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YANGTSZE SITUATION.

H.M.S.WIDGEON" BOMBARDED.

FRENCH SAILOR KILLED.

"ALERTE" FIRED ON.

A Reuter's wire received yesterday says that news has been received in Shanghai to the effect that firing took place on Wednesday on the Yangtze liver on the French gunboat"Alerte.

The message says that details are not yet to hand, but it is reported that a sailor was killed and another wounded

The firing appears to have taken place between Wusueh and. Kinkiang

It is stated that the French Admiral is proceeding up river.

ANOTHER BRITISH WARSHIP BOMBARDED.

"WIDGEON" RETURNS 'FIRE.

SHANGHAI, October 14th.

It is reported that H.M.S. Foodlark was fired on on the 13th near Tungting Lake. The vessel was subjected to a severe bombardment and was forced to return the fire with machine-gans and pompoms. There were no casualties.

*More Firing.

A naval message from Hankow, dated Wednesday, says:

The local situation is unchanged.. Ships have been fired on between Kichow and Wusuch, where fighting be tween Sun's and the Southern troops is taking place.

THE BOYCOTT ON THE YANGTSZE.

SITUATION. IN SZECHUAN.

It was stated in a recent issue of w Homerner that the Admiral on the China tion Was in constart Com municaba with the Admiralty and that messages were re-layed so that there was less than half an hour's delay in the transmission of messages from the Hawkins to London....

A British wireless message sent out from Rugby says:

"Latest reports from China state that the processions held to commemorate the an, versary of the Chinese Republic, which coincided with the celebrations over the capitulation of Wuchang, passed off without interference with the foreiga

Concessions.

CHANG `TSO LIN FOR PRESIDENT?

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15TH,

MUKDEN WARLORD TO TAKE OFLARGE

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INTERESTING CHINESE REPORT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PIXING, October 14th. The Shuntien Shih Pao publishes a report allegedly emanating from sources in close touch with the Fengtion faction, that Marshal Chang Tso Lin will shortly take over the control of the Central Government as Chief Executive, later becoming President.

The paper states that Chang Tea Lin had intended to await the settlement of the civil strife and the election of Parlia ment before taking office, but the present critical situation impelled him to summon a conference at Mukden recently and it was decided that he should come to Tientsin in about ten days, and if the leaders of the other factions such as Wu Pe Fu and Sun Chuan Fang raise any objections, he will come to Foking as Chief Executive.

[SRITIAN WIRELESS SERVICE)

'GUARDS'... MEMORIAL.

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY IN LONDON TO-MORROW.

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COAL DISPUTE.

MINERS DEFY LEADERS.

NO UNION LEVY: NO EMBARGO,

STEADY STREAM OF WORKERS RETURN.

OPIUM WORTH MILLION

RUPEES.

FURTHER HEARING IN LOCAL MERCHANTS' CASE.

STORY OF SHIPMENTS OF OPIUM FROM PERSIAS

DEFENDANT DISCHARGED ON TWO CHARGES.

To-day's increase in the number of miners returning to work is 7,019. The total number of men now producing coal

officially stated to be 224,850.

The whole of yesterday afternoon at Statements made yesterday at the to Central Magistracy was taken up Labour Conference by Mr. Ramsay Mac with the opening by Mr. J. D. Lloyd Danaid, leader of the Labour Party, Mr.(Superintendent of Imports and Ex J. H. Thomas, the Railwaymen's leader, ports), prosecuting, and argument on and Mr. Ben Tillett, the Transport law by Mr. M. K. Lo (defending) in the Workers leader, showing that the miners case in which Chan Cher Chiu, of the can expect neither money from the other wong Hing Loong Arm, of No. 108, Des Unions nor an embargo on coal import being concerned in an alleged attempt Vaux Road, Central, was charged with constituted a new and perhaps decisive development in the coni crisis. The to aid and abet in the smuggling of miners have been told by Mr. Ramsay opium. MacDonald in effect that the only thing that the Labour Party can do now for them is to take the fight to the House of Commons and there conduct it on a policy of nationalisation of the coal in dustry. It is generally considered that a resumption of work will be scoolerated in view of the position in which the minera now find themselvės:

Gollieries Unable to Absorb Volunteers.

LONDON, October 14th.

