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FATE

SIR

DONALD

OF TURKEY:

MACLEAN'S PARLIAMENT:

PROTEST IN

MR. LLOYD GEORGE DEFENDS ALLIES" DECISION.

NEW HOME RULE BILL: -MYSTERIOUS ELEVENTH, HOUR MEASURE:

ANOTHER OUTRAGE IN IRELAND:

MIDNIGHT" ATTACK ON CONSTABULARY BAKRACKS.

LATEST CABLES.

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THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE ALLIES AND TURKEY, INTERESTING DEBÄTE IN BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

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LONDON, February 28th. Very great-interest was aroused in a debate in the House of Commons on the future of Turkey. "The debate aros this afternoon on a motion for the adjourn-

of intrigue, and a breeder of war, and

THE HUNGKONG” DÄILF PRESS --MONDAY- MARCH

SHIPPING CONTROL-

EXTRAVAGANT AND WASTEFUL, AND A HUGE FAILURE.

LONDON, February 28th At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Shipping, the newly-elected president, Mr. W. Noble, scathingly criticised State

control as

THE ADRIATIC QUESTION. |FAR EASTERN CABLE]

CORRESPONDENCE PUBLISHED.

LONDON, February 27th The correspondence on the Adriatic question is published.

In reply to President Wilson's last Note, Mr. Lloyd George and M. Mi

NEWS.

CORRESPONDENCE.

VOLUNTARY SERVICE OR CONSCRIPTION.

[TO. TER EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."}

[FROM OUR OWN COKEKIPONDENT.J THE MEDICAL CONFERENCE.

PERING, February 29the

Sin, I have read with interes your The Medical Conference concluded its

contributor's article in Saturday's inue

and had been a huge od December ech and on January 20th in President Hay received the delegates at the martial spirit, and it was this type failure. The nationalisation of Ship vited President Wilson to join them in the Palace.

of well-meaning but misguided «in→ dividual who brought about the unsatis ping was a sure road to, bankruptcy urging the Italian and Jugo-Slav GovernIR JOHN JORDAN'S DEPARTURE

factory state of affairs existing in Sir Owing to congestion at the ports, and the menta to negotiate a mutual agreement on

Henry May's time Not content with break-down of land transportmany the basis of the withdrawal of all previous Yesterday afternoon the British Cham-case should have been rapid) he aried enrolment and promotion (which in his steamers had only been doing half their proposals. If this proposal tailed it was ber of Commerce and Mr. F. 3. Aglen from the house-tope for conscription. Wo prewar work." It was a fact that trades proposed that the United States, gave a reception to British subjects at 50t Conscription, and there are men in and industries which had been decontrol-Great Britain, and France should again Mr. Aglan's residense to bid farewell justice and indignity of being thrown the Colony still smarting from the in-

to Bir John Jordan..

into gaol or court-martialled for some trivial offence against military law to say nothing of the many who were irritated and embittered by constantly having to conform and subject to the form

Prussianiam prevailing here.

destroyed and wasteful. Iferand withdrew the proposals they made labours yesterday. In the afternoon The writer is evidently still imbued with

led were already recovering, whereas those still in the grip of the State were going from bad to worse. With more shipping than we possessed in August, 1814, we were only carrying half the volume of trade we carried in 1913.

“Lord Rosmar Cavit did not object to the Sultan remaining, but the Sublime Parte must be got rid of, firstly, because it is associated with the grave and most da guang, crumes in nistory; secondly, be calles is had been the thestra of every Mr. Noble said he had full faith in the disreputable” European intrigue and Britisher as a shipbuilder and shipowner, would continue to be so if it remained but the prestar policy of the United under the control of the Turks He States Shipping Board, also our own advocated banding over Constantinople Dominions, specially Australia and of the League or Canada, was unfair competition. Their Nations for the benefit on humanity as policy appeared to be to build up a mer targe, and asked the Premier to return cantile marine at any cost, relying on the So Las Lonterence to obtain a reversal of national purse to make good any diffici.

e decision, wiping out the blot fency.

suche guardianship

consider the question in counmon. :

As regards the Treaty of London the reply says the Italian Government to operated most loyally and assiduously with the French and British Governments with view to replacing the Treaty of London by a settlement satisfactory alike

and to Jugo-Slavia. All the Allies corally hope such an agreement will be reached, but they cannut disguise the fact that should no such voluntary agreement be reached, the Treaty of London, would then become the only valid conclusion far as they are concerned.

