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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 9r 1921.

TRIPLE ALLIANCE DECISION

STRIKE OF RAILWAYMEN AND TRANSPORT WORKERS.

LEAGUE COVENANT

AMENDMENT

CHINA'S SUGGESTION AS REGARDS MONROE DOCTRINE ARTICLE,

CHARGE AGAINST BRITISH POST

OFFICE:

LORD CURZON'S REPLY TO UNITED STATES,

LATEST. CABLES.

«İTABOUON KEUTER'S AULNCY.)

TRIPLE ALLIANCE STRIKE,

MOMENTOUS DECISION.

LONDON, April 8th.

A feature of the discussion was the con- ciliatoriness of the tone and the evident

dislike of Mr. Clynes, Mr. Henderson and Mr. Thomas regarding the pumping decision.

The fact that Mr. Hodges, after inter Viewing a number of Labour members, talked with the Premier occasioned hope in the hobby of the possibility of fresh change in the situation, although

the Labour leaders declared that if there was no change by noon to-morrow, general strike was inevitable.

DESTRUCTION OF INDUSTRY.

LONDON, April 7th. According to the official report of the conference between the Premier and the miners, the former pointed out that it was not the flooding of the mines that had driven them to negotiate, but the knowledge that if repeated strikes.con tinue the industrial position of the coun- subsidy. It was apparent that the issue would be absolutely destroyed, like

Action"). He replied that this was an altimatum propasing conditions that the Government has already rejected, name ly, resumption of control and a possible

raised was much wider than the

question

Russia

LITEST CABLES. LEAGUE AMENDMENTS COMMISSION.

CHINA AND THE MONBOR DOCTRINE.

FAR

EASTERN CABLE

NEWS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} ANGLO-JAPANESE TRFATY: MB. HUGHES SUGGESTIONS FOR

MODIFICATION.

Loanon, April 8th..

HONGKONG'S ECONOMIC

RESOURCES.

FRUIT AND 'VEGETABLE GROWING.

The following is the report of the sub- Committee on Fruit and Vegetablo grow. ing -

Grava, April 8th. The Amendments Commission of the

ting. It inust report to the Council of League of Nations has held its first sit-

the League by June 1st to camble the Council to determine the recommends tions it is to make to members of the coming conforcacs of Imporial Premiers inserted in the pawspapers and a letter

League in view of the second Assembly of the League in September.

A Melbourne telegram gives the text of the speech of Mr. Hughes in the House of Representatives as regards the forth

Quite a number of rosidants, owning farm lote in the New Turritory have boem indulging in vegalable, gardening and fruit stowing, some as a hobby and others for recreation. I affer the sug gestion that an advertisement might be Mr. Hughes declared that the conference addressed to the Hongkong Horticultural will deal, particularly, with naval de Society inviting all pereans who have fence. British statesmen were the first experiences to relate to write to the Com- to recognise that the Dominions had mitten and report on what has been done to appear before the Committed and state by way of experimente; or, if they prefer

be asked to present themselves before the the larger Chinese farmers, they might all they know about the subject. With

speak mibject to correction, but I believe Committed for oral examination. I

occafully in fairly large antities en English vegetables hace been grown sue

invariably command higher-prices than large farm in Castle Foal and marketed those grows in Chinese fashion Cauli- in Hongkong. The products of the farm

tomatoes and leck have been known lower, cabbage, lettuce, beet, celery,

The Commission has invited the Czecho Slovakian and Chinese delegates to ex plain the amendments to Article XXIed the right of consultation in foreign of the Covenant of the League, which determination. The latter must still re- policy, but it would be consultation, not have, be

been submitted by their respective main in the hands of Great Bri Governments,

taia.. Great Britain had plainly told The Chinese Government proposes to the Dominions that she could replace the article by the following:longer boar the expense of maintaining The Monroe Doctrine is recognised as a large navy. This was a momentous and

no

being not incompatible with any provi. - vital decision. The Imperial Cabinet Mr. Herbert Smith and other leaders sions of the present Covenant.!!

