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THE

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

THREATENED FRENCH ACTION

AGAINST GERMANY.

AMERICAN TROOPS ON THE RHINE.

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SENATE ASKS FOR WITHDRAWAL.

DRAMATIC SCENE AT LAUSANNE.

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]" THE REPARATIONS

PROBLEM.

U.S. SENATE FAVOURS RHINE TROOPS WITHDRAWAL."

WASHINGTON, January 6th.

In the Senate, the Democrat, Senator Bood introduced a resolution urging the rotura of the remaining detachments of the American occupation forces on the

Bhine.

A "lengthy debate fallowed, in which Senator Hitchcock (Democrat) supported Sonator Reed.

Senator Wadsworth, a Republican member of the Military Committee op poood the resolution,

Senator Lodge, while, favouring the withdrawal of the troops, pointed out

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· LATEST GÄBLES,

LAUSANNE CONFERENCE. UPROAR IN MINORITIES' SUB- COMMISSION.

MONDAY, JANUARY 8TB, 1923

COLLISION IN ENGLISH CHANNEL.

JAPANESE AND DANISH SHIPS BADLY INJURED.

LONDON, January 6th. Lausanne, January 6th

The Dabar Muru and a Danish schooner The Turkish deleate, Rimaur, created a collided in the Channel with serious re- dramatic mane in the Minorities' Sub-multe Both vessels are still afloat and Commission by angrily refusing to die steam tugs from Dover are standing by cuss the questions of the Armenians na-for-salvage." tional home or matters relating to the The Bulgara stood up, several times requested permission to re: Chaldeans. sign, but at the request of the present shouted and waveti their arma. They also Government he would remain at his post. charged the Allies with employing Armen- In conclusion he said that he hoped com-ians to ruin the Turks, and quitted the plote Franco-British collaboration would Ball in a rage. be speedily re-established.

MARLIER CABLES.

UNITED STATES COMMENT.

The heads of the Allied Mission, decided to send a letter of protest to Ismet Pasha ANGLO-FRENCH DIFFERENCES WILL NOT PROFIT TURES. Naw Yox, January 5th.

Notwithstanding the Anglo-French re Commenting on the collapse of the Paris Conference, the World says a terrible reparations differences the Allies are sponsibility rests with the French Govern-operating closely at Lausanne, and 16 ment. It is committed to measures which not believed that the Turks will derive in the opinion of practically the whole neutral world are dangerous and provoca any, encouragement from the failure of It is expected tire, and self-defeating. The Herald urges the Paris conference America to demand that the futile bicker-that the Lausanne conference will wind ing be replaced by arbitration. The New Fork Times suggests the American Govern up in a fortnight. went ahould urge the application of the

ALLIED CAPITULATIONS PRO- POSALS REFUSED BY TURKS.

LAUSANNE, January 8th

SCHOONER TOWED TO DOVER Lloyd's report that the six Dakar More from Yokohama, while proceeding to London, collided with a schooner, but the nature of the damage to the Dakar Maru is not known.

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The sobooner was badly damaged, and is being towed to Dover in a leaky con-

dition.

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·AUSTRALIAN COTTON

TEST MATCH IN NEW -ZEALAND.

CHRISTCHURCH, N.Z., January 5th. The second Test opened before 3,000 spectators. The wicket was perfect." New Zealand made 818 for 7. Collins contribut ing 103 and Shephard 66.

SPLENDID SCORING BY BOTH

TEAMS...

LATER.

In lovely weather, on a good wicket before a crowd of sover thousand. spectators, New Zealand compiled 378 runs. Marylebone replied with 920 runs for the loan of 7 wickete, Wilkinson making 59, Chapman 77 and Lowry 81. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE

A MINISTER.

PRAGUE, January 5th. A young insurance clerk named Bourek twice fired a revolver at M. Rasin, Minister of Finance, who was seriously wounded and was sent to hospital. His assailant is said to have been actuated by political hatred.

PRODUCTION.

THE PRINCE'S BETROTHAL. AN UNFOUNDED REPORT. GUARANTEE FOR GROWERS.

MELBOURNE, January 6th,

LONDON, January 6th. It is officially stated that the Daily News an increase in production is expected to follow the Victorian Cabinet's decision report of the Prince of Walge engagement to co-operate with the Commonwealth is nooded. Government in the matter of giving a ANOTHER COLOUR RIOT. guarantee to cotton growers.

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BIG EXPLOSION IN BULGARIA.

