THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS.
BIRTHDAY HONOURS:
SIR JOHN JORDAN AND LADY DE SAUSMAREZ,
HOME
RULE DEBAT E QUESTION OF CONTROL OF MILITARY.
BRITISH
COMMONWEALTH;
GENERAL SMUTS' VIEWS.-
FRANCE NERVOUS ABOUT BOLSHEVIK
MISSION.
LATEST CABLES. Mr. HENRY CAER, Resident, Nigeria
Mr... EDWIN DRAKE, Secretary of the [THEOTON AUTER'S AGENCY.]
ublic Works, Victoria BIRTHDAY HONOURS. LONG AUSTRALIAN LIST.
LONDON, June Rad.
The following is the Colonial Office Birthday "Honours List
PRIVY COUNCILLOR.
Tha Fion. F. S. MALAN, Minister of Agriculture, South Africa.
FOUTH-COMMANDERS OF THE ANDER BY
ST, MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE.
'Mr. BENJAMIN FRIEND, Principal Par Hamentary Reporter, Commonwealth
Australia.
Mr. JOSEPE HARPER, Burveyor-General, Federated Malay Stales.
Mr. WILLIAM MACKAY, Chief Collector
of Customs, Cyprus.
Mr. RICHARD ()'Dwyk, Commissioner
of Public Charities, Newfoundland.
Mr. Axtoo Sarraino, Pring Minh ters. Department, Commonwealth of Aus-
M: GEOWYRZY F. ARCHER C.M.G.,tralia. Governor of Somaliland.
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Mr.
PELCIVAL STEVENS, Inspector Mr. WILLIAM JOBBON, Speaker of the Mines, Trinidad. House of Representatives, Commonwealth
of Australia."
Sir CHARLES WADx, ex-Agunt-Ceneral af
New South Wales.
Mr. DENISON MILLER, Governor of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
HONORARY KNIGHT COMMANDER OF 91, MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE!
His Highness MOHAMID JAMAL-CL-ALK, Sultan of Bennel..
COMPANIONS OF THE ORDER OF ST.
MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE,'
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH. VIEWB OF GENERAL SMUTS,
LONDON, June 3rd.
SATURDAY, JUNE TH
CONTROL OF MILITARY
FORCES.
AMENDMENT TO HOME RULE BILI.
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LONDON. June 2nd.
1990
MISSION. THE KRASSIN
UNEASINESS IN FRANCE.
FAR
LONDON June 2nd.
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADRNOV.)
RENEWAL OF THE ANGLO- JAPANESE ALLIANCE,
LONDON June_Lst...__
General Smuts, interviewed by the Daily
In connection with the apprehensions In the House of Commons, during a diexpressed in France with regard to the Chronicis, declared that apart from the
cussion on the Home Rule Bill, Captain Krasin grave situation in Central and Easter Coote (Coalition Liberal), moved the uniFrancelains Sowards Rui-may-be-
negotiations, especially that Europe and the apparent impotence of the sion of the provision reserving to Imperial prejudiced by Britain receiving Russian The Pall Mall Gazette, in a leader, says League of Nations, British statesmen control the armed forces of the Crown, and gold in exchange for supplies, Renter that events have brilliantly justified the should pay attention to the constitutional suggested that if we gave the Irish Parlin-nderstands that the fundamental purpose Anglo-Japanese alliance. The corperation position of the British Empire. Geo-ments control of the armed forces things of the negotiations is to establish trade re of Britain and Japan is vital to the graphically, the United Kingdom was an would come to such a pas, that Irishmentions. It may be necessary to employ a tranquillity of alust half the world. adjunct of Europe, but politically it was will be compelled to unite. the centre of 's world-wide empire. The
Mr. Walter Long said the fact that attili. certain amount of gold, in order to finance. With a clear Anglo-Japanese“ uuderstand- tional troops were being despatched to
the beginning of these operations, but the ing. it should be posible not only to United Kingdom, seemingly, paid so atten- Izsland proved the determination of the British Government, like the other. Allies, advance the development of Ching, but tion" to the fundamental constitutional Government to do everything to restore is king to obtain not gold, but food! also to effect great economy in the "mili- veg tary, and -paval force in the oversight of changes brought by the war in the British order. Ex-Service men in Ireland were and raw material, for Western Europe. Commonwealth. The old pre-war British being hounded out of the country by Sinn!
