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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH AGUTER'S MENCY.).
THE FIGHTING IN IRELAND,
NATIONAL FORCES CAPTURE...
TIPPERARY
Loxons, July ist. The National forces attacked, and enj tured Tippery after a sharp fight, and thus begun the encircling movement which will compel the Irregulars to take up a new line further South."...
The National troops were reesired with neclamation, which is more marked since
Tipperary is regarded as a great strong. bold of Republicanism.
De Valera is at the treeguinr Hend- quarters at Clonmar).
CRITICAL SITUATION IN
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2ND,
TURCO-GREEK IMBROGLIO,
GREEK ARMY IN THRACE.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 31st. The Foreign Minister has presented n note to the Allied High Commissioners, hoping that all steps will be taken to pre- vent violation of the neutrality of Con stantinople, in view of the Greek move ments in Thrace. He estimates there are 30,000 Greek troops in Thrace.
NEUTRALITY OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES.
The Minister of the Interior announces
that he has received formal assuraċċes from the Allied authorities regarding the neutrality of vecupied territories.
ALLIES MAKE THEIR POSITION CLEAK.
ATHENS July 31st. The British, Fernch and Italian repro sentatives have handed to M. Baltazzi, Greek Foreign Minister, a reply to the Greek note, rejecting the Greek request for a free passage for the Greeks to Constantinople: adding, the Commander- in-Chief of the "Allied forces at Constan- gf tindpile has been ordered to oppose any
Greek advance,
ITALY.
FASCISTI THREATEN STRIKERS.
Rowe, July 31st. A critical situation has been created two calling of a general atrike, to which the Fascisti replied by threatening action, Bless the Government stop the strike in forty-eight hours,..
GENERAL STRIKE LIKELY TO BE
A FIASCC
Luxuës. July 31st. The general strike in Italy was ordered by the anti-Fascistic Labour League, 28 protest against the proposed inclusion of the Fascisti and Right Wing parties in the Cabinet,
The Government has taken every step to cope with the atrike, which, it is thought, will be a fanco.
The strike is believed to be merely due to a desire on "the part of the Socialist leaders to aliny discontent among their followers, owing to the leaders counten ancing the proposal to form a Coalition Cabinet.
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EARLIER GABLES,
GREEK ASSURANCES TO THE ALLIES.
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LONDON, July 31st. In the House of Commons, at question time. Me. Lloyd George stated that on the same day the Greek Note with regard to the occupation of Constantinople -was received, the British representative at Athens, in compliance with instructions from London, warned the Creek Govern- ment, of the serious consequênce of such a step.-(Cheers). The Greek Foreign Minister, in reply, gave a positive assur ance that there was no cause for alarm, and that Greek förers would on no ac count enter the neutral, zone without Allied consent. He had sines re-affirmed this assurance. The acting of the Greek Government, apparently, was due to a desire to expedite a Near East settlement.
LATEST CABLES.
CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL
FOR MORAL EDUCATION, A PROPOSAL. BY CHINESE DELEGATE. ·
AMERICAN FINANCIAL EXPERT FOR PERSIA. A FIVE YEARS" ENGAGEMENT.
ALLAARAD, July 31st. Advices from Teheran state that the -Persian Parliament has approved of the engagement of an American Director-Gen- eral of Finance, for a period of five
GENEVA, July 31st, years, at an annual salary of $15,000.
Teh Eau Wei, a member of the Chinese He will devote his services to financial matters, and will be invested with special League of Nations Delegation, speaking Powers of veto, conjointly with, theat the International Congress for Moral Minister of Finance. The Director must not interfere in political er religious
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Education, on the League's work in con- section with teaching history, proposed that the Congress enter into relations with the Lengue Commission for Intel EUROPEAN WAR DEBT TO lectual Co-Operation, which is meeting
matters.
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BRITAIN. ·
INSEPARABLE FROM BRITAIN'S
DEBT TO AMÈRICA.
LONDON, July 31st-
to-day.
SOVIET BUDGET DEFICIT, FORE HUNDRED TRILLION
ROUBLES
The Times states that there is rensch
WARSAW, July 31st. to believe the Government has decided to
Advices from Moscow state that the immediately address to the Allies and the United States, if note drafted by Earl forthcoming Soviet Budget will show a Belfour, explaining the official view that deficit of over four bandred trillion
thể European” war debts to Britain are practically inseparable from the question of the British. war debt to the United
Stater.
