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CABLES.

-LATEST CABLES,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

SINN FEIN OUTRAGES.

WOMAN RIDDLED WITH BULLETA

end.

WITH HUSBAND.

i,

The Assassin ordered Mrs. Blake) away, but she heroleally refused to leave her husband, whereupon all four were riddled with bullets,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY ̈¦ 15FB,⠀ 1991.

FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

&

OUR LONDON LETTER.

BRITISH LABOUR AND COMMUNISM.

EXCHEQUER,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

POPULAR PROMOTION!.

THE HOUSING PROBLEM IN A STRANGE RELIGIOUS SECT

PEKING.

NEW RESIDENTIAL SECTION PLANNED,

"In view of the increasing demand for foreign houses in Peking the following information circulated by Reuter should be of public interent.

servants

IN JAPAN, EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY IN

JAPAN.

It has just transpired that on February 19th the headquarters of the Omotokroja religious sect at Ayabe, were searched by a party of judges, procurator, and more. than two hundred police, for evidence in support of allegations of blasphemy and the publication of matter inimical to the Zisha Nichi Nichi was arrested on the constitution. The publisher of the same day.

so-called religious sect of the Omotokyo,

LATER. SY The raid on the headquarters of the resulted in charges of Irie majeste being brought against the leaders, who were arrested. Papers," scriptures," images and altar fittings were seized and con fiscated. covered in which was a box containing Secret rooms and passages were dis

together with valuable swords and other two million yen in gold, and diamonds, weapons. the existence of a colossal schemo, alleged

Other discoveries that resulted suggest) to be of an anti-dynastic nature. The ength of time that has elapsed between the discovery and the publication of the facts indicates that the movement. has been squashed.

Sir Robert Horne's appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer in succession to Mr. Chamberlain adds yet another {THROUGH ÄUTER'S® ADENOT.}

brilliant success to an exceptionally bril THE NEW CHANCELLOR OF THE finns Parliamentary carcer, Sir Robert GROWN PRINGE OF JAPAN,

has only been a member of the House of Commons since December, 1918. With. VISIT TO ALDERSHOT.

in a few months of taking his seat he became Minister of Labour, and in 1990 LONDON, May 17th.'

LONDON, April 7th.

President of the Board of Trade. His In glorious weather, Prince Hirobito TS COAL STRIKE,

advancement is, wholly due to his con LONDON, May 17tharrived at Aldershot. The visit was

Direction Generale des Travaux de In some quarters there is a disposition Pictons ability and special aptitudes in Vile de Pekin has decided to establish There, were 20-to-10 violent deaths remarked with every honour and distinction to charge Ministers that they under and ever since his student days he has a residential quarter for both Chinese Born in 1871, he is a son of the manse," un the site of the old Examination Hall ported from Ireland during the work that the garrison" could pay. Prince But this is far from being in accord with Unionism. In the war he attained the will be erected 81 residential houses of rated the seriousness of the 'coal strike. Į been strong supporter of Scottish and foreigners. In this quarter there Hirohite, who was accompanied by the facts. The moment it was seen that gineers, and was Assistant-General of A will each occupy an area of mow of rank of Lient-Colonel in the Royal En- three different classes. Houses of Class The country in horrified at the brutal Admiral Konaturi, was received by Lord the miners meant to cease work the Transportation in 1917. In the following land, and will be two-storied buildings murder at Gort, Co. Galway, of the Cavan. A salate of 21 guns was fired, the Cabinet quietly appointed a Strike Com where he rendered services of the great hall, 3 bedrooms, 2 sitting rooms, I draw: year he was transferred to the Admiralty, with basements, comprising entrance District. Inspector of Police Captain. | Japanese standard was hoisted and theittee, with Sir-Erie Geddes as chair-est valus.

ing-room, dining room, cloak-room and Blake and his young wife, and of Cap- Japanese anthem was played. At

man, to make all arrangements for sife.

one- The appointment of Mr. Stanley Bald- lavatory and bath room with

'outhouse, including guarding the life of the community. Sir win, the Unionist member for the Bewd storied tain Cornwallis and Lieutenant Mac parade the Coldstream Guards gave the Eric Geddes has undertaken the same taskley Division, to succeed Sir Robert Horne and having a garden on the South side quarters, kitchen, pantry and garage, Greedy both of the 17th Lancers, who royal salute

at the Board of Trade is also very of the building. Houses of Class B and on at least three previous occasions with popular. He has been Financial Secre-Class C will be similar to those of Class were motoring from a tennis party when

After reviewing the Quarda, Prince a succesà that entitled him to confidence tary to the Treasury since 1917 The A with the exception of the number of they were ambushed.

