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LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH... RECTER'S JORNCT.]
GERMANY'S BANKRUPTCY
IMMINENT.
ALARM OVER A CRITICAL SITUATION,
LONDON, July 10th, The newspapers generally, voice klarn m the critical situation in Central
Faropa as reflected in the collapse of the German mark which is now worth less than a twoth of a peung instead of in formal times a shillipg.
Important official commdaications aro
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY Y 117#, 1993
IRELAND'S CIVIL WAR.
BANDS AND TORCHES TO WELCOME NATIONAL TROOPS.
LONDON, July 9th. The Free State forces are swiftly rounding up the rebels in the provinces and resistance is collapsing in all
quer-
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The towns-people of Wexford Town welcomed the entry of National troops with bands and torches.
The humane methods of the National] forces are, impressing public, opinion in Ireland, which is rallying to the side of the Free State, whilst resentment ap- pears to be growing against de Valera, The provisional Government's deter
FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS,
(THOUGH EXTER'S AGENCY.]
THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE, CHINA. SIGNS AGREEMENT.
Prisa, July 10th.
MORE RENTS ORDINANCE LITIGATION.
THE ILL-TREATMENT OF A
* CHILD.
RESPECTABLE CHINESE WOMAN FINED
EUROPEAN VAGRANTS. THREE DETŐRE THE MAGISTRATE, IS A CIGARETTE FACTORY A
During the week-end the police rounded DOMESTIC TENEMENT?"
up three European seamen said to be NINE BEDS ON THE PREMISES, The hearing of the case in which Vagrante without visible means of sup- well-dressed Chinese woman named Wong port. Their names were Horace Craig. A Rents Ordinance action was begun Leung Hing was charged with ill-Wm. Dickson and Joseph Scott. All three before the Chief Justice, Sir William Recs treating her only child, a bright little were brought before Mr. Lindsell at the An agreement was signed yesterday Davies, in the Supreme Court, yesterday,girl of four years of age, was continued Magistracy, yesterday morning. between the French Legation and the Mr. Eldon Potter and Mr. F. C. Jenkin before Mr. Hamilton at the Magistracy, Chinese Government for the reconstruc-(instructed by Messrs. Deacon Looker, yesterday afternoon and ended in the tion of the Banque Industrielle de Chine Deacon & Harston) appeared for plain- defendant's conviction. by means of the Roxer Indemnity.
tiffs, and Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instructed by Messrs. G. II. Brutton & Co.) for RT-ESTABLISHMENT BILL IN
defendants FRENCH PARLIAMENT.
PARIS, July 9th
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The bill for the re-establishment of the
in the Chamber of Tepaties yesterday,
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Craig admitted the charge. In reply to ̈ the Magistrate, Inspector Blackman said the Harbour Master would deal with the case after the defendant had been com- mitted to the House of Detention. The Magistrate made an order accordingly.
The defendant lives at No. 73, Wyndham Street, which is directly opposite the quarters occupied by Chief Inspector Kerr. In giving evidence at a previous that they saw the little girl being severely Craig of engaging a chair on Saturday hearing both Mr. and Mrs. Keir stated
There was a further charge against beaten with her arms, tied behind her without paying the legal hire fes- back The child's screams could be distinctly heard in their house. The In reply to this charge the defendant intervals from 1 nm. to nearly 4 reservoir to look for a man named Dick- took the child away from the mother son. p.m., when the police intervened and
When he got there he found his that he considered the beating rather to borrowed #3 from ft. Bone, in
stated to be passing between London and mination to hold the Tail Teann Games/Banque Industrielle de Chine was tabled) of 13, Des, Youx Boud Centrul, cigaretto beating was said to have been carried out said. he took the chair to go to Taitam
Paris, Washington and Berlin.
thought in some quarters that. German kom all over the world are expected, is by the Finance Minister M. de Lasteyrie. thee Chartered Bank of India, Australia The husband in his evidence admitted friend missing. Whilst at the reservoir
It is on August ath, at which 30,000 visitors
considered the best proof of the Govern "ment's optimistic view of the situation.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR CATHAL
bankruptcy is imminent, while some views favour nasisting Germany in order to pre vant financial disaster. Others are of
opinion that the situation can never be Bally relieved until Germany has passed through, aëtus] rátiount insolvency, and outside help with the object of staving it,
pdf is useless..
The Procureur General in Hongkong of the Societe des Missions Etrangeres snod the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Co., Ltd.,
manufacturer. The plaintiffs sought to recover possession of premises in Caroline Road, Causeway Bay, previously leased to In accordance with Parliamentary pro-& China under a loose which expired on eeduce, it was handed över to the Finance the'llst August last, the defendunts being|| excessive. Committee, which will report on the Judis, Australia & China,
sub-lessres of the Chartered Bank of
At yester 'ny's hearing Dr. » D. charge of the reservoir. On the way back Valentino g. matter to the House. The Chinese Gov-
evidence as to examining to Hongkong he lost the bank note He The plaintiffs also claimed to recover the child on the day of the beating.could have got the money if he had been crnnent by its prompt acceptance of the possession of such portion of the premises, There were several weal marks on the The funeral of Cathal Brugha will be scheme sabinitted by the French Govern But now occupied by defendant's child's body. These marks were on the allowed, but on going in to No. 2 Police;
servants for domestic purposes, under back, thighs and legs." There were also Station in search of his friend,„Dickson, Section 15 of Ordinance No. 13 of 1921, marks on the aris There were about he found that he had been detained. The held in Dublin to-day and de Valerament made matters much easier, might attend; if so, he will probably be
and they asked the Court to fix such Rent 14 on each arin BANDIT ACTIVITIES ON THE as the Court might think it as the rendition of the child?
The Magistrate': What was
police asked him his name. They then the con. griested.
detained him as well. If he was given a to be paid by the defendants for that The Witness: She was mentally calm chance be was sure that he could get the portion occupied by the defendante ser- then vants for domestic purposes.
money to pay the fare.
BRUGHA'S FUNERAL.
The Irregular Headquarters has ap parently been transferred from Mallow to Limerick.
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EARLIER CABLES.
MORE JEBEL REVERSES,
LONDON, July 9th. " An official statement in regard to the capture of Blessington, the most formid
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KOREAN BORDER.
GOVERNMENT'S POLICY FOR
SUPPRESSION.
SHANGHAI, July Hb. Replying to telegraphic instructions Irom Peking Sun Lich Chun reports that
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Damages were claimed at the rate of double the yearly value of the whole of the premises during the period of deten. sion, by virtue of 4, Geo. 20. 29.
Alternatively, the Court was asked to ix such other rent than the standard rent
J.
In your opinion did you consider the beating excessive --I consider it rather excessive.
Do you consider it reasonable chastisement to be made without a dis
The Magistrate gave the defendant until 1p.m. to find the money.
Outside the Court à friend came to the rescue and the chair coolies' demand was
settled.
he renched Kiria from"Mukden on July the Court should think fit as the rent many marks on the body that I could also admitted the charge, and was
7th and ordered Tan Yin immediately to prepare a full report regarding bandit
to be paid in respect of the whole of the promises during the continuance of the Rents Ordinanen, 1921.
claimed from the Procureur General the In another action the Nanyang Bros. specific performance of an agreement by which the Mission undertook to lease A portion of the Lot for three years.
play of temper?-I do not, judging from the number of marks. There were so
The case for Dickson was next beard...... pot count them. There must have been
committed to the House of Detention. A between thirty and forty on the body charge of being drunk and incapable at alone.
Cross-examined by M Hall: "If the Happy Valley on Saturday was with- one day, would you have considered the child had two separate beatings in the drawn at the request of lospector Black- punishment excessive ?.
PRESS OPINIONS. The Diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says grave anxiety is felt in British cireles ik reference to the Ger- man financial crisis, A Cabinet committer is at present considering the matter which will be discussed by the full Cabinst prob- ably to-morrow. It is difficult to see how, failing a supreme coureit, an early mectable stronghold left to the rebels after activities in Chientzo, adding that he is ing of the Allied Finance Ministers and their deleats in Dublin, and the base of in full accord with the Government's repstration experts can be avoided. It their operations, says that over a hun-policy in that direction and will make it dred prisoners were taken, including the might be deemed advisable to invite the
his personal business to suppress. the leaders" A. MacDonald and G. Boland bandits as soon as possible. collaboration of other signatory Powers with most of their arms and ammunition. to the Versailles Treaty than those gen-The others dispersed into the Wicklow FUKIEN WANTS A STRONG CIVIL erally represented in the Supreme Coun-mountains. In the South-east an envelop- "rit
ing movement was carried out over a
The President of the Cabinet, has The Tinies, commenting on the situn-front of from 15 to 20 miles. Almost com- received telegrams from the gentry of plete encirclement was achieved by the tion, says it is high time that Britain and troops many of whom were only brought abolition of tuchanships and disbandment, 1918, and the premises were let for a fur-from this the child was making berself
Fukien expressing approval of the
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GOVERNOR,"
France take sober,"earnest counsel toge by train fresh from other strenuous ope ther in order that some barrier may berations. There were several casualtiespointing out that when these measures raid against the gathering manage of the troops wounded including Command-are carried out it will be necessary to ant Dinnen. Some volunteers were kill-appoint a strong and nhle civil governor for which post they consider San Chen l'ing is the most suitable.
the fruits of the common victory"
COTTON GROWING FOR AUSTRALIA.
QUEENSLAND EXPERIMENTS PROVE IT PRACTICABLE.
MALAUTUNE, July 10th. Australians are just beginning to realiso the enormous possibilities of cutton pro- duction in Australia.
ed:
NATIONALS CAPTURE MANY POSITIONS.
LATER.
PAYMENTS TO SUFFERERS.
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Witness: I think it was excessive. Excessive if only beaten once in the one day If she received all this in one day, consider it was excessive.
Mas
Scott, in answer to the charge against bim, said that he was not a vagrant ag he had 4 in his possession. was arrested on the order of the Harbour Inspector Blackman: The defendant
Master.
The Magistrate: If he has money he esanot be charged with being a vagrant. The Inspector: He has no employ.
PROBLEM OF HUMAN GOVERNMENT.
DEAN INGE AND THE PAPACY SYSTEM.
Mr. Patter in opening the case explain ed that by agreement dated September 4th, 1918, the plaintiffs agreed to let the
Mr. Hall submitted that, according to section 26 of the ordinance, the woman premises, which were godowns in Caroline was legally entitled to best he chi Road, to the Chartered Bank. The terma The only point was whether the punishment and consequently no visible incans were for two years from. September 1stment was considered reasonable. The 1916, and the rent was $1,000 per month child, he added, drank a concoction that of support. further period of two or three years on her health. There was an option of renewal for day which might have had serious effects ordinance on the subject and found that The Magistrate then referred to the On this grounil alone That option was exercised on June 1st, severe punishment was necessary. Apart the words read Being a vagrant or
without any visible means of support." ther three years from September 1st, 1018, nuisance, and for this she also deserved House of Detention.
The defendant was committed to the up to and including August 31st, 1921. a beating. Probably the beating was a Under clause & of the agreement the build- little severe and if His Worship consider godown purposes or for the purposes of mother, who was not in good health. Mr. lug was to be used either for factory or ed so, he asked leniency on behalf of the dwelling house. The plaintiffs would would wilfully and deliberately ill-trent Hall did not believe that any mother prove as a fact that the only purposes her only child. The beating had not been the buildings were used for were systematic. It was an isolated case. The THE MUTINY AT PAOTINGFU..factory or godown. The defendants mother was now very sorry for what she Li Chi Chen; Wu l'ei Fu's chief of the premises.
occupied, and were still in occupation, of had done and begged the Magistrate to The week-end was quict in "Dublin bat
accept her apologics. Regarding the Will the dark ages return? Dein Inge, there were extensive operations in the staff from Peking went to Protingf The Chief Justice: They are bub father, be had asked Mr. Hall to apply in a paper on Theocracy," at the Royal
Iessees?
for the return of the child to the parents. Instution, on June 1st, indicated that provinces where National troops captured yesterday where he will hold an inquiry
Mr. Potter: They do not admit that. If the defendant was sent to gaol the they may. "That great celipse of cul- many positions especially in Co. Exforil regarding the mutiny.
The very tured humanity," he said," must remain, It seems to me they are sub-lessees of the home would be broken up. where fifty irregulars were taken pris-
Chartered Bank. They have reserved shame of having to appear so many times for all time as a dread warning of the oner. Thirty-one irregulars holding the
that point and do not admit that they are before the Court had been a severe fate which may some day again over- Post Office at Ferns surrendered after
sub-lessees or sub-tenants of the Chartered Punishment and one which she would not take the human race. If the human race forget. He thought that Inspector Kerr could have skipped the half-millenium did not wish the woman sent to gaol a short resistance. Four irregulars were
Continuing, Mr. Potter said that when
which separates the end of classical anti- Chief Inspector Kerr: would not like quity from the beginning of mediaval wounded. Volunteers are now holding the payment of the soldiery, and as com-
the agreement expired the question aroso to see the woman sent! gaol. If she culture, can anyone say that much of real corthy which the irregulars. eylenated, recent disturbance.
