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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMAN REVOLT.

STATE SEIGE OF BERLIS RAISED

Berlin, March 21.

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

SATURDAY. - MARCH 27. 1920.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

AMERICA AND GERMANY.

THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

Washington, March 31.

A join: resolution has been introduced into the House of It is officially announced that the state of siege in Berlin and the Representatives declaring a state of peace, under which Germany Province of Brandenburg has been raised. The Trade Unionists and is required to recognise all rights which the United States might Civil Servants Associations have issued manifestoes urging the im-have had under the Treaty. mediate resumption of work and declaring that the cup d'etal was Should Germany fail to agree, the President will be authorised due to the unnatural peace of Versailles which must be radically to prohibi: résumption of trade relations and extension of credits.. amended.

THE SITUATION FAVOURABLE.

Berlin. March 20.

AS SOON FIGHT THE BRITISH. "*

The Government's afternoon press communication ex-

AMERICAN REAR-ADMIRAL'S STATEMENT. presses firm confidence in the peaceful outcome of the situation,; which is generally favourable throughout the Empire. The only

Washington, March 23. points from which fighting is reported are Essen, Remscheid, Duesseldorf, and Maehlheim. It is officially stated that the in- Testifying before the Senate Committee, Admiral Sims declared tensified state of siege has been raised and that Ministers are return-tat it was Rear-Admiral Benson who told him not to let the British pall wool over his eyes and that Americans would as soon fight the British as the Germans. The statement was made during an informal conversation on the eve of the United States' entry into the war

ing.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND WORKERS.

Berlin, March 21.

The Federation of Labour has issued a statement of the terms of the agreement between the workers and the Government parties showing that the latter have accepted most of the demands. The agreement provides, inter alia, that Government appointments will be made in agreement with workers' organisations; the immediate commencement of the socialisation of suitable industries, for ex- ample coal and potash; and the disbandment of all disloyal forces and their replacement by trustworthy Republicans, especially workers.

PRINCE OF WALES.

WILL BE CORDIALLY WELCOMED BY AUSTRALIA,

London, March 21.

Reuter's Melbourne correspondent says Mr. Hughes has sent a message to H.M.S. Renown wishing the Prince of Wales a pleasant voyage and assuring him of a loyal and cordial welcome.

A GOOD VOYAGE.

London, March 21.

H.M.S. Renown was this morning abreast of the Azores, making:

The Prince has received

a prosperous voyage in splendid weather.

a wireless message from the Duke of Devonshire, 'homebound bound on the Empress of France, hoping, on behalf of the Canadian Government and people, that he will re-visit Canada on bis return. The Prince replied that he was unable to come to Canada as he is visiting the West Indies. The Renown is likely to reach Barbados on the 24th.

CHEAPER BUNKER COAL.

SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS AGREED TO,

London. March 21.

Tas coal wners have agread that between March 24 and August 31 the price of hunker coal for outward bound vessels be 75- at South Wales and Tyne ports, and 726 at Scottish parts. The present prices range from 110- to 115. The reduction involves

£24,001,000 annually.

ENGLAND TO SOUTH AFRICA.

THE FLIGHT COMPLETED.

London. March 21.

The South African aviators, Colonel Vanryneveld and Major Brand, have arrived at Capetown. thas completing the flight from England. Three machines were successively used.

BOMBAY MILL STRIKE ENDED.

London, March 23.

Router's Bombay correspondent says the mill strike has ended' The mill hands' demand for payment for the recent strike periods was not conceded.

IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

A CONFERENCE ADVISABLE.

Melbourne, March 21,

Mr. Cook, Minister of Navy, is pleased with Mr. Walter Long's recent statement in the Commons on the naval position. He agrees that a conference of Dominion representatives is necessary for a concerted scheme of Imperial defence in order to enable the Dominion and Imperial Navies to be readily combined when necessary.

LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Currespondent.)

F.M.S. LABOUR TROUBLES.

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Singapore, March 26.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS `PAINTS & VARNISHES ·

BAB SINGLE COPY: 10 CTS, A

HOUSING PROBLEM.

GOVERNMENT LOANS

FOR BUILDING.

$36 PER ANNUM.

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS.

