SITUATION IN CHINA.
CANADIAN MERCHANTS APPEAL TO PRIME MINISTER TO ADVISE BRITISH GOVERNMENT OF
SERIOUS EFFECT OF BOYCOTT.
STRIKERS ATTACK SHANGHAI REDS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 1925
HANKOW OFFICIALS CHARGED WITH ORDERING STRONGER ANTI-BRITISH MEASURES WHILE SIMULATING
DESIRE FOR
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SETTLEMENT.
TERATOR RECTER'S AGENCY-]
The most signsheant news to hand with regard to the situation in China?
Vancouver, that the in the request of the Merchants Exchange ht Canadian Premier shall advise the British Government of the inevit alte serious effect of the Chinese boycott on the Canadian export and shipping trade to the Far East."
The outbreak at Shanghai, lue to the strikers having 'realised that The Red Labour Leaders have deceived them, is somewhat courtes-balancud by the evidence from Hankow of the duplicity of the Chinese officials, appointed in anfer with the British Consul-General with a view to reach ing a settlement of the incident of June 11th.
CANADA FEELS PINCH,
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AUSTRALIAN STRIKE,
BRITISH OWNERS IN APPEAL TO MH. BRUCE.
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AMATEUR CYCLE CHAMPION.
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CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO.
TERESTING 'OPERATIONS ARE
PROMISED SHORTLY.-
CRICKET AT HOME,
RAIN SPOILS THE MAJORITY DF MATCHES,
BELGIAN
Atos, August 2d.
Within a few days' period, interest-
Loyboy, August 21st,
LONDON, August 22nd.. Both British Shipowners and Mr.
The musch at Southampton between Havelock Wilson have cabled to Ausing operations will begin," declared | Hampshire and Yorkshire was tralia, denouncing the strike.
| General Primo de Rivera, after a private The scoring was as follows :
conversation with Marshal Petain.
The former have requested Mr. Stanley Bruce to take steps to prevent illegal persuasion to break contracts.
The unofficial strike in London of the past few days is spreading, "and yester day affected the Fast India locks
MORE CREWS GO OUT.
He added that the position at Lince- mas is quite cure, but Abd el Krim's attack constituted a definite challenge. · LANDING AT ALHUCEMAS,
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MADRID, August 23rd.
A communiquéd isaard last night,
We landed hig convoy at!
Mairas, August 22nd.statesi
The crews of four overaas strainers Albucemas without incident. This morn Lave gone on strike at Brisbane, and the ing our air force extensively bombarded crews of three others at Adelaide. The the Riff headquarters at Ajdir, the enemy efringerating plants, however, will be only ferbly replying with machine-guns. kept going
SPANISH OFFICERS BURIED,
A MELBOURNE RESOLUTION,
MADRID, August 23rd.
Maotas. August 2nd,
The officers, killed in the raid by the A queting of 20 British seamen passed Riffs, were buried with full-ceremony, at The body of Commander In resolution, supporting the action of the Ahucemás. crews of overseas vessels at Sydney and Monasterio is being embalmed and will Adelaide, for striking for the enforce-be brought back to Spain.
PETAIN AT RABAT. ment of July rates of pay to all British
RABAT, August Mard.« During the discussion; the British Con-seamen in all, waters. The meeting Blo
Ceneral, Mr. H. Porter, becoming decided that crews of all British ships Marshal Petain has arrived here. He most dissatisfied with the attitude of the in and sailing to ports shalf use work, will proceed to the front, after studying Chinese Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, but should remain on the ships to carry the situation with General Lyauter
(out redtial duties, including the hands! left the room and the proceedings abruptly ling of perishable cargo.
at which the Chinese banded in claims VANCOUVER. Auguse vend.- totalling $730,000 Quimpetisation for those The Merchants Exchange has telegraph-killed or wounded, as the result of the ad to the Rt. Hon. MacKenzie King, the incident on June 11th. Canadina Prine Minister, regarsting him. to advise the British Government of the inevitable very serious effect
of American origin.
on the
ANTI-BOLSHEVISM GROWS,
Seasonal, August 22n -feeling against the Bolshevik section f of the local Labour Leaders came to a
terminated.
The Orient liner, Orama, hai postpon ed sailing from Sydney antil August 24th, but the City of Kimberley, with a British crew, sailed from Melbourne for South Africa despite efforts to prevent her.
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BOUND FOR MOROCCO,
GIBRALTAR. August 21st. Marshal Petain has arrived at Alge, eiras aboard the French steamer Marechal
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Mr. Stanley Bruce" is away for the Lyautey." He was greeted by General de wrek-end, but, the Cabinet on Monday! will consider the appeal from Mr. Rivera. after which he proceeded to Havelock Wilson to restrain the Aus Morocco, tralian Labour leader. ME. Walsh, from
will SPANISH COMMANDER WOUNDED. infuencing British seamen and consider the appra! of British steamship
MADRID, August 21st. owners, urging Federal intervention.
The Acting President of the Directory ARE COMMUNISTS TO BLAME!
announces that Colonel Monasterio. Com-
Canadian export and shipping trade to the Far East of the Chinese boycott ngainat British goods and shipping.
While nstensibly negotiating a friendly Chinese firms are slenanding the erasion of Camulian inbeis-and marks"of identi settlement of the Hunkow incilent, the deation and the consignment of goods by Chinese Authorities are alleged actually United States Ships for the purpose of to have officially oslered the Chamber of making the populace believe that they are Commerce to intensify the anti-British boycott measures, including intimidation, illegal taxation, and a system of fines.
LUNDON NOW AWAKENS, A
LONDON, August ni The Daily Mail states that the serious- ass of the crisis between Canton and Hongkong is revealed in messages, reach ing London headquarters of firms trading in the Far East, appealing that re- presentations he made to the British Government not to delay, definite artion.senmen in Australia.
messages suggest the immediate despatch in Peking of an eminent person, authorised to negotiate an Agreement.
The messages allude to the unfortunate abscure from Peking of the British Minister, Sir Ronaldy, Macleay, who is on sick leave in England.
bead, this evening, when a large crowd of strikers, armed with sticks, knives andd other weapons, attacked the hendquarters of the Shanghai General Labour Associa. tion, in the Chinese City.
Several were wounded on both sides, One or two Reds are reported to have been killed.
The attackers complained that they had been deceived by the Reds.
HANKOW OFFICIALS INDICTED, TANKOW, August 23rd.
The
Wednesday's wering of the Chinese and
The Daily Mail leurs that Sir Ronald British Authorities regarding the settle-Macleay hopes to be recovered sufficiently anent of ñ local incident, proving abortive, to enable him to return to Peking in there was further, discussion on Saturday, about three weeks.
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AMUNDSEN UNDETERRED.
DETERMINED TO REACH POLE"
BY AIR
LONDON, August 9rd.
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR."
MR. ARTHUR HENDERSON IN PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS."
MARSEILLES, August 22nd.
Loscos, August 22nd.
The official headquarters of the Seamander at Alhuermas, has been gravely men's Union, to-day said that they know wounded in a Biff attack on the island nothing of the strike at some of the London docks, ever the reduction of a whigh opened last night, and was resumed pound monthly in ware's wages which this morning. The Spaniards vigoronsty the Union officials had accepted and
which had caused trouble among British replied. It is noteworthy that Albuce-
liut, the official at the Tilbury branch as was reported as the spot froin which of the Union admitted that a section of the coming Spanish offensive in co-oper• the members had struck. He added: ation with the French was being launch-
Pickets here are very strong and stop-
ped all our people signing." The official ed. denied that the official strike was the work of Communists."
It was learned at Tilbury, that several vessels affected had sailed and others had scured practically fall crews.
