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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SINN FEIN RIOT IN NEW YORK.

POLICE MAKE BATON CHARGES.

NEW YORK, December 2nd.

Sinn Feiners' attempt to tear down the

·Union Jack displayed at the Union Club developed into a riot. The officials refus ed to take down the flax, and the crowd hurled bricks, smashing all the windows. Strong police forces eventually dispersed the gathering with baton charges."

AMERICAN CONDEMNATION...

New York, December 2nd.

THE HONGKONG DAILY

FRIDAY, DECEMBER SED,

(1920.

FAR EASTERN CABLE PEKING AND THE FAMINE. have the Committees and societies in POLICY OF THE UNITED INTERPeking. All these organizations control

NEWS:

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CHINESE TO GUARD KREMLIN.

LONDON, December 2nd.

A Helsingfors telegram" states that, according to the Isvestin; 4.000 Chinese. formerly engaged in Manchuria, have arrived in Moscow for a picked regiment

to guard the Kremlin.

* SLAVERY IN HONGKONG,

LONDON, December 2nd.. In the House of Commons a question was asked if steps had been maken to secure the registration and inspection of

NATIONAL RELIEF COMMITTEE. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS TO DATE. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]

and spend their own money, but they consult with Peking as to where and how their efforts shall be directed, all with the object of avoiding overlapping. I

PAYMENTS.

2.000.00

Rev. P. H. Scott, Church of

England Mission, Peking.. $1,000.00 Chartered Bank a/c Dr.

$2,000,00 Ches, Lewis, Paotinglu... Mr. McCann, Tientsin Peking Presbyterian Mission

(Rev. D Hayes) Hongkong Bank a/c Rev. James Watson (Sanyuan, Shensil

Rev. Mr. McDonald. Anglican

Mission

Hsien

The papers unita in angrily condemning | purchased girls and children in Hongkong Societies, eight members from each whose These gentlemen, cannot make disburse League (making" padded

the Sinn Fein riot which they describe as anarchy.

FAMOUS MOTORIST DEAD.

LOS ANGELES, December 2nd. Eddie O'Donnell has died of his injuries which he received in the collision on the race-track in a motor-race.

ARMAMENTS PROBLEM

BRAZILIAN DELEGATE'S

SUGGESTION.

GENEVA, December 2nd.

preserit carried on there.

Colonel Amery, replying referred to his replies on November 4th.

Mr. Hall declared that these replies were very unsatisfactory to the people who "had information" on the subject, and urged further enquiry into the allegations that slavery was carried on "under British

rule.

Colonel Amery replied that he had made full enquiries, and there was no The Chinese delegate in the Arma-slavery in Hongkong.". ments sub-Commission was among the Supporters of the proposal of Senor Da Cunha, of Brazil, that the manufac -ture of arins should be the monopoly of

the Governments.

The discussion was adjourned.

DALAI LAMA'S GUESTS. MR. BELL ARRIVES AT LHASA.

DELHI, December 2nd.)

The Political Officer Mr. Bell has arrived at Lhasa. The Dalai Lama has arranged for the transport and the comfort of the party who were lodged close to the Dalai Lama's country palace.

WARNED OFF.

|

merabers alternatively

China Inland Mission British Women's Friendship

clothes) Rev. J. 1. Hewan, Hwai

King Fu Father Elerzi, Honanfu United International Society (past expenses secretarial) British Women's Friendship

League (padded" clothes)".. American Women's Bene

volent Society (padded. clothes) Rev. Father Montaigne, Pao

tingh

Mr. I. Vani Ravesteye Rev. 1. D. Liddell Church of England Mission

Ho Chien Fu Rev. M. Jamen, Nan

Ch'eng Hsien (2 months' support of orphanage)...........

