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式拜禮 號五十月弍英港香 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1921.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
GOVERNMENT AND SINN FEIN.
How the Truce Negotiations Broke Down.
London, February 14.
HOME POLITICS.
Bitter Campaign in Wales.
London February M.
The account of the negotiations between the Government and His Majesty the King ronpens Parliament to-morrow in pra-war Sinn Feiners for a truce in Ireland, given by Mr. De Valera at a splendour, their Majesties in State robes and wearing their crowns meeting of Dail Eireann at the end of January is now published in driving in a gilded coach escorted by the, Household Cavalry, while the Foot Guards will reappear in the glory of bearskins and scarlet Mr. De Valera declared that the Premier on December 12 com- tunics. Moreover, the Spanish, French, Italian and Japanese missioned the Archbishop of Perth to come to Ireland as an official Ambassadors have decided to ride to Westminister in their State informediary to arrange the truce, and the Archbishop interviewed coaches. Their Majesties will be received at the entrance to the Acting President Griffiths and other Sinn Fein leaders. The Cabinet | House of Lords with ancient pomp and circumstance; but no agreed to a truce for a month, the terms being no acreate, pursuits, spectators will great the King in the Royal Gallory, as the public is raids, burnings or courts martial. Sion Fein undertook to try to still excluded from Parliament. This acknowledgment of Sina Fein prevent violence in Ireland, but the negotiations broke down on activities presages the topic which will open the Parliamentary December 31 owing to the Premier insisting on the surrender of arms, battle, for the Independent Liberals and Labourites givo Ireland the place of honour in their amendments to the Address in preference to unemployment and retrenchment, which will be clamorously debated later.
THE NEAR EASTERN CONFERENCE.
Only One Turkish Delegation to be Admitted.
London, February 14.
It is announced that if two soperate Turkish delegations come to the Near Eastern Conference in London, only the Porto's delegation will be admitted, and the Nationalists must use it as their mouthpiece. It is hoped that complications will be avoided by the two dologations coming to an understanding before the 21st inst. (the date of the conference). Satisfaction is expressed in London that Bokirsam Bey, the Foreign Minister of the Angora Government, a well-known moderate, heads the Nationalist delegation, not Mukhtar Boy, as previously announced.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS TRANSIT CONFERENCE.
Appointment of Dutch Delegation.
The Hague, February 15. Dr. Lely, ex-Minister of Waterways, now a member of the second Chamber, has been appointed head of the Netherlands Delegation to the League of Nations conference on communications and transit at Barcelona on March 3, Other members will be Dr. Van Eysinga, Leyden University, and Wynheer Kroeller, of the Foreign Ministry.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
GREA
TRAFFIC CONTROL
Mr. Holyoak States His Views,
We have received the following letter for publication →→
Sir,--Since your "Leader" of last night is calculated to leave quite a false impression of what was said at the annual meeting of the Automobile Association last Friday, I desire to correct one or two of your statements.
Neither the meeting, nor I, advocated the use of "force” in Hongkong to 'control traffio, nor do we wish to do so. I stated that the baton is in use in Shanghai, Peking, February 14. and with excellent results. It is Urga was siezed by bandits on the 4th. Chan Ngai, the Chinese used there to signal traffic and as Resident Commissioner, has retired to Tolin, and Ko Tsai-tin, the an evidence of authority. It Commander, was murdered by his subordinates. Outer Mongolie would be preferable here to the now practically in the hands of the Russian political parties. frantic waving of hands at pre- There was a meeting of the Cabinet, presided over by Mr After negotiations batween the President and the Premier, it sent indulged in by the few men Lloyd George to-day, on the eve of what the Government's critics has been decided to order Chau Jok-lin to despatch two divisions of on "point" duty, and doubtless describe as its most dangerous session. These oritics are not Kengtian troops to Urga.
