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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THRODAN EKUTER'S AUINOT.)

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. KING FORESHADOWS GREAT REFORMS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1920,

HEAVY SNOWSTORM IN FAR EASTERN CABLE

UNITED STATES.

snowstorm

NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] JAPANESE OVERTURES TO CHINA.

PEKING, February 19th.

YING WA COLLEGE. ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES,

The annual distribution of primes to the

ADMIRAL LINE PASSENGER LINERS FOR ORIENT, SPECTACULAR EXPANSION. No less than six-passenger liners are ta run out from Seattle to the Orient accord- students of the Ying Wo College was held yesterday at the Y.M.C.A. hill. Dr.ing to the advices which have been T. W. Pearce presided, and among the received here by Mr. M. J.Wright, tha Admiral Line. Nearly a year has elapsed others present were the Hon. Dr. Claud acting General Agent in Shanghai for the Severn and Mr. E Ralphs.

Mr. Lloyd George agreed that Europe could not be restared to a nomal economi cal condition without putting the Russian MANY HOUSES WASHED AWAY, resources into circulation. Every demo

Naw York, February 5th The entire eastern part of the United cracy of the world, he said, would like to ace that done under any but & Bolshevik State is in the grip of a. regime whose horrors shocked mankind. which is accompanied by a north-easterly Russia must be restored under an anti-gale which is tying up railways and inter rupting telegraphie and telephonic com Bolshevik regime, but it was perfectly munication. A high-tide caused doods at clear that Bolshevism was uncrushable by many coast resorts. Hundreds of bunga

Headmaster the Chairman said: The warring Russian lows on the beaches have been washed away by the foundations. Many valuable hotel properties have been damaged... LINER RUNS AGROUND.

NEW YORK, February 6th.

The

factors declined to recognise that when they were so advised last year. Volunteer Army, during the occupation

LONDON, February 10th. The King's speech at the opening of hr'iament, after an allusion to the peace atification's, emphasised the excellent refores of arms. Itions existing with all the Allies and be necessity of the restoration not only a peace but of normal economic condi- tons in Eastern Europe and Russin.

Referring to the Prince of Wales's visit to the Dominions his Majesty announced his assent to the proposal to visit Aas tralia and New Zealand; adding that the Prince of Wales will take the opportunity on the return voyage of weing some the West Indian Possessions.

He with. I feel His Majesty said: "confident, receive a cordial welcome every. where, both from old comrades in arms and all classes of the community"

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of large tracts of South Russia, unque The storm has abated, but the seas are. tionably managed to alienate the popula-still high. Much damage has been report tion. The Bolsheviks. in their re-advance, ed to shipping. The old Dominion liner profited from past experience and avoided Princess Anne is aground at Rockaway Beach, Long Island. A life bout tried to doing as to some extent.

go to her assistance, but the attempt was abandoned owing to the giant sea-rollers. NEW YORK TRAFFIC DISLOCATED.

The Prime Minister dwelt with the difficulties of the attempt to create a ring of fire, which should advance and scorch out Bolshevism, owing to there being no likelihood of all border States participat ing, also to lack of funds and equipment which neither. France America, Italy or Britain could undertake to furnish. THE WAR ON BOLSHEVISM. GREAT REVERSE ON CAUCASUS FRONT.

The

New York, February 7th. The Princess Anne remains bard aground and is listing to the starboard, being pounded by the heavy sens. resening vessels are unable to reach her. It is hoped, if the aca calms, to remove the remainder of the crew by breeches and buoys.

Lut Beng-beiang and Chen La'have re- signed the portfolios of Foreign Affairs, It is doubtful if the resignations will be accepted:

The Japanese, in making overtures to to the Chinese concerning negotiation about Kiaochou, ask for a joint manage ment of the Shantung railways, for the Japanese working the inherited indus trial rights and for the non-abrogation of the Sino-Japanese military pact.

*^. [TS20%@#^RELTER'S AGENCY.] FORTUGUESE BATTLESHIPS FOR

MACAO.

Listo February 9th.

It is announced that the destroyers Guadina and Douro are proceeding to

sac.

THE REVOLUTIONARIES IN VLADIVOSTOCK.

After the reading of the report by the since this pioneer American coastwise com pany started the oversens service to the Orient, and 40 cargo carriers' are on the' Dr. Severn, ladies and gentlemen,-Yourian.

We learn that the first of the new have, sir, done the Ying Wa'College much honour in consenting to distribute the passenger boats will be probably launched ૨ into service immedi- prizes this morning. Your presence will in April and will the history of the College. In these days deadweight. They are 335 feet in length mark the occasion as a red letter day in ately. All of the vessels are of 14,000 tona of vast and far-reaching changes and and have a sen speed of seventeen and a half knots. Each will bare first-class- movements in education we are all proud accommodations for 250 passengers and unusually large steerage accommodations. of the place that Hongkong is enabled to

These bonts will be the first passenger take, through its University its Colleges vessels to sail out of Puget Sound for the Oriens in many years and it is explained and its Schools in those movements, be that one reason why the Admiral Ling has been able to acquire the comparatively loving as we do that they are destined to

large number of available passenger liners aid powerfully the advance of China to from the Shipping Board is the fact that her "place among the leading nations of they are to be used to supply a service out of the north west American that has long the world. Nor shall we cease to have in been needed. mind leaders of eminence in our Colony

Mr. George J. McCarthy is to be.. who have identified themselves so clowdy with Mr. J. J. Gorman, who will bo passenger agent for the in at Shanghai. persistently and successfully with its General Agent of the company here, ho will sail from San Francisco on the educational forces. This meeting rejojeva steamer Yanking on February 19th. Mr.

Met arthy was formerly at the recognition on the part of the

Passenger agent for the company at San Francisco. Mr. University and, I may add of its students, George A, Heyburn, who will be assistant here, will rail from Seattle agent Accorded you at the Congregation held General

Capt. on the Katori Mare March 1st, recently, Our Chinese friends present R. C. Brennan, who was appointed this morning will, I am sure, join with Marine Superintendent for the company in the Orient with headquarters here as to wish you long life for the full cu arrived this week from Hongkong. Mr. ant Agent at Hongkong, has been appoint- joyment of an honour so highly merited. D. J. Hanscom, who was formerly Assist In connection with the prize distributioned Agent at that port. Mr. J. B. Arm- this morning it is proper to explain that strong will be agent at Manila and Mr. the Ying Wa College is the child of a Mattsson will be agent at Vladivo In recent weeks the Admiral Line has Chinese Independent Church. For a long

extended its activities to Vladivostock, period of years our relations as a mission one vessel, the s. Oxagumairk, now load. with this Church have been those of ing in Japan for the Philippines, recently WITHDRAWAL OF CZECHS.

having delivered a general cargo there friends and advisers. We have no con

and a second, the "sis. Webun having trolling power in Church administration arrived at the Siberian port only last COPENHAGEN, February 6th.. A report from Prague states that the apart from a basis of colleagueship and werk.

present the Admiret Line has eight a despatch from General Janin that the position in relation to the Ying Waerdes six vessels on general runs. As working hours, minimum wages. anti-repiàants of the force fed northward. On bas completed the work on the collection Czecho-Slovak Foreign Office has received cümradeship in common service. Our cargo carriers running out of Portland agents for the Barber Line of New York, dumping and also the reform of the the other front the Caucasus Volunteer and co-ordination of data relating to Crocho-Slovak troops in Siberia haye now College is determined by our wider and the Admiral Lin, is operating 18 vesauls forests, crops forecast, been withdrawn from the fighting linguore comprehensive relations with to the Orient from phrts on the Atlantis coast and froin Europe. As agents for tho Pealing with, agriculture, the Speech defeated. The total captures so far count fisheries. land tenure and irrigation, and, Their removal Eastward and homeward is Chineso Church. It ia to the credit of the Tracy Company it is operating two hats

also the quinquennial agricultural assured.

to the Orient from New Orleans and Galveston, and besides these are four others on a miscellaneous list.-Shanghai Shipping Gazette.

Referring to the economic situation his Majesty laid stress on the fact that if lasting progress and social peace were to be ensured all classes must continue 10 throw themselves into the work of recen- ruction with goodwill for others, with energy and patience, and legislation pro- viding large far-reaching measures of re-. form must be passed.

LONDON, February 7tb The British Military Mission in South Russia report that the Bolshevists have been completely defeated in attempts to force the line on the Den and the Manitch

His Majesty proceeded to outline the legislation including Bills dealing with Ireland, Irish education, the coal indus-rivers.

A Red cavalry corps crossed the river with State acquisition of “coal royal- ties, for the pirmum of improving condi. Bear the mouth of the Don, but were. „tions in mining areas the regulation of driven back with heavy losses. During the sale of liquor, the development of fisheries, retreat the ice on the river broke and the organisation of Territorials, the Un-many Reds were drowned and large num- cmaloyinent Insurance, the regulation efbers of guns and wagons were lost. The

Bouse of Lords.

acute than ever.

LONDON, February 7th. The Time! Vladivostock correspondent Snow continued to full last night, The telegraphed on February 2nd. that Gen- dislocation of the City trafic was more eral Rozanoff, Commanding Vladivostock, The railways and road took refuge in a Japanese airship when ways, were buried under snow, and vehi-the insurgents surrounded his house. A cular traffic was almost impossible. There Japanese guard blocked the way. There is a lack of snow shovellers, the men

upon an African officer commanding the marines said that he would not permit demanding a dollar an hour,

Several more small hotels on the Rock away Const have been washed away by

the sea, also several "bath-houses and boarding houses on Cones Island.

EMPIRE'S STATISTICS. SCHEME READY FOR ESTABLISH. ING A BUREAU.

LONDON, February 10th. The Imperial Statistical Conference

armies of the Bolsheviks were heavily

agriculture,

stated that the United Kingdom was stilled in these operations are 8,000 prisoners, dangerously dependent on food supplies 171 guns and 340 machine guns,

Adverse exchange was

frour overscils, making the Enancial burden very great; it added to the uncasiness, and also caused an unprenelented sale of landed property. Since the war measures were accordingly proposed to mitigate any hardship which this operation might cause to occupier and to stimulate the production of esscatin fondstüffs within the United Kingdom.

PRIME MINISTER'S SURVEY.

LONDON, February 10th. Mr. Lloyd George, in the House of Commons following Sir Donald Maclean, Andicated that he would deal with several

purtant subjects at a later stage. Referring to the housing problem he pointed out, that the chief diffeulty was due to the refusal of Trades Unions to suspend their regulations despite the fact that 350,000 demobilized persons were anxious and sufficiently skilled to provide 'labour. That was "a question for the

Labour Party.

As regards Ireland is challenged the earlier speaker, Mr. Adamson to say if he were prepared to grant a Republic if the Irish demanded it. otherwise his pro posal of self-determination was dishonest, "Ought Ulster to be com (Cheers.) pelled to come under a Parliament for the whole of Ireland the Frime Minister usked..

BOLSHEVIKS ADVANCING IN ODESSA AREA.

LONDON, February stb.

The War Office communique on the situation in South Russia to February 3rd states that, in the neighbourhood of the Tsaritsin-Ekaterinodar Railway, the Bol- sheviks gained a footing on the south bank of the Manich Six attempts to res elsewhere were repulsed,

Between January 28th and 31st Deni- kin's troops on this front captured 95 200 machine-guns and 4,000 prisoners. The Bolsheviks occupied the Isthmuses of Perekop and Chongar which lead to the Crimea after a heavy ighting, but were repulsed before the defiles, loeing 600 pri.... soners,

The Bolsheviks continue to advance in the Odessa area.

GEORGIA AND AZERBAIJAN. INDEPENDENCE RECOGNISED BY:

JAPAN...

PARIS, February 6th.

At the Ambassadors' Council the Japan ese Government agreed to recognise the independence of Georgia and Azerbaijan in conformity with the Supreme Council's recent decision.

WORK FOR EX-SERVICE MEN. EARL HAIG'S APPEAL

LONDON, February 6th.

census.

A scheme has been completed for the formation of na Imperial Statistics Bureau thoroughly representative of all parts of the Empire.

The Committee on the Census Popain. chairmanship of Mr. G. H. Knibbs of, tion of the Empire is sitting under the Australia.

UNITED KINGDOM TRADE

LARGE INCREASE IN EXPORTS

AND IMPORTS.

Japanese interference. Neutrality was after that preserved.

The revolucionaries say that they "prefer to share a crust with Irkutsk rather than to live luxuriously under Japanese or any other foreign rule.

ORDER FOR NICKEL COINS.

LONDOS, February 8th The National News says that the. Mond Nickel Company, the largest metal.com- bine in the country, has received a large contract from the Government to supply the Mint with nickel for new coinage.

The step has been necessitated chiefly by the ever-rising price of silver. It will be some time before the change operates.

ROME TO TOKIO FLIGHT.

ROME, February 5th, From Gioia del Colle the 600 horse

LONDON, February 10th. The imports for January were of the value of £183,408, 288 and the exports: £105,879,909, showing increases of £18,961.952 and £58 580, 95, respectively, power Caproni pilated by Lieutenants as compared, with January, 1910.

The exports consisting of uanufactured Sain and Borello, and the 480-horse-power articles were in January of the value of Caproni piloted by Lieutenants Negrini. £63,086,000 as compared with 440,202 000 and Origi, departed for Salonika en route in January 1919. The principal increases were in cotton and woollen goods.

to Tokio.

Germany re-appears as both exporter (The latter machine has already been and importer, sending a quantity of wine announced to have arrived at Salonika. in exchange for manufactured goods and ED.]

raw materials.",

CHINA STATION FLOTILLA.

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the

Church that it sought to establish the College as an adjunct to its pastoral and not less so, to its evangelistic work for the Chinese?"

Dr. Pearce then referred to the return

of the Headmaster, Mr. Hughes from acting service, and asked Mr. Severn to give away the prizes.

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E, L.

CANDIDATES FOR THE SHANGHAI COUNCIL.”

NINE CERTAIN; FOUR MORE

"POSSIBLE

It appeared when the last mail left practically festain that there will be a contested election for the Municipal Council

Dr. Severn said that he desired, before proceeding to present the prizes, to say that he felt particularly honoured to have been asked to be present at the function because of the unique position which the college accupied: He hoped that before long the co-ordination of education in the Colony would reach such a stage that if bers would enable those who were really keen

un

alucation to withdraw the strictures which hal hitherto been made on the system of education in the Colony. The college, ns no had learnt, bad had an ex- cellent foundation in a part of the world which he knew very well. The great Dr. Morrison might be said to have founded it just at the time that the final occupa The flotilla for service on the Chination of Malacca by the British took place, Station, consisting of the Hollyhock, and when that great man Sir Stamford Barbell, Forglore, Colombo, Magnolia, Raffles in the face of great opposition Cricket, oth, Mantis, Cockchafer and determined that Malacca should remain a BOMBAY, February 2nd. cotton mills which were clazed as a result

Work has been resumed at fifty-five Cicala Soft Plymouth yesterday for the British Possession and should not be

handed back to its former owners. of the strike, a fairly large complement Far East. of operativ s having returned to work

BOMBAY COTTON MILL

STRIKE,

OPERATIVES RETURN IN LARGE NUMBERS,

The strike at the British India Com-

Pan's dock and one or two other sub sidiary strikes hüve been settled, but the. Indian Marine Dockyard strike continues.

DISASTROUS FIRE IN

HAVANA.

Loxox, February 6th.

THE SILVER MÄRKET

LONDON, February 5th. Messrs. Montagu's report of February 5th states that sensational rises in the price of silver occurred during the week sym

Nine names were known for certain, as follows," the asterisks marking old miem

Mr. A. BROOKE ŠMITH;*

Mesars. Jardine, Matheson. MR.PERcy Cox,

Canadian Pacific 0.8. MR. G. TELEINN.

Messrs. Butterfield & Swire. MI. S. FESSENDEN,

Messrs. Jernigan, Fessenden & Rose. * Mn. D., Gon,*

Japanese representative. MR. W. P. LAMBE,

Wisner

& Co.

MR. H. A. MACINTYRE,

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

ME. Jors MACGREGOR,

Messrs Caldbeck Macgregor,

Dr. S. A. RANSOM.

In addition, to the above, either Mr. A. or Mr. Howard, former Councillor, Maurice Benjamin will stand.

(Applause.) Through the kindness of the gentlemen GAR

It is also reported, but there is at pres sent no certainty, that the following

offer themselves :- MR. A. E. Y.M.C.A. they had been able to use that

MR. A. J. HEGRES. Ma...W, B. O. MIDDLETON.. hall and he hoped that it would not be

The VG. Daily Newn remarks:- long before they would be able to have a This is, if we are not, mistaken, the first The occasion on which Mesara Butterfield and hall of their own.-(Applause.)

Swire and the Hongkong and Shanghai elections.

pathetically with the collapse of the boys had started an ambitious scheme to Bank have been represented at Council United States exchange. The market was raise $100,000. In Mr. "Hughes they had fairly well supplied from the Continenta really enthusiastic leader and he did

AMERICAN COMPANY'S HEAVY EOSE.

and elsewhere, and the rates remained not think that they need fear tant they "THE TENTS OF THE ARABS" HAVANA, February 3th: A fire has destroyed the building of the considerably under the American parity were not going to progress. If they were American Agricultural and Chemical owing to the disposition of China to make to progress they should have a prominent 8.000,000. The loss is estimated at over extensive purchases when the operations site and the best buildings that it was were only describable as a gamble upon The fire started in the American wood on the future American exchange. The fail possible to produce. He had beard that

TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE.

