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CABLES.
LATEST GLEIEB.
ÍKISROOME BEUITAR'S AGENCY.]
IRELAND'S TRIANGULAR
FIGHT.
ZONE.
LONDON, April 13th. Fermanagh, commandant of the Ulster Forces, and Monaghan, commandant of
THE HONGKONG BAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 14t8. 1999. §
LATEST CABLES. ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT.
ATTEMPT BY AUSTRALIAN AVIATORS.
The Brothers
Lowpos, April 12th Smith and Keith Smith TWO PARTIES AGREE ON NEUTRAL the Australian aviatora who make the first fight from England, to, Australia, start from Croydon on April 5th, on a round Pickers Viking the world flight on amphibian machine fitted with a 450 horse power Napier engine. The route will be Lyons, Egypt. Mesopotamia, Persia," ladia, Burma, China, Japan, Kam- chatka, the Aleutian islands, Alaska Canada, New York, St. Johns and the
some miles.
the Frro Stabe Forces, have agreed to a neutral zone in pertain dis- festitute tricts, and forces are to be withdrawn Both parties undertake to panish adherents who are guilty of pro-Atlantic either direct to Ireland or vid. vocntive acta. Parts of the southern
the Azores, It is estimated that the border line are, however, held by De duration of the flight will be three months: Valera's followers who do not recognise
Free State orders.
LARBUCKLE ACQUITTED.
ON HIS THIRD TRIAL.
SAN FRANCISco. April 19th. At the third trial of "Patty" Arbuckis he was acquitted.
FALL IN WHOLESALE PRICES,
BOARD-OF-TRADE RETURNS.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS ADJOURNED.
LONDON, April 13th. The House of Commons has been ad journed till April 20th.
THE DAVIS CUP.
ONLY THREE AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES.
LATEST CABLES.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
RECEPTION AT YOKOHAMA.
TOKYO, April 12th, This morning's scenes at Yokohama were specially brillianty the aircraft display magnificent.
A QUESTION OF NOTIOS. DISPUTED AUTHORITY IN CHINESE FIRMS.
FIRE ON THE S.S. " ASIA.” | NEWCHWANG'S – PARTIALLY.
COMPLETED SEAWALL. CARGO OF KEROSENE ON BOARD.
What might have been a very serious A notice given by a tenant of his inten-frs, occurred on board the a. Asia, tion to quit and subsequently withdraw, yesterday morning.. kod to a Bent Ordinance aution in the Summary Court, yesterday afternoon.
The landlord claimed to recover, posses As soon as the Renown was tied up atsion of No. 39, Jervois Street. The pre her buns, various important personages mis had been int to a man named He proceeded on board in greet HR.. the Lung Sam, who was the only man with rince of Wales, who, on landing, received whom the landlord contracted and from whom the roat was collected. On the end day of the twelfth moon the landlord received a notics from Ho, chopped with the chop of the Tung Leo Wo Firm, stat. ing that our humble firm" desires to
able hong." terminate its tenancy from your respect.
a tremendous ovation.
After the addresses mentioned in yester.| day's cable had been presented the royal
Station, where it arrived at 10.30 0. train proceeded at a slow pace to Tokyo
Anthem as the Prince of Wales stepped Military baruls rendered the National
from his carriage.
The Prince Regent welcomed the Prince, aad they na versed briefly.
The Prince of Wales wore the uniform of the Welsh Guards, and the "Prince Regent wore the uniform of a military
mujar.
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The scene was most brilliant-Pacife could not carry
AND OTHER. NEGLECTED_PUBLIC
WORKS.
