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CABLES.

LATEST CAULES (THROUGH ARCTER'S AGENCY.]

SCHNEIDER CUP SEAPLANE

RACE.

BRITAIN'S CHIEF HOPE CRASHES. TEN FINAL OF 3 SERIES OF AVIDENTS.

Baltimore, "October 24th. Hinkler, piloting the reserve alloster- Napier, failed in the reliability test and the British team agunce that they will

enter a second machine for the Schneiter Cup unless the weather condi. tions necessitate 'n postponement of the race. Hinkler, half a mile from shore. osed through the writer of white-capped

The engine failed and wave machine was towed in.

the

LATER. The Schneider Cup race has been post- poned till to-morrow owing to strong easterly winds and rain,

DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 1925 THE HONGKONG

GREAT CYCLONE IN PERSIAN OPERATION ON LADY READING.

GULF.

Капу

FORTY VESSELS SUNK

(ktober 28th. The cyclone which visited the Persian Cinlf was the worst within living According to Bushire tele grams forty vessels were sunk and 'the death roll is variously given at 1,000 and was the center" wirst 7,000. Bahrein affected.

memory.

THE LOCARNO PACT.

EXPECTED.' RATIFICATION OF THE TREATIES

BERLIN, Betober 24th

It is anticipated that Ministers belongs ing to the German National Party in the Cabinet will retire,nax consequence of the Governing Board of the Party passing a resolution that the resnits of the Locarno negotiations are unacceptable. ILATER A Government majority for the ratifea Fergrass of unfavourable weather lortion of the Treaties is fully expected „ko-sorryu has cursed a filicher postpone, notwithstanding the defection.

Aurul of the schneider Oelber 26th..

Raer untit

HOPES CRASHED.

“BALTIMORE, „October 24th: The specially constructed supermarine Napier S4 seplane, with which the British had the highest hopes of wresting the Schwrider Cups from America, tu-mor- row, crushed this morning and is totally weekel. The pilot, Captain Biard, is suffering from 'immersion and shock but otherwise uninjured.

CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

LATER

"It is still possible that Britain will have Awo machines in the Schneider Cup sea- plane race in'ilay. Berthinkley, owing to ...a broken bracing Wire falled to complete the navigaoilty test with the reserve Gloster-Aupier machine, but in response to the petition of American and Italian competitors, the referre agreed to allow the test to be carried out is worning.

The supermarine Napier $4, Britain's chief hope, which crashed in the naviga. inlity test yesterday has been brought ashore The oats were shattered, the wings hrker and the centre section .splintrred.

The crash of S1 is the final of a series of mishaps to the British team since they Jeft England

GERMAN NATIONAL PARTY.

BERLIN, October 25th. Though the "Nationalist decision that the Locarno Treaty is unacceptable has caused considerable excitement, it is premature to speak of a Government crisis, the final word resting with to-mor row's decision of the German National Reichstag party.

Meanwhile President Hindenburg wid celled engagements and are remaining in. Herr. Lather and Stresemann have can the Capital to negotiate with the Party Leaders with the object of securing n settlement...

EVACUATION OF COLOGNE AREA.

CONDITION SATISFACTORY,

LONDON, October 25th. A message was reveived stating "Read- ing. Operation. Calcutta. This was fol- lowed shortly by the announcement that Lady Reading had been successfully operated upon and that her condition is satisfactory.

LEPROSY RESEARCH. IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES.

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Losinos, October 5th. Intortant discussions upon the results of leprosy research irrel 'nt the conference of the Medical Committee of the British Empire Relief Association with the Dominico and Colonial Medical Others."

Sir Leonard Rogers suggested a scheme to distribute to all tropical colonies „ín 1928 the seedout hydnocarpus wighting ond bydorarpus anthelmintion, "

Doctor Muir discovered that pure ripé seed, of the fornire, which grows very abundantly in Southern India, yield's such. pure oil that it is injectible, without run- version to Ethyl Esters, almost painlessly and with results at least as good as Esters at one-tenth the cost. The tree furnish ing this oil will fruit in tropical lands in five or six years and für eight months a year.

EX-ENEMY PROPERTIES. SIR FREDERICK LUGARD'S PROPOSALS.

GENEVA. October 24th. "The Commission discussing ex-enemy Lugard's proposals that each mandatory properties, agreed to Sir Frederick COLOGNE, October 25th, While nothing, definitely is known of should be asked whether any such estates the future strength of the British Army were sold or retained, whether the manda- of Occupation after evacuation of the tory objected to their auctioning; whether nesses ther than landed estates and, if so, how they were dealt with. Cologus area, it is considered certain there were ex-enemy properties or bust that the strength will considerably re-

unced.

