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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.
[IKROVON HEUTER'S ‘ÀGENOT-}
REPARATIONS PAYMENTS.
PROPOSED ‘SURVEY OF GERMAN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.
New York, December 21st, Mr. Julius Barnes, President of the United States Chamber of Commerce,
FARLIER CABLES,
FRENCH PACIFIC
POSSESSIONS,"
UNIFICATION URGED.
PARIS, December, 1st
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23RD, · 1912.
In the Chamber, during a debate on the Colonial Estimates, the Reporter,· M.
FAR EASTERN CABLE, DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA'S
NEWS.
„ĮTEROVOM KEDTEA'S ADRNUX-]
MILITANT WOMEN - COTTON-MEL,
OPERATIVE*
RESOURCES...
PEKING TO CALOUTTA.
GENERAL PEREIRA'S ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY.“
THE SAILOR'S SMOKN.
SHOULD THE SHIPPER TAKE A SINO BRITISH CO-OPERATION.
PROFIT ON TOBACCO↑
LONDON, December, Alst- A Calcutta telegram of December tih
Questions have been saked in the House furnishes detalls of the itinerary of General of Cominous as to the profits which some In the course of a
Speech at a dinner. Pereira of which Reuter sent us a very short shipunasters see it to make on the tobacco which they obtain duty-free and which as the Overseas Chinese Society, Mr. Chao
they retail to the men under their com mand and, as was to be expected, the de nothing in the matter, says the Journ of Commerce As far as official interference is concerned the matter must rest there, time there is no getting
Archimbaud, citing the Washington Con.MILL OFFICES WRECKED AT POOTUNG Haim Chu (Chinese Charge d'Affairs) sald who set out to journey from Peking to Board of Trade has replied that it can
forence in support of his contention that the Pacific was becoming the economic centre of the world, "delared that France ought to ensure her position there. Ho
that helping China set her house in order would not only benefit China, but would
SHANGHAI, December 22nd. Owing to a 40 cent due being imposed
claims entire credit for the movement to urged the unification of French posses (by the foreman, two hundred women's help keep China's door open for and certainly never before by 1.000 way from the fact that the system is not
signs in the Pacific under one High Com-employés of the Handah Cotton Mill at international trade, which would benet Indo-China, of whose rapid progress Pootung (Shanghai) attacked and wreck the world generally, and Great Britain striking evidence had been set forth, ed the mill offices, despite resistance by particularly. The more China's resource were developed the greater would be the the male staff reinforced by a fire hoes.
sarvey German economic conditions which he states is due to American initiative.
He has pledged his organisation to sup-
missioner and said he was of opinion that
shpold aid the Pacific Coloties finan cially.
port any action the Government may take towards this meet important world-wide M. Sarraut, Minister for the Colonics,The women were subsequently routed by benefit to Great Britain, question involved in the reparations endorsed the last suggestion. Reforring
to the smallness of the French Colonialļa” detachment of police with carbines Army, he mentioned that the Govern
which wore snatched from policemen. ment did not approve General Mangin's plan for the establishment of a coloured Several male employés, including the Army:
offending foreman, were injured.
Boltlement.
FRENCH SENATE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE:
PARIS, December 21st After a speech by Premier Poincare, on the question of reparations, the Senate passed a motion of confidence in the Government.
EARLIER CABLES.
PROPOSED NEW BASIS.
NEW YORK, December 21st.
"FEDERATED INDIAN
REPUBLIC."
A BOLSHEVIST VISION.
LONDON, December 21st.
The mill has been closed.
ELECTION OF CHINA'S PERMIER.
DR. WANG WİLL ACT PENDING COMPLETION.
PEKINO, December 22nd.
