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CABLES;
LATEST CABLES..
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SINN FEIN VENGEANCE.
DEAD BODY FOUND ON ASHFORD GOLF LINKS.
Lesson, April 4th.
THE HONGKONG DAILY
LATEST GABLES.
TRIPLE ALLIANCE. THREAT.
POLICE TO PROTECT FIFESHIRE FURNACEMEN..
LONDON, April 4th.
A large force of police has been draft-
FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
AFRIAL TOURING IN" CHINA.
TUESDAY, APRIL
1921.
THE TELEPHONE.
COMPANY REPORT. THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. The following report of Board of the Directors to the shareholders of the Bank of Cauton, Ltd., has been issued
EXTRATERRITORIALITY, Those who grable, at the local.CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S ASPIRA.
TIONS FOR ITS ABOLITION... telephone service may perhaps be some- what consoled on reading the following: note which we extract from our Shanghai contemporary, the FC. Daily News
Headers of Punch will have noticed for
Gentlemon, The Directors have now to submit to you a general statement of the PRKING, April 301.allairs of the Company and balance sheet any weeks past that scarcely any issun has failed to contain one, possibly, more, Aerial touring in China,was inaugurat for the year ending 31st December, 1990.
digs at the talephone. General dissatis The net profits for that period includ-fnction with & service always bad and ed yesterday, when three flights were
ing £401 54. 8d., balance brought forward sines the war deplorable burst into fame
and bonus amount to £179,024 118. 9d.
The Canton Times yesterday had the following leading article on this subject: We have 'received information from a
Peking source that China is going tu substitute the abolition" of extraterrite- riality for the Shantung Question at the next meeting of the League of Nations, and it is delicately hinted that the Times should support this change.
An unknown man was found shot died to rotect the furnacemen in two mado-over Peking in a Vickers Vims from last account, after paying all charges at the announcement that rates were to The Times cannot lend its support to
on the Ashford (Middlesex) gol links. There was a note pinned to the body, bearing the words, "Let spies and trai pors beware," and signed “The Irish Re- publican Army."
This is the first case of Sinn Fein vengekuce in England.
TO DEPORT KARL.
ARRANGEMENTS NOW, COMPLETE.
Fifeshire collieries, where two thousand miners compelled the enginemen to con work, giving half-un-bone to do so.
Nayal ratings will be drafted to the Fife mines.
EABLIER CABLES.
SUPPORT FOR MINERS ON STRIKE.
aeroplane under the pilotage of a British Aviator.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
QHINESE LEGATION PUZZLE FOR THIEVES.
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It is now proposed to deal with the net profits as follows:-
£
be increased. An indignation meeting any such scheme. While we may enter was held at the Guildhall, on February tain our own views regarding China's 14th, when the Lord Mayor, who preside disabilities under the extraterritoriality ed, said he had been associated with the provisions of the several treaties, we do «d: City of London for over half a century, ¦ not believe this is the proper time to and never recollected any subject to make any appeal for the abolition of the which the citizens showed such a great extraterritoriality stipulation.
6,500 0
1,238 17 1,653 18.
1,000 19
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To Transfor to Silver Re
serve Fund $400,000 equiva lent to e
0 dislike` and such intense - opposition. China is now in a state of politicad To write off Furnitures, Fix-
People, he said, did not oppose or object
Peking, the recognized" Gor tures and Yault ...
to an increase in the telephone rates it ernment, does not exercise jurisdiction LONDON, April 4th. To write off Stationery a/c...
that were necessary, but they disliked outside of the Northern, capital but....is To write off Underwriting
these new proposals being made without governed and dictated to by the War- Thieves risited the Chinose Legation,. Commission a/c.***
the sanction of Parliament and simply lords Chang Tso-lin and Tsai Kun. The at the will of a Government Department. | Yangtsa Provinces have formed a separ fast night, and opened a caso, belonging fo write off Rank Building LONDOS, April 3rd.
a/c. Head Office
9. Another speaker said that everyone was ste federation and, in all vital matters, to the Charge d'Affaires, Mr. Tang, which Lo write off Bank Notes.
convinced, rightly or wrongly, that there are independent of Peking. The South- The Government has decided that
Expenses a/c. Shanghai
was great waste in the Department's western Frovinces have their own Gov. LONDON, April 4th.
