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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 1921.
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INDEMNITY PAYMENTS.
-NO DISCUSSION OF A MORATORIUM.
BERLIN, November 22nd." Addressing the Reichstag taxation com- mittee Dr. Wirth intimated that the Reparations Commission had declined to
if Germany did not make the January and February indemnity payments, Dr. Wirth confidently looked forward to a long term of credit operation regarding, which the Government had been wounding the markers of the world. He declared
“LATEST CABLEN RIOTING IN BELFÄST. BOMBS THROWN AT SHIPYARD WORKMEN.
LONDON, November 22pd. The Belfast riots are growing worse. A bomb was thrown ata tramoizorowded with shipyard workmen which, apparent
three and wounding le.. was hurled at a crowd of men returning from work on foot. Twaive were killed.
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FROM TOXIC TO GLASGOW.
Mr. Percy A. Hillhouse, D.Sc., Chief Naval Architect to the Fairfield Ship building and Engineering Company, Govan, who has been appointed to the Chair of Naval Architecture in the Uni- versity of Glasgow, was the first Euro pean Professor of Naval Architecture in THE PRINCE AND THE AND A- the Imperial University of Tokyo, Japan
INDIA'S PROBLEM. AN OPTIMIST'S VIEW OF THE OUTLOOK.
are those who are most optimistic as to "Those who havo.known India" longest her future."
This was the observation made to is Rev. G. Anstie Smith, of Delhi,in an Press representative at Plymouth by the interview on the, present problems of
Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St. the invitation of the Captain of the year The Prince of Wales intimated to the Andrews, that he was unable to accept India. (Ear! Haig) and the Fast Captains to become Captain of the year 1991-2 cwing Highness expressed the hope that he will to his visit to India, but, His Royal be able to hold the lion at some future date..
India." he said, "date from some 30. The aims of the Nationalists of
through the Indian National Congres
curs back and have found expression
and had as its object the education of the which was inthered by the late Mr. Hune,
have been belittled, and the English Pross Indians in the science and practice of frequently the objects of the Congres government. We have to regret that too
To-day the Congress is based on a rough has too frequently laughed it to scora. representation of the whole of India. But Provincial Committees send up their whe number in the aggregate anything have got possession of the organization. from 23.000 to 30,000. The Extremisty
SCOTTISH LETTER. UNIQUE HIGHLAND SEASON. THE EFFECT OF THE MOTOR. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
EDINBUROK, October 19tb, cluso has a
The Highland Benson now drawing te atitres. Apart from other happenings, record of several unique With the heads of the British, Ameri- discuss the possibility of a moratoriumy, had been purposely derailed.. killing for success from the early summer on a continuous spell of ine weather made ean and Japanese delegations working in
Another bombarda. Notwithstanding the high rail direct personal conference there are
almost of pre-war dimensions. In June. way fares, "the "passenger traile indications that naval agreement on all
was a stream of middle-class tourist traffic but the details has nearly been reached.
set in. A now feature was the number of visitors who-came-long distances by The question of land disarmament is re-
charabane from the Midlands, and even MACHINE-GUNS EMPLOYED. garded in many quarters as practically
the South of England. Noticeable among
A SCOTTISH CHARACTERISTIC settled on the basis of M. Briand's speech that Herr Stinnes was visiting London end the troops were compelled to fire, and their race.
the few visitors from foreign lands were Sir William Robertson Nicol on the An English contemporary, writing of LONDON, November 2nd.
the Japanes who During rioting in Belfast at the week everything in the methodical manner of states that he still retains his Scottish went about seeing occasion of his seventieth birthday, which is interpreted as caning that privately although he had previously in the police used machine-guns. There were The Highland summer season proper, has stayed for years in London.
characteristics despite the fact that he The Chancellor would like to see an in-eight wounded. A shop was looted andyond precedent. Grouse moors and fish- FASHION NOTES,
ed last night, when three were killed and of the London season, was successful beteristic? burned.
