1920-06-30 — Page 1

Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABL SHED ~ 1881)-

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三拜歳 號十三月六英香

WEDNESDAYUNE 30, 1920.

日五十月五

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

MOUTRI AND CO.

ARSON CHARGE.

SINN FEINERS CIPTURE A GENERAL.

HIS WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN:"

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London, June 2 Sian Feiners have captured Brigadier General Locas and two 6 cars at Fermoy.

The officers have returned to Fermoy, but the whereabouts of Brigadier General Lucas are untpowri

Later.

Brigadier General Lucas' companions were Colonels Danford and Tyrrell. The party were surprised at night, in a fishing but by armed man in a motor car who seized and carried off the offers. Colonel Danford jumped from the car and attempted to escape but was shot and wounded in the head, whereupon Colonel Tyrrell was left behind to attend to him.

TROUBLE IN ITALY.

DOG-SHOOTING.

INTERVIEW WITH THE, CHIEF OF POLICE.

If the present rigid orders in regard to the destruction by the Police of dogs which are found. straying in the streets after 10 p.m. are carried out with that zeal which, too often characterizes such orders, we fear the canine species in the Colchy are doomed to early excinction.

SINGLE COPY: 10 CTS..

336 PER ANNU

THE COLONIAL MANDATES, tue of them can be delayed

little longer this *League Nations nansanas“wili evaporate, and the Colonial territories will become national "possessions" In the fullest and most regot'paury, sense.

WHERE ARE THEY?

John H. Harris writes in the Daily News.

A GOOD YLLIS WORK, JEALOUS OF YOUNGER

BROTHER. The antia

Simaral meating |* of the sha begein Mesars, Mootrie Lod, C Chin, was held a Chinese who is alleged to have The Folios have arrested the

Have statesman forgotten what is known that forced labour at Shanghai, when burnt his parental home at Nam almost every child knows, that tires; it is known that explatia- is being demanded from thẻ na- Mr, E. (

presided. Tau Island and committed other wise man once said, “Whom the Togedale szin which had for their object goin why change they first tion is beginning; it is known

the ruining of his family. As drive mading Have an oarnes that subjects of allied and also reported briefly at the time, after posing from Egypt, Bocking from ciated Powers other than those having committed such acis, he Syria, nothing hats or is of the Mandatory Electro- decamped, but the Police were that Europeans statemen bewhere for twenty years thay being albawed out of (erritories his to trace him, and to-day they love that there are no limita to

curled on a lezativa business under the German administra- produced him before the Magis the patience of the 100 millions of

The seeds of disaster are being chants are unfering heavy finan- the African race?

tion: It is known that theme mer-

| supported by"

and Dr. \" and Mr. A secretary. presented 76

The Chair

his

·Game

sown all over the African Con- tinent, and the root cause of the Salons and damage by thos trouble is shas only the few know proceedings; which = "176" qužie dark contineat. Une the most of natives as andaring a te what is going on to day in the obviously the grossest violation of the Covenant – Thus rallitioni serious features

injustiges they are being colonial territories them is wide ander mand storing for who speed up with me to the hare. A and soon breach of faith with the natives,

pension, almost as “bad” Mandates "B" not and secondly to the fact that the being subjected to a form of

aufered under ... the ♬ Gu administration; and, thirdly,

htendance" re-

* the course of No matter whether such dogs his speech Its with be licaused or not, if not confined much pleas at your Board within doors after the fateful are enabled he has bafare you to (Mr. O. Hutchison) by whom hour of 10 p.m. they will be a day the ream of acother satis was remanded for a week. -*

Further details in regard to the target for the special policeman factory year working. The nat with his shot gun, who will then profits for the twelve months alleged crime were to the effect transfer the dead animal into a working ending March 31 last that the prisoner was jealous of bag carried by a Chinese satellite. shows credit så profit and lo marked fever was shown by younger brother to whom We were particularly curious account of $61.5864, which added their widowed mother when the to ascertain the origin of to the amount of $15,767.52 carried

to dividing the palarcal auch orders and for that forward from the previous twelve purpose interviewed the acting months working, gives a divisable and operty between the WAS then Rome, June 27. Captain Superintendent of Police balance, after due provision bas

when he Following revolutionary propagands, a battalion of Bersagliari this morning. Many complaints been made for depreciation, ofted that his feelings reach- mutinied at Ancona, arrested the officers and then entrenched them-have been heard from Kowloon $77,353 85, which your diractors, did not hesitate to revenge him insig

The loyal residents in regard to the matter, as published in the report, recom-self by attacking his aged mother selves in the barrack grounds with armoured cars. garrison has surrounded the barracks and is counter-entrenching, and our first interrogation was its mend for distribution as follows with a chopper, and asiting are

Martial respect of the truth of the state- Dividend of 10 pezdent, $30,850.00 her house also that of the younger brother. A but used for storage fodder for the farm animals was also sat on fire, and the bullock and pig wounded in such a way 13 to render them useless.

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A BATTALION MUTINIES.

The town is in a panic and houses have been barricaded. law has been proclaimed.

MUTINEERS -BURRENDER.

Later.

A message from Ancoas says the matinous Barsagliers have surrendered to their commander. Reinforcements are en route toto shoot dogs found straying in Ancona and order is being rapidly re-established.

WOMEN ATTACK TROOPS.

Ancona. June 28.

A general strike has been declared in the neighbouring villages. Trains were attacked at Borzacció and five passengers and a police-under an Ordinance?" man killed.

account

6,268,00

100 B:0.03.

ed

po'at

AUCTION RINGS.'

WURD

Jet

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trusice

THE MANDATED AREAS,

are being slowly deprived of th Thorn colonial territories which for them by the competitio

open market which was pavida ment that the Police have or Bonus of 51 per shareD

prior to the war were under Ger-European merchants.. ་་ 5,451.9 ders to shoot the animals on sight|| Bonus to foreign taff

control, became 16,000,00 if found in the stretta after 10 p.m.Building reserved.

5,000.00

territorieu nedir the Losgue of "Yes" said Mr. P. P. J. Wode Reserve account?

Carry forward to new

Nations. These comprise Togu- land, Cameroons,German stod immediaty bus simple but

The Mandalas house "the Police have powers

13,894.64

Africa, German South perfectly legitimate steps warn the streets after 10 p.m. This has

africa and the islands of the takon. It is known that the $77,353.16 been the case every foam Now

Pacific-all of them great seget, occupation trooper will soon- that a few dogs have been killed,

The dividend proposed by your

able oil-producing areas. These withdrawn. A declaration people have complained about this

[territories, meaturing_over this will not be done until L so-called cruelty by the Police Board is the same as that declared

for the previous four years. The JUDGE ON A FRAUD UPON million square miles, and occupied Mandates are issued would

SELLERS. But are these powers given bonus of $1 per share T feel sure

by 12,000,000 people, were to an instant" effect. The our re❘ will be appreciated by all share-~

be regarded as sacred holders as was the case last year.in the King's Bench Division under the guardiansbiy of Leagti

Before Mr. Justice Shearman, colonial, trust of civilisation step would hate squali

advet, and would Presentative asked.

This year we have increased recently Mr. Sydney Herbers of Notions; wait until one stone: nam

than the Dogs Ordinance which gives our bonus to the foreign stoop to Rawlings, of Streatham, sued the never be forgotten that of declaration th authority to the Police to use $5,451.29 as against $3,290.00 last General Tading Company, of signty

or discretion to shoot dogs. yest. We feel that your staff wall Market St. et, Bermondsey, for League, and not in any individual too from the territory

was to repose in the dives escaping from This is very saldom done, and deserve this extr hans in damages for alleged breath of State: The inhaldags of these only when there is such a large cognitione," their work du contract by the defaadite te tropical fence a number of dogs about that sharing the year. You sal all our deliver to him ball quintily meat explicitly promited dai] Of these twe, the latter wou

brancheshave worked well sodbe of tins with covers bought by the their territories should be placed But don't you think that the result of this satisfactory years defendants on joint account with under mandatory powers of their certain official quartars; but in

working is very largely due to sart of notice before such des- their loyal support and personal im Alternatively the plaintiff own choosing. Mr. Lloyd George the German 'óccupied region, as The Daily Exprese publishes the outline of in elaborate scheme Anction is carried out?" asked efforta, during a period when das claimed on account of the profit not only the most poleminin the remote villages -f Africa, pletions caused by the exigencies of the goods. The defendants went so far as to say that the that declaration would oe hailed

Anarchists with a machine-gun attacked the Carabinieri barracks at the Ancona-Bombay gates but were unable to enter. to enter Military reinforcements arriving were received with a from the houses, women participating.

