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CABLES.

LATEST UABLES. (THROUGH ZEUTER'S,AGENCY.] THE EXCHANGE QUESTION. OPINIONS DIVIDED AT GENOA.

GENOA, April 19th.

This Currency Sub-Commission presid ed over by Sir Robert Horne, has decided to recommend the convening of a Con-" gress of the Central Banks, under the aegis of the Bank of England, to devise measures to standardise rates"al exchange, and to deal with other currency pro-

blems.

Another Bub-Committee han resolved to recommend the complete freedom of archange.

COTTON GROWING

EXPERI

MENTS IN QUEENSLAND. SCHEME FOR SETTLING COTTON

GROWERS.

THE HONGKONÒ DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 21st, 1999.

INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANIES. PRICE AGREEMENT REACHED.

LONDON, April 19th.

THE RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY.

WILL IT BE TORN UPL

Paria, April 19th.

A semi-official message anticipates a

speedy closing of the whole incident in consequence of a meeting between Mr. Lloyd George and Dr. Wirth, at which

In connection with the Stock Exchange report that the Shell Transport and the Anglo-Persian Oil Companies have con cluded a working agreement for market-

the Premier is understood to have in- timated that the interdiction of Germany, ing products" in Britain during the next five years, the Planincial Editor of the would only be removable if the offending Times says; it is generally believed that treaty were torn up. Dr. Wirth seemed the understanding reached, whereby ainenable to this alternative, to which either concers will supply the other with France niso is agreeable. The correspons oil, has also agreed on the price in the ent states that the Germans are now event of a shortage. This is importanteeking a formula for renouncing the us indicating that no rate-cutting war is

treaty. Although Dr. Rathenau is some what hostile thereto. contemplated by either side.

FIVE DUTCH BANKS FAIL.

RESULT OF DEPRECIATION OF THE MARK.

LONDON, April 19th.

PRINCE'S INABILITY TO

VISIT PEKING. ̧`- REPLY TO MINISTER'S GREETING. In anticipation, of the arrival of the Prince of Wales at Hongkong, the British Minister. Sir Beilby Alston despatched the following message of greeting on

April 2nd

Prince of Wales, Government House,

Hongkong.

On behalf of self, staff, and British community, I have the honour to send dutiful greeting and to express our grass regret that Your Royal Highness is

unable to visit Paking.”

THE TROUBLES IN HONGKONG.

A TIMES COMMENT.

The Timer of March 4th contains the

strike troubles in Hongkong:-..

F

DOCKYARD-BUILT MER- CHANTMEN.

COMPARISONS WITH PRIVATE YARDS.

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The March number of the" Macine Ea- following leading article on the recent

gineer and Naval Architect" contains: An important British colony, the great particulars of the oil, tanker Nata which Far Eastern port of Hongkong, which has long been one of the chief channels for the dissemination of Western influences.in

China, is now seriously affected by the obscure reactions of modern movements that are now changing the whole face of Chinese politics. Some weeks ago a sea

A reply, was received which reads as men's strike disturbed the rich praffic of follows:-

the port of Hongkong, and, gradually "My very best thanks to you, Lega-extending and including within its scope, tion staff and British community in first the coal coolies, and then other indis Peking for your telegram and good Wishes which I greatly appreciated. I netl not say how deeply I regret that it has been found to be possible for to me to pay you a visit at Peking.

(Sgued) EDWARD P.

has been under construction at Devonport Dockyard since March last for the Anglo- Saxon Petroleum Company on lan. The Sare is 417 feet in length. 53 feet 4 inches in berm, and has a gross tounsge of 5,680 tons. She is being built on the Taber- wood system of framing, and is to have ä deadweight, capacity of about 8,400 tous, with a draught of 24 feet 74 inches and se speed of 11 knots The vessel is to be driven. pensable workers, has now brought within by a single set of triple expansion its range even the house boys and the engines, developing about "2,800 'i.b.p. workers who bring down provisions to the steam being supplied by three bailers colony from up the river.. Some of the arranged to burn either coal or oil fuel. Chinese population have tried make A sister ship, the Nobia, is building at their way into the interior across the laised Portsmouth Dockyard under the same territory of the Kowloon peninsula, and contract. It is expected that the Nagra have been held up by military cordons on will be delivered in May, or about the frontier. The Seamen's Union, which fifteen mouths after the laying of the started the strike, has been proclaimed; keel Tho Mariue Engineer** thinks the more responsible Chinese elements that as the vessel is urgently needed, have tried to exert a moderating influence; this delivery cannot be considered at all

