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MINERS

STRIKE THREAT: MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK

GREAT BRITAIN'S TRADE

REMARKABLE REDUCTION IN ADVERSE

BALANCE

CASE OF LORD MAYOR OF CORK: PRIME MINISTER EXPLAINS GOVERNMENTS ATTITUDE

LATEST CABLES.

MENACE.

{THROUGH SUTER'S AGENCY.]

STRIKE

PROSPECT OF SETTLEMENT OF

DISPUTE.

ATTITUDE OF TRADE UNION CONGRESS.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBR 10,

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ZASBELFAST SETTLING DOWN.

CORRESPONDENCE

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THE ORGAN RECITAL.

HUANIANS

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LONDON, September 7th. Belfast in settling down after serious dis

riaters gether

of claime been lodged

at the inquest of som than thirty-one iliyos alto A million pounds worth compensation, have already

MR. LLOYD GEORGE EXPLAINS

GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE

LONDON, September 8th.

While some quarters publish, denials con

Iroop

and Bolaberist cone

cerning Mr. Lloyd George's conditional ing in Lathan offer of release to Mr. Maaswinny, some to adopt all loading journals, this morning, repest and

Cid the ¡ampliry the 'auclara

the course)

special “train to remier painted

•made: aus, ⠀ unadobrealy

LONDON September 8th, On the Trade Union Congress, retning to-day Mr. TH

statamans on the miners trouble. He spiracy against toe Liovernment which Laspas, Septeurber-8th. denied that the Congress was afrid to rovulted in the murder of eightygive brave. Mr. Smillie stated that the miners' Exbcu raise the inue for fear of the nineri", and devoted men and the shooting of 128- sive were peeting this morning to consider power. The Miners Federation raded no Sir Roben Horne's proposal. Mosnwhile, objection to the Parliamentary Committee it in anticipated that the invitation will be bringing up the question at the Congress accepted, but it may be pointed out that for the benefit of the public as a whale the proposed conference does not entail *** It was assumed,” continued Mr. Tomas, Meanwhile, the in some quarters that the miner were pledge on either side. Government's attitude is apparently clear: especially anxious for a stoppage, but my

others." he differentiated between Sinn rein which was not a crimins) drgannation and the so-called Republican Army which Was striving: 19 ljmember the Supirs The trovermuze had either got to protect 1 forces in Ireland ye to withdraw them

troapa

the thicily

the Mr. Fullar

the title of Elga:

and Circumstance" as Land of Glory

Lon kis programmes. The

aried

ited (Manchur «Britis

and

with

the Poles,

BENCH: PARADE AT BONN.

M MILLERAND AND MARSHAL

«FOCH, PRESENT.

PARIS, September 7th. A Havas messige says: In Boon on the Bhine. M. Millerand The Police Fores in Ireland was being zone Marshal Foch were prent to-day at was watched with much interest by large crowds of simast friendly – Rhine. anders.

Thera is

with

Land of Hope

and Glory" which is mainly taken from the

šecond movement of the work, referred to, which may rightly be termed "patriotis." The words of the song have been admirably in the adapted to the music (not the music to the sunoy

ses, flies, etc, "and not Words) and Elger, never intended that con- | pertai tied Line of a fly catcher for which straction to be placed on his composition, he appled The little cule only measured paither has he written” ** patriotic music about 6ft by 9ft. And the tor

The moquitoes ad fier

Shar of any kind.

