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CABLES

KARLIER CABLES. (TENOUGH KUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH COMMUNISTS. SENTENCED AT OLD BAILEY.

LONDON, November 23th.

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LATEST CABLES.

GERMAN SHIPPING FUSION. NORTH GERMAN LLOYD ENTERPRISE.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 1925

SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.

EFFECT ON. LABOUR MARKET.

LONDON, November 95th.

In the House of Corimoos the Rt. BERLIN. November 26th. Hon. C. P. Trevelyan asked for the A general meeting of the North German results of the Admiralty's investigation Lloyd has been called for December 21st with the Colonial Office into the demand” to sanction the fusion of the company by the Singapore Enited Rubber Planta- with the Roland Line, Hamburg-Bremen- tions Company that less wages should be Africa line, and the Horn Shipping Compaid to confie labour at the naval base. Five-namely Inkpin, Rust, Pollitt, pany ot Luebeck in connection with on the ground that it is tending to

The trial of twelve Communist lenders at the Old Bailey has resulted in all the necused being found guilty.

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Gallacher and aänington-were on tenced to twelve months in the second division. The others refused to be bound over and were sentenced to six months in the second division.

LATEST GABLES. JUDGE'S SIGNIFCANT PHRASE LABOUR PANTY PROTEST AGAINST THE PROSECTION.

the. North German Lloyd which propose to increase their capital by After the com- twenty million marks. pletion" al this transaction, the capital will be fifty-two million marks, and the gross registered tonnage of the company $13,000.

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RUHR COAL. SYNDICATE TO REGULATE PRO- DUCTION AND SALES.

LONDON, November 26th.

Laspas, November 28th. The imprisonment of virtually the whole Communist Executive will conceivably not

Mr. Frank Hodges, ex-secretary of the be the end of the party's discomfiture, since justification för further proceedings British Miners Federation, is accompany. may he regarded as embodied in a signing Sir Richard Redmayne, who is visit fiezat "phrase "by the Judge when sening the Ruhr with the object of organis. ing European Coal Syndicate to re- tencing defendants. He said: You are

gulate the production and sales and "embers of an illegal party carrying on

ensure adequate prices. illegal work."

The convictions form a topic in all the' newspapers. Many applaud the prosecu tions as providing a healthy warning, and none question the legal justice of the convictions, though there is some opposi tion by commentators who doubt the wisdom of driving subversive activities underground.

M. CHICHERIN OBTAINS HIS

VISA.

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PARIS. November 25th. M.. Chicherin, who is at present at Wiesbaden, has obtained a rier to come to France ostensibly on holiday in the South, but it is said that he will consult political circles in Paris en route.

The Labour members have lodged a motion in the House of Commons protest. ing against the prosecution as a violation of the right of free speech and publica tion of opinion. The motion is signed "MA among others by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Mr. J. H. Thomas, and comes up for discussion on December 1st.

BARLIER CABLES.

FRENCH CABINET CRISIS: M. HERRIOT TO FORM A CABINET.

PARIS, November 25th.

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After M. B. iand had refused to form n Cabinet, President Doumergue called upon 31. Paul Deumer. After M. Doumer had conferred with his political friends, he tol! President Doumergue this afternoon that he could form a Cabinet. Havas

LATER.

It is confirmed that M. Paul Doumer has declined to form a Cabinet,

LATEIN! M.. Herriot has agreed to form Cubinet.

LATEST CABLES, "PUBLIC"LANGUIDLY INTERESTED

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IN THE CRISIS.

LATER.

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In face of the depreciation of the frane the public is languidly interested in the Cabinet crisia. It is generally doubted whether a settlement of the Cabinet ques- tion will do much to aid the solution of the frane question

TALK OF DICTATORSHIP."

In view of the notorious party disagree ment the more sensational of the news. pens ever talk of plans alcot to estab fish a dictatorship.

·M. HERRIOT'S FINANCIAL VIEWS UNCHANGED.

