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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1926

WIRELESS

CABLE AND

NEWS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] YEAR'S BRAVEST DEED. STANHOPE GOLD MEDAL FOR A FISHERMAN,

Brony, February 10th. The "Stanhope Gold Medal, awarded by the Royal Humane Society for the bravest deed, of the year has been given, for 1923 to a Grimsby Asherman, named Duncan Souter.

He is a member of the crew of the steam trawler Tonerin, which was en- gaged in fishing 90 miles off Iceland in half a gal with heavy cross sens running. "The hate was washed overboard, and was soon far astern of the vessel. Ho failed to reach the lifebuoy, and Souter plunged overboard, reached the lifebuoy, swam with it to bis unconscions mate, and sup- ported him until the vessel manœuvred into a position from which it was possible to throw a line, by which both men were eventually got on board.

The Captain states that if the Grat) attempt to throw the line had been und successful it would have been impossible, owing to the wind and heavy scas, far a second attempt to have been in a position to effect a rescut. Extreme risk was incurred, it being impossible to launch a

Font:

CAPE TOWN TO CAIRO. BRITISH MOTORISTS' GREAT

. PERFORMANCE.

Recay, February 10th. The arrival in London yesterday of Major and Mra. Court:reat, who recently completed the journey from Cape Town to Cairo in Crossley moter-cars, was the ncension of a demonstration of welcome at the Royal Automobile Club.

started The expedition, which Autumn, 1921, took sixteen months to complete. and it is the first time that the journey has been made by motor.

Although many adventures are record ed by the tourists, and in some parts Mrs. Courttreat wns, the first white woman, to enter them, no great difficulties were encountered during the journey": and. apart from being on one occasion submerged in a river. there were no in superable mechanical troubles,

COAL DISCOVERY. RICH SEAM GIVES WORK FOR

2.000 MEN..

Ruany, February 5th. A rich seam of coal has been discovered at Chesterfield at a depth of 700 yards.

The scam is reported to be six feet thick, and it is expected that at least 2.000 more men will be employed to work it.

Work on the seam has already begut. SAFEGUARDING INDUSTRIES. THIRTY-FOUR APPLICATIONS

MADE.

Recey, February Oth. Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister. President of the Board of Trade, stated in 'the- "House of Commons that the number of definite applications made under the safeguarding of industries procedure up to date was 34. Of these thirteen had been rejected as not disclosing a prima facie case.

Committees had been appointed to con- sider eleven applications, and reports had been received and published in respect of nine of the applications.

Other applications were still under consideration or in abeyance..

GERMAN BRAVERY.

PRESENTATION TO N.D.1 CAPTAIN.

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Buggy, February oth The Captain of the North German Lloyd liner Bremen has been awarded a piece of plate by the Board of Trade in recognition of excellent services rendered in the reeue of six members of the crew of the British steamer Laristan, which was disabled, and sank in the North

Atlantic

MR. H. A. L. FISHER.. WITHDRAWAL FROM POLITICAL ARENA.

RUGBY, February 0th. The Liberal Party will lose one of its foremost men it Mr.. H. A. L. Fisher (M.P. for the English Universities) retires from the House of Commons, as it is stated he will immediately.

GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL TO-MORROW.

Rrasy, February 9th.

It is anticipated that Germany's official request for admission to the League of Nations will reach Geneva

to-morrow.

[TENOUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.] ROYAL INDIAN NAVY.

DESTINED FOR THE COUNTRY'S OWN DEFENCE.

LONDON, February 9th. The India Office, in a communique, explains that the reconstruction of the Indian Navy is the first stage in her naval" development. Ultimately she will undertake her own naval defence. Her peace time functions will include, besides defence and survey work in the Indian Ocean, marine transport work for the

The fleet, at first, will consist of four sloops and two patrol craft vessels, four trawlers and two survey ships," and one depot ship.

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.. A special meeting of the League Coun-Government of India cil is being summoned for Friday after- noon, at which the question of calling a special meeting of the Assembly will be considered.

The British Government will be re presented at Friday's meeting of the Council by Mr. R. A. C. Sperling. C.B.. C.M.G., British Minister-Plenipotentiary at Bernic.

APPLICATION DELIVERED.

Reaay. February 10th. Germany's request for admission to the League of Nations was handed to the Secretary-General at Geneva this morn

ing.

[TRODOH ALTER'S AGENCY.] FRENCH PRESS PERTURBED.

