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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER fra 1819..
GERMANY LONGING FOR THE
KAISER.
GERMANY OPENLY HELPING· RUSSIAN BOLSHEVISTS.
KING VICTOR EMMANUEL'S GENEROSITY.
BRITAIN WAITING FOR GERMAN
TRADE.
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LORD FISHER'S PROTEST AGAINST WASTEFUL NAVAL EXPENDITURE.
LATEST CABLES. THE LATE GENERAL BOTHA (THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY, |
GENERAL SMFTS TORCHING
BRITAIN'S NAVAL EXPENDI- TURE.
LORD FISHER'S PROTEST AGAINST
WASTE."!
Lospus, September 2nd.
TRIBUTE
Pazroni, September 1st.
COMMERCIAL AVIATION. G. WERNMENT ASSISTING PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.
LSS September 2nd.
ON THE ARCHANGEL-VOLOGDA
RAILWAY. LONDON, September 1st. War fer communiqué states :--
It is announced that the lovernment Fighting on the Archangel-Voegda has decided to place certain airships, air-Railway continted all day on Asgust ship stations, and stores at the disposal 9th, "for" possession of Empton village. of organisations interested in the com- which changed handy several times.. mercial development of airships.
No British troops were engaged in shis fighting Our airmen handed Plesot
kaya heavily.
York
** LABOUR DAY" IN AMERICA
A" UNIQUE CELEBRATION. -
NEW YORK, September 2nd The emitter of the New Federation of Labour elebrated Labour Day by recommending the suspension of all strikes throughout the United State. for six months, coupled with increased production, in order to give President Wilson an opportunity to reduce the cust of living.
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LETTLAND.
The following "is the concluding portis YON DER GOLTZ'S FATAL POLICY, The Brufor's acessant of the funeral of
BERLIS. September 1st. General Botha, enelior "parts of which, appeared jie previous issues:
At the eductasien of the 'remony the
through mil, of crowded street finnst removed to the remetery
Ford Fisher, in, a letter to the Timberly vehemently protests against the iperedible
and ruinous waste un daval expenditure as compared with the cost of the pre war
Navy. He declares that half the Navy is already obsolete and should be scrapped. If the nation does not suck the spend thrifts, the day of crambling" will not be
far off.
HOME TRADE RESTRICTIONS
REMOVED.
" GERMANUS EFFORTS TO RECAP
TERE BRITISH MARKETS,"
리고
Logix, September 2nd. The removal of restriction un-imports yeaterilay led to a thud of speculation regarding feniany's efforts to replure
British markets Tadlahtedly, large naimbers of German agents are endeavour ing to place orders in England at low priors, but it is pointed out that, wing
to the mungestion on the ducks and rail- ways, tiermän" heriyals are exported to The very small for some time.
"GERMANY.
itx
with troops,"
"d
General Botha as
pressive ovation at the graveside, onlycis
Choral, Smuts, whe received in
compare," and dwelt on the irreparabl
friend beyond less in South Africa, where all races and Parties united avớt the grave of the greatest son of the sub-continent,
General Botha's 'snl lives on as nobler power and a lofty inspiration to
Russian trips attacked and captured Kadish, 13 miles east of Empisa n August 2th, taking 90 prisoners and one Sun-
POST-WAR TRADE
P. AND O. ANNOUNCEMENT.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] GREAT BRITAIN, CHINA AND
TERET.
CORRESPONDENCE KOWLOON. AND SEPARATE REPRESENTATION
ITQ THE EDITOR AS "PAK HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
Si t
PRais Septerabi tre
this morning's su” The reports that threat Britain is printed paragraph stating that a exerting pressure upon Chins regarding ting of Nowhan residents will rake Tiles are authoritatively denied Sege September, Lich
plater shortly probably ta Thursday tiations have been resumed on the written Hall, Rowlion, to discuss the desirability at St. Andrew's Church projosals submitted by China which of formulating a request to the 6ti, vernis, Great Britgi Pengnisal as affarding a awna chaga merular by apportback to the suitable basis for negotiations Nadim. | legislativ» Compellites iepresent the inter- culties have Been absent; indeed, the 9pm Editor, that wentment is invarent
ests of that grusing suburb". Naww, Mr. ceedings are of the friendliest character far that neither the time for the plave, in yo THE SINO JAPANESE- MILITARY CONVENTION.
The Sin-Japanese Military
te
has been decided ön yet; besides, the ide of approaching the Government in the way you describe has not even been dię cussed. so, to say the last of it, the state
tion of last geary designed for a jointinent is decidedly pronatarice offör in Siberia, is under discussion he
Legos, September.fst. The Prant, the R.T., and the Wall Lines annonce that their vesely wil!ew load at Hamburg and Bremen.
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CRICKET AT HOME.
» Vandreta declares that tieneral Yon Der Goltz is pursuing a policy that is YORKSHIRE WINS THE COUNTY having fatal consequences for Chorioany,
CHAMPIONSHIP.
and he must be rabed to accent.
"The Burttish Government rightly zards the scheme" for the restorations of
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LONDON, Septezaker Jet The final positions for the County- Needra's Gondronient as an attack on the Championship"arei;'; Demcratic Republic by Tiemanne Russian reactionaries.
AUSTRIA.
ALEFES RENDERING FINANCTAL AND ECONOMIC HELP.
After seeing Europe tern with wild.
PARIS, September 1st passions. General Katha returned to i
The Allied covering letter to the Aus South Africa"more than ever anvinedtrian Pence Treaty says that, in view of that salvation and healing can bnly be Austria's now limited population, which found in the new spirit of humanity, for. scarcely,exceeds 6,000,000, it is impossible giving and forgetting old differences and nut to give her financial and economic wrong.
help in order to assure her the possibility of existence. „ FOREST FIRES IN FRANCE TWO TOWNS THREATENED.
PARIS, September 1st. The forest fires which have been raging recently are becoming alarming... The towns of Grasse and Antiles are threaten. ed., The population is taking refuze on the, seashore.
From this
yur young Commonwealth grave the intial une land, one preplies has grown way stronger.
....
After intimate friendship and m bruken enperation for 2 years. I have the right to enll Louis Botha the largest, must beautiful and sweetest soul in all
MOVEMENT FOR RESTORATION OF my hand.
THE MONARCHY
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Points.
Yorkshir
16,15
42.55
Mes
3/1
Surrey
15:00
Lates
Semer-t
Hauts
39.33
31.33
31.25
Gloucester
25:00
"akeinestre
2142
Pralashire
2142
Sussex
20.00
Northants
16,66
„Middle
14.UM.
Esset
INDI
Warwick
7.04.
INTERPORT CRICKET. all;NGRAF'S PROSPECTS DIS- ('USSED.
--
In the forthcoming interport matches, Shanghai can put a very good side in the field but are pather weak in bowling'
The cuffin was borne to the grave by six Cinerals and Colonels, all Botha's AERIAL RACE IN AMERICA. (says the For Theily Seurs). comrades, amid booming of "anns.
-Benios, September, 1sk. A. queeting of the pantierman. League, to-day, was the nerastou of a demonstra tion for the restoration of the Monarchy.rived from all the Dominions and many
A pan terman leader, barging there. stration, declared that the November Revolution was the greatest crime in
history.
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Another promilaent German declared that the people were longing for the ment when the Kaiser would again stand before then in all bid splendour.
The demonstrators, demanded the re- unges of their territories, of which they had bei robbed, also the whion of German Austria' with. Geriaany,
THE KING OF ITALY. RELINQUISHES CROWN DOMAINS FOR WAR SUFFERERS.
Rose Sperber 1st,
The King of Italy hng announced that he relinquish the vast Crown domains of Italy for the benefit of the sufferers in the war.
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The King has also deetsed to pay the
dipury taxes on his private income."
'GERMAN EAST AFRICA.
Metanges of endolence have won
Colonial Governments.
.
THE PRINCE OF WALES. MORE ENTHUSIASM IN CANADIAN
CAPITAL
OTTAWA, September 2nd.
