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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 1921."

REPRISALS IN IRELAND:

GENERAL STRICKLAND'S JUSTIFICATION.

FRACAS IN BOMBAY

SHOPKEEPERS PROPOSE GENERAL STRIKE.

WORLD PEACE PROBLEMS:

COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER AUSTRIA'S NEEDS,

LATEST CABLES.

*(THROUGH REUTES': AGENCY.] MARITIME LABOUR

CONDITIONS.

IMPORTANCE OF REACHING AGREEMENT.

Brogarzs, January 26th.

“LATEST CABLES.

POSITION IN IRELAND, FIASCO OF SINN FEIN AMBUSHES.

LONDON, January 28th. General Strickland's view that ambushes are proving a failure is confirmed by the

LATEST CABLES,

INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE SOLUTION OF AUSTRIAN PROBLEM

AT HAND.

LONDON, January 28th.

COLONIAL OFFICE. HE CHURCHILL TO TAKE OVER

CHARGE, AN

LosDos, January 95th. Reuter learn that Long Milner and Hr

The appointment of an Austrian Con Churchill today, informally discussed pro- mittee, by the Conference is hailed min liminary arrangements in consequence of the liveliest antisaction in London and the latter's impending appointment as

regarded that it is likely to lead to a speedy settlement of one of the most pressing problems of the day, since the commissioners have already covered much ground. It is understood that the com mittee has been requested to tackle, its task on the broadest basis and not tu amit Austria's neighbours from its calculations.

As regards Greece, although the dele

status quo, it was decided not to recognise gates unanimously desired to maintain the

King Constantine and deal only with the Governme

In consequence of several recently

changed factors, the Turkish policy pre- sents a possibility of variation and it is now practically certain that the Turkish

At the International Shipping Confer-fasco of an attack on a police lorry near ence, the President, M. Albert Thomas, the Law Courts in Dublin, last night. who is a director of the International Bombs were thrown and fell behind the Labour Office of the League of Nations, car. A fusillade by a group of persons in a speech, emphasised the necessity of on the quayside had no effect. Another reaching an agreement for all sea-workers, police lorry across the river intervened Treaty will be modified, one of the most He declared that mercantile officers abould share in the benefits obtained, and anid that if the conference succeeded in settling the main lines of maritime labour, an agreement based on them should be arranged as soon as possible by all nations in the form of joint conventions

and laws.

TO PREVENT UNDESIRABLE

ALIENS.

U.8. IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL'S –

VIEWS.

WARZINOTON, January 28th. Mr. Caminetti, Commissioner-General of Immigration, who recently returned from Europe, told the Senate Immigra tion Committee that the United States should,co-operate with foreign nations to prevent the sailing of aliens inadmissible in the United States. Ha declared that European countries would unanimously agres to help to prevent undesirables, from embarking for the United States. He believed that their effective co-opera- tion was possible.

M. C. C. TOUR. RESULT OF TWO-DAY MATCH AT HAMILTON.

HAMILTON, January 26th.

....

returned to the depot unscathed.

· BARLINE CABLES. BEPUBLICAN ARMY WEAKENING.

The

GERMANY.

Boon As His

Colonial Secretary. The formal handing over of the scale of office, which will be attended by some ceremony, necessitates the presence of his Majesty, and Lord Milner will relinquish offico as Majesty's presence can be secured

It is understood that Lord Milner`intende godog abroad na son se possible. The War Office to-day did not confirm the ra Port of Mr. Churchill's impending visit

Maopotamia. Be styg he is unlikely to formulate his plans until his appoint mens has received the Royal amend

A YEAR OF SHIPBUILDING,

REMARKABLE STRIDES BY JAPAN

LONDON, January 24th.

Lloyd's Register, has issued the annual sammary of the world's mercantile ship-

from

SIR GERALD GOODMAN'S FUNERAL

LONDON, January 26th. The cong

egation at the funeral of Sir Gerald Goodman, formerly Attorney-Gen-

in the Straits Settlements, at Hath Abbey included Sir Edward Brockman, Sir Arthur Young also Mr. Eliots, represent ing Singapore Bar, Mr. Murray John- son representing the Association of British Malaya, Mr. Goodman of the Malay State Civil Service, Mr. Sydney Helps, formerly

of the P. W. D. in the Straits and Pro- fensor D'Albuquerque.

