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THE HONGKONG · DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH, 1919,
GLOOMY LABOUR OUTLOOK IN GREAT BRITAIN.
40,000 MINERS ON STRIKE IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.
SERIOUS PLIGHT OF ALLIED ARMIES IN SOUTH RUSSIA.
BOLSHEVISTS WITHIN FIFTEEN MILES OF ODESSA.
THE
PRELIMINARY PEACE TREATY AND
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
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THROUGH REUTER'S 40BNCY.]
BRITISH LABOUR.
STRIKE OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
-MINERS
The wrike, which has broken out throughout Nottinghamshire, and which affects 40,000 miners, arose from a local wage dispute, apart from the national
programme.
The latest reports show little prospect
of an early settlement the owners' and
men's "attitude pou essential points being entively irreconcilable.
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
Loxton, March 18th.
Mr. J H Thomas, before starting for Paris, described the outlook as black.
This is the view taken by the Labour correspondents to-day.
demande,
They utter warnings against optimism, based on the iden that the Coal Commie- sion disclosures are bound to result in the satisfaction of the miners' pointing out that any compromise which the Government may be expected to offer is unlikely to include nationalisation, which the miners now demand. Reports of week end Distriot meetings of railway mon received from headquarters indicate a disinclination to abate any demands, while the transport-workers express dis- satisfaction at the conditions attached to
the forty four-hour week offered them.
MR. J. H. THOMAS VISITS THE PREMIER
LONDON, March 18th. Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., flew to Paris to-day to confer with Mr. Lloyd George regarding the railway situation.
ANTICIPATIONS!
The Coal Commission held. its last pub- lic session yesterday.
It is forecasted that the Commission's report will recommend the nationalisa tion of mines, aus eight hour day, and a ten per cent. increase in wages.
Yesterday's meeting was chiefly note worthy for the striking figures produced by the financial writer, Mr. Emil Davies, showing the abnormal profits made in many large collieries,
FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM. NORTHERN LITHUANIANS IN- FLICT DECISIVE DEFEATE
HELSINGFORS, March 18th. It is stated that the Bolsheviks are concentrating large forces, including & bot of heavy artillery, on the Narva Front,
A Lithuanian communiqué states that A general offensive on the Lithuania. Courland front has begun.
The Bolshevists have been decisively defcated in Northern Lithuania, Mitau is threatened by them. ALLIED TROOPS IN SOUTH RUSSIA.
LONDON, March 19th.
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THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
AN APPEAL TO THE BRITISH
PREMIER.
PARIS' March 17th. President Wilson, M. Clemenceau and Professor Vittorio Orlando bave written a juint letter to Mr. Lloyd George urging him to postpone his departure to England, in view of the urgency of the problems, with which the Conference is
dealing, the importance of which, the writers are of opinion, outweighs even the Labour disputes in Great Britain,
The joint letter says that if Mr. Lloyd George can remain in Paris another fort
chief questions connected with peace ca night, the signatofice believe that the
be settled.
Mr. Lloyd George awaits the decision wf the London Cabinet in this connection. PREMIER DECIDES TO REMAIN
IN PARIS.
PARIB, March 28th. Mr. Lloyd George has decided to re- main in Paris for some time longer, in order to participate in the important die- cussions at present proceeding in regard to the peace terms and the League of Nations.
BRITISH SUPPORT.
Parus, March 1944. Lord Robert, Cecil informed a repre acntative of Reuter, that the British De- legation strongly favoured the incorpora tion of the League of Nations' covenant in the Preliminary Peace Treaty.
EARLIER CABLES.
AUREEMENT ON PRELIMINARY
PEACE TERMS.
CAIRO.
REPRESENTATIVES OF GERMAN- NATIONALIST OUTBREAK IN
AUSTRIA AT THE WEIMAR ASSEMBLY.
COPENHAGEN, March 19th.
MILITARY AND POLICE RESTORE
Three
ORDER.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS BEFORE HIS HONOUR, THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR WILLIAM REES-DAVIES, K. (*))
ALLEGED FORGERY. Tsang Tit Cho, alias Tsang Hi Ban,
and being in possession of same. awas indicted for nttering a forged note. The note in question was a 85 note issued by the Chartered Bank, which had been in geniously converted into a 8100 note.
A message from Berlin states ibat
CAIRO, March 12th. delegates from German-Austria, for the first time, participated in the deliberantah attempted to rush the railway
thousand demonstrators
Lions of the constitution of the Committee
station. The Military and Egyptian of the National Assembly, at Weimar.
