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"SHASI" PIRATES

CAPTURED.

THE WHOLE GANG MAY BE

·SECURED TO-DAY...

AMATEURS AT JOB.

Hankow, Nov. 6.

As the rosult of smart work by the River Police, twenty-three ar- rests have been effected in the Shasi piracy case, in which a B. and S. steamer was held up and looted a few miles down river from Hankow,

Acting on information receiv-

BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY.

MR BALDWIN FORESEES CENSURE.

RESERVES REPLY ON THE NAVAL COMPROMISE.

LABOUR CRITICISM.

London, Nov. 6. The debate on the Address in

the United States yesterday undered, one of the ring-loaders was Reply to the King's Speech opened in conditions which gave indientiens arrested at a local hotel, and, un-the House of Commons this after of a record poll. The keencat inter-der pressure, gave Information est was manifested in the election, leading to which was favoured with bright, several sunny weather.

the apprehension of who kewise others,

comrades-this

their betrayed leading to a general round-up of most of the gang. A number are still at large, but it is expected

morrow.

11001.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Labour leader, criticised generally the policy of the Government. In regard to foreign affairs, he con- demned especially the reservations the Anglo-French naval compro-

PRINCE'S ACTION FAILS.

THE SALE OF RUSSIAN ART

TREASURES.

INJUNCTION REFUSED.

Berlin, Nov.: 0.

The Supreme Court of Prussia has reversed the decision of the Berlin Court in the test case brought by Prince Alexander Cot- romanitz, who sought an fujune- tion to prevohta firm of auc- tioneers from selling a valuable portrait and other articles, which he declared were illegally taken by Bolshevists from his palace in Petrograd.

KWANGSI FACES CRISIS.

|FAILURE OF THE RACE CROP.

FOOD SUPPLIES FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.

130 PER ANNUM. MELLA COPY 100MITH

THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK.

ON SHOW TO-DAY

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IN OIL BIG DROP

PROFITS.

ANGLO-PERSIAN CO. FEELS COMPETITION.

FALL IN VALUES,

London, Nov. 6.

Sir John Cadman, presiding at the annual meeting of the Anglo- Perajan Oil Company, announced

POLITICAL CRISIS IN FRANCE.

CABINET FORCED TO RESIGN.

RADICAL-SOCIALISTS STAGE SURPRISE:

J

HARD TIMES AHEAD. that the net profits had fallen by STORY OF INTRIGUE.

Wuchow, Now. 5.. This year has been an exception-

ally dry one for Kwangel. Rains did not begin until very late in result, a trip Vigorous protesta have recently May, and, as a

through the province from Wu- been made by Russian emigres chow to Lung Chow on the West in Germany against the sale in River takes about one month. On Berlin of valuable art treasures ly a very ordinary amount of rain Cotromanitzing August it almost ceased aito- stolen from their palaces and fell during June and July, and dur homes, and Prince

£1,600,000, and stated that there fiad been a considerable drop in

the value of almost every ofl pro duct throughout the world.

Up to the time of going to press, the result has not come through, but the latest returns give Mr. Hoover, the Republican nominee thut all will be in custody by to regarding the Kellogg Pact and brought his action so that the gether, for there has scarce been ed to the General Reserve, and thought that the two-party Con-

243 electoral votes, which means that he has only to secure 23 more

It appears that the piracy was to become elected. The progress of planned at a hotel in the Special the election is indicated in the

Administrative District No. 3 following meaBHXCS:

(ex-British Concession) on Friday evening, the gang consisting of ex-soldiers, leafers and ne'er-do- wells generally, They mostly hail from Hunan and Szechuan.

First Returns. ・・

San Francisco, Nov. 6. Mr. Hoover is lending in the Middle West and also in Texas,

whilst Governor Smith leads in New York State,--Reuter's Ameris can Service.

Later.

The returns up to 10 o'clock an Tuesday night (Now York time) show that Mr. Hoover has secured 243 electoral votes, Reuter's American Service.

[There are, in all, 631 electoral 'votos, and a minimum of 200 is

required for election,]

Hoover Does Well,

The amateurishncos of tho

be decided.---

misc.

