CABLES.
LATEST IDLES, (THROUGH REITER'S AGENCY.}"
POSITION IN THE RUHR RUHR
ANOTHER RUGE CONFISCATION FROM THE REICHSBANK.
BERLIS. May 27th Advices from Faser state that French #roopa entered the Reichshank and con- Siscated about 75 milfard marks,
the Ruhr urPA.
This
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY
19TH... 1993.
TURCO-GREEK AGREEMENT | FAR EASTERN CABLE PIRACY ON THE PEAL RIVER
NEWS RECEIVED WITH GENERAL
SATISFACTION.
NEWS.
[TaROUGH KIUTER'S AGENCY.]
BANDIT ATTACKS ON TRAINS,
CONSTANTINOPLE. May 27th. While the Turco-Greek agreement is likely to provoko a' storm of criticism by the extremists. it seems improbable that ARMED GUARDS AND MACHINE-GONS
TO BE CARRIED. Angara will ripagliate it, in view of the report that the Council of Commissars and Generals on Friday voted by a majority in favour of acceptance of this mompro- mise. The ames of an agreement. has been received
is the biggest izure hitherto, minds in satisfaction here, although there is good warrant to believe that if the Greek arary had advanced it werkt have foured little or nothing to stay it until the shores of the Bosphorus had been reached,
TWO MILLION MINERS ON STRIKE.
The Fallsche Zeitung's special correse poadent in the Ruhr area estimates that about 2000.net - miters,
and
of
tang thousands of metalworkers have gon
TURKISH
JOURNALISTS
DISSATISFIED.
LAUEANNE, May 27th.
reparations
SMALL CHINESE STEAMER HELD UP.
The piracy of a small Chinese vessel the Woo Fu on the Pearl River has been reported in Hongkong from Canton by letter. The vessel was on a voyage from Hongkong to Canton with 2.100 bags of
BOLSHEVIST PROPAGANDA IN CHINA-
WU PEI FU ON DANGEROUS TENDENCIES.
LASIATIO NTWS ADENCY.)
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PEXING, May 20th. General Wu Pei Fa has wired to the
bran (pigs' food) and on Friday morn-Government from Loyang stating that ing shortly after entering the Boocs according to secret esports of the metro Chineso Taxixa. May 28th,
Tigri.
Lin Fa-shan-a former |politan police. the so-called An attempted attack on the sixth train Chines paval anchorage-she was order Socialists and Communiste held a special un the Peking-Hankow railway has osed to stop by a steam launch, the crow offers conference in the recitation hall of
River. The authorities are now. nltering the time table. In order that the dagg area might be made safe for trains by daylight, from today enwards euch train wift carry an armed guard. "équipped with two machine-guns,
LINCHENG CAPTIVES.
TO
BANDITS REPLY
PROPOSALS,
settlement. The
There is some doubt as to whether the on strike This is probably a gross over- | Angora, Asembly will ratify, the Turco- retirante, lug it a anoultedly true that (iroek practically every mine center in the Ruhr Turkish journalists at Lausanne are dis- area is akva stauristill, chiefly owing to satisfol, and delay that Turkry was Ismet the terriorís of fomnaunist coxamandos exporting money, no territory.
Pasha is hopeful of peace being sigued in a week. but two importans questions are still to be settled, namsiy the judicial regime over foreigners in Turkey, and the currency in which the Turkish public debt
which visit the pits and forcibly eject
workers.
Commanists with fixed bayonets are picketing some of the pits, and prevent miners from descending. Willingness ou The part of any miners in work is evi denced by the fave that,
shall be paid. :
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TRADE TERMS DEFINED.
CLF. IN THE FAR EAST. Opportunity may be taken to discuss poluta affecting contracts raised by two coc respondents at ports far distant from each other, each of whom suggests that the issue should be brought to the notice of other reuters of these articles, mys the Tiaus Trudo Supplement.
