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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE ¡TÁ, 1920,

BOLSHEVIKS ENTER TEHERAN

STARTLING RUMOUR CONTRADICTED,

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TRADE RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA :

UNITED STATES REFUSES PASSPORTS TO COMMISSION.

HUNGARIAN · TREATY SIGNED IN PARIS.

IMPERIAL

SHIPPING COMMITTEE:

SURVEY OF ENTIRE QUESTION OF STEAMSHIP COMMUNICATIONS.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY,}

BOLSHEVIST: INVASION

PERSIA.

OF

EMPIRE'S SHIPPING..

„APPOINTMENT OF NEW

COMMITTEE.

Lorvos, June 4th.

The Times states that the Government

LATEST CABLES,

HUNGARIAN TREATY. DOMINION REPRESENTATIVES

* PRESENT.

PARIS, June 4th. The Hungaring Peace Treaty was signed (at the Grand Trianon st. 4.30 o'clock this

afternoon......

NEWS.

LATEST-CABLESC | FAR = EASTERN". CABLE THE PRINCE OF WALES, «

CHIEF PATRON OF RETURNED SOLDIERS LEAGUE,

MELBOURNE, June 3rd. The Prince of Wales has been presented with the badge of Chief Hatron of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Lengus of,

(THROUGH EXTTER'S AGENCY.]

ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

LONDON, June 4th.

Replying to a question in the House of -Cuminions; Me? Cecil Hacmsworth stated M. Millorand presided as the asembly Australia. The President, in presenting that the question of "the figure of the which included the Ambassadors of Great the badge, referred to the appreciation fett Angle Japanese Alliance is being consider Britain, Italy and Japan, also representa by the soldiers of the Commonwealth fored, but the time for a decision of tives of the Dominions, Sir George Perley; the Prince's visits to Australinas, igbject has not yet'arrivet, Mr. W. H. Fisher, Mr. Blanckesberg (re-France. presenting South Africa), and Sir Thomas Mackenzie, all of whom signed the treaty. Lord Derby signed for India as well as Great Britain.

The ceremony insted ten minutes.

AMERICAN "AVY.

SHIP WITH THE FIGHTING

BRAIN.

NEW-YORK, June 4the The Super-Dreadnought Tenuesve, auid to be the largest battleship afloat, has been

EARLIER CABLES,

A WEEK'S REST IN MELBOURNE.

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SIGNOR AMELIAS SUCCESS,

SATURDAY NIGHTS CONCERT AT CITY HALL

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зальн partly due to the counter BALLARAT, June 'Brd,' Owing to the strain of constant public attraction of the ging demonstrations at engagements for the past two months, the Repulse Bay and partly, probably, to the terror which the mention of classical music Prise of Wales has agree to take a week's holiday golfing near Melbourne. }

(inspires in many that the audience was before commencing his engagements in his extremely poor at the City Hall on Saturs tour of New South Wales.

day night when Signer D. F. Amelias, The Autralian Press rays a handsome gave a convincing proof of his talents as

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COLONIAL OFFICE „VOTE,

AN IMPERIAL. CURRENCY.

On April 26th, the House went into Com niittee on the vote for the salaries

salaries and expenses of the Colonial Office, including a grant in tid of Overseas settlement, Mr. Whitley in the Chair.

Sir JL. Ross (Q.U., Nottinghaur, Ersz)- called attention to the administration of Nyasaland, and suggested that the ronto

of the new ruloway to de constructed there' should run more in accordance with the wishes of the commercial community than was proposed. He also urged that the policy of granting land for cotton growing should be changed, and that further pre ference should be given to tobacco grown in that Celony.

Brig. General Cockeriil (C.U., Reigate) said the Government recently decided to the Tanganyika territory, and to substituts change the currency system of Uganda and" for the rupee with a legal value of 1, Ad- the florin of 24. At the same time it had and contracta incurred in rupees the florin been decided that in the payment of debts was to rank as a rupee. That decision had been received with amazement. The change would increase the indebtedness of very producer by 50 per cent, and inflict cial prosperity of the country. permanent injury upon the future finan-

Govern

"REPORT OF ENTRY INTO CAPITAL has decided to carry out the resolution of \ commissioned. The cast is £1,000,000 and tribute to the manner in which the Prince a mandolinist and me. Silvestri provid, ment' inaction had created a position which

Lospos, June 4th,

The Associated Press correspondent at Constantinople, in a telegram of June 3nd, states that the Persian Legation' · learns that Bolsheviks have entered Teheran.

