THE HONG KONG DALY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5th, 1927.
DOMESTIC LIFE OF THE GREAT FLIGHT INDUSTRIAL PEACE
4,000 YEARS AGO.
* IMPORTANT ESCAVATIONS IN
MESOPOTAMIA.
TABLETS FOUND:
[BRITTAR #ISLESS SERVICE.]
TO INDIA.
SIR SAMUEL HOARE FLIES
OVER BAGDAD. ·
AIR MAIL PROJECT.
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AND PROSPERITY.
HOPES OF BRITISH EMPLOY ERS AND EMPLOYEES.
AN INSTITUTE FORMED,
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[BRITISH
Rucar, January 4th..
Reay, January 4th. Farther discoveries in Misopo. The A Minister, Sir Samuel tamis by the joint British Museum Hoare, reached Rushire from and Pennsyliania University Ex-Baghdad yesterday, on his fight to pedition threw light on the de- indis. The aeroplane, took an in- mestic life of 4,000 years ago at direct t_route between Baghdad, and Ur, of the Chaldees and Abraham's Basta to enable Sir S. Houre's birthplace. A large mound was ex-party to pass over the town of cavated and, twenty feet below the Babylon and the Ur." surface, well-preserved buildings were unearthel.
The housen were built with burnt brick externally, only the internal walls being of mud brick. All fol lowed a uniform plan similar to that of modern Baghdad houses."
The familier lived upstairs and the dend were buried beneath their
houses.
"
Although the graves and build- ings had evidently been plundered, an important series of tablets, some bearing hyrans and others educa. tional writings were secured.
AIR MAIL FROM LONDON. TO INDIA.
Reezy, January 3rd. The Postmnaler-General announces that the fortnightly, air mail ner- vice between Cairo "and Baghdad is to be extended to Basra, and
that a further extension to Karachi
will be made later."
The first letters for the air mail to England left Karnchi yesterday by steamer from Basra, where they will be carried by a De Havilland Hercales plane similar to that
WIRELESS SERVICE.
U.S. NAVY.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR AN ENORMOUS SUM.
A BIG CUT."
[THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Jan. th The Naval Appropriations' Bill, totaling 8314;500,000, has been re-
$ Kray, January 4th. The determination to make the present year as "notable for indusported to the House of Representa trial peace and prosperity as last tives. year was the reverse continues to
It provides for the maintenance
LIVELY TIMES IN NATIONALISTS AND
HANKOW.
MOB STIRRED UP TO ATTACK. BRITISH.
AGITATORS AT WORK.
(THROUGH 'RECTER'S AGENCY.]
HANKOW, Jan. 3rd Meetings at various points around the British Concession, arranged by the anti-British Association, deva- loped seriously after mid-day when it became necessary to Marines who with an armoured call up
truck cleared the rabble from near the Customs House without åring.
At two o'clock the crowds again
be expressed hy lenders among em of the Navy, approximately at ita players and employed. With the present strength, but it proposes to support of any industrial organist cut" $1,850,000 off for cruising tions an institute has been formed activities. for the Study of the Fundamental The Appropriation Committee is Problem of an Industrial Age.". Its sympathetic to the President's de- gathered at the Customs House and promoters, who include prominent sire for a further limitation of
on the British. Bund and made a figures in commerce and labour. ir armaments, but the report indicates tend to establish an independent readiness to proceed with the which Sir S. Hoare is travelling organisation of sufficient authority construction of new cruisers, when to Cairo. When, in Spring. the to enable all parties to co-operate ever full air route from Karachi to with them in establishing facts of them.
the President recommends Cairo is in operation, the steamer any question. line to Baire will be unnecessary.
THROUGH EXCTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH TRADE
PROSPECTS.
A SPIRITOF HOPEFULNESS"
APPARENT.
-
The Premier, in message on trade prospects, states that he bas no fears of British productive capa city since the will of the manufac turers and workers is undiminished, but he urges modernisation of exist jing methods.
