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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 26TH, 1920.
BOLSHEVISTS INVADE
POLAND:
POLAND ASKS FOR ARMISTICE.
FRENCH
MARCH
ON
ALEPPO
EMIR FEISUL ACCEPTS ULTIMATUM.
·FRANCO-BRITISH
OLL AGREEMENT
MUTUAL CONCESSIONS IN POSSESSIONS,
LATEST CABLES.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.J
POLAND'S TRQUBLES;
THE BRITISH REPLY TO THE
SOVIET
LONDON, July 93rt.
It is understood that the British_reply
to the Suviet Note polits out that Britain
"KATEST CABLES, FRANCO-BRITISH OIL AGREEMENT,
SCHEME OF CO-OPERATION IN MANY FIELDS.
UNREST IN IRELAND, DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS.
Lasroy, July 2nd.
BELFAST DEATHROLL.
LONDON, July 23rd. Rioting in Belfast was carried on till a o'clock in the morning when order was res
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In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Devlin in regard to the trouble in Belfast, which Mr. Devlin described as dust. Ten persons were killed last night, bring- 1a za organised attack on Cathetic workers ing the deathrol! since the start of the riot at Queen's Island, Six Hamar Greenwood on Wednesday to 13 The wounded number stated that there had been a good-dead of | from two to three hundred. ・・・ looting. The military had been firüs on and had returned the BreAbout-10 per sous had been treated in hospital; 25 for gunshot wounds, from which, three had. f died. A number of the Police' bad been
wounded, but not seriously.
KA
1
ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE
ACTIVE.
LONDON. July 3rd..
́, It is announced from the old Town Hall.
Belfast that Liest-Colonel W. B. | Spender, ex-Chief Staff Officer of the The city is quiet this morning, but therester Volunteer Force, has taken over was further fighting during the dinner command of the loyalists and has requested
In report from the respective battalions,
hour: Two iron workers and a soldier had been wounded. There was a considerable military force in the city, and the com mander had been fully empowered to take every step to guard against further dia order.
KARLIER CABLES,
AMERICA CUP.
RESOLUTE " WINS THE FOURTH
RACE."
SANDY HOOK, July 2trů, The fourth race came off to-day. The Resoluta first norusy the line and
KHAN
THE CRISIS AT PEKING,
CHIHLI PARTY'S TRIUMPH COMPLÈTE.
THE RESIGNATION OF TUAN CHI-JUI
Erau OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
PARING July 20th, quickly drew ahead. She led by nearly half-mile at the end of half-an-hour. The
(Delayed in transmission), freshening wind, enabled the Shamrock to Following the resignation of Tuan cut down the leadShe passed the Chi-jut, Generalising, a group of Reaolute the only time three miles from military then left for Tientsin yesterday, the finish, but half-a-mile from the post, They are authorised to offer terins agrees. the Resolutë drew past -in a spectacularing to the punishment of Hsu Shu-cheng, spurt and won, including the time allow the disbandment of the Frontier Defence Force, the dolition of Parliament, and ance,"by ten minutes,
the dissolution of the Anfa Club.
THE SHAMROCK" DAMAGED. New York, July 23rd. The Shamrock is reported to be slightly damaged. n shifting boom foreing two rivets.
·SHAMROCK” UNDERGOES
INSPECTION.
SINN FEINERS' RECORD.
LONDON. July 2nd. The Ulsterman, Mr. Doogid, and Sir To the House of Commons, at question
SANDY HOOK. July 22nd. Edward Carson «protested against Mr. Sime, Sir Hamar Greenwood stated that
The Shamgenes was sent to Staten Island. Delia's description and declared that the it was estimated that £1,000,000 worth of
early this morning to have her underbody Eginers in Ireland in 1918 and 1920, incloed. Inspection revealed only a low trouble was due to the Sion; Feiners pro- property had been destroyed by the Sinn |
elading over £1,000,000 in Munster.
xtreaks of oil" along "the water-line. Work All possible stops were being taken to men spent all day cleaning and polishing ascertain the whereabouts of General Luess
the bull in readiness for to-morra's race
LONDON, July 23rd. A Franco-British oil agreement which is published provides that in Rumania educing revolvers at the meeting of protest two Governments will support their respec- tive nationals with a view to the acquisi-gainst the murder of Colonel Smyth.
tion of the former German oil interests and
has advised Poland to request an armis tice. It expresses the belief that the Soviet will grant pence on fair terms, other concessions, all shares in the former waiyes the previous British suggestion for!
being half French and half British. Conference in London been repIn Russia, the two Governments will sup- sentatives of the Soviet and the Boder port their respective natonals in acquiring Stat. The Note does not mention General Wrangel.
