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BELFAST
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AMERICA DECLINES THE HAGUE
CONFERENCE INVITATION.
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THE SITUATION IN IRELAND.
"A CITY OF TERROR,
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GERMAN "REPARATION PAYMENTS POSTFONED.
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AMERICA DECLINES THE HAGUE INVITATION.
NEW YORK. May 31st.
The Administration has expressed its inability to accept the allied invitation to attend The Hague Conference which it regards na simply s continuance of the Cienca Conference.
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EASTERN CABLE THE SITUATION AT MAGÃO,
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NORTH CHINA POLITIOS,
· CIRCULAR TELEGRAM BY GOVERNORS.
Prriko, June 1s
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DAYLIGHT ROBBERY ÁT YAUMATI,
MAN ARRESTED.
Another daylight robbery took place on
RETURNING TO NORMAL. LABOUR" GUILDS SUPPRESSED":" Our Macso correspondent writing on May 31st reports that the Colons de Wednesday, the robbers this time choosing Ea house in one of the busiest strous în gradually resuming its normal aspect Yaumati-Reclamation Street. They made The market is well supplied with meat the most of the Dragon Bost Festival and under the plea of calling, with a present for the occupier of the house they were admitted by a married woman, who at Fong Tsak Lam, the vice president, prethe time of their arrival was busy killing
of all kinds.
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce held Mr. a neting to discase the situation,
a vehicken,
Five menculled with the
SWEDISH PARLIAMENT
General Wu Pei-fu has received tolo REJECTS RUSSIAN TREATY.
grams from the Governors of Honan, sided over a large attendance of members, STOCKHOLM, May 31st.
Shastung, Shansi, Shenai, Kansu, Hupeh, and a general desire was expressed to The First Chamber by 81 votes to 47
mitted than they seized and bound the the rowdy" element had fled from the rejected the bill for a provisional Swedu-Hunan, Kiangsu, Szechuan, Yunnan, open their business premised now that present," and no sooner were they ad Kweichow, Kuangsi; and from Chen Colony to Lappa, but the firms were woman and gagged her with a potato and, Russian commercial treaty. The Secand
locked her in the kitchen. Tary than Chiung-ming (x-Governor of Kwang handicapped by the absence of servants. leisurely searched the place and stole
·Chamber also rejected the bill by 105 votes
tung) approving of his plan for restoring All who could do so decided to re-open clothing, jewellery unit money to the value to ..
the old parliament. He is forwarding their shops at once and it was expected of $38. The "unfortunate woman was The Reparations Commission has des. AUSTRIA'S NEW COALITION these communication to Hsu Shih-ch'ang that most, shops would be re-opened on found in a prostrate condition when her
MORATORIUM,
PARIS, May 31st.
LONDON, May 31st. #Fierce fighting and incendiarism turn-
patched a note to (iermany agreeing to -ød Belfast into a city of terror last night."
a temporary postponement of reparations It is already known that the fighting has payments due in 1992. It recognizes thno claimed twenty-fire victims, whereof tenormany made, and is making a serious were killed. Firing continues and the effort ao fulfil the demands, but the right troops are out using machine-guns.
is reserved to annul the moratorium: it The centre of operations is the Millfield the Commission is not satisfied with the area, where the cutlfreak started with │progress accomplished in clearing up the gua-men, without provention, shucting outstanding questione in connection with -ene meia] constable and then another the reparations, or if Germany, being un
who came to his rescue..
able to obtain the desired, external loan, does not fulfil the measures regarding the simitation of her floating debt and the' balancing of the budget.
A DESPERATE BATTLE. Un police, reiafcreenients hurrying to the spot a desperate battle ensued, which was intensified on the arrival of thri troops. The trond in the meantime had burned amber of houars which were gutted while the police and smilitary were
fighting with the snipers.
å lamb flung at a tram-car fortunately ented. The citizens are panic stricken.
EARLIER GA BLĘS.
INTERESTING DEBATE" IN
PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, May 31st.. The House of Coinmons. despite the Derby, was crowded for the Irish debate. Lord Fitzalan, Lord Birkenhead. Mr. Collins, Mr. Grifth and Mr. Duggu were present in the galleries.
BARLIER CABLES.
SETTLEMENT ANTICIPATED.
Loxods. May 31st. In the House of Commons, in a debate upon reparations, after Mr. Clynes and. Commander Kenworthy had urged Ee withdrawal of the armiles of occupation from Germany. Mr. Lloyd George said that the question of reparations was in a Tair way tý
The an accommodatio:k critical aspect, had momentarily disap pened. There was at present he cause for Anglo-French disagreement.
All reports indicated the likelihood of an arrangement being reached acceptable
heth France and Germany, OBLITERATION OF WAR DEBTS.
DRAGON FESTIVAL LOAN,
CABINET.
(President) who apparently led his cir- VIENNA, May 31scular telegram saying he was ready The National Assembly has elected alta resign. new Coalition" Cabiact. The Chancellor is Dr. Seipel, a priest at the University and a Professor of Theology. ANOTHER COTTON INDUSTRY DISPUTE,
EMPLOYERS REQUEST LONGER WORKING HOURS.
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LONDON, May 31st."
A move is in the making to resume the 351 hour work in the cotton industry. Several Rochalate firms have asked their cumployés to agree to the increased hours ut the employés have refused nad threaten drastic netion if the demand is persisted in."
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[amah returned from, shopping at the local The paly trouble we are having just market. She was released and the matter' Dow" writes our 'correspondant," is due was immediately reported to the police. to the absence of servants in some cases At the Police Station the woman said she but "householders who go to purchase knew one of the men to, be one of their own supplies find that there is comgang who haunted Battery, Street where BANKS HELP THE GOVERNMENT, pensation in this," meaning presumably she had lived before her marriage. The
that they pay no "squeeze."
same evening she was sent there with an" The measures taken by Colonel Santos, escort of Chinese detectives in the hope PEKING, May 31st.
mret with that the men were to be found there." The Peking Government received in the Military Commander, advance of $1,450,000 from the banks to general approval. A very gratifying After a patient wait of three-quarters of response was made to his call for volun-an hour from a spot where passer-by- teers for service of all kinds, and the could easily be spotted, the wanted man soldiers of the garrison who are assisting came along in company with two others. to maintain essential services have won the admiration of the community.
tide it over the dragon festival.
HONGKONG'S HISTORY.
LESSON FOR THE COMMONS.
LONDON, May 31st.
The water-boats have all disappeared They have gone to Chinsan, and it is said that the Harbour Office intends to cancel their licences.
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The latest official Gazette contains notification by the Governor closing and suppressing the labour guilds in the following terms:-
He was arrested, but the other two men. got away. The man still in custody and if sufficient evidence is forthcoming he will be brought before the Magistracy and charged with the robbery.
RE-OPENING OF THE FERRY SERVICE,
HAWKERS' CELEBRATION.
In the House of Commons, Major Wood (Under Secretary for the Colonies), re- plying to Sir John Hees: stated that by proclamation in 1941, the Chinese in- Several acts of rebellion against legally constituted authority having occurred in habitants of. Hongkong were secured in this Colony, carried out largely by, groups A question as to whether the Dragon the free exercise of their religious rites representing labour guilds and con- Boat Festival or the re-opening of the
sidering that the majority of these guills Hongkong-Yaumati Forry servic and social eustoms. The Treaty of Nan- were not legally constituted, as they had responsible for two hawkers causing a king, 1842, ceded Hongkong, to be not submitted their cules for the approval obstruction in Yaumati was raised at the
af the Government.
Magistracy, yesterday. governed as Her Majesty Queen Victoria
The Governor of Macno, with the ap proval of the Executive Council, decrees the following:-
THE DERBY.
STARTING PRICES.
LONDON, May 31st. the Derby wad The betting 20 follows: Capt. Cuttle (Danogune 10-1, | directed. Tamar (Frank Bullock 10-1), Craigan. gower (Beary 20-1), Thirty horses ran. Captain Cuttle won by four lengths Craigangower was the lengths behind Tamar.
The question of the remission of war debts was most important. It was impossible contemplate a proposal that Britain
Lord Bilberry (Leach) was an addi- Alr. Churchill said the consequences of forego alalmis of £3,000,000,000 against the tional runner. True Knight, Schibaflion the compact between Mr. Collins and Mr. Allies without remission of her and Ceylonese did not. Burt; otherwise de Valera were inost serious. It was £1,000.000.000 -hts. Britain was willing the runners were identical with the prob probable that the Irish would be unable to enter into any international Escussion able telegraphed earlier. freely to express their views on the Treaty with a view of obliterating the whole of the election, and the Parliament rethe war debts, provided that she receive a
WON IN RECORD TIME. Emiting therefrom would be arbitrarily benefit equal to that which she was pre- dividend on the supreme issue, the estab-pared to confer. (Cheers.) ment of a Republic. The Government was in no wise disposed to relax its vigil Government was honestly doing its best ance of responsibility with regard to the to fulfil the treaty, but if a Government Faithful carrying out of the Treaty. The caune in to resist the Treasy, Britain and provision in the "compact for including France would act together. · Isoluşesi four anti-Treaty members in the new Gov-action by any alle would be disastrous to erament struck directly at the Treaty, but the Entente.
