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HONGKONG · DAILY PRESS,

ALLIES' NIGHT MARCH:

TROOPS ENTER DUSSELDORF.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS:

"

PRESIDENT HARDING'S DECISION.

TURKS

League, and he, therefore, on behalf of the German Government, announced an appeal to the Assembly of the League against the sanctions with which they were menaced.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1921.

LATEST CABLES.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS." PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL.

Pasis, March 8th.

Havor...

COMPANY REPORT, HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK „CO., LTD.

And depreciating.

SALVING SUNKEN SHIPS. It is estimated that during the war merchant shipping suffered losses of nearly 13,000,000 tons gross at an estimat- value of over $1,000,000,000, and many

The report of the Directors for the Dr. von Simons concluded by declaringThe Brazilian Ambassador, Sanor Da Fear ending 31st December, 1920, states: that if any sanction failed to attain its Cunha, is to continue as president of the

of the wrecks' around Great Britain's The gross profit for the year

is purpose, it must "call for new sanctions Council of the League of Nations.After paying in.

......$4,383,180.14 | coasts provide opportunity for consider" thus eventually preparing a new state of

able resoutes and effort in salvage opo violence, but all wanted to leave the un

rations. There are also the now historia healthy atmosphere of compulsion and PRESIDENT HARDING'S DECISION.

cases of those vessels purposely, sunk in enter the wholesome atmosphere of vòluu-

LONDON, March 8th.

carefully predetermined postions, "with tary co-operation. Common distress was The Timer New York correspondent

1,573,038,89 (a view "to blocking up the enemy's sub- only removable by common effort, and understands that President Harding has There remains a net profit of. 2,811,570,91 Zeebrugge Canal and Ostend Harbour are marines. Those at the entrance to the GERMANY'S HOPES DASHED TO Germany was ready to exert hergelt more definitely decided to send seven conimis- | And adding amount

TAKE BATUM.

LATEST CABLES.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGANOT,] ALLIES' FORCES OCCUPY

DUSSELDORF."

BRITISH DETACHMENT FROM

COLOGNE.

EARTH.

PARIS, March 8th.

than others. He appealed to the Allies: to assist Germany in finding ways to fulfil her obligations, saying this could bost be The papers comment favourably on Pre-solved by technical experts appointed by sident Harding's message. It is especial both sides. ly noticed that the message sots to naught"] Germany's hope of the intervention of

MR LLOYD GEORGE'S REPLY.

Mr. Lloyd George, replying to Dr. von the United States in her favour.-Batas Simons, said that the Allies, neutrals

BARLIER CABLES.

LONDON, March 8th.. The briefest period has elapsed between the breakdown of the conference and the carrying out of the military part of the MILITARY MOVEMENTS ORDERED.

anctions, for Reuter's Paris correspon dent announces that, according to semi- official information from Dusseldorf, lust French detachmentä night, the first marching on Dusseldorf have arrived at Benrath on the border of the occupied regions.

LONDON, March 7th. "At the conclusion of the Conferenco, a telegram was despatched directing the military movements to begin to-morrow. The German delegates are leaving for home at two o'clock in the afternoon to morrow,

sioners, probably headed by Senator Elihu Root, to London to ascertain if the Allice are willing to agree to the inclu- sion of the United States in the Associa tion of Nations on terms definitely, ex-

cluding any obligation on the part of the United States to guarantee the peace

·RISINGS- IN RUSSIA, KRONSTADT FIRING IN DIREC- TION OF PETROGRAD.

LONDON, March 8th. Router's Helsingfors correspondent says Kronstadtars have begun to bombard Petrograd "following on the ignoring of

and Germany all insistently niged the of Europa clamant necessity of reaching a definite outstanding questions, settlement of particularly the determination of the total indemnities. It was sound commonsense, in the interests of the peace and pros perity of the world, to realise the futility of endeavouring to reconstruct the future on a rocking foundation, but to discover bottom in the paramount interests of the something, however low, which touches

world, including Germany. The latter's proposals fail completely.

