CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. (THXOCOH RAUISE'S AGENCY.)
FRANCS FOR UNITED STATES.
LARGE INCREASE IN EXPORTS FROM FRANCE,
PARIS, February 3rd
A Havas message states:- The value of declared exports recorded at the American Consulates and agencies of franes for shipment to America in 1019
showed an increase bf £100,188,111 or
per cent. as compared with 101S.
of
The total shipments invoiced to the United States and insular possessions from France reached the total £168,401,601 in 1919 against £36,038,127 in 1915 an increns- of 198 per cent.
M. CLEMENCEAU. · LEAVES PARIS FOR TOUR OF THE -EAST.
PARIS, February 3rd.
states:--
A Havas thessage H. Clemenceau left Paris for Egypt last night. He dodged publicity by joining the train at the suburban station of Charenton. He was accompanied by his BOD, two friends and two secretaries.
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The veteran statesman will embark at Harseilles to-day on the Messageries Maritimes steamer folux lor Alexandria. He will visit probably Egypt. Syria, Persin and India, and perhaps Japah."
·MARSHALL FOCH. RECEIVED AT THE FRENCH ACADEMY.
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PARIS, February 8th,
A Havaa message states:— Marshal Foch was yesterday received at the French Academy. His sponsor was "M. Poincare. -
The Fresident of the Republic said " It
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FNBRUARY 12TH,‚) |1920.”
NEW FRENCH ARMY BILL. FAR EASTERN CABLE
ONE YEAR'S MILITARY SERVICE.
PARIS, February 8th,
A Havaa message staten 1--- The now Army Bill introduced into the.
French Senate provides for one year's military service for every citizen liable to
active service up to the age of 45........
The Army will be recruited by calling up the classes and "by voluntary enlist
ment.
NEWS. T [BY COURTESY OF THE "CHINA MAIL.”i SHANGHAI LIBEĻ CASE.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
(ASIATIC NEWS AGENCY.] THE KIAOCHOW PROBLEM.
CANTON NEWS.
February 11th.
XACAO BECLAMATION..
| A CHALLENGE FROM THE FAST SUPERMEN OF CHINA AND JAPAN. I heard an enthralling story, writes It is stated that the Portuguese Consul General called at the Military Govern. F.D.B. in the Daily Express, not only of SHANGHAI, February 5th.
While we in Europs The Vinkumpas publishes a special ment offices yesterday and conveyed the the awakening of China, but of the whole SHANGHAI, February 11th. The Chiness Commercial. Pres of telegram from Peking stating that, in information that the Portuguese authori- of the Far East. Shanghai was awarded ten thousand view of the strong popular opposition to ties in Macao bave received a telegram dollars damages in the libel suit against direct negotiation with Japan about the from their Home Government ratifying suspending work on the reclamation of the the Chunghes Book Company, which bad return of Kiaochow, certain influentiale action of the Macao authorities in impated that the plaintiffs were a Sino-military leaders and politicians have sughingchow shores, hear Macao pending
Japanese concern.
" (THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]
TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS. CHINESE STUDENTS IN ENGLAND.
GERMANS ANXIOUS.
PARIS, February 6th.
A Huvus mice age states: -- The entire attention of the Allied Peace officiala is now centred on Barlin where the French Charge d'Affaires will to-day deliver the list of war criminale.
LONDON. February 7th. The Timer, in a leader, draws attention to the importance of recognising the com- mercial value of providing, educational facilities to foreign students and points out that the United States is doing its The latest utmost to attract students. figures are in China seventeen hundred American Universities graduates of against four hundred holding British degrees. The journal emphasises that the Chinese student educated in England is the greatest commercial asset we posscas
At the German Headquarters in Paris It is not likely, anxiety is apparent. however, that Herr Mayer, the German Charge d'Affaires, will return before in China. February 18th, but he conferred in Berlin with the French representative.
EARLIER CABLES.
*EXCITEMENT IN FRANCE.
·PARIS, February 5th."
A Havas mesenge states:--- Commenting on Haron von Lersner's attitude the Journal Debate writes:-"The moment has arrived to show clearly to Germany that engagements entered into must be kopt."
The Tampe, remarks that Germany should be excused from manifesting her intentions and assuming responsibilities which cannot be considered incumbent on Baron von Lerner.
The Matin claims the application of Article 498 of the Verstilles Treaty which
grated to the Central Government the advisability of transferring the negotia tions to Tokio for settlement between the
Legation there...
Further, the telegram adds that Mr. Japanese Foreign. Office and the Chinese
Liu Ching-jen, the now Japan, has agreed to proceed to Tukio to assume his post.
