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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 1921.
CHARLIE" " CHAPLIN IN LONDON..
· FRANTIC" SCENES AT RITZ.
SITUATION IN GERMANY : BAVARIA'S UNCOMPROMISING ATTITUADE.
PLOTS AGAINST SOVIET: BALTIC FLEFT DISCOVERY.
LATEST CABLES.
{THOUGH XSCTER'S AGENCY.] MR. " CHARLIE" CHAPLIN IN LONDON.
ENTHUSIATIC WELCOME AT...
Mr.
SOUTHAMPTON,
LONDON, September 10th. « Charlie"`Chaplin Innded at Bouthampton this morning. He has come on a holiday visit to England.
Though rain
was falling, hundreds assembled at the quayside in the hope of catching a glimpse of the famous come-. dian..
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́DATEST CÂBLES.
LATEST CABLES FAR EASTERN CABLE THE WAR IN ASIA MINOR.
LEAGUE NATIONS.
MR. BALFOUR's charge AGAINST| TEMPORARY LULL IN FIGHTING.
SERBIAN DELEGATE.
SMYRNA, September 11th. Both sides are reported to be exhausted after the recent force operations, and Sghting, for the present, has ceased.
Was
Gusyva, September 11th. Today's sitting of the Longue marked by a long and out-spoken Speech by Mr. Arthur Balfour, who took to task the Serbian delegate, whom he accused of furnishing an inaccurate and mislead- ing account as regards the procedure adopted in the Council.. in connection with the Serbo-Albanian controversy.
Mr. Balfour, then, deplored the speech by M. Braating, which, Mr. Balfour cou- LATEST CABLES.tended, amounted to a suggration that DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE. the Council in some cases, had been
animated by unworthy motives. IROBABLE AMERICAN
DELEGATION.
WASHINGTON, September 10th. It is officially announced that Mr. Underwood. Mr. Elihu Root. Mr. Lodge and Mr. Hughes will comprise the Ame rican disarmament delegation.
He regretted that the hopes entertained two or three years ago regarding the uni versal dimination of armaments had not
been realised, and emphasised the dih. culties of the League in the recent un- settled conditions. Moreover, the League, exclusion of a number of the nations. be aid, had suffered on account of the He asked how it was possible to deal with the question of manufacture and distribu turing nations were, outside the limits tion of armaments, when great manfac-
of the League.
EXPRESS DERAILED.
WAA
LTONS. September 11th. The Strasburg-Lyons exprens derailed, and a number of passengers have been killed and injured.
THE MARNE VICTORY.
PARIS, September 9th (delayed). Marne Victory, General Pulting will re- At next Sunday's celebration of the presant the British Army-Haras.
· AUSTRALIANS v.
ÄN ENGLISH XI.
SCARBOROUGH, September 10th. Mr. C. I. Thornton's England XI. de- feated the Australians by 33 runs.
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NEWS.
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FAMOUS FRENCH AVIATOR AS MISSIONARY.
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PARI, September 11th. Lieutenant Bourjade Le Pretre, the famous French aviation ace, who specialised in the destruction of German balloons of war, is going to the Far East is a missionacy ·
CHINESE CREW MUTINY,
MADRID September 10th. A message from Vigo says that the crew of a Chinese steamer, whose name the Captain. Spanish aaval assistance was given as 'allora, mutinied against was sought, and the crew placed under
arrest.
AMERICAN CONSUL'S VISIT TO
CHITA,
WASHINGTON, September 11th." It is announced that the visit to Chita GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
of Mr. Caldwell, American Consul at Kobe, will be af a temporary character, The Englishmen made 116. Donald 4-for 51.
Mailey took 6 wickets for 56 and Me development of the region.
for the purpose of reporting upon the It will not imply American recognition of the Far Eastern Republic.
The Australians made 162. Woolley took 5 wickets for 36.
The match was concluded 3 minutes from time. There was tremendous an thusiasm. Woolley was called out and received an ovation.
