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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESELE

ARAN ISLANDS HUNT: DESPERATE REVOLUTIONARIES SHÒT.

CONSTANTINE IN

MANIFESTO

CRIME

ATHENS:

TO PEOPLE

IN NEW

YORK:

FOLICE FLYING SQUAD PATROLS CITY.

LATEST CABLES... (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ARAN ISLANDS HUNT.

AL

SEARCH FOR DESPERATE REVOLUTIONARIES.

LONDON, December 19th. An extraordinary coup of the Forces of the Crown took place in Galway yesterday. morning. The police and military mobile rait surrounded the wild and rocky Aran Islands, which they systematically searched ・for the most desperate revolutionaries who

TRADE CRISIS IN INDIA. DECISION OF MERCHANTS IN BOMBAY,

BOMBAY, December 20th... The anxiety of merchants owing to the fall in exchange and the stagnation of trade a resolution of the is evidenced by Bombay Native Piece-goods Merchants Association which lays down that, until anthorities take steps to remove trade difficulties, no merchants shall order, or

buy any British or foreign piece-goods, or goods from up-country

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER BAND, 1990,

VISIT OF THE GOVERNOR OF MACAO.

LATEST.CABLES.

GERMAN SHIPS FOR FRANCE: RESULT OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH RETURN OF CONSTANTINE.

ARRIVAL IN ATHENS. GREAT BRITAIN.

PARIS, December 17th:

A Haras message says: The Cabinet me, today, under the Presidency of M. Millerand, The Score tary for the Merchant Marine gavo parti- culars regarding the negotiations with Great Britain respecting merchantmen made over by Germany under the Ponce Treaty The negotiations resulted in Francs receiving 430,000 tons of shipping

'FIRST TEST, MATCH," "

·AUSTRALIA'S SECOND INNINGS.

SYDNEY, December 18th. At the close of play, Australia had scored 308 runa for 5 wickets (in the second

.Collins contributed innings). Macartney 80 and Taylor $1.

∙104)

TURKEY IN DISTRESS. DELEGATE THANKS FRANCE FOR

HELP.

PARIS,, December 18th.

of them were arrested, two were shot dead

The effect of such an action will be to the docks which were originally ordered on

for Turkey than Any

ATHENS, December 19th. King Constantine has arrived dere. Ho immediately proceeded to the Cathedral and then to the royal palace, amid indes eribable eith

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The following cables were exchanged en Monday between H.E. the Governor of Macao and Mr. Silva Netto;-~~

"To Silva Netto, President, Club

Lusitario, Hongkong. · "To you and your colleagues of the Committee and all the members of Club Lusitano i tender my sincere expressions of heartfelt thanks for the extremely kind reception accorded me."

"To H.E. the Governor of Macao. "Acknowledging receipt of your kind telegram, and in the name of Club

TROUBLES AND TRIALS. `OF WEALTHY AND WEAK IN CHINA....

It has fallen to my lot, during the last few weeks, writes the Famine reporter of the Peking and Tientsin Times, to stay in the homes of both poor and wealthy Chinese in the famine district, and il may surprise sortie to hear that they both have their difficulties to face these days. cutive nights in the country residences of I call to mind, that I stayed several conso two wealthy men, and lost quite a lot

MESSAGE TO GREEKS.

of sleep over it. In the first case the dogs are put outside at nightfall and the big gates shut, locked and barred. The LONDON, December 19th.

watchman then goes up on the wall, and Constantinople, in a message to the Greek

walks to and fro all night, vigorously people, recalls the agonising emotion" of

guned walk up and down armed to the his exile, and says that the peoplo's

using his rattle and generally letting

In the unanimous call has proved the truth of his Lusitano, I have the honour to convey to everyone know that he is not asleep. The father's device, "My strongth is in the Your Excellency and Lady Correa da teeth, ready to mckle any invader, and second house the procedure is rather love of the people." He says than his life Silva our best respects reiterating the usually developing a hacking cough every

expression of our deepest sense of grati- time they pass one's room. henceforth will be devoted to the strict tude for the honour extended to our Club. different, for there the dogs are put up on watchman. The guard also let off crack ers or are blank armmunition every half- observance, of the constitutional right, SILVA NETTO, President, Chub. Lusi- to the wall to watch. in addition to the Thour just to, enliven the quiet hours of aiming to secure tranquillity at home and tano." national re-establishment abroad, and

sleep. Try and imagine the poor foreigner trying to sleep with the pitter patter of these various footsteps overhead relying on the heroin army.

changing of the guard; etc.

spi

BANDMAN COMEDY COMPANY, POWERFUL PERFORMANCE OF

EARLIER CABLES.