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A correspondent, writing from Hongkong, states that at that port and at Shanghai in is customary, and doubtless it is also usual at many other ports, to regard C... sales rude at the actual port of the delivery as salon sex
whereas a CIF contract made with a
case ap purely as such. He added that no pears to have been fought on the point in the the goods are to be delivered in reganled
Hongkong Courts, but about four years ago Commerce in Shanghai agreed that it was. the sub-committes of the British Chamber of customary there to regard C.LF. sales made at the port of delivery as being equivalent to sales ex-ship.
COMPARISON WITH RA-HHIP BALES.
of by General Wu, with a view to prevon: Febres are soki ex-ship the port
with more or less generat turred at Chihsien north of the Yellow which said they were attached to the the University on the Sth inst, under the for at any place other than that at whirh
to search for arms. They ordered the Acting Chancellor of the Government Government military fores and wished Chairmanship of Dr. Chiang Mou Lin, Captain to change his course and to make niversity, Professor Hu Suh and others, for Ma Chung creek. On the way, the or the purpose of discussing various men, who turned out to be pirates, com questions concerning the introduction of menced in search the shop. They robbed reforms into the Chinees social system and the crew of their valushla personal effects to devise measures for the destruction of and pillaged the ship's furniture. From the Chinese militarists. The Loyang War
A main distinction between C.LE. and the hold they took 300 bags of bram. After Lord regards the movement of the Chinese
ax-ship contracta is best appreciated, as Awaying on the ship for some considerable intellectuals and studenta as very dange was pointed out in this column on January COUNTER time they took away with them the mous and he urges the adoption of strong 13th," by regarding the buyer under a C.T.F the outset, securing Chices skipper and others whom they measured by the Government for the contract, from
documents, and the buyer under an 1-ship The pirated immediate suppression of Bolshevik pro-contract as from the first securing are now holding to ransom.
actual commodity. Under & C.L.F. contract vessel was steered to Canton by the paganda in China.
the seller has done practically all that TRAOCULANG. May 27th. (10 p.m.).
Taking advantage of the opportunity, seeds to do when he lins delivered to
the pilnt. Mr. J. B. Powell roturand from the
The Joo Fa is 13 tons grows and the Minister of Education, Mr. Peng buyer an invoice, n clean bill of lading to the bandit camp to night with two secretaries belongs to the Ming Hing Steamship Co.. Yan Yi, hung issued ministerial orders to pred destination, and a marine insuranes policy alfor as was recently recommended The kidnapped the Chancellor and Professors of the by the London Chamber of Commerce,
certificate. Port of the bandit chiefs, presumably bringing Connaught Road West, an answer to this Deputy Tuchun's counter-men include three tally men, three ser University instructing then to immed-negotiabin Larance
the ship (if any), landing charges, and are borne by the buyer ander a proposals. These are that the troops bevat boys, one coolie, a rien hawker and lately dissolve the movement complained charges, the cost of delivering the goods ex
CEF A report of the piracy and rot up very serious consequences to the rising when not further withdrawn and ons baodit be several friends of the fobis. adraitted to the Army for oporife, but at yesterday at noon bren made to the local gearration of the republic. The Minister mtes are by the seller, and the buyer's Pust a thousand will be guaranteed; a polkes. This is to be made, we under-declares that both Socialistic and Bolliability only starts with the cost of lailing
the goods.
To how much the landing month's pay in advance, plus all arrears; stand, directly the vessel returns to Hongshevik doctrines and policies are unsuit charges will amount depends largely on the Sho was due to return here at able for the Chinese people whose social custome of the port. There is usually a fixed kous. midnight last night.
and family organizations are entirely charge, payable by the consignee, at much port. Theoretically, the shipowner has car- different from those of Soviet Russia andriod out his freight contract when he has mised the goods to the level of, and above, other countries
thu ship's rail. In practice the same set of On account of these Bolshevik alarms machinery often raises the goods from the
In some ports
it is usual to divide the cost and rumours, it is reported that the ship's hold and places then on the quay. Chinese reactionaries both officia's and of this service between the shipowner and In other ports the ship educationists, are secretly” plotting against the consignee.
