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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, DEUEMBER 28TH, 1990

THE KING'S SPEECH:

REVIEW OF EVENTS ON PROROGATION OF

PARLIAMENT.

LEAGUE

1

OF NATIONS:

MR. BALFOUR SURVEYS ITS WORK.

UNITED STATES FINANCE: FORECAST OF LARGE DEFICITS.

LATEST CABLES..

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOT.). THE KING'S SPEECH. TRADE "DEPRESSION AND UNEMPLOYMENT.

LONDON, December 22nd. The King's speech on the prorogation of Parliament, referring to foreign relations, ways the situation in Greece will require the warmest sideation of my Government who, in conjunction with the Allies, will sudevally to reach a "solation compatible with their joint responsibilities.

His Majesty trusts that trade will shortly recommence with Russia and that this will lead to an era of peace. It is most important, however, they Poland and he neighbours compose their political "differences and devote their undivided to producing internal stability sad mergies economic reconstruction..

Referring to the acceptance of mandates for Mesopotamia, Palestine,

and the Germa South-West Africa, Fossessions in the Paciño, His Majesty

German

LEAGUE

OF NATIONS. MR. BALFOUR” SURVEYS ITS

WORK.

M. LEFEVRE'S RESIGNATION

TO WATCH GERMANY.

Pasta, December sath.

In the course of a debate in the Chamber

POPE ATTACKS Y.M.0.A. "CORRUPTS THE FAITH OF YOUTHS."

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Koxx, Docember 23rd. The Y.M.CA is alsuoked in s. deores of

NEWS

CABLE

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.} JAPAN REFUSES TO HAND OVER ANFUITES.

PEKING, December: 27th.

CONDITIONS IN IRELAND. FAR EASTERN

DUBLIN CASTLE REVIEW.

LowDos, December 23rd, The Dublin Castle rerion of conditions in Ireland states that during the week of Deputies on foreign policy, the ex-War Minister, M, Lefevre, explained that his the Holy Office suking Bishops to watch ended December 20th there was a marked resignation was mainly due to the Finance while organisations which are professing increase in the number of organised armed Ministry's demand for the cutting down of absolute freedom of thought in religious attacks on the forces of the Crown. Seven the army estimates with which he did not matters instil indifferentiam regarding members of the police force and 2 soldiers agree. He asserted that Germany was spostacy and to the Catbodie religion in trying to reconstitute her armaments, as wea shown by the fact that she still Possesses tens of thousands of machine guns, millions of rifles and a large number of field-guns.

Germany WEUR also concealing 1100 gun breeches in secret depots, whilst not a single model bad been discovered of two latest machine guns, one of which was capable of Bring 1.500 shots a "minute against aircraft The other was intended for firing on the trenches from aircraft. The ex-Minister besought the Government come to an understanding with the Allies for the establishment of permanent con- trol over Germany's armaments and to

point.

He asked for the maintenance of revise the Treaty of Versailies on this military forces which were indispensable if Bolsheviks was to be kept up." the barricade between Germany and the

to

LONDON, December 22nd A highly interesting survey of the work of the League of Nations during the rat eleven months of its existence was given by Mr. Balfour in the House of Commons. In the course of dealing arst with the labours of the League from the stand- point of organisation, the Rt. Hon gentleman referred to the division of the League's expenditure between the mem- bers, which, he said, led to a great deal of trouble. The present system was admittedly notoriously unfair. The chief victims happened to be the members of the British Empire, who were liable for forty per cent. of the League's expendite local conditions. ture. The Dominions' statesmen very properly spent a good deal of time dis cussing that.

the minds of their adherenta”

The decree mentions the Y.M.C.A., which, it says, is upheld by many Catholics who are ignorant of its real nature, and declares that là obrrupts the faith of youths

TRADE WITH RUSSIA. WHY BRITISH AGREEMENT HAS

NOT BEEN SIGNED.

LONDON, December Find.. The rufustance of the Soviet Government specifically to undertake to discontinua ininsiesi propaganda in Persia, Afghanistan Horre, in the House of Commons, as a real and, Indie was explained by Sir. Robert obstacle to the signing of the trade agres paganda was avowedly directed towards apestting British interests. mat. He pointed out that this pro

The agreement could not be signed until

wond

be free to trade with Russia trader on undertaking were given. The British

it was believed, and hoped that the at his own risk. If the negotiations failed

Аргов

The Japanese Legation publishes the official text of its reply to the Waichiao- pu, on December 24th, in which the

were killed, and 9 policemen and 10 soldiers wounded. Over 800 persons -hays been Interned in Dundrumbay Camp."