· UNITED STATES NAVY.

TEMPORARY CESSATION OF BUILDING 1

WASHINGTON, January 25th. The Senate has adopted the resolution introduced by Senator Borah eating the Senate Naval Committee for Information whether it is advisable or feasible to spend American naval building for six

months,

U.S. SHIPPING RATES.

IMPORTANT RATES DECISION..

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AN "UNINTELLIGENT DEMON”

DEAN INGE ON THE STATE.

BALLOT BOX DEMOCRACT OBSOLĪTE,

The Dean of St. Paul's lectured at King's College, Strand, recently, on "The Modern Apotheosis of State and Nation." He began by tracing at considerable. length the development of the State and the growth of individual treedom, re- marking that he believed with Anatole France that in all things there is latent some peculiar evil which gives rise to fresh changes. Monarchy passed into tyranny, aristocracy into obligarchy, democracy into anarchy. Theoretically, a State might go on revolving in this way for ever; but the actual tendency was downward, because nature had so fashion- ed men that they desired every thing and could not get much, so that they were always discontented and consumed either by ambition or fear, which passions were the ruin of States. They would fall to pieces sooner but for wars, which bound them together for s supericial than was usually supposed, time. Culture, he thought, was more and a vast amount of deliberate non- sense had been talked about it since 1914.

It was impossible to define a nation na a body of men who believed them selves to be one. It had nothing to do with language, for the Scotch spoke two languages, the Belgians and Swiss three each, and the Americans a feast dozen. Lord Acton's verdict that the theory of nationalism was more absurd and more criminal than that of Socialism would have been more telling without the sarily absurd or criminal; it was only a comparison. Socialism was not neces

work, whereas nationalism worked a great machine which had hitherto refused to deal too well. The victory of the Allies was a victory for nationalism, though the spirit of nationalism in its most aggres Sye form seemed to be incarnate in the German..

MOST : SHAMELESK OF AGGREGATES. There was nothing particularly sacred about the State, which so far as it was

the least respectable of the social organi- zations to which we belonged. To the unprejudiced observer, no far from dis STERLING HIGHER THAN FOR SIX playing superior wisdom or mortality,

MONTES

international relations seemed to exhibit the most dismal failure of common sense and common decency to be found any where. On the whole, "the larger, the group the worse it behaved. Of all aggre. gates, States were most shameless when they acted as States, and to worship the State was to worship a demon who had not even the redeeming quality of being intelligent..

RATE.

and poured a volley into the feeing prominent proposals being the trans-building. It includes only vessels over a civilians of whom a number are believed formation of the Greek zone of occupa hundred tons and shows that the world's to have been killed. Those badly wound- tion to a zone of economic interest under production bae fallen sharply

PORTLAND (OREGON), January 25th, ed were carried through the labyrinth of the sovereignty of the Sultan and the 7,144,000 tons in 1813 to 6,861,000 in 1990. ship Company announces a decision by the The Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Steam. the lanes adjoining the quay, men armed removal of the Greek troops.

The latter figure, however, is still an intrans-Pacifio lines to make the rains be with revolvers keeping of spectators

of supreme importance, crease of 2,500,000 over 1913, which was a tween the Far East and New York to Now trying to follow them. Both the lorries namely, reparations, comes up for dis- pre-war roourtă

Orleans, vid Pacific Coast ports and the cussion to-day.

The report discloses the remarkabla Panama Canal, the same as vid Buez, in PARADOXICAL POSITION OF strides, made by Japan, lor total outpat order to meet foreign, shipping competition.

of 458,843 tons nearly equalling the whole FARIS. Jannery 20th.ontput of the decade before the war. The NEW YORK-LONDON CROSS identified with the Government might be Losnoy, January 25th.

