CABLES.
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NEAR EASTERN CRISIS.
TURKS AND GEEEKS AGAIN
QUARBELING
LONDON, May 20th.
t
A critical situation hath arise Lausanne 'in commeqence of a Gracer Turkish disagreement on the question of
reparations.
The Greeks refused the Turkish demand. for a lemnity, but offered to ceile a strip of territory to Turkey which would Facilitate diret Turko-Tulgarian railway
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POSITION IN THE RUHR.
A FIRE
AND WATER CONFLICT:
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES-, MONDAY, MAY 28TH. 1993.
Lopes, May 26th. According to advices from. Berlin, a conflict in which fire and water contested for superiority as humanly employed weapons has occurred at, Bochum. Three persons were killed and 39 wounded in the course of the struggle, «
SOCIALISTS IN CONGRESS
RESOLUTIONS REGARDING RUSSIA AND, THE NUHR.
HAMBURG, May 20th. The International Socialist Congress has concluded.
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CONTROL OF OPIUM PRODUCTS
AMERICAN DELEGATES
SUGGESTION.
・Orgeva, May 23tb. Before the Opium Commission of the A number of resolutions were adopted League of Nations, Mr. Stephen Forter, President of the Foreign Affairs Committee protesting against the Allies driving the of the American House of Representatives Gerican people into the arma of the proposed that the employment of opiato products for other thau medical or scientitle Nationalists and Monarchists. The Con- purposes should be illegal, and in order to Avoid the abuse of these products the pro- Communist strikers besieged the quarters gress is appealing to the German workersduction of raw opium should be controlled,
to resist to the utmost the sabotage car- of the fire brigade, the only available
so that there would be no supplies available for non-medical or non-scicutitie purposes. defence force in town, and demanded that ried out by the German Capitalists, who
LATEST CABLES. they surrender their arms. The firemen re-refuse the sacrifices necessary to enable DEBATE REGARDING THE USE OF fused, whereupon the Communists opened Germany to meet her obligations. They an offensive, using revolvers and throwing are also protesting against the occupation brieks.
of the Rubr. The firemen responded snergetically by
The British delegates abstained from sommanźcution. Ep to the present the playing a hose on the attackers, but the voting on a rolution which protested streams of water did not suffice to against the attempts of the Imperialist
Turks are not inclined to agree.
OPIUM.
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NEWS
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THE LINOHENG OUTRAGE
DIPLOMATIC CORPS, APPOINTS INTER. NATIONAL COMMISSION.
PERING. May 20th,
The Diplomatic Corps' · Note to the Waichinoph. forwarded today states that the Corps has appointed an Inter- national Commission to proceed to Tsao chuang with instructions to investigate and report on the military situation. The Commission will be composed of General Gassva, May 28th.
Connor, ammanding the American troops Chaoh Sin Cha supported Mr. Steven Porter's proposals. Sir (G1) Campbell in Chins: Colonel Sautel commanding India) also the Japanese delegate dis the French troops in North China: Colonel agreed with the America interpretation Urno. representing the General in Com- or the Hague Convention. Sir Mamand of the Japanese troops in China, Delevingue, (Great Britain) declared that Great Britain was ready to lako part in a Colonel Orpen Palmer, Military Attache supprem opium to British Legation; and Commander A. and decrease the geois (France) contended that according to Jachino, Italian Naval Attache the Hague Convention, the consumption The Corps requests the Chinese Govern-
opium in any form was legitimate in all countries in which it was not absolute.eat to appoint a military officer to a ly forbidden, It was therefore clear that company" the Commission, and to instruct it was not only the medical use of opium the authorities to give the Commission which ought to be considered legal.
cvery facility, ENQUIRY INTO DISCREPANCIES IN
STATISTICS. -
The wriousness of the situation is extinguish the latter's pugnacity. The Powers" to intervene in the Internal campaign to graduction. M. Bour-
accentuated by the presence of five Greek divisions bets Makri and Maritzo, and also by alwines that the Greek Guvern. ment is calling op further trous. Both sades are uttering threats.
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WATERS. -
Reports from Salta state that the whole of the British Mediterranean fleet has been greatly concentrated in Turkish
walters,
TURKS AND GREEKS MORE
REASONABLE.
LarsAss. May th The conviustories of the Turkish delegate. Rizomzir, at today's political committer and the absent of irritation, as between Turka aind Greeks, is regarded as a brighter augury," -
A number of questions, inchading the establishment of foreigners in Turkey were settled most amicably.
