FINANCIAL BLOCKADE OF
GERMANY.
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUHR VALLEY.
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BELLIGERENT TURKS.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 1983.
"LATEST DARLES.
LAUSANNE CONFERENCE.. BRITISH PUBLIC BECOMING
RESTIVE AT DELAYS..
LONDON, January 1st.
COTTON PRODUCTION. FAR EASTERN CABLE
INDIAN LEGISLATION, FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT.
Assembly.
DKI, January 9lat. A Bill for creating a fund for improv ing and developing cotton growing, “in The prolongation of the Lausanne Con-India is being introduced into the ferenco which has already been in session: for two months, with the end not yet in sight, is a subject of comment Editorials in the London newscapers declare that the British public is becoming restive at The French Authorities obtained 13,300 the delays, and also disquioted by th tans of coal to day
COMMENTS ON THE “CRITICAL SITUATION" IN EUROPE.
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LATEST CABLES. [THROWAN RAUTER'S "AGINOY;]·
SITUATION IN THE RUHR DISTRICT. GERMAN BANKERS RESENT FINAN
OIAL ** BLOCKADE."
Essay, January 20th. In consequence of the continued French occupation of the branch of the Reichsbank private banks have closed, sunouncing that they will not open while the Reichsbank is "blockaded," Business thus rapidly coming to a standstill. The Reichsbank remains open, but the staff have refused to work under French bayoazta, but provision has already been made for the payment of miners' wages.
It is reported that the Director of Postal Services has been imprisoned for refusing to obey French military orders.
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LONDON, January 20th. Telegrams from the Rhineland show that the seizure of the branches of the Beichsbank has been general throughout the occupied territory. The measures are nacribed to the efforts of German bankers to remove their funds to the interior. CONFISCATION OF BANK FUNDS
CAUSES DISLOCATION.
BERLIN, January 20th
Essex, January 20th. The Miners' at Moelled have resumed work following the withdrawal of French troope Four of the arrested officiale have been released:
absence of Lord Curron from London at a time of acute crisis, in, foreign 'policy. ̈. The Morning Post points out that no slution has yet been reached on the three vital questions of Mosul, Capitulation, and finance, while the intentions of the Turks as regards Thrace and "Anaya are surrounded with mystery.
"TRADE AGREEMENT.
ARRANGED BETWEEN OZFCHO- SLOVAKIA AND HOLLAND,
THE HAGUE, Jaquary 20th, A trade agréement has been signed be tween" the Netherlands and Csecho- Slovakia, based on the principle of reci. Procal and the treatment.
most
favoured nation
DEBT FUNDING.
The Tinics demands the immediate cons Eletion of the draft of the Treaty of BRITISHI COMMISSION BETURNS and Greeks for signature or rejection. Peace and its presentation to the Turks
Eday, January 90th. Simultaneously "with the arrest of Herr| Thyssen, jun, and others, the French demanded the production of statistics from the Steinkohl. Company. The
The Daily Telegraph says it is casen- officials of the company refused the intial to set a time-limit to the discussions. formation and struck.
Leader writers draw attention to reports that Mustapha Kemal has recently been specchifying and inspecting troops in the vicinity of Constantinole, and the menac. ing nature of his utterances, namely, de manding the surrender of Mosul and da. claring that Turkey's armies are stronger than ever, and able to realisa national aspirations if Europe fores Turkey into
The Postmaster at Essen and the heal of the tolegraph construction works have boen arrested in consequence of their refusal to obey French orders.
Several mine strikes were declared when the French soldiers appeared, but the majority were short lived NEWSPAPERS COMMENT ON THE
"CRITICAL SITUATION." As regards the critical nature of the altun tien in Europe the fanchester Guardian Ays the French exploitation of Stare trests, and the attachment of the Rhine land Customs bring the French into the Fritish occupied area, where the British are responsible for order and cannot and aside in the event of disorders. The Manchester Guardian urges the Gov. ernment to consider steps to prevent a situation arising in which, neutrality, will be no longer tenable.
The Governor of Duesseldorf has writ ton to Ceneral Denvigace stating that confiscation of the funds of the Reichs-
Boys, January 20th: The Giornale d'Italia hopes that Great bank branches will result in the wages of officials and workmen being completely Britain will support any possible attempt stopped, thus endangering public order. at conciliation or mediation with Italy,
AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS "TN-in connection with the Rubr.