endured here. For weeks can better bem- My object in printing this out is, that itagined than describik seems rather a pity one of England's great tugs Miller, called at the Secondly,ay authoritative quarters,

preted owing to misleading criticism,

Thanking you for your paceYours,

from

ét is willing to have the minen' wages de-answer on behalf of every member and cruited from the finest type of ex-Service 1a parade of the French troops of occupation, ent modern composers should be 'misinterpolice station at Shingrshh on the day fol

mand retaled by ka impartial tribunal, but refusce the demand for the reduction by 14. gd, ton of the price of coal, because the latter is a political, not an industrial, question

men who were enlisting in very substantial

Coblenz under une escost of American

Union official is that u stoppage of the numbers, and the tavernsent must support mines is the last thing we desire. To one them fusy. The policy of leniency bad realises the consequence, «-of; 3, stoppage more than the miners themselves, and no aiready been tried thrice. Large amber Milland, awards, motored to one realises the public issues involved more of prisonera rad been released uncondition. than the miners, but the Parliamentary aly, after the Easter rebellion, and trees Committee is composed of men who had to It now seems in view of Sir Robert conduct trade disputes and were mais co-ince the same thing had been done. Home's invitadion to s conference that de cerned in adopting an attitude that might the very men released immediately engage spite Mr. Smillie's objection to the India, help ponce raiber than to embitter can- trial Court, there would be no great diffentrovare by any statements they might in fresh conspiracies and recommenced to ty in agreeing to the personnel of the make. Our nation has been abundantly murder the Police in Ireland. wage fribunal having confidence of both justifie by the invitation which the parties, they

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MINERS CALLED.

Losos September 8th, A feeling of optimism prevail, in Labour rcles to-day as a result of the miners de cision to sompt Sir Robert Horne's invita: Bon to mas him to discuss matters.

as believed that once both sides are again, im touch there is every hope of the terrible calamity of the strike being averted. There is na intention at present that Lloyd George should see the miners' Executive to-morrow, though he may do so later, if there is a desire to submit any point to him,

PEARLIER CABLES. WAITING FOR TRIPLE ALLIANCE MOVE

Government has sent to the Minars Krecu

ve

Congress unanimously paset a resolution, declaring that the claim, of the miners are reasonable and just, and could be conceded “immedi

LATEST CABIES. UNEMPLOYED - EX-SERVICE MEN.

ELECTRICAL TRADES

DISPUTE: EXTREMISTS TRYING TO INVOLVE LONDON

LONDON, September 8th.

"MUSIC" · LOVER. ongkong, September 8th, 1920.

lowing Mr Shaw's detention with a letter introduction from the Japenes Consol at Antung and was permitted to see the prisoner. The shove statement "needs com tration and correction, the truth is 'pers verted, for Captain Allen was not permitted to see the prisoner at all on the day follow Seg Mr.Shaw's rent. On being refused

Captam Allen wrote to the British Censal Coral-as Mukden, and then latter went in letter requesting tikt Captain Allen be per strength of that letter, that the Japanese mitted to see Mr. Shaw and it was on the Const-gave the letter of introduction" te Captain Allen who was then allowed to wo Mr Shaw for five minutes in the presence of the chief of polio and wh interpreter, consal was permissed to sen the prisoner" And thirdly, although the British vice- he (the consul) was compelled to day at Shingishu before this permission was.

With reference to the"

A WOMAN AND HER MONEYrmision Mr. Shaw on busines

CHARGE, AGAINST FRIEND.

A Chinese women, the widow of a Chinese army officer who was murdered a little over two years ago in a place called Hoifong, The electricians dispute here a lock-where be war stationed, returned to Canton out continues now threatens to involve after her husband's death. There she met a Londan's underground railways, tramways, man with whom she became very friendly, Fighting and other public services, –

and eventually went to live with him, The London District Committee of the After some months, they came to Hong-granted and my ba

kỏng, about two years ago, and lived here as man and wife. During all the time they lived in Hongkong the man only

only worked for six months. The rest of the time he lived on the widow's momy Latterly, she Fefused to part with her money.

havawe been fas)

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LIST OF CASUALTIES.

