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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 1050.

NEW MYSTERY MAN:

SENSATIONAL STORY OF ARREST IN LONDON.

NEGRO

UNREST:

DUE TO BOLSHEVIK PROPAGANDA.

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VOTES FOR PROHIBITION

SURPRISING RESULTS OF PLEBISCITE IN CANADA.

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LATEST UABLES,

(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY-]

NO SEIZURE OF GERMAN PROPERTY.

DECISION OF BRITISH GOVERN MENT.

LONDON, October 26th. Totficially announced that the

· Government has, informed the German "Government that they do not intend to exercise the rights by which, under the Peace Treaty, German nationals' property in England could be seized in the event of voluntary default by Germany.

CHAM-

FEATHERWEIGHT

SPIONSHIP, HONEYMAN DEFEATS LEE.

LONDON, October 26th. At the National Sporting Club in a twenty-round' Featherweight Championship contest, Mike Honeyman beat Nancy Lee. In the nineteenth round Lee's towel was thrown in.'

IRISH OUTRAGES. SIR HAMAR GREENWOOD'S APPEAL TO PARLIAMENT,

LONDON, October 28th.

In the House of Commons, replying to This applies to German property in the the debate on the situation in Ireland and United Kingdom or under the United the allegations of fresh reprisals, Sir Kingdom's control, whether bank balances Hamar Greenwood said that, despite re- or goods in British bottoms or goods sentent outrages which he enumerated, the to England for sale. .·*

SOUTH AFRICAN UNREST, FOSTERED BY BOLSHEVIK PROPAGANDA.

LONDON, October 28th. South African newspapers point out thas the native inrest culminating in riote largely attributable to Bolshevik pro ♪ paganta noong the natives. The organ of the Communist Party has been urging the organisation of the native coloured races

He

policy of the Government was succeeding rapidly. The total number of outrages had rapidly decreased. The issue was now be tween the assassins of the Irish Republican Army and the British Government. asked the House to support him and the Government not in suppressing Sinn Fein on the Irish language, because they had never done that, but in tracking down these assassins who barred the way to any sothio ment of the Irish political question."

LATEST CABLES, FAR EASTERN CABLE

DEATH OF KING OF GREECE. PRINCE PAUL TO BE NEXT KING.

LONDON, October

NEWS

ĮTEMŌGAN ANGTEKʼN AGHOUT.] JAPANESE DEMANDS FROM CHINA

The Fimes Athens correspondent saym that the funeral of the late King has bee fixed for October 29th. The body is being conveyed to the Cathedral in Athens, morrow, where it will lie in stat»,"

M.Venizelos has issued a statement way. ing that Prince Paul would succeed to the Throne Prince Paul is at present absent from Greece Consequently, the Cabines would act as the Council of Regency, pead gies. ing Prince Paul's acceptance.

EARLIER CABLES.

FATAL TERMINATION TO MONKEY-BITE.

· London, October 25th. King Alexander of Greece, who was rew cently bitten byla monkey, is dead.

[King Alexander of Greece, who was born on August 151, 183, was chosen King of the Hellenes on the abdication of his father, King Constantine ("Tino '), in' 1917 by the coercion of the protecting Powers. The ex-Crown Prince was quired to leave the country with his farber.]

REGENT TO BE CHOSEN.“

ATHENS. October 25th. The dissolved Parliament will be con

Admiral Coundourioti's election is a foregone conclusion,

The elections to the National Assembly will possibly be postponed for a week.

-ARMISTICE DAY. FEATURE OF CELEBRATIONS IN LONDON.

Loxpos, October 25th.

THE

army

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SCOTTISH LETTER. SINN FEIN IN CLYDESDALE AND FIFESHIRE.

REPUBLIC FLAG-IN GLASGOW.

Prxrso, October 27th, [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] Quota yesterday morning, had a

EDINBUROR, September 15th lengthy interview with the Foreign Mini-Sensational reports are current about ter concerning the Nicolaevink affair in the existence of Sinn Fein army in which the Japanese msert that Chinese gan Scotland, and its alliance with the "Red" boats participated in the extermination of ionary displars kave taken place in Af the militant Socialists, Revohr-

the Japanese Hemaking serious de various parts of the country, particularly mands. Including compensation and apolo or Clydende and in Fifeshire, the Irish element being strong in both places, and it is efnimed that in Glasgow and district alone there are close on 4.000. Irishmen enrolled, armed, and drilled. Those in position to know the fact, however, say that the rumours are gross exaggerations, that try little drilling has taken place, And that, the Irish Volunteers are not in the posesion of either arms or amunt tion.