may land the goods
free. dre styled the owner
the event of the professors, whe leaders of the Chinese intellectuals, in-although his inbility, in
2421 accident, night cense at the ship's Secretary of War Weeks speaking here on May 19th said he was going to rattle cluding Dr. Tani Yuan Per, of the Uni-rail. In any case, the liability of a seller. ex-ship con- the sabre, stating that it was necessary versity and other higher Government of merchandize under
be under a
a C.L.F. contract.
some other render to awaken the people of the United States colleges, so that they can be replaced by tract is rather more than his liability would to the and of adequate national defence, and said: "I don't know where we are the fighting between the Minister of Edu-throw light on the custom described as
practice described be He deplored the reduction of the army chers of the Chinese old school. Hence, Perhaps
actually AL recognized going to get the men to man the large cation and the mulera profesors is ruling at Hongkong and Shanghai If the number of forts in the United States and inersing in fores and now both sides custom of the port, then there might be the insular pos
id:have appealed to the Court of Justics for held to be ground for the assumption shat. firms making CLE contracts in those In thes No other country treats its officers as adjustarent of their grievances.
ports for delivery of the goods them would understand that such contracts would be we do. The commander of the British.
regarded as equivalent to ox-ship sales. army was given $500,000 by the British Government for his war services Othor generals received as much as $250,000, be ides numerous decorations. Major Gen. four Hunter Liggett who commanded tinies as many troops as any other Amer- iean, has gone on the retired list with n
voltaker HARDCOURT LAWN TENNIS
is pits in the Berbum district requtard in
■ 75 per cent. Cmajority in favour of resuming work. In solar places the ituation is eritiont, especially as Gelson- kirchen where the lack of food is being felt.
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
ST. Chou, May 27th.
In the international hideourt Inwa tennis championships. in the finals of the singles, Malle. Lenglen beat Miss MeKane, 6-4 6-2, Johnston, of America. beat RUSSIAN WEATHER REPORTS Washer, Belgium, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3.
NEW WIRELESS STATION IN THE
ABOTIC.
Christianty, May 28th.
In the mixed doubles final. Mille.
**RATTLING THE SABRE."
the bandits to be provisioned until in the Army; the agreement to be sigood by gentry and foreign guarantore, cal
Pending negotiations, all perchants. foreigners and Chinese must be released; THE OCCUPATION OF THE U.S. the final details to be settled at a con- ference at a proper and convenient place. The bandits' answer it not known, as tho
| Leaglen and Cochet beat Miss McKane delegation was immediately ushered into
the Deputy's car for discussion,
and Gilbert, 6-2, 1-3.
The ladies doubles provided a sensation,
The Russian mutbarifiow have decided uf Miss Mekaso and Mrs. Beamish beating erect a wireless station et: Nowa Zemblag Mille: Kruglen and Mrs. Golding, 6-4, 6-3
Ishabd in the Arctic Oreun in order to aanmunicate with Archanged, and other? station in North Rusin and Milerk, Special attention will be given to weather reports from the Kara Sea, also to selen- Life auntiera. The personnel will include
geologist and a zoologist.
EARLIER CABLES.
NEW BRITISH MINISTRY.
POSSIBILITIES OF CONSERVATIVE
REUNION.
SINGAPORE HARBOUR
BOARD.
CHAIRMAN. £1,200 A YEAR PLUS ETCETERAS.
↓
"ADMIRALS EARRED BY AGE"
inile
stated
Firing was heard at Tucchuang from the coal mine last night. It is variously that the bandite have posted proclamations and have been hired on by the soldiers, or that they attempted attack the towa for the purpose of
There ·wors до securing hostages. casualties.
NARCOTIC DRUGS.
s
SECRETARY OF WAR.
An Associated Press menage from San Diego (Califorina) to the Manila papers
says:-
speech Jame
ho
The following advertisement appeared in NO CHINESE GOVERNMENT OPIUM letter of recommendation from the Seoret
the Thurs of April 18th :---
MONOPOLY.