CREASINGLY CRITICAL."
LONDON, January 20th.
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HOME.
Niw York, January 20th. The British Debt Funding Commission has left for Home
SUCCESSFUL” HELIOCOPTER
RISES THREE FEET FROM GROUND.
DAYON, OHIO, January 20th, A helicopter, containing two men, in- The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic corvented by a Rumanian named Dobothemt, three feet from the respondeat saya that Mustapha Kemal's successfully 1000 speeches coincide with the intensified ground. campaign of recruiting in East Thrace, and the indications that preparations are being made for the transport of troops from the Asiatic to the European side of the Straits ·
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FUTURE WAR.
FRENCH PREPARATIONS.
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PARI January 20th. A 6.000 ton submarine, capable of car- rying several hundred men, has been de signed for the French Naval Ministry. It is intended to be used to transport troops from Africs to France in the case of the Mediterranean, being controlled by hostile feels în à future war.
The Daily Telegraph, states that all the NEW YORK, January 20th.. An increasingly critical view of the cutral members of the League of Na- occupation at the Rahr is evident in some tips are fully supporting the proposal"THE
to submit the Franco-German crisis newspapers, notably the World, which says it is poonomic sabotage, more to the forthcoming Council of the League Meliberately violent and destructive than of Nations..
any action ever undertaken by a civilised GERMAN WORKMAN SHOT BY nation in peace timu,
GERMAN MINING MAGNATES
UNDER ARREST.
Essex, January 20th." Herr Thysen, jun., Herr, Tengelmann and four other mixing magnates have been arrested and taken to Duesseldorf.
Essen, January 20th. Herr Fritz Thyssen and the other magnates who are under arrest will be! tried at Mayence on January 22nd.
Further arresta include the Director of State Railways in the Essen district, for refusing to obey French, orders.
The Governor of Wiesbaden district has been relieved of his duties and expelled 'from the district.
FRENCH SENTRY.
ESSEN, January, 30th, It is reported that the workman who allegedly threatened a French sentry at Langendrear was shot dead.
FRENCH INDO-CHINA, M. MEBLIN'S PROBABLE APPOINT- MENT AS GOVERNOR-GENERAL."
PARIS, January 20th.”
M. Merlin, Governor-General of French West Africa, will probably succeed the late M. Long as Governor-General of Indo-China.
INTERATIONAL RUGBY, ENGLAND DEFEAT WALES.
LONDON, January 20th. The Rugby International England Wales was contested at Twickenham on
and the weather was fing. England beat. Saturday. The crowd numbered 40,000 Wales by 7 to 3.
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(THROUGH REUTER's ACENOT:[ PEKING QABINET APPOINTMENTS.
CONFIRMED BY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Paxina, January goth. Wu Ching Lian presided over the House of Representatives this afternoon Fire. hundred and seven members were present. Voting for the Cabinet result. el as follows:-
Mr. Alfred Szn..... Kao Ling Wei Lin En Ynan Wu Yu Lin
SHENSI FAMINE.
PEKING CABINET. ORDERS RELIEF
MEASURES.
PEXING, January 21st. The Cabines yesterday, instructed the Finance Ministry to raise funds for the immediate relief of the Shensi people, who are suffering most severely froni inmine.
WANGTUNG-KWANGSI DISPUTE. BIG LIKELIHOOD OF HOSTILITIES.
PEKING, January Blut- In response to the Premier's telegram asking Tom Chun Henan to mediate be tween Kwangtung and Kwangai "in order to affect a compromise, Tsen haa -replied that he regrets that it is beyond bis power and ability to prevent hostilities. He suggests that the Premier should give Thus all the members of the Cabinet definite advice for arranging an Armis- are-elected.
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The Senate resolved that the Twenty- Que Demands "Are hereby declared null and void."
OFFICIAL TAMEN AT AMOY.
PRESIDENT AND CABINET RECEIVE "NOTIFICATION.
PEKING, January 20th. It is semi-officially reported that Liu Kuang Hsiung has advised the President and Cabinet that he has established an official yamen at Amcy,
BARRAROUS SOVIET. CONTINUES TO ILL-TREAT CHINESE.
PEXING, December 20th. Wang Hung Mion, the unofficial dele gate to Chita, has resigned ploading that he is unable to change the continued ill- treatment of the Chinese by the Russian Authorities.
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SOUTH AFRICAN TEST MATCH FINE SCORE BY ENGLAND.
