CABLE S.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH REUTÈL'S AGENOT.] INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
JUSTICE
REPUBLICAN SENATORS'
OBJECTIONS.
WARNINGTON. April 11th, Senator Watson has presented to Mr. Hughes the Republican Senators ob jections to the Government's propcal for American membership of a permanent Mr. Court of International Justice. Watson's principal point was that some" of his colleagues disapprove of any pro- position which does not safeguard United States interests, through equal, repré sentation in the bedy electing the judges' composing the international court.
EX-KAISER'S WIFE. ORDERED TO LEAVE GERMAN TERRITORY.
PARIS, April 11th. Advicos from Berlin state that owing to alaw na regard. the defence of the Repablia, the Minister of the Interior has ordered the wife of the ex-Kaiser to leave German territory.
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...
EARLIER CABLES.
THE GOVERNMENT DEFEAT TUMULT IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MORE
THE RUHR.
GERMAN TOWNS
FINED.
THE · EONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1923.
BLIN, April 11th. The town of Duisburg has been find soventy Ave million marks on account of sabotage at the telegraph works. The burgomaster anal deputy burgemaster have been made personally responsible for the payment.
Buer has been flued a million marks, and all street traffic forbidden between eight and six in the morning, owing to the blowing up of the neighbouring militarized lino.
INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK.“ GOVERNMENT PRINTERS DECLARE STRIKE
1
LONDON, April 11th. The London Gazette was not published | for the first time for at least a hundred year, and the issue of the Board of Trade Journal and other Government publications is delayed, owing to
A
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
"[BY COURTESY OF THE "DALLY BULLETIN.”]
FUKTEN BITUATION.
וי
WITH PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS. RESENTMENT AT INTERFERENCE
PELING, April 11th.
The naval men have circulated a tele- gram opposing the appointment by the Peking Government of Sun Chuan Fang as Tali of Fukion
strike on the subject of trade unfox recognition, which started with the firm of De La Rue and has spread to other
They have alected Lin Kien Chang printing firms doing Government work.
Commander-in-Chief of the squadron, UNDER EMPLOYMENT SCHEME
and have invited the other vessels to join LONDON, April 11th, conference of Manchester textile in the movement and to assemble at It is reported that the director and manufactures have rejected the operatives | Shanghai, proposal that a scheme against under employment in the cotton trade should be staff of the Kisognan arsenal and naval adopted jointly, the employers contributing yards have also signed the manifesto, and operatives which advocates Fakica for the Fukience BE-seventy-five per cent.,
and threatens that otherwise they will twonty-ávo. U.S. DISPUTE REGARDING FIXED také measures to expel outsiders who at
MINIMUM WAGE,
tempt to interfere with provincial affairs. WASHINGTON, April 11th.
It is officially stated that fifty-eight Germans have been killed in the Ruhr since the Frunch occupation up to April eth.
A POSTPONED. TRIAL "MODERATE BOLSHEVIKS
COME SCARED.
17
Eros, April 17th. The trial of the Patriarch Tikhon on Д treason charge has been postponed since die.
1
The Supreme Court has dboided that the Act of Congress under which tho minimum wage of women and girls in The postponement of the trial, for the district of Columbia is fixed, la un- which the Soviet had olaborately preconstitutional. Three out of sight judges, including Chief Justice Taft, disseased pared, is reported to be due to heated from the decision, which is certain discussions among the leaders of the so- vehemently debated. The majority of the conrt takes its stand on the freedom of called Moderates, who, alarmed by the contract, believed to be guaranteed by the recent storm of foreign condemnation in fifth amendment to the Constitution connection with the persecution of the
EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS. churches, counselled postponement.
IMMEDIATE DEVELOPMENT
The extremists stubbornly resisted.
ANGORA CONCESSIONS. FRANCE PROTESTS AGAINST
CHESTER SCHEME.
LONDON, April 11th.
The Turkish concessions to the American Adairal Chester provide for the con-
FORECASTED.
SALT SURPLUS.
PEKING, April 11th.
AHEAD OF. THE MAIL.
[SUPPLEMENTARY WINES FROM CEYLON, PAPERS.]