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL
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CONFERENCE.
wad
Inspector Willis said two men had open- ed stalls on the ferry wharf,
The Magistrato (Mr. Tandsell) incid- entally auggested that the Dragon Boat festivities were the probable cause of the stalls being opened there.
the
That all labour guilds, whose rules have not been approved by the Govern ment, are to be immediately closed and considered dissolved, excapting those Inspector Willis said the festivities wore which already have made application some considerably distance from JAPAN, AND CHINA ATTEND.
through the proper channeis for the legscene of the festivities approval of their rules, provided the
The Magistrate: Well then, perhaps, Government is satisfied that these said they were celebrating the running of the Panis, May 31st, "An international parliamentary and guilds were not either directly or indirect ferries.-(Iaughter.)
ly responsible for,, the occurrences of the commercial conference in which twenty-th and 2h of May.
all labour guilds which; duly approved, have taken part or a responsible, directly or indirectly in the aforesaid occurrence, are in like manner
-That
·To the 'defendaff's the Magistrate said:
will let you off this time.
He believed that the present German sweltering, many being overcome before two nations, including Japan and China, although poesessing rules which have been rotubly and disappeared out of Court in
BERLIN, May 31st.
The weather at Epson was glorious bus
Their Majesties, the fare participating, was opened at the Ser- racing started. Duke of York, Prince Henry, Princes Mary and Viscount Lascelles were pre-bonne. Exchanges and Customs are the
chief questions being considered.
Rent,
After a breakaway, caused by Tamar and Norseman, Jacquot led from Psycho- logy, Captain Guttle, Scamp, Irish Battle, St. Louis, and Pondoland This order
it the four were willing to sign a bona fide | IGNORING REICHSTAG MEMBERS. declaration of adherence to the Treaty,
was maintained for five furlongs, when the Imperial Government would have no ground for complaint. If not, then the A vote of non-confidente in the Scump went up to second place in front Treaty would be broken and the Imperial Government for "ignoring the Reichstag of Capt. Cuttle, Psychology, and St.
Louis Government would resume liberty of regarding reparation negotiations" was action with regard to the resuniption of rejected. The National and the People's weakened, whereupon Capt. Cuttle joined transferred powers or the reoccupation of Parties and the Commanists supported
the resolution.
FRENCH SOCIALIST'S GOOD-WILL
derritory.
TOWARDS GERMANY.
PARIS, May 31st.
Mr. Churchill said the Provisional Government's explanation of anarchy in Ireland sa a reason for entering into the compact stowed how low the evil cour age and manhood of Ireland had fallen. When the Chamber of Deputies opened After referring to the compact's grave a debat, upon the Genoa conference the effect on Ulster, Mr. Churchill said the Socialist Bembas, emphasised that
Rounding Tattenham Corner, Scamp
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THE DRUG TRAFFIC,
QUAKERS SUGGEST INTER- NATIONAL ACTION.
to be closed and dissolved.
3.-All previous enactments contrary, to the above are hereby revoked.
The hawkers expressed their gratitude quick time, no doubt thinking the Magis trate might change his mind.
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING.
AFFAIR.
4-The Military authorities of the Colony will entore the foregoing decree.
A notification by Headquarters changes
The body of a Chinese, who was later the hours during which vehicular traffic is traced to have lived at No. 32, Praya prohibited except under special licence East, was found on a piece of waste Vehicular traffic is now suspended from ground in the Wanchai district, on Wed-" 8.30 p.m. to 5.30 am.
The Military Commander by an ordernesday night with a bullet whand through made on May 30th required all merchants the chest, it is believed to be a case of murder, though the polies have not yet to open their shops to the public for been able to learn the cause of the tragedy the purposes of commerce from June 1st- or to find the murderer. The Government guaranteed protection for legitimate trade and it was indicated that measures would be inken against such as disobeyed the order.
Livut-Colonel José Luis Marques and
Captain Manoel Alves Morgado have been, appointed to supervise the "provisioning of the city.
LONDON, May 31st. Jacquer, who weakened in the next few The drug traffic and the recrudescence Tamar, Psychology, Craigangower, Simon strides, leaving Capt Cuttle clear of of opium-growing were discussed at the Pure, and St. Louis. The race was yearly meeting of the Society of Friends, virtually over, Lord Woolavingston's colt increasing his lead at the distance when it was stated that, valuable as were and finally winning easily. St. Louis was the League of Nations resolutions, little fourth, Simon Pure fifth, Villars sixth, reat headway could be made until the Dvisional Government had kept its pro- opinion abroad, especially in Britian,
by submitting the draft of the Free was that Franc, must change her policy the previous best being Spion Kop's in
The time, 2m. 343 secs, was a record, fundamental question of opium produo State Constitution to the Imperial Gov- towards Germany, in order to preserve
tion was tackled. The peril of the crament. It had been examined by the Anglo-French friendship. He expressed
world's drug traffic could only be solved British signatories to the Treaty and gratification that the possibility of the TYPIST WINS £60,000 SWEEP.
by international action. would be published shortly after Whitsun, occupation of the Buhr region had been
SELLB HALF SHARE FOR £3,000, enabling the House of Commons to judge averted... whether it conformed to the Treaty. He . Poincare read a Socialist motion
LONDON, May 31st. concluded by expressing his confidence urging reconstruction in France and Miss Gwendoline Thomas, 34 years of that the members of the Provisional Europe simultaneously with Russin and age, typist employed by the Royal (lovernment were not asting in bad faith excluding a spirit of war. M. Poincare Insurance Office, Liverpool, is the happy with the intention of betraying British remarked that all agreed concerning, this owner of the Captain Cuttle ticket in the THE COURT OF INTERNATIONAL Ling attracted a large crowd of Chinese" to confidence and Ireland's name. Ele be
M. Boubt, speaking later, exhorted Calcutta Sweep on the Derby. She bene fieved they were resolved to carry out the France to resume her tradition as the fits to the extent of £80,000, but was Treaty bus it was doubtful whether their liberator of peoples and to collaborate insured for a substantial sum before the policy would succeed. The Imperial with Germany.
runging of the race, by selling coe half of her share for £3,000
"Government, at least had done its part loyally.
OBJECTION TO SOUTHERNERS. LONDON, May 31st,
Sir James Craig announced in the Northern Parliament that he had accept ed this British Government's invitation to go to London to-night to discuss the future situation, on the distinct under standing that he was not asked to meet the South Irish "representativės.
MORE FIGHTING IN BELFAST. LONDON, May 31st. Four were killed and tea wounded during desperate fighting in Belfast to night.
LATEST OABLES.
CHECKING MARINE THEFTS. A STEADY DECLINE.
Loxoos, May 31st. The greater care exercised by merchants in packing and forwarding goods has led
The debate was adjourned till to
morrow.
COMMUNIST PERSECUTION OF PATRIARCH. ENGLISH AND ROMAN CHURCHES
PROTEST.
LONDON, May 31st,
THE ALIENS ACT. AMENDING BILL TO BE INTRODUCED.
WAR CRIMES.
:¥50
Mr. Alfredo Rodrigues dos Santos, Colonial Secretary, has resumed his duties on the termination of his leave... LAST NIGHT'S REPORT FROM
MACAO.
The arrival of the 6.8. Sui Tui last even
BATHING
G FATALITY
CHINESE YOUTH DROWNED,
A Chins electrician has reported to the Police that whilst bathing in the harbour, on Wednesday, a friend, who was bathing with him, anddenly disap peared. He raised an alarm and swam about the spot where he had last seen his friend go down but could find no trace of him. Up to the present the police have not recovered the body.
onment.
the Company's wharf entrance, and the "JUSTICE."
Prays for some distance on either side!
Asked how he came to be possesend of a was lined with people standing 5 or 6 LONDON, May 31st deep anxious to hear the latest news from revolver, which was minus a trigger and Viscount Cave, addressing the Grotius Macao. The number of passengers was trigger-guard, a Chinese told Mr. Lindsell, ."
again heavy, 1,022, having been brought at the Magistracy, yesterday, that he Society on war crimes punishment, redown, and, as on the previous day, the picked it out of a dust-bin. As it was Herred to Holland's attitude towards the bulk of the passengers were women and less weapon he did not think there children, mostly better-class Chinese. was any harm in keeping it. The Magis Allies, who were unsuccessful in their rJudging from the quantity of luggage trate took a serious view of the case and quest for the extradition of the Kaiser, and declared that the demand carried they seem to have come prepared sentenced the man to six months' impris should have been based on charges of for long stay.
