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CABLES:

LATEST CABLES, (THROCOL REUTER'S AGENCY.] · BIG DIAMOND COMBINE. WORLD'S OUTPIT UNDER ONE SYNICATE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST. 131

EARLIER CABLES. ANGLO-FRENCH MEETING.

M. BRIAND EXPRESSES HIS SATISFACTION.

LONDON, August 11th. A brief formal communiqué issued at the conclusion of to-day's 'conference be

tween Mr. Austen Chamberlian and M. Briand states that the conversations are | proceeding satisfactorily,"

Loxins, August 12th. An agreement has been conclude "by a powerful diamond routine, including the Barnato Brothers, the dihargesburg Con-

M. Brjani, interviewed by Reuter, was the -olidated Investanut Company,

similarly reticent remarking: We Anglo-American Cooperation, the Dun-

have not yet finished, but I am quita keishukher Company and the "De Beers

satisfied, and hope to return to Paris on Pomier and "Jaggersfontein Companies.

August 13th," Mr. Chamberlain to-night Under the aurormenf, the last three will

pave a banquet in honour of M. Briar «ell their production in the combine for a and his colleagues, when the American member of years. Thus, it is contended end. Allied Ambassadors and other that practically the entire diamond out-diploatats were present. pt of the world will be dealt with by one syndwate in London,

PARIS BANK CLERKS.

YUMBER OF STRIKERS IN CLASH WITH POLICE

Pŝuly, August 12th.

A muaber striking tarik clerks demonstrated in the Place Trocadero and broks the windgas of several bank huik.

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CRICKET, AT HOME.

FAR EASTERN CABLE!

NEWS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) SITUATION IN ORTH TELEPHONE WIRES FROM H.B.M. LEGATION CUT.

ESCORT FOR LOYAL SERVANTS.

PERING, August 12th, Three telephone wires, leading from the British Legation, were found but this morning.

An attempt was made last night to kidnap Mr. C. M. "Palsiret's groom, who, however, escaped and returned to the Legation.

Polics action prevented the holding nga denenstration, which the strikers had planned for this afternoon. This action was apparently the result of Mr. Palairet's representations to II.E. Tuan

YORKSHIRE AGAIN IN WINNING | Chi Jui.

THIN.

LONDON, August 11th. Playing at Manchester, Lancashire des fented Notis об the first innings.

Scores:-

Lancashire, 359 and 55 for two

wirkets (declared).

Natts, 998 and 75 for two wickets.

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Watson in Lancashire's first innings scored 120 and Pestress 49. Batting for the Notts, Davies compiled 65. The Lan

cashire bowler Palmier took wickets for

They were dispersed by the Police, but zenssended "in "another square; when again dispersed they Want to Boulevards. Two were arrested.

FLIGHT ROUND EUROPE. ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE TASK IN THREE DAYS,

Patik, August 12th. Arrau beurt, accompanied by Engineer Carol, left. Villaroullday at 4.45 en Minday maining in an attempt to circumnavigate Empe by “air in three day's. They reached Belgrado at 12-43 in the afternoon, Constantinople at Gp.m. on Monday, and Moge *'re y

at 9

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Captain Arra-bart has telegraphed to the Under Secretary of State, för Air that they were warmly received in Moscow.

RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. }

BELGIAN DEBT TO U.S.A. FIRST, REFUNDING PROPOSAL" IS

INACCEPTABLE.

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Wazos, August 12th. Belgium's first refriding proposal bas been found inacceptable. The commuis sions will resume discussions Lo-morrow.

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EARLIER CABLES.

CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO., FRENCH FORCES IN JUNCTION"

WITH SPANLARDS.

Pants, August 11th..

53 runs.

Against Warwickshire at Dewsbury, Yorkshire won by an innings und 66 runs.

The wores were:---

eight wirkets

THE SHAMEEN AFFAIR.

SOVIET AMBASSADOR CIRCULATES KUOMINTANG VERSION.

PEKING, August 11th.

1945

CHINESE LABOUR.;

CONDITIONS IN SHANGHAI,

FACTORIES,

PERSISTENT SHIPMASTER.

