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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 10TH

THE ONLY SAFEGUARD AGAINST GERMANY:

AMERICAN MERCANTILE MAGNATE'S VIEW.

RUMOURED GERMAN GOVERNMENT CRISIS.

AUSTRIAN PRESS ADMIT THE WAR ORIGINATED IN VIENNA.

FOOD RIOTS IN ITALYL

SOME OF THE PROBLEMS CONFRONTING EUROPE.

EARLIER CABLES,

THROUGH BELTÚR'S AGENCY. }

PROBLEMS CONFRONTING

"EUROPE

THE PEACE TREATY. AUSTRIAN PRESS COMMENT

VIENNA. July 4th. The Presa, discussing the Peace Treaty, say that America and England are now

ARMY PENSIONS STATEMENT REGARDING ALLOY

ANCES

Loxnos, July 6thi The Minister of Pensions writes to the Press with reference to Sir Douglas Haig's evidence before the Pensions Com- mister on July 1st.

He says the figures quoted referred to the past and not to present rates, He instances General Haig's statement that A second lieutenant in a sanatorium, after paying the sanatorita charges, had "a balance of only a year for his wife and children, and shows that the total compensation in such an ease would be E412 a year and the balance now would

ABMY SPORTS.

ROWING EVENTS,

LONDON, July 5th. At Henley, in the final of the King's Cup. for Allied, sights, the Australian Army beat Oxford University,

In the Anal of the Kingswood Sculls, Private Hudel (New Zealand) beat Liont. Hussey (Rhina" Army) easily."

OBITUARY.

SIR WILLIAM MACGREGOR.

LONDON, July 4th, The death is annoupsed of the Right Hoa Sir Willian MacGregor,

[Sir William Macfiregor, P.C.. G.C.M.G.. Han, E.D. (Edin.), 1.1.D. (Aber:), ELD. B., MD. berti. Hon. D.Se, (Camb.), he £178, apart altogether from mainten-Queenslands, F.F.P.S. (Glas), was born in aase and education allowances for the Aberdeen and Glasgow, and was formerly Scotland in 1987. He was educated at children according to age

Resident Surgeon and, Resident Physician of the Glasgow Rayal Infirmary. He was up of the eyelids in 1973, Surgeon of the pointed Assistant Government Medical Officer', Civil Hospital Port Louis, Mauritius, in 1874 and Chief Mediea) Office, Fiji in 1875. He was Receiver General and Administrator (Commissioner and Consul General for the the Government, and acted as High Western Paritie from 1875 to 1888. After Facting a- Administrator of British New Gnine for a perit, he was Governor of Lagos from 1 to 1914, Gloverme of New. foundland From 1908 to 1900 and Governat at Queensland from 1900 to 1914, when he retired.]

MR. LLOYD GEORGE RESTING AT CRICO ETH.

LONDON, July 6th. Mr. Lloyd Georgé has arrived at Crie-

TASKS FOR THE BRITISH EMPIRE. lords over hundreds of millions. The jeth for a fortnight's complete rest.

LONDON, July 5th. General Smnis, when receiving the Honorary Degre_of_»L«L«D-at-Man- chester University, referred to the great ness of the British Empire which, he said, was in itself a League of Nations,

judges have assembled the nations with power to pronouner an redinomic deathị sentence by withholding supplies.

The Labour newspapers admit that the evidence shows that it. Britain and her Allies did not want the war, the origin At the Conference in Paris M. Cleof which was undoubtedly in Vienna,

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menceno had referred to our fourteen re-i presepratives Lloyd George's Ray- nges," but they représented realities with no nonsense about thein, and the British Empire with its great political prepon

·derance was going to play an important part in the world's future,

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We fought not only for victory but for ideals and, principles which we intended to see triumphant,

No country had emerged from the war so-fat and rich ns America, with her tremendous resources, and it was for the Empire to see that those resources were used "to the best advantage to benent Europe, which was in a very bad way,

Turkey had long been referred to as the sick man of Earope but the Central

States, in his opinion. were in a much worse position. It was for Great Britain to put Europe on its legs again.

INDEPENDENCE DAY"

PARIS

IN

AMERICAN CELEBRATIONS.

Paris, July 8th.

A Haves message says:— Franco-American

fellowship found marked expression during the celebration of Independence Day" in Paris. A mighty throng, watched a French and Amarican review in the Place de la Can- corde. President Poincare and Marshal Foch were present.

THE ONLY REMEDY AGAINST GERMANY.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Paris gave a banquet to 380, guesta, among whom were Marshal Foch and the French Ministers. Mr. Walter Berry, the President of the American Chamber, said that the only remedy against Ger Xanny was ♫ definite armed alliance of France, Great Britain, the United States and Italy. It was useless to reckon on

PUNISHMENT OF WAR.

CRIMINALS. STAMPEDE OF OFFICERS FROM

GERMANY.

LONDON, July 5th. The Allies friness in demanding the surrender of the German law-breakers han led to a regular stampede of conscience stricken officers, particularly submarine

pen,

neutral countries, while others are hiding Many have already escaped to

in Germany.

́Although, with the exception of Admiral von Tirpitz, the names of the guilty have not been published, it is expected' they will include the worst submarine men and those who bombardet open seaside towns, legal minelayers, sinkers of hospital hips, and the leading looters in Belgium

and France.

HUNGARY.

AN APPEAL TO THE ALLIES.

L'OPENHAGEN, July 8th. A number of fugitive Hungarian politi. ciana have arrived in Vienna, to appeal to the Entente to liberate Hungary from the domination of the Bolshevists and help the Hungarians to form u moderate Socialist Government.

GERMANY. SUPREME ARMY COMMAND

...DISSOLVED.

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COPENHAGEN, July 3rd, The German Supreme Army Command is to be dissolved to-day. The Premier has telegraphed to General von Hinden- burg. thanking him for his services SERIOUS CRISIS IN THE GOVERN.

MENT.

MR. H. H. ASQUITH

A VISIT TO COLOGNE.

COLDONE, July 6th, Mr. H. H. Asquith is visiting Cologne as the guest of General Sir Willia Robertson.

TRIUMPHAL MARCHTHROUGH

LONDON.

A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE

LONDON, July 5th. The triumphal march through the Metropolis of "detachments of the Cit and County of London troops was the occasion of great demonstrations of their fellow-citizens' pride in the deeds of their

own men

Huge crowds walked the whole route from Constitution Hill through the Mall and the Strand to Tower Hill. *

Here the soldiers were greeted by 20,000 territorials," representing every unit.

colours fluttering in the bright sunshine A Guards band led the procession, with The route was three miles long.

A hundred uniformed" nurses from the

Eve great London hospitals participated, and were particularly enthusiastically received.

TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT. THE "R" NEAR NEWFOUNDLAND.

ST. Jons's, July 3rd.'

The was 400 miles north-east of St. John's at ten o'clock this evening (Greenwich time).

TO MEET THE R

ST. Joнx's. July 4th. A Hindley-Page machine left for New York yesterday. She expects to sight the R. 34, which, it is hoped, will reach her destination to-morrow.

THE PROGRESS OF THE R. 31."

LONDON, July 5th.

1919.

A PORECAST OF THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY,

THE PEACE CLEBRATION ▼

The fireworks display organised by the Peace Celebrations Committee pronfises to be the finest spectacle of the kind ever seen in this Colony, A defnite pro

THE KURDISH RISING. PROMPT BRITISH MEASURES,

Lospos, July 5th-

under the influence of Turco-Kurdish | The Kurds, headed by Sheikh Mahmud,

agitators, were aiming at the indepen dence of Kurdistan from" Turkish ramme has not yet been decided upon, suzerainty. They had a ring

but the following gives sone indication Mayat what will be shown over the two nights 2nd at Sulimaniyah in Southern Kurdis Friday, the isth, and Saturday, the tan, and took prisoner some, Britishch:-. offers 'and 'men.

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A relief column, seat on May Ard, was found insufficient to accomplish the rescue of these prisoners, whereupon a large force, equipped with artillery and 'nolpeel by envatry, commandé by Major General Fraser, was concentrated and advanced on one 17th against the Bayan Pass, held by Mahmud's furces. The "pass is 3,088) feet high, with hills rising a hundred feet Ave.

further

captured at dawn on June 14th

Th sumait was

Kards, unarenstord "to hill warfare tactics, suffered heavily. Our casualties were slight. Our cavalry pushed on to Sulimaniyah and rescued the primers. Mahmud was seriously wounded and cap- tured. The situation is now satisfactory. „ESTHONIA'S WAR. CORDON ROUND RIGA TIGHTENING.

