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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,
MAY 15TH, 1922.
GENOA CONFERENCE. BRITISH ARMY AND NAVY THE ROYAL TOUR IN FRANCE FAR EASTERN CABLE
THE
BRITISH PROPOSALS APPROVED.
BRITISH
ARMY AND NAVY REDUCTIONS.
GRATUITIES FOR OFFICERS,
THE KING'S TOUR OF MILITARY
CEMETERIES.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]", THE GENOA CONFERENCE.. SEVERAL MONTHS' ADJOURŃ.
MENT.
LONDON, May 13th. All Genios adviens agree in estimating that the conference will last another fart- night when it will adjourn, for at least
EARNER CABLES,
REDUCTION.
GRATUITY SCHEMES FOR OFFICERS.
LONDON, MAY 13th. In order to carry out the reduction in establishments in the British Army and Navy it is announced that schemes for allowances of gratuities are offered to offerra electing to retire before they reach
the age limit.
Army gratuities range from £600 to £2,500. The surplus naval officers number 1,833 and the Admiralty, says it may be necessary to part with aven promising
THE RUSSIAN "NOTE. POSSIBLE BASIS OF NEGOTIATION. | officers. BRITISH AND ITALIAN REPLIES AGREE
GENOA, May 12th.
An authoritative statement of the British view of the Russian Note says that the British delegation is examining the Note, which is very stupid from the point of view of Russia's interesta. It is full of idle adopt the view that Europe should, there-
NAVAL REDUCTION IN CANADA.
FEW VESSELS RETAINED.
Orrawa, May 13th.
In the House of Commons, the Minister
AND BELGIUM.
KING VISITS THE MILITARY ORMETERIES.
BOULOGNE, May 13th. H.M. King George concluded a tour of the cemeteries. After inspecting Ypres, of Vimy Ridge His Majesty visited amongst others the cemeteries at Villers, Bethune, Lys, Arrio, Bapaume, Albert, Etaples and in the presence of Marshal Foch pinced a grint wreath of red resse on the memorial of the French national cemetery at Notre Dame Lorette, His Majesty paid especial attention to the graves of the dominion troops in the various
cemeteries.
His Majesty participated with the Queen to-day in an imposing Anglo- French ceremony at Terlinethun cemetery, Boulogne, where His Majesty in a speech dwelling on the services of the "single
NEWS,
"[EUROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) THE PRINCE OF WALES AT MANILA.
MANILA, May 13th.. H.M.S. Renown anchored in Manila Bay at 8 o'clock this morning. *
CHANG TSO LIN,
PROCLAIMS INDEPENDENCE OF MANCHURIA,
TIENTS, May 13th.
The Peking and Tienisin Timer undar- stands on good authority that Chang Tro Linhas issued a proclamation declading;
the independence of Manchuria and stat....
After the visit of the Governor-Generalfag that he is prepared to make treaties and various officials, the Prince Janded with friendly foreign powers who are with his stuff and drove to Halcanan invited to communicate with him to Lan Patues where His Royal Highness lunch-chow. ed. In the afternoon he played' polo with an American team. ·
His Royal Highness dined at the Palace. where he held a reception and a small
dance followed. The Prince returned to the Renown to sleep. "
The programme for Sunday is that the Prince landa escly and drives around Manila with the Governor-General. will visit Fort McKinley and attend ser-
.JAPANESE MONTART ATTACKE'S
FUNERAL IN LONDON.
several months, while the three proposed propaganda, but Britain is not prepared to for Defence shouneed that the Govern Hearted assembly of nations and races vice at the episcopal church, He lozohes officers bearing Major Kawases decora
Commissions, on which the Russians will be equally represented, will investigate, "probably at Moscow; the debts, credits and private property, questions respectively The British are apparently prepared at
to-days meeting to conditionally support
the sipointment of the commissions.
Mr. Lloyd George's scheme to meet the new situation by a truce based on exist ing frontiers, until the Commissions have completed their labours, appears to have found favour with the 'neutral and other delegates, who lunched at Mr. Lloyd George's villa yesterday. The French are reporteil to have expresard approval of the main principles in the British pro- posal.
BRITISH PROPOSALS APPROVED.
In the course of a speech this afternoon, at the sitting of the Political Sub-Con
mission;
fore, be denied peas or the Russian people further consideration in their misery.
