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THE LOCARNO PACT. HERR STRESEMANN EXPOUNDS IMPORTANCE OF TREATIES.
WIRELESS HIS MEDIUM.
BERLIN, November 4th.
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Herr Stresomânti, used wireless as medium for expounding the importance of the Locarno Treaties.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH,
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LONDON LOAN MARKET.
AR CHURCHILL ON WISDOM OF RETURN TO GOLD BASIS.
Loxtos, November 3rd, Mr. Winston Churchill at Sheffield announced that the Government had de cided to remove the embarge on the
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PERSIAN GULF DISASTER. LATEST FIGURES IN REGARD TO LIVES LOST
BAGDAD, November 4th.. According to reliable information from Bahrein, not more than 450 pearl fishers were drowned in the recent cyclone
TARIFF - CONFERENCE.
SHANGHAI RACES.
"PARLEYS AT PEKING..
OF
TARIFF DELEGATES ARRANGED AS AT WASHINGTON.
The Peking correspondent of the Usata“ Mainichi, on October 28th, cabled his
POWERS AGREE TO CONCEDE WARRENFIELD WINS CHAMPIONS SEATS
FOR MR. MORRISS, CHINA'S CLAIM.
'At the Shanghai racos, yesterday, Mr. CERTAIN CONDITIONS ENTAILED.
Henry Morriss Warrenfield repeated his (THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.] Spring performance by winning the Champions The last race of the day resulted in a dead-heat between Title Deed and Duntop.
Pekino, November 4th... The Pawers represented at the Tariff Conference bave agreed to concedo
issue of Dominion, Colonial and foreign the Persian Gulf. There were 160. fatali-China's claim to autonomy in regard to
loans in the London market.
THE GOLD STANDARD. When making his announcement us to He emphasised that the Security Fact the opening of the London lean market, meant that France had renounced the Mr. Churchill emphasised that the wis- policy involved in the suggestions of dom of restoring the gold standard `Marshal Foch and M Clemenceau, at the had been exemplified by the fact that Versailles Conference at the Rhine in the middle autann drain, the most should be the Western faintier of Ger-difficult time of the year, the Bank rate
many.
He alluded to the political significance of the fact of Britain's undertaking fully protect Germany against French "ut-
tack.
He declared that the German treaties with Poland, and Czechoslovakia con- tained nothing construable as recognition of Germany's present Eastern frontier with the Poles and French or with the Czechs and French. Supplementary, treaties added no rights beyond those France enjoyed through membership of the League of Nations.
Herr Stresemann mentioned the assur
Ance given the German delegation that with her entry into the League, Germany would possess the moral right "to obtain
onial mandates.
was lower than in 1913, bat such a great change necessitated delicacy of judgment as every step. They had to bear in mind
not only the desirability of "removing what was called the embargo on overseas loans, but als the possible effects on home industries of overlending abroad.
After announcing the immediate re- moval of the embargo, he said the old, full freedom of the "market" would he re- stored to the City, London must be responsible for using this freedom wisely and soberly. He declared that over- lending would bring its own corrective, and he trusted the good sense of 'the City to manage its affairs with discretion and pay regard not only to the capacities of the market but to the would-be bor rowers' position towards Britain. Henco
he hoped as far as possible, without im- pairing the freedom of the market, that preference would be given to those issues which bring a high proportion of orders for goods immediately to the trade of the country.
CORPSE FACTORY YARN. BRIGADIER-GEN. CHARTERIS ISSUES DENIAL.
GERMAN NATIONALISTS,
A meeting of delegates of all extreme Natðnalist organisations in Germany, in the presence of Prince Oscar of Prussia.
· decided to unite all Nationalists organisa- tions to fight against the Locarno Treaty. This resolution was adopted after speeches Ty Count leventlow and the German NationaMst. Dr. Quxatz, who described it as the voluntary recognition of the dictates of the Versailles Treaty."
to the German corpse factory story dur Representatives of the German People'sing his recent visit to America, said the Party were invited to the meeting. but allegations that he invented the Kadaver
did not attend.
M. PAINLEVE'S CABINET.
THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PASSES TOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
FRENCH POLICY OUTLINED.
PARIS, November 3rd.
The Chamber passed a vote of con Gdence in the Government by 221 votes
-to 1802
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STAND OR FALL SLOGAN.
PARIS, November 3rd The Government has decided to stand or fall by the vote of the Chamber on the "finisterial declaration which will be presented to the Chamber this after- noun. The Socialists have decided to abstain from voting,
OUTLINE OF "POLICY. The declaration stresses the financial problem, but does not reveal the propos ed taxation, merely declaring that ... forma of wealth will participate."
