THE
RUHR.
FRENCH POLICY OF DRASTIC REPRESSION.
BRITISH CABINET'S DIFFICULT PROBLEM.
J
TURKS DESIRE PEACE.
FURTHER REMARKABLE DISCOVERIES AT LUXŐR-
LATEST. CABLES, - (THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY!]
THE RUHR SITUATION.
FRENCH
INFLICT -HEAVY SENTENCES.
ESSES, February 17th
BRITISH CABINET SUGGESTION APPARENTLY ACCEPTED.
HONGKONG DAILY
DELIBERATE AND TERRIBLE
POLICY."**
LONDON, February 17th, Ariking article in the Observer, written by the editor, Mr. Carvin con cludes that the hope of thus obtaining reparations has finally vanished, leaving.
deliberate and terrible policy of dis memberment of Germany, which is now announced by the most modera; French publicista
The writer urges strongly
that the desisire time has come to with draw from the Rhine, like America, and to formally end the Entente, unless France can be brought to accept such a compromise as was refused at the Paris conference.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1971, 1998.
LATEST OAKLEI.
TURKEY DESIRES PEACE,
ISMETS HOPES AND
PROMISES...
CONSTANTINOPLE, February 17th Ismet Pasha, in the course of a cordial conversation with Sir Charles Harington, lasting for an hour, "expressed a sincere desire for peace. He promised to ane devour to secure the liberation of the two British airmen who were captured at Chanak.
THE TOMBS OF
LUXOR.
LUXOR, February 15th. It has been decided that the wall of the innar, chambér of: Tutankh-Amen's tomb will be opened sufficiently to allow of the contents being seen.
4 LUXOR, February 18th. Tut-ankh-Aman's tomb W25
King opened to day. In the sarcophagus many articles of furniture, were discovered.
MORE MARVELLOUS TREASURES UNEARTHED.
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LOCOMOTION PROBLEMS. PLAINT OF THE PEAK DWELLER
It is all very well to Hye on the Ölym- pian beights, or-like the giant in the fary tale in the extensive pleasance" in the upper branches of the Wagic beans, talk, but if Jack (J. D. Humphreys & Coy the Giant-killer severs your conne tion with the plairs below, why,, thero you are, and there, unfortunately, you am not able to stop. Unless, indeed, you are a home maker, and in that case you LONDON, February 17 When the exovators emerged from the have every inducement after to-moIṬOW, tomb they were at the highest pitch of to "home mako" steadily for eight days excitement, and were still unable to say
" or thereabouts " (pregnant and, alarm) Ismet subsequently met M. Palle, to with any certainty whether Tus-Ankhing qualifying clause). But men aust whom he said that he hoped soon to be in a sarcophagus, although they firmly Peak-unless they would be slain
Amen's mummy was actually contained work and women murt "--stop able to inform the secretariat at. Lau-believed this would prove to be the ouse.
When Mr. Carter, the wall-informed "azine of the resumption of negotiations. caught a glimpse of the inner chamber, for the bus outside the Hongkong Hotel. excavator, cold and steely glances while waiting through a hole pierced in the wall, he
EARLIER CABLES,
represents the
New York, February 16th.. Mr. Bonar Law's speech has generally had a good prea in America. The New York World say it prevailing judgment of persors everywhere. Tho word "dis habitually andritates his opinion is the astrous in the mouth of a man who
Ca
the with
cried out in amazement and joy. The The one topic of conversation in the dim light of the electric torches revealed dovecotes or should it be the syries-ol a chamber fourteen feet square, occupied the Peak just now is, naturally, the sus by an immeuse gilded canopy.
Pakia, February 17th. Relative to the Londos negotiations, it is stated in French diplomatio circles that the British Cabines has proposed a compromise.
