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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES, (IKDOVÝM REUTEN'S AÕKNUT.]
OIL FOR FRANCE.
SCOPE OF STANDARD OIL "ENTERPRISE.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2018, 1870. THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
U.S. PRESIDENTIALCAMPAIGN, MINERS REQUEST RAILWAY-FAR BUGGESTION TO AMEND COVENANT
New York, October gin
The Presidential campaign is becoming acrimonious.
MEN TO SUSPEND STRIKE, ANOTHER CONFERENCE WITH PREMIER
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
PEROUGH ARUTER'S AGENT.]
RUBBER FOR RUSSIA
WEDDING.
ROGSER-WILLIAMS.
There was a large attendance of friends at St. John's Cathedral, yesterday after- noon, when the marriage was "solemnised of Mr. Alexander James Wookos Rosser LONDON, October 22nd-
of Mesars Macklunan, Mackensie & Co, In an interview, Mr. W. F. Regan, who, and Miss Jeanette Williams, daughter of in bobalf of the Rubber Flanters Union, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Williams of Peter has arranged a two million sterling con church, Hereford, England. Book parties ends for supplying rubber to Russia, said well-known in Hongkong the bride
GRAVE - FINANCIAL
ORISIS
IN CHINA. EVEN OFFICIALS! SALARIES. UNPAID.
The Peking corespondent of the Tirsărim Times, writing on the 14th inst., said:
The financial crisis with which the Government is faced is the worst since the establishment of the Republic. The ord nat method of raising internal and
for the Government is not able to, pepper dignitle loan is now becoming imposible the loans which it has already raised from
LowDon, October 23rd. Governor Cox, In a speech at Boston. The Executives of the Miners Federa denounced Senator Harding and Senator tion and the Railwaymen's Union con Lodge for opposition to the League offerred to-day. The former, in thanking Nations, and described Senator Lodge as the railwaymen for their sympathetic the arch-conspirator of the ager He strike, stated that Mr. Lloyd George had It is generally believed that the subsidi. declared that Senator Hagding, was deliber-invited the Miners' Executive to a fresh that the rubber will be delivered from having formerly resided in the Colony, for † the local banks, merchauls and others and conference. This invitation had been March 1921 to December 1922 and declared The Church was tastefully decorated for lend it any more money. The Govergunnta
PARIS, October 91b.
ately attempting to deceive the people on the League issue.
ary Standard Oil Company, entitled the @tandard" Franco-Americaise, in addition
Mr. Elihu Root, in his first campaign to placing the Standard Oil Company's
peech at Carnegie Hall, declared that products on the Franch market, will devole Article X. of the Covenant of the League, considerable capital to the exploration of meant a throwback to the old discredited petrolium strata in France and the Frmahalliances He was of opinion that a large Colonies in order that France may have a
majority of Americans earnestly desired an national supply of oil, which will be invalusorganisation of civilised nations which may co-operate to prevent future wars, and that the United States should do her full here in it. He urged that the provisions of the Covenant should be changed to meet Amari. eni objections.
ablo in war-time,
N
The importance of the combine is acco- tuated by the fact that the Standard Oil Company, for the first time, has under taken an enterprise where the control is heft to non-American capital."
EARLIER CABLES,
ALASKAN AERIAL EXPEDI-NATIONAL LOAN OPERATIONS
TION.
WHAT COMMANDER SAW.
New Yox, October 21st,
It is understood that the Commander of
the Alaska Aerial Expedition recommenda
OPENED.
WORK OF RECONSTRUCTION
PROGRESSING,
three or four years,
himself satisfied with the arrangement, by accepted and, therefore, the Miners' Excin- tive requested the railwaymen to suspend which the rubber will be paid for in Rus- the strike in order not to prejudice the new xian paper currency, while for 1999 gold will negotiations. The miners' representatives be paid in Amsterdamo." He emphasised that will meet the Government at Downing the money paid by Rawin in the deal will Colonel Cross, was, attired in a costume Strest to-morrow morning, therefore be be switched on to the Federated Maloy of brocade and georgette. She wore a railway strike has been postponed in States, the British Government drawing blossoms and carried a shower bouquet wreath of orange
definitely...
the Excess Profit Tax, thus helping to re- She was attended by little Mim Jean Bird. NEWS RECEIVED WITH INTENSE aduce the National Debt.
