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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1919. 日一廿月七未已天盛年入國軍中
August 16, 1919, Temperature 85..
No. 17,543,
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SHANGHAI, Aug. 15, Chu Shu Tsang the frontier defence commissioner has applied for permission to allow the Frontier Industrial Bank to issue a $50,000,000 domestic loan. The request was referred to the ministry of finance.
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The Japanese Minister at Peking has called upon the ministry of foreign affairs to inform Chan Luk. the acting minister, that Japan is willing to return Kiaochau to China | within two years on condition that China will pay her Compensation.
THE LEGAL QUESTION.
Faria, August 12th.
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THE GERMANS.
reorganisation policy. He mentioned the Government's intention to proceed immediately with the creation of a Mer eantile Fleet, also to make State vances to Germans abroad.
A Haras mesang sayat-
BESLIN, August 13th. The campaign which is being waged in at the National Assembly, Herr Ersber A telegram from Weimar states that, Paris against the high cost of living is inger outlined the Government's Anapoial full swing. It now extends even to the aristocratie arrondissements in Chaillot and Passy.
PARIS, August 19th. A Havas meses. — Dispatches esived in Paris state tha! Arabcake Joseph has been nominated administrator of Hungary matil the National Assembly elections,
The nation must raine £5,000,000,000 marks by annual taxation.
In view of the necessity of raising CLOTHOUS sums. food-stuffa could not remain unburdened,
The proposal to abish titles of nobility was rejected.
BERLIN, August 12th. Government has been advised from Paris the Bavarian Diet hy -168 votes to 3.
A telegram from Vienna says that the
COPENHAGEN, August 13th.. A telegram from Hamburg states that that it is responsible for the person of Madopted the new Constitution of the Free Bel Kuo, who will be called upon to State of Bavaria, account for the crimes committed during the Soviet régime.
PARIS, August 12th. The American Relief Committee has begun the feeding of 20,000 children at Budapest. This does not involve the relaxation of the food blockade of Han- gary.
BRUSSELS. August 13th. Belgian troops have occupied Malmedy. They were received with enthusiasm,
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Information emanating from the On Fook Party states that the legal question has been satisfactorily settled between the Peking govern- ment and the southwest. Both the new and and the old Farliaments will be dissolved simultaneously. The legal question is one of the most
LONDON, August 13th. In the House of Commons. Mr. Win- difficult problems for the peace con-iston Churchill made the interesting state- sat that next year there would be only two nations in the world free from con- scription Britain and Germany of whom only one was acting voluntarily.
France, Italy, Russia, (both Bolshevist and anti-Bolshevist) Japan, and the Frited States. to say nothing of the sal Powers, were all proposing to con- tinae compulsory service.
ference to settle.
15.
WILL THERE BE A GLUT
OF CARGO SPACE?
ambarking on that system for the first The United States proposed legislation time as regards its peace-time policy.
OUR PRINCE'S TRIP:
The Mayor and the Chamber of Con- mere presented addresses of welcome. at Government House, where the mem- The Prince was entertained to luncheon bers of the Government and many einls were present
EXTRAVAGANCE DENIED.
BRITISH FORCES..
AND THEIR COST.
Loscos. August 19th. In the House of Commons, dealing with the general question of Enance, Mr. Winston Churchill said that, we had arranged, that our forces on the Rhine would be reduced by October 31st. to one strong brigade, and the Air Force to oce squadron.
There were still over 400,000 German Turkish war-prisoners. needing: 100,000 soldiers to guard ther
Permission bad now been granted to re patriate the Turks, but although re peatedly sought, the Supreme Council had not yet suthorised the War Office to repatriate the Germans.
and
The maintenance of 300,000 troope, of whora 20,000 were British, in Meso- of profligate expenditure. potamia, was the principal main-spring
Efforts to reduce the forces had been resisted by officers on the spot. However, the War Office was inquiring il Mesopotamia could not successfully be policed by a judicious arrangement of arinoured cars, aeroplanes and very fnat tanks.