"IN THE NIGHT."

As to the fortunate owner of all this And what a night! The young wife wealth, he dare not sleep at home very ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES IN ATHENS.

unequally yoked at seventeen to a callous often, but seeks out some poor relative's LONDON, December 19th.

he gets kidnapped, or tortured until he There were frantic scenes of enthusiasm brute has at last given way and trans. house to rest his uneasy head, in case A Havas message såfa!—

nights, the house is burgled, and, as the have seen some who have endured the According to a report from Constan- in Athens yesterday on the occasion of the greased the conventions. That night, of all reveals where his dollars are hidden. I -With the poor man it is entirely differ- tinople to Le Temps, Nabi Bey, head of return of ex-King Constantine. The Royal Burglar remarks to the lover, two com roasting of about one quarter of their skin the Turkish delegation to France, stated, party arrived by train from the Gulf of mandments are broken on that eventful, before they would give up their secrets. the play is the way the burglar-admirably lock up his doors; his chief anxiety is to and gathering leaves and sticks for firing, other nation, and that being altered at the last moment, owing acted by Mr. Carl Lawson-takes command get enough to keep himself alive. wore believed to be in hiding thors. Seven prevent auctioning the goods now lying isofore leaving, thas France had done more | Corinth, the plan of landing at Phalerum evening. The delightfully original part of ent. for he does not always trouble to State of dining. With the fail of snow covering and three were wounded, as they were fry the basis of to a rupce exchange and the Turkish people will never forget say to the roughness of the sea causing sick, Lof the tangled situation. He is the politest spends his day in plucking wheat sprouts of which the firm's which ordered them are help which they receive in their presentness amongst the Royalties. The royal and moos philosophie of burglars and keeps whilst at night he tries to sleep instead

train was preceded by a whistling pilot the police strictly in their place.

is getting into a hopelessly weak condi tickled the patate of the audience) "always it off and chilling him to the bone, he think they are cleverer than other people,, tion; and if anything is to be done it must Heaven knows why!" YOUDE

ing to escape.

BINN FEINERS AS HOSTAGES.

LONDON, December 20th. The Officer Commanding the Forces in Korry district has announced that, in conse quence of ambushes, Sinn Fein leaders will henceforth be carried in military lorries as "host a got.

Two

HOSTAGES SHOT DEAD. The Military Governors in Cork and Kerry have ordered the leaders of the Irish Republican Army, to be carried in Govern ment motors in future as hostages bostages were shot dead on Saturday night. Both had been in custody at Cashol and were taken out on Saturday to accompany The journey was· un- military lorry. eventful until the return journey had almost been completed when they warn shot, it is alleged, by the military for come

reason which is unknown. -

unable to take delivery.

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distress from France,

WAR.

Ho

| WAR COST TO GREAT BRITAIN NEW FRENCH MINISTER OF engine covered with palms and steaming officials." he tells them, (and the mot his last source of food, the frost killing.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S STATEMENT.

LONDON, December 20th In the House of Commons, replying to Sir Shirley Bonn, Mr. Lloyd George said it was substantially correc; that the war cost 30,000,000 in casualties (9,000,000 deaths) and £80,000,000,000 dircetly, and £87,000,000,000 indirectly,

NAVAL HOLIDAY. SIR FREDERICK HALE'S

SUGGESTION...

LONDON, December 20th.

PARIS. 'December 17th. A. Havas message says:-

The papers express satisfaction at Raiberti's appointment as Minister of War. M. Raiberti is perfectly conversant M. LE FEVRE'S TROGRAMME. with military and financial problems.

Paats..December 19th.

manufactured

very slowly to enable the masses of Con- stentinian stalwarts accompanying it to keep up with the train. As soon as the

train stopped the public stormed it, jump- ing on the footboards and swarming on the

rools.