It is anticipated that three battalions due under the regular trooping arrange- ments for leave in January hext will not be replaced.

No date has been fixed for" the com- mencement of the evacuation of Cologne, mut it is expected that the arrangements will be necrlerated as the result of the Locarno negotiations:

CABLE RATES.

NO INCREASED CHARGES TO THE PUBLIC.

Laspos, Outober 5th.

ne

SOUTH SEA ISLANDS

The Commission yesterday completed.

LATËST CABLES, FAR EASTERN CABLE FOOTBALL AT HOME. TE RESULTS OF LEAGUE GAMES

ON SATURDAY,

LONDON, October 24th Te following are the results of leagus" as o-day:—

FIRST DIVISION. mingham, t Leierster City, Fackburn R., 4: Notts C., L

ry 2: Aston Villa, a Sardiff . 0 Manchester U., Berton. 4; Leeds U., 2 Faddersfield T., D: Newcastle U., L. » Lanchester C., 8: Burules, 9.

held U., 4: Arsenal. 0. Sunderland. 2; Bolton W. 1. ottenham H., 3; Liverpool. 1.

NEWS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] U.S.A. AND CHINA. ADVICE OF THE AMERICAN, CHURCHES.

Wasuinaros. October 5th. The Administrative Council of the Federal Council of Churches have ad- dressed a comunication to Mr. Kellogg, nrging the abolition of extraterritoriality

and granting tariff autonomy to China and suggesting that if other nations are

Tess Brorawich A., 7; West Ham U...not ready to follow that policy the Ame

SECOND DIVISION

Jarsley, 2; Fulham, 2. Blackpool, Wolverhampton W, Q. Bradford C, 1: Oldham A., 1. Chefsen, 3; Preston North End, 0. -Clapton O., 1; South Shields, Barlington. 7 Portsmouth. 1. Derby County, 7; Stoke C., a Hall City, 1 Middlesborough, Notta F., 2: Wednesday, 0 Port Vale, 2 Stockport C., 0. Southampton. 4; Swansea T.. i.

THÅRD DIVISION (SOUTHERN), Aberdare A.. 2: Laton Town, 3. Brentford, 3; Swindon T., 1. Bristol 1 Reading, 3. Crystal P, 2: Exeter City, 1. Millwall, 1; Merthyr T., 2 Northampton, 0: Newport C., 1. Norwich City, 0; Gillingham, 7. South End L., ; Charlton A., 1. Watford 2; Bristol R, L

THIRD DIVISION (NORTHERN). Ashington.1; Cranmere R., J. Barrow, Rochdale, 3. Coventry C, $: Durham C, 1. Cow A., 1; Bradford, 2. Doncaster R., 2; Halifax. 2. Lincoln City, 4: Grimsby T. 1. Nelson, 3: Hartlepool U., 2

Brighton, 1: Chesterfield, y Southpart, 1; Rotheram . "1. Wigan B., : Wallsal. 0. Wrexham, 5: Accrington S., b.-

(SCOTTISH LEAGUE (1ST DIVISION). Airdrieonians, 2; Hamilton A., 1. Clydebank. 2; Raith R., Cowden Benth, 1: St. Mirren, 1.

Morton, : Celtic, a. Dundee L, 3; Kilmarnock, Falkirk, 2: St. Joiuston, 1.

Motherwell, 1; Aberdeen, 1. Queen's Park, 9; Hiberniana, Rangers. Dundee, 2. Hearts, Patrick Thistle,

BELFAST. October 24th.

In a friendly match the Corinthians its examination of the Japanese report an hent the Northern Nomads by four goals

Souza Dey of the MENSENtion

was cross to The London Caledonians played a islands. 317 Sugimura exnummed at"lengta cipally as regards draw with Oxford University no goals items on the budget una en stri

being scored. Sugimura was unable to instruction.

INTERNATIONAL · FOOTBALL trin, especially with reference to pabe answer some questions, not possessing and he said he suncient information, would.communicate with his Government NEW PRESIDENT OF CHILE. SANTIAGO, October 24th. Senör Figuera has been elected Presij dent by a large majority.

EARLIER CABLES, BRITISH COMMUNISTS.

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The international Soccer match be tween Ireland and England played at Belfast resulted in, a drag, no goals

bring

scored.

The weather was fine when the game started before an attendance of 35,000.

