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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGĘ REUTER'S AQUNUT.] ^. THE SAN REMO CONFERENCE GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE
REPLY TO GERMANY.
SAN REMO. April 27th. The following is the text of the Anglo-
French déclaration:
The Allies have,examined the letter Herr Goeppert, of April 20th, present ing the request of the German Minister of War to the effect that the German Government desires to maintain a Ger
man Army of 200,000 instead of the 100,000 provided by the Treaty of Versailles. declaring this necessary for the mainten ance of order. The Allies wish to state at once that a proposal of this nature cannot even be examined so long as Ger many fails in the most important oblign tions of the treaty and does not proceed with disarmament on which depends the Peace of the world.
Germany is not living up to ber engagementa in either the destruction of War material or the reduction of her effec Lives, or the provision of coal, or in re gard to reparations, or the cost of the Army of Occupation.
"She has given neither satisfaction nor apologies for the assaults to which on several occasions members of Allied missions have been subjected. She has takén no steps as provided under the pro tocol to the Treaty towards ascertaining. -the liabilities under the head of Repara
zion, or towards making proposals fixing the total amount she would thus pay. Urgent us is a settlement of this nature in the interest of all concerned, she does "not appear even to be considering how «she is to meet the obligations as and when
they mature...
"The Allies do not ignore the difficul ties with which the German Government is faced, and do not intend to insist upon too literal an interpretation of the Trealy, but they are unanimous in declar. ing that they cannot permit the continua tion of these infractions of the Treaty of Versailles; that the Treaty must be executed and remain as the basis of relations between Germany and the Allies, and that they are determined to take all measures, even to the extent, if necessary, of eccupa tion of further German territory, which may have the effect of gusuring the execu tion of the Treaty. They declare, on the other hand, that it is not their intention to annex any portion of German territory.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 2rs, 1920.
LATEST CABLES. CORPORATION PROFITS TAX. MR. CHAMBERLAIN EXPLAINS ITS
SCOPE.
LONDON, April 27th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Austen Chamberlain, replying to Mr. Hood, said that the Corporation Profits Tax will apply to all limited liability, companies registered in the United Kingdom whether carrying on business in the United King dom or abroad sad whether only holding companies or otherwise. Provision, how. ever, will be made not to tax profite derived from companies which themselves
have been subject to the tax.
STRIKERS DILEMMA" DISOWNED BY BROTHERHOOD..
NEW YORK, April 28th. The Brotherhood of Trainmen has re- voked the charters of nine local bodies whose members participated in the recent unauthorised strike. This affects at least two thousand men.
SONORA REVOLT. ANOTHER TOWN TAKEN.
LOS ANGELES, April 26th, Sonora Revolutionists have captured Quaymas without meeting with any re sistance.'
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Two hundred and fifty marines from the gunboat Guerrero have joined the revolu- tionists and towed the gunboat to Mazat- lan for repairs.
MOTORING RECORDS.
SIX IN A DAY.
DAYTONA (FLORIDA), April 8th.. Tony Milton, driving a 16-cylinder car on the beach, claimed to have established six new world's records, the times being a kilometre in 14.65 seconds, 3 miles in 18 conds, 4 miles in 85.14 seconds, 5 miles in 108.04 seconds, half a mile in 11.58 second and I mile 23,58 seconds.
ASSOCIATION CUP FINAL ASTON VILLA BEAT HUDDERS-:
FIELD.
LONDON, April 24th.
In the Association Cup final, Aston Villa bout Huddersfield by 1 goal to nil at Stamfordbridge,
LATEST CABLES-
UNREST IN IRELAND. SOLDIERS STONED IN LIMERICK
LONDON, April get
A determined attack was made on the Conroche police barracks in Wexford early in the morning by 300 men who in cantly fred rifles and revolvers.
....
A sergeant and ive constables success fully defended the building. The raiders decamped after two hours" fighting.
Soldiers and civilians came into collision at Limerick last night.
Stones were
thrown at the soldiers and injured the pickets. An armoured car appeared and
the military were drawn off.