»A GERMAN
**ILFORD CASE."
AIRCRAFT COMPANY CLAIMS £1,000,000.
LONDON, March 20th. At the resumption of the $1,000,000 aircraft. claim, Lord Weir gave evidence supporting the claim.
in view of the fantastic
Counsel for the Crown said that, the claimant company had received £10,000,000 LONDON, March 14th.
in actual orders from the Government, and The Daily Mairs Berlin correspondent had made nearly £500,000 actual profits states that shocking extracts were road from during the war. The claim for £600,000 as a series of 600 letters exchanged between two
Juatico Sargent that fantastic
the sard
"A claim total was for over £1,000,000, their husbands.
en who it is alleged had agreed to poison royalty and £230,000 for loss of goodwill was The working of arsenic symptoma on lire that operates very ad
adversely the victims was minutely described in one claimants, and I find it difficult to approach
a subject sent Counsel for ti dazen-haired little that "I had a wonderful dream nature of the claim" woman, writes letter. Fran Klein
I woke and saw my husband dead.
up submitted that the circumstances Another and there was the swine living,
a very large award. Judgment was reserved. describes the husband's sufferings "He The Commission have dismissed the is in such pain when he wants to climb
imb claim of Messrs. Petters in respect of the the walls, bat I will not let him slip American use of designing work in D59 A through my fingers Others mentioned aeroplanes.. that different doses were administered.
Гульц Ribbe thin, dull looking WOMEN, counselled prudence, however, and suggest- of the arsenio od the temporary stoppage diet. She adjared Frau Klein not to let her husband go out into the street lest he might fall and be removed to the hospital and die, when the post-mortem would in- conveniently disclose everything.
CONDITION IN IRELAND.
of
WAR GRAVES IN PALESTINE.
"LONDON, March 2nd. Jerusalem.-The British war graves come- tery at Beersheba was dedicated in the presence of Sir Herbert Samuch. The cere mony was a very impressive one. The Latin Patriarch and the Anglican Bishop cartini out the respective consecration services; the Orthodox Aronian Patriarch said prayers. The Grand Rabbi also attended the cere LONDON, March 14th.
mony. Sir Herbert Samuel subaequently A lively scene in the House of Commons lunched with Bedouin Sheika and also un- was created by Mr. James Maxton, Labour veiled a bust of General Allenby, M.P.. for the Bridgeton Division of
SLAVE-BUNNING NOT EXTINOT, Glasgow, who declared that one of the people deported to Ireland was a native of
innocent
LONDON (undated). Glasgow, and was completely BDY connection with the Irish rebel organ-
In the House of Commons, Mr. CH. Roberts, Liberal MP, for Derby, referring isation, and should be immediately freed.
Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, Home Secretary, to slave-running in the Red Sea and Per- pointed out that, in fact, if anyone was sian Gulf, asked from what ports dhows interned without a prima facie case against captured by His Majesty's ships had sailed him, the case would be brought before an and whither they were bound. Mr. Amery Advisory Committee which would clearly said that in the only ense in which there definito evidence of the port
had order his release. Mr. Maxton shouted an
am bringing it before you. Does as
whence the
dhow captured
sailed, the he Committee supersede your powers and the Colonial and Admiralty Court of Aden Idw of
of the land ! The Speaker rose, but Mr. concluded that the slaves, were kidnapped Maxton remained standing, amid loud erics from Abyssinia and shipped fro
Midi, in Idrisi terri Finally, order was restored by Mr. Ramsay | tory, on the Arabian coast, who
for Mnodonald rising and asking whether the
being taken to Jeddah Committee would see the internees, if they was known that members of the Yelsad IN JOHORE. Asked to be seen. Mr. Bridgeman was un-tribe at Batinch on the coast of the Gulf of
able to answer, but promised to enquire.
