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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25TH,

MINERS STRIKE:

THREAT OF

RAILWAYMEN ·

PROSPECT OF SETTLEMENT

HOME RULE BILL.

FINANCIA) PROPOSALS.

MISSING LINK SEARCH:

NEW AMERICAN

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH MASTER'S AGENOT.]

THE STRIKES SITUATION, MINERS REPRESENTATIVES

HOPEFUL

Lorpor, October gard, This morning outlook in the industrial elination may be summed up in the words

EXPEDITION.

NO PROGRESS TOWARDS BETTLEMENTE

LATEST CABLES

THE IRISH SITUATION.

FINANCIAL PROPOSALS OF HOME

RULE BILL

MOM LATEST CABLES,

COIL MARKET SENSATION: Loypos, Delober 21s

DUTCH COMMENT, While the Labour leaders continuing ALAY

AS AMSTERDAM, October 23rd. explore a means of bringing the The Hindblad, commenting on the Government and the miners together.naubeldiary Standard Oil Company statem allotted to the Banque de Paris, and 40 thai 61 per cent, of, the capital will be per cent to the Standard Oil Groupington Evany moved the adoption of the It draws attention to the fact that the Financial resolutions of the Home Rule Banque de Paris recently participated in

LONDON, Uctober 22nd, In the House of Commons, Sir E. Worth

FOODLESS AND HOMEL

SAN APPEAL ON BEHALF

WALCHOW DESTITUTES.

Bishop D. Pamunt, Vicar-Apostolic Hongkong, has jased the following appeals

The protracted political disturbances South China have brought in their train much distress and misery among at patives in the prefectural distrięta of We homeless: Score of families are in a sta |chów............. Thousands have been reader

the transactions, in which the Royal Dutch Bill, and said that the general schets of of utter destitution. The first cmp and the Shell are also represented and finance provided for two you», Ireland almost all destroyed by the soldiers.

been completely robbed and the seco contends that the new agreement can

tangible progress towards a settlement has been made. Yesterday the discussions rex. tred around the proposals by Mr. Brass

While the sction of the railwaymen and also the transport workers is uncertain, the situation is described as gravely Hoyal Dutch and Shell On the contrary services, the contribution being divided beir lives are to be saved. I put forth

hardly be regarded as directed against the contributed £18,000,000 inwards the Imperial My Mission priests have writzon lab rritical.

for immediate assistance. It is poss the fact that the Banque de Paris is inti. The South Wales mindys will to-morrow mately related to both groups fadicates tween. Southern and Northern Ireland. urgent appeal in the bore that the genero have to decide whether all workmen shall

that an agreement has been reached.

The Government will be empowered to provide shelter and clothing for the ho

minded will help to feed the hungry be withdrawn from the piss.

SEARCHING FOR MISSING Falling &

duce the contribution, if it thought it less Shall I appeal in vain confiden settlement at the end of the month, a ne

HALLINK

edge | trust I should not. Hiedat qui cilu dat. necessary after the second financial year, "Any contribution, however small, ho markable proposal will be discussed, AMERICAN EXPEDITION TO ASIA and thereafter the contribution will be anbe sent to me at the Cathedral Mine to whether the miners should

LONDON, October 23rd. jeet ba periodical revision at the end of House, Caine Road, and will be grate the

rnilvarmen.and

received. wurkers with a view to taking over and York states that the Missing Link not agree to the transfer of the Castons in their extremity

The Fuly a correspondent at New every five years. The Government couk With Dry blessing on all those who

forward to At my poor children in pedition, promoted by the-Museum, of running the mines during the strike. Natural History and the Americas Asiatic duties, Income Tax and Super Tax to the

Meanwhile, the road transport, werkers, has been provided will leave New York Irish Parliament.

Sockety for which a fund of £50,000 sterling who have got their own dispute as regards be the headquarter of the expedition early in February for Peking which wil a minimum wage,

have not come to which, it is hoped will bring back the greatest natural history collection of the

PROGRESS TOWARDS PEACE.

LONDON, October 22nd. There are indications that the Railway men's Executive blundered badly when

with they decided on a atrike on Octiber 94th unless the mining trouble worn solved.

Incidentally, Mr. Thomas has authorised the statement that he in personally opposed to the decision. Influences are evidently st

transport

41.

- af Mr. Lloyd George yesterday to a deputa work at least to secure a suspension of the decision, and a split manifested itself a world mincement says that

tion on the temperance question.

The Premier declared that peace may be brought about within a few hours. On the ather hand, the situation may delelop into om of the greatest struggles the country haw ever experienced.

week

thesatened measure.

It is understood that the miners, as to

yesterday's Conference as regarde striking. The Ministry of Labour has intervened morrow joint conference with railwaymen, and there are hopes that a strike may be will I suggest a postponement until after a "pecial meeting of the Trade Union Com gress which, the latter's Parliamentary

The miners representatives, late last Committee decided today, after long deli- night, werd diastinetly hopeful that the and will me a great improvement. The Government's condition that advance in wages must depend on increased output still holds, ami the miners realise the fact that adequate guarantees are required.

There is a strang feeling that railway stoppage would not be responded to by pore" than 50 per cent of the railway yes. Mr. J. H. Thomas is definitely stated to

be opposed to a railway strike. The opinion is held that he would resign the leadership if such a strike occurred. Meanwhile, the strike has already rendered idle at least 150,000 workers; and the miners wages lost simonat to £3,500,000 and the coal lost to

3,180,000 ton

TO POSTPONE KALLWAY STRIKE.

LONDON, October and

The Daily Express understands that determined attempt to postpone the strike notices has been decided on. The railway eader: Mr. J. H. Thomas has refused to sign thy strike notices.

RAY OF HOPE.

LONDON, October 22nd... A ray of hope has appeared in the coal situation as a result of informal converse. tions between Minister and miners, and it is stebol, that the executive of the Miners Federation, most of whom are scattered over the country, may be summoned to Lon. don to-day.

It is pointed out that the miners' leaders #equally disconcerted as the Ministerial.

by the railwaymen's and transport „workers' precipitate action which was not invited and not wanted by the miners This we least is a sign that the miners do not desire fresh obstacles in the path of the present conversation, and the desire for a settlement is known to be very

Smilie, speak

At Glasgow last night, declared that “if the Government concede the 28 advance, we are willing to with the mine ownere, and we

Avorted.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE-

RAILWAYMEN.

Losnow, October 22nd."

An important statement was made in beration, to couroue on October 37th.

The Executives of all the Unions affliat George before the adjournment as regardia the House of Commons by Mr. Llaya ed to the Congress have been summoned to the strike position. He said that informal be d

this conference whose object is carefully discussions with the miners and their stated iz

friends, had been taking place during the namely... such help success of their efforts for the settlement summon a conference of owners and miners. two days with a view to arriving at a conclusion regarding the best time to of the disputa"

Full discussions were progressing favour.

auces ot

non-committal

The Museum's early home of the human races and what leading scientists believe that Ails, was the ever light which may be thrown on the origin of man will ecrse from the great Central Asian plateau.

The Star announces that Mr. J. P. Morgan and Mr. Harriman, of shipping fane, bave subscribed to the venture.

M.C.C. AUSTRALIAN TEAM. UNABLE TO LAND AT PERTH

Northern Counties would not shirk their Sir Edward Carson said that the six share of the contribution.

ENSEX REGIMENT PATROL

· AMBUSHED.

FAMINE RELIEN: DIFFICULTIES OF WORK

DOUBTFUL OFFICIALS,

A Tientsin message, dated the 13th

Commitee received $100.000 yesterda

It is understood that the Tientsin Rehell from Shanghai. This is prenamed to an allocation of the $975,000 appropriated be the Shanghai organisation for famine

relief."

LONDON, October. 23rd. A patrol of seven men of the Essor Regi ment, which was being conveyed in motor borty, was ambushed by 1908ing Feiners in Co. Cork, and put up great resistance for an hour until three were killed and three wounded when the attackers made a bayonet charge on the solitary survivor and knocked him down, the Committee here is fabouring through This illustrates the difficulty under which It is officially stated that the Sinn Feiners Incomplete co-operation with Peking, bo- did not-assist the wounded but searched the cause the Committees uncertain pockets of the dead and the wounded for funds are coming in and being distribüt loot. No arrests were made, sang P

Consequently, there is danger of, som The first motor-lorry, containing import districts being overlapped and and at despatches, burst through the ambush neglected.

escaped. anguage,

to consider how best to give to. the miners to casure the

past

PERTH (W AUSTRALIA), Oct. 22nd. Owing to a case of typhus on board the and the Marylebone Cricket Club eam vill Usterity, the ship has been quarantined not be allowed to disembark at Perth. The The Osterley nails for Adela de to-dayı

BRITISH COLUMBIA.

AGAINST DRY " AUT.

watch has been abandoned."

ingly in favour of Government control of

Bris

VANCOUVER, October 22nd, British Columbia has voted overwhelm liquor sale at a special election. The de elusive, the majority against the measure feat of the present Dry Act was con- being 18,000 votes,

VILNA EPISODE.

pressed a desire that no separate body precipitato action of the Railwaymen's The Committe has simultanecoaly ex-ably wait this afternosis when the very should take action which may tend to de- Executive undoubtedly embarrassed both feat unity of effort. The foregoing moves parties. He condemned it as an exceed result of the impression that the informal which nobody desired. (Cheer.) He was kave evidently been determined upon se a ingly rash and indiscreet interference conversations to-day, which are being con- perfectly certain that it had not helped LITHUANIA PROTESTS TO LEAGUE tinued to-morrow, between ministers and anybody and had been a great misfortune miners' leaders, with a view to arriving at which bad added most seriously to sho

LONDON, October 22nd. a basis for a conference of mine owners and obvious difficulties.

The Lithuantan Charge d'Affaires in miners with the Goveriment are likely to versations, had not been broken off and bo requesting the application of Paragraph Nevertheless, con Nsitions against the occupation of Vilno London ha protrated to the League of bear good fruit.-

hoped they would be rasumed, but it would XVI of the Covenant with reference to arbitration by the League, and he adds be much easier if the miners were left to that the Lithuanian Government has evi conduch the negotiations without interference that Warsaw is continuously instruct

ing Deligowski ence from bodies ignorant of the facts

EARLIER CABLES. GRAVE DANGER OF OTHER WORKERS COMING OUT.

LONDON, October 20th. Mr. J. H. Thomas has stated that the railwaymen have decided to strike at mid- night on Bunday unless negotiations between the Government and the miners are opened before the 23rd instant. BREACH BETWEEN GOVERNMENT

AND WORKING CLASSES 1

LONDON,, October 21st..

Conference today, the Secretary (Mr. At the close of the Transport Workers' Williams) Issued a statement that unless something tangible happens between the Government and the Miners Federation within twenty-four hours, isane would have to be joined between the whole working classes and those supporting the Govern ment.

INDUSTRIAL PARALYSIS.

Mr. Thomas asked Mr. Lloyd George to believe that every hour was precious. He taked him, however much he deplored the railwayman's responsible for it, not to allow the decision and whoever wis

tione. He dedared his anxiety to find to prevent a continuance of the negotia

a bridge despite the opposition from his own side. He appreciated the Fres mier's conciliatory stalement and reiterat decision would not stop negotiations. ed his appeal that the railwaymen's

Thera is reason to believe that the rail waymen's decision was carried by ek majority in face of Mr Thomas efforts. to secure a postponement of a strike.

MINERS PEACE TERMS.

LONDON, October 21st. Mr. Hodges, the Minera Becretary, has issued a statement of the miners' condi- LONDON, October 21st.

tions of peace. They are: Firstly, the -Although London has not yet felt the erance that they are anxious for output Government must accept the miners as effects of the strike to any extent, the and are willing to co-operate in securing paralyals which is gradually creeping over it, soundly, the 2/- wage demand must industry is startlingly illustrated in Lan be conceded unconditionally, thirdly, cashire and Cheshire, where official returns committees shall be established to deal with rate of about 3,000 daily and that doua-are prepared to do their pars in securing show an increase in unemployment at the output. It is pointed out that the miner tion benefit was yesterday paid to nearly entpat provided they are enabled, jointly 30,000 people,

with the owners, to exercise some control over the causes of low output and to check technical and other reasons and chase of Jaefficiency,

Many steamers are idle for want of car know that output can be increased within gone, and the seafaring community

to 6 months by 20,000,000 tons, MINERS EXECUTIVE TO MEET

RAILWAYMEN.S

LONDON, October 22nd.

already safering great hardship.

"Between 50,000 and 100,000 transport workers are compulsorily idle throughout the country, whilst the railway services are being gradually ent down.

AMERICAN TRADE ABROAD. GREAT FINANCIAL CORPORATION

PROJECT. VER

The Railwaymen’a: Conference has invics and Swansen, whers numbers, of tinplate WARNER WASHINGTON, October 21st.

ed the Miners' Executive to meet them at 4 o'clock to-morrow. The Miners' Exec tive has been called to London to meet and consider the railwayment's invitation and the general situation.

PROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT

There are 20.000 unemployed at Cardiff workers have signed contracts to go to Canada as they are fed up with strikes and the uncertainties of Welsh industry. ULTIMATUM TO GOVERNMENT LONDOR, October 22nd.

1 is understood that despite the ALATKE of the railwaymen and transport wor Grent significance is attached to the call-Ministerialists and the miners with a view to strike, informal conversations between ing of the Miners. Executive in London to finding a basis for a coal settlement ara to-morrow, it fogarded as the first containing of the instion real move towards ending the deadlock, for The of the situation is evidenced

THE HARDING CONTROVERSY ENLIGHTENMENT FROM PARIS.

LONDON, October 23rd.

been somewhat enlightened by a message The recent controversy in America as regards Senator Harding's statement has

toned Senator from the Paris paper Zaberle, which states

recently ques Senator. Harding declared that no official representative of Franco approached him and emphasises that the correspondent only carried out his professional duties."

MILLTOWN MALBAY OUTRAGE:

The Relief Committee resterday ed 3.000 bags of grain and $25.000 in LONDON, October 22nd.

to Trangchow, as distributing centre-

It is felt at present that few official The Military Court, enquiring into the the famine area can be relief on Conse abush of the police at Miltown Malbayquently food and funds are being sent t on Uctober 9th when two constables were missionaries, who can co-operate with the

their death. killed, has found that the men were wil local officials, abile keeping a tight hand fully murdered by about fifty unknown on the purse-strings persons, that expanding bolles word sed and that the deceased were robbed after

NEW CONSTABULARY FORCES

LONDON, October 22nd, Two policemen were killed and 6 wounded In an ambush whilst going by a motor- lorry from Bandon to Cork

the opinion that the funds are not coming A prominent committee man expresses in here as quickly as had been hoped, eas sidering the famine as at our very doors, but a bigger campaign is being developed next week.

SEEKING A FAMINE

LOAN.

forces of the Constabulary which will be

It is officially announced that the new CHINA recruited among well-disposed persons in Ireland will be divided into three classes; Penter Correspondent at Peking say the first class will consist of whole time mea

taking to do occasional duty; and the third sortim for a famine nun of $12,000,000 second class will course of mondo dereched the representatives of the Old Cou enlisted for a minimum of six months; the that the Chinese Government has appro

class will be called up only in case of an and the proposal has been referred to the emergency and will only serve in the die New Consortium triet convenient to itself is reported that the Internatima ALLEGED RAID ON GOVERNMENT Government should raise lonas, mocntion Famaria Committee has suggested that the tó 50,000,000, wecured on various turtaxes.

The first issue of famine lottery tickets: will be 80,000 tickets at $8 and the second. will be 20.000 tickets at 82.

ARMOURY

LONDON, October 22nd, Frequent and violent explosions of firing are Onazring this morning in various parts of Dublin. It is reported that the

captured a large quantity of arms, Government armoury has been raided

Ona report states that the raiders have ammunition and bombs, and that the explosions are caused by the raiders using against the polies. **

that "its on the matter the captured grenades in a running fight

RUSSIAN OUTLOOK. "LENIN'S UNMATHEMATICAL-

CLAIM.

No Lave will be levied on grain beiner transported to the famine areas for thre

months

FIVE "TUCHUNS" FOR KUANGTUNG.

FASTING LORD MAYOR AT POINT received a telegram from the Carlos The Government at Peking recently

OF DEATH

LONDON, October 23rd. It was stated at midnight that Mr. Macwiney was at the point of death.

EARLIER CABLES. STOCKHOLM, October 22nd. Lenin, addressing the Congress at Mos

ARMOURY BAID REPORT. cow, said that General Wrangel was the only danger and claimed that the Russian

LONDON, October 22nd economic actuation strengthening in Dublin have not been substantiated The rumour of a raid on an armoury out by the current, budget which is published attack on a policeman who was despite the blockade. This is hardly borne They appear to have originated in an shoving expenditure 1,150 milliard roubles wounded and revenus 150 milliard roubles. Food and Commisariat are now climated 179 milliard roubles

TIES ON POLISH FRONT ENTIRE CESSATION OF HOSTILI

T WARSAW, October 2ist.

Military operations have ceased along the entire front in accordance with the armistice terme

CONDITION OF KING OF GREECE. APTEMPT UNSTING'S LIFE

LONDON, October 22nd.

SWEDISH CABINET

The Branting Cabinet has

and

STOCKHOLM, October 22nd,

resigned.

Society for the Union of the Country stating: It gives us unbounded pleasures to learn that General Mo Yung-hein kaw expressed his desire to retire froto or province, but we are disappointed with tim actions of various military leaders whis bave compelled the Tuchun to leave our province. Taking advantage of the di turbed condition of the province, gangs off. “fafei" and robbers have arisen every where in the districts on the banks of the these gangs numbering from hundroda * rivers at the east, weet and north," ank thousands are well armed and have proved this in not the worst. La Fe-lin and W to be a scourge to the inhabitants. But

In the House of Commons, Mr. Shorts Fan-ping have both expressed their desire has introduced & Bill to make exceptional to becoms Tuchun of Kwangtung Tang munity in cases of emergency,

his Tuchen's Yames LiYno-han hame provisions for the protection of the coming-kwang has already made a Auchan

seal to stamp all documents issued > froma. declared himself Tuchun of Kwangtang wh Hongkong and will soon come back to Censon to take pp office and Cherr Chinng-wing has established his Tabi offics at Swatow and has appointed H Chung-chi, Vice Tutub. According to one observation after the departure of Generak MYg asin there will appour Tuchung and Tuius quarreling amang, themselves. It is requested that a telegenen.

Yanghai to stay in Canton tempor be sent by the Central Government to La

ang ting requesting him to order

to mainter order before no

maghalves, Various daimasta to the post

to sest to the reorganization

NEWSPAPERS SUPPRESSED

IN CANTON;

The American Bankers Association has the sensational responsible for cation from the 22nd inst, by order of The Cantan Timer and all other news The Rome Menager is responsible for Papers in Canton had to suspend publi- approved the report of the committee re been made by Professor Vidal, who has trop la Kwanging, who will dams to commending the organisation of a hundred been attending the King of Gresso

Mu Yung bajen, commanding the Kwangal million dollar corporation to provide Dr. Vidal declared that the monkey be Tuchun of the province means to extend 'American trade abroad which bit the Ung was suffering from Bince the withdrawal of the censors by United States of a thousand million artificially inoculated. Honce an attempt in Canton on September 28th last ne The plan contemplates the sale in the

rables with which the monkey had been the administration under Mu Yung bien

ton at the beginning of the new year. foreign credits. It is hoped to start opera dollars' worth of debentures to Provide on the king's life has been made

Papers have been able to publish whatever ARS BARLIER CABLES

In the course of a refreshing normam al news, they saw fit to print, and comments yesterday's morning service at St. Andrew m have not been favourable to the Kwangsi Church, Kowloon, the Boy, WI Grimhane SURGEON'S RACE TO ATHENS, SOVIET ULTIMATUM OT it le the first meeting of tas Executive since by the fact that Mr. William

Party To prevent further Press support Theinas, who, by the way, is leaving Ma SIL Aturss, October ARMENIA. stelen was declared Accordingly, it is con- declaration not only committed the trans-

to the Cantonese cause, the Kwange Party Colony to-morrow, related an inc Professor Vidal, wha came from Parishna ordered the suspension of all news regarding's post-card which is too good so aldered that there is a strong possibility of port workers but was virtually a threat of HELP FROM ALLIES REQUESTED, after a pathetic poene in the royal cham Canton Press Association Inte in the event the words. Be of good cheer"

specially to attend King Alexander, left papers in Canton, the order reaching the be forgotten. The preacher took for his the negotiation with the Government and national strike in all industries. It is eas owners being resumed before, the fatal Bun Trade Union, Congress, which sat yester It is reported that the Boviel Govern of $12,000

pointed out in this connection that the

bora His Majesty decorated Prof. Vidal ing of October Sind when some journals said that some one once, received day midnight. To-morrow and Sunday are dense ha costierised auch & threat, ment has sent an ultimatum to Armenia, Meanwhile, M Deblet, the surgic

Panit, October 2185, and the Government has handed him a fee had already gone to press. The action is for which he had to pay a penny as therefore, to be crucial perioda

It is noteworthy to remark that the which is regarded as a most serious ultima demanding permission for the immediate specialist, is racing across the Continent story of Canton. It is not believed that cheer Inscribed in very, small later declared to have no parallel in the Fress postage. On examining the past powerful Associated Society of Enginemen road transport workers threatened Armenia in order to elect a junction with and hopes to arrive on Friday evening

tam to the Government Meanwhile, d

closely he found the words, the transport of Bolshevik troops through from Paris in a special train to Athens, order will stand very la corner of the spac and Firemen, whose membership is over tional strike hes been declared off the the Turkish Nationalists in Aria Minor. Arrangements have been made to clear the

The fact that the newspapers are obeying address, Underneath seventy thousand, has not yet come to a Federation dropping the national minimum It la probable that Armenia will refuse and lines for a non-stop zon to Rome. decision to join the railwaymen's strike if wage demand. The claim for an increase the result will be serious fighting. Armenia other special will carry the surgepu it eventuates and has deferred consideration will not be made locally by individual hp naked the Allim for help, but there has Taranto, where a Greek desta 0* wympathetic action until Monday,

Hot yothien-nzy decision on the patat,

triko

a

the

ord, of an oiled whom the Provin the postol stamp gal Assembly and the leading commercial Contrary to regula organizations have repudiated, seems aald many-of significant indication of the ength of his that there was somethin

regulations against being of goo