All the delegations will probably be limited to four, although no limits will be placed to the number of advisers,
HOW DELEGATES WILL WORK. WASHINGTON, September 10th. There will probably be twelve advisers to the American delegation to the Dis. Viviani's motion, supported by Lord GOOD GAME AT SCARBOROUGH.
It was emphasised at White House
QUESTION OF ELİĞIBILITY TO COMMITTEE.
PARIS, September 9th.
Ar tieneva, the League of Nations, upon
EARLIER CABLES,
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"TO BENEFIT AND, AID CHINA."
AMERICAN MILLIONAIRE'S
BUGGESTION.
[ASTATIC NEWS AGENCY.]
New York, July 18th. ↑ addressed to President Harding by the The following is the copy of a letter
New York millionaire Mr. G. M. Walker, concerning American financial aid for China"
June 21st, 1821.30 President WARREN G. HardING,
White House, Washington, D.00% Mr. PRESIDENT,-In September, 1917, attempted to get our Government to makė a loan of $250,000,000.."to the Chinese Government at a time when it pean Governments. The basis of my sur was advancing enormous 'sums to Eure
advanced on the theory that we proposed gestion was that this money could be
to make China na effectivo ally in the war which she had just entered at the request of our Government; that the er penditure of this sum in the building of munition plants and the equipment of Chinese armies would produce mors in the way of war materials and soldiers than four times that much money'spout anywhere else, and that it would have this tremendous result for the future, that when the war was over it would leave China in a position to protect herself from any aggressor.
-The Wilson Administration was unable to see the importance and“ possibilitic THE IRISH QUESTION. of this suggestion, and while it is ne longer possible to make this loan for the A "GOOD PRESS" IN IRELAND. purposes that would have then justified it, still the solution to the Chinese LONDON, September ath. situation les mainly in relieving Chins The Irish outlook is regarded as hope- from the pressure of her debtors. There The Premier's invitation to a con- is in the present situation a remarkable ference has had a good Press". in Ire- opportunity to benefit and aid China and land. Dail Eireann will meet at the to secure for our Government some secu beginning of next week to outsider its rity for the enormous sums that we have reply."
advanced to the European Powers. DAIL EIREANN MEETS.
ful.
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The Mayor of Southampton, welcoming him, hailed him as the King of Mirth."
Mr. Charles Chaplin replied express ing emotion at the generous greeting. An aranicat Conference, including the army Committee, decided that only those na Robert Cecil, as regards'admission to the army of photographers and cinematogra-navy, aeronautical, économie and polititions were to be admitted. whose in
LONDON, September 9th. phers took pictures of the proceedings.cal, specialists..,
At Scarborough, before 8,000 people in ternational good faith was antainted and OVATION AT WATTERLOO AND THE
that eratic principles.
who were governed according to demo-anny weather, the Australians, hatting on a good wicket, were dismissed for 231, the question of armaments will be left Douleh expressed a wish that delegations Jupp took five wickets for 54 and Wool-1
The Persian delegate Prince Avaed Bardsley scoring 38 and Andrews 43. solely to the Five Power Group, namely, be appointed by the peoples not the Gov-31, 32min. The English fielding and Mansion House, Dublin, this afternoon France, Italy. Switzerland, Belgium, Hol ley three for 72. The innings lasted bowling were good. The Englishmen, in two hours batting, scored 119 for wickets, Sandham making 60. THE "FRIGHTFUL FAMINE”’·
IN RUSSIA.
Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy and Japan.
RITZ. T LONDOS, September 10th. With the morning papers publishing the time of arrival and the route of progress through London, thousands as-
It is stated that the Chinese delega- sembled at „Waterlop to welcome Mr.tion will participate in the general con- Chaplin, whom the evening papers have are discussed, and the delegates of Bel- ference only, when Far Eastern questions gium, Holland and other nations will be given arata in the conference, when their Far Eastern interests are affected.
christened Prince Charlie.""
It was made clear that the conference will not be open to delegates of all na tions, because this would impede its work
ernments-Havar.
