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THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 1926

AND WIRELESS

NEWS.

[BAITISH WIRELESS ANRVICE]

Delegates who went to the Council meetings were beyond narrow national LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

interests, but had wide interests which AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN AND must not be neglected. He did not wish

"ITS, PROBLEMS, VO

to discuss individual claims, but he de- Roasy, February 4th, aired to put forward a point that bad. The Foreign Secretary Sir Austen received too little attention and which, Chamberlain, in a speech at Birmingham at any rate, "Makes an addition of some last night, discussed at some length the kind to the number of members of the question of the future composition of the Council an arguable and defensible pro League of Nations' Council. He laid position, and in my opinion. later,

BRITISH FAIR.

LARGE ORDERS

noon.

AUSTRALIA,

INDIA AND SA.

(THROUGH RAUTAR'S AGENCY.] POISON GAS FOR CHINA.

DENIAL OF GERMAN CHEMISTS'

ACTIVITY.

LONDON, February 23rd.· ̈

BIAS BAY PIRACY CO. LTD FAR EASTERN CABLE

A TIENTSIN ~ SKIT.

The Peking and-Pienisin Times, whos Editar was a passenger on the Tungchau when she

just before

pirated

Rcoor, February 23rd. The Prince of Wales Viated the British | Industries Fair at Birmingham this after-||

In the House of Commons, Sir Gran- Christmas, gives special prominence to the Another visitor was Sir Austerville Wheeler drew attention to a report following skit on the notorious pirate Chamberlain, the Foreign Secretary.

that German chemists were employed base just beyond the territorial waters The results of the Fair, as reviewed by by Chinese militarists to manufacture of Hongkong:-- the Exhibition management, sře most satisfactory. Une exhibitor has reported the biggest order which he has ever bad his obtained more and better offers for for wire goods, while another exhibitor

poison gar

Sir Worthington Evans replied that as

think that the previous information result of further enquiries he did not

German chemists were employed by Chinese militarista, and I accept that denial unreservedly."-(Cheers.)

PROSPECTUS.

THE BIAS BAY PIRACE CO., LTD: (lucorporated under the Hongkong Ordinances).

Capital $50,000 (Hongkong Currency) each, of which four thousand are now offered for public subscription, parable $2.30 on application, and 97.50 on allot ment

NEWS,

(THROUGH RÄUTER'S AGENCY.]'.

THE CANTON SITUATION.

QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

LONDON, February 23rd. Interesting questions dealing with the present situation in Canton were asked in the House of Commons to-day.

Lieut. Col Sir Frederick Hall (Cons.) requested that an opportunity should be given to the House to have a full state-

In reply, the Prime Minister Mr..

Stanley Baldwin, said that there was no

particular emphasis on the value of if not at once, an inevitable thing if copper furnishings than at may previous could be relied upon. He added that the divided into five thousand shares of $10 ment on the present situation in China.

the Council is to be equal to the tasks Fair. In the engineering trade, good German Government had denied that that lie before it. In all the network orders have been placed particularly for of the treaty which now governs the reoil engines and medium-rized steel tools. In the electrical section, moderate-sized lations of European states to one an- other. we have tried at every point to electric plants have sold well and in the wireless section much business has been make the Council of Geneva arbiter as

last resort when all other means of done and here German bayers have been solution had failed. So much depends giving orders."

friendly discussions at Geneva, which so often produced agreement on subjects that were widely expected to provoke acute dificulties, and with this in view he made an appeal that no denräte or Exed right course of conduct should be laid down for the representative of the British Empire to take at the forthcoming meeting of the Council of the Assembly upon the moral authority of their deci-Among the Empire buyers, the first

He said the British Government had,sion, and it is something that is recog- in his view, quite rightly reserved their aised by the world and the disputants as

opinion as to the best solution to be evolved, but without considering the in- dividual claims of nations such as Poland, Spain, and Brazil. Sir Austen submitted that an addition to the number of mem-

hers of the Council was an arguable and defensible proposition, and presently, though not bow, was inevitable, if the Council was to be equal to the tasks lying before it.

The Foreign Secretary continued: "We are going to meet at the usual quarterly meeting of the Council to consider what

ever business is ripe for discussion and

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authoritative."

THROUGH BECTER'S AGENCY.]

