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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28RD. 1019.

LABOUR UNREST IN ENGLAND :

DOCK LABOURERS, MINERS, ENGINEERS AND

SHIPBUILDERS ON STRIKE

OPENING

OF NEW IRISH REPUBLICAN PARLIAMENT:

HE

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

DEMOBILIZATION

PROBLEM:

OF A MILLION REQUIRED UNTIL PEACE IS SIGNED

ECRET TREATIES DURING THE WAR:

THEIR MODIFICATION DEMANDED.

LATEST CABLES. (TSHOLON REUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE PEACE CONFERENCE. THE BUSSIAN PROBLEM,

PARIS, January 19th. Le Temps states that President Wilson. the Premiers and the Foreign Ministera

of the Five Great Powers will discuss the Hitherto, Baasina problem to sorrow, these alone participated in the Confer yesterday's plenary

except #1

Bittink DIRECT DOMINION REPRESENTA TION

LANDON January 21st. The Tits correspondent at Paris tele graphing, yesterday, states that in order

welcoined the emissaries of civilisation to Paris, which was the chief objective during four years He said of German hateful covetousness. the victory of the Allies was essentially and complete the victory of right, absolute, the enemy having begged for an armistice to save himself from irremedi. able disaster.

President Poincare

President Wilson suggested that the permanent Chairman of the Conference e M. Clemenceau, saying France was deserving of precedener because she had undergone the most tragical sufferings of the war, and it was more delightful to honour France because they could honour

EARLIER CABLES.

ON ELECTION DAY."

AMSTERDAM, January Del. On election day in Berlin the Govern ment troops constantly searched pedes trians and occupants of motor cam and carriages for arme.

SERIOUS DISTURBANCES IN THE PROVINCES.

I

LONDON, January 20th.

Government

THE DEMOBILISATION

QUESTION.

MEETING OF WAR CABINET.

LONDON, January 20th. The Timer learns that it is probable that a British Army of at least a million men must be maintained until peace is signed,

THE LIQUIDATION OF A GERMAN FIRM. BREACH OF COMPRADORE'S AGREEMENT.

In

AN INTERESTING CLAIM,

His Lordship observed that

A

might go to Singapore, and find that a Proclamation was in foren there, and bo might then come to Hongkong and, find that

was not in force,

Mr. Alabaster asked if Mr. Pollock argued that a Proclamation came into.

London Gazette 1 forex on the day of its publication in the

Mr. Pollock replied that his 'contantion: was that a Proclamation come into effect on the day of its proclamation.

Mr. Alabaster asserted that Mr. Pollock

the Supreme Court, yesterday, before the Chief Justice (Sir Wm. Rere- Davies, K.), the hearing was continued of the action in which Mr. John Owen Hughes, liquidator of the business and personal affairs of Albert Willem Arthur had not produced any evidence to prove Becker (a partner of the firm of Messrs.xactly when the roclamatin was made. Bander, Wieler & Co.) and Messrs. Harry His Lordship asked whether there was Wicking & Co. (the liquidators of the a Home Interpretation Act showing when business of the firm of Messra. Sander, a Royal Proclamation world become Wieler'& Co.), claimed from Chin Wah,

operative. compradore of the firm, $65,000 for damages, losses and expenses incurred by breach of a compradore's agreement.

Mr. Bonar Law returning from Paris to preside at the meeting of the War Uabinet to-morrow which is hoping to In connection with the German Elec-rench a final settlement as regards the Lions, bring, including machine-gunning, demobilisation question, occurred at night-time in the vicinity of THE MONARCHIST MOVEMENT the Varustert a buildings.

IN PORTUGAL. troops retaliated, whereupon the Sparta-

RISINUS IN SEVERAL TOWNS. Apart from this ciste discontinued.

Mr. Alabaster referred the Court to the sporadie firing, nothing important oceur-

Vivos, January 20th.

Letters' Patent Act, 36 and 27 Victoria, it is stated that a Monarchist rising red in Berlin.

