CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.
{FIZZOUGE MEUTER'S AGENOT.) CRITICAL REPARATIONS
PROBLEMS.
GERMAN AND BRITISH PLANS UNSATISFACTORY TO FRANCE.
دیم
HARLINK CABLES
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECHMBER 187, 1989,
[M, CLEMENCEAU'S LECTURE | TOUR.
PROCEEDS DEVOTED TO U.S. FIELD
SERVICE FUND...
WASHINGTON, December 10th. In memory of his student days in America, M. Clemenceau has devoted the LONDON, December 10th, proceeds of his lecture tour to the While the Premiers Conference is still organised at the end of the war for the American Field Service Fund, which was in being, matters have undoubtedly reach purpose of sending a number of American ed a crisis, and the situation as regards number to the French students in Ame an Anglo-French agreement is not alto rican universities. Hitherto only half a million dollars have, brow subscribed out gether reasuring."
It is stated that M. Poincare has deceded for the project.
students to French universities equal, is
FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS!
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
TSINGTAO FORMALLY
TRANSFERRED.
A MINIMUM OF CEREMONY,
TINTAIN, December 11th. aposial telegram from Tangtao to the Feking and Ticntain Tunes says the formal transfer of the administration was effected on December 10th, with a mini- mum of ceremony Wang Chen Ting, and
THE WORLD'S SHIPPING.
MANY MORE OIL FUEL AND
MOTOR VESSELSIN
QUICKER CABLE""" SHRVICE.
"TO INDIA.
LINE DIRECT FROM COLOMBO TO ENGLAND.
REFLECTIONS ON
·RELATIVITY.
SPACE, TIME, AND REALITY:"
(FROM
Spe
the
THE TIMES” BOCENTIFIC CORREN-
PONDENT.)
which, to some of the
has
of the three and a half million dollars Gezeral Hsiung Ping Chi arrived at the are British, while 4,151 vessels of 18,306,667% mant in cable facilities, not only of Caylonematical formule, has abolished.
Government building at 11 am, and wore finitely rejected the German plan also the THE BAVARIAN ATTACKS ON received by General Yuhi, the Military counter proposal by Mr. Bonar Law, who ALLIED OFFICERS. Governor and Mr.Akiyama, the Civil
i
of
offered, to accept German bonds in ex GERMAN REPLY TO ALLIED NOTE Governor. The proceedings within the for the continued falling off in shipbuilding chelles to Aden. Not only will, this gives at first sight it seems.
chango for the French debt; hence, M. Poincare adheres to his demand for immediate sccupation of Esecu and Bochum, twu towns in the district, of the Bubr.
CONFERENCE AWAITS BRITISH
·CABINET'S DECISION.
Paris, December 10th.
The German reply to the Allied Note on the incidents at Passau and Ingolstadt claims that the German Government is alone qualified to present the apology demanded. It is imposible to dismiss the burgomasters. The Note confirms the willingness to pay the millions gold marks demanded.
TRADE UNION PEACE CONFERENCE.
to
building were privato,. It is believed that I toquage now afloat arcoeds the pre-war but it will also put Ceylon in Directation; however, you shitet into
they included brief sporches on handing over the formal documents,
At noon hundreds of Chinese collected and the Chinese flag was raised amid some hand-clapping, The Chinese police salut ed the Japanese soldiers and a Chinese
cruiser fired a plate of twenty-one guns. The subsequent proceedings were mis
demand.
*
་་
Previously messages from India and thingness
reduces
er dividing
eversibly saying
Fit
by bout
Ceylon for South Africa have had to go universe is a formal and must be finite to an equality of no- that the to Adem and sent from there to Zania no more than saying that the human
finita cable from Colombo to Seychelles is comm zibar and thence to Durban. When the mind is
and therefore cannot rationalize the infinite: But with regard Ceylon can be sent to Seychelles and from fessor Eddington's Romanes Lecture and plated, however; messages from India and to reality and the shaolute, there is un- expected comfort to be drawn from Pro- there to either Zanzibar or Mauritius, Dr. J. B. Jenn's lucid article, on Hola- communication with Durban and Sey- Encyclopaedia Britannica" both of which places are in direct cable tivity in the new volumes of the chelles. It will also give an alternative route for the cable sarvica between Aus tralia and England.
