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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2

BRITISH BATTLESHIPS LEAVE

NO

MALTA:

OFFICIAL RETICENCE ABOUT DESTINATION..

OFFENSIVE MEASURES AGAINST BOLSHEVIKS:

MR. LLOYD GEORGE CONDEMNS ALARMIST STATEMENT

INDIAN FRONTIER FIGHTING:

HEAVY CASUALTIES ON BOTH SIDES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) BRITISH SHIPS. LEAVE MALTA.

RETICENCE ABOUT DESTINATION.

MALTA, January 18th. Orders were received last night for a number of ships to leayes Malta, appar- ently for the Black Sea...

Admiral Derobeck is starting this after- hoon aboard the Iron Duke with the Serapis, the Steadfast, the Somme, and The Hibiscus.

Every other available ship is preparing to leave by January 18th., and is taking

* DEY AMERICA.-. THE DEMISE OF "DEMON BUM ** CELEBRATED.

EARLIER CARLES.

THE RUSSIAN -BLOCKADE DECISION.

"A COLD DOUCHE OF COMMON- SENSE"

LONDON, January 18th. Despatches from Paris state that it was on Mr. Lloyd George's initiative that the decision was taken partially to raise the blockade of Russing which in regarded by the papers as the most important mea-

sure.

** THE SCOURGE OF THE

WORLD,"

LOSES ONE OF ITS GREATEST

PROPS"

1920.

RAILWAYMEN'S SETTLEMENT FAR EASTERN CABER

MEN'S LEADER DENOUNCES

NEWS.

DÍJKOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDS

JAPAN'S OFFER TO CHINA. REGARDING. KIAOCHAO.

PEKING, January 21st. The Japanese Government has inform-

LIGHTING STRIKES.

LONDON, January 18th. WASHINGTON, January 13th. The railwaymen's leader, Mr. Thomas, Mr Herbert Hoover, in a statement, after considerable interruption, explained declared that the removal of the blockade the terms of the railway settlement at a of Soviet Russia had knocked one their mass meeting of railwaymen as Liverpool.

greatest props" from under the Bol-He said that the only alternative toed the Waichinopu that Japan, having acceptance was a strike, which would have legally entered into possession of Kiso been disastrous to the men and ruinous to the country, and they would finally chao, is now prepared to negotiate about have been compelled to accept terma ten- thousand times worse., Railwaymen would retrocession, if China is willing, also be wanting in duty to themselves, to the that the Japanese garrisons will be with railway companies and to the country, if they assumed that they could strike on drawn after the Chinese garrisons are

prepared to take over chargs. every issue cropping up day to day.

shoviks

The Soviet Government had ascribed every failure of Socialism to the blockade The Food Controller, Mr. Roberts, told and used is ms a stimulus for raising a Labour Conference in London yester-armies on the ground that the Russians day that the Allies had undertaken to were fighting to save themselves from supply Russia with seeds, clothing, wool starvation. With the blockade largely removed, Bolshevik tyranny"would face à lens and other necessaries in exchange collapse when it failed to relieve starva for corn, food and raw materiala. The tion. arrangement would operate compara- tively soon. There were at present, a million tons of wheat in Russia ready

NEW YORK, January 18th. From midnight to-night America beter export immediately transport facili comes an entirely arid desert as far as alcoholic liquors are concerned, any beverage containing over half of one per cent, of alcohol being forbiddeni

The provision of the eighteenth amend- ment to the Constitution really became effective at midnight yesterday, but the Federal authorities, extended the time in order that there should be no dispute.

The demise of Demon Ram" was cele brated at many restaurants last night.

ties are available. Negotiations are now

roceeding with Soviet-Eussin

There seems to be a growing feeling în favour of the decision.....

