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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES, (THEOUGH REUTER'S AGRICT,]

THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. BANK EXPERT'S SERIOUS. WARNING.

LONDON, February 4th.

THE

FUTURE AIR POLICY.

COUBERATION BETWEEN CIVIL AND SERVICE AVIATION.

LONDON, February 2nd. Major-General F. H. Sykes, in bis leo- ture on the Imperial air-routes, defined the Egypt to India, the Chiro to the Cupe, the India to Australia, England to Egypt,

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1920.

OVER 1,000, PERSONS REPORTED KILLED.

MOST OF THE KONGKONG PEOPLE SAID TO

RA SAPE.

Numerous telegrams have been de THE AVIATION COMMISSION

AT CANTON,

CANTON NEWS.

February 6th

It is now stated thas enlm has bee restored to Macao, and business is pro-

sendicate of the San Pui lottery mono- cevðing as `usdal... It is reported that the

poly, which requested the Macao Govern ment to reduce the tax owing to decrease in the number of lottery tickets. sold, has not met with success and the syndicate, it is anid, in contemplating clos ing business.

GREAT DISASTER IN MANILA. CARNIVAL AUDITORIUM DESTROY.patched to Manila for further news, but

as far as we were able to gather, no reply INTERESTING INTERVIEWS WITH AGO CALM ED BY FIRE.»

was actually received to any telegraphic.

LEADING OFFICIALS, 1 enquiry which left this Colony yesterday. This lack of news can only be explained.

CANTON, February 8th. The Commission Organizing the First by the great panic that must prevail in Manila, completely dislocating all busjerial Derby Around The World con ness, or by the fact that the authorities poard of Commodore Louis D. Beaumont A great sensation was caused in the in Manila have pus on a strict censorship President. Major Charles J. Glidden, E.SA., F.R.G.S... Executive Secretary, and Mr. Benjamin Hillman, Treasurer arrived here from Hongkong yosterday noon and immediately took up the work of organizing the Aerial Derby which was finished to-day, thus completing the entire

At the Finance Conference during the England to Canada, and, also, "England Colony yesterday when it became known]

discusait, which were of an exploratory character, "attempts at the solution of the exchange crisis by legislation were deprs cared, and the possibilities of controling imports by licences were suggemed,

-Sir

Sir Vassor Smith, Chairman of Lloyds Bank, who was present ne the conference, in a speech at the annual meeting of the Bank, yeaporday, said that unless reme dias were promptly applied it was feared that the gradual and persistent sprending of bankruptcy and anarchy in at ensues,

It is anticipated that the Cabinet will

over news leaving there.

QUEENS OF THE CARNIVAL

LATER.

to the West Indies, via Azores routes.

that private telegrants had been General Sykes emphasised the necessity received by residents of Hongkong, of keeping the first line of the fighting Air announcing a terrible disaster which is

It is of passing interest that a Manila Force always on a war footing.

said to have occurred at Manila on newspaper of February 3rd received in Military aviation, however, was circum-Thursday, resulting in the death of over the Colony yesterday says that Miss scribed on the ground of finance, while two thousand people, and severe injuries Virginia Harrison, the daughter of the Governor of the Phillipines. and Misa civil aviation must never cease to expand to several thousand others Each must ou-operate with the other, one Details are 'ocking, and are being Trinidad de Leon, were crowned Queens for Imperial defence and the other is an agerly awaited in the Colony, because of the Great Victory Carnival on the instrument in the development of Im- a number of Hongkong people are visit-night of February 2nd in the great ing Manila for the great Carnival, The Auditorium, where, no doubt, the great Carnival started on Saturday, January fire pecurred.

and would in 31st.

the ordinary course have continued until today: The disaster on Thursday the great-

st

which ha occurred in the

recent years-has, of

perial trade which could be used, if neces

sary, as a great aerial reserve.

