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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (WEROUGH ANSTRE'S AGENCY.] BRITAIN AND FRANCB. FRENCH MINERS DEMAND INCREASE IN. WAGES.

PARIS, February 14th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

FRENCH PATIENCE BECOMING

EXHAUSTED. 1..

Essex. - February 14th. Everywhere there are signs of the ex- haustion of French patience. When the last employés of the Kaiserhof Hotel evacuated the place yesterday, the elec trie light was cut off at the central power station. Attempts at persuasion failing French "troops occupied the station in the evening and arrested the management General Fournier has written to the

Following the strikes at the Moselle and Sarre mines and the general unrest of the French miners, who are demanding an increase of wages on account of the Burgomaster of Essen announcing the cost of living. the extremist Miners' intention of applying sanctions in conne- Federation has decided on a xeneral quence of the shopkeeping boycott., atriko, beginning on Friday. The resolu tion passed by the principal Miners' Federation, however, makes no mention of

strike.

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LATEST CABLES. FAR EASTERN CABLE INDIAN, RETRENCHMENT. OUTS AMOUNTING TO THIRTEEN OBORES.

Deste, February 14th. It is understood that the first portion of Lord Inchcape's retrenchment report pro poses amy cule amounting to ten crores, and civil cuts amounting to about three, including a cut of one and a half crore in the postal and telegraph department. HOME FOOTBALL. WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS.

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LONDON, February 14th. News from the Buhr indicates increas Chelsea.... Newcastle strictness of the French. A strong Lottenha

French force entered Gelsenkirchen and demanded the surrender of six policemen Hamilton ECONOMIC SITUATION BECOMING involved in an affray. Several others Motherwell

MORE CRITICAL.

were arrested owing to their attitude Advices from Duesseldorf state that the while the detachment was passing with Celtic...... ita prisoners. The French are severely Mortos.... ecgnoric situation in some places is be-penalising Gelsenkirchen owing to sabot-Ayr....

age and interfering with telegraph and

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PROSPERITY.

DEPENDENT ON WESTERN FINNCES.

LONDON, February 14th.

Commenting on the closing by the Soviet Authorities, of the Vladivostock branch of the Russo-Asiatic Bank, the Manchester Guardian says that it is discouraging to note that whatever change may be occurring in cpinion in Russia, in regard to the Capitalists' LONDON, February 14th.polioy, the more extreme sectior still

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coming more critical. A Dusseldorf telephone communication with Paris, and to be played February 21th is as follows: Brms has closed down throwing idle some 2,500 men. A number of Germans. em- ployed in the export licenses office at Badems, who agreed to work with the French officials, have received anonymous communications threatening them with

death.

ANOTHER FRENCH OFFICER MALTREATED.

BERLIN. February 14th. Advices from Gelsenkirchen state that

■ French officer has been maltreated by He a crowd and wounded in the head. was taken to the police prefecture.

GERMANY'S MYSTERIOUS FINAN 'CIAL POLICY:

BERLIN, February 14th. Considerable mystery surrounds the policy of the Government who are con tinuing, through the Reichsbark, ton load big amounts of foreign currencies, resulting in a remarkable recovery of the märk. The Press terms it a war men auro. Ono effect of the recovery was something like a panic on the Stock Exchange yesterday, when stocks often foll between thirty and forty thousand points. One textile company's shares dropped one hundred and ten thousand

"points.

EARLIER CARLES.

FRENCH COMMENT ON BRITISH PREMIER'S SPEECH.

are also punishing Bochum for the refusal by the authorities to allow the requisition of motor-cars and a threat to murder the chauffeurs if the cars be requisitioned. The Burgomaster and Chief of Police Von The court Winkel have been expelled. at Bredenay has sentenced the police secretary to two months' imprisonment and a fine of a hundred thousand marks for refusing to carry out his duties.

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PARIS, February 11th.

M. Le Trocquer, the Minister for Public Works, and General Payot, are going to London this afternoon to confer with the British Government with regard to utilisa- tion of the railways in the British zone of occupied Germany.

PARIS, February 14th. Thirty-two residents of Gelsenkirchen have been arrested.

INCREDIBLE AND SCANDALOUS

PARADOX."

LONDON, February 14th.

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The French Ambassador, addressing the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, asked what would be the effect it France, who was Britain's most important cus tomer, were crushed by the burden of debt incurred firstly to repel German aggression and secondly to restore the devastated territory. France had received practically nothing from Germany and on the contrary had advanced Germany over a hundred thousand million francs. It was an incredible and scandalous paradox that France should be obliged to become banker for her aggressor, whose produc tive power was retained intact, Britain would have noted more firmly sad quickly.

JOINT MOTION. IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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LONDON, February 14th.

FARLIER CABLES,

EGYPTIAN TREASURES. TOURISTS THRONG. THE VALLEY

OF THE KINGS.

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Bankers, who previously transacted business with Russia, are unable to su port the contention that resistance to Capitalism is substantially weaker, but are emphatically of the opinion that until the Soviets come to see eye to eye with us there is no hope for the economic regeneration of Russia, or of à return to, normal prosperity in Asia until the pre- sent tangle in Europe is straightened

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The Manchester Guardon agrees entirely with this view, and says that isolation is no longer possible for any country, and prosperity must be general to be lasting It is very doubtful whether China, or Luzon, February 14th.

already througing the even Chile, can return to or show an Valley of the Kings, and their numbers increase of prosperity above pre-war are increasing daily following announce levels while West Europe is short of funds ment of the decision to open the sealed to supply the necessary capital. chamber of Tutankh-Amen's tumb February 18th. The occasion will be one of great ceremony, attended by. Lord and Lady Allenby and the Queen of the Bel- gians, who arrives at Alexandria on February leth. It is hoped that King Fund will send a detachment of his body. guard of picked Egyptian troops as a guard-of-honour.". The work of clearing the outer chamber has been speeded up and treasures have been brought out, in cluding slaborately decorated chariots, a lion headed couch, stata robes, horus birds, strange heraldic animals, and bizarra artistic designs

TREASURE IN GRAVE. RUMOUR THAT PROVED BASELESS.

LEGACY FOR THE KING. "LORD MARCUS BERESFORD'S BEQUEST.

New YoRx, February 14th. Large crowds gathered at the military cemetery at Brooklyn to witness the of cial reopening of the grave of an obscure seaman, which it is alleged contained the Russian crown jewels. Several attempts have recently been made to rob the grave necessitating a military guard at the grave day and night for many weeks. In the House of Commous a joint The company of soldiers who opened the Asquithinn and National Liberal amend-grave' to-day ascertained that the rumour ment to the Address will be moved by was baseless, as nothing of value was Mr. Fisher and is expeced to be sup-found ported by Sir John Simon and Mr. Lloyd George. It declares that inasmuch as. the future peace of Europe, cannot be safeguarded nor the recovery of repara- tions promoted by the Franco-Belgian operations in the Buhr, it is urgently ne

LONDON, February 14th. cessary to seek effective securities against

The late Lord Marcus Beresford left aggression by international guarantees

He bequeathed all his race- under the League of Nations, and invite £38,641. the Council of the League of Nations horses and brood mares to B.M. the King without delay to appoint a commission of experts to report on the capacity of Germany, to pay reparations, and the best view of the recent indications of willing method of effecting such payment, and in accurately to appreciato France's situa-ness by the Government of the United Statee to participate in a conference on tion. It is asserted that German re-this subject, the British representatives calcitrancy has been encouraged by on the Council of the League be instruct- ed to urge that the American Government British neutrality, and it is urged that be invited to appoint an expert to sit on "British co-operation with the French, and the commission.

PARIS, February 14th..

Mr. Benar Law's Commenting on .speech, the newspapers declare that the statement that France did not wish to s66 Germany strong enough to pay re parations is the reverse of the truth. On the contrary France does not wish to see Germany become strong enough to refuse to pay. While the cordiality of Mr. Bonar Law's tone towards France in appreciated, it is regretted that he failed

Belgians would end German resistance." GROWING EFFERVESCENCE" OF

RUER POPULATION, It is alternatively suggested that Britain

COLOGNE, February 14th--- might persuade Germany to accept a

An agreement has practically been con- fait accompli so as to enable a discus-cluded by the Inter-Allied railway sub- sion to be beld towards a final settlement. commission regaiding the readjustment of the railway difficulty. Tor details ON PASSIVE LABOUR CARRIES

are not divulged, but it is announced significantly that if the important key Bection of the railway be handed over to the French no precedent would be estab lished thereby, since the boundaries. of the occupied areas have frequently been readjusted.

PARIS, February 14th

RESISTANCE.

LONDON, February 14th.. The Manchester Guardian correspon. ent at Essen states that the wholesale deportations following conferences be

IRELAND

MARY MACSWINEY AGAIN RELEASED.

LONDON, February 14th. Mary MacSwiney has been released,

been reopened. and the Irish republican others have

HOME UNEMPLOYED. FIGURES LOWER THAN LAST WEEK

LONDON, February 14th. Unemployment last week improved by

24,000.

SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONS.

THE DELETED PORTION OF A

SPEECH.

New Yozz, February 14th. Owing to a desire not to offend the guests at the Banquet of the China Society, only a portion of the message from Mr. Hughes (U.S. Secretary of State) extending cordial greetings and hoping for the maintenance of the tradi tional Bino-American friendship, was read.

MARINE COURT CASES. TOWING LAUNCH AND POLICE

'SUN YAT-SEN AND HIS IMMEDIATE PROSPECTS-

* LAUNCH COLLINE

(SÝ A CORRESPONDENT IN THE INTERIOR.] Two osses of failing to observe the rule, Since the departure of Chen Chiung of the road were dealt with at the Marina Ming from Canton Folders in various Magistracy, by Commander Q. W. Beck districts are getting out of hand, and with, B.N., yesterday morning. One of matters appear to be going from bad to the cases was brought as the result of a worse every day. The soldiers are prob- nallision between police launch No 6ably not altogether to blame, wages are and the steam launch Kong Fing not being paid and a hungry man is an Sergt. Mason, who was in charge of the police launch," stated that his angry man." But not only is the soldier? launchd left the starboard angry, he is losing control of himself and gangway of the as Nellore and proceed becoming a robber and a murderer. Two ed forward. At the bow of the vessel the

three instances of looting and steam launch, which was towing lighter,

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out across from the port side without shooting of innocent civilians are giving warning. The steam launched from cities where these soldiers are struck the police launch amidships. billeted. The officers in command are Fortunately little or no damage WAS dons to either vessel. As it was the coxawain's first offence bis Worship im- posed the light Ane of $5.

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In the other case the master of the steam Jaunch Chi Fik, against whom four previous convictions were recorded, was ined $25 with the alternative of ons month's împrisonment,

trying to keep order. They have shot. at sight soldiers in the act of looting or having loot in their possession and hava decapitated soms as wathing. But they run the risk rather than die of starvation. The sooner Sun Yat Sen re-.. turns to Canton the better for this Pro- vince. To all onlookers Chen Chiung Ming seemed to be the right man in the

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM right place. But the Provincials do not

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INDIAN SERGEANT'S EXPERIENCE.

It is neces-

seem to think so. They want Sun back again. But how is this to be accomplish- ed? The Kwangsi-ites are now in power That is the and who is to oust them? problem. I think it is quietly being. An Indian police sergeant had a resolved. Sun cannot succeed with his pre- markable caceps from death at To Kwa

sent show of strength. There is no lack Wan in the early hours of Tuesday morn- ing. He saw thres men in the roadway of sympathy for him. But his well- acting in a manner which aroused his wishers are not organised.

They sary to, keep in view the history of the suspicions, to be followed them. noticed him, and immediately, took to past few months to understand the pre- their heels. The sergeant gave chase, sent. Three men figure in the drama. and one man, seeing that he was bound Sun, Chen, and Hi (to mention their sur to be overtaken, turned round and drew names only. Sun is the recognised head. a revolver from his pocket. The Indian Chen the administrator. Hi is the soldier. closed with him and he pulled the trigger These three united form a strong com- twice with the weapon only an inch from bination and command the respect of the They are all of the police sergeant breast. There were great mass of the people of Canton and only two cartridges in the revolver, and, the Province as well by a chance that might happen once in them natives and known throughout the Tha sor Province of Kwangtung. For many years The rift twelve months, both misfired. geant wrested the weapon from him and they have been good friends. arrested the man, Bo will be charged was caused by Sun's determination to send an army to weaken Wa Pei Fu. Chen opposed this strongly, for he was next week.

convinced that it was bad policy-doomed to failure, and at the same time weaken ing the defences of Canton. He could" do nothing else than withdraw and hand over his seals of office. But his soldiers followed him to his Waichow retreat, and at a given signal he returned to Cantor The Governor, Dr. Ridrigo Rodrigues, As the enemy of Son which led to the The deleted portion regretted that the relations were

at present disturbed continues to give his attention to matters discomfiture of the latter and his enforced through the killing of an American in Macao requiring reform By pro departure from Canton. In the mean citizen, the firing on of the American clamation he has appointed Judge Dr. time Chea, we think, committed the Consul, and the failure of the Chinese Alvaro dos Santos Pato to carefully great mistake of his life. He sent troops Government to adequately respond to the examine and report on Macso's interin parsait of the army sent by, Sun to American Government's representations national position with regard to its attack Wa Pei Fu under the capable Mr. Hughes added of the Hague Convention of 1912 and the from his base Hi turned upon his par suers and defeated them, and then decid- with a view to & mttiment of this very opium revenue in relation to the torzus generalship of Hi Although out away grave incident"

Dr. Pato is also instructed to invested to follow, up his success by attacking Ha that he hoped China would soon make Treaty of Versailles of 1920. such a response

partment heretofore administering the succeeded too well and in an incredibly shadow from mutually friendly foolings gate the recent management of the de Fukien, the preserves of Chen.

opium revenuca If the conduct of any short time was practically master of the U:8. IMMIGRATION HILL.

of the others has been deserving of Province and installed in the seat of to such power at Foochow. His success weaken- punishment recommendations

Aled Chen's position at Canton. The star JAPANESE SHOULD NOT BE

effect must be made by Dr. Pato. DISTURBED.

delinquencies must be indicated, if pos of his ascendency began to wane and his sible. Suggestions for the better adminis western enemy, realising this, attacked No tration of matters connected, with opium him and drove him from Oanton.

one seems to know where he is now. Chen Bub we think he is not far away. are also invited from Dr. Pato.

has all along maintained that he is not averse to Bua. His opposition was solely on account of his policy of attacking Wu Pat Fu..

as would remove the

MACAO NOTES. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]

THE OPIUM REVENUK

WATER POLICE

NEW YORK, February 14th Some anxiety is felt by Government officials in Washington over the reports that keen resentment has been, aroused

Now that the Harbour Offics in Macao in Japan by the clause in the new Lammigration Bill, excluding anyone inelig. no longer controls the opium revenues, ible for citizenship. It is urged here residents of Macao look forward to the

There are now indications that this."" that the Japanese should not be disturb transfer of the superintendence of the ed, because the chances of the Bill ever water police from the Harbour Master triumvirate are, in communication with are exceedingly small, to the Captain Superintendent of Police each other with a view to retrieve their becoming law although it is feared that it will pass the The duties of the water police have been fallen fortunes. There is not only the poss House of Representatives. The "New principally connected with the epium ibility but there is a probability that we Tork Herald terms the Bill unwise, administration and a saving is anticipated may soon learn that their forces really utterly unnecessary and clownishly insult-by the transfer. It is considered that form one unit. Chen has still got many in the past by confining their attention soldier followers. They show no spirit ing.

to matters connected with opinm the of enemity now-a-days with Hi's men. water police have neglected other duties. Ladeed they are said to be fraternising along the frontier of Kwangtung and SPORT.

Fukien. The plan of campaign is prob A party of young Portuguese is expectably now fixed and what we may likely ed to come over from Hongkong to meet hear of, when New Year festivities are Macao's athletes in competition during over, in the formation of three armies, WASHINGTON, February 14th. the Chinese New Year Holidays. Fix under perhaps the command of Hi, with Mr. Lasker, Chairman of the Shipping tures have been made for football And Cher as the titular chief and Sun await The three Board, has decided to recommend to tennis matches. Billiards and other ing the course of events. President Harding the issue of a pro- competitions may be organized if time armies will probably marah down the clamation placing the Philippines under permits. the American coastvisa, law, provided the service to the Philippines. Board is able to guarantee an adequate

U.S.-PHILIPPINE SHIPPIJU.

PROPOSED APPLICATION OF US. COASTWISE SHIPPING LAW.

This means the exclusion of foreign INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES.shipping between the United States and

Philippine porta" d ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL COURT PROPOSAL.

TAR EASTERN MAILS STOL1⁄2-2. FROM PARIS-MARSEILLES EXPRESS. WASHINGTON, February 15th: Senator Borah has introduced re

PARIS, February 14th. solution in the Senate, proposing an In-

The police are investigating the theft A message from Duesseldorf states ternational Court to settle the control of a number of mail bags on the 10th inst. tween M. Le Trooquer and General Wes- that in consequence of the growing sies of all members thereof pledged to from the Marseilles Paris express con- gand are part of a deliberate policy of effervescence of the population, espe puish their own war breeders and war veying mails from the Far East and cially at Bochum, Castrop, Herne and profiteera. Sonator Borah explained America. The extent of the robbery has removing the German civil authorities Recklinghausen, the French have decided that the proposal was founded on an op- and replacing them by French and Belgian to disarm the security police, who have posite principle to the League of Nanot yet been determined. oficials, nevertheless the passive resist become more hostile and transform them ticos, since the decrees would be enformed

into municipal police.

by public opinions, and not by arms ance of the population is hardening. A Cologne, message says that in the With few exceptions, there has been past month in the occupied territory hardly any violence, even of speech, and eighty-six newpsapers have been suspend- the false heroics filling the Berlin news-ed for varying periods, and twenty-eight papers find no echo here. One constantly have been prohibited entering the oc

Seven more papers were hears the phrase "if we win, then all cupied zone. wars henceforth will be meaningless." suspended to-day.

There is, however, a dangerous growing OBJECTS OF THE FRENCE. tendency to deal with waverers by mob law. Thus the personnel of the Kaiserhof

Hotel were compelled to join the boycott

LOAN. PARIS, Februar, 14th.

SUGAR PRICES RISE.

LONDON, February 14th

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THE MAGIO UITY.

'KISMET” AT THE CORONET.

Kwangtung Province and converge on Waschow where they will probably unite and make their final attack on Canton. Where they get their supplies from I have no means of knowing and how they are going to raise money to achieve their arms I cannot ascertain. Golden domes, mosques and minarets At present the gambling tables which gleaming in the sunlight, bazaars swarm-Chen prohibited and the culture of the ing with life and colour the magic city poppy which he strictly forbade are now of the faithful. A film "Kismet was suffered. It is said, indeed, that it is bound to come, and it arrives at the owing to his strictures on these two Coronet to-day as the special China New sources of income that caused the failure Year attraction. Of course, at Los of his finances. No other means of filling Angelos those who are ever faithful to his coffers replaced them. As far as we the film omvention of portraying the can see, there is nothing to hinder Hi gigantic went all out for the creation marching with a large army from the magic city One is not surprised Fakien: We do not hear of Kwangui to hear that 200 craftsmen Jaboured day troops taking possession of the Province, bu aside from Nor do we give much credence to and night on the settings this the sterling beauty of the story the report that they are tamely to remains, and it is very elicieurbly acted submit to Sun Yat Sen whenever the The cost of making the production latter is prepared to come to Canton. must have been tremendous. The scence It is very unlikely that he would readily of the old Turkish city of Baghdad are accept gilt offered so graciously by

Following a rise in the price of sugar tolographically protested against General Perfectly presented and carry an atmos-his enemy. Better any Government than

in France and America, wholesale dealers on the Clyde have asked for an advance of six shillings a hundredweight. -

EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.

LONDON, February 14th. of the French because they were scared

The objects of the loan of thirteen In London exchanges have been quiet by threats. The leadership in the passive resistance campaign has passed into the milliard fraues is to pay off the five during the past few days The closing hands of Labour, whose organisations are milliard francs of the Treasury Bonds price to-day are: French franca 78.06, responsible for plastering the walls at maturing in June, and meet estimated Belgian 88.55, Italian lires 98, German Pasen with labels calling upon the people expenses for the reconstruction of the marks improved 103,000 to 107,000, il

liberated regions.

sterling in New York 4.871.

to resist

PROTEST FROM TUKIES. NEW TROOPS NOT WELCOME.

PING, February 14th The Provincial Assembly of Fukien has Shu Chuang Fang bringing a large army into the province, which is unnecesary in flow of the ocasation of trouble."

SALT SURPLUS.

PROVIDES FUNDS FOR PEKING:

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phere that transports the audience at the present state of unrest. It looks once from the theatre to the valley of verily & reign of terror. The policemen the Tigris. The desert scenes with the go about not with canes or batons but Arabs and their fleet steeds are superb with pistols in their hands with their and the interior settings include the finger on the trigger, I suppose, in order magnificent tapestries and hangings to shoot anyone who dares to loot. II, which go with oriental splendour. For as I am inclined to believe, the above, very long time Otis Skinner who plays combination matures Swatow, with all the chief role that of Hajj the beggar the districts in a very largo area, will PRING, February 14th. could not be persuaded to leave the stage be saved much trouble and sorrow or The Banking Group this morning re-for the screen, but he agrees now that Sun not long hence will be seen riding leased the January salt sarpins tafalling his interpretation of the part in the pie in the saddle once more in Canton with,

he has enjoyed hitherto five millions and made a February sur-ture is one of the finest things he has let us hope, a more secure tenancy than plus advance of a million and a hall

ever done: