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THE
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY,
KETEMBRE
MINERS' STRIKE![THREAT NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT. SITUATION IN MESOPOTAMIA,
NOTICES SUSPENDED FOR ONE WEEK.
NEW
FRENCH PRESIDENT
M. MILLERAND'S LARGE MAJORITY,
FALL IN PRICES:
EFFECT OF FORD DECISION.
LATEST CARLES, {THROUGH MIUTEK'S ADENOK.)
MINERS STRIKE MENAGE
PREMIER'S EFFECTIVE PERSUA
BION.
LONDON, September 24th.
LATEST CABLES. BOMB ON BROOKYLN
STATION PLATFORM, E POLICE CONSIDER IT ACT OF STRIKERS.
strikers.
NEw You, September 24th.
M. MILLERAND'S ELECTION.
LATEST CABLES.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. GOOD RECURD FOR SINGLE
SESSION
BAR
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
BY COURTRAY OF THE “CHINA MAILANT
"BRITISH AEROPLANE SHOI DOWN.
Pazin, September sård, Lje, a MA LONDON, September 93th, As the conclusion of the National Cone A War Office communique reports: that |gress esremony, the new President, in his there is little change in the situations. De speech, said that it was the President's the Lower Euphrates, whilst on the Middle
Pants, Beptember 208.
RUBBER POSITION SERIOUS, special duty to ensure continuity of a Euphrates the 5th Brigade Column foreign policy worthy of France's victory gaged on punitire operation, On the
The sussion of the Council of the agua.. BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL and the dead.
Upper Euphrates construction of block The President was loudly owered along houses and repairing of the Bagdad-Faliu-of Nation's ended to day, when in adopt
EMBLING or September 9th. the route as he motored to Paris, ja jah Railway in making rapid progers. One the report of the British Cabinet
Maas Mujerand did not accompany bee of, out, seroplanes in dropping stores on the Minister, Mr. Fisher the Council decided In view of the serious rubber position, the husband to the Elyses, probably from Defence ship Greenish which was aground to submit the Aland Islands question to a Rubber Growers Association of Malaya
further enquiry T
commenda a immaliste 23 per dns. redto- delicate regard to the fset of the sorrow. in the Euphrates was shot dawn, and the
The Council, then, acting upon the rtion in outputus dan me stricken Mme. Deschanel whe is still in The Arst train of women and children on the Palub-Lithuanian mudict, made a practically a standstill.
occupants taken prisoner,"
port of the Belgian Minister, Al- Hytonas, Boulders in the local mobbers ma kot iz Paris
M. Millermod's vote was the third highest ever given to a President, President Thiers. being unanimously elected and My Des chanel's 734
NEW PRESIDENT ACCLAIMED. VERSAILLES, September 2nd.
A Havas mesaage saya At the National Congress, Af. Millor and, an expelet was proclaimed Prest dent of Bemblich
“having obtained 996 votes out of 786. A rummen shout of "Long
(THROUGH KEUTER'S" AGRIĚT.)
from Karind has arrived safely in Bagdad. recommendation tending to its prompt failure of prominent Chinese fros
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT. settlement. The representative of the can has had a demoralising effect."
t.nding parties shook hand, before parling, The Lounell lastle heard the report. of the Brazilian delegate upon the plebiscite in the Malmedy district and decided that. the polling baving been carried out in all fairness, the districtwis, irrevocably incor Face Treaty porated with Belgium according to the
LONDON, September 24th, The Mesopotamia comunque imed to night shows general improvement in the situation, though Samawah is well belen guered SENATOR HARDING'S POLICY.
OPEN DOOR IN CHINA
LONDON September surd.
WAR OFFICE APPOINTMENTS,
NEW MILITARY SECRETARY TO SECRETARY OF STATE.
DECISION OF GROWERS
ASSOCIATION":
LONDON, Beptember Sith." The Conncil of the Rubber Growers Asso. ciation in London has unanimously re- solved, in view of the low-przecké rubber, to recommend immediate and genuine re- duction of 25 per cent, in the estimated LONDON, September 25th.monthly outpas of each entate. The Following appointments are officially SIAMESE PRINCE GOES TO INDIA. announced -
The Earl of Cavan sucereda Lord Raylin- sen as Commander-in-Chief në Aldershot.
