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STARVING BUSSIA.
SIR BENJAMIN ROBERTSON'S
APPALLING PICTURE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 198 19
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THE PRINCE'S TOUR. DESCRIPTION OF VISIT TO AGRA
Aaaa, February 13th. The Prince of Wales broke his journey to Agra early this morning to visib
Lasivas. February 13th.
built by Akbar
and has been de
The Prince spent some
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SPIRIT.
WIRELESS CHAIN. THE PLANNING OF AN EMPIRE SERVICE
W. H. Eccles writing to The Times in mail weak says: ---
JOHANNESBURG. February 19th. The unyielding spirit of the miners was the
in connection with the proposed rump tion of miniig tomorrow.
TEA GODOWN BURNT OUT. BIG BLAZE IN KOWLOON LAST NIGHT.
A ten godown at No. 308, Canton Road,
LORD NORTHOLIFFE ON HIS VISIT TO MACAO. RIVIERA PICTURES IN THE
CHINA SEA."
Viscount Northcliffe, as our readers
it a much more interesting place than
Sre-The presentation of the Report off Kowloon, was burnt out last night. Aare aware, recently paid a short "visit to Fatehpur Sikri. This wonderful city was testified at a meeting at which four which is planning the Imperial Chain lighted lamp on, a woollen blanket. There of his visit in his papers he says he found Wireless Telegraphy Commission coolie set the place alight by dropping & Macao, and, in an account he has given thousand declared against 'An appalling picture of the famine inerted since 1509
Smuts's proposals. The authorities hats ment covering the preparatory work that floor. The blazo quickly spread upwards told him. The Chinese Britons of Hong stations affords a suitable occasion for are or were coolie quarters abore the General
placing before your readers a brand, state-godown and the fire started on the first the average resident of the Far East had Raia was given by Sir Benjamin time amongst the splendidly preserved announced that picketting is prohibited has now been accomplished towards the and downwards and the whole three-storey kong and Shanghai are à busy folk, be Robertson an interview on his arrival palaces, mosques and houses, and saw the
It will be remembered that after the received by the Fire Brigade at 8.13 p.m. 7 Leadon. He emphasised the resemnatives from the, district dive into the
improvement of Imperial communications building was zoom invalved. A call was blance between the rural conditions of Great Well-from the roof of the Buland
war, the Government authorized the Pooh
says. They come front home intent, as Russia and India, but he mid the suffer- Darwars, coming down feet frat from a
Office to complete the wireless stations at and the big fire engine wont roaring totain period. They work hard and play a rule, on making their fortunazin “a, eer- Leafield, in Oxfordshire, and at Caira, the rescue. However, it was impossible to hard; and not many of them inge of the Russians were infinitely height of ninety feet.
as the first link of the Imperial Chain, save the place and only the skeleton of or inclination for historical research. fu The Prince then
and that Lord Milner appointed & Com the building is now standing.
have time greater than anything he had ever seen in proceeded to Agra and spent the rest of
mittee to consider the best ways of apply. India. Only landless labourers and the the day sight seeing.
ing modern engineering knowledge to Ho visited Taj
Imperial wireless telegraphs. This Com Bouller cultivators" in India seaded Mahal during the cool of the late after-
mittes, which was named the Imperial Wireless Telegraphy Committee, was pre- relief, but the whole of the rural populason when the soft light of the sun was.
sided over by Sir Henry Norman, MP and included Rear-Admiral F. L Field,
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NATIONALIST INTRIQUES.
LONDON, February 12th. important developments have occurred
The
occupants of the floors above the test case, in dealing with Portuguese, wha down got out in safety. The tenant of a peaceful, if politically excitable, the premises. Mr. Hap Leo-chan, lives in folk, it is difficult to realise that their Hongkong and had not reached the scene
ancestor's Were among the aggressive European adventures into the Far East.
tion in the famine region in Russia was beginning to go down in the West, giving in the Rand mining strike. Goacral Mt. F. J... Brown, Assistant Secretary when the Fire Brigade left at 19.30 p.m. They were at Malnec in 1511; and in absolutely starved as the country was the glorious pilo that exquisite ethereal Smuts has issued a statement declaring the Post Office, Sir Joseph Potavel F.R.S., to no particulars as to instirance or exten1557, during, the Ming dynasty, they
denuded of grain stocks, mainly by re appearance which
became
50
much
Sir John Snell, M. Inst. C.E., Mr. J. of damage are available." that the strike must be caded without Swinburce. F.R.S., Mr. L. B. Turner, delay, and that the final settlement must MI.EE, and the present writer. The Committee considered the whole problem unanimous Report, which was published in June, 1920.
quisition, and transport had broken acertuated later in the pale rays of the be left to Parliament after an inquiry by ab initio, and produced their scheme in a
down. Private trade was at a standstill. He mentioned that twenty persons, died in the train by which he travelled from Samara to Mascow.
Sir Benjamin Robertson saw whole Eamilies dying be yond the possibility of aucrour. Ele said the spectacle of abandoned children in overcrowded receiving.homes was 'dread. fal. He assured himself that supplies reached the famine arenă întact.»»' THE CONFERENCE TREATIES.
INTER-RELATION SHOWN BY PRESIDENT HARDING.
WASHINGTON, February 19th.
full moon.
The Prince entered the Inner Tomb and tested the famous echoes flung back in ay reverberations from the lofty dome. The Prince of Wales leaves for Delhi
Government. an impartial board appointed by the
PRINCIPAL CONTRIS,
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEAR-
FROM
ANCE, SINGAPORE PRISONER
"HONGKONG ESCAPES AT SEA. There was some
atir on board the
settled down at Macao with many bloody encounters before them. Our yacht for the day was a Chinese riverboat, the Sui-an, with a Scottish captain and engineer; and for excellent reasons not unconnected with river: piracy the Chineso passengers were barred off, as in cage, from the rest of us. We set out from Hongkong, that young and lovely
tomorrow morning and is due to arrive the mines, and promises that the policeCanada,, Australia, New Zealand, South Torilla early yesterday morning (say daughter of British enterprise. If there
there at 3.30.
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is a more beautiful harbour than Hopp king. I have yet to see it. might be La Curb behind Monte Carlo
The Paik and I seemed to see the lights of Morte by night
General Smuts appeals to the Industrial Federation to call off the strike on the basis of the terms offered by the Chamber
There are six principal centres between of Mines, aaks the mine-owners to restart which reliable wireless intercommunica tion is required, namely-Great Britain, will protect
men rosuming work. The Chamber of Mine, responding to Africa, and India. Geographical circum the appeal, announced that the mines will stances suggested the postponement of full e Singapore Free Presa of the 7th inst.) reopen on the 13th inst, but the Press consideration of Canada and New Zea when it was known that the Singapore dent of the Industrial Federation has land. Of the remaining four, Australia, Chinese trader Yeo Yoen Teng, alias Yoo instructed the miners aos to return pend. South Africa, and India form an equilla Chay Sam, who was recently arrested in Carlo when I saw the lights of Hongkong ing the decision of the executive
teral triangle about 5,000 miles along An open-air meeting clamorously turn oach side, while Eagland is about 8,000 Hongkong or warrants relating to em- GWALIOR, February 19th.ed down General Smuts proposals
miles from South Africa, 5,000 miles from bezzlement of property in Singapore had A Dutch speaker at. Boksburg hinted ladis, and 10,000 miles from Australia The Prince of Wales has arrived here, that the Nationalists will sist the LaThat ranges such as these could bo span disappeared while being brought under which is called the Mentone of the We pass close to the famous Repulse Hé received a splendid welcome.
bour Party if the latter joined a coalitioned had been shown by the performances custody. to overthrow the Smuts Government.
Bast. For tearly an hour we might have of the big trans-cceanic stations and by the reception in New Zealand of signals of detectives was travelling second class which has been made by the enterprising The accured, who was in the company between. Vilefranche and Mentone'; and been cruising along the French Riviera from the Admiralty station at Forts
roads on the Riviera. The sunshine was mouth, but reliable transmission was and about am., as the ship was abreast folk of flongkong, is not unlike the ne
the wonderful new road, 30 miles long," cach day. It was clear that an uninter
bright us at Cap d'Ail
LATER. The Prince of Wales left Gwalior for
จ
The report of the American Delegation Agra, this evening, expressing regret to FAR EASTERN CABLE known to be limited to short periods of of Padro Light, he went into the lavatory
the Maharaja on leaving his beautiful State, in which he had spent four most enjoyable days. His Royal Highness met with a thoroughly cordial feception at the banda of the entire population.
to the Conference, which President Hard Ang submitted to the Senate, clearly and concisely shows the oloer inter-relation of the treaties made by the Conference. It points out: "The new relations declared in the Four Power Treaty could not in- This morning the Prince attended
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THE IRISH UNREST. SITUATION REGARDED WITH MUCH APPREHENSION,
NEWS. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] HONOUR FOR SHANGHAI
an
certain
aries, for most meritorions activity onrrupted service, and when atmosph. throwing himself into the sea in the hope their rickshas and sedan-chairs, and the
most
accused
rupted and economical wireless service while his custodians kept guard outside. across the Empire could be provided only As nothing was heard of him for some little Portuguese city. There is by aid of intermediate, relay stations
To me Macao appeared as a beautiful placed approximately midway between the time the door of the lavatory was broken melancholy about it; but it is the malar principal centres Suitable intermediate open and the place was found to be choly not of solitude, but of ruins, of sites occur in Egypt, in East Africa, and empty. It is believed that, he managed hands long forgotten. It cannot be r COLLEGE.
at Singapore. By the establishment of
avenidas of lovely gardens tended by wireless stations at these three points, the to make his escape through the portholegarded in any other light than that of a spire confidenes or be reasonably assured Divine service, the Bishop of Nagpur the Lasayette prize to Aurora College would not be easy to guarantee
PARIS, February 11th-
average link of the chain is shortened to either climbing on to the deck and hiding Portuguese in the sunny and shaded by Paris Catholic University has awarded 2,80 statute miles. But even across 2,000 himself in some part of the ship, or ways; and the ever-increasing Chincas,
pleasure-town There of continuance without a specific under afficiating.
are not many miles, especially in tropical regions, it Shanghai, conducted by French Mission standing with regard to the relations of the Power toward China
of being picked up. conditions were gafavourable the behalf of French Chinese educational so powerful of existing, stations would often unlikely, and though a search of the ship and is not in Portugal. The bale pink The sum
The latter is very sharp crying of hawkers remind one that operation. The prizo was established and he asked to repeat messages. The Com- had no rolt yesterday it is believed and vocandals, take one for a few second total of the notion taken in the Confer
endowed by the family of the Frutich mittee therefore, had to find a method of that he is still concealed somewhere in back to the Tagus, just as in Manila one and pale green bouses, with balustrades on with regard to China, together with
Chins after a life devoted to charity capable of adaptation at will to ranges Costelli and his men are conducting & Zealand fancies oneself sometimes in the missionary, Layette, who died in
generating electric waves which should be the vessel. the return of Shantung by direct Bino-
Chief Detective Inspector is wafted suddenly to Seville, or in Nen, among the natives.~Havaz.
Varying from 2,000 to 11,000 miles, and vigorous search. Japanese agreement, the withdrawal of
capable of any variation in strength from moderate to very intense, according to want away in the company of a Chinese Portuguese in the Far East; but, if they
. It will be remembered that
other England in the North Sea the most unsatisfactory of the so-called
Macao may be the last stand of the the atmospheric conditions. The most actress on board the P. & O. Nagoya, Twenty-one Demands and the explicit
promising combination of flexibility and and was arrested on landing at Hongkong proadly. They have laid out and they the other desirable qualities was found in
are going down, they are going down on the 18th ult. It is stated that he was method
on a large scale. their Report the Committee recommended $76,000.
