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{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FRENCH FINANCES.

CHAMBER APPROVES CUSTOMS DUTY INCREASES.

PARIS, April 2nd.

The Chamber has passed by 311 votes to 30 the Bill increasing by 30 per cent. the Customs duty on all goods except! tobacco, news print, corn, coffee, cocos, and component parts of agricultural machinery.

BAD IMPRESSION ON BTOCK MARKT.

LATER. An unfavourable impression has been cused on the Stock Market by the werks ly balance sheet of the Banque de France showing an increase of a milliard and a quarter franes in the Banque's advances over 825,000,000 to the Treasury and francs increase in fiduciary circulation LIKELIHOOD OF ANOTHER CONFLICT.

LATER.

The Senate Finance Committer has approved of the Budget with the ex-

ceptiön of the oil and sugar monopolies, › nich it is submitting to a special Com- mittee.

CABLE NEWS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL TH, 1926

ZINOVIEFF'S DOWNFALL.", SOVIET LEADER LOSES ALL OFFICIAL AUTHORITY.

Rraa, April 4th:

M. Zinovieff has been deprived of the presidency of the Leningrad Soviet, thus losing all official authority.

[ previous cable stated-The Times correspondent at Rign states that M. Komaroff has been appointed Chairman of the Leningrad Executive Committee, replacing M. Zinovieff, who has been deprived of the post on account of his, apposition to the policy of the Central Communist Committee.)

اليوم

FLIGHT TO JAPAN. DANISH AVIATORS ARRIVE AT RANGOON.

COAL INDUSTRY CRISIS?

'MINERS TO CALL NATIONAL DELEGATE CONFERENCE.

Losnow, April 1st.

INDIA'S NEW VICEROY, LORD AND LADY IRWIN ARRIVE AT BOMBAY.

BoжBar April 1st.- The Miners' Executive has decided to

Lord and Lady Irwin have arrived. call a National Delegats Conference of They landed at the gateway of India and the Miners' Federation in London, on

were received with a Viceregal salute, April 4th to consider the written probeing met by a distinguished gathering posals of the mine owners, which were including the Acting Governor, Minie handed to the Executive this morning, ters officials and numerouR ruling The two sides will meet again after the Chiefa miners' delegates have expressed their views on the proposals.

Prior to the National Delegates' Con- ference, the Executive of the Federation will confer with the Industrial Com mittee of the Trades. Union Congress. "

A member of the Minera" Executive atated that the miners will give a reason- ed reply to the owners' proposals, but The Danish Aviator,

Commander he emphasised that they are not likely Botved. has arrived safely, and will to be acceptable, and there is every pro- leave for Bangkok to-morrow.

RANGOON, April 3rd.

Lieutenant Herschend's machine, how ever, experienced engine trouble, and was forced to land damaged es miles from Kangoon. The airmen were not injured

[The Danish airmen lett Copenhagen on March 17th on a fight to Tokyo and return, the route being via Berlin. Lemberg, Constantinople, Aleppo, Bon bay, Calcutta, Hongkong, Shanghai and Peking.)

RELIGIOUS RIOT.

A conflict is likely between the two Houses, although it is probable that the Senate will yield ultimately in order to ANY KILLED IN HINDU MOSLEM avoid a Ministerial crisis.

The Senate will debate the Budget on April 19th

BENATE'S AMENDMENTS.

CLASH.

CALCUTTA, April 2nd.

A riot started when Arya Samajist leading a procession with a band, ap PARIS, April 3rd.proached a mosque in the northern part The Senate by 222 votes to 12 has of the city. The Moslems objected and adopted the Government's tax proposals furious fighting ensued.

in a slightly amended form, notably omitting the clauses relating to the petroleum and sugar monopolies

LATER.

The Senate has adopted the increase of Customs Bill, but has decided, how ever, to exempt newsprint only.

PROPOSALS PABEID BY BIG MAJORITIES.

LATTE.

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The Deputy Commissioner of Police and a European sergeant were alightly injured.

It is estimated that 20 persons were killed and 150 injured.

spect of a serious crisis arising.

OWNERS' POINT OF VIEW.

It is learned that Mr. Evan Williams, Chairman of the Mining Association, informed the Miners' Executive that the

LORD READING LEAVES.

BOMBAY, April 3rd. Lord Reading left for England today.

FRONTIER BATTLE. IRAQI TRIBE ATTACKED BY SYRIAN

AND ARAB MARAUDERS.

