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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 1921.

SERIOUS VLADIVOSTOCK

INCIDENT:

AMERICAN SHOT BY JAPANESE SENTRY.

AGAINST BIG SHIPS: ALLEGED VIEWS OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE SUB-COMMITTEE.

SWEDISH

FERRY-BOAT: EVENTUALLY TO CARRY TRAIN FOR JAPAN.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}" SWEDISH FERRY BOAT ENTERPRISE. EVENTUALLY TO CARRY TRAIN.

LONDON, January 18th. Mr. Hok, & Swedish naval architect and one of the members of the deputation of Swedish business mentat present in Lon. don negotiating for a ferry service be- tween Immingham and Gothenburg, states that he hopes eventually it may be possible to convey a train from London on board the ferry-boat from Immingham to Gothenburg and then to proceed to Moscow and, through Siberia, to Vladivo- stock, and from there to convey it by forry to Japan.

LANCASHIRE COTTON

INDUSTRY.

SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT.

LONDON, January 18th.

The Sunday Timex says an improvement

INDIAN COAL FXPORT.

WHY GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED

RESTRICTIONS....

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AGAINST BIG SHIP PROBABLE DECISION OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE SUB-COMMITTEE.

LONDON, January 15th.

LATEST CABLES.

FRENCH POLITICS. MA PERET TO FORM CABINET.

PARIS, January 13th. Raoul Fares has agreed to form a to Cabinet M. Feret, is President of the

Chamber.

M. PERETS-DIFFICULT TAEK,

The Dady Chronicle's Parliamentary correspondent says there is reason believe that the Sub-Committee of the Council of Imperial Defence which is con

LONDON, January 15th. sidering the desirability of building big battleships will decide against the con M. Peret has not yet succeeded in farm- sinuation of the big ship" policy. The ing a Cabinet, owing to the conflicting preponderating effect of the evidence claims of M. Poincare and M. Briand for adduced points to this in a definite and the foreign secretaryship, and it is pos practical way, It is probable that the decible he may relinquish the task. - sion will be based on the ruinous cost of big ships and the attendant aircraft, also

PARIS, January 18th.

M Peret has abandoned the task of of building sufficient dock harbour accom-forming a Cabinet, modation which will

will nullify the endes- to reduce the war debt. Tours

M. BRIAND TO FORM CABINET."

Paxis, January 18th.

TO DISCUSS DISARMAMENT. M. Briand has consented to form a

Cabinet. SUGGESTION TO PRESIDENT.

WILSON.

DELHI, January 15th. The Government of India announces

that a shortage of coal in India compels

WASHINGTON, JABBAS 16th stricter export the enforcement of a

The House of Representatives Foreign policy. Six jute mills in Calcutta have been closed owing to the shortage of coal Affairs Committee has approved a joint which is due to labour troubles and defec-resolution requesting President Wilson to tive rolling stock. The exports to Sabang convene an international conference to and Singapore will be stopped immedi- discuss disarmament." ately. No bunker coal will "go to Aden after the end of January. Steamers bound for the West from India will be allowed only sufficient to take them three Shipa going days, beyond Port Said. East will similarly be restricted

RAI BAREILLY RIOTS. NO CONNECTION WITH BOLSHEVISM,

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DELHI, January 15th. The Rai Bareilly district is quiet. Most

in the Lancashire cotton industry is of those arrested have been released. An noticeable. There is larger enquiry, official enquiry shows that there were

GEDDES. SUMMONED TO LONDON.

WARRINGTON, January 13th Sir Auckland Geddes is shortly going to London, in response to a summons to confer with the Premier and Lord Curzon

SIR AUCKLAND

AMERICAN PRESSMEN CAUGHT NAPPING.

LONDON, January 16th.

An astonishing feature in connection with Sir Auckland Geddes' departure for England is that the American Pressmen None even fer were caught napping. retted out the fact of his intended

MBRIAND'S SUCCESS.

PARIS, January 18th. M. Briand's Cabinet is practically com plots, but all the portfolice have not been definitively allotted the constitution of the Ministry will not be published in the official Gaseste till January 18th. It appears, therefore, that the Inter-Allied Conference fixed for January 19th will have to be postponed.

FRENCH PRESS VIEWS.

