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AMRITSAR RIOTS.
SEVERE CRITICISM OF - GENERAL
DYER'S. CONDUCT.”
$131, May 9th.
The repart of the Hunter Committee on the Punjab disturbanoes consists of a majority report signed by the English members and a minority report signed by the Indian members. Except the Jallian wala Bagh and miner incidents, both the "English and the Indian members, gene
erally, agree in justifying the police and military firing They also agree in pro- Bouncing unfavourably or. General Dyer's handling of the Jalkanwala Bagh meeting and certin martial law orders, and exoge rate the Indian Government from all blame. They differ regarding the nature of the disorders and a to the wisdom of proclaiming martial law,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 2rir 1930.
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SPA CONFERENCE. BRITISH EMPIRE DELEGATION.
LONDON, May 25th. Beuter Tearns that it has been decided to revive the British Empire Delegation to the Spa Conference. Four Dominion have been requested to nominate repre- sentatives. Great importance is attached to keeping the various parts of the Empire in close touch with the Conference.
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UNREST IN IRELAND.
ANOTHER BUDGET OF OUTRAGES,
LONDON, May 28th,
An official report from Ireland.comnia a list of a hundred fresh outrages, ined ing the destruction of police barracks raids on dwellings and cattle drives. The police have informed the North Dublia Council that they are unable to protect pofting stations in the forthcoming elec
It is understood that Sir George Perley | tions. represents Canada, the Hon. W. Walk, (Australia, and Colonel the Hon. Sir James
Alle, Now Zealand, or Lord Milner it Sir James Allen does not arrive in time... The South African representative has not yet been nominated.
CHARGE AGAINST GERMAN DELEGATE.
PARIS. May 26th. M. Müllerand has demanded the recall, of ¡Herr Xylander, the chief German delegate to the Sart Delimitation Commission, on ThEnglish-mberueniphatically state the ground of obstruction.- that open rebellion is the only suitable (1'term to describe the motives of the
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rialers) { The Indian) members object · ALLIES BUGGEST POSTPONEMENT."
to the term as implying the intention to turn out the British Government which wa not the intention of the rioters..
LONDON! May 25th.
An Allied Note Eas been presented to the German Government suggesting the * The English members consider that postponemers of the Spa Conference to martial law was justifed and describe the June 21st in view of the German elections, Amritsar outbreak as anti-Government at: It emphasises the undesirability of the stage. They criticise General Conference being distracted or delayed by Dyer's conduct at Jallianwala Bagh on external preoccupations if it is held at twa 'grounds: Firstly, that he ordered an earlier date. soldiers to fire without warning the rit ars: Secondly, that be continued åring 200!
long,
every
The Indi members stigmatis. General Dyer's "consuet As inhuma and un- British.
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The report is supplemented by a despatch. of the Indian Government which that General Dyer showed a misconception
of his duty which resulted in necessary loss of life. This judgment has been en municated to the Commander-in-Chief with the request that he may take appropriate
nction. The Government accepta; the view that the administration of martial iaṁ was marred by the misuse of power and that the irresponsible net werd due to inex perizice, and says that steps should be
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NON-FERROUS MINING, SOME IMPORTANT RECOMMENDA
TIONS.".
LONDON, May 25th.
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A DEPUTATION'S INTERESTING
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POLAND'S," WAR.
BOLSHEVIK BREAK-DOWN.
Logan, May 20th:
A Polish official statement says north of the Drina and Upper Beresins the situa tion is gṭationary,
The Bolshevik"offen-
sive appears to have broken down definite" 1. The report of the Bolshevik recapture
of Kit is completely inlse.
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AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR'S
ARRIVAL
Pexisa, May th Mr. Crane, the American Ambassador, arrived this eveting and was received with guards of honour.
AUSTRIAN TREATY RATIFIED.
Pexino, May 27th, The House of Representative yesterday ratified the Austrian Treaty with one "CONVENED BY THE LEAGUE OF dissentions vote. It will be submitted to
NATIONS."..
the Senate on Saturday.