FRENCH TRIBUTE TO. FOREIGN SECRETARY:

PARIS, February 24th,

A great Englishman, a great Euro pean" is the Gaulois description of Sir Austen Chamberlain, with reference to he did not mentioned Poland by name, his speech at Birmingham, which adds but indicated sufficiently clearly Poland's from a seat on the Council in which paradoxical position if she is excluded

Germany has a permanent seat. "The Speech's tour de force is in perfect har: mony with the spirit of the League, and we hope its purport is duly appreciated by Germany and a certain section of the British Press. The most satisfactory feature of the speech is its clear 'indica- tion of the complete harmony between which is a good augury that the Locarno dream will not be altogether a dream.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE} KING SIGNS RATIFICATION OF TREATY.

decision. But this meeting is of special. Briand and Sir Austen Chamberlain, consequence because Germany has made her application for membership of the League, and because, as we hope, it will not close without Germany, having been, pot merely admitted to the Lëngue, but King George has signed the instru

ment ratifying the Locarno Treaty. It -elected, as is right, for a great nation axis intended shortly to deposit the Treaty

Germany is and must always he, to

permanent sent on the Council of the League That part of our programme i regard as almost a foregone conclusion. To secure that end the Council must be unanimous, but I believe that every State represented on the Council have already expressed their views that Germany ought, on entering the League, to have a permanent seat upon Council, and fhave no reason to soppose that in the Assembly, of which the assent of the majority is necessary for the same pur pose, that there will he any difficulty in obtaining a majority, or indeed, that there will be any minority."

Reoay, February 23rd.

with the League of Nations, in accord- ance with its terms.

NATIONAL WORKS OF ART. BILL TO PROHIBIT THEIR EXPORT.

Ruger, February 93rd. The House of Commons to-day passed the first reading of a private Bill intro- duced by Sir Henry Slesser, Solicitor General in the late Labour Government, rohibiting the expart of works of art and ancient or historic buildings and monu

uenta..

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FRONTIER INCIDENT.

POLISH-LITHUANIAN FRICTION

DESIRE TO ANNOY??

WARSAW, February 23rd. Lithuanian desire to annoy Poland on the eve of the League meeting at Geneva is advanced as the explanation of a frontier incident in which Lithuanian guards are alleged to have forcibly oc cupied. Polish forest. Shots were ex- The changed but without casualties. Police have captured eight Lithuanians, AFRANC'S SLIGHT RECOVERY.

BELIEVED DUE TO IMPROVED POLITICAL SITUATION,

place is taken by Australia, which has given large orders for hollow ware and brass and steel water and steam fittings India and South Africa have also been good customers. Much business has been done with Spain, "Scandinavia and Den mark One important claim made on be- half of the Exhibition is that where British manufacturers have adopted mass produc- tion their products are unequalled. waiting list of firms wishing to exhibit, authorities of the Fair have met to eộa- but crowded out, is

so long that the sider the advisability of greatly enlarging the building in preparation for a bigger

anccess than ever next year.". ··

[TEROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AIR TRAGEDY.

FRENCH AVIATOR KIILED. IN WINNING WAGER.

PARIS, February 24th.

A bet made by the airman Leon Callot with an American that he would beneath the Eiffel Tower Spanhada tragic ending for the afrinan, who was. a pupil of the Army Aerodrome.

He had accomplished the actual feat when in an attempt to rise the machine became entangled in the aerial- of the Wireless Station and dropped like a stone, over Champ Demars.

the lawn below, and barst into flames, The machine crashed through a tree to

the pilot being burat to death his scat still gripping the levers A large crowd, including the airman's brother, witnessed the tragedy.

GREAT AIR RACE.

PREPARATIONS FOR DASH TO NORTH POLE

In introducing the Bill, Sir Henry But on the cecusion of the reconstruc. tion of the Council, which the entry of lesser pointed out that persons of great Germany involves, there has arisen inevit- wealth abroad had paid a compliment to

LONDON, February 94th. ́ably the question of what the future com-

Great Britain by paying great prices for The great air race to the Pole, in ber national possessions. Enumerating which there are five participante, repre position of the Council ought to be. I sce people writing nad speaking, not in the types of national treasures recently aunting four nations, is due to begin this country alone, that because Germany taken out of this country, he mentioned shortly. Australia is represented by the has entered some other nation must put Priory House, Warwick, a beautiful old explorer, Captain Wilkins; Norway by up a counter balancing claim that he building which had been totally removed Amundsen, who is at present in Rome and which he believed was to be or bad superintending the equipment of the air Cause Germany was to be admitted some other nation must be brought in to bal-bean actually re-erected in the United ship. Norge, and the United States by ance Germany. That is not historically States. There was, he said, a constant Lieute. Ogden and Wade, and Captain true as a description of bow the question, flow of some of the most beautiful Eng. Byrd, who was second in command of arises. For quite long time past welish works of art to America. Historical MacMillan's expedition last year, and have looked forward to seeing Germany records and ancient. books which were au whose attempt is promoted by Mr. John take her place, but even before that be absolutely invaluable beritage for under- D. Rockefeller, jun. came practical politics the question of standing the history of the country were the composition of the Council was already in debate, and the question of what powers should have attributed to them a permanent seat, was already under

discussion."

becoming the subject of traffic by antique dealers and were being sold to the highest bidder. He agreed that this was a matter of very great dificulty and required grave consideration, and he thought the best advice should be obtained from interested persona. He suggested, therefore, that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee of persons who bad studied this question in its entirety and that they should dis- cuas exactly in what form the measure should take.

