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The

Hongkong Telegraph

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No. 12,654

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TUESDAY,

BRITISH POLITICAL

OUTLOOK.

NEW PARLIAMENT MEETS TO-DAY.

LIBERALS WANT NEW. LEADER.

("Telegraph" Special News Service.)

London,' Dec. 1.

and 10th, the debate will

The swearing-in of members will bogin on Wednesday and 'continue on Thursday, whilst the ceromonial opening of Parliamentį will take place on the following Tuesday, December 9th, when the King's Speech will be read.

PARTY LEADERS.

London, December 1.

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DECEMBER

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EXDAST BINGEN DORY 10 DTS

“FATSHÁN” HELD UP. BIG WUCHOW FIRE: KENNEDY TOWN BLAZE.

SURPRISE POLICE

RAID.

EXCITEMENT ON WATERFRONT.

of

rondered necessary by the fact wharf entrance and all round the!

THOUSANDS HOMELESS.

OLD WOMAN LOSES LIFE.

MUCH DAMAGE, DONE.

Two Three-Storey Houses Destroyed.

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PROBLEM.

DIFFICULTIES OF SOLUTION.

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL'S

OBSERVATIONS.

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Nows has reached us to the bffect that at noon of Sunday « The loss of allfo, serious There was much excitement last night at the wharf of the big fire started at Wuchow, which injuries caused to another person, and damage to goods and property Hongkong, Canton and Macao is belloved to have used great mounting to 88,000, comprised Steamboat Company, whon destruction in the heart of the the toll exacted by a fire which

In view of the great amount of ] or hindranos, because we are, for large squad of polles, under the business district of the city. The occurred at Kennedy Town yes- public interest and sympathy all practical purposes, but a part Hon. Captain Superintendent

terday afternoon. Before it was which has been aroused by our China Itself. (Mr. E.D.C. Wolfe) made a raid on fire was still spreading so late as ever, two three-storeyed houses, recent article on the plífabia con- thes.s. Fatahan,just as it was about yesterday morning, the local Fire occupied on the ground floors by dition at this time of year of

THE ONLY REMEDY, to leave the wharf for Canton.

"Recognising that fact, wa Ton o'clock had just been Brigado endeavouring to cope (an Iron-mongery store and as those who aloep in our streets, a The new Parliament will moot suspended until Decomber 15th,

by which time it is hoped Mr. sounded, the ship's siren had with it by the old hand-to-hand/dwelling-quarters in the upper Telegraph representative had a must also recognise the corollary, part, were razed to the ground. very interesting talk with a that if we attempt to house or Though the outbreak started at Government official on the sub-food on a gonoral scale the un« for the first time tomorrow.

It appears that the conflagra-13.30 the delay caused by a round-joot yesterday, in which the fortunately circumstanced men The first business of the House Chamberlain will be in his placo. blown and the order to get off bucket method.

officer, who had concealed himself! at the end of the wharf, loudivition started on the triangle of about method of ròporting the official's viewpoint was very con-and coolles horo, we shall im- of Commons will be the election In the meantime, progress will be had been given, whon a police

incident by telephone was such vincingly put. of a Speaker, and the re-election made with urgent legislation.

mediately become the Macca of his whistle and called land, the apex of which is the that the call was not received Parilamont will be adjourned blow

Our representative first ox-overy indigent native in South to the Captain not to cornor of territory where the Tu until twenty minutes later. It of the Right Hon. Mr. J. H..

The sounding

River flows into the West River, can well be conceived that the plained that we have received China. Once let it become known Whitley to the offico is a foregone on December 19th, and the sos-up

sion will be resumed in the proceed.

Bevoral offore of help, and that that a homeless coolie has only to the polico whistle

the W46 conclusion.

signal for what must have been a The officers of the s.s. Anfou. fire, by reason of this delay, wasif some soheme could be dovised, go to Hongkong to get comfort- givòn a sufficiently long start to second week of February.

