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CABLE AND WIRELESS

NEWS.

[BRITTEN WINKLESS RERVICE.) THE NEW BUDGET. TAX ON BETTING

FORESHADOWED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE

MOROCCAN WAR. RIFFIANS GIVEN TIME LIMIT. FOR PEACE AGREEMENT.

CJDA, April 26th. Ruany, April 23th.

The Franco-Spanish Governments have The Chancellor of the Exchequer, will

the time limit for present, his annual national Budget fixed May at as atatement to the House of Commons the conclusion of negotiations with the Riff. If no agreement is reached, then to-morrow.

the Franco-Spanish troops will resume the offensivë.

No important remissions of taxation are expected this year, but some re- adjustment of burdeas is anticipated. "During the past financial year, the re- venue has substantially exceeded the estimate, bus so also did expenditure. and it is not anticipated that the coat of the coal subsidy will be an added complication. Whereas in his last year's! Budget, the Chancellor had looked for an expenditure of £901,060,000 which on his estimated revenue would have given him a surplus of £1,860,000, the nation actual ly spent £895.097,778. This, after the in-

crease in revenue is taken into account, left him with a net, deficit of £14,038,120. Of this total expenditure, £30,000,000 was used for the repayment of debt. The nation had set itself to repay £50,000,000 and although it was not able to fulfil this resolve, the amount that was repaid represents in fact a surplus on the right side so far as the national accounts are concerned. Thus, despite the book keeping deficit with which Mr. Churchill is faced, Britain is still balancing her

accounts.

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Some further developments in luxury, taxation are anticipated and a tax on betting in foreshadowed.

Although the French Finance Minister has postponed his engagement to visit

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1926

FAR EASTERN CABLE MOSCOW AND THE CANTON. PEAK RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION.

NEWS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

COUP.

ROUBLES FOR THE STRIKERS,

BUBBIA AND CHINA.

The Rigs correspondent of The Times KARAKHAN'S POLICY UPHELD BY Alegram on March 28th said:

SOVIET GOVERNMENT,

A chastened spirit is manifest among Russian Communist leaders in conse Moscow, April 25th. In a speech before the Central Sorict quenes of Chang Kai Shek's coup at Executive Committee, M. Litvinoff, before Canton. Only on Thursday the vestia declaring that the Soviet Government declared that Canton was a Communist must do everything in its power to re-stronghold which nothing might shake and whence revolution would radiate move the present deadlock in Anglo- Russian relations, referred to the position and embrace the whole of China. The of China, and said that the Soviet Govern Soviet Press is now saying that Com ment did not conceal its sympathies with munism has experienced merely a tem the national liberation movement" of paraty set-back, and makes an appeal. POLAR EXPEDITIONS.

China but had rigidly adhered to the prin for financial naaistance in order to ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THE iple of non-interference with China's hearten he Chinese revolutionaries

RACE NORTHWARD. '

LONDON, April 29th.

The latest move in connection with the race to the Pole is contained in the report from Oslo that the steamer Chantier, with the Byrd expedition aboard, passed Trondhjem Fjord yesterday, and was met at sea by a Norwegian steamer which "certain transferred to the Chantier equipment."

THE INDIAN RIOTING. PROPOSAL TO INCREASE NUMBER OF EUROPEAN POLICE.

CALCUTTA, April 25th. The local branch of the European As- sociation has proposed that the Bengal Government draft additional Europeang into the police force as the present Euro peans have undergone continuous It coa. strain for the last three weeks. tends that the preponderating Hindu element in the police force makes its in- partiality suspect, though the Associa tion does not suspect it.

The Marwari Chamber of Commerce

London for a discussion with the Chanhas drawn the attention of the Governor cellor on the outstanding points of the to the entire suppression of trade" French debt settlement, it is probable and urges immediate measures.

The British Indian Association says] that, the Chancellor may be able to re

internal affairs and was trying to maîh- tain normal relations with Central and Local Governments of China. M. Kara was pursuing their policy in this spirit with the full approval of the Soviet Government.

The Soviet was striving to maintain normal relations with Marshal Chang Tao Lin, and be mentioned that they had just concluded an agreement with hira in re- gard to the Chinese Eastern Railway

Russia's friendly relations with Japan continued, M. Litvinoff added, that friend ship being one of the basic problems of the Soviet foreign policy.