Lospos, July 4th,

An Esthonian communiqué staten : ---

The

Opening Salute, 9'" and 10" marooris, Sideplay of rockets, all Camouflage burning of sows,

varieties

Water fireworks.

sizes and

Crossfire of golden rain rockets. Flight of larg bembshells, War Signal Balloon with magnesium

illumination.

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Set pieer. Over the top. Flight of Tourbillions. Golden rain and cross-fire rockets. Golden rain wheals.

Set piece, "Allied shields.** A

Italian Colour-wheels,

Release of large war-signal halloon.

Mammoth golden shower wheels. Sot-picer Union Jack."

Mammoth trepiece design. Niagara falls.

Willow-tree

design.

Assorted Detopus Bombshells,

Artillery Italian Colour Funtain Battery. Mammoth Set-piro Bombardment of Zeebrugg Mole," 300 feet long, showing battleship in action and the destruction of the Mole.

Ser pive God Save the King."

The display will take place about 300 feet from the Praya, opposite Statua Square, where a large raft far. the set- picces (now in course of preparation) will f archered, as the large rockets will also be fired from the position towards the centre of the harbour, parties who may wish to view the illuminations and Ekthpaian warships expoural the fort-fireworks from Jaunches and other craft of "Bolderas, at the mouth of the hot be permitted to approach within a in the harbour are warned that they will Dwins and chased German craft, of certain distance of the operating base, which they sized four.

be indicated later. Riga is now being attacked from the north, east and west. The cordon is ever tightening.

CANADIAN LABOUR UNREST. GENERAL STRIKE CALLED OFF.

Viscoves, July 3rd.

The general strike has been called off. The men have been ordered to return to work this afternoon.

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which will

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display-wireworks-also a unique

probably be shown on Fri- afternoon or Saturday forenoon, or they may I kept until the Children's Day The date of this feature of the celebrations, has not yet been decided, owing to the altered arrangements.

THE WATER DRAGON.

The Water Dragon is to pass through the Harbour on Friday night. This fiery monster will wind: its tortuous. way from Yamati, pass Holt's wharf, rest of the Praya at Queen's Statue then cross to the Naval anchorage, pass wharf. and finish up near the Harbour Office Launches and other craft re warned to give it a clear course and a

The went a wireless message at 8 p.m. yesterday (Greenwich time) that she was over the Island of St. Pierze, south of Newfoundland.

Johns

She has ap AMERICA'S POST-WAK ARMY.wide berth, paredily abandoned her visit to St..

PËACE-TIME STRENGTH OF 254,000.

WASHINGTON, July 4th. The War Department has ordered the

1 Lobos, July 5t5. The difficulties which the 14 is en-

countering are strong head-winds. Her demobilisation of the Army by September announced prizes of $300, 3200 and 8100 petrol is also running short.

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LONDON, July 5th The King, surrounded by a brilliant. The position of the Rt. 4 at midnight staff, took the salute outside Buckingham was 59.40 North and 15:45 West. Palace, where two Guards bands played the troops past!

Cavalry bands were planted outside the Mansion House, where the Lord Mayor welcomed the troops within the city.

SYDNEY (NOVA SCOTIA), July 5th. The-stas" miles away at 14 am. (Greenwich).

IN DISTRESS.

Boston, July 5th. Fifty other birds played in the proces The 2.34 is in distress. She has asked sion. Volunteer endets and V.AD.American destroyers to tow her. lined the streets.

LAWN TENNIS. FRENCH GIRL WINS LADIES'- CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND. Losboy, July 6th.

In the challenge round of the ladies' singles championship competition at Wimbledon, Mlle. Suzanne Letiglen (France) beat Mrs. Lambert Chambers (the holder, England) by 108, 4-6, '9-7-

A DRAMATIC FINISH.

BERLIN, July 6tb. Rumours are circulating in Weimar of serious crisis within the Government. Ten thousand persons, including Their the honour or the pledged "word of the regarding the new division of Germany, Majesties, watched the match. The And the views of the Imperial and Prussian Governmenta conflicting-

German nation.