ings were well let, and a succession of The Inverness clunk, which the Prime distinguished house parties were enter Minister has adopted, is again to be Highlands gave a fillip to social doings,rity on such matters tells me that it was strictest inquiry. tained by those in possession. sence of Royalty, in different parts of the
The pre fashionable in London. It is said to be a garment of great antiquity. An authó
BENEFIT OF BRITISH RCLE. and in the exceptional weather sport was
"England's work in India can bear the enjoyed with the utmost rest. “
worn by the Picts, and that descriptions India for India's good, and in two rea We have governed His Majesty the King, on the occasion scripts referring to the inhabitants of four policy has been for the material well- of it are to be found in old, Irish menu pects it may be pointed out how effectual Moy Hall, motored the entiro distance- of his recent visit to the Macintosh at Scotland. ever 100 miles from Balmoral, and he tweed and the knicker suit, fewer now for their livelihood, and Britain's con- Although many visitors favour Harts her population depend upon agriculture, being of the country. Ninety per cent. of, LONDON, November 22nd, The first report received in London Wales motored from Dunrobin Castle boxes in the Highlands.
also returned by motor. The Prince of don the kilt when they go to shooting gern from the beginning has been for from Coline! Rawlinson, who was lately to Balmoral, & much longer journey. released by the Turks, gives an appalling The message says that 2,000 Armenian were factunate-a-securing fine bags. On thing) wrong when they would sometimes three years probably twenty million account of conditions in Asia Minor. lently stocked with birds, and sportanca kilt." and that they meant nosing (no. marked by an awful catastrophe, and in
The grouse moors were as a rule excel-shentry? used to be
An old game-India's farming interests. The year that - keeper told me lately" that all the the East India Co, took over the responsi Prisoners from Kars, employed in labour some of the well-known moors the
proud o tabilities of the government of Bengat was have all perished with the exception of of years. gangs in the neighbourhood of Erzerum,sults were the best obtained for a number JAPANESE AND THE CARNEGIE TRUST. Greeks deported from coast, districts, scape was seldom seen to better adyan ment have been studying the activities of against fumine, and finally led to the be putting it on back to front whateler." Bengalese died of famine. Neither trans about 500. The victims were replaced by luxuriant, and the beauty of the land- from the Japanese Education Depart-experimenta by way of an insurance
The heather was everywhere whose death this winter Colonel Raw-tage. The autumn has been the finest the Carnegie Dunfermline Trustees. The system of irrigation cannis, which to the A deputation of five representatives This led the Government to make various port nor grain was available to meet it. lison considers certain.
were for several weeks directed to the itachi ito. Secretaries to the Depart face of India, and form the real basis of experienced for a long number of years. visitors were Messrs. Juichi Shimomura extent of 47,000 miles now cover the sur- Minister's boliday at Flowersdala House, Professor of Teachers College, Hiro inmine in any real sense is impossible.
Then the eyes of the political world Highlands as the result of the Primeccation, Kioto University; Dr. Osado, acres are to-day artificially irrigated, and...
mont; Dr. Konishi, Professor of Edu her material progress. Garoloch. The Cabinet met at Inverness shima; and Gessho Sasatci, Professor of
Forty million and the coming and going of Cabinet Eastern Buddhism, Shinsa Otani Univer Ministers and officials to Camloch gave eity, Kioto. Capital and Wester Ross. a world-wide interest to the Highland
readjustment of land forces is impossible formed the Government of the journer a few casualties. The trouble was renew. which starts early in August, at the alose surely this is a universal Scottish charne | quota of delegates and representatives,
in the existing conditions,
The Far Eastern Committee is appoint ing sub-committee to study fiscal affairs in China and also to discuss a Chinese proposal for restoration of tariff natonomy.
LATER.
HANDLING THE CHINESE QUESTION.
The Far Eastern Sub-Committee will be empowered to summon any expert opinion opinion necessary. Meanwhile the main Far Eastern Committen, having agreed to the general principles to be applied to a settlement of the Chinese question, will now, it is understood on trustworthy Brit- ish authority, press forward with the arrangement of, details, including such important matters as Japan's occupation
LATER SHIPYARD WORKERS KILLED renewed sniping at shipyard workers in There are two dead as the result of Belfast to-day.
creasing effort on the part of Germas business men, including banks and trade unions, to get into fouch with influential quarters abroad. IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY IN CONDITIONS IN ASIA MINOR. MUCH SUFFERING THIS WINTER.
