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CABLE S.
LATEST CABLES,
'(THROUGH ARUTAR'S AGENCY.]
TERROR IN THE AMERICAN
COTTON STATES.
ANTI-BOLSHEVIST
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 161H,192,
RISINGS MINERS STRIKE MENACE FAR EASTERN CABLE HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S NEWS ITEMS FROM CANTON.
IN RUSSIA. CHINESE TROOPS ASSIST, IN
QUELLING THEM.
MAJORITY AGAINST DATUM LINE.
LONDON. October 13th Although the full results of the.
miner
ballot will not be known till omogo
LONDON, October 19th. The Times correspondent as Warsaw re-ufficient figures are to hand to show that OPERATIONS OF "NIGHT-RIDERS." ports that anti-Bolshevist risings in Basis the majority of miners through the LONDON, October 16thara multiplying. From an exceptionally country has disregarded Mr. Smillie's ed A New York telegram! ... state' that trustworthy source he heard that the pea osato give the mineowners' offer a prial spreading terror sans in the Saratoff district had revolted and have plumped heavily against the ** night-riders"! Ars through the Cotton States. They are mea, largely and that the Communist forces datum line proposals, the majorities rang thostly farmers, who are bitterly die bare hitherto failed to suppress thems ing from 10 to 1 in parts of South Wales appointed in their expectation of the proò. Another peasant rising is reported in the sent cotton "crop, and are determined that Smolensk district, while the Chinese troops no cotton shall be ginned until the price stamped out grovolt at Kronstadt, causing advances to forty cents a pound. Picked
great bloodshed,
It is stated that the kompanies of them sally out posting Social Revolutionaries Petrovaky, Spiri threatening notices at the giuneric and dova, Martoff and Tchernoff assembled at
to 9 to 1 in Northumberland.
The next move lies with the Executive of the Miners' Federation which is meeting in London to-morrow, when the moderates will put up a big ight in favour of penes by
NEWS.
SOCIETY.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING."
The Canton, vornacular press says that the Kwangsl militarists-hava deposited about $30,000,000 in the different,banka 'at
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A} {THROUGH | BRUISE'S ADENCY. CONSORTIUM CONFERENCE.
The annual general meeting of the Hong Shampon. kong St. Andrew's Society was hold yester THE AGENDA.
day evening at the City Hall, the president,
According to a vernacular press "roport LONDON: October 18th, Mr. G. M. Young, being in the chair. published in Canton, the Hongkong A Times message from New York mys Thoro were also present, among others, Mr. authorities are detaining two seroplanes the meetings in regard to the China Con- John Macdonald (viexpresident), the Hon, which had been "borrowed" from Chang on October 11th, except Tuesday. The 1. L. Crockats. Mr. T. F. Hough, Mr. on the Awang Sang. sortinu will be held in the week beginning Afr. John Johnstone, Mr. L. N. Leefe, Mr. Tsolin and wore sent down from the North British group will be headed by SJ. W. Paton. Mr. D. Templeton, Mr. A. Charles Addis (London Manager of the S. Morrison, Mr. A. Stearnson, Dr. G. Dministrative Force have proteated to Gen- Six Cantonese commanders of the Ad- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank); the
R. Black, Mr. LM. Whyte, Mr. F. Merals Li Fookdum and Ngai Bong-ping American group by Mr. Thomas W. French group by M. Bene de la Chaume; Morrison, Mr. J. H. Kynoch. Mr. W. Kwoo, a Cantonese, and several merabere Lamont, (who recently visited China); the Crawford, Mr. J. Ormiston, Mr. W. Jagainst the recent sxecution of Commander
and the Japanese by Baron Takeuchi, Pittendrigh, Mr. G. Stark, Mr. W. Brown, of his crew of the gunboat, Any On, for Sixteen principal delegates will represent Mr. J. H. Gordon, Mr. W. G. Gerrard, their refusal to comply with his command these four nations, "while Mr. Frederick W.