WAS
simultaneous rush, in repelling which a sailor fell. His rifle was immediately seized and he bayonetted through the leg,
Two other serious casualties were caused by bamboo carrying poles and two Special Constables were slightly injured.
The position remained serious until eight o'clock this evening, when the mob retired
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:] REVOLT IN SUMATRA.
A SERIOUS AFFAIR.
"PADANG, January 3rd. The entire Silcen Kakang district
A lantera procession. organised is in revolt. Insurgents attacked by the Kuomintang and 'the Anti- Siloenkang Station and murdered British Association, which it was New Year's message, described hian.
A native thief. Elsewhere they feared would provoke further trou- self as an unreformed apostle of have damaged the railway and ble, passed off quietly, - industrial peace, which alone makes telegraphs. Your natives murdered possible the realization of Socialista Ronds Inspector named Leurs,
Mr.
Ramy MacDonald, in
A BOOM EXPECTED,
Loshos, January 3rd. The New Year opeus with a spirit of hopefulness, long unknown in ideals, "Reconstruction," he says, and a Dutch lieutenant was killed inilustrial circles, folged with manufacturers of Lan- by class war"
comes by creative effort and not and two soldiers wounded when a Substantial orders have been
cashire, Yorkshire. the Clyde and,
military lorry was attacked. Thirty
the Midlands, following the conetu
Marinos Exemplary Patience. LATER
At 3.15 the crowds closed in withia tyo leet of the Marines, who displayed exemplary patience. The
The air mail from London, ofgion of the coal stoppage. Siges UNITED DOMINION insurgents have hitherto been kill agitators from points of vantage
Thursday, January 6th, and fort are not wanting that His Majesty's Lightly therwalter will be due to
Now Year Message, appealing for!" goodwill has been taken to heart: reach Baghdad late in the after.bg industrial peacemakers. noon of the following Thursday, and Baara on the Friday morning -seven and a half days from Loning the situation in Germany and
Lord Wimborne recently gave a private luncheon to hear pronounce. ment by Lord D'Abernon regard-
to discuss how far the German sulutions of industrial problems were applicable in Britain, and it
OF CANADA.
SPEECHES AT THE WOLFE BI-CENTENARY DINNER.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, January 4th.
ed.
There have been numerous
arresta.
EMPEROR OF JAPAN. HIS MAJESTY INDISPOSED.
TOKYO, January 4th. The new Emperor is confined to his bed, ill with fever and loss of The Prince of Wales, speaking at appetite.
"BACKWARD IN COMING FORWARD"
Zon At Basm it will be due to connect with the fast Saturday mail steamery due at Karachi on
is now learned that Mr. Winston the General Wolfe Bi-Centenary His Majesty's indisposition is ap- Churchill and leading industrial Commemoration Dinner last night,parently due to fatigue and is be; the second Thursday-fourteen days Inbourities were among the guests regretted the absence of the Marlieved not to be serious from London-aad also with the With reference to a report that the quis de Montcalm, but added that slow service, for various Persian luncheon was politically important, his presence was unnecessary to re Gall ports leaving Basra on alter-Trade Union official today told mind them of his famous ancestor. Eeuter that it was a friendly and From memories of that battlefield Date Sundays.
Thus the air mail will offer, position and peace, and that the there emerged slowly but inevitably
informal talk about the industrial ...these gallant adversaries comparison with transmission by
satisfactory, the the desert motor route or by the atmosphere was
great United Dominion of sea route 4 lombay, a saving in that the hope was expressed that time of transit of about the and the people immediately concerned Mr. Winston Churchill, proposing
might get together again. seventeen day respectively Baira, approximately seven days to Bushire and other Persian Gulf ports, and about two days at Kara. chi and North-west India.
ELLEN TERRY'S ILLNESS.
to
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were urging the crowds to rush the Marines, and were making the the greatest efforts to create an in- cidens by forcing the sailors to £re. About 6.30 the Chinese military; arrived and took over the job of holding back the crowd in front of the Barricade, the marines, sailors and special police falling back from the barricade." The situation t o'clock was still very menacing the crowd in front of the Customs House showing no signs of diminish. ing.
BRITISH MEM- ORANDUM.
NOTE SENT TO U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SECRETARY.
BRITISH COMMENT ON THE "NOTE.'
(THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY.]
HANKOW, January 3rd. ́ The first official expression of opinion by the Nationalist Govern-
Memorandues is contained in a ment in connection with the British
Note wired to Mr. Kellogg by Mr. Eugene Chen-
PEKING'S NEXT PREMIER.
CHANG TSO LIN'S CHOICE.
A FENGTEEN OFFICIAL.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PERINO, Jan. 4th. The evening vernacular 合 papers assert that Chang Tso Lin has decided to instal as Premier Moh Teh Hui, the Fengtien Civit Governor who visited the Capital returned during the New Year holidays, and to Mukden yesterday, when it was reported that he la- tended to wind up his affairs.
General Yang And Marshal Chang,
My Government learn that it. is the intention of the United States Government to agree with
PERING. Jan. 3rd. the British proposal regarding the immediate enforcement of the
General Yang Yu Ting's alleged so-called Washington surtaxes and differences with Marshal Chang Tro the payment of the proceeds to the local authorities at ports of
Lin are evidently healed, for he collection. In зpito of the arrived at Peking on Sunday after- elaborately-worded sentiments of noon. It is understood that his the British declaration, the real
meaning of the proposal is that chief object is to assist Marshal two-thirds of the new revenue will Chang Tso Liu to draw up an im- go to our political enemies, who
with warehests replenished will portant statement which it is ex-. be able to continue the civil war pected will be issued shortly as that bleeds the nation and delays
A message from Changchow says that General Chin Yun do is re- ported to have handed
over.big troops to General Tien Wei Chun
the liberation of Chinn from the regards the Fengtien policy. present régime of international tuntrol known as foreign im- perialism. Specially the British proposal means not only that Chang Teo Lia will receive new substantial revenues, but every treaty port, will become a fresh and to have retired to a private· object for militarist plunder. and residence at Chikungshan an added incentive to the per petuation of feudalism and divi! war in China, while Shanghai, which has been on the eve of pass ing to nationalist control without much fighting, must now become the theatre of a bloody struggle legal profession, present in large involving, it may be, permanent injury to foreign trade, since the numbers at the Supreme Court ses- millions to be collected therese terday morning, took the opportu "per cent of the surtaxes are to nit, prior to the sitting of a Fail Sun Chuan Fang and Chang
لڑکی
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Members of both branches of the
Tsung Chang like raw meat to Court, to extend hearty congratu beasts of prey. If the views and lations and handshakes, accom sentiments expressed in the Bri-
tish declaration leave the nation panied by good wishes to the Hon. alist mind unmoved, it is because Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C., Attorney- they cloak a policy that is objec-
tively a menace and danger to General, on the honour of knight-" the speedy advancement of the hood conferred upon him by His cause of Chinese nationalism. But those who support that cause are strong enough to meet this danger."-Daily Bulletin,
London Official Oircles Net "
Surprised.
Majesty the King.
Sentence of three weeks' hard labour was meted out to a Chinese at the Central Magistracy yesterday Borning.
Defendant was arrested five days after his arrival here from The Consul General was now in Chen to America has not surprizedCanton on a charge of stealing. touch with the Chinese authorities.
