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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 5TH, 1920.
SINN FEIN CHALLENGE:
MR. LLOYD GEORGE TAKES IT UP.
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT YIELD TO "TERRORISM,
- CRITICAL OUTLOOK IN DENMARK
VIOLENT OUTBURST AGAINST KING:
GENERAL STRIKE AND DEMAND FOR REPUBLIC.
"UNITED STATES' SOLUTION OF · TURKISH,
PROBLEM::
SUPREME COUNCIL GIVES LEAGUE OF NATIONS. MANDATE FOR ARMENIA."
LATEST CABLES.
{THROUGH' REUTER'S AGENCY.)
OR-SIS IN DENMARK,
DEMAND FOR A REPUBLIO.
COPENHAGEN, March 31st.
With the Trade Union Congresa' de- zeleration of a general strike, which will begin on April 6th, Denmark is confront ed with an unusual situation in a popular strike against the king for the sole reason of the king's alleged unconstitutional Betion in dismissing the Zahle Minis stry." The Socialists repudiate Lieber's non-Party Ministry which has announced its intention of holding an immediate election, and demand a Republic,
The curious fact is that the Syndicalists
· oppose a strike on the ground of their hatred of all political frauds, while the Conservatives support the King for, bis "patriotic action in dismissing the Ministry which acquiesced in the pro-Ger- man result of the plebiscite in South Slesvig. The crisis is thus not merely local but may affect the general peace settlement.
A TEMPORARY CABINET."
COPENHAGEN, March 30th. Otto Lieber has formed a new Cabinet It is understood that the Ministry is of a non-political ( non-party) character and and will undertake the teak of issuing election writs, carrying on until then.
GENERAL STRIKE "
COPENHAGEN, March 31st The Trade Union Congress has declared general strike in Denmark. IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF CRISIS,
COPENHAGEN, March 30th. The political' crisis is due to the attitude of the Cabinet in accepting the pro-Ger- man result of the plebiscite in the Second Blesvig Zone, while the Opposition favours internationalisation of Flensborg. and the Second Zona provisionally
The Opposition maintains that the Ministry has no mandate on the Slesvig question, pr
According to the papers a deputation of Flensborgers petitioned the International Commission pleading that they should not be surrendered to Prussian persecution.
SOCIALIST DEMANDS.-
COPENHAGEN, March 29th The Executive Committees of the Social-Democratic Party and the Trades Unions have agreed to demand the ze instatement of the Zahle Ministry, and the immediate summoning of Parliament.
If the demand is not granted to-morrow a congress of the Trade Unions will be bald to consider a general strike A de putation visited the King who promised to reply this morning.
EGYPT'S WEALTH. BUT LACK OF HOUSING ACCOM MODATION.
ALL OF THE TORNADO.
THOUSANDS HOMELESS.
TERRORISM IN IRELAND. ME LLOYD GEORGE TAKES UP BINN FEIN CHALLENGE.
LONDON, April 2nd
OUTLOOK IN GERMANY. IS COMMUNISM SPREADING:
Government troops advance. They have so, refused to disarm the population or release the prisonses,
THE TURKISH SETTLEMENT. FAR EASTERN CABLE
ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES.
NEWS.
FROM OUR OWN DORRESPONDENT] THE RECENT RIOT AT KIUHIANG CHINA PROTESTS AGAINST LANDING OF AMERICAN MARINES,
PIKING, April and The Chinese Government has protested
from the gunboats Samar and Elcano at against the landing of American marines
Kiukiang on March 15th at the request the British Authorities.
LONDON, March 30th."
