Page
CABLES.
LATEST-CABLES, {THROUGH"'":RKUTER'S 'AGENCY.)
MARINE STRIKE ON THE GREAT LAKES.
ANOTHER WAGE CONTROVERSY.
„Dernort, July 9th. The Taurine Bremsen, oilers, water ten ders and coal-passes on the Great Lakes, Have voted in favour of a strike in oon; nection with a wage controversy.
THE PRINTERS STRIKN...
THREE COUNTIES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 9STE, 1993.
THE "EGYPT" INQUIRY. WOMEN AND CHILDREN CLIMB DOWN ROPES.
LONDON, July seth.
At the Board of Trade inquiry into the lons of the P. & 0. liper Egypt, Mr, Barrows, the Pursery said he was satis. fed that the crew was efficient in bont- drill. He mentioned that the lifeboat he commanded contained furty natives. He said it would have brom difficult to get them out. He admitted that they were allowel to stay in the boat while women had to climb down repé
LIFE-JACKET "RACK USED FOR BOOTS.
BYE-ELECTION IN WALES. LABOUR, GAINS A -SEAT.
FAR EASTERN
LONDON, July 20th, The bye-election at Pontypridd resulted as follows:-
Mr. Mardy Jones (Labour) 16,030 Mr. T. A. Lewis (Coalition "
Liberal)
........ 12,330 The vacancy was due to the appoint. ment of Me. Lewis is Coalition, Liberal Whip.
NEWS.
CABLE
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SINO-JAPANISH COMMISSIÓN.
THE QUESTION OF CONTRACTS.
Pakisa, July 27th, The ninth meeting of the first section of the Sino-Japanese Commission was held this morning."
This is the twentieth Coalition be election defeat and is noteworthy, because it happened in Wales and excludes the Replying to Chinese proposals regard. Whip from the House of Coinmons. It ys thought a safe sent, but the mineraing contracts, charters, and the terpina- anger against the Government was prob-tion of constructions, the Japanese stated the absence of a fejacket from his constituency is predominantly mining. cabin as being due to the fact that he [At the last election the figures were: wanted the rack for boots.~(Laughter.) | (Labour)," 10,132; Mr.
Seaton
ENGINEERING
."
AMERICA'S MERCHANT
MARINE, AMBITION OF THE NATION.
MRW. J. LOVE ON SUBSIDIES..
HUGO STINNES FLEET.
FIRST STEAMER ARRIVING IN EAST IN NOVEMBER
The Straits, Times of July 18th says:- Captain Baartling, représentative of Hugo Stinues Lines, armed with a special
Mr. W. J. Love, vice-president in charge of traffe ef the United States Shipping
permit from the British Foreign Office, Board,Emergency Fleet Corporation, was the guest, et honour at an informal arived in Singapore a few days ago to fix luncheon at the Carlton Hotel, London, BP local arangements in connections with the forthcoming arrival of the. Emil recently, given by Mr. Huntington T.
man line, the Huge Stinnes Line, from Morse, European manager of the Ship the first steamer of the new Ger. ping Board organization.
Mr. Love, after referring to the deter-amburg to the Far East. The Kirden will have Hamburg in October, when the mination of the Unital Stafes to have a
The Tird Officer, Brown, explained ably responsible for the defeat, as the they were prepared to lay before the merchant marine, said that before 1914 Present restrictions with regard to the Chinese Delegation only essential docu- and, in fact, up to the time that America landing of German passengers are remov ordered it to be taken out because hof Mr. Lewis, 13,327: Mr. D. I Davies ments on each question, when needed, but I entered the world war, ber exports and el. She is one of six vessels which will COMPLETE STOPPAGE OF WORK IN He said he found half a dozen passengers (Unionist), 260. |
the Karl Leghiến, Fun Bayer, Holin, they were not prepared to produce all the imports were carried by foreign bottoms.be engaged on this route, the others being He would never forget the difficulty that Tirpi and Ludendorf respectively. documents at the same time.
confronted them in May, 1917, in secur "In the event of the Chiude wishing to ing suitable stunners for sending troops Four of these vessels are entirely new refer to any important ones in partito France. Eventually they got together ships, each of 9,000 tons. They consume accommodation for some eighteen thou; oil fuel and ara said to bo well equipped enfar, it would be most convenient for sand troops and equipment. If they had:
for passenger accommodation. been asked to move ten thousand more them to do so on the spot
men or keep a greater number supplied with munitions, food, and so forth, it would have been almost a physical in possibility:
Laspos, July 28th. There have been defections on both-sides in the pristers dispute. A number of
sitting on the deck rail and not attempt. ing to slide down to the bout. · Asked | TROUBLE what happened, he replied: "Well, we Me: Brown thought he pushed them." was ninety minites in the water.
of the Idings sailors complained of the unfairness of some questions about "these pour men."
LASCARS CAREFUL OF THEIR OWN
A colourel barrister who was instruct. men returned unconditionally," and some to watch the proceedings on behalf masters are agreving to pag the old vates, refunding deductions already umde.
Langushire, Yorkshire and Cheshire ari the most badly hit. There are 13.(**) employés idle in Yorkshire, and -3,000, in', Lancashireland Cheshire, where there is 4 complete stoppage of newspaper and
Jobbing «fires in twenty-three towns.
U.S.A. COAL STRIKE.
THE TROUBLE EXTENDS.
Meškong July 28th,¦-
As importent development in the strike is announced." „All engineers, pumpen and frenien employed in the coal mines in Oklahoran, Texas, and Arkansas have declared a general strike.
TWENTY-FIVE MORE SHIPPING BOARD VESSELS COMMISSIONED.
WASHINGTON, July 9th.
The Shipping Board has withdrawn twenty-five additional vessels from its idle feet, to bring col from Great
Britain...
LIQUOR SMUGGLING IN AMERICA.
LA QUESTION OF JURISDICTION,
WASHINGTON, July 6th, In connection with the attempt by the Treasury Department's prohibition aaxy to extend its jurisdiction beyond American territorial waters, it is learned from the State Department that no such right to search.. as claimed in a note sent to the
LIVES.
Mr. Freach, Supernumerary Second Offeer, mentioned a boat where there was only que white man, the others being natives. Asked whether the natives were cowards, Mr. French replied: The were very desirous of saving their lives." He was rescued, after three liqurs in the Cross- water, clinging to examined, he declared that he cleared
し
spar.
ous sufficient natives to make room for
the passengers around him.
Mr. Halliday, Supernumerary Third
Officer, deposed to cutting several boats free. As one boat was swung out. or 40 natives jumped for it. Witness, with A passenger, magaged, after twenty minutes in the water, to get an empty bont, with which he picked up twenty- five, mostly untives.
ISSUING CREDITS TO RUSSIA.
SECURITIES MUST BE ESTABLISHED.
LosDos, July 26th.
In the House of Commons, during a debate on the Hague Conference, Mr. J. Clynes arged that Rusain's new economic policy would amply justify Britain in prompting the issue of credits to assist Russia,
#
Mr. Lloyd George thought the Confer ence "represented a very great advance towards a final solution, bar Russia would
loans to Russia were
before
The
IN INDUSTRY. BALLOT GOES AGAINST "WAGE REDUCTION
Loynos, July 6th.
In regard to expired contracts, and There is a possibility of fresh trouble in the engineering industry, as the ballot sich as would add no responsibility to taken by the Amalgamated Engineers China later. there was no necessity to Tnion, the National Union of Foundry Workers and the National Federntion olay them before the commission. General Workers has resulted in 4,037 The Japanese agreed to the principle voting for and 20.900 against sceptance of the employers' proposal to reduce the war bonus by three instalments of 5s. 6d. ench during the next three months, be ginning July Hist.
Representatives of the Unions are to meet the entployers on Thursday to dis
cuss the situation.
