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CABLES.
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THROUGH BERTER'S AGENCY.] GERMAN REPARATION
CRISIS.
CALLIES” INVITATION TO AMERICA.
LONDON, May 5th.
The Supreine Council, last night, tele graphed a formal invitation to the United States Government inviting participation in the Supreme Council, the Conference of Ambassadors and the Reparations Com
mission.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, FRIDAY, MAY 6TH, 1921.
LATEST CABLES. THE CAPTAIN'S BLACK EYES. SILESIA DISORDER. SOVIETS' FATAL MISTAKE.
GRAVE PROBLEM FOR THE
ALLIES.
The Allies are threatened with a grave
HOW RUSSIA COLLAPSED,
Losnoy, May 5th.
hand.
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5.9. "WENATCHEE,"
EXPECTED IN HONGKONG NEXT.
The Admiral Line steamer l'enatchee which was due to arrive bero May 1st, hän been unavoidably delayed a Yokohama
the ground under Best's blows.
Captain Bentley said that he fell to effect that the repairs having been com
Mr. Turner: All I want to know. if you" struck Mr Jones or not1. EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENT OUTSIDE THE V.RO..
Yes, with the open pala of my right.
ENGINEER'S REASON FOR ASSAULT. Mr. Turner said that his object. was The report has been issued of the Com. An extraordinary passage at arms be to prove that the Captain was in the mittee, presided over by Lord Emmottween the Captain of the . Telemachurait of assaulting people when he got ou account of minor repairs and the local - which was appointed last your to collect and bis former third engineer formed annoyed.
lice has just received advices to the information regarding Russia. It shows the subject of police court proceedings at that the Bolshevists made the fatal is the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. R take of carrying out hasty nationalisation E. Lindset.
Captain Bentley, master. of the a when the utmost care and discrimination were needed. As a result, industry broke Telemackus, summoned Mr. George Best, down, placing at a discount agriculture chief engineer of the 3.3. Kongning, and and production, which did not bring any formerly third engineer of the Tele advantage to peasants and engendered machus, for assault.
the ravages of which the Soviets made superhuman efforts to re-
LONDON, May 5th. problem in Silesia, where Korfanty, the organiser of Polish voter during the time of the plebiscite, has openly challenged both the Warsaw Government and the Inter-Allied Control Commission. The former removed him from the post of Plebiscite Commissioner after the cut broak of the revolt. He has now issued A communiqué says that the Allies are manifesto, declaring himself a dictator, proceeding from to-day with the prelimin-appealing to the Poles to shake off Geraivil war, ary measures for the occupation of the man bondage, announcing the establish Nahr aren, and have invited the Roparament of a Polish Goverment as far as the pair, but a complete economic collapse tions Commission to notify the German so-called Bortanty Line and appointing Government, the latest by May eth, its the insurgent Dolliwa as generalissimo. decision on the subject of the time and There have been disorderly demonstra methods of Germany's payment of her tions in Warsaw against the British and debt to the Allies, and to summon Ger- the 'Italians. many to declare, categorically, within six | days of the receipt of the above decision, her resolution, unreservedly, to carry out POLISH PREPARATIONS FOR FRESH the obligations as regards reparations, disarmament and trial of war criminals, otherwise the Allies proceed on May 19th with the occupation of the Ruhr Valley, and other military and caval measures The occupation would last until the conditions are fulfilled. FRENCH AND ITALIAN DELEGATES
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ATTACK.
set in 1919, compelling the leaders to realise the hopelessness of reconstruction without employment of foreign capital.
When | pleted the vessel departed from Yokohama he got up, he picked up his hat and on May ard and is due here May 19th. jumped into a riesha and proceeded to the She will depart from Hongkong for Police station. He did have a stick, but Manila on the 14th and is scheduled to did not pick it up. It was a cheap ons arrive in Hongkong from Manila on the and he did not bother about it.
