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COLONIAL OFFICE REFORM:

QUESTION RAISED BY LORD MILNER'S IMPENDING RESIGNATION.

PROSPECTS

OF TRADE:

SIR ROBERT HORNES PROPHECY.

HOME RULE OUTLOOK:

GOVERNMENT PROCEEDING WITH SOUTHERN PARLIAMENT

PLAN.

LATEST CABLES.

KROUGH · BHUTER'S AGENCY))" TRADE OUTLOOK.

BIR ROBERT HORNE'S OPTIMISM.

LONDON, January 7th. Bir Robert Horne, in an interview with

Daily Graphic representative,

MARAL·

COLONIAL OFFICE REFORM.

LORD HILNER'S FORTHCOMING.

BESIGNATION:

LONDON, January 7th, Lord Miner's resignation is generally regarded as imminent.

HONGKONG DAILY.

WORKING OF HOME

CONSTITUTIONAL NATIONALISTE

SUPPORT, GOVERNMENT..

1991

WITH FAR EASTERN CABLE

SATURDAY

TRIDE

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NEWS

ON'S REPUTATION OF MCHIOHERIN,

THE SHANTUN

LONDON

Sanied tha

Loxpos, January 615. he Foreign Office publishes a telegram There are signs thus the Government will - froca M. Chicharia dated December 31st,

LONDON, JAY

allegations of the commercial negotiations, and decontrol the Far claring his readiness to accept the trade

THE MISSING PURSER:

MASTER LEAVKE..HIM BEHIND, IN HONGKONG.

The master of a steamer due to lors

the port on Wednesday found

in an awkward predic

was missing and no trace of could be found. Worse than tha

the

back with him the ship's register, which the ship could not

very far. The telephone

that

over Hongkong for some attempt to discover th

that would

agreement concluded Isst ammer and to Japan fruly intended to restore Shan confer with the British Government with tung Is was com Japan's fault that no but ultimately the the reference to the latter's subsequent progress had been made. China was 15, to start without elaboration of the political causes in it. quasted nearly a year ago to make.

guyassaris Bingapore altho limit of aby jou Lord Curzon rented, yesterday, refuting arrangementa to commence the necessary.

– Some hours M... Chicherin's assertions, recalling formalities for receiving back Shantung,

Point cially the delays caused d by M Sai did noth

be enabled to execute its plan to summon repudiating responsibility for protraction the Southern Parliament in Ireland, des pite the present prospect of Sinn Feiners attempting to defeat the step by abstaining "from" participation in the elections.

influential section of Constitutional N tionalists, headed by Alderman MoWalter, High Sheriff of Dublin, is preparin select" candklates (when tha "wris This action will embarra and the attituda of, Hinn Fe

who are to hesitale before attempting to stit * civil war by fighting a Parliament posed of fellow countrymen,

partype

is attached to the unexpected departure of

Viscount French for London from Dublin, to which place he had only returned couple of days ago.

NARLINE CABLES.

MANIFESTO BY MR. DE VALERA.

LONDON, January 5th.

as forecasted by Freeman's Journal,

neda intervention in the internal So far from desiring to absorb Chin”

of Great Britain, and Bussian il- territory" and to abolish the tremummas of the detained British sub-policy, he said, Japan was only too

ecip. He declared that the present | to participate in the Consort delay was due to persistent equivocation China's resources. by the Soviet Government with regard to the conditions accepted in July

Japan's policy friendship towards China and Americe.

CHINA'S FOREIGY TRADE.

LONDON, January 6th.

With reference to propaganda, Lord Curzon insists that if the Soviet sincerely

The Times gives prominence to a tole- intends to carry out its undertakings

gram from ita Peking correspondent 'em there can be no objection to the definition phasing the astonishing vitality of China's A manifesto issued by Mr. De Valera, of the areas to which these undertakings | foreign trade, despite the famine, civil war denies as Sion Fein is making overtures specifically refer. Great Britain, there and ether adverse circumstances and point a deaf ear to the Government proposals for peace, but states that he will zot turn fore, hopes that, instead of continuing ing the moral for captains of industry in provided they are based on the recoghaton barren polemies, the Soviet will accept Front Britain.

He says that the scope of Ireland as an independent nationality.