As the

wife Misa Beryl Barraclough

be very soon.

I was interested in this matter by com- International for Famine Rebet,

graceful lover striking just the right note doing and when they proposed to start Enely rendered a strong and emotional ine scross a branch of the North Chiet,

examining the condition of the inhabitants of passion without overemphasis; Mr. Percy relict. They had spent a month in closely. part; Mr. Clive Woads was a polished and sai enquired as to what they, had been Baverstock gave a clear-cut, brilliant pre of some 170 villages, and are now In" OIL FUEL PROBLEM.

sentation of the difficult part of the hus engaged in totalling up their statistics and FOR UNITED STATES WARSHIPS band, and the minor parts, expecially of the issuing tickets to the real starving.

men servants, were sympathetically render-response to my enquiry as to when they told that actual distribution would com- AND MERCHANT VESSELS:

ed. But Mr. Carl Lawson's burglar" proposed to start the real business, I was A Havas message saya!--

WASHINGTON, December 19th.

was the gem of the evening, and he had an mence on December 11th for the very still had a little bit to go on with The According to Le Gaulois, the former War

Mr. Daniels bas discussed with memoration more than once during the por poor, and on January 11 for those who Minister, M. Lo Ferre, intends soon to set

going to get steadily worse, and so they forth before Parliament private informa-bers of the United States Shipping Board formance.

One other word-Hongkong has had point is that the condition of affairs is pointed out that they do not know to whi but plays so good as this deserve a full for the coldest months; and they further In the House of Commons, Bir Fredericktion respecting Germany's present militare plans for ensuring a permanent supply

Ro, and so if they use up, the resources To-night the company presents The extent the generosity of the public will in the first month or so, then the final activity chiefly regarding Aviation and fuel oil for both warships and merchant rather a protracted theatrical season lately, want to keep as much reserves as possible result will still be starvation, albeit post- poisonous gas, which; be says, are still vessels. Later, Admiral Benson declared be

Naughty Wife."

poned for a while. They asked me what prospects there were of a response sul- ficient to meet the whole need, but I could not give them any definite answer. have just heard of a village where 12 Asemi-official dispatch received in people have already died of starvation. Tokyo reports that the French military What about a thousand ten thousand. headquarters at Constantinople received villages in another month's time?

" tion Am I my brother's keeper? the following information concerning makes one ask oneself the old id ques Lenin's future plan of activity

The international position of the the lives of hundreds of thousands depend by the complete defeat of the South Soviet Government has been consolidated on our answer, to the challenge.

commercial intercourse with the Russian and other Powers are now anxious to open. Russian Government. Britain, America

Government.

Hall anggested that the question of fresh haya construction be discussed with the United States and Japan, before deciding on the new British naval programme, in THE ONLY ROAD TO IRISH order to see whether an arrangement could be reached for reducing naval expenditure to the minimum consistent with nations! safety.

· RECONCILIATION.".

LONDON, December 19th." Father O'Flanagan has telegraphed to Mr. Lloyd George, declaring that the only road to Irish reconciliation is to allow the Constitution adopted by the Irish people at the last General Election to perform its legitimate functions, and to negotiate a treaty directly with Mr. De Valera.

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The Premier has replied saying that a settlement is impossible so long as Sinn Fein demands an Irish Republic and per- siste in trying to compel a settlement by assassination and violence. He deeply

Mr. Lloyd George, gavo as assurance that the Imperial Defence Committee would con. sider the question. -

NEWSPAPER SENSATION, OERMAN FUNDS FOR PURCHASE.

LONDON, December 20th.

FRENCH RAILWAYS. GIVING WORKERS A SHARE IN PROFITS.

PARIS, December 19th.

A Havas message says:-- The Chamber of Deputies, yesterday, passed a Bill reorganizing the railroads on quite a new basis. Although reinining in- dividuality, all systems are to be worked

that with the Navy Department and the Shipping Board working together, he be- lieved an adequate supply of oil could be obtained.

OCCUPATION OF HAYTI. REPORT OF NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY.

WASHINGTON, December 20. The Naval Court of Inquiry into com

18 a whole. The employees are to share in ditions at Hayti since the American oc.

