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THE STRUGGLE IN THE NORTH.

LATEST HAPPENINGS ON THE YANGTSZE.

BIG BATTLE IMMINENT.

The following was issued yesterday by the local Naval Authorities :-

Hankow, Nov. 95th-Laboar situation causing anxiety. Run on the Bank of China, but branches lasted out. Inter- view with Chiang Kai Shek published, in which he states Southern Government intend to take over Customs, Salt Gabelle and Postal Service, to secure return of the Concessions and cancel treaties and extra-territoriality,

Kiukiang-Situation not yet settled. Armed Southern soldiers still attempting

to enter Concession.

Nocking-Reported that Fengtien troops are arriving at Pukow; destina tion Anking.

Chinkiang.-Large numbers of troops are arriving from up-river. Reported Northern attack. Southerners on large scale are now organised.

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]

→ FRANCE AND GERMANY.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2718, -1926.

INTER-IMPERIAL RELATIONS.

CROWN THE EMPIRE'S STRONGEST LINK.

*[BRITISH WISKLASS SERVICE.)

Ruaar, November 28th. The Under-Secretary for the Colonies, Hon Mr. Ormsby Gore, in a public speech last night said the newest element in the Imperial Conference's historical documents on Inter-Imperial Relations was the foreshadowing of the gradual development of new machinery of com munication and consultation, and the placing on record of the already self- evident fact that the supreme link in the Empire was the Crown. The recent con- ference will also be remembered as the first at which scienco figured on the agenda. Is recognised that a scientific basis must be found for the solution of economic problems.

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POOLING LONDON'S TRAFFIC RESOURCES. IMPORTANT SCHEME MOOTED.

Russy, November 28th.

A suggestion that the resources of all London's traffic undetakings should be NOAGREEMENT ON DISARMA-pooled and placed under joint control is

MENT QUESTION.

PARIS, November 26th. According to Le Journal, M. Briand informed the German Ambassador that

COAL DISPUTE.

SETTLEMENT OUTLOOK "IN

SCOTLAND.

MORE WORKERS RETURN.

ÏTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ·

LONDON, November 25th. Satisfactory progress is being made in Scotland for the settlement of the coal dispute.

Matters have been left in the hands of a small Joint Committee, which will submit terms to each aide for ratification. Officials of the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners Federation discussed terms with the coalowners and these will be sub- mitted to the miners conference in London to-morrow.

More Men Working.

LONDON, November 25th. There were 49,000miners working to-day,

Agreements Being Reached.

LATES Scottish coalowners' and miners' re- presentatives have arrived at an agree- meat which will be submitted to both sides.

PROGRESS OF BOLSHEVISM.

MEETING OF · COMMUNIST EXECUTIVE

BRITAIN, CHINA AND JAVA

"[STIRQUGH ROUTER'S AGENCY.]

BIGA, November 15th,

U.S. TORNADO DISASTER.

KILLED DURING

THANKS-

GIVING CELEBRATIONS.

{BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICH

LOCAL WEDDING.

BADELY-HOLMES,

CEREMONY AT THE CATHEDRAL.

A pretty wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral yesterday when Mr. NEW YORK, November 26th,

J. E. Badeley was married to Miss Evelyn. Sixty were killed and 180 injured. Holmes, the only daughter of Mr. F. E. according to latest information avail- Holmes and Mrs. Holmes, of Beverley, A message from Moscow says that at able, as the result of a Tornado in Yorkshire. The bridegroom is well- the plenary conference of the Executive Arkansas, Missouri, which suddenly known in Hong Kong, being the only son of the Communist International, swept, down on many homes in a num ́of the late "Hon Mr. F. J. Badeley, Bukharin in a speech, declared that her, of scattered towns and hamlets last former Captain Superintendent of Folios despite the recent internal crisis the night in the midst of rejoicings and in Hong Kong, who retired in 1915, and Communist party would continue on the merrymaking on Thanksgiving Day It Mrs Badeley, of St. John's Wood, Lon- path towards revolution The tasks of destroyed nearly all the telegraph and the present Conference were, consolida-

telephone lines. tion, the further Bolshevisation of the Communist Party, the solution of the great problems of Great Britain and It is estimated that 30 were killed and China and the approaching struggle in 50 injured at Heber Springs, Cleburn

The Rev. H. Copley Movie, MA.. Central Europe, M. Bukharin promised County, where a dozen blocks of build-officiated at the ceremony. The bride, the workers and peasants of the Dutchings were mown down by a hurricane.who was charmingly dressed in a frock of melon pink georgette, and were a Indies the unlimited support of the Com- The streets were choked with debris and brown velvet hat, was given away by Mr... munist International in their bloody many houses caught Bre, adding to the Justice J. R. Wood. She carried a bou-

quet of red dahlias and red roses... struggle."

horror.