Minister to
JAPANESE LOAN TO CHINA.
SHANGHAI, February 5th Tokio telegrams indicate that owing to the lack of an immediate reply from the United States about certain conditions, there is litile prospect of floating the proposed fire million pounds sterling loan from the old banking group before February 20th, or before the Chinese New and neighbourly regard for China, the Year, that in order to show friendship Japanese Government is going to make n LONDON, February 7th. separate loan to Peking before February Mr. Wellington Loo, Chinese Minister 15th, because it is feared that financial at... Washington, has left Tendon for difficulties may lead to serious political disturbance in this country during the holiday.
CHINESE MINISTER LEAVES FOR
Paris.
PARIS.
AGITATION AGAINST JAPANESE IN CANADA.
VANCOUVER, February 7th. The British Columbia Board of Trade Convention has unanimously demanded the Canadian Government to investigate the crisis arising from the question of Japanese and Chinese ownership and encroachments upon British Columbia farms and lands.
The above has been substantiated-by a Peking message to the Shihpan which states that "Mr. Tano Ju-lin, former Minister of Communications, his been instreated by the President, and the Premier to float a loan of twenty million yen from Japaneso capitalists for tiding over the financial difficulties of the The cicssage adds Chinese New Year. that in order to avoid foreign enquiry" about the flotation of outside Joans when the domestic peace conference at Shanghai remains a mystery and there
the settlement of the boundary dispute.
The garrison in Chinshan will be hain
shan, the Commander of the Chinshan Farrison, propose to build a number of forts near Chinshan at an estimated cost tained at its present strength and Lo Yim-
of about $180,000, Lo has been authorised by the Tuchun to search every vessel whe ther a gunboat or merchant ship that passes by Chinshan.
HALT SMUGGLING CASE.
directors of physical education that in the are now in a state of physical "comia, Japan, China, and the Philippine Islands
recent Far Eastern Olympic Games at have been so thoroughly organised by Manila the Oriontals have discovered mora enthusiast and enterprise than we in Europe.
While our leading athletic authorities mild dispute whether the world's Olympic Games shall or shall not be held at Antwerp, next year, tha their next Olympiad, which will be held Far Easterners are already preparing for in Japan; and it is possible that India, the Malay States, Java, and other of are engaged in
the romantic isles will send competitors
to
Yokohama or Tokyo to battle in athletic contests for trophies which com- pare most favourably with those which Four own athletie stars can produce.
HERO OF THE GAMES. The Commissioner of the Kongmoon. This year China produced the hero of the games. Chu Ea Te, who broke Customs has reported that the steamship
a record by winning the Pentathlon and
pole jump, bup-step-jump. 220 yards. wong Tai, which runs between Hongkong the Decathlon, which involved putting a large quantity of salt which was hurdle, 200, 220, 440 yards, and the mile. and Wuchow, has been found laden with the shot, the discus, broad jump,
The authorities have been asked,, for evidently meant for places in the interior.
instructions.
RICE SMUGGLING CASE.
Great is the iubilation of China, and facous indeed is the mighty Chu En Te
Two other Chinamen are named in the Champions
Yamada, list before T. Japan's champion, and it is now gravely Announced on all sides in far Cathay that at last China will take her place among the leading nations of the world.
Physiell education has done it!
As a sequel to the rice smuggling case in which five steam launches laden with more than 2,000 bags of rice were eap-
I bave seen some highly interesting re- tured, and more than 100 smugglers includ. cords and pictures illustrating the extra
These prove are among the Asiatics. ing 2 captains of gunboats were taken ordinary growth of Western physical eul- that the dawn is breaking, that physical prisoner, 33 of the smugglers have been
The education is transformng the Far East. executed by order of the Tuchun.
In the bead-buntng district of the launches and the rice have been confiscated Philippines, where a hostile act involved the assassination of one of the families and sold by auction.
in the dispute, the custom is to-day for the aggrieved family to challenge the
A FOLOSD PROCLAMATION.
It is stated that a proclamation appear-nggressors to an athletic contest, the win- ed on the notice board at the door of the
Civil Governor's Yamen the other day,
which has been found to be a forgery, The proclamation stated that "the Civil Governor had appointed a new Magistrate in the Sze-wai district. The proclamation was published by the local newspapers the next day.
A BIG FIRE IN WUCHÓW.
was your duty to make war. It was not provides that the army of occupation after enjoying the advintages under the coming loan from Japan will be a rail- big fire occurred there on February 8th.
were
your duty to make peace. You had, never- theless, the right to say what form, in your opinion, the peace should take in order to prevent the 'recurrence of war. The memorands you prepared to explain the military guarantees, which judged indispensable by you, display both your patriotism and experience. Let as bope that the world will never have cause to repent, having only partially taken. haed of your advice."
M. Poincare added: No one is better qualified, than Marshal Foch to watch over the disarmament of Germany, and distinguish realities from camouflage.”
It is known that the dominat recom- mandation of Marshal Foch was the annexation or neutralisation of German territory on the left bank of the Rhine. FRANCES FOREIGN POLICY.
M., MILLERAND'S WARNING TO
GERMANY,.
PARIS, February 7th. In the Chamber of Deputies, during the debate on foreign policy, M. Millerand stated that Germany had not taken steps to deliver the stipulated quantity of coal The measures provided in the Peace Treaty would be adopted to collect this
debt.
M. Millerand, significantly, referred to the clause relating to extended military occupation, and stated that it was his in- tention to notify Germany that, in view of the flagrant pon-fulfilment of one of the most important obligations, he con- sidered that the time-limit- allowed for carrying out the Article relating to coal had expired.
of exacting everything Germany strictly "owes under the Treaty,
"
the left bank of the Rhine will be reduced
only if Treaty conditions are faithfully accomplished by Germany.
Speaking yesterday in the Foreign affairs Committee, in the Chamber of Deputics, M. Millerand said that the Allies were determined to have recourse particularly to Articles authorising the lengthening of the occupation until Ger- many will have fulfilled her engagements
A courier started yesterday evening to Berlin carrying the list of the accused to hand directly to the German Foreign Office.
"
"It is confirmed that the Berlin Govern- ment disapprove of Baron von Lerner's attitude.
"ON THE LIST."
[An American wireless, message from Lyons published in Northern papers says: Scarcely German of war-time celebrity is omitted from the Note being forwarded this week to Germany demanding delivery of Jeaders and accomplices responsible for the infractions of laws and customs of war. The list attached to the nete contains 700 names, headed by those of the Crown Prince, Hinden burg, Falkenhayn, Ludendorff, Prince Rup- precht of Bavaria, Mackensen, von Kluck, von Buelow, Prince Oscar of Prussia and the Duke of Mecklenburg. They are vari- ously accused of having ordered the massa crus of civilians, the destruction of towna A little over and inhuman deportations by frd, the assassination of innocent hostages three hundred war criminals are demanded by France, a similar number by Belgium, one hundred by Britain and the remainder by Rumania, "Servia, Poland and Italy Among the accused demanded by Britain appear the games of you Tirpits, von Capellá and von Scheur who will be tried for having organized and sustained brutal and illegal submarine warfare, while the diplomat von Lanken is also included and will have to answer for the death of Edith Cavell. most notable civilian included in the Bel- gian list is Bethmann von Hollweg who will
bu
The
called upon to defend himself against the accusation of having encouraged and sanc tianed the invasion of Belgium, General Montantiel, who ordered the burning of Lou raia will also be tried by the Allied tri- bunal.]
DISPOSAL OF GERMAN PROPERTY.
The resolution in opposition to alien ownership was adopted in the face of an appeal by the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Ukita, who said "I hope that Canais practically no prospects of the resto dians will not say Good Bye, Japa ration of internal order in China, the way loan for the construction of certain imaginary lines or it will be raised through the medium of a Chinese damestic loan whose bonds will be purchased by Japanem capitalists.
BOLSHEVIKS AGAIN IN POWER.
Anglo-Japanese Treaty."
Mr. Ukita denied that a Japanese syndicate was attempting to purchase Coldstream, Earl Aberdeen's famous ranch and one of the show places in the Okona gan fruit district.
مي
ROME-TO TOKIO FLIGHT.
SALONIKA, February' 7th. The aeroplane CA 3 participating in the Rome-te-Tokio fight has arrived.
CORRESPONDENCE
A REQUEST.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “ HONGKONG DAILY PRESE."] Siz,-Referring to the very interesting letter published in the Hongkong Daily Press of the 10th, inst, by Interested". I wonder if it would be possible for you, Mr. Editor, to turn up your old files and publish the report of the meeting referred to of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd. in 1891 for the benefit of those who were not in the Colony then. The one time Salesman of the Princely House" must have had some courage, eh 1-Youra faithfully,
READER
Hongkong, February 11th., 1990. [We are afraid that we cannot spare the space necessary to do as our correspondent suggests, but the report may be perused a our offico by him or any of our other roaders who are interested.-E., H.D.P]
JAPAN.
GOVERNMENT CRITICISED...
