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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUANY ÆTH, 1921.

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LATEST CABLES.

NEAR EAST CONFERENCE

FATE OF TREATY OF SEVRES.

LONDON, February 20th. While the Faris papers refer to yester day's 'discussions at the Near East Con ference na." the most gratifying diploms fie success of M. Briand in harmony with Mr. Lloyd George" little.

TURKISH TREATY CLAIMS: apparent in the English Press, which

NEAR EAST

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WAR IN PANAMA. COSTA RICA ACCUSED OF AGGRESSION.

LONDON, February 26th. Lloyd's agent at Panama reports that Costa Rica has forcibly occupied the dis- puted border in territory so far. held by Panama. Conscription has begun in Panama and the war feeling is strong. Canal transit has not been affected.

DOOM OF GEORGIA. OVERWHELMING SOVIET ATTACK.

CONSTANTINOPLE. February 26th.. A wireless message says that the entire Soviet forces in the Caucasus, in Bussian Azerbaijan and in Armenia aro attacking Georgia, whose troops are fight ing bravely but have been compelled to

retire.

SOVIETS CAPTURE "TIFLIS.

LONDON, February 27th. Following the despairing Georgian wireless message, of February 20th, the Associated Press Constantinople corres pondent reports that Tidis has fallen. It was looted on February 25th.

ROMANCE. LORD MILNER'S MARRIED QUIETLY AT ST. JAMES' CHURCH, PADDINGTON.

LONDON, February 28th.

Milner was married, by special license, at St. James' Church. Paddington.

CONFERENCE.

EMPIRE'S MAN-POWER,

COL AMERY'S VIEWS REGARDING EMIGRATION,

LATEST CABLES.

REPARATIONS PROBLEM. LONDON'S INTERESTING VISITORS.

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THE IRISH UPHEAVAL. POLICE SUSTAIN HEAVY LOSSES IN MACROOM AMBUSH.

LONDON, February 25th. LONDON, February 20th. arrive til Monday the Premier was busy

Though the German delegates do not What is unofficially described as the during the week-end preparing for the biggest ambush so far reported in Ireland Conference. His guests at his residence occurred at Coolorokig, near Macroom, the Chequers geriamar Greenwood. Mid Cork, entailing sorious losses to the while Marshal Foch, General Weygand Government forces. It is reported that

Chequers on Sunday to attend what was requested telegraphically to reach the fourteen ware killed. and Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson were

Three hundred Siun Feiners, entrenched GA important preliminary obviously

in the hills under cover of rocks, attacked The Ambassador to Berlin. Lord seventy Auxiliary Police in lorries, com Abernon, will also be there.

conference.

It is believed that the Sian Fainers,

who were not dislodged, suffered heavily Strong Government reinforcementa sup the spot. ported by an aeropland have proceeded to

SINN FEINERS USE BOMBS.

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OUTLOOK.

COAL MINING REDUCTION IN MEN'S WAGES FORESHADOWED,

LONDON, February 27th. The danger of the coal crisis appears to hava-increased, as the coal-owners have decided to give the miners a fortnight's notice, immediately after March 31st, when the industry will be decontrolled, and the loss estimated at £2,000,000

weekly, owing to the trade slump and the declino in coal exports, which the Govern

the coal industry.

It is stated that owners are of the opinion that 20 to 25 per cent. reduction in wagoe will be necessary in order to put the industry on

a sound,"economic footing. They urge that State control should be continued, at least until an agreement is reached between the owners

states that the proposed commission of enquiry into the populations of Smyrna and Thrace is not liked by the British Government, who consider that everything

The presence of Sir Hamar Greenwoodmanded by Major Grant, who, with three was sufficiently examined before the suggests that the seriousness of the Police, is reported to have been shot dead.ment in now making good, will fall upon

Government's position arising from the Treaty of Sovres was drafted.

Crozier affair will be discussed. It is After a ferco combat lasting for hours, According to Reuter's Paris corres-understood that the Cabinet will spe- the Police were apparently driven back. pondent, an authoritative French view is cially consider the Irish question on They eventually carried off some of the LONDON, February 27th.

