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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY – JXD,1920,
FEIN DEFIANT:
FLAG HOISTED AT DITY HALLS.
GREAT AVIATION PROJECTS
PRIZE FOR BRITAIN TO INDIA FLIGHT.
BOLSHEVIK SUCCESS IN SIBERIA: WHOLE COUNTRY WON OVER.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH KEUTER'E AGENOT.] ANOTHER NEW DISEASE. OHEERFUL INFLUENZA NEWS,
LONDON, January 30th. There has been a serious outbreak of influence among soldiers in an Aldershot camp. The disease is spreading in the
town.
RUMANIA.
WISHËS TO REMAIN IN OLOSEST CONTACT WITH ALLIES.
LONDONY
January 29th
SINN FRIN FLAG HUISTED, THE WAR ON BOLSHEVISM {" POWHATAN" PASSENGERS, FAR EASTERN CABLE
AFTER ELECTION OF LORD*
MAYORA
LONDON, January. Wih The Sinn Feinn Flag was hoisted for the first time on the Dublin City Hall on the occasion of the section of Mr. Tom Kelly, a Sinn Feiner now in prison, as Lord Mayor. Cork and Waterford have also elected. Sinn Fein Lord Mayors, and hoisted Republican flags on the City
Halls. SEVENTEEN ARRESTS IN DUBLIN.
LONDON January 31st.
The military have arrested seventeen prominent Sinn Fainers in Dublin, mostly members of the new Corporation.
BIG BOLSHETIST VICTORY":
Ar
Taj LONDON, January 29th, A Bolibaret commuisgud from the Caucasus Front claims that their cavalry forced the river Blanytch and completely defdated the enemy south of Tefremoff, saring over
5,000 prisoners: OBECK DEPRECIATION
OF FRANG FRENCH GOVERNMENT DECIDES ON RADICAL MEASURES.
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PARIS, January 30th."
“LARGE REWARD OFFERED FOR
BRINGING HER IN
WASHINGTON, January 22nd. A New York telegram says than the Shipping Board offers a reward of £32,000 to any vessel bringing the disabled liner Powhatan into part
NEWS
[BY COURTEST OF THE “ CHINA MAIL.";]
HOUSING PROBLEM IN SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI February and
It is reported that two Amorican tugs succeeded in getting lines aboard the wooden bungalow,"
Fahutan and towing her to Halifax.
The Powhatan, whose crew of two hundred, is still aboard, has been adrift since January 18th, in stormy seax Seven The Government has decided on radien big Atlantic ships and several Navy measures in order to improve the finan-vessels have taken turus in trying to eis) situation, including the application rescue people from her or get tow-lines
aboard.
STEAMER TOWED IN. of an important portion of the new loan to the withdrawal of paper thoney now
HALIFAX, January 27th.. The Powhatan has been taged in. All is well.
This is apparently a sequel to the de Dr. "Vaidarcevod, the Rumanian Prefiant flying of the Sinn Fein Flag over the mier, interviewed by Reuter in London, City Hall, referred to Rumania's desire to remain JUGO-SLAVIAN DIFFICULTIES infulating. Furthermore, there are to be Large Ingrenses in taxation in order to in closest contact with the Allim.
balance the Budget, and, if it is absolute ly essential, drastic restrictions on the importations of luxuries to check further WOMEN LEAVE SHIP. SINGING, depreciation of the franc will be enforced
RUGBY.
He said, regarding the dangers of Bol. the To my knowledge,
REPLY TO THE ALLIED ULTIMATUM.
LONDON, January, 29th. The Yugo-Blar reply to the Allies
A Paris doctor asserts that both in-shevianz: “Buenza and the now disease" lethargie Bolshevists are preparing a campaign encephalitis (resembling, sleeping sick for the spring with a well-organised Itimatum says that it cannot understand -Desa) "äro curable by the injection of a army trained by German officers". He how the Treaty of London, to which . He declares that the former is a said that Rumania would be very watch Yugoslavia is not a party, and which plague attacking the nervous centres. ful and take all defence measures,
Meanwhile, experts are pointing out that the infirenza germ has reappeared all the world over. Moreover, a new wave is about d'ue./
The authorities are widely urging everyone to take precautionary measures. The Ministry of Health is distributing gratis influenza vaccine.
INFLUENZA IN THE STATES HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO FIGHT IT.
WASHINGTON, January 22nd. Representatives have passed a resolution in the Congress for the appropriation of $500,000 to combat influenta.
AVIATION, POSSIBILITIES IN THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.
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LONDON, January 30th
He had communicated with the Supreme Council as regards, the Allies establishing a sanitary cordon from the Baltic to the Black Sea to prevent the spread of disease:
THE PAISLEY BY-ELECTION. MR. WILLIAM PAUL DECLINES TO
STAND...
was never communicated to it, could be applied to Jugo-Slavia failing immediate acceptance of the Allies
proposals.
The Yugo-Slav Government cannot accept the proposals entirely, and aska permission to submit the modications | necessary to assure peace in the Adriatic.
It points out that the proposals do not guarantee Italian evacuation of Fiume and Zara when these are created indepen- dent States.
LONDON, January 29th. Mr. William Paul, whom the Paisley It concludes by expressing its willing Socialists invited to stand, has declinedness to settle the difficulties in a con-
the invitation.
LONDON, January 30th. The polling at Paisley is on February 19th, and the counting on February 25th. AMERICA'S LOANS TO THE ALLIES...
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COLLECTION OF INTEREST TO BE DEFERRED
WanziNGTON, January 30th According to a Treasury statement, the sccrued interest of the American loans to European countries now approximate.
325,000,000.
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The Treasury proposes to defer the collection of interest pending reconstruc tion in ex-belligerent countries. Britain owes $14,441,000 and France $94,022,000.
WORLD'S ECONOMIO"
ciliatory spirit
DISASTROUS CULLISION IN
CANADA
"EIGHT PERSONS KILLED.
MONTREAL, January 27th.
Eight were killed and many injured in & collision near North Bay, Ontario, between two sections of the Canadian Pacific Exprem on their way to Van couver.
EDUCATION IN AMERICA,"
KENYON AMERICANISATION BILL PASSED.
WARMINGTON, January 26th The Senate has passed the Kenyon Americanisation Bill, requiring all reai- dents in the United States between the ages of 16 and 91, if physically and mentally competent and all aliens be- tween 16 and 45 unable to speak English, to attend school not less than 200 hours per annum
ENGLAND BEAT FRANCE.
LONDON, January 31st. In the International Rugby match at Twickenham, England beat France by 8 points to 3.
NEW YORK JOURNALİSM. MR FRANK MUNSEY'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
New York, January 28th. papers belonging to the late Mr. J Mr. Frank Munsey, the purchaser of
Gordon Bennett, announces that the New Tork Evening Telegram will continue an independent publication, and the Paris Edition of the New York Herald will not be affected by merging the New Fork Sun with the New York Herald.
ATTACK ON ME HOOVER.
ACCUSED OF BEING PRO-BRITISH,
WASHINGTON, January 26th Mr. Hoover, who is being widely urged to accept nomination for the Presidency was attacked in the Senate by Senator Reed, who charged Mr. Hoover with having been a denizen and a resident of Great Britain, and said that Mr Libggerik training and sympathie, Atted hamze President to co-operate with a “British League of Nations””
·PUNIS"MENT OF WAR
CRIMINALS.
EARLIER CABLES.
NEW YORK, January 25th. The Transport Northern Pacific has arrived with all the 271 passengers from the Powhatan, and the last American troops from France
There were 11 women and B children among the Powhatan's passengers, but there was no panic. The women boarded the Northern Pacific singing,
LATEST CABLES." BOMBAY LABOUR TROUBLES GOVERNOR ARRANGING TERMS.
It is suggested; sa a solution of the housing problem in Shanghai, that remedy would be the importation of:
from Vancouver. Local climatic conditions are believed to be favourable. One frame-house brought here sixty years ago is still sound The housing problem is becoming increasingly acute.
A FORECASTLE DEBATE.
SHANGHAI, February 2nd. Nagasaki reports trouble tboard the China A dispute arose between American member of the ship'a crew and a Chinese sesman regarding silver form- ing part of the cargo. A general alterca- tion ensued.
The American was threatened by the Chinese arew, whereupon the former pro- duced a revolver and fired, without injur ing anybody The American is now detained in custody:
(THROUGH IZUTRE'S AGENCY.] ADMIRAL KOLTORAK'S FATE.
