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CABLES.

LATEST CARIES.

[THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND IRELAND.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11TB, 1921

GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

"INCREDIBLE AND PREPOSTEROUS

CANARD EXPOSED."

London, February 9th. That section of the American Press which has recently been making capital

SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS. BRITISH SHIPS AND THEIR CABINET'S PLANS TO REDUCE SMUTS ASSURED OF A WORKING

“MAJORITY.

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CREWS.

PROTEST AGAINST CHEAP ASIATIO LABOUR.

EXPENDITURE.

FIGHT IN LONDON'S ZOO.

COMBAT BETWEEN LION AND TIGRESS.

PREMIER'S REPLY TO A THREAT out of Mr. Austen”TM Chamberlain's pro Party, 43; Labour, 9; Nationalists, 19;; the employment of Chinese and other The effect of this amendment was merely species when first introduced to one an

and Independent one.

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CAPETOWN, Febryasy fith, noon. General Smanta has been elected "for Pretoria West by a majority of 57%. The

LONDON, February 9th. position now is as follows:-South African the Board of Trade bas protested against A Trade Union Congress deputation to

posal in order to stir up Anglo-American

Country returns cheap Asiatic labour on British ships, and LONDON, February 9th.

trouble has now found a new canard, have still to make their weight felt, but has asked the Government to introduce Land in suggesting that a Foreign Office Replying to a letter from the Secretary authority raised an Anglo-American war

A feature up to the present has been the legislation to repatriate Chinese net pro- of the Locomotive Engineers, threaten alarm at a conference of American press collapse of the Labourites, who have lost during satisfactory evidence of British ing a railway strike on February 13th man in London. The cablegrams on the chiefly to the South African Party. This nationality, and not to employ Chinese on unless the Government grants an enquiry subject

is attributed to the workmen voting British ships westward of the Suez have amazed Washington. into the recent shooting of Irish railway. Although the papers refrain from against Republicanism and not CH mat Mallow, Mr. Lloyd George say editorial comment, interviews with Mr. sectional labour matters. Those defeated he is requesting information on the sub- Colby and a number of Senators - ars

include the Labour fenders Cresswell and is unable to promise legislation, but the ject from Ireland, but declares that no published describing the report as

in Kentridge, and the Nationalist leader. Board of Trade will do all in its power threat of a national striks can be par-credible and preposterous.

to meet the points raised: He has point mitted to influence the administration of

The truth is (Beuter is informed) that-

The polls generally were small. There ed out that the number of Asiatics Pha..law. The Government will consider

was a large number of freak candidates employed has declined since 1915, and now Sir Auckland Geddes during his stay in

reference to improper threats.

Langenhoven.

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CHANCELLOR'S STATEMENT. After a full day's debate on national

A correspondent writes in a London expenditure, the House of Commons re-

contemporary:—

Probably every menagerie has its re-

frey Collins's amendment by 307 to 30. tween nindes and females of the same jected Mr. Lambert's rationing resolution cords of fights between large carnivorous by 321 to 66, and then carried Sir God animals ending fatally to one or both com batants. Sometimes such fights occur be toge the Government in preparing other, as in the case of a male jaguar reduce to the utmost extent possible the presented to the London Zoological the Estimates for the coming year to

standpoint which the Government were, expenditure in all public services Gardens many years ago by Lady Flor ence Dixie, which deliberately walked of course, quite willing to accept, as up to a female, seized her be the peas. intentions expressed their own repeatedly declared and killed her in a few minutes. There was also a male puma which, after the very adroit use. The paper contained a many years standing, savagely, and for The Government turned the occasion to death from natural causes of his mate of fall page of amendments to Mr. George reasons best known to himself, attacked Sir Robert Horne has replied that heed-though with varying degrees of paired with, killing at least one of them Lambert's original resolution, all design every other female he was subsequently Government's efforts in the direction of tween members of different species are, friendliness to apply the spur, to the before rescue was possible. Fights be- economy. The Government put up the however. of tarer occurrence, because of they were, riding their hardest, and that But now and again an accident happens, Chancellor of the Exchequer to show that the precautions taken to keep them apart. they wanted neither sour nor whip, and oribed as the ignorant and irresponsible loast of all what Mr. Chamberlaio des- Zoological Gardens,

as was the ease recently at the London clamour" of some of their critics on the the sliding doors of one of the cages, A workman, employed to oil and test the occasion to indulge in a general re-working order, drew up the slide of one stands. But, the Chancellor also seized wishing to see that the machinery was in view of the financial situation, which was of the sleeping dens containing a lion," hension and alarm.

