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LATEST UABLE

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THE HONGKONG DAILY

BAILWAY SITUATION AT

HOMEL GOVERNMEN ITEM ON THE

GENERAL PRINCIPLE

Londos, January 12 The meeting of the railwaymen with ANXIOUS PROBLEMS STILL AWAIT. Erie Geddes this afternoon lasted

THE NEW ERA.

ING SOLUTION.

LONDON, January 19th, The newspapers ocho the King's prayer

The Daily Telegraph says:-This is no time for triumph on soaring hopea.

hours. It is reliably stated that the pro cordings were of a very friendly and Ffrank nature.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 1940.

OUR LONDON LETTER.

[FROM OUR OWN COREN.PONDR THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

Losos, December and It has come to pass that a woman who a lady by title and an alien by birth in the first of her sex to take her seat in the House of Commons. Lady Astor return for Plymouth with the right to

THE FREMIERʼBUAT HOME.

CANTON NEWE.

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION..

For the fourth time yesterday there wan

FRENCH ELECTIONS. TOPIC OF DISCUSSION IN PARIS

Mr. Loyd George's attendance, in the House of Commons every Thursday to PARIS, Ianuary 15th A Havas message states:-

answer questions is becoming the event of the week at Westminster. The rule The interesting situation arising in next SirSaturday's Presidential

has been in operation for the last three to quorum at the Constitutional Conven- dection

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Thursdays. Members refer to it as the tion owing to the continued absence of France, and the fact that M. Poincare

Prime Minister's "At Home. During the minority members who refuse to has now available his seat in the Senate.

the war and while the Peace Treaty was recognise the legality of the decision on. continues to be the main topic of dis

in the making in Paris the Premier was the question of Ciril Govaruprship. unable to attend Afterwards be was After, patiently waiting for two hours.in. cussion in Paria A coup de theatre took put the coveted lotters" M.P." after her content to leave the control of Parlia is the Convention Hall for the absent place in the Chamber of Deputies when name has caused a mild sensation, especi-mentary business to Mr. Bonar Law. But members the "majority members call- M. Deschanel, after being re-elected Presi-ally among the old-fashioned Tory Men there is nobody who can quite take the ed an informal meeting to discuss the dent, was granted a tremendous ovation bers of the House If it had come about place of Mr. Lloyd Georgo. The play of deadlock, but no decision was reached. with shouts of "¿ Fersailles !”

through the agency of the Labour Party forces goes on ceaselesals in the House An appeal has been issued to the minority -After the sitting of the Chamber, M. they would not have minded quite so

as a matter of course regardless of in-member to lose no time in carrying of

Party colours. Thas a historic innovation Lady Astor forward as the bearer of the

House of Commons has been directly, due to the Party which is not usually anamoured of drastic change. That, how ever, is by the way. It only shows how

Bir Eric Geddes stated that the Govern- that the ceremony on Saturday will open ment was prepared to make very sub an era of unbroken peace, but dwell on stantial concessions, but was not willing the anxious problems still awaiting solato yield on the general principle. The tion...

Cabinet was anxious that the railwaymen should give the new scheme a fair trial.

Mr. J. H. Thomas thanked Sir Eria

objections to the Government's proposals, and said that the matter would be fully submitted to a meeting of delegates this evening, and the National Union of Rail- waymen would subsequently reply to the

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Deschanel said that he would not try to an ; but it is the Conservatives who put diduals, however eminent; but in the the deliberation, as it has been decided

upe from the duties imposed upon him

give him as many voter as the Chamber.

MLeon Bourgeois was elected Presi- dent of the Senate by 167 votes against 195 votes for M. Antonin Dubont.

under the Coalition the proceedings in curious conditions which now provail

Parliament deprived of the Prime Minis-

to finish the "work on the Constitu- tion on OF before February 15th.

Hamlet without the Prince of Den-Year approaches, some of the M.Fs will return to their homes in the provinces and the work of the Constitutional Con vention, if not finish before that time,

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The delay in completing peace with Geddes for carefully considering the men's if he were assured that the Senate would in Parliamentary representation in the ter's personality ste very much like It is feared that, as the Chinese New Germany is less disquieting than the gravar questions involved in the omission of American and Russian signatures in Saturday's proces verbal. The problems of re-settlement are in the East.

