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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY S1ST. 1991.
-CALCUTTA STRIKE RIOTS:
POLICE FIRE ON MOB.
MARTIAL LAW IN
HUNGARY:
GOVERNMENT'S ALLEGED REACTIONARY
MEASURES.
-COLONIAL OFFICE REFORM: INAUGURATION OF SPECIAL SECRETARIAT.
LATEST CABLES, [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
FALL IN COST OF LIVING.
STATEMENT BY MINISTRY OF LABOUR.
LONDON, February 20th. The Ministry of Labour states that the cost of living in January was 14 per Dent below the December rate
The -average level of retail prices in cer-1 tain commodities, including food, rent, clothing, fuel and light, was è per cent. above the prices in July 1914, as com pared with 168 per cent. on January 1st.
The decrease was mainly due to reduc Hons in the prices of several principal articles of food, also clothing.
SINN FEIN INCENDIARISM.
HUGE FARMS SET ON FIRE.
LONDON, February 20th.
The second successive week-end of inces diary fires started in Manchester district last night. The miscreants are believed to be Sinn Feiners. They set light to huge
farms.
Farmhands with outside assist- ance extinguished the flames.
The places attacked were Altrincham
VICEROY OF INDIA, RUMOUR CONTRADICTED. -
ALLAHABAD, February 10th. The Viceroy, who was proceeding to Calcutta, was held up near Allahabad by Non-co-operator extremists, and the train was not allowed to proceed. The Viceroy was compelled to return to Delhi,
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DELAY February 20th. The stoppage of the Viceroy's train is oficially denied.
MOTOR SHOW FIRE,
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN DELHI.
DELNI, February 20th.
Goods worth twenty lakhs of repeas were damaged in a disastrous fire in a motor show here. Many splendid cars were destroyed."
CALCUTTA STRIKE RIOT.
ONE KILLED: 4 INJURED.
Catoutta, February 20th.'
ALLIED CONFERENCES IN LONDON,
M. BRIAND'S OPTIMISTIO OUT- COOK.
Alluding to Mr. Bottomley's remarks that Holland had treated the Allied Notes contemptuously and that the Allies had abjectly kow-towed to Holland in request ing her to pocket her scruples as regards LONDON, February. 90th, On the eye of the Near Eastern and the ex-Kaiser, Mr. Lloyd George did not Reparations Conferences in London, M. think Holland would have surrendered Briand, in a statement to the Observes, the ex-Kaiser on the simple insistence of says that, while he does not overlook Britain and France. Both the latter con- difficulties, he faces the forthcoming concluded that we could not afford anything versations with the utmost confidence. in the nature of hostile action and that it It would have been The Paris conference has brought France was not worth it. and Great Britain Bearor each other on updignified for a great nation merely to essential questions. His task in this con- bluff and say "Unless you do this, we will nection has been facilitated by bis cordial do that." He said the trial of other war friendship with Mr. Lloyd George criminals would be pressed at the forth enabling them to approach the thorniest coming Conference, also the necessity for problem without fear of fatal misunder Germany to balance her accounts and im- He expressed the standing. Franco has ad imperialistic prove her currency. ambitions. The Paris agreement showed opinion that the mark was not so ragged that France is eminently reasonable. He as it appeared. is a resolute advocate of inter-Allied solidarity, politically and economically, "We shall see the end of the difficulties of peace as of war," says M. Briand, "but only if we walk hand in hand. The union of France and England is the keystone Fof that system.".
ANOTHER GERMAN
GRIEVANCE.
LACK OF TIME TO REPLY TO ENTENTE STATEMENT.
WHAT GERMANY WILL DO.
""LATEST QABLES.