IMPRISONMENT. EDITOR SENTENCED TO Japanese Government again declines to

LONDON, December 10th. The Dublin Editor of Freeman's Journal hsa been sentenced by court-martial to twelve months imprisonment and the paper has been fined £3,000 for publishing un- founded staternente regarding alleged floggings in Dublin Barracks..

UNITED STATES FINANCE. TREASURY FORECASTS DEFICITS.

WASHINGTON, December 23rd. The Secretary of the Trosaury, addressing the Benste Finance Committee, forecasted gross deficit on national transactions for defiols the next fiscal year of $1,500,000,000 the present year of $3,100,000,000; and a

hand over the Anfuites, pointing out that precedents in support of such action are numerous in Spain, South America and other countries.

Yeh Kang-choa's visit to Mukden is regarded as evidence of the solidarity of the Chibli Party, though report suggests that efforts are being made for the rea- toration of Than Chi-jui and, the pardon of the Anfuites.

REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE. THE DOMINIONS TO BE CONSENTED.

BORDER JUSTICE. DIPLOMATS VIEWS.

RAID ON TEXAS JAIL — Diplomatic circles are disposed to regard

NEW YORK, December 23rd. for mischief as too alarmist, though they M. Lefevre's speech in Germany's capacity

Early this morning twenty-five masked agree that it certainly has some sold basis. This is borne out by the knowledgement would be signed because Ite provisions possessed by the chief Entente Powers of one under which shop the prosperer of men & Fort Worth (Texas) took a tad the present existence of a composite and tions, alone from the jail--whore he was incarcerated Horne discountenanced the idea that there was trying to arrest him for being in a well-equipped German force in Bavaria rede could really be obtained. Sir Robert after shooting and killing a policeman, who were many commodities awaiting export state of intoxication--and hanged him from a tree near a grave, They disappeared described as the Citizen Guards.

from Bussia

after firing shots into the prisoner's body. SIGNOR D'ANNUNZIO'S PLAN. UFSET BY ITALIAN GOVERNMENT | Americo-Japanese naval rivalry.

ULTIMATUM.

this

Representations hitherto made in connection by the Allied Mission have not evoked a satisfactory reply, the contention being that the troops are necessary owing

N

BOLSHEVIST PROPAGANDA, ATTITUDE OF FRENCH GOVERN MENT.

PARIS, December 24th. The Chamber of Depaties has debated the Government's attitude towards Bolshevik

ATTITUDE OF DUTCH GOVERN-

MENT

THE HAGUE, December 22nd.

In the Second Chamber, Jonkheer Dr. van Karnchoak, presenting the Foreign Office Estimates, declared that the Govern ment was placing ng obstacles in the way of resumption of trade relations with Russia,

for it

LONDON, December 23rd. In the House of Commons, Commander Bellairs asked for an assurance that nothing material would be done towards the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance until the Imperial Conference, to be held in June next, had considered the matter together with the growing

Mr. Lloyd George replied that the LONDON, December 2nd."

Government had already agreed that it The Times' Milan correspondent says it

leaked out

that Signor would only act in connection with this but it was unable to accept responsibility D'Annuncio's plan, just before the Italian matter after consulting the Dominions Government's declaration of blockade, was

had

Beru

now

saya: It will be the high'task of all my 'optional body in so far as it affected any propaganda, which, some deputies declared how the situation developed as regards to abandon Fiume to her fate, land with Governments.

Governments to superintend and assist the development of these countrica, according to their varying degrees of advancement,

for the benefit of their inhabitants and the general welfare of mankind."..

Referring to the League of Nations, His Majesty earnestly hopes that the spirit of harmony and goodwill between nations that was manifested at the Assembly is an ngary of the value of the League 201

the world

NEW DOMINICAN REGIME. AMERICAN WITHDRAWAL FROM

s his forces in Dalmatia and incite the population to attack Jugo-Blay troops, and, thus create such a grave incident as to destroy the Treaty of Rapallo Two ateamers loaded with Legionaries had steam up i Fiume harbour, and a carefully pre pared insurrection in Croatia was timed to

Time break out at the same

JAPAN'S POLICY · REGARDING ARMAMENTS:

Referring to the International Court of Justice, Mr. Balfour recalled that it

He advised the Chamber to waid and was converted from a compulsory to an

breaking off diplomatic relations with nation's obligation to go before its widespread in France. The Fremier, in serbis.

up the debate, said that it was winding-

LONDON, December 24th. sub- the Government's desire to pursue the

Baron Hayashi states that he is very Great Britain and all her Domin

work of national reconstruction in pesco

satisfied with the result of the work scribed to the arrangement and he did and would defend France against the

BANTO DOMINGO...