PARIS. PRESERVING THE FLAG OF DUTCH VOLUNTEERS.
REPATRIATION OF GERMANS, AUSTRALIA OFFERS EXPROPRIATED
LAND TO EX-SOLDIERS.
PARIS, November 21st. An impressive ceremony took place in the Aims Museums-teratides when a de- legation of Dutch volunteers, who fought in the French Army, brought their flug there to be preserved among the flags of other foreign volunteers. The Nether- lands Minister in Paris, the military governor and a number of French and of Kinochau and Shantung. It is pro
Dutch personalities were present. Herr -posed when these are settled that the num- Bointolje.. the President of the Dutch" erous separate agreements and treaties Volunteers
MELBOURNE, November 22nd. Association, delivered between China and the various powers address recalling the fact that the Dutch approaching completion of the work of In the House of Representatives Mr. Hughes stated that, in view of the sbull be replaced by the four resolutions legion, which started thirteen hundred repatriating Germans, the Federal Gov in principle adopted, yesterday, supple strong, lost nine hundred during the warpriated plantations in what was formerly ernment had decided to sell the expro mented by detailed stipulations accepted
German New Guinea, preference to be by all the parties concerned. In fact
DEMOBILISATION.
given to offers from ex-soldiers. yesterday's resolutions arp regarded as
BANDITS IN ARGENTINA. intended to cover the collective rights and
Ariza, November 23rd. It is semi-officially stated that a decree TROOPS MAKE MANY CAPTURES. privileges of all the nations having in-will he published demobilising the "1003 tercats in Chios in place of the indivi- dual rights and privileges of ench, thus
affordug & basis on which it will be pos sible to build so that ultimately there wil be one single document comprising all that should be perpetuated.
-Kavar
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and 1904 classes immediately. MOTOR LORRY OVERTURNS.
TWO TITLED LADIES KILLED IN
PARIS.
PARIS, November 23rd.
A motor lorry overturned in the Quai d'Orsay killing Viscountess Paul de Chabot and Countess Wignacourt.
THE SUBMARINE QUESTION. As regards the question of submarines a member of the Italian delegation to-day declared that submarines were a necessity PRINCESS MARY BETROTHED, for the defence of Italy whose financial situation made it difficult to build ex-TO MARRY VISCOUNT LASCELLES.
ponsivo capital ships. The delegate held that they Just have a cavy equal to any other Mediterranean power, not classing Great Britain as such." ****
The betrothal is officially anounced of Princess Mary to Viscount Lascelles.
[Viscount Lascelles, D.S.O. is the oldest son of the Henry George Charles WASHINGTON, November 23rd...
6fth Earl of Harewood and was born in The American delegation conferred with 1005 to 1907 and A.D.C. to the Governor- 1889. He was Hon. Attaché, Rome, from its committee of twenty-one advisers who served in the European War from 1914. General of Canada from 1907 to 1911. He wore asked to secure additional informata 1918, was wounded and gained the
D.S.O. in 1018.]
tion for the Naval Armament Comittee which is preparing reports on the British suggestion for the elimination of sub- marines or their réduction in size while the General Committee is reporting developments of the Far Eastern situa
tion. PRESS AND M. BRIAND'S SPEECH.
PARIS, November 23rd. The press unreservedly approves of H. Briand's speech.
The Petit Parisien says that the declara- tions of friendship and support by all pur. Allies, particularly Mr. Balfour's, must have shown the very excited Pan- Germans that they cannot count on the moral isolation of France.
The Journal says that M. Briand's suc- was demonstrated to the universe the necessity of a strong France to ensure pence
BELGIUM SUPPORTS FRANCE.
り
Panza, November Zist.
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EARLIER CABLES. . INTERNATIONAL FENCING. AMERICANS WIN THE TROPHY. NEW YORK, November 22nd. The American swordsmen wan_the points against 18 by the British in the international fencing trophy, scoring 24 three matches.
