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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 12.567

PARLIAMENTARY BREEZE,

Labourities and Unemployment,

四拜體 號四十月弍十英舞 THURSDAY,

DÈCEMBER 14, 1922. BAEN

SENSATIONAL PIRACY.

CANTON SENSATION.

By a Japanese Steamer.

“UNCONSTITUTIONAL" METHODS THREATENED.

(Reuter's Service)

London, December 13.

ENTIRE CREW MTRDERED.

Two Policemen Killed.

According to the Canton Times. | a captain in the Cantonese Army, following an altercation with a ricksha coolie, yesterday after- noon shot and killed 'two police. men and wounded two others.

It is stated that the officer, Honam. whose station is

the Fiver Bud crossed

landing took A ricksha When

Tokyo, Dec. 1-A sensational story of piracy on the high seas by a Japanese steamer of 130 The House of Commons adjourned at seven this morning after tóns, the Taiki Maru, has devel an all-night sitting, due to obstruction by the Labourites as a protest oped from an alleged voluntary against the alleged inadequacy of the Government's unemployment confession by two mecabers of the

A storm was aroused among the Labourites by Mr. Baldwin of the steamer which return-on moving a closure at 6.30, Lood, angry cries of "Shame" arose, and ed, to Tokyo Bay a few days for the eastern band. the Labourite Mr. Kirkwood declared it was a disgrace. He had led

measures.

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he alighted, he had a dispute with It appears that the Taiki Maruthe coolie over the fare, and is sailed for Alexandrovsk in Sept. said to have insulted the fatter on being asked for tive cents more. and. on approaching the port

The police intervened, and the early in October, hoarded``two

officer resisted arrest, following which he is said to have killed a patrolman and a sergeant and Wounded two other patrolmen

the unemployed and been batoned in the streets of Glasgow. He The well-fed would help the unemployed again if necessary. Ministers were not going to treat Labour in this fashion. He would not stand it from the best men in England. He asserted the Gosera-small Russian steamers manned ment had heaped insults on the Labourites, but the labourites would

They would Sght principally by Koreans and mur- fight to the death. (Ministerial laughter).

dered the entire crew, also the necessary in the streets. If the Government did not yield to them captain, who pleaded vainly tha: stitutionally. the Labourites woukl then take what they asked for his wife and only child

unconstitutionally. It would only be the beginning.

The closure was carried by 147 to 01, some Labourites abstaining

The resolution having been carried, Mr. Baldwin intro at the last. duced the Consolidated Fund Billamid loud Labour cries of "Shame" and much hooting. The sitting then adjourned.

Something of an Uproar.

London. December 13. There was an uproar in the House of L'ɔmmons at question time, arising from Mr. Bonsy Law's refusal of a demand by Mr. Lansbury that the House should continue its session till some means had been found to relieve the distress of the unemployed. Mr. Lansbury de nounced the callous indifference" of the Ministers with regard to unemployment. Mr. Bouar Law replied that the Govertiment was doing its utmost, and a continued sitting of Parliament would not help. Several Labourites then, disregarding the Speaker's authority. tried to address the House, amid an uproar. The probibitionist, Mr. Scrymgeour, was most prominent, and shouted "it is a scandal Hel demanded that the House should pay attention to the serious problem of the unemployed.

Mr. Lansbury declared that nothing had been done, and the people were starving, while the House of Commans did not care. The Labourite Mr. Kirkwood passionately attacked Mr. Banar Lat and declared that he was useless and ought to resign. Mr. Scrymgeour, amida turmoil, spcealed to Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, bit,the leader) of the Labourites did not intervene. Order was finally restored, i after the Speaker had appealed to the members to support the chair and Mr. Bona: Law bad pointed out that the matter could not be discussed at question time.

QUESTION OF NAVAL SUPREMACY.

Submarines and Aircraft. -

London, Decen.ber 19.

In the House of Commons. Mr. Becker drew attention to thef reports that the United States were going to build the most powerful! navy in the world by building smaller ships than specified in the Washington Treaty, and asked what steps it was intended to take in order to see that Britain did not lose her sea supremacy.

Col. Amery replied that no restriction was placed on the ran tracting Powers with regard to the number of warships they might build in conformity with articles eleven and twelve of the Washing- ton Treaty. The Admiralty could be relied upon to scrutinise carefully the building programmes of other Powers with a view to safeguarding! oor naval position.

