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THE STRIKE.

CANTON MERCHANTS PICK DELEGATES.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED IS01

No. 21.858

三拜 號九月二十英沸香 WEDNESDAY,

SWATOW PICKETS.

RELIEVED OF THEIR ARMS.

It is reported from Swatow that) the strike pickets there have been, relieved of their arms in eonse-) quence of the high-handed action Preliminary movements in con- of the pickets in arresting a mem-} nection with the proposed confer-ber of the Inn Owners' Union.

DEADLOCK ENDS.

between

interested

U.S. PROBLEMS.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

TO CONGRESS.

DECEMBER 9, 1925. B+C+

FRENCH BONDS.

AUCTION SEQUEL.

The

were

SOLICITOR'S WIFE'S PURCHASES,

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE ISSUE.

BINGLE: DOPY 10 CENTS

035 PER ANNUM

Before you purchase

ANY Motor Vehicle,

GPS

what it will

on the

HILLS

HIGH GEAR.

do

in

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LIMITED.

Tol. C. 1246 or 1247.

33, Wong Not Chung Rd. Happy Valley

THE IRISH BILL.

PASSES SECOND AND THIRD READINGS.

CANTON SPLIT ?

REPORTED OBJECTION TO RUSSIANS.

Η

amusual spectacle of a rolicitar appearin, as the defen-|

London. Dec. 8. DEBT QUESTIONS. dant in a enim defending;

In the House of Commons, the the ease himself was seen in the;

DUE HERE SOON. Washington, Dec. 8.

irish Bill passed its second and

CONTROL RESENTED. Supreme Court this mening before j President Coolidge in hla mes-Mr. Justice Wood.

Enquiries having been addressed third readings without a division. enco for a settlement of the strike This step brought the parties consage to Congress has renewed a

The plaintiffs

There are reports in circulato→→→ and boycott are still taking place cerned to appear before the Serre- number of recommendations which whom Mr. 11. 1. Armstrong appear- de Chine, as to when the promised)

Messrs.

be as by readers interested in the--Reuter. Lanimert Bros.,

whether well-four.ded or not we are auctioneers, Duddell Street, for affairs of the Banque Industrielle parties, in try of Political Affairs at the he had already made to the legis-ed, and the defendant was Mr. Gold Bonds into which the amounts]

'INACCURATE REPORTS,

unable to say of disagreement Londen, Dec. 8. Honghong and Canton. Yesterday headquarters of the Field Marshal, lature outlining a comprehensive B. Hind, of Messrs. Hail and Hind,

between General Kai-shek and M. In the House of Commons, mov-Borodin. It is said Chang Kai-shek afternoon, Mr. Yeung Sai-ngam with the result that the arrested legislative

Queen's Rond Central. The plain-due to creditors and depositors haveing the second reading of the Irish has recently become convinced of and Mr. Kan Kum-shek arrived man was set free and an order made with pressing domestic and inter the price of goods purenased by the Telegraph representative made cared that the reports regarding control of political affairs in Can-

programme dealing

tiffs claim was for $318.75, being been converted, will be available, Agreement Bill, Mr. Baldwin de- the unwisdom of permitting Russian from Canton by steamer and they to take back all the arms in posses-national problems. "were due to meet is Excellency sion of the strike pickets, who are

defendunt on April 14th, and June the Governor to-day. Mr. Yeujisait to be merely hirelings of the said that the success of Lagano

As regards foreign relations he 5th, 1925, at the auction room of enquiries at the local branch this the nature of The Boundary Com-ton, and that he has had several

the plaintiffs.

morning, and was informed that the mission's report were far from ac-differences with M. Borodin on the is stated to be the bearer of a Strike Union and

In opening the rase. mal actual justified! the polley of leaving Armstrong asked leave to amend

Mr. Arst hatches will arrive here some curate. He alone of the three Pre-subject, message from the Canton Govern-strikers. ment on the subject of the strike!

| European countries alone to solve the writ of summons by altering time next month. There has been miers had seen the map proposed

their own

It is stated that some montlis problems.

the word "defendant" to "de-jsome delay in the matter, which was by the Commission, which had now | Kettlement.

