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THE

WORLD'S SHIPBUILDING :

LARGE DECREASE IN TONNAGE IN UNITED KINGDOM AND AMERICAN

COLONIAL OFFICE STATUS: WHY LORD MILNER RESIGNED.

SINN FEIN LEADERS AND GERMANY.

NEW VICEROY OF INDIA.

LATEST CABLES.

{THROUGH (REUTER'S AGENCY.] WORLD'S SHIPBUILDING. LARGE NUMBER OF TANKERS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

LONDON, January 8th.. For the first time since the war; Lloyd's Register shows a decrease in merchant tonnage building in the United Kingdom compared with the previous quarter, tonnage building on December 31st being 3,708,910 tons, compared with 3,731,003 tons on September 30th.

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the

UNITED KINGDOM TRADE. SATISFACTORY INCREASE IN

EXPORTS.

LONDON, January 8th. The Board of Trade returns show that the value of the imports for December was £149,765,245, a decrease of £26,617,302, as compared with December, 1919, and that the value of the exports was 93,630,523, an of £5,778.200. The imports for

HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1921.

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COLONIAL

LATEST CABINS.

OFFICE.

WEY LORD MILNER RESIGNED.

LONDON, January 8th,

MARTIAL LAW IN IRELAND.

FATHER DOMINIU DEMANDS

ECCLESIASTICAL TRIAL

Lospos, Janusz" 8th. Father Dominic, the late Mr. McSwiney's

It is authoritatively stated that the Chaplain, who was arrested in a recent departure of Lord Milner from the Colonial raid in a monastery, was tried by a court-Unco doos not indicate a change in the marta) in -Dublin to-day. Ha repudiated

of that department "Any now jurisdiction and claimed a trial artungement regarding the Dominions is ecclesiastical court. The charges most unlikely before the Dominions! Chn-

cal court, the of disaffection are based on statements inference in summer. The report that Lord a.letter found in bis house in Brixton and Milner's resignation, which will tako affect alleged to have been written by Father in January, is due to the Government taking an unfavourable view of the Milner Commission report on Egypt is unfounded Ax & matter of fact. Lord. Milner, who had

the before

Dominia.

TRAMORE BUILDINGS BURNT

DOWN

London, January, 8th,

FAR EASTERN CABLE CHEFALO AND PALERMO

NEWS

[THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY ]

JAPAN NOT AGGRESSIVE. INTERVIEW WITH THE JAPANESE

- MINISTER TO LONDON. THREATENED NAVAL HACE IN THE PACIFIC AVOIDABLE.

JAPAN'S ATTITUDE IN CHINA..

THEATRE ROYAL. SUCCESSFUL OPENING NIGHT.

So great was the anticipation of the Chefalo Palermo magic show, which open-| ed at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night, that long before the gartain rose intending patrons who had neglected to book their seats were turned away in scores. This very unusual becurrence in Hongkong bore testimony to the "po- pularity of the entertainment. The exhibition in itself was a great surprise. LONDON,- January 7th,

Magic shows have become so ordinary Interviewed by the Daily Texgraph, now-a-days that it is a rare thing to find Baron Hayashi declared that the originality in them-but the performance Japanese as realists saw the folly of war on Saturday night was far out of the and did not propose to repeat the stereotyped channel and was followed by blunder of Germany in 1914 and by a the closest attention and enjoyment by mad act of aggression miss or mar her the packed. house. His Excellency the tremendous and unique economic op Governor and Lady Stubbs were in their portunities. The threatened, naval race customary seats,je d in the Pacife, in which: Japan, had no

The exhibition included a number of

intimated his wish to retire some time ag: pete under a very severe, handicap might with cards, balls, coins, and the usual desire to challenge and could only com- most interesting and delt conjuring tricks A garrison composed of 20 police and

yet be avoided by an arrangement com sleight of hand paraphernalia. Pigeons, 30 cadets repulsed a feres two-hours attack

patible with the safety and dignity of poultry, flowers, Iruit, yards of ribbon, America, Britain, and Japan. Unofficial boxes of sweets, coloured handkerchiefs, on the barracks at Tramore last night. The

proposals already made in Amerien in and scores of similar articles were pro- military hastening to the casistance of the

this connection were sure to meet with duced from all kinds of mysterious places a ready and cordial respone Japan and and vanished into thin air again with garrison were ambushed two miles from