The latest competitor is Russia, whose flight is being planned by the Russian Air-Transport Company of Biberia Three special all-metal aeroplanes of German design are at present under con- struction, and will be manned by Russian pilots.

The route will lie vid Spitzbergen, from which an attempt will be made to dash to the North Pole, where according to the Daily Herald, one machine will be abandoned, and its fuel transferred

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LONDON, February 23rd. The French frane has recovered to 133.9. It is believed that this is owing to the improved political situation. NEW ZEALAND APPOINTMENT.

This Company is being formed for the purpose of taking over the lucrative business hitherto earried on by various private concerns with their head offices on Mount Hewitt, in Bins Bay.

material change since Sir Austen Cham berlain's statement on February 10th. and he did not think that a further states. 'ment would serve any useful purposo at

present.

attention to the report that the Com- missioner of Customs had closed the port

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All the concerns which are being taken

CLOSING OF THE PORT. over have recently been doing a most lucrative business. It is estimated that Mr. Dennis H. Herbert (Cons.) drew the expenses of the new Company will be extremely low, and the profits ex tremely high. Apart from allowances to the dependents of any of the Company's of Canton, and suggested that that of the Shanghai Mixed Courts, 20. showed that the people on the spot were employees who may fall into the handa salaries are parable, the employees all doing their best to preserve the interests being perfectly satished to work upon of British leaders." á commission basis. The amalgamation of the present private enterprises - will eliminato overlapping, and the waste caused by rival institutions covering the anme ground (or water). With the recent increase in business, and the proposed amalgamation, it is reasonable to expect enormous oxpansion in the fature. The travelling population (foreigners and Chinese) is constantly increasing, as also is the movement, of bullion and other valuables by sea and no falling-off is to be expected while the Government Rail- tarists. ways remain in the hands of the Mili-

The Prime Minister said that he had. seen such a statement made, and added that there would be an opportunity of questioning the Foreign Secretary, Sir Ansten Chamberlain, when the latter re-. turned.

Col. the Rt. Hon. J. C. Wedgwood (Labour) asked whether the closing of the port of Canton was done after con sultation with the Government.

The Prime Minister replied that be re- quired potice of that question.

THE NORTHERN WAR.

MILITARISTS NOW THREATENING “TIENTSIN.

The services of the most experienced of the Bias Bay Chiefs have been engaged as Managing Director, and the Board will include a number of Bolshe vik agitators, Kuomintang extremists. and Tuchuns, all of whom can be relied upon to do their utmost to further the

private companies for the past three months. show that the total turnover" amounted 1,000

WELLINGTON, NZ., Feb. 23rd. Sir James Parr has been appointed as objects of the new New Zealand High Commissioner in London in succession to Col. the Hon. Sir James Allen.

FOOTBALL AT HOME. RESULTS IN THE SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

LONDON, February 23rd. The following are to-day's results of matches in the Scottish League:

Dundec. 1; Partick, 0 St Mirren, 2; Motherwell, 2.

[TEROCOH HATÁR AGENCY.]

OBITUARY, "DEATH OF BISHOP REYNAUD AT PARIS.

PARIS, February 23rd. Bishop Reynaud, who was a missionary in China for 47 years, has died here.

The books of the two

Timer, February 23rd. The resumed civil war operations aro

JAPANESE BUDGET.

to $110,000 in cash, in addition to large now rapidly converging on lentsin. quantities of valuables, including silk, Ordinary passenger service on the hirs, watches, jewellery, etc. These Tientsin Pukow line is now stopped. form the proceeds of the seizures of the shipu. Tungchow and Jade. After making liberal provision' for commission for the Company's employees, and for the re serve fund for the pensioning of orphans and widows of deceased pirates (whether they meet with a violent death, or succumb from natural causes) it is "esti- mated that these two ventures alone produced a neft profit of $80,000. The

NAVAL REPLACEMENT PROGRAMME ONLY POSTPONED.

