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EXCITING DEBATE CENTRAL AMERICA ANTI-MONARCHIST MISS VIOLA SMITH CHATER WILL CASE PREMIER IN HOUSE FIGHT AWARDED

ON COAL BILL.

CLOSE SHAVE FOR GOVERNMENT.

MAJORITY OF NINE ON THE

LIBERAL MOTION.

LABOUR PARTY WILDLY PLEASED.

REVOLUTION.

SANTO DOMINGO IN HANDS.

*OF REBELS.

H.M.S. WISTARIA SENT.

OUTBURST.

CRISIS DEVELOPING

IN SPAIN.

CONSERVATIVE EX-PREMIER ATTACKS KING.

MADRID SENSATIONS.

WITHDRAWS.

INSTRUCTIONS FROM STATE DEPARTMENT.

SHANGHAI ELECTION.

[Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, Feb. 28.

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DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT THE FULL COURT ASSUMED.

THOUGHT PARTIES AGREED ON CLAUSE 7:

There

was an interesting development in the Chater will case this morning, when the Chief Justic stated that the Full Court, in a previous judgment, assumed, without considering

OF COMMONS.

CARDINAL PRINCIPLE OF

BRITISH POLICY..

NAVAL DISARMAMENT.

TO SHARKEY.

PHIL SCOTT LOSES TITLE BOUT.

"TECHNICAL KNOCK-OUT" IN THIRD ROUND,

DETAILS OF DECISION NOT TO HAND.

London, Feb. 27s British naval policy was the subject of questions in the House of Commons to-day when Mr. G. It is announced that Miss Viola

le M Mander, the Liberal M.P. for Smith, the Assistant U.: Trade

MR. JENKIN'S VIEWS.Wolverhampton (East) asked whe- ther. it was the Government's Madrid, Feb. 27.

Commissioner, has withdrawn ker

policy to arrive by international While it has been stated that candidature for the vacant seat on

agreement at the Naval Confer- there is little likelihood of a the Shanghal Municipal Council.

ence at the largest possible scrap- Republic being proclaimed in It is stated that the withdrawal

ping of battleship tonnage. Spain at this juncture, the follows the receipt of Instructions

Prime Minister, replied that he

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the WORLD'S CHAMPION. political situation is becoming from the American State Depart

had nothing to add to the British Jack Sharkey won the heavy- extremely critical.

the ment, in which it was declared the matter closely, that the Memorandum, which set out Bri-weight championship of the establishment of a Republic is that the

Mr. Jenkin, for Mr. Bagram, position. feeling against the Monarchy is patible with Miss Smith's official the will-governed the situation. the time being it is doubted Shanghai are most disappointed, ment reversed that of Mr. undoubtedly growing, but for

The women's organisations in replied that the Full Court judg- whether the Republican organi-and have suggested that nothing Justice Wood because Clause 7 sation is sufficiently strong to would have been placed in the way destroyed the basis of it. been effect a coup.

of the nomination. if the men had not been in opposition.

London, Feb. 27. H.M.S. Wistaria' has been des- patched from St. Thomas, in the Virgin Islands, to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Re public, where two thousand insur- gents have occupied the city.

The Wistaria is a British sloop, LL. GEORGE FAILS. and it is understood that she is going merely to stand by in case London, Feb. 27. of necessity.

The rebel forces are in occupa After an exciting and anxious debate in the House of Commons tion of Santo Domingo, though to the Coal Mines Bill, seeking fortress which isoned by to confine the schemes in Part the few supporters of President One of the Bill to the marketing Vasquez.-Reuter. of coal, and omitting schemes

Washington, Feb. 27. for the regulation of output, was The State Department rejected, the Government escap-informed of the Bri ing defeat by a margin of nine votes.

and

American Government

last night, a Liberal amendment) they have not yet captured the being openly discussed. The thinks it undesirable and incom parties agreed that Clause 7 of tish polley very clearly, and was world at Miami, Florida, last

The voting was:.

