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THE HONGKONG › DAILY · PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1921.

JAPAN'S AIMS IN THE

PACIFIC:

CHICAGO JOURNAL'S ADVICE TO UNITED

STATES.

CARPENTIER CONTEST

TO TAKE PLACE AT MONTE CARLO.

RUBBER

INDUSTRY

OUTLOOK :

EFFECT OF RESTRICTION OF OUTPUT.

LATEST UABLES..

(THROUGE, RIDTER'S AGENCY.)

CARPENTIER FIXTURE IN MONTE CARLO.

FOR PURSE OF THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

NEW YORK, February 17th. The American "Jeff Smith will meet Carpentier at Monte Carlo, on March 31st, in a twenty-round contest, for a purse of $35,006.

CHILEAN NITRATE

INDUSTRY.

LATEST CABLES.

*CARUSO'S ILLNESS. OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

-NEW YORK, February 17th. "The latest official bulletin says that Caruso is much better and great hope of hia recovery is entertained, although he is still a very sick man.

BARLIER CABLES.

FAREWELL TO METROPOLITAN

COMPANY AT BEDSIDE.

New Yonk, February 16th. After saying ́farewell to members of the Metropolitan Company at his bed side, Caruso rallied, but his condition is

EMBASSY DENIAL OF BRITISH AND still serious.

JAPANESE DEAL.

WASHINGTON, February 17th. The Chilean Embassy denies the reporte that British and Japanese-capital has "become greatly interested in the Chilean nitrate industry, and says that no Japan. esa capital is interested.

The Embassy adds that the Chilean Government deplores the report of a British-Japanese-Chilean alliance against the interests of the United States, which entirely misrepresents the correct and cordial relations between Chile and the United States.

LYNCHING IN ATHENS. CROWD STORMS PRISON.

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NEW YORK, February 17th.

A message from Athens (Georgia) saya that a crowd of 3,000 stormed the prison, removed a negro detained there on a aod -charge of murdering a white woman,

burned him on the stake. Some members of the crowd entered the building by climbing the roof and burning their way

RAIDS AGAINST BOLSHEVISTS

STARTLING DISCOVERY AT BREST.

Pakia, February 17th..

The examination of persons arrested in connection with the Communist movement

FORTY-TWO YEARS" FOIL.

GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S EXCUSE.

.

BELLIN, February 18th. *After conferring with the Baden in France has established the fact that Cabinet at Karlsruhe, Herr von Simóns the alleged Bolshevist ugont Abramovitab | addressed the Diot and declared that no bad th

deposit of 200,000 franes in an German statesman would dare to call on American bank in Paris, the money con the people to perform forty-two years ing from a German bank..

corvee under the Entente conditions. A number of further arrests throughout Germany must, therefore, refuse to sign France, and also Algeria and Tunis, is such, an undertaking. Two important taken place. A man nanted John Minkin factors in the impending clearing up of was arrested at Breat and found to the situation, will be whether Gortnany possess a passport" signed by the re will retain Upper Silesia and what will

presentative of the Soviet Government at Sydney, Australia.

The police have discovered large quan tities of stolen explosives in the houses] of four men known to be Bolshevist sympathisers.

EXTREMISM AT A DISCOUNT IN PARIS.

be her relations with the United States.

“CZECHO-SLOVAK COTTON

INDUSTRY.

SCHEME OF BRITISH SYNDICATES

BERLIN, February 16th.

FAR EASTERN

NEWS.

CABLE

[THEOCON REUTER'S AGENCY:]

CHINESE FLOUR FOR CZECHS.

UTOPIA OR CHAOS Y LORD GREY ON FUROPE'S CHOICE.

NEED FOR A REAL LEAGUE.

Viscount Grog of Fallodon on January Ath, received the freedom of the city of, Glasgow in the presence of a large num- Gov-ber of representative citizens.

Lasboy, February 17th. The Daily Express says that the erament, has sold a large quantity Chinese flour to Cucho Slovakia.

NEW GOVERNOR OF THE PHILIPPINES.

