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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
FRENCH TROOPS ATTACKED.
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THE FULL COURT.
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U. S. CONSUL
APPEAL ON SHIPPING JUDGMENT FAILS.
TEN WEEKS TO REACH HOME.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
RUSSO-POLISH CONFERENCE.
POLAND'S RIGHTS TO BE RECOGNISED.
VIOLENT SCENES IN SILESIA.
Berlin, August 18,
London. August 18. ·
Crowds at Eattowita in Silesia demonstrating against the Russo At last the silence at Minsk has been broken by an official Polish war, attacked French cavalry, killing a trooper. The French Bolshevik report of the proceedings there yesterday. The Conference
replied with machine-guns and grenades, killing nine and wounding opened at seven o'clock in the evening with a speech by M26 rioters. The Police refused to perform day and the crowd Danishovsky, Chairman of the Russian Delegation, who reviewed the history of Russo-Polish relations and underlined Russia's pacific besieged the Police Stations to obtain arms. The French ultimately policy. He emphasised Russia's respect for Poland's independence withdrew from the streets. and her right to determine her own form of Government. He also
said Russia mus: demand from Polish landlords such guarantees against renewed attacks as will not be necessary from the workers and peasants of Poland.
The Conference adjourned till August 15th.
NO US. LOAN FOR POLAND.
Washington, August 18. The State Department has accepted the view of the Treasury that the Government cannot lend money to Poland. as the sum of $250,000,000 appropriated for loans to friendly European States available only for operations against enemy States, under which Russia is technically not included.
SPREAD OF SOVIET SPSTEM.
London, August 15. The Bolsheviks claim that the establishment of Soviets is pro- grossing in Eastern Galicia, the new authorities abolishing land- lords, manufacturers, bankers' and other exploiters of human labour." All real and personal property is being transferred to the State.
POLES CONTINGE SUCCESSES.
London. August 18.
A Polish communique dated yesterday claims marked new successes. All the Bolshevist attacks on Warsaw have been re- pelled and a new counter-offensive has begur on the line from Demblic (Irangorod) to Kack, resulting in the capture of a number HÏ BOWDA The enemy is retreating in panic from the Vistula in the Fotwock section.
A FRESCH PROTEST.
Paris, August 15. The Allied High Commissioner (Sir Raginal Tower) at Dantziz is holding up French ships with munitions to Poland, on the ground that he has insufficien: Allied troops to preserve order if further munitions are unloaded. French opinion is protesting on the ground that the Allied doctrine during the war was that neutrals roaki furnish munitions without abandoning neutrality.
THE PUSY COSTINTES.
Paris, Augus: IS.
A massage Itum Warsaw says the Polish counter-offensive, in
While no definite assigmant of Mr. Anderson to another post than Hongkong has been made by the State Department. it is indicated that he will not retura to the Far East.
MR ANDERSON KOT RETURNING TO HONGKONG.
To the Full Court, comprising After a voyage of nearly Ten The American Consulate the acting Chief~Jülice (Mr.|weeks, the s.s. Professor has at General has recaived a letter from Justice H. H. J. Gompertz), Mr. last arrived in London. Hong-KK George E. Anderson, Consul Justice Skinner Turner and Mr. kong residents will remember General, to the affect that he has Justice J. R. Wood, judgment was that the Professor left here on bean andered to Rotterdam for given this morning on the appeal June 4th for Home, and it was daty. by Fong Young-chan against the pot until August 19th that the judgment given by the Chief boat actually made her destined suit brought by Wong Lau-sang The Professor had a very un- Justice on June 16th last in the Port. and Chan Two-hing against the enviable reputation for spoed appellant. In the original action when she left, and it was only the respondents sued the appellant after a protracted stay in Hong- for the recovery of $21,547.60, kong, during which time her en being damages alleged to have gines were overhauled, that she been suffered by reason of the was able to complete her first trip appellant's breach of agreement¦out East to Shangbai, She left At one o'clock in the morning, uninterrupted rifle-fire and hand-to take delivery of the ss. Kung Hongkong with a large number grenade explosions were audible. It is reported that a Franch Hong, to be run between Hong-of local passengers and is is from officer was then addressing the crowd. The Fussisch Zeitung asya kong and San Hi, in the Republic private cable messages now re- later reports show that the French troops have barricaded all the streets at Kattowitz.
