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{IRROCOH RECTAR'S AGENCY.] THE FRENCH CRISIS. -

ON "THE GENEVA ITS EFFECT

MEETING.

Ruosy, March 7th.

PARIS, March 7th. Mr. Walter Leaf, President of the With the exception of the Petit International Chamber of Commerce and Journal which claims that it foresaw that Chairman of the Westminster Bank, M. Briand would stumble over the un- made mother striking protest yesterday | popular payments · tax; against the evil effects of tariffs and newspapers confess that the crisis took trade barriers on the economic situation France and the world by surprise. Its

of Europe.

Addressing the Council of the Inter national Chamber of Commerce, he sum marised reporta received from various -uational committees and drew from them the general conclusion that what was needed was a European Trade League. Everywhere there were complaints con cerning the difficulty of Andings markets for manufactures. The capacity for pro- duction was there and was generally much larger than had been in pre-war times, but the products wore stagnating because they were refused or at least hampered by foreign tariffs and trade barrien. Hence the unemployment, stag-

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LEAGUE OF NATIONS. FAR EASTERN CABLE PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS AT

GENEVA

GENEVA, March 7th. The German delegation to the League arrived here last night. Twenty-four TUAN members occupy 85 rooms in a hotel close to the Assembly Hall. Dr. Luther and Dr. Stresemann were surprised to hear of the fall of the Briand Cabinet when

NEWS.

(THROUGH" REUTER'S AGINUT.)

THE WORTHERN WAL,

CHINA'S CURSES DE

THE UNIVERSAL “SQUEEZE.”

[BY BIR PERCIVAL PHILLIPS IN. “* THE DAILY MAIL"]

H.M.S.

"ANOTHER PIRACY?

**DURBAN". DESPATCHED

AT MIDNIGHT.

H.M.S. Durban on Saturday British trade in Chins in suffering hurriedly left the harbour að midnight CHI JUI DENOUNCED BY from a variety of complaints, ranging in quest of a vessel which had aroused from the disease of Bolshavian to civil suspicions by failing to respond to war complicated by such characteristic signals. It was reported to the Police. Chinese symptoms na brigandage, black that the vessel was proceeding in the mail, and the paralysis of rallways.

direction of Bias Bay, er Swatow, and These interwoven enemies of foreign her failure to answer signals led to a commerce are in themselves sufficiently

WU AND ALLIES.

BANKOW, March 4th... Wu Pai Fu and his allies, including Chen Kie Hou, Lu Ching San and Liu

their flower-bedaked train arrived at Tas Lung, have issued a circular de- Darmstadt. Dr. Luther announced the

nouncing Tuan Chi Joi for selling the formidable, but still more trouble loomuspicion that she might bo in the hands. the morning news to a crowd of journalists at Bale, country, destroying the Constitution and shead for the harassed British trader i et pirates. Thereupon the Police got

who at first thought he was joking, one

dramatic anddennes has succeeded in forcing the Geneva meeting to the back- ground as the topic of comment, though. misgiving is felt that France's case at Geneva will lose much of its strength now that M. Briand has gone. Consequently, Poland's chances of securing a permanent seat on the Council are recoded pro- portionally. While the Feeling is strong that M. Briand will resume the Premier ship it is practically unanimous that he will remain as Foreign Minister.

It is noteworthy that Le Matin says that M. Poincare's name is canvassing the Senate in cconection with the Premiership.

DISSOLUTION OF THE CHAMBER FROBABLY.

PARIS, March 7th The opinion is generally expressed that "nation of industry and the lamentable. Briand will remain Foreign Minister and that his resignation of the Premier- waste of potential human energy. The ship does not disqualify him from whole standard of living was lowered by negotiating an amicable solution of the artificial restrictions on human efficiency. problems arising from Germany's entry

into the League. A European Trade League would have open markete on at least the same scale as those of the United States, and would thus be able to compete in production on equal term with that vast area of free trade intercOUTBA.

COAL COMMISSION. REPORT OF 300 CLOSELY PRINTED

PAGES.

Rrosy, March 7th.

the fall. Many members of the German Hsiang. League of Nations Association and also some members of the Swedish and Polish delegations travelled in the same train.

BALKAN PACT SUGGESTED.