The manifesto continues When repre the trade agreement, in sincere execution for foreign enterprise in Chine is illimit sentatives of the English nation are prof which will be found the first step to able, and that the felt is more open than nation on an equal national footing peace by in Eastern Europe pared to meet representatives of the Irish warde the reconstruction of material pros- senten

ever previously. Preliminary cultivation talk will be possible.****

Card Curzon insists on the geographical is needed with a view to development in undertakes to refrain from propaganda, the future what political conditions are definition of the areas in which the Soviet lea

Wing-pot, owing to the Valers, whom they are most anxious to offering to undertake's similar obliga more tied and, transportation improved.

tiate with reference to any area in which the Soviet can fairly claim special interests.

The Timur says the resignation again raises the question of future control `s regards the trade outlook in

of Dominion matters in London, and states 1991- and deprecated the tendency of great that the Dominions, for some time, have and other interests to rely over urged that, having attained an interna- the Governmen The Gov-tional status, they will no longer have their ssid, realised the peed affairs controlled by the Colonial osts of getting the world work Office The journal refers to the sugges and was prepared to consider tion of a new Dominions Department con-

of credit to several be

stituted under the Lord President of the helligerent countries, but not to Germany Council who should se ne the intermediary The blunt fact, Sir Robert between the Dominions and the British Anid, was that Germany was damp Governmout There is every reason to goods profusely, and he gave a believe that this proposal was considered, iple the ease of steel billots which although suggestions of this kind are at offered at $19 10s. a ton, na^compared. with £15 ton, the cost of manufacture Britain, also of potion fabric gloves in which Great Britain'specialized before the There was resson to believe that

present in the”

considerable Cabines reconstruction which is imminent. In the ereat of the Dominions Department being transferred from the ph

Colonial Office, "the latter would henceforth German financies were trying to keep the only control, the Crown Colonies and the

mark depressed to enable them to knock ony England and other countries from phy world

thus, restore Ger-

Rusia, Sir Robert Horas

former

PP

life and sur

Protectorates.

LORD MILNER'S SUCCESSOR-

are moet assiduously searching for Mr. De It is ntated that the forces of the Crown

arrest

*MORE HOUSES BURNT.

|

NAVAL CONSTRUCTION PROBLEM.

"London, January. Othe In consequence of the ambosast New “IERZİCEL, ^ County, Cork, “fira hausen în Meelin, from which the attackers were soen

fire, were destroyed by order of the SENATOR WALSH OPPOSES BORAH Military Governor.

NEW SINN FEIN DODGE.

RESOLUTION.

Armed Sinn Feiners simultaneously in WARRINGTON, January 6th visited the residences of Dublia County At a meeting of the Senate Foreign Council, rate collectors, who have resigned Affairs Belation Committee, Senator Colonel Amery is spoken of ass prob owing to the Council adhering to Da Walsh urged the despatch of an Ameri able successor to Lord Milner.

Eireann. They forced the collectors to can representative to sit on the Disarms sign cheques aggregating, at least £10,000,ment Commission of the League of Na MABLIER GABLES,

representing monies withheld. The collections Fre opposed Benator Borah's tors were held prisoners til the sheques resolution, and aid in the American THE IMPERIAL CABINET.

were cashed.

navy would be as formidable as the Bri- ** NOT WANTED IN AMERICA. tish in 1994, if the respective programmes AGENDA UNDER CONSIDERATION.

WASHINGTON, January 6th.

were continued on the present basia, but Senator Borah's resolution, which simply A Board of Special Enquiry at Norelle for a 50 per cent, cut in the Britis, LONDON, January 8th.

folk," has ordered the sxclusion of Mr. It is understood that the Imperial Daniel O'Callaghan, the present Lord Mayor of Cork, who arrived at Newport The United States' attitude was not Capinet meets during the second half of News, Virginia, as stowaway on the Ame

chiefy self-contained June. The invitations to the Prentiers ric steamer Wear Canon, from Ireland

Send yogi, G®Mr." O'Callaghan has appealed-and-the hopeful as regards the move allow of the inclusion of subordinate | case has been referred to the State Do

Ministers. The Government has sent out

partment.

