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OUTLOOK IN GERMANY.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY. APRIL: 10m. 1920.

INCIDENT MAY SOON BE CLOSED. | AN APPEAL TO THE WORLD.

London, April 7th

Reuter learn from an authoritative French source that there is reason to believe that the Germans will evacuate the

VERY EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BE STARTED.

LONDON, April 7th,

BRITISH CABINET CONSIDERING neutral zone in a few days, whereupon the by. Viscount Grey, Mr. Lloyd George, The newspapers publish a letter signed Franch troops will be withdrawn, losing Admiral Lord Beatty, Mr. Asquith, Lord an incident which has served ita purpose-Robert Cecil, Mr. Clymon, and General

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SITUATION.

LONDON, April 8th.

fn the Ruhr region as still disturbed, but details of recent happenings are obscure.

After relating the circumstances leading

out.

sacrifices; and pointing out that the League

and self-denial.

EMPIRE BUREAU OF STATISTICS,

RECOMMENDATION OF THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. *

LONDON, April 7th.

THE NEW BOOTTISH WHIP.

SCOTTISH LETTER THE CHINESE IN FRANCE,

"Sir William Sutherland is the new Scottish Whip. He is a native of Glasgow; GREAT WORK OF THE YMCA his father came from Helmsdale, a fshing

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

village on the cast const of Sutherland- just been issued. It recommends the The report of the Imperial Conference |

shire; and he is a nephew of Mr. Angus Statistics, and muggests that the money charge of YMCA work for the Chinese

February 18th. early formation of an Empire Barost of burgh two and a half years ago to take Board for Scotland.

The Rev. James Wobetar, who left Edin-landshire, and Chairman of the Fishery Sutherland; Q. B. E., ax-M.P. for Suther

The duties of a Scottish Whip are not

from the various countries concerned in

agree upon.

An authoritative statement about the conclusively proving to the Germans that | Gough - appealing to the peoples of the necessary for the maintenance of the Labour Corps in France, paid a flying onerous, and Sir Williaan Sutherland will military situation describes the situation the terms of the Treaty, must be carried | world not to forget the war-time ideals and Burcan be provided by joint contribution visit to this country last week to attend continue to act as Parliamentary Private of Nations has created a food of idealign tiba proportions which they will have to the National Executive of the Y.M.C.A.Secretary to the Premier. There ha Mr. Webster won the hearts of the Chinese always bean sxceptional fidelity between before the Confaremos was as follows:-hefore ever he was called home by the William, like his colleagues, has followed For example, one basis of apportionment aga rissionary in Manchuria the Premier and his secretaries, and Bir The United Kingdom, £16,000; India, United Free Church of Scotland to serve the Minister through various Departments £4,000; Canada, £3,250; Australia £2,000; as organing mission secretary for the during the past seven years. The appoint New Zealand, £1,000; South Africa, home baer, and so the strange turn ofment will entail a by-election in Argyll- troops to Europe, almost to our very doors

o the French occupation of German cities,

RED TROOPS, DISARMED BY THE

BRITISH

LONDON, April 7th. is refers to the repeated German Govern-

The French advance beyond the Mayence. ment's amations that the anarchie condi-bridgebed is practically completa

Beater's correspondent in Berlin 'states that besides Frankfort, Darmstadt, and

Bone in the district are threatening the whole of Germany with starvation and

obomic disaster, and call

for the mediate restoration of order by troops

- inkuring the neutral zone.

The League can only be what the world

chooses to make it,

It appeals for £1,000,000 for a very ex- tensive educational campaign.

Hanan, the towns of Offenbach, Homburg THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION | 21,750; and, the Colonies and Protea events which brought 150,000 Chinese shice, but a content is not expected,

and Wiesbaden were occupied.

There was no incident, except to the

LONDON, April 7th: Interesting details of the work of the

torates, £2,000

TROUBLE IN JERUSALEM,

The statement, further, says that the north of Frankfort, where a German League of Nations Union are furnished in COLLISIONS BETWEEN THE ARABS and meeting again men whom he had reverence for the Bible implanted in him...

reports from other sources make it doubt ful whether the situation really is so serious is the German Government has "made out.