The reparations question comes up countries with the largest outputs were tho Geteral Strickland, interviewed at Corkday. It is estimated that Germany has United States, Japan, Holland defended official reprisals. He admitted already paid the Allies over 9,000 million Canada, totalling 3,975, 595 tons, comprising that they were deplorable and disliked by gold marks, but the Allied advanos to 80 per cent of the total output abroad. General Strickland said they houses were the soldiers, but the effects were salutary Germany, the cost of the armies of occu-The total tonnage launched in the pation and the value of property, namely, Deminions in 1990 was 203,644 tons, or only destroyed when occupants

2,500 millions gold marks in districts 155,000 tons leg than in 1919. to sympathise with the organisers of am- bushes or refused information. He believed

liberated from Germany must be dedusted

INDUSTRIAL POSITION IN reprisals strengthened the hands of the from it. Furthermore, a paradoxical situa

UNITED KINGDOM. people who were unwilling to participate tion exists of the Allies having advanced in, but were helpless to prevent ambushes 648 millions gold marks to Germany.

MANY FACTORIES RESUMING

WORK. General Strickland was of the opinion Certain experts favour the simpl

J

were known

of the Irish

that the organisation Eepublican Army was being broken

detail.

up, its communications amshed, and Local bodies dealt with lo La cridence this he pointed out that nothing had been accomplished in the recont attacks on barracks, the assailants being always easily repulsed. He conclud

In a two-day match here, the M.C.O.ed by declaring that courts-martial wors made 229, Hobbs contributing 74 and absolutely fair. A special corps of trained Woolley 87 Hamilton played sixteen court-marwal officers is being established. men and in the first innings made 98 and

HOW DE VALERA RETURNED. In the second 169 for 13 wickets, The match was drawn.

INTERNATIONAL MINERS'

CONFERENCE.

VOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL

CONTROL BOARD. »

LONDON, January 28th. The International Miners Conference in London passed a resolution calling on the

International Labour Offive to establish so International Control Board to share

and exchango nil raw materials indispens shls for the restoration of all countrics,

PHILADELPHIA, January 25th The actual method of De Valors's return from America to Ireland is probably plained by a story in the aeripapers de- claring that the captain of a cargo boat just returned from England identified De Valera's photo as that of a stoker or the last voyage to England, who deserted on December 10th while the ship was in har bour at London.

SIE EDWARD CARSON DECLINES UNIONIST LEADERSHIP.

LONDON, January 25th. Notwithstanding appeals by an influen

also calling on the miners of every countrytial deputation of Ulsteritas, Sir Edward to suppress over time.

solution of the finances of Aby

handing them over directly to the league

of Nationa

The Petit Parision deciarca, the Mr. Lloyd George warmly supported the pro- posal of Marshal Foch on the subject of disarmament.

EARLIER CABLES.

CONFERENCE IN LONDON ON FASTERN QUESTION.

and

NEW YORK, January 25th. Sterling has reached $3.893, the highost for six months

MIROVA-PODOLSKÝ CONCERT AT THE CITY HALL,"

Sometimes, said Desa Inge, the State bade us do something of which our con sciences disapproved. It would be difficult to discriminate a came on our State a minority of When the great between the art of Vera Mirova, dancer, itizens thought it was a mistake, and LONDON, January 25th."

and of Leo Podolsky, pianist, as demon-decided that they would take no part in succession of announcements of strated in their concert, last night, at different points of view, all of which he it. They found their objections on certain works closing down or going on short time the City Hall Both must stand well to found reasonable. Some objectors were has been pleasantly broken by the informs the fore in any company of artistic inter not cowards. Might there not, he asked, tion that some Welsh tin-plate works are pretera Opening with Bach-Liszt's have been some moral, courtge in the reopening, white lace factories in Ayrshire,

unwilling recruit who declared frankly. "Lamentations and Crucifix," the concepthat he would rather be a coward than which resorted to short time, havo nos re Mr Podolsky offered excerpts from that when the safety and existence of tion of which was admirably portrayed, a corpse! Yet, with all his sympathy and admiration for the Quakers, he thought sumed full running.

Chopin, Debuary, Medther, and Strauss the country were at stake the right of Schutt, and met with unvarying success private judgment in opposing the delibe in pieces of different type. Chopin's

rate expressed policy of the State could "Nocturne and perhaps his better known

not be uphold. Polonaise," were revelations of tone ciples.

The State was no creator of moral prin- "Suppose that the State has production, the latter, with its militaristic exceeded its rights by prohibiting some harmless act, such as the consumption dignity, being splendidly given. "The of alcohol. La smuggling in such a case | Lyric page" and "The Fairy Tale,” pieces morally justifiable. I should say Yes! of a lighter type, as their titles denote, The interference of the State in such wore dainty bits of picture weaving, and

matters is a mers, impertinence." the Paraphrase on "The Bat" crowned a masterly performance. Mr. Podolsk's command of his instrument was well nigh perfect, and his performance in a hall It is announced here that the negotiations more suited to chamber music than piano between Baron Shidshare (Japanese A Miss Vers Mirova offered interpretations forte recitals, stamps him & master hand.

Morris (U.S. Ambemador to Japan) basander to America) and Mr. Roland of Paderewski's Minuet," Grieg's volutionary and semi-revolutionary move-

Sir Howard Houlder, presiding at the annual meeting of the Boulder Line, be lieved that the present depression was over PARIS, January 25th. done. We might expect some little rebound, The Inter Allied Conference decided upon an Aflied conference, in which Greek and which would enable busines to be resumed Turkish representatives will participate, and developed with a moderate margin of and which will shortly assemble in London, with a view to reaching a actionest of profit. Eastern questions. -

SAUSTRIAN REHABILITATIONJILI ||

January The Conference this morning.comidered Proposals with regard to financing Ank trian Brade and rehabilitating that coun try. It was decided that the Austrian economic condition of Central Europe question was intimately bound up with the The question was, therefore, referred to especially in regard to the methods of the Ministers of Commerce of Britain, stabilising exchange.

PARIS,:

25th

COMPLETE ACCORD" ON

DISARMAMENT."

PARIB, January 25th. accord on the question of disarmammt.

The military experts reached complete

JUNE LIMIT FOR GERMAN DISARMAMENT

JAPAN AND AMERICA,

NEGOTIATIONS BATISFACTORILY

CONCLUDED.

WASHINGTON, January 25th.

DOJANTI-DEMOCHATIO, REVOLUTION.””.

The great issue before the world to-day was not between monarchy and demo- cracy, but between nationalism and inter nationalism. While we, following humbly in the wake of America, had been airing our fy-blown phylacteries and chattering

for a much grimmer task. The new re- about making the world safe for demo- cracy, the world had been girding itself

Anitra's Dance" from the Peer Gynt democratic. Ballotbox democracy had ments were all, without exception, anti- garding the Californian mathalier and Suite, Chopin's Valse," Dvorak's seen its best days. All that we had said legislation and the definition of rights of "Humoresque" and Godard's "Mazourica" about the absurdity of the God-State Japanese in the United States have success. In each she was entirely successful and The strategy of Foch had refuted Hegel might prove to be fogging a dead horse.

Carson has declined to accept the leader

fully terminated, subject to the approval gained unstinted applause. Her dancing and Treitschke, and the God-State was ship of the Unionis Party in the new

of the respective Governmenta.

is natural, and she brings to it the intelli gone with the Kaiser into banishment. gence and grace so necessary to this phase the principle of nationality. The nations The League of Nations was based on Ulster Parliament, owing to the strain on

Baron Shidebars has submitted his re- of artistic interpretation. The play of were to be units, entering into the League his health, but he has agreed to retain the

PAIR, January 20th,

port to the Foreign Office at Tokyo, whilst arms and facial expression were perfect, as units, and supporting it as units. For It is understood fast there is no reason. Chairmanship of the Ulster Unioniste into fear a serious divergence of Algier- Morris has his ready for consideration the latter particularly in the "Mazourks." to destroy the League, and if it ever this reason the Hevolution was pledged the Imperial Parliament. Sir James Craig, Fronch opinion in regard to the disarma by Mr. Colby, who is expected back in If another opportunity is offered of came into effective existence the Revolu

mond question... The British and French MP., will probably be invited to acceps military experte simply differ as to the Washington from South America on seeing these artistes, music lovers should tion would do all in its power to under- the leadership.

extens of the arm till in the possession January 27th.

count themselves very fortunate. The so slow to understand what was going on mine. We English were, as usual, audience, which included Lady Stubbs, abroad that we did not realize this, and last night, in point of numbers, was good. muddleheaded persons might be found A late start was made which prevented supporting the League of Nations and at the same time expressing sympathy some from remaining to see the dragon with Bolshevism. dance.

