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PLAGUE.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE STH, 1920.
MEXICO:
LARGE NUMBER OF HOUSES TO BE BURNED
-DOWN.
DE DE
HUNGARIAN TERRORISM:
BRITISH LABOUR DELEGATION'S VIEW.
BIRKENHEAD
ACCIDENT:
COASTER CRASHES INTO DOCK „GATË,
TURKISH
TREATY FROTEST:
INDIANS DECIDE TO BOYCOTT GOVERNMENT.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENOT.]
PLAGUE IN MEXICO.
ONE THIRD OF CITY TO BE BURNED DOWN,
MEXICO CITY, June 4th. It has been decided that one-third of abe House in Vora Cruz should be burned down in order to eradicate bubonic plague which has brokea sur in the city.”
THE POLISH OFFENSIVE.
REDS DRIVEN BACK..
WARSAW, June 5th.
An official communiqué says the Poles Am resuming the offensive, and buvo broken the enemy lines, including positions. fortified with ferro-concrete between the Dvine and Borysoff. The Poles have advanced thirty kilometres, driving back the Reda in the direction of Bialogerkieff, hity miles south-west of Kuff
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TERRORISM IN HUNGARY.
BRITISH LABOUR DELEGATION'S VIEWS.
LONDON, June 3th. The British Labour Delegation, despatch-| ed to Hungary to investigate the allega tions of the White Terror, has reported that terrori exists in Hungary, and that the Government is not only unable to control it, but many of its acts are so
rigorous as to comprise terror.
The delegation is unable to comprehend the statement of the British High Com. missioner of February, 21st, namely, that while there are no doubt ill deeds there is nothing in the nature of a terror,
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TO PREVENT
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DUMPING.
FOREIGN AEROPLANES IN UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, June 5th The House of Representatives has pass ed a Bill to prevent dumping in the United
The Ukrainians have advanced along the States of foreign-built acroplane, line of the Oindanka river.
VAST POLISH MOYEMENT.
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END OF WAR LAWS.
SENATE APPROVES SUGGESTION.
WASHINGTON, June 5th. The Senate without~g-division; ins
WARSAW, June 8th.? A communiqué states that important operations are proceeding on the northern -front-where-Narotel is the pivot-ul-z-vast-
movement with the object of Battering the adopted__the_House_of_Hepresentative salient and turning the enemy's ́left.
resolution repealing all war-time legisla
THE TURKISH TREATY.
BINDU-MOŞLEM PROTEST IN
INDIA."
· ÁLLAHABAD, JUna achil
LATEST CABLES.
DOCK "GATE ̃BROKEN. S
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT BIRKEN- HEAD.
A joint Hindu-Moslem Khilafat Confer
LONDON, June 6th. ence, after a prolonged deliberation, decid- The coaster Countes collided with the ed on a policy of non-cooperation with the | gale as Alfred Dock at Birkenhead, and a Indian Government. The policy, which is cataract poured over, sweeping and over a protest against the Turkish Treaty, will turning small craft. A dozen mugs dashed to be enforced after a month's notice to the the rescue picking up those in the water. Others swimming clung to the side, saving Viceroy.
a fall of twelve feet in current running at
THE BRITISH EMPIRE'S OIL sixty miler an hour. There was wreckage
on the banks for half a mile. RESOURCES,
It was at first feared that the losses would be fifteen GOVERNMENT DECISION ABOUT or twenty, but now the number shows only
alow.
MESOPOTAMIAN SUPPLY.
LONDON, June 8th The Sunday Express, understands that the Government has decided to reject the proposals of the surrender of the Meso- potamise" oil-fields, thus facilitating the Empire's petroleum 'independence.
BRUSSELS ECONOMIC
CONFERENCE.
NITED STATES' REPRESENTA-"
TION.
WASHINGTON, June 4th.. The United States will be represented unofficially at the conference between M. Krassin and the representatives of the Supreme. Economic Coune:l" in London.
EARLIER CABLES,
EARLIER CABLES PROSPECTS IN MESOPOTAMIA.
LONDON, June 5th- Sir John Cadman, director of the PetroAMERICA'S UNOFFICIAL REPRE leum Executive, lecturing on the British Empire's oil resources, dealt specifically with the question of Mesopotamia which offered great posibilities for-the-prom pector,"
-kuri
SENTATIVES.
