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WIRTH OUTLINES "GERMANY'S
اولم
FOREIGN POLICY.
BERLIN, January 8th.
IHR HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, ⠀ SATURDAY.
AZTI-LYNCHING" BILL,
FASSES THE UK. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, January 27th. The House of Representatives has pasa- ed the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill by 20 votes to 118 and the Bill now goes to the
Senate
Herr Wirth in the course of his speech FAMOUS COMPOSER DEAD: defined Germany's foreign policy, consist- ing of the fulfilment of treaty obligations
to the farthest possible. He announced
LONDON, January, 27th.
The death has taken place of Luigi that the programme of deliveries demand. Dona, the famous composer, author of
ed by the Reparations Commission would Be presented to-morrow. He built hopes on the Gonos Conference resulting in a secsible and practical solution of the Boparations Question, both for the bone- Et of Germany and of the Allim. Gor many as not going to Genos perfidi"; ously, with a dagger" under her cloak,
Funicult Funicul” and numerous other popular songs.
SAFEGUARDING FRENCH INTERESTS IN THE FAR EAST. PRESENT SITUATION OF A
**CERTAIN BANK."
PARIS, January 27th..
· The report details the principal pro-
THE SHANTUNG PROBLEM,
PRESIDENT, HARDING'S SUGGESTED,
SOLUTION.
WASHINGTON, January 20th.
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THE STRIKE.
NEW PROPOSALS BY THE SEAMEN'S UNION.
There was another development in the
situation yesterday. The Seamen's through, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Union communicated to the shipowners
number of proposals, of which the Afteen following translation has been officially
of
During a conference at White House under which Japan would cease to insist President Harding submitted on giving a loan to China and permit the latter to purchase the railway with notes payable optionally in five years; on the other hand China should communicated to s consent to the retention of a Japanese traffic manager, and chief accountant during the period of payment.
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that the proposal had been oabled to The Chinese delegatas stated to day Peking but intimated that, it the ques
tion were left to them they would un- doubtedly adopt President Harding's suggestion.
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THE OBSEQUIES OF THE
POPE
Resolutions made by the whole Chinese Seamen for the settlement of Strike..
the
-For the time being, the arrange ments shall be as follows:-
(n) An increase of 40 per cent, shall
given for wages under $15, (4) An increase of 30 per cent.
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MAGISTRATE'S IMPORTANT
DECISION.
14 HONGKONG
PORT IN CHINA T
Mr. J. B. Wood rendered a decision at
THE FEDERATION OF CENTRAL AMERICA. UNION OF THEIR REPUBLICS.
of
the Magistracy: yesterday morning, to the of the emancipation of Central Agrics On September 13th, 1991, the centennial
inducing the crews to leave the ships. aigned by the representatives of the re- affect that Union officials have no right from Spanish rule, the constitution of to board vessels, with the intention of the Federation of Central America was The case, which has occupied three sit publics of Guatemala, Honduras and of an official of the Seamen's Union, stitution, which has been in preparation tings of the Court," copcerns the actions Salvador. The acceptance of the con- Bamed Chan Cheuk Hing, who boarded ince July, marks the creation of a the singpo without permission and vareiga state formed by the union of who neaulted the Chief Officer (Mr the three republics, with the possible is- Fulger) when the latter ordered him to clusion at a later date of Costa Rica and leave the vessel. For this latter offenco Nicaragua As a final step, on October, the defendant was fined $33.
the separate governments ceased to Regarding the charge of going on board function and the Provisional Federal without permission, it was contended by Council of the new state came into authe be the defending solicitor, Mr. W. B. Hind,
rity. that an implied permission was granted of the term, comprises the states of Gua- Central America, in the historial setise formant on the fact that the gangway was and Costa Rica, which were before 1991 to the defendant and he based this argtemala, Honduras. Salvador, Nicaragua wages under $25. (c) An increase of 20 por ceat,
down, thus implying an invitation to provinces of the viceroyalty of New for board the vessel. THE FINAL CEREMONIES.
wages over $95.
He also contended Spain under the inclusive name that the man was allowed on board by Guatemala Resolution 4 (b) must be first recognised delegated permission, at Indian watchman tish Crown Colony and Panama, a form British Honduras, a Bri ROME, January 26th."
in respect of these arrangements. It posted at the head of the gangway having or province of Colombia, Have a The obsequies of the Pope were carried these are recognised by the shipowners,
bean authorised to allow people on board ent political history and are not felt to
differ out today with solemn pomp. The all we Seamen shali return to work at tiffa, was that the defendant was a tres American states have always recognized
Mr. Lewis's argument, for the plain be sister states. but honestly, with visor raised, in the hope reeds of the Boxer Indemnity. It is semi-through the Basilien to the chapel in the one and leave Resolution to be con in his own words: If a man leaves his and origin and, have at different times
ceremonies began with
The other five Central 3 procession
passer. His argument is best summed up to some extent their common interests choir where, after the Absolution, had sidered by a Arbatration Board. garden gate open it does not mean that endeavoured to establish political unity. 2. The Arbitration Board shall be eBay, man can enter when he pleases."
but up to the present auch attempts have red as na example of Germany's efforts
funeral bed and placed in the coffin which consisted of three casings, one of cypress tublished at Canton. wood lined with red silk, the second of
The Magistrate decided at the previous almost always failed and the few unions to pay her obligations to the fact that
bearing that if a man want on board with that have been accomplished 3-The Arbitration Board shall consist the object of breaking the law then he pestuous and of brief daration. Never- she had handed over two milliards of
lead four mallimetres thick, and the third of elm. The prefect of the Sacred Palace
of the following:-
must be convicted.
theless there has continued a strong senti- gold marks in cash and kind and is
laid two coverings of white silk on the
(a) Representative of the Canton Gov-fof inducing the crew to desert the ship present federation is the result of years The point of breaking the law was that ment for union in each country and the restitution of material since the Ammis
Pope's face and hands and no account
errumpent of the defunct Pope's life was read and
contrary to the ship's articles.
effort. tics. He expressed u fear lest the French
then enclosed in a copper cylinder and
At yesterday's hearing the ship's
The constitution of the new nation pro- Government, to whose attitude ha mide
of red velvet and specimens of medals placed at his feet together with a purse
articles were produced in Court and Afrides for the establishment of a republic don't with the Chinese crew's contract. executive power, however, is vested in a Lewis read the first paragraph which after that of the United States,
whose organization is modelled closely many references, should endeavour to use
struck during his, pontificate. Violet silk ribbons were placed across the lid of
He stated that the men were engaged on council of which the president is to bet the question of failure to hand over wär
four months agreement, dating from only the presiding officer and the mouth- prominent members of the Hierarchy, each of the three casings and sealed by criminals as a reason to revert to th
September 7th and terminating na -PARIS, January 27th.
after which the coffin, surrounded by
January 7th. system of guarantees and penalties. He
This contract could
piece. A senate and a chamber of de- the Guardia Nobile, and followed by
extended if the ship was in any port in federal government with its scat at beputies form the legislative branch: The... emphasised that the cardinal point in ber, after listening to the report of M. carried in procession to the high altar.
The Finance Committee of the Cham-Cardinals and the Diplomatic Corps, was (/) Representative of the Chinese Sea-Chins until her return to Shanghai, In Tegucigalpa, is to have sole control over.
this case the Ning had arrived from the army and communications and is Germany's pacific programme was rapid Bokanowski on the bill respecting the whence is was carried down to the vaults
Hongay and as Hongkong was a port in powered to preserve the union and main. China the Captain was perfectly justified tain and complete reconstruction of the desafeguarding of French interests in the and laid in its tomb. wastated regions.