The total tonnage of merchant vessela dont at the end of June, 1922, holding the
Very shortly, my message from classification of Lloyd's Ragistar, excreds 27,000,000 teas, and is the highest figure Colombo, is should be possible to despatch. I cling to the conception of a real universe ever recorded, states the annual report of ble freen India or Ceylon in the morn-fundamentally rational. That hope, belief, Lloyd's Register of Shipping for-1991-99ing with reasonable certainty of receiving or prejudice implies first that there is a To these figures should be added 296 & reply the same day. The recovery of reality independent of human appreciation, the Eastern Telegraph Company's cable in other words, that the universe is not sea of 1,524,013 tons, which appest in service from disorganisation caused by merely a creation of the human mind; and contemplated," which bring the aggregate recent months, and it is considered now tradictions or absurdities, then the fault the register book with the notation"" class the war has been very marked daring univer that if human appreciation of the
or of any part of it inclusies con of shipping under Lloyd's Register clad to be fully up to the pre-war standard, is in fication to 10,825 vessels of more than But the Company is not content with this
human 28,750,000 tons grows. Of the first total and the new cable, which is at present an uphilosophical, view has re- appreciation, not in the
5,878 vessels, with a tonnage of 18,721,562 being laid, should effect a vast improve
nasty jar from the doctrine of belong to other countries.
but of India and Australia.
reality to a set It is stated that the disturbed politici the exchanges, and stagnation of inter direct with Seychelles. Later on, inclusion of infinity from the formale which This new cable is dus in Colombo on absolute time and space, and has made the and economic conditions, disorganisation of the 17th Nor, and will connect Colombo universe necessarily finite Now, the ex- national trade provide adequate explanations December a cable will be laid from Sey are to comprehend the univ
niverse is not so especially in view of the fact that the Columbo another direct cable to England
shattering term mercantile tonnage by some fifteen million cable communication with South Africa tons. Doubiless these figures include many vessels which, on account of age or for other ressons, are not likely to be able, even when trade revives, to outer successfully into competition for freights; and it is perhaps restoration of normal conditions, the tonnage not possible to determine whether, gives the now afoat would be found to exceed the It is added that the number of plans fur vessels passed by the society during the year inevitably reflects the prevailing
REALITY AND REFLECTIONS, conditions. The figures comprise only
From the beginning of thought, every one DELEGATES ATTEND.
the salutes and ignored the Chinese 138 vessels of 230,920 tons, and are the
The cable is being laid by the Colonia, philosophical noose round his neck. Al who has spoken of "reality" has talked with lowest recorded for more than thirty-five officials as they emerged from the build-years: Included among the vessels built a ten-thousand-ton, vessel, which has that we know, all that we perosive, are THE HAGUE, December 10th. The peace conference organised by the ing. When General Yubi appeared during the year which have received the already laid the section from Aden to thoughts in our minds, and the philosopher society's classification are thirty-two ex- Guardafaa. She has gone from Guarda is therefore entitled to say that all physics International Federation of Unions has opened under the presidency fare of trumpets was blown, and after this with only ten falling within this category Stephan, an ex-German cable ship now between the kind of thoughts we call Trades Chinese and Japanese alike saluted. A faceeding 10,000 tons each, as compared fun to Seychelles and is now laying the are metaphysics. But in full consciouances cable from Guardafua to Colombo. The of a tightness on the windpipe, we may yet
note that there is of Mr. J. H. Thomas. The four hundred
a striking difference UNANIMOUS ALLIED REFUSAL OF] delegatas represent various European the spectators pressed forward with tarbines were installed in ninety-eight pany, is coming out about the middle of call reflections, or more crudely and with still
during the previous months.
owned by the Eastern Telegraph Com- observations and the kind of thoughts we vessels of 870,037 tons. These include s large number of ships of over 10,000 100 Guardatua o Seychelles. The Colonia sot sad theory. That difference lies in December and will lay the section from greater danger of being strangled, between each, and all those of over 15,000 tons, will buoy her cable two and half miles * fact's” historical habit of blowing "theory" Vessels of all types of construo of water, and the rest of the cable will gathered together very competant observa tion intended for bulk oil carrying, and be paid out on a lighter from the shore tons on the motions of the planets. Re- built to class, in the last twelve months amounted to 114 of 603,999 tons gross..
