CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.
(TEROTGE REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE NEAR EAST SITUATION. TURKS ADVANCING IN. ANATOLIA.
LONDON, September 9th." Latest messages dealing with the fighting
in Anatolia show that the Turks are enn- tinuing their advance. It is estimated that they are only about 25 miles from Smyran. This, however, does not entirely tally with statements in Turkish roze muniquée which indiente that operations are suspended for a breather." The Greeks are still retreating in the North, bat, apparently, are putting up a better Eight.
H
BRITAIN WILL PROTECT MINORITIES.
LONDON, September 9th I is pointed oután authoritative circles that, the new Turco-Greek military situa tion will not affect the British Govern- ment's views regarding the general ques. tion of peton between the Allies and Turkey, Nothing that will in the least alect the freedom of the Straits will bo tolerated:
The British Government has again pro- posed that the question of the protection of minorities be referred to the League of Nations. British policy is to obtain the best possible terms for the safety of these minoritica in Asia Minor.
FRENCH PRESS EXULTANT.
PARIS, September 5th.
The Press comments exultantly on the Kemalist sucTLASES,
The Echo de Paris declares. that peace is impossible, failing an immediate under- standing with Turkey, It hopes that Great Britain will not persist in ber mis takes, which, it declares, are responsible for the perilous situation.
THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,
LATEST CABLES,
LATEST CABLES.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINER THE PRICE OF BOLSHEVIK
REPORTED SINKING. ONE THOUSAND PASSENGERS ON
BOARD.
TONDON, September 9th The Hamburg-Amerika liner Hammonia, when a hundred miles from Oporto, with a thousand passengers' aboard, wirelessed that she was sinking.
The Hammonia is a 7.000 toas vessel bound from Hamburg to Puerto, Hexico. She left Plymouth on. September 4th. A Greek steamer is proceeding to the scens of the disaster.
PASSENGERS REPORTED SAVED.
Vino, September 9th.
"FREEDOM."
NEARLY TWO HILLION EXECUTIONS..
PARIS, September 9th.
1929. BEPTEMBER 11TH
NATIONS
· LEAGUE, OF
ASSEMBLY, ANOTHER DISARMAMENT CONFER- ENCE PROPOSED.
yesterday, involving a mutual defence treaty, with a definite reduction of armies and the convocation of a new naval con- ference, including the nations not repre sented at the Washington Conference,
THE NEAR EAST QUESTION.
THE ST. LEGER.
BETTING QUOTATIONS.
mama ka
LONDON, September 9th The St. Leger betting quotations are:- 6 to 1 Villars and Preston Grange; 13 to
Ramus and Fred Power: 10 to 1 Diligence: 100 to -8 Ruck's Hassar: 100 to
PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCKEYS.
GENEVA, September 9th. The assembly discussions are expected to largly centro on the far reaching Advices from Moscow state that, accord-scheme, submitted by Lord Robert Cecil, 7, Corcyrian. ing to the Bolshevists' own figures, exe cutions by the official anti-revolutionary organisation at Chresvy and Cheka, since December, 1917. total close on 1,750,000
FIRST FREE-STATE NATIONAL PARLIAMENT.
OPENS IN DUBLIN.
LONDON, September 9th, The Free State's first National Parlia
mously, élected Professor Michael Hayes to be speaker,, with Mr. William Cosgrave na president. DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR OF
GENEVA, September 9th.