"
BUENOS AYRES November 22nd. Five were killed and 17 wounded in a Santa Cruz; 170-bandits were captured. fight between troops and bandits near Reinforcements have be sent to main tain order in Patagonia.
A TRAVELLER IN CHINA AND CAMBODIA. "
re:
IN PRAISE OF MODERATION.
"The second great noed was that of transport. On money raised in the Lon- don market at 3 and 34 per cent. the
of the men.
Moderation is an essentially Scottish railway system of India was originally Clyde lochs a regular visitor missed one Thirty-five thousand miles of well-iaid and virtue. At a quiet pier on one of the established, and to-day she is fourth in the world in the length of her railways. quired. Ach, Denal's no weel.
"Where's Donald?" he in-well-equipped lines are to-day in opera- tion. Third, class passengers travel from
He's
Д
postage arrangements, based upon the JURY PSYCHOLOGY.
railway system, enable them to send farthing postcard for nearly 9,000 miles, PECULIAR METHODS OF REACH-livers letters in the
and the half-penny inland postage de ING A VERDICT.
country over the same extended area.
same way as this
That famous advocate at the criminal
WHAT NATIVES YEAR.
F.R.G.S., in his 84th year is announced The death of Mr. John Thomsen, from London. In his boyhood and early years Mr. Thomson was closely associat in his bed. He had two bottles o' whusky-six to eight miles for a penny, and the ed with Bathgate, where he received part yesterday, an' wan was quite sufficient." of his education at the Newlands In. owed to a relative of his own-and at stitutes benefaction which the district Edinburgh, where he acquired a scientific training. Going abroad, for some years of travel and of archaeological and other Bar, Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.O., career at Shanghai. But the attractions he successfully pursued a mercantile
studies always appealed to him more has contributed remarkable article to riched by British effort and British " Every type of industry has been en- than a business office, and after spending recent a considerable time in the more remote Paychology of the Jury
Strand Magazine
on the example in this way.. It may therefore, districts of China, be undertook, along
Juries," he says, with a companion, a pioneering expedi and they are apt to take notice of many educated Indian would reply in words
aro very human the present restlessness of India?
reason"bly be asked what is the basis of tion in Cambodia, where he was one of things, which do not always attract much something like this: Firstly, India fears Ant the first to discover and explore the examusing stories of some cases in which ing a second-rate imitation of an Euro- He goes on to tell some absorption, and the possibility of becom- ceptionally interesting architectural re he was concerned. He appeared for the LONDON, November 22nd. Recruiting for ordinary scamen for the peculiar interest.
lics which have given this country its Navy has been suspended but it is under- Thomson visited Cyprus and spent a boo thought that there should be a verdict introduced with the higheat motives and
In later years Mr. plaintiff in a breach of promise case, and Pen Power. stood that recruiting for boys and siderable time there. He published inter for the plaintiff The judge's summing by the best of men, cannot fail to de-
everybody, including his opponent,
"Secondly, an alien culture, though certain other special ratings will conesting accounts of these travels. On hiz
return to this country. Mr. Thomson verdict, but to everybody's astonishment pean culture and materialism daily over up also left no loophole for any other nationalize a people, and India aces Euro- became connected with the Royal Geo- the jury came back with a verdict for spreading the country. She may well graphical Society, to which he gave his the defendant. Says Sir Edward:-
connection which brought him into services as expert adviser in photography,
express her fears in language sch intimate relations with numbers of the best known explorers of recent years; NEW VERSELS VOR CHINA.
NAVAL STRENGTH. RECRUITING FOR "A.B?s" STOPPED.
tinue.
EASTERN TELEGRAFH CO, HEAVY EXPENDITURE ON CABLES.
Losnos, November 22nd. The report of the Eastern Telegraph Company for 1920 shows expenditure of £1,478,000 on new cables and of £301,000 on partial renewal of main line cables.
MOPLAH PRISONERS
ASPHYXIATED.
IN CLOSED LUGGAGE VANS.
LONDON, November 22nd. The India Office confirms the report of the asphyxiation of 4 Moplahs (reported in the cables of yesterday). It appears that the prisoners were being conveyed in a closed luggage van (or vans),
DEATH OF CHRISTINE"
- NILSSON.