A further increase of 7,000 miners working yesterday was chiefly made up by Rcany, October 13th. 4,000 from Lancashire and North Wales. the Guards, which has been erected on areas the collieries are unable to absorb On Saturday, the War Memorial of The stream is so substantial that in some the Horse Guards Parade will be un-all the yolunteers pending much necessary veiled by the Duke of Connaught. preliminary work

Another Mesting of Miners Federation.

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AMERICAN LEGION.

NEXT CONVENTION IN PARIS.

BUTE'S AMERICAN EVÝCH.)

All business transacted in Paris must York after the delegates return, as the be ratified by another meeting in New constitution of the Legion provides that conventions must held on American soil

HOME FOOTBALL.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE RESULT.

LONDON, October 13th.years, Playing in the Scottish League, Queen's Park and Airdrieonians drew, there goals

all

TENNIS...

IMPERIAL

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CONFERENCE

OUTLINE OF WORK.

(RMITIAH' WIRELESS SERVICE.] ** PRILADILFRIA, October 14th.

RUGBY, October 14th, The convention, of the American Legion decided to hold the nest annual session Conference will be held on Tuesday next The opening session of the Imperial in Paris. This means that some 30,000 in the Cabinet room of the Prime men and women who saw war service Minister's official London residence, All in France will sail for France on 88 ships the self-governing Dominions and India |an September 1897...

will be represented at the Conference, which is the first to be held since 1993. led by the delegates, the attendance. Owing to the great distances to be travel necessitates long absences from their governmental

responsibilities in tho various Dominions and the Conferences can only be arranged at irregular and infrequent intervals, but in recent years" it has been found possible to hold these Empire gatherings every two or threat Although in the intervals between con ferences the Dominion Prime Ministers are kept closely informed by cable_on international affairs in which the Em- pire as a whole is concerned, a vast held remains for fresh discussion and consultation when the heads of the Over- sens Governments assemble in London, and in this respect next week's confer- The case came before Mr. R. E. Lind- sell some weeks ago, and several adjourn- ments, the subject of strong protest at beat J. S. McEachran and F. H. Whita- the delegates will be given in a. speech

Omar Ramjahn and A. L. Rumjahnence will be no exception.

The outline of the work that lies before the time on the part of Mr. Lo, bave more, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 'in the final of the in which Mr. Baldwin will welcome the been made at the request of the prosecu-Men's Doubles in the North Chins Open visiting Premiars. There will, however, tion, who wished for time in investigate Championships, on the Tientsin Tennis be nothing rigid in this outline and when the books "seized and decode various Association courts. cables, etc. Formal evidence has already

the visitors reply in turn thay will be. the case was not properly opened by Mr. Rumjaha must, of course, be given the pression of opinion by the Conference. been given as previously reported, but writer in the P. & T. Times says:-AL which they would like to have an ex- Reviewing the individual players, at liberty to raise any questions upon Lloyd yesterday afternoon.

palm. His play was wonderful The double fault is still a failing with him, probably be confined to exchanges of The first day of the Conference will however, although he did not offend so courtesy, but before adjoining, a mors: much in this matter as in his last match detailed survey of the agenda of the Omar is not so quick with his feet or Conference and its procedure will be his arm or his eye but his placements made. In the list of subjects to be denit are very clever and he is the more with, some matters will doubtless be phlegmatic of the two.

referred to a committee, while others will be reserved for discussion at full Con ference meetings.

When the case first came before the Court it was stated that a million rupees' worth of opium was aboard the Chinese ship Philadelphia in transit from Persia to China and the plans were that junka were to be awaiting the ship at Macso to receive the drug.

ANOTHER RUMJAHN VICTORY WIN MEN'S DOUBLES IN TIENTSIN,

Not Relevant. From the remotest parts of the cou try and even from the Dominions over

Before Mr. Lloyd outlined the case, 5,000 men who served with the Guards

› Rroay, October 14th. “. Mr. Lo submitted that certain documents, during the war will gather for the tere-

The Executive Committee of the Miners' seized by the Revenue Officers on the mony. There will be on parade nearly Federation meets at London to-day to premises of the firm concerned, and of 4,000 guardsmen now serving.

