1920-09-03 — Page 1

EDISON LAMPS

The

Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED 1891).

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·五拜雞

ƑƒX FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER $ 1920.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

·THE IRISH SITUATION.

OFFER TO MOBILISE ULSTER VOLUNTEERS.

London, September 1.

making 170 for the week. The firemen are exhausted.

BELFAST FRIPYARD WORKERS ATTACKED.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE RUSSO-POLISH FIGHTING.

FRANKING FASTERN GALICIA.

A communique states the combined advance of the Poles and J.

LITHUANIANS ATTACKED.

日查廿月七

SINGLE QOFF: 10 cus.

$35 PER ANNUM,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

ILS. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FEINDS.

"FALSE AND LIBELLOUS CHARONS.

Chicago, Angust 31ējs The Senate Committee which in investigating the expenditura

ARMED ROBBERY

STARTLING INCIDENT IN QUEEN'S HOLD,

Rosa Central, the

Warsaw, September 1. The Daily Chronicle learns that Sir Edward Carson's announce- ment on gust 31 relates to an offer to mobilise the Ulster Ukrainians has already liberated the greater part of Easter slid in connection with the Presidential elections has commenced its victim, a Chinese money-oh ngse, Volunteers to restore order and release troops for service alsawbare, from Bolshevik occupation. The Poles bave occupied the whole kafilaxamination of Mr. William Hays, Chairman of the Republican. | being rather seriously stabbed.

It appears that the mosar- There were altogether 35 incendiary fires in Belfast yesterday. bant of the Dniester. The Ukrainian offensive crossing the Dniester Committee, who declared that Senator Cox's charges were fame

sath of Ducracz is developing successfully compelling the and libellous. He saserted that the whale Republican, campaign, in inhänger was camaicama, bundle 1920 would be carried on with a total expenditure of $5,600,000. FofTM $500 in small coin when Fighting.continued in the afternoon, daspite frequent machine-Bolshevik detachments to retreat to avoid encirclemons.

A langthy examination of Mr. Hays and Mr. Commings, former | the" robber, "armed ** with Chaặt man of the Committee, failed to confirm Senator Cox's charges. dagger, came-up and wrabbed- gunning. Troops are entrenching in the streets.

him seriously in the side. H RIDICULOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAIÉST BRITISH EMBASSY,

tien attempted to squish, the Chicago, Septembar 1.

bandle and run away, but be Senator Britton's ridiculous ebarges against the British Embassy was prevents from so doing in connection with the Presidential campaign funds were finally and subseqeatly chased into exploded when be appeared before the Senate's investigating ComQueen Victoria Street, where he mittee. Senator Britton failed to produce the slightest appporting was arrested, being later taken to. avidance and was finally driven to admit that it was only his own the Police Station. He will be

formal y charged to-morrow. personal idea.

The injured man has been 15- moved to hospital.

London, September 1. Three more were killed and many wounded in Belfast to-day as a result of attacks upon shipyard workers going to work. The trouble begun, st eight o'clock when 1,000 shipyard men were going to work. Trams were fired upon by snipers on roofs and the military were rashed up. They fired and two men were killed. In the haning panic a third fatality occured, during a pitched battle between the shipyard men and dockers which was suppressed by the military. The City is at present quiet

The death roll since Saturday is twenty-four.

13 MESWINEY TAKING FOOD?

London, September 1. Latest reports of Mr. McSwiney are raising the question "Is he

The Lord Mayor's Chaplin has daily made | taking nourishment? alarming statements on leaving the prison until last evening, when

London, September 1. Lithuanian official circles in London learn from Karoo that the Poles have attacked Lithosoian troops near the Augustowo Canal, They have occupied Suwalki möd are causing grave casualties. advancing to Sokani.

POLAND'S REPLY TO AMERICA.

Washington, Septembar 2 The Polish Reply to the American Note, while agreeing with the American wish to have Russian territory respected, says that Poland is forced to consider the serious consequence resulting abonid ha Polish counter-offensive cease at a fixed line without satisfactory guarantees from the Soviets. The Reply draws attention tolke fact that the Bolsheviks violated Poland's frontiers, although Britain called on the Soviets to halt at the ethnographic boundaries af Poland.

Mr. Colby has announced that the reply is considered entirely

be refused to speak, while this afternoon, according to the standards satisfactory. of a Home Office physician, who specially visited and examined McSwiney, it is reported that his condition is satisfactory. To-night it was announced that Mr. McSwiney is not paying ber customary evening visit to the bedside.

COAST-OUARD STATION DESTROYED.

Yesterday's killed in Belfast totalled seren.

Later.

THE HOME COAL CRISIS.

A MODIFIED DEMAND LIKELY.

U.S. MEAT-PACKERS.

PROPOSED SALE OF INTERESTS.

Washington, September 1. The plans of five big meat-packers for the disposal of their stockyard intereste under a recent decree contemplate the sale of these interests to the Prince Company. The book value of the stock is estimated at between $30,000,000 and $10,000,000.

GERMAN DUMPING BEGUN.