Loynos, June 5th. The United States, replying to the League of Nations' invitation to send a representation to the Bruwels Financial Regarding the American impression that Conference; announces that it is unable to Great Britain's intention was to attempt appoint ar oficial delegation but is send to corner the world's oil supply. Sir John ingadufficisi representatives for the pur- Cadman pointed out that it was not Great pose of giving information regarding the Britain's policy to exclude foreign part financial and economic conditions of cipation in British oil or similar enter-America and for obtaining similar in. prises. The regulations were merely legi. forgiation from other countries. timate war-time measures,
The British Empire's contribution to the world's oil supply was 100 per cent. more the greatest producer, but was absorbing than any other country. It was not only more and more of its own supply; and consequently it was increasingly difficult to supply oil to other countries. Therefore, it behoved Great Britain to find another source to supply her demands,
PRESIDENT WILSON'S MESSAGE TO KING
AMERICAN MERCHANT
MARINE BILL. `·
CONDITION OF SALE OF VESSELS.
WASHINGTON, Jana 6th,
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LATEST VÁHLES,
UNREST IN IRELAND.
IRISH THREAT OF DERAILING TRAINS.
LONDON, June 5th. The Transport Workers Federation received the Irish Trade Union delegates regarding the embargo on munitions,
One of the delegates declared that trains; run by troops in Ireland would be derailed which would went war.
The question was referred to the "Trade Union Congress,
EARLIER CABLES
RAILWAY, EXECUTIVE AND THE PREMIER
"Luxoas, June 4th.
Mr. J. H. Thomas, be Political Seere- tary of the Railwaymen's Usion, has tete grapbed quenting the Irish strikers in Dublin, to resume work pending the con ference at Bristol on June 15th.
FAR EASTERN CABLES
NEWS
[BY COUNTURY OF THE "OHINA MAIL"
A TRADE CRISIS-EN-NETHERLANDS
INDIES.
SINGAPORE, June 5th. A crisis is menacing the pepper, calles and copra markets and Java'sugar,
There have already been many bank- ruptcies in Surabaya and Semarang due to over-speculation, especially in sugar.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE JAPANESE IN SIBERIA.
LONDON, June 4th. The War Office, in its weekly reriow of the military operations in Siberia, says that the Japanese are conducting, a con verging movement from Castries Bay and down the Amur River against the Russians entrenched to the north of Lake Kisi acitring the Russian positions, Seaplanes based on the Laki,ure recon-
THE LATE DR. MORROSON.
LONDON. June 5th.
Mr. Thohas States that his Executive Bet the Premier yesterday and decided to : The funeral of the late Dr. Morrison ask for special British and special Irish took place at Sidmouth. The service was Trade Union Congresses to try to bridge paid a tribute to Dr. Morrison, referring conducted by the Vicar of Sidmouth who the gulf between, the Irish people, and the especially to his enthusiastic support of Government,
«the foreign missions and the Church. Mr. Lloyd George, replying, regretted her three sons, the Chinese Minister in The nurners included Mrs. Morrison, the attitude of the irishramaymen, a London. Sir John Jordan, Si, Richard stated that the Government could not various casses us goods, the Government toetuse any discrimination as regards the
was bound to take every necessary step to
maintain order,
PREMIER'S REPLY.
fo
LONDON, Jute athi.
reply to the deputation of railwaymen, i The official report of Mr. Lloyd George's headed by Mr. J. H. Thomas, in connee- tion with the refusal of the"Irish railway- men to handle muitary munitions, shows that the Premier's statement was of a most emphatic description.
Dane, Sir Ernst Satow and representa and the High Commissioner of Australia. tives of the Foreign Othes and the Times
The floral tributes included a wreath of orchids from the President of the Chinese Republic hearing the inscription In sorrow and gratitude."
CHINESE PLAYS IN PARIS.
Paris, June 4th. and Juggling, given by the Chinese Three Chinese plays, also Chinese musia YMCA and the Chinese colony wer staged without scenery which was replaced by gestures The principal play dated from the Tsing Dynasty and was cordially
THE TUNG WAH HOSPITAL CELEBRATION OF FIFTLETH ANNIVERSARY.