squad of about 150 police, all which bas strived in Hongkong, secure, a firm hold on the two whereby these unfortunato men, able shelter, and we shall And armed, who were waiting down observed the fire breaking out at buildings involved-Nos. 17 and forced under our verandahs, could that we are crowded out with of every con- In reality, wa The Liboral Parliamentary side streets near the wharf, for

there was an instant rush on noon on Sunday and when they 19 Catchick Street. An appliance be better housed at night or givon

rosebed the scene from the a little comfort, then there would ooivable kitd. Party will meet to-morrow to their part for the wharf, some of left the port at 1 p.m. it was still Kennedy Town sub-station and he quite a large public support ought to discourage these men. this was soon supplemented by d to be just what to do and who They already receive benefits by forthcoming. The difficulty room: from coming, not encourage them. lost a Leader for the new session them dashing up in motor care. weil under way. of Parliament. This has been Strong guarde wore posted at the Great stores of rice, other another appliance and acces-

sorios. Waler was tapped from could undertake to do it. Perhaps being here. They are left alone -FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

protection we all enjoy, and, when that Mr. Asquith failed to secure steamer, the majority of the men foodstuffs and clothing bare the mains, through two hydrants, the official could offer some help by the polloe: they enjoy the

and for a time traffo over the ful suggestions.

The official to whom we were they really need it, they are It is understood that the King's re-election at the recent Genoral boarding the steamer and carry already been destroyed.

ing out a systematic search of all

Thousands of refugees rendered tramlines was suspended. Later, passengers, crew and baggage.

a new supply was socured from speaking at onca conceded that ministered to by Chinese obarita- by the fire Spooch will, be a long document Election.

Mr. Lloyd George will un-Every nook and corner of the homeless

the sea-wall, where two pumps the plight of those men, during ble organisations. It must never In the outlining the policy of the "Gav

streets on had been installed.

the winter at least, was far from be overlooked that the Chinese ernment. It is cumstomary for doubtedly be chosen, although it vessel was explored and every slooping

the outskirts of the

Within No.

Catchiok belag what one would like to see. are extremely generous as regards accharity and that such organies- the debate on the Address in is understood that some half-man, woman and child searched It was not announced whethor

Street, where the fire accurred, During the summer it was junks and sampane on rald was in connection on

there was considerable exclte- hardship to sleep. on the pave-tions as the Tung Wah Hospital Reply to the King's Speach to dozon members of the Party, tho

attempted

run- the river or whorever else they mont arms

At the first alarm, monts in fact, many of the are doing a tremendous work for begin with a reference to foreign headed by Captain Wedgwood with

in ning or

connection with can find sheltor, and fi is already there was A rush from both Colony's workers prefer slooping good. The work of this particular affairs, but on this occasion the Bean, would like the position.

prevention, but the The Labour Party will meet on piracy

becoming increasingly difficult to floors by the tenants, and during in the cool open air to remaining institution has over-grown its really salient points on foreign

doubtless had Bonto

the panto a young servant girl indoors. During the winter: it accommodation, and the Govern- affairs will be deferred until the Wednesday to re-elect Mr. Ram-information which justified the find food for these people.

lost her reason and jumped into was a different matter, and the ment is providing a site in the district for branch return of Mr. Auston Chambor-say MacDonald as their Leader taking of so drastic & stop.

The foreign quarters of the the street... Sho was later ploked sight of men, orooping into dirty Eastern Was

on cold pavements, establishment. The Chinese them lain, Foreign Secretary, from the It is stated that Mr. MacDonald, departure of the veseal meeting of the Council of the whose health is not entirely satis delayed for fully one and a half city, comprising Customs offoore up with a severe gash in the coverings

tion, and was taken to hospital. sympathy. No-one would deny these stroot sleepers is but part factory, is contemplating a voyage hours, and when the ship finally quarters, the residences of the head, in an unconscious condi-naturally excited one's keenost solves realise that the problem of

Oil and League of Nations in Rome.

Asiatic Some light, probably that of a the desire to do something to of that larger problem of poverty sailed with her. It is conjectured Patroleum Companies' man-discarded cigarette, started the help them, but the difficulty which belongs to China as a "After a goneral discussion on and hopes to loave England before got away, about 30 of the polico Standard the Address on December 9th Christmas.

that the police failed to find what'

remodied by a general uplift in they expected and went on up agers, and other buildings, are mischief amongst a pile of rattan arose as to the manner of doing whole and which can only be the social conditions of the to Canton in order to make a not so far threatened by the out- in the first floor of No. 19, where it.

some 200 picula are said to have "HONGKONG PART OF

general people. Hongkong's street QUEEN ALEXANDRA. more thurough search, not only break, as they are, fortunately, been atored, the property of the

CHINA."

aloopers are comparatively com Tho of the ship and passengere but situate at the opposito (eastern) Pacific Rattan Company.

fortable

compared with also ofthe cargone it was unloaded.:

conflagration aproad, with much

"It must never be forgelten some of their more unfort crackling and sparks, to the upper that Hongkong, in such a matter unato brethren in the large floor and a lateral movement, help-las this, is as a part of China.altios of the interior. ed by a rather high breeze, drew There are always hundreds of the upper floors of the adjoining men here who. have come down building, No. 17, into the general from the neighbouring provinces ! disaster. All these floors wore in the hope of being able to burnt out and the roofs fell in, obtain a living of somo klud. entirely blotting out the iron

DAWES PLAN PROCEEDS.

