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THE HONGKONG - DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 1920.

CHEAPER STEAMER FARES:

LORD INCHCAPES PROMISE.

IRISH PEACE POURPARLERS :

PROBABLE GOVERNMENT REPLY.

BATTLESHIP CONTROVERSY:

SIR PERCY SCOTT'S VIEWS.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:).

CHEAPER PASSENGER FARES.

LORD INCHCAPE'S PROMISE,

FRANCE FOR PEACE.

M. MILLERAND'S DECLARATION.

PARIS, December 7th. M. Millerand and the American Am- bassador. Mr. Wallace, opened the memorial consisting of stone roofing sup LONDON, December 8th. At the Peninsular and Oriental Steam ported by cylindrical," pillars-over" Navigation Co.'s meeting Lord Inchcape | bayonet and trench" at Verdun, where said that passenger lares will be reduced to an economic level as soon as possible, but at present the company was carrying passengers below cost. He had so far disposed of 93 ex-enemy ships, and hoped soon to dispose of the balance. →

PEACE PROSPECTS IN

IRELAND.

PROBABLE GOVERNMENT REPLY TO FATHER O'FLANNAGAN.

LONDON, December 7th. As regards the prospects of an Irish truce, It is stated on the highest authority

LATEST CABLES.

U.S. IMMIGRATION.

UNPRECEDENT RUSH FROM

EUROPE...

LONDON, December 8th. The Times" "New York" correspondent

New York

LATEST CABLES.

DUTCH MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

SECOND CHAMBER TO RESUME DISCUSSION OF ESTIMATES.

THE WARWICK COMEDY CO.

**DUORMATB.".

Another piece from the attractive

reper. toire of the Warwick Comedy Company was staged before a fair house at the THE HAGUE, December 7th.

Theatre Royal last night.........“ Doormats." The crisis in the Ministry of Agriculis the story of a modern domestic intrigua

that if it is agreed that Father O'Flan.ays that America is seriously alarmed fure has been settled. The Minister has based on pseudo-modern ideas of mortis.

at the wave of Immigration from the nagan's message represents the full force

poverty-stricken parts of Europe, which of Sinn Fein moderate opinion, the threatens to inundate the isbour market Government reply will embody the follow

and complicate the growing problem of ing principles No Anesty, no Runemployment. public, and the cessation of the campaign it is officially stated that 74,000 aljens of outrage and murder.

landed at New York alone in October, while. inter alia, It is reported that 8,000,000 Germans are planning to cross the Atlantic.

Well Informed circles believe that the repudiation of Father O'Fhinnagan's message was due to Sinn Fein fugitives from justice desiring an amnesty-

WORK OF ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY."

requested the Second Chamber to resume Mrs. Gale, the wife of an artist, permite- the discussion of the Estimates of his de- the attention, of Capt. Harding almost to partment, which was interrupted owing to break up her home. She is a butterfly the rejection of the proposal to appoint acthing in return. Her husband is the type who takes everything but given

■ judicial adviser to the Ministry.

doormat, always willing to be trampled PROHIBITION LAW.

upon, in the figurative sense. Even when Capt. Harding discusses a divorce in the INTERESTING AMERICAN

presence of her husband, Gale still adopts. his attitude of voluntary sngriška,” But sil comes well in the end, and the butterfly inds her pretty wings scorched in the flama, It is then that she appreciates the true

DECISION."

WASHINGTON, December 7th. The United States Internal Revenue Commissioner has ruled that the Prohibi-value of an affectionate and loyal husbood, tion Law applies to American ships every

Ellis Island is unprecedentedly crowd- ed The immigrants are largely Jews, mostly without funds and incapable of LONDON, December 7th...

earning a living. Hence, the Congress where. Presenting medals for gallantry to the Immigration Committee has decided to Royal Irish Constabulary in Dublin. Vispress on the Immigration Bill as speedily. count French eulogised the skill and zeal as possible. " of the Force, and said that there were inary indications that their work was be ginning to take effect. The senseless and inhuman episodes in Dublin, and the

57 French soldiers were buried-some alive-owing to the collapse of the trench under a terrific bombardment from both sides during a German attack in June, 1916, leaving only a line of bayonets sticking out of the ground. -.-.

