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Hongkong Telegraph

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69136三拜禮 號九十月五英港香 WEDNESDAY. MAY 19, 1920.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUCCESSFUL POLISH OFFENSIVE,

THE SOVIET REGIME THREATENED,

Wireless from

London, May 17. Moscow has been resumed bat it has

to proletarians of all nations, and declaring that the Polish front fighting is most fisree. It also samits the ovarustion of Gaikinski.

London, May 17.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

FIERCE RIOTING IN IRÈLAND.

FOUR HOURS" FIGHT AT LONDONDERRY,

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BVA SINGLE COFT: 10'OTS.

HOTEL THEFTS.

A YOUNG THIEF ARRESTED.

$35 PER ANNUM,

ADMIRAL LINE.

NEW PASSENGER SERVICE

POR HONGKONG.

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FOOTBALL

ÂNNUAL GENERAL

MRETINGSI

Ralston) had read the minutes of the last general meeting, the chairman proposed that the same be adopted

After the Secretary (Mz, James

Mr. Ralston then read-a-sbart-

report of the League's work for

For sometime part there have London, May 17. m been committed at the Hongkong receipt of sal graphic advices the Hongkong Football League The Admiral Line are just in The annual general meeting of Four hours' fierce rioting occurred at Londonderry batiesen Hotel a number of patty thefts from their heat office at Seattle to place yesterday erizing in no explained the silence. It is sending out propagandist appeals Sinn Fainers and Unionists. There was a lot of revolver firing, and [the perpetrator of which could that the US. Shipping Board has | the ̈R.G.A. Recreation Room, Vi>

the Police charged the crowds with bayonets.

not be discovered until yesterday.now definitely allotted them five toria Barracks. There was only a The Sinn Feiners, concealed behind wagons, shot at defectives, when the circumstances of the of the large The Morning Post learns from Reval that great incendiary fires killing the Chief City Detective. Another police officer was injured, lisappearance of a pair of books steamers for operation in the presided over by Mr. HOJ, Wilton, passanger moderate attendance; which was have occurred at Petrograd, destroying several munition warehouses, as also ware two civilians most seriously.

belonging to one of the residents Trans-Pacific service between The Sergeant of County Kerry, in a remarkable letter says be pointed to these thefts originating Seattle and the usual Far East The explosions were heard ten miles off. It is evident that the

has been warned that he will be shot by order of the Fain from an apprentice tailor who parts of call-Yokohama, Kobe, Polish offensive bas nearly shattered the Sovist regime.

Governors because he is a diligent servant of the Crowane letter bad and free ACCOSS to the Shanghai, Manila and Hongkong THE PLIGHT OF KIEFF.

ends with the names of recent policamen who have been ordered. various rooms to obtain custom It has been definitely stated that The Nationalist candidates are withdrawing from the Council for his shop which is at Wellingthe new passenger service will elections throughout Iceland, excepting in the Unionist Counties, ton Street. The pair of boots, be inaugurated this fall, the Brat giving the Sinn Feiners walk-overs, owing to intimidation One which belong to Mr. Raoni steamer to sail from Seattle in Nationalist was recently raided, dragged out at midnight and firead Rodanfuser, the Agent of the October.

the past season, after which Mr. French Mail, was left in the to retire from the elections.

Wilton said that with regard ́to corridor to be

There has been considerable the accounts he had much pleasure HUNDER STRIKERS AT LARGE.

eleaned, and when their disappearance comment during the past few in stating that there was a balance London.Hay:17.

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reported, · Dervant months regarding the new pass-in band of $255.76. Twenty-three Sinn Fein hunger-atrikers, recently removed from suspected the apprentice tallor 4nger services to be established The following officials were than whom be had seen in the by the Shipping Board and it was elected-President, Mr. B. J. in the Metropolis.