Tokyo, Febrúary 24th The Lower House unanimously passed

Directors are confident that even more the Budget Before passed the Budget, lucrative business can be done in the Mr. Takarabe stated that the Naval re- near future, and that the economies placement programme of Y.320,000,000 eficcted by the amalgamation of compet-

ing interests will produce an even higher had not been given up, but postponed, percentage of proft on every, venture, owing to the country's present economic The assets of the new Company consist of

condition. goodwill, which is valued at $10,000; firearms and ammunition stocks ($10,000); opium store, $9,000; one Chinese gun. boat, book value 817,5000; and. Pension Fund, $3,500,

In addition to the Board of Directors

GAOL AT 71.

EX-MAYOR AND SOLICITOR.

The Rt. Rev. Bishop Reynaud was Bishop of Chekiang, being consecrated as such when he was 29 years of age. an Advisory Committee has been for who was three times Mayor of Beading; Two solicitors, John Martin, aged 71;: Besiding in Ningpo, the capital of the ed, which will include Comrade Borodin and his brother, Frederick, gate, 1053 province, Bishop Reynaud throughout his (who is an expert on the subject of leng missionary life was one of the most China's Sovereign Rights); a Prominentenced last month, to three years' im- active members of the Catholic Church, Missionary (ret to be selected) who is prisment for having converted to their He was the holder of the 2nd Class of the convinced that everything that China own use, £6,000 of their clients' money. Golden Crop and was a Chevielier de la does is right, and everything that any made any imprisonment equivalent to a Counsel pointed out that the men's ages. Legion d'Honneur. He also held from foreigner does is wrong; the Chairman life sentence. Mr. Justice Bankey re His Holiness the Pops the right to assist of the local Students Union through plied: "I have never had a more painful before the throne at all Pontifical cere- whom arrangements can be made for the monies. The late Mgr Heynaud, left disposal of Eritish or Japanese goods

duty to perform since I have been a Chekiang for Europe about six months which might otherwise be boycotted; and judge, but the public must be protected. ago in failing health but hoped on re- a Brazilian Chinese,, who will manage the covery to return to carry on his work Company's Bits Bay Casino... at Ningpo.]

(BETTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

CANADIAN BONDS.

The House of Lords incometax decision in the Crowe Henning appeal means that a resident at home holding shares abroad, which paid no dividend, in sur particular year, cannot be assessed for that particular year on the basis of the preceding three years' average dividends

It was not anticipated that Sir Henm. to a remaining machine for the returPROCEEDS OF NEW ISSUES FOR Piracy insurance under which payment on such shares. If, however, the estate

THE FRENCH DEBT.

For some time past, in view of the fact that we were hoping for and antici- pating the entry of Germany, we have carried on the Council from year to year and the Assembly has re-elected tempor ary members almost as if they too held permanent seata There was some good reason for the delayed entry into operu- tion of that which it had been intended Sleazer's Bill would be accepted, hut it by the founders of the League should be was evident that a strong feeling prevail- its regular machinery. Great peoplesed against the export of our national. they proposed should have a seat per- treasures, and leave to introduce the Bill manently. A certain number of -teats was adopted by 190 votes to 141. should be held in rotation by others as they might be selected and elected by the Assembly,But the whole of this machinery has been held up, first for one cause, then for another, finally because we have said one to another, Presently there will be a big change, Germany will

Ruary, February 23rd. come in. Germany must have her place, Questioned as to when he expected to her permanent seat. Then will be the be able to resume negotiations with the time when it will be convenient to con- French Government with a view to com sider the whole of these claims.pleting the debt settlement with France, I lay atress on that point because I Mr. Winston Churchill Chancellor of the think that much of what has been said Exchequer, said that the French Minister and written would never have been writ of Finance had informed him that he en nor said if people had realised that hoped to come to London before the end this problem has been postponed until the of February but his movements must entry of Germany, and had inevitably to necessarily depend on the course of fann- be discussed and considered when any cial discussions now proceeding in the alteration was mute in the composition French Chamber. of the Council?

journey.

· MEXICO "CITY -RIOT.

ENRAGED WOMEN WORSHIPPERS

ATTACK POLICE.

MEXICO CITY, February 24th NEGOTIATIONS WITH BRITAIN TO District Chief of Police probably fatally «Four civilians were wounded and the 5 RESUMED.

injured in a riot at the Catholic Church of the Sacred Family when gendarmerie cipally women, who believed the autho- attempted to disperse worshippers, prin- rities were attempting to close the Church

LESS UNEMPLOYMENT: 110,000 FEWER WORELESS THAN A YEAR AGO."

