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GENERAL
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 1999.
THE
ELECTION.
LATEST CABLES.
CONSERVATIVE
MAJORITY OF
ITALY'S FOREIGN POLICY.
SPEECH BY PREMIER MUSSOLINE.
OR 80.
LABOUR PARTY'S TRIUMPHS.
FIVE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.
LATEST CABLES,
ROVON REUTER'S AGENOT.)
LONDON, November 18th." Mr. Sidney Webb, LL.B. the Labour candidate, won by a thumping majority at Seaham.
*[Mr. Sidney, Webb, LL.B. is hon. Pro- fossor of Public Administration and
FORTY-FIVE CANDIDATES FORFEIT
DEPOSIT
Forty-five candidates forfeit £150 de pot through failing to poll one-eighth of the total votes:“
APPROXIMATE POSITION OF
· PARTIES.
LONDON, November 17th.
Noi a single morning newspaper agrees. › member," of the Senate, University of
London; Principal Founder of the Lon-on a party xanlysis. This is due to the don School of Economics and Political existence of tiny stray groupe, but it is Science. He has served on a number of industrial commissions and inquiries and agreed that, up to the present, the is the author of a large number of works following are appoximate results: on Industry, Economics and Social questions, and, in conjunction with his wife, of several industrial histories.]
The following candidates wera, defèc ed: Major Kewick (formerly Head of Meara Jardine, Matheson & Co. in the Far East), Conservative Candidate for Dumfriesshire and Mr. C. B. Crisp (of Chinese Loan fame), Liberal Candidate for Windsor.
Mr. Lansbury and Mr. March (Labour) defeated the Conservative and National Liberal Candidates at Poplar.
Mr. Philip Snowden (Labour) gained the Colne Valley seat, and Mr. Harney (Liberal) won at South Shields, heavily defeating Mr. Havelock Wilson (National Libera!).
'Sir Hamar, Greenwood (Liberal) was defeated at Sunderland, where two €)- servatives
were returned by large majorities. SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, November 16th.
It is now obvious that the Government will have a majority of 70 or 80 over all other parties, with Labour the strongest opposition. The National-Liberals' figurés are in accordance with expectations, bub the Liberals are disappointed. Propheta forecast that five members of the Govern
ment will be defeated.
MR.; LLOYD GEORGE SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS.""
LONDON, November 15th. Mr. Lloyd George has announced that ho is satisfied with the results."
LABOUR PARTY'S MANIFESTO. The Labour Party manifesto says that, the brilliant widely distributed successes show that the Party was supported by all classes who demanded a constructive. social polies. The Party has been strengthened in debating power, and should prove the most vigorous opposi on the House of Commons has seen, for years. The Labour Party's successes are „most notable in Scotland and Wales, which, up to the present, have been Liberal strongholds. This is taken as an indication that Labour has replaced Liberalism and a Labour Government is certain in the near future. Many Labour gains are unquestionably due to women's voles.
Conservatives Labour Liberals. National Liberals Independent's
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ROME, November 10th course of a speech in the Chamber of Deputies, the Promier, Signor Magolini, said that he was there to de' fend and use to the utmost the revolu- tion of the Blackshirts." He hinted
FAR EASTERN - CABLE
NEWS
(Continued from page 4.) REORGANISATION OF BANQUE
INDUSTRIELIAE,
FRANCO-CHINESE RELATIONS DIS- CUSSED IN FRENCH CHAMBER.
[HATAS AGENCY.]
PARIS, November 16th.
at the possibility of revising the Peace In the Chamber of Deputies, during a Treaties if absurdities in working were discussion on the Bill concerning the revealed; likewise, the possibility of Boxer Indemnity and the Banque Indus Italy Fesuming freedom of action as retrielle de Chine, Premier Poincare stated gards the Entente, if the forthcoming emphatically that, all previous and Laterviews
French Governments had worked for with the British and French
closer Frano-Chinese relations. Several Ministers resulted unsatisfactorily.
deputies insisted on the necessity for the development of Franco-Chinese instiri tions.
THE LAUSANNE CONFERENCE. They must at Lausanne, recognisa accomplished facts provided they obtain ed the necessary guarantees for traffic through the straits, and the safeguarding of European interests and Christian
actual
LIVELY PASSAGE-AT-ARMS IN FRENCH CHAMBER. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}
PARIS, November 17th The opening debate in the Chamber of Deputies, on the Government's Bill to Chine, was marked by a lively passage at arms between Mss. Briand, Leon, Daudet and Moutet. It was urged that there should be az atendiment enabling the French State to participate in profitament
OUR LONDON LETTER
QUENE STORY. OF CHINESE
BACON CONTRACTE
60,000 OVREPAID THROUGH OFFICIAL
BLUNDER
The "Fussyfoot." Healots Again- A Notable Convert-Round London by Bus and Train.
[rios-ous cURRESPONDENT
• Lownow, October 12th.
G.E.O AS ROMAN. CATHOLIC.
What pastles me is that so many peo are musled into thinking that: this, f of propaganda is Temperance reform as those who practise it are constantly desir ing is the mass. It is really an anti-liberty. movement, engineered by an extremely active minority who want to impose their ideas on the country. If public-bonnes after being duly aloned are re-opened na clubes and it is wrong, the law can be amended to deal with it; but it is preposterous to tr to make this an excuse for giving the por a right to walk into ewry club land at any time on any pretext no pretext at all. The proposal
Pussyfoot? written all over it.
141 minorities. Once Turkey obtained her re-establish the Banque Industriella de testants, especially men like the Dean of Accounts Committee of the House of
59dus they must say, thus far and no
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There are still ten results outstanding.
EARLIER CABLES.
LONDON, November 10th. The position of parties at eight o'clock in the evening 'was:-
Conservatives Labour Liberals
National Liberals Independants
MR. CHURCHILL DEFEATED AT
`DUNDEE.
8 Lurther
POSSIBILITY OF A FINAL SETTLE
MENT WITH RUSSIA
The Government was disposed to con-
pider the possibility of a final settlement
with
Russia Italy took the most 341 liberal view of Russian participation at 140 Lausanne.
50
43
Dundee, where the polling was:
Mr. Winston Churchill was defeated at
PREMIER POINCARE DEFENDS THE
GOVERNMENT.
to his friends that dr. G. K. Chesterton has
It is not, perhaps, altogether a surprise CHINESE BACON CONTRACT BLUNDER entered the Roman Catholic Church. Auditor General's report on some costly A stora of protest has been raised by the views on religion which may be discovered administrativa blunders by the defunes in most of his writings, including his Food Ministry One item which the papers touch of mysticism and a rererance for £250,000 overpaid by the Ministry in incomparable newspaper articles, have a have seised upon, in particular, concerns symbols that are not the inheritance of & connection with a contract for Chiness ressons be given for his conversion are head should be carried down Whitehall on and unbending Protestant. The bacon. The critics demand that somebody's decidedly interesting. The question Always was," he says, whether the Church bad thing if a few others were hanged from a charger, and they think it would not be a of England can claim to be in direct descent from the mediaval Catholic Church, amposts in the class street of officialdon, Unless that claim can be sustained he certainly exenperating to reflect that in "pour encourager les autras Iti cannot remain in communion with it.
With characteristic paradox, Mr the culprits bare not been brought to book previous dames of mismanagement, or worse, Chesterton declares that Lis-conversion to The Pall Mall Gazette calls upon the Public the Roman faith was due to leading Pro- St Paul's the gloomy Dean and Commons to show the courage to insist apome Bishop Hensley-Henson, who occupies the Was it folly or graft that was at
a full exposure of those responsible, andy See of Durham. These and others, accord- ing to Mr. Chesterton, fail to give a clear work, and who were the grifiers or fools PR and definite lead when great questions of
I have made inquiries with referance public morala are pat. There are, for to the Chinese bacon contract in which, as instance, the question of birth-control, of stated, a quarter of a million sterling was divorce, of Spiritualism.
paid over and above the right sum. It is Are all or any one of these and kindred satisfactory, in a way to learn that the conscience in accordance with the funds to blame. The blunder was committed problems affecting the national life and trained professional Civil Service was not mental teaching of Christianity? Protestant leaders in the Church of have left Government employment.
The by two temorary officials, both of whom England do not know or, at least, they❘ THE FACTS OF THE CASE, are not agreed among themselves. They each tell te public something different. The explanation given to me on authority I have no use for a Church which is is that the officials in the Department had not a Church militant, observes this to deal with something like five hundred brilliant writer," which cannot order millions sterling (£500,000,000). Many of *** JUSTICE TAKING ITS COURSE," battle and fall into line and march in the the staff were untrained. The circumstances B. Briand asked why the late Govern-me direction." So he has gone over in which the overpayment was made and said, "he concluded that, in BY TRAIN AND TUBE. ment were brought into the discussion, to Rome."
were, briefly, that bacon was requisitioned the interests of the French State, the
to about 90 per cent of the value of the goods and provisional payment was made. Banque Industriello de Chine should be saved. He begun negotiations with that returning Home after a long sojourn abroad was fixed at £40 and Chinese at £20, One of the things that strikes a Briton At the time the price of American bacon intention, and these were continued by is the improved means of transit in and eventually raised to 230. An official made the present Government. That was all around London. The traffic combine con- a mistake in paying for the contract for M. Daudet, shouted, are not errors trolling London's communications by bus, Chinese bacon at the rate of £40. It is committed to be punished." tube and the District Railway, has many stated that the mistake escaped the atten- M. Briand declared that, justice was crifics, but nobody denies that the services tion of the bacon firm, and when, eventually, taking ita course. He justified his are worked with extraordinary efficiency it was pointed out to them they said ection in supporting M. Philippe Berthe- You can go almost anywhere cheaply and the matter ought to stand over until the lot, who was an irreproachable official in comfort, and without loss of time. final settlement. Then, when the time came
"I DON'T TEAR UP MY RESPON-
for settling up, they argued that the Food SIBILITIES?
Ministry owed them £100,000 over and above the provisional payment.
could nos te done without an agreement Premier Poincare objected that this with the Chinese Government, who were parties to the transaction. M. Ernest Lafont cried, "you want to juggle away ANOTHER DEMAND BY
our vote" and M. Poincare retorted, if that remark applied to the present ANGORA.
Government, he would reply to it, but PROSECUTION OF SULTAN AND Briand was there.".
if it applied to the late Government, M. CABINET.
CONSTANTINOPLE, November 18th. The Angors Assembly has adopted resolution, moved by the President,
Mr. Serymgegur (Prohibitionist) 32,578 Mr. E. D. Morel (Labour). 30,292 Mr. Macdonald (National Lib.)....44 Mr. Churchill (National Liberal) 90,466 Mr. Pilkington (Liberal) 8,651 Mustapha Kemal Pasha, demanding the Mr. Callagher (Communist) [Dundee returns two members; the Ottoman Cabinet.
3,000 prosecution of the Sultan and the ex. first-named were elected.]
MINISTERS RETURNED, Mr. Stanley Baldwin (Chancellor of the Exchequer), the Hon. W.-G. A. Colories), Lord Wolmer, (Under Secre Ormsby-Gore (Under Secretary for the tary to the Board of Trade) and Lord, majorities. Robert Ceil were all re-elected by large)
TREATMENT OF DIABETES. NEW METHOD PATENTED.
LONDON, November 16th. The Medical Research Council has
Mr. Neville Chamberlain (Postmaster.
accepted from the Toronto University as M. Daudet heatedly accused M. Briand General) was returned by a large
free gift:*
the offer to the rights in and M Briand hotly retorted, "I don't of a heavy responsibility in the matter, majority for the Ladywood Division of patente covering "a Birmingham; Sir R. A. Sanders (Pre-
new treatment for tear up my responsibilities." elected by a majority of only 21 for the of a substance called Insulin, made from is no relation between the Banque Indue sident of the Board of Agriculture) was diabetes, consisting of the administration in my past that outrages decency. Therd ion M. Daudet retorted, "I have nothing Bridgewater Division of Somersct; and the pancreas of the ox, pig or sheep. Foreign Affairs). Mr. Ronald McNeill (Under Secretary for
triella de Chine and my withdrawal of my was re-elected 13
book from publication.” Canterbury
Colotel Amery (First Lord of the Admiralty) was returned for Birmingham (Sparkbrook), the figures being:-"
"Col. Amery (Conservative)
.......: 13,20 Mr. Duncan, (Liberal)" 7,283 Mr. Hampton (Co-operative) 8,310 Mr. W. C. Bridgeman (Home Secre. tary) and Sir John Simon were both successful. MINISTER OF HEALTH DEFEATED
AT TAUNTON.
Sir Arthur Griffith Boscawen (Minister of "Health) was defented at Taunton, where the polling was
13,093
10,189
THE COST OF LIVING. SLIGHT INCREASE IN OCTOBER.
LONDON, November 18th: The Labour Ministry cost of living figures for November 1st show that they are 80 per cent above prewar rates October 1st, is due to the higher seasonal The slight rise from 78 per cont. on
cust of milk and eggs.
BIG MAJORITY FOR ME. CHAMBERLAIN,
Mr. Simpeon (Liberal). Sir A. Griffith Bowen (Cou-. The Lord Adwente, Mir George
servative) comuniun Watson, was defeated at Gallowayahire, Chamberlain was returned, the polling As Birmingham (West), Mr. Austen the polling being
being
Mr. Dudgeon (Liberal)... Mr. Watson (Conservative)
12,406 10,557
The Hon. F. S. Jackson (nated cricketer Office) was elected for the Howdenshire and Financial Secretary to the War Division of Yorkshire; but Mr. C., B Fry, another famous cricketer, was de- feated at Brighton
CONSERVATIVE BEATS SIR DONALD MOLEAN.