London, December 13.

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The affair took place near the Canton-Kowloon Railway, on the eastern bund, and the ofEcer was later arrested by a party of police- The men at Marn Fook Maloo.

awaiting him ashore. After loop ing the shire, the pirates returned to the Taiki Mans, which then Ireturned to Tokyo Bay.

Captain escaped to Daire. The police are most active in caergirg | out investigations - Ar

JAPANESE PRINCE

REGENT.

Hi With Measles.

Tokyo, Dec. 14-The Prince Regent is ill with resales. Baron Makino. Minister of the House. bold, says the Regent's condition is not serious.-Heuter,

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL.

Landen.. Dec. 19.-In the Scottish League. Partick Thistle defeated St. Mirren by goals to 1-Ruder,

GANG ROBBERS AT POKFULAM.

Two Houses Entered.

Shortly after midnight last night an opiura-seller, of Pokfu- lan, was awakened out of his noise sleep by hearing the

breaking down of somebody the door of his neighbour's house. The opium-seller heard his neigb-

boor shout out.

He went on topics what was the metterael wat mặt by a man armed with a revolver, who told him to keep quiet. He also sew two other men in his neighbour's house.

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The thieves collected to the value of $116 and theo came to the opiam seller's house, where they stole opium to the value of $67.

THE NEW COLONIAL OFFICE.

London. December 13. The Duke of Devonshire was entertained to luncheon at the Nigerian Dinner Club. Fie said his one desire was to pay attention to the legitimate affairs of the Colonial Office and not to extraneous matters, which the somewhat voracious appetite of bis predecessor had brought into the Colonial Office. He desired the Colonies to regard him not merely as head of the office but as a friend

"If you had any anxiety, you can now rest assured that I will not interfere with the man on the spot where he is doing admirable work."

ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE ELECTED.

London, December 13.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Morel, Mr. Bogar Law said the British Coverament had set no time limit to the rati fication of the Washington Treaty, nor. as far as he was aware, had the United States, but the Government was gravely disappointed at the continued delay in ratification by two of the signatory Powers.

In the Portsmouth South bye-election, Colonel Leslie Wilson, He was of opinion. however, that it would be premature to consider Conservative, polled 11.301, and Mr. Thomas, Independent 8,434 action by the Government in the event of non-ratification by a The contest was to decide the succession to Major Cayzer, who has signatory, which he sincerely hoped would cover anse.

American Interest.

Washington. December 13.

resigned.

STERLING EXCHANGE STRENGTHENS.

London, December 13.

Reporting on the annual naval bill to the House of Representa tives, the appropriations committee makes a proposal that the Pres- ident should negotiate with Britain, France, Italy and Japan for an agreement limiting future construction of all surface and submer- A conspicuous feature of the London exchange market is the sible types of warcraft of a tonnage not exceeding ten thousand, strength of sterling on New York, attributed primarily to the sound- and all classes of military and naval aircraft. The committee ess of British credit. Sterling touched 4.69 and closed at 4.654. points out that the disarmament conference had not limited the numbers of smaller warships. and says information has reached Clogress that already large building programmes are planned to the maximum permitted under the disarmament agreement, and new and larger types of submersible craft have begun to appear.

HARRISONS AND CROSFIELD'S DIVIDEND.

London, December 13.

It adds that in other words competition is proceeding again

Messrs. Harrisons and Crosfield declare a dividend on preferred where the ratified agreement does not extend, and of unchecked the and ordinary shares at the rate of ten per cent per annum, for the Government. like all others, will be constrained to launch a new six months ending December 31st, lass încome tax. programme to keep abreast with the other Powers.

The committee proposes the provision of fifty-five million dollars in the coming year for the completion of fifty-six warships allowed under the disarmament treaty, being fourteen million more than was recommended in the budget.

BRITAIN'S SILVER COINAGE.

London, December 13.

In the House of Commons a vote of £750,000 to meet the cost of withdrawing the surplus silver coinage was carried by 222 to 131 votes. Mr. Baldwin explained that owing to the increase of silver | cain in Britain in wartime the mints' profits during the four years of

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M.C.C. TOO STRONG FOR PRETORIA.

