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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 15xx." 1931.
PROBLEM: GENERAL SMUTS' LETTER TO MR DE VALERA
BOOMERANG OF STRIKE
SHIPBUILDERS CLOSING WORKS.
SILESIAN PROBLEM
DECISION OF SUPREME COUNCIL.
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BOOMERANG OF STRIKE.
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FAMOUS SHIPBUILDING FIRM'S DECISION,
London, August 12th. The famous shipbuilding firm of Yar Baw and Company, formerly at Poplar and now at Glasgow, announce that their works will, temporarily, be closed down on September 30th, owing to repeated strikes, reduced output and "inability to
· promise dates of delivery.
They believe that business will only. ame when it accords with ooonomic laws.
AMERICAN IMPORT DUTIES.
HOW THEY WILL BE APPLIED."
WARRINGTON, August 13th. The principle of the Americas valua tion in assessing new tariff duties on imported merchandise, as agreed upon
is the Republican Party, by assess ad valorem dutics calculated on the basis of American wholesale sclling price on alt importa, where comparable competitive articles of domestic manu. "facture are to be found.
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DISARMAMENT IN GERMANY. QUESTION DISCUSSED BY
SUPREME COUNCIL.
LONDON, August 14th. At the concluding session, the Supreme Commeil discussed disarmament in Ger many..
Marshal Foch submitted a resolution, unanimously adopted by the Inter Allied Military Commission, proposing the continuation of the Commission's
control in Germany.
A long discussion ensued.
While opinion was unanimous that a watch on Germany must be maintained. there were differences on the subject of the number. the duration and the head- quarters of the Commissions.
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A resolution was subsequently adopted maintaining the Commissions, but con- templating a gradual cutting down to The Council passed
raising the economic "anctions, condi. tionally on Germany meeting all bar obligations by August 31st. The mili tary sanctions are to be maintained.
It is believed that the principle will apply to 75 per cent. of the imports; otherwise they will be assessed at the selling price of a comparable", competitive. imported commodity, or at the value of the article in the country of origin, plus expenses to An American port, and plus profit ab not less than 18 per cent. In other caacs, the basis will be to revert, to production ccata, plus cxpense of shipment to Ame
rica.
Lord Curzon declared that Great Bri- tain did not contemplate that the sanc tions would remain in force three months after the acceptance of the silti matum, and suggested that Germany had given proof of good will. A term, Lord Curzon said, should be fixed for the occu- pation, with a progressive withdrawal of | troops
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M. Briand justified continued occupa tion of Dusseldorf, Ruhrort and Duis- burg, on the ground that Germany had MISSING EXPLORERS.
nob yet displayed a tendency to carry BELIEF EXPEDITION'S SEARCH.
out reparations terms, without an Allied demonstration of CHRISTIANA, August 13th.
force. Otherwise, The March for Tesse and Knudsen, France was anxious to abandon occupa- the missing members of the Amandaention na soon as possible. Expedition, has not yet been abandoned, The question of the reduction of the and two members of the relief expedition cost of the armies of occupation was,
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U.S. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. RESULT OF FINAL SELBRIGHT (N.J.), August 13th. Ip the final of the open lawn tecni championship, William Johnston defeat ed B. N. Williams by 60, 61, 62.
· DAVIS · CUP.
AUSTRÁLIAN BEATS DANE
CLEVELAND, August 12th. In the Davis Cup tournament, Peach (Australasia) beat Tegner (Denmark) by
7-5, 6-3, 0-4.
ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN VICTORY,
CLEVELAND, August 13th. Anderson (Australasia) beat Ingerslor (Denmark) by 6-0, 6-1, '7-5. .
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AUSTRALIA TO MEET INDIA OR JAPAN.
CLNYELAND, August 14th. In the Davis Oup Doubles, Todd and Anderson defeated Tegner and Henriksen by 6-3, 6-3, 6-2,
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IRISH PROBLEM. FULL CABINET MEETING.
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LONDON, August 13th. There was a full Cabinet meeting to- day. Mr. Lloyd Georgs presided. The Cabinet considered Mr. de Valera's reply. GENERAL SMUTS' LETTER TO MR. DE VALERA.
