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GREAT
THE HONGKONG DAILY
COAL THE GENOA CONFERENCE.
STRIKE OF MINERS IN AMERICA.
'VARSITY BOAT RACE RESULTS
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DEATH OF. EX-EMPEROR KARL IN EXILE.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH KIUTER'S AGENCY.]
H.R.H. PRINCE OF WALES.
LEAVES SINGAPORE FOR HONGKONG.
SINGAPORE, April 1st.
After a day spent mainly in fulfilling
priate angagements, H.R.H. the Prince
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE
~BÖAT RACE.
WON BY CAMBRIDGE
London, April 1st. Cambridge on the boat race by four- and-ball lengths. The official time WHILE 19m, 97secs.
THE RACE DESCRIBED. Huge crowds assembled at
Putary. The
RUSSIA AND FRANCE.
PARIS, April 1st.
ESE MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1992.
THE WASHINGTON AGREEMENT.
U.S. NATIONAL ECONOMIC
MANASSOCIATION.
TO PROMOTE SOUND LEGISLA. TION,
A PURITY CAMPAIGN AT CANTON,
AMERICAN TO EXCHANCE
"A MAMMOTH PARADE." NOTIFICATIONS."
On Saturday there was what is described In the course of an interpellation in
New York, March 31st.
as a mammoth parede " at Canton the Chamber, M. Poincare referred to
WASHINGTON, April · lat,"
A hundred American business, men nämerous indirect message recently receiv-The State Department has sent notes to financiers, and economic experts, includ organised by the promoters of the Purity ing Mr. Gary, Chairman of the Steet Campaign which has been in progres ed from the Soviets suggesting a joint eight nations represented at the recent Corporation. Mr. Garrison, ex-Secretary there for the past three months. On Fri the Armaments Conference expressing readi- for W, and fearr Morgenthau, have day there was a canvass on the subject
Messrs. Otto Kaha, T. W. arrangement in connection with
mont, M. Poincare replied ness to exchange ratifications of the formed a society called the National throughout the city and Genoa Conference.
Economic Association for the purpose oĻ declining to..act separately from Great treaties just approved by the Senate.
educating Americans in regard to econo canvassed and sight out of every ten shope POINCARE ASKS FRENCH PARLIA-ujie questions in order that sound legislagát up the sign "Tuan Shing Fai Cheung" Britain and Italy.
tion may be promoted and unsound, dewe agree to the prohibition of prostitu RUSSIA AND THE BALTIC STATES.
Riga, April 1st.
MENT TO RATIFY.
PARIS, April End. In the Chamber the Prime Minister The latest significant development be-
of Deputies M. Poincare stated that in fore the Genoa Conference is, the siguing his opinion the Washington Agreement of a protocol between the Russian dele did not afford satisfaction regarding gates to Genoa and representatives of the French Pac.he possessions though it ver-
thinly possessed some advantages. Parlia Baltic States, after a
conference hero,
of Wales embarked on the Renown, which sun broke through a snow laden sky as governing the action of the signatories ment would be asked to ratify it and.bel A moderate on certain questions to como before the hoped both Houses would associate them- Genoa Conference. The participants wel-selves with President Harding's action in cone the assistance of foreign capital for nnnection with the Naval Treaty. Dis there construction of East Europe, but this cussion thereon be considered would be mast not encroach on their political and premature at prescat. secnomic sovereignty. The states favour some degree of recognition for Russia.
"Esthoninn, Latvian, and Polish delegates participated in the conference. Finland participated as a
listener.
crews launched the boats. mails at dawn on Sunday for Hongkongsterly wind was blowing across the From Sir Herbert Russell, Reutor's,
river. Conditions, generally wors almost Special Correspondent.
perfect, from a rowing point of view. EX-EMPEROR KARL DIES Cambridge won the toss and chose the
IN EXILE.
