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BRIGHT PROSPECTS AT LAUSANNE.

Concessions to Turkey and Italy.

(Renter's Service.)

REMARKABLE PLOT IN BAVARIA..

Alleged Understanding With France.

TWO ACCUSED COMMIT SUICIDE.

Beuter's Service.)

Murich, June 4.

London, June 4.

Exciting Doings at Pakhoi. Sun Yat-sen's Unsuccessful

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BONGKONG CARGO DESTROYED.

Attempt.

250 DEAD BEFORE CITY WALLS.

SERIOUS JAPANESE

PLOT.

100 Communists and Secialist Arrested.

SPANISH VAGRANT.

Sent to House of Detention.

Wain Madeo, a Spaniard from Guatemala, was committed to the House of Detention by Mr. K. E. Lindsell, at the Police Court this morning, after the hearing of a charge of vagrancy. 20

Tokyo, June 4-Overa hundred A Lausanne message states that the situation is favourable, and

alleged Communists, prominant practically the only obstacle to a settlement is now the question of

(Pur Pan Correspondent)

Socialists and workers were are whether the Ottoman debt should be paid in göld fraacs or in

rested in the early bouts of this A remarkable high treason trial has begun. Professor George sterling, the ditterence involving about one and three-quarter millions;

Pakhai, May 30,

From telegraphic news received morning by the police, who alleg Fuchs, the journalist and art critic, and others, are charged with sterling. Once this be settled, it is thought a final agreement will. The Chinese students hers are saterday, we learn that up bed that they had discovered plotting forcibly to separate Bavaria from the Reich and overthrow not be long delayed.

extremely active in the Boycott Jumsfode the city of Walchow perious plot affecting the State the Bavarian constitution and seek a rapprochement with France

Lausanne, June 4. azainas Japanese goods. Their was still in the hands of General ficuter. and Czecho-Glovakia. One of the accused, a bandmaster named The Political Committee bas finally disposed of x'number of mode of action is to keep a strict Chan King-ming's troops Machhaus, hanged himself in prison last night. Another, Kules,jquestions, including Thalweg and Maritza, which are conceded to watch on all cargo being landed The forces of Dr. Sun Yat-Ban shot himself when arrested last March.

the Turks and thus the frontier of West Thrace, while Castellorizo is from the Hongkong steamers, and attempted to capture the city and It is alleged that the accused negotiated with the French Colonel ceded to Italy,

quantities have been seized by left 250 dead in front of the city Richert, former coal commissioner in the Saar, who it is alleged Ismet Pasha, remarking that Turker was making one more them and they have been induced walls. The corpses are still on placed seventy milliard marks at the disposal of the conspirators for sacrifice in the interest of peace by the Convention establishing foreig- to store it at the Chinese Chamber the ground, no one caring or equipment and upkeep of military organisations. The terman story ners' regime in Turkey tor seven years, agreed also to the scheme of Commerce pending a decision daring to remove them. further suggests that the French contemplated the occupation of tor a jadical regime for foreigners, which will be valid for five years.fregarding its origin.

It is difficult to predict what certain Bavarian territory, while Cacho-Slovakian troops were to be

On the 27th. May, a big gather will happen at Walchow, which ready on the Saxon frontier. The conspiracy was ultimately dis-

ing of merchants and students is difficult of capture from the closed to the Bavarian Government, and the leaders arrested. Evidence is being given to the effect that Fachs conferred with

assembled at the Chamber to fact that it is well situated for inflict penalties on offenders. It defence in that it is protected by certain Bavarian commanders with a view to the co-operation of the Bavarian Reichswehr with the Nationalist organisations.

appears that the action of the two rivers, a lake and surrounding students is not very popular with bills, but in Chinese affairs there the merchants and a ght broke is always possible treachery to be out in the Chamber between them taken into account, and the students in which teapots, Troops Again Moved. full of hot tea, and tea cups were A Canton correspondent in- jused as missiles. There appears forms us that owing to a report

to have been a pretty hard tussle from the North River district") in which the students took to that the Kwangui troops bare their heel and fled.

joined with the Northern forces On the 29:b, May, the students and are marching on Shiukwan. appear to have obtained re- some of the Yunnanese troops enforcements from Limehow city, who have been fighting in the and, beaded by a bugia band, they East River district have again Closing Exchange 2a. 3. -3/167,

Barometer marched to certain shops which been shifted back to the northern

2 p.m. 29.77. they appear to have marked i front.

Temperature & p.m. 79. cat for reprisals, but they found Dr. Sun Yat-san has shifted his Humidity 2 p.m.

66. these shops

High Tida 12.59 barri headquarters to Shøktan, and he

p.m. Low caded that it took them consider has left Wa Hon-man in charge Water 9.5 pm. able time before they could force in Canton

Lighting Up-Time. 7.05 p.m.

JAPAN SOCIETY'S DINNER.

Prince of Wales on His Eastern Tour.

London, June 4.

ROLAND TODD RETAINS MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE.

London. June 4. At the Holland Park Hall, in a twenty rounds contest for the middleweights championship, the British champion. Roland Todd, won on points over Augie Ratner, of America.

