CABLES:
· LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 8TH, 1920
LATEST CABLES.
THE AMERICAN STEEL TRUST
GOVERNMENT ACTION DISCUSSED.
Washington, March 1st. The Supreme Court has refused to dis DISCUSSED IN THE HOUSE OF Bolve the so-called Steel Trust, and dis missed the Government action against the Trust, WORLD'S GREATEST INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION.
COMMONS.
LONDON, March 4th. In the House of Commons, replying to Sir Donald Maclean, in regard to the Armenian massacres, Mr. Lloyd George stated that the matter was being discussed
WASHINGTON, February and. The Supreme Court declined to grant by the Allies, and between the Govern- an injunction against the Steel Trust on ment and the British Representative at the ground of restraint of trade, and also Constantinople A statement was at pre-refused to make an order to break up the
cut inadvisable
super-combination of the Steel Trust which is said to be the world's greatest industrial organisation, its assets exceed ing two billion dollars.
Air Asquith urged full information as tax as possible, in order to relieve the grave general anxiety.
Mr. Lloyd George replied that the aniety was fully shared by the Govern ment and all the representatives of the Allies. Since they had received very seri ous news of massacres, the Allied Con- ference had very anxiously considered the matter and had come to a decision which Bad been communicated to the Allied Re- presentatives at Constantinople. It was. not advisable, at present to publish the character of the decision, which depended on the advice received, but the Government was fully alive to the gravity of the posi- ipn and the need of taking very strong action to protect the minorities as far as possible.
FALL OF TURKISH CABINET.
LONDON, March 5th.
The fall of the Turkish Cabinet and enlling on Izzet Pasha to form a Cabinet has aggravated the seriousness of the Turkish crisis.
Izzet Pasha is the Nationalist nominee for the office of Premier.
It may he taken for granted that if the official reports from Turkey confirm the accounts of massacres Allied forces will be despatched immediately. It is stated, moreover, that Armenians will be provid ed with arrus, while as regards future afeguards it is noteworthy that & pro posal is now being considered that in future the Turkish gendarmerie should be officered by the Allies.
Induential Europeans who have come *from Constantinople have informed the British Government that Turkey will not accept the drafted treaty and the temper QF the Nationalists stiffening owing to the decision to leave the Turks in Con- stantinople.....
NEW TURKISH PREMIER.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 5th Marshal Izzet is a strong supporter of Enver Pasha and the Nationalist party, His appointment is, therefore, significant
The Court ordered the dismissal of the Government's suit without prejudice. Therefore, the Government will be able to bring another action if the Trust re- sorts to illegal practices.
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LATEST CABLES. SIR AUCELAND GEDDES NEW APPOINTMENT OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED..
LONDON, March 1st... It is officially stated that Sir Auckland Geddes has been appointed Ambassador to the United States,
CABİNET CHANGES. SIR ROBERT HORNE AT BOARD OF TRADE.
LONDON, March int. The Daily Mail. states that Sir Robort Horne succeeds Sir Auckland Geddes at the Board of Trade, Mr T. J. Macnamara becoming, Minister of Labour. 3
DISTURBED IRELAND.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE AT QUEENSTOWN.
LONDON, Marth 1st Following on hostile demonstrations in INCOME TAX IN NEW YORK connection with the deportation of forty Sian Feiners from Queenstown to Eng STATE. -
land, eighteen masked men attacked the soldiers guarding explosives. One soldier was killed. The raiders decamped.
SOUTH WALES STEEL- WORKERS.
ENFORCEMENT AGAINST NON-
RESIDENTS.
WASHINGTON, March 1st The Supreme Court, has issued an in- junction against the enforcement in New York State of "income tax against non- residents on the ground that such would be unconstitutional and discriminatory.
NEW USA. PRESIDENT.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE IN THE
FIELD.
Naw YoEE, March 2nd. The Attorney-General, Mr. A, Mitchell Palmer, has formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency..
EXCESS WAR TONNAGE.
AMERICA SELLS 159 VESSELS.