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SITUATION IN GERMANY.
BAVARIA'S UNCOMPROMISING
ATTITUDE.
BERLIN, September: 11th. The relations of the Bavarian and the Imperial Governments have entered an acute, stage."
in Berlin after a whole night discussion: It is stated that a compromise reached
DR. NANSEN BELIEVES FOOD QUESTION "NOT DIFFICULT."
GENEVA, September 9th.
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LATER.
My suggestion, therefore, is that you have the Secretary of the Treasury advise the Governments of. Great Britain,
land and Germany, that he will accept at their present current price all Chinese Government Bonds owned and held by them, or their Nationals, for crédit payment on account of the sums due by them to the Government of the United Staten.
The Dail Eireann Cabinet met at the
to consider its reply to the invitation to a conference. Mr. de Valera presided.
RUBBER PAVING-BLOCKS.
MALAYAN EXHIBIT IN LONDON.
LONDON, September 9th. The Malay States Government agency in London is exhibiting a specimen of rubber paving-block manufactured in the Malay States. It is claimed to be non-position to relieve China from the pu
ernment almost the sole creditor of the By doing this you can make our Gov. Chinese Government, and put us in
"of countries which cannot be vital factors1jected by Bavaria, whose Premier, Herr of Nations, Dr. Nansen approved of Lord it can be manufactured at about 37s. 6d. Powers, and challenge the validity of the
Cordons of police barred the entry to the station to the unnuthorised, but thero WALA Th wild rush of hundreds of railway officials, photographers and reporters. when the train arrived, and "Prince Charlie" was hustled outside. in the decisions limiting armaments. where the efsering was frantic.
The Americna delegates will not have The multitude almest blocked the pro plenipotentiary powers. The American gress of the motor-car, which conveyed advisory bodies will include representa- him to the Ritz Hotel. Here, Mr. Chaptives of American womenhood, Labour lin was compelled to address the crowd and other interests peculiarly concerned from his motor-car, before the police with armament problems. bundled him through the gates of the hotel, which were, then, closed.
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The crowd did not disperse, and "Charlie" came to the window of his first floor suite and thres flowers to the people, who fought for them.
FLOODS IN TEXAS,
BUSINESS QUARTER UNDER WATER.
SAN ANTONIO (TEXAS); Sept. 11th. Floods, due to heavy rainfall, have
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INTERNATIONAL MARINE ·
CORPORATION,
NEW AGREEMENT WITH BRITISH
GOVERNMENT.
WASHINGTON, September 10th. The International Mercantile Marine Corporation has submitted to the Ship- ping Board a supplementary agreement with the British Government, by which vessels operated by the Corporation under unaffected by the original agreement with Great Britain.
von Kahn. declined to agree to any diminution of Bavaria's sovereign rights. GERMAN SUBMARINE
EXPLOSION.
.
"LABOUR" AND - TRAFFIC
CONDITIONS.
before the Assembly of the League In the course of a speech on the Russian
Robert Cecil's plea for more publicity per yard sad regretted that the Council's report did not mention Russia. He declaredį „ that Russia was the problem facing? Europe and described at length the frightful famine in Russia. DE 3 KILLED MANY INJURED.
Nansen strongly urged immediate action to cope with the problem before it was too LONDOON, September 10th.
late, and moved s resolution that the Three persons were killed and several question should be referred to a com- injured in an explosion during the dismittee. He concluded by urgently appeal mantling of the German Submarine ing to the Governments of Europe for
help.. Deutschland at Birkenhead.
new anti-
The speech was warmly cheered.
Dr. Nansen's account of present condi tions in Russia based on his personal investigations was of the most distressing character, and greatly impressed the Assembly. He contended that the food problem was not di icult. There was while the Russians were quite capable of
JAPANESE DELEGATE TO..
PREPARE REPORT.
so-called loads, which are in fact, no thing but bribes claimed by the Japanes Government.
