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THE

BOMB EXPLOSION IN

LONDON:

WAREHOUSE BASEMENT WRECKED.

SERIOUS TRADE DEPRESSION

MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON THRIFT.

GOLD AND SILVER EXPORT: NEW BILL DISCUSSED IN PARLIAMENT.

EARLIER CABLES. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DISORDER IN IRELAND.

BUSPECTS ARRESTED.

LONDON, December 1st.

THE MACROOM OUTRAGE. The victims at Macroom were not Black-and-Tans," but officers of the Auxiliary division stationed at Macroom Castle. They are all ex-officers, selected for meritorious services in the field during On the arrival of the Aquitanio at wartime. The Castle has been a sort of Southampton from New York, six suspoon island in the Siner Fein sea. The scene ed Sinn Feizers were arrested for possess was an ideal spot for an ambush; one sid, of the road overhands a cliff while on the ing army and ammunition.

Professor MacNeill, who was arrested on other side is a wood. The road takes a November Sith; has been released, Mr.sharp right-angle turn at this point. The Griffith remains an Monat Joy Gaol,

massage hand again brought into pro

Altogether 400 have been arrested in minence the question of sending out parties Dublin during the past ten days, includin, police cars absolutely unprotected. The ing the manager and two of the staff of the auxiliaries are perched on high seats and newspaper Young Ireland,

The efficiency of the round-ups is evi- danced by the numbers of rifles, revolvers, bomba and ammunition found lying in the streets of Dublin which the owners dis carded, fearing discovery of possession.

A Bina Fein hall in Limerick was burned down last evening

There were four incendiary fires in Cork Jast evening. The City Hall was set afre by bombs thrown through the windows, but the fire was speedily checked.

crowded together, without even elbow room, and without an inch of cover. Thus, they are human targets which a child could not miss.

A military funeral in London has been offered to the relatives of the victims,

GRUESOME DETAILS OF KILMICHAEL AMBUSH:

LONDON, November 30th. Particulars of th bloody slanghter of the Royal Irish Constabulary Auxiliaries near Kimichael were given by Bir Hamar The Palice to-day searched the offices of Greenwood in the House of Commons in the Irish

Self-Determination. League in the course of the Trish debate on the ques- London, as well as four other houses, andtion of adjournment. -removed, all documents and money.

RAID IN ARDEEL TWO MEN KILLED.

Sir Hamar Greenwood said that the

Liverpool outragos and the London attempt showed that the Sinn Fein murder gang was carrying on its senseless campaign of murder and arson in Great Britain, snd to persons and property country was thoroughly

Men in uniform raided several houses in Ardee, County Louth, and removed two

on whose bodies were subsequently found it will be outside the town,"

here.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

AUSTRIA'S POSITION.

A MENACE TO EUROPEAN TRADE.

LONDON, December lat. One of the most important issues, to be:

decided in the conferences this week Bis week

tween bir, Lloyd George, 1. Loygues and Signor Stora is the fate of Austris, whose financial position recently has become moes critical, and is threatening her very exit

SATURDAY, DECEMBER

1970.

BRITISH ARMY.

TRADE DEPRESSION. HELLOTD GEORGE'S WARNING ITS APPROXIMATE DISTRIBUTION.

LONDON, December Isä,

Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at a dinner of the Federation of British Industries referred to the coming serious trade depres. son which world-wide He was afraid it was inevitable, he said, but the question was whether or not anything was possible to shorten it and mitigate its eriks.. The The Vienna newspapers stats that the first remedy was peace. Europe must work Reparations. Committen is of the opinion with both hands She could not handle that Austria can be maintained indepen- the sword in one hand and the growel in the dently from Germany and reconstructed other. In the main, the Gorement's by the investment of over five years.

was with trade the better. He appealed Political and Anancial circles in London to the nasion to back up the Governme favour Government participation in such an in the campaign for economy. He do investment on the ground that it is a soundclared that there must be thrift, not only insuratce gains a worse alternative. It homes of the Empire. Family Committees is the Government departments, but in the is generally believed that the residue of the on economy, were needed as well as Govern Austro-Hungarian Empire cannot be again ment Committees. thrown into the political melting pot with- out greus danger of bother wars The anxious that the slump in British trade banking and industrial interrats are also should not be aggravated by auchan engue upon the dissolution of Austria, a economic upheaval as mum inevitably Vienos is still regarded as the gateway to the Balkan trade. If this is paralysed, British trade in the Balkans restored and unemployment in Britain

1000) 21,000, spread | policy was that the less interferencs there

must correspondingly increase.'