"
WASHINGTON, March 2nd. Mr. Josephus Daniels states that the Navy, in disposing of the excess way ton- nage, has already sold 152 small craft and are preparing to sell a further 60 vessels.
ADRIATIC DISPUTE
陟
A'STRIKE LIKELY..
LONDON, March Int The South Wales steel workers have decided to strike for a 40 per cent. in- crease in wages on account of the ad- vanced price of steel bars. Fifteen thou sand steelworkers are involved, and 25,000 tin-platers will be unemployed.
AVIATION..
* CAPT. MATTHEWS: FLIGHT.
LONDON, March 1st.
Capt. Matthews, who is attempting the Hight from England to Australia, repair- cd his machine and left Bunder Abbas for Cbarbar on February 23rd, says the Air Ministry.
NO LOAN FROM AMERICA. DECISION OF BRITISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS.
LONDON, March 5th..
LATEST CABLES.
PARIS RAILWAY STRIKE. HOW THE MOVEMENT COLLAPSED.
A message of March 2nd, which appear ed in our Saturday's, issue, announced that the strike had collapsed. The follow- ng telegrams give details of the steps taken by the Government to fight the strake movement.ED.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
(THROUGH "KNUTRAʼS AGENCY.]
"LOANS TO CHINA.
Naw You, February 29th. On learning that Americans and Japan- ese bankers have advanced $7,000,000 to PARIS, March 1st. China, French bankers who had provi- Two Railway Union leaders, named Chaverot and Bourdesus, have been ously been members of the Consortium arrested, on a charge of interfering with have applied for permission to partici- the freedom of labour, and incitement to pate. It has been arranged that they insubordination.
LATER.
shall auply one fourth and the American and Japanese bankers three-eighths.
SHELL STEEL FOR THE FAR EAST!
Sirolle, Leveque, and Sigrand, three leaders of the Railwaymen's Unions, have been arrested--
THE ATTITUDE OF THE CON- FEDERATION.
PARIS, March 1st. The Frenchs strike situation at present hinges upon the line taken by the Genarni Confederation of Labour who have taken over the direction of the strike, but have not yet declared its policy.
MELBOURNE, February 20th In the House of Representatives, Mr. Watkins, the member for Newcastle, stated that a certain Arm in Sydney was exporting large quantities of shell steel to the Far East.
Mr. Hughes promised to take prompt action to prevent the traffic.
The Contederation is equivalent to Trades Union Congress, and threats ara being circulated that the Confederation will cause a stoppage of all industries.
The railway men or Alsace-Lorraine bave announced that they are joining the DISSOLUTION OF THE JAPANESE strikes
It is estimated that only 23 per cent. of the trains are now running. The pub- lie is facing the situation calmly.
Up to now, Labour's declaration of war has not been a decided success. It is stated that the Government have the situa tion well in hand.
It is estimated that there are "100,000 railwaymen striking, and it is pointed out that the Federation's funds are very low and that therefore the Confederation is incapable of a protracted struggle. The lands enable the Confederation to pay only one franc daily as striks pay.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE
SITUATION.
Pinis, March 1st. M. Millerand stated that there had been Traffic on the Nord Railway was normal. an improvement on all the Railways
The men Од the Est system were inclined to return to work" The Trade Union Committee of the Midi system had" repudiated the strike..
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Mr. Austen Chamberlain announces that THE MOVEMENT MAY SPREAD. the British and French Governments have decided not to renew the loan issued in the United States in 1915 on their joint and several security, and on taking neces-
at the present juncture, but he must not PRESIDENT WILSON'S ATTITUDE.sary steps to provide for its repayment
"be confused, with the notorious Iszet, who was Abdul Hamid's Minister of Police and chief instrument in his tortuous policy, "
BARLIZE, CABLES.
LONDON, March 1st. Signor Nitti and M. Trumbitch on behalf
of Italy and South Slavia,, respectively, { were engrossed during the week-end in direct negotiations with a view to an amicable settlement of the Adriatic dis- pute.
SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT,
It is expected that a solition will soon LONDON, March 5th:
be reached as President Wilson has an- The Turks recently threatened to prenounced his readiness to agree to their vent the Allies moving troops from Ismid, solution, provided it is not made at the 55 miles east of Constantinople, but im expense of the nationale of a third Power. mediately gave way on the arrival of Bri- tish cruisers and troops, and on a warn ing that force would be used unless the Allies' orders were immediately complied
with
French troops have reoccupied Marash The Nationalists in Cilicia are endeav -During to stir up armed risings against the French.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE. NEARING THE END OF ITS LABOURS.
and exchanges.
LONDON, March 3rd. The Supreme Council considered the future of Bessarabia, after which it gave attention to the Hungarian observations on the Peace Treaty. The pics draft resolutions regarding high price The Conference propez then ended, but a conference of Foreign Ministers will will continue to sit at the Foreign Office to finally settle the terms of the Turkish Treaty, which it is hoped to present, com- pleted to the Turks in Paris on the 22nd. Kinstant.
PUNISHING GERMAN WAR CRIMINALS.
GERMANY'S TEST CASES:
PARIS, February 29th.
Reuter is authoritatively informed that the Allice have agreed that a German Court of Justice shall be permitted to try a number of selected war criminals, as
test cases.
OBITUARY.
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR FOR
ALABAMA.
سعد
WASHINGTON, March 2nd. The death is announced of, Senator John H. Bankhead,
Paris, February esth. The extent to which the railwaymen have complied with the general strike order is not yet definitely known.
are much
DIET.
WASHINGTON, February 29th.
It is reported that the Japanese Diet has been dissolved owing to profound differences between the Cabinet and the majority of the Partio as regards tha extension of the franchise, and following on violent scenes in the Diet in this conTM, nection.
SERIOUS OUTLOOK IN JAPAN.
LONDON, March 1st.
It is feared that serious labour troubles have broken out in Japan. The situation is obscurs owing to the absence of authen tic paticulars, but Reuter's correspondent Diet has been dissolved owing to differ at Tokio confirms the report that the ences on the question of universal suffrage.
The occasion was marked with a great. aproar in the streets..
Noteworthy in this connection is the anconfirmed report that a detachment of Japanese troops in Biberia has gone over to the Bolshevista.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PRISONERS IN SIBERIA.
HONGKONG'S, WAR MEMOBIAL
SUB-COMMITTEE SUGGESTS SIMPLE MONUMENT.
In confirmation of the announcement WINE made on Saturday we have received the following official communication:
SIR-I am directed by the War Memorial Sub-Committed to inform yo that the Sab-Committee has unanimously decided to recommend that the Hongkong War Memorial should take the form of some simple and dignified monument, to commemorate those who fought and fell in the War,
This decision will, of course, be sub mitted in due course for the consideration. of the Executive and General Committe decision to the notice of your readers so I shall be glad if you will bring this that the views of the Community may be obtained. I have the honour to be, air, your obedient servant,
S. B. C. Ross,
Secretary.
SUGGESTIONS WITH REGARD TO A WAR MEMORIAL.
Following is a full list of suggestions received by the Sub-Committee for a War Memorial,
14 Citic Building or City Hall.
The suggestions with regard to the erec
Hall are
tion of sew Civic Building or City
(a) That the existing City Hall be pull.
ed down and a new one erected on the present site.
(b) That a now City Hall be erected on
"the best site in the Colony opposite: the Hongkong Club
(c) That a new City Hall be erected on
Murray Parade Ground,
(d) That an exchange be effected between
the Government and the Trustees of the City Hall and that a new Cith Hall be crested on the site'of_the present Colonial Secretary's Offion, and that new Government officer be erected on the site of the present, City Hall.
2-A Theatr
(a) That a Theatre be erected on the
**beat site.”
(b) That a Theatre be erected on the site of the old Post Office building in Pedder Streek.
3.1 Library anch Museum.
(a) That a Library and Museum be in- corporated in the nest City Hall. (6) That a Library and Museum only
be erected on the best site.", 4-A Soldiers and Sailors Club, «
Two sites for this Club are proposed:- (a) A Central site somewhere near the
Naval Yard, (b) A site somewhere near Happy
Valley.
