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CABLES
EARLIER CÂBLES.
(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.) CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM"
IN CEYLON.
AN UNOFFICIAL MAJORITE RECOMMENDED.
LONDON, July 8th.
In the Hour of Commons, replying to Cal, Wedgwood, Lieut. Col. Amery but lined the changes in the Constitution of Ceylon, giving a large measure of popular control bror, the Administration, which Lord Milner has decided to recommend' to the King.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 192.
POLAND'S TROUBLES. ALLEGED BREACH OF ARMISTICE AGREEMENT.
WARSAW, July 9th.
RUSSIAN COMMANDERS IGNORE,
"ORDERS.
WARSAW, July 28th.
FIGHTING "IN SYRI FRENCH TAKE DAMASCUS AND MAKE DEMANDS.
PARIS, July 3rd,
Querife, and
IMPERIAL SHIPPING
SERVICES.
represent Australis.
Among others nien
immed as "probable members of the Commit
ften were ; —
CHINESE LANGUAGE IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
The Straits Times of the 31st inst. in a leading article mys:→→
parrots wasting their money on schools which do not provide a proper education - for their children. As the law sands.
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any one can open a school, and charge fees, and make any sort of pretence at giving education and there is no kind of control either to guarantee that the teacher is con potent for his work or that what he tiebus. is wholesome or useful to the pupils. In all the civilised entries of the world the urcessity has born recognised of protecting the public against schaals, which are unfit
RECLOTHING THE ARMY, MR. CHURCHILL'S ANSWER TO
EIGHTEEN QUESTIONS.*
The Times recently foreausted that the In the House of Caumous, on June 9th, chairman of the Imperial Shipping Con- It is learned from Beirut that the French Mr. G. Paimer (The Wrekin, Ind) asked mittee, was to be Bir H. J. Mackindor, A rommunique states that despito the
We regret to observe that there is a socupied Aleppo, and entered Damascus on the Stengtary of State for War whether M.P. Reader in Geography in the Univer great deal of very' mischievous agitation acceptance of the Polish Armistice pro- July 25th.
before committing the cuitatry to an initial sity of London. ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ posal, the Bolsheviks have rexamed violent" A new Sharifan Government has bec expenditure of £3,000,000 in nylothing the Sir George Perley. the High Commian Education Bill which is before the Trade Suples Sotthontents first now over attacks on the whole front, capturing vari- formed and has accepted Cameral Gouraud's Army in pre-war uniforms, he would give sicer, was to represent Canada, and Mr. Legislative Council. Very briefly indeed ous points eastward of the Galician frontier conditions including the immediate dis prdurs for pattern uniiogas if khaki to be H. J. Larkin. manager of the Common- the objects of that bill are to prevent armament and the deposition of Emir Fail made with regimental colour and colwealth Government Line of Steamers, to and advancing twenty kilometres south of
WDO 248 Deen askest, 10 leaks the grautry. --- Caeiugs mad coltar-badges of the line Grodno.
tourd's conditions also include the regiment."
on cavalry payment si ten mille lanes as reparargument, and cause these to be played tion for damage during the guerilla war fix the tea-room, together with the compara tare; the Syrian army to be reduced and tave cost of uniform sandornal and made Sir Kenneth Anderson, a manager of the A wirsics message says that the Bolshev-ratories inco a once-force;
war at the Piuilco factory compared with the Orient Steam Navigation Company, and ists have captured Pinsk, crossing the line material to be handed over to the French; price of prewar uniforms.. Seventeen a member of the Shipping Control Coils E' said it was proposed to alter the Con-defined by the Spa Conferences and in the and the principal guilty persons to be tried other members had questions on the papermittee during the war.
by military tribunal. stitățion of the Legislative Council by con- Armstics proposal.
on the same subject, which were all answers Sir Alfred Boots, chairman of the KING OF THE HEDJAZ PROTESTS.ed at the same time.