A programme for adapting Bolshevisni to Indian conditions has been prepared for submission to the Indian National
Directing attention to the fact that the Congress at Caya next week by M. Nten days for which he had promised to Roy, notorious Indian Communist, "The Associated Press London corres-living in Berlin. He claims complete act as Premier had expired, Dr. C. T. pendent states that it is understood the national independence and the establish- Wang yesterday formally tendered his United States, at the request of the ment of a Federated Republic of India. Corman Trade Commission, of which vested in the National Assembly, which
The sovereignty of the people is to be resignation.... Herr Cona is the heady has begun will be the supreme authority, negotiations with France and Great Britain with a view to the appointment of a commission of American business mea for fixing a new basis of reparation pay ments. It is stated that Britain's con- seat to such a plan has already been transmitted to Washington, and an early reply from Fradee is expected.
It is understood that the proposal reached the United States Government through the United States Chamber of Commerce, which was asked by Herr
commission, headed by Mr. Hoover, to visit Germany and impartially survey the financial and economic situation.
A SOLUTION POSSIBLE.
THE USUAL PROGRAMME.
The programme attacks not only the and employers generally, and the alleged Government but also landlords, traders, grievances of the masses are exploited merely in the interests of the revolution- ary movement,
PROGRESS AT LAUSANNE. A THORNY QUESTION SETTLED.
LAUSANNE, December 21st. before yesterday's meeting has been re- efore yesterday aprehension prevailing
question of the Straits has virtually been settled, and it is hoped the remaining disputed questions will be settled in a similar spirit of conciliation and com- promise, and that a final treaty will be concluded by the second or third week of January,
REBEL INFESTED İRELAND,
-
DESTRUCTIVE IRREGULAR
TACTICS.
The President has not yet replied, but it is understood that Dr. C. T. Wang will continue to act antil the election of Chang Shou Tseng is completed.
ترجم
BRITAIN'S SHARE OF THE BOXER INDEMNITY.
TO BE DEVOTED TO MUTUAL BENEFIT OF BRITAIN AND CHINA,
PEXING, December 27th Reuter's correspondent learns that the British Government has decided, in prin-
the British share of the Boxer Indemnity to purposes mutually beneficial to China and Great Britain.
Pending an official communication to this effect, the Chinom Government has been informally notified of the intention of the British Government.
空
POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
SUGGESTED.
LONDON, December 21st/
LONDON, December 21st. It is understood that the British Government has not been approached by the United States regarding any proposal to form a commission of American busi nesë mes, as mentioned earlier, or other fresh reparations proposals, but there is
LONDON, December gist. good reason to believe that certain in are warring against the road and railway Irregulars infesting the Louth district formal suggestions have been made to traffic. They held up the Belfast-Dublin
The Times Mudken correspondent, în Franco through the Ambassador at Wäsh. mail train six miles south of Dundalk an article, suggests that, no better use laat "aight and ordered the passengers ington, probably advocating a reconvoca-out. They then sprinkled the coaches with would be found for portion of the Boxer tion of the International Bankers' Com- petrol and switched the blazing train on Indemnity, than the endowment of a mission. It is thought if the Commission 12, the up-line; where it ran full-speed number of post-graduate scholarships, reassembled under the present modified towards Dromin and collided with a conditions. a solution of the impasse Dublin boaring munitions for the Free
goods train, with an armed engine from tenable in Great Britain by Chinese ight be found.
State forces at Dundalk Both trains students from the Straits Settlements and were derailed, and the wreckage barned for hours, constant explosions making, it
Hongkong, dangerous to approach.
LATEST ÖABLES.
LAND AND SEA ARMAMENTS. BUGGESTED CONFERENCE OF THE POWERS.
WASHINGTON, December 21st. Benator Borah has introduced amendment in the Senate, to the Naval Appropriations Bill, requesting President Harding to call a conference of the Powers
A huge quantity of parcels and letters from Ulater to England was destroyed. Special trains relieved the passengers, who spent hours on the line in freesing cold.
LOSS OF THE “CLAN GORDON."
CHINA'S GREATEST NEED. He emphasises that China's greatest and he says he is sure there are many need at present is trasport facilities,
Chinese engineering students in Hong kong and the, Straits Settlements who
As far as her foreign trade was con- ertod be folt confident that both coun tree were looking for harmonius operation.
