THE CHINA MAIL EXTRA.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1919.
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
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AMERICA AND THE TREATY.
BENEFITS NOT OBLIGATIONS WANTED.
LONDON, December 22,
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ARMENIAN INDEPENDENCE.
A MEMORANDUM OPPOSING THE AMERICAN.
Mandates in the Near East, but urging that the United States Immed The "Times" Washington correspondent says the Foreign Relations Committee has reported to the Senate that it has redrafted the Knax iately recognize the Armenian Republic and extend direct aid thereto have resolution proposing to repeal by joint Congress resolution the joint been telegraphed to President Wilson by members of the American resolution whereby America went to war in 1917. The Knox resolution if Committee for Armenian Independence. The signatories include adopted would automatically create an Americo-German state of peace. It Ambassador Gerard, Charles Hughes, Ell Root and other prominent also reaffirms that American policy must adjust disputes by mediation and arbitration and it is admittedly intended to reap the benefits of the Peace Treaty without its obligations..
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.
In the Senate Mr. Underwood introduced a resolution to appoint a committee of ten Senators to consider ways and means of arriving at ratification of the Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Congress has gone into recess and Senator Underwood's resolution is held over till the next session.
A FRONTIER AFFAIR.
RAIDERS HEAVILY PUNISHED.
LONDON, December 22.
A large force of Mahsuds near Jandola on December 17 attacked a British construction party. The enemy lost heavily. Our casualties were six killed and 28 wounded. Next day a British Column advanced to Mandanna Kach and defeated two enemy forces comprising 12,000 Mabsudis and 1,000 Waziris acting independently. Our casualties were fifty. The Mabsuds retreated up the Takkiram valley. After this our transport columns were exceptionally free from sniping which suggests that the enemy has been heavily punished.
FOOD FOR CENTRAL EUROPE,
AN AMERICAN SCHEME.
NEW YORK, December 22. Mr. Barnes, President of the Grain Corporation, has the approved plan of Mr. Hoover to supply food to central Europe on credit by using the capital of the Grain Corporation. He suggests that congress authorize a loan of a hundred million dollars for its purpose.
THE AMERICAN TRUST DASES.
WASHINGTON, December 19. An agreement has been reached between the Government and the meat-packers regarding the discontinuance of the trust cases now pending. The packers promise to dispose of the sidelines, representing ap investment of some million dollars in industries like leather, canned fruit, vegetables and cereals, with the intention of withdrawing from the wholesale grocery business. All stockyards owned by the meat
ment of meats is forbidden them.
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NEW PROFESSOR FOR HONGKONG,
LONDON, December 22. Manchester University on his appointment as Professor of physics a
Professor D. C.. Florance has resigned the lectureship of physics
Hongkong University.
HARMONIZING ANTI-BOLSHEVIKS.
LONDON, December 22. General Denikin announces that his Government proposes to negotiate with the Russian border states with the object of harmonizing the activities of all anti-Bolshevik forces.
MORF UNREST IN EGYPT,
A LAWYERS' STRIKE.
LONDON, Dec. 20. Telegrams from Cairo report a number of attempts to hold demonstra- tions in the native quarters. The police and military however, are effectively dealing therewith.
The native lawyers have declared a week's strike as a protest against. the arrival of Lord Milner's mission, which has already begun its work.
U. 9. LOANS TO ALLIES,
PAYMENT OF INTEREST TO BE DEFERRED.
» NEW YORK, December 22.
The Secretary to the Treasury has asked Congrees to consent to allow the payment of interest now due on loans to the Allies to be defer- red for two or three years as a means of helping their commercial re- habiliation. The secretary also strongly urges Congress to supply food for the starving populations of Europe, especially Poland and Austria.. He states that Great Britain has informed the United States it is prepared to share in the relief of Austria.
LITVINOFF RETURNS TO REVAL.
COPENHAGEN, December 20. Following the breakdown of the negotiations with Mr. O'Grady, M.
packers will be sold and the use of transport facilities except for the ship Litvinoff returns to Reval aboard a British warship.
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TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS,
OVER A THOUSAND TO BE ARRAIGNED.
PARIS, Dec. 22.
An Inter Allied Commission for the drafting of the list of names of German war criminals has been sitting in Paris for the last month, the Solicitor General, Sir Ernest Pollock, representing Britain. About 1500 Germans will be arraigned before British, French and Belgian military tribunals. The French tribunals will sit at Paris and Lille. The list includes one of the ex-Kaiser's sons, Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and 'a number of generals.
ITALY AND THE ALLIES.
ROME, December 21.
In the Chamber Signor Scialoja stated that Italy intended to remain united to the Allies and all her efforts would be directed to securing a solid guarantee of adherence to their Fiume brothers to Italy, the protection of Italians in Dalmatia and the safety of the Adriatic.
WOMEN. MAGISTRATES.
LONDON December 23.
In view of the coming into force of the Sex Disqualification removal Act, whereby women become eligible to act as magistrates, the Lord Chancellor has selected seven women having a wide acquaintance with the careers of their countrywomen, to assist him in-making appointments, There seven are the Marchionnesses Crewe and Londonderry, Mrs. Lloyd George, Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mrs. Sidney Webb, Misses Elizabeth Haldane and Gertrude Tucker. They will themselves become first women magistrates. As the magisterial bench is at present full, only a few. others will be appointed in the near future chiefly for childrens' courts but thereafter the claims of women will be considered equally with the men.
"AMERICAN SHIPPING DISASTER.
37 LIVES LOST.
MARSHFIELDS, OREGON, December 21. The captain and two of the crew of the American tanker "JA. Chanslor" have arrived. They are beleved to be the only survivors of a crew of 40.
The vessel broke in two on a reef off Cape Blanco and the only boat launched was capsized in the surt,
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POULET ABANDON'S TLIGHT.
RANGOON, December 23. mahaps Poulet has abandoned his fight to
NEW AEROPLANE ENGINE COMPANY.
A FUND. FOR M. POULET.
* PARIS, December 21.
The Caudron Aviation Company has subscribed 25,000 francs towards the fund for the Poulet, Gnome and Rhone Motor. Company besides sub- scribing 1,000 francs for the expressed intention of presenting M. Poulet with 25,000 francs if he reaches Australia.
AUSTRALIAN PRESSMAN'S PRINCELY GIFT.
LONDON, December 23, Mr. Hugh Denison, the managing director of the Sydney Sun, has donated £25,000 towards a building fund for a Royal Colonial Institute.
JAPANESE GETTING GIRMAN SHIPPING
TRADE.
COPENHAGEN, December 22.
It is learned from Berlin that the Far Eastern business of the German shipping companies is "gradually” falling into the hands of the Japanese. According to the Morgen Post's Hamburg correspondent, the steamers of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha have recently and repeatedly arrived at Hamburg with cargoes from the Dutch Indies; also other Japanese steamers with cargoes from the United States and Manchurian ports, particularly with big cargoes of soya beans. A regular monthly service is to he established by Japanese companies beginning with the steamer "Delegora Mart"
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TROUBLE ON U.S. TRANSFORT.
New York, Dec. 22 Eleven members of the civilian crew of the transport." America" from Brest were arrested and charged with mutiny on the high-seas. ¡Síx men were in hospital with gunshot wounds. It is stated that gambling, steal. ing, and fighting were rampant throughout the trip.
The American peace delegaties returned aboard the "America."
THE TURKS AND CAUCASUS.
LONDON, December 23: A Moscow wireless reports that the British have reoccupied Batum Baku in order to prevent the Turks breaking into the 'Caucasus.
CANADIAN RAILWAY SMASH.
MONTREAL,-December:22; There was a railway collision between a train conveying steerage pas- sengers to the line Empress of France from St. John's and a freight