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Hongkong Telegraph

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WEDNESDAY: JUNE 7, 1922. 日式十月五

FOUNDED 1881

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三拜禮 號七月六英港言

ENGINEERING WORKS REOPEN

But Little Work Available.

(Reuter's Service.)

Acute Discussion in London Press.

(Reuter's Service. J

Loodon, June 6. London, June 5

Following the ballot of forty-saven unions in favour of re- The Pattigo affair has revived acute party differences. London conservative organs applaud the operation as a salutary example to sumption of work, engineering works on the Clyja and in other the rebels, but the liberals are apprehensive that it may develop into districts reopened to-day, but comparatively few men Were engaged, a new war for the reconquest of Ireland and counsel patience, in as sufficient work will not be available for the majority for two or view of the difficulties of inexperienced statesmen dealing with a three months. must complex situation.

The Free State Version

The South-Irish official version says that Pettigo is in the Free! State, except & partion of one street, and denies that the Free State) forces were the first to fire on the British troops. On the contrary. the South-Irish official version declares, that as the congregation was leaving mass on Sunday, shells burst in the adjacent bills, and immediately afterwards the British rushed the town with armoured cars. They ordered the Free State troops to evacuate the town, which they did, but while retreating the "troops" were fired on.

Belfast Exultant

London. June 6.

Citizens of Belfast are to-day most cheerful, bailing the Pettigo affair as a "glorious victory," and are anticipating the speedy ex pulsion of the irregulars from their stronghold in the Belleek salient where the task of the British troops is more formidable, as the Belleek triangle 15 not merely more extensive but more easily More Fighting Anticipated.

defended.

The base extends for eight miles along the northern shore of Lough Erse. An ancient fort situsted at Donegal garrisoned by the irregulars flying a green Hag commands the town of Belleek.

Belfasters claim that it is impossible for Ulster to exercise authority at Belleek while the irregulars hold the fort. Stout resistance is expected, as the defenders have not lost time in build- ing sandbag defences against pip-squeaks, which damaged the morale of the defenders at Pettigo.

THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.

France's Conditions,

Paris, June 6.

SHANGHAI SHIPPING.

A Strike Feared.

-DEMANDS FOR MORE

WAGES.

(From Oher Orên Correspondent.}

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CHINA'S WAR.

M. Poincare reiterates that the Soviet Government must ac knowledge obligations in respect of debts to states and foreign nationals and contends that property must be restored to the ex- proprietors who must specially be guaranteed against intolerable conditions necessitating abandonment. Referring to the question Heavy Fighting Expected. of credits, he argues that, as agriculture is the very basis of Russian xistence, the peasants must be induced to resume work by being assured the enjoyment of the product. of their labours. Summing up the Hague programme, he submits that this consists in drawing up definite conditions which Russia must accept, including a minute examination of Russian economic conditions.]

ROYAL WEDDING.

EINGLE COPY : 10 CTE

FER ANNUE SE

KOWLOON WATER

SHORTAGE.

Only a Month's Supply.

NECESSITY OF PREVENTING WASTAGE.

of

PUMPS

MEYER & COLLTO,

Mr. Henry Ford,

who has intimated his will ingness to stand for the U. S. Presidency.

THE MACAO AFFAIR.

Shanghai, June 7.

As will be seen by our advor- The waterfront strike move-tisement oblamas to-day, the ment has evidently spread here,supply of water to Yaumati, Sham for loadabs, engineers and cooks Shal Po, Kowloon City, Hunghom are asking for a radical increase and Mong Kok is being out off. lia wages.

Aarike is likely and the Union of hours each day, an action which except for a vary limited number headquarters will ask the Harbour the Water Authority has found Master to inflict penalties an necessary in view of the very "It is semi-officially foreshadowed that the French economia strike-breakers.

serious shortage of water in the The Nisahin Kisen Kaisha is Kowloon reservoirs. This is the conference, from which the Sovies will be excluded, but will not the first foreign firm to act, having first time since the completion of experts will attend the earlier sittings of the forthcoming Hague participate later when the latter are admitted if the Russians are un-agreed to meet all the demands the Kowloon water works and the willing to abide br the conditions laid down in the

installation of the gravitation memorandum of M. Poincare cabled on June 3 and 4.

system that is has been found necessary to cat of the supply of any of the districts served. The present system has beep working since 1910 and pot since that tims has there been such a Peking, June 6-Eao Shib. Prolonged droogbL

"Unless we get rain soon, de onless the consumption ping's following in the C. E. R.

