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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,

STEAMERS IN COLLISION:

KUBELIK'S NARRATIVE.

EXCHANGE GAMBLING:

FIVE BANKS VICTIMISED.

#ANOTHER EXPLOSION IN GERMANY:"

HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE,

-"LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] ·

STEAMERS COLLIDE.

TWELVE LIVES LOST: MANY INJURED.

LONDON, September 24th. The Ostend mail steamor Jan Breydel, while going to Dover, collided with the Norwegian steamer. Salini in a fog, near the Goodwins.

The Salina sank in four minutes. Ten persons were drowned and 2 were fatally “injured; besides a number of others in

jured,

if

.assist in rescue.

SURVEY OF IRISH PROBLEM.

FAMINE-STRICKEN RUSSIA.

URGENT NEED OF RELIEF

MEASURES.

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Gaszva, September 25th. The delay in the action of the Euro- pean Governments to cope with... thể "Buk- sian famine has painfully impressed the Lenguo circlea It is pointed out that relief steps should be taken with as little delay as possible. as thousands are said to be dying daily.

case.

Lord Robert Cecil, interviewed by Reuter, declared that the situation in MR. CHURCHILL IN DUNDEE. Russia is most serious. People are fee.

ing from the famine areas, carrying dis which might invade East Europe.. He expressed the opinion that the League could have dealt with the whole' matter. He said if relief did not come soon, it would be too late, as once the waterways of Russia'were frozen communication with the interior would become almost impos sible.

LUNDON, September 24th.

M. Churchill addressed his constitu ents at the City Hall in Dundee. There was a procession of the unemployed, who tried to rush a cordon outside the hall but were driven back by the police.

Mr. Churchill said that the Government' was profoundly disappointed at Mr. de Valera's rejection of Dominions Home Rule. Allegiance to the King must be insisted on. Ester had made great sacrifices, and was no longer a stumbling

Tugs were dospatayil" from Dover to block. Mr. Churchill did not see much real Foundation for the prevailing optaniam. He was still uncertain where the Irish leaders stood. A conference alone could avert failure.

GREAT VIOLINIST'S NARROW

ESCAPE.

LONDON, September 24th. The violinist Kubelik, who was travel- ling from Prague on a tour to England after eight years absence, was a passenger by the Jan Breydel.

Interviewed, he said he was sitting in deck cabip reading, when he heard peo ple rushing. Everyone could see that a collision was inevitable". The question was which boat would sink, but there was no psaic. The mail boat struck the Sulina, which Bank in four minutes. Bosts from the Jan Breydel were immedi-

YILNA DISPUTE.

DISCUSSION. IN LEAGUE ASSEMBLY..

LONDON; September 25th. The Polish-Lithuanian dispute, in re- gard to the possession of Vilda, which is

nt present occupied by the Polish General Zeligowski, was discussed at length by the. Assembly of the League in Geneva, which hnally unanimously adopted the combined resolution moved by Lord Robert. Cecil and M. Zahle (Denmark), appealing to the wisdom of Poland and Lithuania to settle the dispute. Lord Robert Cecil and M. Bourgeois pointed out that the Coun He hoped that the Disarmament Con-cil was unable to arrive at a final recom- ference would lead to a conference with mendation, because the case was not fully

Bolshevist agitation helped to destroy a view to establishing a normal exchange. submitted to the Assembly,

confidence and create unemployment.

The present industrial situation was attributable to the collapse of inter cational exchange and Socialist pro paganda.

DISARMAMENT PROBLEM.

ately lowered, and myed twelve of the LORD ROBERT CECIL'S SUGGESTION Salinu passengers."

Kubelik naked what his first impulse. waa, replied, "My fist thought was for my violin. I put a lifebuoy round it, so that it should be saved; for a man can save himself, but a violin in helpless. It was terrible to see men, especially the

TO LEAGUE COMMISSION.

GENEVA, September 24th.

I

At a sitting of Commission III. of the League, Lord Robert "Cecil suggested is meeting of an international, conference to study, the question of private manufac

U.S. PEACE TREATIES. PRESIDENT HARDING'S LETTER

SEPTEMBER 16TH

LATEST UABLES. WAGES REDUCTION,

THREE MILLION WORKERS AFFECTED.

1911.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(TY COURTESY OF TH 'OMINA MAIL."]"

INTERPORT CRICKET.

153

LONDON, September 24th.

SHANGHAI PLAYS HANKOW. Negotiations between the engineering

SHANGHAI, September 33rd. and shipbuilding employers and men on In the Arst interport cricket match

Shanghai V. Hankow the question of the withdrawal of war Hankow was all out in the first innings Hankow, bonus have broken down after pro- the eccond innings made 21 for two for 80. Shanghai made 128. "Hankow in tracted negotiations. The withdrawal wickets. The navy match was abandon involves reductions in wages of ten ed owing to the rain, shillings weekly. Three million work- eis "are affected. At a conference, the delegates of the unions affected, to day, decided to seek the intervention of

dislocation of industry, the Minister of Labour to prevent the

FIRE DESTROYS CHURCH. BESTORATION OF OLD CHURCH POSSIBLE.

-DELIT, September 24th. The Gre in the Oudekerk has been mas- tered. It is believed it is possible to restore the church to its original condi- ticn.

EARLIER CABLES.

DELFT, September 23rd.

the tombs of Admiral van Tromp and of. A fire destroyed the interior of the thirteenth-century Oude Kerk containing Pietheim..

MANDATES PROBLEM.

NEGOTIATIONS WITH AMERICA.

(THROUGH RÄUTER'S AGENCY.] REOPENING OF YAP-QUAM CABLE.

WASHINGTON, September 4th. Baron Shidehara (the Japanese. Ambas sador) has proposed to the State Depart ment the reopening af the Tap-Guam cable to relieve congestion during the Pacific Conference.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE RUMOUR

PARIS, September 25th. The rumour that proceedings will be Industrielle de Chine are officially de taken against the directors of the Banqus clared to be absolutely without founda tion.

LATEST CÂBLES. EXPLOSION IN - SALTPETRE WORKS.

MANY REPORTED" KILLED.

BERLIN, September 24th. There has been an explosion in the salt petre works at Kleiblaufenburg. Many were killed. The damage is considerable.

U.S.

AMATEUR GOLF, CHAMPIONSHIP.

GENEVA, September 23rd. M. Bourgeois samured the Assembly that the Council of the League of Nations would pursue its efforts to

CLAYTON, September 25th. and the United States it regard to the States Amateur Golf Championship, beat- Jesso Guilford has won the United hasten negotiations between the Powers terms of the Mandates. He pointed out bing Gardner by 7 and 6. that the mandated territories had already i

being administered in accordance with the spirit of the Covenant.

BARLIER CABLES.

TO" HUNGARY

DEMAND FOR EVACUATION OF BURGENLAND.

Sir James Allen (New Zealand) pressed | ULTIMATUM for a prompt settlement of the terms of the Mandates, and declared that military occupation was not altogether satisfac TO SENATE.

tory. He also declared that the terms of the Mandates in regard to the liquor

PARIS, September 23rd, WASHINGTON, September 24th. traffic would only be possible with the The Conference of Ambassadors has President Harding. in a letter read in and natives. The Assembly unanimously Paris a Note calling upon Hungary to removal of discrimination between, whites presented to the Hungarian Minister at the Senate, declared "that the Austro-Ger, adopted the report of the Mandates Com-ovacute the whole of Burgenland in a man and Hungarian Treaties completely

mittee.

short time, otherwise the Allies will be MEETING OF PERMANENT MAN-compelled to resort to coercive measures, harmonized with the Knox Resolation, and would cod the last remnant of the The Permanent Mandates Commission Austria' under the Peace Treaty.

DATES COMMISSION,

The Hungarians recently occupied But gealand, which was handed over war. He, therefore, desired prompt ratito advise the Council of the League on all matters relating to observance of the fication.

Mandates will meet for the first time at Senator Lodge reiterated the opinion) Geneva on October 4th. The Commission

Cornuaden, September 23rd. consists of nine exports on Colonial The death is announced of Commodore Mandatory States, including Senhor ern Company, who supervised the laying: d'Andrade, ex-Foreign Minister of Portu of cables to the Far East. gal, M. Beau, ex-Governor of French Indo-China, Mr. Ormsby Gore, J. K. Van

OBITUARY.

THE MACAO CRISIS.

LATEST NEWS.

Bumors reached Hongkong on Sat day morning that the Chinese ganh which left the harbour on Thursday an ing in compliance with the Portugu ultimatum, returned to Fortuguese wat early on Saturday. Numerous talegr a pessimistic and an anxious outing reached the Colony on Saturday showi

and one cable stated that a conflict imminent, -

There was great activity in milita circles in Macao, and it is said that proclamation has been issued placing s City under martial law, as the com quence of which the steamers from Mao and children, and a large number have brought over a number" of" wom Chinese.

Advices reached Hongkong on Sund morning that trouble had been evade and that there is probability of matter being settled by arbitration?

MARTIAL LAW PEGOLAMATION

WITHDRAWN;"

Sui An from Macao stated that procism

Those who returned, yesterday, by th

tion with respect to inartial law has bee withdrawn, and the Volunteers are baz in civilian clothea..

A good many residents of Hongkon went over to Macao, yesterday, by th morning steamer and returned in th found the gambling houses open as usus evening. They reported all quiet" an As one of them said, at the Macno whac last night, they could not see what a the fuss was about. The small Chine armed craft in the harbour are no bigge thad launches and could not do damage, if they tried," Nevertheless, ties had moved guns to the crest of th was noticed that the Portuguese author hill in order to deal with any emergenty

EU

BOOM

HOW THE MODERN

COMES.. POWER OF SUGGETION ON THE CROWD.

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What makes a boom? The question is raised by a Bromle reader, who in a letter to the Da Chronicle, says:-

Has it ever occurred to your othe readers what a curione instance of crow psychology is the modern boom t

The movies are with us always, ku the dancing boom is now said to b are the experts, by the way) are bus drawing to a close, and the experts (whi prophesying another roller-skating boom which is to rival, if not celipes the fam ous one of a dozen years ago.

thing at the same time! Is it the fore Why does everyone want to do the sam of suggestion or merely lack of initia tiva! It raises an interesting problem

And I know perfectly well that jus as I have been dancing with the best them for the last three years, so I shal nearest rink as soon as the skating boon find myself trundling busily round th

The problem was taken to a leading paychologist by & Daily Chronicle repre acntative.

captain's boy, drowning, I could not look ture of arms and ammunition, which was that the withdrawal of the American questions, mostly nationals of Non-Saensen, ex-thanager of the Great North is oficially declarod,

at the sinking boat.'

Kubelik'a violin, the famous Emperor Stradivarius, is considered the finest in the world, and is worth £25,000.

There were pathetic scenes on landing the survivors at Dover. These included the Captain, whose wife and two children ware aboard. The wife died in hospital, where the surviving boy remains,

proposed by the temporary mixed com- mission on the reduction of armamente, to be hold on June let next.

Mr. Fisher (Great Britain), and M.

Reynald (France), opposed the fixing of the date before the Washington Confer ende results were known.

Lord Robert, Cecil took the matter to rote, when it was rejected by 10 votes

to 7.

troops from the Rhine would begin soon after the ratification, and drew attention to the fact that neither Italy nor Japan had troops on the Rhine.

EARLIER CABLES.

SUBJECT TO A RESERVATION.

WASHINGTON, September 23rd. The Senate Foreign Relations "Com mittee has ordered a favourable report A compromiss proposal by the Italian upon the German, Austrian, and un- representative Bignor Schanzer was cargarian peace treaties, with a reservation ried, expressing the high desirability to requiring Congress to pass an Act to the effect that the appointment of American Allied commissiona The Commonwealth Dominion liner hold the conference before the next ses representatives on

must have the sanction of the Senate." sion of the Assembly...

TEXTILE, WORKERS'

SHIP ABLAZE.

VALUABLE CARGO IN DANGER.

CAPETOWN, September 25th

1)

"Port "Augusta"arrived-hero"afire," The

THREAT TO WITHDRAW FROM fire broke out last week in the South

LEAGUE., Atlantic in bunkera containing coal load-

GENEVA, September 24th. od-for New York and Rotterdam. It is believed that Continental coal was rea- Hungary has withdrawn her applica ponsible for the dister. The stokers tion for admission to the League of worked in six-hour shifts under terrible Nations. conditions. The smoke and sulphur

fumes spread almost throughout the ship

Bolivia threatens to withdraw from the League, because the committee of jurists has decided that, the League is not com- petent to revise her treaty with Chile.

and the crew, was driven out of the fore- castle. The cargo, a valuable one in one of the holds, which is ablaze, contains WASHINGTON inotor-cars and agricultural implemente.

SECRET · EXCHANGE DEALS,

FIVE BANKS VICTIMISED.

CONGRESS,

Rea, ex-Vice-President of the Council of the Dutch Indies, and Mr. Yanagida (Japan). It is expected that the Com mission will examine reports of the re- cezt administration of mandatory areas, which have been communicated by Britain for Mesopotamia, Palestine, and Tanganyika, by France for Togoland and the Cameroons, and by South Africa for ex-German South West Africa,

UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM.

MR.

CHURCHILL'S OUTLINE OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. "

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U.S. WAR FINANCE CORPORATION. ADVANCE TO AID MARKETING OF

GRAIN CROP.

WASHINGTON, September 23rd. The War Finance Corporation, he advanced $15,000,000 to the co-operative grain-growers of Minnesota to aid in marketing the 1921 crops.

FAMOUS FRENCH AVIATOR

.Tho

KILLED.

"To some minds the appeal of sugges tion is very great," he said, "Under standing its power is one of the arts of publicity,

COLLECTIVE HALLUCINATION. There are many curious instances of crowd psychology. Some of the most curious come from Latin countries, in connection with 'miraculous' pictures of statues,

1 do not by any means declare that some of these things are not miraculous but it has been admitted by learned pricats themselves that in certain cases there has been a collective, but no in dividual, testimony to the wonder alleged. There is such a thing as collec tive hallucination, and this is simply an example of the crowd paychology of which your correspondent speaks,

ETAMPER, September 23rd. LONDON, September 23rd.

famous French aviator de Mr. Churchill, replying to a deputar Romanet was killed here. His machine tion at Dundee with regard to unem- crashed while he was practising for the To explain it a whole book would be ployment, said that since the Armistice | Aviation Cup Contest. the Government had spent £105,000,000 in

necessary, but that it does exist cannot be denied.

-HOUR DAY AND 44-HOUR WEEK. This was unparalleled anywhere JEWEL THEFT ON FRENCH The modern boom in dancing was pro

LONDON, September 23rd

in the world. America was now in an infinitely worse position in regard to un- employment than Britain. The demand The International Congress of textile for national rather than local relief workers at Paris unanimously passed a would increase the already heavy taxe resolution declaring that the affiliated tion, and thus aggravato unemployment. societies should immediately combine to The Government would take a final deci obtain a forty-four hour week, and in- sion next week. He had every reason to viting the secretaries of the different believe that the Government would de- national, societies to enter into relations cide that special resistance must be with the Amsterdam federation of trade given in areas where unemployment was unions to secure the application of an exceptionally acute: Ee was hopeful eight-hour day, with a free Saturday that the problem would be satisfactorily CONFERENCE.afternoon in all countries, in order to solved..

abolish the present unfair competition. RUBBER-PAVING IN LONDON.

QUESTION : ÖF COST.,

PERSONEL OF BRITISH- DELEGATION.

LONDON, September 24th. The composition of the British delega- tion to Washington will depend on the PAR18, September 24th.. According to Le Journal, two Paris exact nature of the agenda. Thus, the banka and three Anglo-American banks, important position of Chinese affairs in with representatives in París, have been the programme may require the appoint badly victimised as a result of secret ment of a British representative specially exchange operations by employés. The qualified to discuss Chinese questions. aum involved in one case alone exceeds REPRESENTATIVES OF FRANCE. twenty million franci.

PARIS, September 24th. - The newspapers state that it has been definitely settled that M. Briand, M. Sarrout and M. Jussarand should repre-

BANTAM-WEIGHT CHAMPION, FLY-WEIGHT'S CREDITABLE

PERFORMANCE,

NEW YORI, September 24th."" Johnny Bull, who is really s fy weight, has been awarded the world's bantam-weight tite over Pete Herman, After ifteen rounds. Baff weighed 8/13 and Herman0/51.

WAR DEVASTATED AREAS. FRENCH AND GERMAN COMPANIES

:

TRAIN:"

"PAZIE, September 23rd. A message from Nice states that jewels valued at fr. 40,000 were stolen from a lady passenger in train between Annecy and Cap Ferrat

INCREASE IN AMERICAN TIN PRICES.

PITTSBURG, September 23rd. The American Sheet and Tinplate Company announces that the price of its principal products has been increased $5 per ton.

FRENCH AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.

WASHINGTON'S THREAT TO

PRIVILEGE.

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bably the survival of the spirit which in war-time turned to gaiety for relief. It has worn itself out, and hence comes the need for some other great popula pastime."

MANCHESTER COMPANY'S HEAVY LOSS.

EFFECT OF FALL IN PRICES.1

The well-known Manchester Company of Mesars. Rylands and Sons, mandise turors and general warehousemen, to porta a loss for the half-year ended Junt 30th last of no less than £1,20.34 Thi loss, the directors say, has been causet by the uiprecedented fall in the value of stock in trade-which on December 31at stood at £3,301,440-and-tosses under heavy contracts, and all of them bad been cleared or previded for.

TO BE FORMED, " LONDON, September 23rd.

BESLIS, September 23rd. Experiments in Southwark in the use

In connection with the result of the of rubber for road surfaces have hitherto recent negotiations at Wiesbaden be been satisfactory, but it will be some

tween M. Loucheur and Dr. Ratbenau in

The transfer of £250,000 from the re time before sufficient information in regard to reconstruction of the North of

serve is recommended, and also the pay PARIS, August 24th, ment of a dividend of 5 per cent, actua regard to the practicability of rubber France, Forwaarts tourns that a company to be decided. The great drawback at place seven milliard marks at the dis Academie Francaise (M. Frederic Mins As will be seen from our City Notes, the

Replying in the Chamber of Deputies on the Ordinary shares shares, less ta roads is available to enable the question to be formed in Germany and one in

France. The German Government" will to the Permanent Secretary of the leaving £183,123 to be carried forwardi presont is the cost, which is about: £4 per yard, mainly owing to the difficulty posal of the companies, which will be son); M. Briand stated in regard to the accounts for the ball-year ended December of attaching the rubber to the road, but credited to Germany on reparations wish expressed by the Academie rogaading 31st. 1920, showed a loss of £109,6 7 But. account. "The French company will the use of the French language at the a dividend of 5 per cent, was paid ou reducing the cost will be foundiderably collect orders and hand them over to Washington in 1910. English was admitted and 21has of £333,602 brought in reducing_the_cost

DISARMAMENT DEMONSTRA-

TION.

sont France at the Washington Con-MB. GOMPERS""" SUGGESTION FOR ference.

The choice of the fourth representative lies between M. Viviant and M. Loucheur The latter will probably be chosen as M. Viviani's connection with the League of Nations causes a difficully.

"ARMISTICE DAY.

· WAENINTON, September 23rd.

Germany.

THE ARBUCKLE CASE.

PRESS EXCLUDED.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 23rd. When Arbuckle appeared at the Police Court, the surgeons who performed the

post-mortem-testißed to the nature of

£117,493 was then carried as an official language, together with

Commenting on the report of Bylund French. He declared that he would de bis utmost to see that no fresh attempts and Sons Limited, a Manchester cotto were made on the privilege of the French authority said: It contains nothin languages and added that the United will not be surprised. The whole of the alarming, and Manchester business ma Btates Government hod suured the

the

Mr. Gompera has cabled British, Misa Rappe's-injuries. Journalists were Aton Conference weld totalls entlook has been brighter, and I am con

French Ambassador that the reports re-loss is probably on depreciation in vaina garding the exclusive use of English at Values have been reduced to get on

a sound business footing. Since June th M. Briand_concluded by stating that French, Italian, and Japanese labour excluded from the Court, as the proceed the French, Government could not take organisations suggesting a world-wide ings were mostly devoted to women's part in a conference in which French was disarmament demonstration on Novem-case. Most of the spectators were not admitted as an official language. bor 11th.

French Wirelem.

WOOMB

vinced we have seen the worst of th depression. I do not anticipate a boom nor do we want one, but the present hald year has much more favourable prospect than the test.!!