Far East. which concludes with the text
internal order in the states. of the bill as completed yesterday,
Federal revenues Hongny and then to Shanghai. of the journey was completed Hongkong,
and taxes are to be pro- authorised him to present it to the chamber,
Mr. Hind contended that Hongkong, interfering with these federal preorga- much natoncany as is possible without being a British port, was not a port in tives; they will continue the service of China.
their foreign debt, but can float no fur-"" ther foreign loans without federal ap proval.
of the re-establishment of international
economic rolations. The Chancellor refer/oficially declared, that the new Bill can been given, the body was lifted from thei
BARLIER CABLES.
not involve the Government's or Parlia ment's responsibility as regards either the present situation of a certain bank" or the technical measures which may be taken to assure its continuance, because it is contended that the Government could not prudently deal with these questions since it is not in a position to solve thein.
BARLIER CARLES
The Committee of Foreign Affairs also adopted the report.
RUSSIAN FAMINE
SUFFERERS.
DR. NANSEN'S DESPAIRING
REPORT.
Geneva, January 26th. Dr. Nansen, in a despairing report to meeting of the International Committee for the Relief of the Russian Famine, said saved if the Governments last September that millions of people could have been. had done what they were asked. Now it was too late. Millions must die, what evar Governments did.
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LYNCHING SEQUEL AT OKLAHOMA.
(6) Representative of the Hongkong
Government.
(r) Representative of HB.M. Consul
General.
(d) Representative of the European
Shipowners.
(e) Representative of the Chiness Ship
owners.
men.
The number of the members of this
of
were tem-
The
eat-
Board shall be decided by the Chinese in retaining the crew until the next stage. The separate statcs, will enjoy as
and British Clovernments after dus con- sideration, and this Board shall have thei full power to settle the strike.
-The Seamen's Union will lay the following 8 demands before the Board
consideration.
OKLAHOMA CITY, January 26th. Five self-confessed members of a party which lynched 2 negro have been sen-for tenced to pehal servitude for life. Three of the convicted, men are whites and two negroes.
SYNTHETIC GOLD.”
(a) The increase shall be 30 per cent. for all wages over 130, and 40 per cent for those under $30. (b), No Seaman who returns to work after the strike, shall be dismissed or degraded for any reason (c) The increase shall be applied to all atcamora at present anchored at Hongkong or en rise to Hongkong between other ports.
(d) All Seamen shall be employed mission is to be paid to the Com- through the Union, so that no com pradores.
The Magistrate, Hongkong is not a port in China?
com-
Mr. Hind: I mean that by going into
The federation as it now exists. any port in Chiar the contract can be prising Guatemala, Honduras and Sai- extended, but if the vessel goes into any vador, represents à total population of other port outside China the agreement nearly four and one half millions and an cannot be extended.
area of 101,675 square miles. The on- The Magistrate: No; I do not agree
trance of Nicaragua and Costa Rica Hongkong is a port in China in the geo-miles and the population by more than
would increase the area graphical sense of the word.
over 72,000 ports are not ports in China for the pur-4 million and in the latter respect would poso of these articles. Od the 7th January Fince among Latin-American nations.
give the completa federation the fifth she was in Hongkong, her next port was to be Hongay and then Shanghai, don't agree with you.
Japanese
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A COMPULSORY LOAN.
BERLIN, January 27th. An important speech has been made by the Chancellor, Herr Wirth, in the Reich slag on the subject of reparations and Germany's financial programma Referring to the Allics demand for balancing the Budget, he said that when the new finan-
STARTLING POSSIBILITIES. cial proposals had been voted German receipts wou'd total a hundred milliard
economist, who referred in a lecture de Professor Irving-Fisher, the American
The racial composition of the popula.. marks against fifty-five milliards last
livered at the London School of Ecope
tions of the Central American republics year. He then announced the tering of
mies, on December 16th, to the discovery
Mr. Lewis pointed out that the articles political history and makes the present has had an important influence on their by a German chemist of a procesa for
had been handed in at Hongkong on 7th union a logical development. Except in the agreement reached between the dif Dr. Nansen warned relief agencies of making "synthetic gold out of baser
January for the purpose of antering the Costa Rica, where the ferent German partos, namely a bompul because rich foods would kill people furnace,'
the necessity of caution in choosing food, metals by means of the electric vacuum
name of a new officer who had been taken
native Indian were practically exterminated by wory loan of one hundred milliard, gold whose digestion's have been weakened by culars to a representative of the Observer.
