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SOVIET RUSSIA.
OFFER OF PEACE TO 17.S., JAPAN AND RUMANIA.
London, February 26. According to a Moscow wireless message, the Soviet has despatched Notes to America, Japan and Rumania offering peace.
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MR. ASQUITH'S VICTORY.
A REMARKABLE TURN-OVER.
Lordon, February 26. Outside Labour circles, where Mr. Biggar's success was antic- ipated, there is remarkable unanimity in acclaiming Mr. Asquith's clean-cut victory in the Paisley bye-election.
To-day's views as regards the ex-Premier, compared with 1916, represent his victory as one of the most remarkable turn-overs in the history of politics.
(ESTABLISHED 1881).
TUESDAY, MARCH 2. 1920.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
NEW HOME RULE BILL
A CLEAN-CULOF ULSTER.
London, February 26.
日式十月正
AVIATORS FROM AMERICA.
SIXTEEN ARRIVE IN HONGKONG.
SINGLE COPY: 10 CTS.
$96 PER ANNUM.
The light of in
dustrial progress→→
G-B BDIS ON
From
ALL ELECTRICAL DEALERS.
are smaller planes-HS. 2 L, cap- able of carrying six passengers and three capable of carrying two passengers. Everything that could make a complete aero- nautical fleet is possessed by the Company. The service from here to Canton and from Canton to
The draft Home Rule Bill 'provides for a clean-cut of the six of the Far East Aerial Transport to Shanghai it would take nine
Ulster Counties, which will constitute the Ulster area.
LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Currespondents.}
THE SHANGHAI BURGLARY.
Shanghai, March 1. The robber which Mr. Blackburn, the British Assessor, caught Everybody is agreed that Mr. Asquith won by the aid of Unionist votes, which, it is opined, similarly affected the results at Ashton admits committing five robberies at foreign houses in the Bubbling and Wrekin, the direct object being to keep out Labour, whose pro- Well district and breaking into
times. gramme has alarmed moderate electors.
Parliamentarians are confident that the re-entry of Mr. Asquith into the House of Commons will definitely affect the trend of domestic and world politics.
Lobbyists are speculating whether Mr. Lloyd Geore will attempt!
a political reconciliation.
The nature of Mr. Asquith's majority has astonished everybody. Owing to the smallness of his votes. Mr. MacKean forfeits his deposit of £150.
Mr. Asquith takes his seat on February 28.
The Paisley result is widely regarded as a test of the degree to which the nation repudiates the Coalition and the extent to which industrial voters are prepared to turn to Labour from the older parties. Moreover, the result is significant, owing to Mr. Asquith's repudiation of nationalisation.
GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.
the British Consulate four
KOREAN MEETING IN SHANGHAL
Other Telegrams in Pages 2 and 3)
THE HOME MAILS.
POSTMASTER GENERAL ON PRESENT DELAYS.
Mr. Ross was unable to furnish any information on the point. Once the mails were put on board, he restated, they were lost sight off.
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TO-DAY'S EXCHÂNGE,
The closing rate of the dollar, oa demand, to-day was 58/81⁄44d.
"IRON" BUX.
THE WEATHER.
By the China Mail as. Nile, Macao, in the spinion of Mr. 30.03. Temperature 2p.m.:-64. Forecast-Cloudy. Barometer: which came into port this morn Bonner, could be done in one Humidity 2 p... ing, there arrived the personel hour each way, while from Maceo Company, a party of sixteen hours, with favourable weather. American aviators,
Mr. Bonner, speaking about mechanics some of whom himself, said "I am one of the are accompanied by their wives. joldest aviators in the world. I They are under the charge of Mr. was in the first batch of aviators Walter D. Bonnar, and comprise who ever used the seroplane in Messrs. Walter D. Bonnar, L. War. When the U. S. Naval Scotchmer. Leonard M. Melke, forces took Vera Cruz in 1914, Fighting with all his old-tima G. C. Wilson, N. Mallory, we used the aeroplane for the snap and vigor, and exhibiting the Wm. S. Cormack Wm. P. Smith, frst time in war. I was thengcraft that at one time made E. M. Broady. Everett Hays, exhibition frer in the U. S. Navy. im the idol of Manila fight fans, Frank M. van Oudenhoven. Bar- After the Vera Cruz incident, iron Bux gave definite proof that ney Kirstine, Roland S. Parker, took a three years' course in bis showing against Dencio was Charles Curtain, Owen T. Ward, military dying in a U.S. Navalot a flash in the pan, when he Chas. C. Havens, and L. N. Air Station. When the United rival, Francisco Flores, at Olonga- defeated the champion's closest States entered the war against Do Monday night, says the Manila
Kitcham.
The ladies of the party are Mrs. L. A. Scotchmer, Mrs. Chas. Curtin, Mrs. Owen T. Ward and Miss Ethel B. Brett.
CROWN PRINCE'S OFFER.
WINS ANOTHER FIGHT,
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A telegram was forwarded to Germany I was the first aviator. the Hongkong Hotel yesterday to be employed in the convoy of Bulletin of February 25.
The journal says Bur fought from Macao by Captain Ricou troops from the United States to requesting the reservation of France. During the last year of aggressive, tearing-in, battle,
This the war I flew 90,000 miles on
and showed up splendidly in the rooms for the aviators.
Flores claimed an could not be done 2.5 the
convoy duty Messrs. Cormack.i-fighting. Hotel wes full.
injured hand-some said it was and
the Smith and Melka were also en broken, in fact, but this sounds like person in charge of the local gaged on convoying duty, and ofEce of Messrs. C. E. W. Ricou Messrs Cormack and Smith hand was broken, then the referee
woozy talk. If the "Tiger's and Co. had to deal with the spent a portion of their time Shanghai, March 1.
problem of getting accommod-in conjunction with the British should be severely censored for Five hundred Koreans held a mass meeting at the Olympication for the visitors. The arrival fliers who formed the Northern allowing the ight to continue. At Theatre to celebrate the first anniversary of the Declaration of of the Nile early this morning bombing group operating in the all events, it was not injured so saved him from further anxiety north of France on the Western badly that Flores could not make independence.
in the matter, as arrangements Front. They went into the group last-round rally. Before Flores were made by Mr. Bonnar for as Naval aviators or mechanicians injured his hand, early in the his party to proceed to Macao in the US. Navy, and they have gat, Bux showed up as well as To give by this afternoon's boat.
been firing these machines for he did after the injury. over three years."
too much credence to this talk of a broken hand would detractcredit from the Hongkong boy, who bas shown of late that he is one of the most dangerous men near his Mr. Walter Bonner, interview-
A Washington dispatch says weight in the Orient if he will ed by a representative of the Telegraph, this morning, said the Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, form- will train properly. And Bux bas We are endearouting," Mr.group that he was heading were merly German Crown Prince, in been working hard.
ex-me a letter addressed to President In the eighth round Flores Ross continued. "to get our mails ex-Naval aviators or The business man has many sent here ria Negapatam which chanicians in the United States Wilson, has volunteered to, sur-made a sensational rally, using In the House of Commons, upon a resolution by Sir James worries which sooner or later he is the quickest route. The route Navy. They had been flying the render himself to the Allies, in his right hand landing several Remnant in favour of increasing the pensions of all policemen tides over, but there is one that, in Canada is not worth garbling Curtiss machines for three years list of all the war criminals whose good punches, but the margin Bux and were specialists in them. extradition is claimed by them. had acquired in the earlier rounds retiring before April, 1919. equivalently to the increased cost of acting like a thorn in his side, for. If the mails were fortunate Every aviator in the party, in In the letter, the Prince says that was far too big for the gritty It is purely living, the Government suffered defeat by 123 votes to 57.
everlastingly annoys him and is enough to catch the Empress Mr. Shortt urged that the Police were in the same position as the direct source from which all boats in good time, then well and addition to being a seaplane be is not in a position to know Flores to overcome.
attitude of the German & matter of conjecture, of course, of hist
Jand machine the hard words the Army, Navy and Civil Service: therefore the concession could
good. If not they would have toj Gier
25 well. Eleven Government towards the Al-as to the outcome of the fight if not be granted to the Police al ne. An all-round increase would vocabulary spring. We refer to wait for the next boat which specialist
appears Flores had not hurt his left arm, costa capital' sum of £50,000,000.
the delay and uncertainties in would not be in before another machines were coming here by lied demand, but it
the s.s. Docre Castle, which left inconceivable that it will ac-but, while the writer does not in the receipt of Homie mails, about month's time." which there are so many com. To give our representative an New York on January 20th last, cede to it. He fears that by put the least under-rate the "Tiger" plaints.
idea of the long delay which mails and is expected here on the 20thting forth auch demands the the form Bux displayed Monday An interview which we had often experience riu the American instant. These Curtiss seaplanes Allies are perpetuating hatred night would not have earned him resterday with the Postmaster route, Mr. Ross cited an instance are equipped with Liberty motors and a spirit of revenge. If bow-less than a draw. The trouble is
been under-rating Iron Bux. General reveals the very unsatis-which came to his notice tha: and are the second largest types ever, the Allies must have victims that too many fight fans have The three judges were ugani- ther can factory state in which the Colony same morning. The local Post of planes in the world. In the Germany will be ready to pro-
with fy
aduce persons who would suffer Office had receive from Home eir
of seven tons and trial in lieu of the 800 persons mous in declaring Bux the stands in regard to its receipt of rio Seattle a batch of mails which full load
passengers and can whose names are borne on the winner. A serious position has arisen on the railways, owing to a strike, Home mails.
left the despatching office on the fourteen
Eddie Tait and Ben Tracey which is rapidly spreading. The trouble started among the Paris-
Mr. Ross told ourrepresentative 12th December. This mail had maintain a non-stop flight of list of war criminals. The Prince Lyon-Mediterranean men, who, jater ulin, demanded the release of a driver convicted in emnection with a recent accident. Subsequent that the delay is as much a taken 79 days in, making the 650 miles in eight hours. Five of declares that the crime of these were amongst the visitors who as it is to journey from England and was these planes are of the largest persons simply consisted in their made the trip from Manila ly the administrative staffs in Paris ceased work and traffic is mystery to him
Once the mail is out of carried across the Pacific by sun-spe, called the 1815 type of services to their country during Tracey stated, after the fight,
Curtiss flying machines. hands dry Japanese boats.
ON POLICE PENSION QUESTION.
London, February 26.
FRENCH RAILWAY STRIKE.
A GENERAL STOPPAGE FEARED.
coming to a standstill.
is feared.
Paris, February 26.
Later.
the
us.
the postal officials
no trace of its movements can be
pore
The strikers are pressing for increased wages, nationalisation
Mr. Ross thinks that the delay of and the abolition of disciplinary punishments. A general stoppage The present method of mails sent by the European route carriage of mails foom England may be in some degree accounted for by the long sea trip round A regular is by way of Suez. The Paris-1.son-Mediterranean railway service has almost
the Mediterranean via Gibraltar. completely stopped. The Nord Orleans Est services are normal. weekly service is maintained to The suburban lines on the right bank of the Seine have stopped, Bombay, Negaratam and Singa- zood amount of time had been saved in pre-war days by the What where it stops. bat the service on the left bank is nonnal.
happens then to mails for Hong-dispatch of mails from Folkestone kong is a matter of uncertainty to Calais, then overland across and haphazardness. The first of France to Marseilles, where they were received by the first can- venient boat calling there. During the war this was not practicable. owing to congestion of the rail- ways, but there was no reason why this practice should not be
BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO AMERICA,
REPORTED SELECTION OF SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES.
London, February 26.
which fastest boat
calls at Singapore receives the privelege of transporting them to Hong
Kong.
This particular service is the in a regular form between London peace.
is definitely stated in the Parliamentary Lobby that Squickest that can be maintained restarted with the resumption of Auckland Geddes has been selected as Ambassador to Washington and the Far East, rut the un- Our representative sought some and that Sir Robert Horne is likely to succeed him at the Board of fortunate part of the undertaking information as to why mails via
Trade.
BRITISH SHIPYARDS FULL.
BIG ORDER GOES TO AMERICA.
Londen, February 26.
is that the link cannot be con- Negapatam should so often be tinued to Hongkong from Sing-brought here by small Indo-China "Where do these Jardine apore by means of a service boats.
with
which sychronises
the boats come in in the present gen- arrival of the mails at the latter eral arrangements of the forward.
ing of mails?" he asked. port.
Mr. Ross expressed his inability
"Of course, there is the regular to answer the query. He had A telegram from New York says American shipbuilders have service by the P. and O. and nothing to do with the putting of captured a contract from a London firm of owners for four tankers, Blue costing $7,000,000, as the British yards are full.
THE MASSACRE OF ARMENIANS.
London, February 28. It is offically announced that the Peace Conference has discussed the reported massacres of Armenians in Cilicia and that measures have been concerted to deal immediately with the situation.
THE CAIRO-CAPE FLIGHT.
Cairo, February 25,
The third Vickers Vimy machine, piloted by Major Welsh and Captain Halley, and described as a Service Vickers Vimy, departed for Asuan en route to the Cape at 7.30 this morning, carrying five passengers.
to Dur
mails
board Mr. the Funnel boats,"
those Rosa explained
re-vessels. All he knew was that presentative, but they are few they get the mails at Singapore and far between. The last mail which were forwarded there by we bad by one of these vessels the regular weekly service from was transmitted on the 15th of Negapatam. Mails carried from the following month, which was England by the Blue Funnel quite good. At the same time we boats took as long as 36 days and received two previous mails one sometimes 40 days to reach their sent on the 8th and the other on destination. The weekly service to Negapatam the 14th Junuary. There were from London also two other mails sent between was decidedly better and if in its' these two dates but we have not connection the route overland to yet received them. We have Marseilles were undertaken and telegraphed to London but so also a weekly service instituted far have not received any between here and Singapore to connect it with the weekly one reply."
from Negapatam, the delays and
which exist "Have you any idea where uncertainties these mails may have gone to?"present would in a considerable enquired our representative. measure be obviated.
at
was
a
Two the war.
that he was certain Iron Bux could hold bis own against the best welterweights in Australia. Tracey is taking Bux to Australia with him, some time in March,' from following Bux's return Hongkong.
CHINA SUGARS.
BIG PROFIT REPORTED.
The China Sugar Refinery Company has, it is rumoured, made a profit of over two mil- lion dollars on last year's trad- balance ing. The
sheet is expected to be out within a few days. A dividend of $25 to $30 is expected to be distributed to the shareholders, according to talk about town.
DON'T FORGET.
whose resignation from the German Cabinet has caused another crisis.
TO-DAY.
Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 p.m.
Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.
TO-MORZÓW.
Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15
p.m.
Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.
-THURSDAY, MARCH 4.
Flower Show at Botanical Gardens-First Day.
FRIDAY, MARCH 5,
at Botanical
Flower Show Gardens-Second Day.
Theatre Royal-Boxing Tour nament-9.15 p..
HERR ERZBERGER,