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Hongkong Telegraph.

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69175 四拜禮 號五十月七英港香、THURSDAY. JULY 15. 1920.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

FORMER GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG.

BIR MATTHEW NATHAN APPOINTED TO QUEENSLAND.

London, July 12 It is officially announced that Sir Matthew Nathan has been appointed Governor of Queensland in succession to the late Sir

J. Goold Adams. *

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

ALLIES AND GERMANS CONFER.

NO AGREEMENT REGARDING COAL DELIVERIES.

Landan, July IS.

BYER SINGLE COPT: 18 OTA,

136 PER ANNEY.

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TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

THE SITUATION IN TRE NORTH.

DAY BY DAY.

The telegram quoted below wan irenaïved from the American Car- {sulate General, Hongkong, from

& Manila Observatory at 10 am-to-day: Typhoon N. of [Formosa, inclining westward.".

ANFU PROPOSALS FOR PEACE.

Shanghai, July 14. A Spa comannique says the heads of the Allied Delegation con-

Barly yesterday morning there was more shermiabing between ferred with Her Fehrenbach and Herr von Simons for tre bours the outposts of the two armies between Kobeiten and Chargsinton with regards to the coal and reparation questions. As regards the Evantually both retired to their original positions. latter, it was decided that the Reparations Commission meat the

The President has signed the armistice mandats permitting Allied and German delegates, and that experts examine the German Wa Pui-foo to remain as Commander of his original troope plans and report to Me Conference.

the mandates which deprived Chu Shu-tsang and Wa Pul-foo of the Yagis, Lieutenant Clayton It is reported that the conditions of the armistice stipulate that to Rear Admiral G. H. Borrett, their titles and posts should be cancelled

The Anfu Party has drafted the clauses for the pescS LE***

kat served afloat for ten years, follows:-1st, Chan Wan-pang to remain as Premier and to orgsaiso

Lieutenant G. Q. H. Clayton has been appointed to the river {gunboat Kinsha as flag lieutenant

C. B-commanding the flotilla on.

[Sir Matthew Nathan, who will be remembered as Governor of Hongkong from 1903 to 1907. has been Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions since November, 1916. He was formerly in the Army and

W service in the Nile and Lushai Expeditions. In 1899, he The Delegations exchanged proposals regarding the tonnage of administered the Government of Sierra Leone, whilst from 1900 to the coal deliveries, without result. It was therefore declared that 1903 he was Governor of the Gold Coast. On leaving Hongkong, be the Reparation Commission's figures will be adhered to. The Gar became Governor of Natal (1907-09), whilst from 1909 to 1911 ha man Delegation said they would reconsider the question. wha Secretary to the Post Office. Then for three years he was The Allies spontaneously announced that in consequence of a new Cabinet; 2nd, the three Ministers of the Anfu Party will · Paymaster Lieutenant Bernard Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue and a member of the information with regards to the under-courishment of the mine voluntarily retire; 3rd, Tuan Chi-jui to remain in his original Hamuett, B. E. Bas boot Pacific Cable Board: was Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant workers they were prepared to study the question of the emptore- position and also be Commander of all armice: 4ib. Tso Awan to appointed secratary to Rear of Ireland in 1914-15; and in the latter year was employed on Lonment of their food position, and they invited the German Delegation remain in his original position; 5th, the now Parliament to be Admiral Barrett Lieutenant don defences. The salary attaching to his new post is £3,000.—Ed. to submit practical suggestions on the matter.

respected: 5th, Wa Pui-foo to be deprived of divisional commander. Hamustt was appointed assistant B.KT.J

ship and be given another sost; 7th Chur Shu-thing to rem kar as paymaster in February, 1912, and Commander-in-Chief of the Borthwest Territorial-Defence Armies, served on the King George V.

It is reported that the Diplomatic Body is going to srce during the war (0. B. E) creditors' rights to ensure passengere and freight on the rathways, from harm and to probibit fighting within certain limits.

'A RISING IN MESOPOTAMIA.

MORE TROUBLE WITH ARAIS.

London, July 13.

"A GRAVE SITUATION."