IMPERIAL AFFAIRS. LACK OF MACHINERY FOR COMMON
CONSULTATION. !.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
[Hou our OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MR. SHAW'S LIBEL ACTION. LONDON, February 20th. AGAINST EDITOR AND PUBLISHER The Obserfer agrees that the Dominions
OF FAR EASTERN REVIEW.22
SHANGHAI, February 20th. and India must be consulted as regards
A petition has been filed for libel. pro.. the question of Egypt, but the journal says that the delay over the question ceedings in the American Court in which shows how much we lack the machinery to Mr. Shaw, of Antung, claims $30,000 each. make a common consultation upon matters from Mr. Gallagher, the editor, and Mr. of general concern to the constituent Bronson Ren, the publisher, of the Far nations of the Empire continuous and Eastern Revier. effective.
The plaintiff complains that the Fat Boferring to the Melbourne paper's
Eastern Review, in an article written by" doubts with regard to the Premier's state Mr. Gallagher, states that he (the plain- ment that Empire defence should beatiff) is an Asiatic Sinn Feiner, an enemy matter of Imperial concern, the here of human progress, and an enemy of Great
Britain and her allies. emphasises the fact that no party or prominent individual in Home politics wishes to force the policy of Imperial concentration or saddle the Dominions with unwelcome responsibilities. No such proposal is ever likely to be made from Great Britain. The division of the
ITHROUGH REUTER'S ADEKOY.] NEW DUTCH EAST INDIES CURRENCY.
Bows, February 18th. Atministerial conference on German
Loxos, February 19th. reparations, Signor Damelio, one of the
The Financier's Amsterdam correspon- Italian delegates to the Reparations Con- ference, stated that Germany during the Colonial Office into two distinct parts will dent says that the Government is con be the first step towards "clarifying the sidering the question of the appointment Imperial position, but nothing definite is
first few years would pay 75 per cent. in goods and 95 per cent. in cash and would gradually increase the cash payments until all payments were made in cash.
AMERICAN DELEGATION WITH DRAWS.
LONDON, February 20th.
PARIS, February 18th. The Germans complain that the time
The American semi-official delegation allowed to reply to the account of the
has withdrawn from the Reparations Entente wär losses rendered by the RoCommission. The American Government, partions Commission is too short.
It is semi-officially stated that the cotti plaint is mistaken, as Germany is allowed till the beginning of April to express an opinion on the whole question, and this
Violent scenes have taken place here in consequence of tramway strikers opposing attempts to run care. The strikers assem bled outside the depot and assaulted willis sufficient time. ing drivers. The police arrived in motor. cars and ware stoned. Some of them were injured. Subsequently, armed police were compelled to fire. One striker was killed.
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S ADVICE TO GERMANS.
DARMSTADT, February 19th.
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likely to be done before the Imperial Con-of a special committee to study the ques ference, when the Observer hopes, a small tion of establishing a separate currency in permanent secretariat will be established.
the staff of which will be drawn from all the East India colonies. Mynheer Visser-. the countries concerned. This will be ing, President of the Netherlands Bank, come the appropriate department where- by the Home and Dominion Governments advocates the creation of an East Indian will normally be kept in touch.
rupee for the Colonies.
EARLIER CABLES.“
THE MILNER REPORT..
› IMMEDIATE SELF-GOVERNMENT
FOR EGYPT.
CHANCELLOR OF HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
LONDON, February 19th.
Sir William and Lady Brunyate have left for the Far East aboard the P. & O. 5.5.
JAPAN'S STATUS IN YAP.
in & Note on the subject, declares that the decision was taken only after long hesita- tion and very careful examination of the
LONDON, February 19th." question. It points out that as the
The Milner report has been issued. It Soudan. recommends immediate self-government United States has not ratified the Peace for Egypt, but in view of the essential Treaty its representation on the Commis- British interests it is necessary to arrange an Anglo-Egyptian treaty in order to sion is anomalous; and as the American secure our special position. There is to
A New York telegram says that the Government has not collaborated with the be a British representative in Egypt to
enable us to maintain a force for the pro-State Department has received unoficially Allies in drawing up plans for the modi-tection of the Imperial communications
LONDON, February 19th.
