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THE

BATTLE:

BLACK SEA

BOLSHEVIST SHIP SUNK,

RIOTS

IN INDIA:

OUTSIDE GAOL

CROWD ATTACKS POLICE

HONGKONG DAILY FREES, FRIDAY, JANUABY 131

LATEST CABLES.

LATEST.CABLES.

FRENCH SENATE ELECTIONS NAVAL ENGAGEMENT WITH

"LE TEMPS

READS A LESSON

PARIS, January 10th.

A Havis message, my

SOVIET

BOLSHEVIST TRANSPORT BUNK.

NEW IDEK, January 12th. In a lender under the heading The Associated Press correspondent at Common sense elections". Le Temps, Constantinople reports an engagement in reviewing yesterday's results, finds that the Black Sea between an Allied torpedo LORD MILNER'S TRIBUTE TO -e chief feature of the elections is a boat and Soviet flotills believed to be

COLONIAL GOVERNORS,

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] TO STRENGTHEN TIES OF EMPIRE.

LORD MILNER'S SUGGESTION."

LONDON, January 13th. Lord Milaer spoke in a valedictory strain when presiding at a farewell lunch to the Earl of Stradbroke, the Governor-designate of Victoris, in London, and expressed the opinion that the position of a Dominions Governor' was not a whit less important and influential than under the Crown administration. A Govertor, like a king, reigned, but did not govern. Lord Münger deolared that the communities were delight. ed to uphold the position where' the

LARGEST PASSENGER SHIP. TO BE HANDED OVER TO ALLIES.

It was

LONDON, January 13th. The Times' Berlin correspondent states that the German steamer Tirpits, one of the masterpieces of German shipbuilding and at present the largest steamer afloat, has now been completed and will shortly be handed over to the Allies. originally intended for the Panama Canal route. It was censtructed to carry 2,000 passengers in the Hamburg-Amerika ser vice to China. It has been fitted out most elaborately, including a marble swim- ming-bath, and is said to be the largest passenger ship aflont.:

Governor possessed personality and charac- DUNLOP ORGANISATION IN

tar.

Pursuing the contention fe pointed

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to the fact that the hulluence and import EFFECT OF SLACKNESS IN MOTOR ance of the Crown was increasing in Great Britain under democratic government, and described the supposition that Gor- wenors had an idle position as a great

error.

Lord Milner emphasised the het that nobody would force State Governors upon Australians from here if the Austra Tians desired local appointments.

INDUSTRY:

BUTTALO, January 13th. The Dunlop Tyre and Rubber Company, which has spent $36,000,000 in the past eighteen months, is slowing down in consequence of the conditions in the motor industry, but may resume its Activities on April 1st.

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SENATOR HARDING. AGREES TO INAUGURATION CEREMONY,

BOLSHEVIST THREAT TO-

an

THE SINGAPORE MAIL PROSECUTION.

THE EMPIRE: WORLD-WIDE CONSPIRACY.:

A DELAYED HONGKONG MAIL.

MR. CHURCHILL'S WARNING.

The following report of the recent Mr. Winston Churchill and Mrs. Churchill prosecution at Singapore is from the Free were the guests of the United Wards' Club of Press of January 8th- the City of London at luncheon at the Can non-street Hotel last month. Mr. Churchill, At the instance of the Postmaéter- speak as attack on Bolshevism, in hich he agents of the La Knight Templar ter in reply to the toast of his health, General, Messrs. Manafield de Og. as referred to the troubles in Egypt, Indis, and prosecuted before Mr. Langham Carter movements in different quarters suggested a ing to give the P.M.G. reasonable notica of change of time of departure of the world-wide conspiracy against our country.