Both teams were slow at settling down;

First Dhard fell on the liner on the way to New York, fracturing spall boacy of his right hand; secondly a wind storm damaged the machine; thirdly, Biard caught cold forcing him to keep to his A Bird was very nervuus when he landed Tales mentionel on October 9th and TRIAL AT BOW STREET OPENel the Irish forwards made many daahing

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lle was wrapped in after the crash. blankets and put to bed. THE BULGAR-GREEK TROUBLE. TR JUSANDS OF REFUGEES CAMPING OUT.

GENEVA, October 25th.

The first communication received by the League Secretariat from Greece, complaits that the Bulgarian troops oc-

blockhouse on Greek territory. cupy

A message from Soba meutions further Greek artillery firing yesterday and an The Bulgars advaner of Greek units. have NO far evacuated ten villages of which "seven were occupied by Grecks. Thousands of refugees are comping out in the open. +

A plenary meeting of the international Telegraph Conference adopted the in- trease in the maximum grainal transit

October 14th.

It is understood that in practice the rates generally will not be raised, ex wept in the case of tiermany whose telegraph systems are working at

loss.

It is fearned that Britain will come to an arrangement with all European countries not to increase rates either way except in traffic with France and Ger many; but it is not certain that the increases will fall entirely on the public as regards the extra-European traffic It is understood that any possible in- decided "by the governments will be absorbed by the eable companies

creases

OPERATIONS IN MOROCCO. TAKING UP WINTER QUARTERS

Ezz. October 25th. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. -

Concerning the French operations on LATER.

the Eastern Sector, there is, no question' Greece has informed the League Secre of recess, but the occupation of winter tariat that her Minister at Paris, as-

quarters according to the precise carry- of the pre-arranged plan of the sinted by three Military Officers from Greece, will attend the Council's deli-French and Spanish staffs, Sxing the line

botween Tiziourli and Souke bet. berations on the Graeco-Bulgar conflict.

On the middle Overgha we entirely CREEK FORCES CAPTURE TOWN

occupied the heights and captured Ourt- OF PETRICH.

zagh, and more than 6,000 loaded mules.

ATHENS, October 23rd.

It is reported from Salonika that the town of Petritch has been captured by the Greeks;

MILITARY OPERATIONS OVER Later. Ascommuniqué states. that now the Greek troops have attained the objective of Petritch the Greek military opera Livas can be regarded as ended and that the incident will, now enter of purely diplomatie phase.

GENEVA, October 23rd...

the

The staff of General Naulin will fix Rabat for the first fortnight in November POLISH MURDERER SENTENCED. PRISONER CHEERED IN COURT.

WARSAW, October 25th. A cable from Warsaw states that Murashko was sentenced to two years After the verdict the people in the Court cheered the prisoner, imprisonment.

In March, as a sequel to the murder of two Polish Communist officers, who were travelling from Warsaw, to the Russian

Murashko was arrested. The

rashes but the English were soundest in defence

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LONDON: October 23rd. Twelve of the arrested Communis leaders were charged at Bow Strees win the second half, the piny was more unlawful conspiracy to publish sedition energetic, the Irish half-backs doing soma

rican Government "should net" indepea-

dently

The Council believe, if these rights are conceded, that China will take steps to ensure justice being administered in Chinese courts in a way that will protect the interests of other Powers,

(THROUGH" KEUTER'S AGENCY.] 'JAPAN AND CHINA.

Toxro, October 25th This morning's papers report a three hour interview between the Chiness

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SITUATION' IN THE NORTH,

SUPPORT FOR WC.

PERINO, October 23rd. Wu Fei Fu claims that fourteen pro vitices are supporting him against Chang Tso Lin,

A conference of the leading militarista at Hankow clected Wu Pei Fa Com-. manter-in-Chief of the Allied forces.

He leaves fue the North to-morrow. Feng Yu Hsiang has apparently decid- rd to join the anti-Mukden faction. His fellower, the Tupun of Honan, is already cooperating with Wu Pei Fu.

MANIFESTO TO, LEGATIONS." -Wa Pei Fu has forwarded a mani- festo to the legations, through the Con- sular authorities at Hankow...

Unofeially it is reported that the manifesto requests the Powers ont to give arms ammunition or leans to the Central Government, and does not agree to the opening of the tariff conferenen' while the present Government is in

Fiqur.

FENG'S DETERMINATION.