PARIA, January 13th.

PERTH STRIKE. RAILWAYMEN RETURN TO WORK,

PERTH (W. AUSTRALIA), Jan, 18th. The railway strike has been settled LARGE THREAD STOCKS. FEMALE WORKERS ON SHORT-TIME.

LONDON, January 18th."" Messrs. Coates are putting several thou and female workers on short-time, owing to accumulated stocks,

QUEEN MOTHER OLGA.

AMSTERDAM, January 15th." - The Queen Mother has completely re- covered from the effects of the operation for hernia.

RUGBY.

ENGLAND BEAT WALES.

TANDON, January 15th. In the rugby gama England best Wales by 18 poinst to 3 at Twickenham.

IRISH UNREST.

SINN FEIN PLOT DISCOVERED IN WANDSWORTH.

Loxox, January 15th. One morning the police intercepted a number of men climbing a wall in the st Wandsworth. Firing and "a" scuffie premises of the Vacuum Oil Company ensued. Only one person was arrested and Sinn Foin documents and a revolver were found in his pockets. Subsequent investigations revealed & plot to set fire to 60,000 barrels of oil which were in the premises.

LATER.

An Irishman, Kenny, was remanded at the Polica: Court for a week in connec tion with the Wandsworth affair. He was

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

【THROUGH KEGTER'S AGENCY.] AMERICAN SHOT BY SENTRY SERIOUS INCIDENT AT VLADIYO. STOCK.

LONDON, January 1stk. The Timer Washington correspondent says that the shooting of an American naval man by a Japanese sentry at Vladivostock is not likely to be settled by formal expressions of regret which have peared in from Japanese officials. The correspondent says that the United Stater refuses to recognise the right of Japan to maintain sentries in Vladivostock and 'a. demand for the substantial modification of Japanese military measures in Vladivo stock may be made.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT:] NEW SHORT TERM BAILWAY LOAN,

PEKING, January 10th. Yesterday, a contract was signed:"/be«. tween the Ministry of Communications and the Railway Car Loan Chinese bank ing group arranging for the "issue of short term 8 per cent, railway car bonds at par, of the value of six million dollars the purchase of railway cars and loco The amount will be used exclusively for motives for the Peking-Siuyuan, the Peking-Bankow, the Tientsin-Pukow, the The foregoing announcement was made Shanghai-Hanchow and Ningpo lines. by the Governor of the Bank of China at an entertainment given to journalists by the newly formed Peking Banking Association.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

A Havas message says:---- Commenting on the Cabinet resignation charged with shooting with the intent to murder constables, also with felonionaly the papers are inclined to ascribe Mattempting to set fire to oil barrels toge SIE JOHN. JORDAN'S APPEAL FOR

ther with others not under arrest.

Lergue's fall to lack of energy and settled purpose in managing France's foreign Affairs which, they say, are now of para mount importance. The new Cabinet should include none but first rank-per- sonalities.

The papers express confidence in M. Millerand's perspicacity and determina tion promptly to appoint a new Cabinet and so avoid postponing the International

FARLIER CABLES.

INCREASE IN OUTRAGES.

TAMINE RELIET,

LONDON, January 16th. Sir John Jordan, in a letter to the Press, appeals to the public to subscribe to the Chinese Famine Relief Fand. He says it Losnos, January 13th.

is calculated that a sovereign will save a The official review for the week ended life. Every subscriber may be assured January 10th, shows there were 89 outrage that the money will be spent to the best in Ireland, a light increase over the

A feature was the sum advantage and will earn him the grati ber of raids upon, Rato Collectors offices, tude of the most industrious and most twelve attacks upon Crown Forces, of

previous weeks.

particularly in cabled demands for quota- three collisions in which the Police freds | absence, which was "only subsequently Conference. from which £8,932 was stolen. There were peace-loving people, in the world.

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tions from India and China. A rapid and nine persons were killed. No osten- progress in piece-goods sales is somewhatsion of the movement is reported. The checked by the unfavourable exchange movement is in no way connected with rates, but some speculative buying has Bolshevist agitation as was anticipated. taken place in Manchester owing to the

GOVERNMENT TO BEDRESS expectation of improvement shortly.

TENANTS' GRIEVANCE.

