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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH KHUTER'S' ACTMOY.] "THE SITUATION IN GERMANY LARGE GERMAN ARMY.

PARIS, April Oth.

A Havas message states:-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14rz, 1990.

MR. BONAR LAW'S STATEMENT.

LONDON, April 19th. In the House of Commons, replying to questions, Mr. Bonar Law said that a difference, which the Government greatly deplores, has arisen between. the British and the French, Governments, but the exchange of Notes between London and

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

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CORRESPONDENCE. TREND OF SILVER VALUES

[TO, THE EDITOR OF TER "HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS."}", BIE-In your leader today you a vance the view that the soaring price of The first, presented by the Belgian Ansilver is due, chiefly, to the decrease in the output of the precious metal, and that

FUTURE OF ARMENIA

Lospon, April 11th.. The Executive Committee of the League of Nations mei in Faris and adopted fou

submitted to it. report

CABLE SERVICE RELIEF.

ARRANGEMENTS IN AMERICA.

SECRET WARS.

MAD MULLAH'S LAST EXFLOIT.. Colonel Amery, on behalf of the Colonial A Seattle communication states that immediate relief in the transpacific Office, has drawn aside the veil which communication service is expected this screened the operations in Somaliland, month arise of Commerce when and his informed a surprised House of

according to a statement made by the talegraph stations of the Radio Cor Commons that the affair is over (writes poration of America are given back by the Times). There seems no doubt that the Government, the Radio Corporation is

preparing to augment its service so that the Mullah Mahomed Abdullah has been

Today order roigns everywhere in Paris justifies the belief that both. Govern.bassador, related to the protection of we may reasonably expect in the course the large volume of business now offered completely routed, thanks chiefly, as wo bppensing the students, and a municipal necessity of maintaining an intimate and cided to express to the Supreme Council of time a return to something like the for transmission ncr the Pacific can be anticipated, to the effective use of aero-

Frankfort. The authorities succeeded in

proclamation calling the people to keep palm was issued,

The leaders in the rioting who were Frested were sent out of the occupied

The newspapers are again appearing without being submitted to a censorship, The period provided by the protocol of Angust last for the disarmament of the greater part of the German army, and,

man forces allowed in the Ruhr Basin -expires to-morrow,

ments will recognise, more than ever, the minorities in Turkey. The Committee de-

Cabinct over the matter.

its approval of the desiderata recommend war conditions in the relative values handled easily.

of gold and silver. The view that there Radio Corporation has advised

Mr. Edward J. Nally, president of the planes. Colonel Amery further explained the that, while wo were busy with the Great cordial agreement in the settlement of the

the silver Seattle Chamber that an active resumption War, the Mullah practically seized the great questions now confronting them ined and that it is disposed to cater am may be anyone rigging Germany and elsewhere. The approach pack with the Supreme Couocil as regards market has been characterised as of service to the Hawaiian Island and

the measures to be taken to guarantee the fallacy. It will surprise no one more naration has taken over the stations of transformed himself from a nomadic free Japan will be started at one. This cor eastern half of British Somaliland, and ing conference of the bends of Allied exccution of clauses designed for the pro- than the operators in the silver market the Marconi interests: in America. In booter into a warrior based on fixed post- Governments would no doubt serve to contection of these minorities.

that all their labours have been in vainluded in the plans for expansion is the tions. He bailt "stone forte of immense

erection of powerful radio station and that all the profits they have made the west coast of Nerus red starobs strength at Jid Ali and Baran, near the ärm and consolidate a complete under.

Signo: Longare submitted a report, on

const in the Warsangeli country, overlook- standing between the two. Governments. the subject of the repatriation of prisoners have been a delusion, for one of the most ab's in the vicinity of Seattle Therefore, discussion was undersirable still in Siberia, the number of which is potent factors in raising the price of Business men in Seattle have hailed the ing the Gulf of Aden, and he had a similar

silver has been speculation.

Announcement of the corporation's plans fortifed position at his own base at Tale It is true, with much enthusiasm. Owing to the lack about 110 miles south in the Nogal Valley tie added that there was no truth what estimated between 190,000 and 500,000 your leader-writer states, that the kes of adequate cable facilities, the commer-His farts have been bombarded and ever in the statement of certain sections The Committee adopted a resolution where of the silver problem lies in Mexico, but cial interests of the Pacific Northwest have destroyed, his followers killed or taken suffered many delays which have meant prisoner, his cattle and large numbers of .especially, for the withdrawal of the Ger. of the Press that there had been any by Dr. Nansen, the celebrated explorer, only "so far as it affects production the loss of thousands of dollars in trade. rides captured and even his personal difference of opinion in the British will be antrusted with the task of investi-Mexico is not in the picture when the Facific cable transmission has been in aefects seized. The Mullah himself is in

gating the manner in which the necessary question of distribution is taken into deplorable state for many months and at Hight with a small party of horser

of commission.

tically no casualties, that Italy did not A NEW COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY credits" may be secured. Meanwhile, account. Even in production, the United this time both cables are broken and out Colonel Amery says that there were prac

MOVEMENT.

medical stores are being despatched to States is not a negligible factor. Then.

