THE HONGKONG DAILY
COMPETITION
ARMA
HONOURS:
KNIGHTHOOD FOR MR. N. J. STABB.
NEW YEAR'S
GERMAN
EVASION
DISARMAMENT
2
GREAT FRENCH ANXIETY.
OF
COMPETITION IN ARMAMENTS:
BENATE FOREIGN COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER QUESTION.
IRISH SECRET SOCIETIES:
CHURCH'S STRONG DISAPPROV
LATEST CADLES. [THBOKOK ÉRITER'S AGENCY.)
HONOURS. NEW YEAR'S ENIGHTHOOD FOR MR. N. J STABB.
The New Year's baneurs include:-
PEERAGE).
Sir William Beardmore, Chairman of William Beardmore & Co., Ltd., Engine ere and Ordnance Manufacturers.
member
Sir Ernest Cable, merchant, Calcutta and London, formerly Viceroy's Council.
Sir Horace Brooks Marshall, publisher, ex-Lord Mayor of London.
Mr. Vaughan Davies, M.F. for Car diganshire, since 1885.
Colonel Stewart Mackenzie of Sea-
COMPANIONS. OF HONOUR. The Rev. Dr. John Clifford, Sir John Ellerman
BAROMETCIES.
BRITAIN'S WAR DEBT.
NEGOTI NEGOTIATIONS WITH AMERICA,
LONDON, January 1st- It is announced that Lord Chalmers has been selected as the British delegate to negotiate with the United States Treasury the question of refunding Great Britain's war debt, etc..
The Trentary officials anticipate that the discussion will be brief, Interest will probably be fixed on the basis of per cent, hat Mr. Houston,.
of Treasury, advocates lesa, sayin must deal with the Allies' debts fai
BASELESS AMI
IN NAVAT
"SUBPICION
OF ANGLOJAPANESE ALLIANCES
AKEINOTON, Jл
Benator Borsa announces that a gre meeting of the Senate Foreign
has been called for January Iss to consi his rotation requesting the Prmidons to negotiate with Great Britain and Japan for an agreement with the United States to reduce Naval armaments.
··SCOPE OF ANGLO-JAPANESE.
ALLIANCE
LONDON, December 31st,
The Times, în & leading articles on Dis arenaments declare
MONDA TANIABY.
GERMAN DISARMAMENT. RUHR COALMINERS” THREAT TO BAVARIA
1921:
FRENCH SOUFALIST
CONGRESS
IN FAVOUR OF MOSCOW. INTERNATIONALE
December 31st. Adoputation of Ruhr coal miners have
LONDON, December 30th. arrived here in order to secure the speedy. The French Socialist Congresa að Tours disarmament of the Bavarian Einwohner. ↑ has declared for adhesion to the Moo stear on the ground that the miners do Internationale by 3,000 votes to 1.500 not desire to be exposed to the Allied PEARS OF OLD FRENCH SOCIALIST occupation of the Ruhr area It is re
PARTY. ported that the miner threaten to deprive Bavaris of coal if she is refractory, BRITISH CABINET DISOUSSES- PROBLEM
PARIS, December 97th.
A Havas meɛago saye The French Socialist Party is bolding Tours a gateral convention import questions, especially party shall join the Third Inte and accept the Communists drawer up by Moscow Fro
LONDON, December 31st. cyksivocibus," se regards the bligations under the 8pm agreement, formed the subject of dis- ension in the Dubrant, yesterday, at ion the delegates appess
dor in Berlin, Lord foundly divided among . D'Aber and Field Marshal Wilson | tendencies being discernible, were present
The Daily Chronicle understands that no
mericana in regarek to, the At egg Alliance is due to igno emphasise the fact that the belief Americans that Greas Britain is bound by the Treaty to support Japan in war against the United States in grotesqueir false. It points out that the stipulations of the decision will be taken until Germany's || 17. Kare
Trontare deliberately
In 1911 | reply: the latess Allied representations
M. LEIGUES CONFERS WITH AMBASSADORE,
PARIR. December: Mst.
semi-official statement dwith the British and of the subject of of Germany Marshal Foch's
LEON ding the present state of the ilitary and naval terme
has been handed to Ambasadors. Bance would
** add a request for a further can to settle the question as soon as
GERMAN PROTEST.
for the express purpose of excluding the is received. Possibility of incurring this liability. This
waa doce after the fullest consultation with the responsible Ministers of the British Dominions, who, it was known, could in
A
no conceivable circumstances be induced to fight against America in such a combina tion. As reg the objection that in the absence of the renewal of the Anglo- American Arbitration Treaty the exemp tion clause of the Anglo-Japanese Tre
UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM. would not apply. The Times
that Great Britain has notified Japan, that MINISTRY OF LABOUR'S LETTER TO she would regard the nglo-American
BUILDING FEDERATION
Peace Commrsion's Treaty of ember,
LONDON, January 1st.