STOCKHOLM, November 22nd. The death is ouzounced of the Countess Casa de Miranda, formerly Christine EARLIER CABLES. Nilsson, the operatic singer.
GERMAN REPLY TO A FRENCH "STATEMENT.
BERLIN, November 22nd. In regard to M. Briand's speech at Washington, it is semi-officially denied that the Reichswehr consists mostly of ex- officers and ex-non-commissioned officers It is stated, on the contrary, that the great majority of the Reichswehr con- sists of youths who joined up after the
war
The protection police are not in any
The new China steamer Kunchow, built by Scotts Company, Greenock, has left the Clyde for the Bristol Channel, where she will load for her maiden voyage to Chinese watera.
PRICE OF THE EIGHT HOURS' DAY.
attention."
be playing golf not far from London, that she gets from the occupation if she Some weeks after this I happened to this, for what are the material gains and going into the club-house, where Ierself loses her national soul? She b was a guest, to lunch, I noticed three lieves that sho has national traits worth or four men sitting at a table whose preserving, and cannot see herself chain- I heard my name mentioned, and turn-nation without a protest. faces were familiar to me. As I passeded to the chariot wheel of any European ing round I at once recognised one of the party as a juryman in the case I military domination has existed.
"Thirdly, of recent years the fear of have referred to. My curiosity being incidents following the passing of the The aroused, I stopped for & moment and Rowlatt Act, the strike of shopkeepers asked how they found the verdict that and the riots of Amritsar, Delhi, Gujran One wonders if the public realise what most amusing explanation.
they did. He laughed, and gave this well, and Ahmadabad indicated the grow- they have to pay for the railwaymen's aid he, the judge, who tried the case,sionment caused by military action in sequestered parts of the country. eight hours a day as it affects the more had a reputation for forming strong those places will not be forgotten for
"Well,"
ing sense of nationhood, and of disillu many stations the staffs had to be the Court of Appeal, and so when the rapid are into the immense crowd at.. doubled for the purpose of dealing with jury retired to the jury room to consider amritsar bas done more to strengthen
At views which were not always upheld by many years to come. a matter of five or six trains a day. On their verdiet, one of them at once said: the hands of the Extremists than all the Goneral Dyer's
judge is. Now we all know that it is sixfforts of the Ali Brothers and Gandi "Well, it is quite evident which way the
go against the odds? Let's find for the " to four that the judge is wrong: why put together. defendant." And they did.
the Highland Railway, in pre-war times there was a level crossing gate worked by one man at a wage of £60 a year. To-day,
on the eight hours' shift, it takes three men to do the job and their wages MONTY IN ETCHINGS. amount to about £500 a year.
James McBoy, the Aberdeen man who' gave up bank clerking to make etchings, DEATH OF EMILE BOUTROUX, now one of the most successful artists
PARIA, November 22nd.
of the day. An admirer asserts that McBey last your faust have made £10,000. The death is announced of the philoso. One may be mildly doubtful of that sum, Francaise, and author of many works on went home to see his grandmother in pher, M. Emile Boutroux, member of but still his income must be more than l'Instituto de France and of l'Academia | satisfactory. philosophy. He was 76 years of age. SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKET, WIN FOR AUSTRALIA,
CAPETOWN, November 22nd.. The Australians beat the cetern Pro vince by eight wickets..
LAYING AN ABERDEEN OSOBT..
WITNESS MUST DRESS FITTINGLY.
GANDI'S INFLUENCE. "Gandi's character as Bir Eword tells a story about another Jean Jacques Rousseau makes him to-day Tolstoy and abeliever in the Socialism of a follower of jury: at the Bar I was engaged as junior in to be found in the remotest villages. His the defence of a woman charged for attempts to defeat the reform by which the idol of the people. Millions of his In the very early days of my career photographs have been gold, and they are murder of a new-born child. question to be decided by the jury was
The real the eight Provincial Elective Councils
Belgian opinion is decidedly in favour way.controlled by the Imperial Govern- FAR EASTERN CABLE round it, have lately been greatly exer-appened to know the foreman of theter, touched with asceticism as it is, will
of France's claim to a strong army soment, but by the State, Governments.
long sa peace is not secured.-Havas.
