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BRITAIN'S UNKNOWN-WARRIOR
# TA+R## TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1921.
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL LAID ON THE TOMB.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT THE ABBEY.
"A Slight Token of the Gratitude to Britain."
A Beater's Service, )
Landon. October 17. General Pershing received an enthusiastic welcome in London | to-day when he laid the Congressional Medal on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminister Abbey and placed a magnificent wreath upon the Cenotaph.
THE IRISH CONFERENCE.
A Further Postponement.
(Reuter's Service, }
London, October 17. The Irish Conference was resumed this afternoon. The crowd in Whitehall was chiefly interested in the American wreathe that were laid on the Cenotaph, but a small gathering at the batter of Downing Street cheered the Sinn Fein delegates on their arrival Later.
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On the termination of the Irish Conference Mr. Erskine Childers told an interviewer that no date had been fixed for the return of the delegates to Dawaing Street.
Later. Ap official communique in reference to the Conference between the Government and the Irish delegates states that it lasted two bours and was adjourned.
Resumption Dependent upon Premier's Engagements.
Disquieting News from Ulster.
Later.
London. October 18.
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Reuter learns that the failure to fix a date for the resumption Large crowds heartily cheered General Pershing and Col.of the Conference is due to the uncertainty of Mr. Lloyd George's Harvey (the F.S., Ambassador) as they drove in open carriages from Parliamentary engagements. the American Embassy to the Abbey, escorted by mounted police and five hundredt American troops from the Rhine wearing steel helmets and carrying rifles. Fifty sailors from the American war- ship Olympia, which will convey the remains of the American Unknown Warrior from France to America, were drawn up outside the Abbey, also detachments of Guards. Bluejackets, Marines, and the Air Force. The Duke of Connaught-representing the King, the Premier, Earl Hai. Viscount French, Viscount Allenby, Field- Marsha Mr. William Robertson. Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson the Earl of Cavan, Sir Churchill. Air Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard, Lord Lee, Sir Worthington Evans and the High Commissioners and Agents-General for the Dominions were among the distinguished
personages at the Abbey.
Col. Harvey, in a speech, pointed out that the Medal was the highest military honour bestowable by the Government of the United States. It comprised a message of fraternity from Americans tu the people of the British Empire. General Pershing, laying the Medal on the Tomb in commemoration of British sacrifices and as "a slight token of our gratitude to and affection for Britain." asid: "Let us profit by the occasion and, under its inspiration. pledge anew our trust in God that He may guide our faltering footsteps into the paths of permanent peace. Let us resolve together in friendship and confidence to maintain towards all peoples that Christian spirit
that underlies the character of both nations."
Mr. Lloyd George. replying, emphasised the Imperial significance of the tribute to the representative of nearly a million British dead, and said that America's homage would be a perpetual reminder: that the fundamental aims of the two democracies were the same and a solema pledge that the two mighty peoples who were comrades in the Great War had resolved to remain comrades to guarantee the great peace.
1.S. LABOUR BOARD'S RAILWAY STRIKE PROPOSALS.
Preparing for Emergencies.
Washington, October 17.
avert a railway The Labour Board propose, in order to strike, a reduction of freights equivalent to the reduction of wages recommended in July, also the withdrawal by the railways and the operatives of the farther reductions and the strike order respectively pending the Board's action...
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日八十月九
MOTOR CASES.
Charges of Reckless Driving.
SINGLE DOPP: 10 CTR
25
130 PER ANNUM
HAPPY ETREAT
FRACAS
Manslaughter Charge at Sessions.
Dutch Red 1..
MR. HOLYOAK RESIGNS.
Vacancy on the Council.
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Ora Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI EDUCATION..
