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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S-AGENOY:]

SERVICES BECOMING NORMAL. New Yoxx, April 20th. The Railroad officials assort that, except in a few inoiated sections, the majority of the strikers have resumed. The freight

ing normal.

J. F. MORGAN'S ESCAPE.

NEW YORK, April 90th- Simpkins, the assassin of Dr. Marko, Londoner. He has confessed that he intended to kill J. F. Morgan, who also attends St. George's Church,

WON BY A GREEK,

Boston, April 20th.

An American 25-mile Marathon Raco was won by a Greek, Peter Trivoulidza, in a hours, 20 minutes, 21 seconds.

MEXICO,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 23RD, 1920.

THE SAN REMO CONFERENCE FATE OF ARMENIA DISCUSSED,

be

FAR EASTERN NEWS [ALLATIC NEWS AGENCY)

THE YEARNING FOR PEACE IN CHINA.

THE GOVERNMENT'S LATEST CIRCULAR.

In concetron with the internal peace egotiations, the Cabinet has issued the following circular telegram to all the Tuchins and Shonchangs

SCOTTISH LETTER NATIONALISATION LOSING

Other

ROYAL ARCH.

The Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chap ter of Bectland have elected as office bearers for the ensuing rear. Earl of of Cassillia, First Principal; Archibald Lang, Glasgow, Deputy First Principal; John Sime, Edinburgh, Second Principal and D. Lowe Turnbull, Edinburgh, Third Principal.

cod-

corned. Whatever form, the reorganise threatened with. ROMANCE OF THE SAILWAYS,

Lovers of picturesque' nonianclature are

tion of railways may finally take, it is un impoverishment of their real so far as railways are

feared that there will be no room in the soheme for the inaintenance of, those in-

SAN REMO, April 20th ME, LAHONT EXPLAINS CONSOR- A letter from the League of Naționa waa BAILWAY STRIKEIN AMERICA raad at the Conference, declining the

TIUM PLANS.

GROUND. MR-CHILLIE SULKS IN HIS TENT,” SHANGHAI, April, rib. Armenian mandate, on the ground thas. Mr. Lamont has informed the Chinese

Irxox QUR OWN COBEZSPONDENT.) the Covenant does not provide the powers people, through the Chinese press, that plice a heavy financial and military reorganize the Enances of their country provinces urging the resumption of peace feeling prevails in Scotland that direct necessary for it, niso that the mandate in the purpose of helping the Chinese to his real mission to the Far East is for

March 10th. Whatever may be the result of the.com- **Many telegrams received from the ing Trade Union conferences a confident burden.

As economic reconstruation will play an egotiations at Shanghai show the sietion in support of the nationalisation of The Conference decided to send a Note important part in the reconstruction of cerity of the people for peace and tranmings will not be persisted in. Wo come and passenger services are rapidly becom- to President Wilson recommending that the world, he has been commissioned by quillie. During the past year the Cen to this conclusion because we know Mr. teresting distinctions and rivalries bo

America support Armenia financially.

the American banking groups interested tral Government has repeatedly issued The borders of Armenia were roughly with reference to the formation of a new seriousness of the situation and suggesting ing in his tent at Larkhall. He and his larger growth The loss of nations) and in China to visit both Japan and China telegrams and circulars pointing out the millie, and note that he has suddenly tween the various existing companies defined. They are understood to favourable to Armenia, but do not include Enancing China in conjunction with peas Unfortunately on account of the nasty bumps, and he cannot stand bumps they are no longer asociated with the which afforded so much joy to youth and abandoned all public life and is now sulk-were not entirely ignored by children of banking syndicate or Consortium for all methods to hasten the conclusion of pet project have of late received several local colour will be bean felt, and the Trebizond i DECISIONS REGARDING CILICIA groups so as to prevent destructive comtion for all the outstanding problems. We become sour and angry, and is hiding, and S. W., and so forth.

