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CABLES.
« LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.) ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS AN APOLOGY FOR THE RECENT ALARMIST STATEMENTS.
THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 130, 1991.
EARLIER CABLES, U.S. SENATE'S NAVAL BEFORT DISARMAMENT VALUELESS UNLESS
GENERALL
WASHINGTON, February 10th. The Senate's Naval Report asserts that capital ships must remain the principal LONDON, February 11th. The United Press announces that "In units of sea power, adding that sab view of the alarmist and wholly ingor.marines and aircraft are still only auzi- ©rect statements regarding Anglo-Ameri-liary-forces, The report expresses a can relations published in America and desire to secure a reduction in arma- - said to be based on a United Press mesmenta, but declares that disarmament -sage, the United Press saw Sir Auckland Geddes, the British Minister to Washing ton, to apologise for the inaccurate pre- sentation of their story."
A raseting of the Society of American Correspondents in London yesterday sent latter of regret to Sir Auckland Geddes deploring the fact that his utterances had been misrepresented in certain United States newspapers, MORE UNAUTHORISED REPORTS!
LONDON, February 11th. "The misleading drifting into war" version of Sir Auckland Geddes' con- Wersation with American journalists in London has been followed by fresh re ports, emanating from London
and
cabled back from New York, to the effect that Sir Auckland Geddes on returning to the United States will suggest a Dis- armament Conference.
Senator Borth expresses the opinion that this indicates a change in the Bri- tish attitude on the question of the Freedom of the Seas
The New York Times and the New York World, in their editorial columns, welcome the announcement, and refer to
would be valueless unless general, and, in the case of the great maritime Powers, universal. It declares that the greatest.
MR. MCSWINEY'S SISTER. MISSION OF NO IMPORTANCE TO
PEOPLE OF “NEBRASKA.” LINCOLN, Nebraska, February 11th.. The Lower House has refused to allow
SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS. SMUTS” MAJORITY, EXCEEDS
EXPECTATIONS.
CAPETOWN, February 10th. The position of General Smuts has been Miss MacSwiney, sister of the late Lord further improved. With only ten resulta Mayor of Cork, to speak on Irish ques-awaited, the South African Party bas tions, declaring that her mission is of no secured 79 seats; Labour, aine; the Nationalists, six; and Independent, one. importance to the people of Nebraska.
SURPLUS COPPER IN "AMERICA:
PLANS TO FINANCE SALE FOR EXPORT
New Yoxx, February 10th. Plans are announced for financing the
LATER...
The position at midnight was us follows:-South-African Party 70 (18 gains), Labour 'unchanged, Nationalists 41 (seven girls), and Independent ope. General Smuts is now assured of a
majority of 20 seats, which is beyond all
HONGKONG, BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY.
ANNUAL MEETING.
THE FAMINE IN NORTH CHINA.
APPEAL TO SOUTH CHINA;
The annual meeting of the Hongkong We received by yesterday's mails the Benevolent Society was held at the City following communication from the United Hall at noon yesterday. Mr. L N. LeefsTnternational Famine Fund Relief Com presided and there were present, also, wittee in Peking Mrs. Gomperts, the Hon. Mr. H. E
Enlistment of all students above the Pollock, KC, and Mrs Pollock, Hra elementary grades in China, and the Far Jordan, Mrs. Parr, Mrs. Winslow, Mr East generally, as a special force for the Gale, Mrs Lang, Mrs Leefe, Mrs. National Famine Helief Drive, is sought Cameron, Mr. and Mrs N. L. Smithby the principus and presidents of Peking Mr-Cavalier, Mrs Roffey, The Rev. J.
Educational Institutiona.-~~ Kirk Maconachie and others.
THE WORK OF THE YEAR. The report for the year ended December, 31st fast stated:--
The Society was founded in 1889, and
At the invitation of Minister of Educa tion. Fun Yuan Lien, the school heads met yesterday, formed a special committes to work among students and their families and established six special departments
[imaginable danger to pesce would be done sale for export of 406,000,000 out of expectations as ten, was considered a the numbers. of cases on our books has to handle the campaign. ·
if one nation were to expose itself to attack while another was preparing all the engines of war.
""LOGICAL AND PRUDENT."
NEW YORK, February 10th. Circles in favour of disarmament are disappointed at the Senate committee's Action regarding Senator Borah's resolu- tion.
The Fort deplores the obstinacy of Congress in leaving over the matter. to the new Administration, because it has
800,000,000 lbs of surplus copper in the American market. The product is pledged a's security for $40,000,000 3 per cent. notes of the Copper Export Association, which will be offered for public sale by a bank- ing syndicate.
DISTURBANCE AT MANAGUA.
AMERICAN MARINES WRECK
NEWSPAPER ‘OFFICE.
New York, February 10th.
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good working majority.
The men
Following the meeting telegrams were sent to educational centres throughout China, in the Philippines, the Straits Settlements and other sections, urging the formation of similar school committees.
While Minister Fan was sending out tho telegrams, other relief workers and direo tors in Peking were sending telegrams to their friends in South China, asking their special aid in the drive.
Officials of the Southern Government will be asked to aid the starving people.
now reached 1,354, During the year forty-five new cases have been entered and Parliament meets on March 4th. almost all of them have received help in BEGINNING OF HOME RULE some form. In the few cases, where nothing was done it was found that the FOR INDIA.
applicants were not in need of help from THE KING'S MESSAGE.
the Society, or that they were Chinese DELHI
February 9th. or Portuguese, and they were directed as At the inauguration of the new Council to where they might apply for help. Seven of the new applicants for help were of States and Legislative Assembly at
women, five of them having small child Delhi, the Duke of Connaught read a
ren, and a great number of ex-soldiers message from the King, in the course of applied for clothes and belp. which His Majesty stated that for years, helped were of various nationalitics Business and professional men of Canton maybe for generations, patriotic and West African, East African, Spanish, and other Southern cities are asked to loyal Indians had dreamed of home rule Dutch, Danish and ladian, besides Bri-help organize the movement there, as it for their motherland To-day they had the tish subjects from many of the colonies. has been organized in the North. beginnings of home rule within the Em. In some cases clothing was supplied: "More than 100 school heads attended The-Times thinks that the call for a marines.
pire, and the widest scope and ample other applicants were provided tempor- the conference yesterday and heard arily with board and lodginga; some were Minister Fan outline the work for a drive disarmament conference should come
Rear-Admiral Bryan is going to Mana-opportunity for progress to the liberty helped to get employment, whilst others among students and teachers. All schools, from America, but since the Peace Treaty and the League were rejected it is logical gua to investigate the disturbance. Up enjoyed by the other Dominions. He were helped to leave the Colony. and prudent that America shonld continue to the present 20 marines have been dwelt on the new Council's very special responsibility to convince the world of her preparations for war,
the wisdom of the great constitutional change.
long been apparent that the great Powers will enter any discussions in which the United States participated.
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AMERICA AND JAPAN.
TIATIONS REFUSED...
WASHINGTON, February 10th
the Allies' sorry experience with the INFORMATION REGARDING NEGO United States in regard to the Peaco Treaty. The journals' urge Congress to furnish assurances that it will not- wantonly reject any agreement that may be suggested to bring about a reduction of
armaments. '
GERMANY'S ATTITUDE. REASON LIKELY TO PREVAIL
PABIS, February 9th.
Mr. Colby has refused to give the
Senate Foreign Committee any informa tion regarding the negotiations with
Japan. AMERICA'S PRESIDENT-ELECT
St. Augustin, Florida, Feb. 11th. The President-elect, 'Mr. Harding, bas
returned to work after three weeks' holi day. He makes his headquarters here until be proceeds to Washington for the inauguration ceremony.
The Premier had an interview with M. Laurent, the French Ambassador at Berlin, about Germany's attitude towards M. Laurent the Conference decisiona expressed the opinion that the views of the moderate elements" in the German Government will eventually prevail. After the speeches of Mr. Lloyd George and Sr. Sforza and "the unanimity of the French and British Press, support ed by the leading, American papers, Ger- man official circles have come to the con- clusion that the Allied front is still as strong as ever. This opinion was cor- roborated later by the announcement from Berlin that the German Govern-senger liner having a bar, even though the
A message from Manngus states that 30 American marines wrecked the offices of the newspaper Tribuna an account of an article alleged to be insulting to the
arrested.
LATER.
