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SERIOUS TROUBLE IN TIENTSIN.
"JAPANESE AND AMERICAN TROOPS IN CONFLICT.
Shanghai, March 15.
The Japanese-American fracas at Tientsin turns out to have
been a sensational affair.
A hundred and fifty Japanese soldiers, hundreds of civilians, with offisers and the Japanese Consul on horseback, took possession of Rue Chaylard in the French Concession, and the American troops stationed there to maintain bounds were attacked by the mob, being cut and stoned. Four are now in hospital. The Japanese say ten Japanese were hurt.
The Japanese Police Station refused to release the American wounded prisioners, at the American officers' demand, till the American Consul came; then the mob stoned the American Consul. Feeling is intense, and the two Legations are investigating the incident.
THE GERMAN DEPORTATIONS.
CHINESE DEMAND COMPLETE SUPERVISION,
Shanghai. March, 15.
Drs. Blumenstock and Birt, two of the missing German doctors, have been found, but the others are still missing.
A new dispute is threatened between the Allied officials and the Chinese Authorities, the latter insisting on complete supervision of future repatriations.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
U. S. RAILWAYS CONTROL
Washington, March 16. The Director of Railways announced that, with the approval of President Wilson, the railroads would not be released from Govern- ment control until an opportunity to see whether or not the con- struction of a permanent programme of legislation could be legally adopted within a reasonable time.-American Wireless,
JAPAN AND CHINA.
Marseilles, March 15.
Marquis Saionji. Chief Japanese Peace Delegate, arrived at one o'clock on Thursday and departed for Paris. In an interview, Marquis Saionji said he had no hesitation in asserting that Japan desires that the League of Nations be organised to ensure free and effective co-operation in practice as well as in theory. Regarding China, Marquis Saionji said that at the present moment China realised that Japan was ready to meet her halfway-American
Wireless.
U. S. "NAVY.
Washington, March 16.
At a meeting of the Committee of Naval Affairs, on Tuesday, it was announced that all the 16 capital ships already authorised for the Navy will be under construction in June.-American Wireless,
AMERICA AND RUSSIA
Washington, March 16.
(ESTABLISHED 1881).
MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1919.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
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VIEWS ON PRESIDENT WILSON'S SPEECH.
New York, March 6. Commenting on President Wilson's speech, sáme of the Independent American journals, while crediting the President with high ideals, reflect disappointment at his general attitude.
The New York Herald complains that President Wilson made no serious attempt to meet criticisms of the League of Nations. It declares, however, that Americans do not desire to reject the League so long it safeguards their rights.
The Democratic papers express the opinion that Republican critics of President Wilson favour the League but wish to discredit President Wilson in view of the Presidential Election and obtain for the Republicans credit for the League.
BRITISH, REGRETS,
London, March 6.
The papers, commenting on Presiden: Wilson's speech, generally regret that the League of Nations has become an issue in American domestic politics, as any idea that President Wilson does not possess a mandate from the American people may affect This position at the Conference, but they rejoice at President Wilson's confidence and boldness in counter-attacking his critics and point out that the latters' opposition is lass to the idea of the League than against the present project.
ARRANGING THE PEACE TERMS.
PRELIMINARY CONDITIONS TO BE READY SOON.
Paris, March 6. It is expected that the terms of the Preliminary Peace will be ready for presentation to the delegates by March 22 and be signed by the enemy shortly afterwards, if a responsible Government in Germany still exists.
GERMANS WANT A GUARANTEŇ
London, March 7.
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·London, March 6. Reuter is informed that arrangements have been made with Holland to transport men for demobilisation from the Army on the Rhine by water to Rotterdam. It is hoped that Holland will also agree to allow the passage of British troops in the opposite direction is Rotterdam to the Army on the Rhine, provided it made is clear that the object is to hasten peace and that it cannot raise any
questions of infringement of neutrality.
SINN FEINERS RELEASED.
London, March 7. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Mac Yeagh, Mr Macpherson stated that it had been decided to release the Sinn Feiners interned in England.
JAPANESE AND BOLSHEVISTS AT GRIPS.
CENTRAL
To-Day Exchange.
The closing rate of the dollar on demand to-day was 3a. 1.3-182. The Weather.
Forecast ---fair. Barometer 29.96. Temperature 2 pan. ~ Humidity 8 p.m.:86"-
DAY BY DAY.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending March 1st amounted to 68,527 tous and the sales during the period, to 63,442
tans.
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Mr. Love, the Customs official of Kongmoon, who was attacked by robbers at his residence three weeks ago and received four wounds from revolver shots, is now convalescent and is able to JAPANESE PRACTICALLY ANNIHILATED IN FIOHTING.
get about. Tokio, March 8. Two companies of Japanese infantry and a battery of artillery Malini, the marvellous mystifier engaged the Bolsheviks, tenfold stronger than they, on February 26 and magician, gave his final north of Alaxierso. After severe fighting, the Japanese were exhibition of wonderful tricks at practically annihilated. Five hundred Bolsheviks were aither killed or wounded.
The Japanese defeated a strong Bolshevik detachment number of engagements locally at February 28 west of Blagovestchansk.
NEW YORK MARINE WORKERS STRIKE SETTLED.
EIGHT HOURS AND INCREASED WAGES. `
New York, March &
A Gernian wireless message states that the negotiations at Spa
The marine workers' strike, which was mentioned on the 4th. regarding the shipping question have been temporarily broken off is regarded as settled. Eight hours and some increase in wages owing to the Entente demanding the unconditional handing over of have been granted. the remaining German Mercantile Marine, which Germany has refused to hand over without a guarantee that she will be supplied will 24 million tons of foodstuffs until the next harvest:
GERMAN BLUFF,
Paris, March 9.
French opinion sees in the present suspension of negotiations at Spa no more than the first attempt by the Germans to bluff the Peace Conference by raising the Bolshevik bogey. The Germans are trying to bargain with the last pawa left to them. Harux.
: INTERESTING HAVAS ITEMS.
Paris, March 9. sentatives, said the proposal to sink the surrendered German skips President Wilson, writing to a member of the House of Repre-
seems the counsel of those who do not know what else to do.
M. Maurice Courant, Professor of the University of Lyons, leaves France on a mission to South Korea.
Liang Chi-chao, ex-Minister of Finance, interviewed in Paris, stated that China hoped to become a worthy member of the League of Nations, maintaining the principle of the Open Door, claiming the abolition of the Concessions and zones of influence, and securing Customs rights.-Haras.
THE POSITION IN GERMANY."
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HEAVY FIGHTING IN BERLIN,
Copenhagen, March 5.
Members of the former Kerensky Government addressed the Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday concerning the Russian problem. They considered that, firstly, the Allied forces should
A message from Berlin, dated to-day at 11 am. says in the maintain order in Russia: secondly, furnish munitions to the Nor-neighbourhood of the Police Frefecture and the Alexanderplatz them Russia Government; thirdly, establish a commercial credit to night-long heary Éghting occurred and continues. enable the All-Russian Government to continue warfare against the Bolsheviks. The Committee took no action in the matter.-Ameri-
evening. con Wireless.
U. S. SHIPPING POLICY.
New York, March 16.
Mr. Hurley, of the Shipping Board, announced that conferences to shape the shipping policy will be held by the cotton men in the South-West and the producers and business men from all sections.
The Government has released 10 steamers for the Oriental trade. Mr. Hurley announced that the Board would meet businessmen here on Tuesday for the first of the series of conference with the object of obtaining the shippers' co-operation in the formation of a permanent policy for the American merchant marine-American Wireless,
LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN,
Washington, March 16. The Secretary of the Treasury announced that an extensive campaign in connection with Liberty Loan begins in April.
American Wireless.
THE COAL COMMISSION.
MORE SURPRISING FIGURES.
London, March 6.
The compositors and printers of the Wolf Bureau struck last
MORE TROUBLE.
Copenhagen, March 6.
A message from Berlin says yesterday afternoon the shooting of a Spartacist who attempted to bomb the door of the Prefecture, led general firing against the Prefecture from the surrounding houses and streets. Government troops replied from the Prefecture. Detachments of sailors in the course of the afternoon-crept nearer and nearer the Prefecture, placed machine-guns in the A Naval Reserve Division adjoining street and erected barricades. and portions of the Republican Militia joined the Spartacists.
THE MILITARY SITUATION IN RUSSIAN
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London, March 6. Regarding the situation in Russia, & well-disciplined Red Force of 7,000 men, with artillery, is crossing the Bug and advancing towards Odessa. Franco-Polish troops bave completely occupied Bender, on the Tiraspol Odessa Railway, inflicting severe losses on the Bolsheviks. There has been heavy fighting on the shores of the Gulf of Riga.
It is reported that German troops have retaken Windan from the Bolsheviks.
BRITAIN'S BIGGEST AIRSHIP.
London, March 6.
Surprising figures were given before the Coal Commission yesterday. It was stated that at Durham, with a six-hour shift Britain's biggest airship, the R33, which is 670 feet long, made at the coal face, the cost of coal per ton is 17/6 compared with 21/8 a trial flight and covered thirty miles in half an hour on a perfectly in South Wales, where the hours are longer. Durham raises 58 even keel. It landed successfully, despite unfavourable weather, * tons per head yearly as compared with 55 for South Wales, where the wages cost 3/6 a ton more than at Durham.
Replying to Mr. Smillie, Mr. Dickinson admitted that the miners wages were regulated by the ability of the worst situated raine to pay.
TROUBLE IN GALICIA AND UKRAINE.
Stockholm, March 7,
A Vienus message says the Viddische Morgenpost reports terrible pogroms in Best Galicia and Ukraine, four hundred families at Proskurow being killed.
MANY MURDERS IN RUSSIA.-
CHINESE EMPLOYED AS EXÉCUTIONERS.
"London, March 6,
In the House of Commons, replying to a question, Mr. Harmsworth stated that the number of persons murdered by the Bolshevik Government in Russia was known to be very great. The Government was credibly informed that the Bolshevik Government is employing some of their considerable Chinees troops as wreed tioners. The bodies of victims show that they died from torture but it is uncertain whether this was the work of the Chinese or the Bolsheviks themselves.
IMPORTANT RUGBY FOOTBALL RESULTS.
London, March 8.
In the Inter-Services Rugby Tournament, South Africa beat the Air Force by 12 points to nil, the Mother Country defeated Australia by 6 points to 3. and New Zealand beat Canada by 13 points to nil.
AMERICAN BATTLEPLANE'S FEAT. ·
New York, March 9. A battleplane covered 664 miles from Dayton to Mineola in 273 minutes, which was the actual flying time. There was one stoppage owing to stormy weather.
BAITISH TRIBUTE TO FRANCE.
Paris, March 9.
the St. Andrew's Hall on
Saturday. After fulfilling a
the various Claba, Malini will go to Canton and the Coast ports and finally to Shanghai.
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We have received a neat re minder" calendar for 1919 from Messrs. William C. Jack and
Company, and the article formaa most useful adjunct to the office desk. It comprises & pad with spaces for notes for each day of the year and has the advantage. of not taking op too much room and can be kept handy without inconvenience.
Hongkong is a paradise for beggars. To an old Chinese it meant his daily bowl of rice. "He had no relations or other sources was very old and decrepit and of support. All these tragic details he poured into the sympathetic But ear of Mr. G. N. Orme. when his Wership found that the old man wasa wily beggar, having dodged the Police and returned
Lord Robert Cecil. British peace delegate, delivering a speech to the Colony after every en- in Paris, emphasised that both Great Britain and America owed deavour had been made to send much to France, which had lifted the torch of civilisation, and him to Canton, he fixed the man taught great principles of thought through history by her $5, or as au alternative, 14 days magnificent literature and art and the many gifts she had showered hard labour. on mankind. Lord Robert Cecil concluded that the world felt called upon to bear part of the burden of France's devastated provinces.— Havas.
FRENCH SHIPPING.
Paris, March 9. The French liner Touraine has reached Havre from New York with 901 passengers-Haras.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE
TELEGRAMS.
A small Chinese boy appeared before Mr. G. N. Orme to-day on a charge of stealing two electrio bulbs. It was stated that he Was an apprentice in the Taikoo Docks and yesterday was found in the act of selling' the bulbs which he had stolen, from the Docks. In giving the iments to go through.
They excuse that he picked up the suggest that the nine Ben-bulbs after they had fallen from evolent Societies, the Gentry
and Commercial Chambers should their holders, he overlooked the /Wah Tez Yat-Po Service.)
jointly place the matters be- fact that they would have been fore the European Confstence broken to atoms in that case. Peking, March 16.
immediately, as the agreements A sentence of one month's hard The Becret Sino-Japanese provisions regarding Japanese labour was passed. agreements were published here soldiers are equivalent to con- yesterday.
verting Kwangtung into a Japan- A Chinese beggar told Mr. B. There were conflicts of an ese dependency.
E. Lindsell this morning a story unusual nature between Japanese... Shanghai March 16. of how he was kidnapped and and American soldiers at Tientsin
The Chinese community hasured into the Colony by some last Thursday and Friday, result further chartered the steamers persons who painted in glowing ing in many Japanese, American Yushan, Hanchow and Waishun colours the advantages of living and Chinese being wounded to carry cheap rice to Canton in the Colony, Finding that Serious consequences are antic-They will arrive at the end of the ipated.
month. Unconfirmed reports of the re- sumption of fighting in Fukien are currant here.
The President urges Luk Ching- cheong's immediate return to Paris from Switzerland.. Lut's persistent resignation is not accepted.
DAY BY DAY.
The annual match between Tsikoo" and "Way Foong
the
expectations
which he had formed when coming into the Colony were without founda- tion, he wanted to seek a lonely spot where he could end h miseries, by committing suicide.. "I am a poor kidnapped man," he said with tears streaming down his cheeks. “I have no food.. A general mass meeting was held here, at the Canton Club, to..
or clothing. What better than to- decide measures of protest was played at Fanling, on 16th die?" Mr. Lindsell.I will against the mortgage of the inst., in windy weather and resend you to prison for ten days. Canton telephone system and sulted in a nett win for Way Let us hope you will find some tramways to a Japanese firm. Foong of 24 points.
food in Victoris Gaol When you The Cantonese here are most
come out, you will be banished- indignant at the action of the Canton authorities: Serious condi The American Consul General from the Colony." tions have been disclosed by the has received instructions from American, British and Chinese Washington to the effect that the papers during the last two days import restrictions upon the ship. of brutal suffering by the Koreans ment of rice to the United States during the last ten years, owing for consumption in the United to Japanese maladministration. States have been removed, These should serve as a waming to the Canton authorities, Ty effective from Marah 17th. In-
dividu import licences are moderstood, that the Cantonese will under no RICO
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