LONDON, May 15th FOREIGNERS AND HUNTING
PRIVILEGES. It is announced that an International A deputation of responsible, persons in Conference, convened by the League of terested in the settlement of the Irish pro- Nations, will meet before the end of the blem interviewed the Acting Chief Secret ta elaborate & measure guaranteeing ary, Mr. Walter Long, in the House of freedom of communications and transport Commons.
between individual members of the Era- It expressed its belief in the Govern gur as covenanted. ment's good intentions, but asked for gen:
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LONDON, May 24th.
erous amendment to the Home Kule Bill. whereby fundamental unity could be more clearly asserted, an
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The Conference will establish a perman-
cnt drganisztira of international-com. munication for the co-ordination of efforts of individual 'countries, which or
It expressed the opinion that the 'rishganisation is essential for the re-establish Parliament should include bicameral legis economic restoration of the world,
ment of commercial exchanges and the
latures for both divisions of Ireland, of which the upper houses of each would con-- stitute a Council of Ireland invested with wider unreserved powers than at present provided,
It suggested that the amount of the Irish contribution to the Imperial Exchequer be Jeft to the Irish' legislatures as in the Dominions.
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It suggested other alterations, whereby the status of Ireland would more closely
resemble that of the Dominions.
Finally, the deputation said that Great
Britain and Ireland should benceforth be
GOVERNMENT'S TASK MORE
DIFFICULT
e-report of the committed on the codesignated the United Kingdoms. dition hd possibilities of non-ferrous mining in the United Kingdom, on which Sir Lionel Phillips served prior to his visit to South Africa in October 1919. commends the centralisation in one of ganisation of the departmental duties re-
lating to non-ferrous mining, and urges organisation immediately to undertake geological and statistical work. It also recommends the adoption of the 1914 Commission's proposals, relative to the
Government's task had been rendered more Mr. Long, replying showed that the difficult through the lack of criticism, owing to the fact that they absenting Nationalists absented themselves from the Commons and the Labourites withdrew from the discussion.
"Referring to the increase of crime in Ireland, he said that Englishmen were
IMPERIAL"WAR FAMINE
FUND.
SHORTLY TO BE LAUNCHED. The King has consented to become the patron of the Imperial War Famine Fund. The Committee includes the Pre mier. Lord Birkenhead, and the leaders of the political Parties, the Churches, the Army and Navy and the British Red Cross. The fund is intended to courdin ate and concentrate British effort for the relief of "ne of the most terrible tragedies in history:"
The Fund, which will shortly be launch- ed in every district in, London, will be extended rapidly through the Province uld Dominions, that it may becom a
British peoples as a whole. impressive Imperial movement by the
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
GREAT BRCEPTION AT MELBOURNE.
MELBOURNE, May 20th. The Prince of Wales arrived this after
noon."
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PERING, May 7th.
TSAR'S MURDERERS. BOLSHEVIKS DENY RESPON- SIBILITY.
that the former An eßeial denial Tar and his family were murdered by Bolshevik orders has been issued by the Pravda, the organ of the Central - Soviet Government at Mostow, which wets forth that, as a matter of fact, the orime was perpetrated by enemies of the Bolsheviks," in order to discredit them, adding that the murderers have now been punished aftor arial by Red tribunal. The Pravda article is quoted by the Color Reding of Vladivostock as follows:
** The Left Socianist Revolutionary, Party existed betere the Soviet overn ment-cume into being. It has alwayN be terroristic in character, b always compromised the constructive re volutidhary enthusiasm of the people by its acts of terrorism. The details of tho
Government has drafted new regulations The Revolutionary Tribunal, with Com As a result of the Sicchow affair the case of the murder of the former Tour and
those with him, are as follow:. for Provincial Commissioners of Foreign rade Mathview as chairman, atter a sitting Affir governing bunting privileges. I case involving the murder of ex-Czar of two days, completed the hearing of the foreigners will be allowed to shox only over wild lands, after previously inform ing the local Polier.
A SINISTER REPORT
Nikoini Romanov. his wife, Alexandra. former Princess of Hesser, their daughters, Olga, Haria and Anastasia, and the incu ber of their suite who werewith them
ELEVEN. PERSONS WERE FILLED. "It was established that altogether eleven persons were killed. In the trial resulting therefrom there were 38 defend- ants, of where three acted in their capa city as members of the Ekaterinburg Soviet, namely Grusinov, Yabontoy and the Malatin; and two women, Maria. Apro
PEKING, May 27th. The Government has recrived reporte that Japanese are arranging with the Banghutzosto erante, trouble along Chinese Eastern Railway.
kira and Elizabeth Mironova. The "others · werp chiefs of the former Isars - body- guard. After a detailed interrogation of witnesses, the following accurate details
SOUTH WALES ENTERPRISE of the murder have been established.
ANGLO-PERSIAN COMPANY'S
£7.000.000 BCHEME.