DURBAN, January 19th: On the resumption of the Test match to-day, the weather was fine, and thero wore 7,000 people 'present. The wicket was an easy one. England conchuted a fine, areiting innings, which had com- menced with the loss of two wickets for two rans, with a total of 428, mainly due to the magnificent play of Mead
tice
TRENO ATR
MISSION.
TO VISIT FAR EAST.
PARIS, January 20th. Plans are being made for a French Air Hision, composed of a half-dozen pilots, to visit the East and Far East for the purpose of demonstrating the import ance of aerial navigation.
The tour will include India, the Malay States, Indo-China, China and Japan.
THE BANQUE DE L' ́INDO.CHINE.
PARIS, January 19th. An official decree has been published extending, for a year, the privilege of the Banque da Indo-Chine!
CHINESE POLICY IN TURKESTAN.
FREEDOM FROM FOREIGN DOMINATION.
LONDON, January 20th.
In a lecture before the Central Asian Somety, Lieut. Colonel Etherto (British Consul General at Kashgar) said that the fundamental principal of Chinese policy in Turkestan was freedom from foreign domination, and when that was secured they would have showed the greatest. toleration of differences of opinion.
RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA.
THEIR UNENVIABLE POSITION.
LONDON, January 20th. Sir John. Jordan referred to the unen- viable position of 300,000 Russians in Manchuria, in view of the Bolshevists
LARGEST GUN EVER CAST."
PARIS, January 20th. Reports from Angouleme state that the largest gun ever cast in France- bás been
Following over night rain the ground ompleted at the Rusile Armoal. It is was somewhat soft. A sensational start seventy feet long, weighing, with the was made by the English forward, Price, cradle and carriage, 230 tons. Its who after mising a drop kick at goal, try, near the expected that the gun will hurl a 40 followed up and scored"
The match was resumed csationaly this kilogram shell over ninety kilometers post within a few seconds from the start It will be used for coastal defence. of the match Conway failed to convert morning, and by lunch the more stood
with the easiest of spot kicks. Wales then at 298 ruas for 6 wickets. The crowd scrapping the treaties with China.“ He the line-out, barracked Mead and Mann, who together said Chine was vory suspicious of the INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES, atsaked, and, from
Cornish ran beautifully and sent to added 164 for the sixth wicket. Marn Moscow Government, and would prob COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION Michael who registered a try, but compiled 84 runs, including two sixers ably insist on the settlement of some Mead's total was the other outstanding questions before re- Jenkins did not convert. At the interval, and on fours "COURT INAUGURATED.
the scores stood at 3 all. At the end of splendid one of 181, knocked up in five nowing treaty relations. PARIS, January 20th thirty minutes play in the second half, hundred minutes, and his woring includ Fifteen States, including America were the English three-quarter, Smallwooded thirteen hits to the boundary, Ha Although Cachin requested to be allow-represented and seventeen others pro-drop kicked a wonderful goal from the ed to share the lot of the other Com-mised adhesion to the Commercial Ar-ball-way Haɑ munists who were arrested, he is not bitration Court, inaugurated to-day with the object of avoiding the ordinarily actually arrested.
tedious and expensive triad of interna tional disputes.
"ARREST OF COMMUNIST
DEPUTY.A
PARIS, January 20th. M. Cachin (Communist Deputy) has now been arrested and lodged in the Sunta prison,
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THE NEW FRANCO BELGIAN CURRENCY.
GERMAN OFFICIALS THREATENED WITH HEAVY PENALTIES.
Pazia, January 18th: Esses, January 20th. Fines of from fifty to a hundred million It is understood that the new Franco- marks with five years' imprisonment, Belgian currency, which is being intro have been threatened by General Degoutte duced into the occupied territories on Feb. for infraction of the proclamations order-ruary 1st, consisting of a milliard fran ing German officials" to hand over the in decimal paper money, will be guar- proceeds of the customs and the coal tax. anteed by reserve funds from the sale FRENCH MILITARY TO CONTROL Proceeds of Ruhr products.
RUHR RAILWAYS.
PARIS, January 201k. Advices from Duesseldorf state that a railway strike, as regards the transport of coal, bas begun. French military rail. waymen are being sent throughout the coalfield to ensure a continuance of the Bervices.
German Nationalist agents are busy on the Ruhr, and it is reported that socrit associations of students, and others are being formed.