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After Lord Grey had signed the Hur- ress Roll the Lord Provost said that he was the greatest Foreign Secretary of modern times and represented the highest type of Briish character.

Lord Cres, who wisseived with much cheering, recalled the anxious days which New Youк. February 17th.

immediately preceded the outbreak of war in August, 1014, and said he believed The New York Times states' that - Mr. the actual data originally Sxed for giving Harding has decided to appoint Major him the freedom was August 1th of that ineral Leonard Wood as Governor ofted materially to the unanimity of the the Philippines.

JAPANESE REJECTION OF NAVAL

HOLIDAY PROPOBAL."

One of the things which contri-

country was that the Cabinet were able to come before Parliament and say that they had not made a seret rugagement behind their bäcks. They went to the". House of Commons not merely with the CHICAGO, February 17th.

question of what our own interest de The Chienga Tribune, in a leader on manded, but with the invasion of Bel- They gium, as they know, iminent.. the Japanca rejection of the naval Rent also with the question of honour, holiday proposal, ways that either Great and about honour there could be no argu Britain or America will force a changement, (Cheers.) When, in the effert to avoid war, they" proposed a conference It is reported that two British syndi-

in the Japanese policy or America will to Germany, he thought that Germany cates have arranged with Midland bank-partake in an Asiatic war. Japan's pur. might, quite reasonably, have said she was ready for war, and that a conferenco pose, the journal says, is to obtain conmight give France and Russia time to ers and one of the Liverpool cottontrol of the Pacific if for no longer than to mobilize, and therefore she must have The extremist section of the General brokers to advance £400,000 towards enable Japanese Imperialism to achieve

But Germany rejected the He had Confederation of Labour was again de scheme of exportation of cotton to Czecho its aitas. The Tribeno urges an Angie often wondered whether he did right in

conference unconditionally. feated in the ballot for the election of Slovakia for refining and re-exportation American understanding, whereupon, it asking the German Government to suggest directors of the Paris labour exchange of yarns and ready-made goods to Bri.y, Japan will come off the high horse, any other means by which war could be avoided. He might have said that, in but if America pursues an anti-British policy, Japan will ride that horse to war. accept responsibility for war. But what refusing a conference, Germany must

WORLD ARMAMENTS AND INTEGRITY OF CHINA.

PARIS, February 15th. A Havas message "Bays: ---

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Two

AUSTRIA'S "PLIGHT.

The papers regard the result as extremely tain and the Dominions. The enterprise important, as it shows that the extremist is fully guaranteed by the Czecho- agitation is wholly, superficial. The Slovakian Government and a Czech bank Syndicalists or the Unions remain decid combine. edly hostile to Sovietic dictature. Caruso has had a series of illnesses farther arrests were made to-day in con- sinca early December. He was first innection with the Communistic plot., jured by the fall of a stage pillar, then he strained his side by slipping and falling on the stage; and afterwards: he burst a small blood-vessel in his throat

UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM LABOUR AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS.

LONDON, February 17th.

CHANCELLOR'S URGENT APPEAL TO GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, February 16th. The Austrian Chancellor has intimated

while singing at Brooklyn. He recovered. In the House of Commons, Mr. J. R. his desire most urgently to visit London thereafter successively from lumbago and Clynes moved an amendment to the to discuss the situation, pointing out pleurisy, the latter necessitating, two Address regretting that the Government that he does not desire to deal with operations to the ribs. He was subse had failed to full its promises to intro-politics nor in any way alter the Pence Treaty. The krone, which a few months duce legislation for the relief of the un- quently suffering from acute empyema.

ago stood at 000 to the pound, is now Employed whose numbers had trebled in

nearly 3,000 to £1. The Budget deficit, the past four months.

then seven milliard, is now furty.

WAKEFORD.

EXCHANGE SPECULATION. TACTICS OF SOME CONTINENTAL COUNTRIES.

LONDON, February 16th. That some European countries are deli. berately and systematically inflating the exchange against themselves in order to

guarantees

was in our mind was not manœuvring for position and throwing the binme on somebody else if war broke out, but a single-minded desire to avert war alto- gether if possible.