Mr. Havelock Wils before leaving for Canada, was interviewed. He said that the now wages agreement had been ac cepted by 50,000 men without protest. The trouble at the East Iulia Docks was engineered by Communists; the strikers were unemployable non-unionista, stated.
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THE BELGIAN CONGO.
FANATIC CAUSES TROUBLE IN SAKANIA.
Yorkshire, 264.
Hampshire, 11 for four wickets.
COMPETITOR WINS
EXCITING RACE,
AMSTERDAM, August 23rd.
The world's amateur road egeling chain- drawn.pionship over 183 kilometres/was won by
Hoevenners, of Belgium. The time was 3hrs., Mmias., Bees.
In Yorkshire's innings, Holmes compiled 150. Hain fell and the match had to he
abandoned.
At Manchester, Gloucester beat Lan
unshire on the first innings. Senres:
Glaeester, 436" anıl 33. for one wicket
down.
Lancashire, 823
Bocher, of France was second, and Vandenberg, of Holland, third. -
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It was E
most exciting race, Hoeve inners winning by a quarter of a wheel.
GOVERNOR OF MARTINIQUE.
FIRED UPON WHEN GOING ON BOARD STEAMER.
FORT DE FRANCE, August *nil As the Governor of Martiniqan was going on board in steamer to-day, à nume ber of miscreants fired upon him. Governor was seriously wounded.
· In Gloucester's first innings, Hammond scored 250 not out. Dipper contributed | 144. Muudounid captured five wickets at 2 cost of 129 runs. For Lancashire, Watson made no and Sharp 75 Parker taking five wickets for 190 runs. Rain fell in Gloucester's second innings, and play had to be abandoned. #Rain also spoiled the match at Taunton said to
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between Sonierset and Kent. The scores`
were
Somerset, 340 for six wickets (declared).
Kent, & runs for no wickets.
For Somerset, MacBryan acored 92, Johnson 117, and Longring 30 not out.
FOOTBALL AT HOME.
RESULTS OF MATCHES IN SCOTTISH LEAGUE,
Loxnos. August 22nd.
The followin wern the results of matches played to-day in the first division of the Scottish League:-
Airdrieonians, 4: Aberdeen, 4 Clydebank, 1 Celfic, 2. Cawalenbenth, 5: Dundee U., 1. Dandee. 0: St. Johnstone, 1. Falkirk, o St Mirren.. Hamilton, : Hearth, o Hibernian, s Kilmarnock, 0. Morton, 1. Partick, 1. Queen's Pk, 4; Raith, 0. Hangers, 1;.. Motherwell, D.
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SERVICE
IRELTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE
DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS DEFEAT JAPANESE.
BacogLINE, August 218. By winning the first three matches, Australia has eliminated Japan from the Davis Cup.
Patterson and Hawkes beat Shinidzu and Harada, 6-1. 8-2. 9-7.
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Harada beat Patterson by 6-2, 2-6, 6-1, 75.
CAPETOWN, August end. A-message from. Elisabethville, capital of Katanga Proviner in the Belgian Congo, statrs that a native religious fanatic and number of his followers EARLIER CABLES.
have been attempting to make forcible STRONG ACTION TAKEN.
conversions in Sakania district.
It is reported that they slaughtered 50 SYDNEY, August 1st. A mass meeting of 1,300 overseas seamen natives in one village alone
A patrol of native police, went to in- have unanimously resolved that there be
Hawkes beat Fukuda by 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.'. Haruda had everything his own way
THE ALLEGED LEADER..
Th
LATER
The name of the chief assailant of the He is Governor is given Richard.
be the a of n. Counciller- General..,who was killed during the "eleo- Toral disorders last May,
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UNRULY SAILORS.
SIXTEEN CHINESE IN GAOL IN VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER,-August 22nd.. Sixteen Chinese sailors of the British steamer City of Victoria have been lodged in gaol, for refusing to obey
orders.