The solution which is a parently accepted is that the French military transports shall use the main Thin Court Martial sentenced Herr railway lines traversing the British zone, but only in the proportions obtaining be Bchaefer, the Burgomaster of Essen, to fore the occupation of the Ruhr area.
strongest term he could use, The two years' imprisonment and a
Everything points to the conclusion Journal of Commeres says the Premier's Eine of
that France has decided to accept the plain speaking ought to be given the
publicity 12,000,000 marks. He was charged with arrangement under which Great Britain widest
and most Merious proventing the delivery of coal to the will hand over a small sector of the rail-thought. French. Herr Buessman, director of the electricity works at Oberhausen, has been Fined 5,000,000 marks for refusing elec tricity supplies.
Ess, February 17th. Herr Havenstein. Chief Burgomaster of Oberhausen, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment in connection) with the cutting off of electricity and
IRELAND'S CIVIL WAR,
PROPOSAL BY MEMBERS OF OLD REPUBLICAN ARMY.
DUBLIN, February 17th.
way in the British zone, and permit the GERMAN TREASURY BILLS PAID: [order to enable peace negotiations in a closed at the opening of the antecham weather; then we could have walked both
& month's truce, in
use of other railways only to the extent used before the occupation of the Bubr In the meanwhile British public opinion is increasingly restive, in tiew of the grave situation which is developing.
GERMANY MAY TAKE A PATTERN
FROM IRELAND,
BRUSSELS, February 18th.
A proposal for
吧
Beyaud pension of the Peak Tram. It would not the chamber an open door showed chamber full of the most magnificent be so bad, say the active ones, if this furniture, in orderly array, promising to contretemps had happened in the cold surpass even the marvellous treasures dia.
as they say in the Army, it may be men. tioned that the most favoured route from
Ras supplies at the beginning of the oe The reported information regarding this Lord Derby and the Marquis of Salisbury pension of all military notivities and sets heart and entrails of the mummy, was the vicinity of the Peak Hotel is:
cupation.
HEAVY SENTENCES "ONLY A FORETASTE."
To.
The German Treasury Bills given to favourable atmosphere, has been address not been visited by robbers, like the be both wet and warm, our state is in
ber. The inner chamber had apparently Ways once a day. But if it means to". Belgium last September on account ofed to the heads of the Free State and outer chamber, since the gleaming gold deed a wretched one. reparations owing to her, and which fell die today, were paid.
the leaders of the Irregulars by an aseo.
Many, however, canopy is intact. The outer colla Bors FRANCO-BRITISH CONFERENCE."
a representation of the sacred serpent, hope to walk, and these may be heard ciation of neutral members of the old with a decorative design executed in enquiring as to the most convenient LONDON, February 18th. Republican army, claiming tas
brilliant blue glaze at the base.
paths; that is to say, those which are ar M. Trocquer, and General Payot accom
represent PARIS, February 17th-
A feature of the chamber was the direct as posible, without being too pre- Some French quarters assert that the panied by the French Ambassador and 20,000 mon. This is the outcome of the magnificent and richly painted statue of
four experts" conferred for over about to inaugurate a
two recent pence convention held at Dublin.
a cat, placed a though guarding the
cipitous. Germans are
"For general information," guerilla warfare after the Irish pattern. hours with Mr. Bonar Law, Lord Chizzon, The suggested conditions include the dead Pharoah throughout the centuries
A canopic jar, probably containing the matter which is reaching the French in Downing Street on the subject of of aggression against public and private Authorities is possibly necessitating the transport facilities in the British zone of persons and property by the Republicans, found in the canopy chamber, rushing up of reinforcements to the Ruhr the Rhineland. The conference adjourned and the suspension of all Free State A MOST AMAZING COLLECTION
military activities, arreste, trials and exe The French occupied Gelsenkirchen' this FURTHER GERMAN DEFAULTS.
cutions. The peacemakers request replica morning without' incident.
PARIS, February 18th.by February 23rd, with the immediate GERMAN MINISTERS IGNORE
Germany
having
Cessation of acts of aggression, temporary suspension of restitutions of offer to nominate a neutral chairman of machinery and other material to France the peace conferenes, to whom they would and Belgium, the Reparation, Commis. submit proposals as a basis for negotia son by three votes has decided that this tion The association appeals for the default must be included in the general active support of the people and all pub. delegate abetained from voting. -- default already proclaimed. The British lin bodies throughout Ireland.