The Morning Post says that the Ger- mans are naturally anxious to discover what their relations will be with Britain. The immediate issue being a business one, it is essential that Britain's fiscal policy be formulated without delay.

The Daily Express, while insisting on non-evasion of the terms, says that the Allie, if they wish to reap the fruits of "victory, must permit Germany in a men -aure to recover to enable her to full her undertakings.

FEELING IN AMERICA,

NEW YORK, January 12th. The ceremony in Paris has impressed the Americans with the consciousness that they alone are still warring with Ger- many. The Senators have been flooded with appeals to agree to a compromise

the Treaty.

GERMAN PRESS OPINION.

BARLIN, January 11tb. The Lokal Anzeiger beads a special peace supplement "Under the peace Joke."

The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung enlarges on the limitation of German sovereignty.

Freiheit talks about the yoke, and sees the hope of the British worker alleviating

Government's new offer.

Antonin Dubest had beer President

of the Senate since 1806.]

BOLSHEVIK CHAOS IN

AUSTRIA

very rapidly things move in these days

after the war. -

As a candidate Lady Astor proved an excellent fighter. She obtained a clear majority ever both her opponents Mr

Bir Eric Geddes emphasised that the Cabinet was anxious to reach a settlement acceptable to all parties. Mr. Thomas ARMED COMMUNISTS ACTION IN Foot, representing the Independent

replied that the National Union of Rail- waymen would do all it could to help towards this end

DELEGATES UNCOMPROMISING

ATTITUDE."

LONDON, January 15th. Although the railway position is in- definite, the adjournment of the discussion upon the Government's reply is regarded aaa hopeful sign

The delegates participated in a very lively four-hour debate without coming to any decision.

Some of the delegates emphatically de

VIENNA

Communists have disolved the Municipal Council and have déclared the abolition of private property and the socialisation of industry.

心

Every Member desirous of appearing bonnet, puts down some question for the in the limelight, or with a bee in his

Prime Minister to answer on Thursdays Mr. Lloyd George is, however, too old a Parliamentary band to be drawn by

formation as he wants to give; and if such tactics. He gives just as much in

he is pressed for more by adroitly word d supplementary questions be says be

will never be finished-in Canton at any rate. It is stated that the minority mem- bars have joined a clique called the Ching Hok-wui, of which Shum Chun-huen, the

Military Government, and Young Wing- chief Administrative Director of the

tai, the Treasurer, are the principal leaders Other M.Pe have recently de missal of Sham, and the reorganisation of the Military Government. STUDENTS' AGITATIONS,

Liberals, and Mr. Gay, the Labour nominee. Apart from anything else, that PARIS, January 10th.noc

is an interesting fact to the student of Reports from Vienna state tank armed politics. But of course the real interest must have notice. Some private mecided to repeat the deband for the dis in Lady Astor's return is that it denotaters shows disposition to stand up to that the House of Commons is no longer Home!! days, however, is neither provoca

the great little man, who, on his "At the sacred domain of Man Her ladyship tive nor to be provoked. The Prime has made good the claims of her sex to Minister's attendance adds to the interest and traditions of the Hours. She is the is a tacit admission that Members col abare in all the honours, rights, privilege of politics, sad it pleases the House. It arst to venture into the Holy Land of lectively retain their control over the Polititel Promise which had been the goel of achievemens so eagerly desired by Suffragettes and other reformers" for many years, IN DAYS OF OLD,

The demonstration of workers sed for January 18th, it is feared, will be a pre- lude to Bolshevik chaosules foudrtuffs are supplied without delay.

FALLACY OF DIRECT TRADING

The Metal Bulletin (London) mys:

In relation to this subject it is neces sary to guard agarpet

Executive

"TEACHERS" SALARIES.

For some time the teachers in the State schools have been in a mood of serious discontent on the question of pay. There was tall of a strike to enforce their de

of the

The committee appointed by the

of the strike of the students o Teachers' Union to investigate the causa Government Law School, the Normal Bchool for girls and the First Frima School, have reported that the newly ap pointed principal of the Law School (Ha Lai-maa) graduated in Japan and qualified to hold the position offered to him by the Civil Governor. They con-

clared that mere modifications of detailSome of our export houses are begi Astor as the first peaking of Lady mande for a living wage But imagine sider the treatment accorded to him by the

