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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH," 194AL,
MINERS CONFERENCE
DEADLOCK:
TRIPLE ALLIANCE THREAT.
JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA OBSTACLE IN WAY OF CO-OPERATION.
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COTTON TRADE PROSPECTS.
LATEST CABLES.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
POSTPONEMENT OF TRANSPORT STRIKE.
LATER.
MINERS' STRIKE.
TRIPLE ALLIANCE STRIKE
ANNOUNCEMENT.
LONDON, April 13th.
Mr. J. H. Thomas has announced that The
tragsport workers and railwaymen have unanimously decided to declare a
#trike at 10 o'clock on Friday night.
THE CRUX OF THE DISPUTE.
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LATER,"
LATEST CABLES.
UNITED STATES' POLICY" PRESIDENT HARDING DECLARES AGAINST LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
WASHINGTON, April 19th.
COTTON TRADE PROSPECTS. VIEWS OF LANCASHIRE M.P'S.
LONDON, April 13th.
It is understood that in a mesesgo to Speeches at a meeting of Lancashira members of Parliament indicate has Congress President Harding declares the revival of cotton trade in the faturo himself in favour of peace by a Congres was so bopeful that it was not necessary sional resolution, and irrevocably turns
his back on the present Lengua of to proceed with the unemployment, schemes which they had recently beentions, ludicating that the United States will not become party to any such mili tary alliance as the League proposes.
The Republican leaders of Congress state that Senator Knox introduces his pence resolution in a day or two, with the audition of the declaration that if
drawing up.
U.S. STEEL PRICES. -STEEL CORPORATION'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
New Yong, April 13th. Substantial reductions are announced
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS
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JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA. DE
LONDON, April 13th.
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MR. ASQUITH ON THE GOVERNMENT.
THE BLACKEST RECORD IN OUR
ANNALS."
Mr. Asquith spoke to a crowded and enthusiastic meeting of London Liberals at the Euston Theatre, on February 10th, promoted by the St. Pancras Liberal Federation, as
In the Senate Mr. Milieu, the Federal Minister of Repatriation, dealing with the results of his recent mission tomons as devoid of any representative Europe and referring to the work of the Assembly of the League at Genera, de clared that full and cordial Japanese and difficult so long as the racial equality Australian co-operation would always be
question remained unsettled. He appeal ed, however, to the Australians to work to strengthen the ideals of the League,
It was not strange (he said) if people" fame to luck upon the House of Com
infanies of Irish administration were character or any living authority. The kept so far as they could be front public view behind the Jackes! doors of so-called military tribunals. And demand for
on the insolent pretext-beenuse in all pühltention of the reports or the evidence on which they were founded was refused these cases the Government itself was on its trial that their production would not be in what was called the public interest. In the matter of reparations, Mr. Asquith recalled that at Paisley just manship would take into consideration not what was morally and ethically due, but what fe was prudent for the Allies to exact. That proposition had becom part of the adapted polies of the Govern
It is officially announced that all rail in the prices of the Steel Corporation's the world's peace is again threatened, the whrist not neglecting prudent precul about a year ago he said that wise states-
waymen and transport workers have been instrutted to continuo at work, until further notice. To-night's strike has, thus, been postponed.
iERS REFUSE GOVERNMENT'S
TERMS.
LATKE.
It is officially andounced that the miners have written pofusing the terms
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products.
WAGES REDUCTION, MOVEMENT IN UNITED STATES.
NEW YORK, April 13th.
The American Smelting and Refining" Uompany is reducing salaries and wages of its employés by 20 per cent., and 30 to 40 per cent, respectively, from June
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United States will act as it did in the recent war. · PRESIDENT HARDING'S VIEWS REGARDING DISARMAMENT,
"LATER,
tions.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS REGARDING YAP DISPUTE.
'Pagis, April 13ali. The Echo de Paris states that the
The text of President. Harding's mes sage to Congress reveals that he hasFrench Government's provisional reply approved of the termination of the technical stata of war, with the Central
Congress, with the qualifications case tial to protect all the United States" tights.
ment.
From practical point of view the new arrangement sanctioned in Paris was effect. if they were credulous enough to wholly incapable of being carried into believe that they were going to get the money, bow was Germany going to pay! she could not pay in gold, he could not
1st, including the salary of the President, Powers" in Europe by a resolution of that the Note necessitates a collectives in paper. But the Prime Minister,
Mr. Guggenheim.
of the Government. Despite "the Triple Alliance's decision
striks ou Friday, it is still hoped that "I DO NOT SEE ANY HOPE NOW."
| GREAT BRITAIN'S EDUCATION way out of the crisis will be found.
LATER
ESTIMATE. The crux of the dispute remains that
Despite the postponement of the strike, LARGE" INCREASE IN SECONDARY the miners demand a national pool of Mr. Williams has telegraphed to all the
SCHOOL PUPILS. profits and national wages, while the
transport Unions that the situation re
LONDON, April 13, coal-owners, contend that this would in-
mains critical.
In the House of Commons, introducing volve the continuance of Government
A member of the miners' Executive the Education Estimates of £31,000,000, control, gas the owners of richer coal-
1 compared with £48,000,000 last Belds would not voluntarily give up their declared in an interview: profits in order to make good the losses we say hope now." There is no cer-year, Mr. Fisher pointed out that the of owners of jorer mines, and the tainty whether the miners will again weet number of scholars in the secondary
national pool would' impair efficiency by encouraging bad management and dis couraging good... The Government. has adopted both these arguments.
The miners reply, is that the pool is perfectly feasible without Government -control, if the owners of richer mines are willing to make sacrifices for the bencût of poorer mice. It declares that the miners are willing to make a correspond ing sacrifice, and pooling, would "ture bad management, because the efficient dis- tricts would insist on better management in the less efficicat districts.
GOVERNMENT'S ASSURANCE TO
WORKERS."
LATER.
The Government announce that in the event of the threatened extension of stoppage of work the Government; will use to the fullest the power of the State to protect workers who remain at work in any services essential to the life of the community.
In any settlement which may be reached the Government will give their support in accuring the position of such workers that they may not be prejudiced as com- pared with their position prior to the stoppage of work.
EARLIER CABLEN.
ADJOURNMENT OF CONFERENCE,
LONDON, April 12th. It is officially stated that the conference between the miners and mine-owners has been adjourned, the miners stating that they will consider what has been said at the conference, and then communicato
their views to the Government.
GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS FOR
SETTLEMENT.
LATER.
the Government.
"I do not
ANOTHER DEADLOCK.
LONDON, April 13th.
the in the House of Commons, on motion for adjournment, Mr. Arthur Henderson declared that the House was now face to face with another deadlock as
regards the strike situation.
Mr. Austen Chamberlain cesured him that the House could discuss the matter to-morrow.
MINERS ANNOUNCE SERIOUS, IMPASSE.
LATER.
The President of the Mine Owners'
to the American Note of April 4th, with reference to the island of Yap, declares
with belated recognition of the fact, reply from the Powers interested. When pointed out in the House of Commons. this reply is considered by the Supreme that there was not much advantage in
piling up heaps of unmarketable paper. Council France will give, the United There was only one way in which Gor- President Harding has definitely de
States every possible satisfaction, contary could pay, and that was in the ex- part of commodities. It way an extra- clared that the United States will not
sonant with the Convention concluded ordinary paradox, and were it not so join the existing League of Nations, but with Japon in March, 1917. France will serious it would be comic, that the people who were going to bring, anti-dumping bus added that in "making this angive Japan friendly advice and seek a legislation to exclude German goods from our marketa, were in the same breath, neancunect to the world we in no way direct agreement with the United States. and as part and parcel of the same.
render our aim for an association to
The French Government recognises the policy, going to ask Germany to pay her
indemnity in the shape of goods. claims of the United States to participate promote peace in which we would most
in the benefits of the common victory," heartily join."
JAPANESE COMMERCIAL TREATY
WITH TURKEY,
schools had increased 80 per cent. in four years, and declared that Great Bri-a tain's education system was now one of the most liberal in the world.