Loxoox, August 13th. The text is officially published of letter from General Smuts to Mr. de General Valera, dated August 1th. Smate, in the letter, said that he had done his best to secure a meeting between Mr. de Valers and Sir James Craig, Ulster's Premier, but the latter was immovable in his unwillinguesa to meet Mr. da Valera, except in conferenes with Mr. Lloyd George. This, with Mr. de Valera's insistence on Ulster entering a united Ireland constitution, resulted in an im passe.
General Smuts was convinced that no solution based on Ulster's entry into the at present moceed.
Australasin has, thus, defeated Des- mark, and meets the winner of the India-Irish State could Japan matches.
SILESIAN PROBLEM. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL OF LEAGUE.
FAR EASTERN
NEWS
CABLE
(BY COURTESY OF TEN CHINA MAIL"]
SHANGHAI OPIUM EVIL.
TRAFFICKING BECOMING MORE PREVALENT.
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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE MEETING IN PARIS.
REPORT
BY CHINESE MINISTE AND CONSUL...
Mr. Liu Shih-kung, Chinese Consu General in Paris, has addressed a tak gram to the Chinese Government repor ing the recent shareholdera meeting SHANGHAI, August 13th.
the Banque Industriallo de Chine hot Opium trafficking is becoming more there. The telegram says that last yea prevalent in Shanghai judging by the the Banque suffered a loss of Frant many recent cases in the International 1,330,000, and at the beginning of thi year the shareholders of the Banque re Mixed Court. Yesterday two. Chiscae luctantly passed the"proposal to add st brokers were fined respectively $1,000 and Directors to represent the old and new $100 in connection with trafficking. It shareholders of the Banque. li was re was stated that in 83 days certain pre-had been
ported in the general meeting that ther a bad debt of more thai mises sold $39,000 worth of opium. Francs 400,000,000. The Board was em powered to put in a petition for a traña actional settlement. The meeting far ther decided.
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FIFTH" TEST MATCH.
RALY INTERFERES WITH PLAY,
LONDON, August 13th.. At the Oval, main restricted play in the final Test match to zhrs, 38mins. There were 15,000 spectators present England won the toss and started batting at a quarter past twelve. Buns came in oving to cautious "batting.
slowly,
The following were the score:-
(1) That the current accounts and drafts should be paid after six months;
(2) That creditors should be entitled. to preference shares;
(3) That deposit accounts should be re funded on instalments of three months sach, or the period would be prolonged by Axing higher rate of interest Should any difficulty arise, it would be referred to the Bureau of Commercial Affairs for settlement.
·MINISTER'S "REPORT. Minister Chen Lu has also addressed a lengthy telegram to the Chinese Government reporting the proceedings of the general shareholders meeting o
for 1990 were passed notwithstanding many interpellations in connection with the responsibility of the recent failure were made.
She will not agree, and cannot be forced. There was delay in resuming after lunch the Banque ladustrielle de Chine. The General Smuts advised Mr. de Valera to of two and a half hours, and the crowd opened the meeting, and the accounts telegram says that Senator Berthelot
leave Ulster at present alone and con-
became very impatient. centrato, on a free constitution for the remainder of Ireland, in the hope that the successful running of the Irish State and the pall of economis and other pea eful forces would eventually bring Ulster in.
Lopos, August 12th. The Supreme Council's communication respecting Silesia 'invites the opinion of the Council of the. League of Nations as to the lines which the principal allied
General Smuts, feeling that he could not and associated Powers should lay down,
be of further use, reluctantly decided no and requests its views regarding the
further to postpone his departure. situation in Upper Silesia."
After pointing out that a republic The matter is treated as one of great would mean the final and irrevocable
urgency.
The members of the Council are repre- sentatives of Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Belgiam-Brazil, China and Spain.
SUPREME COUNCIL DECISIÓN..
PARIS, August' 13th. The Supreme Council has agreed to the text of the communication to be sent to Germany and Poland, informing them of the Council's decision on the Silesian question and requesting them to arrange for the maintenance of order.
FATE OF CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL
AREA.
PARIS, August 12th.