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girl students of the Normal Sabool to their new principal (Mise Ho Chi-fat)

to sit in Parlia the bad example supposing children students as unfair. The objection of the mend. It is true that she is the first turned up one fine morning at school only na to sit in the House of Commons to learn that their instructors had desert Bab the House of Lords is part of Farlined the blackboard and discarded the ment, and there are ample proofs an re-

and the removal of certain anomalies ning to find that the official advocacy by would not meet the demands of the by the Board of Trade of direct dealings branches, and only the Government's by British manufacturers with ofegas ceptates of the principle of standardise onsumer is telling upon the merchant tion based o

trade, and will smuredly result in busigord of summonses having been issced in the highest wages plus war

ries being lost to this country. We have bonus, and the Government's abandon

to Peerosses of the Realm Bye-g batch of correspondence before us now ment of the sliding scale, would justify hearing upon this matter. As London.

to their seats in the grens Council the delegates voting for a settlement.

Among these who were export merchant firm with an overseas in-puroned in this way were certain quiry for certain steel materia, scut it

abber

at the bead of great: conventual forward in the ordinary way of business houses, who, by virtue of their position to the selling agents of the man

sat office, could claim the right to be Who, in reply,

consulted by the King that they were quote interm

Mentwhile, the offcial organ of the National Union of Railwaymen partially orwaerts exborts courage for "peace i

lifts the veil over last week's proceedings and hopes the Treaty will revised. It The organ publishes an official report of calls for a last defensive struggle in con- the meetings, showing that only one item

ection with the plebiscites.

of the Government's offer was accepted, The Tages Zeitung deals with German namely, the standardisation of railway

Irredenta,

The Tacgliche Rundschons mays:-" Our Uber of grades

ted the merchant

Permitted to The merchant firm in reply pointed out that they were direct shippers, and purchased for large foreign importing houses domiciled

The return of a woman to the House of Commons is sure to lead to many curious little conundrums: There is, for instance, the etiquette of the hat, which plays an important part in procedure,

has been upheld on the ground that the

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archIt would never do, and hence the new Principal has not, in the Commit appointment of a Special Committee toe's opinion, the necessary educational Presenting the Education Department

and the National Union of Tenchera qualifications. The teachers have decid With a mandates to explore the whole smbed to request the Civil Governor to re instate the former principala of the fect of salaries

Primary School. Normal School for girls and the F

PEACH · ENVOY TO PARIR.

The Committee of the Chinese General,

been published this week No doubt they The Committee's recommendations have

may be taken as representing a living standard of remuneration for brain work. ers; but at the same time I think it must he confessed that as the proposed scale

Dr. Wong Ching-ting, one of the pesou for asistent testchers, with two years colors to Paris, is expected to arrive ad lege training, only carries a salary, which Hongkong on or about January 20th. cruit in the Police Forse recives, and is 10/- per week lose than the rawest re- whose education may consist of no more Chamber of Commerce and the members is room for thought The most that e

ranged to entertain Dr. Wong on his hope for after many years work is under

We are constantly told that the future asked to give details of the work of the £500 per annumero de R arrival at Hongkong when he will bo of the country

the young of both sexes is ring to do this must do so seated, sailed artisan is able to earn as much been proposed to erect two arches at the

the fact remains that a and a habit of grabbing anybody's and women who are responsible for the station of the Canton-Kowloon Railway are also preparing a reception, and it has with his hat op The mere man bas as the ablest and most experienced men

was handy if he did not happen intellectual training of British's future and the Tin Tze wharf. A moeting will

also be held in the Tung Tuen garden.

work by the elimination of a large num abroad. This brought another letter from No doubt the new Member for Plymouth than smattering of the three B's," there of the YMCA in Hongkong have ari aim must be the moval of this work of The meeting resolved to demand stand pale only permitted them to quote to wil get over the difficulty by always wear head teacher in the largest schools can

HOME TO TOKIO.

ITALIAN AVIATORS REACH

VALONA

LONDON, January 11th.

ardised wages based on the highest rate

the selling agents stating that their prin

actual consumers, but adding that if ing bers in the Houss Her difficulty the merchant firm cared to hand over the would be if she did not wear ber hat named of the oversee importers for whom they acted, daty wonka see what that abe could not raise a point of order

It rejected the prin- could be done. Here for "all practical After 4 division has been called a Mem. on the way in Dends, to a large extent, Paris Conference The people in Canton

of wages, plus the war wage, in each grada concerned. ciple of a sliding scale based on the cost of living, because the cost of living is not the only factor of which wages

purposes the matter ended, except that the order will follow & good many others to Amerion,

abroad distribute material all over their

As everyone knows, the importing housed to have his own

A Rome message states that Lichtshould be fixed, and because it would tendrespective countries at delivered prices

Scavini and Banalami, piloting a Caproni aeroplane from Rome to Tokio, arrived at Valona and are proceding Salonika' immediately.

