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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 1918, 1911.

REVIVING RUSSIA: BRITISH AND GERMAN ENTERPRISE

CULTURE PEARL PERIL:

ULTRA VIOLET RAYS TEST.

"ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE:

MAJOR ORMSBY-GÖRE'S SUGGESTION.

LATEST CABLES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

RESOURCES OF RUSSIA.

BRITISH AND GERMAN ENTER- PRISE.

BRITAIN'S LABOUR TROUBLES

MENT.

NEW WAR MENACE.”

LASTING PRACE.

AGGRESSIVE POLICY OF TURKISH MR. CHURCHILL'S SUGGESTIONS.

Some

NATIONALISTS.

nowasupers

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LONDON, Jane. 8thr LONDON, June 8th. Mr. Churchill, speaking at Manchester, in London are declared that lasting peace could only be giving prominence to "the new war secured by real co-operation or the part menace" in the Near East, and are of the British. the French and the Ger: publishing reports of the imminent mans. "We must understand," he said, $ hostile Ger- arrival of British warships in Con- France's standpoint with stantinople to help the Greeks against many across her frontier. Great Britain Turkish Nationalists, who have, recently, must pursue the path of a peacemaker adopted a strongly anti-British attitude in Europe and mitigate rancour between by refusing to release British prisoners the French and the Germans. and by declaring that British ships will

NAVAL POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.

[BY FRANK H. SIMONDS.) (Special to the "Hongkong Daily Pres.")

WASHINGTON, March 318.

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MARRIAGE

LAWS OF REB RUSSIA,

DEATH BLOW TO

FICTION.

SICKLY.

Mr. Churchill said that “averyone who two forts, mac we have maintained tinguished above all eina by their recog-

not be allowed to enter Turkish ports.cated about the good name of the British HOPEFUL PROSPECT OF SETTLE-They have also executed a British Empire was anxious as regards Ireland, Indian, who was trying to promote a but they must realize that the vital LONDON, June 8th, Turco-British rapprochement, a interests of this country could not allow

charge of espionage.

foreign republic equipped with sub marines, possibly a hostile army, to be erected on Britain's flank, short of which ireland had been offered the proud posi

The heavy labour clouds are showing signs of lifting. The chief proceedings"

BERLIN, June 9th.

It is authoritatively pointed out that in the coal dispute yesterday consisted of the British Government has not yer

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a meeting at which then submitted decided the attitude it should adopt According to the Tageblatt, certain written questions to the owners on mat-towards the Turkish Nationalists.. tion in the British Empire of freedom to strates that both in the Far East and by matrimony). At the time of the

ters requiring slacidation. After a dis cussion it was arranged that replies be given at à conference to-day.,

British and German industrial interests have concluded agreements to develop the trade and to exploit the resources of Russia, as a result of negotiations con ducted by M. Krassin. when in Berlin recently, with Herr Hugo Stinnes

The journal adds that a systematic reconstruction of Russia, will be under. taken in close touch with Russian dele- gaten. Larin will reconstruct the Govern ment on a coalition basis.

CULTURE PEARL PERIL.

ULTRA-VIOLET, RAYS TEST.

Lexnos, June 9th.

At the annual conference of the National Association. of Goldsmiths, Mr. Reicester stated that an instrument has been invented which distinguishes be tween the Japanese culturo pearl and the real pearl. A test made, by means of ́ultra-violet rays of 1,500 candle-power,

There is a prospect of the engineering trouble being settled before the wage re duction notices operate. Trade Unioni representatives sa Mr. Macnamara, yesterday, and will report to the confer- ence at York to-day. A joint meeting of cotton employers and the employed has been arranged at Manchester for Friday, DUTCH LITERATTEUR,

LONDON, June 9th.

no orders have been given ConsequentiTANA to British warships to participate in operations against the Nationalists.

SILESIAN OUTLOOK.

GERMAN GENERAL'S „PROMISE.

BERLIN, June 8th.

The task of the Allied troops in the restoration of order in the industrial region in Upper Silesia is expected to be greatly facilitated as a result of the German Genern! giving an undertaking hot to make farther advance. The Intter promise followed Allied representations

**DIVIDING

Louis Coupirus the foremost living Dutch literntteur, was the guest of honour in Berlin, at a dinner given by Mr. Cecil Harms iorth in the House of Commons to-night. He will be entertained by the Anglo Batavian Society on June 15th.

