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THE BONGBONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22ND, 1981.

STRIKE.

LEADER'S SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE: PREMIER'S SURVEY OF WORLD PROBLEMS.

INTERNATIONAL · CHAMBERS:.

MEETING IN LONDON.

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CEYLON BANK FAILURE.

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LATEST CABLES.

LATEST GABLES.

MINERS STRIKEJ "BOWING TO THE INEVITABLE”

LONDON, June Vist

A significant statement was made" by the minera lender, Mr. Frank Hodges at the annual conference of the Labour He said that the Party "at Brighton. miners' leaders must assume a great deal of responsibility rather than allow a

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LATEST CABLES,

NEW IRISH PARLIAMENT.

THEIR MAJESTIES LEAVE FOR

IRELAND.C

Londos, June 31st. - Their Majesties the King and Queen have left from Euston for Holyhead on their way to Belfast

There was a royal procession in open huge mass of population to go on till

carriages from Buckingham Palecó breaking-poin, came and chaos and disTheir Majesties received an enthusiastic aster replaced discipline, goodwill and ovation from the crowds in the streets. solidarity. Maybe we shall have to bow to the inevitable forces surrounding, us." be concluded.. PROTECTION FOR THOSE WILLIN

TO RETURN.

Loxoos, June is!" OF COMMERCE. -

The posibility of ugly incidents in con LARGE AMERICAN DELEGATIONnection with miners returning to work LONDON, June 1st. were realised by the Premier, who fire A further invasion of American busimised protection to miners wishing to Statesmanlike is the unanimousness mea is expected. Seventy-five rerne. A large body of police rushed verdict of the Promier's speech. Fordelegates to the International Chambers, up to Cannock Chasë, yesterday, prevent

"[TЯgoudH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

IMPERIAL CABINET, MOVEMENT PREGNANT OF

GOOD.

Losbus, June gust.

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBERS

Loudon on June 27th, bave arrived at

EARLIER CABLES,

PRECAUTIONS DURING THEIR MAJESTIES' VISIT TO BELFAST.

Lospos, June 20th. Extraordinary precautions are being

visit to Belfast on the 2nd inst. to open taken on the occasion of their Majesties

the North Irish Parliament.

Nobody

will be allowed on the roofs along the route of the Royal procession, public houses will be closed, and there will be

extensive reinforcements of the con-

FAR EASTERN

NEWS

CABLE

THE BANGKOK DÒCK, THE ARRANGEMENT WITH UNITED ENGINEERS... LTD.

[TEROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.] V

There has been some uncertainty about ANGLO-JAPANESE. ALLIANCE..

the meaning of the annoyneement recent- MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S FORECAST.ly made at a meeting of the shareholders

LONDON, June 20th.

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of the United Engineers, Ltd., Singapore, with regard to an arrangement made with the Bangkok Dock Co., Ltd.

The announcement made in Singapore read:

Mr. Lloyd George, in his speech at the Imperial Conference, said that oce of the most urgent and most important foreign questions was the relations of the "We have the opportunity to acquire Empire with the United States and Japan. Co., Ltd., of sind, its properties, ameta as a going concern, the Bangkok Dock There was no quarter of the world where and liabilities. Thus consideration is to be the issue by us of one hundred thousand we had more greatly desired to maintain ordinary shares of $10 each on the peace and fairplay for all nations and transfer to us of 30,000 shares of 100 to avoid competition in armaments than ticus each which form the capital of the Dock Company." That was taken to in the Pacific and the Far East The mean that the properties, assets and Anglo-Japanese Alliance had bien a valu- liabilities of the Dock are, passing for a

million dollars in shares of pited! ble factor in that direction. Japan had Engineers: been a faithful ally, rendering us valu- A circular letter, signed by Dr. T able assistance in critical need. The of Directors, has been issued to the Heyward Hays, Chairman of the Board. British Empire will not easily forget shareholders of the Bangkok Dock Co that Japanese warships escorted "trans-tetter. It state different aspect on ports bringing Australian and New Zea land forces to Europe when German crui- sers were still in the Indian and the

the well-tried friendship, which had stood as both in good stead and apply it to the solution of all questions in the Far East, where Japan had special interests and where ourselves, like the United States, desire equal opportunities and the open door.

