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BATURDAY, DECEMBER 18mm, 1920. THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
CABLE
IMPROVEMENT:
SIR JOHN DENISON PENDER'S FORECAST.
FIRES
IN
LABOUR COMMISSION'S STARTLING ASSERTION.
LEAGUE
OF
CORK:
NATIONS
ADMISSION OF AUSTRIA AND BULGARIA.
LATEST CABLES, (THROCON XECTER'S AGETOY.]
CABLE `` RELIEF.
BIR J. DENISON-PENDER'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
LayDos, December 15th.
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At the annual meeting of the Eastern Extension Australia and China. Telegraph Company, Sir J. Denison-Peader, who pre- sided, said that an additional cable of a large carrying capacity which the company had arranged to lay between Madrus and Bingapore was now being manufactured. It was expected that it would be laid and opened to trafic early in 1991.
Bir Denison Pender said that, during the current your, the company bad spent about £1,200,000 on additional cables from Malta to Alexandria, and from Aden to Bombay. The commercial service had been greatly im
NAVAL HOLIDAY PROPOSAL. RESOLUTION IN AMERICAN SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 14th, In the Senate, Senator Borah introduced a resolution requesting President Wilson to negotiate with Great Britain and Japan for an agreement to reduce the naval building programmes by 50 per cent, în thọ next 5 years, declaring that Congress was of opinion that America would make such reductions, if an agreement could be reached, and asserting that the navies of Great Britain and Japan were the only require onos sufficiently powerful to
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. CAMPAIGN AGAINST WHITE SILAVE TRAFFIC,
GENEVA, Decomber 15th. The Assembly has passed a resolution. inviting; the Governments immediately to enforce the White Slave Conventions of 1906, and 1910, and to send representatives to an international conference which will be meeting shortly for the purpose of arranging joint action.. AUSTRIA AS MEMBER OF LEAGUE. The Assembly of the League, by 35 votes out of the 36 countries present, adopted the motion of Lord Robert Cecil in favour of the admission of Austria, amid loud
THE FIRES IN CORK. LABOUR COMMISSION'S STARTLING American attention.
The resolution was referred to the For-applause ALLEGATION.
LONDON, December 14th.eign Relations Committed without a
debato. The Labour Commission of Inquiry,
The resolution refers to the fact that the who are at present in Cork, declared that the Forces of the Crown caused Sunday's Japanese have officially announced that Sires. They are offering to produce evi- Japan could not consent to consider dis- armament on account of the American dence, if the safety of witnesses is guarnaval building programme, The resolu. tion declares, however, that the Senate believes that Japan is sincerely desirous of supporting a programme of disarma-
anteed.
ANOTHER POLICE PATROL AMBUSHED.
LONDON, December 18th. Une hundred armed men ambushed is patrol of eight policethen this morning in Kilcommon, Co. Tipperary, killing tour and seriously wounding one.
HOME RULE BILL IN HOUSE OF LORDS.
LONDON, December 14th.
In the House of Lords, on the motion
Mr. Milen (Australia) abstained from roting. CHINA AS MEMBER OF COUNCIL The Assembly also elected by secret ballot for a period of one year four non-perman- ent members of the Council as provided in Article IV. of the Covenant, namely, Spain, Brazil, Belgium and China":
ADMISSION OF BULGARIA. The Assembly of the League of Nations
KINGDOM
NEW UNITED
COINAGE.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S ANNOUNCE- MENT IN PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, December 14th. Mr. Austen Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that silver in circulation in the United Kingdom is es timated at £60,000,000. The new coinage. consisting of one-half alloy, has been prepared to the amount of £5,000,000, and an additional £2,000,000 worth will be ready within the next three months. The older coinage will be demonetized in due course, but not for, some years."
FUTURE OF CONSTANTINOPLE
ATTITUDE OF CONTROLLING -
POWERS..
THE GOVERNOR OF MACAO IN HONGKONG. CORDIAL RECEPTION.
His Excellency the Governor of Macao, accompanied by Lady Corres da Silva, came to Hongkong yesterday on the Portuguese gunboat Patria, the principal purpose of the Governor's visit being to lay the foundation stone of the new Fortuguese Club to be erected in Duddell Street.
On the arrival of the Patria in port the usual naval salutes were exchanged, and
deputation comprising members of the Portuguese Consul (Senhor Coveira de Reception Committee, headed by the Albuquerque) boarded the warship to receive the Governor.
Captain McGrath, (A.D.Q. to His Ex- cellency the Governor of Hongkong); alan went on board and escorted the distin- LONDON, December 15th.guished visitors to Government House, In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd where they are staying during their "His Excellency's engagements yesterday George declared that the guardianship visit to the Colony of the Straits and Constantinople must included the laying of the foundation remain under the present control, name-stone of the new Club, & reception at ly, under Great Britain, France and the Hongkong Hotel, and dinner at Italy. Any other decision would invite Government House.
To-day the Portuguese community of the same treachery which nearly proved
Hongkong is giving a luncheon in honour
raent, while America also favours à prácti has admitted Bulgaria to the membership disastrous to the cause of the Allies.. At of His Excellency and. Lady da Silva at
cal programme
Sonatar Borah, speaking privately, said that big plan would show whether Great Britain and Japan were sincere in their talk of reducing armaments.
of the Longue by 35 votes to 2; Costa Rica
and Finland secured 39 vores and there Luxembourg was admitted by 9 votes, the were no dissentients... remaining 30 abstaining.
The motion of Mr. Rowell (Canada) to admit Armenia was rejected by 21 rotes
to 8:
SENATOR HARDING DIFFERS... There is reason to believe that Senator CHINESE MISSION IN VENICE.
VENICE, December 15th... Borah's resolution in no way accords with
The members of the Chinese Mission who the views of the Presideat-cleet, Mr: Hard- are going to participate in the Assembly arrived here. There are Alteen members,
•
lopments in Greece, before deciding on
noon a garden party iş baing held in their present the Powers were awaiting devethe Hongkong Hotel, and in the after- a policy as regards. Constantinople.
Honour at the Club de Recreio. EX-KING CONSTANTINE.
VENICE, December 13th. The ex-King Constantins has arrived here.
SUPPLEMENTARY ARMY "ESTIMATES.'.
LONDON, December 18th. In the House of Commons, the Supple
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.
proved. When the whole of the additional for the third reading of the Home Rule ing, who has already expressed a decided of the League of Nations at Genera hava eables are working, it is fully anticipated Bil, Baron Braye moved the rejection of opinion in favour of a strong American headed by General Siang Shosh-tung (1). - that the service will be better than in pre- the Bill, and declared that, because it did Navy, as well as a strong commercial fleet Some of the delegates are accompanied by mentary Army Estimates were passed.""
var times.
NEW SILVER DISCOVERY.
RICHER THAN THE KLONDYKE
GOLD FIND..
TORONTO, December 18th,
It is reported that silver deposits, rival Hng the gold discoveries in Dawson in richness, have been discovered in the Mayo district in the Tukou. Tho are average
over 200 ounces per ton.
not give self-delormination, it would satisfy nobody.
The Marquess of Crewe was of the opin. ion that the Bill, ng amended, was dis tinctly beiter.
their wives.
SHIP.
TO-DAY'S GARDEN PARTY. The Club do Recreio, Kowloon, is being gaily decorated for the Garden Party at 3. p.m., to-day, in honour of H.E. the Liqvernor of Macao (Senhor Henrique Montoira Corres da Silvay and Lady da Hilva The entire ground has been en- closed by bamboo trellis work with wide arches two yards apart. Each arch is covered with a flag, and the whole fence will be illuminated from one end to the other. On the lawn hundreds of pot-plants" of all sizes are artistically arranged in the shape of a huge six-pointed "star, in" the centre of which is a tall mast sur.
OPIUM TRAFFIC CONTROL A BLUNDER, ALMOST A CRIME."
LONDON, December 18th. Sponking in the Naval Committee of the
The Times correspondent, writing from
DEMPSEY'S SUCCESS. House of Representatives, the Secretary Genova, anys that the Assembly has unani
"New-Yoak, December 15th. of the Navy opposed Senator Borah's pro- mously agreed that it is preferable for the "Longue" of Nations to undertake the duties
Dempsey knocked out Brennon in the posal, and said that such an agreement.in regard to the collection of data and
bettlement of disputes, which were entrust-twelfth round in the Heavyweight Cham-rounded by beautiful paims dotted with with two or three nations, would be a
ed to Holland under the Opium Conver pionship of the World.
It was a hard fight, Dempsey had little lights. The outline of the star is blander, almost a crime, until a world tion, and it was proposed that the Council
the out, and gradually were down his opponent of lights run from each point to the top agreement were established for the settle should appoint an Advisory Committee, rather the better of the matters through picked out by coloured bulbs, and strings
report who would make a
months Council three
before each and in the twelfth round sent him stunning men; of disputes without recourse to arms. The United States, Mr. Daniels declared meeting of the Assembly for submis with a right to the heart and a left book of the mast, from which is flown the Union
It was requested to the stomach. Brennan crumpled up. A must adhere to its naval prograinme..
sion to the Government should Duvite fright smash to the heart ended the fight.
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP PROBABLE COURSE OF JAPAN'S
POLICY.
The Earl of Dunraven said that the Bill did not provide the remotest chance of effecting a permanent settlement.
The Lord Chancellor pointed out that the Bill went further than the 1914 Bill, which the south of Ireland had accepted. The Government scheme deserved a trial.
LONDON, December 18th. No alternative possessing the slightest
Interviewed by the Daily Sketch on the chance of acceptance had been submitted.subject of a Naval holiday," an official of the Japanese Embassy said, "I!' a He admitted that there were strong arg friendly Power proposes to stop warship NEW YORK, December 15th. ments supporting the Lords amendment building, our Government, I think, will
heartily agree." latest banking innovation is the providing separate Senates for North and proposal to establish a special Stock Ex-South. He declared that the Government change exclusively for the use of negroes would most carefully consider all tho in muoipalating stocks of corporations amendments.
NEGRO STOCK EXCHANGE.
NOVEL PROPOSAL IN NEW YORK.
owned and managed by negroes. It is stated that a charter has been obtained, and the exchange will be called the Haarlem 8tock Exchange. A prominent negro fin- ancier declares that the object is to safeguard the negro inventor.
GERMANY'S DESPERATE
CONDITION. FINANCE MINISTER'S STATE- MENT.
BRUSSELS, December 18th. The Reparations Conference begun its messione to-day, The morning was devoted to statement by Herr Schroeder, the German Finance Minister, depicting Germany's economic situation, which he described as most gloomy. Ho declared that the Allies must not put the knife to Germany's throat if they did not wish her to reach a sundi tion similar to that of Austrin.
-CUXHAVEN INCIDENT.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT'S REGRETS AND ASSURANCES.
The Bill was read the thirẻ time.
COMMONS DISCUSS LORDS”- AMENDMENTS..
LONDON, December 18th.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION. QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT.
that the Dutch
to
the concurrence of the States, who ratified, or may ratify, the Opium Convention, while tre Council was authorised to add to, the Committee, na member or assessor, a representative of any country concerned in the traffic, with a special invitation to the United States.
DE WELLINGTON KOO'S VIEWS ON OPIUM HABIT.
GENEVA, December 15th. The Assembly of the League has unani- mously adopted the resolution of the Technical Organisation Committee on the opium question.
Sir William Meyer (India) was of the opinion that Holland should take the initiativo in summoning the States to sign the international Opium Convention.
FIGHT.
New York, December 18th Benny," Leonard (holder) and Ritchie Mitchell have been matched for the world's lightweight championship at Madison Square Garden on January 14th. Leonard is receiving $40,000, and Mitchell-$20,000.....................
-M. C. C. TOUR. DRAW WITH NEW SOUTH WALES COLTS.
LONDON, December 15th. In the House of Commons, during stated question time, Major Craig
SYDNEY, December 12th. that Great Britain was constructing 6
In the 'match between the New South, destroyers, the United States 63, Japan 8, France 1, and Italy 3.
Dr. Wellngton Boo described what China Wales Colts and the M.0.0., the former. FRENCH MILITARY SERVICE had done to stay the progress of the scored 84 runs in the first innings, Wad-
soarge, and declared that in a short time dington taking 8 wickets for 33. BILL.
she had succeeded in eliminating the vice The M.C.C. scored 702 in their first Hearne contributing 144 and from among the Chinese. He paid a tri-essay, bate to the help of the foreign Govern Hendren 211.
The Colts, in their second innings, ments in trying to prevent opium trafic, and alluded to the progress made, made 148 runs för 4 wickets.
The match ended in a draw. though very slowly, in combatting the morphine crazo.
GERMANY
In the House of Commons, during the discussion on the Lords' amendments to the TOTAL PERIOD OF THIRTY YEARS. Home Rule Bil, Mr. Devlin moved that the House decline to proceed with the mat ter till the Government clearly stated its
Irish policy.
PARIS, December 15th
The Military Service Bill, which has been laid on the table in the Chamber of Deputies, fizes the period of military ser- vice at thirty years including one and n half years with the colours, 181 years in the Reserve, followed by 10 years in the terri torial army.
BRITISH DELEGATES VIEWS ON DISARMAMENT.
CABLES DISPUTE.
Jack. The name of the Club appears prominently on the roof of the pavilion, in the middle of which is the Portuguese shield the whole huilding being covared with lights, over a thousand of which have already been fixed, besides those on the trees and on the ground. The large floor will be reserved for dancing, and the Band. of the 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, will attend, by nd permission of Licut Colonel Wyndham and the Offers. H.E. the Governor and Lady Stubbs will, we understand, be present and the Committee are making arrangements for a large num ber of /guests and friends.
GREAT BLAZE AT SHAUKIWAN COOLIES SLEEPING QUARTERS DESTROYED.
The attention of hundreds of people resident on the Peak or in Kowloon was attracted last night at about nine o'clock by a great blaze in the direction of North Point which illuminated the sky. with a crimson glare and threw the ships in the barbour into striking relief. Fortu nately, ga-so often happens in this land of flimsy structures, the greater the blaze the less sezions the fire. It proved to be another matshed, and the Fire Brigade dashed off for the fourteenth time in the
December,
Mr. Bonar Law, replying, again em phasised the fact that the Government's policy was to break the murder conspirury, and give the largest possible measure REJECTED BY HOUSE OF LORDS. of the Traffic of Arms Convention, and the appears that France has also agreed to 17 days that have gone to the tale of
-of
self-government consistent with fairplay to the different sections in Ireland and with the
security of the United Kingdom. Within those limits, he said, there was room for
much goodwill.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH BILL.
LONDON. December 16th.
The Lords rejected the Ministry of Health Bill last night. This would seri as the building subsidy would now cease on ously affect the Ministry's housing plans, December 31st; whereas the Bill had extended it to April next: Private builders are at prosent constructing 25.000 houses, hoping to earn the subsidy. So far, only 4,000 houses have been completed,
New York, December 15th. The State Depatment states that the GENEVA, December 18th.
modus vivendi regarding the ex-German The League discussed armaments. Mr. Fisher (Great Britain) explained cable negotiations was discovered and It, therefore, the proposals for the universal ratification approved unanimously. investigation into the activities of private the arrangement. manufacturers of armaments and the experimental suspension of military ex- NORWAY RAILWAY STRIKE. penditure, Finally, ho declared that most Assembly did not take effective stops to bitter disappointment would be felt is the secure restrictions.
Mr. Barnes expressed, disappointment at the half-hearted nature of the proposals, and advocated a stronger policy.
ASSEMBLY'S RECOMMENDATION
MUTO COUNCIL.
Bir Donald Maclean and Mr. T. P. that Mr. Connor were of the opinion Bonar Law's speech and the letters of Mr. Lloyd George indicated that the Govern. mont meant considerably to enlarge the Bill when it was thought that the condThe last-named provision was one of the that the Assembly has recommended. to the the President of the Inter-Allied Nations were they, therefore, principal reasons for the rejection, 88 2 the measures for the reduction of ma
BELIX, December 16th.
Another effect of the rejection would be to prevent the execution of the Ministry' plans to relieve congestion in the voluntary hospitals by empowering the County Coun- cils to acquire the Poor Law infirmaries.
we likely to throw the whole of the Poor The last Government measure defented in the House of Lords was the Welsh Dis catablishment Bill of 1912, which was subse quently enacted under the Parliament Act, DISASTROUS -COLLISION. CROWDED MINERS TRAIN,
The Foreign Minister has expressed to Commission deep regret for the incidents declared that it was waste of time to enact Law administration in confusion. at Cuxhaven on November 19th, when the Bill, and urged the Government frankly
to state its policy. Allied naval officers were assaulted in a dockyard, and has given an assurance that those found guilty would be severely punished. He offered to pay 20,000 marks for the damage to uniforma. MB.
GANDHI'S MOVEMENT. REPUDIATION BY HINDU UNIVERSITY.
Bir Edward Carson said that the Govern- ment must proceed with the Bill.
LONDON, December 15th.
Bir L Worthington Evans indicated the Government's attitude towards the Lords' amendments. The Government, he said,
In the Sarreguemines in Lorraine 17 accepted the principle of the establishment of persons were killed and 25 injured in Senates in South Ireland and North Tre-collision between a train crowded with
minera and a goods train. land, but insisted upon the Irish Council, as originally proposed in the Bill, and DELHI, December 15th. The Court of the Hindu University of rejected the Lords proposal that the Bonares has rejected a non-confidence Council should consist of 7 Senators and motion in the present Executive. The 13 Commoners from both Parliaments.
Mr. Devlin's motion was rejected by resale is significant; as it is a big blow to
105 to 38. Mr. Gandhi's movement.
FOR STARVING CHILDREN
LONDON, December 15th. ·
CHRISTIANIA, December 15th.. The railway strike has come to an end. The men have completely capitulated." NEW MOTOR TAXATION,
LONDON, December 13th. In the House of Commons, the Empire Exhibition Bill, and the Roads Bill, coa taining all the new motor taxation, were read the third time.
The Times' correspondent in Genova says the full execution of Council that pouding the ments according to the Covenant's Article VIII. it should submit to the Governments the first financial two years, following the proposals to undertake not to exceed in next financial year, the sum total of the Bas been re-elected President, expendiore on military, naval and air ser with vices provided in the latter budget, the following reservations: Firstly, any contributions of troops, war material and money recommended by the Longue under obligations under Article XVI, or by treaties registered by the League; and, secondly, exceptional conditions notified to the Council according to sections ii and vi of Artido VIIL
SWISS REPUBLIC. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.
BERNE, December 16th; M. Edmond Schultess, President in 1917,
FRENCH COLONIAL
EXHIBITION.
RUSSIAN LEADERS AS REFUGEES.
Luckily, again, the hour was not late. night by hundreds of coolies employed for this shed is (or rather was) used at at the quarry of Messrs. Bang Lee, Bhau, kiwan Road. I the fire had broken out later there might have been a dreadful holocaust like the awful catastrophe at: the Racecourse.
The matshed was quite separate from other structures in the quarry, and ́sa it was a perfectly still night there was little risk of the houses on the heights- above being endangered. Dificulty was encountered by the Fire Brigade in get- ting a supply of water, the nearest hydrant being a considerable distance. away. Ultimately jet was obtained with the aid of No. 1 fire float and half- a-mile of hoss & breeching joined, two quarter-mile lengths. Within three- quarters of an hour the fire was well under control, but the Fire Brigade could not leave till nearly 11 p.m., owing to the great quantity of amonidering ashes which, if left. might have burst into flame again. The shed covered an area. of about 60 square feet. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained.
TWO OTHER FIRES.
JAPAN AS PROTECTOR, According to the Horbin correspondent
Two small fires were reported yester of the Asiatic News Agency. General Pao Kusi-ching has been officially notified by the Japanese Commend that, at the day, by the Fire Brigade. One occurred request of Bemenoff sad, Kappel, Japan is the previous evening at Shaukiwan where extending protection to these Russian the Brigade was called upon to put out Teadery as polition refugees. For this a blaze of dried ran in stack. The reason, Russian military trains Aro other outbreak, which occurred shortly The inauguration of work on the build-strongly protected by Japanese troops afterwards, was at Temple Street, Yan- In response to the appeal of Mr. ings of the Colonial Exhibition, of 1922, along the Chifiers Eastern Railway Gen mati. The Kowloon Brigade dealt with Hoover a conference of film mognates was celebrated by a luncheon at which eral Pao is leaving for Peking,vid has agreed to raise $2,500,000 for the the Minister for the Colonics and the Mukden, to report in person full particu relief of starving children in Central Governor-General of Indo-Chins were rolars about Sino-Russian Japanese rolations,
presented.
because serious complications are feared. Europe.
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NEW YORK, December 15th.
MAIHEELS, December 15th.
this fire. Practically no damage was done,
the sent of the fire. except to a chimney which the firemen had to break away in order to get at