Ozva, May 27th.
Chairamer and General Manager required by the Government of the Straits Settle ments for the Singapore and Penang Har bour Boards. Salary three thousand dol- lars ($3,000) a month inclusive. clange value of the dollar is at prosentment denying rumours that a Govern fized by the Government at s. 4. Fretment opium monopoly was to be estab- first-class passages for officer appointed,
Tished in Chinn. and if married, for wife and family not exceeding five persons in all. Agreement
The Chinese representative, in the name
The ex-
of his Government made a definite state
Sir John Jordan's resolution, mention-
ary of War. Certainly some recognition should be given officers who served with distinction during the war. vision has been made for promoting junior officers. The law makes it impossible to lo anything for Lieutenants Alacready and Kelly, (who had made a non-aton fight from New York to San Diego in 26b. 50m.), though I wish I could do some thing.”
WIRELESS LICENCES IN ENGLAND.
EXPERTS TO CONSIDER THE PROBLEM.
that the
WEATHER WORKING DAYS,
CA
The other point is raised by a corres- pondent in Dublin, and relates to a The correspondent shipcharter-party. writes that no provision was made in a recent charter party for weather work- ing day for fouling and discharging the cargo, although, handled during rain. istoriously, the cargo
The
firm who
The spring-cleaning of a Transatlantic casting concerts might be kept Phe House 1 deliver it at this rate. The conditions vary
Lesvos, May 7th. The change of Government has brought isto prominence the question of Mr. Chamberlain and other Conservative ex. Ministers rejoining the party. In a letter for five years' service, terminable at aayed in a cable message dated May 27th, time within that period at six month 31 r. ... May 26th. to his constituents
notice on either side. Free house partly provides that particulars of important Chamberlain complains, that an appor
furnished. Hent will be charged for furni-seizures of axrcotic drugs shall be com- ture. Actual travelling expenses incurred tunity was given the Chamberlainitas to
nke a contribution to the Conservative whilst on duty will be allowed by the municated by the Governments concerned. The duties of the office will to the League's Secretarial, which will party's unity ami so communication from Government.
consist of the management of the Docks Mr. Baldwin was made him until Mr. Baldwin had formed his Ministry. The and Wharves at (Singapore and Penang. circulate information to other Gorera-ing and
At the Singapore Whatees the net regis.ments and the Press Chamberlainites would gindly have helped tefel tonnage of the ships for the year
had they been asked, and would have ended the 30th Jane, 1992, was 5,617,517 [BY COURTESY OF TIR" DAILY BULLETIN."] escrificed their personal cuims in order tons. The Board's undertaking also in-
io secure complete reunion of the party.cludes five graving docks, ranging from his 396 feet to 879 feet in length at Singapore, From the first indications after acceptance of office, Mr. Baldwin ales and at Penang a graving Boek of 345 feet elesired a reunion, but it would seen that
other forces intervened,
in length. The workshops attached to the graving docks are capable of executing the heaviest ships' repairs. Ship building is also carried on. There are about 5,100 men. Omployed at the Singapore Wharves
THE CHINESE TWELFTH YEAR
LOAN.
PaxisG, May 27th. It is understoodi sint the term of repay ment of the Twelfth Year Loan will be six years, amortisation jommencing in
It is noteworthy in this connection that Mr. Chamberlain bad a lengthy conference with Mr. Baldwin yesterday. The now and about 3,600 men at the Singapore January next, and the scurity to be the papers state that Mr. Chamberlain was Docks, making a total of 8,700 men. At offered the Washington Embassy, from the Penang Wharves the net registered actual five per cent, tariff. which it is reported Sir Auckland Geddes tonnage of the ships for the year ended 30th is retiring on account of his affected eye. June, 1992, was 1,773,533 tons. Candidates, Page 35 to 40, raust have had first-rate ex wight
perience in Dock and Harbour Administra- tion, experience of shipping, especially of the
DISORDER IN GERMANY.
