Page
CABLES.
LATEST CARLES," (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE, WILL THE SENATE RATIFY THE PACT?
LONDON, December 22nd.
The ratlication of the Pacife Fact by the United States Senate is regarded as
Houbtful. The endorsement prospects are
not improved by Mr. Harding's unfor
tunato interpretation of the agreement as acting the islands of Japan proper statement accepting the American Con-
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
LATEST CABLES.
THE PRINCE'S TOUR. REMIRNS FROM BIG GAME SHOOT- ING IN NEPAUL
LONDON, December 23rd. The Prince of Wales returned on Thurs day morning from big game shooting in the jungles of Nepaul, resuming his tour British India. He arrived at Patna, leaving the train at Palers Ghat and steam ing down the Ganges, along the banks of derful old Buddhist temples stretches for which this picturesque city with its won-
soven miles. He held a Durbar on Banki
LATEST CABLES,
PRIME MINISTER'S
CONFERENCE,
FRIENDLY TONE PREVAILS
THROUGHOUT.
3)
PARIS, December Rnd. The exchange of views between M. Briand and Mr. Lloyd Georgs in proceed ing in London satisfactorily, ‘a most friendly tone prevailing throughout According to Havas special represents and figures showing that Germany is per tive, the French experts submitted facts
fectly able to meet the next payments if
THE IRISH TREATY...
PROLONGED DEBATES AND A GREAT SCENE.
LONDON, December 21st. Dail Eireann's debates on the treaty were most heated and unexpectedly pro longed. A decision is uniikely before. Thursday, but a motion for the closure is necessary to secure the ending of the debates this week, and this would provOKS further opposition.
th
OUR
LONDON LETTER,
PUBLIO OPINION AND THE WASH- INGTON PEACE PROPOSALS.
A: COMMERCIAL SURVEY OF THE
EMPIRE
REVISING THE BUDGET.
CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE.
although it resulted in his subsequent Pore maidan in the morning and played she so wishes. M. Briand and Lord vealed Mr. de Valora's form of oath to be placed upon record na a proof of in which the national accounts were pre
pole in the afternoon. The usual hartal
ference Delegation's interpretation. The
Sir Dugald Clark presided over gathering of the Political and Economic Circle at the National Liberal Club, at which Major Harry Barnes, M.P., offered. [TROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
"some suggestions for the revision of the Budget statement." Under the pre LONDON, November 17th.
sent system, he said. Parliament voted THE PEACE PROPOSALS.
bundreds of millions of public money, Whatever the result of Mr. Hughes's sometimes without any discussion at all, The speakers yesterday were equally Peace proposals may be in regard to the and often with only the hakiest idea of of the treaty. Mr. de Valera a insistance be recorded that the idea has met with raised or being spent. To grasp all the divided between supporters and opponents naval holiday" for ten years, it can the way in which the money was being treaty, which the Dail had already dis. There is a tendency to give a qualified the twenty days allotted to Supply was apon secrecy regarding, his alternativea cordial reception in this country details of the national accounts during cussed in a three days' privets cossion last acceptance in some quarters, as is only a task requiring almost more than human week, hampered the debate.
There was a great stene yesterday when limitation of naval construction has been forward tentatively what appeared to him natural; but, on the whole, the suggested ability. He wanted, therefore, to pat Mr. Milroy, supporting the treaty, resincerely welcomed. This fact deserves to be possible improvements in the way namely, I swear to bear true faith and Curzon are now to take up the questions allegiance to the Constitution of Ireland world peace is concerned, for the British Budget statement, it should, he thought, the sincerity of British intentions where sented. Instead of having one great was proclaimed, resulting in the closing of the Franco-Turkish agreement and with the British Commonwealth of Na vitally affected in any programme that great classes of income and expenditure. and the Treaty of Association of Ireland Empire more than any other Power is be broken up into, perhaps, three or four disclaimer, however, is unlikely to end of all bazaars, but the steady influx of the Greco-Turkish mediation. Yet the chief tians, and to recognise The King of relates to the maintenance of sex com- There was certainly nothing surer than
Great
Britain as head of the associated object of the conversations remains States." Mr. Milroy said that the sole Europe's economic reconstruction.
issue was the two forms of oath. cording to L'Echo de Paris an All-Euro-ful to disclose a secret, document.
