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Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

69235 五邦邊 七十月九英港香 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1920.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY.

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M. DESCHANEL TO RADION,

London, September 15.

* A message trum Paris says the reports of the early resignation of President Deschanel are being revived. It is declared that his health has become appreciably worse.

London, September 16. The resignation of M. Deschanel from the French Presidency is imminent.

Since his recent railway accident the President has suffered from cerebral anaemia inducing forgetfulness. He has intimated his intention of resigning. It is anticipated that as soon as the formal letter is handed to M. Millerand, both Houses of Congress will be convoked. M. Millerand has declared that he will not stand for the Presidency.

A STRANGE STORY.

London, September 16. The Daily Erpress Paris correspondent says the sudden rush of the Minister of the Interior to Alex-les-Bains to consult M. Millerand is dpe to

an incident occurring on Friday at Rambouillet It is said that President Deschanel was wandering in the chateau grounds unattended when He fell into a lily pond where he remained for a considerable time.

A was eventually found and dragged out exhausted by his cardener. A serata nervous attack followed.

THE COAL CRISIS.

HOPES OF PEATZ

London, September 15.

ONE ENCOURAGING BION,

London, September 15.

THE RUSSIAN JEWELS.

ANOTHER INTERESTING REVELATION,

London, September 15.

A number of newspapers declare that part of the £75,000 in the Events in Ulster are moving swiftly towards the creation of Ulster's new Civil Guard. The Government policy will be a place the hands of hår. Meynell for the Daily Herold has been obtained by the restoration and preservation of order as far as possible in Irah bands, sale of the stolen Russian jewels. Banknotes in this connection have In this connection the frish Times declares that the creation of a been traced back to Mr. Meynell, also to Mr. George Lansbury, non new force, of which 100,000 can be enrolled, is the only encouraging of the editor of the Herald. sigu in the Irish situation and it will go a long way towards averting a disaster which seemed inevitable last week.

QUEENSTOWN EMBARGO

London, September 15. The Dublin Gazette announces that no vessel carrying passe gers eastward-bound will be permitted to enter QueenstoND.

TO END THE MURDERS,

London, September 15. Posters were placarded in Dublin this morning declaring that saly by the help of self-respecting Irishmen can the murders and outrages by the so-called Irish Republican Army be ended, and 108 to be stopped in tow to sand letters containing information so as not the post.

The authorship of the posters is at present a complete mystery, They invite those willing to help the cause of law and order to send information anonymously, in disguised handwriting, to “D. W. Ross, Paste Restante, General Post Office. London." and offer a reward) for valuable information.

TROOPS PUNISH RAIDERS.

MORE REVELATIONS,

RAILWAY MISHAP.

CANTON TRAÎN DERAILED.

BANDITS TRAR- OF THE LINE. Further information is to hand

the permanent way.on conesruing the damage caused to Chinnae section of the Kowloon Canton Railway. This is to the effect that as 1.30 am, on the 15th a special train conveying rice for the headquarters ofthaïwang- (si troops at Sheklang was derulled near Ya Tan station. As a reents, the locomotive and four coaches London, September 15. ware half buried in the mud. Further light has been thrown on the realisation of the Russian The casualties are not known. Street which gives the he direct to several assertions made by M. number of bandite had previously jowals in England in a statement made to-night from Downing It has been ascertained that a Kammelf in his latter cabled on the 13th instant The Government tom ap the rail for a length of says it has evidence that M. Kamenoff was actively concerned with about 60 feet, and it was bara that the realisation of the jewels and informed the Soviet that £40,000 the train came to grief. worth had been sold and the proceeds handed to the Daily Herald. He furthermore reported that he was taking steps to procure a take two or three days. Mean- The repairing of the line will further £60,000 partly from the jewels, of which an additional £10.-time trains from Kowloon cannot 000 would be paid to the Daily Herold. Referring to M. Kamenetf's go beyond Sheklang denial that he ever offered the Daily herald a subsidy and the latter's denial on August 20 that it had not received a son, the Government says it has evidence flatly contradicting both state- |ments,

(Section missing.)

BLAKE PIER.

FINE FOR SITTING ON The Government asserts that M. Kameneff concealed the Soviet intentions under the

RAILINGS. apparently harmless phrase of Civic Militia." A remarkable feature of the Duarte Barradas, a Portuguese disclosures in the obvious excellance of the Government's (clerk, was this morning charged London, September 15. investigatory agencies which enabled it to be kept closely informed by an Indian constable before Iwo cases of the military encountering hostile parties in of the whereabouts of the jewels, as to whom they were disposed, Mr. Dyer Ball with contravening Mr Henderson, Secretary of the Labour Party, age as regard-Ireland, in which the latter came off second best, are reported how particular notes given in payment were traced rough various the regulations in connection the coal crisis that he is confident peace is still possible.

