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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH,
STIRRING FRENCH APPEAL TO
GERMANY.
LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S WARNING TO
AUSTRALIA.
THE FUTURE OF AVIATION.
"BRUTAL AND DEBASED RUSSIAN
PEASANTRY.
LATEST CABLES.
{THROUGH BUTİK'S LORNOT.]
AUSTRALIA AS A "WHITE"
COUNTRY.··
LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S WARNING.
STDNTY, October 2nd. Vouat Northcliffe has mailed for the Philippines, en route to Japan and
China
LATEST CABLES,
THE SPEED RACE, EXPERTS VIEWS ON THE FUTURE
OF AVIATION,
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FRANCE AND GERMANY. M. CLEMENCEAU'S PLEA FOR FRANCE
IN DO AFGHAN NEGOTIATIONS
BRIGHTER PROSPECTS.
Padawa, October 2nd. PARIS, October, and."
A message from Kabul beara out the At the inauguration of the monament impression mentioned in the message of in his bonour at Sainte Hermione, in La the 28th ult. It is understood that the Vendeo, M. Clemenceau made an eloquent prospects of a satisfactory conclusion of speech on France victorious, Referring Indo-Afghan negotiations have brighten. to the Treaty of Versailles, he said thated. the scheme for assuring the peace of the world, even to the confines of the Far Past, was magnificent, but the Pacific wa far away while the German Frontier The close at hand. The Washington Con ference would have an opportunity of remedying obvious faults in its execu tion. Nobody would refuse to consider the French question as on the same foot- ing as the Pacific question. No ally would want, for the sake of greater trade intercourse, to favour the economie resurrection of Germany at the expense of France. ".
THE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE
TWO NATIONS.
PARIS, October 2nd. Spanking at Sainte Hermione, in the province of Vendee, ut the inauguration LONDON, October 2nd.
of a monument which his compatriots Aviation experts, criticising the Deu-have erected, M. Clemenceau exalted the tsch Meuthe ram (the results of which that the French victory was at the same gallantry of the French poilu. He stated
appeared in yesterday's issue) my that time that of all the Allies a victory for idealism and the liberation of all Le Cointe's accident, Herbert's forced oppressed nations. Victory would be Ha declared that if Australia desired descent, and the recent death of Dreless if the pre-war policy of competi to remain white she is encourage Romanet were very remarkable because It was indispensable that every ally tion were to revive between the Allies. Anglo-Saxon immigration by all the in all three cases the motors were fanit should avoid the afterthought that Ger- many "should be held as an object of mena in her power. Australia was less but the canvas wings were unable interested sympathy. France had no sufficiently wide and rich comfortably to to stand the strain of the tremendous Imperialist dream, but a desire for an
equitable peace for all nations. support & population twenty times the speed. The experts are confident that present numbor. She could absorb with- Į next
year will see seroplanes with Gut dificulty 100,000 immigrants a year. metallic wings, permitting a speed of Within easy reach of this sparsely peo- 400 kilometres an hour. They declare pled contineat were teening millions that the future of aviation lies in the and if the vacant spaces were not filled highest speed, which is only attainable by Anglo-Saxons another buman tide at-high altitudes, enabling even distant would sooner or later overwhelm them... capitals to be brought into close com MAXIM GORKY ON RUSSIA "munication.
PEASANTRY A BARRIER TO ALL
PROGRESS,
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LONDON, October 2nd.
Maxim Gorky, interviewed by The Daily News, declared that Communism
THE RISING IN THE SOUDAN.
NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY.
CAIRO, October 2ad. The Nyala garrison has been rein-
M. Clemenceau arged that restoration of the war-stricken regions and France' safety, for which the Allies signed ar rangements, should prevail at all costs. He did not admit it as possible "that gates of civilized peoples to Washington America would have summoned the dele to inform them of its disinterestedass regarding the cause of mankind, for which American soldiers and bled Clemenceau asserted that further Ger man economic restoration to the detri. ment of France would be treason, because the war that took place on French soil put France in a greatly inferior state compared with the Allies and Germany. -Hapar
AMERICA'S TRIBUTE TO FRANCE'S UNKNOWN
SOLDIER.
would pass away from Russia, giving forced. There is no cause for the slight GENERAL PERSHING'S PLEA FOR birth to a sort of Socialist Republic or est, anxiety,
even to a Democratic Republic, similar The insurgent leader is wounded but to that of the United States, but the vast free. experiment now being made, in Russia would have an enormous influence upon the position of the proletariat.
