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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH ZEGTER'S AGENCE.]
IRISH ORGY OF CRIME.
THE O'CONOR DON CRYING IN
THE WILDERNESS.
"LONDON. October 8th,
A striking letter by The O'Coner Don indignantly denounces the destruction of barracks and killing of the police, He
THE HONGKUNG DAILY PEESS, TUESDAY," OCTOBER - 12TH,
BRITISH NOTE TO SOVIET.
EARE CURZON'S PHILLIPIC.
LONDON, October th Earl Curzon, replying Iv M.
· Tehitcherin's. Note of October 8th, declares that, while Great Britain strictly adhered to the undertaking given, M. Kamene openly violated the principal condition of
his admittance into Great Britain. "The Soviet has tried with the question of British prisoners, has sent Russian troops to Persia. bus conspired with Turkish
POLAND'S APPEAL
WHAT BOLSHEVISTS HAVE DONE
WASHINGTON; October 7th, aj
OUR LONDON LETTER
STRIKE MOVEMENT AND NATION ALISATION OF MINES,
1920.
their strange neighbour. They quote the old proverb which says the Deril is not
black as he is painted:" However, the exile has developed shynes, to a remarkable degree in the case of a
Poland has requested the United Stats THE REAL OBJECT OF THE LEADERS- Iman who used to love to pose before the. |
to supply food to Poland. It is painted out that the Bolshevists have completely devastated 40,000 square miles of territory in Poland and the Polish harvest is poor
FEELING IN WARSAW.
LONDON, October 9th,
Turkish Nationalists in Asia Minor, butable, it is stated, to the belief that created an anti-British organisation in and to the necessity of having to maintain threatens the invasion of Khorasan, has real peace with Soviet Russia is impossible Tashkent, hat fomented a revolution. in an army in the Beki ready for action. Bokhara, has attempted to uncläde a
aiming at the inciténient of a tribal rising
AMERICAN “ FLIGHTS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
in agreemert.
THE C.B.A. AND TRADE
The meetings of the British Association
on the ladian frontier, and has conducted FROM PANAMA TO CUBA, JAMAICA Minors Federation. The Triple Alliance is which have just ended at Cardiff attracted
tornade of anti-British propaganda in Asia, expending great sums of money
>
The Note declares that the situation
must end, if trading negotiations are to be concluded. Further, the Note complains of the murder of a British civil engineer un January 16th without any reason being
now being committed throughout the land. MR. LLOYD 'GEORGE «DËFENDS.
GOVERNMENT POLICY.
given. LONDON, October 9th,"
Mr. Lloyd George delivered his widely anticipated address on Ireland at Cornar. von teilny,"
The Premier devlared that more had been done in the past forty years to re -dress the evils in Ireland than had been
done in any part of the world,
KING OF GREECE.
BITTEN BY PET MONKEY:
LONDON. October "9th," King, Alexander of Greece was hitten, a few days ago, by a per monkey, and thought nothing about it, but intestinal emplications and jaundice have now set in and the King is confined to his bed with temperature at 102 degrees. He has had
two attacks of fever.
.
AND WASHINGTON.
MINERS BALLOT.
MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.
more than usual attention, probably be. cause the range of subjects dealt with had interest not only for the scientific world but for ordinary laymen,
wenry land.
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RAILWAY PROJECTS IN
CHINA. AMERICAN FIRM'S APPLICATION.
PEKING. October 4th,
The Asiatic News Agency states that the American firm, Mosure." Siems, Caroy da
railway from Hsinyangchow, Honan, to Cox, has applied to the Ministry of Cum ---- nunications for permission to build a trunk Cheng, capital of Szechuan, the capital
world. He is building a brick wall-an LONDON, September 1st.
unheard of thing in the land of dykes
on the question of a strike has been off by a couple of very heavy iron doors. This week the result of the miners ballotto a height of twelve feet all round his
house and garden, the only entrance being cially announced. was confidently He has in fact literally walled himselt in expected, there is the necessary majority
from mankind, The Times' Warsaw corresponding saya:] in favour of a "down tools" polies, "The
to be inhscribed in the United States. The the Poles are exhibiting great indifference decision has been reached against the full
Whether the passion for clusion, is directar-general of the Szechuan-Hankow- declares that the people will be no nearer Nationalists in Persia, has conspired with as to the prospert of penee which is attri of the whole weight and authurity of the beas, as I hear from one quarter is the has been instructed to consider whether the force of public opinion, and in defiancewing to melancholy bordering on mad. Canton trunk line, Mr. Kuan Reng-lin, self-government if they kill all the police
Press regardless of politics. Something explanation, or is siue as uthers say to a proposal of the American firms will interfere in Ireland. He asserts that, although a Sinn Feiner, he will never have anything
such a calamity as a national con strike;question that the existence of the former Tungkyan-Chengtu railway of the Belgian may happen at the last moment to avert bid dread of assassination, it is beyond or compete with the proposed Tun Cheng or to do with the Sinn Fein party while such things are sanctioned. He is ready to
but at the time of writing the outlook extreme and no better than a living death, posed lines may be built separately' or
War Lord of Germany is miserable in the French Company", or whether the two
pro exceedingly black A sinuster feature -is Iollow any body of men, regardlem of tresty with the Anseer of Alghanistan
The regulve of the railwaymen's and trans- consequenos, who will act ly in the
jointly by the Chinow Government, port workers' Unions to back up the
Wish reference to the resumption the enure of true freedom, but at present, he
construction works of the Canton Bangor anys, he is crying in the desert and will be
Chengtu trunk railway, Mr. Yeh Kung-cho, * told he is only jeopardising himself and his
acting Minister of Communications, has Whatever the result it is useful to PANAMA, October 7th.
director-general, instructing him to Jose no issued a special order to Kan Keng-lin, property. It is time moderate inn
review the position. As you are a wire, the Eight American submarine.chaxers are issue as it appears on the surface is a Feiners spoke out, nay, cried out, against
patrolling the Caribbean Sea in order to comparatively simple one. The estimated sident of the Economic Section, discussed important line the question of raising the time in discussing with the foreign finar- As an illustration, Dr. Clapham. Pre ciers or capitalists who are creditors of this the present senseless and despicable crimes
facilitate Herbster and three other officers of the
the attempt of Commander profits from the coal industry this year post-war finance, which is a very "live" resumed as soon as possible. In case the necessary" funds wo that the work can be is £63,000,000.. Mr. Smillie, the miners! American Navy to fly on two seaplanes should take 1/2 off the price of consertion that in all probabilny the United capitan, foreign market listed
lender, demands that the Government"
mbject indeed,
He made the confident foreign companies are unable to raise from Panama to Kingston (Jamaica). (being the aniouut of the last increase pump than our debt-encumbered, ware would
beaten is more likely to start a iurid truck to inform the Chines Government who moment, they should Бил requested An American army öffieer. Lieutenant price to the conxuter), and that the Austin, is also attempting a sole fight miners should receive 2. per shift extra United States has not been organised long been ordered to me the surveying of then be at liberty to OPCura His argument is that the funds from other sources. Of the various from Panama to Washington, ria" Cuban wages, These two items wild almost enough as a creditor nation to deal with the road south of Chuchow, which has been sections of this trunk line, Mr. Kan has and Jamnica.
exactly account for the £8,000,000..
the present: position. Before the war she suspended on account of the civil war in The reply of the Government, in control was in debt to Europe to a very great Hunan, while in the provinces of Hupch of the industry, is that coal is now sold extent, and her fiscal synem was designed be paid to the construction of the Ichang
aud Szechuan. prompt attention is required" to the public at the price at which it is to discourage imports, and, as far as pos Kucichorfu fraised and distributed, There is no profitable, encourage expor», ^
and the Ichang-Hankow LONDON, October 9th under that head at all. The £80,000,000
sections when funds are "available, because It is considered, that the prospects ag regards the coal ballot on October 11th are tended, ought to go into the national Ex-
represents exceptional profus on the sale Now, if her debt, are to be part he must natural resources of Szechuan."
But the war has changed the outlook, development of the vase and unlimited thing will play an important part in the of exporteì coal, and this sum, it is concept goods from "Britain and other Furu. brighter, owing to the moderating influencë
chequer to relieve the general burden of because there is not enough gold to pay of Mr. Smillie's appeal which has been taxation.
pena countries or go withung payment, backed up by two other prominent leaders.THE "REAL MOTIVE.
CRIME IN FRANCE. The appeals seem to have caused a definite
CALAIS-PARIS TRAIN ROBBERY. While this is the issue as placed before getback, to the gaining influence of the country, it is important to emphasise
London to Paris are occurring with alarm
PARIS, August 27th, extremists. Meanwhile, it is declared that the fact that the motive of the miners'
ing frequency. Apparently the expert robe Thefts from passengers travelling from. the pit boys in Northumberland and leaders in nationalisation." Durbary where there, are 212,000 miners aid as much in an unaccustomed burke of Mr. Smillia
will it be slowed to vote.
bers who operate on the Riviera during the feandour a few days ago,
winter session hayo transferreg their activi We are deter mined to have nationalisation of the
Dr. Hermes, the German Food Minister, ties to the Channel ports. A couple of days ago a tired London traveller fell asleep in TO FIGHT CONSUMPTION.
is on a visit here with the object of ob-a train running from Calais to the Gore mines," he declared in a speech at Wrex raining help from the British Goverment du Nord, Paris, and when he was around bam. This is the real issue NATIONAL COMMITTEE ORGANISosed top of 14/2 off each ton of coal is try. It is being represented that one taken from his finger. The latest, victims The pro-with regard to food supplies for his coun- which he values at 50,000 francs, had been he made the discovery thaj a diamond ring. ING MEETING.
fernly a sprat sa catch a herring.
To put the amtter squarely, when the Lite Ponce Treaty, are not being in process of jewels worth 200.000 francs, They were. f the romuns why the obligatious of a man and his sister, bearing foreign PARIS. October 9th.
names, who complain of having been robbed Government raised the price by 14/2 the of complete fulfilment is because the Ger- travelling from London to Paris. riu Bou three months hence, probably, a prolonged sumption is arranging a meeting in Paris and of the system of pooling profits. The very incensed because the all nipply of and valuable rings, were enclosed in a smart miners saw this was the beginning of an The National Committed to fight con- endeavour to grid at one of contral produce, The French, for example, are mond tiara, a platinum watch, pearl ent man people are short of food and cannot flogue, and the jewels, which included a día- of delegates. It is similar to the Ameri-poorer nines were to be put in a position is not being delivered; but the reply bag. which the thieves seem to have singl
rings, a gold handbag, brooches. ere, can and European organisations and aims to pay their way without subsidies from is that the German miners are weak from Bational co-operation and of better en at examining the possibilities of inter-
the richer areas as at present, preliminary lack of the neusaries of life, and are to being returned to their owners under unable to work as they would otherwise do. ordinate efforts, in fighting consumption,
private management. But the minera have ailed for years at treating col extent the Allies can render assistance The question, of course, arises to what INTERNATIONAL LAW.
mining, whether in" rich or poor areas, a Doubtless some arrangement can be made one industry. South Wales with its rich to provide carents, and also breon and REMARKABLE MOVEMENT IN
Agt costly coal was to be made to equaliastate. Although the general public are not the wage in Lancashire, where the seams aware of the fnet, it is nevertheless true are this and poor, on the ground that that the food situation in Germany is ilk much tali is required to win a ton of coal in Lancashire, as in Wales.
Now, observe how this would work out in practice. If the 14/2 were taken off
and the nation whether it desired to do many, mines would be worked at a lost; it would spell bankruptcy to the ownera, so or not would be obliged to take posse will be of various sion of the mines and work them as noe business, meeting lowes in one direction by using profits made elsewhere-in uther words, nationalisation..
As regards reprisals, he pointed out that 100 palicemen had been shot dead in one year. They endured this, for two or three years, but patience had given way. There was no doubt that "there had been" some severe hitting hack. If it was war, na was' stated, we could not have a one-sided war.. In war, you don't have men standing up to be shot and never firing back. murderous gang which
now tyrannises Ireland must be broken up and the Clovernment must proceed with a mesure for complete self-government in the coon
try.
The
WOOLLEŃ TRADE CRISIS. EFFECT OF CANCELLATION OF
ORDERS.
band, the Amalgamated Textiles, declare that all reputable firms anticipated the stump, and confidently prophesy that the slump will be only of a short duration, and
trade boom will be seen.
LONDON, October 9th. The sudden cancellation on a large scale of Japanese and American orders as caused unprecedented losses in the Brnd- furd district, and a crisis has occurred in The Premier protested vehemently the Yorkshire wool trade.
On the other against the doctrine that we must give Ireland more than Mr. Gladstone and Mr, Asquith were prepared to give. simply hvenuse crime had been maccessing.
Mr. Lloyd Georg continued. It was all very well 10 talk about Dominion Home Rule, but Ireland demanded absolutely an independent republie and even that would not satisfy the Irish.
Ulster would not have a republic and we do not want to negotints prace with civil war at our very door.
:
MILAN STRIKE,
ANOTHER AGREEMENT BETWEEN WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS,
MILAN, October Sta.
restarted.
GENEVA
F
CONFERENCE.
LORD, CURZON'S, SUGGESTION.
PARIS. October 9th.
If we give Ireland complete As a result of an agreement between the Dominion Home Rale, it will mean that workers and the employers, electric power she can have conscription and then we in is again available and tramways have been Britain with an army of 100,000 may be confronted with an Irish army of 500,000, which will mean conscription here. During the war Ireland was engaged in raising huga forces to stab Britain in the back. Had anyone ever proposed such a lunacy "No derision has yet been taken as ax to allow Ireland its own army and gards the postponed Geneva Conference to navy and the capacity for assisting our discuss reparations. enemies to obtain her independence? The French Government has replied to a Dangerous weapons like nemies and navies note from Lard Curzon suggesting tha were better under the control of the Im, such a' conference should be held, agroc perial Parliament, and the Governmenting to it, but specifying that the meeting would resist Any attempt to give Ireland n
at which the Germans. may be heard will parate army and navy.”
be simply a preparatory hearing, which BOMB THROWN AT LORRY IN
leaves the final decision to the higher CORK.
authorities. LONDON, October 9th.
A sensational bombing of an army lorry- mused a panic in the crowded streets of Cork yesterday. The lorry was carrying stores and was occupied by six moldiers
A Havax. message says tam
PARIS..
PARIS, October 9th,
A Havas message says:-*-*- The International Law Institute is to endeavour to unify international law, iliun, which are members of the League of strengthening the bonds between the States
Nations.
The professors nationalities.
BARLIER CABLES. MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S FORECAST. HOME RULE AND NO MINERS STRIKE.
LONDON, October 8ths.
In the course of his stierch at the meet-
THE KAISER IN EXILL
1 learn that the ex-Kaiser is a very humble and retiring person in these days,
more than a fraction of the sum that is due. It seems unlikely, therefore, that th United States, owing to her political sys tem in relation to trade, will be able to re-adjust her policy to the new world con- GERMANY'S DESPERATE STRAITS, ditions before a slump arrives.
desperate. It is not too much to say that "the people there are starving." PUSSYFOOT" JOHNSON AGAIN,
Prohibition. tame, is reuurung bere Mr. Pussyfoot" Johnson, of Ameri-
pa
oat from the six pieces of luggage the
compartment of the Paris train, and the sengers brought with them..
The luggage was placed in a first-class
found that the bag containing the jewela passengers went into the restaurant car
had disappeared. They notified their lon for a meal. When they returned they
to the Boulogne palice, who at one com cu Nord. When the train arrived at Paris a search was made, but it led to a regula munuated with the police chief at the Garo
A foreign bank bere diwovered a few
recovered.
days ago that English bank-notes worth nearly half a milion francs had been stolen by forgery. The matter was put into the hands of the police, and a young man, aa
urgane a raging, tearing campaign to which had been used to draw the bank-notes with the exception of 30,000 francs, was and made a full confession. The money, employee in another bank, was arrested,
in the course of the next few weeks to investigation the signature of the mod In the course of the polico convert us all to the worship of the pump. in London was brought to Paris by serw Last year when this astute propagandist launched his anti-drink crusade American pubiicity methods were adopted. Bat it soon became apparent that the crude and ful in the States completely failed in its vulgar literature that proved succusa-
plane.
F.
GULF STREAM AS CULPRIT ENGLAND'S HOT-WATER SUPPLY CUT OFF!
Has the Gulf Stream "
gone west g Four years ago this was reported as quens was very much the same sort of summer noterious, says the Daily Express · infernable weather that has made this The Gulf Stream, when it is behaving Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico, whores normally flows eastwards across tho
His life at Doorn, near Utrecht, «bers appeal to English tastes. an entirely no literally happening, and one of the enn he is now permitted to reside instead of been prepared, uzu ?
set of leaflets and pamphlets, I hear, has at Amerongen, is virtually that of a propaganda muft is now arriving at the thia cleverly-devised primer. Doorn used to be a quiet plea proibition headquarters in London in ing of the Welsh National Liberal Council wooded country and charming villages, but and vast expenditure will be remains to its temperature is sometimes as high ne
sure resort, being in the centre of "well."uge bales.
What the ultimate result of all this effort At Llandudno, Mr. Lloyd George said now it is overrun with cosmopolitan / be seen. A year ago the British people 100dega. above zero. It acts the part of a peace on earth and goodwill amongst croods intensely eager now
was the demand of the hour, and be of fallen greateNE. men
regarded Mr. Pussyfoot Johnson and hot-water bottle to the British Isles, which to catch a glimpse his enthusiastic friends with a certain without it would enjoy" the climate and amused tolerance not altogether namized scenery of Labrador, with fogs, icebergs,
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, ORATORY TO BEGIN.
