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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 9TH,

HOME LABOUR HORIZON.

GLOOMY OUTLOOK: BIG STRUGGLE EXPECTED.

LONDON, April 7th.

The Labour herizon remains cloudy. The principal disputes relate to the builders, railwaymen, and farmworkers

BERLIN, April 7th.

It is estimated that 500,000 building oper- Essa is now without a newspaper, as atives will stop work next week-end,if the sole remaining one was suspended they do not comply with the notices post- thin wreck, for attributing the guilt ofed to-day, enforsing a reduction of wages, the shooting at Krupps works to the and a forty-seven hours' sock in the eight summer months. The union executives will discuss their policy on April 9th, but it is generally expected that members of the unions will be advised not to recog Iaise the new conditions.

LIGHTNING STRIKE OF SHIPS'

FIREMEN

French.

A big printing works at Mülhelm has bera sized, and two milliards of marks confiscated. The manager whe arresteil. FURTHER SEIZURE OF

MONEY. REICHSBANK

The Frankfurter Zeilung reports the French seizure, on the Rhine bridge at Worms, of a motorcar from Mannheim carrying thres milliard marks belonging

BERLIN, April 7th.

to It is semi-officially stated that, up the present the French have seized over twenty-seven milliards of marks belonging

to the Reichsbank.

to the Reichsbank.

PARIS, April 7th

Advies from Muyenço state that the Freach have occupied the railway station at Saya, fifteen kilometres from Coblence.

AMERICAN COAL ARRIVES AT HAMBURG.

BERLIN, April 7th.

LONDON, April 7th.

A lightning strike has developed among the Southampton fremen, who belong to a union whose officials declare that they were not consulted regarding the recent national wages agreement, under which their members' wagni were reduced £1 a

month.

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LOUCHEUR'S VISIT MEETS

WITH APPROVAL

Pazis, April 7th. M. Louchour visit to London is the le topia in the lobbies of the Chamber

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FINLAND'S PROGRAMME UNDER

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NEWMAN ESTABLISHES WORLD'S] [DY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN.""

BILLIARDS RECORDS.

LONDON, April 7th. Playing at Holborn Hall, London, HELSINGFORS, April 7th. A commission of naval experts, headed against. Innan in the semi-final of the

profesional billiards championship, Now of Deputies whore many deputies are by the chief of "general-staff, has been

despito the PHOBIA, assembled

M.appointed to work out a naval shipman made a new championship record Loucheur's suf-imposed task in generally building programme, which is to be break of 850, beating Smith's 785, made approved, and the cordiality of the ex-submitted to parliament in the autumu. minister's reception by the members of the FRENCH SENATOR'S SUGGESTION British Cabinet is favourably commented

"do

It is pointed out that the reparations plan publish in London, ́did not accord with M. Louchsur's declared views,

and

satisfaction

NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY,

WANNINOTON, April 7th. The officials refuse to enthuse regarding the statement made by the French

is expressed at the Senator, de Kerguezech, that France is tendency, in certain political quarters in willing to scrap her entire fleet if other Some officials London to work towards a rapprochement nations did likewise. cf the British and French viewpoints characterised the suggestion as ridiculous. It is thought that, sooner or later, negotiation, "are bound to boʻresumed, and M. Loucheur's visit will have achieved PROTEST MEETING LEADS TO his aim of helping to reunite the two countries, both of which are desirous of! mending the temporary brosch..

BETTER FRANCO-BRITISH

PARIS, April 7th.

UNDERSTANDING.

SOVIET BARBARITIES.

EXCESSES.

BERLIN, April 7th. Advice from Warsaw state that the meeting, organised as a protest against the Soviet excutione, culminated in serious anti-Jewish oxcesses, in which fifty

THE LIAOTUNG RETROCESSION

QUESTION.

ALLEGED CONVERSATIONS AT WASHINGTON,

PEKING, April 8th, Reports having appeared in the In the final in 1930... Nowman also vernacular papers stating that the stablished a world's record with con- Chinese Charge d'Affaires at Washington Secutive breaks of 542, 708 and 850,

had had a discussion with Mr. Hughes, At half-way the scores were:-Newman the Secretary of State, on the questiah

of the retrocession of the Kwantung (in play) 8,000; Inman 8,295.