DEMAND FOR GOVERNMENT RETRENCHMENT.

the

A great mesting in London re value of whose undertakings is ontimated presenting 99,000 malacturors, at 28,000,000,000, i was unanimously solved to demand the immediate with berawal of the Excess Profits Duty and the Corporation Taxes. The resolution pointe out that the taxable capacity of the hat drastic retrenchment by the Govern country had been already exceeded, and as was imperative to secure the stability and development of trade.

George, M. Leygues and Bignor Bforza will The Conferences between Mr. Lloyd be resumed to-morrow. It is understood that the conversations have hitherto proved that there is no strong divergence of views on Greek and other matters, but it seems certain, however, that Greece under the want to do all that which was expected of new regime, cannot, or most likely will not,

Greece under the administration” of “Me Venizelos. This alone will involve the rs vision of the Treaty of Sevrel.

EX-KAISER'S INCOME. HUGE VOTES FROM GERMANY

LONDON, December 1st. Mr. Bonar Law, replying to a question in the House of Commons, stated that he understood that 50,000,000 marks had been sent to the ex-Kaiser from Germany sings January, 150, 1919. The attention of the to the matter, but it was not very ebay to Reparations Commission had been directed recover the money.

Mr. George Lambert Have the Allies taken, precautions that the money will not be used in order to bring back the Hohen zolerns to Berlia?

Mr. Bona Law replied that the Allies were keeping their eyes on what was being done in that connection.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS. GENEVA TO BE PERMANENT SEAT

LONDON, November 30th.

were released and later proceeded to toe. Priceeded to read I has been decided by the Assembly

The six suspects from the Aquilania

London

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.}. NEW SILVER BILL AND OUTLOOK

*IN FAR EAST,A

Loxmox November 30th. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. G. Locker Lampson, Mr. Churchill atsbed that the British Army war distri-

LONDON, November 30th. buted, approximately, as follows:--

In the House of Commons, during the Home-183,000, including nearly 50,000

ATA | discussion on the Gold and Silver Export Ireland the Bhine, 13,000, Egypt Bit Mr. Samuel moved its rejection and Palestine, the Black Sea, Mesopotamia and declared that freedom to export silver North West Persia, 43,500; the Colonies to the East was essential for our great 8,500 France and Flanders, 3,500; India interests there. He said that the Gov- Ades 64,000; Miscellaneous, 7,500 emment encouraged the formation in Great Britain of a syndicate to have the The total number of troops was 285,000,

sole right of financing the Chinese Glov GERMANY'S, DESTROYED

ernment. The British syndicate. had formed a syndicate in China composed of Chinese merchants. If the Bill were passed, the Government would be sup- porting a Chinese financial group, thus the Allies' demand for compensation for charts in China. The latter would not The German Government has replied to eliminating the whole of the British mec- the German dirigibles destroyed during be able to carry out any large contraCIS July, 1919, either with money or with new with China. He believed that negotia construction, that the German Government tions were going on with a syndis compensation, and suggests that, if the China He asked whether an ar cannot recognise any obligation to pay cate representing America, Japan and allies did not agree with this standpoint, rangement was made with the Gov arbitration, court the matter might be submitted to *

AIRCRAFT..

·REPARATION-REFUSED.

BERLIN, November 30th.