As far as Russia is concerned, help will undoubtedly be delayed and rendered more difficult. Great Britain is quite prepared to examine the suggestion that the ques- tions of credits, debts, and private property be referred to a mixed commission, though this means that Russia will have to wait longer for credits.
The Note affords a satisfactory basis for further negotiations in regard to the peace of Europe. To break on the Note would mean that States bordering on: Russia might be exposed to the dangers of war, and peace be fundamentally disturbed.
The British are not prepared to appoint representatives on commissions of enquiry into the questions of credits and property unless a definite reciprocal guarantee is given that no propaganda will be under- taken while the commissions are sitting. While the pact for non-aggression cannot be concluded sati) the frontiers of Eastert
Europe have been established, the British: delegation propose a truce on the basis. of the de facto frontiers until the labours of the commissions have been concluded and a
LONDON, May 13th. An impressive military coremony marked the funeral of Major Jiro Kawase
The at Golder's Green crematorium. He cortege was escorted by a battalion of" Coldstream Guards with draped colours- and band, followed by six Japanese ment naval programme will be one small which form our Empire," said the whole with General Wright and gees to a garden tions and a wreath of cheery blossom ship and twostṛawlers at Halifax and circuit of the earth was girdled with party. His Royal Highness gives a from the British War Office on the coffin, Faquimalt for training the volunteer their graves, but in France" our brothers, dinner aboard the Renown
Other ships will be dislas, numbered hundreds of thousands. nervy force. continued in conformity with the fore going naneusement, while the light They lie in the keeping of a tried and cruisers, two destroyers and two subgenerous friend, a resclate, chivalrous marines given by the British Government will be laid up.
"
Major-General Itami was chief mourner. On Monday the Prince visits Cavite The attendance included court officials lunching with the Senior Naval Officer and representatives of the various British and plays polo, returning later to the Ministries, and the Chinese Charg
Renown which will mail at dusk for comrade in arms,””.
After visting the graves of Indian Labuao.-(From Sir Herbert Russell). soldiers in Moorut, cemetery Their Majce ACCIDENT TO THE PRINCE REDUCTION IN BRITISH RAIL-tier embarked for England in the after-
OF WALES. INJURED WHILE, PLAYING- POLO.
WAY GOODS RATES. TRADE REVIVAL PREDICTED.
LONDON, May 13th. The English and Welsh Failways an nounce important reductions in goods rates, which should powerfally promote revival in trade. The percentage of pre-war rates has been reduced. in many cases 25 per cent,
A
increak
over
noon.
THEIR MAJESTIES RETURN TO ENGLAND.
LONDON, May 13th.
Tho entente was demonstrated woat
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MANILA, May 13th. H.R.II. the Prince of Wales was struck
enthusiastically at Boulogne where huge by a ball while playing pole, sustaining
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when urging the desirability of definite settlement reached in regard to while the collection and delivery charges i ciusion of their Franco-Belgian tour. The hut he will not be able to attend tha]
reaching an agreement, Baron Ishii de clared that ho favoured the British pro
рова.
AN AUREEMENT REACHED.
Geo, May 13th.
we
Russi
The British do not consider that the Russian Note renders further negotiations impossible or puts an end to the conference; they attach importance to the fact that the Russians have accepted the third Cannes resolution.
The Italian delegation shares their views. talk with M. 1 FRENCH AND BELGIAN ANSWERS
Mr. Lloyd George's statement that are on the road to agrement after
friendly but earnest Barthou is confirmed in an anouncement made at the conclusion of this evening's moeting of the politicni Sub-Commission that an agreement was reached regarding Mixed Commissions and the Non-Aggres zicu Paci
A MARKED DIFFERENCE OF
" OPINION.
DEFERRED.
It is stated that the Italian reply to the Russian Note is similar to the British.
The French and Belgian delegations are awaiting instructions from their Govern
ments.
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M. Barbie has submitted to Princare suggestions in regard to the ap- spointment of committees of experts to
quire into the questions of finance and notionalised property in Russia as the Russians suggested.
GENOA, May 13th. The political Sub-Cciomission lengthily discussed the Russian reply. So far there is no rupture. The Commission adjourned for a few hours after speeches in which M. Barthou categorically oppos ed Mr. Lloyd George, whom Siguor Schan-
initiated I supported. Mr. Lloyd George discussion after describing the Bussian reply as provoking and unsatisfactory. He spoke on the lines of the British whthoritative statement cabled yesterday, proposing a truce with a cessation of pro "And the appointment of Com.
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including RussianS. "
M. Barthon replied: He described the proposal truce na dangerous and the
MR. URQUHART RETURNING TO GENOA
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LONDON, May 12th. Mr. Leslie Urquhart
going to Genos to-morrow at the urgent request of Mr. Loyd George.
LATEST CABLES. ATTEMPTED MURDER OF
proposal to appoint Coramissions as CHINESE MINISTER IN PARIS.
د.
CHINESE ANARCHIST EXAMINED.
are cut 30 per cent.
The building trade, and the iron, steel and tin-plate industries are the principal beneficiaries.
OBITUARY.
SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
LONDON, May 13th.
cheering and flag-waving crowds and a guard of honour of Freach officials fare- weiled, the King and Queen on the con-
Royal yacht, escorted by nine destroyers, returned to Dover in the evening. WARMLY WELCOMED BY LARGE CEOWD..
LATER.
d'Affaires.
L
[BY COURTESY OF THE "CHINA MAIL"]
SHANGHAI SHIPPING SUIT.
A GUILD CASE,
SHANGHAI, May 13th
A test case of great interest to shipping was heard to-day in the British court. The plaintiffs were the China Coast Officers' Guild, and the defendants the San Peh Shipping Company. The one
an inch-and-a-half gush over the right arises out of an agreement signed in Hongkong in March, 1920, referring cer- The wound is not considered serious,tain differences regarding salaries to eyebrow, necessitating two stitches."
arbitration. Plaintiffs claim that the defendants have broken the arbitrators' award and engaged numerous masters- and officers at reduced pay.
They pray |for an order for the specific performance
and enforcement of the award.
Governor's-Dinner-and-Reception. It is announced that the Prince is fulfilling all
engagements to-morrow.
H.R.H. CARRIES OUT THE PRE- ARRANGED PROGRAMME.
MANILA, May 14th.
Their Majesties the King and Queca returned to Londen where they received Today, about mid-day, the Prince of az enthusiastic welcome from the large Wales landed from the Renown to carry
The death is announced of Sir Walter crowd which gathered to bid them wel-out the pre-arranged "programme of his Raleigh, Professor of English Literature (come.
at Oxford, following an attack of typhoid, which he contracted during his visit to Bagdad.
was born [Sir Walter Raleigh, K., 1881, and was appointed Professor of English Literature, Oxford, in 1904. He was also at one time Professor of English Literature at University College Liver pool and at Glasgow.]
THE COLOUR PROBLEM. MR. SASTRI'S MISSION, TO THE DOMINIONS.
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SIMLA, May 13th. On the eve of his departure for Australia and other British Dominions to plead the cause of equality for Indians, Mr. Sastri was, officially ban
His Excellency queied by the Vipercy. declared that. Mr. Sastri's mission had the fullest support of the Indian Govern
ment
illusory and merely anather form of the conference which had talked for a month without result. He did not cbject to Commissions if the Russians were exclud-
PARIS, May 13th. ed and Neutrals and the United States The Chinese student Lee Ho Ling who, included. Signor Schanzer urged M. Bar, on March 20th, fired at the Chinese thou to reconsider his decision.
Minister Cheng Lo, was interrogated by PARIS, May 13th. the examining magistrate regarding a It is reported from Genos that Mr. diary in Chinese which was found on the Lloyd George mid the Conference would prisoner, and which, when translated. conclude on Tuesday provided an ngres showed that the net had been long pre-
meditated. Other Chinese were implicat. Mr. Sastri, in responding, emphasised ment is reached. AMERICA INVITED TO JOIN COM-ed, but Loo Ho Ling declared that he
that 18 an
mutual understanding and the was solely responsible as he MISSION ON RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
anarchist and an individualist. He had fullest recognition of equality were essen GENOA, May 13th.
not acted on behalf of any political ur Regarding the Expert Commimion on revolutionary group.
tial to the solution of the colour problem. Russian questions the Powers, on the pro- pesal of M. Barthou, decided to invite United States to participate in the
the
In a cable from Paris dated March He deplored the Indion's lack of faith est it was stated that Lon Ho Ling, a Minister, wounding a French engineer,
ILLICIT
:
Manila visit.