receive the decisions from districts re- which Mr. Lloyd had supplied him with After the ceremony, there will be agarding the resolution adopted by the translations, would not be admissible as March Past dowa the Mall, the Duke Delegate Conference last week urging the evidence, according to low. "Mr. Lo McEachran played a consistens game of Connaught taking the salute. That withdrawal of the safety mon from the went on to argue the law on this point, and was a match oven for the adroit A. will be a scene unparalleled since the pits and other measures for intensifying and contended that unless it was firat L. whose little arts be neatly checkmated days of the war. Just as then, there will the dispute. The resolution was propos shown that such documents referred to on many occasions. When that worthy be in the column a queer conglomera ed by the South Wales delegates and were relevant to the case, they could not tried to find somewhere around McEach tion of uniform and civilian clothes carried despite the opposition of the bo pat in na evidence,

ran's feet he more often found a racket This column, which will be beaded by the members executive who will consequently After much argument by Mr. Eo, Mr.which had quickly anticipated, the more King's Company of the 1st Battalion of be placed in a rather anomalous position Lindsell agreed that any, document put

Whitamore did splendidly at the net the Grenadier Guards, will be more than if the districts instruct them to supplein on record must be proved to be re- and some his returns were really bril two miles in length. At the head of the ment the resolution.

levant before being accepted as evidenca. column and immediately behind the Voting on the matter has been affected Outlining the case, Mr. Lloyd sub- King's Company, will be a section re-at district lodge meetings generally by amitted a list of names which he said calling the memories of the war, of twelve men who will parade in service kit with tin helmets, khaki and knapsacks -just a vision of the Guards as they were in the mud of France and Flanders These Active Service " men will be posted round the base of the Memorial, during the ceremony.

show of hands and the men who have returned to work, dow numbering about 205,000 have no opportunity of expressing their opinion. In any case even if the districts are found to have approved the resolution, its effect is expected to be neglegible.

The boycott situation in Szechuan Province, which, a few days ago threaten. ed in become acute, has been mitigated, partly as a result of the strong repre sentations made in a conference at Chungking between British Consular | MEMORIAL TO INDIAN TROOPS Federation, and intend to continue at

officers, and the Chinese authorities in Szechuan.The British representatives there are engaged in an effect to clear up many questions by the Wanhsien in cident of a few weeks ago.· ́ The moat immediae concern has been the boycott situation, and they have made it en phatically clear that while the British Government desire to continue the dis cussions in a friendly spirit, progress is made impossible by the maintenance "of boycott restrictions.

The immediate result of the repre- sentations was the provision of supplies to the British community and to vessels in the river, and an improvement in the situation at Chengfu and other centres. Whether the improvement will continue it is impossible to foretell

"It has been made clear, however, that the British Government are determined to secure the freedom of British lives and property from molestation in Szechuan.

The authorities have undertaken that one fruitful source of trouble, namely,

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IN FRANCE.

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Rugay, October 14th.

Work has already been begun on memorial at Neuve Chapelle to the Indian troops who fought in France. It will probably be completed next spring.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS" FINANCES.

RUGBY, October 14th: The League of Nations' butgot for the now fancial year will be divided into 1,015 units instead of the previous $37. This alteration is mainly due to Ger- many's entry.

The British Empire will account for 238 units or just over one quarter of the total. France and Germany come bext with 79 each. **

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

were those of partners in the Kwong Hing Long and Yu Hing fruas, of Des Vaux Road, Central, and which had been compiled from the books of the firms.

A Fertile Erafa.

On the objection of Mr. Lo, who said that part of the names of certain per sons mentioned were hot in the books in Chinese characters, and were merely the results of clever detective deduction and the imaginations of Mr. Lloyd's fertile brain, Mr. Lindsell refused to accept the lists at the present stage.

The safety men belong mainly to or ganisations unaffiliated to the Miners' work. The leaders of the Railway and Transport Unions have quade dear at the Labour Conference this week that no steps will be taken to place an embargo on foreign coal. The Labour Conference Continuing, Mr. Lloyd said he did not was also opposed to a Trades Union levy propose to prove that the opium was as suggested by the miners resolution, landed in China, but proposed to prove Any stoppage of the outcrop working that there was a deal in opium without which was also urged by the resolution is a licence from H.E. the Governor. The likely to be unpopular with many thou-Kwong Hing Loong Firm was, since sands of miners who have made conai- September, 1925, the managing agents derable sums by this unofficial method for the Chinese steamship Philadelphia, of coal getting.

boat formerly known under two other Chinese names. The Kwong Hing Loong acted as agents on behalf of the Yu Hing Steamship Company. Of four partners in the latter company, three had shares in the former firm. Another business conducted by the Kwong Hing Loong firm was to collect subscriptions, or money, in connection with

the opium deals, and they also helped in the dis- posal of opium through their firm at Macno.