Middlesex side. An exceptionally fast EX-QUEEN AND ELDEST SON AT-tide was rupting when crows got off at
THE BEDSIDE
440 An excellent start was made, Oxford' rowing 30 strokes and Cambridge, 38 in EUSCHALS April 1st. The ex-Emperor Kar! of Austria-Hun-the first minuta. Cambridge quickly set gary is dead.
tled down to a long, powerful stroke,
EA previous telegrain stated the exiled, although Oxford led during the first Emperor was suffering from pneumonia
minuto complicated by cerebral trouble,]
Cambridge, however, gained a good The exhalf-length before passing the Fulham Football ground. Oxford was not attempt ing rush work and pulled well together. Cambridge led by barely a length at the thile; time, 4.12. The Light Blue coxswain
The ex-Queen Zita and the eldest son' were present at the beside. Emperor was conscious to the last. The doctors refused the ex-Queen's wish to transfuse her blood into her husband's veis. The body is being embalmed and will
probably be repatriated to Austria.
COAL MINERS STRIKE IN AMERICA.
brought his hont over to the centre of the riror before reaching Harrods when he fed by a length and a half, rowing almost deni ahead of Oxford. At Hammersmith HALF A MILLION MEN INVOLVED Bridge, Cambridge was a length and a half abead and the time at this stage was Train, INDIANAPOLIS, April 1st.. The miners' demand for an increase of 50cc Oxford made an effort at Chiswick wages on the expiration of the current Eyot, the Light Blue, rowing well within wage contracts is mainly responsible for themselves, still kept the lead, reaching the coal strike which begins to-day, in-Chiswick Steps two lengths in front in volring half a million unionist miners and
a large number of non-unionists."
mia. 1860.
THE RUSSIAN DELEGATES AT
AFTERA
feated.
IRISH TREATY BILL,
LONDON, March 31st In the House of Lords, Royal assent
tion).
we read that
The Canton Times in a leading article on Saturday said :--
was given to the Irish Treaty Bill, after amendments had been adjusted betweender way for several weeks,
AN. RESTORING PEACE IN
**The Purity Campaign which has beon will end in p
the two
IRELAND,
ULSTER TO CO-OPERATE.
LONDON. March 31st In the House of Commons, Captain Charles Craig gave an assurance that the Ulster Government would do everything possible to co-operate with the Provisional Government to restore peace.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
BAHAMAS. EXAMINATION OF M. PERNOTTE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS DAMAGE. PARIS, April 1st..
KEYWEST, March, 31st. tho The examining magistrate in
A disastrous fire has occurred at Nas- Bauque Industriello de Chins que, closely, the Bahamas, the damage totalling illions of dollars. Two naval vessels have "departed hence in examined M. Pernotte particularly re- 8.0.5.
response to cails. garding the Financial Operations Societe
DEATH OF CANADIAN Pacifique.
MERCHANT PRINCE,
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BERLIN
Bepus, April 1st, The principals of the Russian delegation to Genua, including Mesara Tebiteberia, Jode, and Litvinoff, have arrived here and later alin M. Pernotte stated that when representative of the he left the Banque there were sufficient were met by a Foreign Off. The station was strongly funds as guarnates, whereupon the magis guarded by police. Other, delegates, with trate requested M. Pernotte to furnish M. Krasio, are expected fater. The proofs of his figures. whole delegation stays in Berlin several manded that time be allowed for the pur days.
pose. He was then temporarily liberated. The magistrate as interrogated M.
HOLLAND'S REPRESENTATIVES.
Tux. HAGUE, April 1st.
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grard climax to-day when a monster parade will take place and petitions sub- mitted to Dr. Wu, Ting-fang and Governor Chen Chiung ming.
Those who have had the responsibility for planning and carrying out the cam paign should be congratulated on the thoroughness of their work:
By charts and surveys through lectures and mass- meetings, they have succeeded in reaching all classes. The educational value of such a campaign and enlightenment received about conditions previously little known will make for the moral health of this community.
"We do not believe men can be frighten ed out of their vicious habits. Neither is it possible to drive men into paths of righteousness, Legislation and law en- forcement may de much for civil better. ment but when evil propensities remain, the individual who is a victim of them, TORONTO, March 31st, suffers moro. That is "why this recent The death has occcrred of the merchant campaign which was primarily, a edaca prizes, Sir John Eaton.