OF
IMPORTATION NARCOTICS INTO AMERICA. PENALTY OF TEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT."
WASHINGTON, May 13th.
"
Beyond a somewhat conspicuous black eye, he appeared none the worse for his mishap during the "polo match on Satur day.
"
He was accorded a great reception pa The Senate passed an amendment to the stepping ashore at the Admiral's Landing, Anti-Narcotic Act prohibiting the illicit bis pluck in wanting to continue the importation of narcotics, with a penalty game after the ball cut his eyebrow, of 85,000 fine and ten years imprisonment.strongly appealing to the Filipinos.
A board is to be established which will
He lurched with" General Wright, who
he authorised to permit the importation, is in command of the troops on the island,
necessary quantities, of crude opium and coea leaves
THE CANADIAN FLOODS. C.P.R. IN DANGER.
WINNIPEG, May 13th. Twenty square miles in the Assiniboine are flooded. A great lake has arca formed in the Raeburn district, and workmen are strengthening the Canadian Pacific Railway with sandbags..
GREEK PREMIER RESIGNS, Arnesi, May 13th. Ás'a soquel to the Chamber's adoption
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after the visit to Fort McKinley.
The Prince paid a short visit to a Garden Farty at the Manila Clab arranged by the British community. In the evening he gave a dinner party aboard the Renown
From Sir Herbert Russell)..
THE WARFARE IN NORTH CHINA,
TROOP MOVEMENTS,
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GERMAN TRADE. CONTINUED PROSPERITY.
BIG CURRENCY INFLATION.
BELIN, March 5th. From the February reports of the Prussian Chambers of Commerce there would appear to be as yet no signs of the impending collapse of German industry of which so much talk Bas been heard in Great Britain. The increase of unemployment doles during the month dealt with seams to have been caused solely by the railway strike and the prolonged severe frost. There is a good deal in the reports about the hesita tion of buyers in view of the Genes Confer-
business by the export taxes, and the ence, the difficulties raised for foreign approximation of prices here to those in the world-market; bat on the other hand most branches admit being well supplied with orders for some time to come. In some trades the factories are quite unable to keep pace, with the demands made upon them. Thus the textile wholesale houses "could not even remotely satisfy the demand." This briskness in business is explained in some cases by continued appreciation of the anxiety of customers to fill up their stocks before prices go higher. This is no doubt, true in part, but it should be remembered that Germans, especially those in official or semi-official positions, are fully alive to the contradiction between their professions of pauperism and their, industrial boom, and are always trying to reconcile the two.
The first big shipping line to issue ita PEKING, May 12tk** According to the latest official returns, report is the Hamburg South America, which announces a dividend of 28 per cent. Chang Tho Lig has brought inside the (last year 16 per cent.) on its old capital of wall 110,000 troops, while Wu Pei' Fu's || 25,000,000 marks. Recently the capital troops numbered 73,000, not counting has been doubled, but, despite that, the of paying good dividends in the future. Feng Yu Hsiang at Chengchow.
At present the company's active fleet com- prises only some 60,000 tons, but by July at nearly an equal amount of tornage will have been added to it in ships now building
undergoing repair.
Commission. Trance insists that the Ger. Chinese student. fired at the Chinese in the British Government, and regaruf a vote fof censure:] on the Govern 135,000 which remained" with General directors speak confidently of the prospects ernments and not the Conference must. Stangou, in the head. When arrested with apprehension the possibility of appoint the members of the commission, ed Lee Ho Ling stated that he fired at
to which Russia will at first not be ad mitted, and that the commission is only empowered to make recommendations and not binding decisions.
SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED.
GENDA, May 13th:
The situation may now be regarded aa yery much improved, as all concerned ace anxious for the Conference not to
the Minister because "he showed little regard for Chinese affairs.]
THE PRICE OF PETROL.' INQUIRY IN AMERICA.
WASHINGTON, May 13th. The Department of Justice has institut- terminate without some definite accom- ed an inquiry into the recent increase plishment, and the question of a rupture in the price of petrol by the big pro
The convening ducers.. may now be discarded.
