1925-02-12 — Page 1

Qualified Sight Testing

with Modern Equip- ment

ZARUS

Ophthalmic

Optician

12 Queen's R

Central

The Only Europen i Optician in the Copy

[SPECIAL TO THE

THE

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDET 201 No. 18,712

TELEGRAPH "-]

四拜藥

幹式十月弍英港警

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 1985 日十弍月正 SINGLE: DOFT 18

·CANTON RUSSIANS.

TERRITORIAL ARMY.

CROYDON'S AVIATION STATUS.

WHO PAYS' THEM?

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Canton, Fob, 11.

aviators." who

HOMË FOOTBALL.

LATEST RESULTS.

London, Jab. 11. The following are results of the latest "socoer" matches: English League: First Division.

Of the so-called Russian Buty

aro paid from Sunderland $200 upwards monthly, the Cardiff majority are still living in Tung) Shan, but a few of them havo now left the city with thoir wo- Gillingham men folk. Whether these people Millwall have fled, or if they have merely boen sont away on some

how

Third

¤ Nowcastle 1 Bolton

4 Burnley: Division: South:

0 Bristol Rovere 1 Bournemouth Division: North.

1 Darlington

DODGE BROTHERI 5-passenger düsiness bedan 18 könssty and wisely built. It stands up under the sternent kind of service. It will serve long beyond the span of life usually allorad to a motor dags

........$3.150 38.420

Standard Special

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co.,

Telephone Cantraí 1948 or 1247,

89 Wong Nel Chung Road... Happy Valliya

REVOLVER BATTLE THE TELEPHONE QUESTION.

FIVE CHINESE GET OFF.

LOCAL COMPANY MAY BE FORMED.

The four men who appeared an remand, before Mr. E. W Ham!Normat the Eowloon Magistracy this morning, on charges of unlawfully shooting at palice officers with intent to Davoid arrest, ón tho 21st. January, and the other Chinese who was charged with possession of a revolver and five rounds of tion ammunition, were all discharged

0

GOVERNMENT NOW

INVESTIGATING.

There has been much specula- | local concert, It to believed that

lodally regarding the preliminary agreement has been

by the Magistrate, on the police negotiations which have recently reached between the Telephone offering no evidence,

|been taking plass, following the Company and the interests con- Inspector Murphy told Mr. arrival here of Bir George Gibb, carned in the formation of the fully investigated the oiroum- Hamilton that the police had chairman of the parent con- suggested losal 'company, and,

1 stances of the case. It was laid corn of the Chios and Japan further, that the rates of subscrip- down in the Ordinance that it Telephone and Electrio Co.,tion proposed have mạt with the regarding the future approval of the Chamber of 1 arms word loaded, but in

FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA.

London, Fab. 11. yearly payments to America do Addressing the County Tor not vary with her annual income. ritorial Association, Sir Laming Those payments are being main-

Third Worthington Evans, Seorotary for tained out of the prosoads of mission eleawhere is unknown. I Lincoln War, made an important pro- diroot taxation of British citizens, have now ascertained that those nouncement on the future rolo despite the fact that Britain has men are receiving large sums of Scottish League: First Division. of the Territorial Army, Ho said suffered from a protracted period money montbly from some other Hearts its duties wore likely to be con-of bad trade, and has had for source than the Kuo Min Tang. Celtic

- 2 Partiok T. stantly inoreLeod. The settled some time to support hetwoon ong At the beginning of each month Queen's Park 3 Third Lanark was necessary to prove that the Ltd..

z Ayr policy of the Army Council since and two millions of unemployed. a special courier arrives from St. Johnstone 4 Hamilton, A. 1920 had boon that tho Territorial

Nor should it be overlooked, in Shanghai with money for thom. Motherwell Army would be the sole means of justico to Britain, that the capital Thoy then have a regular series Airdrieonians 4 Kilmarnock 1 Hibernians milltary expansion in time of war. and interest which she is repay-of celebrations, to the annoyanco Cowdenbeath 1 Falkirk, In ang war of first-olass importing to the United States are those of the reapuotable and woll ando, the Territorial Army would of a war dobt which sho con- educated Chinoso community liv-as follow:---

Scottish Cup roplays resulted take the field overseas as soon as tracted solely in order that she ing in the neighbourhood, who Raith R. it could be made ready. The Ro- might place the money at the are highly indignant over the bo- Abardeon

3 Bonoss gular Army and its Rosorvos wore disposal of hor European Allies.haviour of these Russians. much smaller now than in 1914, and whenever they had to be sup- plemented the burden and honour would fall upon the Torritorial Army.

