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OUR LONDON. LEFTER. DIBAPPEARANCE OF THE PACIFISTS FROM PARLIAMENT.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]
LONDON, December 30th. The outstanding feature of the Gen- eral Election has been the defeat of the Pacifists, who have gone down at the overwhelming majorities polls under
Messrs. Ram- given for the Coalition, say MacDonald, Philip Snowden, and other abining lights of the Independeuat Labour Party were defeated in working elass constituencies by margins of about 16,000, which is a sufficient answer to their pretensions to speak in the name of organised labour. Mr. Arthur Hen- derson, ex-Cabinet Minister and Labour loader, who tried to engineer the famous Stockholm Conference, when Peace terme wore to be discussed with the Kaiser's "taine" Socialists, was beaten by an- other Labour man at East Ham.
ROBERT DOLLAN FREIGHTERS
FOR THE ORIENT RUN. The sale of the Insurance Building, San Francisco, to the Robert Dollar) Company for $420,000 revealed plans for the construction of n fect of tensteel and freight combination passenger Bicamers to be operated on
the Ban Francisco Oriental run.
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PERING, March 5th.
HONGKONG DEFENCE CORP.
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MAJOR 1.
MORGAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.
STRENGTH.
A.
No. 201 Spr. J. P. Middleton, Engineer Co., is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, to date from April, 6th, 1910.
LSAVE.
12 months extension of leave, from Berg, J. A. Young, "B" Co., ig granted
April 2nd, 1910,
Gar. W, J.
Spr.
Hinton, Artillery Co., is granted 12 months' leave from March 13th, 1919,
D. L. Lyle, Engineer Co., is granted montba leave, from April 15th,
1919.
Pte. P. T. Chilvers, Signalling Section, is granted 6 weeks leave, from March 13th, 1919.
Pie.
F. Allen, "B" Co., is granted
months' leave, from March 27th, 1919.
months'
extension
of
Spr. C. A. Bennett, Engineer Co., is
granted 3 leuve, from February 6th, 1919. G. Martin, "B" Co.. is grauted leave from March 21st, 1919, ta April, 30th, 1919.
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EXAMINATION FOR PROMOTION. Reference Corps Order No. b, dated
THE WAR PARTICIPATION LOAN.
There is still much speculation regard ing the War Participation Loan Accord. to trustworthy information, the ing balance of seventeen million gen has been The steamers will be constructed by the paid into the Bank of Chosen to the oredit of the borrowers. The Japanese do Robert Dollar Company, RE
not deny this, but they assert that, as the "wer prices," now rapidly falling, are
money has been paid to the credit of Chinese concerned the Japanese eliminated. They will be placed in com- petition with the T.K.K. and Pacific the Mail Stormship Companies, and will Government cannot withdraw it; in the carry on regular sebedule, according to circumstances, they can only appeal to the Chinese not to draw upon it as it Dollar, both passengers and freight from Sau Francisco to Hongkong, Shanghai, might give rise to the belief that the Japanese Government was assisting the Manila and Singapore.
is now dominated by the northern militarists in China. An officia! This run
friend of mine was careful to explain: Japanese
The steamers will be of 12,000 tong and
This is a joke." Meanwhile, there are will each carry 100 passengers. They will
other suggestion, that the National be modern in every detail and will be Mr. turned out as rapidly as possible, accord.Defence Army (née the War Participa- Sydney Webb shared a similar fate, and lag to Stanley Dollar. The extensive
plans of the Dollar Company, headed by tion Army) cannot be disbanded because it is interesting that it was he who put Captain Robert Dollar, involve an expen- the terms of the loan contract could not then be carried out. Probably this refers iuto literary form the election manifesto diture of about $10,000,000, it is estimat
But if of the Labour Party before the Elered Stanley Dollar, however, refused to
the cost of establishing the fleet to the purchase of munitions und the estination steamers,
employment of Japanese officers. the Tokyo Government be sincere in its tion dissolving the political true that of
The sale of the Insurance Building to has been in existence during the war.
the Dollar
Company became known expressed intention not to press for the of such agreements there THE VOICE OF THE PYOPLI,
through
of the transaction fulllment the Thug is patent that these so-called
at the City Hall. The building is five should be no difficulty in withdrawing
rial and in cancelling the engagement of (a) "intellectuals" of the Labour Party, storeys high and is a class A reinforced from the contract to purchase war mate
Its atcucture. conerele
purchase is to who have pulled the strings by virtue
the Japanese training ofleers, of their position and influence on the secure a permanent home for the present
INTRENATIONALISATION. CE RAILWATS. Parliamentary Committee, are discredit- officer, of the Dollar Company and the
Opponents of the plan for unifying ed by the very class in whose nathe they space necessary under the new project. The building will be re-named Robert
and internationalising the railwaya of have professed to speak. Their dofcat is proof of the accuracy of what has up Dollar Building and will stand as a
China are beginning to realise that if peared in these columns from time to time monument to the name of the veteran
they persist in their objections they may and duly omphasised that the Indepnshipowner.-S. P. Chronicle
find themselves in a position of isolation. dept Labour Party which pulled the
Liang Shih-yi, hostility has disappear strings at Trades Union Congresscs did
was, apparently, mis-informed. not represent the true views of British
At any rate that is the published ex- Labour in regard to the war. With their
planation of his mulle jace. Tean Ju-lin, disappearance from the Parliamentary orean there gos, als, their opportunity
the Minister of Communications, has Mr. Mac
receded from his former position, and hiraself in favour of the to mislead foreign opinion.
now declares Donald will not be able again to refer
the Shantung internationalisation of to our German friends," or to allege (an allegation that he has never with-
South Manchurian, Chinese Easters and drawn) that Vissant (then Sir Edward)
Yunnan Railways. This is a big advance, It only remains for the Japanese to dis Grey could have prevented, the outbreak
cover that they will be automatically con- of the world-war.
fined to their South Manchurian Rail. way sphere by not participating in the scheme, and then their conversion will this subject, be as sudden as any revival preacher
leaving could wish. Before
Bow boing must refer to the suggestion now inade that China should be allowed to tako a share in the financing of her railways. In support of this the precedent is quoted of Russia and Japan, who were admitted to the Banking Consortium and credited with their shares of the loan made to China although they were unable to ad-
MEL. ASQUITH'S DEFEAT.
The defeat of Mr. Asquith in his old constituency of East Fife was one of the sensations of the Election. He deserves well for his prompt decision to range the country on the side of France in those momentous days of July, 1014; but he has had to pay the penalty of acting on his favourite phrase of "Wait-and-sea" in the conduct of the war while he was Prime Minister. He was chased round the constituency by soldiers, who demand- ed why he misled the country by declar ing at Newcastle that we had plenty of ammunition, when, as a matter of fact, there was a shortage and the batteries in France were being rationed with a many shells per day! His plea was that he spoke on reports received from his advisers, but Ministers must always take the responsibility in such matters. Then, again, he opposed the appointment of one supreme commander of tho Allied
Armies without which we should have
lost the war.
WOMEN AND THE VOTE
Another feature of the Election reveal; ed in the returns of the polling is the failure of women candidates to get into Parliament. The only woman returned was the notorious Madame Markievicz in one of the Dublin constituencies; but this lady, who is a Sinn Feiner, and took 4 prominent part in the Duddin Rebel lion, is the wife of a Pole. There is
CEYLON DEFENCE FORCE.
DRILLS AND CAMPS CANCELLED FOR 1919.
While the question whether compulsory training should be discontinued in Cey len is being discussed, says the Times Centon, the following Defence Force General Order by Brigadier-General R. B. Fell, C.B., has been issued:-All un mobilised Ceylon Defence Force Corps are notified that for the year 1939 the drills laid down in Ordinance No. 42 of 1916 are hereby cancelled. All regimental camps are cancelled for 1919. All corps will fire their annual course of musketry on their regimental ranges for the year 1919 under
der regimental arrangements. (Sgd.) F. J. Tothill, Major, acting Staff Officer, C. D. Fores,
of
Major Tothill, geen by a representativo the Times of Ceylon as to the effect of the order, said it was quite clear that all drills and camps were cancelled. Officers commanding units, on being shown the order, thought it was quite clear that there were to be no drille or camps dur- Each had drawn up a ing the year. programme for the year but it would have to be abandoned.
No drills, no camps," said a well- known Major, reading the order a second time. Asked whether he would not carry oui a programme of drills to maintain the efficiency of his unit, he replied with & smile: "Should I hold drills, it is not very likely that they would be attended on the face of this order."
L
ed
He
vance any money.
PEKING NOTES.
These notes reflect the political uncer- tainty of the day; they have dropped from 75 to 68. soOTAL
An interesting costume-ball took place the Waichinopu on Friday night in Some of the dresses were aid of the funds of the Peking Or phanage. rather unusual. Most remarkable of all wng the sight of Chinese dressing-up in costumes which were à la mode in China anly a few yenis back.
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Mr. Beilby Alston, Councillor Legation, has returned from Vladivostock: prior to proceeding to Tokyo no chargé d'affaires,
Sir John Jordan called on the Pre sident yesterday afternoon and discussed Minister's retirement seems to have been again postponed.
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January 10th, 1918, a lecture, un Hanging und Range Cards will be given by the Adjutant at Head. quarters 0 Wednesday, March 10th, at 6 p.m.
ALLOTMENT OF RIFLE MANGES.
King's Park Bange is allotted to the 74th Punjabis from April 1st, to May lat, 1019, from 9 a.m., to I p.ui., daily, Sundays excepted. King's Park Range is allotted to the 18th Infantry from March 11th to March 30th, and from May and to June 30th, from a.m. top.m., daily, Sundays exrepted.
ORDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY BY MAJOR J H. W. ARMSTRONG, V.D.
Gun Practice. Parada Belcher's Sunday, March 10th:---
Battery-
0 nm. Right Half Co. 9.30 a.m. Left Half Co. Monday, March 17th--
5.16 p.. Left Half Co, T.E.T. at Head- quarters. N.CO's and men as de- Lailed by O.C. Left Half Co. 7.30 .. Right Hall Co. F.E.T. at Tuesday, March 18th:---
Headquarters. N.C.O's, and men as detailed by O.C. Right Half Co. ay, March 23rd Sunday,
9
a. m. Right Half Co.
Annual
Musketry Course at King's Park Range, Kowloon.
9 a.m. Left Half Co. Annnul Musketry Course at Taikoo Bunge, Quarry Bay
ORDERS FOR ENGINEER COMPANY BY CAPT. W. RUSSELL. ANNUAL MUSKETRY COURSE.
No. 4 Section will fire their Musketry Course on Saturday, March 16th, at 2.30 p.m., at King's Park Range, Officers on duty.Licute. Brown and Marley and 2nd-Lieut. Blackburn. Casuals of Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 Sections will fire on Sunday, March 18th, at 9 a.m., at King's Park Range. Officers on duty. Capt. Russell and
Lieut. Stevenson.
Offices, Headquarters, Company February Pay will be issued at Engineer Hongkong Defence Corps, for all, except Taikoo residents, on Tues- day, March 18th, and Wednesday, March 19th, between 11 am, and
noon.
a certain irony in this, having regare by Shaw. It is in Hearat's paper that the situation informally. The British ORDERS FOR INFANTRY DATTALION BY MAJOR
SCARIFYING CRITICISM, Hearst is publishing a serica of lettere to the tremendous fuss and fury of our
one would expect to see Shaw's meanly old-time Suffragettes to win political insinuating, subtly corrosive, lucabra
In constituencies equality with inen.
tions. We know George Bernard Shaw. where women effered themselves for elec- He is a blue-faced baboon with his fingers tion their own sex failed to support the to his nose, making faces at all that is women candidates on polling-day. women's votes throughout the country, of good repute, all that is worth while is a disintegrating factor in modern and also the soldiers' votes, were given life and it is fitting that his speering solidly for the Coalition.
affectations should be printed by the bubonic rat of American journalism.- Mining and Scientific Press.
WHAT THE FIGUNTA SAX.
The
CHINA AND BOLSHEVISM.
Not without reason is the Government alarmed at the possible spread of Bel- shevism to this country. The report that an organisation composed of 80,000 Chinese workmen had been formed in Petrograd at the end of December for revolu- of conducting a revolu the purpose of tionary propaganda and urging the establish Soviets people of China te prompted the Government to institute inquiries, in order to check the planned invasion. China in the hands of Bol shevists would be a catastrophe, compared a circumstanco. to which that in Russia would be merely
THE ANTI-NARCUTIO CAMPAIGN.
The President has again given his
On a general survey it is apparent that the now House of Commons will have a Unionist majority over all other pertios. The Unionists had 232 members at the upon any of the old-time issues at all. Dissolution;
they can now count upon The work of the new Goromment is to 350 votes in a House of 707 members. At obtain a just and lasting peace for Bri the Dissolution the Liberals numbered tain and the Empire, and for the rest 200, and if those who are pledged to of the world, too; and also to lay the
for making foundations
this country & the Coalition are added to those claim.
better place for everyone to live in than bet- ing to be Independent the total in 184
it ever was before better housing, Labour has 75 members all told, 10 being ter conditions of employment, wider op- supporters of the Coalition; comparea pertunities for a liberal education for support to the praise-worthy effort to with 38 members at the Dissolution.
every child, the restoration of agrical eradicate the drug-habit in China by the The meaning of the polling seems to ture and of rural life, and many other issue of a mandate, two days ago, enjoin- be that the country was determined, to things.
George standa ing officials to carry out the law upon Mr. Lloyd give its vaqualified support to those who, pledged to this; and he has solemnly pain of being punished for disobedience and dereliction of duty. More power to stated that if the Unionist majority in in popular estimation, would make a clean job of the settlement following the Parliament will not carry out this pro him! May he be not weary in well war. For this stupendous task Asquigramme he will immediately appeal again doing.
POTTING HIS FOOT DOWN. thian Liberalism was discredited, and
The President is alau putting his foot the Labour Party was distrusted. In ad dition, & very real drend of anything savouring of Bolshevism caused many, moner has given quite phenomenal fileg down in the matter of military disregard. who, would have otherwise voted for sure to everyone. The Connaught family of the law of the land. Officers have been accustomed to execute summarily those Liberal or Labour candidates, to vote for have always been popular, and the fact the Coalition Unionist candidates,
that one of their number has cona out who contravened certain regulations or There has been ♫
good deal of tide the purple for a husband in bound incurred their wrath. This practice is to The be stopped. A mandata three days ago talk of the conscription of wealth, to enhance that nopularity the nationalisation of industry, the Princes is described by those who know indicated that such punishments were to Brotherhood of Man (including the her well as a handene accomplished, be discontinued. unspeakable Hans), and other things of unaffected girl. It is said that at least the same sort on Labour platforms and on one ocassion she has refused the hand the political instinct of the people is too sound to support men with those views. OLD CRIES REVIVED.
It is generally believed that at the nort
General Election the country will have to choose between Unionists, and Labour
bundled by the now. Govornaments But
to the country.
TOR ROYAL DETROTICAL.
Princess Patricia'e betrothal to a com
fa King becane she would not consent
JAPANESE IRRITATION.
Evidently the Japanese have become
H. A MORGAN, PARADES.
Friday, March 21st:--
5.16 p.m. "A" and "B" Cos, on Murray Parade Ground. Dress, drill order. Officers will wear awards
The Commandant invites all N.C.0%. and men over 41 years of age, who can manage to do so, to attend this at which H.E. the Ollieer Administering the Government will present the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers Decoration to Maj. G. H. Wakeman.
March 22nd:-- Saturday,
D"
3 p.bu.
Co. at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course.
Bunday, March 23rd:-
7.30 am. No. 7 Platoon (N.0.0's. and men who wish to fire at Quarry, Taikoo Rifle Range. Bay) Annual Musketry Course, Part 3, Practices 15, 10, 17 and 18.
Et
MOUNTED SECTION.
Tuesday, March 18th:-
5.15 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables.
Dress, drill order.
SIGNALLING SECTION,
5.15 p.m. At Headquarters, TE.T., Tuesday, March 18th:--
Rifles, belts pouches and dummy cartridges to be carried. Hongkong, March 14th, 1919.
the Japanese were thought to be guilty, such as participation in the drug trafo, stirring up strife in the outlying pia of the Republic, and so on. Their annoy.
to fleurs nga Qusen-Consort, referring annoyed at the open expressions of ande is too transparent
London was evidently misinformed Inst weak when it understood that the
to live a simpler, and, less artificial life! oninion from foreigners in China. Thers INTER-ALLIED RAILWAY COMMISSION.
The bridgrom-lent. Commander mats, which three years ago directed Earl of An unrestricted campaign against the
British in any other of the
at the present turn of affairs, and allusic. He is tall fine-looking Much will,, of course, depend upon to sarved on Admiral in Nobock's stal nails, in strong language, the American soleme agreed to by America and Japan, Nown officer, fecialist in gunnery Boyd particular, in very much an Chinese Government was opposing tho
and Railway Biberian
tho the problems of Reconstruction are with the Grand Fient during the war Loration in Peking for countenancing for the working of the Chinese, Enster
Railway, Buch cartain publicity, wark, which is inimion
of Liu Ching-jen former the Chm to the interests of Jaban. But the inost "Pemont wars removed by tho
Audacity with which they charge British Commission charged with the supervision are and Americans. Battisularly the Intier of the lines, and of two ethors' as Chinese hedge dating with doing all kinds of things of which representatives to the two Boards work-
ing under the Commisions (Continued at fort of next column)
It does not help to find some leading It is roul logo mntel, noi the attach Howapagars raviving old orice, such, a font dates from the time,
Tarift Reform, and devinring that na the mander was on the let ZAJAZ msing part of the "nomtä back" in the Minister to ussid, to the Inter Allied
Tory Party are now. In power in Par staff when the latter liment they must use their opportunities ral of Canada
ariglit
The The Election was not fought Sootilsh family with
book to the Twelfth Century (Continued at foot of next column,).
H. D.