[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.] FRANCO-SYRIAN WAR, DRUSE CAPITAL FALLS BEFORE FRENCE FORCES.

BEIRUT, April 95th. The French troops captured Sueida, the capital of the Jebel Druses to-day after six hours fighting.

LATER.

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE ELECTED.

A meeting of the Peak Residents' Association was held at the Peak Club last evening for the purpose of electing officers and a general committee for the current year.

PRINCE AND SCOTSMEN.

"CHIVALRY AND LOYALTE,”

THE MINISTER'S NIGHTCAP. The Prince of Wales presided at the 143rd anniverary festival banquet of the Highland Society of London at the Hotel Victoria last month. He wore Highland dress, with a kilt of Royal Start tarts. and he was piped in to the tune of e lan Laddie." As president of the society his Royal Highneas took the chair, and it fell to him to propose the toasts of the King and of the other members of the Royal Family,

There was a fair attendance of members and residents, and during the meeting reference was made to the work of the Association during the strike of last year, The opinion was expressed that the Asso ciation had a bright future in front of it.

Tae Prince, in proposing the toast of the society, said: After an interval of a and it was felt that there would he opportunity presented for much usefu!

few years I am very happy to be with you work to be accomplished.

to-night as the president of this society. Officers and Committee were elected as and especially because Highland gather- Now this society was founded at a time under:-Chairman, Mr. D. J. Lewis; Vice-ings are very pleasant to me. (Cheer). Chairman, Mr. W. E.L. Shenton; Hon when Highlanders were not so well known are to-day-that was, perhaps becuase Secretary," Mr. E. & C. Hornell; Com- and well regarded in the South as they

Highland Society of London has, I foc not then properly-understood and the been a means of grant alightenment this respect. When I mention the ward south to-night I mean England. It is a far cry from the hills and glens of Sco land to Northumberland-avenue, but the blood is strong, the heart is Highland with a touch of the mountains and a targ of the Western sea-and-id the heart is sound we can't go far wrong. This society has done great things, and it should still keep the name Highland; but shall we call it Scottish for this evening. (Cheer Another thing that the society has done has been to give us a very good diguer to-night. (Laughter and cheers.)

Black, Mrs. E. Davidson, Messrs. P. S. Cassidy, A. Murdoch, F. C. Hall, W. C. Shiner and A, S. MacKichan.

It is officially announced that Soviet trade unions during the past few days have sent about 80,000 roubles to the Chinese strikers to prevent their spiritsmittee, Mr. H. A. Nisbet, Dr. G. D. their qualities and characteristics were from fagging. The central committee of the trade unions has debited this sum to various trade unions. The Society for Helping Communists Abroad has issued an inflammatory appeal to Chinese work- men, peasants, and students to mobilize. the entire Chinese for the purpose of on- | posing those who are challenging the r

volutionary movement.

**THE PERFECT HUSBAND.".. CHINESE PLAY AT ST. ANDREW'S

YOUNG MEN'S CLUB. As a finale to their series of popular winter social gatherings, the St. Andrew's THE KEY RAILWAY OF CHINA. Young Men's Club are staging on Friday, a play taken from the Chinese, entitled "A Perfect Husband."

LUNG-HAI TO MOUTH OF YANGTSZE. PROJECTION ON WHICH MASTER

MINDS ARE WORKING.

C.

A correspondent writing to the Dai News Irom Yencheng, K., says

Of the railways built and projected here, the most important is perhaps least known. This is a short piece, only 200 Druses engaged in the defence of miles long, to connect the Lung-Hai with Sucida were estimated as being over six the mouth of the Tangtaze. It is inevit thousand strong. They desperately rable, but who will seize the strategic sisted the French attacks and suffered opportunaty Imagine some man of

As the name suggests the play is a tarcical one; there are no perfect hus band's in real life. It promises to be both

intereating and amusing, however, as it should give a good idea of Chinese humour. The play has been translated by Mrs. M. K. Vessoona who is also pro- ducing it with the assistance of Mr. E. M. Doodha and other friends. Mr. Doodha has been responsible for providing the correct costumes,

The cast is as follows:

fer to the receipts expected from France that, the Governor's 'presence in Calcutta heavy losses. The French captured two foresight years ago grasping the import smith sad Mrs. M. K. Vessoona.

during the coming year as the result of negotiations now reported to be proceed- ing on this specific point.

