Page
DARDANELLES.
THE HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 29TH, 1920.
FORTS
DESTROYED:
WORK OF BRITISH AND INDIAN TROOPS.
NEW ITALIAN CABINET:
་་
ATTITUDE TOWARDS ALBANIÀ.
KING GIVES
GARDEN PARTY VICTORIA CROSS WINNERS.
ΤΟ
GREAT BRITAIN'S AIM IN MESOPOTAMIA.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH ALTER'S AGENCY.]
LATEST CABLES.
LATEST VABLES.
CABINET.
NEW ITALIAN NO DEBIRE TO VIOLATE 'ALBANIA'S INDEPENDENCE.
JJ
Rox, June-24th.
in the Chamber, Signor Giolitti an nounced the composition of the Cabinet,
UNREST IN IRELAND. SITUATION IN LONDONDERRY RASIER.
LONDON, June 24th - It is officially stated from Londonderry that the situation thers is casior There was very little firing after midnight..
At eight in the morning à man was shot dead in Badge Street Troops taking food to the gasworks were heavily fired on and they replied with machine-guns
Leased.
Later, a boy was shot dead in the grounds of an orphanage.
and said that the Garment did not favear the idea of mishlishing & Proto torate in Albania but desired Albahin's in- dependence:
The military stopped a Roma Catholic Signor Giolitti explained the bill modi-skrgyman and three civilians, and found fying the Constitution by which it is pro-several hundred rounds of ammunition on posed to make parliamentary sanction the clergyman, who was "provisionally re necessary in future before war is declared. or treaties are valid, and said that other forthcoming bills will provide for the "eul- tivation of wheat and cotton in the Italian All is quiet this atfernoon. The shops Colónies, especially in Somaliland, "Legis ac re-opening. People are beginning to KING'S V.C. GARDEN PARTY.lation was also proposed for the surrender circalate. The military have begun remov's
LONDON CHEERS HEROES. of war profits to the State, for the in-ng the sandbags.
crease of death duties and for the taxation RAILWAY DEADLOCK SPREADING. LONDON, June 28th.
Loynos, June 94th. There was a remarkable scene in London of all kinds of financial securities. He
"declared-that-Italy munt-establish without The Taitway deadlock in freind is spread BRITISH TROOPS BLOW UP FORTS. to-day. Some four hundred Vietoria Cross
delay friendly relations with all nations, ing. There were no trains from Limerick winners of this and foriner wars marched
as well as the Allies, and begin warsstrict today. The Paiico whom the railwaymen LONDON, June 25th.
move remain in the main ed normal relations even towards Russia refuse to -The Times' correspondent at Chapak, the
He promised strong measures in order tof South-West Ireland are isolated,
Many lines are blocked, and large parts Dardanelles, states that the process of
reduce prices, and said that he would, ask The Cork to Dublin mail train was destroying eighty guns and forts on the
yesterday. An armed band size and carried of the two guards to a destination
DISMANTLING
DARDANELLES,
THE
from Wellington Barracks to Buckinghazi Palmer testtend the King's Garden Party A huge crowd given in their honour.
THE PACIFIC MANDATE.
MR. WATT INTERVIEWED.
THE SILVER SITUATION IN
CHINA..
撂
1t
Mr. Wod. Watt, the Treasurer of the ANAMERICAN OFFICIAL REFORT. Australian Commonwealth, revived
A report on the silver situation" in the London representative of the Manchester Far East, prepared by the Far Eastern Guardian-at-Australia - House and sub-Division Paron-of Foreign and Doniertio, mitted to questions. Some of the most Canmore, Washingbori, shys:--|
The question has arisea as to how the interesting replies were not is, publication
commercial interestà to take advantage of as often happens when reponsible stain United States Government may encourage men are interpellated" by the press the exchange situation to China by export Mr. Wats, who is, after Mr. Hughes, the ing American goods to that market best-kapan politician in Australia, is should first be pointed out that the excru
of merchandise ports from China, has young-looking man of about fifty with a
not bad nearly as much effect upon the determinesi countenance and plsssant Chinese exchange tarket as nas the rise manners. He is a Liberai. During Mr. the price of silver is a commodity and the correspondingly low exchange value in "Hughes's absences during the war Mt. gold that Chinese exporters receive for Watt was in charge of the Government their products. Had China bega on a gold basis the opportunity for exporting our He is over here for sono mouths in order commodities to China in order to bulsace to discuss outstanding questions with the exchange would have been a notable one, bar China is so imediately dependent Mr. Watt thinks that during the present to purchase goods from abroad that, Imperial Government,
upon its exports for the tunds with which period of lux it will be well for Australia though the high price of silver is theoreti
man, as he puts it, to whom doors will commodities, practically it is so unfavour." to have a Minister constantly London cally favourable to the importation of pen. *** John quil, Limited," he repeated | able to the necessary pre-tequinte på st- agreeing with Lord Milner's remarks, the porting Chinese products, as to have pori- ether day, ought to head more meeting iously interruptet these exports and conso of the board of directors" while greatquently impaired the ability to purchase problems of finance, trade relationship foreign goods, and Pence Treaty questions are stritun solved. the thinks each Dominion should send a member of its tavernsent to thrash things cut with British Ministers.
Mr. Wats would not commit timell any views en Lord Jellicoe's scheme of Imperial defrace so far as it conquers Australia's proposed share. His Govern- ment has not yet reached any decision upon for a feet to be maintained jointly by Great Britain, Australia, and New Zea land the proper course is for a conference to be held between representatives of the three parties before any further steps are taken,
There is dus way in which immediate-
advantage may be taken of the situation, however, and that is by supp.3g the
'Aniativ shore. from Kephez to the western cheered the heroes who were preceded for "parliamentary powers to deal with held up by a signal at Blarney Station is. Mr. Wait thinks that as the scheme is Co. but for those firms that, wish to sell or
mouth of the Straits began on June 91st. the Quards Band, pecially those dis One British and one Indian battalionabled who were conveyed in a dozeń motor. -carried out the operations, proceeding cars.
thither wecretly on warships.
The Turkish guard who did not resist were disarmed and kept in custody till the work was completed. The monster gang of the Hamidich Fort presented on blowing up deafening explosions,
EARLIER CABLES, NATIONALIST FORCES REACH LAPSAKI
Losnos, June 24th.
The War Office, in its official weekly military review, says that the Nationalist
fotcen have reached Lapanki on the Dardanelles. SUCCESSFUL GREEK OPERATION,
Losnos, June: 95th.
??
7
MELBOURNE STRIKE. ARRIVAL AT COMPROMISE.
MELBOURNE. June 26th. The situation in the electricians and gas workers' strike is now most hopeful, em ployers and workers having arrived at a compromise.
LABOUR CONFERENCE.
REJECTION OF EXTREME. PROPOSALS.
LONDON, June 25th. The Labour Conference rejected a motion that the Labour Party secede from the second Internationale, also a motion that the Party apply for affiliation to the third Communist Internationale by card protes of 1,000,000 to 800,000,- and 2,940,000 to
"The Greek Legation has received an official communication, from the Creek Bdquarters at Smerna stating that a 23.000. respectively,
OWING TO RISE IN WORKING .COSTS."
speculators,
EARLIER CABLES. unknown. "-
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
WOMEN MAY BE ABLE TO VOTE:
KNOXVILLE, June 25th. Governor Roberts has announced that in compliance with the request of President Wilson he will call a special session of the Tennouse Legislature in order to attempt to ratify the Women Suffrage amendment to the Constitution in time to permit women to vote in the Presidential election. Rusi fication by one more State will make the amendment effective.
SENATOR HARDING'S
ASPIRATIONS..
Kansas Crry, June 28th. Mr. Frank P. Walsh, er-Chairman of the Industria; Reindians · Commission, has published a copy of a letter alleged to have been written by Senator Harding express ing his sympathy with the movement for
Griek division has occupied. Salikli and INCREASE IN PASSAGE RATES independence in Ireland. cleared the enemy out of the region of Marmara and Salikli. They have taken a number of guns and prisoners. The enemy at Akhisar sustained heavy losses and are retreating in disorder.
TROUBLE IN MESOPOTAMIA
BRITISH TROOPS WITHDRAW TO
'ANAH..
LORDON, June 24th. The War Office, in the course of its weekly military review, ay: Op the Euphrates, we have withdrawn to Anah, which is now our most advanced post.
BRITAIN'S REGARD FOR PER-
MANENT POPULATION. TH
BAGDAD, June 23rd,
It is officially stated that the Imperial Government will anticipate the British mandate for Mesopotamia. Unly the responsibility for the maintenance, of internal pesce and external security will require them to formulate an organic law framed after consultation with Lo, people:
to facilitate development in Mosopotamia
LONDON, June. 25th. The Tex says that owing to the rise in working costs the passage rates of British companies to India, Australia and the Før Eat are being increased to Eis to: Port Said, £78-200 to Bombay and Karachi, £108-£114 to Penang and Singapore, £114. £196 to Hongkong and Shanghai,
PRINTING TRADES DISPUTE. SETTLEMENT ANNOUNCED."