FALSE MARKING OF GOODS.

OBITUARY.

MR. A. FARCULLL

It is with much regret that we have to record the death of Mr. A. F. Arculli, bead of the firm of Arculli Bros., merchants, and of London, August 31.

A. F. Arculli and Sons, Army. The figures of the miners' ballot showing 71 per cent in

contractors, which occurred. Sinn-Feiners in Dublin raided the Headquarters of the Air

with painful suddenpass af Force and secured a number of secret military documents and favour of a strike, constitutes only a five per cent. margin above the

8.45 this Washington, September 1.

_morning_at his revolvers. All the buildings at the Coastguar! Station at Brow-necessary two-thirds majority needed for a strike. It is widely bead, Cork, including the war signal station were destroyed by pointed out that the margin is nothing to bosst about, especially as it is understood that 100.000 boys voted solidly: for the strike, re-

An official report states that Germany, in an endeavour to regain residence, 16 Kennedy Road. obtained, and than the margin presenting certainly mcre bombs and fire last night.

tir foreign trade and to realise sums on manufactures which other The deceased, who was 62 years The Daily News announces that the Government has provision- consequently, is in the nature of a substantial and likely check to wise might remsin ansold owing to foreign prejudice, is damping bar of age, bad auffered of late from ally accepted the offer of the Ulster Volunteers to assist in the the ambitions of extremists; especially as the bulk of the 400 000 surplus inferior goods on England and the United States. The art trouble and had been con- control of Belfast. The paper declares that there are insufficient

Iwo weeks. This morning, whilst regarded as not having strengthened the position of the leaders the United States "Made in England." The report segs such

going from one room to another, of the Federation, who, it is now reported. sie prepared to drop the ctics discredit American manufactures in England and vice verM. death of the Lord Mayor of Cork. -

be suddenly collapsed and passed demand for a reduction in the price of coal and to concentrate upsa

away almost immediately. the increased wages. There is a concensus of opinion in this conneo- tion that the Board of Trade is prepared to negotiate with the miners as regarde increased wages if the question is linked up with a guaranteed increased output, and. furthermore, that there is no other solution to the problem.

trappe in the country to deal with the trouble expected to follow the non-votes may be considered as against the stziko. The "result is exports to England are marked ~ Made in America”. and exports to f fined to his house for the past

GERMAN SHIPS FOR BRITAIN.

TWD MILLIONTONS SURRENDERED.

London, September 1. Lord lachexpe, on behalf of the Reparation Commission, has undertaken the disposal to British shipowers of the ex-enemy ship- ping allowed to Great Britain, of which 2,000,000 tons, consisting of 24 passenger vessels sai 195 cargo buats, have been surrendered.

FRANCE AND BELGIUM

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NEW MILITARY CONVENTION.

Brussels, September 1. The new Franco-Belgian Military Convention has been approved bf both Governments and is ratifiable within a few lays. The Con vention lays down the role assignable to Antwerp in the event of a new invasion and provides the direction of retreat of the Belgian Army in the event of a first defensive battle not checking the invasion. Arrangements are also made for a different concentration of the Belgian forces from that of 1914. Toe Convention in on wise encroaches on the prerogative of the Parliaments of the two countries. ba: limits itself to providing for the eventuality of a Germao attack.

HATE THE BR111SH AND FRENCH!

TURKISH LEADER'S APPEAL.

Constantinople, September 1. The Nationalist leader, Mustapus Kemal, has issued a Pro- clamation to his followers, urging them to hate the British and French and respect" the sacred varco-Russian-tierman Allance vi 192)." He declaros luat Bolshevisio, woen is 80 wet.ay vi respect, binds out helping hand, and unconquered Gennady is likewis ready whelp.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN AMERICA.

TENNESSEE BACKS OUT.

Nashville (Tennessee). September 1. The House of Representares has passed a vote expunging al. record of the recent. ratification of the Women's Sufferage Amend ment, on the ground that a quorum was not present. Tennessee's adhesion to the amendment gave the requisite two-thirds majority of States nec ssary to give the vote to all women citizens of the United States.

TROUBLE IN ITALY.

METAL WORKS SEIZE 300 FACTORIES,

Milan, September 1. Metal workers in the Milan district, protesting against a lock- out, scized 300 factories in Lombardy and hosted red flags Over them. The owners and directors were either ejected or held as bostages. The workers remain in possession and are accumulating rizge supplies.

THE ANGLO-FRENCH LOAN.'"

New-York, September 1.

It is announced that the arrangements for the payment of France's share of the Anglo-French Loan are progressing satis factorily, but important details remain to be adjusted.

COUNTY CRICKET.

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THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE'S ACTION.

