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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

(TUROYCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AMERICAN POLITICS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 3RD, 1928.

"THE MODERNISATION OF

BATTLESHIPS.

WASHINGTON, Marah 1st:

The Senate was ratified the Representa

THE "WHITE PRINCE" US. AMBASSADOR DESIGNATES tives Bill, appropriating 821,000,000 fur

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

LosDor, March 1st,

the modernisation of battleships, and the reimbursement of contactors, in con-

BRITISH OFFICIAL FAR EASTERN CABLE

WIRELESS PRESS. ·

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[UT COUNTRY, OF THE DAILY BULLETIN."}

BRITISH INDUSTRIES

FAIR..

Trafiklo, March 2nd. The British Industries Fair in London, which closes to-morrow, is officially stated

of Anglo-American sequence of the scrapping of battleships to have been the best of the series yet

"The fcordiality relations again found expression at the annual dinner of the British Division of the American University Union, London, yesterday evening, where H. R. H., the

under the Washington Agreement.

A

HAIR-LINE "

DECISION.

NEWS.

(THROUGH MIÜTER'S AGENOT.]

| HONGKONG HOUSES OF IL-FAME,

GOVERNOR TO BE ASKED TO KEPORT.

LONDON, March 1st.

RESTORING WEIHALWEI

THE BRITISH SOLDIER.

LIFE IN THE ARMY A HUNDRED YEARS AGO,

Little is known of the daily life of the Brítish soldier during the period imme In view of the various reports in con-diately, following the Napoleonic Wars, soction with the Anglo Chinese negotia- tions on the retrocession, to China, of Weibenuse for the most part he lived in alu haiwel, the representative of the Kokusai house, there being no barracks, for his News Agency of Japan claims to have ob accommodation. tained from a reliable source the tellow

THE BRITISH REQUESTS.

DESIRE TO RETAIN NAVAL RESORT»

FOR RECREATION....

Since the first conference was opened between the British and Chinese commis

ora at Weihaiwoi on October, sittings were held several times last year and memoranda were frequently exchanged between the commissions concerning the demands of both countries. Throughout the conferences, the British commission

In the House of Commons, replying to Lord H. Cavendish-Bentinck, the Hon. beld. Probably more orders were taken w..A. Ormishy Gore, Under Secretary foring information: on the spot during the Fair bold during the boom year of 1990, but buyers were the Colonies, undertook to ask the Gover acting more rashly then, and the present nor of Hongkong tu report on the numbo state of affairs shows a more steady and healthy market. The business done has of houses of il-fame thery; how many were Probably been 100 per cent. better than

Thoro countries which bave set aside for the exclusive use of European

the United and Asiatica rospectively; and whether those last year. bought most heavily are The States and Canada' Australia, South for Europeans were only allowed to be open

good customers, whils of the European countries Holland, Scandinavia, Switzer by Asiatics. land and Denmark have placed the largest number of orders. Dutch buyers Wore particularly active.

New Yonk, March. 1st. The defeat of Villa was a decision of Prince of Wales was the guest of hour, the hair-line variety, and experts at the The American Ambassador, Mr. Harveyring-side were divided in opinion.

1.

The Hon. J. W. Fortescue, who hps made the history of the Army a particular study, says that British soldiers were first put into barracks, to live about 1800, but for many years their lives were not very

happy.

"

The recruit was attracted to the Aring by the pay that was offered, and as the recuiting officer received fifteen shillings "bringing money," all that officer,cared

in proposing the Prince'a health reformel first ten rounds were slow, but exchanges Africa and New Zealand have been voted at a specified distance from those used retrocession be made under reasonable about was the physical fitness of the

the spectators were" in a constant up roar. Genaro, in the last round, caught Villa twice on the point, causing Villa's knees to sag, but the Filipino fought furiously at close quarters right to the

to the fact that the first Prince of Wales in the last five rounds were furious, and was called the Black Prince. He said that in this instance they knew that the Prince of Wales was a "white man" Mr. Harvey added, "so let us ennlate the ancient custom and designat. His Royal Highness the White Prince,"

Have

end.

SHIP

GENARO OUTPOINTS VILLA.

New Yong, March 1st. In a fifteen rounds contest for the Championship, Flyweight Frankie Genaro outpointed the holder, Pancho Villa...

H... the Prince of Waler, in U.S. FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION- responding said that when the Americans, and British got together like this they CLIEN out better Agglo-Saxon than before. He pointed out that the War birth to the University Union, which was becoming a force for world Americas

trou Dis

ex- peace, and emphasised, periance oversons, the value of unions with the object of giving youths a univeralty axlucation and worsens experience. The Prince said this was the finest eskuration

possible, adding:

men of this generation had got to learn to be true!