M. Herriot, who fell on the financial issue in April, atated last night that his ideas is regards fanned were unaltered; nevertheless he is zestfully seeking the

CLEMENCY TO TEXAS PRISONERS. FERGUSON'S THANKSGIVING

DAY GIFT.

Arstis. (Texas), November 26th. Ma" Ferguson, Governor of Texas has issued 105 clemency proclamations to Texas prisoners, efective on Thanksgiving Day, Mrs. Ferguson, since her inaugura- tion as Clovernor, has extended plemency to over a thousand prisoners.

EARLIER CABLES. DISARMAMENT.

BRITISH, GOVERNMENT TAKING IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

LONDON, November 25th.

in the House of Lords, referring to disarmament as an essential part of the pacification of the world, Lord Robert Cecil stated that the committee of the League Council would recommend to the Council the constitution of a body to оп which investigate the principles disarmament should proceed, and the nature of the programme to be submitted to that body. Fle added that the com- mittee would set on December 3rd, and he would attend on behalf of the Govern ment, which was taking the matter very seriously.

"M.1" DISASTER. BRITAIN'S SUBMARINE

EXPENDITURE.

Lexpos, November 25th.

in the House of Commons. a series of questions with regard to the M., elicited

taise the cost of local coalfe labour.

Mr. W. C. Bridgeman replied that reporte from Singapore chiled for by the Colonial, Offer and Admiralty had not yet been received.

INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNEY.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(THROVAK REUTER'S AGENCY:] DEATH OF SIAM'S KING.

BANGKOK, November 20th. HM the King of Siam is dead

He is reeduk by his younger brother, Priace Prajadapok.

SHANGHAI MIXED COURT. AŃ IMPORTANT" RULING,||

DEBARRED FROM APPEARING TO DEFEND AN ACCUSED.

STRONG PROTESTS BY MR. MAITLAND.',

MR. FLEMING'S REPLY. Mestaring satu situ meand mus ullakka that any reply was necessary.

COUNCIL'S PROSECUTING SOLICITORS, be said, "the Court has made. the rule very clear. Mr. Maitland has vacated that rule and applled some other. One has only to look as the notice board to see that a case is S.M.P. against the defendant. The defendant stands lu this Court, not as a policeman, but the same as any other person. It is an absurd position, when the police should be prosecuting this case, in theory and in fact, for him to turn round and defend. Mr. Maitland, says that he is not an oficer of this Court. All practis ing in this Court are officers, of the Court and the Court certainly had con- trol over those oficers and can say when and why. He has placed him- self in an inconsistent position, and,

Can the prosecuting solicitor of the Shanghai Municipal Council defend an accused in the Mixed Court! This was [The late King Rama VI was born on Jungary 1st, 1550, and was thus close on a question which had to be decided upon. years of age. He succeeded to the by Mr. H. Bucknell (American Assessor) tarone on October 23rd, 1910.

Beference was made in the Hongkong and Mr. Kuan Chun- (senior Chinese Daily Press. vestering to the fact that Magistrate) and they decided in the for several days past His Majesty heen Iring critically ill. from abdominal herain. an old trouble which, on occasion, had been proving very tenso and painful.

this

negative.

The case was one in which a Chinese detective constable in the employ of the Shanghai Municipal Police (accused was

Li Tien Zai, detective No. 1) was

finding the position inconsistent, the " Court enn stop him from proveeding fur-" ther. The rule inid down by the Court isery clear, and Mr. Maitland has sub mitted no reason why it should be barred."

BUSINESS OF THE POLICE. Mr. Maitland said that if the S.M.C. were prosecuting in this case, then he should conduct the proercation if he to say that in füture there would be no should ss At. He would ask the Court. private prosecutions in the Court,

Mr. Fleming Then let the police in-

extortion. (Protestigate every case of embezzlement and

Connaught Road on the 2nd instant and

Mr. W. S. Fleming appeared to pro further with assaulting him.