EARLIER CABLES,
INSURGENTS LOSE TEN TO ONE
CAIRO, October 2nd.
There was no chance whatever of a return to the Tsarist régime. The people Six hundred insurgenta were killed at largely supported the Communist Gov. Nyala, respecting which news was cabled ernment because there was no alternative on the 20th ult. The British casualtics at present" possible. If the Soviet fell, were si. complete chace would ensue,
A GENEROUS SPIRIT."
PARIS, October 2nd.. In the presence of M. Millerand, "several Ministers and Marshals of France, the American Ambassador, Admiral Niblack
· TREASURY BONDS. NEW ISSUE OF 51 PER CENT, AT 28.
LONDON, August Ind.
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SCOTTISH LETTER, OLYDE SHIPYARD TO CLOSE. EFFECT OF STRIKES" AND · HIGH COSTS.
(FROM OUR OWN CORSEPOWDENT.)
it dromed its soldiers in a uniform which". was not artistic, and was not even de conk
JOCK HUTCHISON REPLIES.
disa
For some time we have been waiting for; Jock Hutchison's denials of the state- ments attributed to him by American newspapers
The denials have come along all right, and show that the Open Golf Champion has been the victim of Enixavior, August 17th.
somebody's imagination. In a letter to The previous message said: Ghulam The announcement is made by Mesara a friend in St. Andrew's Hutchison, Siddiq, member of the Afghan mission Yarrow Scotstour, that they have decid- after recounting some of the hospitalities to Europe, has returned to Kabul. His ed to close down their Clyde shipbuild he received in Scotland, says In play arrival is expected to influence the Indo- ing yard at the end of November. ing the Championship for six rounds, Mr. Afghan negotiations in view of the ex-Messrs Yarrow, who have a world-wide, A. C. Muirhead of the Royal and perience he has gained in Europe and and in some respects a unique reputation Ancient Club, didn't leave me for a as builders of destroyers and other fast minute. For six rounds he walked with elsewhere.]
craft, came from the Thames to the Clyde me sad saw that nobody bothered me, in 1803. Their works formed a most and that I got through the crowd easily.' valuable #Boccasion to Olydaside adus He compliments the members of the R. tries, both on account of the number of and A. for their handling of the crowds, men employed and the quality of the and then goes on-" About the Cup pre- work. The firm, too, exercised a very sentation, somebody said I was mad favourable influmce upon housing con- about that. Well, it isn't true. The sent, Treasury bonds at 98, instead of yard. In every respect they have been before, and I wasn't looking for a. pre A new isané is announced of 5 perditions in the neighbourhood of the prizes were officially presented the night 97 as hitherto, redeemable at par in benafactors of a_most practical kind.sentation of the Cup, and was really glad 1929, and convertible during 1992 into 34 per cent. loan at the rate of £146 in loan This is not the first time that Mer that it was given me in the way it was. stock per £100 bond. 1.
Yarrow have been handicapped by in- That was when I was up on the boys' dustrial troubles. In 1010 they stated shoulders, "and the movie machina waa
"I am BRITISH NAVAL OFFICERS that, in consequence of high operating taking pictures."
costs and labour troubles in this country, supposed to have said that you didn't IN DENMARK.
they would be compelled to diminish have any golfers. What I did say VAI ENTERTAINED BY THE KING.
gradually their production at Scotstoun that the war hadn't helped them say, on the Olyde, and concentrate on work and that they didn't hate four men like at their newer yard in British Columbia. Vardoo, Taylor, Braid, and Sandy Herd Since then the position has not improv when these four men were in their primes The King entertained at dinner Vice-ed, and the result is the official announce I think the same now.” mander of the British squadron Tring of upon them by "repeated strikes, reducationality; but that is a matter abou Admiral Sir Douglas Nicholson, comment just made. It has been forced "Jock says nothing about Mi Copenhagen, and other officers of the tions of output, and demarcation dis which we can excuse silence, British Navy,
putes. The collective effect has been to make the cost of shipbuilding exces US. RHFATRIATES
Seven Boottish distillerien are chang- give, and also, to render it impossible to ing hands as the result of a deal intol IMMIGRANTS.
promisa date of delivery. The Arm ring close upon three-quarters of a mil state that a recent offer which they made lion. The Distillers Co., Edinburgh, YEAR'S QUOTA COMPLETED. for a British steamer for service in have bought up Messra. James, Calder & India an offer which would have left Co., with works at Bo'ness, "Gartloch, them no proft and which turned out Stronachie, "Auchtertooi, Glenfoyle, Auch-
tent of £6,000. We shall re-open," says of the Scottish yeast trade." to have been the lowest in this country-enbise, and Preraamill. The Distillers was underbid by a Dutch firm to the ex Co. will thus possess a virtual monopoly Messrs Yarrow. when conditions on- able business to be carried on with some ohanes of success." Will the workers give a thought to what these conditions will they continue their present suicidal policy until silence has settled down on the Clyde, and the "centre of shipbuilding has definitely shifted, to the Continent.f
COPENHAGEN, October ind.
GREEK
NEW YORK, October 2ad.
quots of Greeks admissible for the year On the "ground" that the authorised
under the Immigration Law has a completed, 371 Greeks have been refused admission and will be repatriated.
OBITUARY.
EX-KING OF WURTEMBURG.
STUTTGART, October 2nd. The death is announced of the ex-King of Wurtemburg.
LONDON, October 2nd. Judge Peter Grosscup, of Chicago, died aboard the Caronis while on a voyage to England.
CELEBRATED AMERICAN OPERA SINGER.
are
THE. SCOTTISH WAR MEMORIAL
1,
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HUGH WHISKY MONOPOLY,
PERSONALIA 15 SPORT.
Capt. G. A. W. Alexander in the find. of the cricket season: The Aberdeenshire man's success against the Australians was followed by others equally meritorious, and not the least of them was his score of 176 not out in the match against For- farabiru.
The return of G. W. Jupp to the Carlton side after an interval of years An interesting statement is made by in a pleasant surprise. It was feared AMERICAN JUDGE DIES ON WAY the Duke of Atholl in regard to the that he would not reproduce his form
TO ENGLAND.
Scottish National War Memorial. The after a period of inactivity, but his per- original proposal was. for a united memo-formances show him to be na expert a rial in Hyde Park, but he says he knew batman as he was a decade ago.
The career of E. H. Liddell, Edinburgh Scotland would desire to provide its own national memorial. His idea was University A.C., has been phenomenal; it approved of, and sifter discussion it was in one of the romances of the amatoar agreed that Edinburgh Castle was the one path. Unknown four months ago, he place in Scotland which was eminently now stands in the forefront of British suitable. Unfortunately the Castle was un-sprintera. In the opinion of exports he der Government control, and many offices, 1 is another A. B. Downer, Liddell's first up to the War Cabinet, had to approve of | appearance at open sports waa" at the the scheme, before it was sanctioned. Queen's meeting in June at Glasgow, This menit much delay, and to a certain when he was in receipt of 29 yards extent he had lost the financial market. from lan Tait, the then S.A.A.A. cham- Otherwise he believed he could have pion, who, were he running now, would. The Castle is not to be further used for roughly of 5 yards, which is eloquent of raised the necessary money in one week be in receipt of 2 yards difference troops, and by utilising it for the par- the improvement the old Eltham boy has poses of the memorial it would be saved made since he applied himself seriously from becoming a mere ordinance more, to the cultivation of pace. or something of that sort. It was pro Queen's meeting Liddell has gone from posed to erect an octagonal shrine on success to success, including among the apex of the rock, and there would be others a notable win over A. W. Bill, two galleries in which would be placed Surrey A.C., in the triangular match personal memorials of each regiment. A at Bulfast, and culminating in his bay would also be allotted to each rogi. triumph at Rangers 100 yards handicap. ment in which to place its own memorial, when be defeated H. J. Christie. with probably its colours, and a roll of.CONRAD D.W.T., ON THE CLYDE
(commanding the Americas Naval Forces in Europe) and General Allen om
NEW YORK, October 2ad. manding the American troops in the
The death is announced of the well. Rhine, of whom five hundred picked men known opera singer, David Bisphan. attended), General Forming laid the [The deceased was born at Philadephia France's Unknown Soldier at the arc de at Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Congressional Medal on the tomb of in 1857. He appeared in principal roles Triomphe. Ten thousand troops from Opera House, New York, singing in the Paris, garrison participated in the German, French and Italisa.] ceremony.
General Pershing, addressing the tomb, said: "You gave your all for poste, but your all would be barren unless a FAR EASTERN CABLE sperous spirit of unselfish co-operation arises to replace hatred."
The previous measuge stated: A fanatio named Abdullah L. Soghayer The opposition of the peasants was too collected a following and attacked Nyala, great for the success of Communism, south of Darfur, on the 26th. Mounted The vast mass of the Russian peasantry The tribesmen lost heavily. Abdullah is infantry and police repulsed the attack.
M. Barthou, replying, said that France were a barrier to all progress; they were reported to have been filled. Monaill, accepted the medial not only as a proof of the Soudan Civil Service, Captain Hof America's admiration, but as a guage brutal, "debased, and hardly human. Chown, army veterinary corpe, attached of America's fidelity. There was a complete cleavage between to the Soudan Government, and three the country and the towns. Intellectuals could save Russia
civil employé wero killed. The rising Only the was purely local and had no political significance. The situation is well in hand]
THE DISARMAMENT DEBATE. STRIKING FRENCH APPEAL TO GERMANY.
GENEVA, October zad.
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THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN DISPUTE.
AMBASSADORS' CONFERENCE ADOPTŞ ITALIAN PROPOSAL.
PARIS, October 2nd. The Conference of Ambassadors has adopted the Italian Government's pro- posal to invite the Governments of Vienna and Budapest to send plenipoten-.
NEWS.
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[ST COURTESY OF THE " GRINA MAIL"]
CHINESE DELEGATES LEAVING FOR WASHINGTON.
to
SHANGHAI, October 3rd. Several members of China's delegation the conference at Washington on Facific policy are now in Shanghai. They sail to-day for America. »
COMING TO HONGKONG,
BHAxa, October 2nd. Mr. John D. Rockefeller, jr., and team left on Saturday for Hongkong by the Empress of Russia.
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Since the
Armed
The most striking speech in the tiaries to Rome to conclude an agreement party, also Shanghai's interport polo of aportamen are tower. While the fallatory-writer they politely put him off. "Ba
M. Gorky was greatly impressed with the British Trade Agreement, from which he expected great things
BOLSHEVISTS V. MOSLEMS, "INDEPENDENCE OR DEATH."
LONDON, October 3rd. According to the Azerbaijan Informa
armament debate was M. Noblemairo's, who, as a colonel in the war, told a story tion Bureau in London. thousands of casualties occurred in
of a young soldier in his regiment whose a fierce battle
dying words to him were, "Five France between Bolsbevist troops and Moslems He said that many German heroes
similarly cried, "Long live Germany!
at Baku.
in regard to Burgenland.
CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS.
