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CONFUCIAN CULT.

FOUNDED 1861

No 10.507

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五廿月九英港香

THURSDAY

SEPTEMBER 25, 1024

NO FLIGHT TO-DAY.

MISSION TO RUSSIA.

TO-DAY'S QELEBRATIONS,

NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN OWING TO PROHIBITIVE MAJOR ZANNI SLIGHTLY

INDISPOSED,

TAXES.

London, September 24.

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BRITISH LABOURITES'

VISIT.

London, Sept. 24: A topresentativo and influential doputation of Lancashire cotton. On anquiry this morning, a The new Gondral Council of interests walted on the Premier in connection with the negotiation Telegraph reprosentative was the Trade Union Congross has of an Anglo-German commercial treaty, and demanded that Britain informed that Major Zanni will hold its first meeting in London, obtain equal treatment with other nations in the German markets, not "hop off" for Foochow to day, and decided to appoint a special go, Confucius, and thoro la Several spokesmen singled out the advantagos. already conferred as was expected yesterday. No on France, notably Alsace, whose exports to Germany are not

taxed.

WAS

news has yet been received from Shanghai regarding permission The Premier promised that the industry would be kept inform to land, in addition to which the

Argentino tlior

slightly ed and be consulted in the course of the negotiations.-Router.

still indisposed this morning. Berlin, September 24. Router learns that the negotiations which have been proceed-suffering from the effects of his ing botwoon British and Gorman officals for the past three days immersion in the barbour yester- with a view to drafting a commercial agrooment, have broken down day. Ho did not riso until lato in consequence of the inability of the negotiators to discover a during the morning. common basin of agreement. Strict secrecy in maintained on hoth There is a probability that the sides, but there is rosson for stating that the breakdown is mainly fight will be resumed sometime due to a German refusal to make concessions respecting taxation to-morrow, but no definite plans of British goods exported to Gormany, which will be subjected to have as yet been made. practically prohibitive duties under the new Gorman tariff now in course of preparation. The British nogotiator, Mr. Fountain, re- turns to London to-morrow. Lord D'Abernon also goes home to- morrow, after seeing Horr Strosemann.-Router:

TROUBLE AMONG DUTCH TROOPS.

NOT A MUTINY BUT MERELY A FRACAS.

London, September 24.

LOCAL MOTORIST'S

CLAIM.

$390 DAMAGES AWARDED.

Damages amounting to $390 were awarded Mr. H. C. Odall in when the case in which he claim- the Summary Court, this morning,

In view of the porsistence of sensational reports of a mutiny among the Dutch troops engaged in autumn exercisos in South Holland, an Amsterdam mossage states that it does not appear thatod for damages to his car on July anything of importance occurred. There were some cases of drunk. 12th, was concluded. The cs50 enross, also of discontent owing to inadequate camping arrange Pokfulam Read on that day, Mr. arose out of an accident in the nents, many mon suffering from rain pouring into their tonts, but as the result of complaints the mon have been quartored in houses, There was no mutiny.

Odell alleging that it was caused by the negligence of the driver of the other car, which belonged to the Connaught Garage Company,

There was some friction at Edo camp, in Gelderland, as a reprisal for the military police, it is alleged, arrosting mon in high banded fashion for trifling deficiencies of dress et cotors. The men beat a military policeman, and amashed up the furnituro in a police butment. A couple of ringleaders were, arrested and order was restored. The military police have boon reprimanded.—Reuter. on the scana by accident very

Inspector Grant was the first witness called this morning and he told the Court that be arrived

GERMAN MEMORANDUM ON THE LEAGTE. the rear of the other car because

QUERIES THE POSSIBLE OBLIGATIONS.

Berlin, Saptombar 24.

The Foreign Office is drawing up memorandum in which Ger- many's wishes and conditions for entry into the Longuo will be laid

shortly after the collision. Mr. Odoll- told him that he ran into

itstopped without warning. Tho defondant Company's driver said ho swerved round waving his right hand. Plaintiff, tried to pass him but he folt a jolt.