~BOLSHEVISTS EXTER POLAND.
LONDON. July 3rd. The Bolshevists have now invaded Poland
proper.
concessions.
In Mesopotamia, France is to receive 23 per cent, of the Government-output at the market rates, or 25 per cent of the | shares in private companies.
The agreement, also, provides for the construction of pipelines and railways for the transportation of off through the French sphere to the Mediterranean,
The War Office reports that the Bolshevist right wing has occupied Scing, a town to the north-west of Grodno, about thirty miles east of the German frontier. The Bolshev 1 North Africa and other French ists have reported that they have captured conies, France will give facilities to Grodno and, also, 'Belostok. The Bolshoy-France-British groups, Britain giving cor- ist line in the centre bonds back consider. responding advantages in the British Crown ably to the east, but in the south the Bol shevista forced a passage on the rivers Styr “and Zbrucz and entered Eau Galicia-
Ibia reported from Paris that the Hun- garian Government has offered military sid to the Entente against the Bolshevista,
M. MILLERAND'S STATEMENT.
PALIS. Julyard.
M.Millerand, speaking in the Senate,
Colonies,
FRENCH IN SYRIA.
MARCHING ON ALEPPO.
LONDON, Julyard.
Mr. Devlin denied there
were Sinn
Feiners. He serted that the people were incited to attack the Catholics.
NEW BILLS BEING INTRODUCED.
LONDON, July 22nd.
but up to the present no news had been
received.
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STEADILY DESCENDING INTO
ABYSS OF ANARCHY."
The Resolute remained at her moorings where the rigging and sails were thoroughly
inspected.
FINAL RACE.
In the House of Commons, Sir Hangs"}
LONDON. July 2nd. "The situation in Tretend' was discussed
SANDY HOOK, July 23rd. Greenwood said he would ask the", House
in the House of Commons,
The Resolute easily won the fourth" Cup co-per-curtain-legislation se was so the question of the Secretary addry possible. The Government bad intrataced a Mr. T. P. O'Connor said that Ireland was race. She finished over four minutes abead the Shamrock, independently of the time Criminal Injuries Bill, which would enable steadily descending into the abyss of of it to intercept every grant from the Ex-tech and cha. Nobody had done more allowance.
to create an extremist party than fir The al race is on Saturday. quer to any persum in authority in Ireland Edward Carson. He suggested that it who was acting illegally. The action of was the Ulster movement that swayed the
THE U.S. PRESIDENCY. every Council or other public authoritacillating German mind in favour of
THE REPUBLICAN POLICY, was being examined and very drastic action Sir Edward Carson retorted that he be would be taken to uphold the authority of lieved this to be an unmitigated liv. He
proceeded to defend Ulster's deterrina-Senator-Warren. Harding, replying to
MARION, July 22nd, the Crown,
tion to resist being ground down under the heels of murderous assassins. He declared the official notification of his sonization that the British Government had been for the Presidency said that the Repub entirely beatise in three-quarters of relican Party meant to hold the heritage of xad. He demanded vigorous menantes against the teenagzable to which American nationality unimpaired and u Sinn Fein was establishing.
Another Bill would establish a Tribunal superseding the Courts, which bad failed to function at the recent Assizes owing to the aburer of jurers who were intimated by the reign of the revolver.
He would also submit a Bill enabling the
war.
Sir Hamar Greenwood, replying, said that 57 arrests had been made in Belfast.
It is now confirmed beyond doubt that Lord Lieutenant to establish a Tribunal to More would be necessary
deal quickly with every criminal offence committed in Ireland.
Emir Feis Is accepted the French ultimatum
It is understed that, although French
Krunime.
a news so far or any confict between the French and Emir Feisul's
suid this Anglo-French Commissions sent troops are en route to Aloppe, the marge to Waraw would report what assistance the towards Damascus work part este pr Polish Army demanded, and added, We are determined to do everything possible to help our ally."
POLAND ASKS FOR ARMISTICE.....
LONDON, July 23rd. Poland has dispatched Notes to Moscow and the Soviet Army Headquarters formally applying for an armistire with a view to peace.
GRODNO EVACUATED.
WARSAW, July 2nd.
A communiqué confirms the report of the Polish exacuation of Grodno, als of Slonim
vroups.
BRITISH PRISONERS IN
RUSSIA.
GOVERNMENT TAKES RETALIA- TORY MEASURES.
LONDON, July 23rd.
