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CABLES

{THROCON REUTER'S ADENOT.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

FOUR CLAUSES OF ECONOMY BILL

PASSED

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH, 19:5

RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY. FAR EASTERN CABLE

BRITISH AUTHORITATIVE CIRCLES NOT AT ALL SURPRISED.

LONDOS, April 14th

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NEWS.

~ {THROUGH REUTERʼN "ADRACY.) PEKING ADMINISTRATION AT A

STANDSTILL

PREMIER'S, COMMUNICATION TO DIPLOMATIC BODY.

KUOMINCHUN BID FOR

WU PEI FU:

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MANY CONFERENCES. BUT LITTLE ADVANCE TOWARDS COAL CRISIS SETTLEMENT.

LONDON, April Yath,

The report that Germany and Russia A continuous series of conferences all day has apparently done little to are negotiating a Treaty has not sar LONDON, April 15th. advance the settlement of the coal-oriai prised British authoritative circles in The Commons rose at this morning. The most important meetings have been London. It is understood that assur after sitting over 18 hours. Hitherte, between the Miners' Executive, and the ances have been received in London and they passed four clauses of the Economy Trade Union Congress Industrial. Com other European capitals, that any such Bill in 30 hours, but there are so clauses mittee, at which the latter protested Treaty contemplated does not contain besides and four schedules. The Opposi-gainst the action of the owners abandon-anything incompatible with the Covenant Note to the Senior Minister this moru reported in reliable circles tion made two further attempts at oh- struction, bat the Speaker announced be would devise procedure to deal with the unusual circumstances and consult the Premier with a view to an amendment in the standing orders.

ing national negotiations and reiterated their determination to support the miners' resistance to, the degradation of the standard of living. Later, the owners conferred with Sir Arthur Steel Mait- land and announced their intention to post notices, terminating the agreements In the House of Commons, an extra on April 20th. In the meantime they ordinary situation developed at six this have offered to confer with the miners morning when after an all-night-debate district associations regarding the local the Committee on the Economy Bill re-regulation of wages. sulting in a suspension of thirteen Labour A deputation of the Trades Unioni

SUSPENSION OF THIRTEEN LABOUR MEMBERS.

LATER.

PEKING, April 13th. Mr. Chia Teh Yao, as Premier, sent a

RUBBER SMUGGLING.

RESTRICTION LAUNCH- RAIDED. FIGHT AT SEA IN EARLY DAWN,

·TOUR KILLED SEVERAL INJURID

WU PEI FU'S PRICE."

ARIATIO NEWS RERVICE.].

PAXING, April 4th.

With her searchlight smashed and her As a counter move against the revival well-scrubbed decks stained with patches of Chang Tia Lin's influence in North of blood, the rubber restriction launch Chins, soma influential personages are Simbang cruised into the harbour from working hard in the hope of bringing the west yesterday morning, says the sboat co-operation between the nominingapore Free Press of the 7th inst.. and drew alongside the wharf at Keppel chun and the Chihli party. But it is

Harbour. Those who boarded the chaser Wa Pei vere presented with the extraordinary .. as price of

rue of four dead bodies on board the ressel, while the weary crew appeared -Full control of the Peking Hankow with bandages over wounds which ia

Railway..

sotne cases were so serious that they had to be removed to hospital at once. Tho commander of the Simbang, Mr. William Brown, was one of the most seriously injured. There were signs on board of a feree struggle having taken place,

of the League or the Locarno agreements ing saying that General Lu, Chung Lin Fu demands the follow at

NEW BLUE 'FUNNEL VESSEL.

MOTOR SHIR FOR EASTERN TRADE LAUNCHED,

LONDON, April 14th. The Orestes the first of two metor ships for Messrs. Alfred Holt's eastern trade has been launched at Belfast. It is 476 feet long by 68 feet hear. The dis placement will be 15,000 and the vessel will have a speed of over 15 kaots. THE SPANISH FLIGHT.

at midnight on the 10th inst., surround-collaboration:— ed with soldiers the mansion of the Chief Executive and the Cabinet, offices;.com. sequently the Government was prevented from carrying out its functions and the Central Administration had been brought to a standstill.