Hirohite pail a series of visits, now. The precautions taken were based Trade has for its new chief Sir Lloyd area will be reduced so that they will Overseas Department of the Board of bed and sitting rooms and the garden LONDON, May 16th.

on the assumption that the worst might Graeme, Coalition Unionist Member for occupy 1.25 and 0.7 mow of land res Prince Hirohito received an ovation happea, and that it was foolish to leave the Hendon Division since 1918. He was pectively. All houses are to be built with while visiting the Henley military nero-

anything to chance...

barrister till the war, in which he verandahs and are to face south, so that served for three years, and afterwards they may be comfortable in summer aa did well on several Parliamentary Comwell RA in winter. droms, where he was received by the

mittees.-A.B.

Architects have Duke of York, "the Minister of Air, and

already been invited to offer designs for the various classes of buildings and the heads of the Air Force. The Duke

COAL STRIKE DEVELOPMENTS. prizes will be awarded in open compati-

tion for the most suitable designe aub- NEW STEAMER FOR THE Playing for Kent against of York conducted the party aroundment was due to meet before the area THE PUBLIC AND THE CRISIDA

Lospas, April 17th..

mitted. The best designs submitted will be used as the standard for the thres

Z YANGTSZE GORGES."« classes of buildings in order that uni Writing on the eve of the threatened formity may be obtained. presentatives of the people were nhle

There is to luncheon H.I.H. witnessed air-drill and to discuss the issues at stake. The coal striky supported by the other two be built in the centre of the maintended for passenger and cargo service.

Mrs. H. E. Arnhold performed the cere mony of launching the str. duning, in- men and transport, workers, it is inter-hall, a restaurant and club-rooms. partners in the Triple Alliance, railway principal building, consisting of

In through the Yangtze Gorges, at the attempt to obtain a stranglehold on its rinks and public gardens will be laid The vessel was shipped out from the cating to note how the country takes this addition various tennis-courts, skating Inugtszepoo Dock, Shanghai, last week. very existence. The situation is unpre-out. All these, which will be open to builders, Mesars Yarrow & Co., of Glas codented, but the public remains quite those who reside in the quarter, will bugow, in the "knock down state and calin. As ons moves about one hears it built at the expense of the Direction constructed at the yard of the New Engi said on all sides that nothing matters Genera.c. Roads, drains, sewer mains neering & Shipbuilding Co. the Government. It is regarded as the to be placed inside the residential houses, Daily News, H.M.S, Kinha, until now except. the plain duty of supporting and water supply pipes, excluding those By a curious coincidence remarks the paramount duty of every good citizen to also to be built and laid at the ex recently the flagship of the Yangtze back up the Executive in the efforts made pense of the Direction Generale. The Patrol, and the first riverboat put toge to defeat the machinations of the Socialist gang of revolutionaries who those, either foreigners or Chinese, who building Co., 3 years ago, was in dry residential houses are to be built byther. by the New Engineering & Ship- have cunningly captured the Trodes with to lease innd and occupy houses dock alongside the new ship. The com Unions and engineered the present crisis. in accordance with the following regula-parison of the two types of vessel, as was

I learn that stocks of coal in the coun- try are sufficient for one or two months' normal consumption, and they will last longer than that under the scheme of restricted supply which has been promptly put into operation. Even if the railways are unable to handle coal by the action of the Union, there will be plenty of volunteers to convey supplies by motor made long ago to meet such an emergency transport. Elaborate, arrangements were

Captain Cornwallis was a member of a prominent Kent family. His two

brothers were Hampshire when the news arrived, and they withdrew from the match.