Until we get from Germany proposals the Kronstadt, Revolutionary Govern- that mean a definite and unchallenged ment's ultimatum to the Soviet. settlement, there cannot be peace be tween us," said Mr. Lloyd George, "Dr. von Simons' offer appears to accept the A. British dotachment from Cologne in

Paris proposals for five years but even this is uncertain, because in the event of replying, although the fortress Krasnaya the neighbourhood is to participate in

The Allies have rejected the latest Ger- the Upper Silesia plebiscite going against gorka is ring in the direction of Petro- the occupation. General Degoutte is in man offer, which, while accepting the Germany, the whole scheme falls through..

Paris Conference Sgures, made them sub Even assuming that the plebiscite is grad where numerous fires are raging ject to revision after five years and in-favourable to Germany and we are ready and they are observable from the Finnish Benrath is a call village milessisted upon an International Loan to Gertrade, what will happen at the end of five border.

to accept the conditions about German many and the retention of Upper Silesia under German rule. The Allies agreed Years! We have no proposal, not even

LONDON, March 7th.

NEW CUSTOMS, REGIME.

'The new

Customs regime in the Beuter's Horlia correspondent confirms occupied territories will come into force

on Thursday.

GERMAN OFFER REJECTED.

PARIS, March 7th

this.

supreme command.

terest. 20,884.30

plant, etc., by..."),442,734,83 And paying

bonus to staff of

110,000.00

brought forward sa per last re- port......................8 978,045.69 Less interim divi- dend paid 11th October, 1920

of special note. In these cases the ressels had become heavily silted up, and difficulty thus attached to their removal. The work of removing the three obsolete cruisers from Zeebrugge Canal was under- 8736,045.62 taken by the Adiniralty authorities, and Leaves available a sum of 83,547,915.83 underneath the hulls was at once en- the difficulty of passing lifting hawsers which the Directors recommend to be countered. Now the disintegrating effects

240,000.00

appropriated as follows:- To pay a final.

dividend at the

rate of 10 per

cent per annum

or $5 per share. $ 300,000,00′′ To pay a bonus to

shareholders

of

680,000.00

$11 per share... To transfer to re-

serve fund....... 1,750,000.00 To carry forward to new account...

337,616.83

-83,547,815.83

DIRECToRa-In accordance with Article Petrograd is silent, but some Soviet No. 90 of the Company's Articles of Asso- fort batterice on the Finnish Gulf areciation, the Hon. Mr. John Johnstone tion, and offer themselves for re-election. and Mr. G. M. Dodwell retire.by rota-

Mr. G."W. Barton retired from the Board on leaving the Colony, and Mr. H. P. White was invited to join the Board in his place. Sir Robert Ho Tung was also It is reported that rebels have captured invited to join the Board and these ap. ALLIES IN DUSSELDORF.

upon a plan including thirty yearly pay method of arriving at a figure. There Gramenbaum Fort.

mininum figure, not even the precise

The Rods have repointments require confirmation at this PARIS, March 8th.

(gold) and a 30 per cent, tax on German fore, the situation is not only perfectly tired to Gatchina, where they are strongly meeting. Mr. A. 8. Sorensen resigned Dusseldorf was occupied, at dawn by exports. A special Committee was to ague, it is disquieting, since the pay-

on leaving the Colony. the Allies, "who advanced in the night decide on compensations so as to make mente now offered will not be paid from concentrating.

Mr. H. P. White has been appointed up the discrepancies between the plan and were transported by lorries and and the amounts previously agreed on in

Chairman for the year 1821. Paris.-Havas.

south-east of Dusseldorf.]

Botilla of boats.

The British contingent consisted of cavalry and tanks, the Belgian.contingent of infantry, and the French contingent of cavalry, infantry, engineers, artillery, and armoured cars.

While the Belgians crossed the Rhine bridge, the British and the French march- ed along the right bank from the Cologne bridgehead, entering Dusseldorf from the

"south-east

been transferred to Neuss.

meats each of three billions of marks

GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S.

STATEMENT.

