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CABLES

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH KIUTIR'S AGENCY:]

GERMAN REPARATIONS

DISPUTE.

AMORATORIUM UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

PARIS, August 5th. It is semi-ocially "hinted that S. Poincare is contemplating suggesting to Mr. Lloyd George that a moratorium of four or eight weeks be necorded to Ger many, on the condition that Germany, in the meantime, carries out a complete plan of financial reforms, with"control of

the customs, etc., and simultaneously agrees to a levy of per cent. on the capital of German industrial concerns. And also permit the Allies to exploit Btate-owned mines and forests on the left bank of the Rhine, or to agree to the cession thereof.

It is declared that the Allies worl at the end of the aporatorium, resort to coercion in the Rhineland and Ruhr, like control of communications, if Germany refused to subtuit to these conditions,

" LATER.

The suggested" Moratorium refers

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST [TH, 1922

NEWS FROM RUSSIA, FOREIGN BELIEF WORK ENDING.

Rros, August 5th. Advices from Moscow state that most foreign relief work in Russia is ceasing on September 1st.

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LENIN RESTING, At the opening of the Communist Can vention, M. Kameneff stated that Lenin. was temporarily resting for the good of a his health.

NEW HEAD OF THE RUSSIAN CHURCH.

The Archbishop Agathabgel has declar. ed himself head of the Orthodox Church in Russia, apparently supplanting Arch- bishop Tikhon.

CHOLERA SPREADING.

REVAL, August Gib. Advices from Moscow state that cholera is spreading in the Omsk and Bardaul districts.

DISORDERS IN ITALY. - FACTIONAL FIGHTS CONTINUE.

Rose, August Sing Normal conditions have been restored in all cities. The Fascisti have evacuated the Town Hall at Milan, which they had pre- viously seized, turning out the members of the Socialist Town Council. The Pre- fect has now appointed Commissioner to control public services in Milan.

Violent collisions between the lasciati and Communista are reported from Parma

reparations proper, and 14 not connete and Bari.

with private debt payments, which are the subject of M. Poincare's threat, men- tioned in cable messages dated August 2nd

and 3rd.

FRENCH ANSWER TO GERMANY'S

TEMPORISING REPLY...

Paris. Angusi 3th.

It is semi-officially announced that Ger-j many, having addressed a further tem- parising reply to M. Peinente's last Note

SOCIALIST NEWSPAPER WRECKED.

MILAN, August 4th.

The Fascisti raided the Socialist news- paper Arants, wrecked the Editorial De partment and set fire the newsprint.) Storr..

One Bersagliere and two Fascisti were' killed in the ensuing fight.

EXPORT CREDITS SCHEME. EXTESDED FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

LONDON, August 5th

BRITISH UNEMPLOYMENT

RELIEF

| SEVENTY-SEVEN MILLIONS IN TWO

YEARS.

Lesbos, August 3th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. T. J. Macnamara (Minister of Labour) stated that £77,000,000 has been disturbed dan ing the past two years for unemployment benet,

The Government has decided to con- on the subject of Clearing House Pay-tinue the export credits scheme for an- ments, France has decided in request the other year, namely, to September, 1933. Clearing House Oflicers at Paris and Strassbourg, first, to postpone the reeng nition" of German credits had second, to suspend payments.on ngecunt of the Ger man Government and of compensation awarded in respect of the liquidation of the private property of Germans in France. Germany must, therefore, execute from its own resources, awards giren against it by Clearing House Offers. Thirdly, cease to notify Germany of the net proceeds of liquidation of German property in France, thereby rendering the indemnification of dermans whose pro- perty has been liquidated, impossible, also preventing the Reich from utilising these credits for the benefit of such Ger-

UNSETTLED IRELAND.

LONDON, August 3h.. After exceptionally hard fighting, the National forces captured Kilmaallk, which was the Irregulars' principal Point d'Appui.

