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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 18, 1920.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
IMPORTANT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE.
LABOUR'S RECENT THREAT TO THE GOVERNMENT.
SPIRITED RETORT BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
The following cable has come to hand dealing with an important Several sections Parliamentary debate on the Russo-Polish question, of the message ure, hurrier, missing.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law, moving the adjourn- ment until
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
BRITAIN AND AMERICA.
IMPORTANT UNOFFICIAL NEGOTIATIONS.
London, August 17.
The Daily Express understands that important unofficial negotiations are proceeding in London between high British and American officials regarding various pending questions The Americans have given assurances that America does not desire to play the role of isolation while it is believed that the Alles will sccept the Senate's reservations to the Treaty of Versailles. The question of the Mesopotamia oil fields remains unsettled, but the outlook is favourable.
LORD MAYOR OF CORK
BEING TRIED BY COURT MARTIAL.
London, August 16. what had appeared in the newspapers. The Government's polics
the Polish-Russian question
In the House of Commons, replying to Capt. Wedgewood Benn, manner by the Prime Minister Sir Hamar Greenwood stated that the Lord Mayor of Cork was the clearest possible
the alightest
being courtmartialled to-day under D.O.R.A. One of the charges was that of being in possession of a secret Police cypher code. Sir Hamar Greenwood stated that he was not aware that the Lord Mayor was hunger striking.
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was week. There for the suggestion that its policy had been altered by any expressior of public opinion or by the action of the body calling itself a ouncil Mr. Bonar Law proceeeded to show that there had Action. not been the slightest deviation from the beginning in the British attitude in the Polish-Russian War. He retraced the progress of recent events in connection with the presentation of the Russian terms as already published. He mentioned that the Government's message to the British representative to Warsaw, for conveyance to the Poles, that we would not interfere if the Russian terms were genuine and went no farther, was simultaneously com municated to the Allies The Italian Government telegraphed its entire approval of our step (Cheers).
The other part of our policy would only remain if the Russians seek to impose unexpected conditions interfering with Polish 10 dependence. M. Kameneff yesterday sent the Prime Minister a letter that the terms submitted to us would be unaltered. In the event of any contingency arising, which he did not anticipate, the Govern- spent would spot take action until the House of Commons was runvened and its approval obtained.
Mr. Bonar Law concluded that the world's one need to-day was peace. It was not our business to determine the form of Govern- It was solely with the objec! ment of any country except our own. of having the Peace Conference in London that the Prime Minister rendered the Poles advice. He emphasised that the Government would not land Britain in any warlike operation except on groands so plain and obvious that the whole country would be behind it.
(Section missing).
Lord Robert Cecil dissociated himself from the view that the Government negotiations had been successfully conducted, but he said the threat of direct action was a threat of insurrection. Last Tuesday there was no danger of Britain being dragged into suddan war. Nevertheless. Labour uttered an ill-advised threat which would have most unfortunate results in the future.
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Mr. Lloyd George deprecated the using of the League of Nations as a weapon to attack the Government. He pointed out that the League's existence was very largely due to British support, and the Government stood by the League. The League ce ld not have been invoked as regards Poland, as the action of the League depended upon the unanimity of its members. It would be useless to attempt to conceal the fact that the Allies differed as regard- the Russo-Polish situatia. Consequently, the League could not have one more to reach some measure of agreement than the Supreme Council had done and is doing. Furthermore, Russia emphatically refused to have soy Dervention by the League.
THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
AMERICAN SUCCESSES.
- Antwerp, August 16.
At the Olympic sports, the final of the 400 metres hordis race was won by Loomis (America) in 54 seconds, which is a record. The second and third runners were also Americans.
The 100 mètres Bos! was won by Paddock (America): Kirknes (America) was second; and Edward" (Britain) was third. Time: 10.43 seconds.
THE VINDICTIVE RAISED.
TO BE BROKEN UP FOR SOUVENIRS.
Ostend, August 12. Araids: the great enthusiasm of enormous crowds, the raising of the Vindictive was successfully accomplished, in the presence of Lord Beatty. It is intended to break up the ship into souvenirs.
PERSIAN TROOPS CAPTURE BOLSHEVIK STRONGHOLD.
London, August 17.
News has reached London frem Teheran, reporting that Per. sian Gorerament troope have, captured a Bolshevik stronghold between Meajil and Kasvin, affer six hours' sanguinary fighting. which continues.
A STERS BOLSHEVIST ORDER.
BUSSIAN ADVANCE COSTINUES.
Berlin, August 16. According to newspaper reports the Russian advance in the Numerous small towns have been Polish corridor continuet. entered including the important fortress of Thorn, where strong resistance is expected.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
RECENT HOUSE OF LORDS * SCENE."
IRISH PRIVY COUNCILLOR' REPRIMANDED.
