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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.
THROUGH LECTER'S AGENCY.]
SCOURGE OF BOLSHEVISM.
BR. MARTINY S INTERESTING
VIEWS, ..
COPENHAGEN, August 4th. Detar Marsiny, the head of the Danish Red Cross, arrived from Russia to-day. Interviewed by Router, he says that M. Lenin decflied, early in 1949, to abandou his terroristic methods and adopt a con- ciliatory attitude in internal and ex- ternal belations, with a view to attaining a peaceful settlement,
This policy full, an which the, Soviets espoused the "Extremists' methods of deters and Dershinsky, who have been the real fovernment for the past three months,
The stegessen, against. Admiral Kult chak were angely dare to the a generalship of a
supporter of Peters named Kanenek, an ex Carist Colonel who adopted the offensive instead of the defensive policy.
Dr. Martins Belives, that the Soving wili be overthrown in six months, if an Allied and Saurul Commission is attached to, Admiral Koltchak's and General Deni. kin's forces in order to guard against ежения.
The Russians, except the Bolshevik will welöome British intervention. The People will give up hope if the British
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, Ils
BRITAIN'S TRADE POLICY.
THE PROFITEERING LAW"
EXPLAINED..
LONDON, August 2ach
The Board of Trade, explaining the profiteering law, indicates that shere will
DEPORTED FROM INDIA JAPANESE PROFESSOR'S STRANGE NARRATIVE.
EXPERIENCES AT SINGAPORE AND HONGKONG.
IN A SINGAPORE CELL. The trip was very slow. After eight hng days we arrived at Singapore. It was on March ud, at noon;
Here all the passengers were insported by the water police, na is the custom.
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JAPAN AND KOREA. PREMIER HARA'S STATEMENT OF POLICY.
BIOTS IN MELBOURNE, TREASURY OFFICES WRECKED. BRUTAL ASSAULT ON PREMIER Nearly ten rs have elapsed sinca Professor Kanskogi, of Keio Univer-stated my rass plainly. After the inspec4 Japan and in view of signifieathers, and the sounding of the Premier,
Keren was incorporated into the Empire
Wild sones, culminating in the wreck- ing of some of the State Government changes which have meanwhile presented | Mr. Lawson, occurred in Melbourne OD themselves in the conditions of the couis July 21st., as the result of a try, a plan of various reforms in the tion" of suldiers to the Premier, Kongan administrative system has for some tira been engaging my attention.
There can be no doubt that the "ex- | Enfortunately in March last disturbances largely due to the notion of hoodlums and vesses in which the affair ended were
1
be a vatral investigation, by a Centrality, formerly a naval oficer and who sign of other passengers was over, the Committe into the costs and profits of while in Germany married a Russian pölicemen came to me and asked me if I production and the distribution of goods; lady and went to India ta further his wanted to ashore,
Their idea was to abs a local investigation, by a Local studies, was deported from Caleutta" by watch me Committee, subject to appeal to a Tri-
I replied that I the British Government last spring. The old go ashore if they allowed me tem-
on shore,
di-puta-
anal inte complaints by the general deportation was reported in the papers at Plete freedom. hut what if not, I would trike ent in gesera! parts of the penin-Prvolutionists, who inflamed the minds † pullie segeerning the prices charged and the time, but no details of the incident not. They then proposed to watch me on sala which for obvious reasons have re-f
the profits made in the retail distribu- tion, of goods,
uptim of establishing the Local Com The local authorities will have the
mitte
wwwwwww.
All Committees and Tribunals stab lished under the Act will be advised not try take action which will hamperior ra strici legitimate commercial enterprise. HUNGARY IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF ALLIES LETTER
COPENHAGES. August 24th.
EARLIER CABLES.
withdraw from Arṛhanget, as Russia Will | THE "ARCHDUKE'S GOVERNMENT then inevitably fall under ferman in fence.