BAGDAD, April 2nd. Two thousand Syrian and Arab tribes men attacked the Iraqi tribe defending

a frontier post.

British armoured cars inficted heavy casualties, and when aeroplanes appear- ed the invaders fed, leaving 45 dead, The number of wounded is not known..

{REUTER'S AMERICAN (SERVICE.}

BOXING.

owners, for the sake of peace and a settle ment, are prepared to negotiate an agree ment on national lines, bat the industry LUIS must stand on its own foundation and economic basis, and could not be con- tinued by means of 3 Government subsidy.

FIRPO SECURES DECISION

AGAINST SPALLA

Burnos Aires, April 4th.

In a boxing match Luis Firpo gained the decision against Erminio Spalia.

AMERICAN WAR CLAIMS.. SENATOR BORAH REPLIES TO

CRITICISM

The owners were emphatically of the opinion that an extension of working hours. was ar essential condition to restoring the industry. They emphasised the necessity for an increased output.. and proposed that each district should fix its own minimum percentage, the National Board to settle the question of a national minimum over pad above

WASHINGTON, April 2nd. Mr. Winston Churchill's recent state the district minima. The present na- tional minimum of 33 1/3 per cent. would not necessarily be maintained.ments in the House of Commons in regard The owners were opposed to compulsory to the British-American debt settlement were prepared to have brought a "fery response in the amalgamation, but consider voluntary amalgamation and Senate from Senator Borah, who ended reorganisation of the industry. They voured to show that the United States were opposed to any change in regard to had always sought to arrive at just and

fair settlements. by-products, and were agreed that na- tionalisation was not practicable.

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HEAVY WAGE REDUCTIONS. „ The Miners Federation Executive has issued a statement on the two days' con- ferences with the owners, saying that the latter refused to intimate the proposed will be heavy reductions,

PEKING

BOMBED

FOUR 60LB. BOMBS DROPP

GIRL KILLED IN HER BRID

CHAIR.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGE

Prino, April 3rd.

Hundreds of foreigners and tens of

thousands of Chinese of most brilliant

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS.

A NUMBER OF THEFTS.

"What was apparently an attempt to get away with a motor-car occurred at the Peak on Friday.

Mr. R. M. Austin, of Mesars Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., had left his car When Lo outside No. 17, The Peak suplis morning, watched a bombing raidroturned the car was missing, and it was at 19.30 . when aeroplanes of the later found about 800 yards below Gough allied armies flew over the City. Their Hill Police Station, having collided with. objective evidently was the Kuominchim bank. The car was slightly damaged.

WHISKY PROCEEDS VANISH. headquarters and barracks inside the Tartar City.

"

A coolie in the employ of Messrs. Don Four 601b, bombs were dropped respec. nelly & Whyte in alleged to have abscond- tively inside the Winter Palace grounds,rd with 13,60, the proceeds of some into the Palace Lake, near the French whisky and cigarettes, which he delivered Mission and near the Paitang Cathedral, on board the .. Ja Maru. A bomb just missed the barracks.

No casualties have been reported so

far.

The aeroplanes dived low prior to bombing and were met apparently by an ineffectual fusillade from the barracks.

The third machine twice bombed the

Kuominchun barracks at Nanyuan, out- side the City. The Chinese residing in the vicinity were panic-stricken with fear, The machines, which were hig and modern, carrying regular bombing. ap- paratus, were all supplied to the Chinese for purely commercial purposes"

LATER.

HARBOUR.THEFTS.

Sails and rope, valued at $31, have been stolen from a yacht belonging to Mr. R. Witchell. The yacht was lying in the Yaumati typhoon anchorage.

Lieut. Ashley, of H.M.S. Tamar, re ported to the police on Friday, that a sum of $145 in cash was stolen from an unlocked drawer on board, his ship.

Some Manila rope was stolen from a dock mooring lighter in Taikoo Dock on Friday,

ابر محمد

SACRED MUSIC,

RECITAL AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

Investigations reveal that four more

There was a large attendance at. St. bombs were dropped outside the Chien-John's Cathedral on Good Friday night; zen and Hatamen this morning. Some when a recital of vocal and instrumentai houses were damaged.

music was given. The Cathedral Choir which was augmented for the occasion, gave several items and "the renderings" were of a particularly high standard. The choir were perhaps at their best in the singing of the beautiful hymn "When. As Great Britain is heralding to the world that we are a sordid people, let the

I survey the wondrous Cross," in which world understand that the natural wealth

the congregation heartily joined. the gathered to herself at the close of the war is not to be compared with any

The programme included selections from amount that she could have been called

Mendelssohn, Bollman, Gounod, Handel, upon to pay the United States.

