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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH ZEUTRE'S AGENCY:} THE PRINCE. IN MALAYA. SPLENDID WELCOME IN KUALA
LUMPUR,..
KUALA LUMPUR, March 99th.
Malays clearly has but one thought to-day and that is to make gala is honour of the Prince of Wales. What though the gigantic rubber forests are pouring forth upon an idle mmcket or that tin is only montioned as a mournful reminiscence Those are troubles of yesterday and of tomorrow. To-day's preocupation is the Prine. Kuala Lumpur, of course, broke Ioose in contagious loynity at six o'clock last night when the Prince of Wales motored into her radiant heart. At too the Chinese, forming half "the population. treated the Prince to a torềhlight proces- gion two iniles long which he witnesėed from
THE HONGKONG DAILY" PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH
8TH
EXTENSION OF CHOLERA IN TEX RICKARD NOT GUILTY, REPARATIONS COMMISSION'S
THE UKRAINE.
New Your, March 2 the Tex Rickard was found not guilty.
LATER.
IMMEDIATE DANGER TO WHOLE
OF EUROPE.
LONDON, March 25th...
The immediate danger to the whole of Europe, through the increasing pre valence and extension of cholers in Ukraine and in the mass migration going North-west from there and from other famine stricken areas, is stressed in a resolution by the tengue of Nations Sani. tary Conference urging greater efforts to cope with the disenses, the difficulties of which are accentuated by lack of medical men and nurses and partly through mortality and diablement among those who have hitherto devoted themselves to the campaign.
TERRIBLE PLIGHT IN FAMINE STRICKEN AREAS. A message from Baranovichi estimates
that a million-and-a-half have left the famine arena of Russia during the past; year. 3,000 arrive at Baranovich; daily the illuminated verandah of the Selangor in a terrible state of destitution and Clob.
Many wondrous devices moved th. In one casu 1,300 died en roste out slowly past to monotonous music in which of a party of 2,000 refugees. Out of 400 ̈£ho c'ashing of cymbals dominated. These workers at Baranovichi 170 have con-
included miniature joss houses, tiny" tea
tracted disense during the past few weeks, pavilions occupied by smiling, damsels, groups of animal representatives amongst which was a drugon 200 feet long with transparent interior ablaze with Chinese lanteros Every type and age stalked along in vivid coloured national colours, all bearing aloft white zilked" trans parencies with messages of, welcome
Arising out of the event strikes of or men the Rand mining industry a board has illuminated from within bantes poised on lofty bamboo by ben appointed to be presided over by the single staggering men. The background High Court Judge, The Board, which of variegated festoons and the illuminginclude Mr. William Brace, Labour M. P.
1.
THE RAND TROUBLE.
BOARD OF INVESTIGATION
APPOINTED.
CAPETOWN. March 29th
The jury deliberated for ninety minutes before returning their verdict. Rickard
embraced his counsel declaring, this is the happiest day of my life."The judge stated that Rickard would be allowed bail pesaing the disposal of other charges.
THE GENOA CONFERENCE. RUSSIAN DELEGATES REACH RIGA.
Bias, March 20th."
DEMAND." FRESH TAXATION ABSOLUTELY
IMPOSSIBLE."
BERLIN, March 29th. In the Reichstag, the Chancellor, Dr.
Wirth, declared that the Reparations Commission's demand for the imposition or sixty milliard "marks" of fresh, taxation is absolutely impossible.
COAL IN CHINA......
A THOUSAND YEARS' SUPPLY AVAILABLE.
BIGNS OF BETTER I RADE. BIR E. STOCKTON ON CUTTÖN SUPPLIES.
[FROM "THR TIMES”**
FORRESPONDENT.]
SPECIAL
In an article on China's Mineral Pos sibilities, correspondent of The Economist of February 4th, saYS-
The wealth of modern nations is created' Sir Edwin Stockton to-day "dölivered tries, and the prosperity of the manufae dent of the Manchester Chamber of Com principally by the manufacturing indus- the last of his annual addresses as presi turing industries is based mainly on the merce, on February 8th, after holding coal and iron stand easily first. Even the activity in the service of the commercial exploitation of minerals, among which the office during three years of great wealth and income of the United States community here. with their gigantic production of food- Discussing the Washington Conference Dr. Wirth, while accepting many of the suffs of every kind, and of cotton, corosults, Sir Edwin Stockton said that the Views expressed by the Reparations Com- bass, and timber, are derived chisay incessants and increasing production of from their mausfacturing industries, the armaments was the sure way to bring the mission, said that the latter had appar-power and prosperity of which are due to countries concerned to the brink of ruin ently ignored the importance of German the extraordinary wealth of the country The future of civilization bung on the Special precautions are being taken to taxation reforms, and particularly the in goal and iron.
honesty and true purpose which had inspired that great peace conterence. protect the Russian delegation to Genoa, compulsory foam. He dwelt on the un-agricultural country. Restricting them-
Chine has been almost exclusively an They must not allow statesmen to be numbering fifty and including Chicherin foreseen burden in consequence of the ex. selves to the arduous pursuit of the rural charm, but must keep them up to their aupreme duty of seeking every prac- industries, the teeming millions of the ticable means of which arrived today from Moscow. With change conditions, which had ursot the country have learned to work intelligently with which the aiding the calamities the exception of the heads who are resid-whole Budget plan and increased the and indefatigably, and to live frugally. armaments threatened them, ing in the Russian legation the delegates Budgetary deficit from 28 to 220 milliards character, and will be of inestimable ad that Manchester was already the chen- That hard training has moulded their Referring to cotton transport, he said remain in the train which is carefully of marks. Dr. Wirth emphatically provantage to them in the pursuit of modern pest port of entry for cotton, thanks to guarded. A number of Russian residents tested against the principle of
commerce, industry and mining..
the ship canal unrivalled facilities for Allied
Chica is highly mineralised country, handling it, superior to those of any in Riga bave been arrested.
controlin asscomment and collection of and it is particularly rich in coal, which port "in the world. It had been proved is far more valuable than all other mine- also that the industrial centres of York- taxation.
rais combined. Its mineralogical pro hire could best be served by the ship eminence in Asia may be seen from the canal, and the stringent needs for following figures which were placed he economy must aperate to render Man- fore the International Geological Con-chester the country's chief port for pot. gress of 1013 —
EARLIER CABLES,
LENIN DETERMINED TO COŊ.TO%
GENOL
KEPORTED RESIGNATION OR
FRENCH AMBASSADOR" The newspaper Zeit states that M. Losos, March 28th. With reference to the reports of Lenin's Laurent, the French Ambasador » to serious illness which have beci circulated Germany, is resigning owing to disagree- brundeaal, recently, Beuter's Berlin cor- ment with, the French policy, especially respondent saga Lenin ia not so it as the Reparations Commission's nota: at first believed and will go to Gence ANTI-BOLSHEVIK GENERAL a week after the opening of the Confer ence."
While Lenia told an American interi viewer that nothing short of a physical collapse will prevent him attending the
FAT VANCOUVER.
IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES QUES-
TION "HIS PURPOSE.
VANCOUVER, March 28th.
COLL RXNOURCES OF ASIA, China Siberia
India ..... Indo-China
Japan
Persia...