A message from Wuchow states that a when more than ten of the big pontoons hundred junks were destroyed. More which were used as hotels and several than 120 lives are said to have been lost and the damage incurred is estimated at $400,000.
RAILWAY FROPOSAL REJECTED.
So much for the spirit of vendetta!
MILLIONS TRAINED.
How the Asiatics bave already benten
obtaining adequate redress.
the Europeans in these great interna- tional competitions lies in the fact that and the stars emerge from the multitude. with them millions of people are trained, These, however, are not the only once who Some thou- gure at their Olympiad. sands of mediocrities, drilled to a high state of efficiency, anasemble at the meeting to give exhibitions of massed games and contests, and so successful, so, thrilling" and spectacular bave these proved to be that a proposal that massed formations of a similar character shall be introduced into the games at Antwerp next year is At present the Easterners' records are not quite so good as those attained by now under consideration. white men, but each year these records have improved, and there is bigh hope will that equality with Europe
out
ultimers to attained and eventually.
surpassed. breaking is
But, after all, record- 4 secondary consideration
AVIATION IN_THEFAR EAST.
HARBIN, February 4th. Latest advices from Siberia indicate
The Tuchan has rejected the request of with the leaders of physical culture in that the Bolsheviks with the co-operation
What they are after is mass production, of the Socia Revolutionaries, have the Director of the Canton-Hankow Railapan and China. seized the governing power in the Amur way Company for permission to construct and their Olympic Games are the means and the Lasari provinces. The Bolshe a branch line connecting with the Canton- to its attainment, viks have placed strong forces at the junctions of the. Ussuri-Amur-Chinese Kowloon Railway, Eastern Railways and are searching for Further, it is anti-Bolshevik elements. reported that the "Reds" are holding up trains and do not allow cars of the Chinese Eastern Railway to pass until the attitude of the Chinese military authorities, on the frontiers has been Soviet adminis made known to them. tration has been re-established everywhere in Siberia and the three Russian mari time provinces, with the exception of thas part of Trans-Baikalia which is now under the control of Atamen Semenoff.
SPY HUNT IN CHITA
HARBIN, February 4th. Chita roports, vid Kiskhtu, say that in spite of the strong band of General infested with agents of the Reds and the Semenoff, his seat of government is closely Social Revelationaries Dozens of Bol- bevik spies are being executed everyday in Chita in order to strike terror inte the heart of the Bolsheviks, but the sitration remains perilous.
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COMPANY REPORT. SHANGHAI LOAN AND INVEST- MENT CO., LTD.
The directors' report states that the HIGH COST OF LIVING IN Profit and loss account shows a surplus of 8h. Tls. 133,758.09. The following re- commendations are mads to the first annual meeting of shareholders:- To pay a divilend of Tls. 0.30
per share equal 6 per cent To place to Reserve against In-
vestment fluctuations To carry forward
In the House of Peera recently Baron Sakatani, ex-Minister of Finance, crità cized the Hara Administration, contend ing that the high cost of living was large ly due to the incapacity of the Ministry. In the Budget for the next fiscal year;
Tis.
75,000,00
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.
AN OPIUM CASE
A Chinese was charged before Mr. Wood, yesterday, with being in unlawful possession of four taels of opium.
The drug was found concealed in & leather bag and when the man was asked what he wanted the drug for he replied that be was ill and wanted to use it as medicine.
Mr. Wood fined the man $350, although the Police stated that the man was unable to walk to the Police Station when arrested."
Another Chinese, who gave his occupa tion as an astronomer, was charged with the unlawful possession of 49 tacks of raw opium.
The drug was found concealed in a
Before leaving America, the members of the Commission which is promoting the Around the World Derby were appointed A feature of to the position of Honorary Colonels of the police of New York. aviation not heretofore referred to in Hongkong is that of Aerial Police pro- tection. The City of New York has an serial police force of 150 officers, many. of whom are aviators, all being under the management of a special Board of Police Commissioners. Tht officers dress in a neat light blue uniform and the force is recognized as one of the most valuable adjuncts to the police department. They continually patrol over the city watching for fires and along the extended water front of the Hudson and East Rivers...
No city in the world is better situated to take advantage of an aerial, police force than ia Hongkong, said President. Louis D. Beaumont of the Commission Organizing The First Aerial Derby Around the World at the Central Police Station today to the Captain_Superin- tendent of Police, Hon. Mr. E. D.
false bottom of the trunk he was carry-Wolfe. The Commission related many "
ing on board a coast steamer.
He was fined $400.
EXPORTING SILVER.
A Chinese was charged at the Police Court, yesterday, with attempting to export $10.00 in subsidiary coins."
