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LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S " AGENCY. 1.

THE RUBR,

FRENCH TAKE SEVERE REPRISALS.

TH3" HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH

LATEST CABZMS,

IRISH ROUND-UP. “

EXOITING WEEK-END IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, March 11th, There was a big round-up of Irish men and women in different parts of England

LATEST GABLES.

18ra, 1923.

AMERICAN® CABLE NEWS,

"MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS" IN

CHINA.

the

¿ST ABSOCIATED PEREU.] THE KENYA CONTROVERSY.

AN EXAMPLE. U.S. AMBASSADOR TO SPAIN. LIKELY TO BECOME TOUCHSTONE

The following “is taken from WARINGTON, March 4th, OF THE EMPIRE"

President Harding nominated and the "Political Diary" of the Peking Evening Senate last night confirmed Alexander P News - LONDON, March 11th...

Moore, publisher of Pittsburgh, Pa, to The political situation at Kenya is be Ambassador to Spain, suceding

to Japan. the settlers to scout the Colonial Office suggestions for the settlement of the Indian question, it was recently an

RUSSIAN REFUGEES IN MANCHURIA.

RETURNING HOME AFTER BEING CARED FOR BY CHINESE. Some very interesting details were related with reference to the Russian "Daring the time we have attempted to refugee problems in Manchuria by tho study the political conditions in this beat of the golief work in that province,

obtain information on the important que representative of the North-China [Alexander P. Moore has been connect- tion of the methods of election adopted in

Mr. Morgau ed with Pittsburgh newspapers in various China and especially the way in which Daily News last week. capacities nearly all his life. He was the present Parliament came to power. Palmer had been in Shanghai for a few born in Pittsburgh in 1887 and was an We must confess that up till now we days conferring with the China Central editor and publisher of various now on this subject. # papers, His second wife, waa the late

oa Saturday and Sunday Over a bug-acute, Consequent upon the refusal of Cyrus E. Woods, appointed Ambassador country we have tried many times. to Mr. Morgan Palmer, in an interview with "

RBLIN, March 11th.

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that

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dred were arrested and taken to Liver pool, and embarked on a British cruiser, is, is believed for Ireland.

Advies from Ruer the French L taking evere prisals for the murder of the

The arrests include Art O'Brien, the nounced that the Governor, Sir Robert ployed as reporter, city, editor, managing/would gather but very little information Committee and proposed to 'return to his awo Frenchmen for, besides the Mayor, leader of the Irish Self Determination S. Corydon, K.C.M.G., and also

the manager of the Savings Bank and the League and several socalled Republio deputation of European settlers were Lillian Russell, actress, whom he mar our friends, who resides in the vicinity idea of the situation there, and although

chairman of the Merchant's Association were taken from their beds last night and axented. In consequence of an "order forbidding anyone to be on the streets between seven o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the

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Generals, and were carried out charges formulated by the Free Stats Government. They are the outpme of Mr. Cosgrave's recent visit to London. Sootland Yard during the past few weeks

proceeding to London in order to lay

their views before the Government.

It

is now intimated that a mass meeting of Indians at Nairobi has also decided to send a delegation to England, with the

morning, either evet has been wearing a web around theme object, whilst a telegram from ill of pneumonia, and peritonitis follow of influences involved, the cleation failed the sufferers-only their valiant work

w the mines, while the newspapers are not allowed to appear.

The Franch compelled persons who were leaving church to stick up placards)

to press the claims of Kenya. Indians are despatching a

delegation to London in May, when the Kenya deputa- tions are expected to be in London.

Delhi reports that the non-official Indian ing or morning shifts are able to suspected persona, resulting in concerted members of the Legislature are anxious action on Saturday night in London,

The Liverpool. Birmingham, Manchester and elsewhere. The raids were characterised by their suddenños and socrecy and on the walls, announcing the measures quietness. The prisoners were conveyed" taken by the French, but most of thin trains timed to arrive at Liverpool that the Indians have now decided to placards were torn down Inter, apen

simultaneously, and boarded H.M.S. press for, complete equality of status." which the French arrested Germans and ordered them to guard the stor, which sailed immediately.

