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The only European Optician in the Colony,

The

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDER 100X

No. #1.807

ADE LOAN. COOLIEN DEATH,

E. GOVERNMENT YMPATHETIC.

$3,000,000 ASKED.

FELL IN HARBOUR WHILST ASLEEP

# TALARE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1925. 日八初月入

A coolia lost his life yesterday morning through falling into the harbour

THE RED POLICY.

CANTON'S MILITARY

PLANS.

FOR PROTECTION.

REVOLVER POSSESSION CASE.

COAL CRISIS.

FEARS OF GENERAL STRIKE.

SINGLE LOOPT 10 CENTS $36 PER ANNUM

Packard

Prosont prices of the STRAIGHT- HIGH 7-patsonger PACKARD MOTOR CARRIAGES are as follows:

Touring.. Sedan'.

* G, $3,950 G $5,000 Sedan-Limousine. G. $5,100 Ibscriptive literaturo and complete information on request.

SHANGHAI ENQUIRY.

AMERICAN JUDGE'S:

INSTRUCTIONS..

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

13 WONG NAI SHUND. -HAWAY VALLEY

CADETS REVOLT.

ESCAPE OF FIVE SUSPECTS,

The exact purpose and status of the International Commission

ALLEGED BRIBERY. Shanghai affair) have been soine- what vague, says a Manila paper, The latest sensational happening but from the best information in Canton is revealed in a report Available, it can be said that the

That he had the revolver and eight rounds of ammunition for self-protection during the period of UNITY BY FORCE. the strike whilst remained at his CONFERENCE FAILS of Judge to enquire into the He was lying asleep on the s030 Commercial circles of the Colony wall, and it is believed that the Canton's military ambitions post was the plea of fr. J. M.

| fatal accident was brought about! will be interested, to learn that they his rolling over the edge whils are outlined in a statemont mado.] Remedios,fon behalf of a watchman Hongkong hay applied to the Tus-asleep.

by Wang Ching-wai, the civil of the s.s. Phara, who was charged perial Government for a loan of The splash drew the attention head of the Government, who at the Kowloon Magistracy this

ofan Indian constable, who sOUDT- £3,000,000 to be used, if necessary,ed the aid of some boatpeople to says, that the scheme in view is morning with unlawful possession: Mr. Stanley Baldwin had ex (1) To investigate the origin quarters in which General Leung

in the following cominunique, gion. forwarded us by the Hon. Colonial

Secretary this morning :---

to relieve the present finneinl take the man out of the water. to rid Canton and Kwangtang of stringency, and that a symathotis This was done within a very few the anti-Red elements, bring their pls has been received from the distrosod condition when bright forces up to five Army Corps and cretary of Sinte for the Colonies to the surface. He succumbed then subjugate other provinces so The above information is contain-sometime later through shock as to unify China,

produced by the sudden immer- This tatoment was made in the course of an intorview given by Wang Ching-wai to delegates of the various Labour Unions and Merchant Guilds His speech was in the following terms: "In order to pacify and unite China, which is now divided into An accident occurred yesterday

so many states, nominally owing! in Queen's Road East, when a small Chinese lad ran in front of allegiance to the Central Govern-

"As a result of the meeting between the Government and representatives of the mercantile community on the 3rd of Bop- tembar His Excellency tho Governor telegraphed to the Secretary of State for the Co- fonica asking that His Majesty's Government should lend the

if necessary, to be used for

Toasis on approved security with view to relieving the present

MOTOR MISHAPS.

YESTERDAY'S 'CASES.

a Hongkong Hotel Garage carment at Peking, but actually and was knocked down. The child was injured about the limbs, wielding the power of self auto.

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London, Sept. 24. The Miners Conference State Department's instructions to the effect that the company of Downing Street broke down after to the American delegáto includo Cadets placed on guard over the

the following specific tasks: of arms and ammunition. plained that the settlement in and character of the Shanghai Hung-kal, Yang Kam-leong, Yang,

Inspector Androw, who found the July does nothing beyond cohdisturbance:

Sze-fung, Tant Kai-shou, Lam Chik- (2) To ascertain the reasons, revolver, and ammunition on board tinuing the agreement between if any, whereby the disorder could min and others were held in the ship yesterday, said that he was owners and miners in 1924 and have been anticipated t

custody on suspicion of being con satisfied with the defendant's that variations in district rater To decide what precautions cerned in the aasassination of Lind explanation and did not wish to thereunder did not concern the it

could have been taken to prevent press the charge.

Chung-kai, suddenly revolted an His Worship said he could not Government further.-Roûter.

(4)To discover what measures the 18th instant, with the result let defendant off altogether

were taken to suppress the dis- that all the suspects named made London, Sept. 24.

order and to examiné" into the imposed a fine of $25.