(Sir John Craig Eaton, who was tional campaign, will prove most beng knighted in 1915, was born at. Toronto ficial. The facts and figures brought out M. Pernotte dein 1876. Besides being president of the by the several surveys furnish convincing
T. Eaton Co., Ltd., he was a director of the Dominion Bank and of the Canadian proof of what impurity is costing in terms Pacife Railway.}
of human suffering. Men who formerly "SIAMESE TWINS" ESTATE. thought little about the results of their occasional indulgences, realize what risks Andre "Berthelot, brother of M. Philippo
Caiçaco, March at they run. Shall I condemn my children The Slamchewin "mentioned in
to'n file of dipase, and suffering just for Berthelot, who was recently condemned yesterday's message left 2200,000, which a moment's ill-gratbration Purity, for a decade to retirement. M. Andre is divided between their brother and takes on another importance when we con
sider it in relation to our offspring. Benthelot gave "further explanations re- Dr.garding three million franes which he gave his brother. He insisted that these ams were in noise connected with the funds of the Bondue, but represented that they were his own private savings THE POSITION IN IRELAND. With a view to ascertaining the real Position of the IR.A. General Headquar- ters has issued a proclamation requesting jayal officers and men to report before the evening of April 1st.
The Premier (Jonkkeer Dr. Bearen bruck) and the Foreign Minister (Jouk hegi Br. van Karnebeck) will represent Holland at the Genoa Conference. Pates will be an extra delegate
ALARMIST RUMOURS DENIED.
Roue, April 1st. The alarmist rumours regarding the
Thereafter the race was a mere proces- The duration of the stoppage is con- sion. Although the Dark Blues occn- jectural, since accumulated stocks repre- sionally spurted they could not reduce sent six weeks' supplies and the approach the lead. Cambridge was three lengths safety of the delegates to the Genoa Con- ing warm weather wit lessen consump-lengths ahead at Barnes Bridge (time,ference are denied here. They are attri tion. The Government anticipate that
16min. 16secs.) and spurted hard and fastinted to a desire to undermine the success non-unionists will produce fifty per cent. of the normal output, negotiators in the ear the end when they had nothing to fear, and Won comfortably. Oxford anthracite fields are still endeavouring to
finished in rather ragged style, and several fix a new scale, while as regards the bituminous fields, the Secretary of Labour of their crew appeared greatly distressed.
blames the owners who have repeatedly refused to confer with the workers.
MEN AT THE PUMPS REMAIN.
NEW YORK, April 1st. Telegrams from various mining centres, indicate that men came out at midnight In accordance with the Strike order. Kentuckey is the only field where work continues, the men's contract running another twelve months. The Miners Union has ordered 13,000 men in various places to remain at work on the pumps,
atc.
SOUTH AFRICAN REVOLU TIONARY DISTURBANCES.
GENERAL SMUTS AND
CAUSES AND RESULTS.
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FARLIER CABLES.
CAMBRIDGE STRONG FAVOURITES,
LONDON, March 31st. Following an injury to a member of the Oxford" crew, necessitating a spare man coming in the Boat Raco betting is
101 on Cambridge.
LATEST VADLES,
of the conference.
THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY,
THE NEED FOR RECONCILATION.
New York, April 1st.
OIL STRIKE IN PERSIA,
LONDON, April 1st,
rapatriated
INTERNATIONAL CROSS- COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP.
The Anglo Persian Company has an Prior to departing for Berlin Mr.nounced, that the strike at Adaban he Alanson Houghton, the new American land and the malcontents have been Ambassador to Germany, said he hoped to renew the ancient ties of respect and mutua! service between the United States and Germany. Americans could not be WON BY FRENCH REPRESENTATIVE contented as a nation so long as their own
Guascow, April 2nd. fellow citizens for German anöestry were
The International Cross-country Ten embittered by a sense of injustice. The war Miles Championship was won by Guille was ended and the loser must foot the mot of France by 100 yards in 63mi LONDON, April 1st.bill, but the causes and apportionment of 58.co. Catterrell of England was scoond The revenue for the financial year cad the blame wers matters he, for one, would with Schgeliman of France "third. ed March 31st amounted to £1,124,000,000 no longer discuss. He was of the opinion team placings were, France first, with 53 as compared with £1,120,000,000 in the that European civilisation at least would points. England second, with 85 points previous year.
The decrease is chibly perish unless a practical reconoognition Scotland, 90 points.