AMERICA AGREES TO FAMINE

SURTAX.

PEKINO, October 27th. The American Government has consented to China's request to impose a surtex on the Customs tariff for famino relief."

Great Britain is sympathetic bit has not yot: replied.

MINERS STRIKE.

A HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.

LONDON, October 93th,

A big Sinn Fein demonstration has just been held in Glasgow, in the St. Andrew's Hall. The revolutionary, tricolour was free ly displayed, the passtiges were lined by Irish Volunteers, and in a prominent poni tion on the platform were a number of

rosetter

THE LATE LORD MERRAY OF ELIBANK..

THE SUNDAY SCHOO CONVENTION AT TOKYO.

HOW ITS SUCCESS MAY BE JUDGED.

What alandard is one to apply în judg ing of the miccess of such a gathering the Sunday School Convention f-nska the Japan Advertiser in a leading article, and it goes on to say it is--thers would be of the members a pleasant holiday. no point in denying the fast-for many is also an opportunity for exchanging view

and courage revived. As the missionary and expericacey, and it is an occasion on- which sinking faith may be strengthened."

it, it formed a means of encouraging reminding them that they farm pars af and inspiring the Japanese churches beg

great international army. From all these points of view the Convection mors sense of change which makes a holiday vict be regarded as having been successful The to the East unch an unforgettable experi hospitality which the Japanese nation cace was supplemented by the overflowing never fails to extend on such occasion and the kindnowa that made many Japan Lee offer their varely opened to

guests added greatly to the pleasures of the visit. Of the vast stimulus provided by the assembling from the ends of the earth of a company of earnest workers for an engrossing cause there is no need to speak. exchange ofexperiences and comparison of The more technical benefits aceining from methods will be summed up by more comm petent pens, but there is no doubt that in its function of mutual education tha Convention was also sucessful.

Any

In visiting a non-Christian country the The cual, strike negotiations are proceed.young pricate wearing Sie Fein by the hope that the gathering would con

Lorganisers of the Convention were inspired duce to the spread of the Christian gospel ing hopefully After an

Aura Contern The speeches were all in the same strain-hope can only be tested by time."

in Japan. The fulfilment or failure of this voked as speedily as possible for the electthe Premier Sir Robert Horne, violent denunciation of the Government and attempt to anticipate results would

Mr. Bonar Law, Mr. Bridgeman (Secre- British democracy, with veiled threats as mistaken. It was at least evident that the tion of a Regent.

tary of Mines), Mr. Duncan (Coal Con- to what would happen if the Irish Repablie great heartened bythe spirit and simon-

Japanese Chrisians who were present wor troller) and representatives of the coal

was not recognised. One speaker contend phers of the gatherings. They are a monit that Ireland was justified in using realized and it is seldom that they find Binority-how very small is not alwaye owners this morning, miners' representa-perry wrapon at its command, and said themselves accommodated in the best build tives conferred with the Premier at Down that Sinn Fein had an army in Scotland ing in the capital, befriended by the lead ing Street for nearly two hours, after that was for use, not for show.

ing men of the empire, and occupying the daily attention of the press.

More which the delegates proceeded to consult The authorities are fully alive to the over, it is naturally difficult for a tiny the Miners Extentive.

situation, and may be relied upon to take indifference of the mass. bit when thi

minority to maintain its energy amid the Mr. Brace stated that the mixer re prompt action in the event of unlawful minority, finds that it is part of a mov presentativ

will again moet the Premier

Proceedings is understood, that Sinn men which embraces the whole sweep of Western civilization its heart iš uplifted A feature of the Armistice Day celebra at sight o'clock this evening.

Feir intend to "make good use of any and it is encouraged in its task of " leave discontent in the mining and other districting the lamp In that respect it wi tions, on November 11th, in London, this

The

only official statement so far inade should the cool strike materialise."

not be denied that the Convention ham. year, will be the burial of an unknown was a statement by the Premier in the

advanced the missionary cause in Japan. British warrior in Westminster Abbey, House of Commons this afternoon, that to operate with white workers to seize THREE MORE POLICEMEN KILLED. and preparations and being made to deal he hoped the negotiations would avoid he is a great loss to Liberalism and to Scottish the powers of government and defend their

with the enormous crowds which are de necessity of establishing

Liberalism in particular. There have been a tribunal to

A notable seafaring career is closed by conquests by foros,

many Chief Whips in the last quarter of the retirement, as the age of 74, of Cap Thomas Steven, a Dundonian, who 54 year out as great Parliamentary figures. Steven's first ship was the Santiago, month), Sir Alexander Aeland Hood, and he served with the B.1.S.N. Co, in their Marjoribanks (afterwards Lord Tweed engaged in the West Coast trade. Ther bank, who had probably as much to do with China Captain Steven afterwards joined as he was then known, the Master of Eli- ships which plied between Calcutta and the making of party fortunes as the party the sa. "Jumno, which was sunk in the leaders themselves. To the Master of Eli-Indian Ocean by the German raider Felje. party in the two elections of 1910 was mained captives on the raider for several bank the success at the poll of the Liberal The Captain, along with his mater, res largely attributed, and it was on his advice mouths, and were ultimately transferred to It taken. He piloted his party through the is among the British masters who have

that the second election in that year war German internment camps. Capt. Stere difficult period of the Land Budget, and reparation claims against the German Go the House of Lords." -When, first made Whip, there were many in the Liberal appointment, and himself was not sure some 8,000 acres of word disposa party who doubted the wisdom of the ing Countess of Seafield is

The little fourteen-year-old cello-play that he possessed the requisite qualities estates, or, rather, her trustees are doing

ORIGIN OF RIOTS.

PORT ELIZABETH, October 28th. The natives concerned in the riots belong te an organisation of a pernicious character which-responsible native opinion has out- spokenly condemned.

BARLIER CABLES.

LONDON, October 25th.

guised, ambushed a Polier, patrol of nine in County Sligo." Three policemen were killed and three wounded.

ANOTHER PARLIAMENTARY

DEBATE.

The death of Lord Murray of Elibank

CLOSE OF A LONG BEA CARKER-

One hundred armed men, who were dissirous of partaking in the impressive cere inquire into the best means of increasing a century, but not more than three stand ago joined the merchant service. Capt.

mony,

coal production, but it is unofficially stated The body "of the unknown warrior,

who thas the coal-owners have assured the died in the early part of the war, will beGovernment that they are ready to co brought from the British battlefield in operate fully in increasing ontent, whilst Franço in a simple coffin, specially made the miners are prepared to do their best for the purpose, and will be carried to the to reduce absenteeism and to stipulate that Abbey on a gun-carrings covered with the | if aalpat is materially increased their national flags. It will be placed in the grave wages will rise beyond the 2/- claimed,

to these conditions that the 2/- increase be granted immediately:

NATIVES THREATEN STRIKE. -

LONDON, October 25th In the House of Commers, prior to the PORT ELIZABETH, October 28th. The city is quiet. Most of the natives debate on the Emergency Powers Bill, Mr.

apparently are working. "A strong fproofT. P. O'Connor obtained leave to move the with pomp and ceremony befitting the afatis understood that it is proposed subject the ensuing controversy as to the powers of eroment, ple

ber 1st.

MYSTERY "MAN."

ALLEGED BOLSHEVIK SPY IN LONDON,

It is noteworthy that the Miners' Execu

the Government submits acceptable sugges

tions.

A SPEYSIDE COUNTERS.

of armed police has been stationed at adjournment in order to draw attention tones of the earth.

Field Marshals, Generals and Admirals sential pointa An anxions feature of the renewal of "the policy of frightfulpess

situation is that the natives declare in Ireland by indiscriminate shooting, will act as pall-bearers, and the procession, that they will come out on strike on Novem.ogging, incendiarism and the arming of a which will be the King, the Royal Prinesi. Į tiver is empowered to call off the strike it But in a short time it was discovered that so for her. A Peeress in her own right,

Cabinet Ministers and representatives of

he had the gift of diplomacy and the Art she owns vast territories in Morayshire the Army and the Navy, will march to the

of managing mea, and be gave the impres Banffshire, and, Invernesshire The pre sion that he revelled in his work. The more perties are heavily encumbered, but should Abbey through the streets of London, to

CONVERSATIONS TO PROCEED. difficult the times, the more he appeared be freed by the time Lady Seaseld coor the accompaniment of military bands play.

LONDON, October 26th,

to be at ease. A genial smile and a temper of age. Her father, Earl Senfield, a hard to ruffle were his chief assets, and he killed in France while serving with ther of the bells of the Abbey. ing funeral parches with a muffed peal the result of the leaders

The Miners' Executive, after considering had also the faculty of making men feel Camerons.

that, he was personally interested in their GREAT TENNIS AND BUGBY PLAYER. conference with favourite projects, and even shared their It is understood that one of the my Mr. Lloyd George to-night, adjourned grievance: These are valuable qualities in Rugby referees for the season will b service will be held, and the coffin will be Hodges, stated that nothing bad happened othed troubles that in another man of the Rugby game, and was without ques When the Abbey is reached, a burial unul the morning. The Secretary, Mr. Whip when a party is in dificulties, and Rev. Robert Irons, the famous lawn de placed in the grave which will be filled with to cause a discontinuance of the conversa, might have brought down the party. As tion, one of the greatest full backs Septlant in the case of the Master of Elibank they player. He has had a lot of experistom manager of the Liberal party funds he ever possessed. Unfortunately he ran up known's resting tions with the Government,

showed unusual business abilities, and it against Walter Forest, and it was the was said that the war chest was never so super excellence of the Kelso player than strong as during his time...

prevented him gotting his plaes in thes THE PRESIDENT, OF INDIA'S PARLIAMZET,

Scottish International team. OBITUARY,

LONDON, October 20th.

A sensational story concerning a mystery man arrested yesterday, who is believed to be a Bolshevik spy, was told at Bow Street this morning, when the alien, who had refused to give any information regard ing himself was charged with failing to register.

the Orange Volunteers In Unter." The debate will take place tonight

FASTING MAYOR DEATH. DUBLIN IN MOURNING.

LONDON, Uctober 25th. The news of the death of Mr. MacSwiney was received in Dublin with profound grief. The city Hag is half-masted, but Mansion Hohse, over which the flag flies British troops are in possession of the There are signs of waiver mourning and prayers for the repose of Mr. MacSwiney are being offered in all the churches.

#EXCITEMENT IN DUBLIN.

"LATPE

soil taken from the place in France.

The Abboy will then opened to the gen-

The news of the death of Mr. MacSwine oral public which will be allowed to file caused a profound sensation in Cork, The prosecuting counsel described him as All public functions have been adjourned

which inmediately went into mourning past the grave and pay homage to the the most dangerous and the most undesir, and there is a general suspension of Glorious Dead, On the way to the Abbey,

A activity, Bp for

able individual who had acted on a 8 have occup far, however, no disorders the cenatoph in Whitehall will be unveiled between unong resolutionaries in Great Boon after the death was

was known the by the King precisely at 11 o'clock in the Britain and Russia. The prisoner was con- raiding the Mansion House, which they morning, when there will be two minutes Dublin military showed great activity, vering a number of letters one of which sourced from top to bottom, whilst barbed silence in honour of the dead. was from Mi Sylvia Pankhurst to Léniaire entanglements were thrown across the roads. Vehicles were stopped and search stating that Great Britain was not ready. The city is in a most excited state.

TO. DODGE PEACE UERMANS STILL SEARCHING FOR TREATY.

PRETEXTS.

a revolution. The letters were address ed to the Third International Bureau Moscow. It is understood that the scoused isa Bcandinavian or a Fian

The Crae was remanded.

VICTORY FOR DRYS." CANADIAN INDUSTRIAL CENTRES BUPPORT PROHIBITION.

MONTREAL, October 20th. The "Drys" have been victorious in Alberta, Manitoba, Baskatchewan and -Nova Sostis in a general plebiscite on the question of, protribiting the importation of liquors from other provinces.

The cities of Winnipeg and Halifax voted against Prohibition but nearly all

a mining and industrial centres, which

pected zo vote wet

returned

PAR18, October 24th.

A Havas message says:-- The German semi-official-Press is still relentless in attempting to find all sorts of reasons for Germany to dodge the Peace Treaty stipulatione, plant

WEEK'S RACING ABANDONED

LONDON, October 25th

bridgeshire Shakes, is being abandoned.

All raving this week, including the Cam

GOVERNMENT SEEKS NEW

POWERS.

