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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. [THROUGH LITTER'S "ACHICK.]'.

HOLLAND'S NOTE TO ALLIES.

REFUSAL TO SURRENDER EX-KAIBER.

LONDON, January “ind The Evening Standard states that Hol tand has despatched a Nota declining to Extradite the ex-Kaiser, unless Germany also demands it.

There is no confirmation of the state

ment.

"REPORT CONFIRMED.

THE HAGUE January 3rd. The Dutch Government has refused the -Extradition of the ex-Kaiser.

THE RUSSIAN 8!TUATION.

- GREAT BRITAIN REDUCES TROOPS

FOR PLEBISCITE AREAS.

LONDON, January 2

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

THE "POWHATTAN.? SHIP ANSWERS CALL FOR

ASSISTANCE

HALIFAX, January End. The Lady Laurier has reached the Powhatian and is trying to connect the tow-line

PASSENGERS: TRIALS,

HALIFAX, January 23rd.

All the Powhatan's passengers have boon tranferred without accident to

another steamET.

They were suffering from the effects of the severe cold and rough seas, and pro ceeded to New York

INFLUENZA IN AMERICA.

LARGE NUMBER OF CASES IN NEW YORK

New YORK, January 23rd.

It is estimated that a thousand new The Bussian situation has developed a influenza cases were reported in New fresh surprise.

York City, and over two thousand in Chicago yesterday, but the mortality rate shows a reduction,

The French Press yesterday expressed Concern at the statement that Great Bri- tain will not be able to provide her quota. of troops for the plebiscite areas in view

of commitments elsewhere.

It was officially announced in. London last night that it had been found neces- sary to modify the arrangements to send eleven British battalions to East Prussia, Silesia and other plebiscite areas. It has now been decided to send three battalions. Une doparts for "Flensborg to day, and two others, subsequently, go to Danzig and Allenstciu, respectively.

A section of the Press interprets the announcement as indienting the resump tion of the policy of military adventure which it was thought had been abandon- ed last week when it was decided partially

to raise the Russian blockade.

· UNITED STATES ARMY,

LARGE INCREASE AND COM. PULSORY SERVICE.

New York, January 22nd. Addressing the Military Committee of the Senate, Mr. Baker, Secretary for War, endorsed the Committee's Bill for the reorganisation of the army as the most statesmanlike measure

The Bill provides compulsory military training and the formation of a large army, composed of the Citizens, the Reserve and the Regular Army, consist ing 280,000 men, and a National Guard.

AMERICAN BANKERS IN CONFERENCE.

PROGRAMME OF FINANCIERS.

IRONMOULDERS. BALLOT.

MAJORITY DECIDES FOR RESUMING WORK.

LONDON, January 22nd. The ironmoulders' ballot resulted in 1867 votes in favour of resumption of work and 11,263 against.

MR. ASQUITH. ACCEPTS PAISLEY NOMINATION.

LONDON, January, 22nd. Mr Asquith has decided to stand for Paisley.

PARIS RUMOUR

CONTRADICTED.

MARSHAL FOCH'S VISIT TO WARSAW.

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LONDON," January 22nd. The Paris report that Marshal Foch is going to Warsay is officially denied.

FRENCH DELEGATES.

M. CAMBON ONE OF THEM.

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LONDON, January Sind Five French - Conference Delegates, M. Millerand, M. Marshal, M. Isaac, M. Palcologue, and M. Cambon, have been appointed

FRENCH PREMIER'S POLICY.

OBTAINS CHAMBER'S VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

PARIS, January 23rd.

A Havas message stater:- M. Millerand's Ministerial statement was greeted yesterday with applause in the Chamber.

It contains firm promise for carrying

FARZIEN JÄBLES.

M. CLEMENCEAU, RETIRES. TRIBUTES FROM HIS COLLEAGUES.

PARIS, January 21st A Hovas message states: M. Clemenceau refuses to reconsider his decision to abandon the Conferences:

The Council of Premiers probably will be succeeded by the Council of Ambas sadors, which will dimes the questions of peace with Turkey, of Fiame and of

the future status of Russia.

OUR LONDON LETTER.

PARLIAMENT AND THE RUSSIAN SITUATION,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON,” December 12th."

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WHAT OF RUSSIA ES

The House of Cormons debats on Russia has added very little to our know ledge of the situation there. The Coal tion Government are blamed in some quarters for having anything at all to do with Russia; in other quarters they are

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INDIAN PRINCES IN COUNCIL

SALUTE LIST TO I

MEMBERSHIP

FOIDE

The Viceroy's announcement of the forthcoming creation of a permanent Chamber af Indian Princes, reported in The Times, can now be supplemented by further details

LORD DUNSANY'S SUCCESS.