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General Sykes hoped that before long- the Air Forces of the Empire would be come to a decision quickly, bat the queswelded for strategical purposes into one tion will be raised at the meeting of Par force, co-ordinated by the Imperial Air liament on Tuesday in the debate on "the Staff.

the Address. Meanwhile, the effects- upon cotton industry illustrate the likelihood

He was of opinion, that the principles of the Service and the civil aviation ex-

Phillipines in course, forced the abandonment of the Carnival, which was then at its height.

The telegrams which have been received

of all sections of the community anfferperiments applied equally to the Domin-up to yesterday state that the big: Carni ing most versiy

ions and to the Mother Country

Yesterday's dollar quotations brought the cotton import business at Liverpool to a complete "standsill, and importers have began to re-ship gotron to America The matter is most serious for operatives, because the present stocks, without fresh imports, will be exhausted in ten weeks, although there are considerable quanti

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LATEST

Up to half past nine last night the only further information we were able to gather was that

a telegram was received shortly befère 2 p.m. stating that Miss Hyndmand her two nieces were safe, and adding the further distressing news that the deaths were more than 2,000 in

number.

TREMENDOUS CROWD OF

MERRYMAKERS.

program for China.

While the Commission has been in China and Hongkong four Aero Clubs have been organized and projected. The Parent Club at Peking known as the Aero Club of China, The Aero Club of Shanghai, The Aero Club of Canton and the Aero Club of Hongkong...

These clube organized some sixteen years after the first aero club was organiz. ed in the United States, the Aero Club of New England, which was followed by the organization of the Aero Club of and the Aerial League of Americn America, the Commission working under an appointment of the two latter clubs and rules of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale.

sections of the country, but arrangements

Aviation to date in this section of China In reference to the hope expressed all has not advanced quite as fast as in other yesterday that the death roll in Manila are now cumplete for the establishing of may not be as great as 2,000, the follow-school of instruction under the direc,

tion of Captain To Gunn, an experi ing from the 'ahlenero-daverionu is of enced aviator, who is at the Head of the Air Service, and his assistant, Mr. Tom Wing.

interest:---

Some idea of the number of visitors

EXPEDITION TO KUNAN,

the

It is reported that owing to the recent

reports complaining of the misconduct of

Chang King-yew (the Hunan Tuohua), Shum Chun-huen, the Chief Administra tive Director to the Military Government is proposing to take steps to drive Chang

of Hunan. Shum proposes to lend strong military "expedition into Hunan after the Chinese New Year. Shum thinks that it is possible to cust the Northerners from the Yangtze Valley. The Northern leader, Wu "Pui-fu bas declared his intention of joining the

South,

HICE SMUGGLING CASE

In regard to the rice muggling vase in which 5 steam Inunches were seized it in stated that several high military, officers are implicated.

HONGKONG PAPERS UNDER BAN,

The Hongkong shan ro and the Tra | Amway To both vernacular papers pub- lished in Hongkong which have offended incurred the authorities by the publica- tion of certain reports, have beer placed under ban in Canton. RAILWAY DIRECTOR'S APPEAL

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Wan Tak-chang, the Director of the Canton-Kowloon Railway Company, Chi- se section, has recently gone to Peking to protest against the Military Govern- ment's interference with the affairs of the

val building caught fre during the Excluding the Anglo-Australian flights course of a function. Those in Hong- the inschines of the principal firms bekong who have painful memories of the sween May 1st, and December 31st. InstRacecourse disaster of 1919 will be able year flew 583,000 miles and carried 34.000 curred there on Thursday.

to imagine the scenes that must have passengers. There were only eighteen acei-

as to the General Sykes

The news dents and five deaths. thought that the future air policy of the

Hongkong component parts of the Empire would be to keep in close toach with England in matters of common policy. Each of the Dominions should have a small service The Evening Standard states that ens aand a large civil air fleet to meet its own' result of the Finaner Conference the In-strategie demands, and the Empire a ternational Conference, will be naked to organisation should be able quickly are safe, was met with the argument that, that the Carnival is a permanent festival sentative of the United States who had carried away by the robbers and more meet, probably, in London, or in Paris concentrate for its assistance in case of

ties at well.

REDUCTION OF PAPER MONEY. LONDON, February 4th.

it more convenient.