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BRITAIN'S REVENUE,
THE YEAR'S RETURNS
due to the drop £188,000,000 in excess profits duty, and £117,000,000 in special receipts.
CAPETOWN, April 1st..
The expendture amounted £1,070,000,000 In the course of the debate on the second reading of the Indemnity Bill, and the returns thus show's surplus of General Smuts attributed the revolution £46,00,000 compared with the estimated to a combination of Nationalist doctrines £177,000,000. The bulk of the surplus, it with those of the international com was anticipated, would be available for munists, affecting ignorant minds Ho debt redemption, whereas while the float- emphassed that genuine workers and ing debt has been rechicod by £246,000,000 trade unionists had been practically this has been accomplished mainly by superseded by an entirely different set fresh borrowing
of men forming a military revolutionary junta
General Smuts gave the total casualties
an 50 killed and 237, wounded on the
SIAMESE ROYALTY IN EUROPE,
PARIS, April 1st,
Government s'do, and 138 killed and 287 Prince and Princess Prajatipokof wounded on the side of the revolutionists Biam, accompanied by Prince Prodi, Ninety-nighty Indian natives were killed visited. Strasbourg, where they were wel-
comed by the Commissioner General.
and wounded THE PORTUGUESE SEAPLANE FLIGHT.
LIETON, April 1st. The Portuguese, sexplans in flight to Rio de Janeiro reached Las Palmas in 8 bours The landing was difficult owing to the rough sea The aviators leave for Cario Verdo to-morrow to continue their Dight to Rio de Janeirio,
ROYAL ENGAGEMENT. TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY. Bacasa, April 2ad. The Braecis newsjiaper Soir states that the engagement of Prince Leopold of Belgium to Princess Yolanda of Italy
was worked out in Europe, similar to that which had led to the dying out of hatred
between the North and the South in the
United States.
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. AFFILIATION OF JAPAN AND INDO. CHINA
PARIS, April 1st.
The Council of the International Chamber of Commeres has approved ap plications for affiliation from Japan and indo-China.
S
THE CONTROL OF THE RUBBER OUTPUT.
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A "TIMES SUGGESTION.
LONDON, April 1st......... Referring to the alare hitherto to strange the control of the rubber catrat, the Times suggests that the rivalry be tween Malays and the Dutch East Indies may be delaying action, and advocatos, a London conference of the partica concern.
1.
will be officially announced on the occaed. The Timer says the delay is fraught son of the forthcoming visit of their with serious danger to the British and
Dutch rubber industry. Italian Majesties to Belgium,
Ireland 150.
The
Rosa's son.
"IMADNESS AND BLUFF." MR. CRANE'S'IMPRESSIONS OF
SOVIET RUSSIA,
Mr. Crane, late Minister of the United States at Peking published in the date on February 20th the impressions of the journey be made in the summer of 1921 through Siberia and Russia. After re ference to the difficulties which he encountered during the journey, Afr Crane adds a
In China there is less excuse for im- purity than in other countries. Here our mon usually marry young. Few over the age of twenty-one rámain untaarried. The wores, offenders against the laws of purity are those who have wives' and concubines. They are the persons who patronize the brothels and make possible this" immoral traffic in women
"A natural outcome of this campaign is | the growing demand for closing public licensed, brothels. We have always advo cated this. No government can afford to fake rovenuta fram a business that wrecks and ruina, the lives of its people. It may During, this long journey I conversed be that prostitution cannot be entirely with Russians of all classes. 1 will be upproped, has that sloes not relieve the impartial in asserting that right from government from being a party to it, when the East, so profoundly Russian, to the it is legalized and pays revenues into the West, populated by the citizen of all
ali hate the Soviet Govern support ko that, of the individual citizen government Treasury: A government's races, meat, It is the maddest, the most eme brutal, the most incompetent of all Gor,
The Bolshevik leaders, whe ernmenta. before their political rise never created able 6 over agent or of anagement able of government or of manager They are
without possessing arrogant strength of
are
should be on the side of civil righteousness
of the most promising aspects of coming parace is that most of the students will come out for parity. This attitude of our young men and young women means much for the future of China.