In view of all this, the Italian Govern of the Assembly of the League of Nations not doubt that it would be universally propaganda of social dissolution. Tho Chamber passed a vote of confidence in the

Signor at-Genava. There are abundant signs Government by 300 votes to 230.

WASHINGTON, December 25th;ment hastened its ultimatum. President Wilson will shortly issue a D'Annunzio's army, which is numerically that in the fullness of time the stupen approved, and when half the Lations

REPARATION PROBLEM

proclamation authorising the relaxation of insignificant, is opposed to 22,000 Italian dous machinery of peace would function the American military regime in Banto Regulars, and if the blockade is really smoothly, No nation more earnestly

economic had done this the Court would come into

expansion than WORK FOR EXPERTS.

legitimate Domingo A Commission of representa effective D'Annunzio's adherents should not desired peace and the opportunity for Live Dominicans will be created, with a be able to hold out long.

Japan. Her policy had always been existence.

PAR18, December 28th,

technical adviser appointed by President

directed towards maintaining friendly relations with China and the United A Haya mango Bays:- -Ls, Timgs believes that the Brasola Wilson, to revise the laws and the Con

States, while the Alliance with Great. proclamation

Britain was a source of satisfaction to the whole Japanese nation. Japan's sessions on January 10th next will bring

hopes were fixed on a peaceful economia Germany's paying possibilities being States Government believes that the time things to a conclusion soon afterwards, for in Santo Domingo states that the United catablished the only remaining problem will has arrived when it might inaugurate be to set up a practical plan of reparastaple processes for its rapid withdrawal

and social evolution of the Far Eastern ting the pace in the armaments race, tions, which plan is to be carried one. The from responsibilities under the treaty with

peoples. Japan had no intention of set. Her.naval programme was a measure of defence natural to an island Empire: Allies are in complete record on this point the Santo Domingo Government.".

NEW COAL AGREEMENT.

Japan would be always pleased to join any discussions between the nations of the League oa disarmament, Obriously," such a discussion would depend on the inclusion of all the great nations in the League.

It had been decided to defer proposals to amend the

he provisions of the League

force for conciliation and peace throughout until it had existed for a year. The fact Paperta Conference which is to resume templation, which will be published |

was that it was admittedly imperfect and Referring to the return of the Prince of must be changed after mature conside ration.. He mentioned China's replace Wales from Australasia and the West

ment of Greece as one of the four non- Indies, His Majesty expresses the liveliest

permanent members on the Council, gratification at the enthusiastic affection

which was the most important body of with which His Royal Highness was every the League. It met monthly or bi-monthly whore received. He is confident that the and conducted to a very large extent. Prince has done much to strengthen the the League's business. mutual sympathy and truse cementing the Empire.

As regards the expenditure arising from the war, His Majesty says that the diffi enltics common to the whole world have nowhere been met so succesfully as in Great Britain,

His Majesty, referring to Ireland, hopes that the new Government of Ireland Act, which is the fruit of over thirty years desaoloss controversy, will finally bring unity and friendship between all the peoples of the United Kingdom.

Government are carefully and anxionsly considering the question of maval strength as affected by the latest developments of zaval warfare."

PARIS, December 2nd." Under the new coal agreement between Germany and the Allies, which has been Turning to the economic work of the practically concluded by the Beparations League, Mr. Balfour described the Commission, Germany is to provide scheme, thought out by an Amsterdam minimum of $,000,000 tons of coal banker, for commercial credits, which the monthly, without comperisation, as pro- League had adopted. By this scheme the vided in the Spa agreement. France's present formidable difficulty in the way share of this coal will be a little less of the international exchange of goods than hitherto, as the output of the would be somewhat mitigated. It would devastated French mines is at present allow countries requiring essential im-increasing at the rate of 100,000 tons ports to have their national assets valued monthlyzin by the League with the object of enabling the former to raise mortgage Bonds secured upon those assets for the payment of goods. It would be optional for any exporting country to accept the Bonds. Air. Balfour thought it extremely prob able that the scheme would prove useful Sir Robert Horne had authorised him to say that the Government were seriously considering whether such a scheme might be supplemented by a form of insurance rendering currency and utility Bonds more certain."

The King is glad to believe that the diliculties which beset the people in war time, especially in industrial affairs, gra riving place to a better general under anding of the problems of industry and ho better relations between employers and employed. The darkest cloud on the

Dealing with the League's political unemployment, horizon is the growing which springs, leg from internal case work, Mr. Balfour referred to disarma than from the contraction of export, trade, ment, upon which he spoke disappointed due to the poverty of other nation and ly. He admitted that the League had their inability to secure credits for the been able to do very little in this direc orders in Great Brition. Nobody who remembered that

skin.

