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FRENCH COMMERCE.

PROSPECTS OF EXPANSION

Paris, Oct. 27.

Spoaking at a banquet at. Lyons, M. Herriot referred to the satisfactory beginning of Franco Gorman negotiations, and said he hoped France wild anon. bo able to recover the losses she had sufforod through being constantly obliged to buy goods in the West, by being able to buy in the East. He then spoke of the develop- ment of the French colonies, uspecially with rogard to silk and cotton, and said he hoped tho purchase of these in foreign countries would shortly bo reduc ed to the minimuni.- Router,

HAMBURG ELECTIONS.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the " Hongkong Tolograph."}

1

Local Noises,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY.

CHINESE WANT COMPENSATION.

ECHO OF RECENT MANILA RIOTS.

of the Governor General, it is

A serious question is expected to arise from the recent riots ini Manila whon Chinese rosidents; Sir, I have boon waiting for a domand Indemnity for damage to few days to woo If any abler pon than mine would express criticism properly sustained during the peourrencen. The indoninity do- of the slackness in official circles in permitting a noisy show, like and will be filed with the offico that at prosent located near Holt's wharf, to perform for understood and may be takon up weoke on end quite near a dongoly-vant of unfavourable decision with the Washington'Government populated residential quarter. I had hoped the nuisance would be hero, reports a Manila paper.

Stops are being taken by pro- only for a few days, but it is not)

minent Chinese residents to to be.

with the I have no intention of hurting pon negotiations

insular authorities ip this anybody's businaks-live and

connection, iL Wax learned lot live in my motto-but I

The city of Manila will pay the indemnity, if the position is favourablo to the tha authorities.

foel that noisy donkey-enginos, from a raliable source. clattering machinery, mon- otonous mochanical tunes, and decided jazz hande, which koop going Chinose by from the afternoon to near mid- Claims are expected to amount night, should be banned from any to several thousand pesos. Berlin, Oct. 27. The election to the Hamburg locality less than half a mile from

Should the insular government Diot shows that thu Democrats Fosidoncos. One can hardly con-deny the petition, the Chinese have lost two and the Socialists don the show people for the merchants affected will take up have lost 16 sents. The Pooplo's noise and blare which they portho matter with Washington

Parly have lost sight: Nationalists have galaod 10 and the Communists have gained

Ne ven

petrato-it is part of their scans through the Poking government. of livelihood. The blaino must it was intimated. International fall on the Government for allow negotiations may then follow. at ing the uso of their land bo- foro first finding out what which the Philippine government Hitlor's and Ludandortt's

will he represented by bu on the followers have gained four seats, the affect would

bureau of insular affairs. The Centralists rotained their neighbourhood.

Undor establisbad international In practically every other part

konts.

This means the defeat of the Democratic-Socialist Government bloc.- Heuter.

FRENCH · NEGOTIA - TIONS FOR LOAN.

Puris, Oct. 1.

the

of the East a nuisance of this policy, the local government is in kind to European residents would duty bound to pay the indemnity, it was learned, Under that not be tolerated, but horo, ap- parently, the authorities think policy. only of the monetary gain they ean obtain by a loase of their land, and the community can go bank.

Yours' otc..

SLEEPLESS.

La Jongrual and 1o Matin deny | Kowloon, Qet. 27th, 1924, the reported loan agreement withi Morgans, mentioned yesterday, and add that negotiations are continuing. Renter.

SUSPECT COUNTESS.

TO LAND IN AMERICA,

AMERICAN TRADE.

A GENERAL ADVANCE.

QUEZON HOME.

SEES INDEPENDENCE FOR

PHILIPPINES.

the Chinese govern- loss of lives of Americans killed mont paid indemnity for tho

by Chinese bandits last year.

Mayor Romualdez fears how. ovor that the city government will not be able to pay any indemnity because of its present financial difficultios.

Spoaker Roxas of the House of Representatives has received a cublegram from the Rizal Club at Shanghai, donying the report of anti-Filipino disturbances there The message says:

"Rumors that Filipinos boon illtrented false. We are safe. Bost winhos."

Manila yosterday received with open grins the Philippines' foremost exponents of inlopen. dence, Senators Sergio Osmenal A constabulary report from and Manuel Quezon, reports last] Tayabas says that one Chinese Friday's Manila Bulletin.

was slighly wounded at Sarinya

From

The Filipino leaders came back by a crowd last wook. on the Admiral Line steamer Lopez a similar disturbance but President Grant after a Hovoral no casualty is reported. months tour of Amering and the

IMMIGRATION QUESTIONS.

ru-

New York, Oct. 27. After being hold, aboard the staumor George Washington since yesterday evening poiding the result of hearing a protost by the National Security League that sho in a Bolshevik and a monaco to greater part of Europe in the

With a view to putting moro re- American institutions, Countess

interest uf highly important striction on Chinesa immigration Karolyi, wife of the Ex-President political questions, the major one into the Philippines, Sunator is- of Hungary, who is visiting

of which is possible independence abolo de los Reyes has sent to America on lecture tour, has for the islands. They wore the Insular Collector of Customs boon parasitted to land.

