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141 MARIXOF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1928. BATA-

TARIFF AUTONOMY ATTEMPT ON LIFE BRITISH POLICY TO THE MONUMENT TO THE PRAYER BOOK

FOR CHINA.

FOREIGN SECRETARY'S

REVIEW.

UNITY, NO DISCRIMINATION, AND--HOPE.

OF C. C. WU.

DR. LIM BOON-KENG WOUNDED IN SAME ATTACK.

STRAITS SENSATION.

Singapore, Feb. 8. Dr. C. C. Wu, the prominent Kuomintang member and former Foreign Minister in the Nanking Government, who is at present

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AMERICA.

ARBITRATION ISSUE MADE CLEAR.

"WAR WITH UNITED STATES. UNTHINKABLE."

EARL HAIG.

PREMIER SUGGESTS NATIONAL

·MEMORIAL.:

LABOUR AMENDMENT.

London, Feb. 8.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, In the House of Commons to-day, moved a resolution in favour of petition

REVISION.

EMOTIONAL DEBATE BY LAITY.

LORD SELBORNE BLAMES SCOTS, IRISH & WELSH.

HANKOW & KIUKIANG. here with other Nationalist leaders THE GENEVA FAILURE. inz II. 31. the King to direct that FORGET THE COMMONS.

London, Feb. 8. A long statement on Chinese af- fairs was made by Sir Austen Chamberlain to-day when the House of Commons resumed the

on a world tour, was fred on when leaving the Chinese Cham- ber of Commerce building, but was not injured.

Dr. Lim Boon-kong, former Prin- eipal of the Amoy University, was

a monument be erected at the public charge in memory of the lute Field-Marshal Earl Haig.

the illustrious

his country.

career

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UNFAIR RUSSIAN | AMAZING FRAUDS

METHODS.

GERMAN TRADERS PROTEST TO GOVERNMENT,

NOT SATISFACTORY.

REVEALED.

FIRM SWINDLED FOR MANY YEARS.

CHIEF JUSTICE COMMENTS ON REMARKABLE CASE.

FORGERIES DETAILED.

Extraordinary revelations To garding the freight rates charged to his firm by a tallyman formerly in the employ of the Kwong Sang Hong were made in the Supreme stated that the man charged his

amount agreed between him and firm five and seven times the shop reed betw

debate on the Address in Reply to slightly wounded at the same time, ply to the King's Speech, Sir Austen, devoted services of Earl Haig for motion in favour of general apmudo by German business firms of Court this morning when it was

A Labour amendment was moved

Berlin, Feb. 8. Despite the fact that the Ger- man Government guaranteed o $15,000,000 credit with the object of stimulating trade between Russin and Germany, the expect- London, Feb. 8. London, Feb. 8,

He suggested that the monu- Prior to the meeting of the ed improvement therein did not In the House of Commons, during

Numerous complaints have been the debate on the Address in Re-ment hear an inscription tributing

and the House of Laily, which passed the materialise last year.

proval, the three Houses of the the unfair methods of Russians in The assailant has been arrested. Chanibertsin defended the Govern the King's Speech..

charged with violations of the Sir Austen re-atßrmed that the Reuter,

Dr. C. C. Wu is the well-knownment against the charges of the Op- by Mr. Ramsay, Macdonald in Church Assembly met in prayer, their business, and Russia is British policy in China WAR

Select Committee to consider the bury announced that it was esti For the purpose of clearing up animated by goodwill and friendson of the late Dr. Wu Ting-fang, position regarding the Geneva Cavour of the appointment of a when the Archbishop of Canter-Russo-German Commercial Treaty

most tting form of national ship for China, and its aspirations. and he recently resighted the post Naval Conference.

He said he did not doubt that memorial to Earl Haig, "in view mated that under seven hundred the various points in dispute, and for giving a fresh impetus to Ger- it was most difficult to carry out of Foreign Minister in the Nan- !

the United States bitterly re- of his known concern for the com-churches practised continuous re-man trade with Russin, a Russian that polier white the Chinese were king Government,

the Dr. Lim Bupn-keng is known as gretted

fullure of the fort and welfare of ex-Service men unable to provide a stable and

commercial delegation, comprising efforts of all three and their widows and dependants."servation of the Sacrament. settled Government but he dean educational roformer. He was honest

of the parties to advance the work begun by 220 votes to 103.-Router♪ The Archbishop of Canterbury the President of the Russian State Bank, M. Scheinmann," and the clared that some progress" hart for ten years member been made.

Singapore Legislative Council and at Washington, and expressed the

Resolution Adopted.

intimated on Monday that the re- Traffic Commissioner, M. Rudsutck, In view of the long delay in has always actively associated opinion that the Government would'

fusal of general-approval by one and three trade experts have are London, Feb. 8. carrying out the compromise on himself with the public life of that be well advised not to take up the But he

House of the Assembly, would rived in Berlin. the Washington Convention, Sir Colony. He holds the O. B. E. de- subject again at present.

The House of Commone adopt summarily bring the Prayer Book Austen said Britain was not justi-coration and became head of the hoped that the participants in the

Conference, and also other interested the resolution in favour of Measure to an end." fled in withholding comment to the Amoy University in 1923.

ed Governments, might learn from erecting a monument at the public collection of the 2% per cent.

the failure that when the time came charge to Ear! Haig. Mr. Baldwin Burtax. Britain and China were agreed in that respect, but the Gov-

to review the Washington Conven-paid an eloquent tribute to the that considerable interest was at tion, and, as he hoped, to make a late Field Marshal, which was en-taching to yesterday's emotional ornment objected to the Regal levien over and above those sur-

new one, they might profit from the dorsed by the Labour and Liberal and unfinished debate in the lessons of the past and succeed speakers, who all laid emphasis on House of Laity, whose 352 rhem-OIL IN DUTCH EAST The plaintiffs were well-known taxes, The levies were cropping!

where last year they failed.

Haig's work after the war in help-bers constitute the largest section | up all over China.

ing ex-service men. The estab-of the Church Assembly. lishment of some Institution to carry on this work was generally favoured.-British Wirclees.

Tariff Autonomy. Britain, he went on, would not object to tariff automainy based on a uniform national tariff, which did not discriminate

against British merchants and which

was

THE KUOMINTANG

MEETING.

DELEGATES BOUND FOR SHANGHAL

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No War With Amerien. Sir Austen emphasised that war with the United States was unthink- Shanghai, Feb. 7. Except those who have to re-able, and the prospect thereof, or main in Nanking for the winding preparation therefor, had never It up of the 4th Plenary Meeting of been and never would be the basis British ship- of British policy. fairly. sulministered was for the Chese themselves to the Kuomintang and taking charge buikling was not competitive. agree upon this important question of the measures for circulating the programmes were framed solely in view of the necessary protection of and when, they came to an agreemanifesto which reports the re- ment he was happy to say that sults of meeting all the C.E.C. British interests, and the Govern lately there had been some signs of members are ready to depart for meal's action in modifying the Geneva Conference had not lessened Buch an agreement then Britain Shanghai. :

its desire to modify naval construc would help them and would not

on. adopt an obstructive attitude.

Our

RUBBER CONTROL

DISPUTE.

PREMIER ASKS COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER.

It was therefore not remarkable

English Support.

These are to confer with repre- sentatives of the German Govern- ment on the general questions of trade and industry-Router.

INDIES:

U.S.A. CHARGED WITH LACK

OF GOODWILL.. ·

The case concerned a claim by the Kwang Sang Hong Ltd., for $18,195.55 from Chau Kau, alias Chan Sni-fong, it being alleged that the latter had defrauded the plaintiffs to that amount.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin appeared for the plaintiffs, defendant being absent and not represented.

C880

Outlining the case Mr. Jenkin said it was an action of an un- usual nature in that the which gave rise to the plaintiff's case constituted a felony a set out in the statement of claim.

Dealer in Hams?

manufacturers and wholesale dealers In the Colony of perfumes, soap and other toilette requisites. As part of their business they Over a score of speakers ad

shipped large quantities of goods to north China and had in their dressed the House, to-day, Lord

employ formerly. the defondant. Selborne, who presided, remark-

He was employed as a tallyman The Hague, Feb. 82

and received $21 per month. ing amid loud cries of dissent from the majority, that thirty

The First Chamber of the States

Ho had been with them for a English M.P.a voted in favour of the measure in the House of Com- General has adopted the Bill au- large number of years; but last thorising the Government to con-year his appearance of affluence mona division.

clude contracts with the Nether-caused his employers to interro Lord Selborne voiced the opinion lands Colonial Petroleum Com-gale him.

The man appeared to be in a bet- that the English people and the pany for prospecting for and ex- opinion of the English people ploiting petroleum in Palembang, ter position that he should be con The Nanking-Shanghai Railway

would prevail in the long run, des Rembang, Semarang, and Mad-sidering his salary. In answer to authorities have been instructed

pite the adverse votes of Scots, dern.

questions put to him by his em to prepare a special train for

Replying to a question as to ployers ho said that he was the. taking the lenders back to Shang-

Irish and Welsh.

Lord Selborne exhorted the whether the American Government proprietor of a firm of his own and Sir Austen Chamberlain, refer-

It is learned that Marshal.

London, Feb 8

The plaintiffs Laity to put consideration of the had appointed a committee to was carrying on the trade of a mer- ring to extra-territoriality, sald

The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley House of Commons entirely behind examine how purchases of Ameri-chan in hama that here similarly, we had made Chiang Kai-shek will also depart Treaty which America lind sub- progress in face of dillealties. We for Shanghai in a short tinic-mitted to Britain, and which was Baldwin, has asked the Committee them in voting for the motion of enn oil by foreign capital might be firm was not satisfied with his ex-

identical with that submitted to of Civil Research to consider the general approval.-Reuter. were ready to apply the existing Nam Chung Pan.

Government. the French

But operation and effects of the present the new Franco-American Treaty restriction of 'rubber exports, and Was лог the same 28 the to consider whether the restrictions should be left unchanged, or modi- fed, or removed.

Chinese Code Half-Complete.

modern Chinese Civil and Com- mercial Code in the British Courts,

but as the Chinese codes were by

no manner of means complete, it

was hardly possible to make a further advance in this direction

hai,

,

FRANCO-AMERICAN PACT.

of surrendering our existing ARBITRATION RESERVATIONS rights,

It could not be done while the system was still bat. haff-complete and suffering from the division of authority.

The third branch of the British programme, the Foreign Secretary continued, was to surrender our special rights in the British Con- cessions. He wished he could give a more satisfactory account of the state of affairs in Hankow and Kin- klang since the surrender of those Concessions.

OUTLINED.

Paris, Feb. 8. The text of the Arbitration Treaty between France and the United States has been issued,

Continuing. Sir Austen said that in the meantime there were other RESTRICTION EFFECTS. Anglo-American negotiations pund- ing--namely, the

Arbitration

original draft, and of its exact con- tenta he (Sir Austen) had not yet been apprised but the new Trenty,

The Committee In also asked to like the old, was not an unlimited submit recommendations regarding Treaty of Arbitration on every dif- the policy to be adopted and the ficulty.. We would have to enter steps necessary to give effect there into the fullest correspondence and to. consultation with the Dominions Governments before answering the American proposals-Reuter.

Treaty Reservations, It provides that any dispate, when ordinary diplomatic pro

London, Feb. 8. ceedings have failed, shall be re-

Speaking in the House of Com- ferred to the permanent Internk- tional Commission created by Mr.mons in regard to the proposed Bryan in the Arbitration Treaty now Arbitration Treaty with the United States, the Foreign Becre- The arbitration procedure, does tary said: "The new Treaty, like

af 1914.

dicated as circumstances might Nations Covenant-Regter.

The Committee's proceedings and report will be confidential, and in the meantime, the-existing scheme will remain unchanged pending consideration of the Committee's report. Reuter,

London, Feb. 8.

The House of Laity by a vote of 196 to 80 hab generally approved the Prayer book measure. Reuter..

RETIRED' AMERICAN

FINANCIER.

DEATH REPORTED FROM CHICAGO.

PRIEST SENTENCED TO Watson

DEATH.

རྩྭ་

Chicago, Feb. 8. The death is announced of Mr. Franklin Blair, the retired financial magnate, Reuter's American Service.

[The deceased was born at Michi- gan City in 1854. He was with the pork and beef packing firm of Cul- bertson, Blair and Company, until 1877, and was engaged in the grain commission business on the Chicago The Soviet Court at Porm has Board of Trade ne Blair and Com- pany until he retired in 1890. For

CONNEXION WITH TSARIST

SECRET POLICE..

Riga, Feb. 8.

prevented, the Minister of the Colonies said that the lack of good- will of the American Government had attracted his attention.

Reciprocity Agreed.

Planation and the man was dis- charged..

Another man was employed as tallyman and he looked after the that the defendant, the former tally-: shipments of goods. It transpired man, had, been defrauding the The Minister added, however, Kwong Sang Hong for the past. that since in the course of nego seven years, the total amount in- tiations regarding the admission volved being about $13,000, the of American capital for the ex-subject matter of the present claim. ploitation of the oil of the Dutch and the East Indies, America Netherlands had agreed on the principle of reciprocity, he was waiting for America to carry out that promise.-Reater.

NURSE CAVELL WAR

FILM.

GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE PROTEST.

London, Feb. 8.

Forged Documents.

It was his duty when the plain- tits wanted to alip goods to go to shipping agents and arrange with them which goods should be ship ped. After this had been done he would get a debit note for the amount of the freight..

Assuming he got one for $100, continued Mr. Jenkin, the, man would keep it and make out a fresh one, which would be forged, and present it to his employers Sup posing the forged debit note was for $400 he would get the money, from his employers and give forged receipt. He would then pocket the dif

them .4

Non-discharge of Obligations. not apply to questions falling' un- the old, is not an unlimited Treaty The chaotic civil war had im-der the national jurisdiction of of Arbitration on every difference. mensely impeded the Chinese in either party, or to questions affect-Like the old-Root-Bryce Treaty, it efficiently discharging the obliga-ing the interests of third Powers, is confined to what are called tions devolving upon them from and third to matters depending justiciable differences in that, like the moment we surrender any of on or affecting the maintenance of the old Treaty, it excepts certain those privileges. He could only the Monroe Doctrine or the oh-questions, even if they be justial-sentence to death the Russian

It proposes watch the development of affairs servance of France's engagements able, from its scope. and proceed along the math in- in conformity with the League of not indead a repetition of the old priest, Konvkkov, who was charged several years he was a director of. The proposal for the exhibition ference, paying the shipping reservations, but the adoption of with having served in the Tsarist the Merchants National Bank in London of a British film deal-agent the $100 and getting a re-

(founded by his father) which in ing with the execution of Nurse ceipt which he would tear pp. new reservations or exceptions, in secret police-Reuter.

1902 was amalgamated with the Cavell. has led to an official Ger- Amazing Discovery. their place, and the exact effect of

After the man had been dis- Corn Exchange National Bank, man protest. those reservations is just one of

when a gift of $100,000 was distri-

The Foreign Offee, Berlin, has charged the new tallyman collected. issued a statement that the Ger- the freight bills and the plaintiffs man Ambassador in London, and discovered that the shipping agents the German Minister to Brussels, were charging about 75 per cent have been endeavouring to prevent less than they had been charging the exhibition of the film, which for a large number of years, The can only revive painful, memorica plaintiff's interviewed the shipping and. embitter relations between agents and found that they had been paid their ordinary charges the countries.Reuter.

and that the receipts defendant had handed in to his employers were forged.

render further progress possible.

Slr Austen Chamberlain stated that the Shanghai Defence Force had alrendy been reduced until it was now only 4,500 men strong. Orders had been given for the withdrawal of another battalion.

ANGLO-AMERICAN BANK COMBINE.

BIG LOAN ISSUE TO YUGO-SLAVIA.

Belgrade, Feb. 8.:] In connexion with the agreement

NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT

CENSURED..

FORMER POLICE OFFICIAL

ARRESTED IN CANTON THIS

the many important questions LABOUR SHED.buted amongst the employees.] wihch the British Government are nt this moment carefully examining, in order to ascertain whether the Treaty is in fact of Time Not Yet Come.

wider scope, but, in either case, In what the difference consista.".

Oslo, Feb. 8. He would be most happy when

The American Government,” eonditions of order and security.

The Storting, the Norwegian Par enabled the Government to order

continued Sir Austen, "found it

lisroent, to-day passed a vote of total withdrawal, but he declared concluded at Belgrade for a new necessary to reserve the constitu- censure on the Labour Government Consequently,

MORNING. that that time had not yet come. Yugo-Slavian Stabilisation and tional right of the Sonate to be be 86 votes to 68.

Canton, Feb. 9. Ho regretted the fallure of any Public Works Loan, it is understood consulted on each individual refer- the Hornsurd Government will re- Chinese authority up to the pre- that British and American banking ence to the Court of Arbitration sign on February 10th Reuter.

The Government recently intre Ho Hoi-ping, formerly Chlef of sent to give satisfaction for the groups are concerned and have That was the reservation whileh outrages at Nanking...

agreed to issue a loan up to found a place in the existing duced legislation, cutting down de- the Police Detective Service, was Even at the present moment, | 250,000,000.

Treaty, but it was a reservation of fence estimates, and cancelling mill-placed under arrest: yesterday: Chinese troops wrongfully and un- The first instalment, which will very wide scope and of a most im-tary training for 1028.]

Wo must lawfully had occupied the British be one of £12,000,000, will be issued portant character.

enter into full correspondence and Consulate. The situation, how on April 1st.

Govern ever, was undoubtedly better than

The groups include Rothschild's, consultation with the

Brothers, the last year, the anti-British charac Baring

Henry ments of the Dominions oversens ter of the agitation had changed, Schroeder Company, Hambro's before we could give our answer: and the Chinese were beginning to (London) Messre. Blair and Com-to the proposals made. acquire a better appreciation ofpany, the Chase National Bank and

the goodwill of the British Govern-Kuhn, Loeb's (New York).

Existing Treaty Recalled.

FRENCH AIRMEN “ARRIVE,

afternoon by General Wu Tc-chen. the former Police Chief, now act- ing as Commissioner of Recon struction.

SPAIN'S PETROL MONOPOLY.

FRENCH GOVERNMENT PROTESTS.

Paris, Feb. 8. **** Ho has recently been without a

The Government has sent a pro- post: He called pn Genéral Wu Washington, Fob: 8. The French airmen, M. Costes yesterday afternoon with the in- test through diplomatic channels to and M. Lebrix have arrived and tention of securing a position in Madrid against the petrol mono

ment and the British people.— The Yugo-Slavian Government "But there is," Bald Sir Austen, were received by the Secretaries the Government, but General Wu poly recently imposed.

Reuter

London, Feb. 8.

Bir Austen: Chamberlain joined with the Premier in grateful re- (Continued from Page 14.j

has resigned in order to facilitate

the settlement of the political situa- tion, following the recent resigna- tion of the Ministers belonging to

the Democratic Party-Reuter

In that way the Kwong Sang Hong had been defrauded of over $13,000. B, IN

A warrant was fasued for the- arrest of the defendant on Septem ber 29, 1927, but he fled the Colony and there had been no trace of him or his whereabouts since. A re- ward of $5,000 was offered for, information regarding the man but. this had brought no result. Mr. Jenkin thought the evidence would make it clear that he was

not available for prosecution.

Man's Property Seized. Mr. Jenkin quoted authorities to

a second Treaty existing between of War and the Navy, the French had him arrested immediately. The measure is described as 'de- ourselves and the United States to Ambassador, M. Claudel, the act after his arrival. He was sent to trimental to French interests. It which I think sometimes insulting Socretary of State and many the Police Headquarters, where he is understood that Great Britain cient attention is paid. It is the flying slicers. Reuters American is being detained Nam Chung and the United States have proteat-show the justification for the

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Service,

Pav.

ed on the same grounds-Reuter

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