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四拜禮 號七十月六英港香 THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1920.

HECWATL

SIXOLE CAFT: 10 CTS,

836 PER ANNUM,

TELEGRAMS.

REUTERS TELEGRAMS.

ZIONISTS CRITICISED.

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS,

THE SILANTING QUESTION.

JAPAN'S REPLT TO CHINA.

THE PERSIAN PROBLEM.

BEFORE THE LRAQUE OF NATIONS,

London, June 15. Following yesterday's proceedings. Prince Ferouz of Persia bud a conference to-day with the Secretary General and the French representative of the League of Nations. It is understood that no solutina was reached, but that endeavours are being made to find a foemula satisfactory both to the League and Lord Curzon.

Prince Firouz declines any compromise unsatisfactory to the Parsian Government. He considers it is for the Langue to show, ven at the present early stage, its ability to deal with one of those *ry questions for which the League was created.

RUSSIAN PROMISES,

Londus, Juge 15.

At yesterdes? Conference, Prince Firous explained to the Council of the League of Nations the nature of the communications which had passed between Persia and Soviet Russia. It was shown! that Persia formally pro:ested against the landing of Bolshevikį troops and M. Tehitchorin replied in friendly terms, adding that orders had been giren for their withdrawal In view of subsequent events, Prince Firuz again telegraphed un May 19 to M. Trait cheria, pointing out that the latest developments in Russia did not coincide with the Soviet asearances and adding that unless matters were pat right i would be impossible for Persia to enter into any friendly negotiations with the Soviet.

PUBLIC MEETING OF LEAGUE CLENCIL.

London. June '16,

IMMIGRATION SCHEME DESOUKOLAN

- Londan, June 15.

The Bishop of Jerusalam, presiding at the annual meeting of the

KOWLOON FATALITY.

PORTUGUESE LADY'S FATAL FALL

The Kowloon district had Shanghai, Jane 15. distressing case to repots șestor-, The Japanese Minister has personally handed over the reply in day, when a Fortugnana kudy was Jerusalem and East Mission, held at Westminster criticise regard to the Shantung question. There are two importaal pointe~~- killed in an accidental fal from: Zionism. He said it had been startling during the east eighteen first, that the cession of German rights in Shantung by Germany a staircase. months to witness the growth of the opposition to Zionists through, the to Japany has already" baan" approved by the Pozels, therefore whole of Palestine, not only on the part of Christians and Moslems whether China' signs the Treaty or not has rothing to do with the

Joanna Das Dorys, "the lady in” but also on the part of Orthodox Jews. The antagonism was due to the matter, whilst with regard to public opinion, this is merely an inter question, who was melting out an behaviour of the Zionists themselves. Their scheme of immigration nal Chinese affair and Japan refuses to interfere; secondly, that the visit to her friend. Mr. da had and been wise. The immigrants during the last two years had evsenation of the Japaness guard from the Kisochow-Tainan Rail-Dundas, at about 4 c'alvet, bąd cot bean wisely chosen, the vast majority being Ruslans Poles and way will be effected when the Chinese police under Japanese asian to use the back stairs Bamanikas, all mainly Bolsheviste. The people of Palestine were advisers are completely trained and able to take over the duty. but at No 9, Sal, ie Turrace CASO leading from. Bar' fat asking why the Zionists were allowed to come when they were as to the time of its completion, China mus: declars and Japan will to the courty below, and the known to hã Bolshevists and anti-British feeling was being produced, comply with the request.

ARMY RÉDUCTION.

THE CASE OF THE GUARDS REGIMENTS;

TROUBLE IN MONGOLIA,

|affuçtura" being generally in a Įsittén condition, the bewniazeam fire way whef' abs lined on them. She fell into the cOUFT, from a distades of entre 15 fapt.

Sbanghai, June 16. In forcing the Princes and Dukes in Mongolia to zigo an agree-Unhappy she dropped in her Landan, June 15. mant to increase the doties, Chu Shu-chung, the High Commissioner head, with the result that her In the House of Commons at question-iime, Mr. Churchill stated in Urga, has caused a conflict between his bodyguards and Meek was broken. The fall cars- that there was no intention to disbacd the Irish or Welsh Guards- Mongolian soldiers. One hundred of the former were killed, and ed. lostantaneous" desh. The |{Cheers)→→→«s long as they were able to maintain recruiting so as to heavy loss caused to the latter. Chu has retired to Utah. Cablejártensed was 43 yearn để ngu.

preserve the national character of the regiment, but the maintenance communication between Kalgan and Urga is interrupted.

of dire Regimental Headquarters required careful study and it might be advisable to reduce them to three or to establish one jolat Record

Office. Anyhow, pare would be taken in balance considerations of

At a public meeting of the Censes of the League of Nations in Loaden to-day. Lord Curzon, presiding. described the correspondence exchanged between Persia and the Bolshevist economy agains: sentiment and tradition.

Replying to Major Glyn, Mr. Churchill stated that the question Government. He considered that Persia acted rightly in negotiating of making a change in the Scoth Guards had never then Yised, bur with the Soviet and requested Prince Firouz to keep the Council is had been suggested that the Irish Ginards should be brigaded there

informed of the course of event".

Dr. Nansen reported on the repatriation of prisoners of war, of which be said there were still 250,000 in Rossia and an equal number of Russian prisoners throughout Europe. The difficulties. of re- patriatius had so far been insurmountable, but he hoped the new Croute via the Baltic would enable the rapatriation of 69,000 from

and to Rosia befɑze wrater.

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FLOTILLA LEAD.RS FOR CHILL

IN EERSTING QUESTIONS 15 THE COMMONS

with.

DISARMAMENT OF GERMANY,

HEING CARRIED OUT.

London, June. 15.

THE CHANGSHA SITUATION.

Shanghai. Jusa 16.

Tam In-hoi, the chief commander of Southern troops in Chung- sha, has declared that he has been instructed by Shum Chun-son inat to proceed farther, bet to keep the cities which have been saized.

1Other Telegrama on Pages – 3, nad 5.)

HONGKONG

in the House of Commons, Sir Frederick Halasked whether HOUSING PROBLEM.

Mr. Churchill was satisfied that the obligations tender the German Peace Treaty with regard to aircraft were satisfactarily being‡ carried out.

Mr. Churchill painted out that Marshal Foch had the Inter- Loadon, June 16, | Allied Commission wete responsible for the disarmament of Germany. In the House of Commons, replying to Commander Kenworthy. He believed that the process was being carried out not paretually or Mr. Walter Long stated that the fudilla leaders Hooke and Botha willingly but without undne obstruction, and would be finally com had been sold to Chili for which they were originally built, in applesed cordance with a contract made with the Chillian Government when

the Admiralty took over the ships. The historic names and records

of these ships would be borne in mind;when their names were allott ed to future ships.

Commander Kenworthy sugested that two other flotilla loaders might have been ofered to Chili and Baked whether the South African (ovemment was consulted béfore the Borba was sold tn Chili.

Mr. Long, repiring, emphasised that the Admiralty had option in view of the contract that the ships would he returned Chili at the end of the war.

GOVERNMENT REFORM IN BURMA,

AN INTERESTING WHITE LAPER.

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Londou, June 16. A White Paper contains proposals as to the new Constitution of Burma under which the title of Viceroy of India is altered to Governor General of India and Burma. local self-government in

A wide extension of Burma is wontemplated b

theans

THE AQUITANIA CONVERTED.

BEMAS OIL INSTEAD OF COAL..

NEW RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.

SZENT REPORTS DISCREDITED.

Lentón. June 15.

IMPORTANT RECOMMEN.

DATIONS.

PROPOSED SITES ON KING'S PARK.

report on

A wireless message received from Moscow today reports the period,

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1687.

A SERIOUS CHARGE.

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THE LUKONG AND THE REVOLVER.

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A very serious charge was at the Palice Court to-day preferred against a Chinase constable, aa After discussing various sug-the sequel to a Police rald carried restions, the Committee

out on house at Upper Lascar *chat, in order to provida addition-

Sergeant Murphy, who pro- il sites for European houses, the Rifle Range should be removed secuted on behalf of the C. §. P. and the slopes of the hills bound, said that on Tuesday morning & ing King's Park and also any party of Police executed an opium portion of the Park itself, in march warrant on the first floor addition to that already referred of No. 30, Upper Lascar Row, A to, which are not utilized in con- constable who was stationed at

the

back nection with the Golf Course,

of the premises An important report on the should be rendered accessible by out of the window into the air- saw a parcel being dropped housing question was laid on the roads and disposed of as building shaft and on opening it found a lable at the Legislative Council sites. meeting to-day. The Public

With regard to the unbuilt-on brand new Smith and Weston Works Committee beld A areas south of Apstin Road, the resolver and a box of ammunition London, June 1b. meeting in February last Chairman explained that practi- concealed irside. This happened A new arage in the history of mercantile marine engineering order of H E. the Clovernor cally the whole of this portion of while the Police were going on to no is marked by the conversion of the Conard liner, the Aquitania, into to

bis urgent the Kowloon Peninsula had the floor, and, their search being to an oil burner. It is expected that the ship will be ready in July matter. The Koo. Director originally been leased as Garden conducted with satisfactory re-

and will establish a new Trans-Atlantic record. The cost of of Public Works, who presided. Low. Ia

Government sulty, ukkerätion is over £50,000. The fuel is sufficient for two voyages laid before the Committee tables agreed to convert these Gardener in the floor arrested. Оде of. sbowing the number of ne Lots into Inland Lots on pay- houses, as distinguished from re- ment of premium at the rate of absequently turned out to be a erected houses, which had been 16 cent per sq. ft. and Crown lukong who, as he could not give ballt doring the ten years 1910 to Rent at the rate of $200 per satisfactory explanation to 1919 inclusive. Those revoaled acre. 50 far 8.4 he bad account for bis presence in the

and the fact that there were 1,878 ascertained, co stipulation with Fremises,

extremely suspicious, Chinese houses built during the regard to the erection of buildings being

believed divided

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on the coavasted lots was inserted was

to do with the Committee requested that this incident of Hoogkong. 115; matter should be further investi- During the two days that the and in Kowloop, 790. Regarding gated.

constable

placed under European houses, the total buil

As regards the large block ofjenstody. investigations during the period under review War Department land on the west made by the Police, and state- was 532. made up as follows: side of Nathan Rood, the Comments secured from Various In the City, including North (mittee.requested that it might be witnesses went to show that Point, 370: on the. Peak, :16; 'in informed of the result of any the constable went to No. 30 other parts of Hongkong, 19; and representations which may have Upper Lascar Row in an end- it Kowloon, 127. The table for been made to the Military Au- Pavour to sell the rvolver. Chinese bouses revealed the fact thorities regarding the possibility that building has been proof surrendering to the Colonial prisoner was now charged with Sergeant Murphy said the gressively more extensive over Governmen: à portion of the area misconduct, and also with the al- the period, but no pronounced adjoining Nathan Realternative count of being in posses; tendency towards building was In the case of Hongkong, the sion of the revolver, which was shown under the European scale. Chairman mentioned that it was not of the type issued by the De Lundoo, June 15. Last year there were 300 Chinese estimated that the new road in partment The Exchequer returns for the period April 1 to Jone 12 shows bouses built, which is the highest course of construction from near the Force. the average C. 1. F. price of imported wheat of similar or comparable that the receipts totalled £272,472,139 and "the expenditure number for any one year in the the Naval Hospital to Wanchai

The case was remanded until quality. The assumed guarantee for wheat was 639, and for oats £251,916,575. For the corresponding period last year the receipts period, of which as less than Gap would render accessible sites 45. He could not estirante the probable cost, but the guarantee were £151.743,550 and the expenditure £346,459.131.

235 were erected in Kowloon for about 70 houses. On the Saturday. the prisoner being would be wall worth the cost in the national interest.

The year 1913 was the most hillsides abore Wongneichong allowed bail in the sum of $500. prolife for the building of Ear-Village, it was estimated that opean houses, 116 new boss sites for about 150 houses existed, London, June 16. being pat up. of which 85 were in all of which could be reached by The bye-election at Louth, where activities were interrupted by the city.

branch roads from the road already. the recent disaster, resulted thus:-

The report of the Committee referred to. The first section of a Mr. Wintringham (Independent Liberal)

9,859.

road by way of Wongneichong Gap proceeds: Mr. Turnor (Coalition Unionist)..

Desting first with Kowloon, to afford more direct communica- there ware extensive reclamation tion with the South side of the schemes in progress at Kowloon Island would shortly be under-demand, to-day was 3a/6341. City and at Shamabuipo and the taken and it was intended to filling in of the tidal flat at constract road in continuation

of Municipal Committees, which will be mainly elective and visit of the British Labour Deleration to the Red Army fighting the follows In the City, inclad in the futand Lot Leases. The something of the revolver. G circle of Boards fur groups of villages and District Poles in the neighbourhood of Smolensk. The receipt of this wire-ing North Point, 973; other Councils. The tarma Legislature will consist of 92 elected numbers, less message

new Bussian parta 30 nominated members and six ex-officio members, while the Revolution. Executive Council of six is divided into three committees, dealing with Home Affairs, Finance and Development, such containing one official and one non-official member. Of the non-official members it

is recommended that one be a European and two be Bormania,

WHEAT CONTROL:

London, Jane 15.

tenda to discredit the stories of a

THE SILVER SLUMP.

FACTORS WHICH CAUSED IT.

London, June lỗ The cash price of silver fell yesterday 5bid. perounce, to 444d., in the House of Commons during the Committee stage on a the lowest since March 1918. This was due to considerable offers of resolution authorising the payment of expenses in connection with silver from China and the Continent and the fewness of bupers. the-Agriculture Bill Sir A. Boscawen stated that the Cabins: bad decided that the maximum price of bome-grown wheat of the 1920 harvest should remein at 9ãs. The arrangement that the raaximuto price for 1921 should be 100s, would be cancelled and the farmer would receive for home-grown wheat an amount equal to]

BRITISH COTTON GROWERS.

THE NEED FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION.

London, June 16. The annual report of the British Cotton Growing Association: contains encouraging details as to the Association's activities, bat it emphasises the urgency of extending cotton-growing areas in the Empire, especially in view of the decline of production and the in crease in the' consumption of cotton. In the United States, the Association dealt with 30,881 bales of cotton in 1919. as compared with 29,190 in 1918 and 48,087 in 1915, after which the results of the war began to be felt, but the value of the 1919 handling was a record, namely nearly £1,500.000,

THE BRITISH ARMY.

HOW IT IS DISTRIBUTED.

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London, June 16. A White Paper detailing the Army Estimates for 1920-1 shows a peace establishment for the Territorial Army of 236,000 whilst the war establishment was 381,000. It also shows the distribution of the Army to be as follows:--Home, 150,000; the Colonies 15,000: the Rblue, 16,000; Constantinople 21,000; Egypt, 30,000; Palestine 25,- 000; Mesopotamia, and North West Persia 70,600..

TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

Loddon, June 15.

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BRITISH EXCHEQUER RETURNS.

LOUTH BYT-ELECTION RESULT,

7,354.

TROUBLE WITH TURKISH NATIONALISTS,

Constantinople, June 16.

French troopa drove off Nationalist bands which attacked the Taizoktami, extending on both of Bowen Road, contouring the inhabitants in the region of the Zunguldak collieries, on the Blacksides of the Taipo Road, would bills above Tai Haug Village. Sea coast. There were several casualties on both sides. The shortly be undertaken. Large These roads would rendes acces- French garrison is being reinforced,

JACK DEMPSEY NOT GUILTY.

San Francisco, June 15. In the trial of Jack Dempsey on a charge of evading the Military Service Draft a verdict of "Not Guilty" was returned.

THE PRINCE'S TOUR.

Jervis Bay, June 14 The Prince of Wales, en route to Sydney, landed at Jervis Bay, the Dartmouth of Australia, and was given a very warm welcome.

ITALIAN POLITICS)

Was

to the members

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

of

The closing rate of the dollar, on

areas woold therefore becomasible large areas of billsides available in the near future for which were suitabls. for build- the grection of Chinese houses. ing purposes. In the western

As regards European houses, portion of Hongkong the co~) Provision had been made in the struction of a road skirting the current year's Estimates for the southern slopes of Mount Daris, erection of a number of such and counecüng Fokfulam Road houses on that portTMyn of King's with Victoria Road, would shortly p.. Park which lies to the eastward be begun and would render avail of the Rifle Range. The area liable sites for about 28 houses. question was at present waste in order to make provision for land, being covered with treas the housing of the Chinese wurg- and undergrowth. The houses ing classes, the Committee Werd were intended, primarily, for the | of opinion that every endeavOUT? abechinadailon of members of should be made to ezredite the

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TO-DAY

Cordner Theatre-5.15 and 9.15

Hoogkong Theatre -5.15, 715 and 9.15 p.m.