FRENCH LOAN.

there are no proper grounds for General the management and will have an interestcupation has reported to Mr. Daniels that in the financial resulta

Barnett's assertions with regard to the WAR FINANCE CORPORATION killing of natives. SENATE SUGGESTION APPROVED,

A police inspector, Dr. Rümely and two lawyers have boca found guilty on counta of concealing from the authorities the facts that funds for the purchase of the New FINANCE MINISTER'S FORECAST.

PARIS, December 19th. York Evening Mail, in 1917, were ad

Kavas messige says: vanced by the German Imperial Govern

According to L'Echo de Paris, the

regrets that Father O'Flannagan has ment. The accused have been recommendixi closed the door to the counsel's of rood to mercy. The evidence at the trial con- will which were invoked at the beginning tained illuminating references to the Finance Minister has stated that the results activities of Albert, the German fiscal of the last national loan will aggregate agent in New York, and of Count well over £1,200,000,000. Bernstorf.

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of the correspondence:

DOOR OF NEGOTIATIONS STILL OPEN.

LONDON, Decomber 19th. Father O'Flanagan, in another message to Mr. Lloyd George declares that Bina Fein is a peaceful, political organisation. Violent attacks on it inevitably led to valent reactions. He says that reconcilia tion' will only be possible when represents tires of both natiges meet as equals and draw up an agreement. He denies having sioned the door, though he may have dis- covered that it was closed when he thought he would find it open..

CRIME IN NEW YORK.

EARLIER CABLES. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. LAST SESSION OF ASSEMBLY, GENEVA, December 20th. The Assembly of the League Nations has closed.

farmers.

WASHINGTON, December 20th.

LENIN'S ALLEGED -PLANS.

BOLSHEVIK PROPAGANDA.

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And

" THIS ACCURSED EMPIRE.» AUSTRALIAN - EX-MINISTER'S OUTBURST

In the House of Representativts, Mel-

"France and Japan are the only coun tries showing sympathy towards the anti- Bolsheviks. But the French can easily be won over by instigating their workmen

drew attention to the speech delivered by and there are not a few influential busi bourne, on November 9th, Mr. Hughes nesa men who will support the Soviets.

"As for Ispan, stie can be easily teased Mr. Mahon, a Labour member, at the by means of Korea and can be set against Irish demonstration of sympathy with Me. The House of Representatives has America and China, once the Soviets McSwiney

the latter two nations. Judging from the and accursed Empire," and to the police. War Finance Corporation, after deleting existing condition of China, Japan is des in Ireland as spies, informers, and passed the Senate resolution to revive the enter upon commercial intercourse with Mr. Mahon had referred to this bloody the recommendation that Federal Reserva tined to come into conflict, both politically bloody cutthroats." One of the resolu and economically, with America and tions passed condemned the saturnalia of Banks should extend liberal credit to China. When the latter are set against murder, arson, plunder, and destruction Japan, she will be unable to bear pressure indulged in by the foreign army of occu-

proval of the English Government." and, in consequence, will surely turn to pation, with the slear connivance and ap Russia for peace.

The Caucasus is already in the hands Mr. Hughes said the speech of Mr. The Bolshevisation of Mahon was incompatible with his oath of of the Soviets. Persia, India, and other countries of the allegiance, and asked him if it was cor- Mr Mahon replied that he had always. Asiatic Continent might be regarded as rectly reported p accomplish Turkey, it will not be very conducted lumell according to the rules long before the occupies Constantinople of Parliament, and had never drawn siten with Soviet assistance, when we may pro tion to utterances of members outside the perly expect to occupy the Black Sea and House. Turning defiantly to Mr. Hughes. he told him he could go to the devil, and monopolise its commercial rights.

"Soviet Russia is one of the strongest at once left the House, murmuring "They countries in the world. No Power deres can do what they like? to Bight the Soviet. The Bolshevisation of the whole world is thus in sight."

office

FARBOW'S BANK.

London, December 20th. *Fardy's Bank has suspended payment.

GERMAN MENACE. QUESTION IN FRENCH CHAMBER.