Powers are meeting at the Villa d'Albertis today to discuss the composition and powers of the proposed Commission of Experts on Russian Affairs, and presum- ably a reply to the Russian note."
MOSCOW EXTREMISTS DELAY SETTLEMENT.
THE AMERICAN STEEL·
MERGER.
SENATE ORDERS INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, May 13th, The Senate has ordered an investiga-1 LONDON, May 13th. Mr. Garvia telegraphs to the Observer tion pending the merger of the hitherto independent Lackawanna Company with from Conca, that the secret of the the Bethlehem Steel Company. Russian reply is known, to Mr. Lloyd
·WITH RUSSIA.
George. It is that the Russians, want to TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION settle, but dare not sign at Genca, owing to their extremists. Consequently they ain, through the mixed commission, to prolong negotiations in the belief that later they will gain a backing in Moscow through the influence of Lenia, after he has become acquainted with the details.
BERLIN, May 13th. The Zeit reports that telegraphie com-
an adverse decision by the British Gey- ernment regarding "Kenya and Uganda as likely to jeopardiso his mission. “RUSSIAN. OIL PROPERTIES. NOBELS AND STANDARD OIL COMBINATION.
New You, May 13th. The Standard Oil Company announce that they have become oqual owners with the Nobel interests in the Nobel Russian' Dit properties.
THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA.
PASSED." THE CRISIS
Moscow, May 13th 'An official telegram states that the worst famine crisis in Volga passed on April 15th, when. 0,250,000 people were receiving relief. The fact that 30,000,000 "poods of seed have been supplied makes the future hopeful...
A Russian pood is equal to 35 lbs munication has been resumed between Germany and European and Asiatic | Avoirdupois, a little more than sixty-two Russia
poods making one ton]
ment by only a single vote, M. Gounaris has resigned the Premiership.
CANADIAN FLAG ON. WRANGEL ISLAND,
OTTAWA, May 19th
By noon to-day 70,000 Fengtien troops had surrendered sad had been disarmed. It is estimated that 8,000 Fengtion troops have reached Luanchow from the south...
According to foreign information, The Premier amounted-in-the-House Chang Teo Lin has 30,000 troops at Luan
excessive."
General Feng Zu Hsiang reports that he is now engaged in rounding up General
Chao Chich's defeated troops.
of Commons that the Canadian flag in chow, he brought reinforcements from flying on Wrangel Island, which will be Mukden, but the latter report appears maintained as part of Canada. An ex pedition is Gtting to go to the land
GERMAN REPRESENTATIVE. ARRIVES IN MOSCOW.
Moscow, May 13th.
The Lunghai railway, will shortly sumo operations
or
Leipzig's great Spring Fair begins to der and, so far, 80,000 badges have been issued to visitors. Unusual efforts are being made to use the occasion for the advertisement of German goods. A large number of foreign journalists have been invited to pay a three- day visit to the fair as guests of the management, who defray all the travelling and hotel expenses.
A communication from the Government: Btatistical Department says that from Jan- nary to February the index number for the cost of food, heating, lighting, and dwelling. rose from 1,640 to 1,989, or more than 21 per A mandate issued Last night appoints cent. As compared with February last year, A representative of the German Foreign General Pao Tch Chuan Associate Direc-it is a rise of 122 per cent. Foodstuffs rose more than the other three items of expen Ofice has arrived in Moscow, en route tor of Military Affairs, and the Honan iture dealt with, the index number going Cenarai, Chang Teh Sheng og Military up from 2,219 to 2,727. Another unhealthy Commissioner at Kueitch.
daymptom to contrast with the indications TIENTSIN, May 13th of prosperity mentioned above is the About a dozen troop trains conveying increase during the week ended February 28th of nearly 10,000,000,000 marks the rainforcements from Bhanbaikusato.
Bachsbank's bolding of discounted Treasury Lanchow going north cast and about an bills, and sa addition during the same period equal number of trains conveying Chihli | of 400,000,000,000 marks to the bank notes troops' passed through Ticntain yesterday, in circulation-Daily Telegraph.
for Chits,
"LENIN'S RECOVERY
COMPLETE:
Moscow, May 13th. M. Lenin has recovered and is attend
(Continued on page a ing to all Stato allaits.