J. H. T. Koeves (president of the club) steamer and on entering & plea of guilty a Ireland, and said that these unultaneous in the District Court yesterday, for fail-

fine of $50 was imposed. For the prosecu Mr. Churchill said that he was accustom tion it was stated that arrangements Lad ed at the present time rather to judge been made to despatch by that steamer world events and world tendencies from the point of view of whether they were Bolahe the Hongkong mail, but owing to the vist or anti-Bolshevist, and he saw in agents despatching the ship from the the vote of the American nation in the roads and not from the wharf as advers Presidential election a great repulsion by tised, and changing the time of departare, both the great parties in the United States the everland mails could not be got on The defendants expressed regret for the preached and practised by Lenin and Trot

that of the doctrine of world-wide revolution s board. repeated in the municipal elections intinzent inconvenience caused, which according to

them was inavitable." sky. Be thought

which he uttered at the beginning of the secution, in which the agents by changing that the Labour Party or the route of one of their steamers at the

the Socialist Party, which was a better name---

last minute must have been the cause of in its present state of development was Bol-unit to govern the country (cheers) had great inconvenience in Hongkong and not been diminished by what had since considerable odium on the local post

office. taken place to

nice, political balance. The nation, it transporting Red troops to Trebizond. aays, has re-asserted its unshakable will It is reported that one Bolshevist vessel presided, and submitted Our Greet to uphold the Republican Government was sunk and others put out of action.

FRENCH TORPEDO BOAT IN based on order and progress. This will

ACTION. clearly appears in the several party de-

Lopor, January 13th. Dlarations." Thus, the declaration of the Department of Finistère's local radical The facts of the Black Sea engagement Socialist Party states that the time are given in a Constantinople message of strife over empty formula is past, and which states that a French torpedo bost the nation is for work and anion, not for which was pafrolling the Black Sea to Britain. Indeed, the truth of the words Another case was mentioned by the pro-

prevent smuggling of arms was aired on, near. Novorossiak, by a Bolshevist vessel. She returned frs and strack the |shovist-remel, “which went aground.

THE ESMONDE CASE. REFUSAL TO TAKE OATH.

SYDNEY, January 13th, Mr. Esmonde has so far refused to take the oath of allegianco which is required Ander the War Precautions Amendment

on

revolution.

on. Le Temps calls attention to the chasm between such a declaration **-- and the subversive theories based o proletarian dictature and class struggle Le Temps believes that the results will allow locating in both the Chambers, a strong and stable majority which it is now up to the Government to lead in the nation's interest and for the nation's

greatest good."

FALL OF LEYGUES MINISTRY

EFFECT OF FALL OF LEYGUES CABINET.

LONDON, January 13th.

It is probable that the immediate effect of the fall of the Lergues Government will be the postponement of the Inter- Allied Conference in Paris which is to be held on January 19th. The defeat is attri- buted to an accumulation of causes, ron

nected with internal and external policy, but the Chamber is by no means anti- British, despite its criticisms of "the Leygues administration's conduct of for eign affair.

Lord Milner, replying to the toast of bis" health, took advantage of what was probably the last opportunity he had "of addressing a company which was largely representative of the Dominions, and said that during the past two years at the Colonial Office he had met with nothing but Bad the

greatest kindness sympathy.. mordial co-operation from the visiting. Dominion Premiers Ministers, High Com- missioners, Agente-General and Presimer ORIENTALS IN NEW YORK. of the Chamber, by 403 votes to 125, ze

connected with the Dominions. He believed he derived great advantage in the admin- istration of the Colonial Office from his past experience as a Colocial Governor. He was convinced that the successful ad- ministration of the Colonies and the maintenance of good relations between

WASHINGTON, January 13th. Senator Harding has now consented to the Presidential inauguration on March 4th being held out of doors, on the east side of the Capitol.

INELIGIBLE ELEMENT TO BE ELIMINATED."

J4

POWERS.

New Yong, January 13th Around-up of Oriental ineligibles will be launched on January 22nd.