will necessarily, have to provide for to and a ready sale almost as soon as

they appear on the stalls. Thosa veget United States demanded a strong navy actually sold in fruit stalls instead of ported from Canton in that they are

As a result of a meeting of the Trans. of wages (Loud Ministerial cheers), The retorted that it was not a strike but ALLEGATION AGAINST the defence of the Pacific. Whereas the ables are distinguishable from those im-

port workers and railwaymen this mora- ing, a Triple Alliance strike was decided прод

EARLIER CABLES. MINERS THREAT OF

SABOTAGE. Loxpos, April 7th.

durate in rejecting the Premier's appen

Government always kept

An

open mind

ex-

on wages. (Labour cheers). He

lock-out. They insisted on the concession of a National Wage Board and a national tremely regretted the miners' στατα

pool before they could allow any, even decision, but since the Federation made" safety," men to resume. it clear that it would not consider a Mr. Chamberlain joined in the Pro- settlement or the saving of the mines mier's appeal not to destroy the nation. unless all their demands were conceded, All retired for a few minutes, and, on

BRITISH POST OFFICE.

- LORD CURZON'S REPLY TO U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT.

LONDON, April 8th. Allegations made during the sittings of the International Communications

to defend its coast line, Australia had a casat line thrice the length of that of the United States....

Mr. Hughes declared himself as strong ly in favour of a general Anglo-Japanese

While the miners' Executive is ob. the Government were relying on the the resumption, Mr. Lloyd George said Conference in Washington, last year renty, bit in such a form as may be That they have been successfully grown. to prevent the destruction of the mines, Loud cheem). They must take every of the gravest mistakes of paychology purposely delayed, suppressed and in. the great danger of great naval rivalry successfully cultivating English ·

assistance of the great mass of people

reports from Scotland and Wales, to means in their power to meet the situa- day, show that an intensive campaign - tion.-(Loud chcer) «*

Mr. Clynes and Mr. Henderson having

of intimidation is proceeding with a view

the decision of the Federation was one

ever made by the lenders of a great organisation. They misunderstood then fellow-coastrymen if they thought that

suggesting that the British authorities,

tercepted telograms passing between America and Europe provoked the inter- vention of Great Britain, who asked the

to stopping every pump. Bombs were contended that the miners at Downing threats would frighten them." No Govern. Secretary of Stato in November to supply bad greatest Power in the East, so long Chinese, who might be available for the

th

acceptance of their conditions. ment could possibly recommend an

in the vegetable section of the market. two years to grow with considerable suc

I have known friends within the past cess, both in Kowloon and Kowloon- celery, silver beet and endive Bilver tong, excellent varieties of cabbage, boat and endive have not yet been grown, by the Chinese as commercial products. Acceptable to America. When there was to show the possibilities there are of from imported seeds by amateurs goes.

ables in the Colony.

Tegel in the Pacific which was threatening to

A suggestion 1 would like to offer is drain the finances of nations and to have that there be attached to the Botanical reflex influence throughout the world, and Forestry Department a special Euro Australia should have an alliance with pean officer with the necessary technicat knowledge, assisted by two or more as it did not involve the sacrifice purpose of tendering advice free of specific information regarding tamper of Australia's sacred. principlea charge to anyone requiring technical as ing with

telegrams, with:

view to in which Japan had objected in Australia fruit and vegetable growing

(Choer.) Much of the legislation to distance and advice in the matter of vestigation.

was on her own statute book. Mr. mind one of the most economical depart To my ATTITUDE OF RAILWAYMEN...

