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CABLES.
· LAFEST GABLES, (THROUGH REUTIL'S AGENCE.) THE GENOA CONFERENCE.
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HEATED DISCUSSIONS.
Gasos, April 10th.
M. Haribou and M., Chicharin,
THE
HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 19m, 1932.
LATEST CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.
AMERICA'S RHINE ARMV. ALLIES MEET CLAIM."
OPIUM IN CHINA. REVIVAL OF PLANTING AND
RED SIBERIA,
SMOKING.
SHIPBUILDING SLUMP.
LLOYD'S FIGURES.
LONDON, April 10th.
Loxbox, April 10th.
The alump in the shipping industry is Following Frazice, Belgium and Britain further evidenced by Lloyd's Register have now recognised the American claim for whose shipbuilding returns for the quar-payment of the expenses of the Rhine Army,
[BY KARLENE KENT-]
{SPECIAL TO THE " KONGEDNO DAILY,
PRESS."]
We lived for 67s weeka on the rivets, and the life was exceedingly interesting... The boats, were very comfortable, much cleaner and better than the Chinese
Hore Wer on the Sungari River. mixed with
"Bolsheviks und Rege reports of the capture of the watched them at work and play. They asian, a missionary from China, the city of Harbarovsk by the " Whites" and
are a natural, almost childlike, poopla Rov. J. S. Helps, declares that the re- the recapture of the "Reds" recalla' the their. unaffectedness. They were
Losson, April 10th.
"In a special letter to the Manchester
It was the end
GDC
the
sible to any that say "style" provailed.
The first sitting of the Genos Confereer ended March 31st shows the, tonnage Earl Curzon in a note to the American ported statement of Mr. Chao Hain-chu, week we spent "seeing the sights of oddiy dressed "and it would be imposs- O was marked by an encounter between of merchantmen then being constructed | Ambassador in Lendon says he in com the Chinese Charge d'Affaires," at the that city last summer.
After in the United Kingdom waa 9.2:35,000 tons, munienting with the French And Belgium anti-opium meeting mentioned in messages/of a three months' trip in which we had The man" wore high knee-boots of various Dr. Wirth had declared that Germany This is a reduction of 40-1,000 tons as com-Government hoping for a speedy ring has practically disappearal from in the conditions in that evantry under and sometimes of potato sacking; while of the 5th and 6th fast, that opium smok-travelled many miles, from one end of the coloured leathes ranging from pink to Far Eastern Republic to the other, study black; the blouse, often eroga-stitched was prepared to collaborate, M. Chickerin pared with December 31st, 121, and in-ment in regard to the most convenient Chin, is incorrect. He says there has “Bolshevik ? rule.
far declared that Russin would weeps the cludes 817 vessels whereon work is sur method whereby the Allies may co-operate bees a revival of opium planting and
the breeches sometimes strayed so,
11 We had been warned before we went that from the "leg-e-mutton Cannes resolutions. He asserted that the pended, apart from any delay due to the to wrenure the desired end.
pattern as to smoking in all but a few parts of China it was not safe to go into that bandit more closely resemble question marks.
·Russians wished to negotiate on a basis whip-building and engineering dispute.
daring the past three or four years, which ridden, bloodthirsty land. We read in the of reciprocity and equality; they favour
had been not merely encouraged but often newspapers hair-raising reports of condi- ed disarmament but demanded guarantees
forced upon the people by the so-called tinna, contributed by the antis" and against external attacks.
military governors for the sake of revenue diametrically, opposited were the tales of Those knowing China best fear that the the "pros.' situation in regard to opium-smoking will soon be an bad as ever.
The number of merchantmen, building.
abroad in 1:643 inchiding 325 whereon
1918.
work has been suspended. This is a re- M. Barthou who had previously spoken, duction of 373 a compared with the num protested that M. Chicberin referred to questions which the Cannes conferador, under construction on" December 31st. side-tracked such as the so-called Univer wal Conference, sad the prolongation of the mandate of the present conference. He took exception to M. Chicherin's refer ences to disarmament as being irrelevant. M. Chicherin replied that M. Briand Washington said France was unable to dianem on account of Russia. They were uffering to remove that objection:
Mr. Loyd George poured oil on the troubled waters, and appealed to M Chicherin not to wreck the conference.
The incident closed and an adjournzzent .was made amid some excitement.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S EFFECTIVE
APPEAL,
LATER. Reuter is informed that the British Delegation is pleased with the progres already achieved, especially in view of the general acceptance of the principle of the Cannes resolutions. Buccessful results are astisipated. from the conference Allied Diplomatu admit that Mr. Lloyd Goorg fose 'not a moment too soca to dissipate the mance resulting from the French protest against M. Chicheria's -excursion outside the Cannes Agends. His appeals were the more effective be
-cause he refused to take M. Chicheria and the deadlock too seriously, and his »mucka restored good humour.
The tonsage of all vessels under con- straction in America is only per cent. of the total building there on March, 1919. The tonnage launched in the world during the quarter was $23,000 whereof 334,000 was launched in the United King dom. The tornage commenced during the quarter was 115,000, whereof 67.000 was abroad.
SHIPPING ACCIDENTS.
TWO-COLLISIONS REPORTED.
PORTLAND, April 10th.
The Norwegian teamer Menu, from Christiania for Colombo, Singapore and the Far East, with à
general cargo. arrived seriously damaged, though the cargo was not damaged. The vessel had bear in collision with the British steamer Padua, from London to Caletta. The Padua, slightly damaged," proceeded to Calcutta við Port Said.
The British steamer, Scottish American, from Abadat to:Swansea collided in the ducz, with the Trieste. The former was damaged but can be repaired. The extent of the damage to the Trieste
unknown.
ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SARNA PASHA.
ACCUSED SENTENCEU.
CAIRO, April 10th. One of the accused in the trial for a conspiracy to kill Sarwat Pasha has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. Two other have each barn sentenced to two years imprisonment, all with bard labour. The lightness of the sentencos” is causing much comment.
BARLIKE CABLES.
DEPRECIATION OF MARK. GERMANY FACING FAMINE.
BERLIN, April 10th.
WAR DEBTS. ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY.
OIL MAGNATES,
* SOCONT" AND ROYAL DUTCH.
AMSTERDAM, April 10th. The Telegraaf atates that Sir Henry Deterding has gone to California. Well informed people believe that he will meet Mr. Bedford, of the Standard Oil Co., with a view to co-operation by the Royal Dutch and the Standard groups.
LOWER SHANGHAI HÕUSE RENTALS.
DUE TO SLUMP IN STOCK EXCHANGES.
You
A
The woman's clothes were even more
varied. Some had used the cheap Chin case cloth as best they could. Others had
made over" finery or ever lace cur tains in marvellous fashions. With all there was
* cheerful spirit and much good will. They had all suffered, änd many had had to endure atrocities that only civil war and chaos produce, but they were adjusting and making the best
of it.
2
of pipes would be necessary-one for the
a very
We went prepared for anything-carty- ing two revolvers, two kodaks and the typewriter. The last two were very val able to us, but the revolvers we never packed. Our first introduction to the Far
At every atop of the boat the Eastern Republic was on the railroad from passengers rushed off and inspected the Marchali, the last station in China to little supply of food for sale by the Chita, the capital city. We bought first peasants, who eagerly awaited the boat's class tickets and reserved a coupe. The arrival that they might exchange train may have been first-class, for there chicken or pig for some homely second- were still feeble traces, but, it had suffered ties. Ons little girl of about five offered under the exigencies of war, and we were me a huge live, goose for two cakes of led to a coupé, cluttered- with broken soap. Unfortunately I had come to The German reply to the Reparations!
glas, unswept and dirty and with the spare. I offered her a rouble, many Commission points cut" that since Decem-
prop of the upper berth broken. No sheets | time, the value of the soap, but she, re- or blankets were given us, as most of those fused it. Think of living where money iá ber the purchasing power of the mark has decreased while the cost of living` has
had long ago been stolen, but the four valueless!