Under the debt settlement-the United Three machines dropped twelve bonhBach, Merkel, and Goss. Mr. H. Edwin reparations, but made it perfectly cleari

According to reports, which have not yet been verified, a Chinese girl was killed while proceeding through the streets in a bridal chair to her wedding.

A DAILY STRAFE.

PEKING, April 4th. The daily air strafe was more intensive this morning.

The Government'à financial proposals Hindu-Muslim disturbances today. May pay on May lat except to say that there states not only waived all claims for One caused the death of a woman in the Gardner, (tenor) gave a remarkably fine

for furnishing inmediate funds were pass- ed in the Senate and Chamber by large

majorities.

TWO SEPARATE MEASURES.

two

INTER- It should be noted there are

measures, firstly, the separate financial Finance Bill, forming part of, the Budget

The Indian quarters are deserted. The police are patrolling the streets, whilst theatres and Hindu shops are closed.

TWELVE KILLED IN FURTHER RIOTS.

CALCUTTA, April 3rd. Twelve were killed and hundreds in- jured in a widespread recrudescence of shops were looted and several mosques nad temples tiesecrated. Police and mili tary were brought up, and now control the situation. Traffic has been restored.

FOREIGN ARMS FOR CHINA. LABOUR MEMBER'S ALLEGATIONS

IN COMMONS. · ́

Losbox, April 1st.. In the House of Commons, in initiating Ponsonby deplored the traffic in arms. He said that the Chinese were the most peaceful people in the world and had been fighting for two year because it was a pity that the surplus stock of the should be wasted, so the sent them to

The Executive describes the owners' views on the Coal Commission's report as indahnite. It considers that their refusal to consider the fixation of a national minimum percentage, and their insistence on all wages being a district concern, constitute almost insurmountable obstacle to an amicable settlement.

The Executive assumes that in the absence of definite proposals for B minimum percentage, the owners' posi- the consequential wage reductions will vary from one shilling to five shillings' daily.

The Executive has unanimously de cided not to consent to the further lower- national minimum percentage.

that she sought no territory; and when Tartar City, another struck and set on it came to making a settlement with fire the Wenyuankeh Palace in the For Great Britain she forgave that country 33,000,000,000. Her debt was figured on hidden City. The others were mostly the basis of the difference between the interest on American Liberty Bonds and outside the city wall. the interest "under the British settle- ment."

MEXICAN TRAGEDY.

interpretations of Mendelssohn's "If with

all hearts ye trily seek me," and the Passion Story from St. Luke Gospel.

for 1830, which must be voted before the debate on disarmament, Mr. A. Ation is the same na last July, and that MANY HURLED TO DEATH FROM altitude at which the machines. By pre-programme.

April 30th, and secondly, finance pro posals for furnishing immediate funds. It is from the latter that the Senate

CINEMA BALCONY.

MEXICO CITY, April 3rd. Nine were killed and 92 injured in the sinema show, a mass of men, women and children being hurled upon people below.

Mrs. Watt (contralto), was at her best in The military effect of the bonibing is Handel's He was despised." Mrs. practically nit. The airmen are aiming Balean and Miss Braga (violina) and Mrs. at the Kuominchun quarters, but the Griggs "(piano) also contributed to the Mr. Frederick Mason, ARCO, LT.CL., presided at the The Chinese residents are moat indig Organ. The service concluded with the

Blessing and the Sevenfold Amen. asking why the Legations take no action.

cludes accuracy.

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to-day disconnected the oil and sugar munitions of Western Christian Powers ing of wages and the abolition of the collapse of an overcrowded balcony at anant over these useless raids. Many are collection was made during the evening

monopolies,

AGREEMENTS REACHED,

LATER.

measures

The Chamber also adopted by 368 votes to 145' the measure increasing Custom duties by thirty per cent., including the

The Senate's amendments. providing fresh resources for the Trea- sury passed backwards and forwards be- tween the Senate and Chamber several times, and at night both Houses made concessions in the interest of a general agreement.

The Chamber by 205 votes to 250 agreed to make a separate measure of the article creating a monopoly of the im- portation of sugor, and also adopted the

China,

Commander Bellairs Conservative, Maidstone) interjected:" Did nos any of the arms come from the Soviet ?"