:

"After the [The circular states that retreat of the Kusminchun from Honan the Hupeh troops found numbers of Bolshevik pamphlets addressed to farmers. and labourers proving that the Knocin-

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asking whether M. Briand was burt by especially for supporting Feng Yu his forecast of the new Customs régime into touch with the Naval authorities proves correct. He sees himself at the and H.M.S. Durban was dispatched to mercy of an age-old power which has investigata

On inquiry of the Naval authorities. successfully defied all opposition-the traditional, all-pervading practice known at nights were informed that the

** squeező

Durban had failed to trace a vossl sh- Putting aside the Die-Hards, who wering to the description nipplied; but would maintain the ancient and obviously the bad reported overtaking a smal impossible. relatians with China which trazer which had been pirated. Neither were established early in the last century, the name nor nationality of this sciall' headed business men who, while sincerely has been posted at the Harbour Office as there remain a large hody of sound, hard-essel has yet been reported. No ship

missing," and particulars may not ta

LATER.

chun and its leader, Fong Yu Hsiang, were pre-Bolshevik. The circular con- eindes:We will attack the Red Gov- ernment until we have destroyed than"

NO IMPROVEMENT IN PEKING SITUATION.

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It is understood that M. Roufos, the Greek Foreign Minister who is represent ing Greece at the League Assembly dis cussed with Signor Mussolini in Rome the passibility of some sort of Greco. Italian pact or guarantee of the integrity and security of Albania. It is learned in Greek circles that such pact to which Yugo-Slavia may also adhere, would be the starting point towards a BalkanWW.Yen, Yang Wen Kai, Ms Chan Wu and Tu Hai Kuci have all failed to Pact, in which Italy would constitute a liaison between it and the Locarno Pact. accept portfolios.

VIEWS ON THE AGENDA.

LATER.

PEKING, March 8th.

anxious for the reorganisation of these relations, so as to conform with the al-

During the week and there has beentered conditions of our times, see only learnt until the Durban returns to part. no improvement in the Cabinet situation. disaster ahead if the present safeguards

The Durban was anchoring north of surrounding foreign commerce are swept dies Bay last night and was expected away before China is capable of replacing to return to port sometime this morn- them by an equally sound system of ing control.

There is no certainty that the vessel the And they aak pertineatly, How are Durban went out to search for was the you going to deal with the system of victim of a piracy. It may be that the

ARTILLERY DUEL. +

Tarsis, March 8th. At daybreak this morning the Fengtien gunboats off. Taku opened fire on the Knominchan short-batteries, who replied,

Prior to the League meeting the re presentatives of the countries which met at Locarno to negotiate the Rhineland pact met to exchange views on the ques tions on the Agenda A communiqué issued after the meeting stated that no resulting in Па artillery dual for difficulty was experienced in making half-in-hour. clear their reciprocal positions and

squeeze '1"

TAXING YOUR BIT." - "Equeeze" is known in Great Britain as illicit commissies. In China it is a

The two names most canvassed for the Premiership are . Caillaux and M. Raoul Peret, ex-President of the Cham- ber. It is alleged that M. Callaux is prepared to form a Cabinet ad has a list of Ministers in his pocket, but the real difficulty is not to find a Fremier but to find a majority in the Chamber No stable left majority is obtainable without the Radicals, who, like the So-adding that this first exchange of views Foreign ladies have left Taka for perfectly legitimate method of taking cialists have acceded from the Left bloc but whose party doctrines do not in- eline them to coalesce with the Right. Meanwhile, the dissolution of the Cham- ber looma in the background as a last resort, but the delay involved by a gen eral election would be most detrimental to France's financial position.

AN OBSCURE POSITION:

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LATER.

It is officially stated that the report of the Coal Commission was signed last night by Sir Herbert Samuel (Chairman) and other members of the Commission, It is understood that the report, which is a unanimous one, will be presented to the King to-morrow. In view of the wide tarma of reference and the im mense field surveyed in the Report, much importance is attached to the findings of the Commission, which are, at present, closely guarded secret, great volume! of evidence was placed before the Com- missioners and, quite apart from this and the voluminous statistics, the main body of the report is said to extend to nearly France's economic, political and psycho- 300 closely printed pages,

The Executive of the Miners Federalogical plight. tion will meet in London this week and consider the Commission's recommenda-

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The papers are baffled at the present obscure position as a result of the French crisis, the ultimate consequences of which only the future can unveil, and the lack of any development over the week-end at Paris and Geneva-at least on the sur- face-produced nothing with which to enliven the abstruse arguments

On

Meanwhile, it is felt the legal com- tions and will, on Friday, present a replexities of the French delegation's poai- part to the National Delegate Confer- tion loom as an alarming shadow over ener of the Federation in London.

the bright hopes centred on Geneva

AERO ENGINES.

STRINGENT AIR MINISTRY TRIALS.

