CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE RUHR OCCUPATION. FRENCH CONTEMPLATE CONTROL
OF IRONWORKS.
LONDON, February 6th. It is foreshadowed from Paris that the French, in "pursuance of the policy of fresh sagations, contemplato taking over the control of the Ruhr ironworks and kindred activities
RECRUDENCY OF GERMAN STRIKES.
* PARIS, February 8th. The railwaymen at Treves and a sum bar of other centres in the occupied terri tory, also the Rhine mariners and bar- gons have again gone on strike.
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THE FONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY STa, 1923.
LATEST CABLES.
NEAR EAST SITUATION
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LORD CURZON DEMANDS DEFINTE STATEMENT FROM TURKS.
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LONDON, February 8th.
It is understood that under no circum.
stancos will Lord. Cupon return to Lausanne, except for the sole purpose of signing the treaty, and with a Turkish guarantee not to restars further negotia-
'LATEST CABLNY.
MEXICAN OIL GRANT.
HANDED
OVER TO MEXICAN COMPANY:
MEXICO CITY, February 6th. Nowapaper reports state that President Obregon has granted a concession of a tract, of Federal territory to the National Railway, is the first step in the GovDID- ment's programme to keep the national resources in Mexican, instead of Foreign
hands.
The concession is virtually the same as bions.
that granted to the Los Angeles syndir The Morning Post's Lausanne correscate, which was allowed to lapse. pondent states that Lord Curzon has tele graphed to Ismet Pasha, demanding the exact conditions on which he is prepared
to sign the treaty,
ISMET SAYS NO RUPTURE HAS OCCURRED.
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LAUSANNE, February 6th. Prior to his departure, Ismet Pasha stated that no rupture of the conference had been notified, and he did not ron sider that a rupture had occurred. He would return in three weeks' time.
"EARLIER CABLES.
FRENCH OCCUPY MORE TERRITORY.
Essex, February 6th.' An authoritative German quarter states. a French column has occupied. that Lennep, Bergborn and Krebsors to the LORD CURZON ADHERES TO ALLIED south of Elberfeld and Barman..
SOLIDARITY.
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[A cable memage dated December 23rd stated that, according to a statement by the Los Angeles Times President Obregon had granted to a group of Los Angeles business men and oil operators a conces
sion of eleven million acres on the onst coast of Mexico, adjoining the rich Tam- pico and Tuxtam oilfields
The newspaper understood that the concessionaires wore willing to work the feld under the terms of Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution, which the old com- panica considered confiscatory, "and which was the Chief issue between President Harding and President Obregon, pre- venting the United States from recognis ing the Mexican . Government.]
U.S. IMMIGRATION · LAWS.
NO DISCRIMINATION "AGAINST ORIENTALS.
FÅR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
(THROUGH KEDTEE'S AGENCY.]
CHINESE EDITOE'S ARREST.
LEADS TO PROTEST BY"
JOURNALISTS.
FIXING, February 7th. The police, our Saturday, arrested Iân Chao Yang, editor of the Asiatic News Agency, allegedly on the written request of Lu. Kun: (Cabinet Secretary).
Fifty journalists yesterday called on the Premier and protested against the arrest of Lin Chao Yang, alleging that the arrest was not effected on a regular warrant,
The Premier aromised to refer the matter to the Judicial Courts, and the journalists withdrew, but they are not satisfied and intend to revisit the Premier to-day..
PEKING FINANCES.
REPRESENTATIVES CONSIDER... EMERGENCY LOAN..
PEKING, February 8th The House of Representatives sat in committee this alternoon to consider details of the Twelfth Year Emergency Loon.
KIÄNGSI GOVERNORSHIP.
HSIEH YUAN HAN RESIGNS.
"FUTURE OF THE TICAL.
BANGKOK MERCHANTS AND- EXOHANGE QUESTION,
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OVERSEAS SETTLEMENT.
A RATIONAL SOLUTION,
One of the most pressing British A special general meeting of the problems today in the problem of members of the Bangkok International the Morning Port. Countless pens have unemployment, says a correspondant of Chamber of Commerce was held on the traced defnitions and suggested solutions. 15th ult. Mr. S. H. Hendrick (The Yet to many people it would seem as Anglo-Siam Corporation, Ltd.), Chairman of the Chamber, presided. The meeting though we had the proper solution in our was called "to discuss the question of interests, we do not pay the attcution to hands, but that, confused by ether Exchange/"
this miraculous child-overseas motilament man said it was a special general meet
In opening the proceedings, the Chair-which it actually requires,
The principles of overseas mettlement ing covered under Rule 21. It would are vaguely understood. Moreover, there be remembered that on January 31st, is no read 'co-operation between our 1921, they had a special general meeting oversens Dominions" and the Mather of the Chamber, under the chairmanship Country--because of this lack of under- of Mr. Adam to consider the trade standing. From the point of view of the Prince people of these islands migration is, or situation. Commerce, was present and made this tion and cheap transport. The real Bidyalankarana, the Vice-Minister of should be largely a question of registra." statement: After consultation with the conundrums remain to be solved by the Ministry of Finance, I am in a position Government of the Dominions
that the Government is to stato
not There they are confused and made prepared to consider any question of difficult to follow by all kind of rivalrice support it to the utmost of its resources." lowering the value of the tical, but will and jealousies-politiml, commercial, financial, and in the domain of GOVERNMENT'S PLEDGES.
transportation,
Qu that Occasion
It is generally accepted that the two things which made Western Canada what it is to-day were the discovery of Red Fife wheat, with its muccessful cultivation in the Red River Valley, and the building. of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Early in 10 thora wore a great many rumours current about exchange going down, while trade was being bampered by the restrictions as regards foreign remittances, the banks not being allowed to sell forward further than seven days.
The day of the lonely pioneer has gotops addressed the Minister of Finance ca The ..committee OF February 22nd he is becoming extinct even
on Los this hindrance to trade. On April 6th, not fit in with modern methods. But the "Angeles cinema, acrects, because he does 1999, His Highness the Vice-Minister of lesson has not been learned, that lesson Finance replied and repeated that "the which is that succuseful overses mottle-. Government stands pledged to support ment must be made, not by lonely the tical to the utmost of its resources.”
pioneers, but by settlers en masse. All bodies of men who that these row countries require fre can develop the countries natural resources especially its agricultural resources. daily journal where it costs a hundred farmer to clear his land. Would it cost pounds per acre for a certain Canadian
much if there were a hundred farmers. instead of one? That is to say, would it got then be found profitable to establish
The Germans.are of the opinion that the oventual object of the French is to occupy the Elberfeld-Barmen industrial area, thereby making the whole of the occupied territory an industrial unit.
[The town's of Elberfeld and Barmen ar contigucus, in the upper valley of efforts will be necessary in order to obtain larly to other nationalities, thus reversation, whoreupon the local Kiangsi re- Highness wrote:-"Sooing
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the Wupper, Bhine Prov., Prussia.] WILL THE BRITISH GARRISON BE WITHDRAWN 7
Loypos, February 6th. According to the Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent, HOME British Ministers and competent diplomatic ob- Bervers who have, up to the present, strongly opposed British withdrawal from the Rhios are now inclined to the opposite view, as it is feared that the growing disorders in the Ruhr district, and the French advance on Hesse and Badon,' will cause further embarrassments to the British garrison..
BARLIER CABLES,
COAL STILL BEING SENT TO GERMANY.
The
ESSEN, February 6th. Germans claim that since the embargo they have succeeded in despatch ing to unoccupied Germany at night time a hundred and sixty coal trains. with three hundred and twenty engines, utilising a couple of ontlets over private railways belonging to the mines.
ESSEN, February 6th. The coalowners have increased the miners' wages by eighty per cent. DB, CUNO APPEALS FOR GERMAN CO-OPERATION.