At the close of the resumed coulcircumstances whereunder car good their escape with most of the conference at Downing Street, the tain persons lost their lives and revolters, the latter of whom re miners' leader, Mr. Tom Richards. others were injured.

treated to a prepared place to join stated that the miners had not

the anti-Red forces. received satisfaction and that a national delegate, conference would be convoked-Reuter, “

SEA POWER.

-HELD BY BRITAIN AND

AMERICA,

An Appeal For Support.

The above terms of reference have since been confirmed in a Note to the Peking Government from the Powers concerned.

CANTON FINANCES.

PLAN TO START MINTING DOLLARS.

It is said that one of the matin- ous Cadets who was captured con- fessed that the whole of the com- pany was bribed with a big sum to facilitate the escape of the prison ére. This

man further made satements said to implicate Gene rala. Mok Bung and Hsu Chal,

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Portland, Maine, Sept 24. Senator Hale, Chairman of the

Later. Senate Naval Committee, in a Colony money up to £3,000,000, but it was not found necessary tonomy, and to purify the corrup-naval speech said he believed the Mr. Cook, the men's leader, has dotain hint in hospital after the tion which exists in every go-greatest possible factor in the made a statement controverting injuries had been treated.

Sergeant Hallam has reported vernmental department of the promotion of international peace Mr. Baldwin's statement declaring the occurrence of a collision be- nation, it is necessary to have at would be for Britons and Ameri-|

cans to control the seas, as they that pending the settlement of the At a banquet to merchants in who were serving under General' tween a motor bus and a motor our command, a well-trained, virtually do at the present time." dispute the miners would not Canton, recently, General Han, the Hou Sung-chi, as a consequence of which & coolie was knocked down woll-disciplined army, equipped He added that he cannot agree participate in, the proceedings of ed a plan for a mercantile bank

new. Controller of Finance, outlin-which General Chang Kai-shek, and injured. The case is being with up-to-date appliances of with the pacifists, who because

gave sealed orders to three régi-. they hato war like to see the navy the Coal Commission,

American Service.

financial stringency.

"A reply couched in the most sympathetic terms has been re- coived from the Secretary of State who authorizes the Go- versor to Announce that he hopes within a few days to mako arrangements which will enable him to place funds up to the full amount suggested at the

lorry in the Kowloon district, in

enquired into by the traffic de-modern warfare. This wo are

partment:

RUMANIA'S WAR

DEBT..

now doing, "

"In a short time we shall be able to put in the field

an Army sufficiently strong to pacify Kwangtung, and make a clean Bukharest, Sept. 24.-M. Titu-sweep of all troops who will not disposal of the Colonial Governlosco, the Rumanian Minister to embrace the Bolshevik cause and ment"

· CORRESPONDENT'S VIEWS.

London will be the head of a Com-como under the standard of the mission to go to Washington to

National Government. Our discuse Rumania's debt to the United States.-Reuter.

military scheme comprises three

SHIPPING STRIKE.

He will and mint. He said:

abolished altogether, Reuters appeal to the labour, movement to "Primarily, the silver dollar willments of the Red Army stationed support him as it did in July-money. At present there, are no

be adopted as the standard of at Whampon to immediately Reuter. Volunteer Organization Formed.

Landon, Sept. 24. An influential organization has been formed, presided over by Lord Hardinge with members of council including Lords. Jellicoe, Scarborough and Falkland and Sir

AN ABORTIVE CONFERENCE..

silver dollars in Canton. They mobilise. This was done and the will be coined. But the mint coin- regiments were then 'sent by forced ing these dollars will be better marches, day and night, to Tung. operated by the merchants than by the government. The proce

Kwoon and Sheklung. A further dure is this. A bank shall be or-order was given to three battalions. Banised by the merchants upon stationed at Bocca Tigris to make whom the government confers the for, Pao-an without delay. These Sydney, Sept. 241-

authority to issue and circalate

confirm the report A conference of representatives

silver dollar notes. Ten million verionts of shipowners and striking sea-

dollars is the amount of capital which we gave yesterday to tho stages or periods for the accom-mon has ended abortivoly, each Rennell Rodd, with the object qxed, a quarter of which will be effect that the troops stationed at ment of the unification of China. side declaring that the terms establishing a country-wide system called up first, Le. two and half Sheklung and surrounding district The first stage is to put our house offered by the other are quite un- of volunteers to maintain sup million. The mint will be then under Generals Mok Hung and ing article of yesterday and the The answer is: The deprecin-

acceptable.Router.

plies and vital services in the tendered to them for coining, silver Cheng Yung-chi, had been dis letter from "British Merchant" tion, partly brought about as 'a in order that is, to clear out all

ANOTHER STEAMER SAILS, event of a general strike, The dollars. They will be lowed to armed, referred to therein, one might result of the boycott against Hong-troops in Canton and its vicinity

scheme has already, partly deve-issue as many notes as the number Durban, Sept. 24.

Wu Hon-min Re-arrested. Imagine that the Chinese-petitioners kong, was precipitated by the action who are not absolutely in sympa

The steamer Rhymney, which loped in London.

of allver dollars coined, Tho Sir: Rennell Rodd, interviewed, government only undertakes the sailed to-day.Beuter:

party, non-political and unpaid, ullver dollars coined should at and was not formed for the pur- least equal in quality those of the pose of opposing legitimate trade North."

We have received the following

letter for publication:

tr

Sir-From the tone of your lead.

thy with our cause. This stage

for Government assistance to re- of the foreign Banks in suddenly is now an accomplished fact, has been held up by the strike declared the organization was non supervision. The standard of the consequence of the sudden change.

eve the present economic crisis and violently devalorising all

s on record that: ·

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ARABIAN DISPUTE union activities but to prevent

BRITISH OFFICIAL

ENQUIRY.

FRANCO-AMERICAN DEBT.

JAPAN.

MR. CHARLES MACVEAGH APPOINTED,

Washington, Sept. 24, Mr. Charles MacVeagh has been uppointed the new American Ambassador to Japan-Reuter's American Service..

It is further reported that in

in his coup designed to eliminate effected by General Chang Kai-shek. the power of General Hau Sung-chi, Wu Hon-min, who was reported to have been selected as a special envoy to visit Russia, has again. been placed under restraint and sont back to Whampoa It is sald that General Chang Kai-shek suspects that Wu Hon-min has been working in collusion with General Hsu Sung-chi.

A belief prevails in some quar- tera in Canton that General Chang Kai-shek will promtigate the Inauguration. of the Bolshevik regime on October 1st

The second stage, is to pacify and had committed an act of treason, securities through an excess of cau- bring order back to the Province Let me assure you that they did tion for which there was no justi- of Kwangtung, by carrying on an

more, and certainly not less, fable reason.

offensive war against all rebell- Then followed the hoarding just ous comanders, and to subdue tha, did the merchants and traders in London at one of the big crises referrad to of all liquid money by them. The third stage is that

severe privation to the mass, of in England. I will quote, for your Banks as well as individuals. Most when our Army had reached the

the people, who would not have a formation, from the "Dictionary writers on political economy are strength of fivo Army Corps, we

direct part in the actual dispute. U.S. AMBASSADOR TO It agreed that in all crises there is Political Economy", p. 456.

shall launch an attack for the

He added that the Government had tremendous amount of hoarding | subjugation of other provinces

been informed of what they were which absorbs practically all cash with the ultimate object of unify-

London, Sept. 24. trying to do, and in the event of "At a meeting of the principal available.

ing the country into one whole,

Sir Gilbert Clayton has depart-in emergency the whole organiza- merchants and traders, the Go-

As soon as the Banks and capi-and to establish a strong and ed on an official mission to Ara-tion would be placed at the dis vernment was asked to assist tulists shake off their fears, so soon united Contral Government."

bia in connection with the adjust-pesal. of the authorities-Reuter. business houses of real substan- will any further depreciation be ur. In the courge of his speech, ment of the frontier between the itial standing by advances of exrested. They have taken alarm Wang Ching-wal said "In order territory of Iba Saud and the Bri-

chequer bills. To this, Mr. Pitt, much too easily.

In their anxiety to weaken the revolutionary forces tish mandated territories in Iraq. then Prime Minister, "agreed: to ensure their security, they have by division, counter-revolutionists and Trans-Jordania. He emphasis the result entirely justified his betrayed a lack of reliance on theuch as Wei Pang-ping and ed that his mission in nowiso in

With regard to the attack on resolution.

General Hsu Sung-chi, it is now. timation of the legislature to its best traditions.

The first future of the Colony unworthy of company-use the slogan "Drive dicates a change of Policy on the out non-native soldiers." For us, part of the Imperial Government,

(Mr. Charles MacVeagh is ́n') lawyer by profession, being a mem-commanded by Russinns, took part reported that a machine gun corps, "support the merchants operated

we use the revolutionary soldiers regarding interference in the Your question No. 2:Who is to drive out the non-revolutionary religious dispute in that region.- all over the country like a charm, to say what proportion of the pre-soldiers; and we do not use the

ber of the firm of Stetson Jennings, in the raid on the General's head- and in a great degree superseded strike value can be advanced now?" native soldiers to drive out the

Russell and Davis, of New York, since 1887. Born in Pennsylvania had been offered by the latters quarters after strong resistance the necessity of the relief by an My, answer is: Values can be non-native ones. We make a dif-

In 1860, he graduated at Harvard instantaneous restoration of established with arithmetical ac-ference between the revolutionary mutual confidence." ..

and Columbia Universities, as Bodyguards, and that General Hau's curney by the application. of a very and non-revolutionary" soldiers,

and LL.B., respectively. He com by Red troops. It is now generally private residence was also pillaged Your "average man in the street" simple formula. It is the ascer-but not a distinction, between the

menced legal practice in New York Believed that General Hsu left, for must be a very dense individual if tainment of actual values on the native and non-native-they are

In 1888. He has been legal repre- Shanghai by the s.s. Hsin Hwa on Me cannot, see that a substantial basis of an average rate of divi- all Chinese and have the right to

The debt funding negotiations sentative for the U. S. Steel Cor the 21st instant. Dan from the Government "is go- dend for a given number of years, fight for the interest of China."

were opened by a speech by Mporation since 1901, His work in ing to keep the trade of the Colony say two or three, so as to yield

Other Arrests. Regarding the future, Wang

Caillaux, hoping for a settlement relief enganisations for France and flow once more." In a time of the required rate of interest, whe-Ching-wai said: "When we have

hot only of a practicable nature Italy during the Great War was

This is how the Canton Gazette drisis, such as we are passing ther it be 6%, 6%, or 7%, etc." achieved the pacification of the

Dolhi, Sept. 24. but worthy of the past of two noteworthy and with this he has reports the recent raida:— Late through, the drying-up of the ordi- Until one has pursued a deep East and South river and restored reported from Aligars in connec- America's wartime efforts.

Serious Hindu Muslin roits are great nations and tributing still retained his connection. Mr. on Saturday evening by order of Tery sources of money supply is the study of the value of the Chinese peace and prosperity for the peo- tion with the Hindu Festival of

MacVeagh married, In 1887, Miss the Special Commission Ll Kee greatest difficulty the merchants trade, and realise the worth to ple there, we will divide our Ramlila. It is stated that Mo-that America did not minimise the Buffalo. Their present-home is incial Finance, and Kwan To, the Mr. Mellon, replying, declared Fanny Davenport Rogers of hung, the Commissioner of Provin- and traders have to contend with. Hongkong of the Chinese merchants military forces into five parts hammedans stoned Hindus who burdens France had borne or New Hampshire Avenue, Washing- Superintendent of the Military Not that money has vanished from and bankers through whose hand it one-fifth to defend Canton, the retaliated by inflicting injuries on the difficulties menacing her futon the Colony altogether; it is hoard passes, one is liable to be carried reat will go North to join their sixty Mohammedan men and

Commissariat, were detained; and

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Reuter.

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HINDU-MUSLIM ROITS.

SERIOUS AFFAIR AT ALIGARS.

"THE OPENING SPEECHES.

Washington, Sept. 24. Franco-American debt negotiations have formally open

ed.

The

Later,

ed up. And the Chinese appeal is away by sentiment and create ima- strength with that of the People's women. Twelve Hindus have boon turo. But this condition was not Apparently 1 the selection of Mr. at the same time the Headquartere made to Government for a tem- ginary barriers of differentiation Army in order to clear China of sent to Hospital, Details are lack permanent and France will emerge MacVeagh was not foreseen up to of the Chatonone Forces at the porary accommodation which will that need never existí platt the militarist evils, to accomplish ing owing to the consorship successfully therefrom Mr. Mel- mail week, our American exchanges Provincial Assembly Hell was ac Jay the Government in the end to Foresight, a proper Imagination, the national revolution. One half Acothor, report states that the lon knew that the present Constating that the choice appeared to cupied by the «Kuomintan urnish.

confidence in the future of the of our work is finished. The police opened fire, Reuterference may greatly influence the lle between. Mr. Wm. Bullitt,, of Forces. I would like to answer one or Colony, and ability to grasp the other half will be doùs 800n-by

pence of the world and therefore Louisville, and Mr. Wm. C. Boyden, of your questions,

magnitude of the present problem the strong unity of the revolution-

ho felt a great responsibility of Chicago. Question 1-You ask: "How are essentials to ensure that bold ary government, the revolutionary

resting on him, “It is our duty to The first night subscription. much further, are these share and ness of policy which alone can meet Party, the revolutionary Army and griffine for 1926 having arrived. Teach a conclusion which in the land values, going to depreciate the exigencies of the situation. the revolutionary workers and subscribers are advised that the estimation of both our peoples is through the action of the anti- Yours, etc., b

peasants. Then, and only then, draw will take place this evening fair and in the practical test of Chinese elements in Cari-

J. P. BRAGA can we say that the aim of the at 5p.m. at the Jockey Club time workable Reuter's American Hongkong, 25th Sept., 1925, present strike le attained.

Stables, Causeway Bay,

Service"

The Volunteer Defence Corps Orders will in future appear fall overy Friday evening in the Telegraph

During the ended at nine o'clock there were 15 arrivs partures noted at. Office. The num port this morning.