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THE NEW PARLIAMENT.
RE RELATIONSHIP OF THE TWO LIBERAL WINGS.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER
The strength of the Labour Opposition will be considerably increased by the election of ex-Radical intellectuals such as -Mr. Arthur Ponsonby, Air. D. P. Trevelyan,
Mr. H. B. Lees Smith and also Mr. Patrick | Hastings, K.C. and Mr. Hemmerde, K.C., but it is significant that the Party also includes the Revolutionary Socialists, Mr. Shinwell and Mr. David Kirkwood, the latter having been deported from the Clydo during the war.
IRISH BETURNS.
LONDON, November 18th. The futuro relationship between the two Liberal wings is being re-discussed in view of the independent majority Mr. Lloyd George's former Secretary, Sir scared by the Conservatives. There is William Sutherland, has been re-elected a tendency to believe that the ex-Coalist Argyll. tion Liberals will eventually merge with the Wee Frees," and the followers of Mr. Obamberlain will drift back to the. Government benches, but the obstacle to this is that many National Liberals,: especially the Scottish members, owe their mata to Tory votes, and the step, night provoke difficulties with their con- >tituenta
MR. H. G. WELLS DEFEATED,
LONDON, November 19th.
Lowbox, November 17th. Fermanagh and Tyrone have returned a Einn -Feiner and a Nationalist,
These are the two Irish counties in- volved in the boundary dispute between Ulster and the Free-Stato.
FOREIGN PRESS OPINION
PARIS, November 17th. The aowapapors are gratified that Mr. Bonar Law has been assured a considerable majority. They remark that the new Mr. F G. Wells (Labour) was defeated Government is likely to meet with vigorous
Labour opposition in foreign policy. far London University, polling - 1,497 rates. Sir Russell Welle (Unionist)) polled 1,633 and Mr. Pollard (Liberal) 2,180.
PARLIAMENT TO BE SUMMONED ON THURSDAY.
Vinssi, November 17th.
The News Freie Presse is of opinion that the aveces of Labour in the British elec tions proves that thousands of Englishmen are dissatisfied with the Fence Tresties and believe that a completa economic recovery is only attainable through material, mitiga tion the conditions.
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SULTAN LEAVES
CONSTANTINOPLE. ANGORA PROFESSES IGNORANCE.
CONSTANTINOFER, November 18th.
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HOME FOOTBALL:
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Following
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are Saturday's Leaguel On receipt of the news of the Sultan's resulte. Home teams are listed fist.
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Bight the Angora Government decided to Sunderland summon a special sitting of the National Liverpool. Assembly. The Government also tele Birmingham graphed asking Rafet Pasha how the lanchester flight was accomplished, professing their inability to understand the masons for the flight,
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Dundee candidate.
Hearts The Turkish newspapers comment in Motherwell dignantly on the flight. The Tonu pabaTRETS linea a report that the Sultan carried, of
Third Lana some sacred relics of the Prophet, and jewels belonging to the Dynasty.
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"BANQUE - INDUSTRIELLAT BILL.
COLONIAL COMMISSION SUPPORTS
-THE MEASURE.”“”“
PARIS, November 18th.. Much keenness was reflected in the ***1 upesches made in the Chamber of Deputies during the final discussion on the Bill for re-floating the Banque Indus trielle de Ohine.
The Colonial Commission warmly sap ported the measure, and M. Outroy Chairman of the Commission) drew at tention to the interests, not only of the ... Fronch and Chinese, but of the Angumities who had deposited money in the bank and were now penniless.
M. Isaac hoped that if they were un- able to pay all the depositors in gold, the French citizens who received official sauranoce would be granted priority.
The Socialist-M. Lafont, frequently intervened, opposing the Bill.
TURER UPHEAVAL."
KIANGSI EXPEDITION OCCUPIES CHENNING.
PINO, November 19th. General Ohang Teh Shing, Commander: in-Chief of the Kiangst expedition in Fukien, reporta that his forces have Occupied Channing, from which place General Wang Yung Chusni troops havS retreated as far as Chianglo, pursued by the Klangal troops. It thus appears that General: Thai Cheng Hsun has entirely düregarded the Government's instrue............
tions to recall the Klangai expedition.
A CONFERENCE AT SWATOW, General Chen Chiung Ming has evi Chi's suggestion of a conference an dently fallen in with General Li Hog Swatow on the Fukion situation, as Le Hou Chi, on Thursday, proceeded to gatow. It is rumoured that he may head an expedition against General Chang Chow if he allies himself with General Chen Chiang Ming,
CHINESE MINISTER OF FINANCE
ARRESTED
SENSATION IN PEKING.