ALLIES HELP DISPUTANTS TO REACH A SETTLEMENT,
LAUSANNE May 20th. "The dispute as regards Greece's repara- ticus and Habilities to Turkey which reached such an acute stage, was satisfar- torily settled at a conference this afternoon between the Alles and the disputants.
The setthanent was based on the cession to Turkey of the Karagatek Trinogle as reparations, but the details remain to be considered.
TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT.
LATER. The Graeco-Turkish Treaty will contain Greek recognition of responsibility
for damage done in Asia Minor, while Turkey, in view of Grecce's fivancial position will renoune the reparation
elaim.
The Karagatch Triangle coded to Turkey includes the town of Karagatch and the railway between Karagatch and the Bulgarian frontier. There will abo be a mutual restitution of ships captured sines the Mudros Armistice,
M. Venizelos and Ismet Pesha shook hands it the conclusion of the negotiationg. Turkey has authorised a statement that shr intends to incorporate the Hague Convention in the Peace Treaty.
"PROHIBITION CONTROVERSY.
THE QUESTION OF AMERICAN
JURISDICTION.
WASHINGTON, May 26th.
firemen consequently resorted to revolvers and finally sallied forth and drove off the mob. taking prisoners fifteen.
Sore hours later it was reported that the strikers had occupied the brigade head. quarters, but they had not molested tha firemen
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COMMUNIST DISTURBANCES
SPREADING,
affairs of Russia.
US. NAVAL DEFENCE.
IN A WORLD FULL OF
MENACE."
New York, May 26th. Mr. Edwin, Denby (Secretary of the Navy) speaking at the Naval War College, Newport, declared that the American. Navy must he kept ready for defence" in LONDON, May 26th. a world full of menace." Congress would Telegrams from the Ruhr show that be naked next session for additional Communist disturbances are unliminished. | cruisers, na nļlowed under the Lințitation They have spread to Essen, where "the of Armaments Treaty, also for additional crowds looted the warehouses. Most of light-draft gunboats, submarines and aero the shops are closed.
Flaacs. Mr. Denby said he hoped that Similar scenes were enacted at Bochum, the naval building appropriation would where order' was restored by the fire-be kept within last year's limits. brigade. i
On the other hand, order reigns at Gelsenkirchen and Batmund, but the number of strikers at both places has increased,
FRENCH DESIRE TO REINFORCE POLICE.
DUSSELDORF, May 26th.
ANGLO-BURMA OIL CO.
CREDITOR'S PETITION FOR
WINDING-UP.
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LONDON, May 16th, The London Gazette gives notice that a petition has been presented by a creditor for the winding-up of the Anglo- Burma Oil Company..
'OCCUPATION COSTS.
of
The Commission starts as soon as the GESEYA, May 26th. necessary arrangements can be made. The Opium Commission has appointed a
Mr. J. B. Powell, one of the captives, sub-committee, composed of the British, Japanese and American delegates, to arrived at Taaochuang last night on conduct an enquiry into the discrepancies parole. in statistics relating to opium importa- ions as furnished by Japan on the one band, and Britain and America on the other
The commission adopted a resolution, moved by Sir John Jordan, the object of which is the publishing of information concerning the opium triffie,
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COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES.
LATEST RESULTS.
TSAOCHUANG, later. Mr. Powell has returned to the bandits'
camp.
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CUSTOMS ADVANCE TO GOVERNMENT.
SHANGHAI, May 23th.
With reference to the assertion of the Fur Ensters Times, that the Customs had advanced the sum earmarked for the Cus- toma building at Shanghai for the pay- ment of the salaries of members of Parlia.
ment. Reuter's correspondent 'learns that Mr. Bowra recently agreed to give all taiporary ba'p to the (invernment fram the internal Customs funds for the pay- meat of the Chinese Consuls and Ministers abroad.
This advance will in no way interfore" with the building of the new Customs House at Shanghai..
It is understood that the Ministers abroad received their pay recently for June of last year.
OHINA'S FINANCIAL MINISTRY.
CHANG YING-HTA ASSUMES OFFICE.
PEKING, May 25th. Chang Ying-hua took up the post of Finance Minister yesterday afternoon,
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY.
The official optimism that Dr. Welling- too Koo would follow his example, and. take up his duties at the Waichinopu has not been justified,
for
It is understood that Dr. Wellington Koo is still, determined to wait Two arroplanes have arrived at Lin-assurances of parliamentary support. cheng.
THE SHOOTING OF MR. COLTMAN.
HIGH 'OFFICIAL DISMISSED,
Pexiyo. May 25th.
A mandate has been issued dismissing
BANDITS BECOMING UNEASY.
THAOCHVAS, May 26th. One soldier was killed and two were captured by the bandits in yesterday's fighting. It is believed that the farmers also fired in order to protect their crops. Meng Hsiung-buei, who is the Tutung of LONDON, May 5th.
Mr. R. H. Rowlatt writes that the Chabar's chiaf of staff, who was respon Middleser defeated Essex on the first innings. For Middlesex in their arst innings bandits are distinctly uneasy at the leag-sible for the orders which led to the shoot- Hendren compiled 152; and Atkinson took drawn-out negotiations, and anys he being of the late Mr. Coltman. wickets for 18 The Essex player Morris intieres they would be "Just as glad to see their second innings knocked up 111,
Derby beat Wercester on the first innings. our backs, as we should to get away." For Jackson in their second innings
Derby,
95.
The bandits believe that thero will be
A French semi.official message to thei German Government has requested pre- mission to despatch police reinforcements to a number of Ruby torn. The request L. TO RECEIVE PRIORITY FOR Laneshing defeated Kent on the fish & development within theve dast, and are
will be probably refused.
GERMAN COMPLAINT AGAINST
RHINELAND COMMISSION.,
BERLIN, May 28th.
A. semi-official message complains that the inter-allied Rhineland Commission has forbidden Herr Roechling, a member of the Baar Landesrat to enter the occupied territory en route to Geneval, His mission was to lny the alleged grievances of Saar inhabitants before the League of Nations.
PECULIAR FRENCH ATTITUDE TOWARDS COMMUNISTS.
BERLIN, May 28th. Advices from Duesseldorf state that ut a meeting of the excentivo of the Com-f munist Workers' Council, held at Essen by permission of the French Authorities, it was decided to extend the strike movement throughout Westphalia and also along the right bank of the Rhine. GERMAN RAILWAYMAN EXECUTED,
DUESSELDORF, May 26th.
The German railwayman, Schlaegeter, who was sentenced to death by a French Court Martial a month ago, has been executed by shooting.
GERMAN. DEPUTY RELEASED.
PARIS, May 26th, The German Deputy, Höllein has been' released.
INTERESTING STATEMENT · BY FRENCH PREMIER."
PARIR, May 26th."
FOUR YEARS.
PARIS, May 20th.
The Allied-American Agreemees of May 18th has been signed. It gives America priority for the first four."yeasy pror
awaiting a further reply from the Chinese gentry before coming to Taoichuang to negotinto.
SOVEST TRADE INTERCOURSE WITH
JAPAN,
The Lancastrian Parkin, in the
TOETO, May 23th. first innings took 7 for 53
"Atception," especially of those mest in- Notts best Northampton by toe. Rich-
terested in the resumption of trade mond, for Notts, in the first innings took
intercourse with the Soviet, is now 5 for 28. Carr in the second innings hit up 100 not out, for Notts.
Foreign observers at Tsaochuang be centred on the Government, to whom Surrey beat Leicestershire on the first ian-lieve that the old and the young elements Viscount Geto has transfered every-
Germany's cash payments, after repay-xford defeated Gloucester by an innings ment of the cast of the Allied occupation,
The remaining eight instalments will and forty-four runs. have complete priority.
THE POLAR FLIGHT NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENT TÖ
ASSIST.
CHRISTIANIA, May 9th The Storting has unanimously adopted Bill appropriating 50,000 kroner for assist Capt Amundsen sending two flying boats to Spitzbergen to
DUTCH TAXATION PROPOSAL
THE HAGUE, May 26th.
A Bili has been tabled in connection with the export duty on oil obtained from mill products, which was abolished by the Colonial Minister from the beginning of the present year. The Bill makes up for the revenue thus lost by the oil tax, by a prolongation of the existing taxes on sugar, tea, coffee and tobacco until 1924. NEW YORK NEWSPAPER PURCHASE.
New York Globe.
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NEW YORK, May 20th.
PROBABLE BANDIT SPLIT,
in the bandita cump have partially split..
view, to
The former do not want incorporation in thing. the arty, owing to their past record The press is busily conjecturing the Hampshire defeated Somerset by 45. For being known, while the latter wish to Hants, Bowell in the second innings scared becco soldiers, as their career is before probable official attitude, but nothing so 108. For Somerset, White in the securl them. This indecision hampers the negot, far is necertainable whether anything innings took 7-for 64.
Yorkshire beat Warwick by 84 runs. For iations, and until a definite split occurs definite will be done with a Warwick, Howell in the first innings took delay in the release of the captives is un-opening a third con farence.
avoidable,
In a lengthy stateinent published over DANDITS ATTEMPT ANOTHER TRAIN
his own name, Visećunt. Goto now de- HOLD-UP.
clares that he is no longer in the lime PEKING, May 26th.
10 for al.
AMERICAN STEEL INDUSTRY. BOOMING.
TWELVE-HOUR DAY TO REMAIN.
New You, May 25th. Mr. Gary, president of the United States Steel Corporation, addressing the Irun and outlook in the United State swas good. All Steel Institate, reported that the business. the Corporation's furnaces and mills were
at operating full capacity, which was unly by the lack of sufficient working forces. The institute could not at present recommend the abandonment of the twelve- hour day in the steel industry.
HOLLAND AND AUSTRIAN RECONSTRUCTION.
THE HAGUE, May 25th. The Second Chamber has passed a Bill re- Mr. Frank Munsey has purchased thelativo to the international reconstruction of Austrin. The party leaders' objections were thet by the League of Nations agreeing to the Bill being so aruanded that Holland will only be required to sign two of three protocols concerned.
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THE NEW BRITISH MINISTRY.
LAZZIL
ACCIDENT ON DANISH WARSHIP.
It is reported that the bandits on light, and he advances his reasons why Saturday attempted to hold up the sixth recognition "of the Soviet in a formal train on the Peking to Hankow railway, but were driven off by the fourteen "greement is desirable, division..
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LINCHENG OUTRAGE.
PERINO, May 25th. Tien Chung-ys returned from Protingiu this morning.
It is understood that Teno Kun agreed to the use of force against the beadite as
Viscount Gato proceeds to detail "com. premise conditions, of an agreement based on the Government's and M. Joffe's views imparted to himself.
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These conditions provide for the elimi- nation of responsibility of the two coun- tries for the Nikolaievsk and other un- friendly acts, respectively. and the an
a last resort, but he desires that a pacific nouncement of the definite date by Japan policy be tried first.
of her voluntary evacuation of Saghalien, Tion Chung-yu saw President Li Yuan- the disposal of which to be arranged" by bung, the Premier and members of the Cabinet this morning, and then proceeded to Lincheng this afterLoon,
It is believed that Tien Chung-yu has boon given a free hand..
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THE COLTMAN CASE
SETTLEMENT.
PEKINO, May 26th. COPENHAGEN, May 25th. The Waichiaopu states that the Govern Sixteen men were seriously hurt and 30ment has dismissed from Kalgan the slightly, by an explosion on the Dani Chief-of-Staff and Chief Adjutant, and cruiser, Geyser, during a demonstration of Adjutant Wang. fog developing apparatus, in the course of naval manoeuvres off South Zeeland. QUEEN OF HOLLAND'S VISIT
TO BRITAIN.
LONDON, May 25th. It is stated that Rydal Hall, fï the Lake district, will be taken for the private visit of the Queen of Holland, which is contom- Mr. Reginald McKenna has seen appoint-plated to be from the end of Jane until ed Chancellor of the Exchequer.
the middle of August. Mr. McKenna's appointment to the he was never once mentioned in connection Chancellorship was an absolute surprise, as
with the vacancy. The announcement was made after publication of the official list, in Minister and Chancellor.
A SURPRISE An interesting passage in Premier Poincare's statement regarding the 'cret
LONDON, May 26th. The British Embassy has presented to commission, mentioned in a cable message identical with Mr. Bonar Law's except for The Baldwin Ministry in practically the State Department a statement con- (dated May 17th, was revealed last night Lord Robert Creil and Mr. J. C. C. Davidson tending that, under international law, in the course of a debate in the Chamber (formerly secretary to Mr. Bonar Law) who American jurisdication only extends to
of Dermties.
Deputy Herriot expressed will fill the hitherto vacant posts of Lord satisfaction at M. Poincare's declaration Privy Seal und Chancellor of the Duchy of cargo destined for importation into the
Lancaster, respectively. Sir Joynson Hicks on that occasion, which was to the effect becomes Financial Secretary to the Treasury, United States. This in nowiss permits of that the Government was considering the vice Major Boyd Capenter, who is how Paymaster General. Mr. Badwin retains interference with either the physical possibility of evacuation of the Ruhr, the Chancellorship of the Exchequer. mechanism or rations and stores on when Germany gave tangible guarantees foreign vessels in American ports..
of her willingness to free herself by an The foregoing statement conflicts with
international loant without waiting for the actual payınent of reparations, the Supreme Court's liquer decision, bu it is understood that the State Depart ment has found. means for reconciliation by permitting foreign vessels to list wine rations sa part of their medical stores. PROTESTS FROM THREE OTHER GOVERNMENTS.