20th, leaving for Senttle and Victoria rid Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama on the
gust,
The Fratchee is the first of a fleet of
five vessels to be operated by the Admiral Line, the others being the Keystone State, the Bay State, the Silrer Stafe and ope
Mr. Thomas Meek anid that Captain Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared for the Bentley and hợ sat together reading news- complainant and Mr. M. H. Turner for papers for about an hour and then the the defendant. Outlining the complain Captain left to go and dine with Dr. ant's case, Mr. d'Almada said it was Asger at Craigengower Chib The Cap sileged that the defendant was guilty of tain was quite sober when he left. The sa unprovoked and cowardly assault on witness did not see Best on the balcony. as yet unnamed, Captain Bentley, the motive being Borgt. Stimson said that when Captain "The finest ship ever built in an Ameri. DISCUSSION ON PEARLS.
jealousy. Some seven or eight months Bentley came to the station both his eyes can shipyard," says the Yew York Jour CLAIMS FOR CULTURED VARIETY ago, there was a vacancy for a third were puffed, and his mouth was bleedu describing the steamship Fenatches. engineer on board the Telemachus, His, waist-coat had blood on it. Designed for continuous speed of 171 LONDON, May 8th.
and the defendant interviewed the Cape witness went out with him to look knots per hour, the vessel exceeded twenty bluch discussion has been aroused among tain saying that he had been appointed for Best, but could not find him. When knots under pressure, on her trink, before dealers of precious stones by the appearance in the London market of the cultured to the post. The Captain signed him they came back, Best was in the charge leaving New York for Seattle on March BERLIN, May 4th..
on: The defendant made one trip to Sai. room Best did not have ang marks 19th and averagit 18 knots on a run of German semi-official advices from pearl-which, it is claimed, cannot be dis various centres in Upper Silesia show tinguished from the natural pearl-intro- that the Poles surrounded all and duced by K. Mikimoto, Japanese dealers occupied some large towns in the indus of Hatton Garden, who claim that they trial region. German notables were are not faking, but scientifically stimulat arrested as hostages. The occupation of ing nature in the production of pearls Rybnik, where the Polish Ang is flying and that the cultured pears is equally as on the Town Hall, was preceded by sharp good as the natural pearl. At the conclusion of this morning's | fighting with the Italians, whose losses meeting of the Supreme Council, the were considerable. The Italians, how- Allied vltimatum was handed to tha Ger-ever, drove out the Poles from the town mian Ambassador. The French and of Pless, and arrested a number of the lead- italinu delegates have left London for ers. The rebels hold the whole of the right ́ Paris and Rome, respectively.
LEAVE.
LONDON, May 5th.
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ULTIMATUM HANDED TO GERMAN AMBASSADOR.
· LONDON, May 6th.
bank in the Ratisbor area, and, are- con- scripting capable men elsewhere, Trains from Poland this evening brought troops to Myslowitz. but the French troops arrived later, and disarmed the insur- gents after bomb-throwing and. re
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U.S. NAVY BILL.
INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS. WASHINGTON, May 5th. The Senate Naval Committee has be reported after increasing the total ordered the Naval Appropriations Bill to
appropriations from $390,000,000 to 8196,000,000 and restoring it to almost
except a scratch on the knuckles which 100 miles. She was launched in 1916 and said was caused in the fight with the ber cost to the Shipping Board-Emer- Captain He did not see any mark on genoy Fleet Corporation is said to have The defendant giving evidence, said The Wenatchee, is 505 feet long and 72
been about $8,000,000,
Best's forehead.
gon on the ship. On its return to Hoog kong, there was a vacancy for a second engineer, and the defendant asked to be promoted to that post. The Captain re- fused, not because he had anything against the defendant, but because heat on April 18th, he went to the V.R.Cfect beam, with a draft of 30 feet a had not sufficient experience. A. Mr.about 6 p.m. As he was entering, Cap inches. She has accommodation for 200 tain Bentley was coming out. Captain Arst-class and 300 third-class passengers, Lemercier was appoilted to the post,
Bentley said: What are you doing whereupon the defendant resigned. "Some. time after the defendant had left there, you little bastard."
hip the Captain met the "defendant'sked what he meant, and was taking reduction geared turbines of 12,000 horeo off his coat when the Captain struck him'
elder brother in town, and the latter.
