THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1924.
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PRESIDENT WILSON.
BITTER GERMAN COMMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT IN
RUSSIA.
REBELLIOUS TROOPS LED BY TSARIST OFFICERS.
BRITISH LABOUR PARTY LAND NATIONALISATION.
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... SERIOUS RUSSIAN RISING.
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SILVER CURRENCY FÖR RUSSIA
PROBABLE ADVANCE IN PRICE OF SILVER.
LONDON, February th The Daily Telegraph's diplomatia car respondent says in connection with the announcement, that the Russian Soviet Government has decided to substitute silver currency for the present paper cur. rency: "I understand that vast stocks of silver are at present held by Americay, British and other banks, and Russia's new currency move may result in an early appreciation in the price of that metal,"
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LONDON, February 4th
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(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE THE LATE EX-PRESIDENT
WILSON.
A PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT
«COOLIDGE. »
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MINE DISASTER IN AMERICA FORTY-TWO MINERS DROWNED.
CROSBY, Minnesota, Feb. 5th." Forty-two miners were drowned in the Marganese mine, only seven escaping, NEW YORK, Febri ary 4th. Most of the victims were young married The Baga on public buildings throughouten. the country are halfwasted.
President Coolidgh has found a pro». clacuatione praising
on
the man who led the nation through the terrific struggle of the world war with a lofty idealism which never failed him, nad uttered his aspiration with an eloquenoo which held the attention of the earth and made America's new and enlarged in. #uence on the destiny of mankind.
THIRTY DAYS' MOURNING. Ex-President Wilson's funeral takes place Wesday, "It will not be acompanied by State emony. A number of members of the war; Cabinetowill hes pall-bearers.
President Coolidge his procalmed thirty days mourning, ogiloring the flags no ha
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It is feared that forty miners "have perished through the Hooding of magnese pre mine near Crosby Roof. One of the workings collapsed and water from "the lake above completely filled the
nine in ten minutes.
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OPTIMISIM AND EMPIRE. GROUNDS FOR CONFIDENCE" IN BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC FUTURE
[BY IR LE CHIOZZA MONKY.] We live in days of a vogur of pessimism which has been created by a busand dolorous utterances. There never were auch hopeless tunes as these, if we are to believe cur many Cassandras. Yet the trath is that despite the many evil legacies of a World War, which dis loented a thousand economic connections, and seriously reduced the purchasing of many nations purchasing power Britain is contriving to transact a 'com- merce which, although admittedly smaller in volume than be possessed before the war, is approaching in real dimensions- I do not mear in merely monetary valua ion-the trade of 1910. That is not good enough for our increased population, buk it is in good curvest that we possess re markable powers of recuperation.
And we may well remind ourselves that, after the Napoleonic wars, there were THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION. | many who uttered despairs which have a
SERIOUS SET-BACK FOR REBELS,
MEXICO CITY, February 5th
strange resemblance to those with which we are too familiar at this hour. "After Waterloo, when misery stalked in our towns and when unemployment was a commonplace, the Common Council of the City of London presented a despairing
Paris, February 4th. After a week of preliminary skirmishes The National Council of the Indepen- | between the Government and the "Opposi- The Daily Mail. Riga correspondeat clams to learn authentically that the real Į dent Labour Party, of which Mr. Ramsay tion, the Chamber embarked on a lively Russian divisions of the Red Army, led MacDonald is a member, issues an agri- discussion on some hundred Articles, com | alf-mastel, from that of the White House | seven hours' hattle, in which they struck ( address to the Prince Regent which set
Rebellious garrisons refuse to obey Burders transferring them to Siberia and
the Caucaats.
years,
A simultaneous revolt of Ural garrisons URGENT CABINET PROBLEMS
and rising at Kronstart expected.
W!
to be
The revolting garrisons are iso-operat- ing with Ukrainian troops, who are plan- ning reign of terror in South West Russia by a slaughter of Jews
A BUSY WEEK.
model,
Federal troops occupied Fartin after
a
me to the most remote wurship. Beth the Rebels on both flanks and cut off Houes have respectfully adjourned during
their communications." the tiscussion of the mil scandal,
New York, February 5th. It is learned that Huerta and his staff left Vera Cruz by steamer for an un-
DIED IN HIS SLEEP.
New York, February 4th." Dr. Wilson died in his sleep so peacefully
known destination.
movement.
by Tsarist officers, are planting an offen-cultural programine the main points of prising the Government's financial, pro- sive against the Government of Mascer which are the nationalisation of land and posals. The Opposition mostly opposed from the South early in April. The the organisation of agriculture as 2.
the Best Article, aiming at least at one national service" on a co-operative basis. Govorniment is rapidly moving Tartar and It significantly nivoentes the State's regu- milliard francs' reduction in administra Mongolian divisions to Moscow.
lation of the purchase, importation and tive expenditure and authorising the storage of staple foodstuffs, with the object of stabilising prices for several Government to modify statues by" decree, The members of the Left complained that the provision was unconstitutional and
cool and hinted to the danger of that his wife who was holding his band
Dictatorship on the Italo-Spanish and his nighter Märgaret who was nai
Vera Cruz was Huerta's headquarters, *
the foot of the bed were not aware of his and. along with the surrounding districts, has been under control of the Revolu- Lospos, February 4th. BOMBAY MILL STRIKE
death until Bear-Ashniral trayson's festionaries since the inception of the A Cabinet comununique says that to-day's meeting received reports from
the SITUATION BECOMING SERIOS, tokened it, u committees on unemployment, housing and agriculture, indicating omsiderable pru
Bor, February 4th gress." The Cabinet discussed questions of
The situation in connection with the foreign, Indian and Colonial interest, and decided to hold two further meetings durmill strike which started on January 30th ing the present weak in view of the nuttis assuming a serious aspect. The mill.. ber of urgent problems requiring consider owners issued an ultimatum threatening a lock-out for a fortnight unless the stikers_resumed. and this expired to day. ITALO-RUSSIAN TREATY..
The men have not returned and -howed their resentment by stoning motor LONDON, February 5th.
cary and trains. Many were slightly A Rome message says that owing to the injured. An honorary Magistrate was appointment of Rakoff it will be necesstoned and he fired his revolver in the sary to send to Moscow the text of the air The strikers tried to surround the Italo-Russian Treaty which has already the ear, but the driver spurted and cap
Mounted police are patrolling the been printed and approved by the Italo ed. Russian delegates here. A courier left streets and the military are held. ready. to convey the document to Moscow Inst evening.
Correspondents of Baltic newspapers already report serious anti-semitic risings in the Kharkoff districts and elsewhere, while Odessa newspaper report many Arrests, and assert that the situation is
langerous.
ANGLO-FRENCH
MISUNDER
STANDINGS.
BRITAIN'S "NEW ATTITUDE.
Lesbos, February 4th.. Referring to Anglo-French misunder- standing, Mr. MacDonald declared that Britain was no longer content to sit and watch events. The new attitude bad succeeded beyond "exporta- apparently fion.
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The faithful igro attendant outside the
Rear-Admyrni door wubbed audibly Grayson passed out with bowel head.
Hundreds of people outside the hipse knelt on the sidewalk and silently prayed
was annougeed. when the death
President Coolidge was in church when he heard of the death. The pastor in his sermon was extelling the world ̧mw-ment for peace and had mentioned the part, Dr. Wilson took therein when the voice of a newspaper boy shouting Exten!" emo through the window..
The pastor paused and paid solemnly: * Even now we bear that which marky the passing of the heloved leader of the
President Coolidge immediately left, the
REPORTED REBEL ROUT CONFIRMED.
Mexico CITY, February 3th. President : 1bregen announces that Federal troops, have captured Cordoba. He confirms the report that the Rebels evacuated Vera Cruz and that Huerta
Hed.
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NEW YORK, February 5th. It is stated that the rebels have evacuated Vera Cruz.
BOK PEACE PRIZE.
NEW YORK, February, 4th, 30" Charles Levermore, the Secretary of the New York Peace Society, has won
were sinking to ruit Arough war, sub- out that trade, industry and agriculture
sidies to Allies, delusive paper currency, and lavish and improvident Government expenditure. We were, as Mr. Matalinf the would have said, "going straight to dema zion bow wows."
But we won through. Britnin at this hour pos-sacs about two-and-a-half times the population it had them. An unem | ployed man to-day, drawing his benefit, is better off than most of the men of 1516. 1 greatly better than was the case a century And our opportunities to-day are
Europe then had, I suppose, go. hardly 200 million people. Today it has 300 millions, so that the new Europe, despite its recent impoverishment, is a much better market than the Europe "of old.