LONDON, January 29th. The Times correspondent at Harbin says it is established that the French General Janin, sent from France in 1918 and who was placed by Admiral Koltchak
BOAT, January 22nd.
in command of all the troops west of The situation in the cotton mill strike Irkutak, has authorised the surrcuder is unchanged. There have been anly minor. disturbances, and some looting took place of Admiral Koltabak by Clecho-Slovaks
habe Bende les endeavour to to the Social Revolutionarica arrange a reasonable settlement.
Settlement Committee states
EARLIER CARLES.
TROOPS FIRE ON ROWDY STRIKERS.
Loxtos, January 26th. states thus the cotton workers' strike took A Bombay telegram of January 20th an ugly turn to day when a mob of strikers began looting
The military were ordered to arc, with the result that one of the rioters was killed and five were wounded.
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Quiet has been restored All the shops in the mill district are closed. The strike in sprending
Ten, thousand dock workers have joined the movement, and the outlook is regarded
2.a serious. **
GERMANY CANNOT ARREST THEM FIGHTING COMMUNISM IN
IN A MONTH.
LONDON, January 20th, The Daily Mail states that the German Government has informed the British Chorge & Afaires in Berlin that it can- not arrest and hand over the war criminals within a month as demanded by the Pence Treaty::
The Times; in a leader on the Cairo- Cape fight, says there is an intoxicating thrill in the mere thought of the possibi- lity of such an enterprise. One of the first steps in the all-important undertak ing of establishing regular air communi- cation between the mother country and the more distant parts of the Empire the immediate problem for this country -is the speedy opening up of the new medium of travel along well-equipped air roads, such as the route from Cairo
THE BRITISH CABINET LE the Cape and all over the Empire.
MR. G. N. BARNES' RESIGNATION. Africa is still a dark continent. The
LONDON, January th -neroplane la going to end all that. From
The Daily Express states that Mr. G. N. Barnes, Inbour Member of the the north, the south, the east and the
is convinced that the credits required for Cabinet (without a portfolio), has placed. wast will light be let in, and some day economic restoration must be supplied his resignation in the Premier's hands. look back on the first experimentarough private channels, and opposes The resignation is not taking immediate Jay
further Governmental loans and the can-effect. tal flight from Cairo to the Cape as the cellation of any obligations by the Euro
Governments He declares that pean
the beginning of a new and better order of rectification of exchanges les primarily things not only for the Empire, knit in the hands of the European Governments
We
RESTORATION.
ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES. TREASURY.
WASHINGTON, January 30th. Mr. Glass, Secretary of the Treasury, in a statement, declares that the Treasury
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COLONIAL "VETERINARY
STAFFS
ITALY.
RAILWAY STRIKE ENDED.
The Italian railway strike, is ended.
Rova, January 29th.
TERRITORI VL ARMY. ITS TOTAL WAR STRENGTH.
LONDON, January 30th
Mr. Churchill, replying to a deputation of representatives of the County Associa
together by a closer and clearer under-r refusal to export gold preventa COMMITTEE APPOINTED AT HOME tions, stated that the total war establish sbanding, but for the whole world.
BRITAIN TO INDIA AND BACK.
LONDON, January 31a5.
rectification. The United States cannot undertake to finance the requirements of Europe
AMERICA
DECISION OF SECRETARY FOR LABOUR.
WASHINGTON, January 25th. Mr. Wilson, Secretary for Labour, has decided that the Communist Party in America is a revolutionary party within the meaning of the American deportation law. Therefore, he has approved of an order deporting to Austria an alien, named Preis
The disposal of the cases against a large number of aliens arrested during the re cent round-up of Extremists will be held
this decision. up-pending
EX-GERMAN LINERS.
BRAZILIAN OFFER TO UNITED
STATES. A
This news caused a sensation. Janin was challenged to a duel by a General Some of General Semenoff's" officers have formed a league to have his blood.
The Czechs claim that the choice lay
complete annihilation of the Czech forces. between the surrender of one man and
Local Bolsheviks have occupied Nikolsk where 500 Japanese and 1000 Chinese at Blagovestehenak are also in the handy of
the revolutionaries.
ENDEAVOUR TO OBTAIN, KOLT CHAK'S RELEASE.