His Majesty will enter the Abbey m foot Powers Bill pending the remnit of the strike the bigger affairs with which the averaYC, HCM.G., K.QB., son of the later

Though the appointment of Mr. A. F. Whyte, formerly M.P. for Perth, as first At Kirkenky, Lieut. Col. W. T. Ka President of India's new Legislative all late 19th Hussars, Cam Assembly, has come as a surprise, the Quartermaster, Aldershot, and Begretmeng selection is none the less regarded The V.C. was gained during a cavalry of Fife Territoriál Association for 12 yenge and itable particularly in Scotland, LONDON, October 25th, where he and his family are well-known charge at El-Teb, in 1884, when the them Is the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Mr. White made special study of Im Quartermaster Bergeant Marshall brought Law, replying to Mr. Adamson and Mr. was at Westminster he rapidly acquired wounded, out of the midst of the enemy

perial and foreign polities, and when he Lent-Col Burrow, who had been severe) we Thomas, dedined to defer the Emergency a name for himself in dehate as one who behind the gun carriage as the chief

At Knocke, Belgium, where he had gone had a wide and broad-minded grasp of

on holiday, General Sir William Babi

Empire. mourner-representing the nation and the opinion that the Bill was neccssary.

negotiations, the Government being of the member of Parliament seldom deems him ex-Provoel Rabtie of Dumbarton, 62. He

self competent to dral, and generally leaves graduated in medicine at Glasgow Umy in the safe keeping of a few experts. He it and entered the Army Medical Babeoquently, Mr. Bonay Law moved the has a peculiar gift for entering into the BOLSHEVIKS IN BOKHARA, second reading of the measure. He denied hearts and minds of foreign peoples, which the Expeditionary Fores, he served in the Service, Proceeding to South Africa will AMIR LEAVES FOR AFGHANISTAN. the assertion that the Bill was an attack New Europe during the latter part caught in the open by the Boars, and had showed brilliantly in his editorship of the war there, winning the Victoria Cross was Colenso Two batteries of the H.F.A. wesw Bowday, October 25th.

on Trade Unions. The Bill only operated make himself acquainted with the routine son of the lay Earl Roberts, into a donga of the war. Mr. Whyte also took pains to gathered their wounded, including the An envoy of the Bolsheviks, who recently

in the event of action being taken, or of Parliamentary procedure, not only at in reply to a call for medical assista

Westminster, but in France and other Majer Babtie, as he then was, modabká

prive the comman

ers in the United Free Church, Educated

The former Imperial Cabilat Mir-ter, established themselves n Bachata, basdiately threatened, escalated to de Continental countries, and this knowledge his borse and rode ont under fire, on his Herr Dorsberg, now contends in a Borlin paper that France has lost only 8 per cent occupied the Amir's Palace. An explosion of her pre-war aggregate wealth, against caused many casualties while the Bolsheviks being of course, that Germany cannot were removing the Amir's supplies, of Germany's 60 per cent the conclusion havanand Au possibly pay what she is bound to man papers is that Francs is now over reported to have fed to Afghanistan.

Another erroneous contention in the Ger. munitions from the Palace The Amir rin try is just dying from lack of feel.The flowing with coal, whereas German indus latest-French-official statistic concingivaly coal are now at least 50 per cent below the abow, , however, that the French stocks of level of Beptember 1913. The fact is that

Bill was

of the essentials of will be of great service in, his new errand of succour and mercy. On the out Life, when the mensure would empower the position.

Mr. Whyte is the oldest son of the Bev of Medical Service in India and proced break of the recent war he was Directi Government to control all food in the Principal Whyte, of the New College ad to the Mediterranety Prinespak country Mr. Bon Law denied that the Edinburgh, our of the most influential lead-Torector of Medical Service there.

negotis- at Edinburgh Academy and University, he "WILLE AND ESTAJESAMAGAZET tions had been re-opened they had not was political secretary to Lord Laces and broeder of lat stock; £317,000; large James Tod, Strathmigle, Fife, farante Under Becretary for War, and later a stage when it was possible to say Parliamentary private secretary to Mr. quegle are made for public and chariwible. anything about them.

Churchill when Home Secretary. For purposes Mr Adamson moved the rejection of the three yours of the war Mr Whyte was a John Norman Dick, sometime. Goparze sorbable to the exorbitant prices asked Billiards Tournament, W. E. Crocker the present crisis in German Industry is In last night's game in the Palace Hotel in

B.N.V.E. Mr Whyte is a daughter of the age of Ashgrove, Masolburgh, £8,100 Bill, which he described as panic legisa Liestenant on special service with ment Marine Surveyor Singapore, Bud for goods for export to certain countries(150) beat W. Garrod (76), the scores the Energency Powers Bill was defeated by understand that Mr. Whyte will leave for Athole Gardens, Glasgow,

The Labour motion for the rejection of Rev. Dr. Fairweather Kirkemidy Jax Clelland Mackendri ass.rather questionable means of cheekring being 250 and 160 Crocker's highest break 257 votes to 60 and the Hill, was read "a India next montă. the steady slump in German surrency. Was 39.

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