BRITISH WORLD FLIGHT. * MAJOR BLAKE AT DELHIS

DELHI, August 5th. Major Blake, the British airman, has

arrived.

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. OBSERVATIONS DRAFTED OF JAPANESE MANDATES: -

Geneva, August 5tb.

the

MEASURES OF PRESERVATION. The serai-official announcement states that, fourth, Francs has also decided to suspend the Ballecbaden Agreement, pro- viding for the restitution of the personal property of Germans in Alsace-Lorraine.

The Mandates Commission of Fifthly, measures of preservation will

League of Nations has drafted obser- be taken in Alsace Lorraine, and supplevations to be presented to the League on mented, if such measures do not suffice the reports regarding Japanese Mandates,

BARLIER CABLES. for a speedy witlement of the question.

THIRD MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY.

It is explained that the oregoing measures are not designed to "greatly affect pablic opinion, but it is a case, of" practical measures, in order to make an impression on Germany.

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LATEST CABLES,

THREATENED DOCKERS,

LONDON TO MARSEILLES

THE LATE MR. MURRAY

STEWART..

AIR SERVICE.

AN APPRECIATION: STRIKE.

Pans, Augent 4th. A regular London-to-Marielllce passenger WORKING AGREEMENT REACHED.air service is to open on August 11th. The many friends in this Colony of the Machines will leave London on Mondays late Mr. Murray. Stewart" will read with and Fridays, and Marseilles on Tuesdays

LONDON, August 5th.

TRIBUTE TO TELEPHONE

The prospect of a dockers' strike bay and Saturdays, specially catering to much interest the following Apprecia- been averted, following on the decision by travellers to and from the East. The tription" of him contributed to the China

will occupy tan bours, including a change Etpress and Telegraph (London) :- the Conference at National Transportat Faris. Workers to assent to the terms reached with the Employers' Federation in regard to the latter's demand that a reduction in wages of two shillings daily be made thereby bringing down the minimum wage "to ten shillings daily.

The final terms are not yet published, but it is believed the two shillings deduc tion is spread over several months. An arrangement has been made for the stabilisation of wages for that period

PRINTING TRADE STRIKE, GRADUALLY FADING OUT.

LONDON, August 5th. There are indications that the Printing Trade dispute is fading out, the Typo- graphical Union members in several pro- vincial centres having agreed to reme

Industrial Conrt Award.

U.S.A, RAILWAY STRIKE. GETTING BACK TO NORMAL

INVENTOR. SERVICE SUSPEDED IN US AND

RAISING THE WIND IN

PERING,"

INCREASED RAILWAY, POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH CHARGES.

GREAT RAILWAY" SCHEME-^-

PLING, Jaly 29th. Reuter's Ageney has received from the Chinatungpu the following copy of "The The death of Murray Stewart at Bel-Reorganization And Construction Plan of mont, California, “on “June 94th will be the Ministry of Communication." mourned by a wide circle of friends. He The Chiaotungpa is making earnest

effort at retrenchment and reorganization - had a genius for friendships and many of the various departments is a reaals were the men and women of widely differ of politics the former Ministers of the ent temperament, abroad and at home, Chiaotungpa were in debt to upwards of $60,000,000 to domestic and foreign who came under the spell of his rare creditors. Mr. Kao En Hung, therefore, Naw Your, August 4th. The whole telephone serrico in Canada qualities of head and of beart. His bear- intends to avoid politics and his plans. revenue to pay off the Ministry's huge and the United States was raspended for a minute this evening as a tribute to the lateing was distinguished by an engaging old cotitre on the question of how to raise the Dr. Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. world courtesy, but at first sight there indebtedness. His body will rest in a tomb to be blasted was, a touch of hauteur, in the savere lines on Cape Breton Rock, at the summit of of his features, a certain reserve of man Bliumbreag).

CANADA.

ANGLO-GERMAN TRÅDE.