The Prince of Wales, in the presence of a record gathering, indading all the leade ing members of the Dominion Govern ment. laid the foundation stone of the
♫i
Victory Tower" of the new Parliament Buildings amidst scenes of tremendous. enthusinam,
Subsequently, the Prines" unfurled "a Victory Loan. "! Flag and awarded thedals and war degerations to returned soldierk.
on
Finally in an impromtu speech, l-con- ratulated th Canadians
their splendid services, and asked them to regard him as a remrade in pear, Just as they had done in war time."
PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT STRONGER THAN EVER
nd
AVON BY AN AMERICAN LIEFFENANT.
NEW YORK, September1st. After checking the times, the American Flying Club has found that the American airman, Lieutenant Maynard, was the race from New York to Toronto and back, His time was 7 hours, 45 minutes.
Capt. EL M. Barrets should be the first chosen, he being a class bat, an ex<f
Tokyo and Pecing, The present muterscandios is that the agreement will be abrogateil, but that, a secret arrange- meng in the site sense will be concluded.
morning with regard to the matter mad. Your reporter called on me yesterday
I told him that an application had been mad for the use of the Church Hall for a meeting, but that it was being referred to th. Vestry this (Wednesday)
BY COURTESY OF THE HONGKONG CHINESEvening, and if permission was giyen we
COMMERCIAL NEWS. ''
would then give particulars to all the park hnt until we got it. no mention of time, or place could be not in the Press. After such, a request I am greatly Surprised that such a paragraph was pul
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LUK TSING CHEONG RETURNING
TO CHINA...
Spessary, September And Lok Ching cheung has aelegrapfod, zu the Peking Cavernment that he has no intention of waiting in Paris until, the Austrian Treaty is gigned, herreria ing to China he oner.
WONG YARTUNERS APPOINTMENT,
Ng Pai-fa, a condnaries of tong it Hunaso, has sent a telegram to Kung Sumjum, the Premier, asking him to velvet sume other personas delegate for the North, in place of Wong Yap-tis. whose appointorat is strongly opposed by many people. TEKING'S APPEAL TO THE SOUTH.
to re
Then, as regards your editorial on the statement that "There is admith dy Sectional Representation" you make
great deal to he said in support of the idea separate representation for Kow-. Icon) Further on you say: It will be remembered that nt a julle meting held under the nuspices of the Constífu- tional Reform Association, at the Theatrı Royal, last Jananry, it was unanimously decided to ask for four numbers of the British subjects who are either on the Legislative Council to be elected hy
Juror's List or liable for, but exempt from, jury service, with the proviso that une sach metpher must be af Portuguese race Any attempt to interfere with that.
The Peking ernment has againsehen, which was carefully considered appealed to the South Provinces
and has the merit of simplicity, will Sum," the pener negotiations, owing to uninfluential minority who are apposed serve as a weufon in the hands of the not the dificulty, in the present situation, of solving the diplomatic actions. The British Minister, before leaving Peking; had again advised them to me the Peace Conference.
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KWANGST SOLDIERS IN FUKIEN,
Li Hunki, the Military Governor of
gellent field, and his knowledge of the Puki has sent a telegram to the Viking General Chamber of Commerce, one by
game would wariant hir the position of Government stating that 20 battalions of Captain
H: E. Ollerdessen-1s a very Bre forcing lat, with a variety of strokes in front of the wicket: Tonelds any position well.
E. W. Stage is a bathing, that can be relied on being very severe on anything 1bo sent des n., whilst his defence, is THE SILVER MARKET, excellent He is a magnificent field in
any position, especially in the slips. LONDON. September 1st..
SJ. Derks besides being a very reli-j Silver is gugbel a 50d. spot and 57fdaile bat, keeps an excellent, wirket: ho iy forward. The ket is quier and uner- a useful man in any, team
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tain.
FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM.
GERMANY OPENLY HELPING RUSSIAN BOLSHEVISTS.