ID the course of his speech, in. the Supreme Council, Mr. Lloyd
severance of Ireland from the British League, General, Smnts says that "the British Prime Minister, who upliko ̈his predecessor is able to deliver the goods,' bas offered Mr. de Valera another form of freedom, namely, Dominion status, which is working mest successfully in all parts of the British League. What is good enough for the Dominion nations, surely is good enough for Ireland. the latter accepts, she will become sister Dominion in a great circle of equal States, and at the Imperial Conference may decide any questions between hor and Britain."
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General Smuts concludes by saying that "the tragic horror of recent events fol
continue to search the North-West of also, discussed. The question was refox- George said that it was for the towed by a sudden truce and fraternis
Siberia.
WASHINGTON CONFEREÑUE. HEAD OF AMERICAN DELEGATION.
WASHINGTON, August 13th. President Harding has designated Mr. Hughes as the head of the American dele- gation to the Washington Conference, and entrusted him with the task of arranging all the remaining details:
MELILLA RISING.
FATE OF GENERAL NAVARRO."
MADRID, August 19th
P
red to a special financial and military committee, which reports at the next meeting of the Supreme Council.
LEIPZIG TRIALS, DECISIONS TO BE REVIEWED BY
-SUPREME COUNCIL.
Paria, August 13th. The Supreme Council has decided,, that A commission, consisting of two legs representatives of each country interest ed in the Taipzig trials, examine the Leipzig decisions and make suggestions to the Council, with a view to revision
RUSSIAN FAMINE.
An officia, communiqué states that Gen-if necessary. eral. Navarro was captured while confer ring with rebel Moora. Their leaders protected. General Navarro, whom they' brought for safety to the Moorish chief Bonsholls.
TREATY WITH UNITED
STATES.
STATEMENT BY-MEXIQAN
FOREIGN OFFICE.
MEXICO CITY, August, 14th. The Foreign Ministry has issued & statement mying that it does not intend signing a treaty with the United States before the Government has been re- Gognised.
SPANISH CABINET,
MADRID, August 14th.” Bonor, Maura has formed a Cabinet.
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SUPREME COUNCIL DECISION,"
PARIS, August 13th.
League to decide whether the quesing, have set flowing deep fountains of
tion should be referred to an interna
tional tribunal or to a court of jurists. The League will have to review the mat- ter from top to bottom
Baron Hayashi thought the principle that the central industrial area should be assigned to Germany was already solo.
Briand suggested that the Supreme Council should appeal to Germany and Poland to maintain order, panding the League's decision. Mr. Lloyd George supported the suggestion.
It is expected that Lord Curton and other members of the British delegation will leare, on Sunday.
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The Supreme Council has decided to QUESTION EEFERRED TO LEAGUE create an international, not an inter- Allied, commission for Russian relief.
OF NATIONS.
"PARIS, August 19th.-- The Entente Powers will, each, nominate Mr. Lloyd George, at the Supreme thres members, and invite the co-operation Council, in proposing that the Silesian question be referred to the League of of the neutral Powers and philanthropic institutions.
Nations, Kaid that the Italians and Japanese concurred. He pointed out that it was important to say that Great Bri. tain was not improaming its single views
emotion both among the English and the Irish peoples. They are ripe for a fresh start. It will be the gravest reflection on statesmanship if the auspicious moment is allowed to pass."
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FURTHER SUGGESTED PROPOSALS.
ENGLAND, 1ET INNINGS. Russell, Oldfield, b McDonald. 13- Brown, b Mailey. Tyldesley, a Macartney; b Gregory 30 Woolley, run out Mead. Bandham
Extras
93 19
Total (for 4 wickets) ......129
Tyldesley's scors of 39 included 4 fours,
CHANGES IN ENGLISH TEAM.
LONDON, August 13th. Hallows, Hearce and Parker will not play for England in the Afth Test match.
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AUSTRALIANS V. KENT.
CHINESE OFFICIALS PRESENT. Messrs. Wang and Shen, Seoretary and Councillor of the Chinese Legation attended the meeting, during which they declared that the Chinese Government would employ every legal method to aasist the Banque Industriello de Chine to resume business in China and else where.