These
bluffers,adness, and, above all, ther
"They will remember this parade and re- Mr. Crane said that last autumn these call that they participated in a movement leaders refused to buy from Bulgaria and against licereed brothels It indicates Roumania the seeds which, those two their desire to have removed forever countries offered to sell, and which would temptations to Bagrantly aimed at the have saved the Volga famine. The moral health of the community. alleged richness of the Russian soil which home builders of the near future want the Soviets dangle before the eyes of clean homes for themselves and for others. foreign financiers is nothing but a bluff. They for themselves and for others. They habitants are even more anxious than support of these unfortunately afflicted Russia is in such chaos that its in- do not want to carry as a burden, the we to get out of it." Mr. Crane ap with diseases or their helpless offspring.
"The Canton Government has shown its the attitude adopted by M-Pain-
proves
CATE against Soviet propaganda ability to make financial sacrifices for the Throughout the country the only news well-being of the people, and we firmly of the rest of the world which can be believe petitions for abolishing licensed obtained is from the cooked Soviet bulle brothels will bring desired Government Wales 137 and tins. Soviet Russia is at once a prison action.
and lanatio sylum. - Exchange `·Tele- graph Company."
HOME FOOTBALL.
LONDON, April 1st. In the Soccer match England v. Wales played at Belfast, one goal each was BOOTEL
EARLIER CABLES.
| THEIR. MAJESTIES TO VISIT BELGIAN ROYALTY,
SCHOOL OF HYGIENE.
GIFT OF £400,000.
MAKING THE POST OFFICE PAY.
EVIL OF TREASURY CONTROL. The Minister of Health announces that the Rockefeller Foundation have offored, Mr. Stuart Burning, the founder of the to provide a sum of $2,000,000 towards Postmen's Federation, and an ox-president the cost of building and equipping of the Traces Union Congress, was, the School of Hygiene in London, on the guest of the members of the Aldwych Club understanding that the British
Gavern-
on February 21st, when he addressed him mont accept the responsibility of pro- soll to the subject of "How to make the viding for staffing and maintaining the Post Office profitable and popular." school when established.
Sech B a school
His argument was that the department recommended by the committee Their Majesties will pay a State visit pointed early in 1021 to consider provi- he made really profitable, the Government to their Belgian Majcstics on May 8th,sion for post graduate medical edu
tee is a great social service, and, if it was to education
and the Postmaster,General must get after which the King will visit na many in London. This recommendation was away from the idea of a money profit, na possible of the war cemeteries of the further considered by an expert com- At the same time he saw no reason why British and Overseas Forces in Belgium mittee, with the Minister of Health at should not make a profit. It should be and France.
chairman. In view of the difficulty at one of the under wheels of the national presant of financing the scheme, the machine socially, industrially, and com; whole cass was put to the Rockmercially, and that could only be done foller Foundation as one in which
LONDON, March 31st.
THE STATE OF ZIUME,
JUGO-SLAVIA'S APPEAL,
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PARIA, March 31st-
they might think it well to co by getting back to the doctrines of Bows lend Hill. First of all, the Post Office operate in the general interes” OF The Government of Jugoslavia has Progress in public health hore and must get rid of Treasury control, in place
abroad.
As a result, the Rockefeller, of which there should be set up a financial asked France and Britain to aid in the trustees hare anda the generous offer control committee. It was entirely wrong Fame and the ensurement of execution fully accepted by the Minister of Healthat could and must be made. It re-establishment of law and order at above announced, which has beett gratos Log; the Government to regard, the Post of milch cow out of which of the Treaty of Hapallo
on behalf of the Government should be regarded from the point of view.
Mr. Grant Ramsay
the GERMAN INDEMNITY FOR HOLLAND,
VEN THE
THE HAGUE, March 31st, Germany has informed, Holland that she is prepared to pay an indemnity, for the loss of the Tubantia, torpedood dur. ing the war.
of its unity to the trade, and social life
the Institute of Hygiene, or the country The apeaker said he had
meeting of that body recently, referred
to the generous offer of the Rockolye taken the view that capital and Foundation, and stated that the condi-labour were mutual enemies. He saw no They were tion attached was that the British Gov-reason why they should be. ernment should subscribe £25,000 annual really twins; more they were Siamese ly for five years for the upkeep of the twink, and the probability was that it one
was cut away, both would die.
instituta,