Major-General Bir Charles Harington be. comes Commander-in-Chief of the Army in Milne, the Black Sen, in succession to Sir George
The police discovered a bomb fuse burn-live the Hapoble 3. grve ed the result, c Mr. Smillie opened the proceedings at ng on the platform at the Brooklyn Congressmen, except Bocialiste, standing The traiter Gazette correspondent 40-day conference rub air. Lloyd Georgetation elevated railway and extinguished up and acclaiming the now President,legraphing from Marion (Ohio) says The sewspapers interpreting public Benator Harding, interviewed, declared Benz frade and the Coal Controller that the bomb was placed there by railway pinion are unsuimens in expressing the that whilst hes was a Protectionist, he did Mr. Bonar Law, the President of the use, The police consider it possible
deepest antisfaction which never was more not think of imposing a tariff with the ob by announcing that the miners had reluct
general or more sincere..
ject of keeping ost goods which must reach antly decided, in view of the Governmen:'s
VOM MILLERAND'S ELECTION, the United States if European countries inability to concede an immediate increase that they could no suspend their notices
gure to repay the loans," He stated that do TERSAILLES, September 23rd.
intercourse with Russia was possible until (4.95 p.m.) or prevent the strike taking place to
her Government proves har stability and morLow,
recognition of international law.
The United States. Senator Harding said, will not accept foreign maadates and! did not aspire to any sponsorship involving ceeda Sir Charles Harington as Deputy
Lieut. General Sir Philip Chetwode suc the United States in the Eastern Hemi Chief of the Imperial Staff. sphere. Americs always believed in the
The Prime Minier, replying, said, This will be the most painful announce- ment for the millions both of his country and abroad, because all know that is will bring hardship and privation to many a bourghold, added that
The Premier added that there wore only twenty-four hours before a plunge over the precipice would be taken. There fore, all he asked was a suspension of the aotice for one week to meet the owners не was satured that it would not take two says to discover a basis on which wages would be made dependent on output, and within a month the miness could scours an approtiable increase of wages, v
Mr. Lloyd George said that he was con- vinced that his proposal was not merely to give the miners what they wanted but, with a little more effort, a little more than they wore asking. Whe
· HOAX BOMB WARNINGS.
MAKING POLICE RUN IN "AMERICA:
A Havas message announces the election of M. Millerandan President of the French Republic.
A Havus message sayad
**New Your, September 23rd.
Following the fiasco at tho Customs House
M. MILLERAND'S STATEMENT. where nothing happened for a warning that a bomb explosion would occur there
PARIS, Bøptember 20.h., at a specified time, the public authorities. in many towns in the United States are dadlerand, in an interview, gave the now meiving a perfect deluge of houx tavas representative the following state warnings on which the Folice feet comment a provious occasion, I have polled to act, though convinced that they defined the pokey of social progress and are dealing with jokers.
union which outside, aims at the strict" "pplication of tho reace Treaty and the maintenance of its basic principles in agreement with our Allies, and which, in side, is for safeguarding and organising the laws of the republic, restoring and developing national welfare and, do need
letter
In consequence of an alarming received by a Postmaster of Cleveland threatening blowing up a number of bank motor cars filled with detectives rushed to the threatened buildings but so far nothing bas happened... “
SPANISH HEAVY WEIGHT AGAINST DEMPSEY.
UFFER FOR A FIGHT:-
a
pen dry. China The United reeds Sir Philip Chetwodens Military Lieut. General Sir Alexander Godfey suc. States must not pay tolls in the Panama Secretary to the Secretary of State for waz. Canal, but there must be no discrimination
regards ships of other nations
Referring to Ireland. Senator Harding stated there was a strong United States opinion in favour of independence, but he recognised that the Irish question was in no sense an official problem for America.
He declared that the future immigration policy will be hared on making citizens, bo amending the present legislation, instead of adding to the manpower in in-
** For the last eight months, I have systematically applied rich a policy, and
culi bezeve that nowhere can I be more Mr. Smillie Geclared that the cause of
useful to the country thin as Premier fall in output was the exhaustion of coal.