It says the menace in Morocco has been" removed and the French occupy a strong northern frontier line whence suspicious movements can be watched and suppress- ed. Twenty-one battalions are returning to France.
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The Government attributes the painful
LOSION, November 4th. Brigadier-General Charteris, in announcement, emphatically denying the
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ties near Katif, owing to falling date
trees
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SHELLING OF DAMASCUS. ESTIMATE OF KILLED YOU
TOTALS OVER 1,600
ALEXANDRIA, November 3rd.
that A traveller from Damascus states the French on October 28th bombarded three villages near Damascus as a prisal for ads of brigaadagr.
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It is stated that the French estimate that 1,200 people were killed through the borabardment of Damascus referred only to those found dead in the streets, and that +40 more corpses have been discover- ed in the ruins of the houses.
The
the Customs tariff.
Forcession, however, is dependent upon certain con- |ditions being carried out by, the Chinese
Government..
BASIS FOR DISCUSSION Yesterday's meeting of the Tariff Autonomy Committee is regarded as bay ing cleared the atmosphere in a very satisfactory manner.
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Rating details follow:-" -THE St-Girrina SCARMBLE (} M.); Mr. Mogreki's Home Leave
(Mr. Bucknell) Mr. Harry White's Don Sebastino
(Mr. Maitland) Mr. Toeg's Tweed... (Mr. Sokoloff)
Time: Imin. Beca
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II. THE FLYAWAY PLATE (7 F3: Mr. Day's Borderland .... (Mr. Dallas) Mr. Harry White's Don Alpharse
(Mr. Springfield)· 9′′ Mr. Henry Morriss's Parkfeld
(Mr. Henni) 3 Time; Imin. 47.3-5ke£9.
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It is understood that the British dele- gation is in general agreement with the American proposals, subject to discus. III.-Tus Guso STAND STAKKS (1 M.): sion, and at present does not intend to offer a separate scheme, believing that the proposals so far advanced 'are not irreconcilable, and together constitute an adequate basis for discussion.
AMERICAN PROPOSALS.
PEKTNO. November 4th The American delegation, at this morn. HOME MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.ing's meeting of the Tariff Committee. COMPLETE RESULTS SHOW GAIN proposed that the Powers authorise the OF SEATS. FOR LABOUR. levying of a 'surtax of 3 per cent. g af goods as from February 1st, 1928, and that
LONDON, November 3rd. The complete results of the Municipal elections is London" and the provinces show the Labourites' total net gain is 1355 sents, of which 83 are in London, The Labourites hold the majority in eight out of twenty-eight London boroughs. There is a tie at Greenwich. The remaining nineteen are held by Municipal Reform-
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THEIR JOB FINISHED. QUEENSLAND FARMERS RETURN FROM BOWEN.
BRISBANE, November 3rd. The majority of five hundred farmers
statements attributed to him in regard who traveled to Bowen to load idle ships are returning home after their interven tion had secured the coaling of th steamer Makia.
story, altered the captions of the photo- graph, or use fakal material for pro- paganda purposes, were absurd.
He had explained the whole circum. stances to the Secretary of State who was perfectly satisfied.
LA cable message from New York ou October 5th, said: In convetion with the stir arising from the report that General Charteris, Chief of the British Intelligence Staff during the war, told' the National Arts Club, at a recent private dinner that the story that the German boiled the bodies of dend soldiers for the purpose of obtaining fat was a "deliberate invention, General Charteris told a Reuter representative before he left for England that he had been incorrectly reported. His refer- ences to propaganda, which were purely. incidental, were made with the express purpose of emphasising the principle followed by the British that propaganda, to be effective, must be based on truth. He added that he only mentioned the cas of the "corpse factory" for the pur- pose of emphasising that the report was not utilised for propaganda when it became known that the soldier's dairy on which it was founded, was fetitions.)
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE.
HON. WALTER OTTINNESS TO SUCCEED, MAJOR: WOOD,'
LONDON, November 3rd.. "The Member of Parliament, the Hon.