The late monarch was educated at' Oxford. Among the cables published yesterday was one announcing the birth of a daughter to his Majesty by Queen FAILURE OF WORLD'S CHAMPION. | Savadans and recalling a deeree sued

by King Rama last month degrading charged with extorting the sum of $20 Quoon Lakabi, who was incapable of from one Zai Ching Yoong at 101. LONDON, November 25th. Twenty-one Chess Masters are com-satisfactorily carrying out her duties peting in the international tournament towards the King and country, and As a raising Suvadana to the rank of Royal which is proceeding at Moscow. result of the eleven rounds played so far, Consort in order to support the rank His late Majesty's reign of fifteen years M. Boguljubov leads with eight-and-a- of the child she will bear the King." half points. He is followed by M.

duration has been marked by much prosecute and Mr. E. T. Maitland

which His

scenting Solicitor) and Mr. E. Y. B. The feature of the tournament has been gressive development, in Lasker with eight points. the comparative failure of the world's Majesty took a close personal interest, a-half points, He has been beaten twice by his subjects, as well as by the Euro- pean community of Bangkok, and the champion, M Capablanca, with five-and- and his death will be deeply mourned Kiang represented accased.

many British friends he ninde during his nnel only won twice, and drawn seven.

stay at Oxford.]

FOOTBALL RESULTS.-

LONDON; November 25th. In the First Division of the English League to-day, Huddersfeld, and Liver. pool played a drayn game, neither side, scoring..

In the Sentish League the Rangers won at Motherwell by three goals to one.. and Celtic won against Hearts of Mid-

othian by three goals to pil. “

RIVIERA LAWN TENNIS. HELEN WILLS AND SUZANNE LENGLEN ENTERED..

"LONDON, November 25th.

American Miss Helen Willis, the

is proceeding to Europe to Champion take part in the tournaments. iu the Riviera. She will be competing in the Beaulieu tournament, for which Malle. Lenglen has entered.

LATEST CARLES

OBITUARY.

ABBE WETTERLE.

الله

CHANG TSO, LIN'S

PREDICAMENT,

REVOLT IN HIS REVOLT

GRAVE

ARMY

G'S POSITION STRENGTHENED.

PESING, November 28th. From a mass of rumours current, there seems no doubt that there is a serious revolt among the funden forces, who are fighting each other at Luanchow. Chinwangtao and elsewhere along the Peking Mukden Railway.

It is still claimed in some quarters that Kuo Sang Ling has captured Muk den and made a prisoner of Chang Tso Lin, but other reports state that troops loyal to Chang Tso Lin have broken the railway at Chinwangtas in order to binder Kuo Sung Ling's advance to Mukden.

The Chihli Tapan, Li Ching Lin, is preparing to declare the independence of Mukden and is also drafting a tele gram urging Chang Tse Lin to retire.

There is no doubt that the Mukden Party has collapsed, at least temporarily, thus immensely strengthening Feng Yu Hisang the Christian General"). BERLIN, November 28th..

Cabinet changes are considered im- The death is announced of Abbe Wet- terie, the Alsatian priest whose prominent. It is expected that all the An- French activities as a member of the fitites and Mukdenites will be forced to Reichstag and also Editor of Alsace-resign and a Knominchun Cabinet he

a conticual installed Lorraine newspapers were source of sensation before the war and

once landed him in prison

The Abbe escaped to France at the outbreak of war and returned after the war to Coimar where he continued his journalism.

ANOTHER STUDENT UNION OUTBURST.

VEHEMENT ATTACK ON AN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, ANTI-CHRISTIAN TONE.

Another Anti-Christian manifesto the S., Daily News says, has been issued by the Shanghai General Students Union in connexion with total intercollegiate athletres. This says:-

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Nanyang University, in her efforts to oust St. John's University from the Far Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, demanded the latters with drawal with a view to giving a vital blow Christianized athletics anu slavery sperts in which Chiness usually is not spoken, is the forerunner mong the information that from 1902-03 to the educational institutions. Nanyang March 31st, 1995, 4,800,000 d been University, though abe has failed in her from the Association, resigned from the Association but was sympathized with by Fuhtan, University, and South-easters University also followed suit. These three institutions have voluntarily step ped out of the Association, and with perfect them We now, exprees our sympathy..

CHIHLI INDEPENDENT

TIENTSIY, November, 23th. A telegram which has been "sent to Mukden by Li Ching Lin declares Chihli's independence, thus providing buffer state betwixt Fengtien and " The message states "that Li Peking Ching Lia will hereafter only take orders from Tuan Chi Jui (the Chief Executive). NEW APPOINTMENTS.

PERING, November 25th. This evening's papers state that as & result of a secret meeting, the Govern ment has decided to make the following appointments:

San Chuah Fang, Tupan of Kiangsu Lu Hsiang Ting, Tupan of Chekiang. Teng Ju Cho, Tupan of Anhui. Tu Yung Hsiang, Special "Cammis

sioner to investigate the Shantung

situation.

It is stated that these names will to submitted to Feng Yu Hang, and, if he Approves of them Mandate will be

issued to-morrow.

TUPANS DISMISSED.

PEKING, "November 26th. A Mandate issued early this morning dismisses Yang Yu Ting and Chiang Teng Hsuan from the Tupanships of Appoints St Chuan Fang and Teng Ju Cho thereto.

At the last heaering. Mr. Fleming voiced a strong protest against the appearance at Mr. Maitland for the defence and said that, in view of his official position, this should not be allowed. Mr. Maitland faimed that he was quite entitled to appear to defend.

Mr. Maitland said that he would like, at the outset of the case, to hand in a request from the accused that he shople defend him.

THE COURT'S RULING, Mr. Fleming asked whether the Court would read ity and the Assessor replied that they would, but would Erst read the following decision; --

The Court, in nating Mr. Fleming's objection to Mr. Maitland's appear- ace for the accused in this action on the ground that Mr." Maitland is the Police Prosecutor and an employee of the Municipal Council and that he is acting in this instance upon in structions of the Shanghai Municipal Council through its branch, the Police Department, rules:-

That neither Mr. Maitland or any other employee of the Municipal Council acting upon instructions of the Council will be permitted to appear for the accused in this action.

In the event that the accused financially unable to engage counsel and still. desires to be represented by counsel in this action the Court w itself appoint counsel on his behalf.

The case isvadjourned The assessor then read accused's re quest that Mr. Maitland should appear for him, his note saying, kindly represent me in the Mixed Court in the cause of assault?"

Will you

appearing

Mr. Maitland--The police will do so. Mr. Kiang said that the Court had ruled that neither Mr. Maitland or any other employee of the Council shoe defend in the present case. Mr. Mait- land had produced written instructions from the accused, but none from the Council..

The Assessor-We did not say he was to bring written instructions from the Council, but asked for his assurance that he was not employed by the Council to defend in this case.

Continuing, Mr. Kiang submitted that Mr. Maitland's motion for adjournment was quite reasonabla

The Assessor (addressing Mr. Mait land) We must overrule your objection to this ruling, and we will adjourn the

The case was then adjourned.

case.

SERIOUS FRANCAS IN PEKING. UNPLEASANT INCIDENT BETWEEN ITALIAN AND BRITISH SOLDIERS.

A Peking telegram to Shangbai papers dated November 16th,

A serious fracas occurred here last night between the British and Italian Legation guards, it appears there has been some ill feeling for some time past, and it is alleged that last night a party, ` of East Yorks, who have only just arrived in Peking and were unacquaint ed with the possible danger, visited a saloon in the cast city when a strong party of Italian marines, armed with daggers and knives, attacked them

The British were unarmed. Seven of the Yorks were stabbed, one dangerously. The Italians are reported to have suffer ed no casualties

A number of Yorks and Loyal North Lancs are then alleged to have broken the latter had all withdrawn to their bounds and hunted for the Italians, but Legation and closed the gates.

