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OPEN REBELLION" IN INDIA:
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MILITARY ACTION BEING TAKEN: BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AMRITSAR AND LAHORE QUIET AGAIN
BOLSHEVIST BRUTALITY IN RUSSIA
THE PEACE CONFERENCE AND OPIUM.
IFE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY APRIL 23B0
BRITISH PREMIER IN PARIS,
Panis, April 17th, Mr. Lloyd George, arrived, in Paris this evening
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WHOLESALE MURDERS AT UFA.
Oxsx, April 17th. The Bolshevists murdered 1,500 per sond, including 400 women, at Uta
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THE PROPOSED TRANS- ATLANTIC FLIGHT..
PAVOURABLE WEATHER.
PREVAILING
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CORRESPONDENCE. THE FRANCE FUND,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE RONGKONG
DAILY PREZA.";
Ofice.
Str,--1 shall be obliged if you will allow nie to make known the fact that | £1,373,11, sterling, has been sent to Mrs. France through Mr. Stuart Knox of the Missigns to Sennien, Buckingham St. Strgnið, London, Commander Beckwith, R.N. and I received $7,500,30 in Joent ourrency and Le in sterling from nearls ST. Jony (Newfoundland), April 17. have been audited and may be seen by a hundred, subscribers. The necounts The storm is over, and fine weather any subscriber at the Harbour Master's prevails.
Several firms have referred to The airmen might possibly be tempted their Home Office for permission to sub scribe and in due course expect a few substantial additions to the fund which will be duly sent on as soon as revived. I am glad to say £1,300 has been mised in England so that the finding invested for the benefit of 3irs. France The s. City of Youles, bound for and her six children amounts to nearly places. The military are taking action. Herr Leinert,, President. of the Prassian Dundee, from Cricutta, struck the sub £3.000
Bokay and Almedabad are also, National Assembly, as Leading Pence Delegates. quiet. - SEVERAL, BUILDINGS DESTROYED AT VIRANGAM, A serings disturbance has occurred at Virangum." "Seseral builling, have been destroyed
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LONDON aprit juk. The Press Bureau states: Amritsar and Lahere are quiet." Twelve important -arrests have den»mad»." "Open' rebellion exist, in the districts between these
The rioters fosses af Ahmedabad are beavy, a
Rasinos, is suspended.
AT CALCUTTA,
At Galluita, on April 12th, the mob be cante violent. The military were called The moh stoned the picker, who out. fred on the crowd, killing six, and. wounding twelve.
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SMA, April 14th.
"A CHANGE IN THE GERMAN DELEGATION.
COPENHAGEN, April 18th. Herr Mueller, the Gernian Minister of Marine. is ill. He will be replaced by
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and of the six
OF
DOWAGER EMPRESS
RUSSIA.
SAFE ARRIVAL AT PRINKIPO.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 16th.
The Downger, Empress of Russia, Grand Duke Nicholas and other racibers! of the Imperial Family arrived. ni Prinkipe from Yalta aboard the British warship Marlborough,
The Dowager Empress shortly proceeds to England en runde, to Copenhagen.!..
A number of British and other Allied subjects and many Russians were taken from Yalta in British vessels,
GERMANY,
LIBAU AN ARMED CAMP.
COPENHAGEN, April 18th.
It is announced that, as the Governor- General in Council is satisfied that a
A message from Libau states that the state of open "rebellion existe in the Lahore German Landwehr has been, overthrown, and Amritsar, districts. martial law is the Provisional Lett Government" sur- declare," but an Ordinance is being prising and disarming the Lett reserve issued providing than trials shall be "heid | troops.
by Commission constituted similariy to the prescribed in the Defence of India Act...
ADDITIONAL TROOPS, AT
LAHORE.
The town has been converted into an armed camp.
:[
Baron
to make a night in the afternoon.
A SHIPPING DISASTER..
CITY BOATS MISHAP
merged wreck of the Cina Shaw in the Firth of Tay. She was badly holed and. later, benched,
€
The passengers have been handed,
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY'S DEMANDS.
LONDON, April 22nd.
Heartily thanking all rontributary and Commander Beckwith for, o kindly Act ing as Treasurere I am, sir, yours faith fully,
G. H. VICTORIA HONGKONG. Hongkong, 17th April. 1919.
THE POLICE RESERVE.
(TO THE EDITON OF "THE HUNGXONG EMILY PRENA.1
A deputation, representing the Domin-appears very unreasonable.
SIR,The Last Polier Reserve order ions and Crown Colonies and the Bget-release the Police Reserve band as well
Why not sugar Industries in England and Canada, Are there any more boxing tournaments waited on Colonel Amery at the Colonial one? If there are, I am sure the Office and submitted their views regard-
ing preference to British Empire sugar, all over the world, to the Allies, over neutrals, and to neutrals, over enemy countries.
The deputation also, suggested the pro- hibition of the import of sugar from enemy, countries for five years after the
The Morning Post understands that Colonel Amery's reply satisfied the de- putation.
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NATIONALIST RISING IN
EGYPT.
GARRISON BEING REINFORCED.
numbers of the band will not refuse to
give their so-operation, hat, in the mean time, the practices might be suspended Yours faithfully,
CASE Hongkong, 2nd April, 1919.
PRESENTATION
TO
MORGAN. BY THE HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.
1919.
FIRST ARMY'S' RECORD. SUCCOUR FOR 500,000 PEOPLE.
A TERRIFIC TASK
POSTS OF NUCIOUR.
Up till the end of January over half a million people had thus been tared for and repatriated. There was also a great
Car R
The following is an official account of number whose way did not bring them the feeding repatriation, and care of though these collecting centres. To meet French and Belgian civilians by the First the needs of these, the aid of the feld Army during and subsequent to the adbplanges of divisions was called for, vase of October and November, 1918;. and they established posts if succour at
in Supteuber. 1918, the military rituall required spots. People are still cons-- tirin as such As thi mperssitate ating back, and all assistance a still being arrangements being made, as far as con
Caesarded nail about October 20th, ditions could be fatesch, in the event of organised service was impossible outing
Laiter we had taken and passed Dod
area, and through country still inhabited stall, there was a seasiderable name in a rapid adsense leyond the devastated to the military situation log were there
(comparatively sq very many falabitantek: by considerable proportion of the eivi. dire distress, and the ring noted as a lian population. The rate of the adva Vill, Cuppa gave up their rations for British Aray would forgeshapio, "the could not be foretold, nor the number two days. Op other dates units of other
people who would be left in place by ps went en kalfruations, the enemy, nor the de try to which the thing they could get from the divisional bought ut at their own expense, every conditions of the campaign would allow entgens, espeeny tinned milk for the of the return of evacuated people to their treely. Battalions regularly gave up
children, and gave their own cations localities.
It was agreed between the to 30 per cent of their rations. And this Britisa and French General endarters continued that the British Army should feed for wherever the organised supply had not right through the advance four days the civilian populations liberat yet overtaken the distress and need ed by our advance, iter avhich time the French engaged to take over the Apply brought up as far as the rails ran extra lennwhile extra supply trains were being As will be seen, however, the British and distrinution of food to their people trucks were attached to other trains Army bad, in effect, to carry at the feeding, movement, and care of the liberated and repatriatel habitants fer very much longer period, and to n fag greater extent than had been promiseel por templated, and under conditions mac
more difficult than could have been foreseets Yet. Dever
Lu was work more thoroughly, adrirably, and devotedly
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returned
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Those who had managed to keep horses, or entile and were bringing them back had to depend on our Army for forage, which.ns sepplied as a special ens It was perhaps natural after their experi
these
that the civilians seemed utterly helpless and devoid of energy or resource. It was in fact, very diffenit to get thent assist in unloading the trains of sup- plies intended for them, and we had to and the labour even for that. Our iron Until after the taking of Cambeni, the cations, which formed the bulk of what was comparatively simple. The as possible to get up for emergears pur. of the First Army was until then pose though supplemented in any and Senser, and much of this was in the most appreciated, though as concentrated: cunfard to the region south of the Scarpe ways, was not always what the people fence system. Where civilians were found them. Instead of the biscuits they would devastated area and the Hindenborg de nourishment it was the best thing to give Cus, for example, at Ecourt St. Quentin
preferred brend. Almost all of have and Marqnion they were eragealed to Arras, where made for their reception. But after the or four years, and say they don't require very preparation had been high rank, reports a Staff oficer, of have not had meat for three capture of Cambrai, the German fighting it. What they wish for in more tarinnen withdrawal began, and the advance was as food and fat." An advanced depôt rapid, especially in that part of the
of medical stores was stablished, as. area which lay porth of the Scarps and Spanish influenza had beer, and still was, Sepe Few inhabitants were met with rampant; and, as far as could be done st; these were either led by the sol comforts were added to the necrowiry diers from their own rations, or directations, especially for old people, child" MAJOR lorries rushed up with supplies
distribution was made from the tails of te, and the sick.
A French officer, who, working magni- The numbers use contínually. Not Acently himself in a position which made only were more and more inhabitants in personally cagnisant of the whole found as the advance progressed, bat matter, remarked. The Army did the those who had fed or be acuated in possible; and did it with asperkable
devotion and irresponsibly, and in spite of Major H.A. Morgan, the Administra. frequent advice and orders from the
resourcefulness. But for their devotion and resource the tive Commandant of the Hongkong gling to seek their homes, filtering across
French and Belginn authorities, strug catastrophe would have been frightful, Defence
and tens of thousands of French Corps, who shortly for the North, was presented ambulances, tramping, the roads, their involved the instant response to emer leaving country, secking lifts on lorries and young and old, would have perished. Muple Not only the staff work and organisation last evening with a handsome, silverback, irrespective of whether their homesgency requests-even verbal-but also the
ote overpowering motive being to tray, by the members of the Corps, as a were destroyed or any means of liveli personal and individual sympathy and mark of the esteent in which he is held
hood available. This
aid of officers and men, at a moment of enormously com plicated the questions of supply by them
and
great strain in their military duties, were transport from hoar to hour. Telegrams using and unfailing. it was beyond dents, to demand more supplies or more were constantly coming in to increase in-
all words. Cela ne peut jamaise lorries for distribution. With infinite
payer
As Ap
of example the way the British resource and energy every demand was acted, & Freach officer told the story of ried on, so that the people might live. Doa, where she was being looked over after four days. The Britiss wir moved from St. Amand to our hospital
The French were unable to take
an old French lady of 4, who had been
demands for thousands of moss tink and only was food supplied. but even
after by a Canadian nurse. had seen thousands of knives and forks were im-and-bad, just received news of a surviving none of her family for over four years, mediately complied with.
mson at Blankets.
Paris very ill. She urgently Major MACDONALD, in making the pre childrea. But for the prompt and kind The Case WAR No sooner reported to the needed were furnished for invalids and
desired to ste
bira before it was too late The spirit of these troops is excellent sentation, said:-Members of the HongIs energy of the Army Aferiral Services Colonel in charge than be arranged a A message from Berlin states that owing to their realising they are protect this afternoon is for the purpose of
kong Defence Corps: Our meeting here ninny thousands of French people wast once for a motor ambulance to take the
have died. Government troops advancing
oid lady, with a girl to look after her, ing British women and children; but it carrying out a proposal which was put
to Lille, to catch the special train to Helmstedt entered, Brunswick amidst the
To cope with the irresistible tide of her comfort. To the warm thanks of the Paris, every provision being made for is" cheers of the populace. Ne incident of mobilisation for them as soon as possible. krown, that our Commandant was being at cross roade to keep life in the vagrant for one individual when matters were so impurtant to re-open leave and de forward and agreed to when it became returning refugees, motor-ambulances as Wrench officer, who was astonished at the
improvised soup kitchens were stationed
ready and rapid assent and arrangement transferred to the North. The proposal multitude. To the iron rations were add-strained and so much work on band, the was that we should present him with a
ed, as available and when necessary souvenir of his association with the milk, jam, coffee, etc. The Germans had lonel merely replied with a smile, Corps, and I am sure I speak for every four, but little els. To understand the in the rapid advance over destroyed.com left, here and there, a certain amount of
Mais si c'était notre merel member of it when I say that we are all very glad to have this-opportunity of task imposed upon the Army it must be munications, that was super imposed the It was upon the Army's terrific task showing our appreciation
high administrative abilities as our thered that fighting was going on,
and testifying
rapid advance was, being made over
enormous, work of feeding, caring for, COLOGNE, April 17th.
