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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S "AQKNOT.]

PEOPLE BURNED ALIVE,

SERIOUS RIOTING IN ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, May 3rd,

THE HUNGRONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 24TH, 1991,

A. LATEST ÇANLES."

THE SILESIAN IMBROGLIO.

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BRITISH TROOPS FOR SILESIA."

Losdon, May 23rd.. Beuter is informed that "the French Government's agreement to a meeting of the Supreme Council was unconditions. The British Government has informed the French Government that it was fully con- A grave situation arose out of a rumourscious of the need of sonding British that a Greek had killed' a native. The

troops to Upper Silesin. Tumour led to the natives attacking the Greeks and other Europeans. It is re ported many have been killed. The ambulances were busy throughout the night taking the wounded to hospital.

Moba smashed the shopwindows. All plaers of business ars dosed. Europeans aembled at the Governorate and de manded protection or permission to pro tect themselves."

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MATÉST UABLES. FAR EASTERN CABLE SILVER IN THE NEW ERA. the annual profit realised on the paid-up

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE,

- PRESS OPINION ON GENERAL

SMUTS' SPEECH.

LONDON, May 23rd." The first speeches of General Smuts and Mr. Hughes are given much prominence as heralding the approach of discussions in the Imperial · Cabinet, Great signi- cance is attached to the fact that Mr. Hughes has now circulated in Great

the House of Representatives on April 7th.

NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

STANDARD OIL CO, AND DJAMBI FIELDS..

CAUSES AND EFFECTS.

[BY MORATON FREWEN IN "THE DAILY TELEGRAPH."}

In a recent letter which you did me the honour to publish, and in which ROTTERDAM, May 2rd.

attributed the present world malaise to According to the Telegraaf, two repre- the debacle in the Eastern exchanges, I sentatives of the Standard Oil Com-pointed out that leading financiers, such pany have arrived at the Hague with a view of obtaining a concession for one. half of the Djambi oil-Gelds. They hope

Bazan Alfred Rothschild and Lord Goschen, had warned us in language that seemed at that time greatly exaggerated; that we ought to expect such results as

a letter from a friend whose business judginent is reliable, and who writes:--

capital of cotton-spinning companies in the Oldham district has averaged about £017 per company, or 9 per cent." par. annan. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce, after a very prolonged in quiry, resolved in December, 1888, that the principal cause which has enabled the Bombay pinners to supersede those of Lancashire în export.ag yarn to China and Japan is the great fall in Eastern exchange since 1873,"

If a fall of less than 25 per cent be tween 1873 and 1988 in rupee exchange had such fell results to

Lancashire

The French Government welcomed the Britain the full report of his speech in that the Dutch First Chamber will refer the present to follow such causes. I have labour, what is going to be the result in

suggestion.

Therefore, it is probable that four British battalions, formerly in Upper Silesia, will shortly be dropsiched there again from the Army of Occupa

tion."

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FRENCH

AMBASSADOR'S

REPRESENTATIONS.

PARIS, May 20th (delayed). The debate in the Chamber on foreign

The Time is of the opinion that General, Smuts' view in that, the Empire's

relations with Europe are incompatible with history and inconsistent with the elementary interests of England and the Empire. The journal declares that thera never has been a tradition of avoidance

back to the Second Chamber the bill dent- ing with the subject and that the bill will be amended so as to give the Standard Oil Company, equal opportunities,

the case of the penny mari,” the skilled labour of modern Germany, per fectly equipped, working, as now for I do not understand foreign exchange seven marks an hour during a forty-four problans, and am now too uld to learn. hours week! What earthly chance is The explanations you advance, even when there in the days at hand for white fortided by your index numbers," leave labour against Hun labour To fight It is pointed out that the proposed me cold, but what you quote from Alfred such a competition as this with either concessions, odvering 3 million acres, are Ruthschild and Goschen is good enough for "Free Trade or with tariffs is per ณ . I would advise you if we are to get fectly hopeless. The German expert so extensive that the revenues of the any farther, to rely less on books and on duties our new War Minister has invent Authorities as these. When man of great Dutch State will be considerably increases of exchange and more on such ed-a duty collected in dollars or sterling collect a hundred millions, or even two'y only three great falls in silver look out but it we are to capture the trades of for great financial troubles" and each timeAsin, and indefinitely expand these, we muss stabilise our exchanges with that You need not trouble me with your balf the human race. the rolou need sot trouble nie with und |leárnod reasons, which frankly tore me.

And as this is; I expect, more or less the mental condition of the man on "tha

Firing is now preceeding all round. į affairs opened with a' speech by M. of European entanglements, and pointed, if the oil fields are competitively eminence prophesy well in advance of the goes a little way; it may conceivably

Students and natives are attacking Euro Tardieu, who criticized the work of the

peace.

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out that since Tudor times Eugland has exploited by the Standard Oil and the London Conference, because of the reduc-been forced to take a leading part in Dutch companies, instead of the Royal tion in the German reparation debt. European politics as a mere matter of England has invited M. Briand to self-defence. It was in wars she fought

Many places in the Leban district have been burned. It is reported that people have been hurned alive. BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPY TOWN. to discuss the Upper Silesiani problem.

LATER.

Briand would not answer definitely

Dutch alone.

[BY DOURTESY OF THE

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CHINA MAIL."]

me.

A REPORT OF 1888. And pray how stabilise? Ry calling sel; both are countries hardly less con cerned than we are to get the protection afforded by high exchanges against the

participate in the next Supreme Council as a European" Power that most of the ATTRAY IN JAPANESE DISTRICT bus," I should like to put on record two France and the United States into coun

Chamber.

Empire was acquired, including terri- tories which are now the South African

British troops have arrived and taken before the end of the actual debate in the Union. Isolation nowadays is more im charge of the town. They were enthus- instienlly greeted by the Europeana.

HEAVY CASUALTIES.

LATER.

Five Europeans were

killed and 72

wounded in the rioting.

LISBON REVOLUTION.

CABINET RESIGNS.

The French Ambassador in Berlin has invited the Chancellor's attention to this fact that arms and ammunition are being sent to Upper Silesin and that German volunteers are entering Upper Silesia

Haran.

DISTURBANCES CONTINUE.

PARIS, May 20th (delayed). M. Briand has informed the English Telegrams from Lisbon show that the Government that he has accepted, the

LONDON. May rd.

possible than ever with the growing num- her and intimacy of necessary relations between civilised peoples.

The Daily Chronicle saya that General Smuts' speech has all the breadth of out- look associated with his statesmanship. The journal agrees with General Smuts that the Anglo-Japanese Treaty must be viewed from the angle of Anglo-American co-operation, but as regards the European peace problem the journal declares that

OF SHANGHAI.

BIX AMERICAN BAILORS STABBED.

SHANGHAI, May 23rd. In a serious affray in the Japanese Colony of Shanghai six American sailors from the warship Huran were badly wounded with knives. One man is in a precarious condition. A recrudescence of the trouble is feared, the sailors threaten- ing to come ashore with firearms.

SHANGHAI" REGATTA.

SHANGHAI, May 23rd.

important utterances made when gold monometalism began to be first thought of. In 1971, encouraged by the great abundance of the new gold coming from the New World, a bunkers' conference met in Paris, to consider a general demonetisation of silver. Baron Roths. child, the head of the great French house. delivered a speech of strong disapproval. He said:-

dump" of the penny mark. It is time that a new generation vitally concerned. took to heart the finding of the Royal Commission on Gold and Silver, which, after three years' investigation, issued its report in 1888, Section 199 of that report. signed by every member of the Commission, rends as follows:-

he simultaneous employment of the two precious metals is satisfactory, and gives. These cousidarations seem to suggest the rise to no. complaint. Whether gold or axistence of some steadying influence in. silver dominates for the time being, it is former periods which has now been removed. always true that the two precious metals and which has left the silver market sub- concur together in forming the inanetary jest to the free influence of causes the fall cirulation of the world, and it is the general effect of which was previously kept in check. mass of the two metals combined which The question, therefore," forces itself upon serves as the measure of value of things.us- thore any other circumstance cal The suppression of silver would amount to culated to affort the relative relation of a veritable destruction of values without silver to gold which distinguishes the latter, any compensation. It would mean the period from the earlier? Now, undoubtedly

world's the date which forms the dividing line be capital. It would spell ruin.

tween an epoch of approximato fixity in the Two years later, Lord Beaconsfield, relative value of gold and silver and unio. of marked instability is, the year when the bimetallic system which had proviously been speaking at Glasgow, said:➡

I attribute the monetary disturbanco in force in the Latin Union cessed to be which has occured, and is now to a certain in full operation, and

are irresistibly extent acting very injuriously upon trade ted to the conclusion that the operation of attribute it to the great changes which that system, established it was in coud the Governments of Europe are making in tries the population and commerce of which reference to their standard, of value. "Our

were considerable, exerted material ine

Cabinet has resigned; owing to a peace.invitation to the meeting of the Supreme General Smuts shows a certain conflict of Henley regatta was held in ideal wea- destruction of a portion of the

lat revolution, which had no connection Council, which will be held after the with the Royalists. It appears that the actual debate in the Chamber concern military concentrated and demanded the ing France's foreign policy. resignation.