M. Bokanowski stated the object of
PEKINO, November 18th. the discussion was not merely concerned General Tien Tan Han, (Inspector- with rescuing the Banque, pointing cat General of the Peking Gendamerio) ar- that the directors had already suffered rested Lo Wan Kan (Minister of IN civil penalties and were not yet out of Finance) on Friday, on a warrant. It is the wood; moreover, the shareholders said that the warrant emanated from were compelled to pay up the remaining powers outside Peking. three-quarters of their holdings;
GERMAN POLITICS. DIFFICULTY EXPERIENCED
FORMING A CABINET.
BERLIN, November 18th.
The Metropolitan police hald Lo Wen Herr Cuno is experiencing great dif-
-ANOTHER PASSAGE-AT-ARMS, Kat until this morning, when he was handed over to the local court author- Boulty in forming a Cabinet, in conso-
The Premier (M. Poincare) explainedities. There are various rumouTE TO EMPHASISES THAT HE IS NOT ARDICATING,quence of the disinclination on the part that the refloating was a matter affecting garding the cause of the arrest, which
the prosperity and good name of France. cannot yet be verified. of "the principal political parties, with Thereupon an altercation arose between CONSTANTINOPLE, November 17th. whom President Ebert conferred, to co M. Lafont and M. Poincare. The former Cabinet and high officials is progressing A large meeting of members of the
proval of the Irish Constitution will be homogeneous and emphasises the signifie- board the British battleship Malaya, which operate. It is believed, howeres, the Poincare's sincerity with the adverb noon. The arrest caused a sensation in
The Sultan took refage this morning on
profited & remark
concerning Mat Li Yuan Rage rendence this after left immediately for Malta, Mon
Herr Cuno will be urged by the Pree" probably which he refused to with Peking. ident, and will endeavour to form a non- draw, SECRET FLIGHT.
political Cabinet, which the various parties may be disposed to regard bens polently.
LONDON, November 18th.
Mr. Donar Taw announces that His Majesty the King will open Parliament
New York, November 17th. The Prèrs streases the point that Mr.
on November 23rd (Thursday). Ap-Bonar Iaw's majority is not compact or
immediately sought.
Lord Curzon's summons to the House
of Lords says the session of Parliament will be brief, and will be devoted mainly. to Irish affairs.
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS'
COMMENT.
LONDON, November 18th. & tendency is apparent on the part of the Sunday newspapers to regard the result of the election in a more sober mood. than the partizan Dailies did, in the
excitement of the moment.
The leading journals are nowise un-) friendly towards, the Government, but they are careful to regard it as still on
trial.
VOTING DISPARITIES STRESSED.
Both the Sunday Times, which as a ex-Coalition organ is decidedly lukewarm, and the Observer, which is more cardia!; towards the new administration, do net fail to dwell on the fact that it was burned by a minority of votes cast in the electorate,
The Sunday Times, in drawing atten tion to the glaring voting disparities in several constituencies, includes the case of Mr. Bonar Law at Central Glasgow, where he polled less than his opponents' KENTORSKO,
DEBATING STRENGTH OF THE OPPOSITION.
ance of the gains,
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CONSERVATIVE LONDON.
LONDON, November 17th.
It is noteworthy that London is still a. Conservative stronghold, returning 43 Con- serratives out of 64.
the
The English Counties Fielded the new Government 152 supportere And English County Boroughs 111.
The Scottish Counties only returned five Conservatives and the Scottish Burghs eight.
LATER The Sultan's fight was carried out very quietly.
The Sultan on Wednesday requested British protection as be considered his life in danger. This morning a car draw up by the side entrance to the Palace and wäited until the guard was being changed, when the Sultan and his son Mehmed-er-Togrul and six: members of the Palace staff'stole oat and drove to the British naval base.
The population were unaware of what' had happened until the refugees were safe aboard the Malaya.
RUSSIA'S BIG COTTON PURCHASE.
TEXTILE PRODUCTION TO BE RESUMED.
DALLAS (TAS), Nov. 18th.
The Premier eventually administered verbal castigation, after which the
vote was taken."
OPED KIDNAPPED FOREIGNERS IN
THE POSITION_AT VLADIVOSTOCK.
JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC MISSION"
LEAVES
YLADIVOSTOCK, November 18th. The Japanese Diplomatic Mission leaves to-day owing to the completion of their work and the peaceful" politica?" situation at Vladivostock.
HONAN.
