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ANGLO-EGYPTIAN FAILURE.

WHY NEGOTIATIONS

BROKE DOWN.

"COMPLETELY INADVISABLE”

CLAIMS BY EGYPT.

SUDAN DIFFICULTY.

London, May 8.

SIX WICKETS FOR SEVEN RUNS.

Continued from Page 1.)

Blazers. Sweaters,

Travel,

Broadcasting.

Reporters.

Caps.

Dressing-rooms,

Ties,

Visitors.

Finance.

Laundry.

are

Finance is set forth in lan- guage that glitters with £ signs.

Fincs

prescribed for breaches of contruct and bad be haviour. Bad boys will be sent home to mother in Wagga Wagga with most of their pocket-money forfeited.

There are possibly reason why The fallure of the Anglo- the Australians chose to land at Egyptian treaty negotiations Naples instead of at Toulon or was announced in the House of Plymouth. Commons this afternoon. In a

brief statement the Foreign Sec- retary, Mr. Henderson, said, "I regret to inform the House that in spite of the most sincere and friendly efforts on both sides the negotiations have failed, His Ma-. jesty's Government not having seen their way to meet the de- mands of the Egyptian delega- tion in regard to the Sudan. I shall very shortly lay before the House a White Paper dealing with the negotiations."

There are indeed enough ashes tn the neighbourhood of Naples io satisfy the most persistent ash- hunter.

A DISTILLERY FOR

HONGKONG.

ADDITIONAL TANK TO RE BUILT.

cope

19 to

The annual report of The He was asked whether status quo United Molasses Co. Ltd., London,

1920, was meanwhile maintained on the for the year ended four reserved points. Mr. Hender-hand,

The Company have just con- son replied that that must be an inevitable result of the failure of eluded the first year's trading in the Colony with very satisfactory the negotiations.

results. and to

with the business they find it necessary to build an additional tank of 8,000 tons capacity, to bring the storage accommodation up to 23.000 Lous, The materials for this tank are now en route from England and will arrive in time to commence building before the end of this month.

The Four Points.

The four points referred to were reserved by Great Britain in the declaration of 1922 for future set- tlement. They were:

of Egypt

(2). Protection of British in perial communications.

(1). The protection 1com foreign aggression.

The Recent negotiations arose out of the proposals for an Anglo Egyptian treaty settling these out- standing points which were made by the Foreign Secretary last August after a conversation London with Mahmoud Pasha,

and

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1930.

LORDS CRITICISE NAVAL TREATY.

DANGEROUS CRUISER

REDUCTION.

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JELLICOE CITES WAR-TIME EXPERIENCES.

FIFTY INADEQUATE.

NANKING'S HEAVY. LOSSES.

(Continued from Page. 1.)

Air Raid on Chengchow.

Peking, May 9, A special message from Cheng- chow, headquarters of the Kuominchun, to the Peking Leader. states that the Nanking Air Force made a raid on the city lasting for forty-eight hours,

The damage was confined to the destruction of some small houses. There were some civilian casual- ties, the army being outside the city.

A large number of anti-aircaft una have arrived at Chengchow and have been sent forward for distribution.

EUROPEANS LEAVE SHOLAPUR.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITHDRAWN.

MUSLIMS KEEP ALOOF FROM DISOBEDIENCE.

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PESHAWAR SEQUEL.

Bombay, May 8. The Council of the All-India Muslim Federation has passed a resolution disapproving of civil Many mobile trucks, adapted for disobedience as injurious to the use on rough and roadless country, interests of Muslims and advis together with sixty Whippet tanks, have also arrived at Chengchowing them to keep aloof from the Many more are expect: in the movement. near future.--Renter

Chiang's Model Troops.

The resolution also advocates counter-propaganda by the Mua- lims by means of leaflets which will acquaint the villagers of the true situation.

The resolution also urges the imme- Government to announce diately the date and personnel of the Round Table Conference in or der to allay public nervousness. and restore confidence among the moderates.

London, May 8. Viscount Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty in the late Conservative Government, opened a debate in the House of Lords upon the Naval Treaty resulting from the London Naval] Conference. He said that so far as the smaller portion of the Treaty, which was signed by all

Nanking, May 8. Chiang Kai-shek left Pukow for the five Powers, was concerned. Hauchow this morning, and im- the important thing was the mediately upon his arrival the Government forces are expected the life of prolongation of

to start a general offensive, ad- capital ships.

vancing along the Lunghai Ruil. He did not quarrel with this, way,

It is believed that the pick of though it was true that we were

stronger and newer the National army, including the giving up

than America was model division trained by foreign battleshps

experts, will be used in a deter- going to.

With regard to the reservation mined attack.-Reuter.

Three-Power agreement) in the

Yen's Intentions. empowering us to increase our

Peking, May B. naval strength if any lower not a signatory of the treaty was builti-) The fact that Yen Hsi-shan ing

[011 extent which

was after conferring with Feng Ya- threatening to us, that seemed to hsiang returned to Taiyuanfu is him to place us in a very amregarded as indicating that he bas This resolution also urges that no intention of going to Peking in with a view to allaying suspicion higanus position.

the near future or establishing a the All India Muslim Federation: government until military suc should be allowed to send a de-i cesses have been achieved.-Reputation to Peshawar to ascertain ter.

the facts-Reuter.

to

Peshawar Anxiety.

The Council also passed a re- solution expressing the anxiety of Muslims throughout India on ac- count of the recent firing and loss of lives at Peshawar, declaring that the Government communique in this connexion fails to carry conviction.

Grent Sacrilice. In addition to the molasses busi (3). Protection of foreign resiness the Company are largely in-

We had to consider not only the terested in the distilling business Atlantic and, the Pacific, but also dents and properties in Egypt.

in America and elsewhere, (4). Sudan.

Europeans Leave Sholapur. now propose to erect a mulusses the Mediterraneas and our posi- distillery in Hongkong. This diation in Europe, whereas neither f

other two signatories

was secure our safety. Replying to the

Sholapur, May 8. tillery, when completed, will com- the

scientifle points raised during the

Eight European women and five; sume about 25,000 tons of molasses concerned in that way.

Viscount Bridgeman submitted debate in the House, the Admiralty pur anLBUSTER

that the Government had made a were prepared to agree to fifty crui-European children have been with- great sacrifie in giving up twenty sera as the margin requirements of drawn from Sholapur and have cruisers when seventy had been the Navy up to the next conference been sent in a special train to: agreed to be our requirements and in 1936. The justification for a essential for the protection of cur reduction from seventy to fifty was

Serious Rioting. the change in the general League discount-imperial trade.

was said that this . It

treaty outlook of the world. The Govern-

Sholapur, May 3. owing tor the fact that

So far 25 people have been kill- step towards disarmament had acted upon the advice of arrived

What country besides its experts and was satisfied thated and 100 injured in own has made a stop the security of the Empire was am- rioting here.

ply safeguarded. towards disarmament, he asked.

in This is an entirely different ven- ture from that mooted by other

interests sometime ago.

then Prime Minister of Egypt.

Mr. Henderson's covering note described the proposals as repres senting the extreme limit which helition could recommend British Governed ment to accept.

Collapse at Mid-day. The present Egyptian Premier, Nahas Pasha, with his delegation, at the end of came to London March to conduct negotiations on the basis of these proposals and discussions have continued ever since, except for a long interval while the Egyptian delegates con- sulted their colleagues in Cairo.

After siting almost continuous. ly yesterday and to-day, with only short intervals for rest and re- freshment, the delegations finally parted shortly after midday to day.

the

个 feeling is

news

was

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the eve of the Bairam Festival which lasts ment. for four or five days. Also, wide-our spread feeling has been engender- ad by the friendly atmosphere in London that a complete agreement is now only a matter of time.. Bruter.

Press Comment.

Apart from the Daily Herald and the Day News, which deeply regret the failure of the Angle- Egyptian negotiations, the news. papers, in editorial comment, do hot conceal their relief that Treaty has resulted.

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The Breakdown.

A Debt of Honour.

Some had more ships than be-l As regards our future construc- fore, some have about the same. tion he could not state definitely the We alene had a great diminution opinion of the Government, of naval strength and we had al- ready since the war done more than any country to reduce our ships. Where was this wreat step towards disarmament except by ourselves?

Dangerous Reduction.

Poona.-Rcuter.

serious

Six police stations, the Magis- trate's court, and all the local liquor shops have been burned

down.

West A detachment of the Riding Regiment is proceeding to Sholapur from Ahmednagar.- Reuter.

Origin of Trouble.

India, numbering twenty-two, were mobiilsed.

So long as the present Govern- ment were in power they would work out a programme so that re- placement might be substantially Povided for within time to the re-

Sholapur, Later. duction of capital ships. The Gov-

The trouble began yesterday, Lord Bridgeman asarted that ernment had been unable to achieve when mill workers proclaimed s no the Government had missed anthis. It was suggested they might

opportunity of reducing the size have broken off the negotiations be-hartal and organised a procession. Simultaneously the liquor shops All, however,

pleased to of battleships. He accused the cause they could not obtain consent stress the friendly atmosphere in Government of disregarding the to that.

were picketed.

Those in the procession at one After his brief announcement in which the Conference broke

advice of the Sea Lord in consent-} The Government believed they the House of Commons, the Fur and emphasise the utter impossibilling to the dangerous requstion of had achieved two great results paint came into conflict with the police, and Immediately turned eiga Secretary, who had postpony to the Egyptian claims to the British cruiser strength.

security of the country and the violent. They burnt down every this Sudan. - Rruler, ed his intended departure

Lord Jellicoe said the Confer-splendid friendliness between our- morning for Paris and Geneva,

ence had reduced the Brish Navy selves, America and Japan. As re. / liquor shop except one. The situa-j boat

tion become so serious that local afternoon

but had not effected a reduction in gards France and Italy the negotia-members of the Auxiliary Force of caught the train

The ta the Continent.

any of the other nations. He cited tions were not closed. London, May 8. Egyptian delegation is expected to

After a strenuous eleventh-hour war-time experiences in an effort! He described the reduction as a leave London to-morrow,

effort to steer the Anglo-Egyptian to show that fifty cruisers were debt of honour undertaken in the negotiations through the enags of totally inadequate to defend Bri-League Covenant. "Completely Inadvisable."

nineteen- tish maritime interests. opposing claims, by a Although the discussions failed hour talk at the Foreign Office be to produce an agreement they tween the British and Egyptian were conducted throughout in a representatives which ended

at extremely amiable spirit and con- 3.16 in the morning, the conference cluded with statements by Mr. again met at eleven o'clock but at Henderson and Nahas Pashas X-12.45 it was announced that the pressing regret at the negative negotiations had broken down and! results and appreciation of the no further meetings have been ar- friendly spirit shown by all who had taken part in the negotiations, it is understood that so far as the questions relating to Egypt concerned an agreement had tually been reached, or was

well within sight, upon all the points. at issue. The breakdown occurred on the Sudan question. In regard

were

to which the Egyptian delegation

made claims which, in the view of

ranged.

The Egyptians are expected to leave for Cairo to-morrow,

The Egyptians declared it was impossible to sign away the Sudan."-Reuter,

Door Still Open.

London, later.

No official communique is being

the British Government, were com.issued by the Foreign Office with pletely inadvisable and contrary regard to the breakdown of the to the interests of Sudan and the Anglo-Egyptian negotiations.

Sudanese.

It is officially emphasised that the

The promised White Paper deal conference ended in a very friendly ing with the course of the negotia-spirit, and the door is still open... tions will be published, it is ex- Reuter. pected, within the next few days. -British Wireless.

Tremendous Friendship.

Egyptian Statement,

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London, May 8. The Egyptian delegation has made the following statement.- Mr. Arthur Henderson left Len-"Despite sincere and really stu- don at four o'clock this afternoupendous efforts on both sides, we for Geneva. With reference to the most unfortunately were unable to Anglo-Egyptian negotiations which reach an agreement, or even had just previously broken down, anderstanding, with regard to the he said. "There was a tremendous Sudan, although we went to the feeling of friendship and I am utmost limit to attain Egypt's sure this will continue. A-Settle.

rights therein. This visit has en- ment

reached 13 regards abled us to establish very happy Egypt, but the Egyptians threw relations with Mr. Henderson and away the substance because they the other British Government re- insisted on discussing the Sudan. presentatives, members of Parlia- The Conference was not called to

ment, and distinguished public discuss the Sudan but to discuss men, also to appreciate the sterling Egypt."-Reuter.

Was

Egypt Disappointed.

qualities of the British people, who have not spared their hospitality and friendly sympathy. We have There is general disappointment lost a treaty of friendship with hero at the breakdown of the Great Britain, but have won actual Anglo-Egyptian negotiations but friendship, which is all important." the possibility of an ebul-Reuter.

Security Safeguarded. Lord Parmour, replying for the Government, said they could no longer depend upon force alone to.

COAL

10 NIA SRCE ING REGULFAT OFF

He

thought other nation.E were is the same position, but it was wrong to argue that because another nation did not what it should that we should 20. Reuter and British

not do Wireless.

"Now beat it. How many times have I told you they ain't no lions ever come down here."

Things quietened down at night, and it was thought the worst was over, but the trouble broke out again at eleven this morning, when a number of volunteers prevented the cutting down of toddy palms in the vicinity of the city, and were soon in conflict with the police. The District Magistrate was summoned, and he warned the crowd to disperse. They refused. and the police were ordered to fire. The whole town is now in a state of chaos and disorder.

More Troope Called For,

Later.

Firing was still proceeding at two o'clock this afternoon, when the police were being gradually pushed back by a mob.

Two policemen have been mur- dered.

The officer commanding the Auxiliary Force has called for more troops, considering the one detach- ment already requisitioned to be insufficient to meet the situation.- Reuter.

[Sholapur is n town of Bombay Presidency, 150 miles by rail south- east of Poona, with silk and cotton manufactures. The population is about 70,000.]

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