cow. fidence not merely of other countries but of
The City Editor of The Times, invinced that the time has come when this China herself. He hoped that a conferess
giving further particaines of the assess question should he brought to a conlu
ment of the stailag of ribber producson (Cheers).
tion, referred to in a Colonial Office state-
ment, says that for certain estates this will be raisal, from 400 lbs. to 300 h per ncrr.
The companies affcited will thas b jable to inerisaw the outjint per sent,
BANK OF ENGLAND.
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DANGEROUS DRUGS.
British Governments.
matter what the purtion" of the world in which they might side.
Tessels from Europe and America, all the godowns are practically full and Hongkong has become a storage centre.
There seems to be a growing Teeling against Bolshevik rule and it is stated that the Cantonese are now asking military leaders of other provinces to come to their
aid with a view to driving the Bolsheriks from Canton. General Lau Tann Wan tie agreed to accede to the request that be help in organising, the ti-Communistis movement and he left Hoogkoon yesterday aboard the French Mail steamer Funkis for Haiphong, his intention being to visit the and Szechuan in order to conclude an Military Governors of Yanian, Hunnan alliance for the purpose of ousting the
Dr. Vaughan Cornish illustrated his paper by a new strategic map, dividing the world in such a way as to show more Felearly the strategic lines of teaming There is also a set of American reser-and areas of val in duence of the mari. vations, quivalent to new suggestions, time nations. This reorientation was the tone of which is more flattering to the Peking Government than the earlier trasary to à proper study of the strate-"Eeda" from Cantou.
gical considerations governing The seei sion to establish a 'fully-equipped naval unintenance use at Singapore, which was now under the Washington Treaty the nearest harbour available for the maintenance of a fleet west of the Treaty meridian of 110 deg. cast, now known as
the "Washington line,“
draft.
THE NANKING INCIDENT.
PEKING. August 8th. Yesterday, Mr. C. M. Phairst. C. M.G, British Chargé d'Affaires handed a Sete to the Waichaiapu."
The Note recapitulated the British official reports of the Nanking incident, on August ist, and reserved ine right to to Mr. Clarke, a. British subjecz claith compensation for the injury done IRECTERS AMERICAN SERVICE
NINE POWER TREATY.
WASHINGTON, AUGUST 3th. The Nine Power Treaty relating to China has been formally ratifed by the
the United States. representatives of the right Powers and
The Chinese Minister has issued a state- ment extolling the treaties as triumphs of American diplomacy and the adoption of the Monroe doctrine in the Orient, ensuring a new era for Chin...
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SHANGHAI CHILD LABOUR.
CONFUSION AT HOME IN JEGARD TO REGULATIONS.
NEW MALTA.
The lecturer detailed the provisions of the Treaty in regard to the non-fortifieg- tion of places in the Far East, and de- clared erro
He will first consult with Feneral Tang the Tarkan of Yapenu. Accoin. Chi-yun, panying him are Mr. Liu Yick, M.P., and Mr. Chan Tai-lung, M.P., both of whom are Kwangsi men, and Mr. Wong Naai-wai, his secretary,
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REPORTER AND SHOPKEEPER A remanded case in which Tam Fat, shopkeeper is charged with having "in- timidated Lam Man Cha, à Chinese re-. porter of the Chua Wau Pro, came up at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
The case was adjourned for newerk; bait being allowed in $100,
GENERAL NOTES.
Mr. Leask appeared for the defence and Mr. Somerset Fitzroy was Counsel for the the view of Rear-prosecution. Admiral A. P. Yiblack, U.S.X., that Lan Man Cho, in evidence stated that there was nothing in the Washington he had revived sonte news couerrning Treaty to prevent the British developing nightsoil coalie", dispute from a clerk in they could not further develop Hong- Affairs, and published it in his Chineso cavally the Kowloon peninsula now that the offices of the Secretary for Chines kong. If they kept the Washington linenewspaper. Defendant took umbrage at in the centre of the map and viewed that the report and threatened that if witness hemisphere, as the more truly Eastern did not apologiar, or correct the report. whigh extended between the meridians he would see that hare cans to hiro. 20 deg, eust hul 100 deg. rest, they would This happens on two occasions. see that it kept Cairo and Constantinople in Asia and also the eastern portion of Rustic Within 400 nautical miles of the centre of the hergisphere stood Singapore, arising from the Treaty of Washington
the new Malta of the British Navy. Its would meet soon, and be emphasised that
position was focal as well as central, for delay hi that connection was not due to
it was the meeting of maritime ways from Britain which had ratified the Treaty im
north-west, north-east, and south-east, as mediately after the conference. He also
well as a haven on the airways, emphasised the difficulty caused by the
LONDON, AUGUST 5th.. chios in China, but hoped, nevertheless,
In the House of Commons,"replying to
Malta, the nearest first-class station of that the conference would be fruitful of Mr. Johnston, Mr. McNeil pointed out the British Navy, Ing outside the fumi good results. It was impossible for us to that the regulations proposed by the phere, and Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, the delay carrying out the Washington obliga tious with a view to relieving or modifying Child Labour Commission had not yet navul outpost of the United States away old. Treaties in such manner, as, if they voluntarily been adopted by any of the on the right, was also hidden by the were properly used, they would be of inmills in the International Settlement at shoulder of the world. Australia and finite benefit to China and, he hoped, of no Shanghai, pending enforcement by bye-New Zealand appeared in isolation, as stall benefit to China's frienda and allies. law, but the Cotton Millowners Associa White Men's lands, and above them in He emphasisei British sympathy and good-tion, including all the British mills, had the mousoon region of Asia and the neigh- bouring East Indian Islands half of man- will towarka Chica. We would do every-approved of the main provisions.
Mr. Johnston asked how the Fureign kind was concentrated, thing we reasonably could to belp the
erroneous in- Chinese help themselves, but China must Secretary possessed such work out her own salvatica effectively, and formation as he did during a recent de- |
The meeting between the Chinese mer- obtain a vigorous and Central Government | bate da Chiya, and Mr. MeNeil thought it The Conference of Ambassadors has which would secure the ordinary requisities arose from a confusion of accounts re-pared to the isle of Wight, with the com- chants and the Hongkong General Cham- passed a resolution. requesting the inter-of civilisation before anything that the ceived here between the attitude of the mercial seaport in the position of Venter of Commerce took place yesterday Allied Military Commission to instruct Treaty Powers would do would really pro- millowners and their action of voluntarily nor and the new nasal base in the posi-afternoon. The proceedings, which lasted the military forces in the occupied arra to dice à great or permanent effect.
adopting the rule." evacuate Duossektorf, Duisburg and Rub- port,
BILL PASSES THIRD READING
IN COMMONS,
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LONDON, AVerst ath.
The House of Catrons has passed the LOWER DISCOUNT RATE IS QUITd reading of the Dangerous Drugs Bill,
already passed by the Lords,
A SURPRISE.
Lospus. August, uth. The Bank of England discount rate has bee Poduced in 42 per cent.
be reduction is due to the satisfac tory gold position. It was very unex pected on the Stock Exchange and the markets are showing an all-round in! imperuveinent
EARLIER CABLES.
THE GOLD STANDARD.. APPROPILATION HILL PASSES" SECOND READING.
LONDON, AUGUST 5th. After a vigorous defence of the gold started by Mr. Winston Churchill, the House of Commons has "jassed the second reading of the Appropriation Bill.
EVACUATING GERMANY.
MORE WITHDRAWALS ORDERED BY AMBASSADORS,
PARIS, ATHTs ath.
PRINCE OF WALES.
ST. HELENA, AUT h
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has sailed from here alward H..S. Regul
LIANG SHIH YI.
FIRMLY REFUSES PREMIERSHIP.
STRONG INITIATIVE NEEDED. Losos, August 6th. Commenting on the debate in the flouse of Jordy, the Times urges Government to take a strong initiative in China in defence of British futerests, which have already suffered to the extent of several million pounds not counting the personal indigni- ties to humanitarian workers who have no material aims.