EXPIRATION OF THE AMNESTY OFFER.
LATER.
until to-morrow.
announovd the
Gap to Chatham Path, which brings one Barker Road, then towards Magazine
OF JEWELS.”
to May Road Station; thence by LUXOR, February 17th.
Clovelly Path, round by the reservoirs to Bowen Road, whence the steps soon They There has been F most marvellous take one into Garden Road, just below
find of old Egyptian jewellery in side the outer shrine of Tut-Ankh- Amen. This includes a large um arithmetic what the schoolboy called.
Mathematicians are doing exercises in ber of scarabs, one of which is of redgerzinters and Bading that their carolina" or jasper, and is the largest division sums won't go. Thus, is a tou ever discovered. All the searabs are of minute service of the very best workmanship.
a vehicle taking 42
the lower tormina. FRENCH FROHIBITION.
PARIS, February 17th. The heavy sentences imposed on Carman officials, mark the beginning of "
BERLIN February 17th the already predicted French policy of
Advices from Dusseldorf state that the drastic repression in the Ruhr ares. German Minister of Posts, Herr Sting, Other measures taken include the died the Ruhr area on February 15th ignoring the French prohibition, enter Landment of the security police at Essen He inspected the Post Offices at Dussel- dorf, Duisburg, Essen and elsewhere. and the Arrest of its military and It is not known whether the French are civilian heads. These measures are desaware of his presence. erihed as only a Toretaste of what is awaiting German official chstructionism ESSES, February 17th. The sentences imposed on Havenstein and Schaefer were unexpected, and have erenter. consternation among the popul ation. A weeping and bareheaded crowd witnessed Havensteinis removal from the Court. Essen is now without police bul
·
the contrary the French forces have been strengthened." RIOT CULMINATES IN ANOTHER
ARREST.
ESSEN, February 17th.
An altercation, resulting Iron the fusal of an hotel staff to serve Belgian soldiers with refreshments, culminated in Bomo firing in which two soldiers were wounded. After this incident the French
all books and recorda.
BERLIN, February 17th. Herr Bodlitz, Minister of Education. visited Bochum, Esac and Dortmund on February 15th and 16th," and has arrived at Arnsberg en route for Berlin.
GERMANS ACCUMULATE STOCKS
OF BRITISH COAL."
says
A " Duesseldor message
six thousand minera have struck in the Bottrop region in the Belgian zone, following the requisitioning of wal by Belgian troops"
THE GOLD MARK,
BERLIN, February 18th. The Reichsbank has fixed the price of the twenty-mark gold piece at a hundred thousand paper marks.
BERLIN, February 18th.
It is stated on good authority that the BERLIN, February 17th. Chancellor Cuno, in the course of a recovery of the mark is not merely the speech, emphasised Germany'e determia- result of Reichsbank unloading of foreign ation to continue passive resistance in the currencies, but a far-reaching stabilisation Ruhr area. saying that, "over that Tscheme initiated by the Government in solve
with no power in the world could conjunction
bankers and IN- triumph
dustrialists. It is intended to persist in It is reported that the shortage of coal the plan until, if possible," s parity of and coke is bringing to a standstill many fifteen thousand to the dollar bo reached, industries in the occupied and uroccupied the Government using the money portions of Germany. The coal importers originally intended for reparations. at Hamburg have decided to form large stocks of British coal.
The German Coal Commissioner in the
dispatched a regiment of infantry, humed course of an interview said that industry with machine-guns. They occupied this occupied Germany would be supplied polico barracks, arrested the Director of with coal for, a considerable period. He Police, disarmed eighty police and seized categorically denied that the country was
on the brink of a coal catastrophe. LATER,
BELGIANS FACED, The German police will brnedforth FRENCH AND
WITH HARASSING STRIKES. carry out their duties in plain clothes and without arms.
The French mino strike appears to DUESSZLOODF, February 17th. spreading, but it is in nowise general. A party of troops at Dortmund bas At Bethune and Pas de Calais the strike arrested em bine, a number of officials in seems to have failed, but in the Alais cluding the Burgomaster, the Director of Lasin Eity per cent of the miners are Police and the Inspector of Custom. fout. The total number of strikern in RAILWAY TRAFFIC IN THE BRITISH other places, is about 22,000.
ZONE.
be
BRUSSELS, February 17th, The miners on the Brinage coalfields, It has been decided by the French numbering 15,000, have struck on the Government to seek an immediate settle question of wages, declaring that the five ment of the problem of railway traffic in the per cent, increase offered by the mine British zone. The outstanding sentiment owners, is insufficient, and adding that the in Paris to-day is that the Conference of strike is not connected with events in the London left the Entente unimpaired, and Ruhr area. Premier Poincare will be generally supFRENCH IMPOSE FLAT TEN PER ported if he accepts the compromise the
CENT. CUSTOMS RATE. British offered.
Pants, February 17th.
HOTLO,
"PROBLEM
BRITISIL LABOUR MEM. ERS' APPEAL TO AMERIC..
FRENCH ACTIVITY INCREASING.
ESSEN, February 16th, and French activity in the Ruhr is The atmosphere is increasingly tense,
increasing. The commandeering of motor. officers have been appointed cars continues. More Franch custom
to the eastern frontier of the Rhur.
LAZER. The Anglo-French transport facilities conference Was resumed ct Downing Street at 11.30 this morning, and saded at one in the afternoon. It is believed it mainly concerned the British reply to the French arguments, which the Cabines considered yesterday evening. The French. delegation is leaving for Paris this., evening to report to the Freach Government. Meanwhile British, "circles are most secretive with regard to the progress and untum of the discussion.
PRISON OFFICIALS" SENTENCED.
BERLIN, February 18th.
门
vice of a vehicle with only 12 seats ne live 20 minutes from the torminus of auch complish? The answer, for people who
service is It will be quicker to walk."
A casket, in which it is now practically the traffic, what enn a twenty-minute ser. passengers is heavily used to cope with cortain, the body of Tut-Ankh-Amer President Cosgrave's statement, which will be found, is enclosed within three is most longthy, refers to the approaching others, and Egyptologists are convinced expiration of the amnesty offer. It that the most amazing collection of jewels charger De Valera's supporters with at will be discovered when the third casket templing to deceive their followers by in opened. instituted the peace overtures. The state. falsely stating that the Government ment indicates that various offers, of peace. terms from the Irregulars have been turned down. Mr. O'Higgins (Minister of Home affairs) when interviewed, said thas the amnesty offer has resulted in a considerable crumbling in the rank and file of the Irregulars.
PRESIDENT COSGRAVE'S "LAST WORD."
THE HOUSING PROBLEM.
HOME RENT RESTRICTION TO
CONTINUE.
There are also commissariat problems. Those who live under their own vine and figtres can make necessary adjustments, but.. residenta at the Peak Hotel. LTU anxiously awaiting af announcement, by the management that their mid-day meal, may be eaten at option at "the Hongkong the desert air, topsida, whilst they pay Hotel and not be wasting its sweetness on for another one down below.
In the word of an exercise familiar to all lear
A Bill has been introduced in the House of Commons designed to end the so-called rent striko. It provides that the absence of notice to quit does not invalidate the landlord's right to previere of Pitman's Shorthand, May it be Dus increases of rost, but prevents the hold by, tenants before December 1922. landlord from recovering increases with-
in his statement on the Irish peace quee President Cosgrave is the last word
sion, says that the Government is detén- In a speech at Mitcham, dealing with mined to repress anti-Democratic revolt the Government's policy of housing, Bir regardless of cost. He warns insurgents A. S. T. Griffith-Boscawen foreshadowed continuing the nonatural was after the the continuation of the present rent ro must be prepared to pay the full price, sent covered. expiry of the amnesty offer that they striction on all classes of hours at pre- In the meantime the Gov. He emphasises that there will be no etament and local authorities would going back on this, and also declares that joudly grant a subsidy to encourage there will be no meeting for negotiations building. - between the Government and Do Valera, or any of the latter's collaborators, in destruction,"
4
GANG LEADER UNDER ARBEST.
states
HARMFUL DRUGS TRAFFIC- PROPOSED BRITISH REPRESSIVE MEASURES.
