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CABLES.
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LATEST CABLES. TURKISH ATROCITIES IN ASIA MINOR. COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE.
PARIS, May 17th. France, in replying to Great Britain regarding the Turkish atrocities, which cable message were mentioned in
pro- dated 15th inst., accepts the posed Commission of enquiry, and "has instructed the French High-Commissioner at Constantinople to co-operate with his British and Italian calleagires. In re gard to this question France also pro- poses the sending of a similar commission to the Smyras region to investigate the alleged Grook misdeed, particularly the reported forcible enrolment of Turks.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 19ra, 1023.
GENOA CONFERENCE. THE HAGUE-MIXED COMMISSION..
Gero, May 17th.
It was finally decided that the Mixed Commission should meet at The Hague, the Dutch delegation assuring the Soviet delegates of the same rights as other Powers.
All the delegations, including the Russian, accepted the amended proposals
submitted to the latter.
IRISH PEAQE; NEGOTIATIONS FAR EASTERN CABLE
ANOTHER BREAK DOWN.
LONDON, May 17th.
The Dail Eireann Committee reported to-day that the pence negotiations bad broken down.
[A message received on the 12th inst. stated that Dail Eireann's Peace Com- mitter, had agreed to resume negotiations and the House was accordingly adjourned to the 17th inst, the truce to be con- These nowtinued.]
NEWS.
(TEROWOH KKUTER'S AGENCY.) OHINA'S CIVIL WAR. YING CHUN'S. FORCE NEAR
JEHOL
PING, May 17th." General Ying Chun is concentrating in the neighbourhood, of Jebol with the in tention of disarming the remainder of the Fenigtion Twenty-Eighth Division,
fence force.
provide for the inclusion of all Soviet DISAGREEMENT OVER PROPOR-which constitutes Chi Chiang-chan's de Republies in the truce,
The duration of the Non-Aggression Pact is four months after The Eague. labours terminate.
TION OF CANDIDATES.
LATIN
The second attempt of the Dail Eireann Peace Committee proved abortive in conse- quence of disagreement on the question of The final plenary session takes place the proportion of candidates at the pro
posed agreed election.
on Friday.
RUSSIANS ACCEPT POWERS' PROPOSALS.
GENDA. May 17th." The Russians accept the Powers' pro- (In the cable message referred to, it way
stated that Mr. Chamberlain, inposals with certain proposed modifica the House of tions, which will be discussed by the reply to questions in Commons, said that the reported murder of ten thousand Greeks in Asia Minor, Political Sub-Commission this afternoon. by the Turks, had been confirmed. It was also asserted that the Turks systematically exterminated Christian minorities in Asia Minor.]
MODIFICATIONS PROPOSED
GENOA, May 17th. The Russians have accepted the Powers' proposals, with certain proposed mod fications, which will be discussed by the political sub-commission this afternoon.
LATER
The republicang insisted
upon their existing proportion in the Dail・・ »
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CHANG TSO-LIN'S NEXT STEP.
PEXING, May 17th.
In addition to the threat to take all
churia, it is reported, that General Chang) the portal and telegraph revenues of Man- Tso-lin is establishing & Railway Bureau in Manchuria at Koup-ngize, headed by
U.S. TRADE COMMISSIONERS
Torro, May 18th-
OPIUM TRAFFIC. INDIAN POLICY ANALYSED,
SIMLA, April 20th." The following statement has been issued;
According to information received hore, the United States Department of Com- merce is shortly opening three new offices The Gorernment of Indian has, ziney in the cast. It is planned to sand Trade the abolition of the China traffic in 1919 as Commissioners to Hongkong. Calcutta and Bombay. The Hongkong office will be opened about August 1st by Mr. John Fowler, who has spent three years in the United States about July 1st. Two Dutch East Indies, he is leaving the other officials will be appointed to Hong kong.
P
DB, WELLINGTON KOO· ́AT SHANGHAI, ENTERTAINED BY BRITISH CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE.
consequsäce of the Agreement of 1906, imposed a voluntary limit on their total sales of opium, to Eastern countries. This actual figures have fallen to almost two- limit is 13,200 chests a year, but of late the
thirds of the marimum, and it compares with an sauual export of something over 16,000 chests a year prior to the comation of the China trade.
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The main features of the export trade in opium are-firstly, that India voluntarily gave up a rareúne amounting to about four SHANGHAI, May 18th.. The British Chamber of Commerce, en- millions a year to assist China in her policy the of stamping out the use of opium; secondly, Wellington Koo, tertained. Dr. Ambassador to London, at luncheon
opium is now being extensively grown in yesterday.
Replying to
a speech of welcome China itself, and there is every reason to Ambassador referred to the deep
China was
In the course of a 'long Dail discussion Lin Chang Chang-nien, a former vice by the President, Mr. A: W. Burkill believe that the drug is now being used
Mr. de Valera offered to co-operate with the Provisional Government. Mr. Griffith accepted, provided that the republicans....... do not further, obstruct Irishmen in ex- pressing ther will.
The debate was adjourned.. BRITISH NEW GUINEA DEVELOPMENT, COMPANY
Lobos, May 17th.
The debenture holders in the British New Guinen Development Company
BERLIN UNIVERSITY. VACANT CHAIR OF SINOLOGY. BERLIN, May 15th.
directors scheme for the voluntary wind- The chair of Sinology in the Berlin M. Chicherin presumed that the frontier will meet on May 25th to consider the University, vacant owing to the death of truce would include the Allied Sovieting up of the Company and the forma Dr. De Groot has been offered to Pro-republics, also aggression by bands, and tion of a new company with a share Fissur Otto Franke of Hamburg Univer- demanded that the Wrangel bands be, recapital of £875,000 to take over the sity, director of the College for the moved to distan: countries He objected to the appointment of two commissions as Language and Civilisation of China.
perpetuating the Genoa method, but finally agreed to participate in the second commission,
THE CHINA CONSORTIUM. REPORTED TEMPORARY WITH- DRAWAL OF "AMERICAN GROUP.
VENUE OF THE NEXT CONFERENCE.
17
M.. Chicheria concluded by saggesting Stockholm or Riga instead of The Hague. but was agreeable to Rome" or "London. Mr. Lloyd George objected to London,
New York, May 18th officially reported that the Chinese consortium is withdrawing from China until civil war has ceased.
The report is apparently due to the because Britalt bad a definite- and, live sapouncement by Morgans that Mr. policy. Stevens, the representative of the "Ame rican group in Peking is leaving for home on May 30th.
HOLLAND'S NEW REVISED CONSTITUTION.
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POWERS' PROPOSALS, AGREED TO.
LATER.
liabilities of the old company.
TINPLATE INDUSTRỲ," REVIVAL IN SOUTH WALES.
LONDON, May 18th.
A gratifying revival of trade has occur- red in the South Wales tinplate industry, which, despite the total absence of buying from Central Europe, is now Lyning out "70 per cent of its capacity.
Trade is especially active with the Far East.
NEW GERMAN STRATEGIC RAILWAYS.
THE ALLIES' BAN.
PARIS, May 17th- It has been finally decided that the
The Ambassadors' Conference has decid Mixed Commission will meet at The Hague, the Datch delegation giving. theed to han the construction of the German Soviet representatives an assurance of the strategic railways is the Rhineland and to request suppression or modification of same rights as the other Powers.
certain lines before the termination of the occupation period.
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PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS,
All the delegations, including the Bus- THE HAGUE, May 18th. It is announced that in pursuance of sian, have accepted the amended proposals the new Constitutional Revision Law submitted to the latter, which now. pro- Parliament will be dissolved on July 24th. vide for the inclusion of all Soviet re- The elections for the First Chamber will publics in the true The duration of the take place on June 2nd and for the non-aggression pact is to be four months Becond Chamber, on July 5th. The new after The Hingue conference labours ter
minate." Parliament will sesemble on July 25th.
TEXAS BRIDGE COLLAPSES.
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Britain and China.
Y and close connection between there almost as freely as it was before. president of the Prking-Mukden Railway,
India made this heavy sacrifice on China's... RELIEF IN BATTLE ZONE.
industrially and commercially awakening PEKING, May 17th."
with a nation-wide consciousness, and behalf; thirdly, Indian sales of opium to Various official committees are carrying there was no people to whom China look- Eastern countries are limited absolutely to
the out relief among the distressed inhabited more eagerly than to those of
British Empire Dr. Koo paid a glow an amount less than the quantity which these ants in the vicinity of the recent battles, ing tribute to the help Britain accorded countries took in the years prior to the cessa- and the whole region is regaining its to China at the Washington Conferetion of the China traffic, fourth ly, these sales declaring that much of the success of of are as far as possible, made direct with the Conference, from the Chinese point view had been due to the British. Dur Governments of the consuming countries.
had ing bis Ministership in London be had many opportunities of observing the efforts of the British community in China the welfare not only of Bri- to prout of China and all the Allied com, munities in China.
normal state.