The man ploaded that this was his first visit to the Colony and that be did not know the law.
Mr. Smith ordered the confiscation of
tails of the workings of the Aerial Police of New York and its many advantager to the city and surrounding country. So im- portant has become the work, that it in being extended to other cities in the United States. The Commission has re- quested Colonel Jefferson Demont Thomp- son, Chief Commissioner of the Aerial Police of New York, to furnish the Capt.- Buperintendent with full reports of the workings of the New York force for the year 1920 Col. Thompson, Chief Commie- Another Chinese was charged with st. sioner of New York, is a retired business 50,000.00.
8,755.99 tempting to export $57.60 in absidiary, and was in November last elected President of the Aero Club of America, Tls. 133,756.00 Mr. Smith fined the man $25 and order-one of the clubs under whose auspices the
Commission is travelling, and the Presid ed the money to be changed into notes,
ent of the other club, the Aerial League," in Rear-Admiral Robert E. Peary, die. coverer of the North Pole, and one of the most enthusiastic appporters of aviation in the country.
On
the money.
Coine.
SNATCHING.
A Chinese snatched an ear-pick from a Woman in Queen's Road sad made of in Here
SPORT.
CRICKET
With reference to war criminale M.
the expenditure of various Departments The report continues The return on "Millerand dwelt on the Allies' right to
of State shows an increase of Y.300,000,000 shares held throughout the year may, on apply economic and financial repristis
In connection with the disposal of over the present fiscal year, this being the whole, be considered satisfactory, but where obligations had been willfully die German property seized by the Japanese attributed to a steady rise in the price of dividends on some of our rubber shares authoritics, the Japan Gazette learns that daily necessaries, according to Govern have been poor, owing to the high rate of regarded, also the right to resort to mea. Meeurs. Mogi & o. are taking over the mant explanations. Still, the Govern-exchange and the low prices ruling for the direction of Victoria Street.
arrested him. He was brought before Mr. perpetual lense of the premises at 64ment contemplates increasing the house rubber during the greater part of our be was intercepted by a constable who
Interest received sures of military coercion.
Yamashitacho, with the buildings thereon, tax in spite of the fact that the people financial your. M. Millerand emphasised his intention formerly owned by O. Illies & Co. are suffering from a scarcity of houses. Loans throughout the year amounted to Smith yesterday and sentenced to six
CIVIL SERVICE ». KOWLOON, Although the actual sale price is with- The volume of currency in 1814 amounted T1 44,931, 95, lose interest on overdraft weeks hard labour. beld, it is believed to be between Y,300,000 to Y-400,000,000, but the figures had in Tia 14,785.80 equala Tls 30,145.43-1 creased to Y.1,800,000,000 at the end of average return of 10.05 per cent. on and Y.400,000.
A constable saw a Japanese in a ricksha,
The undermentioned team will repre- According to Mr. Uyeta, Chief of the last year. Baron Bakatani urged that money loaned The return would have M Millerand denounced the Bolsheviks,
Property Controlling Section in the Premier Hara is radically mistaken if been slightly better, but the Exploration near Blake Pier in a drunk and incapable and declared that the Allies will supKencho, the disposal of the land and he is under the impression that the and Development Company still owe Tls condition and took him to the station. sent the Civil Service CC in a friendly R. O. Hutcheson (capt), A. E. Wood port Poland to the utmost if the Bolshe building of the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank majority of the 10,000,000 people in 100,000 in connection with the transfer On the way he noticed that the man ear-watch against Kowloon C.C. on the Kow
will be carried out after the business of Japan are not suffering from the high from the old Company and interest on ried something that looked like a stick loon ground on Saturday at 2.15 p.m. "viks attacked her. The speech was loudly the Bank is settled by the liquidators. cost of living. What the masses want at this amount has only been charged at the He examined it and found it to be a
The dagger wa con E. B. Reed, H. E. Strange, W. Grimmett.. cheered after which the Chamber passed No conerate plan for the disposal of the this time is that the Government should rate of 7 per cent, per annum. The Dires dagger. Yesterday the man was charged GR Bayer. B. W. Bradbury, R. C.
and W: H. Edmonds. German Club has yet been put forward take immediate measures to bring down tors propose to get this matter adjusted with being in possession of a dagger and Witchell, E. W. Hamilton, G. E. Pierer by the Committee recently appointed the price of daily necessaries and prevent as soon as possible, or to charge a higher was fined $25.
rate of interest. by Governor Inouye.
the export of staple articles of food.
a vote of confidence in the Government
by 613 votes to 68.
JAPANESE WITH A DAGGER
fiscated.