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GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 17th, 1927.

THE SITUATION OUT HERE BEING WATCHED CLOSELY IN LONDON.

AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT ABOUT TO BE MADE.

FIRST CRUISER SQUADRON ORDERED TO STAND BY

FIVE CRUISERS NOW EN ROUTE.

• FIRST CRUISER SQUADRON ORDERED TO "STAND BY."

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Jan. 18th.

In view of the Chinese situation, Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, is re- maining in London this week-end

so as to be in the closest touch with

the Foreign Office. At the Cabinet | meeting, which will probably be held

to-morrow, it is reliably stated that the British authorities on the spot in Chinh-Diplomatic, Naval and Military-will be given a wide dis

cretion how to deal with

emergency that may arise.

any

What the "Observer" Thinks. The Government's cautious policj with regard to China is commended in to-day's (Sunday's) Oberver: which rebukes Conservative critics who are girding at the Govern ment's patient attitude. The paper expresses the opinion that the Bri- tish Government never did a wiset thing than "ail its colours to the mast." This policy of recognising the fact of a new China, but main- taining the status quo until China is in a fit state to discuss treaties, is far-sighted and is bound to reap its reward.

THE RETURN OF HANKOW.

MR. EUGENE CHEN'S ALLEGED REPLY.

CHINA'S SOVEREIGNTY.

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LONDON, January 15th. In an Admiralty communique the First Cruiser Squadron is ordered to "stand by" in readiness to pro- ceed to China, it so required.

It consists of the flagship, H.M.S. Frobisher of 9,860 tons, whose main armament is seven 13 inch guns; H.M.S.'s Dunae, Dragon, Dauntless and. Delki all of 4,830 tons, whose main armament is six'6 inch guns. No official statement regarding the order was obtainable in Lon- don to-night.

FIVE CRUISERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN. FLEET.

ORDERED OUT TO CHINA

ATHENS, January 18th. Five of the cruisers of the Medi- terranean Fleet, at present ca chored in Phateron Bay, have been ordered to China forthwith.

LATER

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The cruisers Frobisher, Dance, Delhi, Coventry and Dauntles have left for China.

"To Malta To Pick Up Stores."

LONDON, January 16th.

It is authoritatively learned that the five cruisers which left Athens will probably go to Malta to pick

order to stand to" in readiness to up stores in accordance with the

proceed to China' if required.

THE SURTAXES.

1

JAPAN'S PROTEST.

ANTI-FOREIGN AND ANTI-CHRISTIAN ATTACKS.

FUKIEN MOB'S INTOLERABLE CONDUCT.

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.)

Foocnow, Jan. 16th. · Despite the promise to the Con- sular Body to protection has been afforded the Dominicah premises at Nantai Yesterday night the

BELGIUM AND CHINA.

ACTION BEFORE HAGUE COURT SUSPENDED.

NEW TREATY TO BE NEGOTIATED.

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

PERINO, Jan. 16th.

ter, in a Note to the Waichiaopu, M. De Warzee, the Belgian Minis

dated January 13th, states that Spanish bishop's residence in the Belgium, with a view to the giving foreign quarter was looted, while proof of her conciliatory spirit, has to-day the YMCA, two mission decided that pending the negotia churches and certain mission esitions soon to commence, she will dences were looted; also à British subject robbed by the mob composed largely of soldiers.

So far, there have beca casualties:

OR

suspend the action before the Hague

Court.

The Note expresses the hope that aztrestyn a basis of equality and mutual respect for territorial sovereignty may soon be conduded. It is also stated that

The anti-Christian mob threaten to lost the churches in the foreign MM. Devos, Lambert and Van

quarter to-morrow."

THE DEFENCE OF SHANGHAL

PARIS PAPER'S COMMENT.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOV,]

......

Cutsem, as technical advisers, will be associated with M. De Warzee in the negotiations.

The Waichinopu, in a reply, dated January 14th, says that China will do her utmost to consummate

U.S. OIL COMPANIES WIDESPREAD PLOT

AND MEXICO.

THREATEN TO FILE INJUNC-` TION SUITS AGAINST MEXICAN GOVERN-

MENT.