Chap. 20, Piggott, in which it was stated

The

that Letters Patent, which, Mr. Alabaster out has broken out in many towas in northern

submitted, were exactly the same as a A icature Portagalinginding Oporto,

M. Paiva Couceiro is said to have pro-K.C. (instructed by Mr. H. J. Gedge) Royni Froclamation, came into force in

appeared for plaintiffs; and Mr. C. Q.

the Colonies only when published in the Alabaster, O.B. E., and Mr. Eldon Potter Gazette of the different Dominions (instructed by Mr. 1. D. Wilkinson) appeared for the defendants.

clections WEID without disturbance.

carried

of the elections 228 that women and soldiers voted for the first time, the claimed himself Premier and War Minis former being particularly in evidence.er. Families mostly proceeded en bloc Lo thoi polling booths, led by the head of the family.

Serious disturbances occurred nt eume; provincial places. The Spartacists fired' on the polling booths at Hamborn, partly prevented voting at Kattowitz and stole the voting urus at Dinslaken.

HAMBURG QUIET.

COPENHAGEN, January 21st

A message from Hamburg says the elections passed off quietly. There was heavy polling.

LATEST CABLES.

THE

INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST CONGRESS

FIXED FOR JANUARY 27TH.

Internationa Socialist

Congress

for

The Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C O.B.E., and the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock,

Mr. Pollock said that the first point bef had to argue was whether Mr. Alabaster's contention -ne to the serund Procluna- ion (of September 19th, 1914) no having into force till October 6th

come

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His Lordship observed there was great difference between Letters Patent and a Proclamation notifying a declaration of way. The latter was an extremely urgent matter, and had to come into effect im- mediately.

LONDON, January 20th. The Times' Correspondent at Berne, telegraphing to-day, states that Mr. A.

Mr. Alabaster agreed, but said that his Henderson and M. Buysinanns, have correct. Mr. Alabaster had pointed nut arrived and have provisionally fixed an the difference between the August and the Joint was that the Procianation was a September Previrmations, that the words warning, and no warning had been given to them. In so far as it was a licence, it By the King" in the beading of the January 27th.

could not be a licence when his client first were not in the second, and contend

did not know of it. ed that the second Proclamation came into force in the Colony on the date of its publication in the local Gazette. He (the speaker) was going to argue that Mr.

DEVELOPMENT.

Mr. Pollock pointed out that the Letters Patent Act had been passed expressly for the purpose of saying when the Letters Patent would come into force. The Crown

the person of ber distinguished servant. PROBABLE DUCK STRIKE IN Vedrines, was witnessed to-day, when he/Alalaster's contention was erroneous and office Act contained no word to show that

M. Clemenceau.

BROTHERLY UNITY WILL PREVAIL

Mr. Lloyd George seconded the proposi

to ensure trees Leminion Representation tion, remarking that the world was thirst-

CLYDE.

NINERS FEDERATIONS DEMAND INCREASE OF WAGES.

LONDON, January 20th."

The engineering and shipyard workers!

at the Pence Conference in all discussionsing and hungering for peace. The fact of the Clyde have decided to strike on where the Eve big Powers participate the that M. Clemenceau was Chairman was January 27th for an eight-hour day, forty- British Cuverntent has decided to allo- proof that there would be no delay execpt hour week, without reduction of tho -pate the With seat to a flowinions' separate in the inevitable settlement of essential wages.

The Dominions will be

difficulties. M Clemenceau's untiring representation.

energy had helped the Allies in their represented by two delegates, when their

time of trial and he represented the heroism and gonius of the indomitable people of France.

Spreial interests are concerned and at the Bittings of the fall Conference.

It is evident through this allocation off the 5fth sent that New Foundland, who failed to secure, the status of the big Dominions, will get her share of direct A1 the opening Con- representation. feretice Mr. W. F. Lloyd, Premier of New Foundland, occupied the fifth place in The British Delegation.

BUSINESS-LIKE CONDUCT OF

CONFERENCE.

Lespon, January 20th

A Havne message Flates: The next meeting of the Pence Con ference is expected to be held to-morrow, the League of Nations being the first qucation on the agenda.

PARIS

it in any way applied to the Colonice, That was the grad distinction between the two.

The Letters Patent Act was in tended to be declaratory of the Law; it was not intended to make law.