The Findly Neies dwells on the potential * 4「 ‚r SCOTLAND YARD DELIGHTED AT dangers of the Kenya controversy; which, SUCCESS OF COUP. it saya, in likely to become the very

touchstone of the Empira

muraber of

placards, under" penalty of shooting.

The Freuch have occupied the Westers hola mine.

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"FROM FOLLY TO MADNESS."

LONDON. March 11th.

is delighted at the Scotland Yard aucersy of the biggest coup in the history of the long fight, and declare that only a few luded" the net. The dramatic swiftness of the swoop is shown by the fact that several of those arrested were in their beds. One person was, appre- hended at a West End club, and carried off without attracting attention.

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LONDON, March 11th. The Observer in an editorial headed "From Folly to Madness" cattests the suggestion in the French Prest that the Treaty of Versailles should be rewritten without consulting Britain or Amerie A dozen London suburis provided: "who saved France from annihilation." their quolas. A septuagenarian member The journal recalls that when the French of the Bail Eireann named O'Mahoney Press at first advocated the porpation was inken ng Clapham. He greeted the of the Rúhr and encirclement of the officera with "welcome boys" and becom Rhineland it denied that M. Poincarr. panied the janitors happily. The London was 'awociated with such poliry, just as arrests include twelve women.' now it is denied that the French Govern.

The latest advices from Kenya show

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STUDENTS POISONED.

SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCE AT

CHEKIANG.

SHANGHAI, March 19th.

A sensational case of poisoning is re ported from Hangchow, where elevon students of the Chekiang First Provincia!

Normal School, and two servants are dead, "while seven students are critically ill and scores

are slightly indisposed.

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CONGRESS ADJOURNS,

100% d

"But a lester received from one of post in the north

The people in Shanghai have no clear ried in 1812 In the campaign of 1010 of Montoukou, brought some light on the the problem in Shanghai is grave, how Mrs. Moore made many speeches in sup system of cuffrage in his neighbourhood. much more must it be in Kirin, for in- port of Mra, Harding.]

The local magistrate of the Wang Ping stance, where there were only four foreign- district suddenly decided that a districtors prior to the arrival of the refugees in PATIENT BAFFLING PHYSICIANS,sembly had to be elected one day last hands of 400 or 300 women and week. A strong agitation was launched children 1 Mr. Palmer told of the heroic among the local villagers. The elections work of Dr. Graig and the others, who ESCANADA, Mieni, March 4th.

were held last Friday, but, in spite of a dispensed medicines, built temporary. Miss Evelyn Lyons who is dangerously considerable amount of money spent and hospitals, gave out food and clothing to ing an attack of inflensa is baffling physi-to give the results desired by those in preventing typhus and other

diseases cians with a temperature of 114 degrees power. This, certainly, did not stop the from decimating the homeless folk. Mr. Fahrenheit, which is the highest a physi- intrigues of the party of mine owners of Palmer, however, says that the greatest cian's thermometer registers and hitherto the district, who presented as their of credit must be given to the Chinese, unknown in medical cienco. The patient candidate the son of one of their mem who, themselves so often recipients of

berbe, is conscious,

The student from Peking. magistrate called the elections off, and charity at times of stress in various A now campaign was started. The main portions of their country, have

The forward nobly in this, emergency. feature of this campaign WIA' the

provincial official repaired old barracks, WASHINGTON, March 4th. arrival of quito a crowd of stud- The sixty-seventh congress adjourned at ante and politicians from the capital made them as comfortable as possible. provided atores, duel, wooden beds and poo to-day. Vast crowds witnessed the who not only conducted the electioner: Under the direction of the American Red last hour departures; many of whom willing campaign, but actually took part

The last bill to become afin the voting, though their only Cross representative the Chinese estab law was one for botter butter, the mea qualification to vote was their relation-lished soup kitchens for which have since sure changing the butter fat standards, ship, or simply friendship, with the been substituted an allowance of five cents The closing session was turned into a prospective candidate and not their reper person per day-officers and their songfost with Representative Clarke of sidonce or ownership in the district, wives receiving twice that figure-with Another interesting feature was that the definite portion "of bread daily. The New York as choir master, The favou- local authoritica denied the right to vote officials are reported to have spent at rite songs were." Dixie," "My old Ken.

of those of the local villagers who happen- least $200,000 and are dispenisng, in addi- tacky Home" and "Carry Me Back To ed to be employed in the foreign concerns tion more than a ton of bread each day. Ola Virginy."

in the district. In general, according to In Tsitsihar and other stations similar Representative F. W. Mondall, Repub our correspondent, anti-foreign feelings work is being carried on, well heated lican floor later in the house, said the were largely displayed throughout the barracks, food, soup or daily Tations sixty-seventh congress was the greatest campaign.

sufficient to stay the pang of hunger congress in history. Cordell Hull, chair. "But what is the reason of this sudden being provided. man of the Democratic National Commit-revival, or rather birth, of municipal toe, said: "Not a single accomplishment interest, in a district, which up till now for the public benefit rosulted during the congress just closed."

not.. return.

of

Within, twenty hours of the beginning It is stated that the poison was discovered that this right ought only to be Azeri native mines, and the possible profits hearing of the satisfactory condition

in some rice which had been served at the evening meal. Five of the cocks have been arrested.

toent is associated with the policy of of the raid the cruiser Castor put off from scrapping the Treaty of Versailles. The Liverpool. A number of those who wore Observer calls on the British Government arrested in Scotland were placed on to enquire immédiately as to the French Government's intentions, and ways it is destroyers waiting in the Clyde, and be fore daylight 28 prisoners had, already unthinkable that the British Empire reached Dublin, where their future fats after the vast part it played in the War,

is unknown. It is presumed that they ear become a cipher in peace.

will be interned. FRANCE VIOLATES

PRINCIPAL ORGANISEES OF I.B.A. the province and

ARRESTED. ".

OF 1888.

TREATY

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LONDON, March 11th. The Chief Constable of Glasgow, in an official report states that 38 Irish rebels

there was an

од

Conditions are such on the plains that work cannot be provided for even has never shown any attitude of localminate minority of these unfortunates, patriotiam? Have the politicians of the though their cry is general in this res Wang Ping realised that they have some pect. Mr. Palmer told of the desires obligations toward the well-being of their of many to be sent back to Russia and locality. Do they have some plans for mid that stops were being taken to tran- "CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

the improvement of the local conditions? sport as many as could be. The Chinesa BISHOP OF MANCH ESTER'S VIEW. Nothing of the kind. The only reason higher officials have investigated under

why the influential parties in Montoukou what conditions, these soldiers may r A striking pronouncement on the subject seem to take an interest in the life of their turn and find that the Bad army is will whether murderers should be hanged was district is to account of rumours that ing to receive them as a matter of fact made in Manchester recently in a letter by the foreign enterprise there are planning the Bishop of Manchester, read at a meeting the construction of a new railway line group of 200 officers have already re- In support of the movement for the abolition in connection with the discovery of new crossed the border of Heilangkiang and been enrolled into the regiments of their f capital punishment. The Bishop wrote:

oa, their territory. deposits of coal he hold that could not agree with those who Opposition to the development of the former enomics, and it is believed that

had no right in

kny eir curbstances to sentence to death one of its prosperous foreign enterprises, which they are not subjected to persecution citzens. On the other hand, it was clear compete with the primitively exploited because of their earlier relations Others in the most extreme cases. If, for example, question of land purchasing for the new Government, have applied to the Chipes, casca, which may be derived from handling the these have established with the Chita scale as to create a general sense of inne line in the only aim which the Wang Ping to procure for them safeguards and look curity of life, it would become legitimate as local Solons have in view, an emergency measure. But the decision to transfor a living soal from this world to another involved such a fearful responsibili- that any human authority was guilty of grave presumption if it reached this decision without a great searching of beart

"It is probably

I think the letter true, continues, that to most criminals capital CHINESE PHONETIC SCRIPT hope that the interested Russian officials.

because of its definiteness, In more effe

effective an

deterrent in the

IN USE. of temptation than any other form

On the other hand, it invests Recently new and greatly simplified with a certain fictitious glamour, methods of writing Chinese have obtained and I believe its effect, as a deterrent in the some amount of official sanction in China, moment of temptation is more than counter and ara now being adopted by many balanced by

this Christian missionaries. The new script is the more subtle inrking at based on the phonetic method of spell- pour for unbalanced minds

It is, of course, ing, and claims to represent accurately that aboition would, for the moment all Chinese words by means of a quite

because ii

limited, number of different" symbols. The Would create a general penalty was relaxed. But this would not

THE FUKIEN FIGHTING..

PREINO, March 12th. Advices from Fukien state that General San Chuan Fang's troops hava entered reached Shaowu. Admiral Sah Chan Ping in proceeding to | of i Shaowu in order to persuade General Sun Chuan Fang not to advance.

The residents of Foochow are alarmed

a pervasiva. possible

3.

"After this sketch of municipal elec tions, we do not wonder any more how some of the parliamentarians have obtain. od their seats"

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mises, and more than 200 applications have been acted upon by the Harbin Soviet commander to be forward to Chitz

Commenting on the Shanghai situation Mr. Morgan Palmer said that the proper place for the cadets and others unable to care for themselves is Russia. He and other reign friends of this group may realize their ambition.

"KLANISM8."..

THE GENTLE ART OF IN BIDDLES.

TALKING

The Ku Klux Klan, the secret society,

were arrested in Scotland and conveyed and many big shops are closing in fear produce a few extra masion that the Bible Society has already published. the which wars on Catholics, Jóws, Negroes,

of disturbances,

LONDON, March 11th. How Holland Ens bean hit by the French and Belgian blockade in the Rubr and Rhineland is, described by a Dutch

the correspondent of Observer, whe points out that all the trucks and ships to Dublin, comprising 28 from Glasgow, loaded with coal consigned to Dutch including four women. Several of those firms have been stopped, while the exten-arrested are stated to be the principal sive road traffic across the German

organisers of the Irish Republican, Arpay. THE CHINA SQUADRON. frontier south of Dutch Limburg has been! paralysed. Moreover, the action of the

The new commander of the Submarine French in stopping Dutch ships. laden

(Fourth) Flotilla on the Chias Station with British coal at Mannheim violator

is one of the most experienced officers the Rhine Treaty of 1888, under which ziver traffic is absolutely free,

Owing to a telegraphic mutilation in in submarine work in the British Navy, FRENCH MINISTER OF WAR ON yesterday's football messages the follow-says a writer in' & Home paper, Captain ing results were held ever. We are now Charles G, Brodie, who relieves Captain

PITILESS REPRISALS."

PARIS, March 11th.

را

HOME FOOTBALL. "

LEAGUE RESULTS.

in receipt of tha correction from Charles S. Benning, D.8.O., in the com.

A message from "Duesseldorf says twa Reuter's. Frenchmen, a subaltern of infantry and Birmingham.. the acting station-master of Buer, have Blackburn R. been found shot dead" with, a revolver near Rocklinghausen. The mayor, chief

of police and 'two, notables of Buer havO

been arrested as hostages. The closing

and traffic has been forbidden from soven

in" the evening. An enquiry has been opened.

RECKLINGHAUSEN, March 11th.

1 Preston N.E.

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HEARTRENDING SCENES AT

PIRAEUS,

cordersnation.

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"Maka America Negro."

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Beemingly

ut long. The capital penalty, the Bishop Mandarin versios, of the New Testament and aliens, with its nightshirts and dance holds, did harm by undermining the general in two kindred forms of Chinese phonetic cap uniforms and its punitive raids on respect for the sanctity of life, for the State @cript. One of these forms was invented wicked homes, may be as its opponents which killed was giving the sanction of the by a Chinese scholar and reformer, Dr. say, importing a spirit of religious ran- cour into American politics, but it is State to killing, and was also creating a Wang, and daring the last few years has certainly adding vastly to the humours of peculiarly vicious sort of sympathy with has been brought into use for missionary the American language.«kligraps," criminals. Moral standards were corrupted purposes by Dr. Sidney Paill, of the Recently one of by anything which artificially obtained M.8. Mission, Chibli. Mr. Stephen ganisers, revealed that the

"Hallo, Mac sympathy for those who chiefly merited Menzies of Liverpool, has forwarded to ample form of greeting

The Bible of the World a letter from employed by Irishmen in the United Dr. Peill, dated Sisochang, Chihli, Out. States, concealed a sinister watchword, 30th, 1929. This states:

"Make American Catholic." He gave 28 ARMY'S · NEW WEAPONS.

Our training class for teachers of the the counterwatchword for clansmen the Wong phoentia system" is over. Out equally popular greeting, "Hullo, Cap

is mand of tho "depôt ship Titania The Military training of combatant of the twenty-one students, nightcon have (spelt Elullo, Kap") which ordinarily, (Hongkong) and the Flotilla, has served units in the Army, apart from the Hoyal boom selected and appointed to various an abbreviation of the familiar, "Bullo, which now stands for "Keep Protestant is the Navy since January, 1900, and in Artillery, has now been arranged on a parts of this great district, where they Captain," more comprehensive basie, sa a result of will teach phonetic," and so enable America his lieutenancy days he specialised in experience gained in the Great War, and common people to read the Now Testo The revelations of the kligrap have led to the discovery by humorous writers that aubcnarine work with great credit He the courses of instruction have been modi- ment for themselves. These teachers all

with similar oryptic greet- are reverberating fied to embrace a wider range of worem very koen, and our prospects are the streets and homes of American cities was promoted lieutenant in 1964, compons Prior to the late was the rifle was better than ever. Wo gave them inten-

For instance, Negroes have been

recently using-the-form of ad.. of cafes and cinemas has been ordered. GREEK TRANSPORT DISASTER mander in 1016, and reached his present broadly speaking, the principal weapon sive training in "phonetic" reading and heard roces

thus conveying. the razk in June of last year. When the in which training was given; consequently writing, and also in methods of teaching

message Great War oponed, he was in command the term "musketry year" described They are of a higher type than the men

Children, too, are constantly exclaiming, o Make America wet,' sufficiently the course in small arts. In wo had last year, and should accomplish

“Baw, maw," or of the Gibraltar Submarino Flotilla, and those days, however, the courses include a great deal through God's grace ATHENS, March 11th.

Chang Pao Lang, who is the leading while servants and shop assistants keep The French Minister of War pinned

the North reiterating The transport which sank in a storm of rendered excellent work in that capasity instruction not only in the use of the Chinese educational authority, in

word "Mam, in ovident the Gross of the Legion of Honour on the bodies of the two French who were found Piricus was a small one, over-crowded, till 1918, when he was pricnoted com rifle and bayonet, sword and lance, but China and himself the head of the large admonition to "Make America Mormon" shot dead. Addressing, the garrison, ha with 250 officers and men from Greckmander for his work in the Dardanelles. also in the light machine gun or Lewis Middle School in Tientsin, paid a visit or Make America Methodist"

Ridicule powerless to diminish the declared that such crknes called for cruisera. It was struck successively by After his promotion he assumed command gun, the Hotchkiss, hand grenades, and to our hospital at Taugehow, where we

trench, mortars. This amplification of showed him Chinees patients reading the zeat with which hundreds of thousands -up men are playing the game pitiless reprisals. It is reported that the three huge waves, and capsised. An of the Australian Submarine Flotilla,

their membersh author of the shooting is a member of plosion followed Mary craft hastened and was at its head during the remainder is reflected in the division of the Seriptures fluently through the use of the of gaur Klan.

to the scene, but the rough san hindered of the war. This was not the only risk Small Arms School, where officers and Wong phonetic system. We also showed of the disarmed security police.

with eyeholes, veque victims are now so carrying with it a mitgown

with a croes and a mated at upwards of one hundred and He was in command of the ill-fated Cistructors are divided into three wings: he came into the hospital, but after be they pay a fee of 23 20. and in returns are 1-Rifle wing, for rifle, bayonet, and learnt to read the phonetic script he had initiated into the mysticisms of the Ku fifty. There were heartrending scenes at

when she was sunk in 1909. On that

gode on to read Chinese character

Klux

inakes possible the landing of the bodies at Pirsous.

occasion he saved the life of his second grenades;

2-Light gun wing, for Lewis and from the phonetic by means of editions such

I in command, Lieutenant Watkins, and

of St. Luko and the Acta, which print the ACCIDENT ON WARSHIP,

was awarded the B.H.B. modal for his Hotchkiss guns and revolvers; and ·

3.-Light mortar wing.

two side by side. This youth had train- bravery. When he got his promotion last

The range of instruction having thused himself until he was able to read FATAL EXPLOSION ON H.M.S

June, Captain Brodie was in command of the M1 attached to the Atlantio Floot: bear widonod, the term "weapon train-fluontly at sight. Mr. Chang admitted: ing your" has been substituted by the If thin boy had been the son of a Captain Brodie is a Scot by descent.

Military Training Botion of the War Wealthy father in Tontein and had attend. Commander V. E. Ward will take over Ulice for the old torm musketry trained my school for over youre ho could not have read Chinese character. so well" the command of the sloop Magnolia on

All arms receive instruction Two of our trained teachers have been ing year." the China Station at an early dato, with in the rife, including even the admin sos aside as an experiment for special effect from January 27th

latentive corps, but the other woupons are work in this particular use of phonetic Lieutenant Commander J. B. Spurgin used only by the infantry and cavalacript. I believe that it is possible in

Berr Stinnes is reported to have has been appointed to the river gaabout To a certain extent, too, the Territorial this way to shorten considerably the time

tons of coal in Great Britain Waterhes, Chios Station, Iran February Army receives instruction in all the for an ordinary education in Chinese bought through agente nearly

weapons enimmarsted. F

HARJSHIPS OF THE RUHR POPULATION.

"COVENTRY: "

LONDON, March 11th The hardships of the population of the Ruhr are described by Beuter's special correspondent, who says that since the Occupation the daily food bill of a workman has risen over two hundred per Wages and allowarices have in ...cant.

LONDON, Mardi "11th- ⚫creased from 150,000 to 350,000 marks a

The Admiralty announces that one navad manth, The people are living on broad, butter and vegetables. Milk is rationed rating was killed and four wore seriously and in very scarce. Heat is unpurchas injured by an explosion on the cruiser able, costing 4,500 marks a pound. Bhoon Coventry, as mentioned on the 9th inst., are from 70,000 to 100,000 marks a pair, owing to a fracture in the air-pressure Evan solaing costs 20,000 marks. Nobody pipo, so that a torpedo which was ex- an afford a spit of clothes, costing polled from a torpedo tube fell among a

party of men 100,000 KRÁĽKY,

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