I have given the matter considerabl thought but do not care to go into detai in connection with it until I learn tha your Administration is interested if ficiently to give the matter serious con sideration Sincerely yours, "
(Signed) Guy M. Walser.
NETHERLANDS TRADING
GENEVA, September 8th, of Nations, Mr. Adaica (1) has been on
The Japanese delegate to the League trasted with the task of reporting on labour and traffic conditiona-Havas. NOTORIOUS BANDIT ARRESTED IN PALESTINE
Trading Societ PARIE, September 8th. (Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappy) ha The British authorities in Palestine just published its annual report. Ne have arrested the notorious chieftain, profita have been Fl. 25,000,000, on
The
SOCIETY.
Netherlands
swept the business quarter, fooding the American flag shall be deemed to be Soviet plot has been discovered in the anty of food and transport in the world: Hanano, for harrassing transports and capital of Fl 80,000,000, against F
several streets to a depth of 15ft,
The dead are estimated at several hundreds, and 2,000 persons are homeless: The foods have now partially subsided.
THE WAR IN MOROCCO.
MOORS SURPRISE SPANISH TROOPS.
DUTCH CONSTITUTION.
GOVERNMENT REPLY TO
COMMITTEE.
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THE HAGUE, September 10th. The Government, in memorandum replying to the report of the committee of the Second Chamber on the revision
mittee's.
as regards succession
A message from Melilla says that of the Coposals, Bays that the com-
were
MADRID, September 10th.
column of six thousand Spanish troops was surprised by Moors, who strongly entrenched with two guna pear Casabona Fierce fighting took place, and the Moors were mawn down, but there was much hand to hand fighting the battle lasting for ten hours..
The Moors Bled, abandoning their dead, on the arrival of Spanish reinforcements LYONS WIRELESS ACCIDENT.
COLLAPSE OF MASTS. "
LYONS; September 11th. One of the masts of the Ladous wire-. lean station, in the outskirts of the city has collapsed, killing one and injuring
one.
EARLIER CABLES,
IRISH CAMP SENSATION.
PRISONERS ESCAPE BY TUNNEL."
LONDON, September 10th. A sensational escape has been made from a camp, where there are 1,500 internees, at the Curragh
Irish
On Thursday evening, forty men, who had been digging a tunnel for weeks. escaped, while the other prisoners were giving a concert to distract attention.
The absence of the others was not noticed till roll-call yesterday.
PROHIBITION TRAGEDY. STRANGE-SCENES ON GREEK.
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to the throne, would only result in ex- punging from the Constitution arrange- ments under which a foreign prince might extinction of the dynasty. be called to the throne, in the event of the The memorandum. says that the Civil List will be increased to 1,200,000 florins
PLOTS AGAINST SOVIET.
NUMEROUS ARRESTS REPORTED.
STOCKHOLM, September 11th Newspapers learn that a Baltic Fleet. Four hundred naval officers have been arrested and taken to Moscow is with internal transport. He be-robbing mails in French-occupied Cilicis.
that the agreement with the Soviet Government was satisfactory and the fresh evidence of French and British co- The papers are much gratified over this Soviet could be trusted to carry it out. operation and mutual goodwill in the He urged immediate action, as the situaNear East.-Havas. tion was most serious.
A conspiracy is also alleged to have been discovered at. Kieff and is said to have been organised by the Pan-Ukranian Revolutionary Committee. One hundred and eighty persons have been arrested. NORWAY'S CUSTOMS TARIFF. GOVERNMENT'S RETALIATORY
BILL.
POSSIBLE DISSOLUTION OF RELIEF COMMISSION.
LONDON, September 9th. The Soviet Government's refusal to allow the Inter-Allied Relief Commission to investigate conditions in Russia may result in the dissolution of the Commis- CHRISTIANIA, September 10th." The Odelsting has adopted the bill sion, which is now sitting in Paris, as it creating a Government monopoly in the is felt that no good purpose can be served wine and beor trade,
by continuing the labours of the Commis The Government has introduced a billion in view of the Soviet Government's in the Odelsting quadrupling the mini: that any relief sent to Russia would uncompromising attitude and the fact um Customs ratca against countries treating Norway less favourably than authorities for disposal as they alone apparently be taken over by the Soviet ether countries, and firing the duties on thought it. commodities now free on a basis of half the value of such commodities.