America Both hi and Mr.i

would welcome any action Euro-

fendant's wife,"

not surprising when it was consi- been put away in the archives until continuance of the policy of a triple ago, Chang Kai-shok advocated the Kan nasert that the. Canion Go- A report' is to hand stating that)

This was granted. vernment is anxious to see a set-

Che Pui-tek is preparing to return an countries might take with a

Hlement reached,

and they are the magistrate of Yeung Keng disand, while favouring disarmament, to Canton from the front and that view to reducing military forees, hopeful that this will soon be triet has been ordered in secure the Government would not care to effected. Whilst in the Colony, sufficient number of transports for these two gentlemen will assist inveyance of his troops hack to the attend any conference which, from during the course of the auctions after two years' negotiations with buttent the accusation that they the arrangements for the visit of Fiold-Marshal will dezolve upon Li probably prove a futile reduction he would produce.

The post offits,loration or conatituency, would the purchased numerous house-the Chinese Government, early this were, swayed by improper influ- policy would conflict with his own,

hold goods. particulars of which an observation party of Hongkong, Chai-sum, who will be second-in of armies rather than of navies,

ences. He pointed out as regards decided against it. Notwithstand. Then the signature of Sir the financial readjustment that theing the firm stand of M. Borodin, In answer to a question by Mr. Francis Aglen, Inspector General of amount of Ireland's liabilities Kai-shek will return to Canton as portant world question.

It is also reported that Chang which was al present the most im-Justice Wood, Mr. Hind denied the the Chinese Maritime Customs, had under Article 5 was most problematis said that Chang Kai-shek sout

soon as Chang Ching arrives at were settled a further reduction,

particular. If that

to be secured, and it was not until fustering sore in the relations of overtures to Tuan Chi-juf when Sun tical and would have renmined afhis own representative to make Swnlow. The latter was ordered

Dealing with the particulars of late in June that the printing of the the two countries. He added that some time ago to take command of

in the limitation of naval arma-the case, Mr. Armstrong said it Bonds was undertaken.

the Free State was already paying

Chuab-fang openly protested would be seen that the goods sold and purchased consisted entirely

merchants to Canton.

MILITARY MUVES.

North River sector.

command of the south-west sector.

Continuing. Mr. Armstrong suidered that no fewer than a million future years, when the boundary

on April. 14th, and June 5th, de-sion into Bonds was authorised, tribute to the Commission and re-that M. Borudin, seeing that such a the plaintiffs carried on business Bonds have had to be signed by would no longer arouse excitement alliance with Tunn Chi-jui and as auctioneers. At two auctions, hand. The scheme for the conver-

Chang Tso-lin, which the late Dr. fendant's wife was present, and

The Premier gratefully paid a Sun Yat-sen had entered into, but

THE PURCHASED GOODS,

name of

year..

in Ireland.

dered. De Canton forces stationed along eats might be more easily consis

a tenth of the revenue outside its against the encroachment of Chang It is now expected that the first own borders and had also agreed Tso-lin on the Yangtze Valley pro- of household furniture and effects. three cases of Bords will be to hand to pay £5,000,000, spread over a vinces, and declared war against Defending the proposal that They would also not that they in the early part of next month, and period of sixty years, as compensu America should join the World were made

tion for material damage.

him, with the approval of Wu Pei- Court, President Coolidre made

|"Hind." THE GPs of the that it will take some three months. Mr. J. H. Thomas, on behalf of iu, following which the Executiva reservation regarding the con-before the delivery of goods.

was cash settlements or so before, the whole of the local the Labouritos, and Mr. Fisher, lot Committee held a secret meeting to Maintiff's

stitution of the Court. He said that case, however, at the reqatal of the defendant's wife, the goods it would be impossible to support were taken away by her before

NORTHERN MOVES.