RIFLES
AND HAND GRENADES
FREELY USED.
Booжux, May 27th. There was a serious recrudescence of! disorders last evening. Hand grenades Four wore and rifles wore freely used.
Firemen in the killed and 30 wounded,
and women
reel The turbines contain upwards of
the
Sir W. Joynson-Hicks (Postmaster Gan- No pro- eral), answering Colonel Moore-Brabazon in involved conlod as brokers for both
the lloase of Commons recently, said he was not at all are
agreement parties, held that words providing for made with the British Broadcasting Co. gave cesuation of discharge during bad weather that company a licence monopoly, and that should, in the circumstances, be understood he could not grant a licence to someone else. to bave been inserted in the contrast, and Under the agreement made by his prede this view was eventually accepted after cessor, he could only grant broadcasting
sting correspondence. licence clogged with a proviso that the users for the effect of weather For instancy, biany, charter parties specially provide must use a particular form of instrument
some contracts stipulate that the cargo is to be taken from alongside by the "con- SPRING-CLEANING A LINER.arked "BBC." It was also open to him to grant an experimental licence about which there was no provision. Both licences signees at an average rate of so many tons Mr. F. Heathcote Briant contributes the
were issued at 10s. in order that the broad per day, weather permitting, Sundays and holdays excepted, provided the stonier can following tithe Daily wail:-
He was not at all sure that
cargo, since some liner of the Aquitanis or the Berengaria old consider it to be public policy that according to type is a task costing from £70,000 to the Government should collect compulsory goods might suffer no damage from being, £100,000), and providing from five to right
taxes for the
purpose of giving half to the discharged during rain, while other cargo weeks' employment for more than 1,000 men Broadcasting Company. Negotiations bad might be ruined.
the company, and they
CUSTOM OF THE PORT. bersare over 150 furnaces in ships of this taken place with the post office should
willing
The custom varies to the class, each of which has to be cleaned and
issue a licence to the home constructor for ports at Lisapool, lui accorti i futa
and give the company las. 750,000 blades and every one requires scrap
He said he to discharge certain grains during rain, any That he declined at once.
damage that may be caused being for whom examining.. There are 200 tons of anchors and chains which wou Dess licences at 105- it may concern," whereas in London grain is
willing to balf
go to the company not discharged during wet weather. At to tested and painted, and hundreds of miles of electric light wiring to be over provided that parts to be used by the Bamber of ports the question of whether dis bolders of the licences should be made in onlin
charge should proceed or not in unfavourable This wonderful and intricats engines and this country. He knew that an enormous weather is usually discussed and agreed upon
number of parts manufactured abroad were the enormous boilers, the searchlights, the need by the bolders of these Licences, and between the consignees, who, by courtesy of the shipowners will often be represented on telephyrsalie lifts, radiators and refrigers being flooded with them.
the discharge by their agent. and the fiftings, the dynamos, which bathroom
may be no specific weather clause in a con- Are powerful enough to light a small town, wire guys cordage, and eshling by the thou
The point in dispute was not the question tract, it would be generally regarded as quite from un a ta nxpert cargo which countless pinces of crockery and cutlery but whether the particular manufacturers to be discharged in weather everything, from the insulators of the wireless who formed the company, could clain the exposure would obviously, and seriously of 200- nerial to the parquet Booring of the ball-
which would. auffer from wet. in Great Britain or elsewhere from manu
bo occasions, wach ня room, must be overhauled and passed as right to prevent any other manufacturer hanage it, Flour is un
facturing
resterial He said There may, however,
during slight showers or light rain, when not be he could definitely he c perfect during the spring clean.
to that.
whether or not work had been issued
should proceed. Such questions do, in fact, for
great majority on the spot,
and tors,
ventilation fans, pumpa, electric
*
*
More than a thousand gallons of paint will
20de
that there was the possibility of our market board's agent. Even though thero
A COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY,
86 part 385
quick ample
be used on interior decoration while a ton or menters' licences, and therexperi- question may arise as to wh
experimenters' constantly occur, but in
and to the
The Chinese banking group is to be metal fittings that blink from 10,000 different licences held up because of the opposition of of custs they aro Baltistuction of
amicably of the ship's company will be fore, taken the opinion of the Law Officers, both parties to the contract itself a term
entrusted with the flotation of the loan.
Was
so of polish will be required to treat the 33,000 applications
the Broadcasting Company. He had, points between decke. uniforms
"Custom of the port is inspected and smartened up.
who informed him that before he could issue
in commerce. It means 80 mach The term "ship's company" nowadays in experimenters licences he must be satisfied much
to that only those trading with particular astonishing number of persons that the object wireiras telegraphy. If u porta profess to know its cludes
of the applicants
numerous ap whose connection with seamanship is remote experiment in A collision comtrred last month at These floating palaces carry bakers, chefs, weru
licencea He proposed to send
are often unable to explain the reason for | handling of curgo, ani possess pronounced. Amritsar between Hindus and Moslems, barbers, conforties, chiropodists, drug eratisfied, he was bound to issue the plications to those ports, and even they. business and organizing ability. A know which resulted in about twenty persone gists, lift men, typists, shop asmatants to at these 33,000 applications to some of his ex- ledge of shipping and marine engineering being injured, Hoinforcements of police tond to the novelty stalls, a gardener to look parts to make a thorough investigation and
io not and stewardesses, would be an advantage but is not esscutis were rushed to Amritsar, and the local after the palms in the dining-rooms and advise him.
· He proposed at once to cafés, British garrison was called out. The verandah
stowards There are efficient managers in each depart-trouble was entirely between Hindus and waitors, materns, doctors and purves, swits strongest committee he could get to ment-Apply, de, Crtwn Agents for the Mahomedans and there was no trace of ming instructure, and even massage experts investigate the whole position of broadcast-
anti-Government feeling.
ing-not merely the question of licences, but in attendance at 1 Turkish baths 22 Colonica.
abis undertakingienished.
The checking of the larders is formid the matter of contract and the question that Ey pantry is emptied, he would ask several members of the had arisen in the broadcasting concerts,
rop
its existence in some of its varied forms.
PARADISE POR COMMUNISTS.
The Premier, M. Stambouliaky, referred, in a speech at a political mesting at Sofia ment, and said that the Government was on April 19th to the Communist move
When the annual conference of the cele ship vii take forn week's voyage House, a few experts from his own staff, a preparing & hill to deal with Communism. Independent Labour party was resumed In their official argua the German on April 3rd, a resolution demanding this across the Atlantic 25 tonn of fresh meat, member of the British Radio Society, and In any village where there were more than ten Communists their land and property, rolu of police arrested hundrod Socialist party express approval of the abolition of the Cabinet gratern, and the 30 tons of potatoes, and 46,000 eggs, be the British Broadcasting Co., to send a
would be confiscated by the Government British suggestion that the German balitution of government by committees, sides 14 Long of fresh vegetables and member to serve on the committee.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said the House and would be formed into a commune, in. Government should make a fresh repara- over which Ministers would preside, was 8,000 tins of canned vegetables. Then A resolution demanding total there are tons of game, and fowl tions offer, and declare and prove by discussed.
a contract should exist at all, and be forced to live,. They would all have does that it is always ready to co-operate prohibition was defeated by 283. Toice to wanted, togel) or with 20,000lbs. of would be amazed at the statement that which all the village Communiste would actitoly in the solution of the world 152. Local option was also rejected by 7,000lb. of coffe, 12,600 quarts of milk, that such an absolute deadlock should to do an equal share of the work in their
have been created.
community-Reuter, the majority of the conferencn
and 400lb. of cheese. financial problems.**
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disturbers.
Outbreaks also occurred at Waane and Welton, two being killed and 13 wounded, at the latter place.