BUGBY, March 7th. The trials of the Bristal Jupiter 440-480 horsepower aero engine, Mark VI. con- ducted under the supervision of the Air Ministry which have affixed to fewer than 31 scala to prevent repairs or re- placements are proving exceptionally satisfactory. The machine, in which the engine is fixed, has now travelled 24,000 miles in 218 hours flying time, since January 4th when the trials were begun The trials will probably come to end when 25,000 mile have been completed.

HOME ECONOMY. THIS WEEK'S PARLIAMENTARY

MATTERS..

**TIMES**, AND FRENCH PROBLEMS.

LONDON, March 8th. The far reaching effects of the French financial crisis, which it describes as grave indeed, are subjected to a search- ing analysis" in a Timer leader, which opings that one of the chief obstacles" to European reconstruction is the unsolved French financial problem.

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This domestic problem is of a character so intimate, vital and fundamental that the position of France in Europe, and the exact part she will henceforth play in international affairs depend largely

on its solution.

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Tientsin..

WU AND CHANG. THE ALLEGED SECRET PACT.

will be followed by foreign conversa tions. Sir Austen Chamberlain subse quently stated:-"We had a free, full and frank talk as at Locamo and cover. ed the whole ground but have not found immediately a solution for all troubles. Nothing could be decided to day as we could have bound nobody but ourselves. Doubtless before we next meet for a further exchange of views we shall find some method of settling our troubles, cleared up some misapprehensions and but we have not done so yet. We have A report has been received from foreign suspicions." They were trying to make sources concerning the contents of the the fatelyn Germany inits, and League pact secretly entered into sometime ago absolutely non-controversial, and if, "byl, waiting a day or two, they could assure at Hankow between Wu Pei Tu and this result, surely it was bitter to wait. Chang Tso Lin. 27-

Mr. Eugene Chen's new Peking paper The People's Tribune says:

omission to respond to signals was just tarelessness, or it even nggested that it may have been inspired by a wish

rade payment of harbour dea

PEKING'S SAD STRAITS.

CHINESE PAPER'S GLOOMY, VIEW,

Chi Huei Yi Pao (Peking February 24th). Dwelling upon the absence of a respon sible government, unemployment, die regard for legal procedure and the lack of money to pay the police, tho, paper presenta a very dreary picture, bus

your" bit." "Everybody does it. The house boy who runs the kitchen may be a paragon of honesty, but on every pur- chase he gets his "squeeze "-paid by the

THE POLICE PROBLEM. purveyor. The minor magistrate who decides a lawsuit has his "squeeze,” and The personal safety of Peking residents no one thinks any the, worse of him. On was never in such grave danger as at the All Government contracts there are present moment, says an editorial in the

squeezes," ranging from the fat theque paid to the man at the top-down to the handful of silver dollars arriving eventually in the lap of the foreman. **What is crudely described in Western THE GENMAN ATTITUDE.

The substance of the pact is given as countries as bribery is in China merely "squeeze." It is frequently blackmail Reuter learns from a German source follows: that the difficulty during private con-

as well From time immemorial all (1) Wu Pei Fu is to proceed from Wo versations in the afternoon arose from the shengkuan and make Peking as his objec- State servants have taken their bit fact that the German delegation would tive, while Chang Tso Lin will keep up not countenance an enlargement of the military activities along the Shanhairuan often a good bit. Government revenue Council before Germany was given a front. Chin Yun Ao and Li Ching Lin is a never-failing source of wealth. permanent seat, but certain other dere all to maintain their present positions. Taxes arrive so far, and often no farther. legations have insisted that Spain be They should all start or stop military. allotted a permanent seat simultaneously actions at the same time

Peking is complaining bitterly at the with Germany.

present time that they never arrive any where.

LATER.

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M. Briand left for Paris to-night and() In the case of Wu Fei Fu's enter hopes to return on Tuesday..

ing Peking, Chang Tao Lin is to allow Wu an absolutely free hand in the Capital, AERIAL DEVELOPMENT. while conversely, in all matters pertain ing to the Manchurian provinces, Wu Pei ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEPHONY A Fu is to observe absolute neutrality and

keep away from all interference.

(3) Chang Tao Lin is to finance one third of Wa Pei Fa's war expenses, but the sum may not exceed two million dollars.

SUCCESS.

LONDON, March 7th Further development in two-way tele phonic communication between Britain and the United States occurred to-day (4) When Wu Fei Fu is in control of when for the first time a definite schedule Peking, the Jehol, Chahar, and Suiyuan of communications was successfully Special Areas are to be controlled by ranged between London and New York Chang Tao Lin's men. In this case Chang with the result that London journalists Tsung. Chang and Chang Ching Hui will convened with New York. Thanks to be selected to fill the posts. almost total sbsence of atmospherics, owing to the fact that the present sensor.

