NAVAL VOLUNTEERS. SIR
RESERVE UNIT MAY BE FORMED IN HONG KONG.
FOR PURPOSES OF LOCAL DEFENCE.
[THAOTCH LECTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, December 2nd. In the House of Commons, in answer
to questions, Mr. W. C Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that
THE ' HONGKONG DAILY PF F88 – FRIDAY, DECEMBER JED – 1920.
A. CHAMBERLAIN.
DEEPLY. INTERESTED IN THE CHINESE SITUATION.
[THROUGH" - REUTER'S, LOKNOT.]
LaNDay, December fod. The close attention with which Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, is following the Chinese situation was shown on his de- parture for Geneva. While standing on the platform at Victoria Station, he
AT LAST!
COAL DISPUTE REALLY ENDED.
GREAT · INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY ANTICIPATED.
`· [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
REGAT, December £ad The South Wales miners returned to the pits to-day and the national stoppage has now definitely ended. Most of the Emergency Powers' Regulations, in force
། ་ ་
the cost of the upkeep of the mine-received at the last minute a report from during the dispute, will be revoked to- sweeper which it was under considera- Sir William Tyrrell, with whom he con-day. All restrictions on the shipment of
bunker cos! are now removed and cel tion to send to Hong Kong in connection versed very earnestly. with the scheme for the organisation of
Sir A. Chamberlain carried a bulky { lieries "wishing to export coal may apply Naval Volunteers and also the cost of portfolio, including many papers on the to the Mines' Department for a licence. Even this restriction will be removed in the training of the personnel would be Chinese situation.
a few days, if it is found that the price mes from money provided by the Hong Kong Government, if the scheme were
of coal is not being raised unfairly
eventually adopted.
against home producers
Off to Gazavz.
Sir Austen and Lady Chamberlain de- parted for Geneva to attend the Council The scheme had been approved by Hof League meeting. They anticipate the Majesty's Government and was in accord. proceedings will finish in time to enable ance with the general policy of encourag them to return to London by the 14th ing the formation of local Naval Volun-instant. Nothing sensational is expected teer Reserve Units in certain ports of at the Council, whose agenda has no the Empire for purposes of local defence.
THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
+
outstanding feature.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
RUGBY, December and The Foreign Searctory, Sir Austen Chamberlain, left Londen for Paris this morning Sir A. Chamberlain will spend two days in Paris and sce M. Poincare. AUSTRALIAN PREMIER'S LOYAL and M. Briand before proceeding to
EARL BALFOUR ON THE RECENT CHANGES.
· DECLARATION,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
ReGuy, December 2nd. At a dinner held last night to wish god- speed to the Duke of York, on his visit next year to Australia and New Zealand, Lord Balfour said the Duke's journey was taking place at a moment of peculiar "interest, and importance to the Empire, immediately after an unanimous and almost enthusiastic conclusion had been reached at the Imperial Conference. There was no doubt about what was the Constitution of the Empire, but what
had not ever been deliberately stated was the moral and emotional basis on which the whole fabric inevitably existed. That
· had now been accepted, certainly with complete unanimity in conference and with universal assent outside. The new thing was not "that there was no control
Geneva.
HOW TO TRAIN GIRLS!
THEORIST'S DAUGHTER BECOMES A BANDIT.
It is anticipated that a reversion to normal coal production will cause great industrial activity, particularly in allied industries, which are well supplied with orders.
The reports from the centres of the steel industries state that foreign coal has been expensive and its power has proved to be only about half that of British coal usually employed,
No More Oficial Eeturns,
Lesbos, December 2nd - With the conclusion of the agreements, in most of the principal coalfields and the resumption of work the officia). re- turn of men engaged has now ceased.
MÁSKED MAN AT A GIRLS' COLLEGE.
Mrs, Charles Nichols, of New York, who for years has been well known as a PUPIL ESCAFES AND BARRICADES writer in American household magazines on How to Train Girls," has had to admit that she has made a sad mess of the education of her own daughter, who re- cently became a "fapper bandit.”・・
Recently her daughter Beulah, aged 18, attended a gin party at Rock Island (Illinois) with a new male acquaintance. After the party she invaded the home of Mr. W. H. Mahoney, aged 75, and, threatening him with a revolver, forced him to furnish her with a suit of his clothes. She also made him cut her bobbed hair shorter and supply her with
a man's cap.
Then, garbed as a man," she set out to see the world She boarded the first goods train out of town and after a day she returned by another goods "train to her home...
A DOOR...
PRINCIPAL'S FIGHT WITH INTRUDER.