In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Barnett regarding the evil conditions
A BLACK TIME COMING. Sir Hamar, referred to the widespread terrarium which prevented people from giving evidence in cases, and the difficulties in the way of laying charges, but under the legislation proposed it would be possibla to mete out punishment in proven cases more adequate to the crime.
LATEST UABLES.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. DEFEC ION OF ITS · REAL/
SPONSOR
;
LONDON, July 2d. In the House of Lords, replying to an quiry by Lord Farmor to how far
surrendered.
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He described the League Covenant as concurved for world super-Government, negotiated" in mismuderstanding, intolerant- ly urged and demanded by its adminis tration sponsors who resisted, every effort to safeguard America." No surrender of the rights of the world council or an assum ed mandatory should ever-summo Ame rica to war.
This was followed by another mantiate. ordering the creation of fighting.
The first train reached Peking yesterday. evening. The debacle of the Aufuites is now complete.
GENERAL HSU PREVENTED FROM COMMITTING SUICIDE,
PRRING, July-23th, Shu-chen and General Ting Shih-yush
Tuan Chi-jai-prevented: Generat Hsu
from committing suicide, and they are now Fugitives.
The Ministers of Finance, Communica tions and of Justice have resigued...
Chang Tolia's troops surrounding Peking intendu enforce the proposed. term of surrender. The city gates remain closed again the dispersed soldiery, open. ing only for a store popied in the mornings to admit market prodites. -
The city is practically, under siege," though steps are being taken to limit pro- fiteering and care is taken of the poor..
General Chin Yung peng has arrived at Mukien' to disgus with Chang Ten-in the terms for negotiations of peace.
FIGHTING
CEASED,
་
ANEU CLUB BROKEN UPA
PRKING, July". Fighting has ceased on all-frontsi obedience to the Presidential mandate,
Chun Won yen has been appointed Director of an organisation to collect the scattered" soldiers and return them to their respective headquarters, The Peking populace its confidence, as the dispersed soldiery is regaining was Deen kept out beyond the city walks, The gates resnain closed.
Que train from Tientsin arrival yester day. Otherwise, there was no rail com-,, munication.
He would hopefully approach the nations now u twenty days' supply in the city.
The food situation is easier. There is.
the Covenant of the League of Nations of the world, proposing in understanding
Wald become operative, Lord Curzon
The only luoting so far has bon by
referred to the painful crippling which making America a willing participant in starving soldier raiding village rics the League sustained in the defection of the consecration of nations in a relations,
the United States, its real sponsor. No ship, still leaving America free and in
world,
The Anfuites retiring from Lang-fang,
Another detachment retreating to Kalgary
In the meantime, any decision of a Sinn Fe Court and any transier of title under that Court was illegal and would be upset Es soon as possible.
He denied there was any coercion in Ire effort should be spared to induce a reversal dependent, but offering friendship to the found the Tong-chow city gates closed. land. No soldier was there, except to pre. of that decision. serve life and order. (Cheers.) The peo A number of applications for admission ple of Ireland were terrorised by a lew, would be placed before the Assembly and it was the Government's duty to break meeting in November at Genera. chance to voice their real views, that terror, and give the Irish people a He stated that great difficulty had arisen in settling the class of mandates relating He continued The situation is bad and to ex-German territories in Africa and, the Crown are asserting the Government's with France as regards the Cameroons and authority. I regret to say that the House Tagoland, and with Japan as regards the and the United Kingdom mast brace itself Pacific Islands,
The Bolsheviks have crossed the rive under which the, British prisoners at Baknay grow worse, because the forces of the Pacific Islands. The question had arisen
«Niemen.
EARLIER CABLES,
NEUTRAL.
of peace with the party from Peking; preferring to await the arrival of Chang Tao-in from Mukden. ASigned, while the Anfuite Ministers of The Anfuite Minister of Justice has re- Finance and Communieaticas are prepar in their accounts" prior to handing over. their portfolion.
(General
responsibility for this, but the Government to face a bitter period in Irish history. The mandates had, up to buy not been tionist nomination as the presidential Commanding, the Frontier Defence-Force-
number of
were 'confined, Mr. Cecil Harmsworth said that the Soviet authorities disclaimed
GERMANY TO REMAIN STRICTLY was not prepared to accept this plea and
had taken into custody a Russian deportees in Great Britain, who would not be released until British pris Harr son' Simons, speaking the oners at Baku and all parts of Russia had Foreign Affairs Committee in the Reich-boon returned." stag, declared that Germany would not consent without protest to any proposal of the Entente to dispatch assistance to
BERLIN, July 2nd.
Poland through Germany Any Bumier
or Polish troops violating the German frontier would be disarmed.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
RECOVERING FROM SLIGHT INDISPOSITION.