Questioned, Inspector Grant said that if Mr. Odoll saw the ro-

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KIANGSU ATTACK FAILS.

PALACE

Throughout the length and PLAN TO BOMB PRESIDENTIAL adth of China to-day is being celebrated the anniversary of the birthday of the great Chinese] bardly any · Chinese household which does not observe in one form or othar rites handed down: from countless yours to do duo honour to the teachlogs and tonets of the Great Philosophor. Whilst noonsa sticks and fruits offer up their fragrance from) domestic altars, in a common sup- pliance for the blessings con- caived from the spiritual side of the life of Confucius, the public. calebrations hold this year are being carried out with consider- ablo aplomb and in point of the olaboratanosa of the arrangements they far surpass the afforts of previous years. This may be at- tributed to a growing recognition of the value of the Sago's tonchi- Ings In the life of the nation, so that whereas ten years ago the; celebrations were mainly loft to individuals, to-day saw a marked. contrast in the care with whioh the importance of the day was conveyed to every. Chinese mind, youthful or adult, by the holding of publio coromonios in which practically every Chinese school and organisation in the Colony: participated.

CHIHILI TROOPS BADLY ROUTED.

*This picture showzywo of the Cheklang soldiers guarding the end of the bridge, which mosses the Soochow creek, at Jessfield, Shanghai: A British guía is also seen on the right.

For the Hongkong Confuslan Bociety, which includes amongst its membership of several thousands a large number of-the local Chinese gentry, the day has particular interest, inasmuch assays the Kiangsu troops attack

Shanghai, Sopt. 25. Marshal Lu, in a conimunique,

CHANG & SOVIET.

Mukden, Sept. 23. Its benevolent activities have been last evening, trying to break wall-informed circles as saying Chang Tao-iin la quoted by carried out on lines harmonising though at two points of the that he did not recoginse the with the teachings of the Sago, and Luho-Hwangtu front, apparently Russo-Chinese Agreement signed the practical outcome of these with a view to outling off the at Poking, but that his agreement have been the tablishment of line of communication. The with the Soviet is of muck somo thirtye vernacular attacks were repulsed.

schools which o-day saw, tho ushering ip of the anniversary

TO BOMB PEKING.

with great interest. For each of those and other Chinese schools, According to a message from Chang Tso-lin has and colleges, the day has been Mukden, cobsorved as

a holiday, during stated that in the event of his down. The memorandum will ask whether a permanent seal on the versing process and took a BILLETT

which opportunites wors taken bombing Poking, the Presidential Council will be guaranteed, and will exprosely declare that entry in chance and tried to get through,

by the masters to instruct the Palace will be his objective. He nowise donotos re-affirmation of obligations undertaken by becom- then he did so at his own risk. commission to visit Russia and young mind in the procapts of the has no intention of harming the ing a momber, capocially the question of transportation of foreign His duty was to stop until the investigate the industrial, social Bage. The Saivingpun Schools Legation quarters. He proposed troups through Gormany for assistance to

It in hold a ploture entertainment at to send three aeroplanos to a neighbouring other signalled him to pass. It and political conditions. state attacked by a third nation. Germany argues that such was the duty of cars to keep out cludes Mr. Herbert Smith, pre- the Queen's Theatre to-day which Peking for this purpose. transportation would involve a breach of neutrality, especially of the way of a car that was sident of the Miners' Todoration, was followed by another one in

Mr. John Bromley towards Russia, "and might lead to the latter retaliating against turning once it had commenced

of the which the Tsang Foo School CHIHLI TROOPS DEFEATED. defoncolees Germany. The memorandum will also deal with the to turn.

Locomotivo Ansociation, and the participated. A both events A Mukden mossagos saya that Ruhr occupation and the colonial mandatos.—Reuter,

of M.P's., Messrs Purcell and Ben speeches were made by the communique by the Second driver Ping, tho the defendant's car, said he Tillett-Reuter.

mastera relating to the life and Army claims that Chihli troopa wont to that part of

worth of Confucius.

conslating of one Liu Brigade of

INDIAN COTTON INDUSTRY.