Mr. T, W. Hill acted as best man.
RELIEF.
LATER
OHINESE STUDENTS IN FRANCE..
MARRETTLES, October 91st
tulle rell over a
After the ceremony a reception was held at Headquarters House by Linnt, Colonel Crosse and Mrs. Crosse,
under such circumstanera, the... Gave rimont is finding that there is no inclination ta
the occasion with arum lilies, forns and pot civilit has practically come to an end as far palm.. The Rev. E. W. L Martin as the Chingar themselves are concerned
has is from foreigners. Knowing that the Denman Fuller presiding at the organ.
hinted and the servies was chorat. Mr. and the only hope that the Government Consortium meetings are now being hold The bride, who was given away by Ltin America, the Government is anxiously waiting for news from that country Bo far none of the understanding which the members of the Consortium may, hava is causing a curtain amount of anxiety. reached ape known here and the silenow
It must be pointed out to the Chinees that gven if tho Consortium is willing to lend money to China' it will, be many months store it will be possible for Chine to receive any money from abroad. Negotia tions," which are likely to be protracted, must be carried out between China and the Mr. and Mrs. Rosser left for Fanling representatives of the Consortium beform for the honeymoon, Mr. Rosser's going any definite arrangement can be made. railway strike has been received with intense six women, have arrived on board the mailaway costume being of grey crepe de chino. The fact that the Chinese are increasing: relief and satisfaction by the general public, steamer Andre Lehen to study the French Among those present in church were the doubtedly have a bad effect on the foreign instrad of decreasing the Araty will un-
The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr, Mr. J. T. C. bankers, for it will be impossible" for them and labour circies and particularly by language and commercial methods.
to lend money unless they arp askyred that railwaymen.
students will be distributed among schools Johnson, Mr. Justice J, R. Wood, Mr. | Percy Smith, Mr. A. Murdoch, Mr. E..
the money will be used for construction SOME SECRET DIPLOMACY, and colleges in France. The party is accom W. Hamilton, Lt. Hake, Mr. J. S. Me-ordinary Chinese revenues can still be re parposes and not simply mean that the LONDON, October 24thpanied by Kao Loti. Director of the Peking Cann, Mr. J. Bentley, Mr. B. C. Hale, Jed for the upkeep of an army which i week opens distinctly mare Observatory and two Chinese professors of Mr. D. II. Blake, Mr. C.. B. Brown. Mrusels and unnecessary and which is bleed-
the Auguste Cointe School, Peking, who are WT. Edwards and many others. responsible for the well-being of the students.
The railway strike has been postponed, The news of the postponement of the
The new
Lognos, October 21st...
The National loan operations have open-
A. Hava, niesuago states:-
"stances.
regular serial "mrvice to Albaka and red under the most favourable, circum- ports that he frequently sighted herds of Meindeer, caribou, bear and mountain sheep. The Indians Bed at the approach of the
machines.
SUCCESS OF EXPEDITION.
MINNEAPOLIS, October 21st,
Four United States Army geroplanes, which started on July 18th for a trip to Alaska and back, have completed a round trip of 9,000 mil. The object was to ́ ́establish an aerial route to the north-west corner of the American continent and pho- tograph otherwise inaccessible areas in
FIRE ON “ ZACA?”
HOLD TO BE FLOODED.
PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad), Oct. 22nd. The British cruiser Cambrian and the Canadian Government, steamer Former suc cooded in beaching the United States Ship ping Board steamer Zucs on which fire had broken out. Efforts are being made to Fairest the flames by flooding the hold.
hopeful as regards the outlook of the in- dustrial situation.
Mr. Lloyd George, who remained in
A hundred Chinese students, including
WASHINGTON, October 21st.
The Sino-American Treaty has been signed
providing for graduated increases of im port duties on tobacco, sugar, spirits and luxuries from China, instead of the present
per cent flat rate.
The Finance Minister, speaking town for the week-end, is meeting the NEW SINO-AMERICAN TREATY: at Strasbourg, pointed out the steady pre miners' leaders this morning. The meet gress in the great work of reconstructing ing is in the nature of a preliminary talk the war-stricken districts, Railway traffic with Messrs. Smillie-Hodges, Herbert was now almost completely re-established, Smith and Robson, respectively, the Presi- but for a few miles, and the commercial dent, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secre. balance had greatly improved. Exports tary of the Miners' Federation, in order, tion had increased in 1990 by 148 per cent, if possible, to reach a basis of discussion and settlement. If such a basis is reached, against importation, only 13 per cont
the Miners Executive will meet the Government later in formale negotiations which are likely to last for the greater part of a week-Peace, therefore, will be in the balance for s some days and a resump-
THE EMERGENCY BILL. OBJECTS AND REASONS.