GERMANS AND

POLES."

govern herself in the fullest sense of Homa Bule. They now had for the first time the chance of settling differences among themselves.”

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present

aire's

"Marriage does not establish com. musity of property between the married

parsons.

There has been so keen a controversy over the position of women under the that particular interest Not impossibly before this letter reaches Bolsheviks

attaches to the publication of the text. you official announcement will have been of The Marriage Laws of Soviet made of a far-reaching change in our Russia" issued from the Russian Soviet naval policy, which should do much to Government Bureau at New York.. give a new emphasis to the various dis In the copy of this publication which cussions, which have been had on Ameri-is to band it is claimed that the code pan seapower. At the moment the deci- is a superb rebake to those paychu

on has been practically reached to pathically adicted person who spread transfer the whole of our battlefleet from the sickly, tattle about nationalisation the Atlantic to the Paclic

of women. The laws are perhaps dis In recent

as Great Britain "supnition of the rightful social function and ported both a Mediterranean and th

It is pointed out that one of the chief Home Fleet in the days before the Gereconomic status of women." man menace led to arrangements with the French, which enabled you to con- articles of the code is that:

No marriage may be contracted with centrate your fighting units in the North Sea. But for us Japan has come to take put the mutual consent of the parties on something of the character Germany thereto. has had for Great Britain after 1905, Among the extensive details of the while there has been a growing desire to laws dealing with civil status and domestic relations, marriage, family: our whole strength consolidated. Such a transfer of strength serves not and guardianship, the following are of only to emphasize the view the new interest:

The parties to a marriage shall Administration holds of the Japanese Question, but it quite as clearly demon- possess a common surname (a surname with respect to South America this coun- marriage they will adopt the husband'a try means to develop a strong foreign or wife's surname as their joint sur- policy. Beyond all else, it is assumed to indiente that Mr. Harding and his ad- risers believe our future danger and our future interest centre in the Pacific.

Obviously such a transfer, which con- Mr. Churchill hoped that there would stitutes in a measure, turning our back party to a marriage incapacitated. not result from it another of those dispon Europe, discloses a conviction that for any work, and in a state of need, no danger threatens us from that direc- shall be entitled to receive support from appointments with which the British and tion and puts a term, at least, at home, the other party, provided the latter

to the pornicious habit, recently develop shall be able to afford such support.". irish relations had been scarred. If atod. of measuring the British and Ame With regard to the children, it is laid- ster rican flests as possible antagonists, a down that "actual descent shall be the agreement were reached between Ulster habit which has awakened profound a basis of the family No distinction shall and South Ireland, safeguarding the prehension and emphatic disapproval, be made between the relationship estabe

when voiced in this country,

Jished through marriage and that estab The Open Door -is a historic Amc-lished by union outside of marringe interests of the Empire, lovers of In

ricon policy in the Far East and it is Parents are obliged to keep their: perial unity would say whom God had also traditionally a Republican Policy, children with them, and have the right hnding its expresion in the period when to claim their restitution from anyone joined let no man put asunder "

the late John Hay was Secretary of who detains them without. legal author- Mr. Churchill pointed to the panorama State. To be powerful to maintain this

Children have no right to the pro of misery in Russia as a lesson showing policy is plainly in the minds of the ity, or without an order of the Court. the utter failure of Socialism on the Com Monroe: Boctrine, as well as the Hay party of their parents, nor parents to the property of their children."-Daily munistic theory. Mr. Churchill, as a Far Eastern Policy, flads practical ex-

SCAN pression in the concentration of our feet Fros Trader, favoured the minimum of in the Pacific, where, if anywhere, menace LONDON, June 8th.

it In speaking of this proposed shift, Telegrams from Oppela, vid Paris, Government interference, but justified the to either policy is to be encountered. state there has been no further German Government's policy of safeguarding in- is, perhaps, appropriate to notey also, that the incoming Republican Administra attack in Silesia since Sunday. Allied dustry as a temporary measure necestion has steadily disclosed itself as Pro- purpose to permit its handling of the in said to have given excellent resulta; AMENDING BILL IN. HOUSE OF troops have taken over new positions itated by abnormal conditions. having Ally, as having neither the wish nor the

without difficulty, and it is hoped that to relevance to the broad issues of the question. of peace with Germany or "of case, against the arming of nations,-

the withdrawal of American troops from the culture pearl becomes yellow under

the Rhine, to give even the colour of country's fiscal and financial policy.