China had a great future on which de equal celerity. With packs of playing. pended in no small measure the future cards, the magician was equally effective: not only of Japan but of the whole world. He had the audience guessing and spect Tramore, but routed their assailants, of

The Timer hopes that Lord Milner's re- All the world Powers ought to co-operate lating all the while, and kept them whom three were fled. One soldier was wounded. "The Sinn Fein Town Hall and signation when it comes will be only tem with China in working out her national amused with a running fire of witty com-

destinies. Japan's aim bad always been ment. licensed premises were burat down in Traporary. The nation, it says, has still need to see China succeed in attaining efficiently tangled, he showed the com

strong Government. Japan wanted parative simplicity of certain tricks by of his statesmanlike powers. He has been China to attain an economic and social performing them slowly and explaining one of the chief elements of strength in the development commensurate with her them as he went along.

national greatness. Japan and Ohins "Among a large repertoire of illusionist Cabines. As Colonial Secretary, he effected must be good friends so that they could tricks were several which were both many departmental improvements. The develop side by side in intimate collabo Lamusing and puzzling. As it is hardly ration for their joint benefit. The policy fair to the artists to steal their thunder The documents to which Mr. Lloyd George | journal emphasises Lord Milner's invalu- of the open door must be observed by by giving details, it is sufhelent to any that in this department patrons will find excellent entertainment and a good deal of originality.

more to-day,

SINN FEIN LEADERS AND

GERMANY.

LONDON, January 8th,

remained as his post in order to finish the report on Egypt. The Government has not yet reached a decision regarding the report, PROSPECTS OF TRANSFORMATION

OF DEPARTMENT.

-LONDON, January 8th.

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1920 increased by £310,583,908, and exports by £536,030,685, as compared with 1919. The decline in imports in December was chielly duo to a drop of £24,157,000 in raw. material, and unmanufactured articles. Whereas food, drink, and tobacco decreased frequently referred in the House of Com-able services at a critical period of the last by £6,379.445, manufactured article in-mons as proving active connection between creased by £3,617,292.

BRITISH AVIATION

COMPANIES

GOVERNMENT DECIDES ON SUBSIDISING INDUSTRY.

LONDON, January 8th.

German offensive when he favoured únity the Sinn Fein Igadors and the German of command, and hopes, that the Govern Government in war-time have been pub meng will not take hasty steps to transform lished as White Paper. They are of a the Colonial Of

The Time is of the most miscellaneous character, including opinion that it is imperative to await the meeting of the Imperial Cabinet when the Dominions desire, will be more clearly

fall.

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When their ideas had become

FATAL TO CORDIAL RELATIONS that that wegrupp, in a tin China a contribution of Signorini Palermo

The Daily Totgraph, in leader, says The conjuring display was enriched by there is no reason why she should come

The Garden of Mystery." Appearing into collision with the United States or as an Egyptian princess she performed any other Western Power.What they miracles with pitchers of water beside would object to is that any State should an ancient well and produced, live things use its superior military, naval, or econo-birda and the like-from receptacles secret letters intercepted at sea and found

mic strength to reorganise and then ex which but a moment before were shown in New York and Count Bernstoff's inter-

ploit China for its own special adrantare, to be empty. After she had entertained Any suspicion would be fatal to cordial the audience for quite a long time, she The Government has decided to subsidise

copted wireless. These show that after ascertainable, gurerally, and the journal relations between the Governments at was joined by Chefalo and together ther approved: British aviation companies op to Casement's capture and the failure of the does not favour the creation of a new Washington, Tokyo and other capitals. presented a quick, succession of yery

Easter rebellion in 1916, new plots were department, which is likely to mean addi- made in 1917 and 1918. Germany was tional expenditure on bureaucracy. If the urgently besought for support by landing Dominions were removed from Colonial | arms with

with troops, but declined, though she Office control a les imposing Minister made elaborate plans to land arts and rather than a Secretary of State would munitions in Galway and Tralee

year

1991-92

Lloyd's Register shows that, though the decrcase is small, it may prove the begin- ning of a decline, equalling the rapidity of the increase giose 1018. The total age of ve-sols commened in the United

King- dom, daring the past quarter, is 808,350, which is 139,000 below the average for the past six quarters, Moreover, although the tonnage under construction is large, the amocat completed compared unfavourably with the pre-war figure, namely, an average of 13 per cent. for each quarter of 1920 of the total under construction as com a maximura amount of £60,000 in the pared with 23 per cent, for 1913. The ton-financial nago, launched in the last quarter of 1920, namely, 580,000, the highest output for any quarter, being 12,000 in excess of the output for the fourth quarter of 1913. The total merchant tonnage building abroad, 3,470,802. 383,000 tons lower than the total up to the end of September.

This is entirely due to a decrease in building in the United States, which is 409,000 below the figure for the end of September. The tonnage under construc tion in the United States decreased 69 per cent at the end of December, ag compared

March, 1919. with

Apart from the United States, the ton- mage building abroad" fa the last quarter increased by 100,000, the leading countries being Holland 450,964, France 397,968, and Italy 303,784. The world's total 7,179,778, about 385,000 below the Septem bor figures and 880,000 below the figures

For September, 1919.

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A notable feature is the number of tank- era under construction in the world: 169. at present vessels, tonnage 1,109,000, aro being built to carry oil, of which 64 are under construction in Laited Kingdon and 88 in the United States. 'INDIA'S GENERAL ELECTION. FAILURE OF MR GANDHI'S BOYCOTT MOVEMENT,

LONDON, January 8th. Detailed results of India's first General Election show signal failure of Mr.

Gandhi's boycott movement. There were woly 6 out of the 837 constituencies where no election took place owing to the absoner of a candidato, while 410 members only

mocured seats.

NEW

OF INDIA,

FINANCIAL CRISIS IN MEXICO

BANKERS THINK IT IS NEARLY OVER.

Mexico, January 8ths Bankers state that the backbone of the financial crisis is broken. Large withdrawn are being returned..

M. KRASSIN,

DEPARTURE FOR RUSSIA DELAYED.

LONDON, January, Bih. M. Krasain has not started for Eussia, owing to unexpected difficulties. He weete Sir Robert Horne on January 10th.

AUSTRIA'S DESPERATE

PLIGHT.:

FRENCH GOVERNMENT ADOPTS

REMEDIAL MEASURES.

PARIS, January 5th."

A Havas message says:

At yesterday's Cabinet meeting, tho French Premier laid stress on Austria's very serious situation, setting forth me. sures under contemplation as a remedy,

U.S. POST OFFICE. OVER FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS FOR EXPENSES.

WASHINGTON, January 9th,

The House of Representatives has passed the Post Office Bill providing 8572,000,000 for the coming your, after striking out $1,250,000 for air mail services.

PANAMA CANAL TOLLS. GOVERNOR 8 SUGGESTION TO TAKE

ALL ON ACTUAL TONNAGE.

WASHINGTON, January 8th. The Governor of the Panama Canal Zone LOED READING'S APPOINTMENT. told the Senate Inter-Oceanic Canal Com LONDON, January 8th. mittee that the present methods of measur It is officially announced that Lording ship tonnage traversing the canal for

ing has been appointed Viceroy of the imposition of tells favoured foreign- [

owned shipping. He sa that if tolls had benn levied on the actual tonnage, instead of the net tonnage, the United States in come would have been. $6,000,000 greater, of which foreign ships would have paid the major part."

M, C. C. TOUR.

BALLARAT FIFTEEN DEFEATED.

BALLARAT January 8th, The Marylebone C.O. defeated a fifteen Ballarat by an innings and 143 runs. Ballarat in the first innings made 211

Marylebone made 384 for 9 wickets and clared. Wooley had an unfinished score: of 159; Fender made 100 and Russell 50.

Ballarat in their second innings made 20. Waddington took 8 wickets for 15 runs and Hitch & for 10.

The White Paper remarks laconically thas theas consignments did not reach Ireland. It was after the failure of the plot of April, 1918, that de Valera and other Bian Finers were arrested Documents were found in de Valera's possession, Including a scheme for organising an Irish Army and Nayy. The documents show that after America entered the war communication between revolutionaries in America and Sina Feiners in Ireland was maintained by sor- vico messengers, while Germany maintain. ed communication with Sian Feinars by means of submarines on the west coast of Ireland.