PARIB, October Sad. " The Huazorion Agence donics Viennese reports announcing the proclamation of gary. Friedrich is actually in Budapest. za independent State in Western Han-
Havas
PARIS, October lat According to Vienacee reports the gents hoisted the national flag inscribed beroes be realised? Why could not Ger former Hungarian Premier. M. Fried "Independence" or Death". Bolshevist many and France live side by side-independent State, and is assuming
rich, has proclaimed Western Hungary an warships on the Caspian thereupon fired great, prosperous, pacific!
defiant attitude. M. Frederich is said ba the fown, whence, after stubborn fighting speech, declared that, unless srina-Hawas. '
Lord Robert Cecil. in a most interest to have three divisions at his disposal. ments were reduced, lasting peace would
It appears that the Azerbaijan insur Why should not the hope of all these
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| the mea belonging to it who fell, se it A Glasgow shipowner tells how be once would be impossible to record the name refused to give Joseph Conrad a ship of every man in bronze. All the Scottish command. In the late nineties, Coarid, regiments had taken up the matter en- then the author of only a few books, was removed was that known as Billing's tion and languid acceptance by the publie thusiastically. The only building to be so discouraged by his fagging inspira House, which was of no historio ralus that be decided to return to sea. The Duke of Atholl states that £70,000 with a letter of introduction from Kr. has already been received for the me Cunninghame Graham he went to Glas morial.
gow, and for two days interviewed ship THE FESTIVAL OF ST. GROUSE.
owners. They were considerably impresa- The letting of the grous moors hased by his personality and his sea record, been below the average, and the number but when they realised that he was a ing off may in some measure be attri- far as I am concerned," says the Glasgow buted to inancial stringency, another I have never regretted turning Conrad shipowner who gives this reminiscence, explanation is being advanced. It in almost a beresy to mention it that golf down, for if he had taken up seamanship is becoming more attractive than aboot again he would probably have written very little, and I should not have bad the ing. THE IRISH PROBLEM.
Time was when the ides of Parliament chance to read his very delightful, later sitting on the Twelfth would have bong | novola." Dais Eireann, says a Home paper, like unthinkable, but the personnel of the YOUTHFUL BUSINESS QUALITIES.
There is a story of a Blahop who, all other human institutions, has its House of Commons has changed since the. diversities of opinion. It is upon those time when the Festival of B. Grouse travelling through Bath by train, gave a was looked upon se one which must be small boy sixpence, and asked him to go diversities and the men who cause them that the whole situation turns Right observed at all hazards. Quite a crowd and buy two Bath bans,That will be as have not been spread abroad. of sportsmen-politicians have managed one for me," he said, "and ons for you." There appears little doubt that the man to wangie it" with the Whips, donned The boy returned eating a bun and offer who may endanger what at the basis are their tweeds, whistled to beir dogs, ing threepence change. 'Sorry, sir," he' the good intentions of the two countries abouldered their guaz, and am away oui explained, "but there was only one ban be impossible. He regretted that the WASHINGTON CONFERENCE. Mr. Erskine Childers. (Mr. Childers, on the heather,
left in the shop." Convention of St. Germain in regard to
who is the son of a former Chancellor of On practically every one of the larger Here is a companion story," vouched control of arms traffic had not been PRESIDENT HARDING'S RESPONSE the Exchequer, and served during the Highland moors the grouse are almost for by a friend. He lives in one of the ratified by the United States. He urged TO BRITISH EX-SERVICE MEN'S war in the B.N.4.8, accompanied Mr. back to their normal numbers of the suburbs of Glasgow, and one evening the Washington Conference to take up
GREETING. the matter, and appealed to the workers
de Valers to London recently when he years before the war. Special attention sent the two small sens, of a neighbour of the world to help the League to defeat
was negotiating with Mr. Lloyd George), has been paid to moor cultivation, drain to the stationer's to buy him an evening the herculean forces of militariam (loud
LONDON, October 2nd. With him and holding his views more age has been attended to, and vermin newspaper. He gave them a threepenny "When you've bought the and prolonged cheers.)