American group
at Paking, will also Mr. John G. F. Foulds, Mr. G. M. Shaw,tration of Mu Yung-hden. attend
Me A. M. Duncan Wallace (Hos. Trea- The agenda invokes a wide discussion of aurer) and Mr. R. J. Paterson (Acting There was a tea party" on Tuesday. reform, development of railway transport Hon. Becretary).. China's general requirements for currency tion with a possible extension of the kang project; the degree of super- vision by the Consortium profive of expenditure of the proceeds of the loans; stipulations regarding political stability to be required-before loans are granted, in-Gentlemen, the report and accounts hay cluding the disbanding of standing armies, and the granting of part of the loan pro ing been in your hands for some days, I ecedy to South China, etc.
will, as customary, take them as read, and
the proceeds of the 1918 Heather Day Cele turning to the report it will be noticed that
Belds, also leaving boxes of matches whore Nijninovgorod, denounced the Soviet and renewed negotiations, and will, urge that Stevens, the resident representative of ther. W. G. Lawson, Mr. A. R. Austinto declaro independence from the adminis
they are sure to be seen by owners, this being more sloquent of the irato farmers' intentions" than "any other form of throat. The negroes are terrified, believing it to be a revival of the notorious Ku Klux Klan, so it is almost impossible to get black labour to continue in the cotton fields.
DISTINGUISHED FRENCH SEPTUAGENARIANS MARRY."
PARIB, October 14th,
H. Anatole France has married. Mulle Emma La Prevolte and M. Camille Flammarion has married Malle. Gabrielle Renaudot. Both bridegrooms are septua gunarinna. Mdlle, Renaudot, for many years, collaborated with M. Flammarion in some of his most famous works.
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demanded the summoning of a Constituené Assembly.
THE PRINCE OF WALES."
HIS MAJESTY'S THANKS FOR
KIND RECEPTION.
LONDON, October 13th. The King has sent a message" "to" the | Governors-General of Australia and New Zealand and to the Governors of the
British West Indian Possessions, thanking them for the univeraal affection and loyal enthusiasm shown to Prince of Wales, adding, this and theyious tour has given him special opportunities to gain knowledge of our overseas dominions and colonies, and to become perwually ac quainted with their peoples. May such
mutual intercourse create fresh" ties of con
OBITUARY.
STOCKHOLM, October 14th.fidence and devotion between the throne The death nangunged of M. Fetersson, and the generations, present and future, of Governor of the province of Stockholm, these great leads, and thus promote the
EARLIER CABLES.
unity, strength and prosperity of the Em- pire,"
A POLISH
D'ANNUNZIO.
FORMS AN ADMINISTRATIVE
COUNCIL.
LONDON, October 12th.
It appears that Zelgowski is neting the part of a Polish D'Annunzio. A 'message from Warsaw states that he wirelessed the Polish Government announcing the forma tion of an Administrative Council to exercise civil power in Central Lithuania and requesting the Government's recogni. tion of it
ENTHUSIASM IN POLAND.
LONDON, October 12th. General Zeligowski's coup de main has aroused popular enthusiasm in Poland, where the allocation of Vilna to Lithosnia is declared to violate the principle of "self
IMPORTANT A ERIÁL
CONFERENCE.
LINKING UP THE EMPIRE.
LONDON, October 12th. A three days' conference, promoted by the Air Ministry, has opened at the Guild hall for the purpose of reviewing the pro Bress of civil aviation.
Major-General Sykes opened the dis cussion, declaring that the watchwords of aerial "navigation must be safety and reliability." He was of the opinion thit maila formed a basis of civil aviation from ga which constructional transport aspects
of linking up the empire did not rest on must develop. He considered that the unus Great Britain alone. Each dominion and colony must form its own nudous of determination. The Polish Government, air development and thus gradualy build which was recently warned by Great up s complete system. He regarded the Britain and France that an advance on key routes of the Imperial system as Eng Vilas would create serious political difficul- land, to Egypt and Egypt to India. ties, is stated to have expressed strong disadvocated the trial of a commercial day approval of the coup de main'
and night service on the former,
the wages claim should be submitted to an 'impartial pribunal.
1.
It is believed that this suggestion will be carried through, which will mean that another ballot of the men will probably be taken, and the strike is certain to be pars poned, if not abandoned,
REPARATION CLAIMS.
BRITISH AND FRENCH POINTS
OF VIEW
LONDON, October 12th.'
..
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. G. M. YOUNG) said!
as the Dutch Folly when a representative of General Mu Yung-hsien met the Can-
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The requirements are that the surplus other income shall be pledged as guarantee of the Salt Gabelle. Customs duties, and for the repayment of the loans,
The Consortium will consider applica-bration have now been distributed, and appears to have decided that the mener tions for membership from banking groups there only remains to place on record oar should be raised by a loan on the security of other nationalities.
gratefulness to Sir Charles Addis for the of the Mint profits. It is stated that the tling and trouble he has spent on our behalf leading Can'onere merchants in Hongkong in this connection. Before passing on, how have intimated their willingness to help ever, I must point out that there is a slight in raising the necessary funds in order error in the amounts stated as given to the thạt Mu Yong-haibn and his men may
£11,018 17. Id. We deeply, regret to have Canton and Hongkong. A statement is two Infirmaries; both should read interfere with the commerce betwebm
to record the death of the past presidents, published that the full $2,000,000 has been Mr. C. H. Ross (president for the year already raised
The SECRETARY having read the utice commening the meeting and the minutes of Generals and the newly appointed
Tuchun for the 'discussion of tormi, the thirty-eighth general meeting.
payment of $3,000,000 to Ma Yung-hsien as finally decided upon. The now Tuchun Admiral Tang disapproved of a proposal to levy on the city the equivalent of
by the Citizens Committee. The meeting » month's house rent to raise the necessary funds, although this suggestion was made
[BY COURTESY OF THE CHINA MALL-] STRANDED STEAMER SOLD BY AUCTION.
SINGAPORE, October 13th.
Conversations were opened bere yesterday between Mr. Lloyd George and the Belgian Premier, M. Delacroix. It is understood that the subject was German reparations, concerning which Great Britain and France are discussing the method of honouring the Spa decisions. It is statedAtenbury, which is stranded at Fat- that Great Britain proposes that the amount loden. Shoal, was sold by auction today of the reparations should be determined by an Indian merchant paying $45,000. a body of experte specially appointed by the Governments concerned, including Ger many; while France urges that the deter mining body should be chosen from the Re- parations Commission.
THE LAST DAY.
CHILD DREAMS,
The Daily Express special correspondent at the British Association meeting at Cardiff writes ; ——-
A great variety of interesting and fascinating topics were discussed when the Eritish Association resumed its sitting here.
Professor Flinders Petrie, assured the geological section that life could not exist Brussels shortly to issue a joint report on the earth more than a few hundred with regard to the indemnity,
thousand years, but the oceans may yield enough carbonic acid to carry on life for 8,000,000 years more.
According to a well-informed section of the French Press 3. Delacroix now ang gests that both the Reparations Commission and the Ministers of Finance should meet.
JAS
BELGIUM'S MEMORIAL. GRATITUDE TO THE BRITISH NATION.
י
Pat
1911-12) a gentleman who gained the respect Mu «Yung-hsien has asked the members. A and affection of all who were acquainted of the Fantan Gambling Syndicate for a with him, and Mr. A. G. Gordon (president loan of $150,000, but the Syndiente has not for the year 1916-17) whom we all loved. yet complied with his request. He had the bright outlook on life which declined to be depressed, and with his Hear Admiral Tang Ting-kwang, the new
In order to maintain the money market cheery manner and rare gift of story-telling Military Governor of Kwangtung, has drove away many a dull moment from the ordered the Canton Mint not to further lives of his friends To the relatives of oxport. Cantones subsidiary coins to out both we extend our profound sympathy. ports, particularly Wuchow and other The J. R. M. Smith scholarship was won by Kwangai cities British School, whom we congratulate on Miss Agaes McNeillie, of the Kowloon her success. As regards the accounts, these The hope of solving the immediate mili- The Carson Times, of Wednesday said: think are quite clear and call for no fur tar problem relating to the repatriation ther comment, except, perhaps, that we af "the Kwangst troops through peaceful The professor said that the consideration might congratulate ourselves on the large incans suddenly became gloomy yesterday, of the limit of continuanes of organic life increase of subscriptions over last year when a logram from Shen Hung-ying, frad hitherto been based on the dissipation | (Cheers.)—Then is a further subject, which a Chi and Lam Foo all backing Ma and diminution of solar heat, but another will appeal to all Scotsmen. There are now. kind of limitation seemed to show that the in Hongkong about 400 members of the Length of the possibility of life was less Society and doubtless numerous other Seats than a hundredth of the past ages of life. men who are not yet members.
The cause of this limitation was the final also a Scottish Company of the Hongkong policemen in the different distric all alkalis removed in the decomposition of become, and, probably, will become, the for fear. To those who understand the absorption of all carbonic acid by the Volunteer Defence Corps which might well furnish reasons to the peaceful inhabitants silicate rocks.
centre of the athletic world here.
The situation, however, there is nothing to fear. The docomposition of a few more inches necessary Volunteer drills are only 10 per The Cantonese troops are strong enough of silicates ever the globe would exhaust the sonum, in addition to 3 days' camp, which, to prevent looting by the Kwangsiter, carbonic acid, and life could not exist.
can be done in two week-ends of Saturday The Kwangsi troops have no way to carapo
"FREE" KUUCATION.
Yung-hsien to bold on, was published. The building of temporary fortifications with and bags in different s.rret corners still beld
by Kwangsi troops, the reinforce- There ment of troops and attempts to disarm the
Kwangsite from Waichow and East
LONDON, October 13th. In beautiful autumn weather, the memo rial erected on the Thames Embankment to "the British Nation from the grateful
Princess Clementine of Belgium in the pre people of Belgiam" was unveiled by sence of a distinguished Anglo-Belgian con Professor T. P. Nuan, of London Uni-afternoon and all Sunday. Why should when defeated, as the Cantonese Armly bas Government, while the notable. Belgian desed on all about the new school revolution, branch of sport? They would certainly If the Kwangsi troops try to commit out Lord Curzon represented the British versity, a cheerful man who stood with his at the Scottish Volunteer football teams, practically taken over all the local river hands in his pockets, told the education golf teams, etc., be the leaders of each gunboats and many private steam launches. legation was, headed by the Prunier, M. which is expected to wipe out the present stand a good chance, if more joined the rages upon the civilian population, their Delacroix, whe delivered a speech warmly system based on classes and time tables. Scottish Company, thereby making it the fellow provincials in busness and in civil oalogising British assistance to Belgian The experiment is already being tried in a Refugees
crack" company containing the elements service in Canton have to pay for their London school. The mistresses of various able to successfully compete in all branches acts. With Sheklung now in the hands of It is noteworthy that today is the fifth subjects sit in their class rooms, and the of sport. For the first time on record, there the Cantonese Army, the return of the anniversary of the murder of Nurse Cavell. girls are free to wander about as they a good chance of having a Pipe Band, River districts will be somewhat checked,
like. They are provided with a syllabus of as already three skilled pipers The hope is semi-officially expressed in
„GOVERNMENT TO HELP.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS work to do, and are allowed to work in with us,
Are it is understood. If the Kwangui troope and it' is to their
be will make trouble before they depart, they London that the Polish Government will
Mr. Winston Churchill, presiding at the
own way, either alone or in collabora hoped they will PERMANENT. MANDATE COM
ba...... given. chance of piping to a full company. Any Cantonese
the are simply inviting revenge from the. take steps to compel withdrawal of
luncheon, said the Government intended to
MISSION...
The remarkable thing about the experi further particulars required Zaligon
help civil aviation by avery means in their eki's forces?"
said the professor, is the deadly obtained after this meeting From Mr. seriousness with which the girls tackle their Gordon (Cheers.) Before formally pro- power, but, in the main, civil aviation The Echu de' Paris states that Great must fly by itself, and the function of of Nations, to be held at Brussels on Octo-time-table and classes mapped out on an best of my ability, any questions mémbors pose that Mr. G. M. Shaw, Mr. J. La The meeting of the Council of the League that the school system hitherto existing, of accounts, I shall be glad to answer, to the election of the committee. I beg to pro work under the new conditions. I assert posing the adoption of the report, and The CHAIRMAN: The next item is the Britain and Francs have decided to leave (overnment was to facilitate and stimulate sive agonda, including the constitution of 38 baals, is incompatable with the ides may put to me.
ber 20th, has before it a most comprehen. a permanent Mandates Commision. It is the pupils learn,"
Crockatt, Mr. K. E Greig, Mr. N. B that the business of teaching is to make On the CHAIRMAN'S formal motion, Marshall and Dr. O. Forsyth be elected mandates will be represented on the Com-the dreams of 8,000 children, described the expected that all States entrusted with
socended by Mr. R. M. AUSTIN, the re to form the committee for the coming year. Dr. C. W. Kimmins, who has recorded port and accounts were adopted."
T. F.HOUGH seconded the mission in addition to other States which dreams of blind, deaf, or physically defec
propozi tion. will be included in order to place the man- tive children. Blind and deaf children,"
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
Mr. E. L. Hosis proposed that Mr. E datory Powers in a minority,
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing that the A report he said, "dream loss shout food than nordent for the year 1920-1927, said that in
Hon. Mr. John Johnstone be Blected Prest. Suderland be appointed a member of the will be prepared suggesting methods of mal children, which may be due to the
committee, Mr. D. G. NIDOLL secorded. appointment for sabaision to the General circumstance that they are better fed, the ordinary course the members of the Templeton be appointed a member of the Mr. A. STEVENson proposed that Mr. D. Assembly of the League.
theory supported by the fact that children society would have had to consider the committee. Mr. T. OLIPHANT seconded. from poor schools dream. far more about claims of the vice-president, Mr. John food than those from well-to-do schools
Macdonald to become the president, but seconded, that Mr. D. Gow be appointed. Mr. LANG proposed, and Mr. STEVENSON
the dispute to the League of Nations, but are sending a joint Note to Poland, cour -selling moderation.
ACTION BY THE LEAGUE.
PARIA, October 12th. M. Leon Bourgeois, President of the Council of the League of Nations, has telegraphed to the Longue's Military Mis- sion in Lithuanis asking for information with regard to the events at Vilan with a view to nction to terminate Zeligowski's occupation of Central Lithuania."
The Mission has rephod that the Polish Government has dinayowed Zeligowski and has expressed its readiness to jake measures to cad
the incident. PROLONGED PEACE NOT LIKELY.
4. Brak, October 12th. After throd weeks of verbal sparring, the armistice and preliminary peace between Russia and Poland-woro signed this even-
its action. He declared his conviction that the future of British aviation will be great and bright,
THE IRISH SITUATION,
THE AMBUSH AT KANTURK:
LONDON, October 12th. An official report of the Kanturk ambush. says that the assailante, who numbered 150, used machine-guns, shot guns and bombs. They killed one soldier and wounded air.
COST OF LIVING,
MEASURES TO REDUCE IT IN FRANCE.
Lonpor, October 13th.
GERMAN INDEPENDENT,
SOCIALISTS.
tion.
ment,"
adult
DREAM BLINDNESS..
can be
Mr.
Mr. Gow informed the members that he would like to have his name withdrawn was going home on loave next year and The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Pattoreon had
The physically defective child forgets as Mr. Macdonald was going home on bas defects in his dreams. One exception leave; they could find no one better fitted & member of the committes. AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.
was a boy who had lost both legs.
to occupy the position than the Hon. Mr. FLEMING conded the appointment of
Mr. GEEG proposed, and Mr. W. N Ho dreamed he had three legs and one was
John Johnstone,
Dr. G. D. R. Black to be a member of the BERLIN, October 12th.
always in front of the others, a
Mr. JOHN MACDONALD seconded, and the
commities. Over five hundred delegates attended the bravery and vigour,
Crippled children dream of Lots of proposition was carried ananimously. Independent Socialist Congress, which deformed children dreamed of saving the turning thanks, desired to express his deep The Hon. Mr. Joey Johnston, in re- One of the most opened at Halls to-day, to decide accept life of a little child in conditions that appreciation of the feeling which had ance or rejection of Moscow's conditions of would have taxed the strength of a strong Prompted the members of the society to told him that Dr. Forsyth would railwa adherence to the Third International Herren Dittman and Brass, representing
cloet him as President for the current not be on the committee. the opponents and adherents respectively,
year. He thanked bath the Chairman and The dreams of deaf children are more Mr. Jean Macdonald for the kind remarks ing concurred, that Mr. E. I Hosie and
The Onaman proposed, and the mechu ̈ have been elected Presidents.