hands of the Governor, Sir Reginald intond to compete with private yards in the Stubba. and his Executive exceptional building of merchant tonnage they will powers to deal with the emergency; the

baro. to accelerate their certainly small non-Chines population of Victoria, the neighbouring islands, and Kowloon,

to

The prompt repercussion in Paris is re vealed by M. Tardieu writing M. Poiticare promising to lodge an interpellation,

when the Chamber reassemables, amount-

THE BARBERS' DISPUTE, As a result of the trade depression, anding to a vote of censure upon M. Poincare, especially of the fall in the German Mark, unless France withdraws from the confer- INTIMIDATORS, HEAVILY FINED. five minor Dutch Banks have recently ence in conformity with M. Poincare's

The hearing of the ease, in which three closed their deoms, whereof Marx and promise to the Chamber on the 1st instbarbers were charged with threatening to ern in Central Queensland, where there Company of Rotterdam are the most in-tha France will resume liberty of action do an illegal act against a master barber a nearly 500,000 acres of aitable hnd portant, The paid-up capital is 19,000,000/if the peace treaties were brought up atat Yaumati, was concluded at the Magis the Legislative Council has placed in the satisfactory, and adds that if the dockyards!

BRISBANE April 20th.

The Queensland Governinent, announces scheme for settling 1,500 Cotton-Grow

available

{Experimental Stations have been estab ished by the Queensland Government for the past two years, with a view to ascer- taining the suitability of this land for cotton culture. After exhaustive teste, experts are of opinion that the land is second to none for this purpose. The achome was originally undertaken in con- nection with the repatriation of returned sa'thiers.--Ep.}

BRITISH ENGINEERING

AMALGAMATION.

FIVE COMPANIES COMBINE

LONDON, April 18th. A hew company, representing a work- „ing agreement between five of the biggest- British engineering companies has been lauched under the name of the British Power and Traction Finance Company, for the purpose of securing engineering Contracts abroad, by coinbining experi-

eace and resources,

The directors comprise representatives of the Cammell Lairds, Arrol Co., the Prudential Assurance Co., the English

· Electric Co., the North-British Locomotive Do, and the Jobs Brown Company.

Forins, current

accounts and deposits Genox. amount to 40.000.000 Florins.

The Banks will be wound up by two larger Dutch Banks which have guar

M. BARTHOU'S VIEWS...

GENOA, April 19th. M. Baghan has sent a message to the

tracy, yesterday morning.

It will be remembered that the case arose out the recent agreement between the master barbers and their employees. The defendants entered the complainant's

rate of work, since most private builders,

anted a settlement of the creditors cinims. British Press stating that he in no way shop after closing hours and found him consisting mainly of British and Portu. would have,,no difficulty in completing a

INTERNATIONAL LACROSSE.

ITHACA, April 19th." The Oxford-Cambridge Lacrosse Team

ingrets, the recent development; on the still working, contrary to one of the

Reference is then made to the re- contrary, he is of opinion that the solid clause in the new agreement. The defen gese, have placed themselves at the dis. vessel like the Wassa in eight-months. arity of the Allies and the Little Entente dants and ten others, aut arrusted, posal of the Executive in order to main marks contained in the Geddes Report to the effect that the Royal Dockyarda and Poland has been thereby demonstrat. assaulted the master and his fokis. The tain order and ensure the essential ser

situation remains grave and not easily every 1 worth of material consumed were badly injured. |

as in private establisements the ratio in Mr. Vaux, who appeared for the de-explicable Hongkong, the hilly island in repair and construction work; where- FRENCH DUTY ON RUBBER: in future it will work for the success of fendants, told the Magistrate yesterday with its dependencies, is one of the centros £1.10..in wages for every 1 worth of

material.

defeated the Cornell University by 3 goals. This Continental framework bence. complainant and one of the defendants vices. In spite of all these precautions the pay, ou an, average, £3 in wages for

to 9.

forth constitutes the best guarantee that

PROTEST FROM MANUFACTURERS. the Genon conference.

PARIS, April 19th. "

The Association of French Rubber Manufacturers have addressed a protest to the Minister of Commerce against the proposed Customs Duty of Two Franc por Kilogramme on rubber imported from countries other than French Colonies.

COTTON INDUSTRY

SETTLEMENT.

LONDON, April 19th. The basis of the agronment in the cotton industry dispute, mentioned yesterday, is

a reduction of 3, 104, in the £.

A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.