The witness
asked him what he meant by calling the with a stick, breaking it on his forehead. defendant a bastard. Captain Bentley The witness then puffed both his eyes for denied that he had done so, whereupon him. Captain Bentley get into a ricsha think that you are everybody on board yon up defendant's brother, said: "You seem to and drove away saying: I will fix The witness went for advice that ship," to which the complainant re and then went to the station and made plied: "So I am, being Captain, a report.
Br. Mr. d'Almada: He was not angry
with a crew, of 210, and in addition has a cargo capacity of 7,000 tons. Driven by
power, supplied with steam from eight botters, fired by fuel oil, the Wenatchee will maintain a speed of 173 knots in ser-
vite. As a direct result of experience gained during the war, the Wenatchee bodies the latest developments and safety appliances known to science: her hull is divided into fourteen compart
The ultimataim to Germany has been occupied the town. French motor-cars the same form in which it was defeated will see you off her yet," was the rejoin with Captain Bentley because he was not ments, any three of which may be damag
from Laurahuette, which were subjected last March,
signed and will be handed to the German
Ambassador, to-day. It makes reference
י
der." Captain Bentley said no mora
Senator Borah's amendment requesting
national disarmament conference was de-
SINN FEIN OUTRAGE IN
to disarmament and punishment of war with machine-guas. criminals. The ultimatum expires at 10.3 Fresh rebel forces have assembled outfented in the Committee.
side Kattowitz, and are advancing on 'clock on the night of May 11th.
Bogutschutz-Bismarckhuette. GERMAN GOVERNMENT RESIGNS.
BERLIN, May 4th.
In consequence of the United States' reply to the German Note, the Imperial Government has resigned, but consented to remain in office temporarily,`
NO NEW OFFER/
BERLIN, May 4th.
It is officially denied that Germany has “made a now offer to the Allies, p
TIME AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.
LONDON, May 5th.
GLASGOW.
ench
and walked away. On April 16th he appointed second engineer of the Teled without danger of the vessel sinking to a lively fusillade, effectually replied President Harding, to call an inter- went to the V.R.C.. where he sat talkingmachus. He resigned because the vessel under otherwise favourable conditions. was an old ore (49 years). He thought. The lifeboat esuipment is of modern type to Mr. Meek of Messrs. Falconer's, until he might have continued on the vessel and a very elaborate fre fighting system about 0.30 p.m. He then left to go to had he been appointed second engineer, is installed with automatic alarmă is the King Edward Hotel to meet Dr. but as it was, the Captain gave him a room and compartment. The wireless Asger who had invited him to the annual appointed second engineer of the
submarine signal system is also fitted. good certificate of character and he was apparatus has a range of 2,000 niiles, and dinner of the Craigengower Club, As per, and he was quite satisfied. INSPECTOR KILLED: DETECTIVE the Captain left the entrance of the Club, Captain Bentley would have used that are of the highest order throughout. The
Mr. d'Almada: Do you suggest that he heard footsteps behind him, and ugly name to a hefty young man like promenade decks are extensive, and being before he could say "Jack Robinson," Yourself 1 LOYDNO, May 4th.
partially glass enclosed, makes them s Defendant I would not have taken delightful lounging place regardless of Sinn Feiners in Glasgow attacked: the
The defendant without warning struck police, who
had not insulted me
been carried out under the supervision of prison, and shot an inspector dead and wounded a detective. The assailants, then, escaped.
EMPIRE WAR MEMORIAL.
MODEL ON VIEW.
LONDNO, May 4th. A model of the Empire war memorial shrine, which will be erected in West- minster, was exhibited to-day at the offices of the Empire War Memorial League. The cost is estimated at £2,000,000, of which £300,000 has been subscribed.
It is proposed to start a ten-shilling fund, and appeal specially to women. form of a Greek cross, measuring 300 The shrine resembles a cathedral in the FAR feet each way. It will contain 78 chapels, which may be dedicated to various regi ments.
The Supreme Council, whose conference was unexpectedly prolonged to-day, dis- cussed in the afternoon with members of the Reparations Commission, the method and time of payment of reparations. The CENTENARY OF DEATH OF Commission decided to adopt methods of i payment approved by the Supreme Coun cil, and notify them to Germany.
Late last night the English version of the agreement was signed.
BRITISH NAVY.
LORD HALDANE'S. SUGGESTIONS.
NAPOLEON.
IMPRESSIVE CELEBRATIONS IN
PARIS.
LONDNO, May 4th--
WOUNDED.
The accommodation and appointments
were escorting van to him several times on the eyes and mouth: Advantage of an old man myself, if he the clements The interior decoration has
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EASTERN NEWS.
[TÚROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.1
CHINA'S FINATMCIAL OUTLOOK.
LONDON, May 5th.
Captain Bentley, who was bleeding badly, jumped into a ricsha and preceeded to the Central Station, where he made his report. Sergt. Stimson was sent out with him to look for Best but they could not find him. When they returned to the station, Best, was there, and he was charged
Captain Bentley, in the witness box corroborated Mr. d'Almada's opening. statement. He said that he saw Best Best
behind him but took no notice.
He
The
I
he
I put it to you that it was out of a well-known New York firma of decora revenge that you watched your oppor tors, the general scheme being the Ameri tanty and gave him a pummelling?can Colonial type of architecture. It is not o
homelike touch has been, introduced by Did he hit you very hard-Yet, he open fireplaces in several of the public broke the stick over my head.
rooms. Everywhere the furnishings and left the Pheumpent since the alleged as surroundings.
By the Magistrate: The witness had hangings blend harmoniously with the sault and was now Chief Engineer of the
The state-rooms are replete in modern 4.8 Kongning. The salary he was get conveniences, including specially designed ting now was much better than on either reading, dressing table and shaving the Telemachus or the Pheumpenh
Sir. Turner: Your Worship has heard type of berths has been superseded by lamps, electric fans and heaters. The onl walked alongside him and without a word the evidence. Wo
Hot Magistrate should like to hear specially designed enameled beds. proceeded to !! crack him in the eyes.
and cold water are supplied to every Commenting on the despatch of its He thought that the cause of the assault Inspector Moore: he was in the Central room, many of which have their own Peking correspondent, dealing with was that he had not given Best the post Station when the defendant camera private bath rooms-connecting Tho China's financial problems, the Time of second Engineer on his ship,
Inspector Moore, in the box, said that public rooms include a social hall, tea infers that there is now a better could not think of other reason room, reading and of the Chinese Government's finances cause he had never had any quarrel with the complainant had been gone an hour rooms The dining saloon is on the The national revival of France is shown being placed on a sounder, footing, as Best. He certainly never called him are defendant sulted ant to make a deck, over the centre of which is placed by the preparations to celebrate on May the local banks are insisting on financial bastard. Defendant was very disap, report of being assaulted."
a large leaded-glass dome. Tables are reform. The Chinese Consortium, has, pointed when he was not given the post gave his name, the witness told him that arranged for small and large partica, 3th the centenary of the death of Napoleon. Pilgrimages are to take place definitely, pledged itself to co-operative he applied for. Although Best was later complaint had been laid against him of a similar kind. Just then Captain to the tomb at the Invalides in Paris, action, and, if the increasing financial appointed second engineer of the Pheum Bentley returned to the Station. The system of longitudinal framing and to The ship has been built on the sherwood where Marshal Foch addresses notables necessities indues sounder methods of pen, another vessel belonging to the Woo defendant said: Be struck fret, on take the highest class in both American The enhancement of the efficiency of including Allies representatives. Solemu inance on the part of the Chinese Gov-at. Co. there, was great difference the forehead, with a stick Witness Bureau and Lloyd's Registry of Shipping- the Navy throughout the Empire was the ceremonies will be held at the Notrs ernment and lessen the funds available in the pay of the two posts.
By Mr. Turner When Best left, Mr. found a slight scratch there, and remark- keynote of a speech, in the House Dame did many churches. The Arch for internal strile, there should be a Lemercier joined the ship and recently stick you would have had a mark this i
ed, if you had been struck with & bishop of Paris will pronounce absolution Prospect of the resumption of the Con- when he got his second certificate, he was of Lords, by Lord Haldane, who at the moment of Napoleon's death, when sortium's activities as the conditions in
Is more like
Mr. D'Almada remarked that the un promoted second engineer of the Tele The Magistrate: Had Capt. Bentley fortunate part of this case was that there
a finger-nail scratch advocated the separation of the strategic salvoea of 101 guns will be fired and Ange the world's money markets improve."
machus side of the Naval War Staff from tions will be, most impressive in Corsin
When did Mr. Lemecior get his second's
a stick? half-masted. Besides Paria, the delcbra
was no witness of the incident. He sug got a RUBBER OUTPUT PROBLEM IN
inspector Moore: No, your Worship, geated that if there had been anyone else ticket 1-On April 14th, I think. M the administrative, and dwelt on the and Mayence."
MALAYA.
I put it to you that it was this mouth asked him where the stick was and he there, the defendant would not have successful working of the Imperial |
(May) that he got his certificate 1-1 anid said he dropped it in the struggle and attempted to give vent to the revengeful Defence Committee and urged the for
in April, dengan men had not picked it up, feelings that snimated him. The com
Mr. D'Almada: The Captain admité plainant had suggested a motive, but the In the House of Commons, at question Answering further questions, the wit that he had a stick, but mation of an Imperial Naval War Staff,
says he had not defendant could give no reason why the time, Bir Kingaley Wood stated that he css said that it was not true that as he time to Moore added that Capt allered. Of the two, stories, he thought other man should use the expression He hoped that a college would be created
had received proposals for legislation rea was leaving the V.R.C., Best was going in which officers from, the Dominions
tricting the output of rubber in Malay his calling out,What are you doing and that the trouble was started by but, after careful consideration, here, you little bastard. The witness
Captain, who was a much older man, and the most probable was that of the com- plainant. There was no reason why the been decided not to introduce legislation also denied that he struck Best first with because such a policy would involve a stick, when the latter asked him what
for many years why i had borna a good character in the Colony financial liabilities, which the Malay he meant by calling him a bastard. States were unable to afford, and it Mr. Turner Are you a member of the would, Liso necessitate undue Govern Phoenix Club!
LONDON, May 4th.
could be trained, so as to secure cohesion of ideas. W
Lord Crewe supported Lord Haldane's suggestions.dk www
Lord Lee, replying, emphasised the necessity of closest co-operation between Daval and military staffs, though, he de precated conlition. The separation de sired by Lord. Haldane, Lord Lee said, had already been effected to the forthest limit peticable at present. Lord Lee pointed out that the Dominions had
HASTINGS BY-ELECTION.
COALITION SUCCESS.
Lovos, May 8th. The result of the Hastings by-election
was as follows:- F
Lord Eustace Percy (Coalition
Unionist)
Mr. Davies (Labour) Mr. Blackman (Liberal)
11,088 6/437 4,248.
CRICKET.
AUSTRALIANS' SHORT INNINGS.
LONDON, May 4th. already been invited to send officers to the loss of a single wicket, while playing The Australians scored 18 rubs without the Naval Staff College to participate there and in administrative work at the against Mr. Lionel Robinson's eleven at Admiralty, for the purpose of obtain Attleborough. Only twelve minutes' ing a thorough acquaintance of our whole play was possible to-day, owing to rain.. "systems. The unite will be more fully- explored at the forthcoming Imperial Cabinet meeting. The Admiralty whole heartedly approved it.
MINERS STRIKER
GOVERNMENT'S PLAN REGARDING- LIGHTING (AND TRAMWAYBA
LONDON, May 5th. The Government has prohibited, owing to coal shortage, public lighting by gax and electricity in towns of below 5,000 inhabitants, except as far an necessary for police purposer. In the larger towns, public lighting must be reduced to 25 per cent. of the normal Power for tramways has been reduced by 25 per cent
AMATEUR TENNIS CHAM- PIONSHIP.
