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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12. 1921.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE RUSSIA FAMINE.
London, Aug. 11.
Numerous prominent people, including Lord Birkenhead, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Earl Crewe, Mr. Asquith, Lord Robert Cecil and Field Marshal Sir William Robertson with the leading Labourites, have signed an appeal to the nation on behalf of Russia, declaring that no nation has suffered from the war more terribly than Russia and nose has received so little of the healing gift of sympathy. It is hoped that the broken links may be restored by common efforts to save life and alleviate pain,
Paris, Aug. 11.
At a meeting of the Supreme Council, describing essential measures to cope with the Russian famine as a result of his experiences with the Indian famine when he was Viceroy, Lord Curion recarunended, amongst other things, the calistment of aid from the people of India and other places which had experienced tamine.
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London, Aug. 11.
A description of the famine in Russia, telegraphed by the Baranowice, Friends Emergency Relief Committee's Mission at speaks of the hordes of men, women and children pouring into Poland as involving a grave danger of the spread of the infection. Baranowice camp is equipped to handle 4,000 refugees weekly. called
deal with 24,000. Recently, the camp This paralysed their facilities and a whole group had to be let through without disinfection. A further 6,000 arrived before the camp was cleaned A pathetic family group in a ñeld, surrounding a woman who had given birth to a child on Sunday, was found by & Friend's worker. On the following Wednesday the woman was still unable to get accomodation in hospital.
The Herald's Moscow correspondent telegraphs that an appeal by Lenin has been addressed to the workers of the world stating
Ha that the famine in several provinces equals that of 1891. describes the present situation as the terrible sequel to the country's saperannuated farming methods during the seven years of war, Imposed on the peasants and workers by the capitalists of the world.
THE KING'S CIVIL LIST.
London, Aug. 11.
Is the House of Commons, moving the second reading of the Bill authorising the Duchy of Lancaster realise from capital one hundred thousand sterling and apply the proceeds to revenue, Mr. Chamberlain made interesting revelations. His Majesty's Civil List had shown a progressive deficit for several years-£24,500 in 1919. 245,000 in 1920 and probably a greater amount in 1921-despite His Majesty's stringent economies. The Government had seriously con sidered whether the House should not be invited to grant a temporary supplement, but the King, bearing in mind the serious state national finances, had public-spiritedly declined to agree to add to ne charges en public funds. Cheers). The King, he said, would be prepared to see a material reduction in the ceremonial splendour associated with the tradition of the British Throne, but the Gover ment, as the mouth-piece of Parliament and the people of the Empire, had advised His Majesty that the dignity of the Crown should be maintained.
BRITISH INTERESTS IN RUSSIA.
· London, Aug. 11.
A relaxation of the hostile Soviet policy against foreign interests is indicated by the fact that Lenin and his Government have invited fr. Leslie Urquhart, Chairman of the Russo-Asiatic Consolidated Compan, accompanied by five technical experts, to proceed to Moscow to pursue the prefatory negotiations started by M. Krassin in London, with the view to the return of the Russo-Asiatic Company's Is is expected that an agreement will be con- Siberian properties. cluded in a few weeks. The Financial Times understands that while Mr. Urquhart's visit is primarily concerned with his own Compary's properties, "he will be able to protect other great British interests in Russia. The newspaper believe that all future agreements will be modelled ch the RussAsiatic Company's settlement.
THE TURKO-GREEK CONFLICT.
Athens, Aug. 11. According to a semi-official statement, the War Minister, M. Theotokis, reviewing the military situation, said that the Kemalist
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THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
The Hague, Aug. 11. Replying to a question in the Second Chamber, the Foreign Minister declared that he did not know whether formal invitations to the Washington Conference had yet been issued but the matter was receiving the attention of the Government in view of the position of the Netherlands as one of the Asiatic Powers.
·BRITISH-AMERICAN YACHTING CUP.
London, Aug. 11.
The series of six yachting races for the 6-metre class for the British-American Cap at Cowes and Ryde alternately, resulted in a win for Eritain by 117 points to America's 83. Both were repre- sorted by four yachts.
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.
Geneva, Aug. 11. The Dutch Government has ratified the statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
GERMANS ATTACK BRITISH.
Paris, Aug. 9.
It is reported from Oppeln, Silesia, that after searching a castla near Rosenberg and seizing a large amount of secret stores, arına and ammunitions, a British detachment was attacked by Germans and forced to surrender booty and free prisoners.-Vale.
Landoa, Aug. 11.
