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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23ND.
FRANCE'S OUTLOOK.
SERIOUS
STRIKES
SILESIA:
IN UPPER
PRESENT SITUATION WARRANTS
OPTIMISM
LATEST CABLES.
PRIME MINISTER
ON RECONSTRUCTION. KRITISH PRESS COMMENT.
ALLIED "OCCUPATION PROBABLE.
WAR RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT OF CAPITAL REMOVED.
GENERAL LUPENDORFF'S INTERESTING. MEMOIRS.
BRITISH RAILWAYMEN OFFERED
RATES.
DOUBLE PRE-WAR
BRITISH FLEET CONCENTRATING AT
KRONSTADT.
LATEST CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. "PRESIDENT WILSON ORENS PROMISED DEBATE
WASHINGTON. August 19th. President Wilson, opening the Confer tore with the Seite Foreign Relations
Committer, as White House, said he did (not ok joes-fu inupretations as to how the Upirit States accepts the League of Nations, provided these did not constitute part of the formal ratifcation."
LUDENDORFF'S MEMOIRS SOME INTERESTING REVELATIONS
BERLIN August 19th Interesting extracts are published from General son "Enderscorff's miranoirs, writ Len after the Armistice.
He complains that the Suffrage dreret fnf July, 1917, "povealed our weak points to the enemy, shara ing, our fears of residu tin."
After the Reichstag pence roselution of 1917, both he and Hindenburg tendered their resignations, which were withdrawn upon Dr. voa Bethmann-Hollweg retiring.
If interpretations were a part of the
He refers to Herr Kuehlmann us a' posti fornu ratification. it woulib us a long
Bisaarek type of diplomatist, whose name Belag, other Governments would bave to
will ever be associated with the Bolshe Beep the language of the Senate as the language of the Treaty. Most of the in-vik ratry into Berlin, and the permitting terpretations seemed to him to suggest theof Bolshevik' propaganda from the Russian plain meaning of the instrument itself President. "Wilson declared that he r wrote his draft of the League of Nations
Embassy.",
Dealing with the critical days towards the end of tait, he says that even after
PARIS, August 19th.
A Havay, message" says; » M. Tardien has delivered a great specch stating that the outlook for the future of France is most reassurring. Arendy signs of rebirth are visible,
Alsace-Lörraine is bringing in her vast resofrers of mineral wealth and fertile soil,
The Cameroon and Togyland belong to France. Morocco je liberated from thy political and diplomatic bindrances devis- ech by tinrmany,
French raports, in the trag is months of the present year, show an increase of 114,504,000,000 francs, as compared with (last year. In short, said M. Tardieu, the
present situation warrants optimism.
THE NEW ALLIANCE
PARIS, August 19th
"A flaveg -
The annual meetings of the General
· Capells of French Departments began yesterday. In nearly all the spreches. refogenice was made to the wonderful vie won singe the aetings held last
Tory
year.
M. Barthant dexlared that if the strike is begone an instrument of oppression for the majority by the minority is nadst The done away with.
Other speakers pointed to the guerunter which the English-American Alliance" gives to Frane”.
DARDANELLES EVACUATION.
COMMISSION'S FINDING.
LONDON, August 20th. The Preis states that the Dardanelles minission has found that the erecun tion was justified. It expresses surprise at the Government's delay in publishing the finding.
Hur
Luspes. August 19th. Neither the Tariffers
the Free Traders in the Lobby are atisfied at the Premier's statement on our future, trade policy? Both demand clearer definitions of dumping and key industries.
The action of the Board of Trade in carrying on its licensing jowers will he clowly watched.
• SHIELDING O DEPARTMENTAL
PRODIGALITY." The Daily Telegraph
Is disappointed at the abgesice of refeïence tå treland and other, topics, hut chiefly at the failure to prenguise the strength of the demand from all responsible quarters, for a te daction of public expenditure.
The newspaper says: This shielding of departmenta: prodigality will, spoil theeffget of the Premier's warnings in regard to the natin nanoint posi
1919
IMPROVEMENT OF INTER-EM- PERIAL COMMUNICATIONS,
LATEST L'ABLES.
GERMAN-AUSTRIA.
WEST HUNGARY FAVOURS UNION WITH GERMAN-AUSTRIA,
The Magyar authorities endeavoured to suppress the meetings. This suit in san- guinary collisions between the gendarmes and the German population." AMERICAN FOOD, COMMISSION AT WORK.