LONDON, February 17th.

What I do feel about this country, said The Morning Post, in a leader on the Lord Grey, is that the general sense of question of the British, Japanese and the community will show that, as has American armaments, says judging by the often been the case before when other nations have been driven to extreme conditions in China there can be no courses, there has been" an element of durable peace' until potential dangers are stability and solid sense in this country which has sought for remedies, not by removed, and suggests, a conference, sudden vintence, but by steady and peace- cluding representatives of the United ful reform. (Cheers.) But, 1 do feel States, Japan, Great Britain and such that it is ential that there should not be another war, and if there is not to be another war we must see that in other pations as may be advisable, to determine a scheme to ensure the future Europe there does riot, grow up again the integrity of China.

state of things that there was before tho AMERICAN WIRELESS CONTRACT

· IN SHANGHAI,

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(Cheers.) Proceeding. Lord Groy said he agreed with those who said there should be no secret treaties." He had made some, but that was in time of war when they were inevitable. Men tioning NEW YORK, February 17th. incidentally the military conversations. The New York World's Washington with France, he pointed out the stipula. correspondent says that the State Depart-tion on our part that these conversations. were not to commit either country. The meat has notified Chins that the United state of Europe before the war was one States Government will regard as an un

of alliance and counter-alliance and com- friendly act China's cancellation of the petition in armaments. contract with the American Federal Tele- graph Company for the erection of The Rishop of Lincoln has deprived high-powered wireless plant in Shanghai. Archdeacon Wakeford of his benefices made into the alleged activities of a The Note was sent after enquiry was

and called on him to vacate the Precen-British company to have the American apparent prosperity just after the war,

Mr. Macnamara replied that the Gov erament intended to enforce its unemploy ARCHDEACON

et policy and carry out its pledges to ex-Service, men shortly by increasing unBISHOP OF LINCOLN'S DECISION. employment benefits.

LONDON, February 18th.

undersell and get industries going before AMERICA'S FINANCIAL OUT-

meeting their indebtedness was the point

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urged by Sir Peter Rylands, a member LOOKING CONFIDENTLY TO THE of an influential industrial deputation to Mr. Austen Chamberlain to urge the aile. viation and postponement of taxation of

FUTURE.

WASHINGTON, February 18th. Mr. Houston has agreed to the Judi.

to the cell by blow-torches on door-locka, industries during the present depression.ciary Committee's request not to advance

It was painted out that Continental prices

DUTY ON FOREIGN GOODS.defied British competition. Moreover,

DECISION OF AUSTRALIAN

there was a great difficulty in obtaining remittances from certain countries."

GOVERNMENT..

MELBOURNE, February 17th

tor's house within a week. This was the contract abrogated. mildest of the three courses open to the Bishop. The Archdeacon will be restored to the benefices if his appeal succeeds.

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A PEACEFUL REVOLUTION. Lord Cray also recalled that he pro- phesied to the Austrian Ambassador that tion would follow in every country which If war took place something like a revolu- took part in it. It was now beginning to come home to us that, in spite of the

we were a poorer country than we were before. We were feeling part of the con- The New York World adds that the sequences in the beginning of unemploy

ment. Ho was sure the country was Stato Department has sent a communica-facing that problem more seriously than tion to the British Foreign Office on the it had ever done, and that if the Govern subject.

ment, municipalities trade unions, and

pulled together they had never failed yet all classes pulled together, however scri- ous a problem might be, when all claseca to 'grapple with it, if not completely at any rate satisfactorily. We had not got revolution in the Russian sense, and he was not one of those who believed wa should have it.

any money to foreign Governments with TYPHUS QUARANTINE ORDER FUTURE OF RUBBER INDUSTRY.

out consulting the Committee.

Mr. Harding the Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, in his annual report,

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"FROM BRITISH ISLES.

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NEW YORK, February 17th.

Mr. Austen Chamberlain replied that expresses the opinion that the United The Commonwealth Government has the factors mentioned were beyond the States has passed the crisis of post-war decided that certain refunds arising from Government's control. The difficulty, in re-adjustment. He contemplates the fed; and will now apply only to vessels the recent High Court judgment laying the case of markets like India and China future confidently. America is at pre-from the Adriatic and certain other Euro down the calculation of duty on foreign did not concern remittances or exchange, sent finding-her exports only partly paid pean porta. It will not affect the big

but it was a question of the impossibility for, and a large porion of the worldliners from Great Britain." of diaposing there of goods ordered in trade will soon have to be cut down to Great Britain.

"goods should be based on the commercial rate of exoliange, not on the par value of the currency of the country of origin.

BOMBAY RAILWAYMEN'S

STRIKE:

BOMBAY, February 17th. The railwaymen, who came out at Parell, have resumed work.

JOHANNESBURG MINERS

STRIKE.

JOHANNESBURG, February 17th, Most of the mine strikers have resumed work, and the majority of the mines are operating practically normally.

U.S. EMERGENCY TARIFF. NEW MEASURE TO GO BEFORE JOINT CONFERENCE.

WASHINGTON, February 17th. The Fordney Bill, which was passed by the Senate by 143 votes to 30, will now go, with a score af amendments, before a joint conference of the House of Repre sentatives and the Senate with the object of reconciling conflicting opinions.

EARLIER CABIES.

SENATE PASSES, NEW MEASURE.

WASHINGTON, February 17th. The Senate has passed the Fordey Emergency Tariff Bill imposing high duties on farm products,” but in a con- siderably amended-form

Mr. Chamberlain said it was impossible

at present to reduce the income-tax.

BRITISH SQUADRON MAT SMYRNA.

TURKS AND GREEKS. PREPARING. FOR BATTLE. ·

SURVA, February 17th."

A British squadron, comprising the battleships Ajaz and the Centurion, and five destroyers, commanded by Admiral

dë Robeck, has arrived here.

POSITION IN ANATOLIA..

CONSTANTINOPLE, February 17th.. Feverish activity prevails in Greek and Turkish camps in Anatolia, but hitherto no serious fighting has taken place.

NORWEGIAN SHIPPING

CLAIMS.

NOTE TO UNITED STATES.

CHRISTIANIA, February 17th,

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the most vital essentials, unless Europe's normal credit and buying power restored. Mr. Harding advocates the orcation of a corporation to arrange long-term credits.

ALLIED

DEBTS. TO UNITED

STATES.

.

MR. LAMONT'S ASSURANCE TO

PRESIDENT-ELECT. :

SURGICAL FEAT.

AMERICAN MEDICAL MAN'S OPERATION.

LONDON, February 17th. The rubber situation was discussed by Mr. Hotchkiss, President of the General Rubber Company, in an interview with The quarantine order has been modi-à Financial Times representative. Mr.

RELATIONS WITH OUR ALLIES. I am as strong as anybody could be, Hotchkins was disinclined to regard the Lord Grey continued, that we ought to maintain, the closest possible relationa present slump, if it does not last too long, with our late Allies, especially with as an unmixed evil, after last year's France and Italy. I say nothing about over-trading. There was no indication of the United States for the moment, be

cause the United States is waiting for an early recovery. From the manufactur- declaration of policy from ita powly- ing standpoint, he approved of the Rub-elcoted President. Until that policy is ber Growers' Association's movement for declared I think any attempt to anti- cipate what line the United States may the present restriction of output, pro- take, and still more any attempt to in- vided that the latter was purely volun- fiverice that line, would be perfectly futile The Tripler tary, but he strongly opposed artificial Alliance- made by Germany after 1870

and probably mischievous.

schemes tending to force up prices or brought into existence the Franco-Russian In order to prove that the fear of Rubber Company's belief that the present same course again in spite of the war- Government. interference. The General Alliance, which led, to competition in armaments. If we let things take the operation is baseless, Dr. Kane, the trouble was only temporary was demon- ings of this war, we shall have the same saxagenarian chief surgoon of

thestrated by the fact that, despite the car result. It is absolutely necessary to keep some Council of the Nations together. Pennsylvania Hospital, has performed an tailment of tapping operations in Malay Keep them in touch; keep your relations operation on himself for appendicitis, States and Sumatra, all labourers were with your Allies, but watch for дау using local anaesthetic,

retained and otherwise utilised. Here in armaments and when any nation is tendency to this growth of competition garded that a florin to hulf a crown a beginning to force the pace in the com- fair price for plantation product...

petition of armaments then let the Coun- cil of the Nations prevent that, competî- AMERICAN PACIFIC FLEET PLANS tion growing up as before the war..

INHAWAII.

NEW YORK, February 17th.

A BACHELOR'S FORTUNE, E887,000 DISPOSED OF, IN A WILL OF 138 WORDS.

ŠT. Augustine (FLORIDA), Feb. 18th. Mr. Thomas Lamont, member of the American Peace Delegation to Paris, visited Senata Harding and gave an unqualified assurance that no agreement or secret understanding whatsoever was made at Versailles as regards the whole Kensington Falace-gardens, which dis The will of Mr. Robert Jardine, of 19, or partial cancellation of Allied debts.posed of a fortune of £827,000, consisted Americans, without a single exception, of no more than 130 words, including the vigorously opposed any such suggestion. description of the testator, the revocation Mr. Lamont is a member of the Morgan of former wills, and the appointment of Company, who are the principal financial agents in the United States of the debtor Powers.

It is understood that Mr. Lamont and boarding discussed the latter's pro posal to convert the debts into negotiable

DAVIS CUP.

FRANCE AS COMPETITOR.

The Norwegian Minister in Washington bas presented a Note to the United States State Department requesting that the claims of a group of Christiania ship-paper. owners on the American Government for $14,000,000, in connection with the re quisitioning of ships in war-time, be submitted to arbitration unless an amie, able settlement is reached soon.

PARIS, February 17th.

France has issued a challenge for the Davies Cup.

executors.

To do that you must have something which keeps nations in touch and keepa. them together. Some people say that in HOSOLEL, February 10th. League of Nations there will not be.

Harbour as a United States naval base at have another war 20 years hence it will, Plans for the expansion of the Pearl any certainty. There will not be a cur- tainty, but I am quite convinced if you Hawnil, with a view to enabling it to in a sense, he like this way, but it will supply.

accommodation to the entire certainty that it will destroy the civiliza

be infinitely worse and there will be a Facific Fleet are now under way, accord- tion of Europe. If you tell me the ing to Rear-Admiral Shoemaker, who has League of Nations is Utopia the amwer I give is: "I prefer the chance of Utopia Mr. Jardine, who died in November just arrived here to take command. to the certainty of destruction." last at the age of eighty-nine yeara, was Vice-Rear-Admiral Fletcher has been (Cheers.) a wealthy bachelor, fate of Messrs. Ker, transferred to the American Naval Com- Bolton & Co., merchants, of 7, East Lodia-avenue, E., and formerly a mission at Rio de Janeiro. director of The Shell Transport and Rear-Admiral Shoemaker says that the Trading Co., Ltd. He left all his pre-plans should not be interpreted in a way perty equally between his two nephews Mr. Robert Jardine Lockhart, of 94, to give the impression that the United Market-street, Manchester, and Mr Lawrence MacLaren, of High Loe

Wool

States expects trouble, but as a routine ton, Liverpool and Mr. Edward Burchell development tending to greater efficiency Archer, of 7, East India-avenue, E.C., and, fulfilling the original parposes of the and appointed these legatees sa executors.

The duties on the property this station, as part of the Pacific Fleet will valuation will amount to about £270,000 very soon be based on Hawait;

MARY AND HER LAMB ON THE

RIVIERA.

Great interest was caused one morning, recently on the Promenade des Anglais, the chief thoroughfare of Nico, by

mart, fashionably dressed young woman who, instead of being accompanied by a pet dog, was followed by a lawh with grey curly feece and a black face. “The animal trotted to heel exactly like a dog.