A YEAR'S FIGURES. -

LONDON, August 4th, In the House of Commons, Sir. Lloyd' work in accordance with the terms of the Greame stated that German imports for the year ended June 30th to Britain totalled £21,000,000, whilst British imports to Ger. Many were £25,000,000. BRITISH STEAMER DELAYED. WASHINGTON, August 5th

"AJAX” PUTS IN AT ADEN. The Pennsylvania Railway states that

ADEN, August 4th. the greatest single day's resumption of strikers occurred to-day, namely, 587,

The British steamer Ajaz, from New making employes, working com-York to Fonang, has put in bere with pared with 00,157 normally,

broken Weir pump and rods. The repairs will require about two days. --

NEW BAVARIAN GOVERN- MENT.

EARLIER CABLES.

U.S. COAL STŘIKE. “THE FIRST HOSTILITIES.”

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INDIANAPOLIS, August 4th. The Erst hostilities arising out of an attempt to mine coal under the protection of troops occurred at Staunton, where the men ambushed the National Guardsmen who returned their fire, The fusillade was afterwards taken up throughout the area and continued for over an hour, the troops using automatic rifles.

EIGHT-HOUR DAY FOR SEAMEN. FRENCH UNION'S DEMAND..

Pazis, August 4th. ̈ Following the rejection by the Interna tional Seamen's Conference of the French Proposal for a 48-hour week and a fixed minimum wage, the National Council of the French Seamen's Union has decided to secede from the Seamen's Inter- national and to try to convoke, a International Conference of Seamen to submit the question of an eight-hour day. in the merchant services of the whole world.

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BELLIN, August 3th. A now Government coalition has bean formed in Bavaria It is noteworthy that whereas all the other German State governments contain a proportion of so cialists, Bavaria is the first State to have a purely bourgeois Cabinet,

PARLIAMENT PROROGUED. Lovoor, August 4th. The House of Commops has adjourned until November 14th.

FAR

EASTERN CABLE

NEWS..

(THROUGH REUTER'S - AGENCY.] SINO-JAPANESE COMMISSION. THE QUESTION OF PUBLIC PROPERTIES.

ships.

Reduction in the personnel has been effected and. will save upwards of $3,000,000 yearly while the reduction in der, which might cover for a time the the railways" staffs will save a further depth of bis humanity and the warmth $15,000,000. Instead of continuing to levy of an exquisitely tender heart. But soon the goods tax, the collection of which

necessitaties the establishment of a spa-"/ the spirit would prevail, and after the rate organ, the Cabinet has sanctioned shy, difficult, half-hesitating opening, the the abolition of this, tax, and prepor

tionately increasing the freight charges secret source of a sympathy, as wide as on the different lines. This is estimated was sincere, as generous as it was pro-to give an increase of $10,000,000. As the found, could'no longer be concealed. And postal charges are also comparatively then it became dificult. to compass his low, it is proposed to levy an additional one cent on all letters passing the many-sided character, or to catch up with Chinese Post Office, which is expected to a range of interests co-extensive with yield $500,000 yearly. The Department. of Telegraphs will be reorganized and the mankind.

Unselfish in a world of selfishness, the charges for messages in foreign languages will be readjusted, which is expected to materialiem of the day touched him very realize $2,500,000 yearly. The additional little. He would spend himself, his health, his leisure, in the service of his charges are not expected to inflict hard- country or of the community in which ho The increased revenues will serve as a lived Hoogkoag, Peking, Shanghai, Tientsin, pr indeed in any good cause sinking fund for the redemption of out- standing obligations. Short term domes without a thought of reward, shunning tic loans will be secured on the increased rather than seeking the recognition of his railway freight charges amounting to service.

