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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
Malty, June 21.
SERIOUS INISH FIGHTING.
FIRING FOR HOURS.
London, June 20,
THE MIDDLE EAST TROUBLE.
BRITISH NAVAL CONCENTRATION,
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SHANGHAI BUSINESS CRISIS.
STABBING INCIDENT.
SANITARY COOLIE SET DPON.
Yesterday another Sanitary Department coolie was stabbed whilst walking in the streak. ENFORTS TO STAVE OFT WIDESPREAD' BANKRUPTCY.
Receiving two serious wounds, was subsequently removed to the Shanghai, June 21. Govaramaaf Civil Hospital. Chinese importars will loan sixty millko taels if the current assailant has been arrested?
The Second Battalion of the Essex Regiment is under orders { : During last night and the early hours of Sunday morning, fighting took place in Londonderry on an unprecedented scale, to leave as soon as possible. The light cruiser Cardiff is ready to Bands, armed with revolvers and rilles, were aring for hours. Five embark the battalion to Constantinople. All avait destroyers exchange rate holds, according to an estimate by the Importers. It is believed that the men are dead. Directly the troops stopped the fighting is daa quartarare likewise sailing eastward to-morrow. The cruiser" "Blenheim | Association. They are appealing to the British and Americanfother ephods in the- TEO
Sinn Feiners is following and all ships of the Fourth and First Battle Squadrons are Chambers, seeking an extension of padding contracts, the fulfillment carried out by men who hnd any it reccramenced in another. Two shops were burned. drove of a fireman and dragged the fire-engine to the Sinn Fein Headquarters. The total casulaties are estimated at one hundred.
THE HYTHE CONFERENCE.
QUESTION OF GERMAN DISARMAMENT.
London, June 20.
already in the Eastern Mediterraneat exceps the Cars which are of which will mean widespread bankruptcy.
Apparently the entire Mediterranean
now proceeding thither. Het is concentrating near the Middle East
THE DISARMAMENT OF GERMANY,
RECISION OF AMBASSADORS' CONFERENCE
Paris, June 20.
The Conference of Ambassadors has arrived as decisions on the
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondents.)
AERIAL SERVICES IN EAST INDIES.
Singapore, June 31.
A Hythe Conference communique states that the French: Government bas accepted the suggestion by the British Government question of the disarmament of Germany, in accordance with the serial service in the Dutch Indies. There is to be a service between A commission, has been appointed in Batavia to organise an regarding the rate at which the German Government is carrying decisions of the Inter-Allied Military Committee, which will be Soersbaga, Batavia, Singapore and Medan once weekly in both into execution the clauses of the Treaty of Versailles which relate communicated to the Fleads of Governments at the Boulogna Con-directions. to disarmament and has therefore agreed to recommend to the furence. It is understood that the decisions provide for the reduc- Inter-Allied Conference at Boulogne that their military advisers betion of the German Army to 100,000 by July 10, in accordance with instructed to cuncert, at once, proposals for acceleration in the the Peace Treaty. execution of the clauses of the Treaty of Prace dealing with German armaments, both men and material.
OTHER DECISIONS.
London. June 21.
Reuter understands that in connection with the decision of the Hythe Conference to give the Greeks a free hand in Anstolis the share of the British and French Governments will be restricted to the defence of Constantinople and the Dardanellës.
The arrangement made at the first Hythe Conference for the payment of the French Loan pari pasu with the German indemnity bas been found to be unworkable. Fresh proposals were discussed, but the dataila have not yet been officially disclosed.
A Boulogne message aaya Mr. Lloyd George M. Millerand, Harshal Foch, M. Marsal (French Minister of Finance), M. Venize los, Lord Curzon, Mr. Chamberlain and Sir Henry Wilson have arrived there.
THE ANATOLIA QUISTIOS.
London, Jane 21. The Times understands that the Hythe Conference has requested the French Government to draft a firm Note to Germany regarding disarmament.
Marshal Foch and Gen. Wilson dissepted from Mr. Lloyd George's views anent granting a free band to Greece in Anatolia against the Nationalists, the Marshals considering that by no means were certain Greek operations successful.
The Daily Express says that the Cabinet has decided to reject the demand for the withdrawal of British forces from Persia, which will be lent all military aid required.
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THE IRISH RAILWAYMEN.
DETERMINED NOT TO JIVE WAY.
London. Jone 20.
WHITES Y. BLACKS,
SERIOUS.CONFLICT AT ROLL-
London, June 20.
GERMAN POLITICS..
NEW CABINET ALMOST COMPLETE
Berlin, June 20. Herr Fehrenbach has practically completed & Cabinet com-. prising members of the Centre Party, Damobrats, and the People's Party. The latter bave apparently not abandoned the monarchist principle but have compromised with the Dampersia in' a mauBer whereby monarchisto is provisionally subordinated.
FATAL MALE RIOTS.