(Chaplain Mors. Leoneti

Fu

Italian Legation) Hsi-an-fu Mons. Leoneti [Chaplain Italian Legation) Nan- yang-tu Mons. Leoneti (Chaplain Italian Legation) Lin-Ju Hsien Mona Guertain, Chung Ting British Women's Friendship

League American Women Friendship Society (padded clothes)... Mr. LI Ching Fung. Shansi

Society ! United International Society." (past expenses secretarial) Telegram. 10 Mr. Cysip-

(Manila Chinese Relief Association) Telegram to Chinese Consul

Cysip Iloilo... Telegram to Mr. Chinese Telegram Codes 10

copies (for Investigation Members and Missionaries) League (padded clothes) British Women's Friendship American Women's Bene- volent Society (padded

A SHANGHAI BARRISTER

**SUSPENDED."

REMARKABLE" ALLEGATIONS- Another chapter was written in the William Strafford Levinson caso in H. M. Supreme Court at Shanghai as the result of which that gentleman is suspended from practice 2,000.00 in that Court for six months and, unless cause be shown to the contrary, ha. will

be struck off the roll.

then

H. P. Wilkinson, Crown Advocate, Mr. 2,000.00 MacLeod, Secretary of the Bar Committee,

the Court on the subject. Lordship, giving judgment, said: 9.000.00

This is a motion by the Crown Advocate heard

• în Chambers and now adjourn. by me 9,000.00 ed into Court for judgment to strike

name off the roll of legal practitioners of 12.000.00 this Court. It was served on Mr. Macleod, as Hon: Secretary of our Bar Committee: 12.000.God my direction, at the legal practi place of business, in 20,000.00 6kg half and it is known that be Shanghai. No appearance has been made 5.000.00 suddenly left Shanghai.. I have been assured. the Crown Advocate that the report of 10.000.00 his death is, as far as the authorities can ascertain, entirely unfounded. Mr. Macleod, who has made it clear both to me in 4,000.00 chambert and here openly in Court that he only stranded the proceedings in the 10,000.00 interests of

2,000.00 to me throughout

2,500.00

his

of the

involved, Was of great assistance

The practitioner in question was admitted to the Roll of this Court on the motion 161.34 of the Acting Crown Advocate in 1918. His position on our Roll is now challenged on evidence before me from His Majesty's Con- sul-General and from the Crown Advocate. It is in evidence that the man is in fact a 2,500.00 Russian citizen and that he obtained regist- ration here as a British subject by mesas 2,000.00 of false statements: be was struck off the 4,000.00 Register of British subjects here by the Con 8,000.00 sul General in September last and was asked to return his certificate: which he has fail. ed to

to do that the action of the Consol 1,000.00 General was absequently the matter of

direct

from His Majesty's instructions Foreign Office; and that the man left here 4,500.00

ona Rusino passport. It is 10,000.00 would never have proposed him for ad- mission to our Roll, had he known that he was-nots British rubie

ubject.

2,000:00

2,000.00

1,000.00

thedence that the Crown Advocate

There is also further evidence against himsa of a nature which calls for reply, amongst other things a statement that a man of the 2,000.00 same name and a barrister at-law of the Inner Temple was during the war convicted and fined under D. O. R. A. in Doncaster. Looking at this matter all round, I feel that Court must take some public notice of what has happened. There are other Courts in China where admission to practice in this 1,000.00 Court carries the right to practice. I

4.20 not now guing to decide the somewhat tech- 4,000.00 nical question of the right of a non-British subject to be enrolled on our Roll of Legs! 161.33 Practitioners: that depends upon the wording

of the China Order in Council 1904 and the Rules thereander and in fact I am not is dificulty: 6.00 asked to do so. But I

am in this the practitioner involved has never 3.55 heard in his own defence: partly through

his own fault for that reason

I cannot 4.80 ocede to the full prayer of the Crown Advocate. At the same time this Court has duty to protect the public from legal Practitioners whose conduct has rendered unfit to practice in this Court and to relieve the profession from the

stigma that 2,500.00 such proceedings as I have related bring upon it. In these days nationality is an important matter; and lying in order to

tionality 2,500.00 obtain the prize of British

quality

1.60

As regards funds, the United Inter- PERING, November 24th. national Committee has money of its own There has been some criticism of the to spend quite independently of the funds United International Relief Committee of at the disposal of the various committees Peking, founded upon misapprehension of and socletes. It will be noted in the the facts. It is important that misunderstatement appearing below that a number standing should be removed in order that of the Chinese Socities have contributed Rev. J. Griffith, An Ping the Committee shall not be prejudiced in to the funds of the United Committee, and Rev. A. Brycen, London the minds of either, Chinese, or foreigners that the Hongkong and Singapore sub Mission Tsengches and the work of Famine relief thereby scriptions entrusted to the British Com Rev. S. E. Meech, London affected.