AERIAL FRENCH' AIRMAN'S INTREPIDITY

LONDON, January 20th. A Havos message states:— A curious fent by the Airman, M. alighted with his aeroplane on the roof that the Proclamation of 'September 9th, of the epiporiom behind the opera house. and the Proclamation of August 5th were AMERICAN AMBASSADOR IN Royal Proclamations made and issued hy His Majesty the King, and that both were proclaimed to be in force, not only in the United Kingdom, but throughout

During & discussion which took place His Majesty's Dominions. It seemed

a little later Mr. Abakuster said that the evident that this was so on the face of

King's Proclamation was abrogated in "Our Dominions ** the Proclamation. would include Hongkong as well as other England when the Enemy Trading Act":

came into force on September 18th, so British Dominions. It was impossible to cut up the Proklamation into compart ments, and say that though the Proclama. Home, of only nine days. Mr. Pollock tion came into force in Great Britain, therefore contended, he said, that where as the Proclamation was not in force at it would not come into force in

A FALSE RUMOUR DENIED.

LONDON, January 20th.

A Havas message staica- The report has been denied that Mr. H. Sharp, the United States Ambassador, was resigning his post. Mr. Sharp is The South Wales Coal-owners' Associareturning to Paris. tion protests that the Miners' Federation demand for a 30 per cent. advance on wages will make the price of con! pro- hibitive.

A WAVE OF LABOUR UNREST

LONDON, January 2lat. A wave of labour unrest is at present!

Re M Clemenceau returned thunks.

as friends; we said: "We came here hope to be leaving the Conference room passing uver the country, involving Everything will be sub-miners, engineers, boilermakers and many a' brothers. ordinated to brotherly unity."

The subject before the Conference at the next meeting will be the League of

Nations.

NEUTRAL COUNTRIES DIS- SATISFIED.

LONDON, January 21st. According to Reiter's Correspondent at Paris, the Peace Conference's decision that belligerens nations alone discuss and fix the League of Nations rules bas caused

considerable dissatisfaction among nou-

The business-like manner in which the trals. The British proposals for the Delegates got to work under the proLeague have been completed sideney of M. Clemenceau has created a good impression, and is a good augury! of the future.

The Conference desires to show the worlds' democracies the earnestness of their endeavour to fashion a plan for cneuring the future prace of the world, which is necessary before they determine

the future of Russia.

extradition.

LATEST CABLES.

TROUBLOUS GERMANY. THE NEW GERMAN CONSTĪTU- TION.

BALE, January 21st. The following are some of the chief points of the draft of the new German Constitution which has been officially

kindred trades.

The concession of a forty-seven hour week to the engineering trades bes beer causing much friction, and 150,000 men in London alone are striking.

Men complain of the stoppage of number of recognised privileges including breakfast and tea intervals and the few minutes grace in arriving at work,

On

The members of the unions concerned met the London District employers January 10th and declared that the trouble was well in hand,

EARLIER CABLES

THE ARMISTICE.

BLOCKADE TO BE PARTIALLY LIFTED.

PARIS, January 20th.

A Havas message says: An important agreement has been reach

the

Dominions till something else had bap pened.

that the Proclamation had a life, at

Home, it was in force in the Dominions. It had to be remembered that both the

King's Proclamation of September 9th. and the Enemy Trading Act were pub

Fisher in the local Gazette, on the same" day, October 6th, 1914,

His Lordship wanted to know whether ed among the Great Powers concerning it came into force in Englund on the day the blockade of Germany which will be lifted to a certain extent to relieve the it was proclaimed. shortage of fats, thus aiding in quelling the spread of Bolshevism, but the blockade remains the biggest weapon in the hands and by inherent law it also came into admit that the Proclamation was abolish of the Allies to fore the terms when sign-force in the Dominions. ing the final Treaty.

ESTHONIA'S TROUBLES. SWEDISH HELP INADVISABLE.

STOCKHOLM, January 19th.

Mr. Pollock said that was exactly so,

Mr. Pollock said that he did not

ed when the Enemy Trading Act came into foros. What he did say was that Continuing, Mr. Poflock said that the the Enemy Trading Act, like the local Proclamation of HM the King had force Proclamation, made trading with the throughout the Dominions and was not enemy illegal from the outbreak of war. Mr. Alabaster said that the point of bound by the provisions of the Crown difference between them was that the Office Act; the power of H. M. the King Home Act contained a provision regard- The Swedish General Sjalmarson has to legislate was an inherent power, and ing certain things done under the Pro- arrived at Helsingfors from thoui; that same power to legislate gave him elanation which the local Ordinance did where he has been investigating the ques-power to legislate for the Dominions as not contain. He had explained this, but