EARLIER CABLES.
THE MALABAR RIOTS.
GENERAL STAFF COMMUNIQUE.
SIMLA, September 11th." The General, Staff, in a communiqué, being well in hand. The process of re represents the situation in Malabar as TARIFF WAR BETWEEN PORTUGAL establishing order may, comparatively, be lengthy, owing to the wide area and difficult nature of the country, but the
LONDON, September 9th.
in- The recent Portuguese action în rebels are no longer resisting the troops, creasing the maximum daties taxes five- who are now engaged in making arrests fold on Norwegian ships calling at and restoring normal conditions.
EARLIER CABLES.
BIOTING IN NW. INDIA. HOSTILITY TO GRAIN MERCHANTS.
ALLAHABAD, September 9th. A message from Meerut states that
serious rioting marked by wholesale loot ing of grain shops. occurred in broad daylight in the Bazaar. In the course of two hours the entire stocks were removed by hand and carta, Similar outbreaks occurred at the corn-mille, where the Josses are estimated at four lakhs. STEAMER.
The trouble started after two grain merchants had been arrested on a charge NEW YORK, September 10th. of alleged swindling of a purchaser, Beturning from a successful raid, Thia aggravated the great hatred against which was made by Prohibition officers the merchants owing to the present on & Greek steamer, the chief narcotic shortage of grain. Several of the crowd investigator Fitzpatrick drew a revolver were arrested later. and fired twice at his own heart, dying instantly.
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It believed that be suddenly went mad.
Seven of the crew were wounded and taken to hospital in prison after a pistol battle with Prohibition officers. Liquors,.
AND NORWAY.
It is authoritatively stated in London was based with deliberate purpose on re-
that there are indications that the refusal
Fusing relief from the Allies
ANOTHER DISPUTE IN COTTON INDUSTRY. CHANGE OF MACHINERY RENDERS
OPERATIVES "WORKLESS.
LONDON, September
If
The
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19,000,000 last year. The profits on th against Fl. 23,000,000, after deduction i pure banking business were Fl. 26,000,000 reserves and depreciation on doubtf debts. The profits out of its. Colofiia TRADE RIVALRY.
interests, especially sugar (the Nethe lands Trading Society is directly inte THE EAST AGAINST THE WEST.
ested in 19 factories, with a productio of about 2,000,000 piculs)," amounted LONDON, September 9th.
F1. 17,000,000, against Fl. 5,000,000 a In an article in the Pall Mall Gosette, Year, so that the growth's profits wer Mr. J. Ellis Barker urges that in view up to Fl. 43,000,000, against FI. 23,000,000 of the competition of the Continent and. Fl. 3,700,000 were written down on the Far East, British workers cannot vestments, against only Fl. 700,000. Is afford to demand high wages for totally year, while office and general expons insufficient output. He points out that amounted to not less than Fl. 15,000,00 India and Japan are becoming increas against Fl. 8,500,000. last year." and declares that China will soon become Fl. 12,000,000 were put to the reserv ingly important manufacturing nations," Out of the Fl. 25,000,000 net prof
as her industries are being rapidly building fund. The balance was dista formidable rival to Britain, especially for special interests and FL. 500, to developed by energetic American business bated to shareholders, while F1. 1,600,0 mer Compared with the industrial wore credited to the ordinary resery potentialities of China, those of Japan, fund. The total reserves, of the Nethe Mr. Barker says, are quite insignificant.lands Trading Society at the end of is
GERMAN REPARATION
PAYMENTS. FRENCH AND BRITISH FINANCE
MINISTERS TO CONFER.«
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year amounted to about FL. 57,000,000 say, 70 per cent. of the capital. Mor over, an important' reserve ia hidden the book value of their interenta various enterprises, which figures onl at. Fl. 8,500,000. The combined balanc sheet of the bend office at Amsterdamj'ai the various branch office in the East'the an amount of more than Fl. 800,000,0 in dobit and credit. Deposits are up F. 137,000,000 credit balance to mu
than Fl: 400,000..
PARIS, September 8th. Portuguese harbours has evoked reprisals.
The Finance Minister, M. Doumer, is A serious dispute is again threatened leaving to day for London on an informal A Christiania message says that the Department has ordered the application in the Lancashire cotton trade. of the maximum tariff rates on com committee of the Employers' Federation conference with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer. Haras, at Manchester has decided to call a meet- modities despatched from Portugal and
LONDON, September 9th. Portuguese Possessions after September ing of the whole trade with a view to 8th:
enforcing a general lock-out, affecting
At the conclusion of two meetings a 100,000 operatives, unless the Oldham communiqué has been issued stating that JAPANESE IN THE UNITE
STATES. Card-room Workers' Union withdraw its questions arising out of the partition of demand for payment of wages to the the first German reparation payment oporatives who are workless owing to have been reviewed by M. Doumer and machinery being changed, concerning Sir Robert Horns in a spirit of complete which the Union have tendered notices to friendliness. The issues raised will be cease work at the Anchor spinning-mill. further considered with the other Allies
DEPORTATION POWERS IN
BRITISH NAVAL OFFICERS
IN HOLLAND.
VISITING THE SIGHTS AT THE HAGUE.
AMERICA.
AFFECTED
R
The racial composition of the popu tion of the United States in 1990, announced by the Census Bureau, sho the country to contain 84,829,431 persons, 10,463,013 negme, 242,060 India 111,020 Japanese, 81,606 Chinese a 9,495 others. The Japanese race exceed by far the rate of growth in the last
THE HAGUE, September 9th.
| THE FRENCH CIVIL SERVICE. In brilliant weather one hundred officers and men of the British Neval
MEASURES FOR REDUCING Squadron visiting Holland arrived at SWOLLEN ESTABLISHMENT. SCORES OF EXCESS IMMIGRANTS, Unofcial estimates of the incréne The Hague as the guests of the Mani cipality, They were welcomed by the
the number of Japanese in the Uni Burgomaster and Aldermen at the City
LONDON, September 8th.
States, particularly on the Pacifio Cos Hall, and then motored round the elty, Giyil Service employés in England, The swollen character of the roll of
NEW YORK, Beptember 9th. were borne out in the official tabulat! Federal Judge Mack to-day gave. which revealed a rate of expansion escorted by the leading municipal officials against which there bas recently been an decision upholding the authority of the 53.9 per cent, during the decade of 12 and inspected the public and bistorical outcry, finds its counterpart in France; Department of Immigration to deport 20 California absorbed 30,508 CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF buildings, including the Palace of Peace where there were 20 per cent. more State immigrants arriving at American ports total growth of 38,883 Japanese in
BA AD,
The party afterwards drove to Scheven workers on January 1st, 1921, than before in excess of the monthly quotas of their
On January 1st, 1990, there ingen and lanched it the Kurhaus the war. A Paris message says it is now respective nationalities, permitted under white ce
Japanese in California PARIS, September 8th.:
restaurant The-healths of the British proposed to cut down the total by 22 per the Immigration Restriction Act. The expansion, for the decade and the ne and Dutch Royal Families were drunk cent, in 1922, sa compared with 1021, leav- decision affects scores of various with three cheers. The visitors returned ing 600,000 employée, and thus save nationalities who are awaiting deporta Chinese groups dwindled 8.0 per 5.6 per cent. Both the Indian to Rotterdam in the afternoon.
F.287,000,000.
tionis
and 13.8 per cent, respectively.
A French Dominican monk, Father of the value of $14,000, and 376,000 Berro, has been appointed Archbishop of worth of drugs were discovered aboard. Bagdad. Havat.
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