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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ELLIS ISLAND SCANDAL-

BRITISH AMBASSADOR ON "DIABOLIC CONDITIONS.

LONDON, August with An outspoken account by Sir Auckland ediles on the conditions obtaining at Ellis Island is published in the form of White Paper. The Ambassador's genstad criticism is that the place is too small, and what additional spare is available is useless because it is not ventilated. He says the officials deserve credit for what they lo achieve, büt, still, detention on the island must be a hateful experience for all of any sensibility. Inmigrants are handled in wire cages, like prisoners, but this is almost inevitable, though strongly resented by persons of rednement.

LATEST CABLES, GERMAN REPARATIONS. FRENCH PRESS ADOPTS MORE MODERATE TONE

Paris, August 15th. There is a much quieter tone in Press commwats in consequence of the announce ment that a detailed reply to the British Note will be shortly issued.

The newspapers dwell on the necessity

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17′′E, 1923,

DE VALERA CAPTURED., SURRENDERED TO FREE STATE

TROOPS,

LONDON, her he

*August 15th De Valera settled all doubts

election by would participate in the electio making his promised appearance at^ant operair meeting at Enais this after-

noon.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDT.]

FAN-PACIFIC CONFERENCE.

NO OVERFLOW OF JAVANESE POPULATION.

AHEAD OF THE MAIL [SUPPLEMENTARY, WIRES FROM INDIAN

EXCHANGES

COTTON GROWING.

Losnos, July 23rd. Mr Hyslop Bell, in a letter to the Daily Telegraph, drawing attention to the desirability of the Pugouragement of MELBOURNE, August 15th.

the Speaking at the Pan-Pacife Sciones Empire cotton-growing, points to

spectacular increase in Japan's demands Congress, Dr. Yan Labberton, represent for raw tuin. He says that last your ing the Dutch East Indies, declared that they absorbed nearly 70 per cent of Inting despite the great increase in the popula-exported cotton, whereas the United King dom only took nine per cent. Japan has tion of Java during the past century, now turned her attention to buying botton from Uganda. Mr. Hyslop Bell considers Javanese, who are a home-loving people,mont support for the improvement of

THE DEMPSEY-GIBBONS FIGHT.

DEMPSEY WINS ON POINTS.

SHELBY (Montana), July 4th.. At 3 o'clock this afternoon about "six thousand spectators were seated round the stadium here under a scorching sun awaiting the Dempsey Gibbona fight for the World's Heavyweight Championship. The contest promises to be the biggest Anancial failure in the history of the ring.

At half-past 3 (Montana tàue) Dempsey entered the ring and was followed minute later by Gibbons. The trainors held huge umbrellas over both contest. ants to protect them from the terrific heat

of the sun.

Fallowing the usual preliminaries the

De Valora surrendered to the tro Australia need not fear an overflow of that it should be stipulated that Govern fight began

who walked him off to the barracks.

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"He drove up in "an open ear undis for preserving the Entente, and now ex-gnised, and was wildly welcomed by the press appreciatica of the British desire 1,500 people present.. They declare that for an agreement. there is but a small difference between the sun naked by the British and what is

Shortly after De Valera began his due to them under the Spa percentage, This fact should facilitate an understand-speech the crowd becas consternated by the appearance of a detachment of Free State troops in un armonred ear.

The troups surrounded the platform, when the "crowd shunted Up De Valera

ing.

"

NO MODIFICATION OF AMERICA'S ATTITUDE. WASHINGTON, August 15th.

De Valera made a gesture towards the military, afterwards, collapsing on the platform, which was crowded.

High authorities have expressed sur prise regarding the despatches from London, indicating that there is an im Owing to chronic dirt, the place is per-pression aboud that there has been some vaded by a flat stale smell, quite distinct modification of the American attitude

The troops fired in the air and a panic from the pungent odour of unwashed towards the reparations question. It ensued, the crowd believing that De hamanity.

Both are met at Ellis Islandi. pointed out that the statement made on Valern had been shot, but he rose and It took Sin Auckland thirty-six hours, behalf of President Coolidge on August walked down the steps, when he WIN after leaving the island, to get rid of the 14th completely reaffirmed the late, Presi-aurrounded by troops and marched off. arpon which "Davoured everything I ate den Hardling's policy. or ilrank.!!

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It is authoritatively declared that the apparent feeling in London, that a wel come change had occurred in the attitude of the Washington Government, is alto

After it transpired that five were in- jured in the shanting stampede. AFTER HIDING FOR 13 MONTHS.

LATER.

