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SOVIET CONSULS TO GO.

INTRIGUES DENOUNCED.

NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT'S

DECISION,

(THROUGH: BRUTER'S AGENCY.}

SHANGHAI, Dec. 13th. The Nationalist Mandate. ot December 14th ordered the with-

accorded to the Soviet Consuls in

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th, 1927.

GENERAL HERTZOG'S NEW PRAYER BOOK. BRITAIN AND IRAK.

CHINA'S TRADE

SUFFERS.

DECREASE AT SHANGHAI AND CANTON.

ANGER.

NATIVE LABOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

RETURNS FOR ELEVEN MONTHS.

·MAUDLIN" INTERFERENCE

[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

exports by nine per cent.

Canton's imports and exporta

have both decreased by thirty-five per cent. compared with the same period last year and the downward trend continues.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 18th. The Customs returns for the last drawal of the recognition hitherto eleven months show that Shang- Nationalist territory, and also the bai's imports have decreased by suspension of the functions of the twenty-eight per cent., and the Soviet Commercial Agencies. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has now instructed that this mandate be executed with vigilance.

The Nationalist

Government points out that this momentous decision has been forced on them by the startling events in Canton og December 11th.

They claim to have discovered that this uprising was made possible because the Soviet Consulate and the Commer cial Agencies were actually ac complices of the Communists, hay- ing for a long time permitted the se of their premises, as a base for Communist operations," which is a flagrant violation of international ethics.

The National Government have learned that similar risings were planned in other important places in Nationalist territory.

The elaborate programme drawn up by the Communist Party for the -destruction of the Kuomintang and of the National Government has determined the Government stamp out the Communists who have always been a source of in- calculable danger.

DENOUNCED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

JOHANNESBURG, December 15th. Political circles have been stir- red by

speech by General Hertzog on the vital problem

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of native labour declaring vigor- ously Lhat South Africa, for obvious reasons, strongly resents

attempts from otherwise well mean ing individuals from Overseas to interfere in the matter of native

affairs in South Africa.

"Unless this irritating practice SHANGHAI TRAM STRIKE is dropped it will one day cost the

CONTINUES.

REWARDS FOR MURDER.

[NAVAL WIRELESS, ]

SHANGHAI, Dec. 14th., There is no change in the tram- way strike situation..

The Strike Committee are dis-

tributing handbills of a distinctly communistic and anti-foreign char acter. The handbills urge that extreme action be taken against the Running Dogs" with a scale of rawards for murder or arrest, the the Strike Committee. payment of which is guaranteed by

CANTON REVOLT SUM- MARISED.

to WHAT ENGLAND HAS HEARD

OF THE INCIDENT.

British Empire the greater part of South Africa."

PASSED BY HOUSE OF LORDS.

COMMONS DEBATE TO-DAY.

(THROUGH' REUTER'S AGENCT.]

LONDON, Dec. 14th. In the House of Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury's motion in Avour of the Prayer Book was carried by 241 votes to 88,"

Yesterday's Discussion.

LONDON, Dec. 14th.

TREATY SIGNED,

OUR MANDATE EXPIRES IN

1932.

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Recay, December 15th. A revised treaty regulating the relations, between Great Britain and Irak was signed at the Colonial Office yesterday by Mr. Ormshy Gore, Parliamentary Under Secre tary of State for the Colonies, on. behalf of the British Government

QUEBEC FIRE DISASTER.

130 FATALITIES FEARED.

LIGHTY CHILDREN MISSING.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)

JUEBEC, December 15th. At least thirty persons, including

twelve children, are believed to have been burned to death in a firy which destroyed the Hospital of Saint

Charles

LITER. Seventeen bodies have been re-

TIM HEALY RETIRE.

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MR. JAMES M«NEILL TO SUCCEED HIM.

[BRITISH WIRELESS, BERVICE.)

Ruaay, December 15th. It is understood that Mr.

of the Irish Free State, who has Timothy Healy, Governor-General

now completed five years of office is about to retire, and that his Successor will shortly be announced. The name of Mr. James MoNeill, the present Free State High Com-

in connection with the appoint.

The debate in the House of Lords and by General Jafor Pasha el covered from the hospital fire. Pos.missioner in London, is mentioned

on the revision of the Prayer Book it is expected that at least 300 per- will be concluded this evening and

sons will record their votes.