Tuesday before the German reparations wounded, but wore compelled to leave ten

behind, presumed to be dead, In an article in Lloyd's Sunday News, that the Treaty of Sevres was largely due conference opens. Colonel Amery, while admitting that to the magnetic charia of M. Venizelos political visitors will be heightened by The picturesque medley of London's emigration is not an immediate remedy of and is bound, eventually to be modified, the arrival on Monday of the Greek plead the cause of unredeemed Greeka unemployment, expresses his conviction and that the decision of the conference Oecumenical Patriarch, who is coming to that in the long run a satisfactory solu is not connected with the return of Con-in the Near East and to draw closer the bonds between the Greek and the Anglican tion of the problems not only of employ.stantine but is the inevitable evolution churches. This is the first time that any ment but of defence depends on the with a view to the establishment of peace Greek Patriarch has visited London. adoption, in co-operation with the Dominin Turkey French politicians are also of GERMANY'S COUNTER-PROPOSALS ions, of a comprehensive Imperial policy the opinion that an independent Bul for the better distribution of the man- garian-cutiet on the Aegean is necessary power of the Empire by State-aided for the pence of the Balkans.

POSITION OF ARMENIA AND Empire settlement. "We aim," Colonel

KURDISTAN. Amery writes, "at a definite and con tinuous policy of co-operation between all the Governments of the Empire with a view to the bost distribution of its man power and the progressive building up of the economis and defensive strength of the Empire as a whole.".

It is emphasised that only men and women likely to make good should be encouraged to emigrate and these should stay within the Empire.

WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED. PUBLIC WORKS SANCTIONED BY COMMITTEE:

LONDON. February 27th.

The Evening News says that Lord The Minister of Labour states that 27,000 unemployed are working sa arterial to-day, to a member of the Salisbury roads, in addition to an equal number family.

on road maintenance and repair work, Only four persons were present, includ-4,000 in preparations of housing schemes, ing & Poeress attending on the bride. The engagement was kept a secret. Lord 2,000 in decorating and repairing Govern Milner and the bride arrived at church ment departments, 8,059 under the short separately and alone, and afterwards de-time system in Admiralty and War Office parted for the Continent.

LATER.

Lord Milner's bride was Lady · Edward Oucil, widow of the late Colonel Lord Edward Cecil.

U.S. STEEL PRICES. JUNGÈ GARY'S ANNOUNCEMENT. LONDON, February 26th.

establishments, and 7,804 in Government industrial establishments.

The St. Davids' Committee has author- ised grants to 110 local authorities to commence public works. It is expected that the schemes sanctioned will employ

10,955 men.

LONDON, February 26th.

A communiqué states that at a meeting at the Foreign Office, this afternoon, under the presidency of Ear! Curzon, as regards Kurdistan and Armenia, Berkirsami Bey declared that the Kurds were already largely represented in "the National Assembly at Angora ami were enjoying wide local autonomy and did not desire independence.

secure national existence.

EARLIER CABLES. WAGE SCHEME NEGOTIATIONS COME TO DEADLOCK.

LONDON, February 25th. Negotiations with regard to the wage

and miners. LONDON, February 20th. Latest details of the ambush near Macroom show that the preparations for the attack were extensive. It is stated that the road was mined where it wis LONDON, February 27th. The Sunday Times learna authorita-attacked, and that intense firing followed tively that German's counter-proposals the first explosion. According to an other account the road was completsiy will consist of 1.0 offer to pay

The blocked by fallen trees, boulders and £7,500,000,0000 over thirty years. Germans will resist the 19 per cent, duty other obstacles, so that the polies were on exports, but may submit a scheme forced to dismount and take cover. by which the Allies will have an interest attackers also used bombs. After al

lengthy battle, the attackers closed in on owners have been resumed, but adjourned in German industry.

three sides, compelling the police to re- without prospect of agreement. treat towards Macroom. A running fight was continued till Macroom was prac tically in sight. The dead and wounded are being brought into Macroom which is in a state of alarm. All the inhabitants have been ordered into their houses.

GERMAN PROPOSALS OF SYNDICATES.

LONDON, February 20th. The Daily Chronicle's Berlin cyrre pondent, says that the German counter

and selling international production proposals will urge the formation of great syndicates and the allotment of a certain proportion of German industrial pro- ducts to the Allies as reparations, with perhaps part payment in gold.

M. POINCARE'S VIEWS.

The scheme between the miners and mine-

LATER.

THE CASUALTIES. The casualties suffered by the Crown Forces in the Macroom ambash are now stated to be one killed and eight wound- ed. The attackers casualties are not known, but they are reported to have lost heavily from machine-gun fire when re treating.

SINN FEIN HOSTAGE KILLED.

LONDON, February 8th.

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Lord Curzon pointed out that as re-

LONDON, February 27th. In connection with the Reparations gards Armenia the Powers had not the slightest intention of abandoning their Conference, the Observer publishes a obligation to constitute a united and remarkable interview with M. Poincare, stable Armenia. It was important in the

It is reported that those killed include interrats both of the Turks, and the who has been identified in Great Britain extreme school of French with the Armenians to lay down a frontier accept opinion, in which M. Poincare emphasised a Sinn Fein hostage carried in a motor d by all parties, restoring to Armenia the paciño aims of France, and the neces- lorry. It is stated that bloodhounds were the districts of which she had recently sity of Allied unity, and declared that is used to scour the countryside. After the will be a fatal blunder for France to ini-fight aeroplanes were employed to locato Many Red From Maeroom fearing been deprived and providing her with a

M. Berthelot reaffirmed the intention of tiste a separate policy and net without the rebels and bomb them. the French, when retiring from the mili- the full knowledge and authorisation of must determine the precise sanctions and tary occupation of Cilicia, to safeguard Great Britain The London Conference the interests of Armenians in Cilicia-

The meeting decided to submit formal the method and the moment of their gards the possible modifications of the M. Poincare saya, publicly announced proposals to the Supreme Council as re-application. If Great Britain and France, Kurdish and Armenian clauses of the their intentions, there would be no need The Observer is of the opinion that this ovents.

declaration will strengthen the position Treaty of Sevres in the light of recent to pass to acts. ARMENIAN DELEGATION'S CLAIMS of M. Briand at the Conference.

LONDON, February 20th. Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand were absent from the conference over which Lord Curzon presided.

EARLIER CABLES.

HERR VON SIMONS DENOUNCES ALLIED PROPOSALS.

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The Armenian delegation, headed by Nubar Pasha, on behalf of the Turkish

BERLIN, February 25th Armeniaus, and by Sharonian, on behalf

Herr von Simons, in a speech,,, reito- of the Erivan Government, was received by Lord Curzon, Count Sforza, and some rated that the proposed annuities and French Ministers at the Foreign Office, export daty were tantamount to enslaving U.S. IMMIGRATION. and advanced its claims for a greater the German people. He declared that Armenia based on the Treaty of Sevres the committee of German experts had SENATE'S BILL ACCEPTED..

to include as much of Cilicia as any revised their first opinion that counter- afford protection against aggression. proposals were impossible, and were now SHINGTON, February 7th. The Turkish delegation, headed by prepared with apggcations which would The Hoof Representatives has paus-Bekirsami Bey, afterwards contended that afford a wider basis of agreement than by the Turco-Armenian Treaty of 1990 the Paris decision. These would be con- Kars and Alexandropol, which the sidered by the Cabinet. He concluded Kemalists occupied, was ceded to Turkey; by asserting the impossibility of one

It was pointed out that the Allies did

country repairing the losses of twenty. not recognise the treaty.

Etinnes' organ, Herr von Simons issued a seven. Referring to an article in Herr warning against political adventures, de- claring the such would be mercilessly

A meeting of the Iron und Stock Instituto discussed the plans for holding an international conference of iron and steel makers this or next summer.

Judge Gary has announced that it is not intended to reduce wages or steeled the Sen ce's substitution Immigration prices.

Bill limiting immigration of aliens of any nationality, during bfteen months begin- ning from April 1st,, to 3 per cent. of the number resident in the United States at the time of the 1910 census.

BRITISH AIR MINISTRY ESTIMATES. RESULT OF MOST STRINGENT SCRUTINY.

NICARAGUA RAID. AMERICAN MARINES IN DISGRACE.

WASHINGTON, February 27th.

LONDON. February 90th. The Air. Ministry Estimates for 1821- 1928, as compared with 1920-1921, show net expenditure of 18,411,000 as compared with £22,002,000. The former includes war charges £1,471,000. The net esti-

The United States Marines, who mates, excluding war charges, show an expenditure of 216,840,000, as compared cently raided a newspaper office at Mana with £14,998,000. The increase in normall expenditure is due to five additional gua, in Nicaragua, and destroyed the squadran. To obtain the figure printing press, owing to the alleged 18,111,000, every item has been most stringently scrutinised. All services will publication of statements derogatory to be curtailed to the utmost in view of the the United States Navy, have been sen financial stringency.

Accontation the Admiralty has tenced to two years' confinement and dis. decided to suspend the airship service, honourable discharge from the Navy. whose maintenance för fighting purposes would have involved a dimination of CALCUTTA TRAMWAY STRIKE effort on services whose fighting value has been more full demonstrated. 200,000

CALCUTTA, February 27th.*

has been assigned to subsidise civil Tho tramway strike has been settled. aviation companies, and it has been im possible to stint on experimental research services the provision for which is prao- tically the same.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL. BUGBY "AND SOCCER RESULTS.

LONDON, February 20th. In the international football match Scotland beat Ireland by 2 goale to nil,

at Belfast,

EARLIER CABLES.

SHIPPING DEPRESSION. HALF US. SHIPPING BOARD'S SHIPS TIED UP.

ENORMOUS LOBBES.

NEW YORK, February 26th. Half the Shipping Board's fleet, or 616 In the rugby matches England beatvessels, of a tonnage of 1,250,000, has now Beotland by 9 points to 8 at Dublin, and Wales beat France by 12 points to 4 at been tied up. Steamship officials believe Cardiff.

that the peak of the shipping depression will not be reached till another 100 have been withdrawn from the trade. It is estimated that the loss on the Board's vecanola still operating will be £6,250,000 during the frat aix months of 1921.

NEW PERSIAN CABINET. LONDON, February 20th

It is announced that the Shah bas nominated Sayed Zia-ed-Din, one of the leaders of the Persian Cossack move ment, Premier to form a new Cabinet.

Nubar Pasha, to-day, received a tele gram from the Patriarch Zaven at Con stantinoplu alleging that the Turks bad massacred 85 per cent. of the Armenian population in the regions of Kars and Alexandropol.

EARLIER CABLES. GREEK AND TURKISH DELEGATES ASK FOR INSTRUCTIONS.

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PARIS DECISIONS DECLARED. IMPOSSIBLE.

reprisals.

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PURSUIT OF REBELS.

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LONDON, February 26th. A statement issued from the head. quartore in Dublin states that after the ambush at Macroom 20 men of the Royal Fasiliers, in motor lorries, pursued parties of rebels across mountainous and boggy region to the Cork and Kerry boundary, whert the pursuit was aban- doned as other rebels appeared on high ground behind the military.

Two civilians were killed and one cap- tured in this two hours' running fight. There were no military casualties..

A constable, wounded in the ambush, died in the night.

Macroom was quiet last night. AMERICAN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. WASHINGTON, February 26th."

in January. exports $685,000,000, including 23,000,000 gold. The imports were $200,000,000, including 838,000,000 gold.

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ANTI-TRUST LAW CHARGE. MINEOWNERS. AND, MINERS INDICTED.

INDIANOPOLIS, February 28th

The

miners' Secretary, Mr. Frank Hodges, says the outlook is most gloomy."

It is understood that the deadlock bua arisen over the national wage system and the unifying of the industry. The minera advocate national in contradistinction to district wages, whilst the owners oppose the pooling of profits and assert that unification will convert the industry from a trade into a charitable institution.

The Miners' Executive will consider the situation next week.

U.S. NAVAL APPROPRIATION. MR. HARDING TO CONTINUE BUILDING PROGRAMME.

WASHINGTON, February 25th. Mr. Harding has notified the Senato that he desires adequate Naval appro priations for the continuanes of the pee. sent building programme without mate- rial reductions.

In response to inquiries, Mr. Harding declared that he was in complete sym pathy with the Senate Naval Committee in increasing the naval estimates voted by the House of Representatives..

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

WORLD-WIDE ARMAMENT

REDUCTION.

PARIS, February 28th:. Although the League's reply to Ame rica's note has not, yet been completed, Liberte learns that the Council of the League declares its preparedness to hear" America's observation stated at the next session in May, meanwhile postponing decision.

The Council of the League has decided to create a special temporary committee, including Labour, to examine the ques tion of world-wide, reduction of arma-

ments,

IMPERIAL DEFENCE..

ATTITUDE OF CANADIAN

AGRARIAN PARTY.

OTTAWA, February 25th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Crerar, The Federal grand jury has indicted leader of the Agrarians, referring to 227 mineowners and miners, who

are statement by Mr. Lloyd George in the charged under the anti-Trust Law with House of Commons, that it was too much

The in conspiracy to restrain trade.

accused include a number of business men and Labourities, who were indicted for a similar offence last year...

COLONIAL OFFICE.

to expect" these small islands to under- take the whole burden of the naval de fence of the Empire," said it was a signifi cant declaration bearing on the forth coming Conference of Dominion Premiers.“ The sanction of Parliament should be ob.

any such emergency" defence or other, tained before Canada was committed to Imperial arrangement. He urged the Premier, Mr. Maighen, to "step warily" in negotiations on these matters.

BERLIN, February 26th. It is semi-officially stated that the final sitting of experts prasided over by Herr Simons unanimously came to the conclu sion that acceptance of the Paris demands LONDON, February 25th. On the reassembling of the Conference was impossible on economic and financini the Turkish delegation, which included grounds and that any attempt to find a

Pasha, was invited to express an solution on the basis of the Paris decisions NEW MIDDLE EAST DEPARTMENT. opinion upon the Allied proposal to settle mast lead to the collapse of the world's the Græco-Turkish difference of opinion economic life. A memorandum approved concerning the populations of Eastern by the experts demonstrates in detail Thrace and Smyrna by International com that this-is-an-impossibility. The ex mission for investigation in loco, con perts are declared to bo un small department of Efteen experts is AUSTRIAN SEAMEN'S STRIKE. ditionally that both accept the results of agreed with the standpoint of the Im-being temporarily formed to deal with the arbitration; the remaining clauses of perial Government in its willingness to the Treaty of Sevres, unaltered, to be go to the limits of Germany'a ability in Palestine, Mesopotamis, Aden and other

influence.... loyally accepted by Grecks and Turke; the firm counter-proposals that must be Arab areas within the British sphere of immediate cescation of hostilities; mado.

ARCHDEACON WAKEFORD'S.

exchange of prisonera; and the provision MYSTERIOUS NEWSPAPER of guarantees for security of minority populations pending the final conclusion

of peace.

Mr. Lloyd Goorge explained certain

WARNING.

LONDON, February 28th.

LONDON, February 25th. The Colonial Office taken over the affairs of the Middle East on March 1st A

MELBOURNE, February 25th. The seamen's strike has ended. Ships laid up are, to be recommissioned at tho earliest moment.

SIKH TEMPLE RIOT.

CASE. CONSISTORY COURT SENTENCE. AT LEAST SIXTY-SEVEN PERSONS

KILLED. points in the Treaty of Serres which were tion of the mysterious warning in the A Herlin tolegram gives an expland-

LONDON, February 28th. affected by the march of eventa. example, the provisions regarding Armenia Allgemeine Zeitung against heedless

Promulgated sentence by the Consistory and Kurdistan could be discussed at the action which will only renew foreign Court deprives Archdeacon Wakeford of present conference, but no other points suspicion of Germany's military leanings all promotion and emoluments relating to

imputed by the German could be raised. Bekiraami Bay, who was and be

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deputed by Tewilk Pasha to reply, made proletariat to the whole of the middle his office,

in the afternoon."

a statement, after which it was decided class instead of a few political ad- that the delegations should consult each venturers. The warning is given by other and give their answer by 5 o'clock the Berlin correspondent of a Munich paper who states that Ehrhardt, the The Greek delegation was not asked chief supporter of the Kapp revolt, its opinion of the proposal of the Pre proposed to the industrial magnate Hugo mier. M. Kalogeropoulos stated that he Stinnes that if the German Government had cabled to Athens for instructions again broke down in its negotiations with In the evening Bekirsami Bey declared the Entente Stinnes should overthrow it that he had no power to accept, some parts and nesame & dictatorship. "Stianes, who of the Savres Treaty. He requested per refused, described the plan as crazy mission to communicate with Angora, and It is stated that General Ludendorff said that he would endeavour to obtain previously refused similarly, and that a reply by Monday evening. The confer Ehrhardt's following was not more than enco complied in order to ensure complete 4,000 men, justics between the Grocks and the Turks. {ftined at foot of next column.) "

FRANCE NOT UNREASONABLE.

LONDON, February 26th. An official account of, the Sikh infor religious fighting at the tomb of Nasak in the Punjab states that at least 67 per- sons were killed. The corpses of many of the victims were burned. Two hundred British and Indian troops were sent from- Lahore at the request of the Deputy Com- missioner. A pricat, two of his disciples, LONDON, February 28th.. and 20 Pathan watchmen were arrested. Interviewed after to-day's sitting of the The fighting is believed to have been the London Conference, M. Briand referred result of disagreement on religious mat- to reparations. Ho intimated complete will ters between reformers and the managera ingness to listen to German counter-proof. the Sikh Temple. posals provided that they were reasonable, otherwise she would receive no quarter BOMBAY RAILWAY STRIKE.

Germang were able to pay well and good, but if it proved that she was un- able to pay a mobile twelve per cent. exports tax, the latter would be varied accordingly.

BOMBAY, February 27th. The strikers on the Bambay, Baroda and Central India. Bailway have resumed work unconditionally.