has given some further parti- |
Spanish The Magistrate (to Mr. Hind): 1 race is now strongly predominant, and conquerors, so that the white marks bearing interest only after three the famine. Grain was the best food, but Professor Fisher explained that he had
think your point is not good. I think in Guatemala, where the pure-blooded yours and intended to cover the Budget dilemma of distributing grain for the of the statement, which was made to they were confronted with the awful neither accepted nor rejected the truth
that on the 7th January she was in and an is in the overwhelming majority. port in China. Do you think it is worth the bulk of the population of this region expenditure in 1922, but not relating to purposes of sowing and feeding, because him by a gentleman of position, a highly
arguing further on the right of the crew is made up of the Hispano-Indian, ports and railways; secondly, the tax on sowing was essential to prevent a worse educated professional man, who had the
hlending of the races of the conquerors post-war profits would be abandoned; must be made of selecting particular disclaims to have made the discovery. He The terrible choice information direct from the chemist who
Mr. Hind: If you find that these and the conquered which has been so com.. thirdly, "lovying a two cent business tricts to be anved.
after the defendant left the ship then he possible to trace. This is often combined people left the ship a quarter-of-an-hour plete that 11 line of demarcation
isim wis going to Germany next month, and tax; fourthly, raising the duty on coal gifts of the Governments to the Red Cross position to make a definite statement on
Dr. Nausen mentioned that the total within two months hoped to bo in
would be guilty, and if your Worship wtih a strain of negro blood, stronger finds that because of something he said in some countries than in others. to 40 per cent.; fifthly, a sugar duty of organisation were £1,220,000, which was the subject. The latese information he
the crew left I have nothing further to governing classes whose influence is out 50 marks per hundred kilogrammes.
only sufficient to feed two millions.
possessed was that the chemist has rue-
of all proportion to their numbers, are, ceeded in producing the gold on a com
The Magistrate pointed out that the mercial basis, and that the cast works
43 a rule, man's own statement to the Chief Officer, European posed of those of unmixed
blood, out at only a small fraction of the pre-ing last evening at Messrs. Jardine, ship until the crew went off with him, this class,
The shipowners' committee held a meet. to the effect that he would not leave the of Indian blood is not uncommon.
although an admixture sent cost of miding gold. "So that if the
the common political alliances have served to keep language and the professor, it would knock the bottom Union. thing were allowed to go full blast, exideson & Co.'s Board Room to con- was suficient.
aider the new proposals of the Seamen's Mr. Hind: I don't see that your Wor-alive the nationalist sentiment
and Afterwards, Mr. E. Sutherland. ship can convict. The letter that the de tradition despite the frequent and violent out of our present gold standard.”
of the committee:- made the following statement on behalf fendant had in his possession clearly dissensions between the states.
states that the crew were to give.24 hours'
Geographically the five countries are much alike-Commerce Monthly....... notice.
nations
it
famine next year.
The Chancellor concluded by a reference THE FRANCO-BRITISH PACT. to and endorsement of Mr. Lloyd George's words regarding the need for the
PARIS, January` Zard, restoration of counidence between the British past are proceeding satisfactorily, Negotiations relating to the Franco
The two Governments are now exchang ing views about various eastern issues and North African problems which ought to be settled first-Havas."
ITALY'S NEW AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE.
LATEST CABLES. ALLIED LOANS TO U,S.A.- SENATE APPROVES AMENDMENT, BILL
WASHINGTON, January 27th. The Senate has approved the Amend ment Bill for refunding Allied debts to the United States and providing a minimum interest of four and a quarter
per cent.
GERMAN TRADE FIGURES. EXPORTS IN 1921 EXCEED IMPORTS.
BELLIN, January 27th.
PARIS, January 23rd. The papers are greatly pleased over Count Blorza's appointment as Italian Ambassador to Paris. Count Sforza was ever one of the staunchest supporters of
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(e) No agreement in connection with cployment of seamen shall have effect, unless the Chinese Seamen's on board. Union has been a witness to its (/) No Seaman or Oficer of the Seamen's Union in Hongkong shall be banished for any charge, which has no proof. () The increase shall be dated back to leave the ship?
from the 1st January, 1822, without reduction."
رقم
(4) All Seamen after they have returned to work, shall be treated with equality, and shall in no way be maltreated..
THE SHIPOWNERS' REPLY.
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The reply of the shipping com- panies is that they are willing to meet any delegates that may be sent to the Colony to discuss the preliminaries of arbitration, which must be confined to the question of wages, no other matter having been under discussion.
UNOFFICIAL COMMENT ON THE PROPOSALS.
Bay.
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to the Chief Officer. It remained in his The Magistrate: The letter never went pocket.
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Mr. Hind: It states clearly, 24 hours. He handed this letter over to the deteo tive.
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The Magistrate: But he did not act in accordance with that letter....
The
ECONOMY IN EDUCATION, LORD BURNHAM ON TEACHERS' .PAY.::
The Magistrate then gavo his decision Lord Haldane and Lord Burnham wern
"I am not a metallurgist" continued Professor Fisher," and I havo no means of forming an opinion except from what my friends tell me. Many metallurgiste: I am told, claim that the diacovery will be made some day, though they do not believe that the time has yet arrived. The information, however, that has reach- ed me involves a new process, and there' fore I think it in more credible than if there I would not reject it as impossible." were по new process; 50 Professor Fisher declined to name the apparently does not agree to the de- that you have committed an offence of the London Head Teachers Associa It will be seen from this reply that it and said: The decision of this Court is the guesta at the annual conversazione a Franco-Italian entente-sta,
metal which is the subject of the mand that all seamen should be employ- Tho charge is that you went on board tion at London University on December German chemist's experiments; but if the ed through the Union. If we are not without permission of the master. THE GOLD MINERS STRIKE claim should prove to be well-founded the mistakes such a proposal is contrary to appears to me that your object was to
It. 17th
Lord Haldane said the question of IN THE TRANSVÄAL. effect would be, he said, to cause another the provisions of the Morchants Shipping induce the members of the crew to leave economy in education ought never to have"
price revolution similar to those the world Acta. As to the desire to avoid payment the ship forthwith and I find that if been given to a committee of business NO SIGN OF SETTLEMENT. had experienced in the past In the of commission to the "compradores," by they had followed your advice they men What would happen to us if we sixteenth century we had one after the which the No. 1'" is understood, that would have broken their agreement stood still? Other nations would get JOHANNESBURG, January 25th. outpouring of the precious metals from is dearly a matter for the mes them. That is an offence under Section 9 of ahead of us. This aspect of the question There is absolutely no sign of a settle the New World into Spain. After the selves; the arrangement has been made the Ordinance, which states that it is became more apparent the more WE ment. During the resumed conference on gold discoveries in 1849 in California and from their side and has merely been an offence for any seamen to violate hin studied the character of modern, business. the gold dispute the workers' representa Australia, there was another price revolu- accepted by the shipping companies. The agreement. The offence with which you No modern business could afford to stand tives bitterly attacked the Chamber of tion during the ensuing quarter of a deduction of a commission is a matter are charged shows that you were going still for 12 months; it was always de- Daring, 1921, for the first time since not matter to the Chamber, and that it developed in the 'nineties, and there were coghimace, but it may be said, in excuse one who goes on, board to break the knowledge. Ha urged them all to regard Minea declaring that the men's health did century, When the oranide process of which the owners can take no oficial on board to commit an evil action and pendent on new studies and advances in the war, the value of German exports was officials not miners who rediscoveries of gold in South Africa, for
law can be assumed to have gone on the custom, that it practically
themselves as missionaries in this great exceeded importa. The figures show that dundant; yet there had been no corres Cripple Creek, and Alaska, there was amounts to a payment for training raw
board without permission, The maxi- cause. the former are 14,600,000,000 and the officials employed.
