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LATEST: GANZES, (THROUÇLUTZA'S, AGENCY.]

AN GERAN EXPLANATION OF THE AKULT ON INTER-ALLIED CONTCOMMISSIONERS-

BERLIN, November 20th

A semicini statement, in attempting

Justify ill-treatment of the Franco Belgian nter-Allied Control Commis sioners, hentioned in a cable message dated fovember 1st, says that the Belgia officer aroused suspicion by burnif some papers and a map found in h possession showing positions of Beidarhr troops_operating "in Saxony. The the blame rests on the foreign offiers, inasmuch that, under the Treaty of /ersailles they were not entitled to cotrol troops constitutionally assigned teReich dutien

EARLIER CABLES,

GERMANY AND THE ALLIES-

"AMBASSADORS' CONFERENCE

AGREEMENT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND, lux3.

LATEST CABLES.

SAVAGE BOXING CONTEST SLASHING AND SPECTACULAR

* FIGHT IN AMERICADE

New York, November 20th. In a lifteen rounds heavy weight con- tent, Kid Norfolk, an American Negro, outpointed the Senegalese, Battling Siki after a slashing and spectacular battle.

Although obviously not in the best of

condition, Siki fanght gamely and aggressively. Norfolk, however, assimi- lated his opponent's savage attacks, in the meantime keeping up a withering onslaught that frequently had Siki dis tressed. The latter was bleeding pro-| fusely from the month, eyes and noge,

“BAELIER CÂBLES,

BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP

BOXING.

LONDON, November 20th. Owing to Beckett's retirement, to morrow's fight at the Albert Hall between Frank Goddard and Jack Bloomfield will be for the British heavyweight champion- ship..

Etuis Rico meets Harry Mason, the hold- er, in the fight for the lightweight cham- pionship of Europe and Britain.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,];ADER KIDNAPPED FRENCH PRIEST.

TULI OF SHANTUNG EXPRESSES REGRET,

PaXING, November 91st. The Tuli of Shantung has telegraphed to the Peking Government expressing regret at his failure to afford protection

Speaking of the sprending fire Captain Holland said that early on they realised the danger of the flames and arrange- ments were made for the connecting up of all the fire hose on the vessel. The

THE EARTHQUAKE FROM SEAMAN'S VIEWPOINT.

EXPERIENCE OF A SHIP'S CREW.

INTERESTING LECTURE BY STAFF Chief Engineer was able to supply them

CAPT: HOLLAND,

DOCKYARD RECREATION

CLUB.

LAST NIGHT'S" CONCERT AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION,

The Hongkong Dookyard Recreation with all the pressure they needed and Club held its annual prize distribution when the heat of the burning sheds on last night at the Royal Naval Theatre. Quite a lot has been-heard from as the wharf waa-at-ita-greatest they were the occasion being one of great jollifen- source or another of the very fine workable to turn on a tremendous stream of There was a large

tion. There

Attendance of during the great Japanese earthquake. all 42 Ecses were used. The danger from done by the Empress of Australia water unt to every part of the ship. In club members, their wives" a and friends, but the public in Hongkong have not heen the flames became so great that they

whilst many Naval Officers, including the afforded an opportunity of learning much realised that the best thing to do was

Commodore, honoured the event with to foreigners in that provine andre of the inner history of the experiences of to get out from the wharf. But they porting that troops are pursuing the the ship's brew during that terrible and could not. They could not back out na captors of the French priest. The bandits trying time. Last night, however, the the Stert Navigator was behind them have been located at Chichhsien.

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THE VACANT PREMIERSHIP.

PRESIDENT URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION

Praiso, November gist President, Tang Kun this afterdoon addressed a letter to the Lower House arging immediate action with respect to the nomination of Sun Pao Chi as Premier.

RAILWAY PROTECTION.

TWO BRIGADES ΤΟ BE ORGANISED.

PEKING, November 21st. It is reported that the Cabinet decided HOME ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

yesterday that two brigades be organised BY CONSERVATIVE for railway protection purpose, and also

voted $10,000 monthly as expenses.

MEDICAL BOOKS FOR JAPAN

LONDON, November 20th. Reuter learns that the provisional | agreement reached by the Ambaa SPEECHES-

provides that the

LEADERS. Bois Conference Allies will not demand, the ex-Crown

LONDON, November 20th. Princo's banishment, but insist that the Lard Balfour, Lord Derby, Mr. Austen

Staff Captain of the liner (Captain A. J. Halland) gave a lecture at the Wesleyan Sailors' Home, Arsenal Street, on the suhject before a large and appreciative audience. The lecture was entitled Personal Experiences during the Japan ese Earthquake," and it was made all the more interesting by several photographic lantern slides taken inmediately before and after the earthquake from the docks of the vessel by Mr. Winchester, the plumber on the liner,

their presence. In the carlier part of the avening a first rate concert was given, the first half of the programme being

supplied by the Diomede concert party,

whilst the two tugs had simply disap- neared and they did not see them again whilst the second half was supplied by a for several days. Captain Robinson ask: number of well-known local artistes. ed the Steek Tarigator to move but the During the interval the prizes were pre Captain of that vessel had been killed sented by Mrs. Bromwich, wife of the and the Chief Officer was left with all Engineer Manager of the Dockyard and the responsibility. He had dropped both the Commodore took. opportunity of con- his anchors and desired to remain. They gratulating the Club on its access in were able, however, by the grace of God winning the Hongkong Rife Champions to save the ship from fire, but the heat ship Shield. At the conclusion of the con- at times was so intense that all the cert a dance was held in the Theatre panes of glass on the starboard side which was also a great success. were cracked. “

The following is a list of the artistes All that night boats toiled hackward who took part in the concert: Mrs. in Yokohama, had a picture thrown on to and forward bringing refugees to the Collett, Mrs. Lockhart, Misa Gaubert, the screen showing the positions of the ship. It was then that they realised how Messrs, Killyard, Marsh, Holland,, Maug. various vessels some little time before the small and insignificant humanity was inwick, J. D. Simes, W. Payne, E. H. a disaster such as that. Captain Holland Rampling, W. Haggar, W. Gill, W. E Wheller. told several stories of heroic sufferers D. Cater, P. Labrum and made by everybody to help and relieve Mr. Collett and Mr. Hake. and described the great efforts that were The accompanists were: Mr. J. Mutter, those in pain. The lecturer said it was The .C. for the dance was Mr. H

Captain Holland, after giving details of the position of the liner on her arrival

SHOOTING.

German Government guarantee his good | Chamberlain and Sir Robert Horas were APPEAL BY FRENCH ACADEMY Q on as a preliminary showed the crowd of you," but "to do infinitely more unto Pritchard winner of Officer's challenge

occasion of Lord Birkenhead's first election

behaviour. A special date will be design present at the Constitutional Club on the ated for the resumption of military control. Genral Nollet will arrange this resump-speech. tion. The Control Commission' is to notify. the German Government of the place and extent of the Commission's investigations

Lord Balfour exhorted all Conservatives to support the Government, because'a baro raajority was insufficient to carry out the Unionist policy.

beforehand, the German Government to be

Lord Derby believed that himself and required to guarantee the Allie officers" safety. In the event of German recal. Lord Birkenhead could accomplish the big citrancy, the Allies will discuss further task of securing a Conservative majority

in Lancashire

Dienslires.

PARIS, November 20th.: The Ambassadors Conference did not meet to-day. The British Embassy in formed, the Secretariat of the Conference that owing to stress of business the British

Government was unable to instruct Lord Crewe in time. British circles emphasise

that the delay is in nowise an unfavourable sign. There is strong confidence that a Definite agreement will be reached.

HOHENZOLLERNS BARRED..."

PARIS, November 20th.

:

Lord Birkenhead said he was utterly indifferent as to whether he held office if the Government were reclected. He dwelt

the prosperity of profectionist countries like America, France, and Italy,

Mr. Austen Chamberlain "said that 're! united Liberalism and not Secialism was their most dangerous oppouent,

LORD

ROBERT

CECIL SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, November 30th. Lord Robert Cecil' speaking at Hitchin denied rumours of his resignation, and

The German Charge d'affaires has in- declared that as long as the Cabinet sup formed the Quai D'Orsay that the exported the League of Nations he would

gladly.co-operate. He had always been a free

MEDICINE.

PARIS, November 20th.

The Academy of Medicine has requested

its members to send books to replenish the Tokyo University library. EARL OF CAVAN'S OPPIOLAL VISIT

TO SINGAPORE.

LONDON, November 20th: The Earl of Cavan directly after Christ- mas departs on an official visit to Singapore. an invitation to visit He has also accepted Australia and New Zealand. He returns

May in Canada.

(BY COURTESY OF THE " DAULT "BULLETIN! TYPHOON DAMAGE AT MANILÀ

MASILA, November 20th. Tyhpoon damage to the crops amounted to hundreds of thousands of pesos,

Over 12 inches of rain fell during the 24 hours on the 19th inst

CONSTABULARY ULASH WITH

MOROS.

MANILA, November 20th Constabulary, under Major Fort, clashed

Crown Prince has formally renounced his trader, but that did not mean it was no with Moros at Mount Butik. MinduaRO

rights to the throne and that the German Government has decided not to allow the ex Kaiser to return. AMERICAN LOAN FOR GERMANY!

Washington, November 20th,

part of his duty to assist in procuring fair | treatment for our exports on foreign mar- Lets

The Government should be given liberty to produce economic proposals. WIRELESS ON SHIPS BOATS.

Mr. Hoover denies that proposals are pending before the the American Govern- TWO SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRA-

TIONS.

Three of the constabulary were killed. The Moro casualties are not stated.

It is believed that Datu Santiago's 200 followers, including women and children,

were scattered.

DOVER ADMIRALTY

earthquake. One could see a President boat close by the desferdie and not far from her the outline of the Andre Lebon could be recognised, whilst the position immediately behind the liner (though it was not shown in the photograph) was taken up by the American steamer.. Steel Vurigator, Another picture placed three or four bundred people asserabled on the wharf to witness the departure of the liner scheduled to take place at 12

place. In this picture the people could noon, just when the earthquake took

be seen standing with streamers in their hands. At 11.57 am. I reported to Captain Robinson," said the lecturer

that everything was ready for deparship.

Winner of club championship cup, A. cup. A Fritchard; winner of handicap cap. L. Gill; winner of Snd prizo handi cap cap, A. Pritchard.

not a case of the old motto, Do unto Budden. the

others as you would have others do unto

others, as you would have others do unto you." He told a story of a coolie who bore terrible pain from a smashed leg in grim

pain: of an aid woman aged 65 years who, silence of an American who apologised because he groaned quee in his great with her dog swam a matter of nearly three-quarters of a mile through water covered with dirty all fuel to reach the

Say

Ji

TENNIS.

Hallidge rud A. C. Shephard. Burden and B. Milton; runners-up,,

Doubles Handlienp.-Wizners, F. S

Shephard runner-up, L. G. Luck. Singles Handivap-Winner,

Luck; runner-up, A. & Shephard.

Singles Championship.-Winner, LG..

BILLIARD HANDICAP CUR 'Winner, A.H. Oswick; runner-up, Pensley.

INTER DEPARTMENTÁL EPORTS, modore H. E. Grace, R.N., Chief Engi- Winner of Shield presented by Com neer a Department,

ture. All the hawsers had been removed

As to the dangers of the burning oil on except one or two Manila ropes whilst two bugs were made fast fore and aft the water, Captain Holland had much to waiting to tow us out. I stood on the the ship still lay at the wharf whea4 G. Smith; 3rd prize, W. J. Grant

On the morning of the second day

SNOOKER HANDICAP CUP. Winner, W. J. Grantham runner-up, top hridge with the Captain we were

at seven o'clock they spotted a patch of just waiting for the stroke of; noon before giving the orders to let g That order hurting oil coming towards them. This was never given, for exactly one and a

was about 100 feet in diameter and the half minutes before the hour we heard a flames were roaring skyward to the height tremendons rattle, like the noise of the of four to five hundred feet. The flames, running out of an anchor chain, only much as they shot upwards made a noise not louder. Captain Robinson said to me in unlike a whirling wind and it was obvious n. tone of surprise What on earth is that if the ship did not leave the wharf Claxton letting the anchor go for Ibefore this patch of burning oil caught replied That is not the anchor it is an

them she would be destroyed. With the help of the Steel Navigator they man earthquake shock.*"

aged to draw out and by some very smart seamanship on the part of Captain Robin- the use of their starboard engine. The son they were able to just get clear by

"The experience on that great liner for the next few moments I shall never forget. The ship did not tremble, the phook violently. It was just as if the

ship was a rat and some big dog bad picked it up and was shaking the life out of it. The masts were trembling.

FAR EAST STAMPS.

THE KING'S EXHIBITS.

