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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, MONDAY.
MINERS STRIKE:
MEDIATION BY OTHER UNIONS PROBABLE:
PREPARING FOR THE WORST.
FIGHTING IN DUBLIN STREETS CIVILIANS ATTACK SOLDIERS.
LATEST CABLES... ĮTARŪDES KRŪyen's sametr.) MINERS' DECISION. TO CEASE WORK.
LONDON, October 15th.
The Miners Conference has decided, in view of the unsatisfactory reply of the Government, that the districts be tele graphically informed that the only course is to cease work on October 18th.
FIRST OFFICIAL MEASURE. The first official measure in connection with the conl war has been taken by the Secretary for Mines who has issued a de-
• OUTLOOK BLACKER.
LATER.
The look is bläcker to night than it has ever been during the mouth of the crisis, The gloominess of the situation is reflected in the Prime Minister's reply just publish ed to the Miners Federation's intimation of the result of the ballot and a notification that cessation of work will start on Satur day unless the 2/- daily wages advance is granted.
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NEW REPUBLIC, PROCLAIMED BY GENERAL· ZELIGOWSKI
Losnow, October 15th.
A message from Grodan ray that General Zeligowski has proclaimed an independent republic of Central Lithuania, nod announced that the Diet will, by per voked at Vilna at, the earliest possible moment. The National Governmens son stituted, is composed of two each Pales and
White Lithuanians. The Lithuanians are beaded by M. Abrazarics, editor of m local paper.
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AYMENT OF ANGLO-FRENCH
TOANA
PLANS COMPLETED.
FAR EASTERN
NEWS
CABLE CANTON BRITISH RED CROSS
SOCIETY OUR DAY, 1920,
THE FAMINE IN THE NORTH,
| AT LEAST $120,000,000 ' REQUIRED,
[FROM OUR OWN CURRESPONDENT.;
In response to the recent appeal by tha Joint Council of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusa NEW YORK, October 13th.. It at understood that; plans have been
lem, we are informed by Mr. D. Farben, completed for the payment of the Anglo-
Hoi, Treasurer of the British War Contri Uctober 15th. Mesir, Morgan announce French loan of $600,000,000 falling due on
PEKING, October 13th,butions Committee at Canton that a sum the bonds will be accepted prior to Reports "aubmitted by the International 100s 21 way remitted home as maturity and holders are asked to present
underoved.
Ther romptly in order to facilitate payment. Relief Commits in which the Government
share is already in hand and [ 1. participating, show that from 13.000,000 A. E. Ablong : is believed that France will pay a goodly 3.000.000 people are threatened with W. 4. Alexander, from the large gold impurts recently in ine to feed who at least $120.000.001. A. Alenco... arrived from Paris.
C. M. Alport..... will be required." This catinate dues et J. H. Anderson EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
include the cost t clothing. Enel and R. K. Batchelor SOVIET GOVERNMENT READY TO
F. E. H. Bing medicines, CARRY IT OUT.
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Losbox, Uctober 14th. The Soviet Government has intimated its resgive to take one of the measures laid down in the recent Note of Lord Curzon is preliminary to any further négatia- ations, by notifying their preparedness to
and Raku immediately, sic start the exchange of prisoners in Russia. Finland. The Note adds that the evacuation of Britishers
Zoligowski has sent Poland Note demanding the river Niemen to be a frontier between Poland and Central Lithuania, leaving Grodno in Central Lithuania. He has also sent Lithuania Note saying that, he does not dwi hostilities and that the question of frontier will be settled by a
plebisite LEAGUE OF NATIONS' VIEWS,
PARIS, October 18th, 2||||
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fron Hussin will be carried out without | delay, "and" requests that Great Britain re- lease all Rusjans, including those in Egypt.
M. MILLERAND.
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF
DISASTROUE TONGSHAN
EXPLOSION.
PERING, October "Teh." An explosion occurred at a coal-mine at Tangshan on Friday. Over 400 persons: were killed.
POSTHUMOUS HONOURS
Paxx, October 17th: A mandate conferi" posthumous honours on Li Shun.
› (THROUGH BEĘTER'S AGENCY.]
H. H. Bond
3
E. D. Black
10 10 0
B. T. B. Bootaby"
T. Brameld"
H. W. Drasier
F. J. Brooke
J. W. Brown ...............
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· D. G. Bruce
J. A. Bullin
J. E. Camage
E. G. W. Cainminde
R. J. Chard
A. N. Classhire
B. X. Clark
G. N. Courtavy
J.D. H. Crawford Dairy Farm Ice and Cold
Stemge Co., Ltd.
W. M. Delton
PREMIER'S SOLEMN WARNING.
1. Leon Bourgeois, President of the The Prime Minister - Is facing Council of the Lengue of Nations, has the trials which the decision of your Con- informed M. Paderewski that the occupa COMMERCE CONGRATULATES HIM. OFFICIAL LUNCHEON TO SIAMESE ference has to-day imposed upon our tion of Vilna has violated Poland's under, -exists from one o'clock in the morning of people, the country will be doubtless forti- takings towards the Langue of Nations, and, if Vilna is not evacuated shortly, the October 18th and numerous restrictions infied in its determination to endure, by the Council of the League will be obliged to Paris under the presidency of the ex-to Prince Purachatra, brother of the King, L. C. Diespecker the use of coal have been laid down, includ. fact that the proposals of its elected Governmeet urgently to examine, the situation Cabinet Minister, M.......Clementel, Theof Siam, at the Carlton Iotel at which S. Dosahhoy & Co.
claration saying that a State emergency.
ing a probibition of the display of lighting outside premises and limiting the supply
of enal to a ext., per homebold, weckiy.~ PRINCE OF WALES' VISIT TO CITY:
LATER
The Prince of Wales visit to the City on October 27th has been postponed owing
to the coal strike,
FOOD MINISTRY'S PLANS.
LATER. The Food Ministry states that if the strike is confined to the miners, the coun- try's food supplies will be fully looked
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ment have received the support of the most responsible and experienced minds within the Miners' Federation."
Mr. Lloyd George expresses the greatest regret at the miners decision, regarding which it is impossible to conceive any action more likely to cause serious disaster to the country's trade or more gravely increase employment. He also points out the injurious effects on struggling Con- timental nations dependent on a supply of British coal. He reviews the recent fruit lees proposals and notes that the whole
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which is regarded as most serious.
DAYLIGHT DUBLIN DUEL.
BETWEEN CIVILIANSSANDAЯ
PARIS, October 13th. A Hava message says:- The Board of Governors of the Inser national Chamber of Commerce moet in
PRINCE
LONDON, October 13th, The Government gave an official. lunch
F. F. P. Danenberg P. A Davidson .................. Deacon & Co., Ltd. Herbert Dent & Co.
H. J. Ferris D. Forhes. Found H. Goffe
1. E. Grit Ltd:
British delegate (Sir Arthur Shirley), the
P. Durood American delegate (Mr. Bedford), the there was an important gathering of Siam. 10. Eager...... Italian delegate (Senator Ricci) vere ose officials, British Ministers and officials, vice-presidents.
A letter from the American Secretary of and engineering and oil exports.. TROUPS. Ved the deep interest of the American Govern State for Commerce was read expressing
LONDON, Octobr. 15th., ment in the International Chamber of bli teenoon when an armoured Upon a motion by the British delegation A sensational affray took place in Commerce car was attacked by armed men who fired the Board decided an sending M. Millerand through the apertures, wounding soldier. The troops replied with a machine tion.
une the Board's 'congratulations upon his elec gun, killing' one civilian.. Subsequently while troops were raiding a shop in Talbot- street, civilians opened fire and killed one officer and wounded two soldiers. The latter returned fire and killed two civilians and wounded four.
Dublin is seething with excitement this
GENERAL BOOTH.
