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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 1981,

THE SHIPBUILDING SLUMP.

DE VALERA'S "PROCLAMATION."

EARL HAIG ON THE DISBANDMENT OF

CAVALRY:

UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM IN GREAT BRITAIN.

LATEST CABLES. (ZHROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE SHIPBUILDING SLUMP.

DELATED AND SUSPENDED -

TONNAGE.

LONDON. October 9th. Loyd's Register indicates that the heavy slump in world shipbuilding con- tinues. Three and a quarter million tons ef merchant shipping were under con #truction in the United Kingdom on Beptember 30th, a reduction of a quarter. of a million as compared with Jane 30th, but delayed and suspended tonnage, amounts to a milion and a quarter, leav ing only two millions actually under con struction.

THE MOPLAH RISING.

SUMMARY COURTS' STRONG ACTION AGAINST THE REBELS.

THE IRISH CONFERENCE SINN FEIN DELEGATION COMPLETE

procedure.

EARLIER CABLEŠ..

LONDON; October 10th.

Mr. De Valera will be kept in constant touch with the delegates by special

EARLIER CABLES.

PANAMA CANAL BILL. MEASURE PASSES SENATE.

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UPPER SILESIAN PROBLEM. FAR EASTERN CABLE REPORT OF DISINTERESTED COM-

NEWS. MITTEE EXPECTED. "

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) LONDON, October 10th. WASHINGTON, October 10th.

DUTCH INDIES LOAN, The Upper Silesian problem, mention- Michael Collins arrived in London

The Senate has passed the Panama ed in a cable of August 19th," is likely

AMSTERDAM, October 10th. this morning, completing the Sina Fein Bill, referred to in a cable yesterday, to come into prominence shortly, as it

The Algemeen Handelsblad understande. delegation to the Irish Conference, which but it is believed that the measure will is expected that a committee of four ro that a 8.100,000,000 83 per cent, loan is expected to be opened by Mr. Lloyd encounter strong opposition in the House presentatives of disinterested Powers will shortly be issued, forming part of George, at No. 10, Downing Street, toof Repierentatives Party lines were. Hymans (Belgium), Count de Leon the Thatch Indies loan of 8.250,000,000, morrow morning.

ignored in the Senate debats, Senator (Spain), Senber de Cunha (Brazil), and of which 78,000,000 florins bave already

Dr. Wellington Koo (China)-to which been issued. The British Government represents | Lodge bring among the opponents.

the Council of the Lengus of Nations

THE MACAO DISPUTE. tives to the Conference, will meet this The previous cable said: Senator entrusted the examination of the facts, McCumber han joined the opposition on- evening at Downing Street to discuss the Panuna Bill question, arguing that will conclude its "labours in a day or

LONDON, October 10th. the Hy Paancoforte Treaty did not give two.

Reuter is informed that Dr. Sun Yat- America the". vessels, and the assertion of such rights that a hitch has occurred owing to the removal of the defensive works at Maco right to exempt constwise Rumours in the French Aud Swiss Press sea's Government has demanded the by Congress was dishonourable. We refusal of certain Powers to accept the have invited the other great nations to Committee's recommendation of modif on the ground that Portugal is not join in a solemn compact to check the cations of the so-called Sforza line of entitled to erect them. The Government mad race for naval supremacy," he said; "let us not enter the Council with sailed Partition are not confirmed by a Geneva also complains that Portuguese soldiers hands."]

message, which says that the Committee's crossed the maritime limits outside. deliberations, pot yet finished, are shroud- ed in complete secrecy: but the rumours Macao. have caused the deepest pessimism in 'On the ether hand, the Portuguess deny that the Sforza line sion for granted the allegations and camplain of the gre sence of Chinese gunboats and the gon- The previous message said: Mr. Lloyd George at the Supreme Council,entration of Chinese troops de Chingan. in proposing that the Silesian question be referred to the League of Nations.

JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA. aid that the Italians and Japanese con- ! curred. He pointed out that it was im

SYDNEY, October 19th.. portant to say that Britain was not im The Japanese Consul-General, Mr. pressing its single views on France, and Suzuki, interviewed, said that Japan he added that Britain would accept the would never think of sending-Japanese

· League's decision without demur, and, if necessary, strengthen the Allied forces into Australia if they were not wanted. Silesia. Britain's contribution would be His mission was to improve commercial · on the same scale as the other Powers. ties and to help to M. Briand also declared that France friendly relations. cement mutual

courier.

DEMAND FOR STRICTER

OBSER

VANCE OF TRUCE.

LONDON. October 10th..

It is learned in official quarters that)

SIMA, October Itth The Summary Courts dealing with the Maplah rebels are taking strong action. They have committed 801 to the Sessions, and sentenced 1,834 to two years' im- prisonment and 378 others to ternis rang. when the Irish Conference meets, the Nine British Government representatives will probably demand from the Sinn Fein representatives an undertaking that the trace bemder strictly observed while negotiations are progressing, 'VISCOUNT' GREY'S WARNING TO

THE IRISH.

ing from two to twenty, months, teen have been acquitted.

MEXICAN EAGLE OIL CO.

STATE. EMBARGO,

YEZA CRUZ, October 10th. The Mexican Eagle Oil, Company has been placed under an embargo by order of the State Government for refusing to pay a surtax of Ps. 3,000,000,

Three of the Company's steamers load tion at the beginning of the quarter: with oil are unable to discharge and number of foreign

The average tannage completed quar- terly in 1013 exceeded twenty-three per cent-of the total tonnage under construc

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now it is only eight and a half per cent. The total tonnage building abroad is two and a quarter millions, but nearly half-a-million is suspended tonnage, leav- ing under two millions actually under construction. The countries most afföct-' ed by the suspensions are Italy and the United States.

DISBANDMENT OF CAVALRY REGIMENTS.

are holding up steamers.

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THE UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM.

PRIME MINISTER'S REPLY TO LABOUR,

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EARLIER CABLES.

LONDON, October 10th,

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LATER.

The strength of the opposition in the Senate to the Panama Canal Bill is shown by the division, in which the Bill was only adopted by 47 votes to 37.

SAFEGUARDING BRITISH

INDUSTRIES.

IS IT A TARIFË MEASURE ?

LONDON, October 10th, Sections of the trading community are objecting to the Safeguarding of Indus- tries "Act, mentioned in the cable of the 1st inst. in so far the appended schedule includes many commodities not made in Britain and apparently not re- lated to "koy" industries.

tion; in a resolution of protest, contends The British Chemical Trade Associa that the effect of such inclusion converts the Act into a tariff one, and suggests the appointment of a mixed Government and non-official Committee to revise the

schedule..

LONDON, October 10th. Viscount Grey, ex-Foreign Minister, mads at Berwick to-day his first political speech since his retirement in 1916, this being regarded as forecasting his re-entry into political life with active particips tion in the counsels of the Independent Liberal party. He denounced the Cozli tion as having lost both its russon The Fancy Goods Section of the London d'etre and the confidence of the country: vision, and says the Act is embarrassing Chamber of Commerce also demands re- and condemned the Government's past es beyond those in the published list trude. Mr. Kiley, M.P., said that arti Irish policy, but approved the Conference were subjected to 33 per cent, duty. and warned the Irish representatives [The previous" cable said:

guarding of Industries Act comes into The Safe- against forcing negotiations to a point operation to-day. Its immediate effect is „Jir. "Lloyd Georgo has sent a letter to where the British people would believe to impose upon certain imported goods, Mr. Bowerman and Mr. Henderson io that their self-preservation was endanger- akoy industry, a duty of a third of the manufacture of which is regarded as SHARPLY CRITICISED BY EARL forming them that he can receive the ed. For instance, the naval defence of six thousand articles coming within the their value. The new duty will apply to Labour deputation on unemployment to the two islands must be under

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"industries. The norrow evening. He denies tant he is

authority.

the London Fapey Goods Section of Chamber of Commerce has decided to re- responsible for any delays in meeting

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quest the Board of Trade to remove the Labour members, as suggested in

Viscount Grey strongly asseverated synthetic camphor from dutiahle articles under the Safeguarding of Industries their letter, cabled on the ith inst. He that the only solution of the Irish pepb. Act. It declares that it will take months, deeply regrets Labour's rapadiation of co-lem was to take Ireland into partnership and obtain raw material from Japan.]

perhaps years, to instal plant in Britain

operation, saying that financiers and emon precisely the same terms as the self-

THE "

ROWAN" DISASTER. ployers are only too anxious to co-operate governing Dominions, with the single

THE CASUALTY LIST. with representatives of Labour, but the stipulation that, while it was possible latter's Council preferred to submit it for the outlying Dominions to bave

LONDON, October, 10th.. own ideas without hearing the other separate naval bases, the protection ofIt is officially stated that two missing points of view. That was not a helpful Great Britain and Ireland could only be members of the crew of the Rowan have turned up; thus eleven of the crew are attitude in a crisis which was insoluble ensured under a single authority... missing, including Captain Brown. The official death-roll is at present 17. but without the effective co-operation of all

several members of the Southern SFD copated Orchestra aboard are missing. and it is feared that the final death-roll will total over twenty.

MAIO.

LONDON, October 11th. Speaking at the unveiling of a memo- rial to the fallen, at Canterbury, Ear! Haig sharply criticised the proposed diabandment of four regiments of Cavalry. Expressing the opinion that the step was not justified by the lessons of the war, he declared that if Ludendorff had had Bufficient mounted men to throw into action at the south-east of Amiens in March of 1918 the result might have been

disastrous to the Allies.

GREAT BRITAIN'S TRADE. CARGOES OF METAL MANUFACTUR. ES FOR THE FAR EAST.

It is stated that trade has so far im- praved that a number of vessels will shortly leave Wales with cargoes of metal manufactures bound for the Far East. It is understood that large orders for galvanized sheets have been placed in Great Britain during the past few days. MAKING THE BEST OF IT.

LONDON, October 10th. Further signs of a trade revival, are kiven in the trade returns for September, which show exports £55,000,000 compared with £51,000,000 in August; and imports £87,000,000 compared with £88,600,000. INSURANCE BUSINESS

TRANSFER.

FROM AMERICAN TO SOUTH AFRICAN OWNERSHIP.

JOHANNESBURG, October 10th.

It is announced that the entire African business of the New York Mutual Insur, ance Co. has been bought out by an African Company, involving the trans. ference of the Policy Reserve Fund of Over £1,000,000:

It is believed that two other Americpa Insurance Companics are also being pur.

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classes; but if the Labour members

adhere to their view the Cabinet, will

ment thera to-morrow."

LATER..

LABOUR MEMBERS ACCEPT INVITATION.

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VALERA'S PROCLAMATION TO

THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND.

It is stated that a bratload of terror- stricken passengers were crushed to pulp between the Rowan and the Clan Mul Pre-colm at the moment of collision. toge dele-list include several members of the South. The misting from the Rowan passenger-

the eye of the Irish Pence Confer ence in London, Dail Eirann has issued a proclamation from De Valera to the people of Ireland, in which the sident" urges Irishmen to stand The Labour members have accepted the ther for Ireland and support the morrow. They state that they have, not Premier's invitation to meet him togates unitedly and unflinchingly.

refused to co-operate with the Govern bring the ment, but decline to be parties to any but adds: course which would involve further delay in dealing, with unemployment.

LATEST CABLES.

THE PRIME MINISTER'S ANXIETIES.

LATER

ern Syncopated Orchestra, who had just concluded a concert engagement is Clas He says that all share the desire to gow and were proceeding to Dublin. secular conflict" to an end, The drummer was picked up by a des The orchestra lost all their belongings. "The struggle on our side trayer, but died of exposure. has always been simply for the mainten ance of a right which is indefeasible and cannot either he relinquished or promised."

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He fears it is unlikely that the claim conflicting with Ireland's right will be After attending the momentous confer- abandoned now, and considers that Ire- ence with the Sinn Feiners to-day. Mr. land should not indulge in foolish hopes, Lloyd George has a no less portentous adding:"A peaceful ending of the discussion with the Labour representa conflict will be secured not by the skill tives on the subject of, unemployment, in statesmanship of the leaders, but by from which very important, developments a stern determination to closeknit the are anticipated. The fact that the Con-nation, steeled to the acceptance of death ference is fixed a day earlier than ex-rather than the abandonment of its pected is regarded as au indication of rightful liberty." He utters a warning the Premier's desire to get to grips with against, division. the question.

HIS MAJESTY'S CONCERN

In the meantime, the King bag sent letter to the Mayor of Manchester again emphasising his concern over the unen ployment question His Majesty trusta that local effort at co-operation, combin- TURKS REPORTED TO BE RETREATed with Government measures to alleviate

GREEKS CLAIM VICTORY

ING IN DISORDER.

'ATHINI, October 11th..

A Greek official message claims that the

battle, which commenced on September

the present distress, will provide a gradual restoration, on a sound basis, of the trade and comerce of the nation."

SILK MANUFACTURER'S FORTUNE.

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WASHINGTON CONFERENCE BELGIUM'S REPRESENTATIVE.

Bausazza, October 10th. The Cabinet has appointed the Belgian Ambassador to the United States as its epresentative at the Washington Confer- sentatives. ence, but may appoint additional repre-

LONDON, October 11th. The death-roll of the Rowan disaster is mounting. The missing now total 27.

THE FRANCO-GERMAN AGREEMENT.

BRITAIN'S CONSOLATION.

LONDON; October 10th. Rathenau Agreement has evoked singu The conclusion of the Loucheur-

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would accept the League's decision with out demur. Baron Hayashi, in agreeing to the Silesian question being referred to cipke should be accepted that the central the League, said he thought the prin industrial area should be assigned to Gor many, Col. Harvey opined that he was interpreting the views of the United States in not participating in the Coun cil's decision, as America was not repre- sented on the League.]

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HARBOUR IMPROVEMENT SCHEME FOR MANILA. FIVE MILLION PESOS ASKED FOR. The Manila Times. states that "5,195,000 pesos have been requested by the Director

of the Manila south sarboge during the of Public Works of the insular Govern- ment for the dredging and improvement

discussed by the Council of State, but no coming year, According to one of the

decision on it was taken. department secretaries, this matter waa

GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S VIEWS.

according to Berlin message, speaking The German Chancellor," Dr. Wirth,

at Offenburg, dwelt On Germany' changed their ideas as regards Silesia or anxiety to learn whether the Allies had intended to make a new State over which Germany would mourn for decades to Polish peoples were ready to reach an came. He added that the German and the project submitted by the Director It was explained that, according to

ernment, persisted in the mania for which the material may be obtained to understanding, but if the Warsaw Gov is to develop a quarry in Mariveles from to the Secretary of Commerce, the plan

grandisement it would result in plac close the gap in the Manila breakwater ing a pestilential political corpse between and have the entrance fixed further south. "the two peoples.

Part of the sum will be used also in the construction of cargo sheds and in the completion of Pior 7.

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Dr. Wirth also hoped that the day was no longer distant when all reasonable men would meet in conference to sider means of averting a world economic crisia... He insisted upon the Allies speedily raising the military sanctions.

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THE QUEENSLAND LOAN. PREMIER REVERSES HIS STATE-

„MENT.

The sum asked for, if released, will be the Government as a result of the sale of obtained from the P12000.000 received by port works bonds in the United States last year, it was declared. This-money is at present tying idle.

According to a previous report mude by Mr. Paez to the Department of Com- merce and Communications, the closing of the present gap in the breakwater of the port is necessary to prevent the BRISBANE, October 10th. waves caused by the south-eastern wind Mr. Theodore, the State Premier, has discharge of cargo of rssels lying along. from interfering with the loading and tiating an American loan. His contra side the piers now admitted that Queensland is nego-: dictory statements caused a scene in removing the present entrance further It is believed that by Parliament. Mr. Morgan, leader of the south, the waves will not move the vessela Opposition: was suspended for a week for enough to obstruct the handling of argu

defying the Chair.

The construction of cargo sheds is like- wise urged by the Public Works Diretor Mr. Theodore declares the exchange in order to facilitate the handling of position to be advantageous, because the merchandise at the piers. loan will be issued, on a dollar basis, creasing volume of trade of Mazila, be With the in- which the Government cau convert into believes that the early completion of Pier pounds sterling,

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Secretary of Finance Barretto is ex- pected to submit his report on this sub-.. ject at the next session of the Council of State.

COMMONWEALTH TREASURER'S

DISAPPROVAL,

MELBOURNE, October 10th.

Treasurer, Announces his disapproval of Sir Joseph Cook, the Commonwealth the Queensland loan in New York. Ho says this is the first Australian State which has gone outside the Empire for the purposes of raising a loan. Moro over, 7 per cent. is a very high rate for a Government loan.

THE MANDATORY POWERS, RENDERING AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR STEWARDSHIP.....

GENEVA, October 10th.

MERCANTILE MARINE. RESULTS OF EXAMINATION FOR CERTIFICATES.

The Board of Trade recently issued the results of last year's examination of candidates for certificates of competency. in the mercantile marine and the sea- fishing service.

obtained

With regard to masters and mates the aumber of candidates who foreign going certificates during the year 1920 was 9,377, which, though showing a decrease of 250 as compared with the cor- The Council of the League to-day con- responding figure for 1919, is yet, with larly little comment in England, though, sidered the report of the Permanent Com- that exception, higher than in any year pondents, it practically means that the reports had been received from the Mandates examined (4.901) may be attribut According to well-informed Paris corres-mittee on Mandates, which stated that since 1901. The large number of candi- Versailles Treaty is doomed, for if Gordatory Powers relating to the adminised to two causes, vis, the continued London Agreement France will not suffer. these had been examined, except the ones ing in H.M. forces and the fact that many defaults under the recent Allied tration of the various territories. All demobilization of officers who were anary- She exclusively will obtain payment by relating to Mesopotamia and Palestine, enndidates took advantage of forced un accepting German goods.

which were deferred owing to the state employment, through trade depression, The efforts of Germany to raise money

of uncertainty as regards. "A" mandates to study for and attend the examina astrously, lowering the value both of the ington Koo, paid a tribute to the Com- to pay the Allies in cash resulted dia-.

The President of the Council, Dr. Well- tions.

There was a large increase in the sum mark and the franc. Thus, payment in mitteo's work and invited the President ber of passings for fishing, certificate, the kiad was arranged under a new agree of the Committee and two colleagues to increases in skippers and second bands ment as the only effective way of meet-form, a sub-committee to report to the being 152 and 183 respectively, but extra ing reparations. The only consolation to next session of the Council regarding the skippers showed a decrease of 12. The Britain is that she now has a chance of question of the national status of the increase is mainly due to the restoration recovering lost foreign markets, as, with inhabitants of B" and "C" mandated of the special examinations in Scotland. France's sense of wrong appeased, there territories, which, the Committes is ad. The number of candidates who passed parations trises.

vised; will probably be no more unsettling re- Koo nid that other suggestions made wat 55, as compared with 93 in 1919.

demanded prompt solution. Dr the special examination in signalling would be communicated to the Govern

NON-CO-OPERATIONISTS BURN FOREIGN CLOTHING. GANDHI REPEATS THE ALI BROTHERS' VIEWS.

BOMBAY, October 10th.

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ment pending the Council's definite decision when drawing up the mandates AALAND ISLANDS. NEUTRALISATION CONFERENCE

engineers during the year, although con- The number of certificates issued to siderably below the average, shows a slight increase compared with last year's returns, the actual figures being 1,253 and 1,248 respectively.

During the year them were 11.188 ex- minations in form vision, and 36% candi dates failed to pass the tort, a percent- age of 3.2 GENEVA, October 10th.

Of the 8,426 candidates ex- failed wan 345.

Candidates for opening of the conference of the League certificates of compotency as skipper or

OPENS.

Ton Powers were represented at theed in colour vision the number that.

SPANISH CAMPAIGN IN MOROCCO. CAPTURE OF ENEMY'S PRINCIPAL BARE.

MADRID, October 10th, An official communiqué from Melilla ended on October 8th in a brilliant Courtaulds, Ltd., and President of the the mountainous region of dourougou; subject of the charge against the Ali-Danith Minister at Paris, 'was elected ficates of competency as mester or mate),

says that the Spaniards have captured he repeated the views which form the the Aaland Islands.

In a subtequeat uncompromising speech of Nations regarding neutralisation of second band are required to pass the M. Bornhoft, the same sight tests as candidates for certi- Pictory, the Turks retreating in disorder. Silk Asociation, loft £1,917,000.

the enemy's principal base in Morocco. brothers.

LONDON, October 10th..

30th in the Afiun-Karahisar sector,

Mr. Henry Tetley, Chairman of Messrs,

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In the presence of a largo gathering in the mill area, Mr. Gandhi solemnly fred a heap of foreign clothing.

president,

in the mercantile marise.

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