PARTIER CABLES. IN MESOPOTAMIA

BACHANAND MRS BUCHANAN SAFE

Mr. Lloyd George, in the strongest manner, emphasised that the Republican Army was engaged in mean and mur derous variare upon British forces and was seeking, by carefully planned anarchy and murder, to brings shout the secession of Ireland from the Empire, People throughout the world must realise that the Electrical Trade Union has called a meet British Government weris face to face with ing of the shop stewards of these services MR MACNAMARA'S APPEAL

the same problem sa Lincoln before the to consider the national portion, Already American Civil War, although the South-extremists are endeavoring to involve the LONDON, September 8th.

crners fonght openly, and cleanly for whole wet

olitan public services, Mr. Macnamara, miners and labour secession, while the Irish sought it by Lun representatives were present at a confer murder. A National Conference of Minhrs has been ence at Mansion House of the Mason and spiracy in which My Macwiners

"If the Republican. Army coas called for to-morrow night to hear the sets Chairman of the District Counds involved had existed in war-time in probSITUATION port on the Execativo areting with Birthe London area, and Home Countes orably would have been impossible Robert Horno and it is this conference behalf of Earl Haig'sappeal

g's.appeal to

Provide hich decides whether the miners are to employment for ex-Servicemen, that the marine menge, with the result MB

in adamant in their demands of whether Macnamara, in the course of his destroyed.

Empire they are to accept a compromise.

speech, said that 5,000 soldiers and 20,000 tompers had been absorbed in civil lie, but there still remained on the registers 142,600 man, of whom 18,200 were disabled mei, and 14,293 ex-officers, for whom billets must be found, We are approaching the final stage of our endeavour, but the realisation

armoured train ca LONDON, Septembërorin of all our hope, depends on the ahentes, of The Trades-Union Congres continued a serious dislocation in the industrial field, its meeting to-day, but again maintained and, if the coal strike takes place, we complete lance us, the vital question of can put up, shutters the hour and confined itself to discussing Mr. Macnamara did not believe that the minor matora, such as the Unemployment men who tunnelled the strongest memy "Act, the election of a Parliamentary Compositions were going to deal the land they milttes and the ban on the Russian Trade fought for, bled for, and their old couraden Umon delegation which the Government is în arms this most calamitaus blow. Mr. "allowing to land in England. This Nacnamara denied that the Goverment Aropsed, the fury of Mr. Williams, Secre- was not doing its duty, by the ex-service tary of the Transport Workers, who de men, and pointed out that the Govemment manded that, the Council of Action should was employing 125,488 x Servios mont get busy and compel the Government to of a total of 308,006. It was also employ admit the delegation. The Congress, bowing 37,253 disabled ex-Servicemen or aver, refused to take the affair tragically 10 per cent of its entire service Mr and referred it to a committee for further Macnamara concluded by appealing to consideration noted, unanimously are of honour that there were no unemployed every town and county to make it a point The Odigress solution by Mr J. R. Glynes, in favour of disabled men within their gates as C

Berry on war wealth and caplul

pressed the hope that there would ut be Although there is no apparent recogni- mally unemployed disabled men by the end tion by the Congress that a coal crisis of the present year. even mati, Labour leaders at Portemouth have not been inactive, and unofficially. UNITED KINGDOM TRADE. they are busily exploring avenues of peace, probade kog dana

BEGUN

Lompor, Septlkuber 8th, There was a remarkable shrinkage in the adverse balance of trade in July

It is now considered possible that the Con- DECLINE IN PRICES SAID TO HAVE grows will not at present, make any official g act of intervention,

buz

lrave definitel mediation moves to the Triple Alliance, which may not not until the last moment.

The Government's standpoint still is that so long, the miners fenders maintain Fan attitude that her two demandes

one, and indivisible, there is little hope of a peaceful issue or even of the beginning *f" negotiations.

HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.

EARTHQUAKES IN ITALY.

MANY LIVES LOST.

indation to impute the motive to Japan that Mr. Shaw was arrested to feed to look at the amount of foreign com commercial influence from Antung, we only mercial activity in any country controlled by Japan to answer the above,

ROBERT KETTI

Bhanghai,

Arcording to the Tokyo correspondent af transportation In Eendon in nothing to con. the Morning Port, the problem of pamenger ditions in Tokyo and Japan generally. He writes t

On the 23rd of laks, mouth, the womULI Wed 5% and when the returned, she found that her bar had been broken open, and jewelery, and clothing to the value of $650 stolen She questioned the man, but he STRAP-HANGING IN TOKYO. Day, September 9th. denied all knowledge, saying that he, too, Wo-night's War Office. Mesopotamix com. had been out.." She did not make any res. muniqué reporti ha Samarah has been port to the police until Wednesday, when shelled by the is under lost with the Bub-Inspector A. Clark was sent to her LONDON, September 7th. The War Office has issued a list of

by the Arabs on

house to investigate In the course of a casualties among the military in Ireland September 2nd. On the Upper Euphrates search, the Inspector found in

In Tokyo, the free million people, to during August, showing one officer and the fetiding of blackhouse has begun an belonging to the woman friend several for transportation over long distances ou

box say nothing of trannente, have to depend men killed and two officers and 12 men wounded. Eight men were injured.be Bagdad-Fallujah line,

pawn tickets relating to 8250 worth of the few hundred oleotric cara procedings st The ludia Office announces that the stolen property. He arrested the man 8o, uneven is the track that one swings very slow speed along a very uneven track Civil Commisioner at Bagdad telegraphed When detectives were sent to the pawnshope along as though rocked on the cradle of on September th, that a letter has been where the property, had been pledged to the deep. The cart are crowded beyond received from Captain Lloyd at Deliabbas, stating chaty Strachan and Mrs. redeem it, they discovered that the manure with babice in their backs, pedjurs endurance-men, women and children. Buchshail Are info with him and that he had gigen the pawnbrokers ä false

their personal safety.

and address DANGER OF TYPHUS.

THE WORLD IN PERIL,

-Loxoor, September 7th Queen Road The League of Nations, which points out Į jewellery that appeal for funch to fight typhus address to certain

for £8,000,000 and not £10,000,000 LONDON, September sin cabled before, has issued a statement sup- ing The earthquake in Italy, are the sequel porting Mr. Balfour's appeal) It shows to a number of recent seismic disturbances that cases of typhus in Poland and Galicia in widely aparated parts of Europe. Last which numbered 34,000 in 1916 are now

Iracombe <wock": "severe shocks scared

estimated 300,000 If dwells on the gleepers as

necessity of combatting the spread of the firm, epidemic to the rest of the world. by recall ing that 300,000 people died of typhus in Ireland from 1948-8 End the "heavy that he was SESTO

Rouz September 7th.. Various parts of italy, particularly Tuscany and Lombardy era, visited by earthquake shocks between yesterday even ing and this morning, calling great damage the earthquake appears have been, the several lives. The centre of Province of Massa Carrara Troops have been sent to assist the affected ares

wid the los

SEISMIC DISTURBANCES IN EUROPE

A WHOLE TOWN DESTROYED...

Bow September 8th, 2,000 inhabitants in the Province of Massa The small town of Villacolle Mandins of Carrara, was destroyed. Berious damage

The man was produced rester

on char Hu

mortality in the Rotterdam mitbreak last allow bail in

to property and many desthe corro in BOXERS - CONTRACTS.

Where the imports in July las year exceeded the imports by £78.000.000, the difference last July only £8,600,000 the surrounding districts. Numbers were The great change was due to the enormous billed, and injured in various places, ringMR COCHRAN FINDS THEM intresse in exporta (importe wet up to people jumping from windows in frigi

UNRELIABLE £16,000,000 between the period menilmed) The whole population of Forte Demaren LONDON, Beptember 7th,

and to 4 substantial drop in the imparts of is camping out. There were many victims The odd strike situation har sammed raw material, which indicate dedite inzi Cavediforme while Riversano Forni and Mr. Cochran has decided to abandon pro- somewhat brighter outlook as the result of new business, tad sam a telegram from Bir Robert Harze to Mr.The coal production from January two are in ruins Violent shocks Emillie tonight, saying that, in order to August 7th was 142,000,000 tone which is avoid any misunderstandings regarding the equivalent to an annual reduction of a mil- Aiovernment's sild the Miners Federa. lion tons on 1913 when there were 100,000- tion's points of view; be will be glad if Mr. fewer mincha Smillie will bring his Executive to the Board of Trade on September 9th to die cuss the present situation.. Hz Bmine has hot yet replied.