The Minister of Labour has written a
letter to the Federation of Building Ope ratives regretting that a defnite reply had not been received till December 31st to the Ministry's dilation proposals, - and Commander August Carter, Chairman hopes that as the matter is urgent-
definite and final reply will be received of the Clan Line.
within a fortnight.
Lt. General Sir Robert Baden Powell. Mr. R. HL Cox, senior partner in the firm of Army bankers,
KNIGHTHOOD
W. P.-Rylands, President of the federation of British Industries.
Martin Härver, the actor.
The Colonial Office list includes: —
ONORARY COMMANDER OF IT, MICH
HAND ST. GEORGES, H.Hthe Sultan of Perak.
MIGHTHOOD.
Newton J. Stabb, Chief Mans the Hongkong and Shanghai
for services on behalf of
British trade in the Far East.
BY-ELECTION IN WALES.
XCITING CONTEST
VIEW
ho
The Ministry of Labour announcea that
over 5,000 persons are
new arterial roada în addition to employed by the local authorities for the maintenance of the main roads and in miscellaneous schemes, while 7,000 are employed in sewers and housing schemes which have been accelerated to meet the
present situation.
bord St.-Day
ployment is sitti continuously, and bas already approved a number of relief schemes.
1914, 5 gene within the meaning of the exemption
NO FAITH IN ARMAMENTS.
LONDON, December 31st The Wertminster Gazette, îp a leader referring to Senator Boraha says that America may
According to M. Leggues confe
of the
the
Get
possible.
pure-extremita are desirous of the Moscow programme without tion; second, the moderates are in favour of secepting the programme with rmOTTA tions, and so far, are in the majority it noems: third, the so-called "Reconstruc» tion Group which favours joining the Internationale.bit. denies right to rule the work
FAR EASTERN
CABLE
30th."
Defende
Tda
Bachang
BIKES TO HOLLAND
"Prxzko, December 30th. Trai-fu is appointed Minister to and Wang Kuang-chi Linister to
Toland:
-{EY COURTESY OF THIS: CHINI MAIL"]
RESTRICTION OF RURKER OUTP
STRAITS GOVERNMENT PROMISES LEGISLATION.
Singapore, December 30th. representative meeting of rubber planters approved the recommendation of
the old Preach the special committee that legislation. Socialist Party who refuse foining the should be enforced restricting all prodno- Internationale and are in favour of settion to 50 per cent of that of the corres- ting up a sensible doctrine against Lenin's
utopian chore. Sharp discussion already peading period in 1950. The Government nevus to be unavoidable, and the fact greatly distresses the old school of Social has promised to legislate if anad Pts who believe that Bolshevism which has is forthe
already caused a split among the Socialists parties in Germany, Italy and Britter land, is sure to have a tika roeule in France.
As the deputy M. Faure pointed out the Bolshevis doctrine in Franco has already resulted in frightening the mass whose hostility to the last spring a strikes resulted in "the collapas of the strike movement. The General Labour Confederation has lost half ita membership, while the Agricul- me kapal Confederation, which as M. Faure BERLIN, December 31st... stated, is in the hand of employers' hsa- The German reply to the Inter-Allied increased its membership extensively, Note of Deperaber 29th protests against
chiefly among farmers and Feld workers. -- Summing up the situation, Le Temps states that the French nation anyhow will Germany is infringing
rob stand being bullied by a handful of fanatics, and any Bolshevistic attempt will find the Government ready, fully supe ported as if is by the Immenser majority. of the French people, who stoutly believe thất thôi, galvation lies only in enremitting
the
fairer
regarding police,
di
disarmament messures fully
with the Treaty.
advance along the path for the reduction - ATTITUDE OF GERMANY- of naval armaments will be mea by Great Britain, but if Am greak: feet rosson, in these
ance of roce building will inevita
ving large interest,
and the armente will
waters. -LC emphasise -face that Ameri
send-official statement nies the failure of Gefrany, to
our the rihamnis tourns of the The German Note refers
work nos in revolution.
- SPLAT, AMONG FRENCHY
SOCIALISTS.
(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENOT-]
NEW VICE-CHANCELLOR OF HONG- KONG UNIVERSITY.
LONDON, December 31st. Sir William Brunyate baa accepted the orship of Hongkong Univer-
#JAPANESTÄ KIGRATION
at
QUESTION.