AALAND ISLANDS. RECOMMENDATION OF LEAGUE

COMMISSION.

LONDON, May 17th.

The Aaland Islands Commission of the League of Nations has recommended that the islands be handed over to Fin land, subject to certain guaranters.

U.S. TAXATION. INTERESTING LEGAL DECISIÓN,

WASHINGTON, May 17th.

the hangars and workshops.

Whatever mistakes our rulers may have made in dealing with the industrial ting the extremists, who are at the situation, they cannot be accused of let- bottom of our troubles, steal a march on them. It was fortunate, too, that Parlis-

After of the contest widened, so that the res

country was able to see what it was up miners was in fact a struggle between against. The stoppage called by the direct action," with which we have been made so familar, and Parliamen tary Government.. LABOUR POLICY.

bombing practice. There were thousands of spectators. The Prince then motored to Greenwich Observatory, being cheered by the masses of prople, who were apend ing the holiday in the Park, and dined at the Naval College.

It is n defect of the Parliamentary Labour movement that so many of the ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE AND delegates regard themselves as mere re

UNITED STATES.

gistration machfüery on behalf of the branches of the various Trade Unions, KANSAS CITY, May 17th.

without any freedom ar power to express any opinion except that of the little local Addressing the St. Andrews Society Sirangus that sends them to the conference. The shrewder members were well aware Auckland Geddes denied that there was from the outset that the miners' policy allowed themselves to drift with the tide. WHAT OF THE PUBLIC?

An important decision affecting millions any possibility of Great Britain being one of suicidal madness, but they

profits from the taxation point of view.

The case, concerned the La Belle Iron works, which purchased a property for $190,000 in 1804, which was valued at $10,000,000 in 1917. The company must now pay taxes on the increase.

GENERAL ELECTION IN ITALY DISTURBANCES IN RURAL AREAS.

ROME, May 17th.

Though the elections have been orderly in the chief cities, disturbances in the rural districts have resulted in casualties, which are variously estimated at 8 to 15 - killed. It is atrendy evident that the Communists have been badly defeated.

EARLIER CABLES.

NOW IN PROGRESS.

The amount of transport at the dis= posal of the Government is considerable, Land, it cam be

easily augmented from themselves ready to place their motors at: private sourcca. People are showing the service of the authorities; The Trans port Ministry has a list of volunteers, organising a service to keep up the and there, should be no difficulty in

distribution of food.

PARLIAMENT AND THE STRIKE.

events,

The

tions:--

shall be for 30 years, dating from the the reception which followed the launch- 1.-Learer. The lenses of the land pointed out by Mr. A. W. Brankston, at day of application, and the cost of the ing, showed the rapid advancement which land shall be 2,600 Peiyang Dollars per

has been made in the construction of our payable in advance. No additional vessels intended for the navigation of the rental shall be charged during this Gorges. period and renewal of lease shall be permitted.

2-Leaseholders. Either foreigners or

AN INDIAN LOAN.

Chinese may lease such land, if the fol. GREAT RUSH FOR A ↑ PER CENT, lowing requirements be satisfied:

(The lessee shall have had an ade- quare education.

SECURITY.

(67-He shall be engaged in a legiti-The Bank of England has issued a pros A Locdon message of April 21st states: mate, business. regulations governing the management of per cont. lol. The loan is issued at par (e)—He shall bind himself to oboy all pectus of the Government of India seven the quarter; and, if be beforeigner, in stock or bearer bonds mutually cou- Minister or Consul of his Government." a guarantee shall be obtained from the dedminations of £50, £100, £500 and vertible without fee. Bonds will be in

buds will be repayable in 1998 at 102 or 4000. The list closes on April 28th. The

(d)-He shall himself occupy the house erected on the land leased but in case of absolute necessity for subletting the house to another person, the approval of the Direction Generale shall first be obtained.

