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CABLES

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH SHIPBUILDING. FURTHER DECLINE IS SHOWN BY RETURNS.

LONDON, January 19th. A further dolcine"in the British ship- building industry is revealed in Lloyd's Return for the three months,, ending eu December 31st inst.

The tonnage under construction is 693,000, which is 194,000 tons below the previous quarter and 412,000 below "the figures for the year 1024.

THE

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13cm, 1926

GERMAN POLITICS. COALITION GOVERNMENT IS NOW

PROPOSED.

...

BERLIN, January 11th. The Centre Party has passed B. ralution in favour of the formation of

HOME FOOTBALL.

DRAW FOR FOURTH ROUND. OF ENGLISH CUP.

LONDON, January 11th The draw for the fourth round of the

FAR EASTERN

CABLE

NEWS.

THROUGH UTKÉ'È AQK SITUATION IN CHINA,

CANTON NEWS.

THE PUBLIO REVENUE.

[THON OUR CHINESE CURRESPONDENT."},

Since the almost complete unification of financial control in Kwangtung Pro

THE S.S." FEICHING.”-

ASHORE ON THUNDER HEAD.

When the sa. Haining (Douglas Steam ship Company) arrived in port yester day morning, he reported that the a Felching, a China coaster, belonging to

Government on the broadest basis, in. English Cup, to be played on January JAPAN IN THE DARK REGARDING vince, except the revenue in the island the China Merchants' Steam Navigation"

cluding members of all parties, from Socialists to Garmah Peoples and Centrista

The opinion is that this will be possibl as the Government aims should be the promotion of a peaceful foreign policy, protection of the Republican Constitu tiou, improvement of the economic con- dition of the country, and alleviation of social distress.

30th, is an under-

. Swansea v. Stoke,

Cardiff or Burnley v. Newcastle United. Everton er Fulham. Southampton or Liverpool.

Notte County, e. New Brighton. Tottenham Hotspurs United.

HINDENBURG MAY ACT Marshal von Hindenburg discussed.ther. The present situation is the record low political situation with Herr Fehren back and Herr Koch, leaders of the level since 1800. ?

Centre Party and Democrats, respective Italy.. for the first time, has taken they, and asked them to inform him by

Irad in foreign shipbuilding, at present having 300,000 tons under construction of a total world tonnage of 2,089,000 Vessels, with internal combustion engines, with a toanage of 1.007,000 are overtaking steamers, whome tounage amounts to 1,041.000.

BOARD OF TRADE.

RETURNS FOR DECEMBER SHOW INCREASES.

LONDON, January 12th The Board of Trade Returns for December are →→

Imports... Exporta

£134,289,000 35,788,000

Imports show an increase of £18,578,000 and Exports un increment of £4,791,000 compared to the figures for November.

..

(THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]

FRANCE AND GERMANY. COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT SAID TO HAVE BEEN REACHED.

PARIS, January 19th

Le Petit Journal understands that a Franco-German commercial agreement has virtually been reached.

CURE FOR TETANUS?

January 14th of the result of their efforts to form a big Coalition..

"In the event of failure Marshal von Hindenburg will take matters in his own hands and appoint his own candidate.

ICE BOUND SHIPS. AEROPLANES, CARRYING FOOD TO CREWS,

LONDON, January 11th. Aeroplasies have gone to the rescue of icebound ships, whose fate is ascribed by Helsingfors correspondent as due to the continuance of the Arctic cold which thickened the ice in the Gulf of Fialand with the result that 35 vessels hare struck near "Hogland Island,

Two German steamers are reported

to have sunk.

The crews of most of the ships are suffering from shortage of food and fuck Finnish Army aviatore. from Viborg and Helsingfors did splendid work; in spite of the frightful cold, and dropped a hundred pounds of provisions on the ice near the stranded steamerS.

Several airmen are suffering from frost-bite

THE DAWES PLAN. AMOUNT PAID BY GERMANY LAST YEAR.

Manchester

Notts Forest ., Swindoa. South Shields . Birmingham... Wolverhampton Wanderers or Arsenal

Blackburn or Preston North End. West Bromwich Albion e. Aston Villa

MUKDEN

TOKYO, January 19th.

A despatch from Mukden reports that Chang Tao Lin has declared the in- dependence of the three Eastern Pro vinces The Foreign Office, so far has received no information in the matter.

MANCHURIAN INDEPENDENCE 1

SHANGHAI, January 11th.

