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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES,' (THROTOR KEYTER'S AGENCY.]
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REPORTED REVOLUTION IN
"BULGARIA.
COMMUNISTS, AND PEASANTS
• JOIN HANDS,
Unconfirmed
Paris, September 19th..
reports regarding an Agrarian revolutionary rising in North- ern Bulgaria have been published in the
newspapers.
These reports state that the Communist, joined hands with the peasants, "-
Troops have been spateled to the affected districts and martial law pro- claimed in several town".
THE CHINESE FOOTBALLERS IN AUSTRALIA.
"Synsey, September 19th-
In the match at Tunworth. New South Wales, China defeated New England by mine gonia tô ml.
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
CuteAnn, September 19th.. In the golf championship Becond round Quimet beat Hunter by 3 and 9, Marston bent Jones by and
EARLIER CABLES,
THE WORK OF RECON. STRUCTION IN JAPAN.
HUGE LOAN CONTEMPLATED-
Tokyo, September 10th. It is reported that the Government pro posés to float a lows of a thousand million 'dollars for reconstruction purposes.
OPPORTUNITY FOR BRITISHI INDUSTRY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
MR. BALDWIN MEETS. M. POINCARE
[“COMMON AGREEMENTOF VIEWS
ANNOUNCED...
Paris, September 19th.
› Mr. Baklwin remained na his hotel this morning, being invisible and inaccessible He spent the time couferring with Sir William Tyrrell and the secretaris, Colonel Waterhouse and Mr. J. C. Davidson, while Lord Crewe called 'early in the morn. ing. Shortly after Lord Crewo's depar- ture Mr. Baldwin, accompanied by Mr. Davidson, slippest unobserved out of a hide
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE." SEVERE SHOCK IN INDIA.
ALLAHABAD, September 10th. A message from Meshed says,g, sovero varthquake was experienced at Hajnun!,' seventy miles west-south-west of Ashkahad, the Province of Khorasian, on the morning of the 17th instant,
No detail are yet to hand. COMPETITION IN COTTON GOODS.
LANCASHIRE SERIOUSLY
CHALLENGED,
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LONDON, September, 19h.. The chairman, Mr. Lennox Lee, at the Calico Printers Association meeting in Manchester, referred to the keen compe tition experiences abroad especially in Germany, where the productive capacity M. Poincare left the Elyses to meet Me, had increased to the highest pitch, Lan. Baldwin at luncheon in the British Em-cashire could not expect ägain to hold a
door of the hotel and drove off for a walk in the Bois de Boulogne.
bassy at one o'clock. The other guests
were Lord Crewe, Sir Wm. Tyrrell, Mr. Davidson and an interpreter, M. Caner Finck, who was telegraphically summended from Geneva, his presence indicating that the conversations after luncheon would deal, with the technical side of reparations.
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Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Poincare left the Embassy respectively at 3.35 and 4, p.m.; Their conversation was private, the inter- preter being the only other person prement, A communique saga: The British and French Premiers took advantage of their meeting to exchange views on the general political situation. It is not to be expec. is that in the course of one meeting Poincare and Mr. Baldwin would be able to settle any definite solution, but they were happy to establish common agree ment of views and discover that on question is there any purpose or diver- genes of principle which could impair the co-operation of the two countries, on which depends so much a settlement and the peace of the wori:l,"
Mr. Baldwin, accompanied by Lorl Crewe, motored to Rambouillet to take tea with M. Millerand, It is expected Mr. Baldwin will remain in Paris ver night. The French Cabinet muts ic-mor-
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21ST,
1923.
Losmos, September 10th, The Lord Mayor's Japanese Relief Fund has reached £185,000. The Liverpool Cot ton Association has given £1,000, the Japanese sta of the Bank of Taiwan £86, aul the Jupin "Society has collected a further £1,209.
THE “ÖKARA" INQUIRY,
CONDITIONS AT ELLIS.
ISLANDS
SIR A. GEDDES'S REPORT.
THE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN. DONATIONS FOR RELIEF
| STRÒNG "CRITICISM BY DIRECTOR CONTINUE..
OF WIRELESS. Yaxcorvin, September 10th.
Sir Auckland Geddes, British Ambas That the regulations laid down by the The Japanese population of Cannula International Wireless Convention re of the United States Secretary of sader in Washington, at the invitationi totalling fifteen thousand, including segarding the question of signals of dis- Labour, a Cabinet Minister, visited the thousand wage earners, have contributed tress were very lax, and that it would Ellis Island Immigration Station at New n hundred and two thousand dollars to the be better to have a meteorological office to herd Curzon on the system of dealing York on December 18th, 1929, His repert earthquake relief fund. An additional to in Calcutta instead of in Simba, was the with immigrants, which was commun thousand is expected.
opinion given by Commander R. L. exted in January to the Secretary of Nicholson, Director of Wireless in India, Labour and the Commissioner of Inimig
ration at the Port of New York, has 'now-- before the Marine Court of Enquiry into been published as a White Par the loss of the Ubery on August 28th: The Ambassador considered that the When examined by Afr. Orr, Cons-plan of the buildings used for the im ander Nicholson said if the Okura was migration staton was unsuitabble, and
comments in his Report on the inadequates where she was thought she was from accoundation mid certain faults in the 14 hours. G.M. T. till * hours G.M.T., ventilation system and sanitary arrango- there would only have been a watchor many corners impacted greasy dirt that ments, Ho observed that there was in
on duty during that period. From 9 to it was possible to say with certainty had to 8.0 to 12 and 14 to 94 GMT been there for many days, if not weeks Gr months," and remarked that as a result. there would be a watcher. In the inter of the presence of chronic dirt, the build vening hours here should be an operator.ings are pervaded by a flat, atala smell *** "My experience is that ships will not which is quite distinct from the pungent Them odour of unwashed humanity. read messages which are not addressed Ambassador found that the compound to them, and that they do not always smelt of old dirt and new immigrants read C. Q. messages periodically. You was nearly universal. He explains, how- should get an answer from all ships in keeping the place clean are almost id- ever, that the difficulties in the way of | range" if you C.Q. but you never do as superable owing to the fact that "many the watcher is compelled to know only of the immigrants are innocent of the I.T.T. and S.C.S. signals. They are
most rudimentary understanding of the meaning of the word clean, and use the tested for them in India. We also enden floor of the dining-room as a universal vour to make them know the call sign of slop-low! and refilte can,' to say nothing their ships, but that is very difficult as of giving evidence of repulsive personal" they change slips. I do not expect that The chief problem of Ellis Ishod is, in watcher would recognise a C.Q. unless Sir Auckland Geddes's opinion, created he had been warned that the ships from the highly educated and gently
by the immigrants themselves, who "'range."
· MARSTILLES, Sept. 10th.
The Chamber of Commerce has voted ten, thousand franes towards relief in Jap
LATEST CABLES, virtual monoply of manufacturing extton PRINCE HATSUKATA'S RESIDENCE goods. France, Japan and America bad
TORUSE OF U.S. RED CROSS. all heavily bought the best textije machin-
Toxyo, September 19th. ery. The west trouble at present, however,
Prines Matsukat's residence in the was the dearness of cotton." Lancashire | suburb of Mita has been offered for uae must henceforch increasingly gin at im- of the American Red Cross Society, proving the quality of her goods.
LOSS OF SEVEN US.
DESTROYERS.
A MISTAKE IN THE BEARINGS.
Sky Durco, September 10th.
JAPAN'S CREDIT "GOOD.
ATLANTIC CITY, September 10th: The directors of the National Associa. tion of Credit Men, at their annual incet. ing issued a declaration stating that in
habits at other times."
At the Naval Court of Inquiry into the" their opinion the credit of Japan was Calcutta were going to send a message nurtured to the "utterly brutalized
loss of seven destroyers on the 9th inst., Lieutenant Bixlgett, navigating officer of the destroyer Delphy, testified that the bearings of the Botilla were received by wireless from Point Aguello and gave their position as north of that station. This was so far from their own reckoning, which plneed them south of the station, that they assumed the reverseil figures were intendal and plotted their course accordingly. They never doubted the cor rectness of the assumption until the vos sel struck.
THE AMERICAN LIQUOR QUESTION..
CONVERSATION" WITH BRITAIN
CONTINUES.
WASHINGTON, September 19th." Great Britain has replied to Mr. Hughes proposal for an Anglo-American are
as good as ever it had been, and urging American business to extend every accom irodation possible to the Japanese,
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SMALLER BULLS."
ENLARGED TARGETS BEING REDUCED.
about that time. Ordinarily there would be an operator on at 7 am. in the posi tion the Okan was in on the morning of 3rd as that was the time for weather messages.
victim of poverty and oppression in some sarce civilized land.". Yet owing to the arrangements of the place the washed are kept in close contact with the au washed and may have to sleep in blankets which have not bean sterilized since their use by a person of unclean. habile, or be "The system of one operator and two examined medically (after undressing in watchers is only one-third satisfactory, crowd and piling their clothes on- I think it most unfair to keep a man races higgledy niggledy -- the clean cloths of the washed on the foul clothes jast to hear an S.0.8. signal for six months and, if he does hear it then there is immediately such a din going on that
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of the unwashed") by an officer who has no time to cleanse his indiarubber gloves after examining the man before, who may be disenged, or otherwise personally most
So many "possible'' scores were returned at Bisley, and so many ties necessitated, that the Bisley Committe of the National dimensions of the bull's eye and surround hear it again for another six months. Rifle Association is proposing to reduce the he can hear nothing che and may not unpleasant. It is pointed out that the ing rings for future meetings
rooms set aside for this medical examina tion were. not designed to provides
This proposal," said Major Etches Tha din is caused by every other operafacilities for, the examination now re
secretary N. R. A,, in an interview, willator within range immediately starting quired by the law. LONDON, September 18th.
not affect entries in any way; all it will signals.
The Ambassador also noted that the The Bulletin, the journal of the Fixler-
do'will simply be to make the competition a real test for the best shots--as it should
"The International Convention is very system of pons, locked doors, and cages ation of British Industries, emphasises the
bo.
lax on the whole question of signals of view of the habits and behaviour of the for sleeping in, while highly necessary in necessity for immediate steps to advertise
"Previous to the war the bull at 200 distress. There, is a distinct order that unwashed immigrants, was distasteful to British products if British industry wishes
yards was a five-inch one, and then camo the war and ammunition which was not up ships receiving a message of distress the washed. On the other hand, the bos to share in orders for the reconstruction of cow.
to previous standards, and we found it must suspend all correspondence and not of food appeared to be ample, and pital arrangements were good, the supply
Tokyo and Yokohama. The Federation is
ecosary to make the bull eight inches in
resume same until they certain that the special arrangements were in force to "It is authoritatively statel in London
order to give the marksmen a fair chance. Now the great improvement in aamuzi. distress signal is finished, and there is enable Jewish immigrants to comply with prepared, if sufficiently supported, to or that the Paris meeting cannot be describedment on the questions of liquor en ships to security and the advances in rifle also an indication that ships in distress and, the Ambassador found that all the the dietary imposed by their religion.. ganise a collective propaganda scheme is a conference. It was only natural that
manufacture make it necessary that should control traffic. the Japanese Press on behalf of it then-Mr. Baldwin, in passing through Paris cribe it as being "in general, not sym-hull six inches at 200 yards, which is still,
and liquor smuggling. Officials here dos chunge should be made...
But all the in-arrangements for handling admitted hers interested in castructional materials, should be anxious to make the acquain pathetic." They understand.. however, of course, one inch larger than in pre-war that there is nearly always absolute con-
Consequently, we propose making the structions in the Convention for signals immigrants are efficient and reflect high credit or those concerned. They are, in of distress are so extraordinarily vague fact, a very good example of American and to extend the scheme to other indes tancy of M. Poincare. It is premature to that Britain has proposed to submit the days. Another point which has weighed
business administration.". tries if it He succomful. It has been also talk of meetings of the Cabinet on Mr. American proposal to the Imperial Con about so many posibles at the last meet. with us is that some marksinen, reading suggested that the Federation should form Baldwin's return, while it is recognised ference. Officials regard the British replying, would be seared to put in an appear a group of non-competitive manufacturers that meeting of Pruniera can only ba with the purpose of sending out to Japan productive of gout,
as leaving open the possibility of a double barrelled limiting of rum running, but technical representative to take charge
facilitating liquor shipments in American waters in foreign vesels.
of their interests, and vise us regards ¦ the extent to which stocks of materials eau be carried locally.
GREECE'S APOLOGY.
MAIN TERMS CARRIED OUT.
ATHENS, September. 19th.
OPTIMISM IN FRANCE.
LONDON, September 19th. An extraordinary transformation of the French attitude towards England has fol- lowed yesterday's communique, which a Paris semi-official message decribes is a diplomatic ovest of the highest import ance" French official circles are evincing optimism unequalled since the occupation
INDIAN
CONGRESS
DECISIONS.
DELIT, September 19th. The Indian National Congress sub-com- mittee on Hinda-Moslem relations has un- miniously agreed to recommend the forma tion of Congress Hindu-Moslem guards to suppress riots.