By similar methods, it was hoped to reduce the present forms of 90,000 troops in Egypt and Palestine by half.
There were 60,000 troops in Ireland. compared with 30,000 before the war, but opposed to any reduction at present. the Irish Executive was very strongly
could be brought Home, we were forced Moreover, until the troops in India
to maintain a duplicate India garrison. We had to maintain 100.000 men in France on salvage work, or, leave' valu able assets rotting on the ground, or raise a temporary sivilian force.
Cargo-space will be a prominent problem during the coming years, and, according to an article in the Weltwirtschaftszeitung" then it may be deficient, adequate, or exces- sive. The three main political
St. Joux's, August 19th. groups must be considered separate-to-day and was accorded & very en- The Prince of Wales landed at 9 am, thusiastic reception. Along the two mile! The Central Powers may be treated route to the city the streets were decorat frst. Germany, having lost hered with triumphal arches. entire fleet, suffers from want of cargo, as, although her industrial requirements are small, she is forced to import large quantities of food stuffs and raw material from abroad, and, therefore, feels the shortage of shipping. Austria-Hungary has also lost its fleet, and the new National States have great need of raw
Losos, August 12th.. material, &c. Bulgaria and Turkey, General Seely, rebutting charges
In the House of Commons, Brigadier which had no fleet worth mentioning extravagance against the Air Service, to lose, are dependent on the ships stated that, at the armistice, arrangements expenditure by policy. of other nations...
were made to produce 50,000 aeroplanes The only means of reducing expendi- The Neutral States are in annually.
ture was to bring Home the men as early the happy position of hay. Since November 11th. 20,000 officers out as possible, and re-establish them in pri- ing only lost portions of their of 30,000 and 200,000 out of 284,000 of other vate industries. He was concentrating fleets. Holland hopes to get back ranks had been demobilised; 210 aero on this question.
Mr. Churchill re-emphasised that the soon the ships commandeered by these hired premises out of 2,143 had been most urgent problem was to reduce the
dromes out of 386 had been given up; and Entente, and is busy with shipbuild surrendered. He contended that the Air cost of the national government, even if ing plans. Norway has suffered Force was worth maintaining. It had it involved the abandonment of many severe losses, which are not yet made saved many millions sterling and thousands of reproducing the pre-war army at be up. but shipbuilding is proceeding of precious lives. rapidly. The position in Denmark
Ween £65,000,000 and £75,000,000 and Sweden is similar. In Spain and
annually. Latin America, owing to insufficient shipyards, the progress is less rapid, but the loss in shipping during the war was not great.
اور
HAVAS REVIEW.
PARIS, August 12th.
of
A Havas message says:- The French censorship on telegrams is
PARIS, August 12th.
In the Entente countries the posi-o be suppressed as from August 15th.
A Kava message says:-
tion varies according to the im portance of the respective countries as seafaring powers. Greece has enthusiasm of the population when the A despatch from Bucharest describes the suffered much, but Italy has large King entered the city. A demonstration ly expanded its shipbuilding, as has was unde in front of the French Legation, Brazil France will replace her the Marseillaise" being aung before the losses with German merchantmen, Royal Palace. but Belgium hopes to gain much from her own shipyards. All these countries count little in comparison with Japan. England and the U.S.A.
The former has been able undisturbed to increase her feet and largely
The
PARIS August 12th.
A Eaves message says:- on to-day. A review was held before the Paris welcomed the troops of her garri- troops officially regained their barracks.
PARIS. August 12th.
A Havas message anys
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We also had many thousands seriously that it was not yet possible to control wounded in hospital. Hence it was clear
cherished schemes. He estimated the cost
He had instructed Generale Trenchard that he must provisionally frame a sebeme within the limits of £20,000,000 annually.
GREY GOES TO WASHINGTON.
LONDON, August 13th. time, Mr. Bonar Law stated that, pend- In the House of Commons, at question. ing the appointment of a permanent Ambassador, which would be made early next year, Lord Grey of Fallogen had consented (Cheers) to go on a mission to Washington, to deal expressly with ques- tions arising from peace.
the warm appreciation felt by the Gov He was sure that the House shared in ernment of Lord Grey's patriotic action, which the Government thought would be of the highest value in its influence on the relations between the two Govern- Replying to Commander Kenworthy,
develop her lines of steamers. The Commission appointed to inquirements and the peoples. (Cheers) England, in spite of enormous losses, into the Franco-Italian incidents at has shown great activity in ship-Fiume has sent & report to the Peach Con he stated that the Government would building, and many of her naval ference, which, although favourable to only be too glad if Lord Grey would dockyards will be devoted to con- France, will not wound Italian susceptibi accept the post structing merchant vessels.
lity
one who knew permanently, but every-
Grey's disabilities: British Colonies have displayed con British General and held 2 sittings, exa- present action.
The Commission was presided over by a would share in the satisfaction felt at his siderable energy in the shipbuilding mining 200 witnesses. industry. All these efforts are, how.
LONDON, August 13th. ever, eclipsed by the U.S.A., where, by the conclusion of peace, a fleet of an unprecedented size will have been built.
The result of all this is that a large
LABOUR.
REVOLUTION AVOIDED.
It was the impression in the Lobby yesterday evening, that Viscount Grey had accepted the Ambassadorship at Washington,
ARMENIA.
the
LONDON, August 12th. excess of shipping may be counted A conference of the Triple Alliance
LONDON, August 13th. on, especially among the Entente, passed a resolution that, in view of the
The Times, in a editorial article draw- which has appropriated 2,400,000 changed conditions, as well as the changeding attention to the deplorable condition gr.t of German vessels. It is, there attitude of the Government towards the of Armenin who is threatened by her fore, only a question of when this proposals of the Triple Alliance, the enemies on all sides, urges the Govern excess will appear. It c2ust be borne policy of direct action should be ment to re-consider ita decision to with-
postponed. in mind that there is still a deficit of
draw the British occupying troops, in the LONDON, August 19th. interests of humanity. nearly five million tons to be made The Yorkshire Miners' Council has re- ap. Many of the new yards are not commended the men to return to work
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. yet completed. A great quantity of It is understood this virtually ends the cargo space is taken up by military strike..
LONDON, August 12th. requirements, and there is the
LONDON, August 13th. In the House of Commons, the Lord need of
Labour correspondents agree that the Advocate dealt with supplying starving decision of the Triple Alliance was due allegations
recent countries with foodstuffs.
of irregularities, God Many to the unqualified opposition of promin- defended his decision against prosecu- ordinary routes also are impractic ent Tende Unionists inside and outside tions. He declared that, whereas the able. It may safely be said that the Alliance.
Public
Accounts Committee Report made there is no prospect of any excess of There was growing evidence of opposition it appear that 250,000 of £60,000, ware cargo space in the near future. It is to "dating to the danger of
action in the mining die involved, the actual amount in respect possible, however, when these special tricts,
disan of which he was approached was £280.
Ho conditions disappear that the world trous split, which would wreck the AiR- condemned the lack of administra- will need less cargo-space than in ance if the
tive supervision as regards the aerodrome campaign persisted. 1914. Accordingly, in some years expected to be endorsed by the conference in which the accounts were would have Yesterday's decision of the Executive is contracts, and said that the confusion time, there will be an excess of of delegates to which it has been referred. prejudiced the Government's case in any cargo space and rates will fall as The Yorkshire Miners' Council's admis“ prosecution. rapidly as they have risen, while a sion of defeat is attributed to the reral-favourably
The House received the statement very fierce competition will rage between sion of strikera in favour of resumption, Mr. Churchill: drew attention to the. the various shipping countries. The after the expenditure of £300,000 in strike fact that the Treasury and War Office nation with the smallest fleet will pay, causing the Union funds to run low, had ordered inquiries into the aero- then be the gainer.
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