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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1920.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

HONGKONG SLAVERY.

EXISTENCE DENIED IN PARLIAMENT.

SECRETARY OF STATE'S PROPOSAL.

PROMINENT CHINESE TO FORM SOCIETY FOR PROTECTION OF GIRL

other

DOMESTICS.

LONDON, November

Iaw

TO-DAY'S

CABLES.

(Renter's Service to the China Matt)

ARMISTIOE DAY.

CELEBRATION IN LONDON AND PARIS.

SOLUMN MOMENTS.

LONDON, November 7.

Armistice Day this year will have even more soleman moments than last year. The symbolic burials in Londen and Paris of monymous heroes

SPECIAL CABLES.

SHANGHAI BACK CLUB.

STRIKE THREATENED.

STEWARDS ARRANGE SETTLEMENT.

[China Mail SPECIAL]

SHANGHAI, Nov. 8. During the week-end, the Race Club boys, and mafoos threatened. to strike owing to a rice allowance and the matter was adjusted. The dispute. The stewards intervened to

- in the national resting places as a tribute to unknown valour have made ammun meeting will therefore not be

of

he

to

SHANGHAL OBITUARY.

PROMINENT RESIDENT.

In the House of Commons, replying to Sir A. Yeo and Mr. Myers, an unusually strong appeal to popolar sentiment. The personal participation interfered with. Colonel Amery stated that slavery did not exist in Hongkong

King D... the Loaden

Ceremony will in any

Britisk Colony. The Colony's

did add

the historie ..interest of the occasion. not recognise the custom by which girls were transferred for Seven thousand relatives of fallen warriors chosen by means of hallet are payment from the parents or guardians to another household usually for being invited to witness the ceremony of unveiling a Cenotaph or to attend purposes of domestic service as conferring any right or title on the the Abbey service. Places for a hundred representatives of the three

Fighting Services, also the employer against the girl. There was no evidence that girls were

principal ex-Service organsa frequently ill-treated, in which event they were protected by the law is the tions. blinded soldiers, and nurses have been reserved. The former will same way as children living with their parents.

be V.Ca. or men who have otherwise distinguished themselves in "the Field Marshals will salute and 21 guns will be fired in Hyde Park. war. When the body of the unknown warrior starts on its final journey

The Secretary of State considers that the right course is to aim at gradual reform where necessary in co-operation with enlightened and¦ bazane Chinese, in which connection it is suggested that the Governor should persuade prominent Chinese to form a society for the protection and improvement of the condition of these girl domestics, which arrangement was considered preferable to a system of compulsory registration, which the Colony's officers consider impractic *ble-

`MINERS' BERIKI OFT.

WORK TO BE IN FULL SWING IN ALL MINES TO-DAY.

POSSIBLE FEDERATION SPLIT.

LONDON, November 6.

The Miners' Federation has decided to declare the strike off in spite of a smali adverse vote, because by the rules of the Federation a two-thirds majority is required to continue the strike. The question now is whether the districts which voted for a strike, particularly Lancashire and South Wales, will obey the instructions 10 resume

break work or from the Federation and continue the struggle alone. It is known that there are many extremists who favour this "course, but the responsible miners' leaders hold the opinion that the man really are only too glad to resume work and will soon realise that the terms agreed upon are advantageous to thein. It is hoped, therefore," that work will be in full swing in all all mines in the country on Monday at the latest.

WORLD'S BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.

CONTRACT FOR DEMPSEY-CARPENTIER MATCH SIGNED.

DIVISION OF PRIZE MONEY.

TWO MINUTES SILENCE.

WIFE OF POSTAL COMMISSIONER.

SHANGHAL Nov. 8.

The deaths are announced of Mr. Ernest Rochfort Hooper, a pro- wife of the Deputy Chinese Postal minent resident, and Mrs. Smith, Commissioner.

The pall-bearers will be the highest officers in the Fighting Services, and will include Admirals Lord Beatty, Sir Hedworth Meax. Sir Henry Jackson Sir Doveton Sturdee and Sir Charles Madden, Field Marshals Lord French, Lord Haig. Lord Methuen, Sir Henry Wilson, Generals Horne, Bying and Air Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard. Forty members of UNITED SERVICE CONCERT. the Cabinets since 1914 will be amongst the distinguished company attending the King at the Cenotaph.

Two minutes' silence

BECOND PERFORMINCE.

and complete suspension of all business, work, and locomotion will follow the unveiling of the Cenotaph on the last stroke of eleven from Big Ben AN EVENING FULL OF ENJOYMENT. The Union Jack covering the grave has been used for various purposes in France and Belgium.

ग

The second performance at the

A feature of the Paris ceremony, which has been planned on a no less Theatre Royal, on Saturday night, by impressive scale, will be the carrying of an unknown soldier along the the United Services Variety Concert whole line of the old front where the Battle of the Marne was fought to Party in aid of the Italian Convent Bois de Boulogne. The coffin ara will be handed over to the Pantheon first. on Friday night--and that is say at West Point, was as good is the authorities to the sound of trumpets and drums amid uplifted swords.

ing a good deal.

AMERICA AND THE LEAGUE.

SENATOR HARDING DECLARES THE LEAGUE DEAD.·

NEW ASSOCIATION PROPOSED.

Some of the muinders received, with special appreciation were Messrs. James and Simors, in a sketch on

How to Sell a Car," and also in a song.Ou la la, Oui Oui":"Mr."A. A. East in an impersonation of Mr. George Robey, in "Worse, much worse." and I Mean to Say": Messrs. Anthony and Aslen, equili- MARION, OHIO, 'November 5.

brists: Mr. and Mrs. Miles in two Senator Harding, addressing the electors of Ohio, declared that the sketches: and Mr. W. Ewington in League of Nations was now deceased, although the new administration" Where do flies go in the Winter- intended to see that the nation played its part in a new international time. The entire performance was association founded on peace.

of high order, and there being no less... than seventees numbers, an evening very full of enjoyment was spent.

LONDON, November 5.

A message from New York states that Senator Harding's declaration that, the League of Nations is dead is interpreted as meaning that he regards the unprecedented Republican vote as a mandate from Americans to abandon President Wilson's league and that he intends to carry out the NEW YORK, November 3. The contract for the Dempsey Carpentier match was signed to-day, the entente cordiale between America and the rest of the world. Thus the maudate literally, at the same time, however, undertaking the rebuilding of when the respective managers deposited $50,000 apiece. The prize United States will actively participate in the restoration of normal interna- money will be divided 24- bours before the Dempsey receiving $300,000 and Carpentier $200,000. The meeting with Germany and ultimately with Russia and Mexico.

contest, tional conditions, including the resumption of relations as soon as possible takes place either in March, or between May 29 and July ̈4.

The agreement provides for a bout of ten to fifteen rounds to be fought in the United States, Canada, Mexico or Cuba, where the law permita con- tests of the character contemplated.

SOVIET KUSSIA.

LARGE CITIES PARALYSED BY FAMINE.

ARMY'S DIRE NEED..

LONDON, November 5. Further confirmation of the serious bahwe of affairs in Russia is provided by the admissions of Lenin and Trotsky. Writing to the news- paper Pravda, Lenin declares that Moscow and other large cities are paraly. sed by famine and even the army is becoming famished. It is necessary ***to use every means to enforce the peasants delivering foodstuffs, while Trotsky states: "We want to see rebellions in other countries to render attacks upon us impossible. The Red Army is in dire need of food, boots, and clothing, and if they are not forthcoming immediately all our efforts will be futile,"

at present is obscure.

WRANGEL'S RETIREMENT:

REIGN OF TERROR.

MINES DEPARTMENT.

TRADE UNION LEADER BECOMES LABOUR ADVISER.

LONDON, November 6.

NEW U.S. CONSUL

ARRIVAL MONDAY NEXT.

MR. H. GALE'S CAREER.

Mr. William Holt Gale, the new United States Consul-General for Hongkong will arrive in the Colony by P. & O. steamer on Monday next to take up his duties.

Mr. Gale was educated at Sheffield Scientific School (Yale), and at George Washington University, where he He

The Rt. Hon. Mr. W. Brace, M.P., has accepted the post of Labour Adviser to the Department of Mines. The appointment will be the fifth studied tax and diplomacy. recent case in which trade union leaders have accepted positions in served through the Spanish-American state executive departments. Mr. Brace will retire from Parliament and War in the 71st New York Volun- also sever his connection with the Mixers Federation, He previously decided upon the latter course in consequence of attacks in connection with his coal peace efforts.