It is understood that the Treasury has decided to reduce the paper money fota- tion by £20,000,000 and further decreases will be inade.

The Bankers have decided to keep ä tighs hold an advances until credit has improved by increased, production and econorny,

INDIAN CURRENCY

COMMITTEE,"

REGARDING

RECOMMENDATIONS REGAR

RUPEE

Losos, February 1st.

The report of the Indian Exchange and Currency Committee. of which Sir T. Babington-Smith is Chairman, states that the rise in the rupee exchange has been to the advantage of India generally. The Indian trade is not likely to be. por manently injured from fixing the ex change at a high level.

The Committee recommend, inter alia, that the present rupee be not changed in weight and fineness; that the rupee be placed on a gold basis, instead of gold end sterling which were indentical before the war; that the parity be ten rupees. to the sovereign; that the import and export of gold to and from India be freed from Government control when the statutory ratio is effected; that at the earliest convenient moment the embargo on the import of silver should be removed,

export.

abnormal existing conditions, he has decided to retain, temporarily, the issue of licences in respect of importation of gold, and, daring the transitional period, the sovereign will remain legal tender at the preserit ratio of fifteen rupees...

need..

THE GERMAN DANGER- VIEWS OF FRENCH COLONIAL MINISTER.

LONDON, February 1st.

The Observer's Paris correspondent writes that M. Sarraut, Minister of the Colonies, and an ex-Governor of Indo

China, in an interview, emphasised the necessity of France and Great Britain closely co-operating in all parts of the world where French and British terri- tories touched each other. The fate of the British and French Empires are closely linked up. Britain and France ought to stand together as resolutely as in war time. m

The "German danger, be said, was not yet over. The Germans were the real inspirers of the Bolshevist moves which were felt as far as China

He suggested that the British and the French Governors in West Africa and the Far East should be brought in personal touch with each other. While the Home Governments abould retain control over a diplomatic negotiations the Governors should be entitled to consult each other and adopt common measures in regard to economic development or safety.

Great anxiety is folt locally safety of Hongkong residents. published yesterday that the party is reported to be safe to be rather in the nature of an optimis tic anticipation than a statement based on accurate "knowledge. A reporter of this paper, who spent the best part of yesterday endeavouring to confirm the statement that all the Hongkong people

in the excitement that must prevail in Manila, no

one could possibly say whether all the Hongkong people are

safe.

company. **

DARING ROBBERIES.

who have come to Manila to see the is believed Carnival gay be had from the fact that in spite of all that has been done by the Filipinos of Manila to house and care for their visiting countrymen, large num bers of these visitors have had to spend their nights and days in the streets and parks of the city. There can be no doubt after observing the crowds in Manila, It is doubtful whether any other city in the world could, accommodate so large a number of visitors in proportion to the population as have been lodged and fed in Manila during the days that have pass fuenced the organization of the Aero Club A similar occurence was reported fromLai

Canton, beford the Commission's a arrival, d since the opening of the Carnival of This fact is true not because of the which started off with twenty-five memgok, a village in the Sun Wai district was lootex and more than 50 persons were available bousing and feeding facili-bers, having for its President and Secreon the 2nd fat, when the whole villagn

Chinese citizens of carried away by the robbers. ties of the city; not because Manila bas tary prominent

Canton. hotels and lodging houses" enough to serve

The Coneal-General assigned his staf jarga transient population; but because to the service of the Commission under the Manid populated by probably the most direction of Mr. Lam Ying Chee, the bospitable people in the world............

oficial interpreter of the Consulate mak- The Fillipinos people have long been ing use of the telephone in making noted for their hospitality to strangers, appointments to:

Military meet the their readiness to share their homes and Governor-General Mo Yung Sing and Mr. their food with the casual sojourner Wu Ting Fang,

Foreign Minister of

Aeronautical enthusiasts are somewhat encouraged here front the fact that the Italian Government have already built four hangers or a very desirable landing. fald for the Rome Tokyo flight which they