Yet if the majority of the Parliament without now collieries being opened up,
Now Yon, September 23rd.
deem it better that I should assume the and they could not go back to the Miners,
The Cuban sportaman Ordapal has presidency and continue carrying out that Conference with the proposal for wag cabled to Koarna Dempsey' manager, policy, and if they believe as. I do that dependent on output, for there was no offering a guarantee of $100,000 for a fight the presidency should be vested not in a pever on earth to get the miners to between Dempsey and the so-called Spanish mere representative of a party but in an suspend notices “Mr. -Lloyd George, then, admitted
Heavyweight Champion John Sanches at adept of a settled policy, I shall not tara Mr. Smillie's
Havana on the second Sunday in January, a deaf ear to the call of the nation's re. contention that Kearns is willing to arrange the match if presentatives" put depended on mine-owners as well as the conditions are satisfactory and says He had put his proposal before that he does not know Sanches but Dempsey the owners, and they were prepared is willing to fight anybody in the world in examine iAll he asked was that the miners should suspend notices for one week fente of his title, to meet the owners to consider whether the proposal was practicable and to give the miners the benefits they wanted.
miners
Bonar Law remarked hat experie were of opinion that the Government pro pasal could be carried out in a couple of sittings in such a way as to give the miners an increase of wages in October,
DISASTROUS EXPLOSION,
ON DIL BARGE IN THE THAMES.
NEW FRENCH PREMIER,
M. LEYGUES APPOINTED.”
PARIS, September 14th. M. Leygues, the ex-Minister of Marino, Mas been appointed Premier und Hotelyn fïaister. 188 members of the filerand LONDON, September 24th,tabinet remain in office, Eight lives were lost and many were in- jured as the result of a disastrosa explosion on a barge containing large oil tanks in the Themes off Hitwal. Without the
dustry
MAYFLOWER CELEBRATIONS
BRITISH SULGRAVE INSTITUTE
REPRESENTATIVES ARRIVE.
NEW YORK, September 22nd.
DISORDER IN IRELAND,
SINN FEINERS URGING MORE
INTENSE CAMPAIGN.
LONDON. September 24th
An official statement regarding the fight. ing at Clare reports that the attuckers used dum-dum bullets. In addition to the four police killed, the one miming has since been found dead, and sixth is dying. Some wounded were murdered while lying by the
roadside. A
Subanwuent to reprisals, which were terrifying, the town halls at Lahinch and
- Rangoon, September 22nd: Prised Amordal from Siam' arrived on
September 20th, and leaves on September
and to make an official visit to India.
NEW EASTERN SERVICES
LONDON September 23rd. Tre Some of the most important Dutch ship. Japan Line, the Holland-Amerika Line, ping companies, including the Java... and the Rotterdamsche Lloyd ban cam bined, under the title of the United Nether. lands Shipping Companies, with a capital of £18,500,000 with the object of opening new services to East Asia. the Esso Indien, Australia and Africa, A FAREWELL DINNER TO JAPANESE AMBASSADOR
PARIS, September 20th.
فوقاها
A Havas message says M. Millerand, to-day, gave a farewell dinner in honour of Baron Matsui, the Japanese Ambassador, who is soon to de- part. The British and thy American Ambasadors were among the guests.
LATEST CABLES.
THE POLISH SITUATION.
A big American delegation warmly wol. Ennistymen were destroyed, and, m-ienst, comed the representatives of the British nineteen houses and shops were borned! Bulgrave Institate, who arrived abcard down. The population fled panic-stricken the Cornianza. They will be entertained to the neighbouring hill sna woods. The at "various cities before going to Norfolk damage is stimated at thousands of pounds. whore they are participating in the May. Meanwhile, Courts Martial have brought flower, celebrations at the beginning of Lout fresk evidence against the rebels includ- DETERMINED TO AVERT PRACE. October
ing documents rgtog a more intense and i more menacing guerilla warfare, DUBLIN PUSTAL STAFF'S WAGES
E-STOLEN
'POWER ALCOHOL PRO- DUCTION.
EXPERIMENTS IN INDIAZ
LoxDox, September 24th. HIS ROMANTIC LIFE.