The story of the experiences of the principal and a "pupil of Avondale College, Winchmore Hill, with an alleged burglar was recently told at Wood Green Police Court.
Henry Byrne, aged 48, was sent for trial charged with burglary at the col lege, with an attempted offence against Miss Bertha Steele, the principal, and aseault on Constance Weatherell, aged 19, one of the pupils.
ENEMY PROPERTY,
$300,000,000 HELD IN USA.
· STATEMENT BY THE SPEAKER.
SEREUTERIA AMERICAN HERVICE. ]
WOMEN'S GUILD AND FRENCH RUM-RUNNERS.
M.C.L. FETE.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. AN OMNIBUS VOTE OF THANKS
KIDNAP TWO U.S. PATROL BOAT MEN.
COASTGUARD CUTTER TO THE RESCUE
The following is the result of the
(ZKUTER)B_AMERICAN (SERVICE.]· takings on the day of the Fate organized
', WALKINGTON, Desember 2nd. by the Hong Kong Women's Guild and
Moniz, Alabama, Destmber and After a call at the White House, ther statement will be published later
Ministering Children's League A Fur
The assistant prohibition administra- Senator Longworth, the Speaker of the showing the final totals from all sourcestor of New Orleans and the chief motor House of Representatives, expressed the during the year and the allocation of mechanic of the Government patrol boat, these funds to children and other chari-
who were keeping watch aboard & French opinion that the long outstanding questies at Home and in Hong Kong.
Although Quarry Bay Branch M.C.L'auxiliary run-runner while the patrol" tion of the return to ex-German owners
was unable to have a stall or sida show; boat was refueling, have been kidnapped. at the fate itself, the Secretary, Mrs. of property now held by the Alien Pro-
A coastguard cutter is chasing the rum- perty Custodian and the readjustment of Phillips, has handed over to the Hon.
Treasurer, M.CL the large am of runner in an endeavour to rescue the American citizens claims might
$1,071.89 which goes to prove how well kidnapped men. settled by Christmas.
this Branch works for the cause.
be
The Representatives' Ways and Means Committee bas agreed to a tentative plan, but the State Department must carefully review this in order to prevent a confict of terms with the Dawes Plan, under which other nations are affected The Committee suggested the immedi ate part payment on the claims of American German nationals and of Ger-
man shipowners' wireless stations and patents seized by the United States, with payments covering from six to ten years.
The Alien Property Custodian at pre- sent holds property valued at $300,000,000 (gold).
UNSETTLED NICARAGUA" |
LIBERAL” -GOVERNMENT TO BE ESTABLISHED.
FRNTYLE'S AMERICAN SERVICl
MANAGUA, December 2nd. Dr. Juan Sacasa, the political bend of the Liberal Party and formerly Vice- President of Nicaragua, has arrived at Puerto Cabezas with a number of his followers in order to establish a Liberal Government in opposition to the Diaz Conservative Administration
HALLS-MILLS TRIAL.
PROSECUTION'S TACTICS.
"{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)
NEW YORK, December 1st. At Somerville, the Court has refused
Miss Steele said that she heard foot- steps at midnight outside her bedroom door. The door was opened; and as her dog went towards it, it was closed again: the prosecution's application for a re- Her mother, while not defending her She went to the landing, where she saw start of the Halls-Mills murder case on daughter, now blames herself for the Byrne. He was wearing a mask and the grounds that a juryman was seen escapade. She declares that she owes it flashed a torch as she approached him. to the world to tell other mothers of the She ordered him to clear out, and follow- asicep during the proceedings, that the experience she has suffered. In a new ed him downstairs,
jury is not properly guarded and that one was seen speaking to counsel for the series of articles she is to change her- conservative views to those of the ad- vanced modern woman
defence, and also the manifest hostility of some of the jurors to the prosecutor
COMMUNIST HOT AIR IN
*COLD HALL.
of the self-governing Dominions by the Mother Country. The new truth was that the self-governing portions of the British Empire now expressly regarded themselves as clements in a great unity, which did not depend upon control but She says: "We should have realised
that our standards were too old-fashion did depend upon common ideals and comed to fit our daughters and we should mon beliefs. It was very hard for people, have modified them accordingly." who looked at what history told, to accept without reserve the fact that a great Empire could exist without control. It was only how that in most explicit terms it was impressed upon all citizens of the free communities of which the Empire was composed that it was their business to manage their own affairs as they pleased but that they must neves forget that they were parts of a greater whole with ideals to which all that whole was committed and to which in their turn they owed free service whenever a great world necessity should arise.
Mr. Eruce'a Patriotic Statement.
