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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES, [Takovca Bertan's ¿dever.)

POSITION IN THE NEAR EAST.

MUSTAPHA KEMAL DENOUXCES BRITISH POLICY,

PREPOFTERIOUS VELEGATIONS.

Loxtos, September 25th,

It is understood that the British, "

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1999.

LATEST CABLES,

“DISARM OR PERISH.".. LORD ROBERT CECIL'S APPEAL

GENEVA, September 28th, Lord Robert Cecil made a great im pressión at the Assonhly pf the League of Nations today, when debating the arms traffic. His lordship alluded to the pur

chases of arms by the Sovist, which he described as the enemy of all Governments,

LATEST CABLES,

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR AUSTRIA.

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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

{TUROCOM RETTER'S AGENCY.]

Lois, cornett To DEAL WITH MUNITIONS FOR CHANG TSO LIN.

< QUESTION.

TWENTETVO CAR LOADS FROM THE

Gevæva, September 26th. With Great Britain agreeing jointly with France and Czech-Slovakia, "it is

probable that Italy will also afford financial aid to Austria. The Council of

NORTH.

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THE TURK OF ANATOLIA. THIS GOOD AND BAD POINTS.

Roy Elston writes in the current Review

of Reviews..

gunstel the Kemalists to evacuate the He urged the conclusion of an effective the League of Nation's will be able to deal but that the last few eng loads were helpitifully ignorant.

nantral zone within forty-eight hours from the time of the presentation of message."

When interviewed by an American cor., respondeat at Syria, Mustapha Reial declared that Turkey was prepares to guarantee to keep the Straits open amb was willing to malish existing forti- fications, bag, she insisted that the safety of Coasfantinople may be assured by megang of the Sea of Marmora.

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· RELIGION AND POLITICS, The first of these reasons is easily un derstood; the Ottoman of Anatolia re quires contemporary here whose ac tions and intentions are not subtle, but obvions: ba cunast, himself, see into the cannot understand the trend of his coun minute details of modern diplomacy: he try's fortunes when not ene stan but s

destroy his stamina.

Tall, and proportionately broad; Cau- casian in feature despite his Mongolian ancestry, and strong dignified features at that; saber, rigorous, moral because be loves morality, and generous because meannessi coses to be directing them; and PRING, September 27th. foreign to his nature; pious, with a piety

so le gous on in the dark, fulfiling, as Ami a mass of bewildering reports that sometimes bursts to passionate fanatiell na be way, the simple teachings of og mer is enching Chang Tso eism; laze, because of his fatalistic temper cepts with a shrug of the shuttlires and the Koru. What comes or goes he ac Lin froin the North it appears to be ament and his too selfish reliance in Allah's established that ge car hads of munitions generosity: thas the Autolian Turk of

a piour ejaculation, and the time scena from Vladivostock have reached Fengtien, whose chincter the Western world is no

to him very distant when events had any meaning worth his bothering about. With- convention to deal with the traffle in jummediately with the question, through up by the Customs.

He is not the lealised creature without some strong mind to roase him from arms, also the formation of a small com- in Conimittee header by Lord Balfour,

NEW CHINESE LOAN SANCTIONED wham Pierra Toti has undens familiar. his lethargy, and instil in him the fire of mitree for the purpose of showing the

The

ambition, will continue in the careless,, aforementioned nations jointly

nor the barbarous savage of pro-Arealothful existence that may at kagh. OF TEN MILLION world what it is exposed to by poisongurrantee eighty per cert, of the advaners

DOLLARS.

nian or pro-Greek imagination; indeed, be is really a very normal person. True, gases. Ho solemnly declared that the made by banks of other" countries- and

PRKING, September 16th, perhaps, his primitive vice is naurer to quarantre-the balance in order to make the issue of an Eleventh Year Loan of also are his primitive virtues. His bat

A mandate issued last sight sanctions the surface than is the case with us; so nations must disarni or perish,

up the requisite amount.