Not the least of these questions, con.pany having interests in various terri

tories tinued the Prime Minister, is the future interests in one place only, more parti. as against a company having

once all parties are united under a of Commerce Conférence, to be held ined trouble by dispersing a hostile crowd ↑ stabulary and military, including the Pacifc Ocean. We desire to preserve view to bringing about, either the ama single, banner. The newspapers contrast the Conference with the League of Nu tions as a peace-compelling institution

ind a factor in world welfare. They point out that excellent as the League's ideals are it started with a Bourish of trumpets" but depends on a paper con- stitution, whereas the Empire meetings are simple and without ceremonies. The Britannic partnership has grown natur ally.

ou practical lines, comprises nany znces, religions, languages and oultures, and has already successfully emerged from very severu tests.

Liverpool,

Mr. Defrees, president of the American Chamber of Commerce, said that the purpose of the Conference was to discuss the reconstitution" of the world's trade and methods and to sift the possibilities of an international, credit system. The American section of the conference. alone, will be represented by 1,500 trude organisations,-

The International Conference was or ganised in Paris last June, with Anglo- American Anglo-Belgian and Italian

of 10.000 waiting for 250 "blackgs to trish Guards from Aldershot,

SPEAKER OF SENATE ELECTED The Marquis of Dufferin has been elected Speaker of the North of Ireland

leave the pits. Many other cases are [„ reported of handfuls of miners, who were endeavouring to return to work, being prevented by powerful pickets, amongst whom women were prominent, in several districts,

EARLIER CABLES,

MEN RETURNING' IN TWO

COUNTIES...

LONDON, June 20th. The miners are returning in consider-

The Daily News refers to the Conference sections. Since then fifters other coun-able numbers in Nottingham and Derby: * *** movement pregnant of good for tries have joined.

the whole of mankind."

NEW FRENCH LINER,

The Daily Chronicle refers to the DEPARTURE OF FRENCH MISSION Empire based on Liberty."

TO CANADÀ.

Pinis, June 16th (delayed).»

The Morning Post refers to the Con- ference as a family party."

All hope that the Conference will limit its agenda, and concentrate on few things

and do those well,

EARLIER CABLES,

R. LLOYD GEORGE'S SURVEY OF

WORLD PROBLEMS.

LONDON, June 20th. Mr. Lloyd George began his speech at the Imperial Cabinet by dwelling on the post-war overstrain and exhaustion of nations, which was producing feverish restlessness and disinclination to steady labour, but distress in Great Britain was not so bad as after the Napoleonic Wars.

Indeed, despite great unemployment and much labour unrest, there was no acturi privation. This was largely attributable

The new French liner Pariz, the largest of the French flent, left Le Havre for New York, with a French Mission, bead- ed by Marshal Fayolles, on board. The Mission is going, to Canada to thank the Dominion for assistance during the war.

-Vares.

AMERICA'S' DEAD.

STEAMER WITH BODIES LEAVES ANTWERP.

ANTWERP, June 21st.

The steamship Weathon Query has sailed for New York with the bodies of 5,900 Americans killed in the war,

shire, but reports from other areas do not indicate that the inen are resuming.

breakaway till the result of the Federa The leaders are urging the men not to

tion's appeal to the other Unions is. Įknown.

COTTON TRADE DISPUTE.

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OPERATIVES' EXECUTIVE RECOM- MEND ACCEPTANCE.

LONDON, June 28th.

The executive of the operative cotton spinners have issued a circular in con- nection with the difference of opinion at Manchester."unna imously recommending acceptance of the terms arranged last week. They declare that in the present state of trade better terms an impos sible.

REPARATIONS PROBLEM.

RESULTS OF FRANCO-GERMAN

POURPARLERS.

PARIS, June 15th (delayed)

Senate.

LATEST CABLES. WIMBLEDON LAWN TENNIS. FIRST ROUND OF SINGLES.

LONDON, Jane 21at.

At Wimbledon, in the first round of the lawn tennis Singles, Lycott beat Gaunt B6, 69, 64, and Kleinman beat de Grenus, "0-4, 63, 46, 63, 9-7.