more effective. I admit that. I satisfied with the new Ministerial appointments, on the ground that
Shanghai, February 14. Thage span it occasionally påt to they are a mere reshuffling of places. A curious foot is that Sir A report from Yunnan states that Tang Chi-yao, owing to being other as in Shanghai. Even Worthington Evans has not been appointed Minister of Air, and it is forced by the soldiers to make good arrears of pay, left the capital on in Hongkong, some display of presumed that Mr. Churchill will carry on the Air Ministry until a the 9th inst., along with his family and followers. He proceeded to force is necessary or else a seperate Minister is appointed. The changes involve only one bye-Hoifang, and from there goes to Japan. Commander Koo Pun-chun much larger body of police than election, namely at Dudley.
has entered the city and assumed the post of acting Tuchun, Lean at present be spared for this The Peking Government is now preparing to unite Yunnan by duty to stop the indiscriminate paying off arrears which are said to amount to more than rush of rickshaws, and chairs $6,000,000.
when the Theatre is discharging, or on the arrival, of popular, forries at either side of the barbour.
Altogether five bye-elections are pending, the others using East Woolwich, Moseley, Cardiganshire and Penistone. The most in teresting is Cardiganshire, where a religious and political fend of unparalleled bitterness is raging around the personality of Mr. Lloyd George among 23,000 Tiberal electors, one section regard- ing him as, a lost leader and the other as a national saviour. Thore has been much rowdiness. Mr. Evans (one of Mr. Lloyd George's private secretarios), who is opposing Mr. Llewellyn Williams (nominee of the Cardiganshire Liberal Association) belongs to the Calvinistic Me hodists, whose ministers are serving in both Bremen as Base Against Entente.
camps, their most eloquent preacher, who is opposing M, Evans, hning howied down. The Rev. Mr. Thomas, President-Elect of the London, February 15.
Welsh Baptists, which is Mr. Lloyd George's sect, is anti-Coalition. The Murning Post's Paris correspondent states that Allied secret A meeting of Mr. Williams' workers at Newquay was broken up, service agents have discovered that the centre for Bolshevist pro-driven into the street and stoned. Mr. Williams bad to circularise paganda in the Ententé countries is now Bremen, The Allies angry Aberystwyth students, urging them not to break up a meet posse-e a report of the last general meeting of the conspirators ating addressed by Mr. Ian MacPherson on Saturday... Mrs. Enbyd Bremen, from which it appears that the Bolshe, ists have no great George is actively campaigning in the constituency, with Lady hopes of success in England and France, but regard the prospects Bonham Carter on the other side. Savon thousand Conservative in Germany and other parts of Central Europe as much more pro- electors will probably turn the scale in favour of Mr. Lloyd George, mising, and count especially on success in Italy.
who is expected to make an important statement of Ministerial | policy in the House of Commons in order to reassure the doubting Thomases on the eve of the polling, which takes place on the 18th- instant,
BRITISH COMMITMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
Loudon, February 15. In saying farewell to the War Office staff, Mr. Churchill foreshadowed a reduction of the British commitments in the Middle East and in the establishment in the Middle East Department. Не pointed out that we had undertaken to maintain troops in Constan- tinople to carry out the mandates regarding "Palestine and Mesopotamia but when he established the Middle East Department, the machinery of which he upset in a few months, he proposed to relieve the Army Votes of the formidable charges with which they were burdened, and he hoped to lighten the taxpayers' burdons by bringing the regions tuontioned into a less extravagant condition than now.
FRANCE WATCHING GERMANY.
London, February 14.
A serious view of Herr von Simang' speech at Stuttgart is taken in some quarters in Paris. For example, Le Temps says it bours out the opinion of those favouring action against Germany, and points out that Horr von Simona rejects not only the agreement of January 29 but the Treaty of Versailles itself. It states that a grave crisis is pending, and concludes with the old Roman quotation, "Caveant Consules" (" Let the Government beware!")"
EXTENSIVE PÕLISH MOBILISATION.
London, February 14.
Speculation has been aroused by reports that Poland is ex- tensively mobilising. The German Government recently notified the Allies that 212,000 Polish troops were concentrated on the Polish-Gorman frontier. A Kovno telegram gives details of con- pulsory mobilisation in six Polish counties, The troops are now * concentrating in the Turmont region, where the Lithuanians are
hourly expecting ap-attack.
LIVERPOOL INCENDIARIES SENTENCED.
