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NEW YORK, Jun Zud The Berengaria has arrived with 10 gallons of spirits. Ho bottles of wine quil 3,000 bottles of beer. The sealed liquor was not molested by the customs officials and it was indicated that the contem plate izure would probably not be made untirtemorrow.
Similar proevilure is likely ja the ease of the Bobin which was reeked with 6,12 bottle of el 'fiquor.
A“ PLEASANTLY WET" VOYAGE.
Pokruger by the Berengaria stated that this voyaghs was "pleasantly wat until the threemile limit was reached, white only a few stray bottles remained
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRE 48, MONDAY, JUNE 25TH, 1995.
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CRISIS IN THE RUHR
A GLUOMET INDUSTRY OUTLOOK.
Dgsikloors, Juhe 23rd.. Owing to the increasing gravity of the industrial crisis in the occupied territorien, many Mctories are running on short time or have closed down, while only 98 out blast-furnaces are now operating.
The workers are negotiating with the owners with regard to a fresh increase of wages. The spiners demaidd 100,000 marks. daily, which in double their present pay.
Sabotage on the ruilways wontianes. Bombs and obstructions were discovered. yesterday at five different places on the track, but us damage was done. GERMANS APPEAL TO BRITAIN
BERLIN, Jane 23rd. The German Governor of the Dusekort area has appealed to the British Govern | meat, through the British Authorities at
to be thrown overboard when the Baltic | Cologne, to use their influences to prevent reached the prohibition line.
It is noteworthy that the effect of thee exvention of the German engineer, liquor ban has manifested itself at George, who was sentenced to death by a Liverpoo, whence abnormal complements French Cours Martial for sabotage." are going out on Canadian liners This is due to the increased numbers proceed. ing to the United States, especially the Cicago district, ri Cuunda.
THE FIRST SEIZURES ON
VESSELS.
MOBILE ALMAMA, June 3rd. The first seizures of liquor under the Supreme Court decision were made by the euster lard the Norwegian steamóra, Soxpn and Smetragd. „EXPECTANT.
CROWDS DISAP POINTED,
į
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ED REPORTS,
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Roxx, June 3rd. semi-official warning hax be published against exaggerated reputa including faked photographs, of the effects of the M. Eta eruption.
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HOW
FAR EASTERN "CABLE
NEWS.
DIFFICULTIES OF BRITISH/
TRADERS IN CHINA.
IMPOSITION (OF ILLEGAL DEES [TERODON HAUTER'S AGENCY.) HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
LONDON, June 22nd. Commenting úyou the difficulties of MAGNIFICENT NEW PREMISES AT | Britisä traders in China, owing to the!
SHANGHAI OPENED, NOTABLE SPEECHES ON THE CHAOS IN CHINA,
‚» "Suasanai, Jane Bird,
T
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
PROSEOUTTONS, DEPUTY PROSECUTOR'S. SCATHING COMMENT.
PARIS, June 22nd?
At the resumed hearing of theyBaqu
illegal imposition of dues by the provia Industrielle de Chine prescautions, founach cial authorities in defiance of the Treaty
for the shareholders charged the defend.
of 1919, the Times says that if those pro-ants with bad faith in declaring the visers which lakly imposed a twenty per
dividends for 1918, when the Banque, was
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's crat. ferum duty upon imported in great difficulties, notwithstanding the magailent new building on the Bund was cigarettes are allowed to hapose these chairman's statement to the contrary: opened at noon by Sir Runa'd Macleay, illegal taxes, it is only a matter of time
The deputy prosecutor, in a speech, ex H.M.'s Minister, in the presence of a when other provinces will follow their pressed surprise that the defendants were. large and distinguished gatheriur.
example and aguia tax all imported goods, so engrossed in their own defener that The Hon. Mr. A. O. Tang. Chairman Seemingly, only the residents in the pro- they had never once uttered a word af of the Bank, said the building was a vinces concerned oan make really useful regret for the knangial havoc they had visible proof of the faith of the Directors protests. for it is the consumers in these wrought.
On the contrary the warning declares that although the situation is gre there has been a loss of life and only a few houses and cultivated Golds have been destroyed The toteano is
at its
advance of the jaya is slow. period of greatest activity, but the
CATANIA, June 3rd. The larger of the two fava streams has dvanerd a hundred yards since lant night. The tow slowed down during the daytime, but Linguaglossa is still en dangered. The second lava mast, in the vicinity of Castiglions and Lorina, is new practically stationary,
in the future of the Settlement, which he places who have really to pay there
FARIS, June 3rd. THE DANGER PASSED.” hoped would remain unshaken by the pre-impositions,
Continuing his speech at to-day's hear-** CATANIA June 23rd. and the shower of cinders and smoke are doctring that China must work out her! The Etna eruption is steadily decreasing sent deplorable condition of China," The
ing of the case against the directors of the.. WELLATWEI.