(THROUGH RECTRE'S AGENCY.]

UNITED STATES OF EUROPE."

BIG INDUSTRIAL COMBINES LIKELY.

TREND TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL CO.OPERATION.

the boarding of British vesacts by Chinese AMERICAN COTTON. GROWERS the recent informal economic negotiations to Persia, Mr. Lloyd replied that the

troops desiring free passage on the river, shall be discontinued."

BANDIT OUTRAGE IN HUNAN.

CAPTURED, AMERICAN : MISSION- ARIES RELEASED.

PEKING, October 14th. · A telegram from the American Consul at Changsha announces that the three American missionaries captured by ban dits last month were rescued unhurt on the 11th inst. after having been in the hands of the bandits 18 days. No ransom was paid.

THE NEW AMBASSADOR TO PEKING.

MR. MILES LAMPSON RECEIVED BY THE KING.

LONDON, October 14th. The King received in audience Mr. W Miles Lampeon, C.M.G., who kissed hands on his appointment as Minister to Peking

FAR EASTERN SHIP AFIRE.

CARGO FROM CANTON.

LLOYD TRIESTING BOAT IN DANGER.

PORT SAID, October 13th... The Italian steamer, forandra, from the Far East, is of the port with No. and No. 8 holda, and the engine room and bunkers aäre. All means are being taken to extinguish the fire and there is a possibility of success No. 3 and No. 8 holds are being fooded after discharging. their cargo on deck. The cargo is chiefly copra, "Boys beans, cotton, pepper, #", general goods and oils.

[The as Rosandra is one of the Lloyd Triestino fleet, the local agents for which are Messrs. Dodwell & Co. She left Hongkong on September 11th, and" on board is Signor Giovanni Guavi, a Roman Catholic mimionary, who embark ed in Hongkong.

She was carrying nearly three hundred tons at cargo from the Far East, con- sisting largely of cassia- from Canton, a considerable quantity of tea, hemp and buffaloe.hides..

On enquiry at Messrs. Dodwell's this morning we were informed that no news of the fire has yet reached them.]

A RESTRICTION POLICY. "

RETORT TO BRITISH RUBBER PLANTERS.

The Souther

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BERLIN, October 13th. Facts are emerging which indicate that throughout Europe are hearing fruit especially in the direction of combining the steel industries of all Europe, except

Russia

Asked by Mr. Lindsell how he could prove that the ship in question was sent Kwong Hing Loong and the Yu Hing were practically one firm, and the wager to cover the period while she was away paid to various people on the steamer from Hongkong would go to prove this.

Getting Herveus.

Mr. Lloyd went on to refer to certain

It is now known that negotiations for the formation of an East European Steel BISES, October 14th.

Trust, composed of Czecho "Slovakia, atton producers have Austro-Hungary, and Rumania are pro- deeds drawn up between the firms con- draw up a prt „ame to relieve the pre- sent market depression entailing a with greasing favourably and that it contem cerned in connection with the Philadel

plates an alliance with the recently form- phia, and mentioned that Mr. Lọ as a drawal of a million bales from the pre ed combine, while the Swedish steel in-matter of fact drew them up. scat huge crop. The establishment by dustry is rapidly becoming a Trust and co-operative urganisations of a long time is tentatively discussing joining the com-thing Mr. Lloyd will say is that I took Mr. Lo (jokingly): I suppose the next pools programme recommends a reasonLine. It is also expected that the report part in the smuggling! I am getting. able reduction in the 1927 acreage.........

New York banking support has been of the Anglo-German conference at Rem-quite nervous. promised, and £7,000,000 has been pledgeded, reveal a measure of British co-opera-defendant was a person in charge of the sey on Uctober 10th, will, when publish- Mr. Lloyd went on to say that the by associations to help to carry the surtion, though much depends on the for- firm's affairs and there were entries, in plus cotton till the price gises. The mation of an International Railway the books of both firms referred to, Government has arranged a credit of £6,000,000 for Southern planters which Trust for which negotiations are opening which showed that he was employed by in London on October 18th. Interested them, but did not state in what capacity. the New York Times declares means that optimists believe that the steel combine Defendant was, however, the person fre- the American Government is preparing will be extended to allied industries and quently in charge of the premises, and to make Europe's bill for American bot form the foundation-stone of an economia was in fact, in charge at the time of ton much higher than the rubber bill United States of Europe." made for America.

the raid.

DISTURBED | MEXICO.^)

NEW DECREE BY PRESIDENT.