It is understood that the whole question is being carefully considered by the Cabinet in London to-day, and, it is most improbable that British troops would participate in the occupation of German allies in thẽ neutral zoce.

EARLIER CABLES.

A PROTEST FROM GERMANY.

PARIS, April 7th-

armoured our fired on the French cavalry. This is attributed to the action of excited soldiers.

Router's correspondent in Berlin says that long columns of Reds, in motor lorries and on foot, yesterday, passed Elberfeld, where most of them surrendered their arme,

Other portions of the Red Army marched into occupied territory, chiefly Solingen, where they were disarmed by the British Uiber Redz, stáll armed, are wandering in the mountains.

The Reds arrested at Duisburg will be sent to trial at Wesel at an extraordinary

court martial. 1:

A telgram from Mayenco says, in regard to the French advance, that the only incident was that a German armoured car" It is stated in Berlin that work has been fred two shells on a cavalry patrol.

A German communique protests against the French action, which, it says, is not in accordance with the Peace Treaty or the insignificance of the German measures in the Ruhr region.

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BRITISH PRESS COMMENT.

LONDON, April 7th.

The morning newspapers, commenting

- the French advance into Germany, whole heartedly support the French -action, which is described as a disciplinary

Central Council of the Fed's has been fully resumed at the Bochum mines. The

transferred to Barmen from Essen.

REICHWEHR OCCUPY ESSEN

- LONDON, April 7th. The Reichswehr troops occupied Essen yesterday.

FRANCE'S NOTE TO GERMANY.

PARIS, April 7th.

gave Mr. Webster the chance he hadMOSES AND THE SUBONIC PLAGUE longed Tot of renewing, old friendships Sir James Cantlie has never lost his a letter appealing, for £1,000,000 for a

AND THE JEWS. » of the Longue of States. national educational campaign on behalf

baptised in China. Thero is not one

in his youthful days in the North.of. LONDON, April 7th.Chinese in France but knows him," said Scotland, and his references to it are con- already been organized on behalf of the been resumed. Arab. fooling against the be persuaded to release Mr. Webster for never yet upset one of Moses' laws in re Hundreds of mesting in support have the conflict, mentioned on April 5th, has hope that the United Frey Church might law of Moses is one of his dicta. We had Travellers from Jerusalem report that Sir Arthur. Yapp, and he expressed thestant and relevant, Medicine rests on the League. Two hundrod branches of the Jews is very acute Collisions occurred a year, so that he might go to China once Union have been created. Two League of between religious processions celebrating again to follow up the Chinese who are teaching. All that the scientists of to-day, Nations' periodicals and many pamphlets the Moslem Nebi Moussa and the now returning to their native land.

gard to hygiene, "sanitation, or medical

Jewish Passover. Knives, huge stones

with their miserosopes and text bocks, bad

have been collected British soldiers the people of China that the best friend hygiene fact, Twenty years ago, he said The hearts of the Chinese are full of done was to prove that the ancient law- from the roadway near Jaffa, and a gratitude to the YM.C.A., raid Mr. Siver was right. There was not one page appeared at the height of the melee, and ther bad over here was wrenabed up gate were used. Ten corpses Webster, and they are going home to tell of the Bible that did not teach us a everything calmsteddwn immediately.

the Y.M.C.A. a recent address,, when he was a doctor Through the kindness of the War Office, at Hongkong, there was an epidemic of M. CLEMENCEAU ILL the Association has been in closest touch bubonic plague, and he and others search- with the Chinese all the time they have been ed the Encyclopaedia Britannica for in- CONDITION DISQUIETING.

in France, and Y.M.C.A. secretaries are formation. Then a clergyman came to him CAIRO, April 7th M. Clemenceau is suffering from an Chine

accompanying them on the transports to and asked him to read the fourth, fifth, disquieting. attack of bronchitis. His caddition is

and sixth chapters of the Book of Samuel,

booklets have been published.

tional text books and is organizing study The Union is now engaged on educa- circles for adults and children. The work is so extensive that it is exceeding the scope of private generosity.