cen million dollars to be spread ever a reds are rarely premeditated, and are period of five years with hall-yearly due, as a rule, to accidental excite. DAILY MAIL PROPRIETOR-drawings. The Ministry of Finance and menta

the Internal Loan Bureau authorize the long-standing hostility toward

One cannot, of course, deny his certain Banks of China and Communications, other races of Asia Minor, as, for exam and other substantial banks, to act as ple, the Armenians; and here, in exte underwriters. The bonds may be used as nuation, it is as well to point out one, guarante funds for the Banky financial at least, of the cogent reasons for that

hostility. For many

large percentage of the Armenitas has practised througboat Anatolia N Binister usury similar to that which provided the media. val Jew with his unenviable reputation; and Toxro, September 27th.

his victims, generally Turkish farmers, are The breakdown of the Changchun Con- often gouled to deeds they would scarcely eies and plans already laid down for the This state of affairs, aided by the distrust ference involves no changes in the poli contemplate under ordinary circumstances. evacuation of the Maritime Province. In existing universally between peasantry and the Foreign Office to the press, it was a feeling of hostility that seems likely to a statement made by the Vice-Minister of financial class, has, after generations, created said that the arms and ammunition would endure. necessarily be handed over to those Rus sians most competent to protect Japanese residents, and the Government was doing everything possible to prevent a conflic: resulting from the transfer.

Dr. Fisher while agreeing with Lord Robert Cecil's speech, adrocited the further study of the whole; matter and pointed out that the Third Commission'a

Từ the coure of a deuiation of the Report, which strongly favoured the treat

British Cavement, - nizer "particularly Mr. Lloyd Gorge, be made the astenice'") ing charge that it was interested in des ing the Straite.

He stressed his objection to British acquisition of territory in connection with the Irak il fields and Favoured the mutual exchange of Christian minorities in Anatolia for Moslem minorities else: where, as a solution of a difficult problem." THE TRUCULENT SOVIET TRE-

PARES FOR WAR BesisGrons, September 28th. It is reported from Moscow that the

ment of reparations and war debts ne a whole. riveted the British Gāverameat's policy.

THE TRADE OF INDIA, GERMANY'S RAPID COMMERCIAL EXPANSION.

SHIP.

LORD ROTHERMERE SUCCEEDS LORD NORTHCLIFFE.

Togoox, September 26th.

A share transnction has been carried by the tiministrator of the North- eliffe Estate, under which Viscount Rocher. mere will become the chiri proprietor of the Phily Mail and associated papers, LONDON, September 20th.

The shares concerned are being transferred to the Daily Mail Trust" which is Writing to the Daily Telegraph, Mr.issuing £1,000,000 is debentures." A. M. Mitra directs attention to rapidity of German commercial expan sion in India, which, during the past to months has practically driven out Japanese goods from India,

the

He says that Hinda, Moslem and Parsi

EARLJER CARLES.

Soviet has decided to send armed support hops are faluf Gertaan merchandise and O'Rourke, boxing promoter of the Repub

to Kemal Pasha in the event, of colli- ston with the British.

The Soviet is endeavouring to stiffen Kemal against peace and is taking steps For military intervention the preparations incinding extensive, plans to create a base

that Germany is organising the despatch of goods from tidin by the Young Husband rate to Tilt,

He believes that a largo volume of the trade of India will pass into German bands if British, manufacturers do not ARMY AND NAVY MAKE POLITIAL start an organisation to curbat German

DEMANDS.

expansion.

in e 4 aucasus,

ATHENS, ember 17th.

A PUBLIC IDOL.

SIKU FETED IN PARIS.

Pants, September 28th. Replying Lo the enquiry by Mr.

lie Athletic Club, New York, Siki'e mana ger has cabled that Siki asks a million francs not, exclusive of Income Tax, to go to America to fight the coloured heavy weight, Wills, on October 26th. Siki thinks the fight should be held as soon as standing between Siki and Dempsey." possible, as Wills is the only man now Siki is the idol of Paris and is orated

everywhere.

THE CONTROL OF DANGEROUS receipts in a fight with Wills or Greb,

DRUGS.

