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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL

CONFERENCE.

ATTITUDE OF AMERICAN. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

WASHINGTON, February 5th. The United States Chamber of Com- merce announces its readiness to designate representatives to an international Enan sial conference, provided that its disens ions are kept within the limitations of Mr. Glass's letter of January 30th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TR. 1920.

FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] THE FIVE MILLION LOAN TO ΟΠΙΝΑ.

اطر

PEEING, February, 10th: The Associated Legations have received China's reply accepting their terms for the five million loan.

Since they have sent the note the Wai chalopu are asking that the Chinese may repay according to torma atated by them It is now understood that the Chinese are asking for, soven million dollars.

The request has been transmitted Washington.

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[MF. Glass, Secretary of the Uited States Treasury, in a statement, declared that the

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}" Treasury was convinced that the credits re- quired for economic restoration must be

CZECHS RRCAPTURE IRKUTSK. supplied through private channels, and oppused further, Governmental, Ionus and the

LONDON, February 5th. cancellation of any obligations by the Euro-

Describing the situation at Vladivostock pean Governments. He declared that the rectification of exchanges iny primarily in the hands of the Fairopean Governments before the Social Revolutionaries occupí wboy refusal to export gold preventeded the city, the Times Vladivostock cor rectification. The Caiteri States could ot undertake to finance the requirements of respondent says that a delegation from Europe. Mr. Glass also stated his objections to the proposed international conference. He feared that if such a wonference were held many European Governments would, unjustifiably, assume that the United States was going to shoulder their harders. He did Bot abject to American Chambers of Com-representatives of the Zemstvos within

desired merce sending representatives if they

twenty-four hours, failing which Vladivo- to attend in andtheint conferraces provided that the imposibility of the United States stock was to be surrounded by the forces Government, taking netion was recognised

of the new Government, beforehand.)

TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS ATTITUDE OF BERLIN GOVERNMENTS

BERLIN, February 5th. It is semi-ficially, stated that the Cabinet considered the Entente extradi- tion note, and unanimously agreed that it was impossible to surrender the war

criminals.

the Nikolsk Government reached Vladivo- stock on January 29th under American

rotection with a mandate to secure in peaceful transfer of Russian authority to

FAR EASTFEN -NEWS.

(ASIATIC NEWS AGENCY.] BOLSHEVIK: AGENTS ON CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY,

THE NEW VÖLUNTEER CORPS CARNIVAL FIRE AT MANILA. NEW MAINLINE CABLE MAJOR LG. BIRD APPOINTED.

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.-

His Excellency the Governor has approved of the appointment of Major Lennox Godfrey Bird, p.8.0, to be Administrative Commandant of the new Volunteer Corps.

`VERANDAH WINDOW

BURGLARY.

LARGE QUANTITY OF CLOTHES STOLEN.

HANSIN, February 2nd- General Kuei-ching, Military Governor of Kirin and Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese military guards along the Chinese Eastern Railway, arrived here yesterday. The strength of the Chinese military force at Fuchintien and its neighbourhood has been increased in view of the threatening attitude of the Russian working and labourers of the railway, The leaders of the movement are Bolshe vik agents who are working to regain

A daring robbery took place fast night their positions on the railway but in view of the lesson taught them in the at 3, The Albany, Albany Road, where the winter of 1917 the presence of a large thief entered one of the rooms, presumably number of Chinese troops has tempora by a verandah window, when the occupants rily saved the situation. General Fao is were at dinner."

The thief bad nearly an hour in which discussing with General Horvath the latter's recent declaration about his to select what be wanted, as he seemed exercising, sovereign, rights over Russian to have gone about his task in a method subjects along the Chinese Eastern Rail-ical manner. A large quantity of clothes had disappeared when the occup- way.

arts of the room returned after dinner, and & verandah window was found wide

DEMAND FOR THE HEAD OF A GENERAL.