ANILINE DYES LARG AMERICAN COMBINATION.

ernments of those countries to pro- hibit the export of silver to China, except through the Chineset syndicate. countries took the same steps as the One consequence would be gunless these

Reuter learns that one of the most im orders to our competitors, instead of to Government was taking, that we should LONDON, December let.

be asking the Chinese to pass their portant amalgamations in the world's ourselves. The British Government's in aniline colour industry is nearing comple-clusion of silver in this Bill was handi tion in

in the United States. Five companies have combined with a capital of capping British merchants in all parts of £60,000,000, and with a plant for the the world, especially in the Far East and

China. extraction of nitrogen from the memory Mr. Baldwin declared that the leading Owing to the slump in the fur trade, in chemicals and, mineral acids. The scope of bankers had been consulted, and approved to manufacture dye-stuffs, which values have recently fallen about this combination's activities will be wider of the measure. 10 per cent, Mears, A. and W. Nesbitt, than that of the German Trust Legials Limited, one of the largest firms of furtion has been drafted already and sub- brokers in the world, has gone into volan mitted to Congress for ste protection of tary liquidation. It is stated that 090- she new enterprise. siderably over £1,000,000 is involved

i

FUR TRADE SLUMP. LARGE FIRM IN LIQUIDATION.

LONDON,

December 185.

THE POSTAL CONVENTION. ABORTIVE ATTEMPT TO RESTRICT

Sir Newton Moore said that the Bill would discourage the importation of gold. He suggested that the Bill should be amended to allow imported gold to be ex- ported on license, otherwise there would be no encouragement to bring gold here.. Australia was sending gold direct to India, China "and- other places... South Africa was sending her gold to America.“

SOVIET AND CHINA.

THE COLONIES.

LENIN'S FIRST REPRESENTATIVE.

Mr. Baldwin, replying, said that the LONDON, December 1st. General Chang Shih-chiao, chief of the criticism of the Bill had been perfectly The corespondent of the Times, at Chinese mission to Soviet Russia, accords fair and reasonable. The reasons why the Madrid states that the delegates from the ing to Bolshevik telegrams from Moscow, Government adhered to the terms of the in Spain have defeated a proposal to Tchicherin about Sino-Russian relations dormant power which was considered an British Empire to the Postal Convention Has completed his negotiaions with M. Bill were that it conferred a permanent," suppress the votes of all Colonies and and is now en route for Péking vid essential part of the financial armoury of Dominions. The Convention has been. Siberia, says the Harbin correspondent a country. Hence, the Government was signed and the Dominions and the Colonies of the Asiatic News Agency Another anxious, and the bankers, as trustees of will, therefore continue their several great interesting information is that the Bolshe- the gold supply of the country, were dopendent organisationsviks, in addition to M. Yourin, are send-miious to see that this was made a part THE RUSSIAN SITUATION. BOLSHEVIKS CLAIM SUCCESSES.

LONDON, December 1st. According to latest advices, the rounding up of all anti-Bolshevik forces of any jus portance hes

been virtually completed.

ing M."Litvinoff, who was recently ex- of the permenent financial, equipment of pelled from London by the British authe- the country. The Government desired as rities for Balshevik propaganda in Great much as anyone to see London again the Britain, to Peking is the first. Soviet re- | free market, for which it had been re- presentative to China

nowned for so many years.) Anyone who' wished to introduce a temporary Bill would mmediately be faced with the difficulty.

of the sixteen policemen murdered in the which consisted of about eighty to a hun. that the Assembly meet yearly on the Press of Petrograd announces APPETITE VEBSU Sof a suitable time limit. It was impossible

Macroom ambush had nearly all six hullet Wounds each. They were also terribly mutilated, spparently being hacked with

hatches.

NEWSPAPER OFFICES SET ON FIRE

& mysterious party of armed and mask- ed men set are to the offices of the Free. Journal is Dublin at midnight yesterday.

BLOCKADE PROVISIONS.

LONDON, December 1st.