During last even” g's debate the specific provisions dizkigunenaire

Askari, Prime Minister and Midis sibly fifty persons are tend and of Irak. ter of Foreign Affairs, on behalf eighty children are reported as miss

The text of the treating. will be published as a parliamen tary paper in due course.

Negotiations for revision of the treaty were opened on the arrival October 22nd. The King of Irak in London of King Feisal on.

received little detailed criticism, Earl Stanhope, who was the chief opposition speaker, "urged the post-

was aasiated by his Prime Minister ponement of the measure until it throughout the subsequent discus- was accompanied by another desions but the latter's departure from signed to ensure order and dis- cipline in the Church.

Lord Halifax, who is well known for his work at the recent Malines' Conferences opposed the measure, but announced that a long personal regard for the Archbishop of Can- terbury forbade him to vote against.

It was maudlin theorists who by such interfereice caused the Great Trek and nearly caused a revolt in Natal many years ago." -

House Of Commons Discussion. Although it does not concern the Union directly, native labour in South Africa was recently given prominence in the British House of Commons at question times in con-it. nection with the projected South Rhodesian legislation empowering a native commissioner to assume guardianship of certain native juvenile workers,

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From the Labour beaches Lord Parmour, another

prominent churchman, supported the measure, which was condemned by the Bishop of Worcester and approved by the Bishop of Chelmsford, who regard.

Mr. Baldwin defended the men- sure as beneficial to native childed as groundless the Bishop of ren but foreshadowed a debate to Worcester's fears that the Holy ventilate the matter more "complete- Communion would, in consequence of the measure, be transformed into the Mass.

HOW CABINET MINISTERS- WILL VOTE. [BRITING WIRELESS SERVICE!

RUG, Dec. 15th

On December 14th representatives little or nothing new to our readers The following account contains of the Nationalist Government in but is interesting as being the terviewed the United States Con- count broadcasted yesterday from Bul-General, Mr. Cunningham, who Rugby by the British Wireless is the Senior Consui in Shanghai, service: and also Major Hilton Johnson, the

Another important point in Commissioner-General for the In-

Rucay, Dec. 18th. ternational Settlement on the same been completely regained by the the Mozambique convention between The control of Canton has now | Generul Hertzog's speech-related to afternoon with reference to the sub- Cantonese Government forces who ject of carrying out the proposed are taking extremely drastic mea

the Union of South Africa and closure of the Soviet Consulate and sures for dealing with the Com Portugal, inter alia regulating, the the Dalbank who are notorious munists and others responsible for Sscal agents of the Soviet.

the recent coup. The Soviet Cousal-General, Kov-bur those captured have been dealt mines, which Portugal recently majority in the use of Lords for

Most have fled supply native labour in the Band

In view of the overwhelming lovsky, refuses to make any com- with summarily according to custom ment until he receives instructions and the streets are littered with decided to denounce. The Premier, the motion that the Royal assent from Moscow,

however, was sanguine that the be given to the Prayer Book matter would be regulated satis factorily, because the Portuguese full parliamentary sanction for the measure it is now assumed, that realised the respective interests bock will be forthcoming to-day were best secured by friendly co-when the measure will be debated operation.

in the Commons.

corpses.

The Red outbreak was one of most violent episodes in the city's

recent history. Large sections were

burned, hundreds of Government

MARCHING ORDERS.

(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

sympathisers and police were kill SHANGHAI, Dec. 15th. ed, and looting was general Mr. Quo Tai Chi, the Nationalist Although the Central Bank was Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, destroyed by fire, the strong room handed the Soviet Consul-General containing gold and notes remained of Shanghai his passport and re-intact. The Customs and Post quested him to leave National ter- Office were damaged.. ritory within a week.

FRENCH FEAR FOR SHAMEEN.

A proclamation has been issued by the Government, "calling upon inhabitants to denounce Commun- it is hiding.

Throughout the outbreak foreign- ers escaped molestation and no injury to British property has beca reported.

CHIANG KAI SHEK'S DENUNCIATION.

(THROUGE "RAUTER'S' AGENCY.}

THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS. Dec. 15th. The China correspondent of the Excelsior reports that the defences of Shameen are dangerously weak, especially against a night attack, as the foreign" settlement depends upon Canton for its electric light which certainly would be cut off if such an attempt were made. The correspondent considers the settle- ment is safe only owing to the

Batural irresolution of the Chinese affairs. nese."