had contained a box of ancient jewellery
Branches
6,617 19 10 methods; and there was a general de ernment which has successfully maintain- Despite the Hungarian Government's miners striking are not entitled to the unvalued at a million lire, but fortunately After making these transfers there remand for an independent inquiry, 10 od its independence for over three years of passing one may notice that the same These conditions mako any uniform ad- aasurance, arrangements for the deporta- employment allownaces, on the ground the box had been removed for safe cus-mains for appropriation the sum
ure levelled against all the industries China, absolutely impossible. tion of Karl are complete. The ex-Em-that unemployment arise out of a tradstody. The thieves searched many rooms £103,361 78 Od out of which the Direc-charges of wuste loss and bad service ministrative or judicial system throughout tora recommend payment of a dividend which Government has been managing— It is also an undeniable fact that in peror is still at Steinnmanger, where he dispute. Meetings of railwaymen at Brand stole several valises, hoping that ther at the rate of 8 per cent per annum conf, ships, railways, cloth and tele- many parts of China the judges of the A parading in military uniform and is mingham, Nowenstle, Derby, Romford, contained valuables, but abundoned thein interest and of a bonus at the rate of phones. Meanwhile those who have to courts are appointed, influenced and deal with letters of grievance, secretaries controlled by military satraps. The in high spirits. The Swiss Government Sheffield, and Leeds and of the Southers in the garden after opening. The police per cent, per annum interest on the paid- of municipal councils, commissioners of Chinese people themselves cannot obtain enquiry implicates Prince Sixtus of Bour- Federation, the last-named representing think that they will soon be able to arrest up Capital, which will absorb £72,854 police, editors and such-like belots of justice at the hands of these military
resolution in the thieves.
10s. 7d. at the rate of 3/11 per dollar, society, sometimes wonder why there is swashbucklers. The court trials, in many not more criticism of telephones in instances, are a mockery of justice. In- bon, in Karl's departure from Switzer 100,000, to-day, passed a
payable in Hongkong currency only, leav Shanghai proportionately to that on the favour of supporting the miners. Most land. Prince Sixtus obtaining for him a
ing a balance of £20,508 10%, 5d. to be rams. There are times when the ope of the resolutions indicated support even
rators seem to be possessed of seven Spanish passport in an assumed natur,
carried to now profit and loss' account.
devils. You ring-an answer; you ring "LITTLE ENTENTE'S" ULTIMATUM to striking.
In accordance with the Articles of three or four time--a wrong number; TO HUNGARY.
Association, Messrs. Wong Pik-tsun, M. you ring five or six times but having Chun Harr, Ng Yiu Ting, Lam Woo, given you one number, the operator evidently thinks he has done enough for Li Ying Chee and Li. Po Kwai retire you for the afternoon. When at last you from the Board,, but, being eligible for get concerned, he cuts you off before you re-election, offar themselves accordingly. have finished and again turns the deal That we are Messrs. Tam Woon Tong and Quan Yik ear to your remonstrance.
not mistaken in thinking the service has Chee, our inspectors of accounts for the deteriorated is borne out by a friend who past year," now retire but offer themselves had been in Japan for a year or so, and spoke of the falling off in the telephone for re-election.
service of Shanghai as one of the first things he noticed on returning.
Losbox, April 4th. Bouter learns that the Little Entente, comprising Italy, Jugo-Slavia, Rumania and Czecho-Slovakia, has sent an ultima fum to the Hungarian Regent. AdmiralTM Horthy, that uniras Karl leaves Hun
garian territory by April 7th, they will begin military operations against Hun- Bary.
It is pointed out that the Little Enteute does not regard Karl's adventure as a comic opera affair, as it seems to be con- aidored in some quarters, but as a most serious development involving grave isten for all the States in the Entente..
TEHERAN TURMOIL.
DEPOSING GRANDEES FROM POWER.
ROME. April 3rd. The Timer Teheran correspondent ways that the Cossack coup in February is assuming the aspect of a new revolu tion with the object of transferring power from the grandees to the intellectual aristocracy. The financial situation je moute, and in this connection the Govern meat is anxiously awaiting the return of the British Adviser. The Opium Depart ment and the notorious Ministry of Justice have been suppressed. Special tribunals are busy clearing of the im mense" arrears of cases, in order to clear the ground for a new judicial system.
PARALYSE TRANSPORT.
LONDON, April 3rd."
At meetings of the transport workers and railwaymen in London and other centres to-day, the speakers strongly favoured action in support of the miners, declaring that if other unions "allowed the minera to be beaten they would be attacked and
beaten in turn, :
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REPARATIONS PROBLEM..
FRANCE JUBILIANT.
Pants, April 4th. The newspapers are jubilant over America's intimation to Germany in regard to reparations.
It is stated that in the presence of Senator Knox President Harding assured the Washington correspondent of the Mr. Cramp, Secretary of the Railway-Matin that France will have nothing to men's Union, speaking at Birmingham, regret in connection with the advent of said that if he felt that the Triple Alli- Republican to power. ance were solid, he would do his utmost to get every man to stop work imme- diately. It was an herois thing to lend men to battle, but foolish to lend them into a ditch. For success, all menns of transport must be stopped.
COAL CONSERVATION ORDER. Orders restricting the consumption of con have been issued. Domestic sup plies are limited to 1 cut.
weekly, and industrial consumption generally to half the normal.
RESTORATION
DEVASTATED AREAS.
OF
“EARLIER CABLES. BRITISH PROPOSALS FOR RHINE
CUSTOMS BARRIER.
PARIS, April 3rd."
ential officials and military men are immune from punishment even though they be guilty of the most hideous" crimes, or commit the most flagraN L. violations of the law; while innocent. citizens who have incurred the wrath of the powerful, suffer extreme penalties.
When the Kwangsi militarists were in power in this province many men suffer. ed the death penalty for no other crime than that they were suspected of being friendly to the Cantonese. They were given no semblance of a trial nor were they permitted to offer any defence. The arme system is in vogue wherever mili- tariam holds sway.
The accounts have been audited by Messrs. Parcy Smith, Beth & Fleming, who were our auditors for the past year, and they now retire but offer themselves SHANGHAI MAN'S SUICIDE. administration of justice in the provinces for reelection.
A HOUSE OF ILL-OMEN. Home papers announce the sad death of Mr. Herbert Laurence Matthews Han cock, aged 66, retired stockbroker, who WES a native of Shanghai, of Ladys Place, Hurley.
His body, with a cord and weight at tached to the neck, was recovered from an adjoining tribais wao
Whatever mod fentions in the lawE bave been made by the Law Codification Department at Peking, it is only true, to say, it has not, in the last, affected the where military commanders abitrarily meta cut punishments, to suit their cap rice or greed.
China must first achieve a Central Government that can exercise jurisdie- tion over every province of Chins before any uniform judicial system can be made effective. China must first assuro justice. to its own citizens before she can hope to bring foreigners under the scope of her laws. DE MORA
give immediate grounds for strong re- presentations from the foreign Powers. The abolition of extraterritoriality would not release China from her obligation to treat foreigners within her borders in accordance with the accepted principles of
for the abolition of extraterritorial.ty justice. No, China cannot afford ko 434 until she has inaugurated a modera
THE MONARCHICAL PLOT IN CHINA. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. Generol. Là Yusn-hung, ex-President of The Ambassadors Council has unanithe Chinese Republic, bas stated that ad
We risk the accusation of being pro foreign when we say that Peking's mously adopted the report of its tech attempt to restore the stated at
Mr. Gerald Keith, solicitor, of South-desire to abolish extraterritoriality at ampton Street, WC., & nephew, said the this time, is, in the face of cold facts, nical committee, embodying the British part of Chang Tso-lin is inevitablo. Gen-
But from the eral Chang Tso-lin himself, and the deceased had had a nervous breakdown, an ephemeral dream. proposals for the Rhine Customs barrier Peking Government, have denied that any baving been depressed a long time standpoint of China's foreign relations, which will be established within the such coup is contemplated. What is the through the death of a favourite nephew it is impossible to see how China would truth 1 General Li Yuan-hung who has in the war... There were no financial profit by such a premature step. If British zone of occupation, in order to been living in retirement in the British troubles of any kind. His daughter hav extraterritoriality were abolished to
Concession in Tientsin for some years ing married and his son gone abroad, hemorrow, the outrages which would be facilitate control: Imports from un past is hardly likely to make so positive was about to sell Ladye Place, and leav-committed against foreigners by ignorant occupied German territory into the statement regarding the Fengtiening the house after twenty years thero magistrates and unruly soldiers would
Tuchun's intentions unless strong i- might have affected him. Rhineland will pay a dutie
equal to 25 dence in support thereof has come to The gardener, Pryku, said on hearing per cent. of the German Customs, while knowledge. It would, of course, hardly that his master was missing, he and the be expected that General Chang Tso-lin chauffeur searched the grounds. They exports from the Rhineland into non would proclaim his intentions in advance, saw that the boat had been shifted, and some yards away in the Thames tributary occupied Germany will be only subject and the Peking Government may or may not be completely in his confidenen It
cord tied with knots round the neck, and to a statistical duty equivalent to the may be recalled that simostfrom the be- cey came across the body. There was a ginning of his term as President, ram-attached to it a zalb. weight, used for German duty.