FRACAS AT BOMBAY, POLICE MAKE SEVENTEEN ARRESTS.

BARIJER CABLES.

BIG ACCUMULATIONS OF COAL

Lornos, January 25th. The International Miners' Conference as held its last session. It passed a renolution zoting the statement by the Glen- man delegates that the socks of 900,000 400g of coal in the Ruhr district and 600,000 tons in Upper Silesia at present accumu latod could be distributed inland in com- plance with the Spa Agreement if Trans. gers were available, also noting that there are accumulations of coal in most mining courshies and urging that such anomalies feoding on the road, the police took charge should act be allowed to develop, and that of boys but were followed by the thers should be improvement in transport crowd, which demanded the release of the and labilisation of exchange

Hindus The police charged, injuring U.S.

several and making seventeen arrests. A general hartal (closing of shops) is pro posed,

STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSED AT BOMBAY

BOMBAY, January 25th- The Stock Exchange and the cotton and bullion marketa have been closed

COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE:

WASHINGTON, JsQuary 25th,

Mr. Davis announces that the Com munications Conference, will be resumed in the near futuro.

BOMBAY, January 25th. and Hindu boys in consoquecos of the Following a fight between a Europea

former killing two pignons that

Were

of Germany in contravention of the Treaty

The principal diference in regard to disarmament is that the British advisers believe that a solution can be effected oqually safely a few weeks later than the French contemplate. It is believed that the longest period suggested for carrying out all the measures does not extend beyond June.

NEAR EAST CONFERENCE.

PARIN, January 20th

WELSH BYE-ELECTION, THREE LIBERAL CANDIDATES LIKELY

Lomnow, January 25th. In connection with the bye-election caused by the elevation of Bir Vaughan

20th

He was not favourably. impressed with internationalism as he had found it. He felt that a system which repudiated the principle of nationality and with it all the great human institutions which co- existed with that principle-patriotism,

FIREMEN'S PRAISE OF OLL.

The use of oil instead of coal as fuel ference in London was reached after taking Liberal Association

The decision to hold the Near East cons to the Poorage, the Cardignushire in ocean liners means 20 years added to religion, the family, and pavate property into consideration rent events in Greece Llewellyn Williams (former M.P. for Car on his arrival of New York on November Johnson's well-known gibe abont patrio- has selected Mr the British Firemen's Union told the men people who quoted, very fairly, Dr. the lives of firemon, & representative of must inevitably result in a fasco, The. and Turkey, notably Constantine'euro, the development of the Kemalist movement, marthen) by 206 votes against 127 for Mr. the possibility of union beteroon Turkish

oth in the Aquilia, 1 order to invest tism being the last refuge of a scoundrel, Nationalists Back the Bolsheviste, and this Erang (ono of Mr. Lloyd George's privals gate conditions of work in this new fold were persone whom one would wish to see recent Greek military, failures in Asia secretaries). The latter had previously man can reasonably be expected to take and to determine how many oil fires one

driven to their last refuge.

Lord Curzon mooled the idea, which declared that be would seek election, care of. At present he has nine under Briand eagerly supported. The conference whatever the Association's decision, while should be 12 and in certain cases 10. The the stern governess put her conclusion to charge, but shipowners say the number Tes in the schoolroom was finished, and will probably be held on the 2156 of ner month. The Constantinople Government a probable third candidats in Bir Lewes than formerly, when three firemen and at Monica, and go and wash your sticky Aquitania now employs 200 fewer firemen it with the injunction Bay your grace, will be free to consult the Mustapha Kemal Loveden Paryse, as a Liberal Government with a view to the composition

anti. least trimmers were required for each fro hands! Monica responded, all in ons The firemen's work is now cleaner and less breath: Thank God my hands are not a Laborious,

hit sticky for my good ten amon!"

Minor.

of

joins Ottoman delegation:

waster!