CABLES.
LATEST JABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S 'ASENOT.]
THE RUHR.
LA CLAIM FOR UPKEEP OF
RHINE ARMY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 15r, 1928.
LATEST" CABLES.
IRISH EXECUTIONS: UP WITH THE REPUBLIC."
PAPAL
EARLIER CABLES.
MISSION OF PEACE.
LATEST CABLES.
SUPERFLUOUS SHIPS
WORLD OVER-SUPPLIED WITH CARGO CARRIERS.
Losos, Mathe 13th. Lord Kyliant, formerly Sir Owen Philipps, presiding at meeting of the King Line, referred to the superfluous number of cargo ships, declaring that the world would not require them for some years. He mentioned that a number of vessels had been broken up during the past twelve months, and one-third of the ships laid up by the United States
and of bo practical economie`valus. Shipping Board were faullily constructed
"LONDON, "March 13th. Four prisoners in Drumboo Castle, Stranurlar, the head-quarters of the National army in County Donegal, were WASHINGTON, March 18th.executed this morning. It is stated that The "Administration has plainly in they shouted up with the Republic" Liimated that it is unwilling to reduce the whilst facing the firing party, claim for $50,000,000 for the upkeen of the American forces on the Rhine. It is pointed out that the United States never elaimed any general "reparations, and caught not to be called on to pool the ships she seized and apply the money realised by their sale to the settlement of her cccupation expertes, especially as the Allies have not seen fit to do likewise
William Healy was executed in Cork) The Government is still considering the to-day. He was arrested whilst under Allied proposals, but no reply has beenars during the recent attempt to burn the residence of u sistor of Michael ent, up to the present to Me Wads
Losnos; March 13th. Burnley.. worth, the American, representative in
There was another execution in Dublin Paris, for presentation at to-morrow and three executions in Wexford today. marting of the committee appointed by Altogether sixty-three persons have been Allot the Reparation Commission which is executed in Ireland since the Govern-
ment's adoption of a stern policy. dealing with the matter. FRENCH DENIALS AND GERMAN RUMOURS
"
Paris, March 13th.
The ex-Minister of Wag, who hay re turned from the Rühr area states that no fresh occupation is contemplated, but the troops alrendy, there will be inforced. On the contrary, advice, from Berlin "way that persistent runours are circulating, afrost amouiting to convie tion, to the affect that the French will abortly occupy Munich. “DRIVING À DÉFENCELESS POPUL
ATION TO DESPAIR."
BERLIN, March 13th.
The German Government has des patched a Note to Paris protesting against the reprieals following the murder of the French officers at Buer. The Nota de darry that it has not been proved that the Germans" are responsible for the
LONDON, March 19th. another man, named Keenan, who were The Republican leader, Creery, and farrested in February after a raid on a
bank at Oldcastle, and had been sen·· tenced to death by court-martial, were executed in Mulligan barracks to-day.
Collins,
Hour, March 13th.
Monsignor Luzio, the Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary and former Prö fessor of Canon Law in Ireland, has left for Ireland on a penes mission from the Holy See.
BRITISH TRADE OUTLOOK. SIR ERIC GEDDES PESSIMISTIC FORECAST.
at
LONDON, March 13th. Sir Eric Geddes, addressing the Fedoration
industries of British Birmingham, said he doubted whether the trade improvement of 1022 would continue, owing to the dislocation arising from the occupation of the Ruhr, which would cripple German industry and impair the productive capacity of Frauce and Belgium. Both were react the world Jug unfavourably all over We required increased capital to employ our increasing population, but the country was being taxed out of existence. It seemed unlikely that there would be any surplus of the national income over expenditure to add to our available: capital. Recent estimates were not en couraging. The Government was taking two years to effect economies which the
HOME FOOTBALL.
SKANUBAI, March 14th.. Following are the results of Tuesday's Association matches,
FIRST LEAGUE.
* Bolton
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
0 Third Lanark
· "EARLIER CABLES.
LENIN AGAIN ILL."
0
HELSINGFORS, March 13th. Lenia had an apoplectic seizure yester day, and his conditions is serious. The Soviet Government is issuing bulletins.
SHORTAGE OF SILVER
DEMAND GREATER THAN
PRODUCTION...
2016
The world's production and consump tion of silver during 1979 was the largest from the Far East, which took approxi in many years, due to the heavy demands
mately $1,000,000 ounces. Consumption of the entire world for the year estimated at 307,000,000 ounces, while pro- 'duction was estimated at 207,000,000 ounces. Silver is virtually the only big industry in the world, outside of gold, wherein customers buy and pay good prices for all that is produced,
OUR LONDON · LETTER.
WILL IRELAND LAPSE INTO BARBARISM!
THE FREE STATE GOVERNMENT AT
A LOSS,”
Lord Northcliffe's Five. Millions-A Famous Bank-The Load of -Taxation-The Pria) of War.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.]
ICNDON, February stb.
THK PASSING OF COX'S BANK, ". se arate institution is a matter for genuine
The disappearance of Cox's Baik x5.a. regret, especially to Army officers.
MACAO. NOTES.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT; }
+1
BMALL-POX.
From a reliable. source. I understand' that small-pox is provalent in Macno, The authorities do not appear to be cognizant of this condition as Chinese herbalists seem to be attending most casa. Government should give this. matter immediate attention, as this dis- ease is assuming very large proportio this year,
ECCLESIASTICAL”
This Bishop Versiglia has brought to "Maçao week announcement is made that the busi a number of auas and priests for mis nesa has been acquired by Lloyd's Bank,sion work at Shiu Chow on the North The estimated consumption of 307,000,000 which has assumed all liabilities. For some males, it is said, does not include many thing like 160 years Cox's have been the River. millions of old coins that were reminted Army agents, the origin of the firm
The Rov. Father Pintado has been very and put back into circulation in debased dating from the year 1748, when Field prices by the British and Dutch Empires.
Marshal Lord Ligonier appointed his enthusiastic for the installation of elec Not only did the market take the entire secretary, Richard Cox, na agent to the lattrie lighte in his Charch, S. ̈Antonio bumper production, experts state, but Foot Guards Grenadiers). Reingman Church, Macao, and has at last succeeded over and above that an even 100,000,000 with an ere to business fr. Richard Cor fe ounces of the precious white metal in secured the position of agent to other regi in getting it done. CA of the world production had to be ments, and thus laid the fortunes of the
1. In certain quarters it has been suggest firm sold to meet the voracious demand for
The name of Cox's Bank is well knowned that the Church authorities be re- commercial purposes, especially in the wherever British troops have been quarquested to allocate Nuns for service th Far East and in the industrial arts of tered. During the Great War the Arm hospitals. the Occident.
maintained their good traditions establish- "Coinage demand was very light ined with the old regular Army by taking the Occident last year, almost non- the now Army officers under experienced existent." say Coleman and Reitze in care. The Bank looked after an officer's their manual review of the industry and kit as well as his cash. As an instance of Macao, who went to Glos for the St. quoted by the New York Times. When it resumes, how to meet this additional, demand for silver and mees existing de mands, too, will be a problem for the silver" producing industries and
Bumers.
1918.
PITTMAN ACT.
...
..
the way they studied the interests and
THE BISHOP OF MACAD,
Bishop D. Jose Costa Nunes, Bishop of
convenience of their clients, every time Francis Xavier exposition, left. Singd
hospital ship came into port one of pore on the 11th inst by ss. Phorras, Cox'a officials stepped
with aboard
supply of ready money in case wounded and is expected to arrive in Maono on officers wanted cheques cashed. There the 17th inst. to participate in the will be genuine regret if the old Bank celebrations of Holy Week. Due of the few surviving private banka in London-loses ita identity and its traditions as a result of the new arrange-
ment.
Regarding the higher prices paid for the metal last year, the review says: "American mines received the ̈ #1 ́an ounce fixed price under the Pittman Act. | raX'IZISE TERROR. AMERICAN CABLE NEWS. It exceeds say, pre-war prices since 1885, News from Ireland occupies a small space save only a few brief months In 1890 in the papers here at present-not bocanse [188OCIATED FEESS MESSAGES TO under the abort-lived Sherman law, there is nothing to report, but be
MANILA TAFK19. ]
American production has received $1 per cause there is such a sameness about what ounce, or better, continuously since April, comes over the wires. It is simply FOREIGNERS ·AND OIL LEASES.
There are indications now that, catalogue of manier and outrage day by as a consequenos of various plans being day, and even an appalling record of that WASHINGTON, March 5th. pushed American sliver minte may con description corses to attract attention in "The Department of the Interior to-day tinue to roosive a particular price for time. Now and then a
particularly reaffirmed its decision, holding that com- their production, independently of what. atrocious crime claims an editorial panies in which aliens have a controlling over price silver may command in the so- ment-and that is all. The general feeling Ireland is in. London is that the case of interest can not obtain leases of American called open or foreign market--
and that the Free Staters are not oil lands. The decision was in the case of
hopeles "The average price of es de silver in capable of governing pidly sliding into the Roxana Petroleum. Company, a sub-gold currency, per fine ounce "silver in sidiary of the Shell Company.
outside
is 1992, in the so-called open or foreign barbarism. market, at New York, was more than 5 centa better than the average of 63.07
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· AMERICAN · · FIRMS. PROTEST AGAINST RUHR, OCCUPATION.
WASHINGTON, March 6th,
causing an increasing number of complaints The French occupation of the Ruhr is from American firma who are finding their Department of Commerce is turning crer
omis in 1931. The pre-war average was 501 cents for five years 1909-1913, incla sive"
review says:--
Commenting on the outlook for 1923 the
་་་
"For the first quarter of 1923 current
com-
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH:
H.E the Governor of Macao has paid a visit to the ruins of St. Paul's Church, accompanied by the Rev. Dr. Gomez. It may be hoped that the Governor is inter esting himself in the rebuilding project suggested in these notes a few days ago,
The
of the capacity of Englishmen to govern able therefor and minority reports
tace could have
murders, and concludes by stating the Geddes Committen recommended carry trade more or less seriously blocked. The production figures indicata for the three growth of the Sinn Fein movement; and that tives of Labour.
the new mensures of the occupation Buthorities are calculated to drive the "defotceless, population to despair. “
GERMANS ACCUSE FRENCH TROOPS
OF BUER MURDERS.
It is officially stated the examination of the German witnesses by the criminal police showed that the murder was not
committed by the Germans, but probably The fact that
by two chaseurs alpine,
the United States and France.
INSURANCE AGEST JAILED FOR LAROKNY.
plan
RENT RESTRICTIONS
UNANIMOUS REPORT IMPOSSIBLE
the Committee on the Rant Restrictions „prospect of a" unanimous report by Act has disappeared (says The Times One line of comment which I have beard Parliamentary corresponnent). At the frequently of late is that the chaotic meeting of the committee on Jan. 31st conditions prevailing in Dublin and all ovac profound differences, of opinion, which the south and west of Ireland is a clear proof had not been apparent earlier, made the adoption of a single report impos other Nations. It is doubtful whether any other
be expected, the majority managed to rule the Irish and keep them in order as we did ap report being signed by all the members of the Committee except the two represents- to the period immediately preceding out in a year. He assured the ing
The majority report will make the pro- Government of the support of the the protests to the Department of State. It months' ́pariod about 56,000,000 fine ounces movement would never have made headwayposal that decontrol, like control, i is understood the American officials will now production of silver from the mines but for our pre-occupation with the war. ffected by stages, according to
abould be
this trading community if it courageously seak to avoid serious differences between of the world. This is at the rate of Under the Treaty, Ireland was given.com houses with standard song or a gable explored further avoaues of economy.
nearly £25,000,000 fine ounces wyear.plete freedom to manage Irish affairs, and all increase, the output of alver, since gear stitution of murder and arson and robbery 243 and 278 elsewhere, would be decontroll- Good market for lead and copper may that has happened since has been the sub-value between £70 and £105 in London,
£8) and £30
Scotland, nd SOVIET AND THE CLERGY
70 per cent, of world production of silver for law and order. comica de a by-product of lead, copper and A FOURTEEN CHURCHMEN ON
few daya an interview with the pre-ed this anomer; houses with a stand- 'TRIAL.
sine mines, not from silver mines proper posterous de Valera appeared in some Eng-Ard rent or rateable value of £35 to 270 in Ne important decline in production of fish papers, and it appears that he believes, London, £30 to £60 in Scotland, and 238.
would be decontrolled silver appears probable, accept in the or pretends to believe, that the Free State to £53 elsewhere, event of a emish in present copper or Government is merely the tool of England, year later, and reat restriction would be lead" outputs, or overselling of silver in So he is going to fight for a Republic until entirely removed in 1928. There will ba
that ideal is realised i
... opportunity, with certain safeguards, for Europe.
owners of houses to obtain possession of their "Against a
for personal bench-Ado rate of .225,000,000 fine HAPPY ISLANDEES,
Considerable interest is being taken in occupation.
their property takes at the present time a little under
The Labour members are expected to
Enst demand and in the industrial arts, Services, in view of the serious condition 200,000,000 fine ounces a year in the Far of the Channel Islands to contribute to the report against the removal of existing re-
British Exchequer on account of Imperial |strictions. alone, in the Occident. Add another of the finances of Great
Britain as 20,000,000 ounces for Merican and Latin- American and other Occident new coin reminder that the Islanders are not, and consequence of the war." The appeal is a
The Allies' debts to is amount to nearly age, and Pittman purchases at the rate never have been part of the United
£1,000,000,000 more of nearly 60,000,000 ounces, for 1923 by Kingdom. They belong to the ancient America Truly, wo are paying in full the than our debt to the United States Treasury."
Ducity of Normandy, a personal ATP price of war. "These known itans give a foresceable of the British Crown since the demand of nearly 290,000,000 ounces in day in 1066 when Duke William of THE NORTHOLIFTE BEQUESTS. 1923 against foreseeable production of Normandy became William the Conqueror This week a settlement was reached over 225,000,000. The world will need, so far Both as regards law and taxation they are time seemed likely to provide the lawyers a a result of the little fight near Hastings Lord Northelife's twofwilg, which at one sa to-day foreseeable, but 55,000,000 ounces,
of the British Parliament. with fat feos for months to come... His testa-
WARSAW, March 13th. A message from Moscow says the Soviet Government trial will be opening on March 14th of Archbishop Cieplak and thirteen Catholic priests from Petrograd on charges of anti-Soviet activity in
the churches in Petrograd. The penalty vessels and other valuables belonging to
for the former offence is death and con- fiscation of property, and for the latter three years solitary confinement.
**New Your, March 6th.
Walter L. Webster, an insurance agent was placed in jail to-day in default of $10,000 bail on charge .. very of more than $30,000 suberribod by thirty-
corporation seven manufacturing concerns to finance to trade in Busin
the ammunition, with which the officgra 1918, and refusal to hand ovor sacred When a plan to overthrow the Soviets ounces output per annum; consumption the Government's appeal to the inhabitants
werp kified was of German origin does mot prove that the crime was committed by Germans, because, & quantity of arms
越
and ammunition has been taken from the German security police. U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT AGENTS INVESTIGATE DELAYS.
WASHINGTON, March 13th, Stato Department Agents in France)
IMPERIAL DEFENCE. AUSTRALIAN SATISFACTION HE-
GARDING SINGAPORE BASE. „
MELBOURNE, March 13th. There is koen satisfaction in official circles at the Imperial Government's
materialized.
manufacturera, that a group of Russians It is alleged that Wobster told the formerly associated with the Car's government together with number of Japanese diplomats planned to overthrow the Soviet government and to establish the United States of Russia
BANKRUPTCY · OF A FAMOUS FUGILIST.
A3
and Germany are investigating the alleged decision to create a naval base in Singa champion pugilist of the world, who instin excess of that expected to be produced. independent there is no intention to put mentary dispositions, as they say in the
delay in twenty shipments of merchandise from the Ruhr to Amerisa because of the Lajacial export tax levied by the French.
EARLIER CABLES.
CONFERENCE MAY LEAD TO SETTLEMENT.
Laxnes, March 13th.
M. Poincare returns to Paris from Brussels today. His conference with M.
pore capable of dealing with modern ships The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, expressed his pleasure, but declined pay further comment, saying the whole policy of Empire defence would be raised at the forthcoming Imperial Conferezos,
FURTHER
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V
EXPULSIONS GERMAN OFFICIALS.
CORENCE, March 13th, The Inter-Allied Rhineland Commission
OF
Theunis marks an important step for has ordered the expulsion of a hundred ward, for the nasouncement that the and eighty more. German officials," "in- occupied territorios will only be cluding one
vacuated in accordance with the pay customs employees. mente which Germany make, following Herr Cuno's recent hint that Germany BRITISH GOVERNMENT CRITICIS
has relinquished her demand for the evacuation of the Ruhr as an essential preliminary negotiation, is interpreted as foreshadowing the possibility of at least fadirect variationa
Franco-Belgian-German
con
ED IN COMMONS."
LONDON, March 13th.
Los Angeles, March 6th James J. Jeffries, former beavyweight
week filed a petition in bankruptcy, said to-day all his creditors would be paid dollar for dollar.
THE PRESIDENT GOLFING.
ORMOND BEACH, Fia, March 6th. President Harding arrived here to-day and boarded a houseboat sa the guest of Edward Molesa, publisher of Washington. The president played golf this afternoon."
THE DRY LAW.
WARRINGTON, March 6th
BRITISH HOTELS.
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN
RAILWAY.
Of con
course, pressure upon the good folk of Jersey, Courts, made immediately before his death-
and "Sark to pay up; but it is when it is well-known his mind was derang- pointedly suggested to thera by the Home ed-appointed Lady Northcliffe as sole Office: that while the taxpayers on the neficiary, but this will was set wille by mainland are paying through the noes in mutual consent. A previous will which was
they are
drawn up shortly before Lord Northcliffe comparatively. free drawn from burdena imposed by war, while started on his memorable world tour has THROUGH EXPRESSES TO BE BUN able to enjoy been admitted to probate.
the benefits of Imperial protecthey it will take some time to administer it, and As the estate is valued at about 25,000,000, Happy security.
SHORTLY.
BANK.
theso
and
The General Manager of the Ussuri are asked to find £800,000 per annum. Sir George Sutton, the principal executor. remunerated for acting Railway," Mr. Castle, annoumicca in the At present they pay taxes at the rate of who and who, it may be recall Russian Press that satisfactory negotia about £7 per head of population, com in that tions with the Wagon Late Co, have been pered with £23 per head in Britain. Ited, began life as an office boy with the completed and that in the near future has bea humourously anggested that the future peer in: the office of Ansioers will The association againat prohibition it is expected that through Exproes extra £800,000 could easily be raised by End plenty to do for several years. The it. A total amount left by Lord Northcliffe is hundred and twenty-five announced to-day that Mrs. Mae E-Nolan, Trains will be run between Vladivostook the inhabitants without feeling suflicient evidence of his wonderful abilities congresswoman of California bad secured and Moscow, The Soviet Government are makers in the Channel Islands a tries a business man. It is not without good
they have to do is to fleece them she would work for the modification, giving the nocemary guarantee that the
reason that be was accustomed to regard of the Volstead act
coaches belonging to the Wagon-Lite Co more thoroughly than hitherto. will not be touched or interfered with in Isle of Man to pay something extra to
There is a proposal, also, to ask the himself as the Napoleon of Journalism. aby way by the Russian authorities, nor wards the cost of the war. It may not A SENSATION IN FLEET UTEKTL. .“ - will they be requisitioned or the routine seem particularly dignified to have tho The will has created a mild sensation 'in In the House of Commons the Govera
work of the Wagon Lita Co., be inter Chancellor of the Exchequer, passing the Fleet Street, where there has been a good fered with Par Eastern Times.
hat round in this way, but, as the street deal of speculation over the probable sum ment's majority fell to forty-eight on a division on Sir John Simon'a motion to How many hotels in Great Britain out"
artist prints in excuse of his pavement (if any) Lord Northolife would bequeath to he can plead "it is poverty sociotic for platives and friends in a most connected' with journalism. After pictures, reduce the Foreign Offon estimates inside London provide a bathroom attached to A semi-finisi tatement in Paris to-order to draw attention to the increas every bedroom and a system of steam boating
drives me to it
providing capable of being regulated by the guests THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STUPENDOUS FIGURES,
liberal manager he left long series of an- day denies that the conference discussed ingly grave events in the Buhr.