"EARLIER CABLES."
FRENCH SEIZE GERMAN BANK DEPOSITS.
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INCREASING DISORGANISATION REPORTED.
BERLIN, January 19th. The Exocative Council of the Imperial Union of German Industries has decided
All the disputants are in honour bound to accept the Court's decisions.
IRISH EXECUTIONS. TRAIN WRECKERS PAY THE SUPREME PENALTY.
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FRANCE LOSE TO SCOTLAND. LONDON, Jaunary 20th. At Inveleith, in fine weather, before a crowd of 15,000, Sectland beat France by is to 3.
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gave two chances. His monumental patience and imperturbable defence were, in the circumstances, the most correct tactica The bowling WHE uniformly good, and Hall did best, taking, 4 for 105. The fielding, was for the most part ex-
cellent
South Africa had scored 10 without the lows of a wicket when stumps were drawn.
DURBAN, January 20th. The Cricket match to-day was post poned on account, of heavy rain.
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ILLIUIT OPIUM CULTIVATION.
TEMPTATION IS APPALLING."..
LONDON, January 20th.
Sir John Jordan," in a letter to the to, the Times, aphasises that the excess. output is the main cause of the abuse of narcotic drugs. He says there is a mure. ment in China to again legidis the trafe in consequence of the recrudes. conse of the cultivation of opium and the difficulty of controlling illicit trafo He concludes by saying that the templation to do so, is appaling, in view of the pre seat bankrupt condition of Peking finance, but he believes that Chinese public opin- ion will renesert itself against this licit | traffic.
The turf was in excellent condition. Scotland won the toss, and kicked with the wind. After fifty-five minutes' play, a delightful bout of passing by the Scottish three-quarters resulted in Mc. Laten forming a. try which Drysdale converted. At the interval Scoland had FRANCE AND THE WASHING LONDON, January 20th.
TON NAVAL TREATY. The four men who were convicted for scored 5 to France's mil. On the resump
LONDON, January 19th. being in possession of arme and ammunition of play, following a fine Scottish for- ward rush, Bryce registered a clever try, tion have been executed at Tralee jail
Besides the executions at Tralee, five Drysdale converting. Ten minutes from The correspondent of the ferning men have been excuted at Athlone for time Malarea scored a try which was Post at Paris says there appear good a prospecta that the French Parliament not converted; then Mureux made being in possession of arms and two at mark, and dropped a lovely goal for will ratify the whole Washington Trenty, Limerick for railway wrecking.
France. Nearing the end Liddell forced with reservations, which are not expect SOVIET DÉLEGATE'S PORPOSED VISIT atry which was not converted.
ESSEX, January 19th.
to telegraph to Herr Thyen expressing When the French seized the State mine "gratitude for the pride and manly of Bergmannsgluck, at Westerbold, the DECLARATION BY BAVARIAN AND atitude of the Rahr industrialists,"
mina official, refused to secede to the PRUSSIAN IMPERIALISTS.
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ed to be important, with regard to France's right to protect her counts and easure, communications with her colonies by means other than capital ships, and
M. Joffe (Sovies Representative) now also with regard to the definition of mer-explains that he was not actually refused chantmen in wartime and certain un-permission to land in Hongkong, but the conversations with important clauses of the agreement ro preliminary
ating to China. It is hoped all the British Legation at Peking indicated
Bged. agreements will be ratified by February that & visit from him would be discour
15th..
LEAGUE FOOTBALL. SATURDAY'S RESULTS.
LONDON, January 20th. Following are the realta in Saturday BERLIN, January 20th. Buecher, the acting chairman, declared demand to despatch coal to a particular It is officially declared that the that Germany's watchword must be to destination, whereupon the manager was Imperial Prussian and Bavarian Govern- hold out under all circumstances, and arrested and the others were ordered to League Matches. Home teame are listed
FIRST DIVISION, Similar Incidanta occurred at Reckling ments regard the decrees confiscating cus France would finally realise that M. remain in their offices day and night first.
WRITING BY: WIRELESS. ...Manchester City ...0 toms and other revenues on the Rhineland Poincare's policy was disastrous..
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The French telegraph exvico is experi ier stated that they will be vigorously London is officially denied.
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BERLIN, January 19th
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BERLIN, January-20th-
The Forwaerts states that a conference occupied territory. The British repre- of the principal Socialist and Labour sentative did not vote. bodies ananimously decided that it was
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GERMANY ARRAIGNED AT THE HAGUE.