Police restored order. EUROPEAN FOOD PROBLEM.
On March 13th, the Commander of the ALLIED RELIEF TO GERMANY. Forces in Egypt issued a warning that anyone who attempted to interfere with the railways, telegraphs, or telephones was liable to be shot under martial law
Bix demonstrators were killed and 31 wounded at Cairo, aud I killed and 51 wounded at Tantah.
LONDON, March 18th.
The initial consignment of Allied food- stuffs to Germany from Great Britain Includes 30,000 tons of bacon, 10,000 tons of condensed milk, 20,000 tons of veget- able oils, 2,000 tons of margarine, 2,000 tons of dripping, 35,000 tons of rice, 80,000 tons Rangoon beans, 15,000 tons of ont meal, 10,000 tons of barley, rye and flour. France's contribution ineludes 50,000 tons of palm kernels.
America supplies 40,000 tons of whent. GERMANY'S POTASH IN RETURN
FOR FOOD.
BERLIN, March 18th.
signed for the delivery of 30,000 tons of An Anglo-German agreement has been
German potash, the proceeds of which will be devoted to payment for food supplies.
GERMAN SHIPS TO BE USED. The Fusische Zeitung's Hamburg cor- respondent says that eight German steam. ers sail this week to bring food-stuffs for Germany. The crews demand that they be not removed from the ships during the
entire voyage.
GALLANT OVERSEAS TROOPS. OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF
VALOUR.
LANDON, March 19th.
It is learnt authoritatively that the statement that Overseas troops will be permitted to depart homewords without an otheial farewell is incorrect.
Every individual, on embarkation, will receive a personal autographed message from their Majies; also one from the Imperial Government.
The King's message, which is to be printed on royal note-paper and dated from Buckingham Palace, reads:
The Queen and I wish you God-speed and a safe return to your homes and dear A grateful Mother-country je
ones.
BRITISH TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM.
CONTROL OF DOCKYARDS.
LONDON, March 18th.
BILL PASSED.
The Dock
The Acting Attorney-Genera] (the Hon. Mr. H.E. Pollock, R.C.) prosecuted, and the Hon. Mr. C. G Alabaster, OBE. (instructed by Mr. E. 1. Agassiz) de fended.
The following wits the jury C. Brown, C H. Kim Wang Sik Ki. A. R. Kiurons, A Yvanovich, and C. Lang-
Mesars.
F du forta. V A
and
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CANTON NEWS.
March 25th
It 18 reported that the British. American, French and Italian Ministers, regarding as unsatisfactory the Peking Government's reply to their Note of warning in reference to the War Parti- cipation loan, have decided to deliver another Note on the subject. The Note. it is said, has been drafted and will be delivered shortly.
THE ALLIER AND CHINA.
THE PESCE CONFERENCE AT SHANGHAI,
In reply to the Shanghai merchants' demand for the resumption of the Peaco Conference at Shanghai, Tong Shiu-yi has stated that the Conference may ho resumed at any time, if necessary. Ho added that the people should turn their attention to the question of whether the decisions of the Conference will be com- plied with or not,
The merchants in Bhanghai have an- nounced that unless the Peace Conference the stops necessary to deal with the 'aus- is resumed within one week they will tako
pension.
MONGOLİAN INDEPENDENCË,
MILITARY AFFAIRS..
immediately called one of his tokhe troops in Shenni,
The Canton Authorities have propused that Commander Li. Kan-yuch and bie forces be went to reinforce the Southern
Wing-kin, ex-Superintendent
Two fresh regiments have been formed to operate with the 1st aqhedron. Neu Canton, Arsenal, i appointed command- of the
The Attorney-General said he would call a witness from the Wing Shun frm, In the House of Commons, Sir Eric
No. 254, Quern's Road West, who would Geddes, concluding his speech when may-
tell the jury that on the afternoon of January with prisoner visited the shop ing the second reading of the Ways and along, bring with him
h pawn ticket Communications Bill, urged the House to
which was issued by the pawn shop to a man who had pawned some clothing for the Mongolian troubles, has ordered The Peking Government, in view of
entertain the suggestion to omit the dock. rise above petty jealousy.
