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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE
REPARATIONS.
PRENCH ATTITUDE MAKES EXTERNAL LOAN IMPOSSIBLE,
PRINCE OF WALES IN EGYPT. THE CHINA CONSORTIUM ATTACKED.
LATEST CABLES
(TANOOGA REUTER'S AGENCY.} GERMAN REPARATIONS.
GERMAN DEFAULT. PROBABLE.
FRENCH OPPOSITION TO BANKERS PROPOSAL,
Coxboy, June từth, "The decision of the Bankers' Committee, following French opposition to congonk to a reduction of the reparations, has
ted a disturbing situation.
FRANCE PREPARED TO ACT INDEPENDENTLY.
Paus, June 19th. The majority of newspapers are of the opinion that the report of the Bankers" Committee will only, encourage Germany to resist the Treaty of Versailles. They express surprise that the report dews, tol refer to the devastated regiona
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THE PRINCE OF WALES AT THE BOLSHEVIST
CAIRO. EXCHANGES VISITS WITH KING FAUD.
19TH, 1987.
REGIME
LATEST CABLES. THE SITUATION IN IRELAND. INCENDIARY FIRES DESTROY
BUSINESS PREMISEST
LONDON, June 10th, Four business premises were destroyed by incendiary fires at Belfast to-day. A DOWNING STREET CONFERENCE.
LONDON. June 10th.
FAR EASTERN
CABLE
NEWS.
(THROUGH RAUTER'S ADENCY.]
LI YUAN-HUNG ARRIVES IN
PEKING
Li Youn-hung has arrived here.
"PRKING, Jun 11th.
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· IN RUSSIA.
IS ITS END IMMINENT?
LONDON, June 11th. This Pall Mall Gazette Paris corres CAIRO, June 9th. H.R., The Prince of Wales and King pendeat staten that exiles from Russia are Faud oxchanged visits this morning, in | cheerfat regarding the prospects of Russia plant weather. The Prince of Wales They" anticipate a mudden end of the was seated in an open motor-ear beside Bolshevist regime. They declaro, that
Mr. Grifth conferred with Mr. Chur- ATTACK ON CHINESE CONSORTIUM news has been revived that many Red Field Marshal Sir R. Allenby, who' wore
STRANGLE-HOLD ON CHINESE the uniforia of the Welsh Guards. Field leaders, who had earned the title of chill and Mr. Chamberlain to-day, and are already refuging is sulmuently conferred with Mr. Lloyd Marshag Allenby was dressed in a grey burebers,”
Chinn, Iraring for their lives when the George and Mr. Churchill at Downing frock cont
Street for an hour. The meeting was adjourned to Monday,
HEARTY WELCOME BY BRITISH RESIDENTS.
The Prince stuitingly acknowledged the hearty "ehrers of grape of British sub- jects assembled along the route, which was
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The Echo de Peris report unjustifiafly | Tud by moderate sized crowds Among the crowd were a few keyptinus, whom assumes that Germany is willing so pay
the police mostly searched to the Prince's if her obligations nes reduced.
The newspapers state that as far as the motor carampared in the disbane.
The King, ten minutes later, returned political movrs constitutes report
the visit in a closed eur. The default of Germany is now regard-against-the rights of France, we are en- titled to reject it... They dedar that the Eretch Government is endeavouring" to| bring into operation a etnopl t2"system of droparations, andʼn system of fiqueial co- bent, stricter than the military control established in 1920,
of
ed as probable, though the Government may continge monthly payments 30,000,000. gold marks, pending the 20
embly of the Barkers' Committee.
The latter's suggested terms for an external lout are slated to have included the halving of the indemnities, the land. em to have priority in respect of customs ese; fiermany to relive half the loun and the indemnity" to be suspended fur three yours.
If this allies will not follow her, France will act independently,
EARLIER CABLES, BANKERS COMMITTEE ADJOURNS FOR THREE MONTHS.
PARIS, June 9th.
assembled at
THE PRINCE PLAYS POLO
l'airo. In 10th.. A large and fashionable gathering |
the Bezics Sporting Cu this afternoon to witness a pro muth,- | betwion Seifullah Pasha Yawry's Lear
and the Ninth Lincer
The Prince of Wales, playing number Lene for "the furizer, rode hard and hit welke played an excilent game and scored twice. Seifullah's team won by
goals to 2.
Prince Djemil Touson, on behalf of King Fand, presented the capi to the win- ning team.
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The Banker's Committis this afternoon
OVATION. SPLENDID A solved that no decision could be taken. in view of present circumstances, regarding
The Prince of Wales was tremendously the mising of an int rnational loan to cover Germany's reparation payments. The Cocheret on reeving a handsome gold cup. mittee therefore adjourned for three months,
THE FRENCH DEMANDS. The French prios" for an agreement on she foregoing lines, was the cancellation ❤f France's war debts America and "Llenad Britain. Girvat Britain to what
don her share of the indemnity on the ground that she benefited by the destruc-after which they will resume discussion. alon of Germany's power; and the marquisī zan of German colonies.
BANKERS COMMITTEE
DELIBERATIONS.
The French 'nowwpapres konfp, that "the Bankers' Committer äually considered, irst. a large comprehensive loan. und dieally, the settling of the reparations qusition, and sond, a limited loan.
The brst suggestion would nevesilato the reduction of the indemnity and the
ellation of intervallied debts, Conse
quently the adjournment for three nonths imahead" of mine die, is interpreted as giv. ing either Franen of America the last chance in the direction of gemoda
tium.
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BANKERS WILL NOT ADVISE GERMAN EXTERNÄL LOAN,
PARIS, June 10th.
LATEST CABLES.
NEW ANGLO-PERSIAN® OIL REFINERY.
CAN SUPPLY ONE THIRD OF BRITAIN'S DIE REQUIREMENTS,
LONDON, June 19th.
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The President of the Board of Trade MF. Stanley Baldwin, will open the
Anglo Persian Company's new refinery at landarey, near Swansea, on June 29th. The refinery works, including the dock area and a modd village, cover 650 acres, and cost £3,000,000.
It is estimated that the unloading of a 10,000 ton tanker, earring crude oil, will take twelve hours. The loating will be -possible in twenty hours.
The tank storage provided is 290,000
Kerasin occurs
WINDSOR "TO, LONDON MARATHON.
THIRD SUCCESSIVE, WIN FOR MILLS.
LONDON, June 10th.
EARLIER CABLES,
HOPES AGAIN RAISED.
LONDON, June 9th. It is officially stated that substantial
tions
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GOVERNMENT."
LONDON, June 10th.
the Chinese Con- A direct attack on sortium was made at a meeting of the British Bank for Foreign Trade, in Lon don. Mr. C. B. Crisp, the Chairmana, declaring that the consortium's strangle- hold over the Chinese Government wan
The annual Windsor to London MaraPress lus been male in the Irish negotia" | responsible for the present default on the
thou, in which there were numerous on- timental competitors, was won for the third successive year by Mills of Leister, in h 47mins 30, Malvicini of Tuity took 2hrs 3mins, 3ime, and Jenson of Denmark hrs. 50mins. Sem, to com- Plete the cours
BRITISH CHAMPION WINS FRENCH TENNIS FINAL.
PARIS, June 10th.
in the Tenn's Coupe de France faal, the British champion, E. M. Baerlein, bent, the French champion Worth. „" NEW BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT.
BID JANKIRO, June 10th. The Congres has formally proclaimed the election of Arturo Bernirdes to the Presidency of the Republic.
GERMAN TRADE ACTIVITY,
FORT IMPROVEMENTS AND- EXTENSIONS.
HAMBURG! June 10th..
After the presentation the Prince sc computed by Field-Marshal. Allenby. Prince Djeni Tonun, the Premier and other Ministers, took tea at the club- "In consequence of growing "trade house, surrounded by an admiring throng.netivity, it is proposed to carry out im- Altogether" it was the very best afternoon proviments and extensions to the port that Gezira has ever experienced.
The proposed improvements are estimated
EUROPEAN RESIDENTS' WELCOME. The British residents in Cairo consider themselves ipost 'fortunate ja having the
ang they magnifuntly welcomed him at portunity of excing the popular Prince, their beautiful sporting dub. Numerous Europeans enthusiastically participated in the welcome. (Fan Sir Herbert
Hussey
A MILITARY BOXING TOURNA- MENT
On Saturday, the Prince of Wale co cluded a very busy day by attending military boxing tournament given in his
to cost 1:38,000,000 ' cripples.
BARLIER CABLES."
HOME CRICKET... M.C.O BEAT SCOTLAND,
Loxpox, June 9th.
At Manchester, Kent won on the first
innings against Lane hire. For the risitors Collins scored 108, and C, S. Hurst 124. while in Lancashire's first innings.. E. Tyldesley registered 166.
Yorkshire non by än innings and 152 runs, Holmes scoring 209 and Oldroyd 138 not out, while Rhodes captured nine wickets for 59.
At Leicester, Surrey beat the bone team Hobbs scored 145; while in the losers'
galion. The present output of the honour at Kastelnil Barracks, His Royal by six wickets. In the victors' first innings
finery exceeds 15,000,000 gallons n" month
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MR. COLLINS RECOMMENDS
CAUTION.
Marcoriandi Vickers loans, and also precludes the British manufacturor from favourably competing with foreign manu Ho neus the consentium facturers dictatorship of blocking the Chinese Government's way to further, finance, consortium's dis and, criticised the approval of the Chinese offer to give. security for loans on the Salt Gabelle."
CHINESE IMIGRATION TO BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Mr. Collins, speaking at Dublin to-nigl, said that the people of the Free State shoull not play into the hands of the enemies who had created an artificiisitas tion on the Fermanagh Donegal border. Certain powerful elements in England had agents in the North-East, whose policy was not merely to destroy the Irish Republic or the Irish Free State, but to restore their ascendancy throughout Ireland and to restore the Act of Union. The present was not the time to take on a war with the North-East of Ireland" and the Britiak DR. SZE UPHOLDS SIR R. BORDEN'S Empire as well. Ho counselled patience, and urged the people not to allow them. selves to be rushed into a wrong policy.
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**BOLTON CASTLE,"
HELD UP WITH MACHINERY TROUBLE.
LONDON, June 9th. The British steamer Bolton Castle, from Shanghai to New York, has arrived at Aden with machinery trouble. She will "remain üve days.
"THE INDIAN MONSOON.
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ATTITUDE,
OTTAWA, June 10th. Dr. Sze, the Chinese Minister to the United Stacy, who has been disenssing the acute problem of Oriental immigration to British Columbia, was entertained t ind at the House of Commons. The guests included the Premier, members of the Cabinet, diplomats, and members of
Parliament..
Tr, Szo" paid a tribute to the attitude uphold by Sir Robers Borde at the Washington Conference, which he describ The monsoon forecast says the rainfalled as broad-minded and suvst helpful.
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SIMLA, June 9th.
normal and will probably exceed the normal in North-West India is likely to be about in the penitisula, while indications for the rest India are conflicting. BIG BRITISH
ENGINEERING
COMBINE.:
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Loxbox, June 9th. Capital to the extent of 25,000,000 is represented by the engineering and steel ananigamation of Messrs. Bolckow and Vaughan with Messrs. Bedpath and, Brown, THE DUKE OF YORK.
BRLOTANK, June 9th. H.R.H. the Duke of York has left here without public ceremony.
The Beport of the Committer of Bank and the refinery when fully operating Highnew was companied by Field-Mar-1second innings Mounteuer made 131 not Georgia sent by wireless vid Cerrito says:
to the Reparation Commission was divered this afternoon.
It states that whereas Germany's chief -creditor does not desire new limitations apón Germany's obligations, it is useless
present to continue the raquiry.
The Committee regrettably came to the ecclusion that it could not advise the Sihility of an external loan to Ger- czny: because it ought not to recom-
end a loan of which it could not con- dently anticipate the successful war on
er respective markets. FORMAL EXCHANGE DEPENDS ON SOLUTION OF REPARATIONS -
PROBLEM.
PARIB, June 10th. The Cominittee of Bankers' report, ip course of its conclusions, says the Com maltes in convinced that if the conditions For Germany's reconstruction are realis
, large loans could be foated in the
ditions for this have never been more favourable since the war,
will be able to supply at least one third of Great Britain's consumption of petrol, OBITUARY.
ELIZABETH PARKINSON.
COLORADO SPRINGS, June 10th. The death is announced, of Elizabeth Parkinson, known in the operatic world
shan Adliby and high military digniou
turies.
A solid phalanx of khaki met the eye acne entered the barrack square and the Prince's arrival was heralded by a great burst of cheering.
THE PRINCE REWARDS THE
VISITORS.
"At Taunton, Somerset beat Derby by 55 runs. For the losers Morton took twelve For the winners wickets for 108. Swansea, Northants best Glamorgan by 103 runs. Denton scored 130 not out in their second innings, Este making 117 not out in the losers' second innings.