He states that 70 per vint of the soldiers who were campie Beck to serve in Up Bolshevik Amy have deserted and] ford thenishes into well-organised Green Araywhose principle is not to fuht either the- Red r the White Armies unless freed, but to protect their villages from compulsory service. The villagers with food their in exchange for this protection.
SERIOUS BOLSHEVIST REVERSES
IN THE UKRAINE
Copenhagen. August 24th.
A telegram from Berlin says that news conveyed by aeroplane states
that.
were forthcoming from any authoritative quarter, says the Englishman of July
in the pages of the Taikan. The experience, fessor himself, Mr. Kazanobu Kanchegi ash. Now the story is told by the pro
says the Far East, reads like a story, of adventure written by a Kipling Haggard, and we propose here to give a or Rider
faithful translation of it, adds the Cal cutta paper:
My story begins, says "Profesor Kagy
the hand."
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Are 300 Mr. Kanokogit Yes, I replied
the ship it I agreed to shre eonditions; tarded the production of che contemplat- that is that I should not go ashore, thased reforms. I should not see my friends, and that I that om detetive or two would be with should not, write letters. They added
It will not be negwary at
I agreed to the proposal. Thus I was in 'be watched on the ship. The dio, Estives who were sent to watch me were one Japanese and one Chinese in the -employment of the British palice.
1114.
Tes the next day, that is, March 3rd,
[ the soldiers and urged them to violence and destruction.
On the afternoon of July 21, the
this moment to give a full account of regretted that, as those disturbances, It is much to be
is generally the site Wee untier like egrcumstances, they gave birth which even went so far as to make new wild and Innseless reports, some of
stories out of old incidents antedating
Cieorge
soldiers and at the Athenartim Hall, and then, dissatisfied with the reply
the iy of Police,
this. Commissioner, Sir
Steward, to representations made to him, devided
headed by four men carrying a" Union to go to his office and to demand tu seo, him in person.
Forming fours, Gad perfectly just and fair is the conduct offed to the corner of Russell, and Latrobe Being determined to Jack, a crowd of nearly 2,003 men raarch-
(ne 24 went along.
the annexation.
Sir
row
וי
Peace disturbances should be at oner re- THE POLICE COMMISSIONER,
from a buggy. One request war George Steward addressed the
Hnt returned men arrested during the
Frases
Sir George Steward pointed out
The crowd then marched to the Treas that he had rothing to do with this ques- tion.
sury thardens to see the Premier on this and other matters. « A crowd of over 3,000 and a gathered in front of the Premier's office, apstairs to we the Premier.
number of representatives - went
inte défay,
Cabinet was sitting, and there was zoine
Those outside grew im patient, and several hundreds of them in- varied the offices. S
kugi, with the night of February 1st. tapäñèse detective came round and affairs conected with the vent is streets, attrneting to itself uther elements" was midnight. I was talking as unsold me that he had been ordered by the ings, the lovernment will admit with a Japanese friend in his room in thead of the Central Pulley Station of excuse for any culprit, whether he hea Milani t'ompany's building in Calcutta, per to take me to laad
I asked if tiovernment official or a private citizen. especially against a senior ronstable who, Threats against the police, and mure A telegram, from Budapest states that
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le bad narrant, and he replied that he Take the Swigen perurnsnes, for instance it was alleged, had made derogatory re- 1 the resignation of the Arebduke" was all
should rather have said.in
bad none.. the
Then I said that I would not There the Government have onusert the marks about returned soldiers, were Trees devided "upon after the receipt of the
FROLLEY
go un share without a warrant and re- responsible officers, who had already beradý made. the morning of WIE Allied imessage insisting on this step.