CAMPAIGN IN STATES AND CANADA.
after, but if it extends to other industrien, country must deplore that Mr. Smilli evening. Troops are confined to barracks, is sailing for New York on,,October 18th
new plans will be drawn up. Road trans port cannot at present replace railways, hat the public may rest assured that ade quate supplies will be maintained through out the country. It may be necessary to ro-introduce rationing. Ansbow,
the
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and the other priminent miners' leaders' support of these was not followed. concludes: We have explored and still ready to explore every avenue that might lead to a peaceful solution of the difficulty and can only regret that supreme
sagar intion will be halved as soon as they reasonable proposals have received final strike begins.
rejection at the hands of the Conference."
PREMIER REMAINS-SILENT.
LONDON, October 14th. Tho Miners Conference remained in although mediation proposals by other in all is afternoon, but prior to the
WILL RAILWAYMEN ALSO STRIKE?
LONDON. October 15th.. The decision of the Miners' Conference hể, created
a very grave situation,
Trade Union leaders, who are anxious that there should be no strike, are still regarded as probable.
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adjournment Mr. Lloyd Georgs had plied to the Conference's letter intimating & strke decision.
The Conference resumes in the morning STRIKE NOTICES EXPIRED ON BATURDAY.
Losban, October 14th. It indicially announced that the
It is already announced that the export of Welsh coal bas' been officially prohibited.
It is unofficially stated that the stocks. of coal will suffice for three months, but rigid economy is essential. An important question relates to the attitude of railway. Miners Conference has, dreided that the men. It is stated that the possibility of merike notices shall expire on the 16th
the inabant,
their striking simultaneously with miners is viewed with grave concern in Government circles
The Ministry of Transport announe that, in the event of a coal-strike, after an interval of two to three days, in order to allow people absent from home to reach their homes, passenger services will be re duced by 10 to 20 per cent...
Suburban services, workmen's trains and the traffic dealings with perishable food stafe and patrol will not be interfered with but all other tratho will automatically be
reduced as the shortage of coal is felt. CUAL EXPORT, FORBIDDEN.
of coal is prohibited,
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EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDED
STRIKE.
COMMERCIAL AIRSHIP.
FASCINATING PICTURE OF THE
FUTURE.
LONDON, October 14th.
A fascinating picture of the commercial airship of the faturo was drawn at the Air Conference this afternoon by Commander
LONDON. October 13th. General Booth, of the Salvation Army, NO TRACE OF MAGISTRATES. to conduct a campaign in the United A Dublin, Castle conincunique apnoncer States and Canada, chiefly, with the object that Mr. More Resident Magistrate, and of recruiting a thousand missionaries for motored from Mallingar to West Meath, Mr. Hyde, a Justice of the Peace, who India, China and Africa,
yesterday morning, to attend Castle Pol- lard Petty Sessions, have, not heard of since. A search is being made for them
FATE OF TWO MISSING MAGISTRATES.
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the
KING OF GREECE,
LATEST BULLETIN.
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ATHENS, October 15:5: The Paris specialist Dr. Vidal is of the opinion that persistence jaundice and fever render the King's case very grave.
NEW RUSSIAN TREATY. HELEZNOFORS, October 15th. The Russo-Finnish Peace Treaty was
It has now been discovered, that Mr. Moore and Mr. Hyde, the two missing Irish magistrates, were held up by masked and armed men at revolver point, bandcuffed and blindfolded, and then conducted to an has been fruitless. The search so for signed at Darpot.
THE FASTING LORD MAYOR. - LONDON. October 15th,
The Lord Mayor of Cork has now fasted" sixty-four days. It transpires fellow Councillors on the sixty-rst day. that he sent a farewell message to his
VIOLENT EXPLOSION IN WEXFORD.
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EXPERIMENTING IN BOMBS
Losoos, October 14th! A violent explosion occurred in a house at Tintero, County Wexford Seven bodies were recovered from the ring, Fi persons were wounded and have been arrested. Two men are missing. It believed that the party was engaged in experimenting with bombs.
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GOVERNMENT TO “ TREAT CRIMIN
ALS AS CRIMINALS.”
LONDON, October 14th. Bir Hamar Greenwood, in his speech at Belfast, said the real bar to pence was the campaign of callous murder and intimid tion, but, no matter what it cost in men criminals as criminals. He added.