Manchuria Korca
995,587,000,000 173,679,000,000 79,001,000,000 20,002,
1,859, 1,208,000,000 $1,000,000
ton and wool: Owing to the uncertainty of the world's supply it was incumbent on Manchester not to cease its efforts until the British Empire was practically self-supporting as regards raw, cotton sitpplier
no
uя-
There were scame indications, he said. of an improvement in trade, and we should, he believed, now go forward with increasing strength. The adverse condi tions of trade had undoubtedly touched. One of the and must now TİKA, Total 1,979,563,000,000-
promising signs was the improved If the figures given are correct, China that Government trading had reserved feling between capital and labour, now alone should have 75 per cent. of the coali
its death knoil and nationalization could Tia inmigration authorities aro, await of Asia, and should have fully five times longer be described as D
a fashionable Genoa Conference, which he regards as a ing instructions on the report they des- astmach coal as the United Kingdom made policy. He prophesied that numbers of merling to discuss being wanted petched to Washington regarding the pure by Messrs. Drake and Inouye, has been inflated their capital during the
estimate regarding China, which was made the cotton-spinning companies that 50 palities Lenin said he chiefly wanted to pose of the visit of the anti-Bolshevik severely criticised by some. The China healthy boom of 1920, would never regain, meet Mr. Lloyd George, because he felt General Semenoit, who landed from the Year Book of 1921-1999, for instance, con- their solidarity until they had gone that an understanding was possible with Far East a practical man like him.
siders the "figures relating to China to ba The interviewer describes Lenin as
General Semenoff explains that his aim it many ways mislending," and gives through the melting pot and been recop- is to unite Siberians nnder a Republican instead extremely conservative. Egures,structed on a proper basis.
Bir Edwin Stockton said that the Safe- from physical and nervous strain, .
On the other hand, the very important The Russian Trade Delegation in London has received a telegram from
ed by the United States Government in ment to trade. It was doing an immense Commercial Handbook of China, pablish the worst things ever done by a Clovorn Moscow announcing that the Russian dele- gates to Gepron will not enter Italy until
1918-30, states on age 204 of Volume amount of harm in restricting and ham- pering a restoration of trade activity. The Italian Government has given unex- ceptionable guarantees of their involability
According to Mr. V. K. Ting, Diree The whole. Act should be scrapped with- against possible outrages by the Fascisti,
tor of the Geological Survey of China, a out delay and buried beyond resurrec
tion. National safety could be secured assisted by Russian Black Hundred"
minimum estimate of China's wealth in coal indicates that. It is suficient to by other more satisfaitory mean- refugees, both during the journey and at Genos,
supply the world's consumption at its present rate of 1,000,000,000 tons a year for a period of 1,000 years.
tions of the streets greatly enhanced the for Glamorgan, is to investigate matters greatly changed and obviously suffering | Government unofficially related with the relating to a very fragmentary survey:guarding of ladustries Act was one of
fantastic picture.
CHINESE LOYALTY.
But much more wonderful than the spectuule itself was the 'warinth of loyalty express. The Chinese is not much given to demonstration but he showed a re- markable understanding of the art of cheering on this occasion. Boys and girls
under dispute,
ENGINEERING TROUBLE"
SPREADS."
FURTHER LOCKOUT NOTICES TO
BE POSTED.
LONDON, March 20th.
Engine-ring employers have decided to
from schools, marshalled by long robed post lockout notices to engineering shops teachers, sang quaint songs of welcome federated to the Engineers' Union. This
specially composed. "Grave looking elders in gaudy, canopied cars, kowtowed pro- foundly while passing the Prince who stood for half an hour watching the fas cinating agent and then returned to the baffroom of the Selangor Club.
A PUBLIC WELCOME
will affect a further half-million workers.
STRIKE IN PERSIA.
DISSATISFIED INDIANS BEING
REPATRIATED. "
Boxer, March 99th.
This morning Kuala Lumpur has ex-
Persian Gulf telegrama report à serious tended a public wel.ome to the Prince strike at Abadan among four thousand of Wales, un address being presentcd.on Indian employees of the Anglo-Persian' behalf of all ract Rid communities of
Oil Company who are demanding, es- the federated Malay States. For the past hanced pay as a preliminary to discussing hours the inhabitants of remote dis-alleged grievances About two thousand Ericts have been flowing into the capital who declined to resume have been with the result that a crowd of 25,000, missed and are being
#
repatriated.
BERLIN OUTRAGE.
ATTEMPT ON RUSSIAN EX-MINISTER'S LIFE.