Loypos, September 9th. The following are probable starters, in the St. Legor: Agro (Shatwell). Buck's Hussar (Childs), Ceylones (Frank Bul lock), Coryrian (Caralake), Fred Fower The League of Nations Assembly con (Donoghue): Gallio (Spear). Harpenden cluded the debate on the Council's report (Jellius), Preston, Grange (Archibald), after speeches by M. Hyman, Belgium, Reecho (Herbert Jones), Silurian (Gard and M. Hanctaux, France, paying tribute: to the great work the League of Nations ner), Villars (Beary), Carpathus Led
Streit, Greece, while dwelling on the question of minorities, as especially green (J. J. Brennan), Caleb (Lane), interesting Greece, declared that the Galway Prince (Clark) Werwolf (Griggs). Christian minorities in Asia Minor were No Jockeys have been retained Backwood, the victims of systematic extermination. Royal Lancer, Diligence. Erish Battle, ANTI-He hoped the Taagne would lend its high Lord Ofburghley, Ramus and Norseman
authority to any measures which would save them from death and suffering and hoped there would be a treaty that would establish a just and durable peace in the Near East, and, that effective measures would simultaneously he taken to secure the protection of Armenians,
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
(THROTOR BRUTER'S AGENCY,
SENSATIONAL FRAUD ON NEW YORK BANK.
BULK OF PROCEEDS CABLED TO
PEKING.
LONDON, September 10th The police of London, Quebec, New York and China are investigating a robbery of £32.000, of which it is alleged, the Gus
ty Trust Company, New York, are thea,
victime
A cable was received at the Trust's. London offices, from New York, asking
It is believed that the Hammonia'ement has opened in Dublin and than had accomplished. In his speech, Mson), Gaurisankar (Winkñeld), Dúnks for the transfer of £32,000 on account of .
passengers were saved
VESSEL A TOTAL LOSS, CREW AND PASSENGERS SAVED.
LATER.
·· TREATYITES. Details of the Hammonia's accident are
The only anti-treatyite prezent was lacking. Reuter's correspondent at Madrid Laurence dinnell, the Dail's envoy to the states that the vessel is 'n total loss: One Argentine, who was forcibly removed by British and five other vessels, have off. all the passengers and crew.
the civic guard, after ersistantly inter taken[rupting the proceedings.
BRITISH TRADE UNION
'CONGRESS.
Plenury Sessions will be suspended until the various committees send in their reports.
PERU NOT TO JOIN THE LEAGUE.
THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
THE QUESTION OF LIMITED
OUTPUT:
LONDON, September 9th- tion of Master Cotton Spinners. Associa The general committee of the Federa
tion has considered the question of short- time and decided to take a ballot of spinners of American cotton, on the ques- ton of closing down at four (4 p.m. 1) on Saturdays and Mondays. The committee
clions, to a person in England.
Only after the money had been handed over was it discovered that an ingenious fraud had been perpetrated, the cablesi · instructions not emanating from the man · whose forged) signature was on the cable. Several persons are involved and the chief conspirator is believed to have gone.
Quebec.
Other Irregular deputies decided to challenge the Government's threat of arrest and appointed Mr. Ginnell as their spokesmag. Mr. Ginnell at the out- set circulated a notice of motion repudiat ing the authority of the Assembly, accus THE REGISTRATION OF THEATRI-ing the Provisional Government of start. ing the civil war, and disregarded re- peated warnings from the Speaker, not and does not intend to send delegates in will meet on September 18th to consider Easter correspondents. Ha declares that"
CAL EMPLOYERS.
Loxos, September
9th.
to interfere with the election,
LIMA, September 9th. The Foreign Minister has stated that Peru did not-sent delegates to Geneva
"STINNES.
the result.
The Vice-President of the Trust is of the opinion that a copy of the code was obtained from one of the Trust' Far
The committee did not consider the the receiver cabled to Peking £25,000 of further sectionalising of the American
The Trust has recovered
cotton branch. This is regarded as indi- the proceeds.
intending to deal with the whole cotton
trade on an organised basis, as it it not
even dealing with the spinning section A STOCK AND FRODUCE EXCHANGE
as a whole; as, if the sectionalising idea
was carried out, it would apparently only ha with the object of limiting the output
TO BE CLOSED.
future, considering that the League of After his removal, Mr. Cosgrave was Nations lost its efficiency when the The Trade Union Congress at Southport elected President, on the motion of United States decided not to join. has concluded the electing of the General General Mulcahy, who said that the Council, whose constitution is practically session would be short, as the busiucas THE OPERATIONS OF HERRating that the commitice are far from £13,000 of this amount, unchanged. Many leaders were no would be to establish a Constitution in ac opposed to the resolution in favour of the cordance with the treaty and to find registration of theatrical employers. The means of defeating their internal enemies.
