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FROM ELECTRICAL DEALERS

The

United States Tires

Hongkong Telegraph. O

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

68993 HANDTASTAT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1919.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

BOLSHEVIK

PLANS FOR

RISING.

WORLD-WIDE:

FUNDS PROVIDED TO CARRY ON AMERICAN STRIKES.

MANY ARRESTS, INCLUDING THE NOTORIOUS JIM LARKIN.

Washington. November 8.

Following strenuous attempts by Mr. Gompers and others to have the Government withdraw the injunctions against the coal rainers, the Attorney General has announced that the Government's policy is unchanged and that it will proceed with its plans until the minere strike order is rescinded.

ORDER OF THE COURT.

Indianapolis. November 9, The United States Court has ordered the coal strike to be cancelled but the miners are given till the 11th inst, to issue the

⚫ cancellation of their strike order.

WHERE STRIKE FUNDS COME FROM,

St. Louis, November 8.

Mr. Brewster, Chairman of the Coal Operators' Scale Committee. declares positively that Lenin and Trotsky are furnishing fuads to carry on American strikes. He adds that the United States knows just whence the funds are coming and is able to trace them.

MANY ARRESTS.

Washington, November 9.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE HOME FOOD SUPPLY.

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186 PER ANNUM,

LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondents.)

OUTRAGE BY JAPANESE.

AMERICAN CONSUL'S WIFE ASSAULTED. ·

A NEW METHOD OF REDUCING PRICES.

London, November & The recent rapid rise in the cost of living is engaging the anxious attention of the Food Ministry, which is developing a new method of dealing with the problem of high prices, namely, the voluntary co-operation of merchants with the Government as a candát friend, instead of the fixed system of control. Thus a committee, represent- MUKDEN INCIDENT AROUSES SHANGHAI AMERICANS.

ing all interests at Covent Garden, has been formed, presided over by an Official of the Food Ministry, to secure the uniform adoption of a fair price for fruit and vegetables. The Committee meets week- to stabilise the price of fish, and, eventually, to all markets in the at ly and it is intended to extend the scheme to Billingsgate, in order country. These are uncontrolled commodities. As regards con- troiled commodities the Food Controller has decided to take off 23. from the maximum price of New Zealand mutton on November 10, and hopes to take of 2d. on bacon by the end of the rear. It is un likely that other controlled foods will be reduced or increased. It is believed that the Government has decided that the bread subsidy must continue at least during the winter, while sugar. milk, and butter are scarce. The supplies of Colonial, mutton are abundant, and there is a glut of home-grown beef, largely attributable to the summer drought causing beasts to fatten late.

AVIATION AND PEACE...

SOME THOUGHTFUL REFLECTIONS.

London, November 8.

The Government has decided on the deportation of all aliens Africa with an aeroplane. Mr. Blankenburg, the acting South The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce to-day presented South engaged in Red activities. Agents of the Daparunent of Justice African High Commissioner, in returning thanks and after remark- carried out a raid on agitators throughout the country on Fridaying that the gift embodied a spirit of goodwill from the people of Eng- They arrested many and seized much propaganda literature. hundred were arrested at the Headquarters of the Russian Soviet in map out a trans-continental route from England to Cape Town. He Two land to the people of South Africa, referred to the present steps to New York. A monster demonstration arranged by the Reds in declared that an All Red Route in Africa was now, for the first time. New York yesterday was cancelled for fear of Police intervention. possible, for the British Edipire now included the whole of Eastern It is is stated that a nation-wide plat against the Governmen: Africa and this made the trans-continental air roste'most important has been nipped in the bud.

to the Empire as a whole.

Most of those arrested belong to the Union of Russian Workers' the membership of which is 7,000 in the United States and Canada.

WORLD REVOLT PLANNED.

London. November 10.

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the latest outrage by Japanese against an American citizen.

Shanghai November 13. News received hate from Mukden has aroused the Americans

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TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 4s./8 11/15d.

THE WEATHER.

Forecast Fine. Barometer 30.07 Temperature 2 pun.:-79. Humidity 2 p.m. -48.

DAY BY DAY.

