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THE
AMERICA'S ROLE IN ASIA:
SCOPE OF MONROE DOCTRINE.
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SILESIAN QUESTION: IRRECONCILABLE BRITISH AND FRENCH POINTS OF VIEW.
IRISH PEACE PROSPECTS:
ALARMIST PARIS REPORTS,
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SUPREME COUNCIL
IN
SESSION. "
SILESIA REFERRED TO LEAGUE
OF NATIONS.
T.
Paris. August 12th.
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MILITARY CONTROL OF GERMANY
PARIS, August 11th. If French papers are to be believed, the proceedings at the Supreme Council were of the liveliest.
The Jatin says that Lord Curzon and the Marquis della Torretta demanded the ending of Allied military control of Germany.
M. Briand retorted that, with the League of Nations scarcely organized, the aban" donment of control would be premature, and asserted that clandestine depats for waggons loaded with material destined
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18rx. 1941.
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE FAR EASTERN CABLE BERTRAND RUSSELL AND THE
QUESTION OF AGENDA.
emanated
NEWS
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
-AMERICA'S ROLE IN ASIA.
LONDON, August 11th. Router is informed that no further progress has been made as regards the Pacific conference. No communication. has yet been received from Washington As regards the agenda. The feeling in British official quarters is that the ab.
WASHINGTON, August 11th. sence from London for any length of
The Secretary of Commerce time of the Premier and the Foreign Secretary would only be warrantable if Foover's newspaper the Washington there were a guarantee that the confererald, in a leader, points out that cace, would deal with
practical iasues, It appears that number of. Auggestions
Washington's farowell address and warn from Great Britain, with n
as regards entangling view' to facilitating the work of the coning to Jefferson ference, but these were dropped in ilofer.
referred to American ence to an expression of official opinion alliances never in the United States, with whom the relations across the Pacific. Washing initiative now reats, It is understood that whatever date is fixed for the conton's injunction applied only to Europe ference it will be eutfciently far ahead and military alliances, but not to the to permit of consultation between Mr. Lloyd George and the Dominion Pre-
new far-reaching economic alliances. miers,
The Herald adds that America cannot meddle in Europe, but declares that America should decide the ownership of Shantung and Yap, and also, who should penetrate, for economic advan
INVITATION TO CHINA.
WASHINGTON, August 11th. President Harding's formal invitations to the disarmament and Far Eastern conference have been despatched to Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and China. of the discussions. It is, however, sug gested that naval arments may natur-churia. although it has been thought as not ally have the first place on the agenda.
The paper says that America has for to exclude questions pertaining to other gotten Washington and Jefferson forms of armament from the subjects to be considered. The communication to sought to extend the Monroe doctrine
PACIFIC CONFERENCE.
PREDATORY STATES CANNOT FIND THE WAY TO PEACE.
to be seen
THE EXTERMINATION.
GAME IN CHINA.
The Silesian question has been referred armis had been discovered recently, also No limitation is placed upon the scope tage, into Siberia, Mongolia and Man- only at the close of the address, belong But from the facts given by Mr. Soweri
to the League of Nations.
MOMENTOUS MEETING OF
SUPREME COUNCIL.
PARIS. August 12th. The sole topic of conversation this morning was the possibility of, a com- plete breakdown in the negotiations on the subject of Silesia and its effect on the Anglo-French relations. The cloud of pessimism was suddenly and dramatic ally dispersed by the announcement from a French source that Great Bri- tain proposed and France instantly Eccepted, a reference of the matter to the League of Nations, and it was arranged that the Supreme Council should re-assemble in the morning to allow Mr. Lloyd George to catch his
train to London..
the delegates arrive at the Council. DAY OF RUMOUR AND SUSPENSE
PA818. August 12th.
for Silesia.
Marshal Foch declared that Germany not merely retained military aeroplanes, but had built new ones.
Mr. Lloyd George intervened in a can- ciliatory vein saying that it was more sensible to milk the cow, than to cut it up into Beefsteaks.
M. Briand replied that all he naked was that the cow should not turn its horns in our direction.
IRISH PEACE PROSPECTS.