CADET FOUND GUILTY, BUT

INSANE

LONDON, Janusṛy. Bib."" A court-martial has found the cadet, who shot Canon Maguer and Mr. Crawley ́guilty but insane.

'BARLIER CABLES.

CRIME IN IRELAND.

LONG LIST OF SERIOUS OUTRAGES

IN 1990

suffice.

BEMAINING IN OFFICE UNTIL SUCCESSOR APPOINTED.

LONDON, January 7th.

It is officially announced that Lord Milner has resigned. He remains in office till a successor has been appointed.

TURNING THE TABLES ON

* GERMAN DUMPERS.

WAIL FROM TRACTOR MANUFACTURERS.

London, January 7th..

The prospect of German dumpers being dumped on is evoking protests in Berlin. Motor plough manufacturers ATS" COM- plaining of Ford's intention to establish a branch and freeze out German, com petition by selling the Ford Tractor at 20,000 marks, which costs $6,000 marks in America

ALLIED PREMIERS MEETING BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS.

Pamis, January 5th.

A Haras messige 1378:→→→→ The French Government has telegraphet to the Cabinets in London, Romo and Brus sells suggesting that the throo Promiors

can do is to treat Chins with considera Also the best service Japanese statesmen interesting and difficult tricks..

Another department of the programme tion, generosity, and justice..

apart from the magic aspect, but none. the less highly entertaining-was the SOVIET TRADE WITH PAR EAST. dancing of Chefalo and Palermo of the Argentine tango and a rustic Spanish folk dance. These dances were seen probably for the first time in Hongkong, and were presented with a finish that, added to the grace of the dancers, called forth unstinted applause from the spect tors

LONDON, January 7th. According to a Stockholm, message, a Moscow wireless message states that the Bolsheviks expect unrestricted resump |tion of trade relations with Japan and the Far East soon. Several treaties have already been signed..

THE CALIFORNIAN ANTI-ALIEN

MALAWA

SACRAMENTO, January 7th, The Senate in California has passed a resolution by votes 29 to 0 urging the Federal Government not to agree to any Treaty with Japan which will nullify the Californian Anti-Alien Law or give the Japanese right of citizenshop.

LATEST CABLES:

REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS MOVEMENT GATHERING FORCE IN UNITED STATES.

LONDON, Janasry 8th. The Daily Telegraph's Washington cor respondent says he has received informa tion "oodfirming the popular expectation that Senator Harding, when he assumes office, will call an international conference Fat Washington to discuss the question of limitation of armaments. This step is a logical reaction to the national movement in favour of reduced armaments, which is gathering force throughout the country.

NO TRUST IN TREATIES.

The exhibibtion concluded with a series of psuedo-hypnotic feats in which members of the audience took part. Their efforts to do apparently simple act-to- get up from a chair; to walk a few steps, for example proyed unsuccessful to the unbounded amusement of the spectators.

The settings for the various parts of the programme were rich and imaginative and provided a variety which was very pleasing. The frequent changes and the lighting effects were potent factors in the general success. The show is one that ean be highly recommended and deserves to be well patronised. Many new items will be introduced to-night, and those

who wish to make sure of their seats should not fail to book at Moutrie's.

|_ MASSACRE OF JAPANESE

AT NIKOLAIEVSK.

CHINA ACQUIESCES IN JAPAN'S

· TERMS.

A Peking telegram to the Japan papers,

Chinese Government has says:-The

The Japanese demands, which are said

finally decided to accept the four Japanese terms in the settlement of the Nikolajevsk incident, reaching this decision after a series of informal negotiations between the A WASHINGTON, January 7th, In the House of Representatives, Mr. Government and the Japanese Minister. F. Britten, & member of the Naval Com- The formal exchange of documents will mittes; introduced a resolution directing now follow, subject only to the completion the Navy Department to proceed with of the arrangements of the details. LONDON, January 7th.

the building programme immediately An oficial statement of serious out

declaring that the United States is not to have han accepted by the Chinese, nre willing to commit its economic and that the Chinese Government shall express rages in Ireland in 1520 mentions the

mco at the end of the present wook. The political independence to the fetters of regret to the Japanese Government for the incident which occurred ag Nikolajevsk, an international treaty limiting arm where Bems from Chinese gunboats were destruction of 68 court houses, 507 vacat British Government, however, expressed an int ed barracks, 23 occupied barracks, 998 wish that the mooting should be postponed

said to have been used against the Japan- ese garrison that the commander of the raids on mails, 48 raids on coast guard a few days,