Later
Subsequent to the sanguinary encounter at Kanowitz, mentioned earlier, prople paraded the streets singing Wacht Am Rhein." They then sent a deputation to the Inter-Allied Commission at Kattowitz at eleven o'clock at night, requesting the disarmament and withdrawal of the occupation troops. The French Colonel emphatically declined and the crowd's anger increased.
THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
AN ITALIAN VICTORS.
Antwerp, August 15. The final of the 10,000 metre walk resulted-Frigerio, (lialy), Time 43 min. 1: Parman (United States) : Gunn (Britain) 3. 6.15 secs: McMaster (South Africa) was fourth.
CANADIAN WISS THE HURDLES. The final of the hundred-and-tea metres hurdles race resulted: bomson. (Canada) 1: Barron. (America) 2: Murray (America), 3. Won by a yard and a half. Time: 14.45 secs.
and
SWEDISH SUCCESSES.
In the final of the Long Jump. Petersen was 1st, Johnsen 2nd. Abrahamssen 3rd. All are Sweden. The winner jumped 7 meters 15 centimetres.
NOT WANTED.
BEITISH LABOURITES LEAVE FRANCE.
Paris, August 17.
which French officers including two Generals are participating in Mr. Adamson and Mr. Gosling delegates of the British Labour the fronth fine, is developing most successfully. The Bolsheviks Council of Action, departed this evening, after a day's sojourn in have baan repulsed along the whole northern front.
THEMESPOT" UNREST.
NO IMPROVEMENT IS CONDITIONS
Land. August 18. The Times correspondent a: Teheran 937s the situation in Mesopotamia is not improving. The line of communication to Perviz is completely interrupted. Bakuba, hirty miles from Bagdad, has been looted. It is reported that Colonel Leachman. the well-known Political Officer, bas been killed at Feluja and ths: an attempt has been made to murder the Political Officer at Erbil Sfty miles from Mosul. this indicating & recrudescence of trouble in Kurdistan.
BETTER NEWS.
London. August 18. Alarming reports having reached London via Paris that the situation in Mesopotamia is growing worse and that the rebels are trying to encircle Bagdad. Reuter learns that the position last week was admittedly serious but more recept reports indicate a general and substantial improvement. Railway communications between Bazdad and Persia. Bagdad and Hillah, and Bagded and Mosul have been restrized.
LEAGUE OF NATION.
SCANDINAVIAN AMENDMENTS OF THE COVENANT.
London, August 18.
Four amendments to the League of Nations Covenant have been submitted by Denmark, Norway and Sweden for consideration by the League at Geneva on January 15. One provides for a fixed annual meeting: the second for a special meeting on the demand of ten members of the League; the third makes the obligation to resort to arbitration mors absolute and precise; and the fourth permits a State in the vicinity of a blockaded State to maintain a certain degree of intercourse with the latter, if necessary, to prevent the blockade State from attacking its neighbour,
VOTES FOR WOMEN.
U.S. BILL MADE VALID.
London, August 19. A message from Nashville (Tennessee) says the House of Re- presentatives has ratified the Women's Suffrage Amendment which Fibe State Senate passed last week. Tennesses being the thirty-sixth State in favour of the messure, this makes the Bill valid which Congress has already passed giving women the Federal vote.
BUNGER-STRIKING · MÁYOR,
Paris.
of China.
leeived that we learn of the event-
Mr. W. H. Drummond (in-fal trip. structed by Mr. W. B. Hind) appeared for the appellant, and Mr. F. . Jenkin and Mr. Eldoa Potter for the respondents.
The Consulate General at Hongkong has no information sa to successor.