PREJUDICE.

of the League of Nations to adopt It la oficially announced that the bodies telegrams regarding the Kilmichael ambush the proposal of Signor Ferraris (Italy),

dred men, all dressed in khaki and steel the first Monday of September at the seat that the suti-Bolshevik army of General

to determine it. it must not be forgotten french helmets. They fired from both sides of the League in Geneva or, in an excep Fetinra has been totally dispersed, and

that the powers under which prohibition of of the road and also had a direct anflade signal case, at any other place selected by that 13,000 man, 25 guns and three

export "existed would end with the rati- fire straight down. By force of us some the Conseil.

· CHANGES IN JAPAN, of the Crown men were disarmed and

armoured trains have been captured.

fication of the last peace treaty. He des clared that there was not the slightest risk brutally murdered. Their bodies were.

A Bolshevik communique states that The Tokio correspondent of the London or objection to the Bill proving "valid." rifled and all money and valuables were

Genera! Balakhovitch, another the Morning Post, in the course of a contri- He was glad that there was a concensus" taken. Olothings were robbed from the Important resolutions, preparing the way

anti-Bolshevik leaders was also disbution on the increasing loys of the of opinion that at present the gold export corpses. Sir Hamar Greenwood did not for the effective application of economic ly defeated. One hundred and Japanese for the flesh-pata of the West, restrictions must be maintained, but ha think that with fifteen ex-officers of the weapons in favour of world peace, have twenty of his officers and 4,500 men were writes late war thus lying dead the Housh would been pawed by the Blockade sub-Committed force captured a considerable amount of where, under the influence of Buddhism, entirely different. He was hopeful that made prisoners. In addition the Bolshevik

Pinebegan was not surprised at the comments re It is most remarkable that in a country garding the silver prohibition, which was wish to continue the discussion, in the face of the Langue, presided over by Lord military booty of the challenge to the authority of the Robert Cecil. The resolutions propose House and civilisation, coupe din in the event of a breach of the Covenant Mr. Archer Redmond said that no que being reparted to the Council, each coun- the House accuse him, or thoar with try belonging to the Lengue break off whom he was associated, of feeling diplomatic relations with the delinquent anything but the deepest and most pro State and take the most rapid measures com found regret for the type of outrage just possible and necessary, compatible with its related.

national constitution, to prohibit ite in habiteats from having relations with the inhabitants of that State against which the blockade is direted.

DANCE

AL MYSTERIOUS SINN FEINER.

Amysterions Sinn Feiner described as No. 87," has been remanded in custody In Liverpool on a charge of murdering a civilian, Daniel Ward, who detected the Incendiaries.

Yesterday's arrests in Dublin included

that of Mr. William Bears, M.P.

Precautions taken in London against Bina Feirers include a special guard of

·Becret Service officers for every Cabinet

Linister:

STATUS

OF

"INTERNED SINN FEINERS...

TURKEY AND ARMENIA. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESSING.

CONSTANTINOPLE, December 1st. A message from Tiflis states that second Turco Armenian armistice has been concluded and that peace negotiations were opened at Alexandropol on November 25th. The Bolshevik commissary was present,

the people had been induced to refrain it would not be necessary to frame a from eating meat for so many centuries, regulation against the export of silver they should now suddenly become great bullion Mr.Baldwin pointed out that the meat-eaters. When the meat habit position of silver coinage to-day was dif first became contagious great prejudiceferent. There might be an imminent risk was aroused. Even to take the milk of in regard to it when new coinage of the cow was deemed eccentric. At different fineness was being introduced in first becksteak was called sukivaki, this country. Unrestricted export might spade dry, because, such anger did the lead to a temporary drainage of more killing and eating of cows arouse that valuable coins. It might conceivably leave those who could not resist the temptation us with a dangerous shortage of silver had to take their steaks into the hills and coinage. He was hopeful from the out-

Greenwood aaid that he intended to intern/FRANCE AND THE VATICANDI The departure of the Government mission fry them in secret on a spade over some look to-day that it might not be necessary

In the House of Commons, Bir Hamar persons if there was reason to believe that they were connected with the Irish Repub lican Army. They would be treated similarly to prisoners of war, but that did not in- volve their recognition as prisoners per

Before the Freeman's Journal office was eet on fire, armed and masked men entered the offices of the Unionist paper the Irish Times and held up the editorial staff on the point of a revolver and extracted a promise that nothing would be divulged. gave to them that status,

TO PROTECT JUDGES AND WITNESSES.

