CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH ACUTIR'S AGENCE.)
TEST CRICKET.
ENGLAND SET CIGANTIC TASK TO WIN
AN INTERESTING DAY'S FLAY.
JAPAN
MELBOURNE, January 6th. In glorious Weather and before a crowd of 23,000 the Test Match was resumed
to-day. The wicket was perfect to com- mence with, but towards the end of the day's play showed slight signs of wear.
latter department.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
LATEST CABLES,
ITALY'S STRONG' MAN.
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PREMIER MUSSOLINI TAKES FIRM MEASURES.
here.
VIEWS.
LATEST CABLES,
OPIUM CONFERENCE.
BRITAIN SENDING CABINET MINISTER.
MANCHESTER GUARDIAN'S '`* DIVIDED OPINION IN BRITAIN."
LONDON, January 6th. LONDON, January 6th.
According to the Hanchester Guardian, The situation in Italy is attracting a member of the Cabinet is likely to be considerable attention
The added to the British delegation to the Liberal parers are particularly, denumica-Opium Conference at Geneva, which will tory in their criticisms of Signor Musso-
resume on January 19th. lini. They consider his defiant attitude as the conduct of a desperate man.
Mr. Lloyd George speaking at National Liberal Club, strongly attack ed Fasciser. He declared repression, intimidation, arson and murder are the instruments of the Government of Italy and there had been nothing worse there since the atrocious rule of King Bomba
the
A most interesting day's cricket was wituessed. The Australians had a hard fight for runs against good bowling and supert Belding. Culligan excelled in the|(Ferdinand II. of Naples who reigned in
the middle of the 18th century).
He rejoiced the great Liberd "eaders struggle for were beginning italian Freedom.
The Time expressis much doubt re- garding the stability of the presentaté,
The Australians had scored 139 for the loss of 5 wickets at the luncheon interval After the resumption. three wickets fell with dramatic suddeness for 8; 188
for 7; 158 for 8. Then Oldfield and Gregory added 71 for the ninth wicket.
Taylor played most attractive cricket for his $0. He was at the wickets 2 hours and 20 minutes; he hit one a und fours, his driving being especially clean
Hearne puzzled the batsmen and has apparently recovered his form, but Tate was not the demon he was yesterday.
The innings, which realised 250 runs, sted 4 hours and 44 minutes. Hobbs and Sutcliffe again opened the batting for England. After 45 minutes' play, the former who appeared well set was out bw. ti Mailey for is downfall was disappointing. Full scores do date follow:
AUSTRALIA.
1st lubings.
W. Bardsley, e Strudwick; b Gilli-
кад
10
HL. Collins, Strudwick, L Tate Arthur Richardson, run out
.... 24
M. Ponsford, h Tate ......
J. M. Taylor, run out
Vietor Richardson, run out.......... C. Kelleway, e Strudwick, Ir Cill-
.....
A E Hartkopf, e Chapman h
Gilligan
SGI
138
32
...... 80
J. M. Gregory, lligan, Tate 44 W. A Oldfield, not out AA. Mailey, Lb. Douglas
.600
Extras
Tota:
Bowling Analysis.
Gilligan
114
3
Tate
142
Douglas
95
Woolley
Hearhe
69
Tyldesley
130
ENGLAND.
19 Innings
J. B. Hobbs, b Mailey
H. Sutcliffe, Kelleway
F. E. Woolley, b Gregory
J. W. Hearne, b Mailey
way
E. Hendren, Oldield, b Kelle
154
178
... 0
A. P. E. Chapman, b Gregory...... 29 J. W. H. ThDouglas. c Collins,
A. Richardson
gime.
A new
On the other hand, the Daily Mail pays glowing tributes to Mussolini, for whom it proclaims the British peoples's
It describes him intense admiration.
the chief bulwark of civilisation against Bolshevism.
EARLIER CABLES.
STRIKING RESULTS ALREADY.
ROME, January 8th. Signor Mussolini's declaration in the Chamber on Saturday that he would break the back, of the Aventine Liberal opposition within forty-eight hours, has been followed by striking results.
