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CABLES.
LATEST CAREES.
(THROUGH MUTER'S AGENCY.)
ANOTHER STRIKE IN VIEW,
COTTON SPINNERS VOTE AGAINST
WAGES REDUCTION.
"LONDON, May 30th.
The ballot of the Operative, Cotton Splaners' Amalgamation on the wages question shows that 93.5 per cent of the operatives are against the proposed, 30 per cent deoreans. The mills close on Judo th failing an agreement, but a negotiating committee of masters and mer meet to-morrow,
Half a million workers are involved.
MINERS' STRIKE.
LANARKSHIRE REJECTS GOVERN.
MENT'S SCHEME.
LONDON, May 30th. The first district meeting of the miners in Lanarkshire has rejected the Government scheme. There was not a single vote in favour of arbitration.
REPARATIONS PAYMENT.
GERMAN COURIER'S PRECIOUS VALISE
FARI, May 30th. Bonds worth 250 million gold marks have been handed over to the Reparations Commission by the German courier, who arrived in Paris, last night, with the bonds in an ordinary diplomatic valise. TASK BEFORE GERMANY HEER WIRTH'S ADVICE TO HIS COUNTRYMEN.
BERLIN, May 28th (delayed). The German Chancellor Herr Wirth, addressing a meeting at Karlsruhe, ̈ ́us- serted that Germany could convince the world of her goodwill only by repairing. the ruins which Germany Bavas.
caused.--
SILESIAN QUESTION. COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN
WORLD'S CRISIS.
THE - HÜNURUNG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1991.
ARCHBISHOPS RECOMMEND
PRAYER.
LONDON, May 30th.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and af York, after consultation with the other
POLO TEST MATCH. ENGLISH TEAM PROBABLES.
SENSATIONAL RUMOURS AT
HARBIN.
SEMENOFF'S ACTIVITIE
LASLATIC NEWS AGENCY.]
HARIN, May 18th.
THE COST OF LIVING IN JAPAN.
THE RESOURCES OF KIRIN.
"LAND, OF" LIMITLESS
POSSIBILITIES.
A
MODERNISM IN ANHWRI. THE SUPPRESSION OF "DANGEROUS THOUGHT.”
A statement. issued by the Bureau of
ANKING, May 13th. Economic Information, saya:--
There is an interesting news items Although Manchuria is a load of limit to-day, concerning the so-called Chinese possibilities for agricultural and militarists and the Chinese journalists mineral exploitation, its reslices bave in Anbwei province Under the spre been developed in a far higher degree text of the prevention of the entry of than those of the other unter territories the dangerous Russian Bolshevik doc of China. This is due to its geogra- trine into the Central Yangtzo Valley, political significance as phical position, which gives it a peculiar General Chung Wen-sheng, Military tory between Russia and Japan
a buffer terri-
Governor of Anhwei, this morning süd denly issued orders to the police instruct
As
can be
low prices, and each man's report, while commercs is inseparably the partner of ing him to seal up the doors of the daily saved" out of the monthly salary, shows admitting that something should be policies in the Far East, it that such saving is seldom made.
readily appreciated that Manchuria First of all, say the American Legion which is such an important area in the members, living in Japan lacks the line of overland communication between luxurious tinge with which returned East and West, does not lack in people travellera to the United States have been prone to arouse
vernacular Minyen Pad"og. “Voice of the
Aphwei." The editors of the two papurs People" and the weeklyt" The New
are one of them English-educated, and the other American-educated students
AN AMERICAN REPORT. An early return to the days of inex pensive living in Japan is not hoped for A rather senational report is in city the members of the Tokyo-Yokolisina Church authorities, including the Presidculation among the foreign and native Post of the American Legion. Statistics eat of the Free Church Council; bare circles in this city to the effect that recently compiled by a committes con Attamen Semenoff has established con-
sisting of Dr. J. F. Abbott, Mr. H. B issued a manifesto urging the need of nections with the ringleader of the Man. Peirce and Mr. S. C. Bartlett, give prayer at this time of anxiety. They re-chu Chungsetang. or the Imperial Man. itemized accounts of the monthly ex commend a special prayer for the nation chu Restoration Party, Prince Sub. in penses of American Legion men in Toky and the world, particularly as regards Port Arthur for military and hinancial and Yokohama. They show the mistake Ireland and industrial and international and Siberia. Prince Sub, former Pre
co-operation in Manchuria, Mongolia in the belief that Japan is a land of conditions, in all churches, on June 26th, has been living in Port Arthur since the sident of the Ministry of the faterior, on behalf of statesmen and all holding downfall of the Manchu Rule in 1911, bas now appointed ex-Viceroy Sheng Yun, responsible office everywhere in the a Mongol, of the Shen-Kan Provinces Empira.