Conferring with the Hessian Govern-fication of the Treaty, it is useless to and to ensure that Egyptian policy shall the draft mandate for the ex-German Urmston, Chorlton-cum-Hardy and North and 4 had to be taken to hospital. Orderment, Herr von Simons emphasised the maintain even a semi-official representativ.be in line with that of the British Empire. islands in North Pacific granted to Japan
endon. Wood shavings and hay saturated with paraffin were found in different parts of the barns
was then restored.
to foreigners, without the removal of not regard the mandate as applying to the which no Egyptian Government could island of Yap, which President Wilson.. enjoy real independence, since, despite
The report points out that Egypt is not by the Peace Conference. fact that the failure of the London Con- on the Commission, which will carry out yet in a position to dispense with British
assistance, instancing the case of the According to the Neo Tork Times, the - MARTIAL LAW IN HUNGARY, ference would not mean the immediate the plans.
capitulations or extra-territorial rights officials state that the United States does enforcement of the penalties against GerBRITISH TRADE OUTLOOK.
with exemption from taxation. granted SERIOUS POLITICAL SITUATION. THE CONSUMPTION CURE.
many, which could only be enforced when Germany rejected the demands of the Re- DR. ADDISON'S WARNING.
parations Commission with whom, accord- LONDON, February 19th.
ing to the Peace Treaty, the decision lay Dr. Addison, speaking at Exeter, denied that the Ministry of Health had sent a situation in Hungary has become much He, therefore, urged Germans strongly to specialist to Geneva to investigate Dr.worse recently owing to reactionary Gov. support the Government's refusal.
VIENNA, February 20th. It is reported from Hungary that the Government, fearing a general strike, has proclaimed martini taw. The political
Spahlinger's serum cure for consumption. ernment measures affecting the liberty of He added that he had already carefully the Press and the right to hold meetings. enquired into the alleged cure and, in
U.S. IMMIGRATION BILL.
ALLIES' APPEAL TO UNITED
STATES.
PARIS, February 20th.
In bidding farewell to the Beparations
THE TURNING OF THE TIDE. LONDON, February 18th.
the prosperous condition of the country, holds was specifically excepted by an un- they are crippling finance and starving written agreement among members of the An optimistic view of British trade, was essential services. On the other hand,
the removal of these restrictions as well Supreme Council and reserved for disposal as the reorganisation of the mixed by the Communications Conference.
only be accomplished taken by Mr. Kellaway in a speech at Luton. He said the reports he had retribunals, can
It is understood that the opinions of the through the mediation of Britain, who ceived showed that the tide was turning, therefore will necessarily have to secure Allied representatives differ as regards particularly with regard to the intera position in Egypt enabling her to assure Imperial outlook. The prospects for inter-security of the lives and property of for the status of Yap. It is believed that Imperial trade were more promising than eigners before it can be hoped to induce Great Britain supported the claims of the prospects anywhere else in the world. the Powers to part with their present Japan, whose position is said to be that The Australian market had been closed for privileges.,
order not to raise unfounded hopes, he SENATE ACCEPTS AMENDMENT. Commission, Mr. Boyden, the United months but there were indications that
must state that much further investigation
Was necessary.
- CARDIGANSHIRE
ELECTION.
RETURN OF COALITION CANDIDATE.
LONDON, February, 19th.
The Cardiganshire by-election resulted
Be follows:-
Mr. Evans (Coalition Liberal)..... 14,111
Mr. Llewellyn Williams (Indepen-
dent Liberal)
TREBITSCH LINCOLN.
10,521
JARREST FOR ALLEGED FORGERY.
WASHINGTON, February 20th. The Senate has adopted, without oppo- sition, an amendment to its substitute Immigration Restriction Bill reducing
States representative, hoped that Ame rica would shortly be permanently repre- seated on the Commission.
M. Dubois, president of the Commis
that would soon be changed. The same
applied to Canada and South Africa. It was impossible to speak so confidently with regard to India, but there were indi- cations that trade with India would im- prove.
