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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AOKNOY.) LABOUR UNREST IN BRITISH ISLES. MINERS' EXECUTIVE TO MEET.
.PREMIER:
LONDON, April 22að. Mr. Lloyd George has invited the miners' sxecutive to meet him this aftor
noon.
NEW DEVELOPMENT.
LONDON, April 22nd. · The coal strike situation has assumed a new developmusut this morning, in conse quence not only of the mine-owners but the miners promptly accepting the short- * nouce invitation of the Prime Minister to meet him at the Board of Trade, this afterlivon.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, -SATURDAY, APRIL 23RD,
LATEST CABLEN.
M. TROTZKY'S. BOAST. GREAT OFFENSIVE IN THE EAST.
LONDON, April, 22nd.
LATEST CABLES.
GERMAN REPARATIONS. UNITED STATES REPLY TO GERMANY.
A Helsingfors telegram says that M.
WASHINGTON, April 22nd, Trotzky, addressing students passing out
The Government has refuscil Germany's of the military school at Moscow, boasted request that President, Harding mediate that the Red Army was now in millions in the reparations question, but has and the output of munitions was-greatly agreed that if Germany presents a proper increasing, and in summer he would inbasis for discussion, the Government would consider bringing the matter to vestigate the possibility of an offensive the attention of the Allies in a manner in the East and ́s war of revenge against acceptable to them, in order that negotia
tions may speedily be resumed."
Poland,
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EARLIER CABLES.
REQUESTS PRESIDENT HARDING TO ARBITRATE,
In the meanwhile, the Red troops are, apparently, unable to sup- press insurgents in Siberia and the Ukraine. The Bolshevist journals admit
BERLIN. April 21st that the situation in Siberia is serious,
Germany has petitioned the President and state that orders have been telo
of the United States to mediate in the graphed to the Sovieta in Siberia to
reparations question, and undertakes to hire Chinese troops and German and pay the Allied Powers as reparations such sum as the President, after investigation, Austrian prisoners of war to light theminy find just and right." insurgents.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.
"INAUGURATION OF NEW
INSTITUTE.
OFFER TO ACCEPT PRESİDENT HARDING'S AWARD.
BERLIN, April od.. Despite the admitted existence of a theoretical state of war Germany has announced complete willingness to agres unconditionally and without reservations to pay the Allies any sum President Harding determines, and guarantees to carry out in the letter and in the spirit, any decisions the President lays down, thus to avoid the incalculable conse quence of the imminent measures of coer- place in the Paris Law Schools undercion, and to advanca the peace of the
There world." the presidency of M. Millorand. was a large gathering of French and foreign notabilities.-Haras
It is nanounced that after a dele gate conference the miners assembled so re-consider the position, in consequenes "of last week's happenings The confer ence, subsequently, udjourned until 'to- morrow, after passing a vote of confidence in the Secretary of the Federation, Mr.
PARIS, April 20th. Frank Hodges, and the executive, and
The solemn inauguration of the Insti. resolution protesting after passing a against the official explanation of the call.tute of High International Studies took ing off of the Triple Alliance strike, and recording the belief that the real cause of "the sudden, unexpected and unfor tunate withdrawal' "must be looked for in the character of the structure of the Triple Alliance.
It is stated that reports from the dis tricts showed complete unanimity on the demand of the national wages board and the national pool.
The Premier's letter of invitation to the wine owners and the winers to a
Board of Trade conference referred to "their recent statements in the Press as cabled and to other suggestions by news paper correspondents, which he was of opinion might lead to a resumption of negotiations. The shortness of the notice was due to his necessity to meet M. Briand during the week-end.
Contrary to the earlier announcement, military officers will not attend the Lympus conference.
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COMMUNICATIONS
CONFERENCE..
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NEW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT HARDING.
WASHINGTON, April 22nd. The State Department has received Germany's appeal to President Harding.
NAVAL HOLIDAY. TACT AND JUDGMENT NEEDED.
LONDON, April 21st In the House of Commons, Mr. Lam bert asked whether the Government had
Panis, April 20th. made representations to the United The International Conference on traffic, States and Japan with regard to the ces sation of warship building. He declared assembled at Barcelona, has elected new.
that the cost of armaments to Britain, members from among States to the con-was ruinous and a burden on industry.
Mr. Lloyd George agreed that the cost sulative committee for ways and transit, of armaments all over the world was very among whom are the Netherlands, and terrifying, .bat such questions must be approached with a good deal of tact and China, Havai
judgment. If they attempted to rush it. the object in view was not likely to be
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP,
"HAVANA, April 22nd. Capablanca scored his fourth win in the fourteenth game, after the fifty-sixth move. The remainder of the games s0 far have resulted in a draw.