DEVILS AT LARGE.

WYNDHAM STREET THRILLY D:

11

CHINESE SCHOOL STAMPEDED.

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toers, and was Assistant Secretary of was American Consul at Puerto Plata, Porto Rico from 1902 to 1904. He"

Dominican Republic, in 1906 and 1907; Consul at Malta, 1907-10; Constil-General at Athens, 1910-14: Then the story became intelligible. Consul at Colon, Panama, 1914-15; Somewhere up the stairs the children Consul-General at Munich, 1915-17; had come upon devils. There they and Consul-General at Copenhagen were-three of them. Two men since 1917. devils and a woman devil. Ugly Washington, D.C.

His residence is in thing-naturally.

And the children had done what might have been expected of children and grown-ups, too, for that matter They had departed, heedless of the order of

under the circumstances. their going.

A RESCUE EXPEDITION,

AMERICAN MISSIONARIES, IN DANGER.

"It was this morning in Wyndham Meanwhile, the milltary situation in South Russia has become critical Down the street slope strolled a few Street. Life was moving tranquilly, owing to the release of Red forces from the Polish frontier and the com. pedestrians; along the sidewalk, sat centration of them against General Wrangel, who, foreseeing events, has 1 row of chair coolies, waiting the devils. It failed. They had made An attempt was made to capture been retiring to the Crimea. The retirement has practically been completed flower vendora at

abstractedly for customera;· the but the future of the campaign may depend upon whether General chattered"

good their escape. Whatever variety the corner of devils they were, they are at large Wrangel's forces have suffered serious losses during the withdrawal, which their wares; here and there were The children finally were persuaded Ying Tak to the U.S. Consult Can as they arranged in Hongkong this very afternoon made by: American missionaries at An appeal for assistance has been

babies playing with sounds indicative of immense satisfaction.

to return to their classes. From one direction and another

And now the question that is General it has been arranged that Mr.

ton and through the British Consul- '.

came, headed for a Chinese school imbued with the holiday spirit that Wednesday by the motor, boat “Nam appeared children, laughing as they Street is whether the children, being to their relief. He left Sara Shal on engaging the attention of Wyndham Drummond of the A.P.C. should go which has its quarters in the street pervades the Colony to-day, had by Kong." The party at Ying Tak con- Presently their voices would be heard, through the open windows, repeating

any chance tried to

But, of course, it's a hard one to child belonging to

sists of two men, four women and a answer. One never can be sure.

the American Baptist Mission. Ying Tak is 105 miles from Sam Shu on the North River and is in the possession of Yun- ninese forces who sen favourable to Kwangtung. Mr. Drummond had 'vict returned at noon on Saturday.

STOCKHOLM, November 6. If reports reaching Helsingfors are credible, the situation in Moscow

is apparently most serious. The prisons are crowded with revolutionaries whose participation was discovered in a plot which was scotched. Artillery

is stationed in the streets and a state terror exists. Between 200 and 300 their lessons, persons are shot every night. Nevertheless the revolutionary movement has not been crushed and efforts to root out the plot and beadquarters of No one would have expected that--

the leaders have not succeeded.

BALK OF WAR VESSELS.

asels had been sold fors

LONDON, November 2.

"In the House of Commons LE Col. Sir J. Craig stated that 1,231 war

0,000,000, since the armistice and 638 TMM I been scrappað, for which £3,500,000 had been malised.

The setting was peaceful? the whole atmosphere one of serenity,

Down the “stairs from the schoolroom came the children, tumbling over esch other, in | breathless" excitement.. A thrill Went the length of the street. What

Devis that's all had happened? -Whaf, indeed!

For a few initse inquirers were at a low to get the strength of

TYPHOON WARNING.

PROSPECTS OF FIGHTING. Sam Shai is full of Kwangiang troops who will probably move to Szena A number of gunbogir, and

· Longa couple of complains ara alen in the

received by the American Consulate The telegram quoted below was

General from the Mahila Obserito at 10.30 am today

Typhons frecat 138 des

and 110. dec. En