EDITOR AND- DIREUTORS - the Invitations in response to the repeat

RELEASED PARA ed solicitations of Mr. Hughes and

LONDON, January 6th. General Smuts. Mr. Lloyd George is The Government has released the Editor equally keen and has impressed on the and two Directors of Freeman Jr Premiers that, if they do not assemble, { who were recently, sentenced to imprisone soon, Great Britain will be compelled to ment by Court Martial, on the ground of settle various important foreign affairs ill-health - single-handed, this being prejudicisf both to the Dominions and Great Britain's interests.

of the

pinion that the only kchange question was of Inter-Allied war

which would not only benefit Europe Baked improve the commercial value of the

Bir Robert Home chiefly attributed the depression to "waiting, Tor: lower prices before buying

UNEMPLOYED COMMITTEE. LABOUR PARTY'S REFUSAL TO SERVER

LONDON, January 7th. The Labour Party decline to serve on the Government's committee on unemploy. mont, on the ground of the limited nature

DISTRAINING ON A TOWN

LONDON, Januszy sth.

In consequence of the non-payment of the fire imposed on Fermoy town, troops sized goods valued at £28, each, framfour leading tradesmen.

The agenda is now being prepared and will be sent out to the Dominions by the their additional suggestions. The big end of January, leaving ample time for

navies question will certainly be the most outstanding feature. The Government saticipates that the Premiers will desire a concurrent Defence Council and will bring RESULTS OF INVESTIGATIONS BY naval and military advisers..

WELL-KNOWN JOURNALIST

The Premiers will be invited to fix the composition, date and meeting place of

BOLSHEVISM IN BRITISH ISLES.

United States and Japanese building pro- grammes, would tend indefinitely, to post pone the time when Great Britain will. no longer be Mistress of the Bear, per

CANADIAN DENIAL OF BEPORT.

All establishing themselves in China now will reap a rich reward...

JAPANEST" ZEMIGRATION.

helpless to the

-hud- remembe otherwi

Kong

searchi

a blank, and came to be:

Naturally the pULSAR WAR

rbed

to find that his ship kad gone t

like Othello, that his occupatio (No doubt he is now agitated

gone.) He was allowed out on a view to arranging an Singapore and at the Police next morning it ported that he had already miles, as his bár estreated, being equivalent to a five dollar fine.

the

DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN RESIDENT OF SHANGHAT.

It was with feelings of deep regret that the community of Shanghai on New Tone's day received news of the death of

.D

W. S. Jackson, an old and much esteemed foeident of the port. For many years, had suffered from an incurable illness. the Vids Daily Noica saya, Mr. Jackson and in October, upon returning from. the residence in Route de Say Loong Weihaiwei, was confined to her room a where, after much suffering borne withe Meskoop great patience, she passed away peace-

fally, in sleep, d

WASHINGTON, January 8th." Baron Shidehara and Mr. Morris have resumed negotiations as regards the im- migration question. It is understood that the project now being discussed does not deal with the civil rights of Japanese in America, but speks to prevent dis criminal

them in the enjoys

ment of their property rights.

BANK SUSPENDS PAYMENT BRITISH-AMERICAN, CONCERN

INVOLVED.

LONDON, January 7th.

The British-American Continental Bank The Naval Service Department describe formerly the Hanneriga Bank, with sub as absurd the reports that a Canadian squadron is being transferred to the Paci-scribed capital of £1,148,000, has suspend Bo coast to join the American and Austra-ed payment. Canadian vessels, are simply visiting the Tisa navies for mutual protection. Pacific in the course of training craise. BRITISH HONOURS FOR HOLLANDERS.

FIFTY DECORATIONE BESTOWED

It appears that the suspension of the British-Américan Continental Bank due to another suspension in New York The Bank's basinem is commercial

and practically all the lone falls on share bolders who

tated, will receive a considerable proportion of their invest

The decessed lady, who was 60 years of age, had been a regidset of Shanghai since her fourth year, when she came to Chinn with her parents, the late Captain Bad Mrs. John Roberts, in a sailing vessel. The family, was very well-known of the community, and in later rEKTS, and took a prominent part in the life Mrs. Jackson, who was greatly esteemed and had a very large circle of friends, identified herself with much charg work. In particular, she was intere in the Foreign Babies, Home, and in many other ways expressed a thougul and sympathetic interest in the needy, * disposition which was in turn recognized by the sympathy of a host of trieade extended to her in her long illnow

Mrs. Jackson was married to Mr. W. 8. Jackson, general manager of the Tangfare Insurance Co. and chairman of the Ste- wards of the Shanghai Race Club, in 1887. She had two sisters the late Lady Hornby, wife of Sir Edmund Hornby, Judge of H.M. Supreme Court, and her surviving sister, Mrs. Gabriel Harrison, now in England. The sympathy of all will be extended to Mr. Jackson, and his 400, now at Chaloo.

