THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, JULY 31. 1919.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
(Continued from page 8
GERMANY NOT BANKRUPT.
MINES TO BE WORKED.
Bertin, July 26.
In contrast to Germany's protestations of helplessness before the signature of the Peace Treaty. Herr Schmids, the Minister of Finance, speaking in the Weimar Assembly, said: "Despite the blockade our prospects are not so unfavourable. The soil, mines, etc. will soon be in working order."
BERLIN WORNERS STRIKE.
Berlin, July 26.
Thirty thousand metal-workers and electricians have struck, and are threatening to cut eff the telegraph and telephones.
BELA KUN'S TROOPS GET A REVERSE.
Paris, July 26.
A message from Vienna xaya Bela Kun's troops operating against the Rumanians have sustained a serious reverse, leaving four thousand dead.
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ITALO-GREEK DIFFERENCES.
Booking at
ANDERSON'S.
LIFE AFTER DEATH
Paris, July 26,
A settlement of the Italo-fireek differences in Epirus and Asia- Minor is expected shortly.
BULGARIAN PLENIPOTENTIARIES. IN PARIS.
Paris, July 26.
The Bulgariah Delegation has arrived.
THE SHANGTUNG SECRET PACT.
Paris. July 28. Unofficial utterances by the Japanese deleration indicate that the Japanese will make no statement regarding the Shangtung secret pact, on the ground that they are not interested in the explanations to the American Senate. They have also denied that. President Wilson cabled to Baron Making- asking him to make a statement regarding the Japanese promises Havas, s
CYPRUS GOES TO GREECE.
General Allenby has informed the Greek Government that
Paris. July 19, Great Britain will hand Cyprus over to Greece next week. Haras
EXCHANGE OF RAW MATERIAL BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
Paris. July 28.
The French Minister of Industrial Reconstruction is now in London, endeavouring to arrange the exchange of raw material between England and France, and the creation of an inter- Allied organism for the distribution of foodstuffs and the reduction of sea freight rates. Hems,
INARTISTIC FRENCH MONUMENTS.
Paris, July 28.
The French public authorities ask for a law to restrict Municip- alities from erecting inartistic war, memorials, speedy legislative action being necessary to prevent commercial monuments from springing up all over France.-Iturus.
A
RHINE ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
MARSHAL FOCH'S SUGGESTION,
Paris, July 28.
GERMAN ART EXPERTS'
BOOTY.
TREASURES RECOVERED
BY FRANCE.
It may safely be affirmed (says the Times Paris correspondent) that if the Germans had been victorious in the great war the Allied countries would have been swept clean of everything worth having in the domain of art. When not otherwise engaged indeed, even while the battle was
German raging the experts
SIR ATONAN-DOYLE DESCRIBES THE SPIRIT WORLD.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle began series of three Sunday morning lectures at Queen's Hall recently on "Death and the Hereafter He said that during the war he and his wife had a lady, living with them who had the gift of automatic writing. Three of her brothers had been killed, and they
museums and private collections
soldier used to come and write throngh
with a revolver in one hand and prisoner in Germany.
were busily
visiting her hand.
Her fourth brother was
"We ask- a catalogue in the other.
ed one day." Sir Arthur said. In a Parliamentary report on
what about Jack, will he credits for the protection of escape? Yes, came the answer. historic monuments damaged by How? they asked. In artrain, the war M. Louis Marin compiles was the reply."
a list, more or less complete, of About a year later he did the artistic riches France has re-escape, and Sir Arthur, before covered under the protocol of learning the particulars, wrote where the Germans had stacked right in saying you got away in December 10, 1918. It tells us to him saying. I believe I am their loot.
a train." He replied. "I don't The most important depot was know how you knew it, for I am at Brussels. It contained the the only British officer who did principal art treasures looted in escape in a train." They had the north of France. centralized taken him to Silesia, and he had first of all at Valenciennes, and come across the whole of Ger then put on barges during the many concealed in a cattle truck. abandoned in November while hasty retreat of October, 1918,
- BEYOND THE VEIL being unloaded at Brussels. This to a professional medium. In the Many inquirers he had directed was the product of two years first series of results 24 out of 26 robberies (1912-1918), and repre- were entirely successful. And sented the treasures of Lilic, what," he asked, "bad they who Douai, Cambrai. La Fere, and returned to tell them of life Laon Museums. not to speak of private loot.
beyond the veil? That God's mercy was very much greater In the roome of the alais de than man's, and that they went Justice at Brussels there were straight, into beautiful abodes. from 1,500 cases of books and MSS. What, people asked, about the Laon, &c. with many private always the same.
Valenciennes, Cambrai. child who dies? The answer is collections: such as that of the grows up under delighttul condi
The child Prince of Monaco's Chateau de tions, and when the parents come Narchais. There were also some across it is there grown up to 300 pieces of rare old furniture welcome them. belonging to private individuals. "What about old persons? The In the Old Museum of Brusseis old -person goes back to the were 275 pieces of statuary, chief-normal, the man to about 35, the ly from the Carpeaux Museum at woman to 30, so that no man need Valenciennes and the Doua mourn his lost strength, or any Museum, with 10 cases of loot Woman her lost beauty. of Lille. from the archæological museum
In the Brussels Modern Gallery
Marshal Foch appeared before the Council of Five and urged the necessity of having at least 150,000 men in the permanent Array of Occupation on the Rhine.. England and the United States will were found-442 pictures from keep only a very limited number of men on the Rhine. France will Lille; 433 pictures from Vales- have to supply any additional men which Marshal Foch as deem ciennes, 595 from Douai. 218 from necessary. Huras.
THE DISPOSITION OF THRACE.
The Peace Conference is anxious to
Paris, July 29.. Treaty early next week, but the dispute over the disposition of present the Bulgarian Thrace may considerably delay its presentation.-- Haros.
MARSHAL FOCH'S NEW HONOUR.
Great preparations are being made in London for the reception
Paris, July 29. to Marshal Foch at the Guildhall on July 30, when he will be presented with the Freedom of the City and a sword of honour. Havus
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Oum Correspondent.)
CHOLERA IN SHANGHAI,
POREIGN CASES NOT SERIOUS.
Shanghai, July 31.
The choleraic epidemic is slightly better. The Hospital is less crowded. There have been a hundred Chinese deaths in a week, and seven foreign cases, which are not serious.
de
"Am! what do they do? A part of their work is missionary; and dramatic, and musical matters. they "talk of artistic, literary, The etheric body in which they work and which passes out of the physical body at death is an exact duplicate of the present body.
A WORD TO THE CHURCH.
Cambrai. 199 from, La Fere, and 85 from the Chateau de Saint- Leger in the Pas-de-Calais
The famous Wicar collection The churches," Sir Artbur at Lille was robbed of 385 draw-beld, "can, not afford any longer ings of special value, not to speak to ignore these things. They portfolio drawings chiefly from was nothing that happened in. of 732 other framed drawings and must take in these new facts. engravings, and several thousand We want a live religion. There Doual Library. The Cheteau Judæa 2,000 years ago that can- Marchais, aforementioned, not occur in London to-day.. the cathedral at Laon, and the
"If you want your whole life Museums of Cambrai and Valen changed, you will go into this ciennes had furnished 54 pieces project, convince yourself of its of tapestry. So much for the loot truth, and from that moment life recovered at Brussels.
will have no terror for you. If Maubeuge. Fourmies, Charleville, your relatives die you will be Other depots were established at you die, it will not matter; if Sedan, and Metz. In Maubeuge happy in the knowledge that you the stores known as "Pauvre will meet them soon and be able Diable" were transformed into a to keep in touch with them in the museum and -contained the meantime.".. famous La Tour pastels now in
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IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM. classes, each painted with a majority of cases they are claim schemė of "dazzle" designed by certain regiments and de- MODELS OF FAMOUS SHIPS to the surrendered German sub- A gilt wreath placed by the
Special attention has been given posited by them in the museum. has already been made in the the attack on Zeebrugge, St.sent to the museum, by th
The remarkable progress which
marines and other craft. formation of the Imperial War George for England, and Sir Emir Feisul, per
Sir Roger Keyes's signal before tomb of Saladin, in Damascus Emperor William in 1888 on
Museum is described in the second David Beatty's historic signat high, and Oriental wast annual report of the Committee. respecting the German Flag Falestine and Egypt. Secretary Major Charles Foulkes, are among the documentary
The report of the Curator and after the surrender of the Fleet the acqu gives a comprehensive list of the exhibits of the naval section, sent exhibits which have come from which will include models of
The the many theatres of war. Among typical vessels and portr Paris (87), and from 400 to 500 The statues, pictures, and re- are relics of the battle of who
the 470 in the naval section famous artists of officers and pictures taken also from St. ligious objects of the Marne and Jutland and of the attacks on Quentin-from
ave distingu the Lecuyer the Ardennes were stored in the Zeebrugge and Ostend, Museum and the Palais de museums of Charleville - and a portion of the Justice. Here also were a Bedan Metz was the centre for Mole Models hundred cases of the archives Lorraine loot, but the only objects immediately after and art treasures of the town, if soil value were those,
of St. Quentin and 900 m
af religions bibjects. At Fo
been collected, but the
Was greatly da:
1918