TENSE SITUATION,

(THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE}

NEW YORK, Jan. 18th. It is announced that injunction suits are to be filed against the Meri- can Government by all the American Oil Companies operating in Mexico, President Colles carries out his intention to cancel drilling permits sued since the beginning of the year of companies that have not recognised, the Land and Petroleum

LW5.

Advices from Mexico City report

ing the cancellation order, and it is that there is much tonfusion regard-

even added that the Department of Industry bas, so far, not announced any such cancellation.

OIL BONDS.

GROUPS.

TING IN POLAND.

DEPUTIES AND MANY OTHERS ARRESTED.

COMMUNIST PLANS NIPPED IN THE BUND,

(THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.]

WARSAW, Jan 16th.

white Russian Peasant Party, have Three deputies, belonging to the

been arrested in connection with

NICARAGUA S FERMENT.

DIAZ'S' LATEST OFFER TO THE LIBERALS.

AN EXTRAORDINARY PROPOSAL.

[THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18th. The Nicaraguan Legation bas published Dian's latest offer to the dissident Nicaraguan Liberals, whereof the outstanding feature is

throughout Poland against the the Presidency in 1925 under the the recent discovery of plots a proposal to hoki an election for:

State. The arrest was carried out without the usual Dict authorisation ther suggests that he completes the United States' supervision. He fur

or the raising of the question of current term of office with Liberals Parliamentary immunity, as it was filling a number of important creen alleged that proofs had been found tive judicial posts. that they had been regularly, re- ceiving subaidies amounting to

monthly from the ex-Soviet Govern several thousand pounds sterling

ment for "preparing a Secession Movement among the

White Ruthenians. The "swoop malé br the Parce on the capital later re aulted in the arrest of several, bundred Communists belonging to

:

ly-placed civil servants and wealthy

new treaty on such a basis, and SHELL AND ROYAL DUTCH all classes, including students, high- suggests the 17th instant as a mit able date for the inauguration of their joint task. The hope is ex- pressed that the negotiations will be speedily completed.

(THROUGH ASIERICAN SERVICE]

Latin-American Protests.

BUENOS AIRza, Jan. 16th. A meeting has been held here of some fifty Latin-American Societies in protest against the intervention of the United States in Nicaragua":" It was attended by thousands of students, and many, speeches were delivered

PNEUMONIC PLAGUE IN

MONGOLIA.

AN ISSUE OF 825,000,000 in businessmen. The seizure of docu-

NEW YORK.--

ments at the Commmist headquar500 VICTIMS IN TWO DAYS, ters revealed plans, which included strikes timed to take place early DANGER OF ITS SPREADING next Spring.

(THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE?

NEW YORK, January 18th.

It is understood that the Shell and the Royal Dutch Group are MR. CHURCHILL IN arranging an issue of $25,000,000,

PARIS, January 16th. The Katin' says that the defence of Shanghai has nothing to do with any particular policy towards the Canton Government, French Government, while ordering and the

all the necessary defensive precau- tions to be taken, has not the least reason to suppose the Nationalist

Bonds of the Bataafsche Petroleum HAS A LONG CONVERSATION Government has Eestile intentions

NEW YORK, Jan. 15th. against French interesta or sub-bassador at London, has sailed for

Maatschappij, in

York Mr. Alanson B. Houghton Am-through Messrs. Dillon, Read and

WITH SIGNOR MUSSOLINI.

jects.

GERMAN POLITICS.

FAILURE TO FORM CABINET.

ه ای

U.S. NAVY GUNS.

QUESTION OF RANGE.

at per cent., of 15 Year. Gold

New

Britain. He is expected to discuss Company. with the British Government the question of elevating the guns ECHO OF THE U.S. of American battleships

so as to

be on an equality with those of Britain and Japan."

The present range of American guns is declared to be 17,000 yards

“EVOLUTION” TRIAL.

ROME.

[THROUGH 'BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

Rox, Jan. 16th. Mr. Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Signor Mussolini conferred at the Foreign Office for

compared with 30,000 yards of STILL UNDER DISCUSSION IN an hour. The British Ambassader

foreign ships of the same class

BERLIN, Jan Ifth. Dr. Curtius has notified Prest dent Hindenburg of his failure to the elevation legillation four years. It appears that Congress passed. form i Cabinet owing to the Cen-ago. Britain objected to it as con- triste not seeing their way clear to

trary to the spirit of the Washing- ton arms.agreement.

