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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1919.
SOLUTION OF
DANISH AND PROBLEMS.
POLISH
THE ELIMINATION OF THE SUBMARINE.
BLOCKADE TO BE PARTIALLY LIFTED.
PRELIMINARY PEACE TREATY TO BE SIGNED NEXT MONTH.
LATEST CABLES.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. Į
BLUCKADE OF GERMANY
BEING PARTIALLY LIFTED.
Panus. March 2nd.
A Havas message says: The opposition of the French Govern- Inen: to lifting the blockade against Germany is undergoing a change, owing to the alarming state of affairs in Ger-
BADY
The United States and Great Britain Bare induced the French Gavernment to the partial fting of tlockade, in order to stem the tide of Bolshevism and to restore order.
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FRANCO-BRITISH TRADE RELATIONS.
A DEPUTATION IN PARIS
PARIS, March 2nd.
A Havan issage says.
A important deputation Federation of British
of
the Industries will arrive in Franer next Wednesday to dis cuss the future of Franco British trade relations.
THE ALLIED
OCCUPATION
BRITISH TROOPS IN ASIA.
PARIS, March 4th.
A Havas message says: According to the French newspapers. Mr. Lloyd George, is expreted, has alreads
FAR EASTERN CABLE HONGKONG'S NEW GOVERNOR |
COMMENT BY THE TIMES OF NEWS.
FROM OUR
OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
JAPAN'S ACTIVITIES IN CHINA.
yen,
CEYLON."
THE FRAWLEY COMPANY.
TWIN BEDS."
* Twin beds," which was presented at the Theatre Royal last night, by the
evil
U the nerves of the audience. The moral" of the play is the
consequences arising from the use of twin beds, and the second
and third acts abounded in the m
THE MILITARY AND NAVAL War Minishy for a lean of uno hundred in-Command from a first-class Clerkship farcical situations, which gave of Jo
TPRMS.
DIVERGENT OPINIONS HELD,
PARIS, March 5th.
4 Havas messago states:- French newspapers make ne conceal- of their disappointment at the delay in settling the military terms of the preliminary peace treaty.
ment
Marshal Foch was asked to take back the report and make a clearer distinc tion between Jucasures of control of a provisional character and those of more perinveut description.
R
I also appears that the Allied exports are not unanimous regarding the naval conditions, notably what the fate of the German Fleet shall be.
There is a good deal of criticism in French political circles regarding the English suggestion of the total annihila tion of the German Fleet.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
THE DANISH AND POLISH PROBLEMS.
PARIS, March 4th. A Havas message states: --- Good progress has been made with Danish and Polish problems. It is under. stood that the Polos, provided they are baken up the Lesant paestion. The time
sure of a corridor to the era, may be bas been determined for the removal of
willing not to insist on the incorpora Butish troops from those places in Asiation of the town of Dantzig, contenting for which Great Britain dore not sok themselves with Ecken werde instead.
Dandates.
THE PEACE TERMS. GENERAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE ALLIES.
PARIS, March 6th,
A Hasne message says:-
There is
reason to believe that when
the Supreme War Council meets to-day,
The procedure contensplated with re gard to Danish claims is that the Duchy of Bebleswig be divided into four zones. The population of the first zone, adjacent to the Danish frontier, will shortly bo consulted by FL plebiscite as to whether they wish to return to Denmark.
The plebiscite for the population of the Allies will be found in substantial the next zone will be postponed for six accord on the military, naval, and aerial months. The Allies contemplate the mili
million gear, on the security of the Feng Hoang Shan iron mines and territory for fifty li, surrounding thent, are nearly completed.
The plan is to organise a Sino-Japanese Company which will give the Okura Company the first call on all products.
The Company offers un
inmediate advance of thirty million gea and pres- sure is being brought to bear on the War Ministry to accept this deposit.
The transaction is being freely criticis
cd.
THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY. ]
THE TIBETAN QUESTION.
WAS
LABOUR'S REAL VOICE.
PACIFISTS LEFT
DOORMAT.