A Japanese rource in Mukden tele- graphs that Marshal Chang Tso Lin has issued circular telegram announcing Sheffield United v. Sunderland. Bournemouth Bolton Wanderers Manchuria has severed administra South End . Derby County or Forte tive relations and communications with

Peking.

mouth

Clapton Orient Middlesbrough. Bury Millwall Athletic or Oldham. Northampton or Crystal. Palace Chesen

Corinthians or Manchester C. r. Hud. dersfield.

CRICKET IN · BARBADOS. M.C.C. MATCH WITH WEST INDIES TEAM,

BARBADOS. January 11th. Heavy rain through the night delayed the start of to-day's play between the M.C.C. and the West Indies until after lunch, the wicket being unplayable,

The West Indios were dismissed for 147 runs, of which Tarifton scored 50, and Challenor 63.

Root took four wickets for 37 runs; Calthorpe three for 11; and Kilner two for. 43.

The West Indies followed on and had, scored 19.for two wickets when stupipa were drama.

THE EXTRALITY COMMISSION. SESSION FORMALLY OPENED IN PEKING.

"The

PEKING, January “19th, Extraterritoriality Commission held the formal opening session this morning.

The Minister of Justice, Dr. Ma Chum Wn, was elected Honorary President, and Mr. Silas Strawn, Chairman.

The session was held in the same room' as the Tari Commision. Many Chinese and Forsign Officials were present.

Sir Skinner Turner proposed that Mr. Wang Chung Huai should be Chairman at today's sitting, which was unanimous. ly agreed to.

Mr. Wang Chung Hui then called upon Dr. Ma Chun Wu to deliver the address

of Hainan which is still in hands of anti-Reds, the Canton Government's re- coipts for October amounted to 83,616,500 and for November to $3,832,338 or almcal six times more than in the corresponding

months in 192Ł, MEMORIAL TO DE WU TING FANG.

Company, was ashore on the east side of Thunder Hood, north of Swatowe miles from Hongkong. She also reported that the stranded vessel had asked for assistance, fearing the attention of the pirates which infear the neighbourhood.

The Fetching trades between Shanghai, Swalow and Amoy, and went ashore

As a memorial to the late Dr. Waarly on Monday morning and when the Haiching (another Douglas steiner) Ting Fang, Chinese diplomat and states,

steamer was flying a distress signal- man and, at the time of his death, Civil passed the spot on Monday morning the Governor of Kwangtung, a hospital is to asking for assistance on account of the be built. A committee is being organked-lear of piracy. The Hatching went in wireless to undertake the work of finance and closer and then sent out a

massage which was picked up by the Haining, which was on her way down the.. coast to Hongkong, and she also went to the scene of the stranding,

Construction.

.CRIME WAVE SUBSIDING. The crime wave in Canton is subsiding On January 7th and 8th, only two serious cases came to the attention of the polies, one of daylight robbery in which a policeman struggling with the culprit was stabbed to death, and another of marder, in which ode ritsha coolic killed another with pecuniary motives. The alleged perpetrators, one in each case, have been arrested,

CONVICTED OF EMBEZZLEMENT.

Mr. Wang Wai Hong, late manager of Canton Water Works, pentenced by the Special Criminal Court to pay a fine of $130,000, and to go to jail for six years, for embezzlement, has given notice | of appeal..

CANTON-MACAO, SHIPPING. Reports in the Chinese Press state that Macno-Canton traffic by steamers as be

A cable of January 9th stated There were 2,000 persons present to witness the second day's play in the First of welcome, the latter complying. Before the strike and boycott may soon be Test between the M.C.C. and West Indies.

The weather was fine, and the batement, that it was conceded on all bands BERLIS, January 11th. had a good wicket. The M.C.C. declared that the status of Foreigners in China Agent- the innings closed with the score-507 for calls for readjustment since Ching is the A statement issued by the General for Reparations in regard to the 8 wickets. Hammond scored 238 not out; working of the Dawes plan for 1995 Capt. T. O. Jameson 98 and Astill 66. only great independent country where shows that of the cash available, totalling The West Indies had obtained 76 rans extraterritoriality is an anomaly that 10,000,000 gold marks, France received without lose, when stumps were drawn.outines China had steadfastly intre 178,000,000, the British Empire 89,000,000,

THE COAL SUPPLY.

duced reforms in her legal system and Italy 22,000,000, and Belgium 25,000,000.

The total PARIS, January 19th...