Mr. Hughes, co-operate in the Government with the therr Secretary of State, con- the Nationalists.

LATER.

measure was repealed.

THE LAW COURTS:

(THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18th. The notable trial of July, 1998,

was present during the first half bour, after which the two statesmen

TO MANCHURIA.

The British Chamber of Com merce eirculated the translation which appears below of an article' The article states: that appeared in the Russian paper:

We are in receipt of further in- förmation from Mongolia regard ing the pneumonic plague which is spreading among the popula tion.

The plague has already affested the whole of Central Khalkha, especially the Tsetsenkhan Aimsk, and the epidemic is assuming ter rifie dimensions..

The Government" paid almost attentions at all to sporadio cases of plague which it was difficult to record owing to the importance was likewise attached sparsity of the population. No

had complete privacy. They parted to the masses of tarabagans which on the friendliest of terms.

died during the summer beginning from May-June, "The papers state that the visit At the end of November the in

curred with the objection and the when John Scopes was fined $100 was without political significance:lection was brought from the and costs for teaching evolution at and that Mr. Churchill has spent occasional victims, to one of the steppes, where it claimed only

PERING, January 16th. The Japanese Legation has prepar- ed to protest independently against HANKOW, Jan. 16th.

the Chinese proposal to levy sur Following the demands of the taxes. It is understood that the British Consulate General that the reason for protest is that the

It is not thought Japan will ob- Chinese should evacuate the Con-Japanese are desirous of taking

BERLIN, January 18th. ject as she did not object when the cession and leave other questions to this opportunity of demanding President Hindenburg-has-com-Previous measure was passed

missioned Dr. Marx to negotiate House of Representatives passed [The naval committee of the friendly negotiation afterwards, Mr. that the proceeds of the

A resolution in favour of elevating Eugene Chen is stated to have should be devoted to the service of with the, different parties with a

view to the formation of a Coali-United States, battleships in order the guns of all the thirteen older replied that a suitable apology the Nishihara Loan.

tion Cabinet.

should be made, satisfactory com- pensation given and due punishment inflicted upon those responsible for the shooting of Chinese by British

Marices.

surtax

The British and American Lega- lations, it is understood, have prac- tically expressed "non-opposition"

the Chinese surtax-ak To

¡Tut Pos!

to

protest irrespective of the action

BRITISH MEMORANDUM. THE NETHERLANDS GOVERN

MENT VIEWS ON CHINA.

THE HICTE, Jan. 13th.. The Netherlands Government, re-

of other Powers. A telegram from plying to the British Memorandum Washington on the same day stated on Chiss, states that prior to the

that there was no indiction that

Mr. Chen also added that what-Reuter reported on January the Kuomintang is asking is what 14th that the Japanese had decided every independent nation would. ask Concessions, he said, were against the principle of sovereignty and no European country would tolerate the concession system. The Kuomintang would sacrifice life and property for the regaining of the country's sovereignty-Wah Ta Yat Po..

the U.S. Government world, oppose the Tarif Conference, it instructed officin! Chinese invitation to attend the surtaxes.]

its Peking representative to uphold the rindertakings entered into at Washington, liberally, and, parti- cularly the unconditional grant, of

sur

FRENCH TREASURY RECEIPTS.

[Note:It is curious that no re- THE COUNTRY FLOURISHING.42 ferebce to these alleged statements has been received through Reuter's Agency.

THE TIENTSIN CONCESSION,

CHANG TSO LIN'S SUGGES TION.

The Government agrees with the British view that the situation has greatly changed since the Washing ton Conference, and is prepared to go as far as possible in satisfying. Chinese aspirations.

to give a range equal to British ships Hr. Butler, Chairman of the Committee, cited the ruling of Mr. Hughes, then Secretary of State in 1924, that the elevation of guna

would violate the spirit of the

Washington Treaty, but remarked that as the spirit of the treaty was dead and the face was on" it was high time, erica should go abead.j

Fassage Cancelled.

LATER. Mr. Houghton has not sailed,

before the liner's departure.

verts East of Tsetsenkhan

Within two days the plague car- ried away there about 500 victims- almost the entire population of the monastery and of the yurts in the neighbourhood.

a local high school, is recalled by part of his time sketching ancient monasteries situated about the supreme Court of Nashville. an appeal against the decision in Rome and the monuments. which while finding, with one dis- Statute, under which Scopes vai sentient, against the Evolution convicted, the Constitutional Court agreed that the verdict should be a fine exceeding $80 quashed as must be imposed by a jury and not by a judge.

PREMIER AMONG THE

CATTLE.

"SOME: POLITICIANS WOULD MAKE POOR EATING."

L

The panic-stricken population is Beeing, in all directions. leaving its places of domicile and

Several physicians, with Dr. Dudupalaff at their head, were sent

Scopes lawyer announced that the appeal would be carried to the Mr. Walter Guinness, and Lord disease.

With the Minister of Agriculture, down from Urga to combat the decide whether any sect or creed Baldwin, visited the Fat Cattle leurs driving from Urga to Man United States Supreme Court to Bledisloe, the Prime Minister, Mr.

Passengers and especialy chauf may impose dogmatic opinion on Show at Islington, N., last month, huli station are warned by the State."

the educ Bystem of the reaching the Royal Agricultural Soviet "guards" not to spread

having cancelled his passage shortly US. AND DISARMAMENT. pour in from the country.

given

No explanation for this step is

ters, and Mr. Houghton's secretary Mra. Haughton and their daugh-

duly sailed.

An Explanation.

NEW YORK, January 18th. It was subsequently explained that Mr. Houghton was remaining in order to be with his brother New York. The Ambassador denies Arthur, who is ill in a hotel in that Nicaraguan or Mexican mate ters have anything to do with the postponement of his departure. U.S. AND HONDURAS. WARSHIP WITHDRAWN.

PARIS, Jan. 18th The French Treasury receipts from all sources for 1920 totalled 38,347,000,000 of francs, showing as increase of 8,988,000,000 on 1920.

While agreeing with the British. [THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE)

Government with regard to sur taxes, the Netherlands Government WASHINGTON, January 16th. GENERAL DAWES

considers that the greatest circum- Admiral Latimer has notified the spection at present is necessary, PARING, January 16th

GENEROSITY,

especially in view of the Civil War. drawn the U.S.S. Laceibu, from State Department that he has with General Yaig Yu Ting (Chief of j

Therefore, while agreeing generally Honduras, the warship that was Staff to Marshal Chang Tao Liz)

CHICAGO, January 16th."

with the British view-points, it sent there last month for the pro General Dawes has presented bis doubts whether a suggested joint section of foreigners, it being no called on Sir Miles Lampson, British share of the Nobel Pesca Award declaration of policy is opportune longer required."

ster, on January 15th, suggest of 1925 to the Walter Page School and whether it is not advisable toĮ ing that the British Government of International Relations, which wait until the situation has become is affiliated with John' Hopkins',

less involved. should voluntarily aurrender the University...);" Concession in Tientsin and intimat

Inadequate Medical Staf

Hall at 10 a.m., long before the day news about the epidemie. hug shilling day crowd began to The tore affected by the plague includes the majority of shrines COMMITTEE OBSERVATIONS A visit from the Prime Minister gathering points for the Mongolian and monasties, which are the only FOR GENEVA,

was itself an outstanding event in population. These points also. the Smithfield Club's 127 years' afford sites for. commercial and GENEVA, Jan. 13th. history, but what impressed all in their branches. The United States Charge the hall was Mr. Baldwin's happy d'Affaires at Berne, has sent a letand complete abandon to a country ter to the League of Nations Seare man's delights in a good show of

The veterinary and sanitary in- tariat to the effect that the United stock.

spection in Mongolia is only jus States is shortly forwarding observs. What do you want to see 1 now being organised and the tions on a report of a Mixed Com- asked Sir Gilbert Greenall, who mittee on Disarmament.

with Sir Walter Gilbey and other intimates that the United States thing," Mr. Baldwin replied.

Meanwhile, the Charge Affaires officials received him. Every has definitely decided not to accept want to make a thorough tour." the Committee's conclusions purely technical grounds.

In the middle of the hall Mr. Baldwin remarked: "It's like a breath of the country in London."

On

medical staff is utterly insufficient and technical posts being filled by individuals devoid of any special education and training, of whom 00 per cent. are at least half-illiterate. One can have a fair idea of the stage in which medical assistance in Mongolia is at present time from the fact that all along the way from Such Fine Legs!" BRITISH BOOKMAKERS AND

Sto. Manchuli to Urga, ie, Home: Monica of Lambton, the little 1,000 versts, there is not a single THEIR CLERKS.