Martial Law Abolished. cane base met with reverses and water seriously decreases, we retreated to a point fifty miles shall have to cut down the supply

Our Macao east of Suifenho. Their defeat in

correspondest to European Kowloon as well Attributed to shortage of assid Kr. H. T. Jackman, the merchants there have received reports that eight promiovat munition.

Assistant Director of Public letters from A massage from Shanbaikwan Works, Kowloon, when seen by Guilds asking for losos

the Union of says Fongtien positions were Telegraph representative this from one thousand to fifty thou- bombed by Chibli aeroplanes morning *We have had a very sand dollars, according to their yesterday. It is believed that ex-dry season, practically since the financial standing. The Union Belgrade. June 6.

tensive hostilities are imminent. beginning of the year, and the makes this request on the ground London, June 6.

Dense crowds at the station approaches welcomed varions Chang Tso-lia is reported to reservoir is very low. To-day that the labourers who have left Surprises are contained in the Irish nominations cow being

there ате about 40,000,000 received. There will be contests in Dablin City, Dublin County, and Royalties arriving fur the wedding of Princess Marie of Romanis have assumed the title of Com

and King Alexander of Jugo-Sissi The visiting royalties included mander-in-Chief of

the Mangallons

| Macao are starving and that as only. The for the National University. The pro-Treatrite. Mr. Darrell-Figgis, the Duke of York. The notabilities on the platform included King charias Defence Force-Beuter. daily consumption is 2,000,000, it wealth was been the work done by the source of the merchants" secretary of the Constitution-drafting Committee, appears as a Alexander, who warmly greeted the Duke of York. Subsequently Officials Dismissed. is down just now to about one the labourers, they should be independent for County Dublin, where Mr. Johnson, secretary of the Duke of York drove in the same carriage as the King. There Paking, June 6-As a result of and a half millions. We are assisted. The recipients of these the Irish Labour Party, is also standing.

were cheering crowds in the streets to the Palace. A constant Alderman O'Neill, Lord Mayor of Dublin, and Mr. Byrne stream of boats is arriving, crowded with visitors. A big steamer.resterday's order, over seventy boplag that by cutting off the latters fear further developments (formerly a member of the House of Commons), both pro-Treatyites: with the Royal delegation and military band, leaves to-marrow to minor officials of the Ministry of districts announced, the con- if they do not advance the loans. Martial law has been shol·lshed are standing as unattacted independents. Dublin City as the full number of Coalition candi:ates. All the meet the Royal bride, while three seaplanes will me the Royal Justice have been dismissed. The sumption will be lessened to one sitting members, including Countess Markiewicz, have been nominat-Facht, bringing their Rumanian Majesties at Dubravica and will striking staff of the Ministry of million gallons per day. but if it in Macao, but a special Anchor

Interior have now all resumed isn't, we shall have to cut off age has been laid down for beatz... head the procession to Belgrade.

work.—Reuler.

European Kowloon for certain arriving from Lapps and Chin- hours as well. By our present shan, the passengers from which Help for Li Lich-chan.

action we have made sure of places are searched for sime. Hankow, June 6.-It is reliably

month's supply even if we get mo The Canton Times states that reported that Chen Chia-yao bas raio, but io a serious matter hundreds of telegrams have been severed his connection with Cho like water one must be on the sent ant by variouLE public Heng-ti and set up an indepen-safe side. Records for past years organisations and prominent per- dent Government at Chengchow. show that June is a wet montb, sonages denouncing the Par Cten Chis-yay is acting to and let us hope that this June tuzuese authorities, whilst many large extent in unison with Li will prove the same."

wires have been received from Lish-chan and is now recruiting

In further conversation. Mr Chinese in all parts of the world At Southampton, Kent beat Hants by 51 roas. For the winners, new forces with a view to render Jackman stated that it was to be expressing their anger over the Woolley scored 188, Hardinge 139, and Seymour 112, while Meading assistance to Li Lieb-cbn hoped that all Kowloon residents ib bis advance against the North.would co-operate to keep the

The Election Lists.

The Mid-Division of

ed for each of the Dublin constituencies.

Dail Leaders Will Have to Go to the Poll.

Later.