WAR MEMORIAL SCHEME.

KING DEORGE AS BUSINESS MANAGER

Londbi, June 23.

** These powers are provided in

become a nuisance.”

public ought to be given some

the interviewET.

on the resale or delivery to him pledge to this effect, but even dialed the contract alleged.

CADIO

givat/consternation in

of the War had not yet been made to stablish a "King's House" memorial to the men killed in the

Mr. Wodehouse stated that the good. We trust, therefore, you war. The scheme consista of the establisment of a vast Barend in one of the new Government Buildings at Westminster to assist and public have bad ample notice in will approve of our recommends that be and Mr. EH. Bradley, of said, "are competent to speak for public to insist upon the issue of advise ex-Service man. The scheme will be ran on a business basis the regulations, which were well- tion. by the King himself, assisted by a Council.

known to them. "A few dogs have been shot," he added. "As a rule the Police are very loath to do this until they find that destruction of the dogs is neces- sary. The same orders are observed in Hongkong as in Kowloon, and in the carrying out of them the Police are exercising the discretion vested in them by the Ordinance."

THE GRAND PRIX.

A WIN FOR COMRADE.

Paris, June 27.

The Grand Prix resalted as follows:-

Comrade Embry

Sourbier.

Fifteen horses ran.

COUNTESS OF DUDLEY DROWNED.

London, June 27. The Countess of Dudley was drowned while bathing a: Rosmuck, Connemara, on Saturday,

Do the Police also destroy stray dogs that we found with out an owner in the daytime?" "No. they are sent to the home for stray dogs.”

In regard to the prosecutions against owners which bave been so frequent of late for bringing their dog across the harbour. our representative was informed that movements of dogs across

To our building reserve we are adding $16.000 bringing this re- serve up to $30,000. I fully ex- ined our reason for this action at our fast meeting and, therefore need not make any further com- ment to-day, except that the same reasons given last year bold good now.

To our reserve account we are adding another $5.000 bringing this account up to $55,000 with is invested in your business.

Stock reserve account remains the same as last year, and as it represents about 10 per cent. of the value of your stock we did not consider a further addition

necessary.

Among your liabilities last year a sum appeared of $15,000 called Account exchange fluctuation Tois amount, and I regret some-

question would be referred to the with a shout of joy. The case for the plaintiff was chiefs and councils, "who," de

The time has come for the

the defendant firm, who were thair tribes and members."

lightly acquainted, on June 12

the Mandates; and not only so→→ Language could not be clearer, a very clear warning must g last attended an auction sale at yet nothing whatever has been forth that any further befrayal off Dabligat which were sold on done to carry out the pledge the natives in these colonies will behalf of the Ministry of Huni- whilst it is not denied that there lead to vigorous denunciation.. tons a quantity of tins with is no intention whatever of giving The time

has gone by for corers. Mr. Bradley agreed that effect to these deliberate pro-

the plaintiff refrained from pur-mises formsily made to the onial expansion, particularly in possessions" as title to co}< chasing the tins and covers Mr. African races. In the face of this countries where ^-white Bradley would purchase them such a flagrant breach of pledged men can "asither" toll, nor joint accont of himself and the word, it can be no matter for spin," but where they can only exploit." The day of African plaintiff. The goods we knoc1ed surprise that unrest and disaffact down to Mr. Bradley for £342, but ion are spreading everywhere emancipation was brought ape the defendants had ɔt dealt with within the mandated the tins on joint account, and whilst a severs blow has been lion set forth in the Covenant of

araaa,preciably nearer by the concep

were now alleging that the coa- delivered against the prestige of the Leagus of Nations; and those tract claimed was not entered the white man throughout Africa who laboured to incessantly for those ideals are in no moɑl ta into, and that the purchase by Mr. Bradley was

THE MANDATORY POWERS. on his own

watch silently the destruction of account.