10. amountexi paymente

ont for 20 years and weald, soon be com Dr. Roux has announced before the 33,000,000 gold marks for the year INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE the work of codification had been going

TO MAKE RERFORT." Academy of Sciences that Dr. "Ramon leaving a balance in cash of 83,000,000

LEEDS, January 11th pisted. and Dr. Zeller have invented an anti-gold marks at the close of the year.

At the Conference of the University Labour Federation Mr. Clifford Robbins, representing the International Labour Office at Geneva, announced that the

toxin for tetanus It is daimed that the anti-toxin is a thorough and lasting preventative.

EARLIER CABLES. (THEOUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.] FLOODS IN EUROPE. WATERS RAPIDLY SUBSIDE IN ALL DISTRICTS.

LONDON, January 11th. The Thames foods are subsiding rapidly at all points and fields and roads are emerging again from the waste

waters.

A Paris report states, that the Seine and all its tributaries are falling.

From Amsterdam a"fine, Bunny week. end is reported. The floods are gradual- ly subsiding; but, even in the absence of further rain, draining and dyke repair ing will be a lengthy and contly business. All workers rendered idle through the Hoods will receive unemployment pay,

QUEEN PRAISES PEOPLE.

AMSTERDAM, January 11th All the rivers have now fallen eon- siderably. The damage is grave, many houses having completely collapsed and the contents having been swept away or ruined.

The Queen haa sent a message to the people praising the heroic recus work

and the unselfish welcome given to the homeless refugees, and the indefatigable toil in stemning the floods, and appeal ing to all to join in prayers for the victims and the wardens of the dykes...

The Queen and the Prince Consort have decided to devote all the contributions to their silver wedding fund toward the flood relief fund.

DISARMAMENT PROBLEM... VIEWS DIFFER REGARDING SCOPE OF COMMITTEE.

LONDON, January 11th- Beuter learns that it will not be surprising if it is deemed inadvisable to adhere to the proposed date (February 18th) for the meeting of the preliminary. Committee on 'Disarmament at Geneva in view of the considerable divergence of views among the Governments in regard to the scope thereof.

It appears that the United States, al though gending a strong delegation to the Committee, desires to separate naval from military disarmament, whilst France, Italy and Japan will not agree to any separation of the two problems, and France most strongly insists on an examination of the potential war strength of all the countries concerned.

NORTH AUSTRALIA. PROSPECTS GOOD FOR SHEEP "RAISING.

MELBOURNE, January 11th.

A hopeful view of the future of the Northern Territory is taken from report by the Northern Territory Land Board.

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MR. HIOKI REPLIES. Mr. Hioli, replying, said: "We

the extraterritorial recognise that

On arrival at Hongkong, the master “ of the Haining reported the information he had received.

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It is not know how the Friching went ashore at this spot, but it is gathered that she is lying on soft mud and that there is a likelihood that she will be able At the time the Haining, passed the to get clear at high water. spot, the pasengers and crew had gone ashore and could be seen on the beach. On the other side of Thunder Head another ship, whose identity could not be ascertained, was observed standing. by and those off the Felching could get into contact with this vessel by walking over a narrow feck of land.

When the Haining left the scene at 5.30 on Monday afternoon there was no indication of danger except such as from the operations of might come pirates.

The Friching was built in 1883 and wie previously known as the Falabah. She is one of the oldest cocators operating out of Shanghai. She was built by Mesars. Claparede and Co., and is of 1,589 tons. are-Length 253 feet, breadth 36 feet and gross, and 980 tons net. The dimensions

depth 13.3 feet. -

restored under conditions similar to thore applying to British steamers now running between Canton and Hongkong.

When an enquiry was made by a The Strike Committee will not interfers Daily Press representative at the offices with passenger traffic under certain re of the China Merchants Steam Naviga tion Company yesterday he was informed gulations, while still prohibiting the en-that they had wired to Shanghai for con- trance of foreign merchandise by way of firmation of the stranding of the Pein ching, but late in the afternoon word Macao.

was received from the Company's Office in Shanghai that a tag had been sent Mr. Sun 'Fo, commissar of reconstruc-out from Swatow to tow the vessel to tion, and Mr Wa Te Chen, chief of that port, police, a Canton, have resumed their respective duties since their return to the city from Shanghai Mr. San sat in

THE RETURN OF OFFICIALS.