BERLIN, March 29th, An unsuccessful attempt was made to
Fare semi-official message says M. Poisen may attend the final sifting at Genon, when, the question of the recog. nation of the Soviet. Government will be
examined.
THE FRENCH DELEGATION.
PARIS, March 28th.. The Cubinet has appointed M. Barthou, Minister of Justice, head of the French delegation to Genoa. Three other dele gates will be appointed..
A LATEST NAVAL ARMAMENTS.
A QUESTION OF FLEET
STRENGTH."
WASHINGTON, March 29th. Senators Underwood, Hitchcock and Lodge supported the Trenty. The last- named scouted his opponents' suggestion that dieparity of twenty per cent of fleet efrength existed in fav ur of Britain.
"EARLIER CABLES
FRENCH POLICY" HOLDS UP U.S. ARMY REDUCTION.
WASHINGTON, March 28th.
about half of which were Malaya, assem- bled upon the richly decorated, padang, beautiful with its lofty background of tropical foliage, Triumphal arches Brected long the Tapan Raja claimed special interest, that put up by the Sultan of Porsk being gold. repruses Sopped by two huge green dragous The assassinate the Russian ex-Minister arch of the Negri Sembilan was, sup-Milinkoff while leaving the platfont of ported amidst dense palm leaves and was the Philliertonio Hall He was unja ropresentative of all, the Malay Beatos jured but a friend named Nabtakoff, who With four Jakim tribesmen perched atop tried to protect him, was killed." Soveral | COURT OF INTERNATIONAL
Adea
Yo represent their custom of tree dwel-arrests were made. It is thought the The bodyguards of the Malay crime is due to the belief of some monar highness were wildly quaint in barbaricchists that Miliukoff was responsible for attire armed with their original weapons. the fall of Tourism.. The Prince and the High Commissioner
In the Senate Mr. Lodge submitted the Five-Power treaty on the limitation of naval armaments Referring to land armaments, he said that the United States tiid not propose further to reduce the Army no long as the attitude of France, made, it apparent that there was nothing more to be done in that direction.
JUSTICE.
Russian Soviet.
DEATH OF FORMER BISHOP
OF SINGAPORE.
LONDON, March 28th. The death is announced of the Right Ray."De George Frederick Hose, who was Bishop of Singapore from 1881 to 1908.
[The deceased, who was 83 years of age, was chaplain of Malaces from 1858, to 1872, chaplin of Singapore from 1872 to 1891, and Archdeacon of Singapore from 1874 to 1881.1
BRITISH IMPROVE CONSULAR SERVICE,
MORE CANDIDATES.
LONDON, March 28th.
"i
fr
SHIPYARD TROUBLE.
THOUSANDS ON STRIKE
LONDON, March 28th.. Fire thousand shipyard hands have struck at Southampton and thousands more in other ports.
FAR EASTERN
NEWS
[BY COURTESY OF THE CHINA MAIL.”] » THE PRINCE OF WALES IN MALAYA
In view of the absence of a thorough geological survey of China, it is idle to speculate as to whether the country pos esses mom or less than 1,000,000,000,000 tons of ecal. However, so much is cer- tain that Chinn occupies an absolutely unique position in the world with regard to that mineral. Anthracite is the most valuable coal, and the percentage of an
possibilities must be very great indeed. As regards the value of minerals pro- duced, coal ranks easily first; and it is followed in order of their importance by antimony, tungsten, iron, tin, gold, zinc, mercury, copper, lead, alunite, manganese, magnesite, arsenic, tale, gypsum, asbestos, salver, petroleum, molybdenum. China is extraordinarily rich in limestone, and the various earths required, for making porge- As the result of the improvement in paythractie is very small in this country, and lai and pottery ware.
smuler in the United States, which In short, China has the advantage of and exeditions SABLES
the Consular Service, possess only a trifle of that kind of coal an exceptional abundaces of valuable it is stated that the applications of in- On the other hand, anthracite is common minerals, and especially of eval, which tanding candidates to the Civil Service in China, about, one-third of the known are well distributed through the whole Commission are over a hundred per cent deposits consisting of that precious fuel. country and can be exploited easily and mom numerous than last year.
Of China's non-anthracite coal, a very cheaply owing to their accessibility, the large proportion is exceedingly rich in cheapness and abundance of labour, and those by-products which are more valus, the possibility of cheapening transport able than the fuel itself, and the country very greatly by the improvement of water- Wo contains a large supply of excellent coking waya and the building of railways. enal suitable for iron smelting,
I cannot wonder that enterprising men of In most countries coal occurs only in a all nationalities have gone to China with a view to developing the resources of the industries tend to establish themselves country. The foremost financiers of the low localities, and as the manufacturing about the coal pits, heavy or bulky raw world have recognised the chances offered materials, such as iron-ore, linestone, by China's mineral resources, and lending copper-ure, cotton," wool, etc., "have to be manufacturers and engineers have cm- CABLE carried as grent expense over long dis backed upon mining, manufacturing, and
tances to the localities which supply the the creation of railways, harbour works,, requisite fusi, The bulk of the coal of electrical power, stations, etc., in connec North America, which possesses about tion with the mines, which are an asset, two-thirds of the world's coal, is of poor, of almost unmeasurable value. The Chia- quality, and occurs in the far away in- es market, with more than 100,000,000 terior where exploitation is difficult and thrifty, industricus, and shrewd inhabit-
China has transport very costly.
the
ants, is potentially the most valuable unique distinction of having vast stores market in the world, and it offers un ENTILUSIASTIO WELCOME FROM ALL CLASSES,
of coal in every one of her numerous pro-limited opportunities to British trade and SINGAPORE, March 28th,
vinces, and the wonderful system of inland industry, provided the productive power waterways, which can be greatly improv. of China is so developed as to enable the H.M.S. Renown with the Prines on Board arrived at Port Swottenham toed, austres cheap transport for China's Chiness to pay for vastly increased day. The Prince received an enthusiastic future industries and trade, the more ao foreign imports with equally greatly
as cost of transport depends not only increased exports of their own. reecption from all classes.
The Prince stays at Kuala Lumpur on the configuration of the country, and trade is exchange, is barter. England until Thursday. He then sails for Signar its waterways, but also on the national has a most excellent chance of obtaining port where he opens the Malaya exhibi- wage level, which affects both the cost of the foremost place in China's economic railway construction and the cost of hand, life by developing the mineral 19-
traffic. The Prince sails for Hongkong in the value of minerals depends on the thus created will pay for imports of Eng- The 'exporta sources of the country.. early hours of Sunday.
cost of bringing them to the surface. Inlish manufactures into China. this respect China has a unique advant-
Politically and econmically, the Chiness for her labour is super-abundant, have been badly treated by many foreign VISCOUNT ULLSWATER'S OPTIMISM very eficient and extraordinarily cheap. nations. Among the Chinese England has A+ present the United States produce the reputation of fair dealing. The half the world's coal. It scams by no Chinese besitate to allow foreigners to Viscount UIL water, speaking on timism at the Lyceum Club, Piccadilly means impossible, that within a relatively exploit their huge latent mineral wealth 90 February 10th, said that if he was short time China, may take the lead among because they are afraid of unfair dealing not an optimist, he was at all events the the coal producing nations of the on the part of those who seek concessions, opposite to a pessimist. The question "I especially if she becomes a large consumer and who would monopolise all the wealth life worth living?" depended largely on of her own fuel. As she has almost ten derived from them to China's In the liver. He had great faith in his fellow timon many inhabitants as the United order to overcome that natural beluct creatures and especially in his Anglo Eligdom, a relatively small consumption anco, Engich financiers, manufacturera, Sazon fellow creatures. Even at the pre-of coal per head of population would make engineers, and traders will be wise to work sent time, when there was a vast amount ber the foremost coal producer in the hand in hand with leading and trust of unemployment and the possibility of world. Besides, China might become a worthy Chineso on a partnership basis. civil disturbances, he stood confirmed in conl'exportar on a very large scale. The The Chinese are auxious for such his belief that the large mass of his fellow position of her coalfields, and the facili
special organisation, the Rico-British citizens took a sober and sensible view of tits offered by her rivers, ports and chear operation, They have recently created a the situation. The British were a sober, labour invite the creation of a great coal Trade Association, which is financed and sound common-sense people, and as long exporting trade.
directed by some eminent Chinese domicil China has iron ore, copper ore, load, in Hongkong, Singapore, Rangoon, as they retained those qualities he be lieved they would come out on ton Even tiu, zinc, gold, mercury, asbestos, petro Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Amoy, etc.. If Labour camo into office he would still team, and numerous other minerals. Ap which aims at creating a community of be an optimist, because he was convinced parently the country is highly mineral interests between leading Chinese business that nothing had such a wonderfully ised, but it is difficult to form any opinion man and those western business men who
as to the sobering influence as office,
of minerals possessed are interested in the development of their thorough geological survey has country. Western, capital can hope to because a not been made, and cannot be made for develop the mineral wealth of Chinn only a great many years. The fact that nume in partnership with the Chinese, and those rous concesions for mining minerals of who wish to open mines, factories, etc., all kinds have been granted and the in Chian, will do well to avail themselves keenness with which mining concessions of the Invitation extended to them by are sought indicate that China's mineral Chiesa native organisations such as the
(Continued as foot of next column.) one mentioned.
PRELIMINARY SESSION ENDING.
Taz Haque, March 28th, The preliminary session of the Court of International Justice in ending. The first ordinary session will open on June 5th
mittees for Summary Procedure (presided over by Dr. Loder), Labour Disputes (presided over by Lord Finlay) and mit Disputes (praided over by Dr. Weiss).
took their seata in the Sultan's bulen orting this, an investiture in the draw. The Court has resolved itself into Com-
the
The
ing room, conferring upon the Sultan of Fahang an Honorary Knight Commander ship of St. Michael and St. George and a Knighthood upon the Hoo. Lione! Wood ward. After lunch the Prince reviewed. x-service officers and men of all nation. alities on the tennis lawn fronting Gov-
THE EAST AFRICAN RIOTS
INQUIRY.
option pavilion. With them were. ralers of the Federated States. usual ceremonies of presentation over, the Prince proceeded slowly through a Jong Inne formed by cadets, scouts and guides to the Royal dias when the Hon. Mr. Kenion read an address to which the
MAGISTRATE'S DECISION. of Wales replied. The whole
Narson, March 28th." cony coupled 45 minuta. When ernment House and later took part in a the Princo left the Padang to return to match between his own and the Bultan of At the inquiry into the riot mentioned Perak's teams on the Selangor Club patoon March 17th the Magistrate decided Government House the great coloured son
that the police were fully justified in ground. In the evening he attended the firing. The native agitator whose arrest of humanityfrgared itsolf hoarse.
led to the disturbance has been deported High Commissioner's banquet and, a state to Kismayu ball in the Town Hall. To-morrow, after lunching with the Reception Committer at the Station Hotel, the Prince of Wales leaves by train for Port Swettenham and then, embarks on the Renon which then proceeds to Singapore, arriving early on
INTENSELY HOT. The weather is intensely, hot with great golden clouds sailing across from the mile high mountains, occasionally shed ding light showers. The Prince later in the morning held an audience of Maley Falera in his private sitting room and,
(Continued at foot of next column:)),
Thursday morning.
CAMBRIDGE BEAT OXFORD
AT GOLF.
tion.
Op
Bir Lynden Macassey said that he was an optimist with regard to industry, be LONDON, March 28th
causo industry could not be in a worse At Sandwich the inter Varsity golf condition, and any stop taken must be foursomes resulted in Cambridge defeat, a dep forward: There were signs of ing Oxford by thres up and two to play, considerable improvement in industry, the matches to the singles will be played and ho, had profound confidence in the to-morrow.
sound'setee of the British working man..
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