THE HONGKONG DAILY PERSS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27,
GERMANY'S DEMANDS.
A COMPLETE MORATORIUM FÖR TIREE OR FOUR YEARS.
THE LAUSANNE CONFERENCE.
THE EXECUTION OF ERSKINE CHILDERS IN IRELAND.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH - ANUTRE'S AGENOT.]
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DELIBERATIONS AT LAUSANNE,
GREEK OCCUPATION OF AEGEAN ISLANDS.
LAUSANNE, November 25th The Commission bas decided to appoint sub-commission to examine the question of the demilitarisation of certain Aegean Islands, which have been occupied by the Grocks since 1912,
THE DEMILITARISED ZONE AND
BULGARIAN OUTLET.
THE NEAR EAST SITUATION. GREEK CABINET RESIGNS,
Arzss, November 26th. The Cablast has resigned in conse. quence of the "refusal of M. Zajmia sü auma the Premiership.
THE PERIL OF THE
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EX-MINISTERS:
Following the demureke of the British Minister urging that ex-Ministers and others on trial for treason, sentenced to death, should not be arconted, M. Gonatas is forming & Cabinet," with members of the Revolutionary Committee. Reuter's correspondent learns that Mr. Lindley will break of relations and leave Greege if the excention is carried out, LAUSANNE, November 25th.
ATHENS, November 25th. The First Commission deliberated on the The post-revolutionary political situa
tion is roodered more complicated by the sub-commission's report, which proposes
announcement of the resignation "of the the demilitarisation of a zone of thirty ministry. The military authorities are kilometres on each side of Maritza; and the adopting an uncompromising. attitude on formation of an international commissione question of ex-Ministers now being ta construct and supervise a free port at Dedesgatch or neighbourhood. The sub- commission will probably, consist of re presentatives appointed by Great Britain, France, Italy, Bulgaria, Turkey, Jug
Slavia and Btimania.
Bulgaria is dissatisfied with the dect sian regarding Dedesgatch, on the ground that such an outlet would be useless to them unless they had unhampered posses sion thereof.
Ismet Pasha, in consenting to the de militarisation, remarked. that Turkey is making a sacrifice, in the suggested eatab lishment of guaranteca for the inviol- ..ability of the demilitarised zone. .
BULGARIAN OUTLET ON THE AEGEAN ARRANGED.
LATER An arrangement has been reached pro- viding Bulgaria with an outlet on the Aegean Sea
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L'ATTEN
The arrangement providing Bulgaria with an outlet on the Aegean Sea is re garded as the next best thing to Bul- garia's demand for possession of Dadea. gatch, though it is felt that M. Venizelos might have stretched a point by coding "Dedeagatch, thus conciliating Bulgaria.
TURKS PLEASED WITH THE ARRANGEMENT.
The Turke appear pleased at the Arrangement, because it tends to thwart the attempt to reconstitute the Balkans League,
AMBIGUOUS STATEMENT BY U.S. OBSERVER.
LAUSANNE, November 25th. The American observer, Mr. Child, in a statement to the First Commission, em phasised the sentiment of the American people who overwhelmingly favoured the policy laid down in the memorandum of October 10th, in reply to the invitation to be represented on the Conference, namely, the assumption that the Allies will not carry into effent agreements in respect of Turkish territory, which would conflict with the principle of equality of economic. opportunity, and the open door."
Mr. Child was subsequently inter rogated by journalists regarding the special maning of his statement, but do clined to reply.
FRENCH PRESS DISCUSSION CAUSES A STIR AT LAUSANNE,
LAUSANNE, November 25th.
A discussion in the French Press, re- garding the possibility of the retrocession of Mosul to Turkey, and a re-arrange ment of oil interests in Mosul, has excited much interest here.
tried for treason. POLICING OF CONSTANTINOPLE HANDED OVER TO TURKS.
PARIS, November 25th. Advices from Constantinoplo state that the Commandants of the Allied policec have decided to entrust the policing of the city to the Turkish police, only interven ing when their own nationals are affected. TURKS DENY EXPULSION OF
CHRISTIANS FROM ANATOLIA. An official statement from Angora) denies the reported decision to expel the whole of the Christian population from Anatolia. It adds that Christians are pursuing their occupations in peace. Those who left have done sọ under the free right of movement recently allow
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Amalgamation "OF CANA.
DIAN DEFENCES. UNDER THE MINISTER OF "
DEFENCE.
OTTAWA, November 25th.. An announcement has been made that the amalgamation of the Militia, Navy and Air Force, as ons department, under the Minister of Defence, will become effec. tive on January 1st.
COMPARISON DRAWN BY U.S.