The ensuing correspondence is publishughes described the League of Nations ments of Government is the Botanical

ng an unweildy contrivance, whereas and Forestry Department, Lowacy, April 7th.ed as a White Paper. It shows that the the most powerful

With the Acting Secretary of State forwarded a hope of peace lay, in an understanding dents, from the time of my friend

peace was the British for world's small annual expenditure allocated to Empire The Fear this department the various superinten A Delegate Conference of the I Railway.

memorandum, quoting a number of the between America, Great Britain and men's Union unanimously decided that

allegations for which the State Depart should be renewed in any form satis. France, while the Anglo-Japanese Treaty the miners were justified in refusing to Mr. Danean Graham and Mr. Hartshorn accept the conditions offered them. The caring that,-while-the United States

ment did not-assume responsibility and factory to Great Britain, America and accused the Government of putting obeta railwaymen feel that acceptance of the Government did not imply that Great

Australia.

cles in the way of an unconditional con conditions by the miners would be the fererine between the miners and mine beginning of a general attack on work

Britain was guilty of the practices im owners.

puted, a feeling existed which would be ing-class conditions and an attempt to difficult to dispel so long as the British Lord Robert Cecil suggested moving re-establish the pre-war standard. The teers were not cleared out: Seven pits the adjournment of the House in order railwaymen therefore, decided to inviterernment exacted delivery of all mes are reported flooded in the Rhondda dis- that the whole matter might be thresbed - the transport workers to join in immed Those who made the allegations desire The Soviet's undertaking to refrain from ly in the districts bordering on the Bri-

sages handled by the cable companies.

trrown at a colliery near Bo'ness in order to terrorise volunteer pumpmen. No damage was done, but the volunteers have withdrawn Crowds beaded by bands of pipers secured a stoppage of pamps in other districts. The miners in Wales went on a march, of intimation. Staging to the music of brass bands carrying red flags, five thousand miners sang bymas while awaiting the manages of the Watts Town Collieries hear Cardiff, from whom they secured an undertaking that pumping would be stop ped on a threat of violence if the volun.

trict alone, Reports are also coming in of the closing of shipbuilding and engineering works:

TRIPLE ALLIANCE SUSPENDS",

ACTION

Street offered to confer with the owneri without conditions, Mr. Lloyd George declared that this was inaccurate.

Mr. Henderson said had been some blunder and urged the parties to get face to face without con ditions.

that there

out, and Mr. Chamberlain consented.

afe consultation with the object of taking the mast effective and most speedy steps to assist the miners.

PUBLIC DIVIDED INTEREST,

LONDON, April 7th

to remain anonymous or the Government would have preferred to take up the matter with them and given the fullest publicity to the whole affair, in order to counter the malicious reports spread with the object of creating friction be tween Great Britain and the United

Charles Ford, have made our Island hous Similarly, this department can render

a thing of beauty and a joy for ever s invaluable services in assisting vegetable growers, and thus to make them a valu -BOLSHEVISM IN MALAYSIA.

able asset to the Colony. I believe some years ago Government introduced crush. Losao, April 7th.

ing machines for sugar-cans in the New In the House of Commons, replying to the Chinees farmers whose objection, Territory. This did not find favour with Mr. Leonard Lyle, Col. Amery stated paradoxical as it may appear, was that that no report of Bolshevist activities in the machines crushed too well and so the Straits Settlements or Federated reduced the value of the pulp from a Malay States had been received by the fuel point of view. In view of the high ex-Governor and High Commissioner. world prices for en no sugar and especial

applies to British Malaya. Cal. Amery: cane growing has been greatly stimulat conducting any official propaganda tish frontier in the New Torri ry, sugar- Settlements and Malays prohibit the might be seen that large tracts of land pointed out that the laws of the Straits ed. Travelling over the railway line it circulation of seditions publications ander in Chinese territory were recently cover- stringent penalties.

ed with cans in a healthy stage of growth. There can be no doubt that were the farmors in the New Territory to be urged to grow the more remunerative crop in addition to sweet potatoes and peo-nuta, they will eventually reap the benent of their inbour and enterprise. Their enterpriso muk, however, be stimulated by Government action and that action might take the form of material assistance which would increase Territories.

Mr. Lloyd George proceeded to reiterate that until the miners were pre- pared during the negotiations to act in a spirit of truce-it was only a question LONDON, April 7th. of 25,000 men from over 1,000,000 in order The local authorities have been in. to protect the most dangerous pits-the structed to enrol special constables. The Government must count on doing its best situation to-night, though grave, is not to save the mines by working with the devoid of hope. It is believed that owners and the assistance of well-dia Committee of the Privy Council, whichment. A few of the cases wars in war. preaching the overthrow of the property tha potential value of land in the New

posed citizens.

Mr. Grabean, continuing, appealed to the Government not to prejudge the case by insisting on conditions which the miners could not accept

The interest of the crowds-in Down- ing Street has been divided, to-day, be tween watching arrivals for the coal con

guilty of adultery). This is the first time Wakeford (who was recently adjudged

in thirty years that the Privy Council has

SHANGHAI SPRING RACES.

[ST COURTESY OF TIM " CHINA MAIL."]

Lord Curzon pointed out the obrious

BOLSHEVIK SCARE IN THE HORTH, mentioned, 58 out of the 50 of which impossibility of tracing many messages POST OFFICE CENSORSHIP. forenes proceedings and the Judicial when e censorship operated with the full were two years old, dating back to the period immediately after the Armistice,

SHANGHAI, April 6th, The Post Office is censoring Bolshevik cognizance of, the United States Govern- literature from the southern sources is hearing the appeal of Archdescón time itself, when American officers work system. The Arsenal sathorities Bre ed in the British Censor's office. These watchful. Underground propagands is Against the British censorship 25 UG- American officers regarded the charges believed to be progressing,

delays in telegrams during the period founded Lord Curzon showed that the

both of whom are American-controlled

tish firms were allowed access to informs slightly decreased in comparison with last

Lord Curzon contradicted,

SHANGHAI, April 8th... emphatically, the allegation that Bri

The entries for the Spring races have contended that the statement to which the tion derived through the censorship, and year. State Department drew attention was founded on vagus charges, so shown between Great Britain and France, and by the fact that American companien con- trol the Atlantio cables, also the cables

special wires hetween Grest since the end of 1919, Great Britain had leased to an American company the Holland and Belgium. Consequently

Britain, large proportion of the American and Continental traffic was not handled by the British Post Office.

heard an appeal from the Consistory mentioned occurred in cable companies ENTRIES SHOW A SLIGHT DECREASE. sm hot in a position to define the inci

certain influential Labour leaders are exercising pressure upon the miners with view to creating an atmosphere favour able to peace narleys. It is considered significant that to-night's Triple Alliance conference was not held, despite the fact

Mr. Asquith expressed the opinion that Court. Lord Birkenhead presided, assist that both the railwaymen and transport the Miners' Executive ought to reconsidered by Lords Buckmaster, Danedin and workers reached a decision apparently the position. He asked whether the Shaw, with the Bisops of London, Glon- dearing the way for a Triple Alliance Federation was determined to postpone ceater, Enchester and Ely as Koclesiarti move. It is al

discussion as regards the safety of the cal Assessors. these decisions contains a specific refer mines until the two most vexed ques counsel is beaded by Sir Edward Carson A formidable array of to the strike. In the meanwhile it la understood that the Cabinet is united in mot flinching on the questions of No

noted that neither of

He indicated that public opinion did not tions had been decided in their favour.

support the miners in the decision they bad inadvisedly taken.

GERMANY'S BAD FAITH.

BRIAND'S CHARGES.

K.C., for the Bishop of Lincoln, who was for the appellant, and Mr. Douglas Hogg,

cited as respondent as head of the Lin Bubsidy?" and ** No Control.”:

SPECTRE OF GENERAL STRIKE.

coln' Connistory Court. The public con- Mr. Lloyd George said he understood sisted chiefly of women, with a for LONDON, April 7th. that Mr. Thomas suggested that the clergymen. In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd Government should summon a conference RETURN OF GEBMANS TO George, deacribed the proceedings at the of mines

and

owners, first to consider abortive. Confprence this morning with and dispose of the question of pumping

BRITISH POSSESSIONS. the miners in Downing Street as a pre- before other questions were considered COLONIAL SECRETARY'S PERMIT liminary to bringing the miners and coal- The Government would have no objection together. The Premier bed to partaking-in such a Conference if all aled for a resumption of pumping, agreed that putaping would be the first but the Executive explained that the question to be discussed and disposed of de Frece asked what arrangements had withdrawal of - the

pumpmen was If that was the proposal, the Government been made to regulate the return of Germany's entorts the Allies are sa closely deliberate and if they were allowed to were agreeable to summon a Conference, mans to portion of the Br

return they would be throwing away.

sapon on which they slied to force the

and the-Government

to accept the terms. The

oficials further declared that

principles, namel national Bayatent of national pool;

must be concoded (Cries

Direct

NEEDED:

LONDON, April 7th. In the House of Commons, Bir Walter

Mr. Henderson, roplying, de Mr. directly administered by the Colonial Thomas had felt the House, doolared that Office.

in view of the momentous character of

Colonel Amery replied

the Premier statements the only safe enemy. line was for the Premier to communicate colony, or. his statement by letter to the Router Learns that there la lihood that the c

PARIS April 6th mier, M. Briand, stated that the present Speaking before the Senate, the Pro

financial difficulties are the consequences of Germany's bad faith, which obliged. Francs to shoulder the latter'a liabilities arising from the Peace Treaty Now,

to force, if necessary Despite Ger after two years of patience, France is firmly resolved to get hor due, and resort

united as oraz - Hayar.

NEW AFGHAN TREATY, AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY

A HISTORY OF SHANGHAI,

history of Shanghai under the joint

SHANGHAL, April 8th. Publication has been completed of a authorship of Messrs. G. Canning and 8. Coaling.

ELECTRIC LIGHT FAILURE,

believed that material assistance might In the opinion of the Chinese it la be given to the fruit and vegtable garden. ers if the railway and ferry charges for transporting fruit and vegetables to the Hongkong market should be reduced. I dence of the railway tärill and the ferry

has been brought to my notice list any lation to their marketing cost, but it charges on perishable provisions in re

reduction in the tariff of an appreciable nature would be appreciated by the farmers in the New Territory,

•

enable the farmer, and market-gardener On the mainland during recent years much has been done by making new roads, stoj to render land accessible and to market their produce. As to the groups of islands lying round Hongkong however, little, if any, attention has been given, with the consequence, that they are sparsely populated and practically use less, though one of them-Ladlaois even larger than Hongkong Itself, and A temporary breakdown occurred at collectively they represent a considerable North Point Electric Light Station at ama To encourage people to settle ea about 10.30 o'clock last night. Amongst thres islands and engage in agriculture the buildings, deprived of illumination was the Hongkong Hotel, where hundreds of candies were promptly distributed by lighting the various public rooms. the staff for the use of guests and for

BARLIED JADRES,

UPPER SILESIA'S FUTURE,

GERMAN REQUEST TO THE

ALLIES SAM

dae the word agriculture in ita widest sense the Government should be prepared to grant leases to suitable ap period of (say) soven years in the first plicants at a peppercorn rental for a instance in order that opportunity may bo given to the allotment-holder or fam er to recoup himself for his initial effort in bringing the land under cultivation. In certain special cases where it may be thought advisable, something in the na ture of financial stance if the work ing of "an Agricultural Bank is found to be too complex might be rendered to the industrious settler anxious to develop his holding. To facilitate the marketing of produce agricultural roads.. should he cut and piors should bo con structed in the bays for the use of junks

BERLIN, April 7th A German Note to the Entente Govern ments request that the territories in Upper Silesia in which the plebiscite CONSTANTINOrta, April 8th.

was taken be integrally assigned to Ger and for ferries, The newspapers in Angors publish the many on the ground that Germany han This is merely the rough outline of a text of the Tarco Afghan Agroamant secured two-thirds of the votes in the scheme which I aller for discussion, lear signed at Moscow, on March 1st, aur Dountry add an overwhelming majoritying it to the other members of the Com ing a complete understanding on foreign in the Communes. It claims that Bileso-mittee to all in the detail so their or questions between the two countries German existence and prosperity are periences may suggest. Turkey agrees, under the pact toro interdependent and promises to probent organise the Afghan army and supply the Polish minority and grant the Poten

LA EO TUNG,