Mr. Kellaway said one reason we had
ATTEMPTED
INCENDIARISM
IN LONDON.. SENTENCE ON SINN FEINERS. LONDON, February 19th. The verdict in the. Wandsworth case ip which the accused were charged with
the number of aliens of any nationality sion, echoed the hope and declared it was admissible in the coming year from 5 to unbelievable that the United States could 3 per cent. of the number of persona of even momentarily hold aloof from the such nationality already in the United affairs and fato of Europe. America could for high wages. Britain had lost contracts of the charge of murder, but they were
States. The Seante adopted the bill as amended, and it now goes to a conference representing both the Houses.
ATTACKS ON GEORGIA.
BOLSHEVIST TYRANNY.
LONDON, February 20th. It appears that the Soviet Governments bor of the British Parliament, has been of Armenia and Azerbaijan have com arrested. It is alleged that he forged bined to crush the Republic of Georgia, documents supporting allegations of a which has so far resisted the attempts to
"bolsheviso" it. revolutionary plot against the Czecho Slovakian Government.
VIENNA, February 20th."
The notorious Trebitech Lincoln, ex-mem-
---- TO HELP EXPORTE. FRENCH GOVERNMENT CONSIDER ING MEASURES,
PARIS, February 19th. The Government is contemplating vari. ous measures giving further facilities to export trade with a view to bringing relief to such industries as are suffering from the present business depression.-Havai
COMMUNIST DEFEAT.
AT MEETING OF PARIS EMPLOYES'
UNION:
Panis, February 18th. A meeting of the Paris Employes' Union
for election, to the Board of Directors (of
and French missions and members of the
foreign communities have already de parted.
pot forget her sacrifices in the war and the solidarity uniting her with the Allies.
Bix John Bradbury, the British, Signor Raggi, the Italian, and M. Delacroix, the Belgian representatives also hoped that Mr. Boyden would soon return.
M. Delacroix said "It is impossible to believe that, just when we are entoring port and about to begin discussions which demand its assistance, the United States ia abandoning us."
EARLIER CABLES.
- PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES
REPARATION. PREMIER'S REPLY TOMB.
BOTTOMLEY.....
lost markets was our high cost of pro- daction, making competition impossible. the fact that we had not got & fair return That was not due to high wages but to
merchants were unable to give a definite worth £10,000,000 because exporters and date of delivery, owing to strike, and threatened strikes.
U.S. MAIL ROBBERY. BANK-NOTES FOR B400,000 STOLEN.
Toraho (Ohio), February 19th. The police are scouring the neighbour- hood searching for bandits who succeeded
she would yield to the objections of the |United States" with regard to Yap, pro-
vided that Great Britain allowed equal rights for Japanese nationals in the ex- German South Pacific islands now given by mandate to Australia and New Zea land.
feloniously assaulting the police, resulted in O'Sullivan and Morgan being acquitted attempting to fire barrels of oil and with FRENCH EXPANSION IN UHINA.
sentenced to eight years' pepal servitude on the other counts.
U.S.
U.S. EMERGENCY TARIFF.
CANADIAN CRITICISM OF THE FORDNEY BILL.
PARIE, February 18th. The former Premier M. Painleve de
Higher Commercial Studies in Strasbourg livered a lecture before the Institute for
on French expansion in China..
M. Painleve laid strens on China's im- mense possibilities and the unbounded field she is offering to all forms of French activity-Havas.
LATEST OABZER. PEACE GUARANTEE.
OTTAWA, February 18th. The newspapers express considerable in passing the Tordney Bill as cabled hostility to the action of the U.S. Senate in effecting what is believed to be the yesterday. They express the opinion, biggest mail robbery in the history of the however, that it will probably be a bless: UNION OF ENGLAND, FRANCE AM United States Nine bags of mails of ing in disguise, as it will demonstrate that which six registered bags contained bank Canada is not to be coerced into surrend- notes to the value of £400,000, disappearing her fiscal independence. ed.