AMERICAN ARMY., SENATE'S VOTE REGARDING PERMANENT. STRENGTH.

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WASHINGTON, January 13th. The Senate has voted in favour of a permanent strength of the regular "army" at 150,000.

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ALLAHABAD, January 16th.

In view of the grievances of the rural tenants against landlords exposed by the recent riots the Provincial Government has decided immediately to introdura legislation to secure fixity of tenure and remedy other complaints.

officially announced. The Ambassador's name did not appear in the steamer list. He only appeared on deck after the vessel started.

According to a New York message it is understood that the only reason for secrecy, which was observed on the State Department's advice, was to avoid the possibility of a Sian Fein demonstration of which signs were not wanting, mana

PROBLEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN

LONDON.

NEW YORK, January 15th.

"Le Matin "believes that the new whom two were killed and 20 wounded. NEW AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO

JAPAN. policy which M. Millerand so happily

MORE VIOLENCE.“

WABLINGTON, January 15th Cabinet's policy can only conform to the Internment Orders now total 1,908. initiated when Premier

LONDON, January 13th.It is reliably stated that Senator Hard There is a renewed outbreak of violemosing has decided to appoint Mr. Lloyd Griscom, ex-Minister st Tokyo, as the in Ireland.

Police were ambushed near Crossmagion, successor in the Ambassadorship, vicar Armagh, two constables being seriously Mr. Morris. wounded. A relief force from Crossmaglen was also ambushed, one constable being killed and one wounded,

There is a general belief that the next Cabinet will include some at least of the following statemen, the former Presi dent, Poincare, M. Peret now Presl- dent of the Chamber of Deputies, M. Briand and M. Viriani, both some time

Premiers, th

MEXICAN MINING DECISION: GREAT BRITAIN AND UNITED STATES PROTEST.

Sir Auckland Geddes has left for Lon- don. It is understood that Mr. Lloyd

MEXICO, January 18th. George is anxious to profit by the lull in Great Britain joined the United States the American political activities generally in protesting against the Supreme Court to discuss the outstanding problems bedecision awarding the Maravillas Mine BRITISH MISSION TO KABUL, tween the two countries, notably, regard in Chihuahua to descendants of the ing oil supplies, the disposition of the ex-German cables, disarmament," Senator Harding's attitude toward the League of Nations, repayment of debta, the Shide bara--Morris negotiations and the Ameri- can attitude towards the Japanese ques

RECEPTION BY AMIR.

DELHI, January 16th.

CONCRETE DOCKS

HAMBURG. -EXCLUSIVELY FOR AMERICAN

COMPANY'S STEAMERS...,, › The Amir of Afghanistan has cordially

and courteously received the British Mis-tion in California. New Yorr, January 18th, The International Mercantile Marine mon which carried a small wireless set intends constructing at Hamburg for the enabling it to communicato, telegraphi- exclusive use "of its steamers, flying the cally with Peshawar. American fag, concrete docks with floor space of 23

Acres,

REIGN OF TERROR ALARM. ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS IN UNITED STATES,

WASHINGTON, January 15th, In consequence of an official warning from Washington to the effect that the Reds, by using bombs, intended to start a reign of terror the Folice specially guard- ed public buildings and churches in the principal towns. No outrage has yet been reported.

CALCUTTA STUDENTS ON STRIKE.

DEMAND FOR NATIONAL UNIVER- SITY.

COMMUNIST DEMONSTRATION IN BERLIN. FOUR WOUNDED IN FIGHT WITH POLICE.

BERLIN, January 18th. In the course of a demonstration Com- munists marched down the Unter den Linden and broke the police cordon They forced the second cordon and were CALOUTTA January 16th."

fired on when they attempted to break the Farther development of the non-co-third at the Wilhelmstrasse. The crowd operation movement in Calcutta is re- was panic-stricken and scattered. Four ported. The majority of the students of were wounded. the three large private colleges affiliated to the Calcutta University have deserted their studies, demanding nationalisation of the colleges and the establishment of a, national university. Strike pickets have also induced four hundred students of St. Xavier's College to strike. All taxi-cab drivers in Caloutta have struck, alleging that the Police are harshly enforcing traffic regulations. BOMBAY MILL DISTURBANCE. MANY OPERATIVES LOOKED-OUT.