Pretoria. December 13, In a two-day cricket match, Pretoria knocked up 137, Kennedy taking 6 for 19. The M.C.C replied with 247 for 4. Russell and Carr contributed 77 and 63 respectively.

AUSTRALIAN REPORT CONTRADICTED.

Sydney, December 13. The Japanese Consul General emphatically denies the report

cabled yesterday.

GIVEN AWAY.

The "Telegraph'a ” Christmas Annual,

This year's Telegraph Christmas Annual, which is to be issued on Saturday and given away free with copies of the newspaper. contains a store of high- class seasonable reading matter.

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Among the short stories, all by well-known authors,

the following "Rosamond's Fan" by Mrs. Carey Morris, "À Christmas Duel" by Percy James Brebner. "The Hunt for Hilma Thomas Cobb, "A Christ- mas Fairy written ami Illustrated by Hilda Cow- ham, "Cinderella's Christ- mas Party" by. Queenie Scott Hopper, "A Christ- mas Visitor" by L E. Sellman, etc.

Other contributions are by Marguerite Maynard Louis Wain (the famoy* cat sketch artist), B. L. Agues. Cicely Fox Smith. Thomas Jay" (the well- koown Punch humorist), Henry E. Dudeney and Kennaway Jarces.

The magazine abourds with illustrati na, humor- ous and otherwise, whilst there is a fund of general reading, mostly relative to the

which has Reason prompted the publication. Altogether the book is one which, we are sure, will prove extremely ac ceptable to all our

readers.

It is being given away on Saturday.

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FRANCE OPPOSES MORATORIUM.

Will Act Separately.

DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT.

(Renter'a Service.)

Paris, December 13. M. Poincare, interviewed by the Petit Parisien, emphasised they could not grant a moratorium to Germany without some pledge. He wsy convinced that even if the deliberations in January did not result in an agreement there would be no Anglo-French break. Doubtless there would be a nasty period, but Britain was beginning to realise France's situation and the impossibility of her waiting longer for reparations.

There had never been aor question in London of seizing any specific pledge. It was certain that whatever action was decided an, it would not be necessary to call up a single man. It was equally certain that the time for uttering threats which would never be executed bad passed. France was determined to act soparately, Teren if bezore January 15 the Reparatione Commission voted in favour of a moratorium. but anyhow would not act before January

15.

Lords Discuss Debts and Reparations.

Loanon, December 13. Representative views by non-Government Peers on reparations and inter-Allied debts questions were voiced in the House of Lords to-night. Lord Birkenhead hailed the Premier's indication of policy, and emphasised the very heavy taxation to which Britain had submitted while other nations, including our debtors, had not made comparable demands on their nationals. He pointed out in this connection the chronic unemployment in Britain, while there was no ucemployinent in France and practically none in Italy. He discountenanced the French proposals for securities in connection with the grant of a moratoriam.

Lord Grey in a weighty contribution advised a broad policy of remission of debts by Britain in the interest of the economic restoration of Europe. The reparations question was bound up with this. He urged the desirability of again summoning an international commission of bankers, and further preased the necessity for developing and strengthening the League

of Nations.

Disclaimios provocative language, he broadly hinted at ang gestion that Britain would not consider a remission of inter-Allied debts if the paofficial French report was correct to the effect thas France did not intend to ratify the Washington Treaty and" was. likely to spend money on a new type of warships. He proceeded to present a very-sympathetic view of French feeling in consequence of the absolute disappearance of the Franco-Americao treaties pusrant- eeing France against German agression, and concluded with an expression of disagreement with the view that the nation was ensured security by occupying foreign territory,

OBSTRUCTION AT LAUSANNE.

Tarkish Attitude Defined.

Lausanne. Decembar 13. Ismet Pasha. replying to Lord Curzon, declared the Turks were ready to allow two hundred thousand Greeks to remain at Con- stantinople while the Turks, who had to leave Greece under the ex- change system, should be adequately compensated for their property.

Our Canton correspondent re- porte an extraordinary incident which bas jost occurred during & wedding ceremony at Shaki. in

Turkey was willing to let the Armenians stay in Turkey: but the Heangsban district...