With commendable smartness, would be ready to place in service Ganner Hay; League Management this servant did a bit of amateur this summer. With the five largs Committee, Chief Staker Mastars. detective work. He traced the steamers that have been allotted and Messrs Hallton, Rasmussen, apprentice to his house at a lane to them the Admiral Line will Mitchell and Wong Kin Wan; off D'Aguilar Street, and when

be able

to maintain a very Secretary, Mr. Ralston; Secretary taxed, with the theft, the latter frequent service and this will for 2nd Div. Mr. Rasmussen. confessed that he was the thief, undoubtedly relieve the present and that he was responsible for a

o igestion of passenger traffic to pumber of other thefts at the great extent, and be just in Hotel.

time to take care of the large tourist business this fall and winter.

The Times correspondent at Kief, wiring on May 11, says that the plight of the city is pitiable. It is a city of the dead. Factories are deserted and decaying and the shops are closed, with windows broken. Although surrounded

by the riches! corn land in Europe there is no food, and no water supply, as the Keda is filth wracked the pumping station. Everywhere there and disorder and the usual horrible execution chambers. Everyone is thankful that the Bolsheviks have gone. The townsfolk stood two fighting spirit and only twice on the way to the Dnieper wers the Poles vigourously resisted; firstly, when a regimen: of Chinese held the position to the last man, and secondly when German manned armoured trains fought their way through after being surrounded.

hours cheering the Polish incoming forces. The Red forces lack a Wormwood Scrabbs to hospital, have walked out and are at large | Hotel at the time of the theft. hoped that the new steamara Wilton; Vice-President, Mäster

WAR HEROES.

TO BE ENTERTAINED BY THE Kiso.

London, May 17.

His Majesty has decided to entertain at Buckingham Palace all holders of the Victoria Cross. Each recipient will probably be invited to take one or two members of his family. At present these are 117 pre-war holders of the Victoria Cross. An attendants is expected of approximately 499. The data, has not been fixed.

AMERICAN PEACE RESOLUTION.

PRESIDEST EXPECTED TO VETO IT.

AERIAL MAL SERVICE.

FROM NEW YORK TO CHICAGO.

-New-York, May-16.................

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Master Gunner May asked the: meeting to consider the question The Aerial Mail Transport Corporation announces that it will

of organising a third division. begin in July a mail express line between New York and Chicago,

There were many college bays, ha which will be extended later to Omaha and San Francisco. The Sub-inspectar Willis was com-

salt, who played quite a good machines, will be picked from the surplus 3,000 British seroplanes municated with. and the

-game when together, but appeared left over from the war, which will be eventually replaced by apprentice having been brought American aeroplanes. The operating oficials include Liens Com-to

the Hotel the

The steamers assigned for this to be afraid of meeting the bigger officer service are the latest type of men of other teams. Mr. Ralston mander Bellinger, Commander of the N.0.3 in the first Iraun-oceanly went there and flight by American seaplanes in May, 1919.

Arrested passenger vessels, with excellent said he agreed with Mr. May, but bito. It appears that this boy accommodations,

ad left his master's service some large and conveniently arranged playing grounds and until more exceptionally there was a great shortage of three months ago, mad as he waá calsins, now withons employment, be throughout; in fact the latest see the possibility of forming a moderly squipped rounds were secured he did not frequently went to the Hotel, thing in modern passanger third divizion

NEW YORK BANK THIEF.

ARREST OF ALLEGED MASTER CRIMINAL."

where, ↑ undan..the guise of steamers. The particulars of the being still * solicitor for steamers are as follows: custom for the tailor's shop, he took the opportunity of staaling small articles, such as kaivas, forks, etc.

Length Beam Speed....

$35 feet

72 feet 28 knots

Tonnage about 22,000 tons Cargo

10,000 tons

New York, May:16. Arnstein, the alleged bank thief, who is said to have caused London, Mar. 17. The Times correspondent at Washington says it is considered losses of over $2,500,000 to New York brokers, and who mysteriously certain that the President will veto the peace resolution, cabled disappeared in March, has been arrested.

He is alleged to be the yesterday, #bich, anyhow, is purely domestic, ite object being to manier mind of a widespread-criminal-system extanding even into prisoner was sentenced to six First class Passengers... enable the Republicans to meet electioneering charges that they are Canada. Arnstein has been imprisoned, as the $75,000 bail demanded responsible for a continusuce of the state of war.

was not forthcoming.