BRITISH STEAMER WRECKED.

LOSS OF THIRTY-THREE LIVES FEARED.

LONDON, January 11th Tho cargo steamer Treveal, from Cal outta, with a cargo of jute and man- Eanese, was wrecked off Weymouth Seven survivors were rescued. It is fear ed that 33 perished Twenty bodies were washed ashore.

THE WAR ON BOLSHEVISM. THE SOLE RAMPART IN EASTERN EUROPE

COPENHAGEN, January 11th The Bolshevists are transferring their troops to the Lettish-Polish front, which is now the sole rampart of anti-Bol abeviam in East Europa.

stereotype the present standard of comfort and prevent any improvements being obtained, irrespective of how the productive forces of society may improve 15 demanded that a large tumber of railwaymen excluded from the proposals should be included, also that any settle ment should be applicable, also, to Irish railwaymen

“citizenávázl

PREMIUM BONDE. “

The decisions were communicated to . We wonder 11 our oficial and private lady Astor promptly told him to tune is to come from. And as

Erio Geddes, who wrote observing that the delegates had thrown over the results of the whole three months' negotiations and reverted to the original demands, which the Government had decided could not bel

business theorists expect ons manufac turers of, say, cocoa or boot palisado use export merchant orders and to stop ply the actual consumers with single tine.

map will lose tin

THE BIGGEST RATSON,”

have been ransomed for the sum of, 840,000.

THE ITALIAN FLYING'OQEPA.

In regard to the visit of the Italian

have been informed that the visit Canton about the February

orps will

CORRESPONDENCE

tanded credit. It is inconceivable that is lively, affair. Lady Astore success was jected, by 376 votes against 84-an adverse in local currency, and frequently on exa

The election campaign at Plymouth was The House of Commons this week re any manufacturer here can hope success- only practical method is for an overseas meeting who said the would have no more ed a free vete by calling of the Whips; while on his way to Wiehow, is said to The son of the Kwangai Civil Governor, in's metaore, due to her cleverness in majority of 199-the-proposal that the who was carried away by robbers in tially to do this sort of, business. The i- dealing with the working-classes in the Stafe should authorise ar 1500 Hahow (of Samahui) a few days ago |

constituency. To one interruptor st&mium Bonds The Government

of, Pre importing house to buy on if terms interest in poor people after the poll, she but both the Chancellor and Mr. Bonar which gearshores direct from the makers, en die platform, you poor idiots. You nwand of expediater on dio from an export merchant house retorted with warmth, Come up hare

opposed the

mainly on the Pays cash for the goods, also the freight want to and insurance, and which attends to all cannot. I come from fighting stock be raised in this way, she that, sum would

rike out of me, but you

You agree that more than £100,000,000 could Bot finance. This is the only economically To another interrupter she replied,The not serve to straighten out our present sound way of doing the business Were Independent Labour Party are no mate anancial difficulties: Bud, on the other Flying Corps to Canton the authorities it not so, it would have died a natural Labour men than I am a charwoman denth years ago Questioned by a man who was smoking, the Chancellor will require in a few hand, they did not say where the money in order to balance revenue and ticular about manners and shop the pipe out of his mouth. "1 am per

stated in previous articles ("that flies to be a keep on making in what the counter leires to know. don ti glłow

to At a big

the eve of the pall by the advocates of Prize Bonds.

the argument that has been widely used Perhaps the result of the debate would Quick as thought card have been different if Mr. Horatio Bot PRINCE ANTONIO OF ORLEANS. 15 will not call your wife by her proth not advertised before-hand that they were zeply Don't be impudent my man; tamley, who moved the motion for the Bonds in the House, and his friends, had The newspaper El So announces that cheers by the crowds and it was this read going to get the measure through Parlia the Infante Antonio of Orleans by an Actress of retor and ability to give as good ment. The publicity they gave to their f Renunciation has renounced his title as the wall offered in the way of bading campaign aroused to action the verd pertaining thereto. He also renounces at AMD O COMPANY'S, REAKER, of Infante of Spain and all the privileges age, that won her the election.