DECLINING PRICES IN AMERICA.
INTERESTING FIGURES.
dwelt on the success of the Prince's tour.
The Chairman, Bir Philip Lloyd Greate,
inediately for America, said that all he
Prince Purachatra, who is leaving im. M. W. Hallma
was able to do for Siam and the Allies was W. A. Hannibal & Co.
8. J. Hanish
due to his education in England. He was J. B. Harrison much impressed by the speed of manufacF. C. Herb...... ture in England. Siam would gay AV. Hogg
8. Hill. appreciate the cordial welcome given him. SIAMESE PRINCESS LAUNCHES SHIP.
Hogg Karanjin & Co., Ltd. 7. Holland
A..Hstrain
V. 8. Hudson.
Miss A James:....
Dr. A. B. Jameson ..... J. A. Jameson
LONDON, October 13th. Princes Prablinya Siddi of Kambaeng bejar, Siam, launched a cargo steamer for Jardine, Matheon & Co., a French frm at Meats. Thornycroft's TB. Johnston........
1 lid. Woolton Shipyard. It is understood that
the honour of the visit is due to Wears. Thornycroft's recently carrying on important Siamese Government contract.
LAWN BOWLS.
CHAMPIONS' (K.B.G.C.) ». THE REST PRIZES DISTRIBUTION AT KOWLOON.
B. F. Kavarana
H. 8. Kavarana. J. Kennedy
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A. Martin
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H. T. Mousley
R. T. Nelson
A. L. Newman...
Nextio & Anglo Swiss Milk
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Kowloon Greens were gaily decorated for. A. Nixon. the annual Bowling gala beld under the K. 8. Pavri
W. A. Nower" "... auspices of the Lawn Bowls Association, O. E. Peacock ... on Saturday." "A" large crowd turned out W. O. Peggo to see the Champions and The Rest comi-
E. Pepperell NEW YORK, October 13th.
Pohoomall Bros. The Labour Department reports that the pete. The game resulted in Kowloon win A. L. Powell downward movement of prices continued ning by 78-74, only being down on one A: E. Quin during September. The average cont of
the family Badger way #15.85 as compared with $10.49 in August. The index number for wholesale prices in September was 398.6 46.8 in July. as compared with 330.2 in August and
CARINTHIA
VOTING.
IN FAVOUR OF AUSTRIA.
PARIS, October 15th.. "A" message from Klagenfurt says the results of voting in the plebiscite sone in Carinthia give 21,652 votes in favour of a union with "Austria and 16,096 for a union with Jugo-Slavia
STOCK TRANSFER.
Bir Trevor Dawson, who foreshadowed and money, the Government would treat of stocks and shares to aliens or foreign-
weekly or bi-weekly passenger service from Europe to South Africa, India and Ate tralis by airships flying at sixty miles a | hour, thus reducing the time of a journey
WAR ORDER REVOKED.
LONDON, October 18th, In the London Gazette, an order revokes the war regulation prohibiting the transier We controlled companies without the cotsent are Breaking the terror in many counties of the Board of Trade. The boycott of the Palice has cessed and will cense all over,” The Government was setting up almost immedistaly Special Constabulary Force under the Royal Irish Constabulary, composed. of selected patriots having the right to protect their own homes" He hoped the time was not distant when Irishmen would all unite in
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SHIPPING DISASTER IN FRANCE It is officially announced that the export from London to Capetown or India to five
FIFTEEN PERSUNS DROWNED.
days. The sirships would be rigid, 800 foot
BOROBUX, October 14th. long, with gue capacity of at least 4,000,000 common loyalty to the same Crown and be of a collision in the mist between a ferry
At least fifteen were drowned as a result cubic feet, carrying's hundred passengers. co-partners in that great communion of boat crossing the Garonne and a tog,
nations, the British Empire, which was the
· Lowpos, October 14th. The probable cost of a regular airship service greatest ocular instrument for good the The decision that the miners strike between England and India, carrying four world had ever BOLD.... NË notices should expire on the 18th inst. was tous of cargo and a hundred passenger AN IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT the outcome of the recommendation of the way, weekly, would be about 25, 26, a ton Executive. It was adopted by the Dele milo, giving passenger' rates about 50 per gates Conference by 154 votes to 27 votes.
cond higher than the prosent first-class
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steamer, and› mail rates of, sixpence
ottace OWNERS' PROPOSALS REJECTED."
