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THE

SAN REMO CONFERENCE:

FRENCH CHARGES AGAINST GERMANY:

CLAIM TO EXERT MILITARY PRESSURE.

IRISH PROPAGANDA IN THE

THE

STATES:

GOVERNOR'S WARNING.

BUDGET PROPOSALS:

MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S REPLY TO CRITICS.

LATEST CABEES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCİ.] " THE SAN REMO CONFERENCE

FRENCH ACCUSATIONS AGAINST

GERMANY.

PARIS, "April 21st.

A Hava message says:----

LATEST CABLES.

M.R. DE VALERA'S

· PROPAGANDA GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA'S DENUNCIATION.

MONTGOMERY (Alabama), April 21st, According to the Birmingham Pest, the The question chiefly occupying the atten- American Legion having passed a resolu tion of the San Remo Conference is Ger- tion requesting the Governor of Alabama publicly to proclaim Mr. de "Valers -many and German disarmament. What

French circles want is that the Treaty,persona non grata, the Governor replied

gned by all the Powers, should be carried out. Where amendments are necessary, France, as the principal injured party, is the chief credor, and, as one whỏ địa

most to fear in future, should have the right to the first say, Deliberation, proto cols and diplomatic instruments have fail- od so far to sestre the execution of the Treaty terms. The German Army is still vastly over the prescribed strength. Ger- many, again, is' drilling pseudo-volunteers and the Police Corps. Germnay is:keep- ing up and hiding arnis and ammunition. She is sending only a small fraction of the Boal from the Ruhr area which she pro ised to despatch to France. She appar eatly in not even contempla lúg paying any part of her financial debts. The only thing, therefore, is to keep intact an arined threat, and, that is the threat of the French Army.

Milferand refuses at San Remo as be refused at Paris-to surrender the be right of France to the final decision whe ther a move forward of the trdobs may not be necessary it some time in the event of still further obatioaicy on the part of

Germany.

EARLIER CABLES.

A DISAGREEMENT.

PAI8, April 21st.

A telegram from San Remo says that "there has been a disagreement between Britain and Italy, on the one side, and France, on the other, as regards Cer many; that is, as regards the method of carrying out disarmament.

The former

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 2TH, 1920.

LATEST CABLES,

GUATEMALA RISING:

CABRERA DECLARED INSANE.

NEW ORLEANS, April 21ss. Schaumberger, the former. American Secret Service Agent, has sent the follow ing cable from Guatemala :-President Cabrera has been declared insane, and is

BRITISH BUDGET. RECEIVES A MIXED RECEPTION.

LONDON, April 20th. The Budget received a mixed reception

House of Commons and the Prest. generally deplored that the Govern

Tax is sharply criticised as likely to check the trade revival and hamper the estal

FUTURE OF THE BRITISH FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

EMPIRE.. STIRRING SPEECH BY LORD DIRKENHEAD.

[rom oca OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY...

----

LONDON, April gand. Speaking at a banquet of the Associa

PERING, April 2nd. ments proposals do not show signs of a tion of British Chambers of Commerce in

The Chinese Eastern Railway Council at real desire for drastic economies. The London. Lord Birkenhead, referring to

Harbie have dismissed General Horvath increases OF now a prisoners awaiting trial. During insvitable, but the increase in the Profits and the Mother-country, said that the for- luxuries are accepted as the close union between the Dominions

as general manager, substituting Piminoff. Cabrera's bombardment of the capital.

It is pointed out here that such proceed- auny shella struck the British and the

tunes of the Empire for the next threeings are irregular ay, thecording to the American Legations.

years were balanced in an insecure equitatutes, the meeting must either be held poise, On one side of the scale was a greater at Peking or Petrograd. The Chinese are degree of glory and material success than anxious to adhere. to the statutes in order ever was attained by Imperial Rome at to prevent the entry of a third party. the moment of her supreme greatness,

ing, high prices, industrial unrest, and by and on the other side were the forces of unrest fomented by the difficulties of liv

ponsible and patriotie citizen must stand the efforts, made in many open revolution. So, every English res quarters, of

which side he would stand if one scale to-day before those two scales and decide inclined.