Whilst the ceremony was it would not consect to any cession of territory as a national home for progress, the police arrived on the the Armenians, and would not agree to the establishment of an scene sad arrested the bride internationst commission at Constantinople to supervise the carrying

out of the Turkish obligations towards minorities. groom, alleging that he was

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Break-Up Coming? leper. is hospital, where an examination

Lausanne, December 13. showed that he was leprous, „"

Lord Curzon's plain speaking to the Turks this morning at the Later it was discovered that the meeting of the first commission raised the question in some quarters bridegroom was formerly AD inmate of a Lepers Hospital in whether it signifies the break-up of the conference. It is believed Canton, but that be recently by well-informed parties, however, that the Turks after reconsiders- escaped and proceeded to his tion will adopt a more moderate attitude. Lord Carzan expressed strong dissatisfaction with Ismet Pasba's speech, and declared that parents' home.

if the conference broke down on the question of minorities the Turks would not find support anywhere outside Angora.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

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The Italian Grand Opera Com-

pany are playing "Rigoletto" at the Star Theatre to-night-Page

ANOTHER CAMBRIDGE VICTORY.

bridge beat Oxford by two goals to nil

London, December 13.

At the Crystal Palace, in the Association football match, Cam--

There were three thousand people pressal. The weather was There are two godowns to letdoll. Prior to the start, the headmaster of Winchester unveiled the

Corinthian war memorial.

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The Hongkong Art Club will be at home to members on the 19th. Were wesk in front of goal. There was no score at the interval In the second half, Cambridge improved. Sorensen scoring after half inst.-Page 4,

Orford had the better of matters in the first ball but both sides

Max Linder is appearing at the an hour. Near the end, Douthwaite added the second goal. World Theatre to day in "Sever Years' Bad Luck."--Pages 3 and 12. A notice concerning the incur- ring of debt by the crew of the s... "Nassa" appears on Page 4.

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EFFECT OF DUTCH OIL TAX.

The Hague, December 13.

A meeting of directors of the Royal Dutch Company has decided to pay an interim dividend of ten per cent. in Janoary. This dividend is smaller than previously, owing to the great uncertainty with re- When time is monry, adtertis-gard to taxation in the Dutch Indies. ing save it.

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The star attraction at the Coronet is Harold Lloyd in Grandma's Boy."-Page 12-

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EXCHANGE SPECULATORS ARRESTED.

Antwerp, December 13.

Four exchange brokere at Antwerp and one at Brussels have From the 18th. to the 23rd. been arrested in connection with exchange speculations, to which inst. Mackintosh's store will re- the fall of the Belgian franc is attributed.

of main open until 6 pm-Page 8.

A special dollar dance is being

the war were 12 millions sterling, but after the war the country's the acquisition of land on the New South Wales cost by Japanese,beld at the Kowloon Theatre

curaenty was vastly larger than was needed.

Mr. G. Stewart urged that the good old honest money should be issued, but Mr. Darbyshire pointed out that if silver coinage rep- resented its full face value it would disappear from the country whenever there was a scarcity of silver.

AMERICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE.

Washington, December 13. The Govermentai Reorganisation Commission has recommended to President Harding the consolidation of the Departments of War and of the Navy in a Department of National Defence, which would ...fanation under a member of the Cabinet, assisted by the respective

chiefe of the army and navy,

SIKI-CARPENTIER RETURN MATCH:

Paris, December 13. - The newspapers state that Siki, has signed a contract to meet Carpentier over twenty rounds. The date of the contest has not been fixed.

MORE PASSAGE RÉDUCTIONS,

London, December 13. The White Star line announce x reduction of their fares between Liverpool and Australia.

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SHIP SUBSIDY BİLL SIDETRACKED.

Washington, December 13. "Anderson's advertise "Babble: Books for the kiddies.-Page 3.. Opponents of the Ship Subsidy Bill have succeded in sidetrack. There will be a dance at the the messure in favour of farm credits legislation, which becomes the Palace Hotel on Saturday night.jimmediate order of business. —Page 4.

To-Day's Exchange. The closing rate of the dollar en | demand to-day was 24" 31/16d.

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STERILISING OF SKINS.

London, December 13,

The International Anthrax Cammittee has passed' a resolution in favour of sterilising hides and skins before, they are treated industrially.

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