L.O.X. SUGGESTS,STRIGEXT RESTRICTIONS.

it appers from guter's Now York correspondent that Mr. O'Rourke has offered Siki 895,000, or 95 per cent, of the

pointing out that a match with reb would be preferable, as Greb is a light heavyweight, while Wills beaky 15 ste

ANOTHER OFFER.

Au aeroplane from Mytilene, where tops from Anatolia are reported to have. landed, dropped copies of a proclamation, here, demanding, in the name of the Army

NEW YORK, September 26th and Navy, the Abdication of the King in

Geneva, September 96th:

Mr. O'Rourke has cabled na increased favour of the Crown Prince, an immediate

offer to Siki of 600,000 frases to meet The Council of the Longue of Nations Wills and 100,000 france to meet Wills dissolution of Parliament a new Cabinet have decided to give effect to the and 400,000 francs to meet Greb. and, "hally, immediate reinforcement Assembly resolutions upon the traffic. in

WHAT THE FILM DISCLOSES.. of the Thracian Front.

The signatory ppm and dangerous drugs.

PARIS, September 28th. was Culonel Gonates, Venizelist proclama-

The Carpentier-Siki film has been shown A Consultative Committer on this to the Press. It shows no grounds for tions were also dropped at Lariša and matter will be invited to consider, at the with his adversary in the first two rounds Siki'a disqualification. Carpentier played Balonica where the attitude of the Army sconest possible moment. whether the but was floored in the third by hits to is auspicions

Governments belonging to the Inter-right and left successively.

The Minister of the Interior, in an International Opium Convention should interview, stated that the government did he requested to agree not to give licenses not know how many warships had joined for the importation of noxious drugs from the movement but thought it had a ful character.

wantries which have not yet ratified" the convention, or adopted the system of

peace-

CRISIS DEVELOPING. Reuter messages from Athens indiente Berious revolarionary ovements "Salonica, Mitylene and Larissa. A crisis is developing.

GOVERNMENT RESIGNED.

· LATER.

The Government has resigned and most portant changes are pending the indications are of a peaceful solution of the crisis. It is doubtful whether General „Metaxas will accept Premiership; mena while the town is strongly patrolled; martial law is being proclaimed..

BARLIER VABLES.

BRITAIN NOT USING WASHINGTON- CONDEMNED WARSHIPS.

LONDON, September 26th.

la reference to Washington's cable this morning, the Admiralty denies Britain is using such vessels in connection with the

controlling exports and imports, approved

by the Second Assembly.

The General Secretary was requested to argently invite the United States to ap- point a delegate to the Consultative Commission...

FRENCH SHIPPING STRIKE. NOVEL "DEMONSTRATION BY

STRANDED PASSENGERS

شتي

MARSEILLES," September 26th,

A novel, demonstrating was made by 1,800 passengera stranded here as the result of the Seamen's strike. They form ed a procession through the streets and held meetings, after which they proceeded to the Prefecture.

MORE TURKS CROSS ZONE.

Near East; on the contrary, all British Another thousand Turks have crossed

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OBITUARY.

THE EARL OF SPENCER.

LONDON, September 20th. The death is announced of the Earl of Spencer.

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the title, which was created in 1769, wad The deceased, who was sixth bolder of formerly M.P. for Northanta and Mid- Waiting to the Queen in 1888 and Vice Northants, was Parliamentary Groom-in- Chamberlain from 1802 to 1805. He owi cu about 22,800 acres of land. The heir to the title is Viscount Althorp.]

RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, EFFECT OF CONFERENCE FAILURE. ཡར་གནད་

ARMS FOR CHANG ISO LIN.

JAPAN DENIES ALLEGA TONS.

YOOTY

The second reason is not, perhaps,

less. The subtle, most invisible, pers but it is a dangerous reason none the easy for a Western mind to appreciate,

tration of Western ideas into Turkey greatly affects the character of the pas sata, and affects it in a way that spells. disaster. Already the Islamic religion in Turkey is losing that rigorous militancy, that once distinguished it; much of that modified without harm, but in so-far as militancy, I agree could have beca

and strength of the Church. Turkey us a liberal ideas are destroying the discipline nation is being morally weakened, is losing one of its greatest incentives; and this is influence which leads men to think a great due, in certain measure, to that Western deal fore of freedom than of duty, of sulf than of nation.