LONDON, October, 23rd. The Emergency Bill provides for the
CHINESE SOLDIERS
"ATTACKED.
TWO IN HOSPITAL
A. D. C. DUNSANY PRODUCTIONS.
KISMET REMINISCENCES."
ing the country financially dry. When the Government came into power after the fall of the Anfu Club, it made fal«sme prominen of carring out a retrenchment policy. As far as my knowledge serves I have not ye soon one scheme of retrenchment put fata operation, New posts are being created for relatives and friends of the new Minis ters and money is being wasted in various ways. The corning of the various rail ways are being cut down owing to the fact that General Chang To-lin, and other. port of troops and military supplies. Be military merr are using them for the trans sides this, loans made with the JapaneID: and others on short term conditions are with the fact that it is unable to meet the fallag des The Government is now faced
most necessary of its administrative ex penses, and many of the officials are
Quite one of the most interesting features of the A.D.C.'s varied programme will be the Interscene entitled Kismet Remini scences. The songs with the original musical settings bomposed by Norman Peterkin for the A.D.C's memorable pro duction of Kismet in 1916 will bò sung by Mrs. J. S. Jennings as Marsmah and Mr. Howard Froeborn as the Caliph. This months in arrears with their salaries. A anmber of the foreign employees have also Interscene will follow immediately after not been paid for some time, which is signi the Golden Doom is the first half of font:
Unless foreign financial aid is secured it the programme and will recall pleasant
is impossible to see how the Gavernment
production. A further attraction will be a crisis does overtake the Government, it
Issue of proclamations in an emergency tion of work might even be delayed by the wharf -coolice, attacked two Chinese soldiers memories to those who saw the original is going to fufiction, and if financial
whenever action of any body of persons threatens to interfere with the supply and distribution of food, water, fuel, light, or means of locomotion.Should Parliament not be sitting when such emergency arises, it will be "aummoned immediately and Emergency Regulations will be made by Order in Council for the preservation of peace, for the supply of the necessaries of life and for the maintenance of transit Punishments will be provided for breach of the regulations,
necessity for a third ballot.
The subject matter of to-day's conversa. tions, despite widespread rumours, is being kept the closest secret, ".
DISCUSSIONS CONTINUING.
LATER..
The miners leadora, Messrs. Smillie, daith, Hodges and Hartshorn, conferred for two hour with Mr. Lloyd George, at 10, Downing Street this morning, after which Mr. Hodges stated that the discus sions were continuing.
A mob of Chinese, composed mainly of
on the Traya East on Sunday. The men rice on their way from Swatow to Canton, They were both severely handled and had to be removed to hospital
CHINESE SOLDIERS FIRE AT A TRAIN.
TWO MEN INJURED IN THE CANTON-KOWLOON, EXPRESS.
A DARING OUTRAGE.
A most daring outrage was perpetrated by Kwongsi soldiers on Saturday evening. The express train from Canton to Ko STRIKES IN INDIA:
loon, carrying a large number of Chinese refugees on their way, to Hongkong, was RAILWAY EMPLOYEES COME OUT fired at by soldiers when it passed BOMBAY, October 24th Ping fu in Chinese territory. The fire Strikes and rumours of strikes are tho it is stated, was directed against the third- The Poles, not content order of the day in India. The Bombay class compartments, many of the windows
DAYLIGHT BANK RAID," CLERK'S BRAVERY FOILS ROBBERS
CLEVELAND, October 22nd. An attempt on the part of thieves to carry off $50,000 from a wafe from the Cloveland Trust Company's Bedford
The Lithuanian situation grows pro- brauch, in broad daylight, was foiled by a -brave clerk, Petre, who gave the alarm to gresively worse.
POLAND'S AGRESSION.
MOVING TOWARDS KOVNO.