CHOLERA OUTBREAK. AMONG RUSSIAN REFUGEES.

CONSTANTINOPLE, December 2nd. Cholora has broken out among Russian refugees. There were 70 chees in one day and 20 dostas.

ARMENIA'S SOVIET REGIME, OVERTURES TO TURKISH WORK

ING CLASSES.

CONSTANTINOMA, December 22nd. Coal experts are of the opinion that the The new Armbaian Government has coal shortage crisis in Europe has de sened a proclamation on approved Soyist finitely passed, owing partly to increasing lines. It declares the free possion of all land, furoste and mines-whether pri- production in Germany, France, and Great Britain, and, partly, to the indusate or belonging to the Church or State trial depression which has permitted the sad the annulment of all foreign loans, in Armenia asserts, the working damin majority of European countries to lay specially, the American Loss which, it up large stocks,

have been tolling to repay,

The proclamation proceeds to extend the hand of friendship to the Turkish working classes who, it says, are also fighting to share off the yoke of the Entente, SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE. GOVERNMENT TO INVITE TENDERS.

TRADE OF FRANCE. FIGURES STILL IMPROVING.

PARIS, December 24th, The official statistics of French foreign trade for the first 11 months of 1920 show that the situation is 001- stantly improving. Exports exceeded by over £480,000,000 the figures for the

purpose of conditions equally affect all there were nations of immense potential same period last year. Imports, during

These aations. His Majesty's ministers will con military importance outside the League the same period, show an increase of Kane to give their unremitting attention would doubt that more could not have some £90,000,000 only. Another satis with a view to mitigating the hardships of been done. He hoped the modest step factory fact is that food imports are temployment. As one of the direct couse taken would be carried further at the decreasing steadily, while the exports quences of the prevailing depression His next Assembly. The question of traffle of manufactured articles is increasing Majesty's hope that ex-service men, and in arms was also in an unsatisfactory every day.

Cabinet Minist specially the disabled, would have been absorbed into

civil employment has been position, notwithstanding that, import dappointed.

which, however, had not been ratified. spared any efforts to secure the men's re settlement, but it has become more than ever necessary they their efforts should be supplemented by the active aid and do operation the people.

of

A former

M.

SYDNEY, December 24th.

The New South Wales Government

U.S. FACTORIES. POLICY OF EMPLOYERS.

the

LONDON. December 23rd, The Times New York correspondent says that oleven out the thirty-nine cotton mills all kinds are closing in New England and are closed on the Fall River. Factories of Eastern States or employers are drasti- cally reducing wages. Apparently, policy of employers is to force the oogdi- tions of production back to normal.

CRIME IN NEW YORK. NEW POLICE SHARPSHOOTER

SQUAD

SIAMESE PRINCE IN PARIS.

LONDON, December 23rd. A motor sharpshooter squad, armed to

Pixis, December 24th. M. Leygues gave a luncheon in honour to hunt down bandits. It consists of the teeth, has been organised in New York

wenty motor cars, each manned by five of Prince and Princess Puraohates of snipers with a miniature machine-gun. It Siam. is officially described as "most suitable for use in crowded thoroughfares."

BOXING.

BANTAM-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.

NEW YORK, December 23rd. In the fifteen rounds. contest for the bantamweight championship of the world, Lynch best Pete Herman on pointa. Notwithstanding his defeat, Herman salla to-morrow for England to meet Jimmy Wilde.

PACIFYING MESOPOTAMIA.

BIR PEBOY COX DECLARES AMNESTY

The guests included Prince Long, Governor-General of Indo-Chins, Charoon, the Siamese Minister, M. and Marshal Foch,

THE STRANDING OF THE "FAUSANG.” BOARD OF TRADE CANCELS MARINE COURT'S PENALTY

LONDOS, December 95th. In response to representations by the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, the Board of Trade has decided to restore the

Dertificate of the late master of the steam. ship Fausang, which had been suspended for one year by sil Marine Court of Inquiry, held in Hongkong in Jane, in connection with the stranding of the veneel

LONDON, December 23rd, The Indo-China S.N. steamer Fausing, A White Paper has been issued contain of which Captain F. G. Gill was master,

possible to declare an amnesty recently in Inquiry held in Hongkong, consisted of propose to invite throughout the worlding the statement of Sir Percy Cox that struck on the foul ground situated North tenders for the construction of a bridge the pacification of Mesopotamix has made 20 degrees Eist from Black Beacon cost of £6,000,000.

the disturbed sross in the Middle Euphrates Commander C. W. Beckwith, E.N., where the inhabitants have resumed their (stipendiary magistrate and President of over Sydney harbour, at an estimated satisfactory progress, and that it has been Hainan Spit. The Mazine Court

The Government has notant Powers had signed the Convention, Louchent, speaking before the Chamber FOREIGN SHIPS IN U.S. PORT peaceful avocations," The Council of State the Court), Lieut-Commander BM

RECORD. PARLIAMENT'S PROLONGED DISCUSSION OVER

AGRICULTURAL BILL.