"The late Tsar and those with him were murdered, but not tortured. The princi. pal defendant, Yahontov, édmits that the murder was organized by him for the pur- The whole of the industries in South pose of compromising the Soviet Govern Wales are booming and this is particularly meat, and tant in doing so he worked in. noticeable in the iron, steel. tinplate, sheet the interests of the Socialist Revolution and ediliery trades. Most makers have ary Party, to thich he belonged. He far- their outputs fully booked for the next ther admitted that this plan and bean ceme six months, during which the present rates ceived, when the former Tway was at win contique with a likelihood of further Tobelis, but that it failed of execution enhanced prices to meet the ever-growing because of the vigilance of the guards. cost of materials and labour.
"ORDERED TSAR'S EXECUTION..... The outstanding feature in industrial
When the Czechoslovaks approached willer undertakings, is that of the Anglo- hix capacity as President of the Extraor enterprise locally. Apart from Ekaterinburg, confusion reigned, and, in Persian Oil Company at Skoven, five miles dinary Commission for the Suppression of eastward of Swanses, in the direction of order to crecute the former Tar, bis away across the Crumlyn Burrows to the Counter-Revolution Yahootor-issued an Neath. I have during the month paid a family and all those with him. Thontoy special visit to the works now under conditted at the trial that he had been pr struction at a total cost of seven millions
He took upon
taken to prevent a repetition of such mis health and safety of workers in mises, and liable to regard the concesions to Irishitating his transhipment from H.M.S.ng an industrial valley, the importance carried out his orders.
the compulsory deposit, with the Depart
mánt of Mines of surface and under ground plans of all mines, on the lines of
take ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP'S OPINION.
the South African practice. In this con- LONDON, May 26th,
nection Bir Lionel Phillips and Major Archbbison Kenealy, of Simla, in
Trevor give most valuable evidence. It letter to the London newspapers, emphati- cally justibes the action of the military further suggests that the above-mentioned authorities in India, and declares that, if organisation undertake
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1 certain func- tions which in the Dounions are regard- the present tendency to make a scapegoated as falling within the scope of the of the white soldier succeeds, the military authorities in future would besitate to act, Government, although never so regarded
and hesitation would have consequences which no white man care to ertemplate,
pinion as yielding to the forces of out age. He undertook to submit the deputa.
tion's proposals, to the Cabinet.
The arrival was delayed by a fog, nece Reminen to the Australian destroyer Anne. As the Anne, lying the Royal Standard and escorted by four other destroyers, arrived in the harbour, the fog lifted. COUNTY CRICKET.
The Privice was accorded a great recep LONDON, May 28th tien from the cheering crowds and holiday Northamptonshire-beat Leicester by makers in the boy. seven wickets,
WORLD'S SUNDAY SCHOOL
aterling. and have been greatly struck at this execution with the colossal character of the scheme himself all guilt and responsibility there in which, as is generally known, the Gov-fore, but, declined to accept responsibility
for the robbery which followed the murg ernment have a considerable therent
der. writes the Swansea correspondent of the that the last words of the ex-Czar were: During the trial,. Yabontov stated Empire Mail.
A COLOSSAL ENTERPRISE.
My people will curso the Bolsheviks for The location of the Company's new re- my death' The other defendants, includ." fineries on a site, which was previously ing Grasnov and Malutin, insisted that waste and derelict is an ideal one for the they were not aware of the treachery of purpose, nestling between hills and form Yahontor, and claimed that they merely of which in the future life of South West ! "After addresses by the prosecutor and Wales cannot yet fully be appreciated, by council for the defence, the Tribunal Viewed from the surrounding heights, one found a number of the defendants quilty looks on an amphitheatre in which 1,500 Yabontov was found guilty of murder of workmen on the work of contraction are the Tsar, his family and suite, and was like busy ants below bustling to and fro sentenced to be shot, Grusinov and Malu- with a maze of railway lines crise-crossing tin, the two women, Apraxina and Miro- landscape of 400 acres. There are nova, and nine of the guards were also miles of railway lines, and the clang of guilty and also sentenced to be shot The hammers on steel, iron, and state echoes rest of the offenders were acquitted, while scross the valley with a sharp click of those who had been sentenced were trowel on brick and the puffing of innamer executed the day after the trial.". ablocomotives, whose smoke usesnds and Ita from every corner,
this
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TSINGTAO IMPORTS. BOYCOTT INJURES JAPANESE.
TRADE.
In Lancashire's second innings, E. Rabía- Yorkshire bent Lancashire by runs.
CONVENTION.
In the corner nearest Neath and Briton son took nine wickets for 26 runs
Ferry is the miniature residențial town of in the United Kingdim. For instance, Gloncester beat Somerset by one wicket.
PREPARATIONS IN TOKYO. some 20 acres rapidly approaching-com pletion. This will house the Company' advice regarding the development and
LONDON, May 28th.
While the architect is completing Wis work-people of the future, who will reside in a picturesque deil. The stone for the also improvement of existing methods. A Essex beat Worcester by an innings and revision of the plans for the temporary making of the house comes from the Com- EARLIER CABLES,
The anti-Japanese agitation, which most important recommendation is that 51 runs, Essex scored 601, J. W. H. T. auditorium to be erected in front of and pany's own quarry, which is included in seriously affected Japanese trade with THE DAVIS CUP.
the Government should take powers Douglas getting 128.
to the north of the Tokyo Station for the their huge undertaking, and all the work, China, hax cansad no serious damage to it is interesting to note, is being done by the Japanese, trade interests in Thingto heat beat Hampshire by eight, wickets. coming World's Sunday School Conven- direct administration,Around the whole direetly says the Japan Times. The boy- CANADA WITHDRAWS FROM THE analogous to those in the Dominions to ex-
tord financial assistance to mines to enake Kent, in the first innings, scored 385 runs, tion, the building being designed to wont of the undertaking is being constructed cott against Japanese merchandise has f
wall 15 miles in circumference, ;; .. them to tide over difficulties and to under-F. E. Woolley getting 158.
Surrey beat Notts by ten wickets Notts, in the second innings, scored 100 runs. P. G. H. Fender took eight wickets
THE AMERICAN ARMY.
APPROPRIATION BILL OF
COMPETITION.
LONDON, May 25th
ment.
Canada has withdrawn from the Davis take approved exploration and develop Cup competition owing to her inability to secure players of the Davis Cup standard.
US. POLITICS," "
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MR. BAINBRIDGE COLBY'S LETTER
LONDON, MAY 25th. The Times' correspondent at New York any that Mr. Bainbridge Colby's letter of May 23rd was merely an election 'manœuvre. Both parties are angling for
the Irish .vote
MEXICO. GENERAL HUERTA PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT,
New Yoak, May 25th. A telegram from Mexico City says that Congress has elected General Huerta in- torim President by 994 votes ngainst 28- for General Gonzales,
FRANCE'S FOOD PROBLEM. STATE TO PURCHASE YEAR'S CORN CROP.
PARIS, May 25th. The Council of Ministers approved the draft Corn Bill on May 23rd. It pro- vides for the Blaty purchase of the whole of this year's French crop, also all im
ported corn. Parliament is empowered to
GERMANY,
NO IMPROVEMENT IN INTERNAL. CONDITIONS.
LONDON, May 28th,
·for 60 runs.
Houses
8416,000,000.
WASHINGTON, May 28th.
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YOUR TANK STEAMERS PET WEZI.
3,000 people in its main hall, the pro- On the crest of the bill, nearest Swan. wurso to some extent affected the import. gramme for the two-week acion is also, ara three great tanks 150 feet round, cotton yarns, cotton cloth and matches undergoing almost final revison, says the three others are well in band in the hollow terfered with transactions in peanuts,
already completed, whilst foundations for into Tsingtao, but it has not seriously i Jap Times. The programme drafters below; a little to the north-east is a large peanut oil, benz cake, wheat and the oth and the architect are working together This has a circumference of half-a-mile completed before the boycott began.
ator reservoir receiving finishing touches staple products of Shantung which were and the former have just called upon the In the centre is already one great refinery The import of cotton yarns, cotton. latter to supply a stage to hold a mess with others well on the way towards com cloth, matches and other principal comp pletion, and scattered all around are modities fan Japan has recently in numerous process tanks of a smaller type creased. Consequently the shipping situt Acording to the plans of Prof. H. which are for storage purposes and cal- tion at Ilingtao was comparatively brisk
culated to hold a million gallons each. A during last month when 123 vessels with ing Augustine Smith, who is in charge of the railway station has been made in the combined tonnage of 100,203 tons enter d A feature of foreign exchange is the re-
The Senate has passed the Army Appro-musical sections of the programme, there centre, and there is also provided a minis. and 121 vessels with a combined tonnage covery of the German mark, which now priation Bill, providing for the expendi-will be a trained chorus of 1,000 voices, ture hospital with its twelve spotless beds of 95,500 tons left the port. The amount
and a laboratory complete, adjoining. stands at 125 for £1 against 200 at the ture of $418,000,000 for military purposes. 500 from among the visitors and the same
of cargo carried. by those steamers w beginning of May. This is attributed to The Bill now goes to a conference of both number from Japan.
The hole is a masterpiece of concen- imports, or increases of 38,814 and 8,50 82,021 tons of exports and 32,920 tons of trated effort with clear out designs for tons respectively over the figures fore the expectation by Germany of obtaining
The local committee is resting easy dow business ends. Pipe tracks have been laid same period of last year. on the problem of housing the delegatos, aero Crumiyn Burrows from the works! an external loan or some rearrangements THE ARMENIAN MANDATE.
the Patrons Association having given to Swasses Port, a distance of five miles. adoeling her indentity,
AMERICA NOT LIKELY TO ACCEPT.assurance that all who cannot be accom Through these the crude oit will be pump
modated in the hotels and the house of of direct from the Company's owner fleet There are no indications of an improve-
WASHINGTON, May 25th. the foreign residents will be taken care of of tank steamers arriving at Swansea, into ment in the internal „conditions' of Ger-
in Japanos, homes. In this campection | new refineries, and then, after treatment, President Wilson's Armenia message has and by way of publicity for the conven- pumped back again for distribution, Swan- many,
been referred to the Foreign. Affairs Com-tion in Americs, Mrs. Frank A. Vander sea being the Company's western neet, of LOCOMOTIVES DELIVERED TO THE mittoes of both. Houses. The Republican lip, who was recently the guest of Baron reception and distribution. The first n
Buibusawa,all write for American steamer is expected within the next three return to the Senate, whose Committee, it entertained in Japaniono home. This arrivals of about four a week
circulation.
| arrival-to outward distribution-again-will
scarcely be touched by hand from start to destroyers, while the Ishikawajima Ship- The work of raining funds to most needs finials - yard is to build six destroyers. not included in the badget is under way,
-CREATION OF A NEW TOWNSHIP.
The naval orders have been given under "the idea being to raise Yen 10,000 in Tokyo The great new enterprire means not only the old naval construction programme, and a like amount otherwise in Japan, the creation of now township at Skewen. for which the sanction of the Diet wer As a starter, the Fujimicho Presbyterian but will materially assist in the develon obtained long ago. If the new naval pro Church, that of the Rev. Mr. Uyemara, ment of this corner rf Bouth West At gramme is approved by the Diet in the baş plelged itself to contribute Yen 1,000. Swansea Port duty frontages and large next session, as is expected, the authorities tank reservoirs for stornus hewn hoan con- will give a number of orders to all the structed, and only recently the Company leading shipbuilders of Japan. This will took a further lease of and from the mean a considerable relief in view of the Brense Harbour Trust, which will derive present scarcity of orders for the con
benefit from the Auzin-Persian Comstruction of archantmen and this in pile pany alone of between 200,000 and £80,000 of the fact that it in less profitable for them In dock duer a"year"""
to build warships than merchant vessels, MI
ALLIES.
BERLIN, May with. The Ministry of Transport annouhobi that the delivery of 5,000 tocomotives to the Entente in accordance with the Pinco Treaty has been completed.
OBITUARY.
SIR ALEXANDER' TULLOCK,
extend the arrangement from year to year. Alexander-Tulloch
-LONDON, May 20th,
Swanson.
JAPANESE NAVY'S NINE NEW WARSHIPS. ONE CRUISER AND EIGHT, DESTROYERS.
Nine warships have been ordered by the Dockyard and the Ishikawajima Shipyard,
Ieaders predict that the guessage will not publication on her experiences in boing months, and thereafter there will be Japanese Government from the Kawasaki is stated, unanimously oppose the accept article in certain to have a very wids An interesting feature is that all from The former is to build one cruiser and two
suce of the mandate.....
SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES. PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS
WASHINGTON, May 28th. Sir Auckland Geddon, the now “British Ambassador," presents his credentials to President Wilson on May 20th, thereby TO tablishing after many months, the per- sonal relations of the British representa tive and White House
It is reported from Lima, Pern, that an export Franch Hitary Mission has been appointed to supervise the General Staff of the Peruvian Army...---
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