The reply emphasises the urgent im portance or a speedy settlement of, the aispute which is now gravely threatening pence and denying reconstruction in Bouth Eastern Europe.

With reterened to albania, Mr. Lloyd George and A. Millerand express their conviction that, by a recunsideration of the Albanian Question, a settlement can be reached which will satisfy. Albanian

Mr. Aglen wished Sir John Jordan God Speed and called for three cheers for the retiring British Minister.

Sir John Jordan was deeply touched and said that it was a deep wrench for him to leave China, and wished all pro- perity to those assembled there,

Your contributor has evidently over looked the fact that if the new Defence

Volunteer Corps is not up to the itrength of war days, it is, because men were not allowed to leave the Colony DOYEN OF THE DIPLOMATS.

beyond a certitin number of days, and then only ander medical certificate. The The Spanish Minister is shortly de majority of those men are now away on parting on extended leave, and the much-needed leave, or contemplate going

as soon as there is available, Danish Minister is shortly being transdation. These mer on their accom ferred to another post. The Russian unquestionably enrol again, should there Minister is unable to act owing to the be any necessity, and in any event they are trained men so far na one could present circumstances in his country. reasonably expect from men who have The French Minister, who ranks next, has spent half a lifetime in the Tropics, and been appointed the doyen of the diploare for the most part between 40 and 00 years of age. Those who have the interests mata

of the Colony at heart should not advocate Sir John Jordan departs on Monday Conscription (unless it be confined to morning.

youths between 18 and 25), for the success and development of the Colony is, she measure of its business men."

8.

It seems to me that the fate of our Empire in the near future depends on its workers, and I maintain that no man can

ment of the House, the Coalition attach ing suiticiens importance to it to send eng a three-line whip for the occasion.

Sig DOSALE MACLEAN fed off the debate,Treaty. laying stress on the deep obligation the

Ar. WaLisa GUINNESS said the effect of TO FIGHT HIGH PRICES Empire owed to India, but declaring that expelling the Turks from Constantinople SUGGESTION TO RECTIFY AMERI- Great Brita had no obligation of any

would almost certainly be to put the Tar-

CAN EXCHANGE. king to the gurks, who entered the war

kish Government in the hunds of "the WILHOME PRODUCTon by treat Britainalists, and lead to the massacre of

LONDON, February 26th.. be described consent tople as a cesspool all Christians. As regards the rsterences

The Daily Express makes a feature of aspirations for full di-government. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. while taking into consideration the to those who had died at Gapoli, he said a new plan for cheaper living. The pro--

La Tong-hsiang's resignation has been it was an insult to invoke their memory bletu must be tackled from three direct interests of all concerned, including accepted Chen Lu may take charge of

the necessity for assuring to Jugo-Slavia

efficiently attend both to bis business and putlet in the Adriatic in the region of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. his training for military work: My Scutari. They are willing to urge upon

Tien Won-tich has resigned the con-point is that in this Colony, in view of the Governments emcerned to bring their desirus in line were he is ringin current post of Minister of Agriculture the fact that we are to have a Garris a point of view.

and a Naval base, the business is more in- portant. An appropriate remark was made. by the President at a certain fane. tion recently to the effect that had a body of experienced business men controlled the destiny of the Empire there would Eave been no war This statement- original or otherwise, was in agreement with the opinion of the great majority of sang and sober-minded men.--Enclos ing my card, I am, sir, your obedient servant,

"ONE WHO HAS SERVED." Hongkong, February 28th, 1920.

the source of massacres and horrors. If the Turks were left there, Constantinople would puce again be the seat of world disturbance.