WAHINGTON, December Americas papers have lately been dra
attention to the possibility of
bination of Canada, Australia, land, and South Africa with the Units States
view to: unite united Tro against Japanese Immigra
mars to have originated
TOURS, December 30th.: The Socialists of the Biglm, and. Centre Partios sro holding a common conference in a recent speech by Benator Lodge, in with a view to securing an anti-Communist fusion. M. Frossard, addressing the Com, which he declared that he would welcome mariag section, urged fasting a manifesto
TOURS.
gration, pointing out that their danger is the same sa' ours.""
of December Beth not to be compelled to dismantle, the Ertzases of Koenigsberg stang Kustrin and Bogen on the ground of die
security of the Polish border as have to members to remain in the party sleepite some kind of arrangement with the Bri in law clem." Leyguén," - Ian night, received the the fact that 83 deputies and gone to thetishDominions regarding Asistic immi- Graph German Ambassador and pointed out to Right, while only it had joined the Com. nsferred to the him the dangers Germköy was insurring L. musete
seksbe-persisted in her &itude. The state. Tike the Times, the monoadds that no steps have yet
HOW CLARA ZETKIN REACHED
Searching investigation has failed" suspicions arising out en taken in London and Paris, but
it is regarded sa esential for
PARIS, December 30th. produce any evidente poluting to the exist- the Anglo-Japanese Alliance are bismi Bos to lose timerin reaching an agreemomos
In the Chamber of Deputies the quesence or progress of any formal, neg fo settle the question once for al Tae tion as to how Clars Zetking, the German Conference: of Ambassadora has instructed amnist reached thek Tours Congress, the Inter-Allied Military Committee 50 elicited from Steeg, the Minister of the extent to which Germany has executed Embassy in Berlin refused passports to report before December 31st regarding the Interior, the fact that the French military naval and serial classes of four members of the Reichstes to to to the Treaty of Versailles, so that he carers The Government, he said,would estimate the importance of Germany not tolerate foreigners coming to Frades In Embassy circles it is pointed out that shortcomings and impose penalties. The to presco civil war. Clara Zetkin evaded ated by statement concludes that there can be ne précautions on the frontier. Her at present there does not appe
question of correlating the problems of speech, however, showed that the Bolshevist any dogmaion for the adoption of any new disamament and reparations, as the Ger propagands was percolating through Ber etc., mans are inclined to maintain that the in to the outside nations Cheeta polleys by Great Britain or her Dominions
two problems are absolutely distinct. Ger.There was a tumalttious scene when the many must not think that she can obtain President called to order a Bocialist, who sangre NOW THA
Dealing with the statement of Viscount Hayashi, in The Sforming Post, that the APPEAL TO EMPLOYERS.
Japanese Navy is not an aggressive force LONDON, January “Lit. but necessary for defence, and that the LONDON, January 1st.
The Government's scheme to mitigate The single by election created by the unemployment has been issued in the
DÓW ships ordered are nece Japanese" warships: being Honours List pro
exciting form of an appeal through the Federation, Great Britain's super
60g of British Industries, and. Chambers
as a straight. Bght is anticipat Coalition Liberal and an Liberal in a typic Welsh
by Mr
represen avies. It is expec one of the Prime Minister's secretaries, will be the Coalit
tituend
Cammeres to 'employers to introduos short - time, all round, suggesting the co-operation of Trade Unions. It med-re Evans tions that the Government is stready hitt private applying short time in the dockyards and and naval establishments. - It has planned to
he will probably be, oppose by Mr do everything possible but it renes upon Llewelyn Williams, ex-member of Parlia, the employers and work-people mens for Carinsrthen: Both are Welsh diminish unemployment.
The
cide the TO TIDE OVER DEPRESSION. Welsh Liberalism, whi split
·LATZE It is announced that the Cabinet, pro- pose as far as possible to place all Government, industrial establishments short timer
of argument
by
will lead
arms of
and it declares" that "the
which history has taught
neithe
peace nor give curity in war. find another and better
The
mitigation of the dizartament demands by threatening to reduce the indemnity GERMANY TO KEEP THE SWORD SHARP"
tha, nationst body!!
GERMAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Bzzlies January 1st.
tions with a view to the conclusion of such
Senator Lodge has declined to elaborate
arrangement.
his view.
as regards Japan, while by Titaly arrange
said this the Bogialists Tours did, well ments, some of which Tay ante-date Japan's to applaud" Clara Zetkin's specch, naiz
The President reiterated, Those the right of the local Dominion Govern rise to the position of ■ first-olsen Power, words which Frenchmen would refuse to us to opatrol Japanese immigration and listen, to,**
similar questions has been faltablished, DOMINION TRADE.
Dand these, powers have boerr, ezgrnised for many years ithour protest from Japan. AUSTRALIA AND CANADA UNITE: Therefore, it is declared the situation of these Dominions in radically different from the Pacific Const States of America, where- MODERN LONDON, December 31st
the Japanese claim they have bees enjoy." Mr Peters, the Times correspondenting certain privileges of American citizen. at Melbourne, learns that the Federal ship under the provisions of the Japanese. Government admite that preliminary American Treaty
negotiations for a reciprocal trade agree. A meeting of the California Delegation mant have taken place with Canada. The to Congress discussed the Japanese-Land honed, provides for reciprocal agreements formulating a definite course of action, new tariff, which has not yet been sane, Legislation and adjourned without" with the other. Dominions
It is ofroially stated that the army in now 100,000 strong including 4,000 officers Fifty-thousand gang have been destroyed, W and 5,000,000 rules, 60,000 machine guns SILVER FROM MEXICO: rendered or destroyed. All drusent NO EXPORT DUTE TO AMERICA. and 28,000 seroplano motors have been gure factories are now edgaged on industrial
BeaLin, January lat. The Gecers
ssime von Beeki in the New ⠀⠀⠀⠀ We most Year's Orde
the "Army-dwelle, on the accessity of the soldiers whole bearted mely that devotion and adds, We will keep the to of conciliation and arbi don, and sword, sharp, “the shield, untarnished, and the new army will rival the old in martial mutual, combination -- guarantee all efficiency as an active ving member of nations against the ambitions and aggres- mons.of.sny.one_of
SENATOR MCCUMBER'S HOPES. THE REVENUE RETURNS.
LONDON, December 31st FALLING OFF IN EP.D. RECEIPTS.
Mail New York corres overnment have also pondent says Senator MoUumber, Chair #LONDON, January 1sted
A asked municipal and private employers man of the Senate Finance Committee, most striking ; feature of the
to not similarly An appeal is being after an interview with Senator Harding, up to December 31st is
FRENCH NOTE TO GERMANY- made to trade unious to co-operate in declared that both military and naval forty - and a half
PARIS SOuary 1st, this endeavour to tide over the period | expenditure must be curtalled. He was
A message From Berlin says the French the Excess Proft Dutics and
of depression.
satisfied that a way could be found for Government has handed the German As tea millions in the Customs Duties..
bassadoria Note enumerating Germany's an agreement between the larger nations violations of the Bapa agreement. The effective. iggest increases are those of nearly INTERNATIONAL COURT OF for a decrease in armaments. Senator does not constitute a final decision, which NEW DUTCH CRUISER
nowspapers here, depare that this Notes
McCumber thought, however, that it was must be faken by the Alien jointly, had start
MAN WHAllied Conference on the subject la too late to stop ships already under con-shbordy probable.
struction.
millions Excise, twenty-
millions, in the Income and Propert
and one hundred and fifty millions
ING PAST
JUSTICE
NATIONS BIGN AGREEMENT.
NEW YEAR PRESIDENTAL
RECEPTION,
necessary
have, signed
Louvor, December 31st
nations. protocol
permane
for the establishment o
Court of International Justice.
Presi
tary of State,
tak
San Salvador also signed the
for-compulsor Befucheation.
WASHINGTON, January 1st,
Wilson decided to hold the
deputing. lie
Davis to
FRENCH FORTIFICATIONS
FOR BILL DESOLLTE FORTIFICATIONS TO BE
DISMANTLED AVE
PAELA December 31st. A Bill has been introduced into the
that the
SIAMESE "PRINUT” LEAVES
“WARSEILLES.
MARKKILLEN, December 30th
Dana Dougras (Arizona), Dec. 31st. / The Siamese Prince Purchstra, accom 4 It is afficially reported from Mexico panied by Prinica Charbon, the Siamese that to export duties on silver sent to Minister in Paris, has arrived here and is the United States are required, while the embarking for Bangoon this evening, price at the New York Stock Exchange Prince Chacoon is returning to Paris. remains 60 cents, but when to rises above an that a sliding export, scale, will become ERIOUS OUTLOOK IN BUBBER
SINDUSTRYA
LAUNCHED,
FOR BECONNOITRING IN DUTCH PRA MAGIS INDIAN WATERSKLYPAS
Axerradam, December 31st,
London: December 30th. of the Zimer City Notes says that owing to the continued weakness of rubber soma plantation companies ara urging the Rubber Growers Assiciation to adopt measures curtailing the output by more than the existing 25 per cent. Indeed,"" "some"" pro that the Asko¬
- HM the Quarn launched the new fast Dutch, praiser, Sumatra of 500- torn for reconnoitring in Dutch Indian waters. | cessation" of
OBITUARY.
is, announcedani Mim Maryi
nén's Labour leaders
on Page 8.3
act the enforce
would, surmount: