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THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18:m, 1991.

PARLIAMENT OPENS:

KING'S SPEECH FORESHADOWS NEW

LEGISLATION.

REVOLUTION IN INDIAN STATE:

RULER ARRESTS RINGLEADERS.

FOURTH TEST

LATEST CABLES, THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY, REOPENING OF PARLIAMENT NEW BILLS FORESHADOWED IN KING'S SPEECH.

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LONDON, February 15th.

MATCH:

Sir. Worthington Evans has not been appointed Minister of Air, and it is presumed that Mr. Churchill will carry on the Air Ministry until a separate Minister is appointed. The changes in valve only one bye-election, namely at Dudley.

Altogether Ave bye-elections are pend

LATEST CABLES.

REVOLUTION IN TONK. NAWAB ARRESTS RINGLEADERS.

ALLAHABAD, February 18th.

BRISISH COMMITMENTS" IN FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS

[BY COURTESY OF THE

CHINA - MAIL.?']

· OPIUM SMUGGLING. AMAZING CONSPIRACY.

THE MIDDLE EAST. MR. CHURCHILL'S PROPOSALS.

LONDON, February 18th. In saying farewell to the War Office A revolution has broken out in the Native State of Tonk, Rajputana. After staff, Mr. Churchill foreshadowed a ro agreeing to the popular demands, the duction of the British commitments in

SHANGHAI, February 18th. Nawab arrested the leaders whereupon the Middle East and in the establish-

An amazing opium smuggling con- rioting broke out The State troops are

ment in the Middle East Department. spiracy has been unmasked following actively engaged. The people are He pointed out that we had undertaken the arrest of several Japanese at Tsingtao. to maintain troops in Constantinople to Plans were made to sanggle to Shanghai

flocing towards British territory..

WHAT IS AFOOT?

SEMENOFF'S OFFICERS IN

PEKINGS

Reports come down from Urga, says the Peking Daily News, that there is farther. fighting between certain Russian and Chinese troops. It is nearly time that the Chinese Government took definite steps to suppress the Russian invaders, and ascertain who ja behind them.

Tonk is one of the small Native Staten carry out the mandatea regarding 100 boxes of opium valued at $1,500,000, and they are.allied with Baron Ungern,

Palestine and Mesopotamin but when he

The Government might also well take Peking of a number of General Semenof's cognizance of the presence at present in officers. They are bere, it is said, to hold the spring along the Chinese frontion, a conference with regard to activities in

who is in command of the troops attack- planning with the assistance of Japan, and in the spring operations may be axpected which will not be to the advant

"Troops under General age of Chins. Kappel will co-operate with those of Semenoff, and the outcome will be a situa tion in which Chinese will become in-

The total area is less than. 3,000 sq. mile established the Middle East Department Fifty-five boxes wore actually smuggled to ing Urga. General Semenoff is certainly

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in Rajputana under a Moslem ruler.

Shanghai evading the vigilance of the and the population about 350,000. Tonk, the machinery of which ho upset in a

customs. The balance of boxes were dis- the capital, has a

few months, he proposed to relieve the population of about

Army Votes of the formidable charges covered at Tsingtao and confiscated. The 40,000:]

with which they were burdened, and he Japanese were arrested by the police who hoped to lighten taxpayers' burdens by are trying to apprehend several Chinese bringing the regions mentioned into a involved. less extravagant condition than now,

PEACE NEGOTIATIONS IN IRELAND.

Mailey took wickets for 121. Austra lin, in the second innings, and made 2 for 2 wickets at the close of play."

FOURTH TEST MATCH. AUSTRALIA'S SECOND INNINGS,

MELBOURNE, February 13th." The King's Speech expresses pleasure

England, in the accoed innings, made at the arrangements made to renow pering, the others being East Woolwich, 315, Makepeace contributing 54, Rhodes sonal consultation between the Ministers Moseley, Cardiganshire and Penistone, Fender 50, and Douglas 60. and their colleagues overseas, which had produced such good results during the last two years of the war and during the peace settlement, and hopes that the Prime Ministers of Canada, Australia, Now Zealand South Africa and New- foundland, also the representatives of India, will visit Britain in sutomer. His Majesty is confident that the discussions will be most valuable in bringing about co-ordination in. the Empire's external and internal policy.

The Speech declares that the Govern- ment is determined to reduce expendi

tare to the lowest level consistent with the well-being of the Empire. It in

imperative in the interests of an early revival of trade and industry that the burden of taxation necessitated by the

wax be reduced to the utmost.

The King's Speech emphasises that nei ther Irish unity, nor self-government is attainable by methods of criminal violente for the purpose of establishing a republic. With reference to new legislation the Speech states that the most pressing pro blem is unemployment due to world-wide

OBITUARY.

LONDON, February 15th. The death is announced of Admiral Sir George Digby Morant, K.O.B., who had seen active service in China..

BARLIER CABLES.

FRENCH SOCIALIST PARTIES BOTH BLOCKS CONDEMN RUSSIAN SOVIETISH;

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MR. DE VALERA'S STATEMENT.

LONDON, February" "14th, The account of the negotiations, be- tween the Government and Sinn Feiners for a truce in Ireland, given by Mr. de Valera at a meeting of Dail Eireann at the end of January, is now published in Dublin.

Mr. de Valora declared that the Pre mier on December 19th commissioned the Archbishop of Perth to come to Ireland as an official intermediary to arrange the truce, and the. Archbishop interviewed the acting President_Mr." Grifiths and other Sinn Fein leaders. The Cabinet agreed to a trace for a month, the terms

The most interesting is Cardiganshire, where a religions and political feud of unparalleled bitterness is raging around the personality of Mr. Lloyd George among 4,000 Liberal electors, ane section regarding him as a lost leader and the There has other as a national saviour. been much rowdiness. Mr. Evans (one of Mr. Lloyd George's private secretaries), who is opposing Mr. Llewellyn Williams (nominee of the Cardiganshire Libéral Association) belongs to the Calvinistic Methodists, whose ministers' are serving in both camps, their most cloquent preacher who is opposing Mr. Evans, being bowled down. The Rev. Mr. Party affiliated to the Internationale has Thomas, President-Elect of the Welsh passed a motion expressing sympathy ings or courts-martial. Sinn Fein ander Baptists, which is Mr. Lloyd George's with the Russian revolution, but censur, took to try to prevent violence in Ireland, sect, is anti-Coalition. A meeting of Mr.ing the brutal, uncompromising attitude but the negotiations broke down on Do was of the Soviet Government. The Council cember 31st, owing to the Premior insist Williams workers at Newquay broken up, driven into the street and acknowledged a declaration of the Garing on the surrender of arms. stoned. Mr. Williams had to circularise angry Aberystwyth students, urging them not to break up a meeting addressed by Mr. Ian MacPherson on Saturday. Mre. Lloyd George is actively, campaigning in

PARIS, February 14th." The Council of the French Socialist

being no arrests, pursuits, raids, bara-

LIVERPOOL INCENDIARIES

ion!!

volved to such an extent that interven- "on the part of Japan may become a necessity.

Officers who are now in Peking com priso General Zaiceff, the Chief of

Semenoff's staff, General RY,

diplomatic representative" of

and several smaller fry. General Dutoff, a Cossack in command of the troops operating in Sinkiang and General Anenkoff from the same locality, as well as General, Afanasieff, who has been for some time in Mukden, are expected. Gen. cral Horvath is also hero.

JAPANESE CHAMBERS OF COM MERCE IN CHINA.

OPEN DOOR" PRINCIPLE.

SHANGHAI, February 15th. An eventful session of the Japanese Chambers of Commerce in China has terminated. A resolution records the desire of the Japanese Government to THE SINGAPORE 0.C. AND assist China to improve her legal and THEIR LATE SECRETARY. police system enabling the early abolition

From the Strdits Timer of the 8th of extra-territorial rights. Mr. Yamasaki, ult.-There was an anexpected outcome

of the special general meeting of the.. the Japanese Consul at Shanghai, urged Singapore Cricket Club held yesterday Japaneso merchants sincerely to co-ope-ing was to obtain authority from the evening. The chief business of the meet- rate with other nationalities in respect members to offer Mr. G. P. Owen on his of the principle of the open door and has held for the past 38 years-some ade- resignation as Secretary position ho equal opportunity:

quate and tangible mark of their appre ciation and an expression of the members wishes as to the form this should take. While all present were agreed that Mr. Owen's services were deserving of special recognition, there was a difference of opinion as to the form, the recognition should take. and the committee's pro-. posal that a presentation of war loan scrip to the face value of $10,000 should was rejected by 54, to 44. In consequence be made out of the Club's capital account of this the President, Mr. W. Langham- Carter, announced the resignation of the committes en boe, and an extraordinary elect a new committee. The action of the general meeting will be held shortly to committee in resigning came as a great surprise to the members, but the sugges tion that they should "sleep on it not accepted.

CANTON' FUNDS.

INJUNCTION APPLICATION AT

SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, February 15th.. The application before the British Supreme Court to renew the interim in- junction relative to Government funds involving Dr. Wu Ting Fang, the Canton, and the Peking Governments created lively and spirited passages between the opposing counsel.

A considered judgment will be forth coming on Thursday." The injunction is

restriction of trade, which is alleviable the constituency, with Lady Bonham/Socialists has also passed a motion reject.vitude in conection with "the incendiary being continued in the meanwhile

clans, leads straight to tyranny such aa

man Independent Socialist Party request-

SENTENCED. ing the Gertaan Government frankly to admit liability to "reparations and blam

LONDON, February 15th. At Liverpool "Assizes, three prisoners ing pan-Germanistic agitation.

The

congress of French dissident were sentenced to ten years' ponal ser-

but incurable legislatively. A bill will be Carter on the other side. Seven thousand far from emancipating the proletarian 28th Fowler who had been acquitted on ing the Russian Soviet regime, which, fires at Liverpool reported on November

submitted extending the provision for the Conservative electors will probably turn

the capital charge, as stated in the mes- anemployed under the Unemployment the scale in favour of Mr. Lloyd George, French people will never submit to sage of the 4th instant, has been sentenced Insurance Act, also a bill safeguarding the who is expected to make an important essential key industries and certain statement of Ministerial policy in the aspects of unfair and abnormal in- House of Commons in order to reassure dustrial competition. It is proposed the doubting Thomases on the eve of the completely to restors the coal industry polling, which takes place on the 18th to its normal condition of freedom. New bills will deal with the re-organisa- tion of British railways, completion of |

Scottish Church union, sale of liquor and reform of the Second Chamber.

FARLIER CABLES.

SESSION."

instant.

NEAR EAST CONFERENCE

Havas.

BOLSHEVIST PROPAGANDA

CENTRE. BREMEN AS BASE AGAINST

ENTENTE

LONDON, February 15th. The Morning Post's. Paris correspond.

to two years, the maximum în respect of the charge on which he was indicted.

U.S. NAVAL EXPENDITURE.

HEATED DISCUSSION.

WASHINGTON, February 14th.'. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Brooks moved that no portion of the

After a heated discussion, the motion was rejected by 124 votes to 30.

land purchase in Ireland, facilitation of ONE TURKISH DELEGATION TO BE ut states that Allied secret service agents $90,000,000 appropriated for naval con- have discovered that the centre for Bol.struction in 1991 be expended until the shevist propaganda in the Entente coun-President" has called an International tries is now Bremen. The

Disarmament Conference, Allies possess a report of the last general meeting of the conspirators at Bremen, from which it appears that the Bolshevista havo no great hopes of success in England and France, but regard the prospects in Ger- many and other parts of Central Europe as much more promising, and count especially on success in Italy.

announced.

POLISH MOBILISATION.

Mr. Harding has telegraphed the Con- greasional leaders requesting the passage

OF

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BETTER TRADE OUTLOOK IN THE FAR EAST.

LONDON, February 14th.

The trade current is at last changing in a more healthy direction, especially to the markets of the Far East, declared Mr. Kellaway at Northampton. Mean time, the stabilisation of exchanges and barter is useless under present conditions, the former being the symptom and not disease.

SHAW CASE IN THE

JAPANESE DIET.

MR. HARA'S REPLY TO A QUESTION.

In reply to a written interpellation by Mr. Tamamichi Joichi, a Kenseikai mem

Was

KITCHENER'S WARNING. THE MAN WHO FORESAW RUSSIA'S FAILURE.

Sir George Arthur, Kitchener's bio- grapher, in an address to the Anglo- French Society in London. revealed Lord. Kitchener's long prevision of the war with Germany.

All Lord Kitchener's activities, said Sir great idea which he conceived forty years George Arthur, were concerned with the before his death, that the great war was and dimensions, and the fact that Russia inevitable. He alone foresaw its length would not remain in the struggle to the end. In November, 1015, he told the politicians that he was making his calcula tions on the certainty that Russia would

be out of the war in twelve months. This would be shown by the foreword by Mar- shal Joffre to the French translation of Earl Kitchener's life, which will shortly be published in Paris, and in the preface by M. Poincare. Earl Kitchener's pro phetic views were given to Marshal Joffre at Chantilly in November, "1010.

As far back as 1886 Lord Kitchener began to realise the prospect of a great conflict with Germany, and it was his experience as one of the International Commission for the delimitation of the

ADMITTED.

LONDON, February 14th. It is announced that if two separate - EVE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS Turkish delegations come to the Near Eastern Conference in London, only the Porte's delegation will be admitted, and LONDON, February 14th. His Majesty the King reopens Parlia

the Nationalists must use it as their mouthpine. It is hoped that complica

of the regular Appropriation Bills durber, on the Government's control of ment to-morrow in pre-war splendour, tions will be avoided by the two delega-

the extra sassion after March 4th free tration (which did not appear in the him to form the opinion" not only that ing the present Bession in order to leave, Koreans abroad and the Korean adminis- Sultan of Zanzibar's dominions that led their Majesties in State robes and wear- tions coming to su understanding before

to handle other important matters. ing their crowns 'driving in a gilded the 91st inst. (the date of the conference).

Japanese papers), Mr. Hara, the Premier, Europe, but that she would not fight fair. Germany would fight for the hegemony of coach escorted by the Household Cavalry,"

LEAGUE O Satisfaction is expressed in London

NATIONS.

presented a written reply to the House of Then came his career in Egypt and the while the Foot Guards will reappear in that Bekirsam Boy, the Foreign Minister

DUTCH DELEGATION TO TRANSIT Representatives on the 1st instant. In Fashods incident, which he was deter- mined should be not only peacefully the glory of bearskins and scariot tunics. of the Angora Government, a well-known APPREHENSIONS IN LITHUANIA.

CONFERENCE.

the course of his reply, the Premier says closed, but should form the basis of an Moreover, the Spanish, French, Italian moderate, heads the Nationalist delega

LosDos, February 14th.

TA HAGUE, February 15th that the independence movement started entente. The South African War follow

ed. When the end came,, despite the and Japanese Ambassadors have decided tion, not Mukhtar Boy, as previously

Dr. Lely, ex-Minister of Waterways, by refractory Koreans is on the decline, appeals made to him by certain politi- Speculation has been aroused by "re now a member of the second Chamber, and that it is meeting with little response cians and administrators, he insisted on to ride to Westminister in their State

ports that Poland is extensively mobilis. has been appointed head of the Nether among the Koreans at home. Referring such a peace as would provide a new tree coaches. Their Majesties will be received

lands Delegation to the League of Nations

Constitution for South Africa and malo ing. The Gorman Government recently conference on communications and tran to the case of Mr. Shaw, the Premier said. at the entrance to the House of Lords

the South Africans- our friends. and a notified the Allies that 218,000 Polish sit af Barcelona' on March 3rd, Other that it is still under investigation. In willing part of the Empire. with ancient pomp and circumstance, but

troops were concentrated on the Polish Lerden University, and Wynheer Kroeller, Premier assures the interpellator, that as struggle with Germany, and in New Zea In India he set himself to prepare the will be Dr. Van Eysing another part of his written reply, the Army there for the seemingly remota. o spectators will greet the King in the

German frontier. A Kovno telegram of the Foreign Ministry. Royal Gallery, as the public is still ox-

gives details of compulsory mobilization COATS MILLS RESUME FULL be taken against foreigners, who may be offensive at once in the eventually of the rigid action as against anybody else will land and Australia he organised defence sobernes which could be turned to the cluded from Parliament. This acknow.

A serious view of, Hort von Simons'

TIME.

found guilty of criminal actions in connec Germans attacking us ledgment of Sinn Fein activities presages

tion with the independence movement in spooch at Stuttgart is taken'in some quar-

Three qualities, Sir George Arthur the topic which will open the Parliament-

London, February 16th." | Korea, Moears. Coats thread mills at Paisley

pointed out, marked the man-his fore- The Japan Chronicle has the following sight, courage, and self-sacrifice. Lord ry battle, for the Independent Liberaltors in Paris. For example, Le Temps

have reverted to full time after having comment on the subject:It is somewhat Wallington was always trying to see what worked short time due to an accumule curious that the Japanese papers made was on the other side of the kilis Lord. and Labourites give Ireland the place of says it bears out the opinion of those

favouring action against Germany, and RUMANIA AND COMMUNISM Gion of stocks. The prospecta arg regard no reference to the interpellation in the Kitchener was always trying to penetrate

ed as good." honour in their amendmente

to the

points out that Herr von Simons rojects Address in preference to unemployment

BUKHAREST February 14th. The universal Socialist problem o not only the agreement of January 20th and retrenchment, which will be clamor

but the Treaty of Versaillee itself. It Communian has been settled in Ramanis, Qualy debated later.

states that a grave crisis is pending, and as in the majority of European countries concludes with Cascant Consules.

recently, by the rejection of the Moscow Internationale terms and a split in the

There was a meeting of the Cabinet, presided over by Mr. Lloyd George to "day, "on the eve of what the Government's ritics describe as its most dangerous mcssion. These critics are not satisfied

AWATCHING GERMANY.

FRENCH ANXIETY-REGARDING

REPARATION.

LONDON, February 14th..

in six Polish counties. The troops aro now concentrating in the Turmost region, where the Lithuanians are hourly expect ing an attack.

of

members

Diet on the Shaw case, made by Mr. the veil of the future, and he seemed to Yamamichi Joichi. Mr. Hara's reply to arrive at his conclusions by pure intui- tion, His character was over, better the question cannot be described as satis factory. Ho said that the case is still summed up than by the Labour leaders, under investigation, which is rather extra who said "We can trust him; he is a ordinary seeing that the police in Korea straight man." had what they considered enough evidence

EGYPTIAN UNREST. SECONDARY SCHOOLS REOPEN CAIRO, February 14th Beme of the secondary schools, have reopened, the parents of damerous to act upon list July. Mr. Hara, also said A governess named Miss Podgett gave students giving the guarantees required that foreigners would be proceeded her class C verse to write, and passing by the Government. party

against as actively as anybody else, when Tommy, aw on his slate the follow: A little mouse ran up the stairs.. found to have indulged in criminal actions

To hear Miss Podgett say her prayers.' LABOUR PARTY'S CHAIRMAN,

RESIGNATION OF THE in connecton with the independence move-

SWEDISH CABINET.

ment in Korea. The fact that there w She called him out in front of the LONDON, February, 14th:

no evidence against Mr. Shaw and that class, and, with cans in hand, said sha Would give him five minutes to complete STOCKHOLM, February 18th the British Government disputes the right the verse. Tommy stood deep in thought, Mr. J. Olynes has been elected Tho Cabinet has resigned in conse of the Japanese Goverment, even if there and when the five minutes were up he the ground that they are o mero to-covered an extensive dump at Lehrter Party in succession to Mr. W: 0. Adam- drawal, in connection with the Coffee Iil offence committed outside Japan, Mr. Here I stand before Miss Podgett...

Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour quence of the Finance Minister's were, to arrest Mr. Shaw for & political had written as followi

reported an January 1197. –

with the new Ministerial appointments, on

DISCOVERY OF ARMS IN GERMANY.

BERLIN, February 14th. Following-up clues secured in the`raid' mentioned on the 10th-inst the Police dis-

shuffling of places. A curious fact is that Strasse, including 2,000 rifles

100.

bel Hara, did not touch upon at all.

She's going to strike, I'm to dodge.it.