RUSSELL COMPLETES 1,000 RUNA
At Lord' the M.C.C. beat Scotland by The Prince of Wales prosented than innings and 183 runs. For the winners Bassell scored 138,, being the first batsman na Madam Parkina
prizes to the victors, after a short speech, this season to complete 1,000 runs, while [Elizabeth Kansas City in 1989, and was a daughter in the course of which he gaid how pleased Titchmarsh scored 139 and Carr 135. In of Judge Parkinson. She was a prominent he was to visit the troops stationed in Scotland's first innings Ferguson scored 103 figure in the operatic world and in ad: Egypt, and how gratiñed he was with the dition to filling meny loading Continental
reception accorded him. Parte, toured Australia and America.]
Parkinson W
born in
ADMIRAL SWINTON
HOLLAND. FORMER COMMODORE” OF HONGKONG.
LONDON, June 10th. The death has taken place at Chichester of Admiral Swiston Holland."
not out.
RUBBER OUTPUT RESTRIC- TION.
General Congreve lod the final three cheers for the Prince, which were given BATAVIA DIRECTOR'S PROPOSALS will such enthusiasm that they must have carried far beyond the barrack square.
POPULACE ASTONISHED AT THE.
PRINCE'S ENERGY. The Prince's energy astonished the people here, for after a hot and tiring journey from Suez the day before yester was at Gezira by seven o'clock, trying his After exchanging visits with the King, he visited the famous bazaars in Mousky
{Admiral Swinton Celthurst Halland principal world markets. Financial con-was Commodore of Hongkong for two or day, he was early astir this morning, and three years from 1800, after, which he was appointed Superintendent of Chapolo ponies. tham Dockyard. at the same time being. promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral
He entered tho ap Admiral in 1907. He became a Vice-Admiral in 1803 and Royal Navy as long ago as. 1857, when only 13 years of age, and retired in 1908.]
The Committee dwells on the immense help to an economic revival of the world would be if Germany's debt to the allies was gradually convertible into one to private investors. It believes that the
option of normal exchange, and the negotiations and stabililaition thereof, are impossible unless a reparations sol- tion is found, and proceeds to urge the danger of the collapse of German credit If the situation is not relieved.
DELAYED TRANSFER OF BURGENLAND.
H.R.H. LEAVES CAIBO.
CAIRO, June 11th To-day (Sunday), the Prince of Wales went, riding in the early morning, and afterwards attended to private silairs
The King gave a brilliant luncheon in his honour at Abdin Palace, at which a Large number of distinguished personages
corations were worn
BURGOMASTER OF ROTTERDAM TO were present, including Ministers, De
ADJUDICATE.
THE HAGUE, June 1st. The Austrian and Hungarian Govern-
FRANCE WILL CONCEDE NOTHING.mente asked Queen Wilhelmina to appoint is the first to recoive, and which is in
The conclusions are signed by all mem- Bern with the exception of M. Bergent of Wrance, who stated that he is unable to contemplato any dîmination of France's rights under the Treaty of Versailles.
an arbitrator to adjudicate ca the com-
tended
WELTETEIDEN, June Ab.'
M. Hollerich, Director of the Straits Scindia Bridicate, Batavia, interviewed, trongly supported the restriction and stabilisation of rubber output through co-operation under Government control. He adrested three separate co-operating pools for Malaya, Dutch Indies and Cey- lon, as selling organisations, with sathority highest cost within the separate spheres, to stop tapping on estates showing the ich estates, however, to remain metabera of the pools and share in the profita. He declared that those proposals would result in a simultaneous decrease in production and average costs.
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HOMEWARD-BOUND.
He declared that Chinese leaders did not desire to encourage the immigration of labourers, as with the expansion of railways, consequent on the development of mining and manufacturing, full m ployment would be provided at home. "In" the meanwhile be valued the friendship and goodwill of his friends abroad too highly to risk losing it by permitting & few thousand labourers to immigrate from China, if discard was to result.
Dr. Sze subsequently lunched with Sir Robert Borden, and was entertained at At Governor Genern! dinner by the Goverment, House.
FRENCH INTERESTS IN
"FAR EAST. INTERPELLATIONS BY THE DEPUTY FOR COCHINECHINA.
THE
SHACKLETON'S FUNERAL. Dr. Hussey in a message from South "Borne over piles of whalebones across little
PARIS, June 10th. mountain streams the body of Shackleton was laid at rest for ever in the little hillside
M. Outrey, the deputy" for Cochine-" cemetery of South Georgis on the 5th March. His head faces southward towards China, has announced his intention of the Antoretic he loved so well. Over the interpellating the Government as regards resting place is a simple wooden cross that the delay, firstly, in subuniting the has been erected, bearing wreaths from Mr. Rowett and Lady Shackleton and from the ratification to parliament in conformity with the vote of the two chambers, the members of the expedition.
Prior to the service, in the Church, which agreements and conventions necessary to was of the simplest character conducted by safeguard the material and moral interests the Magistrate, Mr. Binnie, Mrs. Anders of France in the Far East, which have the only woman in the island, placed a
The Norwegians sang the funeral hymn "the Banque Industrielle de Chine bunch of freshly gathered flowers on the best
and the company 'attered the Lord's Prayer. cofin. A hundred whalers wore presentation Then the coffin was borne on the stalwart secondly, introducing in the chamber shoulders of six Shetianders after the bill for submitting to parliament a new service up the hillside to the grave. It was followed by a cortege of islanders and the church bell was solemnly tolling. The re mainder of the service was conducted at the
The Senate hau appointed a Commission graveside where Norwegians again sung the Euneral hymn and said the Lord's Prayer. charged to examine the demand for the
Magnificent wreaths from the Uruguay Government: a palm from the French authorisation of proceedings against
Industrielle, Maritime Society and other bodies in Senator, Perchot, as regards the Banque Uruguay have been placed on the grave.
by the gravely compromised
of of the operations
convention with the Banque L'Indo-Chine which have been introduced since January, S
1920.
THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE. SUGGESTED CAPITAL 10,000,000, PRANOS.
Employés of the Nikks Cotton Manu- facturing Co., a Shanghai, who had been on striku for a fortnight, resumed work, last week. The Japanes manage
PARIS, June 10th. moet han acceded to some of the strikers'
In connection with the proposed recon- demands, viz, that two foremen are to be dimaissed and that the pay of the women workers in the course cotton spinning stitution of the Banque Industrielle-if department shall be on a picco-work is suggested that the capital be. 10,000,000 basis. Two days pay has been granted to france, of which one quarter will be ab male and female bands who returned to
The principal credit firat abecribed. THE PRINCE AT CAIRO.
work on Banday last.
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banks completely support the creation of Buzz, Jime Mh.
Speaking at a dinner given by the this capital. The Frince of Wales landed from the United Services Association in Tientian Renown without ceremony at four this Major General Sir John Fowler said that afternoon and boarded, the train for Cairo. the recent crisis, had shown that the to the community. There would certainly Five AirForce machines hovered over Nefiche Volunteers were of the greatest service while the Prince descended from the tram
the corps had not played its part in the micrship. the Egyptian Governor of Ismailia ms-
defence of the Concessiota. Es thought and abook hands with British ouicers, and have been very much greater anxiety if the way that the Volunteers went out to sembled there to greet him.
The Prinos reached Cairo at nine o'clocking was one of the finest achievemente had heard of. They had gone through A distinguished gathering welcomed HEL
Herbert Basel, safely, and he was quite sure that the «dent with Prince's people at Limi had been exterialy grate-
the King Faud decorated. H.R.H Prince of Wales with the collar of the Order of Mohamedali, the highest Egyp tian honour, which the Prince of Wales enly for Crowned Heads His Royal Highness plays tennis a Geaira this attornoca, and dines quietly with Field-Marsh Alloaby. He leaves boards the Renown immediately on bis arrival. The Renown departs at soven sidency. From Sir forty-five on Monday morning From Benter's special cors
party." Bir Herbert Bazell).
ADMIRAL KATO NOW PREMILE. Tokyo, June Th Admiral Kato has acompled the Prey
HUNGARO-JAPANESE RELATIONS.
BUDAPEST, June th
founded for the promotion of friendship between the two natioci,
pensation payable from Hungary to Austria for the delay in the transfer of at nine thirty to-night for Port Baid and motored immediately to the Bobwo opposing armies and had got back Hungaro-Japanoe Socisty is being Burgenland to Austriä.
Herr Zimmerman. Burgomaster of Rotterdam, has accepted the semination,
fal
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