FRENCH STIPULATION RESPECTING AGREEMENTS WITH RUSSIA

PARIB, April 90th.

where British civilizing intuence in the Far East has appeared at its beat. It was a refuge for bewildered Chinese during the storms of the revolution, and its excellent University has been a means of imparting Western education in close and fruitful awociation with Chinese surroundings

Therefore says our content- porary, it will be very difficult for the tract price for any merchant work unless dockyards, to put in a reasonable con- the shipowner-is-prepared to meet an_out- rageous bill for extras. "Apart from these questions," it adds, " one is inclined to

think that these vessola constructed in H.M.

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UNVAZE COMPARISOJË.

that he was now quite prepared to, with draw the contention that the complain. ant was legally bound to close his shop at 6 pm, each day. He submitted, how ever, that the charge of intimidation was M. Poincare has given instructions for going a little too far. The wording of the Russia-German treaty to be brought the Intimidation Ordinance did not

dockyards will embody some good work- before the Reparations Commission, as it appear to cover the present charge. The little English colony has contributed manship if it is on the standard of naval terms threaten to deprive the reparations defendants threatened to assault the com

The Magistrate found that the first two enormously to the prosperity of Chinn, construction, and it will be rather interesting and the port that has been the centro of to watch the behaviour of the two ships." fund of a portion of the resources to which plainant with a view to making him close fifty million pounds a year has stimulated a trade whose value amounts to about

it is entitled under the Versailles Treaty, his shop at six p.m.

With respect to the foregoing criticism The, complainant the development of trade and industry

on the length of time it has taken to build and has also requested the Allied Gor was legally untitled to keep his shop open throughout Southern China. Now all this

idle. The trade from up the Canton river that conditions in the Royal dockyards are ernments to support the French delegates after that hour. The first two defendants at work is at a standstill. The port is the Nass, it must again be pointed out The third defen is blocked. Steamers carrying cargo from not the same those in private establish. in bringing the treaty before the confer were fined $100 each.

dant was convicted for disorderly con-Europe are compelled to discharge at ments. In the case of the former, ship- ence of Ambassadors with a view to any duct: he saw the complainant blowing his Singapore or to deposit their freight in building represents only a small part of the

A strange warehouses at Shanghai. general infringements of the Vernillon whistle at the shop door and went up to paralysis has overtaken Hongkong, and work to be "done, and therefore only a Treaty. LATER.

him and assaulted him. In this case a the British population, who are the certain proportion of the yard's resources in Another move towards peace in the

M. Poincare has instructed M. Barthou fine of $25 was imposed. Cotton Industry was made at Manchester to erase to co-operate regarding Russinat yesterday. A negotiating committee re Affairs if the Russians insist upon insert- presenting ten unions, which a week ageing in the agnement with the Allies clausen broke with the employers over the pro similar to thow included in the treaty posed wages cut, has decided to resume

POUR SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN with Germany, which is considered to

HONGKONG. negotiations with' the employers to-

violate the Cannes conditions.

On the arrival of the 1.8. Amakusa THE ALLEGED PREVIOUS INFOR-on Wednesday from Swatow, four burly Chiscic were arrested on a charge of MATION TO BRITAIN.

having been concerned in an armed rob It is reported from Genoa that Dr.bery at the Hoa" Kec Bank at Swatow on Furopeans in the upbuilding of Hongkong, / Admiralty memorandum of the Geddes Ratheous questioned by Mr. Lloyd the 17th inst. The robbers were believed Teaders, interns! disepsions due to PORTUGUESE SEAPLANE DAMAGED | George regarding the assertion that the to have embarked on a steamer for Hong. bozefits of British rule in the colony, more tion that repair work, which constitutes

INDIAN POLITICS. FAILURE OF AGITATIONS.

SILA. April 19th.

A temporary lull has occurred in the political situation, there was only a poor response to the coautry-wide much adver Led National Week, both as regards the Hartals and collections.

It is believed that the Non-Co-operators | morrow. anriously short of funds, and the reasons for the full include a good harvest, the impossibility of sustaining -popular-excitement.--the-internment-of

引

CANCER RESEARCH.

FORD ATHOLSTAN'S DONATION.

LONDON, April 19th.

BARLIER CABLES.

TRANS-ATLANTIC AERIAL

are safe.

Bocks.

FLIGHT.