LONDON, October 24th,
"
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will naterally be followed by posible political to gauge. But as stated above, it is im possible to see how the foreign bankers will have made strict investigations, and como forward with any advances until they
Chinese orchestra of some of the leading local amateurs who will discourse music during the one interval of the evening, appropriately preceding the Compromise of the King of the Golden Isles" which negotiations have been carried out. While plays in the Golden Times of a Far Eastern this is happening what is China going to dot People with whom I have talked can Country, thus infusing the necessary offer no solution, for China has now reach atmosphere.
TRESPASSER IN BANK. MAN CAUGHT BY EUROPEAN. A Chinese was charged before Mr. N. Smith with trespassing into the servante quarters of the Chartered Bank at 12.30 a.m. yesterday.
ed her financial breaking-point as far as securing money is concerned," and as that is the only avenue through which Chinm can get money until she can obtain a large loan from the Consortium, it impossthis to understand how she is going to exist during this interregnum,
A SHANGHAI MAN'S DEATH
TRAGEDY IN SZECHUAN.
Mr. Simpson, an assistant of the back,
"Mr. B. A. Covil, a representative of the said that he was awakened by a noise in Asiatic Petroleum Co., woa shot and killed at Chungking recently. It appears that the servants quarters, and went out to the Funnan troops, driven out of Chung- investigate. As be ortored the quarters, king, crossed the river and maintained
A pistol battle followed. Two with occupying Vilua, are now apparently gas strike has ended, the strikers being dis of which were shattered. One Chinaman the defendant attempted to dash past him. straggling fire, directed at the opposite Petre was seriously extending operations to Kovno. Despite missed. A good tramway service in being received a bullet in the abdomen and witheas caught the defendant, and, finding four companions was crowing the river in
the town.
-bandile were killed.
wounded. Four robbers were captured, four official disapproval, the so-caled Zele excaped. The money was recovered intact. Browski corps is pushing on towards Kovno, and there is reason to fear that the Poles WAR FINANCE CORPORATION
are preparing to establish a Polish Gov BANKERS' REQUEST TO ernment at Kovno, which shall immediately declare union with Poland. The Poles, who command an overwhelming superiority in forces, are pushing on with tanks, air- craft and ordnance...
PRESIDENT WILSON,
WASHINGTON, October 2nd. The Bankers' Association has decided to request President Wilson to re-create the рагрово
War Finance Corporation for the
of aiding the export of cotton, whent and other agricultural producte.
-NEW REGIME IN MEXICO.
EFFORT TO SECULE UNITED STATES RECOGNITION.
LAWN TENNIS CHAMPION-
SHIPS,
* COVERED. COURTS FINALS,
LONDON, October 24th. At Queen's Club the World's Covered" Courts Lawn-Tennis Championships ro suited as follow:-
WASHINGTON, October 22nd.
Final of Men's Singles Gordon Lowe Roberto Feaquiera, the confidential agent buat W. C. Crawley (6/2, 6/2, 6/1). of the De La Huerta Government, has Doubles: P. Davson and Mavrogerdato arrived in Washington to negotiate for the beat F. Fisher and A. Beamish (1/6, 10/8, American recognition of the present regime 13/11, 3/6, 6/3).
Mexico.
BOLSHEVISM IN SWEDEN.
THILD INTERNATIONAL CONDI- TIONS ACCEPTED.
STOCKHOLM, October 22nd
The" Executive of the Swedish Bolshevist Party has passed a resolution by 13 vote
to 8 accepting in principle the Moscow
"
Alixed Doubles: F. Fisher and Mrs. Peacock (Lady Champion of India) a walk-over; Doust and Miss McKano bayi ing scratched, ANA
Ladies Bingles: MPL Beamish beat Miss McKane (6/2, 5/7, 7/9).
SOCCER.
ENGLAND BEATS IRELAND.
maintained.
another in the right side of the body Both passengers were brought to Hong kong and removed to hospital.
European passengers escaped
It is reported from Jhansi that 4,500 (1) employes of the Great Indian Peninsula The Railway have struck, while serious trouble injury. has occurred at the Buckingham Mill
amployes Madras, whore soven thousand have been locked out after an assault on the weaving master.
THE ALARMIST RUMOURS CATEGORICAL DENIAL BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
The Chinese Government requested
bank anda river craft. Mr. Covil with that he was not one of the servants, handed motor launch, when
bullet, obviously him over to the police. Mr, Simpson said hrad by the Yunonuese, struck him. that he had often been awakened in the Mr. Covil, the N-U. Daily News say middle of the night by noises in the ser. first came to China 10 or 12 years ago, and intending to enter the tea trado, joined the vants' quarters, but had not been able to firm of Dodwell & Co. In those days he discovor the person responsible. Now that was well-known as a football player, and he had got the defendant, he would like was one of the very fire team which “ A*** an example to be made of him. The de Co. 8. V. C., used to put in the field. fendant had no business in the servants After the outbreak of war he underwent
unique experience. Travelling Home with "quarters."
the object of enlisting, he was taken pri- and for five months was on heard her dar soner by the notorious German raider Wolf,
ing her piratical cruise. Captured within two days of reaching Colombo he went with: the Wolf as far south as the Cape of Good Hope, and then as far north as Ice- land, ultimately reaching Germany. Here he was interned for the duration of the war
The defendant said that he went there to look for a friend,
Mr. Simpson said that that might be so, but the hour was very late, and the defendant had no businem to make the noise he did.
The Karachi Daily Gazette, did not" appear on the 21st inst., owing to a light-Herter categorically to state (1) that no accident of any nature whatever has hap ning strike of the entire mechanical staff.
pened to the President, who is enjoying THE IRISH SITUATION.
good fealth; (2) that the Government has not been overthrown; (3) that no attempt THE FASTING LORD MAYOn.
has been made to restore the monarchy; (4) The Magistrate imposed a fas of $10, LONDON, October 24th
that neither Teao Kun nor Chang Teolin or 14 days' hard-labour, Mr. McSwiney is still lingering on. He has come to Peking; (5) that Li Hsun's is still unconscious and bis sisters are not death was rot caused by murder or sensi" THE SUNDAY SCHOOL allowed to see him.
(nation; and (0) that it is not proposed, to appoint Chang, Hun Tuchun of-Kiangsu, in succession to Li Haun.
THE KING OF GREECE. CONDITION MOST CRITICAL
ATHENS, October 23rd His Majesty bos sutered a very acute, phase of a general crisis. His condition is
most critical
INDIAN CONSTABLE COMMITS
SUICIDE:
--JUMPS FROM HOSPITAL FLOCH"
An Indian cogetable committed suicide on Saturday night by jumping from tho seoond storey of the Government Civil Hospital. Decoused was an inmate
to of the hospital, but his temperature was normal
women merdig and he was to have been discharged in
M. Vidal has personally contr story attributed to him symptoms at hydrophe
atement rested that the King was the victim of a deliberate attempt on his life, goals to mil. The match was played at
England beat Ireland at Soccer by 2 The infection, says Dr. Vidal, has nothing few days, Bonderland.
to do with rabies.
LONDON, October 23rd.
CONVENTION AT TOKYO, IMPERIAL FAMILY INTERESTED.
Mr. Covil returned to Chino in August, 1919, joining the Asiatic Petroleum Co.,. and a few months ago, being sent to Sze- chuan. His tragic death there brings home to us the terrible state of unsettlement pra valent in that province, where soldiers and, bandits are permitted full scope for their
brutalities. This state of affairs has existack: too long, and it is high time that the mili- The Empress of Japan on October 6th turists there received a very severe lesson- received in Audience Mr. Frank Brown, The doceased's brother in Mr. W, Coril Convention, Her Majesty expressed the was in Shanghai until a few months ago. Hecretary of the World Sunday School of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, wher
PALACE HOTEL BILLIARD interost,TOURNAMENT
pleasure of the Emperor and herself at the access of the Convention's work, in which their Majestics look a and repeated the hope the the Convention Emperor in his message to
In the shove tournament, yesterday, a that the future labours of the association MeN. Wilson (125) heat B. Kelly (100) would be crowned with success, in the in the scores being 250 and 228 respectively terest of humanity and world peace.
The newspapers, commenting on the Imad Fares (--200) beat W. Hill (125) displayed in the movement by His Majesty Tonight, B. Urquhart (100) meets C porial message, remark that the interest the scores being 200 and 177, respectively is highly gratifying to both Japanese and T. Oats (150). * * * foreign Christians us evidence of recogni tion of the work the missionaries are doing These for his rash act is not known the path of progress in Japan.
Two cases (one death) of enteric feve wore reported in the Colony on Saturday,