Two men were detained in London us a

EXPLOSION NEAR LONDON. BRIDGE

DIPLOMATIO · RELATIONS RESUMED

PARIS, December 1st The French Chamber of Deputies as by 307 votos So 209, adopted a Bill re-estab lishing the French Embassy at the Vatican. A diplomatie rupture has existed between France and the Vatican since 1905. COAL TRADE RESTRICTIONS. RELAXED BY BOARD OF TRADE

LONDON, December 1st. Abomb explosion occurred at the pro result of anti-Sinn Fein raids but were mises of a skin merchant, in Old Swan

absequently released a plet

Lane, near London Bridge, at 12.57, this Most olaborate precautions have been morning. The bomb bad apparently been taken to protect the Judges and witnesses left on the premises in a portmanteau, with at the Ulster Ansizes in Belfast, where the the time fuse net. One of the floors of the

LONDON, November 30th. - cases number 500, mostly arising from the building was blown up, but there were no Tho Board of Trade has issued an order recent riota,

freeing the coal expor trade from all In the House of Commons, Sir Henares Grsonwood, asked if the Police would be what it portends, than on account of the ditions of sale, but the quality and deed

This explosion is the

more alarming from restrictions in regard to prices and cons

done, which only amounted tion of coal, which may be exported or

existing restrictions.

Polos authorities had the discretion

·warehouse-

to Angora has been indefinitely postponed. PRESIDENT WILSON MAY

MEDIATE, A WASHINGTON, November 30th. President Wihon has sccepted the invita tion of the League of Nations to set as mediator in regard to the Armenian situs tion President Wilson makes it clear that only no moral influence, as he lacks suthority to employ force without the con- tent of Congress.

CRICKET.

Coals. Sixty- or seventy years ago into put into effect the powers of the Japan only the ela, or pariah class, would BIL

be guilty of so grave an indiscretion as Replying to Sir Newton Moore Mr. the eating of a dead animal. And yet | Baldwin said that it was common know- have heard of a man being prosecuted belodge that an arrangement had been in dog. Thus even so dignifled and tradi- South Africa was imported into Great fore the Courts for eating his neighbour's force for some time by which gold from Hon-revering a nice as the Japanese, when Britain to be refined and re-exported. It they change, do so extremely.

NATIONAL PARKS FOR JAPAN CAT PAKKE SEVEN PARKS CONTEMPLATED. “ M.C.C. DEFEATS, QUEENSLAND- The construction of seven magnificent

The MC.O defeated Queensland by an says the Hochi. One will be constructed national parks in Japan is under consider BEZBANK November 30th.ation at the Department of Home Alfies,

TUSSA

med, replied that any officer pa darger actusling of the basement of the applied for foreign bankering, remain innings, and 41 runs. Rhodes scored 182 at Hakone, taking part of the slope of

was supplied with a revolver, to ROM WHES was packed with skins, subject to wo arm the mon, as wore attend. There was no loss of life because there are

Fires in Corle this morning

WOre

with thrilling scenes. Two ladies sleep- The authorities are not prepared to stato no dwelling-houses in the neighbourhood. zug in a dat were awakened by a bomb that the outrage was the work of Sing explosion, and dashed down the blazing Feiners, but they are convinced that It They was caused by a bomb similar to those used

in their nightdreamed bin the Binn Fein outrages at Liverpool.

caped and were only slightly

A Dublin Castle, communique reports that two ox-soldiers were seized by armed Civillage in Killinule Tipperary, and chained to a wall at Kilkenny for two

so the shortness of the chain,

GRAVE SITUATION.

LONDON, November 30th.

It is considered that a nose grate it

TREATY OF RAPALLO. SIGNOR DANNUNZIO'S

OPPOSITION.

was done under a, special system of Licenses. This arrangement had been perfectly satisfactory to the South African Government: Mr. Baldwin gave m_15. surance that he would suggest a clause in the Commitice Stage giving statutory force to th

The Bill was read a second time,

STRAITS T 1ST COURTESY OF THE CHINA MAL

STRAITS TIN MARKET COLLAPSE.