TOTALLY UNTRUE.

LONDON, June 4th.

Persian official sources inform Reuter shat the report of the Bolshevik occupation of Teberan is totally untrue, à telegram received in London to-day, dated yester

day, mentions no Bolshevik advance from the coast.

THE KRASSIN MISSION,

SITUATION SAID TO BE DISTINCTLY PERPLEXING.""

Loxoox, June 4th:

...It is understood that 'a special Cabinet | moeting kust evening discussed the policy in regard to the Kräkin Mission, The situation is described as distinctly per plaxing.

-To-day's meeting of the permanent.com- mition of the Supreme Economic Council. has been postponed, until Monday af the

the ship is of 34,300 tons. It has twelve}, 14-inch guns

The special features are the fighting brain near the wipmast in which all the devices for observing enemy ships are con centrated, also the electrical contrei of speed for enabling a quick change from

motion. top speed, 21 knots, to almost imperceptible

the Last Imperial Conference by immediate by appointing an Imperial Shipping Com mitter, consisting of representatives of the Dominions and the Colonial and India Offices, the Board of Trade and shipping interests, with a neutral chairman, to aar vey the whole question of Empire steam- ship communications, hear complaints of the lack of facilities and suggestions-for- improving them and devise a scheme by. which inter-Imperial communication may GERMAN DEMAND FOR DAMAGES.

be mai tained most efficiently,

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

TO MEET ON FRIDAY,

Pais, June 4th.

The Council of the League of Nations has been called for June 11th.

EARLIER CABLES,- BRITAIN AND SOVIET RUSSIA,

DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS..

LONDON, June 3rd.

In the House of Commons, replying to Col. J. Gretton in regard to the conversa

"FRENCH OCCUPATION.

ZURICH, June 4th.

The German Government intends to demand 925 million marks from France for, damage during the French occupation of the Main district,

AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE BILL.

AGREED TO BY JOIST CONFERENCE.

WASHINGTON, June 3rd, The joint conference of the Committee of the Senate and the House of Representa tives has agreed to the Merchant Maying Bill, but the amount of $50,000.000 p annum assigned for the construction

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over the proposed week.

BIRTHDAY HONOURS,

THE PREMIER'S LIST.

LONDON, June 3rd..

has courageously met al engagements un-ed by her singing musical moments of containing at holiday should extend Signor Anelia readering of Lixat and complainingly and expresses "the opinion een enjoyment." Those who did not hear

Brahms missed a great opportunity of endying the possibilities of the mandoline, It was in the Hungarian dances of the two masters as clearly as in Sarasate's, the Spanish comport and violinist's, work that Signor. Amelias showed his mutery of the mandolin Mine. Silvestri contributed and Puccini. One could not help feeling selections from Pinzati, Fonchielli, Cimino

that the smallness of the hall did not allow full scope to Mme. Silvestri's vocal powers The way, however, in which the singer overcame the menustic obstacles and pre two new Privy Councillors,

served a clear enunciation throughout was namely, Mr. S. Baldwin, Financial Secre in self m mean achievement. Both tary to the Treasury, and Mr. F., GSignor Amelias ang Mme. Silvestri deserve Keilaway, Parliamentary Secretary to the

ed a better reception in Hongkong. Ministry of Munitions.

The Prime Minister's list of Birthday Honours confers only one Peeruge, namely en Prince Albert,rho beconies Dake of York, Earl of Invernes and Baron of Killarney.

There are

The Companions of the Bath include -M-Herman-Norman, British Minister as

Teheran

ENFORCED CHURCHGOING.

was disastrous to the producing interest And, only temporarily, to the trading and restored to the position. frum which d banking interest. The rupee should, be:

should not have been removed: A Funded. oan should be raised and charged to the whole community to provide any further sums required,

Lieut t'olonel Amery, in reply, suit com- plaint had been made of the export daty imposed upon tobacco, cotton, and tea, and should be our policy and our abject Sir J. Rees had said very rightly that it

encourage the growth of these articles in

permanently it were made clear, for the British Dominions. He hoped it might not be necessary to impose these duties instance, that they want effectively stop ter would certainly be reconsidered. With production in Nyasaland, the whole mat-

regard to the currency question, he cer tainly wished that there existed to-day a single permanent stable exchange system throughout East Africa (Hear, hear) Such a system would be of immens help to Imperial trade, (Hear, hear.). It would stimulate investment and give an impetus to Imperial trade which foreign trade would not have He had personally in- vestigated the matter, and hoped it might be possible to secure such a growth of interest in the question, not only in this. country, but throughout the Empire, would lead to practical results. He want ed