INCREASE IN BRITISH AIR FORCE.
'DEFENCE COMMITTEE'S DECISION |
LONDON, July 31st:
It is understood that the Committee of Imperial Defence yesterday decided that considerable increase in the air force was necessary for défensive purposes.
It is reported that the increase will amount from ten to fifteen squadrons.
ENVER PASKA SEVERELY DEFEATED, ANTI-SOVIET BIBING COLLAPSES.
Pranawin, July 31st.
It is strongly rumoured that Enver Farha's forces in Turkestan were severely defeated several times early in July.
The anti-Soviet rising appears to have
roubles.
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EABLIER CABLES. THE DUTY ON FABRIC GLOVES.
INQUIRY. THE" SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST LASCARS.
Losnes, July 31st. On the resumption of the Board of Trade enquiry into the loss of the P. & O. liner Egypt, the head waiter, Mr. Miles, declared that the discipline of the Indian crew
FAR EASTERN CABLE JAPAN AND INTERNATIONAL
NEWS.
"{THROUGH" REUTER'S AGENCY:}
CHIWEST PARLIAMENT
SEASSEMBLES.
MANY IMPORTANT "PROBLEMS AWAIT CONSIDERATION.
PERING, August 1st. After several years suppression, Parlia- ment "rrassembled to-day:"
was not very good.". Replying to a question, he admitted there was nothing like order round the boats and nothing like boat-dril! was carried out. The white crew tried to do their duty.Wa Ching Lien, presiding in the House of Representatives, said that besides the With regard to the lowering of boats, a stewardess" said she saw boatloads of uncompleted work of drafting a constitu- ludians leaving the ship, looking sented tion, many important problems awaited Another stewardess declared that the their attention. He hoped that members Indians were panic-stricken and rushed would vote and act, honestly and fear- about the decks. She descended a ropelessly into a boat which was full of men, chiefly Indians. She and a nursing sister each took an car. She heard shots.
his boat full of Lascars. He ordered them
LABOUR LAWS.
REJECTED ITEMS.
The article recovered ist
PHILIPPIN,
NATIONAL
BANK. LOOKING FORWARD WITE
CONFIDENCE.".
"I did not expect to find Manila and the Philippine National Bank in the con dition in which I found them, although I had read certain reparts before coming to the Philippines, mid EW. Wilson, general manager of the bank, at the Rotary Club, last week.
Some time ago the Cabinet Council, says the Japan Chronicle, decided to follow the opinion of the previous Cabinet in regard to the attitude of the present Government towards the draft of the International Labour Treaty, that is, that of the nine articles three should be approved, while six should be rejected.
The bank had a currency of nearly But modifiations were made at the Cabinet Council of ly 18th. It was forty million pesos outstanding, and very decided to approve one of the previously large frozen investments beside Thirty-. To fix the sugar centrals, and twenty-four million rejected six, approving four items in all four million pesos was invested in minimum age of juveniles to be employed pesca in 15 oil mills. The owners of these concerns had so little, money of their own in them, that they abandoned them to the Admiral Kate, the Premier, command-bank. We were faced with the problem at factories" ed the President of the Bureau of Legisla of what to do with them, taking into con- tion, to repeat the examination of the sideration the effect on the bank and on draft of the labour treaty, and suggested the community were these concerns to be the approval of two previously rejected allowed to fail. We decided to continue "articles-the, one to fix the minimum age to finance them. We put eight million of the juveniles to be employed at fae pesos more into the sugar centrals, and tories, and the other concerning night we are operating four of the oil com- work of juveniles employed at the factory panies, and one other oil company has FIGHT TO A FINISH.
The Bureau of Legislation accordingly been leased for three years to dependable held a conference on July 17th, to which people. MANILA, August 1st,
We know that, these are not properly authorities wero summoned from the For- The offers and crews of the inter- cigu Office, the Home Office, the Depart banking activities. We are not in them
ment of Railways, the Department of from choice, We found them on island ships walked out at noon, follow-Communications, and the Department of hands. What would you gentlemen have Agriculture and Commerce. But their done, had the responsibility rested upon opinions were so divided that they could' We have put both the sugar centrals not reach any decision. At the Cabinet and the oil companies in the hands of Council on July 18th, the Cabinet decided experts. We are pleased with the reports to approve the article above mentioned. from, all of them. The operations have The Government was to report the change been successful in every detail. We have to the Privy Council for foal approval.
the right to look forward with confidence The rejected iteins are ;-
and hope for the future success of the industries and for the ultimate return of the loans of the bank. What companies and banks in Manila could stand if their business were ent short and they had to But liquidate now? We all need time. with time, there is hope for all of us.":
SHIPPING STRIXE AT "MANILA.