In charges of embezzlement are in respect of of them a magnificent road which skirts that the Imperial stations should be of trust in respect of the title deed of almost exactly like Mentone Garavan. These include criminal broach a curving shore called Half-Moon Bay, A seamen employed by the Water Police equipped with thermionic valves able to No. 10, North Canal Boad and of pro And their botanic gardens and avenidas was at the Magistracy, yesterday, charged deliver at least 190 kilowatts of power to perty to the value of $25,000 odd belong and open spaces are flower for flower the with deserting the Force on January sion to 240 kilowatta at a later date as address, in which he himself was a part Italy.
an efficient antenna and capable of extening to Chop Soon Chua of the above samo ne the best things in France and Sub-Inspector Grant stated that the desired.
ner, and ales in respect of two pairs of defendant joined the force on September
Camoens, the great Portugueso post, 8th, 1917, on an agreement for five years'
earrings, at with diamonds and sapived here, and wrote many of his poems. service. The agreement terminated dur
phires, the property of Mesars. B. P. de Silva
on a little tower in a bamboo forest, ing the present year.
whence through an opening he could see for miles up river and, on the right, out to sea. This bamboo forest is a part of
that deep, deep red Honolulu creeper for the gardens of Vasco da Gama, and is a beautiful, shady place, full of poinsettias, temple flowers, gold mobur trees, and
LONDON, February 13th.
The situation on the Ulstes frontier is regarded with much apprehension: In
WATERPOLICE SEAMAN SENT TO PRISON.
declaration by Japan with regard to the response to an appeal from Sir James DREW WAGES IN ADVANCE ́AND and yet untring the thermianio valvo, then in possession of $129,000," and the 80 on laying out fine roads in Macao; one
lonely coamsted territory of East Biberia justify the relation of confidence and goodwill expressed in the Four Power Treaty upon which the reduction of armaments provided in the Naval Treaty may be contemplated with a sense
· of security.”:
"BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE. GOVERNMENT WILL ABIDE BY REFLOTATION SCHEME.
PARIS, February 11th. According to M. Poincare's statement to a delegation of the Senate Financial Committee, the Government will abide by the Banque Industrielle's reflotation scheme as approved by the Chamber, but the alternative remains open either te reorganize the Banque or, to wind it up by refunding, deposite of Chinese deposi bors coming in first. The matter is to come up again for final decision shortly Havas
NEW SIAMESE LOAN.
Craig, the British Govenment has stated that large additional forces are available for Ulster.
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CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF CLONES AFFAIR.
through one of the specials Erst shooting dead their commandant Fitzpatrick, on bis demanding that the constables put up their bands:
On the other hand, an official Belfast account asserts that the commandant was only shot after the republicans had fixed the first volley. It appears that eleven constables were wounded, two critically, and made prisoners. The constables wers subsequently released.
The Ulster Premier, Sir James Oraig, baa telegraphed the British Government suggesting that troops be sent to the The issue is impending of a Siamese rather side of the border, on the ground Loan of two millions, at seven per cent, that it is responsible for the maintenance to be issued at par and redeemablo in of law and order. forty annual instruments, beginning in
ONL
THEN DESERTED.
J+
SEA NOISES, DEVICES FOR LISTENING UNDER
WATER.