EARLIER CABLES.
"GERMANY'S DEBT. WORK OF REPARATIONS
COMMITTEE.
PARIB, April 12th. The Reparations Committee is expected to complete on May Ist its work of fixing definitely the figures of the German Debt and modes of payment by instalments in thirty years
He is considering the matter, and it is hoped that he will able to work out
plan for such an association." President. Harding declares a wish to eliminate the heavy burdens of arma- Kent", and says that the United States is ready to co-operate with other nations. to this end, but merest prudence forbade the United States to disarm alone.
While approving of a resolution of Congress' declaring a state of peace, Pre- aidens Harding declares that it is im possible to ignore the settlements already effected, and it would be wiser to accept. the confirmation of our rights and in- Eerests already provided under the exist
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Mr.
· LONDON, April 13th. Sadarsuchi Uchida, formerly Japanese Minister in Stockholm, has left arseilles for Constantinople to become the first Japanese Ambassador to Turkey. It is reported that Japan intends to conclude a commercial trusty with the Turkish Government.
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IRISH DISORDER. Mr. Asquith then turned to the subject of Ireland. 1 bave never seen," he said, more fatal illustration and example of total inbility to grasp the Penlities of a grave situation, and tersea in its true prospective that Bid cous succession of blunders and orimes which have made the last six months the black- est in all the annals of our relations with Ireland.
We are told that things are getting” better. Do not live inn fool's paradise. Everyone desires outrage to cease, and its perpetratora, from whatever camp they proceed, to be detected and punished. it is possible for the State to pay too high a price for what is called the vindi-, ention of the law."
The report of the inquiry into the -[BY COURTESY OF THE CHINA MAIL."burning of Cork bad not been produced.
because the Government dared not pro- EXCESSIVE MINING OF COPPER
duce it. The House of Commons was a durb, docile instrument in the hands of the Government, "but did they, really think the British people, who were in- timately and deeply concerned in what At the annual meeting of the General was done by their presumed authority
COINS IN CHINA.
SHANGHAI, April 13th.
PEKING.
absolute freedom from inadvisable com a the serious effect of the excessive tent to be logged time after time with minting of copper coins. The diplomatic this transparent excuse that it was not mitments on our part in readjustment body at Peking was requested to ap in the public interest to produce the and restoration, which cannot be ignored, proach the Government and insist on an results of inquiries?
early falliment of treaty obligations or
"THE GAMBLERS." and with the League of Nations deûnitely | the question of currency.
"There are two things these gamblers, rejected, we may proceed to negotiate DEATH OF SPANISH MINISTER IN Asquith the good name of Britain and have thrown upon the table," said Mr."
They covenanted relationships. essential to the
the white fortune, of Ireland. think they have restored Sir Edward recognition of our rights."
Carson and his friends-who are more responsible than anybody for the origin of all these misfortunes, for it was they who first set the ample of organised lawlessness to a position of impregn- abic security in the North and with a permanent veto on the extablishment of Irish unity. They dangled before the cyes of the rest of Ireland a sham Parliament, with which neither Unionist, Nationalist nor Sinn Fein will have any thing to do.
SHANGHAI, April 13th- The death is nanounced of Don Luis Pastor, the Spanish Minister at Peking, the doyen of the diplomatic body.
Germany again did-not fulfil her.ong treaty, with reservations securing Chamber of Commerce emphasis was laidund in their name, were going to be ton- Association stated, to-night, that the ligations in respect of coal deliveries, negotiations had broken down on the being at the end of March more than half question of the national pool and the a million tons behind.—Hurax. national wages settlement. Ha declared END OF CAPT. VON MUELLER. that the owners had offered the men all
KILLED IN UPPER SILESIA. they had to give, and challenged the
BERLIN, April 12th ̧ ̧ miners to show that the industry could provide more. The miners, to-night, in-
The adventurous carcer of Captain von formed the Triple Alliance Conference Mueller, the famous ex-Commander of the that negotiations could not be resumed Emden, it is believed, has been brought with any hope of success on the present to a cloes."; proposals of the Government and the
Captain von Mueller, who was owners, and added that the stage had by the name of von Doemming, was shot been reached when the alliance would at Gleiwitz, after he had fired on, and have to take action.
wounded, three Upper Silesian plebiscite The conference was adjourned until policemen. He had been concerned in this morning.
the formation of a secret armed force for the purpose of securing Germany's rckention of Upper Silesia. ARCHDEACON WAKEFORD'S
SUPPLEMENTARY NAVAL
ESTIMATE,
INCREASE OF PERSONNEL.