60-lb. raits was constructed between Lion-
Mr. W. B. M'D, Par, Commissionge The vessel was preparing to leave Kow-of Customs at Newchwang, in his sanual loon Bay for Swatow with a full cargo report for 1921 writes! of flour and kerosene, when the outbreak Halutav Harbour Project-Work was was discovered amongst some matting commenced at the end of October, 1910, placed between the bulkhead and a small and suspended on the 25th Oct her in the banker. Owing to the inflammable nature following year. In this relatively brief of the matting, the flames spread rapidly. despite the efforts of the ship's crew to period a standard gauge railway laid with check them. The distress signal was given aan Station, on the Peking-Mukden Rail- - and the Taikoo tug, which was in the neighbourhood, went alongside and did and Hulutao, a distance of some valuable work pending the arrival of the miles; for about one-half of this distance the railway is laid on rock embankments; Brigade.
or passes through deep cuttings. A cart road over the hills between these points was also completed. A soawall along the shore running parallel to the coast-ling at low-water mark was constructed as a pro- Section for the end of the railway line da it nears the breakwater approach, with The kerosene was stored in the aft part which it is practically a continuation, as of the ship not very far from where the the base of the rocks forming the main firo occurred, and there was danger of a land. This wall was founded on concreto terrible explosion. The cause of the out-blocks built into place on the solid fook break may have been due to the heat of feet long, and are said to contain 100 tona the bulkhead igniting the matting.
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Shortly after 10 am, the two Bre-foats arrived alongside and half an hour later the fire was extinguished, but not before considerable damage had been done by water to the carry of Hour.
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ECHO OF THE STRIKE. INTERFERENCE WITH NINGPO CREWS.
it makes a final connection between it and
at low-rate level. The blocks are each 30
of concrete each. Two tiers were built for a length of 580 feet. The completed por tion of the wall was 18 feet high, and the upper part was made a hollow subway 4 feet 6 inches wide and 6 feet high. Some 100 fort of this sub-way was, constructed to finished "level. The breakwater was carried out to a length of 830 feet-350 foet of it boing 18 fest high, 350 feet 10
At this time strikes and labour trouble; were acute in the Colony, The landlord already had one of his houses vacant and the possibility that he would soon have two filled him with concern. Two empty
uses in Hongkong, from a landlord' paint of view, would be an un-heard of the calamity. He sent for his tenant to "find The Mer Regent introduced
and the Prines af Wade to the Princes of the out why the humble firm" Blood, who were standing in a row be respectable hong" must sever connection, hint, and then to the Premier and memo explained that he was having serious disagreements with bis co-partners and bera of the Cabinet.
Ou business Ia bis anxiety to keep his tenant, the landlord offered to imediate, and did so His fforts as a peacemaker were fruitless and on the fifteenth day of the first moon, he re-let the premises to a new tenant, who paid $190,-ons month's rent in advance, The solicitor for Ho's partners wrote, "for days later, that Ho had no authority to terminate the lease of the promises. The solicitor for the landlord without permission of the master and with about 3 miles, and it was anticipated that replied that there was no tease and Behaving assaulted the Chief Officer (Mr. B. Wanghaiszu, with its picturesque situation Kendall) and the quartermaster. The and abundant water supply, would prove was the only recognised tenant,
an attractive locality for privāta resi- trouble arose during an attempt by the dences, etc. In addition, a pathway some Union men to oust the Northern crow from 10 feet wide was made along the face of
the hills, forming the promontory a the vessel. The defendants had been re Bulutao, thus giving access to it for its manded on bail pending the return of the whole length, some 3 miles in extent. The water supply at Hniutao was found to Cheungshing from the North
SYDNEY, April 13th, Hawkes will not participate in the Davis | Service. Loses. April 12th. Board of Trade returns show that whie Cup contest and the Australian team will
therefore be limited to three. salo priers in March fl 1:2 por cent, as -compared with February, making a 7,6
per cent, drop since November. March food level was 1.3 below bat of Februa
WIRELESS OPERATOR'S
STRIKE
WIRELESS REGULATIONS
SUSPENDED.
The
Lospos, April 12th.. In order to avoid any interruption to shipping services through the strike of wireless öporators the Board-of-Trude 'bas arranged to waive the wireless regula tions and will permit ships to sail with- out operators,
SLAMESE RAILWAY BRIDGE, SUCCESSFUL BRITISH TENDER
JAPANESE, HONOUR PRINCES ENTOURAGE AND EMBASSY STAFF.