Adverting to the European situation, Upport to German resistance of Allied the rays.

demands or German claims of American

"Suppose two farmers living side by: Mr. Churchill declared that" it was us

side good farmers, well-meaning farmers, less merely to talk and wish for pence, sympathy with such resistance.

The new President had expected to re-wanted to be friends, and suppose they unless you give a measure of re-assur

Europe tried to maintain peace on the European ance or appeasement to the anxious and call the American troops

Опо angry natione of the word. It is futile promptly. He had accepted the plan of plan, how would they go at it?

the Senate to press the Knox Resolution would go to the nearest town and bay he said, " to trust in a pape Langue which envisaged a soparate peacs with the best gun he could find, and they ng Nations The only way to ensure true Germany. But both plans have

in the paper saying notice pesca in real co-operation between the cheerfully laid aside, as a result of Euro- he loved his neighbour and that he had three mighty nations (Great Britain, France and Germany), and repair the pean developments, which have changed no thought of trespassing upon his noigh- ruin of war and rebuild to the glory of the face of things and would give to bour's rights; but that he was deter the unity of Europe. But we must be fair either action a colour of disapproval of mined to defend his own rights and pro- Allied policy, if carried out now. Mr. tect his honour at any cost, that he had to France, who was led to believe at the Wilson, in the closing days of his Ad secured the best gun in the market, and close of the war that British and Ameri- dan succour would be forthcoming in the ministration, manifested Hittle sympathy that if his neighbour interfered with

with Allied purposes and once at least, him, he would shoot him. evant of a repetition of the events of 1914,

denounced openly der

French

went to militarism." Then suppose the neighbour but she had not received that assurance Fresident Harding is totally unlikely to tows the next day and got him a bettor Consequently, there naturally exists in

follow in such a course.

gun and, with the same frankness, con-- every French heart profound anxiety na to what would happen tweety or thirty States takes any step toward making notice explaining that did not that he My boliet, is that before the United sulted the newspaper and put in a similne he lord us Let path of Britain, which does not face the same dangerous peace with Germany by separate treaty well as his

or toward recalling the American troops was just as determined to defend his own France and has Gone of the resentments which lurk in the bosden of Germany, on the Rhine, there will be some simple rights and protect his honour at 205 lie in, so endeavour to give a sense of demonstrate that the President and his than his neighbour's, and that it his but all sufficing declaration which will cost, that he had secured a better gun security to France and to give Germany advisers accept the view that Germany neighbour bothered him, he would kill the sense of being treated with fair play must pay, share the Allied determination hits dud to enable her to control the violent that the disarm and have not the smallest "And suppose then the first man, when forces still lurking in her midst.

intention of giving, moral, much less he read that notice, went to town and material

assistance to the German policy got two guns and advertised that fact, iu of passive resistance. HY

the paper, and the second man, when he There has never been in the United read it, went to town and got three guns. States the smallest sympathy with the and so on, each alternately buying guns Keynes view or with the familiar allega What would be the result? tions that the terms of the treaty, were undertaker in that vicinity would go out NEW Yox, June 9th. 100 severe. There has been more resent and becouse personally scquainted with ment over the proposed 12 per cent. the two men, because he would know Mr. Wocks, the Secretary for War, port tax than over Danzig and Sarro there would be at least one funeral in addressing the graduates of New York Hasin circumstances lumped together. the neighbourhood. University, declared that he abhorred There is disquiet here over, the delay in "That is the European plan, Que wan, but for America to be the first to the arrival of some settlement, wholly country gets a battleship and announces disarm would be the height of folly while due to economie disturbances in our own that it can blow any other battleship feverish military preparations were pro- country resulting therefrom... But off out of the water; then a rival nation ceeding among those with whom America cially, our government is resolved not to gets a dreadnought that enn sink the might possibly come into contact M. contribute to encouraging further delay, battleship; then the first nation gets a

they go to: Bought then Weeks refused to give a moment's con- by adding to German hopes of ultimate sideration to the possibilis Bach a The new Secretary of State is a fight name of their battleships as they build and look for prefixes for the he ing lawyer who will defend American them larger and larger; and they make claims in the matter of the cables, the guns larger and larger and they equip mandates and particularly in the matter, armies larger and larger, all the time of Yap, which has come to take on a cat talking about how much they love peace tain symbolic value for the American and all the while boasting that they sro people, but he is profoundly sympathetic ready for a fight." with the Allies and with the French on

HEYWOOD BY-ELECTION.

