TO-DAY'S
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1919.
CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
JOHN ROBERTS DEAD.
LONDON, Dec. 23.
The death is announced of John Roberts, the famous billiard' player.
AMERICAN STRIKES.
WASHINGTON, December 21. After conferring with Attorney General Palmer the Bituminous Mineowners in a statement denied that they agreed to a settlement of the strike as stated in President Wilson's letter to the Commissioner. Mr. Palmer replied that it would be amazing repudiation of their own state: ments if they failed to accept, settlement.
MONTREAL TRAIN COLLISION.
DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING.
MONTREAL, December 21. Twenty three were killed and 50 imjured in a collision. The passengers. include returned Canadian soldiers and 300 immigrants, mainly Eng lish and Scottish, who arrived yesterday by the "Empress of France." The collision appears to be, due to a misunderstanding of orders, the engineer of the freight train apparently not realising that the passenger train was running in three sections..
FIUME.
HAS D'ANNUNZIO DEPARTED?
LONDON, December 23. The Foreign Office is unable to confirm the report from Rome that d'Annunzio has relinquished the command of Flume and that he has departed on board a British liner but understands that such is possible in view of the decision of the Fiume plebiscite and the municipality's resolve.
BYE ELECTION.
The St. Albans byelection resulted as follow Lieut.Col. F. E. Fremantle Coaliton Unionist,
F. W. Brown, Labour,
Milner Gray, Liberal,
LONDON, December 23.
9,621
8,908
2474
The election is the result of the resignation of Mr. Hildred Carlile.
AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS:
MELBOURNE, December 21. The Commonwealth elections have hitherto resulted in the return of 34 Ministeralists, 11 farmers and 30 labour members. The new Senate is composed of 28 Ministeralists, 7 Labour and 1 farmer. The voting with regard to the referenda on the question of giving the Commonwealth in- creased legislative powers and the nationalisation of monopolies resulted negatively in both cases.
LATVIA LITHUANIAN ALLIANCE.
RIGA, December 23.
The Latvia and Lithuanian Governments have concluded an offensive and defensive alliance with the object of jointly warding off attacks from the West as well as the Bolsheviks. The two State's armies will have a joint Commander-in-Chief and a joint General Staff.
PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
LONDON, December 23.
Parliament has been prorogued until February 10,
RENEWED OUTRAGES IN IRELAND..
ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.
LONDON, December 20 Further minor outrages are reported to have taken place in Ireland, including an attempt wreck a train in west Clare.
BOLSHEVIK EFFORTS TO TAKE NARVA,
FIERCEST BATTLE IN THE WAR.
RIGA, Dec. 23.
The fiercest battle in the whole Russian civil war is waging on the Narva front. The Bolshevik troops have been supplied with cocaine and are furiously but vainly endeavouring to capture Narva. Despite being mown down in thousands they are constantly being reinforced and the battle is not finished.
There is a strong presumption that the Bolsheviks have been drganised by German officers.
"FREEMAN'S JOURNAL."
LONDON, December 23.
The application by "The Freemans Journal" made on December 17 has been dismissed.
THE MOULDERS' STRIKU.
LONDON, December 23. Negotiations for the settlement of the moulders' strike on Novem ber 19, which last week were most promising, have again been abortive. The strike has now fasted, fourteen weeks, involving a wage loss of £8,000,000
SUPPLIES FOR PRISONERS.
COPENHAGEN, December 23,
Mr. O'Grady is endeavouring to arrange for the despatch of supplies to British prisoners in Russia, after which they will come home.
OLD JAGE PENSIONS,
LONDON, December 23.
In the House of Commons Mr. Boner Law announced that he will move to-day a resolution immediately increasing the Old Age Pensions to ten shillings with a view of legislation before the end of the session. This involves a permanent incease of £10,000,000.
TO-DAY'S
CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
THE IRISH ADMINISTRATION..
LONDON, December 23.
The "Daily Telegraph" states that the Labour Party has decided to send a deputation to Ireland during the recess to investigate how far the present administration is interfering with individual liberty.
'HAVAS REVIEW.
PARIS, Dec. 22.
A Havas message states; The results of the polling for 2,754 seats on the French Departmental Council are, 347 Conservatives Liberal Actionists. 1,053 Progressive Republicans, 1,006 Left Republicans, 109 Unified Socialists. second ballots.
There are: 239 The French under secretaries of State, Military and Justice have left Paris for London to discuss the drawing up of a definite list of German war criminals to be demanded from Germany.
discussion of a conference of the Cabinet. Energetic measures to over- The coal crisis has become acute and was the subject of an urgent come the shortage are anticipated.
Concerain the state of. Belgian opinion semi-official communication was issued in Paris, that it was never the intention of the French Govern- ment to limit to a period of five years the guarantee which it is prepared to give Belgium, nor to subordinate such guarantee to the maintenance of Belgian neutrality,
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Declearing that the question of new taxation to meet France's ex-
PARIS, December 23.
without further delay, M. Koltz, Minister of Finance, has handed to the penditure, above all, the collection of taxes already due, must be solved Credits Committee of the Chamber of Deputies a Bill for a total of nearly 14 milliards of francs for the first three months of 1920, one milliard of which represents the arrears from 1919.
The Civil Service budget has swollen terribly. The greater part is re- presented by credits for the restoration of the war ravaged area.
A meeting of the Cabinet on December 25 will examine the conditions of the forthcoming French loan.
A plan is being considered by the Academie des Beaux Arts for the establishment in London of a French college.
CHINESE TELEGRAMS,
(By arrangement with Wah Tsz
Yet Po.)"
Shanghai, Dec. 26. urging the Minister of Foreign Affairs The British Minister at Peking is for an early settlement of the Tibetan question as he is going to return Home.
It is reported that the Shanghai Peace Conference may be expected to open on January 10.
The Diplomatic Body has promised to hand over to China, from the Customs surplus an amount of $3,400,000 of which $465,000 will be given to the South.
It is stated that important changes may be made in the high officials of the Salt and Customs Departments.
It has been proposed to construct an unfrozen port on the Tai Ching River. The work is estimated to cost $1,000,000.000 and is said to be undertaken by an American syndicate.
TO-DAY'S PLAY.
The Club did well in their second innings this morning, some splendid cricket being witnessed. Their score shortly after noon stood at 267 for five wickets. The details follow: A. A. Claxton, e.Edwards b E. J. R. Mitchell, c'Clauson, b.
Davies
Davies
..125
22
A. E. Wood, c Davies, b Edwards 43 T. E. Pearce, st. Clauson b. Davies 48 H. Hancock, c. Edwards, b Davies 14
WEATHER REPORT.
December Vid. 123. 20m-No returns from Vladivostock or Japan. Pressre China and moderately over Nard S. has decreased considerably o ́er central China. It is stationary over the Philip pines.
The saticyclone has weakened and moved northwards. A depression is central over the upper Yaartse Valley.
The monsoon will be interrupted.
ending at 10a.m. today. 0.00 Inch. Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hours Fotal dace January 1st. 76.14 faches.
Kan Wan Pang bas again tele-against an average of 82.68 inches. graphed to the Military Government
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at urging the immediate return of the on on December 28th. Southern delegates. He also asks trily or variable winde, light to moderate; 1.-Hongkong to Gap Rook. Banther- fix a date for the opening of the confair.
ference.
Luk Ching Cheung passed through the Red Sea on the 21st inst. on his Iway back to China.
The American Minister at Peking protesta over the aeroplane loan with Great Britain.
A collision of trains on the South Manchuria railway has resulted in heavy casualities of many Chinese passengers ..
1.-Formnes Channel. The same as No. 1.
1.South coast of "China betivera Foretoog and Lamooks. The same as 30. 1. Hongkong and Hainan. 1be same as
Ronth coser of Chine betwee No. 1.
T. Y. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong Observatory, Dec. 27, 1919. HONGKONG TIDES,
The Italian aeroplane again flew aver Shanghai yesterday. The avia tor dropped many Christmas cards. The tide-table fven balow has been Many peace delegates of the North Impiled at the National Almanse Offer have left Peking. Messrs Wong Yau-London from the result of the salysis 24th, inst. for Shanghai while Wong Ling, Sze Yu, Chu Fat Su left on the
Hak Man and Ng Ting Chong will leave on the 26th.
It is learned that Britain and France intend to take part in the big American Loan of $25,6000,000.
WEDDING.
TAYLOR-EUANSON.
Water Police Racin at Taim Sha Tsui observations taken by means of an tomatio tide-recording machine in the faring the years 1305-9.
The zero of the table corresponds with the more of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet
faches beloviman sea-level” a
To obtain the depth of water on the Hide cauze, at the Victoria. Naval Yard add 2 Test Inches, and, on the range 14 Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, sid to foet 4 foebes to the height given in the table. December 23 to January 3, 1920,
FIOS WATER
Hongkong
Mana Height Time
LOW WATER
Gonxher
Atean
Hours.
Tina
m
30
18
63
4.14
21
1.8
The wedding took place at St Joseph's Church, this morning, the Rev. Fr. Augustine officiating. of Arthur John Colin Taylor of the Hongkong Police, and Miss Theresa Euanson. The bride was given away by Mr. J. H. Taggart and was attend. ed by the Misses Hynes. Mr. K. W. Andrew was best man. A reception Tow 10 was held at the Hongkong Hotel, at wat which the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe Thur..TH was present. The happy couple subsequently left for Canton for the honeymoon.
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