SECOND HEAVY FINE, FOR, BREACH. OF RULES.

Mr. E. F. Mackay, the recently retired

Fined the sum of $1,000, with six chairman of the International Municipal months' hard labour in default, at the According to the Rosta News Agency, Council at Shanghai, now at Home, con Marine Court on Tuesday for carrying [(the organ of the Soiet) M. Karakhan to tributes to The Times a very clear 97 passongers on the 8.8. Kia Lee without day cirrulated to the heads of the Foreign statement ILN to labour conditions (in | » passenger certificate, Captain N..

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| Missions in Peking a letter froni the Cun- | Shanghai. This was much needed in Uesugi," master of the Kiu Are, again ton administration, embodying the find, view of opinions published over the appeared before Lieut-Commander G. F ings of the investigation commission de signature of Mr: Fenner Brockway, Hale,, R.N., at the Marine Court yester garding the Shumeen Bring on June gard.secretary of the L.L'P., and Mr. Mackay's day' on a sinila: charge and was fined The letter states that the cohumission, special knowledge of, the subject invests the hunxiant amount-(according to the which was composed of eighteen persons, his statement with authority. He says:- number of passengers muntioned in tha including judicial and police officers and Mr. Brockway states that children are charge)-$3,200, or in default`six months* representatives of the labourers, farners, torn from their parents and recruited in merchants and educators, after examining the mass to work at a speed dictated by namerons witnesses, found, inter alia, the machine. That is not true. The mills that the firing was first started from the in Shanghai controlled by foreigners, Shameen, machine guns being freely used mostly cotton and silk, employ female by the shameen forces, the bullets bring labour on a large scale, because the work

hard labour.

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Captain N. Cestigi, who pleaded guilty, was on this occasion charged with unlaw- fully carrying 32 passengers on board tis ship the ss. Kiere without a passenger -.

August 11th. (The 5.

cortifiente

Ki Lee enne from Shanghai to Hong-

of the dum-dum hnd softnesed kind. is light. The husbands are mostly en

The Nationalist Government alemands ployed on wharves or docks or as ricksha

kong and in the previous case against It is understood that a police escort that justice be done and that redress be cuclies. When the mothers go to work the master, in which he pleaded not in future will be provided to loyal era-given for this infamous massacre." Itthey find they must take their children guity, it was stated that the passengers players proceeding to the market from respectfully requests M. Karakhan's good with them, because there are no Chinese the Legation Quarters.

THE NINE POWER TREATY. PEKING, August 12th. The American Minister, in a Note, dated August 10th, formally notified the Waichinops that ratifications of the Washington Sine Fower Treaty werei depositol, on August 5th, in the manner prescribil. *The Not really that now it rests with the Chinese (lovemment to fix a date and place of meeting for the special Customs

Conference.

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offices in the matter.

راه

SHANGHAI MILL STRIKE. JAPANESE AND CHINESE REACH

AN AGREEMENT.

SEANGRA, August 12th. The Japanese Consul-General. Mr. Yada, and the Chinese Commissioner of| Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hao Yuan, on be half, of the mill owners and strikers, signed an agreement at 6.13 this evening after three weeks' argotiations.

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In yesterday's case, evidence was given by Police Sergeant Butcher, who said that on the previous afternoon (Tuesday) ke received orders to stop the as.. Kia Leẹ, if she attempted to leave the harbour with any passengers on board. At five o'clock- he went in No. 1 Police Launch to the western entrance of the harbour and

were for Whanipor'and Canton and nona“ schouls which they can attend, existing for Hongkong). schools being too expensive for their prae, while the International Council could never attempt to provide education for the mass of Chinese children whose parents élect to reside in the settlement set apart for residence of foreigners,

When the children reach the mills with their mothers, the miillowners gyit then some light work to perform at their waited, there until 11.15, at which others request, mostly to keep them time the, Kim Lee appeared under way. gut of mischief, but in no instance in my He stopped her and on boarding the discussion with foreign millowners have found one who wanted the children.