For the Amendment .....271 Against the Amendment ..280 There was tension in the House all through the debate, which fol- lowed Mr. William Graham's re- fusal to give way to Mr. Lloyd George on the quota scheme, in- volving restriction of output, which the Government regarded as an essential part of the Bill.

Storm of Cheering.

The result of the division was received with a storm of Labour cheering, and completely upsots the predictions of political corres- pondents of the London

news-

papers, who following the narrow escape of the Government on the Second Reading of the Bill in De cember last, suggested that the Bill might be regarded as dead, the victory of the Government being equivalent to defeat in Committee.

Opponents of the Bill were con- fident that they would do better then they did on the second read- ing, and all parties sent out urgent whips for the debate. The re- markable discipline in the Labour ranks is shown by the fact that they were almost fully represented. The Conservatives fell a good way short of their full representation.

Liberals Derided.

There was the greatest excite- ment in the House during the divi- sion on the Liberal amendment.

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despatching H.M.S

Santo Domingo in è the revolution.

to

act of

The State Department under- stands, however, that this is only a precautionary measure. Νυ landing of British forces is con- templated.

Nevertheless, the prevalling spirit is shown by the proceed- ings at a wildly enthusiastic meeting held in Madrid to-day, at which Sanchez-Guerra, the former Conservative Premier was the principal speaker. Sanchez-Guerra was a victim of the Dictatorship,, being arrested following the abortive revolution at Valencia a year ago, and though BUCKINGHAM PALACE held in custody until the acquitted by a military tribunal, RECEPTION.

The United States has no warship in the vicinity-

at present Reuter's American Service.

QUEEN ENTERTAINE NAVAL DELEGATION LADIES:

London, Feb. 27. The wives of the delegates at- tending the Naval Conference were entertained at tea by the Queen at Buckingham Palace this afternoon.

was

Her Majesty, with whom Princess Mary, accorded the gucata a very homely welegme in the suit of the State Apartments.

Among the guests Was Miss Ishbel Macdonald, the daughter of the Premier-British Wireless.

INJURED IN JUMP

FROM TRAIN.

CHINESE WHO STEPPED OFF TOO SOON.

fall of Primo de Rivera, when he was released under the general Amnesty.

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Serisational Attack.

Tonight, he led a sensational. attack on King Alfonso and all his vigorous denunciations were wil ly cheered. It is noteworthy that for admission to the meeting peo- ple paid nearly a sovereign for so- called free seats.

"The King no longer enjoys the confidence of the People," declared Sanchez-Guerra,

"I am not a Republican, but i

recognise that if the people wish,

they are entitled to have a Repub- lie," he added.

The ex-Premier then fiercely con- demned General Primo de Rivera, the erstwhile Dictator, who "came under the King's influence. Re- ponsibilities must be exacted from all in a legal manner."

Police Charge Mob.

While Sanchez-Guerra

was in-

Harold Lloyd Film Latest. Meanwhile, Shanghaf has been given another mild sensation by

the announcement, that the Ex- ecutive Committee of the Shanghai Branch of the Kuomintang Party has passed a resolution insisting that Harold Lloyd apologise to China for the insulta conveyed in: his future films will be boycotted.

Welcome Danger otherwise all'

deton kef the film, which tion is proceeding for the

canufarserious disturbances at the Grand Theatre last week-end,

BEAVERBROOK OPENS CAMPAIGN,

APPEAL TO CONSERVATIVE LEADER.

London, Feb. 07.

Lord Beaverbrook, as the leader of the United Empire Party, in a speech at Gloucester, opening his West Country campaigu said the Party thought the cure for unem- ployment was Empire Free Trade.

