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NAVAL

TAS HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY,

HOLIDAY:

BRITISH PUBLICISTS SUPPORT AGREEMENT

PROPOSAL

FRENCH SOCIALIST "SPLIT: ULTIMATUM FROM LENIN AND TROTSKY.

DISMANTLING GERMAN FORTS: BERLIN ISSUES NOTE OF PROTEST.

"LATEST CABLES. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NAVAL HOLIDAY,

SUPPORT OF PROMINENT BRITISH PUBLICISTS.

Lossos, December, 29th

CHRISTMAS IN LONDON. "MILD SPRINGLIKE WEATHER:

CROWDS OF VISITORS.

LONDON, December 98th. After three newspaper-less days the public: was hungering for news and found litle to satisfy its appetite to-day. Christmas was

noteworthy for the mildnes of the weather,

which was probably due to the absence of frost and snowstorms. The quietness of the holiday-makers was reflected in the London

LATEST CARLES. DISMANTLING GERMAN FORTS

BERLIN "ADDRESSES NOTE OF PROTEST.

BERLIN, December 28th.. The Government has dispatched a Note to the Allies protesting against the Inter Allied Commission's decision as regarde diamantling cortain fortresses on the south ern and eastern frontiers, declaring that the decision dear not accord with Articles

DECEMBER BOTH.

LATEST CABLES.

THE FILME ORISIS.

|_CONDITIONS FOR OPENING «OF POURPARLERS,

Rome, December 29th. Upon the request of delegates, the Mayor of Fiume and the Director of National Delenco, Signor Ferrario, have ordered the

pension of fring at Fiume. The delo gates desired to begin pourparlers, but these were temporarily delayed by Signor 187 and 150 of the Pence Treaty and urgFerrario insisting that the negotiations ing a reconsideration in view of the must be preceded by an explicit declara possibility of a Russo-Polish war again tion of the loyal recognition of the Treaty

of Bapalto.

breaking out.

DARLIER CABLES.

GERMAN DISARMAMENT.

DECISION OF CONFERENCE OF AMBASSADORS.

LONDON, December 2stli

The question of the disarmament of Germany has reached a critical stage, Government to carry out the provisions of the Spa agreement. The Conference of Ambassadors, at Paris, has decided. to refer the matter again to the respec- tive Governments

According to the Paris Echo, although the German regular army has been re- daced to the 100,000 stipulated for by January 1st, Germany still retains armed

EARLIER - CARLES.

INVESTING FORCES · REINFORCED,

Bour, December 98th.

1970.

"CALIFORNIA LAND LAW. OUTCOME OF CONFERENCE.

LONDON, December 18th. A Washington telegram says that after. a conference between Mr. Kahn, the

Mr.

THE UNITED STATES

FOREIGN TRADE: THE 100 MILLION CORPORATION.

CHICAGO, December 11th. The conditions which see back of the

Proposal of the American Bankers Associa. tion to create a hundred million dollar corporation to finance the foreign trade of the United States, as mubmitted to » national convention of bankers and busi

Japanese representative and Mr Morris, American Ambassador to Japan, at the State Department, it was reported in official circles that Japan bad withdrawn her objections to the California law pro-

nese men here, aro outlined in the follow- hibiting land-hokling by Japanese.

ing statement by John Meling, von Kahn refused to deny or confirm the represident of the Mechanics and Mets's port, but a Congressman, who is in close be committee which inaugurated the plan. Bank, New York City, and absirman of touch with the Japanese question, said berr. McHugh has been urged by the ad- believed that Great Britain had advised ministrative committee of the American Japan to withdraw her objections. Bankers' Association to become chairman of

the board of directors of the new corpora

tion.

-IRISH 'UPHEAVAL.

FREEMAN'S JOURNAL" CASE. "A message from Trieste, dated Decem ber with, says that firing continued

LONDON, December 28th. today. The investing forces have been Besides the editor, two Directors of reinforced. The Mayor of Fiume has Freeman's Journal have been sentenced requested an interview with the Com-to & year's imprisonment.

has been granted.

D'ANNUNZIO'S DESPERATE

RESISTANCE.

BoxL, December 9th. The events at Fiume have caused a painful impression, and it is feared will cause agitation throughout the country, The theatres at Milan are closed.

A number of induential people in Grost Britain, including, Mr. Walter Long, Lord and was "also characterised by the absence owing to the failure of the Germanmander of the Abárzia Division, which Northcliffe, Lord Rothertere, Lord Burn of sensational happenings, if Ireland is ham, Lord Robert Cecil, Lord Crewe, excepted. Incidents recorded there are General Sir Frederick Maurice, General moroly what have been daily happenings Bir Hubert Gough, Sir Donald Maclean, for months past and have taught the public and Mr. George Barnes, have signified to expect them as an Irishman's Christmas- their support of the proposal of the You There were no accidents on the railways, York Forld for an agreement between Great Britain, Japan and the United States for a reduction of naval armamente,

Mr. Long says that the British Govern. Police courts, and prompted a magistrate's | forces of about 300,000, including police, ment showed the sincerity of their desire comment on tho sobriety of the population aland on the freedom from scious crime. If for a reduction by anbmitting no. naval

Christmas took many Londoners to the building programante.