"ON THE
the
Re
Mr. W. A. Appleton, the Secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions, in the current number of The Pedera- tinnest, writes on The Labour Party's
The election is over (be 9818). people have oken, and the friendy of Germany Bnd themselves on the doarinat. Ami British and wait-and-seeixta alike repudiated. Those who have hed condence in the commonsense of the British workmen have brea justifed. For the Liberal Party the result is disas. Lastt For the Labour Party it is lesz
SOFOUN Chat
Have bif Florenes the extremists had achieved all they From the returns it ja attempteil,
bvious that the party would have been in even more deplorable straits than the Liberals had it not been for the retura of men whn, from the beginning of the war, have fearlessly shown their robust nationality. An attempt is being mad to minimise the full effects the extremists have han apon the party's position by claiming that it has polled in Eugland long something like 1,750,000 votes. These figures i no way justify the assumption that 1,730,000 British voters support the policies of those who have attempted to engineer conferences with Stockholm and Lausanne. belligerents at
thran
tunities to Misses Florence Chapman and Molly Malim, and Messrs. G. H. Forker and Wo D Boward lu strow real rapabilities. Misy Chapman, ng Blanche Hawkins, had a part that called for good acting, and she was the dainty, mischievous, but harm less, wife to perfection. Mr. Howard, a Sipur Mai, seemed to improve në the play progressed, but all through his bizarre imitation of a “Dagu” singer of was extremely laughable. Miss fume
Signoro Monto the Molly Malim, as worldly-wise wife who knew all about men and especially her husband, had a part that suited her, but suspetimes she Mr. G. A. Forbes, as
was too noisy.
Harry Hatkins, the long-suffering hus band, was in his usual good foran:
The Company close their Hongkong season to-night, when they stage Fair and Warner."
By being appointed to the Governor. ship of Hongkong our Colonial Secretary
Frawley Company, WAS 70 Jaughter has received higher promotion than any
raiser of the first order, the unly dis previous member of the Civil Service of cardant note in the play being the ridi- PERIN March 11th.
this Colony; not excluding his inmediate | culous manner in which Valentine Sidney | Tasks." While Jagun is officially advising predecessor, Sir Bugh Clifford, who welli
acted the part of a domestic w»JE, Chinn not to touch the seventeen million to the Gold Coast, says the ones which arred
the unpaid balance of the War Ceylon. Indeed Mr. Stubbs' career has Participation Loun, negotiations between been meteoric, for, as will be remember the Okura Company and the Chineseed, he came out in Ceylon, just six years ago, to fill the important post of Second-
in the Colonial Office. The appointment may seem to be surprising in view of the fact that no great achievement or record of constructive work stands to his credit. Mr. Stubbs might be said to be famous for the mistakes he has not made; and this is not the back-handed compliment it might seem to be when we remember the circumstances under which he came to the island and has worked here ever since. He left Downing Street, with no colonial experience, to administer the premier Crown Colony, for when he came there no Governor and he was in full charge of affairs in Ceylon for several months. During the war and at a most critical period in the history of the colony he again 6lled an interregnum in In the House of Commons, replying to)
the governorship. His has therefore Colonel Yate, Mr. H. A. L. Fisher, for been a tenure of office in this colony rich Mr. Moulagu, stated that, so far as ho in opportunities for blundering of a tar was aware, there was no likelihood of the reaching character; opportunities, which, Tibetan question being brought up at it must be said, have been skilfully and In his new post, the Peace Conference. The Government completely avoided.
That mystery, especially when was fully alive to the importance of taken up at the time it is, Mr. Stubbe reaching a satisfactory settlement in that will have opportunities of achievement accompanied by irresistibly laughable direction, but he was unable to say what of a more positive character and we have jokes, is a great attraction to old aud indeed perhaps not, all told, more than steps it might be desirable to take, a no doubt that he will prove folly equal young alike received ample proof in the to them. He is comparatively a young large gathering that was present at St. Governor Andrew's Hall, last night, to witness the man-- surely
youngest
has performance of the wonderful Malini. Hongkong bag ever and--and be many years in which to make a mark in What track one as being very strange
Its task now is to get away from the the service in which his career hitherto
was the complete absence of cumbersome
anti-British atmosphere which the hits been phenomenal for rapidity of ad appliances, the performer trusting almost friends of Germany have created for it. his amazingly, dexterous. The party must also get away vancement. We offer him our heartiest entirely to congratulations. Speculation will be rifo hands--and his amusing patter, which from the parish pump type of politics. It has concerned itself too much with tho to who will be our new Colonial entertained the ears of bis audience, the task of making for promises promises Out that imply remuneration without effort. I fearlessly enunciate all the facts Secretary." If we might make a guess we while his bands mystified the eye.
of an ordinary-looking red handkerchief, of life. It is not sufficient to promise should name Mr. A. R. Slater, formerly in the Civil Service of this Colony and Malini produced Union Jacks at perfect men and women maintenance through now acting Governor of the Gold Coast, will and pleasure, whilst an egg, which non-contributory schemes, to talk to them of wealth as if wealth was inexhaustible was thrown with apparent nonchalance and needed Bg the most likely successor of Mr.
-creation. Such pro into the air, was later taken out of the paganda inevitably involves those who Stublis
dainty coiffure of a lady in the audi- are responsible for it in difficulty and torium. Eggs and lemons seemed to be make trouble have too freely promised catastrophe. Those who have sought to
a veritable treasure store of the magician, comfort without effort; life without exer- for in them Malini found several tion. Those are devices of the politician, not of the statesman, and it is incumbent bank-notes.
upon the Labour Party to develop states- men and to manifest statesmanship. It will be necessary, too, for the party to area of the British Empire and of the peoples that inhabit it-their languages, their religions, the degrees of civilisation to which they have attained, and their physical and intellectual needs.
pointed out that the temporary truce be tween the Chinese and Tibetan forces in East Tibet had been concluded in August
last.
JAPAN'S PART IN THE WAR.
PARIA, March 4th.
A Havas message statos :---
Shunkichi Akimoto, a correspondent of the Yomiuri, states that Japan's part in the war was directed by a “sense of duty and honour." Her exertions extend- ed beyond Alliance prescriptions, and she rendered appreciable financial aid.
CHINESE CLAIMS.
PARIS, March 4th.
A lavas message states: --
The Chinese Press Bureau has issued.
25
the
BILLIARDS.
TRE HONGKONG CHAMPIONSHIP.
MALINI.
it
is
A further performance will be given
of these votes have been given to men whe bad nut only done their best to win the war, but had indicated their in- tention of making Germany pay for the war. The total votes given to the signa- tories of the Leeds Soviet maiñfesto--all of whom, by the way, have been defeated were less than 62,000. Compare these with the 143,000 votes given 10 robust Britishers, like Duncan, Irving, Hodge, Roberts,
Thorne, Tillett,
Walkden
Walsh, Gill, Parker and Gwynng, and ong beging to realise that very few votes
a quarter of a million-were cast distice. tively in favour of revolutionary candi- date Finder all the circumstances the Labour Party has done exceptionally
well.
FUTURE POLICY.).
DV
a Note stating that, probably, the Chiness above competition at the V.R.C. had been to-night, and the jaded worker, in needuire some clearer knowledge of the
claims at the Peace Conference will in- clude the Kiao Chau question, the re
Although the matches played in the
for a total of 400 up, the game between E. K. Leung and P. A. Yvanovich, on Tuesday night, was for 100 up. Seldom
berius of the preliminary Peace Treaty.tary occupation of the third zone. The vision of the Sino-Japanese treaties, of has a better contest been withessed, the Therefore, the German delegates will fourth zone, including the Kiel Canal, customs tariffs, foreign influence and winner, K. K. Leung, wresting victory
probably be able to come to Versailles on March 20th for signature of the pre liminary Peace Treaty in the first week of April.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AMERICANS AND THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
PARTS, March 6th.
A Havas message safe: — Well-informed quarters in Paris sug gest the quite misleading opinion that the opposition in the Senate to President Wilson's League of Nations' scheme may lead him to submit, to the Conference, important modifications. President Wilson believes and is confident that bo has the whole-hearted support of the American people to the aspirations and ideale incorporated in the scheme.
Other French opinion is that the re- solutions in the Senate may be inter- preted as a notice to President Wilson and the Pence Conference that the United States wants the Conforenee to settle the terms of peace Brst, and discuss the League and any further work later.
Information is coming in that the Senate will not ratify the Treaty without radical
powers.
will remain German,
MARSHAL FOOH'S MILITARY PROPOSALS ADOPTED.
the Open Door policy.
PARIS, March 30th.
A Havas message states :----- A member of the Chinese Peace De-
of a wholesome tonic of healthy relaxa- tion. should visit the entertaining
Malini.
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THE VICTORIA THEATRE..
ther they like it or not, they are, with The Vaudeville Company at the Victoria the other members of the House, respon from his opponent by the narrow margin Theatre continues, in spite of counter-
sible for the good government of 400,000,000 of people who are outside the of five points. From the breaking of the attractions, to draw a PARIS, March 5th.
crowd to this British Isles, and unless they are pre- balis till the 700 mark was reached the popular place of amusement. Fredony, pared to study their responsibilities they
Leung
in his impersonations of famous musi ought not to enter the British House of game proved a ding-dong one,
Commons. cians, proved himself a quick-change The maintenance of export
trade A Press Bureau communiqué says that legation stated that China wanted free then put on a spurt and established a the Supronte War Council has discussed dem of independent development within lead of about 30. Yvanovich, however, artist of no mean ability, whilst his should claim instant attention, beesuse replied well and put himself 11 points
capacity in the direction of instrumental being of those who are engaged in in
upon this maintenance depend, the well- the report of the military experts, pre-her borders. It hurted the feelings of ahead with a score of 748 to 734. In at
the sented by Marshal Foch, relative to the the younger generation of Chinese that a tempting a difficult stake, however, he music was well proved by his able render-dupari ensidered inquiry into
capacities of the world a from
-producing definitive military status of Germany.
centres and an ordered effort to scente Foreign Garrison should be stationed at left an opening, of which Leung took ing of "The Soldiers' Chorus "
advantage. The beat breaks were: Faust on the violin. Peking.
ample supplies of food at reasonable The pictures, especially the film "Circus prices should be put forth immediately. Leang: 50, 46, 45, 39, and 37; Yvanovich,
The
party might wisely turn its attention Mary," are good, and are thoroughly
to the study of industrial economic, not appreciated by the public.
for the purpose of
controverty, but for the purpose of scientific constraction. The war has compelled the nation to pawn its resources.
Only the patience and effort which comes with understand-
The terms of the report have been fixed and its conclusions adopted.
UNITED.
In spite of inevitable delays, the Allies are practically agreed on every German question.
CABLE DELAYS.
POST-MASTER GENERAL'S
EXPLANATION.
JAPAN AND FAR EASTERN PEACE. 38, 31, and 36 (twice).
Marquis Saojini, Chief of the Japanese Delegation, stated that he hoped that in future the best understanding would exist between China and Japan owing to the proper comprehension by China of legitimate Japanese claims for ensuring peace and the progress of civilisation in
In the House of Commons, Mr. A. B.the Far East. Illingworth, replying to Mr. Ramsden, as regards cable delays to the Far East,
PURITY OF LIFE. said that the heavy delays were due to
The Bishop of Willesden, preaching at several causes, Firstly, to the trac which was two and a half times a special victory service at St. Paul's Cathedral recently, said that we must greater thon before the WET, & endeavour to live up to a highor standard' large proportion of which
was of honesty and purity, as the great rules
LAST NIGHT'S PLAY.
Drummond met Parkes last night in the semi-final, and, contrary to the general expectation, the latter was badly beaten, the scores at the conclusion of the game reading-Drummond 130; Parkes 929. Drummond will now meet Leung, the Chinese champion, in the final and an interesting match is assured.
The game (1,000 up) will be played to- morrow, commencing at 6 p.m. There will be an hour's interval for dinner.
NINE TRAPS. SIR E GEDDES TELLS HOW
GERMAN SHIPS WERE CAUGHT. Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty, addressing wounded soldiers at Oatlands Park, Surrey, divulged naval secrets for which, he said, the Ger ahne would have paid handsomely a year Ago. He stated: ---
100ing will enable these resources to be re- deemed without disaster. Sooner or
or later, circumstances will force upon the people the truth concerning the real value of paper money which is not covered intrinsic reserves, and when this day comes a Labour Party that has familiaris sed itself with the facts of international trade and finance will be of inestimable. value to the Empire.
is now.
and S
In the more purely domestic arons tha party may do much to persuade the When, owing to the damage effected youth of the nation to take advantage of by German destroyers, and two cruisers the educational opportunities which are. NO LOWERING OF WAGES. then the fastest in the world-it became now so freely afforded. It could, and necessary to block then in, our mine ought to, press forward practical housing nying fotillas, night after night, passed schemes and to ensuite to the aged more Speaking at the London Day Training through the great German minefield humane consideration than is
to them. If thirty tiles of Heligoland, discovered
Atadious it is. Government work, which took precedence of honesty and purity were in morious College, Lord Leverhulme said that any the channels used by the Gorman ships, and avoids bombast it may, at over private cables; secondly, owing to danger of being relaxed. It was necer attempt to reduce wages with the idea of and laid mines nerous. Our submarine election, secure the position it ought to
sary that the same standard of parity.
taken before submerging.
just finished. There is
is no royal road changes for safeguarding the Monroe the stoppage of auxiliary routen vid should be demanded from men as from bringing back the cost of living to the minolayers accomplished this by, bearings have obtained in the contest which bas to succos, for either partios or men. Work Doctrine and enumerating the League's Russin and Germany, the whole traffle women, and we must bold fast to the pre-war basis was a fallacy. Wages all During the first six months of 1918
sanctity of marriage. Our divores, courte over the world," he continued, bave more than a hundred German craft were for the love of work, and not as a means
caught by these
trap mines. Once four of of advertisement, is the condition pre- WAA concentrated upon eables, of were so fill today that he feared that which two out of
even from the hardly sufficient time was devoted to each advanced, and we could not, if we would, our craft going into the Bight were cedent to success. The beatitudes give the
ense. He referred to the lack of honesty restore them. Nor is it necessary. noticed by six German outpost bonte, earth to the meek.
Our mon go United Kingdom were ne prescit inter- among those who occupied important Science has placed at our disposal the which were coming out. rupted, but every effort was being made positions in this country, and aid that muciens of unlimited production. If we inside by a subterfuge, laid their mixes, while many a poor man who bad com disabuse our minds of any fear of over came back, mopped up all the six German
bonts, and captured the crews. All circles of the Conference follow the to restore them. Government departmitted & theft was now in geol, there production we can not only inercsso those who had passed great for wages but reduce the hours of labour. It occurring high position, when they em: that, the gost up the product was advanced own ends regardless of honesty, tion of the hours of labour if it meant phatically aught to be in prison It in proportion to the reduction of the would be a terrible thing for this country out of inhour. The war debt can only if our word was so still as good as our be paid by enormously increased produo
tion followed by bigber wages.' bord,
EARLIER CABLES.”
ON WHAT ITS SUCCESS DEPENDS.
PARIS, March 6th.
A Havas message states :-
were
events in Americs with the lowest in mente had been urged to reduco their itunes and uned their influene, to serve I would be a fallnor to talk of the redus was caused by the men refusing to face this Lent Term, as against 600 Inut terib.
terest. The success or failure of League of Nations depends on on id which Wilson Ends in the United States Paris feple that the old conception of two separate Isomispheres, according to the Munroe. Doctrine, is gone for ever.
oblé trate. Furthermore, boot los was endeavouring to supplement the cablen by an auxiliary, wireless service thruugh the existing Goverminent stations.
thoir
It is calculated that there will be fully **The Best mutiny in the German Navy 1,300 students in residenọe at Cambridge
Ostend caught seventeen. Gemsa tub will have proportioun te incrdtack, cock theme we laid just below the surface. At Trinity, for example, the number will Our wine barrier seross the channel below be 360, against an. The ether colleg marines in one month.
ing to chair sizes. The prospects for them. 41 Our Cuminy wines enused plenty of May Tarm are still botter ~ There are fun. On approaching thom the Clermonų, still a number of enunta in some of this shoored off.
colleges.