The Irish nominations show that, with the exception of Mr. de Valera, Mr. Stack, Mr. Finlan Lynch, and Mr. Beaslai, every Dail leader, pro-Treaty or anti-Treaty, will have to go to the poll. Mr.) Valers, owing to the withdrawal of four independents, has secared a walk-over in County Clare. Thirty of the present members of the Dail will be re-elected in six uncontested constituencies.

PREMATURE REPORT OF HELICOPTER'S SUCCESS.

Full-Size Machine Yet to be Tested.

London. Juze 6.

Duke of York in Rumania.

BANK HOLIDAY CRICKET.

Yorks Win the Battle of the Roses.

Londen. June 6. At Nottingham, Surrey defeated by Notts eight wickets, Hobbs At Shaffield, Yorks but Lanes by six wickets. For the losers E. Tyldesley scored 178.

scoring 151 not out.

scored 152 for the losers. -

At Taunton, Gloucester beat Somerset by 125 rans

At Leicester, the home team beat Northants by an innings

Newspaper reports of the success of the Helicopter are appar-end 62 runs, Sharp scoring 104. eatly premature. M. Brennan, in an interview at Aldershot, said that the machine had not yet been out of the shed and would not be tested till the autumn.

It was impossible to tell from the experiments with the model whether the full-size machine would fulfil the Air Ministry's conditions.

The Ster, however, learns that, while the Air Ministry does not consider that the machine has been perfected, remarkable progress has been made in solving the problem of vertical flight.

Offer Still Open.

Later.

It is officially stated that the Air Ministry offer of £50,000! reward for a successful Helicopter is still open.

ANOTHER EUROPEAN DEADLOCK.

Dispute Over Loan to Germany.

HENRY FORD AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

But He Won't Spend Any Money."

Detroit, June 6.

It is stated that Mr. Henry Ford bas privately intimated that he would be willing to stand for the Presidency if the people of the United States desired, but he will not spend any money to bring

about bis nomination or election.

-Bouter.

JAPANESE CRISIS.

normal

affair.

Yesterday several thousand consuraption of water as low a labourers marched 10 the possible. There WAS fair Governor's yamen, where Dr. Wo amount of waste at all times, be Ting-fang assured that all neces said, but just now that waste

sary measures would be taken. should be cut down to the limit,

The serious shortage of water

Seiyukai Members Expelled. to the Colony is shown by the Water Return, issued to-day. It ehows that on June 1st, there'

552,410,000 were

gallons of water stored On the Hoog.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

Tokyo, June 6.-The Seiyukai this afternoon decided to expel Mr. Nakahashi, Mr. Motode and two others from the party, 8.3 kong side as compared with Messrs Lammert Bros. being responsible for the present 2,112,670,000 on the same date selling a quantity of steel plates, crisis.-Reuter

at Kennedy Town on last year. On the Kowloon side etc. London, June 6.--The announ- cement from Tokyo that the there were 49,300,000 gallons, as Monday.-Page 4.

Household furniture is being Cabinet bas resigned follows against 352,500,000 last year.

sold by Lammert Bros. at reports that the Diet took the

Kowloon on Monday.-Page 4. unprecedented step of unsaimous-

Wm Powell, Ltd. advertise Paris, June 6.

ly passing a resolution instructing

millinery gowns and cotton roïes. Moscow states that members of the German Consulate, also a

-Page 7, party of German trade representatives, have arrived at Petrograd, the military authorities drastical- and are already in touch with Russian industrial and agriculturally to cut down expenditure.- organisations.

GERMAN DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIA.

Trade Representatives at Petrograd.

U.S. SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.

41

Paris, June 6. The calming of the European waters is again troubled by the. announcement of the postponement of to-day's meeting of the Re- parations Commission to discuss "the reduction of the GermBO

Washington, June 6. indemnity. Behind the postponement there is believed to be a dead- The Merchant Marine Committee of the House of Representa-2 lock between the International Bankers' Committee and the Alliedtive has eliminated the clause from the Government's Ship Sobsidy Governments on the subject of granting loan to Germany, on Bill requiring that fifty per cent. of immigrants into the United which Germany's recently-promised reforms were made conditions. States be conveyed by American ships. The bankers evince a disinclination to father a large loan while the -present high figure of reparations prejudices the chances of its re- payment, and France, as the largest beneficiary from reparations, does not consent to a reduction of her claims without corresponding advantages, the nature of which is at present not revealed.

