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CABLES.

LATEST OABLES.

("IDXOUGH BIUTIEN'S AGROT.]

AMERICAN MERCHANT"

MARINE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY

HÄRLIER CABLES.

UNREST IN IRBLAND.

LAND AGITATION, SPREADING.

LONDON, May 3rd. There are indications that the land -SENATE'S SUBSTITUTE MEASURE agitation in Western Ireland is rapidly Cattle-driving and other spreading. forms of intimidation are occurring daily despite the presence of the police and military. Large and small holders are equally affected. The agitators openly house that the coming fight for the land will be the biggest for some time.

WASHINGTON, May 2nd. The Commerce Committee of the Senate has ordered its substitute measure to the House of Representatives' · Merchant Marine Bill to be favourably reported

The Senate's measure provides that all Bestwise shipping and all shipping can. Berna engaged in foreign trade must be American-owned and American vessels

must not hold foreign interests without the Ponsent of the Shipping, Board, unless Commissioned for over ten years and under 6,000 tons deadweight.

GOVERNMENT SHIPS-

AMERICAN "BANKERS ADVOCATE SALE,

The chief causes for the unrest are that of young men who were the country is fall unable to emigrate during the war and the shortage of available, land.

Last `evobing armed and masked men invaded the Cork Telegraph Offce, some threatening the watchman while others searched the office. They finally escaped in a motor car with many documents.

“MORE TROOPS,"

LONDON, May 3rd.

1990.

FRENCH RAILWAY STRIKE FAR EASTERN CABLE PRATA EAST RECLAMATION SANITATION AT SINGAPORE

:CONFLICTING REPORTS.

NEWS.

PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] STUDENTS NEW GOSPEL.

PIXING, May 3rd.

Chinese students were arrested on

SCHEME.

MARINE LOT OWNERS ACCEPT THE SCHEME COST ESTIMATED AT 91 MILLION DOLLARS

Losbos, May tid. Reports with regard to the railway atrika in France are somewhat contradio- tory, Early, nors indicated a complete fasco, but it was subsequently stated that Saturday distributing pamphlets calling nection with the Praia Bast Rachama

A meeting of marine lot owners, in con only 13,000 out of 43,000 railwaymen ware and declaring that those who do not work the City Hall.

on Labour comrades to celebrate May Day scheme was held yesterday afternoon at on duty.

The Executive of the General Conpriests, monks, missionaries and immoral ported by Mr. M. 8. Northente, Secretary shall not eat, such na officials, politicians, Chater, CM... presided and was up The Hor. Sir Paul

federation of Labour has summoned the seamen, dockers and miners to strike on

3rd in support of the railwaymen. AN APPEAL TO SEAMEN.

PARIS, May 3rd. The railwaymen have so far shown little willingness to comply with the prden of the Extremists. On Sunday services vera practically normal.

pervas The students intend demon strating on Tuesday and holding a cele bration on May 4th, the day on which "the traitors were driven out."

The the demonstrations authorities, however, intend preventing

ADMIRAL DUFF LEAVES. »

PEKING, May 3rd.

Admiral Doff loft today.

THROUGH BRITER'S AGENCY.]

PROPOSED PUBLICATION OF A

BLACK LIST

At a testing of the Municipal Commis sion at Singapore last week, the President. (Mr. "R. J. Farrer), said: I desire to bring to the Municipal Commissioners' notice, a matter regarding which I pro

pose to move a resolution at the next meet will be asked to end the Law of Libel ing. The effect will be that. Government