PARIS, February 6th
LONDON, February 6th. The newspapers agree that the Turks
The Fine, Vancouver correspondent made a apreme effort to sow dissension
It is states that instructions issued by the among the Allies at Lausanne, rumoured that Ismet Pasha even offered Secretary of State advise County Court Lord Curzon a separate peace. The Judges, when dealing with the question newspapers emphasise that the Allica aturalisation, not to discriminate dificulties have not get ended, and great against Orientals, but to treat them simi- aratifigation and useful application of ing the judges' previous practice. the treaty..
HOME FOOTBALL.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
4 'Dundee
EARLIER CABLES...
M.C.C, IN SOUTH AFRICA.
TRANSVAAL TEAM
· DEFEATED.
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LONDON, February 8th. Lord Carzon, in an interview, stated that his final concessions to the Turks had settled all the important Turco- British issues and the outstanding points
SHANGHAI, February 7th. Following are the results of Tuesday's relative to the capitulations and the financial and economic clauses concerned Scottish League Matches:--- more directly the French and Italian Third Lanari....... 2 Rangers.... interests. He emphasised the generosity St. Mirren.. of the terms offered, and said they would place Turkey in a position not only of political independence and assured sovereignty, but also of military and territorial security, such as she had never before enjoyed, even in the plenitude of her power. One of the final concessions was the withdrawal of the restriction of
JOHANNESBURG, February 0th. the size of the Turkish army in Europe.
The M.C.C. beat the Transvaal by 199 On his arrival, in London he told the Cabinet that he thought the Conference runs. There was fine, warm weather and had succeeded, and not failed, and that a fast to moderate wicket. The MGC the treaty could still be signed.
compiled 288 for the loss of 4 wickets, Lord Curzon finally emphasised that and declared. Sandham contributed 114, he had firmly adhered to the principle with masterly batting and splendid of Allied solidarity, adding that when strokes behind the wickets. Woolley others were heard to talk of the conclu-knocked up 52. The Transvaal replied sion of separate treaties, he rejected over with 160, Macaulay taking 4 wickets for tures more than once made to him in this 30 and Wolley 3 for 27. direction, preferring to fall with the Allies, helping to fight their causo rather than win a selfish victory.
TURKS ACCEPT
PREVIOUSLY REJECTED TERMS.
Reuter learns from a French source
CONSTANTINOPLE, February 6th. The papers dispute the Paris report BERLIN, February 6th. that Ismet has accepted the capitulations Dr. Cuno was given an ovation at Elber-cause, saying it was M. Bompard who feld.
In a speech he said he was convinced accepted famet's formula.
BRITAIN DEMANDS PROOF OF GOODWILL.
PARIS, February 6th.
.
M.C.C. IN NEW ZEALAND.
PEXINO. February 6th.
Hsieh Yuan Han, Civil Governor of Kiangai, sesterday tendered his resign- sidente demonstrated before the Fres ident's office, urging his retention.
that the
The Committee wrote again, urging that the restriction on the banks selling forward was unneccesary. To that the Vice-Minister of Finance replied on June 22nd, and in the course of his reply His Government will support the present exchange value of the tical, there does not appear to be any necessity to purchase further forward than seven days. Despite the repeated, assurances BRITAIN'S INVINCIBLE SEA given by the Government as to support.
POWER.
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THE SHIPPING CONTROLLER'S WAR RECOLLECTIONS.
..
ing the exchange value of the tical, assurances supported by the continuance of the restriction by which the exchange banks were not allowed to sell further forward than seven days, the Government
We read in a
Baw-mill a pulp-mill, or otherwise utilise what is to the individual settler largely useless timber? Might not the at of clearing be turned into a profit, provided there were sufficient people to form an industry. ↑
CO-OPERATION AND CAPITAL, It is often stated that it coste so much per head to teach individual prospective settlers or farmers in training schools. Never is it recognised that in a well-run agricultural training school, which is not
show place, the pupil should be able to contribute to the upkeep of the school from the outset oven suppose his labour
entirely non-skilled.
In the course of his acknowledgment on the 4th instant suddenly put down the when recently presented with the freedom exchange value of the tical from a mean of the City of Glasgow, Lord Maclay, rate of ticals 6.50 to one of tianis 11 to who was Shipping Controller during the the £. The result had been chaos for the war, said:-
time being in the import market and Britain directly or indirectly controlled serious inconvenience in the export practically the world's shipping, with the market as well. Foreign traders had
scant exception of that of Japan and the received
consideration
in the United States. It has never
been manner in which the tical" was dropped. sufficiently realized how Britain starved Further, and this was a point that had those Allies who, without the help of not only the great disorganization of in any colony" is going to be a s1000 and denied herself that she might save not been suficiently emphasized, there was Na individual settler or body of settlers British shipping, would quickly have trade due to the andden drop in exchange unless the agricultural conditions of that gone down before the enemy. In the last to contend with but it was impossible to "colony" are understood. They will only.. year of the war, British shipping carried say if and when the tical would go down waste years unprofitably where & proper for Franes nearly 50 per cent of her further and traders are in just as great advance Government experimental farm total importa; for Italy the same was a state of uncertainty as ever and are would take months dons; and when the United States finally still unable to cover their exchange for It is senseless to have a body f settlera decided to come into the war British moro than seven days. With a view to placed in the wilderness without any shipping brought from her shoren over covering the risk of exchange several proper means of transport. Just as sense- 1,000,000 of her troops and enormous import firms. had put exchange clauses in less as it would have been in the late war WELLINGTON, February 6th. quantities of war material and stores their contracts, but buyers were now
to have numerous infantry divisions and The M.O.O. best Palmerston North by Would that our Allies in the war some refusing to recognize three clausce. It no engine drivas. A line of communien 140. Maryebono scored 300 runs for the times remember more what we did for was very important therefore that united tion is absolutely necessary. It may be that the Quai d'Orsay has informed the loss of wickets and then declared. Cal them, and especially those who, humanly action should be taken by the membora railroad, but it might well be good road Foreign Office that the Turkish delethorpe, in a vigorous innings, made 130 speaking, would have been wiped out of the Chamber and an uniform method and automobile transport. Our French gation to Lausanne has advised them of Gibeon nde 58 unfinished. Palmerston I might also tell of the almost countless matter.
hitting four sixes and oighteen fours. without such British aid.
adopted at once of dealing with, this neighbours are giving user, rather, our
There had been repeated oversena Dominions a magnificent de ita acceptance of the terms rejected on
In their second innings millions of horses, cattle and vehicles instances in the past when for want of monstration of the utility of good roads Sunday. The French Government replied with 123. commends a settlement before Ismet M.C.C. made 63 for the loss of 6 wickets transported and the vast quantities of firm and united action on the part of the and automobile road transport in their leaves Lausanne to-morrow. The same and then declared. Palmerston made stores moved for Army purposes to the foreign import houses the dealers bad present efforts to develop Northern source confirms the report that the Turks 98 in their second innings.
various contres, which amounted during dose practically what they liked, and Africa. the last stages of the war to France alone unless immediate and united action was proposed a separate peace to the British.
No policy of granting cheap land or LUDENDORFF UNPOPULAR. botore Lord Curzon left Lausanne.
to no logs than 30,000 tons per day, taken serious losses would certainly "free" land will ever be a success. Lond There PRESENCE IN VIENNA NOT
were many anxious days, many result. During the last few days of is useless without cheap capital to develop dark and difficult days, which can never December he had seen Mr. Williamson on it. A thousand settlers are more likely to DESIRED.
be forgotten by these who bore the the matter, with the result reported in get capital at reasonable rates than one. responsibility. One of them was during the Chamber Minutes of the 2nd inst, Given that the site for an agricultural, VIENNA, February (th.