ALLIED FINANCE MINISTERS TO MEET.

("Telegraph" Special Service).

London, Dec. 1, A conference of Allied Finance Ministers will take place in Paris early in January.

HOW SHE SPENT 80th BIRTHDAY.

("Telegraph" Special Service).

London, Doc. 1.

Tho

The affair created much excito-end of the city. ment on the waterfront and largo crowds of curious Chineso gathered in the vicinity of the wharf.

The Dowager Queen Alexandra THE OPIUM CONFAB. spent her 80th birthday quietly at

Bandringham House, in Norfolk. INDIA IN LONE MINORITY.

whore there has been a constant inflow of messages of greeting.

Genova, Doc. 1.

At the resumed debate at the

The Ministers will have before Their Majesties the King and them quastions relating to the Queen, the Prince of Wales and Opium Conference, Sir M. Delo- distribution of the proceeds of the other members of the Royal Dawes plan, and to the distribut- Family lunched with Queen Al-vigne contended that the only ion and costs of collection of the oxandra. Queen Mand of Nor-possible way to enlarge the scopo proceeds resulting from the Kubr way and her son, Prince Olaf, of the conference was by mutual occupation.

Those matters have for some time past boon under examination in Paris by Allied and American financial experts, who are +x- pected to conclude their work during next week.

TEST INSURANCE CLAIM.

ECHO OF THE SMYRNA FIRE.

were amongst the guests.

ZAGLUL PASHA'S

ADVICE.

EGYPTIAN STUDENTS RESUME LESSONS.

consent and acceptance of the American proposals, This would mean not only prohibition of the export of opium but its internal prohibition. This would affect India, Persia and other countries.

His impression of the proceed. ings of the advisory committoe: was that the domestic usa of oplum and coca leaves in the! producing countries was not to

bo Cairo, Dec. 1.

ralsod in the conferonoo.; Britain took the view that this matter was outside the scope of the conferenca,

As a rosult of Zagiul Pasha advising a deputation of medical students, who visited him at his botol near the Pyramids, whither Ho declared that unless an he has at least temporarily rolir-agrooment be reached between ed, to continue their studios, all the manufacturing and producing the medical students attended the countrins, they would in affect London, Doc. 1. Aa important teat case, arising schools yesterday, and the schools have failed..

generally normal, this The delagatos of Japan, Poland, from the groat fire at Smyrna in were

and Cuba favoured a discussion September, 1922, and involving morning-Renter.

a vast sum of money, has begun in ARRESTS AT ALEXANDRIA. of the American proposals. the commercial court in London.

Alexandria, Dno, 1. The conference finally decided The police have arrested four-by 26 to one votos, with nine

- The plaintiffs are the American toon persons, mostly students, in abatentions, to refer the Americau Tobacco Company, who claim to connection with a seditious cir-proposals first to a committee for 29cover insurances on their procular-Reuter.

examination and report, a perty destroyed by the fire, from DEMAND COMPLIED_WITH.) Canada and Ireland voted with the Gaurdian Assurance Com...

Alexandria, Dec. 1. the majority; Britain, Australia, The evacuation of the Customs Franco, Greece, Portugal, Yugo.

pany The liability of a number

of Insurance companies to pay has been ordered, in accordance Slavia, Turkey, the Netherlands Insurances on other destroyed with the British demand. Reuter property will depend upon the

the

counsel sald whether the fire was {onalvors, dame within the Unisorvfire pallates, on

Hollon was brough

the Bre was

URUGUAY AND DIS

ARMAMENT.;

and Bolivia abstained; whilst India comprised the minority.

Mr. Campbell rocorded a re- servation, which the President intimated, would be noted.

The result of the vote meaux that the conflict of views between

FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

are

city,

LAST WEEK'S RESULT..

No competitor last week succooded incorrectly forecasting the result of the Kowloon v. Surreys mateb, but no fewer than fiftado gave correct rosults of the other two matchoa. contained on the coupon. They therefore share the prize of $50, and on presentation of chopped: coupons, which have been forwarded them, each will bo' paid $3.40.

