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Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

69002 XAN BL¢Ã¤¬AX# TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1919.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.

SOME FURTHER DETAILS.

Paris, November 18. In the French elections even the Socialiste admit that the policy of M. Clemenceau has been victorious. Three Ministers have been defeated, namely MM. Clementel. Colliard and Lafferre. The results show that the Bolshevists have been routed, their leader, 'M. Longuet being beaten in Paris suburbs. Among the Socialists thrown out are MM. Renaudel, Sixte. Quenin, and Brizon. The newly elected include M. Mandel, Chief Secretary to M. Clemenceau: M. Sangnier, head of the Christian Socialist Movement ; and M. Daudet, the Loyalist leader. Among the re-elected are MM. Briand, Vivienne and Barthon. Some soldiers have been elected, including General Castelnau, General Maudhuy, and Captain Heurtaux, an aviation ace. Among the Radical's defeated are MM. Augunear, Violete, Franklin, Bovillon, Chaumet, Dalbiez. Monzie, Messimy, Fernand, David, Creppi, and Rabier.

The new Chamber of Deputies will include 11 Republicans of the Left, 106 Progressists, 65 Liberals, 27 Conservatives, 3 Action Francaise, 3 Independents, 55 Unified Socialista, 5 Dissident Socialists 26 Socialist Republicans, and 144 Radicals. -uvas.

THE SILVER MARKET.

SOME EXPLANATIONS.

"London, November 20. Moasa. Montague's report, dated November 20, attributes the strength of the market to the continuance of demand from China, the scarcity of spot supplies, and the Mexican Government's decision to curtail silver exports from Mexico by one half. It also states that between April 1 and August 31 India imported 98,000,000 ounces of silver as compared with 79,000,000 and 48,000,000 ounces in the "corresponding periods of 1918 and 1917 respectively.

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

A JAPANESE DENIAL

Peking, November 24.

The Japanese Legation has officially decred Reuter's report that the Vice Minister of the Financial Department has been no.- ified by an official from the Legation that no Japanese loan will be given to China if Chau Chi chui be the chief Minister of th Department.

MONGOLIA SATISFIED.

Peking. November 24. Chu Shu-tsung has returned from Urga with tue Living Buddha's autograpa letter to the President stating that since Outer Mongol has been under the protection of China she has enjoyed most peac.- ful conditions.

THE FOUCHOW, AFFAIR.

Poking; November 24. Although many complaints have been made to the Japanese Legation in connection with the Poochow attair by the Foreign Department. so far nu reply has been received.

EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondents.)

THE SHANGHAI COUNCIL AND CHINESE,

Shanghai, November 24. The Chinese agitation for universal sunrage and representation on the counen has assumed form. Banters and sigus urge support sad thousands of circulars have been listributed."

THE SHANGHAI COTTON BUYCOTT.

Shanghai, November 24. Chinese cotton and cotton yarn merchants have ordered their employees not to speculate on the Japanese Stock Excneuge, under penalty of dismissal,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE.

London, Nov. 20.

The "Times" New York correspondent says according, to the Department of Commerce in nine months this year the United States exported nearly 8228,000,000 in gold," whereof 869,000,000 went to South America and 8116,000,000 to Asia; alực: $105,000,000 of silver to India and 829,000,000 to China. "Practically all exports were on behalf of Europe..

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BOLSHEVISTS IN THE FAR EAST.

London, Nov. 19.

Some light is thrown on the Bolshevist intriguer in the Far East by a Moscow message announcing the arrival of s Korean delegation at Tebeliabinsk on Nov. 15. The message ways that according to the delegation at a meeting of Korean Socialists, held, recently at an eastern Siberian town, the left wing gained the upper hand and it decided that the Korean bourgeoisse must be destroyed and that there should be the closest relations with Soviet Russia. A Central Committes was elected and it was stated that martial law bad been declared in Korea. The delegation considered a rising inevitable. The Korran delegation will attend the congress of Soviets at Moscow in December.