He refused to articles, and, handing the accountant the Mungulian berders. It is stated that the Prisoner tried to redeem the Hsu Shu-shong to lead his army to the pawn ticket, asked him what was the Peking Government has received, from from the scope of the Bill.
inoney owing for the redemption of the clothing. The man replied that the
the leaders in Mongolia, evidence that, yards were approaching the Governmental and interest amonted to 56.10, and Mongolian independence was due to the
prinel. with a view to reqocating permission to The note was examined by the account prisoner then handed him a 100 note.
inuigues of a certain nation. The Gov. ernment has therefore, called a special advance rates. The Minister of Trans- +421, who told the prisoner that the note meeting to discuss the situation. port must have power to insist on neces
did not seem right-it Inoked as if it was a note converted into a $100 note. sary improvements in docks, otherwise.
No sooner did prisoner hear this than be ran out of the shop. The accountant the transport system, would not escape calamity.
told him to follow prisoner. SECOND BEADING OF TRANSPORT Prisoner was chased from Queen's Road, tou, went after the man. The accountant retained
hed possession of the forged note. into First Street, and then managed to elude his pursuers and enter a by lane leading
into Second Street, where he dis Police whistles were blown visited a house in Second Street, and and the Police, acting on information
there arrested prisoner. There was no question for the jury to determine BRINGING ARMS INTO THE garde indentity, because, apart front the whether a mistake had been made as ra Fact that the accountant identified the prisoner, the latter, stated at the
CANTON, March 26th. Police-station, that the note had beer lent to him by a friend and he did not know
SHANGHAI MERCHANTS AND PEACE, for the defence would press that aspect mercial unions held a meeting the other that it wan
forged.
No doubt Counsel
The principals of more than 50, com- of the case very strong, but it must be day in order to urge an early settlement remembered that the prisoner ran away between North and South. They passed directly he was told that the note was
forged one.
rosolutions to use the payment of taxes Such conduct was not or duties until the Peace Conference in consistent with innocence. to the forgery, Mr. Austin, of the Carnounced that they would cease trading
With regard Shanghai wis resumed They also tered Bank, could be called to prove that with any nation which supplies the North had been very ingeniously altered. One PEKING CARLE NEWS the note was not genuine, although it or South with finances for war purposes. curious feature of the forged note was that at the back, where the figures "100" were stamped in two places, one of the of the note the lettering and the figures upside down. On the face
were very cleverly done.
LONDON, March 19th. The House of Commons unanimonsly passed the second reading of the Trans port Bill.
COLONY.
A BOX WITH A FALSE BOTTOM. *A Chinese, on his way to Hoi Ping from Victoria. Chanda, was arrested (us reported in our issue of Festerday) on one of the wharves with a Winchester rifle of the latest pattern, an automatic pistol nad 360 rounds of ammonition in his posscasion. He was brought up,, on remand, before Mr. R. E. Lindsel!, at the Magistracy, yesterday.
The defendant's story was that he and alanaman left Victoria, Canada, for
the ro
100
WHA
the
Mr. Austin, of the Chartered Bank,
The Sopreme Council has adopted the proud of your splendid services, charas / Chinnd at Manila, his friend fell ill, deposed that the note was forged,
military and air conditions of the Preterised by unsurpassed devotion and liminary Peace Treaty; also the naval conditions,
courage. ---GEORGE, R.1, except the questions of Heligoland and the Kiel Canal. terms include the prohibition of construc tion of aubmarines in Germany.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS' COVENANT.
and died. He was taking the deceased's property to his relatives. The box had originally belonged to the defendant, but The THE QUEEN IN SLUMLAND. | was, later, given to his friend.
HER MAJESTY VISITS BETHNAL
PARIS, March 18th. Since the arrival of President Wilson the discussion in the War Council has been mainly centred on the possibility of incorporating the League of Nations' Covenant in the Preliminary Peace Terms, in accordance with the wish of President Wilson. Though President Wilson has not made an official statement
GREEN.
Lospon, March 18th H.M. the Queen visited the poorest stures in Bethnal Green.
Her Majesty received an ovation NOTORIOUS SINN FEINER BREAKS GOAL.
NO CLUE YET AS TO HIS WHEREABOUTS.
LONDON, March 18th. Barton, the Sinn Fein member of the
escaped from prison in Dublin though)
Mr. Lo addressing the Magistrate, said that his client was so sure that the box contained nothing forbidden that he did not even trouble to open it. name get on the box!
The Magistrate: How did defendant's
The complainant burg out the statesment made by Attorney-General.
The foki the shop, who also followed Mr. Alabaster agreeing, the evidence he prisoner, was found to be absent; but, gave at the Police Court was read out to the Jury. the sound of a whistic, he ran towards A police constable stated that, hearing Second Street, and made some inquiries. He then visited 105, Second Street, and there arrested prisoner, who was being held by formed witness that prisoner was the man some people. Complainant in- who presented the forged note,
Mr. Lo said the defendant was the original possessor of the box; it was prob- ably sold to the deceased A relevant circumstance," Mr. Lo added, "is that
The complainant, recalled, stated, in the Arals and ammunition were detected reply to His Lordship, that nobody had not on arrival at Hongkong but when my ever attempted to pass forged notes on client was leaving the Colony. This
bim before, but on several occasions disposes
here."
er.
FOXES IN CANTON,
We are informed that three foxes appear- ed in the Police yamen, yesterday, and who will send them to one two of them were caught by the police,
one of the monas Leries to be reared,
Japan, has tendered his resignation to the Chang Chung-dining, the Minister to Peking Government.
intervene in the Mongolian troubles.
The Poking Government has decided to It is reported that the fighting in Shienst has not been entirely stopped, and that the Southern, troops have been badly defeated,
THE TUCHUNEHIP,
Tuchunship are spreading. It is stated Reports regarding a change in the that Chan Ping-kwap, the ox-Tuchup of Canton and the present Civil Governor the post again as Mok Wingson has long of Kwangsi, will be appointed to take up wished to regigu. Another mesage hates that Ma Chai, the Buperintendent of the secure the position. Canton Arsenal, is endeavouring to
THE FANTANA
MONOPOLY
The period of the fantan monopoly as nearly expired, and the authorities are inviting tenders for a new torm. DEPURTATION OF ENEMY, SUBJECTE
the being intended ability of the arms spurious subsidiary coins had been pass
for the Mr. Lindsell remarked that a good ed on hira.
In connection with the deportation of Mr. Alabaster said the whole point was number of Chinese brought arms from whether prisoner knew that the note was Swatow has pointed out to the authorities enemy subjects and the confiscation of America. The weapons need not, peces forged when he presented it.
enemy properties, the Dutch Congal in sarily, be meant for Hongkong.
He would that the chapels in the Tzi-Kam district... convince the jury that the prisoner had near Swatow, belong to Switzerland and abr. Lo suggested festive purposes in no knowledge of the pers nute was a that the missioueries are Biss, The tien
wanted for
be tendered the note. The note was a previously under German protection, most ingenious document, which would The Consul added that it must not be
Mr.
Mr. Lo then suggested that the box be
to the pawnshop to redeem some property or the missionaries enemy sub-
regarding his reasons for this, it is under House of Commons for East Wicklow, the indsell: Probably; probably not have taken in anybody. Prisoner had thought that these chapolsarebnomy stood that he is moved by the fear that the prison was heavily guarded by mill searched too see if there was any clothing slothing which he had sent by a fuki to fects. should the Peace Terms not include tha League of Nations the interest in his, favourite project may die down and its inauguration be left to some distant date.
The French view is that each inclusion is neither necessary nor desirable. The French seem to feel that if the Covenant
tary. There is, so far, no trace of him.
BRITISH RED CROSS ACTIVITIES.
50,000 RUSSIAN PRISONERS TAKEN. CHARGE OF.
LONDON, March 19th, The British Red Cross has taken charge
The Times, Paris correspondent under- stands that the Allied forces in Odessa, which are mainly French, are evacuating France, such as the future security of the the city.
The Bolshevist troops are stated to be, Rhineland, may be shelved.
be rushed through, questions vital to of 50,000 Russian prisoners in Germany.
within fifteen miles north-east of Odessa.
The British think that ponce at the
necessary, so that the world may get
-The situation of the Allies has been earliest possible moment is absolutely critical since the recent capturo of Kher- son and Nicolaieff by the Bolshevists.
GREEK TROOPS ROUT BOLSHEVISTS.
SALONIKA, March 16th, The Greek general staff announce.thit the second Greek Division in Russie gained, at Kherson, a brilliant victory. over four times their number of Bol sborista, who were well organised azul completely equipped with artillery and mgohing guns.
The Bolshevist troops were commanded by Gorman officers, many of whom parti- cipated in the battle.
The Greeks advanced twenty kilometres, and took niany prisonors and much booty. In connection with the above, the Bol-' nhovists claim to have stormed Kherson on March 8th..