Soria, January 8th. Twenty persons were killed and many injured by the explosion of a large quan

tity of material used for the production

Hughe's plaHINGTON, January 5th

Official circles consider that the dissolu that it would be most unfortunate to tion of the Faris Conference bring the

At a meeting of the Capitulations Com TWENTY KILLED, MANY INJURED. do anything which could be construed as reparations crisis measurably rearer the taking sides in the reparations contro-point on which Mr. Hughes touched in his mission this afternoon Signor Garroni peech at Newhaven, namely the selec asked met Fasha to give the Turkish Mr. New (Republican) mored an tion of a competent, non-partisan board amendment disavowing unfriendliness to thresh out the matter, but there is no answer to the Allied proposals, as pro towards any European nations who indication of further initiative being mised at the last mooting.

Ismet Pasha replied at length, practic might be affected. by the withdrawal.expected at present. The only authorised The amended resolution was eventually comment on the situation is a statement of

the State Department that Mr. Hughes ally turning down everything, rofusing adopted.

suggestion was intended to leave several to accept the proposal for foreign judges AMERICAN WITHDRAWAL FROM

doors open" to the Premiers in the event of as an infringement of Turkish sover- RHINE DENIED.

emergeney, Mr. Hughes has already indicated that American financiers would eignty. serve on an international financial board to study the German situation if France and other interested. Powers invite the United States. It is believed that there is still time to examine the American suggestion before France can carry out her programme.

WASHINGTON, January 8th: It is authoritatively stated that the reports published abroad to the effect that the United States has decided to withdraw the American troops from the Rhine is without foundation.

ISMET'S REPLY TO ALLIED PROTEST.

of ammunition, stored in an ironworka Many buildings were completely wrecked. COMPANY PROMOTION IN CZECHO-SLOVAKIA. SOME STARTLING FIGURES.

LONDON, January 6th. Last year 113 now limited companies Ismet Pasha this evening replied to were fosted in Crecho-Slovakin, with a say one hundred large firms totalled nearly the employment of force against Germany, incident. The Turks prefer to against which Mr. Hughes inveighed on the nothing oncerning the nature of the the same amount, and 1,438 firms sought ground that it might tend to destroy the reply, desiring to regard the incident as a judicial settlement of their liabilities. OF basis of reparation payments. There is

little doubt that Mr. Hughes thereby closed. Nevertheless, there is reason to expressed the American Government's view. believe that the reply follows the lines

The Senate adopted Senator Reed's re solution by 87 votes to 8, after rejecting

LAUSANNE, January 6th.

IN THE STATES. ....

New Yoax, January 5th. The town of Bosewood, Florida, has been destroyed as the result of a clash between negroes and whites. Following an alleged attack on a white woman, many whites poured in from neighbouring cities and attacked the negroes, who barricaded their killed; and many were injured... huts. Two whites and two negroes were EX-SULTAN GOES TO MECCA.

Mara, January 5th. " The ex-Sultan of Turkey has left for Mecca aboard the British warhip Ajoz.

STRAITS CHINESE. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

|FAR EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

CHINA'S REVISED TARIFY.

LONDON, January 6th. Sir Edwin F. Stockton, writing to the "Manchester Guardian, expressca pleasure that Italy has now given way

He says that, provided the policy of force is abandoned, there will be a new” era of negotiation in China, which will be entirely to international advantge.

[St Edwin F. Stockton, in a letter to the Times, severely criticised the action of Italy alone among the Powars with- holding hor consent to an effective fire per cont. Customs duty in "China.)

CHINESE EDUCATION. PROFESSOR H. A. GILES' VIEWS,

LONDON, January 5th.

fa a letter to the Times, Professor EL. A. Giles says the general principle of alloca- tion of the Boxer indemnity to the education. of Chinese students is unlikely to meet with serious opposition, but two points should be borne in mind, firstly we are primarily if not wholly out to secure important commercial advantages for our salves, and we are not out to safeguard or improve the moral, spiritual or commercial advantages of China, therefore it would be.. most inadvisable to utilise any. British institutions conducted by missionaries, for the cry would immediately be raised that our secret intention was to Christianise China, a cry which would immediately be taken up by the Anti-Christian Society and might possibly jeopardise the whole scheme, which should be entirely secular; and secondly no financial assist ance should be given to any Chinese student who cannot show satisfactory knowledge of his own language.

Mr. W. Nelson Bitton of the London Missionary Society, writing to the Times, a joint suggests the establishment of Anglo-Chinese commission, consisting of representatives of the British Government aud of commerce in China, British mission- ary and educational interests, and acknow- ledged Cuiz se educational authorities, to recommend plans for the application of the indemnity to educational purposes.

by 38 votes to 99 1 motion in favour of It is noted that M. Poincare's plan avoids the Allied protest regarding the Rizanur | capital of £8,000,000, while the failures of Straits Chinese British Association at CHINA'S DELEGATE TO THE OPIUM

referring the resolution to the Foreign

Relations Committee. ACTION BY U.S. CHAMBER

COMMERCE.