BAEKLEIN RETAINS TITLE:
LONDON, May 4tb. In the Amateur Tennis Championship, in the challenge round, at Queen's Club, Baerlein beat Cutting 6-3, 6-4,
UNEMPLOYED PROBLEM..
MR. MAONAMARA'S STATEMENT.
LONDRO, May 4th. In the House of Commons, Me Macaorama, announced that 3,283,350 un employed were registered on April sand,
LONDNO, May 4th.
in
ment interference with economic condir. d'Almada objected that that did tions. Bir Kingsley, Wood deeply re- not concern the case. gretted the present state of the rabber
The Magistrate: You are going to ques industry, but he felt that conditions must to him se to his character fr be allowed to right themselves.
Mr. Turner. Yes, I am entitled to The question was allowed, reggel The witness said that he was a member of the Club, but left it about four months
Mr. Turner Why
ATTACK OF PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY.
spector
same.
dant, was let out on 860 bail
The Magistrate: What was the defen made a charge, and the defen-
dant's condition
The Inspector: He was quits sober: he was excited.
Mr. Turner: I object to that remark He told vere
much the same story as There has been no evidence as to he has told in court to-day Yen, the characters
Mr. Turner objected to the admission There has been no evidence, so you The Magistrate (to Mr. D'Almads): of statements made in the station as the are not entitled to speak as to complain- speakers were not cautioned and their ant's character words were not taken down. Addressing
Mr. Turner There certainly is no that the complainant's story was extra evidence as to character. You have been the --- Magistrate, Mr. Turner suggested ordinarily unlikely. If it were true, is very careful not to bring any. meant that Mr. Best who led against th. 70 is nothing against
Mr. D'Almada: The position is that
though
officer, was so embittered
LONDON, April 6th. Mr. d'Almada: He was asked to resign a juniors to lose his self-control and may be nothing in davon Cours where Following the killing of one offices and after an altercation with another nela attack him gratuitonsly in the middle of Mr. D'Almada suggested that a cowardly three troopers of the Philippine Constabber, if that is what my friend wants to the road. The only motive suggested by and brutal nanult had been committed
by
Island of Bulu, troopers pursued and Mr. almost wiped out their assailanta. Ninety about
lary, by Moros, near Taglebi in the know-mümere What was the quarrel the complainant was jealousy, because of.by the defendant and he asked his Wor-
slow promotion. How | ported by the facts1 Ths that sup- (ship to treat the case us a very serious Magistrate allowed the questioned the Magistrate to believe the defen- taken out -d'Almada objected.
defendant had one. Mr. D'Almada also commented not lost any seniority Mr. Turner ask the fact that no cross-summons had been
were killed, including the fanatic leader
to
POSITION OF "MUI THAL" IN but
HONGE Captain. Bentley said that he and amitted) no man could have greater pro to my mind, a very curious thing in th
the
said that he would pay no attention drot's story. He admitted having struck The Magistrate, in giving his decimon, the complainant but (Mr. Turner sub said: The disappearance of the stick in, friend were talking in the billiards room LONDON, May while two other mambersoner. Colody, and, whatever one might think up his hat compliant says he picked
Vocation. Mr. Best was a resident, of In the House of Commons, repiring Jones were playing billiards together of these terms, Mr. Turner thought any stick or take it to the Central-Pollen question why Mai Trat is counten- Mr Jones was a bad loser, and presently man who heard them used against him Station. It seems to me curious 1 m hot, but he did not pick up hin. anced in British Hongkong, seeing: that he told the witness to shut up or leave self could have no greater incentive to not altogether satisfied with the evidence ibis declared illegal in Chine, Bir the room. They had words and then bleor both the speaker's eyes and if he for the prosecution and I discharge the Kingsley Wood promised to require of witness was asked to resigs, and he did. had had another one, to have blacked defendant'shall bind both parties o the Governor what the position is as Afterwards he found that he could have that, too regards the transfer of a Tas from refused to resign his version of the
in-a personal bond of $200 to keep the one household to another, story had not boon brand
(Continued at foot of next column. peace for twelve months