Mr. Long points out that the Govern-country, it brought an influx of visitors, ment has not even submitted the estimates many provincials profiting by the Spring -for finishing the ships under construction like weather to deposit wreaths at the

As an island Power, entirely dependent on its meeborng supplies of all kinds, Grent Britain, he says, must have a Navy capable of maintaining the ocean highways, but, whereas at one time our standard of strength was to be superior to the three next strongest Bowers, all we suggest now is a strength equal to the next Power Mr. Long aske "Is that not proof of our desire for a general reduction of armaments!!"

Lord Northcliffe welcomes the proposal of a naval holiday, and anys that every million is needed for works of real pro

Cenotaph, and tour the shops of London, Today was indicated another bright side of the prevalent trade depression. Every where assistants were marking down prices, promising bargains for shoppers. The sale season begins to-morrow, and the reductions. aro generally described as unprecedented.

FRENCH SOCIALIST SPLIT. THREATENED BY MOSCOW TERMS

Tours, December 28th.

A split among Freach Socialists is threatened as the result of the Socialist Lord Robert Cooil anys that extensive dis. Congres here deciding, by a narrow armament is vital to the seonomie life of the majority, to give priority to the discussion world and the realisation of the hope of of the question of adhesion to the Third The countries least exposed to Internationale. The debates were heated, peace. attack should set an example, but no per the Moderates warning the assembly of the danger of adhesion to Moscow as equivalent manent improvement can be expected with

to delivering the Socialista into the hands out, firstly, a general agreement, and,

of the bourgeois Governments and pointing secondly, a world machinery sufficient ta

out that Communist minorities had succeed ensure the observance of the agreement.

ed in splitting Socialists in every country, except Great Britain and Austria.

U.S. SCOUT · CRUISERS. IMPORTANT CHANGES IN

ARMAMENT.

The Government has issued a warning. that demonstrators in favour D'Annunzio will be severely punished.

Signor Giolitti has informed anxious Deputies that the troops have been

ordered, as far as possible, to avoid According to Fortners, the Allied bloodshed at Fiume, whose occupation is

Customs officers, and forest guards, be sides irregular organisations formed during the revolution, comprising two million men, with over a million rifles and a number of machine-guns.

reply to the German refusal to disband the civic guard in East Prussia and Bavaria in couched in

energetic terms and calls upon Germany to respect the Allied decisions.

U.S. TARIFF LEGISLATION.

DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITILA TO

MEASURE.

WASHINGTON, December 2th.

RECORD OF OUTRAGES. IN. CHRISTMAS.

LONDON, December 99th. Altogether 11 persons were killed and several injured, two banks robbed, and newspaper offices in Dublin and Cork attacked in Ireland during the Christmas holidays.

TOREIGN TRADE'S QROWIE. There are now 11 Federal Reserve Banks operated in the interest of the com mercial business of the country under the supervision and direction of a central body known as the Federal Reserve Board," Mr. McHugh explains. These banks gave nå *ggregata capital of approximately one hundred million dollars,

*That capitat has been supplied under compulsion of law, known as the Federal Reservo Act, by the National Banks of the country and such State Banks as elected to conform to the Federal Reserve Law requirements in order to become mem bera of the system. It has resulted, jn co-ordinating the banking power" of the country in way. thee has been of maxi- mum helpfumers in the trying times that we have recently passed through and are now experiencing. It has proved to be a the commercial busings of this country,

· butyto that extent and no further can 14 properly go under the law.

FORTIFYING PANAMA CANAL splendid piece of financial machinery for

RECOMMENDATION OF COMMITTEE.

· WASHINGTON, December 28th. The

Fortifications Committee are shortly introducing a Bill into Congress

expected to be completed today. He whereby the Panama Canal is to be made denied the report that D'Annunzio impregnable to attack from air, land or had been killed or wounded or that soa. private houses at Fiume had been shelled, although he admitted that a-warship fired a few rounds at D'Annunzio's head- headquarters and barracks.

Unofficial accounts of the fighting con- firm the statement that the Italians re- frained from artillery fire, although they In the Senate, Senator Hitchcock, the

ATEN encountered houses transformed into Democratic lender, opposed the Emer-machine-gun nests and streets defended gency Tariff Bill. He declared that its with barbed wire. The fighting was effect would be to restrict American com-force. A rebel armoured car made a merca. He particularly opposed the

desperate stand and the crew was Eilled. embargo on Canadian wheat,

before the car was captured

Senator MoCumber retorted that the entire wheat surplus of Canada waa coming to the United States.

