CABLES.
BARLIER CABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. THE REPARATIONS, DECİSOX. RELIEF FELT IN GERMANY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH.
LATEST CABLES.
U.S.A. STRIKE SITUATION.
GENERAL STRIKE UNDER DISCUSSION.
NEW Yous, September 1st. The injunction restraining interference BENLY, September 1st. with the railroads. has excited Labour With the exception of the newspapers of leaders, many of whom issued defiant the Extreme Right, which declare that the statements. Mr. Samuel Gompers (Pres Reparations Commission's decision is unident) has convoked a meeting of the acceptable, the Press is generally relieved Executive of the Federation of labour for that time has been gained, and the situation September 9th to consider the matter. is somewhat alleviated, though the extent Over two handral communications from
EARLIER CABLES.
THE GRECO-TURKISH WAR. TURKS RAPIDLY ADVANCING.
OR
THE CURRENCY ORISIS.
A GENERAL KALLY,
LONDON, September 1st. The passing of the reparations crisis
1922.
OBITUARY,
H.R.H. DUCHESS OF ALBANY,
LONDON, September 1st. H.RH Duchess of Albany has died po has caused a strong recovery on the Stock the Continent. His Majesty the King has Exchange and a general rally of Con-ordered Court mourning for four weeks tinental currencies. Marks closed at
the 5.700.
The
[The Duchess before her marriage was Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany whom Princess Helena of Waldeck. H.R.H. she married in 1889, died March 9th, 1984; leaving issue, Alice Mary, born 1883, Charles Edward, Dhike of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, born 1881. The Duchess of Albany married Prince- Alexander of Teak;
was in reeipt of an ananity of £6,000 and
MR. F. W. DICKINSON.
of the alleviation and Germany's acceptance branches of the Union have been received that the great battle which started on been prohibited. The import of varion, maintained her own household. depend on the guarantees demanded by requesting the Federal Executive to Belgium
sponsor a general strike, in sympathy with the railwaymen. But officials of the Federation point out that National Con
:
It is announced that owing to the serious political situation and the outbreak of food troubles, Herr Richter, Prefect of Police in
foodstuffs has also been restricted and the export tax been raised sixty per cerit. from September 3rd. EMPLOYES RECEIVE BUNDLES OF NOTES WEIGHING FOUR POUNDS.
AMERICAN RADIO SERVICE.
(Intercepted by the U.S.S. · Tracy,
on September 1st, "1932.) BASEBALL SCORES.
NATIONAL LEKOVI. New York, 4; Boston, Philadelphia, 42: Brooklyn, No other games were played.
AMERICAN LEAGUE. off 5th innings owing to rain)..
Boston, Philadelphia, O (same called Washington. i; New York, 3. St. Louis, G: Cleveland, 7. Chicago. 10: Detroit, I.
AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN CRISIS, VIENNA It is officially announced that the Hungarian forces are concentrating ou the Austrian border.. CUBAN FINANCES; WARNING FROM
THE STATES.
LONDON, September 1st. That the Turks are rapidly advancing in Asia Minor.appears from a Greek com munique, which declares that violent enemy infantry and artillery attacks Eskisehr front were repulsed and that GERMAN IMPORT RESTRICTIONS: enemy attempts to cut off railway com- munication with Ushak failed. It is note-
BEELIX, September 1st. With a view to arresting the deprecia worthy that Ushak is seventy miles west of tion of the mark, it is announced that the Afinapissar. The communique "adds unrestricted import of raw tobacco has August 26th, was continued on the 29th and 30th with varying intensity.
LONDON, September 1st.. “Greeks in the region of Ulajak and Tula
The death is announced, of Mr. F. W. bunar retired before powerful pressure.
has heavy fighting continues at Tulabunar, Resler Symrun correspondent states
Dickinson, Chief Editor of Reuter's. He died auddenly this afternoon. west of Afiumkarahisar, and that Greek
LATER. FATAL TRAIN WRECK.
reinforcements are hurrying up to meet
HAVANA. The death of Mr. F. W. Dickinson is a crisis, following
The Cuban Government is facing a Cape Girardeau (Missouri), Sept. ist. altacks by large Kemalist forces 'well,'|'. As result of the extraordinary severe blow to Reuter's staff throughout Major-General Crowder, representing the Au ultimatum from The Press statement, rubled earlier, shut the wrecking of a train bound to Sane
Two were killed and several injured by equipped with heavy artillery and aircraft. currency situation, cars, vans and hand-the world, to whom his personal distinement ten days to act
United States, giving the Cuban Govern. The newspapers at Athens wate that cats were pressed into service to-day, to tion, charm, intellectual power and capa-him and approved by Secretary Hughes. another Conference is likely, is confirmed
on legislation reorganizing its finances, as submitted by by an annoncen eat issued after a meeting Francisco, while crossing a trestle bridge of War to examine the situation.
the King will shortly preside oreza Council carry immense packages of notes from the city for work endeared him. Few beads no action is taken Major-General of the Cabinet Council presided over by M. | EQUITY SUIT AGAINST SHOPMEN'S.
bank, in order to pay August wages. of great organisations could have enjoyed States and report to the Department of Crowder threatens to return to the Linited. Millerand today, at which "M. Poincare
Employés frequently receiving bundles.
such devotion and filial affection as Mr. explained the foreign situation. The
weighing three or four pounds. Somo Cabinet agreed that us a morterini has.
employes were only able to get part of intellectual attainments were only equal-
Dickinson inspired his colleagues. not been accided Germany, it could only
their wages, owing to a shortage of big take eognizance of the decision of the Reparations Commission.
Berlin has cancelled bis visit to the faterventions of the various Trade Unions are national Congress of Police Chiefs in New necessary to authorise a general strike. York.
ANOTHER ALIJED CONFERENCE.
PARIS, September 1st)
The Cabinet lecided to reserva liberty of action us regards the forthcomig Ger- man payments until the conditions imposed are carried on, as Belgium, which is ou tiibd to receive the whole of her payments, not merely accepted but propoked the scheme adopted by the Commission. The Cabinet, however, decided to insist on a meeting as soon as possible of a Conference! of all the Allies to consider the whole question of Inter-Allied debts and fe
parutions.
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST
HIGH PRICES.
BEBLIN, September 1st. Food riots broke out at Eherswalde last night. Aerowd of 4,000, many of whom were women, vented their indgaation at the high prices by smashing windows and plundering shops. The police were stoned, afür which they fired on the crowd, ten of whoot are reported woundedi. Police
|
UNION.
CHICAGO, September 2nd. The Attorney-General has fie an Equity Suit against all striking members on the Railway Shopmen's Union, asking for an injunction restraining them frum interferring with the operation of the railways.
J
LATEST CABLES, THE NEAR EAST QUESTION. A CONFERENCE ARBANGED.
notes.
I
VIENNA, September 1st.
There was an increase in note circula tion last week of 234 milliards.
His
led by his modesty and self effacement.
Not the least among his accomplish ments was his gift of langunges and he
merely in European capitals, but also in the Overseas Dominions, India and the Far East.
LONDON, September 1st, The question of the Near East will be) thrashed out by a conference at Venice of British, French and Italian commissioners AUSTRIAN URGENCY RESOLUTION well-known and highly esteemed, not STRIKE LEADER DECLARES STRIKE at Constantinople and representatives of
WILL CONTINUE.
the Athens, Constantinople and Angora
4}
DISCUSSED.
The Council of the League of Nations
of alleviation.
State.
MINE EXPLOSION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
CUMBERLAND, B.C. Fifteen were killed, of which seven are Japanese and five Chinese, and sixteen have been injured in a mine explosion. BEITISE SCHOONER SEIZED FOR
WHISKY SHUGGLING,
NEW TOLK.
day, to all appearance in the best of Scotch whisky to the excursion steamer
Mr. Dickinson was in his office, on Fri-Guna, carrying $200,000 worth: „přY
Officers seized the British schooner,
health and spirits, having recently return.
Smithfield, which is alleged to be a float ed from his annual boliday....
The Attorney-General declared that the Governments, which will probably be have discussed the Austrian urgency re- country was faced with a serious indus-shortly summoned, Great Britain having solution and referred the matter to a trial situation. His department has spent yesterday replied to the recent French financial commission, to suggest measures more than a million dollars trying to'pfe. Note, generally accepting the latter's pro- sorve order. Over forty thousand appeals posals. The conclusion of a Ture-Greek THE AKALI DISTURBANCES. staff, given by the Chairman, Sir Roderick for assistance have been received as aArmistice is not regarded as an essential result of the strike. The Court granted a preliminary to conference. temporary restraining order, but the rail. would continue, regardless of the wait. waymen's leaders declared that the strike ANTHRACITE STRIKE SETTLEMENT:
PHILADELPHIA, September 1st
rates until
The question of the Greek evacuation of does not object to discuss on evacuation Asia Minor will be left open, but Britain
The anthracite owners have agreed to satisfactory. The British reply continue pre-strike wage August, 10 it is believed the coal strike will this be deficitely settled, since the miners had previously agreed to this
proposal,
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S ADDRESS.
WASHINGTOS, September 1st.
The Attorney-General, when aidrossing the court, declared that the time had come to determine whether the nation possessed
reinforcements are being sent from Berlin REPARATION. AND DEBT PRO-
BLEMS INTERLINKED. "
PARIS, September 1st. Longthily replying to the Balfour Note] of August lat, Premier Paineare says that the French Government highly appreciates the noble and courteous terms thereof... He agrees that the reparations problem can- Government or not, adding, when any not finally be solved unless it is linked with the problem of inter-Allied debts, He considers this question should be Examined as NOOD as possible, in all its aspects, at a conference of all the Allied states concerned. B. Poincare. proceeds to contend that inter-Allied war debts and reparation debts cannot be assimi- -lated.
WAR DEBTS MAY BE CANCELLED.
mas in this country is not permitted to
#
GOVERNMENT TO FRAME LEGISLATION.
AMEISTAR, September 1st. Police cordons are surrounding the
if the prospects of the conference appear Sikh Shrines in order to prevent the ap Phasises the necessity of strong guarantees who were slightly injured in the course em-proach of bands of Akalis, a number of for the protection of non-Turkish minori- of the disturbances. The situation, is now ties in Asia Minor. It is felt that the under control and the Government an- question of evacuation is rendered monounce that they intend to frame legia difficult owing to Turkish atrocities. "GREEKS ADMIT TURKISH ADVANCE.
ATHENS, September 1st.
lation for the better management of Sikh' Shrines In the meantime, they will not tolerate any encroachment on private
Semi-official advices admit that the property in charge of the Priest at a
engage in lawful toil, whether he belongs Turks advanced ninety to a hundred Shrine. to a union or bot, the deathknell of liberty will be sounded and anarchy will super! sede organised Government.
ALL-ALLÏED MEETING SUGGESTED
BY FRENCH CABINET,
LONDON,, September 1st.
The former were contracted for, with a great and common aim, which from w
. Is America at last unbending? This moral viewpoint would justify their can the French Cabinet's suggestion of an is the question naked in connection with cellation, whereas the German reparation all-Allied meeting. It is pointed out that debt was the result of wilful destruction America's representative at the Ropara- and destined as payment of pensions duction Commission, previously gagged by a and losses inflicted by Germany. Repara-policy of apparent unconcern, was yester tion damage wrought must have priority day permitted to speak, and his cougaels
were admittedly helpfal.
over all other settlement.
A DISTINCTION BETWEEN BRITISH "AND U.S. DEBTS.
-AMERICA MUST EVENTUALLY
--PARTICIPATE. *.
#
WASHINGTON,
He attended a luncheon of the Reuter $4,000,000,000 FOR U.S. SOLDIERS. Jones, in honour of Mr. J. S. Duan,
The Senate has passed the $4,000,000,900 General Manager for South Africa, on the eve of the latter's return to Cape town. Two hours later he went home, merely remarking that he felt unwell. Doctors were summoned but he gradually becaine wotes and died peacefully at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
School and was for 43 years on the [Mr. F. W. Dickinson was born" at Lee,
Editorial Staff of Reuters.] Kent, 1866; Educated at. Tombridge
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
SUSPENDED." INSULTS TO THE ALLIES."
BERLIN, September 1st. The newspapers Allegemeine Zeitung and Bapeaded, the latter for articles contain ing insults to the Allies.
es, but declares that they are unablo FURTHER SERIOUS DISTURBANCES. Koelnische Zeitung have been temporarily
continue owing to lack of communica- tions. It denies the capture of Eskishebr. ESKISHEHR EVACUATED.
LAATAL
An Official communiqué" admits “the evacuation of Eskighehr.
REPORTS FROM THE BATTLE. FRONT: LONDON, September 1st. continues meagre and vague, but appar catly, the Kemalist offensivė las
News of the operations in Asia Minor
дох
spent much of its force, and up to the present has not achieved its object Beuter's Washington transmits a statement made in the White thus threatening Brusa, but it has com correspondent of out-flanking the Greek main body and House, declaring that although the time pelled the Greeks to retreat to the Ushak has not yet come for America to enter line between eventually inevitable, and stating that Smyrna, all of which objectives wero men- the European arena, her participation is
Afumkarahisar Earone is beginning to realise that world-tioned in recent despatches from Con- wide rehabilitation depends on ment of the international debt question,
a Battles:autinople. including reparations
and
President Poincare proceeds to state that there can be no question of France contemplating any settlement of her war debt, as long as her outlay for reconstruc tion in devastated regions is not covered by Germany directly, or by a transaction enabling the speediest mobilisation of an adequate portion of Germany's debt. Once Germany had fulfilled this obligation, the French Government would not be opposed to the consideration of a general settle completely grasps this fact, America will the commencement of the attack, out-num
When Europe The latter indicate that the Turks, as ment of international debts. Continuing, he says that he is obliged to distinguish no longer withhold her counsel.
between debts due to the United States xod to. Britain. Part of the former were contracted after the Armistice, for the
RUSSO-AMERICAN TRADE RELATIONS.
purchase of American stocks, which were The President also, in sore measure, resold for the benefit of the French Treu-favoured the resumption of trade rela-
bered the 30,000 Greets on the Aliumkara- hisar, front by nhout 10,000 and were exceedingly well led and supplied, especi ally with artillery and automobilen.
Their losses are alleged, both by Athens
Kurz Moreover, the United States enter- tions between America and sales in-and Constantinople, to is heavy and it ed the war without having its existence withstanding the breakdown of recent directly, threatened, whereas Great Bri. formal negotiations. In this matter he is doubtful whether General Mustapha Lain, like France, had to safeguard not hoped a path might still be found." only ber independence and territory, but
of her nationals.
LATER:
th
FRENCH DOCKERS TO RESUME WOBK.
The situation as regards the Akali dis- turbances is becoming worse. More Akalis are concentrating, determined to break the police cordon round the dis
HAVRE, September 1st, pated Shrine at Gurakabagh. The palice! have, up to the present, succeeded in dis-resumption of work to-morrow,
The dockers have voted for a general persing them.
EMPIRE REPRESENTATIVES LEAVE. LEAGUE OF NATIONS
NASSEMBLY.
LONDON, September 1st... Canada and Australasia liave left London Representatives of Great Britain, India, to attend the League of Nations Assembly
at Geneva.
A BRITISH WOMAN DELEGATE.
Mrs: Coombe-Tennant, wife of a Welsh Magistrate and prospective coalition
LONDON, September ist, The British delegates to Geneva include
INSURRECTION IN THE UKRAINE.
SOVIET METHODS RESENTED.
Bonus Bill, which now goes to Confer- for World War veterans, containing- ence. It provides three optional plans vocational training and at the rate of 81.75 daily up to 140 per cent of the ad- farm or a home. The adjusted service is justed service credit for aid in buying a figured at $1 daily for domestic service and $1.25 for foreign service and is not $625 for foreign service. to exceed $600 for doméstic service and
THE PRESIDENT MAY VETO THE
BILL..
WASHINGTON. The vote on the Bonus Bill was 47 to 22, all party lines were wiped out. The Treasury officials believe that President Harding will veto the Bill, if passed in its present form.
BRITISH.COMPLAINT AGAINST "AMERICAN" CONSULATE AT NEWCASTLE,
WASHINGTON.
The Department of State has ordered the American Consulate, at Newcastle, England, to be closed temporarily, pend- ing an investigation of a complaint from the British Government, that the Con sulate officials have been acting inipro- perly, in influencing British subjects to patronise Shipping Board vessels.
RAILWAY BRIDGES BURNED,
TEKARKAKA. Soven bridges of the St. Louis aad: South-Western Railway were burned, last night.
WARSAW, September 1st. Ukraine, with the apparent object of pre-THE
Aà insurrection has broken out in the venting the Soviet authorities from re quisitioning Crops.
BONUS FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
WASHINGTON, Beptember 1st.
of women, liberal candidate from Forest of Deau. the four billion dollars Soldiers Bonus The Senate, by 47 votes to 22, passed substituto delegate to watch the interests of both Houses of Parliament.. She goes in an advisory capacity as a Bill, which will now go to a conferenco
INVESTIGATION OF POPPY GROW-
ING IN CHINA,?.
GENEVA, September 1st..
Chinese Government to thoughly investi "The Council of the League of Nations adopted a proposal by the epium com- gate poppy cultivation in China. mittee, favouring an invitation to the Kemal will be able to form a third army subcommission of experts by the to operate in the direction of the Straits, Hygiene and Opium Commissions, to The Council approved of the formation Constantinople credits him with the promote researches, with a view to uscer. intention of doing.
taining the quantities of opium required for legitimate medical and scientific pur.
the lives, property and means of existence EUROPE'S “AWAKENING."
Further testimony to Europe's "awaken-as A GENERAL SETTLEMENT PROFIT," was given in a speech at London by Governor Cox, who declared that he has recently been impressed by the stupendous democratic developments in Europe, add ing, both honour and interest precluded America's deserting the democracies whose birth she helped.
ABLE TO HUMANITY..
M. POINCARE'S ATTITUDE.
PARIS, September 18t. Notwithstanding the passage of the Reparation Commission's resolution re
Advices from Athens state that the whole of the Greek army has been ordered to concentrate on the Ushak tine, where there are strong mountain positions cover- ing the railway to Smyrna, at which point it is hoped the Kemalist advance will be arrested.
The Minister of War and the Minister
poses.
OPENING OF MEXICAN CONGRESS. PRESIDENT DEFINES ATTITUDE:
TOWARDS USADE
BELGIAN SOLDIERS SHOT DEAD. INCIDENT ON THE RHINE
cassel, on the Bhine, were shot dead last
BRUSSELS, September 1st. A Belgian septry and a sergeant at Ober
whereupon a number of men disappeared into various cafes. A dozen arrests were night. The guard, immediately turned out.
made.
INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE.
"GRAVE POSITION.
A correspondent of the Taily Telegraph Bays that nothing is bet,, illustrative of the gravity of the position as regards the Indian Civil Service than the fact that ai which began on 1st August only twenty, the annual open competitive examination out of eighty entrants were British; the remainder were natives of India, showing that all efforts to induce candidates to enter were fruitless. The future of the great service, continues the correspondent, is fraught with the gravest anxiety, The
the service. The British Service in India Daily Telegraph, in a lending article on the Commons debate, says the decline of candidates is a deplorable symptom; but of uncertainty and anxiety prevalent in A quite natural consequence of the spirit.
strength and in the old position of securi ty; it must be recruited from the young must not caly be maintained at its
men of the stamp of those who made it a the local authorities that unless the culpits cannot get the right sort of men, we ought The Belgian Government has informed triumph of administrative genius. If wo are arrested in six hours, the authorities to make up our minds to abandon the task will be placed under arrest.
APOLOGY DEMANDED FROM GERMANY.
of preserving India from unimaginable anarchy, which is the only alternative to the Indian Government, for the task, can The Belgian Foreign Minister bas re-administration continue in the hands of only be accomplished on the condition that quested the German Charge d'Affaires to men of that high type, ability, and demand apologies from the German Govern character, which made it the admiration meut on pain of eventual sanctions.
of the world. NUMBER OF ARRESTS MADE. BEUSSELS, September 1st.
M Poincare, when he contends that the British claim in equity should be subject to revision, says that an eventual settle ment of inter-Allied debts must be pro- eded by the establishment of the amount of debis upon an identical equitable basis and settlement must be ae generai as possible. France asks to be treated as she treats the joint Allies, having no idea of Hemanding the payment of sums owing solution regarding the possibility of the of the Interior returned to Athens from hor by the Allies, which is at present ultimate reduction of Germany's external Smyrna and reported to the Cabine attitude had not changed as regards the
Maxico, CITY, September 1st. In a speech at the opening of congress morally and materially inadmisible.
The reply concludes that, subject to the ten to a correspondent declaring that ng According to the acwspapers they do not signing of a treaty with America, before Police, s cafe-keeper and his son and two considering the Post Office Estimates, the
obligations, Premier Poincare has writ-
President Obregon stated that Mexico's
According to the report of the Select foregoing reservations, the French, like reduction of Germany's debt to France consider the situation dangerous or criti-the United States had extended recog. German policemen as Obercassel, have business of the Department for 1921-22 An acting-Major the Commissioner of Committee on Estimates, which has been The British Government, considera a could be admitted and the Government cal They state the Greek retirement is goneral settlement of these debts, if could only agree to a reduction of Ger- proceeding without serious pressure and did not recommend an amendment to the shooting of Belgian soldiers.ya
nition. CA brought about by mutual sacrifices, woald man external obligations subject to a
A noteworthy point was that the speech been arrested in connection with the be profitable to humanity.
general settlement, inchiding a liquida the Greek losses are slight compared with Article of the Constitution, which deserts The inter Allied commission has stab tion of all the Allied debta
the Government' title to oil and mineral lined the curfew deposits.
Ocatinted of 'fect of next column.)
the Kemalists.
(Dentinted on page 8.).
shows a reduction all round. Letters de- orcased from 3,400,000,000 in 1920-31 to period postcards dropped: by 17,006,000 3,400,000,000 in 1921-29. In the same printed papers, by 190,000,000 and parcels by 9,400,000,
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.