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October #0, 1920, Temperature 72..

ESTABLISHED

Rainfalt 0.00 inch..

Barometer 29.89 ..

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Humidity 31.

October 20, 1919, Temperature 76

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1920 日九初九申庚究年九國民辈

No. 18,086.

三拜禮 勝十二月十年十二百九千一英

*BUSINESS NOTIOÈS

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In this changeable weather

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MESOPOTAMĽA.

"ANXIETY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN ALLAYED.

Lasman October 18,”

A War Office communique states that all-the-families in Mesopotamia except hospital cases, are now below Kut el Abara. They are either en route overseas or have already sailed for India. This notification allays considerable uneasiness which has hitherto been felt.

NEWS OF AMUNDSEN.

TRAFFED IN ICE PACK OFF CAPE SERGE.

BELATED FOR A YEAR.

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New York, October

The New York Tribune publishes a message from Seattle reporting the arrival of the schooner "Kamchatka," The Captain declared thaz Amund- | sen cabled on August 7 that he was trapped in an ice pack at Cape Serge. He expressed the opinion that he would probably be delayed a year unless in the theantime the ship was extricated. Amundsen was accompanied by three men and one woman. The last named was an Eskimo seamstress.

RIOT IN DOWNING STREET,

CROWD ATTEMPTS TO RUSH THE POLICE.

EXCITING SCENES. -

RED FLAG DEMONSTRATION AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT.

LONDON, October 18. The march of thousands of unemployed persons from the Embankment to Westminster led to exciting scenes in Downing Street, where 2. deputation of fifteen London mayors 'was interviewing Mr. Lloyd George with regard to memployment. A crowd of demonstrators carrying red fiags repeatedly tried to rush the police guarding No. "10. Downing Street and threw stones at the police. Reinforcements, including mounted police, were called out and charged and dispersed the crowd. A number of the police and demonstrators were injured.

THE GOVERNMENTS PLANS.

LONDON, October 18. While the ruffianly element forming a part of the otherwise orderly demonstration of unemployed persons in Downing Street was indulge in disorderliness, Mr. Lloyd George listened attentively to fepresentations of the mayoral deputation.

THE DOLLAR

Today's closing rate 3/9) Today's opening rate 3/92

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Servics to the China Mall.).

THE HALLE CONGRESS.

"THIRD INTERNATIONAL

ADHERED TO.

LONDON, October. 17th. The German Independent Socialist party. holding the Congress at Halle, has adopted

s resolution by 237 votes to 136 adhering to the Third International

MODERATES WITHDRAW.

LONDON, October 17th. The resolution of the Halle Congress, adhering to the Third International, has resulted in the withdrawal of the moderates from the Congress.

ORDERED TO LEXYS»

BERLIN, October 18th. It is reported that the authorities bare ordered the Rristian Soviet delegatek M. Zinovief and M. Losovsky to leave Ger

many

COAL STRIKE.

Loxpos, October 15th. Messages from the coalfields show that the strike of mines is complete and univer.

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WE NOW HAVE LARGE SUPPLIES OF

BEETLE VIRUS.

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zal. Not a single ton of coal will, from to EXTERMINATION OF COCKROACHES

day, be produced in Great Britain until the settlement of the strike. The country will be unable to think or talk of anything else. It is pointed out that quick settlement not likely, as nothing but a ballot of the men now ena achieve resumption of work. The Government is already overwhelmed

with volunteers

Earl Haig has appealed to ex-Service men to exercise a steadying infance, Special constables are being enrolled.

Loxbox, October 18th. Although the miners' strike is now an soCumplished fact, the talk of mediation is already in the air. The spreches of the Labourite leaders during the week-end encourage the belief that railwaymen and transport workers prefer mediation to a sympathetic strike. Mhch is expected from s joint meeting of the Parliamentary Labourites and the executive of the Labour' of Parliamen; to-morr Party to-night preliminary to the opening

Losos, October, 15th.

In response to the request of the Govern-

the Jockey Club annocace the withdrawal fixtures in the current week. of the Doncaster, Sandown and Stockton

In the course of his reply, the Premier said that the Government badment to cancel racing at least for a week appointed a strong Cabinet committee to consider the whole prospect of employment. He referred to the fact that the Government had made the most liberal and generous provision that had ever been made for unemployment after the war at the expense of the very over-burdened taxpayers and ratepayers, but was fully alive to the obligations due to ex-service men. The Government's plans would be announced in the House of Commons to-morrow.

SCHEMES FORMULATED. „

He mentioned that the Government had submitted certain schemes to the Loudon County Council and had offered to find, one half if London found the other. A similar proposal was being put before the other big towns. He declared that, the Government was going to employ ex-service Men on much needed house building, notwithstanding the building trades onions" objections to relax their rules in connection with the matter. He added: "And if the building trades object they mast

take their chance.” --

WEST RIVER TRADE.

PROTECTION FOR STEAMERS..

SEVEN SHIPS RESUME SAILINGS.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

MURDER CHANGE`PROVED.

DEATH SENTENCE PASSED.

The executive of the Transport Workers' Federation, which is watching develop- ments in connection with the coal strike, ber 19th. It is stated that the attitude of met this morning and adjourned till Octo-

the transport workers will not be defined till they meet the railwaymen.

FARIS, October 17th.

The Government has decided to encour. go the importers of American coal by granting certain financial concessions to import American cool into France.

US, PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

INDIANAPOLIS, October 17th, Seastor Harding, addressing a meeting of five thousand and referring to the Demo- cratic allegation that he intended to scrap the League of Nations, declared that on the contrary, his purpose was to, uníte American public opinion upon the modi- Seations to the League or a substitute for 誌

ELTA (Ohio), October 17th, Governor Cox' declared that Senator Harding's speech at Indianapolis we Senator Harding and his advisers had beca ** another somersault and meant thes

Chan Wah Hi who was charged they could not get back before election caught in a No Man's Land, and saw that

The British Consul at Canton, who

The Criminal Sessions concluded recently went to Wuchow on H.M:S. "Cicala," has arrived at an agree-yesterday afternoon. ment with the Governor of that city

thar seven of the river boats should with murder committed during a day. be allowed to ply between Hongkong gang robbery, was found guilty and and Wochow under the protection of sentenced to death by the Chief aid at the Japanese question whe

Justice.

the British Bag Each of the ships

will By the British flag at its maste

Replying to a question, Governor Cox

domestic issue, and such issues should be The two men, Lam Yuen and Lam removed from the jurisdiction of the Les- head, but a guarantee was given that, who were charged before the gue of Nations.

Puisne. Judge with manslaughter,

no Chinese, passengers would be car were found not guilty and were dis ried on the boats between Samshui

and Wachow. The ships are the Tai Ming" and "Kochow," British; and the Kwong, Ying/""Kwong Harg

"Kwok Chung . Đây

Ling" and Son On," Chinese.

*AB is quiet along the river. Yes- terday H.M.S. ""Cicala" was at Samshui, and H.M.S. "Moth

Kongmoon.

xt

Word of the new arrangement, didi

charges.

BONGKONG'S HEALTH,

NO FIFIABLY DISEASE.

RETURNS FOR THE WEEK.

GREEN CASTLE (Indiana), Oct. 17th, Replying to criticisms of his proposal for an Amociation, of Nations, Senator Hard ing declared that he had already been ap- proached informally by a representative of France who asked that the United States should lead the way to world fraternity,

· ́PROHIBITION ZEAL.'

WASHINGTON, October, 17th. A clean bill of health was returned.

"The State Department has issued a state- not reach the "Kwong Ying" in time for the Colony yesterday. and that vesset sailed from Hong- In addition to the deaths of seven met hoping that ao agents of the American Government will interfere with the bag- kong with about 300 passengers for Chinese from infiems (not notifiable) gage or personal belongings of

any diplomat way ports and Wachow, who were the returns. Low last week. show or his family. landed at Samshui and brought back the deaths of two Chinese It is understood that the action is das

to Hongkong last night. The "Tai from cerebro te apinal, fever, to the zeal of Prohibition officers in seizing Ming" just received word in time and ond Jamaican from plague, Of Fooors consigned to members of embassies and disembarked her passengers for two cases of puerperal fever, both and legations here. Mr. Shouse, the Artist- ports beyond Samshai in Hongkong Chinese, one was fatal. One case of ant Secretary to the Treasury, who recently before sailing,

enteric fever, British, one case ordered Customs officers to search the bag Business is almost at a standstillatyphoid fever, Chinese, and two gage of diplomats, has signed.

cases of diphtheria, com- British and în-Vochow and will not be resumed

one Chinese, were a SP THCOTONE antil the river boats again ply from Wuchow up the river. The Chinese

in Wuchow are full of misgivings and Narming. The crews of these boats are anxious to leave the city. As it have dismantled the engines fót a

is impossible for them to leave by mumber of boats

the river steamers their only means them from being

of getting away is through Nanning There is a movnineşt

and Pakhoi. A large Beet of motor) troops" framt vo

boats, plies between Wüchow.^ and3 Lin””-

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