ALARMIST FRENCH REPORT.
LONDON, August 11th.
China does not include an invitation to the disarmament conference, but requests the Chinese Government to participate in the discussion of the Pacific and Far Eastern affairs.
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include Asia.
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and
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AN APPEAL FOR PROTECTION
Mr. Arthur de C. Sowerby writičn Declaring that the causes of strife in the N-G. Dasly News, from Feitsiho the world can not be removed by Mr. long letter drawing attention to Harling's proposed conference in Wash-need for the protection of game ington nor by any agreement among China, and our contemporary makes? the predatory states of the world following comment on the subject: 2 Mr.to-day," Mr. Bertrand Russell, at Keip leading article:
University, Tokyo, recently, outlined Once again Mr. Sowerby brings what he considers to be the causes of the ancient and tragic story of the conflict among the nations, which are termination of China's wild birds nationalism and present-day capitalism, beasts and prays that something and gave his one way out-inter- be done for their protection ere it national Communism."
too late. For now the evil is very mi The heir apparent to a British Earl greater than it was a few years dom, slender and of an aristocratic Then the advocates of game protecti bearing but showing the tracen of his were mainly concerned to save recent severe illness, he talked to several were
But now, fresh from. Ex thousand Japanese for about an hour land, Mr. Sowerby can tell of all kin ium of Keio University, the Japan that he saw hanging up in poultere an Socialism. The bare, white auditor- of birds from China and Manchuf Advertiser says, was packed to the walls shops in London and the provinc by an audience that was almost entirely Baikal tael, Swinhoe's ducks, bustar Japanese, yet among them were very few and others. During the three and a hi kimono or hakama; foreign clothes pre years that he has been out of Chin dominated. Scattered among the rest he tells us, he finds that there has be were a few men who might have been 40 an enormous increase in the gam or 15 years old, but the only grey hair exportation trade. At one time,
was that of the scholarly believe, there is no doubt that this bui appealing speaker, Most of those who Dess was in the nature of a side-li listened in silence, breaking into applause for the cold-storage exporting companie ed to the generation that is called by it is to be feared that this is so police officer was many hundred yarda argued that from the standpoint many the New Japan." The nearest longer. Yet it might convincingly t away as the dangerous thoughts" of profit-making the exporting compani the Socialist were put into words on the might do better for themselves by co soil of Japan.
centrating on domestic products. Cattl DOESN'T MEAN MATERIAL ADVANCE
poultry, pigs and eggs are things Mr. Russell announced that the subject which the supply lies in the farmer of his lecture was "The Rebuilding of own hadds, and the influence of the e Civilisation," explaining at once that by porting companies could be exerte "civilisation" he did not mean the among the country people for the intens material advance the world has made fication and improvement of breedin but something more spiritual and in-far more easily than can be done. The new agreement between the Mes-ellectual, that exists in peoples' thoughts respect of silk and cotton-growing an sageries Maritimes and the French Gov. and feelings, which he said were the in this unlimited field of China, wi erament ensures the continuance of the fore, the things which we should seek pursuit of game is literally a killing. things that give value to life and, there immense monetary advantage. But ti and to which we should subordinate the goose that lays the golden egga. company's various pre-war services
When first the agitation for gan Colombo, the Straits, China, Japan and mechanical progress." Australia..
He believed that, considered in this laws in China began we do not remer light, the World war had done more ber. But looking back over a fairly e harm than good, and could see in the tended residence in the Far East t
bim that there must be either the mutual others almost from the time of b existing international and social systems present writer can recall articles: b no hope for betterment. It seemed to. Sowerby, the late Mr. Jernigan an destruction of all civilisations or the arrival calling attention to the eve discovery of a new way and method for widening decrease of game and the d solving the world's problems. The arst predations of the native hunter, wh step toward finding such a way, he said, recks naught of close seasons. It is was to understand the causes of the pre
the honour of the best sportsmen thi sent situation. Private property and they took the lead this matter, wer nationalism he considered these causes.
more than ready to submit to legal rei. Tracing briefly the growth of capital trictions, which indeed, they already in ism until in each country there are posed voluntarily on themselves, a national monopolies, he said the capital were loud in denunciation of the ists of one country compete with those whose only appareat aim is to secure of another for markets and for raw
record bag. These sporadic protest materials. In the past, most of this culminated in
mass meeting at th competition had been for markets; in Palace Hotel presided over by Mr. Joh the future it would be for undeveloped Johnstone and attended by over sixt resources. Here lay the cause of ware, well-known sportsmen. A small wars that would be more bitter, more well constituted committee was appoin frequent and more terrible."" nation," he said, "has taken an effective end with instationed best to bring
to take what ater step toward international peace and it the Chinese Government's attention t is not possible to do so as long as the imperative necessity of checking th present competitive system exists."
MESSAGERIES "MARITIMES
1
REORGANISATION.
LONDON, August 12th.
to
THE LATE DE. CORPE.
LONDON, August 11th. Dr. Corle, ex-Bishop of Korea, left £10,841.
TERMS OF THE INVITATION.
WASHINGTON, August 12th.+ The text of President Harding's in. vitation declares that the President is deeply gratified at the cordial response to his suggession of a conference on the In the House of Commons, Mr. Cham-subject of the limitation of armaments, berlain announced that he had received in connection, with which the Pacific and Far. Eastern problems will be discussed. Mr. de Valera's reply, which had bech
He describes the encumbrance placed
The Government furnish a limited immediately transmitted to Mr. Lloyd upon productive labour by the enormous George.
Mr Chamberlain hoped that disbursementa in armament rivalries, the latter would be able to make a which are not only without economic just annual working results, and a new com-
guarantee, based on
the company's on Tuesday or Bcation, but are, also, a constant menace statement on Ireland Wednesday.
to the peace of the world rather than an pany will be created for this purpose The Sinn Fein authorities in Dublin assurance of its preservation. He believes with a capital of sixty million fraacs, of announce that the Irish representatives the time is opportuse for the Powers to at Paris, Rome, and Washington have approach the subject directly and in which one quarter will be paid up. Public interest was intense. Crowds been recalled to attend the coming meet-conference, at which while naval arma. assembled at the Quai d'Orsay to watching of Dail Eireann. The British Gov-ments will naturally have first place it
is thought crament has undertaken to save pass pertaining to other armaments It may best not to exclude questions ports to facilitate their journey.
also be found advisable to formulate pro- ME. LLOYD GEORGE RETURNING
posals by which the use of new agencies FROM PARIS."
of warfare may be suitably controlled After emphasising the futility of hoping to achieve a final assurance of peace without a practical affort to remove the dent roncludes that it is not the causes of misunderstanding, the Presi
purpose of the United States to attempt to deine
WASHINGTON, August 12th, the scope of the discussion regarding the General Leonard Wood has expressed Pacific and the Far which should
the subject of suggestions to be and his willingness to accept the offer of the changed before the conference, in the ex-Governorship of the Philippines. pectation that a spirit of friendship and cordial appreciation of the importance
{BY COURTESY OF THE CHINA MAIL"} of the elimination of the sources of troversy will govern the final decision. MOTORISTS PROSECUTED AT
The invitation fixes the date of the conference as November 11th.
FAMINE-STRICKEN RUSSIA.
AMERICA STIPULATES FOR RE- LEASE OF ALL PRISONERS.
LONDON, August 11th.
PARIS, August 11th. Owing to the outure of Mr. de Valera's reply, Mr. Lloyd George is returning to London to-morrow. The other members of the British delegation are remaining in Paris.
GRAVE NEWS."
LATER
The day was characterised by rumour and suspense, the only certainty emerg ing being that serious discussions are progressing and that a long morning conference between M. Briand and Mr. Lloyd George ended without any result. The burden of the rumour was that a deadlock has been reached. There was an undercurrent of a suggestion that M.breaking off of negotiations. Briand's disposition to compromise has been provoked from M. Millerand's reminder of the existenco of certain Franco-Polish agreements,
A French source declares that Mr. Lloyd George has received grave news as regards the negotiations with Ire land. The Sinn Fein reply envisages the
The experts' report has defined sixteen inseparable zones, ten purely Polish and "six German-the Intter including the large towns of Beuthen, Kattowitz, Glei- wizz, Zaborze, and Konigshuette.