The Australian Premier declared that il occasion ever arose it would be proved that the unity of the British Empire was greater than it had been before
THE SUSPECTS,
NOT HINDUS BUT TURKS:
GIBES AT LONDON LEADERS.
A. BATTERSEA MEETING. Violent attacks on Labour leaders, especially Mr. Robert Williams, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Mr. J. H. Thomas, were the features of a Com- munis Congress held recently in Batter- ses Town Hall.
Muscow.
included in this presidium were Mcgars. Willie Gallagher, Harry Pollitt, Albert Inkpin, Wal Hsunington and W luat, all of whom were, until recently, in prison
A Struggle in the Dark. At the foot of the stairs he asked how he could get out, and she replied," By the back kitchen door." He opened the door, but did not go out. He turned, sprang at Miss Steele, caught her by the and his cass. shoulders, and struck her in the face. four times. He exclaimed, she alleged, "I will kill you," and tried to force her to the ground. In the struggle the candle she was carrying was knocked over. She eventually treed herself from the man's grasp and telephoned for the police.
Miss Weatherell, who shared a room with another pupil, said that she was aroused by a torch being flashed at her face, and saw a masked man by the bedside. She said: "Go away," and "he replied: "If you scream I'll kill you with a knife!!
Young Girl Struck.
Byrne, it was stated, was arrested. crawling on his hands and knees across the college grounds
Letter From Frison.
NEW SPIRIT IN BRITISH
SHIPYARDS..
AGREEMENT TO STOP STRIKES.
Gate
Receipts.
Pastoral Play (Fro
grammes) Fastoral Play in (Tie
kets)
Military
$204.30
...$20.95
301.00
330.95
General Stall
*147.52)
Gold Fish Pond -
129.55
Boll Bowl or Pitch.... Clock Golf
39.06
15.30
Lemonade Stall
93.95
Ladies' Ankle Dis-
play
6.70
357.27
General Stall
147.32
Lucky Well
47.40
Naval Chuta
19.90
214.89
Penke
Children's Club Stall 19.40
Orange Grove
95.05
107.43
Cigarette Stall Fortune Teller
71.73 10.00
Naval
Kowloon:
St. Stephen's Girls'
School
Police:
HOME FOOTBALL.
ENGLISH CUP REPLAYS.
(THROUGH "BRUIKE'S... AGENCY.].
LONDON, December 1st. First round English Cup ties replayed to-day resulted as follows
Gillingham, 2; Barking, 0 Brentford, 7; Clapton, 3. Bristol Rov., 1; Torquay, 0. Reading, 5; Weymouth, 0,
N. Brighton, 2; Wrexham, 2
Four of the postponed games were played to day, the results being:-
York, 4; Worksop, 1
Crewe, 4; Northern .Nom,
Wigan, 3 Barrow,
Chesterfield, 9; Mexborough,
FOOTBALL
HEF.C. Reserves v. St. Joseph's, The following have been selected to 81.a represent the H.K.F.C. Reserves v. St. Joseph's to-morrow, on St. Joseph's ground. Happy Valley, kick-off at 2.30 Slipper Hill and Purves- Vickers Mitchell and Puncheon, Bell, King, Campbell, Trambitsky and White.
,300,00
3$8.05
St. Paul's GRIS”
School
Belilios Girls School:
Stall
Lucky Ring
941.90 58.10
1,000.00
Bran Pies
191.35 73.40
L
Victoria Stall......
Ice Cream Cart
-Latcky Wheel......
Tea-Garden
Stal
YACHTING.
THE RACES FOR THIS WEEK-END.
As to-morrow had been at aside by 194.75 the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Com 215.65mittee for a special race, n."menagerie 69:40 race" has been arranged. All classes, 108.05 Handicaps, Heyward Hays and Gaels 132.50 start from the Club, 2.45 p.m., and a pre-
paratory gun will be fired fire earlier.
$4.9542
The Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern kindly gave a cheque to make the above total to $5,000.00.
Thanks,
The President and the Committee de- sire to thank all those who helped in any way to make the Fête the success it, was In particular they desire to thank H.E. the Governor and Lady Clementi, for having allowed them the use of Govern ment House Grounds.
Major Macready and Major Greig for providing chairs and tables and for a ranging for six warrant officers and N.CO's to be in charge of tickets, etc
Captain J. R. C. Lake and the officers. of H.M.8. Hawkins for tending the Band. of HMS. Hawkins and the Bandmaster. for the very excellent programme of music provided..
Lt. Col. Comyn, D.S.O., for leading the Pipers of the 2nd Battalion of the K.O.S.B. Regiment.