TROUBLE IN ASIA-MINOR.

London, Mag. 17. The Times correspondent at Teheran, writing on May 12, says Enver Pashs has arrived at Baku, where Russo-Tartar forces numbering 30,000 are reported to be concentrating against Georgia and Batam with a view to linking up with Mustapha Kimal.

THE HYTHE CONFERENCE.

PRENCH PRESS SATISFIED.

London, May 17. The French papers regard the results of the Hythe conference as satisfactory.

INCREASED PRICE OF SUGAR.

Londen. May 17. The price of sugar bas advanced to 18. 2d. per pound. It is officially declared that the only alterostivire would have been a sassidy of £40,000,000:-

KAISER SHIFTS HÍS ABODE.

London. May 17. The Times correspondent at Amsterdam saya the ex-Kaiser and ex-Ksiserin bave removed to Doorn from Amerongen.

THE MEXICAN REVOLT.

El Paso, May 17. The Revolutionaries attacked Carranza's convoy at Finconds and captured moneys, archives and valuables valued at many million dollars, which were removed from Mexico City.

Obregon has released the British Consul General at Vera Cruz

and other civilians.

A Mexico City message says Governor De La Huerta bas summoned the National Congress for May 24 to appoint & Provisional President.

FRENCH PRECAUTIONS IN GERMANY.

Berlin, May 17.

With a view to preventing a repetition of untoward incidents on the occasion of the evacuation of Frankfurt, the French have de- manded a number of bostages, including the Government President Cosemann, the Chief Burgomaster and the Police President; also a guarantee of a million marks.

FRENCH STRIKE INCIDENTS.

Parin, May 17. There have been two strike outrages. An engine driver, who work on the Nord line, was fired at thrice and slightly

U. S. PROHIBITION.

MAY DE DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

New York, May 17. America is anxiously awaiting the decision of the Supreme Court as regards the legality of Prohibition. It is declared that the Court will to-day probably condemn Prohibition as an unconstitu- tional amendment to the American Constitution.

SIR OLIVER LODGE LEAVES AMERICA.

Sew York, May 15. Sir Oliver and Lady Lodge sailed aboard the Celtic: "Bir Oliver Lodge declared that he was convinced that psychical research had |a great forore in the United States.

AMERICAN SHIPPING.

PRIVATE OWNERSHIP URGED.

SagyEgsneiREAT?

Before Mr. N. L. Smith, at the Police Court this morning, the weeks hard labour.

WATERY MILK

CHINESE VENDOR'S STORY.

Steerage passengers

250

... 300

It was decided that the matter be referred ~ to the Association meeting

Amociation Heeting.

The seventh annual genera)

| meeting of the Association folds.

ed the League mesting. The Hou. Mr. P. H. Holyoak (President) occupied the chair.

The report and balance sheet It will be noted that the beam were adopted and the fol is exceptionally large for steamers lowing officials elected-Pre- of this length. The purpose of sident, The Hon Mr. P. this is to prevent, as much as H Holyoak; Vice-Presidents, ossible, the panal rolling, thus Lt. Commander Kilgour and Mr. naking the voyage much more Nicholson; comfortable for passengers. On Timmis, Mr. MacTavish and Mr. Councillors, Major Jbipe of this beam excessive Wilton; Treasurer and Secretary, rolling in heavy weather is Mr. Ralston: Referees Board, prevented.