+1
of the Chinese aspiration for Japan to terminate constructions on a large scale. The Japanese Commissioners are incom- patent to compel individual Japanese to terminate legal constructions and works, but in the event of any illegality, cases could be dealt with by ordinary judicial procedure, or diplomatic action.
Some months later, the Shipping Con. trol Committee, of whom Mr. Franklin became chairman, asked him to take charge of the commercial section, which was know as the Division of Trades and Allocations. Thanks to Lord Furness. in whose employ he was at that time, he was given leave of absence and proceeded. to Washington, and, later on, to, New York He remained in charge of this work until the end of the war, and pos- sibly with the exception of the committee proper, no one in the States got a clearer insight into their condition from a trans
The other
The Karl Leghien is the first mes chant ship to leave the building yards at Kiel, which were formerly only used for the Construction of war vessels. two steamers are of 12,000 tons each, and have been in use for two years. They have additional accommodation for freight, bus their passengers accommodation is not so large as that of the vessel of smaller, tonnage. The former will accommodate only about thirty-five passengers, while there is accommodation in the new vessels for seventy-five. In common with the practice of the North-German Lloydl vessels, there will be only one class recein-
THE RUNNING.
In view of the necessaity of investiga. by Great Britain and that which we got For the resent there will be one out-
tion prior to the transfer, the Tsingtao Administration Commission has decided
THE BURDEN OF TAXATION TCH AXE "WIELDER SOUGHT.
THE HAGUE, July 26th. No difficulties are anticipated in regard to the constitutional measures referred to in the perch from the Throne. Greater to station a Sino-Japanese sub-committeenage to one country or another. France, interest centred in the measures for next Session, as Holland is greatly burdened at Tsingtao for that purpose. with taxation through revenue diminish- ing. The Cabinet is being reconstructed. and it is hoped that a strong man will be found to wield the economy use ruth lessly.
MAIL AEROPLANE ON FIRE. PILOT AND PASSENGERS BUENT
TO DEATH.
GRESADE, July 20th.
SINO-JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS.
JAPANESE DELEGATES,
APPOINTED.
Tokyo, July 26th. Obata, Yoshida, and Yabuchi have been formally appointed to negotiate with the Chipese Government in connection with
portation standpoint than he did.. Had modation... it not been for the tonnage loaned to.us from Scandinavia and Holland, together with enemy tonnage stized, he could only imagine what the outcome would have been. He was constantly in debt in ten Italy, Belgium, and Switzerland - were. calling on him for bottoms continually. The War Industries Board kept him up to the murk in thanage to move the essential imports for the aggressive pro- secution of the war. The moment he saw a little daylight Mr. Franklin would strip him of every spare ship and, in fact, many that he could not spare, for the movement of equipment and supplies for their Army in France. No trade route (which was perhaps a slight exaggera tion) would have been kept open had it of their Allies in such huge volume of materials needed for warlike purposes, He therefore asked them to consider the impression that their position nad con- dition made on a substantial element of their publicists, shipowners, importers, exporters, and bankers,
ward and que homeward steamer per vessels will be transferred from the Ham month, but when conditions improve other
ent on the outward vorage will be, from burg-South America Line. The ports of Hamburg, to Breen, Rotterdam, Dover (passengers only), Antwerp, Naples, Port Said, Colombo, Penang or Belawan, Singapore, Hongkong, Manila, Shanghai and Japan. The vessels will also carry mail With regard to rates the freight- age will be the same as those of the other companies engaged in the Ear Enst ser- vice. while the passenger rates, although there, is no definite information to hand at present, will be cheaper. The accom modation for passengers is up-to-date on all the steamers. Special provision hus the arrangements include an electric laundry, which will enable passengers to have their clothing washed and available
An aeroplane on the Casablages Tou: the withdrawal of Post Offices. Yokotake not been for their requirements and those been made for tropical conditions, while
were incinerated.
