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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH RACTER'S AQCY.}

THE TRIAL OF THE EX-KAISER

EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS. BEING MADE. ·

LONDON, December 4th.

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The Attorney-General, speaking Pontypridd, declared that no dissensions or wavering existed as 'regards the pro- The law posed trial of the ex-Kaiser.

officers continued very careful and ex- Jonsive preparations. Over 50,000 written statements regarding the prosecution of war criminals were being examined." GENERAL VILLA CAPTURED, BY A FORCE OF HIS OWN MEN.

NEW YORK, December 4th.

The Associated Press has received a tele- gram from Juarez that General Villa has been captured by a foree of his own men, who are holding him for reward

GERMANY.

PROJECTED TAXES.

BERLIS, December 4th.

In the Assembly, Herr Erzberger. ex plained the financial programme under which it is projected to levy income tax on a sliding verle of from 10 to 60 per bent., a tax on capital revenues of 10 per kent, and it general levy yielding £15,000,000,000 marka.

FALL TO FRESH LEVELS.

NEW YORK, December 4th. There was another violent break in exchange, sterling and francs falling to fresh low levels. Lire also declined Business in sterling has been enormous. Numerous transactions have been made each of £100,000,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBERTM 101, 1818,

GERMAN STATE RAILWAYS

A QUEER PROPOSITION FROM BERLIN.

PARIS, December 2nd.

A Havas mange mys:** The sale of the German Stato Railways to the United States is proposed in the German Finance Minister's organ. Most of the German papers strongly object to

this as an unheard of humiliation.

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THE "FRENCH REPUBLIC WHO WILL BE THE NEXT

PRESIDENT!...

PARIS, December 4th.

A Havas message says:-- The election of the President of the

intends to stand again for the Presidency. M: Clemenceau's intentions are unknown.

SENSATIONAL DIAMOND

THEFT.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE IN

"TRANSIT....

steamer Merkera.

ent parts of the world, not the least amis- ing among these being in the London Daily Mail,

CANTON NEWS.

December 7th.

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JAPANESE TRADE IN

ARGENTINA.`

PRIME MINISTER AND NATIONALISATION,

REPLY TO MINERS,

CHINA AND JAPAN,

GENERAL" SATO'S: VIEWS. PRACK OF WAL?

Lieut-General Sato, who has been on In regard to the question of peace be tween the North and South, it is stated a tour of inspection in China, arrived "that after the return to Peking of Hua: Moji on November 17th by the Shu-chang or the Little Hsu, pa e Kumano Jaru Interviewed by a repre is called, the situation has undergone asentative of the Asaki, the General says complete change. The President's and that what struck him most during the the Premier's peace proposals are being recent journey in China was the cheapness purposely obstructed by Hsu, who has of various articles of food. It makes decided to employ force in the settlement very singular contrast to the exorbit of the South-west provinces. Hsu has ant prices of commodities prevailing in recalled Wong Yap-tong, the chief of the Japah, and he could not but be greatly the growth of American and Japanese George would not deviate from the

ment..

number required.

THE SAN PIC AND PO PAU LOTTERIES.

the Chinese mind against. Japan and the

COMPETITION WITH GERMANY,

An interesting stateinent from Buenos Aires concerning the situation of trade and industry in Argentina, has been pub lisbed by the Frankfurter Zeitung, and represents the first correspondence that has reached that newspaper since the abolition of the British censorship. The communication refers not only to Argen sind industrial development, but also to competition..

The official report of the conference on Cetober 10th at 10, Downing-street, be. tween the Prime Minister and a deputa tion representing the Parliamentary Com mittee of the Trade Union Congress and has been issued. In conformity with .. the executive of the Miners' Federation

Glasgow, the deputation requested the resolution of the Trade Union Congress Prime Ministee the out the recpm- mendations of the majority report of the tionalisation of the mines, but Mr. Lloyd Sanker Commission relative to the no-

policy he announced upon the adjourn Le correspondent states that Germament of the House of Commons.