TOTO, April 1302 Vice-Airal Sir Lionel Halsey has been decorated with the Grand Cordon of the A Darlington Company succosifully ten- dered for eighwen bridges for the Siam-Falownia Rising San and Sir Charles Eliot (HM Minister) with the First Order of the Rising Sun:
LONDON, April 19th.
ewo State Railways, there were fifty tén- ders from different parts of Europe ami North America.
BARLINE CABLES.
OPIUM PRODUCTION IN
BRITISH INDIA. FIGURES SHOW A DIMINUTION.
LONDON, April 12th.
Other members and the Prince
Wales' suite and of the Embassy have received other decorations or gift.
THE "PRINCE'S ENGAGEMENTS.
H.R.. the Prince of Wales made an early start receiving "addresses from the President of the House of Peers and the Lower House at the Palace, Afterwards he visited the Imperial University and received an address. His Royal Highs lunched with the Prince Regent
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of monthly basis. The solicitor for the new tenant (Mr. F. E. Nash) then took a hand and threatened to site for possession, The defence hinted at collusion between the landlord and Ho, for some ulterior purpose, but their main contention was that that the landlord after he received the notice of intention to give it to quit, that Ho's authority was disputed by his partners, as Ho had been reduced from managing director, to the position of buyer. The landlord denied that he was told this.
In the afternoon thousands of school children assembled en messe in front of
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The Marine Magistrate (Commander feet high, and the remaining 200 fect & or Beckwith) gave his decision, yesterday, in feet high. It is built over a reef of rocks case, heard some time ago, in which running outward from the shore and is composed of concrete blocks-of about 100 three members of the Chinese Seamen's tons weight each, built in place and keyed Union were charged with having been on together. A good graded rond. 30 feet broad in its centrs portion was made from atoamer Cheungshing talutao to Wanghaiszu, a distance of
board Jardine's
The charge of assault was now withdrawn neither sufficient nor reliable, & copt Fous supply could, however, be drawn from was told, soon and the men were charged with having the Lienshan River, some a miles distant. unlawfully and maliciously caused grievous Four permanent two-storied buildings con- bodily harm to the quartermaster and structed of concrete blocks, mending an hotel of good appearance containing 19 with having, by the use of violence, bedrooms, in addition to dining, draw hindered him from working at his lawfuling, and billiard rooms, were completed by the beginning of 1912. In addition, tele graph and telephone line were laid con trade.
nocting Hulutao with Lienshan Station. This When the" work was quspended, at the it was anticipated that an-
All pleaded guilty. The Marine Magistrate said
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figures for 19180 were 2,217,000 acres from the Akasaka Palace and sang “God Save the whole" he accepted the landlord's assault happened at a time when there fend of 191 work would have advanced
the King. The Prince, standing on the balcony, acknowledged the grecting.
Later His Royal Highness attended 'a réception for Japanese officials at the British Embassy and will dine with H.1.H. Princ Higashi-Fushimi, ·
In the House of Commons, in reply to questions, Lord Winterton gave figures showing that on an estimated production THE GENOA CONFERENCE.
of 1.015.000 lbs. opium from 143 acres ip British India in 1920-1. The gross re- RUSSIAN ARMY REDUCTION. venue to the Central Government. From this was £2,415,000. The corresponding *GENOA, April 19th. "The members of the Little-Entente 17 acres the value being £3,250,000.
Lord Winterton said he had no infer decided that they must secure certais mation in regard to the total production guarantees before adhering to the proof the Indian States, where it was esti- mated that there were 50 acres in 1919-20. posed Lloyd George pact,
compared with 24 acres in 1918-19. Ten Speaking before the Finance Sub-Com- chests of opium were exported from British
India in 1919-20 compared with fourteen: mittee the Russian delegate, M. Rakovski, in 1918-19. stated that the London experts" "eport| mainly corresponded with Soviet wishes, notably wih regard to the discontinuance of the issue of paper money. He armed
LONDON, April 12th. ' The Rubber Shareholders' Association. that at present all but one-seventh " of
has sent a letter to all companies support- the Soviet Budget Deficit was covered. ing its propaganda scheme, urging them The number of State officials has been to support the guarantee fund for pro- ASSOCIATION FOR 'MEN AND BOYS. reduced 40 per cent. and Boviel Armypaganda for which the Rubber Growers
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reductions total 1,500,000. Ee declared that disarmament was necessary for the Amélioration of the world's finances,
LLOYD GEORGE'S PEACE ACT.