Arrangements are being made for the Paris, September $4th.. - experimental production of power alcohol M. Leygues' selection for the premiership on a considerable scale in India. It is believed that it will be found that alenhal for fuel can be produced on a commercial basis in large quantities in various parts of the Empire. At first rice and straw will be used, although other cheap raw materials are available
The Government delegates, then, left tho room, and on retura Mr. Smillie announced that the Executive had decided to recom-slightest warning, a tank suddenly bursting occasioned considerably surprise as he mend to the Delegate Conference that into flames was not previously mentioned among the The explosion went huge pieces of iron probable, successors to M. Millerand. The notice be suspended for a week, and the Executivo was willing to meet the mine Bying into the air, together with the appointment is, nevertheless, generally wel owners to-morrow in a preliminary meet mangled me of the unfortunate man comed. He has frequently head office, mat ing, or if to-morrow, was impossible on who were working on the barge at the time, recently under M. Clemenceau, so be will Monday, dan The head of one man was found on the probably secure a measure of god
The Premior
remior concinded the sitting by roof of an adjoining building. saying that bew very glad that the miners wore making an effort and earnestly boped that it will be succeft).
MINERS' DECISION.
The Miners Conference decided to suspend strike notices for one week as requested Mr. Lloyd. George,
MEETING WITH COAL-OWNERS..
· LATER.
The Miners Federation Executive and the Coal-owners Central Committee meet at the Board of Trade office on October
25h.
·EÄRLIER 'UABLES.
ELEVENTH HOUR ACTION.
LONDON, September 24th..
The report of the explosion was heard mile sway, and the windows of houses in an area of 200 yards were wrecked.
faithful adherents, which so far
has not been extended. M. Milleranda underlying object in M. Leygues selection koems, to be the maintenanes of the present Ministry which enjoys publie · confidedce rather than casting about for another Pro- After lengthy discussion as to whetherier with new office-holders the former hould be referred for a second fortune, for spart from the gratification of M. Leygues appears to be a favourite of pallot, the canference decided that nothing political ambition it appears that he became had emerged requiring a reference back. The decision is being communicated to the calthy in unexpected circumstances. He Triple Alliance conference, to-night. My was a close friend of the business magnate Lloyd George'e letter to Mr. Smillie Charchard and the story goes that when the plained certain points which arose at last latter was ill with induenza, M. Leyguo night's conference at Downing Street Rome, in order to be by his friend's bed- declined the offer of the ambassadorship to DRIFTING TOWARDS A CLIMAX. side, and was struck speechless a little time LONDON, September 23rd."', after when a journalist came and told him The Triple Alliance conterenco was re- that M. Cheuchard had left him an inherit sumed this morning bug adjourned im-ance worth twelve million franes, modiately in order to consider the report
An eleventh hour attempt to avert of the joint deputation to the Premier last
cool crisis was made this morning when, ss the result of a suggestion by the rail- waymen's leader, "Mr. Thomas, the Miners' Executive again met the Premier at Down- ing Street. In view of the possibility of a strike the Government has decided to con- time the summer time, which should have Stapped" on September 27th, until October
|
night sectionally. It is now announced tha; the conference of miners?” delegates. has rejected the proposal to take a second ballet on the question of submitting the 2a.
AUSTRALIAN NAVY.
ESTIMATES FOR 1920-21.
MELBOURNE, September 24th.
KIDNAPPED IN MEXICO. BRITISH LANDOWNER FREED AND
CAPTURS SURRENDER.
NEw Youx, September 24th, A telegram from Mexico City states that the kidnapped British land owner, Mr. announced that the whole gang of his Johnson, has been freed is officially captors has surrendered.
WHEAT, PRICE FALLS. PRICES OF OTHER GRAINS FOLLOW SUIT.
LONDON, September 2ith The wages of the Dublin Postal Staffs, amonating to several thousands of pounds were stolen last night from the Farcels
toe by two armed men who covered the night porter with revolvers, locked him in the cellar and then decamped,
EARLIER CARLES
FOUR POLICEMEN KILLED.
LONDON, September itd... A sensational fight, involving five killed, transporting a number of the Constabulary occurred at County Clare, when a jorry was ambushed by a large force of armed
men
LONDO, September 23rd.