RECENT LANDSLIDE.
CONTRACTOR CENSURED.
The boat is supposed to be capable of 138 knots an hour, but owing to the encountering of a The enquiry into the death of a strong south-west monsoon and Chinese earth coolie, who was kill- other causes the speed of the boated in landslide at Taiwan, was, on some days, not more Hunghom, on the 7th. inst., Was
three (than
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In the course of his judgment the Acting Chief Justice said the first ground of the appeal was tha: the finding in favour of the Letters that passengers posted Hutchison) at the Magistruoy yes.
have already | terday aftemoOD.
here respondents in the Court below at Port Said
delivered was against the weight of been
The following formed the jury: He the evidence.
had Jis the story of a most uncomfortable Mesars G. E. Stewart. F. C. M. tened very carefully to the trip is told. There was a danger Hurley and G. Stark.
for the appeilant of ice, fresh food and water giving MC A. S. MacKichan, argument findings of fact at which he tain was not infrequently inter-Taiwan, stated that he did not give but he was unable to alter the out, and we gather that she Cap-architect in charge of the work at arrived in the Court below, His viewed by irate passengers.
ang instructions as regards the Lordship formed a very poor This ex-German ship has at cutting of the earth. The matter opinion of the appellant's candour last made London, although it of dealing with boulders was left to when he was in the witness bor took her exactly 69 days to do the the contractor but if witness saw Boything dangerous he would sË and had occasion to caution him trip.
once order steps to be takso. I more than once that unless he would return & straightforward
was not the business of the ovar- answer to a plain question it was
seer to order the face of the boulder hardly have been prevented it the boulder was not removed. It was more advisable to remove the boulder than to shore it up. The
This tractor was responsible for the shoring and may accident. year's rainfall was abnormal.
bound to tell against him. The MERCHANT MARINE to be cut off. The accident could
CHINA COAST CHANGES.
Mr. L. Jenkins, ebief officer,
officer.
appellant's case on this ground failed. On the ground that fresh evidence had been obtained. by the appellant since the date judgment, His of the Lordship commented. on the Chibli, bas gone chief officer, affidavits that had been filed and Luensi.
Mr. F. Bignel, chief
After a brief retirement the jury retaarked that the Court asked
[returned the following verdict: Mr. T. Hardon, chief officer.We find deceased (Lea Wing) met Mr. Drummond to satisfy them Wuchang, is deceased. that if admissable this evidence
his death on the 7th. as a result of Mr. J. Powell, second officer, When lunching at a boulevard cafe, the Police Commissary would be in any way conclusive Hangsang, bas resigned.
a laudalide at Taiwsa, Hunghom. intimated to them that if they did not leave this evening an expulin favour of the appellant. It was
put to Mr. Drummond that the Hopsang, has gone chief officer, in our opinion the accident could sion order would be issued. The delegates subsequently visited the Interior and Foreign Offices with a view to obtaining permission to attachment of the vessel appear Hangsang.
ed to be by way of security only. prolong their say, but permission was refused.
that it appeared tha: the vessel a bond being was released on given and that in any cas9 she would have been Enally released on the payment of a sum of $17,- 09. Mr. Drummond admitted that he could put his case no bigher ALLEGED CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE EXPIRE
this and was than
informed Paris, Angus 18.
that the eridence seemed The Temps fully agrees with Mr. Lloyd George's frankness to the Court in no way conclusive anent the Council of Action threats. It declares that there exists and would not appear to be valid an international conspiracy not only against the Treaty of Versailles, defence. The Court refused to but against the British Empire, the directors of which are carefully hear Mr. Drummond on the ques- concealing from the workers their real aim, which is a dissolation tion of ownership, on the ground of the Empire.
LABOUR'S THREAT.
AMERICA AND THE LEAGUE.
WAR SECRETARY'S PRONOUNCEMENT.
Mr. E. V. Bishop, second officer. Esang, bas gone acting chief officer, Choy sang.