He urged Mr. Baldwin to have the courage už hia-own fiscal con- victions and to give the British people an opportunity of saving themselves by adopting the fiscal declared Mr. Baldwin himself be-

Jumping from a carriage whilst the train was still some 200 yards veighing inside the theatre a tur-policy in which Lord Beaverbrook from Taipo Station, a Chinese bulent crowd outside was engaged

was

King!"

lieved.

issued on February

Commander Kenworthy asked randum looking to the eventual whether the sentence in the Memo disappearance of battleships is the policy of the British delega- tion to the Conference.

night, says a Reuter mesage re- ceived in the Colony shortly the British champion, was de- after noon to-day. Phil Scott.

feated by a technical knock-out in the third round of the contest, When the Full Court of Appeal

which was scheduled resumed this morning, Mr. F. C.

to go Mr. Ramsay MacDonald: "It is fifteen. Jenkin, for Mr. J. T. Bagram, con- the policy of the British Govern- tinued his address in support of ment. It is an aim that has got and Sharkey remained

Greatest excitment prevailed the judgment by Mr. Justice Wood to be attained by international favourite right up to the com. Warm which is appealed from. The agreement. We cannot go one parties to the action are the pound avoirdupois beyond what of the fact that when the conten- mencement of the contest, in spite Official Trustee of Bengal the other Powers do. (Conserva- ders officially weighed-ir during Mr. W. E. L. Shenton (plaintiff- (defendant-appellant), the Hon. tive cheers).

the afternoon, it was disclosed that The Premier added that he cerScott would have an advantage of respondent), Messrs. J. T. Bagram tainly expected to arrive at an in-eight pounds in weight. and Ebraham Sadick (defendants-ternational agreement for naval Scott weighed in 14 st. 9 lbs. respondents).

and Sharkey at 14st, 1 lb.

Point At Issue. The judgment, which is appealed 28, 1929, and laid down that. Mr. against was delivered on March

Bagram was entitled to interest sa to his legacy from the date of the death of Sir Paul Chater,"that he was entitled to be paid interest on his legacy at the rate of 8 per cent.

per annum if the income of the

estate was sufficient, and that he

should receive payment at the rate of 7 per cent, or at a lesser rate as the income of the estate allowed to be paid.

disarmament.--Reuter.

AERIAL & RAILWAY CO-OPERATION.

INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT

AT HOME

at

the

London, Feb. 27. Brigadier General Hon. Everard Baring, the Chairman of the South ern Railway, announced annual meeting, that the Company had acquired a shareholding in- Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mr.terest in the Imperial Airways and H. G. Sheldon are for the Official latter for co-operation in running had made an arrangement with the Trustee of Bengal, Mr. C. B. Alabaster, K.C., is for Mr. Shenton and Mr. F. C. Jenkin is acting for Mr. Bagram. Mr. Jonkin yester day intimated that Mr. Sadick was not concerned with the appeal.

Inflexible Hulé,

This morning, Mr. Jenkin said his contention was that, fund or no fund, the beneficiaries under the clause were entitled to interim interest, and apart altogether from the decision of the Full Court, he would submit that that

was

not

As Mr. Lloyd George and some of his followers emerged from the Conservative Lobby they were

was the inflexible rule in adminis- loudly and ironically cheered by named Ng Chik, aged 29, of Sha eagerly in an attempt to force an

tration proceedings, in the absence the Labour Members, to the ac- Chung, was thrown to the entry. shouting "Down With the Lord Beaverbrook asserted that only of any indication of an companiment of cries of "Good old ground and received injuries to

the United Empire Party had no express nature in the will itself. *Tories."

his head.

The situation was once so ugly intention of disrupting or destroy-Only one case had been cited to The incident occurred on Wed- that the police charged the mob ing any other Party. It not a poli- show that that rule nesday, and when the man

with drawn sabres, while cavalry tical but an economic Party. ricked up it was found necessary

came into action, a number of peo- Lord Beaverbrook said he would to send to him to the Kwong Waple being badly injured.

welcome the return of Mr. Baldwin Hospital, where he was detained.

The King is popularly held to be to the Premiership if he went with the culprit in regard to the re- his hands free to carry out the sponsibility for the disastrous policy in which he (Lord Beaver Moroccan War affair, and the sub-brook) understood he believed and sequent assumption of the Dictator-in the development of which a ship by Primo de Rivera.

large majority of the Conservative Party believed--Reuter.

The Government was saved by a number of Liberal abstentions. The Liberals who declined to vote on the amendment, included all the principal anti-Lloyd George menr bers.

When it was known that the Gov- ernment had a majority, the whole of the Labour Party rose und cheered, waving papers and hand- kerchiefs and making full use of the opportunity to deride the Con- servatives.

Later, About forty Liberals voted Mr.. Lloyd George in the minority.

Mr. Cook's Attack.

AMERICAN BANKER'S

RESIGNATION.

TO BECOME DIRECTOR OF THE REPARATIONS BANK.

Washington, Feb. 27. Mr. Gates W. McGarrah, the chairman of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, has resigned in

After the division, Mr. A. Jorder to accept a directorship of

Moroccan Disaster.

Hundreds of Spaniards lost their lives in the campaign against Abd-el-Krim in 1924, largely thraigh persistence in the system of innumerable small posts, which proved death-traps owing to the lack of adequate water supply.

Pro-Republican feeling in Spain

LORRY AND CYCLE COLLIDE.

MISHAP NEAR KOWLOON PLAYGROUND.

applied, but in that case the lan- guage was clear, and testator stated that the legacy was not to be paid until certain litigation had terminated.

Counsel submitted that, interest being payable, it could rightly be paid by the trustees under the will annually, or, if funds were not available for annual payments, then it should be paid as and when funds were available for that pur- pose.

Funds Available. Continuing, Mr. Jenkin 'sold Interest was payable out of any available funds, and in the pre- eent case there were available funds.:

Therefore, there should police by Chai Chol: one of the interest. There was no reason drivers of the Electro lorry why interest should not be paid belonging to the Sanitary Depart and, in fact, interest had been ment, that whilst about to turn paid at another rate. across Chatham Road this morning," Dealing with the point that in- his vehicle came into collision

Cook, speaking. offcially on behalf the Bank of International Settle is doubtful whether the Repub. A report has been made to the beng bar at all to payments of

on the miners, said that if Mr. Lloyd George had succeeded in de- feating the Government, it would have meant a complete stoppage in all the coalfields throughout the country.

The Miners' Federation, he add- ed, had now learned that the Li- berals profession of sympathy with the miners was all hypocrisy.

ments.

is now running very strong, but it licans are sufficiently organised at Mr. J. H. Case, the Deputy-Gover-present to make an effective, con- nor of the New York Federal Reserted move against the Monarchy, serve Bank, will succeed Reuter's American Service.

AHMED. RIZA DEAD.

him-Reuter.

Mr. Lloyd George's action to- night would summon all the forces

Constantinople, Feb. 27. The death is announced of Ahmed of the Miners' Federation and the Labour movement against Liberal- Riza, the founder of the Committee fam.

of Union and Progress, which fought the Hamidian regime.

Later.

The Coal Bill division figures consisted as follows:

For the Government:

Labour

Liberals

Independents "Irish Nat

Reuter.

a thousand attended the banquet, and speakers scorning the King and urging revolt were en- thusiastically cheered.-E.

air services.

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How T. K. O. Arises.

A definition of the technical knock-out which resulted in Scott's defeat has not yet been received. Only two possibilities seem to arise, one, that the referee stopp- ed the fight on the ground that Scott was taking excessive punish- ment and was unable to defend himself, and the other, that Scott received some injury which in"" capacitated him.

Hongkong's Interest.

The bout has excited world-

kong, the Telegraph. being delug- wide interest, reflected in Hong-

ed with enquiries as to the result If the Southern Railway used its long before it could possibly be powers to run air services, these know, Hongkong baing some would be operated by the Imperial thirteen hours ahead of Miami. Airways, while the Southern Rail- Great disappointment will be way would be helpful to the Im- felt among the British communi- perial Airways in the way of ty, who while feeling that Shar- through bookings and advertising.key might prove too much for

British Wireless.

MURDER OF BRITISH OFFICER.

KILLED IN FIGHT WITH THREE BURGLARS.

Scott, had hoped that the first Englishman to obtain a chance at the world's title in 28 years, would justify the honour: The last English holder, of the title was Bob Fitzsimmons, who lost it in 1902.

Scott's Confidence..

Scott was very confident be fore the fight. His last.words" before retiring for his pre-fight rest were: Give my love to my wife and kiddies and tell them I will bring home the champion- on ship.

Peshawar, Feb. 27. Investigations into the murder of Lieutenant Hawkes, of the Royal Engineers, who was found dead in, his bungalow at Landikotal Wednesday, seem to show that he was awakened from his sleep by burglars, a scaffle ensuing..

It is believed that two of the

intruders struck him with a heavy weapon, breaking his collar-bone, while another stabbed him, inflict ing a mortal wound.

No arrests have yet been made. -Reuter.

EX-SHAH OF PERSIA PASSES AWAY.

DEPOSED KING DIES IN FRANCE.

Sharkey was bombastically as¬ sured, saying: Scott Is a mere set-up for me.

ing from depression before the

Scott was reported to be suffer-: contest, but the arrival of H.M. 3.-Durban and four destroyers with a host of bluejackets anxi- ous to see the contest banished the feeling. The bluejackets gave Scott three ringing cheers when be visited the Durban, and he returned to his camp with fresh confidences

CANTON LECTURES.

AN INTERESTING. SERIES ARRANGED.

Canton, Feb, 27.

of

Paris, Feb. 27. The death occurred to-day of A fortnight ago a large gather

terest should be paid from year to Achmed Mirza, the former Shah of The Arts and Science. Club of ing of leading Republicans gave a banquet commemorating the short with a motor cycle on which were year, counsel cited authorities Persia, who was deposed, by the lived Spanish Republic of 1878. two Chinese, one of them being which, he claimed, showed interest present ruler, Riza Khan in Octothe, Lingnam University of Hong Lok, Canton, have arranged a very had been so paid and should be ber, 1925. The speakers urged violence and re- hurt about the head and arms. volution to overthrow the Monar- The Sanitary Department driver so paid. He continued that the The ex-Shah has been living in varied and interesting programme chy while shouts of "Death to stated that he was travelling along Courts had followed the principle France since 1923, spending most of lectures for the present season. Alfonso!" were raised..

Chatham Road at 6.30 this morning that there should be an actual of his time in the peace of the These include "Meeting Over

He protested when the Extremes in Contemporary Philo and, on nearing the Children's intermediate payment of interest Riviera. Playground, he extended his hand due on legacies. He would sub- British Government and the Rus-sophy" by W. T. Chan: Ph. D., to indicate that intended to mit it was quite clear that, if, in stan Government recognised Riza Assistant Professor of Sociology, turn and cross to the other side, fact, it was not the right thing Khan as Shah in 1926, but latter Lingnam University, on March when a motor cycle coming in the to do, it was, in fact, a thing whichly had resigned himself to the in-21st; Peoples of Siam" (with opposite direction came into was done in practice whether evitable Reuter. The Royal Observatory reports collision with the lorry 1 funda-were available or not, that pressure is high over ··N. The driver of the cycle, Mr. Y. Counsel continued to deal with Chips. The depression over Indo C. Ho, and the pillion passenger, the language of the will on the A widow residing at 67, Austin Foreign Policy," by H. C. Brownell, China has filled up. Moderate Mr. F. S. Lui, were thrown off point na to whether or not the Road was alleged, before Mr. M.A., Professor of History, Ling, monsoon along the SE. coast of the former being slightly hurt Holy Church of Nazareth was the Whyte Smith at the Kowloon nam University, on May 16th China and over the N. China Sea. about the head and arms. He was real residuary legater, and as to Magistracy this morning, to have "China's New International Re The local forecast till noon to- taken to hospital for treatment. legacies or not, submitting that whom were stated to be six years Assistant to Presidents, Lingnam whether the bequests. were kidnapped two boys, both of lationships," by P. B. Wu Ph.D. morrow is--N.E. winds, mo- Tha motor cycle was somewhat they were legacies. He continued of age. The defendant was re- University Our Own Correspond derate; generally cloudy, some damaged, but the lorry escaped

damage.

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Against:

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Conservatives

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Liberala Independent

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