The Fremier particularly drawą atten: tion

Firstly, to the fact that Tuan Chi Jui is being threatened by tyrannical force and is unable therefore to carry out his

-The garrisoning of Peking by Kno-

mithun and Chibli troops... 3-The restoration of Constitution. 4-The permanent retirement of Feng Yu Hsiang, from the Chinese political stage.

-The suppression of Bolshevism în

China,

General Wong Lai Mao, director of the Ching-Han Railway, and General Ho Shui, acting commander-in-chief of

The C.P.O. and other police officials, including the Inspectors of the Marind Station, boarded the vessel and took statements from the members of the crew: They were told a story of a surprise attack by some Bugis smugglers, while patrolling of Pulau Pisang, which re- whilst a third man disappeared, over the side of the launch and was not seen again.

Imembers owing to the invention of an Congress to-night conferred with Mr.TWO OF THE AVIATORS REACH duties, but has not indicated his inten, the 3rd Kusminchun army, met General sulted in, the killing of two of their crew,

entirely new method of obstruction.

Mr. Lansbury, Mr. Wheatley and elever others in division on a,, Labour motion adjourned the debate, and remained in the Aye Lobby, joking and singing for over half an hour, delaying the whole business of the Ministers

W

Baldwin for an hour bat declined to issue a statement.

MR. BALDWIN AND THE MINERS.

LONDON, April 15th. After sitting privately for over an hour this morning the Executive of the Miners Federation "met Mr. Baldwin at No. 10,

The Chairman Jengthily consulted, and Downing Street, at noon, when it” was finally called the Speaker.

understood the miners informed athe Premier that in their view a deadlock was reached,

Mr. Neville Chamberlain, amid Labour uproar, moved the suspension of thirteen

Labour members.

Labour Opposition thereupon adopted the same tactics, but after another half an hour's delay, the Speaker ordered-the tellers to report the figures showing the motion carried by 163 to 76 Thereupon. thirteen were ordered to withdraw," and the business has resumed.

RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT.

UNDERGOES MOST SUCCESSFUL OPERATION IN FRANCE.

PARIS, March 13th.

It is reported from Nice that 31. Kras sin, has had a most successful operation in a nursing bome,, and has had trans. fusion of blood.

NEW AIR LINES. GERMANY AND HER EX-AIR FORCE OFFICERS:

PARIS, April 15th. In connection with the Quotidien's report abled yesterday, it appears that while an agreement was reached in regard to the establishment of air lines, there are still difficulties in regard to the rules to be laid down.

A conference of Ambassadors has taken place with a view to discriminating he tween military and commercial aviation.

Mr. Baldwin undertook to get inte touch, with the Mining Association as soon as possible, and "naked" that the miners be available early next week for

n further discussion.

MARITIME CONFERENCE.

OBJECTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL

LABOUR OFFICE ACTIVITIES.".

LONDON, April 14th

One hundred delegates, including representatives of Britain, Australasia, Canada and Japan, at the Maritime Conference have unanimously passed. resolution calling on the Governments to

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KARACHI.

KARACHI, April 14th. Estever's companions, . Gallarza and Lorigo, who are dying to Manila have

arrived from Bunderabbas. Both Are

well.

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Osto, April 14th. The airship Yorge has left here for Leningrad.

tion to resign. Tunn bas telegraphed to

the Provinces instructing the officials to maintain order in their respective sphetes

Tien Wai Ching, commander of Wa Pei Fu's army, and General Stang Chers. commander, of the Starsi arty at

adding that from the date of this noti-atingfa last Monday; but it remains

fication all orders or documents, purport-

ing to emanate from the Government must be disregarded.

AMUNDSEN'S AIRSHIP.

Secondly, attention is drawn to the fact NORGE NOW ON ITS WAY TO that the extraordinary action on the part

LENINGRAD.

of Lu Chung Lin has not met with the support of the provincial authorities and military leaders having the welfare of the nation at heart. It is stated that Tuan expects action to be taken to check this illegal movement and there is every probability that the existing Government system will be restored.

NORGE" IN "THE-MIST,

STOCKHOLM, April 15th. The Jurge has sent a message to Vaxholm Wireless Station stating she entered a zone of mist extending almost all" over the country side. She was un-refuge in the Legation Quarter... able to tell tier position, but thought she was taking the right direction,

Premier Chin Ten Yao is also taking

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FOOTBALL AT HOME. RESULTS OF WEDNESDAY'S LEAGUE MATCHES.