M. Millerand, in a speech, declared wanton destruction in Liverpool were SLUMP IN WHEAT PRICES that France, heart and soul, was, for signs of malevolent mice, which was a

FARMERS VOW NOT TO SELL.

LONDON, December 7th.

peace. To speak of her imperialism, was certain fore-runner of defeat.

Viscount

“FREEMAN'S JOURNAL" CASE.

to make capital out of the ignorance of French assured the Police that their some and of the bad faith of others. She efforts would end in saving the country The Daily Mail's New York correspond-claimed nothing but just reparation. She from the dominion of savages, ent says that the collapse of the specta

knew she could rely on, the friendship of cular war-time prices of American arm the United States to obtain this. The produce has resulted in an unprecedented Franco-American Alliance would never fail in the cause of liberty and civili-

situation in North Dakota where 23 banks have been forced to close owing to the refusal of the farmers to sell wheat in "order to liquidate their loans. The basic facts of the case are that the United States produced 2,000,000 more bales of cotton, and 300,000,000 more bushels of wheat than it can consume. Ten thou-

sation.

0 OMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE.

INTERESTING SUGGESTIONS. WASHINGTON, December 8th.

sand farmers in North Dakota have The International Communications Con- struck, vowing not to sell wheat until it ference urges increased cables be

North America and reaches 12s. Bd. à bushel. The move tween

the ment is spreading throughout the West. Orient, South America and Australia, and Seven banks have suspended operations proposes the establishment of an Elec. in Oklahoma. Sporadic failures are re-trical Communications Union for promos ported from Iowa and Montana.

Ing. extending and improving international

Ù.S. COTTON CROP,

FORECAST OF GREAT REDUCTION.

MEMPHIS (Tennessee), Dec. 7th: Mr. Thompson, ex-President of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, address ing the Cotton Conference, predicted a 50 per cent. reduction in the coming cotton crop, which would not amount to amore 6,000,000 bales.

PROSPECTS IN EGYPT.

CAIRO, December 8th. - Following the recommendation of the majority of the Provincial Councils, the Government has decided to reduce next season the cotton acreage by one-third.

BATTLESHIP CONTROVERSY.

SIR PERCY SCOTT'S VIEWS.

LONDON, December 7th. The battleship controversy has been ad. vanced a stage further by a Daily Matt representative's interview with Sir Percy Scott, who utterly condemns battleships, and declares that if Great Britain and Germany had possessed no banteships in the war the result would have been the samo. He contends that no ship can be built to withstand a torpedo charged with half a ton of Tri-Nitro-Tolucl. If the Germans had submarine officers as good as ours, they would have got into the Scapa, sunk our fleet, and won the war on pea in the first few months of 1914. Sir Percy Scott finally declares that many of our torpedoes in the war were “duds,” thus explaining many failures,

AIR MINISTRY PLANS.

FIVE NEW SQUADRONS.

LONDON, December 8th.

A White Paper has been issued an-

telegraphic and telephonic communica tions by land wires, cable, radio and other forms of signalling; also, the establishment of an Electrical Communications Council, consisting of representatives of Grear Britain, France, Italy, Japan and the United States and tour representatives elected from among the other Fowers, to encourage the improvement of comduni. cations.

CALL FOR CONSTANTINE.

FEAR OF ANARCHY.

ATHENS, December 7th.

LONDON, December. 8th, The court-martial has sentenced the two proprietors of Freeman's Journal to six months' imprisonment, and the Free- men's Journal Company has been fined £500.

EARLIER CABLES,

GOVERNMENT, ANXIOUSLY

WAITING.

EARLIER CABLES.

OPENING THE DOOR.

WASHINGTON. December 7th. The Immigration Bill among other things permits the entrance of students into the United States every six months. workers from of and the entry Canada, Mexico and Cuba in order to provide for the periodic requirements of certain industries.

GOLD AND SILVER BILL. NO RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT OF

BULLION.

LONDON, December 7th.

In the House of Commons, in the Committee stage of the Gold and Silver Bill. Mr. Samuel moved an amendment, which was strongly supported, to omit the word Silver, from the Bill in the interests. of British trade in China....

LONDON, December 7th.

Mr. Baldwin. (for the Treasury) opposed the amendment, but undertook that, when Well informed circles state that the the Bill became law, the Government Irish position has changed line.

The would place the restrictions, as far as Government is still anxiously watching silver was concerned, only on the export for any avenue likely to lead to peace. of coins. There would not be any res but nobody is able to negotiate authorit trictions on the export of silver bullion. fively for Sinn, Fein yet or has submitted contrete proposals containing even the Rerm of a satisfactory settlement.

BRITISH DYE INDUSTRY. PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION

PROPOSED....

LONDON, December 7th..

might be many years before restriction

on silver bullion became necessary, but, We were living in uncertain times, it was necessary that the Government should have powers to deal with emer xéncies.)

Mr. Samuel's amendment was rejected by 105 votes to 53.

Sir Newton Moore--moved an amend ment providing that any gold or silver im- In the House of Commons, moving the posted after the passing of the Act might second reading of the Dyestuffs Bill, be re-exported at any time. He said Sir Robert Home said that it prohibited that otherwise the result of the Act would the import, except by licence, of synthetic be that no new gold would enter the and organic dyes, colours or colouring country and this would be disastrous to reatter, and intermediate organic dyes credit, trade and finance, while England A Licensing Committee would be estab- would cease to be the gold market of the fished consisting of five representatives world, unwante

TYPHU EPIDEMIC.

** CAMPAIGN OF THE LEAGUE.

of the dye consumers, three representa--Mr. Baldwin refused to accept the lives of the dye producers and, five amendment, but promised to insert. neutrals. There would not be any delay clause empowering the Government to or difficulty in granting the licences. He make special agreements with the British emphasised that the Government was Colonies and Dominions under which gold pledged to protect the dye industry imported from these countries, might be against German competition, and the Bill re-exported. was necessary to prevent the British dye! If anarchy is to be avoided in Greece, industry from being killed, making i us Constantine must return it only for our vital industries and imperilling our again dependent on outside supplies for time. He is, his people's idol. Nothing very existence in war-time (Cheers.) He announced that the Government in- would satisfy them but a popular welcome tended to make a Bill dealing with other to the monarch. The solution seems to key industries, the first bill next session. be subsequent abdication in favour of the Crown Prince. The nation is thoroughly Anglophile, but the feeling is bound to change in the event of continued failure to comprehend the popular mentality,

FIUME EPISODE.

TORPEDO BOATS DESERT TO SIGNOR D'ANNUNZIO...

GENEVA, December 7th. At the assembly of the League of Nations on the suggestion of Dr. Nansen, declared that the question of Free Trade of three to deal with the question of Mr. Asquith supported the Bill and it was decided to appoint a Committee and Protection did not arise, and that his raising funds to combat the epidemic of Government had been right in granting tychus in Central Europe 1 subsidy, but it was now necessary. Prince Ranjitsiahil said that India, consequently, to ensure that there would although never endangered by typhus, not be unlimited private profit. Certain strongly sympathised with the campaign. surpluses should be devoted to research He would appeal to the Princes of Tnuta and the history of the British dye in to help, and he was sure that the Assembly dustry was a humiliating chapter. He would not be disappointed with the re- emphasised the necessity to the textile suits.

kad industries of superior quality dyes. The The representatives of the various Germans ought not to continue to have a pantries. then announced their contri monopoly, but as long as we could not butions, including Great Britain whose produce good quality dyes manufacturers donation totalled £50,000 while that of ought to have the freest acess to any France was 1,000,000 francs. Persia and

* China cach contributed £2,000. dyes available.

LATER PRESIDENT WILSON'S POLICY

INDEPENDENCE OF PHILLIPINES.

ROME, December" 7ff. Two Italian torpedo boats have deserted to Signor d'Annunzio, according to guarded commanique, which says that] The Bill was read a second time. The two torpedo boats of the Upper Adriatic motion for its rejection was defeated by DENA 277 votes to #72. The minority was largely composed of Free Traders and representatives of textile interests.

CONCESSIONS IN RUSSIA.

LENIN'S ALLEGED POLICY.

Squadron anchored in the port of Fiume in an irregular mammer. The command ing officers were apparently taken by sur- prise and were unable to assert them- selves,"

́ ́COST OF THE WAR,

WASHINGTON, December 7th.

In a message to Congress, President Wilson urged the authorisation of a loan to Armenia, to be expended ... under American supervision. He also asked for à revision of the taxation laws, independ ence for the Philippines, economy in Government expenditure, and the re- habilitation and training of disabled sold iers and sailors. The message did not mention the League of Nations. mention shore of LATER

President Wilson declares that the Old World is at present suffering from the

BRITANNIA DAY. CELEBRATION AT NEW BEDFORD. NEW BEDFORD (Massachusetts).

December 7th.

Britannia Day celebrations included a reception in, honour of His Majesty's ship Calcutta of the Bermuda Squadron. The officers and crew of the Calcutta were entertained at a banquet, BANON BRITISH AEROPLANES

WRIGHT CORPORATION'S SUCCESS-

FUL SUIT.

NEW YORK, December 8th..

Aa Noel Gale, Mr. Thorpe Mayng was convincing in the role of the self-sacrificing artist-husband and played a difficult part - with cradit. Miss Mayne, as Mrs. Gala,

(Noel's Aunt) was invested with a delight- was not in a sympathetic part. Lady Gile

ful atmosphere of reality by Miss Eëna Flowerdew, though Mr. Tom Fenwick over- strossed the part of crusty old Sir Bulva Gale almost to the point of burlesque..

Mr. Dudley Howarth gave a rather spiritless version of Capt. Harding, the villain of the piece, and Miss Marjory Clarke played the part of Harrison, maid.

On the whole the play was dull. -The plat was a thin as gossamer and there were. very few situations approaching a thrill. To-night When we were Twenty-one will be presented,

THE EDUCATION OF CHINESE IN FRANCE,

A GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATION.

The Courts have granted an injunction: restraining the Aircraft Disposal and Handley Page Companies from importing At the suggestion of Mr. Fan Yuan- Hen, Minister of Education, the Central into America 2,383 British aeroplanes | Government has agreed to put aside the and 34.000 motors.

sum of 100,000 francs a year for assist- ing the Chinese Institute in the Paris University, in the same way as the pro- posed Chinese Institute in Lyons.

The Wright Corporation declared that the machines embodied infringements of Wright patents, and it importation were allowed the new American industry would be ruined.

on account of this, the Paris Univer- sity has conferred the degree of Doctor on President Hsu Shih-chang For the purposes of receiving this honourable degree from Paris University, the Gov- ernment is sending Mr, Chu Chi-hslen, AUSTRALIANS AND AMERICANS IN former Minister of Home Affairs, to

DAVIS CUP.

AUCKLAND..

France with Dr. Y. T. Taur, former Pre- sident of the Chinghus College, and Wong AUCKLAND, December 7th. Ting-chang, of the Foreign Office, as his Australasian and American lawn temisecretary and councillor respectively. | Mr. Chi is also in charge of the re- Davis Cup teams have arrived here.

printing of the Shih-ku Chuan-su" or Chinese Encyclopaedia which was com piled in the commencement of the Kang- hat reign of the defunct Manchu Dynasty, as suggested by ex-Premier Painleve and he will discuss with him in Paris matters relating to the proposed Sino-French edu- cational co-operation and development.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY.

WASHINGTON, December 8th. President Wilson's reply to the League of Nation's invitation to nominate con - sultative representatives on the Commis

sion studying the reduction of armaments 'was despatched to-day,

EARLIER CABLES.

POWERS OF ASSEMBLY AND GOUNCIL.

EWO COTTON CO.'S DIVIDEND

"At a meeting of the Consulting Com- mittee of this company, held last week at Shanghai, it was decided that, after providing for the Interim dividend of Tis. GENEVA, December 7th.