Cunard Steamship Company. siderably extending the principle of popular, A Berlin message says the Russian Com slection of members, and giving unofficial manders are disinclined to cease hostilities
Mr. Churchill, Secretary
Mr. W. L Hichens, chairm of Cam-ita duty in this respret. The Education or members: a substantial majority over the in accordance with the Soviet's orders, presentative at the Peace Conference in which will fall upon this year's Estimates in
The King of the Hedjaz has recalled his (paadee, CL)~-The only expenditure inell, Laird, and Co., Limited.
Mr. Kenneth Lee, a director of the schools are proper persons for their work uwing to the prevalence of Tsarist offers.
Faris owing to breach action in Byrisregard to full-dress for the Army is that Tental Broadhurst Lee Compaus, con and that they tough what it is good for
the children to learn. There seenis, how uguiast which the hug has provencêd tot the League of Nations.
in respect of the Foot Guards, which are spinners and manfacturers; and
(ever, to be somu sinister influence at work, të be immediately supplied with full dress
Mr. James W. Murray, President of the and the Chinese are being told that the object of the Government is to stamp out during the current year. The Household Glasgow Chamber of Commerces,
the aching of Chinese langunan One Cavalry have had full dress throughout the The intention is that the fuperial Ship document. We have seen uspeti that the war, and it is only aqustion of maintain- ping Confluittee shall prepare the way for ohjeet is to ghusa, the Chinese his and ing this,
The troops, of course, have a the further consideration of the subject of that when one nation wants to exterminate free sur
As regards the officers, new Empire communications: at the next In the nationality of another it "begins by
Bxtinguishing the lingunge. entrants wil rer:ས*1་་་.
mischievou grant of £180 perial Conferimee, which is to be held in i From Athens it is reported that Jafar towards the cost of uniform, and those who 1921. The whole question of Empire stegns never been, the slightest wish on the part Tayar, the Turkish Nationalist Commander joined during-it-war-with-git-2-lee-ship-communications is to be surveyed with of our Government to hinder (hinese an Thrace, has been captured. *«
[inimigration, . We can do with more the aránnnt of outát grant already received, a view to ensuring that communications Chinese than come here, and at a time when TURKISH GARRISON INTERNED
which au use case is £42 10%. The reissue between the various British nations are labour is sure it would be mere folly to IN BULGARIA...
to the Guards and mouse crazy contacted with the high deginu do anything calculated in the font degree LONDON, July 8th. troops of fur dress stands in a special. efficiency. Reuter learns that a large proportion of ties on account of the ceremonial duties the Turkish garrison at Adrianople has which these troops discharge in the capital catered Bulgaria, where it has been dis-of the Empire. The extension of full dres
official voto.
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Excluding the Governor, who would pre- side, the reformed Council would consist of 87 members, comprising 14 officials and unofficials. First sixteen, and, subwer quently, 19 unofficials would be sleetril which two would represent the "Euro
peans and one the Burghers.
In order to prevent deadlocks in essential matters, the Governor would be empowered to declare the passing of any mensure paramozatly important, whereupon the measure may be carried by the votes of the official members. The Governor would also be empowered to prevent the proceed. ings of the Council in regard to any mea
sure affecting the unfety and tranquillity of Ceylon. Three unofficial members would be appointed to the Executive Council
THE SPA AGREEMENT.
“APPROVED BY THE REICHSTAG. BERLIN, July 9th..
Leading Russian Nationalists, failing to win Allied help, have established an organi. ation in Berlin endeavouring to secure the operation of German reactionaries," who would welcome an alliance, hoping thereby to regain power and nequire political and economie predominance in Russia,
* AGREEMENT BETWEEN SOVIET
AND-GERMAN INDEPENDENTS.--
COPENHAGEN, July 28th,
A Magdeburg "paper ussert. · thapan gent hus be signed between the Soviet wid the German Independent Socials and Spartacists providing for the proclamation of a Bolshevik Republic
at Koenigsberg, Danzig, Breslau and other towns inmediately the Soviet's troops have crossed the frontier; also the formation of 4. Rod) German: Army_under_the_Rusion
General Tõntscheff, the establishment of Re- valationary Tribunals and Communist
LONDON, July 25th.
TURKEY,
NATIONALIST COMMANDER
CAPTURED...
armed and jaterned.