WASHINGTON, May 20th. In addition to the British and Spanish written representations as regards the
The absence of police protection in the enforcement of prohibition on ships, three, Buhr area is due to their expulsion by other Governments-France, Italy and the French, which greatly complicates Germany have orally drawn attention to matters. The occupation authorities have the "inconvenience" which will be caused been requested to relax their attitude in to their commOTCE,
M. Poincare agreed that he had been correctly quoted.
·STRIKE MOVEMENT SOMEWHAT ABATED.
BERLIN. May 20th.
which Mr. Mindeared in the dns!
positions of E
KRUPP FIRM'S REQUEST REFUSED.
J
REENE, May 25th. The Government has temporarily declined former Liberal statesman's acceptance to accede to the Krupp directorate request of the new office is subject to his doctor's for the return of their former general approval, in view of a recent attack of manager, "now in a German prison.
bat he is
to be able to
expecterence. Mean-
The Mr
"up the pot after while Baldwin will pilot the Budget through the House of Commons.
The strike movement in the Ruhr area has apparently somewhat abated." only new disorders reported were at Esen, where the butchers were compelled to lower the price of meat
this matter.
RUBBER IN COLOMBO.
COLOMBO, May 25th.
It will be recalled that Mr. McKenna's A total of 255 tons of rubber, was offered at expected
recommendation to city men at yesterday's sale but was mainly withdrawn, Government evoked a caustic speech from
time to
Rapport the Bonar Lawas bits were below eighty cents a pound. Lloyd George. It is strongly rumoured that FRENCH SUMMER TIME. ho retired after his defeat in the 1918 cloc
sent in the House of Commons, from which tion, will be found for Mr. McKenna in the
Loston, May 28th. Sammer time operates in France from the City of London in succession to Bir F. G. night of May 20th. The change is likely Banbury, Bart, who is likely to be raised to to cause some dislocation in Angle French the Peerage.
servicen.
The Government has also agreed to the payment of gold $25,000, the indemnity
therefore practically settled.
claim in the Coltman case, which is
MIXED "MARRIAGES.
WARNING BY BISHOP LANDER..
LONDON, May 20th, Bishop Lander, formerly of Hongkong, has forwarded a message to the clergy of Liverpool warning them against tho danger of marringes of Chinese men to white women. He says that when such women are induced to travel to China, they and themselves in an intolerable position. Many of them have had to seek assistance in order to leave the country.
sale or by joint commercial rights.
The conditions exclude the question of pro-war dates.
'IMPOSSIBLE AS BASIS FOR DISCUSSION,
LATER.
The conditions laid down by Viscount Goto in the published statement are con- sidered to be impossible as a basis for dis cussion with Russia, according to a statement by the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Press.
MAYOR OF TOKYO.
Toxro, May 25th. The Municipal Assembly elected Mr. Nagata, at present deputy Mayor, Mayor of Tokyo,
JAPAN'S NAVAL MINISTRY.
Tokyo, May 25th. Vico-Admiral Keisuke Okada has been appointed Vice-Minister of the Navy.
The Financial Statement by the Colonial Treasurer for the month of February," given in the current issue of the Govern ment Gazette shows that the Colony's |éredit balance on February 28th Jost, was $14,341.088, 36 against $13,748,450 (on January 31st. The total revenue during PACIFIC NAVAL BASE-
January and February was $1,192,700, as against $3,999,548 for the same period last NEW ZEALAND VIEW.
year. Expenditure for the two months totalled WELLINGTON, May 25th.
$2,510.313, compared with Mr. Maasey, the Premier, in a Speech. $2,160,307 for the first two months of said the selection of Singapore as a naval 1922. It may be noted that Land Sales bese was worthy of all possible encourage for the two months had already brought mont by countries endeavouring to establish into the Treasury an amount exceeding the Empire on a firm basic in this part of the estimate for the whole of the current. the world. The decision, far from boing a year, which was 8000,000. The total possible cause of war, would prove a great received in the first two months of the factor in the promotion of peace,
year was $823,348.34.