Banque Industrielle de Chine, the Deputy." becoming less,
Advices from Linguagicasa stato that the salvation," he said. "had been
SHOULD EVACUATION BE POSTPONEB Prosecutor said that the reserves provid- danger has passiri.
ed for by the balance sheets of 1010 and tried and found wasting, Kal we
LONDON, June Sud,”
1920) were insufficient." As regards the con- BARLIER CABLES.reluctantly dome to the conclusion
The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic cororatration of shooting of the two Belgias, soldiers at THE WORST BELIEVED TO BE OVER that the
risks, if young Яnanciers time has car" to gire respondent raise the question as to whe-adopted M. Berthelot's financial theorie Marl was caused by wyeral Germans. who
foreign interferecer a trial in order ther the evacuation of Weihaiwei should they would bring all their enterprises to were attempting to kidnap a Germa working for the French. The German
dition" to which military misgovernment originally projected, in view of the con- to save the country from the chaotic cun- now be carried out as speedily as called on the Belgian soldiers to help. The Belgians fire and the
and political demoralization have brought taped anarchy and anti-foreign qutrages AREA Germans replied. Two soldiers were killed and
it, and again secure for foreign trade the in China. One of the Germany who
protection to which we are entitled by PROTECTION OF FOREIGNERS IN treaty." Our Governments were faced with a grave responsibility, us immense) interests are at stake, which demand that they must see the task through, but he was convinced that Arm insistence on exsential.
by an unequivocal demonstration of force reforms backed, if absolutely necessary,
FURTHEE SEVERE PENALTIES, Aregling to the German version, the
one wounded.- wax wounded fled and was drowned in the' river.
.
the ship of ur ami lari. "Trian
Severe penalties have an inflicted on
cars have been forbidden to
NEW YORK, June 23rd. Large crowds assemble on the water Erunt in the expectation of seeing the federal offcials jne on the Berengaria, ree the 's and carry off the liquor, The arrival of the Bullie surprised the custing officials and bath liters weret allowed to pass quarantio, and reed bave been closed for three months and
mouth," gatve niïù places of amusement for a
CATANIA, June 22nd.
the conviction that the worst is now over in The continued improvement has inspired the vicinity of Etna. The lavs dow is perceptibly glowing, and the eruption is decreasing. Refugees are already permission to return to their homesteads, requesting and are courageously planning for the staggle of clearing the volcanic debris.
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LAUSANNE MEETING. THE WHOLE SITUATION CLARIFIED.
to the deck, where the captains of the the chief personages ie the town are held. A very important 1 hour private
•versels presented their manifeds and us hostages. obtained permits for metlicinal liquor.
SOLEMN BURIAL OF JOHN BARLEYCORN."
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{ "" SHOT
BELGIAN SENTRIES
Muny quarts of liquor remaining from the west bound voyage were jettisoned From the Hallie and the Bereaguria as
BEELIS, June 2nd. they neared the American she. The act eentries were
The newspapers report that two Belgian was carried out with solemn termony. seriously wounded yesterday at Marl, near shot dead and another aidi passenger, lising the rai's Recklinghausent.
lowered its the sin bottle completely isulated.
The district is being of champagne wrapped in crape and inseribed To the Three Mike Täit.')
Tha
The American liner Relinser arrived bone dry, after 9x remaining battles had been thrown over: mrd, while tha!
emptying the bar before the arrival öf the vesci in port
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THE UNSTABLE MARK
questions were settled.
LAUSANNE, June 23rd. inreting of the Allies and Turks, held this afternoon, reviewed the whole treaty and would speedily react in a restoration of clarified the whole situation, The Allies order and acurity, and be welcomed by reiterated that they would eracunt Turkey only when the other disputed the masses of China who were also suffer- ing from the long-continued misgovern.
the unsatisfactory outcome of the Angora In regard to concessions, in view of
ment and lawlessness of their country.
Sir Ronald Maeleny aniil the building negotiations, and the impossibility of a was not surpassed by any coinmercial general agreement before the treaty is house in the Far East er in Asia, His signed, the Allies asked the Turks to Excellency paid, a tribute to the great accept a clause in the treaty guarantering
A delay of nine months was agreed to in regard to the Mosul Agreement.
the rights of companies holding coners Buak's magnificent work in developing sis, but Ismet Pasha declared that he foreign trade and furthering the commerce
CHINA.
ruin.