SHANGHAI, February 3rd." Uwing to the rumoured execution of three wale and two female students by the Tientsin pelice in connection with the 4.L low grade" goods, boycott against stated in the Chinese vernacular papers, a special meeting was called in the native city this morning by the leaders pf the Students' and Merchants" Unions.

open.

The police were communicated with, and arrived shortly after the alarm was given.

DESCRIPTION OF THE CON- FLAGRATION.

THE FAR EAST.

Sir John Debison Peader, K.C.M.G.,

The following description of the con Chairman of the Eastern Telegraph Co, flagration that partially destroyed the in the course of his speech at the annual Manila exposition building and priceless menting of shareholders recently said:- exhibita," is "gleaned from the Manila" I am glad to say that we made arrange. ments with the Ministry of Shipping to papers.

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The fire started at 6.20 p.m. in the charter the Stephan, one of the largest Leyte booth, and instantly, with a strong cable-laying vessels in the world, which wind blowing, it spread to all buildings was taken over from the Germans, and on the west side of the ground barning she has just completed the laying of everything that was in its way with the another fast-speed cable between Porth- exception of the Meralco Tower, the curnow, in Cornwall, and Gibraltar, frame work of which was made of steel. about 1,200 miles in length, which will The combination chemical wagon of the form the first section of a new main lino fire department was immediately operated, between Great Britain and the Für East but it was fully twenty minutes before it through the Mediterranean, and on vid could be of any help. Five Bre depart Bombay and Madras then taken on by ments turned out, bat by the time these our associated company, the Eastern arrived on the scene 'practically the entire Extension Austraingia and China Tele- area was already consumed by the flames graph Company, to Singapore, involving The carnival headquarters was the last an expenditure of about 20 miles of building burned, and if there had been cable. Provisional orders were placed any more buildings next to it, they would immediately there was a likelihood of the probably have been razed to the ground cable being manufactured, and as soon as so. It was fortunate that the strong each section is delivered it will be laid and breeze was blowing from the south-east, worked. In the meantime partial re- as this saved the districts of Ermita and newals have been and are being carried similar predicament. out, and other means have been devised Malate from Besides the buildings housing the Exposito improve the speed of some of our exist tion, the buildings of the Bureaus of ing cables... I trust, therefore, that those Education, Fortestry, Science, Agricul interurted who will read the remarks. I ture and Printing, the Carnival gate and have made to-day will be convinced that the Swalitence or the south-western part we, on our part, are doing everything of the building were also burned to the that is humanly possible to achieve what A daring urined robbery was perpetrat-ground After the fire had been practi-they require, namely, a quick and reliable- at Nikols for the safety of the delegato Peking demanding the immediate exe tion. Preparations were at first made tocation of General Yang Yi-teh, the chief afternoon when the Chinese manager of the building housing the Bureau of Com of the Eastern Extension. Australasia der made the following remarks on the LII illustration of the resist and Japanese troops formed af of the Tientsin Police, and bis ciftef aide, Mee Cheong's Studio, who had gone to the merce and Industry was on fre. The top and China. Telegraph Co. Sir John Pen enormous growth of traffic since the out- strong cordon scross the peninsula in Colonel Ting. Falling satisfaction brents premises lying behind the building, was set part of the building was discovered to be debut

Forty Chinese boy scouts helped in break of war, I may mention that the defence of the city, but later practically were made of adopting drastic measures upon by three men. One of the men was on fire and the bose was turned on it.

trans-Indian and Our local traffes

India port of the execution of students has, ed at his victim, while the other two, spreading the alarm of fire and saving

and the whole Russian garrison joined the against the Peking Government. The re-armed with a revolver, and this be point-

the Far East, however, been officially contradicted... after throwing pepper in his eyes, took something from the exhibits and rescuing between

etc. show อ increase in -1918 of, insurgents, and it looked improbable that they would meet with prolonged resist

a purse containing 8105 are a diamond the people. THE MACAO RECLAMATION.