Moveover, the British exporter à coir- tury ago, hnd not the wonderful extrae obtain. European markets which now Especially he had not the present great markets of the British Empire, which in the first nine months of 1993 have bought
no less than £129,383,384 of our exporta. of British goods.
The fact is that our British Imperial meerkets now offörd enormously greater importunities than the whole of the world offered to, the Britain of 1820.
No less than one-fifth of the world's laud and one-fourth of the world's people will be represented at the grenfest of all Exhibitions at Wembley this
year. It is a thought which should do much to banish economic pessimian. According to the most recent estimate, I have been able to fashion the British Empire now in- cludes nearly 450 million poule. That is to say, its population is nearly as grent as that of all Europe. And no-
BOMBAY January 4th. The Government has ordered Gandhi's reten-e
Gandhi was sentenced to six year in It is understood that replies have been received from Rumania. Poland and Yugo-clared that Russia's entry into tv Leite 1922 and the Gererum nc has uncondie movement." Slavin to the British enquiry with regard of Nations would he attended with ditionally remitted the unexpired portion
All the replies are most affable and culty, but Germany's ineluzion must be of the sentence following a medical re⋅ church and went to the home of Dr.. the Bek Peace Prize. His plan suggests thing is more certain than that this
to French loans.
nt the dis-
alike maintain that assets posal of the respective Governments are more than adequate to guarantee both older and newer obligations.
BRITAIN'S RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA.
RUSSIAN PRESS WELCOMES RECOGNITION.
Moscow, February 4th. Apart from a slight reshuffling of portfolias, the Cabinet is practically un- changed in consequence of Lenin's death. Chicherin remains the Foreign Office, Trotzky at the War Office and Krasain At the Trade Department. The new Gov- ernment has not yet had time to reply to Mr. MacDonald's Note, but the newa. hapers welcome ricognition. The Tavestia dwells on the necessity of introducing international relationships going beyond the framework of pre-revolutionary diplo
It states to that Britain would not care to recognise the Soviet claims to the control of the Dardanelles and Gallipoli in accordance with pre- revolution arrangements, "
macy.
insisted on.
HOLLAND AND RUSSIA.
AMSTERDAM, February 5th. The Telegraaf barns that the Govern- ment is seriously considering the resp- tion of diplomatic relations with Russia.
SETTLERS FOR CANADA. SEVERAL THOUSAND FROM AMERICA,
the transportation
of
WINNIPEG, February 5th. The Canadian National Railways are arranging for several thousand farmers, from the United States who are expected to settle in the Canadian West this year."
SCHEME TO ENCOURAGE SCANDINAVIANS.
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port that Gandhi should be removed to
the seaside for a long period of convale Wilson to scence, at least six months.
RICE GROWING AUSTRALIA.
IN
MELBOURNE, February 4th. Japanese pear Mildura have succeeded thug monstrate the sability of the in growing wonderful samples of Commonwealth becoming a rice growing fountry.
"widow.
TRIBUTE BY CANADA.
offer his condolences to the that the United States should participate number, great as it is, is stined to be doubled within a period which will be in the labours of the League of Nations Le a breathing space in the history of
the
progress of men, on condition, inter alia, that the morni force of public opinion is substituted for the military and economic force at present provided by the League Covenant. REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
OTTAWA, February 4th. The Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King, has sent a message of condolence to Mr. Wit son's widow, expressing Canada's sense of the loss which the United States has sux
The possibility of producing heavy tained in the death of oue shoe name crops of rice in Australia has been re will be inseparably associated with the peatedly demonstrated. The chief, dif- world's freedom." The Premier "bas also made a statement to the Press declaring cheap labour.].
culty lies in the adequate supply of
that history will assign" Mr. Wilson a crown of martyrdom.
RUMOURS FROM TIBET
LONDON, February 4th. Calcutta reporte circumstantial rumours that QUEBEC, February" sth.
the Laman has fied from Tashi One account says he has gone to Five prominent Scandinavian agents of Lumpo. steamship lines have arrived, in order to China, intending to ally himself to the investigate conditions with a view to Mongolians against the Lhasa Govern- the settlement of 10,000 Norwegians in ment, whilst another account states that Canada.
he is trying to reach British territory.
VENIZELOS TO RESIGN.
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BERLIN, February 4th
ATHENS, February 4th. According to the doctors' verdict, M. Venizelos must resign,
LATER..
M. Cafandaris, the Minister of Justice, In a new Note to France, the German has been asked to form a Cabinet. Government declares that French support and
of the Separatists has seriously infringed INDIA AND THE WIRELESS German sovereignty in the Palatinate
CHAIN.
NEW YORK PRESS COMMENT. NEW YORK, February 4th. The Trilar, dealing with British re 'cognition of Rumin, says the Soviets desire foreign loans and credit. andre. gard Mr. MacDonald. a kindly, trust- ful benefactor. It adds:-We can wait until Red Russia is ready to return to civilised standards before resumng diplo matic relations with her." The Herald says there is a danger of Governments resulted in the oppression of 700.000 de
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requests n stampeding to recognise Russia, but there fenceless people.
conditions in accordance
the
LONDON, February 5th.... of is no reason why America should shake
The Government of India. bag invited hands with murder. The Times says Treaty of Versailles, disarmoment of the British recognition will unquestionably Separatists, unrestricted resumption of the applications from private enterprise to help the Soviet, but if the negotiations activities of the German authorities and establish and operate the Indian link in for which Mr. MacDonald has asked are non-interference in future with German the Imperial wireless chain, and also unduly prolonged, the actual profits of domestic or political affairs. recognition will be found disappointing ALLEGATIONS AGAINST FRANCE at Moscow-Router's American Service.
AND BELGIUM.
THREE NEW PEERS
Lion
It is semi-oficially stated that, the Ger- man Government hai sonda Note to the French and Belgium Governments urging immediate withdrawal of measures where by the importation of French nul Belgian
the Customs duty"
Π
-foreign commercial wireless communica
tion:
OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES. HOW THE NATIONS STAND.
CHAMONIX, Fruary 4th. The official position of the teams at the
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If we would envisage the nature of she growth which the Britains over the seas are likely to make, we may remind our- selves that, at the time of Waterloo, the United States had only 8 million people, or about as
to any as there are to-day in
whatever that Canada. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are also des tined to be the homes of enormous popu- lations, each of which will come to cœ- change with the Mother Country i com“ merce of great magnitude.
IN HONDURAS.
WASHINGTON, February sih. Advices confrp the existence of a revol- utiquary movement in Honduras against
It may earnestly be hoped that the the Government of Senhor Gutierrez, recent revival of the fiscal controversy whose term of office has just expired will not detract from the sound argument. which exists for the special fostering af Senior Caries, one of the aspirants for inter-Imperial trade. Let no
one ho undervalue, the Imperial the Presidency in the triangular deadlock tempted to
markets merely because on poli- which has arisen and for which the Coptical party may have made sugges BERLIN, February 4th.
no provision. has pro- tions for fiscal changes concerning the The newspaper print "bitter obituary titation makes
Empire which do not commend them notices of Ex-President Wilson, who was claimed himself the president. Up to selves to other parties as being econo
an actual mically sound. Whatever else is said, it always regarded as luring Germany into a the present there have been
remining true that the British Empire in false armistice with his famous fourteen hostilities.
new buying about 40 per cent, of our exports of British produce, and that, a points." The Kreuz eitang charges the
the Empire includes dos a few of the most progressive new communities in thei ex-President with perfidy, duplicity and
world, the future, will assuredly soon weakness, The Deutsche Zeitung says
great expansion of this profitable depart ment of British commerce. oppressed peoples will follow the coffin angrily raising their fists. The Toges Zeitung mys Mr. Wiboy was mainly re ponsible for Europe's disastrous position. Vorworts says he was a tragic symbol of idealin who did not dare to fight to the end against the power of evil.
FRENCH TRIBUTES,
PARIS, February 4th.
All the newspapers. pay tributes to the! memory of Dr. Wilson. They declare that France will be ever grateful to him for bringing victory to the Allies'
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U.S. NAVAL OIL LEASES.
WASHINGTON, February 5th.
It is announced that the Government's "pecial counsel, will institute injunction proceedings to prevent the farther extrac tion of oil from the Tenseh Naval oil lands at Tia Pat Dome and Elk Hills, as soon as President Coolidge signs the Walsh resolution adopted by Congress on January
31st
CANADIAN TREASURE
HUNT.