Commandant. His keenness for the eff ruined roads, across a country where the repatriating over a large area ciency of every member was, undivided, railways and bridges had been destroyed population whose numbers were unknown The employés, of numerous firms in the and by his unfailing interest in musketry, blown, where large areas were:
where every cross road had a
and constantly changing. It was the Culoigne district struck work, whereupon thing, horned the shooting standard and that the large areas were inundated, oppressor with one band and saving the
training raised
Army's greatest moment-killing the General Piuwer issued a proclamation in the history of the Corpa
vices were taxed for military work alone toriously driving the invader from French (Applause).
lives of the oppressed with other vie those who were shy practice at the As
they had been taxed before to keep soil, while giving back to France, and to deal with sick and wounded, over can
The
Press Baredu has issued the Viceroy's report, dated April 19th, from the Punjab, in which he states this
'additional troops are arriving in Lahore and being distributed throughout : the. Province. Attempted outrages have
been suppressed."
The communal responsibility of the villages for the protection of the railways is being enforced,
FIFTEEN CASUALTIES AT DELHI
At Delhi, Gifteen casualties occurred in yesterday's firing. One was killed."
ON THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER. On the North-West Frontier, the de- monstrations proved a fazeo.
In Peshawar, the shop-keepers refused]. to close their shops.
QUIET IN BOMBAY
CALCUTTA..
AND
+.
The leader of the movement. Manteuffel, is in Courland.
The Germans falsely allege that the British support the movement.
The Lett Fremier is safe at Liban and coborating with the British Mission: British warships have entered Liban harbour.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS ENTER BRUNSWICK.-
note occurred.
COPENHAGEN, April 18th,
from
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BEANE April 17th. The Federal Council has decided to
recognise the German Government.
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Lowboy, April 15th. Reuter learns that the Twenty-Sixth Division is being withdrawn from the Dobrudin in order to reinforce the garrison in Egypt, and replace large aumbers of troops there, especially Anzacs, who are due for leave or de mobilisation.
THE ALLIED OCCUPATION.
STRIKES IN THE COLOGNE DISTRICT.
The presentation took place at the Defence Corps Headquarters, and among those present were the Hon. Mr. 4. G. M. and Black, Captains Stewart, Wood, Fletcher, Majors Macdonald, Wakeman Kennett, Armstrong, and Wright, Lieurs, Moxun, Jigby, Lindsell Branch and Blackburn,
to
To
his
met..
Fot
AN IRRESISTIBLE TIDE.
..a erater
There were no further disturbances in THE MENACE OF BOLSHEVISM. ordering an immediate return to work butts he was always ready to give a walk UP supplies of ammunition and food and assuring the lives of, multitudes of her.
and threatening the strongest measures found. Devils' Peak on a Sunday mornantly increasing distances, on ronde oeople, who must otherwise have perished.
Bombay and Calcutta.
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THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
THE TRAFFIĆ IN OPIUMI,
71.
SYSTEMATIC ANNIHILATION OF
'BOURGEOISIE.
STOCKHOLM, April -17th.
"A message from Libau states that terrible news has been received from Riga indicating a speedy and systematic anni hilation of all bourgeoisie there. 70,000 of whom, including women and children. were taken inland by river, without food and without money.
BOLSHEVIKS IN A DIFFICULT PLIGHT.
Admiral
Owag - April 17th. “ Koltchak has captured
LONDON, April 22nd, In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Jamason. Mr. Cecil Harmsworth stated that the British Pence "Delegation had submitted a proposal that all the Powers represented at the Peace Confer- ence should combine to take steps to enforce the Opium Convention of 1012 Stillitamak, thereby rendering the Bol- and that the peace terms should provide sherik position critical on the Orenburg for imposing on the enemy States the front, and cutting off the entire Bolshevik obligation of speedily ratifying the Con vention, and enacting necessary legisla- ALLIES DISAPPROVE NANSEN
=SCHEME= Tac British delegates further suggested
PARIS. April 17th. that the League of Nations be entrusted. The Allies have decided against the with the duty of supervising, and carry Nansen scheme for re-provisioning Rus ing out, the terme of the Convention, a sin, holding that the result will only well be the traffic in opium and other consolilate the present Bolshevist Covern noxious drugs.
tion.
rear
ment
against the promoter, and countenancers of strikes in the British zone.