WASHINGTON, March 31st Though despatches from Berlin continue The American reply to the Allied Note The Prime Minister, in a letter to the to sort that the Communists in the Rohr as regards the status of the United States Lord Mayor of Dublin-sympathising district are weakasing owing to food in the Turkish Treaty negotiations ex- with him in the dilemma, in which he is shortage and lack of funds to pay the preases the opinion that the oft-express- placed, and pointing out that Ireland
workers or the Red troops, it is admitted ed intention of the Allies that the anomaly to-day is menaced with a formidable in Berlin to-day that the Socialists at of the Turks in Europe should cease" organisation seeking to terrorise public Elberfeld, besides rejecting the Govornish Treaty and says that it does not stem should be carried out in framing the Tur officials and the Irish people by murders ment's ultimatum, have threatened a gue advisable to the United States at present and assassination-declares that the cral strike in conjunction with the Com to be represented at the conferences, but paign has attained roportions that munista in the whole Ruhr region, if as the United States is vitally interested it is impossible to unwain evidence in the ordinary way which may lead to strests or
in the future peace of the world it should cently furnished the following authorita [Reuters correspondent at Peking re convictions. Therefore, the executive, which is responsible for the maintenance of government and protection of life,
Frankly express its views on the proposed tive statement of the facts of the riot
A constable in the British Concession at liberty and property of individual citizens,
solutions of the difficult questions connect- Kiukiang while regulating the passage of is placed in great difficulties; as certainly Anarchy prevails in Duisburg, whoaeed with the Turkish Treaty. It expresses coolics who were carrying rics to a no Irishmen should be arrested who are Burgomaster and Town Treasurer have gratification that Russia is represented at The coolie fell down and refused to get godown pushed a coolie into his place guiltless, on the other hand their first imperative duty is to leave no stone un been imprisated by the Communists who the proposed council for the government up, though apparently uninjured. turned to enable them to lay bands apo have occupied the Town Hall and saised pressing the view that no arrangement can constable, as well as two other constables of Constantinople and the Straits, ex-crowd collected and beat and kicked the those who am terrorising society. They TRY: at times; have no option, if they are
be permanent unless Russia's vital inter who went to his assistance. The crowd grapple with the problem af organised T
ests are protected. marder, but to dislocate, in some degree,
the scare and hustled them of accom and another constable who had arrived on also seized a British Inspector of police the normal life of the community.
panied with blows from the British con cession to the Chinese Cours where they were locked up for an hour before their rope to restore order, sailors were landed release. Pending the arrival of Chinera
rioters from the Concession, two coolies from an American gunboat sad cleared the receiving light injuries during the opera tion. Four constables and three coolies had to be taken to hospital, bet all, as doing well.]
Lo CHICAGO, March 30th. Latest messages from the Middle West show that 77 were killed and thousands made homeless by the tornado.
CHICAGO SUBURBS UNDER
MARTIAL LAW.
LATER.
a million marks in the State Bank struck as a protest against imprisonment, The municipal officials at Duisburg have
REASON FOR REFUSING ALLIES CONDITIONS.
BERLIN, March 30th.
that I believe that the present campaign May I add, says Mr. Lloyd George, is largely prompted by the desire to maką impossible a settlement of the Irish ques- The death-roll in Chicago is 29, and 24 tion, by reason and goodwill. The Home
In the National Assembly, referring to Bule Bill, now before Farliament, pro- the condtions imposed by the Allies on have been killed in Ohio. It is expected poses to establish self-government through the German Government for allowing the that the death-roll will show an increase out Ireland on more generous lines than latter to send troops to the Buhr region, the Act of 1914. It provides the means when telegraphic communications are re-whereby Ireland can attain unity by the the despatch of an equal number sumed and details are available from free act of its own citizens, without furore Alli troops, to the disturbed area and ther reference to the Imperial Parliament the occuption by the Allies of Frankfort, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and *I do not believe it possible for Ireland Hamburg and Darmstadt, Herr Mueller Missouri.
to obtain unity and peace, axcept by these said that the Government rejected the methods of reason, and conciliation. The Allied demand because they had no idea policy of Sinn Fein is exactly the of exposing the neutral zone to the terrors opposite; it depends upon violence in of an occupation. opinion and violence in action. It is a policy which can never lead to the union of Ireland is certainly can pover achieve It can only condemn Ireland to a long the avowed object of an Irish Republic.
suburbs which were practically under dominating it to-day, for the Government continuance of the terrorism and distress martial-law. Soldiers guarding an un- will not be deflected from what it believes roofed Bank were ordered to kill if loot son and commonsense by the most ruthless to be the only course consistent with rea-"
ing were attempted.
and cruel campaign of assassination and crime Ireland has ever seen. "Twenty-seven dead are reported from The Government, however, the Prime Indiana and from Michigan 9.
Minister continues, is anxious to make as easy as possible the task of those endea of the country on reasonable lines, and if vouring to carry on the administration there are any means whereby moderate men can be helped and encouraged to withstand and oppose the present cam paign of intimidation, and so bring nearer settlement the irish question, I shall gladly co-operate in bringing them into effect
Detachments of infantry assisted the residents in removing the wreckage in the
LATE.
"The latest reports show that 33 persons have been killed in the tornado, of which Ohio had a death-roll of 23,, Indiana of 27 and Michigan of 9.
160 KILLED.⠀
LATTOR
It is now estimated that 160 have been killed and many hundreds have been in- jured, and 80,000,000 is the amount of damage sustained.
PRESIDENT WILSON.
AT MASSACHUSETTS-SUMMER RESORT.
WASHINGTON, March 30th. President Wilson spends summer Woodshole, Massachusetts.
MR. HOOVER. ACCEPTANCE OF NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENCY.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31st, Mr. Hoover has declared that he would accept nomination as candidate for the United States entry into the League of Fresidency if necessary, He favoured the Nations with the reservation of safe guarding American traditions and inter
ests.
SEAMEN'S WAGES,
LAW IN AMERICA:
WASHINGTON, March 30th,
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeals of the owners of two British steamers, holding up the constitutionality of the law requiring payment of wages to seamen upon demand and holding the seamen, of these vessels to be entitled to the wages due to them when they arrived
STATES
TRADE, BALANCE AGAINST EUROPE,
Carno, April 1st. The Egyptian Budget for 1820-1927 at an American port. shows receipts £E.33,500,000 and expendi-E Jure #E31,500,000. The surplus, includUNITED ST ing extraordinary receipts, is £E.8,500,000. The principal features are the enormous increase in the country's wealth and the greatly increased cost of certain commodi. ties and housing accommodation, SURPLUS NAVAL OFFICERS. ADMIRALTY OFFERING MONEY TO RETTRE
LONDON, April 1st, Owing to a considerable surplus of naval odicers the Admiralty is offering special germs to officers retiring voluntarily with in the next six months, including gratui
WASHINGTON, March 30th. The Department of Commerce has issued against Europe increased figures showing that the trade balance to $230,000,000 in Tebruary
On the other hand, the imports from South America, Aria'shd-Africa exceeded the exports those countries by 827,000,000, $40,000,000 and $18,000,000 respectively.
to
NEW OIL BUNKERING CO.,
We
ties ranging from £2,500 to Lieut-Com-LORD INCHCAPE AS PRESIDENT manders, under 36, to £500 to Sub-Lieut ments with additions calculated on seniority..
FURIOUS FRENCH STRIKERS SPREADING TERROR IN ROUBAIX
Pinis, March 31st
" The dnarchists from the Left must be treated similarly to the Anarchists from the Right, Preparations for this have quenta of the revolt is that foreigners have already been made. The only good conse
ists and Militarists Bre over. We are not been convinced that the days of Nations
frightened of Bolshevism."
ARRESTS AND DISMISSALS
BERLIN, March 30th. ings against the Kappists,
The Government is initiating proceed
The ex-Under Secretary of State, Herr. Falkenhausen has been arrested, als officers have been dismissed, including General Levotzow. A number of high General von Lettow Verbeek,
PRESIDENT WILSON'S OPINION
PARIS, March 30th..