the Municipal minutes. The reasons for publishing anything that may appear in applicable to newspapers so as to exclude the Press from liability to being sued for of the Land Investment Co., Ltd. There this proposal are as follows: Dr. Heisar was a fair number of lot-holders presented in the local Press, had a great effect in Manila found that a black list publish The CHURMAN Msaid:-Gentlemen,-Asia improving the sanitary conditions of you are all aware the proposition of a dwellings, and I shall ask you gentlemen Praya East Reclamation, extending from to approve of our trying the same thing Arsenal Street to the China Sugar Refin-will, as often as he thinks necessary, put here. The idea is that the Health Officer ery, has for many years been mooted us up for the Municipal Commissioners in desirable. Soms ten or twelve years ago formation, a list somewhat in the follow a scheme of this nature was proposed by are a nuisance or danger to their neigh ing formList of persons whose houses the Government, but as the times were then bours" That list if passed shall be entor decased inopportune for such an underd in the minutes and communicated to taking, "no proposals were then submitted publish auch lats unless they are freed the Press (The Press would not care to

The Government has taken most vigorous precautions in view of possible trouble to-day. The Under-Secretary for Ship- ping in a Proclamation to ships officers FRENCH SCIENTIFIC MISSION TO to you and the matter dropped. It was from liability for so doing). At first, at

crews and dockers declares that despite the call for a complete general strike on May 1st a very small minority of railway. men have struck, because it is understood Two Cavalry Regiments stationed at ary. He expresses the conviction that the that the movement is purely revolution. Tidworth have been ordered to be in readi-seamen will refuse to be dragged into the

to proceed to Ireland.

movement, the only consequence of which ARMS FOR SINN FEINERS. will be to increase the present difficultles,

LONDON, May 3rd. and the cost of living.

New Yoas, May and. The Bankers Association at Pinedarstness has passed a resolution endorsing the salo of Government-owned ships to American borporations and individuals, the price being payable in instalments.

U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET,

ARRIVAL AT NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, May sad. The United States Atlantic Fleet has arrived here from Cuba.

DEFLATION OF CREDIT

PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN

AMERICA.

New Yox, May 2nd Committees have been appointed to con- fer with the Federal Reserve Board re garding the deflation of credit and to study means of checking the depletion of "the national goid reserve.

AMERICAN INVASION.

THOUSAND ARRIVE IN BRITISH ISLES.

LONDON, May 3rd. The American invasion of the British. Isles has began. Thousands landed on Saturday, "fabulous passages, being paid. Many prominent persons were obliged to travel second class.

CHINA.

Lospos, May 3rd. The following are the members of the leaving Havre for China, on May 11th. vid French Scientific and Technical Mission San Francisco, at the invitation of the President of the Chinese Republic:-

M. Paul Painleve (the Chief of the Mix sion), M. Borel, Director of the Scientific Section of the Higher Training School of

however, again revived about the year all events, the system would be applied 1913 Unfortunately the outbreak of war only to occupants of compound houses, who in 1914 presented the matter being then educated portion of the community.

comprise, speaking generally, the beesh The was again held in abeyance. Meantime we want to aim at is the co-operation of further proceded with, and the proposal Police Courts are over-worked and prose the Government continued with the neces-the public (and of course, the educated cutions are irrilating to everyone. Whet

sary soundings and surveys, and now that portion first) in sanitary matters. I hope the war is over and peace secured they with lists would be to induce the European that the effect of a few publications of have once more taken up the proposition. tenants of compound houses to cultivate. have, therefore, to-day to lay before you the habit of going round their compounds

ference to breeding grounds for mosquitos are satisfactory, more especially with re- and seeing for themselves that conditions

of all kinds, and servasta quarters and conveniences.

The Daily Express says the police are WAR AGAINST BOLSHEVISM | Paris, M, Germain Martin, Professor of for your consideration the scheme as now especially the back, at least once a week,

investigating the disappearance of arms.

and ammunition from various military A NEW MOBILISATION ORDERED. centres in London. It is believed they are being smuggled to Ireland for the use of Sina Feiners

A SHAM BILL,

LONDON, May 3rd. The Nationalist members of the House of Commons hare issued a statement, an- nouncing their refusal to participate in further discussions on the Home Rule Bill, which attempts to break up a

nation as indestructible as any in Europe

by the offer of sham Parliaments" 2

The signatories denounce the repeal of the 1914 Bill as a perfidious crime against good faith between nationa

THE BRITISH EMPIRE, ATTEMPT TO FOSTER SPIRIT OF

SOLIDARITY.:

LONDON, May 1st. A report has been issued by the Com mittee appointed by the Foreign Office to consider means by which to foster a greater spirit of solidarity among British communities in foreign countries and to make British ides more generally known AMERICAN SEAPLANE'S FEAT and appreciated by foreign nations.