London, February 15..
At Liverpool Assizes three prisoners were sentenced to ten years penal servitude in connection with the incendiary fires at Liverpool reported on November 28. Fowler who had been acquitted on the capital charge, as staled in the message of the 4th inst., has been sentenced to two years, the maximum fa respect of the charge for which he was indicted.
BETTER TRADE OUTLOOK.
U.S. NAVAL EXPENDITURE.
A Heated Debate.
Washington, February 14. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Brooks moved that no portion of the $90,000,000 appropriated for naval construction in 1921 be experided until the President has called an International Disarma-
ment Conference.
to 30.
After a boated discussion, the motion was rejected by 124 votes Mr. Harding has telegraphed the Congressional leaders request- ing the passage of the regular Appropriation Bills during the present session in order to leave the extra session after March 4th free to handle other important matters,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
INDIAN LABOUR.
Bombay, Feb. 14.
Wo. did not, and do not, aivocate a prior right to the use ut any road, but pleaded for Five thousand five hundred workmen on the Bombay-Baroda greater "mutual" consideration Central India Railway have struck work demanding increased pay. on the part of all. No motorist All postal and telegraph workers, who struck in September and had wishes to injure a pedestrian and not already resumed, have now surrendered unconditionally to the would infinitely sooner be stopped Post Office authorities' demands.
THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.
Melbourne, Feb. 14. Australia's first innings concluded for 389 (Armstrong 123 net out, Gregory 77). England in the second innings scored 128 for one wicket (Rhodes 66 not out).
›Batch of Questions by Mr. Pollock.
The Legislative Council meets on Thursday, when the agenda will be as under:--
RESOLUTION.
expected?
"doad" at the corner of Garden Road and Queen's Road by a pointsman, who knows his duty, than take the present risks he is compelled to do.
I cannot agree that the traffic control presents any greater difficulty hero than in Shanghai or any other Eastern city. It is all a question of adequate control LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. | being established in connection by a sufficient number of properly, trained men who should be with the proposed New Hospital at Kowloon, so that those who recognised as Traffic Men and are mentally afflicted may not be kept on that duty, not moved to Taipo or elsewhere just as they confined in the cramped and begin to understand what is depressing quarters which are required of them. I can only comprised in the present Lunaticsurmise that something of this Asylum?
sort does 5. What progress is being made occasionally there has been one take place, sincè by the Economic Resources Com- man who seems to have a glim- mission and how soon may some mering idea of what he is there Whereas it is expected that the report from that promission be for, but who
sa suddenly total Revenue derived from Light
6 Will th Government appoint!
disappears. Dues (Special Assesment) since
a small Committee of experts with the very large number of My whole contention, is, that the introduction of the rates at for the purpose of considering the cars now on the road, and which present in force will exceed in feasibility of extending the system will most certainly increase con- the current year the sum of of Water Closets in this Colony siderably in the near future, off- $1,104,293, being half the cost by the pumping up of sea-water oient traffic control is necessary of the Typhoon Refuge. at from the Harbour and by the for the salety of all, pedestrians Mongkoktsui:
provision of a kind of pipe which and motorists alike. And whereas an undertaking will not be corroded by sea- was given that this Special water?
I do not agree that the " earth... Assessment would not be con- 7. Will the Government intro-carrying coolie for the matter of carrying coolie nor the brick- tinued after the above mentioned duce a Bill to amend section 26A that have "as much right to use" sum had been raised unlose a of the Offences against the new. Resolution should first be Person Ordinance, 1865, (which
a narrow main thoroughfare as proposed the Legislative was introduced by Ordinance anyone else. With the present Russian revolution, but censuring the brutal, uncompromising attita financial requirements of the in the clause defining neglect of Garden Road" is constantly
of 1913) by inserting the words
uncontrolled system, fully two
de of the Soviet Government. The Council acknowledged a declare Colony, it is expedient to con children and young persons, in taken
And whereas, in view of the medical aid" after "clothing" feet of an already dangerously narrow thoroughfare such as tion of the German Independent Socialist Party requesting the tinue the collection of Light order to bring the law of the loads of "earth" and bricks, German Government to frankly admit liability to reparations and Dass at the present rates:
чер by deposited blaming pan-Germanistic agitation,
Colony in this particular respect The congress of French dissident Socialists has also passed a Council that Light Dues shall land, 10, 8. 12 (1) of the Child. mon danger of all using the road. It is hereby resolved by this into line with the law of Eng-granite blocks, etc., to the com- motion rejecting the Russian Soviet regime, which, far from continue to be collected at the ren's Act, 1908 ? emancipating the proletarian class, leads straight to tyranng such rates laid down in Table P of the
Hongkong, like other places, must as French people will never submit to.-Vale.