De Valera, who had been hiding for thirteen months, was reported at various

He mentioned that the Dutch Govern- ment's greatest difficulty had been in inducing part of the surplus population to settle in the fertile valleys of Sumatra and Borneo.

DISASTROUS TIDAL WAVES IN KOREA.

OVER 1,000 DEAD.

Sroci. August 18th.'

cattan crops in the Colonies should be ctiampoined by a proviso that the es British requirements ported crop, should first go to satisfy

in-

Bound I-Dempsey hooked a left to the body and followed with three more lefts to the ribs and stomach and a right the jaw, forcing his opponent to rotreal. Gibbons sent in a left hook to the head, but Dempsey retainted with some punish to the head. He then swung a loft to

ing blows to the body,

Round Dempsey landed a hook to. Gibbons's head, and from a clinch Gib bous hooked a left to the champion's chin, and with a similar blow opened a cut over Dempsey's eye. They were. Round 3.-Dempsey drove rights and locked in a clinch when the bell rang. lefts to the body and chia, forcing Gil- bons into a clinch. The latter then got but. Dempsey retaliated with blows to the body.

AIR LINERS TO INDIA...

LONDON, July 23rd. The Government are commencing, the building of the feet of airships for the Imperial service. Commander. Burney, terviewed, said that each airship would be 760 feet king and 115 feet wide and would be capable of carrying from 190 to 130 passengers to Bombay in five days Their fuel capacity would be sufficient to Disastruny tidal waves on the north-irest enable the journey from England toba home several rights and lefts to the jaw,

accomplished without a stop. Each sleep

ing tables and' ing cabin would contain dresing and writ

toilet facilition Sixty people could be accommodated at one tima The latest but unconfirmed reports stato in the lounge, which would be arranged in Pullman style. Electric cooking arrange that there are over 1,000 dead.

ments would be provided and there would Es a cold storage chamber for food

Commander Burney's scheme comprises the bailling of a fleet of rigid airships, capable of carrying a large number of persengers. which would eventually main thin a bi-weekly service between London and Bombay,

coast of Korra swept away hundreds of houses, damaged shipping and hundreds of lives were lust,

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LINCHENG NOTE..

MAICHIAOPU'S DECISIONS,

Pexing, August 13th.

A meeting was held at the Waichiaopu" yesterday, when certain decisions relative to the Lincheng Note were reached for

1-Acceptance of the demand, for com

pensation;

The very heart of the tragedy of Ellis Island is in a room of the temporarily detained. Such detentions are uolady's fault and are unavoidable unless ini-gether too optimistic. It is pointed out

Tants are finally approved for adniission that nothing was said on behalf of Mr. times to le in many parts of Ireland submission to the Cabinet as follows:- Before they leave their own land. Coolidge indicating the "slightest depar-including Duhlin, but it was popularly ture from Mr. Hughes's statement, minde) supposed that his headquarters were in at New Haven in December

Limerick. He had been interviewed and had regularly presided over the second Dail, but the meetings were always held in secret, and to-day was his first official public reappearance.

practice, the present detention arrange ment, pending the hearing appeal against deportation is diabolic.

STRIKES IN GERMANY.

SITUATION STILL PRECARIOUS.

BERLIN, August 13th.

'

The American viewpoint will not be determined until the plans abroad have been matured. Any suggestions to the contrary are wholly baseless.

[A Reuter's message, published yester day, stated: "It is authoritatively stated While the Communist strikes in Berlin. that so far as Marquess Curzon's repara- tions plan acords with Mr. Hughes's are at an end, the situation in the pro- suggestion, the Government is ready to vinces is still precations, though a col-play its part in a fresh determination of the economic conditions in Germany. Mr. Japan of the Communist general strike Coolidge's administration adheres to the tradition which was laid down in a speech design is shortly to be expected."

by Mr. Hughes in December. Tec Gov Leipzig. Halle, Teutschenthal, Helusernment does not see that the way is tedt and Arnstadt are among the places open to offer any direct aid in the pre- sent crisis, but will readily respond to where there has been fighting hetween any appeal for aid from abroad, where the Communists and Nationalists, and tabel can be given with due regard to the Communists and Police, resulting in many

casualties.

Order was rétored at Hanover after five had been killed and 60 injured,

interests of the American people! Lus | Président does not see any occasion to all a special session of Congress before the regular December Yession."

EARLIER CABLES.

GREAT BRITAIN,

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The Communists failed in an attempt (SOUTH AFRICA'S SYMPATHY WITH lo scize Zeitz. The troops who were in occupation intervened in order to rescue the police.

At Herne the populace has been over- awed by a mob of looters,

Work is at a standstill in Hamburg and Stettin owing to a strike of the dockers. ZEITZ PRISON STORMED.

BELLIN, August 15th. A message from Halle states that a mob stormed, the gaol at Zeitz, smashed the doors, opened the cells and liberated all the prisoners.

STEAMER SUNK AT

LIVERPOOL A

CUT IN HALF WHILE LEAVING

DOCK.

LONDON, August 18th.

In

BLOEMFONTEIN, August 15th,

ch, General Smuts the

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It appears that De Valera's collapse on the platform. was due to fainting as the result probably of a kick during the stam- pede..

Only a priest and two women and child- ren accompanied the prisoner, who was pale and trembling but with bead erect, to the barrack gates.

Two wounded men were subsequently treated, in hospital. Ten other persons; including a nine-month-old baby, were treated for cuts and bruises.

There is a strong local feeling that his arrest will assist in De Valera's election. AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

DUELIS, August 15th.

An official statement says that Do Valern's share of the responsibility for all that has happened in Ireland since the treaty was signed has never been in doubt.

2-The dismissal of the named officials to be postponed for consideration with the local authorities, 3.-The Government to do their utmost to prevent a recurrence of such an outrag 4.--That foreign supervision of the railway police guard, be not acced. ed to, as it is an infringment of the sovereignty of China.

THE THREATENED WAR.

REPLY

TO POWERS' NOTE,

PEKING, August 15th, The Cabinet, yesterday, discussed the Noto from the Powers with reference to the threatened Chekiang-Kiangan war, and decided to inform the Towers that there was no danger of such an outbreak.

DUTCH EAST INDIES: INCREASED FOREIGN INTEREST,

THE HAGUE, August 15th. The annual report of the Java Bank refors to the increasing. interest of foreign business men in the Dutch East Indies, mentioning particularly the pur chase of 35, 19 accres of mostly cultivated land by a British concern,

The scheme, which has the approval of the Air Ministry, is being promoted by Commander Burner in coniunction with

Vickers, Lt, and the Shell Oil Company, The suggested, fares are £70 first-class and £45 second-class.

- WORKLESS AT HOME, ~

LONDON, July 9th.

Tá a letter to Mr. Baldwin relative to the menacing" situation in the country, the industrial group in the House of Com mons refers to the prospect of a fourth

with

a million and a half unem- winter ployed and its disastron's effect on the morale and efficiency of British workers.

The writers state that alarming indica- tions of industrial unrest are apparent everywhere and urge as a remedy exten sive schemes of railway electrification, cost- ing from £40,000,000 to £50,000,000, exten- sion of tube railways and the development

of canals and docks.

“DIVORCE CASE DETAILS.

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LONDON, July 20th. The Select Committee's report on the question of the publication of divorce cases in newspapers recommends that no thing should appear except the petitioner's. the statement, the defence statement, judge's summing up on points of law, the Witnesses verdict and the judgment names might be given, but not their evidence.

INDIAN TEA ASSOCIATION.

LONDON, July 28th. Presiding at a meeting of the Indian Ter Association, Mr. W. A. Bain said the tea industry had enjoyed a

fair mensuro

No

Round 4-Dempsey continued to hurt Gibbons with heavy body punches and be also kept pounding the St. Paul-man_on the back of the head. In the clinches Gibbens got in several lefts and rights to the head..

RONOURS EVEN.

Round 5.In this round Gibbons shot several hard rights and lefts to the head without any return from the champion, but near the end of the round Dempsey, with a right to the jaw, forced him into a clinch. Nh

Round 8.There was a great deal of clinching and in-fighting in this round, with honours about even.

Round The men exchanged rights and lefts to the head. Gibbons cleverly ducked from several hard blows, but. Dempsey continued to panish him to the body, and the St. Paul man appeared to be weakening.

Round B. In this meeting Gibbons got home several hard smashes to the bead....

Round 2.-Gibbons was very elusive. He dodged Dempsey's leads and seemed to worry the champion with swinging rights and lefts. It was Gibbons's round.

Round 10.-There were several ex- changes to the body and head, and hon- ours were about even for the round.

Round 11.-Gibbons. did well in this round. He landed several right and leit punches to the head and smartly eluded the returns.

Round 12-Dempsey missed badly, but jarred Gibbons with a left to the jaw.

Round 13.-This was a fast round, with. milling honours about level.

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Round 14-Dempsey opened up strong offensive, but Gibbons was too wary for him.

Round 15. The champion attacked viciously in the last meeting and Gibbons covered up and clinched to avoid punish- ment.

GAS AN The referee awarded the fight to Demp sey, on points:--Reuter's Special Service.

WORLD'S DEEPEST KIVER. CHASM FIVE THOUSAND · FEET DEEP.

The Canadian Government has been asked to make a special survey which it,

The report says that while separation of the currency of the Indies from the currency of Holland is desirable, it would De Valera now tries to shelter himself not be in favour of Holland, because it of prosperity and emphasised the need of behind a political campaign, but he would lead to the increased financing of an increased supply of labour.

had yet been found, thought every effort must take his place with his associates Dutch East Indian produce by London definite solution of the mosquito blight is expected will prove by scientific mea. and dupes until such timy as he and the and. New York.

was being made towards that end. He surements that Canada, among its other others can be released without injury to

declared, with the marked increase in distinctions, has the deepest river in the

world. consumption, stocks were

appeared Hidden beneath the amber waters of pre-war standard, and dem near the to have overtako supply Work in the Upper Ottawa River is France for the purpose of extending tea Nature's most curious phenomena, rival- Consumption was progressing satisfactorily ling in its way the Grand Canyon, of and the extension of the campaign in Colorado, the National Bridge of Vir- ginia, the Falls of Niagara or Zambesi. America, would commence shortly.

It is a gigantic chasm cleft in the surface of the earth in a period which must have approached the earliest in the earth's his- tory, for the bed reveals sandstone of the Palaczoic Ago.

UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

Premier, referring to the Ruhr, appealed to South Africa to stand in sympathy with Great Britain in her effort to save Europe from destruction. He exhorted the public safety. - all the nations to rally round Orent Britain in order to avert a world-wide"}, disaster. The position was grave beyond words. If America sitw that the AGREEMENT REGARDING DIPLO European nations would support Groat Britain, he believed that America would again rush in and save the break-up of Europe, the consequences, of which would not be wiped out for a century.

U.S. PROHIBITION LAW.

WASHINGTON, August 15th.

It is announced that the general policy of the Government against seizing rum-

MATIC RELATIONS.

[YROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."]

VISCOUNT TAJIRI KILLED.

TOKYO, August 15th. Viscount Tajiri, former Mayor of Tokyo, is dead as the result of 2 accidental fall downstairs "at" his reaid-

easy.

STEAMER" "FEIYING" | ATTACKED.

FUKIEN

AUTHORITIES' - NAVAL EXTRAORDINARY BEHAVIOUR.

Sir P. Howett has been elected Presi- dent of the Indian Tea Association, Mr. Duncan elected Chairman; and Mr. W. M. Fraser, Vico-Chairman.

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THE COLLIERY DISASTERS.

LONDON, July 30th.

one of

Mexico Crry, Angust 16th. The records of the conference between representatives of the United States and

If the Ottawa River were to dry up the Mexico, embodying an agreement design-

chasm with its walls 6,000ft.or 7,000ft. cd to enable the resumption of diplomatic

high would eclipse the wonder of Color- relations, were signed this afternoon.

SHANGHAI, August 15th.

In the. House of Commons today, Mr. ado. As it is the Deep River Reach of U ́S AMBASSADOR TO BE '

Four passengers on board the steamer G. R. Lane Fox, Parliamentary Secretary the Ottawa claims the distinction, which APPOINTED SHORTLY...... Felying were killed and 12 injured and for Mines, said there was no room for it is hoped will soon be scientifically con-

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over 300 imprised for three days by the hope of saving the 25 entombed misers in firmed, of being the deepest river in the The negotiations lasted for thirteen Fukica Daval authorities when the ship the Maltby uns enllioryEight man had world. In several places over a distance weeks, the United States representatives passed Any recently, according to a re- been killed and

the cause of explosion was failed to give an anchorage. uncertain, but pointed to the ignition of By comparison, the Great Lakes are "The report states that a launch up an necumulation of gas by a naked light. but duckponds and the famous flords of emerging from the dock at Liverpool, not be changed as the result of the order to submit the reconds to the ad-Guild. collided with the steamer Artemisia from

It is believed that Mexico's interpreta proached the ship near Kingmen and Mr. Lane Fox expressed the Government's Norway and the East American Atlantic sympathy with the relatives of the dead Coast are quite eclipsed. Lake Erie has depth of only 272ft. Lake Ontario is tion of her subsoil, petroleum and scores of sailors boarded her.

Shots were fired without any warning men, Sauralast. The Douglas was cut in half

Replying to Mr. Tom Williams (Lab.) not much better with 7331t, Lake Michi- agrarian legislation will be neceptable to the United States, and the appointment and all, the passengers valuables were

as regards the wisdom of the local author gan has 780ft. Lake Superior, the deep and sink su à few minutes.

The pirnies were formerly under the itics in allowing so many to enter the est of all the great inland seas, is only of an American Ambassador to 31exico looted. will not be long delayed.

command of Yang Ti Chun, who is Maltby main mine while a gas fire was 1,007ft, or about one-fifth as deep as the directly under the command of Admiral aging, the Secretary of Mines testified Deep River Roach will probably prove to to the great gallantry of the volunteers One of the East Atlantic flords shows FOOTBALL

who went down with the full concurrence HONGKONG - CHINESE 7. SYDNEY

METROPOLIS.

The sic of Man steamer Bauyina, when runners outside the three-mile limit will departing fur Washington immediately in port filed by the victims with the Fuklen | Lisaster, we two injured in the Kilsyth of 23 milen 5,000ft. of tow-boat lines have

Marion Mocher decision yesterday.

The Treasury officials state that the decision of the Supreme Court should be The crew and passengers were anved, awaited before operations are extended be

yond territorial waters. "Bono person, being injured.

INDIAN WHEAT FORECAST.

CALCUTTA, August 15, The final wheat forecast for all India 30,535,000 tiered, calculated to yield P,891,000 tons.

HABLIER CABLES,

ELECTIONS IN IRELAND.

BEVOLVERS USED AT MEETING.

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LONDON, August 15th.. Light were wounded in a fight at an plection mot|ng at Kinvara, on the Clare Galway border, in which revolvers ware ased.

KEMMERER PIT DISASTER.

95 BODIES RECOVERED.

KEMMER, August 15th. Ninety-five bodies have been brought up, and also a number of survivors.

GERMAN INTERNAL GOLD LOAN.

BERLIN, August 15th. The Reichstag adopted the Bill pro- viding for the issue of an internal gold

WHOLESALE PRICES LEVEL

LONDON, August 18th.

The general level of wholesale prices in Great Britain fell 1.8 per ceaf, in July.

ministration.

"Sypnky, August, 15th. Metropolis and the team of Chinese play. In the football match between Sydney er from Hongkong, the former won by four goals to two,

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

LONDON, August 15th. The match between Clyde, and Airdrie ended in a draw of one gual/each.........

YACHTINGER

OUT...

Tu Shih Kwei. “

One passenger was arrested and shot without trial.” S

The Guild, yesterday, demanded thorough investigation by the Navy Ministry and Admiral Tu Shib Kwel.

EXECUTION OF BANDITS.

BY BRIGADIER GENERAL THE EX CHIEF OF LINCHENG BANDITS.

of the local committee, including Mr. 3000ft, and the Sogne Fiord of Sean- Hubert Smith, to try to save the pit and dinaria is 1,000Ft. the employment of all concerned, pr

Deep River Reach of the Ottawa is' north of Pembroke, and is traversed by. -serviceable “steziners. The souther SUSPENDED M.P.'. stretch of it is found identified on wort

LONDON, July 30th.mapa as Upper Alumette Lake. This part In accordance with their intention of the river course is dotted with hun- intimated to the Speaker during the week dreds of beautiful islands furnishing sum- end, three out of the four Beottish mer houses for urban residents. A point Labourite Members of Parliament who were called Des Jo Achim is the upper limit suspended from the House of Commons of the Great Chasm. Here the river on June 27th, turned up in a taxicab et makes a right-angled turn, and is trans- Westminster this afternoon with the object formed from a madly-surging rapida to the x-bandit chief at Paotsuku, owing of taking their senter, but were refused the restful slow-moving deep current of to trouble they had caused in the Tano They had a brief talk with the police

admittance by the polies at the gate. the Grand Chaam.

BHANOHAL, August 15th.. The China Prous fearns that 14 bandits wore executed by General Sun Mei Yao,

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BRITAIN WINS BRITISH AMERICAN chuang cond mining centro, where General after which, they drove off. No further I have great dread of a large institu Sun Mei Yao and his brigade are attempt was made to enter the precinction with a great deal of money involved stationed, following protesta by two The Prime. Ministor will move German engineere, the only foreigners at morrow that the suspension motion he where the whole of the activities depend Triochnade, against the cantinant depro rescinded. This coura was arranged be very largely upon the inventive genius of dations on the mine by the soldier- twoen Mr. Ramsay Macdonald and Goy-one individuale-Mae Alfred bandits.

Losnow, August 18th. At the Ryde regatta, Great Britain won the British American Cup, with 129 points

to 86.

ernment last week.;

hot main (chairman, J. Lyons, and Co.).

Salmon