A number of persons were injured in roundly, 327 per cent, over the pre-war ring valued at $3,000.

Year

Consequently, additional CANTON, February 2nd The robbers closed the door and decamp-varying degrees, and one boy was report carrying capacity is argently required to The Foreign Office has recognised the

we are making arrangerts for the dispute between the Chinese and Portu- raised an alarm. Two of the robbers sightseers. One child was said to have manufacture and laying of a new cable guese regarding the Chingahan or Green escaped by way of Battery. Path, and the been crushed to death in the rush. When between Madras and Singapore at the The Eastern. Island reclamation.

third ran in the direction of Ice House are was first discovered and the fames earliest possible moment. Street and also made for Battery Path. began to spread rapidly the crowds inside and other cable companies also urgently the Carnival grounds rushed in panic need more cables to meet their traffic re- towards the exits and for a tune the con- gairements. and it will, therefore, take. however, intercepted by a messen- ger, who held on to him till the Police geauon, particularly in the rain gateway, some little time before this can be effect- was such that it seemed tut loss of listed. The money required for the Madras could not be avoided. when the rush was Singapore cable will be taken from the arrived and arrested the man. «

over several women and children were general reserve fund, which, a the share- found prone, upon the ground in the gate-holders are aware, was created for meet- way, Baving been trampled upon by the ing expenditure of this nature.". panic-stricken crowd behind, but nonel

DARING DAYLIGHT ROBBERY MAN ATTACKED AND ROBBED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY.

A hundred officers were held as hostages after the meeting, a telegram was seated in the heart of the City yesterday eally put out an alarm was spread that service. Présiding at the annual meeting

ance

The Czechia have reported that they have

IDK.

This conviction will guide the Govern re-captured Irkutsk from the. Social British Conani-General as arbitrator in theed, but the victim, managing to get free, ed missing, in the mad stampede of the deal with this large volume of traite, and

ment in further measures and negotia tions which may be necessary.

SURPRISE IN LONDON.

LONDON, February 5th. The prodigious list of so-called war criminals caused much surprise in Lon

don. magnified" by contributions from the numerous Allied States.

Revolutionaries. Their rear-guards are now at Namozor, 310 miles west of Irkutsk, and are continually engaged by the Bolsheviks.

It was apparently swollen and SIR DOUGLAS

Reuter, understands that it is not in.

HAIG'S DESPATCHES. · RE-ISSUE IN VOLUME FORM.”

In two handsome volumes of large, clear type the second, uniform with the first, a portfolio of folding maps-Messrs. Dent have issued Sir Douglas Haig's December, 1915-April, 1915." They have been edited by Lieut.-

tended to present the list to the German Government until the representatives of the Allies in Berlin have been consulted. Despatches:

to discuss the whole question."

THE FOOCHOW INQUIRY.

FoоCHOW, February 2nd. Under orders from Peking, the Chinese delegates, Wong and Sheng, left bare this morning for Peking without waiting for There is dif- their Japanese comrades. ference of opinion between the Chinese and the Japanese delegates because the Former allege that the latter hired cooliea to give evidence against Chinese students.

THE KAWADA INCIDENT.

PERINO, February 3rd. With reference to the Kawada incident, the Chinese students, who were parading

Ee was,

"A

revolver was found on the man, whe made desperate efforts "to get away. The ring and the money were not recovered.

of them W-38 dangerously injured.f Soldiers from the outside were among the AN AMERICAN HOTEL FOR rst to enter the gateway after the rush was over, and tacy assisted the in- After jured to the side walk in front.

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it was thought that every body was out" of the grounds, except such as remained to try and save the exhibits and to air

GERMANY AND. CHINA.

DELEGATES TO NEGOTIATE A COMMERCIAL THEATY.

FOOD CONTROLLER RESIGNS of the British nation." Substantially the ehow, state that Dr. Kawada, seeing that purpose of constructing five large hotels turned in the rush, imprisoning beneath four delegates, named Wagner, von Berch.