W.
fused to go. Then" a British policeman | subjected to administrative wasure, the be were chatting wher
cane and told me to go on shore. Hwas brought for trial, before a court-martial. Following on
the resignation of the clothes, headed by a police sergeant in force if I reftard. I landed under their the system of the invernment General of
a number of British policemen in plain Cabinet, the Allied Mission charged M. ↑ uniform, came into our room without än
drtermined, that he would take me by In proceeding to the reorganization of Freidrich with the formation of a Minis-nouncement One of them came near me,
watch, and was seat to the Central Police Korea, I regret to announce the resignas try, within three days,, representative of and procuring a past of paper, said to
Statii in corringe. all-class, meanwhile ensuring the main
I has all my tion of Martial Hasegawa, Govermear- things, taken away, and i was given only [General, and Mr. Yamagata, Director enangs of order.
Come Sterili, two books, a "dressing tieneral of Administration, both of whom "gowi, and 'Loiles" things. Then I
was have rendered unent service to the info a cell
State in the important posts which they There was Malayan gaoler, who kept have occupied for several years, watch before hiy celf One day the guard] said something to me in Malays but the vacancies caused by their trement, To fili he be saw that I could not anderstund Barun Saito and him, he took ont a pocket book and show. Dow
Mr. Midduno have been appointed respectively, as edine by gestures that I should write something. I supposed he meant that he invernor tieneral and Director General would glad to take a letter so my of the Administration. Baron Shito, parted. What astonished one was that might be dangerous.
who long ago distinguished himself as a Minister of State, requires no introduc was no be dugorted on February hindi,
The letter was addressed to one of my tion for his high personality and powers he should address the crowd from the After the Premier had spoken to the crowd for some tiine, it was decided that Lipis, in the very moment, by the steam-
Japanese "friends in Singapore. I told of Statesmenship. Nor is there any need balcony above the portico of the Lands er Nameun, which
him in my letter of my hard plight, and asked him to inform the Japsarse Consul to refer in the high esteem in which Mr. signal for a great uproar, and there were Calcuttu.
DIREY His attempt to speak was the money. of my situation and to send me some Midruno is held at home and abroad as Chinese couk, for he told me he would public servant who has not only filledswer to the deputation should be either
I needed money to bribe the
loud and repeated demands that his give me better food if I paid him. The with credit several important exécutive. letter eens to have reached its destina posts during a tion. At any rate it had some effect, for, twenty years, but also held a Ministerin
period of
Lure than on the afternoon of the fourth day of my imprisonment, the head of the Police portfolio in the late Cabinet. I have no station with an assistant came to visit doubt that these two gentlenia will prove As me in the cell.
fully equal to the trust plared in them He asked me want food I had and Koren in conformity with the express
for carrying out the contemplated reformis. it 1 wanted anything else. I said, that fed wishes of the Government. Korea is
RESIGNS
BenAPEST, August wird.
The Archduke and his Government have resigned owing to the Allies' refusal to reognise them
QUIN
M. LOVACZY BECOMES NEW PREMIER.
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PARIS. August 28th. It is reported that M. Lovarzy has be
Frime Minister of Hungary. RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD. TRADE UNIONS' WARNING TO LABOUR.
Loxbox, August 24th, "The quarterly report of the General Federation of Trade Unions contain a
took the paper from it, and found that there was something written on it. It statell that as there was reason to elieve I had disturbed, was disturbing, an would disturbs the peace and public safety of the country; the Bengal Govern ment, with permission of the Delhi Gov ernment, gavo order that I should be de-him to send it, although I thought it friends 1 wrote then a letter and asked
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from
I was astounded; but took the situation philosopmechy, as I thought it was the Wident way. 1 Look up a pan, signed the paper, and handed it over to the police man, showing that I had accepted the
urder.
when i had finished my signature, they warrant or domiciliary arch. banded me another document. It was a went on to read the warrant, I found the statement that force might be used it. I
A COMICAL" SEARCH.
General Petlura's and the West Ukrain. Warning by the Management Committee, did not comply with its order. inri Armies bas capture the whole of signed by Mr. W. R. Appleton. Podulis and large parts of Volhynin and Kief from the Soviet troops.
A FREE MAN AGAIN..
to my room, ami panded over age and went away.. leaving them to search as they pleased. suose who came into my room were hve in all, the vergeant in uniform and four Britishi). poriteiten in plain clothes (they were all they carried out a very close
It says that the period between Novem ber and May next will be fateful per- The victors as approaching the Riverhaps tragic, unless sanity returns and
production increases. Kieff is reported as being occupied.
Avoidable strikes had been precipitated and Union funds needlessly dissipated.arch, each going to it trunk, bookcase, e Mr. Yamauscht, head of the NURSE CAVELL'S BETRAYER one of the strikes had been distinctly
Dnieper.
SOME SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS.
brganisation conducted by Nurse Cavell, Prince and Erincess troy and others enabling British, French, and Belgian soldiers to escape to Holland.
Quien, who was a convict at St. Qua tin when that city was occupied by the Germans, entered the German Espionage Service and learned the scérets of the organisation.
the possibility of a grave shortage, it is imperative that the "Trade Unionista face the facts, namely, that the war is over,
In view of the national situation and
or No
eli a returned scldier, care forward to HURRY KNTER ETILDING. The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baird, hin penk At this moment a section of the blow, while the window alongside was Prowd pushed through the outer door
broken.
From this moment, all sembiance of order and discipline vanished. The lari I did not want more than a proper three united geographically with the main
kin element amongst the crowd within I acquiesced immediately. I took them meals a day and that I did not mind islands of Japan, and the two peoples are
ran riet through the rooms. English food.
A man, who was said not to be a re The policeman padded closely related to each other in race, in hurled it at Mr. Lawson, inflicting a turned soldier, arized an inkel and The next day the assistant who coine No distinction or inequalty, hould he
meaners, and customs, and in Sentiments. severe strand. Several soldiers tried to with an Englishman who spoke Japanese subjects of the same sover-ig, whether pentect the public property. with the head of the Ponce station, care allowed to exist between them is losart the Premier, and get him away, while others strove, with little sucress, to
invariably been kept in view in 1 Em He said to me that I could see a friend politically, wially a otherwise. The of rooms were wrecked, the contents being A number I wanted. Then I expressed the wish considerations are understood to have damaged or carried all. branch effec of the Cake Shusen Kaisha Ferial Rescript, issued at the time of the minute interview with my friend in the just heen issued. It should be noted that presence of the British officials. The following day I was allowed a fanexation, as well as in that which has
thought first that i would ask my friend and unalterable nature, but that it en- he existing administrative system of 1 Korea is not weant to be of a permanent police through the Japanese Consul; bated to me. the passing needs of the tran 20 seada protest against the British bodies provisional arrangements enlculat gave up the idea, as I thought I could sitory period until the Saturday, the usual day for the sailing take boat the following day, which was
reached. of boats.
or closet.
As I had something
my mind,
thought I would see the Japanese Consul before i was deported. I thought I might might into him of the affair at feast. send in a protest through the consul, of I earnestly asked them, therefore, to allow me to see the Consul, but my request was refused,
who was living with me, conerived
Then Mr. Miwa, of Mitsui Company happy idea for my sake. He sent out an Indian boy to the Japanese Consulate. But
centre of my room, and looked un at them.
to
fax got is
Their way of searching was so comical goaler was calling me in his own lang-eire will permit. For a speedy
into a loud laugh. that I could hardly keep from bursting
rely
went and outside that the police were THE POLICK ARRIVE, While this was going on inside word rowing. A strong force of font police rame roand the cones past the Common- wealth Offices, and formed in line along the footpath.
The wilder spirits amongst the crowd picked up stones, pieces of tiles, and
the police. Mr. Lawson was taken to the MR. LAWSON'S CONDITION, When the attention of the rowding ele- nent had been diverted by the arrival of roun of a colleague, where his wound was dressed. Surgeon-Cicneral Sir Charles Ryan was called in and found the Premier suffering from a nasty injury on the left. of the head, two inches long, and exposing the skull. Fortunately the bone was frot
Those
who wit- Premier had behaved fearlessly.
Although feeling shaken, Mr.. Lawson which was held during the evening, attended a meeting of the State Cabinet,
of political origin." Political strikes must either fail or end in revolution. They are not against the capitalist, but against
·*Í'aris, August 25th. ·
the community. It is not the capitalist The Court Martial begins to-day of that suffers, but the people.
Against such strikes, the Governinent Quien, the betrager of Nurse Cavell. Fifty-eight witnesses are being called, protect the pople or surrender
la pursuance of this policy the Goyers and directed a very heavy volier at the police. As a result the windows and the trial is expected to last a week.
their functions. The effect of such strikes the British police were abad of us, for in my cell, for no brats were sailing, onbetween Korea and Japan, proper in dispersed, fleeing in all directions. After
ment are now decided to carry out vari but in vain. I spent the next Sunday
On the Baturday I waited for my hont; determination to forward the progress of police drew their batons and charged.
qus reforms in Korea, and it is their fixed but only one policeman was hit.
of a large number of rooms were broken, The indiement reveals secrets of then decrease in production and an in- our house had already been surrounded Sunday. I waited inpatiently for Man-matters of the rivil
The the Crease in the price of all commodities.
country in order that all differencYS by them.
The riotous part of the crowd at once The boy was caught at the day. But Monday can and went with-be altogether obliterated. to the Japanese Consul gate. Thus my affair could not reported out any change in any situation,
service may halls. a good deal of argument and talk, those
The tiovern Now, I had made up my mind to bow parture of my boat.
whe remained quietly dispersed “ The ninth day passed without the deformare, moreover, confidentlys looking o'clock in the morning. The Malayan in operation in Japan proper, so far as to the situation. I took my stand in the
the eventual adoption іл hurea, of a system of provincial and It was the 14th day at about 10 municipal administration, similar to that age. I could not understand what he tal They examined everything very care to be silent. In
meant. As he was. toe noisy, I told him
of these objects une cannot on the force of organization fully.
a few moments, he and machinery; a zrent del must neces when they came upon a case containing bed and told me by gestures that I should system of gendarmers prevailing in
The climax of the comedy was reached Hedragged out my boots from under the upliftment.
opened the door and entered my room. sarily (depend) upon the
efforts of Koreans some drug, I was making a
themselves toward their own i am well aware that the photography, and the drug was for photo-ing fnat; I began to dress. Then a
bobby of
prepare to leave.
I felt my heart beat Korea is being made a subject of criti- graphy. But they perhaps thought that British official came in and took me out. it might be something like bombs. They
cism at home and abroad, but I would handled it carefully, so carefully that Ia rickahs, I felt giddy after a long
call attention When I went out into the open air by tion originated to meet the experiences of the fact that the institu -nearly began to laugh.
the situation under the regime of Resi Finally they examined my purse. There feet were unsteady; I was in this con-
prison life. I could hardly walk; my dents-General and was never intended to was only one rupee in it. There were dition for three days.
be a permanent arrangement. It is now
With the expressed intention of de- When I looked proposed to have the gendarmery replaced rested in the disturbances on July 10th., also some. Japanese registered letters and into a mirror, I was horrified by my face;cal Governors, in a manner similar to arrested gun regard to the men who wern manding the release of the soldier gr A sensational statement was made,ed them very carefully, as if they were how I was spared my life; and left except in districts where conditions make and 6.000 detached themselves from the
receipts for money orders. They examin. it presented a ghastly sight.
by a force
of police under the control of and also with to-day,
But any by Mr. Arthur Hender
important documents. In such a manner. Singapore by a boat for Hongkong.
that which obtains in Japan proper 20th., a crowd estimated nt between 6,903
following the the search was now nearly over, I kept sen,
on July who is 2
my trunk. While I was wondering what board and took me to the Police station. remains for she newly, appointed authoris mombarded a large force of troopers and silence, looking on at them. They put Hongkong. When our ship arrived at it meant, they said to me:
It was on March 24th. that I reached It is not possible at this moment to make Jugs gathering in Swanston street on its immediate elimination inadvisable. some of my clothes and other things into Hongkonga police inspector came on
any further
let and marched to Bussell-arout announcement on of the contemplated reforms, which it details "You must prepare to leave, as the but, I was not allowed to do so. I was
I wanted to leave for home that day, out
Having been boat is soon to sail."
convinced that their mis-
early, in the morning and ordered me to
Everything was sudden.
w to leave by the Sun Maru, which that Korea and Japan proper, forming road metal until they wern scattered in To sum up, however, it may be stated foot police with brickbats and piece of Home, and Mr. Henderson consequently loare that day; that was quite unexpect Köng, and a question arose as to where I made between them, and that it is the two hours during the early
They came was to sail the following day.
Thus I had to spend one day in Hong. no distinction should, in principle, be mounted troopers who found it neces equally integral parts of the same Empire, all directions by a determined charge of
to use their batons. of the
Representing himecl! French officer, he preyed on the bounty of Nurse Cavell and other in Brussels, borrowing large sums from them and finally de- nouncing them.
He also systematically, spied in pri camps till 1917 when he was arrest- oners'
ed on a charge of theft,
He returned to France from bili land and was sent to serve in a disciplin- ary unit in North Africa till his release. His victims in German prisons enabled the graver charges to be formulated. GERMANY'S TROUBLES.
A GOVERNMENT COUP IN BERLIN.
*BERLIN, August 24th. Government troops have occupied the Communist Headquarters in consequence of the latter ordering an unauthorised -election. for the? Berlin "Sovieta.
that competition between the nations is forcefully operating, that food and raw materials must be brought from countries over whose merchants our Government has no control, and that these commodities rast, be paid for with goods, not paper. MR. ARTHUR HENDERSON. SENSATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
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AT HOME.
LONDON, August 24th.
Widnes by-election, to the effect that candidate. .for the when he went to Ruggia in 1917 be we empowered to replace the Amban covered that it would be very unfair to sador, Sir George Buchanan. He dis aak Bir George Buchanan to return sacrificed a rich post.
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AVIATION.
THE AEROBUS "GOLIATH " SAFE.. CABA BLANCA, August 24th The aerobas Goliath, which attempted a Right from Paris to Dakar, has landed north of Dakar with a broken propeller. All is well
without
The British
ed. But what was more sudden, when I should spend that day. they had finished the domiciliary search, officials insisted that I should be kept in they told me to prepare for departure their hands. But, through the interven- delay, Their actions werd tion of the Japanese Consul. I was allow as quick as flashes of lightning. Thereed to spend the day on the ship under was no help though. My idea was that I certain conditions. would stay in the land for one year more to study, but I had now, to leave. changed my clothes at once: put some im- cleared the harbour of Hongkong. I was The Ango Maru weighed anchor #1.1 Ip.m. on March 21st. When the abip portant books into my handbag; and said a free man. It was on March 28th, that to them that I was ready.
I arrived at Moji, in Japan.i
10
the
all respects on the same footing as Japan ultimate purpose of the Japanese Govern proper. In this wise may be attained the ment, in due course, to treat Karea in
only true object of the annexation, and along the same lines may be expected the
and abroad to arrive at a full comprehen the Koreans. I trust that the above brief permanent advance and enlightenment of observations may assist the public at home ion of the true intentions and policy of the Japanese Government.
nessed the dist greed that the
ANOTHER CHARGE BY POLIC
affray
a number of the boo bad endeavoured to excite, the thousands of people in Swanston-street to launch an attack against the police at the Town Hall similar to that which preceded a pitched battle on July 19th.
atreet, and one police constable was scri- jories during the fighting at Russell ously injured about the head. One arrest Fourteen persons sustained minor in
was made.