Mr. Ponsonby retorted that the Soviet Government got arms from Generals Koltchack and Deaikin. He declared that an official of the League of Nations, who was recently in the China war area, found officers, chicly French and Italian, comvanding Chinese regiments on both sides. He also found 300 brand-new French aeroplanes and a quantity of munitions that had lately been supplied to China by Western Powers.

Mr. Godfrey Locker Lampson point- ed out that the question of Stanic in arms had been settled last Summer when the Convention was signed, al- though the results probably had not been seen.

DISARMAMENT.

proposals of the Sonata relating to, the MR. LOCKER LAMPSON OUTLINES price of tobacco and taxes on sugar and certain special medicines and prepara tions, while the Senate did not insist on

the tax on coffee, and assented to the

BRITISH POLICY

LONDON, April. lat.

"The British "Government's disarmament policy was outlined in the House of

KOST. UBCENT POINT.

The official statement of the coal owners' proposals on the Royal Com mission's report appende replies to the, Commission's recommendations' ad

criatim.

The replies to a large extent express agreement with or acquiescence in the recommendations, including a willing ness to engage in national as against

advocated..

district discussions, which they strongly

The owners are of opinion that the recommendation for a State ownership of minerals is a Parliamentary question, They recognise that the miners will not entertain a proposal for longer hours and they therefore wish to discuss the recommendation that the definition of working time be weekly instead of daily and t greater flexibility in working

hours.

The owners consider that the most urgent matter is a settlement of the minimum percentage on the basis of rates and the amount of the subsistence, wage in each district.

POLITICAL CIRCLES NOT PESSIMISTIC,

LONDON, April 3rd.

THE WORLD COURT. AMERICAN SURPRISE AT LEAGUE CIRCULAR.

WASHINGTON, April 2nd. Surprise and concern have been caused here by the action of the Secretariat of the League of Nations in circularising all

CHRISTIAN GENERAL TO GO TO

MOSCOW.

HENCEFORTH A DISCIPLE OF SUN YAT SEN.

PEXING, April 3rd. The Tass News Agency (Russian) says

the signatories to the Protocol establish that Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang, interview. ing a permanent Court of Internationaled at Uzga, declared that he would join Justice at The Elague, inviting them to participate in the discussion at Geneva the Kuomintang shortly and devote the on September 1st. on the special condi- rest of his life to the realisation of the tions on which the United States will late Dr. Sun Yat Sen's ideas. adhere to the Protocol...

Apparently the explanation made in the enter League's circular is to members partici- pating in the proposed Conference.

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for the Organ Fund.

FAMOUS BILLIARD PLAYER.

·MA. C. FAULKINER TO VISIT

HONGKONG, -

Mr. Claude Falkiner, a well known

billiard player, is expected to arrive in Hongkong within the next few weeks.

He is due at Shanghai on Wodnesday by the E.M.8. Empress of Australia: The exact date of his arrival in Hong kong is not knowh

Mr. G. Gray, the Australian billiard. player, who is now in the Colony will bai, aa Mr. Gray leaves Hongkong for probably meet Mr. Faulkiner in Bhang- the North next week-end.

It is his intention to go to Moscow to factory as an ordinary workman and study politico-economic conditions in the United Soviet Socialist Republics, Senator Borah, leader of the fight and then return to Chinto utilise the against American participation in the knowledge acquired, "The change," be World Court, said that the circular was a said, "does not disturb me. I come of logical development and that they were a mason's family and worked as trying to draw us into negotiations with labourer twenty years and for many years the League.

served as a common soldier.'

[Our Chinese correspondent says it in

He is a great exponent of the nursery reported by the Kuomintang press agen- cies in Canton, that one Mr. Ma Pa Huen, 210 and 105 consecutive cannons. In addi

Cannon game und hold," the record of.

under General Feng Yu Hang of gume and, in a recent game at Winnipeg

THE PRESIDENT'S VIEWS.

WASHINGTON, April 2nd. President Coolidge is opposed to

Faulkner is one of the fastest players in England, and holds the record in this respect, having made: 509 in 15 minutes; 825 in 25 minutes; 750 in 25

uiputes.