Mr. MacDonald asked whether the Anglo-French Agreement was still alive or whether it had been completely dropped; whether there had been n further com- munication from America on the subject; whether a reply had been sent to the American Note; and whether there had been any fur ther communications with France on the subject?

Paris, Nov. 6. “ Contrary to all expectations, a Cabinet crisis-followed by the resignation of the Cabinet was precipitated-to-day Alluding to production, Sir John suddenly declared with regard to Persin through the action of the Radical- that the estimate of 5,000,000 tons Socialist Congress, which is in. time past thore has beon Radical had been exceeded by 300,000 session at Angers. For some tone.

criticism of the policy of M. He said £500,000 had been add- Poincare, but it was generally thero was a aufficient balance to gross at Angers would refrain now political refugees-would be since.

"It has gradually dawned on the pay a dividend of 71⁄2 por cent, from taking any action which

on the Ordinary shares.

would compel tho led to grant the injunction marked scarcity of food, and the The Berlin Court, however, de- officials that there is going to be a

Sir John concluded by saying: drawal from the Cabinet of on the ground that the petition- big fire at Lluchow seems to havoWe are still faced with pro the four Radical and Socfallet ers had not proved their rights of mado a profound Impression on blems of uncontrolled production members, MM. Herriot, Sarraut, ownership.

them. Since that time, there has and rocklees marketing competi-Porrler and Queuille. The Supreme Court has now or-been a continual stream of teletion."-Reuter. dered. the withdrawal of certain goods from auction, pending fur- ther enquiry and the decision of the Court-Reuter..

rights of the original owners-n drop of rain and very few clouds safeguarded.

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HONGKONG ESTATE IN

ADMINISTRATION. ·

LATE MR. E. C. RICHARDS

OF CORNWALL.

grams and messages back and forth, whilst the papers contain daily notices, urging the people to conserve food storce and to practice

economy,

Rice Crop Fails.

In many districts, the people plant but one crop and that a late one, but this year, though there was enough rain to plant the crop, It immediately turned dry and the farmers lost even their seed,

pirates is evident from the fact that they were all, arrested · In hotels, brothels and places of amusement while, enjoying their

The Premier's Reply. ill-gotten gains, Instead of seek- ing fresh fields na mare experi- course of his reply, and the Mr. Baldwin, the Premier, in the enced criminals would do,"

The prisoners have been hand- Government could not reply to the ed over to the Garrison, Comman-attack on their actions in regard der for further trial, after which to foreign relations until they had their fate will

heard the full ease of the Opposi- While they had heard Mr. tion.

Some of the notices are couched Router.

in stirring terms. They say the MacDonald, they had not heard Mr. Lloyd George.

Mr. B. Caldwell Richards, who sun shines like fire during the day, It would bo diacourtesy to the Liberal Party died at Creekhaven, St Mawes, and the moon and the stars take up to attempt to deal with the Cornwall, on April 29, this year, all the moisture by night, so there left Hongkong estate to the value is no dew; the sun has shone upon criticism in these circumstances,

of $28,200, while net personalty the farmers until they have all Mr. MacDonald asked whether certain election of Mr. Hoover,

the Government had no statement outside the Colony, amounts to turned black; the sun is hot enough to cook, but there is nothing to cook, unless an unexpected reversal oc-

The late Mr. Richards was a as even the water has been burned curs in the traditionally Repub- NANKING DECIDES TO TAKE at all to make on foreign affairs. £15,484,

The Premier replied that the lican states.

Government had published a full bachelor and died intestate, being out of the kettle! White Paper on the Anglo-French survived by a slater, Mrs. K. A naval compromise. They know Macdonald, of No. 15, Queen's that later they were to be censured Place, Southeen, wife of Col C. H. on this matter, and that was the Macdonald, a retired officer of the occasion on which the Government Indian Army. proposed to state their case.

Now York, Nov. 6.

The indications. nt ten o'clock

this evening point to the almost

Mr Hoover is piling up signi-

CAMPAIGN AGAINST

PIRATES.

ACTION,

cant majorities In Virginia, The Nationalist

Shanghai, Nov. 7.

Government Florida and Texas, which are not. mally Democratic States, and is yesterday passed a resolution to also increasingly leading in Mas impose heavier sentences on ban- nachusetts, Rhode Island and New dits and pirates. York State, to which the Demo-structions to troops to raid ban- The State Council has given in- crate had looked for salvation,

On the other hand, the tradi-dit and pirate strongholds. Legis- tional Republican States are no- Intion is to be drafted by the Min- where indicating a change of al-istry of Interior, and the Chief of legiance-Reuter's American Ser-Police is to investigate raids and protect threatened spots.-Nam Chung Pao.

vice.

A Record Poll.

New York, Nov. 6. The mighty political currents of 1928 met at the polls to-day in, a tremendous whirlwind of ballot papers.

STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Adjournment Moved,

BRANCH POLITICAL

COUNCILS.

A PLEA FOR THEIR RETENTION,

4.

「WAB

Ministera Trickød,

with-

These four Ministers attended the Congress where they thought they had succeeded in gaining acceptance for their counsels of moderation. It was totally un- expected, therefore, that aftor the Ministers had left (under the Impression that their advico bad prevailed), the adversaries of the Peking, Nov. 6.

Cabinat concocted a Déclaration The need of the continuation of reintroducing a condemnation of the Provincial Political Branch Poincare and the National Councila in various provinces was Union. This Declaration was vot- stressed by Mr. Chang Chi, the ed unanimously in the absence and new Chairman of the Pelding ignorance of the four Ministers, Branch Political Council, who ar- who, when they heard of it, de- rived here a few days ago to as cided that they must resign. It sumo his post.

thair resignation which In supporting his plea, Mr. brought about the resignation of Chang Chi referred to the great the whole Cabinet later in divergence of the customs and habits among the people in the

Triumph for M. Calllaux. various Provinces, the immense

The downfall of the Cabinet is territory of China Proper, and the great difficulty in communications, regarded as a triumph for M. All these things made it most un- Callaux, the leader of the anti- wise to seek to abolish the Pollt! Government Radicals. A Bad Outlook.

The Polacore Government has Ro-scaling of labters of adminis-

cal Councils.

lasted two years; three months and ́ tration to the estate has been Letters from. Kwai Uen, which Mr. Chang added that if the 14 days. The Cabinet resigned on granted to Mr. D. V. Stevenson, of is the biggest rico-producing dis- Provincial Governments have to Messrs. Deacons, attorney of Mrs.trict in the province, report from refer all their work to the Central the day of the re-opening of ten to twenty per cent. of a crop. Government, much valuable time Parliament, and both Houses met Macdonald, who is the executrix.

Usually Kwai Uen is the rice ex- will be wasted and in times of and adjourned. There is a con- porting contre, but they are even emergency dire results might census of opinion that M. Poincare

will head tho now Cabinet talking of importing rice for local consumption. If that is necessary now; it certainly bespeaks serious times before the next crop cán be harvested.

NEW AUSTRALIAN CRUISER.

PRINCESS MARY LUNCHES. ON BOARD.

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London, Nov. 6. Princess Mary paid an unofficial

Mr. Snowden supported the demand of Mr. MacDonald for a statement by the Government on

In the absenco 1. foreign affairs. of such statement, he declared it was of no use to proceed with the debate, and he therefore moved the adjournment of the House..

Mr. Baldwin defended the absence of a statement by point- Ing out that for many years the The American Mall Liner Preaf-debate on the Address in Roply Reports coming in from all over dent Jefferson is due to sail from to the King's Speech had, nearly the country tell a story of unpro-Shanghai to-day and la expected to always been of a general charac- cendented interest in the elec-arrive at this port on Friday after-ter. He understood that amond-visit to Portsmouth to-day and tions, and all previous records noon. This steamer will all the ments relating to the matters in went over the new Australian scem to have been surpassed. following day, Saturday, November dispute, lacluding one by the cruiser Canberra, afterwards

Women everywhere are promin-10, at 6 p.m. for Manila.

Liberals, were to be moved. lunching with the Captain and The American Mall Liner Presi- ent among the forty million clti-

other officers-British Wireless. zens who have recorded their dent McKinley, is scheduled to votes, and this is computed to be arrive in Manila at 7 a.m. to-

The Government, said Mr. Bold- the largest number over to have morrow. She will sail from that exercised an elective franchise in port homeward bound on Satur win, had been subjected to a great deal of criticism and very hard day, November 10 at 4 p.m. the history of democratic govern-arriving in Hongkong on Monday, things had been said of them in Governor Al. Smith, accom-sall on Tuesday, November 18 at desired to see what was equivalent November 12 at 7 a.m., and will the country, and the Government panied by his wife, and surround-9 àm. for Victoria and Seattle via to a vote of consure to be moved ed by a bodyguard of ten police-Shanghai, Kebe and Yokohama.

upon them and to observe whether men, walked to the polls, follow..

Dollar Liner President the same things would be said in

ment

The

Much Criticism,

ed by the leaders of his campaign, Lincoln left Seattle on November the House as were said in to record his vote. The popular 3 and is scheduled to arrive at this the country. The Government had a perfect right to reserve their reply for that occasion.

Governor was quickly recognised part en November 28.

by cheering crowds to whoso crics the hooters of taxicabs and mo- ton cars, and also the tin drums and mouth-organs of the street urchins, added, a welcoming note.

Reuters American Service.

*Mr. Hoover Taciturn.

New York Nov. 6.

FENG'S TROOPS.

REPORTED ARRIVAL AT NANKING.

THE UNEMPLOYED PROBLEM.

LATEST RETURN SHOWS INCREASE,

London, Nov. 6, The weekly róturn gives the total number of anemployed as

than a week ago and 268,643 more than a year ago.—British Wireless,

It looks as though the people were in for a serious time, as the next crop cannot be harvested until July of next year and there is no assur ance of a crop even then.

The officials have taken steps to obtain ald from outside sources and also to facilitate the importation of rice. An. official order has beta sent to the Treasury Department which states that, on account of the call of eleven million people, and, acting upon the advice of the Wu- chow and other Chambers of Com- merce for help on behalf of the people to prevent starvation, the duty on rice will be temporarily suspended.

accrue.

BRITISH AERIAL SERVICES.

day.

tho

Re-Action on the Bourse, Although there has been no panic, the Boumo violently 184 acted to the Cabinet's resignation. Rentes and Banque de France stock and other French values foll RAILWAY COMPANIES ARE heavily, while foreign stocks

INTERESTED.

etrongthened considerably. There was a slight improvement at the close, underwriters reflecting that M. Poincare'e fall does not in- dicate a discontinuance of his policy-Reuter.

London, Nov. 6. The possibility of the British railway companies operating

EARLIER CABLES. aerial transport services was fore- shadowed at a meeting to-day of the General Managers of the vari Moderate Counsels Ignored. The Lluchow Disaster. ous railway companies, when they

Angera, Nov. 6. Notwithstanding ✨✨ M. Herriot's Another report has been received discussed the question of seeking in regard to the Lluchow fire. Government support for the pro-counsels of moderation, the Radical- This states that thirly streets motion of a Bill granting the rail-Socialist Congress passed a resolu- were burned and three thousand ways powers of aerial transport.tion that the "minimum pro- shops destroyed. The local officials

The Companies 'contemplate the gramme" is Incompatible with the have established free rice kitchens

which the Government is based.- where rice or congee is given to all production of aeroplanes in their policy of the national union, on who apply. They are giving the huge railway works. As a sequel Reuter

The Decision to the chief cities and towns of

Paris, Nov. 6. people matting for shelters as fast to an official request circulariset as it can be obtained. There are

England urging them to provide In view of the vote at Angers, mediate need of charity.

The Governor of Kwelchow, Mr. possible, the Air Ministry has Ministers have resigned; probably Chow Bl-shing, immediately des- sanctioned the establishment of entailing the resignation of the at Manchester Cabinet, which is exported to be patched coolles with five thousand an aerodrome

announced immediately.

Later. catties of rice as soon as he heard Reuter. of the disaster. This has been de

The French Cabinet has resign- vered free of cost at Lluchow, and the Governor a quick response to the appeal

has been gratefully BRITISH R.A.F. FLIGHT..

Later. acknowledged. Our Own Cortes-

The resolution unanimously pondent.

EXPECTED SOON IN MANILA. passed by the Radical Congress at Angers which precipitated the Cabinet crisis denounced the

In these circumstances, he coula 1,374,700, which is 30,518 more ten thousand homeless and in municipal aerodromes as soon as mentioned earlier, four. Radical

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only congratulate Mr. Snowden on going back to the old constitu- tional practice of moving the ad journment of the debate ab, an early hour, and he had pleasure in saying it was impossible to xaggerate the difficulties or the accepting it.

The motion for the adjournment great skill with which. Sir Miles The weather for Election Day

A naval wireless message re- was agreed to without a division, had surmounted them. was very sunny, and this is popu- calved in Hongkong this morning and the House_rose.

Disarmament Problem. larly-supposed to favour the Re- jatates that it is reliably reported The Labour Party has decided to

In the course of his speech, Lord publicans,

that Marshal Feng Yu-halang's move two official amendments to Mr. Hoover, with his customary troops have moved into Nanking, the Address in Reply to the Speech Ballebury protested against the taciturnity, refused to say a word

from the Throne, one dealing with description, "Naval Pact," being when he, with his wife and two

unemployment and the industrial applied to what was really a pro- sons, arrived to vote at Paloalto,

aituation, and the other relating vialonal accord reached with the *his home town.

to the Anglo-French Naval Agree French Government, which the British Government communicated menta

at once to all the other Powers concerned," The Chinese Situation::.

Undoubtedly that naval arrangement was now, at an

FINER WEATHER COMING.

.

COTTON IN JORDAN VALLEY.

Manila, Nov. 7.

Alleged Milltarism,

-

A wireless massage has been re- alleged militarism of the French ceived, (via Jesselton) from the Government, called a halt in tho British R.A.F. fliera stating that Government's military and naval they expect to arrive at Puorto programme, and forbade any in- Princessa at noon to-day----Router. crease in the fighting effectives or The illers left Singapore on money to be voted for them. It was 6.November lat. in four scaplanes moved by the young Deputy Món-

HOPES OF DEVELOPMENT" IN FUTURE.,

London, Nov.

Another notable voter was Co- lonel Lindbergh, the aviator, who To-day's Observatory report flow from Mexico City to St. Louis states that the anticylone has to record his approval of the Ro- passed into the Pacific. Another In the House of Lords, In the end. It was confronted with a publican nomingo.

has formed over south-east Mon- debate on the Address, Lord Par-reception which was not at all Sir John Chancellor, Commis and have called at Kuching and tigny and seconded by the Radical Early Indications.

golla and North China. The moon moor and Lord Salisbury both pald encouraging. He greatly regretted aloner in Palestine and late Labuan. From Puerto Princessa leader Datadler, both Heutenants

they will fly to Manila, where they of M. CaillauxTORS soon will freshen along the cast tributes to the work of Bir Miles that He did not know, how the Governor of Southern Rhodoals are expected to arrive on Friday. The resolution placed an ex The bulk of the polling con- coast of China and remain ma- Lampson, the British Minister to problem of disarmament was to be addressing the British Cotton They will remain in Manila for aplicit vete on Radical ministers solved unless there were pre- Growing Association at Manches week and will then fly to Saloma remaining in the Cabinet if cluded at an early hour, foreshadorate over the China Sea. The China.

Lord Salisbury, expressed the liminary understandings which ter, said that his one great hope gas, whence they will proceed to Radical wishes were not carried dowing a speedy announcement or forecast till noon to-morrow Is: the result.

North-east winds, moderate; over-Government's gratitude for Sir would be communicated at once to who that it would be possible to Hongkong, being due here on out, hence the resignations of M. LL. cast, with drizzle at frat; improv-Miles Lampson's conduct of affairs other Powers interested Reuter develop cotton in the Jordan Saturday the 17th, maining here Herriot, Barraut, Perrier and

under most difficult circumstances, and Brition Wireless,

Valley soon-British Wireless, for nine days.]. Ing later

planade Queuille, Router,

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