to-day. Meanwhile, the official figures from South Wales, which is

In one instance, a determined attempt was made to inter-hands, and the secret contents of the Soviet Government's messages with Blake Pier by sitting on the usually regarded as the extremist centre, show that less than 50 per between Kilmi Hill and Knock, in County Clare. The troops in a

cept and ambush the military by cutting a trench scross the road to the delegation in England. ...........cent of the mines have tendered strike notices. In some districts

motor tender spotted the obstruction in the course of their approach the apathy for a strike is most pronounced.

and opened fre on the ambushers, wounding one and capturing four. There were no military casualties. In the other case, a patrol gained contact with a party at midnight engaged in raiding the vacated constabulary barrack at Ballenlough, County Roscommon. They opened fire and shot two dead and wounded one, who was arrested and has since died.

FURTHER CONFERENCES,

London, Sept 15

At the conclusion of a meeting of the Miners' Executive this epening Mr. Hodges the Secretary, announced that a full coal- Choors' delegate conference will be held in Landon on the 21st and the Executive Council will interview Sir Rober Home on the 16th.

A BETTER DUTLOOK.

London. September 16. The miners invitation to Sir Robert Horne to meet the Minera Executive to-day, which has met with a prompt response. is regarded as a definite pesce more, as the purpose of a further interview mast be a desire to make another attempt to find a basis of settlement. Although the path to a compromise satisfying both sides is strewo with difficulties, fresh hope lies in the belief that the miners are shifting their position as regards the indivisibility of their two claims. In this connection, it is noteworthy that Mr. Smillie, in a full statement of the miners' case, has for the first vime placed the wages claim in the foreground.

A NEW APPOINTMENT.

London. September 15.

Sir Emes: Clarke, Deputy Chief Inspector of Taxes in the Inland Revenue Department, who was recently knighted. has been appointed as additional Under Secretary for Ireland.

THE ELECTRICIANS' DISPUTE.

PEARS OF WIDESPREAD STRIKES.

London, September 15.

There are only three more days in which to find a solution of There are only ten days before the strike i- operative. and the electricians dispute with a view to securing the withdrawal of according to the rules of the Federation a fresh balt will be neces-the strike notices for the 18th inst., which threaten London's lighting, sary to aullity the decision to strike, although the Miners' Executive tubes and trams. Yesterday's first sitting of the Cours of laquiry can postpone the strike notires, ...

yielded little hope of an amicable settlement.

Meanwhile conference of London's local authorities has been convened for to-morrow for the purpose of discussing the possibility of averting a disruption of the public services.

RUSSO-POUSH PEACE CONFERENCE.

DELEGATES AT EIGA.

London, September 15 A semi-official message from Riga says the Russian delegates. for the Russo-Polish peace negotiations have arrived.

AMOTHER POLISH surress.

Warsaw, September 16. Particulars of the renewed Polish-Russian fighting, contained in the latest communique, show that the Poles have occupied. Kavel, taking 3,000 prisoners and capturing thirty-six guns and a quantity. of material, including two armoured trains, four locomotives and 300 trucks. This and the neighbouring success WEL obtained largely by an armoured car detachment, which took the gorge by surprise and rendered escape impossible.

CONTRADICTORY REPORTH.

Landoo, September 16.

Yesterday, the Manchester electricians gave notice of a strike on the 21st, which will cause a stoppage of trams, electric trains and many biz industries. Most of the large towns throughout the country are expected to follow Manchester's example.

THE DISPUTE SETTLED.

London, September 16, As a result of the Council's recommendation, cabled yesterday, the electricians' despute has been settled. Representatives of the employers and the Electrical Trades Unions at a meeting this after- noon decided that work shall be resumed as soon as possible,

FRANCE AND SIAM.

IMPORTANT NEGOTIATIONS IS PROGRESS.-

Paris, Septembër 15

The newspapers state that the Foreign Office is at present negotiating with a Siamese Plenipotentiary with regard to a Trosty

THE SHERALD'S" DESTALS."

railings.

The defendant said be com- -mitted the offence through - - ignorance. He was aware that Оде

or two notices were London, September 16.

exhibited at The Daily Heruld, answering the Government disclosures, at the time be was returning!

the Pier, but reiterstes the statement that it had no knowledge of any deal in ins diamonds or any proposed subsidy until September 6. It declare aware that his sitting on the motor boat and was not that the Herald is not on its defence and the acceptance of subsidy railings came under the provisions would up! have been dishonourable, because Britain has been of the regulations. technically at paace with Russia since 1855. It concludes:--"As it happens, we bave got accepted the offer.”

FAMOUS PRUSSIAN CADET SCHOOL

RE-OPENED ON PRE-WAR LINES.

Mr. Ball referred the defendant to the provisions of the Ordinance io question, and fined him $1.

OPEN AIR CINEMA.

AT THE CLUB DE RECREIO.