AMAZING CASE IN U.S.

over the tragic shooting of Roland Park, sterling, so that people doing business with

The State of Maryland is in turmoil

to secure the permanent stability of a 17-year-old boy, by a policeman, benus East Africa would always know where they he refused to jittend church as required by were, and he wants to go as far as possible a unique ordinance of Tangier luinnd, in undoing the effects of the appreciation mali Eshing community of 3000 souls.exchange law and the issue of token cur where the incident took place. Tangier, a of silver. He hoped by the working of the

instance of the British Government, owing tions with M. Krassin," Mr. Lloyd Granes of new ships in the next five years has been Secretary of the Empire Parliamentary situated in Chesapeake Bay, has been ruled reacy to bring the value of the rupee down.

to the nee ssity of a Cabinet consulin tion. It is assumed that an unforeseen contingency has arisen,”

A Brumeis paper learns that 31. Krassin has deposited £1,000,000 jara large Len den Bank.

UNITED STATES" POLICY.

WASHINGTON, June 4th. The State Department has refused to grant passports enabling a Commission of the Chambers of Commerce of the United

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BRITISH_LABOUR, GASWORKERS STRIKE DECIDED

recalled that the Supreme Coach, at Bens reduced by half Remo, on April 26th., decided that_Allied__ representatives should meet M. Krassin and other Russian trade, delegates, except M. Litvinoff, in London, as soon as pos He stated that M. Krassin, besides heading the Delegation representing Rue sian Co-operative organisations, was also a Soviet Government Minister, and there fore doubtless acted in the name and under the authority of the Soviet Government.

Replying to Mr. Charles Palmer; Mr.

States to go to Russia to study the ques-Lloyd George said he did not think that tion of resumption of trade,

The officials explain that, despite the negotiations between M. Krassin and other countries, the policy of the United States Government, regarding trade with Russia,

UPON,

Loxoox, June 3rd. The National Federation of Gasworkers balloted as regards the question of a strike

to enforce their demands for an increase

of ten shilings, weekly. Ninety-six per cent, favoured a strike. A hundred thou sand workers will be affected:

EARLIER CABLES.

UNREST IN İRELAND.

M. Krassin was originally a German agent. He was associated with a German MR WALTER LONG GIVES GRAVE electrical firm, but he was a Russian,

WARNING.

Losos, June 4th.

Adviser to the New Zealand (overnment ect immemorial by a strict Methodist By the action the Government had Like

THE COLONIAL OFFICE.

NO DECISION REGARDING

FURTHER POWERS ·

Sir F. Banbary (CU., City of London) said nothing could be more fatal than for the Government to interfere in the matter of the rupee. In this vote there was no evidence of economy; on the contrary, there were increases and extravagant ex- penditure.

The British Empire Order Grand Cross goes to Sir Thomas Robinson, recently Agent General for Queensland....

The Knights of the British Empire Order are Mr. Howard D'Egville, C.B.E., Association, Mr. Jones Eliigt. Engines from

There is only one church on the they had linked up permanently East Afric island, and the minister is looked upon by with the English sterling, and that seemed fon "Benn, M.P. Mr Pour Markie, and from church is not only a mark of disducer of ali classes of goods

Amongst the New Baronets are Captain the natives as a supreme being. Absence to be far more in the interest of the pro- "El Reginald Wingate,

grace but, according to an old-fashioned than if they had gone on a few years more

East African law passed in the Puritanical days, and keeping the whole thing unsettled and hop strictly maintained by the older generation, ing to get back to the is, dd, level. What of the island, it was unlawful, and this they had done was to get over the period offender could be thrown into gaol,

of unsettlement and re-establish fair terms recent years the younger elements, for all-interests concerned, known as Liberals, many of whom have i travelled outside the limits of the island, have taken exception to the law, and at the forthcoming elections the religious ordinance will be the paramount issue Young Parks was on the porch of his father's home when Officer Connorton, the island's lone policeman, ordered him to go indoors or to church. Imbued with the spirit of revolt, Parks refused to do either, and in the struggie that ensued Connorton, drew his revolver and deliberately fired. Parks is hovering between life and death, but the majority of the older natives sup- town funds will be liberally spent to defend port the policeman in bis action, and the

They contend that, without some compui- sory, method, half the church attendance Mr. Spoor (Lab., Bishop Auckland) said, would congregate on street corners or so far as native races were concerned the porches, and the teligious life of the island Labour party stood for the rights of Iree would be endangered

dom and equality, the abolition of econo The citizens of Maryland are amazed at mic exploitation, and the education of the the existence of such a narrow and repres- native, so that he could take his place za sive law in the present age, and sentiment a free man in the economic and political and the police official is so strong that life of the subject races. He moved to threats have been heard to the effect that, reduce the vote by £100

LONDON; June 3rd. In the House of Commons, replying to Capt. the Hun W, G. A," Ormsby Gare, Mr. Lloyd George said that it had not been decided to transfer the Dominions Departament of the Colonial Office to the Lord President of the Council,

With regard to die question whether it

is unchanged, and it will not necessarily to clear away certain questions before it discussion on the Home, Rule Bill, the es the responsibilities of the Foreign him when he is tried in the county court.

be influenced, even should Great Britain modity her attitude. It is not expected, * Bowever, that the State Department will oppose the proposed visit of the Commis sion to Europe to study resumption of trade with Russia

RACING AT HOME.

THE RESULT OF THE OAKS.

LONDON, June 4th.

The result of the Oaks was: Charlebelle (Whalley)

·Cinna (W. Griggs)

Rosalet (V. Smyth) -

Beventeen ran, Won by neck; four Jengths between second and third.

Replying to Col. Gretton, Mr. Lloyd, George said that the Government wanted In the House of Commons, during the Tas proposed to transfer to the Colonia!

undertook negotiations--for example, the Government accepted an amendment proffer in regard to Palestine. Egypt, question of prisoners which he had viding for the transfer of the Irish Con- Sudan, and the responsibilities.

of the stabulary not to be made until three years India Office in regard to Mesopotamia, already referred to. The Government after the Bill came into operation.

Central-Arabis and Aden, the Premier wanted guarantees that British interests Mr. Long promised favourable consid said that do decision had been taken in in the East or at Home would not be ateration of a suggestion by Sir Edward regard to the ministration of the manda tacked while negotiations were proceeding. Carson that when the two Parliaments, by tory territories under the Turkish Treaty, After--these-questions were cleared up -an-identical-Act, called for the transfer negotiations with regard to trade could be of the Royal Irish Constabulary, it should THE BOLSHEVIK OFFENSIVE. conducted by the representatives of all Governments.

BREAKING DOWN BEFORE FIERCE RESISTANCE.

bo wound up and the members suitably compensated, and also that schemes for Representatives of the police force should be framed by both Par- French and Italian Governments were in liamenta London and were prepared to proceed with Mr. Long also undertook to consider

Loyoos, June 3rd, negotiations

favourably a suggestion that during the Beuter leara, from Warsaw that the Heplying to Mr. Palmer, the Premier transition period the control of the Con. second Bolshevik offensive is breaking

newspapers

Mr. Inskip (C.U., Bristol, Centra made an appeal on behalf of the natives of Bouthern Rhodesia, urging that when ever any of the find reserved to them was required for public purposes adequate com pensation should be given,

Earl Winterton (CU., Horsham and faction existing anong members of the Worthing) called attention to the dissatis Civil Service in Northern Nigeria on the question of leave.

if the Courts-deal-ieniently-with-him, the Major-General Bir Moore (CUF, public will take matters into their own Islington, North) urged the Government hands. Meanwhile Consorton has been to take a more sympathetic attitude in admitted to bail, and has returned to Tan- amisting ex-Bervice men to emigrate to the gier, where he has resumed his old duties, Dominions, and particularly be desired. as determined as ever to see the church that they should co-operate with the filet cach Sunday, be the cost what it may, Dominion Governments in providing fina

cial assistance,

-TYPHOON WARNING,

The telegram quoted below was received

said he was not aware that there was great stabulary should be vented in a Minister down before Gerce resistance. The Boby the American Consulate-General, The betting was:-Charlebelle 7 to 27 perturbation in France. (Cheers.) The and not in a committee of five as was pro-sheviks who crosses the Beresina south of Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory

mere fact that certain French Cinna. 2 to 15 knd Roselet 95 to 1.

Borisoff have been completely dispersed. at p.m. on June 5th :- posed by the Bill..