LONDON, March 1st. In the House of Commons, replying to The mobilised railwaymen are generally Viscountess Astor, Mr. Lloyd George responding wall to the
All the main line serving up notice regretted that the Government was at
present not in a position to charter att stricted All the suburban services vessel to repatriate the Austro-Hungarian except the Nord are completely dis war prisoners in Siberia. He promised A War Office report regarding the situa-organised. All steps have been taken to to bring the proposal before the Council tion in South Russia on March 3rd re-safeguard the food supplies of Paris. 7
FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM.
SITUATION IN SOUTH RUSSIZ.
LONDON, March 4thi
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THE STRAITS DOLLAR.
cords that the Bolsheviks have been In view of the General Confederation of the League of Nations. driven back in three areas. The latest of Labour assuming control of the strike information indicates that the reported movement it is regarded probable that occupation of Tikhoretskaya is incorrect the strike will soon extend to other Denikin still holds the important lateral Unions for example the Dockers'. Sea- men, Electricians Building Employes railway-Rostov-Georgievsk-Petrovak and Metalworkers' Unione. He is withdrawing the line anmolested to the south of Rostov.
Refugees report that Bolshevist cavalry occupied a village sixty-nine miles from Rostov on February 28th and massacred all the Cossack sick and wounded, besides the refugees, including women and child-
ren.
EARLIER CABLES.
The Government is confident of its ability to control the situation, and is taking stringent precautions to maintain order.
(OVERNMENT'S FIRM ACTION.
PARIS, February 29th. It is reported that the authorities are arresting the strikers who are evading mobilisation.
The patriotic Societies are overwhelm
AMERICA AND THE TREATY. GENERAL DENIKIN IN DISTRESS.ing M. Millerand with offers of help: in
TREATY "FRACTICALLY DEAD.” It is semi-officially confirmed that Deni-
LONDON, March 1st...
LONDON, March 4th kin's position is serious. The Bolshevists have cut the Rostov-Petrovsk line at A telegram from Washington says that Tikhoretskaya and threaten to bisect the Peace Treaty of Versailles, so far as Denikin's Army, throwing back the north the United States is concerned, may now ern half to the Sea of Axor and the be regarded as practically dead. It is southern half to the Caucasus. stated that if the Senate ratified the Treaty with the Lodge reservations, Pre- sident Wilson will finally kill the docu- ment by pigeon-holing it
BRITAIN'S FINANCE. NEW ISSUE OF EXCHEQUER BONDE.
running trains,
The Federation of Railwaymen have rejected the Premier's offer of arbitration, because of the conditional resumption of work. J
The general strike order has hitherto practically not affected the situation. There is even a tendeney to improvement
Legal circles are of the opinion, that the ine of the general strike order, after mobilisation had been ordered, constitutes a violation of the law of 1881, and the Miniser of Justice is considering the arrent and prosecution of the leaders,
NEWSPAPER OFFICE RAIDED.
Many railwaymen disregarded the 1nduices, which were delivered by the offices of the Trade Unions. New notices will be sent to the men's homes.
BARMER CABLES.
London, March 3rd.
PARIS, February 29th. PRESIDENT WILSON CRITICISED.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Cham berlain stated that the 51 per cent. Ex- The Police raided the office of the news- WARRINGTON, February 27th," chequer Bond issue totaled £180,000,000, paper Libertaire. Warranta have been In the Senate, Senator Kellogg, a mild including £60,000,000 in cab. rifamed for the arrest of the authors of reservation. Republican who favours The result was very satisfactory, ex-articles in the Libertaire urging the 1990 ratification of the Treaty, accused the|cceding expectations.
conscripts and the railwaymen to rebel, desert, and to commait pillage, also for the scent of undertaking to dictate a A total of £180,000,000 in Exchequer arrest of the authors who appealed to the settlement of the Adriatic question. He Bonds would mature in 1920. ** declared that in many cases territory was
Kailwaymen not to answer the calling up parcelled out at Versailles regardless of
MOST SANGUINE EXPECTATIONS notices. the desires of the people interested. Ho
EXCEEDED asked what part self-determination play: It has been decided to furnish Germany ed in the settlement of the questions of with a list of 46 names, Britain choosing the Baar basin Shantung, Serbia and cash subscriptions in the 51 per cont -soven, France twelve, Belgium fifteen, Montenegro. He declared that self-deter- Italy four, and Poland and Rumania the mination had nothing to do with the erection of these new nations, and asked remaining eight.