ponding retrenchments in the number of another great increase in prices. The recruits for the various duties in which of 850. It also states that you can be im believe education was ever so popular in mum penalty for this offence is a fine Lord Burnham said that bo did not Great War had added to these prices by they are employed. latter 13,700,000,000 marks. The excess is
LATER. war-inflation, öf various kinds. “But this
prisoned without option. With regard to section (s) of pars. 4. The colliery section of the Chamber of discovery, il true, would produce a much which says that the increase shall be crew I would have sent you to prison, them that to crib and contine education If there had England as it was now. It seemed hardly apparently due to restrictions on th in- Mines has withdrawn the offer made to more rapid inflation, if it were allowed to dated back to the 1st January, 1929, with but as there is no evidence on this point was national economy. Before the war boen any evidence that you spoke to the worth arguing with the people who told the coal miners, with the result that go full tilt ahead, explained Professor out reduction, this would appear to mean you are fined $50. port of food,
notices have been posted at the collieries Fisher, and we should have the value of that the mon are asking to be paid their
the teachers belonged to the "depressed". discharging "all strikers.
the pound sinking in its actual purchas wages over the whole period of the strike.
olasses of the country. Everybody knew ing power to perhaps what the franc is This soms a very tall order after they
BIVAL SEAMEN'S UNIONS AT
they were shamefully underpaid, and they now in the course of five or ten years have involved the shipowners and the
MANILA
had not even the chance which the manual Probably, if the matter becomes actually whole community in incalculable loss.
trades always had of being able, through SYDNEY, Jammary 20th.
The Manila Times of the 21st inst. after sheer necessity, to force advances in their la monace, the world, would” find a way to Mr. Hughes in a speech advocated excape these evils, because it would dis
giving an account of the strike in Hongalarics. throwing open the door of Australia to rupt all our contracts, create a loss to
THE CARGO COOLIES.
Their claim was not a war kong Baye:- our own race; when, he said, the world every creditor" and bond-holder, savings-
Members of the International Union gard to status hy had always contended claim, it was a pre-war claim. With re would stand behind the
Negotiations are still proceeding as to and the Insular Marine Union had a White Ausbank depositor, salaried man, and wage the grievances to which the cargo coolice ran in Thursday afternoon in Manila that the teaching profession of the cour tralia" policy.
eamer, and everyone in the position of have given voice. They have asked for when 300 Filipinos were signed up as had paver had the recognition, it receiving money. It would save Germany uniform increase of 30 per cent, in their strike breakers, due to a feeling on the should have. It was impossible, more- most of the effort of paying the repara pay and the Chinese employers, with part of the International Union that is over, that the State having regard to tion, and give her a source of revenue. whom they are negotiiting, men inclined members had been slighted in the selec- its own honour, could go back on its own Probably the disastrous effects on stand to go a long way towards meeting them. tion of the marinera signed up to go to bargain. Governments of the world taking over this that a strike is imminent; in any case, The timely arrival of a polico patrol ard would be avoided either by the Maitors have not reached the position Hongkong on the Wenatchee Sunday. process and regulating the output of gold, few cargo ocolies are able to find em- wagon averted what might have develop or by giving up the gold standard alto ployment during the continuance of the ed into a serious clash. gether, and substituting some other.” scazen's strike.
(Continued at foot of next column.)
FALL OF THE KRONE, BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND A LOAN.
VIKA, January 27th. The situation is further complicated by the resignation of the Government. « Tho scateness of the problem is engaging the attention of the British Government who,
Were
A WHITE AUSTRALIA,
A NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN,
LONDON, January 27th.
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it is understood, are arranging a two and Wales 6 per cent. loan is being under A new seven million sterling Now South half million sterling loan, pending the written at the price of £97 for the con Genoa Conferenço, ›
version of loans repayable in August and October.
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the two unions Threats to fill Satur
Bad fooling is said to run high between
nido Paras, president of the Insular
Union, have been heard.