CABLES
EARLIER CABLES,
(THROUGH BRUTES'S "AGENOT.]'.
THE ALLIED 'PREMIERS)
,"-
DISCUSSIONS.
'ADJOURNMENT COMMUNIQUE BILENT ON THE RUHR QUESTION.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14TH
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST FAR EASTERN CABLE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL,
U.S. ATTORNEY-GENERAL,
LATEST CABLES. THE LAUSANNE CONFERENCE ANOTHER RUSSIAN COMPLAINT.
LAUSANNE, December 12th.
ARISING OUT OF RECENT GOAL
STRIKE.
WasHisaron, December 18th. The Busalan delegation has addressed a
Impeachment proceedings, involving Note to the Presidents Conference, pro-many charges, arising out of the coal testing against the procedure of the Allies strike, and instituted by a member of the House of Representatives against the Attorney-General, Mr. Daugherty, haya regarding the Straits' discussion."
Complaints are made that the Allied opened before the Judiciary Committed
of the House of Representatives. LONDON, December 19th, scheme has undergone modifications with It is noteworthy that the communiqué out the previous knowledge of the Rus as regards the adjournment of the consians, notably regarding the demili. ference of Allied Premiers does not retarisation of certain zones.
NEWS
(THROUGH REUTER'S: AGENCY:]. CHINESE STUDENTS IN ENGLAND REPORT BY SIR J. JORDAN'S
COMMITTEE.
LONDON, December 12th..
In the House of Commons, replying to Sir Walter De Frece, Mr. Ronald The Committee ha extracted three charges for immediate, consideration McNeill (Under Secretary for Foreign Firstly, alleged appointment of un-Affairs) said that the gist of the report trustworthy aubordinates; secondly, "failure or refusal to enforce railroad made by Sir Jaha Jordan's committee, or of legal procOBSES.
CHEFALÒ AND "PALEMO.
The Theatre Royal is still given over to mystery and illusion, and last night Signor Chefalo again completely mysti fod his audience by his intriguing illu sions His card tricks am exceedingly clover and though the magician came down into the stalls amongst the specks tors, and there repeated many of his tricks for their special benefit, they were unable to detect how the tricks were per
formed.
The illusion, described as "swing through a woman, was again shown and
'WHO WON THE WAR?”
EARL HAIG'S BOOK DAMAGING TO
LLOYD GEORGE.
The Japan Advertiser's London corres- pondent writes:-
Challenging statements are made in the history of Field Marshal Haig's command by George Dowar and Lisut. Colonel John H. Boraston in what is in effect the former Commander-in-Chief's official de fance book. The book is most damaging the chief importance is the now light to Mr. Lloyd George's management; but, shed on the final year of the war, in which Field Marshal Haig is shown to have and executing the defens of Germany, been a predominant partner in planning
"fer to the questioh, of the Rühr, which RUSSIA'S IMMOVABLE DECISION."safaty-rules"; and, thirdly, perversion the education of Chinese students in still remains as deep a mystery as ever. the March crisis," "the volume charac
corrspondents concur"in declaring was
the main cause of the differences,
The Note suphasises the immovable decision of Russia nos to renounce her right to participate in the solution, of the important international question, which directly affects her vital interests.
EARLIER CABLES,
Lord Curzon
....
recom-
The communiqué, after mentioning that the discussions related to the réparations problem and the cognato question, of inter-Allied European debts, and that the German note was found unsatisfactory, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PRO- pays: "It has not been possible in the
TECTION OF MINORITIES. time available for the Allied Prime Minis
LAUSANNE, December 12th. «ters to arrive at definite conclusions on At to-day's sitting, the Conference dealt
The momentons, issues involved. In the with minorities.
panded masures to guarantee protec circumstances it has been decided to contion of Christians in Turkey and of Moslems in West Thrace. Ee suggested tinue the conversations of the Premiere that the Turkish and Greek Governments in Paris on January 2nd so as to allow should proclaim a comprehensive amnesty for a plenary conference assembling im-in regard to all offences arising from the events of the rest nine years and advised mediately afterwards in order to arrive the establishment of a permanent body at before January 15th at definite decisions Nations, for the purpose of supervising Constantinople, preferably the League of
on the whole of the questions discussed at the guarantees. London,"
IRISH FREE STATE. PEACE AND PROSPERITY."
be
gland,
was that nothing effective could accomplished without considerable funds, and the only sufficient funds which might, become available appeared to be the Baror Indemnity.