LONDON, April 14th. The following are results of matches

FIRST DIVISION. Newcastle Manchester United, I

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTHERN). Exeter, "1; Northampton, 0.

he represented at the forthcoming Inter-played to-day- national Labour Conference to demand the withdrawal from the agenda the pro- posed draft Convention on the simplifica tion of inspection of emigrants aboard ship.

Sir Alan Anderson, the mover, said the matter was outside the scope of the International Labour Office which was tending to extend its province unduly.

The question of compulsory pasactiger insurance was referred to a committee.

A resolution moved by Sir Walter

THIRD DIVISION (NORTHERN). Accrington, 2; Doncaster, 3.

SCOTTISH: LEAGTE, Celtic, 3; Morton, 1.

[RECTEE'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

THE CUBAN CRISIS.

HEAVY FIGHTING. INFANTRY RAIDS BY RUSSIANS. TIENTSIN, April 15th.” Henry fighting is going on in the Evicinity of Tuangtsun, where the allies sre. continuing their hitherto unsuccessful efforts to break through the Kuminchun

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The fighting seems to consist largely of artillery, machine-gun and rifle duels

to' ba" scen

whether the Kuominchun

leaders can accept the above-mentioned demands. Hence, it is premature to talk about Kaominchun-Chibli co-operation.

It is stated that Wu Pai Fu and his supporters are rather dissatisfied abort the recovery of Jehol, Chili and Stan tung by the Fengtien party without providing a Tupac," or base of opera- tions, for General Chin Kun Ao in one of these provinces. Furthermore, it is reparted that during the recent special conference of Fengtion leaders at Tang. shan, presided over by Chang Tao Lin there was no representative of Wu Pe

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sîtuation shortly,

crew and two of the attackers, one of. The four dend represented two of the whom was shot in three places of

Commander and the other stabbed by the crew. The police took over the com cartridge cases had dot yet been dis ander's revolver from which the empty charged, and also a long, sharp parang, about two feet in length, and a short blood stained scabbard, which are be lieved to have been left on the launch by the smugglers.”

A HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT.

The attack is the first on record since. the fleet of rubber restriction launches was commissioned for service. Smug- alers have been chased and captured in all parts of the Malacca Straits and off the coast of Johore, but never before has. serious resistance been encountered.

Apparently, the launch crew were taken completely by surprise. The Simbang left Batu Pahat at 10 p.m. on Monday and cruised about without sighting any suspicious-looking craft until 2.30 am.. when a kotah under sail was glimpsed in the darkness ahead. The searchlight was used and although it was a very dark night, those on board were able to make out a fair amount of rubber on board.

The launch approached the. kotah and went alongside, when the smugglers who were five or more in number," scrambled

with infrequent infantry raids, generally A PEKING MINISTER OF STATE lers were stabbed by the crew of the

made by Russians. Many of these Rus sians have been brought to Tientsin wounded.

General Chang Hsuch Liang, Chang Tsung Chang and Chu Yu Pu bave gone to Langfang to supervise the offensive against the Kuominchun at Huangtaun,

No mails have been received here from SUGÁR CROP REDUCTION TO the Capital for the past three days. It is understood that the Post Office is endea- vouring to arrange communications it Paotingfu.

RELIEVE ANXIETY.

HAYANA, April 14th. on which Germany is demanding a reRunciman, urging a co-ordination of the

The Cuban Cabinet has accepted a plan vision of rules, so as to allow ex-officers policy of nations as regards maritime by the sugar growing interests to reduce of the German Air Force to be employed

commerce in a central Co-ordinating the sugar crop hy tea per cent." as the in commercial aviation: It is hoped a

body, like the Maritime. Committee of outcome of the unsatisfactory position of solution shortly be reached and a con- vention signed.

SOVIET MOVE. RUSSIA'S TREATIES WITH OTHER STATES

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ALLIES INTERRUPT MAIL

PERING, April 15th. The Allies interrupted the mail and

MOBBED.