Paxis, February 10th. That Germany's admission to the League preludes a fresh offensive against the Treaty of Versailles is argued by Le Journal in calling attention to the forthcoming meeting of M. Briand and

The inauguration of the new Navy will be entrusted to the personnel of the existing service, subject to any necessary. readjustment for cadres.

(BRITISH WIRELESE SERVICE) NO NEW DEPARTURE

Ruany, February 19th. The announcement made at Delhi yea- terday that the Royal Indian Marine is to bo reconstructed has created much interest here.

[THNOTON RECTER'S AGENCY.} GERMANY AND "ITÁLY.

CHANCELLOR REPLIES TO

SIGNOR MUSSOLINI,.......

BERLIN, February 9th. In the Reichstag, Dr. Stresemann, Chancellor, declared that the German Government declined to reply to Signor Mussolini's outburst in terms similar to

his (Mussolini's) speech which was more suited for mass meetings than inter- national discussions.

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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

UANTON'S NEXT MOVE. PLANNING EXPEDITION AGAINST

THE NORTH.

THE STORY OF KUO'S DEFECTION.

CHANG AND HIS SON. Writing from Mukden before the vie tory of Marshal Chang Tso Lin over the

revolting General Kuo Sung Ling, Paul a Scheffer, the special correspondent of the Berliner Tageblati, describes as follows PERING, February 10th.. the circumstances of the revolt and the

Foreign Office from Canton state that the it

Official despatches received by the prompt way Marshal Chang faced up to

Kwangtung Government having cleared The Chancellor proceeded to read out the anti-Reds from the East River statement in which he emphasised that valley and elsewhere, are now planning the German Government had no quarrel an expedition against the North; the with Italy. He recalled Mussolini's command of which will probably be en- assertions in 1920 on the absence of trusted to Ten Yin Kai, formerly Tatuh conflicting Italo German economic and of Hunan, political interests..

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The keynote of Dr. Streseniaun's speech, which was applauded by all parties, was the insistence of Germany's right to support the cultural claims of minorities abroad, and her determination to support them before the League of Nations.

Dr. Stresemann again asserted Ger- many's intention of respecting Italiap sovereignty in South Tyrol, and added that there was such a thing as inter-

numerous..

This is of added significance when it is taken in conjunction with the report that Tan Yin Kal recently conferred with Wa Pef Fu at Hankow.

{THROUGH REUTER'S "AGENCY.] BOXING IN PARIS.

SPANIARD ENOCKS OUT A CANADIAN.

PARIS, February 9th., In a twelve round boxing bout the

HOME FOOTBALL.

Mr. Archibald Hurd, the Daily Tele- graph naval correspondent, points out that the decision of the Indian Govern ment marks no departure from the policy with reference to Imperial Naval Defence which the Admiralty bas urged on sud- cessive Imperial Conferences. Canada, national morality, but in spite of Spaniard Paolino Enocked out the Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa

Italian decrees promising to Canadian Soldier Jones in the first have each in turn made arrangements varying in character and extent for the respect the rights of the minority round. protection of their costs and sea-borne in South Tyrol, the Fascist régime commerce. It is appropriate that the Indian Government, in view of the change was steadily working toward its de. in the Constitution of India which has fiermanisation. taken place in recent years, should adopt a similar policy on much the same lines.

The ideal which the Admiralty has set organise and develop their own resources for the defence of local naval interests in the closest possible association with the Royal Navy, which maintains with its squadrons of capital ships and cruisers general surveillance over Imperial sen communications.

the Belgian Foreign Minister, M. Van before the Dominions is that they should some private individuals at Munich had

der Velde, when it declares that, besides Customs tariffs, they will discuss their general policy, adding that Belgium is bound to side with France in demanding

essential safeguards."

The fandois thinks that the Reich will appear at Geneva as a perpetual plaintiff and claimant.

The Figaro urges that, since Germany is to have a permanent seat on the League Council, Poland should have the same.

[ZDITISH WIRELESŠ SERVICE.] EMIGRATION.

POTENTIALITIES IMPRESS PRINCE OF WALES.

REGRY, February 9th. H..H. the Prince of Wales is taking a keen interest in emigration. Only recently at Australia House he made a speech in which he recorded the deep impression made upon him during his tours by the potentialities of the over. seas Dominions, and appealed for more settlers of all classes to develop these mighty estates of the Empire overseas.

Today the Prince, accompanied by Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, made a personal inspection of the training centre at Claydon, near Ipswich, where young men are being given a course of instruction to equip them for life on land in the Dominions. The Prince studied carefully every detail of the work of this institution.

UNEMPLOYMENT LESS.

CONFIRMATION OF BETTER

TRADE..