The whole Upposition Press has lost Its vehemence and has conseil to attack the Government.
involved.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY TIH,
NOTE TO GERMANY.
ALLIES SEND SUMMARY OF
"BERLIN'S DEFAULT.
BERLIN, January 5th.
An idéntie Note from the Allies on the subject of the evacuation of Cologne was presented to-day.
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POLITICAL
SITUATION
IN CHINA.
THROOM REUTER'S AGENCY.} SHANGHAI ARSENAL.
DIPLOMATS SUGGESTION FOR ITS REMOVAL
It points out that the Allies have that Germany bas Acquired proof
PEKING TO CONSIDER MATTER. hitherto not fulfilled, and will be unable
PEKINO, January 6th. to fulfil by Jamiary 10th unext, the condi-
At the Cabinet meeting this morning, tions of the Treaty of Versailles enabl ing her to benet by the provisions for the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs partial evacuation of territories west reported that a diplomat had 'made the of the Rhine and the bridgeheads,
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The Cabinet agreed to give the matter careful consideration..
PLANS OF LU YUNG ESTANG.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
WAR-TIME
STIZURE.
BEHN MEYER'S PROPERTY TO BE,
RETURNED.
WASHINGTON, January 5th. The Supreme Court of the United States has ordered that the property of Behn, Mayer and Company in the Philip
The property was seized in wartime on the ground that the majority of the shares...” holders were Germaus, but the Court has not sustained the seizure because the firm' was incorporated under the laws of the Straits Settlements.
It is understood the Cabinet yester- anr discussed the question and policy Allied Commission of Control shows better for all concerned if the Shanghai Pines be returned to the owners.
The information collected by the Inter-friendly suggestion that it would be may be taken that the that the Grand General Staff of the Arsenal was removed from Shanghai, us
German army has been reconstituted in British Government, while sympathising another forms in violation of article 180 it has been on more than one occasion
the cause of civil strife, which had di with the object of the American proposal of the treaty.
Short-term volunteers have been re-
trained, in rialation gradually to suppress the opium traffic,cruited and
of turbed that district. questions the wisdom and particular article, 174.
The conversion of war material and method proposed, holding the opinion it factories is far from realised. a viola would be better to evolve means for tion of article 168. controlling the import of aplum into countries where the trade is doing harm rather than attempt to end the trade at one stroke. The paper declares the pro- minence given to India in the matter is quite unfair.
It points out that India does not export opium except to Govern- ments which want it and can control its distribution. There has been no export
of opium from India to China since 1917 Since then its production in China, Persia and Turkey has increased.
ALLIED FINANCE MINISTERS. BRITISH DELEGATES LEAVE
PARIS."
Surplus stocks of war materiat of all sorts exist, a violation of articles 184
109.
The reorganisation of the State Police has not been begun, contrary to article Conference on June 18th, 1920 182. and the decision of the Boulogne
Furthermore, the German Government in violation of article 211 has in nowise tive measures demanded by the Allied taken all the legislative and administra Note of September 20th, 192
Allied The
Governments expect shortly to receive
& report from the Inter-Allied Control Commission giving results of the general the complete Inspection now reading. This report will permit from Germany so that them to determine what is
to be
her obligation as regards war material FORay be regarded as loyally observed, in accordance with article 429. A com- munication will be sent later to the Ger- man Government on this subject.
GERMAN CUSTOMS PACT.
BERLIN'S HURRIED NEGOTIA- TIONS WITH POWERS.
Lesbos, January 6th. Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sir Otto Niemeyer. Controller of Finance, have left for Paris to attend the conference of Allied Minis ters of Finance, mentioned on Dececi- ber 31st.
Though the inter-allied debts do not figure on the agenda, they dwarf evers thing else is importance and certainly will be unofficially discussed.
WORLD'S SHIPYARDS.
SHANGHAI, January 5th. Lu Yung Hsiang is coming to Nanking. His advance guards have reached the city and Chi Haich Yuna's troops are being dispersed. The outlook is promising for a peaceful settlement.
WU PEI FU RETIRING.
SHAXOHAL, 'January 5th. A Hankow message says two large lighters bearing Wa Per Fu, his entour age and all his troops, as well as five wagonloads of silver dollars, left this morning for Aochenhsien. For the pre sent, Wu Pet Fu will remain in retire ment in a temple, at Hsisban.
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DAILY BULLETIN."] [PROY. THE
ANXIETY IN PEKING.
LATEST POLITICAL VIEWS FROM NORTH.
FACTS ABOUT RUSSIA.
WHAT A UNIONIST M.P. SAW.
ge,
Lieut. Colonel Assheton Pownall, M.P for East Lewisham, confessed on Novens ber 18th to the 1912 Club, that during August and September last he had been guilty of what the Bolsheviks consider the
espion Had I been
he remark caught," the serious erime of economic ed, "I should not now be here." He in the only English Conservative M.P. who has been allowed to enter Russia since the revolution, and he affirmed that he had seen nothing in the newspapers of which overstated the case which
this country to economic position et
Look
Russia. While there he was not shepher- ded round by Bolshevik oficials. Ha could not say that he was shadowed. Officials asked him many inconvenient
and questions
lively interest in his doings, but from the people be re- ceived nothing but courtesy. Having been trained in business, he was anxious to discover whether there was a market for British goods. Locomotives rusting.. by hundreds at the railsides suggested He to him the necessity for renewals. was,
informed that the falling-off in the
the necessity for transportation render number of engines maintained amply sufficient. To Russians he pointed out that in much a country a must at least have nod to t
Required
PERINC. Jasury 5th. The recent popular apprehension is understandable in view of the latest political developments,
Lave BERLIN, January 5th
which Hurried negotiations are proceeding aroused the keenest interest and general in Germany with various Powers re satisfaction, as a situation has been garding the customs arrangements as created which reveals Feng Yu Hsiang's from January 10th, on which date Ger real attitude towards the Tuan Chi Jui may's obligation to Kire the Allies most favoured nation treatment
expires.
To Lin a few days ago inform
that he intended to return No agreement has yet been reached ed DEVELOPMENT OF MOTOR SHIPS with Frauc, Italy and Belgium, but Brito Afukden, probably leaving Tie in- They tough him the Bolshevike It merely publishes
of this tain's position is secured by the recent to-day and upon receipt
timation all Anglo-German commercial treaty,
members of the Cabinet, the with the tera of ception of the Acting Minis ploughs. the farmers possessed The con
and Commerce, went to Tientsin ostensibly with the object of taking farewell of Chang Tso Lin.
The departure of the members of Parliament, coupled with hints of im portant mandates being contemplated which accept Feng Yu Hsiaog's resigna tions, seem principally responsible for public anxiety.
hald news. The Mundo exclusively de- voted today's issue to a subscription for Epiphany presents to Roman children.
The anti-Clovernment organisations have been raided and dissolved, includ ing the tali Libera. The Aventinist reported to ex-Minister Amendola have invited the ex-Premiers "Giolitti and Orlando to join the revolt," but these refused. It is also reported that the whole Ministry, apart from those previously cabled, has placed its port felios at: Signor Mussolini's disposul, in order, to facilitate the reconstruction of the Cabinet,
ITALIA LIBERIA DISBANDED. The Government bas decreed the disbandment of the "Italia Liberia," the ex-servicemen's party, headed by General Peppino Garibaldi, on the ground of its alleged anti-constitutional seditious programme
The dishandiment is being carried out without incident
RESIGNATION OF MINISTERS. The Ministers of Justice, of Instruc tion, and Puble Works have resigned. The King has appointed substitutes.
It ia also reported that Signor Salandra kua resigned the leader ship of the Italian delegation. to 17 the League of Nations.
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R. Tyldesley, e Collins, b Gregory &
"M. W. Tate, b A. Richardson...
.A. E. R. Gilligan, not out
H. Strudwick, b Hartkopf
Extras
34
4
12
JA
+479
Total
Bowling Analysis.
124
3
62
141
2
AUSTRALIA.
Grgery
Kelleway
Hailey
Hartkopf
A. Richardson
and Inninge.
H. L. Collins, b Hearne
W. Bardaley, b.w. Tate Mes
A. Richardson, b Tate
M. Ponsford, b Tate
..................
JM Taylor, b Tate
Richardson, e Stradwick, b
Hearne
C. Kelleway, and b Hearne A. E. Hartkopf, lb.
Tate
3. M. Gregory, not out....
W. H. Oldfield, 1.b...Hearne
A. A. Mailey, b Tate
Extras
Total
Tate....... Gilligan Tyldesley
Hearde Douglas
Bowling Analysis.
2nd Innings.
JB. Hobbe, bw. Mailey
HL Satcliffe, not out
H. Strudwick, not out
Extras
Total (for wicket)
ENGLAND.
བྷྱཿཨa gaལྷ།
CRICKET IN AFRICA.
MR. JOEL'S TEAM WINS TEST MATCH.
DURBAN, January 5th. The weather was fine, and the attend- ance moderate for the Test between South Africa and Mr. Sol Joel's team of English cricketers. The wicket was in- clined to be tricky, following rain over the week-end.
Keser tributing 52. Kennedy took 5 wickets
South Africa compiled 200,
for 51.
сон-
The Englishmen. thus won by 48 runs. The fall scores were:
Mr. Joel's XI., 1st innings
285
Mr. Joel's XL; and innings
174
Total
450
17
South Africa, int innings
211
South Afrien, 2nd innings
200
Total
411
1950
B
W.
09
40
0
Q
B4
0
Q
268
99
12
15
5
HOME FOOTBALL.
RESULTS OF SCOTTISH LEAGUE MATCHES.
LONDON, January 5th The results of matches a the first divi- sion of the Scottish Football League, played
Aberdeen, are as follow:
0; Hbiernians, 1. Airdrieonians, 2; Hamilton 'A., 0. Ayr Uniteed, 4 Morton, 0. Celtic, 7: Third Lanark, a. Motherwell, 4; Falkirk, 1. Partick Thistle,, 0: Rangers, 1. Raith Rovers, 4: Dundee, 3
St Mirren. 3; Kilmarnock, a The match between Hearts and lenbeath was not played.
SUSTAINED.
LONDON, January 6th.. The stained development of motor ships is recorded in Lloyds Quarterly Register, which shows that the world's shipyards at present are constructing 200 tons of shipping. fitted with in ternal combustion engines, compared with 1,1,000 equipped with steam engines.
Germany, Scandinavia and Holland are building 477,000 tons of motor ships com pared with only 143,000 tons of steamers.
British yards on December 31st were constructing a total tonnage of 1.37,000, which is 08.000 below last year.
THE COLOGNE NOTE. CHORUS OF PROTEST IN GERMAN PRESS.
January 8th.
Cologne has evoked a chorus of protests in the German Press.
Herr Marx's organ Germania says the Note seriously threatens to destroy the mutual confidence of the nations, which recently were reviving.
stales
FLOODS IN RUSSIA. ·
LENINGRAD, January 5th. The river Neva is subsiding, and traffic 1s re-established. Vessels are now able to leave the port
sis." CELEBES "
REPAIRED.
FORT SAID, January 5th,
The expected mandates were issued and are as follows:
ploughs, and the had not left in the country enough horses for the
clusion to which his inquiries led him was that the buying power of Russia is almost negligible.'
On the subject of the loan to Rusia, the late proposed by
Government, Colonel Pownall bad the good fortune to see in Moscow the official figures for the Russian Budget to September 30th. A deficit of £59,000,000 was expected, and this the Russian papers declared was an The Dutch steamer feleiza, which came last Dting that in compliance with over-sanguine estimate. The official state-
(1)
ment showed that the deficit was to be. "Thess Feng Yu Hsiang's request, the posts of covered by credit operations. Inspector-Generals of the Army, one of credit operations" remarked. Colone) had already started; they abolished, and Feng Yu Hsiang. 121- structed to remain
as Tapan of the | North-West Frontier Defence, cancel his leave and assume this office im
In
connection Bely
into collision with the s.5. Naringa OD January 3rd. has been temporarily re- paired and resumed her voyage to-day.
LATEST CABLES. ||REUTERS AMERICAN", SERVICE ]
AMERICAN WAR CLAIMS.
BRITAIN,
SHARE IN GERMĀS PAYMENTS.
which Ferg Yu Hsiang beld, are hereby Pownal to trying to get
ment.
with
is
this
Co-
£40,000,000 out of our pocket" or.
J
{Hear hear.) The Government held the mono- goly of wholesale trade and of distribn- In 1993 the Russian State factories
That
arranged & programme of cutput for
year
excess
The Allies Note on the ornaration of SECRETARY, HUGHES REPLIES TO mandate, it is worthy of note that the
programme was largely North- Feng Yu Hsiang Pupan of the Pens in exons of the demand, but reductio Ya Hsiang quietly ignored the appoint staffs were supporters of the Bolshevik
Government. As a result, the Govern (2) Appointing Ma Fu Hsiung
ment co-operative“ societies were over- Frontier stocked, and, on top of this, they were Director of the North-West
"In this connection. it may be burdened with heavy hook debts, as the Defence. remarked that Ms Fu Hsiang hitherto publie being so poor could only buy on has been looked upon as an opponent of
of credit." most
A NATION OUT AT THE ELSOWE. Feng Yu Hsiang. He is one of the prominent
leaders, whom Goremmedan
deemed always
What struck him most in Leningrad, be necessary to placate in order to avoid continued, was the deplorable atmas- trouble with the
Mahommed phere of poverty and want. He confts not say the people were starved, but thus and the an etans in
whole population had an air of shab and of being out at the elbows
Der Tageblatt
the German people will unanimously reject the mon strous attempt indefinitely to subject a population of two millious to foreign
domination.
The Monarchist Krem Zeitung Affirms the real reason for non-evacuation is that Britain needs the support of France for her policy outside of Europe; therefore she gives France free hand
Rhine.
on
the
GERMANY AND FRANCE.
MODUS PRESS ON VIVENDI" PROPOSAL.
FRENCH
WASHINGTON, January 6th. lepdying to Britain's contention that the full amount of American war claims against "Germany should not be charge able against annuities payable by Ger many under the Dawes plan, Mr. Hughes, Secretary of State, reaffirms the adminis. the tration's previous attitude that American claims are entitled to equal treatment in allocation of German payment.
to
then astion?
It is understood, however, that the question arises whether Ma Fa song was growing in some of the prin
will accept.
If so what will be
his
commasiention, dispatched yesterday, reiterates the American Government'
(3) Appointing Li Ming Chun Tutung absence of trade vehicles; many houses cipal streets; there was an almost entire desire not to press unduly in the matter relations with Feng Yu Hsiang? of time for payments, and its villiugaces of Suaiyuan, rice Ma. Fu Hsiang:
had collapsed and others were gutted. compromise regarding the period over
(4) Appointing Sung Chi YuRD ating had which payment claims may be spread.
Commandant of the Eleventh Division. In Moscow, the capital, there was not The Note states that the America, In this appointment the Govern the same sense of poverty, as what money Government does not
the Bolshevik oficials had they spent anything ment does not relieve Feng Yu Hsiang tee regarding claims requiring arbitration as the British Government suggested.
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PARIS, January 8th
of command of his splendid Eleventh there. Licenses for individuals to trads The papers regard the decision of the
were difficult to get, and if a trader was Division, but it · is assumed that they wer
of being successful he Government expects that Féng Yo German metallurgical experts not to re-
over the command eined, by taxation in turn to Paris on January 8th as contrary to
THE FRENCH MEMORANDUM.
siung will tur their promise, and the fact that Germany
Mr. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, temporarily to Sung Chi Yuan, which is man who came into Russia to
about a concession made to his na ver has not replied to the French pro states that the French memoranduma does considered to constitute the great test abou posals for a madus vivendi as a mere not mark any new step towards a funding of Feng Yu Hsiang's loyalty to the
Government. political manoeuvre to make pressure onsettlement with France.