CONTINENTAL ELECTIONS.

Paris, No. 19.

The mist Chamber of Deputies will include in its 025 members. the 21 new depaties belonging to Alasce Lorraine. $70 results are already known. 361 deputies being elected and 6 being submitted to a second ballot. 48 results of the devastated areas will be known afterwards, likewise the 10 rotes of the Colonies.

The results of the Italian and Belgian elections are much discussed in French circles. In Italy victory has faroured equally the Socialists and Catholics. In Belgium the Socialists. "have gained an overwhelming success but it may be remarked that Belgian Socialists rongly repudiated Folhevism, making patriotism a feature of their programme.

French exchange has taken a better course following the result of Sunday's election. The greatest political quietness is prevailing throughout France. The new Chamber seems at least to settle the common with of French people of politics being put into new hands.—HavaS.

BERTHS ON WARSHIPS,

London, Nov. 19.

In the House of Commons, Sir Hamar Greenwood announced that arrangements had been made whereby the Admiralty would give the Department of Overseas Trade early information of any sailings of His Majesty's ship which might be utilised in order to allow representatives of British manufacturing and trading concerns to travel to distant porta- and the Department of Overseas Trade would allocate the berths available to business men,

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OUR PEKING LETTER.triumph for the advanced party in the North. Manual Tuan Cbi-jui has already imated to (From Our Own Correspondent.) the Anfu Club the they are going to far, and this warning is not likely to be lost upon them. Peking, November 15.

The great point is that there are Political events have moved liberal elements in the North swiftly this week. The Anfu, with which the South ought to Club persisted in its opposition to get into touch instead of regard- the Cabinet selected by the

ng everything in Peking as Premier, being particulary hostil

savouring of ze-action. Ministe to Chow Tez-chi as of Finance, and was rather flabbergasted to find that Hi

The Japanese are doing their Excellency was just as deter est to rouse opposition to the mined as they were. He woul andley Page transaction and have none of their nominations he American loan as breaches of for the principal offices. All tha he Associated Powers', under- he would agree to was that th tanding not to adrance money vice-ministers of Finance an o China until internal peace has Communication might be take seen secured. Bt they are from their party. The oppositio: eating the air. The former of the Club to Chow Tsz-chi i 5 a straight out business because he is known to be a transaction and the latter is the strong man himself who enjoys continuation of a former loan the confidence of foreigners, par-contracted nearly three years ago. ticularly Americans, and of course Of course the disturbing feature the Anfuites who look to the for the Japanese is the possibility Japanese for support have mani-cf America, Britaip and France fest reasons for preferring another being able to advance money to man to Chow. On Tuesday the China alone and the contingent speakers of the two Houses' of operations of this trio will not be Parliament interviewed Chin altogether in the interest of Yung-peng, the Prime Minister, Japanese finance, and found him obdurate. In

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these circumstances they asked! The first of the Handley Pazo him to withhold the nominations aeroplanes have reached Peking until he bad called a meeting of and been transported to Nanyuan the Anfu "party. Next day where they are being erected. however, Chin took the bull by in about four weeks the first the horns and intimated to the flights should be possible. In various Ministries that no further this connection it is rather subsidies were to be paid over to interesting

that one of old the Anfu Club, a decision which Caudron machines which the is bound to have disastrous rem litary still use came to grief sults for the party. No fewer Dear the Race Course & few days than 18 daily newspapers are azo. the aviator saving his life by affected by this ruling, not to jumping out of the aeroplane speak of the several other

before it crashed on tola grave. Agencies which are run in party interests, What will happen now cannot be prognosticated at. the moment, but it is obvious discussed, and telegrams have that a split with far-reaching con-been received from seventeen sequences is about to take place. provinces approving of the scheme as outlined in the budget for this ybar.

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Already it is reported thät members of the Anfu-Club are

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Disbandment is being eariously

Finance would seem to be breaking away from the organisa-easier this week. A considerable tion. They declare. that the present leaders are bringing the amount of remittantes from the Club, into unpopularity by their provinces have been received and a substantial salt surplus has also delay in bringing before Parlie been released.