London, August 17. Prior to the adjournment, the House of Lords considered the action of the Right Hon. Mr. A. M. Cartials, an Irish Privy Coubolllor, who during the second reading of the Rastenson of Order (Ireland) Bill, treated a metaka m this Bill you may kill England, but not walked out of the Hon.
Lord Curzon read correspondence between himself and Carlisle, indicating that the latter'w'netion was deliberate,
The House passed a resolution debarring Mr. Carlisle from privilege of being admitted to the steps of the Throne.
ITALIAN STRIKE SETTLED.
THE ATTACK ON › MISS HARVEY,
FOUR MEN SENTENCED.
The four Chinese charged with being implicated in the robbery · on Misa Harvey were brought up again this morning and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment by the stagistrat
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Rome, August 16. The strike of Italian port workers, due to dispoten between the Co-Operative Societies and the men, has been settled.
ANOTHER IRISH CRIME.
London. August 17. District Inspector Wilson has been shot dead in the street at Templemore.
LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Ohen Correspondents.)
ENEMY TRADING.
A DUTCH FIRM HEAVILY FINED.
Singapore, August 17.
A Dutch firm has been fined $1,000 for trading with the spy by importing in 1918 glass from Charleroi, which was then in enemy occupation, via Holland. The glass, valued at $5,000, has been con- fiscated.
The firm is appealing against the decision.
SUGAR EMPLOYEES WITHDRAW ULTIMATUM.
Singapore. August 17. The Jasa sugar employees Lave withdrawn their ultimatum.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
PROPOSALS FOR INTERNAL PEACE.
Shanghai. Augas 17.
records, that the fourth prisoner had served a previous term for being a rouge and vagabond. This make a total of three men having previous convictions.
The first three prisonerą wizo found guilty on the charge of receiving the stolen property and were respectively sentenced to aix months six weeks' (plus twelve strokes with the bircb) and three months' hard labour respectively.
The fourth man, who was identified by Miss Harvey as being.
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of her attackera given the maximum sentence of a year's bard labour.
WIDER STREETS.
SOME HONGKONG IM- PROVEMENTS.
In his snnual repart for 1919, the Director of Public Works
Latales:—
The policy of requiring house08, when undergoing reconstruction, to be built at a higher level where nacessary in order to provide for the futare raising of certain low- Iging areas in Hoogkong and Korloon has been continued. In some cases, arrangemanta szə made with owners whereby the ground floors of their houses are retained at their former levels upon their giving an undertaking to raise such floors when the raising of the street is carried aut
In the case of some streets.
On Tso Kwan's persuasion. Wu Fu-foo bas returned to Pekingstaps have been taken towards effecting improvements in the to settle matters with Chang Jok-lin in a friendly way.
The President intends to appoint Wa Pal-foo as Inspector of building lines whilst ia-otbars three Provinces, Chili, Shantung and Rocam, but Wu is not satisfied. Explanation has been given to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs by the Japanese Legation as to the reason why shelter was given to members of Tuan's party. It is declared that their surrender de pends on instructions from Tokyo.
schemes for widening bave been decided upon. These proposals are being carried into effect as to the schemes of this nature opportunity arises. In addition A circular telegram has been sent to important persons in the referred to in previous years' besa undertaken-Caine as follows:-1, the old and new Parliaments must be provament of the following roads North and South by Iso Kwan and Chang Jok-lin. Their proposals Reports, the widening and in- simultaneously dissolved; 2, the Presidental election to take place has are every six years; 3, the first Assembly of the new Parliament to be Road, Bonham Road, Conduit
Wan Road. in April next; 4, all the terms not settled at the Shanghai conference Road, Kenandy Road and Shauki,
for to be settled by the National Assembly.
widening The schemes Wanchai Road and Queen's Road East have been proceeded with and, in the case of several pre- mises, the widening scheme is being put into effect.
ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
Stockholm, August 17. The Balsbevix organ, Iarestio, publisher an rder of the Soviet Continuing, Mr. Lloyd George refuted the criticism as regards the secrecy of the Suprema Council meetings and declared that the authorities at Kieff ordering go forbearance towards the population meetings had been given full publicity. He could not remembere of Poland. The population of entire districts may almost be entire -ingle important decision which was not published immediately. Any aanibilated. Rich farmers are to be exterminated and all other criticism of Mr. Clynes was that the Supreme Council should agricultural produce seized. Angbody found possessing a single comprise larger numbers representing each country. Mr. Lloyd George cartridge will be executed. in thi-connection pointed out that the caly way the League itself could transact business was by getting one or two leading men of each country to come together when a crisis arose and discuss it frankly with view to reaching conclusions. This was the only way of do ing good, which was unobtainable by rhetorical performances of a He suggested to Mr. Clydes that kind of International Parliament. the Trade Unions transacted basiness by small numbers, and he proceedings of those meetings had yet to learn that the were revealed to the public with that candour and openness which Mr. Clynes demanded of Government transactions.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Mr. Lloyd George said the dangerous part of Mr. Clynes' speech was his defence of the Council of Action. Mr. Clynes had claimed
Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals: to be a democrat and a constitutionalist. He was not. Mr. Clynes
begs to acknowledge with thanka argued that the Constitution was an unwritten one. That was incorrect, and when a new body was established and substituted for
M. Kornine bas written a letter to Mr. Lloyd Georgs asking for the following donations to the Parliament, it was a dangerous doctrine, Labour suddenly
stablished a body of men who said "We will formulate part of information as to Britain's attitude towards General Wrangel,fande of the Hospitals:- the Constitution for ourselves. We will not submit it to declaring that owing to the decision of the French Government, the
representatives the elected
question of General Wrangel is now bound up with the general chewan Tomes & Co. because Parliament,
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peace. Kamineff therefore asks whether Britsin, in view of ber Dennys & Bowley Therefore we аге copot. solution (carried after two or three hours' discussion) that bence-earlier steps on behalf of General Wrangel, will take new steps to J. 1. Alves & Co. Forth the Constitution shall include a Committee of Action represent-
leading thereto. ing one section of the community." That was one of the most for facilitate a resumption of friendly relations, and remove all obstacles Benjamin & Potts
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not re-
The German Government has protested to the Supreme Council against the boundary demarcation of the West Prussian plebiscite area, and declares that it cannot recognise the Supreme Council's decision which is incompatible with the provisions of the Peace Treaty and a contradiction of the right of self-determination,
BRITAIN AND GENERAL WRANGEL.
London, August 13.
AMERICAN REFUGEES AT DARZIO. Inidable challenges ever given to Democracy-(Lond cheers) and without hesitation every Government must accept the challenge.
Washington, August 16. The Labour Party knew perfectly what was the policy of the
The cruiser Pittsburg and the destroyer New Cherbourg have Government, and their action, when there was no issue involving peril to the community and when the Government had taken been ordered to proceed to Danzig, where there are many American
refugees from Poland, responsibility in full accord with public opinion, was the most unjust isable action ever undertaken by a responsible body in this country
ONLY INTENDED FOR DISPLAY."
Londan, August 15. (Bection missing).
In the House of Commons, Mr. Pemberton Billing drew Such action roused deep fear and anxiety in the minds of millions attention to the resolution (threatening a general strike in the event as to what it all meant, and fear was the most prolific cause of war.of military measures being taken against Russia) passed at the This fear was that the democratic institutions of the country were Labour Conference last week, which he described as equivalent to to be subverted to some tyrannical idea imposed by force of arms. creating what is tantamount to a Labour Dictatorshly under the That disturbs the balance of minds not only of statesmen but of the name of a "Council of Action." He asked if the time had not come to people behind them, and there was nothing more conducive to terminate the organisation of industrial disturbance for the purpose revolutionary wars than such a fear. "I ask them not to repeat that of achieving political ends.
Mr. Lloyd George said the Government's policy appeared in no xperiment. If they do, it will be difficult to preserve an atmosphere of calm judgment, which is essential to the peace of the world."wise to differ from the Labour Conference's (Laughter and Cheers). This swing of a sledge hammer at an open door (Laughter) was only intended for display. Any attempt to dictate the policy of the (Section missing).
Goverment or Parliament by Industrial action strook at the root of Mr. Bonat Law's motion was adopted without a division, and the democratie Copstitution of Great Brissa would be resisted by
all the forces at the Government & disront. (Loud cheers). House adjourned, ustil October 19th.
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IMMODEST FASHIONS AT THE ALTAR.
PRIEST OBJECTS TO SILK STOCKINGS.
"I hope that the lady members of this parish will, not attempt to present-day fashions," said Father attire themselves in some of the Parlin, of St. Paul's Catholic Church, Cardiff, at High Mass recently.
If a woman immodestly dressed approached the altar for Holy Communion, he said, be would.
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE,
The closing rate of the dollar, on iemand, to-day was 45./3340.
THE WEATHER.
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Father Pariin stated that his remark was only intended as a warning, as he had not seen any Woman enter his church with. bare shoulders or in any other immodest way.
He continued: "But go where you will in the street you see women of all classes, including those of the working classes, dressed in 'fast" styles."
He said he frequently saw girls going to work in the mills and warehouses wearing silk stock- ings and the like.
So far ar city girls were con- cerned, be blamed the music-halls of the last half-century, and the tendency to immodest dress in mining towns and villages he rbated to the borrible social conditions which prevailed.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Coronet Theatre-3.15 and 9 (5 p.m.
Hongkong Theatre-5.15, 712 and 9.15 p.m.
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TO-HORROW. «
Theatre Royal"The Quaints" - p.m.
Coronet Theatre—5,15 an! 2:15
Hongkong Theatro -J.15, 7.15 mad 9.35 p