BOMBAY, January 16th.

EARLIER CABLES.

GERMAN DISARMAMENT.

STATEMENT BY MINISTER OF

DEFENCE.

Stoppeli family,

The Niaca Mining Company in which British, French and American share holders are largely interested claim the property.

General Obregon has ordered a special

investigation.

TECHNICAL KNOCK-OUT. END OF MITCHELL LEONARD CONTEST.

NEW YORK, January 16th. Leonard gained a technical knockout against Mitchell in the sixth round. The referee stopped the fight saving Mitchell, who had frequently been floored, from being knocked out.

INTERNATIONAL EMIGRATION AIMS OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS COMMISSION.

My William McGrath, K.C., one of the leading members of the Irish Bar, was mortally wounded by srmed men who raid. ed his house. The outrage is a mystery as Mr. McGrath had not participated in politics.

TENNIS TEST MATCH. FURTHER INTERESTING SCORES.

MELBOURNE, January 13th. The tennis Test Match is being continued." Tilden bent O'Hars Wood 8/6, 6/2; John- ston best Brooken 3/6, 6/1, 6/4; Patter- son and Hawkes beat Tilden and Wash.

burn 8/3, 7/5OURNE, January 15th.

In the tennis test match Tilden best Brookes by 6-1, 6-4; Patterson beat John- ston by 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Johnston and Wash- burn beat O'Hara Wood and Hanken by 6-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3,

HOLLAND AND VENEZUELA.

RESUMPTION OF DIPLOMATIQ: RELATIONS.

THE HAGUE, January 13th The Upper Chamber has approved the Convention concluded as Caracas on May 11th, providing for the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Venezuela.

CHINESE IN LONDON. RESULT OF RECENT PRESS

OUTORY.

- TRADE PROSPECTS IN DUTCH:

ONE MAST ÄINDIES.

LONDON, January 15th. The British Chamber of Commerce for the Dutch East Indies draws attention to the trade potentialities of the Dutch East Indies and announces that plans are well- advanced and English booklets have been printed in connection with the Inter- national Fair at Bandoeng, which will be held from September 19th to October 9th.

-JAPANESE VESSEL ASKORE.

LONDON, January 16th The Bogolu Haru, proceeding to Haml burg, has gone ashore on a sandbank of Deal. The sea is calm, Assistance has been despatched.

THE LATE ME, O. H. ROBE,

LONDON, January 18th. The late Mr. O. H. Ross (of Messra Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.) lelt

£73,000.

NEW NORWEGIAN CONSUM GENERAL..

Losnor, January 18th. M. N. Asl, who has been appointed Consal-General for Norway at Shanghai, has left London for Chins,

ALARMIST YELLOW PERIL ARTIULE.

LONDON, January 16th,

LONDON, January 15th The meeting of the International Com

The Timis, in a leader, commenting on. mission on Emigration, which will report

ал alarmist Yellow Peril article to the International Labour Conference,

LONDON, January 13th West versus East! by Mr. Samuel will meet in Geneva in April Lord Care will be the chairman and the membership The recent Press outery with regard to McClure deprecates the view that the allocated by the International Labour the ednet of Chinese and other Asiatic whole fabric of Western, civilisation is at BERLIN, January 13th. WAR FINANCE CORPORATION

Herr Gossler, Minister of Defecor, has Conference at Washington includes the residents in the East End of London was present jeopardised by Oriental aspira declared that Germany, has now fufilled 31 Government, employers and workers' re referred to as the London Sessions to-day tions, and says that Mr. McClure'S READY TO FINANCE EXPORTS.

conditions of the Trosty as regards the presentatives and is distributed over the when an appeal by a Chinaman, against a description is strangely exaggerated and reduction of the Army, which consisted of various countries belonging to the fine and recommendation of deportation needlessly alarmist. The Times does not WASHINGTON, January 16th.

only 88,000 men and 4,000 officers. As a League. China and Japan will send made against him for keeping a disorderly believe that Japan desires expansion

house, resulted in the cancellation of the The War Finance Corporation aa-

result of the surrender of tonnage as Government representatives.

The Emigration Commission proposes deportation recommendation owing to cross the Pacific when other thinly nounces ite readiness to consider grant

pensation for the Scapa Flow sinkings,

journal admits that the ferment in the ing loans to finance exports as in wat- time.

Kohinoor Mill 3,000 millhands have been the Treaty allowed. Her dying Arm no present position in emigration from an because he was untied to an English Oriental world is serious, but hopes that

Following the disturbance at the Germany had actually fewer ships than to make a comprehensive survey of the the appellant's past good character and settled regions are much nearer.

One of the Wo longer existed. Referring to the reported international standpoint..

Sir Ernest Wild, for the appellant, said a firm and wise policy would control and massing of Polish troops on the border of main objects of the International Labour that the result of the newspaper. campaign assuage it. LATE CROWN PRINCESS OF locked out without a disturbance.

Upper Silesia, the Minister said there were organisation is to co-ordinate legislations that the Chinese colony at Limehouso

JAPANESE SUGAR DEAL, 140,000 regular troops and 50,000 irre affecting emigration and eliminate the had been reduced from 4,000 to 300 and gular. The situation was serious as the causes of international friction.

NEW You, January 15th. froops allowed Germany were conse

Japan has purchased 50,000 tons of quently insuficient.

Cuban sugar. The price is not given.

SWEDEN.

BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL SERVICE.

STOCKHOLM, January 18th.

MEXICAN CABINET. FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS.

WASHINGTON, January 16th. message, from Mexico City says The birthday of the late Crown Princess Hadalgo has resigned the Foreign Minis Margaret was commemorated at the Royal Musical Academy in the presence of try in view of candidature for the Gover Cabinet Ministers, members of the norship of the State of Hidalgo. diplomatic body and other distinguished

COLONIAL OFFICE. personages. The Archbishop of Upsáls

delivered the memorial speech. The pro- MR. CHURCHILL AS LORD MILNER'S gramme-inčladed touching features.

CHILEAN RAILWAYS. CONGRESS AUTHORISES LOAN.

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, January 10th." Congress has authorised the Govern ment to raise a loan of £5,000,000 to meet the requirements of the State Railways..

SUCCESSOR

LONDON, January 16th.

Sunday's papers regard that Mr. Char chill is almost certain to go to the Colonial office to which the new Middle Eastern Department, including Egypt, Palestine and Mesopotamia, is likely to be attached.

INTERESTING BILLIARDS.

GREEK OFFENSIVE IN ASIA SMITH AND INMAN IN GAME OF

MINOE

DEVELOPMENT ON VAST SALE.

CONSTANTINOPLE, January 13th.

18,000 UP.

LONDON, January 16th.

A LULING ON BETTING,

The

the places of these Chinamen, who were mostly well conducted, had been taken by People of another nationality who were very much worse, 2

LIFE IN LONDON CHINATOWN.

LONDON, January 16th.. A most interesting billiards match was The assertion of Sir Ernest Wild that It is anderstood that the Greek offensive played in London, in a game of 16,000 up the population of London's Chinatown has A London cabla to Indian papers says is developing on a vast scale, and it is level, for £250 & side between the chambeen reduced to 300 has been denied by The decision of Mr. Justice Rowlatt expected that the Grecks are about to rion Smith and the ex-champion Inman the Magistrate, Mr. Cairns, of the Thames regarding betting transactiona, viz: a

upheld on appeal, affect millions of pounds occupy Eskisheky an important Komelist who declined to defend the title at the Police Court who said that there has been made by cheque is recoverable," will, if The day after the centro and the railhead for Angora. The last championship tournament owing to ono appreciable difference in the size and in the last seven years; to-book- Nationalsta are displaying great activity disagreement regarding the conditions of population of Chinatown during the last minkers and others, and sending reinforcements there. It is play The game resulted in a victory for twelve months, but as a result of the Judge's decision was announced the Official reported that Mustapha Kemal has gone to Smith who scored 10,000, while Inman had activity of the Police against immorality, Receiver, Trustees, and all manner of the front. Meanwhile the operations have 14,12. Extra sessions were necessary gambling and ofum smoking, Chinatown poople were intervening and one member

£18,000, created a deep impression on all circles, owing to the contestants being beland is now quieter and more law-abiding than of the Victoria Club received a claim for

at anytime during the last twelve years. bat the newspapera do not offer comment, hand through excessivo cantion.

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