According to Le Matin, the He assumes something more defnite
Official circles affirm that Feng Yu was granted to Russia, British traders France. French experts are of opinion the der will be received.
manoeuvre does not constitute a final decision and will be subdued by firmness and coolness.-Hurur.
гадл
OBITUARY.
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EARLIER CABLES.
FRENCH DEBT TO US.
PARIS SUBMITS MEMORANDUM RE SETTLEMENT. BERLIN, January 6th.;
WASHINGTON, January 5th. The denth is announced of Baroness
Mr. Hughes has transmitted to Mr. Elizabeth von Heyking, wife of a former Mellon, the Secretary at the Treasury, German Minister to China.
BARONESS VON HEYKING.
י.
firm for imprisoned Reven months. The later Government
Baid that when a
had
is ready to comply with the there would be Exert that
Huang mandates.
Reports from Tientsin
Mukden
WAS
LIENTI
that
alowa most-favoured
had that treatment, and that was hanrebed to of traders. Russian county
nation treatment.
Chang Tao Lin's decision to return to teachers received salaries of month
and teachers in towns about £25 to 530 teen to twenty years.
rear. They were wearing clothes
old,
And living on one meal a day. What he saw convincl
that no country hin
could make a of its affairs on Communist lines. The
taken because he had become tired of the procrastination, and many well-informed persons in Peking say that Chang Tao Lin's intention to retire to the North has precipitated a situation in which the Government are determined to test the position im mediately.
A Afth mandate appoints Hsu Shu
Japati.
nancial were about at the end of their
he was
ether, but of
of them politically
numbered 300.000 or 400,000 out of the Bo long as the Bolsheviks, who only whole population, could feed and main tain their army there was no reason why the most appalling tyranny in history should not continue more or lesa in definitely,
Baron von Heyking was German Minis-ion, the French war debt memorandum, political affairs in Europe, America and
for his personal and private inforfa-Tseng as a special delegate to study Borry he could not say the same. ter to the Manchu Court at Peking in the which it is understood refers to a plan nineties. He was Minister there at the of settlement cavisaging a moratorium, time Germany seized Kinochau.]
with payments extending over eight years after the expiry of the moratorium with interest on the payments during the period of the moratorium at the rate of one and a half per cent.
EARLIER CARLES,
RADITCH UNDER ARREST.
SERBIAN PEASANT LEADER ACCUSED OF SOVIET LEANINGS.
BELGRADE, January 5th. Raditch, leader of the recently sup- pressed Peasant Party, who is accused of intriguing with the Soviets, has been arrested at Agram in a secret room of Cow-the house of the arrested Deputy Rechu-
titch
TRAFFICKERS IN NARCOTICS CANADA AND U.S. TREATY OF EXTRADITION.
OTTAWA, January 5th. The Minister of Justice will leave for Washington on January 7th to sign the Canado-American Treaty, providing for the, extradition of persons trafficking in
narcotics
SHENSI TUCHUN QUETS,..
་
SHANGHAI, January 5th. The families of Liu Chen Hus and staff have arrived at Loving.
On the motion of the chairman, -Cap-
Liu Chen Hua, Tuchun of Bhensi, istain Gerald Coningham, Colonel Pownall reported to have already left Sheusi discussion on the activities of the Cor
was heartily thanked and an interesting under pressure of the Shensi leader, Wu munists in this country ensued. Hsin Tien
A
FOLLOWERS OF DE. SUM,
KAIFENG, January 4th. Po Wen Wei, the Kuomintang er Tachun of Anhui, and Admiral Niu Yung Chien, also a Sun Yat Sen ite, arrived Terday on a visit to Hu Ching, YL
Bir Charles Buthen, Director (ieneral, of Housing at the Ministry of Health. states that the quality and quantity of the work produced by bricklayers in Great Britain are equal, if not superior, to the work in any other country-
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