London, July 13 A Spa communique says at the Conference, Herr van Simons advanced the serious difficulties facing the Government as regards greater coal tonnage until it had obtained the owners' and miners assent to an increase in output. Ho submitted German proposals for the delivery of 56,000 tons per working day from next· October and 68,000 tons per working day from October 1931, conditidually on

(Other Barly and Special Telegrams on Page 2)

In the House of Communs, replying to Capt. the Hon. W..the possibility of improving the feeding and housing of the work- Ormsby Gore, Mr. Churchill stated that Arabe on July attacked men. Ha attributed the main cause of the fall to output to the positOUR PEKING LETTER- Government buildings at Remzila, on the Euphrates, killed anion in Upper Silenia and contended that the Allies coal demands Arab guard and cut the railway. Reinforcements were sent from could be better satisfied if the plebiscite there were abandon- Bears A small column sent out to Rumaila suffered casualties ed and raining agreements with the Poles and Bohemians sub- awing to the cutting of the casal and being unable to reach the stituted.

sent from Bazdad to naciat it.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Peking. July 7.

OBITUARY.

MR. J. BORTHWICK.

4.

Twelve months' hard labour WES awarded to a returned – banisheo this morning by Mr. R. O. Hatchison. The man w3 ( banished for ten year on 10th : Jana this year because ha wan' concerned in breaking into a godown at Wast Point. Asked why he had come back, he said · that he had left bis clothes bahind and he came back to fetch them. town. Farther reinforcements were sent from Bagdad. Punitive) The Belgian Premier (M. de la Croix) on behalf of the Allies measures were being taken by troops and the Air Force. The rising expressed deep disappointment. He said the reply created a grave

We record with much regret Tho owners of fivi cargo baalu appeared to be of a local character, probably due to religious situation. M. de la Croix reminded Herr von Simons that the Paking is excited to-day. There the death of another well-known were charged this morning before agitation. The immediate cause was the civil authorities arresting Reparations Commission had already reduced the Treaty provisions are alarms and excursions. Re-resident of the Colony, in the Commander CW. Beckwith, kcal Sheits who had been inciting tribesman to rebel The as regards coal from 3,750,000 tons to 2,400,000 tons monthly, and of ports are that fighting is about to person of Mr. J. Borthwick, RN, Marine Magistrals, with Arrison,at Rumails was still holding out and columns are being the Allies manifes: willingness still to hear German explanations take place outside the city Superintendent of the Fitting anchoring their vessels in the and offers. In view of the German Government's attitude, which between Marshal Tuần Chi-jai's Department of the Hongkong and Southern fairway and obstructing took account neither of the Treaty or the Reparations Commission's forces and the truoca of General China Ges- Company, which he Tree Laces of other vessels. programme, and made totally inadequate offers the Conference Wu Pei-fu, and the wealthier occurred with painful suddenness MF. AT Rocha, Junk Suport would be suspended to enable the Allies to examine the situation. Chinese are crowding the trafos yesterday morning. Ace deceased lendent, said that while, affort The communique concludes:-"Marshal Foch and Field Marshal for Tientsin and safety while gentleman was in his usual good jo-day be, raw the defendzam Sir Henry Wilson have been summond to Spa for matters of extreme others are flocking into the botels health when he went to work, anchored in the, cratre of the alnigenzy.

and hospitala in the Legation bat later in the morning fairway. They were fined $ Quarter offering almost any the spddenly collapsed and died rechi. money for accommodation which of heart failure. The utmost e carries with it protection. frors sympathy will, be fels for his The Hobgkong Police are still possible looting and attack from wife, who is at present Home, busy tracking down hawkere who defeated soldiery.

fanl the other relatives of the base no licences. There were a

dechased..

number of such cases agai', fhis The late Mr. Borthwick came morning before Mr. R. O. Hutchi-, Writing now, in the evening, it from Perth, Scotland, and bad too. A Chinese bay, 12 yearsold, must be admitted that the probeen in the Gas Company's was charged with hawking babilities in favour of fighting employ for seven sears. During without a licence iff Kullab Lane were very strong this morning. that period he made many Sergeant-Shefion asked the The situation then was that friends. He was a member of Magistrate to inflict a nominal. Marshal Tan Chi-jui, dissatisfied Civil Service Cricket Club in fing, as the defendant' was with the dismissal of General which he took a very keen hailed out by a European Hsu Shu-tseng as commander of intereste

lady who saw him arrested, and.

EMPIRE FORESTRY 1

Lorain, July 24. At the British Empire Forestry Cuntstence. Sir Claude Hill, - member of the Viceroy's Council, introduced the subject of forestry @docajico and research. He said there was general agreement that hatever was practicable in these should be proceeded with side by ‘Alde, both in various portions of the Empire and centrally in Great

Britain.

A proposal found support that central research for the Empire for the investigation of fundamental problemas of forestry be ron- ducted in Great Britain. Emphasis was laid on the desirability of providing such post-graduate study, training and specialised tuition as was.demanded by the needs of the Empire.

In order to meet the requirements of parts of the Empire whbo have no University training in the higher branches of forestry it "was considered that the same central institute be suitable as a training centre. The question of collecting and exchanging seed between different parts of the Empire was discussed and the im- portance of cooperation was emphasised?

- THE AALAND ISLANDS.

LEAGUE TO REPORT ON SOVEREIGNTY.

London, July 12. The Council of the League of Nations has decided to refer the Finnish-Swedish dispate with regard to the sovereignty of the Aaland Islands to a Commissioh composed of three International Jurista, to be nominated by the President of the League, for an advisory opinion. The Council has appealed to the Swedish and Finnish Governments meanwhile to abstain from action likely to aggravate the situation. The Swedish and Finnish representatives have promised that such action shall be avoided.

PRUSSIAN PLEBISCITES.

LARGELY IN FAVOUR OF GERMANY.

Berlin, July 12. According to the returns from East and West Prussia, the plebiscites under the Peace Treaty to decide the nationality of cordain districts have been in the nature of a landslide in favour of Germany against Poland. - The West Prussian results hitherto gbow twelve to one in favour of Germany; and East Prussian Sgures show fifty to one in favour of Germany."

CORPORATION TAX.

CONFERENCE CONTINUES.

London. July 12

The Spa Conference this morning decided to continue, as it is impossible to finish today. It also decided to refer the German reparation proposals to the Reparations Commission and to German and Allied experts for examination and report It is expected that] the Conference were conclude on the 16th instant.

LATE LORD FISHER.

IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL CEREMONY.

Londen, July 13.

Mr. Hutchison sivề tin boy who sent him to kivi.' The reply" came thắt his father had given - him a small quantity of veget |ables to hawk... & fins of a dollar

the North-west Frontier Defence |

The funeral, which was to took pity on the boy. The latter: Force and as Resident Com- Striking tributes to the memory of the late Lord Fisher were paid missioner at Urga and with the have taken place this moraing, was kept in the cell for seven at the funeral ceremony to-day. The Metropolis has seldom witness order of the Government that too will pass, the Monument today hours, and cried all that time. ed a more impressive spectacle. Fall naval honours were accorded of the divisions of the Frontier, at 6.30 p.m. and the route to the Abbey was dessels crowded with reverest Defence Army in Peking should spectators. The coffin was borne on a gun carriage enveloped in the be moved to Psotingfo, bad given Union Jack and drawn by bluejackets. Eight Admirals acted as orders for the two divisions of this pallbearers, including Lord Jellicoe and Admiral King Hall The Force to move out to Lakouchiso, given $209 to take them out of was imposed. funeral service in the abbey was most simple. The congregation better known as the Marco Polo townL was representative of every phase upational life. King George and Bridge, on the Peking-Hankow Queen Alexandra were represented.

Kailas, where they would probably come into touch with We Pet-fa's advance guards.

POLES V. BOLSHEVISTS.

A FLUCTUATING FIGHT.

Warsaw, July 12.

HOME CRICKET.

London. July 1.

Sussex beat Keat by four wickets.

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For matching a gold bangla Again, it is not now so certain from the wrist of'a small Chinese that General Chin Yan-peng will boy, a thief was this morning join the re-organised cabinet. He sentenced by Mr R O-Hulchir is said to be contemplating a trip son at the Magistracy to six According to information from abroad in order to study inter months' hard labour and 12 official sources, when General national affairs. This programme strokes. The incident occurred Chang Teo-lin heard of this is perhaps little better than that in Mallory Road, where the small proceeding he immediately called of his discomfited rival, Ganerai boy was passing along. The

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE

A communique states that the Poles bave abandoned the line upon the Marshal and persuaded Hau Shu-tsang, who, after a little this game from behind, and, of the River Vilna and the Bolshevista have reached the fortifica-him to countermand the order. rest in the Western Hills, will after snatching the bangle, ran, tions outside Minsk. The Polish Army, in the Fripet region. But perhaps a more cogent argu-settle down to the compilation of but was chased by the bay and bu advancing in the rear of the enemy, has occupied Oruez and ent in favour of abandoning his n Chinese dictionary and to the Indian watchman, who eventual." completely defeated the Bolshevists, killing 400 and taking 200 plan was the presence of a body supervision of his waiversity infly seised him. Before he wil prisoners as well as much booty. The Poles also defeated the of General We Pei-fu's troops at the capital. Little Hsu ia ciever caught, the defendant throw the Bolshevist cavales, annihilating a brigade and capturing eight guns. Fengtai, which would have made and active, but his politics are not bangle away, and, finding bla

it awkward for any move generally liked.

shoes were too heavy to enabler The cavalry fled towards Rovno, which the Poles are now attacking

mant to be -- married oat

him to run quickly, he took them successfully by the Marshal An

off and carried them in his banda. the Frontier Defence Force, which Though the cabinet is generally At the Magietiges be made curiously enough is quartered afarid to do things at such a period vigorous but, vain attempt to away from the frontiers, is fairly as this it is interesting to find that prove his innocence. well surrounded in Peking it is it came to the decision yesterday) difficult to see what mative to discontinue payment of the Barahal Taan kad in attempting Boxer Indemnity to Russia. The this demonstration. He may matter bas been discussed have intended a bluff in order to frequently before, but decisions to

„The closing rate of the dollar force the other side to grant some cease payment have invariably deme to-day was $«./8}{£ concessions to the Anfu party, -

been revoked onsentimental pleas.

THE WEATHER. This tidie, it is believed that the decision will not be altered,

2 p.d. Barometer :--29.51. Tem- Needless to say cabinet re- Prince Koudscheff, the Russian perature:-91. Humidity 6 organisation bas been postponed Minister, will probably say that (in copsequence of these exciting troubles do not come singly. To eventa. The prospect of civil receive such intelligence after government, which seemed so baving had to be treated against rosy & week ago is not so bright hydrophobia (he, was bitten by to-day. It is true that the name the Princess's dog which died of Chow Show-max Premier immediately afterwards) must be has been sabwitted to Parlia decidedly disconcerting but then-9.15pm. The Straits Settlements Association Committee recommende ment. It is true that General Russians have had unusual mis- The Prince of Wales has arrived and been given & most Association of Malays in London mutual representation; also that missed from his two offices and Inter

the continuation of the Singapore branch, offering the newly-formed Hsu Shu-teeng has been disfortunes to bear up against of m enthusiastic reception, in which workers joined most heartily, the Government be asked to take the opinions of the various com- the control of portion of the despite a Labour newspaper's recommendation of a passive attitude. munities before passing daylight-saving.

Frontier Delenés Anay transfers-

APPROVED APTER PROLONGED DEBATE.

London, July 14.

In the House of Commons there was a prolonged debate on the Corporation Tax, in Committee. The tax was considerably criticsed and finally carried by only 145 votes to 93,

PRINCE IN ADELAIDE.'

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Adelaide, July 12,

SUPER-ZEPPELIN FOR FRANCE.

London, July 12. German super-Zeppelin £72, which bsa to be delivered to kan arrived at Mrubege.

LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

From Our Own Correspondents.)

STRAITS MATTERS.

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THE DAYLIGHT-SAVING - PROPOSAL.

Singapore, July 14.-

JAVA SUGAR STRIKE SETTLEMENT.

Bingapura, July 14 The Java sugar trouble is being settled on the basis of a new

wagte scheme.

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DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY Theatre Royal-The Quinte" Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 2.15

Hakong Theatre-5.15, 7:15 and 9.15 p.m.

ed to the Ministry of War But Fortunately Sonday's - storm Coronet The 5:18 and 1.5 It is also true that the Anfu ended the spell of unusual heat, pahte majority in Parliament in and we are now enjoying drop Bougkry Theatre 5.15 arranged that there shall be no of at lei ten degrass In the and 9.35.6.6.

or until the wishes have been thermometer. Still, between the teen wel mate. * 18th care respect. | heat and panic, Peking is becom-

It is said that members have benging very empty.

SAT „ŽDAY, JULY 12.

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