move with the times and adapt. Schedule to the Merchant Ship- 1917 and 1918, many months of conditions. This traffic could 8. In view of the fact that, in itself to changed and changing ping Ordinance, No. 19 of 1899;
repeated representations by the QUESTIONS.
Government and the Naval and and should be directed to a less
orowded thoroughfare. The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollook, Military Authorities and the
In conclusion, may I point out K. C, will ask the following Honkong General Chamber of
Commerce questions
that the new roads were now. and the China 1. In view of the pressing need Association were required in you infer, but to develop the specially built for motorists, an of room for further office accom- order to obtain Exchange Com-clopy and the New Territories? modation in this Colony, will the pensation for the Officers and Already, and to many ways, they Government approach the Men of the Services, will the
THE FRENCH SOCIALIST PARTIES.
Both Blocks Condemn Soviet.
Paris, February 14.
The Council of the French Socialist Party affiliated to the In-- ternationale bas passed a motion expressing sympathy with the
RUMANIA AND COMMUNISM,'
Bukharest, February 14.
The universal Socialist problem of Communism has been settled in Ruraania similary as in the majority of European countries recently, by the rejection of terms and a split in the party,
· SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EGYPT RÉOPEN.
Cairo, February 14.
London, February 14. The-trade current is at last changing in a more healthy direction,{ especially to the markets of the Far East, declared Mr. Kellaway at Some of the secondary schools mentioned in the report of the Northampton Meantime, the stablication of exchanges and barter 7th inst. bave reopened, the parents of numerous students giving the. is useless under present conditions, the former hoing the symptom guarantees required by the Government. and not the disease,
COATS' MILLS, RESUME FULL TIME.
London, February 15. Messrs. Coats thread mille at Paisley have reverted to full time after having worked short time due to an accumulation of stocks, Prompoots are regarded as good.
"LABOUR PARTY'S CHAIRMAN,
London, February 14,
DISCOVERY OF ARMS IN GERMANY.
Berlin, February 16. Following up clues secured in the raid mentioned on the 10th inst. the Police discovered an extensive dump at Lehrter Strasse, including 2,000 rifles,
RESIGNATION OF THE SWEDISH CÁBINET.
The Orbizat has rou.
. J. R. Olynen has been elected Chairman of the Parliament. I hater a wish-TA”) tu con Labour Party in succession to Mr. W. C. Adimson.
Council:
to
Military Authorities with a view Government now co-operate with are beginning to justify the far- to the Murray Parade Ground the local Naval Authorities in sighted policy of the Hagkong
Government in Mus respect. being handed over to the Govern. | protesting against the recent pro
Yours eto se ment at an early date ?
posal of the Home Authorities to
P. H. HOLVOAK.
2. For the convenience of those impose Income Tax upon the who desire to build houses for Exchange Compensation granted Hongkong, Feb. 15, 1921. their own occupation, will the to those who are serving under Government state the terms and the Admiralty on this Station ? conditions upon, which it is pre- pared to grant loans for the
3. Will the Government give build he Government give list of the varioui houera, and flats which are being built with loans advanced by the Govern.. ment and the dates of such res. pactive loans and the cattmated
ORDERS OF THE DAY,
An Ordinance to amend the dig of a Bill intituled Vehicles and Traffle Regulation Ordinance, 1919.
First reading of a Bill Intituléd An Ordinance to amend the Widows and Orphans' Pension
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
The closing rate of the demand, to-day was 25,