If the declaration of a cartais Chinese vendor of milk is to be

Master Gooner May (secretary), believed, the present rainy season

The Admiral Lins are now Chief Stoker Masters, and Kesurs is a bad one for milk-consumers, making arrangements for their Hamilton, Mitchell and MeCabbin. because the grass on which

passenger office location to the The question of a third division the cows browse holds a good central district which will be very wasthen dealt with by Mr. Ralston, amount of water, with the result convenient for all passengers and who declared it totally impractic that their milk contains so

'sanouncement will be madeable because of the shortage >f anduly large proportion of it.

shortly of the location."....

grounds. On the suggestion of Is the Police Court this morn- ing. Mr. N. L. Smith, to whom

the Chairman it was ultimatel The names of the stormers decided to approach the Govar this statement was mate assigned have not yet been ment with regard to the possibility consulted Inspector Brewer, nounced, but it is expected that of securing land at either Sookun- of the Banitary Department, this information sa well as sche

poo Valley or Kowloon. who WAS prosecuting thedales, etc. will be received very

It was decided to adhere to Chiness for selling adulterated shortly.

***Rule 2 of the Constitution during milk, as to the quality of the This passenger service to the next season, milk which the accused sold. Seattle will re-establish the large

The Inspector-stated-that--15;

"TO-DAY'S "EXCHANGE.

Concluding its sitting, the Foreign Trade Convention passed a abstracted, this opinion being since the

per cent of the In?" "BRA" "Beatport. It has been some time resolation in favour of the return of American merchantmen to Lased on the fact that

previous American private ownership and operation, and suggested that the passenger sample he took for analysie Fuget Sound and this

the passenger steamers operated from ship should be used on the freight routes to South Americs and contained only 2.55 per cent. Barvice will be welcomed in re-demand, to-day was 42./3148.

Dow The closing rate of the dollar, o across the Pacific.

fat, whereas unadulterated milk establishing that line, and should contain not less than 3 relieving the present congestion per cent.

in both passenger and freight When the defendant heard this traffic. statement, be in turn blamed the cow.boy for allowing his charges Special

REBEL LEADER CAPTURED.

San Salvador, May 16. Honduras troops have captured Araujo, the rebel leader.

SWITZERLAND AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Zurich. May 17.

A referendom, by a small majority, has voted in favour of Switzerland's adhesion to the League of Nations.

The voting was:-407,910 for, and 325,511 against.

JOAN OF ARC CANONISED.

Home, May 17. The ceremony took place of the canonisation of Joan of Arc at Saint Peter's Cathedral to-day...

EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(érom Our Own Correspondent)

AMERICAN MINISTER TO CHINA.

Shanghai, May-18.

The American Association and Algerian Chamber of Commerce are arranging a banquet for Dr. Charine R. Crane, the new American Minister, who in arriving on täri inat, by the Nanking.

arrangements have to graze on tal grass, and coo-been made for the carriage of tinued to cast imprecations on silk and other valuable cargo; this person's head, when he was special compartments baving called on to pay a fine of $15,

been installed for this purpose and an excellent fast express service will be maintained.

£7,000,000 LONDON BONDS,

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THE WEATHER

Forecast:-Fair. Barometer:-- 29.75. Temperature 2 p.m.-82 Humidity 2 p.m.-81.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY

Caronat Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 p.m.

Hongkong Theatre 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 Hongkong Theatre 5,15, 75

A loan, which is described ar the largest amount soy public BARE LEGS BANNED AT authority ever put on the market

OFFICIAL EDICT. at once, was under discussion by the L.C.C., recently when the Girls of Newcomb College, New issus of seven million pounds"] Orlàans, writes the-General News worth of London County Bonds New York correspondent, have was proposed in connection with been in the habit of wearing socks the bousing scheme. The amouotor rolling their stockings down proposed to be rained will be while dressed in bloomers Or provided under existing borrow-abbreviated skirts. Now the ing powers, Bod it is fiat has gone forth from the and 9.15 p.m. estimated that the Housing of | collage authorities that "this the Working Classes Act will practice must cease," and the involve, five and a half millions, girls are aggrieved accordingly. the Local Government Board Act They scoff at the order that their Insurance, Uhins Firs and g a quarter of a million, the Edaca-legs must be completely covered,Traders from do tion Aof half a million, the Main declare they will not stand it. Prainage Acts quarter of a The iris are also forbidden to million, Acta relating to tramways leave the cantpas in a gymnasithem.

15000/and the costs of lorde og

FRIDAY, MAY 21.

Company- Meetings-