U. S. RAILWAY. WORKERS.

AMERICA READY TO DISCUSS WAR DEBTS.

Paris, June 6. The American Embassy has informed the Foreign, Ministry that the United States is prepared to dercuss the question of war debts.

LENIN RECOVERING.

Reuter.

CANTON LABOUR.

Protecting the Workers' Rights.

BANKRUPTCY CASES.

Third Court Used for

First Time.

Owing to the shortage of water in Kawloon, the Water Authority gives a notice on Page 4. Owing to renovations being in

"Men, Women and Money" is progress in the No. 1 Court, the being shown at the Kowloon Chief Justice (Siz Win. Rees-Theatre to-night.-Page 12. Davies) sat in Bankruptcy this A. Victrols is better than's 562- morning in No. 3 Court, this son ticket to the World's biggest being the first occasion on which musical recitals.—Paro 2. this Court has been used.

"A Game of Wits" is the at Our Canton correspondent rÐ- Anapplicationfor discharge was traction at the Star Theatre to- ports that recently a proposal was granted in the case of Lam Kin-night-Paga 12. onde by the Civil Governor, at sang. His Lordship granted an Komor's advertise gingham and. the request of the Municipality, application for rescission of the organdie dresses-Pageh

A sale of Crown Land on now · for the framing of bye-laws to receiving order in the case of prevent the labouring classes from Cheung Wai Tong, trading as road from Gap Road to Bower interfering with Government Kam Wah and Co. and a similar Road: takes plana int •P.: W. D officers carrying out their duties application was granted with orices on Monday.→Paga 4. The Judicial Authority approach regard to the Mse Loong firm. The 1.5. Radnor hire is di A message from the Moscow official agency reports that Lenined the Minister ofinterior (Mr.Ku On the application of the Official charging cargo into Kowloon had gastro-enteritis, but has passed the grave crisis and is recover Ching) in connection with the Receiver (Mr. G. B. Orme) Tai Godowns and consignees Are matter, and the latter has now Hing Yaen Kee was adjudicated given the usual notice on Page 5. announced that for the purpose of bankrupt.

A lady stenographer is wanted: protecting the interests of labours:

-Pago 4. were roade London, June 615, regulations

the Guilds and A conference of the leaders of the Railway Unions decided that His Majesty the King has granted an audience to Sir Laurence recognising

acknowledging their right to carry

The Chinese press states that—Page 4. each Union shall take a vote on the question of a strike against the Galliemard, Governor of the Straits Settlements.

out combined strikes, the criminal Mr. Tdog Kang, the Minister of reduction affecting it within thirty days after the reduction for its

laws which ran contrary to these Finance desiguales has proposed class. It is announced that altogether 1,200,000 men are involved.

idass being repealed. He $275. that a loss for $200,000.000 64% however, that other laws are still flowind in lieu of the 396,003,000. in force for punishing-offenders, at loan under Th and when triple offences are loan would be cured under the committed the officials must increased art revenue, fir advise the labourers not to gain Francis Allens reported to have violate the law. In the circum been approached for his emasons, after warefully consider but this it is mod

Wage Reduction, Raises Strike Issue.

New York, June 6.

The Railway Labour Board at Chicago has reduced the wages ing. of railway workshop employees and mechanics by seven cents per hour and of freight-car men by nine cents per hour. Four hundred thousand mes are affected.

SOVIET'S ATTACK ON THE CHURCH.

Spirited Protest from America.

New York, June 6.

Paris, June 7.

STRAITS GOVERNOR HAS ROYAL AUDIENCE.

WELL-KNOWN ACTRESS DEAD,

New York, June 6, -- The death is announced of the well-known actress, Miss Lillian Russel, otherwise Mrs. A. P. Moore.

SOVIET AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA PACT.

Practe, June G. The treaty between Soviet Russia and Crocho-Slovakia has been

(Other Teleg in Page 3)

The Episcopal Church of the United States has.cabled to M. Lenin a vigorous protest against the attack on the whole Russian Church in the person of the Patriarch Tikhon, deblaring that the signed.). Christian conscience of America cannot tolerate such a wrong.

$200,000,000 LOAN.

ing be meltar, the Minister does el penc

To thick if necessary to frame Cabine

"The Lure of Egypt" is coming to the World Theatre on Friday.

To-Day's Exchange The closing