VIENNA August 20th. Mr. B. C. Houver arrived here to-day, -to confer with the American Food Com-
mission.
He emphasis the importance of foster ing Imperia tre nor with a view te increasing our trade but from the im
VIENNA, August 20th. portant standpoint of the Empire and
Meetings, in 331 Communes in West Civilization. He had sevegal communicatingary passed resolutions in favour of a
union with German---Austria. tion from statesmen of the Dominions upon the importance of fostering Imperial trade by improving, the means of vm- munication between the Dominions and the Mother country also between Indin Į and the rest of the Empire chiefly by quickening transport. An Imperind pudioverted: Instigation Commissione" the Prime Minister, with be custitiated, representing the British and Dominions" Governments, had also commercial in terests, with a view to aarrying out a scheine to improve and increase the trade between the Bennions, India and the Motherlands by "imposing the commnuni' cations of the Empire.”
DELAYS DUE TO AMERICA. He hoped the Peace Treaty would "he ratified by the begigning of Septembere The same newspaper welcomes the bud Till then it would be recklessness co and imaginative sketch of our industrid seduce the Army to a peace footing. H ligy, the refusal of the nationalisationsnsioned that the delay over the peace Cult aines, omad the sensibl", tindest and with Austria, Bulgaria and Turky was
practical trade progamal
swing to the fact that we were waiting know whether America was prepared to take a share, in guaranteeing the pro- wetion of peoples who. if unprotecteit, would be subject to Ferreris, plunder atid ngaler
A MORK PREVISK -TATEMENT EXPECTED.
The Daily Graphie says that thell coun try expected a non precise statenwent an the reduction of Government expendi- tur, and not an announcement of new spheres of tiovernment activity,
PREMIKA FAIRLY REDEEMS BIS PLEDGES. The Barly Chronicle was that, though. hẹ did not deal with wil the topies the critics had pressed on his notier, the Pa- mier fairly redeemed, his pledges when
last addressed the Commons, elearly indicated that he would not make a Further statement on Jreland before the Recess
The journal hopes that his appeal that. the differenes between employers and
the light of the paper by feneral President Wilson's Secer. Note he u GEN. SIR ARTHUR CURRIE,played weld bridge will not so
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Smut who seemed to have done some very ear thinkina, particularly, as zards what was to be done ta pieras of a dismembered Empire."
Replying to a üumber of questions, he said
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that in the event of the bengue considers ing the application of force against some Power ele Peerssary, the United States wild bet f under legal obligation to pueti ipate, but would be under pelling moral obligation..
a com
The league would phens Japan from assuming any complete sovereignty over Shantung Asked whether he thought that Japan Gauld be "depended upon to carry at her promise in good faith, the President replied that he had every con fidenes the would.
WAR RESTRICTIONS. ON THE EXPORT OF CAPITAL. The Treasury anneninces the removal of ertain, war restrictions on the export of, -capital.
Remittaners can now made abroad for "the purchase of any form of property. Hitherto money could only he remitted for the purpose of buying merchandise;
Securities beld abroad eng now be sold in the Stock Exchange, provided they have not been of enemy ownership since the outbreak of war.
HUNGARY. .ERFTISH RECOGNITION OF NEW GOVERNMENT.
Pants. August 10th. The Peace"Conference has not replied to the telegram of the Archduke Juseph saying that he would only hold offer till the Constituent Assembly was convoked and the future form of Government was decided, but have telegraphed to the Allied Mission in Budapest reiterating that, while the Allies must reckon with any Government in power, they cannot re cognise a Government which is'not elected" by the Constituent Assembly, ANGLO-PERSIAN AGREEMENT
FRENCH UNEASINESS AROET FATE OF SYRIA,
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PARIS. August 18th. A Havas message says:— The Press continues. za eriticise the Anglo Persian Agreement and express uneasiness about the future of Byria.
"DEEP SURPRISE FELT IN FRANCE.
PARIS, August Joch.
A Havas message says:ma The Persian Mission in Paris regards the Agreement as having dealt a blow. to
all hopes of a free and independent Persia
a fresh national effort. Indeed, Hinden burg und an Army Order sharply con- donning President Wilson, This Order, Ludendorf. brought about my Fall's
The Kuiser declared against the Order, so Ludendorfi, Jeeling he had lost his huster's bonfidence, resigned.