$60,000,000 and on...the additional tele- He was distrustful of his own powers. graph charges amounting to $10,000,000, With more self-confidence he might haveIt is anticipated that domestic and obligations to upwards of accomplished mora, but his was not the foreign stuff out of which leaders are made. His 260,000,000, the principal and interest of mind was essentially critical, and he which are falling due in 1999 will be seemed to find most doubt and hesitation redeemed in one instalment. This will in making it up when a rapid decision reduce the monthly interest on the various was required. His nice, sense of duty, loans by 82,500,000 monthly or an aggre- and sometimes his fastidious taste, rebelgate reduction of $30,000,000 yearly. led at the conclusion of more practical men, that even a wrong decision may be

With regarding to completing the un- better than no decision at all. But cour completed railways, new plans are con age was not lacking, and no man could templated. For example, the Canton- hold more tenaciously to his opinions, Hankow Railway when completed will perhaps even to his prejudices, than he bring in 8-10,000,000 additional revenue. or be more disdainful of the popular Since the suspension of operations in estimation of them.

property has depreciated These were idiosyncrasics which did not 835,000,000. The gap between the two touch the quality of his virtues, his love sections is not more than 970 miles. It of truth, his chivalry to women, his pity is anticipated that the whole line will be for the poor, his tenderness with little completed two years after construction is children, his faith in the unseen. These resumed. This gap will require an out were the things which endeared him to lay of $40,000,000 but according to the his friends. His pathway through life was strewn with the roses of ...

"That best portion of a good man's

life.

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His little, nameless, Bremembered

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Of kindness and of love."

PEXING, August 2nd. At the meeting the first section of the Sino-Japanese Commission the Chinese Delegates proposed that such public pro- perties as harbour administration build. They linger like a fragsance in the ings, light-houses, etc., be dealt with by memory and remind us bow little it customs subcommittee. The Japanese promised to reply after consideration of matters what a man does compared with what he is. It is character that counts. the Chinese proposal.

The Japanese agreed to transfer public Nething mean or base could sarvive in properties formerly under the Postal his presence, and it is by character that Administration to a sub-committee of posts Murray Stewart will continue to live on and telegraphs for study. Other unimin the hearts of those who knew him on earth, to whom his life was a moral anti. septic, and who have been touched to finer issues by his death.

EMPIRE WIRELESS. THE NEW SCHEME CRITICISED. LONDON, August 4th. The position of Bupire wireless has greatly improve, but is still far from satisfactory, and theanwhile other countries are getting ahead of ns, said Mr. Bobert

·Donald, presiding at the annual meeting of the Empire Press Union. He said the Post-portant matters were discussed, master General's recent announcement of a

WHOLESALE DEPREDATIONS BY new Empire wireless policy was a surprising confession that the policy of the Post Office

EX-SOLDIERS.

in the past, was wrong. The new plan did CITY OF KIUKIANG LOOTED AND not undo the early blunders; it meant ant entire change in equipment and methods of transmission. We were threatened with two or three different systems of wireless in

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Still are thy pleasant voices,

nightingales awake;

For Death he taketh all away,

them he cannot take."

1015 the

RAILWAY PLANS,

terms of the original contract a fresh agreement is not necessary for a supple. mentary loan. The completion of the Lunghai Railway will increase the yearly revenue by $30,000,000. The western sec- tion has been canstructed as far as Sher- chow and the eastern section beyond Suksien. Since the diversion of $20,000,000

of the Lunghai funds in 1918 for the service of President. Yuan Shib" Kai's" monarchical ambitions interrupted the construction programme of this fine. it has suffered an annual loss of $5,000,000 the depreciation of property and in interest, The sum required to complete the whole line is estimated at $20,000,000. The completion of the Shanghai-Hang- chow-Ningpo Railway and the construc- tion of the Chientang River bridge will increase the annual revenue by 83,000,000. thy This line was nationalized in 1914 after which there has been a loss of upwards, but

81,000,000.

to

SACEED.

Serious efforts are being launched to He was not a ready speaker and dis carry through the above programme of HANKOW, August 4th

liked public debate," but books were his reorganization and reconstruction within Reports from Kiukinng state that on the Empire, none of which would be a com-Wednesday night 700 of General Chen constant companious, and in the congenial two years and the revenue derived from

intimacy of the youthful band, which the railways will then amUND plete chain in itself, and unless they were Kwang Yaen's soldiers mutinied and de- composed the Shanghai Literary Society $75,000,000 yearly, in which ease there will co-ordinated there would certainly be delay manded large sums of money from the of thirty years ago, expression seemed to be revenue not exly sufficient to meet the and confusion. All high-powered stations Merchants Associations Being refused, should work in harmony and the whole they proceeded to loot and burn, the city come readily to him. There are still some Ministry's obligations as they fall dae Empire system or systems be under unified The foreign concession was not damaged.she will remember, the pleasant exercise but also a surplus which could be devoted

In the city about $1,000,000 was looted of wits at these evening discussions into extension purposes. Heuter. and 200 shops burnt. The city is now which Murray Stewart more than beld quiet, the robbers having departed to the

control.

THE HANTE, August 4th. The following will represent the Nether- lands Government at the third meeting of | GRÆCO-TURKISH FRONTIER. GERMAN PROCRASTINATION the Assembly of the League of Nations,

ALLIED EFFORT TO AVOID which is to open at Geneva on September CAUSES" BAD FEELING.

COLLISIONS: 4th Dr. Loudon, Dutch Minister to Paris PARIB, August 5th. Professor Struycken, of the Hague Arbitra

states

that the tion Court; and Professor Vaneysings, of matter would not have created such a the University of Leyden.. sensation if Gorino had not published the Franco-German Communications on the matter. It explains that the system for a settlement of private debts was through special Clearance Offices, through which French creditors had to deal.

The announcement

COUNTY CRICKET.

SOME INTERESTING RESULTS. Loaner, August 4th.

extent of knowledge derived from a wide his own by the felicity, of phrase and the country.

if rather discursive course of reading. ENGLISH EDUCATION FOR CHINESE How be used to glow with enthusiasm for

STUDENTS.

"A QUESTION OF POLICY.

"LONDON, August 5th..

CORRESPONDENCE.

"BARGAIN SALES,"

[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS."]

My

the oppressed and, burn with indignation against the oppressor How ardent his LONDON, August 4th.

patriotism when England was the theme!. There was a dash of the Puritan in him, A message from Athens in regard to the reported incursions of Greek patrols the

but it was relieved by a boyish sense of

Sia, A glaring instance has just come Turkish frontier of Thrace states that

In the House of Commons, Sir W. De humour, and as the hours grew. short-and twelve Greek soldiers, some unarmed, whe Frece suggested that in view of the im-still the interminable talk flowed on it to my notice of how the Public are cheated were searching for firewood, crossed the portance of the matter to British Trade, was good to hear the cecasional ring of at the so-called Bargain Sales. Frontier mistakenly, fall into an ambush, the report of Sir John Jordan's Com- his laughter, most dear and infections to wife priced a hat a short time ago in a

$12, During the Sale" he took At Leyton, Middlesex led Essex on the were fired on, and were compelled to with-mittee, on the education of Chinese bis listeners, punctuate the solemnity of well-known local shop, the price being The Fresch Government decided to take first innings. Mann scored 100 in the Mid- draw. Three were killed. A freek patrol students in England, should be submitted the meeting. A generation is a long time the creditors' place in order to safeguarddlesex first innings, and Claude Ashton which occupled a farm has been withdrawn, to the Chambers of Commerce Mr. Cecil in the transient life of our Anglo-Chinese friend to see this hat. The hat was still. General Mombelli, the Italian Comman Harmsworth (Under Secretary of Foreign communities, but the memory of these there and there was a large card attach- their rights. Germany is charged with scored 110 not out in the Essex first indexer Chief at Constantinople with British Aftairs, replied that it would bo prema ambrosial nights will linger as long as ed sale price 812, usual price deal continually raising difficulties in conneeminge tion with the Versailles Treaty every At Portsmouth, Surrey led Hants on the and French officers, has gone to Chataljature to do so until the Government and life itself in the memory of those who took time the question of settling accounts first innings, Sandham (Surrey) scoring 123 to confer with the Greek Commander-in-the other Powers concerned had decided part in them.