FRANCE AND REPARATION. CHOICE BETWEEN SACRIFICE AND DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S MOVING
APPEAL.
ISOLATION.
PARIS, February 10th: The official corrected figures for the vote of confidence passed in the Govern ment by the Chamber of Deputies are 383 to 144. There were a hundred abstentions. M. Briand, in a speech winding up a pro- tracted débate, admitted the importance of the sacrifices to which France had con-
sented, but declared that a different policy would have exposed France to isolation. "A FRESH DISPLAY OF GERMAN
** VINDICTIVENESS,”
out
"itza
PARIS, February 8th. LIQUOR ON SHIPS.
The papers, noting the violent campaign EFFECTS OF THE NEW AMERICAN - | of protest and abuse which has started in
BULING
Germany against the decisions of the Paris Conference, point NEW YORK, February 10th. The Customs authorities are of opinion futility, stating that the Allies are firmly that the decision of the Department of resolved not to allow themselves to be Justice that no ship transporting liquor divided or led astray by this fresh dis- from one foreign port to another may call play of German vindictiveness and had
faith.-Havus. at an American port will, if strictly car- ried out, prevent the entry of any pas
contents are sealed. In shipping circles there is considerable doubt whether the Fuling will be strictly construed.
"TSAR OF BUILDERS." SENT TO GAOL FOR EXTORTION.
REWARD OF BRAVERY.
FRENCH SOLDIERS PRESENTED
WITH BONDS..
ment will send representatives to London for the Allied Conference on
PARIA, February 8th March 1st.
An impressive ceremony took place at PAYMENT OF INSTALMENTS BY
St. Germain, near Paris, when M. Miller- GERMANY.
land presented five soldiers, whose con- Twenty-five tons of gold coins, German
NEW YORK, February 10th. spicuous bravery during the war had been marks and Turkish pounds have arrived
Mr. Robert Brindell, the prominent con- rewarded with the Legion d'Honour Cross at Paris from Berlin, and more have been tractor known as The Tsar of the Build-and the Military Medal, each with a bond transferred to the Allied joint account ating Trades," who was convicted of extor of French Bente from a legacy left by a the Bank of France in execution of Articlotion in connection with the construction patriotic-minded Alsatian. M. Millerand, 25 of the Peace Treaty.-Havar.
GOVERNMENT DEFEAT IN - SWEDEN. COFFEE IMPORT PROHIBITION ORDER CANCELLED.
STOCKHOLM, February 11th. Through the rejection by the Riksdag of the Government's Coffee Import Bill the order prohibiting imports is cancelled. The Finance Minister has resigned in consequence of the defent of the Govern- ment in this matter.
RAND MINERS RETURNING TO WORK.
JOHANNESBURG, February 11th.
of a new municipal building in New York, has been sentenced (1 on two counts) to five years and ten years' imprisonment. “ "[Mr. Brindell, against whom a warrant vas issued on November 5th," in connec" tion with charges of faking contracts, ruled the destinies of 100,000 artisans.]
FORD MOTOR CO.
NO LOAN SOUGHT IN WALL STREET.
in a speech, extolled the heroism of the French Army,Havas
TOWN CAPTURED AFTER -YEAR'S SIEGE,
PARIB, February 10th.
A Beirut telegram reports that after nearly a year's siege by the French in consequence of the recalcitrancy of the Turkish nationalist authorities of the town, Aintab capitulated yesterday.
ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY. AUSTRALASIA FOR WHITE MEN ONLY.
LONDON, February 9th..
Departments of
denominational, governmental and private Three children have been placed at were represented. The body passed re- school during the past year, and several solutions supporting the financial drive.
The Minister of Education was elected for whom the Society was responsible last year are now earning their own living.
Chairman and Dr. J. L. Stuart, Vice- The Secretary or the Assistant Secre- Chairman of the special educational com- tary attends at the City Hall onmittee. Six departments were organized' Mondays and Thursdays to inter- to facilitate the task. In a subsequent speech the Duke of view applicants for help. Gifts of general affairs, lectures, personal visita- and shoes for tion, correspondence, accounts and of Connaught made a striking personal clothing and boots appeal, which produced a scene of great men, women and children are very walsundry affairs were established with two emotion. He said that since landing he had come, and may be sent on these days directing officers for each department.
Many such gifts have been received dur It was agreed that the students should felt around him bitterness and estrangeing the past year, and the Committes solicit funds from their families and ment between those who had been and wish to sxpress grateful thanks to those friends and that some of the industrial should be friends The shadow of who kindly sent them.
schools should be asked to give products, that may be sold to swell the fund. Amritsar had lengthened over the fair face of India. He expressed the King's deep concern and his own intense feel- ing at the terrible chapter of events in the Funjab. As an old friend of India he movingly appealed to British and
Indians to let the dead past bury ita dead," forgive where necessary, and co operate to realise their new-born hopes. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS. NORWAY PROVIDES NATIONAL SERVICE.
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CHRISTIANIA, February 10th. Conscientious objectors, provided they are genuine, will be accommodated with national service for the military service period plus a half, at Army pay and rations. National service will include afforestation, road-making, etc., for a term hall na long again as that of military service.
NATIVE LABOUR IN BRITISH
NORTH BORNEO. ANTISLAVERY SOCIETY'S CHARGES" UNJUSTIFIED AND CRUEL"
The thanks of the Committee are due
to the Colonial Government for the an-
All the schools will be asked to rednice
nual grant of 3500, and to the subscriber
kindly auditing the accounts, We wish and donor; also to Mr. A. Murdoch, for the cost of meats for one week and the gratefully to acknowledge $300, the pro- savings will be added to the educational ceeds of a dance at the Peak Club and fund. the sum of 8175 given subsequent to the Minister Fan will give some kind of disbandment of the Hongkong Defence official recognition for excellence in get-
Corps.
During the year the following ladiesting the famine relief funds, the nature have served on the Committee of the recognition to be determined later, Mesdames Pollock, Parr, Matheson, Joseph Taylor, John Johnstone, Winslow. Cunningham, Lindsay, McElderry, Leefe, Cameron, and Miss Inness
Two large gifts to the National Famine Relief Drive yesterday brought the special campaign fund to a total of $68,000,"
The financial statement showed that the Mr. Charles R. Crine, American total income for the year was 28,201,Minister to China, gave the committee Subscriptions amounted to 8600 and $15,000 and his contribution WES 600 donations to 81,380. The Government followed by another from the Methodist voted a grant of $500, and donations for Church Board which sent in $20,000.
special cases were made to the value of Both the new funds come from sources
$830. Refunds amounted to 8923. Io- terest and dividends produced 81,038. In that have already given liberally to relief of cases, 82,224 was expended, and famine relief. Both Mr. and Mrs. Craze in the education of children $2,447. The have given donations before and the balance in current account was 8973, and Methodist organizations have assumed a 8666 was transferred to fixed deposit large part of the relief burden. (special fund).
The Methodist fund was sent to China. by the Methodist Board for work of the THE CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS.
China churches in their own fields, but the The CHAIRMAN said the work of the directors said they believed the nature of Society during the past year had been the United International Famine Relief more onerous and far-reaching than in Committee was such that the funds would Thohe best expended under its direction the year immediately preceding. number of new cases dealt with in 1920 which has been characterized by efficiency was 45 as against 23 in 1019. This up throughout. plied evidence, if evidence were required,
wise.
of the growing usefulness of the Society, An empty treasury confronted the and should constitute an appeal to all United International Committee before to do everything they could to aid the the drive was inaugurated and the new institution, whether financially or other funds give promise that it will be re-
The Secretary and Assistant plenished. His Excellency President. LONDON, February 10th. Secretary attended at the City Hall Hou Shih-chang gave $30,000 last week Bir West Ridgeway, President of the twice a week to attend to any cases that and the North China Union Language
might arise. This work was no ide British North Borneo Chartered Co., in cure; indeed, the circumstances of the School has given $2.000. Other large gifts are expected before the formal opening of a letter to the Times referring to the cases investigated often made it a very the drive on February 20th.
trying ordeal. A tribute was due to charges made by the Auti-Slavery and the ladies who, at cost to themselves, analysed, the cases of those who, for the Aborigines Protection Society against the moment, were stranded on the shouls of
The Rev. J. KIRK MACONACHE, who administration of the North Borneo Co., social difficulty.
seconded the motion, said he could not which were officially investigated and de- clared to be unfounded, strongly advises remarked that last year Mr. Farr, who of the benefits of the Society to the Turning to the accounts, the Chairman speak, so far, from personal experience the Society's Committee to exercise some presided over the meeting, made reference destitute; in the voyage through life, he supervision and restraint over well- meaning zealots who are obsessed by the JR. M. Smith in memory of her late should do so, eventually he would have, to the sum of £500 presented by Mra had not got on the rocks so far, but if he delusion that every British employer of husband. This money had been invested confidence in approaching the ladies who native labour is a tyrant and that every War Loan and it was allowed to re- conducted the Benevolent Society of Government official in the countries in main in England owing to the adverse Hongkong and felt sure that his case habited by native races is necessarily exchange. Next year reference to this would receive sympathetic and kindly liar, and so drag the Society into false would be included in the accounts consideration. It had fallen to him and compromising situations. He in stances the recent attacks on the Admin. that these would show both the gold and from time to time to send others to the [A New York message dated January
istration of East Africs, West Africa, silver investments of the Society The Becretary and he knew that in every case. 3rd stated:-The statement is confirmed Sir John Findlay, who represented South Africa, and now North Borneo, 25 shares in the Hongkong and Kowloon are had been taken and wisdom exer
Wharf and Godown Company were an cised. that the Ford Motors are negotiation with New Zealand at the Imperial Conference as unjustified and cruel. He was advised investment which had for its object the
The report and accounts were adopted New York banks for a loan of at least in 1911, is now in London. In an article by eminent counsel that the recent attacks provision of an income out of which afty million dollars. About twenty-five to the Fress he says that New Zealand on the Chartered Company were action school fees could be paid for children APPOINTMENT OF OFFICEES, million dollars are required to meet and Australia, while appreciating able.
whose education was a burden on the On the proposition of the Hon. Mr. Society. The income on 25 shares was H. E. FOLLOCK, KO., seconded by Mr. inadequate for the purpose, and it had MACONACHIE, the Excentive and Commit to be supplemented by funds obtained tee were appointed as follows:-Presi elsewhere. He thought the Society could dent, Mrs. Jordan; Vice-President, Mra always rely on tho, generosity of Hong Gomperte; hon treasurer Mrs. N. L. kong to see that these needs were met Smith; hon scorelary Mrs Cavalier; financially at any time. He had pleasure They object emphatically to a "renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty, which is What probably constitutes & record for in announcing that the Society acknow istant hon. secretary, Mrs. Roffey man-menaces have been removed and ported by Kenneth Hele, of Plymouth, tion of 8500 Just received frota Sir Paul
NEW YORK, February 10th. Mr. Ford, interviewed, denies that he ever sought a loan of any kind in Wall Street.
The Rand strike position is easier; most maturing obligations,] of the miners on the West Rand have
resumed work.
THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.
MELBOURNE, February 11th.
In the fourth test England compiled 270
AMERICAN STEEL PRICES. NO FURTHER REDUCTION TO BE
MADE...
New Yoax, February 11th..
has made no further reduction
Japan's assistance in the war, are re-
solved to remain white man's countries. RECORD AMATEUR WIRELESS They have prepared plans for a big scheme of (1) Imperial and (2) European MESSAGES FROM BANDOENG Immigration barring Germans and Bus sians. The scheme will presently be
launched.
HEARD AT PLYMOUTH.
LONDON, February 10th..
The United States Steel Corporation not justified since the Russian and Ger- amateur wireless in Great Britain is re-ledged with grateful thanks a contribu- Committee:Mrs Pollock, Mr. Parr, for six wickets, Makepeace scored 117 prices, expressing the opinion that cor America is ready to make common cause who has sent a letter to the periodicní Chater(Applause.) The Chairman Winslow, Mrs. Gale, Mrs. Lang, Mr
and Douglas was unfinished at 50 at the
close of play.
products profitably below the Corpora question must be properly threshed out fully received wireless messages from report and accounts tion's prices..
at the coming Imperial Conference. Bandoeng (Java) nightly for a week, th (Continued at foot of next column.)
Miss Inness, Mrs. John Johnstone, Mrs. Leefe Mrs. McElderry...
The meeting concluded with the custom- ary compliment to the Chairman,
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