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BRITAIN'S POLICY' IN

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IMPORTANT PROPOSALS,

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London, Dec. 21.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

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RIOTS DURING GENERAL STRIKE.

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DEATH SENTENCE. HIGH FRANCO-GERMAN

SHAUKIWAN MURDER

TRIAL.

TENSION.

SEQUEL TO GERMERSHEIM. AFFRAY,

ALLEGED "INJUSTICES.

Paris, Dec. 21

The court martial into the

PUBLIC MONEY.

“SUNNING" PIRACY

EXPENSES.

COST OF WEMBLEY.

At a meeting of the Finance. Committee of the Legislative

Council Chamber to-morrow after- noon, several interesting votos are coming up för approval.

From the Message to the Finance Committee in explanation of the items we take the following:

UNIQUE DEFENCE PLEA. A SMART SENTENCE. Shanghai, Dec. 22.

Sentence of death was this That there has bean serious:

The prompt act of a Chinese in morning passed by Mr. Justica The Manchester Guardian de- trouble in Wuchow arising out of

A Hankow message of yester- following up a snatcher and thus Wood on the Chinese cook, whose claren that the Memorandum a general strike is now coming to day's date states that an un-preventing a possible loss for a trial on a charge of the murder of France German affray at Gor-unell, which is to be held in the handed by the British Charge light through reports received pleasant incident was narrowly European lady, was told at the fellow-employee at the Tung On

here by Interested shipping com- averted at 10.30 in the morning, when the culprit, who was arrest at the Criminal Sessions. The French soldiers collided with Central Magistracy this morning. Shipbuilding Yard was concluded mersheim on Sept. 27, when two d'Affaires to representatives of

panies. A complete stoppage of the Powers ip Peking proposes business, including the interrup when 300 Chinese soldiers tried to ed in the chase, was sentenced by jury recorded a unanimous verdict several Germans, one of whom that the surtaxes promised to tion of the Hongkong-Wuchow march through the Concession. Mr. Schofield to six months hard of guilty." Chinn under the Washington in the nature of street rioting has

labour and twelve strokes of the staumer services, and something along the band. They were birch.

In his closing speech for the named Mueller was killed and Crown, Mr. J. H. B. Nihill referred another named Mathes was wound. Treaties of 1922 should immediate marked the strike which, accords stopped at the British Consulate Following a plea of guilty re-to the evidence of the men who ed by shots from the French has ly be made operative throughout ing to latest news, is now at an barrier by Marinos, when a large turned by the defendant, Inspec livad with the prisoner. They China," and the failure of the end through the arrest of the lead-mob of coolies urged the soldiers for Evans stated that Mrs. Butler, were simple honest men and told resulted in the French Lieutenant who lives at Glanthorpe, Kimber- a straightforward story. He was Rouzier being acquitted, and the Customs Conference last year

to force their way through...

ley Road, Kowloon, was shopping particularly impressed, and per German soldier Mathes, being should be written off, the diplo

at the Chinese stores in Des Voeux haps the jury were also, with the sentenced to two years' default. Road Central, yesterday Coming evidence of the prisoner's brother. matic balance-sheet.

out of the Sincere Store, she was in a most painful position, he Minor sentences have been passed plenish the dwindling stock of copper che cant places an order approached by the defendant and could not have been actuated by on five other Germans. the latter snatched a handbag any other motive than that of from under her arm before attolling the truth.

In Berlin the news of the vor-was placed with the Royal Mint for tempting to make his escape. He

dict of the Germersheim affair has order has already been delivered 2,500,000 coins. A part of the

been received with great indigna and the balance is expected in

Hongkong this, month.

The grunting of additional, Customs revenue is urged as a matter of common-sense in view of the fact that, the Cantonese huthbrities have already installed a second line of Customs to collect precisely the difference between

DR.

Precisely when, or how the strike broke out is not yet clear, but a "general strike" was, ap- parently, called which precipitated matters to a crisis, leading to the suppression of the strike by the authorities. Our correspondent speaks of riots, having occurred

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RIFLES LOADED.

A corporal of the Marines, who was patrolling outside the barrier, was attacked by four soldiers and fell back to the barricade, which

was pursued and at Gilman Bazaar was secured by a Chinese,

POINT, FOR JURY.

MORE COPPER COINS,

Under the heading of Miscellane- ous Services, the sum of $7,000 is asked for to meet a loss on copper

coins. It is explained that to re-

It is estimated that the cost of

the old taxes and the new taxes quiet... Several of the principal rifles, they loaded machine guns, vealed by the police records, and under the influence of drink at the described as a travesty, of Justice. the whole supply landed in Hong

promised at Washington.

but says that these were soon put the Marines then lined, and, as down and that the city is now the Chinese soldiers loaded their

leaders of the strikers have been arrested and are now detained, and the remainder of the leaders The Memorandum also urges have hurriedly left the city, fear- that the Trenties generally shoulding arrest.

TREATY REVISION.

be revised so as to make them less

and that the fallure was due to the impossibility of then obtaining representative. Chinese views, but JAPAN'S EMPEROR. conditions have now changed owing to the ascendency of the Kuomintang. It is proposed that the Powers should recognise the improvement in the Chinese judicial system. "

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In short, the British proposals. are that the diplomacy of the Powers in China should Brought up to date, as has been the case elsewhere in Asia and the Middle East since the Great War. --Reuter.

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BETTER NEWS REVIVES BUSINESS.

Tokyo, Dec. 21. Although an improvement is reported in the condition of the Emperor, all Court functions and New Year celebrations have beca definitely cancelled.

A message from Osake states

at which the soldiers dispersed. The mob remained, jeering at the

marines.

It is understood that the local Chinese authorities have tendered apologies to the British Consul.

handa.

ICHANG LOOTED.

that the goods news regarding the OFFICIAL RÉTICENCE.

condition of the Emperor is re viving normal activities. The Reticence is observed in authori-theatres have been open since last tative circles in London as regards night, the streets present a more It is said that General Ho will the Memorandum transmitted by lively. aspect, whilst Christmas soon take his forces far into Che- the British Charge d'Affaires in sales have been resumed and the king in order to join hands with Peking to his diplomatic col- leagues, but it is pointed out that newspapers find space for Chinese troops already in the south-west of the province. This is part of the movement to link up with the main Kuomintang forces in Che- kiang.

No previous conviction was re-

the defendant was sentenced as already stated.

less.

GOLD SOVEREIGNS.

and obtained an axe."

THE DEFENCE.

It is asserted that all the weight long will be $32,000 and as the

cold-

relations.-

SOME LATER DAY TENDENCIES.

Rugby, Dec. 21. A feature of this Christmas,

are

DEARER PROVISIONS,

The sum of $6,000 is asked for by the Medical Department to pay

for the higher contract price of provisions for patients in the Hos

that "the Estimates for 1926 ware pital and asylums. It is explained framed shortly after the commence- ment of the strike and boycott and·· it was not possiblb at the time to foresee what prices would be during 1926. When the tenders carde in after the Estimates had been framed it was found that there was a general all round increase in the price of provisions, etc. This amounted to 23 per cent. was view of this it decided only to give

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The prisoner was admittedly tion in official quarters, and is

time, but the jury had to decide whether he was incapable of form- Ing any intention. He had of the evidence was against the value as coin is only $25,000 & managed to find his way home all plea that Rouziar was provoked, vote to cover the loss is required. and the death of the German, right.. The fact that shipping services

What did a drunken man usual-Mueller, is described as ly do having reached his bed Ile blocded murder. The verdict is unilateral und therefore less from Wachbw to Hongkong have

arouse considerable usually stayed there. been resumed, is confirmed by the

The pri certain to objectionable to Chinese feeling.

3,600,000 STRUCK LAST YEAR.soner had got up, gone downstairs feeling in Germany, and respon It also advocates the immediate Sni Hing Wachow Steamship Com

sible quarters fear it will undo a revision of extra-territorial and pay here, which states that the

London, Dec. 21.

If, as suggested, he, was aud, great deal of the good work start A wireless message from judicial arrangements, declarings.5. Kochow arrived here yesterday

of Franco-German that the failure of the recent Com- and that the 3.3. Sunning and 8.8.

The annual report of the Deputy denly seized with a fit of homi- ed at Locarno for the improvement Ichang, states that soldiers have Master of the Comptroller of the Kwong Hung came in to-day.

eldal mania, why should ho

Reuter. mission on Extra-Territoriality

select the тал most difficult Matters would now appear t completely looted the city, but Royal Mint shows that during the should be regarded as something

for his murderous irrelevant to the present position be more or less normal.

that foreign property has not yet year 1925, three and a half million of access been touched.Reuter.

sovereigns were struck. It is attack? His passions may have made clear, however, that they been inflamed by the drink he had CHRISTMAS AT HOME. were not for internal use. Our had, but that was not sufficient for ONVOI JO TIVA

gold reserves, says the Comptrol-the jury to acquit him, With regard to the war opera-ler, although sufficient to justify a. tions. In Central China, it is stated return to the gold standard, are that a report has been received by not enough to make possible the Mr. T. Addis, for the defence, the Military Headquarters in Can-substitution of gold for the notes made the startling suggestion that was committed by ton to the effect that the Southern in circulation. Nor is he aware the murder troops have succeeded in captur- that, apart from sentiment, any some other person who put the according to reports from the rail the contract for the first six months of the year in the hope that prices. ing Ichang and that they are now very serious desire has been deceased man into bed after death,

a way companies, is great in- pushing forward towards Chung evinced for such a change. He and seized the opportunity of the crease of bookings to seaside after this period would have fallen. king.

points out also that the State has, prisoner arriving home drunk to resorts. The practice of spent This, however was not the case and älready borne Chinese reports also state that

a charge of foist the blame on him.

ing the winter festival at the ses-we were obliged to renew the con- Southern troops under General Ho £1,000,000 for wear and tear of the He suggested that the three side has been developing rapidly tract till the end of the year.

The supplementary vote of $6,500. Ying-yam are advancing in south-cld, gold coinage since it und men knew more about the death of during the past eight or ten years. taken in Pugust was entirely for ern Chekiang, and that Lungchan took the duty of replacement as. Lai Wan than they were prepared

Airways to the Continent are the. Peak Hospital and had nothing also experiencing what has already fallen into their recognised policy-British Wire to admit. They had something to

to do with general hospitals. conceal he suggested.

described as phenomenal bookings.

The actual expenditure up to end The position of the wounds in The service both to Paris and of October amounted to $100,005.75 dicated that they could not have Germany are being augmented as and the estimated expenditure for been caused whilst the deceased far as is possible and the whole November and December Is was lying in his bed, and Mr. fleet of air liners will be brought Addis suggested that someone else into use. It has become quite the killed him. When the prisoner fashion to send Christmas gifts HONGKONG AT WEMBLEY. arrived home drunk, the three men. to friends on the Continent

A jote of $16,500. is asked for decided to drag him into it.

"Per airways," and for the past that the pri- It was admitted

two or three days the demand for an account of the British Empire" soner was drank, and if that was freight has been heavy. British Exhibition under the heading of Miscellaneous Services. The the case, counsel, said he would

Wireless. London, Dec. 21.

Message to the Committee ex- submit that it would have been Nothing further is known in Lis- impossible for a drunken man to

plains that "the estimated expen- bon of the revolutionary strike on clamber over forros and boxes and

diture for the. Wembley Exhibition the Sulesdeste Railway, in the deliver the deliberate blows which

1926 was £25,000 sterling on Ex- south of Portugal. Thu move led to the death of Lai Wän.

pense Account and in addition an ment was started by employees of

advance of $100,000 (repayable) advanced views who tried to

BEING OFFERED IN LONDON. was made on Trading Account. carry the whole staff with them,

On Expense Account £22,968. 158. Od. has been drawn to data Rugby, Dec. 21. been suppressed owing to Govern lasted nearly an hour.

The offer is being made to-day by the Exhibition Treasurers, and The jury retired, for only five minutes, and recorded a unani- in London of the British portion of $5,197.68 has further been dis- mous verdict of Guilty.

the Bulgarian 7 per cent. Settle-bursed by the Colonial Govern His Lordship expressed agreement Loan, which is issued under ment. The full $100,000 Trading Was advanced, and ment with the verdict, and pass-the aegis of the League of Nations. Account ed the death sentence.:

The total amount of the loan in $80,000 only has been repaid to the form of sterling bonds" is date. It is anticipated that a fur- £2,400,000, of which the British ther $10,000 will be recovered.- U.S. AND WAR DEBTS portion is £1,750,000, issued at To close all outstanding accounts, ninety-two per cent. £050,000 is including the settlement of the London, Dec. 21.

resorved for fasue in Holland, balance of the Trading Accounta A message from San Antonio,

Italy and Switzerland. In addi-final sum of $16,500 is required. says that with the two-fold object

tion, bonda for $4,500,000 are The unexpended balance of the of demonstrating the friendship

being offered in the United vote of £25,000 namely $17,024 between. North, South and Central

Statos.

having lapsed in 1925 the sum America and dwakening interest

Washington, Dec. 21. One of the conditions laid downów naked for is in the nature of in commercial aviation, five army

decidedly unfavourable by the League of Nations in a re-vote. aeroplanes, under the command of undertone of opinion is expressed authorising the loan, was that Major Dargue, has left on a 20,000 in political circles towards the the National Bank of Bulgaria

The education Department anka mile flight around South America. Columbia University's war debts' should be radically re-organised,

Reuter.

proposals. Both Republicans and and a law offecting this comes for $1,470 to meet incidental x- Democrats join in protesting that into force on January 1st-penses, and the following reasons the United States is a considerato British Wireless,

the benevolent attitude of Great Britain to the aspirations of the Chinese people for a revision of the present Treaty situation" has become obscured owing to the absence of a Central Government in China, which was a necessary

news.—Reuter,

"A RELAPSE

Tokyo, Dec. 22. The Emperor's temperature rose during the night. His Majesty has

been somewhat delirious and sleep- U. S.-PANAMA TREATY. condition for carrying out the less, and has also had fits of occa

lald ,down. at zional coughing.-Reuter,"

programme

Washington.

NO INTERVENTION.

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AMERICA'S NAVY.

THE TEXT PUBLISHED.

Washington, Dec. 21. The text of the Treaty pending

PORTUGAL'S LATEST REVOLT,

SMALL AND NOW. CONTROLLED AFFAIR.

The movement is stated to have

PRESIDENT IN FAVOUR OF between Panama and the United

States la published..

If it is ment measures. NEW CRUISERS.

ed. Reuter ratified, Panama is bound to censored.-Beuter. co-operate to the utmost to pro-

Washington, Dec. 21,

The papers are

Therefore, in the spirit of the Washington Agreement, Great Britain has now submitted to the other Powers suggestions regards the attitude which should be adopted on the question of the surtaxes and extra-territoriality. Coincidently with the move of test and defond the canal and, if POPAGANDA FLIGHT. It is. declared that Great Britain Congress to give immediate con- a conflict breaks out, to consider has no wish to intervene in the sideration to Mr. Bulter's Naval herself a joint enemy with the civil war raging in China, or to Bill President Coolidge has empha- United States--Router's American favour any party, but the Powers

now confronted with the aised that it is not necessary to Service.

begin forthwith with the construc-

are

It is not believed that the Memorandum deals with the ques-

growth of national sentiment in tion of the cruisers but that the China, which necessitates the

decision to include them in the most careful review of the

building programme followed a con- situation.

ference between President Coolidge, and Mr. Wilbur Secretary of the tion of recognition, but primarily Navy, and the Cabinet, which was "with the so-called Washington persuaded that the construction of surtaxes, which, in the view of the cruisers would render the fleet. the British Government, should be an efficient fighting unit. granted as soon as possible for the benefit of the provinces in which they.. ure actually collected.--- Reuter

JAPANESE OPINION.

Osaka, Dec. 21. The Mainichi, in an editorial: comment on the question of re- cognition of the Canton Govern- ment, favours a policy of "Walt and Seo."

It is noteworthy that Mr. Butler's Bill merely outlines the naval con struction programme and does not appropriate the requisite funds. Renter's American Service.

MADERIA EARTH-

QUAKE.

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CARGO POSSIBLY DAMAGED.

A DEFECTIVE DRAIN PIPE.

Port Said, Dec, 21 cargo in the No. 3 hold of the There is possible damage to

Nederlanded, 8.8. Koninginder from Batavia to Amsterdam owing

A START FROM TEXAS.

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UNANIMOUS VERDICT. Mr. Justice Wood's summing-up

UNIVERSITY'S PROPOSALS

CRITICISED.

to a defective drainpipe below the SOVIET AMBASSADOR, creditor and that the statement is waterline. The damage has beer

inopportune, particularly in view

of. M. Poincare's difficulty in get ting the war debt settlement ratifled. A

temporarily repaired, and the NOT RETURNING TO JAPAN steamer is proceeding-Reuter.

Tokyo, Dec. 21. An official announcement that The New York World, considera Fresh north-cast winds; and M. Kopp, the Soviet Ambassador, that the Allies might be more London, Dec. 21. fine weather are expected to con la not returning to Tokyo has been lentent to Germany before con- Business Interests here are A message from Funchal, saya binue, according to-day's received, but the Soviet has not templating a further. revision of watching the developments in that the earthquake has not weather forecast issued by the yet intimated who his successor their obligations to America

will be~Reuter.

Reuter's American Servicol Peking,Reuter.

| affected Madeira-Rouler.

Royal Observatory.

to.

BULGARIAN LOAN

$16,994.27.

EDUCATION COSTS.

are given:Excess under this head is dus mainly to underesti mation The 1926 Estimates did not sufficiently allow for extra in cidental expenditure due to the establishment of the Vernacular Middle School and the Normal School at Tai Po, the development of Salylagpun School Into King's The Australian sugar crop is College and the removal to per- expected to be 420,000 tone-manent premises of the British

(Continued on Page 4 Reuter.

AUSTRALIAN SUGAR,

ESTIMATE OF CROP,

Brisbane, Dec, 21.