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CABLES,

SEATEST CABLES. (THROUGH SUTER'S AGENCY.}"

FIGHTING TRUSTS IN UNITED STATES.

RAILWAY COMPANY TO BE DISSOLVED.

WASHINGTON, April 27th. The Government has won the suit; under the Anti-Trust Law, against the Reading **Railroad Company, which was shown to be connected with a number of coal.com-

gica.

The Court ordered the dissolution of the

сограду.

THE SAN REMO CONFERENCE MOST SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE.

PARIS, April 27th,

A Havas messaga kayı ;--` Interviewed by French newspawper cor despondents at San Remio, Mr. Lloyd

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FEDERAL DEVOLUTION. SCHEMES OF SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL BUTH

LONDON, April 17th. The Speaker's Conference has conclud- ed its labours. It has drafted two schemes of Federal Devolution.

FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT:)

ADMIRAL DUFF IN AUDIENCE.

PEIING, April 28th Admiral Duff was granted an audience

of the President this afternoon,

EXPOSITION AT PEKING.

Mr. Lowther's achette recommends the devolution of certain Imperial Parliament powers to subordinate Legislatures. - in

Hsu Shih-chang will be honorary England, Scotland and Wales, consisting Director-General of the Exposition which of Commoners in there arena, to be called it is proposed to hold in March, 1999, in Grand Councils. Two chambers to be the Temple of Heaven enclosure; and called the Council of Commons and the Tuan Chi-jui, honorary Deputy Director Council of Peers, practically Executive General. Invitations to participate are Committees, would be empowered to legis-million dollars will be appropriated for being issued to all Governments, Three

Inte on Health Agriculture, Local Gov- ernment, Private Bills and Police.

the Exposition.

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THE AMERICAN” IN HARBOUR. CARRYING CZECHOSLOVAKS TO

EUROPE FUNN

THE JAPANESE IN VLADIVOSTOCK.

visit yesterday to the American, the US A reporter of the Daily Freas paid a

Transport now in the Harbour and the biggest steamer which has yet entered Far Eastern waters The American left New York on January 30th and, going through the Panama Canal, proceeded straight to Manila, where she unloaded a big cargo of grain. From Manila she went North to Nagasaki and Tsingtao and thence to contracted with the new Czecho-Slovak Vladivostock, The U:S. Government has

Government to carry 36,000 Czeto-Slovaks back to Europe...and the American is tak ing 6,700. The President Grant, which is die in Hongkong next week, is carrying about 5,000.

1920.

THE DENNISTON PLAYERS. BOLSHEVIST ARMY OF 600,000

FRIENDLY ENEMIES.”

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GERMAN ALARMISTS..

Bolshevist agents are spreading the new that a great öffensive, in which 600,000 Red soldiers will participate, is to begin in the spring, and Berlin newspapers being distributed among the workera sil report that cleverly worded leafleta` are

that a big Bolshevist army will anau) the over the country, in which they are assured

Treaty of Versailles and will release the German people from the fetters which are strangling them

Indeed much is being said and wei".

The Denniston Players received a great ovation last sight, when they staged strange mixture of comedy and pathos entitled Friendly Enemies play and New York because of its great pro- that had a very successful run in London

Americans during the war period, how paganda lesson. It relates to the German

two Germans loft their Fatherland for the land of too much liberty. Ons became a thorough American, and when that country was forced into the war, sided

in Germany about a Bolshevist advance with the Allies in their fight for freedom.

when the roads are dry, but a considerable. The other remained a true German, and amount of it is directed towards seaur

joining the war. could not sufficiently revile America for the Entente that Europe's only pos sible salvation is a revision of the. Prac This feeling increased terak. There are tentative suggestions. when his son joined the American Army that the victories gained by the Bolshevist and went across the water. Then came military ascendancy but of the fact that troops were the result not of Bolshevist. the great transformation. Al German spy there was no organised opposition, but organisation, to which the true German" these are silenced by the aluost craven and subaoribed, sank the transport on which certainly alarmist statements that there ly an excellent spirit in the Bolshevist After staying four days in Vladivostock, his son was going to the war, and the Army, that the troops are full of confid- where the Czechs embarked, the American news came that he was drovised. Bence enco in their leaders, who are almost all come direct to Hongkong. In conversation forth, he became a true patriot, and, with senarsis of repute, and that it is obvious his sen coming back safe, everything that the Bolshevist Government now in- was told that when they were at Vladivo- ended, well. stock, things were very quiet there. The

The humour of the play was in the Japanese were in full possession, and seem-numerous quarals between the two Ger- ed to be maintaining order. The visitors mans, Mears. Vaughan Morgan and Mr. obtained the impression that Japan is. D. Howard. The audience was con- going to sit tight in Vladivostock, as started, and, incidentally, many were the vulsed with laughter when these two got

the Japanese realise the immense possibi-home-truths which came from the two men. lities of that great Far Eastern port. Miss Shirley Hurley had a charming part Certainly, thought the visitors, the Japan and acquitted herself with such grace that important roles before the season closes. Miss Valentine Sidney made a typical German mother, except that sometimes she

PEACE PROSPECTS BRIGHTER." The other report, drafted by Mr. Murray Macdonald, recommands the

Internal pesce prospects are considered creation of subordinate Parliaments in brighter by reasona

of three factors the three areas, with similar powers,

Firstly, the dissension amongst the mem- Ireland is left out of both schemes be-bers of the new Parliament, the Kansu and Chibli members opposing the Anfa most successful conferepes they had. Hebers of the conference will sign to-day Lin Pac-yi to return to the allegiance of hoped in future, instead of firing at each and it is expected that the majority of the Peking Government; and, thirdly, other at long range over dificulties, the names will be appended to Mr. Lowther's Lux Wing-ting and Tang Chiyao are French and the British might meet to dis-scheme.

making overtures to the Government for

·cuss in friendly spirít. He denied that be

the resumption of the Peace Conference st Shanghai, ever discouraged military coercion to en force the Treaty. This is the beginning

THE SINU-JAPANESE of a continuation of good relations be

ween France and Great Britain.

FRENCH OCCUPATION OF"

FRANKFORT.

George said that the San Remo was the cause of the Home Rule Bill. The meClub; secondly, the willingness of Admiral with an officer on the steamer, our reporter

PARIS, April 27th.

A Havas message says:-

According to the Daily Mail the Supreme Council has decided that the French troops shall continue to occupy

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Frankfort, not only until the German State Militia troops have evacuated the Ruhr neutral zone, but until Germany has com pleted the disarmament clauses of the Treaty and banded over the 12,000 guns which she now holds in excess of the peace

term

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EARLIER CABLES,

ITS DELIBERATIONS ENDED.

SAN Rao, April 26th: The Conference has concluded its

Labcurs and the Missions leaves to-morrow, TURKS ATTACK FRENCH.

FIGHTING AT URFA.

PARIS, April 27th

A battalion of French infantry azið a zquadron of cavalry occupying Urfa, the last post between the Tigzis" and the Euphrates, "ware surrounded by Mustapha Kemal's troops and the French were com- pelled to leave the town after the concla sion of an armistice. The French were later attacked by superior numbers. According to the Turks, a portion of the French forces succeeded in returning to the town; the remainder have probably reded

hed the railway.

MORE BEDOUIN TROUBLE. ATTACK ON BRITISH FORCE.

CARO, April 27th. Two thousand Bedouins attacked Semakh south of Lake Tiberias. There were a few Police casualties. The small British for withdrew. According to latest reports,

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THE HOUSE OF COMMONS- REPLIES TO QUESTIONS.

LONDON, April 27th.

In the House of Commons, replying to

PACT.

MILITARY

tends to concentrate its efforts.

LEVIN'S DELIOBT..

Lenin, it is reported, is naturally elated aver the fact that all the enterprises con- ducted against hima, by the Entente have utterly failed, and that he is in a position to dictate terms to nations which have hitherto regarded themselves, as the domi

retreat by raising the blockade and are Batom of the world, and have now beatan compelled to permit commercial relationa being entored into with "Red Rugin."

It was announced recently in Berlin that several Bassian couriers were arrested at

newspapers that these couriers act ander Durlach, and it was explained in the instructions from Radek, who, since his re- turn to Russia, bas organised communica

Commander Kenworthy and Mr. Gilbert The Chinese troops withdrawn from esé bavo no immediate intention of evacuat made some hope she will be seen in more the congress of the Communist Party at

as regards the employment of German

civilians with the British Army on the Rhine as batmen, motor-drivers and tele. phonists, Mr. Churchill explained that 2,049 were so employed temporarily, owing to a shortage in technical personnel and from motives of economy. No German clerks were employed at Headquarters or Staff offices

Replying to Bir Harry, Brittain, Mr. Churchill said the German aeroplanes deliverable would give a surplus over all possible British requirements and would therefore be reduced to produce (!) and the material sold.

Replying to Mr. Ashley, Mr. Bonar Law said the Cabinet, of course, had never considered the Sinn Fein seces- sionist demands.