as his chief representative in the three eastern provinces of Manchuria with his headquarters in Heilungkiang so that he may always
interest in this part, who are interested in its industrial who ody returned to this country about Semenoff's activities. According to reliable who made reports to Dr. Abbott's cum ities are so immense. But when it has vince. reports in the possession of the Chinese mittes spoke of this country as one where
been engaged in journalism in this pro authorities, the aim of Semenoff is to luxurious living conditions prevailed. been conceded that Manchuria has been attitude towards the officials, from the Owing to their antagonistic.
The first Polo Test Match will be tions against the Far Eastern Republie have servants, and these are so inetacitu territories, the last word" has not The Super-Beggars or Parasites of the use the territory of tha Chinese Eastern He said: "It is luxurious, or better tapped on a larger scale than the other Civil and Military Governors downdit Hailway as his base of military opera- to say, lasy, it seems of Siberia, while the polier of Prince that it takes two to do those been said regarding the commercial Republic, the two editor proprietors of the restoration of the Manchu Dynasty Sab and ex-Viceroy Sheng Yun aims at in China. If this cannot be done, adds
enterprise that might be brought to bear Lin, have been long regarded by the
the publications, Mr. Wong and Mr tionists will raise the cry of Manchuria United States are not "good" salaries extensive as it is rich, all the natural ing the course of the last several months the report then the Manchu Restors- Salaries considered fairly good in the
throughout the Three Eastern Pro- higher authorities as their enemies. The viaces. Far from it. The field is as present case is interesting because, dur for the Manchas in the hope of re in the Orient, the result of the investiga advantages for successful exploitation the journals have been printing the lee Mukden, The Chinese officials are great ties give an idea of average salaries the scarcity of labour. The population-well-known British writer and educator establishing the decadent Manchu in tion shown. For example, these statisare at hand, but the great drawback is tures and articles on philosophy by the joint movement of Attamen Semenoff and many of the questionaires reported were aroa of 363,000 square miles, giving a their own sharp comments relating ly alarmed because it in feared that the Tokyo and Yokohama, salaries which approximately 8,500,000 inhabiting an Mr. B. Russell, from the Capital with. Brinca Suh is connected with the present not sufficient to allow any saving what density of 23 per square mile is absolate, to "the serious situation in Outer Mengelia.
MURDEN, May 18th.
Chinese political situation. The Princes and Nobles of the six
ly inadequate to cope with the cultiva Owing to his limited knowledge and Khanates of Eastern Mongolia have ar
Single men, boarding
tion of the vast tracts of land that are education, General Chang Wen-sheng (a rived in this city for the purpose of a
Single men, in mess
still virgin.. Colonisation has been near relative of the famous monarchical special conferene for the discussion of
Family men, boarding
growing apace in the last year or two, ringleader, General Chang Hsun) mis- the serious situation in Urga, and the
Family men, renting houses... bi1
and the thickly populated provinces of took the articles for Russian "Bolshevik ways and means of protecting their Committee should be particularly interbody concerned.
The report of the American Legion its surplus labour to the prout of every editors were arrested by the soldiers. Shantung and Chilli might easily yield propaganda, with the result that the two terests. The Government at Makdra esting to men in the United States who
after the sealing up of their offices, and they were roughly handled by them. The
Keep in closa touch with of the world. Only one man in the list development, especially as its potential two years ago, and since they have
Lostos, May 30th.
played at Hurlingham' on June 18th:
It is asserted that the English team has not yet been chosen.
Experts lavour the quartet compoard of Lieut.-Colonel Tomkinson. Majors Barrett, Lockett and Lord Wodehouse (back), but substituting Lieut. Colonel Melvill for Major Barrett. MIDDLESEX TENNIS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. WON BY AN INDIAN
LONDON, May 30th.
one."
over:-
necessary to
$275 18 MINIMUM, '
Per Month.
13201
275 600
کھ
Kirin, the eastern province of Man.
wards, who have been usually called
The Middlesex Singles Tennis Cham have wired to Marsha! Chang Tao-in contemplate accepting positions in the churia, contains many rich pleateaus young men were treated as" daugerous
urging him to return to his
F.
pionship at Chiswick was won. by Dr. A H. Fyzes (an Indian), who beat Hunter by 45, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1.
Civil War veteran General Porter.
BARLIER CABLEN. -- TEA-GARDENS COOLIES. CHOLERA SPREADING AMONG
MR. GANDHI'S DUPES..
CALCUTTA, May 29th..
"mes"
It will be noted," says the
to insist oa."
LITTLE HOPE OF RELIEF.
house or
of the coming special conference of the report," that in arriving at the dollars where grass sometimes grows six feet people" and they were put into the out further delay because this post with- Orient.
significance Mongolian Princes and Nobles in its required a sum in round numbers is height. Yet it lacks the necessary prison for highway robbers and bandits relation to the Sino-Mongolian muddle given. It is the feeling of the com- labour and the modern appliances which who are awaiting capital punishment, OBITUARY.
is obvious. That the Peking Government mittee that no one should come to Japan would ensure the best results. Statistics and their relatives and friends are pro- realize the importance of the coming con- for kurs less than the above. Unless it which have recently been "collected after hibited from seeing them or sending any New York, May 30th. clave is shown in the fact that they have is definitely known that The death has taken place here of the lowing assistance vis-a-vis the Urga sider the salary for boarders as the one facts abundantly clear. The total outduolion or republication of any of the
promised the Mongolian Princes the ful-
A official investigation into the pro-food' to them. For the purpose of keep is provided, he should .con- vince's economic resources make these ing the people in ignorance, the repro- ridde:-
(1.)-The Chinese Government will
put of wheat is taken approximately at writings of Mr. Russell and Dr. Dewey, guarantee the safety of the six Khanates
$7.813 piculs annually, but the number together with articles by the wal-known of Rastern Inner Mongolin against Urga high prices is seen in the replies given orders have to be accompanied with de: Suh and others of the Peking Gorera- Little hope for relief from the present of mills is very few, and generally, Chinese modern writers, such as Dr. Hu (2.) Armed forco will be despatched Of 17 men making prophesies as to the yearly output of barley is reported to be the
to the American Legion questionnaires. posits so as to ensure delivery. The ment University, is still prohibited by throughout the Sulun Mountains to
authorities, Chinese book-sellers attack and re-capture Urga and other probable changes in costs during the pre-in the neighbourhood of 23,850,000 can only sell these writings and books places.
sent year, eight sea little prospect of piculs, and as the local demand is secretly. The prohibition is so strion (3.)-On the arrival of the Chinees to 20 per cent. while four hope for
changes, Avo anticipate increases of from very small (as is the case with regard that the President of one of the Govern the six Khanates and Djasaaks of East decreases of from 5 to 10 per cent. armed forces, the Princes and Nobles of
wheat), the produce IB sent to ment-controlled colleges here has issued Russia and Japan, which countries also instructions forbidding his studenta and era Inner Mongojis should despatch their troops, to co-operate with the Chinese ters are also noted in the list of replies products are kaoliang; corn, rice, and which are branded as dangerous to Difficulties in finding permanent quar import the wheat. Other agriculturai | pupils to buy or to read any of the books Commanders both for defensive and sent the American Legion Committee. great millet, the latest official figures Chinese Confucianism and Mencincinn offensive purposes in barmony,
Asked regarding the length of time it of output-for 1916-being as follows: ism."Asiatic News Agency. China will furnish funds and frearms the average time needed in house hunt (4.)--The Central Government of had taken to secure permanent quarters, for military co-operation between the in was two months and 10 days. One Chinese and the Mongolian forces in reply said that it took nine months to Eastern Inner Mongolia, but foodstuffs find a house-Japs Advertiser. and fodder must be procured locally at reasonable prices.
Owing to the incitements of political agitators, thousands of coolies left the ten-gardens of Assam and proceeded to Ceir home, but many were atranded at Chandpur, oving to the lack of funds and because of the steamer, which Mr. Gandhi was supposed to have chartered to repatriate theat, not materialising. Cholera is spreading there amongst them.
4.
SINN FEIN OUTRAGES.
D. & O. MURDERED.
LONDON, May 20th.
CABINETS.
PARIS, May 26th (delayed)... Thy Cabinets in Paris, London and Home
are in communication regarding their views about the Upper Silesian question. The British and the French Government seem to think it an interest- ing proposition, which the Italian. Goy-Compton-Smith, D.S.O., of the Welsh It is officially announced that Major orament has suggested. of submitting for ratification to the Supreme Council the result of the communications, and to commit to the Ambassadors' Council the details for carrying out the decisions.— Haras
TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS. CHARGE AGAINST CAPTAIN MULLER.
BERLIN, May 26th (delayed). According to the terms of the Allies' altimatum to Germany, the trial of war criminala began, on May 23rd, at Leipzig. After the English witnesses bad given evidence the German sergeant Heynen
was sentenced, to-day, to '10 months' im- priscament na being guilty of ill-treating British prisoners of war.
THE
Fusiliers, who disappeared from Bally. WHAT ed by Sinn Feiners, vonal, Cork, on April. 16th, was murder-
FAR
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN.
LONDON, May "28th. Prine Hirohito left London for France after a most successful visit,
LONDON, May 30th." Prince Hirohito was escorted to France by nine destroyers.
JAPAN AND - GREECE..
MINISTER
AMERICAN
'ON TOUR, AMERICA IS DOING FOR
CHINA.
LASIATIC NEWS AGENCY.]
CHINA AND THE ANGLO- JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
A PROTEST.
||
Kagliang........ Cora.......
Rive
Great millet
Picula. ..250,460.384
.109,711,017
2,011,601
1,202,000
TRAMWAYS IN PEKING,
THE PROJECTED · LINES. The above-mentioned products arc mainly consumed in China in the form Based upon the plan drawn up in 1913, of foodstuffs or used for the manufacture the Peking Tramway Company" will built of wine and vinegar. The local crops of oight main lines through the different rice are of an inferior quality and Japan principal streets of the city. The pro- supplies a great quantity every year which is transported to Kirin by way of Korea. The local farmers have only rollaed of late the advantages of grow. ing grain, and it may safely be assumed that the figures in the future will more faithfully reflect the productivity of the Kifin regions.
"
THE GOLD STANDARD IN SOUTH MANCHURIA. JAPAN EXPELS CHINESE OPPONENTS.
jocted lines are as follows:-
Hatamen through the streets outside the (1-From the Hsuan Wu Men to the Tartar City such as Taai Shih Kou, Wi Feng Chico, Chu Shih Kou, etc.
9. From the Hsuan Wu Men to the Hai Chi Men through the main streets inside the Tartar City.
3-From the Hsuan Wa Men to the Fu Cheng Men.
4. From the Hatamen to the Tung Chi, Men through the streets inside the Partar City.
3.From the Hatamen to the Chao Yang Men through the streets insida the Tartar City.
6. From the Yang Ting Men to the Teh Sheng Men through the Chien Men.*
Chi Men through the Hsi Chi Men 7-From the Hai Chi Men to the Tung Street, Hsi Shib Pai Lou and Tang Shil
Pai Lou.
3. From the Heuan Wu Men to the
PEEING, May 2nd. The Chinese Press Association in the Capital has wired to the British and the Japanese Goverments and papers protesting against the insertion of any KAIPENGYU, May 17th. thing concerning China's political inde Advices from Sinyangchow report that rendenes or territorial integrity in the when he passed through that city en renewed in July this year. Reference Anglo-Japanese Alliance which will be route for Hankow last week on a tour is made to the fact that in the first of inspection of commercial and indus Anglo-Japanese Allianco, Korea was re- trial conditions is the Central Yangtze her independence and integrity were cognised as an independent State and Valley, Dr. Crane, the American Minis guaranteed by the two. Powers: Ler, and his party were entertained by notwithstanding this,
Japan, the Christian General Feng Yu under the protection of the Alliance annexed Korea hsiang, commander of the sixteenth without one word of protest from the
MUxORN, May 90th. ..... mixed brigade of the Peiyang Army British Goveriment, so that the Alliance
Mr. Li, Chief of the Chinese Exchange Dr. Crane inspected the artillery and had done national harm to Kores and and of the Chinese Bank in Dairen, and machine-gun companies of the brigade, the Koreans. The communication goes a few other prominent Chinese mur- and he and General Fong made speeches on to say that as the Chinese Republic chants and business people have been about Sino-American relations. In reply. is an independent sovereign Stato, her to a toast proposed by General Feng, Dr. Government and people will never re expelled from the Japanese leased tor Crane said that in return for Chinese cognise anything in the Alliance which ritory by order of the Civil Adminis- Hatamen through the main streets in JAPANESE STEAMSHIP HELD UP. United States of America are supplying knowledge or consent, and they will re- the adoption of the gold standard in An Chieh and Tung Chang An Chick.
len, silk and other valuable goods, the had been inserted without their previous trator on the ground that they oppose side the Tartar City such as Hai Chang. to China modern science and wellgard it as a great national insult to Dairen. Many other Chinese merchants stantinople from Siberin, with 1,000 Tar ciations in Peking, Tientsin, Shanghai, regard this advice. Further, the Chinese been summoned to appear before the nocessary. Only the line at the Chien: A Japanese steamship bound for Con- organized Young Men's Christian Asso-China if the two contracting Powers dis and a few Japanese business men have modifications when the authorities deem The accond trial has begun with the kish prisoners on board, was recently and other big cities of China, eves in journalista are of the opinion that, with Civil Administrator to be admonished. men will pass through the Choen Men The above plan is, however subject to stopped by a Greek torpedo-boat, and it Sinyangchow, there is a branch of the the exception of Japan, who is still a Unless they change their attitude to City Gate. The other lines' inside and case of Captain Muller who is accused ofis "being detained in Mitylene. The Y.M.C.A. for the benefit of the officera dangerous and ambitious military Powerwards the gold standard question they outside the Tortar City, will make each Japanese Government, says the Paris and soldiers, of the sixteenth brigade, who corets special intereste in this wait likewise be expelled from Dairen; city gate their terminus without pass correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, has and he added that: in Peking, the well country, there is no danger to Chins but in spite of this strong action, the Chicas Rows lodged a vigorous protest against this known American "oil king proceeding, putting forth the argument ing a large sum of money for the cou
is spend from an international point of view, majority of the Chineso businessmen
A Chinew nows agency states that that air of Grene is not st war with the struction of medical houses for the eliminated. Copies of the telegram will wards the change which seriously affects company to the extent of two million regular Turkish Government, she is not
now that Germany and Russia have beso maintain an antagonistio attitude to Chinese officials are taking shares in the entitled to detain a ship going to Can-Chiness people with a view to enable be sent to the British and Japanese their commercial and industrial interests dollars and the Government is subscrib stantinople. The Japanes Government them to fight, with the amistance of Legations-Asiatic News Agency. states, in addition, that full pecuniary modern science, against typhoid fever
because just outside of Dairen, the ing an equal amount from the loan by. compensation will be asked from Greece and other dangerous diseases which have
Chinese silver standard is used by all the Banque Industrielle de Chine. The for every day spent by the ship at Mity. caused and are still caninho Chinese
elsesef of foreign and native firms in the new contract signed, with the French protested to the French Government every year, thye
Ambassador in Paris of millions of people among the Chinese After suite twenty months' work and tree eastern provinces of Manchuria. Bank gives equal right, and power to the against the action of Greece, but he was
large number of meetings, the Joint It is to be feared that the matter will French and the Chinese in the company After the entertainment, the American Committee appointed to consider whether become an international question to be which will be under the direction of the studying the complex technical problems car
Legal experts are Minister left for Bankow on a special working arrangement for amalgams: rattled between Japan and Chinx be Peking Municipality, acting for the of the Peking-Hankow Hailway tion between the Royal Colonial, Insti- cause business in all sorts of trades to Ministry of the Interior, while French Turkish hostilities are now giving rise.
ternational law to which the Greco asigned for him by the Chinese nathori: tute and the Over-Seas Club and Patrio- Dairen and between Dairen and Mukden interests will be represented by - the
Diplomatic Correspondent
ties, while Mr. Falmer returned to the tie Langup could be devised have, with and other cities, with the exception of Banque Industrielle de Chine in the Daily Telegraph writes: The s.s. Heimei Srst time the natives of Binyangchowe sion that amalgamation is not practic is in Japanese hands, is suspended by at the and of May and only Chinese sub of the Capital. It is reported that this is the great regret, been forced to the conclu- the small percentage of business which Capital. The subscription/list will close Maru, the Japanese vessel which was con- have heard the speech of a prominent for able. Dificulties, which in the aggregate the Chinese commercial-houses-Amalie jects are permitted to purchase or own veying to Constantinople From Siberia eigner and the fact that it was a speech are now found to be insuperable, have News Agency, some 1:100 ex-Turkish prisoners of war including 100 officers, but was arrested by a representative of one of the World arisen in the course of the negotiations. A message from Morgan Town (West by Greck warship and detained at impression upon the audience throughout, and that the final decision Powers accredited to China made a deep it is satisfactory to be able to state, that Mitylene, is being dealt with in the The American Minister, Dr. Crane, og sly arrived at. The Coun- Japan and all over China says the fam
the negotiations have been harmonious Virginia), says that an army ambulance friendliest
In order to propagate communism in spirit with no attempt at aeroplane crashed from a great haight legal scores," but merely with an eye paid a ring visit to Changala focila of both Societies fool assured that churia Daily News, the Russian Soviet during a thunderstorm at night time tors being the Japanese Ambassador and the Hunan' Government authorities camo tained, the Royal Colonial Institute and propaganda corps with 300 Russians, to practical solation, the chief negotia Wuching and Hankow.unothicially. When though amalgamation has not been at Government has organized a Far Eastern the Greek Chargé d'Affaires in London, to know about it the distinguished the Over Besa Olub and Patriotic league of from the propaganda schools at It is supposed that it was struck by There is absolutely no foundation for the visitor had already left for Wuchong will continue to work independently in
Chinese, and Korzana, who have graduat lighting. All the occupants, S officers suggestion that Japan has adopted again, sid, the Changsha Wuchiang Raila spirit of friendly co-operation for the Moscow Chits, and Irkutsk They are mistory or otherwise unfriendly tone day, so that there was no official recepideal of United Empire which they both said to have left Irkutsk lately for Japan, ad a civilians, were killed.
over this very minor incident,
Shanghai, Peking, and Tientsin.
a similar offence.
U.S. NAVY.
HIGH SPEED SHIP WITH 80 AEROPLANES."
WASHINGTON, May 30th.
The House of Representativen Naval Committee has approved, of the bil authorising the construction of a high speel ship to carry about 60 aeroplanes
a cost of $25,000,000. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. AEROPLANE'S END IN STORM.
WASHINGTON, May 30th
lene.
referred to Athens.
Vtion, g
bays at boart.
them. Surveys of the lines will be com pleted by Sino-French Engineers abortly and the constructional works will be commenced as soon as the tramway materials have arrived from France, i
tralia; the Australian Imperial Force Has Though Anzao Day will in future, be celebrated as a public holiday in Ang officially ceased to exist all patients in hospital automatically taking their dis charge and becoming pensioners,