Pact will oxtend over a Decade.
BABLIER CABLES,
NO NATION SHALL ATTACK
ANOTHER."
the duration of the pact. Acceptance of such proposal may be a turning-point in the world's history. RUSSIAN AND GERMAN DELEGATES
THE RUBBER INDUSTRY. PROPAGANDA SCHEME.
Association is appealing. COTTON OPERATIVES' WAGES
TURKEY'S ARMISTICE
tion of the armistice.
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After dinner there will be a gigantic lantern procession, in which 25,000" are said to be participating.From Sir Herbert Russel, Special Correspondent, travelling on the Renown.
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EARLIKE CABLES.
Toxxo, April 11th
SIL
DISHONEST PRINTER. MAGISTRATE COMMENTS ON HIS USEFULNESS IN GAOL.
other" year's
Mr. Justice Gompertz said that "on
story and gave judgment for the plain-was considerable excitement amongst the the breakwater efficiently to enable the Cantonese crews who had come down from first ship that arrived to come alongside. Canton to rejoin their ships, and was of In these circumstances it seems lamentable that work costing some $170,000 has been a serious nature. Since that happened suspended since the end of 1911 and the there has been no further trouble between | fruits of previous endeavours lebt unsup- the Northern crews and the Cantonese ported to battle with the elements. The crows, due to the action taken by the partially completed seawall now prosente very dilapidated" appearance and is Seamer's Union in this matter. Taking seriously broken in parts. The branch these circumstances into consideration, railway to Liessbad Station, on the Per- sentence the three defendant to two shan and Wanghaiaru, the branch tele ing-Mukden line, the tart roads to Lion- months' imprisonment with hard labour graph and telephone lines, all give evi- on these two charges.
dence of neglect during the past decade, and there would seem to be little or no prospect of work on the Hulutao harbour scheme being renewed in the immediate future.
A Chinese printer employed on the stuff of the South China Morning Post was charged before Mr. Lindwell, yesterday morning, with stealing ten pounds of lino- type lead,
The evidence of the Company's watch- man was to the effect that on several occa- | EUROPEAN'S FOCKET PICKED sions small lots of linotype lead had been
AN INCIDENT IN QUEEN'S ROAD. discovered hidden in corners of the com- positors' room. Just as the paper went to preas, yesterday morning, the watch
FREEMASONRY,
BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.
This year's
announcement
the at eightieth anniversary festival of the Royal
Two naseiations that are likely to figure prominently during the Prince's
A young pen snatcher was brought be BIG LOCK-OUT THREATENED.
stay in Tokyo are the Young Men's
fore Mr. B. E. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, LONDON, April 12th.
Association, which will be largely respon mar found another collection of lead, and yesterday morning, and charged with The negotiations concerning the cotton sible for the lantern procession 09 the Mr. Lloyd George's proposed Peace industry in connection with the reduction
noted that it disappeared after the despatching a fountain pen from Mr. T. 0.
Wilkin of the China "Mail, af operatives' wages have broken down, night of the Prince's arrival, and the Boy fendant had gone from the printing room. Mr. Wilkin told the Magistrate that Masonic Benevolent Institution for aged and unless they are resumed 300,000 will Scouts' organization, which is planning a Later, he searched the defendant, who rais whilst walking in Queen's Road he felt a Freemasons and widows of Freemasons→→→ The locked-out on the 29th inst.
jamboree in honour of His Royal High-ed an objection and resisted. A police tog at his coat and found that a Chip £83,040 was 40 per cent. above the aver-i
sergeant was called in, and the defendant i had saaiched a fountain pen from his age of the previous ten years, although dropped a parcel which was found to breast pocket. The Young Men's Association is nation contain lead.
He seized the defendant, who struggled showing & falling off in comparison with SUGGESTION.
wide, its branches throughout the country, la reply to the Magistrate, defendant violently. Witness, however, held on and the last three, which were as follows
1991, 2104,005; · 1920, £123,480; · 1919, GENOA, April 12th.
ALLIES UNANIMOUS REJECTION-according to the latest available reports, said he had been in the Company's employ was deagged to the centre of the road 31, Lloyd George at the earliest op
numbering nearly 20,000, with a revenue for twenty years and had never been in where the defendant returned the pen to 490,288. This year's collection is very of over "Yen 2,000,000.
trouble till now. LONDON, April 12th.
him, saying something in Chinese which satisfactory, in view of the special efforts portunity is to propose an understanding
Beater learns that the Allies unanimously,
The Scouts' Jamboree bus been arranged Mr. B. Wylie, Acting General Manager he did not understand. The struggle being made in connection with the that no nation attack another, thus reject the Turkish suggestion that eva as a welcome to the Prince of Wales, ad of the South China Morning Post, Ltd., continued to the other side of the road Masonic Million Memorial Fund.
During the past eloved years the Bene abolishing the possibility of fighting for cuation of Asia Minar should be a condi- has a further object of uniting and streng-asked his Worship to consider, in his where the defendant broke loose and ra volent Institution has announced rab
thening similar organizations throughout decision, the seriousness of the offence in the direction of D'Aguilar Street where the country.
rather than the value of the lead. For the he was stopped by a Sergeant of the scriptions and donations totalling 2018,061, and in most years the amount actually RUSSIAN FAMINE, RELIEF.
Six thousands Boy Scouts, in uniform, past two years, he said, the Company had R.G.A and under the command of Baron Goto, continually lost type, and last year the As the prisoner had been previously paid in to the fund has acceded the AN ITALIAN RED CROSS MISSION. Major of Tokyo, will welcome the British balance sheet of the Company showed a convicted, a sentence of three months hard festival announcements,
Prince outside of the gates of the Akasaks shortage of 1,000 pounds of metal. Notices labour was ordered.
MARK MASONRY. NAPLES, April 12th
Palace.
had been posted up in the premises offer ON ECONOMIO.COMMISSION.
Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of An Italian Red Cross Mission is pro- On a subsequent day these Scoute willing a reward of $100 for information lead-
England and Wales and the Colonies and The Economic Commission elected M. ceoding to Russia by the steamer Scriela hold a jamboree in Hibiya Park, when it ing to the discovery of the culprita. Such
Accompanied by his wife, Mr. B. Dependencies of the British Crown assez- with a large quantity of food; medical is hoped His Royal Highness will be pre- thefts were very serious in a newspaper Cutral (France) its chairman, and up supplies and clothing for famine relief, sunt. The programme on this occasion la- office, particularly so at night, when lino Spencer Jones, of the Greenwich Observabled on February 28th for the quarterly tory stall, is in Shanghai at present, meeting at the Mark Masons Hall, Grant pointed a sub-commitice of twelve mem- chiefly in the Volga district. Is expects cludes gymnastir displays, athletic, sports, type jead was so much used.
and a march-past.
O.. Bone, 628 Queen Street. The Duke of Connaught In reply to a question, by the Magis guest of Mr. and Mr bers, including representatives of the Sve to distribute two million meals daily.
The Boy Scouts movement was started trate, Mr. Wylie said that the defendant Avenue Joffre. He is a member of the was re-elected Grand Master for the convening Powers and of Russia, Germany,
in Japan in 1914 by Mr. Hiroshi Koshtha, was a good printer and he was sorry to British Eclipse Expedition which is pro- ensuing year, and Mr. John Margetson ceeding to Christensa Island in the Indian (Gloucestershire) WEA elected Grand and Holland.
who planned it on the bacs of similar or?, lose him,
Grand Lodge passed the [ganizations abroad. The growth was clow In imposing sentence of six weeks hard Doona to study the eclipse of the sun Treasurer. RUSSIAN TRANSPORT AND FOREIGN
at first, but tu-day the organization, labour on the defendant, the Magistrate which will be of between three and a half necessary resolution for amending the
known by CAPITAL,
the name of said the Superintendent of the Gaol will and four minutes duration in September Book of Constitutions in accordance with which is 7ches with 53,000 members.
the Dai Nippon Boy Scouts, has 80 bran- be very glad to have him, as they ran a next, and which is expected to yield valu the Grand Master's commands in creating
In different printing office thero.
able results in connection with Einstein's five additional grand offices. It was re- parts of the country there are other some
theory of relativity.
ported that Princess Mary had been plesa ed to accept a French sola and a writing what similar organizations with an enrol ment of some B80,000 boys,
In connection with the commemoration table as a wedding gift from Mark Grand H.R.E the Prince of Wales has now of Wu Poi-fu's forty-ninth birthday anni. Lodge, The Scouts also plan to present to His Royal Highness an album of photogre, he expressed approval of definite arrange-versary, it is reported that Fong Yu-haing, illustrating various" phases of the myremonts for sponding the best part of 24 Tuchun of Sheusi, better known as the ment in Japan-Pacific Service.
hours in Penang on his return voyage" Christian General," sent to the Loyang The Benown will arrive there in the morn-War Lørd a jar of distilled water an a ing of the 23rd May and sait early on the gift for the ocassion. In an autograph Mr. Sutters, who was the appellant in 24th If the personal feelings of the letter, the "Christian General" explains the case of Butters Briggs, upon Mr. B. T. Nelson, Dopaty Commissioner Prince are consulted, says the announce the double meaning of his otherwise in which the House of Lords in October last of the Chinese Maritime Customs, atment, there will be the minimum of care significant gilt. First, he states, it is garo ita decision that money paid by Canton-has-been-Granaterrod to Klugmonial functions and the fullcat opper intended as a substitute for wing, thus cheque in respect of botting transactions. chow, where he will take up the post as tunities to indulge his fondness for sport symbolishing the idea that the Loyang legally recoverable, is endeavouring to he establish the totalizator. He has issued Nelson has been with the Chinese Maritime in particular. The Prince desires that his quotes a famous Chiness proverb: Customs Service for over twenty years. He vist be as informal as possible and that relationship of gentlemen is as unaffected mutual, Limited, with a capital of has been the acting Commissioner at he be allowed his personal predelictions, as pure water, while that of those who are £100,000. Four-fifths of the shares are Canton for some time.
free from official restesïnts.
| not is-honey-like”.
offered to the publia.
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AMERICAN LACHOSSE
VICTORY.
BALTIMORE, April 12th The Mount Washington Club beat the Oxford and Cambridge lacrosse team by
to 2.
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Loxbox, April 19th. A message from Moscow states that M. Borrisiov, head of the Russian railways,
SIR ARTHUR BALFOUR interviewed in regard to foreign financing ELEVATED TO THE PEERAGE. öf Busian railways in connection with the
LONDON, April 12th. hmoa" Conference, said that rail and His Majesty the King has conferred aterways improvements require credits upon Sir Arthur Balfour an Earldom. of five billion gold roubles. The construc DEMPSEY SAILS FOR EUROPE tion of new lines might be entrusted on- tirely to foreigners, provided that they
New Yonx, April 12th. handed over to the Government a
wert:
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Boon as completed, Investors would be NO LONDON PAPERS TO-DAY.Acting Commissioner of Customs. Mr. of all kinds, swimming, polo and riding | War. Lord should be sober. Beogne the prospectus of The Big Four Pari-'
competented by o ar concessions. Не
LONDON, April 12th. estimated that five years would be requir- The papers will not publish on Good ed to complete transport reconstruction." | Friday,
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