LONDON, April 12th...
BIG PORTSMOUTH BLAZE, OUTBREAK IN JOINERY WORKS
town
A
CHINESE OPPOSE NEW PRINTING BYE-LAW.
President Harding declares that "the highest purpose of the League of Nationa was defeated in linking it with the Treaty of Peace, making it an enforcing agency of the victors la the war. resolution of Congress declaring separate peace can, in no way, bo interpreted as the desertion of those with whom we
SHANGHAI, April 13th. shared the sacrifices of the war, but this must place no. difficulty in the way of
The Chinese publishers' unions have effecting, with just reparations, that reissued a lengthy appeal to foreign rate storation for which all Europe yearns
payers to prevent the passage of the pro- Our attitude regarding the respon posed printed matter bye-law, saying that sibility for the war and the necessity of it is a useless, vexatious and an unwar just reparations has already had a formal ranted interference. and earnest expression.'
the
They deny and prevaricate, they block the avenues of truth in the child- tored a cowed and subjected people will like belief that when order has been.ros- stretch out grateful hands to grasp toy boon of pinchbeck Home Rule, In the course of his speech, President
deliberately that never in the lifetime of Harding emphasised the necessity of
the oldest among un bas Britain sank so ennoting emergency tarif legislation,
low in the moral "scale of nations. based on the policy, of rigorous protec In the Ho Kom Tong tournament, at (Cheers.) When most of the doings of tion, and advocated the encouragement the Palace Hotel, last might, E. the Coalition are forgotten, this is an and extension of American-owned and Guimaraez (~200) met, and defeated, achievement for which it will be remem- SIR EDWARD CARSON'S CASE FOR operated cables and wireless telegraphs Thomas (176) for the third prize. bered in history!!
APPEAL
THE DEFENCE.
it made the story utterly improbable
A Supplementary Naval Estimate has,
LONDON, April 12th. been issued providing for 25,000 officers
The case for the prosecution in Arch- und men, bringing the total personnel to deacon Wakeford's appeal has been con-
cluded. 148,700, and raising the total strength of The Government's proposals for the the forces of the Crown, including the pettlement of the coal dispute are pub-new Defence Force, to over 830,000. lished to-night. After re-emmernting. tha objections-both to the national pool of profits and to the national settlement bf wages, the Government proposes the fixing of a standard wage for each dis trict. The principle on which such standards will be fixed shall be deter mined nationally and shall be discusand at the present conference. Complaints from any district shall be referred to & national committes, equally representing the owners and the miners. The present HMS. Canterbury, from where the Bre was first coserved, sant blucjackets conference is, also, to determine what percentages the owners' profits ought to 10 assist the fire brigades to fight the bear to the wages. When an arrangement flame Moabers of the new Defence
LONDON, April 12th.
demanded the
in the interest of American merchants.
SINN FEINERS BOMB LORRIES BATTLE IN CROWDED STREET IN
CORK.
LONDON, April 12th. A hot battle raged for half an hour in a crowded street in Cork this morning, and resulted in 3 civilians being killed and 4 wounded.
BILLIARDS.
Scores, 230-125.
The highest breaks were: Guimaraes, 33, 20, 28, 25, 25, 23, 19, 17, 12, 16 and 15 Thomas, 21, 17 and 50.