EARLIER CABLES.

SHIMIDŽU'S SUCCESS,

LONDON, June 20th. At Wimbledon, in the world's lawn tennis championships, first round of the aingler, Shimidzu bent Hotham, 6-1, 81, 15.

FRISH SHOOTING OUTRAGE. BODIES OF THREE OFFICERS"

DISCOVERED.

LONDON, June 20th.

The bodies of three military officers recently kidnapped while walking in the district of Fethard were found to-day near Clonmell, where they had been shot.

|--CAPE-TO-CAIRO RAILWAY,

EX-GERMAN KAISER'S "IFS" AND

"ANDS."

The story of the bistory of the Cape to-Caim Railway was given in a lectare, delivered before the Royal Society of Arts, by Mr. Bobert William

CEYLON BANK FAILURE.

Cotoxao, June 21st. The Bank of Colombo, with a capital to the self-sacrifices of the well-to-do. Ile of twenty lakhs, has suspended business.

The lecturer recalled that it was" in was confident that the world was slowly

1857 that the first South African railway, sixty miles in length, from Cape Town settling down to face realities An en-

The exchange of views between Mnorth to. Willington, was authorised

· [Mr. Floyd George, then, referred to couraging fact in the international situs the relations of the Empire with the Loucheur and Herr Bathonan respecting really the first section of the Cape to

The Prime

Cairo Bailway. When Rhodes sought to tion, was the increasing impatience with insted States, and lapun. those who were seeking to keep theinster's remarks appear under the the all-important problem. of reparations bring the railway through German Exat Eastern cables" in aubther is to be resumed at Paris shortly, Paris Africa he went to Germany to induce the Kaiser to accord him the necessary world in a state of turmoil and tension. column]

The Prime Minister further, said that and Berlin opinions consider the first permision, but the agreement which he Two of the most troublesome problems of

was able to negotiate with the Emperor French

was, what he described to the lecturer as pence had been settled,, including din he did not propose to deal in detail with results decidedly favourable,

mament of Germany-though irregular

the agenda of the conference, remarking political circles almost unanimously. ap. "We have no cut-and-dried agenda. We proved the Government's move, which is formations in Bavaria were still giving will discuss that amongst ourselves.".

said to be bearing the mark of realise trouble. He believed that the difficulty

British Empire," Mr. Lloyd tion of the policy which M. Briand ad- would shortly be overcome. The other

George said, problem, namely, reparation, baffled all

was progressing very vocated upon assuming the Premiership satisfactorily from the constitutional Bnancial experts for two years, but the expedient now devised seems to have standpoint and otherwise." He mention. ed, among the post-war changes, Canada's Riven satisfaction to moderate and prac

decision to have her own minister at tical men in Europe. So far as we 'Bre'

Washington. "This," the Prime Minis able to gather that was also the view of

ter said, "was the most important, de- At the Oval before 14,000 people in the Dominions, which were directly con

velopment in which we shall willingly co-cool, cloudy weather, Surrey, on a fast corned in it.

operate.!!

wicket, made 175. Dacat scored 47 by Mr. Lloyd George concluded by em good, easy-batting.. phasising the fact that "the British The Australians were dismissed for 158, connecting one and of Africa with the

Mr. Lloyd George was most hopeful

as regards the two remaining difficulties,

The

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AUSTRALIANS: V." SURREY.

LONDON, June 2013.

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Teror's depart

For a considerable time past negotia tions have been proceeding between your Board of Directors and the Board of Messra, United Engineers, Ltd., with a gamation of the two companies er coming to some, working agreement.

Your Board are of opinion that the Dock Company's shareholders be cause: working agreement would be beneficial to

(a) Df the larger scope and earning capacity of the two companies if com bined.

(b) The greater certainty of regular dividends being obtained from a cam

of China, which looks to us and the cularly during the next few years.

whilst the available funds of the Dock United States for sympathetic treatment Company wit be more than required to could overtake the world than the further and fair play. No greater calamity finance further development. accentuation of the world's divisions mentioned below going through, the In the event of the exchange of shares upon racial lines. The British Empite had done a signal service to humanity Dock Company will be carried on as at in bridging these divisions in the past.

present constituted, namely, the 'namis and the loyalty of the King

of the company, its nationality, its Asistic peoples is..a & proot.

