SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINTS & VARMISHES
EARTH
ANDEREN, "EVER & 20.
The
Hongkong Telegraph
THE ALLIED CONFERENCE
日七十月六
SWATOW- DISASTER.
FOUNDED 1991
三拜九月八英港者 WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 9,
1922.
COMBATING SEDITION IN INDIA.
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Sikh Leader Sentenced.
(Router'a Servico.)]
Criticism of the French Proposals.
(Reuler's Service.)
Loodoo, August 8.
Ak to-day's sittings, the committes of Finance Ministers and
experts runde grsal progress in the consideration of M. Poincare's proposals The Committee re-meets to-morrow morning to draft its report. The full conference will probably consider the report in the afternoon.
Information from a French souras indicates that the British representatives criticised the proposals as likely to produce a poor resalt wbüis risking ultimately the disorganising of Germany's conomie life. A French report says it is estimated that the measures would produce three or four hundred million gold marks. A French Report.
It is learned from a French souros that the Committee of exports has decided to recommend ths: 25 per cent tax on German exports be collected directly by the Reparations Commissions on the despatch of goods instead of Oərmany paying the equivalent on a round -um aN NOW.
French Proposals Rejected.
Later.
Simla, Auguet B.
New Governor of Bengal Refuses to Grant Amnesty,
Calcutta, Angust 8.
Generous Local Help?”
BERGLE COPY: 10 CER
Chan Eight Didrict Commercial Ambelation went, four representa-
Certain food
The Ghalagan¦ explained that] the moating sheshi hays been] hald earlier, was the delay war As time passék, news comes to caused by the Seinted letter off brand-which goes to show that the the Chin Chan Association, which terrible disaster which has over-did not reach him until late on
ANCIENT WEAPON
DISCOVERED.
Chinese Relic in Queen's Road.
The Hong- Ag intarseting Had' was usade
100,000 Camalties.
Mota Singh, leader of an armed gang of Akali dikhs, who was taken Swatow and neighbouring fonday afternoon arrested in the Jullundur district in July and convicted of sedition, places is even more alarming in kong Government had sent food by coolies during excavations de has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment and transportada,axtent than was at first reported. staffs to Swatow and the Bong the site of the new A.PU. baikling with a year of rigorous imprisonment
Many native towne on the coast Long General Chamber of Com- in Queen's Road Central. This in and inland have been practi-merce had decided to follow suit.
the barrel of whiât apposts to bon [cally wiped out, sad the
large cannon of antiquated pat- ba out
tern. Though rusty from its long Lord Lytton (the recantly-appointed Governor of the province), of all proportion to the first con At the request of Mr., Ip Lan-barial the condition of the metal who is touring Bengal, has twien refused to consider ́an umumiy of mervative estimates. It will take chnen, "Mr. Wong Six-yu, one of appears to be quite sound. "A political prisoners.
days to learn of the exact extent the representatives of the Chin Chinese, whom = Telegraph re- of the disaster.
Chau Association, stated that the porterquestioned on the discovery, The Sonaing, which has just|information which his Asocia-averted that the cCLADOD WAR İade arrived from Swatow, brings little tion had received abowed that thejin China, was one hundred years. fresh news of the disaster. The catastrophe was absolutely unfold, and was mounted on that spot jchief officer told a Telegraph to- paralleled in the history of Swa-before the days of the British porter this morning that some tow in casualties and damage, occupation of Hongkong, to guard Eva hundred bodies a day are beHowever extensive the destructhe Island from the ravages of ing recovered from the barbour.tion of life and property in Swa-pirates.
Replying to an address yesterday his lordship opined that the country was quiet because the disturbers of the peace wore in geol
INTERNATIONAL MINERS' CONGRESS.
Uniform Programme of Aïms.
Berlin, August 8.
It is understood that the majority opicion of the Committee of experts is against the French proposal for the establishment of The customs and the imposition of taxation in the occupied area. proposal to seize mines and forests is also reacted but the Com- mittee will be rested to consider a system of guarantees ensuring supply of cost and wood for the Allies. The proposal to Past Germany to agree to a sbars in her industrial concerns
The conference adopted by 85 1:13 a resolution by Mr. Prank being given to ItP Allies 18 likewise rejected. The Hodges requesting the governing body of the International Miner Committee cenerally favoured Signor Schaoser's view that there was Federation to draw up a usiform programme of aims and demands a contrafliction between granting a moratorium and taking German to be carried out in the mining districts of sil countries, each coun aproperty. Iwas a boy beid that these steps were unnecessary in try undertaking to support in every way possible the efforts of all
view of the guarantees lately imposed by the Committee of Guar- other countries towards the restination of this programme. antees. it was fit necessary not merely to look at some of these matters from a financial standpoint but to take into account their political and inoral effrola,
The French Minister of Finance did not attend the afternoon meeting.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
Has Surrey's Chance Gone 7.
