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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. - (THROUGH NEUTHE'S AÖENCY.]

INDIAN ARMY POLICY,

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AGAINST "MILITARY, BURDENS.

DELHI, March 28th. The Legislative Assembly has accepted resolutions whose object it was to essert

A

THE HONGKONG DAILY

SINN FEIN INCENDIARISM.

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS IN

LONDON.

LONDON, March 99th. Noven Irishmen charged with arada at Jarrow in connection with the stack fres in Northumberland have been remanded in custody. Two men have been detained in connection with incendarism at New- castle."

Special precautions against Incen

PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARUH JUTB, 1921.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.),

JAPANESE OROWN PRINCE IN JOLOMBO.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A LOCAL LITERARY

is

-MAGAZINE.

[TO THE EDITOR OF “THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."} SI-It has often been suggested that hore in room for the publication of a COLOMBO, March 4th.. The Crown Prince of Japan has arrived locally-produced literary magazine in here and was received with a guard of Hongkong. Apparently heretofore no one has over bad the energy to make a honour. His Imperial Highness drove

I should be glad it you would

start.

SANITARY BOARD. PROHLEM OF THE MOSQUITO PEST,

PRAYA EAST RECLAMATION,

"In an article on Public Works in the Colony, contributed to the Souvenir The fortnightly meeting of the Hongumber of the Chind Mail, the Hon. Mr. T. L. Porkins, Director of Public Works, kong Sanitary Board was held yesterday describes the Praya East reclamation afternoon. Mr. G. R. Sayer presided, scheme as one of even greater magnitude. and there were proweat the Hos. Mr. than the Prayn reclamation carried out T. L. Perkins, Director of Public Works,between the years 1800-1909.

Dr. W. W. Fearse, Medical Officer of

After men.

Health, Dr. WV. V. M. Koch, Dr. F. Mtioning that it is anticipated that tenders for the proposed work will be invited at jan early, date, Mr. Perkins describes the Grace Ciario, Mr. S. W. To, and Mr.

M. W Reynolds (Secretary),

th the proposal of the CHARMAN, the scheme in the following terms:

This project incolves a reclamation the principle that the purpose of the diarism have been taken in London. The from the quay to the residence of the grant me space to lay a proposition meeting unanimously passed a motion Indian Army was to nicet the require guard at the Bank of England has been Governor, whose guest he will be during before your readers. With two other authorising Rural Inspector H. Marks extending from East Point to Arsenal ments of the defence of India, and that strengthened, and armed pulics are his stay. It is understood that H.I.H. gentlemen, I am now prepared to try and to enter premises and inspect and seize Street-also incidentally the removal" of scale commensurate with the anticipated Ledia should not be saddled with greater patrolling the dock areas and the House visits Kandy to-morrow and will leave on bring out a quarterly magazine. As those unwholesome food, in accordance with Morrison Hill and the development of military burdens necessitated by the Im- of Farliament. The Government offices Friday, but the greatest secrecy is being who paint or draw send their work to the section 83 of the Public Health and Build the site at present occupied by it on a Dr. Kocu asked if the Board would take growth of the City. The area to ba hope those who write will send their perial policy, also that the ludian Army are closely guarded. A motor squad at observed as regards his movements. A exhibitions of the Sketch Club, so, we ings Ordinance No. I of 1903

whilst the men-wall bounding it will be. should not be employed outside India, Scotland Yard is constantly ready for public reception had been planned, but work to us. We shall run on non-politi-steps to put before the raceting statisties reclaimed is approximately 90 acres,

nearly a mile in length.. was cancelled at the request of the Imcal. non-sectarian lines. Poems, essays, of mosquito larvae destruction. He said The any emergency. It is stated that the except in grave emergency.

short stories, and literary criticism will that he need not dwell at length upon resolutions, however, agreed as regards authorities have evidence of an organised perial Government,

appear, and it is hoped to start a prize the matter, but would like to point out a guisance the employment of Indian troops for conspiracy, the participants in which are

Gazette.

on the lines of the Westminster that mosquitoes became

periodically, and, surely, means could garrison duty overseas with the consent well supplied with money and motor-cars,

It is unfortunately impossible to expect be divised to check them. It was within extension of that portion of Queen's Road in front of Wellington Barracks that such & publication will pay its way. the scope of the work of the Board to The next important rond will be one 78 We, therefore, propose to publish by sub-do that, and be thought that something feet wide, crossing the above at right seription, if enough people want to see more extensive and cleborate should be the magazine appear. That is to say, we done towards eliminating these pests that wish to obtain guarantees to the total of had been done so far.