Britain's list mostly concern submarine whether America was to pledge itself for atrocities. The cases chosen are plain all time to maintain nations thus. and straightforward, in which the accus cd persons are obviously guilty of the vilest violation of the laws governing Warfare,
If the test cases are properly carried out, it is probable that the Allied lists, comprising 600%criminals, will be drasti
reduced, cally led legal representative will
attend the trials to ensure that there is] no favouritism, and to see to the produc tion of all evidence.
IF THE CRIMINALS WERE NOT PUNISHED).
LONDON, March 3rd. In the House of Commons Mr. Fre derick Hall asked: If the German Government did not punish the war criminals, would the British Government! tako steps to see that the terms of the Peace Trasty were carried out why
Mr. Ronar Law replied that the Allies reserved all rights under the Treaty, but He thought it would be a great mistako to asiume that the German Government Was
LONDON, March 3rd The Morning Port announces that the Exchequer. Bonds totalled, on February 28th, £53,550,000, exceeding the most sant gaine estimates.
This amount does not include subscrip Senator Hitchcock, replying, con- tions through haaks and the Post Office, troverted Senator Kellogg's statements The newspaper attributes the BUCCERS and declared that the attacks on the Pre mainly to the option given regarding time bident came with poor grace Irama Republi- for conversion can Senators who tried to discredit him during the negotiations."
ANOTHER MEXICAN OUTRAGE
FORMER U.S. CONSUL MORDERED
WARRINGTON, February 29th Mr. Augustus Morrill, former United States Consul at Manzanillo, Mexico, has been murdered by Mexican handita.yu
The United Biates has made urgent re- presentations to Mexico and has demand- ed the arrest of the murderera
U.S. RAILROAD BILL.
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
TUBRESTAN:
LONDON, March 3rd. General Kuropatkin, head of the Bol- sbevist Administration in Turkestan, endeavouring to abolish abuses. K
The fazuona General Bruilof in 3d to be at Skobeleff conducting operations against the Ferghana insurgents JACK DEMPSEY IN TROUBLE CHARGED WITH EVADING MILITARY SERVICE
SAN FRANCISCO, February 29th The boxing champion, Jack Devinssy, bas been charged with evading mobili tion, also with conspiracy to erade mili The investigation of the case result
made by his divorced wife
ithdrawn the
tare serv
from
WAKHINGTON, February 29th The Premdent has signed the Railroad who, ]
At a meeting of the Cabinet, the Presi dent signed a decree authorising the re- quisition of motor-cars.
Avery large number are volunteering to maintain the food supply and for the trasport system,
LABOUR CONFEDERATION SUP-
"PURTA STRIKE.
PARIS, February 20th The General Confederation of Labour has announced that it supports the Hail
Way strike.”
SITUATION HAS IMPROVED.
PARIS, February 20th.' M. Millerand stated that the situation on the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean Railway had improved. The situation on ly the services had not been vitally the Nord Railway was normal General- affected. COHEN DAE
LONDON, "March 1st. In the Hour of Commons, at question time, Lient-Col. Amery stated that it was proposed to reduce the fineness of the Straits dollar.
THE ROME TO TOKYO FLIGHT,
ROME, March 2nd..
A telegram from Basra, dated February 20th, anys that two S.V.A. seroplanes, piloted by Lieutenants Ferrarin and Masiero, successfully accomplished the Bagdad to Besra stage of the Rome to Tokio flight.
CHINESE ORDER FOR Y.M.C.A WORKERS.
LONDON, March 2nd. The Chinese Government has conferred
the Order of Wenha or twenty officers of the Y.M.C.A., including Sir Arthur Tapp who receives the Third Class, as a mark of appreciation of the services of the Y.M.L.A. in connection with the Chineso Labour Corps in France.