Speaking at a British Legion rally or less, bave been Moura. Mulcahy and have been staraly kept down. This and bit, saying,, DR. WELLINGTON KOO'S DEVELOP from President Harding, replying to a
at Edinburgh, Earl Haig read a letter Burgess (two of the leaders of the the remarkably favourable winter and paper there'll be peasy for each of Irish Republican Army"), but Mr. spring gave the birds their chance, keep you." The kiddies returned paperless, letter from Earl Haig on behalf of the Childers is the fountain and inspiration ers reporting that they have seldom explaining that the papers were sold out? British Empire Service Leagus (repre. of a group which loves Ireland undoubt found coveya so large in the month of but they brought back the threepence senting seven million ex-Fervice men of edly, but hates England more. He has July, the number of birds in each carey in convenient coppers!! Reviewing the work of the Assembly of the Washington Conference.
the British Empire) wishing success to little or no Irish blood himself. He is being little less than the number of egga the League, the Observer': Geneva corres Harding wrote that he greatly prized the thinks of compromise as murder. Ho in
President relentless pursuer of logic, a man who in the next.
Grouse shooting is now pretty general THE IMPERIAL WIRELESS. UHAIN.' pondent, referring to Dr. Wellington support of an organisation holding & not a member of the Dail, but those who on the Scottish moors; birds are report. in confidence since last year. His ability tions of people every where who cherish to put up a fight in the Dail upon logical average bags are being obtained by the inaugurated by the Postmaster General, Koo, rave that he has gained markedly unique and glorious place in the fee have fallen under his influence will try ed plentiful, free from disease; and good The Imperial Wireless Chain was and character slike make him a recog-liberty, Lair dealing, and the peaceful points, which, going through Mr. Lloyd sportsmen. niped force in the Assembly.
Mr. Hellaway, at Leafield, near Oxford. processes of progress,
George's offer with a miscroscope, he has an INDICTMENT OF BOOTLAND.
This is the rat complated link. It is detouted
At the congratulatory dinner to Bir is the site of the second link in the chain) alaimed that between it and Usiro (which CHICAGO GRAIN EXCHANGE Another irreconcilable force is a group William Sutherland, M.P., on the ooo there is a clear sir path with no higher.
OPERATIONS.
of women headed by Mrs. Clarks, whose aion of his approaching marriage, Sirground intervening. The links to follow husband was executed during the rebel- William Barry, a Welshman, in pro Cairo, as recommended by the Imperial lion of 1918 and all, or nearly all, the posing "Scotland," said he had never Wireless Telegraphy Committes last year. members of the group have lost sons, been to Scotland, and never wanted to and confirmed at the recent Imperial £100,000,000. The French point of view Governor-General to dissolve. Parliament gulating Grain Exchange trading, which the scaffold, in some by Laination, country, which sent its sons Sonths to Australia) will be E. Africa S. Africa, The Cabinet has recommended the torms of the Capper Tischer Bill re-busbands, or brothers, in some ena on go there. It was a much advertised Conference (subject to a reservation by was strongly supported by England A general election will be held at the bees effective on December 24th, by and a few in such opon fighting sa may collar all the joba, and which had killed Cairo-India-Singapore-Australia, with a 4. roughe....
from trading in puta" and have bees said to exist between the more people in the name of religion than branch from Singapore to Hongkong, and
Crown forces and the Irish Republicans. any other.comntry.on earth. Moreover, a link between England, and Canada.
ing, the Tartara retired. The Azerbaijan Rod Regiment joined the insurgents.
It is reported that the Bolshevists have offered to negotiate.
BARLIER CABLES.
BELGIUM'S INDEBTEDNESS TO ALLIES, " AMERICAN ARBITRATOR'S
DECISION. "
PARIO, October 1st.
Chosiderable satisfaction is expressed ut the decision of the American arbiter, Mr. Hayden, according to which Ger many shall refund to the Allies Belgium's indebtedness to them on the basis of ex change ruling on November 11th, 1918. France alone will beneft by about
-te.—Havar.
HENT.
LONDON, October 2nd.
DISSOLUTION OF CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.
ELECTION IN DECEMBER.
OTTAWA, October 2ad.
ginning of December.
Organo, October and The grain trade, has anticipated the
ring,
eils
on the Grain Exchange.
P