Reuters chiefs of the "Independence Aldanese a copy of the Chinese American Serrice,

Mission." and during their timobil passed by the house with the abroad conferred with Amor- request that suggestions be made ican authorities regarding future whereby such a policy can be pulicios for the islands, and made offective. brought what prossuro they It is believed that the rucunt could on the political parties of Chinese-Filipino embroglio in- the United States to wring from spirad Senator de los Reyes fo thom Washington, Oct. 27.

statement favourable to And means of further

EL The monthly report of the the indepondence movement hero.stricting the Chinose immigra Federal Reserve Board has an- Prior to their returning they tion into the Philippines in nounced an increase of nine por stopped in Washington for a final order lo reduce what is said to be cent, in the production of basic visit and conference with leaders an enormous number of these! commodities, which is the first there.

aliens found at prosent in the advance since January-

The coming. of those men had islands. It is understood that in Factory employment has in- boon widely horalded and addition to this an investigation creased by ten percent and wages thousands were on hand yestor-of the office controlling the have slightly improved,

day morning to give them a rous coming and leaving of Chinoso Crops are generally better. and ing welcome home. The ship was under the suporvision of the railroad shipments have increas-reported to arrive a 6 o'clock and bureau of customs will be made! ed. Wholesale trade is up eleven not one of the ten thousand to find if officials are committing, por cent. There wore increased persons taking part in the wel-irregularities. commercial loans all over the come took a chance on being! It is understood, however, country 10 finance cropalate. The dozens of guily docerat that customs officials are not Reuter's American Se rice.

|ed launches which proveedød far in favour of any legislation out into the lay to escort The tending to put #1 ban Ol Grant into the harbour cast off Chinese who are qualified under their lines before 6 o'clock and the present law, to come into proceeded, luden to the limit with the islands. It is claimed that their human cargo, to thoir under this law the Chinese nro

already restrictòd, It is stations beyond the breakwater,

also INDEPENDENCE COMING, claimed that if the Chinese are the wrong side of the road, by elected or the oloction will being into the islands, difficulties President Coolidgo will be completely prohibited from com- Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-

thrown upon Congress because that might eventually endanger ing. His brother, who appeared no candidate has a majority in the security of the Philippines for the defoneo ut the last the electoral college, is the belief could easily arise.

of Senato President Manuel L. What Is needed, it is pointed houring, withdrow from the case

continuce our Quezon, this morning, sonding

con-out, is reform of the immigraton act of Congrass applied horo presentative to Court to plead temporary. guilty.

But shoukl sither the De- under which the Chinese mur-} mocrats or Lafolletto's party win chants doing business in out in the prosidential olection in the Philippines aro permitted Among the passengers to arrive the United Statos next month. to bring over thoir families: by the s.s. President Grant this tho Philippines would be certain from China. The greater portion morning was Mias Edith C. Gray of their independence within the of Chinese immigrants coming Secretary of tho Womon next two years, Quezon told af over is made up of children of Protection Logion of America. crowd estimated at between 30,000 merchants already established Miss Gray is touring and lecture and 40,000 which gathered at the horo, to that if immigration is ing in the Far East in the Sunken Gardons yesterday to desired to be further restricted. intorosts of women, more welcome him and Senator Sorgio the merchants should be deprived particularly as regards anti-Osmona, his co-worker In the of that right, it is said. trafficking. It is hoped to be abloloause of independence, back from At the time the United Statos] to arrange for lectures here.

their travels.

immigration act was appited In caso the Republicans win,"hore thousands of Chineso ware The Canadian Paciilo linor declared Quezon, "wo can already scattered all over the Empress of Canada will arrive in be sure of completo autonoray islands. Passago of An 'agt Hongkong to-morrow afternoon as Prosident Coolidge himself by the Philippine Commission at 3 o'clock, according to advices has assured us that if ro-slooted roquired all Chinese thon in the recieved at the local offices this he will urge upon Congress the Philippines to register, the paper morning. It is understood that approval of such measure.

concludos.

DAY BY DAY.

Mr. F. X. Remedios was fined $15 for driving his motor car on

શ TO-

the Canada encountered vory

this But notwithstanding

heavy seas on the way from assurance of such concession, aidont can ho induced to approve Vancouver and was somewhat which of course definitely puts an independence measure pinoing delayed in getting into Shanghai. off complete independence 25 ar the date carlier, in view of the Everyone aboard the big ship 30 youre hence, and the do- strong opinion in favour of im arrived, safely, however, though termination of the administra- same of passengers are said to tion to make it prevail, I still be-mediato independence which has *dmit ping well shaken up. love that Congrese and the Pro-now developed all over the Unit-

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