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NORTHERN PAPERS AND CANTON.

COMMISSION OF. INQUIRY DEMANDED.

(Wah Tas Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Dec. 18th. Commenting on the recent Com- munistic outbreak in Canton, many Northern Chinese papers are at opinion that the Chinese Govern ment should break off all relations with Russia. They hold the Soviet Government responsible for the out- break. Mr. Wang Ching Wei and Generála Chang Fat Fui and Wong Kis Cheung are severely criticised

The Chekiang Provincial Govern ment has issued a circular telegram urging the arrest of Wang Ching Wei and his wife who are accused of being responsible for the Com- munistio massacre in Canton. ***

Shanghai Chinese · Chamber Of Commerce.

...

SHANGHAI, Dec. 14th. The Nanking Government has launched "n campaign against the alleged Russian influence in Chi-

Marshal Chiang Kai Shek this evening said: The Soviet Con- sulates throughout China are serving as hotbeds of Communist propaganda, necessitating the in- mediate severance of Sino-Russian relations. I sometime ago recom mended breaking off relations and if action had been taken then the Canton disaster would probably never have happened.""

Minister for Foreign Affairs, at a Mr, Quo Tai Chi, the Vice- Undersity Club dinner to-night stated that China was determined to rid herself of Communism which had brought on chaos and disorder.

BRITISH IN CHINA.

AMÉRICAN 'BANKER'S

TRIBUTE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

New Yoak, Dec. 14th. China having, at least tempor-

arily, sparned Russian influence in

THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY.

PROSPECTING IN SOUTH AFRICA TO CEASE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

It is considered unlikely that the margin of votes in favour of the measure will be narrower in the Commons than in the Lords but the result is not in doubt. Four hun dred members will probably par- ticipate in the vote.

CAPETOWN,, December 15th

The First Lord of the Admiralty The Government Gazette notifies Mr. Bridgeman who is a prominent the prohibition of all diamond pro churchman will move the resolution specting on Crown and private lands for a year from December and Sir William, Joynson Hicks, 18th. Sir Abe Bailey, interviewed, also well-known in church "work, while approving the decision de claring that the diamond industry will open the attack on the measure, was in a dangerous position and The Prime Minister will speak in something must be done to rectify it."

course of the debate and the division will be taken about eleven o'clock.

ACCIDENT TO MR. VİCTOR BRUCE.

MONTTHERY ENDURANCE TEST INTERRUPTED.

[DEITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]

RUGBY, Dec 15th. While driving his car in a snow. durance storm last night in & ten days en-

test at Monthery, Mr Victor Bruce met with an accident from which he escaped unhurt. His car overturned owing to a skid on the ice-covered course.

Mr. Bruce drove his car to the ly overhauled with a view to con- repair shed where it was immediate. tinuing the test.

Mrs. Bruce who is sharing periods at the wheel with her husband was not in the car at the time.

her internal affairs, would now banditry. He took no stock of the welcome the help of Great Britain outcry against foreigners The and America, declared Sir Frederic British who for decades had poured

DEATH OF SIR GRANVILLE WHELER, M.P.

VACANCY IN KENTISH CONSTITUENCY,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Buany, Dec. 15th

[Only a few months ago, it will be remembered, there was an appal ling loss of child life in Quebec, owing to a fire at a Cinema.]

FOREIGN LEGION CASE.

A DESERTER'S RELEASE.-

(TKEGUGA REUTER'S. AGENOT.]

LONDON, Dec. 14th. Mr. G Locker Lampson an

London on November 27th led to the belief that negotiations were abandoned. On the following day, however, King Faisal recalled Jafar Pasha and last week. ho re- fully completed. sumed the negotiations now success.nounced in the House of Commons

To Fly To Bagdad, King Feisal has already return. ed to Irak. He arrived at Amman by air from Cairo yesterday and

will fy to Badgad to-day. Jafar Pasha will leave London for Irak to-morrow.

(THROUGH EKUTER'S AGKYOT.]:

LONDON, December 15th." The revised Anglo-Irak Treaty was signed in London yesterday. It provided for a termination of the British mandate in 1932 when Irak will enter the League of Nations

COLONEL LINDBERGH.

MEXICO.