Politieal circles do not regard the coal America participating in the proposed special agent of the Kuominchun Army tion he is well able to play the red ball. principle of the petroleum importation Commons by Mr. Locker Lampson situation, despite the somewhat unpro Conference at Geneva on America's re-Kalgan, is now in Canton sceking an on February 2nd-he made 610 all off 1. President Coolidge is reported to alliance between the Kuomintang and the the red. In the game, which was 800 up

monopoly, provided it is made subject to the Bill.

Parliament adjourned at 4.40 this morn ing, the Senate till April 12th and the

Chamber till April 20th.

[THEOCCH REUTER'S ACUNCT.} FRENCH AEROPLANE SEIZED. BUT GERMAN AUTHORITIES RELEASE OCCUPANTS."

Pazia, April 4th.

A message from Btrasbourg says the

(Under Secretary of State for Home mising developments, pessimistically, and Affairs), who regretted that Russia had never anticipated, that the Coal Commis- Frsion's report would be accepted without declined to participate in the paratory Conference, co Disarmament at least very considerable negotiations, He declared that the Government was the basis of which is provided in the

national steps leading to ready to assist wholeheartedly any inter owners statement.

搞 general measure of disarmament.

Meanwhile, Cabinet Committees and the Special Committee established to consider the report are working hard throughout the holidays.

Lord Cecil would go to Geneva prepar- ed to urge some definite scheme of dis armament, but most probably it would

COMMONS ADJOURN. be more appropriate for some great military Power to take the initative with

LONDON, April 11t regard to military disarmament at

The House of Commons has adjourned Geneva. It was unfortunate that similar restrictions were not applied to ab to Tuesday, April 13th marines as were applied to other war ships by the Washington agreement. -

The Government would do its best to

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servations to the "World Court. favour direct correspondence with each of the 48 signatories to the World Court Agreement in order to obtain their views.

RACE TO THE POLE. AMERICAN AIRMEN SIGHT POINT

BARROW."

German authorities have seized & French carry further the principles laid down at PRINCESS VICTORIA'S CONDITION the Wilkins's Polar expedition will be

military aeroplane with an officer and Sergeant aboard, which was flying over the Rhine and was forced to land at Zaeckingen, Baden, but the occupants were allowed to return to France.

Washington, being most anxious to co-

SHOWS IMPROVEMENT. operate in any general scheme for mili-

LONDON, April 2nd. tary limitation. They would also wel come any scheme for the reduction or

This morning's bulletin on the condi- limitation of air forces which would retion of HRH Princess Victoria, says salt in the establishment of a measure the pneumonic process is improving. The of equality between the air forces of strain on the strength of Her Highness is, Britain and say other country.

however, great...

Kominchim-meaning the People's Party and the People's Army respectively-so as to solve the political problems in Chine These press agencies also report that Mr Junkee Chay, one time manager of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of Hong-

Marshal Feng'] kong, is also in Canton as an agent of

KONGEONG BANQUE

INDUSTRIELLE. FORMER MANAGER'S APPEAL DISMISSED.

FAIRBANKS (Alaska), April 1st, Lieut. Wilkins has sent a wireleas message that he has sighted Point Bar- row, the most northerly point of the United States. After depositing supplies he will return here for 'more.

A Fairbanks message of March 23rd

PARIS; April 1st. stated: According to present. indications The Court has given judgment for de- fendants, in 3. Durgegin's case on the delayed for three weeks pending repairs ground that his dismissal from the ba. the seroplanes. Ligut. Wilkins states managership was justifiable and that he that one machine will be ready in a few sent the Bank insolent letters attacking days, but the repairs to the second will the administration. be held up until new parts arrive from The Court pointed out that, in regard the United States. Both machines, to exchange operations, M. Durnegin did stripped of landing gear, were nahed by not protest at the time and even partially a heavy snowstorm yesterday.].

executed transactions, ~

against an amateur, Faulkner put up a record for Canada by making a break of 639 unfinished, of which 519 was off the red. He only went to the table four, times, and his opponent acured only, five.

BRITISH WARNING TO PEKING. INTERFERENCE WITH INSPECTOR- GENERAL OF CUSTOMS.

Mr. Rodney Gilbert telegraphing from Peking to the N-C. Daily News March 28th mida ong

The angry attempts of Ho Teh Lin,

Finance Minister, to impeach Sir Francis Aglen, Inspector General of the Chinese Maritime Customs, although they are not Chief Executive, have elicited a warning. taken seriously by the following of the from the British Legation that serious interference with the Customs, ce Bir Francis Aglan's position, would lead to the withdrawal of British recognition.