RUGBY, February 9th. Unemployment statistics continue to support the views which have recently been expressed by leading men in finance and industry that British trade is on the mend..

The latest weekly return records a decrease of 22,600 in the number of workless. In four weeks the decrease has been 78,000.

The total number of unemployed stands at 1,175,000, which is 53,000 less than a year ago.

[THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.] INDIA AND OPIUM. EXPORTS TO BE PROGRESSIVELY

REDUCED."-

DELHI, February 9th. The Viceroy, Earl Reading, in a speech when opening the Council of State, referred to the opium policy and said that, after most careful examination of the obligations under Article Nine (3) of the protocol to the Convention of the second Opium Conference, the Govern ment had decided to reduce progressively the exports of opium with the object of extinguishing them altogether within a definite period, except as regards medical requirements.

The period was not yet determined owing to the necessity of consulting the Government of the United Provinces re- garding the effects that the resulting re-

have on the cultivators.

Mr. Hurd adds that the re-establish ment of the Indian Navy is a corollary to the change already effected in the Indian Army, where Indians how receive commissions and are gazetted to certain regiments which have up to now been exclusively under British offers. Far- ther Indian officers of the new Navy will undergo courses of training in Britain.

"THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] FRENCH FINANCE.

AN ALARMING SITUATION PROBABLE.

PARIS, February stb. The long drawn out financial debate in the Chamber of Deputies at length led M. Briand (Premier) to endeavour to end the virtual deadlock by a sort of ultimatum to the Chamber.

The Premier declared that the 43 milliards required to balance the Budget must be voted by the Chamber within six days, so that the Senate could start to debate the matter within a week, other- wise the situation would become grave, and even alarming. The Government would throw its existence into the scales.

M. Briand's intervention was due to criticism of the Government for, it was alleged, sitting on the fence and failing to give the Chamber a lead, as members of the Government abstained from voting on the Cartel's proposal compulsorily to convert bearer to registered stock, which was carried by a substantial majority in spite of the Government opposition. It was officially explained that the absten-} tion was due to Government's desire for a compromise.

[THROUGH HAVAS AGENCE.] QUESTION OF. SECURITIES.

PARIS, February 10th. The outstanding question in the Cham- ber is the proposition of the Finance

transform Committee to

all bearer securities into nominal securities. Two motions tending toward the suppression of the proposition were defeated on Mon- day and Tuesday, but were supported by the Govertiment, which, however, did not oppose the question of confidence. Thus the financial debate was belated, and

Briand informed yesterday M

the, Deputies that they ought to hasten the discussion and vote the four and a half milliards required to balance the Budget within six days so that the Senate could start the debate on it within a week; as otherwise the situation might become grave. At that point the Government would throw its existence into the balance

The Chamber, in agreement with the Government, decided that the Committee should draft a new Bill in connection with' the question of securities.

(THROUGH REUTER 3 AGENCY.}

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SOVIET AND DISARMAMENT GENEVA "AS VENUE STILL BANNED.

Moscow, February 10th, Replying to a telegram from the Secretary-General of the League of

Dr. Stresemann admitted that the 0wspapers published false reports, and appealed for a boycott of Italian goods, but he expressed the opinion that it was absurd to threaten a breach of an inter- national commercial agreement owing to an unimportant movement hy private persons, which the Government disowned. I Signor Mussolini thought that the changed attitude of the German Press was due to the Government's order he forgot. that it was impossible arbitrarily

SCOTTISH

CUP AND ENGLISH

LEAGUE.

LONDON, February 8th. Replays in the second round of the Scottish Cup to-day resulted-

Clyde, 1; Arthurlie, a.

St. Mirren, 3: Arbroath, 0. In Division II. of the English League,

beaten On Stockport were

their own ground by Fulham by 2 goals to 1.

LAWN TENNIS.

RAISED.,

restrict the freedora of the Fress in Berlin as in Rome. The Reich did not intend to forbid the German Press "to express sympathy for land the people of which were German for centuries. QUESTION OF CINEMA RIGHTS

wing to the oppression of the people, the danger of a disturbance of the peace arose, then an appeal would be made to the League of Nations. (Ironie laughter from the Right). Signor Massolini's speech was regarded throughout the world as a threat of war against Ger- many and Austria. Such a threat was incompatible with the spirit of the League.

Dr. Stresemann reproved the Bavarian Premier and reasserted that the Beich Government was responsible for foreign policy. He concluded by saying that, whilst he wanted to live at peace with

dgainst Germany. Italy, he repudiated the threats levelled

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CANNES, February 9th.