LONDON, December 19th. The Governor-General of the Irish Free State made his first public appearance at The Committee suggests that conside the first joins meeting of the Southern Irish Houses of Parliament. He read the ration of the question be suspended until King's message, which earnestly hoped the Government has decided on its that by faithful observance of the Treaty attitude towards the resumption of the on all sides, prace and prosperity would indemnity payments. be secured for Ireland,
*
The Governor-General appropriately The Government bas since been in com- replied, älter which he delivered anmunication with the other Governments address, in the course of which before concerned, and hoped to be able to inform shadowed steps to end the terror and destruction waged by a minority.")
the Chinese Government of their decision very shortly. BRITISH TRADE IMPROVES, BOARD OF TRADĖ RETURNS.
LONDON, December 12th.
The improvement in British trade is Mr. Child declared that America asked Į shown by the Board of Trade returna for no return for her charitable work for November, giving the imports st except an assurance that the Conference £95,000,000 and the exports at £68,400,000, would find means to wipe away the causes of suffering and waste of human life.
THE ORISIS SHELVED, The comments in the London papers to-day emphasiso "as the main feature of the conferenco the fact that the crisis GREEK INHABITANTS TO REMAIN
AT CONSTANTINOPLE has been shelved, and the Enteats"]·
LAUSANNE, December 19th. still holds, despite incompatible views. The Turks have agreed that the Greek The Daily Chronicle and Westminster inhabitants shall remain at Constantin- ople, subject to certain conditions respect- Gazette are of opinion that the breakdowning the Patriarchate there. will continuo unless the French recede
from their militarist standpoint.
ALLIED PREMIERS DEPART.
LONDON, December 12th.
The Allied Premiory departed this morning M. Poincare said he confident- ly hoped the coming meeting :in,Puris would lead to an agreement. Signor Mussolini had a very enthusiastic fare
INTER-VARSITY RUGBY
EASY
MATCH.
increases of £10,586,000, and £60,000 respectively, compared with October,
The November cotton importa and er £1,772,000 and ports decreased by £903,000% respectively.
RUSSIAN DISARMAMENT.,
CONFERENCE BREAKS DOWN.
UNSECURED CHINESE LOANS,
EARLY PAYMENT OF INTEREST NOT EXPECTED.
LONDON, December 12th. The Times states that while note- holders, will welcome the statement that the Chinese Ministry of Finance, contem plates a large loan to cover all short- torm, unsecured loans, it is insufficiently definite to warrant arpectations of an early payment of interest.
J
THE UNZEN EARTHQUAKE,
SHOCKS STILL CONTINUE,
OSAKA, December 13th.
A violent earthquake has occurred on
HELSINGFORS, "December 19th The Moscow Disarmament, Conference has broken down owing to Russia's refusal to sign a non-aggression treaty before agreement is reached concerning the reduction of armaments, which the the island of Kyushu. Twenty-three Border States wished to refer to a special persons were killed and twenty-two commission after the signature of the injured. non-aggression treaty.
WIN FOR CAMBRIDGE.
LONDOS, December 12th. At Twickenham, in the Rugby match, Cambridge beat Oxford by 21 points to 8.
The weather was duli Torty thou- | HOLLAND'S FLOATING DEBT.