Mr. Lloyd George pointed out that Trades Unionism now sought to influence political deewtons, nes by the ordinary" recrivod. machinery ot, the State vas by threats of disorganising the industries of the country. That wae u serious issue which he took up at once, And he would regard it as a complete abdication of the Government if
sale of American ships to foreign buyers, the recent issue in France, which ended so The Merchant Marine Bill permits the they were in the least to countenance the demand. The issue raised was similar to if after a diligent search the Shipping disastrously for
A publie meting was held on Sunday to Baard is unable to dispose of them to
the Trade Union consider the arrangements for celebrating, France. That was why he regretted the in
fitting manner the fiftieth anniver nction of the Trades Unionists in Ireland, Americans. It also requires that 75 per
In regard to the position in Ireland, he try of the establishment of the Tung Wah cent. of the stock of Companies engaged said that, within a very short time, there April this year, but it was decided to Hospital The anniversary fell due in in the const trade be American-owned, alwatcmpied murders had failed. Men were Li Wing Kwong, who has succeed! Mr. had been 48 marders of the Pace; and 120 formally elebrate it in November Mr. the stock of Companies engaged in foreign shot own white carrying out the element contree. No time limit has been fixed ary duty of the preservation of order. Yet Administrative Commite, presided.
Ho Kwong in the Chairmanship of the A NEW ERA IN FRIENDSHIP.
when a box of revorvers was seat to these for the disposal of the ships. American ment to enable then to defend their lives (1) To build an extension' to the Tung
It was dreided: -- LONDON, June 8th buyers are given fifteen years, and foreign. the Tende Untou ted threats. The whol President Wilson telegraphed to Her ten
trafic of Ireland, notwithstanding the
Wah Hospital. year complete pagroents, For
innererers with revolvers in their pockets. the King birthday congratulations. He eigners pas five, and Americans six per would be carried backwards and forwards corner at the dawn of a new era in Iriend- price must equal the cost of production said: "I am confident that it nuspiciously dent, interest to the Shipping Board. The on the railways. We cannot have that
whatever it costs, whatever it micas." at the time of sale, less depreciation.
ADDITIONAL PASSENGER
LAWS RETAINED.
WASHINGTON, June 4th. The House of Representatives has adopt ed and sent to the Senate resolutions re-ship and goodwill in which it will be the pealing all war-time laws, except food privileges of our kindred peopies.. jo control and trading with the enemy. advance towards tuli nchievement,"
The Poles are-advancing-and-have-cap-tico;- tured a considerable booty- The Polish right is, likewise, pressing the retreating › nemy, having completely defeated a Bol- shevik Division, capturing a brigade. BOLSHEVIK ADVANCE,,
LONDON, June 4th. A general Bokhovik offensive has begun, Between Pripet and the Daieper Bol- shoviks advanced and Polish posts were driven in, but so far the Bolshevik success' has not been important. North of Eripet the Red attacks were repulsed.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
CHICAGO CROWDED WITH DELEGATES.
CHICAGO, June 5th Chicago, le filled to overflowing for the Republican Convention which opens on June 8th.
Senator Lodge is temporary chairman. The Convention meets at the Coliseux the scene of the historio 1919 split.
Owing to the large number of indepen dent delegatos, the comparative chances of the many aspirants to the Presidency are un determinable.
THE SPA, CONFERENCE. ALLIES TO MEET IN BRUSSELS. ROHE, June 8th. The Allies meet at Brussels prior to the Spa Conference où June 21st. Japan" is not partaking in the conversations.
Count Blorza, Under-Secretary for For- eign Affairs,mis leaving for London-to- inform Mr. Lloyd George of the Italian attitude regarding the division of the German indemnity.
THE PRINCE OF WALES, VISITS FLEMINGTON RACK- COURSE
I
THE OAKS.
LONDON, June 5th.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
H.M. the King replied: most cor dially echo the hope that in the struggle to create 理
better world for mankind,
The time in the Oaks was 2min. 38 1-tec. which is the first duty bequeathed to as by our glorious comradeship of the war, our two nations may be found indissolubly linked alike in effort and achievemunes,ť" į
PERSIA.
NO SUMMER SESSION.
G
WASHINGTON, June 4th
Congress has decided to adjourn on ALARMED AT ACTION OF SOVIET Saturday.
1
Senator Underwood has declared that be ia authorized to announce that President Wilson bas assured the Senate Damoorate that if the session ends on Saturday he will not cali an extra session in summer, unter in case of emergency.
AMERICA CUP. "RESOLUTE" BEAT "VANITIE."
NEWPORT (ÉHODE ISLAND), June 3rd The dicsolute beat the Fasitie in emin. Ssecs. Thus she will compete against Bir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock IV. whose trials have proved most satisfactory.
SELECTING THE DEFENDER.
NEWPORT, June 4th,
FORCES.
LONDON," June 4th. į It is officially stated that at the requent of the Persian Government, a meeting of the Council of the League of Nations has been convoked-in-London for Juas 11th to discuss the situation erected owing to the action of the Soviet forors in Perais Prince, Firouz has been appointed special representative of Persia to end the
STEAMERS
"New York, June 8th. The United Mail Steamship Company, which has leased thirteen ex-German passenger steamers for the trans-oceanic service, will be entirely American,
The passenger service begins in July from NewYork to Southampton, Cher- bourg. Bremsen and Danzig, and from Boston to Queensto
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SYRIA.
SUCCESSFUL FRENCH
"OPERATIONS.
The War Ofice, in its weekly review,
LONDON, June 4th. referring to the operations in Byria, says that French columns operating in the Tyre region against the Metwalls, who recently; massacred 10 Christians, have swept the country as far as the southern boundary of French territory.
By an oversight a village in the British Shah arrived at Teheran on June 3rd, French Commander has undertaken that Prince Firouz has declared that the zone was bombarded and occupied. The whereupon 300,000 participated in great this will not-kecur. popular demonstrations thus giving evidWestward, near the soures of the Jor enos of their loyalty to the Bhah and of dan, a Franch column met with consider their satisfaction with the Government
able opposition, and had not reached their objectives by May 5th.
The Resolute's win over the Fanilie wir LEVY ON WAR WEALTH. in the opening trial. There will be far DEFINITELY ABANDONED BY THE
ther trials before the defender is finally chosen.
AMERICAN MARINE BILL...
WHY IT WAS-RETURNED.
“GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, June 4th.
into the British zone, and refuse-to-return- A large numbers of refugees have fed
BRITISH LABOUR. REPORT OF NATIONAL WAGES BOARD.
(2) Thang in the Great Hall portraiter of the founders of the Hospital. (3) To inscribe on a large tablet, to be erected in the extension. the names of the members of the Hospital Com mittee and of the Advisory Board during the past 50 yenes.
The Premier added the information, that the railwaymen refused to work on trains carrying troops, adding most emphatically that the Government could not possibly A Commit was appointed to collect agree to the action of any section dis-subscriptions. It is hoped to raise $80,000. criminating against Government traffic It was decided that the sum of $20,000, or accept any decree issued to body, however powerful, denying to the rice crisis, which sum has already been any being surplus money collected during the Government the essential facilities for doanted to the Hospital. should be put carrying out its functions.
into the new fund for the memorial (ez- Mr. Lloyd George said he declined to tension. believe that the National Union of Rail-
HOUSE.
waymen would embark on a policy which RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT fused the Trade Union Congress absolutely re- to sanction in connection with another most important matter of public policy.
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Following the usual custom, H.E. the An Irish member of the deputation Rug Governor received, yesterday, at Govar gested that it would be possible to bring ment House, the past and the newly elected the Government and arsection of the Trish Committee of the Tang Wah Hospital, people together through the Trade Union After having introduced the members, movement in Britain, and he hoped the Mr. Ho Kwong, the past Chairman, said National Union of Railwaymen would that the Committee interpreted the honour. move in that direction."
the strikers in Ireland meant a declaration done by the Tung Wah Hospital in the of this annual interview as a mark of the Mr. Thomas recognized that to support Government's-appreciation of the work general interests of the Colony, through the special interests of the Chinese side of the community: The community Wa
of charity, and of its clean record through- proud of the Hospital as a charitable institution dealing with almost overy kind
of war on the Government.
INTER-ALLIED HOUSING
CONGRESS. MINIMUM STANDARD OF COMFORT.
LONDON, June 5th.
正
out the 50 years of its existence; and the Committee counted it an honour to take The Inter-Allied Housing Congress has their share of the work, sometimes hard adopted a resolution demanding a minimum werk, which fell every year to their lot. resolution was adopted advocating a Committer earnestly hope that it had standard of comfort in the home.
With reference to town-planning,
His Excellency would have seen the record of the previous year's activities and the exceeding ten finite limitation of dweiling per acre, not His Excellency's approval. and that the tralisation of industries.
The Congress also advocated the decon-tie assistance in carrying on the routine now Committee would have his sympathe
INTERESTING EXPERIMENT IN
work along the old fines, and in meeting any emergencies that might arise. GUILD SYSTEM.
Throughout its existence the Hospital had been able to count with confidence on the LONDON, June 5th. cordial co-operation of the Government. The attempt to cope with the serious Departments with which i had to deal housing problem has resulted in and this established tradition justified the interesting experiment being made in confidence that the Tg Wah Hospital London and Manchester, in the applica would always do its best in the intere tion of Guild Socialiam, which, it is of the Government, They hoped that lieved, is destined to "revolutionise couHis Excellency would be able to find time pletely industrial control Under the shortly to make system, a Trade Union ticket is a certificate the Hospital premises and to give them personal inspection of LONDON, June 4th of membership to the Guild, which iade the benefit of his advies. They asked for The report of the National Wager on the signed to mobilise the necessary labor this advise specially in connection with daims of the railwaymen for an increase of the building industry, the supplying of theme for the Anniversary Memorial, and eventually to undertake all branches of £i weekly grants advances of wages skilled architects and engineers and the which they were anxious should take n varying from is to 88, ed. weekly for carrying on of all necessary desirable pub for worthy of the 50 years traditions
lic and private work. The labour of the of the Hospital a different grades in the urban districts and Guildsman will no longer be a marketable Hi EXCELLENCY, replying, thanked the 2 to 3 d. in the rural districts. commodity, but, a Gui.daman will be on embers of the Committee for all they The War Office, in its weekly review of extra. 28. under the sliding scale arrange purchasing power of its members' pay by service to the Chinese community. He, Those increase, are in addition to the the strength" for life. It is anticipated, had done in the interests of the Hospital that the Guild will be able to increase the which had rendered auch Dryworthy the operations in Mesopotamin, says that ment, BERLIN, June 5th
scientific organisation of production. Dis thonked theu especially for what they The Inter-Allied Commission has an has largely ceased as a result of the raid for Bunday and night duty are rejected.
raiding activity in the Upper Euphrates The men's claims in respect of overtime cumions have been proceeding with the had done in connection with the fros d
Ministry of Health with reference to the tribution of congoc. He ured thori nounced that the East Prussian plebiscite ors' losses, but the raiders, or May three of lockly for every five points of six per cent, in addition to a rompera-pital at an early data m
The sliding scale gives an automatic in ment This has now been settled on a basis and promised to pay a visit to thn Hen- percentage of cost allowable for manage present of his sympathy in their work in the Allenstein; and Oletko districts will wrecked a goods train south of Mosul, rise in the cost of living, according to the tigh of £10 per house, payable by the local
Board of Trade periodical returna,
Light refreshments wore virtaken of by those present before they dispersed
WASHINGTON, June 4th. The House of Representatives has re turned the Marine Bill to the Joint Com MELBOURNE, June 5th-
mittee on the ground that it exceeded the The Prince of Wales attended the Fiem authority for making modificationa ington race-course and presented the EAST PRUSSIAN PLEBISCITE. Prince of Wales's Cup to the winner ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMISSION
"the race, Earlborn, which was an outsider.
COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, June 4th. '. Lancashire bear Hampshire by 9 wickets
Flex-beat Bumex by 218 runs.
be held on July 11th
It is understood that the Government has definitely decided to abandon the idés of a lovy on war wealth. It is expected that Mr. Austen Chamberlain will nounce the decision on Monday.
FIGHTING IN MESOPOTAMIA BEDOUIN RAIDERS LESS ACTIVE, Lonnor, June 4th. į
causing thirteen casualties,
authority.