Mr. de Valera, said that it was shame
the French Riviera-Havas." pean Conference is to meet in January on
Mr. Milroy demanded whether Mr. de Valeru was going to send the youth of Ireland to the shambles for a shadow.
Similar warmth characterised the re- mainder of the debate.
Mr. Cavan Duffy recommended the adoption of the treaty in pursuance of the pledge extorted from him when he signed." There was no alternative to the treaty, which gave Ireland a power she had not had for hundreds of years
Mr. Duggan declared that he was not frightened by Mr. Lloyd George when he signed, and ridiculed the idea that the delegates had been bluffed.
LATER.
the matter for the Anti-Pact Senators are backed by the insident and Senator Borah la, already making play with the argu- ment that the Treaty is so vagus that even the President and the Secretary of State cannot agree as to its meaning. Another argument likely to be employed is that the pact imposes a moral duty on the United States to sesist Japan against any attacks from China, or eventually Russia The opinion is offered that some inter- pretative rider will be added or that rati- fication by the Senate will be made upon reservations designed to fix the meaning .indisputably..
JAPAN'S ATTITUDE: The whole episode is regarded as parti- cularly unfortunate because Japan has
villagers around, in motors lent by the authorities, caused fair-sized crowds along the routes.
DUTCH EAST INDIES LOAN. NO REASON. TO FEAR AMERICAN
INTERVENTION,
Tas HAQUE December 22nd. The Government declares that there no reason to four America's intervention in the affairs of the East Indies in conse- quence of the proposed loan, as declared yesterday. It adds that the sanction of the American Government to raise a loan in the United States is unnecessary. EXPRESS TRAINS COLLIDE.
VENICE, December 22nd.
been the subject of long and lively som the Trieste-Rome exprese on the
}
FABLIER CABLES.
Ac.
DIFFICULTIES IN CONVERSATIONS
LONDON, December 21st. Mr. Lloyd George's visit to Criccieth for due to difficulties in the conversations Christmas has been abandoned, this being with M. Briand.
LATEE.
L
- SUPREME COUNCIL TO MEET. §. Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand, it has As the result of conversations between
A STRIKING SPEECH. been arranged that the Supreme Council The most striking speech on the resump shall meet at Cannes to decide the reparation of the Dail sitting was one by Mr. tions issue in the middle of January M. Cosgrave, Minister of the local Govern- Briand is returning to Paris forthwith.
ment, which kept the Dail rocking with Opposition's case out of court," he com- laughter. In an attempt to laugh the
LATER.
munications.
this, that the only way to get economy Out of the many criticisms that are in national finances was to get under- appearing in the Press it is well to find standing of them. (Hear, hear.) Glear that stress is laid on the peculiar posi aqcounts were the foundation of an ef tion of the British Empire. Naval ficient business, and what was true of power does not depend only on the small undertakings was equally true of strength to battle fleets; there are other national affairs. The natural classifica. elements. There is the question of navaltion under which expenditure might be bases. There is the question of protect divided he suggested as (1) 'the "purely ing the trade routes. There is also the Governmental functions, Army, Navy, ad fact that in the case of the British Emministration of justice, and the mainten pire it is not so much a problem affectance of a normal Civil Service; (9) the ing a separate State as it is one affecting provision of interest on debt; (3) collec a. Confederation of States and Colonies tive expenditure for individual benefits -coastered all over the globe. Thess have for social services; (4) expenditure which vast stretches of const-line and harbours arose out of national trading, which that call for adequate protection What would be mainly confined to the Post aver is done by way of limitation, it 18 | Office. expected by public opinion here that due Contrasting the last" pre-war Budget regard will be had to these facts if there with the national finances for the present is any question of pooling naval year, Major Barnes pointed out that in the 1913-14 Budget what he called the real burden of government was about. the excellent idea of making the monthly courts, and civil administration. As be The London Press Club his conceived £100,000,000 for the Army, Navy, Jaw house dinners and smoking concerts more ween the money got on income-tax and members who have their professional cellor of the Exchequer had a balance left popular with the various sections of the money puid out on debt the Chan-
resources.