EXCISE DUTY TO BE ABOLISHED...

Simla, Soptember 24.

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commenced.

greater advantage. ́

"Little Hau" is reported to be hore Daily Bulletin.

"BLUE EXPRESS " *SUSPENDED.·.

Peking, Sept. 24.

The "Blue Express," on the Feking-Tientsin Railway, has been suspended temporarily, but will normally between Pukow and Tientsin. Daily Bulldin.

.

OFFENSIVE DELAYED. (Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, Sept. 25.

The expected Klangau offen- not developed up пооп. It is delayed, ao-

to

ara

tha road for the purposo CZAR BORIS ALIVE.

The chief of to-day's colebra-the Thirteeth Johol Division, asive had of turning round. He board the car bobind him and stopped. He ASSASSINATION STORY

tions was held at the Taiping Jabal Mixed Brigade, a mountain to Theatre and took the form of a patrolling contingent and police cording Lungwha while signalled for it to pass and it

DENIED.

Kiangsu forces roligious ceremony attended by vanguards, amounting to 8,000 or the was apparently doing so whon

close on four thousand people. 2,000 mon, were badly defeated moving artillery mounted on suddenly it aworved to the left

London, Sept. 24.

Present amongst these were many by the Fengtien troops during the pontoons through the network of The Legislativo Assembly, after a long discussion, accepted and ran into the back. He was The Bulgarian Legations in Chinese gentry, and the theatro last few days. Remnants of waterways into position. without division a resolution in favour of the abolition of the cotton stopped at the time,

London and other capitals deny

Thero hag boon fosser excise duty. The Indian members argued that the duty was vicious, Closely questioned by his Lord-the report of the assassination of was packed when the service about 2,000 strong rotreated to

Taohuashan from Palhaoshan fighting in several sectora and was imposed by the influence of Lancashire.

ship, ho said he did not know King Borin, who is alive and well

and Fenghuangshan, where thos particularly north of the Bir Charles Innes in a powerful speech gave striking figures why Mr. Odell should do that. at Varna.-Reuter.

On the stage, which had boon assumed the defensivo on the railway, where Kiangsu hopes to proving the prosperity of the cotton industry, and maintained that Thero was no need for him to

converted into an altar, a portrait mountain passes. Finally, after out Choklang's Llubo com- no case had boon proved for protection. Ho hold that the abolition stop, but he did so. of the duty would place 111⁄2 crores of rupaos in the pockets of the nill-owners, and it would cause a loss to the Government if the duty were removed. He roserved the right to refer to the Tariff Board the question of whother, in the interest of the consumer, the import duty on piece goods should be towered.—Renter.

TWO NEW SOVIET REPUBLICS.

COMBINATION OF CENTRAL ASIAN STATES.

Moscow, September 24.

Mr. F. E. Nash, for the defonce, said that it must have boon that Mr. Odell was outting the cornor and was therefore almost on top of the garage oar before ho ra- alled it. He thon lost his pro- sence of mind and turned to the left instead of the right. If a man was travelling 30 miles per hour, he would cover the 30 yards view he had of the standing oar in two seconds. If, as Mr. Ödall had said, ho could so0

thé

An official nows agoncy publishes particulars of a scheme of car for 45 yards and was only readjustment of the frontiers of Turkestan, Bokhara and Kbaraem, travolling at toa miles per hour, in accord with the real distribution of nationalities. The territories he could have enally got by or will be formed into two republics, Turkmenistan and Usbekistan, as stopped as he preferred. membore of the Soviet republics. It is declared that the soheme is Mr. E.8.0. Brooks, replying, vory popular with the Bovist Contral Asian nationalities. The submitted that defendant's story message adds that the Kurultai congress at Bokhara has decided to was impossible to bellave. Mr. become a member of the Soviet, and has approved the proposed re- Odoll gave his reason for doing demarcation, whereby Usbeke inhabiting Bokhara will be merged what he did and an experienced into the newly-constituted Uzbekistan, and Turcomane into Tak-j man mienistan.-Reiter.

痛 goneral major

of Confucius garved as the central a dopisive battle lasting soven munloations. Lungwha is still pleco around which to arrange hours, the enemy forces fled weet expecting rich silk hangings and other de- of Choying.--Reuter.

corations. No exponso bad ap-)

parently been spared to mako

this year's mala caromony eclipse UNHEEDED WARNINGS. isimilar events of previous years,

and it is learned that in the lavish |decorations in and around the

Theatre the Chinese big! stores have vory materially as-| slated.

In his capacity of President

CONTRACTOR GETS MAXIMUM FINE.

"For a man in your position

assault.

TO-DAY.

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of the Confuolan Society, Mr, there should never have boon & LiPo-kwal presided at this summons at all," was what Mr. ceromony, toing assisted by the E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Vice-President, Mr. Young Hee, Magistracy, this morning, told a and other well-known mem-building contractor named Lau børs of the Chinese com-Pul, who was charged with failing fondant had the material romov- munity. An illuminated address to comply with a magistrate's ed on the 19th inst. praising the Sage WON road, order requiring him to remove a

Addressing the defendant,

as an item in the ceremony quantity of building material his Worship said that he and the audiopoe bowed nine from the corner of Fel Ho had appeared before. bim liko Mr. Harbor bad

sometinis ago and his fat. portrait, Street and Lalehekok Road. told that that in similar circums [An earlier message, to a Lon times before his tances he would have done. ox- dos paper via Milan, reported Speeches wore then made by the

In answer to the charge, defend-torney Mr. C. AS. Russ, drew. [his (the Magistrate'o) attention to actly as Mr. Odell did. He asked the murder of Czar Boris. The principal officials and the slogant said that the delay was caused defendant's public record, which SIR ROBERT HO TUNG LEAVES LONDON: for damages for the full-extent young monaroh (he was-born In ing of hymns and playing of by his truck breaking down.

of the claim (8600) and costs.

was a good one. In consequenos: 1894) succeeded his father misle gave a religious character

Mr. P. G. Morgan, prosecuting of that, although he Giving judgment, his Lordship Ferdinand on the latter abdicat to the ceremony.

on behalf of the Public Work' the Magistrate expre said it was impossible to imagine ing six years ago.]

Most of the Chinese shops Department, said that Mr. H. E. vlow that he had been a man run blindly into the rest

alosed for the day, whilst publio Lindsell made an order for the by his workman... Lau! of the car. Mr. Ödell had given

arches have been drooted in the removal of the building material found out a tat strants and these will be illum on the 3rd Insk This order was continued his insted to-night,. In other places, made in consequences of ade, big (Chinese" missió: and ^plays were fondant not obeying :# prévi Tandon, Septalini given. Two of the biggest Chinose order for the fame Dife The exeolitive of the Trinspork postaurants, in the Wast Point Withë pÁJENÉ.

PRESENTED WITH ADDRESS AND - SILVER SOUP.

London, September 24.

Sir Robert Ho Tung has been presented with an addrose and a his version of the accident in the COVENT GARDEN. massivo silver loving oup by the Hongkong section of the Wembley box and though it did not colnolds PORTERS" STRIKE TO END, Exhibition in appreciation of his invaluable services to the Chinese with his statement to Inspector exhibitors. : Many aposches were made in Chiness, and there was Grant, he thought Mr. Odell must much enthusskam, ONTAR

have been oxoited; at the time.

Bir Robert Ho Tong will leave London on September 25th. for He was prepared to accept his Workers Union has decided not disśrick have been mos-aside for but nothin Chins; vl the contidept,; warlier than originally arranged, partly story and would award damages to extend the Covent Gardn

õelebrations.Kyoryj funk "la* to air polltfontaimounders in Ohins due to the civil war Bia Aud follows: Rapalf of cary 8210) strike, and hintruct they. Man Horan, dos anos accompany him, being still at War loss of car, $100; personal in- to- mitme work försl

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