Towards the close of a discussion which trade, and particularly the big houses, have been able to continge their busines had lasted nearly four hours the Prime limited Minister restated the Government's deer during the war, but only to extent They have known how to adapt sion in the following terms: themselves to circumstances, and have, in part, done very well. The absenes of Germany in the market has in the first and the United States bave scored ias Place, favoured North American. trade,

We have come definitely to the conclu

sion that we cannot see our way to advise arliament to pass a measure for taking agement of the mines of this country.

He also announced that the Government over, as a business of the State, the ma

ut North American 1.To buy out all the mineral royal- representatives houses have started business everywhere ties of the United Kingdom and to one

and supplied the market with many artionalise the coal deposits.

Intrade 2.To make a deduction out of the com

credit.

between the two countries.

pensation paid, to raise funds for improv

A POLITICAL 1890

expressed him

tion Mr Lloyd George declared that is Upon the main question of nationalisa was an experiment which bad not been tried on any great scale in any part the world. He added:

Northern peace envoys in Shanghai, to offended with the indifferent attitude return to Peking, and he has ordered umed by the Japanese Government to warlike preparations. The Arst place wards the question of regulating prices.

Referring to the anti-Japanese senti- that Hsu intends to attack is Husar. and then Kwangsi and Kwangtung.ment in China, the General states that Republic which takes place on February Commander Ng Pui-fu, in Eunan and the anti-Japanese movements which sud 2nd, 1990, is already the subject of much General Luk in Kwangsi had to be ficnly arose after the opening of the romment.

President Poincaré has denied that be heard the sensational news. It is added throughout the, country like wildfire, but. mense success in the import trade." To abided by the other proposals. ↑

prepared to meet an attack when thosPeace Conference at Paris, spread that the representatives who were sont when the Chinese realised that by boy. by the Southern leaders to Pering, are cotting Japanese goods they were only

return and hostilities will begin driven to buying goods which were ticles in great abundance.

eireles in Buenos Aires, however, the shortly. Another message states that really of Japanese make, but with correspondent remarks that the method

ing the ntifiers conditions of life

3-To take powers to give the miner General Luk's terms for a separate peace foreign labels, at higher prices, they North American deliveries is not liked. have been rejected by the Peking Govern- gradually became convinced of the neces- Both the terms of payment and the effective voice in the control of the quality and the frequent non-observance industry by Means of Pit Committees, sity of interdependence between Japan of the tines for delivery have give and, if the unification scheme is adopted, and China. All the Chinese in various walks of life, whom he saw in many grounds for complainte. Nevertheless, it by means of representation on the district. ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND TELEHONES.

In relation to the second proposal. Mr. OWNER INTERVIEWED IN HONGKONG, Members of the Provincial Assembly places in China during his journey, appears that an improvements "bas taken boards

The two Lloyd George said the Government would hare passed resolations asking for im. agreed in the view of promoting the replace recently in adapting articles to the

lations between the two countries, fast requirements of the market. Mr. J. J. Kino, of the firm of Messrs.. Kino Bres, diamond merchants of Lon-provements in the electricity supply and which indicates that the anti-Japanese large American banks stablished i introduce a bit during the autumn, sce feeling still prevailing in China will Buenos Aires are facilitating businesssion. Mr. Smillie, the president of the Aliners Federation, had intimated that the telephones in the city. In regard to finally subside. At the same time, it is and contributing to the creation of

the Government's unification proposals: don, who is on a visit to Hongkong on

the Electric Light Company, they hare necessary for the Japanese to amend

The Japanese have gained a footing in were unacceptable to the men because they would merely strengthen the hands of business, was able, yesterday, to give a

Argentina. They have imitated German the capitalist The Prime Minister point- Chinese. It is undeniable, that the anti-

manufacturers in an inferior style anded oat in reply that the scheme would Daily Press reporter a few particulars of asked for the cancellation of the mono- their course of conduct towards the the sensational theft of diamonds in poly given to the Company, so that more Japanese feeling in China is, to some

articles the board of directors. He transit from London to Bombay on the electric light companies may be establish extent, attributable to the fact that petitors in textile goods, electrical articles give the men direct representation upan ed. They are of opinion that one com, nationals of certain countries, poisoned and paper goods to a considerable extent. | self at a loss to understand how such an Being the biggest diamond theft that pany is unable to produce sufficient Japanese or instigated the Chinese, but Japanese Bank in Buenos Aires is arrangemen: would strengthen the purely I think Labour is throwing away a great oppor EXCHANGE IN NEW YORK. has ever taken place, some extraordinary electric currents for consumers, in suck the Japanese cannot escape the blame for making great efforts to promote trade capitalist side, and adued:

having led the Chinese mind to a state

The scarcity of European goods bastunity of having an effective voice in the ateries have been in circulation in differa large city As regards the telephones.which lent it easily to foreign instigation

the complaint is that there is always a and incitement in order to cement the resulted in a great development of various control of its own industry.

relations between the Japanese and branches of industry in Argentina. For great deal of delay in getting the Chinese in the future, therefore, it is im electrical gare Low made in the instance, elgetrical motore and others portant that the Japanese should show more sincerity towards the Chinese in erected, the glass and leather industries country; nextile factories have been The diamonds, which were first stated

their intercourse. It is sincerely to be to be worth £68,000, were insured with

Sandeplored that in the relations with the have made great progress and large eement works have been established. Not. the London Post Office as well as with

Chinese, the abortcomings common to the withstanding these developments, a great Japaneed namely, forgetting permanent Lloyd's underwriters for £80,000, so that

interests for the sake of immediate gains, arcity of goods has existed, and has only been relieved recently, by consider Kino's have suffered no actual monetary

has been very palpable in the past. Apable deliveries From the United States and loss: Mr. J. J. Kino was in Colombo

rather tause for regret to the General is Japan and England. At present there that Japanese business men failed to is still an actual shortage of iron and awaiting the arrival of the diamonds

make any endeavours to join the A.B.Csteel and conl, timber and other building which left London on the Hertera on

a which has recently been organised THE STUDENTS AGITATION. When the August 7th for Bombay.

Owing to the dismissal of a student of among the Chinese, British and American materials, dyes and various chemical and

pharmaceutical products and certa It is scarcely kinds of irou ware. marchanis a Shanghai,, steamer reached Bombay it was found that

For all these pro the basket containing the four packages the Higher Normal School, who was necessary to point out that Japan send ducts, the correspondent concludes der of diamonds were missing.

The peculiar methods by which the Pour alleged to be the ringleader of the strikein much closer relations with Chins than man industry will have a good market. fore, to be regretted that the Japanese from 60 to 100 per cent. above peace prices Howell left Hounslow for Australia at Office bundles valuable parcels is respon- fresh dispute has broken out between the Britain and America do. It. ix, thereThe prices of United States firms range ther reminded the deputation that their

sible for the fact that the Postal authori- students and the

merchants have allowed themselves to be and Germany should easily be able to com ties have had to pay Kino Bros, & very students are asking for an explanation forestalled by Britishers and Americans pete, having regard to the German rate

The London firm large sum of money.

uf exchange, packed the diamonds in four boxes

Lastly, the General states that the insured them at the London Post Office of their colleague's dismissat as they in the matter.

claini joint responsibility for the strike.policy of the Hara Cabinet" towards According to regulations relating to

China is anything but popular with the insurance the firm had to affix a label

Chinese Government and people. In | CZECHS REFUSE TO SUPPORT describing the contents of the parcel and

their disgust, with the indefinite attitude its value. It may well be imagined that four parcels each bearing the legend

of the Japanese Government, there Eas arisen a tendency among the Chinese Diamonds, Value £20,000 did not pass

to rely upon "Britain and America rather unnoticed by the different persons through. whose hands they passed at the London

than upon Japan. The policy of positive Post Office.

interference is, of course, to be depre Further, when those parcels were put with many others into a large basket movements of

finite policy towards that country is most all the world is familiar with these mail They decided to go themselves to Foo-advisable as tending to promote China's baskete a label was put inside the basket giving detailed information as to its con- chow, but the decision was withdrawn reliance upon Japan. tents, their value, the addressees, etc. Is it when they received reports of the with, to be wondered that, under the circum- stances, such a large parcel of diamonds drawal of the Japanese marines. Re proved too great a temptation to someone ports are current that about 25,000 stad who saw his opportunity of making a ents of about 80 schools in Shanghai bave fortune easily.