Dr. PEARSE said he thought Dr. Koch $250 for the first quarter, either in or

of the Indian Government at the expense NON-CO-OPERATION IN INDIA. of the Imperial Government.

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GRUESOME SLAVERY

SCANDAL."

FARMER ACCUSED OF MURDERING ELEVEN NEGROES.

Loxbox, March 29th.

the

MR. BEPIN CHANDRA PAL AS APOSTLE OF COMPROMISE.

National

CALCUTTA, March 99th.

In the course of a remarkable presi dential address to the Bengal section of Congress, Mr. Bepin Chandra Pal suggested a compromise with the British Government based on com plete home rule within à decade, with

RAW MATERIALS, NOT FINISHED GOODS.

SIR ROBERT "HORNE ON: REPARATIONS."

Sir Robert Horne, addressing a Coali on meeting at Shefield last month, said that the country was confronted with $10 shares. No doubt some funds will was referring chiefly to the Peak district. very great difficulties. Every great war be derived from sales and advertisements, Mosquitoes, he said, made their appear had been followed by just such a period and the deficit will be made up by pro-ance at two different seasons in the years

first, in Spring after the rains, and the portionate payments from the guarantors, they remained until the dry reason when as we were now experiencing.

If they went back to the days immed Each of them, and each contributor of all the water in the pools had evaporat The the immediate repeal of oppressive legis. iately following Waterloo they would find accepted work, will receive a free copy-edy and then they disappeared."

A New York telegram says it is re- ported from Macon (Georgia) that eleven bodies of negroes have been found in

river or buried in the fields:

-Then

The principal main road traversing the reclamation from East to West will be 100 "feet wide and will practically be an

angles and connecting the proposed l'raya' near the Monument. The remainder, of the roads will also be a feet wide.

with Wongucichong Valley

The proposals necessarily includo cer-

tain diversions of the existing roads im mediately surrounding the proposed re- clamation, notably in Morrison Gap Road and Wanchai Road, and also further render it necessary practically to relay to a higher lavel the drainage of the

negroes are said to have been killed by lafon, also warning against Mr. Gandhi's / "exact parallel to the experiences of Five or ten dollars may be a ridiculous again, they were absent during the period adjacent district which at present has

the present time. There was an anti-

local farmer, John Williams, and his overpowering influence in the Congress waste campaign, just the same in, 1817, foreman, in order to prevent them giving Nevertheless, the conference unanimously when the extremists tried to work up information that be forced them to work adopted the non-co-operation programine public passion to such an extent that as slaves in order to pay off money they drawn up at Nagpur, whereupon. Mr. even the Duke of Wellington woadsred owed him.

Six curpees were found in Chandra Pal proceeded to leave the ball, whether the country would survive. The country came through those difficulties a river with the skulis broken, and hands

but was persuaded to remain."

just as the country would come through and feet inanacled. Heavy weights were

them again. (Cheers) attached to the bodies. The remaining five were shot,

Investigation by a Coroner's jury showed that all the dead wore shoes soled

price for a quarterly (that is the way our of heavy rains, because the larvae wore carping critics will put it), but it is well continuously being washed out of the its outfalls on the site of proposed works, to be on the safe, side, and we hope that peels and they could not breed, but they only a small percentage will have to be appeared again immediately after the called up

rains, and remained in the pools unul I shall be glad to discuss the matter the water had evaporated. Everything personally with anyone who is interested possible was being done to cope with the in it, or to take any names of those who nuisance, but it was impossible to get

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PRESIDENT HARDING'S MESSAGE TO JAPAN. ·

DEEP WISH FOR FRIENDSHIP. ·

According to the Jiji Shinspo, Baron

After a reference to Ireinad, Sir would be good enough to act as guarut all the mosquito breeding pools, most | Shidehara, the Japanese Ambassador to Robert Horne continued:-It is imposantors, Contributions to the first numur them being inaccessible. It had also Washington, on March 17th paid his sible to exaggerate the gravity of the, deber, which, we hope, will appear on July been the practice, said Dr. Pearse, to respects to President Harding and pre-

This

sented to him an imperial message from............

with rubber of a distinctive pattern so German Communists' in. Silesia are adopt, country. There are slight signs of a "Lauriston," No. 1, Bowen Road, not) was done in the Autumn, and then again the Emperor of Japan. The President,

they could easily be tracked if they had

tried to escape.