[REUTERO-AMERICAN BREVICE.]

a

lender of the Irish Nationalist Party in the House of Commons. Despite his bitter wit Tiger. Tim" was deeply loved by the Elouse and he was nevar associated with the virulent anti England fanaticism of certain members of the party. Ho is a King's Counsel and had at one time a big practice first in Dublin and later in England."

[Mr. Healy was for many years

No man has done more during his term of office to promote good feeling between England and the Free State. Everyone will wish him a long and happy retirement.]

BRITISH SUBJECTS' LOSSES IN MEXICO.

that the French Government had AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. generously agreed to grant the free release of the Cardif man, John.

Harvey, who is serving eight years. deserting from the Foreign Legion. peñal servitude in France for

[],

[BAITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

The following official statement.

*RUGBY, Dec. 14th.

Harvey was one of five men, who is issued:-"On March 31st, 1927, were headed by the American Doty it was announced that a Conten- who was sentenced to death buttion had been concluded between since released, Harvey is an ex- the British Government and the British service man.

Mexican Government for the ad- (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

justment of certain classes of claims for losses incurred by Bri "A Generous Act."

tish subjects in Mexico on account REGBY, Dec. 14th of revolutionary acts which occur; Replying to questions about the May, 1920, and that British sab red between November, 1819, and case of John Harvey, a native of jeets or companies with claims of " Cardiff, who was serving & sentence this kind should, in their own "of eight years' penal servitude, in the Under Secretary of State for interest, communicate at once with

A DELIRIOUS WELCOME IN France for deserting from the Foreign Affairs at the Foreign

Foreign Legion, Mr. Locker Lamp-Office son (Under Secretary for Foreign whom it has been found impossible A number of British subjects with Affairs) said: I am happy to be to communicate and who filed able to say that the French Govern- claims about the time of their loses ment, as soon as the matter was

with the British Consulate Genera municated with the Foreign Office. in Mexico City have not yet com Claimants or their legal represen Foreign Office may seriously pre- tatives are warned that failure to communicate immediately with the judice their claims. and, in cases where further evidence is required but not forthcoming, may lead to their abandonment.'

were

SAN ANTONIO (Texas), Dec. 14th. Col. Länbergh arrived at Mexico brought to their notice, have given City concluding his 2,000-mile non-orders for the immediate release of The Spirit of St. Louis," in much appreciate this graceful and stop flight from Washington in Harvey. I am sure the House will which he crossed the Atlantic.

President Calles declared the day ment."

generous act of the French Govern-

13. a public holiday.

Detachments of cavalry posted along the highways before midnight to control the crowds. which thronged the route from the QUESTION IN THE COMMONS. Capital to the Valbuena Aerodrome, where President Calles and the whole Cabinet had assembled with foreign Ambassadors to greet the airman.

When Lindy" Arrived,

COMMUNISTS IN SINGA- PORE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

BRITISH WAR DEBT TO AMERICA.

- OVER 6.8500,000,000 PAID.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. }

Rra, Dec. 14th. In the House of Commons, Siring made to-morrow by the British

A payment of $92,575,000 is de Frederick Hall asked about the Government to the United States

LONDON, Dec. 14th.

and 30,000 people were getting and Moeso who were recently ar

A huge crowd of between 25,000 two Javanese communists, Alimin Treasury. anxious at the Valbuena aerodrome "rested in Singapore. when Lindbergh was still unsight-

The amount outstanding has been

account of repayment of principal, Of this amount, 825,000,000 is on

the balance being interest. ed. 20 hours after he had left under existing Straits Settlements ments to the United Staes since the

Mr. Ormsby Gore replied that With this payment, the totsi pay Washington. President Calles con- egislation the men could not be to. 8802,090,000, of which $120,000,000 funding of the British Debt amount templated sending out aerial prosecuted and they were accord has been on account of repayment searches when "The Spirit of Stingly released Steps were being

of principal. Louis" appeared, to the accom- taken to bring local laws into line reduced to 84,480,000.. paniment of delirious cheering. with those of Great Britain.

A squadron of motor cycle police immediately rushed out to keep the THE KING OF AFGHANISTAN. landing place clear, but when the machine landed, after a fight of 97 hours, and 10 minutes, thousands swarmed over the ground and over- whelmed the police, who with the greatest difficulty kept the crowd from the aeroplane itself.

BOMBAY'S RECEPTION.

ITERQUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).