THE SWISS AVALANCHE.

HEAVY DEATH ROLL

NICE, November 96th. There are over thirty dead in the

Tremendous Damage:

LATER

Eight were killed and 30 injured a Moscow, Arkansas, and 3 were killed and 20 injured at Brandaville, Missouri, where a church and most of the business premises were destroyed.

Many were enjoying their Thanks understood to be receiving the favourable/eight-hour day at a nominal minimum landslide at Roquebilliere. The ava

wage of 9/4d

lanche descended on the village at mid-giving dinner when the ominous rum- The Northumberland Miners' Council night. A baker who

bling of the approaching Tornado was was working at

succeeded in a few seconda by pande has decided to recommend an acceptance

It is understood that it provides for an

don.

Mr. J. E. Badeley is now. a barrister in Shanghai with the firm of Hanson's

The bride arrived in Hong Kong.on. Thursday afternoon by the as Mace

donia.

‛ཎཱ

There was in attendance on the bride Master John Beach, while the duties of. "best man" were carried out by Mr.. D. H. Blaku.

The cathedral was tastefully decorated. and Mr. F. Mason played appropriate.

music.

The wedding was attended by various members of the Hong Kong Civil Service and friends of the late Mr. Badeley and of the bridegroom. Among those present vere the Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax, the Hon. Mr. E. D. O. Wolfe and Mrs. Wolfe, the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, the Hon. Si

he did not agree with any of the views London County Council Tramways and of the owners' terms, including a 7 hour/aight and a gendarme who was ill in monium, the shrieks of women and Henry and Lady Pollock, Mr. T. H. King

workers.

consideration of the London Traffic

The underground " Advisory Committee. railways and ominibus companies, the suburban railway services would be affect shift for hevers and eight hours for other expressed by Herr Stresemann in a recent speech in the Reichstag in regarded. The object would be to co-ordinate to disarmament.

traffic facilities, thus effecting economies and removing duplication and traffic con gestion. The Transport Ministry has agreed to further investigation of the proposal.

The Echo de Paris says that M. Poin- care intends to regume as soon as possible negotiations in regard to war debts.

NORWAY NO LONGER DRY.. RESULT OF RECENT PLEBISCITE.

OSLO, November 28th.

The official committee investigating the recent prohibition plebiscite has re- parted, opposing the very severe restric- tions and recommending that liquor can only be procurable by licenses which shall be issued to adults who can prove themselves worthy of possessing them. CHINESE PASSENGER RUNS AMOK.

JAPANESE DIES OF WOUNDS.

SINGAPORE, November 25th. One of the Japanese victims of the Suwa Maru incident has died in hospital.

[The above message refers to a Chinese ran amok, stabbbing five people before he was overpowered.]

who

KARAKHAN'S NEW POST.

Moscow, November 20th. M. Karakhan is taking charge of Eastern affairs during the absence of M. Chicherin, who is going to Germany to undergo medical treatment.

SENSATIONAL GERMAN PLOT, REVELATIONS REGARDING RUHR INVASION.

BERLIN, November 25th, Following 80 admission by Herr Gessler Minister of Defence, in the. Reichstag, that at the time of the Ruhr invasion the German Nationalist. or "ganisations contemplated the forcible ejection of the invaders, it now appears that the officers of the old German army and the extremista. at one time planned to have Sicilian Vespers in Germany in which all foreign troops would be

HEALTHIER CHILDREN. EFFECTS OF SCHOOL MEDICINAL TREATMENT.

A lengthy conference of the Cannock Chase coalowners and miners at Birming- ham failed to reach an agreement, but

the great majority of the men are work- ing.

[BRITISH WIRELESS BKEVICK] Science and Goal.

