CABLES
LAT
CABLES.
(FAROUGE ROUTER'S AGENCY.) GENERAL STRIKES IN BAVARIA.
DUE TO ARREST OF LABOUR" LEADERS BY FRENCH.
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LUDWIGSHATEN, June 23rd.
THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 26TH, 1920
BRITAIN AND MESOPOTAMIA.
IMPORTANT DEBATE IN
PARLIAMENT
Losbox, June gard
In the House of Commons, on a vote for £10,000,000 on account of the Army Mr. Asquith moved a reduction by a mil lion. He complained that of a standing "Army of $38,000, 187,000 would be employ
POLAND. MENAGED BY TYPHUS EPIDEMIC
Lokmix, June gith.
The League of Nations has appealed to the Governments of all countries for Fans to combat the typhus epidemic and other! diseases in Poland and surrounding coun- tries, and so prevent its spread to other countries. The appeal says every aunty ▲ Havas message states! —
ed outside the Empire. Referring to Mes in the world, either from geographical After having organized general atrikes
putamia, är, Asquith adhered to his preposition, commercial interests, or humani throughout the Palatinate as a protest against the arrest by the French military vious conviction that it would be wound turian motives is concerned with the giving') policy, both on financial and political of such help. A minimum of £2,000,000 is authorities of several labour leaders on starges of espionage and of inciting road to withitra cod concentrate the required, and the British Government hus revolt, the strike commities has notified the force. He estimated the cost of the opera agreed to provide immediately £50,000 warikers that the commation of work is to last tious in Mesopotamia at £35,000,000 for without prejudice to the final amount of only twenty-four hours This change of the year, and considered it totally incon-her subscription, provided four other coull-
a similar amount, tries advance plans is thought to be directly due to thesistent, if not in fundamental violation of
Exague has also asked the League of Resi Censes Societies in Geneva to issie & gar me
of the French authorities and to the principles of the League of Nations
eral appeal, for funds to the peoples of all the preparations made for the continuation Covenant, that considerations of oil and
countries in the world. of the work in essential trades and public cotton should determine the policy of the utilities.
Government. Britain had no legal foot- ing respetsiala. Ho maintained that the mandate should be confined to part within reach of the Persian Gulf, and Mosul be placed under native, administra
TRADE WITH RUSSIA. VIEWS OF THE FRENCH PREMIER.
BotLOGNE, June 23rd.
tivu.
UNREST IN IRELAND.
BETTER NEWS FROM DERRY,
The
FAR EASTERN CABLE SIDERIAN BUFFER STATE.
NEWS.
TFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
M. PAINLEVE IN PERING.
PEKINO, June 25th, Painleve had an audience of the rent this afternoon, and presented so himthe diploma of Honorary Doctor of Law conferred on him by the Paris
University,
ERU AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS.
PERING, Jane 23th.
tions stabilisé...
SINDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION.
MANY DELEGATES TO VISIT OHINA.
RUSSIAN'S RESENT IT.
Opposition to the establishment of a Siberian buffer state is voiced in very strong terms by the Dinerostochnaie
Two tours around the world for delegatas „Oboertuie, a Vladivostock journal, which i who will come to Tokyo this fall for the in the course of a long editorial speaks World's Sunday School Cayention are now being planned. Other extensive arrange- thereof, in pam, as follows-
"The establishnient of a buffer state comments for the travel of the delegates to and
pues of the three Far Eastern provinces from the Far Fast and through Japan and as far na Lake Baikal, appears to be Thina are also being made.