+1

"The Territorial Army, Bald the Boorotary for War, will bo oquired at losst to duplicato it-

BRITAIN'S TRADE.

Encouraging Figures,

London, Feb. 11.

in

olf in every particular and to The preliminary roturns show produce fourteen divisions, to that British oxports in January jethor with troops of line of amounted to £69 millions, com- Communications and the require-pared with £64 millions 'ments necessary to keep such a force in the field." The Minister therefore appealed to young men to join such a distinguished unit.

The Fuening News says tho significanco of this statement is that in the ovont of another war there will be no necessity for any suob organisation as Kitchenor'a Army in the late war,

CROYDON'S FUTURE.

January last year.

The imports amounted to £120) millions against £101 millions.

Ro-oxporte word practically the same, at just over £13 millious.

OUR NEW CRUISERS.

Their Cost and Service.

London, Feb. 11;

It is reported that this money is really being sent down rogular- ly by a Saviot loader in Paking who was formerly active in pro-l paganda in Armenia,

IN WAK ZONE.

WEST RIVER REFUGEES.

(Our Own Correspondent,}

this case they had found no arms, of the Colony's telephons service. Commercs. 2 although too barbour had been These negotiations have been of This question of the rates of o dredged and soarobed by divors A

rather difficult eharacter, subscription is an important.ons from the Naval Yard.

2 Armadale

0

Renter

SHANGHAI STRIKE,

possession.

The only evidence they had involving a deal of Investigation, and it is now being investigated against the first four was that but, as we have tacontly stated, by the Government, together with Sergeant Hallam had soon flashes they have bech progressing the question of the valpe of on the junk. In regard to the satisfactorily and there is every

the present telephone "plant. fifth man, he was not arrested;

It will be recalled with the arms actually in his hope of a fall and completo October, 1912, & resolution was that in Bottlement bolag coached.

adopted by the Loginjetiva The charges arose out of a ro Those taking part in the Council setting forth of schoude volverbattle with the police on the morning of 21st January when, negotiations have naturally boun of subscription rate beyond COTTON OPERATORS OUT. after they had recolved informa reticent rogarding their precise which the Government would

tlon to the effect that a gang of nature,

and We osn robbers Intended committing an

quite not go in any renewal of the armed robbery at a certain tos-appreciate the point that undue Telephone Company's licence. house at Hurghom, the police publicity during the preliminary It had gone and laid in wait for the stages would not be wise.. At the now local Company la formed,

is believed that f men. When challenged, some of

Shanghai, Feb. 11. Tho strike at the cotton mille mentioned yesterday has now renderad idle 10,000 mil? Hands.

It is estimated that the tamage the man ran to a junk which same time, there have been the rates of subscription are not done amounted to over *1,000.

had brought them to their dos- numerous rumours circulating in likely to exseed those laid down It is evident that Tile trouble tination and then opened fire on regard to the matter, which in that schedule. It is also was engineered by a amal group the police: The mon, however, would appear to of agitators.

took to the water and four wer

have given reported that the new sobeme Altogether 14 arreste were lator arrastad. The other was made, and the men, who were not arrested till lato in the day. included a student. before the Mixed Court yesterday,

working.-Daily Bulletin.

Only three of the ton mills aro

ALLEGED BRIBE.

SHIPPING NEWS

LOCAL WATERFRONT

ITEMS.

currency to incorrect ideas on may involve some arrangement, the subject. So far as we can by which a percentage of profita gather, there is no likelihood of will go the subscribers in the the telephone service being taken form of a rabato on telephono over by the Government. Rather charges.

Kongmoon, Fob 11. Thousands of people have been observed Booking down from the district boyond Sunning. The trouble browlog up thero has now boen going on for about a month, and most of the refugees who have been recognized to bo In the house of Commone, the farmors and other country poopla,{ First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. have headed for Kongmoon and

in It probable that a local Com- There are many other reporta To be World's First Air Port, W. C. Bridgoman, announced Pakkai first and then spread out that the cost of the five new around the surrounding country;

pany may be formed to acquiro in oiroulation regarding the London, Fob. 11.

the business from the Telephone question, but the general con- replacement oruieers now under afterwards, while a few of the The report of the Committee of construction or about to be con- more well-to-do of them have

Company and to work the system sensus of opinion is that if an Enquiry into the resont air dis-structed was estimated at between gone down to Hongkong. astor at Croydon, which declaros, ono and a half and two million

The B. I. Hner Takliwa arrived under roorganised plans. If that argoumont in roached—as in among other conclusions, that the pounds storling.