RUGBY, November 28th. Speaking at the opening of the new Coal Treatment Laboratory in the Mines Reary, November 20th. Department of Birmingham University The annual report of the Chief Medical yesterday, Col. Lane Fox, Secretary for Officer of Health dealing with the health Mines declared that the main chance for of school children states that although the recovery of the British coal industry there is a steady and undiminishing lay in the scientific application of its stream of defects among children enter- great resources. The quality of British ing schools at five years of age those coal was generally recognised as the

highest in the World,

leaving at fourteen are better physically

in every way than the children of twenty years ago. There is not more discase, but more discase is being treated through the existence of the school medicinal service.

TWO DAYS' FOG AT HOME.

SHIPPING HELD UP.

RUGBY, November 28th. Several street accidents attributable to fag occurred before the weather again became clear towards midnight. In most cases only minor injuries resulted and there was no loss of life. An express train from Scotland was involved in a slight collision near London but no one was injured.

The most serious material loss due to the two days fog was suffered owing to ships being held up at parts, and visibility in the English Channel was so bad yester- day that some important sailings from Tilbury and elsewhere were suspended.

.COMMONS AND LONDON CHURCHES.

19 CITY EDIFICES TO STAND.

*(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.)

THE SINO-BELGIAN TREATY.

THE BRITISH - GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE.

QUESTION. IN COMMONS.

LONDON, November 25th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. H. Day (Labour) asked what was the British Government's attitude towards the Bel gian Government's request for British support in its opposition to the action of the Government at Peking in denounc- ing the Sino-Belgian Treaty...

Mr. G. Locker Lampson replied that His Majesty's Government had intimated, in reply to an enquiry from the Belgian Government, that, in their view, the Chinese Government had no legal right under the Treaty of 1965 to propose the revision of the instrument.

Chinese Government's Standpoint.

hospital roused the villagers, enabling most of them to escape. The latter ran to the church and rang the bell, awaking the sleepers.

THE DEATH OF KRASSIN.

ASHES GOING TO RUSSIA.

LONDON, November 25th. M. Krassin's body is being cremated in London and the sabes will be trans- ported to Russia. It is now lying in state, the members of the Embassy staff forming, the guard. The Soviet flag is half-masted, and Sir Austen Chamber lain has called at the Embassy to express condolences.

(BRITISH WIRELESS BREVICE! AGRICULTURE IN INDIA: THE ROYAL COMMISSION AT

WORK

children penetrating the roar of the wind.

Earlier Report.

LITTLE ROCKS, Arkansas, Nov. 26th. At least thirteen have been killed in a tornado which swept North Arkansas,

SIR ALAN COBHAM IN NEW YORK.

ARRIVAL PLANS UPSET BY

ROUGH WEATHER.” .

.

NEW YORK, November 28th. Rough weather apeet Sir Alan Cobham's iden of making a picturesque arrival in New York City. Sir Alan. accompanied by his wife on board the Homeric with a Moth seaplane on board, reached quarantine, when the seaplane was put, overboard. Sir Alan, his wife and a mechanic took their seats in the machine with the intention of Bring inland, but a swell rising. It taxied some distance and was then taken in tow and brought to the Battery. The party were warmly wel

BATTLE OF THE BOOTLEGGERS

RvGay, November 28th The Royal Commission on Agriculture in India is nów making a tour of India, which will occupy at least six months. The Commission is supplementing its per.comed. sonal investigations by a questionaire, which is designed in word of a note ap- pearing as a preface: "To give indivi- duals possessing the most diverse experi- ease in agricultural and rural matters an opportunity for placing before the Com- mission their views on those subjects with which each individual is himself particu larly familiar." The questionaire gives an excellent idea of the variety of prob ema with which the Commission is called

medicina, irrigation and forests. There are questions on agricultural education, demonstration and propaganda, finance, labour, marketing and rural welfare, A long string of questions deals with the co-operative movement, which has made such marked progress in India of recent years.

MACHINE GUNS IN CHICAGO »

STREETS.

and others.

Following the Cathedral ceremony, reception was held.

The honeymoon is being spont "Fanling.

BIG BLAZE AT TAI O.

MATSHED VILLAGE BURNED OUT.

CONSIDERABLE - DAMAGE.

From the very meagre reports to hand, it would appear that a matshed village at Tai has been gutted word

Eerly. on Thursday evening reached the Colony that a fire of a serious character bad broken out in the Tai O district. The No. 3 Fire Float, the largest of the local are doats, was

despatched to the By the time it reached the spot, some three- hours away from Hong Kong, the fire had become a veritable conflagration, and had demolished many of the flimsy and highly inflammable matshed structures.

Work was at once commenced-to check the growth and spread of the flames, although it was found impossible to save

& number of the structures were saved,

and the Fire Float returned to Hong Kong some hours later, the fire by that time having been extinguished.

One report states that between 80, and 100 matsheds were destroyed, while an- other repert puts the figure as high as between 400 and 500. It is also stated

that matsheds were destroyed both at Tai O and also on the mainland."

Yesterday, No. 4 Police Launch, with Mr. Burlingham (D.S.P.) on board, visit- ed Tai O, and returned to Hong Kong' last evening. As the report will not bo made to Police Headquarters until this morning, further details are not avail- able. No lives, so far as can be ascer

Chicago, November 28th.. Two gangsters and one bystander were wounded in a machine-gun battle in Chicago streets, while a building at Har-tained, were lost. risburg was dynamited and riddled with

U.S. AND MEXICO.""

A GRAVE SITUATION.

AMERICAN WORKERS ARMED."

on to deal Every branch of agricultural bullets as the result of the renewed science and practice is represented, in hostilities of rival gangs of bootleggers. cluding uch GENEVA, November 25th,

subjects AS veterinary The Chinese delegation to the League of Nations, in a statement to the Press, denies that the Chinese Government is evasive regarding the reference of the Sino-Belgian Treaty dispute to the Inter national Court of Justice, and says that the question at issue centres not on the RUGBY, November 28th..

legal interpretation of Article 40 but on The House of Commons decisively ze the application of the principle of equality jected the City Churches Measure last and reciprocity, which is purely political night. The Bill scheduled for the pos It adds that no Government can agree to aible demolition of nineteen London

of nations to a judicial examina It was also proposed to form an army churches of which thirteen are by Si-submit the fundamental principle of the equal the matter must be referred to of 60,000 disciplined workmen in the Christopher Wren.

They have a site value of approximate: an international organisation, it should Ruhr while Russia's aid would also be calisted in a fight for freedom." The ly one and a half million pounds and the be brought to the attention of the League extremist leader were prepared to bill contemplated the erection out of this

zaurdered.

tion

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abandon Germany to the enemy as far as fund of churches in outer London te Council or the Assembly, in accordance pleased to approve of the appointment in order to protect their properties.

the river Elbe, where the final stand would be niade.

GERMAN COMMUNISTS. NON-CONFIDENCE VOTE REJECTED.

BERLIN, November 25th. The Reichstag has rejected a

and extreme Nationalists.

дод-

which the population has now largely migrated. The City of London Corpora tion strongly epposed the billand by 124 votes to 27 the Con.mons declined to send the measure for Royal Assent.

SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS EXTENSION.

RUGBY, November 28th. Work is to be started immediately on

confidence motion, lodged by Communiststhe Southampton Dogs Scheme for A resolution by non-Socialist parties, largely increasing the accommodations The scheme will cost requesting the Government to examine available. whether the League Covenant offered any £13,000,000 and the reclamation will be possibility of referring an investigation over 400 creR of war guilt to an international court of arbitration was adopted against the votes of the Bocialists and Communists,

THE JAVA REVOLT.. AHREST OF REBEL DICTATOR

BATAVIA, November 25th, The rebel Dictator" Surio Suparmo has been arrested.

It appears clear that the Communist organisation is now broken up. All the des have been captured, and the authorities have warned natives to return to the villages, otherwise they will be considered rebela

OVERSEAS STATESMEN VISIT GLASGOW.

Ruor, November 25th Mestra Brace, Coates and Monroe, the Premiers of Australia, New Zealand and Newfoundland, respectively, and the Maharajah of Burdwan visited Glasgow today. Mr. Coates inspected the locomo

with Article 11 of the Covenant.

M.C.C. TEAM FOR ARGENTINE.

ANOTHER CHANGE.

LONDON, November 25th. replaces Mr. F. T. Mann (Middlesex) in The Kent cricketer, Mr. G. Weigall, the M.C.C. all-amateur team which is shortly to tour Argentine. ; nam

The Mr. P. F. Warner (Middlesex) captain complete team is now as follows: Mr. G. Weigall (Kent), w Lord Dunglass (Middlesex). Mr. G.. O. Allen (Middlesex). Mr. J. C. White (Somerset), Captain Btanyforth (Army), Mr. M. F. Jewell (Worcester)* Mr. G. R. Jackson (Derbyshire). Captain Jameson (Hempahire). Mr. H. P. Miles,

CONSERVATIVE WIN IN

BYE-ELECTION

Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington A message from Mexico City says that

A PRISONER'S DEATH.