The German report of the Aght in the Rosenberg district, mentioned yesterday, is officially confrmed in London. It appears. that fifteen British, soldiers accompanied by the French District Controller, on Aug. 7th were searching for arms reported to be hidden at Botzanowitz. They were attacked, fired on and surrounded by three hundred Germans. Under threat of death the British surrendered the arms and prisoners they had seized. The German plenipotentiary in Upper Silesia called on the British Commissioner and apologised on behalf of the German Government and the law abiding Silesian Germans for the "anprovoked attack on British troops executing a lawful duty." Otherwise the position in Upper Silesia is quiet.
THE SUPREME COUNCIL-
Paris, Aug. 9. The Supreme Council held its opening sitting this afternoon with M. Briand as Chairman, who, in welcoming the delegates in an address, appealed to their spirit of solidarity and justice to settle the momentzus problems. The Council listened to experts" lengthy reporta an Upper Silesia's partition. The French and British view points are still far apart, but the friendly and conciliatory spirit permeating the debates makes a mutually satisfactory solution on a basis of compromise almost certais.
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CO-OPERATIVE OIL MILL
ANTI MUITSAI
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Mr. J. M. Wong's Views.
On the evening of the Sth inst, as already briefly reported in our columns, there assembled in the rooms of Dr. Young Shid Chuen, situated below the Chinese Club, about thirty residents, including the Rev. Cheung Cheuk Ling, Messrs. Wong Of Tang and Ngan Kwan Yui, to discuss the formation of an “Anti Mai-Tsui Society." "Mr. J. M. Wong was elected Chairman, and Dr. Yeung Shiu Chuen Vice- Chairman of the mesting. Other officials were also elected to serve pro tem. When the formation of the Society is effected, a public meeting will be held to elect per
manent officials,
The following translation of an [interview with Mr. J. M. Wong con-, cerning the objects of the Society ĝis. -taken from the Chinese presa. Mr. Wong stated in reply to
question:The Cox- |stitution is not yet fixed. It is the opinion of many that the mutsai system ought.. not to Bourish. To tolerate it, is against the modern trend of thought. At the mass meeting held recently in the Tai Ping Theatre, there were people who advocated the abolition of this system but the presiding Chairman, Mr. Lau, did pat put this question to the vote. Hence this Society, the aim of which is to advocate the abolition of the
mui-tsai practice of rearing Question:-"Is it a fact that this Society, when formed, will be antagonistic towards the Society
Novel Scheme To Settle for the Prevention of Cruelty to mui-kesi, fathered by Messrs. Lan Labour Troubles.
and flo." Answer:-"Yes, del
Since co settlement has been cause the effort of these two made with the strike of the oil mill gentlemen in fortaing their Society workers certain enterprising Canton tends to perpetuate the system capitalists have bit upon. a covel whereas our hurable endeavour is its abolition Shangbai, 4th. August. -cheme to open a new ail will directed towards 1. C. Witchell E., Flen. Sec.. whereby they believe all their Consequently, both cannot exis V.BC Si-Your letter of July above troubles will be eliminated.side by side. We discern there are inherent weaknesses in theli 20th. to Hood. for which please These spitalists will open Society and hold that any effor accept my thanks. My com large oil mill with a capital of with inherent weaknesses shople mittee is agreeable to the events; $100,000, 75 per cent of which will be discarded. Our difference i you mention and the places they be subsimbed by them and the re-the difference between the new and will be wura of It is their maining $100,000 by the workers the old schools of thought." Ques desire, however, that the high of the new mill. Each worker is tion:-"It is imperative to know dive be reduced to 12 feet from required to subscribe for at least the sources from which these girl diving base to water, as there is no
$0. we share which is
tolare recruited. Moreover, place in any of the local baths be paid in instalments extending to achieving an object. It is als where there is more than 10 feet a period of five months. The wages necessary to go into the root o from diving bass to water, and of the workers will be that demand things. When abolition is enforc would consequently set the Icealed by the oil mill workers who are ed, how do you propose to provid divers at a considerable advantage. now on strike.
for the few thousand mui-tsai? Answer: This phase of th
They take it that the barbour race you mention about is not an inter- !port contest.
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The points for the team race and water polo are to be as you suggested, one point per man.
I am now writing to the cluba bere to tied out it we can get a sutient aumber of swimmers. who, it chosen, will be willing to make the trip. We did not do that laat year and found out that at the last moment, after pasing accepted Kobe's invitation. we could caly send up a very scratch
team
I have no doubt that my com. mittee will accept your kind in- vitation. Yours truly,
Ch. Eucarnaco.
CORONET THEATRE.
Reopening On Saturday.
The Coronet Theatre, the little
house which shows the big pic tures," which has been undergoing extensive renovation, reopecs on Saturday for four days with "A Woman of Pleasure, a leren part melodrama. filmed by Jose D. Hampton for Pathe. The story was written by James Willard and presented upon the stage at the Adelphi, in Londos. It gives Miss Sweet a splendid opportunity to display her wonderful dramatic skill, as her role covers a wide range of characterization.
In the early scenes of the picture abe plays the part as a poor school teacher in an English fabing village. She marries a wealthy landowner who has vast mining interesta in She marries biza South Africa. because she craves luxury and
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to come from abroad, old active question has claimed our seriou prasses will be bought from those attention. It is necessary to devis
Our opinion mills that have gone out of business ways and means. on secount of the strike. It is said that the number requiring provi the cew will sill accommodate sion cannot be large. As to th argument that, with many peopl 5,000 workers.
in the neighbourhood of Hongkong Negotiations are going on be the only alternative of sellin tween the capitalists and the lead-their issues lies. In starvation, it ers of the striker to start this new sheer sophism. In my humbl mill and latest reports are that the opinion, the immediate result i negotiations are progresaing very abolition will be a marked decreas satisfactorily.
in the crimes of kidnapping, "CH Chu-fa" (rearing human beings fi prostitution) and selling huma beings into prostitution. Comin back to provision and when v advocate abolition, we do not mea that these girls should be drive lato the street to find for then selves. Our idea is to discontin: A raid of an illegitimate opium the system. Amongst these gir divan in Stone Nullah lane result there are many of sixteen or seve ed in the appearance of seven men teen who not expected to be spoc and a woman at the Magistracy fed but can work for their salv yesterday. One of the men, the tion, if they be given yearly wag tenant of the house in question, for their services and have the was charged with preparing illicit individual liberty restored to the opium ted with possession of quan As to those of tender years, pr tities of prepared and raw opium vision for them must be made; bi sod oplum dress. The woman was their number is not large. also charged with possession of those of tender years that ha opium. The charge against the neither relations nor guardians
for those mites whose masters » others was for smoking opium. “
unprepared to rear or suppo Revenue Officers searched the them, it may be necessary for house and found a pas bearing to request the co-operation of t traces of opium, two pairs of scales. Government to put them on the fve opium pipes and a quantity of feet. This is a rough sketch of t opiuro contained in small pots, procedure to be followed af which was still warm.
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The principal tenant of the house Societs. And bere let me stri accepted responsibility on behalf of a personal note. Although I w the female defendant, who was elected to be the Acting Preside am highly sensible of 1 consequently discharged.
services I can rend Chief Preventive Officer Watt Por
but since the Society te informed the Court that be to achieve some pablie good, I t perienced great difficulty in captur
it difficult to refuse to ser
pleasure: be marries her because ing the first defendant who always However, it is my earnest w
the law does not permit a wife to testify against her husband and she bad been the only witness to a crime he committed.
transacted bia business in the forenoon, knowing that most of the that a large number of well-kno Revenue Officers would be engaged forward to co-operate, when I sh philanthropists will shortly co
at the Magistracy.
be delighted to remove this Mr Orme fined the first accused sponsibility to more gifted shot $400, or four months" hard labourers* Questions it a 1 for possession of opium and seaten that this Society is entirely pla ced him to Your mouths' imprisoned by (Chinese) Christians”?– 2 ment for preparing opium. The wer: "No, no, not by Christi others were fined $5 each.
alone. There are many charita inclined non-Christians that t "part in i
From the beautiful Carlingfortb Estate, where the little school teacher is at last enthroned as woman of pleasure, the action cbadges to South Africa and the three principal characters--the man and wife not loving each other and the other man, in love with the wife--are suddenly playing dan gerous parts in & Zulu uprising. The film comes to a swift and thrill- ing climax, bringing happiness to the deserving. Mie Sweet is given
At the V.:0,bath on Wednes admirable support by Wheeler Oak- man, Wilfred Lucas, Spottiswoode day evening the United Athletic statue from Waterloo-place Aitken, and that clever freckle- | Club defeated the 2nd, Wiltshires Queen's gate, London, has b laced boy, Wesley Barry.
at water polo by four goals to three. I commenced.
WATER POLO.
LORD NAPIER'S STATUE TO E MOVED AS 190 Removal of Lord - Napí