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HISTORIC

THE BONGKONG DAILY PREES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 95RD; 1931

LONDON

CONFERENCES:

ALLIES DIFFER REGARDING TURKISH TREATY

LATEST CABLES.

SINN FEIN CAMPAIGN. STARTLING REVELATIONS OF CAPTURED DOCUMENT,

LATEST CABLES.

M. C. C. TOUR. MATCH 'AGAINST NEW SOUTH WALES ENDS IN DRAW...

SINN FEIN PLOTS Hamar Greenwood in the House of Com-, Fender 60 sud

FINANCING CAMPAIGNS ABROAD

SEVERE SNOW-STORM IN NEWFOUNDLAND:

ARCHBISHOP'S

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENOT.)

HISTORIC LONDON,

CONFERENCE. DRAMATIC ELEMENTS NOT WANTING.

NARROW ESCAPE.

LONDON, February 22nd. The inauguration of the conferences in London which would affect the happiness, even the existence, of millions of people was singularly lacking in spectacular interest, the absence of big popular figures, like M. Clemenceau, President Wilson and M. Venizelos, probably socounting for the smallness of the crowd that awaited the arrival of the delegates. "Nevertheless, dramatic elements were not wanting in the confrontations of rivals among the numerous statesmen, officials

and experts crowding the hotels.

For

FIRST SESSION.

LONDON, February 21st. The historic London Conference opened this afternoon at St. James' Palace. The The Japanese Ambassador" attended. military advisers were the first to arrive and were followed by eight Greeks, followed by a car load of British military officials, Lord Curzon and Count Sterza, inter. Hr. Lloyd George and lastlyy M. Briand and the delegates and military

officials.

GREEK VIEWS.

"LONDON, February 21st. The opening meeting of the Conference heard M. Calogeroponica, setting forth the Greek standpoint, urging the main tenance of the Turkish Treaty and appeal

LONDON, February 22nd. Newspapers give promience to the cap tured Bjan Fein document read by Sir mens, yesterday, dealing with the appro- priation of £30,000 for operations abroad and outlining scheme for the wholesale destruction of property in Eng: fand and Scotland and the encourage ment of looting by mobs. The documents found in the raid on the headquarters of the Irish Republican Army on Febru ry gist show that the intention was not only to persist in a campaign of incon- diarism but to destroy blast furnaces, possibly coal mines, damage telegraphs and telephones," and wrock trains and tramway cars.

EARLIER CABLES.

THE IRISA PROBLEM. CRITICISM OF GOVERNMENT'S POLICY.

LONDON, February 21st,

7 wickets for 98 runs.

PALESTINE AND MESOPOTAMIA. VISCOUNT CURZON CRITICISES EXPENDITURE.

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INTERPORT GOLF... THE FAR EASTERN ASSOCIATION PROPOSAL

The X.-C. Daily News of the 13th inst has the following notes on this subject:- The interport golf-match with Hong kong has already been dealt with fairly

LONDON, February 91st., The match between the Marylebone

In the House of Commons, Viscount" Cricket Club and New South Wales Curzon asked for an estimate of the an

a draw. The Marylebone nual cost of Britain's mandates in Palesfully, and it is unnecessary to aimplify the case. But the gathering at Hongkong ended" in

innings showed

runs, tine and Mesopotamia

bad an importance quite apart from the making first

102 Makepeace Mr. Churchill replied that, as the rus Rhodes 50.

Newponsibility and expenditure for both were match and has meant that the initial South Wales, in their first innings made about to be transferred to the Colonial steps towards the formation of a golfing. 447 runs, Macartney contributing 130, Office, it was impossible for him to state association either for China or for the Taylor an unfinished 106, Gregory 52, the cast until he had scrutinised the whole of the Far East have probably been Andrews 54 and Punch 50. Douglas took existing estimates and consulted the local taken. The presence in Honkong of Mr. authorities He had to attend confer R. G. Macdonald, captain of the Shanghai ences, with Sir Percy Cox, General Golf Club, was invaluable on this account, Haldane and other officials of Mesopo for it enabled him to put before the Hong- tamis and Arabia in Egypt and Palestine kong golfers his ideas of the utility of early in March, and he hoped to be able auch an association. ment of the whole position after the making it public first in Hongkong he has. to make in the House of Commons a state proposal in hand for some time, but by Easter adjournment, when the Colonial

large audience than would be the cARS Ofice would doubtless assume the whole probably been successful in securing a of the British expenditure account for bad it been propounded, say, at a olub the mandated Middle East territories.

meeting. unable to obtain a clear idea of the cost The House of Commons was at present of these places and it was high time that one rote was submitted on the authority of an individual Minister for open oriticism of the Commons.