AN AUSTRALIAN VIEW.
Their sole task is to maintain order in the interior and their numbers, organisa Entente Control Commissions. The police tion, and armament are regulated by only posses the rifles and light guns
MELBOURNE, November 23rd In the House of Representatives, Mr Hughes, speaking on a Labour motion to reduce the Air Force, which was de feated, said they could not rely much allowed them; they have no heavy guna on the Washington Conference United States and Japan had launched
The which would make them suitable for fight
& medical one as to the cause of death, and the elective Legislative Assembly and on this some very strong evidence practically governed the country miser- It is told that he once was given by a well-known surgeon who shly failed. His attack on the educa Aberdeenshire and showed her a few evidence was accepted, a hostile verdict mencing with the Mahomedan University was a witness for the Treasury. If his tional institutions of the country, com- drawings he had made in Spain-works of the jury was almost inevitable in spite & Aligarh were not more successful. His which to-day fetch twenty times their existed for the unfortunate women. The is apparently arousing deep resentment of the very strongest sympathy which present attempt to boycott English cloth original price; all she said was " I wadaa gio ye fourponco for the lot, Jim human judges who ever adorned the Eng-
CLE WAS tried before one of the most in the native mind, mock; I've far better pictures hanging lish Bench, and the humanity of his sum-apparently to give him all the rope he dars
"The Indian Government is determined on ma wa's, and they are grocers' calon ming-un had a great deal, no doubt, to wishes, and there can be little doubt that do with the verdict of acquittal which in duo timo he will hang himself. The my lender, by his brilliant speech, ao arrest of the Alt Brothers is in every way. Shuttle Lano, in Aberdeen, and all
triumphsatly secured.
I
justifiable. But probably Gandi's charac cised about a visitation" supposed to being that of an undertaker, I did not and from being charged as a seditionist.
juzy well, and, bis professional vocation keep him from further breaking the law bo supernatural. An explanation of the think he was likely to be moved by sonti- manifestations is forthcoming, however, ment, so I asked him one day soon which will enable the neighbours to sleep that trial how he got over the gridence in peace. Psychical investigators have of the medical man I referred to. "Oh"! held seances in the haunted house, and raid he, that was the man who read one of them has come to the conclusion the Sporting Times in court whilst the that the disturbances have a material case was going on, and I would not and eggs went direct to London from after an opium raid in Liverpool were had heard. His theory is that the once insisted that a witness should leave growers of Montpect
cause. Ho states that 'ho has not found believe a man The forty-three Chinese mentioned in required for the building up of a psychis charged with keeping, neing, or frequent noises are caused by the movement of his jewellery behind before he went into their profound respect, wore sever
roq use conditions such as would be paper-like that in his wath who read a France on October 11th In the first tro
ranging from 25 to 225 were imposed in sowers, ara, lussed at night and the pro- play crested a presumption in favour wagons, consignad from places as far to make the through journey, rendered. important it is sometimes that wit The baskets of the choicest grapes and some cases ng premises for opium-amoking. Fines water pipes in the wall when the town the witness-box, for he felt that its dis- train, which was made up of twenty-sever
necees should "dress the
part
He peara sent to the King and Queen by the 'as a token of euro on the mains is very high
of disbelief."
south sa Grenoble.
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] · LIVERPOOL OPIUM RAID. CHINESE KKAVILY PINKD,
LONDON, November 22nd.
Sir
CROSS CHANNEL TRAIN.
About 300 tons of fruit, vetgetables,
The citizens' guard. mentioned by yesterday's cable as having been arrested structure that would cause the noises he bow Edward doubts if the public know I possibly by the B'chhorough ferry service.
new warships while Great Britain, in ing. order to show her bond-fides had stopped M. Briand has long been disbanded and naval construction, throwing idle thou ssads of workers. Therefore it would be it wonpons surrendered or destroyed, anwise to scrup the Australian Air Force. All armament factories in Germany have
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been closed and the machinery destroyed.
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