NOTE FROM FOREIGN MINISTERS TO THE WAICHIAOPU,
PEEING, November 18th
All foreign cruisers have left except The British, French, Italian, American
one Japanese, and one American, which It is announced that the State Unland Swedish Ministers, yesterday, in a promise to go within a fortnight. versal Stores, Limited, of Bussa, bare Office) drew serious attention to the
note to the Waichinopu (Chinese Foreign INVESTMENT OF FOREIGN CAPITAL
TO BE ENCOURAGED. ordered: 50,000 bales of cotton, with an persistent kidnapping and captivity of The Moscow Soviet intends to pursue Commissioner Henderson's welcome, em approximato value of $5,000,000, from the foraigners in Honan, pointing out that its policy of encouraging the investm.con
The Sultan, replying to acting. High phasised that he was not abdicating but. Taxas Cotton Association for delivery in joining the metropolitan province, where in Siberia, guaranteeing absolute security. this was cocurring in a province ad of foreign capital, particularly British, merely removing from immediate danger. Petrograd. It is declared that this will there are large bodies of troops, and pro- A branch of the Far Eastern Bank will
The Malaya steamed" for Malta to await The result of the election has pleased the instructions as to the eventual destination enable Russia to resume production in testing on behalf of their Governments shortly be opened as Vladivostock, for
of the Sult..
at China's failure to protect foreigners. the purpose of handling foreign ex- the textile milje
The Note reminds the Chinese Govern-changes on a proper kystem,
ONLY TWO WOMEN RETURNED.
The women M.P.'s remain restricted to two out of over thirty candidates. It is pointed out, however, that the women candidates polled much heavier than in number of athera 8,000 and 9,000. 1918, two obtaining over 14,000 and -a
EFFECT ON STOCK EXCHANGE..
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Stock Exchange judging by the general rise in quotations. It is expected that more settled auditions will lead to an increased demand. The favourable impres sion created abroad is reflected in a better THE LAUSANNE CONFERENCE THE FOPOSE OF HIS MISSION.
sentiment on foreign exchanges, French franci teing 63.50, Belgian 67.75, Italian liras 95), and sterling on New York 4.48), whilst German marks have improved to 23,000,
EASTERN MEN RETURNED.
The Obszer recognises the debating Mr. M. Thornton, former member of the strength arrayed against the Government Legislative Council at Singapore, gained forces, and advises the new ministers to Tavistock for the Liberals beating the *** go out and hit the bowling. It simul Conservative by 3951 voles.
taneously suggests that Mr. Bonar Law should approach the Union ex-Ministers and ask them to rejoin the Cabinet.
THE FUTURE OF MR. LLOYD' GEORGE.
Much attention is devoted to the future.
of Mr. Lloyd George, who, it is generally xpected will prove strong in opposition
The Observer describes him as the finost political fighter of the age, and says the -Unionists would be noodles to regard him as a spent force when he is a power. The newspaper is of the opinion that he will bide his time until the question in settled whether he is to lead Labour or Unionism in the long run. The same paper, else where, pays high tribute to Mr. Churchill and deplores his defeat, but is confident. ở that he will return to the House of Com-:
mong a bigger man than over.
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ITALIAN PREMIER LEAVES FOR TERRITET.
ROME, November 18th: Bignor Mussolini (Premier of Italy), accompanied by Senator Contarini, Geu eral Secretary to the Foreign Ministry, has left for Territet, where he will meet Lord Curzon and M. Poincare prior to Mr. Foot Mitchell (Conservative), former-the Lanaane Conference." ly a merchant in Japan, was returned for Saffron Walden by a majority of 3,047.
THE VOTING IN THE ELECTION. LONDON, November 18th. An analysis of the voting shows that the aggregate rutes so far registered give the following result
Conservatives Labour Laborals Nat. Liberals..
ALLIES BEACH A COMPLETE AGREEMENT
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M. CLEMENCEAU ARRIVES IN ment of ita responsibility for the safety.
of foreigners in Honaa, and demanda: A SHANGHAI MILL STRIKE ENDED. NEW YORK,
eigners. The Note demands that proper that measured be taken immediately, to, obtain the release of the captured for
BAT STRIKE-SETTLEMENT ANTICIPATED. Fellow sationals in future. protection" "be afforded them, and there
WwwYork, November 18th.
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WAICHIAOPO PRACTICALLY
HELPLESS...
M: Clemenceau has arrived,
Responding to the address of, welcome in the City Hall, M. Clemences said the
The Waichizopu atates that on receipt only purpose of the minion was to bring of the Note-it immediately telegraphed France's position clearly home to Ameri-to General Wa Pei Fu and other officers cans,
arging the earliest mesaares to secure the release of the prisoners. The Chinese love, force should be used in the first Foreign Offico adds that it does not be
instanco, peaceful measures are more, likely to succeed, without danger to the captives. It is unable to dictate to General Wu Pei Fu regarding the mea sures to be adopted, but is confident that he will do the best possible in the circumstances.