SEVERAL CASUALTIES,
ROMs, April 17th.
ing to encourage and brace them up for
BATHING IN THE SNOW. SOLDIER WHO VAINLY TRIED TO
SECURE CONVERTS...
the next practice. We all admired his bad that a large percentage of the vehicles work with, the Corps and his clean was always broken down. All this was administration of every detail, and on his dealt with, the divance victoriously car General Plumer offered the mediation of departure we shall miss him very much ried on, and the terrific task of feeding the British military authorities should N.C.Os., and members of the Hoogkers of disongporting hundreds of thousands Major Morgan, on behalf of the officers, all other means of settling disputes fail.
Defence Corps, I ask you to accept
successfully this and
sympathetically carried out, small souvenir as, a memento, of Four By the time we had ITALIAN SOC ALIST DEMONS-ciation with the Corp. (Applause).
taken Valenciennes the First Army was feeding over 200,000
Despite a temperature 40 deg. below The silver tray bore the following civilians and transporting crowd of zero, a detachment of British troops whe TRATION.
inscription: Presented to Major H. & them to their ow Morgan by the officers, Os., N.C.Ober 7th we were feeding 256,000. We had North Russia are reported, at the end w made ajourney of over 300 miles in own localities. By Nover and men of the Hongkong Defence Corps, to carry on continuously over the whole have been in high spirits. April 22nd, 1919.
area for four works until November 18th, Major MORGAN, replying, said:-Majo when the French supply trains began to helped to St out the expedition, person- A lieutenant of Norwegian birth, who Macdonald, Brother Officers, N.C.Os and arrive. Even after that, French lorries ally bathed naked each day in the snow, In the course of a Socialist demonstration me, I thank you very much indeed for not being available, our motor transport and advised this treatment for everyone
the present you have given me. I have had to do all the distribution from the but failed to find converts: here, yesterday, disorders courred only been connected for two years with few railway points over the
you, but I have derived great pleasure country.
surrounding
Light wind-proof jackets and trousers, The French lorries soldier and four people were killed, and from the work I have enjoyed all come in about November 25th to wesigned from Antarctic experisier
the time have several injured.
A twenty-four hour strike was declared and cannot do mare. Major: Macdonald evacuated into Belgium began to stream inside white Shackleton haute, and winds the worn over the uniforms and under heavy spent Corps. I have done my level best for it French people of all ages who had been head and face, moccasing and heavy, socks the signing of the armistion the mutitude of sheepskin coats, fur caps, covering, the with
in Milan, Bologna, Turin, and Genoa, in you of the improvement made: Last year Mons, an a condition of utter distress, proof and cold-proof gloves formed part, mentions the shooting. Well, I can tell back through, and north and south of, sympathy with the Socialiste at Rome,
there were 11 markazen. This year the Collecting centres were established at
of each soldier's equipment. number has risen to 98,
The party travelled in single file in (Applause). Mons and Valenciennes at the beginning hundreds of sleighs, river the chilly roads, Last year there were 87 third-class shots of December, and to these centres the through pine forests or the belt of frotra. POLAND.
this year that number has dro
dropped to 30 people were brought ALETED TROOPE-ON-THEIR WAY
At first adaylatrocless plains, and the worst part of the tapplause). Now this in practically due rations were given to them wherever to every man's
1's personal merit and just found, and they were sent on to the cenJaneya portion nearly 300 miles long COPENHAGEN, April 17th. ·
shows you what kecanese and practice will res in lorries Blankets were provided-was completed in 12 days. do. I hope that you will keep up this for the night. Two days rations were A telegram from Berlin, dated April kecozess when I have gone away I shall then issued, to enable the returning moners of the Shackleton Antartic. Ex
The trip was planned and directed by 17th, states that the first transport troops my most treasured possessions. I thank their homes and the care of the local the captain describes they
always keep this piece of plate an ore, of people to carry on until they reached edition, including Dr. Mocklin ar of General: Haller's army numbering you one and all for your great kindness French authorities. 2,000, passed Frankfort yesterday on
in presenting me with it (Applause)
Thousands ofleing" cheery and cold.
T rations a day were thus given at each temperature war from 30 degang vise Three cheers were called for Major centre. The rush was at first enormous below zero, but of the first 150 men and their way to Poland.
Morgan by Bergeant Major Bond and and even at Christmas 2,000 a day were five or six had to fall out for reza nithe Justily given
Paaking back,
Bospital en route.
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