THE PRESS CLUB,
An express from Paris collided with reached entire agreement regarding the pletely restored the humour of the Dail, home in the comfortable quarters situated of about 5,000,000. The beneficial ser- mittes discussion, the Japanese at Art crossing the Piave. No details are avail-sure of agreement has been reached to Southerners an opportunity of persuad. Paper men use the Clab daily, and among ago pensions, and the like, cost about
holding that inclusion of their homeland' was a blow to their dignity. Another sub- ject. attracting attention at Washington the Shantung Railway deadlock. There
"is an impression that Japan's demands “savour of a wish to retain the reality of ewatrol while sacrificing merely its ap- pearance.
M. BRIAND ON THE NAVAL SITUATION.
PARIS, December 2nd.
able.
13.
AUSTRIAN FINANCES. EVERYONE MUST TAKE UP STATE
BONDS:
VIENNA, December 22nd.
The Government has obtained Parlis- mentary powers compelling everybody residing in Austria immediately to ex- change holdings of foreign, bank-notes, bills and foreign credits for state bonds
CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
In an interview with Le Matin, "Min either foreign or national currency. Briand, commenting upon the naval situs The maximum penalty for failure to tion after the Washington Conferenes comply is ten years' bard labour. stated that whereas France willingly agreed to a reduced quota of capital ships she must insist upon retaining small and speedy craisers and submarines to pro- tect, by her own means, her immense coast line and to keep in touch with every corner of the colonial empire-Havas.
WASHINGTON, December 22nd.
#KILLED. EXPLOSION OF GAS IN DRAPER'S
SHOP.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, December 22nd. Twelve Christmas shoppers were killed and 40 injured through an explosion of the attack on the Quadruple Agreement gas in a draper's shop.
In the Senate, Mr. Beed returned to
and declared that Mr. Harding's state- ment, cabled on December 19th, showed that the Japanese statesmen again hað "the long end of diplomatic" negotia. tiona" He added in this connection:
We
FRANCE'S IRREDUCIBLE
NECESSITIES.
WASHINGTON, December 21st. Admiral Dehon having tabulated the may wake up to-morrow and find precise figures of submarine and other that we have agreed to defend the whole light-eruft tonnage which France will British Empire as that might well in submit to the Naval Committee to clude insular possessions and Domin-morrow as the minimum required for defensive purposes, Mr. Sarraut declared that the submarine strength of Britain, the United States, and Japan could not be taken as the measure of the French
ions"."
BARLIER CABLES.
THE MOST CRITICAL POSITION
YET REACHED...
Washington, December Zist.
figures, which would represent France's Mr. Hughes letter to M. Briand is irreducible necessities. Admiral Dobon. couched in the frankest and gravent said that France gave everything in the language. It says that the proposed war for peace and had not obtained agreement is tremendously in favour of peace. They were giving up the Navy France, as it really doubles the French 40 because the Admiral Government Navy's relative strength. He feels, there asked them. fore, that the proposal that Franco shall build ten new capital ships suggests a programme of such magnitude as to raise the greatest difficulties. “In fact, I regret to say," "proceeds the letter, that it would not be posible on this basis to
On behalf of the Italian delegation, it is stated that Italy's policy will be largely guided by the naval strength allotted to France
CHINESE AND JAPANESE DIFFERENCES.
WASHINGTON, December 21st.
lock is due to failure to agree upon the The Sino-Japanese : negotiations dead. question of the payment for and adminis tration of the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu Rail way.