The attention of Kowloori London, September 16. residents is drawn to the «dNDI- The Tunes correspondent at Berlin says that the famous Prus tisement which appeara in sian cadet school Grosslichterfelds, which was closed in accordance another column of the open me with the Peace Treaty has been re-opened and is being conducted upon cinema performance announced pre-war lines, when it was the principal nursery for Prussian officers. by Mr. H. W. Ray of the Corpast German army teachers are gain lecturing and pre-war history for to-morrow evening in the text-books are being used and the old order is completely restored, grounds of the Club de Recreio. excepting the uniforms. The correspondent points out that the The pictures selected are all first" re-opening was impossible without the connivance of the state.

class and the projection worthy of the Coronet manage ment. Mr. Ray bas-purchased [sil now seats for his latest ven- *

ture and a "cool and comfort- abla" evening's entertainment is assured.

ZIONIST TOUR YIELDS MONEY.

Wellington, September 16.

Mr. Israel Coben, emissary of the Zionist world organisation, has completed a three weeks tour of New Zealand, in which be raised £20,000 for the Palestine Restoration Fand. Mr. Coben was given a civic reception in Auckland. The Acting Governor General and Premier at a demonstration in Wellington Town Hall strongly endorsed the aims of the Zionist movement. Mr. Cohen returns to Australis for a month's additional tour before sailing for China.

*FLYING PALACES.”

London, September

The position between the Poles and the Lithosnians is vague of considerable economic importance. including the fixing of the

A New York Company with" American Post Office mail nd contradictors. While one message states that negotiations frontier of Sir and Laos, ton of coudon of commercial agreement contracts to the value of £140,000 is building aircraft described as have been opened at Kalwaria a Warsaw communique reports that and finally the determination of conditions of construction of flying palaces," with standard sleeping berths. shower baths and Lithuanian detachments, despite the armistice, suddenly attacked railway linking up Saigon with Bangkok and consequently with all modem conveniences, accommodating sixteen passengers and and dispersed Polish garnson in the village of Sejny and advanced India. A definite result is imminent from pourparlers lasting 1.500 lbs of rusils, in a south-easterly direction. From a third source. namely, the several months. Council of the League of Nations, it is announced that both Governments have been invited to send delegates to Paris in order

to submit the dispute at the Council's meeting fixed for September 16.

OMINOUS" RUSSIAN DECLARATION. „

MAINE'S REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR.

*SMASHING BLOW TO DEMOCRATS.

Washington, September 15.

DELAYED SENTENCES.

London. September 15.

Budapest, September 16, Telegrams from Riga on the eve of the Russo-Polish peace

The ax-Premier Tisza was assasinated two years ago, but the Maine bas elected a Republican Governor by an overwhelming Court Martial trying those concerned has paty now giran negotiations says that M. Jofre, the Head of the Soviet delegation,

This smashing blow to the Democrate-is the worst its verdict. It has sentenced two men to death one to 15 years' ominously declared in an interview that, they intended to adhere to majority. the original demand for a reduction of the Polish army, but coolddrubbing the latter have ever had in Maine. The Demcerts hoped hard labour and one to three months imprisonment. not guarantee mutuel disarmament, owing to the general inter-to reduce the Republican majority to below 20,000, whereas & national situation.. Io this connection the Poles have hitherto | Republican Govercor was elected by a margin of 60,000 votes. declared that they would only agree to disarmament if it were mutual

JACK JOHNSON.

THE ITALIAN UNREST.

London, September 16. A-telegrato from Genoa says the Government has completed. the installation of batteries on the heights overlooking Genos and has trained guns upon the factories, which have retaliated by hoisting red flags and black flagu.

SENTENCED TO THE PENITENZIARY.

Chicago, September 15, Jack Johnson, the former heavyweight champion sentenced to a year in the penitentiary for violation of Law forbidding the transportation of women from another for immoral purposes.

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VOTES FOR AMERICAN WOMAN.

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TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

The closing rate of the dollar, da dead, to-day was 45.133⁄41⁄21.

THE WEATHER.

2 p.m. Barometer:-29.79. Tem perature:-86. Humidity -71.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.35

Hongkong Theatre-5.15; 7 13 and 9.15 p.m.

TO-XORROW,

Theatre Royal Bandmar Company present "Nothing But the Truth"-915 p.m.

Coronet There 5.15 and 9,15/

P.

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

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. Wiseman, Ltd.—Annual share- bolders meeting-12.30 p.m.

- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER-21/

CoShareholders meet- Dairy Farm, Ise and Cold

ing-12.30 p.m.

Hartford (Connecticut), Sept. 15A is Both Houses of the Connectiont Legislature have now ratifies women's suffrage, making 37 States to adopt that measure. ~~ Thus even if the Tennessee vote is upset, women's suffrage in the United States will not be affected.....

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