THE COAL CRISIS. BUSY WEEK-END FOR THE PRIME MINISTER.

Rua: April 25th. The Prime Minister, Mr. Stafley Baldwin, remained in town over the week-end and was engaged on work in. connection with the Secretary for Mines yesterday. The negotiating committees of both owners and miners will probably be summoned to meet him to-morrow,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY. SINISTER NOTE IN M. LITVINOFF'S SPEECH.

Moscow, April 25th

"We might be glad," said M. Litvino

is extremely desirable.

BIO CASUALTY LIST.

guns.

PERSIA'S NEW SHAH. WEEK'S FESTIVITIES OPEN AT TEHERAN.

LATELL Hitherto twenty-three have been killed and at least two hundred injured as a

TEHAN, April 25th.. suit of the Hindu-Moslem disorders. The situation continued disquieting to- The new Shah has been crowned, and day. The native portion of the city has the ceremony will be followed by a presented a gloomy and deserted appear-week's festivities, including the opening arce.

Three Moslems were wounded by shots when Hindus attacked a funeral party conveying the bodies of two, Moslems to the cemetery.

Later 2 Hindu П stabbed in the street with the result that a regular inter-communal fight com- menced which only ceased after the police had fired into the mah wounding a number.

of the wireless station, and night-time illuminations and freworks. Receptions are being arranged by the varions Lega

tions.

THE SPANISH FLIGHT. MADRID-MANILA AVIATORS REACH SAIGON.

SAIGON, April 25th. The Spanish airmen who are dying Isolated cases of looting, assaults, and from Madrid to Manila have arrive other crimes continue in the Indian here. quarters of the city. In all thirty per sons were seat to hospital to-day includ

in the course of a much applauded speeching nine with gunshot wound, Armour. justifying the conclusion of the Russo-ed cara have patrolled the city through- German Treaty in "Having extracted the anti-Soviet sting

the Locarno

from:

Treaty." He declared the new Treaty

out the day.

FRENCH FINANCES.

OBITUARY.

MR. ARTHUR HASSAM.

LONDON, April 25th The death is announced of Mr. Arthur Hassam, ex-Mayor of Newcastle-under- Lyme, Consulting Engineer

to the

ance of rail connection between New York and Washington or London and Paris.

The Lung-Hai as we know was pro jected by the old Russian régime. in 1838, the plan being for Rusia to build aline through Kashgar and connect with this China thoroughfare. The fact that the Anal contract for the Lung-Hai was cloud after the world war, shows that master minds are behind the project, and we may visualize à de luze express from Europe, not through Siberia with its icebound ports, but right, through the heart of China, right through the coal and iron fields, down to Haichow!

This despised Hairbow must become a place of importance. But trans-Pacific lines will hardly debouch so far north ward. The de lure must reach this mouth of the Yangtze. Foreseeing this, H. E, Chang Chien is already building a road bed, whether for motors or for rail. But funds must come from somewhere,

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Western business is not going to be run out of China. The farseeing man

Mr. and Mrs. Wu, Rev. Geo. E. Arrow

Krai Fah' (Fu's daughter), Mr. P.

Sands.

Mr. and Mrs. Feung, Mr R. Nicholls and Misa M. Mason.

Yeung Tau (Teung's son-The Perfect Husband), Frank N.. W. Doodha.

Hui Heung (a slave or mui tai), Miss M. White.

There is a story that I heard recently of. people who were entertaining the new minister, and they did not know what to give him to driak as a nightcap., (Laugh- ter.) So they gave him a glass of milk, and they put in some of their best, whisky (Laughter.) The next morning they could not find the minister, and after a the byre. (Laughter.) But he was not search they found that he had gone to there when the searchers arrived. The

man in charge was asked had he seen the

minister, and he said, "Yes." They ask- ed him what the minister said to him, and be replied, He said I want the first calf from the cow from which I had that milk." (Loud laughter.)