They are not, he states, worth even the smuft money they are supposed to earn The owners of the Naigaiwata Mill, at The Japanese mill where most of the which the riots 'started in the middle of trouble has occurred has bailt und equ forked in a store-room. There were 135

The agreement provides for resumption The Note adds that the American Gov of work at the Japanese Cotton Mills ernment will be glad to use its good involving nine companies, owning forty He would much rather be without them.lied that he had cleared with a crew of " offices with regard to any incidental fnctories and employing over 30,000

arrangezaents.

Yorkshire 507 For

(declared). Warwick 23 and 125 Fof the winners Sútelife, scored 206 and Kilner 124 In, Warwick's "first innings

"JAPAN AND AMERICA," Smith made 52 and Parsons 55, whilst

Toro, August 19th. Santall obtained 110 not out. When War

The Foreign Ofer states that conver wirk" followed on, Macaulay captured foursations with America have been started, wickets for 40 runs.

koncerning the scope" of the Tariff Con- Ken: defeated Sussex at Hastings by ference. nine wickets. Scores -

Sussex 234 and 97.

Kent 200 for nire wickets (declared)

and 42 for one wicket...

In the Erst innings of Sussex, Bowley, compiled at. When Sussex went in the second time Marriott took five wickets for 3 runs and Freeman four for 40. In Kent's first innings Woolley compiled $1 and Knott 73.

RAIN SPOILS" PLAY,

Playing at the Oval, Surrey won against Middlesex on the Best mines. There was no play talay owing to rain, Scores,

Surrey 203 and 11 før ne wicket. Middlesex 1.

In Surrey's first innings, Hobbs scored 40 and Shepherd 57, Alen obtaining live wickets for do runs. Hearne compiled x3 for Middlesex, four of whore wickets were

Japan is desirous of confining the agenda within the limits agreed at the Washington Conference, but it is under stood that America considers enlarging the scope and suggesting granting tariff autonomy to China.

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handa.

vessel asked the Captain if he had any passengers on board. The Captain'

witness proceeded to search the ship and found several passengers in the forepeak and bankers and 20 women and children

May, offered the wounded and relativesped a school in its compound, and was of those killed

$10,000, which the experimenting with it when I left. The ed Japanese Comal-General will retain owners have also brought their mills up until the trouble is completely settled.. to, and in some respects beyond, modern home standards, bút that did not preynut

The terms of agreement, are ;

} people, ona biard of which sa were register-

a halance of a as crew, leaving passengers.

MA W. R. Hillyer, a bourding offéer, Firstly: The millowaers will recog-the students, and their Bolshevist friends said that he issued cautions to both the ise the operatives' unions when or-from attacking them; in fact, they seemed agents and the master of the Kin Lee that ganised according to Labour Union

the shiji was not to proceed with pakten- Laws, which the fhinese Government in lie singled out för attention.

gers on board. The agent asked bit Fr. Brockway, disclaims all "respou. shall promulate..

Secondly: No strike pay shall sibility for standards of labour outside the what he should do and witness told him that he had his instructions. The agent given; but

th reluctant strikers settlement, of Shanghai. That, I may sayanggested that witness should go to the suffered through the loss of wages during

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The Foreign Office spokesman em. phasises that Japan is unable to initiate the long strike, the mill-owners will is not the attitude adopted by the chridharbour master and ask to go and see a policy as all the Powers are suspicions compassionately "extend reasonable help labour representative who recently visited the passengers taken off the ship and the

of Japan's action towards China.

THE TIENTSIN TROUBLE,

of millworkers. The police accordingly of payment in depreciated · subsidiary (whom in all parts of the country she Defendant said that he received clear-

to the workers.

Shanghai, Dame Adelaide Anderson made

agent added that they would argunge be- Thirdly: The Mills will increase the it clear that foreigu Shanghai millowners tween theinselves. Witness said the iden wages according to merit, and also in- vestigate the workers' living conditions should refuse to employ shild labour was that the passengers should be cu TIENTSIS, August 12th.

they had been taken off. Witness was in- The Prking and Tientsin Tien re-and make necessary adjustment after (which some British companies have alosed and that witness should report that ready attempted) merely as an educative formed that if he did this he would re- ports that it was believed that a settle. enosulting other Mills. ment had been reached over the strike Th Eourth Clause solves the question exhibition to the Chinese owner, with ceive a prescut.

ance at about five o'clock on Tuesday and discussed the question. But what he told his compradore to land the passen arily shall not be allowed to Fifthly The Japaarse foteinen ordi- comes of the children who arc, refused gers. About eight o'clock. feeling un-

were withrawn. However, trouble broke coins.

unt efforts of agitators from the Native City, again. yesterday, following the

who were sent to the mills and the ́ex- Russian Bund in an endeavour to cause

a strike of workers at the British. American Tobacco Co.