It is emphasised that the interview be the Pacife Deçan, and "ever prepare the Empire. had gone in the sense of colonies Feiners It was a fact of which every tween the Premier and M. Krassin will way for a closer Americo-Japanese under- or subordinate nations clustering round one should be, heartily axliated, yut if way not haspanged untilish, French_view is standing.
It should be possible, in renewing the one master nation. Unfortunately, the proposed to transfer to Sian Feiners the revived, and "Allied representatives gill
control of the armed forces. There was no participate equally with the British in all Alliance, to introduce safeguards which old machinery still remains.”
General Smuts disputed Mr. Bonar comparison between. Ireland and the discussions before the Supreme Economie will allay American and Australian ner-..
-vous. Japan' cannot avoid for overflow Dominions in this connection..and any Law's contention that Dominion · Home
attempt to band over the military fores Rule was trotamount to a separatist
to the Irish Parliaments pught to be re republic, asserting that "We are an sisted to the uttermost organic union forming one whole with the king as the connecting link. Dissolutionment, and appealed to the Government Allied Economic Council, en mate so Lon-
will be revolutionary. There must be coin-
plete equality and freedom enjoyed by the sinter Statey united by the King. Only on that foundation will the British monwealth last."
Com-
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Sir Edward Carson opposed the amend
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modify the Bilt with a view to delegating certain specific powers to the Irish Paria- while real strength and power was lelt, to ments which might be enlarged in future, 13
the Imperial Parliament.
ff, believes, more than ever, that the Bill would inad te separation. He said Ulstep-caz plaining that the Government was kicking them out. The state of things in the South and West was hideous and disgraceful to the British Government,
Council.
FRANCE TO NEGOTIATE.
PARIS, June 3rd; M. Millerand bas instructed M. Avenol, the French representative as the Inter-
don, regarding economic negoziations with M. Krassin.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA ÁND POLAND.
DENIAL OF RUMOUR,
LONDON.. June 2nd.
A telegram from Prague" denies that a rupture has token, place between Cacho Slovakia and Poland Dr. Benes, the Carcho-Slovak Foreign Minister, is con MORE TROOPS FOR QUEENSTOWN, vinced that the dispute has been settled,
THE KING.
KING OF EACH OF HIS PEOPLES
LONDON, June 3rd, -The-Tree-commenting-on-the-King's- The amendment was negatived without a Birthday. point out the momentous ex- division. FOREIGN OFFICE LIST. pansion of the idea of "sovereignty in rela- tion to the Empire. The king is king of The following “15 "the "Foreign Ofies each of his peoples as well as of all the List:--
peoples collectively. Thus, the Prince of Wales visiting the Dominions guen, "and" is received, not as the heir-apparent of the British sovereign, but as the keir-apparent ¦ of their own sovereign.
KNIGHT GRAND GROSS OF ST. MICHAEL
AND ST. GEORGE.
Sir JOHN JORDAN, lately His Majesty Envoy Extraordinary and Minister ] Plenipotentiary in China.
„ANIQUT CUMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF AT
MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
TOURING PASTORAL DISTRICTS.
"? CAMPERDOWN (Victoria), June 1st. The Prince of Wales is touring in the
Mr. BEILRY ALATOs, His Majesty's E-pastorai and dairying districts of Western Victoria and is being huminatically greeted by the country-folk
fr daves Corris, bretting us the fox Extraordinary and Minister Plans Treasury, Commons calth of Australia,potentiary in China
Mr. CLAWFORD Dovolia-Jones, Resident Commissioner, Rhodesia que
Mr. JOSEPH D6 Clos, of Mauritius. Mr. WALTER GALE, Clerk to the House! Representatives, Commonwealth of Aus
tralia.
Mr. EDWARD JARVIs Chief Seerteary to the Government of Uganda.
Mr. JAMES MACGREGOR, Resident Com missioner, Bechuanaland.
Mr. Buca ManSHALL, Visiting Commis- stoner, Northern Rhodesia,
" Mr.
STEPHENS MIRIs,
Comptroller- General of Customs, Commonwealth of
Australia
Colonel GzALD SUMMERS, Commissioner, Somaliland.
HONORARY COMPANION OF THE OLDER OF
ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEOROL.
BRIKE "ALI BIN SALEM, Assistant Liw v
Hof Mombasa.
LOG INIGETHOODS..
Professor Jour BEATTIE F.R.S.E, D.Sc., Principal of the University "of Bouth Africa.
The Hon. JAMES CONNOLLY, Agent-Gene ral for Western Australia.
ME-GOLIN-Davaks, K.-C., Chief Justice,
Bermuda.
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COMPANIONS OF THE ORDER OF NT.
MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE
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Mr. ROBERT YANSITTART of the Diple matic Service. "Mr. WILLIAM RATTIGAS, of the Diploma tic Service.
Commander GERALD TALBOT, Naval A- taché, His Majesty's Legation at Athens.
THE BRITISH EMPIRE ORDER,
FIGHTING PLANT PESTS,
INTERESTING SUGGESTION BY CEYLON DELEGATE
LoxDos, June 2nd. The Entomological Conference discussed legislation regarding plant pests in the Empire.
Mr. Lounsbury, representing Canada and South Africa, considered that entomo-
LONDON, June 3rd, The battleships Fatiunt and fearspite are embarking at Devonport 1,200 Marines and First Devons. Tr destination is Queenstown,
SINN FEIN- JUSTICE.....
MIDNIGHT COURT AND DRACONIO
DECREE
LONDON, June 2nd,
A wan"who is alleged to have admitted charges in connection with stown-property was sentenced by n Sinn Fein court held at midnight to banishment from Munster his liberation on pain of dire penalties. for two years within forty-eight hours of scene hanno loft slue locality. BELGIAN MANDATE
FOR EX-GERMAN EAST AFRICAN TERRITORIES.
LONDON, June 2nd.
amicably.
MEXICAN FERMENT.
CARRANZA'S SON-IN-LAW
SURRENDERS.
VERA CRUZ, June 2nd.. Aguilar, the late General Carranza's son-in-law, has surrendered and will be allowed to leave the country by the next steamer.
EARLIER CABLES,
RECOGNITION OF THE NEW ' GOVERNMENT.
WARRINGTON, June 1st. The Committes of Inquiry into the Lconditions in Mexico has reported recom
mending the withholding of full American recognition of the new de facto' Govern- Į M. de la Bassompierre, of the Belgian ment, until an agreement has been reached Foreign unice, and M. Louwers, of the on the question of the revision of the 1817" Culonial Departament, are at present in London negotiating with Lord Miner Constitution in the form of a Treaty. regarding the ex-lderman territory in Epso If the Mexican Government refuses, the It has been arranges that the ex-German Committe recommends that it be notified
Aurica known as Tanganyika.
population, but there are areas of ex- pansion, more accessible and more con- genial than any which need "trench upan the vital interests of the British Empire or of the United States,
ALTOMATIC EXTENSION..
Lastos, June 3rd, An automatic extension of the Anglo- Japanese Treaty for another year is fore- shadowed, owing to insuficient time before July to negotiate for a revision which has been, necessitated by the elimination of Germal influences in the Far East..
CHINA ASSOCIATION MEETING.
-LONDON, Fune: the-----
At the annual meeting of the China Association, Mr. F. Anderson, chairman, said the Committee brought to the notice of the Government representations of British residents in China that neither the spirit nor the letter of the Anglo-Japanes Treaty was being observed in Shantung. He' was confident that if Japan spontaneonilje. offered China a settlement on neighbariy and amicable terms, she would do much to promote harmony in the Far East and diaprove the criticism, which is averihed to her polity of aggression.
Mr. Anderson paid a tribute to`tir Jala Dr. Morrison who, he said, did his best to guide the Chinese Government into wire principles, which, if followed, would have brought about a better position than the present.
SOLUTION OF FAR EASTERN QUESTION.
