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號十三 七年九十奎百九千睿英 HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1919.
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FRENCH CHAMBER AFFIRMS A PRINCIPLE.
COAL STRIKES.
TROOPS AT THE ÄINES,
ANOTHER TERENT BY BONAR LAW.
Lospes. July 24th.. Mr. Lloyd George is now actively in tervening in the coal strike.
Ha was interviewed by leading deal owners at Downing Street last night.
(Reuters Service to the China Mait.)
PEACE TREATY IN PARLIAMENT.
CURZON ON THE KAISER.
LONDON, July Bith In the House of Lords, the Peace Treaty passed all its stages unanimously.
LONDON, July Nth PARIS, July 26,
During the second reading of the Peace After a debate in the French
Treaty. Lord Curzon disagreed with the Chamber of deputies on an interpel-
view that the trial of the ex-Kaiser might lation relating to cases of ill treat-
attract support to him. Comparing the ex-Xaiser with the condemned sovereigns. ment of French coloured soldiers
of history, he said that there was some by United States military police, a
thing picturesque about Charles T. om resolution was passed affirming the
thing grand, almost heroic, in the intel equality of all coloured citizens and
renal scope ad imagination of Napo declaring them entitled to the pretec
leon, but the man who was not only guilty tion of the law. It also called upon The Railway Executive has ordered of the war's atrocities but had ignomini the Government to inflict appropriate railway nunagers to prepare for a posourly fled the country immediately it was in diffient eircumstances was the man sible reduction of 30 per cent of all pus punishment or to prosecute any breach of the law by whomsoever and goods services from Monday who call not be imagined as the hero or
Holiday-kere have been warned of the martyr, committed. The resolution was the danger of being
strandui. Race passed unanimously. HaraS..
apecials have been suspended.
DEAR LIVING IN FRANCE.
PARIS, July 26.
Lapos, July 4th. The coal shortage is beginning to be felt in London. The Controller bag an mannced that no household will be allowed more than 2 cwt, weekly.
LONDON, July 24th. Thirty thousand men have rack work in Derbyshire, and $1,000 in Nottingham: while 200.000 textile workers were idle in Leeds by the end of the week.
Great importance is attached in Faris to the meeting of the interforced the closing of the pits. Allied economic council taking place
A mob of 5.000, in the Wigan district.
LONDON. July 24th.
Troops are arriving in the distarbed in London on July 28, at which districts, but it is emphasised that they the ministers for reconstitution are solely employed in protecting the and supplies will represent France. pump workers. The whole question of dear living in g France is dependent on the fall in the value of the franc and the lack of French freightage.. Arrangements. are being made for an extra number of ships to be placed at France's dis posal-Haras.
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PASSPORTS.
PARIS, July 26, After August 1 passports available for a year will be issued to French citizens desirous of travelling abroad. They will not have to be presented each journey for French visa.
FRENCH ADMIRAL DEAD.
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PARIS, July 26. Vice Admiral de Jonquieres, who commanded the French squadron in Far Eastern waters during the Russo-
69.-Havas.
The strike among port workers in Liverpret has resulted in the stoppage of trafic Two hundred ships. including the Olympic are imprisoned in the docks
LONDON, July 24th.
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His presencs just over the German border might be ʼn political danger. All the Allies. believed that the ex-Emperor. ore than any individual, was responsible the war began, te, mere than any man, for the shocking neach of faith he which was responsible for the terrible crimes disfiguring, the war. Epen his shoulders for evermore rated the burden of appal- liog enlamity which had overtaken the world.
The ex-Kaiser had hitherto always em phasised his camanding nature and his position. It was dificult from the tenor: of his speeches to estimate whether he regarded himself as a special protegee of the Almighty or whether the Almighty waS under his special patronage. Such a man Tought to the tried and judged, and, if
found guilty, be punished.
The difficulties of holding the trial bad Ie the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar ben exaggerated. The final decision es Law stated tha, the coal situation wasirds the place of trial and been taken.
no changed, except for the increase of it took place in Britain, it did not strikers in Nottingham.
follow that London would be the place selected
PRENCH TRENTY „„PASSEN
LORDS
The Government had made it clear to the Miners' Executive, in regard to piece rates that the Sankey Report must be adhered to, and an average of 10 per cent. must be the basis of arrangement
wers
The Government was doing their best to deal with the industrial situation. They well awate that a number of people- not very large-were aiming at the de esruction of our whole social and politient system. and doing their best to foment discontent.
THE THREAT.
LONDON, July 24th. In the House of Lords, the Anglo- French Treaty Bill passed all its stages, without discussion, amid cheers.
LATER.
Lord Curzon said that France had bit- [ter experience of this war; also, on more that one previous occasion, that ber Eastern frontiers were singularly de fenceless. She had seen them. without The Government would use their whole novocation, almove without warning, force to protect the people from any un-
by the forces of a powerful due presure (Cheers) and would
In the future. the League of Nationa
do
enemy.
Japanese war, has died at Paris aged whatever såomed, effective in regard told provide protection against such an
GREECE AND BULGARIA.
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the agitators.
In regard to profiteering, the Govern-outrage, but, for the moment, the League ment would take whatever action was pos- was not finally and firmly constituted. sible before the Committee appointed to Therefore, Franco desired the protection consider the situation had reported. which the Treaty afforded. PARIS, July 25.