WU PEI-FU RETURNS TO TIENTSIN,
PEKING, May 17th. General Wu Pei-lu left Pactingfa for Tientsin last night.
THE PREMIERSHIP.
Dr. Koo, in conclusion, referred to the importance of Great Britain contributing to the education of the Chinese on Bri-
JAPAN'S HAVAL PLAN,
PEXING, May 17th. General Tao Kun and General Pei-fatish lines. yesterday telegraphed Gen. Wang Shih- ehen urging him to immediately accept the Premiership, pointing out that the unsatisfactory Cabinet situatipa is bold ing up important questions, and promis ing not to interfere with the appointment of the Cabinet personael, which General Wang Shih-chen might determine with the President.
FENGTIEN FORCES ARMS AND EQUIPMENT.
PRING, May 17th. General Tsao Kun has suggested to the Ministry of War to retain the arms and from the Fongtien equipment takea forces in the region of the capital, but the Ministry is sending it all to Pa- tingfa
FENG YU-HSIÁNG'S DIVISION.
PEKING, May 17th. General Feng Yu-hsiang's Eleventh Division proceeded to Changliangcheng yesterday.
CHANG TSO-LIN.
Toxro, May 17th. The Naval plan provides, it is stated, compensation to private yards for the vessels not completed and for materials already purchased; also compensation to several hundred officers and 10,000 men who are likely to be affected by the "auta." The number of skilled workmen who are required for the scrapping of Ivessels will not be redaced at present,
UHINESE DELEGATION STAFF AT TOKYO.
The responsibility for limiting demands to legitimate requirements and for preventing re-exports is placed clearly and definitely on these Governments, who are alone in
The position to gauge their demand. Government of India does not require such Governments to parchuse any minimum quantity of the drug. Offers are being made to extend this system so as to cover all exports of opium from India. At the
total exports are made direct to the Govern- present moment about three fourths of the ments of the consuming countries.
BALES" LIMITED,
Fifthly, it is important to note that all imports of opium into any country are under the complete control of the Govern-- ment of that country, India makes no attempt to push the sales of opium. Ôn TOKYO, May 17th. The difficultice in providing fonds for the contrary, the Government of India the Chinese students in Tokyo, many of have voluntarily limited their total sales who are extremely distressed, appar ently explain the shaence from the Lega for export to an amount less than the tion of the Chargé d'Affaires, and the proved demand, and they hare repeatedly Secretaries Koo and Chang, whose pre-attempted to cut down exporta within these reduced limita where it appeared sent whereabouts are unknown.
probable that a quantity in excess of the legitimate requirement of the importing country was being taken.
Ma Ting-liang left Tokyo with his wife and child on April 20th, alleging that he was going to Hakone for a rest, but Mukden, from whore he is unable to at present he is reported to be in proceed to Peking owing to the military operations
THE TRAFFIC IN GOGAINE. SYSTEM OF IMPORTATION CERTIFICATES.
Whereas in 1914 the price of opium for export was about Rs. 1,400-a chest, it is now Rs. 6,000. Obviously this enormous increase in price could never have occurred if the Government of India had not readily restricted the amount offered for sale. It is instructive to compare this with the position in China, where the price of opium is understood to have fallen to about one fourth the rate obtaining last year,
HOPES FOR COMPASSIONATE THRATMENT. PING, May 17th. The Government has had no communi- OVER TWENTY LIVES LOST. cation with Chang Tao-lin sinco his defeat, but is receiving further appeals
GENOA, May 17th, WACO (Texas), May 17th. From various bodies in Manchuria, includ
The position of the Government of India The bridge over the River Brazos, being Kirin, for the assembly of a Chamber The Council of the League of Nations
of Commerce and the cancellation of has approved the report of the Advisory regarding the opium question reeds to bo tween Marlin and Belton, has collapsed. Chang Tao-lin's dismissal, while name Commission, embodying proposals to re thoroughly understood. If any other Only six were rescued of thirty persons rous reports are reaching Peking of in-gulate the traffic in cocaine, and includ country decides to purge itself of the ness in Manchuria, to which the Man-importation certifnates be enforced in
to the export of. AN INDIAN LADY MUNICIPAL The final plenary session will be held who were reported to be on the bridge creased brigantage, and general lawlessing recommendations that a system of use of opium, the Indian Government
watching the flood..
churian petitioners also refer, stating that Europe, America, Africa and Australia; will readily ec-operate to the extent Chang Tso-lin's return is necessary to not later that September 1st. 1922, and in of agreeing
only to the Government itself, or, if import prevent the bandits from overrunning the other countries not later than January opium to that country being consigned into that country is so restricted, only to country. Consequently, it is believed 1st, 1923, that Chang Tao-tin still, hopes for com
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE Consignees approved by that Government, passionate treatment.