MEXICO, October 14th. ́ ́ In order to prevent bandits and re- volutionaries obtaining arms, President Calles has issued a decree prohibiting the importation, of rifles, pistols and cartridges.

· (LHROUGH- REUTER'S AGENCY.] CESAREWITCH RESULT.

| 20 WON BY A SELLING PLATER.

LONDON, October 13th. The Cesarewitch, at Newmarket, re sulted as follows: --

Myra Gray. Miss Sport Templestowe ........... Twenty-four ram Won by two lengths. half a length between second and third.

The betting was as follows:-Myra Gray, 50 to 1, Miss Sport 22 to 1, and Templestowe, 9 to 1.

Mr. J. Davis, the owner of Myra Gray, is a Shrewsbury starting price book maker, and be bought the horse after a selling race in 1925, for £250,

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considerable time.

Anglo-German Conference.

Mr. Lindsell How does that prove he RUGBY, October 13th. had anything to do with importing the Colonel Willey, ex-President of the opium of over a year ago? Federation of British Industries, who' Mr. Lloyd: He is mentioned as hav was one of those taking part in the ing been employed by the firm for a formal conversations between British and German industralists during the week end, has said that the aim of the Confer- ence was to investigate how the general volume of world trade could be increased Any agreements that might ultimately result, must be in the interests of the Mr. Lloyd: No, your Worship, he consumer and lead to a downward trend was much more than that. He was in of prices Never before had such a recharge of the keys of the safe when the presentative Body of British Industri-raid took place."

Mr. Lindsell: But you cannot say in what capacity:

Mr. Lloyd No. Mr. Lindsell: He might even have been a book

allets met together and, quite apart from Byggt! Hot & Leg to stand C." the larger aim of those participating, this was all to the good. If, in the end, the conversations led to removing some of the differences in Europe in regard to economic affairs, Col. Willey said he believed they would be of Timmense valus in accelerating throughout the world, financial contact with European recon- struction.

At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. J. H B. Nihill sitting with Major C, Willson, a Chinese charged with unlawful possession of a dagger, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to three years' hard labour.

submitted that there was nothing in Mr. Lo addressed His Worship and M. Lloyd's opening which tended to show any evidence against the defend- ant Neither was there anything in the documents seized by the Revenue Officers which in any way implicated the de- fendant. Although there might be sus picions, said Mr. Lo, there was nothing to prove that defendant committed the acts complained of.

WAN

Mr. Lindsell agreed that there was no- thing in Mr. Lloyd's opening to prove that defendant was at material times a fobi of the Kwong Hing Loong firm or the Yu Hing Co. Apart from the (Continued on next Column.)

liant.

Administration's mines for the week The total output of the Kailan Mining ending October 2nd amounted to 72,653 tons, and the sales during the period to

56,980 tons.

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isolated entries referred to by Mr. Lloyd, the prosecution did not have a leg to stand on.

I is generally assumed that inter Imperial matters will be discussed on the statements by Secretaries of State, for the Dominions and Colonies, and for the defensive services, and the other, ques- tions will be raised on a statement made by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Many members of the Conference, bow- ever, attach more importance to economic All the memoranda have been prepared questions that will figure on the agenda. by appropriate Government Departments a such matters as Overseas Settlement, inter-Imperial Trade, Communications, Research, Films, and other subjects upon Conferente. which decisions may be taken by the

Mr. Lloyd mid certain entries showed Mr. E. S. O. de la Hox, solicitor, that defendant was given money for ex-formerly of Manila, who died recently penses on the occasions of trips to Macao in Madrid, left estate in the Colony and that he was paid $100 at a certain amounting to 85,400. He left a large time last year.

estate in the Philippines. Among hia requests were 1,000 pesos each to two Spanish hospital at Manila,

Charges Dismissed.

Mr. Lindsell held that, on the opening by Mr. Lloyd there was no evidence that could support the first and third charges, and be accordingly discharged the defendant on these.

With regard to the second charge, Mr. Lindsell said he would go into that at the next hearing, and adjourned the case until Monday afternoon at 2.15.

Bail was reduced to $2,000.

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Mrs. Mildred B. Shaw, widow of the late George E. Shay, A well-known journalist of California, arrived in Shang hai by the President Lincoln for a short visit before going to Manila by the same ship. Mrs. Shaw has been well-known in California, particularly with the Corona Club of San Francisco, for a number of years.

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Selecting the Hongkong

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