OBITUARY.
BARLIER CAHLES.
RAID ON UNION HEADQUARTERS.
LONDON, April 2gba. LONDON, April 21st.
The death is announced of F. Trade union circles have been given Philips, novelist and dramatist, sensation owing to the rank and file of author of "As in a Looking glass," a the United Vehicle Workers' Union seiz novel which was adapted for the stage ing the Union's headquarters and tarand was played by Mra. Bernard Beere ing out officials, who are alleged to have and Madame Sarah Bernhardt, it being secretly discussed matters affecting the first English production in Paris by reduction of wages.
the latter.
HAIDERS THREAT.
achieved.
EGYPT AS CENTRAL FLYING DEPOT.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR LONDON
PARIS SERVICE.
LONDON, April 21st.
1921.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
A "VISIT TO KRUPPS. ITS PEACE ACTIVITIES.
[BY Y. W. WILSON.]
(THROUGH XEUTER'S AGENUT.)
HONGKONG IN PARLIAMENT
CHILD LABOUR AND THE "MUI
TSAI" SYSTEM.
LONDON, April 21st.
In the House of Commons, Major Bir- chall asked whether Chinose children under fourteen years of age were per mitted in Hongkong to work upwards of seventy hours weekly.
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Sir Kingsley Wood replied that the Governor, had been asked to report on the subject of child labour. There appeared
THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. CAPABLANCA'S CHANCES. Writing with reference to the then im Fooding match at Havana between Capa All eyes in Germany, are strained blanes and Lasaker Mr. Brian Harley in anxiously towards St. James's Palace that the contest should decide once for of the March oth says the Observer All this week the German représenta-all which of the two in the strongest tives at the conference have been in conchess-player in the world." - Capablanca, it is true, has received as a present from *sultation in Berku with the leading Ger- the German master the title of champion, man men of business, formulating alter- but it is no s blinking the fact that" native proposals to those roughly out. many people dispute Lasker's right to fing his mantle (a little moth-eaten) ...t over the Cuban's shoulders, without tha lined at the Paris Conference.
At the outset let me say that a series semblance of a fight. One recognises of of talks, with the chiefs of Gectuan in course, that Capablanca, though deeming dustry, with the ordinary workmen of himself fully entitled to the honour, is the streets, and with the cafe habitnes, only too anxious to put his strength to bas convinced me that Germany thorough the touchstone-witness bis rerent expedi ly realises her obligations. She knows tion from the States to Holland when champion failed to draw that elusive per- that she lins to pay. Her only trouble is thrice-repeated challenge to the ax
Bon.
how is how much and how, size of the Allies Bill has amazed the There is no concealing the fact that the
Well, the board' is set in Havana, and at present to be no legislation. He country. The business German is willing if, as the majority of us expert, Capa would very carefully consider the matter to pay what in his view is a reasonable wins the victory, the Spanish race, once amount, and is looking towards. Great again after 350 years, will clains supre- when the Governor's report was received. Britain for help, guidance, and a certain way in mental boxing" Yes, it is all that time since Father Ruy Lopez found amount of sympathy. He hopes, leisure among his priestly duties to Further replying to Major Bireball with that the Entente will recognise that are analyse the famous and terrible opening. regard to the mus tras system, Sir Kings constructed Germans with prosperous that bears his aame-and to inflict the industries, and a stable Government, is?
result on his opponents. A long gap, but ley Wood referred to the reply given on the best investment for the Allies.
the history of chess mastership goes back good deal further. There has always April 13th and said he was advised that
the earliest wood-shifter pushed a pawn been a world-champión, po doubt, since semi-slavery was not the correct description of the position of these girls
but we do not find many names recorded Al Suii, the strongest player of his time, before that of the Arabian philosopher, the mid-tenth century. Chess had already been introduced by the Moors into Spain; and returning Crusaders a little later succeeded in popularising the game all over Europe,
UNITED STATES' CABLE HIGHTS
IN YAP.
the
LONDON, April 22nd. The Daily Mail's Now York corres pondent says that Mr. Daniels, in speech at Memphis, deoared that United States could not surrender the cable rights in Yap even at the cost war. Nevertheless, he was confident that hostilities would be avoided..
BRITAIN'S ONLY CONCERN.