SAFEGUARDING THE SALMON
*FISHERIES.
RECOMMENDATIONS BY CANADIAN ROYAL COMMISSION.
PARIS, November 18th. It is officially announced that the pre- liminary exchange of views at the Quai
OTTAWA, November 18th. i d'Orany........ between "M." Poincare, Lord. The Royal Commission appointed te 5,746,000 Curzon and the Italian representative, investigate Pacific Coast fisheries, recom- 4,356,000 Baron Avezzana, revealed a complete mends a reduction in the number of fish- ..2,769,000 agreement of the Allies on all questions to ing licenses to Orientals by forty per 1,565,000 be discussed at the impending Lausanne cent in 1923, the areation of a new
Conference.
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ment of a close season for sockeye salmon The conference at the Quaï d'Orsay was for four years on the Fraser River and THE IRISH SITUATION.
attended also by Lord Hardinge (British tributaries, provided Americans do the EXECUTIONS FOLLOW SECRET Ambasador to Paris), Major-General same at Puget Sound...
TRIAL
Burnett Stuart, Marshal Food, General Weygand and Admiral Lacare. Lord THE MEXICAN BANK FAILURE Curzon, afterwards smilingly told the
GENERAL ECONOMIC POSITION Agreement
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LLOYD GEORGE MAY EMBRACE LABOUR. "Lord Beavebrook, who is one of the ataunchest supporters of Mr. Bonar Law, in an article in the Sunday Express, gaya be believes that Mr. Lloyd George will make himself the leader the Opposition, among the powers granted to the Govern embracing Labour because he la radicalment by the Brovisional Parliament, and by nature. He welcomes the idea, as he when the proclamation aried six weeka says it will revivify Liberalism and act to offered a pardon to thees sirrinder
a check to Labour extremista. The ing, it was announced that Military en route to Lausanne, accompanied by the Liberal-Labour administration which Courts would be eatshished at the end of would later emerge from such leadership the period. The announcement of the would be simply a strongly Radical executions is regarded as beraiding a Government,
policy of drastio action against the Irre. gulare,
LONDON, November 18th. The announcement of the execution of we have reached a complete four men, arrested in October, has shock- ed Dublin. Their trials were held in secret and the public ware apparently un aware that the Military Courts were functioning, though their establishment is IMPORTANT DECISIONS TO BE EE
FERRED TO GOVERNMENT.
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Lownon, November 17th. A feature of the elections was the most unexpected pro-Labour Landslide in Scotland. This was not confined to the industrial tricts but sprend from Glasgow all over the Lowlands and is regarded as a triomph for organisation and the result of a most inten aire political campaign.
There are still eight Scottish results to be doclarod, but at present 26 Labourite have boun returned, in addition to one In dependent Prohibition Labour and on Communist,
The Labour success is emphasised by the fact that it was achieved in the face of an alliance between the Unionists and National Liberals; they you seats from all the other parties,
FURTHER SECRET TRIALS.
The trial of Eraking and Childer was concluded secretly at Portobello Barracks yesterday, but the charge was not dis closed.
INTERNED SINN FEIN CANDIDATE
WINS ELECTION.
In the election at Fermanagh and Tyrone, in which two duionista were de Teated, the issue fought was whether the two counties would remain under the Northern Government.
The successful Sinn Feiner, Cabir
LONDON, November 17thy
British delegation, including General Burnett Stuart, military representatives and two Near East experts,
LA
MEXICO CITT, November 18th.
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MR. WILLIAM GRAVES, SHARP.
ELERIA (OHIO) November 18th- The death is announced of Mr. William Graves Sharp, Ambasador to France
19140.
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In connection with the recent bank
SIR FRANCIE TREVOE. failures, the Secretary for Finance bas
LONDON, November 17th. declared that the general economio pasi- tion is sound, and ad moratorium is con- General Sir Francia Trevor, K.C.8.L. CF The death occurred of Burgen templated. The failures have been follow-
of
M. WARSAW GEZEGVEZOWSKI: SINGAPORE November 18th. The deaths is announced of H. Warsaw Grzegrzewaki, the well known Orientalist,
Polit
Lord Carzon left for Paris this afternced by runs on the local banke at Versary surgeon to FL.M. the Ting, at the
Cryf, ofe firm has suspended payment.
