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THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1921.
日五十月弍
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NEW PARTY HEADED BY LLOYD GEORGE.
•Premier's Scathing Attack on Labourites.
(Renter's Service. )
Wholesale Communist Outbreaks.
! Renter's Service.)
Berlin, March 23. Recent Communist manifestations have been assuming a moro violent form particulary in Central Germany. Part of the Town Hall at Lodewisch (there appears to be an hiatus in the message here] by the arrost of a man carrying a bag of dynamite. Persons have been injured by homb explosions at Leipzig, Freiburg and Dresden. Violent robberies have occurred at Mansfeld and Elbra. The crowd are bombarding the Police barracks at Hottstedt. The Communists have occupied large shipyards at Hamburg and have hoisted the Red Flag.
State of Siege at Hamburg.
Berlin, March 14. Communist disturbances at Hamliurg led to bloodshed. The outbreaks developed to such an extent at Hamburg that the Senate declared the city to be in a state of siege. The big
of Blohm
have closed their and Voss shipbuilding firm works, while a determined attempt of workmen to
force
London, March 23, The formation of a new Farty under the leadership of Mr. Lloyd George has been foreshadowed by Sir Ernest Wild, M.P. Presiding at a luncheon in the House of Commons by "the New Members Coalition Group" to Mr. Lloyd George, Sir Ernest Wild said the group consisted of 112 M.P.'s drawn from both wings of the Coall- tion, honestly believing that the Coalition was the only form of government and wholeheartedly supporting Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Chamberlain. Sir Ernest said he hoped there would eventually be a great National Contre Party pledged to say to Mr. Lloyd George Whither thou goest, we will go.
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Mr. Lloyd George, in a speech, emphasised that the great peri to-day was the rise of a new Party with most subversive aims, self- stylod Labour but really Socialist, which was tearing parties to pioces and was on the way to tearing society to pieces.
English Cup Semi-Finals.
(From Our Own Correspondents.)
Singapore, March 23. The English Cup semi-finals resulted as follows:-10ttonham, 2; Preston, 1.-Played at Sheffield.
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Cardiff drew at Liverpool, there being no score.
Preston had proviously beaten Hull in the fourth round, on a re-play, by I goal to nil.
FAMINE RELIEF.
SHANGHAI BASKET BALL.
BOYS' QUARREL.
Murder Charge Results.
A Chinean boy has been arrest- Led by the West Point Police on a charge of the murder of another boy at Belchers Streat on the 19th instant.
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Evidence will be produced by the Police at the trial alleging that the prisoner was associated with others in the crime, which is said to have beon the outcome of a quarrel over a prostitute. He was seen to be engaged in
with the deceased, struggle to catch hold of the latter's neck and to hold him to the ground at the same time that the alleged fatal blows were given with a dagger. The assailants are said to have fled from the house after. the perpetration of the dead, but subsequent investigations started
and arrest of the prisoner in Water Street. He was charged bolore Mr. G. N. Orme àt the Police Court this morning and remanded, Mr. A. E. Hall appear. ing for the defence,
Newsboys and Sing-Song Girls Help.
Shanghai, March 24, Mr. Lloyd George, continuing, said the military danger which
Sing-Song girls have organised a Famine Relief Team, carrying engendered the Coalition was past, but greater, more insidious and
Evan now expacts $10,000 from the girls' efforts. Newsboys are giving entry into the Vulkan Company's ended in the police firing and more permanent dangers remained, arising from the new ideas of subscription books when calling at restaurants. The Committed by the Police led to the location
organisations that had suddenly risen to great power, throwing hand grenades. Four workmen were killed, 12 badly the real danger of the plienomonal rise of the so-called Labour Partyte-day's earnings.