A quarter-master gave evidence that his boat drifted from the Egypt. He and another quarter-master tried to get the boat back, but the indians backed cars.
Another quarter-master said he founding a strike vote last night. Fourteen out, but they seemed paralysed with ships are tied up and the owners announce terror. He got away in another boat. that they are fighting to a finish. The
Another quartermaster said that when inter-island trafie is paralyzed. he returned to pick up survivors he found a boat laden with Indians whilst the passengers were sinking. The Lascars tried to rush the rracue boat, which had to keep away, but he finally rescued the Jadies.
The enquiry was adjourned.
LIQUOR" SMUGGLING IN AMERICA.
SEEKING A SOLUTION.
LONDON, July 31st, With the object of coping with liquor smuggling, the nited States has tenta- tively suggested to Britain that reciprocal arrangements be entered into to extend the territorial water's limit to twelve miles, accompanied by a right to search
vessels.
Mr. Lloyd George in the House of Com- mona, atated that the proposals were being given attention.
"BROADCASTING" IN FRANCE. CONTROLLING BILL DRAFTED.
PARIS, July 31st. The Petit Purinin saye that the Wire- less Committee has drafted a Bill which will operate soon, permitting the erection of private receiving-sats subject merely to a declaration by the owner, but the establishment of private transmitting-atu tions will require the authority of the Under Secretary of State.
À COMMUNIST UNIVERSITY.
MR. DENBY AT MANILA,
WELCOMED BY OFFICIALS.
MANILA, August 1st.
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1. The restriction of labour-hours at industrial establishments to 8 hours a day or 48 hours a week. On Mr. Denby's arrival he was wel -The regulations regarding employ comed by Governor Wood and the Miliment of women before and after child
birth. tary and Naval Officials at the Pier, He
.3.-The prohibition of the employment drove to Malacanag escorted by troops:
of women at night. U.S.A. EVACUATION MANY YEARS
DISTANT.
MANILA, August 1st. Mr. Denby inspected the Cavite Naval Station, and stated be considered the day when the United States would leave the Philippines was many years distant,
LORD NORTHOLIFFE'S HEALTH. ENQUIRY BY CHINESE PRESS.
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SHANORAL, July 31st. Beplying to an enquiry regarding his health by the Chineno newspapers, Lord Northcliffe telegraphs that he is much improved since last week.
4. The prohibition of the employment of juveniles at night.
8.-Compensation" to unemployed through shipwreck or other losses of vestels;
The items approved are:- 1The fixing of the minimum age of the juveniles to be employed at factories. 2-Regulations concerning unemploy
ment.
-The establishment of employment
office for seamen,
4.The fixing of the minimum age of the juveniles to be employed on the sea.
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THE RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY.
The Horta News Agency (Russia) mup- plies the following English translation of.
by Treaty of Rapallo
Clause 1.The two Governments agres that all questions resulting from the state of war between Germany and Russia shall be settled in the following manner
(a.)-Both. Governments mutually re rounce repayment for their war expenses" and for damages arising out of the war, that is to say, damages caused to them and their nationals in the zone of war operations by military measures, includ ing all requisitions effected in a hostile country. They renounce in the same way. repayment for civil damages inflicted on civilians, that is to say, damages caused The Government has made arrangements to the nationals of the two countries by regarding the selection of delegates to exceptional war legislation or by violent attend the fourth session of the Inter-measures taken by any authority of the. national Labour General Conference, State of either side.
(b)-All legal relations concerning. which is to be held at Geneva on August 16th, 2 the coming session of the con-questions of public or private law result. ference questions of emigration and im-ing from the state of war, including the migration will be discussed, Japan's ships which fell into the hands of the one question d the treatment of merchant position as an exporter of labour being a side or the other during the war, shall be peculiar one.
settled on the basis of reciprocity."
(c.)Germany and Russia mutally re-
NEXT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
"JAPAN AND SIBERIA.
