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H.M.S. STERLING SURPRISES NAMOA PIRATES. Thirty Suspects Captured: Part of Hanyang's Stolen Cargo Found.

11. M. S. Sterling (H. 31) shown

along side the Kowloon Wharf dur- ing the anti-Japanese incidents.

POUND STERLING

FALLING.

KEEPING DOLLAR

UP.

NEW YORK

SILVER SLUMP. Conjectures as to the trend of the dollar as expressed in sterling

being tem. porarily opeet by the failure to bring an end to the Man- cheria "trisia and the com. tinned fall of the pound in New York.

Silver prices in New York slumped fairly heavily yesterday. The price for spot silver fell a cont to 29% cents, and all futures fell by a cent or more. London falled to respond large- ly owing to a further drop in the pound, It fa estimate that America is overbought in alver to the extent over 22,000,000 ounces and if án effort is made to: rectify the position, further full in the price is certain.

London's Position.

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In London, the price for ready silver alumped 3/16ths and for- ward remained unchanged. America and China were on both sidca of the market, though America has paused in selling spot and in beginning to buy forward.

The local market is besel with

uncertainty, and the rate of is. 4%d. ls more or leas aominal. Transactions are few and email. The official demand rate was 1s. 3.13/16tha, a full of a farthing since yesterday. The undertone in inclined to be easy.

INDIA OFFICE

APPOINTMENTS.

NEW PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS.

London, Nov. 23. His Majesty the King Emperor] has been pleased to approve the following appointments:----

Sir John Anderson at present! the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Home Office, to be Governor of Bengal, in succession to Sir Stanley Jackson whose topure oxpirca in March next,

Sir James Slifton, ICS., to be Governor of Bihar and Orissa in succession to Sir Hugh Stephen- son in April next. Mr. Michael

CHINESE SOLDIERS

CO-OPERATE.

BRITAIN IN THE TARIFF WAR.

REPRESENTATIONS TO

FRANCE.

SUDDEN DESCENT ON THE TORY SURPRISE!

ISLAND LAIR.

PUNITIVE EXPEDITION BURNS DOWN SEVERAL HOUSES.

THE STERLING'S VIGIL.

THE NAMOA ISLAND pirates who took the

officers of the Buttersfield and Swire s.8. Hanyang by surprise on Wednesday last, experienced an even greater surprise yesterday when H.M.S. Sterling anchored off the island and landed a large force of Chinese troops.

H.M.S. Sterling had been taking an active interest in the particular gang of pirates responsible for the Hanyang coup ever since a wireless message acquaint ed her with their place of refuge. Having made sure that the gang had taken no steps to reach the mainland with their booty, she went to Swatow, embarked Chinese troops for a punitive expedition, and descended upon the island yesterday.

The pirates were taken completely by surprise.. Thirty men suspected of being members of the gang involved in the Hanyang affair were taken into custody, while in the course of the operations, several housea on the island were destroyed by fire.

PART OF HANYANG CARGO RECOVERED.

The expedition also succeeded in recovering many of the cases of cargo stolen from the s.s. Hanyang, and presumably this part of the cargo is being taken aboard H.M.S. Sterling to be restored to its rightful owners.

This swift retributive action followed a consulta-

London, Nov, 23.

the Answering questions in House of Commons the Secretary of the Department for Overseas Trade, Major J. D. Colville, stated that representations were being made by the British Govérminent to the French Government in the matter of the recent discrimina- tory increnues in French import duties. British Wireless,

BULLION SEEKER BALKED AGAIN.

HEAVY SWELL ENDS WORK

ON EGYPT.

WITHIN REACH OF SUNKEN, GOLD.

Brest, Nov. 19. The divers from the Italian salvage vessel Artiglio, who have teen working for months past to obtain the gold bullion still in the strong room of the P. & O. liner Egypt, met with another disap pointment to-day

They had just succeeded in re-

The apolls of a Manchurian battle. Our photo shows arms capitred by

Japanese troops during recent operations.

Paddar Bldg. ·

THE THORBURN SCANDAL,

CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION.

MORE QUESTIONS IN COMMONS.

London, Nov. 23.

Three questions were asked in the House of Commons to-night re- garding the Thorburn scandal, in the course of which Captain An- thony Eden told Sir Charles · Cay- zer that the request of Thorburn's father that a claim for compensa. tion should be presented to China was being urgently considered.

Sir Charles Cayzer, in a supple- mentary question, asked that if such Incidents as the murder of Chorburn happened while Britain had exterritorial rights, what would happen if those rights were aur- rendered?

Capt. Eden stressed that the Chinese Colonel who was respon- sible for the affair, had already been dealt with, and he assured-his questionery that the Foreign Secre tary was fully examining the mat- tor-Reuter.

CHINA STANDS FIRM DEBATE ON INDIA

IN PARIS.

LEAGUE INQUIRY NOT WANTED

EVACUATION.

WITHOUT

moving two obstinato steel plate DR. SZE'S MEMORANDUM.

from

the Bullion room "and" it. appeared as though success was within their grasp when a heavy well developed. and work had again to be abandoned:

The Egypt lies at a depth of 60 fathome 25 miles south-west of Ushant, and the strong room con- taine $1,000,000 in gold and silver. There are five tons of gold in bars

and coin and 46 tons of silver.

The Egypt was sunk in a colli- sion in 1922, with a lose of 87 lives.Reuter.

CHINA HAS now thrown a monkey wrench into the League machinery for providing a solution to the Manchurian problem.

PROMISED.

DISCUSSION BEFORE

CHRISTMAS. -

London, Nov. 23, Speaking in the House of Commons to-day. the Prime Minister said he hoped that before Parliament rose for the recess there would be an opportunity for debate on the work of the Indian. Round Table Conference.

Earlier in day the Prime Minlater met his ministerial col-

leagues who are delegates to the Conference and afterwards had a with the series of interviews fenders of the various sections. of the Indian delegates, Lord Sankey and the Secretary for India (Sir Samuotoare) were also present.

Dr. Alfred Sze, China's principal delegate, de- clares that he will not consent to a Commission of. En- quiry by the League of Nations unless it is accompanied by the immediate withdrawal of the Japanese forces. During the day the Aga Khan. Paris, Nov. 23. clear in a Noto which has just head of the Moslem delegation, A memorandum, circulated by been despatched to Russia.

Mr. Ullal Singh, the principle Sikh Dr. Alfred Sze to the League

It is said that the Railway aa- Delegate, Sir Tej Sapru, the Council, says that it is quite Im-sisted the transport of Chinese Moderate Hindu leader, Doctor

tion between the British. Consul at Swatow and the CHANCELLOR'S NEW possible for him to consider the troops to Tsitsihar and Angancki Ambedkar, leader of the Depressed Chief Magistrate of the District. H.M.S. Sterling, which had apparently remained in the vicinity of Namoa Island to ensure the non-escape of the pirates, and made

a quick run to Swatow to pick up the Chinese troops im- mediately it was learned that the Chinese authorities were prepared to cooperate in the raid.

| COMMANDER'S MESSAGE TO HONGKONG.

Only brief details of the expedition as conveyed in a wireless message from the commander of H.M.S. Sterling to the local naval authorities, are available at the moment.

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VISCOUNT: SNOWDEN OF ICKORNSHAW,

London, Nov. 19. "Viscount Snowden of Ickörni shaw this in all probability le

British Information.

London, Nov. 23.

part

The message states that H.M.S. Sterling embarked a party boon" Chancellor" who has just the further discussions of

of Chinese troops at Swatow on Sunday and left for Namon Island for the purpose of examining the coast in the vicinity for traces of the gang that pirated the Hanyang.

The Chinese troops were landed and succeeded in recovering several cases identified as part of the Hanyang's cargo, while thirty of the villagers, believed to have been implicated in the raid were taken into custody.

It is presumed that the captives will be taken by H.M.S. Sterling to Swatow and there handed over to the Chinese authorities for trial.

PREVIOUS RAIDS RECALLED.

It is four years since the British side. The party also included the Kcano to be Governor of Assam in succession naval authorities took action Inspector General of Police, Hon. to Bir Egbert Hammons in June against pirate bands on the lines Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe. next-British Wireless,

KING AND QUEEN IN LONDON.

described above, and only once

before, as far as memory serves, har

punitive expedition been carried out in co-operation with Chinese

troops. Following repeated piracies In 1927

by the gange who had theirf headquarters in the Blas Bay dis- trict, British punitiva expedition

and

LENA GOLDFIELD SEIZURE.

proposal for the appointment of a from the East and West and must Classes, and Sir Annipu Patro commission of inquiry into Man- therefore "ahare in

part." re- Hindu, the Liberal leader, were churia, unless it provides for the sponsibility with the Chinese received. immediate cessation of hostilities if a serious Sino-Japanese clash

Mac To-night Mr. Ramsay and the immediate withdrawal of

occurs in North Manchuria.

Donald is to be the guest of Sir Japanese forces-Reuter.

The Note is in reply to the one Akbar Hydari at dinner, and to from Moscow alleging, that an un-morrow he will meet Mr. Gandhi,

erupulous anti-Soviet campaign-British Wireless, was being conducted by certain In the absence of Sir John military circles in Manchuria for to be the title chosen by Philip Simon, who returned to Paris on the purpose of complicating the Snowden, England's erstwhile Saturday night to take

In relations between Japan the Russia. "Iron

Council of the League of Nationa, elevated to

to the peerage.

Concocted By Chinese. Mrs. Philip Snowden, interview- the Under-Secretary for Foreign tremely likely that this title will Commons question on the Man that Japanese officials manufac ed to-day, admitted that it is ex-Affairs, Captain Eden, answered a

Denying the Soviet's allegations be chosen. She added that Ickern- churian situation.

tured rumours that the Soviet was shaw is "a little hamlet, typically He and his information дя

of giving assistance to General Ma English, in the West Riding of that since the occupation Yorkshire" where her husband Telteihar by the Japances forces Chaa-shan, the reply expresses the was born.-Reuter.

further belief that the rumours were cop. on 19th November, | fighting - had taken place between cocted and set aloat by the what action the Government pro- Japanese and Chinese troops. Hellungkinng authorities for the posed to take to secure the pay- The League Council had sat in purpose of encouraging their own ment from the Soviet Government Parle for more than a week and troops with the belief that the to the Lens Goldfields, Ltd., of the were using their best endeavours Soviet was ready to support them arbitral award of approximately to find a basis for the solution of Japan, therefore, considers that

that in September the problem.-British Wireless.

1980, art that Chinese if the authorities in Captain Anthony Eden Moscow are really maintaining as a result of discussions in

London [policy of strict non-interference,

with representatives of Fe

tary had now, instructed the the dispute between Russia

British Ambassador in Moscow to

CHINESE MINISTER

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Air Reinforcements.

Harbin, Nov, 24.

£13,000,000 CLAIM ON SOVIET

Londoy, Nov. 29. Aaked in the House of Commons

the Soviet should complain to MODO, made in favour of

said

military intelligence officers report China, was strictly neatral

Manchurian Government It is recalled that Japan, during the Company the Foreign Secre

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yesterday for Nanking to receive Fongtien and apparently proposa utilise the South Manchuria Rail. Soviet Government-British Wres

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the wrecked villages explaining that will leave Shanthal for America Cichow at Chinchow is scrupuleus attitude in the present DONCASTER MINE

the punishment was inflicted on ae cannt of repeated piracies and that continued, there would be further punishment.

If such attacks wern

on Friday.

WEATHER REPORT.

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TO US.A.

MR. W. W, YEN. LEAVES ON FRIDAY.

Tientsin, Nov. 24. Mr. W. W. Yen, the newly appointed Chinese Minister to the United States of America in succession to Mr. C. C. Wu, left at Japanese military commanders rejected the Chingae request to make a fresh representation to the

are concentrating aeroplanes · In Before the expedition returned to his credentials before proceeding to resume hostilities against Sin-way for the transportation of Hongkong motloes were posted into U.S.A. to násumo duty.

min, Tahushan, Tuugilao and troops. It is aald Japan hoped the Soviet would show a similar, The situation. tense following the Kanchurian dispute. military concentration, while hosti- lities _babween the Government The Royal Observatory reports was carried out in the early hours steamer Yatshing another punitive that the typhoon is about 200 miles proceeding at Sipmin. Both sides Interviewed by newspaper cor-

troops and over 1,000 bandite are of March 23, 1927, on a group of expedition was sont to Bias Bay north of the Bonins, moving E.N.E: have suffered heavy casualties. villages situated in the Fan Lo in September, 1927.

The naval The new anticyclone fe central

Gemaral Ma Chan-ahan la re-respondents yesterday. Dr. Wal- men again landed at Fan Lo Kong over 9. E. Mongolia, moving.E.N.E. Kong Inlet.

Chinese acting organising his armies at Hailingfo and carried out similar punish-

and preparations are on foot to Foreign Minister said be believed Farther retreat to the districts worth the League of Nations were still A tribute to the heroic rescue ment by burning houses and Junke. The expedition, which was under casualties were sustained.

Na arreste were made and no the idea of demolishing the houses. of Halluugin in the event of kis frying their best to find a solu work in the colliery explosion At Backingham Palace His the command of Rear Admiral

In this case some Chinese troops being further pressed by Japan Hon to the Manchuria imbroglio which occurred near Doncaster Majesty received a number

also landed in the vicinity

Marshal Chang Hsueh-Hang has Asked whether China would officers of the Royal Household the warships Frobisher, Hormos, W. H. D. Boyle, was composed of

Since that time, regular British remitted $500,000 to General Ma withdraw from the League if the paid in a statement in the upon their assumption or relia Delhi, Merazion and Foxglove.

and Chinese naval patrols have Répt Ma Chan-shan-Reneña.

Coupall failed to find a means of House of Commons by Minister quishment of office.

A week later three gunboats a check of Blas Bay and the num- More than 800 marines and ratings visited villages on the West-Bivar der, or pirncies from this region

settling the dispute satisfactory for Mines, Mr. Isaac Foot, ho said a full public enquiry into to the Chinese, Dr. Koo replied It is understood Their Maisaties were landed and 150 houses and known to have harboured the have appreciably diminished. At will spend Christmas at Bandring about 40 Junks were destroyed, pirates of the Gloamer Kochowind tuck on British haipe in the West Japan's attitude towards the that withdrawal from the League the causes would be held ham, British Wirelson,

There were no casualties on either is number of shells were fired with River have also been far fewer,

(Continuad in Page 18.).

TO SPEND CHRISTMAS AT SANDRINGHAM.

London, Nov. 23. The King and Queen returned to London to-day from Sandringham.

Admiral in Charge.

Following the piracy of the

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Japan and Russia.

Chinese Eastern Railway is roade

Dr. Koo and the League.

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· EXPLOSION.

TRIBUTE TO RESCUE. WORKERS.

London, Nov. 23.

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