OF TURKESTAN COTTON PLANTATIONS INCREASED.
Moscow, June 23rd.
It is announced that the area of the cotton planations in Turkestan has been. considerably increased...
LE
LONDON, June Brd. The Federation of British Industries | announces that it has received a reply to [By coURTESY OF THE" DAILY BULLETIN."} the representations made to the Foreign PROTECTION OP CHITA'S Offee, mentioned in a câble message dated
RAILWAYS, June 17th stating that the British Minister at Peking has been authorised to press for the creation of such a force of gendarmerie us the Federation suggested. The other Powers concrrued are now con sidering the proposal,
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CHINESE COMMERCIAL
REPUDIATE PRESENT
MEX
GOVERNMENT.
SHANGHAI, June 23rd.
PKING, June 92ad. Wa Ya Lin conferred with Colonef Munthe this afternoon concerning measures for the protection of the rail- ways against brigands.
Arrangements have been made for Colonel Munthe to visit the Txinpu and Pebau lines and inspect the positions of the guards.
After the
completion of "the trip.
musrager, on the Laplant succeeded in NO HOPE FOR ITS RECOVERY. could not deal with the concessions until and industry not only of the British
At a meeting of the Chinese General Colonel Munthe will submit a report Turkey was satisfied in regard to the debt. Empire, but also of China herself. The Chamber of Commerce yesterday after making recommendations for the con and the evacuation of Turkey.
Advices from Angora state that Baron Bank had assisted China through a num noon a resolution was passed repudiating sideration of the Government; banks have guaranteed to take over th Ochida has arrived. He was received, by her of important loans, either separately the authority of the present. Felringi
the Government Authorities,
A VERITABLE DELUGE" FOR
-DRY AMERICA.
BERLIN, June 23rd. Beyond the nouncement that the big unsubscrfied portion of the recent dollar Joan of 8.30.000.000, of which $13,000,000 were subscribed, the widely only heralded efforts to stabilise the mark have, up to the present. proved Fruitless.
or with the Cdusortiuin. His Exerllency
THE PRESIDENCY OF CHINA..
PILING, June 22nd.
The federal reials will be faced with veritaba deluge to-morrow, The French liner, Paris, is reported to be carrying a
EMPIRE TRADE-
emphasised that if China really wished Government, and declaring the acts of chaire assortment of liquors for the bomeward voyage. The quor has been
"PLEA FOR EXTENSION OF
further assistance from the Four Power Parliament invalid. placed under sex by the French Govern
Group she must abandon her attitude of PREFERENCE. A presidential ediet forbids dealings in hit. Other British, French, Italian and foreign currencies except at official quota-
suspicion, towards the Consortium and
The meeting decided to circularise all A telegram from Tsao Kun, yesterday, Suandinavian, ships are approaching. All tions, heavily penalising anyone found.
CAPE TOWN, June 3rd.
must realise that no loans would be forth the proviceal authorities urging them to urged Parliament to complete the draft- are axious to test the decision of the guilty of a contravention,
coming except under condition of striet United States Government.
In the House of Assembly, General control in order to safrguard the interests Recept responsiblity for the preservationing of the Constitution, now that no per hopelessness of the stabilisation of the Smuts, when initiating the discussion on of handholders, and that the money may of law and order in their provinces, cant, of the work has been completed. “BALTIC'S" LIQUOR SEIZED mark is shown by the fact that the dont-Contenda of referring more really he spent for the benefit of Ching They niso decided to elect a Pepuiz The telegram gives the impression that There was much excitement the milliards within the past fortnight, and preference, saul that Australia and New to China in the building of railways, Hin Government Committee," in order to den! Tao Kun "desires a quorum both for the
ing debt has increased three thousand Conference, and referring to Imperial Referring to the Bank's immense garvið stocks on the arrival of the White Star will inevitably increne in a greater ratin for a very much stronger, measure of prey regretted that owing to this with the problem of national reconstrue completion of the Constitution and the Zealand were going to press very strongly Excellency mig liner, Hoffer, the first of a number of in the future us a consequence of the ference by Great Britain to the products the needy Central Government and con- tion. British liners carrying sealed liquer for automatie doubling of wages and the us on the homeward voyage in order to prices of transport charges.
of the Dominions,
future presidential election. stant interference therewith by indepen- test the prohilation regulations.