Senator Stoot said twenty millions

or America. He urged that American sterling worth of wool was now en route

farmers should be protected.

The Democrats finally withdrew their opposition to the Republican plan to refer the matter to the Finance. Com mittes in order that the Bill should be disposed of.

VERDUN'S DEAD."

HILL DOUAUMONT A VAST CEMETERY.

PARIS, December 98th. When King George visits Verdun shortly he will inspect the great necro- polis containing torty huge tombs or pasaries representing forty battles round Verdun, each containing unidentified re mains collected on the battlefields. At

RHONDDA STRIKE.

DECISION OF MINERS.

LONDON, December 26th. The Rhondda strikers have decided to return to work, pending negotiations.

M. C. C. TOUR.

WIN AGAINST BENDIGOL

BENDIGO, December 28th. The M.O.C. beat fifteen of Bendigo by so innings and 263 runs.

FAR EASTERN

NEWS.

CABLE 1

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

TRADE OPENINGS IN CHINA,

LONDON, December 29th, Mr. T. B. Partington, of Hongkong, in a special article in the newspaper Financier on trade openings in China,

A joint telegram from Lenin, Trotsky and Zinovit was read insisting on the complete acceptance of Moscow's twenty- one conditions before adhesion could be accepted. Eventually the Moderates deeld. U.S. SHIPPING REGULATIONS each corner of the necropolis a Catholic asseverates that the Chiness merchants

LONDON, December 28th. Washington message says that import- ant changes have been made in the arms ment of the ten sent cruisers under coned to secede from the Congress. The struction. The vessels are now carrying speakers included an Annamite, who de Ewolve, instead of eight, Gin. guns, Addi-nounced the atrocities of capitalism in kogal guns will be mounted forward and Indo-China." aft 'an twin mounts. -

The change increases, the displacement to 7,500 tons and reduces the speed from 35 to 33.7 knots. They will be equal, if not

superior, to the light cruisers of gay other Nery.

EMPLOYMENT PROBLEM.

SHIPPING BOARD PERMIT NECESSARY.

Senator

· UNIQUE· POSITION.

The foreign trade of this country on account ofther unique' position of the United States in the past few years has expanded to such an extent that a co- traction

a most depressing effect, and therefore, it to pre-war conditions would have a come to be recognized that another machinery is needed in order to finance

larga piece of equally important financial

foreign trade and maintain is at such figured as will keep our people at work- and our avenue of production adequately employed. This can likewise be done under the Federal Reserve Lawf owing to the fant that & recent amendment to that law, known as the Edge Act, makes it possible, but not compulsory for the banks of the country to furnish the needed capital therefor, WA Me An Al TAMPA 00-OPERATION NEEDED.

“It is estiminied that at the" "present" time loans or credits in connection with the foreign trade of American importers Aggregate approximately four billions of dollars and it is a well-known "fact that great deal of this is directly or indirectly. carried by the banks of the country in short time form, but as much of it must be renewed from time to time iv, in fach. representa long-time credits.

Long-time credits are undesirable from the standpoint of prudent commercial bank management and are not in harmony with the spirit of the Federal Reserve Ada in so far as it applies to commercial bozk business

Buch longtime credits should be handled by an investment corporation of wide and extensive distribing ability, and if they were so handled there would be a marked improvement in the banking situation. Such a corporation can come into existence through she co-operation of the banks and business men of this country!"

SOCIALIST ATTACK ON

BOLSHEVISM.

*** STATE-SLAVERY AND MISERY?”

chapel, a Protestant church, a Jewish are gentlemen. As to (British 1) repre-

A manifesto issued by the executive synagogue and a Mussulmsa mosque is sentatives in Chins among whom at pre-committee of the Bécond International, being erected. It is proposed to transfer sent the good men are very few and which met in London last month, con Zone, December 28th

tains the following: the Chairman of the the identified bodies now lying in thou inscient to cope with the volume of

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS Statesce Committee, has intro-sands in the town to the famous Hill business, the alleges that since the

DEMAND FOR IMMEDIÁTE SELF-GOVERNMENT.

GENERAL WRANGEL'S ARMY.

PLIGHT OF REMNANTS IN

duced ▲ Bill requiring foreign ships Douaumont, whose slopes will be a vast entering American waters to carry cemetery enabling the visitor at a glance the LONDON, December 29th...

permits issued by the Shipping Board, to appreciate the magnitude which will not be granted unless sanitary, struggle. The Indian National Congress opened at Nagpur on Decembar 26th – There were a food, wages and other conditions: Are thousand delegates, including Mr. Gandhi of an equal" standard to- Am and other leaders of the non-co-operation vessels, movement, and also the members of Parlia LONDON, December 29th. ment, Mr. 8poor and Colonel Wedgwood. Renter is informed that the report that The presidential address was delivered by Mr. Lloyd George is shortly going to Nico Mr. Villaraghava Charist, of Madras, in la not correct. He remains in London at which the speaker insisted on the demand present to keep in touch with the unfor immediate self-government for Indiz

CABINET CONSIDERING NEW PROPOSAL.

X-RAY OF PRISONERS' SKULLS.

TO CURE CRIMINAL TENDENCIES.

アド

GALLIPOLI:

Armas, December 28th. Twenty-four thousand Wrangel troops

the

that the Greeks are unable to supply the deficiencies.

Armistice the representatives he had met were persons who had better stay at home, as by falling foul of the Chinese they had become ineffectual.

GLARELESS LIGHTS.

·IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.

& discovery of the greatest importance to motorists has been made by the Ministry of Transport. The commitice of that department who have bean inquiring into

The future of the World International atstako. What capitalism never succeeded in doing, fanatical dogmatists have accomplished in our own camp. They have split the rock of proletarian unity from within. Nevertheless, work- ers throughout the world; the Inter- national is not dead; it lives; it sumimons you to the fight against capitalism. It is waging the battle for the ideals of de mocratic Socialism as against the slavery of capitalism on the one hand and the tyrannical dictatorship of Bolshevism on the other. Bocialism means peace. Bol- shevism means violence and war,

we accuso the leaders, of the Third International of demoralizing the work

are in Gallipoli in a state of desperation, the master believe that hey have solved era. They trod the desires of the Eussian JACKSON, MICHIGAN, December 28th. hunger and disease, owing to lack of the problem of the dazzling headlight and people in the dust, and in place of demo have found lamp which, while avoiding cracy they established an armed dictator. The State penitentiary has Introduced medical arrangements. It is stated boredale, will give ample iratination for ship, not of the proletariat, but of

committee. Now they are attempting to employment problem. If a meeting of the with a written constitution and a Declara a striking immovation. The prison

afe driving at night. At their meeting

the committes were impose their will sad their decrees upon Alles Premiera is arranged it will be in tinn of Rights, He appealed to Mr management has begun to X-ray

delighted with the discovery, and have the Socialist and Labour Parties of the ordered certain final tests, which they whole world. They belong to the old London

or Paris,

Gandhi net to embitter racial hatred and skulls of the inmates in order to deter

their completion the details of the now of Socialism. They have insulted: 27 The Cabinet discussed unemployment warmly approved of the British connection, mine it surgical operations might sure NEW YORK HARBOUR STRIKE poor to prove entirely satisfactory. On world of Tardom not, to the new world lamp will be made public, and anbsequently millions of organized trade union work

of it will be made compulsory as by calling them blacklegs," and The principal feature of the lamp is an have declared their intention to darupt arrangement whereby it is posible to the trade unions, the organisation of the regulate the height of the iluminating class struggle of the proletariat shals of light. It will throw a brilliant beam on the grad, not extending above the level of man's waist. The new device

throughout the Christmas holidays, and again discussed the question today. It is considering a now proposal to make

employers and trade unions

ponsible for unemployment as advocated în

recent speeches both by Labour leaders and mployers. Local authorities are revising their housing scheme, time: schedules, in odiately to absorb the surplus of labour for read-making, ed.

EARLIER CABLES:

DRY DOCK TOR BRITISH COLUMBIA

TO COST OVER £4,000,000

VICTORIA, (B.C.), December 8th The Government has contracted with Messrs. Lyall and Sons, Montreal, to can-, struct dry-dock at Esquimalt Navy Yard at a cost of $4,300,000.

SUPPORT OF. MASTERS' AND..

PILOTS "UNION.

the patients of criminal tendencies. When it is found that's part of the skull is pressing on the brain, an operation is to

New York, December 23th. be performed in the prison hospital by The Harbour Bontmen's Union has Detroit surgeons. If the operation is voted in favour of a strike, which is to believed to have cured the prisoner, the begin on January lat, and is sympathe fudge, who sentenced him, will be asked tically supported by the Masters, Mates to, sanction liis release.. A number of and Pilots Union, involving; altogether: Michigan judges have agreed to accede £,000 men, who refuse to accept a 64-hour

to such requesta.

week.

in a British invention.

DEARER NEWSPAPERS

Over 830 increases in price of newspaper and penodical." publications bare: been recorded by the Newspaper World this year.

They may have ended wage-slavery they have established State-slavery and misery. The har robbed the workers

of freedom of movement and of combina- tion and are preventing the creation of economie demoerder. Bocialism alone can fight exploitation and salary in overy Form 1 Nothing but equal rights, poli- tically and economically, for all producers can break the chams which capitalism has forged on humanity.