THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1929.
TURKS DRASTIC ARMISTICE KEMALISTS PURSUE GREEK ARMY. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BRITISH
TERMS.
INVOLVE ENTIRE LOSS OF RESULTS OF ALLIED
VICTORY ÖVER TURKS.*
CONSTANTINOPLE, September 18th. The Kemalists are continging the pur suit of the remainder of the third Greek
CABINET.
LATEST CÄRLES.
LAWN TENNIS CHAMPION-
SHIP..
ROUND.
LONDON, September 15th. The Near Eastern question was the army corps, which is retreating towards subject of a specially summoned Cabinet JOHNSTON AND TILDEN IN FINAL Panderma, where embarkation is proceed-eating this morning, presided over by Mr. BRITAIN PREPARED FOR GREAT EXERTIONS.ing under the protection of war ships. Itoyd George. The nows which bas reached is reported that bands of Circassinns and the Government regarding the burning of Greeks fred Michalitch. Looting and Smyrna goes very far to confirm the press other excesses continue in the districts of accounts, although at present it is lacking BRITISH EMPIRE PREPARING FOR Rodesto and Demetoka by troops from
EVENTUALITIES,
DOMINIONS INVITED TO SEND · CONTINGENTS.
LATEST CABLES,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SMYRNA IN FLAMES.
TURKS' ~DRASTIU ARMISTICE.
TERMS.
Loxtos, September 15th, It is announced that Great Britain is strongly reinforcing the troops at Con- stantinople, asking Rumanin, Jugo-Slaria and fireece to participate in the defence of the neutral zones auil, has invited tha | Dominions to send contingents, in order to defend their interests, for which they have already wonde chorini sacrifices, and the soil, hallowed by immortal memories of the Anzacs,
LONDON, September 15th.
Paris advices "from According to Angor, the Turks lay down the following drastic armisties terms: - The Greeks to unconditionally hand over the whole of The occupied area, with troups and muni tions and rebognise the absolute sover eignty of the Turks over Asia Minor and Orders have also been given for the Theee. They, must repenter all áspire British Flat in the Mediterranean, to tions to these places, repair salf damage oppos any infraction of neatral zones, elone, bear ali Türkish expenses and had or an attempt to cross to the European over the persons, guilty of atrocities durshore, by the Turks, ing the invasion, It is added that nơ other teczek will be accepted.
SMYRNA PRACTICALLY WIPED OUT.
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LONDON. September 15th." One of the few remaining correspon dunts at Smyrna telegraphs that, except for the sprälid Turkish quarter, Smyrna hns ceased to exist. The premises destroy e include Kemal Pasha's Head-Quarters, British and French Consistes and the fine, buildings composing the foreign, quarter, while among the massacred is Monseigneur Chrystosomes, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Smyrna. who
KEMALISTS' DANGEROUS
ATTITUDE,
LONDON, September 16th The announcement that the help of the Dominions is invited, concludes with the statement that, the British Government, in view of the situation, declares that the Kemalist demanda involve the entire loss of the results of victory over Turkey, in the late war. Great Britain is prepared for great exertions in order to defend the freedom of the Straits and is gratified that these views are shared by France and Italy,
The question of Constantinople is sour- i
"was a well-known visitor to Great Britain. what differente The Allies Conference in London, January, 1931) announced the
tila Turks, subject to a satisfactory adjust intentio of restoring Constantinople to
ment of other matters,
BRITISH COLONY HARD HIT. It is estimated in London that nearly £50,000,000 worth of British money was sunk in the Smyrna district by members of the British cology who number 2,500, One hundred thousand tons of dried fruit, ready for exportation, was, consumed in the Hames, which, incidentally, will cauer a shortage of raisins for Christmas pad alings.
TOTAL DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT
FORTY MILLIONS,
Anatolia.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S FIRM POLICY SILENCES CRITICS.
Losnos, September 18th, The Government's firm declaration of policy in the Turkish crisis, was publish ed too late to permit of much in the shape of comment in Sunday's enclier editions of the newspapers,
in detail.
FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
SENSATIONAL SHANGKAI
ARREST.
HEAD OF LIQUOR FIRM CHARGED **
WITH SPURIOUS MANUFACTURE,
PHILADELPHIA, September 16th. Johnston and Tilden, are left in the
Suasonal September 17th. Mr. Giesel, head of the Giesel Company, final round of the National Lawn Teanis Championship in which Patterson, liquor importers, was arrested, “yester-
day, and charged with the manufacture. It is stated that no direct evidence has Shimidzi, Alonzo and other leading ex-of spurious liquors, counterfeiting well- hitherto been received, but circumstantial ponents, were earlier defeated. In the known brands, evidence indicates pretty conclusively that semi-final. Johnston beat Richards 8/6, the burning was of an incendiary nature,8/2, 61, and Tilden beat Patterson 4/6 caused by the Turks. It is considered safe
(8/4, 6/3, 0/1. to assume that five to six hundred British subjects, mostly Maltese, have been reader- ed homeless. ·
No news has been recevied hitherto of The exposition of British views, toge-injury to Britisbers. All the Maltese ther with the recogniard seriousness of the whose houses were burned have been taken off. Authoritative quarters state that they do not see any reason to doubt that there position, which led up to the notable state- ment, however, has sufßced to still the has been a deliberate round-up of the voices of erities, who had hitherto, dis | Armenian quarter of Smyrna, and that approved of the Government's past hand-many Armenians have perished. ling of the difficult situation which caused
the Allied discussion.
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THE NEW FRENCH POLICY.':
TRAMENTOUS DAMAGE.
TYLDEN WINS FINAL.
PHILADELPHIA, September 16th. Tilden won the National Lawn Tennis Championship, defeating Johnston, 4/6, 3/6, 6/2, 6/2, 6/4
ANGLO-AMERICAN YACHT
Hundreds of cases of questionable liquor packages and counterfeit labels are stated godown and removed by the police. to have been found "in the company's
AGENT FOR RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER
FLEET ARRESTED.
UNABLE TO FURNISH SECURITY OF
$40,000.
SHANGHAL, September 18th. M. Elleder. Shanghai agent for "the Russian Volunteer Fleet, has been arrest ed on a charge of being unable to. furnish security in a suit by the firm of Patstone and Patstone, Ed.,, for $10,000, advanced to the feet. DAMAGE SUIT THREATENED AŬAINST SHANGHAI COUNCIL.
CUP RESULTS.
OYSTER BAY, September 18th. The keen contests, in a series of matches for the Anglo-American Cup, mentioned in a cable message dated September 9th,night at the Police Station. His attorney concluded with an American aggregate of 111 points," against the British represents tives 104.
FORD MOTOR WORKS CLOSE
·DOWN,
LONDON, September 15th. A Greek semi-official message from Athens states that Americans who arrived The new French policy, in direction, is aboard an American destroyer, including leaning more closely towards British aims, the Consul and his family, give terrifying and is apparently influenced by complica details of the massucre at Symrna, which tions which were unforseer when the was followed by a equflagration, alleged to scene of action in the Near East was con- have been wilfully caused by the Tarks to fined to Anatolia. It is firstly, due to the efface traces of the massacres. When the | fact that the Little Entente, whose friend. Americans left the fames had reached the
ship the enltivated, are determined to re-quays, menacing the foreign Consulates. sist the Romalist threat to regain theif pre- An American doctor estimates the victims war footing in Thrace. France's interests of the massacre at a thousand. Many OWING TO EXORBITANT PRICE OF Europe than Angora. Secondly, it is due damage to foreign trade is colossal, includ are naturally more intimately bound with Christians perished in the fames. The to the painful impression, prevailing ining the destruction of the American tobacco Paris, that Kemalist obtained by incans of substantial assist French college and schools, while several AUCC09908 erhouses, French and British shops, and the ance from Moscow, in the shape of muni- outlying Greek and Armenian villages and sand acroplanes, in conjunction with the suburbs inhabited by Europeans have French arms. French hostility towards Russia is undiminished.