A reliable authority states that the salt surplus for the month of March amounted to 83,500,000, of which 8500,000 has already been handed over to the Government,
No definite arrangements have yet been made for releasing the remaining 83,000,000, which was mostly long age car marked for various purposes
(BY COURTESY OF: ** THE CHINA MAIL"] SMUGGLED RUBBER,
CHINESE CONVICTED
LONDON, April 11th. In the winding-up debate in the House of Commons yesterday evening the B Hon. Ormsby Gors said that without
SINGAPORE, April 11th awaiting the Imperial Conference, the
Thirteen Chinese were convicted in Colonial Office would encourage the
Five wore immediate development of прелда of Johore of smuggling rubber. communication with the Crown Colonien fined $4,300 each, two $2,000,
$12,000. Begatived without a division,
poands of rubber were confiscated.
THE STOCKA IN THE FAST,
SINGAPORE, April 11th. The Governments of the Netherlands
struction of some 2,700 miles of now / Mr. Ednam's motion on this subject was four 820,000 and two
LONDON, April 11th.
the The Government has overcome technical difficulty created by its defeat, by deciding that the motion on which it was defeated should be reconsidered to morrow. The Ht Hoo, S. Baldwin, resolution authorising such moving reconsideration, said the Government had
railway touching the Black Sea at Samsun been caught napping, but the division, was in nowise a proof that Government had a Trebizond, putting Angora inte lost the confidence of the House. (Lond touch with Erzerum, including a through line from Moul to the Black Sen, which Ministerial cheers and Opposition pro trata). Mr. Ramsay Macdonald declared will compete with the Bagdad railway. that the Government, after a series of The concession insludes provision for unexampled defente in by-sloctions, was rebuilding Angora on" a great scale, and # recent speech by Faizi "now freed with an unexampled defeat in according to
the House, "dus to a number of the Govert. Bey, the Turkish Minister of Works, ment's supportar refusing to support it concodes the syndicate seventy per cent. bocause the policy announced by Mr. of the revenue from the mining rights in Boyd
to Carpenter, ocrotary thaa twenty kilometre belt along the rail: It will take eighteen years to Treasury, conflicted with their plodges to 45J.
constituents. The Government complete the now lines which will be should take the defeat as an instruction built at the rate of 195 miles a year, with by the House, and reconsider the ques-exclusively Turkish labour except for the tion of conditions for ex soldiers entering technical personnel. the Civil Service,
their
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 11th. France has protested against Angora's the Chestor Doncessions adoption of scheme, Un the ground that if is a violation of the French agreement of
1014.
BY
Tumaituoss scenes followed, and tho Bpeaker finally suspended the sitting for an hour. The causa of the disorder the Labourites resentment at raus
tho closure moving Mr. Baldwin's of the debate despite the Labourites' demand for Government assurance INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
would they.
reconsider their' that
DISCUSSED
U.S. BE TO policy with regard to ex-Service men. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. · The Labourites did not participate in the division on the motion, but remained in their scate, and coinuously chanted "Adjourn" for ten minutes. They then broke into loud singing of the "Rod Flag!" The Speaker, despite the non- participation" of the Labourites, declared the motion enrried, and this led to still more furious protests from the Labouriten When the sitting was suspended a Scottish Jabourite crossed the floor and angrily addrosod Mr. Ormsby Gore, finally strik. ing him with an Order paper. Mr. Gote wanded off the blow, and gripped the Laburito's. arma. Members them alosed round the pair and other Labourites Several pulled their colleagus back.
rush Labourites then endeavoured to behind the Speaker's chair with a view ia attacking one of the Ministerialists, but other Labourities retrained them, after
brist acuffle.
When the House renumed, the Speaker announced that in view of the grave disorders he had excised the right of adjouming the House until to-morrow."
IRISH-PEACE PROSPECTS. FINAL MILITARY BOUT" OF IRREGULARS.
LONDON, April 11th Liam Lynch's death is regarded as a final stroke completing the military rout
TEST CRICKET.
PROPOSED SOUTH AFRICA
5. AUSTRALIA' MATCHES.
SYDNEY, April 10th.
four
21,186
a%
LIBEL ACTION. SETTLED.
LONDON, March 17th. Sir John Stavridi's libel action against the Daily Express regarding allegations that Sir M John was engaged in a plot with Venezalos which was disadvantageous to Great Britain, has been settled and the paper has apologised. Counsel pointed out that Sir John
met M. Venezelne, but acted in accordance with the wishes of the British Government Sir John Stavridi is a well.
to
Oman participated in this slave trade, and there was evidence that slaves were being brought across from Porsia and Baluchistan. AMALGAMATION OF BEA, AND.