Mrs. Chater for producing the Pastoral. Play and Miss V. Capell for arranging all the dances.
17
The Director of Public Works for allow ing members of his staff to help in many ways.
me minutes The course will be from the Club to Lyemman Beacon (P), Cust Rock Buoy (P), Mark on line (P), Cust. Rock Buoy (B) and the finish at the course is 6.8 miles, and the race will be sailed under sealed handicaps.
On Sunday the first cruiser race takes place, the boats being sent round Hong- Kong island, leaving it on the port hand. It is expected that there will be a good turnout. La Cigale U. and 1 Norseman, Coquette, Feathers, Dorothy, Lodge Jean and Brenda are certain startera The distance, of the course is about 24 miles.
There is no race fixed for the Ladies Section of the Club for this week-end
"THE DANGEROUS MAID.” MONMOUTH_REBELLION FILM AT THE QUEEN'S
The feature picttires shown at the Queen's Theatre carlier this week were particularly good, and the film screened for the first time yesterday is of even greater interest.
The Dangerous Maid," starring Con-
Maid
and A new spirit in the important shipbuild- Mr. Agassiz and Mr. Tickle for their stance Talmadge as the " ing industry is indicated by an agree-kind assistance. Mr. Gray (overseer) for Conway Tearle as Captain Miles Pro- ment which was signed not long ago supervising the erection of stalls and thero, & soldier of King James II is a between the employers and the unions, side shows and Messrs. Sang Lee (P.W.D. First National creation packed with providing for the prompt, settlement of Contractors) for erecting them at a excitement. The story I wore ang to the rebel army of Monmouth Becing in disputes by conciliation without stop-nominariaia Superintendent of Police terror from the soldiers of the King, page of work
The Captain and the Police under Inspector Alexan after the battle of Sedgemoor, but part der for the excellent Police arrangements cularly deals with the adventures of the madenp Mistress Barbara Winslow during the afternoon..
Mr. Deakin, Custodian, Government and Captain Miles Prethero, between House, for his excellent management of whom a delightful romance develops all the Fète arrangements and for his The scenes are packed with hairbreadth invaluable assistance rendered through escapes and recaptures. Particularly good oute
are the scenes introducing the blood-" lastful tyrant Judge Jeffreyada
The main principle of the agreement She sat up in bed and be struck her is set out in the preamble, which states It was organised on strictly Soviet with his fist, knocking her back on to that lines. In addition to the chairman, Mr.
It is in the best interests of both Tom Ball, a Glasgow moulder, it was the pillow. She jumped up, pushed the
man aside, and ran out of the room to employers and workmen that arrange ruled by a presidium, whose business it
ments should be made whereby que was not only to run the conference and a bedroom on the next landing. She bar
tions arising may be fully discussed and ace that only approved resolutions were red the door with two beds, des
settled without stoppages of work. Five minutes later someone attempted put before it, but finally to report to to open it. A quarter of an hour elaps The Federation of Engineering and ed, and then she heard a dog bark and Shipbuilding Trades, who negotiated the agreement with the Employers Federa the voice of Miza Steele
tion, in explaining the new agreement, states that it secures more prompt con- ideration and settlement of questions arising in the industry without recourse to stoppages of work, which have in many instances caused hardship and loss to both parties to a greater extent than the
involved in It will probably mean a heavy What eden the dispute, district sentence for the charge of burglary fails to secure settlement, provision is alone, and I am sending you this letter made for reference of the question to to nak if you will do all in your power their national executive, who will take to try and withdraw the charge of it up with the national executive of the assault which will be put up against employers at a national conference. me
He pleaded that he had been drink consideration of national questions, and, There is national machinery for the ing and lost his head. He added: "I failing a settlement, there is provision wish to express my apologies and for a general conference to be presided
over by an independent chairman
Another Advance,
Communiam makes little progress in England, even in Battersea and it was a cold gathering, because there were only 250 people in a big and badly heated hall. Mr. West, of Battersea Trades Council, who delivered the official welcome, made the comrades forget the chilly atmosphere QUEER AFFAIR AT-LOS ANGELES. by a heated harangue, the text of which
was
(REUTER'S AMERICAN, BEZVICA)
LOS ANGELES, December 2nd. The Immigration Authorities now state that the Hindus" arrested are
not
of plotting against the life of spected of photos com cind it has been discovered that they are Turks and not Indians.
PHILADELPHIA'S BAD LUCK.
$20,000,000 LOSS ON EXHIBITION.
The Lords of Eccleston-square.” General Strike Commanded.
He described the end of what he called that miserable fizzle out, the Generál Strike, in this way :--
A letter written by Byrne from Brixton Prison to Mias Steels was read. It stated:-
deepest regrets.
GERMAN MOTOR-CAR INDUSTRY.
At a meeting in London of the joint
Tao British-American Tobacco Co. for their most generous donation of
cigarettes. R
The Filippina Tabaqueris Co. for cigars Mesura Lane, Crawford for gifts and and cigarettes at much reduced prices. Mr. Goodall for his excellent tes arrange ments at the lowest possible cost.
The Dangerous Maid provides capital entertainment, and will be shown. at all performances to-day and to-morrow. On Sunday and Monday there will be shown Merton of the Movies," a James Cruze production, starring Glenn Hunter with Viola Dana.
Mesars. A. S. Watson & Co, for their most generous gift of aerated waters and
Mr. Dyer Ball for organizing and run for a bottle of perfumer
Mosers. The Hong Kong Electric Co. forming the accounts office. La Chenk San giving the lighting free and for a big and Ng Pik Sang (shroffs of Hong Kong donation of $200.00.
& Shanghai Banking Corporation), Tsol and help in every way possible. Tui fox helping with the accounts.
The Press for their continued courtesy Kim Yung, Thomas Lay and Chan Kwar The Editor of the China Mail for gift of beautiful Christmas and Post cards.
Mr. D. 0. M. Bernard for gift of home made sweets at Wembley post cards and jewellery and The Hon. Mr. Hallifax for gifts of for having the Fete advertisements trans lated into Chinese for the Chinese news
The Pioneer Silk Store for gifts of chocolate and a beautiful Haon coat.
Messrs. The Hong Kong Furnishing Co. 102 chairs, etc., as much reduced rates
Volunteer Defence Forces for loan of chairs a
The Commandant of the Hong Kong
The Rev. W. Waldegrave for lending telse S. Waldegrave for lending paper & O. Hill for beautifal art posters, welke Boy Boots and Oist Guides to The Peak Tram. Co., the Hong Kong help outs and Gundes for the valuable
generally.
There wES that dear friend of Labour, Jimmy Thomas. He said: II you don't call it I shall leave you. In answer to that was beard the plaintive
After voice of that one-time-Sceialist. Ben Tillett, crying Don't leave us, Jimmy.de me
Shipbuilding Employers' Federation and We can't do without you.
So many Germans and foreigners came the unions, which is considering the Wharf & Godown Co., Mesars Montric, As to Thomas," he reparted, "every- to Berlin to see the exhibition of Germati severe depression in the industry, it was the Hong Kong Tramway Co., for dis help they rendered one knows what he was, what he is, and motor cars recently held that hotels were announced that the employers had de playing posters fice The Warrant Officers and N.C.O.'s who what he is likely to be, but we did expect crowded out. more from left wingers like Hicks and The exhibition showed the great ad cided to act on the suggestion of the Parcell
vance made by Germany in car construcnious as to the interchangeability and demarcation of labour, and that a further "Trade union leaders
like Cramp tice, and made it clear that although the meeting would be held to consider the wrung their hands after the general industry is comparatively new, Britain
procedure. atrike, and said Never again. But we will have to regard Germany as a serious are under no illusions about it. There competitor. The industry has been buit must be a next time. S
up behind high tariff walls, and had it not been for the almost insurmountable dificulties placed in the way of the im- portation of foreign cars there would hardly be a German car in the country
"The general strike must remain in
PHILADELPHIA, December 2nd. The Besquicentennial Exhibition has been closed, and shows a loss of the armoury of the working class move ment, for it is their sharpest weapon $20,000,000, which the city must shoulder.next to insurrection.
the
Lieut. Col. Howard Bury, who has retained the seat for the Conservatives of Chelmsford, was the leader of the Mount Everest Expedition of 1991.
Miss Robinson and Mrs. Lay for selling programme,TAL
Mra. G. Alabaster and Mrs. Miskin for being in charge of tea tickets, T
Mrs. Charles for running the ankle come petition
The Harbour Master, for lending Bag looked after the entrance gates and tic- and decorations and Mr. Thompson and kete so well, we staff of the Harbour Office for decorating the stalls and side shows.
DREAMER Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Austin for running the lucky wheel and ice cream cart.
Rear-Admiral Stirling, Sir Bhou-son Chow, the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird and the Hon. Mr. HT. Creasy for judging.com And many other ladies and gentlemen petitions and supervising drawing of who have given assistance most gener raffles.dk
ously in donations, in work or in helping to rim side ibowi
Continued on next Column).