Canal.

the question purely on its merits without London was approached by a number of with Socialistic tendencies, practically all caly constitutes three per cent.

of whom forfeited their deposits through THE PRICE OF ADMIRALTY. viewing him. Bir Auckland Geddes de not attaining the requisite proportion of SEAMEN AND SHIPPING LOST IN intended to soothe the prevailing appre- without being aware that he was thereby

BOMBS IN BRAZIL.

RIO DE JANEIRO, February 9th. Two bomba were exploded at the entrance to the Ministry of the Interior and outside the Bourse.

• damage was done.

Considerable

AMERICA'S NAVY. TO BE EQUAL AT LEAST TO ANY

American journalists desirous of inter-

clined; but asked the American pressmen to meet him at the Foreign Office on Monday.

votes.

The only untoward incident reported occurred at Germiston, where a bottle was thrown and knocked unconscious the pro- Smuts candidate McAlister as be was about to speak. A very angry scene ensued. McAlister won a triangular con- test over Nationalists and Labourites.

After impressing on them that his re- marks were most confdential, Sir Auck land Gaddes referred to the difficulties occasioned by the overburdening of the cables which prevented full explanations He thought it very advisable that at pre- WASHINGTON, February 10th.

unt correspondents should avoid cabling The report of the Scante Naval Com-matter calculated, without full explana mittee advocates that the American Navy lion, to disturb "Anglo-American rela-nine (gains three); Nationalists, 34,

OTHER.

should be equal at least to that of any ether Power. The Committes is opposed "to any interruption whatever in the build. ing programme, and also urges the con- struction of two large naval aircraft

arriers.

EARLIER CABLES."

AMERICAN IMMIGRATION. SENATE ADOPTS A NEW LIMITATION.

WASHINGTON, February 9th. The Immigration Committee of the Senate has disapproved the Immigration Bill and decided to substitute a measure Emiting from April 1st the number of aliens of any nationality to be admitted in any one year to five per cent. of the Dumber of persons of that nationality resident in the United States. Excep tions will be allowed in the case of coun- tries with which the Caited States has immigration treaties, also in the case of Canada and Central and South America. JAPAN AND CHINA. The Immigration Bill specifies the numbers of immigrants permitted to

tions. He said that owing to various causes there were at present certain out standing points between the two nations and nothing should be said or done which would tend to accentuate them.

The

It appears that a very exaggerated version of Sir Auckland Goddes' remarks was cabled to America by representatives of certain Amerisan agencies totally dis- regarding the seal of confidence. Associated Press, which was represented at the gathering, abstained from cabling any part of the confidential statement. "TOO RIDICULOUS TO MERIT

DISCUSSION." -

LAZER

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LATER.

The position at midnight was-South African Party, 63 (gains sixteen); Labour,

(gaina six); Independent, ons. Twenty- three results are outstanding. General Smuts is assured of a working majority of ten Eight constituencies are uncertain.

There has been a fercè struggle in the country districts. The honours are evenly divided. The Nationalists gained the brst victory in history in Natal at Vryheid by a majority of three.

VILNA PLEBISCITE. SOVIET BARS BRITISH AND TRENCH

TROOPS.

PARIS, February 8th. The Swiss Government's objection to the passage of troops to Vilna (mentioned yesterday) has been added to the agenda for the forthcoming meeting of the League Council.

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With reference to the Anglo-American relations canard, Beuter is authorita tively informed that Anglo-American relations are most friendly. The British Government anticipates an early and satisfactory settlement of all outstanding questions with the United States. It is emphasized in high quarters that the idea of hostilities with America is too ridicu. lous to merit discussion. Never has the troops. with of Britain to settle points at issue been so strong as to-day. This is believed

STOCKHOLM, February sth. The Soviets have consented to the League of Nations' contingents entering Vilna bat bave barred British and French

BRITISH WATERS.

LONDON, February 9th. The waters surrounding the British Isles were the grave of 41,000 seamen from the beginning of the war until December, 1918. The vessels sunk belonging to the British Empire alone numbered 4,696, with a gross tonnage of 9,500,000. Enemy action was responsible for the loss of 3.871 vessels of 8,500,000, tons.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS,

..BRUSSELS, February 8th.

At the urgent request of his colleagues on the League of Nations Council. M. Hymans has withdrawn his decision to resign the presidency.

PLANT SENSIBILITY.

To that we will return later, but the giving the beast access to a cage occupied main thing which everyone was waiting to a tigress recently imported from for yesterday (December 9th) was the Singapore. The Lion immediately attack- expected the Government to accept anying a powerful gardener's syringe the announcement of policy. Few cat hava ed the tigress in her sleeping den. Seiz- whether the total expenditure was set at promptly squirted a jet of water at him scheme of rationing the Departments, keeper with great presence of mind 608 millions, as Mr. Lambert proposed, and, driving him off by that means, suggested as a possible maximum. As a lion was scarcely injured by the fray; and or at 1,060, which Sir Godfrey Collina succeeded in separating the two. The was dismissed with a wave of the hand, of the den, also seemingly very little the matter of fact, the rationing principle the tigress shortly afterwards walked out and the phrase. What is, its use for worse, except for same skin wounds ap practical men "The Government scheme parently of no great moment. Next- of economy, therefore, is as follows

1.-Strict injunctions have been given and post-martim examination showed morning, however, she was found dead to all the Departments that any schemes that a bite in the abest bad caused of reform, sanctioned by Parliament internal hemorrhage of the lungs. but not yet in operation, are to remain in abeyance for the present. This will apply to certain important particulars of the Education Act of 1918.

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2-Three departments are to wound up before March 30th, 1921:

The Ministry of Munitions, The Ministry of Shipping, The Ministry of Food. 3--Military commitments are to be cut down as far as possible.

Complete withdrawal from Persia" by next spring.

Beduction of the troops in Palestine. Drastic reductions in Mesopotamia. 4. No naval

tare:

longed to the small race of the species It may be added that the tigress be known to inhabit the Sunda Islands and parts of the Malay Peninsula, and that, owing to old age, her claws and teeth had, lost their natural sharpness. Otherwise she would have put up a better fight, and the lion would not have escaped so lightly from the encounter.

European countries. The BiH does not to be the view," also,' of American public" GERMANS ACTIVELY PREPARING possible to alleviate the sufferings of firm declaration that the British, Navy the sale of war stocka The Chancellor'

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A LESSON FOR HUMANITY.

Bombay, January 5th-In 'a lecture

"TINO'S" WAR OFFERS. given in Bombay, Sir J. C. Bose, who has just returned to India, explained

According to the Exchange, King Con- his discovery for the detection and mea

programme involving stantine told the Blating representative surement of the growth of plant life and

expenditure or capital ships to be that several times during the war he offer undertaken until the Committee of Imed to co-operate with the Allies, notably the magnifying power of the crescograph, perial Defence have inquired into and on August, 19th, 1914, when he offered, time, raised from a million to fifteen which, said, bad been within a short reported on the whole problem

at Russia's request, to send 150,000 men million times and under similar magni.

-Utmost economy in Air Expendi- to the Danube hut France and Britain Ecation of speed a snail would race

begged of him to remain neutral. Again, THE HIG ECONOMIES. round the world 200 times in 24 hours.

Buch is the programme

in the spring of 1916, Constantine wish The lecturer gave demonstrations with was emphasised anew that the only real expedition, proposed a landing in Thrace, The pointing to aid the Allies in their Gallipol hie apparatus and said that the result direction in which big economies can be on the Turkish coast, his conditions being of his experiments showed that a plant effected is in the War departments. Even& guarantee of the territorial integrity of but that ita eve part was full of sen- back to their pre-war level the saving Ottoman Empire. No reply was given to was not a mere mass of vegetable tisane, if the staffs of the Civil Service were cut Greece and the dismemberment of the throbbing of its pulsating life and to But the House cheered enthusiastically garians bad to be taken late Kibility, They were able record the would only amount to twenty millions this, because the susceptibilities of the Bul- find that this wazed according to the life the promised early decease of the three th time in September 1916. Again, no account. conditions of the plant and ceased with Ministries-though the staffs will not

Finally we offered our assistance for the the death of the organism. They found wholly die apparently, for some members notice was taken of us, and after that the together by conducting threads so that ments and officialisu bas few friends tility to any intervention." Asked as to different parts of the plant connected are to be transferred to other depart Greek people began to show strong bos & tremor of excitation initiated at one except on the Labour benches. The the provisioning of German submarines, and nervous impulse, as in place coursed through the whole, this announcement about Mesopotamia was the surrender of Fort Rupel, the King a man, being also very popular, but the foreshadowed threw the responsibility of these and for modifed and arrested under several Arab Government and Arab army are the murder of French sailors in December actions of drugs and poisons. In theso unsubstantial shapes at present, and 1918, ca Goneral Roques, then Minister for THE LONDON CONFERENCE, and, in many other ways the life-reactions Mesopotamia was always a land of dis- War.

of plant and man Were alike, thus, appointments. through the experience of a plant, it was

The Chancellor's brief reference to the Navy was prefaced by a must be adequate 39

to safeguard our tational interests and our maritime com- answer that the Treasury only dealt in Punications, but again adequacy in cash accounts and not capital accounte that connection is a very indefinite term. was a technical explanation which did Mr. Lambert had asked for an assurance not touch the real point. Even if this London Morning Post tells the following doubted whether we needed so

The Washington correspondent of the America," and Sir Godfrey Collins results, the problem next year will be no that we were not going to build against year's Budget estimates are justified by

story:

more easy to solve. dockyards, and suggested that we might Your recent paragraph about a Erench have a sub-normal year ju naval expendi. in his place, for the Chancellor dealt very

many

KE. ASQUITH'S BLANK CHEQUE.” It was a pity that Mr. Asquith was not Chinese so that she could talk to her answer was given. Naval expenditure, speech of his at Finsbury, in which he husband who advised his wife to learnture-but to these specific topics no

faithfully with a recent "ranting" Chinese servant, reminds me of a little therefore, will depend on the report incident following the election of Pre- the Committee of Imperial Defence and had specially singled out the Ministry TRADE sidene Cleveland. As usual, a horde of the decision which they reach on the value of Transport for attack on the ground of office seckers swooped down on Washing of the capital ship as affected by sub wasteful expense. Mr. Chamberlain re- ton, demanding rewards for their faithful marine and aircraft.

torted by charging Mr. Asquith and Mr. services. One of the most persistent was

Runciman with having made hurried and Bausas, February 9th."

a man who wanted a Consulship, and for further economy; we may now turn way companies which had landed the So much for the Government's plans ill- considered agreements with the rail- The export trade is almost at a stand in the State Department. Mr. Olney, the the financial situation.

made miserable the life of every official to the Chancellor's reassuring account of country in possible expense of SINN FEIN ORGANISATION,ll The Government is spending Fes. Secretary of State, hearing of this, direct- minimise the great change for the worsenewals, and he pointedly invited both He did not £150,000,000 for compensation for To when the man was ushered into his office actually and paychologically-but he said

these gentlemen to appear before the enid vary blandly that the President had that no other nation could show a sides the country's actual liabilities in decided he would appoint as Consuls parallel achievement, and that Denmark railway companies," said Mr. Chamber- TO HONOUR AN only men who spoke the language of the alone, beside Great Britain, was paying Inin, blank cheque, and they left their respect of their action. They gave the country to which they were accredited, its way. Need we be gloomy' and the only posts vacant wers in China. asked, paraphrasing his father's famous successors to pay the bill." "I presume you speak Chinese?" Mr. "Are we downhearted!" but one missed Olney asked negligently... tary" the man replied,

Mr. Secre any question you care to put to me in Chinese I shall be pleased to answer" Mr. Olney was so pleased with the man's clever retort. that he gave him an appointment.

affect China and Japan, but if they were

opinion. The Foreign Office disclaims all affected it is pointed out only 2,837 knowledge of the statement in the Ameri Chinese and 3,380 Japanese could enter can Press and expresses the conviction that any question arising between Britain -the United States in a single year.

and the United States can be settled AMERICAN WOMEN DOMINATE without difficuity, whether with the

BIG STRIKE.

existing or succeeding administration.

OFFICIAL DENIAL

WASHINGTON, February 10th. Acting on instructions from London, Mr. have struck to enforce the arbitrated con- Craigio, the British Chargé d'Affaires, visited Mr. Colby and officially denied the Anglo-American conard.

LONDON, February 9th. Thirty-five thousand workers, mostly women and girls, "in the clothing industry,

ditions.

FRENCH BOXING.

PARIS, February 3rd.

In the boxing heavy-weight champion- ship of France, Nils, the holder, beat Hama, who was disqualified in the sixth

round.

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CHESS CHAMPIONS TO MEET. BERLIN, February 8th." The chess champion Lasker sails from Amsterdam on February 6th to play Capablanca at Havana,

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COUNTER PROPOSALS.

BERLIN, February 10th, Official circles continue very active in building up a case in view of the London Conference. Forty of the most prominent industrial leaders have been in conclave with Herr Simons, helping to draw up counter-proposals. BELGIAN

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of

'HEADQUARTERS SOMEWHERE IN 350,000,000 on.initial unemployment relied that the man be sent to him, and which had occurred since the spring Committee which is now sitting to con-

WEST SCOTLAND."

LONDON, February 8th.

A Sinn Feiner has been sentenced to ten years penal servitude and three others each to eight years' penal servitude in connection with the Bothwell outrage. The Judge, summing up, said that there was good reason to believe that the out- rage was the work of a Sinn Fein organi- MOTOR BUS COLLIDES WITH sation with headquarters somewhere in

West Scotland...

TRAIN.

Er. ETIENNE, February 9th. Ten persons were killed at a love) crose

AMERICAN RELIEF WORK.

LONDON, February 9th."

American members of the

works.

BELGIUM

UNKNOWN WARRIOR,

BRCASELE, February 9th. It has been decided that an unknown soldier shall be buried under a monument to the memory of all Belgian soldiers who fell in the war.

FRENCH GOVERNMENT. VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

PARIS, February 10th The Chamber of Deputies has passed, vote of confidence in the Government

ing in a collision between a train and Society of Friende have' reached London by 387 votes to 125.

motor bus carrying recruits.

KING RECEIVES CHINESE

AMBASSADOR,

LONDON, February 9th.

A group of and are preceding to Ireland to work in

BERLIN POLICE ARMS RAID.

BERLIN, February 10th,

GETTING A PASSAGE."

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The case for drastic and, indeed, for the answering about. Here are the ball ruthless economy was well presented by points" of the review:

speakers. Mr. George Lambert Revenue is coming in well, and the spoke vigorously from the standpoint of Chancellor expects it to equal his said that there had bean too much the old-fashioned Liberal economist. He Budget estimates. He hopes to-repay sloppy Socialism," and too much med- this year between 200 and 24 millionsdling with Labour. He spoke of the new of debt. Last year we repaid 86 mil- Departments" digging themselves in, lions of foreign debt; this year we shall

and cheerfully knocked together the heads

repay over 90.

By noxt March 1st all the subsidies of Bir Eric Geddes, Mr. McCurdy, Sig Here is a way of getting over the

will be ended, and three of the new of the Treasury bench. "No good bib- Alfred Mond, and other peccant Ministers difficulty of securing a passage from home

Ministries. which has been successfully adopted by

Though the Supplementary Estimates

bling," said he, "the expenditure must no less than seventeen people in a ship

total 58 millions, the reductions in lions," and on his suggested maximum come down in chunks tens of mi}- expenditure will more than balance, expanditure of 808 millions he only left Weary of the useless round of shipping now in harbour, says the Ceylon Observer.

and the Budget will be unaffected, offices, our informant states that he went impatience and surprise the statement could not be done on anything like that The House beard with, expressions of try. Bir Godfrey Collins said that it

828 availablo for

the running whole coun passage qut on payment on to was signed misions to one millionor obligations that of the country should be fazed by to a cargo bort line and was given that the War Office supplementaries gu

of £70. The amounted forty

figure, and Lord Hugh-Cecil-suggested

an within the taxable on as a member of the crew, receiving & incurred during the war. Mr. Chamber Select Committee, and that then the vari--

city wage of a chilling less income-tax. He lain gave. no details as to the reductions ons Departments should be rationed

and on this head the ons

conjunction with the American committee of relief there on behalf of British Quakers and to ascertain the conditions in suburb on an Meged secret branch of thoroughly enjoyed the trip. The method House was with the King at which he presented his assistance required to meet the economic unearthed 45 machine-guns, de well as Bons before the war, but it is unusual for the inquiry whether 300 millions of this what they had not imposed a capital levy is not altogether a new one for it was derick Hanbury at one point rather spoilt Government's duty. La provide employ

so large a number to “sign on on one year revenue were not the proceeds of which would have obviated the necessitas (Continued at foot of next column:):

of dropping-social-reform Daily Tele graph

The police made a raid in a Berlin had an excellent time on board and in expendit gucking" but Sir Fresccordingly. Mr. Clynes said it was the M. Wellington Koo had an audience Ireland, and the nature of American the prohibited Escherich organisation and accomplished by many impecanions per the effect of the Chancellor ontimism by ment for the unemployed, and lamented

eredentials.

noods.

carbines and ammunition."

bost.