The Observer sags: The decision is a cold douche of commonsense after the alarmist semi-official communiqués on the subiect of Bolshevism. It is practically an announcement that the Allies are will sibilities of a Russian penes which is in to give every chance to the pos- ing

dispensable to a general peace,

The Sunday Times saya Urged by Budreme Council preferred to extend the olive branch and convince the Russian people that the Allied nations earnestly Russia to resume her place in the human family circle,

The Westminster Gazette says: The War Office account of the European and Asiatic peril was the last attempt to stam pede the public in view of the altering cision known to be impending in

THE AMERICAN, NAVY, S MORE INTERESTING REVELAS

TIONS-

NEW YORK, January 18th. The Associated Press correspondent at Washington states that a letter from Hear-Admiral Sims to Mr. Josephus Daniels, Secretary to the Navy, was read before the Senate Committee on Naval Awards.

It alleged that the United States Navy was not prepared for war and that the Navy violating fundamental military prin Department had committed grave errors,

ciples.

Rear-Admiral Sims was ordered to United States entered the war. The Navy England in March, 1917, just before the

Department instructed him not to let the British pull the wool over his eyes the soon fight the British as the Central Powers

SIR ERIC GEDDES SHOWS ITS..

ADVANTAGES.

In stores and coal to its utmost chache wails and ceilings of some restaurants panic-mongers to rattle the sabre, the Department also said:-" We would as in the world's markets" without undue

enough for several months.

The Cabinet met yesterday, and de- clined to negotiate as such action will be tantamount to a signature of the treaty with Germany.

The decision has been referred to the Foreign Office.

fRY COURTESY OF “THE CHINA MAIL"]

"THE STEAMER "CHINA,"

SHANGHAI,: January 1st.

The steamer China, due in Shanghai on Tuesday afternoon, went on the rocks

LONDON, January 20th. Sir Eric Geddes, Minister of Trans port, in a speech at Cambridge upon the Tailway settlement, declared, that if the men bad nos accepted the recent tentative agreement, they would have struck tha saverest blow possible at the principles of collective bargaining with Trades Unions. He pointed out that the settle ment represented permanent increases in the railwaymen's wages bill from the pre-war £47,000,000 to £110,000,000, namely, an increner of 134 per cent., not withstanding any fall in the cost of liv- ing. This increase of £63,000,000 repre- sented the estimated additional cost in railwaymen's wages due to improved rates and hours of conditions of service. of living falls, railway costs would fall,

Sir Eric Geddes said that as the cost outside Nagaanki. Attempts to float her-

on the afternoon, tide failed. Repeated which reductions, coupled with economies through unified management, should re wireless massages to the Chine failed to

the railways could, despite the new per Wednesday morning. dace the expenditure which caused the elicit any response until three o'clock on recent increased rates. He believed that

would enable them to thrive and compete macent wages bill, return to a level which

All were then reported safe aboard,

handicap. He had been assured by the

The passengers were disembarked. The men's leaders that the management, hence vessel was iminovable and was believed to He also alleged that the Navy Depart forth, could expect closer co-operation mend had not co-operated with the Amari from the workers This should release be totally wrecked. The Chinese nick- can Naval Headquarters in London. and the management from the consideration named the China the loss ship" owing it was ten months before the United States of unendrag, wages disputes, enabling really came to the aid of the Allies proper attention to economical and eff to the absence of accidents during thirty

Mr Hale, Chairman of the Committee, cient management of their lines which years. intimated that he would ask for an in-have a direct money result

Sir Eric Geades concluded that whole. Among the cargo aboard the China vestigation of the charges Mr. Daniels sale competition for the same traffic was stated that he referred the letter to the General Board.

LATEST CABLES. MR. DANIEL'S STATEMENT..