Continuing, Sir Austen Chamberlain said that if the Council was regarded as Committee to be packed, he would despair of the League. But the Council, excepting members of quite secondary importance, never and could not act by the majority. It is only by unanimity

Krazy, February 23rd, that the Council can proceed, and the Unemployment continues to show an ides that it is of any consequence to any appreciable decline. The latest weekly body to by to number the votes before return records a decrease of 25,857 in the hand, to weate a group or party which number of the workless. In six weeks shall have a larger number of voices than there has been reduction of nearly another group or party is futile and ab- 114,000 and the total figure is now surd to anybody who understands the 1,139,300. This is 110,000 less than a year Practical working of the Council.""

ago,

viciously, and the firemen were called The women attacked the gendarmes out, and played their hoses upon the de- monstratora. This was not effective, and air, thus ending the trouble, but the the Police then fired'n volley into the

Ministry of the Interior, where the fire women later went in procession to the

men were again called on to disperse them with hoses, ca a

TURKEY AND OIL**

AMERICAN COMPANY GIVEN MONOPOLY

·REFUNDING PURPOSES.

In addition to piracy, ordinary and extraordinary, the Company will as op portunity offers, engage in other poten- tially lucrative business. It intends, for instance, to promote à system of anti

of a substantial fee will render the per- sons or property insured immune from pays even a single rupee in dividend, search or seizure. Holders of these the holder is liable to pay tax on the The Canadian Government is shortly find themselves on a pirated vessel will three years' average does not apply to NEW YORK, February 23rd. special Bias Bay policies, even if they The cancellation of assessment under the average of the three preceding - years. ontering the money market with the issue be treated with every possible consider any other source of income other than 01 840,000,000 in ten year four-and-a-half tion. It is confidently expected that! per cent bands at the price of 893. The Foreign and Chinese Banks will avail New York bankers. issue will be floated by a syndicate of themselves of these policies for the

Pro- Shura tection of shipments of bullion Other impending Canadian issues are The Company also believes that there 45,000,000 of 20-year bonds and is a lucrative business to be done in four-and-a-half per cent. They will be opium $20,000,000 of four-year bonds, both at kidnapping and in the sale of arms and cold in Canada and the proceeds of theso three issues will largely be used for re- funding purposes.

LOAN FROM AMERICA.

820,000,000 FOR ITALIAN- INSTITUTE.

NEW YORK, February Sard. Negotiations have been completed with American bankers for a loan of twenty million dollars to the Itahan Public Utilities Credit Institute. This is the Best external transaction arranged by the Institute

VINATAXE REDUCTION BIELS

1.APPROVED BY THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES

CONSTANTINOPLE, February 23rd Newspapers announce the conclusion of an agreement between the Governme and the Standard Oil Company whereby, Turkey gets its supplies from the Stan- atd Company's depota a Constantinople, Smyrna and Samaan, thus giving the Company & monopoly,

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WASHINGTON, February 23rd. The House of Representatives has ap. proved-the Tax Reduction: Bill.

Part of the new Capital will be used to erect a commodious Hostel, for the accommodation of kidnapped passengers, equipped with a modern crematorius and other conveniences.

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that classed as foreign possessions.

The following documents may be in- spected in the original, at the Company's temporary Head Office:

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Agreements between the Sui An," Tung- ferring all their interests, goodwill, chow, and Jade Piracy Companies trans plant, etc., to the new Company;

Articles of Association; Agreements with Comrade -Borodin, the aggressive Missionary, the Student Leader, and the Brazilian Chinese already referred to

Being incorporated in Hongkong the Company comes under British protection, and will have nothing to fear from the British Navy

Proposed forms of protest against the Shareholders will receive a monthly infringement of China's Bovereign rights list of seizures by the Company's em in Bins Bay, to be used if and when re- ployees, together with a price-list of quired a mading articles for sale, which will be marked Proposed form of Bias Bay Insurance down to far below their market value. Policy Registered shareholders will perpetually In the event of any person applying enjoy all the immunities in respect botts for more shares than can be allotted any of their persons and properties, which excess payment upon application over are granted under the Bins Bay Insur shares allotted, shall be returned to such ance scheme.

person as soon as possible, without in-

The Company has obtained the sor vices of a fuel expert, who will report from time to time upon the suitability of various kinds of cargo as a substitute for coal, in the event of the Bankers fun ning low, donne

(Oontinued on next Columa.

Further information regarding the Company may be obtained, and certified copies of the above documents may be seen on toplication to our local repre sentative Mr TAKKOO PIER, Tung chow Road, Tientsing