SERIOUS AFFAIR AT CHICAGO. ·
Chicago, June 13.
Two whites, one negro and a policemen were killed and several
negros were wounded in a race ria, following the reported burning of the American flag by negroes, demonstration in favour of the
Back to Africs" movement.
POLES AND BOLSHEVIKS,
'HUNGARY'S ISOLATION.
London, June 21.
Vienna June ?2.
As the result of the boycot: in Hungary, communication with that country has been severed except for Government and diplomatic messages.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
FLYING TO AUSTRALIA.
Singapore. Jane 31. Lieuts. Parer and McIntosh, who arrived here from Penang their aeroplane, will not leave here until the end of the week:
· 10ther Telegrama on Pogea 2 9, cad 5)
THE KOWLOON "MURDER."
SENSATIONAL RUMOURS EXPLAINED AT LAST,
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and during his stay bad seted i an indecent way by placing his hand across her chest. Witnem sant for the washerman, who, on hearing of his sasistant's conduct from witness, promised to punish and dischargehim from his service. With a parting order to him
listed the aid of the notorious Triad Society, «boso doings BAPE. lately been disclosed in cases at the Police Tourt.
After further investigations finto the affair, the arrestää ma
will be brought up for trial before the Magistrate.
MACAO NOTES.
recured after a year's absence. The Dredging Commisierter haa He has resumed his daties, which
have been carried out by the Chief of the Public Works Do- partment
Although H. E the GareTDOF worked very hard in alloting the and the Colonial Secretary hava
increases of pay to the various Departments dissatisfaction still prevails, an
most Caset
the increase does not make up for the abolition of allowances. I will be given to the matter by the is said that further consideration
Council.
DAY BY DAY.
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Wild rumpare to the effect that not to send the boy to the house ware nétiged 14 cases of plagus
During the past week ther & Frenchman living at No. ngalo, the washerman left, and (12 fatal), two of diphtheris (DOD- Humphrey's Avenue, Kowloon, witness want to sleep. Shortly fatal), one fatal case each of murdered bis amab, an Annamite after, be was awakened by the small-por and oarebro-spins! girl, and afterwards disposed of sound of whistles being blown, fever. and
non-fatal the body by chopping it up and At the time he did not understand occurrence of puerperal fever. cromating it in an oven, disturbed what was the cause of the com- All were Chinese with the excep and created not a little excite-motion, but, immediately after-tion of στο British ment amongst those residents of wards, he saw a crowd of Chinese diphtheria. Ther the district whose credulity was attempting to break through the fourteen deaths from influenza, readily to Police officers of the door of his house, and was further all Chinese. dentally the
apprised of the fact that amongst this crowd there were detectives who had come to arrest him for "murder."
distric: have been pestered with enquiries regarding the so-called "Durder."
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THURSDAY, JUNE 24. Theatre Royal. Humphrey inforcements from the Police Bishop season begins. Station could not effectively dis- perse the crowd, and a number of
It was mostly amongst the There were, the witnesa said, Chinese servant class that the some 900 to 1,000 Chiness story gained impression, and it is outside in the Avenue who were disolest bow. Mr. F.Esbo besieging the house. "They situation in the north, where they hold the whole line to Boresina, question.cime within close dan-and down." so he got alarmed A message from Waraw says, that, having re-established the Engelbrecht, the Frenchman in were like one big sea rolling up the main effort of the Poles has been transferred to the Ukrainian ger of being maltreated by an in and seat for Police assistance by front. The Foles engaged the Balaberiks at the confluence furiated crowd of Chinese who means of a messenger. When the of the Pripet. destroying two Soviet regiments. This actusily attempted to break aper Police arrived, enquiries weral Mr. J. H. Thomas, speaking a: Scarborough, said the Irish on freed the territory between the Dnieper and Beresina and the door of his house before as made as the mischievous railwaymen who interviewed the Premier had decided, whateverwhere they are threatening the Bolshevik rest. It is anticipated
has given the Poles complete freedom of action south of the Pripot,sistance came from the Police. person who spread the horrible The incident which gave rise to report and had blown on a Police the consequences, that they would not give way. If Ireland were that General Badienny's Red Army will be forced to fall back on the story took place on the 13th whistle. The ronning with blood next week and the military succeeded in ex- the Dnieper. Everything points to vigorous counter-offensive by instant, on
Chinese mah
TO-DAY terminating the railwaymen, there would still romain the Irish General Pilsudski's armies, which are being quickly re-grouped in Humphrey's Avenue was, during person, but pleaded that she p.m.
Sunday. when admitted that sbe WAS the Coronet Theatre--5,15' and 95 problem to be solved. He asked the Irish workers to realise the Ukraine.
the whole afternoon, thronged by imagined there had been murder Hoogkong Theatre-315, 715 Consequences of starting to fight against machine-guns and
of excited committed. militarism. Trade Unionists and the Government bad national
a surging crowd
and 9.15 p.m. Chinesa, and when Police whistles
At 9 p.m. on the same day, in obligations.
TOMORROW, were at a premium. Europeans consequence of the report that must have wondered what had witness bad murdered his An-pest Co. present Mrs. Dott
Theatre Royal-Marie Tom- given rise to the presence of the nsmite amah, and performed the Coronet Theatre—5.15 sod 9.15 Crowd, until the information was other details as recorded above. forthcoming that a mad Chinese the crowd which besieged smash and a few choice associates bis house bed, if possible, increas and 9.15 p.m.
Hongkong Theatre-5.13, 7 15 had given circulation to the reported, and fresattempts were made of the "morder" and that opt of to break on the door of the their fertile imagination was born house. The arrival of fresh.re- all the horrible details which gave the “murder” such grimness,
The victim of these allegations to-day summoned a Chinese amab the ringleaders who had of them that the complainant used to in connection with the affair, the solves created considerable dis-ill-treat his servants. On the charges being that she committed turbance, where arrested. These day in question she heard a trespass into his house, and included two amabs.
cries and a sound "wich would that she behaved in a noisy and It was then suggested to be made by a person being dashed - disorderly manner whereby a witness by one of the detectives heavily on a bed. There were breach of the peace might have that he should use to the Police orders of "Shut up", etc., and a been occasioned. The amah re- Station for refuge, but as his she lived next door, she could not sponded to the summous and house would be exposed to the let this ill-treatment pass without entered a plea of “not guilty." fury of the crowd, be declined.doing some rescuè work.
Mr.F. E.Englebrecht, a marine Witness had since heard that the "Whom did you think you were engineer, stated that the defend Chinese amab, on learning that rescuing?" queried his Worship. ant lived in the servants' quar- she was to figure as the defendant The defendant said that she ters of the house bebind his. It in a summons to be taken out did not know who the person was. had been a great trouble to him against her by witness, had made You said that he chopped her to keep bis servants, this overtures to bis Annamite, amahlinto pieces and put her in the being due to the machinations of and had uttered threats to the oven?" the defendant, who for the last latter to the effect that if in the ten months had been spreading Court she did not speak to the had spread this report.
The defendant denied that sho false reports to the effect that he fact that she had been assaulted "Do you know this Annamite was a bally, ill-treating his serby witness, then other amabs girl?" vants and even violently assault would rise in arms against ber. Defendant-I know her only ing them. Els servants were In reply to a question put by by sight. She can speak only well-paid, and there could not be Mr. Smith, Mr. Engelbrecht said a little Cantonese, say truth in these allegations that the reason why all this His Worship found that the On the 13th instant, the witness commotion was raised was the defendant was guilty of disorder- continued, he went aboard his fact that he employed an ly behaviour kod sentenced her Chung Chok-Hin, Tuchon of Fangtein, arrived at Peking on ship and on his return, at 1:30 Annamite instead of a Chinese to a fine of $5. To ensure that she The Times learns from Manchester that a decline in the prices 19th inst. with 300 bodyguards. His object is to settle the difference p.m., he was informed by his wife amah," un
will not give any further trouble: of cotton is presaged by the failure of the Far Eastern demand, but between the Presidens and Trần Chi-ni, the Chief of the General that during his absence a The defendant,
actured goods are not expected to be cheaper in the Home Stall, in regard to the Eman incidents, and also to have the military asistent to their washerman had box, althaut, in the witness for the next sis month b tätuntil the spring o
pact with Japan officially cancelled
As the result of a serions conflict between white man and black sailors at Holl last evening, the contents of five houses were com- pletely wrecked. Sixteen men have been sent to hospital, one being abot in the face.
The trouble is due to the increasing number of blacks seen in
Two blacks bave been arrested. company with white women.
BOY SCOUT RALLY:-:-
London, Jane 20. It is understood that the Government is giving full approval and assistance to the scheme for an international meeting of Boy Scout organisations which is being held in London during August. Contingents are to be despatched from all the Dominions and America. The latter is despatching 300 Boy Scouts by warship. whilst contingents are also to arrive from France. Scandinavia, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Holland, Spain, etc.
CHEAPER COTTON GOODS PRESAGED.
EFFECT OF FAR EASTERN DEMAND.
London, June 21,
CHINA AND THE AUSTRIAN TREATY.
Peking June 21.
A Presidential Mandate issued on the 18th inst. states that, in sccordance with the Parliaments' advice, the President will have the ratification of the Peace Treaty between the Allies and Austria promulgated, along with seven additions and two amendmenta.
THE HUNAN TROUBLE.
Peking, June 21.
The Cabinet has decided to have the Hunan, question settled amicably with the South, and has proposed that both sides should issue armistice astructions simultaneously and despatch commis sioners for negotiation.
A.TUCHUM'S PROPOSALS.
Shanghai, June 8.
come to take away, kis éiothér"