LONDON, April 21st,
of
FRUGALITY THE HOT D'ORDER
The plain facts are that German to-day has 60,000,000 people working hard, under war-time discipline. Economy is the order of the day. At the Easondo Hotel here lunch is served on paper tablecloths, not because there is no linen, but because it is a good example Everybody helps the duration of a pair of boots by wearing rubbers. You cannot get a good Corana in Germany,
castic.
In those days the chess expert acquired In other words, Germany is importing
cachet rather like that of the skilled. a minimum amount of goods and export big and jazz exponent of our goods is encouraged-cinemus, with Ger-
These is not usually associated ing & maximum. Consumption of home time. He travelled from que count owa man plays, are full, theatres with Ger- Rothe, a welcome guest in court and man productions are crowded. The super with gambling, but in those good old ficial life of amusement that astonishes times it was occasionally a pastime of the foreigner is good for Germany. the lord of the manor to challenge the There are, of course, war profiteers, wandering muster to play for rather If the visitor won, he but they are generally despised and alien exiting stakes. to the true heart of the nation. The promptly married the daughter of the night life of Berlin is a deplored and un-house; if he lost he was still more natural phenomenon, In reality Ger-promptly executed. I have in my posses In the House of Commons, replying to many is still rationed. The last piece of sion a rare Harleian 3.8. containing a white bread I tasted was at Qoch on the fragment of a diary kept by a leading questions with regard to the Americo frontier. Unless you nak for bread at chess expert of, it appears, the fifteenth This gentleman found himself Japanese correspondence on the subject hotel, it is not put down on the century.
table.
in the awkward situation just referred The number of tunics and cloaks of to, but he came out of it with flying of Yap, Mr. Lloyd George stated that the
military pattern still being worn is re- colours Not wishing to love his life, and Government's only official news thereof markable. Every male of military age no less unwilling to wed the expectant wears a military cap. Even wealthy maiden, he was constrained to "draw" was the Japanese note of February 20th. We zien we still wearing their 1914 every game that he played with his noble
To quote his own words (trans Replying to Col. Wedgwood, the Premier suits, and complain that their younger host. emphasised that there was no question of children have not the strength of those lated from the original), "A hard matter born before. 1914, because of their lack did I find it, my lord being only too Anglo-American antagoniem. We had no of milk. A cow is rarely seen from the enger to lose the game so that he lost interest whatever in the matter except the last exactment of the French bai escaped both headsman and the lady the train, as the countryside flashes past the damsel as well-a curst shrew and ill-favoured withal-but by God's grace the general interest of the peace of the taken the last animal. From Goch to aud ko to bed." His emphatic langy→
Essen counted three sheep. world and goodwill among all the nations The German view is that their country age leads one to conjecture that the un- is on the verge of bankruptcy, and that, ter, Damiano, who published a work on concerned..
faced with a crushing indemnity, the busi chess in 1579. EXOLUSION OF JAPANESE FROM ness man, will be unable any longer tộ persuade his people to work. All hope of a settled, stable Germany will die appear. The elements of Labour unrest will prosper and disruption and revolt tion will follow..
WESTERN STATES.
LONDON, April 22nd.
In the House of Commons, introducing the Air Estimates, Capt. Guest, dealing with a sum of £167,000 for air services to Egypt, mostly for housing personnel.
A committee, under the leadership of declared that Egypt will be the central: Cying depot of the East. In regard to
civil aviation Capt: Guest explained that Senator Hiram Johnson, has been formed the a subsidised London-Paris service will be in Washington with a view of securing
run for seven months experimentally.. the Air Council guaranteeing a profit of uniform laws in the Western States for 10 per cent. to each of the two firms the exclusion of the Japanese. The com-
Air Ministry would pay concerned. The light, provided that mittes comprises a Senator representa
-not exceed the maximum total did n
tive from each of the eleven Western £25,000, to each firm The arrangement
Stales. provided for one fight each way daily. ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREE-
SINN FEIN AND BOLSHEVIKS. DOCUMENTS SHOWING
CONNECTION.
LONDON, April 22nd.
The Secretary of the Transport. Work- era has issued a statement that the raiders who took possession of the head- quarters were extremists, who were in-
In the House of Commons, replying to censed at the non-support of the miners' strike. Meanwhile, the raiders declare Sir William Davison, the Attorney Gen that they will remain there day and oral for Ireland stated that he would night.
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MINERS ADHERE TO THEIR DEMANDS.
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morning in order to consider the situa tion:
shortly publish evidence of the connec tion between the Soviet Government and the Bina Fein movement...
EARLIER CADLES." GOVERNMENT STILL READY TO NEGOTIATE.
LONDON, April 21st..
In the House of Commons, replying to
MENT.
