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BRITISH POLICY

MIDDLE EAST:

GENERAL TOWNSEND'S CRITICISM.

SEVERE WINTER IN

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 1920.

IN dolared that the only part of the world

ENGLAND:

PREMIER'S MESSAGE OF PEACE: HOPE OF SETTLEMENT OF IRISH QUESTION.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH POLICY IN MIDDLE EAST.

POSITION IN PERSIA AND MESOPOTAMIA.

LONDON, December 13th.

LO

OUTLOOK, IN IRELAND. INCREASE IN GARRISON.

LONDON, December 14th. It is announced that the Irish Garrison is being increased by ten battalions, owing to the introduction of martial law,

that counted at this difficult period was the pars which wished us well.". He had you to

comment official of unoficial, from any civilised country condemning the British Government. On the other hand, he had seen many communications washing us well in one of the most difficult tasks that ever faced a Government, namely, suppressing a conspiracy which, during the war, grow strong and powerful and which could not be

Bir od out in a singlo

minute.

Greenwood thought that we held our position in the estoont of the world as strongly as avar. He could Bot imagine anything contemptible than to yield at all costs to ganga of asragging who by murder and arson, endeavoured to intimidate the country into surrender. We were dealing with this Sir conspiracy fairly and fearlessly. Hamar Greenwood repeated that there was no policy of reprissis, and read documents

other heads had done their boot. He main MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S MESSAGE tained that it was unfair to attribute every

OF PEACE

burning to the gallant men who had show ed such splendid restraint against almost intolerable provocation. The Forces of the

The Bishop of Cork's excommunication order has caused a sensation in extremist

LEAGUE OF NATIONS PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.

LONDON, December 15th.

The Council of the League of Nations

WINTER IN ENGLAND, SEVERE COLD: HEAVY SNOW- STORMS.

LONDON, December 14th. Almost record cold weather prevalla in has approved the protocol and voted in England. Thirty-three degrees of frost

or of the Assembly establishing a per. has been registered in Northamptonshire and 18 in London. Skating is proceeding on the Thames Valley ponds. Heavy snow-

manent Internations! Court of Justice..

The

protocol includes a clanse whereby

FAR EASTERN

NEWS.

CABLE

(THROUGH LITTER'S AGENCY.] OUTLOOK IN FRENCH INDO-CHINA,

MARSEILLES, December 14th. M. Long, Governor-General of Indo Interview, China, has arrived here. In an

| the signatories may declare the jurisdiction atorms have occurred everywhere. Winter he said that the Government's bold policy

of the Court immediately compulsory on

certain legat questions.

DR. WELLINGTON KOO'S SUPPORT. In the course of the discussion regarding the International Court of Justice, Dr. Wellington Koo, supporting the sdoption of the report, said he entirely agreed that the idea of compulsory jurisdiction would extend the supremacy of the Court to the whole family of nations.

sports are general throughout the country. RUSSIAN TRADE TREATY. SOVIET SUGGESTS DRASTIC AMENDMENTS.

is bearing fruit in Indo-China, and is nos costing Franco a single centime, Ho urged commercial oxpansion, and emphasis ed, the fact that the natives' purchasing". power is increasing and the country is

LONDON, December 14th.perfectly orderly,

CHINESE FAMINE RELIEF The Daily Chronicle says M. Krassic has submitted to the Government the Russian

LONDON, December 14th. amendments to the Trade treaty which The organisation of the national appeal aim as the elimination of the clause rein aid of the afferers from the famine The Assembly has unanimously adopted garding the Bolshevik propaganda and the in China is making good progress. The resolution dealing with the constitution removal of the stipulation regarding the Lord Mayor presides over a meeting at of the International Court of Justice, with rangnition of private debta. Rusis also the Mansion House on Thursday (Decem

different Gevoraments for ratification, Hussian gold from attachment by private Jordan, Bir Chas, Addia, and the ax-Chinese after which the court will be called upon persons seeking to recover money due from Minister In London (Mr. Alfred Sxe), to decide disputes arising between States. Hussia,

while the organisation throughout, the coun- INTERNATIONAL CREDITS...