Mr. W. Brower, chief officer, Choysank, is on leave.
have been prevented bad the con- or removed the earth on the top of the cutting at an exclier We consider stage of the work.
at the contractor should have
Mr. W. H. Buxton has been taken this precaution, especially in appointed supernumerary second few of the abnormal rainfall this officer, Esang.
Mr. E. D. L Jones has been appointed second officer, Kutwo.
Mr. J. Gray, second officer, Kutwo, is on reservE.
Mr. K. M. Evenson, from leave: has gone thief officer Tungwab.
Mr. D. Spatbaris, acting chief has gone that it was not covered by bis officer. Tungwah, notice of motion. Mr. Drummond second officer, same ship.
Mr. M. Dallas, second officer, then applied for leave to amend
gone second his notice of motion. The appell-Kwangchi, has aut filed a declaration on August officer, Faean. 10, in which he stated that the documents obtained from the Chinese Court afforded conclu- sive evidence that the ship at all relevant times was not the property of the respondents. This information then was before the appellant's legal advisers for at least a week, yet no application was made to amend until the point had been decided against him. In bis Lordship's opinion the application was made too late. On the third ground, that evidence. was improperly admitted, his TYPHOON WARNING. and hip forewed the practice of
Columbus (Ohio), August 18. Mr. Baker, Secretary for War. addressing the Democratic State Convention, spiritedly defended the League of Nations. He declared that there would be no peace or disarmament without Article Ten of the Versailles Treaty, which was America's own invention.
(Other Early gut Special Telegrams on Page 3.7
MARINE COURT.
The masters of two cargo boats The telegram quoted below was were charged this morning before received by the American Con- Commander C W. Beckwith,sulate General, Hongkong, from R. N., Marine Magistrate, with the. Manils Observatory at 10 disobeying the orders of the Har-p.. yesterday bon: Master by mooring their Low-pressure ares extending boats catside of five other boats from China. Sex to the Pacific alongside the 65. Lake Farming-across Northern Luzon and the dale yesterday.
Balingtang. Obandel. A real L 8. Carey said that yas- typhoon may develop later. terday while on duty in the harbour at 11 am, he saw S number of cargo boats lying ata buoy in the Central Fairway. He went alongside and counted these cargo boats. The defend-
white wats outside of five.
„The defendante, slated fa they were not the mind
DAY BY DAY.
took place
Bob
Feiching.
Mr. T. Roberts, third engineer, Enean, has gone second engineer, same ship.
year.
ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
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The. Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following Captain J.R. Hadson, of the donations to the funds of the
Hospitals tug Whangpoo, has resigned.
Mr. C. Winthrope has been Chin U. TID appointed master, tug Whangpoo, Chau Siu Ki
Mr. A. B. Demee, from lesve,Fang Ping Shan
gone third engineer, Kwok Siu Lau his
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Guild Export ... Brass and Iron Dealers
Guild.. Arobold Bros. & Co. Id. Arratoon V. Apcar & Co. Bank Line Ld. Percy Smith, Seth &
Fleming..
Mr. G. W. Ellis, second officer. Kwangping, has gone chief officer, same ship.
Mr. C. Jones, chiaf officer, Kwangping, has resigned.
Mr. J. Doyle has been appoint- ed second officer, Kwangping. Shipping and Engineering,
the Court in dealing with Chinese documents and held that this ground also failed. Dealing with the application suggesting that
We learn that the road round avidence should be taken on the translation of a Chinese document, the island of Hongkong will bis Lordship said that in his view be again open to traffic to it was no more than an application morrow."
by a party who had failed in the Court below to be allowed to call new evidence which was avail-
able to him at the trial but which by the other side. He asked that be did not choose to call He the expenses in connection with thought the appeal should be dis- this should be allowed. missed with costa
Mr. Justice Skinner Turner
C. E. Warren & Co.- J. Dalziel A G. M. Shaw JR Wood
J. W. Slownet Mr. Drummond raised no objection, simply asking for an ot, undertaking that the documents the should be stopped if possible..
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