The British troops are confined to barracks to day, which is the Lorals last day in Peking."

"TRESPASSERS WILL BE

PROSECUTED."": TRESSPASS NOW A CRIME.

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MR. MAITLAND'S PROTEST. Mr. Maitland, in a lengthy argument, said that he had no turther instructions trom the Council I bere,' he said, as a member of the Mixed Coärt Bar. I am still appearing in this case under instructions from the Council as a member of the Mixed Court Bar. As a member of the Mixed Court Bar, I wish to make a formal protest at being suspended. Tam entitled to ap

When the Law of Property Act comes pear in any case of any description. I

remains of the old feudal land laws will ask for an adjournment for the Council into force in a few months' time, all that to withdraw their instructions to me. I also appear at the request of the accused disappear for ever. It is one of the big- and I would like to point out to the gest statutes ever put upon the Statute Book writes Mr. George Godwin (bar- member of this Bar, whether I am in- rister-at-law) in the Star

"Perhaps that is how one small clause Court, if I may, that as a lawyer and a atructed by the Council or any other permall, but one that will come as a shock son is immaterial, I am entitled to appear to defend or prosecute, whether to the general public-alipped through

For the new Act makes trespass I am an employee of the Council or in unnoticed with the rest.

crime." the receipt of private pay. This is a Chinese Court and, as Prosecuting

As the law atands to-day, and for a Bolicitor for the Council, I have no

Bittle longer, trespass is a tort-that is, member of the Mixed Court Bar. I was remedy in the evil courts. To-day. take the American Court, for example, that familiar notice, Trespassers will be the District Attorney bas an officia! Prosecuted' means nothing. position in that Court but none in this, A landowner may request: the tres- Court, and I am precisely in the same passer of his land to leave it, and even position: The Court must remember that escort him firmly across the boundary, in cases of this kind, not in this partibut let the landowner use violence against. cular case, it is just possible that Mixed the trespasser, and the law is against him Court employees subject themselves to and on the side of the intruder. And in put-up charges because of the work they no case can a landowner prosecute & tres- are doing, and should the charge bo paaser. proved, the Council is liable in a civil

"But the new Act, converts the im court for damages. That being so, the potent old notice into a real threat

"A party of jolly holiday-makers piek Council must, ipan facto, be allowed, if they consider it just, to employ a lawyer nicking on the land of a proprietor with in their own interest. I ask the Court a strongly developed possessive instinct that this matter, being of very big may and their involuntary host importance, be reconsidered by all the criminal prosecutor; they may find them learned Magistrates and all the Assessors, selves in the lock of a criminal court! and that argument on behalf of the And bathers using the foreshore belong. Council be put forward and any against ing to some private owners may find that paddling has ceased to be a holiday pastime and become a crime!

co-operation of the whole Cartel and has spent on building submarines, E5500,000 proposal to eject St. John's UniversityKiangsu and Anhui respectively, and cial position in this Court. I am a civil wrong; for which the wronged party

extracted a provisional promise of Social ist support, alter which he interviewed several of the Cartel leaders until after midnight Four Cartel parties had a joint meeting to-day and adjourned to endea vour to draft an agreed financial scheme.

B. Auriol, the Socialist Chairman, of the Finance Commission, is mentioned as the probable Finance Minister.

"It is known that M. Herriot hopes to retain M. Briand as Minister of Foreign

Affairs.

STILL NEGOTIATING WITH THE SOCIALISTS.

LATER

The Cabinet crisis is perhaps the most difcuft in the history of the Third Republic. The attitude of the Socialiste remains a stumbling block. A split in. their ranks is now threatened on the question of joining the Cabinet.

M.

Finance dominates the situation." Herriot conferred with the Socialist leaders last night and promised to do his utmost to avoid inflation; but the measures he indicated, including the stamping of notes for the purposes of revenue, instead of a fresh issue of notes, has not yet succeeded in overcoming their objections.

SOCIALISTS DECLINE TO PARTICIPATE.