MAY BE EXTENDED TO BELGIUM. resolution was moved by a member of the
THE NEW DAIL CABINET.
BERLIN, September 9th. Variety Artists' Federation, who read
LONDON, September 9th.
The Herliner Tageblatt states that of a portion of the mills of America BY ORDER OF ITALIAN CONSULAR typical letters offering employment, not- ably, one from Malta, which he described
The Dail assopted not to comment on Herr Stinnes is discussing, with the cotton-users, namely, these producing the composition of the new Dail Cabinet. Belian Delegate, M. Bemelmanns, the more than they can satisfactorily sell. which is as follows:
question of extending the Stinnes-Luber Thus, it is clear that the committeo does Mr. William Cosgrave, President of the sac agreement to Belgium, also shipping not intend inviting other sections of the Dail Eireann and Chairman of the Pro-matters, especially as regards the Port trade to join in reviving the old Cotton
of Antwerp.
Control Board in a modified form. visional Government
BRAZILIAN CENTENARY
The Arting Froncaise dwells on the dan ger of the presence of Türks on the Bos phorus and says, the Allies, who failed to avert the disaster to the Greeks, must consider a means for preventing the Turns white slave trafficking. kish conquest of Constantinople similarly to 1452 A.D.
is
GERMAN PRESS DISTRUSTS
FRANCE..
BERLIN, September ath The German Press in its comments og the situation in Anatolia, says that it is mon an Anglo-French than a Turco Greek confict It fears' that the strengthening of the French position in the Near East, will prejudice the Belgo-German repari tions-negotiations.
"-" SUGGESTIONS FOR PEACE BY
ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER.
ROME, September 9th. Signor Bchanzer (Prime Minister) has
JAPANESE TROOPS IN SIBERIA The Congress passed a resolution de manding the removal of the embargo on the importation of foreign eattle and also calling on the Japanese Government to. fulfil its declaration, made at the Wash ington Conference, that it would with draw the troops from Siberia.
BOMBASTIC DECLARATION BY KEMALIST REPRESENTATIVE.
Paris, September 9th. Ahmed Farid Bey, the Kemalist repre- sentative nt Paris, has declared that;
Mr. Ernest Bly, the Local Government. -Mr. Desmond Fitzgerald, Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Mr. P. J. Hogan, Minister of Agricul-
ture.
U.S.A. TARIFF BILL. THE FORM OF VALUATION BISOUSSED.
Mr. Joseph McGrath," Minister of Com- merce and Labour,
WASHINGTON, September 9th. General Richard Mulcahy, Minister off" It is understood that the Conference of Defence and Commander-in-Chief.
Mr. J. H. Walsh, Postmaster-General. Professor John McNeill, Minister of Education.
Mr. Kevine Higgins, Minister of Home
Affairs
EXHIBITION."
RECEPTION, BY "JAPANESE MINISTER.
BIO DE JANEIRO, Sept, 9th... the Senate and House of Representatives The Japanese Minister held a reception of valuation, which forms the basis for tion. The Brazilian Authorities, Diplo has reached a compromise on the question in connection with the Centenary Echibi- daties of the new Tariff Bill. The Representatives mostly yielded to the mate and Foreign Naval Officers were Senate's proposed modified form of for present.
valuation schezie.
approached Paris and London, suggest the Kemalists wanted Constantinople, THE KING'S CUP AIR-RACE leign valuation, instead of the American PRESIDENT REVIEWS ASSEMBLED
ing inviting the Græco-Turks to Venice, -in order to discuss a basis for peace, as a preliminary to the Venice Conference pro Per. Signor Schanter is of the opinion that the Allies should limit their activities to urging the belligerents to cease hostili ties.
HALF-A-MILLION REFUGEES AT
SMYRNA
Lossos, September 9th. A telegram received in London, states that ball-a-million refugees from the interior have arrived at myrna in pitiable condition.
INCENDIARISM. PILLAGE AND
MURDER.
W
..
SHYENA, September 9th. The situation is most grave. Bands of Gack soldiers," Armenians and Turks are indulging in incendiaris, pillage and enurder.
Adrianople" and Thrace. Ho added, wo will clear the Dardanelles whatever troops are occupying them."
TURKS OCCUPY TOWN OF SMYRNA.
PARIS, September 9th,
Advices from Angora state that the Tur kish Nationalists have occupied the town
THE FIRST DAY'S STAGE.
LONDON, September 8th..
Of the twenty-one machines which start- ed from Croydon yesterday morning, in the first stage of the two day's air race round Great Britain, only thirteen reach ed Glasgow, whence the return journey starts this morning..
Captain Barnard's time for 394 miles, Croydon to Glasgow, exclusive of com pulsory stops of one-and-a-half hours at. each control station was, 3 brs, el mins. Courtney, the scratch man, took 3 hrs.
of Smyrna. OUTSPOKEN ARTICLE BY AMERI-
Captain Barnard, on a De Havilland; CAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY.
arrived at Glasgow at 5.19 yesterday LONDON, September 9th. evening. Raynham, on a Martin Sydi, Mr. Morgan Thau, American Ambas-5.22: Cobham on a De Havilland, 5.1; sador to Turkey, in an outspoken article Courtney, on a Siddeley Sinkin, at 6.42 in the Sunday Times, refers to America's solicitude for the safety of Christians in Asia Minor. He criticises the Treaty of Sevres, which, he declares, should not have given Smyrna and part of the binterland to Greece. The Turks should be definitely relegated to Asia Minor, while the Dardanelles and Constantinople should be internationalised under" the protection of the League of Nations. Ha concludes that there may yet be time, for Britain, France and Italy to suspend their jealousies and prejudices, and fix up a The Greek hoops in the Brusa sector aromutual agreement along these lines... evneunting via Mulania, on the sea of Marmore.
con The Allied Bects"have prepared certed plan of action, in the event of the arrival of the Kemalists.
GREEKS EVACUATING BRUSA SECTOR.
Ars, September 9th:
AN ARMISTICE REQUESTED.
PARIS, September 9th. Advices from. Angora state that a re quest for an artistice has been received by the Intermediary Allied Commissioners At Constantinople. The Kemalists will probably demand that Greece
must
vacuate Asia Minor and Thrace. and also pay reparations for the damage caused. SMYRNA TO BE OCCUPIED BY THE
TURKS...
CABINET MAKING IN C GREECE.
ATHENS, September 9th.
M. Triandafilakos is forming new Cabinet, in succession to M. Calogeropou- Jos, who has abandoned the task.
EARLIER CABLES. NAVAL CONCENTRATION: THOU SANDS OF REFUGEES.
دارد
MALTA, September 8th. Bear-Admiral Tyrwhitt, with the light cruisers Cardif and Concord, is leaving for Smyrna. Almost the entire Mediter ranean Fleet is now concentrated in Near Eastern waters:
PROBLEM OF FOOD AND
SANITATION.
91 mins. 80 secs.
MODIFIED FOREION VALUATION ACCEPTED..
LATER.
It is understood that a compromise has been reached between members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, forms the basis of duties in the new Tariff on the question of valuation, which Bill. The Senate Finance Committee, in revising the Bill, "rejected the American, substituting therefor, a modified form of foreign valuation.
U.S.A. BAILWAY STRIKE. ANOTHER CONFERENCE OF EXÉCUTIVES.
! -
WARSHIPS.
COURT.
SHANGHAI, September 10th.
The Italian Consular Court has
ed the closing of the Far Eastern Bank
and the International Gold and Silver
Stock and Produce Exchange, on ground that, although they are registerod at the Italian Consulate, they no longer
affects branches of the bank at Canton, have. Italian interests. The order also
Tientsin, Tsingtao and Hankow.