The Anglo-French conference has not
reparations question, but a sufficient mea. He urged that the treaty would give the make the reports the basia of a discussioning the Northerners to co-operate in giv with the other Allies,
ing Ireland a proper place in the world. Germany will not be represented at the mooting of the Supreme Council at Lord Mayor of Cork, themently attacked Miss MacSwiney, sister of the former Cannes, but a German representative may the treaty, declaring that if it were rati- be summoned in order to assist the de-fed she would devote her life to teaching liberations
was the greatest treachery in history.
The Dail adjourned..
KAPP CONSPIRACY TRIAL. DEVELOPES INTO SKIN-SAVING COMPETITION.
-BERLIS, December 91st. A sensational conspiracy trial arising out of last year's Kapp insurrection
Police-President of Berlin, to five years Leipsig sentenced von Jagow, formerly fiasco has ended. The Supreme Court at
imprisonment in a fortress for treason. The other accused, Baron Wangenheim and Dr. Schiele, were acquitted.
ring
The trial developed into a skin competition, the witnesses, including Ludendorff, fearing implication in the in- surrection, endeavouring to justify their actions.
Ludendorf's evidence in particular re- vealed the hopeless muddle and lack of organisation in which the Kappists wallowed from the start, rendering the venture a forlorn hope.
CHANGE IN EUROPEAN POLITICS.
AUSTRIA ENTERS THE LITTLE ENTENTE.
the Little Entente.
dramatic critics, sporting writers, and from Customs and Excise £73,000,000, them are groups of political journalists,000,000, and the Chancellor got in many others. The proposal is to allocate which left him with another £28,000.000. one dinner monthly during the Winter Another £20,000,000 from Post Office season to cach representative branch of revenze brought the total up a total over
£70,000,000, so that the Chancellor -WAS- the-profession
Those house dinners have been an in-left with a deficit of £27,000,000, which he
the children of Ireland that the treabilution as the Club for many years raised by the estate duty. This year the
A SHARP BATTLE.
JAPANESE COMMERCIAL
MISSION.
except during the war period. There is burden of government had jumped to always somebody of note as guest; and £370,000,000. After paying his debt in- at the concert which follows you can rely terest, the income-tax returns only left LONDON, December 21st.
upon hearing and seeing the moat the Chancellor £47,000,000. ATM similar The police pursued the Binn Feinors famous "stars" in the musical and amount came from Customs and “Excise, who had kidnapped fifteen alleged desert dramatic firmament. They come along which gave the Chancellor £94,000,000 10. ers from the Irish Republican Army at Feeny, County Derry.
to the Press Club after the night's work wards the total sum of £370,000,000. The accurred at Crannagh, in which six Sinn give for the pleasure of the company the reduced the amount, and so he was left A sharp battle at the theatre is over, sad are glad to Pont Office showed a loss which further
napped were captured, also large quanti London Press Club is the only place five Sinn Fainers and thirteen of the Eid- particular line of art. Feiners were filled and 20 wounded, while vory best that they can offer in their with a deficiency of £225,000,000.
I dare say the ties of munitions.
where the real, original, and no-mistake hare without resort to "Pussyfoot" Bohemia, such as is pictured in the works
pro- paganda campaigns to make England of the old writers, is to be found in thess
dry." daya; and on festal occasions it is not gPIE TRADE, the place where "Pussyfoot" may be found or the maxim of "early to bed " is religiouslly observed.
The sportsmen are leading of this week with a dinner, with Mr. Sydney Pardon, LONDON, December 91st.
the doyen among cricketing, authorities, Palace the Japanese Commercial Mission 7, de Rothschild, the owner of the Cam The King received at Buckingham as chairman, and the guests include Mr. which is studying the commerce and in-bridgeshire winner; Steve Donoghue, the dustry of Britain. The Mission presented leading jockey; the Hon. Lionel Tenny an address in which they referred to the son, England's Test Match Captain; joyous expectation with which all classes Colonel Craven, representing football; In Japan were anticipating the visit of and Mr. J. H. Taylor, the famous golfer the Prince of Wales The message ex: When the political night comes round preased a heartfelt wish that every success it is certain that at least two members will attend the Prince's high mission, and of the Cabinet will attend. trusted that H.R.H. when re-welcomed home, would bring many happy memories of his visit to Japan..