A London. August 3. Phe Oval, Notte Isd Surrey on the fint ianings. At Manchester, Yorks led Lancashire on the first innings.
At Canterbury, in the mostoh forWoolley's benefit. Hants led Kent!
on the first innings.
At Worcester, Essex led the home county on the first innings.
Bristol. Somerset led Gloucester on the first innings.
At Brighton, Middlesex beat Sussex by 21 runs.
In the Warwick v Derby match at Birmingham and the North- anta v Leicester match at Northants the teams did not complete an Panings.
Surrey's Chance Badly Prejudiced.
Notte load against Surrey puts quite a different complexion on the county championship, which hitherto looked to rest between Yorkshire and Surrey. The latter's chances are now well-nigh| extinguished. Notts are playing with such splendid consistency that they constitute a strong measce to Yorkshire's prospects.
TO ARREST BRITISH VESSEL ON THE HIGH SEAS.
US. to Make Liquor-Smuggling Test Case.
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News in To-day's New Advertisements.
The dead are piled in the streets itself; it was feared that thej There does not appear to be any and are taken to the marshes for deaths and damage in the neigh other intention at prosent than to The International Miners" is being held at Frankfori-do-the-buriale sito noticed piles of bouring places had been more consigo this old weapon to the Main, with 119 delegates from eleren esantries, including Britain, coffins in the streets.
sarious, as they were so situated scrap heup. United States, France, Baigium, Holland, Germany, Austria, and A Subscription List Opened. that they received the fall force Hungary, representing over two million miners.
The Hongkong General Chim of the typhoon and the tidal waves ber of Commerce, at the express number of villages contiguous wish of many of its members, to Swatow were involved, and it has to day opened a subscription was estimated that one of them at its offices for the alone lost over 10,000 of its inha- assistance of the stricken area,bitants. Chiu On, a plaze about In Swatow's present state, food. 90 miles from the sax, was also A second extraordinary general especially rice, is the need rather struck by the typhoon, and many meeting of the South China Hom than money;
bat for greater beuses collapsed. The estimates ing Post Lid, will be held on facility money gf also are published by an invited, which will be convert-seated the exact toll, which, when August 28.—Page 4.
An extraordinary Meeting of ed into food shipments. The investigations were completed the Jockey Club will be held our.. subscription list will be open from inland, would no doubt be in the August 15 to consider arrange- 6. am. to 5 p.m. .daily, and from neighbourhood of 100,000.
ments at The Bros Come for the what we bear, it is anticipated Chin Chao Association had sent parimatuet and The International Committee for aid to Russia state that the that British firma and those of representatives to Swatow to con-enclosure--Page 4. position in the Crimea is likely to become serious. Normers spjother ostionalities will respond duct investigations into the im-) The T. K. K. give the usual. one-Bf15 of the ares cultivated Before the war in now belig cultivated readily
mediate needs. The problem beladvise so comagoses of ozrgo per while loanits have almost destroyed the wheat drop sown last year.j As will be sesa below, at two |fore the Association, in which the Shiny Warn on Pago 5. The plagas of locusts has also extended to the provinca of Samara. o'clock this afternoon nearly comperation of all charitably- The Jungle Goddess is showing where it is difficult to estimate how much of the crop is left for thirty thousand dollars hadinded people was cordially at the Kowloon Theatre today.→→ human consumption.
already been subscribed. It may |vited, was of a double character. Page 13
THE RUSSIAN FAMINE.
Serious Position in the Crimea.
Geneva, Angust 8.
MEXICO'S EXTERNAL DEBT.
Agreement with International Banekes Ratified.
Mexico City, August 8. President Obregon bas ratißed the agreement relative to the external debt mentioned in the message of June 17. It will now be submitted to Congress.
The earlier cable stated that the Mexican Sectatary of the Treasury had signed an agreement with the Internations! Bankers. Committee, covering all phases of Mexico's external debt)
DISORDERLY CHINESE QUARTERS IN HOLLAND.
Wholesale Deportations.