INDEMNITY BILL'S PROGRESS.

Londor, June 4.

The House of Lords has unanimously passed the second reading H. R. H. the Prizes of Wales was the principal guest at the of the Indemnity Bill in connection with the deportations of Art O'

The Brien and others. annu■) banquet of the Japan Society at the Hotel Cecil. Japanese Ambassador presided over a brilliant assembly 'including Sir Charles Eliot and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

DR. C. H. WANG AT MARSEILLES.

The Ambassador, în, proposing the toast of "The Guests" PI- pressed the opinion that the Prince of Wales, by his visit to Japan,

Marseilles, June 4. had done more than any other member of society to cement Anglo-

Dr. C. H. Wang, Chinese representative to the International Japanese friendship. He assured the Prince of continued warm feelings of friendship towards him on the part of the Japanese and Court of Justice at the Hague, has arrived here. trusted that the torch of understanding between East and West,: kindled by the Prince, would never be extinguished.

The Prince of Wales, returning thanks, recalled the happy visit he paid to Japan and the kindness shown him by their imperial Majesties as hosts and by the entire nation. He said nobody who had been to Japan could ever forget the wonderful sights.

BRITISH INDIANS IN AMERICA.

Debarred from Acquiring Land.

London, June 4.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.

Londen. June 4.

At a meeting of the Rubber Plantations Investment Trust. Mr. H. J. Welch pointed out that production of plantation rubber last year was $45,000 tons, and wild rubber 25,000 tons, white the world's absorp- tion was estimated at 375,000, of which America accounted for 75 per cent. The absorption of the current year is estimated at 400,000 tons, In the House of Commons, questioned with regard to the recent while production is likely to be reduced to 335,000 tons plus 25,000 decision of the United States Supreme Court debarring British tons of wild-rubber. indians from becoming American citizens, Earl Winterton said he understood that in some States of the United States, British Indians would no longer be entitled to acquire ownership or leases of land. The India Office had received no complaints directly, but His Majesty's representatives in the United States had brought the matter to the notice of the Foreign Office The precise effect of the decision, A steamier, just returned to Glasgow, is alleged to have been particularly with regard to Indians who had already acquired rights sold for £300,000 in America, the owners profitime to the tuna in land, was still being considered.

BRITISH STEAMER SINKING.

Twelve Hundred Miles from Land.

Melbourne. Juce 4. The steamship Trevessa has wirelessed that soe is sinking] rapidly in the Indian Ocean, twelve hundred miles from the coast of Western Australia, the crew of thirty-seven are taking to the hosts.

[The s.8. Trevessa is given in Lloyd's Register as a steel arrowi vessel of 3,566 gross tonnage, built in 1899 by J. Readhead and Song,, of South Shields, and owned by the Hain Steamship Co. Ltd. Her port of registry is t. Ives

DAVIS CUP LAWN TENNIS.

Irishmen Defeat Indian Team.

Dublin, June 4.

In the Davis Cup first round, Ireland beat India by three: matches to two.

DERBY BETTING AND PROBABLES.

London June 4.

£125,000.

-PROFIT ON SHIP SALE.

THE DERBY.

Londen, June 4.

of

London, June 4. The Derby favourite Town'guard and his stable companion Knockando were boxed this morning for Epson. Both looked and well.

JAPANESE

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ATTACKED.

EXCITEMENT AT CHANGJHA.

Beaten. Kicked and Spat Upon.

Peking. June 4. Advices from Changsha give details of the anti-Japanese at tack on the 1st inst.

CHANG TSO-LIN'S AIR

FORCES.

Purchasing Agent In

Manila.

Manils, June 4.

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an entrance, even with the aid of Looks Like Slavery. scaling ladders, to the upper The commandeering of coolies stories. However, they succeeded and others for military transport in entering the Chinese hong work in the East Rivar district [known as Sing Shun.

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Madeo told the Magistrate that he left his ship on arrival bere and had been doing odd jobs as motor mechanic alternately in Hongkong. Canton and Macao. He asked to be sent home, as be could not speak English well enough to get on here.

His Worship said that was a thing he could not arrange.

TO-DAY.

News in To-day's. New Advertisements.

LISTEN. Advising holds the key to business opportunity.

A short time after they bad left) assuming, large proportions. So 200 men wanted to learn motor this place. I paid it a visit. These far, over 20,000 are said to bars | driving.--Pago 4. are ordinarily evil smelling streets been despatched, yet avazy day Immediate application should but on approaching there was a soldiers ia mufti

seen be made for tickets for the Esama plest sell el perfume, as encircling large numbers of Beach Carnival which has been Japanese scent was still notice. pedestriana, old and young, male | arranged for nex Saturday |able along the side channels, and and female, in the streets, by night-Page 4.