Mr. Lloyd George, Admiral Lord Beatty, The signatories, who are Viscount Grey,

Clynes, and General Sir Hubert Gough, Mr. Asquith Lord Robert Cecil, Mr.

lapse into its pro-war antagonisms and am- teclare that if the world is allowed to re bitions it would be the greatest triumph of evil in all the ages. They emphasise that if Great Britain does not support the League with all her might and resources, the League will wither and die

FAR EASTERN CABLE. NEWS.

The appeal is commented upon in the Press as the most helpful and most pro- ALL At the Council of Ambasadors, M.mising support the cause of the League has Millerand read a Note which was suberet coived. The names of the signatories quently presented to the German Charge represent such diverse views that it can be compared only to the early days of the war, when the whole country was united in

measure to secure the execution of the d'Affaires...

Treaty

The Daily Telegraph says that “in so far as British opinion is concerned, we are convinced that it is nearly unanimous in approving the French action."

The Morning Post ways that there should be little fear now of any disastrous (developments if the Allies are true to themselves and to their Treaty..

THE FUTURE OF THE SUBMARINE..

The Note largely consists of an exposiits prosecution. tion of the French case cis-a-vis the Allies as much as in relation to Germany. It men- tions that the occupations were carried out after the Allies had been notified and consulted, and dwells on the fact that since the operation of the Treaty, France has frequently abandoned her own standpoint in deference to the Allies

The Daily Mail says that the coterie

In this instance, she is compelled to act always disposed to scold France is when confronted with a violation of the entirely negligible. Germany has inexcus-seneral stipulations of the Treaty parti- bly torn up Articles 43 and 44 and has cularly affecting France, also by a bronch bot punished the militarista for their re of the German promise.

exploit.

The Times says that the French step is wbally precautionary, and when no longer Becemary, it will be discontinued, Oran french friends are assured of the fullest and heartiest support of their British comrades in arms.

THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT'S

NOTE

in the Buhr District, the Red movement

1trofers to Germany's neglect to carry out the most urgent reparations, and to Ger- man disregard for the required anthorisa tion respecting the movement of troops in the Rubr region, for which formal consent was only applied after the event.

It mentions that the Council, meeting in London on March 25th, expressed the opinion that the French proposal to occupy Frankfort and Darmstadt was inopportune.

BERLIN, April 7th.. The Government Note to France protesta against the action of the French Army in

The Note points out that Germany the name of justice, reason, and applied to France direct for authorisation humanity. It declares that, had the Ger- of the entry of troops into the Ruhr dis Man Government not intervened quickly trict, which shows that the entry was initiated by the German Military Party, would haze shaken the Gorman Republic's and that the disarmament clauses have not foundations. It soute the idea that, the Fet been carried out. despatch of troope involves a menace to France, and declares that it is impossible Government in Germany to re- se and maintain order if it meets with unjustified suspicion from its enemies at "every step.

for

FRANCE'S SHYLOOK POLICY.

It contends that Francs acted in the general intercet as well as for her own security. It emphasises that France will

Germans troops evacuate the neutral zone, evacuate the occupied towns whenever the

and lays stress on France's hope, notwith standing her present attitude, which is The German Government, in a pro normal commercial relations with Germany not prompted by hostility, soon to resume clamation to the occupied towns, declared on a basis of economic co-operation and that France, s hard-hearted opponent, is agreement, by which the European situr carrying out a Shylock policy and mons tion will be benefited. It invites German trously playing with the world's peace overtures in this connection, and "fore It promises to do ite utmost to shorten shadows the possibility of French initia the period of suffering.

A TAOTFUL REMINDER.

BERLIN, April 7th." The Inter Allied Military Commission has reminded the Foreign Office of the necessity of carrying out its undertaking

tive.

WANING ADVANTAGE AGAINST SURFACE SHIPS.

LONDON, April 7th. The waning advantage enjoyed by Bub marines against surface ships was shown at a lecture by Lieutenant W. S. Kinghall, R.N.,

at the Royal United Service Institu- tion to-day,

"He asserted that the advantage, which three last year, and je likely to be only was nine to one in 1814, was only seven to six to seven by 1980.

(THROUGH, RETIRE'S AGENCY.]

IS QUIET AT VLADIVOSTOCE.

SHANGHAI, April 7th.

AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION CONVENTION FOR REVISION.

Morning Post: -

A Special Correspondent, writes to the

bas

endelund you

The Canadian V. M.Ç.A. befriends them where five models of swellings and three. as they cross the American Continent, and golden images of rats, were described ar a YM.C.A. centre is established at their being offered to the God of Israel. The final port of debarkation at Wai-hai-wei.

rats were the cause of the plague, do "A" COSMOPOLITAN ORGANSATION.

clared the clergyman. On that basis the From first to last some 200 Y.M.C.A. medical authorities went to work, "bot" have been opened for the Chinese in if we had read our, Bible we should have little more than canteens, but in some PARBENGERS TO THE FAR EAST. France and Flanders. Some have been known all about it long before." cases, especially ca the lines of commu Passenger traffic between this country

is quiet at Vladivostock The Japanese burit by the Chinese themselves out of the very heavy, and there is no sign of a A telegram fron Harbin says that all nication, they have been large huts, often and the Far East has for some time bo have returned the public buildings and debris of the battlefields, and in the falling off, says the Glasgow Herald. It railway station scized during the fighting embarkation camp at Havre, where the is, of course," possible to go by America, mentioned yesterday, and have hauled down last 7,000 are now awaiting transport, the but so far is voyages to China and Japan the Japanese flag. The affair is attributed Association is housed in a large building are concerned, there seems to be a profer- to retaliation arising out of a patrol all 232 Red Triangle workers have been anon for the eastward route via the Suez incident.

employed by the Association, representing Canal It avoids the accessity of spend sixteen denominations and many nation-fing nearly a week in a railway train cross- alities-132 British, 30 American, 1 Dutch, ing America, and it also introduces the | Danc, 37 Chinese secretaries (mostly men voyager to the Orient gradually instead who have graduated in America). 37 of suddenly. I hear of one gentleman who Chinese missionaries have taken part in recently found considerable difficulty in the work--14 Scottish ministers, 24 getting a passage for Japan. He was in The Governor-General of Australia

Y.M.C.A. sectaries, and 49 other men. formed that both the P. & O. and the announced to the Parliament of the Com Plymouth brother," said Mr. Webstor. ahead, Relief came by getting a berth in “There was one Roman brother and one Nippon boats were booked up for months monwealth that the Government intends The Roman brother attended a conference a Messageries Maritime steamer sailing to ask for power to call a popular Con of workers, and led in prayer, and once from Marseilles Business with the Far titunion vention to consider the revision of the Con-be lent a communion act, and was present East is reviving, and hence it is that many an intrument of govern himself at the celebration of the sacre representatives of British firms are going ment which was riginally drawn up by a ment. Another wonderful popular Convention will be sent back to its service was attended by a hundred Chinese Push the interests of their employers. communion out either temporarily of permanently to source for reconsideration.

In the discussions which preceded the when they sang the same hymns and re ( Christians ind'a hundred British soldiers, Preceded

Great trade developments are expected, He expressed the opinion, that the use Union of Australia there was manifested

MARRIAGES. of gas would eventually revolutionise naval a jealous care for State rights." It was so languages. warfare, as gunpowder did, when it was first not only that, the mail States were afraid on THAN A CANTEIX MAN.

peated the Lord's Prayer in unison in the At St. Thomas's Church, St. John's, Newfoundland, by the Bishop of New introduced. Gas might be discharged on of being swallowed up, but, curiously

foundland, James Hagh Campbell, nephew the enemy coast-line.

To the Chinese, when they first arriv, and heir of the late Sir Henry Compbell- enough, the large States were nervous lest they abould lose some of their rights worker wax just the canteen man, the Flora Shannon Clift, daughter of the Hon. ed," said Mr. Webster, "the YMCA.

Bannerman of Strucatare, Forfarshire, zo abandoned in deference to Belgian suscepstitution which attempted to follow the of their knowledge; but now, when they land.

through the small States getting author ty over them. The cutcome was a Con-man of the till, that was the measure

J. A. and Mrs. Clift, of St. John's, News tibilities.

model of the United States Constitution

Central, or Commonwealth, Government teacher has come to speak to us! The the Clan Maclaine, to Olive Stewart, and to preserve to the contracting" States sight the YM.C.A. uniform they flock

great degree of independence of the together in their hundreds, shouting The the Maclaine of Lochbuie, Muil, Chief of This Constitution has not workedmet har Chinese are returning in their thousands youngest daughter of the late Colonel found itself hampered in its administration to their homes, many bearing letters of Stewart Richardson, of Idover House, in practice. The Federal Government har of some Australian affairs by the fact that introduction from the Y.M.C.A. to mis Daunty Wilts the States had an equal or an over-riding simaries in China, and as they go OD 4 COMING MARRIAGE. zathority in those affairs. A good deal of

Submarine detection apparatus is likely to develop which will partially protect im portant ships against tactical attack,

Such a plan was contemplated during the German occupation of Belgium but was,

ing for the protection of commerce in war He recommended the extension of convoy-

time, and ruled out a plan for making. capital ships submersible on the ground of impracticability,

Admiral Stardee, presiding, agreed with

the last-named statement.

BRITISH LABOUR.

DECISIONS OF INDEPENDENT LABUUR CONFERENCE:

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the legislation of the Federal Parliament board the transports the Y.M.0.A." worker has been at different times vetood by the stands by the gangway to shake bands Australian High Court as being ultra

virer. It is hard for a British citizen to with each and bid bin God-speed. Conceive of an Act of Parliament, duly KD MACLEAN. passed, being destroyed by a decision of a

At St. Margaret's Westminster, Major

Hope Shields, F.R..B., Commissioner, The marriage arranged between Charles Chinese Government Postal Bervice, sout of the late Mr. William Shields, and Mrs.

Law Court. But that has been a common

Kaid Sir Harry Maclena was a man Shields, Helensburgh, and Peggy, second place of Australian Federal history, who wore picture dress with an air, and daughter of Mr. and Men, Alexander LONDON, April 6th.

Bevers! efforts have made to secure loved it dearly. He never cared to appear Stevenson, North British Distillery House, Glasgow he decided to withdraw from the elaborate, and which reach their final stage blue jacket. lavishly embroidered in gold, 4 DISTINCTION,

The independent Labour Conference at laid down in it-methods which are very in public save in the great turban, the Edinburgh, will take place on March 9th.

changes in the Constitution by the methods

Geneva. It has also rejected the proposal the people of: Aufft alia rating together It was curious to hour the accents of burgh Unionista, Mr. J. Gordon Jameern International Socialist Conference at must be approved a majority of all

in a popular referendum at which a change the wide white mantle of rank in Morocco. At a smoking concert of the West Edin immediately to affliate with the Moscow and majority of the people in a Scotland from the bearded lips of the MP, told of a Scottish soldier who was Internationale

majority of the six States, when the votes of the States are counted separ brown-skinned man who in all also looked being examined at a Court of Inquiry in tely Bo Tax referenda have failed, the the typical Moor. voters being quapioigua seemingly that the

France on a charge of using his bayonot parpone of the changes sought was to give r

The Kid's career was en romantic as upon a German prisoner. The Jock pleads

us English

NEW TURKISH CABINET

BOLSHEVISTS" DESIRE FOR DAMAD FERID BECOMES GRAND extended facilities Tot Bonalistic experi: any immortalised by novelist. Although ed that, "He,

PEACE. NEGOTIATIONS WITH LITHUANIA

LONDON, April 7th.

heband the Reichswehr by April 10th. A telegram from Kovno says that the oints out that the Reichswehr is on Russian Boviet Government has agreed to all mobilisatory basis and frequently begin peace negotiations with Lithuania on

ges in military exezoLees

April 18th

VIZIER.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 7th

A very interesting Constitutional quee him, he was not an adventurer in the lesser

w he had the spirit of adventure strongly in that I object to be ca’d's swin tion will arise if the Australian popular Convention now proposed faanctions meaning of the word. Es kept his convie. The new Cabinet is composed of:

changes in the Constitution, Will not the tions throughout his life, and not Damad Ferid-Grand Vizér.

changer have to be still submitted as the of b Reschid Bey-Minister for the Interior The only alterative, appa

Constitution lays down, to "referendum";

Boottish prejudicos what Mehmed

would be

riking in him than anything Minister of Marine te for the Imperial Parli

famend the lef Vance Act which constituted.

War Minister.

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