In almost every a revision of the Treaty of Versailles, number
nuities arranged on the tentine system, and America of speakers criticised the is to be found
hotel! Do our hotel
stody proprietor
As a nation we are poor, and it is only finally, the residue of the estate is allocated and says that questions relating to the Government's inactive policy, and exa-
charities requirements of tasir patrons suficiently 1
cold confort to be able to say other ton
o newspaper chr military occupation endusively con phasised the danger of war They urged. How many British hotels provide the visitor AN EXPLANATION OF ITS LOSSES. nations in Europe are much worse off than
am available for the purposes. arn France and Belgium, but the condi- an appeal to the League of Nations.
with an *Pig selection of
fresh End
ourselves. Our debt to the United States, Inst mentioned all curtainly exceed tions to be submitted to Germany whas
well Mr. Asquith criticised the French stewed frut
so much attention in million pounds. One half of this as breakfast, with plentiful Because of the fact that during tho' which has occupie wiped out at once the conversations with her are renewed policy, and emphasised the enormous supplion of cream, and with a varied solee last half of the year no interest was re-
as the income from it, is to go to the must be subject to general discussions, extension and scope of the French tion of cereal foods! Is not the local hotel-ceived by the Philippine National Bank if we could get payment of our just dues paper Prosa Fund and two or with which the British and Italian operations in the Ruhr, and said the keeper's idea of a suitable summer break on loans amounting to E.64,000,000, the from our neighbours. The figures are so other bonsvolent orginisations connected Governments will be neciated. Another encirclement of the British occupation fast menu too frequently nothing but annual statement of the bank ne submit. impressive, that there is grim pleasure in with the great profession decision at Brusstils calculated to appease area had strangled British trade. Mr. porridge and bacon and eggs! How many ted to the regular stockholders, metting them down in tabular form British traders was that German manu Ronald McNeill, replying, reiterated the British hotels in the tourist season make
Tom of meals, breakfast included, without 350,039:18 No interest the statement Lectures who pay the export taxes aball policy enunciated by Mr. Boust Law and practice of placing iced water on the table hold last week shows
These explains, in credited to the profit account be permitted to continue deliveries to emphasised that the Government and waiting
the guest for
for attention, until the interest is actually received, foreign purchasers, under a special country were still friendly towards matters may Tinonce sytem.
and no interest has been collected on commenting on the conference, emphasise ment, fully recognised the deplorable to the comfort of the trans-Atlantic. the very categorical suranoo now given sezioumess of the position and though In this connection it may
P.40,000,000, bat Franco and Belgium have never had difficulties hid in ame respects bean in the Manchester City Council has agreed to proximating P-24,000,000, or to the sugar any ides of detaching the Enhr from the creased, they were still a anxious as sell a central ate to a syndicate which entrals, approximating Bodoh, still loss of annexing it
ever to maintain the friendship of Franos proposes, to erect an it "one of the largest making & total of P.64,000,000 on these and most luxuriously equipped hotels in two counts alone on which no interest and Avoid a finai, brosk.
Europa. --Evelyn Wrench in the Spectator. Ham boon paid during the last half “year,
seem too
The French papers, France. He said that while the Govern and yet they make all the rattons to the coconut oil companica, ap
(Emtinued as foot of mesh column),
be noted.
recent weeks,:
Allied Debts to Groot Britain, a
France......
* $84,000,000 Italy.
(ugo-Slavia" izquier Other Allies
203,000,000
£1,434,000,000 Great Britain's Debt to Utd. 2930,800,000. (Continted as foot of next column.)
The
to which Lord
Northcliffe belonged. other half will providing
be used to found a charity for pensions to aged and infirm employés. of the Northcliffe companies
Lord Northcliffe had many faults, moet of them due either wholly or in part to the desire for power, which became, an obsession with him in bis later years; but, when all is sald, bis will rereale; his greatness as a man-his bigness of heart, his loyalty to his friends, and his con- sideration for those who served him for Profession which brought him wealth and Zamo, EL.B.
the
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