Exactly when the four packages vanish. gone on strike and are asking the Peking ed no one knows. They may have been ity. Nevertheless, there is great opposi taken from the basket while it was being Government to deal severely with the

conveyed from the Mount Pleasant parcel Japanese. The students are calling office to the Royal Albert docks. II

that watched while in the Post Office, and some to destroy the low grade" goods. one must have been well aware in which

Students in other provinces have fol of the 25 mail baskets the parcels had

lowed the example of the Shanghai the theit was commited on the voyage.

students and are saking for the settle

LONDON TO AUSTRALIA. ANOTHER COMPETITOR LEAVES

HOUNSLOWNES

LONDON, December 4th.

A Martinsyde machine piloted by Capt.-

ten this morning, fer the prize of £10,000 offered by the Commonwealth Government. RUMANIA

BEING GIVEN SIX DAYS' GRACE:

PARIS, December 4th. The Supreme Council bas granted Ramanis six days: prolongation to reply to the Allied Note.

EARLIER CABLES OPPOSITION TO RATIFICATION OF TREATIES.

PAR18, December 4th.

·

A Havas message says:-**

In the Bucharest Parliament, the "new Premier proclaimed Rumania's" solidar-

tion to the ratification of the Treaties. MILITARY SERVICE IN

FRANCE

The terms for reorganising the Più and Po Piz lotteries have expired and these lotteries will now operations. The Cantonese in Peking have asked the authorities to stop both

the lotteries."·":

THE POOCHOW WRACAS.

headmaster.

The

In consequence of the troubles in Foxchow, the naval leaders of the 1st Squadron, who are mostly Fukienese, held a conference to discuss the sending of gunboats to Foochow to watch the

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REIGN OF TERROR

EXPOSE LAWLESSNESS ÄND DESPOTISM IN SIBERIA.

It is a great economie question, which affects the industrial life of the nation in all its branches

It is also a great political larue, and, like every other political issue, it must be decided by the nation as a whole. It cannot be decided by aur part of the majority of the nation. nation which does not constitute

The

Prim Minister pointed out that twenty years ago the agitation of the miners aimed at the nationalisation of minerals and; min.ng royalties, and not at the control of the mines, and be fur

present claim was scarcely in accord with. the desires of the younger minets of to- day, who favour the " guild theory, or tradeificaton," which would mate of the minera as

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the mines the property of the nation.

distinct from the

Replying to the suggestion that the

the Japanese "warships/cated, but the formulation of some deed to the Allied representatives stating Justice Sankey for him to give la

THE ELECTION OF A PRESIDENT,

| Government had pledged themselves ta.. carry out the recommendations of the Sankey report, the Premier asserted that nothing which could be quoted against him or his colleagues could be

regarded as pledge at the Government

Would A memorandum, which has been deliver adopt the proposals of the Commission. To say that the question was referred to the Ciecho-Slovak views on the present Siberian situation, says, The unbear verdict or a judgment upon it which the able conditions cause us to ask the Allies doctrine of so sweeping a character that Government was bound to accept was a to consider means for giving us safe con- he could not duct to the Motcerlaad, which the Allies of responsibility accepting it it would imagine anyone with a senso Dave approved. The Czechs were prepar

amount to a claim that Parliament ed to guard the railway in the sector should abdicate its functions to practical- The members of the Canton Parliament relected for them and they have censtienly one member of the Commission have again taken up the proposal oftiously fulfilled their task but now our Lloyd George alluded pointedly to the

President of the Military guarding becomes impossible in virtue of unusual course adopted by certain mem electing

its uselessness, alse is consequence of the hers of the Commission when they enter

nost primitive demands of justice and ed the witness-box and then returned humanity. By guarding and maintain to the Bench and referred to the recent It is reported that another group of ing order, our army is forced against its railway strike as telling reply to Mr. propose to clet Wu Hon-man, a leader despotism and unlawfulde "which is our of nationalisation that it Would of the Kucinamonz, ce Civil Governor. riguing here under the protection of courage industrial peace. - There never Wa was the Tusa (ilitary Governor) of Czech arma. The doings of the military

Was & more unfortunate moment for Canton at the beginning of the Republic aathorities and the Omsk Government presing for nationalination," he said, an era and was elected as Civil Governor Committee on Criminal Actions would Dealing with the alleged merits of na-

than the present one.

Government. THE CIVIL GOVERNORSHIP.:

was the case, the parcels must have been every shop and requesting the merchants the members of, the Provincial Assembly convictions, to support a state of absolata Justice Sankey's chief argument, in fay

MAY BE REDUCED TO TWO YEARS. been put. The greater probability is that

PARIS, December 4th.

A Havas message'saya :---

A Bill will be submitted to the new French Chamber of Deputies soon after it saembles with the object of reducing

the period of military service from three

-yours

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to two. GERMANY AND THE ALLIES

THE GERMAN GAME OF **

PROCRASTINATION.

Pants, December 4th.

In normal times mail bags are placed

1

in a special locked compartment in a want of the Foochow incident. It is by the members of the Provincial stagger the entire world. Burning of vil tionalisation, the Prime Minister agreed But this space on the fer stated that it was only when the British. Assembly two years ago, but declined to lages, murder of peaceful inhabitants and that expense would be saved by unifica.

lower deck

kern, as in most vessels, was during the French and American warships arrived war transformed into quarters for troops,

and the mails have had to be lowered at Ma Kong (Foochow) that the Japanese down a hatch and placed on top of the marines returned to their ships, The other cargo. This, of course, would be A most, accessible position, especially if, as President has decided to appoint. Wogg is surmised, some members of a thieving Tai-shi, and Lam Chang-man, as the dele. gang travelled on the steamer to steal the

gates to deal with the Foochow incident. diamonds.."

December 8th.-

vent such · lawlestness.

pay half a million dollars from the Cus-bave passed a resolution "näking for Allies, whose trus ally the Czecho-Slova given to those who are concerned in the

industry

situation in which the Czech army istioned the safety of the mines from first placed and the causes of such. We do to Tast

accept office. Another message states that shooting of hundreds of persons with tion-an end which would be effected by General Luk Wing-ting has already de-democratic convictions, also those sus-

the Government's proposals but there "You can- civil overpoint Lam Chuk-kwan aspected of political disloyalty, oceur daily, would be no saving in ag

and the responsibility for this, in the not to

point eyes of the world, will fall on us fanamach men work better for the State than they a case," he said, where December 9th.

ag we possess sufficient strength to pre- do for syndicates, and ho

quoted in Thus our pasport of his contention the privately-owne THE STUDENTS AGITATION.

The students besides sending out bandssiveness appears as a direct consequence mices of America, with whose output that to preach the boycott of the low grade" of principles of neutrality and non-inter of the British mines compares so unfav goods are again employing platoons of ference with Russian internal affairs. At ourably. Output and economy of work- It is strange that the Postal authorities

10 students each to inspect goods imported the same time it causes us to appear asing had a direct connection with thes in London did not take extra precautions

into the city. They also propose to march participante in the crimes that are being price of coal, which, Mr. Lloyd George in respect of parcela insured for such a

MANUFACTURE OF MUNITIONE,

through the city to-day.

perpetrated as the result of our observ. said, was now a menace to industry. Ha When huge sums the diamonds, were

General Luk and Shum have jointly THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY.

ing absolute neutrality. In bringing added: I do not see how nationalisation? the mails were being unloaded at Bombay;' preparatory to transhipment for Colombo, demanded the Military Government to The members of the Provincial Assembly the enormities to the notice of the is going to reduce the price, especially nationalisation with effective control an Indian postal clerk noticed that one A Havas message says:--

basket bad been tampered with.

special session of the Assembly for a terra nation has been, it is considered neces France, Great Britain, and Italy are

Examination proved that nothing but toms surplus to the Canton Arsenal for of 90 dave as they desire to discuss quessary to use all means to make known At the close of the Prime Minister's

addressed to Mr. J. working, through their Ambassadors in the four parcels

care of the Hongkong and Shanghai the manufacture of arms and for munitions which they were unable to decide to tation uple of the world the tragic reply. Mr. Smillie said he had not m Washington, to prevent the adjourn Banking Corporation, Colombo, weretiona ment-of the Supreme Council in Paris missing. A member of the Sum of K

not see any other way out than our im- Mr. Lolyd George repudiated this SST", Bros. went up from Colombo to Bombay

: It is stated that a leading merchant in mediate return to the Motherland or our tion with some beat, and drew attention antil after the exchange of ratification, as soon as telegraphic news was received, Students have again begun their agita Hongkong whose native village is in the investment with the rights of free action to the Government's decision to give the M. Clemenceau having made it plain of the Icas, but was unable to glean any tion against the importation of foreign Heungshan district has sent an applica in order that we may terminate lawless miners an effective voice in the control

except that the parcels had

tion

to the authorities asking for a licence new and crime.” that the signing of the protocol by Ger

of the industry by means of pit commit- goods. On the 6th inst, more than for the construction of a railway from vanished.

The memorandum "is signed by Dr. Mr. Kino was unable to tell our re hundred students forced their way into Shakki to Chinshan in the Heungshan Tirsa, the newly appointed plenipoten many must precede ratification.

porter whether the London Police wero

The projected line will pass tiary of the Czecho-Slovak Republic who For the purpose of impeding the Ger-working on a definite clue as, the consign the Customs Examination Sheds and district

ment. Having been insured, the matter posted themselves at the doors of this through many of the towns in the district replaced Mr. Bohdan Pavlu, Those recall NO MORE KAISER ANECDOTES. man game of procrastination, based on was now entirely in the hands of the Post

soldiers because he was considered rese of Education; has ordered that when she Herr Kaenisch the Prussian Minister the failure of the United States seasts have been other rodent robberies large body of armed police, but un they

tionary-and-listered only to the plese of school books are reprinted all portracta to ratify the Treaty, America's delegates from mail

1 TER 1 bags in ships.

had been

President of the Military Government, guarded Irkutak and Omsk since March, eliminated, as their only object was the sara stolen in the Holt liner Enes between The Civil Authorities have now fixed the M.Fs. propose to elect Li Yuen-hung when the Inter-Allied agreement was glorification of the dynasty and he enl longer. One of the American delegates, Capetown and Liverpool. In that case the date for the bearing of the ease the ex-President, so the President and signed: Great importances what attached fivation of the old State ideas the probably Mr Henry White, will remain the mail bags were torn open. Earlier in brought against the Bincers Company by General Lnk Wing ting as the vice-Presi to the memorandum which was to be ing matter dealing with thei

Wedowed the year a packet of diamonds valued at the studenta,

dent. Lek will really act de President officially considered at a meeting of the family, which consiste in Paris after the departure of the other 210,000, cosigned by registered post from

because Li is not expected to come

Allway Board Omsk in of anecdotas Foeder) to Holland, disappeared. /k/ Continued se fo01 of next colums) Canton,

THE STUDENTS' AGITATION,

in the last session...

4 À PROJECTED BAILWAY.

FLATION OF A PRELUDE

tee.

"

and the Scotland Yard detectives wharves. They were challenged by authorition is being considered by the to Progue was demanded by 50,000 Czech have decided to sit in the Bopreme Council that diamonds worth £15,000ported were orderly the police did not regard to the suggestion of electing the Kolchak party. The Czechs have of the ex-Kaiser and his family Phall be

intervene.