RAND REBELS EXECUTED,:
It is understood that Lord Curzon is
PRETORIA, November 18th. The three men plenipotentiary, but no important decisions
who were sentenced to are likely to be taken at Laussure without death in connection with the Band rebel- reference to the British Government low in March, have been executed...
U.S. SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.-
ITS DEFEAT ANTICIPATED.
M. Poincare will accompany Lard Curzon
to fadaanne to meet Signor Mussolini, prior to the conference, but is not likely to attend the conference itself, at which M, Barrere, the French Ambassador, to Bomedy. will head the French delegation.
THE SIKH SHRINES QUESTION.
The Punjab Legislature has passed the
LONDON, November 17th. Healy, is an internes on the ship Lough second reading of the Shrines Reform Bill, municate his views to the electon Lorne and was not slawed oven to com-designed to solve the Sikh trouble.
POLICE WITHDRAWN FROM
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LONDON, November 17th. The failure of the Conservatives in ScotFour men have been executed in Dublin land is extraordinary, their solitary gain after being sentenced to deatli by a court being at Perth, when the pact was no mattial for possessing revolvers without existent.
proper authority
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PROPOSALA
SHANGHAI, November 18th. The Pootung strike situation is im proving The Japan-China Cotton Mill strikers resumed after the employers had granted certain concessions. A settlement of the British-American Tobacco. Co.'s strikes ia anticipated
The Evening Star (an American paper) and the Shanghai Gazette (which has been run in the interests of Dr. Sun Yat Sen’a cause) have anigamated and are pub lished now as one paper to which the name Evening News has been given,tre
To learn for very zaliable sources that Dr. Paul S. Bainach, former U.S. Minister" to China, and lately Legal Adviser to the Chine Government, who has for some time been confined to the Victoria Nursing Hane, is shortly to be taken hottie by his friends-NC. Daily New
The ex-Emperor Housh Tung, married on Sunday, November 12th, stal a telegram to the Shanghas Jornal of imperial robes, soals and edicts. ¡772/50 Commerce, the procession cloding tho in certain sections of Feking was suspend ed for more than two buy Report has it that the Manchu family yas compelled to well-to a Sino-French Company: 4,000 precious antiquis for $300,000, this money. all being used in meeting the expenses of the wedding.
has been posted to the command of the Lious Commander D. Wardlaw-Bacsony loop Magnolia on the China Stade leaves Home for Hongkong directly." Tha new captain of the Kpgnolia has been in, the serviceover, twenty years, and has held his present rack for the pan, fiva, He waglieutenant of the battleship Hercules so the early stages of the Great War, and was for the past two years
DEVELOPMENT OF ANGORA of the minesweeper, Leamington
-AMERICAN CAPITALISTE
H.M.8. Diomede, Capt wood which is joining the oat on the China Station in place of the Card (transferred to the Eses Indies) i NEW YORK, November 18th. Amessage from Angora mys & group bur 28th The light cruiser Vindictive in
A PARIA, November 17th. scheduled to reach Hongkong on Novem Leading politicians predict that the of American capitalista have approach dus on December 4th. She is conveying Ship Subsidy Bill will be hurried through ed the National Assembly with miscellaneous reliefs to this station, and the House of Representatives during the view to submitting proposals for the other stations en route.All the relieved. coming semioo, but they anticipate that construction of roads, railways, harbours and Yatings from East Indies ship deleat awaits the measure in the Senate. Factor, and to build city on modera main at Colombo until the return of the will re If their prediction is verified the planine, binh might eventually become the Vindictive from Hongkong at the end of measure stands no chance in the new may be regarded as dead, because the Congread,
capital.
December At Hongkong the relief half crow for the depot-ship Tanias, miscellaneous ratings, will be dinetubark. ed, and the men zelieved will embark in the Findictive for homeward there will be approximately 150 Iem zat.. ings
home passage, 25 com number sent out, the paid
The Government has appointed, n com mission to consider the proposal; THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
REFLOATATION:
PARIS, November 17th,
M.C.C. IN SOUTH AFRICA.
BIG SCORE AT PORT ELIZABETH. Labors, November, 18th,
PORT ELIZABETH, Nov. 18th The Government announced that the police have been of nine alc
Kpokesman ans The M.C.C. ored 340 runs for the lons withdrawn from Amritsar, sad arrests and Fender
Carr made 40 Man sqferred the Bill with regard to refloating the o was eighty-nine, not out Banque Industrialle in Chime to the Finan... | home, there have consequently cnásod,
when stumpe were drawn, VA SER Ale ce and Foreign Ahairs Commiunion with Jind
pared
A special meeting of the Senate has re-off
England in the