APTOA

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carry

admittance to the British or other fur- well, he went ashore, and returned to tha eign-owned mill The mothers merely Kin Lee about eleven o'clock. Upon his A message from Wezzan says that two

Sixthly: The fills are not to dismissi French detachments combined in opera

workers unreasonably and will give due transfer, their service to the Chincac-eturn, he asked the compradore if all the passengers had gone ashore and was in- owned mills-and they are growing up formed that they had. He did not know. tions for reprovisioning the post ataken, la Fender for 34 rung, "

Some mit: owners were most reluctant regard to their good treatment.

atrike, but were intimidated by Mills with their own power-plant will like mushrooms who will readily employ that any passengers were on board when Zitouna, and effected a junelion with the At Peterborough, Northants beat Wor-strikers, armed with sticks and stones, resume immediately, others after the re-them. So that Mr. Brockway, if he is to the vessel got under way..

The Harbour Master registered a con- Spaniards on, the River Lonkkus.

cestershire by an innings and 114 runs. Strong police guards were sent to the sumption of the bulk of the power deal with the question, must take respon. į

mills and were later reinforced by 100 supply, ent off by the Municipality on sibility for labour in Chinese mills, who-viction and defendant acknowledged that | Scores --

Fengtien soldiers.

July 6th.

ther in the interior, or in the settlement, he had been convicted for a similar. All the afternoon, the strikers, forned

or on its borders, where they exist by the offence on the previous day.

The Harbour Master: The thing has The British mill way suffer from been done deliberately, and I shall fine

Worcester 117 and 0. Northnots .

processions and kept making threats. "LITTLE" ESU IN BELGIUM.

Shortly after six o'clock the temper of the

LATEST CABLES, LANDING OPERATIONS PLANNED.

Pis, August 12th.

In the first Worcester innings P. Wright crowd became uglier. Stones were The correspondent of Le Journal at Madrid Journs that funding operations 23

took five wickets' fur 47 runs, and in the second V.C.W. Japp Look five wickets for "Albaeemas will login" as soon as“

| 25 runs "For Northants, W. Timmus nude | French offensive is launebed.

5, Woolley (N) 64, Jupp 70, and Bagrat L'Eend de Paris, detailing the re71. Boot" dismissed five batsmen for 129 sorganisation on the Moroccan front, says

that the reserves of two dvisions, con-

"the

centrating behind, the line between Fez and Taza, and the whole French force are strongly equipped-notably with a Дев уда quick firing rifle.

A message from Fez saates that Abd el Krit is organising the defence along! the entire front and preparing strong lines

af trenches beford Sheshuan.

THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.] STATUS OF MOROCCO.

PARIS, August 12th. The papers state that France and Spain cannot answer the communication made to General Prime Rivera by the Riffan emissary. Morocco's political status was settled by international agreement and it is impossible to open discussion on the independence of the Riffs.

Fune.

persons.

The guards then fired, wounding right

A foreign eye-witness stated that about 200 shots fired, the crowd dispersing At Cheltenham, Hampshire defented 200 studerer sitation at present Glasicestershire on the first innings. is quiet..

Scores:-

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Hampshire 244 and 244 for six

wickets (declared). ↑

Gloucester 181 and 20 for no wicket.

In the Hants first innings Bratton scored to while Mill obtained 4 wickets

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for 18. Mead made 84, in the second innings and Bowell 50. Parker took five wickets at a cost of a runs. Rain inter- fered at the clone..