Board of Directors will be maintained from that duty. It would would be to fail in that and all contracts and obligations of the

not merely greatly in Dock Company will be carried out. crease the dangers of international war,

Messrs. United Engineers, Ltd., humi but it would also divide the British Em now offered to exchange shares of that, pire against itself Our foreign policy company for shares in the Bangkok. Dock race and civilisation between East and ordinary shares of the value of dollars never range itself upon differences of Co., Ltd,, an the following basis:-Ten West. It would be fatal to the Empire. ten each at par value in the United We look confidently to the Government Engineers, Ltd., for one share of the and the people of the United States for value of ticals noe hundred at par valu sympathy and understanding i

Fin pect

this res in the Bangkok Dock Co., Ltd. "Friendly co-operation with

The last published balance sheets of the the United States, Mr. Lloyd George said,

two companies show that the surplus of is for us the cardinal

Assets aver liabilities in the case of the dictated equally by instinct, reason and three millions; in the case of the United

principle,

Dock Computay was approximately ticals commonsense." We desire to work with Engineers, Ltd., doilara twelve and va the great Republic everywhere in the

Like it, we want stability and selling the Dock for one million ticals, half millions. There is no question of ponce based on liberty and justice. desire to avoid the growth of that American opinion is at present to sound concern for a holding of dollars in the Pacife and exen be amaments it is simply suggested to exchange a rejoice holding of ticals one hundred in one earnest, in that direction. We are ready one hundred in another much larger to discuss with American statesmen any sound concern.. propo al for the limitation of armaments A meeting of shareholders will be held on their part, and to undertake that no at the company's office at 4.30 p.m., an such overtures would find lack of willing-the 20th day of June, 1921 for the pur ness Australia, New Zealand and, ispose of discussing the proposed ex- deed, the whole Empira was built by sea change of shares and you are invited to power, which is necessarily the basis of attend. the Empire's existence. We must. there- fore, look to measures which our security requires. We aim at nothing more, and cannot possibly be content with less."

FUTURE OF WEIHAIWEI.

LONDON, June 20th.

In the House of Commons, Commander Bellairs suggested that the Government notify China that the Government was willing to negotiate for the return of Weihaiwei.

Mr. Cecil Harmaworth replied that the Government, a present, did not propose to take any such action.

CHINA'S ·STATUS,

COMMANDER BELLAIES' 'QUESTION.

Your Directors, after careful conside ration, confidently and unanimously re commend the exchange of shares suggest.

ed.

CHINESE MILITARY

`SECRETS.”

ORDERS TO THE PRESS.

The Wuchung correspondent of the Asiatic News Agency reported on the 12th inst.:-

The vernacular papere in this city. have received orders from the police pro hibiting the editors from printing mili- tary news, especially news items in con- all ifs and aad's," but Rhodes said to Mr. Williams: You might use it as

nection with the "sending back of the lover with King Leopold (to secure

LONDON, June 20th..

looters to their native lands in northern In the House of Commona, Commander Hupeh. This is believed to be connected. the right to extend the line through the Congo State to the Nile).

Bellairs urged, in pursuance of our with the reported wholesale massacre of it has often been said, continued Mr. historic mission of encouragement in the louters by the loyal troops in the Williams, that bodes original plan China, the Government to raise the vicinity of the Hinokan railway station was ‚an ́·· “' all-rød? route, namely, status of the British diplomatic repro- of the Peking Hankow Line. Fully two British throughout, vid-Lake Tangan sentative-in China to an Ambassador; thousand soldiers and lower grada oficart: Fiks. But Rhoden was far too practical and negotiate with the five other. Powers, were concerned in the mutiny in Wu- a man to build a railway where there who had post offices in China for the chang. After their disarmament, about was no assured traffic to make it pay withdrawal of the post offices, in recogni- four hundred looters were shot in the The railway had followed mineral dis tion of China as a Great Power.

various parts of the city, about an equal coveries all the length of its route from Cape Town Why, then, should it be taken to Lake Tanganyika, as was for the time his intention 1 Simply because his attempts to get it through any other way had failed. To-day the railway was working out as its founder planned it would. It would be a main backbone

Mr. Cecil Harmsworth replied that it number escaped in different directions, was not proposed to raise the status of while the remnants were sent out of the British representative in existing Bankow, at Liuchismino station by conditions in Chine, nor to negotiate for special cars to Hisokan station and partially by boats to the Meenyang dis the withdrawal of the post offices.

Commander Bellairs suggested that the trict-where, it is reliably reported pledge given at the meeting of the Allied about nine-tenths of them were masa- Ministers, in August, 1917, to do their cred by machine-guns and rifles without best to see that Chinus enjoyed a higher discrimination. This it reported to be Mr. Harmsworth replied that he could mitted to record military news, because not discuss the matter by question and General Wong desires keep-thir

information secret."

mamoly, the fixation of the boundaries of Dominiona and the Indian Empire play after poor batting (Mayne 48); Hithother and linking into one great system international status was being violated the reason why the Press are hot por

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Poland and peace-making in Turkeyed, probably, a greater part in the war Until these were settled it cannot be of freedom than any nation, except per captured 5 wickets for 44, and Fender maid that pence had

had been established.

hape the very greatest Powers, our took 4 for the same number of runs. mutual axertions constituting a testi-

In their second The first essential, of peace and recon-may to British Institutions, which no

innings Burray have other Empire in history can, approach or scored as for 1. struction was that we stand by treaties, emulate. In recognition

their The nations of the world realised their been accepted fully into the comity, of achievements, the British Dominions had

"DERBYSHIRE BOWLEN'S FEAT. Yorkshire beat Warwick by an innings iator-dependence more than ever, and the tations by the whole world. They had League of Nations stood as witness of achieved the full national status, stand- and 140 runs.

beside the United Kingdom an such a realization. There might be re- philities of the British Commonwealth.

in the dignities and

equal

taxations in treaties here and there, fol- If there are means whereby that status lowing the discovery of conditions, and can be rendered even clearer to their wickets in Glamorgan's second innings with the consent all parties, but treation own communities and the world, we shall must stand, where such consent was not conference. India's achievements were formed since Drake, of Yorkshire, accom be glad to have them submitted to the for 40 runs. This feat, has been not per forthcoming,

also very great; she had proved her right to a new status in our councils" plished it against Somerset in 1914.

(Continued of foot of next column;) :

Ping!

partnera

Bestwick (Derbyshire) socured all ten Derby beat Glamorgan by two wickets.

the lateral exilways to the const.

POST OFFICE ESTIMATES. ** DAILY MAIL.." EFFICIENCY

TAR CAMPAIGN),

With a view to drawing attention to the deficit of £1,500,000 in the Post Office estimates for the current year, the Daily

is behind the methods graphs have been Mast, has inaugurated a lively campaign. The paper desires that Great Britain

put ate the hands of business men. wher the Posts and Telegrapha

chance of Post Office doing business captains of industry would welcome the on a spot cash basis with no bad debta, or risks, and with a combined revenue of

$70,000,000.

The

Boswer.

STAMESE ADVISER IN LOKDOM.

LONDON, June 21st.

Mr. Elden 1. James, Political Adviser to the Biamose Foreign Office, has arriv- ed here with his wife from Washington. FRENCH- MILITARY MISSION TO

JAPAN.

PAXIS, June 18th (delayed). According to the papers, a Military soon leave for Japan, stopping en route Minion, headed by Marahal Joffre, will at various places in British India, French Indo-Chins and China. The Mimion will return viá; America//--Idvaz

Prior

to their departure from Singa for Amor, the Hon. Dr. Lim Boon were entertained to a dinner at the Gar Keng O.B.E and Mrs Lim Boon Keng den Club by members of the Club and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The doctor, who was one of the founders of the club, had been its President since its inception. The doctor sailed for Amoy on Friday, the 17th inst, on the Van Cloon, d

Overheard in the City during the rain: Heavy dew, Bill, to-day? Yes, bu that's after than a heavy bill due to

morrow,"