The cable by way of the Hawaiian co-operata, that the only reinforcements to the Protectorate were a single in considering production, one must not Islands parted recently and American battalion of the King's African Rifles from combat mortality among the prisoners.

leave out of account Peru, Bolivia, and Gros Fors fever to Australin. But East Africa that the rest of the work was

were forced to nge the Chondian

and one unit of the Royal Air A report by the Spanish Ambassador Chile, as the bulk of the supplies for later this cable brake and all wire rom-done by the Bemaliland Camel Corps relative to elections in the free state of European consumption come from those munication was cut off with the Far East (normally 500 strong) and part of an Indian battalion already stationed on the Dantzig for the formation of a Constitu- countries: Germany, Austria, Italy, except by way of Europe. tional Assembly, was presented. It was France, Turkey, Italy and Ruwin-not to organising a fresh counter-revolutionary decided to advise the High Commissioner mention Amtralia, Japan, and Canada- movement. The Government has been in that the election may be held; this, how are all silver producing countries

The output in the United States, in formed of this by the Governor of Stralever, will not be making a precedent as any cases compares most favourably with sund, and promised immediately to inter- regards future elections,

the outpat in, Mexico; at one period it A report by Lord Robert Cecil-on the was higher than in Mexico. The decrenso vene, but up to the present nothing has

protection and maintenance of the future in outpa, has partly been due to the war, been done.

State of Armenia was presented, but as is for a considerable period during the WILL FRANCE EXTEND THE

the League of Nations had not the neceswar most of the other silver-producing OCCUPATION 1

sary financial and military resources it BERLIN, April 11th.

We suggested that the Supreme Council The Lokalanzeiger reports a further should decide how temporary financial Freach extension of the occupation of arrangements may be secured. The Com- Germany. Stockstadt and Babenhausen mittee is of opinion that it will not be have already been occupied. French difficult, when this is decided, to and a troops are approaching Aschaffenburg and mandatory Power. marching southwarda, from Darmstadt.

The French state that there are still about 40,000 troops in the nentral tone-

BERLIN, April 11th, with an additional 80,000 in the area be

According to the Freeleit, in spite of tween Munster-am-Stein and Osnabruck These troops must be disarmed immediate the use of a warrant for their arrest, ly and the German army reduced to the General Luettwitz and Colonel Bischoff are maximum 200,000--inclusive of all Sicheat present in the Stralsund district, Toutswebr. Freikorp, Bulgerwehr and student organisations bearing arms,

EARLIER CABLES. GREAT BRITAIN'S POSITION.

LONDON, April 11th." The British Government replying to the 'French Government, re-affirm their deter mination to enforce the execution of the Treaty as regards disarmament, repara

F.M.S. TRADE AND LABOUR

Mr.

For more than a year the Seattle Cham-coast, together with naval landing parties ber of Commerce has been working for it is clear from Colonel Amery's explana better communication service between the tion that the operations were justified, and United States and the Orient. With the that they were remarkably successful. It new wireless gervice in effect, it is expected is also clear that in the open country of some of the delays that have been suffered Somaliland aircraft can be used with extraordinary results: What is not clear will be avoided.

is the reason for the reticence maintained by the Colonial Office "after success was attained. Colonel Amery admits that the Mullah's inland stronghold was captured on February 8th, the before Parlia

day At the fourth annual meeting of the ment met, but not a word was said until F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce, held at the publication of a telegram from countries than those in America, were ipoh on March 31st, the Hon. Mr. H. P. Nairobi, in British East Africa, appar engaged in a life-and-death struggle and lodd made a comprehensive survey of ently compelled disclosure of the facts the Chamber's activities last year supple. be Colonial Office seems to regard its had no time to work the mines. But the menting the information given in the minor wars as purely private adventures which are no concern of the public, as was shortage of supply began earlier than anal pornside, Commissioner of shown during the Great War by a specch The same the war. In fact the supply has been Trade and Customs F.M.S., in an imper- delivered by Lord Harcourt daliberately regulated to suit circum tant address, sounded a note of warning Office in regard to swall

reticence has been maintained by the War expeditions in stances; it has purposely been kept just regarding the decline in tin output, the Kurdistan and elsewhere. No one expecte

over-production in rubber and the conse below the line of demand. On some occaquant necessity of developing and in- the premature revelation of intended NEW YORK. SENSATION.