ox-Postmaster of Shanghai. The move- ment is being warmly supported by the

In the House of Commons, during the circles. Sinn Feiners have donounced the to show that himself, General Meroady and the provision that it be submitted to the demands British legislation safeguarding her 18th). The speakers includo Sir John

debate on the Army Supplementary Esti- mate, Mr. Churchill announced that Gen. oral Ironside's Forces at Karvin, which

was practically the solo protection for

North-West Persia and Teheran, would be

Bishop's action,

LONDON, December 18th. Father O'Flannagan, in a letter to Mr.

The Daily Chronicle, adds that the

The Council hag adopted the report negotiations have taken a most unfavoury is superintended over by Mr. Donovan, withdrawn in Spring. Meanwhile we are | Lloyd George, requested that facilities may Crown "had saved Cork from absolute establishing an International Commission | able turn in view of the above.demands.

be given him to communicate with Mr.

destruction. When the fire brigade were

a sense of its responsibility and self-pro- de Valera, who is at present in America, exhausted, the police and the military took to instituto a schatte of international AUSTRALIAN WHEAT CROP. | Foreign Office. It is announced that the

trying to rose the Persian Government to

and with Mr. Grifith, who is at present over the work and spared no efforts to imprisoned in Dublin

crodits to allow impoverished nations to procure the necessary resources,

GERMAN PROTEST AGAINST.

teation.

MALMEDY DECISION,

GENIVA, December 14th,

EFFECT OF HEAVY STORMS.

BYDXXY, December 14th. The Minister of Agriculture estimates that the damage done by storms in the The German Note to the League of wheat-Holds amounts to £3,000,000 An Nations, on the subject of the Eapen-vergess marken will have to be found for Malmedy question, declines to agres with the damaged grain. the Council's decision on it and auggests intimidation in the plebiscite, which therefore, ask to be declared null and

It was meinocholy to contem.

check the flames. There was no evidence plate the possibility of the ancient capital

The Premier replied that facilities will to show that any of these farces caused a and monarchy being engulfed in barbarism, but there must be a limit to Great Britain's be afforded him for scoing Mr. Griffith, single fire in the great confagration in the responsibilities.--(Cheers.)-Mr. Churchill while as regards Mr. de Valora the ordia-centre of the city. All disasters, whether of communication with burnings or murderings, were the horrible, reviewed the history of the position in Mesoary methods potamia, and drew attention to the fact that America were fully open to Father, but logical, consequences of the Sinn Fein extremist conspiracy to smash the Empire, the Government's efforts to reduce its com. Flanungan.

The way to prevent the consequences auto mitments were hung up by rebellion. He

matically was to uproot the cause. He was wulogised General Haldane's wisdom and

glad to say that the percentage of the veld. It suggests that a fresh plebiscita capacity and his ancosa in breaking up the

In the course of his letter, Mr. Lloyd George's said :—

"I sincerely trust that the notivities of

rebellion. We were only now emerging all men of peace and goodwill will bear People responsible for crimes of violence should be taken,

Irom the campaign," Mr. Churchill said "in which we were fighting for our lives. We have begun to resume the reduction of the garrison." Mr. Churchill declared that it was useless getting excited. The House could dismiss the Government by refusing to vote the additional £9,000.000 for Meso potamia, but the dismissal would not alter Bas diffculties, nor reduce the expenditure, for complete evacuation would involve us in heavy fighting. If we scuttled qut, the country would be ruined and heavier expence would be imposed on the British ax-payer. It would be most imprudent to allow the impression to get abmad that wo "were going to cast down our responsibilities

out of weakness.