The M.C.C. in their second in nings, had 381 runs, Wooley making 138. Hendren 68 and Douglas 82 unanished.

New South Wales, in the second in gourd 151 for 3 wickets, Punch contributing 63 and Hendry 68.

DISASTROUS STORM IN

NEWFOUNDLAND, BUSINESS AND TRAFFIC STOPPED.

St. Johns (NewFOUNDLAND),

February 2nd.

blizzard is sweeping the Atlantic seaboard. The worst snow-storm in New foundland this winter has been reported: Train and steamer services are suspended and business is practically at a stand. still A fire, due to the use of candles owing to the collapse of the electric system, destroyed the residence of the Roman Catholic Archbishop who, with nine priesta and the domestic staff; had a

narrow escapa

EARLIER CABLES. SNOWSTORM IN AMERICA. CATERPILLAR TRACTORS USED TO

PUSH SNOWPLOUGHS.

The Irish policy of the Government was debated in the House of Commons on an amendment to the Address, moved by Capt. W. Wedgwood Bean, declaring that the policy of the Executive in Ireland

New Yoak, February 21st. The severest snowstorm for years is had failed to repress outrages, had in- valved the Crown forces in a competition reported, drifts being from six to ten delayed for hours. Half a dozen deaths of crime, had given the military authofeet deep in many places. Trains are snow shovelling. New are reported, Sixteen thousand men are

first time to push snowploughs, efficiently cleared the principal thoroughfares.

ing for the removal of the Allied, em-rities unrestricted discretion in the de bargo, which was preventing Greece from Anition of punishments and bad frustrat-employed on

Viscount Curzon declared that this was tantamount to giving Mr. Churchill a blank cheque for Mesopotamia.

Mr. Bonar Law denied this. Viscount Curzon asked whether Treaties empowered any country abandon its mandate.

the

to

Mr. Bonar Law replied in the negative, bat said that if any country refused to exercise its mandate there must obviously be means of dealing with the matter.

REPARATIONS BILL. ESTIMATES OF GERMAN INDEBTEDNESS.

He has had this

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To illustrate one aspect of Far Eastern golf in regard to which an association would be of the greatest value, it is only necessary to recall what is happening in Shanghai. To the newly arrived golfer Shanghai must be a thoroughly disap pointing place. Before he can obtain the privilege of playing at Kiangwan or Fungiao, anything from six months to a couple of years must clapar, ao great is the number of applicants, and as matters at present stand, and until we add to the number of our golf courses nothing can be done to ameliorate the lot of the man out East for the first time. There is, how- ever, another class for whom it is desir- able to legislate, this comprising the men who are residents of some 'few years' standing in the East, but who happen to be posted to Shanghai for the first time. They may have been ever so long in the East, land possibly may belong to half a dozen golf clubs in different porta, but if they wish to play in Shanghai they must first go on the waiting list." For the men in

treat them on the same lines as griffins. the banks and shipping officea especially

It this golfing association is formed it this is a hardship, and it is unfair to

is hoped to come to some arrangement of treatment. It would net thus. A

instance, the Kemalists, who declare that obtaining money abroad. Then Greece ed the prospect of the agreed Home Rule Caterpillar tractors, being used for the Great Britain (excluding the Dominions), between the member clubs for reciprocity

they will not recognise the Tewfikites, are where the staying the Savoy,

at Tewfikites have also been accommodated. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ALLIES.

Though the conference, yesterday after: moon, was in the nature merely of pro- liminary examinations, the suddenness of

would be prepared to clear put the Kemalists.

A technical discussion followed regard ing Asia Minor and Cilicia, in which M. participated. Calogeropoulos and General Gourand FRENCH WAR MINISTER'S DENIAL.

PARIS, February 21st.

settlement.

was

SUPPLEMENT ESTIMATES,

DETAILS OF ADDITIONAL:

EXPENDITURE.

had planned that the Conference with the Rhineland remains unconfirmed.-Haval and Sir Hamar Greenwood, whom he Naura Ocean Islands to the Board of

Greeks and the Turks abould open to-day after a frank talk, yesterday, between the British, the French, and the Italian delegates for the purpose of eliciting any Concrete French and Italian proposals The position now is that the Allies await the Turkish and the Greek views, before examining their own differences.

THE ANGORA DELEGATION.

London...

LONDON, February 21st.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS... PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO COVENANT.

PARIS, February 21st- The meeting of the Council of the It is known that Great Britain favours League of Nations opened to-day. It was decided to invite Germany, Hungary and the maintenance of the Turkish Treaty, Ecuador to send delegates to the Com and Italy and Francs deure its revisionmunications and Transit Conference at Barcelona on March 10th. In the fore the former because it is resentful of front of the agenda are eleven amendmente Greece's gaine, and the latter, inter alia, to the Covenant, principally amplifica tory, except Canada's proposal to sup. because it desires to escape commitments pross Clause 10. in Cilicia by arrangement with the Kenalista

GERMANY'S COLLAPSE.

PYRAMIDE.

LONDON, February 21st. Paris telegrams state that the first estimates of the stims which Germany owen the Allies for reparation have been the Reparations Commission.

According to the newspapers, the esti forwarded to the German Government by mates include the following claims

2,500,000,000 for damages to property and persons, and 7,500,000,000 france member of the Hongkong Golf Club trans- (paper) as allowance to soldiers' families; ferred to Shanghai would go up for ballot. France, 918,342,000,000 francs (paper); in the usual way, bat once ballotted for Italy, 33,000,000,000 lire for damage to he would receive the fall privileges with- property, 38.000,000,000 fmacs (paper) for out having to go on the waiting list. Pro- and pensione viding the association can be made suffic. damage £125,000,000 for shipping losses, Belgium, iently large and the clubs agree to this 34,000,000,000 Belgian france for damage suggestion, it should mean the removal to property and 2,500,000,000. French of much possible hardship. For the new at present impossible to legislate. Eug francs for damages to persons and pen-man, no matter how fine a golfer, it seems gestions there have been from time to sions; Japan, 700,000,000 yent

time that men with a sufficiently low handicap be excused the waiting list, but objections thereto are too many and too strcag.

to

persona

7.

NEW REGIME IN UNITED

STATES.

MR. HARDING'S SELECTION OF OFFICIAL COLLEAGUES.

WASHINGTON, February 21st.

It is announced that Mr. Henry Fletch- er, mentioned yesterday as probable U.S. Ambassador to Tokyo, will become Mr. Harding's Assistant Secretary of Stata

A message from St. Augustine says that Mr. Harding has announced that Mr. Harry M. Daugherty of Ohio (7 Mr. Harry K. Daugherty, of Pennsylvania), will be Attorney General.

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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

4.

CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Captain Wedgwood Bern declared that costing the Army in Ireland £1,500,000 monthly, while the claims for

LONDON, February 21st. damages to last October amounted to a

A supplementary estimate of £9,383,000, Government had alienated moderate for the year ending March 31st, for the further £5,000,000. He declared that the opinion in America and France and if Civil Services and Revenue Depart The War Minister has formally denied it persisted in its policy it threatened ment includes the following additional the report of military preparations, say Empire disruption. He read evidence in expenditures:-£250,000 for the Colonial ite opening betokened differoness betwevhing that all rumours on the subject were support of his charges that Government Office, of which £195,000 is for Overseas agents were guilty of looting, using host Eettlement; £30,000 for Stamp Duty pay.

It may be remembered that some time Ho do- The reported intention of the United ages as fire screens and systematic ter able in the United Kingdom on the inden Great Britain on the one side and France unfounded.

ture of conveyance for the property of

ago the suggestion was put forward by manded answers by Mr. Lloyd Georgo the Pacific Phosphate Company in the

the Shanghai Golf Club to hold either a and Italy on the other, for the British States to withdraw troops from the rorisation, arson and murder.

charged with responsibility,

harga waar Greenwood said the Irish Commissioners; £15,000 for the oil ex-

Shanghai championship or one for North The Angora delegation has arrived in clergy were belatedly facing the real ploration of Papan; $1,415,000 for Irish

China at Kiangwan, the time proposed issue, which was mainly indiscriminate Constabulary: £31,000 for prisons in Ire

being the week prior to the spring race meeting. There seems every reason why. and callous murders of Crown forces and land: £16,000 for Pensions; £60,000 as

this proposal should be carried through, He quoted den- the Government's contribution towards law-abiding citizens. unciations of murders by Prelates, point fighting typhus in Poland; £1,000,000 in

but at the same time another very attrac Hongkong ing out that the Opposition did not ex- unemployment grants to local authorities:

tive scheme has been mooted in connexion As regards £2,072,000 for the Post Office, of which

with the golfiing association. suggests itself as a suitable place, geo phasise this vital issue.

graphically speaking, to be considered the opinion abroad, Sir Hamar Greenwood £570,000 is for the purchase of the Trans- mid the Government's information show- Atlantic cable.

centre of Far Eastern golf, and under the ed that it was realised that the Govern-

NEW COAL CRISIS.

auspices of the association it might be possible to bring together players from a ment was standing for civilization in Iroland... He denounced the official in circularising

wide area to meet in competition there. WAGES BASIS IN QUESTION.

There seems nothing to prevent repre- Liberal propaganda

LONDON, February 21st.

sentatives being, present from places as France with a chart of reprisals beamiroh

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

far apart as Japan nad the Straits, and "A fresh crisis in the coal trade will be

in these circumstances a real champion- ing their own country, in an attempt to destroy the Government (Cheers)-and

MEDICAL SCIENCE IN CHINA.

ship for the Far East could be set agoing. repudiated Mr. De Valera's allegations considered by delegates at miners' con

Not only so but the gathering might be LONDON, February 21st. that the soldiers and police outraged ferences in London to-morrow and Thurs women, for which no scrap of evidence day, serious differences having arisen as had been produced. As regards the de-regards the proposed new wages basis.

In a paper on the advance of medical made the occasion of all manner of inter tails, which Capt. Benn quoted, they Probably the Government will be urged

While on this subject it is permissible would be abominable if true, but he not to abandon control of the industry education in China before the Royal port matches.

dance of medical men, Dr. Harald Balme to make a note on how few people in the FRENCH SCHEME OF MEMORIAL hoped to show that steps would be taken until the owners and miners have reached Society of Medicine, before a large atton-

to ensure punishment if offences occurred. a wages agreement.

Sir Hamar Greenwood emphasised the Meanwhile the Executive of the Miners' declared that in some respects China was Eart yet make their holidays purely prosperity of Ireland since 1914. He said Federation to-day discussed the closing ahead of Britain in medical education, golfing ones. From one point of view it. the Sinn Fein conspiracy was carried on down of collieries as a result of the slump instancing the fact that the Chinese is satisfactory that they do not, for to this number of widow is a typo practically unknown here, by a minority of youths. It was extend-

but there is nevertheless, the circum- of intimidating the British people, in in serving a fortnight's notice to the mine centuries ago, contained a

Sir Donald MacAlister stated, that the stance that there is great inclination to ing ita activities to Britain in the hope in export trade and the action of owners Pharmacopoeia, compiled nearly seves must be attributed the fact that the golf

The Federation alleges that the owners which it was oncouraged by Labour, the workers to terminate existing contracts. drugs now universally used. Direct Actionists and the Opposition.

only limited by the support which the and parcel of annual holidays. Perhaps

it is too hard work. The Crown forces in Ireland were most are trying to evade payment of the three progress of China was remarkable and include an interport fixture as being part

Western world was willing to accord. Men suspected of shillings daily war wage. severely disciplined.

The meeting passed a resolution sym- drinking or discourtesy to the population

·FAILURE OF NEW YORK He contended that the

pathising with the Chinese Government's were dismissed.

STOCK BROKERS.

efforts in developing modern medicine rent troubles were attributable to Mr. Asquith's careless régime, as the ex

the advance of medical science in China. tremists mistook goodwill for weakness. UNAUTHORISED SPECULATION BY and offering every assistance to promote He appealed to the House of Commons

NEW BOOK ABOUT SINGAPORE. PARIS, February 21st.

*NEW YORK, February 21st. He hoped the Domin ders would cease. The terms of the Franco-Polish Agree to present a united front; then the imur-

"The failure is announced of the stock. ment, signed on Saturday, have been offi-ions Premiers would be able to go and cially announced. The four clauses pre welcome a vigorous partner of the Com- brokers, Mesars. Herrick and Bennett vide for co-operation on questions of foreign policy in the spirit, of the Peace monwealth when the Ulster Parliament The Erra attributes its suspension to cedure would take place in the case of certain employés, also to the failure of Treaties and in conformity with the opened in June and hoped the same pro-heavy and unauthorised speculation by

DIRECTORS.. Lord Robert Cecil endeavoured to r favoured customers to cover margin of League of Nations Covenant, mutual sup the Southern. Farliament port in economic matters and joint action in defence of territories if either is un-fute Sir Hamar Greenwood's assertions calls.

and described the Government's policy.

LONDON, February 22nd.- provokedly attacked.

as a complete failure. Murders and atroci

It is Announced that six new directors ties were increasing. Had the Cork.

have been elected to the Board of the Banque Industrielle de Chine, including mission of Inquiry like the Hunter Com- mission would have been immediately

It is learned at the State Department M. Emile Ocier, ex-Minister, M. Kahn, CORETANTINOPLE, February 21st.

institutod, and no stone would be Inft News from Georgia is scanty, hat it unturned. Lord Robert Cecil advised the that President Wilson is expected to re-ex-French Plenipotentiary in the Far is known that Soviet troops are within Government to throw aside all conceal commend to Congress before March 3rd East, and Bourcier St. Chaffray sight miles of Tiflis, telegraphic comments and appoint & Commission, com that the United States be authorised to manager of the Societe, Francaise Dis munication with which is interrupted.

against the Belgians debt to the The Georgian Legation denics reports of rising a Judge, a General and an M.F.accept German bonds to be applied tilleries, Indo-Chine,

to make a searching enquiry. the fall of the town: The first boatload of Georgian refugees has arrived on the British.cruiser Cardiff. Bear Admiral Tyrwhitt is standing by at Batum, LATEST SCIENTIFIC INSTRU. MENT.

Signor Storza, General Gouraud and other French militaries were, therefore, the chief catechists of the Greeks yester

day, while the British and the Japanese military experts were silent, though Mr. Lloyd George, also, exhaustively ques- tioned A. Calogeropoulos "regarding the morale and effectives of the Greek- Army. The British and the French military experta disagree on the subject of the Kemalists' strength, the former disbeliey- ang Kemal'e grandiose pretensions and the latter holding the opinion that the Kemalists are formidable oppants.

PARIS, February le A scheme is shaping for the erection across North of a chain of pyramida France where the German advance in the spring of 1918 was stopped, each inscrib ed Here was arrested the onrush of the "General Petain is detor- barbarians." mining the number and position of the pyramida

FRANCO-POLISH AGREEMENT

TERMS MADE PUBLIC.

The decision taken yesterday morning as regards Upper Silesia marked a wel. come compromise between the conflicting British and French views. disposes of the rumours that the Allies bribed Germany to meet reparations claime by indefinitely postponing the plebiscite, While France's assent to out-voters, who TIFLIS THREATENED BY SOVIETS burnings occurred in the Colonies, a Com-

are mostly Germans, voting the same day as residonte was counter-balanced by Great Britain's undertaking to send troops to prevent disturbance, which the

French-feared.

GEORGIA IN DISTRESS.

EMPLOYERS.

BELGIUM'S DEBT TO AMERICA PAYMENT IN GERMAN BONDSI

WASHINGTON, February 21st.

Another point may be mentioned in connexion with interport matches. We understand that at Hongkong some in- to the con- ditions of the present competition. As matters stand the best three. scores, formal discussion took place

medal play, count. and the lines on which tho discussion nroceeded was whether match play could not be substituted for it, say all five members of the team to players to continue play until the first hole won should decide it. The basis of the talk-it was little more was that in most cases medal play is unsuited to the genius of the amateur.

LONDON. February 22nd. The book "One Hundred Years of John Murray. Singapore" has been published by Mr. count, and in the event of a tie between

NEW BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

SHANGHAI'S LOSS HONGKONG'S GAIN.

Local golf, says the N.-C. Daily News,

His stay in Shanghai has been will be weakened by the departure to-day

comparatively short, but during that time (18th inst.) of G. A Stewart for Hong-

he has appeared to advantage in the kong.

Golf Club championship. He qualified with comparative ease, but thereafter against an experienced player of the calibre of Marr Johnson he tailed to make BERLIN, February 22nd. Mr. Zukenari Jokomari, ex-Japanese headway. His departure just now in Minister of Police, who recently, arrived from his own point of view distinctly un- on an official mission to investigate the lucky. He is in the final of the Singlet Berlin police methods of detective of Tournament of the Golf Club and for the crime, has been robbed. Thieves raided past fortnight has been waiting for the the hotel room while Mr. Jokomari and other semi-finalists to play off. C. E. M.. high German police officials were visiting Themson is one of them, the other being It is understood that the Textile In-criminal haunts, and accured 2800 in Eng. J. B. Ferrier, but owing to the latter's. dustrial Council at Bradford, lolish Bank-notes and the visitor's pass visit to Hongkong to represent the Golf of wages for the whole textile industry, drawn up by Mr. Jokomari praising the competition up to date. In the circum match will apparently carry off the prize. diately proceeding to notify a reduction porte Voluminous reports have been Club-it has not been possible to bring the

cautions against hotel thefts, proportionately to the recent reduction Berlin methods and describing the pro- stances the winner of the Ferrier-Thomson in the cost of living.

REDUCTION OF WAGES.

BARLINE CABLES.

United States in accordance with the BERLIN TEHEVES ROB JAPANESE

POLICE EXPERT. MR. ASQUITH'S SPIRITED REPLY understanding reached at the Peace Con- DISCUSSIONE ON OPENING DÂY.

Mr. Asquith replied spiritedly to Sir ference whereby Britain, France and the LONDON, February 21st:

Hamar Greenwood's implications that he United States agreed to accept German A communiqué states that the British,

He pointed out that he had continually.. French, Italian and Japanese delegator

(Mr. Asquith) encouraged Sinn Feinersbonds in lieu of the Belgian obligations." deprecated the crimes, but had morb to the London Conference held a pre

strongly denounced the Government's eri liminary meeting under the chairmanship

THE PERFECT SCALE..

aggerated imitation of them. He appeal- of Mr. Lloyd George to consider questions

ed for a prompt and impartial inquiry of procedure, and subsequently discussed

STOCKHOLM, February 21st. and a complete trace binding both sides. arrangements for out-voters at the forth

Winding up the debate Mr. Bonar Law Oxford University has ordered a new coming plebisaite in Upper Silesia. They decided that both residents and out instrument ovolved by Peterssen and expressed the opinion that the Govern. voters should vote on the same day. The Btroemberg, Professors at the Gothenburg ment would either have to surrender to Conference noted that the British Gov-and Stockholm Universities, respectively. the campaign of crime or prove its power ernment had undertaken to place four The instrument, which is called a micro to put down crime"

The amendment was rejected by 257 to bastalions of troops at the disposal of the scale, weighs three-millionths of

68 and the Address adopted. High Commissioner for this plebiscite.

milligram.

PROPORTIONATE TO REDUCED COST OF LIVING.

LONDON, February.Sist.