LONDON, January 3rd.. Reuter learns thay the tenor of the "Note" from Mr. Eugent
It was further stated
A striking tribute to the United: the toast of that Dominion, said States was paid by the Australian ciala, in speeches as the British bar where it is pointed out that the that in order to get rid of in-
At 7.16 o'clock, Kuomintang off authoritative circles in London, clothing: the recent Imperial Conference had Prime Minister, Mr. S. M. Brace, riunde, urged the crowd to disperse, marked the recognition of a memata luncheon. Mr. Baldwin, the Prime Minis the Empire. It was a change in from the truth than what uninform orable change in the constitution of
and the crowds agreed if the British policy outlined in the British criminating evidence, defendant He said that nothing was further forces were retired, ter, in an article in the advertising form rather than in spirit, but itd people rant, that the United British forces should fall back on pective of the warring factions.
Memorandum can and should be dumped certain pawatickets in World, optimistically reviews the meant that central control in Im-States was too brazen about itself. Ewo Road and give up the barri The unconditional granting of the
it was finally agreed that the applied to China as a whole, irres- Dullah, prospects of the restoration trade if all work together, and says that the age of comprehension bad which Australia endeavoured to
of perial relationship had ended and On the contrary, the United States, cades.
The case, in which a Chinese is that our problem is to produce tegua. The constitution of the pattern herself in many ways, did dispersing at 8.30.
Washington surtaxes is regarded charged with the alleged murder goods and let the world know we Empire
There were no signs of the mob as a necessary step towards the of a caretaker in the Shek Zing have them. I have no fears on the solely upen the good, sense, the deed is indecently modest. "You are depended henceforward hot talk encugh about herself; in-
liquidation of the promises made at Club, at No. 19, Cheong On Street, production side, but on the selling good will and the loyalty to the lading the world but you do not
In the Vicinity of the Settlement.
Washington, and if this step should. Kowloon City, on November 16th, side
momentarily give a greater finan- came up on remand yesterday at modernise must
our riperial Crown.
It is now peaceful in the vicinity cial benefit to the North than to the Kowloon Magistracy, before. methods and employ the recent
let the world know it. No country of the Settlement, as the crowd the South, this in itself constitutes Mr. T. W. Ainsworth. Mr. Whyte [Several words in this telegram is more misunderstood or vilified, retired from the Bund at 8 o'clock a commentary on the Cantonese Smith, Assistant Crown Solicitor, grent developments in the art of are missing owing to atmospheric and America needs to give the to-night to Faucheong Road where, claim to be regarded as the Govern- prosecuted. After further evidence advertising.
cenditions.] Another Optimist.
world a campaign of education." For twenty minutes, the situation ment of China.
had been heard, his Worship re Mr. George Terrell, M.P., Pre-
was serious
The British Memorandum urges "manded the defendant in custody THE GREAT LAKES TO
The Chinese Chief of Police stated that it is for the competent Chinese till this afternoon. that it was impossible for the crowd authorities to decide all questions THE ATLANTIC.
we
Ruerg, January 3rd sident of the National Union cf)
(THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE]
SCENES.
MANAGUA, January 3rd.
H.3. the King has approved the Manufacturers, in the same paper NICARAGUA'S CIVIL WAR. appointment of Sir John Middle-contemplates the prospects of a ton, on the termination of his ap- born in trade as being more bright DISTRESSING AFTER BATTLE A BIG SHIPPING PROJECT. pointment as Governor of the i Falkland Island, to the Governor of production on the continent on pecount of the increased costs and Coramander-in-Chief of Gam- which will seriously affect the Con- bia. in succession to Sir Cecil tinent's capacity to export. There Armitage, whose term of office is fore, there will be less of that capiring shortly.
ficfee competition which for the past few years has been so disastrous to British industry.
ENGLISH RAILWAY
DEVELOPMENT.
BIG SCHEMES IN HAND.
Rugay, January ördi estimated expenditure of £8,000,000 is rolved in schemes
An
for the reconstruction and develop-
INDIA'S CURRENCY,
OPINIONS OF EXPERTS.
CALCUTTA, January 3ril.