It must have been about 1909 or 1903 when we first find meation of Dunsany in connection with the literary movement in Ireland, George Moore remarks in speaking of A.E., He was offered some hundreds of pounds by Lord Dunsany to found a 'review, but he had not time to The Native States constitute one-third edit it, and proposed John Eglinton ninths of the people within the Indian of the area and their population two- Contrairy John wanted to see life Empire. The number of States is close steadily, and to see it whole, and Yeats upon 100, but they differ among them game along with a socer, and said size and importance, from Hyderabad, selves in the widest possible marmer in hear, Lord Dunsany, that you are going

At last night's session, Signor Nitt: blamed for not having done more, and to supply groundsel for A.E.'s, entaries,

Mr. Lloyd George, Baron Matsui, and

vices

the cause of peace, and grateful of the dignity, impartiality and sagacity with which he has conducted our proceedings, we, his colleagues, desire to convert M. Clemenceau the expression of our analterable esteem and our hope that, in a tranquil retirement, ba to see the fruits of his incomparable labours for the glory of France and revived prosperity of the world” ̈· Then the American Envoy expressed to M. Clemenceau his admiration and

regrets.

Key

live

especially for having withdrawn, "the British troops in the North; and again they are accused of having no clear definite policy in Russis

with an area of over 82,000 square miles and population of 13,000,000, to petty chicftancies of a few villages. The dif

cult question of demarcation for the establishment of a Chamber of Princes has been decided primarily upón the alute list, B

The ancer brought the project to naught.

And so the review was not founded. Nevertheless this must have been Dunsany's initial entrance as a

All Stutes the rulers of which enjoy a patron of art. His first published book permanent dynastic salute or they or was issued in 1905, but his first play did over (they number over 80) are to be not appear until 1909, when The Glit entitled as n right to membership of the tering Gata was put on a the Abbey Chamber. Including some of the Burmese Theatre, Dublin. "King Argimenes and Chiefs there are some 33 rulers entitled the Unknown Warrior followed into a salute of nine guns. Those who February of 1911 at the Abbey, and the enjoy practically full internal powers are next June The Gods of the Mountain? to be admitted to the Chamber, while in wong on at the Haymarac Theatre, Lon the case of the others the Government of don. Then came The Golden Doom." India will investigate and decide whether at the Haymarket in November of 1913 to grant the internal powers required in after which it was played successfully order to qualify for admission, The through a number of Russian cities. The powers will be granted where no suf- and The Golden Doom the membership will probably be well productions of both."The Gods of the fcient reason exists to the contrary, and were entirely successful, the first so much over 100. There is to be a careful investi so that Mr. William A. Brady, the gation of existing anomalies in respect. American producer, brought the producto salutes. The heads of all States quali tion intact from the Haymarket, except fed for admission to the Chamber will to cast, and staged it in Badale, he designated Ruling Princes, while the New York.

others will be known as Ruling Chiefs. A reasonable proportional representation is to be granted to those lesser States,

Mountain

Doom'

Wallace took the opportunity of eulogising the work of M. Clemenceau in

These conflicting opinions are due to behalf of international peace.e

A memorial was presented and entered the inability of the average man to dis in the records of the Fence Conference cover with any accuracy what the real conditions are in Rassin to-day. Colonel in the following words:-

John Ward, Labour Member for Stoke Mindful of the inestimable ser cn-Trent, who commanded the 25th. Batt. which M. Clemenceau, as Middlesex Begt, and made many fact President for more than one year friends in Hongkong while she was 'BLA- of the Supreme Council: of the | Boned there for a time during the war, Peace Conference, has rendered to took part in the debate, and gave Admiral holtchak a flattering testimonial. On the other hand, he painted the Bolsheviks monsters who are guilty of the foulent crimes. Against this another member, Colonel Malone, who is also back from Russin recently, painted the Bolsheviks as people who have been sadly maligned.

This was in the summer of 1919. The This is how we get our information

next production was that of "The Lost about Russia. Is it any wonder the pic Silk fat" by B. Iden Payne at Man Attendance and voting in the Chamber ture is blurred? Men who are competent chester in August of 1913, during the re will be voluntary, since the Princes and observers in the ordinary way, who are pertory season there. In 1915 The Chiefs have not been unanimous in desir

Glittering Gate" was put on at the ing the institution of more formal': honest and have no axe to grind, arrive. Neighborhood Playhouse, New York, to assemblage than the annual conference of diametrically opposite conclusions be rollowed by "A Night at an Inn" the last few years. The Chamber will be respecting the state of things in Russia and The Tents of the Arabs" in 1916, a consultative, not an executive, body, and alf at the same theatre. These two last the Government will safeguard the Te Koltchak is a great patriot and plays have not as yet had an English pro interests of the absent rulers by taking Mr. Lloyd George said," It will be the Lo

murderer. To the other Lenin duction. Thus the season of 1916 was a account of their views before geting on honor of my life to have taken part in is a statesman of the first order and Kolt splendid one for Dunsany in America, for the resolutions of the Chamber. The at the same time that "The Tents of direct transaction of business between the this Conference over which so eminent chak a dangerous reactionary.

the Arabs was put on at the Neighbor- Government of India and any individual a statesman as M., Clemenceau has pre- Obricasly it is impossible to follow both hood Playhouse, The Gods of the Moun: State will not be prejudiced in any way sided in such a remarkably manner. He these leads. Ferhaps the right explanatain."King Argimenea and the Un. It will be cifically provided that the knows the deep feelings of esteem and tion of much that is otherwise conflicting known Warrior and The Golden Chamber shall not discuss the action

were staged by Stuart Walker (any individual ruler M is that personal experiences are of small in his Portmantean Theatre, which may admiration that are shared by the whole account since Russia is so vast a country, be anid to be of New York, Tientsin and of my countrymen, and I feel more regret and what is true of one region is false Thalanna, for it is a travelling theatre. The productions of the Dunsany plays than I can express at the thought that be as regards another; while in each case

were moss beautifully done, however, and will no longer be with us in the future." the position changes, very rapidly. The all New York was Dunsany mad on the "We shall always remember you," one sure thing is that the people of Hussin instant. That is roughly the history of Dunsany's dramatic career. It covers said Signor Nitti, for what you have are at present walking through the Valley only eight years, but surely those eight of the Shadow of Death, and" that multi-years have come to a most wonderful done for the cause of humanity and for

tudes have already suffered and died at fruition. the Entent, and we shall always hold

hest of their so-called deliverers. you in the most cordial remembrance.” The new Liberty seems much the same ta Baron Mataui expressed, in behalf of the old Despotism. It is only the label Marquis Saionji, the Chief of the Japan-that is different ess Delegation, cordial sentiments.

It is interesting to note that, according Thanking his colleagues, M. Clemenceau to a White Paper issued in the last few which is chiefly remarkable for his insist- said, "We have all endeavoured here to days, the cost of British intervention inence that Germany was an innocent continue the work of our great soldiers. Russia amounts to £94,500,000. Mr. victim of agreession on the part of maven- ing enemies, chief among them, of course, We place above everything else the needs Churchill, Minister for War, in an ender-being. Great Britain, France, and Russia. of the Entente. If Great Britain, the Four to minimize the prodigious outlay in respect of which he has been severely United States, Italy. and Japan remain criticised by the Liberals, has suggested united, they form a quarantee of peace that the real figure is only £16,000,000, far beyond anything that can be placed But this figure is arrived at only by writ on paper. If these nations should some ng down the present value of war day drift apart, I dare not predict the material, including guns, tanks, and so forth na so much scrap-iron. The price baid, however, was not scrap-iron value but the prime cost. And that is, as stated, £54,800,000,

or about a third of them." what the South African War cost the British taxpayer. COLONEL JOHN WARD,

Apart from what one thinks about the of victories and the Kaiser was boasting tages that they might hope to secure from

of overwhelming triumphs resulting in it. He then informed the House that in

WASHINGTON, January 2nd. Mr. Hawes, President in America of the American Bankers' Association, addressing the Pan-American Finnurial out the Peace Treaty, and a strong promisfortunes that may result. Conference, declared that American gramme of reconstruction and social bankers aimed at establishing closer and more productive relations between the Americans, and at assisting Europe with properly secured credits.

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reform.

Germany, M. Millerand said, devasted ten of our most prosperous Departments To repulse the aggression and towin

In the organs of the Paris Press it has been suggested that a State subscription should be started to purchase for M. Clemenceau and his family in perpetuity an estate in his native country of Vendee

The God of the Mountain" and The Tents of the Ambe" have been selected by the Hongkong University, Union for reproduction on February 13th, 14th and 18th

Now comes another war book, this time from Von Tirpitz, whose name will always be associated with the infamous au marine campaign. It is full of interest ne notable fact is that, Von Tirpita ing points apart from the sea affair, never committed the gross error of prder- estimating the British Army, though he was practically alone in Germany in that respect When I warned the Chief of the General Staff," he writes, had broken out, against rating, these too lightly, he replied, We shall arrest troops, which were nearly all sergeants,

Von

after war

There will be a Standing Committee of the Chamber, which will be competent to

initiate questions affecting the State generally or the common interest of India as a whole for the consideration of the Viceroy. The agenda for the perio dical meetings of the Chamber will be decided in corisultation with the com mittee, the real function of which will be to continue work on the codification of political practice Provision is to be made for a Court of Arbitration and for

Commission of Inquiry to tender advice to Government when questions. arian of depriving the ruler of an import and State of his rights, dignities, and powers, or of debarring a member of his family from succession.

LEVY ON WAR PROFITS.

REVENUE BOARD'S ADVERSE REPORT.

The Parliamentary correspondent; of November: In the course of his state the Daily Telegraph wrots at the end of ant during the debate on national fin- ance at the end of last month, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer dealt with the proposal for a special lovy on wealth

accumulated by reason of, out of, or Remarking that it was during the war. he warned the House that what ther very attractive as an abstract proposition

would eventually have to determine was although he hated us. He speaks of the the inevitable instances of injustice

on Tirpitz understood England whether the dificulties of its application bulldog energy of England. Even in might be inseparable from its working,

crucial

dal days of

with the news it might give rise, outweighed the advan

the

all Germany was dust, 1914, when and the general disadvantages: to which

A group of the Committees have agreed victory, Franco had been obliged to exersin recognition of the great part he played Russian question, Colonel John Ward's the return of the German Armies as con- the middle of last summer he instructed. to ask for the following loans here, sub her energies. The valor of our soldiers ject to the approval of the Conference: saved the country. It is not enough tong the war. M. Clemenceau bascech in the House of Commons describ querors at the fall of the leaf, Tirpitz the Board of Inland Revenue to get to Ecuador, 850,000,000 for refunding and recognize it by words. In order that transportation; Nicaragua, 85,000,000 for victory should give us its full benefit, it transportation Bolivia, amount not will be necessary to make many efforts to

signified, however, that he would not be willing to accept any such gift and has requested his friends to use their efforts

23rd.

specified, for sanitation, and 85,000,000 show sa mucb abnegation as during the to prevent any such plan from being set as he stood up to speak. Members pour So far there have been no decisive results, the hands of the Chancellor of the Ex

for transportation.

Paraguay, which applied for loans for an unspecified amount, has adopted plans to colonise 2,000 Belgian families.

AMERICA'S FINANCIAL DUTY

MR MACADO0'S ADVICE TO FINANCIERS,

WASHINGTON, January Sist

Addressing the Pan-American Financial Congress, Mr. Marcadoo, ex-Becretary of the Treasury, urged the American Repub Jis to co-operate in aanisting Europe promptly, generously and on sound

-economic lines.”

PEACE TREATY IN AMERICA. SOME HOPE OF A COMPROMISE.

WASHINGTON, January 22ad.

در پیسیه

It is stated on the best authority that

further conference between the leaders of

war. The days of sacrifices are far from

The country is as ready to being over.

war.

on foot.

BRITAIN.

The

tears.

They

Thus be wrote on August consideration of

work on the subject and submit for the ing his experiences in the country is well knew better worth careful perusal. It greatly in istories, which so far come pouring in, scheme they could devise for

"No, in spite of the news of

the

Government the best Bach levy. preased the House. Es made a fine figure one cannot rejoice, and it is to be hoped The Board have now presented & report that our Press will put restraint on itself to the Treasury, and have also placed in ed in from the Lobbies till there was not

gro and nobody some to understand our chequer, & scheme for a levy of this kind. vacant, sent. His career is a FORBICE

There is reliable authority-for-mating still the polo playing

that after closely examining the question of labour, war and politica. It was hard Englishmanises this pointin

He emphasises point

in all its bearinge, the Board have re- again and ce them imposed as it was during the FERSIAN CONFIDENCE IN GREAT realise that he served as a private again. But it took Kaiser and people ported in a sense distinctly unfavourable

soldier in the Soudan War and helped four years to learn the lesson

to the proposal. They, have found that learnt it at last in blood and tea

the difficulties inherent in the plan are build the Suakim Railway. Then in

fully as great

Be the Chancellor of the Replying to Lord Bryce's toast of his 2006 he entered Parliament se

DANCING MADNES NDI

Exchequer anticipated, and their opinion health at the Persia Society die Navvy M.P.," being the founder of the and the craze quickly spread all over the influence upon future proceedings in con- Last Winter London went dancing mad, will, it is believed, have an important Prince Firouz said it was particularly opportune that the

is understood its activities at a time when theme Navvics Union. In those days he wore country. It was attributed to a quite nection upon future pr

tradi tional friendship between Persiz and Eng loose lounge suit and a big, wide natural reaction after the repression and that the report of the Board will be laid is before the Select Committee House land had been strengthened His Govern-brimmed, soft grey bat, and was one of again, the rage, Middle-aged and even of Commons, which the Government re ment had an unshakable confidence in the sights of the Lobby. Today he elderly people are as keen about it as about to appoint to inquire into the sub-

a's sincerity and disinterest

-bit will not be generally circulated. to suit all classes, and every purse. Ad- edness. national

total unity in spite of all invasions been vanquished and attempts had been rando to absorb her race and language, but she had always assimilated bar con- querors and her national type had re mained permanent and immutable in her

To avoid the renewal of the war, M. Millerand said, we ought to have faith in the League of Nations The French Government, he said, will not neglect anything depending upon it in order to help to fortify its organisation.

The new Cabinet obtained the vote of confidence by 272 votes against. 23. 300 deputies abstained from voting HX-GERMAN LINERS ON SALE

BIDDING IN UNITED STATES,

WASHINGTON, January 21st,

The Shipping Board has agreed to the sale of six ez-German freighters, agroc gating 50,000 tous.

strain of war.

Great Briargia had maintained her appeared in a well-cut khaki uniform the young. There are schools for dancing siderable progress has been made,

vicissitudes of time. She had

traditions and to adapt herself to modern methods. When in 1919 Ministers came. into power in Persia who wished to re orgazide the finances of the form

country homogeneous armed force tramed by foreign instructors who would not mix

of putting

claims

their

perfectly groomed, with the air of one customed to command, and a string of war ribbons across his breast. He and the Battalion he raised have seen more of the vicissitudes of the world war than my other man or unit in the British

GERMAN WAS BOOKS,

It is reported from Holland that the ex-Crown Prince is busy writing an

vertisements appear inviting you to call with the selection, of members to be made at such-and-such a house and on pay the Committee, and an announcescout F ment of a specified aum enjoy ten and their names may be expected shorter

dance Not only in the West End, but in practically every part of the Town, reeting από

parties are arranged, from. Whitechapel to Bayswater, invariably as

CANADA'S FUEL POSITION:

pretexte for dancing. The alituation in Canade was never

By all accounts something

the same

happening throughout Europe de grave at any time during the war as In the French capital, at one Palais it is at the present moment, declares Mr. de Danos alone, over a thousand as Magrath, the Dominion Fuel Controller, sembla almost nightly, representing all in an appeal to the public for the com Paris There are to be found there servation of fuel which was issued un

December 4th

1.

publishersagents are falling over each ranes and autheniendo has received practically no

in politics and to avail themselves of the account of the war, and that American actresses and kinema stars, American He draws attention to the fact that. The French-American Line will take oppo the Peace CWAT her other in their eagerness to secure the hoRaaian the Senate yesterday resulted in material three, the Moore McCormick Company were patatesman Lord Curzon manxcript. Other Germans of note (or great ladies equally succeeding in looking ber, and that the allotment of 160 waga progress towards a compromise on the two and the Foreign Transport Mercan-who had shown such sympathy to Fersia notoriety) have also developed the itch otherwise. A journalist who bas just a day which has been made is extremely

Pence Treaty It is now regarded as possible to harmonize the differences on tile Corporation one." Article 10, and the question of the voting Fenders for the ale of thirty ex-Ger. power on the League of Nations,

The members of the Conference are sure that the Senate will accept any com promise reached at the Conference.

Secretary

to find as British Foreign

in times of storm" and stress East and

dam-mondaines contriving to look like great Indies, and

"soft" coal during the month of Novern

returned to London "after a long jaunt small as compared with normal import West met, and the result was the agree for writing. Yon Rathmann Hollweg, on the Continent says it is the same in From present appearances, he says, all tha ment which would be completed and the Chancellor of the "only a scrap of Berlin, Vienna, Rome and Venice. And can be expected in to keep public utilit strengthened by wise propaganda and ap paper" fame, has put together a

everywhere it in the fox-trot on jaze with and institutions supplied with fuel unrelenting activity among the people of

rag-time music that is most popular addition to meeting domestic (Continued at foot of next column.)

H.B.

Many industries may have to close before we are well into the winter."

man passenger ships closed with about

the two countries a

dozen hida

: