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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES, [TERODUK, SKUTER'S, AGENCY. ]

THE WAR ON BOLSHEVISM.

BOLSHEVIK REVIVAL OF TERRORIST MEASURES LIKELY.

LONDON, October 9th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY OQ1OBER 11Tя 1919.

LORDI HALDANE'S

RECOLLECTIONS. WHEN HE WAS WAR MINISTER,

LONDON, October 8th,

The Westminster Gazette publishes the recollections of Lord Haldane from 1906 to 1014, when he was War Minister.

Lord Haldane relates the steps taken to reorganise the army in order to cope

FAR EASTERN CABLE ROYAL HONGKONG - YACHT nine races, as they must in order to com-

NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GOVERNOR OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

MIR LAURENCE GUILLEMARD APPOINTED.

Loynos. October 8th.

Sir

Recent telegrams from Omsk report with the apprehended German peril. BeK..B., has been appointed Governor of Laurence Nunns Guillemard, that, in consequence of the successes of the also relates his conversations with the the Straits Settlements and High Com anti-Bolshevik armies, the Soviet authoriex-Kaiser and General von Bulow when missioner of the FM.S., in succession to ties have ordered the revival of extreme be visited Berlin in 1000 (which are terrorist measures.

already known), also the ex-Kaiser's visit

Sir Arthur Young, G.C.M.G. ' to Windsor in 1907, when the proposal to bold a conference in Berlin between Britain, France, Russia and Germany relative to the Bagdad railway interests.

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INDEPENDENCE OF FINLAND AND POLAND.

HasisGIORS, October 8th- General Denikin's representative Finland, General Kayanov, bas arrived in Eelsingfors. He declared that Denikin Government has inconditionally recognised the independance of Poland and Finland.

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NO DOUBT THE BOLSHEVIKS. WOULD BE CRUSHED.

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He said that the Allies has supplied the White" Armies with such a quantity

of war material that there was no doubt

the Bolsheviks would be crushed.

GENERAL DENIKIN OCCUPIES VORONEZH

LONDON, October 9th.

A Bolshevist omnique admits that General Denikin has occupied the import. aut 'town of Voronezh.

General Denikin, in

emavanique,

announces the capture of 15.000 prisoners and 15 guns in the region of Voronezh."

THE BALTIC PROVINCES.

GERMAN TROOPS DETERMINED

NOT TO EVACUATE,

accepted, but subsequently rejected by Berlin. Lord Haldane expresses the opinion that if the Bagdad question "bad been settled one great obstacle to recon- ciling German with: British and French interests would have disappeared.

BULGABIA,

RESIGNATION OF DR.

THEODOREFF.

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PARIS, October Sth. The Bulgarian Premier, Dr. Theodoreff, has resigned.

IRELAND AND HOME RULE, NEW PROPOSALS MUST SOON BE

PASSED.

LONDON. October 8th.

Chairman of the Board of Customs since [Sir Laurence Guillemard, who has been 1908 and of the Amalgamated Board of the year 1862. Customs and Excise since 1909, was born in Rev. W. H. Guillemard, D.D. In 1903 he He was the only son of the

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CLUB.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

plete the championship series. My inten tion is to reduce the number to five, and, although we shall hold nine races in all, the other four races will be for a spoon competition, and it will not be necessary They will be, as it were, practice races. to attend them if i found impossible, and I hope will prove of benefit to sail.

The annual general meeting of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club was held. Yesterday evening," in the Club premises at North Point, Mr. T. Arthur presided. and was supported by Commodore V. G. Gurner, RN, Messrs. F. Smyth, D. K.ing meinbers. Dougall" (Hon. Secretary). There was a Blair, E. W. Carpenter and R. E, Mac fair attendance of members.

The CHAIRMAN said: Gentlewers your Commodore. Mr. Sutherland, is absent from the Colony and, as a senior member; to take the chair at this meeting. I am the old Committee, I have been asked

sure you all regret the absence of the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, who has never missed a meeting.

married Miss Ella Walker, daughter of Mr. Thomas Spencer Walker. Sir Laurence was edirented at

Although the net profit is only half that lege. Cambridge.

Charterhouse and Trinits of the previous year, a glance at the

enter! the Treasury in 1988. From 1992 to 1902, expenditure side of the working account was Private Secretary to Sir W. V. Har will show you that generally the club has court and Sir Michael Hick Bench.

to been run 1902 he becme Deputy Chairman of the

as economically as in former Board of Inland Revenue, and held that years and, as explained in the report of, appointment till 1908, when he was made the General Committee, the decreased Chairman of the Board of Customs.} prefit is due to the revenue from bathing membership and the bar being less than last year on account of the absence of so many people from the telony who former ly took advantage of the club during the summer months.

NAVAL OUTING TO CANTON

PRESENTATION TO THE CHAPLAIN,

Through the instrumentality of the Chaplain of H.M.S. Tamar (the Rev. F. 6. Egstings), assisted financially by fow of his Hongkong friends, another very successful naval outing from the

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The value of the club has been allowed to stand at last year's figure, namely, 814,700, which, your Committee consider. is well within the present value of pre- perty, and the value of boats and pars.. which is now reduced to $700, is also eun-

ELECTION OF A COMMODORE.

The Daily Mail states that the lawmar took place this week, Cantonsidered a very low estimate. offers of the Crown have discovered that, being visited. The party, neeompanied under the Suspensory Act, the Home Rule the Chaplain left Hongkong by the were adopted on the motion of Cam

The report and statement of accounts. Act operates automatically on the day the after a delightful moonlight trip arrived Smyth.

18.8. Kushem on Wednesday night, and modera Gurner, seconded by Mr. F. last belligerent, namely Turkey, signs that Canton at 6.30 am. next day. Break- Peace Treaty, and 'not," as generally assumed. si months later.

fast was taken at the Victoria Hotel, The Government will therefore be com-

Shamee.. Afterward, the party was BERLIN, October schpelled to formulate and pass proposals as

taken round the ancient city in chairs, The Gerga Free Corps in Courund, amendment to the Home Rale Act places of interest. The tour was not only corted by guides, alighting at various in a proclamation addressed to the Ged within the next six weeks. man Fatherland and All civilised peoples,

interesting but very instructives Tiffin The Cabinet resterday discussed the followed at the Victoria Hotel.. says that notwithstanding the orders of special Committee's report, which gives tiffin the party was photographed, and After a wide measure of Home Rule, excluding then the members dispersed to ramble counties where Clstermen - predominate. about as each saw ft including proportional representation anda Sepate designed to protect the Protestants outside Ulster.

the German Government. ined under Entente

the Corps will remain Je on the frunt to protect the German fron- tier agakst the Bulshevists

Aseni-odial anpouncement from Er lin says that as a result of the Govern ment's appen to the Baltic trongų trans- ports are continually arriving at home, but a part of the troops is still hesitat ing.

THE RAILWAY STRIKE.

AMOST SERIOUS PHENO- MENON."

Loxpoy, October 9th. Lord Robert Creil. speaking American Press laucheun in London, de scribed the strike, as a most serious phenomenon. He afged the nyoidance of

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RUSSIA.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR EMIGRATION OF 800,000 GERMANS.

PARIS, October 8th.

motore, this will be subject to the deci- As regards the plection of a Vice Coth

to be held later on. The appointment of sion of the extraordinary general meeting

a. Vice-Commodore is necessary, as past experieners have" shown. I have great pleasure in propusing Mr. A. R.; Lowe for the office. He is a keen yachtsman, airendy and I am sure he will be a very a boat-owner-I think he owns two boats

valuable addition to the Committee.

and it was carried naanimously.

Mr. E. W. CARPENTER seconded this

The other elections were as follow:-- Hon. Secretary and Treasurer:-Mr.

E. MacDougall.

Claud Severn, Messrs. T. Arther, D. K Sailing Committee:--The Hon. Mr.

Blair, H. S. Rouse, J. B. Thomson, and E. M. Sleigh,

Rowing Committee:-Commodore V. G. Gurner, Mesars. E: W. Carpenter. A. Murdoch, J. S. Metann, R. L. Moncrief, and Major Kirkpatrick

The General Committed will be selected from the above two Committees.

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The CRA:RMAN announced that he ha revived a letter from the Private Secre tary to H.E. the Governor intimating that Sir Reginald Stubbs was willing to hecome the patron of the Club.

THE REPORT

The repart of the General Committee, 191-1919 stated: The working account shows a not proft of 811023 after writing aff for "depreciation of boats and oars 8100, which, it is regretted, does not cam- pare so "favourably as could have been desired

With

that of the previous year. wher off $418.4 for depreciation, and the ex net pruft was 25 after writing

less than last year. planation of this is that the net profit from the bathing section and bar is 8500

of the cluh-house remains

As shown by the balance sheet the value nt. $14,700, boats and cars have now been written

down to 8100, while there is at Bank a axed deposit of $1,000 and at current

reurve account

account $666.05. The now standa at $1,504,97. EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING,

GERMANY'S WORN-OUT

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RAILWAYS.

COAL OUTPUT CRISIS.

BERLIN, August 19th. Railways and coal are greatly occupy- ing the industrial mind of Germany at the moment. The conditions in both these essential industries are so bad that no

forward with anxiety to the future. wander business men' and Government officials express grave concern and look

These industries bave a vital bearing, not only upon the industrial recovery and the food supply of Germany, but also, through these, upon the political situation, "for, as an official expressed it to me to-day: When a man is hungry hungry and frozen, he is veży dissatisfied he is dissatisfied, but when he is both

aad as easy prey for political agitators."

The Corman Cavernment, therefore, is straining all its powers to overcome the tremeadus difficulties facing it, but there are few who express the hope that Ger many can look forward to any great ame lioration for a long time.

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gathered from the following details from LOSING £800,000 A. DAY- How serious the situation is can De speech delivered by the Prussian Minis- ter of Public Works. Herr. Onser, and ways. from

inquiries at the Ministry of Rail

The Inst financial years resulted in a " working loss on the Prussian railways of of exchange equivalent to £170,150,000), 3,403 million marks at the nominal rute while at the present moment the railways: are resulting in a daily deficit of to mil lion marks £300,000). Passenger traffic has shrunk to 15 per cent of the peace time traffic, express trains to 4 per ccat of the pre-war number, while the increas ed service provided during the summer months represents only 42 per cent. of the service run prior to the war. maintained. Already ten fast trains have But even this meagre service cannot be been cut out, and preparations are being made for considerable further reductions in both passenger and goods traffic. Ger

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many has, course, few goods at present, o requiring transport; but the railways can not cope with even the small quantity extant, specially as preference is being attention is being given to the question given to coal haulage. Naturally great of transporting the harvest, and consid erable anxiety is expressed on this score.

KEZATZ ENGINES.

The incapacity of the railways to pro- duce satisfactory results, or to cope with the traffic, is at once explained when one eensiders the condition of the rolling stock and its repair and replacement, and the coal situation

Before the war Germany had some

this numerical gain is quite illusory as 2000 locomotives; now she has 24.500. even

after deliveries under the Peace Treaty have been made to France. But

of these engines were built during the regards real locomotive power, as many war of create metals, and have been run

ooting in place of article five.with rats fuei, to the great detriment

articles

The CHAIRMAN: I may mention that J have been approached to allow my name tu, he put forward for this honour bat certainty of my wing in the Colony the nature of my business and the un- during the whole year round has decided The experience of last season-when Mr. me not to allow my name to be put up. Sutherland had to go on home on leave and Mr. Deaisou, who took his place. also The return journey was commenced at

went away from the Colony-is another 3. p.m. another fine mounlight trip being argument why only cow who can guar- enjoyed. Dinner was served on star should occupy the position. I have plea agreed on the motion of the Chairman,

note close attebrion for the whole period which followed, it

At an extraordinary general meeting. was inanimously During the repast Master-at-Arms Beal

seconded by Mr. H. S. Rouse, that the rose and thanked the Chaplain on behalf Frank Smyth, who has already been Com-altered as follows:--

sure, therefore, in proposing that Mr.Articles of Association of the Clab be of the Naval ratings for the many out modere,of the Club and who has always ings, whist-drives, et, that he had shown a keen interest in yachting - and

(1.) By the organised" for "their phjoyment, and rowing, be asked to assume command for alteration of bye-laws and regulations for in the repair shops which, as a rule, are

The general affairs and management of

of the engines. assured him that they were greatly ap

the Club,

the Le Matin states that the Berlin. Councilpreciated and had proved very beneficial

So much bare the agines deteriorated making, adding to, that last July 40 per cent. of them were of Workers, who have been charged with to the men,

such management and the election of itmerabers shall be in the hands of quite unable to handle the volume of No Chaplain could have eastward emigration, are negotiating worked more untiringly for their weki

Committer: consisting of eight mem-

of repairing and constructing bers and д The CHAIRMAN: Before handing over modore with the Moscow Government for the fare, and they hoped his successor would the chairty Mr. Smyth I should like to Committee.

members shall farm a Ministry of Railways amounting to two Orders hav

have recently been given by the despatch of 800.000 (Jerman, unemployed be of a similar disposition. The Chap take the opportunity of thanking all those-officin Chairman of the General Cour liveries are falling far behind the at any meeting of the General milliard marka (£50,000,000), most of

The Commodore shall be lain's health was then drunk with musi-meshers of Committee who have helped mitte and have a casting vote.

which

is for rolling stock, but the de- čal honour...

to make the year's yachting the success it shall be elected at each meeting who shailed by the shops 270 were still unfinished, Is the scheduled time. Thus at the date when absence of the Commodore, a chairman has been, more especially with regard to

400 locomotives should have been deliver the great amount of work that had to be mittee shall consist

have a casting vote. Such General Com- done in organising last season's opening

bers of British nationalVely of mem- responsible for this, and he worked very line 14 thereof the following words

(2.) By inserting in Article VI. after Mr. Sutherland was mainly the words "and have a

casting vote" in hard.

"The vice-commodore shall be ez-officio member of both.

Comittees Commodore GURNER: In regard to the latter part of the Chairman's remarks, ling thereof the wards The Vice-Com- (3.) By inserting in Article VII. after the words "

Commodore," in the first I should like to express my thanks, of Commodore

and after the words "with the

in the ninth line (4) By deleting the words

to Soviet Russi

TURKEY IN ABIA BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPY BRUSA

ATHENS, October 8th.

A telegram from Smyrna states that the

a further term.

Mr. A MERLOCH seconded this and was agreed to unanimously.

The Chaplain, in reply, said he was glad that his efforts for the men's enjoy ment. had not been in vain. He was always pleased to accompany them on craise.

class antagonism, emphasising that the British troops have occupied Brusa, hav-any of the picnics when possible, and

status of Labour thust be changed,

. BRITAIN'S EXAMPLE TO THE WORLD.

Mr. John W. Davis, the American Am- basador, drew attention to the good fling" displayed' in the strike, which was a great example to the people of the civilised world.

ing met with little resistance.

THE PEACE TREATY. THE KING'S · RATIFICATION IMMINENT.

LONDON, October 8th. Reuter learns that replies having been received from all the British Dominions, the King's ratification of the Pence "Treaty is imminent.

The attitude of the people had demon- strated love of law and order and a de termination to preserve order. For this the whole of civilisation must thank FRENCH RAILWAY STRIKE," the English people.

GERMANY.

ATTEMPT ON HERR HAASE'S LIFE.

BERLIN, October 8th.

A Viennese civilian fired six shots at Deputy Haase, to-day, outside the Reich- stag. Herr Haase was severely wounded. GENERAL FAYOLLE.

TO ENSURE GERMAN DISARMA- MENT.

PARIS, October 8th. General Fayolie relinquishes the com mand of the Rhine Armies of Occupation

OWING TO THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.

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always enjoyed them. He was sorry that probably he would be leaving shortly, but he should carry away pleasant memo ries of Hongkong Naval outings.

eral

Businessins

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Commodore and Vice-Com-

M. A. A. Beal then asked the, Chaplain behalf of the Nuty, to Mr. Sutherland the words and the Vice-Commodore feof

It was most the

of

while 14,411 wagons are overdue at the moment.

so that the daily run of an engine now their running records are reduced because Even when the locomotives are there of the introduction of the eight-hour day.

is 163 kilometres against a previous ran

of the overheating of the axies. of 200. But the quality of the oil avail having frequently to be stopped becsan able interrupts the running too, trains

THE COAL OCTPUT. And,

of

course, everything hedges around the coal question. Con produc... " tion in Germany used to be about 190 in lieu Lion, of which 40

now it is 70 mil- delivered to the

Seu in Article 45 and inserting million tons, on tons must be

to convey, on behalf of the men who had for the very enjoyable day we had here participated in the various outings, their at the opening cruise. grateful thanks to his friends who had appreciated by the ships and by all the thereof. always been eager to assist him when-men.""

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ever he desired to organise any enter- Mr. F. SATTH then took the chair. He tainment for the Service. As a tangible said: have to thank you very much park of their esteem for the Chaplain indeed for the kind way in which you and their appreciation of his untiring have elected me to the position of com efforts, in connection with the outings modore of the club. It is a very respon- which had been so much enjoyed, the sible position and in my opinion a very various ratings bad subscribed for a gold illustrious position. I will, do my best watch and chain to be presented to him to further the interest of the club in every The Chaplain, in accepting the gift, way that I can, I cannot at this moment remarked that it was more

than outline the programme for the season, be deserved. rendered

services he had' in connection with the but I can assure you that sailing, which various entertainments were very small is my chief hobby, will have every atten- Owing to a detuonstration by the scnt, which he accepted with great grati- going to be an important and growing when compared with the beautiful pration, and the rowing section, which is atrikers, a state of siege has been protude and would treasure highly.

PARIS, October 8th. Chiefly owing to the high cost of living,, strike broke out on the railways and in various factories in Sarrebruck and the suburbs."

claimed at Sarrebruck, Bome of the leaders were arrested, but were subse quently released.

The

GERMAN RUFFIANISM.

one, will receive special attention, In that connection I should like to have any suggestion that rowing members wish to

offer for the benefit of the Club and for their own special section. All sugges,

30th of October ' (5.) By deleting the word "twenty" in Article 47 and inserting the word "Siteen" in lien thereof.

The meeting then ended,

Nor is this diminution to be attributed to decreased output per man, which is about the same as before, but, according to Herr Oeser, to the fact that since the armistice 17,000 miners have left the min- ing districts. A recent computation was

ENGLAND'S RADIUM, STORE. made to the effect that in the Ruhr dis

Ä RECORD QUANTITY".

trict alone 150,000 extra miners would have to be employed, in order to com- pensate for the loss of time, and this

technically, impossible

is

perienced at

The effects of the coal shortage are ex- once, of course, in the rail- ways works, and largely explain the delay effects on the railway service are such that in the execution railway orders. Its whereas in peace time the railways used although stock for 20 days was really to carry stocks for 90 days full service, enough, nowadays stocks have been re- duced to a quantity suficient for only tem days running on a reduced service, and in Berlin itself for only two days.

HONEST WORK THE CURE.

that

to the

Allies

largest quantity of radium ever collected, England to-day possesses probably the

in sight. and great beneficent results are already three grammes, and as one thousandth This huge store weighs about part of a gramme a piece much too small over £30, the total value is about £100.000, to handle except in weak dilation-costs This splendid supply, secured for war purposes in the first instance, is now being given over to British doctors and surgeons, who have a chainen which they worthy seated our experiments of on being held with the miners and the mine.

long sought in vain, and they are develop their on a An incident in which a British captain

many pernicious growths in places where owners to consider ways and means for was involved occurred at Bromberg on

man, bar been the subject of an ex-posible given effect to: It is proposed to established; and experiments with it pr many herself. with July 22nd., and, according to the Ger- tions. received will be considered, and it complete effectiveness in certain cases is the ing the output sufficient to carer

the use of the knife is impossible, and its change of notes. The report made by t

quantity to be delivered to

of Bromberg in the evening he wasur like to have made it a little later, but undergo a long and difficult chemical Captain Mitchell, which is cited, shows hold an opening cruise on the afternoon

under, the Treaty and to yet greater results that when passing along the main street of Saturday, October 25th. We should found in America and Portugal-kave to saving space by

Ger provide Though tons of mineral-most of it Many sch

schemen

arns of subsisteEICE. propounded for rounded by a group of Grenschutz sol

giving preferencs to coal. "The 'death is announced of Major: for over ten minutes until his hotel me be held on the first Saturday in Novem-se it is, when got, a permanent pos system of rationing; hat, when all diers, who roundly abused him, spat at unfortunately the Gymkhana, which is to radim,hough the activities of radium

process to yield an invisible dot of port more fully, and for introducing a on the railways, for utilising water trans him, and hustled him. This continued reached, which

was only

Raid and done, the fact remains that sheer able to enter by Mitchell aber, would clash, with it if we did so. Asneck will agitate gold leaf through

are so great and mysterious that a mere crowd around him, who were now hast because we wish to start the regular neither bulk nor weight nor vigour so far

breaking through the week later than that would be too inte dividing wall or burn off an operator's threatening dangers

honest work, and not what will ava

manipulation, is Germany from the ing him in the rudest way. The crowd remained yelling outside the hotel for season's racing by that time. With re-

is not careful yet it

One can therefore understand about five minutes, and showered the gard to the championship sailing events,

the As can be tested.

Fornische Zeitung when it wildest and most opprobrious epithets

says that if the German workmen won't work the mines It The police is the street did not many members hitherto have found it just an in the weakest solution it will illa-bour from Poland and elsewhere-

remains as it was, capable of caring fully the Eatente will be justified in a thousand malignancies in succession, insisting on Germany "usity outside La- somewhat awkward to attend a series of minate a rifle sight without losing power. Davidson.

A meeting of the men's delegates and the employers taken place to-morrow, ... - OBITUARY.

in order to proceed on an important mis MAJOR-GENERAL BIR Q, H. SCOTT. sion to Germany.

Le Temps states that he will bead the Commission for ensuring German die

HIS SUCCESSOR General Degoutte, who fought side by side with the British in Flanders, in taking over the chief Command of the Armies of Occupation on the Rhibe.

LONDON, October 8th..

General Bir Charles Henry Scott, K.C.B., Col.-Commandant, R.A..

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THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, October 8th. Silver is quoted at 63d, spot and 621d forward, The market is steady.

him.

interfere

on

mise