Losbox, July 9th.
THE FINANCE BILL.
MR. ASQUITH'S CHARGE OF
EXTRAVAGANCE,
London, July 28th
for War
to the other beaches and units of the Service, which my military advisers abo consider desirable, will be spread over the next four or five years, unless it would be decided-when-the Estimates are review ed next year that this programme should be abandoned. Ample notice will be given In the House of Commons, on the third to sit units, and no existing stock, either Municipal Commissions, and the nationali-reading of the Finnnes Bill, Mr. Asquith of khaki or Ebaki uniforms, will be wasted, isition of industry, the Russian Army main contended that wasteful and extravagant remain permanently the working service khake with the cap or steel homes will
taining order and protecting the pro- expenditure was more attributable to Gov-dress of the whole Army. There is not, letariat.
ernment policy than to administration. He or ever has been, any question of its aboli The only question which is now be took as an example Mesopotamia, where fore us is the issue of full dress uniform, the Estimates were recently largely reduced to the Goards, and the retention of full dress kaiforma, oy the Household Cavalry. but the forces were now being incr"ased,
This involves an expenditure not of thres "Mr. Chamberlain agreed that Britain million, as one would suppose by reading had about reached the limit of its taxable a certain class of public criticism, but of capacity.
He pointed out that this x140,000 for other ranks, and 120,000 for offers. This expenditure has been includ. penditure in 1919-19 was £3,446,000,000, ed in the Estimates the present year. but was reduced to £2,106,000,000 last year. and to £1,282,000,000 this year. Ho De
The Reichstag has approved the Spa Agreement by an overwhelming majority
GERMANY'S COAL ORLIGATIONS.
PARIS, July 28th. The Boulogne „Canference has decided]
GERMAN CURIOSITY. that the Reparations. Commission
BERLIN. July 28th. instructed to ensure the execution of the
Herr von Simons, in speech in the Spa Agreement relative to con, Germany Reichstag, emphasised Germany's respon handing over on September 1st to thexibility is participating in the support of Commision Tremuré Bonds of the value of sixty million marks (gold), falling, dne on May 1st, 1921, with interest' at six per cent.
French circles are most satisfied with the results of the Conference, which are con. sidered to corrcepond with French wishes."
LEAGUE. OF NATIONS. AGENDA FOR THE SAN SEBASTIAN
[43]
CT
MEETING.
LONDON, July 28th.
Poland.
He added that it would be curious to see
tjau,
MURDERED ARRESTED/
AFTER 10-YEAR SEARCH.
to perform their work, and the Govern a of Malaya has been too eareless of
Registration of Teachers' Bill is designed, therefore, to say that the teachers in
Да
المال
All that
nonsense There hos
to check the "inflow. As to the Chinese language, it has been a regret frequently desproved by Englishmen, that the Chineso tam "negligent in regard to it and are in-
etined to let it die out, substituting bastard. Malay, which can never take the same educational medium.
Chinese of AVAI Elass, Straits har дв China born, after a search for him of ten years, that there is perfect willing to reg The murderer of Otsuga has been arrest This co was known as the Utsuji their schools, to encourage them in guroshi, or the murder of a woman-named all wound tracking of Chine or other Taise them to "a higher Otsuya, and was the talk of Tokyo for abjects, and i
latna than they have hitherta, occupied. number of years. The murder was Dr. Lim Boon Keng put the case for these mitted.in what was then a lonely open schools before the Legislative Council as accupied by the big Mitsubishi buildings ap re, known as Mitsubishi-ga-Hara, now
and the Tokyo Station,
last meeting with great fores and "lucidity, and we have reason to believe"
that he has had the whole of the Educution. The murderer is Otomatsu Watanabe, Bill translated and has taken the utmost an old actor who has a police record pains to explain it to all who are interest five barglaries to his name. He was recent in Chinese education. Any steps necess
y arrested after he had entered a gessary to safeguard all properly conducted house with the intention of robbing This schools have had most careful considera time he was identified by a fager print a tier by the leaders of the Chinese com- the perpetrator of the crime of ten yemanity, and these are men ago. When accused of this crime, he made opinion is of valut,
whoso
a full confession,
Since, however, mistrust and misappre Chension hare (been · arousel, it is
desirable that all the "ohjeetjong should b
Indest
MARTYRS,refully formulated, and if this is done are sure that they will receive the
We
whether the "Entente would repeat the lieved it would be an ignoble and foolish should have to supply them with another place the beatification of the 22" Uganda We do not know how far the impression
Versailies mistake of endeavouring to solve the Eastern Europe question without Ger URRY, If so, be believed Eastern peace would be more unstable than the Versailles peace could ever become. WITHDRAWAL OF ANGLO-ITALIAN TROOPS.
BOULOGNE, July Eath.
policy to give up all cars for Mesopotamia and Palestine and abandon our respon- sibilities elsewhere. We should purchase neither security, nor economy thereby. The Government had gone as near to ratioaing the Army, the Navy and the Air Force as was possible in a world where we were not
ransters of events,
a
The Bill passed its third reading.
RAILWAYS AT HOME.
INCREASE IN FARES...
LONDON, July 28th."
to
If we had decided against recoining the THE *** UGANDA Guards in fuil dress and maintaining the
On June 8th at St. Peter's, Rome, took fullest and most sympathetic consideration.. full dress of the Household Cavalry, we complete sow ontft of khaki at a cost of
martyrs who were put to death by King is ill or well 'founded. bat certainly ther Mwanga 34 years ago." Mwanga was at have been grave reasons for supposing that first favourable to Christianity, which a certain number of Chinese vernacular made considerable strides in the first two schools, conducted by wholly irresponsibl years of bis reign, but be changed his and incompetent persons, have been more views in regard to the new religion and nurseries of berotical and most mischievoUR instituted a fierce persecution. In all some political teaching. The Chinese are 23 130 Christian converts were put to death sane a body of people as are to by found in various ways.
anywhere in the world and we are absolute- Of the 22 who wore beatified nie werely sure that Chinese parents do not wish killed in various ways at various places this kind of thing to go on unchecked and 13 who belonged to the Corp of King's Reverence for ancestors and for the great Pages were burned alive. At the ceremony teachers of the past is deep rooted in the were presens two Uganda Christians who Chinese character. It may be described, bad been imprisoned at the same time a the othem, but wore pardoned.
£30,000.
The total avoidable expense is therefore not £100,000 but £130,000, and £130,000 which and not three millions is the figure the Government is at present committed, The abolition of full dress for the House hold Cavalry and the Guards would mean that the Household Cavalry uniforms, and the uniforms of the Household Cavalry, and Guards bands and approximately 1,000 bearskins now in stock would become, us les and this would involve a waste of fully
In the House of Cominans, Mr. Botar cial
Poland being jeopardized by political acts Law announced that the Government had hon. gentleman whether he regards the
like a dockers' strike.
The Secretariat of the League of Nations The Conference warmed the decision 'announces that the subjects to be discussed of the Paris, Conference of Ambassadors to at the meeting of the Council a San defer the withdrawal of Anglo-Italian GOVERNMENT APPROVE 8 £130.000, while the total waste involved in Bebastian July 30th will include co-troops from the plebiscito districte in ordinate measures for applying the block- Eastern Prussia, and also instructed Sir Reginald Tower, the Allied High Commis ade as a weapon of the League; the crea
hioner in Danzig, to prevent Allied help to tion of an international permanent health organisation; the best methods of apply „ing the dispositions of the Covenant in "con-
THE LONDON CONFERENCE. nection with the administration of the ox-
LONDON, July 20th. German overions possessions by mandatory
Britain went a preliminary inquiry to Powers; relations between the Council And Moscow yesterday on the subject of the am- the Assembly of the League; and a claim biguities in M. Tahitcherin's Note regard from the Government of India for member-ing which Powers will be represented at|ber 1st, ship of the Executive Committee of the the Russo-Polish Conference. International Labour Office. SOVIET TRADE DELEGATION.
MORE MEMBERS EXPECTED IN
LONDON..
Laspor, July 29th. The Soviet Trade Mission including M "Kamenetz and M. Miliutin left Moscow an July '96th, and will join M. Krassin at Stockholm. They are expected in London next week,
AMERICAN COAL EXPORT STOPPED TEMPORARILY
WASHINGTON, July 29th. The Inter State Commeres Commission
-discontinued the export of,
WILL AMERICA JOIN THE ALLIES 1
PARIS, July 28th.
A Havas message says:- At Boulogne yesterday," M. Milleránd proposed the Polish condition as a sine qua non of France's participation in any Peace Conference. - Hebo intimated that it was not the only condition,
It is understood in official circles that it
Britain and France in their attitude, to is possible Amaries will unite with
ward the Soviet. Mr. Lloyd George agreed to the condition with regard to Poland.
accepted all the, recommendations of the Railway Rates Committee, cabled on July 8th, except in regard to workmen's fares, the increase of which would be further con siderod. The increased farm would operate on August 6th, except in the case of work men's fares which would operate on Septem
it is
£80,000. The total net expense involved in reclothing the Guards and retaining the
in Fact, as the cornerstone of the national Household Cavalry in scaths is thus
morality. Apart from this. no Govern- ment in the world. worthy the name of discarding the existing stocks of full dress
Government could allow schools to ba would-be-approximately £80,000 The
hotbeds of seditioita and demoralising in- tran action would therefore, appear to be gentleman has discovered that à large por nut unj
even from a purely fan-
tion of the expenditure has necessarily struction. The adult may rend, what ha been incurred before the Estimates are pleases and form what views may soo Mr. C. Palmer.-Ming' I ask the right available for discussion in the House. A got to him, and a long he respects, the**
a matter of fact, the Army Estimates have | right of his neighbours to do the same no total avoidable expense of £130,000
been debated repeatedly during the course, one will question him in the least. But matter of no consideration at a time of this of the present year, and I referred specific the education of children concerns the kind, and does he share the view that ally to this subject when they were last state just as much as it concerns the parent,
debated, tho expense of
and it is the duty of the state to su thak buy caprit de corps at Becessary to
Bir D. Maclean gave notice that he what is taught is consistent with what the the "British taxpayer i (Cheers.)
would raise the matter on the Army Est minds of children are capable of compre Mr. Churchill-I need not say that I mates. shall be very ready to debate this matter. E. Wood (Ripon, C.U) asked whe Respect for their elders, facts nafol to hending, and assimilating wholesomely, in the House if there is a general desire the the preponderating opinion of officers them in the business of life, history that and an occasion presents itself. I certainly
was not in favour of the return to pre may help to guide their minds to a proper do not take the view that it is neccmory war uniform, and whether the right hon.comprehension of what the human being to buy recruits with uniforms-(cheers) gentleman would be prepared to consider own to another these are the fands but I ecosider the historic uniforms of the some extension of the grant in the
mentair of a sound education whether i Lieutenant-Capone British Army carry with them a sense of
the poorer officers.
he given in Chinese, Malay. English, J: Norton-Grifith (Wandsworth, continuity and regimental tradition which is valuable not only for recruiting but for Central U.).Are not the rank and fie French or any other language. The matter LONDON, July 28th.
the discipline, conduct, and high reputa also in favour of the change! Mr. Palmer. is not one for ignorant mobs to decide. tion of the British units and if this can it part of the policy of stimulating it must be dealt with by educated and in- In the House of Commons, replying to be done thriftily and frugally over a long sprit de corps to merge the Welsh telligent men. One point seems to require
and the Irish Guarda other emphasising. There seems to be an impres Major Mackenzie Wood, with regard to the period of years, using up every scrap of reginents? Mr. Churchill That is asin sion that the representative of the Chinene.