PEKING, October 21th. Mr. Hsueh Tu Pi has returned from

Minister and M. Shidebara, in which Pautouching and he reports that Marshal Inpan was asked to give assistance to Feng Ya Hsiang is determined not to China. M. Shidehara regretted Japan's participate in hostilities. Mr. Huang Fu inability owing to the Washington left for Paotoucheng yesterday on behalf of the Government to ascertain Feng's Agreement.

attitude. Representatives of Chang T Lin, Wu Pei Fu, San Chuan Fang and others are also at present at Paotaz cheng..

REGENT OF JAPAN...

TORTO, October 25th. The Regent of Japan is improving in health. He is returning to Tokyo to

day,

(Continueil on nert folumn).

LATEST CABLES.

FRENCH FINANCE.

Feng Yu Isiang's detractors allege that he is waiting to see which side is winning before declaring himself, or waiting for the highest offer; while his supporters. assert that he is desirous of mediating between the contending inetion's so as to promote peace.

Mr. Tang Shao Yi" informed Reuter CXUSUAL STEŤ TAKEN BY THE that Wu Fei. Fu had offered him the

CABINET.

chairmanship of the Central Alliancé (provinces), but Tang, deprecated the ercation of another Klovernment which would only complicate, the situation.

He also urged that Wu Pei Fu should not attempt restoration of Tsao Kun which would only entail a recognition of the so-called constitutional parliament.

PARIS, October 24th. With reference to newspaper reports of yesterdaya Cabines meeting, the Ministry of Finance took the unusual step of issuing a communiqué, wherein it denies that M. Caillaux urged the Cabinet of the necessity of fresh in flation or that any Minister drged M. Caillaux to limit the scope of his suench he will make to-morrow. The com-co-operate. muniqué adds that M. Caillaux will naturally not refer to plans not yet fully disenssed by the Cabinet.

CRISIS INEVITABLE.

PARIS, October 24th.. According to the newspapers yester day's Cabinet meeting on the subject of the financial situation was most heated. They declare that the Minister of Justice strongly attacked M. Caillaux for not yes producing a complete plan.

Mr. Tang considered it necessary to start with a dean slate, adding that if the Administration, he would be ready to alliance was able to turn out the Peking

Wn Pei Fu seems to have accepted Mx. a more definite statement of Wu's policy. Tang's advice but Mr. Tang, is awaiting As regards reports of the impending Manchu restoration, Mr. Tung said that the Manchu conquerors had brought Man- churia a dowry of a China and Manchuria. union. The Chinese pepple had thrown out the Manchu house but Manchurin seemed still to be a rightful heritage of the Manchus and the former Emperor, In [Tsuan Tung, ought to be allowed to

resume sovereignty over Manchuria. this connection Alt Tang Shao Yi referred as if the Manchu kingdom would meet NOT REPLYING.

libels and incin to mutiny. There was ne spoiling work. The English for. and refused to resign except as a result to Japanese expansion on the mainland."

large crowd outside the court, including fashionably dressed women and man wards lacked combination, but improved young men and women wearing rd towards the end. A draw was a fair re- badges. A section of the crowd sag the Red Flag. During a scrimmage tex of the game. police took into custory a man carrying a red flag.

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KARLIER CABLES. HAYLEY MORRISS. AGAIN

REMANDED.

BAIL NOW ALLOWED.

Mr. Tom Mann was present in cour Sir Travers Humphreys, prosecuting, MR. said the accused were prosecuted leaders and principal executive offici of two illegal organisations, namely de Communist Party of Great Britain and

LONDON, October 23rd. the Young Communist Teague, whi had received orders from Moscow. The

Hayley Morriss and Madeline Roberts prosecution's view was that all perta disseminating the doctrine of Cowers again remanded at Uckfield Police manism were liable to prosecution Court Morriss was granted bail of

edition. Communism, as explained

the accused persons, was illegal becaus Government; creation of class war; and it involved the forcible overthrow of the seduction of the armed fores, of Crown "from their allegiance.

The further hearing was adjourned until Tuesday.

WAVING RED FLAG OUTSIDE

£10,000 and Roberts £400.

M. Chillnux was vigorous in self-defence of vote in Parliament Addressing M. "I will leave with you, my dear Prime Painlere he is reported to have said Minister." Opinion in the Lobby is that a crisis is inevitable.

EARLIER CABLES. THE FALLING FRANC.

LONDON, October 23rd. The French frane to-day slumped to 114:35, which is the lowest since March, 1924, as a result of very heavy selling by Continental and American holders. LATEST CANLES. [RECTEE'S AMERICAN SERVICE] FOLLOWS REPORT THAT M CAILLAUX WILL RESIGN."