** EARLIER QABLES,

UNEMPLOYMENT ACT.

COMMONS.

LONDON, June 8th,

In the House of Commons, Mr. Macnamara introduced a bill amending the Unemployment Insurance Act. He poicted out that two million men and women in the United Kingdom were wholly unemployed, and millions were

the intermediate zone dividing Germans and Poles will soon be defined,

SINN FEIN OUTRAGES, FOUR ARRESTS NEAR BIRKENHEAD,

LONDON, June 8th. Four persons suspected of cutting on short-time. The Government was telegraph and telephone wires were 13,430 paying unemployment. bereft at the rate arrested near Birkenhead after an ex-

of two milliers sterling weekly, while change of pistol shots with the police. the income from contributions

VICTORY FOR LABOUR

LONDON, June 8th. The "by-election at Heywood, Lancs, due to Mr. Illingworth's elevation to the

as follows: paerage, resulted

Mr. Halls (Labour) "Mr." England (Coalition Liberal) 13,125 Mr. Piestone (Liberal) ...... 5,671 NEW DUTCH DIPLOMATS. FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS FOR CREDIT.

THE HAGUE. June 9th:

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has asked the Second Chamber to grant credit for the new diplomatic posts, namely, the Minister to Mexico, the Consul General at Lima as acting Minister to Peru, Ecuador and Bolivin; and the Consul- General at Caracas for Venerucla and Columbia. Provision will be made in the 1029 budget for the diplomatic needs in Central American republics.

CALCUTTA DERBY SWEEP. SECOND PRIZE FOR DUNDEE.

LONDON, June 9th."

It now transpires that the second prize in the Culcutta Derby Swoop, of tho value of £38,000, also, came to Britain. The winner was Mr. David Doig, Dundee jute mercant, who held four tickets.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS”.

UNION.

+

M. VENIZELOS' NEW POST.

LONDON, June th

It is understood that M. Venizelos will shortly become Secretary-General of the Federation of the League of Nations' Unions. Ho has declined the salary

the post.

TRIENNIAL CHAMBERS

CONGRESS.

below £350,000, and the Insurance Fund, which was £22,500,000 in March, was now

"ORDINARY SEARCH

OPERATIONS."”.

LONDON, June 8th. only £8,500,000. Therefore, the Govert. An official communiqué inested in Dublin ment was compelled to reduce benefits describes the Mill-street affair, cabled from July 4th to 15s. for men and 12. yesterday, as ordinary search opera for women, and increase the contributions The number of men rounded tip were mostly released. Three who were tions...

It was estimated that the maximum attempting to evade arrest were shot liability of the Treasury under the re- and killed. adjusted scheme, he said, would be ADMIRAL SIMS' BOMBSHELL £10,000,000, which would be re-paid as

CONSTERNATION IN UNITED things became normal.

STATES.

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EXPORTS CREDIT BILL. SECOND READING IN HOUSE OF

COMMONS.

LONDON, June 8th, In the House of Commons, the Exports Credit Bin passed its second reading.

Mr. Lloyd George explained that the Bill gave the Board of Trade power to extend the original, Act to the British Empire and the mandated territories, though at present, the scheme did not extend to Indis and the British posses sions in the Far East.

DE-CONTROL AGRICULTURE. COUNTRY UNABLE TO GUARANTEE

MINIMUM PRICES.

LONDON, June 8th

t

LONDON, June 9th outspoken speech by Admiral Sims, at a banquet in London this week, attacking the Sinn Fein propaganda of Irish-Americans has caused a furore in political circles in Washington.

Mr. Denby, Secretary of the Navy, has cabled to Admiral Sims expressing amazement, and requesting him to cable immediately as to whether he has been correctly quoted." TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS CHARGE AGAINST STUDENT.

Larzia, Junrath.. The trial has opened in the first case on Belgium's list of a student. Max Handohr, who was a German secret mili tary policeman in Belgium and is charg ed with unjustifiable arreste.

PETROLEUM TAX INCREASE IN MEXICO.

Mexico City, Inne 8th. Prezident Orbegon is increasing the expert petroleum taxes to an average of 25 per cent. The proceeds will be de- voted to the liquidation of Mexico'a

NO WAR UNTHINKABLE BETWEEN BRITAIN AND AMERICA.;

tween America and Britsin.-

conflict would end civilisation, declaredi

LAWN TENNIS SURPRISE.

JAPANESE CHAMPION'S

COLLAPSE.

LONDON, June 9th Yesterday's surprise, in the third round of the tennis tournament at Beckenham, was furnished by Shimidzu, who was beaten by the American, Hun ter, by 02, 02

In the men's doubles, second round,

Shimidzu and Hunter boat the Fyees by La the first round of the mixed cham pionship. Shimidza and Miss Hawkins

won their match.

AUSTRALIANS AT BRISTOL MACALTNEY'S MANY

"

BRYAN ON DISARMAMENT. AN INTERESTING ANALOGY: My William Jennings Bryan, the wall known American, has recently stated the much the same as Ruskin stated it forty years ago, but with greater elaboration. He writes:

would put a

Every

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the

It is now out of date to call it the questions which relate to the issues cf European plan," when America is play the World War nad bis influence is to ing such a prominent part in the game-

detected in many slight but significant ED.]. decisions in the fow days since he took charge on such questions as the res

be

common assoc

ponsibility for the war and the obligation is an impression of frank friendliness to pay, the Germans will and him piti for our allies of the war attended with lesa and convinced beyond all their pro a determination to deprive the German paganda persuasion of any real or imaginary basis for ex American intervention. Perhaps think there is a feeling in the Admin way to express it in to n

thats istration that the best contribution the United States can make to the exising it is unqualifiedly Pro-Ally on all war In the Home of Commons, Sir Arthur

European situation is a clarification of issues Mr. Wilson, latterly at least European Griffith Boscawen announced that a

the German mind on its fundamental was only interested in OTEC Che conviction as to reparations and dia associates as they were the country was unable to afford the foreign debt.

Armament Nor is it wholly impossible league, of Nations, the league circum that there may be some measured but not istration forgets State's liability under the Agriculture NEW AUSTRALIAN WIRELESS.

unsatisfactory indication of Americanstances, but remembers thu Act, the policy of guaranteeing minimum PERTE (W. Australia), June 8th.

concern for the safety of France, in the cistion in the struggle which preceded

and Peace Conference prices of wheat and oats will be ter A wireless receiving apparatus, espa-

voked and destined, in the end, toʻmenace

and of the whole be city 12,000 miles, has been erected at the

LONDON, June 8th. tho

far s Peace and independe minated at fe earliest possible moment. Observatory,

spectators, in düll weather, nad on a The impression

Germany in concerned, before very long A meeting of the British Imperial Coun- This involved the repeal of the provi

LAUNCH OF BRITISH WAR last wicket favouring batsmen although of the New Administration given, at The United Stales is deeply interested cil of Commerce has arranged that the sions of the Act, relating to minimum

SHIP.

rain interfered latterly the Australians close range, is of clear, desite, while and vitally concerned in the restorat next Triennial Congress of the Empire Guarantees will be given in regard to "wages and State control of cultivation.

** made 421 for the loss of 3 wickets, avoiding vague and far-reaching commit of peace conditions in world market * LONDON, June 8th. Mayns contributing 79 and Bardsley ments, to indicate clear and permanent but the present Administration is deter Chambers be held in London in 1923, the wheat and orta harvest this year;

To-day, the first warship was launched 132 (including 17 fours). In a bril sympathy and support for the claims of mined not to permit the German to az

It (Copyright, ter by The McClure Lord Derby was elected President by 21 but, as from a certain date after this at Portsmouth since early in the war innt innings Macartney made 149, the Allies for reparations and the pecu- ploit this anxiety to his own prokt. harvest, it is proposed to de-control It was the light cruiace Effingham, playing frear and scoring many bound fiar claim of France for security.

(Continued at foot of nest column.)

Newspaper Byndicate.) agriculture altogether.

which was laid down in April, 1917. aries.

VENUE OF MEETING.

Notes to 24

LONDON, June 9th.

BOUNDARIES.

consequence,R

I think; there will

event of any new German attack, unpronaga kahe policy, so

At Bristol before an assembly at 7,000 world foreiga poliRatements of American

several clear