Upon onquiry I have ascertain-

yoaterday, and had a very rough is done, it is binted that extremely likely to be the case- od that thoro poopla have been so aerodrome is unsatisfactory, is to

|trip from Bingapore.

payment to the Telephone Com-the settlement will be somewhat be speedily acted upon.

It was calculated that the sorely tried by incessant warfare

The Bangkok-Hongkong ship The Evening Standard under-vossels would be fully effective and also by looting briganda that A motor driver, who, during Banks, Captain E. J. Hanson, pany will be in shares of the new on the ilues indicated above. stands that the Air Ministry pro- for fifteen years, counting from they have at last been forced to the course of Sorgeant Hallam's arrived from Bangkok yesterday ponds to nook powers in an Act the date of their completion. It evacuate their homes. As an old examination of his lorry, is alleged and had also strong monsoon all of Parliament for consideration of was expected that the cruisers former said: "Firat the military to have offered the police officer the way. an improvement of the aerodrome, would be completed some time commandors lovy heavy taxes $45 to overlook certain defective and it is claimed that if the pro- next year. posod measures aro carried out, Croydon will become the first air

port in the world.

WAR DEBTS.

Britain's Unselfishness.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

New Morocco Regime.

London, Feb. 11.

on us, conscript

08

MOTOR DRIVER IN TROUBLE,

The Norway-Afrion-Australia our sous parts of the machinery, wea labourers in the military charged before Mr. E. W. Hamil-vessel Rena, Captain O. Tufte, norvico, and oven commandeer tion, at the Kowloon Magistracy arrived yesterday from Antwerp our hogs, and chickons and our this morning, with offering a direct, and reports the weather rice. Thon the soldiers como bribo.

|as boing very stormy the last six

days of her passage.

tramping over our fields, spoiling The case was remendod till our vegetablou, oto., and making to-morrow. Mr. N., I. Brower the neighbourhood unesfo with appeared for the defenco. their constant rifle fire. If there Mr. Ronald McNeill. Undor should be anything left to us after Secretary for Foreign Affairs, the contending armies have loft, replying in the House of Com looting brigands the human In the discussion of the British mons to questions on Morocco, vultures who follow in the wake Note on the debt question which said that considerable progress of all armies in China-como and is now proceeding in the Paris had rocontly been made in organ- take the rost." newspapers, the curious sugges-living a now regime at Tangler,

London, Feb. 11.

The majority of those people are tion is made that: "The Note and there was ground for the exooedingly poor, and will soon given tho impression that the hope that it would shortly come have to depend upon local charity. Dawes annuities from Germany into effective operation.

ara not rogardod by the British

Government as sound agsota."

The League's Seat.

It is pointed out hore that the

It is known that some of the inland missionaries have attempt od to give these sorely pressed Sir Harry Brittain (Conserva- people relief in some instances, impression that the British Gov-five) asked whether, before the but the whole problem is too vast eramont de rogard those annuitios proposed palace for the League of for thom to cope with successfully. as very sound assets might much Nations WAS commenced at more omsily ba obtained from the Geneva, the British_roprononta- British Noto. Instead of request- tivo would press for further con- ing.

they might woll sidoration of suggestions for the

The Bill was read a first time, bavo done, that the French pay-removal of the headquarters of

Expansion of South Africa. · ments should be made annually the League to a more accessible

Earl Buxton asked if negotia- irrespective of the Dawas an-contro, and one enjoying a more

tions wore in progross for trans- muition, the British Government oquable olimato. have offered that a portion of

Mr. MoNeill stated that the for to the Union of South Africa these payments should be made British Government were of Swaziland and Beshuanaland

not

Protectorate. in the form of a chargo upon the aware of any doaire among the Fronch share of tho annuities. mombors of

The Earl of Onslow, replying, the Loague of Moveover, as the British Gov- Nations to move the seat of the said that the fact of a deputation orament in their Note have once League from Geneva, and wore the South African. Premior, in having waited upon Mr. Hertzog, again undertaken to apply the at prepared to make any sug- whole of their own share of Ger. gestion for its removal. man reparations to reducing the The House then devoted itself for, had given rise to the belief

mount required by them from the to a discussion of various supple- much further than it

that the

Allies—the total required from montary estimates,

Europe being the equivalent of the amount Britain

ia under an obligation to pay America—it is obvious that Britain will remain toply interested in sooing that the Dawes plan continues to

HOUSE OF LORDS.

regard to the question of a trans-

had.

matter bad Kone really Ho pointed out that Mr. Hortzog bad assured the dar putation that the question' hið not yet reached the stage when the Imperial Governmentcould be asked to give any decision. If thie question were ultimately raisedmi Loudon, Feb. 1 both the native and the white In the House of Lords, Vapopulations of the territories oons may receive directly from the count Astor introduced a Bill to red would be given a full

annuities, the hard (180) – remaina“...that "Britain's right to sit in that House.

enable Paaromes in their own përtunity to arprese - their

work efflotantly.