WIRELESS IN INDIA
not get credits until seen it was establouse mail service enught fire and erashed ished. Government Jobs The Burian nt. Gundix: The pilot and two passengers
recognition Gopermaent must could be accorded. establish its band Ades by the restoration of confiscated pro perties or compensation to owners. Russian representatipes at The Hague were taking back this proposition and he earnestly hoped that their Government would give an unequivocal answer and set thereon. Things would not improve in Russia until she called in the civilised British Goverument, is defensible underworld and Western brains, trade and
skill. existing international law, but it is in-
timated that if the British authorities are willing to enter into a special agree ment to permit the search of British vessels for liquor on the high-weas; it will be highly agreeable to officials here; but the more immediate concern is the ques tion of stopping the alleged, practice of issing, fraudulent clearance papers to ships designing to land liquor in America. GERMAN POLITICS. GIVING BAVARIA TIME TO BECONSIDER.
THREE MILLION ROUBLE "TIP
Referring to the state of Russian cur-
THE RUBBER INDUSTRY. PROSPERITY WILL BE RESTORED.
Loxtos. July 26th
At the opening of the British Rubber Manufactures' Research Association's new laboratorice at East Croydon, Lord Colwyn said the rubber manufacturing industry was only in its childhood, and he was confident that the prosperity of the rubber industry would be restored in
Work is now being carried on on ail the important wireless stations in India fer the development of traffic, both inland and oversen.
Blount.
PRINCES INDIAN TOUR.
has been appointed to represent Japan in regard to the revision of the Chinese.
"Ensteins conference.
DE. MOTT OF CONDITIONS IN
CHINA.
[
LONDON, July 7th. Dr John R. Mott, who has just return.
SERIOUS SHANGHAI STRIKE.
LIGHTERMEN DEMAND INCREASED PAT.
COVERNMENT, AID NECESSARY..
Until a comparatively recent date, Mr. Love' continued, I had always been an opponent of subventions, believing that every industry should exist truly or its merits or die as a result of its weak I have changed, however. No one knows better than you gentlemen the labour and
gress.
in twenty-four hours
Hugo Stimes, the great German finan-". cier, is also the controller of the Ham- burg-South America Line, and with theso Yessula to be engaged on the new service he will after a period of only two years, have ships of no less a tonnage than 225,000, in commission.
The Straits Java Trading Company, 14 Cecil Street, are the Singapore agents for the new company.
Captain Baartling who is the "Eastern representative of the company, and bas Sorth-German Lloyd steamer Tatuma, proceeded to Java was the Captain of the which at one time plied between Penang and Manila.
MOTORING AMENITIES.
JAPANESE RULES OF THE ROAD.
The following rules for motorists have. been evolved in Japan for the guidance. of tourists:-
"At the rise of the hand of the honour- policeman stop with rapidaegy able greatly. Do not pass him or otherwise disrespect him,"
In Madras, where a very powerful ined from the Far East, interviewed by stallation exists, a considerable modifica Reuter's, said he was convinced that the tion his been necessitated by a DNH
brains required for years, to say nothing scheme." The Madras radio station is to Japanese have taken, the Washington Con- be converted into a high speed automatic ference programme and policy very seri-
ously, and were putting it through.
Analysing the situation in China, Dr. of vast expenditures, for pioneering and renty. Mr. Lloyd George said an English plant, working inland and to Rangoon,
The Rangoon section will normally
of this scrt. Our mer must be trained nan recently returned from Russia told replace the present land lines, and the Mott said emphatically, the divisions establishing a trade. We are new at work him that he gave a three million roubles cables from Calcutta, to Rangoon for were essentially on the top" there is a both ashore and allont. We must pay the tip to a couple of porters, and they turn traffic between India and Burma. strong solidarity in the people them- ed and asked: Is that the sort of pay
The present apparatus for communicatives. China also takes the Washington penalty for the early days of inexperience, funds. If, therefore, we are to make use ment you give to an honest Bolsheviking with ships is to be replaced by a Conference results seriously, and intends and, above all, we must have the available (Laughter)
He concluded with an optimistic refer small station Procted near St. Thomas's to apply them.
Given ten years' opportunity, with of the fleet in possession of which we found ourselves shortly after the Armis- "The Madsas Mail says: This will young leadership, China will realise in tice, Government aid is necessary, and ce to the better spirit of co-operation in Europe whereby alone peace and pros-render working with ships, easier than the political sphere the essential unity this will take the form of the subsidy as perity would be restored."
hitherto, and, at the same time frce the of & China now broken by surface con big station for inland work. The bulk of ficts of war lorde. Dr. Mott believes that recently proposed in a Bill to the Con- I am so intimately associated with the the new apparatus has already arrived, through the National Christian Confer ences over which he presided in Japan and it is hoped that the stations will be completed ready for work before the be- and China, in each of which the native powers that be in Washington, that I can say in all sincerity and truthfulness that, leadership took a dominant part, a new while it is the intention of the present ginning of next year...
epoch has been marked in the Far East.
Administration, and, I believe, the will of the American people, to establish itself When a passenger of foot hove in firmly on the high acas, it is not its inten- sight tootle the horn trumpet to him tion, or never will be, to seek or demand melodiously at first. If he still obstacles more than we are justly entitled to. I your passage tootle him with large vigour, PROTEST IN THE COMMONS........
know what this means to this great mari- and express by word of the mouth a ward- time nation, but it is the inevitable and ing, Hi, hi.' On the resumption of the debate on the
Beware of the wandering. sow that one of the evolutions produced by tho India Office vote in the House of Com-
A serious strike of the Shanghai Tux recent world war. It is our desire, hope, he shall not take fright as you pass him, mons, on June 15th, Sir, C. Omán (C.U., Oxford University) said the prominent and Lighter Company's lightermen occur and wish that what we are endeavouring Do not explode the exhaust spise box t feature of the late conduct of Indian red yesterday. Owing to the employers to achieve can be brought about in the him. Go smoothly by..
refusal of a demand for increased pay
Give space to the festive dog that affairs was the endeavour to tide over a the crews of 109 cargo boate walked out spirit of amity and good will. Great trade difficult crisis in India by bringing one The Company have secured, sufficient of our loved and respected Princes out crews in order to carry on work on the to that country for an experiment. He mailboats. did not think the experiment had justi-
HANYANG IRONWORKS STRIKE.. hed itself. It was wicked to risk a Prince of the Royal House in that country, where
MEN RESUME WORK - sedition was rampant. Fortunately, his Royal Highness had returned, but what humiliation had he been put to while
SHANGRAI, July 26th there It made his blood boil to think Hankow reports of the strike at Han of what happened when our most loved drang Iron Works state that some of the Princes was sont round India. It was a men returned to-day, and the remainder most unjustifiable and wicked thing to are expected to-morrow. d. send the heir of the British Crown round
RUSSIAN STEAMER SEIZED.-. scenes of blood at Bombay. They had heard of similar things at Madras while
SHANGHAI, July 27th." A great reception was going on. He was
It was reported that the crew of a at Allahabad when the place was in Government in future? Thank God the Tuesday seize steamer belonging to Prince was back again. He did not know the Bussian volunteer feet taking pris whether this policy originated at Simlaner several of the latter's crew. The
Chinese authorities are investigating.
time.
PARIS, July 25th... Advices from Berlin state that appar ́ently with a view to giving Bavaria no opportunity to reconsider ber attitude, the Imperial Government has issued a declaration in which, it states that it con- siders the Barazian decrees are invalid, SOVIET AND AFGHANISTAN. infringing Imperial legislation, and MASSING OF BOLSHEVIST TROOPS points out the serious consequences that will attend Bavaria's refusal to apply republican lan to the right bank of the Rhine. If hopes that Munich will con form to the Imperial laws in the interest of Germany,
HABLIER CABLES. PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE EMPIRE
BERLIN, July 25th.
A communique states that the serious political situation consequent upon
,
ALLAHABAD, July 28th, According to message from Teheran, it is rumoured that trouble is impending between the Soviet Government and Afghanistan. "It is reported that Bol- ahevist troops are massing on the Afghan frontier, but probably against Enver Panha NOTED TURK ASSASSINATED.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 28th The Assassination of Djemal Pasha, Turkish Adviser to the Afghan Army and formerly Commander in Syris and Rales tine, is reported" from Tiflis.
SHANGHAI, July 7th.
wars and disturbances, perhaps, at times makes play-sport in the roadway. Avoid are necessary, and perhaps at times are entanglement of the dog with your wheel productive of good results, but, as a rule, spokes. they only bleed the contestants white, and the lurks the skiddy demon. Press the Go smoothly on the grease mud, as then, from sheer exhaustion, they assem ble around the table and make peace. brake of the foot smoothly as you roll and save collapse and If one or the other is a victor, greater around the
corner demands follow than otherwise would tie ap. have been the case; on the other hand, "Thank you, honourably," greater concessions might have been made
if there had been no contest. Personally,
Bavaria's refusal to carry out the law RISE IN PRICE OF BRITISH mourning. Was that to be the policy of the Russian yacht near Kiangnan arsenal on associates, will listen to reason and meet sea in ships for hundreds of years.
for the protection of the Republic was considered at several meetings of the Central Government. Ministers absent on leave were summoned to Berlin, be cause it was advisable to hear the views 2f of all members of the Cabinet before final
were taken.
The communiquo adds that the Garern- ment will resolutely and calmly protect the rights of the Empire.
COAL
THE DEMAND FROM "AMERICA.
LONDON, July 26th.
All classes of coal rose five shillings at Swines today as the result of the de- mand from America. Anthracite is 85 per ton, a post-war record. “ FRENCH GENERAL'S DEATH,
PARIS, July 28th,
or in London, but it should be remember- ed against the unhappy man who fried to cover his own faults by the reverence paid
it is not my intention or desire to stay I place the pioneering and exploring in Washington, for I do not like public period at not less than ten years, and if, life, but as long as I am there, it will at the end of this period we have not be my policy to play with the cards on succeeded, then, we must draw down the the table face up; and while our demands blinds, make up our minda that we are may at times asem exorbitant, you will not a maritime nation, and bumbly bow always find that not only myself, but my down to those who have gone down to the
I mean these few remarks to be a.. you fairly on such common ground te
frank statement of our position and our we can establiab
I am firmly convinced that Government ambition. If I seem to be assing much at assistance in one form or another is 1 times I assure you that I am but reflect- hand; in fact, I abould be surprised and ing the present-day wishes of the Ameri disappointed if the Bill does not become can people and the present administra- law before the, and of the year, Whetion. We have the ships, the cargo, and
diabilities that I have referred to, I can make mistakes and painful blunders, we After a five months' lull, the Non-Co pot esy, but it will be an incentive, owing shall be progressing with time. Our operators have resumed the picketting of to the broad powers conferred, for the activities will be carried on along lines shops selling foreign cloth. Considerable establishment of services that will serve of live, and let live, and free of any excitement was caused and traffic was our exporters and importers from both thought of driving anyone from their held up. Twenty arrests were made. of our costs in good times as well as bad. rightful and long established lines of (Continued as foot of next column.)
EXCITEMENT IN INDIA.
CALCUTTA, July 25th
to goud royalty. I do not," he con- NON-CO-OPERATORS AGAIN BUST.ther this will prove the panacea for the the determination, and while we shall cluded, wish to see any other member
of the Royal Family sent out to fadia to he insulted by non-co-operators,"
Viscountess Burnham has consented to denth is announced of General act as President of the Society of Women
Journalists during the coming year.
the victor of Malmaison
No disturbances took place.
industry.