NO EVIDENCE OF BOLSHEVIK
· PROPAGANDA.
LONDON, April 21st.
MAJOR - GENERAL F. VENTRIS -RECEIVED BY KING GEORGE.
LONDON, April 21st.
.. the King received Major-General F. Ventris, C.B., on his relinquishing the post of General Officer Commanding the
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO
In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Grattan Doyle, Mr. Lloyd George stated that so far the Government had had no reason to take exception to the Troops in China. manner in which the terms of the Anglo- Russian trade agreement had been enr ried out. There was no evidence of the continuance of Bolshevist, propaganda since the agreement had been signed. COURT OF INTERNATIONAL
JUSTICE.
sible.
GOVERNMENT CONSULTING
DOMINIONS.
LONDON, April 21st,
AUSTRIA.
PARIS, April 20th. Mr. Honda, Japanese Ambassador to Austria, has arrived in Marseilies.→
lovar
PAODIC CABLES PROBLEM.
XLUPF'S REVOLUTIONIBED.
known diarist was the Portuguese mas-
Chess, we know by the records, was quite a popular pastime in these islands throughout the middle ages but wo produced no player capable of holding his own with the Spanish and Italian The experts who succeeded Damiano.
to the Aixteenth century gave rise I have discussed these questions of triumvirate, Ruy Lopez of Spain, Pao- reparations and the present state of Ger-lo Boi of Sicily, and Leonardo da Ca maywith the leading directors of tri of Italy, the Big Three who met and Krupp's. This world-famous business is played a triangular match, but without. setting an example to the rest of Ger- decisive result. After these France en- many. The machinery that once turned tered on a long spell of the world's. it may be called. out swords is to-day literally turning out championship, as ploughshares, and the workshop in which Greco, an Italian, settled in Paris in saw ploughs and binders being made 1826, and founded a chess school that was was used during the war for filling prominent for a gentury and a half, oul- This shells.
minating in the great. Philidor The whole of these 500 acres of work master may be said to be the father of shups, employing some 50,000 men, are modera cheas. His championship career devoted to peaceful products. Their lasted frout 1750 to his death in 1798, range in extraordinary and amusing. during which his simultaneous blindfold Screws and bolts are a natural develop displays in London created the utmost ment, as are boiler platings, from steel astonishment. It is from Philidor that plates, but you, would hardly expect to the early English stars, Lewis, Cochrane, find padlocks, Yalo keys, and cash regis and Walker derived their inspiration, tere. One enormous shop has just been but France, with Deschappelles (1820) given over to the making of locomotives, and Labourdonnais, who defeated the of which seven can now be made and Belfast player, Mellonnell, in 1834, still retainedpremier place. About 1910 St. Assembled a week.
So vast and fly are their experi-Amant laid claim to the title, only to ments that the whole concern is being loss it in the Paris match, of 1843 to our solitary British world-champion, Ho- run during this transitional period at a
ward Staunton: loss. But the real spirit is present every- where. "No more guns or shells," say the directors; "very well, then let us make what we can."
Germany next took a band in the game. Adolf Anderssen, by obtaining first place in the Breslau Masters Tourney of 1881, with Staunto third, may be called cham- WHERE ARE WE TO SELL?" LONDON, April 22nd.
pian from that date to his defeat by the Now the next problem is Where are incomparable Paul Morphy in 1658. This we to sell?" Obriously, with their youth of twenty-one years, of half At the conclusion of the meeting of the
equipment and organisation a firm like branish descent, was the greatest chess Miners Executive it was stated that
Krupp can produce a superfluity of goods, genius who ever lived. Coming like NEW YORK, April 2nd."
and, what is more important to us, Capablanca, all the way from they reports from the various districts indi-
It is understood that, at a meeting of cheaper than we can. Labour is in Biates to Europe, bis principal object cated that the miners firmly adhered to
Replying to Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. the Communications Conference, Japan snitely cheaper, for although wages have was to play a match with Stann Harmsworth stated that the Government and France socepted the American prin increased roughly tenfold-and the over-ton. (still a great master), bat unlike the principle of a national wages board and a national pool of profite. No fur Lord Cavendish Bentinck, Mr. Lloyd was consulting the Governments of the ciples in regard to the distribution of the age wage is about 60 marks a day-the Capablanca, all his efforts to persuade ther communications have been received George reiterated that the Government. Dominions and India witation for the Ls regards the details of operation of the low value of the mark means that the the fist of the elusive champions to join
ratification of the Convention
as the
about five shillings a day.
gusted not with chess, but with chess from the Government or the coal-owners. was ready to meet representatives of the establishment of a Permanent Court of tables is expected, but it is stated that workman is worth, in English money battle were unavailing. Morphy dis-
cables will be desferred until the status goods, it was argued, is to an industrial automatically recovered his lost title. of Yap is determined.