DISARMAMENT PROBLEM, Great Britain and the self-governing ALLEGED ATTITUDE OF WORLD Dominions would be promoted by the con stant flow of men backwards and forwards

WASHINGTON, January, 13th. General Bliss, giving evidence before and by ensuring that men responsible for administration in Great Britain of affairs the Naval Committee of the House of Representatives, mentioned the impres connected with the Empire outside be mension he had gathered in conversations who, as far as possible, bad a personal with the Peace Conference Premiers in support of the Belief that the world experience of the difficulties and conditions Powers were sincerely desirous of a dis- of countries with which they had to deal. armament agreement.

(Chcers.}

INDIAN PEASANT RIOTS. CROWD ATTACKS POLICE AT GAOL

LUCENON, January 19th.. Farther disturbances broke out at Rao Barilly na January 7th. A crowd gathered outside the gaol and then attack

who fired, killing 4 sad

BARLIER CABLES.

A FAVOURABLE OPPORTUNITY,

WASHINGTON, January 12th. Mr. Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, submitted to the House of Representa tives Naval Committee what he described to the sea strength of the three grest as approximately complete data relative Naval Powers, for the purposes of show ing that there had never been a time more favourable for a movement towards

FARLIER CABLES. RESIGNATION OF THE CABINET,

PARIS, January 19th. The Cabinet has resigned a result

fasing a Government request to postpone interpellation on its financial and gen- eral policy.

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before landing in Australia. He also says that he holds a passport from Lord Curzon.

Act of al aliens and supposed undesirables

EARLIER CABLES.

MR ESMONDE TO BE SET FREE. MELBOURNE, January 19th

The Federal Government has ordered the liberation of Mr. Eamonde, provided

Esmonde was

was previously not allowed to that he takes the oaths of allegiance. Mr.

land at Auckland..

IRISH UNREST. TROOP TRAIN DERAILED.

LONDON, January 12th. A large body of Siun Peiners placed boulder on a line, derailed a troop train County Donegal aid opened & heavy fusilade. Fortunately three were no casualties among the troops.

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He thought, that the trade unions would have to review their position very carefully in the next few years if they were to preserve the great and, on the whole, beneficent in- fluence which they had exercised for so long! in British public and industrial life. There which was always trying to grab the control was an active and very voluble minority

of of the organization, and this minority had e perfectly definite and avowed, intention trying to wreck the whole system of society, violent and however wicked, that might be within their reach.

EASTERN EXTENSION

TELEGRAPH CO.” STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.

The statement of accounts for the year ended December 31st, 1919, show that the

and to wreek it by any means, however revenue amounted to £3,448,865 178. 4d.,

The

CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTION,

responsible leaders of trade unions had very great difficulty in standing up to Ahase Hotheads. They mustinake all allowance for the difficult position in which leaders of the Labour movement were placed in these circumstances, but at the same time, when assertions were made which deserved to be criticized, he did not see why they should not be criticized, even if they were made by a man who played a very good part on many Labour leaders. (Cheers.) Br. J. H. Thomas, some others, but still a responsible reputable leader of British Labour, thought it right occasions, and not quite so good a part on

when the councils of action were set up: "We regard them as a definite challenge to the Constitution of the country." That was avery remarkable and improper statement The fact that so many of the Labour or Socialist Party said they were challenging the Conscitation was in itself an admission, not only that they had not got, but that they had no inmediate expectation of get ting, the majority of their fallow-countrymen on their mide. (Cheers)

to

from which is deducted £355,720 38. 3d. for maintenance of cables and special expenditure, leaving a balance of £1,485,084 148. After providing £413,865 28. 6d. for income tax and excess profts duty payable in England, and £30,006 for interest on the mortgage debenture stock. there remains a balance of £1,041,123 118. di, to which is added £41,316 10. 7d. brought forward from the preceding account, making a total available balance of £1,062,440 28. 2d. Out of this balance general reserve fund and made a further the directors have placed £350,000 to the

fluctuations, making the total provision against depreciation £40,000.