"
H. H. Morris, although not having played much cricket this season, is a use- ful in good leg Break howier and has no jer in the field,
Kwangi soldiers are being sent tu Fukies, and that three battalions, have already arrived. He requesty Peking to demand an explanation from Canton,
CARE OF THE DISABLED, STUDY OF RESTORATION WORK IN. PORTUGAL
:
to reform of any description Why not have admitted. My. Editor that the motion passed, or at least said to have been passed at that meeting was your„ own, and why not have quoted the motion. as pins gave it at the meeting, viz., That of the seven elgeted unofficial members. fall of whom shall be British subjects) one shall be ected by the Hongkong the Justices of the Prace, four (ther of
Portuguese racuj. by British subjects who whom shall be of British race and one of
are"jurymen, "r, are qualified fir, hat exempt from jury service: and one by the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce fr some
other xxly representing the Chinese community." should like to know
Now, siri Sectional Representation,
this is not
Or
...
-person
xt to take au
With regard to the Constitutional Reform Association in my opinion and that of many others it is a farce in that A delegation of medical min, supra-
it is not a representative body. Take the senting the Inter Allied Permanent Corn-
Committee. there is hardly mitte dealing with the treatment of disinterest in say The Housing Chestion,"
it that one abled soldiers and sailors, have concluded as most of the Committee are, theinsel yes
ni visit to Portugal, where they have been usedhers or are provided with houses. As guests of the Portuguese Government.
Britain was represented through the led at the fast general noting was The way, also, the Committee was medical staffs of the War Office and W. C."G. Cliffard seems to have struck sitas Ministry and bodies joserested in meters to fairly elect a Cornmittee when
Pen-
another are
How is it
possible for the scientifle treatment of the disabled: uus season and not show and Canada, France
there is no list of members circulated? and
Several Private conferences we hold during the portant bearing on the forthcoming con visit which are expected to
lavi an im-
abad path
ed his last seator's Turm either with hava Japan also set figure, Perlore one has to do as others
or hall, he is still a very capable bag, a old change bowler, and a very solid
The Coin-
BERLIN, September lat. A soldier in the Iron Division"
perially when the majority of members writes in the newspaper Freiheit that the
do not attend the meeting matter will say that is their fauls; y German troops in Lettland are being
W. H. Moule, although not having
this in a certain extent, but there are to tence of the committee in Rede,
Portugal is will equipped in its hose of juniors that would be afraid transferred in bodies to the White Has part of this season, has showed more than interest in the two large military he
played much cricket during the latter pitals, and the delegates found much of
Erote against the teipat on the Com- mitter. sian Army. They continue to recive
once that he can still get runs.
To return to the meeting last January. supplies and jay, from Germany.
AF. Lanning has been out of the Pitals they visited in Lism. Not only
The Committee has the resolution which cricket word for sine time; ta is stil: a ordinary curative means, but did they wished to be passed cut and dried
were the hospitals well provided LITHUANIAN SUCCESSES.
fine opening batsman, excellent wicketed rear facilities for the restoration did not expect the opposition they got pose before the meeting and they certainly keeper and fields any position equally and re-education of the disabled. Special But what, they ask, have the LONDON, September 1st.
well. As will be seen from the above attention is paid in these institutions to of Commerce or the Justices of the A Lithuanian rummuniqué says?---
Shanghai guld be represented by eight the investigation of the loss of function done for the general community excellent bats, amongst their number and the scientific estimate of th We have occupied the line from Sveigeling the change bowlers.
the degree bruke out? Did they do C. H. Bhoura is one of the most cons
education is provided on an
down the kps an excellent length and "mixes em
is taken to acertain up well; is a batsman of the forcing ing he chooses.
a man's fitness for type and is a good field.
The possibilities W. Hansell, a new arrival, is quite careful records are kept, showing the psychotherapy are closely studied, and a good bowler with a good length, comes reserve of mental
enduring mental
the soldier considered, and much valuable tion has been gained, which will be made available to all the Allied nations that
medium of the
of the an permanent committee.