1017, when British shipping was dis General Ludendorf's journey ECTORS
A sub-committee of five was appointed lumbering, mining, or other settlement" Austria was interrupted by violent appearing at a rate which mounted up to deal with matters relative to imports has been properly tested by uninterested A mob at gradually to about 500,000 tons per where it is considered advisable that Government experimental work;" given demonsrations of labourers. one station forced an entry into the month. It did not seem possible that the importing firms for their own protection that railways or reads have been cum operate in repelling the Franco-Belgian It is learned from an authoritative train, shouting" Where's this murderer war could last much longer, but happily should adopt a definite and agreed upon structed before the settlers arrive; given irruption. In a speech at Muenster he French source that the British Govern- of millions; he belongs to the gallows." at the critical mount the great convoy policy in negotiating with dealers and that the prospective settlers have had said the German nation would be lost ment has informed the Freach that it is The police" informed Ludendorff that his system was brought into being, which a dealera. combines such as in the present proper training; thon any
ready
give serious and courteous preene in Vienne was not desired, and time passed changed" the outlook, and position which has arisen regarding the settlements stand a fair chance of success,
must leave by the first train-for together with increased naval protection unless the inhabitants of the occupied treatment to any definito proposals by he
brought again brighter hopes and pro-Payment of exchange differences and unoccupied "territory held together. Ismet, but it seems that Great Britain Munich.
spects. I can remenker, too, a time early contracts. will not agree to the Paria suggestion
in 1918 when I was suddenly called one Mr. Adam suggested that "seeing trade ESSEN, February 6th.
IRISH INCENDIARIES. to omit the economie clauses of the
night to give consideration to the possible had been so greatly disorganised by this The postal officials at Essen refused to treaty, and apparently refuses to resume
FILM COMPANY'S PREMISES immediate removal of our troops from decrco, Government should be asked to give the French telephone connections, the conversations until the Turks have
DESTROYED. «
France, when Calris and Amiens were give some assurance as to the future of and the French thereupon cut off the given tangible proof of their goodwill.
practically open to the enemy and when the tical. Either it is to be maintained M Poincare immediately decided to
LONDON, February 0th.. little indeed seemed between Us and batteries and declined to reinstate them associate himself with the British deci
Incendiaries in Dublin this morning possibly complete, disaster. until the postal workers surrendered.sion, and subsequently telegraphed in-
Yet amid these strange and trying Thus Essen is again isolated. Similarly viting Ismet to state the final terms he burned down the officer of the cinemato at Wetten all the shops were ordered to is prepared to sign: It is reported that 'graphers Pathe Freres. Four armed men experiences I do not think that the heart shut up because they refused to serve the the Turkish Logation to-day is less con-made prisoners of the staff of five girls of any who bors the responsibility failed, French.
ciliatory, and it is not impossible there- and one man, in an upstairs room, then believing as they did that, however grave fore that Ismet will proceed to Angora sprinkled the premises with petrol. The and acrious the danger might be some building was soon a roaring Furnace.how right must triumph I should fail to consult his Government.
The employés, the girls screaming, in my duty, however, if I did not speak ANOTHER IRRITATING TURKISH
escaped through the flames. Five of them of the heroic work of those who manned PROCLAMATION.
and two pactors by were injured by the the mercantile marine. Note of the explosion of a bomb. It is surmised that fighting forces played a greater part. the outrage was due to the exhibition in The Bailors who manned our great war
Queen's robes, and also other objects which are still buried under the objects Dublin of a film of the Irish air force.
ships had protection unknown to those of
enumerated. The second was a huge the mercantile marine. The men of the
Alabaster viso containing a black sub- Navy sailed in vessois of enormous power
stance, which might be wood-pitch, but and strength, armoured and equipped
more probably was funerary balm. The with every possible protection which the
top of the first box is decorated in a mind could conceive; while these who
fashion which to-day can only be describ mohrned the mercantile marine sailed the
In the House of Commons on Decembered as marvellous. It depicts a hunting seas with nothing between them and the bottom but a thin plate of stool. It was 12th, Mr. Baldwin (Chancellor of the scene, with the King at the head of his not the purpose of the submarino to Exchequer) informed Mr. Nichol that the courtiers, shooting with a bow and arrow compete with great naval ships; they fled total sums paid by way of State grants at lions and an antelope. The fineness, from them, but ever turned their attention to the Unemployment Funds, including softness, and delicacy of the work, with to the frail merchant vessels, of which the Unemployed Worker Dependenta the natural colouring, is most astound- during the war they sunk something like Fund for the past three years were asing when it is considered that it is not 9,000,000 gross tons Yet never, so far as follow:*
that as a result of his visit to the Ruhr the
Rhineland and Westphalia would co-
THE CATASTROPHE OF
PEACE" LONDON, February 6th General Smuts has issued an important statement on the reparations question,
ITALIAN COMMUNISTS
ARRESTS FOLLOW MOSCOW. PROCLAMATION.
CONSTANTINOPLE, February 6th. The representative. of Angora has ad declares that the 0,000 millions issued proclamation that all foreign sterling fixed by the Reparations Come warships above a thousand tons will no "mission in May, 1921, was absolutely be longer be allowed in Smyrna harbour, youd Germany's power to pay. This and are required to leave before midnight impossible amount is being used as on February 7th. The Allied Admirals lover for the dismemberment of Germany discussed the subject this morning. од the cruiser and a reduction of the whole of Central Admiral Nicholson
ROME, February 6th. Europe to a condition of industrial and Curacon has been ordered to Smyrna, The economic chase. America's collaboration Allied High Commissioners have protest- Following the publication at Moscow of a proclamation against the Fascisti, the was the keystone to peace, and when od to Angera. The reason for the mea America decided to retire peace was lost. aures is obscuro, and it is believed that authorities have arrested over one hun The British Empire'e representative on the Allies will be prepared for oventual dred communists all over the country, the Reparations Commission had ceased ities.
including Naples. Bologna,, the province of Genoa and Milan.
to function, and the Commission bad lost FOREIGN EXCHANGES UNSETTLED
Il semblance of a non-partisan character,
and had virtually become an annex of
the French Foreign Office,
NAVAL LIMITATION.
ITALIAN CHAMBER RATIFIES WASHINGTON AGREEMENT.
Rous, February 6th.
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on
OVOTEŠILA
EGYPTS ANTIQUITIES, TUTANKHAMEN'S TOMB.
Luxos, December 27th at 11 to the £1 cr it is going down to The removal of the contents of the tomb 124 He moved that the committee be of Tutankhamen to the outer passage of authorised to approach, the Government the tomb of Seti the second was commenced this morning. As the work is very de strongly on those linas, Mr. Lortet, seconded.
licate the progress was confined to-day to Mr. Brewitt-Taylor id the Govern the removal of two articles, both of which ment should be naked definitely if it had are absolutely priceless. The first taken any objection to leaving the bazike free out to-day, and the frat brought out from to fix exchange forward for more than the tomb for more than three centuries, seven days.
was a magnificent inlaid box containing This was included in Mr. Adam'sandals and slippers of rich jewellery, a resolution which was then, unanimously wondrous black amber necklace, the adopted. "
COST OF UNEMPLOYMENT.
1920-21 1991-22
AN ENORMOUS TOTAL
£2,168,640 8,123,430
#1929-23 (6) months). 8,273,350
£18,565,420 In addition, repayable advances had
painted, but inlaid. The articles will un- dergo further preservative treatment: Later, and when a boatload is ready they will go to the, Cairo Museum.—Exchange Telegraph Company.
AND NERVOUS.
LONDON, February Oth.
I recollect, was one ahip detained because Foreign exchanges, after opening more
of the lack of men. They left their ports too often without either convoy or *The sander aro ruining out, and unconfidently in consequence of the news less some strong hand can oven now from Lausanne, closed unsettled and
defence, beyond possibly one or two elutch Europe and rescue her from the nervous. The French frano is now 73.25,
paltry guns, and the nation owen to them alope down which she is slipping, the the Belgian frase 83.05, the lire 06, and The Chamber hos ratified the Washing an indelible debt of gratitudo, Over
War, was a been made out of the Consolidated Fund Bequests amounting to £100,000 have catastrophe of peas may yet become far marks nominally 170,000 to 175,000, with ton Naval agreement and the other 30,000 gave their lives. greater than the catastrophe of the sterling at 4,884-8. The Stock Exchange Washington treaties, including the two terrible thing. God grant there might during the last eighteen months, totalling I been made to Glasgow City by Mr. Wil-
liam Gemmell, who died recently. has a very healthy tone.
£14,580,000. Great War,"
relating to China.
never be another."
Total