LONDON, July 4th. The real test of the Treaty was whether The question is again raised whe
Mr. conference between-
Lloyd it was an instrument leading to the peace ther Bulgaria is or is not to have an George, Mr. Bonar Law, Sir R. Horne, ol Europe at no one could hesitate to and the world. He expressed outlet on the Aegean Sea. Greece is and Sir Auckland Geddes (representing the opinion
Government) and the Executive of the answer affirmatively. the claiming the
He was pleased. whole of western Miners Federation at Downing Street, almost surprised. at the absolute unani- Thrace, which would bar Bulgaria lasted 2 hours.
mity with which this very great under- from such direct outlet to the sea. 出 agreed statement. subsequently taking was accepted by every section of France and England are inclined to issued. states that the Government made public opinion is this country. (Cheers.) favour the Greek claims. The United an offer on a new basis for pieco-rate States seems to favour Bulgarian wages in accordance with a ten per cent.. claims. Havas,
reduction of the output, under the Sankey, Report, by which, workers will not suffer loes of earnings.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT FIRM.
PARIS, July 25. M. Clemenceau won another vote of confidence from the French Cham- ber of Deputies, following a debate of financial policy. The figures were 304 against 134. The Minister of Finance said the Government's taxa tion budget amounts to one milliard and 862,000 francs.
SOCIAL PARASITES,
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PARIS, July 25. "The Secretary of the French Gene ral confederation of labour has defined the pending changes neces
The Federation agreed to consider the offer,
FREE TRADE CHAMPIONS.
LONDON, July 24th. In the House of Commons, during the debate on the third reading of the Finance Bill, Capt. Wedgwood Bann" moved the rejection of the Bill on the ground that initiated a system of colonial prefer
ence.
Mr. J. W. Wilson likewise objected to the extension of preference to the ma dated territories.
Mr. Austen Chamberlain, replying, de clared that it was not proposed that we should take for ourselves, in the mandat ed country, any advantage which would not be open to any other members of the oi the mandatories' relationship
OUR NAVY.
VOTE OF SIXTY MILLIONS,
LONDON, July 24th In the House of Commons, Mr. Walter Long, moving vote of £60,000,000 for the Navy, said that the personnel of the Navy at present was 180,000, compared with 407,000 at the Armistice.
Out of 300 warships and 600 auxiliaries under order at the Armistice, 84 warships and 110 auxiliaries, which were essential to replace old ships, or which were so for advanced that cessation of construe- tion would not be economical, were being completed.
The cancelled ships included 3 battle- cruisers, including the lowe.
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The warships being constructed included
battle-cruiser, 14 light-craisers, destroyers, and 32 submarin. 3.
The increase of pay in the Navy would amount to £10,000,000 in 1919. He em- phasised the importance of an efficient Naval Staff in the Admiralty, in order to
the Admiralty up-to-date.
sary to labour as evolution rather League of Nations, but, with us, we announced the appointment of a
than revolution, calling for evolution would ary revolution, not in the interests would give them, in our markets, some
thing we did
did not give to all the world out. of one class but for the equalising of social rights and making an end of exploitation by social parasites.
FRENCH PRESIDENT'S TOUR
PARIS, July 25.
The tour of President Foincare ended with remarkable scenes of enthusiasm at Liege. M. Poincare, recalling the tragic days of 1914, presented the city with the cross of the Legion of Honour. He in turn was presented with a gold comme moration medal, and Marshal Foch with a sword of honour.
CASUAL REMARKS.
P
What has become of John Kestrel? Strange that he should hold silence on the rice question.
True. They could not love Sir Paul so well, hated they not the Chino Mail far more.
The little letter in this morning's Daily Press, signed "Anxious," is dis- tinctly naughty. "Anxious" is cer tainly no lady.
side (Cheers
We contemplated favouring the import into this country of goods from the man dated territories. We were not secur ing any sellist advantage for ourselves in- the marketsin mandated territory and were not doing here, for the produce of the mandated country, anything which. any other nation might not do in its own market if it so pleased.
If this Budget was referred to in the future with any word of praise or com- mendation, it would be because, for the
Committee, under Vice Admiral Philli more, to investigate the lessons of the war,
He also emphasised the necessity of showing the Flag in the distant waters of the Empire,
The Admiralty would do its best to economise, but the Navy must be efficicat
and sufficient.
OUR LOSSES IN RUSSIA.
MEN, NOT ROUBLES. "
first time, it had established the prin
LONDON, July 24th. ciple of Imperial preference by legislatine. Mr. H. W. Forster stated that the In the House of Commons,-at question. tive act.
British casualties in Russia since Novem-
Captain Bena's motion was rejected by ber, 1918. were as follows: 213 votes to 48.
EOYPT.
THE CASUALTIES.
Lorros, July 24th. Harmsworth stated that the following In the House of Commons, Mr. Cecil were the casualties in the recent distur-
Killed. Wounded.
800
1,600
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and
Natives...... Europca
other civilians. 31 Troops....... 29. .......... 714 Three thousand seven hundred natives were sentenced in connection with the disturbances, mostly for short sentences. death, and 27 to penal servitude for life.
Thirty-nine persons were sentenced to The Military Courts had ended on July
The suggestion is made that the authoritics should hire Chinese musicians to soothe the rioters by 15th, in view of the complete restoration
playing to them.
An American has invented a golf ball that squeaks when it gets lost. A cablegram has been despatched from Fanling for f. o. b. quotations,
Officers killed
10
Officers wounded........... 20
Men killed
148
Men wounded
185
Officers missing
.2
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CRICKET.
Men missing
LONDON, July 24th. Somerset beat Derbyshire by three wickets.
Yorkshire best Northants by an innings 190 runs.
Landcashire beat Gloucestershire by an innings and 100 runs,
Hants beat, Sussex by 4 rune
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His Majesty has accepted President omitting three months of the sentences Wilson's invitation to the Prince of Wales as the guest of the releasing persons interned on political Government on the termination of thes imposed by the Military Courts, and to visit America
grounds.
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