Chief in order to define the frontier and the attitude to be adopted towards the arrange a nentral zone on either side so as resumption of Boxer. Indemnity payments to prevent the crossing of patrols and in December. aircraft.

arises. It is foreshadowed that the seve of France's retaliatory measures will-increase proportionately to the per- sistence of Germany's unwillingness to pay Her Uebts.

THE OBJECTIONABLE GERMAN NOTE

PABIA, August 4th. In effect, the German Note mentioned earlier, denies France's right to make threats, and retorts by pointing out, firstly, the instalment is not due before. August 16th. Secondly, Great Britain promised to discuss the matter and secure a joint Allied reply. Belgium having given a similar-undertaking. Thirdly, in The event of non-payment, the Treaty mercly gives the Allies the right to Liquidate Germany property as a security

It concludes, by urgently appealing for suspension of the decision, pending the Joint Allied negotiations

not out.

At Weston-super-Mare, Somerset Jed Worcester on the first innings. For Bomer set, White captured fourteen wickets for 84. At Nottingham, the home county defeated "Lancashire by 117 runs, Carr scoring 108

for the victora.

At Northampton, the home county de Leated Glamorgan by 24.

AMUNDSEN AT WRANGEL ISLAND.

ATTEMPTING TO REACH THE POLE.

DISCOVERY OF WAR MA. TERIAL IN GERMANY. MILITARY OPPOSE ALLIED MISSION'S INSPECTION.

ME. ALFRED SZE RETURNS TO AMERICA

LONDON, August 5th... Mr. Alfred Sze, Chinese Minister to Washington has returned to America, accompanied by his children, who are on school vacation.

BRITISH CONSULAR SERVICE IN- CHINA

'BERLIN, August 4th. The Inter-Allied Control Mission dis- covered thousands of tons of war material, ammunition, rides, and 1,300 shells during a visit to the fortress of Noisse, Bilein. THREE NEW CONSULA GENERAL. Members of the German military tried to prevent the visit. A German officer al dod in front of the door of the magazine declar

Nowe (Alaska), August 4th. Amundsen's ship Maud wirelesses that she has reached the ice close to Wrangel Island. Amundsen is going to Point Barrow and intends to attempt to reaching that the place was mined. Locksmiths the Pole this year, weather permitting, had to be employed to open the doors of | otherwise next year."

other parts of the fortress

LONDON, August 5th. The appointment of three British Contin General for China is gazetiod, namely Mr. Berthold Tours, Mr. Bertram Chles and Mr. Henry Bly

"I wept as I remembered how often

you and I, " Had tired the sun with talking and

sant him down the sky.

further with this particular shop, but Neither my wife nor myself will deal, is thers, no way in which the public can be protected against this mean-form of swindling Yours,

FAIR PLAY," Hongkong, August 3rd, 1922.

It is an added pang to our senso of lose that Murray Stewart should have. died in passage from China, the land of

"Merchant" in a home paper com- his adoption for which he hoped so much, far from his native land which he held plains that before the war the following. dear and longed so eagerly-to-ace were the ordinary cable rates per word: again. It was not to be For year he to indin 24., to Mesopotamia 38, 5d., and lay in the sanatorium at Belmont in much to Chino 3a. ed.; to-day they are 68 75. bodily, weakness and ruffering, bat his 6d and 98 respectively if urgent" spirit remained unshaken, and death when it came, found him cheerful and undismayed.

"His cabin'd, ample 'spirit,

meranges are used Three, and a half years have elapsed since the war ended. There is, unfortunately, great slackness of trade The Government cannot now be using the cables as they were during the It futter'd and fail'd for breath; war, and yet these urgent rates are To-night it noth inherit

demanded for messages where time is the The anty hall of death."

essence of the business. This is a serious Atque in perpetuim Frater, Ave olque drag on the country's trade with the

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