NEW BRITISH MINISTER AT PEKING
LONDON, March 2nd Mr.. Beilby Francis Alston. O.B., baa been appointed British Minister at Peking.
[Mr. B. F. Alston, C.B., is a son, of the late Bir Francis Alston, K.0.M.G., who wAA also employed in the Foreign Office, The new British Minister at Peking entered the Foreign Office in 1800, and five years later was appointed acting Third Secretary in the Diplomatic Bervice at Copenhagen, A year later he acted as Secretary to British Plani- potentiaries at the Paris Copyright Confer chor. He was then sent to Buenos Aires, and shortly afterwards to Brussels. At the Coronation of King Edward VIL. he was attached to Foreign representatives. Mr. Alston visited Siam in 1911 when he wae in attendance on Prince and Princess Alexander of Teck at the Coronation of the King of Siam. In the same year he was appointed Councillor of H.M. Legation at Peking and became Charge d'Affaires in 1913.]
STRANDED BRITISH OFFICERS. IN SHANGHAI.
London, March 2nd In the House of Commons," replyng to * The declaration of a general strike has Lolonel Baru, Mr. Williamson Raid up to the present only led to partial stop, authority had been given for ten British pages" The Government has organised officers now in Shanghai in charge of private motor-car services. dead repatriated Chinces Labour Corps men. to The postal services are normal. There return to England. It is anticipated that to anxiety in regard to food supplies they will embark when their duties have It is semi-officially stated that further teen completed. Arrangements have been food restrictions will be neccesary is made whereby the Command Paymasters order to maintain the level of stocks at Hongkong will issue to them advances Wartime coal restrictions are beinst re of pay and detention allowance, while
waiting at Shanghai.,^ enforcad.
5.~~~Roads.
(a) It is proposed that a road should
trom Shaukiwan be made D'Águilar.
(6) That" a "new approach should be made to the central door of the Law Courts.
a-A_Bridge,
(a) That a Cantilever Bridge (suf
ciently wide for tram cars) be made connecting Hongkong with Kowloon T-An Aerodrome.
8-The creation of a fund called "The Hongkong War Memorial Trusk Fund," administered for the pur poses of endowing beds or amisting some of the home hospitala 9.-The University.
(a) That any surplus of the Hongkong
War Memorial Trust Fund, referred" to in the last suggestion, be applied to the endowment of a chair at the University in connection with the medical nido
(5) That the bulk of the funds collected be allotted to the improvement of the University.
16.-Recreation Grounds.
(a) The provision of a really adequate ground by linking up Happy Valley. Bo Kun Po Valley and the Polo and ather grounds: also taking in, part of the site left by the removal of Morrison Hill. On this site to bo erceted a Union Jack povilion for the Services, the University and the zchools of the Colony: space also to he left for a park and a site for a monument.
(c) That the site of the Colonial Secre
tariat together with Murray Battery be converted into a Public Garden for
open air concerts and band per- formances and a memorial erected thereon commemorating the sur- render of the German Fleet, 11-A Fond for the dependents of these who went from Hongkong to the Front, and were killed or wounded, leaving dependenta in vant. 12.-Reclamationa
1-4
The reclamation of the whole of the middle of the harbour to form a naw city called "Georgia."
Fier.
The building of a pier running our into the harbour with a status. of Victory on the end.
14—A Hospital. ··
(a) The enlarger at of the Victoria Hospital, th ime being adapted for the requiente of the Govern moment servantų
(6) The remodelling of the Government Civil Hospital which should be taken over by the University, and have
a properly organized out-pati- Set department,
(c) building of a new modern and
welkeruipped hospital, 15-Triumphal Arches and Movements.
(a) The erection of a triumphal arch in Statue Square in front of ther Law Courts with an imposing entrance Pay
(b) The urection Lon
triumphal arch bere it will press the Chinese
(e) That's statue of Lord Kitchener bes
erected on the "beat atte."***
(d) Thats large pillar of wanite or marble with a statue of Victory he erected somewhere
catch the eye of visitors parging through the Colony.
(e) That a simple and digniled zranila
monament be erected.