benefing serious interest on the part of Two ships will leave, lápan after the Japanese diplomats and business circles, as World's Sunday School. Convention has may be seen from the attention which the concluded with delegates who will return Hsu Shih-chang and Chang Tso-line Japanese press pays to this question. As a by way of Chita, Singapore, Colombo, and main in Peking until the political cond-matter of fact, this proposition has been-Port Said Mariales There the cott the policy of Japan for the past for yearsgileted tour will tid and railroad tickets to and Trans-Atlantic spam- especially since the time of her interven- Channel port and tion. Japan's eastern statesmanship, the ship tickets Fill be provided. If possible, propaganda agent of which was the notori- detours through India wiki be arranged for vas Semjonoy and his subsidizes press, was at additional cost. It is likely that speciali charged with the task of cutting of East, sight-seeing can also be planned for Egypt: ern Siberin from the so-called ratten and Palestine. The ships to be used for the Around The World tours are the Western Siberian administration and Vodite dar and the Anime Haru of the course, thus from Central Russia, Now Nippon Yusen Kaisha ine. The first tour, that demoñor has lost importance_as_without the detour in India or Palestine, will arrive at Marseilles December-Hahr political figure, the Japanese imperialists, and the second on January 11th, 1941.
AN ADDITIONAL TOUR PARTY. faithful to their buffer staty, ideal, are:
tion delegates have desired to take the tour beginning to bom i in their press in order! So many World's Sunday School Canven thus to prepare the way for its practical sailing from Vancouver by the Empress of
CHINA'S GUNBOATS, SAID TO HAVE FIRED ON JAPANESE.
realization.
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RUSSIA CANNOT AFFORD LOSS. The buffer state islen is detrimental to the interests of Russia as a whole as well by to show of the provinces which it is Proposed to transform into "Such a state.
si on August, 20th, that no more reserva tions can be obtained for that, particular trip. To meet the demand for just such an itinerary another tour has been provided which will go to Manila and South China before the Convention Begins. The new y one will be on the forca-Vary; from San Aftor Francisco, leaving August 21st.
The Japanese Government, says "the Augen Advertiser, is understood to have be already investigations into the re- pe that guns from a Chinese gunboat "LONDON, June, Xirẻ, were trained on the Japanese; garrisori at in the House of Commons, Mr. Denis Nikolaiersk at the time of the massere Hry stated that information had hem here on March 19th. Should the reports A Havas message states :---- On Tuesday, when the Russian question
Mr. Lloyd George strongly denied that, received this morning that Londonderry prove true, it is probable that they will be was broached at the Allied Conference, Mr. there had been any change in the Govers had a comparatively quiet night, Civilians made the basis of diplomatic representre, tions to the Chinese Governuwnt in pre- Lloyd George showed that he wished to see ment's intentions regarding Mesopotamia. fired occasional shots but it was unnece
test against the unlawfat bombardment, political relations established with cof, Dealing with Mr. Asquith's argument forary for the troops to fire. All was quiet
Advrding to the best informasión, avail- but M Millerand remained firm in his a withdrawal he declared that if went ten o'clock this morning.
able in Tokyo the Chinese gunboat said to insistence that while he would accept tho had eared out of Mesopotamia there Replying to Colonel Ashley, Mr.Bonar have fired on the Japanese at Niknigievų: The All-Russia Government cannot cast off visiting Manila for txB'days and spending
would bays been civil war. Then, when Law stated that the Government's policy is one of several former German vessels the League of Nations said "We have now was that persons convicted of offences, which were seized by the Chinese in the der the direct sence of reign, pr. to Tokso rin. Nagasaki. They will arrive,
cipally Japanese, capital. Witnost in met in Tokyo on the second day of the conven and un
According to literature sent out by the meas of the Bariets until it performed the made you mandatory." Britain' would in Ireland who hunger-struck aust face the port at Shanghai when China jained the 10 e Pacine Central Ass
Siberia will to a great extrat, hee their
committer in the Utrited States. reserva- economic position in the wor.4 01 Polüterce
the ten he loss of one of the paris tions are being made daily op conquences of their action,
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
hussin as a matter of fact, or rest teamers that will carry the delegates to The sailings are "from Jewel, with the great waterway, the Amar the convention. River, would certain be a heavy loss to July 30th to September 3rd. Three ships. the entry which has spent witch tuner for the exclusivo as of those going and efforts to establish set in the Pacne to the Tokyo Convention. All are populat coast in order to lay down there the basis Pacific Ocean steamers the untragle,
Siberia Mare ind Suwe Haru. On som of evilzation.
catablishment of commercial relations with
Bussis, he would got recognize the Govera
act of a regular Government by admitting the validity of the previous Russian Gove ernments in
so far as the "payment of "foreign debt way concerned.