It is wiggested as an explanation of the movement that it was to forestalla Radical move to appoint the Premier, Senhor Machado, as President,

Lisbon is quiet.

AMERICAN STEAMAR

REFLOATED.

New Your, May 23rd. The steamer Pankondle State has been rodoated.

to

ment Annually,

M. JOUHAUX.

The Conference of Ambassadors exainin-

this morning information from the Inter-Allied High Committee about the situation in Upper Silesia where distur bances mom to be continuing unchecked.

Haras

EARLIER CABLES.

FRANCE SUGGESTS JOINT REPRESENTATIONS,

GERMAN SOLDIERS "ELATED

WITH THEIR SUCCÉSS.”:

BERLIN, May 23rd.

purpose, bi-cause it is well-nigh impossible ther. England won the international for the British Empire to act as peace-eights and America the international miker between the French and the Ger- pairs and fours. Major McBain's private nuns and avoid. Continental entangle eruplane circled the grounds, dropping ments.

letters.

CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN:-

THE HAGUE, May 23rd. Prince Hirohito will visit Holland in the middle of June after visiting Paris

and Brussels.

CHINESE IMMIGRATION INTO CANADA.

.....

EXTROTS OF POLICY,

motala.

The Holy News says there is good

'NORWEGIAN'S FATAL ACCIDENT. gold standard is not the cause of our com Huence upon the relative value of the two thercial prosperity, but the consequence of reason for aingling out the Anglo-Japanese

SHANGHAI, May 23rd.

that prosperity. It is quite certain that wo

The signatures to this profession of Alliance for special consideration, be

must prepare ourselves for great convulsiona Mr. Alfred Robinson, Norwegian, in the monny market,, not occasioned by belief in the effectiveness of Calonne's cause it opens up problems of paval

bare beon alleged, but by a new cause with Lord Herschell, Sir Louis Mallet, Sir Johns defence and direction of foreign policy while playing with a child and brandish.pulation or any of the old causes which law governing exchange were as follow: Lubbock, Mr: A. J. Balfour, Mr. J. W with which the Dominions are intimately ing a Japanese dagger, out a main artery which we are not alliciently acquainted.

At that time the Transvaal goldfield Birch, Mr. Chaplin, Sir C. Fremantle, in the thigh, and died. concerned. The coming conference has a

had not yet been discovered, nor what Sir David Barbour, Sir Thomas Farrer. great opportunity of solving the greater

was destined to become equally import Sir William Houldsworth, Mr. Leonard aut, namely, the potency of wenk solu. Courtney, Mr. Samuel Montagu. Well LONDON, May 22nd.

problem of which the Anglo-Japanese

tions of cyanide of potassium in recover-wight Lord Aldenham, Governor of the France last evening presented a new

Alliance is only a part; namely, putting

ing gold from tailings dumps, which was Bank of England and an expert in ex to make the operation of extremely low-change, if there was one well might he STILLMAN DIVORCE CASE

Note to Britain pointing out the danger the relations of the Empire, America and

grade ores profitable. The sheer accident write of the anonymous scoffers in an of these two discoveries was destined envenomed Press as those whose endea NEW YORK, May 23rd.

of the situation in Upper Bilesin becom

Japan on permanent basis of peace..

between 1870 and 1000 to increase the your by grotesque and burlesque argu- annual supplies of the yellow metal from ment to show that what had been done The newspapers state that Mr. Stilling more serious owing to the persistence

The Manchester Guardian says that

less than twenty millions to almost a for hundreds of years was impossible, and mu, the millionaire, has agreed to cease of the German corps which is being con-

hundred millions, and yet, notwithstand that a system under which England had Cloneral Smuts deals with the unusually

ing this prodigions and quite unpreced. Prospered was fatal to her prosperity, action for divorce, the settlement instantly reinforced, the state of mind of

OTTAWA, May 23rd. ented expansion, the level of the world's while that under which her prosperity volving Mr. Stillman's recognition of the the workmen, who may turn Bolshevist complex and far-reaching tasks confront-

A bill designed further to restrict prices fell from index. number (Sauer was waning was the trua source of ber

beck) 110 in 1873 to 63 for 1896, Does wealth."! legitimacy of his son, Guy, and the pay-and the difficulties of intervening between ing the Conference of the Dominions

Let me conclude on this note. Had our of $80,000 the executive of the Polish movement and Premiers with exported wisdom and im Chinese immigration has been introduced anyone to-day question that this debacle Mrs. Stiliman

in prices was caused by the general" dis silver boom of a year ago been prolong- the Germans. The Note, therefore, proagination. The three chief items in the

in the House of Commons. It requires inheritance of silver from the closing ed for at least another decade, and none poses that Britain and France jointly June agenda the foreign policy of thech Chinese merchant to undergo an of all the world's mints to the free coin of us contemplated the hari-kari of the age of silver? It is little wonder that French and American meltings of their arge the German Government to execute empire, the renewal of the Japanese Alli examination by the Canadian Controller Baron Bothschild hnd declared in 1871, coined silver had Bombay and Calcutta

"the suppression of silver

would had Singapore and Hongkong continued PARIS, May 23rd.

tho measures it announced, and invites sace and imperial defensive measures--

of Immigration...

apell ruin.”...'·

with high exchange to buy our goods According to the Gaulois, M. Joubaux Britain to instruct Lord: D'Abernon, the are parts of a programme which demands

voraciously, then the eastward drain of has resigned the Secretaryship of the British Ambassador. to support the steps clear and earnest thinking. General down its own peaceful policy not dictat

1 quoted in a previous article from our western gold, and especially of Ame- a ten shilling dollar. General Confederation of Labour, and taken by the French Ambassador as Smuts sums up the essentials of the ed by partisan or outside considerations Professor Walker's important speech at rica's would have, and in at most three

but entirely by considerations of securing the dinner given by Sir William Houlds years, given us

And that, indeed, when the present Anglo-Japanese question in his plea for the peace and prosperity of the world, worth in 1894. At the same dinner Mr. frozen oxchange with India has thaw- accepted the vice-presidency of the Inter-Berlin, national Federation of Trades Unions of

Imperial foreign outlook which may make and if America backed the Empire in William idderdale, the Governor of the this, he was sure it would be possible

Amsterdam.

possible Anglo-American co-operation even at this late hour to sours: world Bank of England, who had carried the ed out, is what awaits us to-day if no plague is achieved. A loss of 250,000,000 against war, and for the continuance of peace, The Empire's foreign policy Bank and the "City" through the great thing international" to stay the white an

sovereigns to India will leave sterling, should be to try to remove the feelings crisis of '91, xaids:--

It is strange that England, which has and still more the dollar-where? Look A message from Oppeln states that the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. The time of Europe, and to establish normal con advanced such immense amounts of capital at the percentages of the specie drain to

which are keeping asunder the countries German reinforcements invaded Upper is now rips for a full and frank dis ditions on the Continent.

to foreign countries and to her India since lightheartedly and in com- Colonies, all dependent largely on the value plete ignorabce Hr. Gladstone tampered Silesia, and that severe fighting occurred cussion of armaments by the three great In regard to the question of the re of their products for the means whereby with, her currency in 1893-the drain for near Rownburg. The insurgente were remaining naval Powers. The earnest newal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, the they could pay their debts, should still so the two previous centuries having been

consideration, General Smuts persistently and apparently so blindly have forced to evacuate segeral villages, but spirit in which the Dominion Premiers parant condurre ou far as possible supported a financial policy calculated to roughly one-fifth gold to four-fifths the situation is at prosent obscure.

approach the conference must reinforce Anglo-American understanding and co render it difficult for her debtors to loop silver-

operation. The treaty should not be faith Pero, unless we could satisfy America, Let me also put on record from the the Royal Agricultural by the form of the treaty, that no harm Journal of to bar interests could follow-renewal. Society for 1804, and from a paper by South Africa, had only a small interest Mr. W. E. Bear, the well-known editor in the question of the naval defence of of the Mark-lane Express, these words:

of the price of wheat the Empire, as the vital spots for defence

The weekly average, o were in other waters than South African. has been as low as 17a. 6d. per quarter, a unlim more and more to become responsible for depend mainly on wheat for a her coast defencarga

they possess kome such enerous currency TELIGEAPH "COMMENT

advantage as the farmers of the Argentina

Mr. Liang Shih Ti is known to s LONDON, May 23rd. Republic and they alone enjoy. "The As regards the speeches of Mr. Hughes snormous advantage" being at that time many residents of Hongkong that the In the Assembly, General Smuts made

and General Emule, yesterday, three paper dollars for one gold dollar, the following from con a very important statement in regard Dasly alegraph points out that both paper, dotar possessing learly, as much tomporary, will have much local interest Empire Pisto-require as it ever had.") foreign, gathered at the home of Mr. to the impending moeting in London of meeting of the Engine Promiers as the Heto require a toy the form of Hundreds of guesta, Chiness and the Prime Ministers of the Empire. He most important, in view of the dis In the best paper on the subject of Liang Shih-yi on the occasion of the cussion regarding the new cou- Oriental trade and exchange over read, marriage of his second daughter, Lily, declared that the policy of the British stitutional relations. The journal Mr. T H. Whitehead, of Hongkong to Mr. Sidney Ao of the Bank of Com Empire should be directed towards urges that the question of the greatest (Royal Colonial Institute, February 12th, munications at Hankow, and very many immediate moment de regards naval 1895), pointing out how Lancashire's and vary csily presents were on view: attaining real world peace, and advocat defence of the Empire is the Anglo leading trade was being bodily trans Theoremony was extremely pretty the ed a return to the traditional British Japaness alliance, and says that hitherto ferred to the Far East, presented these bride being attended by four bridge

Japan has proved itself a solid guarantee polity, as far as possible, of keeping out of Imperial interests in the Pacific gurca: The exports of cotton yard maids, one in red, one in yellow, and in and has materially lightened the burden from India increased from less than eight blue and one in white, which, with, the of Continental entanglements General of the defence policy there. Tas Tee million pounds in 1878 to 192,000,000 black coiffure of pack, made up the

mats urged the British Empire, to make graph says that the absolute right of the pounds in 1892, an increase of 2,304 per colours of the nasomal das The gues great effort to get Europe out of the Dominions to a voice in deciding the cent, while exports of British yarns were in the evening (Contertained Tut, wherein she was drifting: to 6pal quetion is not denied and is not deni have only grown from an average of theatricals and music. The happy pair disaster. If the British Empire Mid abia Our confident hope, states the 207,900,000 pounds in 1873 to 223,000,000 will spend about a fortnight in Peking -- (Continued at foot of next column.) Journal is tastes solation in the sense in 180, or less than 10 per cent. For the and will then proceed to their home a

outlined by Mr. Hughes will be achieved." last eleven years, it will be found that Hankow."

· EARLIER CARLES, FIRST. TEST MATCH." EIGHT PLACES ALLOTTED.

LONDON, May end.

The following oight have been definitely alected for the first Test match--Douglas (captain), Knight, Rhodes, Hendron, Woolley, Holmes H. Howell, and Bich mond. The wicketkeeper and another player will be chosen on the 24th in

The Daily Mail's correspondent with the need of agreement on this question. the Gorman forces, as indicative of the All that is needed is a firm load by one changing times, reports that the Germans of the Powers concerned. attacked near the Oder, and were clntəd

EARLIER CABLES.

ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE...

probably either Jupp or Tyldesley: (E), with thoir "success in the first operationENERAL SMUTS' STATEMENT ON The correct policy for South Africa was price absolutely ruinous to

who have been invited to attend Nottingham to complete the side.

FRENCH LAWN-TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIP, HOLDER BEATEN IN MEN'S. SINGLES

at of the war. During the insurrection, thora hna also been fighting at Kreuzburg, Hatibor, and Krappitz, with numerous casualties. It is reported that the

PARIS, May 2nd. In the Challenge round of the men's lawn tennis championship of wingles Franco, Samazeuilh beat Gobert (holder) by 0-3, 6-3, 28, 7-5 and 75.

OBITUARY.

LONDON, May 2201. The death has occurred of Lady Ban

croft, the famous actress,

Government has again protected against the raising of volunteers, for Silesia, but

it is incapable of restraining the.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS,

MEETING POSTPONED.

GENEVA, May 22nd.

The meeting of the Council of the League of Nations, has been postponed from June 6th till June 17th, to enable representatives of the States, some of whom had important engagements on

June 8th, to attend the session.

BRITISH POLICY.

CAPETOWN, May 22nd.

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