WHAT CAN BE DONE IN CHINA

ATTITUDE OF BOLDIERS.

At the British Legation at the Hague filty

AMSTERDAM, January 8th. decorations were bestowed on Holland- ers, including the Knight Commandership menta of St. Michael and St. George on Jonk heer van Vredenburch, Resident Minister BROOKLANDS TRIALS. Netherlands Legation in Berlin; Knight RESULT OF PETROL SAVING TEST in charge of the British section of the

Commanderships of the Order of the British Empire on Dr. van Aalst, formerly

London, January 6th

A reader of long experience of life in of the forms of referenon. It is also the Constitutional Conference, it is be-->-

LONDON, JQuy th of the Netherlands Oversea Trust Com In motor or trinis at Brooklands, with averred that the exclusion of an enquiry | lieved the Governments now favour Los- It is a mistake to suppose that Bal-pany: Mynheer Deterdingh, head of the a view to petrol saving, six cars were tub. the interior of Chis writing to the Editor of the NC Dusty as a lengthy letter. kates the cause of unemployment from the don as the meeting peace in 1999. Owing shevism has infected Great Britain. Royal Dutch Shell group; Chevalier van mitted to a standardized test with the on the situation in China remarks: "That woope of the committee work is most to the magnitude of the problems to be This is the conclusion reached by Dr. Rappard, Resident Minister in charge of Carburettor jet reduced. This resulted in the portanta ars disquieting no one will unusual course, bab

We discussed the Imperial Ministers consider Arthur Shadwell, author and journalist, the Netherlande Ministry at Constanting an average ingress in mileage for fuel wayn decharge of small numbers of rail that representation should be larger than who has just concluded an haustive ple; and Dr. van Wellenhoven, late burned of 22 per cout while the loss in dispute, neither would come be surprised mon throughout the country is pro-st the old-time Conferences, including investigation into the revolutionary more Overses Trust; and Commmanderships of none. It le computed that the adoption of perhaps hall year. He ascribes the maximum spood was only two miles per big dare up within the next year. eding is consequence of the falling of members of the Oppositionsment in Great Britain on behalf of. The the Order of the British Empire on Dr. the scheme would lead to the econonisation trouble and unrest to "soldiers." With af goods traffic owing to trade depressish. Other subjects comprise Empire emigra Time Zimmermann, who was Burgomaster of DE 40,000,000 gallons annually,

the coming of soldiers, he says, we have MURDERED IN ATHENS.

noticed the revival of the opprobrióus tion, upon which Mr. Lloyd George is Dr. Shadwell has toured the industrist Rotterdam, and Mynheer Demeester. likely to submit comprehensive proposals, areas searching for causes and tendoncios VENIZELIST PRESIDENT OF

of years it was practically dead Now it LIQUOR RAID IN NEW YORK. term foreign devil For number COURT MARTIAL A

CHAMPAGNE AND WHISKY SEIZED, is very much in evidence, and soldiers use

if more than anybody else. ~ HAW TORK, January 8th.

Could not the Diplomatic Corps," he LADE2000) Kwrites, "hotify the exete cabinet in Vnasi, January 6th. In the biggest liquor raid in New York Peking, besides all military and civil

siges Prohibition, the authorities seized $350,000 worth at the wholesale mer chants, Mears, Singer Brothers, Includ ing scores of cases of the finest cham pagnes and hundreds of cases of whisky.

STRIKERS.

and also inter-Empire communications of the prevailing unrest, and he says that RAILWAY STRIKE IN AUSTRIA and various problems arising from the ferment, and revolution are undoubtedly yo peace settlement. It is felt that the working in the hearts of a number of INFURIATED PASSENGERS ATTACK ATHENS, JADUAry 8th.

