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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S' AUKNOT.]·
MEXICAN FERMENT.
PLACATING THE GOVERNOR OF LOWER CALIFORNIA,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST /TH. 1920.
POLAND'S PERIL."
BOLSHEVISM BEING ENFORCED.
“Lowdon, August 4th..
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The design to impose Bolshevisa upez Poland by force appears to be actually in" process of accomplishment, A Moscow wine leex message antrounces that a Provisional A Revolutionary Boriet has been formed in the occupied parts of Poland, with the ¿ NEW YORK, August 3rd. | Pole. "M"Dzershinsky, a sinister fig who A message from Mexcala, Lower Caliis bend of the Extraordinary Commission, tornin, states that General Flores, reprens ons of its leaders. Its manifesto says seating the Huerta Government has con ferred with Governor Cantu in an effort so compose the differences which have resulted in the threat of occupation o Lower California.
price is only posible with Savies Foland, and when the Government & overthrown, a Soviet Republic will be established.
THE MILITARY SITUATION.
LONDON, August 4th, The military situation in Poland is arons- General Flores is now proceeding to Los Angeles to telegraph a confidential reporting considerable anxiety in ries of the un- of the progress of the negotiations to the compromising attitude of the Bolshevists The question of helping, Poland to defend __her_frontiers, as defined by the Allies, is THE LOCKLEAR. TRAGEDY.
complicated by Germany's "obstructionist FURTHER DETAILS OF ACCIDENT. tacties regarding the use of the Danzig
Los Asories. Angust aru.corridor,
Mexican President.
FAR EASTERN NEWS..
CABLE
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
THE PEKING CRISIS.
REGAL RECEPTION FOR THE
VICTORIOUS TUCHUNS.
PERINO, July 5th. The city gates are half opened, indicating the msing of the political situation.
General Chang Tse-lin and Tao Kun were necorded a regal reception on their entry into Peking list evening.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
MR. JOHNSON'S CHARGE AGAINST JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS,
LONDON, August 4th.
The Daily Mail New York correspon deat states that public interest in the Japanese question is renewed by the state ments made by Mr. Albert Johnson, mem- ber for the State of Washington in the which
means House of Representatives, and, Chairman" communication
Poland of the House Sub-Committee on Immigra- despite her protestations tion and Naturalisation. contrary,
strongly is pected of playing the Bismarckian role, of fishing in troubled waters.
the
The details of the acckient to the airman of Locklear show that he was doing stunts at Germany, night amid the concentrated beams of to searchlights," Locklear dropped a rocket which he followed with a newslive so closely that the daming projectile set fire to the neroplane 200ft. from the ground,
SUCH IS LIFE."
MR. CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S COM- MENTARY ON DIVORCE.
NEW YORK, August 4th. -- M "Charlie" Chaplin, it is reported, has lodged a petition for divorce on the ground of cruelty. The tady, besieged-by
is the solt
. with
There is at present no idea of despatching British troops to Poland, "but French circles seem to favour the sending of some Colonial detachments
QUR LONDON LETTER.
THE NEW RAILWAY POLICY FOR BRITAIN.
{kom ova oWN CORRESPONDENT-]-
LONDON, July 1st.
AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY.
THE "PROPOSED EMPIRE WIRELESS CHAIN,
"
MARCONI SCHEME REJECTED AND NEW PROPOSED.
A certain amount of comment has fol- lowed on the appointment of an ambas sador to Berlin. People like Mr. Horatio Bottomler, who Hang the Kniser"
The prospect of an Empire chain of every week in John Bull are scandalised, and they wakil sa in effect this week in the wireless stations, free of private menopoly A most pleasing episode in the field of Honse of Commons, The underlying and possible alien interference, is hold out politics is the reappearance in debate of objection is that Germany should prove in the report issued by Sir Henry.
MR. BALFOUR'S REAPPEARANCE.