of the position of the defendants. In the could be bound over it we be sufficient.value would have been lost. But ones Nationals occupied Ennis pensation to civilian aufferers in the ordinary way they would be mornly The Magistrate (to the defendant): thing had happened. Augustine's dream The Nationals also carried out successful
tenants at will, but they claimed that You stand convicted before me on fair of a dominating City of God on earth and by the Rents Ordinance paased on July evidence of assaulting your own daugh been tried; it was no longer in the air, operations in Donegal, Louth, Leitrim,
19th, 1021, they had a statutory tenancy ter. It may be true that there has been but a historien fact. And the Fapacy. Roscommon. Queca's County and in West
which was indefeasible as long as the previous cruelty, and it may be trung had established its claim to rule the Meath. The situation in Cork is describ
Kents Ordinance lasted. The issue was a
that you are in bad health, but, if I had world." Catholicison, he proceeded, did ed as quite normal.
simple one. Plaintiffs said the defen only you to consider I would send you not belong to the Middle Ages, but was dants were outside the Ordinance and to prison. It seems, However, that the last creative achievement of ancient. were merely tenants at will.
must consider the future of your own civilisation. They had
It was a theocracy of a.. LONDON, July 9th. The trouble a Szechuen between beea duly served with notice to quit. The child on whom the disgrace of imprison peculiar type, determined by the Con The Ulster constabulary in the course deters] Liu Hsiang and General Hsiung Ordinance and that the buildings they husband) Are you willing to stand as Roman Mediterranean Empire.
defendants said they were within the
ment would reacti
fluence of nationalities, and of ideas facture all the cotton goods she wanted of an arms raid in Belfast discovered Koe Wu is reported as rapidly approach-occupied were a domestic tenement within security for your wife's good behaviour was real enthusiasm for the Papacy as
The Magistrate (to the defendant's which took place as the result of the There and export extensively to the East.
eleven bombs, four rifica, nine revolvers, two hundred rounds of ammunition, and ng culmination in an attack by the the meaning of the Rents Ordinance. Queensland experiments had shown that numbers of sets of equipment, all stamp- latter on Chungking, in preparation for struction of the Rents Ordinance and be the Magistrate bound the defendant over with the force and efficiency which belong.
for 12 months! The case therefore involve the con-
system of Government, for the idea ott ed" 1.RA."
On receiving a reply in the affirmative, order, unanimity, military obedience, cotton could be grown in every State of the Commonwealth, and the quality of
which Liu Hsiang's main body was trans would ask his Lordship to consider & for a period of 12 months and imposed aed to it. In the unutterably shallow ferries on July 5th, from Suitingfu to statement of the law regarding the confine of $100. Australian cotton was from 0 to 50 per
Sochow.
struction of statutes. In constructing a statute it was essential for the Court to cant better than American, whilst the Field per acre-in Queensland considerably exceeded the American yield.
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Lord Forster, the Governor-General, in
a apich said that Great Britain spent $200,000,000 yearly on raw cotton, and he aw no reuson why a large proportion of this should not be spent in Australia.
Australia, imported £10,000,000 worth of motion goods annually, and he saw no
,, reason why Australia should not manu
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the town.
A BELFAST DISCOVERY.
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THE HAGUE CONFERENCE. THE VALUE OF SOVIET OFFICIAL
DECLARATIONS.
It is reported that the Ministries con red remitted, $250,000 to Paotingfu for
MORE FIGHTING IN SZECHUEN,
ATTACK ON CHUNGKING.
Pekine, July 10th.
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General Liu Hsiang, in his own defence, ordered an attack on Hochow by the Garrison at.)
Fowchow.
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT
REPORTED.
PARIS, July 9th. The Journal Des Debuts publishes & message from the Hague which says that [The Queensland State Government Lloyd Greame declared that the official M. Krassin in an interview with Sir experiments were originally conducted. with the idea of repatriation of returned declarations of the Soviet delegation Boldiers. From the foregoing cable it might be considered null and void, adding steins stident that the other Australian privately that it would be possible to Ching Yang is advancing from Hupeh to It is also reported that General Hsih States are also suitable for cotton cultiva reatore ninety per cent. of expropriated Lion, but, as was mentioned in connection private property, although the delegation wards Wanhsien with 3,000 irregulars, with the Queensland experiments the would be obliged oficially to refuse to who, it is reported, engaged a body of sasin, difficulty is a supply, of sufficiently admit it, abcap labour for harvesting,
General Liu Esiang's troops in fight, the
TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANYS SHARES.
OFFERING TO INVESTORS.