WAR SECRETARY-
NEW GERMAN GOVERNMENT'S
PROGRAMME,
A COMPLETE MORATORIUM
DEMANDED
EXECUTION OF ERSKINE CHILDERS.
NEW PHASE OF THE IRISH QUESTION.
BALIS, November 25th
LONDON, November 20th. Speaking in the Reichsteg, Herr Cuno, The execution of Erskine Childers has the Premise, stated that the new Govern. focussed attention on the new phaam of the ment were firmly resolved to execute the Irish question. The newspapers: Wirth Government's programme, as out-phasiso that the Free State Government lined in the Note to the Reparations" has exhausted all efforts to conciliate the Commissions, on November 13th Germany rebela, and has now decided to une must have a complete moratoriam for re-strong hand, in order to protect their parations payments in cash and kind, own troops and citizens, and also to pre- axcopt deliveries for the devastated vent the national life being brought to a regions, for three or four years, and must standstill by the Irregulare obtain a loan of 500,000,000 gold marks, t in order to establish her finances OBLIGATIONS TO BE DISCHARGED.
AS FAR AS POSSIBLE,
FREE STATE CONSUL TO NEW YORK RESIGNS.
NEW YORK, November 24th.
The Government would do everything Disapproving of the Provisional Goy possible to discharge Germany's obliga-ernment punitive measures, Mr. Con- Lions, as the lower in the wax, especially nolly, Free State Consul Genaral, has re- in regard to the devastated regions, but signed and returned Ireland... Germany's vital requirements must first be provided for-part
NO SURRENDER OF OCCUPIED TERRITORY.
Referring to the Rhineland, Heer Cunc said that the Government would never surrender the occupied Germany, terris tory.::
SENSATIONAL ATTACK ON A MINISTER.
BERLIN, November 19th. The Reichstag was the scene of a Rare nella tek by the Socialists on accused of complicity in the Separatist Herr Mueller, Minister of Food, who was Movement on the Rhineland.
Horr Mogiler repudiated the accus. tion, and the Chancellor promised an in- vestigation. Herr Mueller subsequently resigned.
THE REICHSTAG. ADJOURNS.
· LATER.
The Reichstag adjourned till December ath, after a statement by Premier Cano, that after investigation, the Cabinet bad absolved Horr Mueller from the charge of a treasonable attitude..
AMERICAN POLITICS.
WARTIME EXPENDITURE #TO BE RECOVERED.
EXCESS
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IRELAND DEEPLY STIRRED BY
CHILDERS EXECUTION. Trond is deeply stirred by the art cu lion of Childers, and apprehensions are exprooed regarding the Republicana attempt at reprisals
The editorials in this morning's newe papers scem agreed that the Free State authorities had no choice but to accept Childer challenge, a guardians of the welfare of the state. Even the Daily News terms their case overwhelmingly SAD END TO A PROMISING LIFE. strong.*****
LATEST CABLES.
HOME RACING.
NOVEMBER HANDICAP RESULTS.
MANCHESTER, November 15th. Following are the results of the Novem- bér Handicap
6 to I 100 to 8 25 to
1. Toredore
Arravale
3. Orpi
parating Arravale from Torredore, with Fourteen horses ran, three lengtha Orpi six lengths away from Torredore.
HOME FOOTBALL.
SATURDAY'S LEAGUE RESULTS,
SHANGHAI, November 26th, Following are Saturday's Longue Re it. The home teams are listed first abandoned four minutes before time The Blackburn RoversStroke match was owing to bad light
́ ́ FIEST ́ DIVISION, Arsenal
Sunderland' Aston Vila ...0 Liverpool... Nottingham F. Birmingham Blackburn R ...9 Stoke... Bolton Wander's. Buniny.... Chelsea ŨN Cardiff City Everton... Middlesborough Oldham A. Newcastle U....
Fadderfeld T. Bromwich A Preston NE Tottenham H.
Sheffield United
SCOTTISH LEAGUET
2 Hearts ...Ayr United
Third Lanark ...3 Albion Rovers.
Airdrie Alloa
Hibernians Kilmarnock Other newspapers speak highly of Motherwell
Morton Childers' bravery and ability, and deplore Partick Thistle the dad end to such a promising life; but Raith Rovers. dwell on the almost irreparable injury St Mirren his fanaticism has inflicted on his adopted country, as
Boven of the eight men who were concerned with Childers in this habeas corpus procending, received sentences Yaching from five years' perial servitude to twelve months' imprisonment Ong of the excused was acquitted..
OLITICAL PRISONERS DEPORTED THEIR DESTINATION UNKNOWN.