Replying to Viscount Curzon, Mr. Churchill said there are 14,000-British, 95,000. French, 18,000 American and 20,000 Belgian troops on the Rhine.

WINE AND CIGAR TAXES. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S PROMISE.

LONDON, April 27th.

In the House of Commons, in the Report Stage of the Budget, an amendment to omit the new sparkling wine duty was negativod without a division.

Siberia are being concentrated as Suaning, because transporte full of Japanese theag, at the castern extremity of the soldiers are arriving with great regularity, Chinese Eastern Railway, which is tanta add, from what they heard, the audiers are mount to an abrogation of the Sino-all being kept, in Vladivostock and ita forgot the acent' which the "Garman/sión between the Soviet Government and

Japanese Military Pact

The Chinese stated that they have no intention of formally denouncing the pact, but point out that its spirit no longer exists.

TO COUNTERACT BOLSHEVISM.

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German. These couriers, it is reported

vicinity. One transport arrived during carries all over the worlds Mr. W. Further, either arrive by aeroplane in

the American's stay in Vladivostock.

Augustin, as the son who disobeyed his father, had a part, which did not call for

much akili.

To-night, the Company is staging drama entitled "The Acquittal." Mias

toward, who did not appear last night, has a big part to-day"

Upper Silesia or come by train rid Copen- hagen, where several associations have been formed under the cloak of import and export houses. Instructions are sent to German centres, according to these ciations in Copenhagen in the guise of com- Berlin newspaper reports, from such asso- mercial intelligence and orders for goods, and the associations also ensure that large funda, mkatly in the form of cleverly MISS WARDA HOWARD, forged English and French paper money,

of the Denniston Players, is a modest per- espionage contres at Hamburg and Essen

are smuggled into Germany. Miss Warda Howard, the leading lady

The Bolsheviks are reported to have son. A reporter of the Daily Press, who from which latter energetic propaganda is had a brief chat with her yesterday, found carried on among the miners. There are, her very willing to talk about the merits of course, several centres in Berlin. from of the Company, but had little to say which an active propaganda is carried on about herself Kiss Howard has earned, among the soldiers of the Reichswehr. by her acting here, the highest enconiums. when she played Mabel" in "Up in What local reputation she had gained

Japanese troops in absolute control of a Apart from the unexpected sight of

city which all the world believe to be at present in the hands of the Allie, jointly aqd collectively, the visitors found Vladi The Government, plans the formation of vistock too quiet for the nerves, possibly commission, of which Mr. Liang Shib-yipresaging the calm before the storm. They may be the Obairman, for the purpose found great diffenty over the money of considering the betterment of the con- problem, as paper money appears to exist dition of the common people with a view

in unlimited quantities. Ten dollars gold to offset Bolshevik propaganda.

fetched & thousand roubles, and the ahou and woubles hadi

purchasing value of about four dollars.

Our reporter met at least one man on board the American who believes that what is required in Vladivostock is joint Mabel's Boom 45d Florence Lanham" COUNSEL'S WASTE OF TIME

{THROUGE REUTERʼN ACKNUX.]

"BRITISH LIGHT-CRUISER FÜR

CHINA:

LONDON, April 7th. The light cruiser Curlew, was commis sued at Rosyth this morning by Captain W. M. Jamey for service on the China Station.

OPEN DOOR IN KOREA.

LONDON, April 27th

Mr. Hirst, Mr. Harmsworth stated that In the House of Commons, replying to the Government did, not propose to take any steps to maintain the continuance of

setion by the Allies, not single-handed action by any row, or there is a serious danger of trouble in that city at no very distant date:

AND MONEY.

REBUKE.

in Civilian Clothes" she increased a of Mrs. Howard Jeffries, Jr. on ME. JUSTICE ASTBURY'S CUTTING hundred fold by her magnificent portrayal

Wednesday, when she took her rightful place as the best emotional actres that The Crecho-Slovals who are going home, On reporter congratulated her on her has visited Hongkong in recent” years,

A DENIAL OF JUSTICE. vid Trieste, on the transport now in har-wonderful acting on Wednesday, and Mins

Mr. Justice Astbury recently passed. bonr, are troops who have fought for the Howard admitted that it was her biggest some teathing reflections on dilatory coun part. "Mr. Denniston bought the play in 1914. Most of them were prisoners made a great access of the part in the Allks right from the beginning of the war specially for me" she said, for I had set when he gave judgment in a dispute

between two collaries yesterday. whose prisoners one cannot say because

The Backgrore Collieries, Ltd naked

no one seems to be very sure-cad all of

on p

fendants.

You prefer that sort of heary work?" for damages against the Llwyndu Colliery, "Yea, replied Miss Howard, "YOU for the flooding of the plaintiff's mines. on the ground that they were responsible the policy of the open door in Korcs after them have been doing a little fighting know it is not eay to take a heavy drama M. Upjohn, K.O., appeared for the de-, Mr. Chamberlain repeated his previous August when the freedom of Brizish sub-again the Bolsheviks. As their new Rework, like Msbel. Why, wo have only His Lordship aid that the case had

tic part. Any girl can do the light comedy arguments in support of his alcoholiojects to trade through certain open ports at pblic has no quarrel with Bolshevism, four or five girls in the States who are lasted for eleven days, and if it had not. taxes. He undertook to receive a deputarKorea at a fixed tariff would expire, owing they wanted to return to Europe, and, as

really good at drama Besides, there's been for the constant, but perhaps to- tion from all branches of the wine trade to the Japanse Government's actipu in it was not possible for them to go back by

more money in drama.""

sufficient, attempts by the court to repres ***How did you take to the stage 1 ****

irrelevance and waste of time on the part and to consider their representations. 1910 abrogating all the Korean foreign Resid in Europe-most of them being in "I am a graduate of the University of of the defendants' counsel he did not know If he found that small modifications not treaties. He pointed out that the British Eastern Siberia-it was arranged that California, where my father is Professor how many days or weeks the bearing might Government, at the time of the sansation they should be repatriated from Vladivo showed & penchant for acting, and, in

of Languages. In my University days I have been further prolonged. injuring the main proposals would be of Kores, accepted the right of Japan to stock. Our reporter was told that the fact, I started a Dramatic Society, and we been concluded in two or three days, Properly conducted, the case might have more acceptable, be said, he would favour-adjust the custong tariff in Korea after U.S. Government not only arranged for acted plays about our College life written perhaps lese.

by ourselves. Those were fine days, but I have always longed to travel, so I did not losethe opportunity when Mr. Dennis ton offered it to me

ably consider them.

Subsequently, the wine duties resolu- tion was adopted,

The Chancellor, replying to representa- tions respecting the effect of the Cigar

ten years from August seth, 1910.";

DR. NANSEN COMING TO SIBERIA

CHRISTIANIA, April 7th.

Dr. Nansen has decided to undertake the direction of the repatriation of prisoners

of the Council of the League of Nations.

the transport of the Czecho-Slovaks, but also gave them new uniforms, for most of thom were in the net ragged condition, presat day life in Siberia, being not exact ly a picnic.

The officers on the American speak well

the situation is well in hand Acroplanes Tax upon Havana and Dominions cigar in Biberia in accordance with the request of the Czechs on board. They are the East that's the other side of the

participated in the operations. The opinion is held in official circles that it is purely a local insident, a development. of raids in which the Bedouin are looting sheep and cattle.

90RRENDERED GERMAN

WARSHIPS...

ARRIVAL AT CHERBOURG.

Casapoun, April 27th.

The German cruisera Thuringen - and Kolberg, with seven destroyers, havo arrived. They are being given up as compensation for the Scapa Flow sink

INDIAN BAILWAY DISASTER 50 KILLED 50 INJURED.

SIMA, April 27th In a railway collision near Moradabad, four carriages caught fire, and 50 passen gere were killed and 50 injured.

OLYMPIC GAMES,

10E HOOKEY FINAL

ANTWEL, April 27th.

promised to receive a deputation on the matter.

MINISTRY OF SHIPPING. INTERESTING FINANCIAL

The report

STATISTICS,

on

LONDON, April 27th.

the Appropriation Account of 1818-19 for the Ministry of Shipping shows that the total deficiency to be met from the Voto of Credit amounted to just over £100,000,000. The report deals at some length with the financial aspect of building concrete ships, showing that after the Armistice the whole policy of constructing concrete ships was reviewed, when it was decided that it would be more economical to cancel the contracts, and the total loss to the State was redwood to about £2,500,000. AUSTRIAN AND BULGARIAN TREATIES,

RECEIVE ROYAL ASSENT

London, April 27th. Is the Olympic Games,·· Canada bent The Teace Treaties, with Austris, and Bredon by 12 to 1 in the is hockey Ansley Bulgaria have received the Royal amen

IMPERIAL WAR GRAVES COMMISSION.

PRINCIPLE.

LONDON, April 9th.

-WEARISOME. REPETITION.”“

the Judge when getting into Chancery There was a period in, our history, said was often regarded as synonymous with rain and disaster. Happily this had long “And he found you!! "When I was playing "Polly" in ceased to be the case; but it was import Polly with a Fast in Boston. I have at that no longer time be spent on bear- started, and I have done all my work in at a true and well-considered decision. played nothing hur leads ever since I case than seemed necessary to arrive

Over-elaboration, izrelevance, wearisome Rockies. Mr. Deniston, I may tell you, repetitions, the calling of unnecessary & well-behaved lot, and there has been went right ahead and got his Company evidence, manecessary and prolonged aros no trouble whatever since they left right from Broadway, to use & phrase of examination, specially after constant Vladivostock. They are, of couns, under our own, and I think we have done very warnings from the judge, and similar prac well on the tour. The Third Degrestices causing heavy and unnecessary costs, military discipline, and they appear to created quite a sensation at Honolulu, amounted to grave oppression and a denial take very well to the orders of their own where we played a successful season. In of justice. MR. KIPLING DEFINES ITS BASIC officer. A number of them, including Shanghai,, I got il with paratyphoid and If this method of conducting cases were several officers, have married Russian girls, finish this tour that I did not die! The would not, the name of Courty, of

influenza, and I was so determined to to become common, which happily and the wives (about a hundred in num- other ladies had to understudy my park, Justice would be a satire Mr. Rudyard Kipling, in a spach in ber) are accompanying their husbands to for a while

and the Company bad to do without me The defendante conduct of the case had London with reference to the work of the of recent hard times, a struggle for food kong was fortunately epared, said the tares, he would have failed in his duty if Europe. Most of the women show tracesThat was a catastrophe which Hong though it had been to make these strie

been, mest oppressive and unjurt. Parafal Imperial War Graves Commision, om-and the ordinary comforts of life. There reporter. What's your favourite part he had shrunk from doing se phasised that the basic principle on which is an unmistakable look of relief on their in the present repertoire 7 equality and permanence. He stated that it to our reporter-behind them for the which is really funnier than Up in

The action would be dismised, and bo the Commission was working was absolute faces that they have left. Rugais and its "After Mrs. Howard Jeffries, I think declined to make any order for the pays

29 Government as one of them described my favourite park is in Nightie Nightment of the defendants costa no point was more insisted upon by the past Ave years has been a long nightmare. Mabel's Room in New York I did most Bar for 23 years, having taken silk in Mr. Upjohn has been a leader at the Imperial representatives, both from the or a transport, the American is a won 1 straight parts, that is, those in which 1807 He is a boucher of Lincoln's Inn... point of view of sentiment and justin. He Asked what changes had been made on her her dresen td for her acting Nothing three years later than Mr. Unjohn, became derfully, clean and well-ordered ship the leading lady is as much famed for Mr. Justice Astbury, who was "called" pointed out the impossibility of acceding since the days when she was one of Ger- very emotional, you know. Q.0, in 1805. He was appointed a judge to the requests for private expenditure mady's proud linen, sa officer told our re The reporter is only a mere man, but of the Chancery Division in 1913.... The Commission aimed at making the Reamer was not intended for troops, on a pretty girl, and so be said the obvious porter that the changes were very few. he knows a pretty dress when he sees it graves uniform and identical for every and they had to put in an extra bank in. You do know to dress! Loan, whether s Field Marshal or a cup way, are better believers in deanliness more about my dresses than about my The Court of Appen! has dismissed the some of the cabin. The Czechs by the "In Honolulu, the newspapers said || follower

than the other refugees who have been in acting. I think the dress 1 wore in the appeal against the decision of Mr. Justica Mr. Churchill, in a pee

specob, imilarly Hongong from Siberia Thero has been first act of "Up in Mabel's Rooms Eve upholding the validity of the will of emphasised the point that the Dominions little or no sickness on board so far the prettiest I have won so far the late Mr. C. W. Wall of Shaw, were contributing their quots of expend From Hongkong, the American is sail- Miss Howard said that after visiting Wallace and Company. The will stipu fag (probably to-morrow) for Singapore, Singapore, Colombo, Calcutta and Bomated that the residue of his estate, valued ture on the beag that the grave be equal Colombo and thence through the anez bay, the Company were returning to the st s-quarter of a million sterling, should and uniform. He mentioned that half a Canal to Trione From Trieste the Vessel U.B.A. by way of China and on their next to the British and Indian Treasuries willier Beadstones were requires for the will probably go to Antwerp, and take a vizit to Hongkong, they would have three unless either of his nous rocured at lengt graves in France and Belgium,

cargo to New York

abaronetoy

or four now plays

A CURIOUS WILL UPHELD.