WHILE SERVING SENTENCES.

Admitted to the. Victoria Gaol on October 9th this year to serve a sentence of three weeks hard labour for unlawful. possession, and twelve months hard labour for returning from banishment, (the sentences to run concurrently) a WASHINGTON, November 25th.

Chinese prisoner died early yesterday. While officials are of opinion that the morning in the Victoria Gaol Hospital. ** DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT.

United States cannot take action Lindsell, sitting as Coroner with a jury, At the inquiry, held by Mr. R. E. Mexico at least till Mexico, enforces the at the Central Magistracy yesterday HM. CANADIAN PLENIPOTEN-

oil and land law which are due to sfternoon. it was stated by Dr. Craig, TIARY AT WASHINGTON.

operate in January, the United States Prison Medical Officer, that the man. HUGBY, November 25th Companies in Mexico are arming their since his admission to prison had been, in It is announced that the King has been employees with bombs and machine guns an extremely emaciated condition, was aufering from general debility and showed signs of tuberculosis. A post- at the Hon, Charles Vincent Massey 18

Question of U.S. Predominance.

mortem examination had revealed that" His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and

WASHINGTON, November 25th. his lungs were in an advanced stage of

tuberculosis and he had chronic valvular to represent the interests of the Dominion the situation is regarded as exceptionally disease of the heart. This was the cause of Canada. Heference to the appoint serious Bome quarters hint that the of death, pen ment of a Canadian diplomatic repre-

severe tone in Mr. Ellogg's notes is due The jury returned a verdict of Death to the political significance of the Roman from Natural Causes." report of Imperial Itelations Committee Catholic vote in America, but it is gen- sentative in Washington was made in the of the Imperial Conference.

While the committee recognised that inerally thought that the vital inne is not

for some time continue to rest with the Central America, as is shown by the conduct of foreign affairs the major much the fate of the American oil com- share of responsibility rests now and must panies as the question of the predomin unce of the United States or Mexico in British Government, nevertheless prae America, recent declaration concerning tically all the Dominions are engaged foreign interference in Nicaragua. some to a considerable exent in the con duct of foreign relations, particularly those with foreign countries on their borders. The growing work in connec tion with the relations between Canada and the United States was cited as an example.

NOT AS OTHER MEN ARE. AMERICA PLEASED WITH HERSELF.

WARRANT FOR ARREST CANCELLED,

Before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, Mr. J. T. Prior mentioned a case in which a warrant had been issued for the arrest of a woman, who was a partner in a firm," for "embezzlement," se

The woman took the money, and did not account for it. This money had now, been returned and was in his (Mrs. Prior's): possession. In order to conviet Afundamentalist New England the women of any offence, continued Mr. Coolidge is manifest in every line of the | Prior, the prosecution. would have to United States Fresidential proclamation satisfy the magistrate that there was very fixing 25th November as a thanksgiving strong evidence of criminal intention It has been agreed that the money

tive works of the North British Railway, The result of the bye-election for the further to be developed." The Hon. date passage reads: The Almighty would be returned in full settlement.

while Messrs. Bruce and Monroe went over the vast shipyard at Clydebank of Messrs John Brown & Co. Later in the day, the four statesmen attended recep- tions given by the University and by the City Corporation:

The Imperial Relations Committee ex- pressed, the view that Most fruitful re- inite can be anticipated from co-operation of His Majesty's representatives in the LONDON, November 26th. United States aheady initiated and now Howdenshire Division of Yorkshire was. Maksey is a member of the Canadian Mr. Carver, Conservative 10,653; Mr. Linfeld, Liberal 6,669 Mr. Kneeehaw Labour 2318 The election was occasion ed by Col. F. 8. Jackson's appointment as Governor of Bengal

One

Privy Council and has held ministerial has smiled on our fields. They have rank in Canada. The interests of the brought forth plentifully. We are Trish Free States are also represented in blessed among the nations of the earth Washington by a Minister. Plenipoten We are not unmindful of the gratitude tiary.

we one to God for His watchful care."

Mr. J. O'Donoghue agreed to an order. being made for the cancellation of the warrant.

His Worship concurred and made the order accordingly.