MERCHANDISE MARKS. REPORT OF DEPARTMENTAI. COMMITTEE.
LONDON, June 24th.
have to organise another expedition cost ing: £150,000,000 to £200,000,000 to recon- quer the country. To say you would only char out of Basra until the League of Nailons asked you to reconquer the coun-
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8 days in Hongkong and Canton the dele it Far Eastern provinces, and place them gates wiljourney to Shanghai and thenen
Allies Under the pretext inst fall of going up the Songari River, which is in China's own, territory, these gunboat COXFERENCE.
with
wine transport proceed up the INDIAN REPRESENTATION. Amar River for Nikolaevsk.
OMSK TRIED TO STOP THEM." LONDON, June 23rd. The Umsk Government at that time for perga Hont-preposterous suggestion. In the House of Commons, replying-to the reason that the Amur was not an in-
--These provinces wit always bym of flestuners where not more than 50 ternational waterway and also because the therats " invasions by armed forces or 73 reservations could be obtained, all Mr. Asquith seemed to forget that he was Sin J. D. Rees, Mr. Montagu atated that
Aigun treaty had not provided. for low- responsible for the Sykes-Picot agreement, it was intended that India be represented ing foreign wat vessel to navigate thand, perhaps, of annexations--whole-orberths have now been taken, hut good zes system of our Leighbours do not undergo: Some of the trips provide for touring in progres The report of the Departmental Com under which the British were responsible at the next, International Labour Conferver, refused permission for their further part, as long as the existing political odations can be had on other tours. a change by placing authority in the hunds: Japan only, whire others include in their The Ghinese disregarded the notice and of labour. Even if such annexation does itineraries Korea, China or the Philip- mittee with reference to merchandise marks for the whole Vilayar of Bagdad Theer Membership of the League of Na-
pines. fored their way up the Amur, when they not take place, thee external feel..
The privilege of "Christian com shows that in the absence of the agreement view then was that we should accept tions necessarily entailed expenditure by were fired on by the troops of the Omisking the leaninance, will be master the Panionship during the entire tour is one of the very attractive features that, ix. of the bulk of traders concerned the Com- i sponsibility for the whole of Mesopotamia. the participating countries, but member Government and were compelled to return situation, and the provinces will be, if not wared to every' delegate.
to a point about 20 Russian miles above do jure, at enst de facto
WILL SEE MINION STATIONĖ, mitie wes gravurahiretion-to-the-institur possible defence-could-be made for ship would be very valuable to India.
Vikolaivik and have paid the winter in wer monks, the Russian Far East will. Those who come to the Convention in De pised in the position of korn, and Tokyo next Uctober will have Davsunl tion ofä-British national or Enquire mark. In reticenient to the marshy end of More THE NAURU AGREEMENT.
send the Japan import opportunition of coming into close contact The report advocates the establishment
with the work at many of the mission. NOT SUBMITTED TO THE LEAGUE
orking.
OF NATIONS.
stations. The itineraries are planned with this in view. Неспрающа are being pinned by the missionaries, and members of the panese churches. Tokyo, of course, will nd a gracious, welcome, as will Yoka. Special courtesins are contemplated there are large Christian educationai
potamia?
in foreign countries of trade" representas Hegarding Mosul, Mr. Lloyd George tives empowered to bring proceedings paid we consider it at present essential to behalf of British national-
AALAND ISLANDS.
REFERRED TO LEAGUE.
the proper administration af Mesopotamia that Mosul should ferma part thereof.
LONDON, June 23rd.
to
there,
It authoritatively sured that these Rubents are the Li-chich, the it, the Kiangkeng and the Li-chuan. They are. all small river boats of 100 tons.
The Kiong-heug is understood to have been the Bagship.
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their power.
hama.