Carefully
Brigadier General George Pereira, CB, Calcutta
of Lhasa, arrived in Co by way Calcutta a few days ago, states the wire, completing a journey that has never before bean done as far as is known by any man
white bat the sme journey was one of over miles. General Pereira traversed over half idea! and that it makes a matter that this on foot tand the strain has been so severe
night yell bo looked into rather that he is now in a Nursing Home in by all concerned. It is very certain dat back of his laft calf and he thinks he will unreasonable profit out of tobacco and Calcutta. There clots of blood at the
some master mariners make quite ap baya to remain in bed for two or three weeks, such like, while others are so scrupulous This has altered his plans somewhat, for to their subordinates General Pereirs had intended to proceed to voyage at a loss through spoil finish the spoiling, weight. Delhi soon after his arrival and next journey and other causes. Perhaps the majority to Burma.
think that it is a fair balance to charge just enough to
to give them their own smok- ing during
the voyage free of AN ESTABLISHED PRACTI must be admitted that it is certain to be a Tăia i practice is so well established that it discult job to affect any change in it, but ata the same time there are one or two pointa that might well be considered and kept view. One of the most important factors in the economical and efficient running of a ship is discipline, and anything that could must be suspect, no matter what interests are involved. One's first thought in con- nection with the sale of tobacco and other does any harm to the discipline commodities by the master is whether
of his ship's if ao, to what extent. Cer From Peking to General. Pereira, could chespen his authority in the eyes of his men,
company, and, tainly the man who reckons to make a very Lhasas it is 2,000 miles as good profit on the voyage cannot fail to nat journey in so direct a manner. He and he must decide for himself whether the journeyed by train to Tientsin and to Taiyuen proft he has made will stone for the trouble and to Taiyuenfu and then travelled by cart to which he has been put. Then the owners to Shansi. After crossing the Wangho he must, tot up costs and decide whether the travelled partly by train to
met General Wapeifu, whg, where personal profits of the master have made at the time of any difference through the work got out of the centre of a the crow,
An Englishman representative visiting General Pareira on Saturday found him in bad busy with maps. The General said his foot was frequently painful during the journey but it was never of a kind to provent him from continuing his journey, On arrival st Gangtok, however, be to bed. The journey Gangtok to Calentta was made by motor car and train
General Pereira "left Peking in
CHINESE STUDENTS EULOGIZED. Sir Alfred Ewing (Vice-Chancellor University of Edinburgh) said the num ber of Chinese students in Edinburgh trus
from
University was approximately one perhavin 1991. He knows Peking very well possibly do it harm in any way whiter
cent of the whole number. He wished the other ninety-nine per cent, were as good as the Chinese. No body of students
WDS
Chinese students were not overlooking so completely satisfactory; but
the fact that they represent a civilisation which has played a great part in the history of the world, and might be des- tined to play an even greater part in the
future.
THE RUSSIAN REFUGEËS.
ANOTHER RED" PROMISE,
SHANGHAI, December 2nd. The Soviet Government, through Mission in Peking, has offered Admiral Stark and the refugees at Woosung full
waters and hand over all naval and other property belonging to the Soviet.
The refugees are still held at Woosung owing to the Chinese authorities refusal to allow them to land, due to lack of employment in Shanghai.
INCREASED CHINESE POSTAL BATES.
been Military Attaché st, the Embassy there for several years preceding the great war. He had also been attached to a Chinese regiment prior to 1900 and and a Charan 1000, being slightly
wounded in the campaign.
APPALLING MOUNTAIN CLIMB
AT COST PRICE.
in
this
มษย
be the meeting (last year) was big movement in China. General Peraira vinted Sianfu, the old capital of China, and It may be said that it is stretching the climbed She Hwashan, which is one of the point a little to think that the opinion of the five
sacred
mountains of China The climb men would make very much difference anys appalling
The mountain consists of how, but careful investigation carried out by great rucks all twisted and steep zig-zag one or two first-class companies has shown
wind patha
cat that it is a factor well worth taking into into the rocks in the form of irregular serious consideration, and one that
upward. The paths are cat
very considerable effect on the staps, some of which are a foot or two have away from each other, and to the sides economy of the ship. If the captain makes of these paths are precipitous
biggish profit out of his men he puts drope of 2,000 and more feet. The
self into something like the position Numerous small as other folk, expects the shopkeeper to was one of the treat him with a certain amount of respect. said General The result of this rather puzzled state of mind is that the captain loses a good deal of the respect that is his by right, and the very natural objection which the scaman bas to being overcharged
a really serious
temples there
are scattered.