South Afrien was not going to press the dent military leaders, there could at pre The endres officials broke the British custom
SUGGESTED EXCHANGE OF INTER- British Government to change its fiscal sent be no talk of fresh railway construc walk rod beras seizing the liquor, but
ALLIED VIEWS.
policy as this was a question which mast read on receipt of an order county
tion
China Moreover, the railway -zakag the seizure, Laur, however, the
seizure Was rganmed
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A Paris, Jnda 23rd. The Temps declares that it is useless to liscuss reparations payment datil are mody hus beea found for the German cur rency eatust@ople, and suggests an intere Allied exchange of views and a study of the question by a reparations commission,
HUGO STINNES FOREIGN EX- "
CHANGE. PURCHASES.
SERIOUS SITUATION AT KAIFENGFU
KAIFENGFU, Jane 21st.
Wu Pei Fu wireľta Kae Ling Wei and and Wu Iu s settled by the people of Great Britain guards had proved incompetent to protect
Linhoping that the but he was going to point out the large the lives and property of passengers,
Presidential - electing will be - earried out. number of advantages which would accrue had been lamentably demonstrated in the Two hundred soldiers last night looted The Opponents of the Chibli faction to the Empire if British preference was disgraceful outrage en
as soon as possible:- extended so as to cover articles not of Pukow railway last month: Nothing had the south suburb.
the Tientsin-
Many shops were de are that some of these telegrams are cccurred in the last twenty-three years prime necessity.
SUBMARINE PHOTOGRAPH of foreigners in China. Was it unreason-people were wounded. The firing lasted
which had so deeply stirred the feelings robbed and it is reported that some bogus.
Chiuso circles state that "Wu Fei Fu able, he asked, that they should ask the! Powers to remind China that the claim for an hour, and bullets whistled over is holding a special edaference ut Layang to sovereign rights implied recognition of houses, occupied by foreigners, but none on July 1st, to which he has invited sovereign obligations, that protection of
SENSATIONAL SEIZURE FROM "DAILY HERALD" OFFICES,
LONDON, June Zird.
0.8. CUSTOMS OFFICIALS UN CONGENIAL TASK. According to advies received from New York, the waporary suspension of the wizur of the Baltic's liquor was due to Dr. Sprague, chief of the United States pubic health survice,
who had not! Certified as to the quantity to be left!
BERLIN, June Wird. “ atwird for medicinal purpos
The
Arising out of the very unfavourable Baltig's officers refused to unlock the door Press comment regarding the activities of the wine room, whereupon Mr. Sanders, of the Hage Stinnes firm on the foreign feral offices, in consequence of the re- that for the violation of those ligation were stationed in the south suburb did Chua Fang and others.
The city pelice raided the Jaily foreigners was guaranteed by treaty, and were molested. Soms 10,000 troops who General Hsiao Yae Nan, General Sun
that the obligations Deputy Surveyor of the United States exchange market, to which the collapse production of a photograph of the new Customs obtained the key from the of the mark, through the purchase of Bumer And brendel a receipt for the foreign currencies, was alleged to be super-submarine, mentioned in a cable and ample safeguards for the future? We not attempt to prevent the looting. The qur to Captain Roberto, of the Buite largely the, the Minoux firm's foreign passion of the photograph and seized made possible the Lincheng oatrage will situation will become serious unless the
menago datod June 18th. The police took can only hope the state of things which why forminlly prestonted against the break minister giving evidence in the Reich the unsod copies of the issue in which prove phemeral, that peace and order Authorities take drastic steps immed ing of the seals and the seizure of the stag Committee investigation, declared it was published. They also examined the will come and that Chinese statesmen and liquor.
that the firm had never accumulated for
leaders will emerge sufficiently erli-htened Lately, The grew of the Bully did not assist eign currning exceeding two days needs as regards the source from home to recognise that political aspirations in the rear of the liquor, which the The requirements from January 1st to
the picture was revived. »
at be renounced when they conflict with Customs officers were forced to carry up May, 1st totalled two and a fifth millions BRITISH LABOUR'S. ANNUAL emon weal, and that if China is to Foxlfa-dozen narrow stairwaya nodsterling to meet purchases of goods in through interminable corridors, to the England and America, including coal for!
take her proper place amongst civilised dock, whore the liques was conveyed in the milways.
nations, selfish ambitions must be sacri- motor trucks. A clie
feed on the altar of patriotism. Army hase Brooklyn
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"PUSSYFOOT VIEWS HIS
HANDIWORK.
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Mr. Pussyfit Johilson, is said to have | ten an deresied spectator of the affair... prior to big starting on a new, prohibition Campaign in Egypt, Palestine and South
Africa
BOOTLEGGERS HAVE AN EYE TO BUSINESS.
ucede,
New York, Juno-237i.
REPORT
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| EXPENDITURE EXCEEDS 'RECEIPTS,
LONDON, June 23rd,
It is alleged that Wu Pei fu ip not se favourable to the recent political develop ments as the Chibli faction would have the constry believe.