LosDos, July. Oth Messrs. Platt Brothers and Company, Limited, the largest makers of textile machinery in the world, are offering
THE TOLL OF SNAER BITE. Wild unimis including snakes continue to take a heavy toll of life in the Northern districts of India. The number of persons killed in the Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1921 was as follows: 245, Chattisgarh 324, Borar 255, the total Nagpur 915, Jubbulpore $22, Nerbadda number for the year being 1,741. The total number killed during the year 1920 was 1,473, and in 1912 1,555. Out of the total 534,000 seven per cent. cumulative proof 1,747 killed, 975 lives were lost by ference £1 shares ai par, and 1,802,000 or snakes, 68 by wolves, 191 by leopards and
linary £1 shares at 435. each. stated that the company has orders aut Gicient to keep the works employed for
two years
result of which is not yet knowAL
General Hsiang. Koo Wa ir apparently delaying action until he learns the issue of this engagement
„[BT" COUETASY' OF ZIK. “UNIKA MAIL"]
JAVA AIE TRAGEDY,
THREE LIVES LOST.
Sixamore, July 10th.
panthers, 250 by tigers, 1 by an elephant,
Yesterday at the opening of a new It&by byenas, 21 by bears, and 230 by other air service at Weltevreden, to Java, an animals. During the year 1921 the Local aeroplane nose-dived and the Turkish Government spent a sum of about Rs. 30,934 in payment of rewards for the des- pilot Hussan and two journalists were traction of wild animals.
killed. One journalist was injured
Bankto
political thought of our time, it was ar sumed that the subjects of an autocracy were unwilling subjects, that they craved get an exact conception of the mischief defendants huge godowns and factories at for the blessing, of democracy. In many
cases they desired nothing of the kind or defect for which the legislature was a rent which was at present absurd, be they obeyed willingly, and were very glad soeking to provide a remedy. A merely cause they would be treating as a dwell to be relieved of responsibility. Loyalty literal constraction of an Act was to being house a building which had never to a single man, representing an idea, avoided if it did not fit with the intention been used as a dwelling house and which was the strongest kind of loyalty that of the Ordinance or reduced its working was obviously used as a factory or godown. existed. There was far more loyalty to to an absurdity. Applying this to the The Judge would be asked to view the the Catholic Church in France than to
aimed at was that there was a scarcity of with tobacco, thousands of cigarette wa regarded it as a religion, instead that the mischief this Ordinance was Potter, a busy factory, the place filled was shared by all Frenchmen. But we Reats Ordinance, Mr. Potter contended premises and he would see, said Mr. the Republic; though love of "la patria '
diffealt for people to gul a domestic tens forth. You will also find a certain num-hich desired to be, like the ancient fdid great injustice to Roman Catholicism houses, leading to increased rents. It was being manufactured by machinery and soof as a form of State. It was a State ment, which acted as an inducement to ber of wooden beds in which certain Greek State, an ethical association, exist owners to turn out tenants when their people sleep. I would not like to saying that its members might live well." Jeass or agreement expired, and people, what area they occupy the factory, had The ideal was a high one; it was an in consequence, had no roof ander which an area of 10,000 square feet-it is in attempt to carry into practice the kind to live. The landlords at that time were finitesimal. You will only have to walk of State which Plato sketched out in his titled to turn out the tenants the io to appreciate the utter absurdity of dialogues. But on the whole, it could moment the lesso expired."
declating it a drolling house because of hardly be denied that it had been a At the time the Ordinance was passed, the existence of nine wooden bede: it failure. It had shown all the defects of it would be established, there was an in- would be utterly childish and not in despotism-a costly and luxurious central flux of Chines into Hongkong, mainly accordance with the Ozdít ace, or with government, necessitating heavy taxation, from Cantou, all secking living quarters, the opinion of the Full Court of Hong and the ruthless suppression of all move- The result was that houses became kong
ments towards freedom. These defects
extremely acares and the rent of those Later, Mr. Fotter mentioned that $1,000 were, of course not in any way connected available became higher and higher. The was the figure both parties thought should the defects of theocratie in its Catholic with the Christian religion, They were plaintiffs' case was, most emphatically, be the the rent, instead of $1,000 They form, and illustrated some of the dif that the object of the Ordinance was to wanted the rent fixed in case the action ficulties of establishing a Platonio State keep a roof over people's heads. It was went to appes!.
in working order. The experiment is not the object of the Ordinance to pro Mr. Potter devoted the rest of his not played out he concluded, it may vide cheap godowns, or cheap offices or address, which lasted all day, to a con-even have a great futare if, as is prob cheap factories or premises for trade or sideration of the emergency legislation able, the present riot of nationalism in in this case they would be giving the and the relevant judicial decisions aris more types of internationalism. But if professional purpears. If this were so, on the subject passed here, and at home, followed by a struggle between two or has certainly not solved the problem of (Continued as foot of next column.)ing therefrom.
homao government."