A big robbery is said to have taken ants in the First Aerial Derby Around have kindly offered for use by the contest

place in a wealthy person's, house between The World. Overland contestants in air-

A erenony on the Northern borders. planes will By from Shanghai to Hanoi the districts of Lin Ping and Lung Num Canton; those using flying bouts which was attended by more than 1,000 would go via Hongkong.-

persons was in progress when the robbery The Commission were most cordially attacked the house at night. The village Hon. Leo Bergholz, & most efficient, repre driven back. More than 300 persons were received by the American Consul-General. guards fell upon the robbers, but were

given much time in instructing prominent than 100 were wounded or killed

Over people and organizations based on the 200 houses were burnt down and the booty advanced aviation data sent him by the carried away by the robbers is estimated Commission and who undoubtedly in

$150,000.

"LOCAL RESIDENTS IN MANILA.

Amongst those who are known to have left. Hongkong for the Carnival are

Mr. W. B. Walker, Manager of the Standard Oil Co, Mrs. Walker, and

their BOD.

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Mrs. Simmons, propricres of the Wyndham Hotel, and the three Misses Simmons

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Mr. and Mrs. F. X. d'Almada and

Miss Almada.

ter.

JAPAN'S INDUSTRIAL

PROGRESS.

RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF

MACHINERY

TRADE

among them. This is a reputation justly Affairs and former Minister to the United Japan's rapid industrial progress

The principal types of machinery îme ported during 2018 were spinning ma chinery, steam boilers and accessories, metal and woodworking machinery, manchinery, sewing machines electrical and accessories. Other importations in-

Mr. H. A. Rodgers, Manager of the Russo-Asiatic Bank, and Mrs. Rodgers. Mrs B. J. Botelho, widow of Mr. B. J. Botelho of Botelho Bros

sarned as can be witnessed to by many States for China.

The Governor-General immediately | during the last Ave years is nowhere an American who has had to make his way, through the provinces of the Islands placed a motor car at the disposal of the more conspicuous that in the develop" Commission (there being only ten in Dent of the machinery trade. Japan without equipment or acquaintances. The Filipinos of Manila have been nobly Lanton, and these owned by the Govern imported in 1914 machinery to a value sustaining this reputation during the ment) which was dispatched to the Ameri-of-somewhat more than $10,000,000; in Mr. J. M. V. Figuerado, purser of past few days. Thousands, probably the Ufficial Interpreter, Mr. Lam Ying United States furnished 20 per cent. of

can Consulate and the Commission with

1918, more than $29,000,000. In 1914, the the as, Honam

Lens of thousands, of visitors have been Chee, conveyed to the palace.

the total imports of machinery; in 1918, in the city from almost every province

Arriving they were received by the in the Archipelago to attend the greit Governor-General's Private Secretary,

BO per cent.. Victory Carnival. The available board Mr. Siao Loan, and ushered through Mrs. A. W. J. Simmons, wife of Mr, ing house and botel accommodations of several rooms and by soldiers standing at

the city are not sufficient to take care of attention to the receiving chamber. Simmons of the P.W.D. and her daugh-a tithe of these visiting strangers: They

After a few moments delay His Excel bave had to rely upon the hospitality of lency came into the room, his body guard The their countrymen residing in Manila, remaining at the entrance door. Mr. and Mrs. B. Basto and Miss Scarcely a Filipino home in the city but Commission were individually presented has harbored some of these visiting pro to the Governor-General and after all had vincials, and many Filipino homes are rated themselves the object of the visita filled to the last foot of sleeping space me full details of the Derby were The Governor-General listened with No finer tribute to the hospitable char-intense interest as the plans of the Cora- acter of the Filipino people could be mission and general progress made in offered than the story of how the overflow aviation were made known replying to visitors to the Victory Carnival have been each sentence spoken through the inter- taken in and cared for by residents of preter and asking questions, highly com- Manila. It is doubtful whether so fine plimenting the Commission upon the work been obtained in any place in the world opinion at great length net, thot only

as to

locally but for international transporta PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE: tion. He deeply regretted South China and well posted on all international ques- had not advanced faster in the develop- tions tot excluding aviation, and after The greatest precautions were taken in ment of this wonderful science, but said receiving the Commission and serving tea, respect of the health and safety of the the attention of the administration had opened the discussion on the work in revellers The Cablenews American says: been diverted in other directions of organizing the Derby. First he wished be booked for a flight to Washington With a fire department, police station, national progress, having in mind some

Basto,

Miss Bass, sister of Mr. B. Basa. Mra Horley and her little sot.". Miss Lola" Hyndman and two nieces. Miss Carvalho and Miss Gutteres

DEFINITE NEWS RECEIVED,

LATER. During yesterday, there was much

with them.

uner similar circumstances.

tion and

of the

cluded paper-making machinery, gas compressors, pumpa, pneumatic tools, weaving looms, iron rollers, crates and gaa, potroleum and steam engines,

British machinery is well liked, but as not been available, Japan's exporta of machinery, chiefly to Far Eastern countries, increased from $64,000 in 1914 ;..

in 1978

to approximately 87,890,000 Exports included electrical machinery, spinning and weaving machinery, lather

His aeronautical that of the Commis

The Order emphasises that Earl, Haig speculation as to whether the news that hospital, the Carnival grounds have been near future and the boulevards through optimism exceed no balstering, on

KLUNITED STATES NAVY,

telinaus, which arrived in port yesterday registered during the first two nights of Canton have made marvelous 10ough conditions and what is required of us and

BARL HAIG'S SERVICES.

HIS MOMENTOUS RESPONSIBILITY.

LONDON, February 2nd A telegram was received in the Colony In an Army Order recording the abali yesterday that Mr. and Mrs. B. Basto but that there should be retained tempor tion of General Headquarters in Great Miss Basto and Mrs. Botelho were safe an exhibition of hospitality could have they were undertaking and expressing his and printing machinery.

rily the prohibition of committee con-highest appreciation of the services which Misses Carvalho and Miss Gutteres are Britain, the Army Council expresses the sider that if the price of silver exceeds Earl Haig rendered to the Empire.

Never the history of the British on their way" back; hence they, too, are the aforementioned gold parity beyond

Empire

it says, "has one officer been sufe a brief period the situation should be charged with so momentous & respons- met by all available means than by imibility, and no other British commander, pairing the convertibility of the Note excepting Wellington, brought to a vic inve, of which the maintenance istorious conclusion a campaign on the issue garded as essential. The Government of which hung, the very existence of the should even be prepared to buy silver for State"

matay nursery, health service office and extensive railroad construction in the diplomatis Corne

to meet again many of his friends of the the rupee coinage, at a loss.

The Secretary of India bas decided to remains on the Active List, and expresses the Carnival City had been destroyed by turned into a regular city with every work of building wide adopt the afore-mentioned gold parity the hope that he may have a farther long fire was true. Definite news was brought to thing necessary to provide for the safety the city of Canton and good rends in the that of t recommendation, but, after reviewing the and successful career of public usefulness. the Colony by the officers of the as Pro enclosure. Due to a number of accidents boulevards already completed through | HI!*

of the merrymakers and order within the country with a possibility of connecting the part of the Commission, being con- the road to Hongkong. The broad tent with the facts of progress in aviation

unfolded

by ther South Chins

eball be represented in the contest," said the Minister, PEACE-TIME STRENGTH,

Keep us advised as to the morning that there had been a big fire in the fiesta, the Acting Director of Health ments in the movement of trafic

has issued circular, making the Carnival that city. It was his purpose how, the a timber yard, on Wednesday, with the City a health district, with a sanitary Governor-General said, to give bis atten- we will act promptly Mr. Wu Ting WASHINGTON, February 1st

of aviation

Fang was an interesting and instructive Admiral Taylor, head of the Construction damage aggregating a million and a half officer vested with the authority of a dis tion more to the Bureau of the Navy Department, inform pesos, and it was thought that som bith other doctors who are acting as his assist presenting him with the vast and on the ed the Committee 940 ships, this catastrophe had been mixed up with sata.