Mission....... mittee have been allocated in the same The Committee is composed of the re

All such money in the hands of Dr. Lavington Hart. Tientsin WEY. presentatives of two bodies namely, the the United Committee is under the Dr. Chas. Lewis, Paotinglu. Forcign International Executive Com trusteeship of the joint Treasurers. Ad Rev C H S Green, mittee and the Chinese Famine Relief miral Tsai Kan and Mr. S. E. Lucas.

names are" as follows. There is no per- ments without the authority of the Com- and if the Government proposed to abolishmanent Chairman, that position being

are made only mittee, Disbursemen altogether the traffic in human life at filed in rotation, Chinese and foreign to responsible fanine workers who have Dr. Chas. Lewis, Paotingfy -2,000.00 the person profession, and not to defend fully explained the circumstances in the Hsieh En-lung Henri de Codt

(Belgium), districts, concerned and whose reports have been investigated by the Sub-Investigation Hsiung Hsi-ling H. C. Faxon

(U.S.A.) Committee. Consultation of the state- F. H. Huang Andre D'Hormon

(France).

ment below will show exactly to whom Liang Shih-yi G. Douglas Gray money has been allocated, and the United (Great Britain). Committee naturally has full confidence Liu Fang S. E. Lucas

that the workers named are making the (Gt. Britain).

best possible use of the money furnished Sun Feng-tsao, A. Sowerey..

(Gr. Britain) to them. Each has supplied a requisition Luigi de Lact Tsai Ting-kan

for funds for specified purposes and given (Italy).

The aDersonal receipt for the same. Wang Tah-fisich S. Fukasawa

(Japan). accounts of the Joint Treasurers are, of The object of the Committee is to com- course, open to the Committee and will be It will be seen, On November 4th, replying to Si bine and co-ordinate all efforts, both ardied in due course. Alfred Yeo (MP for Poplar) and Mr. Chinese and foreign, for Famine relief therefore, that so far as the central-or- Myers, Colonel Amery, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated that in order to assure speed and efficiency. Fanization is concerned there is no roont The two bodies which together compase for malversation of funds and that expen- slavery does not exist in Hongkong, or in any other British Colony The Colony's law does not recognise the custom where the United International Committee are diture so far has been entirely in the by girls are transferred on payment from themselves combinations for the same pur hands of responsible and reliable mis- All future "dis- parents or guardians to another household, rose. of foreign, selief committees on the sionary organizations." usually for purposes of domestic service one hand, and Chinese, societies on the bursements will be made on the same as conferring any right or title on the emother. Each Committee and society has principle, and contributors to the funds ployer against the girl. There was no evidence that girls were frequently ill- its own funds and does with them as it of the United International Committee can treated, in which event, they would be thinks proper. Among the foreign com-be fully assured that their money will be protected by the law in the same way as mittees the British and American Bave properly taken care of, and expended for children living with parents. The Secre tary of State considers that the right course considerable funds, which are being ex the benefit of the starving people.

It has to be.. acknowledged that the is to aim at gradual reform, where neces-pended quite independently of the United sary in co-operation with enlightened Committee. On the Chinese side there

United International Committee has been and humane Chinese, in which effort it is suggested that the Governor should per- are societies organized, respectively by suade prominent Chinese to form a society Messrs. Liang Shih Yi Hsiung Hsi Ling slow in coming ino the field and that con- for the protection and improvement of the condition of these girl domestics, which Wang Ta Hsieh, and also the Chinese siderable difficulty was experienced in BACE-HORSE OWNER IN DISGRACE. arrangement was considered preferable to Red Cross, of which Admiral Tsai is Vice-arranging a common programme between officers on registration which the Colony's President. These different societies have the various interests. But where foreign

consider impracticable.