LONDON” October 14th. The following is the result of the miners' ballot;
For acceptance of the owners'
offer Against ......
Majority against
181428 635,099 453,070
SUGGESTED,
TO DEAL WITH INTERNATIONAL QUESTIONS.
LONDON, October 14th The Times correspondent at Toronto saye that Sir Sam Hughes is introducing FIRE ON A GERMAN LINER, motion in the Dominion Parliament ad vocating an Imperial Parliament, in which the whole Empire would be represented to dood only with Imperial and Intemational questions, Imperial Finance Trade F change, Defence and other questions, overt which, it might exercise authority, without] infringing the material privileges at pro
BERLIN, October 14th.
A mesage from Hamburg says the fire on they liner Victoria Incise was confined to the refrigerating room. The vessel is not one
of them to be surrendered to the Allies.
nt"onjoyed by the various parts of the Empir
ATION IN MESOPOTAMIA |
THE WORST" NOW OVER.
LONDON, October 14th. The War Office, reviewing the operations
Hink.
The details were
Clark, A. B.
IOWLOUE B.G.C POLICE Simpson HAL Farrell. Lapsley
KOWLOON. Muir. Chapman, Guy.
Gerrard
Grant,
Clark, F.
Melvor
24 Hamilton
KOWLOON: Johnston Dixon.
Parkes
KOWLOOK.
TALLOQ. Muirhead;
Sloan, McLachlan
CIVIL SERVICE Pathyjohns Tacchi. Chapman.
25 Foulds
MaMurtria,
Richmond,
Keith,7 Crawford, Punchen. Bikstone. Russell 16 Gerrard
W. Read
(C. H. Reid
E. U. Raid
F. Rockley
10. H. Rolfe
P. W. Badick H. H. Sandeman G. Shaw
E. A. Sly
J. Breeden
[H. E. Smith
H. 8. Smith
J. T. Smith
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E.-H. Smyth
E. B. G. Bouter
H. Batton
R. A. Taylor
Mrs. 8. M. Taylor
Boy, B. G. Top
E. C. Tregillus G. Tudhope
A. D. Vazia
J. P. VasiniaTM
H. Walker J. Wara
A. 8. Watson &
At the emclusion of the game, Mr. Geo. Gerrard, President of the Lawn Bowls Association, congratulated the winners of C. E. Watson the League and Singles Championship, and A. Wilson
T. Williams also thanked the Interport players, He B. 8 Woodburn hoped that the Taipans of Hongkong would take the game up as did all the Taipans
laid ous in front of the Hongking Club of Shanghai, and that a groen would be
and at the Peak Bowls was a game that would sent our chief stizen and he would like to son him one of our, representatives in next year's interpers games. The League Flag and Cup was banded over to Kowloon. Mr. McLachlan (Taikoo) zac ceived the Singles Championship Cup Mo sad
in Mesopotamia, states: The fact that kindly given by Mesra. Wiseman Toerisin tribes are not joining the insurrec, Muir (Kowloon)-the-runner-up
tion on the advent of the sowing son, Messrs, Clark and Grant (Police) somi- which changes the Arab soldier into un agriculturis, and the donblad efficiency of finalists also received prizes. The winner the Brikcah force, owing to the cegation of of the Rink, szch had a spoon. the hot weather, justify the view that the Mrs. D. Gor, who presented the prime, worst troubles are now over.
was the recipient of a bouquet.
OXFORD DEGRESS FOR
WOMEN.
OxmRd. October 14th. Oxford University to day conferred de Tees on women for the first time.
A memage from Berlin says that the forber Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg intends shortly to enter the Carmelita Order at Modena. --
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