WESTERN IDEAS.

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mean those progressive ideas of commerce When I speak of Western ideas, I do not and industry-Turkey has room for some DISLIKE OF THE GREEK,

of those ideas, but social ideas, the There is a similar bitterness between high-falutin" doctrines which seem to des- Greek and Turk, though I fancy the Ot-troy the need of individual thought, destroy toman dislike of the Greek is not a very with dreamy vaporous utopias; even fur that thought itself, and feed the mind deep dislike: by one administration this bitterness is fed and fanned for purely afield in Anatolia one occasionally hours. political reasons; by another, it is allared at those moral and social platitudes- for purely commercial readons, til at with which the Western world 19, recent TOKYO, 'September 20th.

best the feeling bas become one simply of year has becoing so painfully familiar and toleration. It is certain, however, that absurd enough they sound from the lips recently published allegations that it is no little measure, to the Turkish envy of whose very nature breathes robust consor- The War Ofee lengthily refutes the centuries of ill-tempered rivalry-dar, in of these strong looking dignit d Turks, arms by General Dieterich to Chang Tso tual distrust that sometimes ends in connected with the reported transfer of Greek prosperity-have romlted in a mu. Tatim.

in it, states that the only military bloodshed and very often it is merely certain social directions, the Turk could Despite this one must admit that, in Property handed over to the civilian rail. way guards in the Nikolsk area was build Pportunity that decides which of the profit by the careful acceptaues of one gs and a communications outfit as well that is the opinion forced on unbiassa example, as the traditional family life two is the more lawless! At any rate, or two Western institutions; such, for as such limited arms as were required for minds here in Anatolia. For, after all, of Europe, such life with these pesasunts the maintenance of order.

there is not between the Turk and other has, I fear, degeneratal. They have phy. races of Asia Minor that difference which sical desires, they require cheap labour for an inexperienced visitor is justified in or

the fields, and the forests, they recoguise pecting. See them in the fields, tilling, the national accessity for propagation; reaping, threshing as their forefathers did indeed. for purely political reason, when the world was comparatively young their winds by the authorities; and that this necessity is drilled constantly into see them in their crude adobe dwellings is all their family or home life consists of; hear the talk of politics, crops and brig of Vladivostock must pay one-and-a-half ands; listen to their wild strange music that in no Reuse there anything beautiful Nikolsk half-a-million yen. The sale of and their many superstitions: Greek, million yen for military purposes and is scarcely music at all; study their morals alcohol is forbidden and all places of Armenian, Turk, observe them all, and you

All officers and will be surprised at the absence of con students have been mobilised for the trasts. front which at, present is quiet. A Japanese cruiser and four destroyers have arrived.

DEPRIVTIONS LIFE IN

VLADIVOSTOCK. LEVY FOR MILITARY PERPOSES,

VLADIVOSTOCK, September 27th.

By order of General Dieterich, the town

amusement are closed.

DISARMAMENT

DISCUSSION LORD ROBERT CECIL'S DECLARATION.

Disarmament

GENEVA, September 26th.

was discussed by the Assembly of the League of Nations in the presence of a crowd of the public.

Lord Robert Cecil, in a speech which was frequently cheered, declared that the duction of armaments must go hand-in pact of mutual guarantees and the ro

hand.

Lord Robert's proposals.

Signar Beinleja cordially supporteil

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THE CHRISTIANS.

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mother rocks her babe to sleep as sweetly or inspiring about it, save when a Turkish as any mother in the world

All this has been said in an endeavour to show that the Turk of Anatolia is nei ther "unspeakable" not greatly to be. admired. Centuries of maladministration- True enough, the Christian races of Asia the lack of great national figures, the Minor are superior, economically, to their growing carelessness of thought; all there Turkish neighbours. Their minds are more things have done their best to reduce the trained in commercial subtleties, and their Turk to impotency. Notwithstanding this, greater knowledge of, and desire for, the the spirit of his forefathers smoulders still Comfort's attendant on successes, provide in the blood of the Anatolian peasant; them with an ambition the Turkish peasant whether at length it will die out or blazá lacks, also, to some extent, it robs them of again to strength and greatness, is a matter; many of the simple virtues possessed by the purely for conjecture. Those who have Ottoman peasants. However, so far as an deelt in Anatolia are optimistic.

unspeakable" nature is concerned, the Turk is really no worse than Greek or Armanlan; and, of course, no better.

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TEN POINTS" ON RUSSIA,

YEARS.

Misencre and cruelty have occurred, and to time; and, of course, I do not desire to SOVIET MAY LAST ANOTHER TEN do occur to horrify the world from time

condone these things. I wish only to insist that the true. Anatolian Turk and hore I do not include the Kards, Circassians and M. de Jourenel stated that it was im- Black Eco Lazis, who are true Ottcinans at possible to accept a general guarantee all-bas no low for needless cruelty, pact. He suggested that the great though, if, according to bis morals, which SENATOR THOMAS E. WATSON.

Powers of the West form separate pacts obviously and naturally differ from ours, he among themselves and pledge themselves considers the occasion, merita it, and there WASHINGTON, September 25th. never again to leave small and weaker is no other way of securing what, to him, The death is announced of Mr. Thomas nations at the mercy of the policy of is a legitimate end, he does not shrink E. Watson, United States Senator for should be. open to all peoples of good War, cause us to tura shocked eyes to thorough investigation of the political imperialism and adventure. These pacts from deeds that, despite our European Georgia

[The deceased, who was born in 1856, was nominated for Vice-President at Bt. for President in 1890. He was also Louis Convention which cadorsed Bryan nominated for the Presidency by the People's Party in 1904.]

PRUSSIAN GARRISON

MUTINIES.

ALLEGED BOLSHEVIST

INSTIGATION.

BERLIN, September 20th. News has just leaked out of a mutiny. vessels to be scrapped under the Washing-the zone from Bigha, It is understood portion of the Reichswehr garrison ton decisions have long since been dia- that General Harrington has given a time in the East Prussian fortress of Loetzen mantled in readiness for the shipbreaker, limit sufficiently long to enable the Tur on the 10th inst. A third of the garrison mod some are already being broken up. kiah commanders to communicate with marched to barracks and demanded Kemal. At the same time, General Harborter hours, dismissal of non-coms, and NO OFFICIAL MISSION FOR

rington is carnestly conferring with payment of overdag bonuses. The ring Hamid Bey, who diretly communicates The incident is ascribed to the activity leaders were disarmed and arrested to Kemal.

of Bolsheviste, who bavo been busily agitating among the Reichswehr since the death of Dr. Rathenau.

M. VENIZELOŠ.

ATHENS, September 28th." It has been decided not to antrust any official mission to M. Venizelos owing to his attitude to the present regime.

ALLIED PEACE MESSAGE

______* DELAYED.

CONSTANTINOPLE, September 28th Turkish movements in the neutral zone

U.S.A. APPROVES ALLIED "PRO-

POSALS.

WASHINGTON, September 25th.

Mr. Hughes, Becretary of State, ex- pressed unequivocal approval of the Straits and the protection of racial and Allied proposals for the freedom of the

FRENCH CRUISERS MISSION. COMMERCIAL AND ARTISTIC PROPAGANDA, ".

faith.

INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS,

ENGLAND" BEATS HOLLAND.

heaven.

On the eve of The Hague Conference the Associated Press obtained, with permis xion to publish, a copy of a private report on Russia which it was intended to distri- hute among the delegatoos from non-Bus sian countries. "This report embodies the views of a proident and competent Euro- pean observer of liberal tendencies, who recently came from Rusia after making a

conditions thore.

The report contains ten paragraphs, remarkable for their brevity. The name of the investigator is withheld by agree- ment. The "ten points" follow:

Firat.-Barring unforeseen events, the Soviet régime is not near collapse Their most ardent adversaries, the Secialists, think they may continue in power for an

CORRUPT ADMINISTRATORS. If we would seek to find the cause of massacre and outrage in Asia Minor we must look to the administrative fortune- seekers of Stamboul A great pity it is that people have so often judged the At Roehampton, in a two days' lawn-Turka by a handful city-full" if you will tennis tournament, Enginud beat Holland-of corrupt administrators. A very great other ten years. by ten matches to one.

AMERICAN PROHIBITION

LONDON, September 20th,"

CRUISERS.

A DELICATE DIPLOMATIC

SITUATION.

WASHINGTON, September 20th.

Second. The economio exhaustion of Russia is complete, and admitted by the Soviets. All power of purchase has die appeared.

Fourth-Hatred of the old régime is general among the people.

difference exists between these. Turks of Stamboul and those. of Anatolin-the difference between an artificial and as tural environment; and one is sometimes forced to the conclusion that the great- est disaater in Turkish history was the capture of Constantinople, and the retention by its captors of a Byzantine Legacy of intrigue and luxury, a legacy clung to by threatened by the Prohibition cruisera only complete revolution now can cleanse The delicate diplomatic situation auccessive Sultans and bureaucracies till holding up foreign vessels accused of the Porte of accumulated vice. three-mile limit will be cased in the future might fit the state of the Ottoman Court anruggling liquor sometimes outside the Effeto, corrupt, unspeakable by the decision of the Cabinet to confine it certainly cannot be said of the Anato operations to the three-mile limit, except linn Turk, in whom reposes to this day in cases where ships are communicating much of that same vigour and Tirility Eighth Litvinoff does not arrive with with the shore through their own crews that made an empire of a tribe, and exten-conciliatory intentions. in small boaté. ·

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Fifth-Blockade and foreign military aggression have maintained the Sovieta in power, but resumption of contact with their evolution in the direction of coa." Europe will destroy them and accelerate

Borvatiem.

Sixth. ---Thức Soviets, recognize without hesitation that only the foreigners can, reconstruct Russia.

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sigeant faction of the Soviets triumphs.

Seventh For the moment, the intran-

ded that empire's, will from Baghdad to Ninth, The Russian Socialists would Cairo, from Buda Pesth to the Black Sea adhere immediately to Sovietism if they THE INDIAN STEEL STRIKE.At present that vigour and virility would could obtain the right to vote, the secret

NUMBER OF MEN RÉSUMÉ,

seem to be slumbering; and for this there vote and liberty of speech and the prese. are explained by the Angora representa religious minorities in the Near Eust

PARIS, September 20th.

are two causes over and above the corrupt But the Socialists are inclined to refuse Headed by the Admiral's flagship, on tive, who states that the Allies' message Mr. Hughes declined to comment upon Craiser Divizion of the Atlantic Squadron i strikers have resumed, but 17,000 remain trustworthy leader whom the people could tary interventions have developed very

JAZAH OPER, September 20th.

slate of the governing classes: one of the franchise to the bourgeoisie. concerning pesca proposals reached Kamal territorial questions. He concluded by sails on October 10th on a year's missingut. Replying to the strikers demands, regard as an instrument of Allah; the powerful nationalisin and xenophobia.in which an exhibition will be installed the Three housed Tets Stock Works these causes is the lack of a brilliant and Teath The blockade and foreigu mill- Pasha yesterday after inexplicable wire-trusting that suitable arrangements may ranch commercial, artistic ang malagement saya they will pay those other, the careless, liberal-dom pho

be made to preserve the freedom of the economic propaganda, visiting Australia, I not returning to work by to-day a wage ligion and politics that have filtered from The world," says the report, ' Straits pending pesce negotiations

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iam delay.

(Continued at foot of next column.).

India, China and Japan,

reduced by ten per cent.

Europe to Asis.

keep these facts in mind.”

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