SAN FRANCIHOU, June 2nd. Mr. T. W. Lamont, who has returrival from the Far East, where he helped to arrange a banking consortium for the bene fit of Chinn, addressing the Commonwealth Club, praised the broad-mindedness of
provinces of Ruanda and Urundi shall be that all those responsible for the sufferings logists should actively participate in the certain transit problems have not yet been definite reckoning. If Mexico fails to apan in waiving reservations in regard included in the Belgian mandate, but of Americans in Mexico will be held to depre-settled, including arrangements for trans- with port along the section of the railway be tween Tabora and the coast at Dares Salaam
The following are the appointments for preparation of such legislation, and services during the war:
cated interference as far as possible private enterprise.
"
DAME GRAND CHOSS.
Lady ANNIE DE SAUSMAREZ, President of the British Women's Work Association; China
COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH
EMPIRE
Mr. HENRY GITTINA, Adviser to the Commissioner-General of the Siamese State Railways.'
"OFFICERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH
KMP! HE
Captain L E. CANNING, Shangh Volunteer Corps.
Mr. W. W. ExOLAND, Peking Executio Committee.
Mr. H. G. GARDNER, Chairman, Has Lieut.-Colonel HERMAN UTAN, Legiskow War Information Committee.
Mr. T. Leaux, for excellent work for lative Councillor, South Rhodesia.
The Hoa, JOSEPH HOOD, Senior Paine- Budge, Vidoria.
Major EDWARD LOTT, Chairman, East-African-Section-of-the-London-Chau
ber of Commerce,
MT. THOMAS LENNARD (of Bristol), Viet-- President of the Royal Colonial Institute.
Mr. Jous ROBERTS, C.M.G., City of Dunedin, Now Zealand.
Mr. HENEY WICKRAM, for services in -connection with Rubber Plantation in the
Far East.
Mr. JEREMIAH WILSON, ex-Postmaste-- General of South Africa.
IMPERIAL SERVICE ORDER (COMPANIONS.)
Tasmania,
British interests in China.
MEHRERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIZZ
MR_H_Eckroad, Vice-Consul, Taing
tau.
Mr. A. HIDE, Assistant British Commer- cial Attaché, Shanghai.
Mr. J. D. Hoaa, Vice-Consul, Bangkoe
PEASANTS REVOLT,,
AGAINST SOVIETS IN RUSSIA.
DONDON, JUDO 2nd. Reuter learna from an authoritative
Mr. DARCY ADDISON, Under Secreta source that there have been gravo pensant uprisings in South Rustin which were only after sanguinary fighting. suppressed" Hundreds of peasants have been killed and meveral villages. der'royed.
Mr. THOMAS BLODRICH, Under Beere tary, Landa Survey Department, New Zealand.
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Mr. Stockdale, representing Ceylon, said
late plaat pest boards with local duties. the policy of Ceylon had been to formu
CAPTAIN FRYATT'S SHIP.
This did not work wholly satisfactorily,
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION.
and it was felt that general control should
LONDON, June 3rd: The late Captain bryacts ship will be be governmentally centralised. He e-offered at an auction in London on June phasised the necessity of thoroughly train4th. Only British citizens will be allowed ed officials at the ports of entry to perform to bid inspection duties,
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HUNGARIAN TREATY-
TO-BE-SIGNED---
·BUDAPEST, June 3rd.
M. Demard, Minister of Public Welfare, and M Lazar, diplomatist, are en "route to Paris to sign the Hungarian Treaty." SENSATIONAL REPORT. DENIED BY GERMAN GOVERN-
TO SOLVE HOUSING PROBLEM.
"WITHIN NEXT TWENTY YEARS.""
LONDON, June 3rd. The Inter-Aliied Housing and Town. Planning Congress at which twenty coun- tries are represented met at the Central | Hall under the presidency of Dr. Addison," The object of the Congress is to discuss post-wax housing and town planning poli-
The sensational report in the Berliner cies of the various Governments, parti Tageblatt of reviutionary troops assem- cularly with reference to new legislation bled, in the neighbourhood of Berlin is
officially donied
PROHIBITION LAW CASE.
and finance, also the adoption of housing programmes, with a view to establishing a comprehensive and adequate housing pro- vision within the next twenty years.
“DERBY HISTORY.
LARGEST CROWD ON EPSON DOWNE
MENT.
BERLIN, June 3rd.
STILL UNDECIDED.
WASHINGTON, June 2nd.
restore order, an armed force should be sent there to open communications be tween Mexico City and every border town and port..
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FRENCH TRADE.
BIG INCREASE IN EXPORTS. "
PARIS, "June 20. The trade statistics show that the total French exports to America during the
past ten months were $145,000,000,"com
pared with 845,000,000 in the correspond- ing month in 1918 and 1919. The im ports from Amerian during the same period were $621,000,000, compared with 8827,000,000.
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PALESTINE.
PERSISTENT ATTACKS BY
BEDOUINS.
LONDON, May 2nd.
A telegram-from-Jerusalo—says that persistent attacks by Bedouins continue in Galilee, novesitating operations by an Indian patrol to save the cattle.
FRENCH MINERS. OFFER TO INCREASE PRODUCTION.
PARIS, June 2nd. It is announced that the miners are The Supreme Court has not decided the offering to do extra hours of work daily Validity of the Prohibition Amendment in order to increase the insuficient pro and Enforcement Law and has gone into duction. recess untill Monday when the term closes, OHIO COURT DECREES SET ASIDE.
WASHINGTON, June 3rd.
MOTOR RACE IN AMERICA, WON BY A CHEVROLET CAR
INDIANAPOLIS, June 20
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LONDON, June 3rd. Spion Kop's Derby was a remarkable
The Supreme Court has held hat an chapter in Turf history.. A memorable amendment of the Federal Constitution spectacle was Abbots Trace's collapse cannot be submitted for ratification to a The five hundred miles motor endor- hundred yards from the winning post and referendum vote in the States having pro-ance race was won by an American in a visions for taking a referendum, and, Chevrolet car is 6 hours 40 mins." -16 BOCK" the favourite's unplacing..
therefore, set aside the decrees of the Ohio He covered the distance at an average The race was witnessed by the largest Court in favour of the submission of the speed of 88.16 miles per hour. crowd that has ever assembled on the Probibition and woman's suffrage amend Epsom Downs, including their Majestics. monta to the voters.
The roads were blocked for miles. The moter traffic, was unable to move, the occupants of the cars walking five or six miles in order to reach the corse.
The pre-war custom was revived, Hia Majesty banqueting with the members of the Jockey Club in the evening.
It is estimated that the total of the bet ting was approximately £2,000,000:-
AMERICAN MINERS.
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FIRE AT GALVESTON.
to Manchuria and Mongolia, and declared that this action had brought the Far Eastern question a step nearer the solu
tion.
SIAMESE PRINCE IN PARIS,
PARIS, June nil. Prince Rajaduri, of Siam, has arrived in Paris..
[BT COURTESY OF THE CHINA MÀXXL””]
WU TING-FANG CASE,
SHANGHAI, June 3rd. The Mixed Court has rescinded its pre- vious.order. The new one debars Dr. Wa Ting-fang from removing the Military Government funda deposited in the banks Tho pending the ultimate settlement. Court refuses to be an instrument in settling political disputes.
"AMERICAN MERCHANT
MARINE."
SALE TO ALIENS LIKELY,
WASHINGTON, June Ixt... The Senate and the House of Repre sentatives had a conference on legislation concerning the merchant marine. They agreed, tentatively, to the sale of Govern ment-owned merebantmeg AS ROOM 35
practicable..
The proposed legislation, will authorise the sale of curtain classes of ships to aliens, if advisable.
THE ARMENIAN MANDATE. REJECTED BY THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Juné bt. The Senate has unanimously agrond Le pas a resolution refusing the Armonian
mandate
BELGIUM.
ANOTHER LOAN FROM AMERICA: DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT. A MILLION DOLLARS.
NEW YORK, Juno st Meas. Morgan and the Guarante GALVESTON, Texas, June 1st Trust Company undrance thus they have The anthracite mine-owners, and miners A fire in a warehouse, destroyed sisal arranged a new loan to Belgium which have accepted President Wilson's offer of hemp valued at $1,000,000. The cause of will be used to liquidate the credit of
| $50,000,000 maturing in Jure la Commision to decide the wages dispute the fire is unknown.
ACCEPT PRESIDENT'S TERMS.
„WASHINGTON, June 3rd,