They declared they were acting under instructions from Shanghai.
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ITALIAN- AIRMAN.
MACHINE" COLLIDES ÎN ATTEMPT
TO LAND AT CERU.
ROME. August 22nd. Major the Marquis di Pinedo wires from Cebu that he had a tempestuous. journeys
When trying to
land his machine collided with a packet-bant, damaging the mooring gear. The other damage is slight and is being repaired.). "
TICKETS FOR “WIMBLEDON.” AN ATTENDANT CHARGED
WITH FRAUD.
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after the second set, in which Patterson, A case arising out of alleged traffick- for a while, showed his best form. Buting in lawn tennis championship tickets the Japanese's severe service nad swift, was heard at Wimbledon Police Gourt accurate drives seemed to nettle the Aus on July 4th, when George Oliver, 55,
of bounds or drive into the net.
no resumption of work until the accent-vestigate, was driven off. losing a numbo,tralian and make him return the bull out labourer, of Gateley-rond, Brixton, was
ance of the demand for the payment of in killed and wounded.
HELEN WILLS WINS.
charged with obtaining on the previous day by false pretences certain Bum of money from the All England Tennis Club FOREST HILL, August 2nd. committee. Mr. Philip Conway, prose- In the semi-final of the United States cuting, said that there would be other. women's national lawn tennis champion-charges. ship, Miss Helen Wilts delented Miss
The Belgian authorities have despatch. A thousand delegates, from thirty July rates of pay to all British senen
in all waters, and repudiating any agreeed troops from Elisabethville. nations, are attending the second post-warment in Britain by Mr. Huvelock Wilson International Labour and Socialist Con- and the British Union. The meeting was gress, in session here. The principal adjourned until Monday, pending the calling of ramen's meetings in all the The strike threat affects over 50 states. ships at present in Australian waters and many more en route to Australia.
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FRENCH POSTAL STRIKE,
EMPLOYEES TAKE LYONS
NOTICE OF WARNING,
GERMANS ABROAD. BERLIN EXPECTS REMOVAL OF Eleanor GORE by 3-6, 6-0, 0-2.
ALL RESTRICTIONS.
Evidence that the North Pole's victory jrets on the agenda are the attitude of over Captain Amundsen has not, deterred the International towards the Colonial the explorer's determination to reach the question, disarmament and the League Pole by air is contained in'messages from of Nations and to the second and third
internationals. Oslo and Berlin.
The former declares that Captain Amundsen and Lieutena. Riser Larsen
The executive decided to transfer the Secretariat to Switzerland to enable M. Adler (Austria) to continue in the secre- bave gone to Hamburg, en route to Italy, taryship. Mr. Arthur Henderson, in 2 -to negotiate the purchase of an airship presidential address, said that the Inter-
for the 1028 Polar Expedition.
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NO
PARIS, August 2nd. national spoke in the name of seven million
Despite the ministerial warning that organised workers Propaganda, affiliat postal employees, striking in sympathy The Berlin report announces that proed with the parties, must be conducted with bank clerks, will be dealt with dis minent Germans, including professors with regard to the possibility-ever ciplinarily the postul employees at bankers and authors; have signed a appeal for subscriptions to enable Captain probability-that "the National leaders Lyons have decided to continue to refuse
will be responsible Ministers.
to collect money on commercial drafts Eckener, who piloted the Z113 to America:
The Geneva Protocol must remain the from the banks to build a Zeppelin for Arctic exploration.
HARLIER CABLES. guiding principle of international action. The whole strength of the Labour move- CITY OF THE DEAD. -SLAYERS OF SIRDAR.
ment, nationally and internationally organised, must
fight used to EIGHT MEN ARE EXECUTED
capitalism, whose grip has tightened since AT CAIRO,
the war
CAIRO, August 23rd. The eight men convicted of the murder of the Birdar were executed this morn- ing, there being an interval of three quarters of an hour between each execu-
be
"WILD CHEERS."
SWARAJIST ELEMENT PLEASED AT
PATEL'S ELECTION.
Sa, August 22nd.
The death sentence on the elder of the Mr. V. Patel was elected president of Enayat brothers, whose confession led the Legislative Assembly by 58 votes up to bringing the others to justice, has against 56 for Mr. Ranga Chariar.
The result was greeted with wild commuted to penal servitude for been:
Swarajist cheers.
BERLIN, August 23rd. Oficial quarters expect that the res- trictions, preventing Germans" taking up their domicile in foreign colonies--parti- cularly the British Dominions-will be abolished within eight months, ́ ́..
Jis stated that restrictions have already been removed in Ceylon, Tangan- yika, South East Afrien, while Australia and New Zealand are following suit at the end of the year.
OBITUARY.
SIR GEORGE GOLDIE
Miss McKane beat, Mrs. Mallory by 4-8, 7-5, 7-8.
"Miss Wills and Miss Mary Browne, in the doubles, defeated Mrs. Lambert Chambers and Miss Harvey by 6-3, 6-2.
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BOLTON SPINNERS.
NO ORGANISED SHORT TIME
WORKING
LONDON, August 21st A meeting of the Bolton Master Catton spinners held at Manchester decided that LONDON, August 29od.
there will be no organised short time working in the fine cottonspinning in The death is announced of Sir George dustry. Though trade is not profitable Goldie.
there are so big stocks on hand and the industry is declared healthy.
The Rt. Hon. Sir George Taubman ARBEILLES, August 20th. Goldie, who was in his 70th year when The city is wearing a funereal aspect he died, was the founder of Nigeria. He owing to the strike in sympathy with the added to the British Empire provinces bank clerks, which is practically general. five times the size of Great Britain. He Shops are closed and public convey was one of the Royal Commissioners who ances are not ruuming,
investigated (1902-1903) the conduct of Despite the Communists' sympathetic the Boer War and (1902-1903) the War nction this morning, the Strike "Com-Stores Scandal.) mittce docided not to permit Communist Intervention. ⠀ -
The police at Paris, easily dispersed demonstrations of bank strikers on the boulevards.
PRINCE TCHERKESOFF.
LONDON, August 2nd The death took place to-day of the The movement is still spreading "and Russitin, Prince Tcherkesoff, who has bankin business is increasingly handi-taken, refuge in London since the Russian
revolution. capped
STINNES PAPER SOLD/
CHANGES HANDS AT PRICE OF THREE MILLIONS:
BERLIN, August 21st Well-informed circles state that the Stinnes concern has, sold the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung to a consortium head ed by the paper manufacturer Salinger and the Berlin' publisher Weber, for three million marks, which has been paid in cast: The policy of the paper will not be changed.
A police constable, "who said he was on. plain clothes duty at the tennis grounds on July 3rd, stated that he kept observa- tion on Oliver, who was employed as an attendant at the south-eastern gate, where only ticket-holders were admitted.
WATCH FROM BALCONY.. He saw Oliver give a man a yellow counterfoil and" receive something in re- turn.
Another man paid him 48, for a collo- terfoil Olivér said to this man : 34 It is sure to be full" (meaning the centre court). Another counterfoil be handed to a man who gave him ás.
The police withness then went to the balcony of the centre court stand and from there he saw Chiver give a man and won two blue tickets and receive something in return.
Oliver hand a blue ticket to a man and Retuming to the gate later be inw
receive 3. 6d.
After several other similar transactions he made a report to the lawn tennis authorities..
"ALL" NONSENSE."
A result Oliver was taken custody
When charged at the station. Oliver said: "That is all nonsense.”
In his possession were found
Four £1 Treasury notes. 11. in coins.
Six admission tickets.
57 pass out checks. Oliver was remanded on bail for Week
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