After passing several resolutions, special meeting was held, in which the chairman gave two principal reasons for the failure of the Banque; namely, ju
(1) that owing to the commercial dis tres everywhere, the Banque was unable market; and to collect the money it invested in the
(2) that as the Banque had never followed the lead of the forsign Con sortium in China, the latter, tried every meats, to undermine it,
·GRATEFUL. TO CHINA. He acknowledged with thanks the LONDON, August 13th. assistance rendered by the Chinese Gor At Canterbury before two thousand ernment in the "days, of distress. He spectators in fine though dull weather, pointed out that the most important Kent were dismissed for 237. Bickmore thing for the Banque to do was to pot made 80 by excellent cricket, his innings in a petition for a tranmotional settle including 17 fours. Hardinge scored 74, ment, and drew attention to the follow- including seven fours. This pair scored ing points:- 14 for the third wicket, the highest part- nership score against the Australiane dur ing their t Australiana scored 119 for 4. (Collins 66) Match drawn.
tour. The wicket was fast. The
Dratta sent to China should be
cashed within this year
2.--Creditors should be allowed to purchase preference shares of the Banque with their deposits, etc., and: There is apparently an error in the 3.Deposits should be refunded by latter portion of the cable. We preinstalmenta.
His proposals were all sume that it was Kent which scored 119
passed. for four. There is a player named Collins in both teams.]
Mr. Li Chun, representative of Chinese areditors, has also submitted a lengthy telegram, reporting the proceedings of the recent shareholders, meetings.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP."
LONDON, August 12th. Worcestershire by an innings and 52 At Bournemouth, Hampshire defeated rung
gan, at Hastings, by 266 runs.
Sussex scored a victory over Glamor Gloucestershire seven-wicket victory against Warvideshire a Clifton, Somerset and Derty won their matches on their first innings against, Leicester shire and Essex, respectively.
Tho Lancashire Surrey, Yorkshire Middlesex and Notte Northamptonshire
matches were drawn..
OVERFLOWING OF "YELLOW
RIVER BANKS. HUNDREDS OF HOMES WASHED
AWAY IN SHANTUNG.
FRANCE TO SHOULDER BUVIDAI.
BORDEAUX, July 17th. The French Press comments favourably upon the resulta of the general meeting of the Banque Industrielle shareholders
The French Premier, M. Briand, and the. Minister of Reparations, M. Louchent have conferred together, admitting the gravity of the situation.
They have declared that they are ready to support, with all the power of the Government, the acceptance by Parlia ment of the resulting heavy burden for the nation.
French financial prestige in the Far East is at stake.
Is was considered advisable, before actually carrying out the work of recon their willingness to assure the bank stitution, to have the shareholders prove vitality and confirm their desire to robi. for a transactional settlement –Agence Nachthao.
Lodos, August 12th. The contents of Mr. do Valera's letter to the Premier have not been disclosed, but the common impression is that it in- aldona proposal for a complete smnsaty of all Irish political prisoners, of which
Tainandu, July 97th. there are 3,500 in interament camps and 3,000 in Irish and English prisona. Many
According to official reports from the of these are canvicted of crimes, others
magistrate of Pa Hsien, the embank merely undergoing preventive detention.
Reater learns from Irish circles in Lon-ments of the Yellow River at Chill don that everything points to a belief Chuang, after ten days heary rain, that matters generally are proceeding broke in many places and about two hun.
atisfactorily
but it may be a question dred and thirty towns and villages have of weeks rather than days before a final boen flooded by water. Many villagers | ** solution is reached."
have been drowned in addition to the The following is taken érem, thá Viscount FitzAlan and General Mac- loss of cattle and houses... Further, in Financier of July 14th- ready have been summoned to London. the district of Li Txin, sarly in the The presence of profitable oilfields iz morning of the 21st inst,, also after very Burmah, Sumatra and Borneo has fre heavy rain the Yellow Biver broke quantly prompted the query whether oil THE PACIFIC CONFERENCE. red and many people have no Leon Malaya, which occupies a central positio through. Over seventy villages were might not be found also in Britis
rendered homeless and destitate, ».
JAPAN'S IDEAS ON NAVAL
„^ DISARMAMENT.
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELZÉS.
OIL IN MALAYA. NO PAYABLE QUANTÍTY YET,
· FOUND.
in those oil bearing regions Hopes. War aroused that this query might be answer. ed in the afirmativo when in 1917 are
The Council has considered the methods of restricting communications with the
Beporte are pouring in to General port was made that oil had been dis Boviets to strictly humanitarian aims. on France, and he added that Britain | authorities, containing the suggestions of various districts along both banks of the Pers was evidence that very amal The draft of the Japanese naval Tien Chang-yu about foods in the covered near the mouth of the Bernan
Hiver, the boundary. of the States;
and Selangor. would accept the League's decision with the Navy Department as to the scope of Yellow River in Shantang so that he EARLIER CABLES.
out demur, and, if necessary, strengthen naval disarmament on the Pacifico, will, has wired urgent requests to the quantities of oil had been obtained from
says the Asahi, be submitted to a con BRITISH TRADE WITH RUSSIA the Allied forces in Silesia. Great Bri- ference of the leading naval, authorities Peking flovernment for immediate re the surfacs of a pool on more than on tain's contribution would be on the same of the Empire, both on the active and mittances for assisting the food suffer occasion, but when the Government Gen LONDON, August 12th. scale as the other Powers.
the retired list, and will be submitted ora in the province. It is considered to logist (Mr. J. B. Berivenor) visited the M. Briand also declared that France after that to a joint conference of repre- be exceedingly unfortunato for the people estate there was no sign of oil or of any British trade is already substantially would accept the League's decision with sentatives of the Army and Navy Depart of Shantung, because after the most lihood of mineral oil being found it benefiting by the resumption of Anglo- cat domur.
ments and the Foreign Office
terrible famine of last winter, they are commercial quantities. The area is on t extensive recent alluviom of the Bornan Russian commercial relations. Recent
The
report is, naturally, boing
posits are the quartzite and shale INTER-PARLIAMENTARY Great Britain alone. Forty British ships VIEWS OF AMERICA AND TAPAN. afinament plane
representatives desire to base their dis-
At the time of writ the principle of проп
of writing this report, the Changkat Jeng, and similar rocks are it CONFERENCE AT STOCKHOLM discharged cargoes at Petrograd during
non-fortification and non-defense of the sum of five thousand dollars was recaiy-exposure on the Bernam River and th the first six months of the year, chiefly
Pacific Islands. The motive for this, ited by Gen. Tien from Peking on account granite of the Pule Sembilan. It Baron Hayashi, at the Supreme Coun- is understood, is that the American plans of the floods in Pu Haien and Lá Tain reported by the Goologist in his repor during the latter part.
cil, in baris seeing to the Silesian question for naval bases, which might constitute districts; but this is being compared as for 1010 that it was proposed to
to the League," said he jumping off places an attack ous cup of water for qunching cart bors through the peo INDUSTRIES BILL PASSED. thought the principle should be accepted against ispan form the main reasons for on fire. Shantung cannot expect help
a patch of oil-bearing rock." that the central industrial area should be the "eight and sight" squadron plan of from neighbouring provinces because Scrivener ates that a deep bore-w
his report for the past year LONDON, August 18th-signed to Germany,
Japan
with these eight battleships and official telegrams have been received from Colonel Harvey expressed the opinion sight, battle-cruisers to be supplemented Nanking and Kaifeng reporting the us started and that specimens from the bor The House of Commons has agreed to that he was interpreting the views of the with another eight capital ships. The usual rite of water in the various are being sent to the Geologist Depar
mont, Official reports, however, are no encouraging as to the prospects of t represented on the League.
of oil-bearing sirata
Russiati imports show 40 per cent, from will discuss the question at ita September | secrát, but the Asaks fenens that the kept going to suffer from floods this year. The nearest exposares, of old de
JAPAN TO BE BEPRESENTED. STOCKHOLM, August 12th.
Japan will be one of the three non- European countries, with Canada and the United States, to be represented at
It is believed in London that the Longue
meeting.
DAYLI
OTHER PROVINCES' AFTROTED.
the inter-Parliamentary conference here the third reading of the Säleguarding of Council's decision, no America was not both sides constitute the Japanese, mayal" floods are expected, and feared this}
on August 17th. Sixtoon Parliaments
will be reprosented.
Industrica Bill by 176 votes to 54.
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