.

current revenue but will involve a loan.

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY

STUDENTS.

ARRIVAL IN PARIS.

PARIS, March 4th: Thirty-four medical studients from the University of Edinburgh have arrived in Paris for a course of studies-Hurgs.

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CONSTANTINOPLE, March 8th.

It is reported that the Kemalists have occupied Batum..

M. C. C. TOUR.:

AUDITORS. The accounts have been audited by Mr. H. Peroy Smith, F.C.A., and Mr. A. R. Lowe, F.C.A., who retire and offer themselves for re-election.

FINED FOR A COSTLY FIRE. YOKOHAMA FOREIGN "RESIDENT'S

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UNPLEASANT SURPRISE.

of high-pressure hydraulic jets is well known; and it was at once proposed to utilise this means of working out channels below the vessels in order to pass through the hawsers. For this purpose the ser vices of the powerful fire-bont built by Merryweathers were requisitioned. The pumps have a capacity of 4,000 gallons a pinute, at a pressure of 100lb. për square inch. The monitors were removed from the deck of the fire-bont, attached to heavy frame, and anchored at the bottom of the sea. Manipulated by divers, they Boon churned out an opening into which the monitors sank until beneath the level. position tunnels were bored out below of the bottom of the hull. From this the vessel, the material loosened, out posited at a convenient distance from the being drawn up through a hose, and de

drawn through these tunnels from the scone of operations. Hawsers were then lifting bulks, and the vessels thus raised

Similar revolutionary methods were em- bont Hoonfeet removed the Findictios ployed when the "Merryweather" salvage from the position at the entrance to the harbour at Ostend, and there thus a operations of a successful chamete pears to be a big possibility of salvage. many other instances which otherwise would have presented insuperabis dil- ficulties. When a veggel merely stands on the sea-bottom no such operations are necessary.

· ELECTRO-MAGNETIC METHOD.'

Germany thus mortgages her future, necessitating & lien on the income of subsequent years, in order to pay the annuities of the first five years. We have bren seeking some sort of certainty; all, we have got is the certainty that it will LONDON, March 7th.

be inadequate," Herr von Simons, continuing his state.

Mr. Lloyd George continued:-" Even ment before the Conference, said, "It is if Germany entirely loses Silesia, her entirely for the Allies to decide whether population will still be ten millions in we aubmit to such a proposal to-day. I excess of the United Kingdom, which at you agree, then we will do our best to present has a million unemployed on co-operate with your experts with a view account of the war, in addition to having TURKS OCCUPY BATUM. to establishing. A soon as possible, a to provide £500,000,000 in pensions. Thus, comprehensive plan of reparations cover-if Germany carries out the Paria pro- ing thirty years. If, however, you insist posals her. aggregate payments to the on our immediately making a fixed total Allies will only be a gaarter of the war offer, we must ask for a delay of a week charges of Great Britain alone. The

French case in more striking. In addi General Degoutte's headquarters have to consult the Berlin Cabinet."

Herr von Simons asserted that the tion to a heavy pension list, France is difference between the Paris decisions compelled to find twelve milliard francs to and the German counter-proposals did not repair devastations. Consequently Ger- BENALLA SEVENTEEN-DEFEATED [Neuss is a town on the left bank of mean that Germany intended to evade her many this year will have to find for all the Rhine, 3 miles, S.W. by W. Dus obligations or to mock the Treaty.. It the Allies only a ninth of France's liabili

BENALLA, March 8th. maldorf.]