The windors are :-F. Bacon, East Block, Queen's Road Central; R. Capell, 9 Torres Buildings, Kow. loon; W. M. Sousao, c/o Jardino, Matheson and Company; F. A., Loureiro, 4 Minden Aveńuo, Kow- loon; A. C. Gomes, olo David Sassoon and Co.; O, R. da Silva, 2 Beacons Bold Arcade; Jose A. de Souza, 32 Sao Wa Fong: M. A. Tavares,^1 Wood- T. land. Terrace; A. Castilho, of Post Office; O. F. Ribeiro, Jung, ojo ✰ Lane, Crawford, Lid; F. A. Barretto, 25 Sharp Street East; George Lim, 335 Nathan Road, Kow. loon; A Medina, 22 Praya East; S. E. But, 05 Jardino's Bazaar; and 8. A. Blant, GI Spring Garden Street.

HOME FOOTBALL.

19

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BEYOND SCOPE OF

PRIVATE CHARITY.

"Even if we could house all. unskilled, casual these men here without risk of

mongery store established jointly labourers-some of them are attracting hundreds of others, the

in the ground floors of boili build-"ne'er-do-wails" who don't want task would be enormous. Imagins inga. The loss sustained by this regular work, others are the floor space which would be. establishment is stated to

be criminally inclined men to whom required to accommodate all the approximately $5,000 and to be sleeping in the opon offers better men who now sleep on pave- unlasured.

chanons of night pilfering thin mente! Wo should raquire a very Later a report was made to would sleeping indoors, whilst large building in each distrlob the effect that an old woman, others are of the indigent and of the city, and there would have. aged 63, living in the second floor homeless class common to all to be much organisation and of No. 19, was mitesing, and it is of China. By some it might be supervision. It is a task beyond now known that gho had perished contended that we ought to keep the scope of private charity and in the flames.

those people.out of the Colony, would have to bo undertaken by The fire was brought under but whilst that is an easy thing the Government, but, there again, control late in the evening, but to say, it is much harder to no you at once begin to encourage firomen are still standing by complish. We should need an and would only increase the awing to the dangor caused by elaborate inspection system at all problem. the smouldering pieces,of rattan.the potats of entry we should

SANITARY BOARD.

"Members of Guilds already need a tremendous ataff to have their Gulid boarding house examine and Investigate the jand does houses and there they oredentials and stories of arrivals:can get cheap and clean steeplug and the Colony would be put to rooms, together with a cheap. an expense for out of proportion breakfast. But many of our stroen to any benefits it would gain. In sleepers are members of some fact, the Colony would lose the Guild or another and prefer to benefit of much essential, casual sleep for nothing under a labour. We might sucosed in verandab."han

The official concluded: "There. We learn that Dr. J. O. Mag-keeping out some criminals, if an

examination schomo werefeasible, is a worthy sentiment behind Gown has been nominated as a but it has long since been re- this distre to help less fortivato candidate for the vacancy caus-

DR. MACGOWN AS CANDIDATE.

ed on the Sanitary Board by the cognised that in this Colony we human beings, but one cannot resignation of Dr. M. G. Ozorio must always allow the coming ignore the practicalities of the

If there is a contest, the and going of Chipene without let problem." election will take place on the [11th instant. Namor of candidates have to bo Inst loant four dass before this date.

FATAL FIRE.

APARTMENT HOUSE BLAZE

New York, Deo. 1. Two men and two wolton were killed in a fire in a large apart

SP London Dec. 1ment house, Je

the United States and India a In the second division of the One woman who was killed, and Geneva, Dec. 1temporarily disposed of. There English sposer Lebgae, the most of the Injured parsona The Uraguayan representative la no indiosilon At present what match between Falbam and Mid- burt' through- Jumping frat rised to sign the the committes will decide to dleabrough riatt Agoniless windows.");

CHINA'S DESIRE.

LEAGUE COUNCIL SEAT,

Mr.

London, Des. 1.

POLITICAL AFFAIR.

Vienna, Doc. I

The would-be assassin Jarowak, arrested last June, lind bisa von- Austen・・ Chamberlain victed of attempted murder, and received Mr. Chao Hein-chu...at sentenced to thron and a half the Foreign Office this after years imprisonmeút.Rolleri

noon.e

Mr. Chao Haio ohuemphasised

the importance at China's sa sociation with the Nations, and Chins seas on the Counell

Hit quite of Ar that, he could's

pledge almsal to finy