Chinese forces stationed at Nikolaievsk shall go to Vladivostock to apologize to stations and lighthouses, and 2,801 for

the head of the Japanese military command there in the matter; that those responsible arms. The casualties were 156 policemen

for the bombardment, headed by the com- killed and 225 wounded, 63 soldiers killed. ALLIED PREMIERS TO CONFER

mander of the Chinese Government, shall and 118 wounded, 43 civiliqua killed and 103

pay thirty thousand yen to the families. of the deceased as reparation and in- wounded. The last named do not include

muity, Taji the casualties in the Ulster riots in June and September. METAL EMBARGO IN BRAZIL.

* RIO DE JANEIRO, January A decres prohibits the export of gold, silver, nickel, bronze, copper and other monetary metals in bars or minted. IMPORTANT ARCHÆOLOGICAL

-DISCOVERY.

HOME, January 8th. A message from Cyrnaica Bays ex- The Committee also examined the ques-ploration work on the rains of a temple. tion of freeing American shipping from all has resulted in the discovery of a mar

toll

DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN PROFESSOR.

vellous head which archaeological experta declara is the hood of the Venus of Cyrene.

LARGEST WIRELESS STATION

Pazis, January 5th.

PARIS, January 9th. A Havas morango says:

Thes foundation-stone of the largest Professor Ernest Denis, the well-known wireless station in the world is to be laid, Professor of Modern History in the Seron the 9th inst. The building will take borine, died this morning to

two years to complete,

EARLIER CABLES.

ADMITTING ALIENS WITH OUT PASSPORTS.

ATTACK ON SECRETARY OF WE LABOUR.60

WASHINGTON, January 9th, LONDON January 7th.

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Curzon will Newton attacked the Labour Department represent Great Britain at the conference for admitting aliens without passports; co

trary to the State Department regulations,

CHINESE ALSO HATE COMPLAINT.SEN.

A Inter Peking teleprat says: A for

of Allied Premiers which is being held and declared that the Secretary of Lahour ther important development in connection on January 19th to discuss Germany's had perilously approached rendering him failure to disband her self-defence of able to criminal prosecution.

The attack was apparently connected with Mr. O'Callaghan's arrival as a stowaway RELEASED IN AMERICA ON PAROLE

organisations.

PARACHUTIST'S FEAT.

PARSH, January 8th,

A parachutist daringly dropped from an aeroplane from a height of 1,200 fest and landed safely at the Bourget Aero drome.

with the Nikolaievsk affale has come to light in connection with this affair. It appears that a boat had left the Chinese gun-boat with a woodcutting party just before the sound of the cannonsding was heard. The boat anchored near the shore, where, according to the reports, s' Japan. ese "gun-boat Copened fire upon it. killing WASHINGTON, January 7th-20 of those in the boat and sinking the The Labour Department released small craft, a Daniel O'Callaghan on parole without The matter was taken up by the Chinese consulting the State Department, which thorition with the Japanese Consul, but complains that O'Callaghan will, thus be po decision in the affair was reached. T enabled to fall bis mission-of testifying is now reported that the Foreign Office at the Irish investigation committee. The making representations to the Japanese two Departments are now at loggerheads Government, expecting that immed into steps will be taken to make reparation hy tho Labour Department supporting O'Callaghan's supeal against deportation,pan MAN while Mr. Davis refuses to waive the BROM passport regulations. My psehool children and students of Hanover BERLIN, January 7th

Norrotx, Virginia, January 7th. carrying the former German colours, anve The new Urban Parliament of Greater O'Callaghan states that he hoarded the Field Marshal von Hindenburg so ovaljon, Berlin since its first meeting has been American steamer in Cork disguised as anys a Bezlin message, on the occasion of terrorised by Communists who yesterday a labourer Bea-sickness compelled him his seventy-third birthday. In the course broke up the council by throwing stint and Peter MaSwiney to leave their hiding of a spacch he said: God has not yeb

abandoned the German nation.” bombs from the publio gallerier/vival place.

BERLIN INTER-URBAN

ARLIAMENT.

STINK BOMBS IN COUNCIL CHAMBRE