› Shanghai, Oct 17, American School raised
The
As will be seen by cur adver At this morning's traffe sea-
A fracas at Happy Retreat, in tisemens columns on Page 4-to- sioas at the Police Court, the driver of motor car No. 150 was which a man named Chenng Les day, the Chamber of CommerDR. summoned qu three counts, lack-was so severely injured that he announos that a special meeting ing a licence, driving in a reckless shortly afterwards died, led to of the Chamber will be held on manner and causing injuries to the appearance of Lo Kwai in the Tuesday, October, 25th for the fically, not dock at the Criminal Sessions, purpose of electing a successor to pedestrian, and
before the Chief Justice, Sir Wrabe Chamber's seat on the Legis- baving his rear lights showing.
Inspector Garred said: In this Rees-Davies, this morning. Pri-lative Council, in succession to case I ask your worship, to gira soner way charged with man- the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, who
has resigned.
Than in the first public intizam- a week's remand as the man who slaughter.
From the prosecution's_story, was knocked down is not well enough to attend court.
outlined by Mr. G. H. tion that has been given of Mr. The summonses were accord-Wakeman (Crown' Splicitor), it Holyoak's resignation which, in ingly adjourned for a week.
appears that shortly before 10 view of his reesat serious india The drivers of motor cars Nos. o'clock on the night of Sept. 19th, position, has doubtless been made with the offence of reckless road and some fokis walking be sure that the general public of 333 and 2 were charged together, deceased was walking along the on grounds of healty. We feel
driving.
hind, when fiver six men made a Hongkong will join with us in Inspector Gerrod said that rush at Cheung, one of them being wishing Mr. Holyoak a speeds bis former good It is agnounced from Belfast that it has been decided to about one o'clock on the 9th in-prisoner, who was previously seen recovery to
Mr. Holyoak first joined the were proceeding in the Police holding a bamboo carrying-pole. reorganise the Ulster Volunteer Force in consequence of the in-saat he and a traffic sergeant standing by the side of the road health. activity of the British Government in coping with Sing Fein, who
towards West Point. When for" deceased, and, although he the Chamber to succeed the late. have established camps in the Unionist quarters and are openly cycle in a westerly direction. Prisoner was seen to be "making Council in 1915, being elested by to ad. Mr. E. A. Hewett, C.M.G. His WES not actually seen drilling with rifles and machine-guns."
Sir James Craig, in the course of a spirited reply to Sinn Fein they arrived at a bend in the
came minister a blow, he was heard to opponent on that occasion was Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar. Except criticisms of a recent speech by him, declared that the sit Ulster road those two drivers
other, and had they not applied He was one of the crowd, said during his vacations on leave counties hung together and would not allow tampering with them.round the corner, one behind the shout "strike." He strenously countered the idea that Ulster was a bargaining factor the brake to clear the cycle on Mr. Wakeman, and was therefore Mr. Holyoak has continued to in the present ituation. Ulster wanted nothing except to be left to the far side be believed rost an responsible whether be actually represent the Chamber, on the work out her own destiny.
accident could easily have hap-committed the crims or not. At Council ever since his original pened. He should say the drivers the Police Court, continued Mr. election. were going along at a rate a little Wakeman, prisoner stated that over 20 miles an hour. There he bad notning to say because he was one feature of the case which
was not there and knew nothing although it was not law, he should about it. like to point out to bis worship. Previously, when he was arrest- This was that that road could be led and charged at the Police used by cars proceeding in only Station, prisoner said he was no: one direction. It had been a matter there, but at the preliminary trial of general understanding amongst he was unable to substantiate that row width of the road in question, One of the witnesses after the motorists that owing to the par-statement, A Cleveland message states that the President of the Locomotive care should only use it when sauls, Mr. Wakeman said,
found deceased, lying foampaign for Tis. 150,000 for Engineers Union has declared that the Board's proposals are not going to Repulse Bay, and that on reported the matter to the police, Ti 10,000 on the fires day of its
before new buildings. There will bould be. takes. A fire of unconscious, sharls fossible. Meanwhile the authorities are making every preparation the return trip another route who to maintain food supplies and the conveyance of mails. be 57.000 motor lorries available to feed New York, and cold-storage dach was imposed on the de-eleven o'clock. The injured ma The fuel prablem is the fendants. The driver of private car was taken to the Government supplies are sufficient for three weeks. Rravest. but coal merchants declare that they are able to meet the No 286, whose case was remanded Civil Hospital and attended by from last week to enable him to Dr. Moore. Deceased, who was bring up his employer, Mr. Liauffering from number of} situation.