ANNUAL MEETING,

The Government Gazette notifies i The annual meeting of the that His Excellency the Governor Institution of Engineers aad has been pleased to appoint the | Shipbuilders of Hongkong was held Honourable Mr. David William at the Club yesterday evening. Mr Tratman, Colonial Treasurer, R. M. Dyer, President, in the the Honourable Mr. Henry Ed-chair. There was a large attendance ward Pollock. K. C., the Honour-ncluding the majority of the Com- able Mr. Lau Chu-pak and the mittee, Messrs B. L. Frost, Gray, Honourable Mr. Percy Hobson Oswald, Ormiston, Cameros, Holycak to form & Committee for Davidson, Hunter, and 5. Baker, the purpose of advising the Gor- Hon. Sec. ernment regarding the advance of money from public funds to Gentlemen. The Reports and persons proposing to build houses Accounts having been in your pos for residential purposes.

seision for the past two weeks I Applications for advances will with your kind permission should be addressed to the take them as read. They are very Colonial Treasurer.

VOLUNTEER CORPS

ITS TITLE DECIDED.

The following notifications regarding the Volunteer Corps are published in the Gazette-

The President said :—

COVER THE EARTH

ANDERSEN, MEYER 3 COLLTO.

'TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 35/-14d.

ADMIRAL BENSON,

who, according to Admiral Sims, declared just prior to America's entry into the war that Americans would

fight the British 49

the Germans,

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complete and do not call for com- ment on my part further than say- ing that I think we can again con- gratulate ourselves on another succesful year's working. To those of us who have been in the Colony for the past few years the continued prosperity of this in- | stitution is a matter of great satis- faction and the thanks of all mem- It is hereby notified that Hia bers are due to the successive coro- Excellency the Governor has mittees of management' who have beenpleased to accept the services guided its affairs during that time, of certain persons desiring to be a by no means easy task, and one formed into a Volunteer Corps which entailed

2000 a great deal of under the provisions of the abour and self sacrifice. Volunteer Ordinance, 1920, Or- I well remember, when as a new dinance No. 2 of 1920, and that comer in this Colony, you were exceedingly" prosperous one and such Volunteer Corps is from kind enough to ask me to respond the incoming Committee would this date lawfully formed and it to the toast of "Engineering and have to work hard if it was to meet is hereby further notified that Shipbuilding in Hongkong at with the same success. such Corps shall be designated

On that do his very best to carry out the Volunteer Defence Corps."

His Excellency the Governor works of the most eminent Colonial Messrs R. Hunter and has been pleased to make the Secretary we have had, Mr. Joseph B. L. Frost were nominated by Mr following appointments under Chamberlain, who at his Rectorial Dyer for the Vice Presidents. Both the provisions of the Hongkong address to the students of Glasgow these gentlemen, he said, had done Volunteer Regulations, 1920----- University took as his text the yeoman service. They had really Major Lennox Godfrey Bird, Biblical saying "Whatsoever thy been the hackbone of the place and D.S.O to be Administrative on-hand findeth to do, do it with all by electing, then, the members mandant and to have executive thy might.”

were honouring the Institution, command of the battalion of in-! Gentlemen, it appears to me that, Mr Paton seconded and the fantry, with the local rank of the engineers and shipbuilders of appointments

unanimous. Lieutenant-Colonel.

Hongkong had anticipated the Mr Frost said he was quite Majo: G. F. E. Rapson, D.S.O., right honourable gentleman's ad- willing to

further the interests 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regi-1 ment, to be Adjutant.

your annual dinner.

A message from Kuala Lumpur states that the railway em-by the style of the "Hongkongi occasion I recalled to memory the duties involved.

ployees and central workshop men returned to work yesterday. Their grievances are now under investigation. The situation with the engineering firms has not changed.

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EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

From Our Ben Uborrespondents)

THE FUTURE OF TSINGTAO.

Stanghai, March 26. Mr. A. W. Burkill presided at the annual meeting

The new Committee includes the Chamber of Commerce. Messro. Burkül, H. E. Arabold, F. C. Butcher, C

Jackson, H. W. Lester, E. F. Mackay, Humphreys, W. s

C. G. S. Mackie, P. W. Massey, E C. Itichards, G. W, Sheppard, and G. H. St.tt

The Chamber will not take any action in regard to daylight saving because the Revetia Depts not allowing the turning back of the Customs clock.