General Pershing stated that the con- 'ditions laid down in the Peace Treaty must be fulfilled in every respect, and must be carried out in the fullest com prehension of the terms.

TRIAL OF THE EX-KAISER. GERMAN EX-PRINCES APPEAL TO KING GEORGE,

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BERLIN, July 5th. The Kaiser's five younger sons have telegraphed to King George placing them selves at his disposal in the event of their father's extradition in order to spare him

such degradation."

FRENCH PRESS SURPRISED.

PARIS, July 6th.

A Havas essage says:—

Tas French Press is surprised that the Allied Tribunal is to sit in London for the trial of the Kaiser, as the Kaiser was France's enemy before he was Great Bri- tain's; but the French public understands that France had already the privilege of precedence in the matter of the Peace Conference.

ITALY

SERIOUS FOOD RIOTS.

ROME, July 8th. Demonstrations of protest at the dear ness of food have occurred at Turin, Leghorn and Palermo. The tradesmen of Rome have agreed to a fifty per cent, reduction in prices.

Food and clothing shops in Milan and other towns were raided. One man was killed and several injured. Disturbances are reported at Brescia..

Tradesmen in several towns have con- siderably reduced their prices.

DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF

: LIVING,

ROME, July 4th The high cost of living has led to dis- turbances in Bologna, Florence, Ancona, and elsewhere,

FRENCH INTEREST.

PARIS, July 5th. Havas message nuynt- All France is following with deep in terest the royage of the Rt. 4 from Scot land to New York.

A certain amount of disappointment is expressed, for, it is remembered that France once led the world in aeronautics.

TURKEY.

PEACE DELEGATES LEAVE FOR LAUSANNE."

PARIS, July 4th.

TURKISH TROOPS ENTER AIDIN.

PARIS, July 5th,

30th..

proximately 253,000.

The pence-time strength will be ap

REBUILDING BELGIUM. MESSRS. ARMSTRONG WHIT

WORTH'S PLANS.

ruined Belgium (writes a correspondent of In the great task of reconstructing

The Times), one of the more prominent of British engineering firms is about to take

an

active part.. Messrs. Sir W, G. Armstrong," Whitworth & Co. Ltd., Bave entered into negotiations with the Belgian Government to assist to the fullest extent of their ample resources in restoring the kingdom's productive equipment, as that it may once more be enabled to take its place among the manufacturing States of Europe.

THE MOTOR-CAR PROCESSION. Every effort is being put forth to make the decorated motor-car procession, which is to form a feature of the Saturday pro gramine, great success. As already are offered for the cars adjudged by Committee to be the best, decorated, and every registered. owner of a car in the Colony has be invited by circular ta enter. The occasion warrants a complete entry so that the procession may be mame ching to remember. Entries close on Friday, Mesara Shewan, Tomes & Co.'s rotor department, are prepared to assist owners in the work of decoration.

CHILDREN'S DAY.'

It is part of the scheme to set apart a special day for the children.

the distribution of medals may not be of July readers a day-time function for The heat the young folks out of the question, and the Canton Mint to be ready in time for possible. The medals were ordered from the dates originally fixed for the celebra-

antuely, August 3rd and 4th, but, the Budals will be available. A back of the advancing of the dates to James War Stories," brought up to and 19th July, it is doubtful whether

date, is also to be distributed to the made to ench school to enable the Head- children, and grant of money is to be masters to arrange for such a celebration may appear to them to be most desit-

uble.

STANDS TO VIEW THE ILLUMINATIONS.

Applications to the Colonial Secretary

The scheme of reconstruction for Belfor sites for stands to view the illumina gium is planned an bold lines.

The tions will have the consideration of the different works of the firm which, during Government, who will do their best to lad the war, employed some 70,000 people, to suitable sites. whom wages aggregating £1,000,000 per month were paid-have for some time past

PEACE CELEBRATIONS IN CANTON.

to pence conditiona The large riverside shop at Elswick, where the heavy naval. and land guns were constructed during the war, will in future be occupied with A meeting of the Committee elected to the manufacture of marine engines and arrange matters in connection with the bailers. The projectile and ammunition

was not dramatic. In the third et The Turkish delegates have left for been preparing for the turnover from was Mlle. Lenglen led by 4-1, and then Mr. Lausanne. Chambera made a great recovery. She was leading by 6-5 and 40.15, with victory? within her grasp, when the young French girl won the game "and, a few minutes later, the set and the match.