thanks to the

for calling and progress

Captain, Tom Gunn, Head of the Air including 16 Dreadnoughts, 13 pre-Dread.

they had collected and plans of the Service of South China, was absent in noughts, 6 armoured cruisers, and 17 light the Carnival. Those doubts are, however,The health station at the Carnival

City is located in the Health Service great. Dorby. If possible South China Hongkong, but had previously been inter cruisers, will be the peace-time strengset at rest by the telegram received by booth" where the bureau's exhibits have will be represented and it is only a ques viewed by members of the Commissi of the Navy after July 1st., constituting

In his absence the Committen discussed a tonnage one and a half times of that Mr. H. Hyndman," of Messrs Bailey & been placed. All accidents are being at tion of allowing sufficient time to train a

matters with his assistant Mr. Tom Wing when the United States untered the war.

Co., reading: Carnival destroyed by tended at the emergency station and later corps of aviators, and to secure proper from, whom it was learned that the car

transferred to the Philippine General General's hospitality

aircraft. After partaking o of the Governor templated plans in the interest of avim

the Commission WAR HONOURS,

Hospital.

An officer from the Santa Cruz fire withdrew escorted to the outer door by the tion were well under way and would he COMPARISON WITH BOER WAR,

who handed each mom carried into effect.

The Commission left Canton at 3.30 this station is in charge of the fire department ber of the Mr. Hyndman of the Dutch Bank at the Carnival grounds. There are also The

afternoon by rail to atve Hongkong, at LONDON, February 5th, An official statement about war honours received a wira yesterday giving parti- two fire engines there and other equip former Minister to the United States from 7.30 p.m

Advices have reached the Commissiere shows that the total number of honours culars as to the safety of members of his mont used in fire fighting, so that fires China, Mr. Wu Ting Fang received the from Siam, that His Majesty the King is conferred on British Forces was 247,670, family who had gone to the Carnival and will not have a chaned to spread

which might occur inside of the grounds Commission at his home in the chamber

where meet the Board of Government of a strong supporter of matters seronants

cal. Bangtok, the capitalis on The day nursery is under the charge Provinces in South China The Rome Tokyo and Around the World route a total of 254,158

Of this total 679 were Victoria Crosses, over 2,000

Yunnan Province which adjoins Indo- vegetarian, and carries Ubina under control of France, has 2 bars, 8,901 Distinguished Service Orders,

pital. The nurses have kindly volunteer States, is 784 bars. A comparison ja attached show.

Mr. Aquino, of Messrs. C. E. Warren ed to care for the little children while his 79 years as well as one of fifty and through General Tang Coleyno, už was depiled. It fell down the embanking 714 honours, given in the Boer War & Co., has received a telegram stating their mothers enjoy the evening. Eeda hopes to attain at age of 1st at Yunnan, engaged a Chiness aviator to ment into the ice-covered Lake Cham when the troops in the field wern 448,435 that his brother, employed in a Manila for the little poopla Enve been provided are no indications that his wishes will not organize a school of aviation at Yannar plain. Twenty were înjured, but no one against, approximately, 6,000,000 in the

and hot milk is on hand for the bunzo be fulfilled Mr. Wu Ting Fang was keen fu, Yunnan, for the purpose of training was killed

LOANS FOR HUNGRY EUROPE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AGREES.

WASHINGTON, February 1st. The Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives has agreed to recommend the anthorisation of new loans amounting to 850,000,000 to Poland, Austria and Armonia for food relief...

RAILWAY ACCIDENT. SLEEPING CAR FALLS DOWN EMBANKMENT."

BURLINGTON, VERMONT, Feb. 1st.

A sleeping car on the Montreal Express

fire, Party saved Casualties expected great."

trict health inspector. With him are two and he was use in his entertainer on Chinese prosperity - and

Boon his personal card.

and on the Indian Forces 6,588, making dating that, the number of deaths was of the nurses of the Mary Johnston Hos Minister, as is known in the United

Flate war:

firm, is safe.

ONER.

B

(Continued at foot of next column.).

aviators for the Yunnan Ariny

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