(5) If Sun Chuan Fang should show

is abnormally favourable to wireless com any hostile action or Churg "Too Lin's manication, the reception was excellent moving toward Shanhaikuan, Wu Pai Fu but it is understood that in view of is to do his best to hold Sun Chona Fang obstacles still to be overcome nothing in check

in the nature of public Anglo-American telephonic service in contemplated before the Autumn at the earliest. It is under- The Treasury is nearly empty after

stood that commercial wireless telephont RUGBY, March 7th. The Economy Bill is to be presented to months of agitated discussion, and no services in Australia, South Africa, India and the Far East may depend on! Parliament by Thursday, The Army provision is made to cover the increasing the successful outcome of the present ex estimates are also to be presented this deficit and put finances on a sound basis,periments, but developments in this coni week and these, it is understood, will show a substantial decrease as did the and with the prospect of the situation nection have not yet been tackled. Navy estimate Another important debate in the House of Commons which Erowing desperate, many bewildered is promised for this week, will take place minds in France are beginning to play on the Government's Electricity Bill.

on the idea of desperate remedies."

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH AIRMEN.

ALAN COBHAM ARRIVES AT CAIRO.

CAIRO, March 7th. Alan Cobham has arrived here on his retum flight from the Cape to London.

(An earlier message, received from the British Wireless service, stated that Alan Cobham, who is engaged on his return fight from Cape Town, arrived a Khartoum on Friday, having in seven days covered a distance of 8,000 miles He proposed to proceed at mos to Egypt and hoped to reach Bollum in readiness to cross the Mediterranean to Athens on Monday

ENGINEERING - CRISIS. THREAT TO HOLD UP THE PUBLIC SERVICES.

LONDON, March 7th. The engineering crisis has assumed a more serious aspect sa the result of the meeting of London representatives of all Engineering Unions in London deciding

press a claim for a separate wage advance of twenty shillings per week in. London and to sax authority from the Unions to take a joint district strike, ballot and a national ballet on the ques tion of ending the agreement embracing provisions for avoiding, disputes, which the employers declare is broken by the unofficial stoppage at Mears Hos's

works. The meeting endorsed the action of the District Committees of the sever (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Unions in backing Messrs. Hoo's strikers FEDGREAS OF THŹ LA.F. AVIATORS

and for resisting a proposal by the RUGBY, March 7th.

National Executive's of the Unions" that The airman of the Royal Air Force, the strikers should be instructed to re- Cairo to Cape Town, arrived at Kosti Unions in constitutional position. yesterday, and lalt on a further stage They also threatened to hold up the tar long journey early this morn pubile services if the threatened lock-out

[BROTHE'S AMERICAN HRVICE] HEARD CLEARLY IN AMERICA

NEW YORA, March 6th. The wireless telephone conversations with Loudon were entirely successful, At this end the London speakers wore clearly heard, a over local lines. Asides wers like bells tolling the hours, and the skuiling of feet and hum of voices were clearly distinguishable.

U.S.

THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]

A DENIAL AMBASSADOR NOT TO DISCUSS

DISARMAMENT.

LONDON, March 7th. Mr. Houghton, the U.8. Ambassador in London, bound for New York from Bouthampton today, denied that the puz poss of his visit was to discuss with President Coolidge the question of the

Disarmament Conference, and asid, the visit he was paying was largely for per sonal rensona wig

EUROPEAN MONARCHISTS. HOLD SECRET CONCLAVE AT

-- MUNICH.

No more serious apprehension was ever entertained in Peking than at pre- sent," opens the editorial "The Chief Executive is no longer a responsible head, the Cabinet, office is constantly closed, and the whereabouts of the Premier be- comes a riddle.

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In the acting Cabinet, there is neither Minister ner Vice-Minister of Finance. Feking is reality has fallen into a sate without a government The Tatung Fan Pao and the Peking Wan Pap were simultaneously closed and their elitors arrested, withou charge, and even if these two papers committed faults, Every local war lord in milking the they should be dealt with through judicial procedure, and not be interferred with by be indulged without the least restraint, territory momentarily in his grasp for the military authority. If such action as large a "squeeze.” as the gasping Peking is no longer Peking, not to men merchants and landlords can be made tion the fact that foreign representatives to produce. Taxes have been imposed to the Extraterritoriality Conference are in same districts for 1930 in order totes not try to do something to save the

still in the Capital Will the authori

national face?" questions the paper. extract fresh squeeze.”

In foreign countries, the unemployment Foreign merchants know to "their sorrow that it is only possible to get problem often brings the downfall of a Cabinet or even a Government.In the goods through to certain parts of the Capital though actual figures are avail- country by paying several sets of officials, able, that more than hal of the popula thereby wiping out their legitimate tion is losing its employment seems abso- profits Fortunately the Customs. Service lately certain. The starving and poor are has been free from squeeze" owing to but explosives. As soon as the time is the antipathy of Westerners to this form mature the explosion will be burst out. of livelihood.

IF THE CHINESE CONTROL CUSTOиa.

What will happen when it is handed over to the Chinese 7

Let the British business men in China answer in chorus:

For the present, the authorities in order to cut down expenses, disbanded the Peace Garrison Corps, which were noted for their work. As a matter of fact it will be difficult for the future Police Chick to maintain order in Peking with but the Bqueeze' will be a rampant vice assistance of tea thousand police, if be Underpaid Government inspectors will does not hold the post of Precautionary. be expected, as always, to the out their Force Commander concurrently, as is the salary by private pressure on trade present ease. It will difficult, if not im. Fines, couliscation of cargo, interminable possible, for his success to collect the BERLIN, March 7th. -

delay in shipment, vexatious enquiries well-trained Peace, Garrison Corps once A secret conclave of monarchists of the methods open to agileCustoms they are disbanded. At the present Eussia and Central Europe opened at officials are innumerable. N

moment our lives and property are indeed Munich oo, March 6th, according to the

Pay or lose will be the motto. It in the greatest danger. Taegliche Bundschau. Though the topics is manifestly impossible for any Central being discussed are not revealed, the Government provided there is one-to a punishable offence, Russians who arrived from London and make "squeezing" Faris include representatives of the or to enforce such punishment if it did. Grand Duke Cyril, the Dowager Empress Discrimination between nationalities will Maria Feodorovna and Nicolai Nicolaie-be inevitable The country whose agents vitch. They conferred last night with show the greatest willingness to be held German monarchists and the meeting was will receive the lion's share." adjourned till Sunday for the arrival of The bistory of the Government. Hungarian Monarchists, including Count managed railways does not yield much

comfort for foreign business men. It The Judicial Committes of the Privy Andrassy. It is further stated that a meeting of the Grand Duke Cyril and is a history of consistent squeeze" Council last month dismissed cross- ex-Crown Prince Rupprecht is planned resulting in the disappearance of revenue appeals in a breach of promise action for the end of March, while some 200 before it reaches Peking Local Gov which had previously been before the Russian monarchists are föregathering ernors, and more latterly local bandite, courts in India. Mr. Thomas: Charles at Paris, at the beginning of April to have looted the system of receipts and William Skippy wealthy contractor, of ect a pew, Czar either Cyril oz Nicolai refused to relinquish sufficient money to Bangalore, appealed against damage enable the lines to be kept in repair being awarded against him, while Mr.

·WORLD CHURCH.

Armies are transported free. The Lilian Mildred Kelly appealed against

the damages awarded-hez having: boen. country is strewn with broken wagons HELEGIATES TO ATTEND COUNCIL and derelict locomotives, reduced from £4,000 to £1,000 by another

IN GREECE..

BIGA, March 7th. [A message from Washington, dated World Church Council is starting March 5th, said :-Mr. Foughtam, the on the 11th inst. in Greece to be attended American Ambassador in Londen Has by a thousand delegated representing ten

States to commit with Mr. F. Kellogg, the Archbishop of Canterbury and 10 Secretary of Blate, regarding the plans présentative of the League of Nations for the preliminary disarmament confer proposed by the Patriarch of Con- ence...í Mr. Houghton sails on Sunday,] - stantinople.

LOVE ROMANCE BEFORE PRIVY COUNCIL.

BREACH CROSS APPEALS DISMISSED.

At the time of writing. Ave-mixths of court in India,

Counsel declared that Mr. Skipp_pro- the railway system is used only for troop movements. The warehouses at posed to Mrs. Kelly before she divorced Shanghai, Hankow, Tientsin, and Nan ber husband in 1914, and aided her, finan- king are filled with British goods which cially in obtaining the divorce. Mr. cannot be moved because of the paralysis Skipp's case was that afterwards Mrs. of all communicationa. It will take Kelly, a Boman Catholic had religious scruples about re-marrying while ber China wants to control her Customs.

who, in four machines, are flying from turn to work in order to place the been requested to return to the United Orthodox Chirchen also. Papal legates," years to put them right, a former husband was lining, and she left

occurred

will she be able to do it better than she India without saying "Good-bye to lim, has controlled her railway! And, if He subsequently, married a. Idixe Ham- so, will she be able to abolish "squeeze "-} mond.