AUSTRIAN, PROBLEM. LEAGUE OF NATIONS TRIES TO FIND SOLUTION.

PARIS, March 9th,

GERMAN COMMUNISTS. ADOPTING SINN FEIN TACTICS.

LONDON-March 28th....... A telegram from Oppeln indicates that ing Sinn Fein tactics. British troops were being rushed to quell Red riots in the southern section of the plebiscite zone when the Communists attacked the train, thirteen soldiers being slightly wounded The assailants fed when the train stopnees. I believo other countries are only

The League of Nations Financial Comped.. mittes is concentrating on the Austrian problem, which, it is understood, is now being approached in a business-like

pirit.

It is understood that substan Eial progress has already been made, and it is confidently anticipated that a work ablo scheme will be evolved in a few days

THE DELEGATES.

PARIS, March 20th.

The Financial Committee of the League of Nations met this morning to consider the financial measures necessary to help "Austria.

The delegates are for Franco, M. Avenol, for Great Britain, Mimayer (Sir William Meyer), for the Nether lands, Mainheer Termeulen, and for Japan, Mr. Mori.-Hovas.

INDIA. ATTACKS ON LIQUOR SHOPS.

NAGPUR, March 19th. There was a recrudescence of looting of The police, Liquor shops on March 26th. who were searching for the perpetrators the crime, were stoned by a large crowd, and replied with rifle-fire, causing

number of casualties. GREAT GREEK“ VICTORY.

ATBENB, March 28:6.

1

The fall of Afun Karahissar is officially confirmed:

EARLIER CABLES. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS, FELT FOR TWO HOURS, IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, March 28th. Very severe earthquake tremors have been recorded, sting for two hour. The disturbance is estimated to be 1,000

miles from Washington.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

PARIS, March 20th. England beat France at Bugby football by 10 points to B.

to

DEMPSEY CARPENTIER

FIGHT.

DOUBTS REGARDING OFFER.

LONDON, March 28th. The report from New York in regard the Dempsey Carpentier fight is received with some incredulity in London. For example, it is pointed out that the suggestion that the fight be held at Epsom on Derby Day requires explana tion, as the Dowas are then free to the public.

FLYING DISASTER. „FAMOUS AVIATOR KILLED.

revival, and I think the lapse of a few later than May 31st.--I am, etc-, months may see evidence of a change in the condition of the country. It is per fectly true that many of our customers on the Continent are not yet able to par- chase. That was equally true last year, when we were doing considerabicchie

THE LOCAL TELEPHONE SYSTEAL

pression in trade or unemployment in the Ist, must be sent to me personally at cut the brushwoods twice a year.

about this time, both in the town and hill in return, stated that he was much moved"

districts. E. W. HAMILTON.

They would be starting again by the cordial congratulations of His in a few days. A

Majesty to whom he asked Baron Shide- Replying to the Chairman, Dr. Koci hara to convey his sense of cordial grati- said that he would like to give notice tude. President Harding continued sa of bis question and allow it to stand folows: until the next meeting.

Japan's marked progress is a strik- The other business on the agenda wasing feature in the history of the world, and when one reflects apon her inpumer- able achievements, one cannot but admire her, who has thus enabled herself by her own efforts to be ranked among the Great, Powers.

waiting for a reduction in prices to begin to buy, and as soon as the buying begins it will occur in a volume so that the demand for British goods will once more set your factories going.

GOVERNMENT UNABLE TO ACT AT

PRESENT.

We have received for publication copies of the following correspondence between the Committee of the Con-

2 Queen's Buildings,

In the meantime, we had large stocks in this country, and the buyers believe that some day these stocks will be offered tutional Reform Association and the at very large reductions, and they are Government on the subject of the local waiting for them. In my opinion, trade Telephone system will never become healthy in this country until we liquidate those stocks. It will involve hardship, and in many quarters, perhaps, insurmountable difficulties, "but such realization, I think is inevitable Once it begins, I think, you will see the wheels of industry beginning to go round rapidly again.

At this time he went on, the Labour Party were talking about a Capital Levy. There was no more unfortunate moment

GERMAN REPARATION.

January 20th, 1921.

of a formal nature.

FIGHTING FOR WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.

FREE FIGHT IN CANTON

PROVINCIAL ASEEMBLY.

Led by more than ten representatives, 700 women invaded the Provincial As-

Sir, I have been directed by my Comsembly yesterday afternoon, (says the mittee to invite your attention to the present unsatisfactory state of the Tele phone system, and its increasing want of efficiency.

The China and Japan Telephone Co.

L. M. WHYTE (Hon. Secretary)

Canton Times) when the bill authorising the election of district magistrates by the different districts was being discussed by the Assembly in session. When some of the Assembly-men suggested the revision of the drafs of the bill before further discussion, the women invaders urged that a clause should be added granting the women, the right to vote in the elec tion of district magistrates.

"As for the diplomatic relations be tween Japan and the United States, they bave never lacked in friendship from olden times, and there is no reason why that the friendship hitherto existing be they should do so. It is my special hope tween the two countries shall be yet fur- ther improved and the present Govern- ment of the United States has a sincera determination to accomplish this-end.

You may rest assured that what 1. have stated here is by no means more diplomatic language but comes from the bottom of my heart."

THE PRICE OF ROUBLES THE BHANGHAI MARKET.

Thesa

MOSCOW. INTERNATIONALE.

to talk about a Capital Levy, The big hold a monopoly in Hongkong, and it gest difficulty of business men now was seems discreditable to a public utility ATTITUDE OF BRITISH LABOUR

to find capital to france business. Aconcern that wrong numbers are con- PARTY..

Through some misunderstanding, when Capital Levy would destroy, confidence,LEASE paralyse trade, and be disastrous to every stantly given and false calls made. "LONDON, March 28thcitizen in the country.

Representations have repeatedly been certain Assembly man declared that the

women representatives were interfering A certain amount of attention: haz At the conference of the Independent

made to the Company by individuals and with the meeting of the Assembly, a fight within the past few days been paid to the ensued between the women and some of Labour Party at Southport an overwhelm The rates of exchange were a matter others without any satisfactory results, the Assemblymen with the result that ink subject of roubles in Shanghai, but by ing majority defeated a proposal, which of considerable anxiety to the Cabinet. twenty-one conditions for affiliation to to make goods and sell them at an high time the Government should com- through the air. All at once the whole March 22nd) interest had apparently come

building was in disorder, and the 700 the Moscow Third Internationale. Sabas equivalent wage of £s a week in Great municate with the Company with a view women who waited outside while their to an end. On Friday Kerensky roubles quently the extremists threatened seces Britain. That was what we had to face. sion...

representatives were fighting for the cause stood at 450 to the tael, but on the of women suffrage inside of the building strength of the signing of the Anglo- rushed in and joined in the fight. The Russian Trade Agreement, they improved result was that several of the suffrage to the rate of 200 on Saturday. leaders were injured and knocked un and Romanoff notes are the only ones dealt in in Shanghai, and in the case conscious on the floor

After the storm in the Provincial As of Romanoff roubles, the improvement serably had subsided, the suffragettes was from 195 to 100. Yesterday these. marched to the Military Government and quotations could only be described as begged to have an audience with Dr. Sua nominal, as business had fallen to very. Yat-sen, who came out to the guest room small dimensions,

It is stated in Shanghai that thoma Colonial Secretary's Office, to meet them. The whole story of what

happened at the Assembly was told and dealing in roubles are extremely eager to Hongkong,

Dr. Sun Yat-sen declared that he deeply seize upon any opportunity offering for January 25th, 1921.