New York, October 25th. After another break, the franc dropped to 1.10 per hundred francs, the lowest point reached in twenty months decline. The fall is attributed largely to the report thai M. Caillaux is about to resign,

AMERICA'S BUDGET.

the case.

The Viplomatic Boy has decided not to reply to the manifesto sent to the Various Legations by Marshal Wa. Pei Fo, which is reported to have requested the Powers not to give loans to the 'Central Government for the purchase of arms and not to agree to the opening of the

the Tariff Conference while Government is in-powers

present

"THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY.”

SHANGHAI, October 25th. The Chim Press gives prominence to

significant what is described as a remark by the American "Judge, Mr. Finley Johnson in the course of an ad- dress at dinner last night at the American University Club, which was

and Universities of U.S.A. attended by more than 200 Chinese and American graduates from the Colleges

The prosecution alleged that the accused were engaged in a conspiracy with the object of systematic seduction of young women and girls procured by means of advertisements in papers, or through the agency of registry offices, representing that the girls' services were o to look after the dogs, The only required as maid companions to Roberts. BOW STREET.

qualifications necessary were apparent, LONDON, October 24th youth and attractiveness.

The prosecution arose out of Scotland! WELL WITHIN THREE BILLIONS:-} without opposition. Frederick Gayton, described filler's mate, was arrested for carrying Yard, enquiries arising out of a

Red flag outside Bow Street yesterday plaint to the police by the father of a He was kned today £5 with the afegirl employed as a result of the adver- native of cro month's imprisonment entisementa a charge of insulting behaviour and assaulting police.

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"LOANS FOR EAST AFRICA

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Mr. Coolidgn steadfastly refuses to sanction further government depart ments' expenditure.

WASHINGTON, October 25th. Presidena Coolidge's economic budget has been virtually completed six week The witnesses for the proscention in ahead of schedule. It is understood that it kerys well within the tentative cluded the accused woman's 15-year ol tister, who burst into tears, when asked maximum of three billion dollars com- about her relations with Morris and sob-pared with last years three billion 7881 lingly plended Can't you take it from millions, to ge the statement I made the other day." Hayley Morriss, aged 37, living at Pipingford Park, an estate of a thou sand acres at Nutley, Sussex, and his bousekeeper, Madeline Roberts (20) were charged as Uckfield Police Court to-day with mapiring to procure a girl of fifteen "in order that Merris might car- nally know her Both were remanded and bail refused. Morris is well-known in Sussex and is very wealthy, having made his fortano in China.].

A further telegram has been addressed

frontier, to the League from the Bulgarian Gov- Polish officers concerned were sentenced IMPERIAL "GUARANTEE FOR East Montry's cables stated:-Mr.

MILLIONS. ernment stating that the Greeks ia com to death for attempting to blow up a bined operations have penetrated But Warsaw fortress, but it was decided to

LONDON, October 23rd- "garian

territory on a thirty-two exchange them with the Soviet for two kilometre front, to a depth of teu Poles and a Polish, priest who had been Mr. Asery, speaking at the Colarial kilometree. It adds that the Bulgarian arrested in Russia. They were on their Institute, announced that the Cabinet ad

decided to approve in principle the rec Joan hitherta are three killed, and way to Russia wiren murdered.

Murashko was travelling in the same mendation of the East African corais six officers and one soldier wounded,

train, and according to a semi-official sion for za Imperial guarantee for lens statement this man had suffered "per-raised in connection with transport dere at the hands of the lopment in East Africa to the extent of nicious atrocities Boriet authorities.

ten millions sterling.

of

Whilst seven are missing. Seven re sidents of the undefended town Petritch have been wounded as the remalt of an artillery bombardment.

HARLIER CABLEN.

OBITUARY.

MR JOHN TILLER.

New You, October 23rd. The denih has taken place of the famos dancing master John Tiller.

the

Mr. Finley Johnson, speaking on subject of The Spirit of Liberty" as exemplified by the Declaration of Inde pendence," said this Spirit of liberty was now being felt here in China, and as in other lands it has not advanced" However, concluded M Johnson, it cannot be shot to death and neither can it be locked up behind prison doers.

WANG LEAVES PARIS,

ATTEND TARIFE CONFERENCE

PARIS, October 25th. The former Premier, Mr. Wang Chung Bui, who is a member of the Inter-

national Tribunal at The Hague, depart ed rid the trans-Siberian Railway for Peking to preside at the international conference on extraterritoriality. December

INDO-CHINA'S GOVERNOR.

MARNEILLES, October 23rd:

1. Varenne, the new Governor-Generat of Indo China, izbarked to day.