fecting on these, they built up a theory of The "progressive demand for oil-carrying
The Colonia is the vessel which laid the the universe in which the earth was the vessels is shown by the fact that the Eastern Telegraph Company's cables in centre of revolving sph
to which the spheres
pictusidiary registered tonnage of these reasels had 1913. When this new cable is completed planeta were attached. This of the
1sty with increased from 1,471,998 tons in July, the Eastern Telegraph Company will mechaniam of reality," 1914, to 5,062,699 in July 1992.
possess four cables from Bombay and two devices, held the field for eighteen centuries. As Dr. Joans recounts, not theory, but Tessals to the number of 209, represent from Colombo. There are six cables in an observation on the position of Mars ing 1,895,929 gross tons-or 55 per cent. the Bed Scs and siz or more in the Tycho Brahe, stubborn piece of fact, of the total tonnage of new vessels classed Mediterranean. One big advantage of destroyed the scheme of cycles and
and opened the ting minds s
spicy during the year under review-were fitted the extra cable will be that the Eastern
Kepler and Newton. I
their for buring oil fuel. Whereas, in July, Telegraph Company will be able to dead
was elaborated, in which 1914, vessels fitted for buring oil fuel with traffic in the event of a cable break was elaborated
stars and planets, obeying a universal force of bad a gross tonnage of 1,310,209, the down or renewal, and that delays such stars an figures for July, 1929, were 14,464,163 as wore experienced some months ago gravitation, swung according to the law of fans. Among the reasola converted during also relieve the pressure on other cables the orbit of Mars was rotating in a fashion should be entirely eliminated. It should mes and inverse squares of distances.
Then came the observation of Levarrier that. the year were the Aquitania, Berengaria, and Mauretania, and several other large to send a cable to England and get an
to such an extent that it should be possible not to be reconciled with the schemes of Another scheme was Kepler and Newton. answer the same day.
A meeting of the British Cabinet was summoned this morning, and the Premiers' Conference will not, apparently reassem ble until the Cabinet has reached a deci- FOUR HUNDRED INTERNATIONAL managed. The Japanese did not return siga oa M. Poincare's demand. The Italian and Belgian Premiers were endea- youring, last night, to find a way out of the crisis, and a belief is entertained that thero will be nc rupture.
4
GERMAN PROPOSALS,
F
M. Poincare, interviewed after the adjournment of the conference yesterday, severely criticised the German Note Ho stated that he considered the proposals ́altogether unacceptable, and it is under- stood that this view is shared by all the Allies. It is expected that a reply to this effect is being drafted to-day.
- BARLIER CABLES.
ALLIES FAIL TO REACH AGREE- MENT.
LONDON, December 10th. Although yesterday's conversations of Premiers in London were technically. merely an exchange of views preliminary to the Brussels Conference, they were of * very grave character, because the con ference, as Brussels will be impossible pnless a preliminary agreement be reach. ed.
Bocrecy is officially maintained re- garding the nature of the discussions, but well-informed quarters declare they were of & most vigorous nature, chiady owing to a French demand for "mainmise" or occupation of the Ruhr coalfield and cancellation of the European inter-Allied debts in return for the grant of a mora torium to Germany.
BRITISH PREMIER'S BAFFLING PROBLEMS.
"
The Observer's dipkmatic correspondent mys that Mr. Bonar Law yesterday was faced by one of the most baffling problems that has ever confronted, "any Premier, namely the alternative of refusing a pro. posal which will mean & European "dis- aster or of breaking with France. The correspondent. adds that yesterday was one of "the thorniest days since Artistice. Precisely because these crises have progressively grown worse during
scuntries. The United States Labour Chinese Bags which they placed before the
·Federation declined the invitation."
GOVERNOR OF NORTH IRELAND.
DUKE OF ABERCORN. APPOINTED.
LONDON, December 10th..
It is officially announced that the Duke of Abercorn has been appointed Governor of North Ireland.
POLAND'S NEW PRESIDENT.
DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER
ELECTED.