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The Kaiser, accepting his resignation, said Your departure makes it pos sible fur me to greate a new State with the help of the Social Democrats "
Ludendorff then went to see Hisden- a fortnight we burg, and said: " In shaif no longer have a Kaiser"
Perhaps the least known fact, the memoirs disclose is that the Germans nearly lost the Battle of Tannenberg, which was only won by Ludendorf draw ing off a the troops facing 'Rennen kampf's Army and concentrating the against Samsonoff's Army.
The battle lasted from August 27th to August 30th. Rennenkamp!'s immense army lay like a threatening thunder- All he had to do cloud in the north-east. was to come up and we would have been.. baten, but he did not march with his wain body beyond the Allenburg-Cer disten-Neidmburg line, and we won a brilliant victory.
Few prople knew my anxious thoughts during the three long days as I locked towards Renankampf's Neimen Army," GERMANY'S NAVAL LOSSES. A TOTAL OF 508 VESSELS.
BERLIN, August 19th. The urgan of the German Navy League stales that fierinapy's: naval losses in the war were 50s vessels, including 191 sub- marines, of which 178 were lost in open The personnel who perished in fight. these vessels numbered 18.85-1.
BRITISH LABOUR. RAILWAYMEN OFFERED 100 PER "CENT. INCREASE,
"LONDON, August 19th. The Railwaymen's Unions are consider- ing the new Government offer of standard mates of wages, representing an increase of 100 per cent on pre-war rates. THREE DAYS' STRIKE CALLED OFF.
There will be no three days' strike in Liverpool, as threatened unless the Police strikers were reinstated.
A BALLOT BEFORE STRIKING. At a meeting yesterday evening, the Meray Federation, representing 28 ship. building and engineering trades, decided to ballet before striking.
WAREHOUSEMEN WILL REMAIN AT WORK.
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A crowded meeting of warehousemen re solved to remain at work.
IN THE CAUCASUS, GREEK APPEAL TO THE PEACE CONFERENCE,
SALONITA. August 19b. The representatives of 35,000 Grocks in Deep surprise is felt that President the Ardantshad District of the Caucasus Wilson, the father of the League of have telegraphed to the Peace Confer Nations, has not sent a strong protest ence requesting Protection against Tur- against what they regard as a fundamen-kish soldiers and brigands who, with tal violation of the principles of the Erzerum as a base, are massacring and League of Nationa.
pillaging the Greeks there.
CANADA'S FIRST AND ONLY GENERAL
י די
"unbeard.
GRANDA DISQUJETUNA",
Ortowa, August With. Sir Arthur Currie, commanding the Canadian troops, has been promoted full Wieneral, and appointed Inspector Ger
eral of Canada. He is the first and onlyfidence is the enunciation of a bold, con- General Canada has hitherto possessed."
AMERICAN DAYLIGHT SAVING
BILL.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S VETO DISREGARDED.
WASHINGTON.. August 19th. The House of Representatives, disre garding the President's veto, passed the Daylight Saving Repeal Bill By 223 votes to 101 The Hill not goes to the Senate.
OBITUARY.
THE HON MARK NAPIER...
Lospos, August 19th. The Hon Mark Napier for 30 years a member of Reuter's Hoard, and Chair- man for many years past, died at Inver: ness, Lu-day, of heart failure and com- plications.
PARLIAMENT.
ADJOURNS ENTIE OCTOBER 2282.
LONDON, August 19th. Parliament has adjourned until Octo-
ber 22nd.
COUNTY CRICKET AT HOME THREE DAY GAMES NEXT SEASON.
LONDON, August 19th.
THE SETTLEMENT WITH TURKEY.
WERN
The future of the British Empire des pended on the settliment of the Turkish. question. The Goyerninens bad received appeals from all arters, including the Conferences of the Puteranfeandé, at Lucerne, not to withdraw the troops fron the Caucasus. The inhabitants of that region, also, had make an appeal to the same offre a fact of which he proud-(Cheers) There were also other places from which we did not withdraw all our troops at present, but he promised the House, that the Army Estimates were bring examiard on the basis that the great men to Europe had ended, hence. i considerable ductions would be effectelf. "They must remember, however, that our soldiers' pay bud trebled and that the cost of material had doubled.
TRUST THE LEAGUE.