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of the world, and to curo themïsolvey of any small feeling of remoteness from their fellowmen across the seas."

THE RUHR. FRENCH GIVING ANOTHER TURN

THE SCREW:",

TO

DUSSELDORF, March it. The French are giving andther turri to the screw in order to exact dues in dhe Babe are from the trans, by mms of a deere seizing the preceda of consumption taxus on wines and guekre. It is anticipated that the decree will be applied to the whole of the occupation area, and the penalty for non-payment will be the closing of refractory estab Jishments. Oh the contrary, those who comply with the decree will br gaaran teed Allied protection pernuniently,

FRENCH ESTABLISIL

The section which is considered to have been best is the chemical. The balk of the orders there came from over- sens,

Pottery leather goods, toys, games and brushware also did more than well.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

MARKET.

LEAFIELD, March 2nd. The following are the foreign exchange

rates:-

Paris Geneen

Amsterdam.

Milan" Berlin

77.03

20.08

11.85

97.73

107,000

The winner meets Fimms Wilde next FOREIGN HEALTH EXPERTS

IN ENGLAND. June for the world's title.

FARM CREDIT BILL PASSES"

REPRESENTATIVES,

مراه

LEAFIELD, March 2nd, Some 50 health officers from 16 coun: tries are spending six months in England. This is part of the interesting wark for the League of Nations which is financed by Mr. J. F. Rockefeller for the sending of doctors to various countries to collect ideas and study the methods used in such countries.

የኔ

WASHINGTON, March 19, The House of Representatives has passed the Farm Credits Bill, which was Previously approved" by the Senate. The Bill contemplates the creation of, twelva The visitors were received the Health Ministry, and altor seeing some governmental banks, and has authored thing of the London hospitals, housing the issue of a total of "$60,000,000 in end townplanning work, they are now

visiting the various great cities. debentures. The

The United States is officially repre- private credits to corporations, in order sented, and there are also three experts

from the Russian Ministry of Health. }}es the financial

All the Europeazi countries and Japan are represented

meet

H

agriculturists.

Bill

alm nüthe rises

EARLIER CABLES.

ARMIES OF OCCUPATION. METHODS OF RECOUPING THE AMERICAN EXPENDITURE.

of

HAWAITAN IMMIGRATION.

AMERICAN CONTROL ENDANGERED”

BY THE JAPANESE,

ference.

ers muintained their insistence that the

terms," as declared by Lon? Balfour, the British delegate at the Washington Con-youth. Consequently he got many more Drink was soldiers than were wanted, the besetting sin of all classes at that The basis proposals of the British dole time. The interval between the accept- gates were: First, the land, buildings, aacs of the King's shilling by the Army and public property along the coast of candidato and his formal entry into bar- Weihniwel and on Liu-kung-tao Island racks was spent in drinking, and wher WEXINGTON, March ist,

would be returned to China without any

he entered upon his training he was found to be in his captain's debt. Sometimes. The Senate Immigration Committee compensation; sood, all the area of the

Weihaiwei concession would be restored to owing to deductions from pay the recruit replying to a request for restricted Chinese jurisdiction; thin, the sites for did not receive a penny for months immigration in the Hawaiian Islands of buildings, recreation ground and anchor-

ONE MEAL À DAY. ing places should be available For the otherwise inadmissable aliens, in order to British nary to lease for ten years under reduce the present labour shortage, special consideration of the Chinese Gor- declares that Americas control of Hawaii eriment. and the centre of the Pacific is endangered by the Japanese.

INCIDENTS OF THE WAR. MARSHAL ROBERTSON ÀT THE AUTHORS' CLUB.

In barracks the soldier found himself infamously boused. Men were huddled together and four slept in one bol. The sanitary arrangements were appalling, and fresh air was unknown. Pulmonary disease, therefore, was very prevalent,

The counter-proposals, which were adopted at a council of the Foreign Offen in November wore submitted to the Con- ference by the Chinese delegaton » after

It was in this condition of affairs that being approved by the Cabinet. They the soldier's wife, who happened to be relate to the scope of the commercial port on the strength," lived and brought up area, the area under Chinese jurisdiction her family. Bix of every one hundred and the rights of the residents at Wei- men were married, and approximately haiwei. As to the last item, the Chinese 10,000 women followed the British Army have asked that the provisions in the dehout the British Empire." tailed aggrement on the Shantung treaty Field Marshal Robertson as guest of should be applied. The diseacions nn the the Authors' Club said that there wha Liukung-tao question we attonded by book published recently which had given Chinese naval experts on the ground that some evidence which if it had not appear it has close concern with the national de ed in that book might have appeared fence of China. now hero. The book was called Sir Douglas Haig's Command,