Lobos, December 24th.

Parliament has been prorogued to

February 15th

Discussing the mandates, Mr. Balfour described the machinery provided for seeing the mandates properly carried out, which machinery, he thought, was fair and workable. He traversed, the same ground as that covered by Lord Robert Cecil in the interview already published.

Mr. Balfour admitted that he did not know the present situation as regards Armenis owing to the obscurity which hung over recent events. A certain amount of success had already been at tained in the direction of fighting typhus:

absolute success was limited by lack of The House of Commons achieved wasious record by sitting from 3 o'clock money. As regards the repatriation of a. December 22nd till midnight the next prisoners, 180,000 out of 300,000 were day, with only a break of one hour at mid actually sent homeward. He concluded day. The Opposition strendongly opposed by submitting that the calatogue of

to the Agricultural able output and declared, amid cheer the Lorda' Bill and challenged divisions, declaring that he was more than ever convinced. that the Government was subservient to the that we can never, afford to drop the Isided interesta in the House of Lords experiment. It seemed absolutely in the Commons until mendafirmosky whenever consent to retrace the greatest step Compromises resulted in an agreement,

"De Governor foming swantoen p25/ achievements represented a very credit-

SUGGESTION BY CHAIRMAN OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE.

of Deputies, stated that the present economic crisis in the world is largely to. be ascribed to, exchange being in such

NAWANHINGTON, December 24th: an ansettled condition. He expressed

The Chairman of the Benste Commerce the opinion that Great Britain and the United States would be well advised to give up their present policy of financial Committes has introduced & Bill denying isolation and to grant loans to nations, entrance to foreign vessels into American temporarily embarrassed. ports whose conditions on board are sre which All nations are now bound together by below these prescribed by the American economic ties. He also stated that world | mercantile marine. The measure, if peace would be completely restored only after Germany's disarmament. The Chamber by a large majority passed a vote of confidence in the Government.

TO HELP FARMERS. HIGH PROTECTIVE TARIFFS IN

UNITED STATES.S

WASHINGTON, December Sard The House of Representatives has passed

the emergency Bilt for the purpose of sid protective tarif on imported agricultural

passed, would be effective ninety days alter enactment, and require foreign vessels to carry Shipping Board permits

1:

SILK COMPANY IN LIQUIDATION. DE LIABILITIES OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS.

NEW YORK, December 24th, The Law Filk Trading Company has liabilities are estimated at $8,000,000, and

a schema for the organisation of local W. Davison, C.P.0.8., Ltd., Captain W has appointed an expert committee to draft Stopford, EN, HMS Titania, Captalo forces to replace the British Army of J. Barkus; s.8. Sinking, and Captain Occupation.

RIOTING AT BROOME,

20 JAPANESE ARRESTED.

PETA, Western Australia. December 24th.

controlling. Special constables are Broome. So far Japanese have been between the Japanese and Malays. arrested in connection with the riota

WARSHIP TO WATCH.

MELBOURNE, December 24th The warhip Geranium has been ordered to Broome, presumably ass precaution against further Japo-Malayan troubles.

Broome is a small sea port on the barren north-weat coast of Australia.”,

seas to the north of Australia.] ed as the base, of pearl fishers in--the

E. D. Blackburn, China Navigation Co.. The Court was of opinion that the strand ing of the ship was entirely due to the Careless navigation of the master in electing to psan the Beacon at 21 cables”, distance, which the Court. considered to bes dangerously close distance, and also in taking no steps to check this distance,

only 701 feet from the Beacon. The so that when the ship struck the Fausing,

Court ordered the certificate of the according to the finding of the Court, was

master to be suspended for twelve months, but granted him a first mate's certificate during that time. ED.]:

STRAITS CHIEF JUSTICE CRITICALLY ILL.

LONDON, December 24th,

"

The Bill oscillated between the Lords and credible to him that civilisation, would ing farthers by the imposition of a high gone into involuntary liquidation. Ita has a meat works, but is chiefly suppose the Malay States; is lying orificallý ‹il að

*25 End yet tak

assets at $500,000.

Bir Aubrey Goodman, Chief Justice" of Bath, where kig wife has just died.