In accordance with annual custom exhibited on Thursday next at the first starps from the King's collection will be. meeting this season of the Royal Philatelier Society. The King's exhibits this year

rend by Mr. E. D. Bacon, curator of the will consist of stamps of the Straits Settlements and a paper on them will ber ring faming ofl just passed their bow Royal collection. Of late there has been where they had been ten minutes before.East generally, and of the Malay Penin- by thirty feet, passing over the spot among philatelist, a marked revival_of"

interest in the postal issues of the Far like reeds; in fact, I was afterwards by saying that he would like to say a King's collection has been regently re- Captain Holland concluded his lecture sula in particular Tais reason of the informed that Mr. Claxton told the men word of praise for the Chinese crew on

arranged and considerably augmented. to stand clear as he was afraid the fore board. We are apt to run down the hetements was transferred from the When the administration of the Straits, mast was corning down.

Tho Lecturer then described the un-

Chinese seainan at times, but in that Hon. Erst India Company to the Colonial restricted view from the top bridge.

disaster every one of the Chinese scamon Office on April 1st, 1867, the East India postage stampe previously in ass. there HARBOUR.

Looking towards the shore I

on board the Empear were heroes. The were provisionally overprinted with the ADMIRAL LEARMONTH "AND"

Chinese hoys were simply wonderful. They devier of a crown ned surcharged will the most wonderful sight I have ever

were patient and waited on everybody, year, 1868, iw the introduction of a dis- new values in centa" currency. The next Two wireless transmitting sets which SAILORS' SEPERSTITIONS. scen. The land appeared to come along have been installed in ships' lifeboats have been successfully demonstrated over a

making no exceptious and doing everything tinctive series of postage stamps, which towards us in great waves, each wave fifty mile journey from the Thamel mouth. of Dover Admiralty Harbour to: Dover

On the occasion of the formal transfer about four or five feet high. With a roll they could think of to make the refugees were engraved and printed in London.

A reduction in postage rates (following One of these was submitted by Marconis, Harbour Board, Rear-Admiral FX C. and a heave everything went under, In comfortable. Then the sailors, they stuck on the admission of the Colony to the CPROAR IN THE REICHSTAG and possessed the advantage of recording Learmonth, Hydrographer of the Navy, the course of a few minutes Yokohams to their duty like mon. When the flam- Postal Union) in 1879. necessitated the the position of the receiving ship, but re- in handing over the harbour, told a story had simply ceased to be. It was a sighting oil was approaching the bow of the

eration

of emergency supplies of be, and MEMBERS' LIVES THREATENED.quired an expert operazor. The other, caccerning the superstition of naval men,

Atam, for which recourse WIE patented by Captain Frost, nineteen in-Early in the war, he said, it was con- shall never forget. Wharves and piers liner they stood ready with the hose pipes had to leest surcharging. Subsequent pr ches long and nine inches deep, can be sidered advisable to sink two block-ships heaved and rolled and telegraph poles and did not flinch. On another occasion ther merlifications of the petal tariff r visional Printings were occasioned by fur. operated by anybody. Ite signals were in the western entrance of the Admiralty just waggled and came down. As to the eight of them volunteered and went ou ocasional temporary searcity of certain went out and picked up sixty miles away Harbour for submarino defence. When three to four hundred people on the to the wharf when the sheds were burn-denominations breicht abant by the com it became known that the Canadian wharf seeing the liner off, they were ing and there was a great deal of danger ments been the ears, 1980 nad 1870 BRITISH NAVY CRUISE.

| mercial develoment of the Straita S-Fe Pacific liner Montrose, on which the notorious murderer Crippen was arrest gone. We saw motor cars and people about. They did not know if they could; The special border diens peculiar to the AUSTRALIAN WARSHIP TO

ed, was to be one of these ships, super being engulfed never to zeappear stitious naval men said, "No good will

Lect back int they did. They were all tal dati in mest emmon demand were alive.

originele edentul in 1904, and the emblem- come of it if you sink that ship there;

very brave (loud applause.)

atic of the chi Saitlements, Singanora

ment for a lean for relief work in Gor- many, and averts that of the suggestions made to President Coolidge the govern. ment has deemed none advisable to adopt

BERLIN, November 20th.

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LONDON, November 20th.

PARTICIPATE

LONDON, November 20th,

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An important session of the Reichstag designed to settle Herr Stresemann's fate was adjourned amïd an uproar, following the Socialists denunciation of, the Govern- ment's divergent attitude towards Bavaria.

we hope she will disappear somehow." Captain Holland then went on to speak Amongst the audience were a great which fleshly at-ni

is tyr feil hy en gemma of enennet prae and Saxony respectively, also a complaint

Mr. Bruce has announce that the Aus. However, the Montrone was seat to of the efforts of the crew to cope with many of the European crew of the ang by the nine that police were present. Herr Loobe tralian cruiser Adelaide will join the Dover in December, 1914. Her grave

British special servies squadron in Auvas almost ready, and she was to be sunk refugees. They took on board everybody Empress of Australia. A vote of thanks Mataces he the la the cruise across the Pacific to Vaneravera henry gale sprung up, and the ship nationality. In a short space of time Wesleyan Chaplain (the Rev. C. Clouston tralian waters in April, and participate in the next morning, when during the night who, came to them, irrespective to the lecturer was proposed by. the Palm; while two Mel3 14 krises 1. svaholini

wis so to speak, "spirited "out of the about 1,000 of different nationalities had harbour, going out, marvellous to say, without damage to herself or to other been taken on board and then it was ships in the harbour, and then striking decided to exclade Japanese, as, there

explained that the presence of civilian police

was due to numerous threats against the lives of members of the Government,

·LATEST CABLES,

COTTON TRADE

DIFFICULTIES OF PROPOSED

CONTROL SYSTEM

LONDON, November 20th

Having found it impossible to introduce

any system of control which would cover

and thenes to England,

RUM RUNNING.

Porri).

medalion betel nut palma Malaze

or suzir

Wellesley Province These designs werO

by Sir Walter Egerton and Mr.

then tter,:

Poetr

General On theration of the

island of Lebyan in tan Straits Settle ments, in 1907, the former Labuan stamp¶

BRITISH SKIPPER SENT TO GAOL on the Goodwin Sands, by which she was were several Japanese boats within By making a non-stop flight of 115h.worn to Singapore and there over.

devoured. After the war, when the har range to which the Japanese could go. 41min., during which she covered 400 printed Straits Settlements" for use NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, November 20h, bour became a scene of inactivity. The master of the British schooner schemes for its development for com After the city had been levelled a cloud miles, the French airship Diamude has any part of the Coletiv Pisaquid, seized on July 31st, off North mercial purposes were put before the of dust arose which hit the ship." "I set up a new world's record. Carolina with a cargo of liquor, has been Admiralty by Sir. William Crundall, and] sentenced to six months' imprisonment and after long negotiations it was considered My,hit the ship!' explained the lectur- fined five hundred dollars,

that it was not in the national interest er," because, it really did.” After the that the harbour should remain un blinding, stifling dust came the flames developed. In conclusion, Admiral Lear and smoke and the city was blotted out month wished success to the Harbour Board in their schemes for the develop for the rest of the day. ment of the harbour commercially.

About the same time a Japanese ship

LORD MORLEY'S ESTATE.

LONDON, November 20th The late Lord Morley left £50,705.

Sir William Crandall, chairman of the

A shark, weighing out, was caught fivo ailes south of Sandown Pier by fishirmer, who were out after mackerel, on Septem her 19th It took them three hours to get it into a boat, and some 200 yards of acte were torn to pieces.

the whole of the cotton trade, the Joint PRINCE OF WALES TO VISIT Harbour Board, formally accepted the run adrift and pulled up the modrings of a

Committee at Madchester has adjourned:

in order that the employers action might consult their arsociations regarding the possibility of sectional contro

› SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, November 15th: The Colonial Office announces that His Royal Highness the Prinen of Wales will visit South Africa next year.

At one time each of the protected State had its own separate issue of postage stammy, but since 1900 a general series for the Federated Malay States has been in circulation, except in Johore, Kedah K antan; and Trengganu, all of which retain their own stumps Before 1808 stamps of the Etraits Settlements were used for inter- national postage throughout Malaya. North Borneo, Sarawak, this sure form

njunctim with the local stamp

int then

Great interest has been aroused in those countries. W* 77 ORANGLER: "Belug harbour, and said it was the intention another steamer, which made several America by a resolution passed by the Coned in the Universal

"gress of the American Bankers' Associa

of the Board to deal with it in a co-hits at the Australia."That is why we prehensive way

The harbour was completed in 1900 at

are here now," said the lecturer, we are cost of £5,000,000. It encloses over 000

now in Taikoo Docks having those bits ncres of water.

repaired."

Stenite

tion at Atlantic City, advocating the remen s kru frnd among the reerprinte

The rarest stampe of

tha

Settle

mission in whole or in part of the Allied for us in the protected rative States, but debts to the United States, if such a stop even of these few exced £50 in value at would be likely to aid in the settlement of present. The demand for them is however, the Reparations problem.

Increasing Cortexpandat, The Times.