LATER

**

THE SWATOW... BANK ROBBERY.

authors of the port's prosperity, are labour and material can be devoted thereto. stranded amid a population of about half. We asume, moreover, that the order for a-million actively or passively hostile the Nose was placed on the under Chinese. There are no people in the world standing that the ship would take longer who are more capable than the Chinese to build than if ordered from a private firm. of what may be called a cohesive boycott. If it were merely a question of constructing. They learned the lessons of organization a reasel of any given type or dimensions in for this purpose from the reiterated export the shortest possible space of tiine, we are ences of boycott against Japanese trade, inclined to think that the Royal yards and it may well be that advantage has could put up quite as good a performance

as the private, establishments. Maruboen taken of these experimante on the

present occasion. It seems, however, in- The fallacy of drawing rough comparisons credible that the root of the trouble la between dockyard and private practice in purely national and anti-European, the allocation of labour, material, and large number of Chinese have closely administrative charges was shown up in the

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identified their interests with those of

and not a few of them appreciate the Report. It has been proved beyond ques

Gandhi's removal, and the failure to

BIO DE JANEIRO, April 9th.

British delegation and officials were inkorg with the spoil amounting to $1,000 particularly when they compare it with the the bulk of dockyard work, can be disturbed. condition of inland China. For executed more cheaply in the Royal In dealing "achieve tangible results, particularly in The Portuguese seaplane flying from

Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro was irreparably formed beforehand with respect to the silver and $300 in subsidiary coin. all that, the connexion of the majority yards than by contract.

The police searched all vessels arriving of the Chinese population with the interior with current criticisms of the Royal regard to the frequently promised Swaraj. damaged whilst landing at sea. The pilots Russo-German treaty, explained that ho from Swatow on Wednesday and finally remains very close, and if it be remembered dockyards, some allowance must be made The accident occurred near St. Paul's said something rather vague to ono arrested the four men on suspicion on the that Chinese, driven by some restless im- for the prejudice that exists against State pulso for from their country to Polynesia, competition with private enterṛrise. At a. British expert, but acknowledged that be above named steamer. A quantity of to America, or even to Europe, atill retain time like the present, when orders for new TRYING TO SECURE NEW MACHINE. did not officially nak him to communicata silver dollars was found in their posses some compelling veneration for national vessels are painfully scarce, the shipbuilding

dictates of some abscure organizations at The Portuguese airmen are endeavouring the statement to the British Government. sion as well as two automatic pistols, tradition, and are still subject to the community feels rather indignant, af the

which were fully loaded, to secure a new machine in which to com Mr. Lloyd George consequently was totally

The four men were produced at the home, it will be comprehensible that the spectacle of merchant vessels being built in pleto their trans-Atlantic flight.

unaware of the German action.

Magistracy, yesterday, and Detective population of the Hongkong colony may the dockyards. Quite apart from the finan Sergeant Shannon asked Mr. Lindsell for easily, be moved by disturbances in the cial aspect of the question, political consider ations will probably prevent te dockyards formal remand, pending further police interior. investigations. All four defendants, he

The nature of the disturbances in the from receiving any further orders of this said, spoke the Mandarin dialect.

interior it is not easy to fathom. There kind for some time to come.-Naval and A charge of being in possession of arms are hints that a large proportion of the Military Becord. without the permission of the Captain workers in Hongkong are intimidated by Superintendent of Police is preferred threats of reprisals to their relatives up against two of the defendants, whilst all the river. Canton is the centre of distursian Bolsheviste is already yielding cer four are charged with being in possession bancs. Canton is the beadquarters of the tain results, although the experience of of property suspected of having been so-called Southern Chinese Government, most of the wretched Chinese coplice who stolen outside the Colony,

The offer of $100,000 made by Lord Atho'stan for cancer research, mentioned a February 3rd, goes. to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in London.

(A cable message dated February 3rd, #rom Montreal, stated that Lord"Athols-! tan had donated $100,000 towards cancer research. Following suggestions from England, Lord Atholstan cabled the Earl of Athlone donating a further $100,000 lo cancer research in England:]

FIELD MARSHAL JÖFFRE AT WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, April 19th. Widd-Marshal Joffre who is proceeding

POLISH LEADER

ASSASSINATED. EXPERT ADVISER TO THE ALLIES.

PARIS, April 19th.

SOVIET DELEGATES DEMAND VOTE OF PLENARY CONFERENCE.