Three provision of $200,000 towards Investiment

dividends of 11 per cent. gach and a final dividend of 5 per cent. have been paid, amounting together to £300,000, making a total distribution for the year 19th of 10 per cent, free of income tax. The above appropriations absorb £850,000, leaving a balance of £939,440 28. dễ ta be carried forward.

In accordance with the authority given

It was quite true that the doctrines which to the directors at the extraordinary gen. had been given credit among those violent eral meeting held on March ard last, the circles boldly armed that there was no need issue of 100,000 new shares was offered to to obtain majorities. They wanted to have the the shareholders at par, and taken up by power to rule, whether they had a majority them to the extent of 90,629 shares, leav balance of 9,371 shares, of which Ar-Lenin put it the other day, Fifteen par 9,165 represent the fractional shares still This is the first deliberate, organised me, whether the people winked to or not. ing attack on a troop train.

cent. ought to be enough to dominate Great to be disposed of by the directors for the MR. DE VALERA'S WHEREABOUTS. Britain, provided they are all cut-and-out benefit of those shareholders entitled Communists." (Laughter.) All the other 85 thereto. The remaining balance of 7,200 Lospor, January 12th. The Star states that Dublin Castle has per cent. had got to be disfranchised somehow shares was alloted to the staffs of the or other in order that this 15 per cent of out Eastern Extension and Eastern Telegraph FOREIGN POLICY ORITICISED.

discovered the whereabouts of Mr. De and-out Communists might be able to confer Companies at par. The now shares will Valera in Ireland, how he landed and their blessings on mankind. (Laughter.) receive a dividend of 48. per share, free In the Chamber, during a debate on with whom he is conferring. It has issued THE COLLAPSE OF RUSSIA.

of tax, in May next in respect of "the" interpellations, the Government was instructions that he shall not be arrested severely criticised, particularly with reunless he delivers a seditious speech. gard to foreign affairs, in which it His Proclamation to the Irish People" of the reconciliation movement largely alleged that a lack of firmness was being is expected shortly, and upon this the late displayed.

depends. Meanwhile the Government is waiting for the Sinn Fein members of Parliament to define their position.

GERMAN SHIPPING LINE. INCREASE OF CAPITAL.

The Premer, M. Leygues, on the ground The hands of the Government should not be tied at the forthcoming Allied Conference, urged the postponement of the debate. He re-emphasised their determination energetically to pursue the execution of the Treaty and the disarma ment of Germany, and said that, the Government would attend the Conference with the full confidence of the Chamber or not attend at alle

Finally the debate was closured, and after the vote the Chamber adjourned until Jaate in the Lobby that the

January 18th. Independent Deputies have requested their Committee to urge the President to inftite M. Poincare, ex-President, to form a Cabinet.

ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS.

PARIS, January 10th.

ed the Polla tole) casualties since te limitation of naval armaments, from the Colonies are missing. The!

wounding 5. Beginning of the disturbances are a kilted and 19 wounded. The situation is now well in hand.

GERVASE, ELWES KILLED. IN ACCIDENT AT BOSTON RAILWAY

STATION.

Boston, January 12th. The English tenor Gervase Elwes on arriving from New York was struck by a train in the railway station and killed on the spot.

DANISH COUNT AND COUNTESS DETAINED. TO BE DEPORTED.

SPOKANE, January 13th. The Imigration authorities have detain ed Count and Countess Vigo Holstein Rathlon of Denmark, pending deportation - proceedings.a

SWEDISH PARLIAMENT. KING'S SPEECH ON OPENING DAY

CHRISTIANIA, January 13th. The King, in opening the Btoriling, sald that the drafting of the Estimates was ery difficult, but the Government had gooded in striking a balance without in eregsod or new taxation.