(who believe such schemes immorZAN

considerable elements in the the game time his Spanish nationality as well as all his family ties with the Your readers will note with interest posse All the antis who regard bill at the money changer's, one

Churches mobilised to defeat the pro Spanish Royal House. The document is that the Peninsular and Oriental Steam-horse racing as an invention of the devil, as much as 24 cente: If the Glor The Senate has passed an Anti-Bodition high standing. Prince Antonio, the son cistion of the value of some of the assets out in full Cry against the Bonds. This subsidiary coins, I think it is about time witnessed by two Italian personages of nouncement that owing to the appre at Newmarket and Premium Bonds, carne

ship Company report makes the an And no difference between a gamble has removed the embargo o Bill, providing for a maximum fine of of the late Prince Antonio Duke of the directors consider the amount stand line of opposition was reflected in the to put it on again. Montpensier and Princess Louise, Infanta ing to the credit of the reserve funds will speeches in the House, of Spain, was born at Seville in: 1808.

of the distribution to the deferred He married in 1888 Princess Eulalie, deferred stock, pre rata to their holdings aty topics, who signa himself A Student Infants of Spain.

which amount to £3,204,584. For each of Politics (known in journalism an of Wed three years a cash bonus of Mr. Bidobotham until recently on the

conceded

SEDITION IN THE STATES ANTI-SEDITION BILL PASSED BY BENATE.

WASHINGTON, January 11th.

morrow,

name

This answer was received

The Lettish Army is daily getting 3500 and seven years' imprisonment, and of Spain, and sister of Queen Isabells holders of approximately £200,000 The new Times writer on Parliament

stronger. Britain and France are help ing to provide equipment.

U.S.A. AND GERMANY ARMISTICE CONDITIONS STILL

PREVAILING, SANS

WASHINGTON, January 11th, The United States has formally notified Gegany, in connection with the exchange ntifications, that the conditions of the

in the case of Aliens, subsequent deporte tion, for acts or propaganda with the object of overthrowing the Government by violence

IN

to

but this year there cello Breitheancin between the

DISCOUNT ON BANK NOTES.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HORGLOYG DAILY PREAS."). SIR-There is again & discount on beakc If one wants change for a $10

noten

PRO BONO PUBLICO. ongkong, January 16th,

8 per cent has been added to the divi Lanchester Guardian) twits the Chan WOLVES ON FANLING GOLE The measure now goes to the House of BRITISH FLYING RECORDS. dend of -12-per cent

be no addition to the 19

COURSE positions during In a series of flights, an Airco DR serve 2300,000 is to be regarded as a sub Paz Bonds as a Puritan should, he member of the Golf Club was on his

per cent ethical and the However on the appropriation the re the debate. Mr. Chamberlain gave the biplane, with hp. Napier Laonstitute bonus,

an impression that, although he deprecated Yesterday morning at 7. motor piloted by Cappan iw, the site or the one who the full details would perhaps have widowed alle membe

Repre

OBITUARY.

BIR JOHN M'CALLUM

LONDON, January 11th The death in reported from Paisley of

Paisley since 1908

good, has flown at a speed of 149,43 miles of the report have not reached me, but, a like, if the return in hard cash were cer to shoot partridges on the Fan

hour. In's test of 250 miles, flown in summary states that after allowing for tain and imposing. But the total he saw two large greyes on the ar series of closet circuite, the machine contingencies to the total, extent of amount that would, or could, be obtained of 145.44 miles an hour! These flights, there is a credit balance of £651 237. The proved by actual experience and in the village, end, judging from the abouts of covered the distance at the average speed 500,000, and placing £500,000 to reserve, is one of the things that can only be green

They laped on 21 Kong and the times, for some intermediate dia amount carried forward is £115,230, a result the proposal was voted down, much 3,speed records by the Royal Aero Club

tion to the reserve was 126.000 in 1918.

Armistice still govern the relations besir John MMOsllum, Liberal M.P for tances, have been certified as new. British against 201,727%last year. The Last addi' to the "regrot of very large body of the villagers, they raised some consterna

tween the United States and Germany

opinion in the country-HB

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ion there