Aberdeen ... Herr Cuno issued a manifesto to the Albion Rovers the duty of Labour to give, all appro It is semi-officially announced that the Federal Governments, in which he says Clyde priate support to the resistance being Rhineland High Commission to-day the distress of the vast majority of the Dundee. offered to the Franco-Belgian invasion, sized the deposits in the Reichsbank population has been intensified by the Falkirk though the fight against reaction must be branches in Mayence, Wiesbaden, Worms, France-Belgian invasion. All author.
Kilmarnock zizen tanoously and energetically put Bingen and Boon, and has prohibited ities must most mergetically combat
payments The general embargo was sub: gluttony, luxury and the abuse of alcohol, Motherwell GERMAN MINE WORKERS DECLARE sequently removed, but the seizure of and immediately prohibit the sale of Partick Thistle
STRIKES.
deposits in the custom and finance offices drink to yizuths, rigorously punish Third Lanark
drunkenness, introduce early closing and Esary, January 20th. is being maintained.
withdraw licences of taverns, dancing BERLIK; January 19th. The entire staff of a mine at Storkrade have struck in consequence of the Belgian ressage from Bochum as the halls, etpe
German Government has granted a first
ITALY'S REPRESENTATION TO decapation,
FRANCE advance of a milliard marks as compan EBSEN, January 20th.
LONDON, January 19th The miners in the Moeller district and sation for losses in the Rubr. Dusseldorf are already striking."
MINES TAKEN OVER
The Italian Government has informed The Mine Workers Council of the Bubr
BERLIN, January 19th:
the French had British Governments overign bas issued a manifesto demanding the A message from Eason says the seizar that Italy regards the present situation immediate release of the arreated colliery of the State mines at Buer, Westerhold in the Ruhr as being fraught with great ancials, and the freedom of the minos and Horstemscher began this morning danger, and has suggested that further otherwise, they indicate their intention The French troops occupied all the im-formble stepa be only taken after mature to strike or "go slow."
portant positions in the mines, and
PARIS, Jaanary 19th M. Cachin, the Communist member of Parliament, has been arrested.
It is reported that the derical and several mine managers were arrested and #tochnical staffe at the Stinnes Works taken to Duesseldorf.
havo' already come out.
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consideration.
BUSSO-FRENCH TRADE IN
ABEYANCE
SHANGHAI BROADCASTING. NEWS BULLETINS, MUSIC, SPEECHES, ETC.
SHANGHAI, January 20th. The China Press announces that it has arranged with the Badio Corporation of Ching to begin broadcasting on Tuesday,
· music, sending out news bulletins. speeches, etc.
[BY COURTESY OF DAILY BULLETIN"], KWANGSI TROOPS MASSING.
PERING, January 19th. The local authoritics at Nanning hare telegraphed Prendent Li Yuan Hang, Premier Chang Show Tseng, and to Parliament drawing attention to the Fact that Tang Chi Yao is massing troops on the frontier of Kwanpsi with the object of attacking General Chu Pei Teb, and they requses the Governennt, to persuade the parties to evacuate the province.
LONDON, January 19th. Renter understands that the French 0 Government has declined to agree to M. Herriot's proposals, consequently at pre sent there is no expectation of a resump tion of Franco-Russian trade.
ANOTHER "LITTLE WAR IN RUSSIA.
LONDON, January 19th. THE HAGUE, January 19th. Telegrams from Stockholm, assert that The fret omple in history of the Russian Revolutionary War Council
States arraigning another has declared the Smolensk district in
PEKING, January 10th Govereign Stats before an International state of war, and troops have been moved, Court has occurred in connection with an to the south-woel. Trains have been re According to reports from Kiangs, application Bled by Britain, France, Italy quisitioned for transports and fortifion Sun Chuan Fang has moved from the and Japan against Germany, concerning tions have been built in the Deinn dis Nanchang district towards Poochow, the latter's refusal to permit a British trict. Pontoons have been bed across and it is becoming mors evident that ho Vogel free access to the Kiel Canal in that river and reconnaissances are being intends to attempt to onet Teal Chung 1991, in accordance with the Peace made in the direction of Braalaf, which Shan. The breach between them is can-
has been occupied by the Poles
tinnally widwine, Treaty
BITUATION IN TUKIEN,