WARSAW, December 10th.
The Foreign Minister, Narutowicz, the distinguished engineer, has been elected President of the Republic.
M.C.C.'S SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR.
11
EAST RAND'S POOR SCORE.
BENONI, December 10th. The East Rand eleven compiled 106, Sibley Snooke contributing 78. The M.C.C, had replied with 89 for 4 when stumps were drawn.
RACE.
SIX DAYS' BICYCLE
WON BY ITALO-AMERICAN TEAM.
New Youx, December 10th.
The Italo-American team, Goulett and Belloni, won the six-day bicycle race in Madison Square Garden, covering 2,457 miles in 143 hours
SIKI-CARPENTIER FIGHT.
SIKI'S RESERVATIONS.
PARIS, December 10th. Biki has agreed to fight Carpentier, the past four years, it was recognised that | provided his boxing licence be restored
the
NOBEL PRIZE FOR DR. NANSEN.
a decision could no longer be postponed. and the meeting be held within ten weeks. The best that could be said of the dis- cussions yesterday was that they were to continue, and therefore there is still hops. It is noteworthy in this connection that there have been suggestions in the Freach Fres recently that France is willing to give way to a certain extent to the British viewpoint at Laúsaúde in return · for a British concession to the French attitude with regard to the Ruhr.
CHRISTIANIA, December 10th. Dr. Nansen has been awarded the Nobel peace prize,
"ALLIED PREMIERS CONSIDER
GERMAN NOTE, -
entrance.
The Japanese troops withdrew, merely classed by the society during the past from Colombo in about thirteen fathoms to me Egyptians and the Greeks had.
bowing towards the Chinese.
The proceedings at the police station were more cordial. Here the Japanese exchanged salutes
General Tubi plans to leave with the remaining Japanese troops on December 14th The dock and wharf staffs remain for a further ten days.
Dr. C. T. Wang, interviewed said he was cordent there would be no further trouble with bandits, all of whom had now left the town. Dr. Wang stated that he hait 2,700 troops and police within the town and 10,000 on the boundary.
A CORRECTION. SIR R. MACLEAY'S SPEECH. Reuter acnda the following correction to the cabled report of Sir Ronald Mac. leay's speech, at farewell banquet given by the Chinese Societies of London on December 2nd.
sources,
eiga co-opération, and the development of her great natural reacuroos, China would take her place as a respected and influential member of the great family of civilisation.]
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GERMAN PIRATES SEIZE SHIP.
EXCITING ADVENTURE AT SEA.
The motor schooner Bertha, bound frora Hamburg to Sweden, was lying last month at Cuxhaven awaiting the tide when she stormed by four pirates, who appeared alongside in a boat, scrambled on board, shot down the capitan, drove the crew into the hold, and made themselves masters of the
in locked the captain in his
your.
passenger vessels:
The continued development of the use of the internal combustion engine is cam- mented upon. In July, 1914, there were 297 motor vessels of 234,287 tons, while in July List there ware 1,620 vessels, with a tonnage of 1,542,160. Of these 1,620 vessels 341 are of 1,000 tons and upwards, including sixty-six above 6,000
tons:
ARMED ROBBERY,
CHINESE TEMPLE RAIDED AT SAM SHUI PO.
“ GRANDMA'B - BOZ.”
to the ship,
** LESE MAJESTE" IN JAPAN.
TWO CASES REPORTED.
A Japanese paper reports two cases of lese majesté one in Tsuruga and the other in Kagoshima.
for
new
Shattered by fact, and the genius of Einstein built up a new theory to hold the new observation: The successive stages were observation,
reflection the
on 100%
results of observation leading to
by further observations The Einstein scheme of the oblecious and has, indeed, gone beyond
universe fits the present it, giving successful predictions of new observations. But there is no reason to suppose it to be the last word, the final acheme, indomitable by new facts.
