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CABLES.

BATEST CABLES, {THROUGH KETTELʼE AFEROT.] MORE - TROUBLE IN THE NEAR EAST.

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"SOCONY" OIL, RIGHTS IN

PALESTINE.

US. STATE-DEPARTMENT DENIES, MAKING SPECIAL EFFORTS.

WASHINGTON, November 29th.

The State Department denies the report EMMULTANEOUS BEVOLT IN THREE that it made special efforts to aid the

PLACES.

Standard Oil Company to obtain oil rights in Palestine.

LONDON, November 29th. There are signs that trouble, is brewing in West Thrace, though the Turkish re- ports, indicating a simultaneous revolt in tres places, are, up to the present,

largely discredited. On the other hand, the fact that the new Orient express has

ben derailed between Adrianople and Julebargas, points to serious disturbances, VICTORIOUS MARCH OF THE INSURGENTS.

The situation in West Thrace is graver, and the Insurgents are said to be masters of the situation.

An armed band of 5,000, with machine-

The State Department declares that the only action it took concerns the Mandate Notes, requesting equal opportunities in the mandated territories; while, regard ing Palatine, it only gave such help as would be given to any Amaritan citizens, in order to secure British recognition of the company's legal rights.

HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER IST

WATERSIDE FIRE AT

·MARSEILLES.

&O LINER "KHYBER

DAMAGED.

MARSEILLES, November 29th. A fire which broke out in a shed den

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LowDow, Novembar guth.

AMERICAN THANKSGIVING

DAY.

THE PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION.

The following in the Thanksgiving Proclamation issued reomply, by the President of the United States :--

1972,

>LABOUR CONDITIONS. IN

SHANGHAI..

EMPLOYMES IMPROVING TIE "GENERAL: STANDARD.

"FOREIGN LABOUR AT SHANGHAI

RUSSIANS AND FOLES BEING TRIED

IN PLACE OF CHINESE.

An address by Mr. Sherwood Eddy on MORE WORE DONE AND BETTER. World labour unreet and speeches by

A very interesting experiment is being troyed 1,000 bags of copra and consider anstom a tablished by the derout Shanghai formed the subject of an fried by Mours. G. N. Marshall & Co.

"In the beginning of our country, the leading representatives of industry in ably damaged the P. & D. liter Khyber fathers of observing annually a day of interesting and will attended meeting at of Shanghai, in the employment of Polish estimated to exceed 600,000 francs.

The damage to merchandise alone is thanksgiving for the bounties and pro- the General Chamber of Commerce refugees to work on some of their cargo. tection which divine Providence had er roome last week. Mr. E. F. Mackay pre instead of the usual Chinese odolics. In NAVIES OF THE POWERS.tended throughout the year. It is come sided, and was supported by Mr. C. W the course of conversation with a repre to be parhaps the most characteristio of Berwick, representing the Cotton Mill. sentative of the W.-G. Daily News, Kr. our national observances and as the owners' Association, and Mr. Rose, Marshall said that he had a number of THEIR RELATIVE STRENGTH."

scason approaches for its annual recur presenting the Employers Federation. Poles and Russians working for his firm rance, it is fitting formally to direct.

Mr. SURRWOOD EDDY, who has travelled doing all kinds of work, from mechanica attention to this ancient institution of very extensively during and since the on a charitable basia: "I want to have to stevedozog but they are not employed In the House of Commons, asked to our people and to call upon them again war, discussed at some length labour an-it distinctly understood," he said, "that state the present rulative strength of to "unite in its appropriate celebration: Britain, the United Staiga and Japan in

rest universally prevalent, and methods this is a business deal pure and simple. "The year which now approaches its of dealing with the problem. He frankly It is an experiment to endeavour to show capital, ships, Mr. Byrce Monser replied end is marked in the experience of our confessed inability to speak with way the Chinese source the incliciency of and Steen, respectively, of which one, triumpha of difficulties, and of achieve suggested that foreign employment should Certainly the white men that we have that there were twenty-three, twenty-six nation by a complexity of trials and authority on conditions in China, but his work and I believe that it will succeed. eight, and five, respectively, were due to ments which we must regard as our in give a lead by adopting three guiding working for us now are infinitely more be scrapped

evitable portion in euch an epoch as that principles: no employment of children isfactory than the average Chinese. "The United States have fifteen capital through which all mankind in moving under 18 years of age, one day's rest These, men have the ordinary white man's ships in course of completion, of which As we garter, the experiance of the pass seven, and reasonably security of life love of work and demand for an outlet under the agreement, only two ona being twelve months, we shall find that our and health. completed as battleships, and two will be estate presents very much to justify its Mr. C. Bawic speaking on behalf of go to sleep alongside the job as our of their energy and they simply can't allocated as aircraft carriers.

The figures as regards Japan are four, of gratitude for the bounty which hassured ft. Eddy that employers were is without doubt an instinct in a white nation wide and most sincere tootimong the Cotton Millowners Association, as Chinese friends are so as to do. There two, and two, respectively.

It is understood that no further pro lived on the shadow of the hard conso workers in a sympathetic spirit. Employ in front of him, but this spirit is very boen bestowed upon us. Though we have endeavouring to deal with their Chinese man to get done with a job that is put gress is being made with ships building quences of great conflict our country has ors would welcome, the abolition of child hard to instill into the Chinese coolie. are due to be scrapped."

"These refugees are willing to work tributa-toward the maintenance and per- poor production and depreciation of and to work bard. They do what you. GREAT BRITAIN KEEPS FAITH petuation of peace in the world. We valuable machinery, and this apart from tall them to do and they do it how and next week, with the object of conferriss In the House of Commons, Mr. Eyrea gratifying, progress on the way to per-children in the factories when they ought wear you down by passive resistance, but LONDON, November 29th, have seen the race of mankind make their natural dislike of seeing young when you tell them. They don't try to Monsell, replying to Lord Curzon, stated manent peace toward order and restored to be at school. During the past just go into the job and get through the that under the Washington Treaty eight confidence in its high destiny.

years various methods of keeping child British capital ships had already boen **For the divine guidance which has ran out of the mills had been adopted, delivered to shipbreaking firms, six more enabled us in growing fraternity with without succes." had been rendered incapable of warlike other peoples to attain so much of pro-, service, and two more would be similarly gress, for the bounteous yield which has

lealt with by De 31st.

come to us from the resources of our soil.

ALLIED PREMIERS TO CONFER.

PRELIMINARY TO BRUSSELS CONFERENCE.

PARIS, November 29th. It is reported that both Premier

guas, is moving southwards to. Dedes Mussolini (Italy) and Premier Poincare in the United States and Japan which beariati pesca and has been able to con, labour, he said, since it meant bad work,

gatch. The Insurgents are demanding a Tlebiscite.

THE LAUSANNE CONFERENCE

-ARRIVAL" OF RUSSIANS STIFFENS

TURKEY'S ATTITUDE.

LAUSANNE,, November 29th

It is noteworthy that M. Venizelos is absent from the Conference to-day.?.

The attitude of the Turks has stiffened since the arrival of the Russians, but it is understood that the Allies have decid. ed to adhere to their decision to admit the Russians only to discussions on ques tions in which they are directly interested.

AEGEAN ISLANDS REPORT ADOPTED.

The First Commission, after a long debate, adopted the report of the Sub Commission, providing for the partial demilitarisation of the Southern Aegean Kalands; the Turks making a reservation in favour of a more complete demilitarisa- tion.

The question of the four Northern “Islands will be discussed along with the

whole question of the Straits.

THE ANGLO-GREEK POSITION. DISCUSSION BY BRITISH CABINET.

LONDON, November 29th..

(France) are willing to go to London

with Mr. Bonar Law, as a preliminary

to the Brussels Conferencé.

BELGIAN PREMIER TO PARTI- CIPATE.

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LATER.

WORK FOR BRITISHU

UNEMPLOYED.""

NEW GOVERNMENT, PROVISIONS.

LONDON, November 10th.

It is understood that the Government has decided to introduce a new Trade will be available for guarantees covering Facilities Bill, under which £30,000,000 large schemes to provide work. It is also Proposed to extend the exports credits

bound to dispose of their vessels.

He said he thought it right that Britain should give the lead in good faith and demonstrate, her intention to carry out to deal with further ships antil other the Treaty. He undertook, however, not countries had acted

PARENTS' APPRECIATION OF FACTORIES.

work.

The labour situation in Shanghai is unaskiafactory," Mr. Marshall went on. The Chinese coolie does not understand

the only solution." It would be necessit understands that to get more he Prohibitive legislation seemned to offer that his increasing demands for increased

pay can only be realized when he him parents, who wero at present firmly of also to spread propaganda" among the the opinion that their children were much can be replaced by white men on s

must give more.

the Whom it is shown to him that he bottor fed and cared for while they were

It is expected that the Belgian Premier pointed out that until all the and our industry, we owe our tribute will also attend the projected, meeting of Powers had ratified-which France and of gratitude and with it our acknowledg Italy hitherto had not done none were ment of the duty and obligation to our Allied Premiers, to be held in London.

own people and to the unfortunate the Mr. Monsoll disagreed with a sugges suffering and distracted of other lands. tion that his answer disclosed the serious Let us in all humility acknowledge how in the mill, and they also thus avoided economical basi ho will perhaps begin face that we had sarapped every ship great is out debt to the Providence which the risk of having their children stolen, to understand that his mission in life is not only to ask for more pay, but also always a haunting foar except the Lion, while other nations had has gonerously dealt with us and give

the Bwong done nothing.

to work a little harder to get it. At Chinese. Mr. Beswick went on to man- devout assurance of unselfish purpose to play a helpful and ennobling part in lion welfare work at the Yangtstepoo present he does not understand that the humano advancement in ties touch to be social centre, with its school and has old days in China are gone and he has desired that in rendering homage for the pital. With regard to the weekly day not started to make an effort to keep earnestly testify our continued and in the mill workers were held relentlessly modern tools with which, if he will try, blessings which have come to na we should of rest, he corrected sin impression that pace with modern conditions.

You can give the Chinese carpenter areasing aim to make our own great to their tasks without a break, saying he can do more accurate and faster fortune & means of helping and serving that the people took fairly frequent work, but be will not try, and some for holidays and when at work, took care as best we can the cause of all humanity. that ther did noti:" overdo it.” As to igners are fóblish enough to tell me that “ PROBLEM.

"Now, therefore, I Warran G. Hardworking conditions, very large sums of his primitive tools than he could with Chinese carpenter can do more with ing, President of the United States of money had been spent on making the modern tools. That is not true; it is UNEASINESS IN LONDON." America, do designate Thursday, the factories light and sanitary and provid-simply that the Chinese will not try to thirtieth day of November, as a day of ing adequate sanitary accommodation, ase the modern tools until driven to it.. LONDON, November 23tå. thanksgiving, supplication and devotion, but it was very didioult to got the The Russian carpentera uso modera The uneasiness caused in London by I recommend that the people gather and Chinese themselves to appreciate these tools, do their work accurately and the deliberations at the Elysee, which render thanks to God for the bounties efforta The people they were trying to were continual yesterday, has not been they have enjoyed and to petition that help showed absolutely no regard for quickly and don't spend 75 per cent of allayed by the French official description these may be continued in the year before their employers property, nor would air time trying to face up & rotten: of the Paria newspapers statements us."

they observe the simplest rules of sanita- It has new come to the pitch when

Plana with a grindstone, about the conference as inaccurate

tion. Experience had been similarly dis I have found that for certain classes of FRENCH PRESS ACCOUNT OF THE

heartening in the matter of housing work we can pay a white man a wage PROCEEDINGS.

accommodation, many of the housen pro-

achome..

AMERICA'S BASIC INDUSTRIES.

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES

"INDICATED,

WASHINGTON, November 29th.

The monthly report of the Federal Re arve Board states that, during the past month there have been substantial in- The Cabinet this morning, it is under-creases in the productive activity of basic stood discussed the position created by industries, with the largest mill consump the Greek executions.

tion of cotton for the last two years.

The British Minister, Mr. Lindley, will all at Laumane en route to London from Athens to see Lord Curzon,

The British view is that the Greek Government's barbarous action will tremendously lower Greck prestige at Lausanne and all over the world, hus it ia declared it will not interfere with tho inter-Allied decisions alrendy taken at the peace conference.

FRENCH MINISTER NOT TO BE RECALLED.

PARIS, November 29th. It is stated that the French Goyers ment will not recall the French Minister at Athens,

BRITISH LEGATION TO BE ADMINIS- TERED BY FIRST SECRETARY.

ATHENS, November 29th. The First Secretary of the British Legation remains to carry on adminis trative work. The newspapers state that the head of the British Naval Mission in parting. He is leaving a deputy,

AMERICAN POLITICS. SHIP SUBSIDY MUST BE VOTED ANNUALLY.

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LONDON, November, 29th. It is reported from Washington that the House of Representatives, before paasing the Ship Subsidy Bill amended it so that the amount for subsidy purpose must be voted annually. DEMOCRATS DELAY LEGISLATION IN THE SENATE. WASHINGTON, November 29th. Doubt is expressed as to whether the Benate will be able to pass the Slip Sub- idy Bill, before the adjournment on Dec. 3rd, owing to the persistent con tinuation of the Democrat filibuster against the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill.

PASSES HOUSE OF REPRE-

BENTATIVES. .....” WASHINGTON, November 29th. The House of Representatives" has passed the Ship Subsidy Bill by 208 votes to 184.

Mr. Jones, Chairman of the Senato Commerce Committee, has called a meet ing on Monday to begin the consideration of the Ship Subsidy Bill, which will prób. ably be presented to the Senate at an parly date.

NEW POLITICAL BLOG PARTY FORMING.

The woollen and silk mills are approach ing their full capacity, and employment has increased, mainly through increased hours of labour. The prices realised for farm products and clothing are the high- est of the year.

REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S

RESIGNATION.

MAYOR OF DETROIT TO FILL

UNEXPIRED TERM.

♫

GERMAN REPARATIONS

...!,

·WILL COLOMBO GO TM" DRY."

VIGOROUS TEMPERANCA

CAMPAIGN.

vided being allowed to got into a filthy that he can live on and get work done PARIS, November 29th.

state often overcrowded with lodgers quicker and cheaper than we can with The Petit Parisim to-day, publishes aŭ

Ühinese. who were not employees at the pompany. With regard to safety devices, there were the class of labour that we employ for This is not true in all work; but in account of the proceedings at the repara-

fawer accidents here in proportion to the the most part it would pay in b tions conference and says they were

The Madras Mail's Colombo corres number of workers than at home. Fostitute white labour, as we use able under the direction of Marshal Foch, and were merely confined to discussions dent talegraphs: The possibility that eiga millowners had increased wages bodied men and skilled labourers.

Colombo will go dry is suggested by the commensurate with the increased cost of No decisions are likely at present,

"The papers are full of accounts of. The conversations turned on the mes vigorous temperance campaign being con-living, and bad made it possible for sures France mag recommend to the ducted in Colombo at present. Five of intelligent and diligent workers greatly strikes, and workers feel that they dan Allies as regards Germany when the the city wards are shortly taking part in to increase their own earning capacity get anything they demand without moratorium comes up for examination. a local option poll and with the reduced Some employers and also established making any effort to earn the additional

The meeting took

percentage, namely, 60 per cent, requizod superannuation funds, greatly appreciat age they are asking Under existing to ensure the closing of taverns it is not ed now that the people were beginning conditions the white labour available in improbable that prohibition will be to understand them. It was hoped by Shanghai or that which would come to applied to those wards. As one ward has patience and goodwill to accomplish Shanghai if opportunity offered could be so organized and housed as to make already closed its taverna that would much more, bat program was by no mean that practically three-fourths of means easy with workers so unfortuNot in all lines, but in the line where a serious opposition" to Chinese labour. Colombo 'would become dry.

nately backward in education.

cognisance

of

Marshal Foch's report as regards a pon sible occupation of the Bahr, also the economic proposals submitted by the engineering expert M. Costa

It was decided that the latter required further threshing out.

SUGAR TRANSPORT.

LANGING (MICHIGAN), Nov, 28th. Mr. James Couzens, Mayor of Detroit,

The paper.declares that Ezan.co_would baa been appointed to fill ex-Senator Newberry's unexpired torm in the United not dream of taking the least atop with out previously consulting the Allies, States Senate. It will be recalled that either at Brusscia or elsewhere. ax-Senator Newberry resigned on Novem. ber 19th, on the ground that the defeat of his Republican colleague, in the recent election, would make his continued service JAVA INQUIRING FOR TONNAGE futile, as he would be "continually ham- pered by partisan political persecution."

EX-KING CONSTANTINE HELD PRISONER, CONFINED IN BELGRADE PALACE.

PARIS, November 27th.

LONDON, November 20th. Inquiries are being made in the freight markets for tonnage to transport. the new sugar crop from Java to Europe.

Merchants yesterday indicated a rate of 39/6 per ton for loading in January, but as the East and Far East do not appear over-supplied with tonnage, they were of will be forthcoming on those terms. opinion that it is doubtful. if transport

RECOGNITION OF THE

- SOVIET.

King of Greece cuergetically tried to pre It is reported from Belgrade that the vent the Greek executions. Eg after- warda expressed a desire to leave the coun- try, but the Government took steps to | prevent hint leaving the palace where be

had sought refuge and in which he is now PLAIN STATEMENT BY BRITISH a prisoner.

LONDON EXCHANGE

QUOTATIONS.

German marks was 38,500 to £1.

PREMIER

LONDON, November 29th

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law, replying to Commander Wedgwood, said the main conditions, specified upon LONDON, November 29th. French franca closed at 65.40 and Bel-which the Government were prepared gian at 70.85. The closing quotation for recognise the Soviet Government were recognition of the debt, restitution of property, effective compensation and cassa tion of political propaganda, G

IN SOUTH AFRICA. M.C.C.

LOCAL TEAM'S POOR SHOWING.

EARLIER QABLES. STEAMER CHARTER APPEAL

DISMISSED..

HOUSE OF LORDS' DECISION

LONDON; November 20th.

QUEENSTOWN, November 294.

KU-KLUX-KLAN "OUTRAGES.

URGENT APPEALS FOR PROTEC- TION.

past eighteen montba

DA PARLIAMENTARY. VACANCY.

CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE.

STRIKES AND UNIONE.

real workers are required and paid for.”

Mr. ARCHIBALD ROSE, of the British- American Tobacco Co., speaking on bo-DEPRECIATED CANTON BANK half of the Employers' Federation, dealt with general industrial conditions, and weat on to refer to the recent epidemic pr

NOTES.

The Cantón Tîmės says:—-

By a special proclamation of the Burea

of Finance of Kwangtung, & auriax of

of strikes. There was some difference of A BURTAX OF 50% ON ALL GOVERN- opinion among employers, ho said, as to

MENT DUES. NEW YORK, November 29th the desirability of recognizing any form. of workers Union. They were nervous Urgent appeals are being made to the of such unions, partly because they had Government to employ the authority of boon used so largely merely to stir up the Federal Courts to disband the Ku-political and industrial unrest. But he

50 per cent, will be added to all payment. Kinz-Kian, who, according to Senator thought they, must remember the special of tax and other public duce beginning Walah, have conducted no fewer than five conditions exaling in China. The growth Decuber let when paid in Provincial The charge hundred tar and feather parties, and of large industrial centres had disturbed Bank of Kwangtung notes.

whipping bees" besides homicides and the fabric of Chinese social life by ra other crimes, in Texas alone, during the moving large numbers of men and women of a surtax of 50 per cent. has been from their villages and their families. Prompted by the present depreciation of They had thus lost the mutual support, bank notes, their present worth being and the discipline and restraint of their something lika 45 per cent. of face value. old life. Some means must be found of This to the same reason, a surtax of ze creating a new support, a new discipline per cent, was ordered some months agus and a new sense of responsibility. but this measure did not improve the number of employers were trying the exitustion any, and the additional so par periment of founding "social clubs for cent, followed. The Canton. Government cach factory. They were anxious to do ment receives about $2,000,000 monthly everything in their power to improve the from various sources. By this addition, condition of their workers, and to con- $3,000,000 may be received. The Govern sider carefully any suggestion as to the ment, to lessen the circulation of notes on way in which their happiness and pro the market, intends to destroy $1,000,000 sperity can be improved One. had only in notos every month, to look at the faces and general appear. Another scheme to lessen and withdraw ance of the workers to know that they the depreciated notes suggested," but not were as happy, as healthy and ne pro- yet put into practice, is the issue of ECONOMIC CONFERENCE OF perous as any community in China, and potty premium bonds of one dollar do- he thought their conditions of Inbour nomination selling at one dollar notes. could safely bear comparison with those cach: The number of bonds will be five of the more developed industrial coun- million, the holder of the winning num- tries.

bor of the first prize upon drawing will Mr. Orani, of the Nagai Wate Co by receive $100,000. Other lesser prizes will request described the wolfare work con be paid according to a schedule to be fixed. ducted in connection with his company's The Canton Government will put up- milla, the programme including element 250,000 cash in allver for prizes for every

ADOPTED.

LONDON, November 29th. Colonel Lealia Wilson has been adopted Conservative candidate for South Portsmouth in succession to Major Cayzer, who has resigned owing to ill health,

various recreatione, such as oinema and

fold sports. As showing the difficulty of Dumbers, upon maturity, may redeeta kaaping very young children out of the their bonda as 75 per cont of face value. factories, he mentioned that they had had

DOMINIONS.

LONDON, November 29th. Cofanet Lalle Wilson announces that In the two days match, the North telegram of invitation will be despatch The House of Lords by a majority hare Eastern eleven made fifty-three in the ed this week from Mr. Boner Law for the dismissed the appeal from a judgment of first innings, Kennedy taking six of their Dominions Tonomic Conference in Lotary education, a hospital, housing, and million bonds sold. Even the unlucky the Court of Appeal reversing the order had replied with ninety for the Mickelsdon early in the Now Year, of Mr. Justice McCardie afirming the for wickete It is believed there is possbility of award of the umpire in arbitration that when rain fell and stumpa had to be

the charterers of the steamers Ambaticias drawn. the formation of a new political bloo and Fanaghi, from Java and from party. This in indicated by the announce Macassar respectively, bound for Botter. ment of a progressive conference, to bodam, must pay the ownern £43,500 held on December 1st, which will be demurrage for detention due to a strike attended by 18 Senators and 28 Bopre of dockers at Rotterdam in 1920. mutatives. The conference has been con- The Lords agreed to the Court of wened by Senator Lafollette and a Repub- Appeal'a view that the charterors were tina member of the House of Representa not liable because the detention was dus dives, Mr. Huddlestor

to.causos oror which they had no control

HOLLAND'S CONSTITUTION.

REVISION MEASURES PASSED.

THE HAGUE, November 29th: The First Chamber has pamed a series of measures dealing with the revision of the Constitution of the Kingdom.

THE IRISH BILLS.

FIRST READING PASSED BY HOUSE OF LORDS.

LONDON, November 29th. The Irish Billa hayo unanimously pam- of their third reading in the House of Ocomont, and their first reading in the House of Lorda:

to resort to a standard measurement, and all who came below it were not ad mitted to work.

George Gald won the British Profes- sional Golf Championship exally from Fred. Loach last month by 5 and 4..

A Chinese was arrested on the Praya on Wednesday for having 200 rounds of nimmunition in his possession. At the Magistracy, yesterday My Lindzell orded him to be sent to prison for sim months The Police proved two previous convictions against him, for smuggling dgarettes into the Colony