"was a question of the capacity of Ger- tica Yet Herr von Simons talks of the

The Marylebone Cricket Club defeated on the right bank of the Rhine, and is left nothing untried since Thursday to showing that, Germany has not yet realisa Seventeen of Benalla by an innings and

[Dusseldorf is 22 miles below Cologne, many's economic organisation. They had economic sacrifices of Germany, clearly the most convenient harbour on the Rhine explain the spirit of the counter-pro-ed the essential facts of the situation"

101 runs. for the manufacturing districts of Elber-posals, to clear up mistakes and to find Mr. Lloyd George dismissed the diffi-

The M.C.C. made 345 for 6 wickets, feld and Barman. Population, about other ways to an understanding. "Accord culty of paying beyond the frontier as . 200,000,} |--

ing to the declarations of the Allies," being as surmountable as the currency Rhodes making 71, Dolphin 68, Hendren anid Dr. von Simons, "the Paris resolution. The Premier emphasised that GERMAN PROCLAMATION OF

tions are intended to meet us half-way. Herr von Simons refused to accept re00, and Fender 83 unfinished. We prefer for a time, after the lapse of sponsibility for the war, which was the Benalla, in their first innings, made PROTEST.

five years, not to make use of this inten-basis of the Peace Treaty but appealed so. Waddington took 10 wickets for 31 tion to meet us but to get in fact the to revise, the sentence. Mr. Lloyd George runs, including a hastrick. Howell took I am unable to see how far this can be intended on this point that history should. present provisions of the Peace Treaty, said he uneasily suspected that Germany wickets for 28 runs. regarded as a wilful and deliberate re- begin five years hence. The Allies cannot Benalla were able to score only 178 runs

discuss on that basis. Unless Germany is in their second innings fusal on the part of Germany."

Dr. von Simons said he preferred that prepared to act on. the fundamental the settlement of the total Reparations realisation of her responsibility, it will debt be calculated according to the probe impossible to discover an arrange visions of the Peace Treaty. As regards ment calculated to produce an atmosphere Mr. Lloyd George's ruling that Germany's of confidence and goodwill, which is guilt must be considered as the basis of essential to the peace of Europe. The the Treaty. Dr. von Simons said he Paris proposals already represented a the considerable abatement of the Allies' deliberately avoided speaking on question of war guilt, because that would claims, and were advanced with a view

EARLIER CABLES.- make an understanding more difficult to assuring a settlement. We were will He declared that the Treaty of Frankforting to discuss with Germany the length

WAR IN PANAMA. was based on the assumption that the of the period of annuities and, also, an

UNITED STATES' SUCCESSFUL vanquished, and not the guilty party, alternative method to the 12 per cent. thould pay the costs of the war. History export duty for adjusting the annuity to

MEDIATION. alone was able to decide who was re- Germany's prosperity. But we demand sponsible for the World War. He was immediately, firstly, a settlement of the

NEW YORK, March 7th. far from wishing to absolve the German amount of payments or the factors which Costa Rican forces are withdrawing Government from responsibility, but should automatically determine those from the disputed territories. An armis oppose force with force, but can cry out, a of no value-Daily Telegraph.

been finally decided by the Treaty of regards the method of the payment States. righteousness may hear that Right is Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was which will preclude the possibility of fur-

lawful for us because we signed it, thus ther discussions and quarrels, being downtrodden by Might" -

not merely admitting that we lost the war Mr. Lloyd George Laked Herr von. but signing the judgment. Mr. Lloyd Simons' forgiveness for expressing the George had emphasised that it was chose opinion that the latter was not a free AMERICAN jugee, but Dr. von Simons contended agent, but was compelled to answer to that any law. reserved the possibility of a public opinion which was not ready to invalidating chose jugee, if the condemn pay the debt. The Premier concluded by ed party furnished new proofs.

insisting on the necessity of na immediate

From time to time electrical methods" have been devised for raining steel ships. Powerful electro-magnets attached to submersible pantoons constitute the fea- ture of a new system of hitting in

pecially where the vessel is in cases the vessels round the British coast are. reach of a diver's operations. Many of below the level..of easy manipulation by divers. In this new system submersible The residence of Mr. Fred G. Wood pontoons are constructed with a number British residents of Yokohama, who enable the pontoon to be tilted in any ruff, one of the oldest and most respected of separated air-compartments. which arrived in Yokohama in 1859, was burnt direction. The pontoon carries a con- to the ground, recently through an ing tower which contains the necessary. accident. Mr. Woodruff lost everything, electrical and pneumatic appliances, and including cherished family souvenirs that also telephones for communication to the are irreplaceable, and, as the insurance controlling tug. A feature of the systems on his house was based on the coat of is that operators work under only atmos construction over twenty years ago, he pheric pressure. One side of a pontoon was very much under-insured.

is fitted with electro-magnets by which received a formal Notice from the Police thus most be of wood or concrete.

On the top of his trouble, however, he grip is obtained with the vessel, which authorities, fining him for the Gre. The In the operation of salvage two such Notice read:-

pontoons are lowered on opposite sides of "If you admit that a fire occurred searchlights permit of a clear vision of the vessel to be raised, and powerful in your house, No. 29 Bluff, on January the wreck. Telephonic communication 29th last, you must pay a fine of 1.30. with the controlling tag admits of in- If you object, you will have to lodge astractions concerning the manoeuvring protest in writing in three days, com- necessary to bring the pontoons close to mencing February 18th. and the case the vessel. As may be necessary to ob- will go to public trial. If you refuse to tain a good grip, the places of contact pay, you will be detained ten days.”.

can be cleared of growths by high-pres- Inquiry, says the Japan Gazette, re- euro jets, and, en exciting the electro- sulted in the information that such fines magnets the pontoons adhere to the side are always imposed upon the Japanese of the vessel. Should the vessel occupy a who are so unfortunate as to have a fire tilting position the pontoon start in their residence the object prob- similarly tilted. Air at high pressure is NEW YORK, March 9th.

ably being to inculcate carefulnessbat now, forced into the pontoons, displacing The death is announced of Colonel G.we do not remember having heard of this the water and causing them to rise, bring Macfarlane, ex-Chamberlain to the fire fine having been imposed, before, ing up the vessel sandwiched betre King of Hawaii.

on a foreign resident.

them. Reaching the surface, and while However, it appears that the fine is still in contact, the vessel and pontoons imposed under the Imperial Criminal are towed ashore and beached. For the Law, which applies, of course, to foreign whole of, these operations a comparatively residents of Japan as well as Japanese. short time is claimed, a contrast to the The Japanese Criminal Code distinguishes usual operations which necessitate diving, between arson and accidental fire and even where ordinary salvage opera Punishment for arson is very severe, rang-tions are possible, the electro-magnetio ing from the death penalty in extreme method, with its labour-saving, is claimed instances to penal servitude for six to eliminate competition, and by its months ne a minimum, according to Arts, nominal cost of operation entirely to 108 and 100 of the Code. Accidental fire cover salvage where the vessel is subse

punished by a fine not exceeding Y.300,quently only fit for scrap and the cargo

BERLIN, March 8th. Herren Ebert and Fehrenbach have sissued a proclamation which protests against “the unprecedented and unfulfill able domands which our opponents in the World War have sought to impose on ourselves, our children and grand-child- zen. Honour and self-respect forbid us « from signing the contract, which the work of-generations would not suffice exécute."!

to

The proclamation declares that the occu- pation of further German territory is breach of the Treaty of Versailles. It Baya, "We are defenceless and unable to

OBITUARY.

so that all still recognising the voice of Germany, was exclusively guilty had not prosperity, and, secondly; an arrangement ing through the mediation of the United ther belonging to oneself or to others,

The proclamation exhorts the German poople to meet foreign violence with dignified calm and a lofty front, and not to be provoked into thoughtless acts, but endure and trust the Government, which will not rest till foreign Hight yield to Right:"

BARON HAYASHI SUPPORTS

or when uninhabited houses belonging to

others, are burnt; or when uninhabited

CHINA,

can bo

WAGES REDUCTION MOVE- houses, etc., belonging to oneself are RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN

MENT.

burat and a public danger thereby creat- SHIPBUILDERS GIVE The fine when one's own property is ed, according to Art. 118 Criminal Code.

NOTICE

accidentally burnt is evidently to ensure due caution being exercised even where

New Yoax, March 7th.