If we faced the situation coolly and firmly, and pursued a policy of contracting commitments and establishing a congenial Local Government, it would relieve us of this burden, and enable the great natural riches of the country to be developed to

fruit, that the policy of those adher ing to violence will finally be abandoned, and that the people of Ireland will be free to return to constitutional methods whereby alone their reasonable aspirations can be attained. I heartily join with you in hoping that the season of Christmas will allay passions which are producing the prosené hideous, vachristian strife, and so pave the way for frank and peaceful dis- cussions with the elected representatives of the Irish people, which are essential to just and rasscable settlement."

OCCURRENCES IN CORK. SIR HAMAR GREENWOOD'S STATE- MENT.

LONDON, December 14th, In the House of Commons, Lieut. Com mander Kenworthy, on a motion for adjournment, demanded an impartial inquiry into the occurrences at Cork.

Ar. Adamson supported the motion.

Sir Hamar Greenwood declared that the

was decreasing Sir Hamar Greenwood welcomed the serman of the Bishop of Cork condemning attacks on the Forces of the Crown. Bir Hamar Greenwood was hope- fal that, before long, we shall open a happier chapter for good between the peoples of Ireland and Great Britain.

GERMAN CABLES DISPUTE.

UNSATISFACTORY NEGOTIATIONS.

WASHINGTON, December 14th

The International Communications Cons

forence ends in a virtual deadlock unless an Agreement is reached at the last moment. Otherwise the delegates will return to their countries without agreeing on any really important point in connection with the ex-German cablos.

the advantage of the Empire us & whole loss of life was more important than the included the willingness to give up the

and of the world

--

ATTITUDE OF GREAT BRITAIN.

Mr. Spurling, the chief British Delegate to the Communications Conference, sails for England to-day The British viewpoint

Halifax-Penzance cable in exchange for an American cable landing in Canada. It has been recognised by the State De partment as reasonable and satisfactory, understood that "the fattor though it is

agre

U.S. WAR-TIME LAWS.

RESOLUTION IN FAVOUR OF“

REPEAL

grest

FASSENGER AEROPLANE

CRASH.

KILLED: 3 INJURED.

LONDON, December 14th,

A Handley Page Par-to-London sero plane crashed at Cricklewood." It fouled a tree while leaving the serodrome, and burst. into flames. It is reported that the pilot, the mechanic and two passengers were killed, and six passengers were injured.

EX-KING CONSTANTINEL LEAVES FOR GREECE.

WASHINGTON, December 14th. The House of Representative has un- animpusly, passed a resolution of Mr.

the Võisted, of Minnesota, repealing majority of the war-time statutes."

FOOD CONTROL ABANDONED,

WASHINGTON, December 14th The House of Representatives has. Un-route for Greacs.

LUCERNE, December 14th, Er-King Constantine and family, have left by the ordinary trein for Venice, en

animously passed the relation repealing WAR FINANCE CORPORATION most of the wartime statutes, including the Food Control Act.

MINERS DEMAND.

SCHEDULE BEFORE VICTORIAN

GOVERNMENT.”

MELBOURNE, December 14th. Stato coal-miners have presented the Victorian Government a new schedule of

conditions of work.

STATE STEAMERS.

POLICY OF "AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT.

BRISBANE, December 14th In pursuance of a policy of retroch ment, the Government is selling a number, of the State steamers,

ha

INDIAN MINERS' UNREST.

RESOLUTION PASSED BY SENATE.

WARRINGTON, December 14th. The Senate has passed a resolution directing the revival of the War Finance Corporation, in order to offer relief to

offer farmers.

AMERICAN NAVY,

NEW SCOUT CRUISER.

WASHINGTON, December 14th.

The first scout cruiser, Omaha, for the American Navy, was launched at Tacoma It is of 7,500 tons, with a speed of nearly 34 knots. It has 19 6-fich guns, and torpedo-tubes.

Chinese Diplomatic and Consular Staffs in Britain are contributing 20 per cent. of their salaries towards the Famine Fund for a period of three months.