Ladies and gentlemen, I apologise for that It is because I have not been in Scotland very much lately. As a matter of fact, I was there a week or two ago, and although my visit was very short was able to get in a good deal in that. time. (Laughter.) I enjoyed it in apite of the weather. I got a taste of Scotland in's fury of Caledonia stern and wild, 5.5 a distinguished officer whose name figures lower down on the toast list will agree; but I can assure you that there was 20 severity in the warmth of my recep tion in every quarter."(Cheers) In ther course of a somewhat crowded programme I took the opportunity to visit the birth place of Robert Burns, the singer of Beat- thinking of the man and the poet in all land and of Nature and humanity, and, the trials of his too short life, was glad

Male attendants, Messrs. Mackenzie, Pak Kapa marriage broker), Mr. to have been able to do so. and F. Nicholls.

J. H. Bannistery'.

PROPERTY SALES.

At the China Auction Rooms yesterday afternoon, Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa held two property salek.

The first lot disposed of was a lease hold property at No. 110, Queen's Road Central, with an area of about 1,050 square feet."

The upset price was $80,000 and this was advanced by bids of $1,000 and finally knocked down to Mr. Po Man Ying, / the Chuen Kee shop, Queen's Road Cen tral, for 875,500.

PIONEERS OF EMPIRE

was inspired by peaceful aims, but, i| BUDGET AS A WHOLE ADOPTED Peking Syndicate, and a life-long friend Reds, and lay foundations. Indeed, the loon, and was auctioned by order of the found Scotsmen in the forefront of over-

as the Soviets always suspected, the Locarno pact contemplated the creation.

of an anti-Soviet combination, then the treaty with Berlin would be a contradic- lion to Locarno,

BY CHAMBER

+

PARIS, April 25th

The Chamber has adopted the whole of the 1928 Budget by 427 votes to 153. LATER

UNEAST FELLING IN POLAND!

The Chamber, discussing the Budget, WARSAW, April 25th. The newspapers are most uneasy and has passed the clause establishing an It has mat angry as they foresee embarrass-independens redemption fund. ments arising from the Russo-German also passed Claus 1, which fixes the agreement, which the Nowy Kurjer Pols Budget at 37,376,000,000 francs-expendi- Bays resuscitates just what Locarno aim ture and 37,517,000,000 revenue. ed at abolishing, namely, mutual private. alliances. It accuses Germany, by a unilateral act, of ignoring all the duties devolving on her from Article sixteen of the League Covenant,

11TH

GALLIPOLI.

TIONS IN LONDON..

A GERMAN PROBLEM.

QUESTION OF CONFISCATING" EX-

RULERS' PROPERTY.

REELAN, April 25th. Over twelve millions of voters have de- ANNIVERSARY CELEBRA-manded a plebiscite to decide whether the entire property of the ex-rulers should be confiscated without compensa.. tion. The Government is therefore com pelled constitutionally to submit & Bill to the Reichstag and it does so with

LONDON, April 25th. The eleventh anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli was celebrated to | day when those who served in the famous

of Sir Joseph Cook, with whom he began work as a miner in Staffordshire.

SIR SHADFORTH WATTS.

LONDON, April 25th. The death is also announced of Sir Shadforth Watts, the Chairman of the Shipping Federation, and for many years one of Britain's foremost shipping per sonnlities in the shipping world.

EX-EMPEROR OF KOREA.

Toxzo, April 26th.

A message from Seoul announces the death of ex-Emperor Li, of Korea

{REUTER AMERICAN SERVICE] MEXICAN OUTRAGE RECALLED. RE-TRIAL ORDERED OF ALLEGED

The second property sold is situated will look beyond this struggle with the near the Tannery at Ma Tau Kok, Kow-

man in the street, seeing Russia, France, Belgium, Holland, putting funds into the Lung-Hai, woaders whether this rail aczus may not play an important part in the political as well as the economical future

UNRECOGNIZED. KARAKHAN

AMBASSADOR ACCUSED OF

BRIBERY.

SWEEPING ALLEGATIONS BY MARSHAL CHANG..

The Mukden correspondent of the Eastern News Agency says:

Marshal Chang Tso Lin is reported to he refusing to recognize Ambassador Karakhan on the ground that the latter hne bribed and interfered with the ap pointment of high Chinese officials, in- tigated Chinese students and supplied the dominchan troops with arms and the re-trial of Alejo Garcia and Francisco ammunition. Marshal Chang also re-

MURDERER'S

Mexico City, April 25th. There was a re-echo of a celebrated case to-day when the Supreme Court ordered

Now everyone knows Highlanders are o people of great pride and spirit, a race of great antiquity, a martial race with a romantic history, full of stirring deeds and incidents, very often somewhat blood. thirsty. But I do not intend to dwell on the dark and doubtful side of the picture. I prefer to think of the chivalry and loyalty of the Scotsmen their deep at tachment and devotion to their country

a thousand ways, and is the record of one of the main features of the Scottish

the Highland and Lowland regiments. (Cheers.) As Colonel-in-Chief of the Sea- and the Highland spirit that is shown in

forth Highlanders, and the Royal Scots Fusiliers, this is a point on which I might dwell, were I not confident that it will be adequately emphasised by those who are responsible for the toast of the Imperial Services. I have not been amongst Scots- ten only in their own country. What is more important. I have been with them overseas. I think I can claim to have, travelled a good deal, and I have always seas settlement and development. They have played a great part in building un the Empire, and in all quarters of the. globe one finds a strong Scottish element in Canada, Australia, South Africa, These early pioneers endured many hard- and, indeed, wherever one goes overseas ships, and overcame every kind of dificulty efforts. And and obstacle, clearing their way to suc they left their mark. There are no better settlers overscar than Scotsmen. I know that. They are splendid settlers and This property was put up at $10,000, citizens, proud of their new homes, and their traditions with them-they are part and following one bid of $100, was knock.proud of their old country. They take of their blood-and Highland music and ed down to Mr. Chan Ming.

dancing go with them too. (Cheers.)

Such is the appeal of the Highland dress that I found a kilted regiment among the troops of the paramous Chief of Bechuanaland, and though, when crossing the high Andes at a time when most of you were on the moors, there were no grouss to be seen, I came across many, Highland names in Chile, the western- most point of my travels. On my ranch in Canada; for instance, I have 4,000 acres, and you will be amprised to hear that I have only four hands, and those four hands are all Scotsmen. (Cheers) All over the countries I have visited have found the Scottish element. I have States of America (laughter) and the dirk that I am wearing to-night, was given beer met by pipe bands all over the United

to me by Scots men and women in Buenos Airch, in the Argentine (Cheers.)"

mortgagee. The property consists of four newly built messuages abutting on a new public road and a piece of vacant ground at the rear. The total area of the lot is 7,800 square feet, of which the messunges occupy about 3,790 square feet. The Crown Reat payable in respect of the property is $44 abusily.

BRITAIN'S HOT EASTER. The bottest Easter for 85 years was

thoroughly enjoyed by Londoners. Apart from the unprecedented exodus to the Continent, especially to France, English seaside resorts were unusually crowded. It is remarkable that there was freedom from accidents and police court cases, For instance, at Southend, not a single case of drunkenness was reported, and at Hampstead, which was visited by half cases of drunkenness in the police court. a-million people, there were only four In four days at Brighton 21,000 motor

29th Division assembled on the Hore heavy heart, however, declaring in a Pro Ruiz, who were sentenced to death for the fuses to guarantee protection for the cars passed the Aquarium, a once noto

clamation, that confiscation without com- alleged murder of Mrs. Evans, the wife of members of the Boviet Embassy in rious danger spot without a mishap.

Guards parade and afterwards marched

to the Cenotaph, there wreaths were pensation is opposed to the principles a British subject, in 1924. The Court held laid at its hath of justice. It is expected that the Gov-

General Bir Ian Hamilton, who was Commander-in-Chief at Gallipoli after ernment will do its utmost to efect a wards took the salute;

compromise.

that the original trial was full of errors. The order automatically stays the death

Bentence.

Peking It is noteworthy that the Moscow Government are so far alent after the withdrawal from Peking of

the Kuominchun troops.

We ought to be able to go on with for eleven years, without a holiday our work, not for eleven months but Dr. Crichton Miller.

cess by their undaunted

I am very proud of my connection with the Highlanda and the Highland people, to wear Highland dress, and to be asso- ciated with their history and traditions,

to. The High

(Cheers and, as president, I ask you to rac

me, and drink prosperity land Society of London.