sions even the political upheavals increasing local industries, like the manu-operations, but the various Departments facture of matches. Discussing the which take the field on their own account

should understand that no more secre Mexico have been traced to the desire of question of labour, wages and strikes, he POLICE OFFICIAL INDICTED.

the operators in the silver market to said that sooner or later, and better wars, however small, will be tolerated. NEW YORK, April 8th,

reduce the supplies of the precious metal. uer, a stand must be made against the The moment issue is joined, the public, augmentation of wages, for it spelt ruin who have to pay, and Parliament, which Police Inspector Henry, commanding That such tactics are employed may be to any country to accede to the aims of is ultimately liable to be called to account, that the Mullah has probably and low productivity, would staff, have been indicted for neglect of lead to a shortage of coal and other sup not ameliorate the condition of the poorer received the deadliest blow dealt him for years, but we shall believe in bia that the neutrality should be BRITISH REPLY TO FRENCH NOTE, duty. This is the first result of sensational plies. Recently Reuter informed us that classes so generally desired, but low wage anal over-throw when he is dead. He has

& cantinaity of employment and assured disclosures by the clergyman, Dr. Straton, a conspiracy had been discovered in the consequently an improvement, in trade. always, us on this occasion, eluded cap

ture, and has turned up again. Once we value of trade in 1919 was The Soulay Times says that, prior to who visited dance bails and other resorts | United States having for its aim the The EEXTER 135, or 33 per cent. over missed him, but captured his mother-in- law an exploit which he contemplated and declared that he found liquor freely curtailment of the coal supplies at their that in 1018. Comparing the pre-war

very source the mines, and it was not year, 1913, the increase last year in im with marked up as often as Camer equanimity. He has been The propriators of certain resorts have only the capitalists who were involved.but ports amounted to 110 per cent, and in ima, only to reappear. Ten years ago.

exports to 22 per cent. Foreign trade also been indicted. All indictments have the workers in the mines as well. Then showed great recovery, the United King Mr. John Dillon said that parties come

Mad

Mullah goes on for ever." obtained by Assistant District the United States oficial forecast of the dom heading the list with an increase and parties go in this House, but the

millions in exports. Other countries also

tion, coal supplies, etc., in collaboration with the Allies. The Note points out that the present disagreement with Franes does not concern the execution of the Treaty, but the situation concerning the request of Germany to be allowed to send troops into the neutral zone to restore order.

It is well known that the view the

On the contrary, Reuter's correspondent. in Paris says that M. Millerand, replying to the German Charge d'Affaires, denied.

British shared with the Allies was that the France's intention to extend the occupa the "tenderloin " district, and two of his gathered from a study of the causes which labour, namely Teen work and more pay have a right to know what is going on pra

request should be granted, subject to

guarantees restored after the time limit had expired.

The British were prepared to enforce

tion.

LONDON, April 10th.

Mr. Lloyd George's departure, the Cabinet

these guarantees. The French, however, hurriedly 'met and drafted a reply to the sold and other illegal acts committed.

1

contended that Allied troops,should advance and occupy German towns" at condition of the allowance that German zroops should enter the neutral zone."

French Note. The reply is described as loss harsh in tone than the first Note,

DISBANDMENT OF THE

GUARDS.

BERLIK, April 10th. The Government order to dishand the Civic Guards, who total 2,000,000, is en- countering with resistance in many dis

The Allies were unanimously opposed to this course, but the French then decided to act independently. It is understood. that the French reply justifed, seting independently, while stating that it was not contemplated in any case that it will tricts. A deputation representing 200,000 not obtain the consent of the Allies before action.

Nieder-Lausitz farmers to the Ministar of the Interior, refused to surrender its The British Government believe that the arms unless the workers were disarmed, strength and success of every Alliance and threatened to cut off food from the depends on unanimity of action. Inna towns.

the possibility of independent

much

The Lokalanzeiger says that Local action appears to be still contemplated, Guarde will be formed in place of the the situation remains to be cleared up. Civio Guards, and will be armed with re-

It is understood that pending the estabvolvers and truncheons. lishment of clear understanding in this connection the British Ambassador in CONSORIPTION IN AMERICA.

Paris' is not attending any meetings of the conference for concerting measures as re- garda" Germany, as such conferences are nugatory as long as any Ally in acting independently of the rest.