Chce

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DEBLOCK AT CONFERENCE,

than

and after

Οπό

The

The British and Chinese proposals were They were told that in July, 1918, four months after Foch had taken command exchanged at the conference at

and when he seemed as far away from sharp discussion the negotiations" camo victory as ever, Foch was preparing for to a standstill, the British delegatos find- an attack and asked Haig to lend him ing it necessary to nok for instructions eight divisions, which boat did from their Government on some problems. moath But the British War Cabinet thought Subsequently, mois that a very ill-advised military mea lapsed without any sittings of the con- sure and sent over one of its members to ference. The Chinise Government... also Dak SirDouglas if they had not better found that it required further considera intervene and stop. it. That was a bit tion, of simo matters and recalled the of evidence which should be brought out Chinese delegates from Weihaiwei. because it showed that at that time the Chinese delegates returned to Poking at British Government had no confidence in the beginning of January this year- Foch is a leader! There was another in On January 29th, the British Chargé cidost in that book which showed the d'Affaires proposed to the Chinese Goy opinion held by Government as to their ernment to remove the place of conference own Commander-in-Chief. At the end of to Poking to facilitate the continuation This was agreed to August when Haig was preparing to of the negotiaions. make an attack on the Hindenburg line by the Chinese Foreign Office. It is on which he broke two or three days after pected that the negotiallong will be re wards, ho received a "poramal communionsumed at Poking when all arrangementa tion. I do not know what a personal are ready on both sides. communication is supposed to be. I

BRITISH COASTGUARD

SERVICE

Laurizio, March 2nd. According to an announcement mado in Parliament, the British coastguard service, wart from a very small portion which carries out naval duties, is to be

recoustituted. „

PARIS, March lat. Mr. Wadsworth, the Assistant Secretary of the American Treasury, has arrived in Paris to discuss with Allied question of the cast of the path

army the The expenses of all of occupation. armies of occupation have been recovered by the Allies generally from Germany FIRMER

but the method of recouping the United Suntes has hitherto not been settled, The

RAILWAY CONTROL.

The Inter Allies High Commission has

According to the Naval Correspondent of the Morning Post of the existing coastguard force of about 2,500 men the Admiralty, will retain only 64, who will form a naval signalling' section.

In time of war the coastguards would he reinstituted by the amalgamation of naval and civil branches.

should define it from my experience as

DETAILS OF BRITISH REQUESTS.

one that can be used by those who send The British demands in connection with it if they want to use it and not used the return of Weihaiwei are believed to if they don't want to use it. It unid the be as follows:

The rations were just as unsatisfactory. In the year 1613 cae lb of bread and lib. of meat were the regulation allowances. There was no variety,

For forty years the soldier was 6x- pected to subeist on an unalterable diet of beef broth and beer.

In the Eighteenth Century the practice was to provide one meal a day. Later.. two meals daily were provided-breakfast and dinner that ho, was then left for nineteen hours without any food whatever, In one of the military hospitals the sani. tary conditions were so bad that surgeons dared not attempt an operation for fuar of gangrene.

GETTINO DRUNK FOR AMUSEMENT. Discipline-was maintained by tyranni- cal and bullying drill sergeants, and the general onditions under which the soldier was trained made the life a very trying one. It was no wonder that they spent great deal of time in the alchouse. Wilg the Their principal amusement delight of intoxication.

The origin of the regimental carteen was obscure, but in all probability the first was set up by the sutlers who re- turned with the forces from foreign service

When the tax was placed on bear that drink became too expensive for the soldier, and he drank spirits. In order that the Cabinet would be very anxious, if he, 1. British war vessels shall be entitled Treasury might show a profit of some Sir Douglas, suffered many casualties to navigate Chinese waters and to anchor £50,000 the men were suplied with a Practically it said that success only would! At Weibsiwoi in accordance with the fiery poison, which not only made them ernment being the supreme authority in port regulations and they shall be exempt | vicious. the country is entitled to do anything from port duties,

ismod an ordinarice declaring that, in agreement enn hardly be refused, as the THE AMERICAN CONSULATE justify making that attack. Well, Go-existing practices of the Chinose treaty drunk, but also mad, and sometimes

Pelit Parisiy suya that if the suggestion COBLENCE, March 1st.

is true that fr. Wadsworth may be orised to necept deliverica in kind, es pecially chemicals and dyes, un equitable

needs of the finited States can easily be satisfied by the Allies, who control the Gerwan factories.