Le Temps states that the Turks bave works at Scotswood are now being devoted coming Peace Celebrations was held on entered Aidin, which the Greeks evacuat-entirely to the construction of locomotives, July 7th in the Canton Club. In view of cd. A part of the town is affame. The and when fully equipped are expected to the close proximity of the

have an annual output of between 3,000 National Day it was unanimously decided · telegraph wires have been cut.

French" and 4,000 heavy type locomotives,

that the plucky Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen has [There will be much rejoicing in France won the coveted distinction of being lady

THE EX-SHAH OP PERSIA tennis champion of England. It is the Arst time the honour has gone to France. The RETURNS FROM TURKEY. In 1903 the honour went, for the first time, ladies' championship was instituted in 1884.

defrated Miss D. K. Douglass. to an American Jady, Mi M, Sutton, who

LONDON, July 5th. Douglass, however, regained the honour. ined to Persin frout Turkey and is at pre- The Times says the ex-Shah has return- Miss 1906, only to lose it again, in 1907, to Mise rent at Kasvin. Sutton, who therefore has the privilege of being the only American to win the English championship. In 1908, Miss Sutton did not

CZECHO-SLOVAKIA. RETIREMENT OF HUNGARIAN TROOPS.

telegram from Prague states that it

COPENHAGEN, July 5th.

The Openshaw Works will be largely that the, opportunity should be taken to engaged upon the production of machine join the. French community in any plans tools and small tools. The interests of they might have hpen made for July 14th,

steel trade have been, seriously

Jour

threatened of late by American competi-and that the Peace celebrations in Canton preparations have, however, been made be as follows: tion, and gloomy forebodings as to its should be held on the same day. It was future have been indulged in. Immense agreed that the day's programme should

at "Openshaw by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co to sustain the selling side of the British steal tradea The output from these works will not only meet the re- quirements of the different departments of the company, but will enable all classes of commercial steels to be supplied abroad as required.

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the title, which was won by Mrs. Sterry In 1909 the championship, was gained by Miss D. Boothby who lost it in 1910 to Jr. Lambert Chambers.

Mra lost it to 3irs, Larcombe. The latter did Chambers kept the title for 2 years and then not defend the title in 1913, and Mrs. and, as there were no compotitions during troops completed their retirement, on July passenger boats, oil tankers or beavy

was again champion. Mrs.

sweeping victory in is officially announced that the Magyar the war, retained the title of champion

Chambers

Chambers gaized

1914

important part of this arm's industrial Shipbuilding has always formed an enterprise, and the extensive yards on the Tyne are now equipped to turn out all classes of commercial craft-cargo or

Shops were looted. Some of the rioters wore killed; others were wounded, GOVERNMENT MEASURES it was wreated from her by Malle, Suzannend, from Western Slovakia to the liners.

AGAINST MONOPOLISTS

Leaglen. The match must have been full of frontiers Jaid down by the Peace Con- ROME, July 6th.

thrills, and when fuller accounts of the The Government is taking stern mea-

match come to hand it will no doubt be seen ference. aures against monopolists.

that Airs. Chambers had to put out her very The Bocialist parties disclaim respon-best tactics to withstand the vigorous play sibility for the disorders,

of her much younger opponent.]

The Czecho-Slovaks bave occupied the evacuated territory.

Not the least important part of Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth's plan of recon- struction has been the establishment of a

highly systematised commercial depart ment, with headquarters at the London offices.

9a.m.-Service in the Catholic

Cathedral 10.15 m. Union Service at Christ.

Shamben. 11a.m.-Reception at the French Con- sulate by the French Con- sul-General

Noon.-French

Afternoon.--Bome form of entertainment,

community "At Home at the Canton Club tea, with a band, and posi bly sports for the children. Evening Illuminations on both the

British and Frensh Conce sions. All householders will be asked to assist in the scheme of illuminating their. own premises.

Cinematograph perform- ance, etc.

Fireworks display given by the French community.