Darmstadt.

Newspapers state that when sending M. Millerand's Note to London, Lord Derby also sent a draft and suggested a con-

NO PROSPECT OF ITS BEING ADOPTED.

years and over.

WASHINGTON, April 9th-

MORE WOMEN ARRESTED.

WASHINGTON, April 9th. Beveral more women have been arrested for attempting to picket at the British Embassy.

been

Higher

399 million

-We Bro

twenty

In 1914

Attorney Smith, against whom Inspector 'new whest crop shows how woefully great of two million in imports and of 35 Lord Harcourt said that "the Mullah is..

Henty recently preferred sensational charges in which he stated that Mr. Smith was personally interested in gambling sad other unlawful resorts,

and

an old man; he is in an advanced state of dropsy; he is physically immovable, incapable of leading the dervishes in ang these forays. Within a year the Mullah had seized half the Protectorate and bad started building forts, and now we see him blithely riding off into the

The Chairman proposed an amendment to rule 37, "that no person who is not a natural born British subject aball be desert. It is time the Government ex Somaliland. Lord Harris, who adminis eligible to serve on a branch commities" plained more clearly their policy This was adopted enanimously.

the shortage is as compared with the pre-showed a great improvement, Japan being vious year, and this decrease is attributed the one exception. The excess of exports over imports reached the colossal égare to the removal of State control and save of 160 millions, proving the strong posi the mark the easy-going nature of the tion of the country farmer. The owners of the silver mines, THE PRINCE OF WALES.

the workers in the mines and those deal NOT VISITING CANADA ON HISg in the silver market are neither

RETURN JOURNEY

philanthropists nor are they ignorant of the ways of getting the most out of the precious.ore in the markets of the world.

It is, however, the operators in the the Canadian Press, says that he returas silver market, who dictate the price, and to England vid Panama, in order to visit consequently, reap the richest harvest in the West Indies. He regrets he is unable profits. Their methods are no more open to carry out his intention of visiting to question than of those who buy shares in's Company and sell them at a proût. Canada on his return journey, but heThe present bigh price of silver is as phenomenon as, say, the high to come to Canada at the first,

of coal, bread, butter and opportunity.

hundred other things, from a business

OTTAWA, April 11th,

The Prince of Wales, in a message to

means

HONORARY DEGREE FOR ME.

THOMAS HARDY......:

It was fitting that on the same day that the Oxford University Dramatic Society

靄

Mr. F. S. Physick, vice-President, pro tered the coast for five years, said long ago posed that this general meeting of the that we went there to get beef, and matton .M.S. Chamber of Commerce arges for the Aden garrison. ant that he had. strongly upon the Government that the resolutely refused to administer the Customs department be federalised," Mr. interior or to undertake military opera

tio Mr. Byatt, who was Commissioner portion ang carried unanimously pro-in w12, said that the commercial value

was

JAPANESE LANDLORDS

MANY HOUSES FOR SALE IN SUBURBS.

nt Bomaliland will never ba greater it is at present," which is next to nothing at all. Is there any oil there? Eamon says there is Lord Cranborne said 1903 that “it was never intended to extend pur effective administration far into the interior. Lord Midleton, when Secre tary of State for War, said that we had no intention of administering the country. and that our policy was to keep the cons line and protect the tribes. These were Some alarm at what is thought to be

not the views of one party only. Lord of the dollar to the approach of business depresion Creve said we could never establish his, or their

lost sight of the and, as in sumustakable sign of this, General Seely in 1910 made a tremendous events in 1910 and 2017 when silver was people point to the increasing number of speech in favour of holding the const being bought wherever available by those dwelling houses in Japan which are now alone Mr. Churchill, when Home Secre who had expert, knowledge of the

point of view. If the two experts men- tioned by your

lender-writer say that it

is a fallacy that some person on person

the

manipulate, the

they have, Gamlar Loney then in Japan is being felt in some quarters British administration in Somaliland.

that it was a great mistake to have of the

millions there in vain. Finally, land was extreme, and that wa Harcourt actually evacuated the whole interior except one or two Posts All the speeches quoted from men of Ministerial rank were made while they were bolding cffice. The Government should now states frankly whether they propose to hold interior or not

The defeat of the compulsory military hould be producing." The Dynasts the tions in the silver market and the shared for sale. There has been a great tary, said after visiting Somaliland that EFFECT OF FRENCH NOTE:

training provisions of the Army Bill being University in Convocation should confer Government was being urged by public lump in the share, rice and cotton yarn we have been in the interior mistakenly

*men in England to control the silver markets and a downward tendency Panis April 11th.

certain, the Senate leaders are" trying to the degree of Doctor of Letters Honoris market. It was not for the satisfaction noticeable in several other, commodities, of the coast line, that the pover substitute voluntary military training for Cause upon the author, Mr.Thomas Hardy, of aesthetic desires that markets were although the reisil dealers, with their ransacked in the last three years characteristic indifference when the decline Well-informed eireles consider that there four months yearly for all youths of 190 M. In consequence of the large gather being waston East to West for silver of prices is concerned, fail to take notice

reason to hope that M. Millerand's

ing which assembled, the ceremony took trinkets, silver tea-sets and silver orna of this falling market Note will close the incident with regard

place in the Sheldonian Theatre, the Vicements. The decrease in the output of In some suburban towns, aneh as silver was foreseen on the day Great Shibuya, Yoyogi, Setagaya and Nakano, to the occupation of Frankfort and PRO-IRISH DEMONSTRATION Chancellor, the President of Trinity, pre- Britain declared war on Germany on a number of new houses inst completed

the operators began to make preparations aiding.

In presenting Mr. Hardy, who met with accordingly. It was also foreseen that and in some cases, those partially built, end of the war must so great are being offered for sale. This pheno an enthusinatie reception, the Public demand for raw material, and comes menon is explained on the hypothesis that

A CHEERFUL WILL Countries producing the raw material forarily high rent charged, have been in Orator, Dr. A. D. Godley, said Mr.quently a great demand for silver, as the many people in view of the extraordi Hardy's novels were so well-known where the world factories practically all use duced to lease land and have been build Eight days after my death play the the English tongue was spoken that the silver currency. In the dreamatanors, it ing houses on it, but owing to the growing piano for not less than fifteen minutes mere mention of his name should be suff, rather thiicult to understand what the tightama of the money market, the india then go cat for a walk, or better stil

experis mean by discounting manipuria nosition of the bankers to grant loan and see something amusing, and start to enjoy cien recommendation. No ong had ton of the market se conclusively as the steady fall in the price of shares and life as if I were still with you, as I have skilfully interwoven the charm of the Engfactor in the rise of the price of silver, other securities these people either find made the best of my life and had a good lish country with narrative and charge for, in other words, of the Hongkong it impossible or inadvisable to hold on to inning The foregoing remarks.closed terisation. It might be truly said of him, dollar. One may agree with them if they their house property or to complete the the will of the late Mr. Thomas Whiteside ns, was said of Virgil, Molle alone face my that and comes in silver has never buildings now in course of construction of Hessleroad, Hall -The value of fum annuérunt gaudenter rure Cammae yen known to hate been succesful The growing bingency in the money estate was returned at £1,693 12 4d, J He was a realist in the best sciss, and coup. Even then corner Win silver market has apparently, hit hard een #ibe will also gave the following instrues

to be friends and familygin his insight into the enduring elements of has been attempted and not entirely with lative builders of dwelling houses and the Nature must give his stories permanent out success. It ended in disaster for the

before I am fity five. My wife, childre Same The Public Drator went on to say perating group-it was about four years promoters of new mtebron concernsIt is my earnest wish that I should die that Mr. Hardy might well base & repata before the war bet through no fault in which are building offices. The metrope and friends all hot mourn or WT ities are said to be mourning for more than seven days, as a tion on his poetry alone, apart from his the methods The group secured, the litan police auth novelstoke Path

contra of the silver, market for a few carrying on investigatione en regards the are here to day and gone to mar Mr. Hardy, on shaking hands with the favs and forced the price of silver, up sale of factories and dwellings, as well buryish every one to enjoy his or erwise of the short life. I want no tombstone or fim *** the completion or z Vice

Chancellor, was heartily cheered, and Yours etc, the appla se was renewed me he took his

hildi

'police permisim has on my, grave or at the funeral.

hope will be as simple as ps

ciliatory reply which the London Cabinet approved and immediately returned to Paris.

London correspondente of French new papers state that M. Millerand's Note made an excellent impression in British political circles where it is believed.

that

full agreement will be rapidly reached ... GERMANS WITHDRAWING TROOPS.

BEALIN, April 19th. --

It is semi-oficially stated that the with drawal of all troops which are no longer needed in the Ruhr region has already began,

BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.

VICTORY FOR NEWMAN, W

LONDON, April 11th. The Billiards Championship resulted as follows: Newman, 8.000; Rorce, 6,543,

BOLSHEVIK SUCCESS.

CAPTURE OF TUAPST

CONSTANTINOPLE April 11th The Bolsheviks bave captured uanse

seat in the semi-circle.

Hongkong April 13th,

STUDENT