RUBBER VERLI

DEPRESSED,

LAW IN JAPAN!

WORLD'S RECORD.

Mt. Fuji. Next comes Niko and its dky neighbourhood ranging to Shiobara, End MELBOURNE, December 18, the third is near the Inland Sea of Seto The M.0.0. playing against South The mountain range of so-called Japan

SINGAPORE, December 2nd. Australia scored 310 in their first innings Alps comprising Komagmake Yarigatake, The tin market has collapsed. Tio is and in their woond venture put up the Mitake and Yatsugatake is also being com quoted at 2121 sterling compared with record total of 124 runs, South Australia sidered among the beautiful spots while 243 few days ago, LONDON, December lab, created by Armstrong who was 157 (not from Karuizawa to Kutsugake will be also pressed.

216 TUDA. A world's record was Mt. Asama and its surrounding reson The rubber market continues very,de- There are prospects of a conflict between outy in the first innings and made 245 L undoubtedly among the number conder Signor Gabriella D'Annunzio" and the the second innings Government troops in consequence of the Bouth Australis in their second innings and Mr. Kirishima in Kagoshima profeci days. They were unable to lie down, owing tion is developing in connection with the former à defiance of the Treaty of Hapallo. made 403- Randell scored 118 and 110 Do ture are to be transformed into popular-{

ed Lake Towada in Aomori prefecture FOREIGN LAND OWNERSHIP

says the Legionaries are ready to sacrifice Bigner D'Annunzio, ia proclamation, the Metropolitan and special constables themselves, if accessary N have been warned to be in readiness for duty. They will probably be asked to co tion to the troops, said: We are faced

General Caviglia, in a counter-proclam operate in the work of patrolling the ware with a sad issk; we rely on your complete In the Hunse of Commons, replying to house areas, Mr. Leonard Lyl, Mr. Short stated that Light was thrown ·

non the coffin-makers couperstion." the existing powers of the Government, workshop explosion, dawn of which w including the Defence of the Realm Becabled on November 26tb, at the Court of gulations were sufficient to deal effectively Inquiry, when the Felice tostilled that with Bion Fein outrages in England, but they found a tin box there, hidden under When the Defanco of the Realm Act expired a bench, containing 353 rounds of revolver

might be necessary to ask forthey ammunition all fat-nosed, also an unez

"ploded" bomb, waconded:

GOVERNMENT SATISFIED WITH

-ITS MEASURES.

LONDON, November 30th

extension of the Sinn Fein outrages, and

NAVAL PROMOTION,

Lounas, November 30th, moted Admiral of the Font vice Admiral Admiral Bir Cecil Barney has been pro- of the Fleet Bir George Ale Callaghan,

(deceased)

BOXING,

HIGGINS DEFEATS ENYON IN BANTAM CHAMPIONSHIP.

LONDON, November 30th At the National Sporting Club, Last night, Jim Higgins (Boodland), holder of the Britain, defeated Billy Enyon (Waice), on Bantamweight Championship of Great points in moun contrat forkhe Championship.

resorts. One of the authorities inter- viewed by the Hochi is credited with the statement that the proposed construction of cable car lines between Nikko and Shioburn will be undertaken by the Governments

a comb

The Victoria Recreation Club has for of 60, being the proceeds from the warded to Dr. Barnardo's Homes the sum Night Gamical and balance of subscr tion from the annui aquatic eports, then

RESTRICTIONS – REMOVED.

The Foreign Land Ownership Law, approved by the Diet ten years ago, but sull deforrede prohibits foreigners owning nd in the Hokkaido, Forrnosa, Karufuto, ere, but the revised Law, to be sub- mitted to the Djer next session, says the Japan Gazette, removes such restrictions. Altogether the new Lawlows foreigners. Kores is also included in the new Lay

to own kind" anywhore-in ́at points' neCESS"

for national