"

in support of a policy of nate and bundtions, namely, readjustment of American revenge.

exchange, drastic reduction of shipping freights and re-opening, of unrestricted trade with Bussia. The journal points at that the gold reserves held in the banks total £170,000,000. While financiers declare that sending to America £50,000,000 would rectify the exchange, the Government declare this to be im possible.

PEACE TREATY IN AMERICA MANDATE RESERVATION

ACCEPTED.

and Commence.

.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH OFFICERS STRANDED ·

IN BHANGHAL

LONDON, February 24th.

Mr. W. ADARIOS (Labourite) urged that Mr. LLOYD Grozor declared that the the Turkish power at Constantinople, the Youts Conference had carefully weighed and the hinterland should be the advantages and disadvantages and transierred to the League of Nations. considered all difficulties, obstacles andere, between East and West, was the perils. After aiscussing all these the Conference came to the conclusion that he opinion that Constantinople would ideas home for the League. He expressed en the whole, the better course, would be be the cesspool of intrigue and endanger to retain the Turk at Constantinople, the peace of the world while the Turks remained there. The religious difficulty with reference to Turkey, with which his

Referring to a couple of his pledger might be overcome by allowing the Khal, Government Bonds lend the State gold that the Government adherents did not nearly a hundred British officers of the opponents had made great play, the Pre mier declared that the first pledge, name- fy, that there will be a differens porter

**for the achieving of the common end.”

WASHINGTON. February 28th... The Senate re-adopted, practically un- animously, the Republican reservation to the Peace Treaty relating to the mandate. after Senator Hitchcock had announced

The Express urges that it can be sent immediately, if Britisbers in return for

trinkets and similar other things-return-day

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In the House of Commons, Mr. Dennis Herbert drew attention to the fact that

Labour Corps in Siberia were stranded in Shanghai owing to their inability to

fate to remain, allar to the Yzlican atable when the normal gold reserves have THE US, AND COMPULSORY obtain passages until October, and owing Kome, deprived of all temporal power."

CASE, DUNAK Law, in winding up the

•Ready" dy 1000 with Lupso: "wadzadugat

at the Gates of the Bosphorus will buat ze was more udvise and is enabled

the parties.

处罚

sauber." GRAN

been re-established.

FOOD CONTROL. IMPORTANT CABINET DECISION.

LONDON, February 28th.

tuned in letter and spirit.(Cheers) var in suo turas remuned at Con- The second plodge was given in the afkuklaople

Dopia, speech in January, 1918, after full con-

ved our hat dere was a very In view of the shrinkage of the area titanion with and with the consent all britu es berore. Constantinople under wheat, totalling 400,000 acres in

T present, but, же Were

unane twelve months, the Cabinet has decided to It stated that the Allies t 800W оде emblem or authority decontrol wheat by the autumn of 1991,

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which countries were not fighting to challenge the main-urkey one respected. Ar the Turkish meanwhile increasing the control prics tenance of the Turkish Empire with its overument had been at hom he could from 70s., fixed in 1918, to an average fór capital at Constantinople, and was subject not imagine anything more calculated to the twelve months ending August 31st, to the passage between the Mediterranean make the league a faure at the outset 1921 of imported wheat, with a maximum and the nick Sea being internationalised

than to Band over to them tas purden of 100% The Cabinet has also decided to and neutralised, ALBO

Arabia, had no army, and could only establish decontrol pigs and pig products on March that Armenia, Mesopotamia, Brria and Palex- an

international State under several | 31st; and meat

on July 4th. tine. were entitled to

nations, which the conference in its recognition Beparato nationauties" The declaration Es specine, unqualified and most de Liberaie. Its immediate effect was that recruiting in India went up appreciably daily, and 1,500,000 men enlisted in India, altogether Britain could not have con- quered, Turkey without, that help, and nowing would damage Britiah power in" Asia more than the feeling that they could not trust the British word- (Ubeers).

..

deuberations bad found to be impractic—THE TAXATION OF WAR aplo.

WEALTH. Atter further discussion the subject was

dropped.

NEW IRISH HOME RULE BILL

READ A FIRST TIME.

LONDON, February 24th.

OKS

MILITARY TRAINING

BELUMMENDATION WITHDRAWN

WARRINGTON, February 26th. The Military Committee of the House of Representatives has now secapt the Republican amendment to oxit universal military training from the Army Re-organisation Bill, and has order- ed's favourable report on the Bill with out recommending universal training.

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to the pay arrangements were in a posi tion which was seriously, detrimental to British prestige, in China, and asked the War Office to arrange for their removal to military quarters in Hongkong and make them advances of money. (Cheers). the first intimation the War Office had Mr. Williamson replied that this was received of this matter and promised to enquire immediately and see what could be done.

"

FIVE MILLION LOAN FOR CHINA.

COMPANY REPORT.

1

A. S WATSON & CO., LTD.

the 10 months ending. October 31st, 1810, The report of the general managers for is as follows

We beg to lay before you a statement of sheet for the ten months ending October the Company's business with the balance 31st, 1919. A

FRENCH COAL DEMAND. GERMANY'S EVASIVE REPLY.

LONDON February 23rd. LONDON, February 26th.

The Times learns that negotiations are A Berlin telegram says it is semi-proceeding satisfactorily in New York for acially announced that the German. Government has replied to the French rang the five million sterling loan for

China

by the Four Power Consortium note on the coal question, aserting that and it is considered likely that the issue FURTHER EVIDENCE BEFORE THE points is incorrect and the material ques of the keen demand for capital in Britain the assumption of the Note on essential may be made in about a month. In view SELECT COMMITTEE.

tions discussed therein. will be submitted and France it has been arranged to issue to the Reparations Commission.⠀⠀

it in the United States, and the French FRENCH RAILWAY MEASURES have not yet been decided, brat, obviously portion in Japan: The terms of the loan

the present yield of the Chinese loans, the rate of interest must approximate to --

namely, about 8 per cent.

SINGAPURE STEAMER'S CARGO ON FIRE.

mittes on the Taxation of War Fortunes

THE EVENT OF CALLING UP

- RAILWAYMEN.

Loppor, February 25th At to-day's sitting of the Select Com In the House of Commons, a Home Sir John Anderson, continuing, said if Proceeding, Mr. Lloyd George declared Frie bit, which is officially described as that when the peace terms were published bill for the better tiovernment of outside the British Empire. A amsider was proposed to fix all property, even there would be no friend of the Turk, if ireland," was formally presented this able part of the increase had been dis- zay were left, who would not realise that afternoon and read a first time.· he had been terribly punished bor. bis

The next of the Bill will be published posed of by bank deposits. Businesses re-interior, and of War, railway managers follies and crimes. Le would be stripped to-morrow or Friday and is awaited with presented under one-quarter of the total and representatives of railwaymen'a town half his empire, his some impatience, as certain points are increased wealth, and over one half federation it was decided to apply, mea-

of wore

ABOU PARIS, February 26th,

At a conference of the Ministers of the

KDA he would be deprived of his extent of the territory which it is pro panies' assets. The oficial memorandum wherever it was necessary to call on

ADEX, February 15th. The steamer Rhineland, from Singapore.

on fire in the afterhold: The fire was

capital would be under Allied gunstall obscure, especially the geographical of it was, represented by public com- sures for the protection of rave bound for London, arrived with ber cargo Aring Navy and prestige. The guardian- | posed to place under the Ulster Parlia [proposed that post-war wealth not 'exceed- service in the field the railway sections brought under control and, a survey was

ing £5,000 sterling should be excluded of the army belonging to the Paris-Lyon weld. The cargo is being landed.

was important, ent

ship of the Gate as it affected the protection of minorities. It is understood that the Cabinet only altogether. It was estimated that 80,000 Aurkey would be deprived entirely of the arrived at a final conclusion on this point people had risen during the war from guardianship, the orts would be dis last night,

below to above £5,080. It was impossible

the profiteer..

Mediterranean Railway to ensure ran ning the trains essential for provisioning the country. Food restrictions will be hoarding and cornering.

LABOUR M-F'S.

mantied and, Turkey would bave no INVESTIGATIONS IN IRELAND Ryto devise a scheme specially to deal with ordered and measures taken to prevent THREE BRITISH AEROPLANES

and

ment that anyrody could choose,

LONDON, February 28th.

THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

A COMMERCE DEGREES.

LONDOS, February 26th. In connection with the recent decision

Troope, anywhere within reach of the Gates. The Allies were advised that the garrisoning of the Dartarelles and, if necessary, the Bosphorus could be carried A delegation of Labour Mempers of out by a comparatively small force. The Parliament, which recently carried out a alternative to the proposal was inter short tour of investigation in Ireland, bas national government of Constantinopleed a report denouncing the military the surrounding country, which administration in the southern part of would be the most unsatisfactory Governareland. It condemns the deplorsols fre of the University of London so confer One of the dimculutes had been the fall outrages, but declares they are not part Bir Ernest Canal Educational Trust have quet shootings of policemen and similar Degrees of Commerce the Trustees of the ing out of Russia and America. He had of any political organisation's pro- donated £150,000 in order to eno hoped that Ameries might have taken the gramme. The report concludes: No seteral teaching posts and professorships; guardianship of the Armenians, and even improvement can be expected until the also 3,000 annually for at leset of Constantinople; but America, for the problems of Ireland's political aspirations years for additional instruction in the Ave moment, could be reckoned out of any

principal Continental languages" and arrangement.

solved. Discussing the effect of

Arabic 21,000 annually for least five tion on the protection of minorities, the ARMED ATTACK ON AN IRISH Years for commercial students travelling. scholarships; £1,000 in the current year for additional modern language instrus, tion.

internationalias

CONSTABULARY BARRACKS.

A SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE.

London, February 26th

A band of armed men, estimated at forty-eight, attacked, at midnight yester day the constabulary barracks at Time

· ́INDIAN MILL STRIKES.

SERIOUS OUTBREAK AT

SHOLAPUR

BOMBAY, February 24th.

FALL OF ARCHANGEL REVOLUTION WITHOUT ANY

DISORDER

*MISSING.

A' WRECK SIGHTED AT SEA.

The net profits of the Com

pany for the ten months. under review, after provid ing for all bad and doubtful debte, amounts to To which has to be added the

balance brought forward, from last yeaT

Leaving available for appro

priation

We propose

To pay a dividend

of 8 per cent

20,000.00

which will absorb 872.000.00 Place to reserve

fund Write off building improvements, fur- niture. fittings,

tensils of trade.. 23,400.00

9,000.00

Write off aorated water and other plant and machi. Dery Write off launch. lighter, motor-junk and motor lorry. 2,000.00 Par to Staff · Pro-

vident Fund 5,000.00 And carry forward

to next account 11,481-77

$143,481.77

$143,481.77

Board of Directors The existing Board of Directors consists of the Hon.~ Lonvon, February 26th.

Bir O. P. Chater, C.M.G., Mr. J. Scott The Air Ministry reports as missing Haraton, and Mr. G. W. Barton, who now CHRISTIANIA, February 25th three Air Force aeroplanes. They left now retire, but being eligible offer them Hussia, and members of the Government, Dublin. They were sighted traversing Auditors The Company's Accounts

General Miller, ex-Governor of North Chester at 2.6 p.m. on February 2lat for selves for reelection, he Hammerfeit from Archangel aboard a antil a wireless message was received from sad Mr. O. Bernard Brown, A.0.A., who with a thousand fugitives arrived at Wales, but after that there was no news have been audited by Mr. F. Maitland Russian ice-breaker, and proceeded to the steamship Norfolk Range that an aero offer themselves for re-election Tromso. Archangel reports that the revolution bas same afternoon: "A lifeboat was launched HIENAA plane had fallen into the sea eighty-five The Norwegian⠀⠀⠀ Consul-General

JOHN D. HUMPREZYR & SON, atmiles south-west of the Scillies at 4.35 the

General Managers plased off quietly, and order prevails

Hongkong, February 27th, 1990.

THE LATEST ARMENIAN MASSACRES.

A FRENCH PUNITIVE FORCE.V

LONDON, February 25th In the House of Lords, replying to Lord Bryon Tord Crawford stated that the Allied High Commissioners at Constan- tinople had received no details of

but was nnable to rescue the pilot, owing to the state of the weather. A

· The Ministry is of opinion that the wrecked seroplane was one of the missing machines Apparently the pilot lost his way. - There is no news of the remaining

THE FLIGHT TO THE CAPE. SERVICE VIMY AT ASSUAN.

CHINESE Y.M.C.A.

SPORTS

ANNUAL

INTERESTING AFTERNOON..

Fremier zala Bir Donald Maclean pro posed to remove the Turk from the place where he could not easily direct massacres to a spot where he could organise them withous interference. It would be to the greater safety of every Armenian if he knew be had the protection of the British Fleet. If the Bultan lived at Kenis he

The thirteenth annual sports in 'connee" would be surrounded by fanatical league, County Cork. They employed

tion with the Chinese Xoang Men's population without a knowledge of the firearms and bombe, and the fight lasted

Christian Association was held on Batuze An official statement says that a cotton the Armenian massacres in Cilicia The Air Ministry announces that a ontaire world. The Allies had deprived four hours Nons of the garrison was mill strikers were filled, and 3 wounded though there were many rumours Service Vickers Viny machine arrived at exciting finishes made the afternoon an

A Lomon, February 20th.

day on the Queen's College gromad at the Turk of the guardianstup of the read injured. This morning three of their during the disturbances, and several sold-

Unuseway Bay. A number of close, and to the Black sea which gave him real nanilants were found dead close to the ers and police were injured in conflict at to numbers skilled on, both Asenas safely at 5.15 pm on Februsty number of spectatora. Sheb? WIDE authority in the councils of the world:

exceptionally interesting one to a larre They had also taken every precation said that, zeven wounded men had been was restored. It appears that 18,000 mill-heavy losses on Turkish irregulars at barracks, also one severely injured who Sholapur on February 16th before order formed that the French had inflicted sides. The Government had been in- to sea that the minorities who suffered so removed.

Kwan won the championship by winning bitterly in the past have every protection,

Hande in Sholapur atrace on January,

3rd place in the long jump, second in the The assault was carried out with the path to sympathy with sile Bombay Marash, and General Gouraud had sent

100 yards, st in the bigh jump, and first- net of an interchange of Notes but that usual preliminaries of road blocking, and strikers and for increase of ages Five important reinforcements which he hoped

In the 920 yards dash, a total of fourteen derived from the knowledge that those telegraph wire cutting The barracks thonkind resumed work od "bruary would be sufficient to control the situa

point Hung Kam Bang followed him peraccuting them will bring their adjoin the station. The assailants used 15th The remainder asembled the tions The whole matter was being discuss

with a total of 10 points The YMCA decree under the tenace British, railway, wagons, ne aZzROUred Cars and mills and dens ded boc - pay and thewed by the Supreme Council, who were fully

Brass Band gave selections during tha French and Italian gans (Cheats), these were found to-day ballet pocked

afternoon ary were formed to file Alive to the gravity of the situation. ^

FOOTBALL.

LONDON, February 28th. The Soccer Mator Wales Bootland, as Cardiff, ended in a draw, the points being