The China Mail SS. Co. is in re- ceipt of a wireless message from the ss. "China" advising that she Mrs. E. Carlton Baker, wife of the American Consul General will anchor outside Lyeman Fass at Mukden. after protesting against an assault on her mafoo, was about 9.30 to-night and will took possession of her carriage and slapped the coachman. in daylight. insulted by intoxicated Japanese railway employees. The Japanese proceed to buoy to-morrow at front of the International Club, despite a Chinese protestation that the carriage belonged to the American Consul. The coachman The Hongkong and Shanghai wore livery plainly indicating that he was an employee of the consul. Bank has commenced on the job whereupon Mrs. Baker protested and the Japanese relinquished the occupied by Messrs. Alex Ross The Japanese beat the coachman and entered the carriage, of razing the building previously carriage, booting Mrs. Baker on departing.

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Mr. Baker has filed a protest, demanding explanations and apologies.

TIMOTHY RICHARD MEMORIAL.

Shanghai, November 13.

A memorial to the late Dr. Timothy Richard is being planned here.

EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

and Co. and Messrs. Mustard and Co. The Bank's premises will be extended to embrace this, the architecture of the extension, to harmonise with the presentone.

Hat-snatching is becoming a favourite pastime with the Chi- ese, for last night, while Mr. W. Ramsay was going down Prays East in a ricksha at 9 o'clock, to the Theatre, & Chinese from behind snatched bis new felt hat. Before the ricksha could be stopped the culprit had suc- ceeded in getting into a by-lane.

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Major General Sir Frederick Sykes said that General Smuts had not exaggerated when two and a half years ago he predicted the

WAR STRAIN IN THE STRAITS.. aeroplane would prove one of the most potent instruments for peace The Daily Chrome says arrests in America have revealed believe." proceeded General Sykes,that we are standing on the and would open up new vistas of progress for the human race. "I

Singapore, November 13. Bolshevist conspiracy for a world-wide rising. The movement threshold of a new era, and its spirit cannot better be symbolized

The Straits Settlements Medical Report of 1917 confirms what apparently began with the arrival of Leninite conspirators in than by the advance of aviation Aviation is the anthithesis of was thought to be the case that the war proved a great strain on Switzerland, from which they were speedily rejected. They then Chauvinism. Much mutual antagonism between different peoples is European officials of the Colony. Excessive mortality was for the shifted their headquarters to Stuttgart, where plans were perfected due to the lack of easy communication and the consequent misun. great part produced by the prevalence of a fatal type of influenza Professor Khoordoo, who was for a world revolt. Overtures in Britain completely failed, while derstanding Cables and wireless have partially broken down the the German and Italian Governments sternly suppressed the move walls between nations, but aviation will do more, for it will afford swift opportunities of intercourse between living personalities. THE ARRESTS.

When the civilized world is intersected by a system of air routes, nations will learn that it is as absurd to declare war on one another as it is for Birmingham to declare war on Crewe.

ment.

New York, November 9.

The raids on agitators continued on Saturday and Sunday. Over a thousand were arrested, including the frish agitator, Jim Larkin. who is accused of criminal anarchy.

Five tons of incendiary literature were seized. Many of those arrested carried flags with inscriptions referring to the anniverary

of the Soviet Revolution.

ARRESTS IN BERLIN.

Copenhagen, November 8. Extraordinary precautions were taken in Berlin to prevent à Spartacist outbreak on the anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Sixty Socialist and Communist agitators were arrested beforehand. the chief leaders hiding. Processions in North Berlin yesterday were broken up practically without resistance. Thirty-six arrests were made.

THE BOLSHEVIK FIGHTING.

SUCCESSFUL LETTISH COUNTER-ATTACK.

Copenhagen, November 9. The Lettish Press Bureau says that the Leus, on the fourth of the new offensive, were gradually enveloping Bermondt, and bombarding the lines of retreat, with assistance of the Allied Fleet. German counter-attacks were beaten off. Fighting continues most obstinately. Russian detachments with officers are deserting to the Letts from Bermondt. The Letts are simultaneously and successful- ly operating against the Bol-heviks to help Judäniteh.

THE COAL OUTPUT.

QUESTION OF EXPORT CONTROL,

London, November 8. -Sir Auckland Geddes, speaking at Newport, said he hoped to he able to take of 6 - on coul shortly, but everything depended on in- creased output. It was impossible to remove the export control until output had reached 250.000.000 tons yearly. The output last quarter was at the rate of 200,000 tons.

THE AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.

GOOD PROGRESS" BEING MADE.

London, November 8.

M. Poulet, continuing his flight from Paris to Australia, left Bagdad yesterday and flew over the desert and arrived at Bushire.