WASHINGTON, January 6th. The American Chamber of Commerce is recotsidering the German business men's request for a business commission to in- vestigate Germany's ability to pay. is anderstood that the officials of the

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RUBBER NEWSPAPERS. FIRST ISSUE PRINTED ON RUBBER

LATEX PAPER.

At the annual general meeting of the Singapore, the Vice-President, Mr. S. Q Wong, who took the chair in the absence. of the President, Mr. Bong Ong Siang, said-The merübership has been in- creased by 32 members over the number of last year. Attention is drawn to the fact that all Chinese members of the Singapore Volunteer Corps are ipso facto members of the 8.0.B.A. Our associa tion, which is confined to Chinese British subjects, has been recognised by the Government and has been given

the

Chamber propose to sound Allied bust of the Conference, which they are unHARWICK-ZEEBRUGGE TRAIN" the Investors. Chronicle is the first news privilege of nominating a candidate for

nesa men regarding the matter, possibly with a view to action prior to the meet. ing of the International Chamber of Commerce at Home on March 18th, at which reparations will be discussed. FRANCO-BELGIAN DISCUSSIONS ON RUHR OCCUPATION.

PARIS, January 8th.

relations.

FERRY.

FRENCH PRESS COMMENTS. and views expressed by Rizanar in, the PARIS, January 5th. course of a conversation today, in which Neither surprise nor emotion is expressed the French newspapers as the failure endeavoured to justify his attitude. animously of opinion will in no way affect Anglo-French friendly Indeed most of them refer to the event as quite friendly rapture." The Gaulois ANTICIPATED START IN AUGUST. Bays: Our position towards England has

LONDON, January 6th. the advantage of being clearer than ever. The Homme Libre does not despair of ret It is expected that export trade will winning England to the French viewpoint be stimulated by the establishment of the of refusing to allow Germany to remain in It is understood that conversations be position to mock the people she has Harwich-Zeebrugge train ferry, for which tween M. Poincare and M. Theunis re-ruined. The Echo de Paris says Britain, the agreement is being signed to-day lated to the steps to be taken in the not France, is isolated. Le Journal says the between a Belgian and an English Com- event of a decision to occupy the Rubr. hour of France's freedom of action has.

pany. No decision was reached, but the acgoti-struck. She will no longer continue to

It is hoped that the ferry will start in ations are being continued after M. accept the naval obligations of the Wash- Theunis returns to Brussels.

ington agreements of follow in England's August, enabling goods to be carried to wake at Lapsaune. Le Malin says: Our any part of the Continent, except FRENCH PRESS HOPES FOR

Belgian and Italian Allies will help us to Russia, Spain and Portugal, without BRITISH SUPPORT.

ropel the claims of the British financiers breaking bulk. to direct European polioy, and hints at more friendly pro-Turkish action by France at Lausanne, which will prove to Mr. Bonar Law the existence of a French policy in the Near East,

LONDON, January 6th. The Parisian Prees continues to court the hope that Great Britain will range herself alongside France in the contem plated measures against Germany. The newspapers emphasise that room will ba provided for English participation in the administrative work.

1. Mati conjures up picture of international finance attempting to thwart France's action, and says in regard to this matter that the secret association which carries out operations throughout the world and in the six capitals on be half of Berlin, will strain every effort to depreciate the franc..

REPORTED ACTIVITIES OF FRENCH FORCES.

BRBLIN, January 5th.

LONDON, January 6th- It is claimed that the current issue of paper printed on rubber latex paper, The journal thinks that rubber in this form is likely to prove a valuable ally to the paper manufacturer.

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BARLIER CABLES.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

OF TURKEY."

will be

COMMISSION.

LONDON: January 5th. The Chinese Legation states that Chao Hein-chu will attend the Opium, Commis- ion at Geneva on January 6tb..

(ST-COURIENT OF "DAILY BULLETIN."] "CABINET'S FIRST DUTY.

PIXING January 6th Chaag Shou-taong, Li Ting-bain, Li appointment of the enlarged Municipal Kun-yuan and Pen Yuan-li and also the Council. Information is to hand that Foreign Vice-Minister attended the meet. It was resolved as a first principle" to our Penang Chinese member on the en- ing of the Cabinet held at noon to-day. larged Legislative Council has been se cepted by the Government. good signs and are stepping stones to make every effort to encourage Parlia popular Government in Malaya, I wishment to complete the Constitution as the to take this opportunity of appealing to best manns for effecting reunification. all Chinese British subjects to join the REINSTATEMENT OF STUDENTS, association so as to consolidate our post- tion as a community.

These are

The year 1999 has been mada, memor. able by the visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to Singapore.

PIXING, January 6th Vice-Minister Lao Chin-chang recon-

SIBERIA.

Loxoox, January 5th.

Our Association mended to President Li Yuan-hung, who A corporation for the economic develop. ment of Turkey has beca registered with was assigned one of the most prominent approved, the reinstatement of the stu- welcome to H.R.E. With the co-opera- after the strike by the students in ques nominal capital of a quarter of a million to portions of the route to decorate to give dents whom Kan Eng-hung dismissed be increased to a million or more as necessary. Shares will not be offered to tion, support and services of all Straits tion, and they have already resumed the public. The principal subscriber is Chinese Clubs, the whole thing was a work Mr. Leslie Urquhart. It is understood, Ereat success, for which the Governor ex-1

pressed his gratitude and appreciation. ANOTHER MEXICAN ESTATE the Russo-Asiatic Consolidateds, Limited, During the year a serious shortage of

SITUATION AT. VLADIVOSTOCK. the chief shareholders, with school accommodation in the elementary DISPUTE.

Mr. Urquhart chairman, and the majority classes arose and under the auspices of

The other on the board British.

our association a public meeting was

PERING, January 6th. British directors are well-known in convened at the Victoria Theatre last A foreign official despatch from Vla banking and City cirales. The objects February to discuss the question of this divostock says that the Reds hava assur- include mining, production of metals and shortage. As a result of this meeting aed traders and merchants that they cant oil, chemicals, building, and the operation petition, signed by the representatives o carry on sa prior to the Red occupatient. of railways, canals and docks, besides the various communities, was sent to the The Reds promise not to requisition goods generally acting as Government contractors Government and large school in Gey or alter the tariff or loading charges

should be the nim of the association to see usual for the same charge. and financial agents for Turkey in Asin lang is now Bearing completion. I and to allow the icebreakers to workd

PROTEST BY BRITISH AND AMERICAN DIPLOMATS.

The German prese is not surprised at the breakdown of the Fans Conference, and

Washinaton, January 6ih. declares that the imposition of sanctions without the consent of the Reparations The British and American diplomatic Commission or by a single Power is con representatives have simultaneously ledg trary to the spirit of the Peace Treaty, and ed a complaint against the action of the from the viewpoint of international law will be a hostile action. The newspapers allege Authorities of the State of Durango, in that France's annexationist policy has expropriating two hundred thousand caused the failure of the Conference. The ores of land, comprising the Tlahualilo Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung declares that. Germany possesses the last trump card plantations, the stock of which is hold Her offer is final, and if it fails the reins of by British and American investors. Government will pass into the hands of

In connection with the French threats, Berlin's coal production in the Ruhr-dis trict, for twenty-three working days in December, is estimated at 8,000,000 tona. The attention of Germany is concentrated furer Testonicus belongs entirely to the DASTARDLY ACTION OF

those whose sims nobody will be able to IRISH TRAIN WRECKERS. control. Paris must not think that the

on the occupied zones. News of move past or needs guns or bayonets to reappear. ments of French troops and great Any great nation driven to despair has al- activity on the part of French airmen has been received from Mannheim, and it ways found means for its revenge.

ΜΕΝ.

LONDON, January 6th....

A train aah, attended by serious loss of life and damage to property bas been caused by a body of armed men who held up & goods train at Bay

five miles from "Dublin."

Minor.

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RUSSIA RECOVERING. WHITE STAR ENTERPRISE.

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LONDON, January 5th. The Russian trade delegation in London announces that the British White Star Line have proposed to the Soviet Government the establishment of services between Britain and Russia

MOSCOW ETOOK EXCHANGE TO RE-OPEN.

that the policy of Free elementary edu Since the despatch was written, how cation, laid down in 1811 by Sir Arthur.

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DIED LOVING ENGLAND. LAST LETTERS OF ERSKINE CHILDERS.

Young, he carried out. Although the ever, the Reds have taken over the withdrawal of income-tax by the Govers Egerscheld in the harbour, and this may ment does not fall within the year under alter the conditions of export review, a word thereanent would not be out of place. Our association strongly associated itself with the movement for the removal of this tax and at the second income-tax public meeting, I had the pleasure of seconding the resolutions! which ultimately led to the withdrawal of the tax. It only shows what unani- mous public opinion can do and I should like to emphasise the need for unity amongst the members of our association,

SEASONABLE HUMQUE.

Lot's start a New Year diary. Ym Lette

Moscow, January 5th. The Stock Exchange will open on January 10th. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE,

Lokpor, January 5th. The Stock Exchange opened dull on the breakdown of the Pans Conference. Quotations, as precautionary measure, that there is no time like the "present" selling pressure in any direction, and now

All the shop keepers we have met agres

WASHINGTON, January 8th, is asserted that airmen were even cross- The State Department officials deny the jar over the neutral zone and over Mannheim for a considerable time last report that the United States, atthe request of Britain, is going to call an international night.

WABXINGTON, January 5th COMMISSION WILL HEAR GERMAN congress reparations.

REPRESENTATIVES..

The Senate Foreign Relation Committee

They uncoupled the engine and des has decided to ascertain the view of the PARIS, Jadunry oth The Reparations Commission has an. Administration before considering Mr. patched it at full speed towards the animously decided to hear the Gorman Robinson's resolution, cabled earlier. Mr. capital. The locomotiva, on ita way, representatives on January 8th, before Lodge has been commissioned to call on crashed into a passenger train from deciding in regard to the failure of the Mr. Hughes to obtain" all the available Howth, and both were derailed, eight were marked down, but there was no time.

information on the State Department with passengers being seriously injured. Three regard to the reparations negotiations.

coaches on the train were almost com- Mr. Bonar Law, tired-looking, refused pletely destroyed and the engine was to speak on his arrival at Victoria, where wrecked. he was greeted by a huge crowd, necessitat ing efforts by the police to clear a path to his car.

PARIS, January 5th.. M. Theunis had a lengthy interview with

coal deliveries. The significance of this decision lies in the proposed seizure of the Buhr coal mines as a sanction in the event of a declaration of default." THE BRITISH ATTITUDE ON THE COMMISSION.

PARIS, January 6th.

The British delegation will continue to it on the Reparations Commission, but

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LONDON, January 5th.

will not participate in any steps taken M. Poincare, and leaves for homo to-

Sm consequence of any votes with which

it has not associated itself, or accept

responsibility for such votes, according

morrow. M. Poincare previously conversod

with Marquis Della Torretta, who, inter

TILDEN DEPEATS FRANCI SHUNTER,

OHICAGO, January 8th. Tilden, in his first match anos his ope- ration, defeated Franci Shunter 3-0, 7-5,

there is tendency for quotations to Despite Angora's truculent attitude harden. The exchange market is most mary families.made the Turkey trot this

German marks sro Belgian at 72/10. unsettled French francs are at 07/10 and Christmas.

The peculiar rusting noise associated 41,000 to the Sterling in New York is with the Now Year is only the turning 4.04.

over of new leaves

AUSTRALIAN PARTIES AFTER

THE ELECTION.

MELBOURNE, January 5th. The final state of the parties in the House Bepresentatives is: Labour 29,

The Daily Mail's Dublin correspondent says remarkable human documenta are fore he expected to be executed. He wrote Childers' last letters to his wife the night be

"Will the nation soon understand and reverence what actuates our comrades in the cause; I feel it will. If only I could die knowing that my donth may somehow save the

of others and arrest the policy of serenity execution I. shail, die with

never be Serenity, yes, we feel that now if fore. I hope one day my good name wil

what Chur be cleared in England. I felt w chill said about my hatred and malice How well we know that. against England. to be untrue.... What line have I ever wrote or spoke that justifies the charge

and I die loving England monately praying that she may change completely towards

later he wrote 2. The execution is postponed. What, in all I know. It then I'd far rather it

The only a postponent ment for a day

A few boland n-

came at once if it were to come." The final letter was written early on.

of the execution.

the

The old English Christmas greeting, a kiss, has been superseded by the more day beloved country, Clod sand you sober handshake. Still, even this is bet tor than the Mexican babit of exchanging. revolver shota

to ng announcement Sir John Bradbury viewed, declared: "Italy will certainly 64 Experts are of the opinion that Rationalists 2 Country and Liberal 19. A Scot tells us that if his hopes aro sitting of the Commission. Be intimated A Lausanne message says that General without a doubt, by the summer, Tilden is understood to have made at yeaterady a stand by France." Ba that he had, for personal. reasons, Weygand has been summoned to Paris.

will reg

usual form

of

Mr. Hughee will, consult the Nationalist party regarding the course to be followed.

realised he will see two Now Youes in: What does he mean

courage, victory, our people

rest, to í

harmony and love. It is six oclock You'll be pleased to see how impertur bably normal and tranquil I've been this night and I am. It all seems perfectly simple and inevitable like lying down after a long day's work."