existing material, I believe it is well worth public subscription being raised on tähalf while. (Cheks)
irrelevant and quite untrue, Sir T. C. on the Legislative Council should hara- of General Dyer, Mr. Churchill said the May I ask the Secretary of State
Warner Lichfield, C.L.) Is there any called together map mootings in order to Bir D. Maclean (Preble and Southern, nod fcation of the uniform to make it. Jess report upon the Education Bill. He would King's Regulations forbade the acceptance what he means by speaking of the expendi certain modifications in the Guards uni-cognised practice if he had done an for be expansive ? Mr. Churchill.There are have been departing very widely from re of such a present, but as General Dyor had, tars on the uniforms of the Guards to now applied to retire, he did not propese committed? Have we no control over that recessity to extend it to the rest of the The fact that he called the teachers of all which the War Office and this House T considered, and will be devised before the a more delegate of any section or class..
form, and other modifications are being is the Governor's nominee and in bo senKO to take any action.
GENERAL DYER'S CASE. PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION BEING RAISED
INTER-IMPERIAL TRADE,
being given that the two Governments were
The Conference ended with the auras SUGGESTIONS WILL BE in complete accord,
CRISIS IN PERSIA. ANGLO-PERSIAN AGREEMENT
SHELVED!
Loxton, July 28th. The Board of Trade announce that the Imperial-Bhipping Committer is prepared to receive before January-1st-suggestions from any person or bodies in the Empire Conditions in inter-Imperial trade regarding ocean freights and facilities and
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case
of
expenditure or has it passed outside the Army arisen. But it is not only in the the higher grada Chinese sehdole-together
cognizance of this House
occasions
Thomas
Mr. Churchill. This sum was included character of the inform that modifications and that he put every fact fully before WELCOME-ordinary course of the year in scordance which the uniform is worn-have petition, and stated, in his speech in in the Estimates." I am proceeding on there to be made; it is in the occasions en them, and that he presented the Penang with those Estimates, and I have given the been greatly reduced so as to make thaki Council, all the objections that hars berk orders for the looms to be set in motion and to keep the ceremonial dresses for the ly that he has been anxious and most sincere the customary working and service dress made seems to us to demonstrate conclusive and for these uniforms to be made. Bir
for which they are required. is desire to protect-all-legitimate Maclean As the right hon. gentleman Brigadier Gepirali discussed by this House in Committed, and and Irish Guards were included on the the importance of elevating the standard us, these mata have not yet been (Auglesey Lak.) asked whether the Welsh Chinese interests, while at the same time,
endeavouring to make Government realize Am I to understand that when these Est Estimates which wore submitted to the of the Chinese vernacular school. And mates came before us in Committee this expenditure will adresutly: have been incur
Mr. Churchill-They cortainly believe that his efforts have been successful. and we shall be in that particular are included. There never has been sayind that it is mere want of knowledge foolish position of attempting a reduction with regard to the Welsh Guards, the con- where it is not studied malice that is intention of abolishing the Irish Guards, of expenditure which has already been in-dition of recruiting for that regiment has producing any trouble Let our Chinese LONDON, July 20th.cial Adviser has best requested to absent Yusen Kaisha has decided to dismiss 3.000 begins on April 1st and the discusion on opinion on the subject, I have allowed consideration. Above all let them demies. The Hainichi says that the Nippon sir,Considering that the financial year regiment, but I have never expressed any cognised channels, and they will get full curred? (Cheers.). Mr. Churchill, No, raised the question of ita continuance as a friends approach Government through re It is officially announced that Archbishop himself
employers at the head and branch offices the Estimates, black by block, proceeds at the discussion to proceed with the various from their minds the merely childish belief Mannix will not be allowed to land in It is believed that the Anglo-Persian went about 20 per cent of the total num- certainly nothing new that the right from authorities conserged, and the Army Coun that any suppression of their language (in” throughout the country. The figures repre- Varying intervals throughout the year, it ber of the company's employees.”
Oontinued as fort of sezi sulami.)"
ARCHBISHOP MANNIX. DEBARRED FROM LANDING IN
Ireland
IRELAND...
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LONDON, July 28th message from Teheran says that Americans have offered the Persian Goy ernment a large loan, The British Finan
Agreement has been temporarily shelved.
7:
Honne
cil and the Becretary of State have recontemplated. We want to see it tanghal verted their judgment.
more widely and more thoroughly.