A
OFFSHOOT OF SINGAPORE,
WIRELESS PROPAGANDA.
bances at the right be in code 9 lends itself to propagande and nations of HMS. Royal George, who died on the
commercial messages,
Wireless Telegraphy Committee contem
The complete scheme of the Imperial LONDON, February 12th. - The defendant stated that his mother Eastera branch. To assist British intor- plated an African branch and a sparate! Contradictory accounts are given of the had died in the country and that he went esta in the Far East, it was siso decided Clones shooting affair, members of the younger brother. On his return he was would be worked as an offshoot of Biega the Commission have drawn most of their away to look after the property and his to erect a station at Hongkong, which
In respect of thermionic valve plant J.H.A. alleging that the firing was caused going to the Water Police Station to pora: The African branch was to compractical and proved information from which tropical gardeners eigh in vain.
and arrested. report for duty when he was recognised abire and in Egypt, a new station in the staff of the Admiralty's station at prise the Post Office aro stations in Ox- fendant bore a fair character throughout at Windhuk, in South Africa; the East coni Company, to both of whom they are lorn old cemetery, where are the graves
Bub-Inspector Grant said that the de Last Africa, and the ex-German station Horses, Portsmouth, and from the Mar-
ENGLISH GRAVES, Close
to Cambens's retreat lica a for his service,
ern branch would be made up of new greatly indebted. Approximate estimate of many Englishmen. The Magistrate: It is a very serious estions in England, Egypt, India, and point to an average capital cost per found the headstone of Lord Henry John Among them we me that you drew your salary on the would be somewhat as follows The prin of a duplex station, but exclusive of staff captain of H.B.M. ship Druid and senior matter to desert. The Inspector informa Australia
The mode of operation of the chain ing the transmitting and receiving sides afth Duke of Marlborough), who was station of not more than £180,000, inclnd Spencer-Churchill (fourth son of George, to you in advance you deserted. You pa stations in England, South Africa quarters, which may have to be provided officer in the China Beas 27th, and after the money had been paid will go to prison for two months with and India would gumunicate direct dur-at some of the sited hard labour.
ing the hours of the day known to ba
He died in Maco Roads on June 2nd, 1840, and the most favourable for the respective pairs would be complete without specific refer petty officers in testimony of their esteem. No discussion of the Imperial Chair stone was put up by his officers and of stationa When atmospheric disture to the Press and propagands aspect and affection." Another, headstone pre- slight the messages
stations were of its possibilities Wireless, telegraphy serves the memory of one Lieut. Wintle, speed. When the atmospheric conditions unrecognized by our statesmen and men half the world and reaching Macao to find otherwise, and would be sent at high advertisement in a degree appercatly still Chias Station in 1817, Imagine creting were not quite suitable for coded and of affaire. Every word sent by wireless the graves of two English naval officers.
considerable in a most interesting article
volume of news traffic On
Is shouted from the housetopa, and un- And, wa of to-day fancy that we are, be com Listening Under Water" which ap
Later, when the atmospheric conditions coded mesange transmitted at slow speed setting the world an example in travel.
could
Conveyed: bars in Cassiers Marine Number, mediate rainy stations would be called world may be picked up by simple, in- kong side, stands the Goverbs end- became still more dificult, the from the great wireless stations of the describes some of the more importansmission: The intermediate stations would of miles away at favourable times of day. trete, with an old castle above and villas other Macao, the Hong upon to take down messages for retrans expensive receiving spparatus thousands ence, a pretty white house bowered in devices which have been evolved during doubtless have a certain volume of local From several of the great manufacturing and gardens lining the fine motor roads. the last four years and points out that traffic and would be of strategical im-nations of the world news messages, and The Governor himself, da Silva, son & for- the problem of submarine delection is
the most difficult which has Portance.
je propaganda in the guise of news mesmer Governor and one of a long succes The development of For carrying their scheme into effect sages, ar steadily pouring into countriession, is a young, alert man, who speaks hydrophones for underwater listening has the Committee recommended that the such as Chins and South Africa, and English well. I discussed with him the boen & principal festure of the sati-sub-planning of the stations in detail should an into portions of the British Empire present tmbroilment of Macro and the marine campaigu, sad remarkable results be done by a Commission of three or four Many newspapers in Chins, for instance, Chinese Government. He spoke scnsibly have been achieved by it.