UBNEC-888&TY obstruction. The

ment the names of the new!

Cabinet can be understood. If Influenza is epidemic through- these nominations go through out the North, many cases being it will be & distinct reported in the capital

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TO-DAY.

Following the letters which we 30.13 Temperature published yesterday on the subHumidity 2p.m. We learn that demand has fect of the suppression or more! gone in to ship owners on behalf strict control of the houses of ill- of officers and engineers on river fame in Hollywood Road, seme steamers and coast boats, other opinions have been taken of the than those of the Chins Naviga-leading men in the Colony, who tion Company, the Indo-China are known by their position to Company, the China Merchants, have strong views on the matter. the Douglas Company, and Steam- boat Company, for an increase of J. Kirk Macouschis, a represent- In conversation with the Rev.

stive of the Telegraph was given | The scale that is now being some very outspoken opinions. asked for is, we understand; still Mr. Maconashie" referred to the a good deal below that recently fact that among all social workers granted by the Siraita Commission in the Colony, there had always for officers and engineers working been active opposition to the pre- on ships trading in the Malacca sence of these houses. On many Straits and still more below the occasions-he; himself, had-made; mates paid by the Companies public reference to them, but the which are exempted from the whole thing rested in the handa of present action.

the Government. If the women. So far as we have been able to undoubtedly a

of ill-repute were cleared ont p. ascertain, the officers and e-immorality would stop, but, of great deal of gineers, who are in this instance course, it would not stop every- acting in conjunction through thing. If people insiste! their respective organisations breaking the moral law. then

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The Chins Coast Officers Guild they would find the means to do there fewer women living in the and the Marice Engineers' Guild, whether these houses were houses, but he thought there of China are determined that there or not. He, and all other wore fewer men visiting them. their salaries shall be raised to social workers, the scale demanded, and it is support any proper effort to get to

were keen to

One thing he was very pleased earnestly to be hoped that a means these houses done away with made

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avoid the serious dislocation to Mr. Maconachie went on to subject was the emphasis of the the Colony's trade which would refer to the question of Police need for more domestic life in the ensus in the event of the matter inspection that had been raised, Colony. The removal of restric having to be fought out

and said that the Police had tions on young men us regards. powers of inspection now. He marrying would do a great deal. did not know how far it was true, Things were a great deal better but he had heard that the mis now in that regard than formerly, tresses of houses knew when the but there was still a great deal police were coming, and it was more to be done. To restrict a ROBBERS CAUGHT. well-known by experience that if young man from marrying for ten it ever came to a contest between years was putting a very great the Police and such women, then premium on morality-in fact it the latter came out on the top was a most heinous thing to do. We learn that an armed rob-every time.

It was up to the firms here to dis- bery was attempted by five or six

Speaking on the subject of ontinue any such restrictions. men with revolvers and disease, he said that even if there In connection with this-point- knives at 1.45

p.m. to-day were medical inspections it did there was the housing question, at No. 10, Po Hing Fong Lane, in not mean that a man was any for it was, no use for a young the vicinity of the Chinese Y. M.more free from risks. A great man to bring a wife out to Hong C. A. Leadquarters.

many men did not know that, kong if he had no reasonably- The robbers were preparing but he thought that there was no priced and decent dwelling to to assault the inmates when doctor either in Hongkong or any. give her to live in. The whole Sanitary Board coolies ture-pared to give a $50 hund that the ing was very closely allied to the whistles were blown and some where else who would be pre- question of marriage and hous-

ed up.

robbers fled woman he had just examined was other question, for if the young but two

man were arrested. free from disease.

men were in a position to marry The Police are DOW making He thought that it was fairly and settle down at a reasonabla investigations with 2 view to well known that things were not cost, the desire to visit those as they were houses of ill-fame would dis- effecting the capture of the rest nearly so bad now

a few years ago. Not only were appear, of the gang.

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