HOBART, July, find.
The Prince of Wales returned SPECIAL MISSIONS TO POLAND Launceston to-day. He is recovering from
· DEPART.
LONDON, July 22nd. The British and French special missions to Poland leave Paris to-day. The British mission consists of Lord D'Abarnon, B Maurice Hankey and Major General Siz”. Percy Radcliffe. -
the slight attack of laryngitis. The Renown is sailing for Sydney, on July 23rd.
RUDOLPH SAENGER CO. RECEIVER APPOINTED.
MR. F. ROOSEVELT'S
SUCCESSOR.
WASHINGTON, July 23rd.
NEW YORK, July 23rd. FIGHTING IN MESOPOTAMIA.
A receiver has been appointed in respect BUMEITA GARRISON RELIEVED. of the Rudolph Saenger Company's affairs, LONDON, July syndin Rhode Islaid and Pennsylvania. The a company which owns important silk mili») If the House of Commons, Mr. Winston firm's assets are $1,800,000 and abilities Churchill · azzounced that the. rebed $1,560,000. column reached Rameita on the afternoos of July 20th. Serious saxiety with regard “to the garrison was thus relieved. The column, composed of an infantry, brigade with artillery, advanced at dawn on July 16th and reached on the morning of July It is understood that Mr. Thomas 3. 10th a spot four miles northwest of Spellacy has been selected as Assistant Enmeita, where 2,000 of the enemy Holding Secretary of the Navy, in succession to Mr. three lines of entrenchments, ang bomba Franklin Roosevelt. and machine guns, offered strong oppo tion. After sovers and prolonged fighting our attack #ad...ancongeful Theegecay counter-attacked after dark but was beaten off. The enemy was effectively bombed and machine gunned, and suffered heav coenalties. The enemy retired at night time, Thy column continued the advance on the morning of July Roth and reached Romeita with little Father resistance. Parties of the enemy retiring hastily were machine- gunned from the air.
CRICKET.
LONDON, July 3rd. Surrey beat Lancashire by 0 wickets, ...... The Hampshire and Warwickshire match was abandoned.
The Somerset Essex match
and UDA,
Kent beat Northampshire by an innia;
The York-Gloster match was abandoned oxing to rain.
Notts beat Bussex by 6 wickets.
Yesterday, Little Hsu ? was in the Wagons Lits Hotel
He declared his opposition to the Gov was checked by the Tuchum of Chabar.
meat ownership of the railroads and
Dad Kun Das refused to discuss the favoured a protective tariff policy. He terms desired to see America, the leading maritime nation in the world.
PROFESSOR AARON WATKINS
PROHIBITIONIST CANDIDATE.
LINCOLN (Nebraska), July 23rd. Mr. Bryan, having declined the Prohibi There will be a "determined, organised butter to the League because of the didate the Prohibitionist Convention has attempt to establish an Irish Republic means of murder and intimation.
by That desire to obtain unanimity. He hoped nominated Profesa Agron Warkins, of attempt will not be abandoned without much that that unanimity, would be reached Chio, who was several times candidate for more bloodshed, and can only be defeated shortly, after which reference would be the Vice-Presidency. The three Presiden the death of Little Hsu, Ting Shib by the united determination of all parties made under the terms of the Covenant tial candidates are all from Chio, appose such savage methods." and creeds to condemn it resolutely and He denied that the Government was not
He extended an invitation to representer
serious regarding the Letgoe tion from every quarter as regards the best way of settling the question of saving Ireland from ruin, and concluded his tell- ing speech with an appeal to the House. for united support. (Load Cheers). THE CHIEF SECRETARY'S SALARY::
An Order in Council fizes July 16th as LONDON, July 22nd. Chief Becretary's salary was rejected by The Nationalist motion to reduce the
the date of the termination of war with 13 voted to 4%
Austria.
MACHINE GUNS USED ON RIOTERS.
There was no cause for disappointment or despair about its future. A career of real, practical utility. lag before it.
END OF THE WAR.
LONDON, July- Zird,
OBITUARY..
WASHINTON. July 23rd. The death is announced of MIĄ W. K LONDON, July 23rd.)
Vanderbilt. Firing continued in the Fall's Road dis The death is announced of Admiral C. trict of Belfast early this morning. The L Oxley. military were compelled to use machine Kuns against the rioters. The casualties no far are unknown.
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US. TRADE. RECORD EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
WASHINGTON, July 23rd." The exports for the past year were valued $5,230,000,000. both records. The respective at $8,111,000,000, and the importa increases over the previous year #870,000,000 and £2,143,000,000.
AMERICAN RAILWAYS.
were
It is reported that the victors demand yuan and Tseng Yu-chen, who are accused, of misappropriating $25,000,000 of Com EARLIER CABLES.munications Department funds for Anfo
purposes. Tato Ju-lin, Lu Churig-ya THE PROHIBITIONIST
Chi Sher, Chen La and others are m NOMINATION.
favour of clemency being extended to Tuan Chi-jui, whose admision of fault, in favourably viewed.
LINCOLN, Nebraska 22nd. The Prohibitionist National Convention passed a solution almost anasimonaly THE SOUTH KANGES ITSELF WITH tendering Mr. Bryan the Prohibitionist
THE OHIHLI · PARTY. Party's nomination for the presidency. Mr. Bryan, howover, has siready nounced that he will not, kempt.
SELE
LUXURIOUS OCEAN TRAVEL. CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION
WITH LAND.
All the South-Western leaders are pow ranged against Tuan Chi-jui Before Tuan's power in the North was eclipsed, the South-Western Inadors were silent They are now all in favour of associating themselves with the Chihli Military Party, headed by Two Kun. The National Assembly at Ganton have also, in extra LONDON, July 22nd, ardinary sesion, passed resolution Interesting experiments with wirelem denouncing Tuanas traitor, and Lephony are proceeding in confection proving the stand of the Army, the Navy, FURTHER RIOTING IN BELFAST.
ing the delegates to the Empire Press Co. of the Chibli leaders, headed by General with the royage of the Victorian convey: and other organisations in their support. LONDON, July 23rd.
ference to Canada. Continuous telephonic Tano Kan sad others, in the present lence in Belfast to-night, as well as con-
Chelmsford A wireless concart was given condemn all those who employ foreign and There was further rioting of terrific vio
communication was established between struggle in the North." It is added that tous firing between the rival crowds.
the Victorian and the wireless station "at "the members of the National Assembly" The military in the Falls Road district Were roughly handled, and returned the
from Chelmsford in the first bruge of the #gainst home people. vegel when the vessel was, 600 miles West fire. Three persons are dead, including Brother Morgan, a member of the Redemp
ward. The torian also provided.morn torist Order, who was struck by a stray ASK FOR SANCTION FOR INCREASE for the first time in the history of ocean ing and evening, editions of a newspaper shot. A number of persons were seriously. injured. In the Newtown district, the IN FARES AND FREIGHTS.
travel. crowds fought with utmost violence, armed with sticks, stones, and revolvers, The
It is expected that the Victorian, which Catholic chapal was damaged After The milroads have applied to the Com will be in telephonic communication with left Laverpool on the night of July 20th, WASHINGTON, July 23rd. - extreme provocation, the military red and made Commission to action sa increase
St. John's 'to-night. zavre were numerous casualties Lord of 20-per eent, in dinary passenger fares arrived in London, where they rerekum-order party, to cover the $800,000,000 in- French and General Macready have and 60 per cent in Pullman for in BIG GERMAN AFESHIP moned for a consultation with the: Cabinet creased wages entailed by the recent award, on future measures to restore order in and, also air-increads or 15 per cent, in Ireland.
freights in Eastern territory and 8. per SIE EDWARD CARSON'S MESSAGE cent in Western
CHEAPER CLOTHES FOR THE AUTUMN,
concerns interested, it is hoped that it wi of Trade, with the aid of the various trade
"the result of the efforts of the Board;
be possible to place on the market in the course of a few months suits of good sound weed guaranteed to hard wearing, at aprice somewhere between £4 ani! £5. Though cloth mill are choked with ordere it has been possible to segata a-promise of first delivery of 300,000 yards of standard cloth mainly in greys and browns, is from 16 have the mite pa the market. some time Belfast carnestly hoping that all Unioniste: Unions have decided to accept under pro- larger than the R 34. It is 642 feet long, every stage of antifacture, that the
Bir Edvard Carson has set a message to
after September. When the site ar All except me of tog sixteen Raliway has arrived in England, It is alightly antec, based on detailed examination at there will arist the anthorkies to quell die test, the Railway Labour Board's wage and has an endurance of 4,000 miles #makers, wholesalers, and retailers, are only turbances and restore peace.
Kard
Cruising speed of 45 miles an hour,
receiving a fair profit for their work.
SURRENDERED.
LARGER THAN R 34.
LONDON, July 2204 The German rigid airship 144 which
LONDON, Fuly 29mm UNIONS ATONDA AWARD was handed over under the Peace. Treat really they will have the Government goar-