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The Triple Alliance further considered the miners' position this morning and decided to authorise the sub-committee of the Allizace to remain in continuous session, with power to convene a further meeting of the full body as circumstances may direct, after the policy of the miners is finally declared at the Miners' Conference

London, September 1. Although the Erezing News reclares that mediation has been the railway men and transport workers to-day rejected and

with the strike

miners io tbo event decided

be pointed out *b* ms3

these 10 later striking, it larms are likely to be racurrent during the next few days. They re really all das to the Triple Alliance manoeuvring for the transport workers nor the strategical position. Neither railwaymen, according to their conscitations, can be called out a moment's notica. The transpors workers, comprising mainly tockers who are most host le to going to extremes, must ballo before a strike, whits the railwaymen must refer the question to the lelegates at a conference. Both would cause at least the delegates it a conference. Both would cause at least tan daya' delay.

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NEWSPAPER PRINTERS ON STRIKE.

THREAT OF A GENERAL LOCK-OUT.

London, September 1.

FIUME STATE.

ASPIRES TO BE A SEW UTOPIA.

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Fiame, September 1.

It appears that the new State of Fiume, to be called the Italian Regency of Carnaro, aspires to be a new Utopis. D'Anaanzio has published the text of the Constitution, guaranteeing complete liberty of thought and speech and to the Prass: also a minimum wage, unemployment doles, sick benefits and old age pensions. It establishes proportional representation and rights of referendum while the Executive comprises seven Rectors to be elected sonually.

BRESLAL CONSULATE INCIDENT.

FRENCH DEMANDS ON GERMANY.

Paris, August 31.

On resuming bis duties, Herr Mayer, German Ambassador to Paris, visited the Secretary General of the Foreign Department The violation of the Franch Consulate at Braslau was discussed, and the Secretary made Herr Mayer acquainted with the reparations and sanctions which the French Ambassador at Berlin is instructed to demand.-Haces.

THE FRENCH REQUIREMENTS,

Barlin, September 1. The French Ambassador has communicated to the German Foreizo Ministar the French Government demands with regard to the Breslau incidens, namely, restoration of the French Consalate by the German Governm nt, an indemnity of 100,000 francs, punishment

The position in the printing trade at Manchester and Liver-of the responsible parues and a ceremonial re-opening of the pool, which bas resulted in the stoppage of practically Consulate.

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The late Mr. Arculli, who was born in Hongkong, was the re- coguised leader of the Mohan- medan community in this Colony, bis work in whose interests is. well-known to all. He waS BYOT a loyal upholder of British ideals and strong in his allegiance to the Empire, in which connection be exercised considerable in Baence in Hongkong during the period of the war.

HD Was Justice of the Peace and a member of the Board

whilst of Education,

in quiet Dosasuming WEY be did much charitable work. His death will be keenly felt, and the utmost sympathy goes out to his widow and children to their bere romank The deceased leaves a family of three daughters

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and five sons, all of whom, with the exception of one son who is

actising as a doctor in Liver- pool, reside in Hongkong.

The funeral takes place at the Mohammedan Cemetery, Happy Valley, this evening.

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

The closing rate of the dollar, on lemand, to-day was 49.2441.

THE WEATHER.

The Government likewise demands as regards the incident on n! wapapers

July 16 punishment of the Commander of the Reichwehr Company The striko of printers ut authorized by the Typographical Union, which represents who was responsible for the bostile manifestation against the Freach the organizations outside London, but the Manchester and Liver-Embassy in Berlin. The Franch Government points out that unless ool branches of the Union struck work without notice and the the German Government formally disavows responsibility and

wspaper proprietors have no issued an ultimatum that unless energetically punishes those guilty, an intolerable situation, underperature:-8. Humidity :-72. the printers return to work by September 3 a general lock-out will which anti-French attacks may reçur, will grow worse daily. De declared on all newspapers outside Loudon.

NEWS FROM MESOPOTAMIA,

London, September 1.

A communique from Mesopotamia states that although the Kufab Garrison is i-olated, it is well stocked with supplies and bas not yet been seriously invested. Aeroplane reconnaissances are eing made periodically and the Garrison's messages indicate that all is well thors.

THE ST. LEGER.

London, September L

In the St. Leger Archaïc bas sorstobed,

SPANISH POLITICS,

Following the resignation of the Boa Ministers have bended in their reales Dato, who, upon the King's reg UshingtHover.

der, all the Reka Benhor ty, re-shaped

EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondents.)

PENANG MUNICIPALITY."

Singapore, September 2. Penang Municipality has refused to accept Government nominee as President and has entered a protest against the system of making these appointments. The Government's nominee is Mr. Farrer, the Fresident,

AUSTRALIA KONOURS AVIATORS:

Singapore, September Z. The aviators Parer and McIntosh (having completed the aerial ysgs from Kugland to Australia) have been welcomed by the Premier, Mr. Hughes, The Commonwealth Government is prasent- ing five hundred pounds to each of them...

RUBBER WAVERS,

Singapore, Bent

2 p.m. Barometer:-29.42. Tem

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 p.m.

Hoogkong Theatre-5.15, 7 13

and 9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Coronet Theatrom-5,15 and 9.35 p.m.

Hongkong Theatre-5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBEK" 6.

"St. John's" Caffedral.---Organ Recital by Mr. Dedman Fuller 9:35 pm

HORDS