Paris, November 10.

M. Poulet left the Persian Gulf on November 7. and is proceed- ng to Dwaka, 600 kilometres from Karachi.

THE LORD MAYOR'S SHOW:

London, November 8.

For the Lord Mayor's Show to-day there was gloomy weather, but there was the customary brilliance. A feature was a League of Nations pageant, in which the Dominions, Allied and Associated Powers were separately represented.

THE BASUTO PETITION.

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"London, November 8. It is understood that the Basuto petition to H. M. the King elates to the status and prospects of Basutoland."

PROTECTING BRITISH COIN.

Captain Amery, M. P., in a speech commended the idea of great cities in Britain taking an interest in the affairs of the Dominions, and urged that the development of aviation was vital to the defence of the Empire.

SECURING PEACE IN HUNGARY.

A MOST SUCCESSFUL EFFORT,

London, November 8.

and complications.

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

THE SHANTUNG QUESTION.

Shanghai, November 13. A report from Peking states that the Japanese Government will directly negotiate with the Chinese Government in regard to the Shantung question as soon as the Treaty is ratified, and that the first point to be dealt with will be the abolition of the Japanese Civil Courts in Shantung.

The members and their friends of the Zoroastrian Club spent a pleasant evening at the Club last night when Professor hoordoo, a Bengali magician, gave a performance. His trioks. were clever and wall done.

lately performing with a Com pany in Shanghai, has just arrived in the Colony as the advance agent of a Russian Company that he has recently joined.

Some goats kept by a Chinese at Aberdeen got in the way of the traffic and complaints were laid with the Police. It was stated at the Police Court this morning, when the man was summoned, that to preserve the precious life of a goat, which got in his way, the driver of a motor-car preferred In reply to the Civil Governor of Shantung, in regard to the the risk of running his car many recent China-Japanese conversations, the Premier says that against a wall, which accident he himself is a native of Shantung and will give strict attention to actually happened. The man bat the diplomatic affairs of the province. The Provincial Assembly been warned, but he seemed to there should therefore keep quiet for the time being pending the have taken no notice. Mr. R.O.

Hutchison fined the Chinese $5.

Sir George Clerk's efforts as peacemaker in Hungary are proving most successful.

The Times' correspondent at Budapest describes how he brought Admiral Horthy and the Commander of the Hungarian National Army into Conference with representatives of various parties, as a result of which the Conference issued a manifesto declaring that if Government's action. the National Army enters Budapest, this will not involve a Military Dictatorship, but that the Army should submit to the orders of a Government to be formed with the co-operation of the Entente, maintaining civic equality and stamping out Bolshevism. The correspondent points out that this masterstroke of Sir George Clerk is bound to entail the resignation of Premier Friedrich and open the way to a Coalition Cabinet, while the names of two signatories indicate that the Jews have accepted Adiniral Horthy's word that there will be no white terror, and the Socialists are prepared to co-operate in forming a representative Provisional Government.

It is expected that the entry of Admiral Horthy's National Army into Budapest next week, will be the occasion of great National celebrations.

The Rumenians will begin evacuation on November 10.

DEATH OF SIR THOMAS WHITTAKER.

London, November. 9. taker, P.C., M.P. Deceased, who was nearly 70 years of age, had

The death is announced of the Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas T. Whit been Member for the Spen Valley Division of Yorkshire since 1892. He had been a newspaper editor, was prominently connected with Assurance, and had taken an active part in the Temperance (move- ment. He wae a great writer of articles and reviews for 3- рарете.

THE NAMUR EXPLOSION.

BRITISH SENTRIES MISSING.

London, November 9.

A telegram from Namur says that in the hig inexplicable explosion of the ammunition dump, it is believ d that ten British sentries were killed. The explosions are recurring.

Namur, November 10. Eight of the missing sentries have now reported theinselves,

ITALIAN LINERS HELD UP.

CREWS GO TO ELECTION MEETINGS.

Genos, November 8,

In consequence of the decision of the Seaworkers Federation to remain ashore in order to vote at the Italian elections on November 16, many liners are held up. The crews are attending election meetings.

BERLIN ASSEMBLY REJECTS SOCIALISATION,

Berlin, November 8.

The Prussian National Assembly has rejected the first Socialis- London, November 8 Fation Bill which related to the important Charlottenburg Water- An Order-in-Council prohibits the export of silver bullion,woTES: Jadia, or British coin,

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