*RESPECT THE AGED 1

A leopard broke into the hen house of the manager of the Huey Salvestate at Le Matin says that Abd el Krim's men- Bangkok recently, and made a satisfactory "sage can only be interpreted as a display meat of 13 henk and two ducks before de of voluntary ignorance of the Franco-parting. The thra binds the leopard left

alone were three old hens Spanish propositions.

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محمد

TO KING.

Born.

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HOME RAILWAY REVENUES. FALLING OFF IN FREIGHT TRAFFIC.

the amount received

labour cost go under, but that will not six months' hard labour. thrown at the police and attempta znade CHINESE MINISTER PRESENTS HIM altruistic efforts and inay with excessive you the maximum of $5,200, or in default

dispose of the child labour question in rush the mills, culainating in an

the settlement of Shanghai. The Land attempt to rush the police and military- cordon at a mill outside the Belgian

--Borssets. -August 19th-Regulations do not make provision for Concession.

The King of the Belgians received the municipal council to take aetion; Ceneral Hse (Litt" Hau) today. He against Chinese milowners employing was presented by the Chinese Minister. child labour, and to alter the. Land Re-

Au increase in Major-General Pontus, who is attached to gulations requires a three-fourths majority General Hsu's Mission, conducted the of the ratepayers of the settlement, the for passenger fares and a decrease in parts yesterday, to Liege, where, they unanimous decision of the Cousils of the receipts for freight are notified by visited Fort Loncin.

every nationality, represented in Shanghai the Ministry of Transport in the statis (almost, every known country), and after tics for April 'relating to the main line!! that of every Minister in the Legation in railways. Peking, and after that the ratification of The total number of passenger jour- the Chinese Government; and on much neys (excluding season ticket holders) more important questions than child taken in Aprilis 20,951,650, n decreas? labour it has not been found possible der. compared with Alf10, 1921; of 1,158,592, ing the last 20 years to effect necessary or 14 per cent. The receipts from pas alterations. It is not the British alone sengers (excluding season ticket holders) who are responsible, as Mr Brockway showed an increase of £14,020,, or (22. appears to imagine they are only one per cent. For all companies the receipts among many

front passenger train traffic (including

FURTHER FIRING,

LATER. Many were killed and many woanded, In addition to 300 persons- arrested to- day, when the Chiness guards were com pelled to fire on a very large crowd at: the scene of yesterday's shooting.

Details at present are not available.. SHANGHAI WHARF COOLIES.

SHANDRAL, August 12th.

The majority of the wharf coolics, who returned to work yesterday, went out un strike Again this morning, after one day's work.

AGREEMENT AT HANKOW.

HANKOW, August 12th A conference between the Chinese and British authorities has reached an agree ment regarding the system of defence of the Concession and co-operation with the Chinese police.

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FIREMAN-

SHUN!

HOLD UP.

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AMUSING VILLAGE

INCIDENT.

When motoring through Addlestone, Surrey, on July ath, the Queen of Roumacia was held up outside the parish church owing to a firemen's parade in aid The secretary of the LLP. may rest teason tickets and parcels and miscet of the Widows and Orphans Fund of the quite satisfied that European employers laneous traffic, but excluding mails and National Fire Brigades' Union. A Sur of labour in China would welcome nothing parcels post) were £70,854 more than i biton fireman promptly placed his collec-so much as European standards of educa- April, 1994; an increase 9.9 per cent. ting box in front of her Majesty, who | Lion, law sanitation, and morality (which The total tonnage of freight conveyed

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smiled, produced a £1 Treasury note, and I presume he embraces under his caption (excluding free-hauled traffic) placed it in his hox. The man was in-of, humanity), but these standards must 26,215,149, a decrease of 2,643,781, or 3.3 formed of the identity of the Queen, and he established in China by the Chinese per cent. The decrease in the quantity, at once sprang to attention as the car themselves (with whatever, aid, we or of coal and coke conveyed by rail wan Her others can or they be allowed to give 2,072,480, or 11.0 per cent. Freight train proceeded through the crawl. Majesty seemed much interested in the them), and that would inevitably lead receipts (less cost of collection and de

the prompt abolition of extra- |·livery) amounted to £9,337,092, a dri firemen, who marched part her from the to

territ

crease of £323,763, or 3.7 per cent.

"church to the number of nearly 180.