PARIS, December 17th. A Havas message says:-- In the Chamber of Deputies, the Promior,

Mr. Foster (Canada) stated that the col snswering the question as to how far Ger many's disarmament had advanced stated of the anti-typhus campaign in Essteen that Germany's procent military condition Europe was estimated at two million-

•felt in does not warrant the apprehensions

A motion advocating co-operation with

Before the Legal Committee of the Prus some quarters as to the possiblity of #ggression against the French frontiere International Red Cross and the Com-sembly the representatives of the of the sums which have been paid to the The French Military Bill, now under con

ex Kaiser, as King of Prussia, since his flight sideration, was endorsed by the Supreme mittoe for the Relief of War-Stricken Prussian Finance Ministry gave an account

Children was adopted.

January 1918-45,000,000 marks (then War Council, The Government, therefore,

spproximately £1,500,000),

1919.-10,138,000 Angostely £145,000),

francs.

EX-KAISER'S FORTUNE. FRUESIAN MILLIONS PAID TO

WILLIAM I

GREAT POLICE ACTIVITY IN CITY fools that it has done its duty to reduce the A resolution in favour of the adoption to Belland. Among the items were

Losnow, December, 2014. The New York police are taking drastic stops to deal with the crime wave. Hence forth all known criminals will be barred from the shopping, district about. Fifth Averus.

A flying squad of forty automobiles and motor orales manned by doloo tives patrols the city unceasingly. All the policemen on Furlough have been recalled

The latest Bomen

is the arrest of this wils of a wealthy Chicago insurance agent

connection with a motor mu

army as much as is consistens with France's of Esperanto as the League language wa security.

FEELING IN PARIS.

PARIS, December 18th

shelved.

October, 1918-10,000,000 marks (then

approximately £83,000).

A MISCHIEF MAKING M.P. IN INDIA.

a number of its supporters to move for Mr. Mabon's expulsion, and is considering The Government is being advised by

whether it should take action.

Mr. Mahon was at one time Post" master-General, and was a coliesque of Mr. Hughes's in the Labour Administra tion during Mr. Fisher's tenure of office. He is a retired journalist and is said to have at one time been associated with Mr. Pamell in a secretarial capacity.

The Englishman of November 20d printed the following We have received from our frontier correspondents A mary of a speech delivered at Peshawar

•coéds of sale of land in the Wilhelmstrasse enormous gathering of Pathans and others Since that date 40,000,000 marks the pro- on Sunday by Colonel Wedgwood to an have bem paid to hun; part of the last named from the city. We do not propose to Twelve Marconi wireless operators arm was erpended upon the purchase of publish this summary, for the reason that went from London to Geneve, to handle. Doorn House.23

M. Hymans in his closing address, said the work so far accomplished by the Leanne showed that it would live. A Esvas mesango Bays!---

tosible to believe that any educated person, of Nations Conference. They were, to NEW WIRELESS STATION:

Besides these sums large amounts of it contains sentiments which it is impos. the wireless Press reports of the League The papers commenting on the Premier's

furniture and effects have been sent to much less a member of Parliament, could transmit about 50,000, words a day, and FRENCH ENTERPRISE AT

Doorn They are not detailed or valued mortaio I-Colonel Wedgwood really the speed was to average 100 worden BORDEAUX

described as chests. Demand, declaration in the Chamber of Deputies,

19, hwerer, being made in the Committee of said to a mob composed of the most tur minute. The messages were to be res yesterday, express the opinion that un

PARS December: 19ds.

The Frusman Assembly for particulars of bulent and lawless people in India what ceived on special phonographic records; Hoa- the human these to the possibility of a German aggressive move in the near futurs is

of the seertions The most powerful wireless station to it was slated that Count Bentinck, he is represented to have said, then he for the Morse code at 100 words a minute hospitality 1,000 Dutchi forins a day, which tage of that very liberty of speech high beehive the frequency of sound being dispelled, and the inanity.

to the people of this country. marks "per ánanni. representing France as permeated with the world is been opened at Bordeaux the squire of Amerongen record to his le taking an unfair and shameless advan-resembles the meaningless buzzing of s

world. imperialism and militarism is once more It is capable of reaching any part of that present values would be some 6,000,000, he is alleged to have declared is denied too

well established.

merely

ear: