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THE HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 13cm – 1992,

MR. MONTAGU ON HIS FALL.

PUBLICATION OF DESPATCH NOT THE

EXPLANATION.

BLAME LAID ON ME. LLOYD GEORGE.

THE GERMAN DEBT. SCHEME BY SIR ROBERT HORNE WELCOMED.

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ME. MONTAGU STATES

HIS CASE,

"BLAMES PRIME MINISTER FOR HIS

FALL

PLAGÁTING THE UNIONISTS.

LONDON, March 11th.

In a speech at Cambridge Mr. Montagu

aid he "eirculated the Indiaa Govern-

ENGINEERING LOOKOUT. MORE LABOUR TROUBLE IN BRITAIN.

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THE PRINCE IN INDIA.

PAYING VISITS TO MILITARY CENTRES.

RAWALPINDI, March 10th," The Prince of Wales, who is staying two days as the guest of the Commander-in- Chief, is spending has last few days in India in a series of brief visits mainly to important centras, reviewing troops and pre enting colours and decorations

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SCHEME BY SIR ROBERT HORNE WELCOMED.

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PARIS, March 11th. The newspapers welcome a schema sub- mitted to the conferoner of Allied Finance Ministers by Sir Robert Horne dividing the German debt into two part: firstly, sixty-five milliard marks, equivalent to the total inter-Allied debts, will only be demanded from Germany in the Front of

RION SHIPMENT TO V.S.A. NEW FORM OF RICE SURVEY CERTIFICATE.

“BORROWING" A BOAT.

MAN WHO WANTED TO SAVE HIG

STEPS.

The following letter to Exporters' A man, who stole a boat from the fore- Association is among the recent corres-shore at Tai Kok Tsui told Mr. Lindself, pondence of the Hongkong General Cham at the Magistracy, on Saturday, that he ber of Commerce:—

merely borrowed the boss to row back to his uncle's vessel which was lying off

Hongkong, 10th January, 1999. SIR,I am directed to inform you Wong Kok He had been to the theatre that at the last monthly meeting of the at Tai Kok Tsui and as it was late at Committee of this Chamber the attached night he did not like returning to Mong

Kok by road. proposed form of Rico Survey Certificate Inspector Pitt said that he knew of no recommended by the Rice, Sub-Committes special theatrical attraction as Tai Kok of your Association was duly adopted.

Tait. Another boat had been stolen from the same spot on the previous night. In In order that buyers on the Pacific this case the complainant saw the defen- dant smash the padlock and then row off. Police whistles were blown and the dou fendant, becoming, frightened, pulled for After a chase the defendant ran into a police patrol and was arrested, Six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour was ordered.

He will arrive at Karachi on Friday after n four days' railway journey from Debra: and is due to embark for Colombo where the United States claiming repayment of Const may be enabled to arrange future The engineering negotiations failed and he will spend four days, including a visit Allied debts and, secondly, seventy mil-arodite which will specify for Chamber of

LONDON, March 10th.

of

the lockout occurs to-morrow. It is under stood that the unions did not agree to the employers' demand that the funda mental principle of the right of employers to exercise managerial functious must be ment's telegram among members of the accepted, by the unions representatives Cabinet on March 3rd. He told Lord before even the lockout notices could be Carson on the occasion of the Cabinetspended. After a three hour sitting

conference af repro catatives meeting on March 6th that he had a authorised publication of the telegram on shipyard trade unions and the shipbuild March 4th. Thus Lord Curzon could, if ing employers federation adjourned till he had desired, have resumed his seat in March 14th. the Cabinet, which was still sitting, and could have urged his colleagues to object to publication. There was ample time to' wond a telegram stopping publication. Lord Curzon, however, maintained silence and sent Mr. Montagu, the same evening * one of those plaintive, hectoring, bully- Ing, complaining letters, which are so familiar to his colleagues and friends,"

The lockout is at present limited to requesting that the matter should not be

the Amalgamated Engineering unionista, discussed by the Cabinet and asking him pot to allow publication of such docu-numbering 300,000 ments in future without consulting him.

LATER.

BALLOT SUGGESTION REFUSED. LONDON. March 11th.

The engineering lockout has begun. All the unions concerned refused the empley- ers' suggestion for a ballot on the ground that the result would be a foregone con-

clusion.

ENGINEERS OUT.

to Kandi.

IJATKH

liards will be mobilised in the form of loan and paid to Germany's creditors.

PARIS, March 11th. The Allied Finance Ministers at prosent assembled in Paris have received a de mand from the United States that 241 million dollars for Rhineland occupation expenses be paid before any reparations

ENTHUSIASM AT PESHAWAR DESPITE HARTAL.

Despite the bartal, large and friendly crowds flocked on the route when the Prince of Wales drove in state through the city of Pehawar.

A small and tur bulent minority of the crowd attempted are paid. to demonstrate, but without effect. Tho great and enthusiastic crowd witnessed an

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Commercs Certificate only, without men the shore. tion of Surveyors' name, which it is under: stood is sometimes done, my Committeeis of opinion that the new form of Certi- feste should come into uro not earlier than 1st July, 1999.

This Chamber will now tako steps

· AUSTRALIA' AND SHIPBUILDING,

through the Rice Association of California

MR. HUGHES'S WARNING. bo have Rice Importers advised regard. ing the impending change and in the

Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, in a". meantime the Surveyors will be supplied | speech" at Sydney, on January 20th, in with copies of the new form of Certi- ficate to be used by them as from 1st July,

impressive review of the Bawalpindi | ALLIED FINANCE MINISTER DIS-Yours faithfully, Division by the Prince of Wales.

CUSS INTERNATIONAL LOAN.

TURCO-GREEK CONFLICT.

FAILURE OF M. GOUNARIS'8 MISSION.

ATIKE, March 11th.

The resignation of the Cabinet is immin eat following the Chamber's rejection of vote of condesce by 181 votes to 156. LONDON, March 11th'

A meeting of the In the Greek Chamber the vote of no delegates of other engineering unions, re-confidence followed a statement by M. REASON FOR THE RESIGNATION,. presenting half a million semi-skilled and Gounaris showin: "the failure of his unskilled men, to-day accepted the emmission to the Allied capitals in connee- Mr. Montagu, addressing his constitu-ployers' offer of a fortnight in which to tion, with the Turco Greek conflict. ents, asserted that his fall was not due complete a ballot on the question of shop to publication of the Indian Government's management. Further Government inter- despatch, which was a matter for the vention regarding the Amalgamated Minister's individual responsibility and Engineers lockout is unlikely.

Bot for the Cabinet's collective respon As a result of the Lockout fifty thousand Bibility, but WHA due to the Prime engineers on the Clyde were thrown idle

to-day. Minister's desire to placate the Conzer- vatives, with the Government dangerously mcar collapse, Mr. Montagu disclosed the fact that the Indian Government had Lelegraphed him twice, urging assent to the publication of their despatch. Know

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GENOA CONFERENCE, UNITED STATES WELL OUT OF IT."

New Yozz, March 10th. The New York Times approves the deci- ing Lord Reading's difficulties, he felt son of the United States not to parti- bound to support the Viceroy. Mr.cipate in the Genion Conference. It says Montagu naked whether the Goverments the general feeling will be that the United of Canada, South Africa and Australia States is well out of a conference to which' would have remained silent when a so-Lenin boasts that he will dictate. called peace was destroying their interial peace. us the Treaty of Sevres was des Eroying the peace of India.

SENATE AND THE TREATIES.

BATIFICATION OF FOUR POWER PACT LIKELY.

#EASON FOR DEMOCRATS 'ATTITUDE.'

WASHINGTON, March 11th..

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING. BIRCHFIELD HARRIERS AGAIN WIN EASILY.

LONDON, March 11th.

PARIS, March 10th.

The Allied Finance Ministers, who are at prosent conferring in Paris regarding

international financial and murrency ques-

which he suggested that representatives of tho employers and organized employers should be invited to meet to discuss, with out reservation, the economic and indus D. K. BLAIR, trial situation, emphasized the impers-

Secretary.tiva need for Australians to adjust them

selves to the new condition created by the

Lotters were written by the Secretary fall in prices throughout the world. to Mosers. Goddard and Douglas and to Mrs. Lammort. Brothers to the follow ing effect;

fornia.

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Goods could be produced so cheaply elsewhere that, unless a practical respos sivo effort were made, Australia would soon be in the midst of an industrial" crisis. Immigration was in danger of being anothered. Notwithstanding the

to secure supplies of Australian steel.

I am directed to encloss" for your in tions in preparation for the Gense conformation copy of the new form of agreement of the Commonwealth and the ferenes, have begun the discussion of Surveyors Certificate for Bice Shipments States to cooperate, only 10,000 people vast international loan with a view to the under the Hongkong General Chamber of December, 1991, whereas in each year bo came to Australia botween, March and

mobilisation of the German debt, prooted Commeren Rules governing the sale of weea 1810 and 1913 the number was from

50,000 to 80,000. ed by steps to stabilise the exchangea

Rice to members of the Rice Association

The Federal Cabinet has agreed to the of California, San Francisco, which has Prime Minister's plan, and it is propos ANGLO-PERSIAN, OIL, "been adopted by this Chamber on the ed that the conference shall be held not

The Govern THE GOVERNMENT'S HOLDING.

recommendation of the Rice Sub-Com- later than February 14th. mittee of the Association of Exporters and went regarda the steel and coal position Dealers of Hongkong.

as serious Mr. Hughes indicated plainly LONDON, March 10th.

I shall be glad if you will substitute as to-day that unless the price of Australian In the House of Commons, Commander from 1st July, 1999, this now form of Certi- steel is reduced at least to a point at Hilton. Yourg, moving a resolution notice of which chungo has been communi can price plus freight and tariff, further

ficate for that at present in use, dus which it would compare with the Ameri GANDHI ARRESTED,."

authorising the expenditure of £950,000 tocated to the Rice Association of Calian shipbuilding is based on the ability shipbuilding will be impossible, Austra- ASES HIS FOLLOWERS TO CON-

pay the balanco of 198. per share on a TINUE HIS. POLICY.

million £1 ordinary shares in the Anglo- The following letter was sent to the AHMEDABAD, March 11th.

Persian Oil Company held by the Govern-fornia, San Francisco.

Secretary, The Rice Association of Cali Gandhi has been arrested on a chargement, on which only a shitting por share of sedition.

bar been paid, stated that, Hospite the Bor, March 11th.

recent successful issue of capital, the Com- Anticipating has arrest in the New India Gandhi appealed to his followers/pany required substantially more in order the notiof this Chamber, it has boonary Sird passed an important Bill amend to continue has whole policy "with clock to develop its profitable undertaking, decided to adopt a Standard Form, copying the Factories Act. The chief features

of which is now enclosed for your especially by construsting oil-tankers. The formation. work regularity."

"existence of this uncalled liability `neri- ously hindered the Company in obtaining money. The Government still retained full control of the Compady. The resolutary of the Chamber together with the tion was agreed to by 102 votes to 21:

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LIMERICK SITUATION

SETTLED.

LONDON, March 11th. The situation at Limerick has been settled. Both treaty and anti-treaty troops are evacuating the city.

BANK OF FRANCE'S DISCOUNT BATE

LONDON, March 11th.

SUMMER-TIME. ACCEPTED FOR THE PRESENT YEAR.

PARIS, March 10th. Last night's summer time discusion in

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Hongkong, 27th January, 1999. DIE SIE-Certain :discrepancies and differences, in the wording of Surveyors" Bice Certificate having been brought to

This Certificate which becomes effective on July 1st, 1922, will not disclose the name of the Surveyor, the only Signa ture on the face being that of the Secre-

Chamber'a Seul.

In connection with these Rice Ship ments, I am to assure you that the same zeal and care will be exercised by the Chamber's Surveyors in future as has been done in the past-I am, dear sir, your faithfully,

D. K. BLATE,

. Secretary.

The Bank of France has reduced the the Chamber assumed the proportions of HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI rate of discount from five and a half to a first-class debate, in which urban and

rural deputies indulged in fiares.conutse- | attacks.

five per cent.

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At Hereford in the national croir court. try running championship, J. Guillemot, France was first in 67 minutes 1 second, H. Eckersley, Warrington Athletic, second Indications point to the Senate vote in 57 minutes 28 seconds and J. Schall- INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL, favouring ratification of the Four Powerman, France, third in 57 minutes 39 Treaty by a margin of two to one. The seconds. The club placings were:- argument being used in the course of the

debate by foes of the Treaty alleges that

Mr. Balfour induced Mr. Hughes to accept the Treaty and that not another ember of the American delegation knew

Points.

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anything of it until it was sprung upon SENATOR ROBINSON'S BROADSIDE

them, when they weakly consented though ignorant of its import or the measce to American interests.

ATTACKSA WASHINGTON, March 10th. Senator Robinson delivered his arpected "WHAT DEFEAT WOULD MEAN.

broadside attack against the Treaty in A Beusto defeat of the Treaty would the Senate, criticising the inconsistency of involve failure of the whole Washington its advocates, who declared simultaneous Conference but if the voting goes as exly that it was the greatest achievement of pected the figures should read 60 to 20 modern times in the interests of world for the Treaty, which is two more than pence, get it imposes no obligation on the signatories beyond conferring - together. Eko requisite constitutional majority. Senator Bobinson interpreted Article 2 as Apparently," "a" "stronger fooling existe similar to Article 10 of the League Coven- among

employment of force, if necessary, to re pal aggression. He said the Treaty tend

Lo Demoerita agakist Senator ant, as a clear alliance contemplating the

LONDON, March 11th.

In the Rugby international Wales beat Ireland by 11 points to 5 it Swamies.

In the Association code the French Army drew with the British Army, one goal each, at Paris.

THE DAVIS CUP.

New Yozz, March 11th. India has challenged for the Davis Cup,

BIG FIRE AT 'QUEBEC,

The majority against continuance of the innovation surprised the Government, who' moved an amendment continuing the arrangement for the present year, subject to the local Prefects power to make local arrangements, because the international time-tables 'have been already formulated. and ralised.

P. AND O, DEBENTURES. £3,500,000 51 PER CENT. 188UE,

LONDON, March 10th. It is understood that underwriting is Que March 10th.

progressing of the Peninsular & Oriental Fire de troyed the Dominion arsenal Navigation Company's £3,500,000 51 per and shops. The damage is ontimated at cent. debenture, to be issued at KJ. half a million dollars.

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INDIAN AGITATOR

SENTENCED.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE,

Paris, March 10th. It is announced that the French Ambas- sadors at Koine and Brussels will be mom- bors of the Disciplinary Council in con- nection with the Berthelot, proceedings.

BANK.

CAPITAL AND NOTE ISSUE INCREASES

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PROTECTING INDIAN

CHILDREN,

IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.

The Indian Council of State.on Jam-

are the abolition of the distinction be tween textile and non-textile industries and the raising of the ages of children employable under the Act and children whose employment is prohibited to 15 and 13 years respectively.

Mr. C. A. Innes, who was in charge of the Bill, paid a tribute to the support. of the employers, and declared that the measure, which represented a great: ad-, vance in social legislation, was largely due to the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms. The Council was to bo congratulated on achieving this within the first year of its existence.

AN EMPRESS'S PEARLS, [FROM THE "TIMES" CORRESPONDENT.]

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New Your, January 20th. The ownership of the famous peark necklace which is said to have boon the property of the Empress Catherine II. The torms are published in the Govern-of Rosis was admitted to-day by Mrs. the well- ment Gazette of a proposed Ordinance to Hornet E. Dodge, widow of amend the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank known Detroit millionaire, who died over

„Your

in consequence

nce of Ordinance, 1866 1. The objects of this bill are:-

ginas of prohibition wwsky ing

Mrs. Dodge dec

declaree

husband that her (a) To give too Corporation power to purchased the necklace for her in May,

fncrease its capital, with the cos 1920, for £206,250, from Mesars. Cartier Boat of the Governor, up, to the famous jewellers This statement $50,000,000. The present limit is has been made in justice to

to-Messra. $20,000,000.

tier, wh

whom an Armenian firm of impor (b) To increase the limit of the ordin-tera has socosed of

ary note issue from $15,000,000 to from the sale of the doubt in the mat

of realizing

necklace То re- $50,000,000.

more all possibility of

Car-

£375,000...

(e) To revise the requirements of the ter the executors of the Dodge estate law as to the security to be held to-day offer to place in pvidence the against the ordinary note issue. cancelled cheque for £208,250 with which (d) To. enable the Corporation to keep the deceased millionaire paid for the

at certain places outside the Colony necklace. part of the security held against the excre's note issue.

VACCINATION. ABUSES IN THE LOCAL GENERAL SYSTEM

to

Mr. Alfred Sze, Chinese Ministor, at Washington, Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese Minister ad' London and. Dr. Wong Chung-hai are returning to China by the first available steamer to confer with the Government regarding the deci sion of the Washington Conference. Dr. Wong, the Asiatic News Agency says, Eighton pages of the Government will be urged to assume his new post of LONDON, March 10th.

Gazette aro devoted to a proposed Ordin Minister of Justice and Chairman of the ance to consolidate and amend the exist Commission in charge of the making of The notorious agitator, Lajpoirai, who

ing law relating to Vaccination as con preparations towards the eventual aboli-, ed to commit the United States to a was re-arrested recently on his release

tained in Ordinance No. of 1800. The tion of extra-territoriality in China. - In passive attitude as regards Japan's deal- Logs with Hussa and China, and declar. from jail, where he was serring an

THE INGERSOLL FAILURE main reasons which have led to the intro the coming reorganization of the Cabinet, duction of the Bill are the unsatisfactory either Mr. Bza or Mr. Koo will be ap:, ed it shameful that the United States was eighteen months' sentence, has now been bound to gve moral if not military up-bentenced to two years imprisonment, of

New York, March 10th.position of publia vaccinators at the painted Foreign Minister, in placs of Dr. Semafor Lodge, who told the Senato port to Japan in Japanem from Bibori which a year is rigorous imprisonment the Waterbury Clock Company in par- vaccination in the Colony, sad the neces- On sccount of his continued illness has Bubject to the approval of the Court, present time, the abuses which have been Yen, who will then either become sub- found to exist in the general system of stantive Premier or retire from politics. Blast defest of the Four Power Treaty

ing to expel the Japanese from Siboria."

Benator Robinson questioned Senators under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, Underwood and

chasing Robert Ingersoll's basins and Benator Under

$1,750,000

thar against the Treaty itach. They are taking ravenge on the Bepub lican lender for his attacks on Mr. Wilson

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would endanger the limitation of armar origin of the Lodge concerning the The sentences are to be connective.

outs and that the failure of the Naval wood stated that Britain did not want to COL. WARD AND RUSSIAN Treaty would shook and startle the world cancel the Anglo-Japanese Alliance with-

REFUGEES, »

LONDON, March 10th." Co'otel Ward has sppealed to the mem

and bitterly disappoint the American people, is now engaged in the greatest battle of his long political earcar.".

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out having something in its placa. drafted by many hands and was revised Senator Lodge said the Treaty was and amended by the Amoricain dolegation. Béator Robinson, resuming, said he was

of opinion that Mr. Balfour suggested bers of Lloyds for £20,000 to assist Russian

that Const Takugawa wrote the Treaty. refugees.

BOULOGNE 'CASUALTIES

for sity of providing a regular method of Hu Wei-teh, Minister in Japan, who has

vaccination for intending emigrants which been granted leave of absence for recupe will be suitable to the requirements of the ration, will also return to China to tako countries or colonies to which they are part in the corning diplomatic conference about to proceed. The opportunity has under the presidency of Dr. Yon to study also been taken to introduce a number of China's privileges and responsibilities as other changes of varying importance, some result of the Disarmament Conference.. of which have been adapted from the pro- The Shibpas says that, if possible, Mr. visions of the Braits Bettlements Quer Chen La, Minister to France, will also re anting and Prevention of Discuss Ording turn to Poking from Paris shortly: bub $200, 1915.

this report has not been confirmed.

OVER-STATED.

BOULOGNE, March 10th: Only two were killed in the explosion at the British camp.