SEES THE PRIME MINISTER.

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LONDON, February 5th.

It is understool that the Food Control ler, Mr. Roberts, has resigned

Mr. Roberts saw Mr. Lloyd George this morning when he was asked to reconsider

bis decision.

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THE FIRM OF M. SAMUEL

&" CO.

SITUATION AT TIENTSIN.

in

at Tientsin will bo court-martialled

hopeful.

estimated that over 200 persons were!

THE LOESES.

near

WIFE.

Woman

a sovereign

American.capitalists, we learn from a

Dr. W. W. Yen has telegraphed to the The Lord Chancellor and the Attorney-Col. J. H. Bornston, the private secretary

Northern paper, are taking an interest General are starting for Paris to-night to the Commander-in-Chief, and in this the streets the other day against the

in Eghting the fire, cries were heard Lear Government at Peking saying that the form Earl Haig'says, in bis Preface, are

the gateway and investigation disclosed German Government is about to send republished as a tribute to the valour alleged execution of their comrades in in the hotel business in the Far East and

Tientsin and against direct negotiation corporation has been formed for the that a booth located there had been over! of the British soldier and the character with Japan about the return of Kiao.

Schinenemann and Zischermann, it a small American girl and her nurse-China, to negotiate a commercial treaty. same as those appearing in the Gazettes, his car could not get through the crowd in the Far East, and one of them is to

Both were unhurt. There were about; they now have inserted the names of of demonstrators, immediately dismissed be in Hongkong. The others will be 10,000 persons in the carnival grounds divisions which in the earlier of them his chauffeur and drove the car himself established in Shanghai, Yokohama, when the conflagration started. In a few ware omitted for reasons of secrecy, All in the hope of forcing a passage through

minutes the flames were at their height, FINDER OF GOLD AND WATER. that it was possible to make public at the the crowd. There was a dispute between Manila and Singapore. The company sweeping the booths in a remorseless wave time was made public in them; their the Japanese doctor and the students, but has a paid up capital of $10,000,000 of fames. Within half an hour, the ex- MYSTERIOUS GIFT OF A VICAR'S frankness and fullness is the token of the fortunately the police on duty at the

300 position building was in ruins. It is It is proposed to put up & in time street intervened steadfast patriotism, good sense, and Hatamen equanimity of the nation to which their Further, the younger students were pre-room hotel at Hongkong. The hotel trampled down. Men of all races stepped Mrs. Lacey, wife of the vicar of Ash

+ Aldershot, is reissue is the Commander-in-Chief's tri-vented by their elders from molesting at Shanghai is to have. 500 rooms; in and formed a barricade with their Vale, bate, Marshal Foch did not fail to reDr. Kawada. cognise their significance, in this respect

that at Manila 250 rooms; the Singapore bodies to keep the maddened throng back divinor of water who does not use a red.

She is in this respect a rival to Sapper. and save the lives of the fallen. when writing his latroduction to the

Kelly, the diviner of Gallipoli fame of hotel 300 rooms; and the Yokohama hotel French edition. here reprinted in his

The provincial exhibits and the Govern whose powers an account recently appear- original text as well as in an English

PEXINO, February 1st. 200 rooms The architectural work is to.

ment exhibits were burned." The nero-ed. translation. At the same time, fading With reference to the trouble between

She is also susceptible, though to a that while the Despatches set forth the the students and the police at Tientsin, be done by Benny Marshall, the famous planes of the Curtiss zeroplane and Motor results in the decisive period when the the Central Govrnment has sanctioned the hotel architect who built the Blackstone Corporation were saved through assist. Irsser degree, to the presence of gold, and The business of M. Samuel & Co.:

concealed under A thick established since 1830, is converted into Allies advanced to victory at the double, request of the authorities there to main-at Chicago and numerous other hotels in ance rendered by Volunteer fire men. The on one occasion divined"

auditorium, and the dance pavilion, the carefully a private limited liability company. The they did not explain their causes. the tain order with a firm band, especially America. It is expected that all ve bureau of commerce and industry build- hearthrug.