Walter Guinness, P.C., has been appoiut events in Syria to a wave of agitatio
ed Minister of Agriculture in succession sweeping from China to Morocco. It to the new Viceroy of India, Major E. F. has opened an enquiry and will appoint L Wood.
civil High Commissioner. The sole The Hou. Walter Guinness" is Con- aim of the Government is to hasten conservative member for Bury St. Edmunda. formity with the terms of the League. He is 45 years of age, a son of Earl mandate at a time when the people of Tyeagh, and a former member of the Syria are capable of self-government. L.C.C. He has represented his con-
STORY SILENT SUCIALISTS,
stituency in Parliament since 1907, and served as Financial Secretary to the One hundred and eighty, including 104- Treasury from 1973 to 1924. The Hon., Socialists, abstained from voting on the Walter Guinness commanded a battalion Ministerini declaration, "which", bad a in the War, and saw considerable service, generally lukewarm reception. The So cialists were stouily silent, and the Right He was made a Privy Councillor in and Centre partics were equally cold, though they cheered, the reference to M
·Briand's work at Locarno and Marshals Lyautey's and Petain's achievements in Morocco.
Following the announcement of the division it was learnt that four Socialist leaders, Messieura Moncourt Moutet, Auriol and Renaudel, had resigned from the committee of the Socialist parlia mentary group, as a protest against the party's decision not to support M. Painleyć. The latter, leaving the Cham bar to-night, remarked: “The prezent Cabinet will remain in office.”
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DISASTER "IN WALES., DAM BURSTS AND WATER OVERWHELMS VILLAGE.
LATE M. FRUNSE. LAID TO REST IN KREMLIN NEAR
LENIN'S REMAINS.
Moscow, November 3rd. Members of the Government, tlie Diplomatie Corps, and deputations from several citim, followed the hearse of M. Friase, who was buried in a wall of the red square in the Kremlin near Lenin's mausoleum. As the coffin was lowered into the grave, a salute of guns was fired in Moscow and the principal cities All over Russia.
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MAYOR OF NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, November 4th. Mr. James Walker has been elected Mayor of New York.
It is estimated that Mr. Walker bas 'a majority of 400,000 votes, which means that the entire Tammany Hall ticket has been elected to municipal offices.
U.S. WARSHIPS FOR BEIRUT,
ALEXANDRIA, November 4th. Two Avrican destroyers, which had been awaiting instructions here, left hurriedly this morning for Beirut
OBITUARY.
MIS, SYDNEY DREW.
LOS ANGELES, November 4th.
schedule of luxuries be prepared on which a tax of 3 per cent. be effective pat later than July 1st, 1028 Farther, that provision be made for levying the fulf
mount of thers surtaxes at land frou- tiers, and that a new Treaty be nude which shall provide that within three months after the freaky is concluded the Chinese shall, ustal tariff autonomy has become effective, be at liberty to impose a new and uniformly enforced schedule of duties," rates from 6 per cent. to 191 per cent. on imports, and from 5 per cent. to 7 per cent. on exports.
The proposals lay down that the rates at land frontiers shall be the same as of maritiine frontiers, that the revenues shall be accumulated by the Customs Adminis- tration, and that tikin and related in- ternal taxes shall be abolished.
The American proposals for the purpose of abolishing lilin provide that funds from the Gustoms shall be apportioned among the provinces in lieu of likiu. If Filin is collected anywhere in violation of the agreements for its abolition, the taxpayer shall be entitled to refund from the Customs Administration of the full amount paid ns Tikin
The Customs increase shall be devoted. to compensation to the provinces in lieu of liki, payment of rebate charges, re- funding of unsecured debts and, adminis trative expenses of the Government.
Subject to the fulfilment of these pro- visions, the present Treaty restrictions shall cease and the National Tariff come into force on January 1st, 1929. An effort will be made to devise a plan whereby the Treaty shall go into faree at an early date after signature.
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NEWS.
paper the following account of the pro- there at the opening of the Tariff Con-
ference:
The city of Peking was gaily bellugged from early this morning. Shortly after nine o'clock, autemobiles carrying dele- gates, advisers, and newspaper men "begua to arrive at the Biyusamien gate of the Chujentang hall, where the con- ference is in sessioų,"
At 10 o'clock, the Chinese committer men showed the various delegations into. the conference room, which is carpeted in crimson.
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One of the walls is decorated with the 13 flags of the countries taking part in the conference. Senis of the plenary F.3.S.'s Kuala Lumpur
(Mr. O'Brien) I delegates are arranged in the shape of Mr. Omekrik's Astrup (Mr. Moller). The order is the same as sk Mr. Robson's The Fascinating Bird
the Washington Conférencë, particularly (Mr. Brand) 3 Time: min. 10.3-8secs,
in the arrangement of sents, which is as follows: IV. THE PART MCTUEL CUP (1) M): Mr. Day's Forestland.... (Mr. Dallas) 1 Mr. Birdrake's Sea Eagle
(Mr. Maitland) Mr. Allan's Florida (r. Moller) 3
Time: min. 22.4-5secs.
(Mr. Moses) 1
V. THE JOCKEY CUP (11 M.): Mr. Dod's MacNab..... Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Hickling's Right
"and Left
(Mr. Rosted) Messra Hoyt and Springfield's lad..
Hatter (Mr. Bucknel) 3 Time: 2min. 41.2-8sees.
VITRE BUBina Welp. CUP (1) M) = Mesars. Winsome and Hasty's The Emu
Mt. Toeg's Red Deer Mr. and Mrs. A. V.
Ensign
FL +
(Mr. McBain) 1 (Mr. Sokolof), ? White's White
(Mr. Moller) 3
Time: 2min. 40secs. VIL THE JessPILLD CUP (11 M.): Mr. Omekrik's Astrup... (Mr. Moller) 1 M. and LG.W.'s Western 31oor
(Mr. Maitland) 2.) Messrs. Beith and Pearce's Bill Brewer
(Mr. Heard) 3
Time: min."45.3-5secs. WARRENFIELD WINS CHAMPIONS. VIII-CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES (1; M.) :' Mr. H. Morriss Warrenfeld, 155lbs Mr. Day's Bonnie Scotland, 181/ps, Mr. Liddell's Wheatcroft, 155lbs.
(Mr. Heard) 1
(Me Dallas) (Mr. Bremner) 3
Time: 2min 333008. RESULT OF A CASH SWEEP. Warrenfield drawn by No 2,551 Bonnie Scotland
No. 2,541 Whenteroft
No. 34,020
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"B" SWEEP RESULT. Warrenfield drawn by No. 8,230 Bonnie Scotland'
No. 13.512 Wheateroft
No. 9,199 - IX-SUR-GRIPIS CONSOLATION CEP
(1) M.):
(Mr. Dallas) 1
(Mr. McBain) 2
Il proposed by the majority of the con- tracting Powers before January 1st, 18. the Conference Powers shall convene on May 1st, 1995, for the purpose of deciding Mr. Hardy W, Fowler's Falcate whether ikin has been abolished, and for Mr. and Mrs. William McBain's Rocket negotiating any further agreements that may be needed regarding the subject Mr. Lamerton's Salamis...(Mr. Moller) 3 matter of this Treaty.
Time: 2min 31.2-5secs. X-THE WAYSipe Cup (7 F)E Messrs. Winsome and Hasty's Roman Oriole.............. (Mr. McBain) Mr. Day's Greenland (Mr. Dallas) Mr. B. D. F. Beith's Booran
(Mr. Maitland) Time: 1min. 47.25seen. Xi-Tuz Poorusa Com—(), M); Middy and Co.'s Title Deed
(Mr. Heinzerling) 1 Messrs. Fash and Edmund's Duzlen
(Mr. Sokoloff) Mr. D. Brand's Adelphi...(Mr. Brand)
Dead-hent. Time: 1min. - 00sec.
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PEKING PEACE. EFFORTS.
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER TO BE SENT TO HSUCHOW.
ARNISTICE IS PLANNED,
PAZING, November 4th. Peace efforts by the Government con- tinue. The morning papers state that it has now been decided to appoint a special pacification commissioner
B will be sent to Hsuchow and Pengpu, with a view to arranging an armistice.
Meanwhile, it is officially announced that General Chang Tsung Chang (Feng- tien) has telegraphed reporting the ot cupation of Kuchen last Saturday and stating that the fall of Tinkiängpu is imminent. Y
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SOVIET PRESS PLEASED. INFLUENCE NEAR THE FRONTIERS
OF INDIA" NOW POSSIBLE. ›
Rica, November th The Soviet Press expresses great satis- faction at the inauguration last week of a Consulate General at Urumist, in Western China.
FRONT
CHINA.
Shen Jui Lin. Foreign Minister. Alfred Sze, Chinese Minister to Wash
ington (absent).
Dr. W. W. Ten. Dr. C. T. Wang.. 'Admiral Tsai Ting Kaa.
Huang Fu.
LEFT.
STER UNITED STATES.
Mr. John V. A. MacMurray, Minister. Mr. Silas Hardy Strawn, lawyer.
DENMARK.
Henrik Kausmann, Minister.
Sir
BRITAIN.
James Wm. Ronald `Mackay, Afinister.
Lieut. Colonel Steward.
Mr. Peel.
JAPAN.
Mr. Eki-Bioki, chief delegate. Mr. Kamakichi Yoshizawa, Minister:
SORWAY
M. J. Michelet. Minister.
RIGHT.