ours were circulated regarding Yuan mooring the boat. The deceased W judicial system and tested that system The duties on lootstuffs, raw materials, Shih-kai's monarchical ambitions, and attired in pyjamas and dressing-gown for a period of years to the satisfaction, The Conference of the Second Labour and certain manufactures will probably all was in readiness for staging his eleva Mr. Hancock, had been depressed and rumours were most emphatically denied. The cornoer said the evidence clearly Internationale has passed a resolution, be lowered on the western frontier of tion to the Dragon Throne, all of these melancholy for twelve months.
But we suspect Peking is making a with the concurrence of the German the occupied territory in order to sasure Little reliance, in the circumstances, can showed that the deceased was of unsound be placed upon denials eraanating from mind at the time, and he returned a delegates, in favour of the immediate cheap provisioning of the Rhineland, but, Mukden or from Feking And so long verdict of suicide while of unsound mind. gigantic bluff. She knows her proposals General Chang Teo-lin's real intentions Deceased was educated at Eton. The will not receive serious attention from restoration of the devastated regions by if so, the excise duty will be raised on are known only to the inner circle of his residence, with church and abbey, in of the foreign Powers. It is an endeavour means of international loans which Ger.the eastern frontier, so that the total may associates, ono can only rely upon infor- an ancient and picturesque description: to divert public attention from the Shan- Deceased was lord of the manor of tung Question. This is in accord with the reports that Peking has agreed with Circumstantial evidence is seldom as Hurley.. many, should undertake to repay in thirty equal the import tax on other German suces which may or may not be correct.
satisfactory or convincing as direct testi.
Mr. Hancock bought the old mansion Japan for the settlement of the Shantung annuities. Other indemnities, according
mony. In the present case there are some time ago for £20,000. It has been question by direct negotiation. There number of apparently correlated facts called a house of ill omen. Standing on must be some spcret quid pro quo in-. An international chess tournament has, to the resolution, should be fixed in
which certainly seem to support the the banks of the Thames between Marlow volved in this agreement Japan did been planned for December. Lasker accordance with German prosperity, with
theory that the High Inspecting Com and Healey, its tradition goes back to not consent to the cancellation of the missioner of Manchurix is engaged in Norman times. The last occupier was Military Pact without first receiving sliding-scale based not only upon ex- DESPERATE FIGHTING BETWEEN some deeplaid plan which may eventuate a brother of Admiral Kempenfeldt, of some assurance of an equally advan
CHESS TOURNAMENT.
INVITATION TO EUROPEAN MASTERS
HAVANA, April 4th.
and Capablanca intend to participate, and an invitation has been despatched
to the European masters.
STEVENSON'S TOUR, 259
TO INCLUDE. HONGKONG.
LONDON, April 4th. The ex-champion billiardist Stevenson sails on the Walmer Castle on april 8th for a two-year tour around the world, beginning at Cape Town. The whole of Bouth Africa, including Ithodesia, is in the itinerary. He will then visit Indis, Burma, the Malay Stateo, Hongkong, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
LABOUB INTERNATIONALE'S
PROPOSALS.
AMSTLEDAM, April 4th.
ports, but upon internal taxation as compared with other countries...
INDIA'S "NEW" VICEROY,
GREAT RECEPTION IN BOMBAY
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Bombay, April 3rd. Lord Reading's reception was poof the finest necorded to any Viceroy, being marked by booming guns and huge cheer- ing crowds.
frontiers,
WAR IN ASIA MINOR.
GREEKS AND TURKS.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 3rd.
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the satisfaction of those who are inclined to restore to China her complete sovere ignty.
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tageous arrangement. Peking had to The Admiral planted a thorn tree there, make some concession and it is the duty
cossion includes. and when it withered his brother said of the people to find out what that con- "I-feel sure that is an omen that my brother is dead. The same night came the news of the loss of the Royal George
It is said that William of Orange st. cepted the Throne of England at Tadyo Place.
JAPAN'S HOLD ON SIBERIA. TEXT OF OFICIAL NOTE OF IMMINENT COUPATION. ⠀⠀ This afternoon His Majesty was pleased
to command celebration of marringe The Saghalien coast around the mouth between His Serone Highness Prince Suk of the Amur is soon to be occupied by haprātabha, son of: His Royal Highness
The Japanese War Prince Rajnaakdi, and the Honourable Japanese forces. Mom Luang Wonga Kunjara na Krung- Office has made the following announce- deb, daughter of His Excellency Chao
going to be tricked by suy "red herring
The Constitutionalist “iendera are not manipzations. They demand the abro- gation of the Twenty-one Demands, the restoration of Shantung to Chins, and the termination of the scoret alliance entered into by Chang Tso-lin and his Japanese overlords. J NE
ven abolition of extraterritoriality will be taken up when China can put for.. ward is better' case and press her, claim with a more reasonable chance of success.
in a Monarchical restoration Standing Loyal George tama. by themselves these facts might seem of little significance; fitting into what ap Pears to be their place in a Monarchical A desperato Turco-Greek struggle is restoration schone they king and Tient. proceeding in North Eskishahr, Anatolis.ore serions aspect."-Peking and Tient. The Turks are in a strong position be tween Bozsyuk and Kovalitsa, where they have concentrated their main fores of about twenty thousand. They are well supplied with artillery and ammunition. including several sin howitzers, which are well served. This, Grock loft wing to held up, but the right, after three days
"AN INTERESTING LAWSUIT. The Corporation's address of welcome fighting, captured Kavalitan Hill sud alluded to the ancient race to which the forced back the Turkish left.
An intereating lawsuit is in progress against the Peking Electrio. Ifght and Viceroy belong
Power Company. During the course of In replying to the
It is reported that the Greek camaltion Phya Dovesra.
The Imperial Japaness. Government, the last low years, the Peking Electric The marriage ceremony was personally TURCO-FRENCH PACT. address, Lord Ecading wondered whether
seven thousand
conducted by the King at Ambara Faleco, in accordance with the declaration Company has been sued by many perhaps by some fortunate and almost
When the bride and bridegroom had duly already made last year concerning the
by the Chinese papers for the poor DENIAL OF RUMOURS,
indefinably-subtle subconsciousness Kis
made responses to the questions put by temporary occupation of important die of its consumers and, severely criticized First Grand Court Officer His Excellency tricts in Baghalign, is going to station quality of its Ight, but so far nothing ricken and facilitate his Parts, April 4th- doscant might
has been done to improve the stuntion. Phys Chakrapani, in the capacity of His troops in the near futuro at Nikolaievak, Majesty's Principal Legal Councillor. Dekastri, Mago, Sophisk and other_imal *On the night of March 17thya couple or The Angora Government's delegation in understanding of the aims and aspira There was again a full house at the concerning their willingness to be joined portant district quarters in the hope of
the wires by which cu rent was supplied Paris denies the rumours and the report Lions, joys and sorrows of the Indian Theatre Royal, Fast night, when the in wedlock, His Majesty poured lustral maintaining peace and order in these men were caught in the act of removing from Constantinople that the Angora People and assist him to catch the almost Bandmaa Opera Co presented “The water upon the couple and anointed them localities by temporarily introducing civil the newspaper offices. The men confessed
and was graciously pleased to prerent administration
that they were employde of the Electrio Maid_of_the_Mountains "-- musical then jointly with the gift of 1,200 bahts The Russian people resident in the Company and the sole_work_was_to" Government has repudiated the Turco inarticulate cries and insudible whispers comedy containing many tuneful nam from the Privy Purse
abova districts are accordingly requested out and steal electric wires from lang Frenob, past Bà decla that Angora of multitudes who sometimes suffer most, bers, some pretty scenery, and an abutter in the presence of the King, who troops in sympathy with the real motive company could meet the demands for The couple signed the Marringo Begie to place implicit trust in the Japanese important consumers, in order that the troops have been forbidden to attack the yeb find it difficult, if not imposible, to dance of bread humour The audience afterwards affired his own signature as of the proposed sotion, and to go shout electric ty made by infuential military
witness was highly appreciative
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express their needs.
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