Cyclone, or typhoon south of Naba re LATER. were trying to fament trouble between two made by many speakers were true if the Kieff, but, after violent fighting on the left

Mr. Long stated that if the forecasts They have not only failed to recapture curving northeastward. friendly Aliied countries, whose friendli only use made by the Southern Parliament of the Dnieper, were severely defeated, sea to the Pacine across northern Luzon Low-pressure area extending from China ness was essential to the interests of the of its powers was to try to establish Strong Bolshevik attacks on the Dniester and the Balingtung Channel A real

Republic or Government unworthy of the world, did not prove French perturbation.me, the Goverment Bill would be us have been heavily repaised,

typhoon "may"develop"later." PRISONERS MUST BE RELEASED

Also ran:--Acon (Chida); Cicerole (Hulme); Lady Peg (A. Smith); Lomelia (Bindo); Most Beautiful (Lane): Polycitrus (Jellies); Reinedeneige (Lench)'; Queen of Jest (Robbins); Saffron (Fox); Valescurs (F. Templeman) Sby Princess (Donog bue); False Picty (Carsiake); Plunketto (Bullock); Tullamore (Becurso).

FIRST.

" LONDON, June 3rd, In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr. Lloyd George stated that an undertaking to release all British prison-

COUNTY CRICKET,

LONDON, June 3rd,

THE RACE

Losinos June 4th. Valescare settled down in front, with Rosélet, Charlebelle and Cinna following. Rounding Tattenham Corner, Valescuro was still lending with Chariebelle second. Close to home Cinna came to the wickets. front-but-failed-to-resist atchallenge from. Yorkshire Charlebelle who won an exciting race and 105 rum. Bhy Brinoces was fourth-

ford-best-Sonserm

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pended and would not come into operation, and the Imperial Parliament would be

Colonel Wedgwood (Lab., Newcastle under-Lyme) said the system of the Colonia Office in regard to West Africa had prov d very successful. Natives there were con firmed in the tenure of their land, and the prosperity of these countries was steadily increasing. On the East of Africa tho natives were being compelled to work for. white bien, The Labour party were against this sham siavery. assured the Under-decretary of the sup

Mr. Bigland (CU, Birkenhead, East) port of the 145 hon. members of the Em- pire Development Committes in any scheme which bir department might initiat in the interests of the Empire at large.

Major-General Seely (C. L, Ilkeston) Major W. R. McBain, whose magnific nid the House would rejoice to be told ent wer record has giveti so much grati-that the policy of the Colonial Office was fention to Bhanghai, made a fight on the old policy that we governed for the May 30th at Shanghai on the first zero-benefit of our Protectorates as a whole plang which can really be said to belong and tast indentured Inbou should go Ngrthern Betlemont. He is the altogether Amers, replying, said it, LONDON, June 4th-strong-Whitworth two-senter, one of the was very dificult to know how long time

Lieut. Colonel

compelled to take such action as was neces COAL SITUATION IN BRITAIN bary to restore order.

OFFICIAL RATIONING CEASES

· TROUPS BEING LANDED.

LONDON, June 3rd, Sinn Feiners" aftacked a signni station nt Queenstown and five constguard

TO-DAY.

envied owner of the machine--na Arm-

ers in Soviet Russia was an essential prestations. All the attacks, except one, were liminary to & renewal of trade relations successful.

The official rationing of househoid coal machined that helped to establish British must be waited until a population coul?" with Rue.

A Government troopship has arrived at censes on June 7th. While pithead supremacy in all matters connected with reasonably be expected to welcome a mis- Bantry Bay and landed one hundred prices will be controlled as hitherto the aviation, Major McBain, took off at about siahary. The policy of the Government troops in full war equipment. Other con

50 miles per hour, Rising to an altitude all along had been that, except in strictly tingents are disembarking at various points control of wholesale and retail prices of about 3,400 feet ho craised over Pootung Moslem districts, they welcomed the mis- on the coast.

censes but measures have been taken to at about 34 miles per hour, and after half sionaries and their Christianising work. Kent beat Warwickshire by eight FULLY ARMED MARINES.

an hour in the air, descended to Eungino, The policy of the Colonial Office was exact- prevent profiteering Dealers are urged reling round twice to ensure a good land-ly as before, that they governed the LONDON, June 4th. to build up rezerve stocks during the som ing. Ha alighted perfectly. He was Colonies in the interests of all sections of The battleship Valiast and Warepite left Devonport to-night for Queenstowner and householders are also warned to accompanied by Japanese medianic, but the population. Indentured Inbour existed with a force of marines furnished with full lay in stocks during summertime.

it is understood that following this sucess.now in only one or two West India ful trial spin, & low ridle friends will | Colonies, and in a few months it would. -equipmen

control of export bankering continues. be able to take part in. Enture-flights. aufertiantienfly-bearest

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