FROM MIAMI TO NEW YORK.

New Yox, May 2nd.

în

LONDON, May 2nd. The Russian Soviet Government has ordered a new mobilisation owing to the position on the Polish front.

MORE POLISH 'SUCCESSES.

WARSAW, May 2nd

retreating in disorder. Au enemy brigado A communiqué says that the enemy is

has surrendered with guns. The Poles broke the enemy line north of Wininen and captured 8,000 prisoners and ten guns. MAY DAY IN PARIS. NO SERIOUS INCIDENTS.

LONDON, May 3rd

SHANGHAI SPRING RACE MEETING. COMEDY KING WINS THE DERBY

tinguished poet and novelist, M. Nadaei, inspection upon the table, and I will ask Law in Paris, M. Aber Bonnard, the disproposed, a plan of which is open to your

Chief Engineer of Mines, State Railways, the Secretary of the Land Investment and Hipjoukia, the Chinese Government Company presently to read to for the Delegate A

Government's conditions for the carrying Interviewed by the Excelsior, M. Pain out of the work. From the plan you will WORLD SHORTAGE OF RICE leve said that Frenchmen regarded. China see that each Marine Lot, owner reocives as a chating dreamland The pro- bis duo-proportion of the reclaimed area, is that Rice is the principal food of more The outstanding fact in this connection foundly misunderstand Chinese intelli-

superior to the Japanese geniusMore the water front having the larger area moiety. gence which was active, penetrating and which is divided by convenient streets than half the vast population of the possessed assimilative faculty equal, if not into two separate blocks, that nearest to largely into the dietary of the other Indian Empire, and also enters very thoughtful, more peaceful than the Japan suitable for such buildings as godowns, ese. the Chinese had a marked tendency

In 1918-19 the all-India area under rice interested idealism. He would do his best buildings. I may tell you that the condi. year, but the average yield per acre which towards the most generous and most dis the inner lot being available for tenement as against 80,000,000 acres in the previous fol to somewhat less than 70,000,000 acres, to make China better known to the French. tions as now finally laid down bave, after in Barua is normally about 1,400 lbs,

considerable discussion, been very materi- fell by 314 lb with the result that the ally amended from those first sent downpared with 38,950,600. The difference was crop only yielded 23,500,000 tons, sa, com- to me in February last. They are, I due to the defective monsoon of 1918. In May Day in Paris ended without sarives

concerned, and I recommend that they be year almost the whole of the Barm sur think, now very fair and equitable to all chanquence of the resulting depletion of incident. There were about fifty arrests,

stocks, Peninsular India absorbed last of whom thirty-five were detailed.

Com-

agreed to and accepted. plete calm prevails in the provinces.

By the acquisi-plus, taking 1,750,000 tons in nine months, of Morrison Hill the Government while a small balance went to countrira. THE CASUALTIES,

have very materially reduced the cost of tion.

having a largo emigrant Indian, popula- PARIS, May 2nd."

the work, providing as it does at very The latest news from the Paris Police in THE STRING SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFIN STAKES. soil to complete the work of filling, while two other considerable exporting coun

1 FIRST DAY.

The Barma surplus is ordinarily some that the casualties on May 1st totalled Mr. S. BM Bremner's Eastward Ho

slight cost almost, if not quite, sufficient 2,500,000 or 3,000,000 toris. This season it is estimated at about 1,800,000 tons. The 131, of whom 2 are seriously injured,

the removal of this hill gives to the tries are Siam, which usually ships abent Mr. Bremner) 1 Mr. Grayland's Jaunty Jock

Colony a very large open area for sports 1,000,000 tons, and Saigon, which supplies (Mr. Grayrigge) and recreatios, for all of which we are season the Siamese crop is an absolute. from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 ton This Mr Chapno's Gallopin...(Mr. Heard) indebted to the Government's enterprise failure, and export has been prohibited.