TOKYO, July 31st. The Commander of the Saghalien Garrison has officially notified the Gov ernment that he has withdrawn his troops AN IMPOSING DRAMA THAT nounce repayment of expenses incurred
INVITES STUDENTS FROM ALL from the mainland.
ASIA.
"Moscow, July 31st.
The Univesity for Eastern workers in the Communist cause is issuing a circular inviting students, from all Asia for gratuitous teaching and boarding. It has promised that the principal subjects shall be instruction in languages and political science on Communistic lines. GERARD BEVAN SENTENCED. TWO MONTHS HARD LABOUR BY VIENNA COURT.
VIENSA, July 31st.
The Court of Appeal has reversed tho decision of the Lower Court acquitting Mr. G. L Bevan, of the City Equitable Ca., for violently resisting arrest, and has sentenced bim to two months' hard labour.. from the date of his arrest on June 13th. "THE DEMORALISED MARK,
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SHANGHAI DOCKS AND. ENGINEERING CO. REDUCTION IN CAPITAL SANCTIONED.
SHANGHAI, "August. lat.
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The Supreme Court bas/sanctioned a redaction in the capital of the Shanghai Docks and Engineering Company from Tis: 5,770,000, divided into shares of Tia. 100 each, to Tis 4,177,500, divided into shares of Tls 75 each.
RETURN OF GEEMANS.
FACING THE INEVITABLE.
SHANGHAI, August 1st. The North-China Daily News, comment ing on the fact that the Hongkong Ex- Enemy Restriction Ordinance has now automatically expired. It will do so at the end of the present month.-E.], says the feeling that it is un-English to main tain the feud is checked by an honest difficulty in getting over abhorrence at the manner in which Germany, conducted
FAILED.
YOUNG RUSSIAN WOMEN'S STRANGE AND CAREFULLÝ STAGED, ACT.
The U. Daily News (Shanghai) of July 25th says:--
for prisoners of war, The German Gov ernment also redouces repayment of expenses for soldiers of the Red Army interned in Germany.. The Russian Gov erament, for its part, renounces repay. ment of the sums Germany has derived from the sale of Russian Army material brought into Germany by these interned troops.
About a week ago, two Russian ladies, smartly dressed and of attractive appear- Clause Germany renou: ces altclaims" ance, scarcely out of their teens, engaged resulting from the enforcement of the an apartment at the Burlington tel, laws and measures of the Soviet Republic after apparently having resided at vari- as it has affected German nationals or. ous places in Shanghai during the past their private rights or the rights of the year. Yesterday morning, a few minutes German State itself, as well as claims. after six o'clock, they rang for the room resulting from measures taken by the boy, summoned the manager, and awaited Soviet Republic or its authorities in any. events which proved to be not so extremely other war against subjects of the German tragic as the young ladies had apparently State or their private rights, provided. anticipated.
that the Soviet Republic shall not satisfy, Upon answering this unusual call, Mr. similar claims made by any third State.
Clause 3.-Consular and diplomatic re MacCabe made a somewhat perplexing lations betegen Germany and the Federal discovery. White sad red flowers, lilies among them, graced the bed at its head Soviet Republic shall be resumed immedi and foot, and the ladies, Lydia and ately. The admission of consuls to both Eugene, exhibited symptoms of having countries shall be arranged by special
the floral decora.
*greement.
taken poison, tions evidently having been arranged to give the tragedy & touch of poignant romance. On a table in the room there were two letters, one addressed to the manager of the hotel, informing him that man of Shanghai and another to a friend requesting him to dispose of their per tonal property.
Clause 4-Both Governments agree, further, that the rights of the nationals either of the two parties on the other's territory as well as the regulation of com mercial relations shall be based on the most-favou, ed-pation principle. This prin
granted by the Soviet Government to an
OVER, TO THE £.
LONDON, July 31st. The demoralisation of the mark has caused general unsettlement in the London the war. While the newspaper remarks chits would be met by a certain you Iciple does not include rights and facilities and foreign exchange market Marks that there is a possibility that this abbor- sold down to 3,640, after wide fluctance is something we ought not to drop too easily, it admits that there is a tions, and closed at 2,910,
general feeling that exclusion Ordinances have had their day, that hostilities car be kept up for ever, and that we may as well recognise this now that the war.. is over.
AMERICAN COAL SHORTAGE: FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR
BRITISH SUPPLIES. “
WASHINGTON, July 31st.