PRESENTS AN "ADDRESS AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
LONDON, December 91st. An important change in European politics has been effected by an agree
The King, replying, said that he pre- Czecho-Slovakin at Prague en the 18th visit to their beautiful land over forty ment concluded between Austria and served the happiest recollections of his inst., marking the entry of Austria into years ago, and was delighted to think of the approaching visit to Japan of his dear The terms of the treaty read At a son, the Prince of Wales, to which the States mutually pledged themselves to terms. National Council at Vienna to-day both mission had referred in such gratifying execute the St. Germain and Trianon politically and diplomatically with a peace treaties, and to support each other view to maintaining the peace of Europe and preventing the restoration of the old regime.
SOVIET ALLEGED TO HAVE
STOLEN TIMBER, SCANDINAVIAN SHIPOWNERS"
CAUTION.
CREISTIANA, Deonraber Stat The Scandinavian Shipowners' Associa tion has received warning from its re-
"It is a great satisfaction to me, as also to him," said, his Majesty, that he will have an opportunity of becoming acquainted with your great country endeared to us by so many ties of friend- ship and alliance, and of returning the compliment paid to me by the visit of his Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Japan last May."
OVERSEAS BANKS.
ME. WE PRESTON, CHAIRMAN OF ASSOCIATION.
LONDON, December 91st. Mr. W. E. Preston, Chairman of Direc- presentative at Betterdam in regard to accepting freights for timber from Russia, tors of the Chartered Bank of India, three Scandinavian ships arriving in Chairman of the Committes of the British because recently the timber cargots of Australia, and China; has been elected Holland wäre seized at the instigation of Overseas Banks Association for the en- Dutch timber merchants, who smerted | suing year. that the timber was theirs, and that it had been stolen by Boviet officials at Archangel.
REDUCED RAILWAY
FREIGHTS.
SOBRIETY IN PARLIAMENT,
In view of the British Empire Exhibi tion to be held in London in 1923, it is are to be sent out from England next of interest to learn that Commissioners year to make what is described as a Com- mercial Survey of the Empire overseas. and report on the natural resources of Their special duty will be to inquire into various countries, especially having ro gard to any changes or developments that have taken place since before the war. it is realised that conditions are now differant from what they were in 1914... The Exhibition authorities want to know accurately how to organise their under- taking so as to meet the expected needs of visitors from abroad two years hones Mr. Will John, Labour M.P. for West It is an excellent idea, and care Rhondda and miners' agent, baa had to being taken to ensure that the Com- of Commons. He had to do it, too, in a In selecting them a new departure has eat his words on the floor of the House misioners are capable and trustworthy- way that is fatal to the career of any man been made. The Executive. Committee of who wants to get on in public life. Mr. the Exhibition are offering a number of John told a meeting of his constituents "Commercial Research Fellowships," that he had seen wealthy landlords com- worth £500. apiece, and first-class fares ing up from the dining-rooms of the to different parts of the Empire. Cham House of Commons "three-parts drunk," bern of Commerce which have raised and that some of them could not stand, £50,000 for the purposes of the Exhibi- while others had to hold on to their tion will have the right to nominate for chairs in order to address the House one Fellowship. In this way it is hoped As this speech, duly reported in the that, the selection the Commissioner Press was properly considered to be a being in the hands of business people, reflection on the fair fame and dignity leading experts in staple industries wil of Members of Parliament, the Rhondda be chosen.. man was called upon for an explanation. POLITICAL PARTIES.
1
He had tone to offer, however, or at Lord Robert Cecil made a speech the least he had no excuse that deserved the other day at Hitchin which has attracted name, beyond a vague suggestion that a good deal of interest. He made the he had been misreported-always the point that party names have lost their refuge of weaklings and shufflers
political meaning and that the politicat In the circumstances Mr. John humbly parties of the future will be divided int withdrew what he had said and express the people who believe in force and the ed his unreserved apologies to the House, people who do oot By way of illustra and by consent the matter was regarded tion there are divisions at the moment as closed. No useful purpose would have represented by the Conservatives sharply Mr. John may be said to have signed his ally as involving later; the issues be boen sorved by carrying it any further. divided over the Irish settlement, especi death warrant es a public man, for it is tween the Independent and Coalition certain he will never get over this Liberala; and the atriving for mastery humiliation.