REPORTED BOMBARDMENT OF
SMYRNA BY GREEKS.".
been burnt down.
NATURALISED AMERICANS
MISSING..
WASHINGTON, September 15th. ROME, September 18th.
Mr. Bristol, the American Commissioner Advices from Smyrna, dated 16th inst., state that the are continues but has Americans are missing from Smyrnt. The to Turkey, reports that fourteen naturalised diminished in violence. The Italian commander of the destroyer flotilla reported
the flat, have been burnt down. ships are taking off refugees. Telegrame that the fire, started on Wednesday after state that all buildings in Smyrna, on roon in the Armenian quarter, was stul The Turks charge the Greeks with re-raging when his despatch was filed on the earliest moment, in order to secure
Great Britain desires a Conference at maining in the town and hindering the Thursday afternoon. The warships are
crowded with refugees. stable, peace with Turkey, but a conference is impossible while there is any question of the Kemalista attacking the "nentral
ones.
The Commissions at Constantinople these zones must be respected, but, it is have been instructed to notify Kemal that futile and dangerous to trust to dip
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efforts made towards extinction, one cause being the entry of the Greek fleet into the port, Lombarding firemen.
The report of the alleged bombardment occurs in another message, asserting that the battleship Kilkos shelled the Turkish quarter. Moreover, the Sunday Express massed at the Quay, against the Allied states that the Smyrna Kemalisty wern
day morning.
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COAL.
DETROIT, September 16th. are affected by the arrangements to close It estimated that 100,000 employes down the Ford Moter Works, owing to the exorbitant price of coal.
STABILISING
AL. Elleder was released after one
announced that Elleder would tile a
suit for damages against the Shanghai Municipal Council, for 100,000 taels Elleder is subject to Russian law, which bas no such thing as imprisonment for debt.
CHANGCHUN CONFERENCE
AGREEMENT.
CHANGCavs, September 16th. At Friday's session of the Conference, delegates examined and agreed to the provisions of a draft agreement concern..
travel, and assurances of protection of and hostile actions, liberty of entry, and. ing mutual abstention from propaganda.
life and property of subjects and citizens
of both countries.
THE RUBBER LEAGUE INDUSTRY.
AN AMERICAN PROPOSAL.
LONDON, September 16th.
OF NATIONS OPIUM
DEBATE.
HONGKONG'S REQUIREMENTS UNDER
DISCUSSION. -***
GENEVA, September 16th,
At the Assembly of the. League of At a meeting held at the offices of the Nations, a motion by the Chinese Dele- Bubber Growers Association, Mr. E. B. gation, regarding the renewal of non- Davis, from New York, explained and permanent members of the council, was res.. advocated a scheme for the formation of ferried to the First Commission. The debate of the Fifth Commission, mention- a big international company, for the ed on September 12th, was originated by stabilisation of the rubber industry. He Mr. Steel Maitland, New Zealand, who declared that if the leaders of the in moved inviting the Governments of coun- tries whose imports of opium were limited, dustry, or a substantial proportion, were not to increase their imports until they able to get together here, they would had ascertained and reported to the receive ample support from the United League, the estimated amounts of their legitimate consumption. Mr. Steel Mait land explained that the motion was further especially aimed at the request by the
has arrived here. The majority of the to he held on September 20th, on condi- importation;
Mi's. Coombe Tennant said that Great refugees are respectable people, many action that the participants were not com- Britain was prepared to undertake that companied by servants, but they have no
THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES.
MALTA, September 15th. Apparently the main ships of the Mediterranean Fleet are concentrating at Chanak, whither Admiral Brock, with the from Smyrna Iron Duke and other vessels, has proceeded
A British hospital ship carrying 407
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States
It was finally decided to
lomatic action alonë, in view of the marines, who attempted to land on refugees, including 270. "British' subjects, examine the proposal at another meeting. Hongkong Government to increase their
excited mood and extravagant claims of the Kemalists.
ONLY THREE CONSULATES INTACT.
LONDON, September 18th.
The estimates of the damage at Smyrna widely vary. An American correspondente ou the spot figures out that it will be £40,000,000, but other quarters generally |
Daly three Consulates are intact, at agree that it will be in the neighbourhood Sagrna, the Belgian, Spanish and Nor of the still ecormous sum of twelve to wegian. fifteen millions.
Lloyds will have to meet large sums of Asurance. The latest rates, against war "risks were five per cent, confined to British and American ownerships, while Grock ownerships were rated at Sfteen Fer
nt for short period.
TURKISH OUTRAGES ALIENATE
ALLIED SYMPATHY.
LONDON, September 15th.
A mest painful impression, mingled
„IMPORTANT BRITISH CABINET GATHERING.
FRIGHTFUL OUTRAGES COMMITTED
KEMALISTS.
BY
ATHENS. September 18th The constantly arriving refugees from Asia Minor paint a terrible picture of the Smyrna tragedy, the true extent of which
cannot yet be known. It is stated that the Kemalists spared nobody except their co-religionists and Jews, groups of whom, headed by Turkish officere, curried out systematic massacre and incendiariam, accompanied by wholesale looting..
LONDON, September 16th. the Cabinet are spending the week-end "An important gathering of members of with Mr. Lloyd George ut The Chewhere and the odour of burnt flesh from
quers."
NO BRITISH FATALITIES
REPORTED.
The Foreign Office, up to the present, with a feeling of deep indignation, is has not received, nows of any fatalities caused by the news from. Smyrna.
While it is acknowledged that the Turks among British residents at Smyrna,
TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
RESIDENTS...
.
PARIS, September 18th.
were strongly provoked by the burning GRAND ASSEMBLY'S COMMUNIQUE and pillaging indulged in by the Greek" army, during its retreat, it is pointed out that the victors were in possession of Stayrug and, had constituted themselves its guardians. The present massacre and incendiarism therefore pute them in even a worse fight. Another aspect is the bad Turkish policy of the latest outrages against civilisation, which have alienated sympathy for them in the eyes of the Allies and given strength to the argument that the Turk is unfit to govern anyone but himself.
ALLIES WILL KEEE FIRM GRIP ON NEAR EAST.
"Mutilated corpses are strewn every
the ruins poisons the atmosphere.
Woep and girls were removed to the outskirts of the town, where they were raped, and then murdered. No Armenians have been seen in Smyrna since Thurs dug and it is feared that eves infants were mussacral,
TRAGIC, SPECTACLE ON THE
WATERFRONT...
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The Quay, on which the panic stricken refugees were concentrated, presented a tragic spectacle, the groans of the wound.
APPALLING DEATH-ROLL.
Adviers from Angura state that the ed and dying being audible on all set Grand Assembly has issued un official while numbers of corpses were visible, communiqué to the people of Cobstan-Boating in the harbour. tinople, urging them to await the inter- vention of the national army and not to indulge ju any insurrectionary movement,
... NEW ZEALAND WILL SEND A
-CONTINGENT.
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LONDON, September 18th. The New Zealand Government, in reply ing to Great Brisnin's Communication re garding the Turkish situation, declare that they associate themselves with the action proposed by the Allies "and will be repres sented by a contingent. KEMALISTS WILL NOT BE ALLOW- ED TO INVADE EUROPE.
The action of the Turks has served to trangthen the Allied determination to krepa frm "grip on the Near Eastern xituption. Relief is expressed at the identity of Anglo-French views in hand- 1ng the present grave emergency. British Blinisters are most gratified at France's manifestation of inter Allied solidarity,
LONDON, September 18th. while recognizing that this in nowise pre The Home Secretary, speaking at New judices our Ally's eventual attitude at the castle, asserted that fireat Britain, Frané final peace settlement. Nevertheless, it is and Italy had determined to preserve the doubted whether the nationalists will heed freedom of the Straite. It was almost the Allied warning, or be deflected in certain that more troops would have, to their aim to reach Constantinople. In be sont, but whatever force was necessary wonsideration of British policy, sight mast to prevent tho
Kemalists invading not be lost of the fact that, we are a" great | Europe, would be provided. Mussulman power, no less than the guar-
"TURKS ARREST GREEKS AND dian of Western civilisation.
SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT BY FRENCH PREMIER.
LONDON, September 16th, A sigfificant statement by Premior Poincare is reported in Paris despatches in which ho told the President of the Finance Committee in the Chamber that Fretich troops were only temporarily at Constantinople, adding, there is every reason to hope that they would be with drawn before the end of the year,
ARMENIANS.
PARIS, September 18th. Advices from Adana state that the Tur- kish authorities at Smyrna have arrested a number of Greeks and Armenians, who, it is alleged, confessed to firing the town. SMYRNA FIRE STILL RAGING,
BOM, September 18th. The fire is still raging at Smyras, according to a telegram despatched late on Thursday,
It is impossible to learn the number of lives lost, but the lowest estimato places the total at 120,000. Some Englishmen are miasing, whose fate is unknown, and t is stated there is reason to believe that some of them have been murdered
EARLIER UABLES.
INCENDIARISM AND PILLAGE.
BRITISH VIRMS SUPER LOSSES.
LONDON, September 15th. Reuter's Smyrna correspondeat telegraphs from Malta, where he arrived aboard the British hospital ships
Fr. the average consumption of Hongkong
would not exceed the average for the past.
money, owing to their precipitate flightmitted to endorsing the scheme. necessitating leaving all belongings behind. Davis is attending a similar conferences Two other steamships, carrying nearly a at The Hague on September 18th: thousand British refugees, have left Smyrna EMPIRE COTTON GROWING,
PARIS, September 15th.
SYNDICATE TO EXPLOIT TROPICAL, AUSTRALIA.
A message from Smyrna states that French ships have embarked three thousand. refugees.
FRENCH REPLY TO BRITISH NOTE.
Pants, September 15th. Replying to the Britial Note on the Straits situation, Franco says she has ordered the French Commissioner at Con, stantinople to co-operate with his British and Italian colleagues in adrising the Angora Government that the Allies expect ueutral Zone to bo respected. The Note adds that this action does not "prejudica the conditions of future peace.
BRITISH AIRCRAFT FOR. CON" STANTINOPLE.
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MALTA, September 15th.
Mamoruse, September 16th.
few years.
Mr. Chau Hsin Chu protested "against"
راد
the increase on the ground that the pre sent quantity was sufficient for Hong- kong und any excess was likely to be ex ported to Canton.
Lord Chelmsford said that China pro- duced 754 times more than Hongkong was now asking for.
The Federal Government is considering Mrs. Coombe Tennant said that opiumi. proposal for a syndicate to grow cotton was smuggled to Hongkong fron in the Northern Territory. It is propos | China.
ed to raise the capital in Great Britain Mr. Chao Esin Chu said that the and bring out Europeans, preferably Hongkong Government should stop this
smuggling. British.
U.S.A. RAILWAY SETTLE- MENT,'
WORKING CONTRACT SIGNED,
WASHINGTON, September 16th." The Pennsylvania Railroad has signed It is understood that some thirty officers a working contract, governing wages for and men of the R.A.F, with five seaplanes, the coming year, with representatives of have been ordered to Constantinople, wi.all four Railway Brotherhoods. ther they are convoying the aircraft-ship Angus.
MAINTAINING THE STRAITS
NEUTRAL ZONE.
Lonnon, September 15th. Reuter learns that there is a completè understanding with France on the necessity. of maintaining the neutrality of the whole demilitarised acutral gone along the Straits, and that it has been agreed to send joint Anglo-French-Italian intimation to Mustapha Kemal concerning this.
SHIP
SHACKELTON'S
ARRIVES HOME.
LONDON. September 16th. The Quest has arrived at Plymouth.
It
KEMALIST THREAT TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
LONDON, September 15th.
Mr. Steel Maitland rejoiced that the discussion had removed. misunderstand. ings and withdrew his notion, then moved the motion, mentioned in a cable message" dated September 19th, restricting the manufacture of morphin to medical and legitimate requirements.
An amendment was moved by Mr. Chao Hsin Chu, who amended it merely in order to emphasise the view of the Assem bly that, the limitation of production to medien requirements was the most elec tive method of stopping illicit trafic and recommending the acceleration of enquiry into the world's legitimate re- quirements, with a view to the submission of a provisional estimate, and a scheme for the Asserably of 1923.
The amended motion was supported by Lord Chelmsford, and adopted,” after.. which M Ador (Switzerland) made the declaration cabled on September 12th.
[A cable message, dated September 19th, -stated that M: Ador bad declared that the Federal Council would introduce the system of import certificates proposed by. the League as soon as the Opium Conven- tion of 1912 had been adopted by tho Federal Assembly.]
ADMIAL SEIZO KOBAYASHI LEAVES LONDON,
is pointed out that the terms reported 'ALLIED REINFORCEMENTS. || to have been laid down by Mustapha Kemal, Feading some permanent arrangement
in an interview at Smyrna, including preparations are also being made to send Thrace as far as Maritza and Co reinforcements to the neutral zone to sup-stantinople are merely a reiteration of port the Allied flag in case of a menace by Angora's well-known national pact, though When I left, the Turks were still pillaging Mustapha. The British Fleet is being this time accompanied by a threat of a and massaering. Hundreds of corpses were instructed not to permit any troops to cross march upon Constantinople with his army iring in the streets of the town and outlying or transports to collect for the purpose of if the Allies refuse. The threat is not
LoxDos, September 16th. villages. Two large villages, five miles from transporting Turkish troops to Europe. regarded very seriously in view of the Admiral Scizo Kobayashi, Naval Smyrna, were on fire. The Turks were rotavian Gertrument view with the gravest the Straits and respect of the neutral zone, many years has departed for Tokyo, in It is stated that the Rumanian and Jugo-solidarity of the Allies on the freedom of Attache at the Japanese Embassy for making any attempts to restore order. The British have withdrawn all their partrois concern the prospect of the Turks in though precautionary measures are being order to take up a position in the Admiralty, Ho was seen off by Japaness and guarda. Several British houses have been requisitioned for Turkish officers, BRITAIN FAVOURS AN EARLY "A WALL OF FIRE TWO MILES
diplomats, British Admiralty and For- Christian need in a terrible position
eign Office representatives. CONFERENCE.
LONG." ówing to the highly reprehensible conduct of the Greek Army in burning towns and
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE. villages in their retreat.
Thrace.
It is understood that the British Cabinet favours an early conference to discuss the position, comprising not merely the principal Allic and belligerents, but Kummaia and Jugo-Shavin.---
Thousands of Greek refugees were lying, when I left, in lighters in port and on the breakwater in a pitiable condition, being without food or water, though the
ROKE, September 15th. British bave giren what assistance was The fire was still raging at Smyras, possible. The raisin and fig crops are according to a telegram despatched late largely lost. Many British firms have on Thursday, been hard hit.
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taken.****
The Daily Mail's correspondent aboard the Iron Duke at Smyrna telegraphs that, on Thursday, the situation of the surviving WILL ITS ACTIVITIES BE EXTENDED inhabitants was desperate. Roughly, some hundred thousand people are imperilled. The correspondent described anunbroken wall of fire two miles by one mile with jagged tongues of flame rising hundreds of feet; and the desperation of the refugees,
(ContinTed on poda 0.5
-TO THE FAR EAST? -
GENEVA, September 18th, At the Fourth Commission Assembly, the Japaness delegate, Adatchi, said that he hoped the International Labour Office would extend its activities to the Far East, particularly to Japan,, where a- atrong working-class movement existed.