members, and that the construction of the are utilizing small private receiving on the subject; but at Hongkong that Gandhi has temporarily abandoned the always in motion and produces noises of giacering Department of the General news, which is often permeated by subtle result of the complicated dispate would But, the author proceeds, these isations should be entrusted to the Eastations for the supply of their foreign night I found those who thought that the Bous, February 12th.
its own in any listening devices. More Post Office in England and to the oor suggestions of the industrial prowess of The solemn versmony of the coronation
over, for listening to be of much value responding authorities overseas. The the nation owning the distant source of the squeezing out of Portugal after all of the Pope was held at St. Peter's this
- RAILWAY.
it must be possible to carry it on from Commission for planning was appointed the signals The American Chain aarom what she was in the days when the junks morning..
moving ship, and we have both water by the Cabinet at the end of December, the Pacific cannot fail to become an were the only means of sen transport.
then years. Maso can never again be The basilica was caowded with many
BOMBAY, February 12th, and ship noises to contend with As the 1930, the members being Lord Milner instrument of great influence over thousands of guests, including members affects the line from Allahabad north has been carried out to a moet extra College, Cambridge, Mr. EH. Shangh the Far East and possibly in Australasia. The strike on the East Indian Railway same time the silencing of the submarine (Chairman), Mr. L. B. Turner, of King's thought and commerce in the whole of of the Pope's family, the Diplomatic wards to Kalka and westwards to Jubbal ordinary extent, and the small amount of messy, of the Engineer Department of the in- conclusion, may I add that Corps accredited to the Holy See, and re pore. Goods traffe is suspended between sound emitted by the best modern anb Post Office, and the present writer (Vice miversal wiracas progress during the 18 presentatives of the Order of the Knights these places, but mail and express trains marines can only be distinguided with Chairman). This Commission, known as months which have elapsed since the
GERMAN'' AIR ENTERPRISE. of Malta,
Tag Fope, borze on a sedia gustatoren are all running. An offort is being dimulty from the water noise shove the Wardices Telegraphy Commission, Imperial Winslets Telegraphy Committee trans Atlantic Zeppelin service between The Germans are planning a bi-weekly and proceded by the College of Cardinals Troops, are patrolling the line and the ing to distinguish & particular speaker ments and of the representatives of the winicss service can be made continuous hibiting Germany from baxding or using
made to maintain passengers services mentioned. The problem of detecting and prelates attached to the Pontifics!
have freely asked and obtained the co-formulated their scheme has tended to Cadiz and Buenos Ayres. In order to submarine is therefore very. like attempt. Court, entered St. Peter's at nine o'clock trains carry armed guards. The political in a general conversation, and this de Dominions and India, and have kept in and trustworthy at reasonable cost by aid airships, a Spanish company is being operation of all the Government Depart confirm their conclusions that an Empire circumvent the Forsailles Treaty pro The Pontifical Mass was then chanted, motivos of the strike ure shown by the ponds chiefly on power to distinguish betouch with the commercial companies of the intermediate relay stations, and organised with a capital of 80,000,000 after which Cardinal Legs, as the first fast that the intimidation praised by tween the quality of various sounds. Their Report has just been presented to that only in this can we escape the peas, of which 50,000,000, he already Cardinal Descon; placed the Tiara upon the strikers was accompanied by cheers Mere increase of consitiveness of liston- the Holy Father's head. The Fope then for Gandhi. Anglo-Indians and Euro
are Benediction and rocked to the poros ero manning all the posle deserteding devices is therefore, of little avail, the Cabinet and I understand, will partial and erratic service which must been socured. It is reported that the Watican by the song way a ba same.
though much will work has been shortly be published by Indians
done in this direction.
zoompany the immense distances: 80Spanish Government has consented to (Continted at foot of nest column.)
parating the chief centres of the Empire." guarantee the payment of the interest..
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THE NEW POPE.
COBONATION OF PIUS XI.
INDIAN UNRÉST.
GANDHI ABANDON'S CIVIL
· DISOBEDIENCE,
BoxBAT, February 12th.
policy of civil disobedience.
STRIKE ON EAST INDIAN
Comet na.