sympathised with their cause They the purpose of raising a gamblo, and that were urged by this great stateeman (sic) the trade agreement offered such an ex to continue their work for women suf- use. As showing how dangerous ench frage. He informed them that he greatly gambling is, it has to be pointed out that approves of women suffrage and considers Chinese have for many months refused to it only just that women should not be accept any but unblemished notes Noten after their visit to the Military Gov-accepted, and it is said that even those ernment, the women marched to the Civil which have been folded are also disc terview with H.E. Governor Chen the habit has arisen of selling notes in Governor's Tamen where they had an in-missed as valueless. In the circumstance

PERTE, March 28th. The famous Australian aviator, Lient McIntosh, who last year few with Licut Parer, from England to Australia, the trip occupying six months, was killed while flying at Pilbara, 300 miles north west of Perth Engine trouble developed and his machine nose-dived for half a mile and crashed. A mechanic was also killed, and a passenger seriously injured.

GERMAN WAR LOAN,

Germany had to meet her reparations to to the improvement of its working.-1 the Allies, but we should not permit her have the honour to bo, sir, Your obedient to make those reparations in goodservant, (Cheers.) It would be better that we' should keep our employment in Great Britain than lose it in order taget | German reparation. If Germany paid The Hon. Mr. C. SEVERN, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary. her reparation in the shape of finished goods, which created unemployment in this country, the result would be that we should be paying Germany's reparation

How then could it be avoided? We could make Germany supply us with our raw materials for the industries of the

Sir, I am directed to acknowledge the country. She could get the raw mate rials from other countries in exchange for receipt of your letter of the 20th January, ber, finished goods.

Beferring to the decision to decontrol 1921, regarding the present unsatisfactory

Commenting on a genera) ímprovement coal, Sir Robert Horne said it would be state of the Telephone system. As you donico the right to vote on slightly tor or perforated are not

declared that it was his intention to To imagine that under, such conditions. grant the women the right to vote. Any the siguing of a trade agreement coold aged by His Excellency who emphatically of their being kept clean and unfolded revision made by the Assemblymen that bring about genuine advance in the roubla will deprive the women of the right to scans to be stretching matters too far. vote, will be vetoed, declared General Chen. The women were satisfied and when they reached the street outside of

in the price of foreign government BechTi & great benefit to every other business!

in the country. By the differentiation are aware, the question of the telephone ties on Wall Street in January, the New in the quality of coal, industries would service has been under consideration for Fork Times saya

Sale of 76,000 marks of the German now be able to get the kind of coal they some time, but no improvement in the Government & per cent. war loan bonds wanted at a suitable price, and would not at auction at a price of $12 per 1,000 have to pay high rates for inferior con service is. Ekely to be effected in the Chiung-ming. They were greatly encour: Aperially" "prepared covers, which permit" issues are advancing, along with most would be able to get coul at a very much Company, and it does not seem possible marks indicates that even the German war In fact, those interested in industry present uncertainty as to the future of the other securities The price was equivalent cheaper rate than at any time during the for Government to take any further to approximately 62 5-16 of por, and com- last few years pares with the recent London price of In conclusion, he expressed his optimotion pending the receipt of the report 57 In these bonds, of course, the major sm about the future, provided there was which Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mat appeal is how much of the rico may be adequate co-operation he words to thews have been requested to prepare change, and

rise in the community to do their utmost to I am, or Your obedient, servant, traced to this and how much to other get over the present difficult period...

(Ed.) CLAUD Beyer causes would be, dificult to say, A demand for the bonds might be oreated

(Colonial Secretary), which would lift them, in percentage, purely because of a growing desire to oorge and Henry Wills have given a The HOR. SECRETARY,

play exchange. When these bonds were further two hundred thousand pounds to Constitutional Reform Association of put out during the war the offering price complete the extension of Bristol Uni-

versity

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ongkong

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the Yamed, they all joined in one voiceady has now such powers that he and shouted Victory, victory, victory.

After their vints were over, the sorezat including himself Lordfrey hundred women retired to the headenar allodon, tees of the Women'e Federation where it was decided to hold a mass meeting at decided what further taps should be the Kwangsi Building this afternoon to taken to fight for their causÒ, NON HAN

The obligation to fight, for the country sacred as the obligation to work for it when it is in danger is only hall when it is in debt.--Bernard Shaw.