Garoa, April 10th The Russian delegates announce that A message from Oppeln says the promin- they will demand a plenary conference ent Polish leader, M. Styczinski, export adviser to the Allies in Silesia, has been vote upon the Russo-German treaty situs assassinated at Gleiwitz. He had recently tion. received threatening letters from a Ger- man secret society. The assailant escaped. Martial law has been proclaimed" at Ceiwite,

GERMANY'S EXCUSE

LONDON, "April 19th. According to a telegram from Genoa, FAMOUS SURGEON'S DEATH.Dr. Rathensu declared that Germany sigued the treaty with Buzzia" in "golf- LONDON, April 19th. The death is announced of Sir Alfred defence, after learning on Friday that five bome from the Far East was presented Pro Gould, K.C.V.O., the famous Powers were about to conclude an agree to President. Harding by M. Jusserand,RA.M.C. (T.F.) was offer in command London experte memorandum,

[The deceased, who was Lieut.-Colouel, mont with Russia on the basis of the of the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth; late Vice-Chancellor of the University of London; President of the Clinical Boetion of the Royal Society of edicino, of the Medical Society of London and of the Rontgen Society.]

the French Minister.

SEMENOFF RELEASED. HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION BY

'*" CROWD.

New Yoax, April 19th. General Semenoff has been released under bail of $25,000 furnished by his frienda

Wh

The Palice Reserves had to be called out to prevent d'sorders among a hostile East Side crowd outside the prison.

surgeon.

HOME RACING.

CITY AND SUBURBAN RESULTS. ·

INTERNATIONAL OPIUM COMMISSION,

Ovos, April 19th.

A formál remand was granted. case is to come up for hearing on day.

under Sun Yat-sen, and this Government, were caught towards the end of the war, The as contrasted with the Peking Govern in Belahovise Russia was such as to arouse Saturment, has throughout. been distinguished in them a hatred for Bolshevism.

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by extreme democratic tendencies. "In Southern China, however, the echoes of addition to the Kwangtung province, the the doctrine, stripped of the bitterly Canton Government has lately secured illustrative experience, may have had a control of the province of Kwangsi. There inflammatory effect, and, combined with FISHING BOAT PIRATES.

is a further complication in the fact that the Chinese capacity for organization in A small Chinese fishing boat was attack while bun Yat-sen has lately been suspect-cret societies, may have produced the ed by pirates whilst fishing in Chinese ed of surreptitious negotiations with the results we now see in Hongkong. Happily Chin-ming, order. The British colony will certainly waters Dear Sha Chow Island at 7am. Northern leaders who control Poking, his there have been no sigan of violent dis- on the 18th inst. The master of the jonk Commander-in-Chief, Chen was wounded and is now an inmate of who is the real power in Caaton, has been hold firm, and as the days pass the more the Government Civil Hospital.

parlaying with Wa Pei-fu, the great War responsible Chinese elements will recover The junk was hailed by the pirates, who ford of Southern China, who is opposed to courags and the dopes of the agitation will were on board a craft of 75 picule capa the reactionary Northern leaders. While realim how cruelly they have been mis city. They came alongside and asked if all these manoeuvres are being enacted, led; then normal life will gradually bo ย persistence in loud Testored. There are for indications, in the master had any fish for sale. While Canton, where

the bargain was being negotiated two of modern outeries has developed into a spite of the reent Amoy boycott, that the the pirates jumped on board and one of crude forment of extremist ideas, has movement is specifically anti-European in them covered the master of the fishing apparently become the centre of a power character; and though popular Chinese The Opium Commission has decided to host with a revolver. Thinking diners fal Labour organization. The strike in opinion is disappointed by the results of ask the Council of the League of Nations tion the better part of valour, the man Hongkong has been accompanied in Can the Washington Conference, it is not for dived overboard and was wounded in the ton by a sympathetic atrike, the watch the momcat aggressively anti-forsiga. The to urge all members to adhere to the back. He managed to reach Sha Chow word of which is Labour against Capital. whole incident served to show how pro

The Hague Convention. The Indian delegate Island in an axhausted condition, LONDON, April 10th.

then, be regarded as the reflection of a East are being affected by that atcally im The rice for the City and Suburban Cup emphasized the importance of obtaining pirates made off with the captured junk What is happening in Hongkong must, foundly European interests in the Far in the direction of Heungahan The resulted: Paragon (5-1), Monarch (100-14), the unreserved adhesion of Persia and master's wife, aged 3%, who was on board more general and somewhat sinister move pact of European ideas on Chind which is Their ment in the interior. It may be that the lacalculably transforming the whole fabric. 2; Granely 5-9), 3. three-quarters of a length, with the third Turkey as these are the two principal the junk was later relesed

daughter aged six years and a foki nged stubborn Chinese propaganda of the Rus of Chinese society..

[Over £500,000,000.—ED., H.D.P.J the same distance behind the second. opium producing countries.

(Continued at foot of next column,) = 16 ard still in the hands of the piratea

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