view of the fast-approaching Chinese existing partners, Mr. Samuel Samuel, French Generalissimo has made good the New Year, but there is not the lightest hotdis will be ready for business in two ing and the industrial exhibit "building"I discovered my powers quite be D.L., M.P., who this year celebrates the deficiency. In the Despatches all mention truth in the report that those students

automobiles were saved Looting com- fine was being constructed near my home 50th anniversary of his connection with of the hand whish guided the instrument who have been arrested by the scials or three years. For ourselves, we are not did not burn. Eight of the most valuable accident," said Mrs. Lacey. A railway menced after the fire was stopped but in Gloucestershire. and professional the firm, Mr. Walter H. Samael, M.C., is omitted, and he fills gertain gaps in and Mr. Walter H. Levy, D.S.O., will then in which the all-important part for conducting an agitation against "low

was prevented by the soldiers. A number diviners were employed to detect the My first attempta of pearls were on exhibit, valued at over; presence of water, became directors of the new company, as played by the British Higher Command

is lost to sight. In contributing this Brade goods. The efforts of the Chines

were made in imitation of the diviners, officials are solely directed towards the

P. 40,000, and these were saved alse will Mr. Julian Day, M.C. The Introduction, Earl Haig remarks, Mar- protection of native merchants from ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS. The Leyte exhibit contained native with hazel twigs. I found that she's capital is £1,200.000, "divided into £1,000,000 pref. and £900.000. ord shares, shal Foch adds an example personal to molestation. Martial law will not be

It was officially stated on the 13th. ult. fabrics, and other handicraft and art were communicated to my arm, and thir

products that were valued at several always shows the presence of water which will be subscribed in cash at par himself of the general interchange of proclaimed in Tientsin.

that the resumption of direct Anglo-Gerunda of pesos. It also contained. "I found afterwards that the sensa by the partners of Samuel & Courtesy between the French and the British. As in the Despatches them-

man relations will be marked by three products of Absea, Copra and Corn. The tions were experienced without the use The business was originally established by Mr. Mcss Samuel, who traded with res, the cordial relations between the

THE KUT STORY.

distinct stages. First the appointment of Toito and Capiz exhibits were worth more of twigs When the water is close to the Consuls and than P. 100,000 and these were destroy-surface the arm underroes the sensation. 31ogador in the latter part of the 18th Allies, as well as between out soldiers of All ranks and the civil population of

ed. The burrcon of printing lost modern of a tremendous pulling and aching. century. He ran sailing vessels to the France and Belgium, are emphasised by

The Sunday Times (London) last month the Charge d'Affaires,

presses doing three and four-colour work The after effect is one of nervous pro port laden with English goods, which

began a serial publication of Major Gen Consul General; second the creation of were exchanged for local products. Now Earl Haig in his Preface.

In this Preface also will be found an erul. Townshend's forthcoming book My the status of Legation; and third, full and the damage is estimated at P. 75,000 tration, which affects my heart, and for

In a preface a-days, the firm has trading connections extremely interesting account of the campaign in Mesopotamia onlarly on the world, more parti-machinery by which the material for these General Townshend says that be told Gon: restoration of Ambassadorship. The Ger- The bureau of science lost its prized silk this reason my husband objects to, may

eral Sir Beauchamp Duff that if he would mans are preparing to reoccupy the Em- weaving and spinning machine and its experimenting very often. cularly in China and Japan. The con Despatches was collected the regular give him thirty to forty thousand men

specimens of Philippine flora and fauna Tersion is being made partly for family diurnal reports along a complete chaid he would guarantee to take and hold bassy in London. A leaffer issued by the and a host of things. of scientific interest. had been covered by professional diviners. rensons and partly because it is. felt that extending through Corps. divisions, Baghdad. It was settled that it must be Board of Trade explaining the conditions The bureau of forestry lost its entire col The results I obtained coincided with decided that the correct site for boring the time has arrived for the publication brigades, and battalions to the companies taken bur General Townshend would not of trading with Germany emphasises that lection of Philippine woods and forest theirs except in one instrace where I of figures regarding the capital, reserves in the Ene, and the many others supple go further unless his force was made up it is no part of the policy of government products

The total damage was estimated at over was some yards away from that selected. menting these, Because of being com-to the number mentioned. After occupy to discourage British traders from com- piled during the actual process of eventa ing Kut General Townsend told General peting in the markets of the late enemy two million pesos; the Carnival records The engineer in charge of the work, and under the immediate strain of Nixon that he must have thirty thousand countries, and it is desirable that they and funds were fortunately taken away after boring exhaustively at the selected battle, the material wrailable possesses men in order to take Baghdad, but Gen-should make every effort to secure a pro before the flames coomed the building spot without ang reault, changed his Thus Carnival continued the next day mind in favour of my location, Water Europa. an atmosphere of its own which gives it eral Nixon determined that he should proper footing in Cronicle in an editorial and was attended by very large crowds. was found almost at once."

The Daily

Mrs. Lacey gave a "demonstration of It is reported that gold has been dis definite historical importance. The ceed without being reinforced. General

Townshend says that

Ctesiphon was not urged the development of imports from The destroyed portions of the Exposition covered on: Schryvers Hill, Hastings book is, indeed a welcome addition to the decisive victory owing to the appearance Germany if only to improve the German were re-constructed the next morning. her powers as a diviner. Water in

plentiful in the district, and after a fare vil literature of-the-War. Portraits of Sir “County, "OnEKTİO.

Schryvers Hill is detached from the Douglas Haig and seven of his Generals of Halil Pasha with the fresh army from exchange and thereby enable her to pay The Carnival closed yesterday.

Caucasus when the Turks had been routed, the indemnity.

Mr. F. X. Almada, an eye-witness, stepe Mrs. Lacey's arms, which the held castern extension of the great Oak Hill are admirably reproduced in the first He declares that his resolution to stand As regards apprehensions of a German

who returned to Hongkong yesterday outstretched as she walked, were lowly Hange which has its eastern terminus in volume, the text of which is illustrated by a Kut saved the British from being invision it is pointed out by the papers from Manila, told our representa hent upwards as if by an invisible force. Huntingdon and extends in a westerly numerous sketch-maps. The ten large knocked out of Mesopotamia. He bar that, though diplomatic relations have direction to the north of Toronto, where it divides, one branch going around by folding maps in the portfolio forming gained to be relieved in two months and been reguined, the Aliens Restriction tive that to his knowledge the only I was invited to test this force, and fount way of Hamilton and composing the the second volume are copies of, or are wired to General Nixon that otherwise Act provides that no German may land Honodong resident who was in the that it offered considerable resistance. At Niagara escarpment, and the other taking based directly upon. those which actually elief would be impossible. It was impos without the Home Secretary's permission building when the fire commenced war the same time Mrs. Iricey's breathing a northerly course to Collingwood Half accompanied the original Despatches to sible for him to out his way out of Kut which may be granted for, three months Mr. W. B. Walker, manager of the local grew heavier until it came in courukave a centary age there was a rush of prospice the foerotary of State. The two volumes owing to floods. The cruel treatment of and can be renewed. The names of Ger- agonoy of the Standard Oil Co., who, gaspe, and at the entreaty of her mother,

stration to a close. tors to Marce, which in a few miles from are published at 42. net-n remarkably his troops was colely due to the instiga mans landing will be published in the with his little son. managed to make his who was present, she brought the demon

tion of derman Staff Officers in Turkey. London Gazette every month.

cicape out of the doomed building. the place of the alleged present discovery cheap price

and resources of the firm.

GOLD FOUND IN ONTARIO.

I once followed over ground which