It is stated that, the prisoners were suspected of being implicated in a holdup at a bank of the officials last November when £18,000 was taken. The Republicans will keep the men until they disclose the hiding place of the money!
BRITISH FLEET IN THE
PACIFIC...
SOME REFLECTIONS.
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Apart from any question of inter national rivalry, the presence of à strong British feet in the Pacific is necessary in the interests of peace. From the signing
SCOTTISH LETTER.
BIG SALES OF CLYDE STEAMERS.
OVER £30,000,000 CHANGES HANDS,
LEON OUR OWN COREÉSPONDENT:]
March 17th." What amount of money was involved in
of the Armistice all eyes have been turned the recent Clyde shipping deals? An give something.... between
CHINA'S FINANCIAL
SITUATION.
$270,000,000 DEBTS.
The Ministry of Finance has prepared a detailed report on the financial situn- tion of the Government. It says that from the 4th to the 7th Years of the Republic the arrears owing to the various Govern-
towards the countries of the Far East estimate
for raw £30,000,000 and £33,000,000. This is basedent Departments were $30,000,000; and in the 7th and the 8th Years the debt owed and beyond in the search materials for the factories of the worldpon a comparison of the pre-war cost per As the greatest trading country in the ton of vessels of the class concerned the world. Great Britain's interests in, the tramp freighter-with the present average countries bordering on the Pacific in the East and in the islands of the Southern
cat.
10 the military Departments alone was "ordinary" $17,000,000 and "extraordin- Ary" $30,000,000; to the Administrative ū Since 1913 tonnage generally has in Department, $13,000,000; and to the creased in value three-fold. A vessel sell Bank of Chian and the Bank of Communi, ing in 1913 for £30,000 would now realise cations 830,000,000, exclusive of the foreign 90,000, everything being equal and the and domestic loans concluded from time thin time amounting મા
vessel in the same.condition. But so kren
MOTC to
The policy of the Ministry is to exercise: dw owner is reported we have made half-economy unsparingly, and to raise means A-million over a deal in four bonts, all to meet the loan obligations. All the super- of which had seen considerable service, An fluous organs and oficials are to be dis estimate of the present selling price per missed without any further delay. The ton, pre-war and present day, obtained
pasident of the debts or arrears contracted from a leading Clyde underwriter, is as before the 7th Year will be postponed until follows:-
Pacife are likely to increase with the passing years. There are also indications that the countries in the Far East are Two hundred members of the Irish Re-likely to attract merchants of" other publican Army arrived at Mill Street, Co. nations in ever-increasing numbers in the the capetition in ownership at present, $130,000.000. Thus the total amount of. Cork, early yesterday morning, in motor- future It has been observed that trade particularly from Cardiff and certain debts is 8970,000,000. The monthly receipt other quarters south of the Clyde where of the Central Government is only in itself, "is not always a means of pro-
there is a company promoting boom, that 86,000,000, while the expenditure exceeds. cars and on bicycles and took up positionsmoting peace between nations, parti-
more than three times the pre-war value
$16,000,000. has been obtained in some cases. A Glas- and cut telegraphs, and acized and bound cularly when some regard it as a screen this stage, the thoughts of politicians in six people. They remoted them by motor for political aggrandisement. Even at car to an unknown destination
the countries bordering on the Pacife are running in the direction of mammoth navies-much to the disconcertion of their neighbours, who have neither any navy to erect a wall of steel to protect them serves when the rivals for their trade resort to the last argument of torce, nor the means to create one. There are the scattered possesalens of Great Britain in the Pacific which, rica and fortile, are wildout the projection of a powerful navy. The war has produced changes in the naval posation in the Pacific which are occasioning Australia, on the one hand, and the United States, on the other, and tube anxiety is to their safety change relations between countries of South America and the rest er the world which has silently taken pace during the turmoil of the wailians extiate. another factor which has to be taken into account seriously when calculating the polsibilities of peace in the Pacific. In saert, the end or the war in Europe sees the accumulation in the Pacific of many factors likely to create a tension in the relations of the people, -
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MR. BONAR LAW'S REPLY:
Prevar
Presant
£8-19 £11 .....£38 to £38
it
the financial condition comes normal. The debts due to the Military Departments are to be paid in bonds of the Domestic The average tonnage of the class of Loan or in Treasury Notes. The terms of the foreign or dumestic petty loans should vessel figuring in the recent Clyde deals be extended; but the srall advances made may be given as about 4,000 tons. Taking by the native banks both in the Capital and decount of the financial stress of the mar« it at this figure, and assuming that the the provinces should at once be repaid on present price per ton has ruled in the ket. Reforms are to be introduced into all recent transaction, it is a matter of simple collecting offices and new taxes imposed. arithmetic to arrive at the 30 to 33 mila order to reduce the monthly deficit, the Government will introduce the following reforms; I. The reduction and disband- The readiness of Glasgow owners to sellment of superfluous troops: 2, the con struction of highways all over the coun ous in view of such fabulous inducements try: 3, the construction of factories of
waste can be easily understood. But it still re- all kinds: 4, the reclamation of mains to be seen to what purpose these lands and 6, the introduction of univer- enormous sums have poured into Clyde The suggestive biat shipowning coffers. was dropped recently by Bi Thomin, Dunlop that the Clyde owners, with characteristic business acumen, bad sold out at an opportune time to what he described as the other silly juggins," with the prospect of their re-entering the field at a later date and scooping the pool with the money thus obtained.
A LANARKSHIRE MINER'S NOVEL
But in addi
sal education,
The construction of highways and the reclamation of waste lands will provide the military expenditure to a great extent. for the disbanded troops, thua reducing If the above be put in o efect, the monthly deficit of the Central Government will be reduced to $6,000,000 for the time being, and after four months, the Government will be able to make both ends meet. It is estimated that in order to carry out the above reforms a sum of $50,000,000 should at once be raised.-Peking Daily Neira
LORD ROBERT CECIL'S VIEW.
LONDON, April 26th. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil, drew attention to the state of Ire- There has been no disorder. Business land. He said that the position was more is proceeding as usual.
serious than at any time in the past hundred years Sixteen murders had been committed in the Inst three weeks and these crimes now averaged one daily. It was the absolute collapse of the system of
A strong British navy seems to be the civilisation guaranteeing the lives of only means of furnishing the equipoise citizens. He criticised the withdrawal of necessary for the security of peace in the the Police from the country districts, and race There are, of our Australia
of the creation of a powerful attributed to this the subacquent lawless-nary and of the revival of the Indian ness. There was no co-ordination between Navy under discussion, but they are still the soldiers and the Police. If convictions in the chrysalis stage; and, even if they take a practical form, it is doubtful if were at present unobtainable, the law they would exert the influence in the augmented China laoife, which an should be altered with a view to securing squadron would in times of stress. As a fairness for all parties. If necessary; visible means of ensuring peace the latter prisoners should be brought to Englanddy to be more potent than a navy
Not for many years has a novel been so for trial Soldiers should be used to pro ong af sight some thousands of miles
preventive measure against boomed sa "The Underworld," by James PERSONALIA. away. As tect the Police. Unless the Government a Butkien disturbance a navy in the Pacific Welsh, & Lanarkshire miner. As a conse proved its capacity to govern, we would will be more effective than a navy quence, a big first edition was sold before Lord Astor lately acquired a large slice drift through anarchy and humiliation to stationed, say, at Singapore and having the day of publication, and a second of the Island of Jura. He is to drain it. Also, the additional task of policing the edition is being rushed through the press. keep cattle and sheep, build a pier to in an Irish, Republic.
Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf Of course the low price at which it is sold port and export the live stock, and crect has something to do with this demand; if cottages. Lord and Lady Astor, with their assigned to it,
After the war's frenzy of waste, there we mistake not, it is the only new novel family, propose to spend a portion of cach Mr. Bonar Law, regretting the inoppor- seems to be a reaction in favour of drastic of the season issued at 25 8d; and then autumn on the island, and will live in the
Some remarkable rumours regarding Mr.. tuneness of the present debato, pointed out economy, and if it happens that the naval it appeals to one of the most powerful lodge used by the shooting tenants. that every weapon of the law in Ireland after of the new fetish, it will only be tion it must be admitted that the Social Most of them are hardy annuals, but some
needs of the Pacific are sacrificed at the industries in the country.
Winston Churchill are going the rounds. had been enforced so far as possible through an ignorance of the vast changes ista know how to advertise their own man of them are quite interesting. One states which have taken place in the Far East. Welsh dates his preface from Douglas Trials in England were useless, unless I was recently stated, the idea of Water, Lanark, where his people have been that he is being pressed to accept a Cover- evidence could be secured from Ireland.strengthening the naval unita in the Far miners for generations, and himself enter nor-Generalship that falle vacant this year- Such trials would be regarded by Irish-East is abandoned on the grounds of ed the pits at the age of 12. Up till now Another is that India will be made aware economy, it will only be through the lack be has only had a local reputation. A of him by the Viceroyship. And a third men as worse than a court-martial. As of appreciation of the work of the navy fairly good public speaker, he is a bit o ne bi to Lord Buxton's post in Bouth a poet, and has contributed shert writ Africa. You pays your money and you regards arrest without trial, he said that in peace-time. the system of terrorism was widespread, Like Kipling's Tommy Atkins, the Navy ings to the press, mostly, of a Socialistic takes your choice.
is more or less forgotten, alter & war tinge. The novel is a curious one in many and it was impossible to get evidence, If There Irány economy to be effected it respecte; it is quite unlike anything clac although in many cases the offenders were is either the army or the Navy which first we can recall in Scottish literature. known. In such circumstances, he defied attracted the attention of the advocates of is as far apart from the sentimental un- cutting down expenses. To those inclined realities of the Kailyaird school as töl exercise their cheese-paring economy,
Tam o' Shanter" is from the min-mon' anyone to say that such persons should be
The book, allowed continued liberty to plot further Empire and a visit to the men-of-war which is painfully realistic, deals with the
in the Navy a tour of the outposts of the verse of the mid-Victorian era.
known women. One was Lady Manners, men. As regards the hunger strikers, the of the world would give an insight into self has lived it, and tells in language affected by two recent deaths of two well. the work of the Navy, even if the moral which has the inspiration of sincerity the the mother-in-law of General Arthur Government was prepared to do anything effects of the presence of the Navy escaped story of an unending battle with Fate, in Asquith; the other Mr. Percy Wyndham, to prevent them becoming martyrs, so long their attention. It is the tradition of which Fate always wins." Tragedy is cons the moter of Lord Glenconner, and slee as they were unable to carry on the the silent Navy-good as the tradition is tinually sounded. The bero's father and of course of Lady Wanya There have in other respecte which has exposed the brother are killed by a collapse of pit been no fewer than four marriage connee offences under suspicion of which they Navy to the attacks of the faddists in walls; his sweetheart falle into disgrace tions between the Tennante non ver economy. As a case in point, one won- and dies; his two younger brothers are Colonel Amery said that the policy was
He paid a very high tribute to Lord seriously realise how much they owe to the self is trapped in an endeavour to rescue THIS WEEK'S STORY.
ders, how many people in Hongkong imprisoned in a flooded ming, and by him- Wyndhams unchanged. The Colonies were governed. not in the interests of this country, or of French, who had the Government's full British sailars in the harbour for their them. Of course we have an occasional The Rev, CW. G. Taylor, speaking at any one section of the white population, bus confidence. The condition of Ireland was work during the recent strike. Of the glimpse of Bob Smillieno story of Scot Stewart's College Olub dinner, said tha
of all the deplorable and utterly lamentable, and it moral effects of the readiness with which tash, and above all Lanarkshire mining life one day during the war he was Walk-
the sailors stepped into the breach and would be complete without him and it is
iDg slong Princes Street wheri The Colonies peoples living in them,
with an old was one of the first essentials that the con efficiently negatived the evil influences of plain that Welsh worships the great leader he fell in
school develop their well-being and were equally entitled to consideration and care ditions should not be allowed to continue bowever, the sailors as absent during a NEW BROCKLESANE STEAMER.
fellow. They chatted for a time about the the strike nat much is beard, Lungime, of the Scottish pitzen.
old days, and just they were parting his As regards from the Colonial Office. indentured labour, Col. Amery said that It was one of the tragedies in the history demonstration like a strike, and it will Messrs. Lithgows, Ltd., Port Glasgow, friend asked, Well, what are you doing dawn how the Navy serves as the link with have launched the cargo, steamer Manipur Bow; bere are you?" Mr. Taylor told that the unity of the Allies for the execu- the policy was not changed, but consider of the world that such a state of civilisation. Its absence would rob the which they have built for Mesars, T. and him he was now minister of St. George's
able progres had been made. Indentured should have arisen between Ireland and Colony of all the amenities of civilised J. Brocklebank, Ltd Liverpool. The in Edinburgh. The friend looked for labour had been abolished last year in Fiji, and, recently, in British Guiana. this country. The Government was deter life as a touch.
In spite, however, of the vital part that dimensions are length 500 feet; broadth, bent, and then answered Man, bew ing her place again in the world is loyally At present it existed only in one or two of mined to use its utmost power to restore the Navy plays in the life of this Colour 63 feet 9 in.; depth, 37 feet; and dead greatly you must have changed {"
the West Indian Colonies, where it was doomed to automatic extinction in a few decent conditions. He believed that in the life of the men who make the weight carrying capacity, 13,000 tons. months, when there would be no form of spite of the greatness of the difficulties, is a closed book. There in the barbour WAR OFFICE BOUMLOCUTION.
"At the same time, the Allics consider that questions raised by the infractions of the treaty of peace and by mensaxes necessary to ensure ita execution will more easily be solved by an exchange of views between the heads Governments rather than by an exchange of Notes. They, have therefore, decided to invite the heads
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INDENTURED LABOUR IN THE EMPIRE. DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, April 28th.
In the House of Commons, during the Colonial Office debate, Colonel Seely wanted a declaration of the policy that all indentured labour would be abolished; further, that the object of the British presence in all the Colonies was for the
even if the majority were non-Europeans. He urged greater facilities for applica tions from the Dominions for Colonial Office appointments.
Mr. Jeseon emphasised the difficulties of the colour question and pointed out that Australian workers had decided to have a white Australia
It
of the German Government to confer benefit of the whole of the inhabitants, conspiracies against their fellow.country- patrolling the was in those distant parts file of a Scottish miner, as the author him.
directly with the bends of the Allied Governments, and to ask that when they moet, the German Government present them with precise explanations and pro- pogels on all matters mentioned above If a satisfactory settlement is reached on
these points, the Allied Governments will be willing to discuss with the German re- presentatives any question affecting the internal order and economic well-being of Germany, but Germany must understand
tion of the treaty is as solid as was for the war, and that the only method of tak
to execute engagements to which she has
subscribed."
126th
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THE ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT,
SAN REMO, April? The Supreme Council has finally approved the terms of the joint Anglo- Frenchs declaration. The text will be pub Lished this evening
According to an authoritative French source. Bignor Nitti has declared him. (self opposed to military measures. Mr.
were arrested.
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indentured labour throughout the Empire. the Government would succeed. He ex-les, for instance, H.M.8. Cairo, one of office methods of the War Office was made at a five minutes' trip by a motor-boat Sarcastic reference to the circumlocution
They had tried to see how far it was possible to get young Dominions ex-officers into the Colonial Bervice, and had got very good young officers in that way.
THE FATE OF ARMENIA,
ATTITUDE OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
The marriage of Miss Peggy Tennant îs postponed stances in other words, an operation owing to unforseen circum-
for appendicitis. The bride-elect han m great resemblance to her stop-nicces on the paternal side, and is the eldest of the half-sisters of Mrs Asquith and Lord
Glenconner.
The Teanaate and the Asquiths are
MISCELLANEA.
· It' is' announced that 235,000 has beca subscribed for the Black Watch Memoria. Z a figure fully £5,000 in excess of the sam pressed the opinion that it was already the latest of the light cruisers, and few by Lord Bands in giving judgment in a originally aimed at beginning to succeed.
in the Colony know much about the life cass in the Court of Session. Apparently, Mr. B. C. Cowan, of Musselburgh, whe He declared that of her three hundred odd men. To many said his lordship, while we were in the lost his two sons in the war, has planded the Government was going to try and it would come as a surprise to know that throes of a great war, when a Chief Media tres near the month of the Esk for each convincs reasonable Irishmen, and the life on board the Cairo is a life of con cal Officer required the advice of an archiman of Musselburgh and Laveresk why world, that it was dealing justly with Ire the part which ench, man is expected to of a stove, the proper couro was that this
tinuous discipline and of clcse study of tect, were it only about the introduction fell in the war.
At the Dockers Inquiry a wifaces. Baad land If the Government iniled after a play on a light-cruiser. While the atmos Chief Mexical Officer should communicate be bad rade sacrifice during the reasonable time (and it must be remembe phers is not conducive to the passing of his request to the D.D.M.S., who if he war he had porridge svery day for brea
the day's date for niente, the life of the approved, would transmit it to the Q. MG fust
An Oriental Societying been formed in LONDON, April 26th. ed that it took a long time during the men is far from being drab and mone who would lay it before the B.G.A., who The Council of the League of Nations previous period of unrest), after giving logos. In fact, it would be with the communicate with the O.R.E. who would betder understanding of the Leet by thes difficult to might instruct the 8.D.R.E, who would Edinburgh, with the object of promoting has issued a memorandum explaining its attitude regarding Armonia. It says that proof that it had done everything to
fre esprit de corps the loyalty to the detail sa engineer officer, with archites West and the disemination of Wester the Longae itself cannot take direct mili restore order, then the Government ought chief and consideration for each other tural knowledge, if there was one avail knowledge in the Fat Bir William tary and financial action. The best solu M. Huysmans and Baron Matsui agreed tion, which also the Armenians demiro, is not to continue to exist. He added that the men en the Cairo. They live in able to advise the C.MO. Apparently Mitchell Ramsay in the first chairman.
a world of their own, and as their world if such an officer was not available, either RONGKONG ENGAGI to the Anglo-French view point, which mandatory was hard to find unless the asked for by the Irish Executive
which has to find a mandatory Power, but such a the Government had refused no powers hidden from the game of every casual the matter must wait be else it must find An triumphed
passer-by and few care, or have the oppor-its way back round the alphabet in order Allies gave military and Guancial assur-
tuity, to explore it, imagination, in some that the D.D.M.8. might be able to trans anoes, also an amurduce, regarding the
cases, is allowed to run riot as to what mit to the C.M.O the B.G.A's authority Armenians' access to the sent
the officers and the men on board a war, to consult an architect as to whether a The League Council urges the Supreme In view of the increased railway charges thin do to pas the time away. For its stovepipe should be carried through the Council to state if it is willing to advance and the demands by postal employés, is own safety and for the safety of the wall or up the chimney. But (added Lord funds pending a full assembly of the is expected that a higher postage zate Empire, there is need for more publicity Bands, we can imagine with a sigh of League, also what guarantees are obtain will be announced in the forthcoming se to the work of the Navy in peace-time relief) we won the Way able an regards access to the sea and the Budget at home and that the parcel post
J.OR rates will be increased by 50 per cent. expulsion of Turkish troopa,
Lloyd George and M. Millerand, demon strated to Signor Nitti the ncccssity of
such a measure."
The document will contain a passage stating that the Allies are resolved to take all measures, aven the fresh occupation of a part of German territory, if neces
to assure the execution of the Representatives of the Allies have serted to meet the German Chancellor at Bba
(Continued at foot of next column;)
mgagement
Clarke
Wilfred Marion Mr. Laing. Ne
OUITUARY
announced between
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of Mr. and
At the Royal Infirmary Ed the 11th inat. Eliza woo, wife of George Blair Philippine Islands and
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