The Chairman, (Mr. A. W. Burkall), ad: The.c has beep a definite advance in the question of trau marks. Regulations for the protection of British chups have been drafted and forwarded to the Foreign Ofice.

Tsingtao's future has seen the subject of earnest

Tientsia consideration by the Shangbai and

Chan-

bera;

also by British merchants at Tsingtao. This chamber is in full sympathy with China's-very natural desire to control this province when it is returned to her. When one takes into consideration that Japan, in taking Tsingtao with the help of British troups, was only doing her part as an ally, Japan's present attitude is hard to understand. She is taking deliberate steps to control the whole land surrounding the harbour, ducks, wharves, and railway terminus. All other nationalities, are precluded from acquiring property in the business centre. Such a policy is only construable in ose way, iz, Japan is not going to allow any other nation an opportunity of trading on fair and equal terms with her own nationals. We do not want special considerations. We ask to be allowed to do business on an equal footing. On this bazit British merchants que prepared for any competition. Our recommendations to the Government as to Tsingtan are, first. to administer the so called leased territory by a Municipal Council elected on a property franchise, every nationality on an equal fucting; second, all public utilities should be handed over to the municipality which should also receive twenty per cent, of the Customs revenue. We should not permit further alienation of 6gcal lands. The customs should be an ordinary branch of the Chinese Customs with a staff appointed irrespec- tive of nationality by Peking; third, the Customs should control the harbour, wharves, docks, and wharf godowns fourth, the railway should be managed on an eonomic basın and not political, and if possible, the ultimate disposition should be fitted in to the general scheme of unification of the rail- ware: fifth, the railway should be perpetually free from likin and other inland taxation; sixth, aree port area should be maintained. We are working in the closest co-operation with other British Chambers interested and our efforts are just as much in the interests of other nations as our own."

The Chairman, continuing, rehearsed the accomplishments, of the November Conference and said:"We have a body representative of all British trade in China and Hongkong working as a whole and not as individuals." He insisted that the Shanghai Mint must be foreign controlled. The abolition of likin, he said, would mean an united China with "No longer every province out for what it can make for itself." He praised Sir John Jordan's efforts on behalf of British trade. In con- clusion be forecasted a great expansion of trade in China, arging closer co-operation with the Chinese.

THE SILESIA.

Shanghai, March 28. - Mr. G. D. Musso, the Italian lawyer, leaves for Trieste on the Pilina to represent the Chinese Government in its claim for the return of the Silesia.

H. E. Governor has proclaimed the 26th day of March 1920 as the date from and after which the Volunteer Ordinance 1893 the Volunteer Reserve Ordinance 1910 shall be repealed.

and

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

بي سلام عليكم 3

He would

vice because cne feature of the of the Institution. Mr Hunter also Colony since its inception has been turned thanks. the gradual development of our Mr P. T. Farrell was appointed industries to keep pace with the. Mety. Mr W. Brown, Hor. requirements of this part. It re- Tras, and Mr Frost, Hon. Hects the greatest credit on those Librarian.

In returning thanks Mr Frust before us, and it is up to us who now but he would do his best of our profession who were here said he had man irons in the fire

have followed them to see that we

to revise both the technical and do not fall behind.

Fetion branches. ife are all aware that climatic

Messrs. Lowe Bingham and conditions in Hongkong, and other Matthews were re-elected auditom March 25.

little matters, do not tend always at a remuneration of 9.950. H.E. Sir Charles Elot. KAMA,

to very strenuous mental or bodily After some discussion it was es, has arrived at Goverment House where he is the quest of His work, but may I genture to again agreed to vote £100 to St Dun- quote another great man, Lord stan's Hospital, as was done last Eserdienes the Governur,

Kelvin, who took His Excellency this

for over fifty year, it being announced also that entertained Commodore years as the subject of an opening Mr H.A. Sinythe, one of the mem- Bentz Van den Berg at a banget address to his students, "The bere, wished to be put down pri ziva in hishumour at Government superiority of Mind over Matter", vately for £10 for the same charity. The following Committee were House The other guests present and request you to keep the idea of