THE S.S. TUNGSHING

Office was enquiring into coal conditions régime, introduced here, is simply ahe Provincial Council for the first time LITTLE HOPE OF VESSEL BEING

throughout the world and that an interim report on the subject would be produced

at the next Labour Conference.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] THE STRIKE IN U.S.A."

It states that the Northern Territory

NEW YORK, January 11th is capable of, considerable development.

The conference called to: settle the The existence of large supplies of an- derground water proves that there is no anthracite coal strike has again adjourn reason why, with improved water sup-ed after the men's representatives re- plice, better roads, and railway facilities, jected the owners' proposal to submit the those districts at present producing cat dispute to arbitration... tle should not be successful with sheep,

POLITICS IN FRANCE. SOCIALIST PARTY: CONGRESS AND GOVERNMENT.

Pants, January 11th The Socialist Party Congress voted in favour of participation in the Gover ment by 1,766 votes to 1,331, provided the

Party secures a majority of the port

There were sixteen abstentions. SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN. CONFINED TO BED WITH

INFLUENZA...

folios as well as a chance.

RAPALLO, January 11th. Bir Austen Chamberlain, who is taking a holiday in Italy, is confined to his bed with influenza and a fairly high fever, with symptoms of bronchial affection.

THE DRESDNER BANK: LARGE BLOOK OF SHARES SOLD TO AMERICA.

BERLIN January With. According to the Vosnische Zeitung, a block of shares in the Dresdner Bank, to the value of several million marks, has' been sold to two New York banking brins, namely, Hall Garten and Company and Lehmann Brothers, at approximately the Berlin quotation...

PRINCESS JULIANA.

AMSTERDAM, January 11th

BANDITS IN MEXICO. FULLER DETAILS OF TRAIN ROBBERY

BOLDIERS AVENGE MURDER.

Mexico Ciry, January 11th. A tale of horror practically unequalled in Mexican history is told by survivors of the train outrage on their arrival penniless and stripped of all their be

longings.

It appears that no foreigners were killed, though all the soldiers belonging. to the escort and many Mexican passon- gers were brutally slaughtered."

A total of fully fifty passengers were murdered.

The bandits locked the doors of all the coaches, cut the throats of the soldiers as they slept or shot them in cold blood They then proceeded to rob the pass: gers, mercilessly killing any who resisted and many who did not resist The coaches resembled a shambles.

SHRIEKS OF WOUNDED. The survivors plainly heard the agonis ed shrieks of the wounded, mingled with the cracking of burning woodwork.

The foreigners in the Pullman ear, which was also incinerated, are reported. to have escaped, though their whereabouts are unknown.

HEROIC GUARD

modus vivendi and destined for abro gation upon the removal of the condi- tions, which called it into being. We sincerely hope that the present enquiry will enable us to indicate how soon and in what manner this end will be attained. With the unfailing aid of the Chinese Government, I am certain that we shall be able to prepare a fair and constructive report

Toussaint proposed that Dr. Ma Chune Wa-be elected honorary president.

"Mr. Hioki proposed. Mr. Silaa Strawd as Chairman.

The Porguese delegate, Signor Bianchi, propord Mr. Han Wei Chen, who is Shansi Judge, as Chinese Secretary-General. All proposals were carried unanimously.

The meeting barely lasted half an hour,

TO TEACH REVOLUTION,

SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY OPENED IN MOSCOW.

LONDON, January 12th. The correspondent of the inesat Rigs, reports the opening at Moscow of Sun Yat Sen University," under the rectorship, of M. Karl Endek, for the education of Chinese.

It has 250 students, theluding 40 women, all belonging to the Kuomintang. The Inventia states that the studente will chiefy study the theory and practice of revolution.

FINANCES OF CHILE.

A NEW CENTRAL BANK.

IS FOUNDED.

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, January 11th The New Central Bank has been

The guard, who was the hero of the tragedy, narrowly escaped death. He tramped at night and got through a telephone message to Guadhalajara im-founded by the Government, for the ploring aid. **

A relief train was quickly on the accua, It is announced that Princess Juliana | carrying troops. Don will start in February a course of in- Aa. the bandits made off with the struction in Dutch constitutional law locomotive they stopped at Yureguaro and international law under Frofessor station and looted the town, after which Eyainga, of Loyden University

they resumed their flight to the moun tains, where they toro up the track.

NO QUARTER" GIVEN.^

KING OF HEDJAZ.