SOVEREIGNTY QUESTION The leading people of Mosul had petition. Captain Wedgwood Benn, Colonel Leslie NORTH LOUISIANA OIL FIELD kept order in South Russia, whence in such places as Osaka, and 'Kobe, where
In the House of Commons, replying
Wilson stated that the Nauru Agreement was not submitted to the recent meeting of the Council, of the League of Nations- The Government was of opinion that the Agreement did not require to be so sub
ed the Government in favour of the unity LONDON, June 2ård,
of Mosul and Mesopotamia. He did not Great Britain has requested the Council doubt that the Arabs would prefer to be of the League of Nations to deal with the treated as a unik There was unity of Finnish-Swedish dispute as regards the race. population and religion, there was a mitted. sovereignty of Aaland Island,
deert between them and Syria, and
The Council will meet soon to consider nothing between them and Bagdad. Lord the question,
Kitebenen considered the mountains north INTERNATIONAL POLO CUP, of Morn! the strategie boundary of Meso
potamin.
AMERICA TO CHALLENGE
ENGLAND,
NEW YORK, June 23rd.
Regarding oil, Mr. Lloyd George de
clared that
bno arrangements had beca
made with private Compapies. The whole
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The Polo Association bas decided to oil property in Mosul belonged to the Arab challenge England for the International
State, subject to pre-war arrangements Cup."
The matches will be played in June, 1921.
TENNIS SENSATION.
J. Q. PARKE DEFEATS AMERICAN CHAMPION.
THE DUKE OF YORK.
Lospor, June 23rd.
In the Houm of Lords the Duke of York took his wat. He was introduced by the Dukes of Connaught and Northumberland, with the usual ceremoniai. H.M. the Queen, Princess Mary and many Pecresses were spretators in the Peeresses Gallery ANTI-DUMPING BILL.
state.
institutions.
with Turkey, because it was necessary to GOVERNMENT TO PROCEED WITH completions in this district or 45 per cent. and the productive values from which they abundance of speakers who can do these
safeguard the interests of Americans,
It would be most undesirable to make arrangements fettering the Arab States.
ment
IT.
AT, KEEPINU ORDER MEANS We know how Japan is keeping order in Kores, and we niso know how she is doing it in Transbaikalin, where she took possession og rurs, tuber, andram ores, gold, etc. We also know how the British they exported oiis, tobacco, mangamme ores, DAILY PRODUCTION OF NEARLY etc. Now Japan kindly promises to keep Förder in the Far East, for which she' 90,000 BARRELS.
The Interchurch World Movement, has must be paid the heavy price of a buffer phard the matter of directing the depuin- North Lousiana's 1019 oil well complet goes without saying that the local tions of tourists in the care of Mr. M. L tions hut the high mark for average initial population will not re content with a
Swinchart of Kwangju, Korea, who will make advance arrangements in co-opern- daily production to each well in the 11 oil buffer state.
sa result of the tion with Mr. Ilurace E. Coleman, World's producing areas east of the Rocky Moun- policy pursued during the past half c- Assocation Becretary for Japan, Korea tains, according to reliable available tury, the Far East has been under the has requested that at least five post conven- statistics made public recently: The North sway of militarism, and bat little as he tion meetings shall be held in that country Louisiana Beids averaged 887 barrels initial done in the line of development of saturn at such centres as Taiku, Seoul, PenK", daily production to each completion while resources. Now, because of internal politi- bar North Calf Const Esid 492, Carrel repulation to establish new administrative island, wild by held in China. the North Texas completions averaged 565 cal reasons, the title has arrived for the ang Kwangju and Woman or Hamheurg.
Philippine and the Peunsylvania field only 10). These conditions and to develop the natural re
Unfortunately, external condi-Indin. Cairo and Jerusalem,
tourists at Singapore, Colombo, figures give some idea of the extent of the sources. decrease in production in the once prolife tions, especially as these effect relations
Groups of business men, educators nnit field of the East and of the increase in with Japan, do not give promise of the Sunday-school specialists will visit just as approach of a peaceful period of res many parts of Japan and else here as may The figures show that the Gulf Conststruction. The Far Eat has always be possible.. Women, specialy qualified for
caused a deficit to Russia. Bouthern output region developed the greatest number of vinces are separated from Russia, who is and women of these countries. The per- If the pro- that work, will hold meetings for the girls dry holes in comparison with the number going to pay the deficit? The expenses of sonnel of the delegates who have registered of wells drilled, a total of 561 of the 1.236 these provnces have increased enormously, thus far indicates that there wil be an being dry. Out of a total of 705 comple, should be covered, are still problematical. tions in Louisiana, there were 123 dry The only solution appears to lie is loans of work. World leaders are among
those already chosen by the Program Cem holes or 17 per cent, of the total wells and concessions, such as have been resorted mittee for Convention speakers. A number drilled. Kentucky-Tennessee completions to by the Chinese, but whne such would of State Sunday-school secretaries will numbered 3,716 completions of which 421 canse no danger to a united and centralized fend the delegations from their respechos
Russia, which would be strong enough to states. or 11 per cent, were dry will
The Lima Indiana field, often called a dictate her own terms, for a buffer state WORLD WIDE REPLEMENTATION.
tantamount to "political
Applications for delegates credentials to close second to North Louisiana so far as such would be promise is concerned, showed a total of slavery, under the dominance of how the World's Bunday School Convention are 158,dry holer out of 84 completions, or 19 advancing the loans and obtaining the con being received from the very ends of the
cessions.
earth. In addition to the hundreds who per cent. of the total.
MUST CONSULT POPULAR WILL
will go from the United States and Canada. Louisiana's of production trebled in the
The will of the poopie within the terri- there will be representatives from different COSTS IN AMERICA, last two years, Penduction for January: tories forming the proposed buffer stato countries in South America and from the 1918, totaled 781,000 barrels, and reached must also be taken into consideration. Continent of Europe. All sections of the DENIAL OF BLUMP.
2,567,000 barrels in nary, 1990. The There is no doubt but that they will not British Isles will send delegates. Then daily average jumped from 25,194 to give their Essent to the carrying out of the they will come from Australia, India, Java Reports that have been filtering out to 82,606 barrels.
plans of the Japanese imperialists. It is and Africa All parts of the Orient will Homer Bed in North Louisiana now useless for the followers of the aggressive send many delegates, both from among the abused or the natives oppressed. He pro- the Orient in recent weeks that retail wound to take the views of widers of the prices in American cities have been tum- leads the United States in oil production policy of Japan to lay stress on the so- missionaries and from the native churches. Arab population as to the best methods of bling are branded as untrue in a cable from having passed Burkburnett, Texas, it called Siberian separatist movement, as-Japan Advertiser,
the American Exporters Importers Associn nearest viral, several weeks ago with pipe even those favouring a broad and national The-match-at-Wimbledon-was-witnessed establishing, wer was established pention that has been received recently by the fine production of nearly 90.000 barrels tuscuomy favour unity with the Russian
a new Government was exper- by a crowd of seven thousand, and was dimre would decrease and the forces neces American Chamber of Commerce in Bhange daily Late reports also indicate the Republic. At the first Biberian Center- baja Following is the text of the message, return of the once prolific Cadde field offence, held at Tomsk in 1917, where repres American Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana. Recently flowing wells have sentatives of 23 national organizations dis pregnant, with scenes of intense enthusiasm ary would be negligible.
Turaing to the question of the Dardanel China Shanghai-- tinka
ben brought in in the extreme southern cussed the question of a Biberian govern- and emotion, owing to the brilliant naturales and the Bosphorous, Mr. Lloyd George Please inform the trade that newspaper end of the pool where it was believed that ment, a resolution was passed to the effect 4th of May, 10 by a Handles Page
said it was perfectly true that we were reports regarding radical price reduction on pumpers, could be developed
that while Russia must be at indivisible Lampen, of 1684) Bad ith a he undertaking more than we anticipated. He are erroneous and apply only to local re- Latest statistics place the total number public, ber separate parts must be Lion engines of 450 h.p. each. The believed France, and Italy would be able tail trade. These reports express the uni of producing weils in the United States at organized on the basis of national autonomy lasted 1hz. min, and record loud me to contribute an equal share in course of versal desire to reduce the cost of living. ges,000 with an output of over a million or on a territorial basis, and that at the 3,600 lb (1074 kigs) was carried. Th
All manufactured merchandise con barrels of oil daily.
same time it was desirable to develop the load was made up of timber ballast tank THE BOULOGNE CONFERENCE time. News from Asia Minor was much
principle of self-determination of oors favourable than alarmist telegrams tinues scarce, in great demand and will
provinces,
with water and some special instruments districts and nationalities, including the the weight being equivalent to a load of TWO IMPORTANT DECISIONS. depicted. He did not believe it possible to certainly remain so as long as factory
organization of a Russian Tepublic on the 26 passengers. The machine carried the make any peace in Mesopotamin or that production is restricted by labour strikes PAKIS, June 24th. quarter of the world unless we make is and strikes in parts, raliroads and other ANOTHER TRAGEDY OF DESPAIR. basis of a federation. It may therefore be Pilot, Capt. G. T. R. Hill and a mechani
for safely assumed that the Biberido popula- and with this record weight on board European nations 'cannot supply The Allies have sent a Note to Germany clear that our policy must be carried commercial centers get
their Another tragedy among the aristocratic tion will resist the buffer state plan as an attained a height of 13,009 feet (4627 through; namely, the releasing of the non-
own.. present requirements leaving little refuge in Switzerland is reported from impractical project, a fantastic plan metres). No special preparations were forbidding the construction of civil or Turkish population, from Turkish sway if any availabe supplies for export. Ameri Romunhorn. The young Hungarian engendered in the brains of the immende for this fight, vuly the chain heing military alferaft, antil thren months after Mr. Lloyd George concluded the, but can works today are manufacturing much Baroness Karlensky,
7 who was of Bussian pertalists" working our way out of the difficulties, but below capacity due to a great scarcity of origin, after paying her hotel bal took we must-keep-steady. Not a farthing will raw material and urgent delivery demanded boston Lake Lobstance, accompanied by be spent except to carry out our mission;
her-2-year-old child. Later both were then those countries will bless us and wconstantly are increasing.
Your buyers should not, be misled by found drowned in the lake. A letter which shall have done something, adding lustre sensational articles as the above statement the baranes had left at the hotel and that is confirmed by all reliable sources of in- Bela Kun, the former Hungarian dictator, and glory to our great Empire.
Mr. Asquith's raction was defeated by formation. Please advise neighbouring bad killed her husband in Budapest and
trade amociations,
confiscated his property.
LONDON, June 23rd. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar. It was essential that the Arabs should have t'e oil deposits of Mosul for the develop-Law nuouaced that the Government in- Mesopotamia The Civil Adminis tended to proceed with the Anti-Dumping LONDON, June 22nd, trations in Palestine and Mesopotamia Bili, but it would not be possible to intro
were both paying their way, Ho-repudiat- duce it before the Recess, The greatest sensation, has been caused ed the idea that the League of Nations by J. C. Parke's defent of W. N. Johnston, might decide who would be mandatories. thereunder and that it might be possible to the Ameriena champion, in the second hand over even to Germany mandates for round of the World's Grass Championship, countries which cost us hundreds of mil- President Wilson lions to emancipato.
by 7-5, 2-6, 3-2, 8-8. The result was so un- expected that it sent a thrill through the Male country, in view of the forthcoming Davis Cup context."
of the exchanges
EARLIER CABLES.
the destruction.or falíve of existing
material.
The Allies have refused to allow Turkey further extension of time for the sign
never advocated that view, but the League could consider a mandate, Fits terms were
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Borgiars broke into the house whero Napoleon, was born at Ajaccio, Corsica recently in the hope of inding historie rolics which might be sold for large sims. Their hopes, however, were not realized.
BRITISH FLIGHT RECORD.
A British record was established on they
removed from the passenger's soon where the tanks were placed, wach decorations so lempa, clock, curtains, mirror, — eta remaining
The aeroplane which thus established this record for height, duration and useful land is the one recently exhibited at the Paris Aircraft Exhibition, where it flew from London in the short time of 1hr. 50min,
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