FREE TRADERS DEFEATED.
LONDON, July 31st. In the House of Commons, an amend- ment to omit fabric gloves and glove fabric from the Order imposing a 33.1/3 per cent. duty on certain articles from Germany was defeated by 277 votes to 113. Thirty Coalition Liberals voted with
The Shipping Board has ordered the Opposition. Sir William Edge, thirty-five of its vesela ticil up off New Coalition Liberal Whip, representing à York to be put on the coal-carrying trade Lancashire constituency, resigned his between the United States and Britain. "Whipship in order to vote against the
BRITISH TROOP MOVEMENTS, Order, though he remains a Coalitionist,"
LONDON, July 31st. BRITISH IMPORTS.
The 2nd Dorsets and the 1st North FIGURES FOR THE LAST SIX Staffords, are, shortly proceeding to Con stantinople, where, with the 2nd Royal MONTHS.
Sussex from Malta, they will replace the 9nd Essex and 2nd Sherwood Foresters, who are going to Indin. The 1st Loyals are going to North China.
totalled
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LONDON, July 21st.
INDIAN JUTE MILL STRIKE COLLAPSES.
MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES. RESUME WORK.
CALOUTTA, July 31st The strike, in the Jute Mills, mentioned in a cable taessage dated July 20th, in collapsing. The majority of employes have resumed work and the remainder are expected to return immediately.
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SOVIET ENVOY TO CHINA,
M. JOFFRE WILL NEGOTIATE WITH JAPAN,
Bida, July 31st.
other Soviet State or to any State that formerly formed part of the Bussian Empire.
Fortunately, it was not necessary to approach the gentlemen named for per Clause 5.-The two Governments under- formance of these sad offices. Dr. Massie take to give each other mutual assistanco was summoned, and after having given for the alleviation of their economic diffi- the ladies necessary attention, directed culties in the most benevolent spirit. In their removal to the General Hospital. the event of a general settlement of this Both patients retained consciousness, question on an international basis, they though they were in a condition of -semi-undertake to have a preliminary exchange byuteria, But it was not until one of the of views, The German Government do Sisters questioned them in the afternoon clares itself ready to facilitate, as far as that information of an attempt to com- possible, the conclusion and the execution mit suicide, was volunteered. Deb-Sgt. of economia contracts between privite. McDermott was then sent to investigate enterprises in the two countries. the matter. The patiente declined to Clause d-Clauis 1, paragraph (b), and answer questions, and, upon learning that clause 4 of this agreement will come into they were being questioned by a police force after the ratification of this docu- ofer, one of them, said: "Oh, do as ment. The other clauses will come intot you like." She added that her sister and force immediately. herself had that morning taken 180 grains Done in duplicate at Rapallo, April of quinine,
18th, 1922.
LONDON, July 31st, Beplying to questions in the House of
"Babe Ruth, the American baseball Commons, Sir Lloyd Greame said the value of manufactured goods imported ANGLO-FRENCH DISCUSSION.
player, who gets £10,000 a year and into the United Kingdom during the six
bonus of £100 for every "home" run, was months ending June 30th,
M. Jaffe, former Soviet cavoy to Berlin, giren ** out in a game by the ampire collapsed, except for spasmodic raiding, 2112,500,000, of which £11,000,000 were of "It is understood that M. Poincare has who was recently appointed, plerup for He immediately threw dirt in the face German origin Twenty-four ships flying been invited to come to London on August envoy to Chinn, Moscow hased in the mountain region of East the Soviet flag entered British ports dur-7th. Mr. Lloyd George suggests that the Peking on July 27th The Soviet Govern- the umpire, and then wanted to fight Bokhara. Enver Paahz is reported to being the past year, of which fifteen dia discussions at the meeting be confined to ment announces officially that he is inspectators for hissing him. He had only charged cargo, principally timber from reparations. Italy and Belgina have vested with extraordinary powers in order just started playing after having been trying to arrange an armistice.
Russia and Latrin,
been invited to send representatives. to negotiate with Japan.
suspended,GGIO
·CHICKERIN. RATHINAU
Over 400 bungalows and summer resi dential hotels on Long Island, New York's great sea-side resort, were destroyed by fire list month, and some 21,00 Porns rendered temporarily homeless. Many people were overcome by smoke, but for- bunately there were no fatalities dantago is estimated at $1,000,000.