MINERS TO MEET GOVERNMENT.

Ist to were felt at Nice

The wages in the index tradem wire 191 per cent, higher in July then in June before the war The working hours of over half * million persons were reduced since Janu- úty 1st on an average of four hours weekly. It is reported that the wholesale prits of LONDON, September 8th. some commodities, in July, declined mban At the Trade Union Congrows in wally. The effect on the retail prices is sungunged that the Miners Federation said to be showing it but is at yet had decided to meet the Government to observable by the pubic generally.

BOLSHEVIST DEMONSTRATIONS

ORGANISED..

LONDON, September 8th,

It is reported that Labour demonstration,

oFo Bolshevist nature have been planned

ANGLO FRENCH LOAN. FRANCE PREPARED TO PAY

A Haybe 210s go By

THE ST LEGER

WON BY CALIGULA.

ay, September 8th. The rank of the Bt. Leger war:

Caligula, (A. Bugthy (... Silvern (

Manton (Lane),

Fourteen rati

Won by: half Three lengths between second The betting was Calig Bilvern & 201 and Manfor 33 to 155

Uiviero (Canebourne), wax the probable statters

INTERNATIONAL

SUGAR

Paus, September 7th

NION

NO LONGER IN

(oniteur

October 15th

in nearly all European countrike for Through upping "September 28th, if the Britsan, miners, drafta and credit: ope

actually" "krike then. The demonstrations the Frenols Treas will include one day general strikes de faly for the manding recognition of the Soviete Furnes of 250,0 thermore a fresh series of armed outbreak France's are of

Ireland will be launched simultaneously Forbed in United Binder" in $1915

Fold repriming International.

Tram Septem

Lospor, September 8th. fessional boxing promotion owing to the disregard of obligations displayed by so inny boxers The immediate cause is Pete Herman cabling his Insbility to fulfil da contract to meet Wilde in London on September 27th. 3

Mr. Cochran bag witho

withdrawn, bis offer of 250,000 to back Dempsey for a fight with Carpentier in London sad. Lisa, released Carpentier from the contract signed last

SHIPPING LEGISLATION.

LABOUR PARTY'S NEW BILL.

(1)

with big parcels a motley bexful of humani piled fogether indiscrimina before

ly, some hanging on the strape, sonte atting on, cleaning against those on the nomi Larcopy | Car after car passes before one corner slang No. 388, with any possibility of one being

and squeeze into it, or cling on behind like an name and attachment or an after thought," za showe

in a hurry are often forced to do. Man gcars do not panse at all at the simply whirling past in a cloud windows sid ventilators closed)

appeared for the humanity almost suffocating emand

next jat

dosen or do artre adventi for dear life behind, their in the windelike peras

might not to be seen in

the world

Nor is the case very national railways,

qual in but

be thought that

agistrate had a right

TRADE

and

the sum of

to grant bail The pro

Mr. Hutchison granted. €11,000) 26

HMS KENT”, SOUVENIRS DESIRED

A correspondensat the Naval and MVibary, Gazelle Although the armoured cruz boen soll, out of the Royal long, not being fit for t A bit hoped brethe Assoc

Ken and Kontish Men th of the ship by be non deine tion in the bounty Leo fue te the hand-wai

Lonnor, Septembár. 7th. ext bar been stieg of the Labour arty's Merchant pping Bill": was recently inte

great

the flag pr action, may

OPPORTUNITIES IN

FORMOSA

jesty's Couzuki,

ropart fxótures" for which for in FormDER. and material meni aucos 1 required, for

and" steel, minke

•homilate to

poote for the in this island aro

goods of the clas not be obtainal

but see, no amount of order for pentioned above could

jlith manufacturers/ of capital arm coming to the island from Japan, and then

Moreover large amount

much