While the Riviera is seething with

excitement at the prospective meeting of Miss Helen Wille (U.S.A.) and Mile Suzanne Lenglen on Saturday, there

When Eno deserted Chang he took with him 80,000 of Chang's-best' troops, almost the whole of the famous artillery,

and thousands of other products of the proud arsenal Chang was left with 120,000 men, less well-equipped and of inferior Sghting capacity, but with plenty of munitions, in which Kuo was ill- supplied.

Kuo's defection was primarily a per- sonal affair, and tragedy. A part was played in it by Chang's 27-year-old son. who is known as the "Crown Prince." and a part was also played by Yang Yu Ting, the young Chief of General Staff. Young Chang was regarded as a spoilt child ambitious, pleasure-loving, and in corrigibly youthful. Papa had made him commander of the main army. But Koo. welve years older, who had trained the Crown Prince," was to remain in real command, young Chang representing his The Crown always suspicious father. Prince, however, did a great deal of dancing in Tientsin's centres of amuse- ment. He was very popular among Chi- nese and foreigners, and very gay.

One day there was no answer to he get along the telephone line between Chang and Kuo. The reason was dis- covered within a few hours. Kuo's first- deraand was for the supersession of Yang Yu Ting. Almost at the same moment he announced that he was marching on Mukden.

The Crown Prince" was in Mukden. He shared Kuo's enmity towards Yang Yu Bing. Had not Yang the whole of the technical organisation in, his hands, the arsenal and all that went with it? Did he not enjoy the enormous advan- tages which resulted from the customary methods of business? Kuo, too, had his banks, including noto-issuing banks, but" he was not at the centre of operations. And Yang was Chief of Staff-a post which the Crown Prince grudged him.

CHANG ACTS.

Chang Tso Lin was furious. His son had had a hand, to say the least, in Kue's. coup. He had known what was in Kuc's mind, had had a share in his plans," and had given no warning. The "Old Man," as the elder Chang is called (he is only 59), threatened his son with court martial

But all that the young Chang brought comes news of what may develop into aif he failed to bring Kue to Mukden.. hitch in the arrangementa,

It transpires that exclusive cinema back from the journey was the news that rights have been bought by an American Nuc was about to march. Kuo, who owed therefore everything to Chang Tso Lan! The Old syndicate. Miss Wills is Association asking whether it is right remain in Mukden, far from his uncertain cabling to the American Lawn Tennis Man looked out on the front. He must to continue to play in the Carlton my, to be in touch with politics. One of his divisional commanders beheaded n few of the other commanders, officers.. whose loyalty was suspect.

tournament.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.] MISS WILLS TO PLAY.

NEW YORK, February 9th. The Lawn Tennis Association has re-

UNDETERRED BY THREATS.

BERLIN, February 9th. The Reichstag, except the Communists, carried by acclamation

& resolution emphatically repelling the unjustified and insulting attacks by Signor Mussolini, and declaring that Germany plied to Miss Helen Wille's cable that will not allow its right to demand just she should continue to play. It is pointed treatment for German minorities under out that alleged gambling in connection a foreign sovereignty to be restricted with the anticipated Wille-Lenglen match by insulting outbursts" and senseless and its commercialisation in connection with the purchase of cinema rights would threats, whatever may be their source."

not affect Miss Wills or Mme. Lenglen."

TERRITORIAL ADVANCE.

PARIS, February 5th. It is reported from Innsbruck that President Stumpf, in the Tyrolean Diet, referring to a possible advance of the Italian front northward, adumbrated that Signor Mussolini said that be would ask the Austrian Federal Govern- ment to see whether the question should not be submitted to the League of

Nations,

INCIDENTS IN THE TYROL.

ROME, February 9th. The newspapers publish accounts of & seizure on Lavarone Plateau, in. the Tyrol, of about twenty tons of arms and ammunition; including a machine gun.

The possessors of the armis, it is re- ported, were frequently visited by emissaries from Munich

Similar seizures have been made in two other centres.

Five arrests or more are expected...

BELGIUM'S ARMY. PUBLIC DISAPPROVAL OF RECENT REDUCTIONS-

BRUSSELS, February 9th.. Public disapproval of the far-reaching Army cuts made by the Government, which led to the resignation of General Kestens, Minister of Defence, was illustrated to-day when, on the occasion of consigning 27 standards belonging to disbanded regiments to the Army Museum, dense crowds demonstrated They threw Bowers at the Bags and shouted: Long live the Army; down with the Government. The crowd broke through the Police cordon.

LEVERHULME COLLECTION. BRISK BIDDING AT AUCTION 'IN

NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, February 9th- These were remarkable scenes at the opening of the sale of the late Lord Leverhulme's antiques. Crowds of fashionable buyers and dealers thronged the Anderson Galleries. The bidding was brisk, and prices were fairly good. One of the highest prices, nearly 90,000, was given for a magnificent Louia Quinze lacquer tulip-wood commode. In some cases, however, the yields were disappointing.

$18,000 FOR A PANEL.

"New York, February 8th. At the Leverhulme sale a sixteenth- century panel fetched 815,000, being purchased by a New York firm.

The receipts of the day's sale amounted approximately to $170,000.

ANTHRACITE COAL DISPUTE. SENATE REQUESTS COOLIDGE TO INTERVENE

One Sunday morning in November 20th waggons or so, hastily get together, car- ried of millions of Chang's ailver dollars to the Japanese settlement. Half Muk- den seemed to be running behind them. Everyone who had anything to save was anxious to get it into the settlement. the coffers of the Japanese banks. They Nearly twenty million dollars came into secured themselves against a run by im- posing deposit at long notice. Every sort of available accommodation was snapped op at hundreds of dollars. The foreign concessions are like the ancient temples -asylums for the innocent and the guilty alike and put a premium on every sort of political adventure. They not only guarantee personal security, but the in- vialability of the profits from every de- gree of graft. They protect the proceeds of every sort of political jobbery. That is an advance upon the ancient tradition..

At the first shot the faithless division deserted; no doubt by arrangemcat. Despite the destruction of bridges and railway tracks, Kuo could be in Makden in three days. At that moment Chang thought of flight. But Kuo did not come. Two divisions came over to Chang's side. Mukden breathed again-both natives and foreigners. British and German out- standing accounts with Chang are esti mated at four million dollars each, per hapa a little Jess; Japanese at about twenty millions.

Chang's nerves are of iron. He decided to retreat behind Mukden if necessary. Kuo, had no munitions, and who could answer for the loyalty to him of his sub- ordinate generals?

KARAKHAN SMILES" ·

Discussing Kuo's expressed aims, Herr Scheffer continues:

"Down with militarism "All the WASHINGTON, February 9th.

tupana hre with him in saying that, The Senate has requested. President except Wu Pei Fu, the straightforward. Coolidge to intervene in the anthracite But Kno demands a government, not, it workers and peas- coal mining dispute. The President, is true, of, but for however, intimates that he does not see ante."

Even apart from what he any change in the situation warranting may really think, it is important to note immediate intervention.

the slogan which seems to him the best.

Mr. Fisher & the President of the duction of the area cultivated would stions announcing that it is proposed The Premier, Viscount Poultet, was hindrances to the consideration of the Marshal. But one thing Chang unques

Board of Education from 1916 to 1922, and he stood for a progressive education policy as being of prime importance to

national welfare.

Last year, he was appointed Warden of New College, Oxford, and his with drawal from politics is understood to be due to a desire to devote more time to his duties there,

It appears that from the viewpoint of Karakhan, returning from Moscow to his the Administration, it will be necessary post at Peking, saw Chang soon after for the Senate to pass, the coal resolation Kuo's delection, and secured, many pro in order to dispose of one of the mises from that all-too unaccommodating greeted with shouts of Down with pending Tax Bill. The opposition has tionably is a reactionary. Kuo's pro It was also proposed to discontinue to adjourn the Disarmament Conference,

of his friend Feng. One has, in the system of auctions of opium and M. Tchitcherin agrees to the postpons. Foullet. He had difficulty in reaching been calling up the coal resolution daily gramme has much in common with that dead, no knowledge of what these gentle. mediately an agreement was reached with ment, but insists as a condition of the the Museum, from which, after a speech for a roll call.

and salutation to the flags, he had to French Indo-China with regard to direct Soviet a participation in the Conference escape by a back door to avoid the hostile SPANISH AIRMAN'S PROGRESS. men say to themselves. But both of them

that it should not be held in Switzerland, demonstration.

Bay the same thing to other people. sales.

Karakhan'a ironic smile has broadened. The crowd finally dispersed and pro Both Chambers of the Legislature will adding that the Soviet would prefer the

venue to be in a country which was diploceeded to the grave of the unknown

since his hurried return from Moscow to have an early oppportunity, of ́ex-

matically related with the Soviet.

soldier. pressing their views on the propomis.".

Peking-Manchester Guardian:

MONTE VIDEO, February 9th Captain Franco, the Spanish airman, has arrived here from Rio de Janeiro.