A Portuguese gentleman who travelled definite crime known to the law. His
A Chinese was barged at the Magis- Lordship pointed out that sixteen cases on the boat stated that everything was which the Allies forwarded to Leipzig re very quiet in Macao but expressed antracy, yesterday, with picking the pocket suited in only six convictions, which was opinion that the general strike was not by of a compatriot on board a crowded most unsatisfactory."
any means over. Amabs and houseboys tram-car the previous night, The evi The Hague Court of International were afraid to return to their jobs and dence for the prosecution was to the effect | Justice had still to win its spurs. -
it was only in a few case that they had that a police coolie from No. 2 Police Sta done so. He conarmed the report that tion who was one of the occupants of the the officials of the striking Guilds had car alleged that he saw the man put his ARMSTRONG EXECUTED. BELLIN, May 31st.
gone, over into Chinese Territory at Lappa hand into the complainant's pockri and Germany's imports during April were
LONDON, May 31st."
where they are said to be lionised by the abstract a $3 bill. Mr. J. M. Hall, who 28,861 million marks and her exports
Chincho, and by the few Chinese soldiers appeared for the defendant asked for a executed Armstrong has been 22,094 million marks. The excess of im
in lauded thers from the Chinese gunboats, day's remand and the case will come up
A little business is being done in the for hearing this morning. ports over exports was 5,967 million Gloucester Gaol. marks, compared with an excess of 1,54and an MA of Cambridge, was sentenced yet..
Herbert Howe Armstrong, a solicitor Colony but it is not by any means normal million marks in March.
to death for the murder of his wife by arsenic poisoning.]
LONDON, May 31st.. In the House of Commons Mr. Short (Home Secretary), replying to Sir W. H. A telegram has been seat to the Soviet Davison, said that he hoped to introduce at Moscow against the attack on the a Bill ameading British nationality status Raszian Church, which is especially con-under the Aliens' Act after the recess. ceritated upon the Patriarch Tikhon in connection with the alienation of Church. treasures for famine relief.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has been informed that the Pape is making inde- pendent representations.
THE WORLD'S COTTON SUPPLY.
CHECKMATING THE BOLL
WEEVIL
LONDON, May 31st.
At a meeting of the Manchester Fine Cot
GERMANY'S TRADE. ·.
AMERICAN TOBACCO. .COMBINE. “
HUGE INCREASE IN CAPITAL,
NEW YORK, May 31st.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, May 31st,
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A man found in the licgal possession".
of sever piculs of rice was fined $50, with the alternative of four weeks imprison. ment, by Mr. Lindsell at the Magistracy, The Chinese who pleaded guilty, on vestaday. An "Indian" constable noticed Tuesday, to illegal possession of a loaded the man carrying a bag of rice off a juck, revolver was sentenced at the Magis Being suspicious, he took the man to No. The death is announced of tig well-tracy, yesterday, to & year's imprison-7 Police Station, where the excuse was ment with bard labour, Tho came was offered that the seven picels were the heard before two Magistrates (Mesars sweepings of seven different cargoes... Lindsell and Fraser) The man, who was Asked to name the vessela, the man was caught after an exciting chase in Yumat non-plussed The Magistrate couidered by Sergt. Neal on Monday night, offered that one pical per cargo was a very high. the excuse that he had been promised 20 percentage for aweepings" and "that" the cents to take the revolver from Hongkong defendant's explanation was not very
convincing. to Yaamati.
to a steady decline in marine thefts and -pilferage, which was so rampant tyro
ton Spinners Association, Mr. H. W. Lec years ago.
This result is the outcome of the announced that a subsidiary company in
The tobacco concerns, the United Retail known shipowner, Mr. Henry Withy seventy five per cent, theft agreement then America was confident that it had found
means of checkmating holl-weevil by Stores Corporation and the Tobacco Pro- introduced by the insurance companies, 4 whereby merchants are compelled to bear poisoning. Six hundred bales were raised ducte Corporation, are combining, the Increasing its capital from nino hundred acres treated with intter re balance of twenty-five per cent of on the claims, thus abolishing the former poison, whereas practically no cotton was $33,000,000 to $157,000,000 for the purpose paction of the companies taking the full gathered in a similar area, which was not of the necessary exchange of stock.
(Continued at foot of next column.) handred percent, risk,
treated
EX-EMPRESS ZITA,
MADRID, May 31st. The ex-Emprem Zika has given birth to a daughter,