At the Conference of Ambassadors, Mr. Wallace, the American Ambassador, con- firmed the statement that President WilsoZI did not oppose the entry of more regular troops in the Buhr region if the German Government desired to despatch them. RED PROCLAMATION AT PLAUEN.
part of East Thrace, outside the Constan- The American reply further states that Sinople zone, should be given to Greece, but Adrianople, Kirkkilleech and the sur rounding territory should be given to Bulgaria drawn so as to recognise all legitimate claims of the Armenians, particularly easy The boundaries of Armenia should be
access to the sea, and suggests that Trebizond be given to Armenia, and that Turkey should place Mesopotamia, Arabia, Palestine, Syrin and the islands into the hands of the Great Powers for disposal.
ABABS ATTACK ANTIOCH.
HOIST FLAG AND LEAVE.
LONDON, March 31st.. The Timer Cairo correspondent has re Antioch after a sanguinary fight in which Forted "that an Arab Band has captured
quitted Antioch after hoisting the Arab the French had fifty idilled
Hag.
The ba
AN AMERICAN PROTEST AGAINST.
MONOPOLIES.
CHINA'S REPLY.
FEEING, April 2nd. tested against the Vickers seroplane and The American Legution, having pro
the Marconi wireless contracts with the Chinese Government, because they are monopolistic, the Chines Government has replied that the Vickers contract is in no wise restrictive of the freedom of trade, and that the contract does not run counter
MANDATE FOR ARMENIA.
TO THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
The Supreme Council has offered the
LONDON, March 31st.
public of Erivan and the adjoining Tur Regarding the Marconi contract, there is mandate for Armenia, comprising the Re to the American and French treaties. kish and Armenian territory with an out-
let to the Black Sea, to the League of no intention to prohibit other nationali- Nations.
ties from competing for business. The company is entirely unmonopolistic.
FRANCE AND BOLSHEVISM.
To this the American Government re- NEW GOVERNMENT MEASURE.
plied that it was glad to understand that PARIS, March 30th. there are no monopolies and that Amaricaa in the Government's domestic policy after supply aeroplanes and their parts, etc., The Senate passed a vote of confidence companies will be given opportunities to M. Millerand, replying to the request of information as to the Government's atti- likewise wireless telegraphs and tele- that the Government intended to enforce tude towards Bolshevism, bad declared phones. the law and would prosecute those guilty
HOME RULE BILT PROSPECTS.
LONDON, April 1st. The Home Role Bill passed its eccond reading unexpectedly by a large majority after the debate in which Sir Edward Carson's and Mr. Lloyd George's speeches were an outstanding feature,
BERLIN, March 31st. accuring many votes for the Government. Plater says that the Red executive has The Lokalanzeiger correspondent at The discussion showed that the revolting issued a proclamation that if a general Coalitionista ware fewer than anticipated strike is insufficient to prevent the entry of inciting soldiers to disobedience, but the minority consisting of 44 Labourites of troops, the machinery, factories and that the Government's hands must be 22. Coalition Unionista, 21 Independent Liberals, and 7 Nationalists. It comprised houses of the propertied classes and the strengthened. Therefore, he would intro- the political elements that combined in public buildings are to be destroyed, induce a Bill for the nationalisation of the promoting the three previous Home Rule return.
Police, the re-organisation of the gender- together with a handful of irrecon-
merie and the control of the movements cilable Unionisti headed by Lord Robert Cecil M
Another novel feature was that, not a single member for an Irish constituency voted for the Bill, but this was balanced by the fact that only three voted against the Bill Indeed, the second reading vas passed in a House in which Ireland was largely unrepresented. Four Ministers, voting for the Governments principal mainly Ulster Irishmen, abstained from
measure.