New York, October 6th, "The Presidential campaign is
when a number of bombs were flung at it approaching its climax. Both candidates i did not know any principle which was in Half the journalists, in Germany, in with contempt; but the success of the move. | and.snowy wastes complete.. by civilians. The street was crowded with leave their respective headquarters at issue between parties when they came to gluding those favoured few who were form women going to work and children going Dayton and Marian today on. extensive, to school. One bomb exploded in the centre speech-making, tours,"
Governor Cox
the more
PILGRIM FATHERS.
deal with it.
has quite altered the public attitude. ent in engineering prohibition in America
"Some years ago a project was before the of the lorry and killed a soldier, danger-
erly on friendly terms with the Kaiser, is realised that these teetotal fanation from course of the Stream by means of 3.m It American Government for diverting thu Senator Harding will cover the Middle strike, the Premier emphasised that he had the exile's abode at Doorn. They have all spars neither effort nor money to achieve opinion in this country-half scientific
Referring to the threatened miners have tried vainly to gaia admission to ously wounding three ethers. Two bombs West, and
the other side are in deadly earnest, They enormous jetty 200 miles long across the are out to make Britain dry, and will Newfoundland shouls Action of pabli exploded in the rondway causing civilian Southerly States.
resolved never to surrender the rights of guard of retainera. In recent months decidedly hostile to outside interference of England from
been repulsed by the small but vigilant their purpose, casualties. The soldier, fred in the diren-
the community to the minority, though he only one person among the reary hisidreds dritas habits and curtous. The scherpe were prevented.tion
bait. patriotic was so far alarmed as t Generally speaking, the feeling here is talk war and to predict the "freezing out was all for justice and equity for men in the district lay claim to the doubtful brewing and distillery intercats are organ
mations unles tha who were contributing to the wealth of the distinction of having seen the Kaiser and lung to force to Bght the Pussyfoot" effectually by the natural difficulties
This up to the present, has been dma nation. He was hopeful that commanseme Syn so it was a fleating glimpse of a figure specially trained speakers.-H.B.
luvasion, which includes A telegram from Norfolk (Virginia) and reason will prevail at the
band of sented by any such undertaking. states that the delegation to the tercenten.
theoming bydled in a closed motor car travelling
fion of their attackers and wounded one VISIT TO JAMES TOWN ISLAND. person, who was carried off by a waiting, motor-car,
LONDON,, October 7th,
THE FASTING LORD MAYOR. Dublin and the whole of South Ireland
ballot
at terrific speed
One theory has it that the long and car's is awaiting the news of Mr. Macßwiney's visited James Town Island, the scene of
spring experienced in the northern bemin. ary celebration of the Pilgrim Fathers The Fremier predicted that Home Rule WALLED IN FROM THE WORLD.
phers this year was responsible for an condition of health with extraordinary the first British settlement in America and
MARKED GULL'S LAST FLIGHT,"
excessivo melting of the Arctic icefields ank wil be adopted by the Coalition, and con
At first the local Hollanders strongly
a consequent incraise in volume of them... Threats of widespread out-participated in the opening ceremonies, they had solved the problems darkening that he attracts visitors in large numbers the words "Skovgaard N-316. Viborg-Dan incbergs of abnormal size. One of the
cluded with an appeal for unity until
resented the presence of the ex-Emperor on the rocks at Folkestone, had round lie
A seagull with a broken wing picked up the Gulf Stream at oan part of its course. cold Labrador corrent which impingen en breaks are being circulated in the event including the erection of a Cross, as was the horizon and the difficulties which stood willing to spend their money freely these mark."
2t Doorn. But since they have discovered left foot a rustless metal band bearing a have cocurred through some such causs, up Local dislocations of the current may of his death, especially among the polico, done by the first settlers in 1607, a parade in the way of
siga similar to a capital “F.” and also even through the intrusion of wandring manity in marching to thrifty Dutch are telling each other that variety. It was treated kindly, but died applied to the "summer of 1920
The derelict bird was of the black-headed unsealed "
slightest octs produced in this way is there must be some good quality about in a couple of days.
weather-butthis!
apithes leniency.
*cagerness.
who have bera'warned to resign.
and a mass meeting.
higher things.