MORE PAY.

FOR AMERICAN ARMY AND NAVY.

WASHINGTON, April 21st

A conference of the Senate nach the House of Representatives has agreed to the Bill increasing the pay in the Army and in the Navy, by, approximately 90

per cent.

EARLIER CABLES,

[!

WOMEN'S LABOUR

lishment of new industries.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN REPLIES TO THE CRITICS.

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LONDON, April 21st.

Budget debate, Mr. Austen Chamberlain, In the House of Commons, during the

Government did not apprehend that the replying to eriticisms, declared that the

increase of the wine duties would appre ciably increase the difficulties in France,

In cen or biteen years, this Italy and Portugal. He pointed out that ever it was; it would be greater than any Empire would not only be greater than the French Government proposed drasti. Empire in the whole history of the world. If we faltered with our high mission, not cally to restrict the importation of luxuries. many of which would br

only we, but our children and grand- absolutely prohibited, while others would children, might miss the sublime sterifies be very heavily taxed. This would affect made by the bravest soldiers which the British trade, but he did not complain.military history of the world supplied.* ̈* because neither the French nor the British action was unfriendly or retaliatory, but

apple to the necessity of rest

CONFERENCE.

MISS MACARTHUR'S SPEECH.

Losnos, April 21st. A National Conference of Labour women opened in London to-day, when 400 delegates were present. Ali Mary Mac first Women's Labour Conference on suctions of the two countries. arthur, who presided, said that this was the

represented. a representative scale, 150 branches being

that," whilst it was outside his official pro- vince to issun such a proclamation, his personal opinion was that the pilgrimage of Mr. de Valera and bis Sinu Fein, pro paganda should, long ago, have received the attention of the State Department day. There was sufficient driving force is She emphasised that women were never so important politically as at the present Were I the directing official of that de that assembly to change the face not merely Partment," he says, "I would unhesitat-of England but of the world. ingly order the deportation of Mr. de in which connection she deplored the Referring to the Washington Conference, Valera, without any delay."

general apathy that prevailed, Miss Mac arthur said that everything vital in polis tics centred round the child. It was he cause of the child that the Labour Party had turned their backs on a bloodstained past,

EARLIER CABLES.

UNREST IN IRELAND: ANOTHER DETECTIVE SHOT DEAD

LONDON. April 20th.

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ing expenditure on luxuries and raising an immense revenue to meet the obliga

The proceeds of the extra 20 per cent. year would be $100,000,000, but this on the Fixcess Profits Tax imposed for would not be collected in one year.

nation was doing-facing her responsibili He emphasised the immense things the

strain of the war. burdens, and her resilience under the ties, showing strength in meeting her

STUDENTS STRIKE.

The students of Peking University and colleges struck"to«lay"

(THROTOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

M. PAINLEVE'S VISIT TO CHINA.

LONDON, April 21st. The Time Paris correspondent says. that in response to the invitation of the

Chinese Government. M. Painleve is going to Peking

on May 11th to study the deve lopment of Franco-Chinese intellectual re

He will return

to. France in.

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS- ations. NORTH EDINBURGH BY-ELECTION. September,"

LONDON, April 2nd.. The by-election at North Edinburgh-

dent of the Court of Session-resulted as the Rt. Hon. J. A. Clyde as Lord Presi rendered necessary by the appointment of

follows:-

DR.. WU TING FANG ACTION IN SUPREME COURT.

FORD (Coalition U.).......

According to a Canton correspondent, Votes.

9,044 the Military Government at Canton bas Mr. W. Runciman (Liberal) Major Graham Pole (Labour).... 3,08

8,460 deputed Yu Fung-shao, the Commissioner SOUTH EDINBURGH BY-ELECTION.Supreme Court in Hongkong as its repre- of General Affairs, appear in the

caused by the appointment of Major L. D. brought against Dr. Wu Ting-fang for the The byelection at South Edinburgh-sentative in the action which is to be Murray as Solicitor-General of Scotland

resulted as follows:-

recovery of the funds, of the Military ).......11.178

Yotes Government which. Dr. Wa Ting-lang is ....... 8.17

said to have deposited in the banks in Hongkong. The amount involved is mid

MAJOR MURRAY (Coalition

Mr. Holmes (Liberal)

A detective was shot dead in a Dublin ing on the Government immediately to giviinerense the Excess Profits Duty to 60 per FIRE IN NEW YORK HARBOUR to be more than $2,000,000,

stret this morning.

He asserted that the prodigious amount of £534,000,000 would be devoted, within two years, to the reduction of the debt. No other nation in Europe could achieve this--which we were doing without THE WASHINGTON CONVENTIONS.

courge to extravagant taxation or a levy on war wealth.

Mr. Chamberlain said he intended to The Conference passed a resolution call. stand or fall by his original proposal to effect to the Washington Conventions by cent., but he would remit the increase in introducing a Bill providing for the care the event of war wealth taxation being of others at childbirth and infants, on a introduced. He agreed that a war wealth THE universal, non-contributory basis, as the levy should not be made, except in a great PROTEST AGAINST FRENCH USE first step towards the creation of interna-national emergency. He pointed out that

New York, April 20th. tional social and industrial law.

the lery was far more equisable than a

In the first, the Bush Terminal only was The resolution, however, declares that the general capital "Invy. He would be dismanaged, but the Hellirid was practically Convention fall short of the necessities appointed if there was not a further vast destroyed. The explosion was due to the tion schools, prohibition of overtime, and adepting the Budget, the country would of the present times as regards continua reduction in public expenditure during nitrate in her bold

the current year. He believed that, by night work.

BULGARIAN AND AUSTRIAN start on a new, path of credit and stability.

THE RUHR CRISIS.

OF BLACK TROOPS..

LONDON, April 20th. passed a resolution protesting against the The Executive of the Labour Party has use of black troops in the Ruhr region, dangerous, especially seeing that the They say the practice is degrading and negroes are conscripts, and urge the Government to secure the withdrawal of: the blacks from Europe: GOVERNMENT YIELDS TO ALLIED

PRESSURE.

"BELIX April 20th. The Government, yielding to

Allied pressure, his agreed to disband the so- called Civic Guard. While declaring that it cannot admit that the Treaty compels it to deny the population such protection is essential to the maintenance of Germany's internal security, the Govern

art promises that the military training of the local forces maintaining order will henceforth be avoided.

..

resolution as regards the use of black The Conference also passed an urgent troops in the Ruby region.

TREATIES.

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HALLFRIED "DESTROYED.

OBITUARY.

BRITON RIVIERE, THE PAINTER

LONDON, April 20th. The death is announced at the age of 80 painter of animal subjects,

BRITAIN AND SOVIET RUSSIA NOT FAULTLESS, BUT THE BEST of Mr. Briton Riviere, R.A., the famous

COMING VISIT OF LABOUR DELEGATES.

LONDON, April 20th. The Labour Party announces that the Supreme Council, has agreed to issue pass ports to the Russian frontier for British Labour delegates visiting Russia.

RUSSIAN DELEGATION NOW IN COPENHAGEN.

POSSIBLE.

LONDON, April 21st.

JAPAN

tory.

AND SAGHALIEN. PROTEST FROM RUSSIA.

favours economic pressure, while France FREIGHT RATES MAY BALL trade deputation from Russia was at pre were the best possible, in view of the conpart of the Russian Government. A

desires military pressure.

According to the Faris correspondent of Ze Journal, Mr. Lloyd George and Signor Nitti propose a reduction of the occupied area but an extension of the period of occupation.

THE APPLICATION OF THE GERMAN TREATY,

LONDON, April 20th. The Times' correspondent at San Remo says that conversations, between the Pre- miera have apparently aroused nisgivings in France, which favours the application of the whole Treaty, while Mr. Lloyd George seems to favour a policy to suit the changing conditiona

Bignor Nitti is credited with a desire for some revision in the spirit of the application of the provisions.

BRITAIN'S FIRM INTENTION.

BAN BEO, April 21st. British circles are surprised at French apprehensions at the British and Italian attitude in regard to the carrying out of the Peace Treaty.

Router is authorised to state that Bri- tain a firm in the intention of seeing the Germana carry out the Treaty.

GERMANY'S INITIAL MEASURE.

BERLIN, April 20th.

AND PASSENGER RATES RISE.

LONDON, April 20th. The Time shipping experts are of opinion that freights will shortly fall, wing to the great increase in tone. Passenger rates, however, are likely to

rise.

AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS BEING ASSISTED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

drew itention

to the Allies past

EXPEDITION TO HUNAN Shun Chun-Hiszen, according to the correspondent, is preparing to attack Hunan. "Yunnanese troops are on their

way,

FANTAN CONTRACT.

The syndicate now-holding the conces ion for fantan gambling establishments in Canton bas applied for an extension of the contract for a further period of three years on the same terms as at present.

LEGACIES FOR MACAO FOLE.

OLD

lo the House of Lords, Lord Milner, during the second reading of the Austrian and Bulgarian Treaties, emphasised that the boundary of the Tyrol, which brought

LIQUIDATION OF AN

a considerable number of Germans into

PORTUGUESE SOCIETY. Italy, was the result of Italy's insistence

It is reported that the Soviet Govern-

There is a good deal of excitement in upon a boundary necessary for her

ment has lodged a protest with the Japan Macho just now over the distribution, of strategic safety. The Allies were debarred

esc Government against the dispatch of the assets of a very old Society called from resisting the laim owing to theval force to Russian Saghalien, with the In the House of Commons, at question Treaty which had been concluded when object, it is alleged, of occupying the terri- "Casa de Seguro de Macau," whose head time, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the The Trenties were not faultless, but they that there is a misunderstanding on the Calcutta in 1820.

Italy entered the war.

The Japanese authorities explain office was transferred from Macao t sent in Copenhagen. They had had pre ficting interests of the Powers involved.

The Society is being liminary discussions with the representa

Jaj anese warship, with an ice-breaker, was liquidated tives of the Supreme Economic Council;

Seven or eight years ago As regards the Reparation Clauses, be dispatched to Russian Saghatien in the people interested in the Bociety were called. but further progress could not be made cords, and pointed out that ap to the pre received that Bolshevik risings had taken upon to furnish proofs of their claims to

middle of January, because reports were rew pending the Allies consideration of cer- tain questions of principle raised by thent all we had done was to render very place in that region and that the safety the money of the Society which is in the Russian delegates-including the British

substantial assistance. Government's refusal to allow M. Litvinoff the economic provisions of the Treaties port of Alexander on February 15th, and fathers of the present generation there was to accompany the delegation to England.

of the Japanese residents was imperilled. care of the Supreme Court of Calcutta; The world was entitled to assume that The Japanese vessels arrived south of the but as the shareholders were the grand- would be exercised in a spirit of fairness when it was ascertained that the lives and no satisfactory response from Macao to and sympathy so far as that was consistent property of the Japanese residents there the advertisements, as few of the residents with justice to those having stronger were safe and an understanding with the were aware that they had any financial claims upon us than our late enemies. new Government had been established, interest in the Society. Now a list con-

they were withdrawn five days later.

The news of this alleged Bolshevik risen published; hence the excitement in taining many names of shareholders has ing saya the Japan Chronicle, was tele Macao." Heirs to this money will probably and represented as a combined movement of Bolsheviks, and Koreans, y

THE ADMISSION OF LITVINOFF.

LONDON, April 20th.

HUNGARY.

The National Executive of the Labour Party bas passed a resolution urging the Government to permit the immediate ad mission into England of M. Litvinoff and INVITES BRITISH LABOUR PARTY gaphed from Japan all round the world, be found among the Portuguese residents It is announced that the first Federal the Russian Trade Delegation, with a view Reserve Foreign Banking Association, to giving effect to the Goverment's deci with a capital of $2,000,000, has obtained sion to resume trade with Russia

NEW YORK, April 20th.

a charter to enable American manufactur

ers to compete in foreign markets cü s credit basis,

HIGH COST OF LIVING. AMERICAN. STEEL CORPORATION'S

ACTION.

NEW YORK, April 20th. Corporation, said that the Corporation Judge Gary, at a meeting of the Stoel was holding down prices in order to check the high cost of living.

JEWS IN PALESTINE.

LONDON, April 19th.

AMERICA'S TRADE. COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR

to

MARCH. WASHINGTON, April 20th. The imports for March amount $454,000,000, exceeding by $10,000,000 the high record for January. being second only to the record of June, The exports amounts to $820,000,000, 1919.

MISSION,

LONDON, April 201h.

The Labour Party has accepted the in- vitation of the. Premier of Hungary to

of Hongkong and every other port in the Far East, Our Macao correspondent, send us the following list of names of shareholders registered in the Society's books, and whose heirs are interested in very large sum of money:

send a Mission to Hungary to investigate THE AMERICAN MINISTER TO the distribution of what is said to be a

the charges of systematic persecution of the working classes.

THE WAR ON BOLSHEVISM GENERAL WRANGEL'S

OPERATIONS.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 20th.

CHINA.

NOT ANTI-JAPANESE.

Manuel Pereira 10 shares; Barao de S. José de Portalegre, 4-shares; Santa Casa da Misericordia & shares; Leal Senado 10 The Mainichi's correspondent at Now shares, Francisco José de Paiva 6 shares; York has had an interview with a gentle José de Almeida Carvalho & Ca, 1 share man whose nume he is forbidden to publish José Gomes Brandao 1 share; Vicente for the present, but who will probably go Baptista Cortella, 2 shares; Antonio Gor- General Wrangle Army, operating in rican Minister, as his private counsel. He Vieira Ribeiro, " shares; Antonio dos to China with Mr. Crane, the new Ame lart da Silveira, 4 shares; Justiniano Northern Crimea, drove back the Reds for | wid.- ten miles. The Bolsheviks are advancing Mr. Crane is not anti-Japanese. He Rochs, 2 shares: Miguel Antonio Coriella, Remedios, 2 shares; Vicente Caetano da Along the coast from Tuapse to Bechi, is a very likable man and his interest in share; Manuel Felix Pereira, 2 shares though it is believed they will ultimately he proves anti-Japanese I shall get after Pereira, 4 shares; Jogo de Deus de Centre, where General Shkuro is opposing them, Far Eastern affairs is quite sincere.

If Luiz Joao de Almeida, 4 shares; Antonio be obliged to retreat to Georgia owing to him hammer and songs. 1, personally, am 4 shares: Manuel Francisco Marques, I New Yonk, April 20th.the threat to Batum. An Allied warship against his appointment, simply because share; Faustino Coelho dos Santos, I A tornado swept portions of Mississippi, helled the road near Socht over which the there is wanted a man whose past and share Antonio Vicente Cartella, 1 shares Alabama and Tenneme. About 30 persons Reds were advancing. were killed. Great damage was done to property.

DISASTROUS TORNADO IN

AMERICA.

A telegram "from Paris says that the Allied Note presented at Berlin on April 20th points out that since the Treaty was BRITAIN'S POLICY UNCHANGED. ABOUT THIRTY PERSONS KILLED,

igned, nothing has been done to give effect to the stipulations, "and Germany must, as an initial measure, disarm.

In the House of Commons, replying to ALLIES TO OCCUPY GALLIPOLI.

Mr. Terrell, Mr. Creil Hemsworth said that the Government's policy, as regards BAN REMO, April 20th." the Jews future position in Palestine re The Conference is discussing the Turmning as defined by. Mr. Balfour in his kish question. There is no doubt that the declaration of November, 1017. Allies will occupy Gallipoli. The Treaty, which will be presented to the Turks in Paris on May 10th, will provide for this, with other naval and military measures which the British, French and other Admirals and Generals are considering. ALLIES TO CONTROL TURKEY PARIS. April 20th.

THE PRINCE OF WALES. ARRIVES AT FIJI

ΙΚΟΥΣ,

SUVA April 20th H.MLS. Renown arrived here this after It is raining. The Governor boards the warship at six o'clock.

LATER.

OVER 140 PERSONS KILLED.

BIRMINGHAM (ALABAMA), April 21st. Over 140 persons were killed, and many millions of dollars of damage caused, by the tornado in Eastern Mississipi, North West Alabama and Ronth Teilneasc NEW-COMMISSIONER-

POLIOR.

..

OF

BRIGADIER-GENERAL HORWOOD

"APPOINTED.

Ir.

It is semi-officially stated from San Belio that the Council has definitely decided to internationalise the Straits, Renown at the harbour entrance. The A number of Fijian canoes met the and establish Allird contingents in Con-Governor. Six C. H. Rodwell, boarded the stantinople.

The Prince will be ceremoniously Allied, naval and military experts are presented, to-morrow with a whale's tooth

LONDON, April 20th. meeting to-morrow for the purpose of and the native drink "yazons." after appointed Commissioner of Police, in place Brigadier-General W. Horwood has been organising the control of Turkey." which there will be a bative war dance of Brigadier-General Macready.

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SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES. BRITAIN'S AIM IN IRELAND, New Youx, April 20th."

ciations would belp your Government and Bonventura Antonio Peres, I share; Joa people to get into line with him in China,quim dos Remedion, 1 share; Joaquim de' but between now and the November Bouza, 1 share; Manuel Martino, 2 shares elections the White House can see nothing Carlos José Pereira, Tshare; Joagain but partisan politics."*

Pedro José da Silva, 1 share; Hyppolito

Further reliable information has reveal de Souza, 1, share; Agostinho de Sá, I Sir Auckland Geddes arrived here story of the Crane nomination and con- shares; Antonio Joaquim Corten. I

ed to the correspondent the inside of the share; Januario Agostinho da Silva, today. Interviewed, he said that Britain's firmation. Colonel House, after his break share; Pedro Candido dos Santos Vital, aim in Ireland was to provide political with President Wilton in Paris, got back 1share: Ignacio Bautista Cortella, 2 machinery "by which the hostile parties and began the Hoover brom Mr. Crane shares: Joaqmm. Jose dos Santos, 1 shares paid work out their own political salve was drawn into the Hoover movement by José Joaquim Barros, "Thare; Concala tion withdet ruining Irish economic in Colonel House. The Hoover boom worried Pereira, da Silveira ou sons hereiros, 1 terests.

the Democrats and the Republicans, Pre share; Francisco Antonia Pereira da sident Wilson nominated Mr. Crane simply Silveira, 1 share; and Francis Cerilo to pull away Mr. Crane's million dollars Braga, 1 share. !!

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RESUMPTION OF TRADE WITH

RUSSIA,

wholn

He added that Britain and the United from the Hoover boom. Benator Lodge In this list of names almost States were cordially consulting each confirmed Mr. Crane's appointment for the of the Portuguese families of key are trade with Russia in the interests of the figured in the transaction. Mr. Crane may be able successfully to py their

ther on the question of the resumption of same reason. Japan and China have never represented and possibly many confimic conditions of the world."

ail at the end of April for China title to the money awaiting elny