Falkirk
Dandee
CIyila
2
Aberdeen Hamilton
A I Rangers.
M.C.C. IN SOUTH AFRICA.
HOME TEAM FAILS IN FIRST INNINGS,
EAST LONDON, November 28th.
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In a two-day match, Border were all out for a total of seventy runa M.C.O. Sandham making dirty-one not out, Boored 15% for the loss of four wickets.
A DENIAL.
Four hundred political prisoners have They were conveyed to the docks under a KING OF RUMANIA'S REPORTED been removed from gol at Limerick. heavy escort, and placed aboard. steamer which departed for an unknown destination.
WASHINGTON, November 5th. The Government has begun legal pro to recover apums totalling weddings $175,000,000, alleged to represent expe expenditure involved in the construction of recruits" cantonmente during wartime, FEELING OF UNEASINESS
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL DEBATE.
DISAPPEARS. Mr. Lehlbach (Republican), a
LATER Dublin is quiet, and the feeling of un- ber of the House of Representatives and the Merchant Marine Committee, accused, treated by the execution of the Democrate of straining at a gast and Childers, has apparently disappeared, swallowing the camel, because they opposed the Bhip Subsidy Bil, which at a comparatively small expouse, would end the present expense of Gove-ement owner- slap.
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Mr. Davis, a Democrat member of the Commenting on this statement, the committee; charged the Government, with United States War Secretary says that trying to force the Dill through the pre- Canada has trained one hundred thou-sent Congress, which was elected two sand men this year. The Minister of years ago, when the subsidy was not an Defence declared that the number train issue. Two hundred members of that was 27,300, with a permanent instruc- tional force of four thousand, the total military expenditure being a dollar and a half per capita of the population, while the expenditure of the United States is 814 per capita.
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPOR-
-ATION'S BIG PURCHASE.
MIDVALE STEEL CO. BOUGHT FOR
$97,500,000,
NEW YORK, November 26th, The President of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation has announced the purchase of the Midvale Steel Company; giving the corporation an ingot capacity of 7,660,000
tans.
Congress were defeated at the recent elections, and he declared the passage of the Bill would be the greatest scandal in the history of the Republic,
OPPONENTS OF SHIF SUBSIDY BILL WILL CARRY ON.
EARLIER CABLES.
THE MILITARY BRAIN OF THE
REBEL MOVEMENT.
1 DE VALIRA'S THEBAT OF BLOODSHED-
· London, November 24th, Erskine Childers has been excented.
RESULT OF SECRET COURT MARTIAL
LONDON November 24th, The execution of the renegade English man, Erakine Childers, who is generally believed to have dominated. De Valera and to have been the military brain of the rebel WASHINGTON, November 23rd, movement was the result of a secret court The general debate in the House of Romartial i Dublis, whose decisión Childers presentatives. on the Ship Subsidy Bill has closed, but opponents of the measure intend to continue the fight next week, by proposing various amendments. OIL WORTH 70 CENTS IN US., AND #7 IN SHANGHAI
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counsel rainly endeavoured to upset by applying for a writ of Habeas Corpus in the civil courts of Dublin
OFFICIAL ARMY REPORT.
LONDON, November 24th. Erskine Childers was executed at seven Mr. Hardy, a member of the Merchant in the morning and is believed to have Marine Committee, in the course of a been shot. speech said that, under the bill, the
An official army report states that The purchase price was 827,650,000, pay- Standard Oil Company could collect Childers was tried by a military court able in Bethlehem" common stock. He Government money for marrying its own at Portobelio Barracks, Dublin, on satisfied regarding the regularity of the whore it could sell oil worth seventy cents an automatic pistol without proper au added that the Attorney-General was products, in its own tanks, to Shanghai, November 17th, on a charge of possessing transaction, but some opposition was to per barrel here, for seven dollars a barrel.thority, when he was apprehended by be expected from the Federal Trade Com
National forces on November 10th at mission,
Antamos House, Co. Wicklow.
He was found guilty and sentenced to death.
The belle that Childers would be executed led to beavy, abortive attacke by Ingulare on National Army posts in Dublin last might,
EXCESSIVE TAXATION OF
SUBJECTS.
BRILLOR
BRITISH "GOVERNMENT- MAKES REPRESENTATIONS TO GERMANY.
LONDON, November 24th. The British Government has made re presentations to Germany against the excessive taxation of British residents and visitors to Germany
SMALL-POX IN "ENGLAND.
FIETY-SEVEN CASES IN HOSPITAL.
CONTROL OF ANTHRAX -
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY.COM- MITTEE TO MEET IN LONDON;
LONDON, November 251 The League of Nations Labour Office announces that the International Advisory Committee on anthrax meets in Lendon on December 5th, under the Chairmanship of Bir W. Middlebrook. The exports nominated by the respective Governments include Sir Thomas Oliver Australia Lieut-Colonel Hutchinson, India; Prof. W. Dizon, South Africa and Dr. Hakini, Japan
INDIAN NON-CO-OPERATORS. BOYCOTT QUESTION UNDECIDED.
Dublin experiencing a sensation over the execution, some approving it and some disapproving
ESCAPE FROM
ASSASSINATION..........
BUCHAREST, November 28th. The King of Rumania's reported escape from agsassination is denied. STILL ANOTHER AMERICAN
MINE EXPLOSION.
LARGE NUMBER OF KILLED AND
*** INJURED
Santare (New Mexico), Nov, 25th. An explosión his occurred in an anthracite mine which resulted in the death and injury of a large number of muners, pake
A LESSON TO THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.
ALLIED CONTROL IN BAVARIA TO
BE TIGHTENED UP,
FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS
{THROUGH REUTERʼE AGENOT.]
ANOTHER PIRACY↑
SHANGHAI POLICE DETAIN
CHOW'S" PASSENGERS
YING
SHANGHAI, November 28th. The French police yesterday arrested Afty Chinesa passengers aboard Measre, Butterfold & Swire's steamer, Ting Chow, on her arrival from Hongkong,
According to a newspaper, advices were received from Hongkong reporting a pirate plot to miss the Xing Chow after her next miting from Shanghai, in similar manner to the seizure of
All persons arrested who were able to establish their bona fides were released, the remainder, numbering twelve, "being"
held pending investigation.
CHINA'S PROPOSED FIVE
CENT. DUTIES,
FRANCE AND JAPAN WILL AGREE.
PERING, November 25th. It is semi-officially reported that. France has motided the Waichizopu (Chinese Foreign Office) of her readiness to agree to the application for effective five
per cant, customs duties; thus Italy and Japan along stand out.
"As regards Japan, it is stated that the necessary legal procedure is procceding satisfactorily, but the Italian stand is being maintained.
THE REASON FOR ITALY'S REFUSAL
It appears that when the Sino-Austrian Treaty was signed, Italy raised the ques tion of the disposal of three ships be
territory, the ships abould be handed longing to a Trieste company, contend. ing that, as Trieste had become Italian
over to Italy, but China objected. Italy. proposed arbitration, to which China also objected.
When the question at five per cent, duties arose, Italy said that inasmuch
China had refused arbitration regard- ing the ships, Italy could n agree to the custom increase. :"
FIRE IN YOKOHAMA LUMBER MILL,
ADJOINING FACTORIES DESTROYED,
TOKYO, November 26th. A fire which broke out, In Tsurumi, & suburb of Yokohama, destroyed a lumber mill and a number of neighbouring Factories. The damage is estimated at yun 500,000.
THE AMERICAN
CONCESSION
BERLIN, November 95th... The inter Allied Military Mission has ANOTHER strongly protested to the German Gov. ernment, in regard to a crowd attacking British and French control officers at Ingolstadt, Bavaria, dan
The Commission is immediately sending officers of varions nationalities to Munich to reinforce the district committee, and show the German Government that the result of such incidents will be a consider able tightening up of inter-Allied con- trol:
EARLIER CABLES.
ATTACK ON ALLIED OFFICERS.
BERLIN, November 24th. A British and's French officer, belonging to the Inter-Allied Control Commission, arrived at Ingolstadt, Bavaria, to inspect munitions depot, and were attacked with clubs and stones by a band of civilians hiding in the vicinity.
The British officer was injured in the face.
STRONG PROTEST FROM
JAPAN
OKYO,November 26th. According to the 4chi, Mr. T. Obata (Japanese Minister to China) has been instructed to present a strong protest to Peking against the wireless concession to the American syndicate.
STARVING RUSSIAN REFUGEES,
RED CROSS ORGANISATIONS: PROVIDING RELIEF.
Toxyo, November 26th. The condition of four thousand Russian refugees, who are stranded a Geneen, is reported as increasingly-de. plorable. Some deaths have occurred, and it is stated that the Japanee Red Cross Society is considering Immediate relief on an adequate scale.
The Tokyo branch of the American Red Cross Society has contributed all its surplus funds to the committee from Seoul, which is now caring for the child- rm and aged people.
It is reported that a German, who is interested in the German concessions, has arrived and is communicating with the American observer, Mr. Child, but trust- worthy information" is unobtainable.
M. OLEMENCEAU'S U.S. TOUR.
The crowd closed the station gates in "ATAŠKIH SANGAT TH
It is recalled that De Valera recently order to provent the officers car escaping, threatened bloodshed it Childers wero and threatened the chauffeur with death Bosrox; November 25th.
executed. It is believed that Childers was when he attempted to start the engine. Cheering crowds greeted M. Clemenceau
nominated by De Valora and was the military, brain of the rebel movement. as he entered Tramont Temple, where he
GOVERNMENT'S IRISH BILLS defended himself against the charges of
The late Lt. Comdr. Erskine Childers, militarian, made in the Senate yesterday,
man and the military brain of the Irish B.N.V.B., described as renegade English. THE FIRST DIVISION IN THE NEW BRITISH CAVEAT AT
LONDON, November 25th...
HOUSE WASHINGTON. SE The Ministry of Health is insisting on
editooted at Haileybury Trinity College, rebel.. movement, was born 1970 and WASHINGTON, November 25th.
the necessity for, vaccination, owing to
LONDON, November 24th. Cambridge. He served in the European The British Embaary, in a statement, reports regarding small-poz of a virulent
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar take exception to M. Clemenceau's recent since the first case was discovered at India Congress Committee failed to note, his publications Including: In the Consequential Provisions Bill which were type in various parts of the country. After four days' discussion, the All (D.8.0.). He was an author of some stitutional Bill and the Irish Free State
War with R.N.AB. January-May, 1916, Taw introduced the Irish Free State Co doclaration that Great Britain, secured a guarantee of national safety by the Poplar, on October 27th, $7 cases have achieve unanimity on the question wherands of the 0.1.V.; The Riddle of the formally read a first time A
been admitted to London Hospitals, in ther non-co-operators should be allowed Sands; Vol. V of The Times History of sinking of the surrendered German fleet cluding 62 from Poplar, Beventeen to participate in the elections for the the South African War War and theThe first division of the new Parliament ab Scaps Flow, in 1010,
deaths are reported
Legislature, with the object of weakening Arme Blanche; German Influence on was held in the afternoon, when a motion CANADIAN LINER QUARANTINED, reformed Bristi Cavalry and the Framework of by Mr. Bonar Law empowering the Govern
The question was finally referred to the Home Bals.] A telegram states that a Montreal liner from England, has been quarantined National Congreed at Gaya, by 2 votes owing to an Englleh passenger aboard to 18. The question of boycotting British suffering from small-pox.
goods was referred to the same Congress. FUNERAL OF ITALIAN
STATESMAN, U
The Embassy denies, any implication tans the British authoritics wilfully per mitted the minkings.
THE LAWS OF WAR.
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION TO MEET AT THE HAGUE
LONDON, November 25th.
• A commistion, consisting of represcuto- tives from the United States, the British Empire, France, Italy and Japan, will meet ne The Hague on December 12th, to considor possible changes in the laws
lating to war, since the Hague Confer
FRENCH WOMEN SUF FRAGISTS.
REFUSE TO PAY TAXES.
Panus, November 24th. The women suffragists have decided to systematically refuse to pay taxes Lill they are granted the vote, following the Bonato.s.action on November 21st!-
CALCUTTA, November 25th:
ROME, NOVEMBER 24th. Distinguished callers at the residence of the late Barot Somnino included the King and Signor Mussolini,
In accordance with deceased wishes, the funeral to-morrow will be of character
DANISH ROYAL ROMANCE.
COPENHAGEN, November 24th, Princess Dagmar, the youngest sister of the King, has married Lieutenant Joergen Castenskiold, a member of the Royal household
ment to take all the time of the House in the present session for Government busi- nea was carried by 289 to 135 votes. The Labourites opposed the motion,
Mr. Ramsey Macdonald said the Tabour members would not object to the quickest possible despatch of the Irish Bills, bat other questions, for example, in connection with the Lausinne Conference, might ro- quite discussion, EUR
"ZATEET CABLES, REPORTED INTERVIEW TO
OBICAGO "TRIBUNE.
M. LEGUES” DENTAL.
PARIS, November 25th. states that he gave no Chicago Tribune in ashington Treaty
EARLIER CABLES.
-Loxx, November 24th, The Tribune Washington correspondent, referring to Leygue's alleged statemen says the Government's advices. point to Franco's early, ratification of the Naval
York Ameriozs alone refers to
Leygus'a albifada in the policy
THE NEW CALIPH.
The Laborals» Tated with the Labour Pact members against Mr. Boonr Law's motion. Thi Constantinoply November 24tb. Some National? Laberal supported the "the probability of: Government saking new, Caliph has been inreated-with-- Government, hilettotke Lained
Mr. Lloyd George did not rote
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