LONDON, January 29th. The French Government has telegraphi- cally instructed the Allied High Com missioner in Biberia to endeavour
obtain Admiral Koltchak's release.
WHOLE SIBERIA BECOMING BOLSHEVIK.
The Times
LONDON, January 30th arbin correspondent
message of January 24th says: "The
Czechs, totalling about 15,000 and spread.
out on the railway from Irkutsk westwar for 400 miles, are in the most precarions position owing to the whole country being Bolshevist, while the railway line, though under the Uzechs control, damaged in innumerable places, and workmen sre refusing to do the necessary repairs.
The Bolshevist headquarters at Tomk offered
the Czechs repatriation across Russia, on condition that they surrender-
military supplies.
Mr. Gings states his objections to the proposed international conference. -He Regulations are published for the fears that if such a conference were held Daily Bapress aircraft, fight between many European Governments would, un- justifiably, assume that the United States Great Britain and India and back for a going to shoulder their burdens Hemend increases of staff and improved Regular Army and the Territorial Army, known author, the Reverend 0. T. Braded Koltchak with the gold treasure and
prize of £10,000.
LARGE AIË LINERS VIEWS OF BRITISH EXPERTS:
LONDON, January 30th
is
The Chairisan of the Committee, 3. of others. The training will be the same
The death is announced of the well-
Bio DE JANEIzo, January 25th, Newspapers state that American bankers ment of the Territorial. Army will be are negotiating with the Brazilian Govern- LONDON, January 29th. 341,000, but it is proposed firstly to re meat for the sale to the United States of The Colonial Secretary, has appointed crait only up to 60 per cent of the 25 ex-German vessels for about $36,000,000. a Committee to consider whether the staffs minimum indispensable to the effective
OBITUARY. of the Veterinary Departments of the traffing of recruita Various Colonies and Protectorates are
Mr. Churchill said that the Army will adequate, and, if necessary, toscombe divided into two branches, namely, the
salaries, also to recommend regarding the Both will be complete and self-contained, improvement of arrangements for the The Teritorials will enlist on a voluntary recruiting of such veterinary staffs. system for three years in the case of is. Bir trained, men and four years in the case and the members are Siz Maladyoan,
Stockman (President of the Royal College of the lot courses of instruction.
Before the war with additional facili- Veterinary Burgeons), Professors J. Shure Jones, and 0.0 Brudley and among those who commanded a battalion The commanders will be chosen from Major B. D. Furse
in the field with distinction, for the par- pose of the Territorial Army will be Im- perial defence, including our responsibi lity to defend France and Belgium, if wrongfully attacked It will be ready in & supreme emergency to defend against aggression whether the Rhine or India.
TO HELP. EX-OFFICERS.
JUDENITCH ARRESTED. ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION IN VIEW,
The entrants must carry a cargo of do not object to American Chambers of Commerce sending representatives if they 12,000 iba K
The dates fixed are between May 1st provided that the impossibility of the Herbert Ready Stowart
desire to attend an unofficial conference, and October 31st, and the time allowed in United States Government faking action 288 hours on the entire journey.
is recognised beforehand. PRACE TREATY COMPROMISE ME. TAFT'S RESERVATION.
WASHINGTON, January 30th Mr. Taft,
reservation, declares that the United States decline to assume any obligations to preserve the territorial integrity of any other country under the provisions of Article X., or to employ the The scheme has been discussed ever forcos of the United States for any pur since Colonel Sealy called a meeting of aircraft firmos to consider the potentialis but the Congress will consider and decide what moral obligation should move ties of commercial aviation. Since then the United States in the interest of world pourparlers have taken place. between peace and justice to take action. such firms as Vickers, Armstrong Whit worth, Beardmoren, and Shortts with a view to purchasing the existing Govern- ment airships and build others, to first
It is understood that prominent avia- tion firms are combining to establish a system of airliners to America, and possibly to South Africa A
CONFERENCE BREAKS UP.
WASHINGTON, January at The Interparty Senatorial Conference, run a service to Scandinavia and then which amembled with the object of reach farther aselding a compromise on the Peace Treaty, It proposed to build and quire broke up without having arrived at any ahips, of 3,500,000 cubic feet, with a cruis decision after Senator Lodge refused to ing radius of 4,000 miles and capable of accept the reservation proposed by Mr. carrying a cargo of fifteen tons. Taff in respect to Article X
Brockhozм, January 30th..
who was contemplating leaving Esthenia. It is reported that- General Judenitch, with a large sum of money belonging to the North West Army, has been drrested RELEASED BY ESTHONIANS.
LONDON, January 31st. General Judenitch was released by Esthonians whilst being conveyed secretly to Dorpat.
-POLAND AND RUSSIA
A NOTE FROM THE SOVIET. GOVERNMENT.
Losnor, January 30th. Soviet Government has ants Note to Poland declaring that Extreme elements among the Entente are endeavouring to incite Poland to an unjust, senseless and criminal war against Russia. It urges be solved by negotiations, concessions or that there are no questions which cannot
The Government ships are not adapted Mr. Hitchcock announced-his intention for passenger traffic. Therefore a con- to give notice to the Senate that he will. ALMoscow wireless message says that the siderable time must elapse before the move that the Treaty, be taken up on the scheme can fructify. Much experimental floor of the House on February 10th. work is necessary in order to discover
to Benator Hitchcock threaten- the most suitable types of machine Owing WASHINGTON, January 27th
Expert circles doubt if ships of the ing to introduce the motion in the Senate above mentioned dimensions are sufficient to take up the Treaty the Democrats have ly profitable and suggest ships of agreed upon another inter-party meeting 10,000,000 cubic feet,
on January 28th.
mutual agreements.
EARL HAIG'S APPEAIL
LONDON, January 30th.
EARTHQUAKE IN SEATTLE. The Czechs handed over Koltebak, but THREE DISTINCT SHOCKS FELT hold the gold which the Bolsheviks base
sworn never to let pass east of Baikal. SEATTLE, January 25th.
The Polish Division, numbering 5,000 Three distinct earthquake shocks wore felt here at 11.08 p.m. last night.
mutinied, murdered the officers and went and brick walls cracked. At Vancouver,
At Bellingham windows were broken over to the Bolsheviks, while Semenoff's Victoria and other cities in British force has been reduced by desartion to Columbia, also, the shocks were felt.
IMMEDIATE PEACE WITH
RUSSIA.
BRITISH LABOUR PARTY'8 DEMAND.
2,000 Cossacks Large numbers of his Austro-German soldiers have niso joined the Bolsheviks, who are, everywhere, getting the upper hand, and practically the whole population of Biberia is ready to accept Bolshevikus. LONDON, January 20th The papers pablish a manifesto signed TROOPS GO OVER TO BOLSHEVIKS by prominent Trade Unioniste and Labourites, including Mr. Bowerman and
LONDON, January 30thus The Offers Association, which has for Mr Clynes, urging immediate and com-
The Times Harbin correspondent tele its object the bettering of the lot of explete peace with Soviet Russia, declaring officers was formally inaugurated at Man- that the signatories will do their best to graphs under date January 28th, The aida House under the joint presidency of oppose Great Britain's entrance into any Japanese and Bolshevist commander, met Eik Haig, Earl Beatty
and General Bir war against the Bolsheviks. They do not
ali believe that the Labour Party, it comes at Nikolink, and arranged that the former Hugh Trenchard.
Earl Haig and there were 20,000 ex into power, will regard itself bound by control the railway station, and the latter officera unemployed and 33,000, disabled any military commitments made with an average pension only, of £70 per 1997 2 annum. He appealed for £500,000 to BOMB OUTRAGE IN CAIRO, andist the work of the association,
MINISTER'S NARROW ESCAPE. UKRAINIANS TAKE ODESSA.
AFTER HEAVY FIGHTING.
VIENNA, January 31st. after beavy lighting mixed committee The Ukrainiane, liave captured, Odoma
is administering the city.
May the workshops of the town.
CAIRO, January 28th:
A man posing as a photographer threw n bomb nt a motor car in which was Birry Pasha, the Minister of Public W was shattered to piecus
The Minister was not hurt,
The 'sesailant évided arrest
After a brief fight on January 25th the majority of the Government troops went over to the Bolsheviks The Tempant retiring on the Manchurian border.
END OF SEMENOFF'S TROOPS
Lordon, January aist
A Bolibevist wireless states that the Czechs are disarming Semenoff'a trods