WASHINGTON, January 19th, The Navy Secretary, Mr. Daniels denies unduly to curtail facilities. Finally, be

absence of conspetition should not be used by Wallace Rosenblatt, one of famous

statements alleged by Admiral Sims on leaders had given a permanent and sub pose of catablishing a Liquor Factory in Bimis accusations regarding the Ameria normal wage to a man. It also pro can Naval Department's slowness in provided the abnormal wage to meet the United States. The reported wreek of British Delegation ciicles declare that Africa and South America has ten wounded out next week, and the reparations, as unjustifled.

present and future cost of living with a machinery to ensure a thorough sad the „Chind, if correct may upset these

investiga tion, by the management, workers and

and plans. Bera of future

questions of wages and conditions of service. It was a wise and statesmanlike Settlement, and, if worked in the spirit and the letter, on both sides, FIVE HUNDRED PASSENGERS IN it would not only vastly improve the but also the efficiency of

The authorities are reticent, but it is Expected that the Allied Fleets, in which the British Fleet will be represented by The greater part of the Mediterranean Fleet, will take whatever steps are neces- Bary in view of the serious situation in

South Russia.

were hung with crepe. Coffins were car. ried through rows of diners to the accom- paniment of dirges.

Twenty to thirty dollars were paid for a bottle of champagne and one to two dollars for a drink of whisky in some

places.

"LORD JELLICOE." The Dreadnoughts Marlborough and Bendor, and several light-cruisers are RETURNING TO ENGLAND DIRECT. already at Constantinople.

LONDON, January 19th.".

NO OFFENSIVE MEASURES.

AGAINST BOLSHEVISTS.

PARIS, January 19th.”

Paris.

wrong and wasteful. Bailways should aground at Nagasaki are large quantities compete in developing districts, not in

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trying to filch traffic from each other. He of liquor and of machinery for the dis was opinion that the day for that method tillation of spirits consigned to Shanghaj of business had gone, nevertheless the

. The Admiralty announces that Lord at any step in the direction of raising that he personally made the anti-British said that the settlement with the men seven brothers of California, for the pur

This inspired statement is apparently from the West Indies. The visit to South goods to Britishers in Russia Port of January 18th, He condemns: Admiral stantial, advance in the new standard of Shanghai following prohibition in the.

due to naval movements: ----

MR. O'GRADY'S VIEWS.

COPENHAGEN, January 18th: Mr. Grady, interviewed by Reuter's correspondent, made a remark about the diplomatic wording of the Paris an nouncement, but he was evidently pleased the blockade, painting out that they were Jellicoe is proceeding direct to England up against the blockade at every turn in

the work of

arranging the O'Grady expects to gat the British

mainder of the British prisoners the week after. The exchange of prisoners DOW depends upon the negotiations with the Archangel Government which are pro cluded within a few days.". ceeding favourably and should be con-

ALLIES DISAPPROVE POLISH POLICY.

there is no intention to take offensive porarily been postponed. measures against the Bolsheviks, either 500 military or naval, as long as the Bolahe AMERICAN NEWSPAPER DEAL viks do not menace neighbouring terri tories. So far merely defensive measures have been taken to protect British inter- ests.

'THE BOLSHEVIK PERIL”

SEMI-OFFICIAL STATEMENT

A MISLEADING.

LONDON, January 18th. The Daily News special correspondent In Paris says that the semi-official state- ment regarding the Bolshevik danger in

GORDON BENNETT PUBLICATIONS CHANGE HANDS.

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AMERICAN SHIPPING

"EARLIER CABLES.

DISASTER.

DANGER.

men's conway system and would allow

the great

the Government time to tackle the great problems of the future with which they

BOLSHEVIK AGENTS ARRESTED

IN CENTRAL "CHINA.

SHANGHAI, January 2nd. Information has reached Shanghai that

Gordon Bennett publications including tinues to be the chief topio of interest in the American steamer Powhätten, with were confronted in transportation, which the authorities in central China have ar

NEW YORK, January 16th. The magazine and newspaper proprie tor, Mr. Frank Munsey, Eas bought the the New Fork Herald and the Farix edi- tion. He will oppose the policy of the Hearst publications.

ROME TO TOKIO FLIGHT.