THEN AND NOW.
As regarde sobriety, the House of Com moas is a very different place to-day
CHINESE EASTERN BAILWAY, LOSS OF REVENUE ESTIMATED AT from what it was, say, forts, rears ago,
RUSSIAN – PROTEST AGAINST WASHINGTON DISCUSSION.
WASHINGTON, December 21st.
£10,000,000.-
LONDON, December 31st. It is estimated that the reduction in caterday's cuble will resale in soos of the railway freight rates mentioned in
which is going on between the moderate Labour men and the Communists whe are trying to gain control of the Labour. Party
carry through an agreement in and not -against-the interests of FranceWe express the hope that her industry and resources will be devoted to her economic Japanese dealined the offer of cash and A Chinese delegate asserted that the
recuperation and the enhancement of proposed to spread the payments over her prosperity rather than be expended twenty years giving China the option of the discussion of the Chinese Eastern £10,000,000 to the revenue of the rail and was a bit unsteady" on his feet”sikar+tive if a fast wore to be made.
upon building fighting ships. At this time, when we are anxious to aid France
in the full recovery of her economic life, it would be disappointing to be advised that she is contemplating putting a hundred millions into battleships."
Finally,
y, the letter hopes that this matter, representing perhaps the most eritical position yet reached at the flone ference, may be satisfactory adjusted,
(Continued:at foot of neat column-)
Dr.Chitchorin has protested against retiring the debt in ten years' time. The Railway by the Washington Conference, Chinese wanted ten years with the to which Humia was not invited, though option of a fanl settlement after three
The Japanese would only concede a option period of five years. The Japanese also wanted Japanese no true maneger, chief engineer, and accountant.
BACK IN FRANCE,
PARIE, December 21st Marshal Foch and M. Viviani have arrived frem Washington.
No doubt the student of politics would It has improved equally with the general see in Lord Robert Cecil's now parties trend of things in the community at merely the Conservative and Liberala large. In the old days still well ramen under a new disguise. It is extremely bored by senior Members of the House doubtful whether any such change as is grace it a public man draaie soo zrach advanced to make political action effec of Commons, it was considered no dis described by Lord Robert is sufficiently
dinner. Nobody took much notice; it was which has excellent reasons for desiring This is the opinion of the Daily News, at most a human weakness, the bad expressed her willingness to re- NAVAL RE-ARRANGEMENTS. turn the railway provided that certain
A generation or so ago the hard-drink to see the end of the Coalition with its subordination of Liberalism to the exigen ing tradition ammoniated with the three sien of Tory policy What is wanted guarantees were given by China,
LONDON, December 1st bottle men when it was nothing out before MOPLAH LEADER CAPTURED. been appointed Command-in-Chief of the as the popular saying expressed it all parties in politics is a plain statement of anything else before much credenca Vice Admiral Bir Osmand Brock has of the way to bo is as drunk as a lɔrd,”
'can be given to the emergence of new mapa Mediterrandan Squadron in succession to survived But such things could not domestic policy which the average max CALICUT November gist
Admiral do Robeck, who has been ap happen today, Other times, other and woman can understand. It would Moplah leader, who advocated the death in Fleet Rear Admiral Sir George och bad form that it can be relied upon declaration came. At the present time Chambrasseri, Thangal, the notorious painted Commander-in-Chief of the Atlan manners”; and a lapas from sobriety is not matter over-mach from which side the of all non-Mohammedans, has bom cap Brand has been appointed to the com- as a sufficiently powerful shack on man nobody knows what our rulers or our
mand of the first light-cruiser squadron. (Continued as font of west enlume would be rulers have in mind.-E.B.
tarod.
السفينة