Leased Territory, in the course of which the Chiness Charge'd'Affaires is supposed. to have asked that the Government of the United States should undertake the duty of arbitrating thie matter, and that Mr. Hughes is supposed to have replied 1stating that owing to the disturbed. O conditions in China, America must first give careful consideration to the matter before undertaking to assist in the Sino | Japanee negotiations, an enquiry at the American Legation clicited the 10 telligence that Mr. Hughes has inform the American Minister that he had had no interview with the Chinese Churge. d'Affaires on the subject of the retroces sion of Liaotung, or on any matters 0 relative to that territory.

HOME FOOTBALL. LEAGUE (FIRST DIVISION).

LONDON, April 7th. Following are the results of Saturday's First Division matches. Aston Villa....... Arsenal.....

o Birmingham Liverpool Oldham A.

Blackburn R. Middlesbro Burnley Preston N.E....... Chelsea...

Newcastle U...

1 Bolton W. o Everton

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3 Cardiff City ......

1 Manchester C.

Huddersfield T.

Nottingham F.... 0 Stoke Sheffield United... 3 West Bromwich... Tottenham H

Sunderland.......

Ayr United. Celtic

Morton Motherwell. St. Mirren Third Lanark

The Union Castle liner Windsor Castle, due to sail for South Africa, and the

The semi-official character of M. Royal Mail steamer Almanzora, duë ta sail for South America, have not, up to Laucheur's visit is indiented in various were injured. The military subacquently hird the present, sailed

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SOME EMERGENCY CREWS SECURED.

LONDON, April 7th

The Zodalanzeiger reports the arrival in Hamburg of the first consignment," The "Almanzora has sailed, manned by aboard Norwegian steamers, of 12,000

an emergency crew, and other vessels tons of American coal.

aniling are normally manned by members ESSEN BURGOMASTER'S SENTENCE

of the Sailor and Firemen's Union, which is a signatory to the national wage: agreement Steps are being taken to

INCREASED.

BERLIN, April 7th.

The appeal of the Essen Burgomaster,

quarters,

The Petit Journal says that before ho jeft for London, M. Loucheur' and Premier Poincare examined the situation) in the course of several conversations.

Le Matin mentions that M. Loucheur has brought back suggestions from Mr Bonar Law, teading to lead to the aband- coment of British neutrality.

A. Locheur in an interview, said be was convinced that public opinion had

Schaefer, against the sentence of two secure similar staffs for the Windsor changed, and was, for the most part, years' imprisonment and 5,000,000 Castle.

marks fine, for refusing to carry out It is noteworthy that a similar lighting French requisition orders, has been dis strike, declared by the crow of the Orient mised by the French Court Martin! at steamer Ormas, bound for Australia last Hooklinghauses.

wock, ended by owners agreeing not to

The sentence was increased to three enforce the reduction in wages. years' imprisonment and + hne of

.

6,000,000 marks

ESSEN, April 7th.

LE HAVRE, April 7th Members of the engine room staff of the

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favourable to Franco, although there was some uncertainty regarding Fronch aims He declared that all the politiainns he mot thoroughly approved of France carrying out her enterprise to the end.

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LONDON, April 6th. There is much interest in London and land. In addition to meeting Mr. Bonar Law, M. Loucheur bad conversations with Mr. Lloyd George, Mr.. Baldwin, Sir Lloyd Graeme, and cther prominent men. It is ing careful sound- he. is taking suggested that

of British opinion, which is regarded as of bis significant in view of the likelihood being the next French Premier in the event of the fall of 31. Poincare, which is regarded

The Court Martial which heard the liner France, numbering 250, have struck Paris in the visit of M. Loucheur to Eng-

appeal of Herr Guyanz, President of the Eason Chamber-of-Commerce, who wai convicted for signing and distributing a circolar urging the boycott of the French and Belgians, has sentenced Herr Guyana to six months' imprisonment, and a fine of 800,000 marks

FRENCH CONTROL OF...

RAILWAYS.

Costesca, April 7th. Under an ordinance issued by the intor-Allied High Commission, the Gor- erning regis of the railways in the occupied territories, and all the per- anel, including Germans, are henceforth judicially regarded as serving the Franco" Belgian armies

WHEAT SUPPLIES FROM

in sympathy with the stokers' grievance.

The France's departure for America has been provented.

The Windsor Castle sailed from Southampton at 11.55 p.m. yesterday.

LONDON, April 7th. · The Khondda miners' strike, which com- menced on April 4th, was called off yes terday."

AMERICAN RUM RUNNERS."

EXCITING NEW YORK INCIDENT.

NEW, YOLL, April 7th.

An exciting chase and arrest of rum smugglers on the New Jersey coast, ended disastrously for the Government forces A const guard cutter captured a motor- launch, which was loading liquor from the so-called rum feet, and arrested the

"STARVING". RUSSIA:

LONDON, April 7th During the past two months the Russian Soviet authorities have despatched 9,000 tons of wheat to the Buhr for the use of crew of two men. the population.

IRISH AFFAIRS

QUESTION MEDIATION.

DE.

LONDON, April 7th.

The cutter was nearing the dock when a member of the crew fell overboard. The Captain ordered the prisoners to lower" him, head foremost, in order to reach the sinking Joan. The prisoners There is growing popular support in obeyed, but to go the captain's fest, Inland in favour of an appeal for the took charge of the cutter, and escaped, modistory services of Monsignor Luzio Papal Envoy who is at present touring the Free Stato. Monsignor Luzio recently interviewod zaost of the prominent

Jeaders.

VESSEL SINKS IN VINYARD SOUND.

The rum-runner John Bright sank you terday in Viayard Sound, Massachusetts

U.S. FROHIBITION LAW..

TO PURCHASERS OF SHIPPING BOARD VESSELS.

On the other hand, Mr. Cosgrave Fishermen havo recovered nine bodies. apparently do not believo in the necessity for mediation, judging by a statement made in the course of an APPLIES: interview, to the effect that prisoners wore woming in at the rate of 200. & wook.

·Ho estimated that the number of persona at large throughout the country, who were bortile to the Government, was not mord

than 2,500.

the

intervened.

A LONG DELAYED SOVIET "TRIAL"

Husinarona, April 7th. The long delayed trial of the Patriarch, Tikhon, and other Russian priests, has been fixed for April 11th,

MOTOR FITTED GLIDERS.

FRENCH NEWSPAPER OFFERS A PRIZE.

Hamilton A. Hibernian

BOOTTISH LEAGUE

1 Allos.

Hearts

1 Albion

1 Partick T..........

4 Kilmarnock....

1 Raith Rovera

1 Airdrieonians

1 Clyde

0 Abordeen.................................... 2 Rangerszemes

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'MOTOR-CYCLING IN THE

AIR."

WONDERFUL POSSIBILITIES OF

NEW MACHINE -

LONDON, April 6th..

It was further stated that the position 1of the American Government on the question is as set forth in Mr. Hughes' of statement, which was minuted in the re- cord of the sixth plenary soon of the Conference on the Limitation of Arma mente at, Washington on February 4th,

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IMPEACHMENT MOTION.

Snisoka, April 6th,

A message from Poking states that the proposed motion in the Senate of

The possibilities of motor-cycling in the want of confidence in the Government has

air" has become a prominent topic in con- beeg changed into one of impeachment

of the fights of M. Barbat, men- sequenza tioned yesterday.

Is that a British place called

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TIRPITZ AS ANGLOPHILEI A WONDERFUL CONVERSION.

built for the Air Ministry, is undergoing trials. It weighs only 200 PARIS, April 7th.

in 23 feet long, fire feet wide and” haa 37-foot

It is propelled by a seven врап. Le Matin offers a prize of 25,000 francs horse-power engine and is expected to dy

Tirpitz as anglophile! It almost, takes to the first airman in a glidor ätted with at 48 miles per hour.

M. Barbot, in an interview, suggested one's breath away to read his solemn re- a motor, crossing and recrossing the that, with a shilling's worth of petrol and nunciation of the ideas for which he worked costing £70, it should soon for fifteen years with astounding energy channel in a single flight, and not be.

to cross and re-cres the and persistence, and by the prosecution of bith considerably less danger which he probably contri bring about the contributed more than than three litres of than attends a motor trip to the cost any other coming more petrol.

WIRELESS TELEPHONY.

GERMAN STEAMER TO CARRY OUTFIT.

BERLIN, April 7th."

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Ho

believes

from Paris or London. tourists and travellers will soon be launch Great War. For reasons not at the moment-

quite parent,

the Grand Admiral has Be been ing skyward in their own machines.

out of the retirement in which off

& beneficent asserts that this machine can take be had managed to maintain a anywhere and land, without wind, st

for some months to write a long- miles per hour.

The air motorist willen Stinces's daily paper go as he pleases, with no yelping dogs and this is what, among - ather thing he says: no burst tyres, as a height of may 150 Direct antagonisms to-day no longer feet, from which the countryside will exists between us and the Anglo Saxons

Before always be in view."

the war this undivertible, and could b

those who made it their life's work to secure for Gerwany

of equality with Lag

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The Stunes steamer General San} AN AUSTRALIAN COLLIERY. only by power

and wise red

in some quarters as imminent. M. Loucheur Murtin, will be fitted with a wireless is known to favour Anglo F

French co-opera tion, and recently outlined a plan for telephone when she sails for South

of which America from Hamburg shortly. essential feature settlement, was the separation of the Rhineland from Prussia though from the Reich, and the demilitarisation of the area under the Lengue of Nations or some international body,

not

The Faris papers are keenly discussing M. Lobcheurs interview with Mr. Bonar Law, as to which the afin etters a warn

that France must be ready with terms for a settlement, and says a reparations total of 2,500 millions sterling would be ac ceptable to France provided Franco received

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OIL IN AUSTRALIA.

DISCOVERED WITHIN FEW MILES OF HELBOURNE.

MALBOURNE, April 7th. The Sun Publishes a report that oil

minimum of 1,800 millions and the Rhineland be completely demilitarized, with an international police force and French has been discovered at Williamstown. control of the Rhine bridgeheads.

A large syndicate has been formed to M. Loucheur, interviewed by Renter before leaving homeward, admitted that his con- carry on further operations. versations with Mr. Bonar Law and Lord Derby touched the international situation, though he emphasised their unofficial naturs He declared that his impressions of the visit were most satisfactory. He found everywhero Perwer the greatest friendship towarda

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A REDUCTION OF REPARATIONS

SUGGESTED...

LENIN'S HEALTH.

NOW REPORTED TO BE IMPROVING.

HELSINGFORS, April 7th. Lenin's catarrhal symptons are decreas.

and to health is improving.

Pan April 6th. Political circles supporting M. Foincare are annoyed at some of al, Loucheur'sing, activities in England, and fear thint Ger publication of the plan

plan in London, sttribut man resistance will be encouraged by the

ed to him, for a reduction of reparations by a series of international lonas, gradual bat rapid evacuation of the Rohr if the pay ments show regularity, and the conversion of the West Bland into a German federal state to be demilitarised ander the League of Nations,

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AMERICA AND EUROPE U.S. PRESIDENT, DEFENDS AMERICA'S · ÄTTITUDE,

PLAGUE IN INDIA.

EIGHT. THOUSAND DEATHS IN

WEEK.

8, April 7th.

JAPANESE FIRM NEGOTIATING

FOR PURCHASE.

MELBOURNE, April 6th. The Herald's Sydney correspondent anys a large Japanese commercial concern is nego tinting for the purchase of a colliery at Now castle. Ships will be immediately available to transport the output."

land, must, doop power

recognise accomplished facta The Ger man people has not shown maturity of to rise to the position of s world-nation, and, therefore, we abandon- the effort to acquire on a large scale the spiritual and material treasures of the sca Our trade, too, will be able to exploit the ses only in a restricted measure, and, tak ditions, must endeavour to triko which make impossible any serious ar Pieronism

to the Anglo-Saxons at the present AB BOOD IL-$ the temporary

of our

| ALLEGED ANTI-SOVIET "PLOTE count of the absolutely chabath

IN CAUCASUS.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 6th.

A message from Tifis states that the

time tificis!

the

prosperity Commander-in-Chief, General Egeroff, the brought about by the low ex

by the low exchange value

an end Chief of Staff General Pougstcheff, and of our money, several staff officers of the Rod army in the most hide-bound Englishman will lose his Caucams, have been arrested on a charge fear of business competition from us. Thus of conspiring against the Bolshevist no material interest any, longer stands in authorities.

the way of an understanding with the English Daily Telegraph AMERICAN TEXTILE STRIKE

AVERTED.:

A WAGES INCREASE.

FULL RIVER, April 6th. The unions affiliated to the textile council have voted in favour of accepting the in- crease of 123 per cent, in wages which the textile manufacturors association offered with the object of preventing a strike.

RESTRICTED COTTONTM

SPINNING

·LIKELY TO BE CONTINUED.

LONDON, April 6th.

UNEMPLOYMENT-IN GREAT

BRITAIN..

BRITISH MONEY SPENT ABROAD

The Dowager Lady Thompson of Bram- feld Hall, Suffolk, recently addressed the following letter to the London paperg

money Isica

Now that unemployment has reached the point of a national tragedy and may very readily become a national disaster, it seems to me that pressure should be brought, to bear to discourage as far as possible British

from

being

repeat outside the British so is delightful to visit the South of Sir Charles Macars, in a letter to the France or to go to Switzerland for winter Manchester Guardian, states that the fifty per sports, but surely it would be better for if the money thus involved werd the country

in this country. While

cent curtailment of production in Lancashire continued beyond the present month.

A plagun epidemics is raging in fof American cotton spinning is likely to be spent the hotel keepers at

practically all the provinces of India, Nige-thousand cases were reported during the work embing March 24th, eight thousand of which wore fatal. The out AUGUSTA GEORGIA, April 7ür. Frosident Harding, in the course of a break a most noticeable in the Punjab, development of demo, against the United Provinces, Central Provinces, organisation of "blocs", declaring that Bombay and Delhi.

monace to the nation. He asserted that international relations were never better than today, and added "that, all that some of our friends in Europe. "perhaps the United States was not doing

they wore

Fand

WASHINGTON, April 7th. Attorney-General Daugherty has advised Mr. Hughes that the clause of the contract, under which the Shipping EARL DERBY WELL RECEIVED Board is selling its merchant vessels, to the effect that ships should not be Eax) Dorby has been recived cuthut, operated by purchasers to the violation astically in North Ireland, where he is an of the laws of the United States, is a desired," but he predicted that it would tour reviewing the monstabulary The valid clause. The clause in generally to Europe's verdict, whom she righted herself, as surely she would, that the tions towns visited were beflagged, and interpreted as referring to the probibition United States was the mbet just nation in

the world. addresses of welcome presented.

IN THE NORTH-

lawa

OBITUARY.

REAR-ADMIRAL KINAFP

HARTFORD, April 7th. The death is announced of Hear Admiral Koapp.

NEAR EAST PEACE CONFERENCE.

M LONDON, April 6th. The Angora Government has not yet replied to the Allied Note, but according to Renter's correspondent at Montreux,it is resumed at Ouchy on the 15th fastant expected that the Peace Conference will be

BRITISH RAILWAY

WORKERS,-

Nico and theme at

At Moritz

are growing rich ou x-weekly of British visitors, and the servante are reaping a harvest

English from the same source, are empty, hotel staffs are being reduced and only those proprietors are well-to-do can face the fatura have nothing more hopeful to look forward to than subsistence on the unemployment dele until they may

may be equanimity while many of the serpate

for the ro-engaged suramer season.

The suffering caused through this axodus is not limited to botele daly but caused a

* fefieral

farther depression people

law, in normal times,

THE WAGES DISPUTE EASIER.

Lous, April 6th

from spending their monny how aeria The railway dispute is easier in con and where they wish would to arbitrary in sequence of the Companies now offer to re- the extreme, but I think under the proseno duce the bones by only one-half, consolidat circumstances it would not only be exc ing the remainder, if possible, in wagetable but also wise.