Living in Siberia, even in the heighth wala and the two bunks, such as they of its prosperity, has some drawbacks. steadily risen." The coming summer is
were, were our We set to work and There is no running water, as this would contemplated with the greatest anxiety,
cleaned the coupé and opened up our lug- inasmuch as Germany is faced with famine
The Shanghai Gazelle says:We under-gage, then settled down to watch for a demand an outlay of great expense. The if she is unable to obtain the necessary stand that the present slump in the local station there we could buy walk for winter is so cold that two complete sets foreign currencies for payment of import stock exchange market has brought about and eggs. These were chess and plentiful water and the other for steam to keep ed grain. The mark will soon cesse to a considerable decrease in local house and very good. Occasionally there would the pipes from bursting in the cold. So have any value abroad if the depreciation rentals. It will be recalled that when the be a little girl with berries or vegetables, the water is carried about the town in of German currency continues.
stock exchange craze first possessed the and always there was the very poor black barrels en a little wagon, and all this The Note declares that it is in the Shanghai community last year, rapacious bread in huge round loaves,
is subject to the temperament of the interests of the entire world be prevent landlords exploited the urgent need of The road bed was good and wa driver and the horse, This limits bath Germany's collapse, and reiterates the houses for stock exchange operators to the along without interruption. We have ing and makes the river the public bath. German Government's conviction that sa detriment of tenants, who were confronted learned there has since been installed an Hero men, women and children refresh themselves with a plunge and soaping external ican is the only means of cover with the alternatives of either submitting excellent "express de luxe" with ing its reparation obligations and stabilis to exorbitant"rates of increased in renta dining-car and fine service.
while their clothes, washed first, "san Throughout Siberia living conditions are" gaily. on the rocku. ing exchanges. The Note considers Gesor quitting and delivering up possession
Now it is reported that difficult because there are practically no There is everywhere an, evidence of many's present taxation, the heaviest that of the premises. can be borne by the German people, and so far as Chinese tenants are concerned, hotels and little equipment or conveniences hard times, bat also the people seem to could not agree to any control incompat the supply of houses exceeds the demand, in those that are open. As the cities are be eagerly adjusting themselves to the nible with; Germany's financial sovereignty and the many new houses, which rent congested and economic ruin is the result Pew conditions and are endeavouring to profiteers were tempted to put up at the of the chaos of the last five years, living reproduce as fast as possible normal con- time of the stock exchange boom, cannot in not easy. Those who have big house ditions The hospitals are open, sad much be let without allowing at least a twenty must share with those who have none and is being done with the very limited sup-
plica si hand. Fortunately,
it is per cent, reduction of the rates originally are frequently without pay of any kind.
healthful country,
is fixed.
But even in the short time we were able
invigorat LONDON, April 10th. Notices "To Let may be seen on many to watch things there was progress, and ing and the country is clear, so that there
are not the insidious diseases to fight Mr. Goodenough, Chairman of Barclay's magnificent building, which at first was order was coming out of the turmoil, Bank, addressing the American Chamber used or intended as offices for stock ex-
We stayed for six weeks in Chits, and we find in the rest of Asia. But there are many broken bodies from the war found the life very pleasant. The country and from insuflorent food. of Commerce in London, said that the ad- change operatives.
Over 10,10 new tenement houses are in is beautiful, with endles hills sad bad is the flour which makes
Especially justment of war debti waa essential to save
the black the world from an impossible situation, course of section in North Shani Road streams and wonderful great pine tree, bread-the sin diet of, so many fami
The children show this in their He suggested that the amount payable to and in the West of Chapel, while less than forming a marked contrast to the brown le "The Allied representatives have agreed British Empire heavyweight championship cach debtor nation be finally decided a 20 per cent, of them have been rented. It level of so much of China In Chits there ninched Isces and colourless cheeks. Tho hospitals have free dispensaries attached that all the Powers shall be in an equal contest between George Cook and Joo soon as practicable; then bonds should be is stated that a 10 per cent, reduction in† were two pleasure gardens open and full position at the conference, provided that! Beckett, the heavyweight champions of created and gradually offered to the public now made on the rental of these new of entertainment. This was the nightly to them, and, through this means, reach Australia and England respectively, re for investment, supported by national buses, that is to say, a rental of $18 is rendezvous for the enjoyment-seekers, and many for whom there would be no rooms The doctors are sulted in Cook being disqualified in the guarantees endorsed upon the bonds, charged for each house instead of $20 per they are many in any land reacting from in the building itself.
war. There was no dearth of talent here, cheerful but serious as they face the great which Mr. Goodenough was convinced month. wirth round for continually hugging.
would find a ready market among in-
For the "Russians are clever people and work" of relieving · pain without.” any very musical and dramatic. Some artista | adequate means, vestors all over the world.
The work of education is a difenit THE OLD BLOOP "MEBLIN" bad drifted from Moscow on the tide of BRITISH CHILDREN BORN
war and they were fully appreciated in ene The new régime will not tolerate TO BE RELIEVED,
their role of opera stars, comediennes, the use of books which exhort devotion ABROAD.
danseuses. Night after night the enter to the Czar and the Church, and there', The old sloop Mestin, which was containment changed, and we ran the gamut de, so the schools must shift as best to spend in having new ones verted into a surveying ship some years of diversions never once feeling diap ago and in that capacity did duty on the pointed. After a sojourn in China and they can through the ingenuity of the
the Enet Indice, Africa and China Stations Japan, the programmes were rare treats, teachers and
pamphlets printed, by this Government. We went through In "the House Commons, in reply to and is presently enraged in the latter. On Saturday nights the band played dance questions, Mr. Shortt (Home Secretary) one is to be relieved at an early date masic, and soldier and maid performed many of the old school buildings and they are very fine ones, though sadly in said that the Bill dealing with the by the surver ship Ir quoit. That ship the quaint Eussian dance.
Government paint. As the nationality of children of British parents is now being refitted for her new duties
to pay teachers or for
the Mr. Lloyd George nointed out that born abroad had been drafted, and that pa Devonport Dockyard as a Home Bolabevistic, as the outside world uses the Do money to pay
up-keep
builings, the work Europe needed a common effort to restore endeavours are being made to obtain the paper. She is a sloop of light draught, torma. Day after day I walked the streets
when specially. fitted out wil mit
must be done by unpaid volunteers, who INSUFFICIENT ACCOMMODATION. commerce and industry, which were every concurrence of all the Dominions so that the work of the Far Eastern sens excel-alone at any hour, I went freely to the receive the Government rations for food
market, to the gardens on the street, and ad clothing from the Peoples's Store. The the Bill could be taken at the earliest lently, where disorganised and depressed, GEO, April 10th.
The Merlis has done good service since ever once was I disturbed in any way when they need it. They are doing some All approaches to the Palazzo Giorgio first need was real peace. Discussion of date possible. The assent of Canada and
In vain we searched for boarded men with thing in spite of all the obetacles, and she was launched and completed for sen were densely crowded hours before the currency, exchanges, transport, and credit Nowfoundland bad not yet been received.
would be unavailing unless goodwill Representations дре being made toin. 1902. She did duty on the East Indies bloody knives in their teeth. The beards the exhibitions and scout work bear wit-
□ opening of the conferenca There was an
The Canada.
Station, Cape Station and China Station were there, the boots and the blouse of the news to it. The public libraries are open imposing military display everywhere, in among the nations was established,
industrial and educational athibite all cluding cavalry with drawn swords, The world was one economic unit, and he
a short time prior to the open- ship & reying ing of the lais war. · Shò carries an arma- In each town the life contres road the help to encourage the work sad bring ment of a couple of poanders and two market. This is a little village set up in about a more nearly normal condition machine guns for protection duty. With the middle of the town and composed of of things. a displacement of 1,070 tons, and engines "Iean-to's"
The personnel of the "Red" and the or three-sided shacks Here
"White " has somewhat changed in the of 1,400 barse power her best speed was the wiley Chinese merchant nella his im- 13.2 knots, but in recent wears she was ported goods, and near him the farmers after-war reaction. The "Whites" whom not able to approach anything like that and their wives offer tempting farm pro- the Allies supported during the period.
at Hongkong.
'BARLIER CABLES.
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS.
NEED FOR BEAL PEACE.
GENDA, April 10th.
tan Cannes basia be loyally accepted.
LATER.
BARLIER CABLES.
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION-
SHIP.
COOK DISQUALIFIED.
LONDON, April 10th. At the Holland Park hall in London, the
An agreement as to equality of all the Dower was reached at a preliminary
sting of the Allied representatives, atdividual States. He said that Italy was which France objected to trenting Russia and Germany upon the same basis as other ready to remove all prohibitive Protec- tionist obstacles to the development of +mation,
commerce.
Mr. Lloyd George replied that the con- Signor Facta, after his providential ad- femur was not held for the purpose of dress, affirmed that the conference was
sing ultimatums, and added that if Busia and Germany accepted the Cannes beard wholly upon the Cannes resolutions.
Frolutions we must get to work, other MR. LLOYD REGRETS. AMERICA'S wise the conference will be useless."
The Japabeno and Italian delegates con- curred. France, after discussion, accepted "this point of view.
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ABSENCE.
“NATIONALITY MEASURE.
Losnox, April, 10th
in
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In all this there was little that socmed
made, so
need of
strictest, precautions were taken at the therefore regretted the absence of Anerica. | CITY EQUITABLE INSURANCE & sloop, and was converted into a su Bussians, but" the knife and the blood ware and circulate books. The museums and
entrance to the Palace, all ticketa being He believed that, with the success of the closely scrutinised. The visitors staircase, conferencs, America, would gladly come in draped with crimson and decorated with WORLDWIDE DESPAIR IF CONFER- camelias, was lined with troops. The aur "cient hall was crowded two hours before the opening. Seating was inadequate,
CO.
ENOE FAILS.
LATRE
and journalists were packed in a gallery Mr. Lloyd George laid stress on the
MEETING OF CREDITORA."
Loos, April 10th. At a meeting of creditors of the City
who
appointed as
Liquidator, said
the
were
not around.
at the back of the hall. Mrs. Lloyd George fact, that all nations were meeting upon Receiver Assisted, Limited, ina Oficial Most likely she will be sold out of the ducts for sale. The Chinese goods are of of intervention and whom the Japancie
and Miss Megan Lloyd George wore in equal terma provided that they accepted
labilities the front row of visitors.
equal conditions. He proceeded to sum patimated at £1,500,000 and the sɔsota at The British delegation was the first to marize the Cannes resolutions--firstly, that £9,596. arrive. The Soviet representatives, who the nations agree not to repudiate debts were among the last, looked nervous.
ARRANGEMENT OF DELEGATES.
LATKE.
יו
Here the
a cheap variety and they are stocked in still aid, have ceased to be organized small supplies from over the border at 5ghters against the malignant Influence Manchuli. The Russian stock is practically of Bolshoy, while the "Red" though Capt. B. B. G. R. Evana. C.B.. D.S.C., all food, which, demands little initial out still the revolutionary party, have learn commander of H.M.8 Carlisle (formerly lay of capital and yet brings the needed ed that Communism is not practical for notwithstanding, a change of government; }
THE U.S. NAVY.
of the Broke, which fought one of the return. The market is a blaze of color the world to-day and Russis in parti calar. There is a gradual swinging back socondly, that no country wage war on another's institutions; thirdly, that no
WASHINGTON, April 10th.
greatest actions to the credit of that unit and teaming with interest. of the British Navy) delivered a lecture Buriste, a Mongolian tribe, come to barter to a safe middle course. The old auto nation engage in aggressive operations Signor Facts (the Italian Premier) against another's territory; fourthly, equal Mr.Tenby's attack on the Naval Bill at Shanghai last wook on the Dover hides and meate for cloth and household racy has been crushed, and apparently was due to the fact that the measure was Patrol, under the auspices of the Bhang necessitics. Here the once rich Russian from the fear of its return comes the formally opened the conference in the justice for foreigners in courts of law.
Desant pins bís hope as a poítive Palazzo Georgio. The delegates of the Mr. Lloyd George said that the time of amended by the Naval Committee of the hai branch of the Navy League. Mr. A lady dickors with the Chiness over therengh of the "Red," to whom the
ante against any "now : Czariem. Give convening Powera sat side by side at actual fighting had ceased, but snarling House of Representatives, whose farther Brooke Smith briefly introduced the loc price. The Russians are all one-priced and the principal cross-table, the Italians in continues, which was undignified and dis. reductions in expenditure and personnel tarer and thanked him for having been not interested in their neighbours' way of Hevolution must be preserved at all costs of that they is sure. But neither the centre, the British Empire delegates tracting. The conference would make a are regarded by the Administration as in responsible for the addition of between bargaining.
The currency is all gold roubles and wi't they hays Communism. The humble on the left, the French on the right, with real contribution to the restoration of compatible with the maintenance of the $1,600 and $1,700 to the funds for the Belgium and Japan at the ends. Mem- Europe if it could stop that saaring. He strength of the Navy as decided at the entertainment of British sailors in port, silver kopocks. There is no paper accepted peasant who labours all day for his living
in the Far Eastern Republic! A gold is not going to share without returns. ber of the other States were placed in enjoined the nations not to roll boulders: Washington Conference
The 7.0. Daily New commenting on rouble exchanges evenly with a Mexican Three months of travel all the way four rows right-angles, to tho principal in front of the plough. A senso of des
the distinction Konferred upon Mr. B. dollar, while it takes three hundred silver sees the new Republ's
clarified greatly BRAZILIAN LOAN, table, the Huzanns between the Berbiana pair would sweep over the world. if the
C. Pearce by H.R.H. the Prince of hopeaks to make the gold rouble. The Bolaberism in our minds. The Bolshevism Wales, says: "The announcement was
In and lumaains, with the Finns in front conference failed.
Fiw York, April 10th.
received with the utmost satisfaction by Baper rouble of so little value is entirely in at four or five years ago is gone.
Soviet Russia to-day.
ite place is a desocratic government, by The $18,000,000 8 per cent. Rio de members of the British community in
The people of Siberia are naturally poor no and perfect, hat better than the M. Barthou declared that the world was¦ Janeiro" external "Ioan," repayable in Shanghai, and it may be added that this in dollars. They have always been a peasant first cham that followed the Revolution. suffering from tack of excurity and twenty-five years, has been largely over-facing of pleasure was shared by ther people and their wealth was formerly in A who's omnire of hundreds of
nationala who have had opportuni of live-stock and property, which the ravages of people economically ruined. its ይዩ። Sgor Facta, opening the conference, stability Active faith alone. could save subscribed.
observing and appreciating the man and emphasised that they must work for the the world. France did act pretend to
his work. There can be no question that of war have so much destroyed, and, har ernment crashed, to international rela
Do new N
tions ent off, cannot be rebuilded in a peace of Europe in the sinoqro spirit axercise an hegemony; she was wholly
bis selection for the
ing no outside trade, there is e honour, an_a_repre
but at least Eastern Sheria is try. that inspired the Washington Conference. penoo-loving and could not have the
sentative British citizen. is well made at aming in In the principal- sitios
tom to niablo Diving cond Discussions should be dominated by the criminal" aberration of disturbing the
and worthy since, from the time of his the back villages off of the beaten track 't in the Visdivostock rezion, where money is the medium of exchange, but in
tione
The trouble bas concentrated principle that salvation of the community peace of the world. The complexity of the
arrival in China 3 yam ago, then a "of nation was only attainable by estab questions befors the conference precluded It behoved each lishing just accord betason the independ simplicity of formule. ence, autonomy, and sovereignty of in antos, to aid in reconstruction for the
(Continued at føpt of neat colum.) success of all.
of the Swedes and Spaniards.
ITALY WISHES TO DEVELOP COMMERCE
... FRANCE DESIRES FEACE.
܂
WIRELESS OPERATORS"
STRIKE.
Lordon, April 10th. Five hundred wireless, operators have now refused thaty." The docks in Landon are pickoted.
ung man of 23. Mr. Panzce has idonti- and along the Amur river, money is useless alien forces are at work. fied himself with singular ability and and the people exchange their eggs and success with the important work, public garden products for man and threads and and private, which fell to his lot?" any manufactured articles.
It will take
down colour, no matter how fast a long time for "Red" Biberia to live
that colour fades inside bar gwn Borders.