Renter's Constantinople correspondent
SARGENTINA AND THE ALLIES reports that an Armenian attack on the
NOT CONCERNED WITH VERSAILLES Georgians from the south was followed
TREATY STIPULATIONS." by an Azarbaijanian attack from the
LONDON, February 18th, After speech by Mr. Lloyd George,
BUENOS AIRES, February 18th. East Several Russian divisions, with
the House of Commons, by 181 votes to cavalry, are advancing towards Tidis 40, rejected an amendment to the Address, Argentina has refused the Allion ro- The Goorgian Government has ordered moved by Mr. Bottomley, characteristiquest to her to take measures to prevent Argentina, contrary to the Treaty of the evacuation of the city. The British cally criticising the Government's conduct Germany from exporting war materials to as regards reparations and indemnities.
The Premier, referring to reparations, Versailles, on the ground that Argentina said that at the forthcoming conference they is not concerned with stipulations in would try to get the last farthing from Treaty between other nations. Germany, but he would not advance pro- NEW MARSHALS.
posals which, according to experts, he knew were impossible of falfilment. FRENCH GENERALS PROMOTED. Germany had handed over a vast quantity of raw materials, ships and coals, and the PARIS, February 19th
Reparations Commission was examin Generals Fayolle, Lyautoy and Fran- ing the divergent views of the Allies chat d'Espores have been promoted Mar and the Germans regarding the value The liner Manchuria has been diverted of the goods surrendered. Referring to Boston from New York to be quaran NEW SECRETARY OF STATE to the suggestion to send officials tined until the passengers have been
to Germany to collect Customs, he fumigated, evening IN AMERICA,
New Your, February 18th. aid it was easy enough to collect paper marks there, but it was a different thing Owing to the typhus scare, 1,928 pas to transfer them here at the rate of 230 sengers on the steamer Guglielmo Pierce
shels.
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ST. AUGUSTINE (FLORIDA), Feb. 20th,
the Paris Labour Exchange) has again
It is announced that Mr. Hughes has State under Mr. Harding.
TYPHUS SCARE. PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN NEW
YORK
BOSTON, February 19th.
PRESIDENT-ELECT SUPPORTS.
LEGISLATION.
WASHINGTON, February 20th Conversing with Mr. Fordney, Mr. Harding declared that prompt emergency tariff legislation was necessary.
CARUSO'S PROGRESS TOWARDS RECOVERY,
NEW-YORK, February 19th. Caruso is holding his own. He is rest ing comfortably
BELGIUM
Parts, February 19th.
M.: Jules Combon, President of the Ambassadors' Conference, lecturing - at Brussels on "Europe of To-morrow stated that the Franco-British Entente in throwing roots deeper every day, but each nation wishes to retain economic indepen- dence and individuality. M. Cambon re- commended special agreements on specilio cases rather than general agreements, M. Cambon, wound up by declaring that the union of France, England and Belgium is the best guarantee for the peace of the world.—Havas.
FRANCO-POLISH AGREEMENT SLEEPY SICKNESS.
RESULT OF PARIS CONFERENCE- NO HIGN OF DECLINE.
Pan18, February 20th. LONDON, February 10th,
Following a lengthy conference between M. Briand, Prince Sapicha, the Polish 'Sleepy sickness is not absting. On the Foreign Minister
General Land. contrary, cases are cropping up through Sosnowaki, the Polish Minister of War, out the country, a number being fatal. it is announced that a Franco-Polish Renter's New York correspondent records military and economia agreement has been
practically reached. 900 cases since January 1st, many fatal.
COURSING CHAMPIONSHIP.
LONDON, February 19th.
to the £ He declared that no country in from Italy were prevented from landing The Waterloo Coo final resulted in
SUGAR DECONTROL.
Sosnow, February 19th.. The Food Controller announces that
resulted in the defeat of the extremist agreed to accept the Secretaryship of the world could pay the whole cost of the by the City Health Inspectors after being Shortcoming beating Jassions. The betting sugar will be 'decontrolled on February
Communistic element-Havas,
presed by the State health authorities.
was 6 to 11 on the winner.
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