Another point likely to entail thorny discussions is the suggestion now made in the French Press that the occupation of the Rule was a sanction imposed by the Allies, and therefore Germany, is under obligation to pay the additional expenses

view of the default of the German" rail way officials in the occupation area; and nets of sabotage, a regime of these rail ways will be established under a French director. The regime is subject to the authority of the High Commission Com-involved. mander-in-Chief.

ANOTHER GERMAN NOTE TO FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

BERLIN, March 1st... The German Government has sent an- other Note to France, and Belgium pro- testing that the extensions of the Franco- Belgian zones of occupation, and the measures for applying the new customs regime are contrary to the Treaty of Versailles and international law, The Noto declares that in view of the French

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ACTION FOR LIBEL BY A BIRTH CONTROL ADVOCATE "OF LONDON,

AT NEWCASTLE.

NOT TO BE REOPENED.

1

PUNISHMENT BY FLOGĢINU.

There was in these oarly days twice na much foreign service as home service.

One regiment in the Eighteenth Cen.. tury was said to have been in the West Indies for 38 years. The food supplied on foreign service-salt meat drove the men to drink, and in Mauritius they could get drunk on rum for one penny.

I suppose it is certainly entitled if it

"This item is still unknown, but it is thinks a Commander-in-Chic? is taking a LONDON, March 1st.. wrong military action to write him and reported that the British delegates are The Foreign Office has received a United Bay so and give him an order not to, da asking for instructions regarding it from States note stating the latter's intention it. But I do rob think it is entitled on the Ladon Government,

3. The existing subsidiary machinery not to reopen its consalate at Newcastle, the ove of a great battle when a man is which was closed owing to the alleged carrying all the responsibility which he for ravigation at Weihaiwai will be ro- activities of the consal as steamship agent. carries at such a time to write him to the turned to the Chinese Customs without It appears that Britain offered to withdraw

effect: "We think you will lose and any compensation, and China shall take the enges against the consul and vice if you do you'll have to take the conse full responsibility for its maintenance.

tho prejudice, provided consul, without

It is a mean and cruel act The

4. The importation, unloading and do. consulate be reopened.

American consider

that hower

1 don't think that incident has any posit of naval ammunition of various has shown; con-

parallel in our history or in the history Finds shall follow the present practices of that the charges are unsubstanti of any other muntry. I could give you the Chinese treaty port regulations. the officials. Great Britain has refused, Calais Conference in

one from my own experienco. and have demanded exonemtion of

In the

5. The British navy is entitled to ask permission of the local Chinese authorities heare the American decision. The dispute Haig and I with the British Ministers por mimin Liang-tao and ourry on ging, which, by some officers, wild ID- their legal rights and international law is curious, because both sides are within

athletics and games. is not involved

ated,

ů

quences.

February, 1917,

.p

LONDON, March 1st. Dr. Marie Stopes aued the Dr. Salliday, Sutherland and his publishers

More, for alleged libel in Sutherland book Birth Control," which, referring, to

discuss the question of transport in North. met the French Ministers and soldiers to her birth control clinic in London, expres

6. The properties and facilities neces sed surprise that the Home Secretary tole-

ern France. We discused it. We soon rated £

nonstrous campaign of experi

INDIA'S BUDGET. ›

Anished and General Nivelle was asked if sary for the purposes mentioned in menting on the poor," and declared that

ho had any question he wished to raise Article five shall be retained by the Charles Bradlaugh had barn imprisoned for a less rious crime.

DELHI, March 1st. He put his hard into his pocket and British navy na mentioned in the first The jury yesterday found the words Sir Basil Blackett, "the finance memiir, pulled out proposals for placing the Bri supplementary list.

gy, but truo in substance and

Nez has presented the budget in the Legislative tish Army under his command. defamatory

7. The reservations regarding sanitary Government's replacing of German fact, though not fair comment, and award Assembly. The deficit in last year's budget moming 1 sent my aido-de-camp to institutions are mentioned in the second

હવે. members of the Franco-German arbitra-200 sterling damages. The Lord Chief is 17 crores, owing to the heavy decrease Nivelle ant naked if I could see him, supplementary list:

after hearing the legal arguments, of railway earnings. The

expenditure

8. The reservations with regard to the to-day said that as the jury had found the 1923-1994 is estimated at 204 demmal 37 He returned with my side-de-camp.

true

including and fact it substance

was in

"General, I don't understand why representative rights of the British in the Icrores for the aring. said: possible for him to depart from the ordi. The latter is a reduction of 52 crores com- you put these very important proposals municipality are mentioned in the third

therefore he gave judgment for párd with last year. A defict of four before the Ministers Inst right without supplementary list. the defendants, with costs, but granted a crores 50 lakhs will be covered by an in: having said anything to me before. Gen. stay of execution in view of an appeal, crease in the salt tax.

