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THE WAR.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. · SATURDAY, JUNE 29TH, 1918.
NO REPORTS FROM BATTLEFRONTS.,
GERMAN MANŒUVRES FOR PEACE.
WAR-PRISONERS' CONFERENCE.
General.
LATEST CABLES.
[THROUGH RHUTER'S AGENCY.)
BARON KUEHLMANN'S
SPEECH.
PRESS COMMENT.
LONDON, June 26th-
Baron Kuehlmann's speech in com. mented upon in the newspapers as a -striking new note of enemy oratory by the admission of the impossibility of n military decision settling the war.
The Daily Telegraph emphasises Baron Kuehlmann's unusually brief reference to
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA
JEWS ARRESTED.
LONDON, June 20th. The German military authorities have arrested numerous Jows in South Russia, including two rabbis, owing to the dis covery of a big Jewish organisation whose object was recruiting Jews from the former Russian army for service in Palestine.
GERMANS LAND AT BLACK SEA PORT. A Moscow
"message, dated June 18th, says a Bolshevik official report states the Germans have landed 2,000 infantry,
IMPERIAL CONFERENCE THE
IRISH PROBLEM-
QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS,
LONDON, June 25th, In the House of Commons, Mr. Godfrey Collins usked:-Do the Government pro pose to take any action in connection with the suggestion of General Smuts t
CANTON NEWS.
[BY COURTESY OF THE "UNG NIDI
SAN FO
CASTON, June 8th. SITUATION IN FOOCHOW.
OUR LONDON LETTER
STIMULUS TO SUGAR PRO- DUCTION.
THE PROPOSED TRADE BOYCOTT
AFTER THE WAR
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. I
A message from Amoy states libt Li
LONDON, May 9th- There is considerable disappointment at How-ki, the Tuchun of Fukien, is de- elaxed martial low in Foochow, has the findings of the Committee on Com mercial and Industrial Policy (commonly Glasgow, on May 19th, that the Imperial sent local gunboats to patrol th coast called Lord Balfour of Burleigh's Com-roenty.
Many official families have loved
mittee) in their Interim Report, just from the city and the situation is reissued. In effect, the Report holds that garded as serious.
Conference might settle the Home Rule Question 1
SWATÓW NEPORTS.
It is reported that since Commander
A LESSON FROM GERMANY. Sugar from Soveral Points of flow" was the subject of a paper by Mr. Georgs
Edward R. Davson, President of the Martineau, which was read by Mr. Associated West Indian Chamber of Com merce, before the Royal Society of Arta
Mr Martineau, was now 8,291,800 tons.
The world's pr
production of sugaj, zaid Or this quantity only 3,900,000 tons was the product of the sugar gane. Nearly two-thirds of the world's production emo from the beetroot helds of Northern
Whether it will consider this Chan wing-ming ordered the pople to be practicable as soon as the ordinary and to a small extent, of the
Mr. Bonar Low--The Imperial Con ference itself selected the subjects for dis
cussion. question must depend on circumstances.
Mr. Collins-Will the Conference con sider such a proposal if it comes from the Irish people?
Mr. Bonar Law reiterated that the Con ference itself decided the subjects for dis- cussion.
Me Outhwaite affirmed that all the Dominion Governments strongly favoured Home Rule for Ireland..
Mr. Bonar Law-I believe the reverse is rather the case.
Mr. Outhwaite-Have not the Austra
pay subscriptions for pilitary xpenses many have taken out naturlisation papers as foreign subjects,
Fighting on the Wong Kong front (near Swatow) has continued riolently for five days. The result is not yet known.
PR BUN YAT-SEN,
A message from Slanghei sutes that Dr. Sun Yat-sen has arrived in Shanghai froin Japan. Sum is living in the French Concession. SITUATION IF KONG MOON.
1.States. In 1956: Europe produced about 240,000 tons of beetroot suger.
there cannot be an economis koycott of any after the war. The doubt is ex- pressed as to whether such a policy would
channels of trade are open again. The great development of beat sugar was It has been frequently urged that a boy and, more than al, persistent research. the result of energy,, ubility, efficiency, colt of Germans trade would be the most This was generally the result of effective, punishment that could be mcted stimulus. Capitalists did not care to
rink out to the enemy for the unspeakable their money without some security. That was exactly what the European beetroot orimes he has committed on land and sea; sugar industry enjoyed. France gave the no better way could be devised to teach research most liberally, but she lacked the
stimulus. him that frightfulness" does not pay The Committee, however, consider that any general prohibition of exports to present enemy countries after the war is impracticable and inexpedient," but it is added that the Paris resolutions could
14.
It was Germany that hit upon the right kind of stimulus The sugar duty was devied, not upon the engur produced, bup upon the roots. This at once stimulated the farmer to produce the richest possible quality of root, and the manufacturer to quantity of sugar, extract from the rout the largest possible In 1906 the average quantity of sugar actually extracted from 17.63 per cent. Tuse this wonderful re the roots for the whole of Germany was
Germany's military prospects, and says Cavalry and artillery at Poti in the Black lian and Canadian Governments both oops, who were defeated Heungmodities can be agreed upon between the sult was caused by the stimulus p
the general tone of his utterances on the subject of peace and the eastern frontier problem is an undoubted confession of weakness. The paper declares that if Baron Kuchlmann is unable to see the conclusion of the war a happier position would be to watch the increasing strength of the Allies, whose armies are supported by so power, and concludes by anticipating that Baron Kuchlmann's speech will prove the precursor of his dismissal.
Sea
ZEEBRUGGE CANAL ENTIRELY CLOSED.
AMSTERDAM, June 20th The Telegranf's frontier correspondent says the Zeebruggo Canal still remains entirely clowd. The Gormans have succeeded in taking a number of smaller submarines from Zacbrugge to Ostend,
if the Bruges Canal.
passed a resolution in that sense?
Mr. Boner Law replied that he believed the Canadian Government had passed a resolution to that effect twenty or thirty
years ago,
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It is reported that many of Un Tai's be made operative, provided that "gen- cral control of certain important com Shan, have deserted and bu, gone to
British Empire and the Allies Kongmean and other distrids They WAIT AND SEE. are committing robberies, and creating disturbances. Martial laws been de chured in Kongmoon. KWANGAI TROOPS,-
We are informed that seral regi-
Of course, the recommendations of tite Committee are not binding; they may or may not be acted upon, and as regarda this, much will depend on the course of the war and the final settlement at the Pens Conference. In the meantique it is satisfactory to know that there is no intention to allow key" industries to to controlled by Germany in the future We shall keep in our own hands raw
und nuts; and dyes that are so essential materials from Africa, such as oils, seeds,
to many branches of manufacture; and The South Western Constitutionalists the world trade in iron that the Germans China are again appending to their had managed to get hold of, and numer foreign friends not to further enrichous other commodities. This policy will
Canton yesterday These trop come at the request of the Tuchun to protect Caston, and they were thereare not held up when passing Shui Hing
IOM THE CANTON ISTELLEN BUREAU)
CANTON June 27th.
Sir Edward Carson said there was on unanswerable case in introducing contents of Kwangsi troops arrived at seription in Ireland, but the Prime Minister had proceeded to bribe Ireland by promising immediato Home Rule. The Homan Catholic hierarchy went to great lengths in connection with conscription, which no modern civilised community ought to tolerate. He pressed the Gay- It is authoritatively stated that pro ernment to elucidate its promises regard, minimum. It is therefore to be feared gress in the deliberations of the Anglo-ing Innd for the soldiers. He said that we are not yet in sight of the round table. † German Way-Prisoners'
The Daily News says Baron Kuehlmann excludes the Alsace-Lorraine, discussion and rejects the restoration of: Belgium, which are Great Britain's irreducible
ANGLO-GERMAN WAR- PRISONERS.
THE HAGUE, June 25th.
of course, great efficiency →→was proved by the lamentable fact that Trance, who received no stimulus till 1884, wins at that
per cent France hastened to adopt the date getting a yield of less than 6 per cent of sugar, and in 1880-1808 only 12.84 German systein, but never succeeded in catching her up in the race. Research breeding of the rich roots led to the invent vas stul vigorously pursued and the tion of the diffusion process another brought to grent perfection, practically result stimulus. process, now extracts the whole of the juice, and in a very pure state. Greatest of all the results was the gradual development of the new method of purifying the juice,
work, and were now able to extract 95 The grent cane sugar industries set to called the double carbonation process.
juice, and were ready to
cent. of the
hight the beetroot industry:
SEE PREFERENCE IN THE UNITED STÁTERT
The Morning Post, in disclaiming cate the likelihood of Tence indi-history would brand with shame a nation and encourage the militarista of the be carried out with the help of trous delusion.
world-conque t, says Baron Kuehlmann was asking, the world -vidence of its senses.
بید
to
disbelieve the
an agreement, The Conference is suspended tempor arily to peract the members to consult their respective Governments upon cer- "The Doily Chronicle asked how Baron tain questions, Meanwhile the British Kuchlinan can reconcile the series of and Cierraan sub-Committees are continu settlements in Central and Eastern ing the sittings in view of coming to an Europe which he rehearsed with his agreement as regards. i number of -denial of world-conquest, and concludes secondary matters.
it is indeed necessary that Germany resert, to probity and chivalry if she is to return to the fold of nations. It is impossible for the Allies to render "Gar many's Government capable of goven- antod faith while its hands were foul with the pollution of a hundred perfidies
The Daily Erpres says the elaborate speech is a naïve admission that Germany, having · rifled the orchard in Eastern Europe, is eager to be left in peace to eat the apples.
The Times says the speech is
a hold profession of militarian without the Faintest trace or doubt of repentance. The war will certainly last as long as Germany supports such a polier,
so worded and introduced us to disclose to the German public the terrible fact that the promise made when the great "offensive began in March will not be ful-
filled.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, June 28th The silver market is quiet..
EARLIER CABLES. COUNT HERTLING ON THE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
REALLY MEANT TO STRANGLE
GERMANY ECONOMICALLY”!
LONDON, June 26th.
In the Reichstag, following Baron von Kuehlmann, Count Hertling said he had not intended to speak in view of the experiences of himself and predecessors in regard to their speeches, which were
militarism. He went a stop further on February 24th, when he assented to resident Wilson's four principles, but President Wilson had not spoken since Therefore, it was unnecessary to pursue the subject, especially an statements reach-
which did not participate in war against the destruction of civilisation. It was not a question of Ireland assisting England, but of assisting civilisation fo drive back barbarism. He appealed to Irishmen in all parts of Ireland to vindi cate their country's honour and take their share in the war for freedoms. (Loud
cheers)
EARLIER CABLES.
M. John Dillon, at Dublin, said the re-
cruiting committee would not receive the support of the Catholic Church or the National party until Irishmen governed their own country. Ho suggested the holding of an All-Irish Conference in the autumn to devise à scheme of national unity
AUSTRIA AND SPAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE,
MADRID, June 25th.
The Austrian Ambassador visited the Foreign Minister, and it is reported in
to be at full liberty to intervene in inter- national affairs of the highest importance
aa cherinous
The doctrine that industries receiving such a stimulus were bound to become apathetic and inefficient was an absolute The United States gave pre- Ferential treatment in their own markets. to sugar produced in their own states, territories, and, dependencies. They also gar a slight preference to their protégé, Cuba, The, result had been absolutely inappreciably to the consumer, while there had been
increase in produc Lion
The United States were now
now producing countries. 1 Amorice had not created enough sugar without going to foreign this great increase in production by giv- ing a preference to her own family and friends we should at the present moment be suffering, and so would Amerion, from
real sugar funino. The United States was not only independent of the outside world, but was able to apare us a million of supplies. It has recently been pro- tene from Cuba, whenever, we were short
claimed that the millions should not be dumped," but Mr. Martineau urged that deprived of cheap sugar, even if it be the dumping of commodities, below cont
war broke out awny went the whole of the price was a fatal injury to the consumer- as was shown by the fact that when tho dumped
North by affording them or monetary chamitties on which the trades concerned
will be fully and strongly represented. aid and wilitary supplie
BEAUEN'S PROPOSED BOYCOTT, The National Assembly regular
It is one thing for
a Committee to re session in Canton and the provincial
comnicad blies of all the South Western Proc a policy is Arther thing to make it effective. Contemporaneously dually called the action of the with the publication of the Report above vities have already sevenly or indivi-
foreign public to the illgal notions at mentioned we have a declaration of the Peking, the Governments which is not Seaman and Firemen's Union tint Bri- ringnised us representative of the people of China. The National Assembly tish saitors will not carry gouds consigned is now the only legal organ of the to or from Germany, àir. Havelock Wil Government of Chian
son, the President of the Union, has an- nounced that there will be a boycott of Germany after the war by the British Mercantile Marine as retaliation for the murder of 15,000 British seamen by the pirates since August, 1911. There is a gun, which has been harding Paris influence to make good their threat, and The invention of the German 75 mile doubt that the Union have the power and 19 ascribed by Colonel R M. Thompson, honorary president of the Navy League what is equally important they have a offers,
from whom the pads were stolen No man," says Mr. Wilson, enn besided, urged the avoidance in this matter Lord Balfour of Burleigh, who pro- Cleveland daring Sptember, 1916, by
TUE MONSTER GUN. PLANS STOLEN BY DR. DERN BERG
FROM AMERICA IN 1916
of America, to a United States Naval solid body of public opinion behind there was on patton, and now the consumer
Ur Bernhard Dernberg the notorious made to work for a particular fent or of the fiscal controversy. Though a mem Uciman Agents
ber of the Free Trade school, he thought Before the theft by the representabe made to work for firms that deal with the representa. buy from one shop; nor can our members live of the Imperial German Government,
bad masters if they were allowed to that abstract principles would be very dominate everything. At the beginning of the war, and 10 years before we derived a very large proportion of our
the point they had to consider was what
so to
and
the plans for the superhon were offer Germany if they make up their minds ed by Colonel Thomps first to the United States Navy ortment and then not to do so. Our league as well as our variously interpreted as symptoms of the Lobbies that the Government is refusal to the British Navy, by whom l'Union is in this business to the last roan sugar supply from enemy countries
the designs were also refused.
Before this country entered the war, The seamen through their Union gave could they get from their own Imperial The Daily Mail says the speech was weakness, crafty traps, or expositions off anxious to adjourn Parliament in order Colonel Thomspon an officer of proof of their power last year when they resources, and how could they develop our Navy, whom I am not at liberty to refused to cars British pacifints to the security There must be a continuing name, completed plans for a cuper cannon that would throw shells 150 miles. As so-called Peace Conference at Stockholm. security in the market for a period long president of the Navy League of America Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Company out his money. That must be done in enough to encourage the investor to lay these plans were shown to me, and by ine offered to the Government. Our Gov. were unable to leave the country: If the such a way as not to put a RIDING IN A TANK. *
erminent thought the gun was not of mil-sailors and firemen are determined to the problem in a marvellous way, and
idleness
solved DESCRIPTION OF A TRIAL TRIP
tary value and rejected it, whereupon I took up the matter will the British Ara ostracize the Germans (and there is no he believed it was not impossible for this Riding in e British tank means hang assador at Washington, and through bio question as to this) they can do so. The country to do for cane sugar what, Ger-
communicated with Admiral Beresford
many did for beet sugar. ug Germany, especially from America, ing on for dear life in it deafening roar, and other officials of the British Govern-nation which has deliberately broken wade it clear that the proposed League of machinery while the machine lumbers, ment. They also did not appear enthu every sea law will have to pay the others preferrca“ judgment. of Peoples really meant to strangle Ger-up and down the grades, alternately plass were returned with the notation penalty.
sintie about the super-cannon, and they did not think the gun pr tossing its passenger first one way and
EGYPTIAN COTTON.
LONDON, June 29th-
In the House of Commons, replying to Sir R. A. Cooper, Lord Robert Coc stated the export of cotton from Egypt is
cordance with
the scale of rations fxed from time to
any economically.
from Finland to the Black Sea
now regulated by the afficial licensing explain Germany's position in the East committee in Egypt in
Be regretted the unfriendly reception
roles. Co
described.
He preferred Baron von Kuelimann to then the other. A trial trip is thus
***We accepted, with some trepidation an invitation to make a journey in the machine About half a dozen of us entered by the narrow dear and were runs on each side of the machinery. Wo neld on like grim death with our hands, For a few moments everything went well. Then there was an upward movement of
the
Cand apathy. The gum upon
time by the Foard of Trade. As from given to some of Baron von Kuelheann's cramped up on the little platform which hard. Dernberg roself or his spic. since the war began there has been a gen the liquor trade climate that it would
for
In the end, after mature deliberation," it bas been decided that judgment is to take practic-FISHOPS AND LANGUAGE
the place of the offending word in the In the midst of the world war the Prayer Book All the same, the banned Meanwhile, however, the German agents n this country, which was still neutral, Bishops find time to pursue the word word is good, literary English; and, in of Convocation, it will retain its had received news of the invention of “damnation through the Bible and the place in the congus that Shakespeare this cannon through their underground channels, and during September, 1916. Prayer Book. It is a word repugnant to spoke." while the inventer vas in Cleveland, the the chaste ears of bigh occlesiastics;
STATS FUTICHARE
The Committeo appointed last June to were stelen from hin by either Dr though in passing it may be said that consider the advisability of purchasingg August 1st, the entire grop available for statements in wide circles. Count Hert export will be taken by the Colton Con-ling said he did not propose to touch the
was at one time Dr. Dernberg to Gorman Gloveral tendency among all classes to indulge vested interests conterned The Report require over £400,000,000, to buy out, the Colonial Secretary trol Commission, established by the question of guilt, to which Baron von the fore part of the tank and in a trico bank in New York City, managed to in picturesque language. It is nothing makes the average man who is trying to
wment and later president of a German scheme jointly arranged by the Imperial Kuehlmann bad referred.
Germany
where they now a days to hear a forcible adjective find the necessary, money to carry on the
war wonder whether our mandarins. Government and the Government of
and were suspended by our hands from the were submitted to
ever got into touch with realities Here confidently he left to history, but he felt holdfasts which are fixed for the pur at Krupps Uaing the principle in pected way on the stage, on 2 public wo are at war, the biggest in history. Egrit, and will be sold at fixed prices compelled to dissipate the misunder pose to the roof of the car. We knew volved
in the American naval officer's
with
the Chancellor of the Exchequer we were mounting the steep gradient and plan, these Germans added a few im platform, and elsewhere.
tentual Kuellmann's were not sorry when we reached the top provements, and the mile super cannon
The vessel jerked violently as she is the
hile super dan strong language are soicehow related guardedly result. of re. that beard an the war to the enemy Powers, Baron vou twinkling of a eye we were thrown into diction of calibre in a large calibre gold Army drill instructor telling a squad nothing more that Acadersze in
the same position as before only moro such
the tubes in ก Kuehlmann had spoken entirely in the so with our legs dangling and our hands 16 inch gun reduning to 9 inches. The of raw recruits what he thinks of them. terest for anyone outside the ranks of the
gripped in the effort to hold on and pro- projectile is then fired with the same And was it not the immortal Uncle Toby teetotallers; and the At the conclusion of the Irish debate sense that he (Count Hertling) spoke on
Raport vent being thrown all in a heap. We amount of
the charge used ori-
will as a 113 powder
This, who recorded for all time in Tristram dusty limbo of useless endeavour.
nutter of course, be relegated Mr. Shortt announced that there had been February 24th, for there could be no qurs eventually emerged none the worse for the ginally in firing the 16-ch
to the but with a vivid impression of what with discovered men who had gone to Ireland tion of blaming
the muzzio elated to a many's resolution to must be the life of the gallant crews to degree, fires the projectile
horribly in Flandera 1 Pr
thes, spices Government time and whom our experience
the midst of shot and phere bevond, in which air
Both Houses of Convocation of Canter- when the only
within the limits ised by the Board of Trades
EVADING CONSCRIPTION.
LONDON, June 28th.
standings of Baron von
statement ascribing
That could we found ourselves without a foothold ward these plans ordnance experts rapped out in public in the most unex
as the insertion of
War and
of
nakan
House of Commons Committe
the taxation, ne of
gravely
Chavo
in this way. The subject can
KADA SE SA a tane ser Norpared with their was a trifle R Com- dense
atmosphere into thendy"
that the English Army * swore, THE UZ Ang spare that br
to escape conscription. They could be defend herself or of shaking her cos
proclamation
con
shall and with their own guns blazing reduced lea mimum: The trajectory of bury state that, they have been searching get on with the ward was accordingly being before, the Kaiser, the Empire, the The roar
away,
until almost over its desting for a substitute for the word damns may be remarked that opina ar of the machinery in the con the projectile curves throug this rarifed
that
much time is issued ordering them to join up, other Princes and the peoples stood together, fined spree, was terrific. The man with atmospher it falls. This is the principletion in various places. While some away My to the he
tion, when German super cannon, which, trusting in their incomparable troops, the strongest lung, shouting in the ear used by
prelates favoured condemnation " tions. Nobody eres ge wise they were liable to arrest and to be and hoping that God would reward the of a man of the neutest hearing, could I belians, can be increased to a distance
about law-making nowg faithful German people with victory, not make a syllable heard.
(Continued at foot of next Column.)
till we have beaten
Convicted, as absentes
the
of 150 miles if desired
A subject
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direc Warthog B. WHI