powerful British, French and Japanese have failed to reach a fundamental solu. As on many occasions in the past he has familiar colours and makes of the engines

dissension among the Southern leaders, vo

zest of holidays will be diminished when All the decisions regarding Cilicis have petition and unscrupulous borrowing ive been troubles and disturbances in the himself in his Lanarkshire cottage. He one of his stories has a railway porter MARATHON KACE IN AMERICA been suspended. The present tendency is This does not mean any foreign monopoly South, where actual civil war has now would not have asked or accepted the long who nourished a grudge against destiny,

are sorry to observe that all the time there

and carriages of the N-B, the Caley, the to assign the port of Batum to Georgia, of Chinese national finance. Further, the broken ont. In view of the critical situ leave of absencio from the Miners' Feders when the Sou-West engines invaded a Crockett in with special facilities for all nations need-aw Consortium will not affect established stand aloof awaiting the common perdition Executive had his schomes shown any engines of the Caley. Is was well for this on the P. and W. (ob, blessed initials) tion of the country, we cannot afford to ing an outlet on the Black Sea

private interests, either foreign or native,tion Efforts should therefore be made to signs of success. FINANCIAL CLAUSES OF THE

The financial policy of the Consortium convince the Southern leaders of their

territory that had been sacred to the blog will be one of productiveness, that is to fatal blunders. They should understand time, Mr. Smillie was greatly offended TURKISH TREATY.

say, if possible, all lonas from the Con- that the Central Government has not with the railway men and their strike traveller, perhaps, will lament most is the In the Autumn, as I wrote you at the survive into the colourlessly efficient daya corduroyed conservative that he did not sortium will be employed for productive cherished any prejudices but is willing to be recognised that they queered his vanishing of the great groen Highland SAN REMO, April 20th."

and non-miutaristic purposes.

of the Geddess What the average It is officially stated that the Confer-other newspapers are of opinion that the country should be effected without any don, and motored all the way to take station at the head of a little following

The Shinpao, the Ghunghuapan and tion. It is imperative that the union of Labour leaders were summoned to Lon Dorbh-whose

accept any reasonable terms for "negotia pitch" to nationalisation. ence, to-day, discussed and approved the there should be no foreign loan or loans farther delay. The conditions" of people part in the great conferences; but Mr.of green, square-built carriages, with engine the Clan Grant or the Lochan financial clauses of the Turkish, Treaty. Central Government recognized by the deplorable, and thy unsettled state bas sulky; he has never forgiven the untimely was the visible token of freedom from low- oven for productive purposes until everywhere in the country are indeed most millie remained at Larkhall, dour and mountain rain dripping from their caves, appearance at Perth It afterwards discussed the Armenian whole body of the Chinese people is pro prevented the development of their cam-revolt of this section of the Big Three and toil nad dust, and of entrance into tier, and, lastly, the question of Batum."' territorial question, especially the fron because, under the existing circumstances have becoule more menacing than ever, has broken down.

perly and legally established in Peking, etc and industry. Foreign aggressions no man can say that money advanced to and the Central Government is in con- convey the whole truth. Without doubt tives, Sir. Eric! and let not the haunts of It is officially announced that his health the enchanted holiday land beyond the the Chinese military rulers in both the stant financial difficulties. In consee is suffering from the strain of recent the cagle and the osprey be profaned by But that does not Tay. Oh, spare those Jacobite locomo COMMISSION-TO CONTROL

North and the South by foreigners will once of the miserable conditions of the months; but had there been any hope of a Sassenach engine from Crowe I- TURKISH FINANCES.

be illegally used for bolstering up will people, it is feared that disturbances may his nationalisation policy prevailing we It is stated that the Lamont group pro will be fatal to the interest of the coun- himself strong enough to take and keep and Antarctic explorer, is lying in an

break out at any time. Any further delay may be certain he would have discovered PERSONALLA. loan of $3,000,000 from the Ameritation of the situation, she Central Govern- poses to take over the tobacco and wine in the hope of a satisfactory solu- the lead.

Dr. W. S. Bruce, the Scottish Arcto Pacific Development Company, if it is ought has decided to resort to all sorts take a less active part than at present in securities. satisfied as

If, as is suggested, Mr. Smillie is to Edinburgh Hospital. to the soundness of the of compromise. No suggestion or advice the leadership of the miners, it will be a good health, and one of his toes had to When be returned Fwill be rejected if it can improve the con- poor look-out for such Labour a

from Spitzbergen last year he was not in Pdition of the people and further the inter-Webb, Hodges, and the other theorists of

est of the nation.

be amputated in December. Dr. Bruce is We are certain that the movement. They find Mr. Smillie,

a familiar figure in Edinburgh, especially 100-progress will be made if all the people man of the people and an ex-miner, a Hall, where he has long carried on his

of the country should remain inactive.most useful chief or Sgurehead.

in the neighbourhood of the Surgeon's The Tuchung and Sbenchangs of the pro and the rest of the academic gang would life has been given to the cause of Polar Pro, April 715 General Wong Shib-shen, who has been ence, should therefore render their mast by a man actually acquainted requested by the President to net as media ance in this time of extreme difficulties; conditions under which the mines live by the South Edinbugh Liberal Associa research work. For nearly 30 years his vinces, who are men of ability and experi- make but a faint impression if unassisted exploration. tor between the Chin Cabinet, the An-fund it is hoped that they will adopt means Club leaders and Marahal Tuan Chi-inito hasten the internal pesce."

-ith the Lady Bonham Carter, who was invited about the stabilization of the Chinesé

and work. It is not easy to visualisation, to contest the seat in the event of a last evening specially to see Marshal Tuan political situation left Peking for Tuanho

Bydney Webb with a pick, and it is im. vacancy, has, declined the invitation for to-morrow. In view of his old friendship

possible to pictare in presiding at a and be expects to be back in the capital THE AEROPLANE IN INDIA

miners conference or swaying a piners'

purely privato reasons, ninsa 'meeting. : with Marshal Tuan and his influential PROHIBITED AREAS FOR AIRMEN. position in the Peirang Military Hat it is believed that General Wong, with le support of the Chief Executive, will be able to reconcile the three factions..

THE REVOLUTIONISTS REINFORCED.

New Youx, April 20th. A telegram from Aguapriete says that

·General Urbaljo, with 1,200 soldiers from Carranza'a žurces at Chihuahua, has joín- ed the revolutionista at Sonora.

· EARLIER CABLEN. BRITISH BUDGET. DISCUSSION IN HOUSE OF

COMMONS.

LONDON, April 20th. In the House of Commons the debate on the Budget was resumed.

Mr. Asquith emphasised that since the outbreak of war Great Britain had devot ed 36 per cent, of her revenue and only 63 per cent of her borrowings to meeting the cost of the war. This was a unique record among the belligerents and exemplified the witingness of the British people to make.

out

SAN RANO, April 21st. The Conference decided to appoint a Commission to control Turkish finances.

The military and naval experts pointed the difficulty of executing the proposed Treaty, especially regarding Erzeram, with a whole Turkish Army Corps still entrenched, and regarding Anatolia, where numerous bands are still operating.

The Conference considered that inter Allied coercive military measures would probably be necessary. British views were accepted without dissension,

AGAINST

THE WAR

BOLSHEVISM.

CRIMEA

LONDON, April 20th.

acrifices for great purposes. He objected to the proceeds of the sale of SMALL BRITISH FORCE IN THE war stores being regarded as revenue, and declared that the Wine Dity was not worth the candle, in view of the relatively all return and the ill-feeling it would cause to France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. He emphasised the need of greater

Commander Kenworthy, Mr. Winston In the House of Commons, replying to Cherebill stated that a small British

tarism,

-MEDIATOR IN POLITICAL SQUABBLES.

TIN DISCOVERED IN SCOTLAND."

e economy and criticised the relative Military Mission has been "retained in the loan will strengthen Japan's position in following the general, line of the North neglect them.'

They

Quite a boom in Paisley shawls bas started since Lady Bonham received the present of a fine specimen at the close of the Times there were six different ad- of the late election.lu one recent issuG-

ENGAGEMENTE,

The regulations for civil aviation pub pared for him regarding the discovery of Possibly after Sir William Sutherland's It is understood that Lord Leverhulme lished in the Gazette of India follow close deposits of surface tin and traces of other election for Argyllshire there will be a is giving consideration to a report prevertisements offering shawls for sale. PROTEST AGAINST, LOAN. *

dy the English model, and the chief pointtals in the Hebrides. The tin is said rush for tartane. of interest 14 in respect to the prohibited estate and on other islands as well as on official military historien of the war, fa found on part of Lord Leverhulmo's Professor George Stuart Gordon, the The members of the Chamber of Com The River Indus is to be the northern copper.

PEKING, April 7th.

parts of Argyllshire and Rosshire Main. merce of Tientsin have seat in a strongly boundary of civil flying, save for certain other islands besides Raasay where it has Professor of English Language and lands. There are also traces of lead and versity before he went on to Oxford and a Falkirk man, and was at Glasgow Uni- worded telegram protesting against the portions of the Peshawar and Deraint been worked by a Glasgow firm for some Literature at Leeds, and served with dis

Iron is said to be found on

of the Ministry of Communications for right bank of the Indus below Kotri; and seeu. It can be taken for granted, how. Japan on the security of the domestic bonds tween the Karachi Kotri railway and the now be worked profitably remains to be hire Regiment.

Paris. A soldier and a scholar, be is ■ borrowing or thirty million dollars from districts: the triangular area enclosed be- time.

Whether the Hebridean tin cantinction in the war with the West York- Tehchow Railway. It is argued that the wide from Sukkur (exclusive) to Quetta, the construction of the Shikchiachuang two corridors." smallness of the provision for a reduction Crimes with the object of anting the re

One of these is 20 miles ever, that if the deposits have a commer- Shantung.

cial value Lord. Leverbulmo will not of the floating debt, but otherwise warmly organisation of the anti-Bolshevist Army,

Engagements are announced between :- Approved the Budget proposals.

Western Railway; the other, a corridor have been made by two scientists when

One of the tin discoveries is said to Lady Falkland, and Esther Mildred, only The Hon. Philip Cary, Bluemantle and of keeping the new Commander-in-NIPPON YUDEN KAISHA FLEET the Arsenal at Quetta and within Ave of the islands for hallast, the wind hav Miss Leon, who is 20 years of age, was

miles wide along the Mekran coast.

Parsuivant younger son of Lord and Mr. Clyden lamented the undue war-time Chief, General Wrangel, informed of the TWO NEW STEAMERS ORDERED.

All territory lying within three mile of the Western Islands. They called at one granddaughter of Sir Herbert Loon..

on a yachting holiday geologising among

daughter of Mr. and Mrs Leon and borrowing, and maintained that noue of progress of the negotiations between the

miles of the lighthouse at Manora (acaring freshened somewhat. Mr. Chamberlain's

Karachi is to he avoided: also all terri proposals would British Foreign Office and the Bolshevists, two passenger stainers or a superior typof. Fort Chingri Khal, near Diamond. Har found that tin was not only traceable D.SO., M.C., R.F.A., only surviving som

After putting diminish the cost of living; on the con- with a view to securing the lives of from Glasgow. Shortly after announerng bour Calcutta; and of the arsenals at on the beach but on the broken face of of Mr. Robert and the Hon. Mrs. Grant engaged two years ago to the Hon. Alan The Nippon Yusen Kaisha has ordered point of the Colaba promontory, Bombay; The scientists returned to the island and

tory ring within three miles of the south the ballast included lumps of tin-stone, verclyde in succession to his father.

to sen again the discovery was rande that Burns, who has since become Lord In trary, they were more likely to intensify Russian soldiers, women, and children of freighters and passenger ships during Other prohibitions relate to

Major Hubert Francis Grant-Suttie, the situation. Mr. Clynes congratulated refugees in the Crimea. Meanwhile, the the next five years, the company ordersus The Kidderpore Docka, the jetties, the arcased considerable interest in archaeol of the Hon. Mrs. Walter Yards Buller,

a plan for building or buying 500,000, tops Awalpindi. Perrizophr. and Kirkee, a neighbouring cliff ... Kr. Chamberlain on the Excess Profite Government would do all it could through from the Mitsubishi Shipyard and at Calentials the River Hooghly between obtained that the tin used in the mant

The discoveries of Hebridean tin have daughter of Sir Wroth Lethbridge and Suttie, of Balgona, North Berwick, and Max proposal, but rejected the prolonged the Mission to prevent the Bolshevists over-three freighters of a similar size from the Botanical Gardens

two freighters of 8,000 tons gross each site of the new King George's Docks, gical circles, the theory having previously.

Torfida Alianmore Lethbridge, elder

now ordered from England are to be used Yokohama Dockyard. The passenger ships Bridge Calcutta.

bis firm wife. Mrs, Robert Grant-Suibe and Howrah facture of Scottish bronze in prehistoric Downe. Her younger son, Archibald is a daughter of the seventh Viscount times was imported from, Cornwall. for the inauguration of an express passen

Viceregal Lodge. Delhi (ene mile limit) this connection it is noted that Scottish Ronald, R.A., died of wounds received

In ger service between Nagasaki and Shang-

Budge Budge petroleum depôt. NEW YORK HARBOUR FIRE bai. The company originally intended to

Powder magazine at Moyepore.

bronze contains a larger proportion of action in 1917, and there are lead than English bronze. have them built at home, but not only are miles limit), and the oil refineries at have more than the usual proportion of Commissioner of the Chinese Portal Ser The Syriam Pagoda, Rangoon (seven means pewter- Hebridean tin is said to the 0th. March, Charles Hope Shields,

The Gaelia daughters. word for tin is "taoin," which also

MARRIAGE. the leading shipbuilders in Japan busy Syriam on the Pegt river, and at Beikki lead. The discovery is believed to have a vice, to Peggy, second daughter of Mr. At St. Aidan's Church, Edinburgh, on with the orders previously placed by other and Thilawa, on the Rangoon river. companies, but they find it difficult in the Magwe district, Burma. As a result, the order has been given to a obtain materials for the contruction of

The Singu, and Yenangyaung oilfields, (Tin Islands) of classical writers.

bearing on the problem of the Cassiterides the particular passenger boats wanted. shipbuilding company of Glasgow. The SHANGHAI FORT PROBLEMS.

and Mr. Alexander Stevenson, North British Distillery House, Edinburgh. two passenger ships will each have a of 18 knots. Their price is not definitelyser becording a first-class ocean trade capacity of 4,500 tons gross, with a speed known, but is believed to be between 500 port says the Shanghai correspondent of and Y,000 per ton.

In paralace of the programme for the The Times Trade Supplement, have been construction of 500,000 tons of new ships, brought home to the community there with tracted to buy three freighter one of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha has also con- considerable force recently. 6,400 tons deadweight from the Uraga Dockyard, and two of 11,000 tons dead weight each from the Yokohama Dockyard Company The Uraga ship is valued in Y.325 per ton and is to be delivered next .320 per ton, one to be delivered in July; the price of the two other ships in September and the other in October.

scheme for the redemption of the debt, running the Crimea and massacring these which could be wiped out in a very few people. (Cheers.),

years by the continuance of a little self- sacrifice. The removal of the debt would; give contentment not only to the poor bat to many who were not classed as poor.

Mr. Marriott, was of opinion" that the Budget would, bays an admirable effect in demonstrating to

the whole world the country's confidence in its national fin- ances, and would, therefore, react moet favourably on British credit,

EUROPE'S

ECONOMIC

PROBLEM

NITRATE STEAMER ABLAZE.

New York, April 19th. Aire has started on the steamer Halfried, which is loaded with nitrate, and threatens the destruction of the Busch terminal and two piers. Several explo sions have occurred in the harbour. Tugs are harrying to remove the endangered. shipping.

THE "SPEEDONIA" DISASTER CARGO SAVED BY THE STEEL DECK.

"AN APPEAL FROM THE BRITISH LABOUR PARTY."

LONDON, April 20th. The Executive of the Labour Party has

LONDON, April 10th ispod a manifesto drawing attention to The ship Speedonia, bound from the the economie paralysis creeping over

Dutch East Indies for Cape Town, with a Europe in consequence of the war, and

million gallon of petrol, caught fire when appealing to the British Government, in

she was south of Durban and has arrived order to avoid a world-wide economict Lorenzo Marques. The after-part was situation, and making proposals for the completely burned out, but the cargo was

meeting of immediate difficulties. WOLVERHAMPTION TRAGEDY

CORONER'S REMARKS.

LONDON, April 19th.. At the adjourned inquest on the bodies this two porsong killed in the collapse of & Wolverhamption billiard ball, the Coroner said he marvelled that only two are killed. The hall was built in 1858.

..