If any other countries prohibit entirely the APPLICATION FOR DISSOLUTION: import of opium the Government of India will refuse to allow opium for that destina- tion to leste its shores... A consignment of opium for China, for example, would not be allowed to leave Calcutta.
COUNCELLOR.
MADEAS, May 15th A councillorship on the Madras Cor- to Mrs. poration has been offered Derudas, wife of a local judge. This is the first such offer made in India.
BALLOON COMPETITION. FOR FRENCH GRAND PRIX.
PABIS, May 18th. Thirteen' balloons opmpeted for the Grand Prix of the French Aero Club. All landed safely. A Frenchman, M. Blanchet, made the best performanor, travelling 400 kilometes. The sole Eng- lish competitor went the shortest distance. The event was noteworthy for the re appearance of M. Santos Dumont as competitor.
EARLIER CABLES.
THE GOVERNMENT DEFEAT IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.
On Friday.
SOVIET DELEGATE'S ASSERTIVE.
NESS
LONDON, May 17th. A message from Moscow states that M. Joffe has arrived there from Genoa to re- port to the All-Russian Central Execu- tive on the conference.
THE BURGETT-COTTS LIBRARY,
DICKENS LETTERS FOLLOW SHAKESPEARE FOLIOS TO US.
LONDOR, May 17th:
The Chicago collector Mr. Barratt has Interviewed, he said that Genon had proved the collapse of the Eatente and bought for £8,140 six hundred Dickens' the League of Nations, and had shown that a united capitalist front against letters at the sale of the Burdett-Coutts Russia could not continue. Relying library by auction at, Sotheby's upon our own forces, we confidently await the final triumph," said M. Joffe, RESTORING NORMALITY IN THE WORLD.
بھر کے
MR. HOOVER OUTLINES CONDITIONS..
'ENGINEERING TRADES
DISPUTE.
WHOLE-DAY CONFERENCE
LONDON, May 17thĩ The engineering employers' proposals were discussed in a day-long conference with the men, which was adjourned till,
WASHINGTON, May 17th In a speech at the annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce, to-morrow. Mr. Hoover (Secretary of Commerce) out- lined the steps necessary to restore nor mality throughout the world, including peace in Europe, reduction of armamente Ring inter Governmental debts, includ
RETAIL PRICES SLIGHTLY LOWER.
LONDON, May 17th. The Labour Gazelle states that
OPERATIONS AGAINST WU
Advice from
PEI-FU.
¿
CLEARING UP HONAN. SOME LOOTING AND INDIS- 'CRIMINATE SHOOTING.
debts.
Judgment has been reserved.
RUBBER FECDUCTION:
can-
- IMPORTANT. CONSIDERATIONS.
PARIS, May 18th.. PEZING, May 17th. The Tribunal of Commerco is con- Szechuan says that
sidering an application by two share Liu Hsiang has composed his differences bolders for the dissolution of the Banque
particular with Hsiang Keh-wu, and they conjointly Industrielle de Chine on the ground that contemplate operations against General the bank has lost three-quarters of its But what the Indian Government is not Wu Pei-fu, while Chen Shu-fan threatens capital, namely 118,000,000 francs, out of prepared to do is to desert s
150,000,000.
market merely to see that revenne trans to invade Shoasi, but all appear to be
Counsel for the two shareholders awaiting the issue of farther develop tended that in order to balance liabilities ferred to Asia Minor, Persis, Afghanistan, mente in the North.
amounting to over a milliard it is neces China, Japan, or the other large opium- sary to include the assets valueless ele-growing countries. The Indian Govern- ments and 400,000,000 of irrecoverable ment has through long years conducted the trade on open and honest lines. It produces The Bank's counsel replied that the a pure, unadulterated drug, for which applicants had no interest in obtaining people will generally pay more than for a dissolation of the Bank. Moreover, Parkish or Persian drugs. It is possible SHANGHAI, May 18th.
the losses did not amount to over, three that so long as any part of the world requires opiam for consumption, Indian opium. News from Kaifeng, dated the 16th quarters of the capital. inst states that the south subarb of Kai-
will meet the demand in a purer and less harmful form, containing as it does feng was looted by Chao's soldiers on the 11th inst No foreigners were injured
less morphis than other varieties, and the and the Mission property was not affected,
furthering the world's moral progress by though there was much indiscriminate MALAYA ABLE TO HOLD ITS OWN. Indian Government does not feel that it is shooting. General Chao Ti, fed on the
withdrawing from the market in favour of the 12th inst. by train to Mamuchi east of
Kweiyeh, whence be
be proceeded to Pochow
At the annual meeting of the Straits some other nation. The difficulty in pat." his defeated ment of a gold standard with the assist was about 81 per cent. above those for unknown, but remnants of ance of credits or gold loans and, where July, 1814, as compared with 89 per cent. soldiers are proceeding oust from Kai-presided, said he was convinced that connection with the opini trade is one of teng. General Feng Yu Hsiang (one of Malaya was able to hold its own against practical administration. The soil of most necessary, the acceptance of a diminished
General Wu Poi Fu's chief lieutenants) any other producing country. It would perts of India will produce the opium gold content of any old units of currency. on April lat.
entered Kaifeng on the 14th and rapidly be suicide for Malays to try and adopt poppy. The population of India has a compulsory restriction scheme of a habituated itself to the consumption of GERMAN COTTON FACTORY and effectively restored order. His troops
moving eastward on the own, leaving other countries to produce opium through several conterin. The vast DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Lunghai
Fapidly
clearing up the surrounding all they could country.. BERLIN, May 17th.
Traffic between Kaifeng and Chengchọw
discontinued, owing to menace by routed One train from There was between Kaifeng, and Buchowin is again Suchowfu for Kaifeng on Sunday, which soldiers. is the only train for ten days. The service are as atragglers roaming as will shortly be
The Chasite rapidly being rounded up.. officials who have boca dismissed are now being held in detention. The situation
be
German reparations, on a basis creat-
ing reasonable confidence that they will expenditure and the ultimate establish
LONDON, May 17th
GOVERNMENT DEFERS TO HOUSE'S of aid, balancing Budgets by reduction average levej of retail prices on May 1st, General Chao Chich's whereaboutsar Bubber Co., Mr. E. L.. Hamilton, who ting an end to the Government's "direct
WISH.
LONDON, May 17th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Cham- berlain announced, with regard to the Government defest, that the Government had decided to defer to the wish of the Hours and Immediately appoint a select committee of not more than nine members to enquire whether in fixing the present
GERMAN OIL INTERESTS.
BIG AMALGAMATION.
BERLIN, May 17th,
An important reorganization of Ger man oil interests is announced. In addi-
BIO DOW
The greater part of the large cotton was resumed yesterday, but the servies (BY COURTESY OF THE “ONIKA MAIL"}
tion to the fusion of the Deutsche Bank works Wurttembergische Cattunemanu and the Deuterche Petroleum Gesellschaft, faktur at Heidenhem have been burned the Doutache Borgban Gesellschaft will dowp. change its name to the Neue Deutscho leries of teachers the Government or Petroleum Giessellschaft and take over the Parliament gave an undertaking that the entire production, transport, und trade
teachers superannuation abould not be
altered. Meanwhile, the Government will.
introduce & Supplementary Estimale for
of the Deutsche Petroleum Ges-
by M.160,000,000.
and will also increase its
A previous message stated that the
GERMANY BUYS BRITISH
-COAL.
MALAYA FACING DIBASTER. COMPULSORY RESTRICTION OF RUBBER OUTPUT UBGED.
BINGAPORE, May 17th Representative bodies of Malays are Bruin, May 17th.
is well in hand sad is approaching the decided to cable. Mr. Winston Churchill, of Cofontos, recommending Gorman factorica and municipalities normal. Foreigners and the Chinese Red Minister
Croes are organizing to take care of 3000 rabber restriction whether or not the Chao's troups from the area of Chengchow. the country border on disaster.
majority of the people beect it, and undoubtedly to a considerable extent. justifiably, with certain medical properties, They have med it for long years on certain ceremonial seasons. “They cannot and will not be broken of this habit suddenly. Yet, the Germant must take steps to see that the practice Is-tot extending, Government's complete control of the trade permits, on the one hand, its most effective regulation, and, on the other sible duty. It also prevents the trade hand, the imposition of the highest pos from passing into the hands of the type of uncontrolled, become associated.
£600,000 to cover the cost of super-Dentsche Bank had absorbed the Deutsche are largely purchasing British coal. They wounded men who are mostly of General Dutch Indies agrees, as the finances of person with which it would read) it annuation for the Grst three months of Petroleum Co, and doubled its capital, ordered over a million tons last week.
"the year.", (Ministerial cheers.)
which will be M.600,000,000.]