$22, which absorbed. Tis, 440,000, the Ex Except as regards the word exclu- shareholders should be recommended to sive the Assembly of the League of apportion the balance at credit of Profil Nations has adopted the Commission's and Loss Account on October 31st, 1920, report on the powers of the Council and of Tis. 1,693,429.54, as follows:-

the Assembly, respectively. The As To pay dividend on prefer- Tis.

sembly has no power to reverse or modify any decision falling within the exclusive competence of the Council. The same respect must be shown by the Council To for the decisions of the Assembly," The the inclusion of the word question of

exclusive was referred to a Special To Commission,

QUARREL OVER A CHILD. WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

ence shares at rate of

7 per cem, per annum 28,000.00 pay a final dividend on 20,000 ordinary shares

of Tis 68 per share...1,360,000.00 : write off plant and machinery

To write of buildings

To write off water supply. To write off furniture To write off debenture In-

vestment To add to special repairs and

renewals Fund

A Straits-born Chinese woman named To give to war funds Katrina Chu, living at No. 107, Praya To pay bonus to staff at East, who, as reported, attempted to mills commit suicide by swallowing opium, was To add to Chinese superan placed before Mr. N. L. Smith at the nuation Fund Magistracy, yesterday.

To carry forward to new ac-

count

She admitted having attempted to take her own life, and that she was DOW SOTTY for her rash act. Replying to the Magis trate, she said that she took the opium in a fit of temper after a quarrel with her husband over the treatment of their

child

The husband said that the quarrel was not a serious one. They had only ex- changed a few angry words, and he did not know why his wife should have at tempted to do such a rash deed for such a small matter

Sergeant McFall said that the woman swallowed three-quarters, of one tael pot of opium, and was admitted into hospital just in time fo save her life,

The Magistrate bound the woman over in the sum of $100 to be of good be- haviour for twelve months.

100,000.00

50,000.00.

218.60

1,000.00

2,500.00

50,000,00 20,000,00

50,000.00.

,,་

20,000.00

11,710.94

Ts. 1,693.429.54

SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL.

FIVE CHINESE ADVISERS ELECTED.

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai has been officially notified by the Chinese Ratepayers Association of the results of the election of the five Chinese BERLIN December 7th.

advisers to act on the Chinese Advisory The object of the Bolshevik concessions,

Board recently created in the Municipal as for instance, those recently granted to

Council with the request that the notice. TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. Mr. Vanderlip, was indicated in a speech

hy conveyed to the Municipal Council. at Moscow, reproduced in the Fretheit in

The following are the five elected WASHINGTON, December Bil. which Lenin, it is alleged, stated that bour

Mr. Sung Han-chang, manager of the UNLUCKY NO The Secretary of the Treasury has geois countries had been forced to cesse

local Bank of China: native of Cheklane. nouncing an addition to the supplementary announced that the net cost of the war sent was able to exist amid the bourgeois cracy and the substitution for it of autosays the Straits Weho. They have got versity graduate, native of Cheklang

easy as their warfare against Russia who at pre- wanton rejection of the principle of deme Pity the poor unemployed, share brokers

- Mr. Haix Yung-sen, Cambridge Uni- Estimate of 935,300 for the Air

countries 20 the United States Government was america Lenin said we make the that the moment has come for the United the time away during the simp. One of Corton Mill graduate of University of By making concessions to cratic principles. President Wilson adds to think about all sorts of things to pass Mr. Y C. Moh Manager of Tehdah, Ministry. The latter sceks authority to twenty-four thousand and tea million Japanese-American relations more acute; States to take the lead in securing demo be latrat e pack of fire cards with Illinois native of Shanehal utilise surpluses in certain Air Votes, dollars, this being the actual expenditure and we will exploit the situation, while cracy by making and enforcing Laws Who who on the backs. These are Dr. David Z. Ya Harvard graduate. which exceed £2,000,000, The Esti- from the Treasury, excluding all outlay, morals and material victory over the to labour, while safeguarding the integrity who draws the card with No In the face Hunch

by signing concessions we shall win within its own borders giving full rights shuffled, and each mas draws one. The man Secretary, National Y.M.C.A., native of 000 the tomar not resulting in de yemet prosecuton or tourgeois "wanries, which fisterd of opgproperty, partacularly industrial in Unds written there," Bhull we bare. Д

Mr. K. P. Chen, Manaver of Shanghai fighting us, will be compelled to streng- order to increase the necessary wealth of drink? No, With pleasure"; No Who Commercial and Savings Bank, graduate tion of five additional squadrons.

then our position.”

the world.

Pays No 4 do; 6, "Splendit.

of Oberlin University, native of Klangst.

the war.