Lordship said that nobody denied the ability and sincerity and honesty of par

of the plaintiff, but there was no pose evidence of all-will on the part of the defen dants.*

tion tribunal, by a neutral appointed by the Council of the League of Nations,

the German Govoriment will refuse to recognise any decisions of the tribunal as binding.

HUGE US RAILWAY MERGER.

PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION OF

FOUR

GREAT SYSTEMS.

WASHINGTON, March 1st. Mr. Holden, President of the Chicago Burlington Quincy Bailway Company has submitted a plan to the Inter-State Com- merce Commission for the consolidation of all railways to the west of Chicago,

nary

e in

COTTON GROWING

FROBLEMS.

AN EYE TO EASTERN MARKETS.

crores,

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OPIUM PRODUCTION.

WARINGTON, March 1st. The Sonule adopted resolution, already passed by the House of Representatives, to negotiate with foreign nations for a redue tion in the production of opium and its derivatives.

1.

POLAND. AND RUSSIA.

WARSAW, March 1st, Preliminary negotiations have been opened at Moscow for a Polish-Kursina commercial 'treaty,

A WORLD'S RUNNING

9. The reservation regarding the postal eral Joffre and I don't do business like service is in the fourth supplementary that. Wo thrash. things out for ourselves and then put them before the Ministers," liat "Did not you know about it?" naked I said, "no."

He

The commissariat was in charge of, men who were concerned not at all about the soldiers, but about money.

The punishment indicted for crimes, duo largely to excessive drinking, which in a way the State encouraged, included flog-

garded as part of the routine.

Speaking generally, officers disliked in- ficting punishment, although they had to resort to it in order to secure discipline,

In the course of time something was dona to provide healthy amusement for the men, and from that time the dis cipline of the Army improved."

The second supplementary list provides. that the existing municipality of Liu-. the kung-too shall be modified subject approval of the British consul, that the existing forcat and trees shall be main- The first supplementary list refers to tained as they are that no disorderly "Oh," he said, property and land for which the British houses shall be established, and that only "this matter had been the mbject of cor- navy demands concessions from China as the gettry class shall be allowed to lease respondence between the two Governments follow: (2) The bassball ground and land and buildings,

The third supplementary list provides for some days and I was told about it baseball club house, (b) the naval Palaco and told to put it before the meeting. I Hotel, (c) naval village, (d) naval that the representative rights of the tennis courts, (4) British shall be decided by futura: nego thought you would be told about "it" officers' club and

That was an instance," continued Sir recreation ground, (f) army haschall tiations, but it shall follow the principle William, "of a military matter connected ground, (g) Northern Hospital and of the second supplementary list with

The fourth supplementary list provides organisation baing deliberately Northern power plant, (h) Palace Hotel,

tho creted from the two officers who ought (i) a ledging house situated north of the that the British will agree to

Palace Hotel, (i) official residence of the establishment of Chinese post offices at to have been consulted about it,”

commander-in-chief of the British Asiaticu-kung-tao.

LONDON, March 1st. Bir Milton Sharp, chairman of the Bradford Dyers Association, at their meet- ing said there were agins of a danger of a shortage in the American cotton growing, and suggested a committee of experts to

Floet and its adjoining area, (k) the (The Kowusai message states furthön investigate the questions of extending cot-

The public examination of Sir Jam Union Club, (1) all the buildings, land ton

substitute, which would enable

Medriger has been adjourned till. May and Daral cemetery situated in the south that the Chinese Government opposes the 30,000 miles of lines reacting from Chicago the production of cloth at a cost within

4th. The registrar remarked that from western district of Liu-kung-tao, (m) the proposal that the retrocession shall "bo the reach of millions in the Far East, to Willie Bitola boat Joie Ray in a three the wording of the doctor's certificate, it general cemetery for the British, and (meaning is presumably that the Chinese to the Padiño coast, and from the whom the present cost of British cotton mile run in 14 minutes 15 46 seconds, a scomed doubtful whether the public wella

Canadiaş border to the Gulf of Mexico.clotha is entirely prohibitive.

into four great systems each operating suitablog in the Empire, and finding a

world's record..

RECORD.

New York, March 1st.

ezzznination will ever be held.

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made under reasonable terms."

dodire unconditional territory,)

The

return of the

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