The Toles and Lithuanians are, appar. ently obs anately determined to avert pese
spite protestations to the 'contrary. S
message from Warsaw states that the armistice was denounced owing to Lithnan- fan breaches of faith, particularly as re gards military relations with Russia, pre- Judicing Foland. It says that a number uf Spartacists from Frasin pazzed through Lithuania and are fighting in the Soviet ranks while the Lithuanians have mobilised their forces which are maintain ing an aggressive attitude.MURAALS
Polish communiquer, mentioning the latter. facts, "add particulars of operations against Russia, and claim the capture of thousands that the line on September 22nd ran of prisonere gens and booty. They state through Rowno, Catrag Wogrodek.
EARLIER CABLES,
POLES FEROCIOUSLY TORTURED BY THE BOLSHEVIKS.
Later details of the fight show that a motor lorry containing air policemen was and that four police were killed and two ambushed at Drominbill by-150 armed men seriously injured. Soldiers rushed up in
Lomos, Beptember 23rd." The Times authoritatively learns that two motor lorries and a pitched battle during the recent temporary ccupation of followed. The military were fired on from Vins the Bolsheviks murdered 2.000 per both sides of the road. The Sing Feinera sora, mainly Foles. Many victings casualties are unknown, When the ferociously tortured, The Bolsheviks aze attackers withdrew the military sortied in now engaged in widespread propaganda at the surrounding country and made forty Vilns, where numbers of demobilliand
soldiers are remaining.
IRISH INCENDIARISM:
Krreste. CHICAGO, September 24th, Wheat fell 13 centa in today's market largely as a result of agitation for a general reduction of prices of foodstuffs and other grains dropped to the lowest prices touched for 1920 crop.o ELECTRIC EFFECT OF FORD CO.8 ACTION.
NEW YORK, Sepember 24th wage claim to arbitration. It in under The Commonwealth Navy Estimates for Prominent busnes, men believe that stood that a letter from Mr. Lloyd George 1920-21 amount to £3,500,000. The mazi- Ford', price cutting will be followed by the to Mr. Smillie was read at the delegates mum of personel provided in the coming Franklin Company reducing their prices, conference,&fthe
gold ban year is 6,628, and it is hoped that the figure and it will considerably effect not only the Mr. Lloyd George is obviously determia. will be reduced to 4,851 by next July, motor industry bat all commercial enter- ed to leave no stone unturned in order to
· SUSPENSION OF STRIKE NOTICES.etle the coal crisis, which is drifting to The sc-going fleet will be red ced to Prises
The Board of Trade announced that the a climar. In his letter to Mr. Smillie he submarines, destroyers, loops, the Miners Executive agreed to recommend elucidates his plan for the payment of cruiser Brisbane and the training cruiser the Miners' Delegate meeting this afer- wages according to outpati
Sydney. Eleven ships have been placed nood to suspend the strike notices for Mr. Smillie replied that the plan was on the reserve liste weak in order to meet the coal-owners and discuss Mr. Lloyd George's plan for the Payment of wages pocording to output.
ACTIVE OR MORAL SUPPORTI
September 23rd,
fully understood, but a proposal of such magnitude would, demand much thought RUSSIAN DELEGATION, and consent of the miners before it could
TRANSACTIONS.
Many companies have already announced redactions, including a big lumber concern cent-admittedly, as a direct result of in Toledo which has reduced prices 20 per Ford's action, Part
EARLIEE CABLES.
Following the ambushing of policemen
LUSDON, September 23rd. in County Clare, it is stated that armed men laat night burned a number of houses in the neighbouring town of Milltown Melboy and two villages nearby. Three civilians, were shot dead
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
CONGRESS
IMPORTANCE OF MERCHANT MARINE.
TORONTO, September ud..
a
The Soviet recently assigned 100,000 goll roubles for propaganda in Esthonia.
GENERAL WRANGEL CAPTURES ALEKANDROVSE,
A message from: Constantinople says
NEW YORK Beptember 3rd. that General Wrangel has captured Alezaadrovsk, and that his booty includes thirty guns.
ITALIAN LABOUR TROUBLES.
HEAVY BOLSHEVIK LOSSES.
LONDON, September 23rd It appears that heavy blows have boom inflicted on the Bolsheviks firstly by the Poles on the Galician front, and secondly by Wrangel's foros advancing from the The Congress of Chambers of Commerce are fleeing on both fronte and have already Grimes and now operating on a wide front in the Ukraine. It is stated tha: the Reds of the British Empire paned a resolution lost nearly 5000 prisoners. urging all Chambers of Commerce and between the Poles and General Wrangel's
Ajunction Board of Trade throughout the Empire to army seems imminent COST OF COTTON GOODS REDUCED. join the British Imperial Council of Com- merce, also recommending the Dominions The Triple Alliance sat the whole even
MANCHESTER, September 23rd and Encs favourably to consider, through LONDON, September 24th. ang and it is reported that it disusend
The New Hampshire Amoskeag - Mang their respective Chambers of Commeros and A Moscow wireless message instructed Mfacturing Co Employing 10,000 operatives Boards of Trade, the decision of the direo the question of joint action by the railway-
that his plan Krassin on Beptember 21st, who has not yet and producing 4,000,000 yards weekly, tors to admit them to membership of the men and transport workers with the would meet the present wage, clarm complied, to deny that the Russian deloga announces a reduction of 30 por cent, in International Chamber of Commerce as miners who claimed that the position was it, however, they rejected his plan, &tion is concerned in the sale of the Bustian the price of manufactured cotton goods, economic unite with special representation not altered by the intervention of the Pre peaceft method of settling the wage claim jewels and the offer of the subsidy to the owing to the unsettlement of the cotton upon the council of administration: also
LONDON, September 23rd mier Eventually the Allianes meeting was still open to them by the same means Daily Herald,
Although the Italian industrial "situa~ was adjourned until tomorrow. The exhose adopted in the case of the railway-
market and in consequence of the heavy that every British Colony possessing facilition is obesure it already appears that Alliance is apparently discuiting whether mon
The Daily Mail points out that the state cancellation of orders,...***
ties in this connection be encouraged to Sunday's settlement is disowned by the the railwaymen and transport workers
menta from Moscow and of M. Meynell one
maintain shipyards in order to keep the workers who have resolved, not to encasALD will give the rainers active or only moral
this subject are directly contradictory SPECIAL TRAIN WRECKED British merchant marine in a commanding the factories until the employers pay for support
Both cannot be correct
position when
work done during the occupation, while the employers are jibbing at the nature of the dual control which Sigme Giolitti has devised,
be adopted. The Miners Executivere DENIAL OF JEWELS AND SUBSIDY peated its assurance that when the present wage claim was disposed of it would be prepared to participato in an the whole wage s
Mr. Lloyd George
* 82021quiry into
INFLUENCE OF THE STRIKE THREAT ON SHIPPING.
LONDON, Beptember 23rd
THE ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL.
STRIKE AT BOMBAY. The coal strike threat is causing a The Minors Excentive report that
general rise in Klipping freights. The POSTAL SERVICE DISORGANISED Smillio informed the Miners Delegate:
ipping situation appears complex and Conferenes that the Executive did not difficult. The abortage of coal is es recommend ncceptance of the Government's sitating a number of outward bound ships The strike of postmen, telegraph opera
BOMBAY, September 24th,, alternative proposals to submit the wages meillut in ballast, and others lying up. tors and messengers continues. The tale question to an impartial tribunal or to There are already 30,000 seamen unem graphiste, numbering 500, and the postmen dtermine wages by output under an arreer ployed, and there is growing tendency are demanding increased wages Yolun scheme,
for ships to be repaired and conditioned teers are offering to help postal deliveries In Continental ports.
which have been greatly disorganised.?
(Continued at foot of next column)
KIN AMERICA.
SURRENDERED GERMAN
TONNAGE
| GOVERNOR COX BADLY SHAKEN.
NEW YORK, Beptember 23r3. Amtanage from Phoenix, Arizona, Te Governor Cor the Democratic Can porta that special traingon which TOTALS NEARLY TWO MILLION
for the Presidency, wa
date wrecked owing to the rails Governor Cox and sever were shaken but not sort engine driver's leg was
pread
PARIS, September girl. The Germm tonnage surrendered in the Allies totals nearly 9,000,000 which is almost all that is this under the Peace
AN UNSATISFACTORY SETTLE- MENT
GERMANY'S DEBT, A
Cabi