THE MEMBER FOR THE FAR EAST ELECTED.
Mr. Austen Chamberlain (Con-
servative)
Mr. Baith (Labour) COLONEL JOHN WARD'S
MAJORITY.
d
This week further speeding up arrange ments have come into force on the tubes and the District Bailway. The public are well content with the present service of gresias part of the day; but the combine I learn, further, that, as an outcome of trains every two minutes during the TA FIRM AND THE CONTELUT,
or four minutes is to be effected on a The officials of the Board of Trade, the. new rolling stock, and a sating of three state was in the end paid £100,000. are, unasked, going to do even better. Thousands of pounds have been spent on protracted, negotiations the claim by the firm was reduced to 150,000, and the eight miles journey. There are to be more Department which has taken over the non-stop trains to the suburbs, and later
Daudet's recent withdrawal of his novel about an hour after mid-might. Is this to, there has been no actual loss to the M. "Briand's allusion was to M theatre and supper trains are running up till legacies of the Food Ministry, declare that "Le Lure Mettuse" in deference to respect the advocates of a "Brighter
as a result of the re-adjustments referred ecclesiastical authority.
BILL ADOPTED BY CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
-PARIS, November 16th. The Chamber by 444 to 15 votes has adopted the Bill approving the agreement
dustrielle de Chine. with the Chinese Government with regard to the reorganisation of the Banque in-
EARLIER CABLES,
FRANCO-MEXICAN BANK FAILS.
AFTER A RUN ON IT BY DEPOSITORS."
Pat18, November 16th.
Loud a who desire to take their pleasures up to, and after," "the witching hour" are given what they want. "PUBS AND CLUBE.
"
taxpayer, and re
It is highly probable that more will be heard of this Chinese bacon contract, and it goes without saying that it Parliament
Justice of the Peace in the Home Counties the disclosures were made public. As it was sitting there would have been a full- I am told by a friend who is a well-known dress debate on the subject asscon na that the Magistratos Association are going in, a section of the newspapers are showing to suggest new legislation which would have no disposition to let the matter drop, the effect of placing clubs on the same foot-though it is not exactly appareat what ing as public-houses as regards police mors can be done unless a public inquiry inspection. It seems that since the hours were ordered by the Government The of opening for public houses have been Daily Mail interviewed Lord Vestey, severely curtailed new clubs have sprung up formerly Sir William Vestay, chairman in great numbers. In numerous cases of the Union Cold Storage Co., Ltd., and public-houses, which are closed by order of head of the Blue. Star Lane, and learned the Licening Justices on the ground that from him that the form in question - in there are too many already in a given respect of the Chinese bacon contract was district, are being re-opened as clubs,. There not his Company but people who are is no difference except in name. The friends of ours." A day or two later Lord brawers are the same, the manager who runs Vestey told the reporter the firu was
The head of the Inst-mentioned firm is
The Paris branch of the Banque Fran-he place and the fittings and arrangements Messrs. John Layton & Co., of Eastcheap. 15,405 caise Du Mexique closed its doors this fexique clos 9,500 morning BIG
I do not see how anybody need be blamed Sir William Lane Mitchell, Coalition gro the same. A
for this, and least of all the brewers or Unionist MP for Streatham,and, in their servants, who are clever enough to answer to a question, he stated that the
No reason for this is obtainable.
NEW YORK, November 18th." A message from, Mexico City says the drive a business coach through the dark matter is now settled, adding that that Colonel John Ward held Stoke with aed, after there had been a run made on present restrictions on the opening of ions" comments the Daily Mail, this Banque Française Du Mexique has fail. forest of the vexatious licensing laws. The was all he was authorised to say A majority of 6,163
re-opened club, seems to suggest that the mast happen with such partial explana it by depositors.
public-houses are not the been and blessing statement leaves the matter more difficult that some would have us believe. It would not pay to turn the closured" pob" into
to understand."HB a club unless there was a need for the facilities afforded by the latter.
MR. ASQUITH SILENT.
A Labourite defeated, the ex-Speaker's Mr. Asquith refused to speak on the Bir Donald McLean (Liberal) was 100 at Carlisle. Liberal position, but attributed the beaten at Peebles; Mr Ralph Hall Caine
Mr. Samuel Samuch was re-elected for Labour turnover in Scotland to unem- Guest (National Liberal Whip) at returned for Chester
(Independent Conservative) beat Captain Putney, whilst Eir Charles Cayser was ployment and distress. -
Dorset East; Major J. W. Hill (Financial Mrs. Wiatringham, LABOUR PARTY BECOMES OFFICIAL at Durham, and the Hon. J. Astor beat by the Conservative candidate at Bed Becretary to the Treasury) was defeated whilst Mr F. G. Kellaway was defeated was re-elected;
OPPOSITION-
the Independent candidate, Mr. Polson, ford. at Dover The election of the Speaker will be the
LABOUR LEADER DEFEATED. business when Parliament meets on
At Widnes, the Conservative, Mr. Monday. It is expected that Ht, Hoa. Mr. Gershom Stewart (formerly of Arthur Henderson, by 14,879 votes to Clayton, defeated the Labourite, Mr. Mr. J. H. Whitley will be re-elected Hongkong) was re-elected for the Wirral 12,807. without opposition from the Labour Division of Cheshire Mr CW Darby THE UNIVERSITIES. Party, which becomes the official opposi as a Liberal was elected for the West shire (formerly of Singapore), who stood tion in the House of Commons, and it is bury Division of Wileshire; but Mr. H. anticipated that Mr. Ramsay Macdonald Abrahamsan (Liberal) was defeated by Mr. Adamson (Labout) for the Can - will be made leader.
der. A survey
survey of nock Division of Staffordshire, the polling shows that 125 ex-membera were defeated, Including ten ex-
ministers.
WOMEN VOTE AGAINST WOMEN CANDIDATES.
The principal conclusion drawn from
oting by women is that they did not your candidates of their own sex
NATIONAL LIBERAL WHIP RETURNED.
At Northampton, the National Liberal Whip Mr. McCurdy, was elected, the figures being
Mr. C A McCurdy (National ----
Liberal) Miss Margaret Bonfield (Labour) 14,400 MrVivian (Liberal)
3,753
(Continued as foot of next polent:)
Mr. H. A. L. Fiser and Ste Martin Conway retained their sents for the Combined English Universities. Threo of the four other candidates: forfeited their deposits.
Professor Gilbert, Murray was defeated at Oxford University, where Lord Hagh Ceoil and Bir C, W. Oman were clected.
Sir L Worthington Evans, was elected,
COMMUNIST CANDIDATE
—— RETURNED Communist, Mr Newbold, was 15: turned for Motherwell, defeating a National Liberal, a Liberal—and Orangeman.
EXCHANGE MARKET..
FIRMER QUOTATIONS.
LONDON, November 10th
owing to the hopes of better relations appreciated, and are now quoted at 64.60, In London, French, franca have further
with Britain:
Belgian france are at 69.60. Sterling in New York has improved to 4:47 pound sterling. Y
German marks are now 30,600 to the
M.C.O. TEAM IN SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH WESTERN DISTRICTS DEFEATED
UUDTSHOORN, (B.A.), Nov. 10th The M.0.0 beat the South Western Districte by an innings and sixty tour ran
Head and Sandhas compiled 73 and 75 respectively, and Jupp took a total of twelve wickets for:47 Tunis,
T
A NEW GERMAN CABINET
ober 10ti Herr Guno director of the Hamburg An Amerika line hay;
PUBSYFOOT."S
NEW BOOK OF THE WAR, Earl Haig has placed his notes on the the care of the British Museum
Peace, persist in their idea of pressing for. composed of representative Justices of the If the Magistrates' Association, which is
legislation there is sure to be a big rampas. in and out of Parliament. They are on slippery ground when they talk of throwing written open all clubs to police inspection, thereby with the nes putting them under the same conditions net
but a bok based on the er-in-Chief's material has been MrGeorge AB. Dewar'
expected that the
have not yes, been
are said to be
as any taproom. It may only be a coin plogadon spec that the proposal is put forward at the book Sir Dougins llnig & Command oldence, but it strikes one as rather curious during the war very moment that a teetotal campaign on (December 1916 November 1918) will a national scale is announced from another throws completely new light on the Allied gunterbust gratis
and German offensives of 1916-1918. Te The idea of putting every club in the stated to explain many facts of the strategy country on the same level as a public tavern of the Allies is quite in accordance with the policy of given to the world the "Possyfoot party. They know per- of an astonishing chara fect well that the country would not have many myths concernl Frombition at any price if the question was leadership. Some put to the vote but there are other civili methods One plan is to impose as many facts restrictines as possible, and we have had a T taste of that already Anoth interfere in every conce habita
to ho