The Daily Sees says that" the "peech was not merely disappointing, but gravely disquieting. He insisted on the need of
The greatest economy could be «Ereted commercial confidence, but an indispensa-it the great nations which promoted the ble condition for the restoration of con- | League of Nations trusted it--(Cheers,) If they increased their armaments the League was a sham (Cheers.) Those who believed in it not most trust it most Gt. Britain was ready to trust, it; let others do likewise (Cheers.)
structive Government policy. Instead of this, the fovernment offers a series of
gestions on which the Government will be glad to hear the "Commons' opinion in two months.
AS KEEN AS HIS POLICY WAR SEND" The Durity Express states that the Pre- mier's survey was as keen as his policy was sound, but, as regards economies. it is his duty to set an example in pub lic expenditure.
NEW TRADE POLICY CUTICÍSKD. The Morning Post says that Mr. Lyd George, in spite of his warnings, das not appear seriously to intend decreasing. expenditure.. As regards trade policy, he proposes to supersede the system of Henges by a new system of protection, aven mare arbitrary, unpricious and un- sceptic,
"We can conceive nothing better calculated to paralyze industry and commerce."
MANY MATTERS REMAIN UNSETTLED!
The Times states that the utterance was disappointing His special plending failed to command attention, and left many matters unsettled.
STANDING ON THE EDGE OF A CHASM..
AN APPEAL FOR FAIR PLAY Referring to attacks on the Government. the Prime Minister asked-Was it wise, fair or generous. when all systems of verament were being challenged, to give Democrney the impression that the Government was guilty of nothing but mistaks, scandals and inefficiency, put ting nothing to the credit sidi
The Rt. Hon. gentleman concluded by declaring that with a clear eye w atrady hand, and a willing heart the Ship of State would reach calmer and hiver water (Cheers.)
LATEST CABLER.
T UPPER SILESIA,.
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
BERLIN, August 20th.
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EARLIER CABLES,
HUNGARIAN STATESMAN'S GRAVE WARNING.
COPENHAGEN. August 19th.
M. Levnemy has sent a Note to Ger- man Austria" relative to the latter's res yuest to the Prace (Cußerence for authori- pention, tek amaintain order in West Hun-
gary.
He protests against the step, which, end endanger the friendly relations be thern German Austria and Hungary..
Fr says that the terman speaking po (pulationes; Hungary, which is Bish of Der Hesh can only be freed from the terrors of Bolshevisiu by national troops. sent thither, AGGRESSION IN WEST, HUNGARY.
Pants, August 19th. the Austrias Note complaining of the The Supreme Colinet has ensuered aggression of Magyar aan hemanian Troops in West Hungary which the Prace Try as signed to Austria.
A COAL FAMINE...
VIENNA, August 19th. Owing to the coxil" famine, resulting from miners strike in Silesia, all express trains in Geman Austria are cancelled.
LATEST CABLEST
FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM. KOLTCHAK'S TROOPS STULL RETREATING.
Lespes, August 19th. Reuter learns that Admiral Kolchak's
troops are still retreating. but are put ting up well organised rearguard actions.
On the Zumen froit, the troops are withdrawing to a new position
east of the town of Yaletourovsk."
Round Chudsabins, an orderly retire- mens continus towards the Tobol River. BRITISH FLEET CONCENTRATING AT KRONSTADT.
STOCKBULE, August 19th. A telegram from Helsingfors states that the reinforced British fleet has concen trated at Kronstadt, which is reported as being on fre,
BOLSHEVIK LOSSES IN THE NAVAL ACTION,
LONDON, August 18th. The Admiralty confirms the statement that the Bussian battleships Jetro pelogek and Andrei Percustina were sunk in the action in the Gulf of Finland, and announs that a Russian destroyer was also sunk, while a Russian cruiser was probably seriously damaged Threa British notor-boats, were lost."
The Admiralty does, not ntion the loss of a Russian transport or guardship, nor the ges among the British per- sonnel,
IN A SUBSIDIARY ACTION.
HELSINGFORS, August 19th. In addition to the Bolshevik warships previously mentioned as sunk in the naval battle, it is reported that'a Bol- shevik submarine and a depot ship were sunk in
an action which occurred of Talhaken Lighthouse.
EARLIER CABLES,
LONDON, August 15th. Reuter learns that the united Ukrainian
A telegram from Gleiwitz, in Upper UKRAINIAN ADVANCE ON KIEFF Silesia, says that the State Commissioner, in a proclamation, states that the Inde pendenta and Spartacists, as persons in Polish pay have disturbed the peace of troops are continuing their advance un
Kieff. months, resulting in a strike, which has culminated in an armed revolt and plun-trict of Viinitza of Red troups. Quan
They have completely cleared the dis- dering on August 17th and 18th.