McCubbin, were! H. E. Sir Chas. Eliot, that lecture prominently before elected :-Messrs K.C.M., C.D.. Rear Admiral G. H. you. You will then doubtless Budge, Hunter, Russell, Ormiston, Barnett, H., Mis Borrett, Miss overcome all your daily worries, Paton. Bannerman, Paterson pul Borat. His Hour Mr Justice promptly forget that they ever Stokes.

vening

| Gompertz, Mrs Gompertz, Com- existed, and success will rewardi A presentation of a lovely ten-

modor: V.G. Gurner 1.8.. Mrs your efforts.

set in English silver was then made to Mr S. Baker, the retiring Hon Gumer, Captain K.F. Sluijs, The past few years have seen Sec. Mr Frost said that "before H N.M.S. 13rzog Hendrik, Coinconsiderable expansions in all

under A. L. Boeser, JLN.M.S. directions in this Colony and 1 calling upon Mr Der to take the Trump. Flag-Lieutenant-Comms-trust that the energy and undi-few words about the recipient.

presentation he would like to say der J. G. L. Wickers, H.N.M.S.minished vitality of this institution r Baker had bect. Tromp. Captain A. Lambert is sufficient evidence that the en

Hon. Sez, lor about 43 years. H. M. S. Care, Hoa. Mr A. Gi. M.gineers and shipbuilders are dead rumried out his duties, as they Fletcher C.EN. Mrs Petcher, termined not to fall out of line.all knew, with the greatest inet and Commander A. H. Walker, o.19.8.

Hamel, Cavaliere

their He

R.N., H.M.S. Cadmus, Mr G. With these few words and before ability. He did not think a single Eles, formally proposing the adoption member could ever say he had been Signorina. Eles, Pay. Lt. Cotu. of the Reports and Accounts harshly treated by Mr Baker, who H.M.S.shall be glad to answer to the best had done coman service for them. of my ability, any questions mem- They were all agreed tothat. When bers may like to ask me,

Mr Baker took over they had a Mr James McCubbin serouded credit balance of $47; to-day they

Holborn b Tamar. Mrs Holborn.

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March 26 HR" Exerllene gare a laucheon

nt Government House in honour of and the motion was carried un- had something like $14,000. That had been very largely due to Mr.

The

H. E. Sir Chas. Eliot, R.c.v.c.,animously. c... The guests present were: H E. Major General F. Yent. c.x., President, was the election of a had put in much time without a Commodore Gumer, n.x., Hos. Mr President for the ensuing year. It grudge (applause),

next business, said the Baker and Mr Stalker. Mr Baker

A. G.. M. Fletcher, c..., Dr. J. gave him a great deal of pleasure Mr Dyer banded over the gift and P. Jordan, Hon. Mr J. H, Kemp, to nominate Mr Thomas Neave. Ita 31r Baker was the man who Zan, Hon. Mr D. W. Tratman, not require any words of his totpulled the Institution out-of-the-

to Mr Neave Hon. Mr W. Chatham, c.M.G., introduce

the fire. He trusted that with ́Mrs Hou. Bir E. R. Hallitax, o..E., engineers of Hongkong. He was a Baker the recipient would long Hon. Mr Eau Chu Pak, Hon. Mr very old member of the Institution be spared to make use of the Ho Fook, Sir Robt, Ho Tung, Dr. and was one of the most experienced service.

Johnson, J. T. C.

Mr Taker said they had caught Professor Bad qualified engineers in the C. A. Middleton Smith, Mr Colony. He trusted that if they him on the hop. He had done his E. A, Irving, Professor R. Helected him the members would best for the Institute. He was Digby, Professor H. E. Barle, give him the whole-hearted sup-very proud to receive the present: Professor J. D. Wright, Professor port which had been extended to be was prouder the Institute bad A. G. Warren, Mr N. T.him (Mr Dyer) during his term of prospered since he took over. And Mackintosh.

office.

he was glad his efforts had been General Sir A. A. Barrett, G.C.B., The nomination was seconded by approved. On behalf of his wife and 0.0.8.L, G.C.V.D., this morning Mr R. Hunter and carried bimself be thanked them very much,

On the call of Mr Reid, Mr Dyer, called at Government House and junanimous}5'''

The newly elected President was accorded was received by His Excellency.

hearty vote of meeting hent HE. Sir Chim Eliot, K.c..., returned. thanks for the bonour thanks and the fc., har left Goverment House Last year, he said, had been, an terminated.