STRIKE OF CANTON-HANKÓW
RAILWAY.
EMPLOYEES.
BIO DE JANEIRO, September 9th. In connection with the Centenary Cele brations, the President reviewed the MEN DEMAND DISMISSAL OF TWO assembled warships, representing numer- ous nations, including Japan and Great Britain. The British, battle-cruiser, Homi, cruiser Repulte, was the most formidable which was accompanied by the battle-
unit in the review,
THE GERMAN. NOTE SHORTAGE.
CROWDS. BESIEGE THE REICHSBANK:
BERLIN, September 9th. Crowds beseiged the Reichsbank for WASHINGTON, September 9th, Officials in touch with the railway but were only able to get a fraction, hours, trying to cash Reichsbank cheques, strike, express the hope, that good resulta WON BY CAPTAIN BARNARD. will follow the meeting of Railway Exe consequent on the scarcity of notes, cutives, now proceeding in Chicago. It partly due to the note printers' strike, Losos, September 9th.. is stated that the President of the Balti-also to the hoarding of notes by business
houses for wages. le the air race for the King's Cup, more Ohio Railroad has been summoned twenty-one started yesterday, and eleven to the Executives' conference; in order to finished at Croydon, this afternoon. The consider a definite offer to employés, for first to finish was Captain Barnard, y While they are only a portion of the a separate agreement with each railway. ing Sir Samuel Instone's De Havilland. Ho covered the total distance of 810 miles railways, now involved in the strike, they in hours. Rayobam, on a fartin are expected to immediately adopt the plan, and it is anticipated that other Sude, arrived-three minutes later. Cob-roads will agree later, on a similar basis. ham, on a De Havilland, was third.
DISTRICT COURT HULING CREATES PECULIAR POSITION.
WASHINGTON, September 9th.
FLYING CONDITIONS DIFFICULT.
ij
The weather was fine, though overcast:- Of the thirteen starters on the return
;
,
of
KRUPPS ACQUIRE CON * TROLLING INTEREST IN
PUTILOFF WORKS.
BERLIN, September 8th.
As the outcome of lengthy negotiations, it in stated that Krupp's have acquired controlling interest, in the Putiloff works, from the Soviets, for 100,000,000) marks.
HANKOW, September 9th.
On Saturday a strike commenced on the Canton-Hankow Railway. The strik ers are demanding the dismissal of two employés. Traffic is disorganised.
LIEUT. DOOLITTLES FLYING FEAT
ELEVEN · HUNDRED MILES IN UNDER TWELVE HOURS.
SAN ANTONIO, September 9th. Lieat, Doolittle, on September 6th, few
back from San Diego, eleven hundred miles, in eleven hours forty-seven minutes. MENACE TO EUROPE FROM RUSSIAN EPIDEMICS.
CONCERTED ACTION BY THE POWERS PROPOSED-
GENEVA, September 9th, Speaking in the Assembly of the League.
A peculiar position has arisen owing to ARGONAUT MINING DISASTER journey, the scratch man, Courtney, and the Judge of the District Court
of Nations Earl Barlour declared, that Payn on a thirty-five horse-power. Baby Columbia over-riding the Federal Court STILL HOPES OF RESCUE. the danger to Europe from Epidemics in Aura, gave up at Manchester.
Russia was extremely grave, and made order restraining railway strikers from Tremendous crowds assembled at the interfering with the operations of rail-
JACKSON (California), Sept. 9th.continued action necessary. He announced landing places and accorded an evation roads.
The officials of the Argonaut mine, in that Britain was prepared to contribute!· in the airmen. Flying conditions through-
The Judge hae temporarily enjoined which the disaster occurred on August £100,000 towards counter measures, pro- out were difficult and the value of the the United States Marshal from inter. 28th, believe that seventy-five of the vided other States together would contri- performances is therefore enhanced..
fering with a meeting of officials of the entombed miners are still alive. This be bute £200,000... Electrical Workers' Union, or from doing lief is the result of chemical tests of the BELGO-GERMAN REPARA,
anything to prevent strike activities, boair in the mine and 'a' reward of $5,000 TION NEGOTIATIONS. yond the terms of the Federal order is offered for the first crew breaking into
It is believed that this is the first in-the mine, stance on which labourites have appealed
for an injunction against the execution MRS. PRESIDENT. HARDING: of an injuncton,
SIAM BUYS A TRAINING SHIP.
BRITISH MINE-SWEEPER
PURCHASED
Up to the present, the Greeks have not icially admitted the fall of Smyran, but the latest direct messages from Smyrna kiye the text of a proclamation issued at nid-right on September 9th, declaring the
NO AGREEMENT ON MAIN POINTS. Greek Administration, ended, and that the town has been handed over to the
STENA, September 8th.
Bimis, September 9th. Allier, whose Consula have conferred and
Thousands of refugees and deserters are despatched a wireless message to Kemal arriving. The question is becoming grave,
Belgo-German negotiations on the sub- asking that a date be fixed for a meeting as practically no steps have been taken jet of reparations guarantees, have con in order to discuss peaceful entry, and regarding sanitation and food supplies, to the Belgians refusal to agree to the cluded, practically without result, owing ocupation by the Turkt.
It is estimated that homeless refugees Armed American, British and French exceed two hundred thousand. Many German request to extend Treasury Bille patrola have been landed and distributed British subjects are remaining at Smyrtheless, an agreement was reached on for eighteen months instead of six. "Never- throughout the City,
LONDON, September 9th. The Greeks are working furiously to and outlying villages. Fears are entertained
minor points, notably the Reichsbank
The British mine-sweeping loop Havant Evacuate their troops before the Enemy's for the security of British properties.
The United States Consul-General inconversations will be resumed later has been sold to. Siam for use as a sea^| arrival. Up to the present they have
going training ahip. The vessel is at transported 15,000 of their worst casuni Constantinople, who is Chairman of the
Herr Stinnes leading organ, the present undergoing conversion at Son ties to Grecce. Six thousand fresh troops United States Relief Association, huis
Allgemeine Zeitung, commenting on thethampton, have arrived from Thrace sud are being undertaken to runder all possible assistance failure of the negotiations says that, it is re
LATER. to refugees from Asia Minor, both at.
aseless for Germany to promise what she The principal alteration in the conver Constantinople and Smyrne.
cannot fulfil and she is not in a position sion of the boilers to oil fuel. This is Araens, September 8th. panta
to offer guarantees for payments. This the first British Man-of-War to be trans Hard fact must shatter all attempts to ferred abroad since the signing of the settle, the guarantee question.
Washington Pack
rushed to the front to cover the evacua tion. Greek Head Quartera Bave been moved to Mitylene, from where opéran tions will be directed.
(Cantinued as foot of neat column.)
M. Callogberopoulos as accepted the Greek Premiership
SERIOUSLY ILL.
PRESIDENT HARDING CONTINU OUSLY AT HER BEDSIDE.
WARXINGTON, September 30th Mrs Harding is seriously ill, and the President is continuously at ber bedside.
THE MULTAN RIOTS. COUNTING THE COST.
ROYAL VISIT TO DANISH COURT.
COPENHAGEN, September 9th.
The Queen of Holland and Prince Henry left for Sweden after a visit to the Danish Court. Their departure was characterised by demonstrations of mark edcordinity.
FRENCH SEAMEN'S EIGHT- HOUR DAY.
PRES. MILLELAND ANNOUNCES ITS
ABANDONMENT.
PARIS, September 9th, SIMLA, Soptember 8th. When receiving a deputation from the There have been no further disorders in Federation of Seamen, President Miller the district of Multan since the eth inst. and announced the abandonment of the The total casualties in the recent riots Seamen's eight-hour day, owing to the were seven killed and seventy-four in refusal of foreign antions to follow
France's lead
(Continged on page 6.) (Oontinued at foot of next column.)!
jured