[THROUGH KHUYER'S AGENCY.) BRITISH EMPIRE ORDER
LONDON, March 30th. The following appointments to the
of foreigners in France. A number of British Empire Order for services during foreign propagandists have already been the war has been gazetted:- deported.
The Senate approved the statement without a division."
BOLSHEVIST CLAIM.
FRANCE OPPOSER ENTRY OF GERMAN TROOPS,
PARIS, March 31st, M. Millerand has sent a letter to the German Charge d'Affaires to-day pointing out that the penetration of German troope in the Ruhr Basin is only justifiable by imperious accessity, but they must be under the control or the Commission. He 10,000 prisoners and large quantity of
LONDON, March 31st. The Bolsheviks report the capture of intervention in this districs at present is who were retreating from the town. is emphatically of opinion that military stores at, Novorossisk, also 15,000 others impossible to grant the request of the Ger- man Government. useless and dangerous, and, therefore, it is
LATER
DENIKIN'S RETREAT.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 29th. Denikin has gone to Beregosik
POLES COUNTER ATTACK.
The Polish Legation announces that the
LONDON, March 31st.
against the Poles has weakened and the Bolshevist offensive on the southern front Poles are counter-attacking, rendering
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The Home Rule Bill has scarcely an enthusiastic Press. It is regarded as an ingenious compromise that eluded the critics, but the consensus of opinion, is M. Millerand's fresh Note to Germany that it is the only feasible scheme in carry greatly modifies the previous uncompro ing out Great Britain's pledge to Ireland.mising attitude which France took up in The tone of the debate showed that it respect of the German regular troops - earnest desire on the part of the members promises consent directly circumstances be will enter the Committee stage with an tering the Rabr Basin, I now virtually of the House of Commons to make it a practicable messure The chief straggle stood that although & general strike har Bolshevist concentrations impossible.
come very grave. Meanwhile, it is under in Committee will be to alter the area of begun in Elberfeld and Essen this morn The Bolshevist, losses are very heavy the Northern Parliament from six to nine ing, the situation in the Ruhr region is while the Polish losses are slight. The counties: The conciliatory tone of Edward Carson's peroration, especially his as threatening owing to the German Poles have captured many guns, prisoners readinea to meet the West and South of Government staying the advance of troops, and material beland, le regarded as a good sugury 10, thus providing an opportunity for negotia the possibility of achieving union and in pence through statesmanship and good- will The fact that Ulster assented to the Bill, though grudgingly, is of cardinal importance, while the South of Ireland hag been given an opportunity of becoming a civilised community..
ATTACK ON POLICE"
BARRACKS.
HUNDRED ARMED MENS
Bir
LONDON, March 31st. attacked the Durrus police barracks at A handred armed men at midnight, Skibbereen with rifles and petrol bomba," blowing up portions of the building, but were driven off after three hours' fight, Two constables were wounded MIDNIGHT RAID ON SINN
FEINERS,&
LONDON, March 30th. The Timer says that an oil bunkering is being formed, with a capital of over en company with Lord Inchcape as president,
£1,000,000,
The Board of Directora includes two directors of the Anglo-Persian Company and a representative of Cory's Company. The textile strikers in the Roubaix dis- It has already red supplies of oil triot attacked and derailed trama and in the East, but will probably, extend its over-turned taxis. Many occupants were activities in other directions injured. The strikers Koread the masi cipal and metallurgical workers, builders and bankers to join their movement.
SIGNOR NITTI
NOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
BOME March 31st.
The Chamber hna pasted a vote of con- fidence in Signor Nitti by 250 votes to 195.
BRITISH REVENUE DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR
BEDS FIGHT GOVERNMENT TROOPS.
BERLIN, March 31st, Fighting took place last night between the Reds and the Government troops near Dinalaken. The former were continually reinforced by, fresh contingents
HERE CUNO'S REFUSAL
BERLIN, March 28th. As a result of the refusal of Herr Cuno to join the new Ministry, Herr Bauer be Minister of Transport. ecenes Minister of Treasury and Herr Bell
LATVIA AND SOVIET RUSSIA PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN.
WWW
LONDON, March 30th. Peace negotiations between the Latvian Government and Soviet Rosis begin at Moscow on April 8th
Hone GAME TO COLONEL MALONE IN LONDON, March 20th TROUBLE. midnightaween of Blan. Feiners
SEVENTY ARRESTED AND LODGED
IN PRISON.pden Hana
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
ARRIVAL AT PANAMA.
OFFICERS.
The Rev. G. Findlay Andrew, for valuable services in China
The Rev. John Darroch, for valuable services as Editor of Chinese publication
RUMANIA AND JAPAN,
the
LONDON, March 31st The Daily Mail sorrespondent ይቲ interviewed
Caira Crown Prince of Humania, who is bound for Japan. The Crown Prince said they hoped to obtain from Japan things which Rumania was desperately in want of and hoped to in-
medicine, etc., but we are looking to the terest Japanese shipping companies
friend, Britain, would help, but she has "Japan could supply locomotives, linen, Japanese for help of any kind Our old her own vast house to repair after the ravages of war.
Rumania's great na--
ural resources furnished the necessary
guarantees.
SALE OF CHILDREN IN SHANGHAL
COLONEL JOHN WARD'S QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT.
PARAMA, March 31st,
LONDON, March 31st. The Prince of Wales arrived here today!
In the House of Commons, on the motion and was received with every ceremonial of adjournment, Colonel John Ward re- Three Auterican zeroplanes hovered over ferred to what he described as the inbuman bead as the Renown and the Calcutta enter traffic in the sale of children in Shanghai. ed the canal at dawn. Salutes were Bred Colonel Amery stated that enquiries by the guards of drawn up ships which out that it was very largely a question of were being made. Colonel Amery pointed looked gay in banting Chinese custom and there was no perman-
The British Minister at Panama went on board the Renown at Colon. The Pre-nt contract in cases of adoption, or any- sident of Panama and other distinguished
thing resembling servitude. STAN persons went on board at Gatun Locks
The Prince landed at Gatun Lake, in ALARMIST RUMOURS DUE TO spected the American guard-of-honour,
FINANCIAL CRISIS. and visited the wonderful, automatic con- trol house, after which the warships cauti ously crossed the Culebra Cut where a big landslide had just been cleared,
A
THE EX-KAISER.
ENTENTE'S FINAL NOTE
KALLAH HAQur, March
within radius of forty miles from Lon-FOR UNSANCTIONED VISIT TO It is understood that the Government
donderry, has resulted in the London- derry prison being crowded t
There are in the prison seventy "Sina Feiners who are most demonstrative, and are Kinging Hepublican songs from the The total experdithi
Windows, which has necessitated the quar-1 against revenue i£1965,
faring of troops with machine guns and crease of £913,500,000, as compared with armoured cars in the prisonyard.
CareThose arrested included Mr. Joseph
hargeable
ing year
for the year is £390,000,000,
RUSSIA S
London March 31st. The name of Lieut-Col. C. L Malone, MP, has been removed from the Navy Officers list, se
The Daily Neur attributes the action to An unsanctioned visit to Russia. The re- moval involves the loss of substantial pen non rights.
has received a fresh communication from the Entente which does the question of the surrender of the ex-Kaiser.
PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED.
p
March 31st
The House of Commons till April 18th, and the House of Lord till April 20th
A mosage from Tokio states that the
LONDON, March 31st. recent disquieting rumoure with regard to the altuation in Japan were due to a finan cial orials, owing to profiteers anticipating the passing of sati-profiteering legislation. No dissstrans results have followed and the situation, is now normal,
SIR WILLIAM ROBERTSON. MADE A FIELD MARSHAL
Loanos, March 31st. cial statement says that tobertson has been made a Field
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