Nevertheless, whatevor Britain

Motion for Lady Memberą

car,

OUR COMPETITION

LAST WEEK'S WORDS. Attracted by the-threo splendid prizes offered-a 1925 model Dodge motor. 2 Victrol cabinet gramaphone and an Under- wood typowriter-large numbers of our readers continue to sond in coupons in connection with the Telegraph Competition. There was. an exceptionally large entry last week, the correct words for which

Wore ***

Feb. 2nd.-GREAT. Fob. 3rd.-LEASE” Feb. 4th.-PRINTER. Fob 5th-PRÍZES. Fab. 6th.--LEARN, Fob. 7th.ALEEP.

The Competition still has several weeks to run. and contestanta bavŠ plenty of opportunity of improving their positions. Coupons for the current wook muat xenoh this offoe not later than' Wednesday next, 18th E Hinstant.

The Gittoro, Captain E. Tvedt, arrived yesterday from Bangkok and also had very strong N.E,

mansoon.

FAR EAST OPIUM.

NATIONS SIGN AGREEMENT.

FRENCH FLIGHT.

MISHAP IN NIGER TERRITORY.

Gonova. Feb. 11.

Paris, Feb, 11, concluded to-day, when it adopted Fronch West Africa communic-

The first opium conferenćo was

The Governor General -of the draft agrooment, consisting of ates a telegram by Colonel De fifteen articles, dealing with the Goys from Niamey, on the Niger, Vessels coming from the North-gradual suppression of prepared stating that Colonel Vuillemin's ward, however, mostly report the opium in the Far East, and also machine crashed when leaving weather as a little more moderate, the protocol giving effect thereto. Niamey, and Sergeant Vandello The coastor Childer, Captain: The representativos of Britain, was killed whilst Vuillemin, Mathiassen, loft yesterday for India, France, Japan, the Nether-D'Agneaux and Knotch were in- Haiphong, where she will load a landa, Portugal, and Slam duly jured.-Reuter. cargo of coment. She will then signed the agreement, and the go to Shanghai and be delivered protocol. to her now owners.

China did not participato. Dr. The Hydrangos, Captain W. Eze, who has departed for Wash- Browar, arrived yesterday from ington, addressed a long memor Swatow and had fresh monsoon andum to the conference president underway. Mr. L. Watson bas giving his reasons for China's now been appointed Chief Officer withdrawal of the Hydrangea.

COMMERCIAL TREATIES.

U.S. SEEKS EXTENSION;

Washington, Feb. 21.

Mr. Sugimura sald Japan dosir. The Douglas e.s. Hai Foong ed to reserve the principles of the was observed to leave, the an- Rague Convention, and declared chorage, whore she has been | Japan was prepared to adhere to The State Department has ap* temporarily laid up, this morning the present protocol being firmly proved of the Benste's reserva and moor at a O, buoy. It is resolved to adopt more efficacious tions as to the German commer- stated that she has now obtained and radical policy, Mr. Bugim-cial treaty, and immediately sess a time charter locally.

ura's statement was received with | Germany's assent thereto.

Mr. Morris Simpson, formerly general, satisfaction, and Wea

Now,

similar

manager of the Palace Hotal, has noted in the minutes of the sitt~ \ treation; will be negotiated with

now rosigned from that posision|ing-Reuter. and embarked as third officer of} H. M. H. Nomazoa's vossol tho] Nairung, ́which is bound for) Europe.

THE BIG BASE.

PREPARATORY WORK COMMENCED.

A well known conating master, | Captain O. Hosz, who bas tem-

porarily been engaged in reali estate pperations at Saigon," is now here, and will soon pródosd to Kastung, Formosa, to resumé |command" of his `steamer the

London, Feb. 11, Nagasaki, which was temporarily | In the House of Commons, re- lafd up at that port,

plying to Mr. Hannon, Mr. Bridge: The five steamers belonging to man said the preparatory work a local Company which were ly, in connection with the fenign aILLE Ing ad Bwalow, foria Wall, are arrangeminis för öummencing the

commercial

most of the other maritime Power whose commercial treaties with the United States ante-date the world, war.-Reuter's · Amerkim Barnica.

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange Se; 5. 15/18

Up-Time 6.19

2