He therefore proclaims martial law, tities of munitions have been captured. suspends the right to strike, and orders Bolshoyists from the lower Dnieper dis
Armed peasants are expelling the. the resumption of work, COAL MINES BEING DESTROYED.
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triets.
General Denikin's" forety are marching down the Dnieper towards the Estuary.
Red troops
are fighting bitterly at Mirgorod, to cover the retirement west of
STRIKES IN AMERICA.
END OF NEW YORK RAILWAY STRIKE.
The Daily Mail states that the speech leaves the nation in a state of uncertain- ty. There were no new proposals, except
PARIS, August 20th. in regard to mines, We were told in the
The Allied representatives in Silesia plainest terms that we are standing on have telegraphed that the strikers are
Kieff. the edge of a chasta, but all action is destroying the coal mines in Upper The Advisory Committee of the Maryle-
Silesia. The Conference is despatching a Lon 6 has decided that next senson's / Postponed. The,, new commercial policy Coal Commission to report on the sita County Championship games will be of and the Imperial trade scheme remain the tion.
realra of suggestion. three days duration.
LONDON, August 10th. “ Yorkshire beat Warwickshire by n innings and 1 ruins
Sussex beat Lancashire by six wickets. Surrey beat Kent by ten wickets. The Gloucester Worcester match was drawn.
MEXICO.
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CAPTURED AIRMEN SAFE..
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MARFA (Texas) August 20th. The captured airmen have re-crowed the border safely. The ransom was paid,
United States · övalry have entered México in pursuit of the bandits.
EARLIER CABLES.
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT'S RE- QUEST TO CARRANZA,
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EARLIER CABLES,
TRADE "RESTRICTIONS TO RE WITHDRAWN.
LONDON, August 18th. Continuing his speech in the House of
·Commons on the nation's trade and in-
dustrial "outlook--portions of which speech have appeared in our last two issues--the Prime Minister announced that the interim trade policy of trade restrictions would definitely terminate on September
1st.
GERMAN AGITATORS BUSY.
Paris, August 18th, The Supreme Council has considered the reports from Warsaw on the subject of strikes in Silesia, affecting 70 per cent. of her industry. The strikes are attribut
German agitatora.
ed
COAL DELIVERIES TO FRANCE. BERLIN, August 20tb. The coal deliveries to France from the Rubr region have already begun, exceed ing 1,000,000 tons in the first month,
EARLIER CABLES,
GRAVE DISORDER EXISTING.
LONDON, August 19th, The strike movement in Upper Bilhin is spreading Ninety per cent of the
They had been retained to shield industries daring demobilisation and the transition from war to prace. The only result of maintaining them after Septem-workmen are ont. Riots have broken out. ber 1st. would be artifcally to increase prices that were already too bigb. WATER POWER FOR INDUSTRIAL
PURPOSES..
WARRINGTON, August 19th. The Government has called on Mexico
After dealing with the coal question, as to secure the immediate releass of the reported in yesterday's issue, the Prime Minister announced that the Governtent American aviators.
would also submit a scheme for the utili- Oficials of the State Department antation of the water-power of the country
for industrial purposes. nounce that the ransom will be paid,
The workmen's demands include the abolition of a state of siege, and the re- opening of the frontiers to prevent famine. 'ALLIED OCCUPATION PROBABLE,
PARIS. August 19th."
It is stated that the Supreme. Council has asked the Allied" military leaders to take steps to remedy the instability of the situation in Upper-Bilenia
Allied occupation is probable.
New York, August 19th. The strike of the railway shopmen has ended.
A beaik of settlement has been reached in the strike on the sub-way and elevated railways Hoth sides aro making concessiona.
The strike is expected to end abruptly.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION AT-
HALIFAX.
HALIFAX (Nova Scotia), August 15th The Prince of Wales linded here to-day and was very enthusiastically received by the Lieut-Governor, the military and naval authorities and the usual crowds. The route was lined by war yeterans.
WELSH CHURCH BILL.
PASSED BY THE COMMONS.
LONDON, August 12th. The House of Commons passed the third reading of the Welsh Church Bill
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THE SILVER MARKET-
Silver is quoted at 59fd, spot, and 5724. forward. The market is steady.