Swedish voluntary tion of sending, a

well as the United Kingdom. He quite so far the other side had not done so, expedition to help the Esthonians. He

Mr. Pollock said that he did not rely states the Bolshevists are fleeing panic understood that the King bad not the stricken and now occupy only one-sixth of power to proclaim laws outside the ordi- on either Proclamation for the power Esthonia. They have murdered 600 per nury law, that was to say, a Proclamation of the King to license. This power bad ane, including women, children and the could not create new law. In the present existed for over two centuries.

aged, in the town of Wesenburg, General case, it was clear from the Proclamation Sharp had more than once referred to the Bjalmarson considors that Swedish assist that it did not purport to create any new Case of Wells v. Williams of 1607, which ance is hardly advisable owing to the pro law. He submited that a Proclamation, though a decision of the reign of William Many thousands of shipbuilding encariousness of the economical situation. une proclaimed, if it was clear that it III, was still a leading case on the sub

was intended to apply to the Dominions,ject, and was constantly being quoted. gineers in various parts of the country

THE LATE PRINCE JOHN.

at once applied to those Dominions. As the present

day. are involved in a breakfast strike "; while in South Wales the steel-workers

SUBJECT TO EPILEPTIC FITS. and several hundreds of engineers of the Allied trades at Lowestoft struck in sympathy.

On the other band the men threaten general strike if no satisfaction is given

them.

THE IRISH REPUBLICAN

PARLIAMENT.

Mr.

in

matter of fact, the Proclamation of With reference to the Proclamation of August 5th, 1914, was not published here September 8th, 1914, being still in foroc, until the following day. The Proclama Mr. Pollock drew the attention of the oth was not published Court to Ordinance No. 25 of 1914, by The medical bulletin with reference to tion of portober 31

It was clear which trading with the enemy is prohi H.R.H. Prince John's death states that here until

LONDON, January 19th,

be had suffered since infancy from that the publication of October 6th was Lited, and the proof remained that the epileptic fits, which lately became more not intended to be anything in the nature Proclamation was still in force, because frequent and more severe.

of # Proclamation issued by the Governor. in the Ordinance, the Proclamation wa The Prince passed away in sleep, follow-in-Council.

Erst words "It is specifically referred to. It was referred on September 9th showed, and not by H.E. the

lta

very

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ing an attack ning on the ficrnoon of notified that Prochond, Fretly, that to as a Proclamation Governor. With

the 18th at Sandringham.

CHOLERA IN BOMBAY

c

A report, dealing with the criminal issued from Berlin. The Empire com-

LONDON, January 21st.

it was the publication of a Proclamation regard to the argument that the Proclama responsibility of the Kaiser, has been prises the present States and those Book-

already issued by H.M. the King, and, tion was in force for only nine days, the The Republican Parliament, in Dublin, Frenching admission on a basis of self-deter-

secondly, prominent

that it came into force on спас of

Mannheim proved Ingoll 2 prepared by two

is opening to-morrow.

A HEAVY DEATH ROLL. Foreign affairs, commerce, Jurists and has been handed to the mination.

A thousand tickets have been issued to'

September 9th, 1914. Mr. Alabaster had otherwise, for there was in that caso un said that it was a notification by the express reference to the Proclamation, visitors.

BOMBAY, Jan. 8th (delayed). Delegates. It amounts to a ples for his banke, and exchanges, inbour and land

The proceedings are expected to occupy

Following the influenza epidemic Bon-Governor and, therefore, came into force showing that the Proclamation was in legislation, and aviation are included two hours, and will probably be opened

w in Irish but n'ish will be used later. bay is now suffering severely from cholera on the day of its publication. On this force when the case was decided in 1917. After the citing of various authorities All Germanя

the spread of which is largely attributable point Mr. Pollock referred the Court among Imperial matters.

The agenda includes the drafting of stand to the heavy influx from the famine disordinance referring to the

by Mr. Pollock, the hoaring was adjourn Section 43 of the local nations; ratification and ap-. will have the same rights before the law;ing orders, the

triots. The deaths in Bombay during the all privileges and advantages of birth, ference, the declaration of independence, which 750 were due to cholera. In the under his local powers as the representa

pointment of Delogates to the Peace Con-week ending January 4th wero 1,900, of and notifications issued by the Governo ed until this morning. and a message to the free nations of the preceding week, there was 1,000 deaths, of tive of the King. Mr. Pollock submitted which 550 were dag to cholera. The latcet, that the proclamation in question did not social condition or orced are abolished.

figures, however, show a considerable im- come under that Ordinance.

venient.

AHAB ASPIRATIONS.

PAALS, January 20th. A Havne message sayı:... Emir Feisul, son of the King of Hedjaz, is a Delegate to the Conference and has expressed in the next pers the nspira tions of the Arabs to re-establish thom-

selves ne a nation, restoring the ancient Kingdom, a science, literature, and philosophy.

EARLIER CABLES,

LUXEMBURG'S POLICY.

LUXEMBURG, January 20th.

The Grand Duchess has issued a pro- |

clamation declaring that the country's

international relations must be based on

a cordin! friendship with the Allics.

ELECTION RESULTS.

AMSTERDAM, January 20th.

world.

:

WAR-TIME TEA RESTRIC- TIONS.

S

A PLEA FOR THEIR ABOLITIJN.

LONDON, January 13th.

His Lordship pointed out that the very next section stated that the Governor enuld not amend or alter any Proclamation of the King

BILLIARDS.

CARRISON CHALLENGE CUP. SECRET TREATIES DURING THE WAR

The crampetition for the Garrison Pil liard Challenge Cup, presented a few MODIFIED BY LATER EVENTS.

years ago by the Hongkong Volunteers, Mr. Pollock thanked His Lordship for commences on Monday evening • The LONDON, Juary Stat.

pointing that out to him. It further draw took place yesterday at the Boldiers": The Duity New Paris ce rrespondent,i,7

strengthoned his argument, & Royal pro- Club, G.B.M., A. E. Hurle prosiding. telegraphing yesterday, state that bo

clamation as, he submitted, an emann There were eight entries and the result baa learnt from a trustworthy puro that The Tinc anys the to trade is distion from the power of the King, and it of the draw was as follows:- British circles were of the opinion had antialled at the continuance of the war. took effect/territorially according to ir izn Co. R.G.A. ». ROYAL ENGINEERS. secret treaties made during the

here wore Our

1st Garr. Bn. Monchostar Regt. v. 87th A telegram from Berlin'states that the be regarded as profoundly moda "ould time restrictions. Probably the Govern⚫ terms.

by ment will be pressed to allow the trade Dominions." He submitted that the Pro. Co. 1.G.A. Inter events, such as Amarico's, ontry into exeries of individual enterprise ich ichimation did apply as from 9th Sept. elretion results in the districts of Wur- the war.

Is maintained, is now cantial if the

Staff and Departmenta. v. RA. #Ba temburg and Hohenzollern were na fol- merien is taking a strong line on the whole industry is not to be permanently any other construction would be absurd,A.M.C. 1, 83 00. ILG.A.

numerous reasons why Bubject.

injured.

Froclamation should not be publin woll in Bounts Mean. lown :--Central Party, four sonla; Bour- The correspondent says that the Para, a

The first game will commence on Munt is understood that if the present flat

ap.m. and the second Exactly 48 years, day for day, after, geof and Possunta League two; Demo- and China, ngrementa fall to the ground price of Rs. 8d. per pound is abolished, all the Colonies on the same day he bday evening

but he understands there is an ogromnen

the large distributing firms are prepared Home telegraphic delage, mail dolnye, and third games as soon as possible after The foundation of the German Empire at eratle Party, four: Social Democrats, between Japan and the Allies, giving to guarantee that all the sheap ton that netion of submarines, et, and it who the completion of the preseding, Ram

Japan the possession of the Caroline and

is required will be available, and no less absurd to say that while Pronlamation Threo gunes will be played each evening. Versailles, the Pouco Conference opened oven; Independents, it; Eighty-seven Marshall Islands, which Australia strong shall be incurred by the Government was in force in ons Dominion it might The aggregate points obtained by them Yesterday in Paris.

·lenme-will "decide the match. per cunt, of the cleuterate volod,

through the liquidation of supplies. dy' oppulen.

A MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARY. PANIB, January 20th.

A Havna masange anyo:-

not be so in another.