climbs Pereira; it afforded a most magnificant view. General Pereira next entered the notorious province of Shansi, which with its neighbour Szechuan, are the two most brigand-infested provinces of China. Ingroase.
ons" of these provinces there are rolmoral why the seaman should expect any man
•hing are he may havs his tobacco at net cost price,
in an utter state
| ACTION BY GOVERNOR OF SUNGKIANG.
AND " SHANGHAI,
These
Bu
As a matter of fact, there is no reason to be 50,000 brigands. Just before Pereira went through some brigands or company to go to a lot of trouble that captured a missionary
do not and it is only reasonable that he should the
Peking It is
is pay a reasonable
for it. The best to get through these plan seems to be to copy the example -provinces unless you make some arrange set in some first-class cargo vessels and ment with the brigands. General Pereira let the chief steward do the selling on visited the magistrate, who discussed the bahalf of the owners. As a reputable firm matter with brigands, and General Pereira does not went to make ha pence of was able to proceed unmolested.
At out of ita, see the balance might Changta was about the worst spot. Just well go to some seamen's charity, then which General Pereira vinted for some beyond Chungtu lie a
it was bitterly cold and he had his foot
nobody would have any complaint at all. a range of mountains shooting. He found delightful sport, bat frost-bitten and was laid up for a month.
SHANGHAI, December $1st. The Military Governor of Sungkiang and Shanghai, General Ho Feng Lin, stated at a meeting to-day that the new rantable and wore, causing considerable postal and telegraph rates were unwar- hardship to people. Ha announced that the old rates would again come into fores with his jurisdiction.
· POSTAL COMMISSIONER'S THREAT,
it is assorted, is threatening to close The Postal Commissioner, Mr. Shields,
the Chinese Telegraph Administration is down the Post Offices in his district, but
announcing a renewal of the former
rates,
́ ́" TREKKING ACROSS, TIBET..
1
Amne-Machin, commonly marked in maps se a range but it is only a solitary mountain.
covered with snow. It may be any height, It lay in a bend of the Yellow River and rose to a great height. It was completely it may possibly even be the highest mountain in the world for the height has never scientifically been measured.
-ARRIVAL AT LEASSA
few
S.0.0.0.N.Y, SECURES DAMAGES."would, after graduating, be glad to study NAVY'S OIL IN THE WAR. is inhabited by a great many mahomed across Tibet. down to Gyantze, which is
OPENINGS IN CHINA FOR PICKED
MEN.
the
a region of Chins which is full of Tibetan A journey was next made into Tachienin, tribes. General Pereirs from hero worked his way northwards through more country inhabited by Tibetan tribes and so up the main river into Kwan Here
and is the biggest Tibetan Princo in North-Eastern Tibet General Pereira soya met the Prince Chorri, who has a vast tract of territory under his jurisdiction After this appalling journey across the province. The Prince is an old friend it was a relief to get into Jekando, where of General Pereira's and the General he found a
Here he met spent a very pleasant time shooting. From Madam Neel, French, Buddhist here the General went on to Singinglu, which who was the only European General LONDON, December 21st,
Pertira met rond making and other municipal önter-
his entire journey under Ma-Chi (Ma is the to consider economic questions, and also York has recovered £97,982 and costs in.
The Standard Oil Company of New prises in Great Britain.
LATE LORD, NORTHCLFFE'S BOLD Mahomedana do not hit it off with their British trade centre. After crossing
Mahomedan families in Kwanan). The the reduction of land and sea armaments. the Court of Session at Edinburgh from
ACTION.
neighbours and there are endless brawls Xangtzekiang the country was diferent. The amendment is apparently designed the Clan Line in respect of a cargo of
General Pereirs proceeded to Tangar, which was in cultivation. General Pereira
valleys were clothed with trees, barley to replace the Appropriation Committee's oil and paraffin wax on board the Gian
"A little of the secret history of the war is the starting point of all caravans scross for forty days at Chainbdo aimendment, requesting President Hard China, which was lost in a smooth sea on phone
Gordon, proceedling from Now. York to
Similarly, the Government, postal, tele is revealed in the November issue of The Tibet. At Tangar General Pereira engaged permission to enter Lhassa, for the ing to call a new, naval disarmament con- July 30th, 1920,
and telegraph administrations world's Work. It is contained in a letter interpreters for the great journey, bought 18 for the messenger was one of 700 miles
which the late Lord Northcliffe wrote on had to make his own, saddles and then set Tibet and some of the very few bridges there and five horses, & quantity of supplies way. This was a year of record floods in ference
The plaintifs alleged that the master could offer openings to picked men, who August 18th, 1917, to Mr. Walter B. Page, out for the great trek across North-Eastern are across rivers safered Generai Pereira improperly emptied two water ballast would return to their native country im- than the American Ambassador to the Tibet Tangar is like any other caravan found the bridge across the Balween in tanks, thus altering the ship's equili
Court of St. James. brium, so that a quick turn of the helm bued with the sound traditions of the
Lord Northelife was at that time British Flemish Place. General Pereirs met some damaged state and had to proceed westwards caused her to heel over and sink. -.
British Civil Service, coupled with a here
leather The
coracles which is the method letter was written from Manchester-by-the rat mine days were not unpleasant go- Tibet, even the broader ones which are M. CLEMENCEAU'S LECTURES. technical knowledge of some special sab-Son, Massachusetts.
ttrek started last May. The employed for crossing most rivers in great SUBPLUS OF $90,000 DEVOTED TOject, and it should not be difficult to also
In great privacy," he says, "let me telling. General Pereira met number of 80
The track, suited only to pack fumble 0 yards wide. South-east is nomads.
mountains you of an enormous responsibility that was animals, lay across grassland, but on the The entire going was up and down. and valleys. Arrange admission for a number of these placed on my shoulders one midnight, in tenth day out they left the grassland and There was not a flat spo endowed students to factories in Grant the form of a desperate cable from A. J. B. the nomads behind them and for the next General Pereira wa made most welcome. spot as Lhasan. Britain.
(Mr. Balfour) as to the immediate putting seven or eight days saw not a troe nor He satired there last October and stayed of our fleet out of action owing to an sp
blade of grass nor passed another human in Lhasan for about ten days as the guest "A WISE AND GRACEFUL ACT.”
parently muddenly discovered great shortage
being. of oil, I had only been-here for a few met a caravan from whom they LONDON, December 21st
the Commander-in- eighteen dying, but later they' Chief of the
The Com Commenting on the announcement from das allerdy scarce here. I knew that anmials and can stand the cold much has a daughter in school in Darjeeling.
bút long enough to know that such
mander-in-Chief is a young man some yaks, which are
He is learing Englis and Peking, to the effect that Great Britain that cable, if disclosed, would cause such a better. The remaining males were by this He was moet friendly in his welcome of had decided to devote the Boxer Inden jump in the oil market sa had never been time not only unable to carry any loads General Fereifa and made him his guest nity to purposes mutually bercint to know. I was up bright and early I can but even without loads they were slower than the burdened, yaka and a halt had both countries, the Times says that this
A little cautions pussyfooting as to the to be called every four or five days
to rest the mules, North-Eastern there order HM the King has received Admiral is a wise and graceful act of farseeing oil fuel situation brought, no comfort Tibet is a region of tremendous winds situated in most pleasant The bank is permitted to deal in foreign Sir Alexander Ludovic Duff, upon his statesmanship, and deduces that the great demand, small supply nothing doThe weather in most changeable at one of these villas is occupied by the Dalaf in all six or seven villas each grounds. One currencies and precious metals. These relinquishing his appointment as com- transactions have hitherto been restricted mander-in-chief of the China station.
money will be spent on the education of and finally called up the Standard 0 minutes later it may be pouring with ball Potala. The only modern road in Tibet Ing. I read and re-read that telegram, minate the sun may be shining and two Lams who does not now live in the to the Soviet State Bank.
Chinese under British auspices
head man. We met, and I gave him the quarter of an hour later there may be
rans from the Potala "to" "this suburb. Moat Secret inscription. He read it there was heavy rain at cable to read, despite its "Most Urgent, snow- and still
hour General Fereira said he was made most ine. Usully Persians ich went in Tibot. termost beautiful arter
Sun night and the alowly twice, gars it back to me, saying :
DUTCH CONSOLIDATION LOAN FIRST CHAMBER PASSES BILL
THE HAGUE, December 21st, The First Chamber of the States General has passed, without a division,' the 'Gov- fhment Loan Bill mentioned in cable messagon of 14th and 19th December,
NEW RUSSIAN COMMERCIAL BANK.
ASSISTED BY SWEDISH CAPITAL
BERLIN, December 21st,
A Russian commercink-bank, with capital of tou million gold roubles; in. which a Swedish banker is considerably interested, has been opened at Moscow.
THE BAVARIAN OUTRAGES, GERMANY APOLOGIZES.
الله
EDUCIÁTION
WASHINGTON, December 1st.
It is stated that the surplus money rooved by M. Clemenceau from his lectures and newspaper articles has been presonted to the American Field Service and for. University fellowships, and counts to twoity thousand dollars,
ADMIRAL - DUFF. RECEIVED BY HM, THE KING.
LONDON, December 21st.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S"
HOLIDAY.
LONDON, December 21st,
THOROUGHLY PRACTICAL EDUCATION ADVOCATED...
The Times is of opinion, that in order
nasure you.
100
The
Julen Buffered badly, five of Thaarong mibetan ara
of
in
said nothing whatever about price.
It can be done, it will be done. nights were moet latterly cald. I was
a
him with a villa in the best
suburb of Lhasse. In this which is the western
Are
village in which he riated deputation
vegetables &
Mr. Lloyd George has departed to to quicken the best elementa in, Chinese. Those people started in right there pant in the, middle at the day of villagers led by the a waited ón?
spend Christmas and January in Alge
OBITUARY
traditions with British ideals, not only and oil was pouring across the Atlantic with
great strides, and at a lower price than The
Bolstorm.
form of H
few
during the
plain spotted with
ith converted "Into
demands money, but careful forethought we had averaged over here. They could in fact as well-above 12,00÷feet fairly familiasts
PARIS, December 21st, Advices from Berlin state that the aima and requirements of the Conferencel Ambasadors, as regards apologies for the Passau and other, incidenta, mentioned yesterday's cable memages, have
been fulfilled or constitutionally Hobbins, former manager of the Pres thoroughly practical, and given, as
SIR EDMUND ROBBINS.
London, December 21st, The death is announced of Bir Edmund
Association
The land lies in ment
with gifts, bringing
quantities that his roơng, wha such
Covent Garden Parerio fressat--all. From Lihassa the journey to Calcutta lay route. At Gyantze whole of his journey
and at Tatung them are "British"? traile height of over $12,000 except for two there Brithik Realdent descents to 10,000 when he entered alleys. presidency General Perales came by way of From the east during this great journey Kalimpong in to Caloutta moral Pereirs saw it was visibly for
"days and could be seen
and intimate sympathy, the conditions have squeezed 1 millions out of 10 our / 4orces #libeb General Pereira was at 12 Gantok, the captial of Bikkim,
trouble if they had chosen, When thanked them they merely remarked be It's our war as well as yours.
for which are already present, and do clares that thế ednestion
aa possible, in the country teel!!
farmagine the panic at No. 10 if they had
known that I had disclosed that cable to „„the oil ammirr Hlery #2
General Pereira is now in his 68th year. He was the Grenadier Chnärde and aw service both win the Bouth. "African- and