DISFOSAL OF A CANTON
FUND
THE SUBJECT OF MANY, LAWSUITS.
The following paragraph was recently circulated by the Asiatic News Agency: Owing to their political reconciliation as a result of the developments in Kwang fung in their favour, Dr. Sun Yat-on, ex-Vicerry Tan Chuchuan and Dr. 0. C. Wu (as representing his late father), have equally divided the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars, being property The Home Ministry at Dublin
A maximum penalty of ten years' penal of the former Canton administration. that the leader of the gang who was res servitude and a fine of £1,000 is proposed The money was deposited with foreign ponsible for the death of Mr. O'Higgins in a Government Bill to suppress the banks in the names of Dr. Wu Ting- has been arrested and identified. He is traffic in opium, cocaine and other drug fang and Tsen Chua-bsuan and it was. now in Maryborough gaol.
in Great Britain. Persons soliciting and the cause of many lawsuits before the [Mr. Higgins was
for enticing others to engage in the traffe Coroner
foroiga
and Queen's County.]
courts in Hongkong. will be liable to the same penalities. Per- Shanghai without result,
Now the SOEs convicted sumarily will be liable money has been released by the banks MORE PRISONERS FAVOUR BUR- to a fine of £950 and a year's imprison and its equal division enabled General
RENDER OF ARMS,
Police powers of search are to
Hsu Chung-tze to leave Foochow with Seventy more Irish Irregular prisoners
bis troops for Ewangtung for the have joined the movement in favour of the surrender of arms.
purpose of attacking the rear of General Chan Chiung-min.
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US POLITICAL QUESTIONS. THE "MYSTERIOUS SOURCE OF LIQUOR"
ment,
be increased, FRENCH EDITOR'S SENTENCE.
HE INVITES. THOROUGH EX- AMINATION OF CHARGES.
HOME FOOTBALL.
LEAGUE RESULTS."
WLEST DIVISION.
0 Arsenal... 8 Btoke...
A message from Duisburg says Belgian military court has sentenced the Prison governor, his secretary, and the inspector to six mouths' imprisonment and a fifty thousand marks fine, and ex BRITISH CABINET'S KNOTTY Advices from Coblenée state that the the expiry of the term of imprisonment pulsion from the occupied territory after occupation authorities have decided to for refusing to accept prisoners arrested It is generally assumed by this morn take over the customs in the occupied by the Belgians, All the other prison ing's newspapers that while the British territories, abolishing the present tariff clficials and penal sorvitude men have Cabinet were quite unable to reconcile and substituting a flat ton per cent. duty been removed cleswhere. The short-term the policy of benevolent neutrality in the on imports, with the exception of certain prisoners have been granted six months Buhr with the granting of the Franco-
ticket of loave, and the prison is now Belgian request for the free use of rail
empty. waye within the British zone, they, in yesterday's negotiations, expressed a
BRITISH LABOUR'S VIEWS:"/ willingness to facilitate the Allies' oper
LONDON, February 17th.