Herr Crispion, Chairman of the Party, who becomes blind before the age of free before the members,
full of life than those of the blind. A child with which they had brought his name Mr. J. W. Paton be appointed rutiner, declared that the main issue was whether never sees in its dreams. One who becomes Lang for the office of vice President
The talk of the ballot was that than the Party should retain its present blind after seven sees in its dreams even
TAS CHAIRMAN next proposed Mr. A. O.
following were declared elected character or be absorbed by the Co after an interval of many years.
as members munists, The decision has been tem porarily deferred.
MIFLA M. WHY proposed that Dr. O. Mr. K. E. Greig, Dr. G. D. R. Black,
of the committee for the current year Blind children's" dresin-wishes are Borryth be elected vice president, and the Mr. J. L. Crockett, Mr. G, M. Shaw and largely about consis, and books, a rail motion was seconded.
Mr. D. TEMPLETON seconded the Chair: A SPANDE STRIKE MOVEMENT IN There, de Tarzan touch about the pro
DAY BALIZ SAXONY, DOD) ecedings of the anthropological section, A
Tarzan touch about the pro man's proposal, M
On a show of hands, Mr. A. O. Lang ball similar to be year's be held on St,
The Charmer to propose that quinine a number of Cardiff University students was declared elected as vice-president for
with
& succession of hisses and ends The CHAIRMAN: I beg to propose that bond much pleasure in seconding the
nds result being greated with applause
JOEN JOHNSTUNK BAIČ tion of chilled meat and fish and the pro-
Hip-ray hoorah 17
Mr. A. Duncan Wallace be reelected zotion. The action was extriba The anthropologists, then disenesed the bibition of experta of such produces as
LONDON, October 12th, A big strike movement in Saxony is origin of collego yella, and Dr. Karl Pear Herrer for the coming year, and meatly. butter and cheese. In every province, is estimated the 600,000 municipal em
seriously preoccupying the Gogomment. It the time of the anthropoid apd.
son suggested that they came down from that Mr. T. Hill be elected Hen, Secretary- Mr. STEVENSON vonded, and the motion Consumers' Board is to be formed to in-ployees have osod work, demanding from the Zules".
Another professor thought they cares carried manimously. The tax of two francs per hectolitro of stitute measures especially suitable to the nits are without gas, water, electricity or finish that the Cacht well was inventeded to them...
Both Mr. Duncan Wallace and Mr. Hill higher wages. Leipzig, Dresden and Chem- One of the students explained at the thanked the members for the work entrust
(Continued at foot of meat columa,)
PARIS, October 12th, A Hayas mosage says:-- The Cabinet, under the presidency of resident Millerand, has adopted several racicures tonding to bring about a general
ing in the medieval hall of "The Black-reduction in the cost of living, by regulat heada. Public opinion here regards the
agreement merely as a contrivance to avoiding the sale and slaughtering of cattle, 600,000 MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES tonded and gave the college yell, which the current year, the announcement of the Dayday November 30th
winter fighting and not as a permaneat prosecuting speculators, fostering consump
peace.
TRENCH PETROLEUM TAX REPEALED.
Pants, October 12th,
A Havas meiage says:
refined petroleum has been repealed.
particu
CRARE WORK
on the spot in 1910:
meeting, the Hon. Mr. JouN JOHNSTOEL At the conclusion of the business ther proposed a bearly vule of thanks to the
Mr. Yove thanked the Hon, Mr. Tabur retiring President (Mr. G. M. Yoang)
ofkristore=
remembera for Christi appreciation of his versions,