BELGIUM
Count de Martel, Minister.
Tripier, chief secretary of French Legation.
ITALI
Signor V. Cerruti, Minister.
NETHERLANDS. Sir W. J. Ouderijk, Minister.
PORTUGAL
Señor Bianci.“
SWEDES M. O. Ewerlof. Minister.
Baron C. Lijenhufond, councillor.
SPAIN.
Don' Justo Garrido, Minister.
A SPIRITUALIST THEORY. LANDRU THE UNCONSCIOUS TOOL
OF BLUEBEARD, ·
The Spiritualist Congress in Paris roused auch intense interest that the delegates themselves were surprised The police armngements were totally inadequate, and Sir A. Conan Doyle's lecture had to be held up for nearly a hour while the ball, already crowded by three thousand people, was invaded by another thousand ticket holders who were. so anxious to see the spirit photo- graph that they allowed the clothes to be torn from their backs in the und ruak. to get in.
Sir Arthur ordered the lights to be raised till the confusion was over, and only lowered them when the extra thoa-
and had managed to find standing roo
It is useless to pretend that the Faris Press is showing anything but a aceptical spirit, but Spiritualists must be pleased to see that at any rate they are receiving close and lengthy attention, even from the sturdiest unconvinced,
The chief interest was a resolution in favour of teaching children the theories of spiritualiam as already done in the schools of Uruguay, Paraguay, and Ecaador, and as will shortly be done in bealing Guatemala; of forbidding
From foreign sarees it is reported that the Fengtien military activities in the North are on a considerable scale.
The rauda attributes great importance The Heilungkiang Army stated to to the prospects of increased influence mediums to take pay; of urging revision The death is announced of Mrs. Svilne, have been mobilised and the Kirin troops this district, which it describes 'aa "near of the Penal Codes since criminals a
are expected to move southward to-day. CHINA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
MR. BUDD DEFEATS HOLDER IN DECIDING MATCH.
Drew, wellknown in the Gim world as a director of cinemas.
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FRONTIER DISPUTE.
ECUADOR AND COLOMBIA SEVER DIPIUMATIC RELATIONS.
SHANGHAI, November 4th.. In the eighteen-hole deciding match between Mr. J. B. Ferriar and Mr. M. WBudd. for the Amateur Golf Cham- pignahip. of China, played off yesterday, the latter won by six strokes
PATAMA, November 4th, The newspaper El Diario announces
This deciding match was necessitated they severance of diplomatic relations benging to the fact that when, they met tween Ecuador and Colombia, following on Saturday and Sunday, the two players named tied with an aggregate score of the conclusion of the treaty between 305 each. By winning the replay. Mr. Colombia and Feru ceding the latter Budd has wrested the championship certain frontier lands to which Eucador title from Mr. Ferrier, who won it last
year.]
(Continued un next Oulum),
LONDON, November 3rd. Sixteen fatalities and great damage are reported owing to the water from the bursting of an overwhelming the the Welsh village of Dolgarrog. The electric power station supplying North Wales was fooded and many towns in North Wales were plunged into darkness claimed the rights of revision."
possibly acting under the influence of evil the frontiers of India."
The Soviet Press emphasises that the spirits which in the Middle Ages was Consulate General at Urumisi, with the called demonaic possession (Landru thas), Consulates at Kashgar, Kulja, Chagrebak becoming; the unconscious tool of Blue- and elsewhere, will embrace territory heart-but who influented Bluebeard 1), much nearer. Russia than Peking. There and of adding to the name of Jeanna fore it will offer a favourable field for d'Arc, who was accepted already as a commercial and political penetration. great medium, other names Jesus Christ
and Shakespeare, the former being pro posed by a London doctor and the latter by an Argentine delegate. MET
SHANGHAI IN DANGER.
TSINGTAO WARSHIPS THREATEN FORTS AT WOOSUNG,
Certainly the Congress showed commem sense in demanding that every possible effort be made to produce a mechanical TSIKOTAO, November 3rd.
medium, for until that is done, sceptics The Tsingtao warships and transports, must remain unconvinced; also in recom-- having landed ammunition and applies mending the suppression of mourning, for at Haighow, have returned from Hajchow it is absurd to wear black for the dead and are now coaling for what is stat when denying the existence of death; an to be an expedition to level the Woo equally wise in rejecting the notion that sung forts and gain a foothold in the Spiritualists should wear a uniform, which Shanghai district. They may leave to would undoubtedly i bring ridicule om morrow.
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