Owing to Trao Kux's apposition, it is' CAPTURED ITALIAN FRIEST'S
not likely that Chang Shou Toòng will RELEASE ARRANGED.
return to the Premiership.
LATER. HANKOW, June 23rd. ・・・ Owing to the anemalons posītim at It appears that three bandits belonging present, there is no casi Peking to to, the band which captured Father whom Chang Ying Hua dan legally hand Malotto have been imprisoned by the in his resignation, Magistrato at Yingchen, who has arranged for the release of the prisoners in exchange
authorised the raining of a short term
for Father Malotto, a proposal the The Mejlis, by 50 votes to 23, has handlite have agreed to.. ton of $6,000,000, interest not to exceed eight per cent, also negotiation with the Americans for a further $35,000,000,
MEDICINAL NEEDS ALLOWED The Labour Party's annual report
shows that, owing to the falling off in PROJECTED PERSIAN LOANS FOR.
receipts from, affiliation fees, due to the! effect of unemployment on trade union seals of the Berengaria's liquor supply penditure the outgoing exceeded the The Customs Authorities broke, the membership, also the general election ex-
TERBEAN, June Sird.
this afternoon and formally seized all recripts by £19,000. Tarp are 700,000 supplies exceeding the liner's medicina! fewer affiliated memiers than a year aga A touch of evmedy was supplied in a MANITOBA
On the other hand there has been an in stulement made by Staff Captain Elkin,
FAVOURS GOVERN. CHABO in the new local organisations; of the Bercayaris, to the effect that bout
MENT CONTROL
especially in the women's wetions, luggers Had offered to fill the ship's
WINNIPYA June 23rd,
COMMUNISTS AGAIN REJECTED, with liquor for the
The Manitoba liquor referendum hus return
The oxventive report rejected the renew journey, outside the three-mile limit, resulted in a majority in favour of ed application of the Communist Party]
Whilst the British Government is not Government control of liquor.
for aliation and the annual conference, to be held peek, the Lion invited to endors, the ging..
cellars
Concerned with the legal issue between British shipping interests and the United
EABLIER CABLES. State Authorities, France's position is sunewhat different, as it is an offency!
June 22nd. against French law to deprive French
As regards the xx ja, it is learned #*#mellf their ration of wine while that the British Government in nowisa serving, The arrival at New York challenges the authority of the Uniterl this morning of the Huer Pugh, with States officials to break the seals, and
ANGLO-AMERICAN 'ARBITRĂ-|
·TION TREATY. EXTENDED.
WASHINGTON, June 23rd. Sir Auckland Geddes and Mr. Hughes litva siguen convention extending, for |Treaty of 1904.
FLOODS IN JAPAN.
Tokyo, June 22nd. Esusbyn and western Honehu have been COPENHAGEN BANK DIREC-visited with heavy rains, resulting in floods causing extensive damage to pro- TOR'S SUDDEN DEMISE.
perty, crops and communication. Several death, and camialties are reported from landslides.
COPENHAGEN, Júse 23rd.- Emil Gluckstadt, an ex-director of the Landmanns Bank, against whom charges: of fraud had been brought, has died as the result of an operation..
resignation with the other members of President Li Yuan Hung accepted his
the Cabinet before leaving Peking.
Chung Ying Hua's resignation was due to the failure of alt kis financial schemes. The other members of the Cabinet, at a taceting hald yesterday, tried to persuado him to continue in offon
Two hundred and twenty members of "Parliament, yesterday afternoon, issued ma manifesto declaring the Parliament's actions on June 14th were illegal.
KWANGTUNG MILITARY POSITION, JAPAN "AND" RUSSIA,
Faxixa, June, 22nd... Tokyo, June Bird, Sun Yat Son's Yunnau troops in Per HEAD OF TSARIST SECRET and Mr. Kawakami ure to kaishing have been forced to withdraw from
their conversations on June 6th... Shuchow to Yingtaobsien, having lost.
Moscow, June 23rd. considerably in numbers and munitions. It in prognosticated that Ruso1 believed that this reverse will Japaneso discussions on pending questions, induce Sun Yat Sen to come to pence principally Sakhalin, will be resumed on a with Chen Chiung Ming.
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POLICE DIES.
·BERLIN, June: Bird. The death is announced of the Russian
under the Tsarist regime.
de jure recognition of the Soviets,
generous supplies of wealed liquors. a customa thorities delicate five years the Auglo-American Arbitration General Kurloff, head of the secret police basis of mutual concessions, and prompt?
likely to bring the matter to an issue.
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confisent the liquor aboard, but if the be dumped into the sen by the point of international law might arise.