The ground was sand people attended.
in good condition. H.M. the King and PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION LOAN. the Duke of York were given na ovation when they arrived. The King whooя
well, mond off, at Virtavia station from,». de made
large body of London Fascisti in black Bhirts
GERMANY'S, ATTEMPTED
DIVERSION.
LONDON, December 12th. A statement from a French source says the result of the Premiers' conference is points "lo 3. 1/
LONDON, December 19th.
AUSTRALIAN COASTAL
PROPERTY
SOLD TO JAPANESE SINDICATE.
+02
- The Time Correspodent at the Hague After, a quarter of an hour's play says the Minister of F Hamilton Wickes scored a try for Camparing a new large loan to console bridge, Cohen converting. A fine move Holland's Boating debt of over four hun- ment by the Cambridgs three-quarters dred million foring and has consequently resulted in Hamilton Wickes scoring proposed. that the Dutch Indies Loan another try, Coben again converting must be postponed. Oxford quickly retaliated, Kittermaster securing a try, but Bettington failed to convert. The score at the interval was.10 On the resumption, Cambridge were that the British Government will semi-mostly attacking, and their half-back, officially enquire from Washington before Young, scored a glorious try, Cobon Lailing to convert. In a loose forward January 2nd regarding the United rush; Cohen secured a try, Hamilton States' attitude towards the question of Wickes failing to convert from a difficult kick. Oxford fought back grandly, and antor-Allied debts to the United States, from a great rush Kittermaster secured, In the closing Lawton converting. independent of the British debt, there minutes, Young scared a try, Cohen con- fore great progress has been realised to verting, Cambridge were still attacking
when the end arrived. wards a general settlement of war debts, 'Germany's proposal, which was rejected, we an eleventh-hour attempt to create
diversion on this subject.
The statement concludes that M, Poin care may be unable at the next meeting to obtain British consent to an immediate occupation of the Ruhr, but is of opinion
that any slight difference resulting from such an eventuality will not seriously affoot Anglo-French relations.
EUROPEAN ALLIED DEBTS.
LONDON, December 12th.
ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL CO. CURRENT YEAR'S STATISTICS.
...LONDON; December 19th. The Anglo-Persian Oil Company's pro- duction for the current year is estimated at 2,000,000 tons. The refinery capacity at present 3,100,000 and is expected to reach 1,600,000 by the end of the next
year.
Bir Charles Greenway at the annual general meeting said owing to increased consumption the tendency of prices of petroleum and its products during the noxt few years would be upwards.
The Company is issuing $50,000 ordi- nary shares preferentially to sharehold ors of the Anglo-Persian and Burmah Oil
In the House of Commons, questioned Companies,
br
with regard to the Premiera Conference,THE CONTROL OF ANTHRAX. Mr.. Bonar' Law said that in view of VID resumption of the conversations in Paris,
it was impossible to refer to the, discus-
CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS
SUGGESTED.
LONDON, December 12th.. The International Advisory Committee
mons, but as it might be regarded to, a certain extent as a departure from pre on Anthrax has adopted the report of
STERLING EXCHÄNGE.
SYDNEY, December 12th. According to the Evening News, & Japanese syndicate during the past year had purchased 85 acres of the New South Wales cost line, including) 65 acres in Jervis Bay.
2.
GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDO-CHINA,
SERIOUSLY İLL AT COLOMBO.
CoLomo, December 19th. The Governor-General. of Indo-China, M Long, who had to lan hero when an his way to Saigon, owing to illness, His condition has been operated on. is critical.
COMMISSIONER FOR AUSTRIA
ROTTERDAM, Decchber 12th. The Burgomaster, Herr Ammermann, has
appointed Commissioner
beep General for Austria.
OBITUARY
MR. H. KINGTON,
DELIT; Doctober 12th. Mr. A. H. Kingston, Retter's general manager for the East, has joen killed in a railway accident.
V
MR. JOHN WANALAKER.
LONDON IN PEAE TIME.
Mount Unico, six miles from Nagasaki, is still in, a state of eruption.
The inhabitants of the earthquake zone, where the shocks are continuing, are fe ing panic-strick
WESTERN, FASHTUNGS
CHINA.
The real Allied generalissimo through Merriment is the predominating note of terises the British commander. The the performance, and many of last night's Foch's appointment was due to Haig's principal 'new facts are that Marshal
spectators must be still wondering why the intervention consequent 00 Marshal English Tommy and an Indian gentle. Petain's resolving to withdraw the French man, who were persuaded to enter the troops to cover Paris in March, 1918, which would have involved the separation haunted cell, cut such antics and finally of the British and French armies and Bed from the stage, amidat roars of probably brought about their consequent
defeat separately. Marshal Foch adopt laughter.
The second and third parts of the pro
ed Haig's view.
The counter-offensive which ended the gramme consist mainly of items by Madwar was planned by Marshal Haig, who dalens Palomo and Miss Doc Fayo induced Marshal Foch to accept it. The Their contributions are much appreciated extension of the British line resulting in Those who enjoy a good night's fun and General Gough's defeat was forced upon who have not yet visited the Theatre Marshal Haig by Franco-British pressure Royal this week are recommended to do so, ere the season "aloses.
and his complaint that reinforcements. were inadequate, necesitating the with drawal from the front of 140 battalions, though 300,000 man were retained in England, was concealed because it con.. flicted with Mr. Lloyd George's belief that the British were over-insured in the West
SEAMEN'S DRINK. AUTHORITIES FAVOUR DAILY
TOT.
The Cabinet sent General Smuts ta France to induce Marshal Haig to refuse the British forecastle band and his babita after the latter's defeat at Chemin de At the moment, for a variety of reasons, to send reinforcemente to Marshal Foch are coming in for a good deal more at Dames in July. Marshal Haig scut eight tention by the general public than is usual divisions. The Cabinet on the eve of the ly the case, says a writer in Ziyod's Lut breaking of the Hindenburg line sent a (London), and an American society for discouraging message warning Haig not the advancement of prohibiton was there to incur heavy casualties. The Cabinet fore, tempted recently to write to a num- approved the Paeschendale Ridge offen ber of man connected with British ship.sive when Marshal Haig said "No" and ping and ask for their opinion on the deleted a passage from his dispatch. question of intoxicants. To the surprise of the questioners, a large proportion at swered that they thought that it would be a very good thing if a limited ration of alcohol were served out daily on board British merchant ships. Some went closer into detail and advocated the issue of beer in the old way.
The foregoing is brief summary of the outstanding statements in this rewrit ton history of the final act in the World War. The book is hotly criticized by Mr. Lloyd George's defenders and will evoke a reply in the former Premier's forth- coming book.
"LE TEMPS AND THE EX-KAISER,
At one time it was the custom for ships to take beer to sea with them and to serve out a daily ration until it was exhausted, by which time they were generally in sens which gave them the opportunity of putting into a port on the coast of one of the wine. A producing countries and there taking in s suficient supply of wine to last them for HIS MEMORIES A CONFESSION OF GUILT
BLOCKHEAD” AND A “LIAR.”
AND TISSUE OF FALSEHOOD...
Under the title "Memoirs of a Block-
head." The Temps recently printed an “ preciation of the author of the ex-Kaiser's memoira of which the following is
translation:
the rest of the voyage. Partly for protec tionist reasons and pantata rapor - Letely man d the greater part of our time at war with these wine weirdayihe-sustam gra- dually changed and rum was taken to sea, Chinese women were described in a very This d' away with the great difficulty of entertaining manner by Mr. Chao Hain storage, but served out next in large tats Chu, Chiness Chargé d'Affaires, in an as it was, the rum ration was the cause of address to the Forum Club on November a terrible tale of casualties by men falling
They are finished. The greatest 2nd on "Anglo-Chinese Relations." Chi from aloft. This was one of the chief criminal of oar age who in this twen nese women, he said, had begun to follow factors which caused British, ships to "gotieth century found a way of adding the Western fashion in regard to high heels dry" except under circumstances of great something new to the barbarities of and low necks, and, in order to be in the hardship off the Horn or the like.... olden times, the German Emperor who fuebion, some had already altered their There is no doubt that at the present fed like a poltroon in the hour of der beautiful and more comfortable dresses. moment time and money are wasted at the feat after having waged his war in The modernised ladies bad associated beginning of a voyage owing to some of the the cruellest and most savage manner, the themselves with every kind of, social members of the crew coming on board the Lord of Door who owes it to the coin- activity. Bome day, be predicted, they worse for liquor. What few people realise placence of Holland that he has so, får would come to the front as journalists, is that the average sailor can stand remark escaped the anger of his people before Gud lawyers, doctors, diplomatists, and even as ably little alcohol after long spells of and before mankind-for a whole mouth be suffragettes. The" "kow-tow" had been abstinence at sea, and that the drink that has drowned the world in a flood of ink given up since the new régimo, and the peo- sends a seaman aboard temporarily useless as for four years he drowned it in blood. ple bowed or shook hands the same as in would be only an appetiser to his brother To him perhaps it seems that the inkstaine the Western countries. Mr. Chu said he labourer. If, on the other hand, men had will wipe out the richer hue. An imperial himself preferred the self-handshaking a reasonable amount of liquor day by day, play actor, he wished once more to appear custom He criticised kissing, and declar they would not, as at present many of them upon the scene and, bimself the hangman, be ed that the old custom of kissing hands was do, think of nothing but drink as soon as wished to play for once the role of victim. much better than kissing on the mouth, by they are paid off
"If history judges him on his memoirs, reason of its being more bygienic.
What was formerly the great it will be more severe in condemnation Chinese students came to Great Britain difficulty, stowage, would not matter in then even if judgment is based on what he to learn, and went home to apply what they these days of short voyages and numerous did on his own responsibility during his learnt to Eastern conditions. Évory mom-ports of call at which stocks could reign. His confession is not only a tisque ber of the Forem Club, he was told, was be replenished. The cost would not be very of carefully woven lies, an unconvincing writing either a play or a novel, and he large to the shipowner, and would be more collection of tittle tattle which does not appealed to dramatists to treat Chira more than repaid by greater efficiency. Some go for a moment bear analysis, but it reveals fairly and candidly. The Chinese were so far as to maintain that it would make such mediocrity of spirit and such vulgarity very much as the Westerners, although they a wonderful difference in the outlook of of soul that if among the last of his looked different, but that was about all Merchant Jack," and that if a ship's followers there remained any who still They were a reasonable people, and could be company were going about its work in a believed in bis personal prestige, these on good terms with the English. That reasonably contented frame of mind huge pages of desperate banality and obildish country was not crumbling to pieces. The sums would be saved in the course of a year. argument must have ruined forever their Chinese had been at the business of nation-There may be something in this contention. conception of their former Emperor. making many centuries before some of the It is very certain that the shipowners who It was not a wait like prines with rastë Western countries Etarted on it, and they have paid most attention to their men haye" were only adapting modern conditions to found it to be well worth their while, but it their national life.
would not do to be too optimistic on the subject.
BODLEIAN MISTAKE.
FIRST FOLIO BOLD FOR A FEW SHILLINGS
COTTON GROWING IN AUSTRALIA.
GREAT PROSPECTS.
dreams of conquest who raled Germany for eight and twenty years: it was a little fellow playing a role too big for him and in whose composition foolish pride far outbalanced those qualitics essential for the completion of those great schemes to which that pride aspired."
After reviewing briefly some of the most glaring shortages in the memoirs The Temps concludes
New Yoax, Deember 12th. sub-committee, recommending exemp
The death has occurred of Mr. John vious British policy, he thought it would tion from compulsory disinfection of wool be better to give the words he used at the and hides of qnimals of countries where Wanamaker, founder of the celebrated
Dr. Arthur Fracet Cowley, Librarian conference with regard to the question of the raw material has not caused cases of stores. He was Postmaste General frora
anthrax in an importing country during 1659-93.
of the Bodleian Libraryy Oxford, one of
̈“Now that he has had his say, let this European Allied debts, namely it would five years, unless anthrax spores are
the chief speakers at the conference of
SYDNEY, November 1st...
refugee of Doorn rest dentinitely in silence, not be right to effect such a settlement bacteriologically discovered in the raw material; also of countries where nd
the Library Association which concluded The British cotton delegation which which is so much to his own interest- that Britain alone of the Allies would endemic anthrax exists Bong tho
A letter from a lady th long expert Cardiff in mail wock, sald at the has returned from Queensland and has His d fence has served simply to confirm virtually pay the indemnity, but it was animals or which have applied strict ence of domestic conditins and public Bodleian Library they got rid of no traversed a part of Northern New South his guilt. It has definitely fixed the
thing.
Wales, is enthusiastic over the immense world's opinion of the intellectual and fair to consider the whole amount obtain measures for stamping out any outbreak aire, Baga: Englandis not at all a
at its source.
pleasant place everyone less happy and there for all time, and it would be
Whatever they received was deposited possibilities of cotton cultivation, a moral value of the personality of the able from Germany and say: "As you
less well off by reason the war great dangerous, avon if they had the power, Chamber of Agriculture and at a throus room, with the prestige of a crown At a public celebration given by the ex-emperor. Bemote from the world in the are not getting all you expected from Ger
difficulties still with retard to housing to discard or to refuse to receive any festivity given by the Millions Club, the and soeptre, he could create the illusion of and rents very high: Frow of food have thing. For instance," he said, "when delegates declared that ection was pro being somebody, a force, a symbol. Been many we must reduce our claims." There
fallen but not as much sa one thought the First Folio of Shakespeare was sent ducible at a lower rate than in the pear at hand in the light of these pages, they should considering to fall in wages to us in 1623 we received the copy in United States, and that solentific white which for all their lies show something of Sterling on New York is now 4.694. freightage and in some meterkin. We sheets and bound it. In 1664 we had a labour would accomplish more than finality, the Government would be willing The continued riso occasions surprise still quer from overcroyded ennibuses, newer edition. This was, therefore, black labour in the world, but block head.
ay his nature, one finds that he was nothing in is a frightful strugghh to g in and thought a better edition, and so the first to run a cortaia risk of finally not receivThe movement is probably partly con- then we have to stand ur:f the sreets are folla was zoki probably for a very few could work a farm of one hundred to 1501 But, oven so, thin blockhead must never
A man and wife with a few children Eng sa much from the Allies and Germany nected with special operations,
Storling on Canada is 4.653. The post lined with beggars and there a very shillings. All ton of it was lost for acres and produos cotton as low as three be allowed to forget that he has been Britain might have to pay America, ponement of the Reparations Conference great deal of genuise distress yet in 140 years, until in 1906 it unexpectedly half-pouco a pound, a price at which no condemned by the whole civilized world an but it would be foolish to make such a is a restraining influences on Continental spite of all this unemployment it is not emerged from a country-house library competition need, be feared. The State the great war criminal, and that if he han mension if the whole question were to currencies, the French frano being easy to obtain servants and thoseone does and was identified with complete cer- Government entertained the delegation not been hanged in the Tower of London, quoted at 65.10, the Belgian frase at 70.65 get know very little which natually does ❘tainty. It was thom bought back by so lumelon at the Parliament buildings. as- was promised him, he cone the less be re-opened.
And marks at 38,500.
not add to the enso of hoɑackterog!?! the Library for £3,000.”
one if they saw some chance of a com- ̈plate = settlement with a prospect of
A CONTINUED RISE.
LONDON, December 19th.
-།
Amer.
remains dishonour.d and accursed.”