Time 2mins 53-5.

in the acquisition of the property. You The Saigon crop is beyond the average, THE HONGKONG PLATE

will observe that, in addition to certain exportable surplas is equivalent to at least but the deficiency of Burma and Siam in Mesra Winsome and Hasty's The

Ptarmigan

(Mr. Hill) 1

areas on the new reclamation accruing half the normal supply. Men Toeg and Gubbay's Djennah

naturally to the Government, they are,

Late in December the Government of (Mr. Knoll) 2 in addition, retaining for their own use Burma exports would continue through India announced that the control of Mesars. Potts and Hayin's Spartan the large are marked "B" on the pin the present year. It was pointed out that

King

(Mr. Crokam) 3It was at fint their desire similarly to though prices in India. ruled high, world Timea Imin. 46xes. •

retain the areas "A"0" and "D," SECOND DAY.

MR. LLOYD GEORGES ILLNESS,

LONDON, May 3rd. Mr. Lloyd George is somewhat better bat is still confined to his room.

T

The following are the results of the fast, two events of the first day and the second day's racing at Shanghai :-

IN

Hawk

£

reserved, and prices would be forced up to

& level, causing hardship to the home con sumer. N

The report incidentally mentions that

consequence of protests by Britishers; THE PRINCES TOUR. that their children born abroad are dan A navy type seaplane arrived from prived of Britia Nationality under the

OVATIONS AT ALL STATIONS. Miami, Florida, in 15 hours 30 minutes Act passed in 1914, the Home Office is con- with one halt at Moorshead City, North sidering modifications for discussion at the Prince will carry out his tour of the THE CHU-KA-ZA CUP,

·AUCKLAND, May 2nd: The railway strike has ended, and the Carolina, for refilling. It is equipped next Imperial Conference, whose concur North Island by railway as originally Messis. Winsome and Hasty's The

but they hay now consented to waive price were very much higher If exporta their claim thereto and these arena will from India were inrestricted, the demand with a 400 b.p. "Liberty" engine. It rence to the changes is necessary.

be equally apportioned to owners having of foreign countries would probably draw irontages throughout all the arces A our stocks required for replenishing the encountered a heavy rainstorm on its way The report favours voluntary as against

arranged.

;", "0" ad ** D." I do not think *** (Mr. Hill): rom Virginia but its progress was un-compulsory registration of Britishers

NEW PLYMOUTH, May 2nd

Mr. Robson's The Dancing Bird gentlemen, that I have anything further The Prince of Wales has arrived. Bo Messrs Beith and Ross Jock Scott impeded.

Mr. Brand) Mr. Northcos to read the conditions. I can usefully say, and I will now ask shroad and favours subsidies for the estabas given an ovation at all the stations

Hence it was decided that exports te Particulars of the approximate area to be foreign countries should be limited to the (Mr. Heard) allocated to each lot owner and the spproxi- surplus estimated to be available after lishment and maintenance of British the whole route from Auckland."

Time: 1min. 27 1-6seca. This constitutes mate cost thereof can be obtained here providing for India's needs. All sales & record for the three-quarters of a mile. and now, and if you will step up to the and purchases from Burma are made AN ATHLETIC RECORD.:

THE BAC CLUB CUP show them to you

table in the order as 1 call out I will through the Rice Commissioner, who has PHILADELPHIA, May 2nd.

Messrs Winsome at

and Hasty's The Mr. NORTH next read the volumin of Rs. 180 per 100 baskets of paddy. In fixed his mazinium offer at the equivalent Heron Messrs Sky and Hickling's Mazurck

(Mr. Hill) 1ets correspondence which has passed Timmins. 18, 4-baecs.

BOLSHEVIK SCARE IN

AMERICA,"

NO OUTRAGES REPORTED ON 'MAY DAY.

NEW YORK, May 3rd. In New York, May Day passed without any serious disorder anywhere, despite the disclosures of widespread Red plots with, plans of various kinds of violence.

The New York Police have not reported a single Radical outbreak. Federal agents, and private detectives guarded the public buildings and homes of officials and millionaires.

THE MEXICAN FERMENT. REVOLUTIONISTS HOLD

CHIHUAHUA

NEW YORK, May 2nd A message from Aguaprieta anys that Chihuahua City is completely in the hands of revolutionists who control the whole of the North West of Chihuahua Stato, except Jusre and Onsaseraides.

·MANITOBA BONDS.

"BOUGHT BY MESSRS, MORGAN.

schools to which, farthermore, foreign pupils might be attracted. Investigationa as regards school show they are warrant ed immediately in China and Egypt. It is suggested that the Education Depart. went of India should carry out enquiries in the Far East.

The report favours, the establishment of British Chambers of Commerce and patrio.

and such institutions na "The Alliance tic societies with public-spirited objects

Francais" It does not recommend sub- sidising British newspapers, although the latter, well-managed, may do much good. All possible encouragement, apd”

sup- port should be given the British film industry, and also the Boy Scout and Girl

At an inter-Collegian "athletic meeting, Mr. Robson Sea Bird (Mr. Brand) 2 between the Chairman and the Govern 1918 when purchases were made for the

the two-mile relay race was won by a joint Oxford Cambridge team. The time, minutes 50 2-5 acconds, in a world's record.

THE BELGEST DEBBY-

Mesars Putta and Hayim's Comedy. (Mr. Crokam)

Mossra Winsome and Histy's The

•Merlin Time: Swins. 7 3-5secs. THE MONGOLIAN PINTE

**

3

3

ment relative to the scheme. One of the price was fixed at Rs. 105, which was taken Royal Commission on Food Supplies the letters from the Government gave details to be the mean of the normal price. The of the scheme and estimated the cost of it advance of Rs. 75 gives the cultivator a to be $3,385,000, the area being 2,249,004 substantial share in the advantage to the square foot. The cost per square foot was producer of inadequate supplies, and s put at $1.75, including a 25 cents premium.

holder informed of the cost of his parti cular lot, the Chairman proposed that the scheme, under the conditions laid down, be accepted:

PATHETIC RECEPTION AT THE ELYSEE

Mr. W MeRain's Langaza...(Mr. Vida)ment had been inspected and each lat prices in Burms can be allowed to rime After the plan submitted by Govern- 180 is considered the highest limit to which

GENERAL MAUNOURY.

without serious detriment to the consumer With respect to the surplus available for tions given at the Elysée, by M. and

The second of the Presidential·

foreign countries the Government view i Madame Deschanel was devoted to the Mr. Tedallie's Tee Emans...(Mr. Hill)

that it is reasonable to expect foreign Mr. J. D. BrzZHINA,"10" seconding, consumers to pay a fair market price for stated that it was very satisfactory to all; what is now a scarcity article. entertainment of some five hundred sol- Mr. Grayland's Jaunty. Jock diers who lost their sight in the war. In

He did not think the Chairman could have After meeting the estimated Indian this M. and Madame Deschanel followed Mr. Chapho's Gallopin

(Mr. Grayrigge), 2

done better for the lot owners, who were requirement of 700,000 tons there is a all thankful to him for what he had done balance of some 180,000 tons of cleaned week when they received ag their guests

example set by themselves the previous Time: min 20 4-5secs.

The motion was carried unanimously rice for other countries. It is justly held several hundred mutilated heroen The THE SIDEWEI CUP

and the meeting then terminated, that the first claim is for Indian papa second reception was even more touching Mesars. Potta and. Hayin's Woodland

lations in British colonies-Ceylon, the Many of the guests, a large number of King (late Castlewood) (Mr. Hill)

Straite Settlements, Mauritius, Fiji, ete whom lost their sight se the result of gas Mora Toeg and Gubbay's Triumph attacks, were accompanied by nurses or relatives, who conducted them tenderly to

(Mr. Knoll) the great ballroom of the Elysée, where the Time: mins 344-baecz,

Mr. Liddell'*' Gladiator. (Mr. Heard) reception took place 670, A Conference of South Wales railway-soldiers who helped to save Party at the ging

Among the most notable of the guests THE GRAND STAND STAKLA wns General Maunoury, one of the great Capt. Babnson's Guldborg,

Guide movements, .

BRITISH RAILWAYMEN. LEADER'S REBUKE TO MEN.

Loston, May mid.

men, representing 16,000 workers, decided to continue the strike until the minimum of £6 weekly is granted.

The Railwaymen's Leader, Mr. Thomas, speaking at Derby, phatical

con WINNIPEG, May 2nd.

demned the above strike policy, and urged Messrs Morgan have taken up the the adoption of English methods of war kunitoban Provincial 6 per cent. Bonds faro, fighting fair and open!

ito cover the expenditure sanctioned by the the railwaym

filaturo last session.

anarchy and

distinguish between

(Mr. Orokum) 1

Hulthen) 2 (r. Hind)

battle of the Marne, who lost his sigh Mr. Halien's Cape Hort and sustained other permanent injured while making a visit of inspection in the front line trenches. A delightful drams

MWB Jackson's Mr. Jigga number of the best-known artists of the tie and musical programme was given by

Time: žmina, 303-5secs. Taxis dramatic and lyrical stage, and the Tax SHEROHAL, STAKES. to the fact that the programme had been

(Mr. Brand) guests were able to follow it closely owing Mesra, Stephen and Burkill's Bydand thoughtfully printed in Braille. During

the entracten the President and Madane Mr. John Peel's Silver- Strank

chanel chatted with a large number of hair guests and assisted in servin

Garder

freshments in the

8

1

Mag (Mr. Johnstone), Mm. W. McBain's The Flyer

“Time: aming 9 3-ösein“

2

(Mr. Vida)

AMERICAN EXPERT COMES TO The original allotment for Coylon wa

360,000 sons, but later estimates of the FIND INSECT.

surplus available necesitated pro raim ENEMY OF DESTRUCTIVE BEETLE.

redactions, and in, the middle of Ink" month Ceylon was informed that the Mr. O. P. Clausen an entomological ex-Aparently the original allotment has now revised quota would be 280,000 tonn part of the United States Department of been restored. The cost of the rice to the Agriculture, ha come all the way to Government, Lo.b. Rangoon is Rs. 9 per Japan to find & bug, says the Japan ent., and the minimum rate of charge is Advertiser *Mr. Clausen arrived at Yokohams, on The allotment of the surplus of the firsk

RA 15 AM the Korea Mars He will spend about quarter of the first year in tons has been two years in lapan searching for the Ceylon 80,000; Straits Bettlemente natural enemin of a destructive beetle 60.000; Mauritius, 14,000; the United in New Jersey. The bootla is believed to 237,000 tons to meet requirements outside that has been injuring cróps recently in Kingdom 180,000 other countries, 85,000** the eastern Blains of America, especially total, 290,000. This leaves a balance of be of Japancas origin and is known to India. The United Kingdom will certain exist bere, thigh it is not very destruc- not receive any further share, undemi in live. Mr. Olan is working on the belief is fonne time, the estimates of yield have that the beetle's enemies live in this courred on the side of excesive caution try also said bei hare so find themt Times Trade Supplement,