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The paper concludes from Earl Balfour's Mr. H. B. Lees-Smith attacked the re
remarks that Government's policy at present is rather of a formal character and says turn to the mild, standard as premature.
Let us have a clear definite plan; it is a and blamed it for the increasing unem
Aa Juutio Vera Sarrice mousage from ployinent, He complained that there
Peking lated July 19th states that ce Stave disservice to Britons in China to was no decrease of internal pricës tu cor-
of external coding to reliable information. Mr. suggest that the policy of their Government respond with the increase
hardly appears soluble.". prices,. "Everybody knows that the dang Shih Si has definitely declined this form of dallying with a problem that Australian Government was told to rais offer of Marshal Tuan Chi Jui to or ganize A cabinet. Interviewed, Mr. money in New York, not here."
Mr. Churchill said that no-responsible Liang declared that under the provi party bad challenged the principle of the sional Chief Executive, there is no heen- If we had not takensity for a responsible cabinet as Marshai gold standard.
Tuan always presides in Cabinet Meet-... ings, playing the role of a Prime Minis
this action, the rest of the Empire would have taken it without us, and come to ‚a gold standard not of the pind sterling
hat of the dollar," IP
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JAPAN AND RUSSIA. THE STATUS OF COMMERCIAL COMMISSIONERS FROM MOSCOW..
- OUR INTEREST IN CHINA.
The island of Singapore could be com-
The Jual Times of July with con-. zains the following statement:-That shipping conditions in Hongkong aro Bow improving is indicated by the an nouncement today by the Dollar Steam... ship and Admiral Oriental Lines that the steamers President Tuft and Presidens Audison will accept cargo and passengern for that port. The two liners, Lowever, will take passengers only for Shanghai, not accepting cargo, to that port for the present owing to the congestion still re vorted.
"CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. REPRESENTATIVES HOLD MEETING
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for a considerable time, were conducted tion of Cowes. As the possession of a
in private. naval base at Multa had lent weight to
It is understood that there was a gene the word of Great Britain' in Balkan
affairs, so would the naval base at Singaral discussion at which various points pore help to ensure that their voice connected with the financial problems of should be heard in the settlement of the the Colony were raised. The main object affairs of China, and its a trading nation of the meeting was to culsider: the exist- Tokyo, August 6th. and Oriental Power the United Kingdom ing tightness of the money market and Japan has notified Russia that the had great material interests involved in generally to find ways and means of encompassing the trade slump brought about by the present boycott. Other Soviet Commercial Commissioners will be China. admitted to Japan, but no diplomatic
questions raised at the meeting were re ferred to in yesterday's Daily Pres privileges will be necorded them.
The Tokyo Foreign Office states that Ambassador Tanaka is at present iating the matter with Moscow.
PEKING CONFERENCE.
WITHDRAWN...
STRATÉGICAL GEOGRAPHY, - The view which took it that the develop- negotment of Singapore as a naval base was
provocative was usually supported by fine of argument which almost ignored the Indian Ocean and concentrated at
FENGTIEN DELEGATES HAVE NOW teation on the Pacife. That was, how. ever, an unbalanced view of strategical geography, and the essential fact remain. ed that, unless the communications of the Indian Ocen were secured, a united British Empire could only continue by the favour and sufferance of foreign Powers
SHANGHAI MIXED COURT.”
PERING, August 6th, RENDITION "IS LIYE ISSUE IN
TAR Cheng Yunn' and the delegates PEKING.
from Manchuria," Simantung, Chihli and from other provinca under Fengtien in PEKING, August. 6th.fluence; have" withdrawn to Tiebtain.
It is alleged they have done so under and that at the present moment,
The Foreign Relations Committee is re financial and diplomatic questions are more important than domestic Alministed to interesting itself in the instructions from Marshal Chang Tso qarstion of the rendition of the Mixed Lin. The delegates remaining here are tration.
insuficient to form a quorum. Court in Shanghai.
Mr. Liang is of the opinion that ne the Chinese citizens representatives confer
SOLID FACTORS. Among the "olid; remarkable factory""
The subject was discussed at a meeting to be considered as consequences of the
a result of which the gold standard. Mr. Churchill' mentioned Lence will be convened in October this yesterday, s that capital issues für domestic purposes year, the form of Government should be Ministry of Justice has been" requested in the first six months of 1995 exceeded solved by the coming conference. Thus, to tarnish all documents bearing upon by more than double the similar issues notwithstanding the earnest request of the matter.
Sterling General Yang Yu Ting. Chief of Staff
IN BANDIT HANDS.
in the first six months of 1823.
ad recovered parity with the gold dollar to Marshal-Chang Tso Lin, ex-Premier and established the equilibrium of the Liang firmly refuses the premiership.. Australian and South African currencies. Owing to the sudden departure of DR. HOWARD REMAINS IN GOOD The Bank of England's gold had increas-General Yang for. Tientsin where the ed by 7 to 9 millions and the general Feogtien leaders are holding an import- money rate had eased,
The general tendency in foreign coun- tries towards stabilisation had increased. For instance, India could now consider a sterling rate at which to stabilise the rapec.
He added that a coal subsidy was very objectionable, but was greatly preferable to a veiled subsidy on exporta.
ant conference for tackling the develop ments in Shengi mnd Anbui provinces, the question for the formation of a Liang Shih Yi cabinet is still not settled yet. The most interesting point is that the for mation of a Liang Shih Yi cabinet was actually proposed by Marshal Tunn and not by Marshal Chang an was reported in
the prese.
HEALTH.
PERINO, August 6th.
DOUBLE MURDER AT SEA. CHINESE FIREMAN KILLS TWO MEN
While a Blue Funnel steamer Haripides we at sea on the night of July 25th on "LATEST CABLES. a voyage from Sumatra porta to Batavia [RECTERS AMERICAN SERVICE.]a Chines: Armaan suddenly remek with a dagger and a rator, and killed STEEL MAGNATES.
two other members of the engine room THREE BETHLEHEM CORPORATION HEADS RESIGN.
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BETHLEHAM, August Oth. The Betlehem Steel Corporation an- Although no official news of the where-nounces the resignations of the vice. abouts of Dr. Howard, who was captured presidents, Messrs. A Johnston and H. by bandits when Major Morgan Palmer'a S. Suyder, and of the purchasing man ranch was raided and the owner killed ager, Mr8, Suyder, on July 26th is to hand, reports have been received indirectly through Harbin.
They indicate that he is well and in good spirits.
The New York World says that the re- signations are due to an effort to effect economies in order to avoid the necessity of reducing the wages of 10,000 men,
crew.
The Chinese representatives in addi- tion to the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son and the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotwali were Messrs. Li Yau Chuen, f. M. Wong, Ho Kwong, Ho lu. Mok Ching Kwong, Yan Yn Ting, and, Li Kon Chun.
STRIKERS' ACTIVITIES AT
· MACAO.
CHINESE BROKER FROM HONGKONG FORCIBLY DETAINED..
Strike pickets are still active in ther neighbourhod of Macao and no effort in spared to prevent people from journey- ing to Hongkong.
A Chinese correspondent writes that a well-known Chinese-piece goods broker- Mr. Yeung In Tung, who is unciated. with Messrs. Gilman & Co., of Hong- kong, paid, a visit to his native village of Pak Shan, near Macao on the 3rd The cause of the tragedy is believed to inst., and fell into the hands of members. be the fact that there had been friction of the Labour Army." Mr. Yeung went to between the accused, who is'n Cantonese, see his parents and intended to return and the other members of the engine to Hongkong the following day, but om room crew, who are of a different clan. his way back he was captured by a picket The accused gave himself up to the chief with its headquarters at Tsin Shan. Mr.
night and was only released upon strong- officer immediately after the occurrence, Yeung was locked in a temple for the and was put under arrest.
A wireless message was sent to Binga representations being made by merabera pore, and when the Euripides arrived of his family and upon one of his re- there next day Mr. Alexander, A.S.P., lativen guaranteeing that Mr. Yeung of the Marine police, went out and took would make no further effort to come the
this Colony, the accused man into custody.
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