subsequently to bonded were
Tery
"By the gradual introduction of modern constitutional and juridical
A toucher of the Bussian language class methods, and a somewhat lesa suspicious
at the Tsurugs Commercial School is attitude towards international relations
charged with having shown disrespect to ERLATIVITY AND THE "ABSOLUTE. and foreign co-operation, in the
the photograph of the Emperor in the The new scheme of the universe is a con- development of her great natural re
school by refusing to be present on the tintum in four dimensions. The position of ocersion of the official celebration of the a point in the air of a room can be represent China would make good, her, claim to take ber place as a repected
Emperor's birthday on October 31st anded by a a diagram giving It is not often that one bears of to worship the picture. Other teachera perpendicular lines drawn from the point to the length of the and influential member of the great temple robbery; though it has been and the students have now started the floor, and two adjoining conventional family of civilized nations.".
known to happen before. Such a robbery movement against the teacher in order alo
as a formula, [The original
read:--Sir took place on Saturday evening, just be to compel him to reaign. mesange
letters like Hand being taken Ronald Macleay said that with less fore 7 o'clock, when five men, three arm-
for the floor and
walls, or, in tech- suspicion towards Chins and with for. ad with revolves, aided the Sam Tas the photograph of the Emperor has been reference.. But if the point is in motion, s
At a preliminary school in Kagoshima
language, for the axes of the frame of kooper was held up at the point of a missing since February 7th. On the 24th fourth quantity must be brought in the revolver and he with the inmates were inst. it was decortained that K. Isowski, instant of time at which each observation is
taken driven into a cubicle and there bound and teacher in the school, with the aid of gagged. One man kept guard over the one Taurasono, removed the photo Now, a graph or modal with four victima, whilst the others searched the graph and burned it, hoping the Prin dimensions, or axes of the frame of re- temple Moner, clothing and jewellery cipal of the school would thus be comference, cannot be made, but a formula were stolen to the total value of $300.9a pelled to resign
can be written for it just as easily as for Isowaki and, his accomplice were a one of three dimensions, the letter
for time, being added to
7, and with once arrested and sent to prison.
its appropriate number. According to the doctrine of Einstein, the history of any event in the universe can Be represented or, world line in this four- HAROLD LLOYD'S LATEST.
LONDON AND EASTERN
graph
which can
be dimensional TRADE BANK. "Grandma's Boy" which was shown
written sa a
though not re sented in a model Its merit is that the at the Coronet for the first time' This bank was established in October, graph is the same for every possible resterday, pored Harold Lloyd the 1920, with an authorised argital of £800.000 observer, wherever he may
Be placed in THE GERMAN PROPOSALS.
droll film comedian several rungs higher in £10 shares of which £386,100 has been the universe and in whatever direction he up the ladder of fans.
paid up. It is believed, the Daily Telegraph may be moving Bat, according to his cabin, LONDON, December 10th.
Lloyd gota more popular with every says, to represent a certain amount of position and motion, he will refer the dragged out one of the crew from the picture and the secret of his success must Russian money which was left in this HAINO world line to different axes, that is Bouter learn from well-informed
covering him with revolver, great The Allied Presniors in London studied ardered him to mavigate the vessel to Dem: diruly lie in the gross naturainess which winery, who used to be con
and the chairman is Mr. W. E to say he will assign to the event or quarter that the main proposals of the
connected with a German Note presented to the Allied the German Note and Allied debts and mark. Meanwhile they had ransacked the humour. He does the most absurd things well-known Liverpool firm
World line conceptions of time and space which are relative, to him in and is now Prime Minister this morning are as the question of guarantees, daring clothes and stolen all the money they mildly surprised when other people dis board of directors, since the beginning of and objective. They are reality only forecastley dressed themselves in seamen's in his quaint, droll fashion and appears aronlar has been issued which states that the conception the world lines are absolute
Inown as a large owner of racehorses. A Bat, let it be noted, even on the three hours; session this afternoon, and could find. probably will meet again to-morrow, prior The German Government intends to to which the British Cabinet will meet charge knew little more of navigation than laughter, Grandma's Boy is his first tion to plans for increasing the scope of the sscription of the term in the emula to
Apparently the hand they had put in over in them an besasion for riotous the
year has given its careful considers the measurement of them and sequent carry out the proposals contained in ita to discuss the progress of negotiations the pirates did themselves, for next morning five-part feature and those whose sides bank's Note to the Beparations Commission, on It is understood the German proposals are the ship, instead of being well to the north are still aching from contact with the
and, with this and
end in time" or te
that is relative” to the November 11th, firstly by undertaking if
mer, entered into observer, Let it be notout Oliver Lodge further, that all necesary the stabilisation of the male largely based on the report of the interward, was dus west at the mouth of the comedian yesterday, will bepe that it will negotiations as a result of which they are these measurements, as forthwith, utilising Germany's own re- Allied Commission of Investigation in Jade, and she ran aground and sprang a not be by any means his last.