2.0.A
LONDON (undated). Replying in the House of Commons to question by Lieut-Colonels Asheton Pownall, as to whether a decision had been reached in regard to the anggestion that the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich should be moved to the Royal College, Sandhurst, the Hon. W.
Ia view of the. Englishmen not bein East Indies and Malay States, the Biliton known London solicitor, and was formerly Military mid that the answer was in tho
Mr. Iredale, sccrotary dus in Australia until the end of 1854, South Wales Cricket Association, has suggested that a South African team
brick tour of Australia ner summer, and suggests that the Tests be limited to three.
make a
MOSLEMS AND HINDUS.
CLASH:
SLA, April 11th. Considerable tension between Hindus and Massulmana, existing for some time in Amritsar owing to rival proselytising movements, has columinated in a disturinnch in which twenty persons were injured. Troops restored order, and are still patrolling the city.
ECHO OF THE WAR
Consul-General for Greece.
inness
matter was before Lord Haldane's Committee on Training Officers.
Maatschappij, and the Straits Trading Company, being parties to the Bandoeng AWARDS FOR WAR INVENTIONS tive agreement relative to accumulated stooky of refined tin held by them in the East, have mutually agreed to a general dissolu
tion.
WAR STORY OF A DEVON
SEA SCOUT. -AMERICAN ADMIRATION.
Replying to a further question, Mr. Guinness said that the proposal to amal gamate the Royal Field and Royal Garrison Artillery was now being considered Ques tions of considerable diversity and difficulty were concerned, necessitating study before a definite decision was reached.
LONDON, March 19th. That the use of D. H. V. seroplanes by the American authorities was the biggest piece of assistance that any British firm gave to the American Government during The war was the contention of counsel for the Air Craft Manufacturing Company, Capt. De Havilland and Мезата. supporting the claim for over £1,000,000 be. to In Royal Commission on Awards fore the ventors and the American Commission for the sitting Adjustment of Foreign Claims,
the jointly, in London, under the presidency of DID ROYAL JEWELS COME FROM
Sargent. Counsel said that in Courso of three years 4,840
machines had been completed and used, while between A special correspondent to the English- 90 and 95 per cent of the American planes in France were D. H. V.
TUTANKHAMEN'S. TOMB"
CEYLON?
The man, in an argument that Ceylon was the source of the jewels of Tutankhamen,
The following story will arouse a feeling of patriotic pride for young Devon lad who "did his bit, and at a time when men of influence are endeavouring to foetor small boat ailing it has particular inter est in showing the value of knowledge of the handling of small craft:
value of machines sent to America was During the man shortage in England in over £5,000,000, and there were still 1,726 Bay war-time the little harbour of Salcombe wasmachines in America, some of which were under the control of a troop of six caused for aerial postal service.
who for three years had stood four two boys to a watch, on stadigh
harbourmaster and pilot. In ment of American
en
AMIENS, April 11th. The Military Court has imposed 'sen- tences of twenty years' hard labour and twenty years expulsion from: France on tho Aisne district in 1918, NEW ZEALAND RUGBY TEAM.
WELLINGTON, NZ April 11th,
three German officers for acts of pillage in taking the real ber..
The New Zealand Rugby Union has re- ceived a cable invitation to send a team to England in 1924-1925. It is anticipated that the invitation will be accepted.
"AUSTRALIAN EXPLORER
HONOURED.
1918, a detach- submarine chasers put in
Where was the source of the jewels re- covered from the tomb of Tutankhamen at Luxor, is the question which has an obvious appeal to the East, where ware the only gen marts of the ancient world, and which seems to have been missed by all the many writers on the recent
INCIDENTS IN IRELAND.
LONDON, March 20th. There was a serious explosion near Water- for shelter in the Start river, intending to which wrecked the water-works there, axcavations in the Valley of the Kings. anchor off Balcombe. Inside the bar the thus cutting off the water supply from the Yek a reliable atawer would do much to
the akipper of
chaser as a leading
a small boy rowing out in a crop of a skiff to meet work-shops
and commercial world as it was in Bibli- the column. In spite of the stoop chop he Railway and offices of the South Western increase one's knowledge of the trading residence of a Cork solicitor, Mr. Healy, own, yet it is ar open question whether handled his boat with a shail which brought The Irregulars attempted to destory the cal times. Egypt possessed gems of her all bands on deck to watch and admire.
to-day, but the occupants extinguished the the cutting of precious stones, for. seals Blames after two rooms and a staircase and artistic purposes was a science which had been damaged,
ACCORDING TO "COCKEL"
"When scross the course of the chasers the lad stood, braced himself against the thwarts, whipped out a pair of semaphore flags, and ordered the column to heave to.
of engine-room on Saturday and was later found shot question if we can determine where was That he fleet
Was L. Chanked headway, and dead, and his body labelled, "convicted as the Ophir and Tarshish of Bolomon, the
a spy and abot as a reprisal for comrades the leading vessel acknowledged the signal. The boy continued: What ships and who were executed.?
It is officially reported from Cork that had passed its infancy in Egypt or Baby We shall be nearer an answer to the Ben Mac Carthy, aged 16, was taken from lonia. From where, then, came the gemst his bed by four armed men at 4 am.
centre to which the ships of that monarch traded. By some, Ophir has been identi with coast Africa,
an international conferentium of the LENIN'S HEALTH IMPROVING nation! What do you want. The quatro ENTRANCE TEE TO MUSEUM. Sofala, by others with the south of Arabis
BERLIN, April 11th. Ten members of the Amoricau delega tion to the recent International Chambers of Commerce Congress in Rome, have arrived, and are seeking information and industrial circles from pancial regarding Germany's cosmic position.
Lonnor, April 11th. WASHIKOTON, April 11th.
The Royal Geographical Society's patrons The annual meeting of the United State Chamber of Commerce in New medal has been awarded to the Australian, York next month will discuss the recom. Mr. Staniforth Smith, for his explorations in mendation of the Rome congeras to hold Papua. an international conference reparations problem, and other. European econmala problems, GERMAN SHIPPING. REPORT SUBSTANTIAL PROFITS ON
YEAR'S WORK.,
BERLIN, April 11th. The annual report of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, of Bermen, shows not profit of thirty 514 million mark. A dividend of por cent is recommended, and an incrasso of capital is projected,
The annual reprt of the Hamburg-- America Line shows a net profit of ninety five millions mark. A dividend of ton por cunt, plus a bonts of twenty per cent, oming to the depreciation of the mark, is announced.
MANCHESTER TO MOSCOW. NEW AIR LINE TO BE OPENED
IN MAY
LONDON, April 11th
HELSINGFORS, April 11th.
It is notified that in consequence of a slight improvement in Lanil's bealth, bulletins henceforth will be issued as required.
BETTER SITUATION AT MEMEL
Lexoon, April 11th The general strike at Memel is apparently ending. Many workinen have reamed work, and most of the shops have been re- opened
KRUPP VICTIMS. ACCORDED MOST IMPRESSIVE
FUNERAL,
Esses, April 11th. Most impressive scenes marked the funeral of the Krupp victima, which pro- hably have never been surpassed except in the case of great monarchs, for the crowds and the quantition of wreaths. Tho
master returned
and again with the west coast of India. requests permission to anchor in harbour.
There are many identifications for The answer was Stand
LONDON, March 22nd. The boy then semaphored with
As a sequel to the Government's abortive Tarahish. Closer research work of late. proposal to charge admission to museums, years has, however, identified Ophir and incredible rapidity considering the activity of his skiff to another boy in a signal station gros students this morning made a proces Tarshish with Ceylon, and there are very, onshore, who, in turn telephoned the senior officer of the district in Plymouth sion to the National Art Gallery, headed good grounds for sooopting this theory. For the
permission. In less than five by a huge stuffed brown bear carrying a Long before the time of Christ, Ceylon minutes the Scout in the skiff acknowledged drum, and with posters asking "Why tax was known as the gem mart of the of ancient world, and by devious routes and Art1" and warning people to a signal from shore granting the permission
future charge for admission to public through many hands, not only its pre
Students
de- mostly young 'I will come aboard and pilot column to anchor."
bewarblin
ladies
relayed it to the quartermaster, and added free admittance to the Gallacions stanes, but its pearls and spices-
1
WHELF OF THE BRITISHT' LIÒN.
"No Coxswain ever laid his boat long side more prettily than that 15 year old boy. His oars were snapped in-board flat on the thwarte with one motion. He came over the side with the painter in his teeth, and came to attention to salute the flag even as his feet hit the deck. Escorted to the bridge, ho shook hands gravely with the the skipper after saluting, and was as gravely asked to take charge.
gavo
where 6d. is being charged, as it is Students Passed into every corner of the then
known world. Day. Free admittance was finally concnded, Uleopatra, there poems to be no doubt, after an interview between the leader of the demonstratora, Mr. Muirhead? Bone, and Sir Charles Holmes, Director of the Gallery.
CHARGE AGAINST RÁTIWAY EMPLOYEE.
possessed pearls which came from the Galf of Mannar. If Bolomon did get his. treasures of jewels from amart, which must have been known to him, there seems to be no reason why Taprobane, or Ceylon, should not also have been the origin of at least one of the sources of LONDON, March 22nd supply for the Pharaphs of Egypt. The Bobert William Church, described as transport difficulties were not great, and "It was an amazing thing to see that examining engineer in the employ of the if the island were known to Bolomon, it youngster, bare kneed, lese than four fest Railway Board of India, was charged at was, in all probability, known to Tutank
Indian Penal Code by the the order .to the signal quartermaster offence
gainst The correspondent of the Timer att panoply of the procession, eight take comtrand of a 11oft vessel. He Bow Street Police Court to-day with, anhamen, who reigned, in tha samo age
to pass a given point. flagship and anchor abcam hui tlio anchor gratification other than legal remuneration
official pet. A detective who M. E. Carleton Baker, Adviser to Chief of Staff, Lynch was actually this Berlin states that an agreement has been breast beaded by firrest of banners, to instruct the other vessois to follow the baving as a public servant take
telegraph. The skipper very soon overcame gave evidence said control, and the mainstay of the Irregular German Governments, whereby an air the course of the proceeding
his momentary apprehension. A chaser defendant; the Tattor said: “I have never
brought to an done anything there to benefit myself with a according to a report being sent us resistano. It was his yoto that defeated line from
peany. All that I did in connection with America to purchase throw of the US. Bairy's motion Lynch was associated Amsterdam, Bremna or Hamburg, Berlin, ing by saying their life and death
nothing
self-conscious in looks or man- Government Replying to the charge at dieuse according to the armancat reduc and taking pride in doing it well
Fimple matter to explain. Witness added that used to strengthen the Chineis naval The story first appeared in the last issue defendant left India openly in 1920. De guard in the Amur and the Bungari and
o the Manchuria coasts, of the American "Motor Boat."
fendant has been remanded in custody.
of the Irregulara. Although nominally
took
D
honra to
a
Commander-in-Chief, exempt from civil reached between the British and the The wie alone took twenty minutes. In was let go, and-himself took the engine room | in respect of an it when he arrested the Marshal Chang. Two-lin af Mukden, is,
Herr
Manchester to London, van Tehlen delivered an oration, Comes never moro
The boy:
with Rory Connor in the Republicar Koennigsberg and Moscow will be opened remain the keystone of Germany's future." anchor was not showing off; thero contracts was with the approval of this Indian warships that are to be relegated- inte his death brightens the prospects of flying is contemplated, the question of & were rung, and there was a cessation of was was doing a job for his country, the police station, be said it would be ation prógramamo, The warships are to be
Traistance at the Dublin Four Courts, and to trafic on May lat. As only daylight The church bells throughout the country. all the posco, as to which De Valora and his through flight from Manchester to Moscow work in the occupied territory during the Der. executive have recently been des adamant does not arise at present. It is ceremony. At Krupps- worka,
confined to quarters. Six men captured In possension of arms anticipated that the journey, with stops, French troops except isolated sentries were
will depend on experiments in summer. have been executed at Tuam