THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESN, THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH. 1920.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S
PROTEST:
AGAINST FRENCH OCCUPATION OF TOWNS.
FRENCH CLAIMS IN ASIA MINOR TO BE CUT DOWN: FRANCE LOOKING TOWARDS CHINA
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OUTLOOK IN EGYPT. LORD ALLENBY'S SUCCESS AS ADMINISTRATOR.
LATEST CABLES. ELEVATED TRAGEDY IN NEW
YORK
TWELVE INJURED.
*· Losnos, April 13th. An authoritative statement says it is
Naw YORK, April 12th. believed that the situation in Egypt in The Elevated Railroad train jumped the clearing up. Apparently, the intensive track when passing Trinity Church owing political action is exhausted and the to a collision between an express and an Egyptians are facing the question as to empty local train. what advantages they can gain. Both street. Twelve were injured A motor Que car fell in the Egyptians and foreigners are realising
Iman is missing. ~ how wise and far-seeing Lord Allenby's policy has been in unostentatiously quell- ing disturbances and in enforcing martial law so discreetly.
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL BOARD
FIRST MEETING HELD YESTERDAY,
are rather rusty on the subject I shou like to refer to the books which I h already; circulated. There are not many of them, but we have hs our charts The nowly-appointed Educational Board the Educatipa Ordinance, which deals whi held its first meeting at the Sanitary Board the compulsory powers of the Education Irving, Diretor of Education, presided under which, though without legal sand office" yesterday evening Mr F
and there were also present, Mr. R. E. O. tion, grants are given to such achools
A.Department, and also the Grant Codes
Bird Mr. A. R. Cavalier, Dr. T. W. Rev. A D. Stowart, Very Rev. Father Forly enforced by the Education Ordin Pearce, Professor G. W. Ferguson, The little more strenuous than those compul elect to accept these conditions, which are
de Maria, Mr. A. F. Arculi, Mr. S. W. To, Mr. A. F. B. Silva-Netto, Mrs. A. De in those ro documents, it will be the ance. Besides the book knowledge contain Hickling and Mr. Lau Man Pag (duty of members of the Board to visit our Lary),
here to-day, I do not mean to make any enable the tatlo so, as far as the Govern- The CHAIRMAN Aids In welcoming you personally concern themselves with sad to schools, or such of our schools as they *PROBLEM OF EXCHANGE, THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE IT.
set aprech. Set speeches are usually rather boring, and educational set speeches for all the headmasters and headmistresses will ment Schools are concerted, I will say that LONDON, April 13th. Jish. Moreover, the strong line taken by In the House of Commons, on the Civil the Allies in Constantinople has been a
would like to hear a few words from me as within the usual hours and will place at calming influence. Finally, the European The Times New York Correspondent
LONDON, April 12th. to the reasons for calling this Board tem Service Estimates, Mr. Hopkins drew Powers must recognise the need to get says that disquieting reports of President Bether. We are a reincarnation, I cur
their disposal, any information available. Wilson's health are again current in oldest form, as the Chinese Vernacular official circles in Washington.
I cannot definitely give the same segurancë either for the Grant Schools or private
IMPROVEMENT IN SITUATION IN EGYPT:
SUCCESS OF LORD ALLENBY'S RULE,
LATEST · CABLES. (THROUGH RAUTER'S AQINUT;] THE SITUATION IN GERMANY
DISCUSSED IN PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, April 12th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law was bombarded with questions on the Anglo-French situation.
Viscount Curzon asked whether Lord
Derby would attend the Conference of Ambassadors in Paris.
Mr. Bonar Law asked that the question may be postponed for a couple of days as this particular point had not been dis-
.cussed.
attention to the foreign exchange valud of the pound sterling, and suggested taxa. tion of the imports of luxuries..
Mr. Baldwin, for the Treasury, em phasised that the recovery from the pre- sent financial malady was bound to be long, slow and costly, and agreed that increased taxation was desirable, but expressed the opinion that the less inter-
PRINCE CAROL. VISITING INDIA AND CEYLON.
COLOMBO, April 10th.; Prince Carol of Rumania has arrived Influential native landowners through and will spend a week in Ceylon before pro. out the country are getting restive under feeding to India. the supervision of politicians and are asking what harm the English have done to Egypt. They are admitting that the
PRESIDENT WILSON,
a only hope of justice is through the Eng. FALARMING REPORTS OF HEALTH haps more than others. But I think you welcome members of the Board, call
come to a practical business hasis, te cognising that the material betterment of the people must be the chief concern of all involved
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HELPING WAR-BROKEN COUNTRIES. ...LIAMENT SANCTIONS LARGE
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AMERICAN SHIPBUILDERS'
ORGANISATION.
New York, April 19th. The shipbuilders of the United States have organised a Committed for the par chant marine and opposing the disposition pose of securing the future American mer-
commercial fleet.
Committee of Education, we were born in
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ference there was in currency matters thement resolution in favour of authoris to foreigners of the American wartime Bishop of Victoria, and flourished unt sort of problems that are continually recur
Until the debtor nations made better. the annual revenue balance the expendi- ure, no other efforts to improve the state
Mr. Claude Lowther asked whether the German Army, including the Reichswehr and the militia police, numbered 2,000,000
Mr. Bonar Law did not think that ther of their currency would be of the slightest the various countries. He pointed out
was a shadow of foundation for such a 30ggestion.
Mr. Bonar Law, replying to Mr. J. C. Wedgewood, said the Government's information was that the Reichswehr would be shortly withdrawn from the Essen district but the Government was not -aware whether they had actually been
withdrawn...
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11.30.
He pointed out that the British exchange position had greatly improved, and emphasised that financial stability could only be achieved by economy and increased production of necessaries, APPRECIABLE IMPROVEMENT IN
GERMAN MARK.
LONDON, April 12th. The movements of the German mark are exciting interest in the City where it
it is, therefore, regarded as only a authority, who says that it is common temporary improvement by City knowledge that the British Government has assured Germany that it favours a more liberal policy as regards the supply of raw materials for industries.
The "Iactors against the maintenance of any appreciable improvement are that the marks and the infiation of currency is banks in Northern Europe are bulging proceeding unchecked, the paper money circalating having been doubled within the past twelve months.
LONDON, April 13th. The Commons agreed to the Govern ing Government credits not exceeding £5,000,000 to re-establish oversea trade. to help the countries crushed by the was Mr. Bridgeman said that it was desired British trade would benefit, and we should be able to extend our trade interests in that the United States had made a similar were limited to British firma, and business provision" for 81,000,000,000. The credits only a small sum had been advanced, will be done through big. Banks. So far mainly in respect of textiles, iron, steel. rubber, leather and electrical goods.
ARABS FIRE ON AEROPLANES
A
TWO AIRMEN SHOT DOWN.
ALLAHABAD, April 19th. message from Bagdad of April 9th Captain Ranza and Lieutenant Marzars, Two of the Arabs were killed. The airmen were taken to Aleppo.
RAILWAY STRIKE IN AMERICA DEMAND FOR MORE PAY AND LESS WORK,
NEW YORK, April 12th. The railwaymen on strike in the United states, chiefly, demand 50 per cent, crease in wages and an 8-hour day.
GOVERNMENT ACTION IN VIEW.
NEW SHIPPING COMMITTEE 1911, and abolished, to tsa a euphemism, Schools, because I have no power to dele. in 1814. Speaking from personal know-gate my own authority with, respect to
them; but I feel quite sure that, the Corres ledge, I cannot say that that Committee did any harm in point of Inct it did pondents of the one and the Managers of the other will extend equal courtesy to the nothing but 73. years before that—that is, going back a long way our original birth,
members of the Board. I have not any was, when a Board of Education was ap
particular business to bring before "this. pointed under the Chairmanship of the
meeting, but I may mention a low of the
1855. Under that Board the foundations within the last few weeks. There are such ring, some problems which have cropped up of the educational system of Hongkong problems as primary education-that is to were laid. In that period a school for
sy vernacular education and how far it British children, exclusively, was opened, can be made free. There is the problem. the forerunner of the present schools atrof normal schools, established in conne Kowloon, Victoria, and the Peak, and the tion with the vernacular education. There forerunner also of the principal schools of is the problem of the educational ladder," WASHINGTON, April 13th.
Hongkong If the Board had no other which always with us; how far it is The Consolidated Maritime Line of Newlish a claim in having the celebrated Dr. to the secondary schools and later, send claim to affectionate memory it can cetab possible to bring pupils from the primary 7,500 tons deadweight, for 8755.000. The will find that this description of our history ary, I think, who mentioned it in a speech York has purchased from the Shipping Legge ca its councils. However, in 1855 them to the University. The question was Board "the ex-Austrian steamer Armenia, the board was abolished. I am sure you recently raised by the Colonial Decre vessel is intended to sail on the old Ham with its short periods of activity and long at Queen's College whether it would be burg-Amerika route, to Germany, England periods of Nirvana, are depressing How possible to have some of our biggest schools and South Americs, and carry grain and ever, I do not intend to be depressing. moved to less crowded parts of the Colony. purchasers has denied that the line will co general cargo, A representative of the I would rather go into the necessity of our Then there is a question to which I must
EARLIER CABLES. AMERICAN BHIPPING AND
GERMANY... PURCHASE OF AN AUSTRIAN
STEAMER.:
VISIT OF HAMBURG-AMERICA
VAGNATES
LATEST CABLES.
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Mr. Kenworthy asked whether we were has appreciated from 277 to £1 to 217 in says that Arabs shot down two airmen operate with the Hamburg-Amerika Line getting to work at once and doing what we attach the "very greatest importance, the taking steps to insist on the withdrawal the past week. Dealers in exchange are of opinion that the movement is due to of the Germans from the neutral zone."
the political rather than to any improve Mr. Bonar Law deprecated the discus-ment in the German economic position. sion of isolated parts of the subject be- cause the matter affects not merely Great Britain but all the Allies, and it was possima that developments might make discussion advisable, but be hoped not. If it did, the Government would be quite ready to give the opportunity. The house must realise that any statement in the House of Commons, especially by a mem
WASHINGTON, April 12th. Mr. Palmer, the Attorney-General, will take up the question of Government action ber of the Government, apparently justi-
the railways but various industries, as to end the strike which not only affects fying our attitude, might have the appear-
or instance, the steel-workers.
New York, April 12th. ance of eriticising the attitude of our
A message from Nogales says the Con- ACTION BY NATIONAL DEFENCEgress of Sonora has proclaimed the State Allies; also it might convey to the Ger
" COUNCIL
Republic. man Government the idea that there was
General Culles," in the proclamation, not a completa agreement between the
NEW YORK, April 12th.
calls all the soldiers of Bondra to resist the While the men on the Middle West rail-
invasion of Carranza's troops. Allies regarding the importance of the of peace with "Afghanistan on August 8thways are reported to be returning to work, Sinaloa State has endorsed the action of . It is reported that the, Congress of 1919, provided that if the Afghans proved the strike is spreading elsewhere, sincerely anxions to regain British friend-
Bonorn ship the latter were prepared to receive another Afghan Mission after six months with a view to re-establishing satisfactory friendship. Since then Afghan politics have been obscure and there has been little
Trenty.
The subject was then dropped. GREAT BRITAIN'S, THIRD NOTE.
PARIS, April 1sth Lord Derby this afternoon delivered
TREATY WITH AFGHANISTAN REPRESENTATIVES INFORMALLY
DISCUSSING TERMS.
LONDON, April 12th. The Secretary of State for India an nounces that one of the terms of the treaty
UNREST IN MEXICO. REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED.
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"AMERICAN COTTON CROP,
can. I think we have a real sphere of question of medical inspection of the unefulness and I draw your attention to the schools I may mention that on the matter purposes for which, we are now called of eye-sight some measures have already together:-"A Board of Education for been taken, and we think it is a matter NEW YORK, April 13th, Herr C, the Director General of the Education with advice on matters pertain of educational authorities and the Govern
the purpose of casisting the Director of which deserves the most serious attention" Hamburg-Amerika Line, and two other re-ing to the development of education in the ment, as a part of education, and mom presentatives of German shipping, have ar Colony." You will observe we have neither steps must be taken to deal with it. rived here. It is believed their visit is statutory or executive powers. This in Another question which arose only today" in connection with the proposal that 60 of an Advisory Board. The Board. 4 Iwas the hours for girls schools-how the former Hamburg-Amerika routes be understand it, will aberto two main par long and within what hours it was desirable in-operated by ships under the American flag. poses. In the first place it will be the that they should be kept at their studies. menus of enabling the Government to All these questions are of very different formulate a round and, consistent educa natures and they affect very different. tional policy; and, in the second placé. classes of schools, ar some of them do. I by its thorough knowledge of the existing consider it advisable, and most of the mem educational system, it will give useful ad-bers of the Board will agree with me, that vice on individual proposals for its amend we should devote ourselves to all theme ment and extension. For the board to matters, and others that may come up from there is naturally implied in the Board exercise these powers and give that advice time to time. I submit to the consideration. very close knowledge of the educational ecnverting itself into a number of commit
of the Board the advisability of the Hoard knowledge is alrealy in the possession of report an occasion arise to the whole system of the Colony. I daresay that tees. which will act independently and most of the members of the Board. Any Board. That, in fact, is the only piece of members of the Board who feel that they advice that I have myself to bring before the Board today whether such committees should be formed and if so how they shall TO RETURN TO REPUBLIC.
be formed. Withoat wishing to seem to arrange things definitely without the ap- Governor De La Huerin has announced
NEW YORK, April 12th.
proval of the Board, it seems obvious to that whilst the State of Sonora has seced
A message from Nogales anys that
me that the Committee on Vernacular ed return to the
cation is an obriuua necessity and probably WASHINGTON, April 13th.
a committee on the British Schools. That, friendship. However, discussions were trucks are also available.
The Federal Agricultural Board has As regards propedure; I think as we are I think, is a matter for our consideration. to take
the Federal commended that the Secretary of Agricuan advisory committee we shall probably place
Betty Government guaranteeing not to infringoture enforce drastic quarantine over cotton find that very formal proceedure is n between with the limited object of clearing up mis investigate any unauthorised strikes, and representatives of the two Governments ordered the Federal District Attorneys to
The Attorney-General, Mr. Palmer has upon the rights of the State
ncreage in Texas and Louisians which are necessary. Still, a rules should be forrau- understandings, frankly. any obstacles lying in the way of good action designed to interfere with the dis examining determine whether there has been joat
infected with boll weevil. relations and preparing the foundation tribution of necessaries of life,
lated against occasions, when they may be required, I propose to circulate to mem- on which negotiations for a
hers of the Board the rules of procedure friendship can be opened later:
treaty of The conversations about to be held at
NEw Youx, April 13th.
WASHINGTON, April 7th.which are in force in the Sanitary Hand Mussoorie will be purely preliminary and
EARLIER CABLES. informal. Mr. Dobbs, the Foreign Score
The State Congress of Sonora, in Mexico, at a conference of the Fedora Horticul- will form a convenient basis. I ought to All the Cotton States were represented mutati mutandit, and I daresay, that they AN ACUTE SITUATION,
passed a resolution severing relations with taral Board to consider the combating of say that my friend, Mr. Y. P. Lo, is not the Carranza Government. The Conora re the re-appearance of the cotton wer has acted in the absencs of Bir Cavalier lary to the Government of India, was heading the British delegation..
volutionists seized the custom-house, at Texas,
in member at present of this Board, but be Aguaprista
It was stated that only drastic "IRISH HUNGER-STRIKERS
quarantine can prevent a disastrous spread Inspector of Vernacular School) to the rest of the States,
Inspector of Vernacular Schools for The Board suggested that Texas should several years, and is generally well Samuel Gompers has gone to Cleve 8. C. WU'S SUCCESS AT QUEEN'S Prohibit cotton growing in the infected acquainted with educational, matter in the area for three years, and compensate the the approval of the Board again--to he Colony. He has kindly consented-with farmers for the crop already planted.
cotton and cotton-seed from Texas,
If the State of Texas fails to act, it is our Secretary, and I thinks the Board is prepared to restrict the movement of views of members and answer any question stated that the Department of Agriculture his kind offer. I shall be glad to have the would, ba wall advised to take advantage of
It is semi-officially estimated that 40,000 railwaymen are out, and several hundred thousand others are, consequently, idle. The National Council of Defence, which is planning an emergency organisation of motor-true' transportation lines, says that
reply of the British Government to the Afghan Government to cultivate British Led at a short notice, while 7,000,000 private Mexican Republic upon
-second French Nate. It appears that as about:
result of the presentation of this third British Note the incident is regarded as being on the point of a settlement. GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S PROTEST
BERLIN, April 13th.
In the National Assembly, the Chan cellor, Herr Mueller, protesting against the occupation of Frankfort, accused France of breaking the Versailles Treaty and discrediting the League of Natione. He said that the occupation was undertaken without the sanction of the other signa
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S STATE- MENT.
EARLIER CABLES.
"A REVOLUTION IN SONORA
OLUB.
New Yoak, April 11th: The railway situation is acute, owing to the curtailment of trains and the embargo LAWN TENNIS AT HOME en freight express
Fervices land to help the Brotherhood officials to control the men. In the meantime, the railway officials are refasing to negotiato with the revolting Unions which claim to represent the strikers The Federal officials have promised to intervene when over necessary.
LONDON, April 12th In the House of Commons, the Attoracy tories, without any justification in the General of Ireland made a statement in Trenty and in direct contradiction to the respect of the prisoners honger-striking protocol of December 8th. He declared in Mountjoy Gael. The latest news of the condition of the hunger-strikers was that they were weak Some were nearing the danger zone. The hunger strikers were ea. The total so-called political prisoners International law or the Fere 151; the number, of those under en witchmen is, spreading throughout the
that post-war breaches of the Treaty are only punishable in accordance with the prescriptions of
terms of the Treaty which does not entitle individual signatories to invade Germany, while the League's Covenant contends that -hostilities are not allowable against a non-member of the League without a prior appeal to the League Council.
Herr Mueller protested against France's use of Benegalese troops and discredited the idea that this was done as the strength of the Entente had declined. The French cocupation had stirred up the Nationalin tic instinct giving a fresh impetns to militarism in Germany, Herr Mueller said he was negotiating with the Entente with view to the prolongation until July 10th of the agreement permitting the retention of troops.
ASSUMING SERIOUS PROPOR TIONS.
pionship tournament at Queen's Club, C. Wu, a Chinese undergraduate at In the lawn tennis covered courts cham
LONDON, April 10th.
Cambridge, defeated McCarthy, a Now Zealand undergraduate at Cambridge, in the first round of the men's singles, by the best of five sets, gaining 25 games to his opponent's 22
CHINESE STUDENT BEATEN.
LONDON, April 12th.
DISEASE IN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA
DRASTIC MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN.
SURRENDERED
:
GERMAN
WARSHIPS. NEW YORK, April 10th). The unauthorised strike of railway
MAY TOUR THE EMPIRE. tence was 70, and those detained, includ country. The men of the Hudson tubes ing those awaiting trial, sz. The hunger between New York and Jersey City and victed before an ordinary jury. All the Long Island railwaymen are put, pionship in the Bingles, H. A Milton ships shall tour the Empire. strikern included a number of those con
LONDON, April 10th. In Queen's Clah Covered Cons Chamberlain of the surrendered German war The Admiralty is considering whether hunger striking were forewarned of the intensifying the menace of a food shortage beat a Chinese student, Wu by 9/3, 5/4 duct. He mentioned that a similar recent consequences of persisting in their con Cleveland, the leaders of four of the Rail-
At a meeting of the railwaymen of 3/0, 6/3.5 strike in the Wormwood Scrubbs prison Way Unions accused the strikers of was abandoned.
attempting to destroy the Trainmen's and w Switchmen's Unions for the purpose of establishing one big Railway Union.
FRENCH CLAIMS IN ASIA MINOR.
EYES TURNED TOWARDS CHINA
LONDON, April 19th,
VICE IN NEW YORK.
UNITED STATES - NAVY RATES OF PAY MUST BE INCREASED.
SIR AUCELAND GEDDES LEAVES FOR AMERICA.
LONDON, April 10th Sir Auckland Geddes, the new British Ambassador at Washington,bas eit for America
THE NEXT ELECTION. TAVISTOCK'S LIBERAL NOMINA
TION
LONDON, April 10th
as far as I am able, but it must be remem- bered that I like the Board as a whole, an feeling my way. I do not know any more, than you how we ought to get to work, but I feel enze there is plenty of work to be done, dijete u Mek
After a pause the CHAIRMAN said: I pro- chiar education The two Inspectors should be formed to deal with verna poso in the first pince that a sub-Committee
of Vernacular Schools should be on that Committee, the two Chinese members, the Hon Mr Ian Chu-nak and Mr S. W Tad and Father do Marin,
The Committee for British schools in Mr. REO Bird, Mrs A. D. Hickling, Dr. T. W. Pencen and the Rev. D. art. The GRATYMANY There are certara schooly in the Colony to he dealt with in which English in langht which are neither
S. Paul's College exclusively Chine British nor Anglo Chinese, They are S Joseph's College, and the Diocesan Behnots, The CHAIRMAN suggested that Mr. Bilva. Netto might Took Eater St. Josenka College, since ers war ma
POTE
A POLICE INSPECTOR IN TROUBLE. Rear-Admiral Vbington, chief of the
ABHINGTON, April 13th The Kavigation Bureau, giving evidence before clams in Asia Minor is foreshadowed manding the Tenderloin district, and gres must
A drastic curtailment of the French
NEW YORK, April 10th, the Committee investigating Admiral Police Inspector Dominick Henry, com Sims charges, regions where cultural and economio ed for geglect of duty. This is the first declared that there were 4,666 cases of de The Tavistock Liberal Association has queso pupils. He i
It is understood that France is seeking two members of his stall, have been indict the Navy in order to avoid disaster, Hol
declared that Cop development is possible without military result of the allegations of a clergyman, sertion in the second half of 1910, and 1,663 adopted Mr. Maxwell Thornton, ex-men-id not refer to the Indian's
increase the pay of occupation. France is now looking to who, in a sermon, alleged that liquor was in the first two months of 1920, while over her of the Legislative Council of the Mr. Arcali to look for wards Chinn for which country M. Pain being freely sold and vice was rampant 1,000 officers had resigned since the armis Straite Settlements, as a candidate for Armili had always on lese is departing
in the dance balls.
the atat election,
1. The meeting then 1 cái
tica