CAIRO, January 11th. A message from Jeddah states that Ibn Saud has been proclained King of Hedjaz and Mecca, in the place of King Ali. The latter abdicated on December 20th

LATER Federal troops located the train bandits and killed several on sight. The captured eight, who were inmediately executed. All loot was recovered and the bandity dispersed.

purpose of reorganising Chile's monetary

tem; with a capital of 150,000,00 pero subscribed partly by the Govern mentemarily by the National Banks," partyifa foreign Banks operating in Chile, and partly by the public.

The how Bank commenced business with an issue of notes on a gold basis

GOLF IN FLORIDA.

TAMPA, FA, January 11th, In a four ball match Archie Compatan (England) and Arnaud Missy (France) defented Jim Barner and Johnny Farrell (America) at the 39th bole,,

Fon the 12th since his return. "Mr. Sun's ancle, Mr. T. V. Soong, is also a mem ber of the council.

NEW COINAGE AT WUCHOW. The Kwangsi Government Mint in Wuchos is taking in all coins of of low standard or of spurious manufacture at about 60 per cent. of their face value in order to roenst them into coins of legal standard. ·

AROUND THE WORLD TRIP. FORTUNATE AMERICAN GIRL

PRIZE WINNERS.

RAISED,

From enquiries made yesterday with regard to the collision of the R.M.S. Empress of dia and the Indo-China steamer Tingshing, as a result of which the latter vessel was sunk on Monday morning off Black Point, in the Yang taze River, 12 miles below Shanghai, it yesterday by Mecara Jardine, Mathe-... was gathered from a telegram" received son & Co., Ltd., the General Managers of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., that the Tungshing was struck on the port side aft by the Empress of Asia. The chances of raising her wore cou- sidered slight,

The message received added that all papers and maila on board were lost, and that is was believed that ten, native. passengers were drowned. All the officers

and crew were saved. "

Among the passengers on board the

Enquiries made at the local office of Dollar round-the-world "liner 5.2. Pre sident Polk, which arrives at Hongkong the Canadian Pacifio Steamships, Ltd., elicited the information that an examina on Monday, are "Miss Irene Mitchell and tion of the Emprta of Asia, after the Miss Geraldine Dyson, winners of a collision, showed that she was making salesmanship campaign competition which no water and that the only ascertainable was organised by the Illinois Chamber damage was a twisted sterr. The Em press of deia has now returned to Shang- of Commerce in conjunction with the hai where temporary repairs will be Chicago Daily News through the medium effected. After these repairs have been of the Illinois Products Exposition held carried out, she will resume her delayed voyage to Vancouver. She will probably at Chicago in October, 1995.

leave Shanghaj to-morrow or Friday.

The young ladies are making the world later message received here yester

that ten passengers-one woman, three tour on the President Polk as the guests day confirmed the previous statement of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, boys and six men, were missing, and who are bearing all expenses in con- are believed to have been drowned. nection with the trip. The competitors The Tungshing is regarded as a total who took the next five places in the lose her value being estimated at about competition were given a trip from Newtwo lakhs of dollars. York to San Francisco by the same vessel. The young ladies named are the firet to carry official, greetings and the best wishes of their home State round-the world, carrying, as they do-credentials from the Governor of Illinois and Mayor of Chicago City and the President of the Chamber of Commerce.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE ATHERLEY TRIAL

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PREES."]-

THE WATER SUPPLY,

The monthly water return gives the storage in the reservoirs supplying the City an 1,225 million gallons on 1st January against 1.561 million on the sam date last year and 1,450 million a month ago The consumption during December was 227 million gallons, with intermittent, supply after the 8th, against 262 million gallons-in- December, 1924, with a full supply except to the west of Eastern Street

NA MARAN

At Kowloon the storage was 263 million gallons on 1st January against 283 million on the same date'last year and 224 million. Bia,With reference to your report of a month ago. The consumption was 68 yesterday's proceedings, I would like Jomillion gallons in Decetaber, 1995, against make it clear that I am not the "Mc. 172 million in December, 1924. The dis Mau Fang'" mentioned in the evidence trict being on full supply both years. It I have not at any time had any dealings | will be seen that the Kowloon Reservoirs with Mr. Atherley or Messrs. Getz Bros. have been drawn from to the extent of Thanking you in anticipation for intest 81 million gallons during the month and ing this letter,Yours faithfully now contain little more than four months supply, restriction may therefore be ex pected in Kowloon at an early date,

FC MOW FUNG- Hongkong, 12th January, 1926,