CHINESE STUDENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, December 14th. The Daily Mall, in a leader, urges actionTM in regard to the training of Chinese students in Great Britain to avoid the decline of our trade with China, especially. in view of the activities of France, America and Japan. It points out the significance of Japan's remitting her portion of the Boxer Indemnity for the establishment of in engineering school in China staffed by Japanese, and the fact that the Chinese Minister, Mr Alfred Szo graduated in Cornell University, while Dr. Wellington Koo graduated in Columbia University.

NEW LIGHT ON CANCER. THE UNKNOWN "AGITATOR.” [SYTHE TIMES MÉDICAL CORRESPONDENT]

Few more interesting contributions to the study of cancer, have been made in recent times than that submited by Sir Lenthal Chestle on tumours of the breast. Sir Lenthal conceived the ides of cutting whole actions of his specimen and so was able in a large number of instances to follow the course of the disease..

a

largely present in the ducts and further. He found that the malignant tissue is that it appears to follow the distribution of

duct

to in its progress. This would point causative factor entering the ducta, from outside rather than to a spontaneous origin. KE this view is substantiated, it implies that in cancer cases some substance must enter the breast from outside through a duct. The nature of this ubstance, if, indeed, it really exists,

unknown. It might be a chemical irritant; it might be a living organism.

We should not forget that cancer cells are only body cells which have revolted from authority and begun to grow on their own behalf it is the stimulus to growth which is unknown. The recently establish in political parlance the agitator ed fact that a needle passed through the surface of a frog's egg will cause it to grow "fatherless frog is and develop into interesting in this connexion's for evidently so very potent stimulus is required to in- itiate growth: The cancer following THE HAGUE, Desember 14th. posure gror long periods to X-rays, the cancer of tar-workers, the cancer occurring The diplomatic relations between the

in natives who carry fire baskets and other Dutch and the Jugo-Slay Governments special types all true cancer suggest that many diferent stimuli to growth may be have been broken off, owing to differences tive. Further, there is the cancer over the treatment of the Dutch Consul at mice and a recent statement that upward

by Professor Fibiger's worm in

DUTCH-JUGO-SLAV RUPTURE RECALL OF BELAIRADE MINISTER

Joss of buildings Only one woman looter lost General Townsend, in his maiden speech, bar life through fires. He repudiated the declared that it was a mistake to occupy enggestion that the fires were caused by Bir Hamar the whole of Mesopotamia. There was no the Forces of the Crown. Bir reason, strategically or politically, why a Greenwood read a telegram sent to Lieut.- single soldier should be kept in Meso- Commander Kenworthy from the Lord would have wished Great Britain to offer Potamia. We should simply hold the pro- Mayor of Cork and the Sinn Felu mer her advice to Francs and Italy to modity vince of Basra. That was the solution of bers of Parliament, Mr. Walsh and Mr. their standpoints, in order to reach an tho Mesopotamian question..

Roche, alleging that, during the week in

greement on the lines desired by the Mr. Churchill had said that the forces or "men and women were held up la United States The American delegatce had been reduced to 70,000 General the streets and robbed, unoffending citizens Townsend declared, that 70,000 troops in were publicly whipped and shot, and is to throughout adopted the most, decided tone the East were sufficient to conquer half believed that some were burnt alive in their to which the other Powers were unwillingne of Asia. If he had had them, only the uses. We demand an immediate with to accede, particularly Japan which was In the House of Commons, replying to gagrade. The Dutch Government has roof 20 per cent of cases of cancer of the adamant in the refusal to consider the Bir. John Bees, Mr. Montage stated he had led the Dutch Minister at Belgrade, from syphil irritation covers all these rsons who have suffered Bir Hamar Greenwood said that General nationalisation (t: internationalisation) of received-information that a general strachild the Serbian Charge d'Affaires at the

esses Yot the victims of cancer are. Al- said to be of political origin, was threaten Hague has been informed that his presence ways only a fraction of the total number ed in the post-fields in India. The Governo superfinous,

irritated in these special ways, and are old. Thus there is the factor ef rually ment of India, he said, was dealing with

The Times says that the Dutch Consul at susceptibility as well as of irritation. While

therefore, Sir Lenthat Cheatie's work

fritant to the Belgrade, who is of Austrian nationality: generit does not throw light on aus-

the entry of some.