BOXING,
WORLD'S WELTER-WEIGHT
ΟΠΑΜΡΙΟΝ.
SCRANTON (OHIO), March 19th. Jack Britton knocked out Ted ("id")
again to work, but it is believed that they are disposed to mees the desire of Frosid Lewis in the ninth round, this winning
Mr. Lindsell: What about the false
or articles bearing the name of the de fendant,
be pawned. He went to the shop and tendered the note in good faith. Had he The box was, accordingly, searched, and nothing implicating the defendant wased to pass the note at the Chinese Now been innocent he might have attempt. not found
Year fair, Prisoner borrowed the 8100 from a Canton money-changer, the money being -bottom:
handed to prisoner at his house. Pris- oner gave a promissory note in return,
changer was a rogue or not Counsel been deceived.
Mr. Lo: It may have been put in et Canada by my client's friend,
Mr. Alabaster revealed the fact that the Further examination of, the prisoner by forged note was not handed to complain- ant, bay to a "fat man" who was behind the counter at the pawn-shop Prisoner arn further stated that when he was told Whether the mod was omplainant,
did The
Mr. Lindell, remarking that that was and be had no reason to believe he had the note was forged he protested that it
rather unlikely, fired the defendant and ordered the arms and ammunition to be confisented.
A Chinese boy was charged with being
in possession of B2 rounds of aminunition He was arrested on the Sut Tai,
The usual query of Tour name1" we put to the lad by the Chinos inter
Inspector Browno, preter, whereupon Interrupting, told the Magistrate that the boy speaks more English than Chinese
Mr. Lindsell How's that? Inspector Browns: He has just arrive
recalled,
not know, but it was notorious that reply to His Lordship that there was.
Baid, in people, Forged notes, were very care-
who
ful to use innocent agents to utter the fat man" in the shop. He did not documents for them, and it would be know whether prisoner spoke to him." soon, that the money ch
Lordship hanger, who
directed Chief Inspector refused to
in Court, had used to appear
Kerr to
to go to the pawn-shop and bring the fat man prischer nq his tool
to the Court Prisohor stated that, being in some
Complainant further stated that he did angelal difficulty, he arranged with a not inform prisoner that, the note was a money changer to grant him a loan; the forged one by muttered that fact to money being handed him in the presener himself, and prisoner, hehring it, ram of his wife und cousin. The reason he nway..
Printer's from the
wife away
"and cousin stated that forget and HA
changer handed prisoner $100 on loan. by the Attorney-
The fat man
ran
Mr, Lindsell (to the defendant): How Becountant called was because the they were prosent when the money":
ent Wilson so far as they can, without the walter-weight Championship of the ed from Canada,
orificing emential principles.
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BAVARIA'S NEW TREMIER.
Cornuages, March 18th The Munich Bosialist, Herr Hoffman,
lans been elected Promier.
World...
[Britton held the wilter-weight in this Smmunition get into your trunk
cham
Cross-examined, by
was frightened
pionship of the world in 1910 till he was tɛ Dilant: I did not know it was donerul, prisoner stated thaż be had been
But it's your trunk-I did not do the managing-partner of a teas busino risoner's visit The capital of the firm was Hie, Lordship
defeated by Lewis, who had a DDOSAŽOU A
of contests all through 1617 and 1919 to packing my father did. maintain the 'honour.
in Canada.
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three your
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the pawn-shop on
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be provided there and calls you
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you
"fat man-Wit
Britton fought to your father in Hongkong-No; he buisinesa, however, failed, and new reling) I am not. (Laughs
Lowis twice last year, for the honour. He was defeated in the tenth round on March
Did you come alone with a friend,
bor)
7th-in. Atalanta Oley, When not this! The Magistrate and the youthful offend fow dollars left, as he had only the bank note was handed to adoptal
pair met, at Scranton, on May 2nd, the der 420. The ammunition was confiscat
contact was drawn Britten not Lowis to ed
20th, in all of war bharities, when -- the a four-round-content at New York on June referee decided for a draw]
"(Other Looul News will be found on Page 8:
at the last Chinese New
the witness stated tha
nil, though he was able to say whether fun a brief cumming-up by Hi
He experience En Prisoner did not protest In regard to
to the bandling, of note, was
It was not forged. or no a bank note was good file sainty Lordship, be jury brought in a verdice na tea-merchant, was $70 to 850 a year. "Not Builty,"
(Continued et fons of next column.)
and prisoner Twin decharged,