considerable funds, obtained by, public committees of different nationalities and a subscription and otherwise, with which tomber of independent Chinese societies EX-GERMAN CABLES.

the United Committee has no concern, are concerned immediate agreement was Early after the formation of the United not to be expected. Moreover, the repre- committees and sentatives of the various, JAPAN'S POSITION,

Committee it was found impracticable to The International Communications Con- pool all the money in the hands of the societies had something more in mind than providing relief for a few of the famine- ference now siring in Washington has various organizations, for a variety of

stricken for a limited time. They wished some knotty problems to solve, one of reasons not necessary to state. But it

the famine through to the bitter end, and which says the Washington correspond was arranged to co-ordinate work and to set up an organization that would see ent of the Morning Post, is the disposition change Information so that efforts should to help on a large and comprehensive of the Yap-Shanghai, Yap-Guam, and not overlap. In effect, the famine area. They hoped, and still hope, that Yap-Menado cables, which runs from the M. Raynald, President of the Com Island of Guam which is an American has been mapped into sections and the

possession, and from Yap to Menade in Committee is kept informed of the work by adopting & proper system, controlled mittee of France and Islam, has cabled to the Philippines. The Yap cables connect being dorle in the various sections by the by- a body of men above reproach, to the French Premier, now in London, ac with the Dutch-owned cables to the East various organizations. The Committee, secure large subscriptions from the pro-

Indies. The American Government is quainting him with the motion just carried

very anxious to get hold of the Yap cable, according to the information in its posses- vinces of China more happily simmated, ananimously by the Committee insisting 50 that cable communication between sion advises where reliet is more parti- and perhaps from foreign countries where

America and the Far East will not be sub-cularly needed and generally guarde Sympathy has been aroused. apon the revision of the Sevres Treaty and feet to Japanese supervision, but the lar on re-organizing Turkey as an independ-Japanese, who realise the strong position against the possibility of different organi- the day when the Chinese Government in which they are placed by the control zations devoting their efforts to the is in a position to help with money and State.

of the cable, which fell to them after same section. The American Red Cross, kind, as it will be when the Customs The former Minister M. Franklin Germany was driven out of the Pacific,

are equally determined not to surrender for instance, has taken charge of a parti- surtax has been arranged and funds from Bouillon writes in Le Matin expressing a it to the United States unless the United cular arca in Shantung and has explained other surtaxes come in, the United Inter- sumilar opinion.

States can offer compensating advantage its rogramme to the International Com-national Committee will be there, a going

and there is a possibility of that being mittec.

One of the Chinese Societies has concern, with large knowledge and ex- The Italian Foreign Minister stopped a done.

perience of the problem to be solved, and ments made. It is not unlikely that lapan is purpose. taken in hand the important work of build-u lew hours in Paris on his way to London ly maintaining a stuff amtude so as to be the road from Tsangchow to Shinichia- ready to place itself and its organization and visited the President of the Republic, in a better position to make terms with chuang (Chili) right across what is at the disposal of the Government for the

the United States when the question of and, in an interview with a Le Temps re-japanese exclusion and the right of the perhaps the region most severely affected purposes of relief in whatever degree re- presentative, expressed himself as supapanese to hold real property in Cali- by famine. The society has described this quired of it.

Receipts and payments according to forma-forms the subject of serious nego- parting the French view-point in the lation between the two Governments project, as well as other work being done, Turkish situation.

The Importance Japans attaches to the to the Commitse. The British Commitice accounts rendered by Admiral Tsai Ting- mater is indicated by the Japanese Am- has received many urgent letters from the kan and Mr. S. E. Lucas, Joint Honorary bassador in Washington having been made numerous British missionaries located in Treasurers of the United International chel delegate of his Government to the the famine area and has made remittances

Famine Reliel Society of Peking. Conference. With him is "Major-General

RECEIPTS. Inouye, Military Attache of the Embassy, for rellet, all of which are duly recorded

in the records for reference. All the Hankow Chapter of Ameri

can Red Cross money being expended in these ways is Mr. C. C. Yeh, per Rev.

er days. H. Scott

is almost inevitable of the “MISSING LINK” HUNT BY entirely the affair of the organizations con-

20.00

The causes of what is really

ORDRES GOING ABROAD Society. Things Chinese

Are INMETOUR, For one thing, 100.00 situation AEROPLANE.

Manila Chinese Relief Asso-

Sver since the war beasts have been. A London cable to an Indian paper, ciation

50,000.00 slaghtered too young, and only now, when dated November 8th,

The diversion: BAYS- too active are in of ship-repairing work. from to the docke despite the densest fog. It was

Iloilo Chinese Relie! Assa-

Eng 17,216.64 contemplation for a proper limlistion of important prope ciation (TIs. 12,000)

has again raised Peking Normal School Stud

the slaughtering of calves, For another the question of the Frade Unions attitude classes coundered that a remaricable' paccess Mr. B. C. Andrews, Associate Curator of

to in refusing ents

countenance the question of had been achieved. The idea is the simple Mammals in the American Museums of

Manila Chinese Relief Asso-

to an extant unheard of before tho

is believed this eme of piloting a ship by a magnetised cable Natural History and a frequent natural

The same is 60,000.00 workers in the towns who to ono take quickly than in Brit

truo of industrial Boil

What | orders@arn: going / abroad" Mr. A. S. Tolimin

ciation lin' lathe channel Yesterday history explorer in Asia, has been appointed

order cheapnoss, the sin, owing to the can be completed. sun shone brilliantly so that head of an expedition to scarci Central

ore meat than in the old days, but also more thick CATIVAS Around. the bridge Azia for the missing link between man and of effort the Committee has not been able Hongkong Government," per

advantage of their higher wages to eat the absence of

men of the dom United Stater

destry the spe

to affiliate with the organizations at H.B.M. Charge Affaires 100,000.00 best qualities, leaving cold storage mes and restrictive' influence on the

outpat Bammes as eployed to blot out

Important ship The expedition will cost £50,000, which

from Liver chances of the stocratan catching oven has been subscribed by Mr. 7. P. Morgan Shanghai of Tichtsin, which is rather un-MW Hunter McEwan 100.00 the middle clames. Then the devastated repairs recently

Singapore Community

stowe

Antwerp

Botterdam glimpse of the familiar river shore Mr. G. Baker, Mz. W. A: Harriman, and fortunate. As time goes on, however, H.B.M Legation

-73.888.09 ples, and their bu

regions are still without proper lockups Portnow announced: that- large

butchers have to

to buy in the "and" Earl Aray down the stream Cole, retours and the Museum of and it is made apparent what Peking Chang Chun Salt Inspecta

Faris marketa

orders are being sent from the Tyneside up the cable, Natural

rate Staff

1,000.00 Authorities and butchers, alike seem to

A

$100,000 job at Bouth Shields, Qu which ad by listening in

It is intended to spend five years search is aiming at, no doubt arrangements

* meatless days to meat cards, as the men have already been engaged for siz socording to the volume of ing the Central Asian platean for bones of will be made for co-operation in some

Peking Chinese Salt Inspec

former more torate Staff S

200.00 they

effectirs position, he brought prehistoric men and animals. The expe

ship-cwaar's and less annoying to the public. Both moths, has lately been discontinued on the orders and the vessel sent to ship to the

doured bayon

is dition will include botanista, zoologiats, degree or another. Meanwhile, it is satis Contributions from 14 Jocal There La created about the cable an electro-magnetic anthropologists, palaeontologists, and arthe factory to record that other organizations

8,400.00 gree, however, that Paris cannot escape Rotterdam for continuation South Shields | Chinese Societies

from some form of restriction. Parikiana field in which the vessel sailed. Aboard theologists, whe

Tho will use

Mrs. Kendall ing device dro amplifiers on a gwall table port Means of trans in Shanting. Shensi and Honan, and at Peking" Danish Comenurity, Gemmes the only visible evidence of a pilot-planes, as well as the foul and scro-

LONDON, December 2nd. A Paris message says that Joseph Fumagalli, one of the best-known race borse owners, bas been warned off the course for "doping."

SEVRES TREATY REVISION. TURKEY AS AN INDEPENDENT STATE.

PARIS, November 28th.

MAGNETIC STEERING. New York, October 8-Only laat week New York, was hearing" of the great foss Lailed by Imara tubble to make the port because of fog, that there was aked Ercindiendong Uses people Verdry wonderful demiAUTATOR in the Lower Harbour of how ships may safely guided from Sandy Hoor

he

n Navy experiment, and sea-going men of all

- Isid

the

Kander Norton "pis and steering port

The

EXPEDITION FINANCED BY MILLIONAIRES?

cerned and the United Committee has no responsibility for it whatever. All that the United Committee is trying to do in this connection is to secure that something is being done everywhere, and that is not overlapping

"As regards the question of co-ordination

اولاد

Hankow and Protinght, have come into near the man at the wheel connecting with

expedition hopes to prove that the two coils hanging at the side of the destroyer human race originated in Asia among pre-line with Peking and have established the Just above the water-line.

human, man-like animals-Expres

same relations with the United Committee

Per Mr. H Richelies

Total

clothes

Total payments Balance in hand

.S150,843.62 the least of it not ˆ☎ -

is to

a tasn who in his professional career is Fightly expected to be truthful. How

the Practitioner

162.449.12

farha actiunity might affect his $313,292.74 m to aduussion to our Boll, I know not: lied in order to obtain

ACCOUNTS EAR-MARKED.

For purchase of Bean-cake...$ 20,000.00 Rev. H. Jamen of Fant Ch'eng Hsien for support

of children for 4 months $2,250 per month

For Pantingfa Committee for

Pactingfu district 6 months at $6,900 per month

For Famine Women's Work Later in

in making hair nets (Ho- chienfu)

Balance available for other

reliet

Receipts held by

$

but he wait to winceal his Russian na-

tionality

Chen

presents such a case of conduct as would British Registration. In my view this

render's man unfit to remain a member of ong local Bar; and I think the Crown Ad- vocate was

fully justified in bringing the 9.000.00 position, before ut. As it seems to me that action is required at once in the interests everyone, I propose to take a 41,400.00 step which will have the effect of safe guarding the epublic and of

upholding the honour of the profession, while 2,000.00 will enable the person involved to apply

if he

see fit to have the proceedings rescind- ed. The order of the Court is that William 73,000.00 Strafford Levinson be mispended from all rights, to practice in His Majesty's 89,449.12 Courts "in Chins for a period of elz months from this date, and that

$162,449,12 | unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before that date, his name Burers for all pay: will then be struck off the rull of legal

practitioners of this Court

I also propose to formally report the stepe that this Court has taken to the Benchers of the Inner Temple, then, die

I wish to add this: In futurs all applic anta For admission to our Holl must die an affidavit në to

their identity

MEATLESS DAYS FOR PARIS.

GLOOMY WINTER OUTLOOK.

their nationality, and their

qualification: producing to the Meatless days or meat cards-that is the Court with their application sach papers an choico that with the approach of the they can in support. Also the affidavit of winter, the Parisian saddenly finds before stores must in every case state the mesir him. Naturally the ordinary citizen who of knowledge of the deponent: and this remembers the annoyance of these forma of restriction which was much worse than affidavit should whenever possible be obtain actual deprivation-is not plased, but, the ed from someone who has special knowledge

of the applicant muni authorities declare that a return to one or 500.00 the other of these minor

· BEITISH SHIP REPAIRING.

-463.01'thing" country people now est mon pisce-work system because, apart

100:00

permet d

part in a juiut delegation represent-

5.00 have received the gloomy forebodings fairly men faced with this fact, have decided to 1.300.00 well, and it is urged that, it restrictions on ing masters" and "men which fill enquir

meat prove to be necessary, restrictions should also be placed on other foods such on the spot as to the conditions at Untell ports. The real solation; however, appeara $313,292.74 | lah, ogre, kan se a means of preventing to be the adoption of a method of pay

speculation in these commodities, Times. ment by results.