was not fully realised, just as the German danger was not realised. wounded, 14 slightly wounded. A Communist demonstration on
It had already destroyed the Liberal Party and was fighting to Heiligengeistfeld failed in consequence of the police establishing a strong cordon by barbed wire and armoured cars. The crowd stoned destroy everything built up during generations, including private the latter. The tramway service has been suspended for the most part enterprise, the organisation of commerce, industry and credit, and Parliamentary institutions. Whereas Labour in 1918 polled half of what the Coalitionists polled, the Coalition polled 220,000 and Labour 201,000 in bye-elections during 1920 and 1921. If Socialism succeeded in mobilising the untrained and uninstructed as a new électorate, wo should shortly see the triumph of a Party without experience, with a policy dictated by irresponsible Juntas in the background. He concluded by urging all who realised the danger to abandon divisions, close their ranks and fight the Socialists, who were consolidating and uniting their forces and making gigantic efforts to secure a now electorate.
GERMANY'S OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS.
Possibility of New Sanctions.
London, March 23. Germany's refusal to pay twelve milliarde doos not relate to the London Conference, but to the domand of the Reparations Commission under the Peace Treaty as explained in respect of the army of Occupation. The refusal threatens a serious situation.
The Ailies have already exchanged views in anticipation of an unfavourable answer. The French Press talks of the possibility of new sanctions.
The French Attitude.
Paris, March 23. Dorman Noro decludes that if the experts prove that there is deficit in Germany's payments, the Government is ready to negotiate with the Reparations Commission as regards the issue. of a foreign loan. It is semi-officially pointed out that the German experts have already been heard and the amount of the reparations was afterwards fixed by the Reparations Commission, who are the sole anthority and its figure is final, Furthermore, the German Note evades the question of payment of the first instalment of 50 millions sterling due to-Juy, and does not attempt to demonstrate the im- possibility of paying this amount, which she possesses both in gold and for ign securities. The Reparations Commission will unw notify the Allied Governments of the German violation of the Treaty with a view to Allied consideration of the consequences and measures Applying Purchase Money for German Goods.
London, March 23.
THE IRISH QUESTION,
Mr. Lloyd George's Defence.
London, March 23.
In the House of Commons, replying to to a debate in which the Opposition, notably Mr. Asquith, criticised the Governme it's policy in Ireland and urged the Government to secure a trace if possible before Easter, Mr. Lloyd George declared that the Government proposed to put into operation an Act which was more generous than any previously introduced in the House Commons. If the Irish availed themselves thereof and chose their representatives at the elections in May, the Parliaments of the North and South would together form a Constituent Assembly fully empowered to consider If they rafused, the responsibility would and recommend changes. be theirs and the Government would have to fall back on other measures for the governing of the country.
English Team Wins Championship.
Shanghai, March 23,
At the Rowing Club, the English team bocame Basket Ball Champions of the Foreign League, beating the American teams.
NEXT YEAR'S FAR EAST OLYMPIAD.
Shanghai, March 23.
The 1921 Olympic Games are to be held at Osaka.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
Peking. March 23.
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CHINESE AND SALVADOR.
The immigration of Chinese into Salvador has been prohibited under the terms of the Anti-Alien Law. Chinese residents in Salvader are not affected by this
measure.
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
Consignees of cargo per the s.s. Borneo Maru from Japan are given the usual notice on Page 5. The 8.8, Trieste from Europe The Customs duty surplus due to the Southern Government up has arrived and consigness of to the present time amounts to Tls. 2,400,000. This sum the Do. cargo should consult the notice A special offer of English bed- plomatic Corps has agreed to hand over to the Peking Government on Page 5. on the following conditions-To improve the interest conditions both of the internal and external loan; to wipe out the arrears of pay steads is being made by Mesara. to the Chinese Ministers in foreign countries; to establish disinfect-Whiteaway and Laidlaw.-Page
3.
The On Luk Yuen Cafe, 27-35 ing stations along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway; to appropriate 400,000 taels for the dredging of the Canton River.
Des Voeux Road serves the famous Consequent on demonstrations made by the Chinese merchants Li Hung Chang Chop Suey at all Mr. Lloyd George denied Mr. Asquith's implication that the Government's policy in Ireland had failed after a six months from Urga at the Sin Wha gate regarding the hardships suffered by hours.-Page 4.
A meeting of members of the experiment. He declared that he had personally reviewed a number others in that city and requesting immediate relief, the Government
has ordered the Ministry of War to urge the advance of the re- Hon Moe Company, Ltd., is called of cases of condemned rebels and found that their guilt was so blatant that neither he nor any other Premier would be justified in inforcements and the Ministry of Finance to supply the necessary by the Liquidator, for Monday
afternoon, April 25.-Page 4. interfering with the execution of justice. The Government loathed funds.
Shanghai, March 23.
The Bandman Opera Company, In the House of Commons, when the Bill ratifying the Peace the killings and counter-killings, but their indications of prepared-
nese to discuss with the responsible leaders of Irish opinion had Lu Wing-cheong, Tuchun of Chokiang, has declared in regard are opening a season here on. The full pro- Treaty with Hungary formally passed its first roading, replying to Colonel Wedgwood Boun, Mr.Shortt repeated that the Allies represent-produced no reply. He declared that there never would be peace into the circular telegrams despatched by the Military Government on Thursday next. ed at the London Conference agreed to obtain from their respective Ireland until somebody on behalf of the Irish accepted the same the 3rd inst., that the accusations of wrongful acts done by the gramme in advertised on Page 4. A fresh consignment of Stude- Parliaments powers requiring their nationals to pay a proportion of responsibility as the Government were prepared to accept on behalf Central Government, as mentioned in the telegrams, may be
justified, but that the contents of the Sun Yat-sen's telegram only baker cars has been roceived by payments on the parchase of German goods to their Governments, of England, Scotland and Wales.
the Hongkong Hotel Garage. and of the Allies unrepresented at the conference Portugal, Siam, and
merit a laugh.
It is said that Li Yuan-hung has refused to see representatives Page 7 Romania stated that they intended to tako similar steps.
from either the North or the South.
involved..
Belguim Chamber Passes Reparations Bill.
Brussels, March 23. The Chamber of Departies has passed the German Reparations Recovery Bill by 129 vates to 2. There were 17 abstentions.
The Senate has unamineusly passed the Reparations Bill.
M. Briand Expecting Fresh German Proposals.
Paris. March 23.
The Premier said he was not ashamed that the Government had so far failed to solve the Irish question, bocause some of the greatest men in the bistory of England had previously tried and failed. He appealed to the House to assist the Government to take the only steps available to establish authority in Ireland to such an extent that the real mind of Ireland should have free opportunity to declare itself.
MORE SINN FEIN AMBUSHES.
Outbreaks in Several Places.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE PUNJAB SHRINES.
Body of Control to be Instituted.
Delhi, March 23.
A new stock of gent's raincoats
is being advertised by Messrs. Wm. Powell-Page 7.
The Banvard Musical Comedy Company is producing "Peaches and Cream" at the Theatre Royal to-night.
Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. propose to change the na mes of the s.a. Kwong Eug" and 5.8. Teo Pao" to those of "Ming Sang" and "Loo Sang" respective- ly. Page 4.
In a statement before the Senate Finance and Foreign Affairs
The Coronet Theatre, will be Committees, M. Briand declared that he was expecting fresh German
London, March 23. proposals, particular y relating to possible industrial participation
entirely closed to-morrow, Good Eight Sinn Feiners were killed and 20 wounded and four in the reconstruction of the devastated region, whilst as regards the
The position as regarde shrines in the Punjab, over which many Friday.-Page 12.
The open events to be contested twelve milliards mentioned in a previous message the Peace Treaty policemen were wounded, not seriously, in three hours" fighting at stipulations concerning same, would be inmediately enforceable if Lispole, Co. Kerry, where a patrol of nine policemen was ambushed lives were lost as stated in a message of the 26th ult., is still acute. Germany failed to pay. Responding to a question whether other by two hundred arned rabels, who were completely routed. The The sikhs are now divided into two camps. The orthodox party is at the Lusitano Recreation Club's on Easter Monday are financially coercive measures like imposition of taxes in the Rhine- police captured a quantity of arms and ammunition. One police-in possession of the shrines; the reform party desires to expel them, fourteenth athletic meeting to be
Serious held land and seizure of produce of mines and forests had been contem-men was killed and three were severely wounded in an ambusb at alleging abuses and wrongful waste of temple funds.
A valuable collection of postage plated at the London Conference, the Premier stated that this was Karrowkennedy, Co. Mayo. Four youths were shot dead in a house excesses have been committed, resulting in many arrests. The detailed on Page 4
at Clogheen, near Cork, which the Crown forces surrounded early Punjab Government, after consulting the leaders, has decided to a most delicate question and was still the subject of deliberation.
this morning.
bring in legislation for the formation of a body similar to the British stamps will be auctioned by Lam
mert Bros. on Thursday next→→→ Charity Commissioners for the control of the shrines in future,
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Commission Replies.
Paris, March 24. The Reparations Commission has despatched a reply to Ger- many as regards the non-payment of the twelve milliards before May 1st, and has also discussed proposals for submission to the Allies on the subject.
POPPY-GROWING IN CHINA.
No Change in British Policy.
London, March 23. In the House of Commons, Sir John D. Roes asked: In view! of the fact that there appears to have been an extensive recrudes. cence of poppy-growing in the Provices of Fukien and Yunnan, and that owing to the disorder in China many other Provinces are also rapidly drifting back to the situation preceling the Opium Treaties, is it proposed to continue the opium policy in India whereby Indians are taxed higher and the Chinese reap no advantage ?"
RUSSIAN TRADE WITH AMERICA.
Soviet Appeal for Resuming Relations with Washington.
Brussele, March 23,
The State Department has received a Note from the Soviets appealing for the resumption of trade relations. It is pointed out' that the State Department, which recently analysed the Russo- British agreement, will probably receive a Soviet Delegation and will not raise technical harriers Bor raise any objection to receiving gold which bears the Mint mark of the recognised Government.
INDIA'S MILITARY REQUIREMENTS.
Committee of Inquiry.
London, March 23. Mr. Montagu replied that It is not proposed to change the opium In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Joyuson Hicks, Mr. boller of the Raj as a result of the recrudergence of poppy cultiva Montagu stated that on his recommendation the Premier had Coin China. The matter is now governed by the Hague Conven- decided to submit the military requrements of India to a zuhroom- under which, as China has prohibited the import of oplum,mittee of the Committee of Imperial Datence. Pending the decletom
of the committee the Indian Army will not be further reduced. Madis bound to prevent the export of Indian opium to Chins.
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RIOTING AT NAGPUR,
Order Restored after Considerable Damage.
London, March 23.
In the House of Lords, replying to a question, Lord Lytton declared that, arising from the arrest of a prominent local resident on a charge of sedition at Nagpur on the 23rd uit., protest meetinge and general abstention from work culminated in disturbances in which five thousand participated. Two European officere and seven polloemen were injured by missilee. The crowd looted liquor shops. A small force troops was called in and quiet was restored
GREEK OFFENSIVE BEGUN.
Satyrna, March 23.5
It is reported that the expected Greek offensivo against the Kemalists has begun.
(Other Telegrams on Page 8.)
On Tuesday next Lammert Broe, are disposing of a quantity of alsina water, paints, varnish, paile, etc.-Page 4.
Business men should note the sale of office furniture by Lim mert Broe. on Wednesday ne), -Page® 4.
To-Day's Exchange
The closing rate of the dollar, ON demand, to-day was 22, 496d.
The Weather.
2 p.m. Barometer:1977: Ten perature73. Humidif–89.
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