PARIS, January 18th. The Allied policy towards Russia con Conference circles Reliable. quarters declare that there will be no British further hostilities against the Bolsheviks Conference circles point out that the tinuance of war pressure against the

HALIFAX, January 18th. An intercepted wireless reports that

sinking 400 miles from Halifax. She is 600 passengers aboard, is in danger of leaking badly, and the water is gaining rapidly. The White Star liner Cedric, is sengers when, the weather improves.

LATEST CABLES.

the Middle East was made without the CAPRONI AEROPLANE LEAVES ON sheviks might tend to solidify the Ru standing by, preparing to take off the pas

Enowledge or approval of Mr. Lloyd George, who considers that the statement

misleading and unfortunate.

Mr. Winston Churchill and Mr. Long Brrived in Paris just an hour after the Council had reached its final decision on

Russia.

GENERAL DENIKIN,

POSITION NOT SO BAD. AS REPORTED.

LONDON, January 19th. The latest news from Bouth Russia Bhows that General Denikin's position is more stable than it was a short while ago. He is holding the line of the Don and It is stated that the Bolshevists have

the Val.

FIRST STAGE

Roks, January: 19th

A. Caproni aeroplane, of 900 borse power, has left for Gioindelcolle on the first stage of the Rome to Tokio flight.

THE PRINCE OF WALES. VISIT TO INDIA, POSTPONED.

LONDON, January 19th.

It is officially stated that the Prince of Wales has postponed his visit to India until 1921, with a view to returning from Australasia vid Canada, in order to visit his ranch in Alberta...

sian peoples. The situation is compared to that in France after 1793, when military pressure from without united the French behind the revolutionary Government. tially to raise the blockade is an indirect It pointed out that the decision par D acknowledgment of the changed condi tions in Russia

NOT IN IMMEDIATE DANGER.

Was of interest second to none in untional rested Bolshevik agents circulating pro- importance,

paganda COTTON GROWING DEVELOP. MENT.

On previous occasions Bolshevik litera ture was discovered in China, but this in COMMITTEE SUGGESTS TREASURY the first time that the actual agents have

GRANTS.

been apprehended. They are of Chinese, LONDON, January 18th. nationality, and it is believed that they The Weekly Drapatch says that the forth- NEW YORK, January 19th..

coming report of the Empire Cotton Grow were formerly with the Bolshevik forces. The Powhatan is not in immediate daning Committee says that the Empire can They were thoroughly initiated into the

remedy the world deficiency in cotton'pro- it will probably be towed to Hali viced that the Imperial and the Dominion doctrines of Lenin and Trotsky, but the

Governments assist, and all engaged in

is system practised here the cotton industry, cordially co-operats.

a special brand The Committee

that suggest

the of politica for native consumption to sumă Committee continue to exist and bo given general control

a different people. Belief is strengthen- with a Trenanry grant of £10,000 annually in well-informed circles that Bolshev the development of the cotton industry for Ave years for expenses They also ism might take root in China in the suggest the immediate establishment of a The Pall Mall Gazette correspondent at the scientific principles of

tax.

EARLIER CARLES.

The Conference is seriously engaged as regards the attitude of the Poles, who recently occupied important territories beyond their horders. It is declared that the Allies disapprove of Polish action, on Bolshevist invasion of Poland. the ground that it roay lead to a subsequent HOME RULE, THE ONLY WAY ferences about the Foliar question have LORD FRENCH'S ALLEGED CONVIC

Con- taken place between the Polish Foreign Minister, M, Pack, and the Allied Pre- miera, and it is reported that the lat

TION.

LONDON, January 20th.

over

central research institute to investigate absence of the strictest vigilance and re-

all the Empire

hot captured more than 35,000 Volunteers will leave England for Australia about ernment to evacuate the occupied ter been converted to Home Rule He has cotton-growing areas should fully control employ subtle methods and insidious pro It is expected that the Prince of Wales ter requested M. Patek to advise his GovDublin announces that Lord French. has and the Governmente of Colon-growing,pressive measures, inasmuch as the agents

Allied warships command the Black Sea,

and the Bolshevists are still a consider able distance from Odessa.

It appears the report that the Bol aberists had captured Krasnovodsk is in- correct. The Bolsheviks were held un out- side the town under the fire of the Volun Eeer Fleet in the Caspian,

HEAVY FRONTIER FIGHTING

MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED.

LONDON, January 19th.

A heavy frontier engagement has been

March 15th next.

tier.

PLAYING WITH DEATH.”.

CONDITION IN HUNGARY.

tories

COLONEL WARD'S OPPOSITION.

..

become convinced that the only method

of growers and advise them.

of dealing with Ireland is by conceding cotton-growing and establish local associa paganda likely to breed revolt. the fullest measure of autonomy consist The Committee suggest that money RUSSIAN SUICIDE IN SHANGHAI, French recognises that there are only two cotton-growing ent with Imperial supremacy. Lord I should be found. by, the Treasury for

courses posible, either military rule or industry. The Committee look to Egypt areas for the cotton

LONDON, January 20th, The Food Controller Mr. Roberts, in his speech, expressed his conviction that

SHANGHAI, Januarý 22nd, 15 PARIS, January 19th-

the ever upward tendency in the cost of The British Mission, at Budapest has living was due to a decrease in the sources self-government, Ho has become con for the greatest help in regard to inThe dond body of a Russian refugee was

The only way ont of theThe correspondent adds that these state Fressed production, and say that proper found on the Shanghai Woosang TAT

vinced of the futility of the former. on January 11th in Budapest we suf-mass was to discover new sources and ments were made by a high authority result in an increase at least of 900,000 in the vicinity of the Russian church. It sent information that the grain reserves of supply.

irrigation of the Northern Delta would thereby re-establish competition.................. На cient only for one day's consun, and abhorred trading with Bolshevists, but be who asserts that Lord French favours & Nigeria is expected to produce an addi- was apparently a case of suicide owing to

associated with the Irish administration, bales. Development work in Uganda and in the event of a fall of so

vation had to recognise the stringency of Britain more comprehensive measure than the one fional 100,000 boles. In regard to the was inevitable

The immediate cause of inn of plies He asked which was the wiser December 12th, and that the latter e pro-lion acres under cotton. A regards cents were in the pockets. The victim be affairs is the refusal ofarbian policy, to endeavour to tap these sources, posals, when embodied in a Bill will be India, the defective methods of market longed to the working class, and was aged due to being cut off from Russian sup announced by Mr. Lloyd George: on Sudan, it is possible to put another mil extreme destitution. Twenty copper reported from India. The British casual Government to permit food, already or to risk still higher prices. If it was found to be more comprehensive than ing and malpractices as regards seed ties were 380."

The Derajat Column, which was advance paid for by Hungary, to eroes the fron-possible with honour to resume trade with indicated by the speech whereby better types of cotton fall about thirty. This case is a reflex of the Sng into the heart of the Mahoud country.

Russia, they could undoubtedly open up was strongly opposed north of Ahnai-

The British Relief representative at a vast new avenue of wealth and employ with correspondent proceeds to deal to realise their full value, must be re- tragedy of Russia

Loe dang, whereupon heavy fighting at close Budapest describes the situation ament. If they did not do so, he was con emphasising the supremacy gained by possible.

Irish municipal elections, mediet before any improvement. "playing with Death quarters occurred.

vinced that Germany and America would Sinn Fein, which is now the party in Among

Mr. Roberts mentioned that some time past he had been in-communication with Power, adding that any Irish Russian

Co-operative agencies, which must be arranged with Sinn Feinen The correspondent understands that have survived despite Soviet opposition one of the first actions of the Sinn Fein and are to-day operating

ng in Soviet terri-majority in the Dublin Corporation will tory.