A British source says that the Cabinet is meeting on Saturday to consider Mr. de Valera's reply.
OPINION IN LONDON.
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LONDON, August 11th. - Enquiries in London do not support the French alarmist forecast of the Irish reply. Well-informed circles state that the communication is in the nature of continuation of informal talks with Mr. Lloyd George, naturally inviting a reply and tending to a continuance of the negotiations which the latest develop ment in, the situations does not jeopar In the meanwhile, it seems signi dise.
The details of Mr. Lloyd George's pro-feant that Mr. Barton, Mr. McGrath and posed line are at present not available, Mr. O'Brien havo again occupied a suite but it is stated in French circles that it of rooms in the Grosvenor Hotel, Lon- don, taken by Sian Feiners during Mr. would assign to Germany practically the de Valera's recent visit. Mr. McGrath whole of the industrial triangle, and to states that their stay is indefinite. Poland. the towns of Kokiowitz, SPIES ESCAPE FROM PRISON. Schoenwald and Nyslowitz with their minée and zinc factories.
BARLIER CABLES.
NEW PHASE OF UPPER SILESIA
PROBLEM.;
FRENCHMEN WHO BETRAYED THEIR 'COUNTRYMEN.
PARIS, August 11th. Paul Coursier, court-martialled a fort- night ago and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment as a spy employed by the notorious Blonde Lady and for de- nouncing his compatriots to the Ger- mans, escaped from the military prison at Lille with two other convicted spies
add of duplicate key, and ladder without being observed. 'It believed that he has reached Belgium.
con-
NEW - GOVERNOR OF THE PHILIPPINES.
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SHANGHAI
SHASOHAL, August 11th.
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export. During the ensuing weeks th North-China Daily News published Ic The solution he offered was inter-ters and articles from any parts national Communism, in which allChina and Manchuria containing detai men are equal and there is no longer of a heartrending character and a competition because all share alike in going to prove that the destruction the products of labour. There would be game had been under rather than over No fower thap 58 cases an extra- an international control of raw materials cetimated. Eventually the committee: z ordinarily large number-were before the and the substitution of a spirit of ferred to above drew up a memori Trae Court which sits in the Inter justice for competition."
which The road to be taken to bring this Legation Quarter. And that was th was forwarded to Peking vi national Mixed Court. Evidently the about, he said, was long and bitter. end of it. Precisely why it came t The American relief administration re-Shanghai police are tightening up would not come to-morrow nor the next nothing, despite credible report tha restrictions on speeding and improper day nor may be in the lifetime of those the Chinese Government were prepare driving. One chauffeur was fined $100 present, but when the moment comes far and would have been quite willin and several $50.. One chauffeur was the new eponomic system will be in- to act upon it has never been satisfad alleged to have driven along Nanking stituted by revolutions in most of the torily explained: Like the endless, tur nations of the word, as the capitalists daunted get ever defeated efforts to sto will not part with their power voluntar the cruel trade in the egret's, the lyr ily, but it must be taken away from bird's and other decorative feathers, th them. At that time we must adopt the
presentatives in London state, that the Soviet has released so far only six Ame ricao prisoners. Nothing can be done as regards the famine in Russia until the remaining 21 have been liberated.
POPULATION FLEEING TO
If SIBERIA.
“-
RIGA, August 11th. The local representatives of the Soviet have assured. Latvia that she has nothing to fear in respect of invasion by famino- stricken Russians, as the movement of the fleeing populations is towards Siberia and the south-west provinces of Russia,
· LORD MACDONNELL'S
- SUGGESTION.
LONDON, August 11th. In the House of Lords, Lord Askwith inquired, in regard to the famine in Russin, whether measures were being con. sidered to prevent the spread of cholera to the Dominions.
Lord Emmott said that Russia was faced with a terrible catastrophe, which It would react upon the whole world. was our duty to do our utmost,
Lord Macdonnell expressed the opinion that no Government in the world was capable of coping with the calamity throatoning Eastern Europe; the caly available system was the one elaborated
Road at nearly forty miles an hour.
REV. BEAUBLAT DIES AT SINGAPORE.
BISCAPORE, August 11th. The Rev. Beaublat, of the Missions Etrangeres, formerly of Hongkong, died at Singapore to-day.
76 MARRIES 52. PRESIDENT HARDING'S FATHER
MARRIED.
MONROE (MICHIGAN), August 12th. Dr. Harding, the President's father, who is 70 years old, has married his nurse, Miss Bereras, who is 52.
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same methods as those used in Russia," petition ran counter to some hidde The co-operation of all workers and of force that was too strong for it.
Is there any better chance of succes all Socialists was needed to sweep away to-day? It is devoutly to be hoped, st the feeling that the whole world is one. national boundaries, and to bring about
or in a very few years pheasant, duc and bustard may be as scarce in Chin Ouly in the co-operation of the whole
as the blue tiger and the legendar world can we and salvation. It is only cat-bear. Mr. Johnstons and Mr. White through this co-operation that indus trialism will become our servant and not Cooper and others who were prominen cur master. Industrialism is capable of in 1917 are no longer with us, but ther leading cs to a new Heaven, as it has are plenty of others, and no better in already led us to a new Hell. It is the formed champion anywhere than ou only way to enter into a how world, correspondent to-day. It is not merel perhaps not for ourselves, but for our
a question of humanity, although th children or our children's children."
stories of the destruction of mother bird and ensuing death of chicks, the wor "of the native hunter, are indeed, as w
described them
above, heartrending TELEPHONE CLERKS Bat it is one of the loss of a valuab PARIS, August 11th.
national asset. Others better FOR CHINA. U.S. TRADE RETURNS. Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Curzon
than this writer will be able to sper HEAVY DROP IN EXPORTS. had breakfast with M. Briand and M.
to the services done by game birds [ASIATIC NEWS AGENCY.}
keeping down insects; but for a`paralle Loucheur as an hotel, the party develop
WASHINGTON, August 11th."
PEXING, August 4th. ' one may recall the old saying abot ing into a more or less informal confer- AUSTRALIANS' HUGE SCORE. in India during his residence there, in
The features of the July statement of the An innovation in Government Offices owls in England, against which gam the "Subsequently
Premiers
which the meat important provision was Department of Commerce are the ener in Peking will shortly be introduced in keepers wage za ignorant, inveterat motored to Rambouillet to lunch with
to secure a pure water supply. Hemous drop in foreign trade, as compared the form of the girl clerk. Mr. Lo, war: the owl destroys the Gelds mous M. Millerand,
decifred that experience in India, show with the corresponding, month of last Director of the Peking Government the field mouse destroys the humble be The Telephone Company, has sent in a peti- the bee fertilizes the clover: if the ow The meeting of the Supreme Council
At Canterbury, before twelve thousanded that when people were wandering all year, and the big gold importa.
over the country the only method was to figures show gondral exports of tion to the Ministry of Communications, goes, the farmer's clover fails, his cow fixed for the afternoon was adjourned people in fine weather, the Australians, establish a large famine camp keeping 22,000,000 for July, as compared with suggesting the employment of girl one give less milk, butter and cheese, th until the experts had finished their re- en a fast wicket, carried their score to the people there until they could be re- $334,000,000 for the previous month, and rators in his department. He points farmer goes bankrupt and the town port on Upper Silesia,
The visitors batted seven and a turned to their villages; then to establish 5051,000,000 for July last year. Importe out that not only in Japan and westexa people pay more for their living. Natur According to a French source, the re-half hours. Nine bowlers wore tried, but the village system of administration which amount to $178,000,000 for July and countries, but even in Canton, the em- acts as her own compensator, and if in
the rate of scoring was not affected. was established in India. He urged the 10,000,000 for June, na against port splits the industrial triangle into Macartney made 165, including twenty Government to grant £30,000,000 to $537,000,000 for July last year. Imports and telephone offices has proved to be for it Here in Chins least of all en ployment of girls in the railway, Beaute interferes too far, he is sure to suffe divide the large towns, and leaves to the and Carter scored 78 and 57, respectively,
of gold amounted to $04,250,000, as against Supreme Council the task of piecing the while Mayne made 167 not out.
Lord Crawford, replying,, fructions together and fixing the
Kent have scored 40 for 2.
meagre, but it was clear that the position
July last year. Apparently, the French and
Although the final Test Match starts British standpoints are again conflicting on Saturday, play will be continued to
enco.
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KENT'S SECOND INNINGS. ·
LONDON, August 11th.
is
many fractions, finding it impossible to fours, by good all-round play. Gregory £60,000,000 for this purpou said that $10,800,000 for July last year; of ailver Buccessful and says that girls have agriculture 'afford to bear the loss of i
frontier.
NEW LINE OF "DEMARCATION.
morrow.
PARIS, August 11th. -- | MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION:
NO PRACTICABLE ROUTE TO SUMMIT YET.
THE PETROGRAD MINT TO BE
as against $6,500,000 in proved equal to, if not better than, natural assistants, and here in Chir to enlist thirty girls, below the age of in all the machinery necessary to ato twenty and unmarried, for service in the the export of game, at least to regule Eeking telephone administration, and if it, until it has recovered a little the f the experiment is a success it will be slaught of recent years. Only's word extended to Tientsin, Nanking and other needed from Peking. Will it not big cities. As this is the first time that spoken! girls have been employed on this work in North China, which is generally be. fieved to be more conservative in the
Wo are asked by the management The Bosta News Agency says:The introduction of modern reforms than the World Theatro to state that in z Petrograd Mint will be re-opened on South and South-West China, it is being ponse to cumerous requests from patron September 1st. It is expected to make watched with great interest.
the Fox super feature Woman and t The first bank for women investors Law," a melo-dramatic story of t 600,000 coins of different denominations daily. Hilver roubles and half-roubles will be established in the Capital Roon greatest love in the world, Moth will be made of pure silver and of the and its promoters are the wives of pro- | love," will be re-screened at considerat same value as Tear's roubles but of differ-minent politicians, such as Mr. Hsiung expense on Monday next, the 15th ins a out designs. Small coins will be made of Hsi-lia and others. This bank will be at 8.15 p.m. This will be the only ood
alloy.
entirely managed by women and girlssion for witnessing this magnificent film
RE-OPENED.
official information from Russia was $4,500,000 in Julia of gold amount. men telephone operators. The scheme is with the very effective Customs servici was one of the utmost danger, involving ed to $3,750,000 in July, as against partial or complete failure of crops in 822,800,000 in July last year, and silver the middle and Tower basins of the Volga exports to $5,000,000, as against $5,500,000. The Soviet reported 27,000 совед of cholern Measurer were being taken to koop out seaborne case. All the Domin fone had been fully informed of the situa tion. The Supreme Council is consider ing remedial action, which will have to SIMLA, August 11th. include preventive measures as regards The Mount Everest expedition is still the spread of disease to the Dominions, Mr. Lloyd George is seeing M. Briand 0,500 square miles have now been com xploring the country round Tingri, and
SPANISH CABINET CRISIS. to-morrow before his departure. The pleted. A photographic survey of Mount British Premier has proposed a new Everest has been commenced, but has
MADRID, August 11th. demarcation line for the German-Polish been hampered by the monsoon and The Cabinet has resignad. The King frontier, which M. Briand has submitted clouds. No practicable route to the sum- bas naked Benor Maura to form ta his experta.
mit has yet been discovered.
Uabinet.
To-day Mr. Lloyd George again con- "Turred with M. Briand as regards Upper Bilesia until seven in the evening, after which M. Briand declared that agree-. ment had not been reached, but that he would ocntinue hopeful to the end..
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