Nor
Mr. Balfour in his best form. His recent herself worthy of "a diplomatic representa. fman'a Tiuperial Wireless Telegrrent com
chain.
speech on the Lavague of Nations was one tive of such exalted rank, before one is mitte, which was appointed by Lord of the best he has ever made. To the nunted. But it reenis that Great Bri-Milner with the approval of Cabinet large number of members, of the presenttain is pursuing a course to which the It is noteworthy that the port emphati- House of Commons who had never heard Entente Powers agreed at the instance of cally rejects the offer of the Marron Con- bin before it was a Parliamentary treat France. They each intend to send diplo pany to provide an Imperial wireless of the highest order. Listening to him it matists af nmbassadorial statLENA,
"The company where would in- was diffeult to realise that he has passed
Lord d'Abernut, our new Ambassador, [, volve & wage bill of £8,000,000 a year,” the three scure years and ten, and that is better known to old. Parliamentarians say the Committee, "andistanding charges his personal knowledge of European prob- be the name of Sir Edgar Viacept," and is would bring the cost up to £7,500,000 a les es back to the Berlin Congress of remembered as the Unionist M.P., for year." The Committee point out that the Exeter who, broke from the party on the acceptance of the Marooni, scheme would Since 1914 he imply a virtual monopoly which would" question of Free Trade has been Chairman of the unpopular shut out the State. The Committee's own Liquor "Control Board, in which capacity scheme contemplates two main chains of he has displayed rast aul ability where Imperial wireless-one serving Africa, and the other Asia and Australasia; both with very hostile interests were concerned.
He is before all else a financiër med | Cairo as their first station. The African
system would have two other stations
1878.
Mr. Balfour's hair is pure silver new, tennis in the South of France where he has been on holiday, and his mental and physical strength is unabated. His Ane voice has lost, none of its musical quality. his dialectioni subtlety is a keen as ever; and the House enjoyed his masterly analysis of both the unthinking optimists and the cynical scepticism which mark the apponite schools of opinion la Tigard to the future of the League.
"
Mr. Johnson, in a speech at Trequa, Washington," spoke of the Japanese?”
In Mr. Balfour, with his long experi- underground system beginning from Yoko-ce and his antched skill the Gov. ernment has a reserve of Parliamentary hain and lending to Honolulu and extend strength of which more frequent we might tries before to-day, notably as financial development has been pioneered very
ing to Guaymas and Mexico, whereby Japanese" were brought surreptitiously to the United States."
Mr. Johnson alleged that Japanese were The Rolbevist advance in Eastern Gallsmuggled from Ganymas into California. cia, furthermore, raises the problem of pre- the Mexican Frontier Guards being given renting the isolation of Rumania, and the
a bribe of £2 per head, and were then invasion of Hungary.
taken by compatriots to the country die tricts where they were Fidden for hve
be made
35-MEN-AS-KININ
OF
INDO-CHINAS.
THE AMALGAMATION RUMOUR.
reporters, vouchanfed the vague reply, view of the breakdown in the Baragovitch years, after." which...period they would | report of the Select-Commiture on Na-throughout-the-world. Repairs to this A Landun paper of July 1st snys-
"We are both temperamental."
Mr. Charlie Chaplin, interviewed, Said, Such is life in the Great West."
EARLIER CABLES.
WORLD'S OIL RESOURCES. .U.S. URGED TO FOLLOW BRITISH LEAD.
WASHINGTON, August 4th.
The Department of Commerce, in a re- port to the Lands Committee of the Senate, says it appears that the British Govern- mens is definitely going into the oil basi-
to handling big problems; and it is fairly Nairobi and Windhuk. That for Asia and clear that, as the ritminster Gazette Australasia would have five others--Bag- poista out," for a long time to come the dad, Poona, Singapore, Hongkong, and either Perth or Port Darwin. For the most dificult questions to be dealt with infrs link of the first chain use would be Berlin will be Bonncial." They will affect made of a connection un the are system indemnities, reparations, and the power of between Oxford and Cairo, which the Post ug the stations would employ the "ther- Germany to pay. Lord d'Abernon has had Office have nearly completed. All the rest to handle the inattees of insolvent coun-mionic valve system-a'new system, whose
largely by the Navy Signalling. Depart Adviser to the Egyptian Government, and meat. The distribution of stations is such that expérience as well as his dealings that all the links would be from 2,000 to It is curious to note that those who fro with the wily Turk as Chairman of the 2,500 miles only; and the problems involved in comninn.eating across distances, of „3,300 years ago were loudest in their demand Imperial Ottoman Bank at Constantino or 4,000 miles would not arise. The case for business men in
of Canada is left for separate considera- the Government to, ple, should prove of valve POS......
tion. ontract the folly of the mere politicians waruSTER ABBEY. are landent now in their criticism of the No doubt the Dean of Westminster's administration of Sir Eric Geddes, the appeal for funds to ensure the preservation business man par excellence,
of Westminster Abbey will have come as a His erities bare eagerly-sized on the grunt-urprise to English-speaking people.......
-Indo-Chinos--which during the last-few- amergo into the open with residential quali. tional Expenditure The report "chal ancient fabric are constantly going one years have frequently been a feature of lenges the scale of salaries being paid in but in the words of the Dean the most the subject of much attention. After their the shipping share market, have again been fications established.
the Ministry of Transport, of which Sir historic and most beloved sacred building big rise which carried them to over 63 the Eric is the responsible head. The descrip in the Empire is in danger of entering price reeded to about 35. and early this tion of the new Department as one which "pen a phase of steady structural deter-month the quotation was 40. During the MRS. E. H. LOCKWOOD.
is staffed on a "grandiose" male pro-
ioration," The two great Western Towerseek they have fluctuated good deal and got up to 52, the reason being apparently vides the opponents of the Government in stand in immediate need of repair: and the same as before, that is, amalgamation Many friends in Canton especially will
general and apostles of"
other works calling for attention are the economy in regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Lock-
particular with an effective text. But external walls of Heary the Seventh's wind, wife of Mr. E. H. Lockwood, Secre in fairnes it should be said that if the Chapel, the parapets running round the tary of the Y.M.C.A. at Canton, which new Department is grandione" Sir Eric Abbey roof, and the clegstories and flying took place on the 5th inst, at the Matilda Geddes is not altogether blameworthy, Hospital, Hongkong. The deceased lady since it was constituted or lines that were had contracted malignant malaria and was approved by Parliament. The truth is brought to Hongkong, about a week, that the Ministry of Transport was plan- but in spite of everything possible being ned when it was thmight the State would Government that, done for her she passed away, at the early take over the control of the railways ini the name of nationalisation," but that policy so dear to the hearts of Socialists has been scrapped. CIVIL SERVICE PAY:
· The Daily Telegrapå understands that in
negotiations and the obvious Bolshevist in tention to crash Poland, the British Government has decided to spend all negotiations with the Soviet-delegates in London regarding the resumption of trade relations, and if the Soviet armies persist in their efforts to enter War, the Russian delegation will be required to leave Eng land.
LONDON CONFERENCE TO BE ABANDONED
a wireless mevage
10 of its pretention
begin
PARIS. August 4th. The Havas Agency state that the British
· Dei, It cites in this connection the Gov- Government has sent
the Bolshevik ernment's acquisition of two-thirds of the to
view stock of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in and says it seems imperative that the with Polmed not only an armistice United States Government should take the but also peace negotiations, the idea of " same course or find a way of preventing as London Conference must be abandoned. far possible a monopoly of the future sources of oil supply by the nationals of foreign countries,
GENERAL WRANGEL'S
for tobacco pouches.
SOCIALISTS SUPPORT COALITION
GOVERNMENT.
WARSAW, August 3rd. The Central Committee of Polish Social ists has approved of the decision of the party executive to participate in a coali tion Government for national defence,
and has also issued 'a' manifesto to its sup- porters, arging concentration on the repoll ing of the Bolshevist invasion,
THE FRAWLEY CO.
TONIGHT'S PLAY.
OBITUARY.
age of 23 years. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved husband (who is sick in hospital), and the two little children.
༔"
The funeral took place yesterday even- ing at Happy Valley, the Rev. Dr. T. W. Pearce officiating. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McPherson, Miss Elkett, Dr. McBurney, Dr. Hayes, Dr. McDonald, Mr. H. A, Allen, the Rey, W. Clayson, Miss Watkin, Miss Hogben; Miss Graves, the Rev. D. McRae, and Dr. Hoffman.
MRS. ELIZABETH WALKER,
THE RAILWAYS.
with another big concern. The enmour b came sufficiently defnite that the company was to be acquired, and that the agreement was to be completed within the week at Hongkong, where the head office
In buttresses
connection with this reparted agreement the name of the P. & Q. Company was repeat- Westminster Abbey is an unique and ly mentioned. Lond Inchcape now states priceless treasure." of our far-flung Empire, an
It is the central shrine he has had no negotiations whatever respect veneration to millions at home and over absolutely nothing of any such thing. The object of ing auch an agreement, and, indeed, knows
the history and the glory of our race should be forthcoming before very long, and METRY. With it are inseparably bound up annual report of the Indo-China Company sum of £100,000 in wanted for immediate it remains to be seen if the other market repairs, and £150,000 to form a permanent fund for renovations so that the sacred suggestion is justified that an issue of fane can be properly cared for in future bonus shares is to be made... by the Dean and Chapter, who are the custodian.
and
NEW YORK GAMBLER'S
DEATH.
The New York palice declare that they
usually won.
In connection with the Ministry of The appeal is made not only to people to await developments. If it is to com- Transport it will be decidedly interesting in Great Britain but also to Britons over- seas. His Majesty the King has been the time with a goodly number of officials at first to subscribe, with a donation of a £1,000 a year, and, Director Generals at thousand pounds, and it may be expected will arrest the murderer of Joseph Elwvel, 2,500 a year, it is scarcely likely that old that the Royal example will be generously and fried Civil servants in other Depart followed by Britons all over the world a racing man, anb man, and whist wizard before many days, and thereby solve one ments, possessing long experience and por" from China to Peru,"
of the most baffling crimes of the last ter CAMPAIGN.
forming equally important work, will re-
years. In the early morning a few days main satisfied with salari round about AT HOSPITALS. £800
For years past most of the hospitals in g Elwell was found shot in his luxurious ENEMY DESECRATES CHURCHES.
The following went wreaths: The Calton
Sir Eric Geddes, whatever his failings, this country have been on the verge of in New York apartments, and suspicion fell Lospor, August 4th.
Chinese Y.M.C.A.; the Canton X.W.C. his purpose by criticism. It is his settled going only as a result of senseless calls upon three ladies prominent in society, who had is not the man to be easily turned frem solvaney. They have been able to keeppon a score of persons, including two or Communications from General Wrangel,
staff of the Chines Y.M.C.A.; Hongkong conviction that if the State wants the best the generosity of the public. Now, the private key to his room, Beas
zmiddle-agai dated July 30th, report successful fighting
Y.W.C.A.; husband, Marion and Richard, parable with chame obtaining in the busi face, has devided to end a position which man, the author of Elwell's books on whisk
men it must pay the best salaries com- London Hospital, having a heavy deficit to good-looking, fascinating,
along the whole northern and eastern front,
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Bruckman," J... L. ness world. In his view, as those who was so financially precarious and unsound. revenue. He posed an a bachelor, but hi
which for years produced a handsome Graves, Miss Elliott, Mr. and Mrs, J. L. have worked with him are well aware, he In future all patients will be charged a wife has been discovered with a 15-year-old many-prisoners and guns being captured.
McPherson, Mr. E. G. Lockwood; Mr. Government can get the services of first-genuine poverty, in which, after investiga middle-age, is related to some of the best considers the time has gone by when the guides a week, except in the few cases of 100, The wife, a good-looking woman, of Enemy attacks were heavily repulsed. On
8. T. Bittong, Mr. A. C Brockman, and rate men for. les than the market rate tion, it is found that payment cannot be American families, and is a first cousin the Waldheim frent, the Red cavalry of
Will and May Lockwood.
and compensate them for under payment exacted. The guinea, however, is only a to the late Mr. Roosevelt, former Presi the Second Army was put to fight with
with a C.B., or K.C.B., when they retire. minimum charge. Patients who are in a dent of the United States. Mrs. Elven The Daniel Frawley Company will be
position to do as will be asked to pay more says that when she met her husband he was heavy losses. White troops have re-taken saying au revoir to-night when "It Payı
simply & poor Brooklyn youth, who knew to Advertise will be the play they will
Those who expected something specta- as a voluntary contribution, The death took place on Thursday at cular and original in the eagerly awaited Korssoon monastery, near Kokhovka. The
This new departure is applauded in the nothing except cards. She introduced him stage preliminary to their going to onem had desecrated the churches, de Canton. For a Saturday night show Mr.
the French Hospital of the wife of Capt. scheme for the fature administration of Press. It certainly has a great deal to com- to the best society and wrote the books faced the ikons and used the altar cloth Frawley has picked out one of the funniest Walker, of the Douglas Steamship Como raya, were disappointed when the mend it; and there is reason to believe that which were afterwards attributed to her
proposals were published
London. By this means hospitals would be plays, and the most successful. It has been pany, who is at present absent from the form of a White Paper. There is nothing other hospitals will come into line with the husband. He played for enormous staken, & gold mine to him, and has always drawn Colony. The deceased went into hospital particularly novel in Bir Eric Geddes's transformed into clinics in which all classes Elwell was intimate with fifty women, andj
The murdered man's secretary says that ideas. They have been put forward before of the population would obtain accommoda that adjoining his private rooms was *. three months ago for treatment for with some differences in details by railway ion at foes in accordance with their means, boudoir 6tted for ladies. affection of the feet. The funeral took reformers.
Probably something would A large section of the Middle Classes would suspect that Elwell was slain by a kismam The polica sented here the house was absolutely pack place yesterday evening at Happy Valles have been done along the lines now sug honeft enormously by the plan. As things of à Kentucky girl whom he had wronged,
gested years ago, were it not for the fact are, illness involving an operation by and they are boy on his track that public apleion held fast to the belief specialist and careful nussing at home, gamblers will disowns
The that competition is the best guarantee often inflicts hardship on a Middle Class on, but makes provision for has aged Many friends in Hongkong and South
efficiency.
The basic plan as submitted is to man and handicaps him financially for father and mother.
One of the papers Chins will regret to see the announcement eliminate competition as far as possible, cars afterwards. A system of clinics, in New York has begun to print Elwell's of the death at Rotterdam of Mr. HeariIt is proposed to divide the railways of which works well in other countries and the sensational correspondence with society folk. but the names are eliminated. To the United Kingdom into five great Colonies, would avoid this, van Moines, jun, late Marine Super groups, and two smaller groups compris heavy losses. They left 120 dead. There GERMAN GOODS AT SHANGHAI intendent of the Asiatic Petroleum Coing one for Scotland and another for the opposition from the doctors and from nurs by a woman seeking revenge, the police It may be supposed that there will be combat the theory that Elwell was killed London local lines. The routine work is ing homes. Most of the latter would be say that the fatal wound was produced by still to be done by the companies, but killed, but their loss would go mmoured.
& revolver such a man might carry, but, there is to be an authority on which The main object is to make the hospitals & woman seldom." various Interests will be represented the self-supporting, and enable them to main shareholders, the employees, and the State tain their status and high traditionsH.B. who is to look after the public, t
AFENNY BET. I have no doubt that considerable opposition to the scheme will be offered
Englishma reminded unless some provision is made to guarantee
According to the Buling Bulletin that he had bet bim one penny tha dividends. These are now guaranteed by Chinese woman weighing 450 pounds was Tetratems would not win, and claimed the the Government which is in control of the carried up the mountain by sixteen coolies penny. The Boot replied; Tako 29 The second shipment included nails 966,
A special meating of the members of the lines and the railways are not being In addition to her own avoirdupois she evening paper. It will save you a penny.
worked at ~Gloucester beat Somerset by four wickets, picula; Prussian blue 3,400 picula; cigars Far Eastern section of the London Cham- know how they stand if this scheme is to gold bars; two suit cases fall of "dollar have done with it." but the Englinbuian
a profit. Trustees will want to carried with her somo £30,000 worth of 100,000 pieces; dyes 880 pieces.
was determined to have his bojn, and he needlem: 5,000,000; aniline ber of Commerce and of the China Associa go through. The public also are vastly notes and jewellery. She is the mother of This resumption of German trade is tion for the purpose of hearing addremmes that a Ministry of Tradsport is required and was transporting herself and her interested and in remains to be proved one of the leading Hankow compradores
got it,
attracting considerable interest among on the present economic situation, in to see that the companies perform their valuables to place of safety. We impecial India Arme-Order, published Essex beat Worcester by an innings and Chinese importers and it is expected that China an affecting British interests by the obligations whether, indeed, the old comagine that our Kaling contemporary basas Calcutta, on Jaluth, announced that
azders will now be placed freely.
Rt Hon Sir John Jordan, CMG, petitive system was so had that a kind of been so impressed by the number-of-coolies the Becretary of State hainnetioned Withanasured supply of German G.C.I.EE.CB (late HM Minister-in Bata supervision is the only alternative that he could not help adding a large numgrants of land and assignments of ancashire played a goods, the boycott against goods of
China), and Mr. HH. Fox C.M.G. with z Minister of Transport at its head bey of catties to the weight both of the revenue to no less than 200 Indian Offers certain country" will be more rigorously (H.M. Commercial Counsellor in China) surrounded by a groun of Director | lady and of her wonith, says a Hankow | in recoenition for, distinguisland servic maintained,Shanghai. Gazette,
was to be held on Friday, July Sad. Generals and an army of Berger officials contemporary,
„Tendered during theiratet
FIGHTING IN MESOPOTAMIA.
| big houses" wherever shown. It will be ro- ARABS SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES. called that the last time when it was pre-
LONDON, August 4th. ed, and judging from the bookings for War Office communiqud says the situato night the audience is going to be a large one. His Excellency the Governor and jion on the Lower Euphrates is quieter. Lady Blubbs will be present to-night to The Arabs, who attacked our posts to the witness the performance.
north and north-west of Hilla, suffered
have been further small raids, particularly near Jerboijak The Kufs garrison' is still holding out Part of the town was afire three days ago."
COUNTY CRICKET,
LONDON, August 3rd. Kent beat Hampshire by 165 runs. Warwickshire beat Derby hy 220 runs.
Leicester beat. Northamptonshire by 103
runs,
Yorkshire and
drawn game.
CHINESE IMPORTERS
INTERESTED.
MR. HENRI VAN MEINES...
(South China). He lived in Hongkong for several years and his genial disposition Two shipments of German goods have won him a large number of friends who arrived in Shanghai recently by Japanese will regret to learn of his death and will steazers. The cargo consisted mostly of sympathise with his family in their aniline dyes, needles nails, end cigare
The first shipments comprised 176 caber avozzeot, aniline dyos; Prussian blue 1,705 picule; blning 35 picula, zeedles
needles 1,250,000 pieces; Anil 1,200 picui
his wife
and
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