Chi Fong, Assistant Mana-wounds, remained unconscious
Bant of the
of East and died shortly before midnight Asia, was this morning convicted on the 20tb-practically twenty- on the charges preferred against four hours after the disturbance. him of driving recklessly and with With regard, to the identifica- disregarding the orders of a traffiction. Mr. Wakeman continued, a previous bearing that the speed behind deceased, saw prisoner on ceremonial in January. maintained was 20 miles an hour. the night in question with a sergeant. It had been alleged at one of the fokis who was walking Seattle to hold the annual Shrine
and as this occurred in Caine bamboo pole "going for" deceased, Road and at an hour when child and the next morning this man ran were proceeding to schools went with the police to a matshed in that locality, the Traffic where some store coolies were Department viewed it with some working near the Bowen Road, gravity.
and after looking the men there, Mr. Li Chi Fong had the picked out prisoner. evidence given in the previous Deceased's injuries were, de- hearing explained to him, and inscribed by Dr. W. B. Moore, who reply to bis Worship, ha contend-mentioned that the injured man ed that the speed was not more had symptoms of pneumonia. than 10 railes. The car was of Death was due, said this witness The Australian Labour Conference has adopted a motion calling powerful maks-50 HP. be to fracture of the skull.
informed the Magistrate-and In reply to His Lordship. Dr The message points out that the Victoria Cross, which Britain upon the Federal Government to refuse to commit Australia to any had no need to alter its gear Moore said the pneumonia had Faicy Worsteds for ladies' and
when taking the incline just to nothing to do with Chung's
of the Italian death.
An unconscious patient- is sending to Ametica, has never before been bestowed upon a sub-military alliance with or against any nation.
Convent. It had been a custom would be liable to get the desesse, ject of another nation: and adds heart-felt good wishes for the sterl
of his for the last three months but death was caused by de- ing success of the Washington Conference, in which the Ministers
to go to his office in the motor ceased's injuries. of both countries will do all that practical statesmanship can
car avery morning and the speed Witnesses were called. in sup- achieve to perpetuate the comradeship of war in the maintenance
had always been maintained at a port of Mr. G. H. Wakeman's of peace.
regular pace. He had no need to statement and prisoner called put in "pressure" ride on the evidence to endeavour to establish morning in question and did not an alibi. perceive the signal of the traffic The jury, who were Messrs. J. H. W. Armstrong (foreman), P. I. His Worship expressed the Soloman, R. E. Atwell, G. Yates, view that he was satisfied that C. F. V. Ribeiro. H. Spicer and the traffic sergeant had sufficient Ho Leung, retired and brought cause for bringing the summons in a verdict of guilty." with a He pointed out that other cars
strong Paris, October 17. were being driven along at the
mercy. At Metz at the unveiling ceremony of the monument to the same time in that locality and the French patriot, Paul Deroulede, the War Minister, M. Barthou, stated fact that the sergeant had picked that French diplomacy acts in the open and has no use for intrigues. out the defendant's car from No nation aims amongat a number of others in- The French democracy wants nothing but peaCE. more resolutely and more bonestly than France at the reduction of dicated that it was proceeding
along at an abnormal speed. the burden of military expenditures.-Harus. London, October 17.
A fine of $10 was inflicted.
Britain will Probably Reciprocate with Victoria Cross.
London Cctober 17. There has beon much discussion as to what honour the British Government shall bestow upon the American Unknown Warrior in Reuter learns that it will be return for the Congressional Medal the Victoria Cross.
The Earl of Cavan May Convey the V.C.
Later.
At the banquet in honour of General Pershing, Sir Worthington Evans. at the conclusion of a eulogistic address emphasising the
intention to confer the Victoria Cross upon America's Unknown indestructibility of Anglo-American friendship, announced the King's
Warrior.
He hoped that the Earl of Cavan would head the British military mission to the Washington Conference and so be able to present the Cross on behalf of bis Majesty.
The Earl of Cavan will be remembered as having distinginshed himself while in command of the British forces on the Italian front especially at the time of Austria's last desperate attack and during the effective Allied operatione which followed.}
His Majesty's Message to the President.
London, October 15.
The King has sent a message to President Harding in apprecia- tion of the gift of the medal of honour to the British Unknown Warrior as a gesture of friendly sympathy and goodwill which we will not forget.
SHIP-PLATE PRICES.
Drastic Cut to Encourage Trade.
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London October 17. North-east coast steel manufacturers have made a drastic cut of 70%. per ton. on ship-plates, which are now ten guineas per ton com- A big manu- pared with £24.10. at the beginning of the year. facturer declared that the industry was not ruerely sacrificing profits, but was incurring big losses in order to encourage trade.
MARKS REACH LOW-WATER RECORD.
750 to the E.'
Marks on the London market bave reached the low record of 750 to the pound. This is attributed partly to Germany, in view of the impending higher taxation, selling marks for other currencies, notably Dutch and Scandinavian, and partly to enormous Continental speculation.
THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT. -
-Resignation of Sir Eric Geddes.
London, October 17.
Sir Eric Geddes has resized from the Ministry of Transport. Mr. Arthur Neal, M.P., the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry, is carrying on temporarely.
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DEATH OF COMPANY DIRECTOR.
London, October 18.
The death is announced of Mr. Alfred Crewdson, the former head of Messrs. Horrooks.
THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE. British Delegation's Arrangements.
London, October 17.
The
In the event of Mr. Lloyd George going to Washington he and Southampton will be accelerated a couple days-namely, November Mr. Balfour will sail on the Aquitania, whose departure from 3-o enable them to reach Washington on November 11. Premier's visit, which is still dependent upon domestic affairs. will be brief in any case. When be returns to Engised Mr. Balfour will Sit Anckland Geddes will be remain as head of the mission. appointed as third delegate. The remaining delegate, Lord Lee sails an the Olymple with three Foreign Office officials on the 26th. inst.
NO MILITARY ALLIANCE.
Australian Labour Conference Resolution.
Brisbane, October 17.
BERLIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Imperialists' Remarkable Gain.
Berlin, October 17. The municipal elections resulted in a small majority for the non-Socialist parties, attributed partly to public resentment at the
The extreme Conservatives gained Upper Sile in decision. remarkable increase of voles.
FRANCE'S PEACEFUL POLICY. War Minister's Speech at Unveiling Ceremony.
FRANCO-TURKISH ACCOMMODATION.
Kemalists to Release Prisoners.
Paris. October 17,
Following an agreement between France and the Turkish Kemalist) Government, French war prisoners are to be released immediately. The first batch is expected at Marseilles to-day
Havas.
PARIS AUTOMOBILE SHOW.
Very Satisfactory Results.
Paris, October 17, The Paris automobile show closed yesterday with results vary satisfactory all round. Many and important orders for all sorts of Cats were obtained-Haras.
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PAINTERS' STRIKE.
Shangbai. Dez. 17. The painters' strike is holding up work oo buildings
THE MYSTIC SHRINERS. Shanghai, Oct. 17. The Nile Temple is coming from
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
-The next Gymkhana will take place on Noven ber 5.- Page 4.
Lane Crawford sell Silver King Golf Balls-F»ge 4.
An interesting notice re the firm of Messrs. Macdonald and Hunter appears on page 4.
Cassum Amed have a sals of
gentlemen's wear-Pago 2.
Warren's advertise Tiler.- Page 2.
There will be a combined meat- ing of the Officers' and ugineers' Goilds on October 20.-Page 4 Melting Millions" is
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film feature at the World Theatre to-night-Page 12.
Jard ue, Matheson & C sgents for the Glen Line, advise consignees of cargo of the arrival in port of the 2.8. Pembro eshire.