Aberdeen-Angus supreme champion, medical officers was turned out of her pen into the Under such conditions it is per Bookmakers in England are

middle of the hall, and Mr. Bald fectly impossible to hope that ther ruling of the Liverpool stipendiary the beast all over like an expert, be able to cope with the plague greatly concerned regarding the in, taking off his gloves, handled Mongolian republic" itself will who, in fining a man for keeping and viewed her from every angle. epidemic. an office for ready money betting the reduction of bone, his comment measures to prevent the infection Noting the modern trend towards It is necessary to take urgent and his two clerks for assisting and

urgent being unlicensed, said If a book was, "What a remarkable body on from penetrating the Special tone

such fine legs!" MEXICAN OIL LAWS. business is to keep the books, a

champion | genérzlazom TAMPICO, Jan. 15th.if on behalf of his employer he which he repeated in the piggery HB.M. Consul-General states; certificate will not be required, but Southdown abeep out and put them British Conani's Eepárt. FRENCH AIRMEN'S

through a similar examination, The Mexican Government has to receives or negolistes bets,

With reference to the a NOTABLE FLIGHT.........

fused to credit companies, which bound to take out pertinente have not recognised the new land Mr. Randall, secretary of the Mr. Baldwin spent an obviously is between Urga and Manchuli; The region principally nfected PARIS, Jan 15th.

and petroleum laws to drill oil Turf Guardian Society, said the happy hour and a half in the show along the Keralen Fiver, the main Wella a bad stipendiary was quite wrong in his and before he left inspected the highway of winter, motor trafo Bernard and Warrant Officer Bou-

Oil experts say the decision will ruling. It had been clearly laid exhibits in the carcase competition. Although no cases have so faz tion back to his Home Government. ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME IN gault, by waterplane motor of 20 seriously affect the production of down by the Customs and Excise Here one of his jokes, overheard by been reported in Manchuria these

Chinese Press Services

p. arrived yesterday at Paris oil, rendering thousanda idle and authorities that a personal certi all who were comatig back from a fight to Mada using loss not only to the com- Ecate, although required by the laugh or hear, cared a general is grave danger of the plaste gascar and return of 35,000 kilo,panies but to local commerce responsible manager of branch Some of the technical points of no effective preventive measures bo called on certain Legations in The five United States army metres in 965 hours of flight in the Work will be suspended in the office, was not required by persons meat, were being explained to himo,

spreading as there appear to be Peking and "suggested that the seroplanes, which ars Bying round same plans...

various caps of the Mexican Oil in subordinate positions, such as He was told that the ment is better. The North Manchurian Plague Foreign Concessions in Tientsin South America have arrived here. They low as follows: Paris, panics

ing taken in Mongolia should be handed over to the and bean enthusiastically received, Dakar, Mozambique, Madagascar. It is cstimated that 48 drills are their employers

Company and subsidiary.com clerks and telephone operators, who when an animal has been quiet Prevention Bureau is consulting Chinese. It was added that the The commander of the fight pre Return along Eastern Cosatto ready to be nunk, and that this The decision of the Liverpool

might take bets over the phone for and unworried for a time before with the Chinese Eastern Railways case of Hankow was evidently seat Diaz with is letter of greeting Cairo, croming the Mediterranean would have given employment to stipendiary, Mr. Handal added,

laughter. being regarded as a precedent.]

Hem," said Mr. Baldwin, into operation the necessary quar Authorities with a view to putting from President Coolidge.

Bea to Marseilles and Pariz,

2,000 workers

Some politicians would make poor antine measures"-Peking would certainly be tested.

esting

Tientsin, Times.

Ing that the Chinese Government THE U.S. ARMY AEROPLANE

would transform the Concession into

a special area or district.

It is understood that the British

Minister has referred the augges

S

[Renter reported, on the 13th instant, that representatives had

FLIGHT AROUND SOUTH...

AMERICA.

NICARAGUA

MANAGUA, January 16th.

The French naval avistors, Lieut.

maker employs a clerk whose only He had the King's chameof Eastern Provinces and China in

with the leading awine.

above

Cond