LATER

M. Herriot's conversations with Social 1st Leaders proved fruitless. They an nounced to-day that they sympathised with his attempts to form a Ministry but declined to participate in it,

pairs, and £1,308,000 annually an

maintenance...

It was also stated that surface vessels participating in the exercises with the 17.1 flew a red flag to show that the sub marine was submerged.

PAINT MIGHT BE A CLUE. STOCKHOLM, November 23th. The examination of the steamer Vida has not proved whether the dawnge was due to a collision with the ., but an attempt will be made to collect enough supposed paint found in a few places on the hull for a sample to be forwarded to England for scrutiny.

THE IRISH BOUNDARY CRISIS.

LONDON, November 25th. Froident Cosgrave, has left Dublin for London in connection with the houndary crisis.

SYRIAN SITUATION. MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.

The various universities which, by Severing their membership from the In- tercollegiate Athetic Association, have adopted a passive means of resistance against, the slave-like Christians of för- signers Let us venture to suggest to non-Christians that, meanwhile, we must on one hand follow this method and on the other we must adopt active measures against our common enemies

LATER...

AUTHENTIC NEWS LACKING. Authentic news of the happenings in Manchuria is still lacking. KUO'S ATTEMPT TO SEIZE MUKDEN NOT YET SUCCEEDED. BEVERAL OF CHANG'S GENERALS TAKEN re180XER: Goural Kuo Seng Ling's attempt to seize Mukden and capture Marshal Chang Tao Lin has evidently not yet succeeded, but it is stated in reliable circles that he has taken prisoner several

reliabl of Chang Tso Lin's most generals, and heads 9 or 1 divisions with approximately 100,000 men, while Chang Tso Lin controls 50,000 round Mukden..

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We therefore, call upon all Chines owned and administered institutions to organize na athletic association for them solves. We must get our fellow students at Nanyang, Fuhtan and South-eastern Universities to appoint a new committee Yang Yu Ting has fled from Mükden

The new law puts the harshest enact with a view to forming arivel asocia to Dairen. Before leaving he declared

ment in half a century on the Statute tion. To this new association we must that he was responsible for the difficulties

Book. How did it happe How did thin forbid and oppose strongly the admis within the Fengtien party and hoped, bia

"LITELE HSU" AT TOKYO. one, small, clause in the vast Act which. sion, of Christian studente bat welcome departure would lend to peace.

confers so many boone lip through? non-Christians from Christian schools in Clang Tso Lim has seized Kuo Sung

TOKYO, November 20th: Was it an oversight. Do these M.P. order to show that we have but one aim.fig's family and is bolding them under

Little Haut arrived on the Taiyo who sanctioned the Act know of its A message from Beirut says that In the course of sports we will invite the stritest surveilance at Mukden.

existence of Li Ching Lin's attituds is still some Maru this morning from America. Martial Law has been proclaimed in the

persons of experience to act as in-

[The General has been head of a special For a few brief, months the legend town of Damascus, and in the Bandjaks structors and judges, who are other than what doubtful. He wired on the 25th of Damascus and Hauran, owing to Christiana

inst urging Chang Tao Lin, to retire in mission for economie investigation in Trespassers will be Prosecuted, will re- Fellow-students! If you agree with favour of Chang Houch Liang, but ap Europe and America. A recent cable main, in the words of a witty judge continued brigandage. It is officially explained that the martial law in nowise, please hurry in organizing a Chinese parently decided to forcibly resist any from San Francisco represented the wooden lie. But thereafter they will be invasion of Chihli whether by Feng Yu General as saying: We hope to raise come true. Trespassers will be prosecst denotes an aggravation of the situation, Intercollegiate Athletic Association as a

means to combat Christianized athletics Hsiang Yueh Wei Chun, or Kuo Sung the standards of living and of Governed, and yet one more crime will be added

ment in Chiria."]

to our penal code," but has been proclaimed with a view to the rapid restoration of order.

in China."

PARIS, November 25th.

Ling.

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