Referring to the cowardly and despic A meeting of the Imperial ex-Services able murders and assinations Mr. Association beld-in, Australia, House this Lloyd George asked Were se to with-afternoon, Major-General Sir Frederick draw the troops, and all protection and Maurice presiding, unanimously passed leave the assassins in charge?"-(Cheers.) resolution in favour of amalgamating

The real explanation of dear liv. with the Officers' Association, and sup-steamer Brookland, lying at the pier. The in price to-day, due to the improvement so far there was one student who went to Batarday by the Studente of the Hong-

Lloyd Georgo continued, parting in every way the sebeme outlined easel was burned to the water's edgo.

ing, Mr.

wes not due to profiteering, but to the at the meeting at Mansion House on AMERICAN RAILROAD BILL. devaluation of money. This existed all January 1st.

over the world. We are now paying in famerica six shillings in the pound extra for all purchases. The only remedy was increased production.

With reference to economy he was glad tay that the forthcoming Budget would more than balance. The only British Forces remaining in Russia were

Batum from where they were rapidly withdrawing despite the representations

at

Earl Haig, in his speech, said that they

at heart one great organisation

to obtain employment for ex-service men of all ranks in the Empire and emphasis ed that they did not want charity but the opportunity for work with the prospect

of a happy future.--(Cheers).

EX-GERMAN LINERS. BOUGHT BY PANAMÁ RAILROAD. ROAD COMPANY.

SENATE RECOMMENDS STATE" GUARANTEE.

WASHINGTON, February 8th.

of the American exchange, is checking buyers...

The performance of the "Tents of the Arabs" to be produced to-night and on

the University. He was not sure whether kong University will commence at 0.30 it was the student who was the solitary p.m. sharp.

one time? THE GREAT MACKEREL MYSTERY. occupier of Morrison Hall at

Why mackeral should swim in a tank (Laughter.) They might remember that from left to right, and never otherwise, the boy ran away because he was lonely. is a problem which the united intelligence Now Morrison Hall was nearly full, and

The Conference of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the Railroad of all members of the Sussex Ben Fisheries he hoped that it would be filled, by the Bill has recommended that 5 per cent on Committee has failed to solve. It is known the aggregate value of the railways should is the front mückerel mystery: For more students, of Ying Wa College. He could than thirty years Brighton Aquarium has not imagine a better connecting link then kept mackerel. When first introduced to from the College to Morrison Hall. The their glass tank they persisted in trying:

be guaranteed by the Government for two years.

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BOXING IN BALTIMORE, ROY MOORE SECURES THE VERDICT.

LONDON, February 8th. At Baltimore, in a twelve-round boxing The Shipping Board has sold four ex contest between Roy Moore and Pal of Georgia and Azerbaijan-to Constan- terman ships to the Panama Railroad Moore, the roleres gave a decision to the

former. Anople, where they were moeded

Company for $75,000,00

PANAMA, February 8th.

to swim through the glass, to their griev college had gone through & very difficult ous bodily harm. Presently an island period, but he thought that the school was was set up in the middle of their, lake extremely fortunate in having during Accidents at once ceased. And for twenty that period two leaders like Dr. Pearer years and more the mackerel have been and Mr. Wells-(Applanss) swimming steadfastly round that island, by day and by night, in season and out of season, and never once have they been observed to swim from right to left.

The prizes were next distributed after which the students acted a scene from Shakespeare's King John and another from a Chinese play.

9.30 p.m.

In order to allow spectators to be seated in time this later hour has been not upon, In the hope that much discomfort will thereby be spared those who desire to witness bo play undisturbed from ther start. As the curtain will rise on a darkened stage and house it is particu inrly desired that all should be scated by The same applies to the second play: The Gods of the Mountain" which com mences after a 15 minutes interval and opens with a singularly beautiful lighting effect which can only be appreciated in a darkened and silent house

The dress rehearsal, which took place on Wednesday night, greatly impressed those who witnessed it. These plays, we are told, will rank with the best produc tiens on the local stage which is high praise indeed.