were scattered means of cords-the process re- Spacious offices are available broken bottles about the street. Inside there was sembles the throwing out of pets in the central districk-Page 4. a confusion of blankets, piece in which to catch sh. Those Billie Rhodes is appearing at goods, singlets, socks, bousehold (captured in this way are sent to the World Theatre in "Girl of and toilet soaps, broken glass, the Naval Parade Ground on the | my Life."-Page 12, etc., quite a foot high. I noticed East Bund, which was previously that some of the goods bore fonced in with galles, but on marks of well-known Hongkong account of the beartrendi g foreign firms. The glass of the scenes caused by relatives 18- show cases on both sides of the sembling, the place is abop was smashed out and the partitioned off with boards. The wood frame-work broken into old people, the very young, splinters. Fragments of a nom-females and certain others are ber of large Japanese wal released on payment of ransom. clocks and 遮 number of The raising of funds to meet lamps were scattered about the military expenses is still going place, se also were fragments on apace. On the urgent request of everything that would yield of the Commit-e of the Hong- to the trancheons that the kong Tagwan Hospital, the students carried. They tied the Mayor has agreed to recopt the master of the shop up with repes Fang Pin Hospital from dva and dragged him off to their cing a lean and has notified the school, where they have him con-military authorities not to de- fined. He is about sixty years of mand payment, as the hospital aze and is one of the leading depends on yearly subscriptions Chinese business men of the to meet expenses. port, whilst the students Are F

all youngsters, Rome of them

being little nippers ranging

from 12 to 14 years of age.

Anderson's draw attention to the special motor supplied with Columbia Grafonola's. Page 3.

The special attraction at the Coronet is Puppets" of Fate" featuring Voila Dana.-Page 12.

For forthcoming auction sales refer to Page 4

His Wife's Friend" is the current feature at the Star Theatre.-Pazo. 12.

The Grand Theatre is now open at Wanchai.-Page 12.

Consignee notifications appoer on Page 4.

There was no mistaking them as TH HUMAN ZOO

they all wore uniforma.

If these happenings bad taken place in a civilized country, the The Times Manila reports that Roit Act would have been read, General Cheng is now in Manila)and very likely they would have negotiating for the purchase, on been fired at. The cause of the behalf of General Chang Teo-lin, trouble is that the students cannot of five Curtis aeroplanes formerly distinguish foreign goods from used by the Philippines Air Japanese goods.j Service.

When the Buryo Maru, belong. ing to the Sino-Japanese Steam-

Owing to the embargo on war strip Company, entered the port, materials to Gains, Governor The Derby betting is 11-2 Town Guard, 7-1 Papyrus 8-1 Pharos, immense crowd assembled at General Wood has cabled to 17-2 Ellanzowan, 13-2 Legality, 13-1, My Lord 100 6 Knockando 25.1 the wharf and demonstrated in a

Washington requesting & ruling. Parth, 28-1 Roger de Busli and Twelve Pointer, 31 Baltash, 35-1 hostile manner. Bold and Bad and Doric.

The Japanese Consulate, learn. Nozotiations are also pending Derby probables alterations re: Saltash (Frank Bullock), Bolding of the occurrence, despatched regarding army fliers, who might and Bad (J. Brennan), Top Boot (F. Fox). Add Scaliger, Canova, and several of the Consular staff to be willing to serve under the Harry Off (T. Buros).

the wharf, at the same time ap- Chinose ourtesy: "Daily Bal pealing to the gunboat Fushimi letin."

SALE OF A SMUGGLERS' SHIP.

London, June 4.

for marines with a view to main- |taining communications between the Consulate and the steamer,

as the telephone could not be jackets were without ammunition,

snd they attempted to disarm the. The Japanese were surrounded, sailora who thereupon fired,

The steamer which returned to Glasgow, as mentioned in earlier relied upon. cables and has been sold, had three hundred thousand bottles of whisky for America. It was known as the king of bootleggers, and and were being beaten, kicked and killing two and wounding five or was filmed. It was the first of a fleet of Scottish smugglers- which epat upon. 'départed for America six months ago.

SPANISH ARCHBISHOP ASSASSINATED.

Sarazosan, Jone 4.

The Archbishop of Saragosss and one of his friends have beso shot and killed.

The Archbishop was in a motor-car. Three unknown men fired, killing him instantly and seriously wounding his friend.

This situation was reported to

Bix.

There are important military movements pending in this part of the country, and there may be developments later on.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the Hongkong

Telegraph.") A Rent Question.

Bir-If "A Sufferer" will call on me to-morrow at '12.45 and tell me all the facts relating to the date of building of the house in Wong Noi Chong Road to which The bluejskets than returned he refers, including the date the Japanese Consulate, which to the Fushimi, leaving the when it was built, I shall be again appealed to the Fushimi, marines to maintain a line of pleased to tell him whether the which landed a small party. communications.

rent charged to the new tenant is The latest telegrams indicate legal or not. that the Chinese boätility is so

Yours etc., intense that the Japanese women

HL. E. POLLOCK. and children will probably be Chairman, Housing Commission. obliged to lears Changsba. Prince's Building. Courtesy Daily Bulletin," |Hongkong, June 5th, 1923.

The latter were surrounded and stoned.

In order to clear a passage, the bluejackets fired a round of blank cartridges, and this evidently let the crowd to believe that the blue.

YOUTH WILL BE SERVED.

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