A. J. Osmund meets Sgt. Major Stroud in the final on Friday, at 9 p.m. Mr. Ho Kom Tong will distribute the prizes after the match:
FAMOUS PIPER DEAD.
the Chief Police Commissioner General
OFFICIALS LIVING ON GAMBLING. Following on a period of business prosperity, many leading Chinese bankers and high Government officials have been engaged in gambling on a large scale in Bir Edward Carson opened the cass
the so-called social, clubs of Poking and for the defence in a powerful four-hour
Tientsin since the Chinese New Year. speech. Counsel said that if it were true
Fearing trouble, the French authorities that the Archdeacon, in his full eccle
have sealed up the doors of such clubs siastical dress and gaiters, went twice
in the French concession of Tientsin, to the hotel in Peterborough with a young woman, who was not his wife, then Feigers flinging bombs at police lorries Watch veterans of the Indian Mutiny, were caught red-handed in gambling in while in Peking, "several leading Chinese. The fighting was a sequel to Sinn
Piper Angus Gibson, last of the Black bankers and high Government officials which the prosecution had produced. which were proceeding at a high speed died at his home in Aberdeen on January Sin-yu social club on the night of March New witnesses declared that they saw through Washington-street to the gaol. the Archdeacon with a woman on the The bombs missed the mark, and the 2nd. Piper Gibson, who had reached the days in question, but Sir Edward Carson letries were immediately stopped. The age of 70 years, was born in Dunfermline 25th, when a raid was made by order of the sixteen occupants of the lorries advanced and poined the " Forty-Twa" at Stirling Yin. When the gamblers were brought The biggest fire in Portsmouth for mystery woman,'
production of
when 17 years of age. He was the only declaring that the in open order firing on their opponents, Black Watch piper left of those who to the police station, me police officials years broke out last night in the joinery charge was the result of a great con- who fought as they retired. An armour cheered on their comrades to deeds of dared not. to imprison them and they worke
three thousand dollars, Official pro at FlathousoQuay. The spicy in which fellow-clergymen in ed car arrived and joined in the action valour in the Indian campaign of over were released after each had been fined
Peterborough and the police were impli- Both sides used bombs. There were no half a century.ago.
He was wont to rolate that the greatest clamations have now been issued by the machinery was totally destroyed, but the cated.
treasure he possessed was a portrait of police prohibiting gambling of all sorts, large stores of timber were saved.
Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, which bears and all the so-called social or commercial NEW LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.
Roberts, clubs have been closed by the police. in the corner the signature F.M." He was for prouder of it than of it is reported that a certain poli- LORD READING'S SUCCESSOR
LoxDox, April 12th.
the wan medals It was a mementor of tical adviser," when he was brought LONDON, April 12th Sinn Feiners in Dublin have began an interesting occasion. When the to the police headquarters for gambling. The Hon Mr. Justice Lawrence has well-nigh incredible campaign of butchery Mutiny veterans were gathered together said. loudly that he has not been paid by been appointed Lord Chief Justice in against Army horses. A party of armed in London and entertained at the end of the Government for many months, and succession to Lord Reading
men held.up military.wagons, forced the 1907 the greatest enthusiasm was occation- in order to live he said he lind an alter- has, thus, been concluded for fixing the Force assisted the naval men in keeping who has been Judge of the High Court Two were killed and two were seriously land garb and playing The Campbells a matter of fact, thero-are-now many (Bir Alfred Tristram Lawrence, K.Odrivers to dismount, and shot the horses.ed when Piper Gibson dressed in High-native but to engage in gambling. As back the huge crowds of spectators. In Jastico, vince 1904, was born in 1848, injured. Later, two males wore similarly are coming," marched into the hall. Fol-well-dressed people who depend upon condiarism is suspected, as everything and was dreated in Cambridge Uni shot and wounded, and they were subselewing upon this Lord Roberta sent the gambling for their living and they gene
vernity He was called to the Bar, quently discovered endeavouring to crawl veterad bis portrait-and asked for one rally go about the city in Middle Temple, in 1660]
back to barracks
wages on an 'economic bass, the Govern
ment will, for short period, grant
the rapid reduction in wagen in districte apost affected. virtua
Sancial assistance, in order to mitigate
| was safe when the works were closed
polico-casualties
CAMPAIGN AGAINST ARMY HORSES.
city in motor-Cars and