The Mandates of these colonial those ideals for the selfish onds. Mr. Justice Stearman said the territories are, we are told, to be of so-called civilization. question was whether this agres conferred on Britain, France, ment represented a fraud on the Belgiam, and possibly Italy. the harbour are restricted under what more, was absorbed during public. It appeared that the Statements have appeared in the a new Ordinance, the reason being the year, due to losses in ex-

pisintiff and Mr. Bradley agreed Press giving the geographical that Mr. Bradley only should b'd, boundaries to be allotted to each the discovery of a number of change in our business at Sing- Tabies cases in the New

and Kuala Lumpur and the goods were in con- colonising nation of the respective Territories where many dogs are Exchange last year on the March combination for many hundreds that can be said about these sequence knocked down to the area. The only definite thing said to be infected with the 31 was 4:816 while on the March disease. A Feature of the 31 this year it stood at 7/4. As of pounds less than they would Mandates is that they appear to discovery was that Chor dogs exchange since this last date bae have realised had there been an be devised with the object of are more or less free from the fallen considerably, your Board open and unrestricted public adc-creating a maximum of difficulty An official report from Hankow to Peking states that Tuchun disease. The regulations in do not consider it necessary to. It was clear from the sad disturbance, whilst in half a Chang King-yao left Yochow two days before it fell. His where-regard to the movements of dogs re-open the account. It fact combination of this kind would know to have been received persture79. Humidity ---91.

old common law cases that daze, places they abouts are at present unknown.

were made with the view to should exchange remain about preventing dogs from the main-where it la, the company would not be permissible, but in equity with bestila demonstrations by land being brought across to the

there seemed to have ben the inbabitants, with the result reap a benefit. Island, and vice versa.

We carry forward to next year's prevailing contrary opinion. It that petitions of protest have pout- might be that the balance ofed into the Government at least working 313,894.64.

Your Board venture to think that authority was against him but from those territories where there your business is in a very sound he thought a contract like this was are no soldiers stationed in the condition; we bad & credit balancea clear frand upon the seller. He Post Offices with the express with our bankers of $79,765.14, bould add, however, that this object of intercepting such which of course will be reduced custom had been so long accepted protests!

that this qualified any moral

In the meantime, the Mandates, tions recommended, and which I censurl that might be inferred which are known to have been aqalost the plaintiff from his drafted for nearly a year, are trust you will pasi.

withbeld. The demand for "Moutzleoservations.. He gave judgment still Humphrey pianos continues satisfactory and for the defendant, but without happened to them is common

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

4 TUCHUN FLEES.

Shanghai, June 28.

CABINET REORGANISATION.

Shanghai, June 29. It is reported that owing to differences prevailing amongst various parties the Cabinet will be totally reorganised.

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DON'T FORGET.

by the amount of the appropria

Shanghai. June 29

TO-DAY

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NORTHERN TROOPS DISPIRITED.

A number of prominent persons have called on the President and declared that if so mandate is issued consequent on the fall of Yoshow, the spirit of the Northern armies wilf break, bat the Pre- sident is still hesitating to gives decison.

NO HOPE OF UNITY.

!

Peking. June 29. Chow Ka-aho, foreign Entercourse Commissioner of Hupeh,.bas wired to the Government that many foreign military officers have come to enquire the reason of the fighting after the fall of Changsha, and all of them have declared that under such circumstances China csanot hops for reunion,

(Other Early and Special Telegrama on Page 2)

Theatre Royal Bishop 9.15 p.m.

Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.35

p.1.

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

In spite of the bigh exchange ruling

during 1919 we have done quite well in placing but instrumenta

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knowledge. The object of this is

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

demand, to-day was 3a. 8441.

The closing rate of the dollar,

THE WEATHER.

2 p.m. Barometer: 29′52. Ten-

TYPHOON SIGNAL.

clear enough, namely, that the longer the delay în issuing the all over the East Our output ness, and we trust bis visit to Mandates the greater the steadily increases oder the able England and the States will re- opportunity of defeating the the principle; management of Mr. Watson, our salt in the unitimate benefit of our mandatory factory manager, and I need business. In the meantime Mr. longer the delay, the more time hardly say that the ever increas- & E. Patue, por former msusger there will be to establish well- ing demand for pianos and in Hongkong, women the seting defined lines of administration st Coreont Theatre-5.15 and 9.12 organs is viewed by your Board position of manager and under which later on will be found to point

with dary datimisation.

his able guidance, we hope we conflict with the conditions of the tast Your managing Grector, Mr. that be able to lay before you an Mandates. The lo Dure to Issue the E Hongkong Theatre 5.15, 715 Fred. J. Hinton off last morst, squally, m isfactory:

at the Mandates is already, giving and 9.15 p.m.

on a holiday combined with busi.") ust your's posting.

TO-MURBOW.

rise to the beffet fint if (and

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