MOTORING "BARONET:

FINED £40.A

'SERIOUS" SPEED LIMIT

CASE.

"We think that this is a case in which we should make an 'exam-- ple," said Mr. Green, magistrate at Tottenham Police Court, when be fired Sir Ernest Buiford Hor Lick, Bt,, of Norfolk-street, W.,

BOMBAY, Dec. 14th. Salutes boomed from the harbour Col Linbergh olimbed into a in welcome to His The death of Sir Granville Wheler motor car, and, with the band

Majesty creates a vacancy in the parliament playing "The Star Spangled Ban- Amanulla, King of Afghanistan, £40, with 14. 3d. coste, for exceed shan division of Kent. He won the the United States Ambassador, Mr. agy representation of the Faverner received President Calles and on his arrival by sea from Karachi.ing the motoring speed limit.

Last election as a Conservative, in Morrow, which election over thirty thousand

A special message has been re- rotes were cast, by a majority of ceived stating that Lindbergh used five thousand over Labour and Mobiloil on his 2,000 miles non-stop eleven thousand over the Liberal | flight.] candidate.

U.S. NAVY.

NEW PROGRAMME. ĮRZUTER'S AMERICAN, ERVICE.]

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai has issued Whyte, the head of the Britisk demoney into China for the benefit of FURTHER DETAILS OF TEC a declaration regarding the Canton legation to the Honolulu confer the community, had been tolerant cutbreak as follows :-

ence, who was given a banquet by and patient in face of the destruc Previous to the Communistic the Institute of Pacific Relations. tion of their properties for fear of massacre Wang Ching Wei, Chang The banker, Mr. Thomas Lam In conclusion he said that "if only wounding Chinese susceptibilities. Fat Fui and Wong Kie Cheung ont, who has returned from the

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14th. our friends the Chinese could com relied upon disloyal troops to con- East after an endeavour to arrange

President Coolidge in the event! tról Canton. It looks as if they Manchurian Railway Lonn, por of jointly inviting the amicable naval limitation, would authorise pose their differences to the point of an international conference for were in communication with the siding, enid that those in direct con-

Roda." A commission must be set tact with the Chinese believed that co-operation of foreign intereats, A suspension of construction.'

Mr. Wilbur catimates that the up to investigate the origins of the their sobriety, commonsense and in Americans, British and Japanese, Communistic massacre and those telligence would finally bring them sinking their national interests; light cruisers will each cost would go a long way in an earnest G.817,000,000, the destroyer lenders implicated in the affair should be out of the welter of civil war and

endeavour to serve the common tried for high treason.

(Continued on next Column.) cause.

and submarines $5,000,000 each and aircraft carriers $19,000,000.

GERMAN BUDGET.

OFFICIAL SALARIES

INCREASED.

(THROUGH AKCTER'S AGENCY.]

He was greeted by Sir Leslin drove his motor-car at a speed of It was stated that Sir. Ernest Wilson, in the absence of the forty-five miles an hour along the Viceroy,, who was unable to attend Cambridge arterial road. through malaria.

A Danger."

His solicitor said that he had been driving in this country and all over the Continent and was s

most experienced driver that he

The magistrate, said scarcely knew how to deal with think so, but the bench thought the case. Sir Ernest might not that he was a danger in going at forty-five miles an hour if anybody had been in the road.

His Majesty was presented to a distinguished company. He passed through the city gateway and along gaily beflagged streets which were thronged by immense" crowds' re presenting all communities, with a sprinkling of Afghans bearing the BERLIN, Dec. 14th.

black and silver flag, enlianeing the The Reichstag, by 333 votes to picturesqueness of the scene, - the salaries of State officials, pen-companied by Sir Leslie Wilson 53, has adopted & Bill increasing His Majesty and the Queen, ac

and Lady Irwin drove to Govern- The Budget is thus augmented by ment House, the four-mile route be about 325,000,000 marks annually. ing packed with This is not expected to involve cosmoplitan crowd whose applause additional taxation, but will be the King, repeatedly stood up to there were exteen previous motor- It was stated by the police that covered by revenue surplus.

acknowledge.

ing convictions against Sir Ernest.

sioners and war veterans.

was any one in the road.

Sir Ernest: I should not go at forty-five miles an hour if there

serious case. It might have had

Mr. Green: We view this a cheering most serious consequences,