1931, at par and ait convertible inte india three per cent on a basis of "202 in 1992 and 200 in 1993.

drawn into a conflict with the United of dollars of Government revenue has

States, owing to the Anglo-Japanese Alli- been given in the Supreme Court, under

ance. He declared that such rumours As usual, in big strikes like this of the which an increase in the value of any were German propaganda, and emphasis-opposing parties striving to cast blame iners, time is wasted at the outset by Kaset must be "considered as part of the ed the fact that the treaty, specifically.nn each other. They are all immensely as has now arisen.

concerned to impress the public that they provided that it would not operate are in the right, and that it is the other against any nation with, which Great fellow who is the villain of the piece. The

miners and the conbowners were at Britain, or Japan, had a general arbitra-rally concerned over the rates of teges tion treaty, and such a treaty existed and output, but plain John Citizen, out between Great Britain and the United Yet he is the party chiefly concerned side the area of the conflict, is ignored. States in the form of the Peace Com, when it comes to the final settlement.. mission Treaty":

Generally speaking, the feeling in the country among all sorts and conditions

During the strain of the industrial of people is one of exasperation. Just crisis the Hoge of Commons has played as it was hoped that trade was about to

a distinguished part, to the great advan- get under way again this blow wastage of the public. Our institutions are struck. The Government is blamed for often sneered at, by those who ought to muddenly throwing over control of the know better, for their alleged inability mites, as it is wid that, given a little to adapt themselves to the needs of the more time, the men and the masters time, but on this occasion, at all would have been able to come to some they have shown an adaptibility and an ernment, in the prevailing official panit Commons have had almost daily discus arrangement. The fact that the Gov elasticity of the utmost value.

the mirting industry 38 loss of the country informed of the develop for economy, determined to end control sons, which enabled Ministers to keep £6,000,000 a mentir was being incurred, ments, and permitted private members to and it was thought that by suddenly make their contribution to the cause of fe, with the economic position some of these opportunities, and the House of bringing the owners, and the men face to peace Full advantage has been taken sort of agreement would have to be reach Commons has seldom risen more, com -

pletely to the height of an emergency. ed.

On the other hand, it was impossible Members their share. They have been for the owners to concede more than a to be carried on without loss; while the Federation, and yet found themselves CHINA'S REPRESENTATIVES bers are desirous of rehabilitating Indian certain sum in wages if the mines were part in deciding the policy of the Miners'

under great difficulties. They had no work. mea-or, rather, the extremists speak expected to give it their full Parliament- ing in their names counted on being ary support. They have made no com- able to bluff both the owners and the plaint in public, but I understand that Government into conceding all their de behind the scenes they have given the mans. Their trump card was the order miners' leaders a plain warning that their to call put the safety mon and flood the hep cannot be expected on similar terms Lines, and it was a most disconcerting in the future. The importance of this factor in their calculations that this des is apparent. The complete divorce of the pernts throw the dice in the gamble political and the industrial, sides of the- for supremacy was a failure. Incidentally, Labour movement is fatal to its effective this one act definitely set the wholeness nation against the miners and their LABOUR DIFFERENCES. spokemen. It removed the quarre! out placed it in a class apart as an insane of the category of a wages dispute and

and wicked attempt at Bolshevism. NEW~POLITICAL, FEUD,

PROBLEM OF OPIUM EVIL.

LONDON, May 17th. In a letter to the Finies, Sir W. J., Collins, dealing with the progress rande through the League of Nations towards the universal and effective execution of the International Oplum Convention, declares that there is little doubt that the production of opium and morphin, and probably of cocaine, in recent years has greatly exceeded any conceivable Rowe, May 18th.

legitimate or medical use. As long as The General Election is proceeding, this is so suppression of their abuse is the polling being of the heaviest. The foredoomed to failure. Control from the pro-Giolitti Coalition, consisting of Con- source and international co-operation servatives, Liberals, and Democrats, sup. are essential to combat the evil.

ported by the Nationalists (the Fascisti),

are already claiming a triumph over

MINERS. STRIKE.

the Catholle Popular Party, the Social ATTITUDE OF BELGIAN DOCKERS ists, and the Communists.

ANTWERP, May 16th. „AUSTRALIANS v. UNITED

The dockors have decided to resume SERVICES.

work, in view of the passivity of the

SOME GOOD SCORING AT

Dutch and French dockers towards the British labour appeal not to handle coal PORTSMOUTH.

destined for Great Britaid. LONDON, May 16th. At Portsmouth, in sunny weather, before an attendance of six thousand, tho Australians finished their innings for 305, to which the United Services

Capt. Fowler scoring 65-

have made & runs for one wicket

A later message says that the Indian (A lessee shall have the privilege Government loan list which opened in of access to all parts of the buildings and the morning closed at three o'clock in the munity of this quarter. places planned for the use of the com- has been oversubscribed. There has been afternoon. It is understood that the loan

constructed in accordance with the gen- Bank of Eng

3.Construction. The bouses shall be Bank of England supply was exhausted great rush for prospectuses and the al designs adopted by the Direction holder. Houses of Class A will cost ap cent. loan. The lists closed after a few shall be left to the discretion of the lease-says-There is an extraordinary ruth Generale, but the interior arrangements A telegram despatched on April 2nd

proximately 10,000 Peiyang Dollars and

for the Government of India seven per those of Class B and Class C 8,750 and hours. The banks were so inundated with tion shall be carried out and managet out. Firms hastily bought up newspapers 7,000 dollars respectively. All construc-applications that supplies of forios ran by the lena holder and shall begin within in which the prospectus was printed. It is only fair to allow the Labour months.after the signature of the con- The Times of India's financial correspon A Bombay message of April 23rd reads i tract and be completed in 18 months dent states that the announcement of a high time from the commencement of the rate loan by the Secretary of State is up Botting Indian security markets at a junc ture when the Indian legislative cham- securities and when the Government of India is contemplating the issue of large rupee: Ioan. India Office should have no right of inter- He urges that the

and it should not put up any fancy price ference with the floatation of rupee losoS. can with the option of conversion on the London market until the rupee loan market in India is fully tested.

ABROAD.

UNWILLING TO RETURN IN "A BODY

wire

A northern contemporary states that the six Chinese Ministers abroad who were summoned home & short time-sgo for a conference on important ister national problems of the day are under- stood to have replied that it would not It has been evident from the first that be to China's welfare for all of them to

NEW TELEPHONE. even with their Labour friends, by their they must all be home shortly it would Indian papers the miners put themissives in the wrong, return at once and suggesting that if

The following cables are taken from attempt to apply coercion by allowing be more advisable for them to return the pits to go to destruction through one at time. It is pointed out in these

LONDON, April 18th.. FRANCO-AMERICAN LOAN. -

coding This act of the miners angered replies that new developments in the phone has aroused the greatest interest The report of the long distance tela- The secession of the Communista from the people throughout the whole country. European and American-situations may in London. There NEW ISSUE OF FRENCH BONDE.

the Independent Labour Party to which thirst the Labour spokesmen like Air- be expected at any moment. Their respeculation as to the possibilities of it 15 considerablo reference was made in my last letter, dis Clynes timidly repudiated these tactics plies have impressed the Government being offened up and the Post Office 6x closes the interesting fact that the total and later Mr. Arthur Henderson and with the result that the contemplated perts are giving it every consideration. Fan, May 16th,

membership of this Left Wing of the Mb Thomas objected to them with more The New York Herald states that Socialsts does not amount to 1,000 in emphasis They know very woll that the conference has been called off and tele Bigner Marconi, interviewed, said that replied with 250 for 9 and declared, negotiations have been almost completed wanted to pledge, the LLP. to support with public opinion on this matter. Chinese Legations instructing them to though be pointed out the dificulties la the entire country. The Communista miners were completely in the wrong graphic orders have been issued to the be considered it a wonderful achievement,

In their, eccond innings the Australians Messrs F. P. Morgan & Co., for a new desired by Lenin, but the I.L.P. would Alliance on the Miners' Federation, and

at Paris, through Mr. Lamont, of the Moscow resolation for the heavy than applied." personally and bean first toe and helect which shall phone, size over long distancedhe tele

olaas-war," lending to Revolution as through the other of Triple the come home.

such as from England to India. He considered insas of French bonds in the United have nothing to say to the proposal there was a strong demonstration of BRITISH DIVORCE IN CHINA able it is expected in the near futuro

wireless telephony probably the most muit Hence the secession of the extremista pinion in the House of Commons In

to-bridge the Atlantic by such manns. He Perhaps the root significance of what the remilt, the miners in return for a THE NEW OLDER IN COUNCIL has just happened is best illustrated by the substantial point that was involved. There was posted on the notice board experiments in witeless telephony between

mere technical concession, gave way on

18 leaving to-morrow for Italy on board, the Yacht Electra in order to conduct the statement of Mr. Philip Snowden, that the mines, the great asset of the H.M. Supreme Court, at Shanghai, on England and the Mediterranean. himself on out-and-out Socialist and country's industrial future, must not be May 7 copy of the China (Amend- Treasurer of the I.L.P., to Press inter endangered.

gopal LowDog, April 13th. Inwritten reply to Lient-Colonel viewer. Mr. Snowden stated that the acces

ment. No. 2) Order in Council of 1920, Deoaring that the annihilation of dis- Claude Lowther, Mr. Bonar Law states sion was to be welcomed, because

LABOUE LEADERS. During these critical days Mr. Clynes, the Court in the matter-of-divorce. The fuller life for the peoples within the which makes provision for jurisdiction by toe is of incalculable importance to that the following armaments have been took out of the Party incompatible fle- surrendered by the German, authorities ments which had been hinderance to chairman of the Labour Party, has dis amendment is to Article 101, coating to thermionic vairs which and oth

Empire a leader in the Times saya tho. tween the Armistice and February 24th He added. that, now it was known thesefined to one-side of tho House of Ca- ception" formerly existing whereby the opera up vistas of the Premiers of the to the Allied Control Commissions be the work during the last year or two appointed his friends, who” are not con- | matrimonial cases-and-deletes-the-exhale marvel called yesterday possible

Mat people had gone others, who dance, and his speeches have been tem- dissolution of marriages.

mons. He has been Stful in his alien Court had no-power to deal with the Dominions cousa ting the Premier of Bri 37,313 langer connected with the LLP., would 27,304 cume brick, as they had left because of Forising in tone, probably because he was It should be pointed out, says a state-tance of telephonic commucication an tain daily. Within five months the dis 3,317,006 the disruptive activitica of the Com: policy ho had to expound Mr. Honderment in a Northern contemporary, that on multiplied tenfold. Within a little

not a whole-hearted supporter of the 23,243,516 unista. zapl Small arms” ningunitio

rounds

The secedera bave been noisy out of on eemed too much disposed to stand on the new jurisdiction applies only to the time homes, commercial houses, and Fre 400,413,400 all proportion to their numbers and in follity, and Mr. J. H. Thomas has ses of parties who are domiciled in miers rooms scattered throughout the Aeroplanes

18-308 Buence, and they are mainly responsible followed his usual meteoric course, which China: that is to say, of British subjecte Empire should be connected. Evan this Included in the total of guns surrender for the absurd notion, cleverly spread astronomer could explain ororocut have no intention of returning to Engreat until quick air transport, brings the even the most a ilful political permanently resident in this country who is only one stepping stone. We cannot d are 6,000 guns under construction, abroad, tost British Labour in revolu Un the whole his inluence has been on land Divorce jurisdiction at Home is Dominions which have been destroyed,

tionary

the side of Peacem HEA

Karoons and ladie close to the Ita of

The pitch was in good condition and states to the amount of $100,000,000.

the fast side

COUNTY RESULTS.

Notts best Surrey by seven wickets. Warwick beat Derby by sight wickets. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CHARITY SHIELD. WINNERS OF THE CUP DEFEAT. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS,

LONDON, May 16th- The match for the Football Association Charity Shield resulted in Tottenham Hotspur, (the Cup winners) defeating Barnley (English League champions) by

to nil at Tottenham,

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