Orrawa, September 2nd, When laying the foundation stone he Victory Tower in the new Parliament Buildings the Prince of Wales. in a speech. "said that parliamentary govern ment had been Challenged and very
"before. cinerged stronger than merits of parliamentary government were Pattis, Sapleinher Sad.
almost universally acknowledged to day, mandatory to make a but five Centuries had elapsed since it
We also drove back, the Bolsheviks be to of mandated territory having British fence, the development of the
hind the River Dangetva taking 950 pri After alluding to the slow connection
the
soners. Dominion Parliaments. ark
ever
of
Technic particular vasch,
war-
BRITAIN'S GIFT TO BELGIUM. Viited during the great war, but the nas to. Podburna and enptured Illatnkstasistent bowlers in Shanghai today, he extensive scale, and great care the call; had a small business in the Colony and
The right of a wilt ** been questioned in some quarters in con-
we follows:--
race.
near Drinsk, taking 200 prisoners.
EARLIER CABLES.
LONDON, September 1st.
between nection with the transfer of Ruanda and Westminster, the Prince proveeded:-"I Kranili to Belgium, this case has been am told that one of the first items of
your business session, beginning today, FOLES CAPTURË AN JMPORTANT Stairs
will be to discuss and ratify, if you are so Belgium's claim to a portion of the advised the peace made at Versailles.
FORTRESS. That constitutes a new and, momentous! Colony she helped to conquer was reeng. precedent for it marks the important 'nised, and an amicable Anglo Belgian the Dominions will henceforth be called Thinence in British world pokes which
A Polias communiqué says:— agreement was "renclied, regarding a por. "pon to exercise tion of German East Africa, that Belour life-time when
The day will come, and may come in
We captured the fortress of Bobruisk when this Parliament will which was strongly defended. We used gium should retain it.
potent
the drevinics of the Entire as tanks in support of our infantry, and the British Parliament itself. British units are anfe
"I
know that British freedom and took 300 prisoners.
in your keeping. I corner-stone of this tower, which marks a
The Suprate Council has approved the arrangement, and therefore buth Belgium and Britain will receive mandates from the League of Nations in respect of Ger-
man East Africa,
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sines anything to keep exorbitant price of rents Did they reduce the profiteering in foodstuffs Die they attempt to keep the man who send one of their own in his plare? For
cira
very quickly off the pitch from deg, fairly and his capacity Power each man has. while, the war was on, but Road hat, seems to have been unlucky so strain. Every disability of inform as the war had stopped, before even their
younge players, good left-hand how let C. Ollerdessen, one of Shanghai's
natural break, good field, no bat. Grimshaw is very similar howler
tar, good huld any position.
with
to
fulerenda, both bear befriended, this
te dutience win, both in your les very quickly off the pitch; lair Geld; no bat.
W.. Read, a right-hand howler; comes back from the off; has got quite a lot of wickets this season; fair but, good slip field.
F.-I. Waire right
of Bhanghai's has good command over googlers," the hall with plenty of wrong ans"; Jubrujak is 100 miles south-east of fine forcing hat, excellent field, am, therefore, mare than proud to lay the Minsk." It is of great strategic importo all round team, no doubt, could nomentous epoch in history, not only for ance, constituting the western defence of is very probable that some of the above chosen from the above players, but it Canada, but also for British institutions Moscow and the key to White Huthonia. throughout the world."
mentioned. will not be able to make the
only
Α
trip.
't forget that a number of men who
to the princely houses were in were the first to get away on leave a SOON. reliefs could have arrived. If they have they to represent the community. none of these things, then, what claim
di
impection or lectures of die visit was on that meeting of this was never pasto
Mr. McGuigan's inotion boys were going through physical exer-wide rente Kowloon
different. quite plied by their own band. These boys the press as soon as they are ki byn and cises in their own grounds to music up the place and date will be given to all were all between 10 and 14 years of age.
meeting Sanitarians were interested to note the
no motions but those made after discu popularity 01 shower baths at all the son will be put Yours tealy, large *inatitutions.
Seventy-five or hundred shower baths in a row were keen
B. L. FROST. ia
Hongkong, 3rd September, 1919. several institutions, and boys are now keeping their bodies thoroughly clean and view differs from that of a corresponde being taught the supreme importance of
Ferreira, a member of the Chamber rained
[Our representativo's version of the inte The visit was organized by Dr. Costa done.
However, we hope that harm has We will deal with time other ju Deputies, and Dr. Jose Pontes.
an editoris temorton H.D.P.]
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