able to inform the shareholders that they and many others, including the writer of Berlin,
leak.
tonk the pirates climbed
have made the following appointments: this s column, have insisted, depend on the sources, sad secondly by substituting for
As she began to sink the pirates
Mr. Angus McPhail to be
sasumption that the current obligations under the Treaty of CONFERENCE REJECTS GER-7 into the rigging. The captain forced his
De managing directorsbeolate, identical whether we are moving!
of light is si Mr. F. H. Hope Simpson and Mr.
velocity Tornilles for the next few years internal
out of the WAY MANY'S PROPOSALS,
and the crow broke out on to the oth the captain they
“TRANSMIT_TO_CARPENTIER, Carnegin to be manager Mr. Mahala towards its source or sway from it. Tincu and external Joans, the proooods of which
Bot
Association with ank datce from how all experimethe hare failed to show
the bank will be paid over immediately, to the Re-
LONDON, December 10th. away in the ship's boat, as the Bertha wint
DIFER M. CLEMENCHAU'S REPLY. TO BE and Carnegie will take up their appoint light. But will theyle,ways fail 1.
November lat and Mours Hope, Simpson any y variation in the apparent velocity of parations Commission, excopt that part Bignor Mussolini, interviewed by fired on the crew as the ship's boat of the internal loan shall be devoted to Router, said, the allies wore united in retaway,
S'nos M. Clemenccan announced his ments at an early Germany's own needs, especially the jecting the German reparations Note. The boat made for the Vosslapp light intention to go to Americs to plead the intention of the board to take completly stabilisation of the mark. It is suggested
cause of France, he has been inundated in house, where the captain was
review the given first-aid.
that foreign that the arrangement shall cover, at least tive impreation on the conference, and Shortly afterwards a steamer sighted the with letters and telegrams offering him the
and more. decision and wider pirates, and,
them as ahipwrecked congratulations on his regarding A Belgian source confirms the above, the conference favoured the seduction te mariners, took them on board. As the sivico on the points he should put before taken. The directon ballet de
taken of steamer passed
the public lighthouse
keeper and anys the external loan will bo- for the total reparations, if our deble be signalled to the master the charioter of According to a Frenes newspaper, an peculiar advantaged in special three milliards of marks, while the inter- reduced." He said there was no question passengers. He bad. Alan man him the following offer by cable: extended general experience and expert extended with encouragement of the
enterprising American manager has sent be very happily supplemented of reparation of debts His proposals to do best soon came alongside and took Three lectures a week for eight weeks knowledge which will come to them a Boottish Board of Agriculture. The
to the naval authorities and · comic and productive. He was helmshaven, and handed them over to the decision M. Clemons replied simply: gentlemen, it may be remarked, come from lands has been found to be most favour. were for guarantees which were solely of the pirates, brought them into Wil Two hundred thousand dollars Cable result of these appointment All flute climate in certain districts of the High- optimistic with regard to the outcome of police. The pirates were convicts, who Tranimit per to the boxer, Carpen the British Overseas Bank, of which the able The increasing demand for fars. the deliberations.
had escaped from Hamburg PrisoŽI
first two were managers.
cannot be met by trapping.
follow
two years but not more than five years.
nal loan is not fixed. Half of this pad
a milliard and a half, will be devoted
of the mark,
(Continɣod of foot of nest epiÆNE.)
to reparations, and half to stabilisation
LOADON, December 10th.
Be said the Note made an entirely negu-
the
The
pirates, banging on to yo
space
and is then
val banking
of the bank to
business
of general nature
than under
REARING SILVER: ELAUK, FOX IN-480OTLAND.
A new industry, the rearing of silver.
Boshire sa an experiment, has succeed the ed an well that operations are now being
the bank has alwaysk fores, started two years ago în