WASHINGTON, January 3rd. The Hoover Commission appoint At Macabre the spectacle of thou-ed by President Coolidge to advise inst week's most bloody battle at from the Great Lakes to the At- sands orgies, marks the scene of upon the development of the canal the Las Perlas swampa, where there hatic has reported in favour of the are indescribable heaps of corpses, St. Lawrence route as recommended many of whom were only wounded by the Canadian and American and left to die abandoned, with no Joint Board of Engineers. attempt at removal or burial. The The Commission declares that the Liberals numbered 1,800 and the construction of a canal of sufficient Conservatives 1,300, and at least depth to admit ocean shipping from 300 were killed and 150 wounded the Atlantic to the Great Lakes is on both sides. The Commander-in an economie necessity for the Mid- Mr. Taanan, the Principal of the Chief of the Conservatives bas de-die-West, The Commission prefers ment of the Southern Railway. Bombay Sydenham Cost of Com-cided to mchilise every fit man be- the St. Lawrence route in view of
Some of the work, including a merce,
the advantages in cost and main- presiding at the tenth tween the age of 12 and 50 £3,000,000 dock at Southampton, is session of the Conference of Indian
A message from Mexico City says tenance, especially the belief that already in hand, and the sam set Economists, supported as a whole that M. Zepeda, the Liberals re-the scheme will make possible the aside for electrification by the the Currency Commission's pro. Presentatives in Mexico, claims largest hydro-electric development. London suburban lipes amounts to posals and asserted that a higher that 300 Conservatives were taken project in North America, provid- £3,750,000.
ing a total of 8,000,000 horse power, exchange ratio would hardly affect prisoner at Las Perlas, the small producer or the agricul. Socase, in a message to the Upper Rapids along the inter- The Nicaraguan Liberal Lender, of which about one half lies in the CHEQUES MORE POPULAR.tural labourer, while the lower New York World complains bitter national sections between the State
ratio, on the contrary, might neces REVENUE PRODUCING sitate retrenchment and additional 15 at the "dojustified ad un New York and Ontario.
PRACTICE.
taxation.
neccssary" landing of American Mr. Tannan, while supporting the Marines at Puerto Cabes, and Roon, January 3rd gold bullion standard, urged the in- adds that Nicaraguans have re- The growing e of cheques for truduction of a gold currency within padiated General Diaz whose only. financial trapanctions" is mentioned from five years to seven years and support is from the United States of the emphasised the need for & proper that Mexico is assisting the Liberals while he describes the accusations in the annual review Bankers' Clearing House.
banking aystem and an Indian In-
as a report of Bolshevist isßuencës This is despite the fact that & stitute of Bankers.
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cheque has now to bear a two-penny | Sir Rajendranath Mookerjee, of at work and merely propaganda, stamp instead of a one-penny stamp the Imperial Bank of India, in wel- Call Upon U.S. to Withdraw as in pre-war days. It is pointed coming the delegates, warned the
Troops. out that the yield to revenue of advocates of the sixteen-pence ratio
BUENOS AIRES. Jan 4th. two-penny duty on cheques for that their policy was raising the
The newspaper La Prens, in a England and Wales has steadily price level all round and was a leader, says that if the American increased in the list, five financial deliberate sacrifice of the interests troops are not withdrawn fron yeats from £2,504,000 to 23,182,000 of the poor. He depleted the pro- Nicaragua the United States will This latest return, which constitutes posal regarding the gold bullion forfeit her place in the vanguard a record, represents approximate standard, and said that the estab- of progress and international right ly ten cheques drawn per annum lishaent of a Reserve Bank had not and the Pan-American institute will per head of the papulation...
received the attention it deserved. become a dead letter.
"ACCEPT MY CAR."
You have been compensated i Yes. He gave me his car. This astonishing answer to a solicitor's question was given by a witness in a motoring case at Leicester Police Court recently.
The defendant was Henry Allen, whose motor-car knocked down a man named Gilbert as the latter steaned off a tram-car. Allen, it was stated, made a gift Gilbert was only slightly hurt. of the car to him. 40s, and suspended Allen's licence The magistrate imposed a fine of
for six months.
to retire oving to too much pres of the disposition and banking of The append to be argued by M. sure from behind. He asked the the "additional revenue, and this Eldon Potter, on behalf of the commander of the Marines to allow cannot be regarded as intervention Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank the masses to pass through the bar-by either side. ricades and up the side streets, he
in the tattered note" case against guaranteeing
As regards the statement that the the decision given in that case by- masses were allowed to pass "on disposal locally would tend to make the woman plaintif (represented по incident. The granting of the surtaxes and their the Poisne Judge, who found for these conditions.
The lantera procession and depointed out that, inevitably and re understand, to be commenced thie Shanghai a theatre of war, it is by Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy) is, we monstration passed off peacefully grettably, in the course of a civil morning at and were attended by huge crowds war in China, tentres of trade like The woman claimed 2500, it will Two persons were
the Supreme Court, killed in the Shanghai are always the goal of be recalled, from the Hong Kong crush and many were injured. The contending factions. The British and Shanghai Bank in respect of attempts of the agitators to obtain proposals do not create a new situa recruits to swell the masses on the tion in Chat respect. It is further was refused because the numbers tattered note on which payment British Bund failed.
stated that the British policy in were missing. It was held by Mr.. The volunteers and marines are this regard is not influenced by any Potter when the case was Leard, still standing by.
considerations of what party is in and also when he applied before the control of Shanghai, nor would it Full Court recently for leave to b deflected by such transfer of appeal, that the note- had been authority as Mr. Chen suggests is materially alred in an essential likely to take place.
Finally, it is argued that the
particular, surtaxes in effect are already being levied by the Cantonese authorities which has been temporarily occupy-
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange,“ nt the ports they control, and thereing quarters on the third floor of that these taxes should be paid to expiration of its lease in Ice House lore Mr. Chen's Note" implies Exchange Building, following the Canton alone and not to its op Street, will very shortly move to ponents.
its permanent headquarters in the basement of Exchange Building Work there is nearing completion. and the plaster wall, brack pillars and foor are being covered with
ENGLAND'S ANTI-PAPAL
LAWS. BILL TO REMOVE THEM PASSED.
All
Italy and Britain's Policy,
Rowe, Jan, 4th, According to the newspapers the Italian reply to the British Men
missals, serayles,
books called antiphons, processionals, manuals, legends, pies, portuyses, primers in Latin
or English, Couchers, and others which Roman Catholies were forbidden to use in England in the reign of Edward VI. became legal once again when a Bill to remove certain disabilities orandum to China agrees with Great marble. Lifts and marble Lined suffered by Roman Catholics, which Britain that no foreign influence staircase the make the approach to last month, becomes law. passed the House of Commons carly must be exercised which could the Exchange, which includes a ball trouble the development of Chinese for the use of the general public, These strange names appeared on affairs in that direction. Italy has a drinking fountain in the wall, a the order paper of the House, but decided more than ever to persist marble lined room for the, actual the curiosity of members as to what in a policy of non-interference in transaction of Exchange business, many of them meant was not satis the internal affairs of China. At and a lounge. Clients will be able! fied during the debate.
the same time, Italy is aware of the to carry on the old custom of meet- Altogether, the Bill repeals eight British preoccupations and shares ing their brokers, only in the wide middle ages when Kings and Par Acts, most of the passed in the in them, ze being perfectly justified.lane running between Exchange The reply adds that & farther Building, and Powell's premises, in linments were jealous of the tem- detailed examination of the situa stead of in the Ice House Street. other results will be the legalisation communication poral claims of the Pope. Among tion, will be the subject of a fresh It is likely that there will also be the British direct starway from the lane to of monastic orders in England. Goveraftient.
the Exchange in the basement. ́
to
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