Taking advantage of the delicate situation, the leaders of the First Kuo minchun army are endeavouring to break the Fengtien-Chibli accord by offering attractive political concessions to Won to the decks of the Simbang de

ei fu's adherents. Marshal Sun Chuan tacked the crew with knives. One of the Chinese and the rest are. Fang is reported to be acting as a media smugglers wis tor between Wu Fei Fu and the Kuomin said to have been Bugis. The number chun in the hope of completing his of smugglers on board the kotah was original anti-Fengtien plans. Fresh de given by one of the crew was five. velopments are expected in the Chinese board the launch was shot as by the Com A Bugis who was one of the first to mander, William Brown, and killed. He Was wounded in the eye, in the shoulder and in the right arm. The Chiness smug- launch and also died. The remainder of the smugglers are said to have jumped into the aes and. were not seen again.

One of the first things the, smugglers did was to smash the searchlight so that the straggle took place in the dark and. it was almost impossible to see what was happening. Mr, Brown received a severe. PEKING, April 2nd."

stab wound in the back and the quarter- Apart from the resignation of Mr. master of the launch was also stabbed. Kung, many other high officials of the The serang, Abdullah bin Sabtin,, was Chinotongpu have now tendered letters stabbed to death by the smugglers and a of resignatic windtunggu recenti ingear, Wahim bin Seman, glers and a cident in the Chiaotungpy when Mr.ed in the fight. The cook, Sam Kai Kung. Minister of Communications, was Riap, and the engineer, Koh Ah Join

are, together with Mr. Brown, in hos besieged and rebuked by the staff for the non-payment of their salaries. `;

pital also suffered from stab wounds. For instance, Mr. C. S. Liu, chief of The greaser, Wee Ah Kip escaped with- the railway department; Mr. Chu, asso-

out injury and Saleh bin Jahia, one cinte-chief of the telegraph and electric of the lascars, jumped into the sen dur department and concurrent chief secre

ing the struggle He swam about until the smugglers cleared off, it is said, and tary; and Mr. Chang, chief of the gen

PAYMENT OF ARREARS OF SALARY DEMANDED.

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the League of Nations, was also referred the industry, which culminated in the passenger traffic on the road to Tientsineral affairs department, and also three then climbed aboard the vessel, little the recent run on banks. It is believed that and there have been: no mails for thres secretaries have resigned their posts un worse for his experience. The other las

to a committee.

LATER. The above conference was the third In- ternational Shipping Conference, and it

the Clovernment's decision will greatly relieve anxiety...

PROHIBITION ENQUIRY.

MORAL FIBRE

is being held in London under the chair" HOME BREW" AND NATION'S manship of Sir Walter Runciman, former President of the Board of Trade and a former manager of the Moor line

HELSINGFORS, April 15th, The Soviet reprezentative has verbally inforused the Finnish Foreign Ministry that the Soviet is ready to negotiate separ- ate non-aggression treaties with Finland of cargo „stcudiers. and the Baltic States of Poland, including the provisions under which the contract- ing parties undertake to remain neutral in the event of another Power attacking any of them.

PRINCE OF WALES.

London, April 1sth.

The Prince of Wales has gone to Biarritz.

DUNLOP DIVIDEND. COMPANY'S RECORD PROFIT LAST

YEAR.

LONDON, April 14th The Dunlop Rubber Co. made the record net profit for last year's „ppera- tions of £2,283,000.

RIOTS IN PARIS. CIVIL SERVANT DEMONSTRATORS

CLASH WITH POLICE.

PARIS, April 14th. Riating occurred here in consequence of attempted demonstrations by Civil Servants, who are "olaiming a sliding scale in respect of their salaties.

Several hundred, mostly Communists, defied the Prefectoral prohibition against

the demonstration and tried to fores a police barrier in order to raid the pre- mises of an electrical undertaking.

Fighting ensued, in which one member of the Police Force was seriously hurt

WASHINGTON, April 140.

days."

The military are monopclising the Peking-Hankow Railway, and 8,000 of Chin Yun Ao's troops at Paotingfu are

Even Mr. Lu der various pretexts. Meng Hsiung, acting vice-Minister of Communications, has sent in his letter of resignation; but on account of the absence of the Minister, he is attending to his duties in the Chiaotungpu as usual.

The resignation of Mr. Kung was re awaiting transportation to the North.

Wu Pei Fu's agent, Keng Nai Hsi,jected by the Chief Executive and the weat to Hankaw this morning, accom- staff of the Chizotungpu was paid for panied by Lu Chung Lin's delegate, January last Saturday. Meng Chih.Chung, who interviewed Wu Pei Fu.

Prior to his departure, Kong called on Taro Kun, who asserted it was neces sary for Wu Pei Fato come to Peking to straighten affairs.

Wang Shih Chen and the peacemakers received telegraph from Chang Teo Lin saying Fengticnites cannot cease the attack unless the Kusminchun- entirely evacuates Peking.

In the Prohibition enquiry, the Wets" recalled General Andrews, Chief Govern "ment Enforcement Agent, who conceded that the homa manufacture of intoxicants was seriously injuring the moral fibre of the nation. He was of opinion, that en forcement would be facilitated if the Government manufacture and sale of liquor water return to the saloon.

legalised. It would however Senator Reed, the only Web" on the Committee, provoked smiles among the audience owing to his intimate know ledge of distilling intricacies, deavoured to emphasize, when question orderly, ing General Andrews, the enormous ex-WU PEI FU AND OTHER CHIEFS. tent of home manufacture and said it was as easy to make whisky as it was bread

ORPHANAGE FIRE.

Further fighting took place yesterday on both fronts in which the Kuominchun gune was heard all night long, but the at least held its own. The booming of Heen Panic died down, and Peking was

BOY INMATES LOSE THEIR HOME.

NEW YORK, April 14th. A message from St. John Newfound Orphanage, housing 180 boys has been There were no casualties, but the loss is estimated at $200,000.

FERING, April 15th Wang Shih Chon has telegraphed to Chang Tsung Chang, Chu Yu Pu-and Chang Hauch Liang urging an armistice and a definition of the, neutral zone Around the Metropolitan area in which the fighting of troops be not permitted, and adding if they agree the Kuomin- ohun will evacuto Peking.

He also telegraphed to Wu Fei Fu, Sun

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tar who also jumped into the sea was not so fortunate. He was Yanya bin Baba: his body was not red again.

WOUNDED CAPTAIN DIRECTS NAVIGATION. It is possible that the smugglers re- joined their boat and made good their escape, but it is a significant fact that another launch went out after her a little later and sighted no craft of any descrip-

In view of the altered political situation the whole distance from Batu Pahat tion, certain politicians are utilising to Singapore. the question of the non-payment of Captain Brown, although suffering salaries as a weapon for political puz- from the effects of his wound, was able Poses, anticipating the early return of to stretch himself on the awning of the Mr. Yeh Kung Cho and other leaders launch and direct the navigation. With of the Chiaotung clique to the Peking one of the crew at the wheel the launch political stage.

arrived safely back in Singapore yee. terday morning

SITUATION IN CHINA.

COMMONS AND THE BOYCOTT

KWANGTUNG.

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Besides the Captain's revolvery there was a big bore shot gun on board, but it appears that the crew had no time to IN nature was hardly anticipated, and the

use this. Trouble of such a serious"

aflair will warn the commanders of re striction launches to be on their guard against the possibility of attack in future.

Losbos, April 14th, In the House of Commons, invited by

A kotah is a boat of fairly large size. Captain J. G. Fairfax to make a state- ment with regard to the situation in The name is applied to various types of China, Sir Austen Chamberlain said this craft, a big sampan being sometimes des- was impossible to be of any use at the cribed as a kotah. In this particular present juncture since it was not yet instance, the snugglers must have has possible to foresee the result of the pre- big sized sampen or a Bugis beat sent contest for Peking. There was no Enquiries are being carired out and reason at present to anticipate danger the Dutch Police at Pulo Bamboe as well

British lives or property and

as the Johore and up-country police have legitimate undertakings could be carried been informed of the matter. on except in the province of Kwangtung, Captain Brown's condition is said to be where there was an anti-British boycott. slightly better. An operation was per- The Diplomatic Corps, had made repre-formed and no danger, was anticipated when enquiries were made yesterday April dth, in consequence of fighting evening. The other wounded men are

also expected to recover. thereabouts.

to

The Directors recommend a dividend. and three policemen were slightly hurt.land, says that the Mount Cashel Catholic Chuan Fang and Yen Hai Shan urging sentations with regard to Peking on

on the Ordinary shares of 15 per cent.

the first zines 1920,

Three hundred arrests were made, but gutted. only two were detained, however.

them to support his proposals ar

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