A Haves message says In the Senate Elections, of the 96 elect ed-31 are new members. Two results General Bliss, former American repre- Liberals have returned 2, the Pro- sentative on the Supreme War Council, greasists 10, the Left Republicans 30, the -in Paris, said he believed that if the Badicals 43 and the Social Republicans 8. United States called for a full, free and The Conservatives lost four seats, the fair international discussion on the redes Radicals nine, whilst the Left Bepublicans tion of armaments a favourable response gained eight and the Socialist Repub would be prompt and inevitable.

U.S. FORCE IN GERMANY. ORDER FOR LARGE REDUCTION.

WARRINGTON, January 12th. The War Department has ordered a reduction of the forces in Germany front 15,000 to 8,000.

A new witness had just come from Russia period ending December 31st, 1929. The whose words always commanded attention total dividend for the previous year was

which Mr. Wells had described. According the appalling character of the conditions cent.

Mr. H. G. Wells. Nothing could exceed 8 per cent, including a bonus of 9, per

of to hit, the whole apparatus “civilization had collapsed. Cities were dying and co revolution, by inflaming discontent, to infect fast; alway were breaking up; manufac tures and commerce of all kinds were at a us with their disease. If there was no danger standstill. Mr Wells said "I find an irit was only because we had an enlightened, reparable, breakdown of the great monarchy active political life in Britain, because we had that was here in 1914. The administrative, considered, instructed, organised public social, financial, commercial systems connect opinion, and because we had a free Constitu- BERLIN, January 12th. ed with it have fallen down under the strain tion which we were determined to make an The annual meeting of the Hamburg of war, and are smashed utterly. Never instrument of continuous and progressive Amerika Line sanctioned an increase of hasthere been so great a debacle before reform. In order that that condition abould. capital to a hundred million marks. I Of course Mr. Wells had to vindicate his be maintained, ceaseless political exertion was stated that the tonnage entering and theories. He suggested that this must be made in all parts of the country by leaving Hamborg was now hall the pre- irreparable catastrophe was not the fault citizens in every class, each using to the full

he (Mr. his political rights.... Bolsheviste. But the war and only a small percentage Churchill) submitted as a most unchallenge The danger at the present time did not Hamburg-Amerikan, m

PORTUGUESE COUNTESS

TRAGIC DEATH. FALL FROM WESTMINSTER

GÅTHEDRAL.

LONDON, January 12th."

of

were solely due to the Bolshevista, and were Inles What of India, Egypt, and Ireland? The local papers state that 57 foreign able conviction that those disasters in Russia exist only, or even mainly, in the British shipping firms, running regular lines solely due to s very few men, to a revoltion Did they not think it possible that there abroad, have opened branches at Ham burg. They include 22 British firms, and 11 Ary and terrible sect of fanatics, whose dev was some connexion between all the re astating doctrines had laid Russis low, and volutionary and subversive elements by Dutch, and even Portugal and Cubs are would lay every nation low in which they which we were now being assailed 1. When they saw all these movements from so many represented.

obtained ascendancy, pjo

downfall to Mr. Wells

Bussin's attributed

different quarters springing up simultaneous the inherent rottenness of Capitalium, Imply did it not look as though there was a dend erialism, and the way. What arrant nonsense set being made against the British Empire 1 The Bolshevista did it, and they alone to the Why, for instance, should the Egyptian ex- atmost generation of mankind would feel tremists give money to the Daily Herald 1 this fearful responsibility. No doubt the (Cheers) Why did Lenin sand them money, war struck Russis a heavy blow, but none too 1. Why did he also send money to Sion from which she could not have survived. It Fein? They know that intense efforts, were was a deadly and paralysing sect that had being made to disturb India, and thas

must into unspeakable misery. They great breakdown of trade and industry, at The Portuguese Countess d'Aribeira detroyed Russia and plunged it deep similar efforts were being made to cause Grande met a tragic end. She fell from never cease proclaiming this fact as home in the hopes of creating unemployment licans Live

Ex-President Deschanel, M. L'Hopitsad, the top campanile of Westrainster a warning to other nations in the world, and consequently suffering and discontent. M. Francois Marsal, M. Breton, Cathedral and her mangled body was and for the preservation of our country. for the

It was becoming increasingly clear that Honuarat and the ex-Premiers, MM found on a balcony two hundred feet The Bolshevists were responsible

all these factions were in touch with one catastrophe. Domergue and Combes, were elected beneath

For Bussis we could do little. The fearful another, and that they were acting in while M. Ricard (Minister of Agriculture)

series of events must run their course. One concert: In fact there was developing a was defeated. The Communists put for

could only hope that some day in our own world-wide conspiracy against our country. time deliverance would come to the Russian designed to deprive us of our place in the ward some ter candidates but all failed.

people and that they would stand again on world and to zob us of the fruits of victory:: their own feet and be masters in their own (Cheers). They would not succeed. They would fail. We must be ready; we must be house, do little for Rusin, we our guard to recognize every symptom

But if we could

be most powering could do much for Britain. We did not want danger, and to act with strong conviction any of these experiments here. (Cheers) Any against it. Having beaten thei rach experiments would be followed by the military empire in the world, destruction of the great majority of the emerged triumphantly from the fearful persons dwelling in these islands. We could at ordeal of Armageddon, we would not allow any rate make sure that in our life and time ourselves to be pulled down and have our Bussis should not be allowed to spring up subversive force, the rascals and rapscallions CABLEhe deadly disease which bad struck down Empire disrupted by malevolent anit

here and poison us as it was poisoning them of mankind who were now on the m

against un. (Loud cheers) INDIA ^ EGYPT, AND IRELAND. Whether it were the Irish marder gang or In every city there were small bands of the Egyptian vengeance society, or the sedit enger men and women, watching with hungry ions extremists in India, or the arch traitors eyes any chance to make a general overtumwe had at home, they would feel the weigh in the hopes of profiting themselves in the of the British arm. It was strong enough t confusion, and these miscreants were feel by break the Hindenburg Line, fp would l Bolabarist modey (Cheers.) They were cease strong enough to defend the main intere The papers announce that M. Paulssly endeavouring by propagation the of the Bridal people to carry us through. Copenhagen, has doctrines of communism, by preaching violent these stormy times into calmer and brighte

(Continued as foot of meat column,) daya (Cheers) Clandet, Kinist

AMERICAN EXCHANGE. RISE IN STERLING RATE.

January 12th.

A feature of American exchange is the marked buoyancy of sterling. Yesterday the rate reached $3.77 whilst to day's maximum quotation is $3.77

ANGLO-DANISH TRADE.

SLEEPY HICCOUGHS.

IMPORTANCE OF COPENHAGEN, COPENHAGEN, January 19th. EPIDEMIC IN SWEDEN,

The Ministry of Commerce has issued STOCKHOLM, January 12th. an official report of the Conference be The epidemic of sleepy hiccoughs is tween the British trade delegation and increasing alarmingly. There were 73 representatives of the Wholesala Mer cases notified during the second half of chants Society and the Industrial Coun December, this being thrice the number cil, H. Tygerothe, Minister of Commerce, FAR during the first half of the month.we

CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA. VICTORY FOR NEW SOUTH WALES.

ADELAIDE, January 12th. New South Wales defeated South

Australis by 833 runs. New South Wales' second innings totalled 770, Bardsley con tributing 235 without giving a chance.

presiding, d

Sir Charles Bykes, MP, the head of the British delegation; emphasised to the Conference, Copenhagen's importance for the development of trade with the Baltic States, but said there was no question of the dumping of British goods in Denmark. The delegation, after interviewing lead ing Danish commercial and industrial leaders, expects to return to England on January 15th.

EASTERN

NEWS

[TZEĐUGH RIUTER'S AGENOT.] NEW FRENCH AMBASSADOR AT

been appointed

TOKYO,

January 13th:

bassador at Tokyo.

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