Colonel Ward, in a speech, emphatically Government Board in connection with be ta repudiate the authority of the Local An aeroplane was shot down by the tribesmen, but the airmen landed safely.

condemned the opening up of relations municipal administration. The Mahsuds losses were at Ienat 130

In the Doubles of the Davis Cup Com-with the Soviet Government, and declared killed and 270 wounded.

petition, Brookes and Patterson beat that no such thing as a co-operativeWOOL PRICE After the engagement the recalcitrant Kingscote and Beamish by 6/0, 6/0, 6/2. society or a trade union existed under Icaders naked for the advance, to stop,

Soviet authority. He related an instance They said they would then comply with

of the Soviet confiscating trade union property and funds, on the ground that the capitalist regime and the relationship of employer and employed had ceased to exist, therefore trade unions. longer necessary.

the British officers 3 were killed, 8 wounded, and one is missings de

Among

the Indian officers 6 were killed and 8 wounded. The casualties among the Indians of other ranks were 38 killed, 278 wounded and 40 missing."

our terms.

The following day was quick

PERNACHES TO INDIAZ

·BRITISH GAREISONS BEING STRENGTHENED.

LONDON, January 19th." The Timer Paris correspondent under- stands that the British forces on the Afghan frontier and the garrisons on the approaches to India are being streng- thened

DAVIS CUP.COMPETITION.

KINGSCOTE AND BEAMISH

BEATEN,

---, SYDNEY, January 19th,

NEW FRENCH CABINET. THE RECONSTRUCTION MINISTRY.

PARIS, January 10th,

were no

M. Millerand has formed the Cabinet. The new Ministers are

A GERMAN DENIAL M. Millerand,Prime Minister and

Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Britis, January 18th MyAndre Le Fevre, Minister of War.

The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung Landry Minister of Marine, ing

denies that a German Commission has M. Isaac, Minister of Commerce. Rone to Moscow, but says that Red Cross Albert Bariuat, Ex-Governor of representatives bave gone to the interior Indo-China, Minister: of the of Russia to assist the German prisoners, Colonies.

of-war.

WOOL

NEW BRITISH BONDS:"

REDEMPTION POSSIBLE UNDER

FIVE YEARS.".

A twelve months later ring now

[BY COURTESY OF THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL NEWS."]

CHINESE SOLDIERS MUTINY.

SHANGHAI, January 22nd General Lung Chai-kwong's Boldiers LONDON, January 20th. The newspapers, commenting on the new stationed in Sin Chazo, Chili Province, British Five-Year 5 per cent. Loan, mutinied and demanded arrears of pay emphasise the special feature that the loan on January 20th. General Lung imme OL PRICE SENSATION.

is redeemable under five years at the diately proceeded to the scene of the dis- COMMITTEE ADVISES PATIENCE option of the holder by a notice given in turbance and paid the men. All is quiet

1921 1922 or 1923,

LONDON, January 20th. Another feature is that the new Bonds THE TSINGTAO QUESTION "Beveral members of the Sub-Committee and interest are exempt from British which is investigating the price of wool to resident in the United Kingdom

including income tax for holders have issued a statement inviting the pub not lic to await the report of the Sub-Com

The object of the loan is to replace mitten for spur obligations totalling about £200,000,000

They point out that no "investigation maturing in the present year, has yet begun regarding the cost, prodne tion and distribution of yarns, and the profits arising from these. It is, there fore, suggested that say reports on yarn profits are only guess work, and therefore mislending

ISSUE AT PAR.

an

London, January 19th. The new 52 per cent. British Exchequer Bonds are being issued at par, and are exempt from the British income tax.

telegrams from Paris and Washington ad

The Peking Government has received vising Chind not to negotiate with Japan. as regards Tsingtao s

Japan wants to settle the Tsingtan question first before discussing the Foo chow affair, but China insists on settling the Foochow question first and wants to await the arrival of Lur Teing-cheung, the Chief Peace Delerate, before takin up the Tringtao question.