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CABLES.
FATHET CABLES.
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UNREST IN IRELAND.
ALARMING INCREASE IN
OUTRAGES.
LONDON, May 9th,
THE HONGKONG DAILY
TO REVOLUTIONISE FLYING MESSES HANDLEY PAGE'S NEW INVENTION.
THE WAR ON BOLSHEV
POLES NEARING KIEFF
Warsaw, May 9th. An offcial statomens says that the Polish troops have crossed the river Irpen, near Kier Patrols have entered the outsk of the town.
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HTEN THE LIVES OF POOR CHILDREN.
THE EDITOR OF TER HONOKONG
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Iis with deep and grateful cognition of how much the Fresh Air BUMANIA DESTRES ALLIANCE
hnd owes to friends and sympathisers in WITH POLAND.
distant portions of the Empire that I LONDON, May 8th.":
venture appeal to your readers once It is reported from Budapest that Ramania is feverishly preparing miligin to help me with it.
Looking backward over the twenty-eight| tarily.
ted, I cannot but rejoice at the progress
Losnos, May 9th. Messrs. Handley Page have achieved an improved design in aeroplane wing which will revolutionise flying. It is a importans as the invention of pneumatis Murders and outrages in Ireland growtyrs to the road vehicles. The contrivance - more terrible daily. The vendetta against is the simplest and will, for a given result, the Police has intensified The Lord reduce the aeroplanes to half their present Lieutenant and the executive slicers are size. It can be applied to any existing virtually prisoners in the country. They
plane. are only able to leave their retreats in The new wing, will enable aeroplanes armoured carn.
to grise and alight with a smaller, rus, Rumanian Alliance against Russia that period. I wish I could add that the
ensare greater malety and comfort and graater speed. It increases the load from 20 to 40 per cent.
The invention has passed the official
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1920
OUR LONDON LETTER. HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE HOME RULE BILL
LONDON COMMERCE DEGREE THE KING TO INAUGURATE NEW BUILDING.
BIG SECOND READING MAJORITY...... The King has consented to lay the foundation stone of the building for tenab- Lavoor, April lat This week the second reading of the ing commerce for the commercial degrees Friday Home Rue Bill for Ireland passed the the University of London on
May 25th, at noon. House of Commons by a majority that was
The now building is being erected on a unexpectedly large 349 votes against 8t granted by the London County mics in Clare Market. The University of The House has adjourned over Easter Council adjoining the School of Econo until April 12th, and, as soon as Members London has been using the School of meet again the Bill will enter on the Com. Economies for some time" in conusation mittee stage, when it is expected that a with the teaching of commerce for com mercial degrees, but the accommodation
tests, but details have not yet been dis Kieff handed over the town to the Ukrain- | curious irony that during the war perhaps the impression that the Irish question is so popular that it is now comparabla with
closed.
The situation is far worse than a month ago. The release of the hunger-strikers. added fresh fuel to the murder campaign. In one day during the past week, fourteen Hundreds "go brutal outrages occurred. unrecorded." The loyalists have been so terrorised that they suffer silently...
In one instance in Galway, a young giri was dragged from her bed, and ber hair was cut off. On being threatened that bar SIR ears were to be shern off, she collapsed This, because she was seen speaking to a soldier.
sentences.
COAL PRICES.
ROBERT HORNE EXPLAINS CAUSE OF INCREASE.
LONDON, May 10th.
It is reported from Berlin this year since, the "Fresh Air Fund was start serious effort will be put forth to make has been found to be inadequate, and the Averescu, the Rumanian Premier, has gone which the organisation has made during be measure a sound and practicable piece scheme, which was launched through the liberality of the Sir Ernest Cassel Edu of legislation: to Warsaw to negotiate a Polish-
cational Trust, is being rapilly "proceeded Outside Parliament, so far as this coun-with: At present the number of students. years which have passed had demonstrated GENERAL PILSUDSKI'S OBJEC-
equally the rapid and successful improvetry is concerned, there is very little con- who have come forward is so large that
carn about Howe Rule."
the, University Senate has had to use ware- TIVE
In days gone houses and AE.C.A. hats for the pur ment in the lot of the slum child, but,
by such a proposal would have throva posus of instruction. At present there are LONDON, May 10th.
unhappily, no one can pratend for The Ilish cavalry which captured moment that this is the case it is a Parties into a state of violent excitement, 120 students reading for the first inter- But recent events in Ireland bave created deed, the Commerce Faculty has become mediate examination in commerce. In-
iana. The cavalry, pursuing the Reds, bas in some instances decidedly only a amai! reached a point nifty miles south of hic minority-the condition of the slum child a hopeless morass; things have reached the Medical Faculty of the University
The site which will eventually be baver" The Bolshevists have appealed to Kolish was a little better than it had ever been, such a pass in that unhappy land thated by the new building is some 20,000 peasants declaring that the invasion is but I gather from the reports received it really matters litte what is deny square feet in extent, and is expected to Mik" politically, for conditions cannot be wore meet all the requirements for some time. from our agents and helpers that the pre- criminal and is assisted by the Allies.
sent state of the children of the very poor ther they will be made better by an Act including £170,000 given by the Sir than they are now, and it is doubtful whe| Up to last month inscriptions to the amount of £305,378 had been promised. in every large town is as bad as in pre-
Ernest Casal Fund for the endowmontTM of professorships and lectureships, loy the teaching of modern languages, and for scholarships, but since then many other Tho substantial gifts have beca made. Carnegie Trustees have given £10,000 for the erection of a library adjoining the old School of Economics; but it is not
and enter Odessa.
ag days.
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In 1818 we provided,1,378 motherless chidren of soldiers and sailors, and children whose fathers had been killed at
of Parliament:
it appears that the fall of Kieff is due to the roles turning the line of the river Irpen from the south. The Reds have, re- treated to the east bank of the Dnieper,"
The speeches on the Bill in the Commons were moderate in tone... The debate in which is a formidable obstacle, but the Bolsheviks are compelled to leave their
dicated that a great deal of water has left Bank in South Ukraine to its fate. the Front, with a fortnight's boliday.ran under the bridge since Home Rule Hence, the Ukrainians may soon advance Last season 1,687 similar little ones bene-was last under discussion at Westminster.
Meanwhile, it seems clear that Pilsudski atted, and this year we hope, at the re. It was noticeable that a general desire proposed to proceed with this part of the erected. The building for teaching com- quest and with the assistance of the Minis existed to give the Irish a measure of self-scheme until the other buildings have been has no hopes of conquering Bussia or to try of Fensions, to give a much larger government that, however imperfect itmerce faces Houghton Street, which is just achieve a decisive victory bringing the aber of children who come under this might be, will close the months of Irish off Kingway and Aldwych; and the Therefore, the Government con- Soviet to a collapse. His best hope is toeftegory fortnight's holiday, in addi. agitators, whose great point, always has stone which the King will lay is at the
convince the Heds that war is unproûtubietion to our ordinary work and induce thems to actopt his term It will feadily be seen that this year namely an independent Ukraine and the the Fresh Air Fund requires more funda readjustment of the eastern Posh
then
ever because in addition to the
In the House of Commons, replying to These outrages are becoming common. Mr. Newman, Sir Robert Horne stated Sinn Feiners daily held courts and inflict that the Government thought the remoral A number of correspondents of the present control on the inland dis confirm the statement that the situation of tribution of coal as soon as possible the loyalists beggars "description. Nam-essential. This was only possible if the beza are fleeing the country. They declare artificial differentiation between prices of that if the British people realised their household and industrial coal were re plight they would be ashamed of their
moved. desertion Meanwhile, forty-two hunger atrikers, were released from Wormwood Scrubbs prison yesterday, and thirteen, from the Cork gach, ATTACK ON POLICE "BARRACKS.
LONDON, May 10th.
cluded that household coal could no longer be sold more cheaply than industrial coal, and both should be sold at a price
entrance
been that English statesmen are insincere base of one of the pillars at the main about Home Aule-that they offered words freely enough, but deeds were wanting.
TEST FOR IRISHMEN.
LONDON'S FORWARD · POLICY.
A thorough forward policy in being parsued by the University of London. 3 has established degrees in commerce. 'and'
subcient to cover the cost of production fronners, but this is not likely until the soldiers, orphans whom we intend to in. It wih rest with Irishmen themselves in estate management, and a proposal is and the standard profits allowed by the Soviet, has made a grest effort and failed. clude in our programme the holidays will to make the best of the Bill. Ulster and being, considered to confer degrees in
Uni aundred Sinn Feiners "attacked the Coal Emergency Act. Therefore, the Pulics Barracks at Nawton Hamilton, maximum prices of industrial coal and Co. Armagh. The five defenders splendid-household coal will be increased by is Jy and successfully resisted the attack 2d. and 145. 2d. per ton, respectively from through four hours of fire of "rißes and May 12th. The necessity of increasing the from Moscow, the threat to Minsk will be little ones; Is. 3d. gives one.child a day government.
boints. The barracks were sprayed with Petrol and set afre when the roof tell
.
price would have arisen apart from the recent advance in the wages of miners, which, however, increased the cost of
in and the defenders retreated to a yard production by 2s. 10d. per ton, where they held out until they were re- inforced.
SCOTTISH MINER'S BOMBSHELL
LONDON, May 10th. Scottish miners, announce a further
The view is held thas General Brusilo will make an effort worthward of Fripet, in the direction of Minsk Chring to easier concentration along the railways direct threat to Warsaw, Meanwhile, all eyes are turned towards Rumania in view of the reported alliance with the Foles. LEAGUE'S DELEGATION TO VISIT RUSSIA
be three examinations:-(1) Matricula tion, or some examination recognized as its equivalent; (2) Intermediate; (3) Final.
engineering and technology. The degree cost more. Even then the price asked for Nationalist Ireland must co-operate, auf Bachelor of Commerce will be granted happiness is absurdly small. £ provides well as they know how (and that, of to candidates who pass the necessary ing normally for three years. The who a fortnight's holiday by the sea or in the course, is sot saying much!), in order to examinations after & course of study last country for the most needy and alling give effect to the new proposals for set desire may afterwards proceed to the If any section in Ireland degree of Master of Commerce, but only practical experience in the particular outing in the country: £13 defrays the refuses to co-operate in putting Home after a minimum of two years' satisfactory cost of a complete party of 200 little ones ule into force and working it loyally for trade or industry taken up. Thers will for the day with the necessary adult the general well-being of the country, it attendants. Denors of this sum can have will be unpouble for them to say that the party known by whatever name they Englishmen, Welshmen and scotsmen are
While there will doubtless be a certain Fchoose There could be no better tribute refusing them the right to manage their number of candidates who will be able to Lorrow, May 10th the nepory of a dear one who has made fairs in the special way that is devote their whole time to the course, it A Moscow wireless replying to the
the supreme sacrifce than to bring a day accessary to ireland, with a peculiar is probable that the larger proportion ployed by the day and can only study in of happiness into the drab lives of poor problems of religion and politics that are will be composed of those who tre eza
their spare time, or are living away from the admission of the League's Delegation into Soviet Russia with a view to study May I particularly impress upon your may be noted that Mr. Asquith's London, and are therefore prevented from facilities provided. In its existing machi ing conditions, excepting the delegates of readers the fact that the whole of the handling of the question was inertective taking full advantage of the educational
and unconvincing Nanirally, he was in
nery for dealing with external students nations at present warring against Russia, money subscribed is spent upon the invuur of us ung bull, ready on the the University is already well equipped It is reported that Brasiloff has been children. All the expenses of the manage-tute OK barve, and now to handle this problem. It is proposed to
ment are borne by the promoters, who are operave owing to war-time changes appointed Generalissimo of the Soviet Messrs. O. Arthur Pearson, Ltd, the Long concrete or wore to offer where a thoroughly qualified staff of ad- opposed the present proposals, out has supplement this by the erection of a contral bureau, preferably in the City, A. Polish semi-official message states that publishing firm which I founded thirty an . Bivertiative, 8: mur. Lioja - treorge visere will be available, in the evening as described mr. Asquen a objections to the well as during the day time, to guide and the Bolshevik Headquarters Staff is re- years Ago, and the Shaftesbury Society. treating in a disorderly manner.
wore an armoured waincoat demand of increased wages if coal prices League of Nations admite in principle
It appears that a detective in Dublin shot at which saved his life, but his condition is eritical after an operation.
TURKISH TREATY. DELEGATION TO REPLY 'IN ́A MONTH.
Pants, March 9th.
The Ambassadors Confererice has decid- ed to give the Turkish Delegation & month in which to reply to the Treaty which will be handed to them on May 11th
TURKISH-SOVIET COMPACT.
* LONDON, May 10th. The Times Teheran correspondent says that a Military Convention for the dura-
are raised.
MEXICO TAKEN."
REVOLUTIONARY GENERAL. ENTERS CITY.
NEW YORK, May 9th The State Department is informed from Vera Cruz that a wireless from Mexico City reports that the revolutionist General Obregon has gained complete possession of the capital.
AMERICAN MARINES READY.
WASHINGTON, March 9th,
A force of 1,200 Marines has been tion of twenty years between Soviet Russia ordered to Keywest in view of possible and Turkish Nationalists has been con-service in Mexico.
AMERICAN GENERAL'S FEAT.
· LONDON, May 9th. Unconfirmed reports from rebel sources show that. General Hill has captured Mexico City, Carranm's forces ffeil. The territory of Constantinople is to be Turkish, and the Straits free, the forti-Americans in El Paso (Texm) are inclined
to credit the report,
cluded, the latter refusing adherence to any Allied terms involving diminished Turkish sovereignty and the former to aid,
the Turks if attacked by the Allies.
fications at the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus being destroyed
The revolution in Baku which was effect ed by a collusion between the pro-Turkish Ittist Party and the Bolsheviks has placed Armenian Erivan in a perilous
situstion...
امد اللوز
Twenty British subjects, including the Naval Mission at Baku, during the revolu tion were bold as hostages, pending the release of Turkish Unionists a Malta
FRENCH STRIKE MENACE." FIVE MEN ARRESTED IN PARIS.
PARIS, May 9th. Work has been resumed at Havre, St Malo, Rouen, Bordeaux and Brest, also at the mines Nord Pas de Calais and the outre and south of France.
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Five men were arrested in Paris for "distributing (Amprobist lesfies, Subse quently, the Police searched, the house of: M. Sebastian Faure.
CONFEDERATION'S NEXT MOVE.
LONDON, May 10th.
A mesage from Paris say that failed in the stoppage of the mines, the Confederation has called out the trans- apart workers. It is stated that the move- ment is doomed to failure owing to lack of funds,
WASHINGTON, May 10th,
City confirms the atatement that rebels The United States Embassy in Mexico
captured the capital at noon on Friday Foreigners were not molested in ...any way,
HUNGARIAN TREATY,
SERIOUS OPPBITION TO SIGNATURE.
LONDON, May 10th.
Armies.
ENGAGEMENT.
JONES-BAGNOLD.
children.
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In the past twenty-eight years the Fresh Vebenent.y tutile."
ino chiet interes in the debate, how. aasist individual candidates in their stu Air Fund hits-sent 4,040,547 poor children ever, centred in bir Edward Larson, the dies, both personally and by post This to the country for a day's outing, and spokesman and leader at ate Urangemen. bureau would also serve as a point of 53,940 to the sea or country for a fort was as gloomy as ever, but the satis connection between business men and the factory feature about what he had to say University, an a, centre of advice for can was pis declaration that abough he would didates, and as an employment agłaty, to night's bonday.
not vote or the Bill be would do nothing which employers could turn when seeking to prevent it becoming law, This is a University-trained men. accided advance along the road towarde In order that the work of the Univer concitation since the time when Bir Ensity may be made more clear to City busi- in the last diten höghting against Home graduation dinner at the Guildhall on Hules As the all says, the conciliatory May lath. The Lord Mayor will preside spirit of the Ulster reader, reveals and will be supported by Mr. H. A. L summer of that statesmanmip and good Fisher, M.P., Minister of Education, will which can only guide Ireland at last About 900 City guests will be invited, and to Union and peace."
a feature of the graduation dinner will be the presence of 300 graduates and teachers, all wearing their University gowes,
LONDON, May, this easy to record in mere bard statis- The engagement is announced of Sir fica the work accomplished, but who can Roderick Jones, Chairman of Reuters, place on record or value the results Led, and Enid, daughter,
ter of Colonel achieved in terms of life, health and happi-ward was professing Dimse.f ready to die ness mox, it is proposed to hold the fret Arthur Baguold, C.3., C.M.G. The news! These things cannot be estimated
but they can be imagined, marriage will be solemnised in Juse.
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BERLIN, May 9th. It is officially announced that the" re- duction of the German Army to 200,000 will be completed by May 15th.
QUEEN ALEXANDHA, `ON - THE WAY TO RECOVERY.
LONDON, May 10th Queen Alexandra, who has been indis posed a fortnight through bronchial troubles, is recovering. No bulletins are being inned.
ARTHUR PEARSON.
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HUNDLED KNIGHTS.
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DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE WITH CHINA.
Over one hundred pages in the Gazette are required to record the latest additions and promotions in the Order of the Bri- tish Empire awarded for services render- ed in connection with the war. The list Mr. H. H. Fox, OMG, Commercial contains between 5,000 and 6,000 names, Counsellor to His Majesty's Legation a and the daily papers that make a practice Bhanghai, calla. attention in a recent des of publishing atticial announcements are patch, to the wasteful practice of mann- finding it necessary to print the names of facturers and exporters not only in the ABOLISH TUCHUN SYSTEM.the favoured in successive issues like a United Kingdom, but also in practically. all foreign countries, sending out trada Of the new Kalghts Grand Cross only circulars, catalogues, etc., to Chinese MILITARY GOVERNORS OBJECT.
two bad not formerly the title of knight, firms who have ceased to exist and whos An Asiatic News Agency, despatch from bood, and the new Knights Commanders addresses have apparently been taken include three who were knights before, from out-of-date directories. It is also Peking states:-
With reference to the proposal of the so that the new honours list comprises 106 pointed out that the addresses 03 Comes Military Governor, Lu, of Chekiang,ew knights." Included in the number are munications are in many cases given Exvouring the abolition of the Tuchun ar correspondents who rendered good Romanized Chinese, which makes ident
service on the Western Front
fication almost imposible, with the resul ayatem-throughout China, the most import
that the Chinese postal authorities are ant counter-proposals are from Military HANDLEY-PAGE IN CHINA. A telegram from Budapest says that the SUB-CUSTOMS AT LUNGKOW Governor La Shan of Kiangsu, Military I have received a note from the Hand- unable to execute delivery
British firma desirous of entering the whole Press is against signing the Treaty.
Governor Tsao Kun and General Chang ley-Page Company stating that the com China market are advised to apply to the mercial aeroplanes they supplied to China Department of Overseas Trade or to ther Numerous deputies have declared that ON COMPLETION OF NEW WHARF T80-lin
These three powerful Military Governors to the order of the Chinese Government Commercial Counsellor to His Majesty's they will vote, against signature, According to an Apiatie News Agency are unanimously of the opinion that the have been passing through the official Legation at Shanghai for information an despatch, it is officially anounced that a question should be postponed until after tests in the severest weather conditions to the dissea of goods which are likely to at Langlow on the completion of the South, because after the nominal abolition trial light in a gals; and the second of firms who would be suitable as agente, sub-castomas station has been established the re-unification of the North and the The first machine succesfully made its find a male in China, and for the names cement wharf built for the Chinese by of the posts of Military Governors, special machine was frost-hound white flying with thereby saving, themselves tika trouble and Mesars Anderson, Meger & Company and military districts will be created in the su passengers on the occasion of the first expense of sending out circulats which both foreign and natives steamers, draw various provinces merely for finding new uificial teat The cold was so intenso at may in many cases not be productive of charge their cargoes at the new what General Tano Xun adds that this means and wires, and a thermometer carried by In an article referring to Mr. For's ing under twenty feet of water, con dificha for the high military offer this means 6,000 feet, that the ou touter carried by satisfactory results of without using sampans de potting bew wine into old bottles while a Chinese official sitting in the nose of
report the Board For the first time in the history of the General Chang Tsolin says that he sap the machine registered a temperature of "In this connection it is desired to point
Trade Journal, says. of Chinese Maritime Custom Chinelo porte the suggestion from the bottoms of 50 deg. below zero
out that trade enquiries generally, which gentleman, named Hin Hung-ping, has his beart if it feally benefits China; but Apropos of flying, the service between United Kingdom Arne may desire th A bomb was thrown at a motor car heen appointed official-in-charge of the still be regards the creation of special here and Paris and Brussels has been suc of British Consular Officers in Chink occupied by Hussein Bey, the Minister collector of duties and taxes of the Lung Tuchun, system as the mere phatige offer. On the Paris route alone 1.140 pas the first instance to the Department of
sub-customs at Langkow and concurrently military districts in place of the existing cerfully maintained all through the win should preferably be addressed either of Pious Foundations, who scaped unhurt. Low native customs by the Peking Cavern water without changing medicine for the seagers have been carried, and 81,000 lb Overseas Trade which may possibly be The chauffeur was slightly injured, and Chinese merchants say that Langstand against such an evolution at their over: 64,000 miles. This has all been or to the Commercial Counsellor
patient who, he says, in too weak to of freight, and the total distance covered in possession of the desired information, student, standing near hy, was morialy kow will become one of the best seaports moment. These ideas are being supported accomplished without mishap. The Shanghai
The practice of sending, cot of North Ching in the course of the next by Generals Nys Shin-chung, Wong Tan single fare to Paris from Cricklewood is enquiries to all Brit Consular Officers decade, if both officials and merchants Yuan, and Tien Chung-yu: so that there 21 158., and the return 231 108
Chiss on the same subject, often leads develop it for competing with the Japanese every possibility of the proposal being A AZING
to an amecensary duplication of work (Oontinued at foot of west columna,) abelved by the Government
and
urge breaking off negotiations with the Entente on the ground that the Entente could not apply coercion, and Hungary is not afraid of a blockade.
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BOMB OUTRAGE IN CAIRO. ONE KILLED THREE CAPTURED,
CAIRO, May 9th
wounded.
wounded
other studente, who were slightly
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