Polling of the Congres yesterday on the from the British Empire was 640 for and 231 against
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qace among 'cracks' whereas in reality ther would quite probably are a possibly them. selves on the larger bull.
fusion."
THE AMERICAN COTTON
SHORTAGE."
TERRIBLE GALE AT HOME
WORST EXPERIENCED FOR TEN YEARS.
The Report concluded with a number of suggestions, which, if adepted, would: ameliorate the lot of the immigrant while awaiting admission, and would mitigate. the results of the present system of appeal in certain cases to Washington." the "The idea of rifle shouting is, or should.
theory of which is probably right. *** bu, to make the test so difficult that only
although in practicn it is nothing short a very few can quality, otherwise the The prospect of & shortage in the of diabolic. Among the points of pro nectings might as well not be held." American cotton crop, says a Loden cedure in which the Ambassador suggest. Major Etches explained that in arriving paper, has created a feeling of panic-in that inprovement is possible is the pre- at the six-inch bull at 200 yards they hail those parts of Lancashire which spin tice of United States Consuls in writing fer rifle and ammunition allowed two this class of cotton, while a critical situato alien the immigration authorities to minutos por 100 yards for angle of error tion has been created in the Oldhamnst and to grant a rin, and the exclude an applicant to whom they have and one minute för personal error of firer. cotton share market; President pros One minute equals an inch, and n six in-pects undoubtedly indiente a shortage. quaint custom of delivering lecture, on ches must be allowed at 200 yards,
According to Mr. Hester, of the New Americanization to criminal and other Lord Cheylesmore, president of the N. Orleans Cotton Exchange, the world's deportee" who, however, undesirable they R. A., said that the proposed reductions, consumption of American cotton last may be, have to share Ellis Island with which were very necessary in his opinion, season was 12,656,000 bales. The average honest folk on their way to become useful
United States citizens. would not affect the entry in any way, and epp condition on July 9th, as shown in thing of the potrasts except to make ment of Agriculture, was 67.2 per cent. the securing of possibles more difficult. This indicates n crop of only about The alterations will not be finally 11,500,000 bales. Since the date of this approved by the N. R. A. until the next condition (July 25th) Texas has been suf- { meeting, which takes place in October.
fering from insufficient rainfall, amount- ing to a drought. Texas supplies over one-third of the total crop of American An unusually temperate August hae." cotton, and unless abundant rainfall is culminated in the worst storm for terr experienced during the next fortnight or years, which approached a tornado in se=" three weeks the crops in that State will verity states a London cable of Agust 30th. rapidly deteriorate, and this will serious Rain fell continuously for 16 hours lat held at Bandoeng from June 21st till July The Eastern belt, on the other hand, is Rivers overflowed their banks, hundreds A tea congress with caposition will be ly affect the total American cotton supply. the worth west and south of England. 6th, 1921. On the occasion of this con- having rather too much rain, which is of fans were blown down, and roofs were gress lectures will be given by specialists a factor encouraging the germination of stripped off houses. The East Yorkshire on ten-growing and the preparation, dis- the boll weevil. It will be seen therefore Agricultural Show at Derby was partially eases, sale, etc., of ten. Machinery, tools that all indications point to a very ser
wrecked, and there was a stampede among and packings in use will be exhibited ious shortage in the crop as compared
the animals and poultry. and, there are already indications that with the world's consumption of est foreign manufacturera will make ample year, and there would appear to be every use of the specially favourable circum justification for Lancashire's alarm. stance that the tea exposition will The President of the Congress and Ex- holl in the tea-growing centre of Jaya,
ng lant the crew were leaving the vessel. Lifebents put off from Newhaven and position is the well-known tea-growing
Eastbourne to her assistance, but returned expert. K. AR Bosscha, General Man
after several hours' search unable to find; er of the Malabar tea plantations; the Vice President of the Congress is Dr., C. The Master Cotton Spinners' meeting either the steamer or crew.
Seaside JJ. Bernard, Director of the General in Manchester on August 11th decided
resorts and the Channel
A pleasure, steamer: Experiment Station for tea at Buitenzorg, to continue half-time working in the suffered everely, while the Vice-President of the Exposi. American spinning section of the cotton from Bournemouth was unable to reach tion is Mr. E. de Kruyff. Chief of the industry during September. Nearly forty Sonthampton where the passengers en
the Isle of
Wight or return, and pat žrtav Bection for Commerce of the Department million spindles are affected and one
trained for home, of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce at hundred thousand workpeople. No relief The gale seriously interfered with allin Buitenzorg.
for the present depression is in sight.ping in the Mersey, and work was
FORTHCOMING TEA CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION IN JAVA.
The funeral service of General Tellini was pleunly celebrated in the Catholic of the Ruhr, speaking of the complete res resolution in favour of boycotting goods Portainly would not affect the individual the figures of the United States Depart cathedral of St. Denis, in the presence of tention of the Entente as an accomplished of the Government officiels and diplomatic fact, Tepremutatives. Simultaneously, the Alliet
It is understood, moreover, that Mr. quadron entered the Bay of Phileron, Jet Baldwin is quite satisfied with the results. by the Italian battleships Conte de Cavour of the meeting; neverthejese a muro reser- and Shliu Cegarr, Followed by destroyers, the British light cruiser Cardiff and the tone characterises the comments in French cruiser Mutor. The fireek fleet London, where, while 'pleasure is expressed fired to malute of twenty-one guns, and the at the relumption of live negotiations, commane of the Allied squadron notified the newspapers recall past "nurements the eclebration of a requiem, after the in principle," when questions of method squadron withdraw returning the Greek resulted in a deadlock. They mostly con- saluto. Thus the principal conditions of tent themselyca, pending fuller informa the Ambassadors Note have been carried tion, with hoping that subsequent opents
will justify the Parisian hopefulness.
SEIZURES OF FOREIGN CURRENCY IN GERMANY.
BERLIN, September 19th,
It is officially stated that 3,120 dollars, 330 pounds sterling and various other syms an foreign currencies were obtained in raids -
NEW YORK PRINTERS
STRIKE.
MEN TO MEET NEWSPAPER
OWNERS.
NEW YORK, September 19th. There le no indication of a settlement of
made yesterday evening. Many foreigners the newspapers printers st
striks Only eight. appeared at police headquarters this morn-page composite issue was published this jug and demanded thair money back. The morning... -demand will be acceded to if they be ablo
LATER.
to prove they are only visiting Germany The printers have accepted a proposal or are engaged in business, but foreigners by the president of the Pressmen's Union to residing in Germany apparently will be appoint a committee of five to confer treated similarly to Germans, and will not with the owners of the newspapers, with a have any foreign - zmone
returned,
view to settlement of the dispute.
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-WASHINGTON, September 19th. Two hundred Russian refugees who have, been detained at Seattle and Vancouver because the September, quota is exceed will, owing to conditions in Japan after the earthquake, be admitted into the United States under the October quota,
AMERICAN WARSHIPS
COLLIDE.
WASHINGTON, September 10th The_batchipArtuned, and the destroyed Mel'arland collided during night manæarres. The destroyer was struck on the forward port side of the bridge, and seriously damaged, and is proceeding under cacort to Boston.
BANO
INDUSTRIELLE'S LONDON CREDITORS.
Lesvos, September 30th.
A meeting of the London creditors of the Banque Industrielle de Chino' bas approved, a modified schome of arrange- ment
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Times.
COTTON SHORT TIME.
number of wrecks and casualties are ra
It was
night of terror at sen, and a ported The French Pate Emile Briant
cargo steamer De ↑ want Lands in the Channel in the morning, stat
sent out calls for....
that
ded in the shipyarda on Tyneside, where
the
Wight
one and a half inches of rain foll during:
Admiral Brädley Fiske, of the United
A later cable says:— Gales and torrential States Navy (retired) warns America Viscount Ednam, M.P., opening a fête rains, unprecedented in August, favo that she is drifting into war because of on behalf of the Royal Northern Hospital,
the prohibition law; and suggests a con- | on July 21st, declared, that unless the ought havoc in this country and the seas.
Britain and the North of France.
HEER STINNES.
ference of a hundred leading citizens to public throws its weight into the scales Five of the survivers of the crew of the Moscow, September 19th. sett'e the vored question in the same we shall not be able to save the voluntary French cargo steamar Demité Emile- The German Embassy denies that Herrmannor as the limitation of armaments hospital system which has been the pride Briant, which foundered in the Channel, Stiunea is here.
was decided a year ago at the Washington of Great Britain and the envy of foreign were picked up by a British steamer, Conference.
countries for upwards of. 400 yards." "
Fears sra entertained concerning the fate of nineteen others in other boats,