New York, August 8. New York's "Prohibition Navy," consisting of an ex-subrastine!
The Hague, August 8. chaser engaged in combating liquor-smuggling in the neighbourhood The police at Amsterdam and Rotterdam raided the Chinese of the port, bas put to see with orders to arrest the British schooner colonies and arrested over six hundred Chinese as the result of the Minnie Wallace, whether found in territorial waters or not.
recent great increase of murders in the Chinese quarters. All the arrested except a few who can prove that they have a proper means of living'in Holland will be deported to China.
The Prohibition authorities state they have evidence that the Maie Wallace sold a hundred cases of whisky to emugglers. who were captured in trying to land it at New York on Sunday night. The Deputy Surveyor of the Port of New York has stated that the Government is determined, if the Minnie Wallace is captured on the high sexs, to make it a test case to decide whether a vessel may not! be seized when it can be proved that she is used for the purpose of Violating the laws of the United States.
BRITISH WORLD-FLIGHT.
Air Ministry's Support.
London, August 8. Three British sit officers. Captains E. J. Mc Loughry, R.H. Mc Intosh, and F. Tymoms, propose to start in the spring of 1923 on a world flight on a Fairey seaplane from England by way of Bordeaux. Athens, Baers, Bombay. Rangoon, Hongkong. Tokyo, the Aleutian Holands, Vancouver, Canada, America, Newfoundland and the Azores. The Air Ministry has promised every assistance. It is intended that the whole flight shall be made in one machine.."
MANDATED TERRITORIES IN THE PACIFIC,
Question of Chinese Labour.
Genera, August 8. The report of the Permanent Mandates Commission read at the blenary session noted that in regard to the mandatory territory in the Pacific, owing to the shortage of native labour, the mandatory Powers felt obliged to import Chinese male Isbour, a step which was ittended by some danger to the native population. The Commission bopes that the question will be more closeby considered in future eports of the mandatory Powera.
IRISH IRREGULARS CAPTURE CABLE STATIONS. Communication with America Disorganised.
Igodan, August 8. Cable communication batween Europe and America has become anised in consequence of Irregulars at Kerry capturing and Valentia cable-stations, bringing the Commercial lesstasia standstill and embarrassing thei
GENERAL STRIKE IN PORTUGAL.
Protest Against New Cereals Law.
Lisbon, August 8
A general strike has been proclaimed as a protest against the new cereals law and the rise in the price of bread. Most of the shops have closed and traffic is paralyzed. The military bakery is} ready to supply-bread. The authorities are taking energetic measures to maintain order.
THE U.S. RAILWAY STRIKE.
Leaders to Confer at Washington.
Cleveland (0), August 8.
DALE 15
repre
The
member'
ba mentioned that the fund is The importance of prompt relief| Thomas Edison is bere.-Sto not confined to members of the was, no doubt, realised by all, Page 4 Hongkong General Chamber of but another matter which called Commerce; any firm or body or for attention was the reconstruc- private individual may contribute.tion of the town. Mr. Wong Sia-
LISTEN!
operation.
The first subscription list is : yu expressed the hope that all If you want la hade good
present would give their cobusiness right through the york
(then keep right on altertising. $ 500 The Chairman proposed that
$10,000 be appropriated from the) 5.000 surplus of the Flood Relief Fund)
II. E. The Officer Adminis
tering the Govt. and Mrs. Severn Hongkong & Shanghai
Banting Corpo.
Messrs Jerdina, Matheson
& Co., Ltd.
...
The University of California of the Hospital for relief work in Glee Club have a sp-cial engage- 2.000 Swalow, this amuont to be made ment on Saturday at the Repulse 2.000 goed by subscriptions later on. | Bay Hotel-Paga 7.
Mr. Li Po-kwai seconded and The Old folk like the Victrola 2,000 the motion was unanimously car--Paze 6.
tried.
Messrs. Butterfield & Swire Messrs. The Asiatic Petro-
leum Co., Ltd. kha Ind., China Steam
Navigation Co. Ltd. 2,000 Messrs. Gibb, Livingston &
Co. Ltd.
1,000) The Hongkong Electric Co.
Lid.
- D....
Messrs. Mackinnon. Mac-
kenzie & Co. Ltd. Messrs. Shewan Tomes &
The Union Insurance Society of Canton. Led. The Hongkong Hotel Co.
Ltd.
Messrs. David Sassoon &
Co. Ltd.
The Hongkong Fire Insur-
ance Co. Ltd. The Canton
Office.
Insurance
The Hongkong & Kowloon Weart de Godono Co. Ltd.
The Hongkong Land In- vestment & Agency Co. Ltd.
The Chias Sugar Refining
Co. Ltd..
The Hongkong & Wham-
poa Dock Co. Ltd.. Messrs. Dodwell & Co.
Ltd.
At the suggestion of the railway strike leadets, the president of The Holland China Trading the Locomotive Engineers' Union bas invited sixteen other railway Co..... anions to attend a conference at Washington on Friday, the object The Star Ferry Co. Ltd. being to avert the impending calamity of a collapse of transportation. | A. Sympathiser: J. Witchell, Esq.
THE RUSSIAN THRONE,
·Grand Duke Cyril's Claim.
Paris, August 8.
Chinese Help.
Telegrams to Chinese Oversees
Lammert's are selling off white and coloured priating paper to- morrow-Page 4.
Mr. Ip Lan-chuec, Secretary of
The xa. Bank: will asil for the Chinese Chamber of Com-j 1,000 merce, said that yesterday after. Bangkok on August 14.-Page 5. non he received an enquiry from will open on August 15.—Pago 4. The Peniorats. Hotel Garage
1.000 a representative of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce Chinese 1,000 as to what steps the
Chamber proposed to take in con- 1,000 nection with the relief of the
typhoon sufferers. He (Mr. 1p)
To-Day'a Exchange.
The closing rata of the dollar on
1,000 Lan-chuen) replied that the Cham-demand to-day was 21 5.9/168,
ber would work in conjection 1,000 with the Tung Wah Hospital and suggested that the Hongkong 1,000 | General Chamber of Commerce act independently. He alre 30g- 1,000 gested that British or Chinese Hongkong men be sent to Swatow to undertake relief work in 1,000 conjunction with LB.M. Consul there. The representative of the foreign Chamber said he would 1,000 convey the suggestion to his
Chamber,
1,000
The Weather.
2 p.m. Barometer:-29.55. Tez- rerature:-89. Humidity:- 68.
Lighting Up-Time. Lighting-up time to-day, 7.00
*.+n,
cided that the money be expended On the proposal of Mr. Ip Lan-according to the direction of the chaen it was decided that the local Chiu Chau Commercial 1,000 Tung Wah Hospital send, tele-Association.
grams to various. parts of the It was decided that collec 500 world soliciting subscriptions tions start on Thursday by the from overseas Chinese. This, it Hospital 'in conjunction with the 500 was explained had been done on Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
·500 previous occasions such as when
During the meeting mention 250 the interior suffered from flood, was made of the intention of the
20 etc.
$28,270
Thanks to Douglas Company,
Government to sold another 100 tons of rice to Swatow.
On behalf of the Ghis Chan the Chairman, ex-
That the Hospital depute men Mr. Lo Chung Kue, Chairman to Swatow to investigate the con- Association
of the Tung-Wab Hospital Conditions there to faciliate relief pressed his thanks to the Douglas mittee; has pleasure in informing work was urged by Mr. Ho Was Steamship Company for a contri- the Editor of the Hongkongtong, Mr. Ho said that the imbution of $500 for relief purposes,
A document has been published in which the Grand Duka Telegraph that Sir Robert Ho mediate needs should be first and the offer to carry foodstars Cyril proclaims himself guardian of the vacant throne of Rassis, and Toog has opened the Chinesa certained. In view of the big for relief to Swatow free of announces that he will refer to the Russian National Council for subscription to the Swatow Bellef casualties there must be an acute freight confirmation of his legitimate rights.
RUSSIANS REFUSE CARGOES,
Riga, Logurt, 8. Three steamers, loaded with various goods, were sent bome from Petrograd last week because the Commissaries of Foreign Trade
used to allow them to inland cargos
Fand with a donation of $5.000. need of coffins. ÁLMOK
Yesterday the Reef Fund The "sppropriation of $10,000 Mr. Wong Siu-ru said that the Committee of the Chin Chau Eight" for the relief of the distressed Tung Chat Benevolent Association District Goromercial Association, people of Swatow and that' sub-st Swatów undertook the treat-managed to collect about $20,000 scriptions be undertaken - by the ment of the wounded, while the subscriptions from the narratatile |Hospital-in conjunction with the Chưến Shum Charitable! Associá, community
Causes Gerural Chamber of Com-|tion "would" arrange for the inley Tast tight the Amóciation
solutions passed meat of the dead, Clyde intr