VANCOUVER, February 5th. A "Canadian expedition, compcead of men from Vancouver and headed by Cap- tain Polkinghorne, have left: aboard a
LONDON, Febrpary 4th. The following members of the Labour Ministry have been made peers-Sir goals into the ccupied territory is favour end of the Olympic, winter games i 16 Sydney Oliver, Brigadier General Thom- ed inasmuch as son, and Mr. Sydney Arnold.
Sir Sydney Oliver, K.C.M.G., C.B,pirit, clothing, etc., has ban ra follows --Norwey first with 134 point; ST. LAWRENCE - WATERWAY small steiner for the Cocos Islands in
"whilst the duties on raw materials Finland second, with 70 points: Britain en third, with 30 points; the United States
Austria, sixth,
is Secretary of State for Indis in the new and semi-manufactured goods have fourth, with 29 points: Sweden fifth with Cabinet. He was formerly an official in increase. The Note alleges that the in Tarious Government departments.
Brigadier C. C. Thomson Minister entire to purate, roofiomically, the Sarriand seventh, with 24 points
of Air
order to search for treasure reported to have been buried there by pirates early in the nineteenth century.
YUKON SILVER ORE
DISCOVERY.
Here, then, is a matter in which Free
tically unite. We shall have the opporti Traders and Protectionists may onthusias nity this year, to get better acquainted with the Empire at large, while tens of thousands oversea Britons will visit the Mother Country. It is a thing to
re the imagination, this creation of microcosm of Empire at Wembly, Wo are entitled to hope that in the wander and wealth of it a new and well-founded optimism may take its roots, and that home and Colonial aders alike will realise as never before the magnitude of the opportunities which present. them- selves to the citizen of Empire."
BRITAIN'S NEWEST COINS
"A MORE PLEASING "ASPECT." "The Intest United Kingdom silver coins have a more pleasing aspect than those to which we have grown accustomed though with some reluctance," write Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Co. in their weekly bullion circular.
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SCHEME
OTTAWA, February 5th tention is
is
"The Government's reply to the United secure ita orientation to Franes and Bel France eighth, with 131 points, Canada
The use of nickel for alloying tha Mr. Sydney Arnold is Under Secretarygium. These measures will seriously pre ninth, with 11 points: Czecho-Slovakia States in regard to the St. Lawrence
silver to 500/1,000 fine has been abandon- of State for the Colonies, who sat in judice the German Customs revenue and tenth, with 8 points: Belgium ekwenth.
Government's
with 6 points; and Italy twelfth, with waterway scheme favours enlargement of
OTTAWA, February 5th.: Parliament for some years as a Liberal. jeopardise the German
the joint engineering board and its fur-
ed for that of copper, and the exterior oL efforts to stabilise its Budget,
Que point
LATER He joined the Labour Party in 1992.)
A geological survey reports that silver the pieces has been blanched to a greater ther consideration of the technical and At the concluding ceremony, it was LB- INDIA TAXATION ENQUIRY, HOME SECRETARY SEEKS
nounced that the following modifications financial aspects of the problem before ore has been discovered in the Braver degree. The films of pure silver thus left the surface must eventually be re- B by wear, "DERI, February 4th.
had been made in the national classifica any work is undertaken by the Govern River district of the Yukon, bearing Á SEAT.
able compare the
to tion:-Frano 18: Belgium 2 and The Government has decided to appoint
Canada will appoint a committee to excellent chance of further discoveries appearance of the now copper with that A committer of experts Copnquire into Canada one; thus making Canada cleventh ment. Meantime he Government of 1,100 ounces of silver to the ton, with an be LoDow, February 4th. Mr. Arthur Henderson context, the by the whole system of taxation and suggest instead of ninth na nove,
Norway, sured the first three places in
which is 18 miles east of the discoveries of tinge of which failed to meet popula
approval."! drath of the Labourite Mr. Dan Irving will probably be a member.
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election at Burnley vacated through the stens to remedy its defecta,4Sir F. Stamen the long ski jumping and the combined enquire into the questions involved from A stazapede is progressing into the district, of the old nicked compound, the greenish
ski race and jumping.
pational standpoint.
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