LONDON. June 25th, The printing trade.' dispute has been settled.
NEW
AMBASSADORS
BERLIN.
GERMAN COMMENT ON APPOINTMENTS.
ΤΟ
LONDON, June 25th It is noteworthy that Lord D'Aberson
The German Press regards the appoint
Senator Harding's secretary declared that the letter was undoubtedly authentic bat there was no copy in Senator Hard ing's office,
DEMOCRATIC SITUATION
CONFUSED.
LONDON, June 8th. The 'T'incs' corespondent in Uhicago sayi that the Democratic situation is confused, The Convention. will be divided into camps: namely, a large body of Fedoral ace holders favouring the Covenant of the League of Nations and the Treaty. in good number of Prohibitionist Western Radicals, and an Eastern contingent led by the Bosses opposing Prohibition, and the League of Nations. Other smaller ques tione include Ireland and industrial policy. while there may be a row over Japanese exclusion,
in the order named,
Seven soldiers were overpowered in the streets of Enaia by a band of men. Their arme, ammunition and helmets were carri ed off.
2
AN APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, June 25th.
Derry was comparatively quiet at night, although there was much, sniping, to which
the troops_replied.
Council passed a resolution calling on the The Committee of the Ulster Unionis Government to protect the lives and pro- perty of the joyal inhabitants of Ulster or to utilise the services of loyalists to pre serve law and order.
Numerous dismissals of railwayslen are reported from the South.
GAS SUPPLIES CUT OFF FOR A WEEK
י
LONDON, June 25th. Derry was very quiet last night. The bank re-open to-day! Gas supplies will not be available for a week.
CASUALTIES AT LONDONDERRY.
LONDON, June 25th. An" official statement says that the casualties at Londonderry werO,
Killed Wounded.
Saturday Monday Tuesday Wednesday! Thursday....
ין
"Total
5
10
2
4
-
a
1
3
THE BRITISH EMPIRE. FUTURE LEAGUE OF NATION DIFFICULTIES.
CAPE TOWN, June 25th,
-AUSTRALIA'S CARGO FLEET.
རྨཱ་
Asked about the new Commonweath mer castle fleet and the ships which Mr. Hughes acquired during his last visit, Mr., Watt said that the Austraan intration was to maintain a feet of cargo ships to make sure that the Australian producers have all the transport facilities that they "We are not going to do constal business. We are only in the business to -protect the producer in Australia.",
Questioned as to the attitude of Austra-;
require.
which
Chinese markets in the interior with hooded manufactured goods and effecting a practi cal barter of these goods for Chinese ra
terish. This may be necomplished by large organisations, such as the Standard. Oil Co., or the British American Tobacco buy only in the large ports the prrent difficulties seem insuperable. It would be well for such firms seriously to contesplats broader ", organisations through
WORD
sales may be effected, thurs eliminating so far as possible the entrance of silver into their transactions,
As can be clearly perceived, the" net result of the high price of silver in China tends towards stagnation of foreiga trade with that country. The actual need of American commodities is great, and our need for Chinese raw materials is equally urgent, but it is difficult for the American nierchant to offer enough gold, in terms of silver, to induce the Chinese merchant to part with his goods, and so long as the Chinese merchant holds his material-the
to the
The paper prout is of no benefit world shortage costines and prices ris Chinese producer of these materials, who is unable to exchange his surplus raw materials for foreign manufactures. The result has been a tremendoua stimulus to Chinese domestic manufacture, which haa been greatly encouraged by the disinclina
It will bo tion to buy Japanese goods.
of the negotiations for the renewal of the in generally with regard to Japan, in view Angio Japiace alliance, Mr Watt said: "Australia is and always will be for the white man only. A site Australia is vital to the future of the country. That is, and will remain the standpoint of the Govern ment. Our people will probably say that if any negotiations are to proceed between the Governments of Great Britain and interesting to pete the effect of this develop Japan, Australia wants to be 10 them.ment upon the future foreign trade of The Englishman who has never seen Aus China, but it will certainly be many years, traila probably cannot feel the force of our before the Chinese will become an economi. reasoning in the matter."
cally self-sufficient people, and until this He recaled the stand taken by the Aus condition is brought about the opportunity tralian delegates at Paris against the for largescale commodity exchange trans- Japanese doctrian of the quality of actions in the interior will remain, nationals among members of the League- "whose acceptance would mean that colour. have ed people within the League would the right of free entry to our ports and SEA POWER IN THE PACIFIC. free residence in our country.
AMERICAN AND JAPANESE FLEETS.
A Washington despatch states. ikaty
Tam here," Mr. Watt added, "to press for the spoedy inne of the Australian man- date in the Pacifc Waar asking the - British family to unite in urging an early ine of the mandate. These islands have been for live and a half years under mili-following appeals made by Senator Lodge, tary occupation, and we think it is not during the debate on the Naval Bill, the good and safe that that occupation should Senate have agreed to an increase of the continue indefinitely."
The Commonwealth Government is now amount allowed for naval aviation pur considering a scheme for unifying the poses--from-$15,876,000 provided by the methods of dealing with immigration House of Representatives to $25,000,000. among the Australian States. When this Senator Lodge also declared that it was schemes completed Mr. Wat is authoris necessary to have a "capable and inde- ed by his Government to start it working pendent fleet on the Pacific coast," for at the British end.
**if dangers come they will be from that, quarter."...
THE HUMPHREY BISHOP
COMPANY.
The former Berlin correspondent of the Naval and Mitary Record, in an article in that journal, gives the composition of the United States Atlantic and Pacific In the Assembly, speaking in support of
fleets, which he points out thanks to the the League of Nations, General" "Smute,"
Judging from last night's reception of Panama Canal, it is estimated could unite dealing with the position of the British Empire, said that he hoped the Constitu- the programme, the Humphrey Bishop in either ocean within a fortnight, num. tional Conference, if held in 1991, would Company have firmly established them-ing that when the order came the A
Fleet was off the New England coast and frame a sebene for solving the problem of solves in the nation of Hongkong the Pacific Fleet at San Franciscs. how to conduct the affairs of the Empire
demanda for "zaçores
Irrespective of new "construction, and on a common basis when they no longer theatregonra. (T) The favourite at present is Governor Cox had one great Power speaking for the whole were more insisten." than ever, and the counting only ships now available, the
strength of the combined fleet would be a of Ohio, who, it is thought, wight carry but six independent, equal, free members audience was astiating in "applauso follows:-18 Dreadnoughts, 11 pre-Dread-
of the great League Ohio against Senator Harding. Mr. Johny, In regard to the question of how it was Miss Gela Hardie set the ball roiling with nought battleships, 11 cruisers, 216 de "The Pride of the Pier." Mr. Joo stroyers, and 30 submarines-with an addi. Davis, Ambassador in London, Mr. W, G. possible for the Empire to speak with one Brennan brought the house down with his tional 100 destroyers and 70 submarines in and M. Laurent, the newly appointed McAdoo, President Wilson, Vice-President solutions should be taken without the noddities, and the jam drummer drummed reserve.
voice, General Smuts declared that no re-
Compared with this gigantic of Mesopotamis and with due regard to the rights, wishes and interests of all communi British and French Ambasadors, spec Marshall, Mr. Mitchell Palmer, Mr. aimons consent of all members of the Em- his way into the favour of the audience force, the Japanese Navy is relatively ties The mandate will contain provisions rely, to Berlin, are both financial expert. Champ Clark and Mr. W. J. Bryan follow pire. He would never agree to the opinion Miss Jill Hill's Oriental song song a weak. Reckoning only completed ships, it Fol. South Africa being coerced by the much appreciated, se also was the bumor embraces the following: Five Dread- ous comedietta conduding the programme, majority zote of the rest of the Empire, The Girls He Met" in which Mr. Bobert oughts, 4 battle cruisers, 7 modern pro and was sure the other Dominions would Roberts aboved himself a talented and Dreadnoughts, light eruiters, 70 destroy-
ets, and 90 submarines, take up a similar position. Not only the versatile noter. Dominions but also the Imperial Govern-
regards new construction, the posi- tion is as follows: ment should take up the common ground
United States. Japan- NEW YORK, June 25th.
that for resolution binding any part of the
Battleships Battle-cruisers ... 6 The Evening Post 'publishes a statement Empire could be taken without its free
Light cruisers ..... from Mr. B. C. Hoover urging the Repub consent, and the only way to give effect to this view would be the adoption of a
Destroyers licans to demand the ratification of the conference, system.
Submarines .......... Peace Treaty withous Article Ten, at the earlicet possible time. Mr. Hoover conFRANCE'S FOREIGN POLICY. tends that economic and moral pressure will be sufficient to accomplish inter-
FUTURE RELATIONS WITH THE national peace and disarmamATIŠ
SOVIET.
as a self-governing State until it can stand ments as foreshadowing a vigorous tutelage
Made of Germany in finance.
by itself, when the mandate will and.
Bir P. Z. Cox, who will be entrusted with the apption of the task, will be authorized to call into being, as provisional bodies, a Council of State, under an Arab presid ent, and a General Elective Assembly, freely elected by the population of Menopo tamia
WIRELESS WORKERS'
STRIKE.. NEGOTIATIONS TO OPEN SHORTLY,
LONDON, Jane 24th,
The wirelew workers' strike has ended, pending negotiations on the basis of the men's original demanda. FAMOUS RACEHORSE SHOT.
AUTEUIL June 25th. Running in the Prix des Drage, Troy town, the winner of the Grand National, broke his leg and had to be destroyed,
EARLIER CABLES. -THE NEW CABINET".
BERLIN, June 25th.
It is officially stated that the new Cabinet will ineluda:-
Chanceller-Herr Fehrenbach. Vice-Chancellor.-Herr Heinze. Minister for Foreign Affairs-Dr. Bimona,"
Finance Minister-Herr Wirth. Defence Minister-Herr Gossler. - ANOTHER AMERICAN
SENSATION.
"ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD).
NEW YORK, June 25th,
'RATIFICATION OF THE PEACE TREATY
A complete change of programma is announced, for to-night.
11.
B
10
31
12
87
80
TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST. The announcement made by Sir Francis Younghusband, at a meeting of the Royal The figures for Japan are considerably Geographical Society, that an attempt to higner than might have been anticipated, climb Mount Everest in contemplated by but they are vouched for by the United Naval Intelligen. Colonel the Han Charlos Bruce, Major States Office of Rawling, and others will be read with in- Assuming them to be correct, and that all terest The great mountain stands on the vessels now building in the United States borderland of Nepal and Tibet, and on the and Japan will be completed within-h In the Chamber, in the soures of a de Nepal or southern side is so precipitous next three years, the rival navien in 1922 bate on foreign affairs, M. Millerand as in all probability to be impracticable.will stand as below.. All pro-Dreadnought LONDON, June 24th denied any change in the Government's The attempt will accordingly, no doubt, are excluded, excepting only the Japaness In the House of Commons, replying to policy in regard to Syria, but said that be made from the northern wide, which is 4k and Satsuma, which are approximate Mr. J. A Beddon, Mr. A McCurdy action must be proportionate to the avail much loss difficult. There is no higher ly equal in fighting value to the early peak in the Himalayas than Everest, United States Dreadnoughts Michigan and said that the financial reserves of the Sugar able misansa
BRITAIN'S SUGAR SUPPLY. MAINTENANCE OF RETAIL PRICE.
PARIA, Juno 25th.
United States. Japan-
Battleships Battle cruisera
12
∙12
Light cruiters.
Destroyers Submarines
B 340. 166
Bupply Commission had been reduced France was not entering on political to which has an altitude of 29,002 feck. No South Carolina: in 1918 by approximately 24,000,000, owing lations with the Soviet until the latter be attempt bus hitherto been made to climb to Britain's maintenance of the retail price came a real Government, until it under-lit, and, assuming that the project is seri- of sugar below the level of the world's stood that it could not appear in converse onsly taken in hand, it will now he wen with another. Government and simakane whether with the aid of oxygen the feat of The Great Western Petroleum Co., teng Price
The total production in America, includously send a message to British workmen gaining the summit can be accomplished. brokerage houses, and fifty individuals- have been indicted on a charge of using the ing Porto Rico, the Philippines and the inciting them to a revolution against that. The moontain takes ite name from Bir mails to defraud in connection with the Sandwich Islands is estimated not to ex Government, and until it accepted the re- George Everest, who completed the trigen ale of oil stocke. It is alleged that the cood 1,800,000 tons, whereas American con sponsibility for the international oblignometrical survey of the Himalayas nearly dividends were paid from the money obtain sumption is over 4,000,000 tons. There is Lions of the preceding Russian Govern- eighty years ago, and first fixed the position
Jand alitods of the peak no indication of a segar.“.corner.”
ed from the sale of stock....
mentL
100
Within the near future, therefore, the relative position of the Japano Fleet will be considerably improved, especially regard to fast ships,
"
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.