The dificulties in the way of Shanghai

LONDON SCOTTISH CLUB,

It may be mentioned that there are Gaelic tin place-names in the Hebrides And on the mainland

STRIKES ILLEGAL.

two

No combination or union, whether is be a Strect union, a Student, unios or a Trade union, can be allowed to empley such methods amongst & population that is peculiarly susceptible to intimidation; and any attempt to do so will be punished with the utmost rigour of the law.

To this in his monthly-report the Acting Commissioner of Police adds-and it is the point we emphasize:

tended, to be only a regimental club for contain there, attention members of the London Scottish Terri- The scheme of the London Scottish Club developing. It is not, as originally in

The N-O. Daily News of the 16th inst

recognised: Beottish Association in Lon-day' Municipal Gazette. Giving judg don, including members and ex-members ment on house painters charged with in- In these days of strikes, may torial Regiment; it will be open to everybe called to an important note in yester The large trans-Pacific steamers anchor Men who have served during the war in anid just outside the harbour limits at Woosung, Boottish regimental unit will also be

of the London Scottish sports cluba.timidation during a strike, the Assessor some 14 miles from Shanghai. Recently eligible. An influential committee, with out of the large Empreis steamers of the Colonel George A. Malcolm as chairman, Canadian Pacific Ocean Bervice was held Captain Duncan Blackwell as hon.: accre- up for three days because a gale was blow-tars, and Captain Coggie as treasurer, bo embarked. This is no toolated incident. been opened for the acquisition of sait- ing and neither passenger zor mails could has been formed, and ungotiations have Unless something is soon done the efforts able premises near Victoria Station. that are being made to divert a portion at Country members will pay a subscription A FACTOR IN EXCHANGE,bered that the Japanese are making stren-The late Bir James Mackenzie David-

lenst of the trade to Tsingtao and Dairea of 158. and foreign members 10s. will prove successful. It has to be remem.4 CH12-09-RADIOLOGY. NA world-wide exchanges is given in the bit ports. The present state of affairs is be radiologist that he was most widely An interesting note on fluctuations in where cargo can be transhipped for Chiur Work in Aberdeen. It was, however, as pay our plforte to make Kobe an entrepot port early acquired fume by his medical nos review of the Park Union Foreign coming a menace to the port. Here is the known, and during the war be acted as Banking Corporation for March says principal tmde port of the Chinese Re "The sensitiveness of foreign exchange publie ander divided control. There is it When he died suddenly in April the student strike! PROFITEERING IN RICE.

Tater to political development whether the International Settlement, the Trench, last it was widely recognised that a fitting consulting - radiologist to the London dis here (America) or in Europe, was conspi. Concession, the native city, Chapel, and memorial to hisianne would be the estab The Behar Government are iuing a

cuously illustrated in the month since our Pootung, each a low anto itself Abramofa Chair in Radiology at one farge quantifica of rice in the hope of to be expected that for some time to come authority, which would ensure develop hip of Mr. Bocar Law has been up- warning to merchants against boying the terms of the Fiume settlement. It is suffered from the lack of one central Isential committee, under the chairman- Inst review by the effect thereon of Pre speaker of a recent meeting ofthe local of the Universities. The movement has aident ilon Note protesting agaibh engineering society pointed out, "Shanghai now taken practical shape, and an in- waking big, profits by exporting it to exchange levels will be adversely affected ment of the port whole The pointed foreign countries as the Government of or the reverse by political as well as pure absurdity of the present situation may be The Tata Sir James Mackensie David India's restriction on rice export from y economile factors; though the reaction realised when it stated that Shaughni son's only son, it may be mentioned, is Mr. India will continue throughout this year. sentimental than otherwise."

to the former may often práve to be more has four-waterworks, thaan kwamen

panies, and four electria light companies, to Mr. Bonar law

saved by the stool deck.

rivate secretary

It is important in the days for all

Now how, one wonders, does this afect employers of labour to note that striking and canging strikes are punishable offences ander the Chine Provisional Criminal Code

NEW PROCESS TO KEEP FRUIT FRESH,

as ordinary cargo to Europe. By the avoidance of the refrigerating charges, it An Australian inventor has discovered a polution which enables cases of apples And oranges, after being dipped, to travel

is estimated a anving of £5,000 per 50,000 cases can be effected."