In batch is received.

the Liberals, warmly supported the measure.-Reuter..

FRENCH SPY SCARE.

decide the policy of the Canton Government towards the new development. M. Borodin is report- ed to have advocated the alliance with Wu Pei-fu and Sun Chuan- fang against Tuan and Chang, and reports say it was his vote that decided the issue.

In connection with the report that the four Commercial Union at Canton were unable to come in 4 common understanding regard- Eng the election of une delegate the frontier of Fukien and to him who could command the confid-will be given the necessary instrue" ence of the four Unions, news is fions concerning the Fukien situa- to hand that a final meeting of the latter's departure from Swafow.

[tion by Chàng Kai-shek before the Uniong was convened at which the suggestion was adopted to fam Structtoral body to be composed

of four deputies, one from each; Union, who would be entrusted

[a Court under which America as-cash was paid, to some destination which was a flat with four roonis. | LOOTING FEARED AT MUKDEN sumed no obligations. with full electoral powers by

unknown to the plaintiffs, on the Three of the rooms, were furnished, their respective Unious, and whose

He estimated that the debt pay-distinct understanding that rash and the fourth room was used as Peking, Dec. 8.

would be paid forthwith. As a storeroom for furniture, as they special function would be to elevt Kun Sang-hing's troops are advan-

ment, already arranged would agter of fact, no eash was paid had a good deal more furniture a delegate from the candidates fage slowly. The main body is still gregate during the next 62 years until May 14th, and then only than they could use in the flat... submitted by the Unions, by a

at Chinchow, but advance guards aver fifteen milliard dollars and a result of numerous requests. He knew nothing whatever about are approaching the Liacho. mujority of votes of the electoral

these outstanding would bring the um paid was $200, and, as a result the purchases until after Japanese gendarmerie are assist total to twenty milliards, which aid on June 10th. The defendant/Authorise the parchases on April ase, declare"

of mure requests, a similar sum was The contest gentred on ing the police, at Mallen, where exceeded the present national debt. had given notice of two defences, or ten days later from his wife casioning & belie: that England is thick body.

14th. He learned about it a week | of two individuals. Messrs. Husome panie prevails, and loother is Chung-bong and Wong Yuk-sing.!

The latter included the Russian and he fought he could and the final result was that both reached Yangtaun, whilsi, Li Ching- at present in control had openly were sold.

The Kuoninchun troops have debt of 192 millions, "which those ing himself to those two defeners!

She told him that she had taken involved in a strange anti-Climax when informed of the Execu if he could prove that the goodand the farniture was there. She

a place at No. 1, King's Terrace, to Locarno."

tive Committee's -peenived equal votes and were delin's forces have withdrawn to

The search at the promises of the

decision by clared elected. The meeting ter-Peitsang, apparently without fight undertaken to rejudinte ?

The first defence, he intended to let it as a furnished wireless company where the the telegram, he is stated to have imme- understood, WAS that the goods fat in order to manke money. He arrested Englishmen were employ-diately wired back to Wang Ching- The message also included pro-supplied were supplied to his wife, told her that he objected, but she ed was carried out by a magiswai to stop the issuance of the

and were not necessaries.

Teared.

minated by the passing of a resoluing, or very little. tion that the names of these two There are

con-

were made. and

they be did 18011

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

Paris, Dee: 8. The newspapers, commenting or the disclosures in the espionage

that the arresti Englishmen

00-

three

ia

WAS

at

of

At the time, Chang Kai-shek the front, in the the

operations, and

delegates be submitted to the final to-day between Peking and Tientsin, sustained effort to strengthen the ly supplied with furniture, and ter. Speaking as to the purchases of air officers were found, and the of the Executive Committee. This no trains runningposals for reductions of taxes, a second was that she was sufficient-He did nothing further in the mat- War Ministry. Letters and a lig: publie declaration of the decision

The would not give way on the point.trate and a representative of the decision of the Committee of Pell- and there are no tocomotives at the aviation resources of the country, further, that such furniture was on June 5th, he said he knew arrested Englishmen, questioned by telegram was shown to M. Borodin, tical Affairs.

Chienmen Station, Thus ended an episode which

and a strict adherence to the pre-bought by her to equip a fiat. LI Ching-lin is reported to have hibition law-Reuter. had, at one time, given great con- taken personal command of his

nothing about these at all, and had the magistrate, donled any know who is said to have insisted on its curn to the public of Canton, be- troops near Machang, and he claims

Mr. L. E. Lammert then went not heard of the purchases. ledge of the espionage activities cf cause there appeared the possibi to have defented two brigades of

into the witness box, and said he

Cross-examined by Mr. Arm- Marthe Moreuil, with whom only immediate promulgation, which was lity of an interruption in the pro-the Second Kuominchun Array at

was a partner in the firm of strong, Mr. Hind said the furni- one of them cess of bringing about a confer-Tzeyaho and

auctioneers. He spoke of selling ture in the first case was sent Reuter.

acquainted-effected through the medium of the ence. It now remains to be seen Tacheng-Reuter.

one brigade

goods

Canton vernacular papeta,, what action the Canton Govern- ment will take to facilitate the solution of the strike question.

LEAGUE AND MOSUL.

TURKS STILL DISAGREE.

Geneva, Dec. 8.

INDIAN ATTEMPTS

SUICIDE.

atl

CHINESE STUDENTS.

It was

payment.

was

SOVIET AND THE LEAGUE.

"CAPITULATION" TO BE AVOIDED.

It is said that these represent only some of the differences be tween Chang Kai-shek and M. Borodin, which touch matters of principle rather than expediency.

FRENCH ADMIRAL.

DUE HERE TO-MORROW.

flagship of the French Squadron The cruiser Jules Miohelet,

to Mrs. Hind On the to No. 1, King's Terrace, and was dates in question. It was a con- not sent to his flat. He was not MORE SELECTED FOR MOSCOW,dition of his auction sales that quite certain whether the furni- cash should be paid before the ture had been paid for cr not, With regard to the selection of goods were delivered. In the case as his wife had sufficient money JUMPED IN HARBOUR. Chinese students from Kwangs of people well known to them, in, hand to pay for it. It did not!

however, they sometimes allowed occur to him to ask whether it province io proceed to the Sun Yat- the goods to be delivered before had been paid for as her monthly sen University at Moscow, it is payment had been inude. In that allowance would cover the ex- stated that from November 20th case Mrs. Hind was well known penses. His wife had private to November 22nd, no fewer thanj

to them, and therefore they ullow-means, represented by an income.

Moscow, Dec. 8. After prolonged delibrations, Hongkong Male Corps, attempted in their names.

Hormat Ali, a driver of the 250 candidates from Nanning hand her to have the goods before He took no steps to find out whe-

ther it was paid for or not, and did that if the Soviet were to join the M. Rykov in a speech declared including

All these were secret sitting, the ed to take his life by jumping requested to attend for examina-witness anfd the first cheque In auctioneers, as he considered it was its political capitulation to the

Cross-examined by Mr. Hind, not communicate with Council of the League of Nations into the water from the Police tlon at the Provincial Middle School payment was signed by Mrs. Hind. not necessary.

the League of Nations it would mean has unanimously adopted the Pier at Kowloon yesterday morn- on the 23rd, when 20 students were He could not remember whether Hague Court's advisory opinion re-ing. He was rescued, by mem-selected.

East and economic capitulation to Mr. Hind then addressed the the West. garding the procedure to be fol- bars of the Water Police with the over 400 students who had given in or by a cheque, but he remember feetly clear that the goods, were pated in trade with nations within In Wuchow, there were the second sum was paid in cash Court, and submitted it was per-gard us as traitors if we partici "The East would re- lowed in deciding the Mosul ques-assistance of some civilians, and their names during the three days ed that Mrs. Hind brought it per- not necessary, and therefore he was the League." tion, namely that the Council has taken to the Water Police from 24th to 26th. full powers to make decisions, in- Station.

arsonally. The admitted that Mr. Hind not bound to pay for them.

is Far Eastorn waters, is due to cluding power to arbitrate.

ranged that the examination would himself had not bought anything then went on to quote cases sup- was undoubtedly aimed against the

Ho He declared the Locarno treaty arrive here to-morrow with the take place in the branch school of from him at any auctions, and he porting this contention, and also Soviet. The Soviet would support now Commander-in-Chief, Rear the Provincial Middle School on never paid anything on his wife's dealt with the question of a wife every movement towards dlaarma- Admiral Basire, on hoard. the 27th, There were three Super-recount to him. Asked if he knew pledging a husband's credit. vising Committees, and Mr. Yih whether the goods were auctioned Kwang-wei and others were prenent by him again later, witness re-custom in Hongkong. In this case, Mr. Armstrong referred to the personally to supervise the exam-plied he could not recollect it, but the defendant's wife went to, tho nation. At 8.30 am, note books there was an auction later, were distributed and six questions would not go as far as to say that to the plaintiffs.

Heauction room, and was well known were given, with four to pass. The it was the same furniture, as there did not know whether she had any The auctioneer London, Dec. 8,

questions concerned Dr. Sun's Prin-was a much less quantity. The Morning Post says that ciples of Three People's Theory. It should be conciliation and media-owing to the failure of the India is estimated that 30 students were

separate income of her own, and tion, not arbitration, which the ten crop, which is expected to be selected from Wuchow, whilst the 20 witness box, and after discarding Lordship held against him, it would DENIAL OF LIABILITY, any credit he gave her, ho gave Mr. Hind then Turkish delegation could not accept some twenty million pounds logs students selected from Nanning will hie solicitor's robe, denied all re- prove, an incentive to married the Stock Exchange to-day over will be Rear Admiral Basire's

entered the exclusively to the husband. If His without the authority of

the than last year, the prices of gra ies go to Wuchow and join the former sponsibility for the purchase of women in Hongkong to purobase rubber shares and prices were de first visit to Hongkong, an offelal National Assembly.

of tea at present retailed at fr in proceeding to Canton, where they the furniture. He said at the goods at the expense of their cidedly easier. This was chiefly landing may be made, alter the M. Unden (Sweden) said the 1s. 6d. to la, 8d. per pound will will wait for steamor for the North time the furniture was bought, on husbands credit. Council did not intend to renounce bo raised to 2/- during the next to follow the second batch of Can- April 14th, he was living with his Mr. Justice Wood reserved judy, no pronounce the Verger of saline in male Its role as mediator.-Rotiter. few weeks-Router.

dae to profit aking but there was str mar, ton students to Rusia

Later the man

was handed The Turkish representative ex-lover to his superior officers. pressed his regret at the decision.

Reuter.

Colonel Amery had previously an-

nounced that the British Govern-

ment regarded themselves as bound

DEARER TEA.

in advance by the decision of the FAILURE OF INDIAN CROP. Council.

The Turkish delegate. Munir Bey,

contended that the Council's role

ment. Reuter.

RUBBER BOOM.

LESS EXCITEMENT YESTERDAY.

London, Dee. 8.

A

wireless meerage has been receiv od from the cruiser to, the effect that she will come into port at 8 o'clock in the morning from Balgon.

The now Commandor-in-Chief has come into his post in suacon- sion to Vice Admiral Frochet,

There was loss excitement on who has left for Home. As this