Japano-American and Chino-Japanese people of which exemplars exist ovary- Colonel Fatsen, ex-President of the

situations are bound to be discused and whero who would get up a revolution Court Martial, established under the that Canada's proposal for a direct Amin Heaven." But in Great Britain these Wentzelist régime, was murdered in the bassador to Washington will likewise are comparatively few and are powerless, A lighting strike of the employs of mireet by unknown, soldiers. Signifie crop up. ance attaches to the fact that the Boyalist organ Kathimerimi, devotes columns with

view to attenuating the crime,

GERMAN DISARMAMENT PROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT OF QUESTION.

Pakis, January 3rd

FIGHTING IN PERSIA. - BRITISH FORCE CAPTURES RED MACHINE GUNS AND RIFLES

owing to the absence of material on which the Southern Railway, involving the to work. He says that Bolshevism is stopping of trains en route led to farious essentially international, depending upon passengers attacking the engine drivers Consequently, there is a tendency to dis forcing them to proceed to their destina. axternal propaganda for its existence, and guards with revolvers and sticks and carn the band of Moscow in any Britisk tion. A free fight between passengers revolutionary manifestation. But this is and strikers, on arrival at the station of a mistake. Bolshevism has made the ides Gratz, was stopped by the gendarmeric. of revolution familiar, but ita infiuence is tudá steadily waning. Indeed, opinion is FINANCIAL CRISIS IN MEXICO hardening against Moscow's dictatorial

COMMUNIST OUTBREAK.

TROUBLE AT-FLENSBURG,

QUEEN-MOTHER EMMA,

ASUOORSSFUL OPERATION,

governors, that they will be held respons ible for any untoward events taking place under their jurisdiction. If such a move were made, and it is quite on Chinese lines, I think half the danger would be averted. No excuses of * half mad ́ ́ or drunken soldiers should, be accepted. If the officers or oficials plead that they cannot controls soldiers or people, then they must be told to make room for others who can. The sooner they are told this the better. This will do a great deal to prevent the soldiers, rage against their piicers, being turned upon the foreignern, "well as the Boxers anti-dynastid, spleen (was)

turned in 1800 by the Astate, Kompress Dowager Tza Hei and her followers. It, is a time for plain speaking for China s "good more than the safety of a few thou-. sand foreigner in the interior of China. Let it be stated in unequivocal language nuary 8th. that any outburst resulting, in jajary to of Admiral foreigners will be taken as proof that trisfed in the | Chim does not rank" as a second or even and destroyed a third rate nation in of her continual rate

LONDON, January 6th.. The War Office reports considerable

Tom Haque, January 6th. activity at Maglobar, in the Sinhrud area, A Havas message Bays

twenty miles south of Besht, where the

It is officially stated that the Queen According to l'Intranskost, official December 26th and on December 29th and temperament,

Reda artillery shelled a British post on tenete which are abborrent to the British - BANKS IN DISTRESS.

Mother Emma has been operated on for bitcles are convinged that Germany will the Red infantry drove in a post. Subse

hernia. There were no plications, eventually give 50 on the question of disquently, our reinforcemonts recaptured

Mexico City," January 8th.. and she bore the armament, saking only for some delay so the position and, following up, drove off

The financial crisis has been intensiäed | Her cond as to disarm gradually. That being an enemy picket south of Siahrud We

by the closing of the Mercantile Banking the expected conference of the Allied had 2 wounded, and the Reds killed

Corporation, North American instiles Zremiers seeing Jeng agent 14. De Auch

tion, owing to heary withdrawals by de. bonitor Guards are atationed at the France England and Belgium are in and 1 wounded, and 1 prisoner. A hostile perfect agreement on the question. The force, under the cover of darkness, took Seven „persons were killed, and 22 Banque Francales du Mexique, where renos will, thus, mee, only after the up & position north-west of Maglobar on wounded by the Flensburg police fining a heavy runs continue, but it is believed et a formal Gowman reply and December 28th, but was put to fight by volley into a crowd which tried to storm that the Basque will weather the storm. will then havo an opportunity of taking our troops, leaving 9 killed and 2 pri- the barracks on the occasion of the Dep

the Oriental question about which the soners, including a Russian officer. Two funeral of 8 Comm who was dil reach Premier cortiones to be entirely machine" guns and thirteen rifles were by the police

es captared

ing to esca

Cancions,

ADMIRAL FORTHLAND

the Malacca claims to be