Black Sea would have stopped hid

As regards the potentialities of the coun- try, General Townsend said, 11 we put millions into the country, as was done in Egypt, then, in 15 or 20 years, it would begin to pay. (Chours).

BARTERING PROBLEM. PREMIER CONSULTS BUSINESS MEN

drawn of the Army of Docupation."

Yep.

DUE TO PULITICAL CAUSES.

LONDON, December 15th.

WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP. LEWIS DEFEATED STECHER

LATER While the Communications Conference has achieved nothing as regards the fattire. disposition of the

woman cables, a mod the situation. vivendi has been reached whereby the pro sent handling of the cables will continue till March 15th. Meanwhile, deliberations will be continued by Ambassadorg of the participating countries, while the delegates return home to port to their Govern-

Strickland had started an Inquiry today, He would telegraph to General Strickland to call on the Lord Mayor of Cork, Mr. Walsh and Mr Roche, and sa their names had been quoted in the House" they shall turu up." They should have anfs conduct Nos one of the three had ever condemned the murders of aplico and soldiers Pro coeding, Bir Hamar Gromwood declared that these murders prevented the peoples of England and Ireland, from coming to a peaceful settlement, and suggested that an inquiry by Lord Cave, Lord Buckmaster the establishment of a system of bartering and the Deputy Speaker of the House of between Great Britam and foreign coun- Commons was impossible. The only person only after auch persuasion, but tries Artifical methods of adjusting the who could hold an impartial inquiry was bas, my far, refused ita assent

the Is the the General Officer Commanding the agreement is reached by March

Fowers reserve to themselves all rights of Forces, and he was doing po

LONDON, December 14th.. Mr. Lloyd George has instituted inquiries representative businose men in the af discovering practical means for

agy are being considered. If Earg

peddling

can be brought to Great

tor, caravanning or small chango will eventually right

Great Britain, Italy and Japan have -named

rance.

agreed to this arangement, the

NEW YORK, December 14th.

E. D. Lovis on the World's Catch-as- catch-can Championship, throwing "Joe" Stecher with a band and lip lock. The mich listed-2hra 2iming 586

and was interned during the war on a charge of espionage, appears to have been on mcat friendly torms with the But garians.

DOCTOR SHOT DEAD IN KOHAT.

It is reported from Peshawar fint on November 15th and

a gang of riders attacked the house of Colonel, Foulkes, A.D.M.S.,

tongue occur in persone

The

breast

**

ceptibility. An

“And it must": be remembered. that both irritation and susceptibility may be but favourable circumstances in which a third and specific agent goes to work. This would apply to X-rays as well as to other irritants.

A Carespondent writon to a London "papor I wonder how many of your. readers who know the little downland village of Tevington, in Bussex, have comm arose in the records of its picturesque yn ontgoing Rector for the church the following quaint document

STARVING CHILDREN. PRESIDENT WILSON'S PPEAL

WASHINGTON, Icember 14th. and wounded Mrs. Foulkes, who was drag-August, 1754. Look out

son has appealed to Ameri red some distance from the house, but President Wilson has

was released. Liest. Col. Foulkes was 3 caus to contribute to the ralley of starving Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Contral Europa-He las Moet of his time in civil employ was spent

in Southern India, where he was Super will adopt twenty mtendens of the Medical School and wards Mental Hospital at Vizagapatas.

in Kolar Cantonment and shot him dead his ancestor. It

is worded

Bir Hamar Greenwood, dealing with the action. This, probably, only means that children in argument that we should endeavour to the whole question will be threshed at in annonscod that

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my Buccessor, for your Parishonors will cheat you where-ever they can. Neither pazoka em to be Angry not inviza Em to bo Intimate My Buccessor, i he will not suffer himself to be cheated (as 1-poor 1, have done), will make of "this". lying above a hundred and fifty pounds