Only a few more names will link un A conference is to be held to-morrow Irish people for the purpose of discussing International Justice 29 9000 43 pos- the actual distribution of the Pacife. The demand reparation, therefore, in players, retired in 1860, and Anderssen-
and producing country like England, to any proposals offering a prospect of re
encourage unemployment and undersell-up to the present champion. Wilhelm canciliation and settlement, subject to the
CHINESE LEGATION: IN LONDON,
ing. To the French, a consuming coun- teinitz, the Austrian, defeated Anders try in the main, it matters little. Eng-scn in 1868, and except for a period in. reservations that the strategic unity of
LONDON, April end.
Land, therefore, must either prevent the early eighties, when the Frugian, Appointments to the Chinese Legation dumping, remove a factor making for J. H, Znkertert, was in his primbe, was the Empire must be safeguarded and
include those of Chu Chao-lisin, ex-Cop unemployment, or else find some other admitted for thirty yearn to be the Ulster must not be coerced. He pointed
laul-Cienaral at San Francisco, as First was of securing the indemnity, strongest living player. It may be re- Secretary, end of K. V. Drang, 48 Only from a prosperous Germany, they called that Breinits and Zukestart ware Attache.
Germany, therefore, must be allowed to their respective chess columns. The produce and export. Markets which da mildest things they remarked of each not infringe on our mitt be found and other in print would be deemed action allocated to her. Firms, which manufac able in these politer days. On their own tare similar products in England must merite, however, the masters spoke with enter into working arrangements with 20-untertain voice, so much so that it German concerns. German esports must became a saying that Steinitz had in be subjected to an ad colorem tax, and vented, cheas, and Zukertort his favourite "Queen's":"PawI opening. Eventually: ds-German-credit improves and prosper Steinitz migrated to America, and there, ity becomes possible, so will the bill in the two matchess of 1894 and 1800, the wonderful veteran had at-last-to-succumb gradually be met
to the youthful Emmanuel Lasker. Now, In 1620-Jose B Capablanca, of Cab wily old Spanish priest: Ruy Loper and long may he bold his honours.
SYSTEMATIC INQUIRY INTO UNREST.
LONDON, April flat.- Replying to Lord Robert Cecil, the considering the question of the desir ability of some form of systematic inquiry into the causes of industrial unrestin Great Britain. He did not think that a Royal Commission was the best means of eliciting information concerning the
ERIVAN ABLAZE. POPULATION FLEEING FROM BOLSHEVIKS.
LONDON, April 20th. karne that the population out that so far there had been no reply Erivan is Becing towards Zangehur, covered by Armenian troops, who are Bolsheviks. A large part of Erivan, is blazing The Bolsheviks have confiscated all the possessions of the peasants in cluding cattle and cereals, and have ext. cated supporters of the Armenian Gov ernment...
Premier said that the Government was to the Government's offer of safe conduct fighting & rearguard action against the Mr. Wellington Kon is leaving for Paris continued; can the bill be recovered, rivals, not only over: the board, but in
-unrest
for a meeting with Daily Eireann. D-WINDOW-CUTTING OUTRAGES,
LONDON, April 21st.
An extraordinary series of window- cutting outrages has been carried out all PLAGUE AT ALEXANDRIA.over London in the night time, apparent jy by organised ganga armed with glase ALEXANDRIA, April 21st. Plague has broken out here. About cutting instruments. Over a thousand thirty-five cases are being reported daily. leaving the part
U.S. NAVAL APPROPRIATION
BILL
WASHINGTON, April 22nd. The Government is shortly introducing approved laat Session, providing a sum of $305,000,000 -
in order to attend the University when Chu Chi-chen receives the honorary do gree conferred upon the President of the Chinese Republic.
PROFESSOR TUFFIER'S COMING "
VISIT TO FIXING.
PARIS, April 20th Professor Tuffier, member of the French Academy of Medicine and one of the foremost surgeons of the day, is to repre Peking Institute of Medicine in Bep tember next," says Le Kalin--Havas
As I have said before, Germany look for some such solution from Great Britain. our control to that of America or France,
Sunday Times,
Quarantine iq being imposed on vessels pintéglass windows have been damaged the Naval Appropriation Bill in the form sent: France at the inauguration of the Every one to whom I have spoken prefers Joins hands across the centuries with that
Police blame Binx To