LONDON, February 18th. ations by conoeding the use of a short Eighty-nine Labour members of the In the House of Commons & Labour sector of the railway, just inside the House of Commons have telegraphed to amendment to the Address whe defeated President Harding in connection with the by 977 to 180 votes. In the course of the Rubr situation, appealing for American debate co-operation as the one hope of saving France's action is tho Ruhr was not Mr. Snowden declared that Europe.
justified under the Treaty of Versailles, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF "REMARK and aimed at the complete economie The British nowspapers emphasise that
ABLE" GERMAN ORGANISATION. destruction of Germany's life and 2 SENATE RATIFIES DEBT FUNDING the British would prefer to withdraw
further dismemberment of her political entirely, rather than accept the French
AGREEMENT, The British Government's policy scheme in its entirety. With the danger
WASHINGTON, February 17th. of becoming involved in the present occupied area of the Ruhr, is that the was work, and contemptible. The matter
The Senate, by 78 votes to 13, has rati. political, economio and military complies people inck nothing. This is the result should be referred to a world conference. tions, "If we cannot remain neutral, and of the big relief funds, to which Germans Mr. Ramsay Macdonald declared that if bed the Anglo-American debt funding stay there, we must remain neutral and throughout the world are contributing. France asked us to uan British troops in agreement..
frankly declares one influential Victuals are superabundant, although the the British position in the occupied ares,
Ruhr area is in novise self-supporting. journal
for the purpose of actively helping its The Liberal press is inclined to em- As regards food, all the employés, policy, we ought to refuse. The moment
The foreign exchange market was quiet phasise that a withdrawal would mean miners, shop assistants and hotel workers our troops were used to advance the
to-day, Sterling on New York hardened the end of the Eatente, and one Lloyd receive full wages when thrown idle in French policy they should be withdrawn mittee of the House of Representatives to 4.00) on the Senate's ratification of George organ openly suggests that the consequence of the order forbidding the Mr. Baldwin said the Government Mr. Hoover urged the appropriation of the Anglo-American Debt Settlement Bill. French are steadily working towards facilitating of the French occupation. believed that at present it was more $500,000 for the purpose of investigating French francs were quoted at 78.62, annexation. Other quarters urge the The population, admonished by nom-likely to attain peace by maintaining rubber possibilition in American posses Belgian Francs: 89.20, and lire 971 nocessity for the maintenance of the erous proclamations urging them to keep friendship with France in the hope and rions. He predicted that the require Marks 20,000 to 95,000. Entente, while the Daily Mail alone calm, aro prezerving remarkable dissip belief that, the time might come when our mente" of the United States, market
The price of standard tin has risen to condemns the refusal to accede to the line, but they exhibit a fanationl hatred services a mediator and helper might would be increased fifty per cent, in the £191, the bast price recorded for two French request.
of the French.
bo possible and prove effective,
PARIS, February 17th. M.Ernest Judet, ex-editor of the WASHINGTON, February 17th. Petit Journal and L'Eclair, who was re- The mysterious source of the large cuntly sentenced, in default, to life for
LONDON, February 17th. quantity of liquor which the prohibition ternment in i fortness, on a charge of Following are the results in Saturday's Home teams are listed officials allege is at present being con communicating with the enemy during League games. sumed in Washington, has led the House the War, has surrendered on the Swiss first. of Representatives to authoriss za oust frontier. He has been brought to Paris. quiry regarding the importation of Me Judet invites a thorough examina Chalsen. diplomatic liquor (sic.)..
tion of the charges,
Aston Villa.... Liverpool ESTIMATED COST OF BATTLESHIP SCRAPPING.
INDIAN ARMY President Harding has transmitted to EIGHT UNITS TO BE OFFICERED Congross an estimate appropriation of
BY INDIANS. #21,000,000 to cover the costs of scray- ping battleships. “
M. Trocquer in an interview after his departure, said that an agreement was more than likely on these lines, but he Could not divulge the information.
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Ess, February 17th.
A remarkable "featuro of life in the areas.
RUBBER POSSIBILITIES IN US. POSSESSIONS. WASHINGTON, February 17th
At a meeting if the Appropriations Com-
next ten yeRIA,
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Manchester C. F3 Cardiff City
Tottenham Burnley Nottingham Middlesbrough...
add T
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0 Sunderland Sheffold. U. ... 7 Birmingham
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....
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OBITUARY.
MRS. I ORMISTON CHANT..
LONDON, February 17th. The death is announced of Mrs Lanra Ormiston Chant, well-known, as a lectur-” er, particularly on social questions,
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