Dr. von Simons dwelt on the emotions and definite settlement. In consequence The largest shipyards have given notice of his four visits to the devastated areas, of the fact that the German proposals of a 10 per cent. reduction in wages to and said that the majority of Germans were simply an evasive postponement, the thirty thousand workers from the 1st of were anxious to co-operate in the work Allies regretfully concluded that the April. of reconstruction. He deplored the penalties must be enforced immediately. doubts cast on their proposals to deal with

-PENISTONE BYE-ELECTION. a task of such immense difficulty, and

· LONDON, March 7th,

FRENCH VIEWPOINT.

A GERMAN PROTEST. declared that Mr. Lloyd George's state- Herr von Simons, replying to Mr. Lloyd ANOTHER LABOUR VICTORY. PARIS, March 6th.

ment that German taxation was lower George, complained of the Allion-refusal - The Daily Telegraph's diplomatia-cor than that of the Allies was based on the to grant a brief delay in order to consult! respondent, in course of a survey of Mr. Allied experts' wrong method of calculat- Berlin: He expressed agreement with The by-election at Penistone resulted

ing. He quoted figures from the Memo- the Allies saggastion for taring Germans follows: Lloyd George's project of reparations randum of the League of Nations to sup- goods delivered to Allied countries, but Mr. Gillis (Labour) (mentioned yesterday) mentions that port his contention that dermany was zogretted that German public opinion Mr. W. M. R. Pringle (Independ Baron Bayashi, speaking feelingly and more heavily burdened than England and would discredit this proposal, on account France, and warned the Allies not to of ita inclusion among the Allies' sanc deliberately, recognised the justice of attempt to squeeze from Germany more tions. He further agreed with the Allies Briand's contention as regards the neces payment than she was able to give. He intention for an examination as regards aity of applying force. This is the first time, declared that the menace of penalties was the method of payment, but deplored the he points out, that Baron Hayashi has not justified by the Peace Treaty, and was fact that the joint committee of experts differed from the British standpoint of a contradiction of the League of Nations' who would deliberate thereon would meet reluctance to resort to military penalties pact. Dr. von Simons said Germany was in an atmosphere embittered by the until the utmost limits have been exhaust not a member of the League of Nations, enforcement of sanctions, against which ed, in securing an agreement.

but she had signed the pact of the be formally and solemnly protested.

7,984:

7,193

ent Liberal)......... Mr. Albert Hinchcliffe (Coalition.

Liberal) BOMBAY MILL STRIKE."

THE AMOY LINE

Since the civil war of 1917, the northern no personal loss is to be feared, eg if Section of the Changchow-Amoy Railway the burnt property is fully insured (as it has been held by Northern troops, while was not in this local case under conside the Southerners have held the southern ration), and a deterrent fine is, therefore, section. The Chiaotungching section has imposed. In this country of inflammable bera destroyed for military reasons." buildings, it would be foolish to cavil at The railway company has now suggest such a measure, and there can, of course, ed that it shall proceed with construction bo no question of exemption of a foreigner of the whole line, as the Southern troops from the requirements of a national law have withdrawn. The Ministry of Com framed for the public safety.

munications at Poking-approvas-this-pro We understand that, acting on the posal, and a meeting of the shareholders advice of his official representatives, Mr. will shortly, discuss the matter. Woodruff paid the fine.

BILLIARDS.

In the Ho Kom Tong handicap tourns ment, yesterday, E Thomas (100) beat Ho Bui Man (150) by 70 points, and R. Thomas (175) beat F. E. Silva BOMBAY, March 7th.(200) by 27 points. pler Mill have struck to show solidarity Hong, and J. Parkes plays against Egt

Two thousand operatives at the Bim-To-day, T. B. Golding mesta Wong Po over a dismissed eclleague.

Major Stroud.

The Ministry also approves the con- struction of double track from Tangshan to Shanhaikaan on the Peking-Mukden Railway in order to facilitate the trans portation of coal. The estimated cost in five million dollars, to which must be added the cost of fourteen locomotives ($140,000) and 150 trucks (000,000).

own unremitting labour. The Pock Nothing can lighten our trials but our Laureate.