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TUESDAY, AUGUST
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日六十月六
THE U.S. RAILWAY STRIKE:
THE SWATOW DISASTER.
THE LONDON CONFERENCE.
Preliminary Discussion on Reparations and Cognate
Problems.
(Beuters Service.)
London, Angust-2.
A large crowd spent part of their August Bank Holiday outside 10. Downing Street watching the arrival of the delegates for the opening session of the five nations' inter-Allied conference.
Thirty Ministers, experts and secretaries were present Britain is represented by Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Chamberlaío, Sir Robert Horne, Sir L. Worthington-Evans; France by M.. Poincare and Delasteyrie: Belgium by M.M. Theunis and Jaspar; Italy by Signor Schanzer and the Italian Ambassador, Signor de Martino; and Japan by Viscount Hayashi (the Japanese Ambassador).
The morning was devoted to the preliminary discussion of matters which will engage attention-namely, the question of Ger man reparations, and the cognate problems of the moratorium and inter-Allied dehas. This discussion lasted till the adjournment for lunch.
French Premier Proposes Secret Scheme.
Later.
The greater portion of the six hours conference was occupied with long speeches by M. Poincare sad Mr. Lloyd George M. Puincare proposed a definite scheme, which he wishes to be kept wirel This referred to a rommittee of Finance Ministers and Experte presided over by Sir Robert Horne, which will report to the conference thereon." 14 considered that the great test of the scle are in whether it will bring money.
Mr. Lloyd George's Reply to M. Poincare.
Later.
Submitting his proposals, M. Poincate graphically described the sufferings of Promethe result of the German default. He opposed the merwinton, but -tated that France did not desire to act withou!] the Ali, a wshed to place all her cards on the table.
President Harding's Representations to Workers
and Employers.
(Reuter's Service.)
Washington, August 7. President Harding has again summoned theatriking wopmen ta return to work, and has requested the railways to assign them employment The President has asked all parties to the dispute to submit the seniority question to the Labour Board
President Harding Says All Barriers but One Removed.
to
of
AMERICAN COTTON CROP.
Optimistic Forecast.
Later.
of
FATE OF LOCAL BOATS.
Assistance By Hongkong Government.
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gear smashed.
300-07
Swatow authorities on behalf" of this Colany its sincere symathy in the appalling |disaator which bas befallen the port and diatrist, and if you will at the same time sequaint this Government of the nature of the xuesistance which in moch immediately re- [quired.”
am, Sir..
Your obediens servant, (34) M. Fletcher,
Colonial Secretary.
The Hongkong Gorerament 80 far sent by the an Haiboog. which sailed from Hongkong on Saturday, 100
the destituto
As later reports come to hand, ↑ Yingchow Arrives in Part. the Swatow disaster takes on an The China Navigation Com- President Harding has telegraphed to the men's leader declaring even more appalling sapeet. The pany's aa. Yingehow has arrived that, inasmuch as the strikers have practically agreed to the terms Casualty list is still a matter of safely back in pors and is now as has of his previous proposal and the railway executives have accepted two conjecture, though estimates 80 the Taikoo Dockyard baving One of our repair carried out. She was on bases of same, the seniority question remained the only bar, adding as high as 30,000.
today that 28,000 bodies had al- tow when she ran into the 13 bags, baskets and packages that he is mindful of the pledges of the executives and the strikere morning contemporaries stated her way from Hongkong to aws-bags, 40 lbs. each Rice and ready been recovered, but there typhoon, and although the master Biscuits and bags Bread cons tributed by the Hongbook recognise the validity of all decisions of the Railway Board,
The President is now making another appeal. President Harding has telegraphed similarly to the Association is nothing definite to hand to sought the shelter of Bill Island
substantiate that high figure. If the boat received such a buffering overamect for Railway Executives.
the exact toll of lite is as yet un-that her rudder quadrant ass at Swatow. 367 more bags were certain there is no uncertainty broken and the steam steering sent on Sunday, and the British Consul has been sakad to tele- about the sorrows and anxieties
graph what further assistance is the living. News
Relief From Hongkong. required. To-day a further wire- brought by the officers of the
WAS SSD: him The charitably disposed in less message 5.2. Waisang yesterday that London, August 7. conditions ashore are growing | Hongkong Lave not been slow to reading
Please telegraph whether fur- Mr. Page, of the Arkansas Cotton Growers' Association, inter-worse every day and that the organise rebel and assistance.
Chautber immediate assistance is viewed on his arrival from America, spoke optimistically of the aw town is threatened with plazne Directors of the Chiu cotton crop. He said that the splendid weather of the past weeks and other diseases oxing to the Eight District Commercial Asso-[required. Is there urgent need of of the people and ciation formed by Hongkong-matshed poles and other materials of temporary compensated for the earlier heavy rains, which threatened to make inability the crop very late. The quality of the crap is quite normal, while authorities to dispose of the dead. Swatow merchants, yesterday in- for construction
Corpses have been collected and, sugurated s subscription cam-buildings and are more food-stuffs the prospects as regards volume are better than last year.
pending the making of coffins,paign for the lief of the desti-wanted?" have been piled high in the cONTI- yard of the town's principal joss house where they are decaying. The stencb-in-the town is grow
We sincerely hope the powaLE ing worse and worse and, unless
that be in Canton will not fail to very prompt action is taken, the
give this matter their immediate living will be overtaken by an outbreak of disease. The sucbor
attention as, after all, Swatow in ities are struggling to cope with
an integral part of Kwangtung, things, but the extent of the work
These are sad and trying days in At a meeting of the Associa to be done is too vast to admit of
our province and everybody has tion од Sunday afternoon very effective action.
his hands full to look after $10,000 was appropriated from the his om afsit. But even in Increase of 742 Milliard Marks in Ten Days.
In addition to the above
Reserve Fund of the Association the h of our distress, we can Conference Endorses Mr. Lloyd George's Attitude.
terrible condition of things mat- Mr. Lloyd George continued that, militarily. Germans wal
Bella kukust 7. broken and in the dust with hardly enough forces to maintain inter-
The floating debt of Germany increased during a last ten deters are made worse owing to the for relief purposes. The appro- nat order. The Navy had been entirely destroyed, Germany had
Info & food shortage. Regarding loan from tub Arabcletion, to betike Swatow region. We trust already paid £700,000,000. There had been three revolutions in of July by 716 milliard marks to 306 milliards-an increase of 36 scarcity of his drinking water andpriation www.ronsidered to be aumon up a big affort to do
the latter, matters should soon returned by the members later on.
and chambers of commerce in Germany, and the Government still had difficulties. The Committee milliards since April 1.
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improve owing to the food which Subsequent to the meeting a bank therefore that the various guilds draft for $5,000 was sant to the on Guarantees had reported tha: Germany had not done badly.
has been sent up from Hongkong Chamber of Commerce at Swatow Canton will take this matter was essential to take account of the fall of the mark. He had no
but the water shortage presents desire to get Germany off any payments she was able to make it
a real problem which only time to be expanded in relief work priously to heart and strive to belp as possible from one and all was only a question of methods. Every sanction should be sub-
can solve. There is no vehicular under the administration of the take the lead in obtaining as much Chamber. The other $5,000 was mitted to the test of what it as likely to produce. Every variation
traffic of any kind and
expended on the purchase of 500 towards contributing oursbars of in the demands made upon Germany had been agreed to by all the!
bags of rice, which were shipped
succour for the suprers. Allies.
districts of the town are still very to Swatow yesterday afternoon by much interfered with.
the Lashan Maru.
Bu Dya thể rue said that the failure of Germany to meet her obligations con d unly be regarded fairly as one affecting the Allies France had suffered grievously, but all had suffered as a whole greatly. The situation was serious everywhere. He reminded 31.! Poincare of the casualties of the British Empire and of Italy, and cited the Allies' monetary losses and taxation, Britain's burden was at least equal to that of the most heavily-burdened of ber Allies.
Referring to the good work which the Versailles Tresty had dore, he said that no military authority could deny that Germany was now unable to equip an army capable of standing up even to one of the lesser Allied Powers
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NEUTRAL ZONE IN THE NEAR EAST.
Protocol Sigued.
Athens, Angust 7.
The military delegates of Greece, Britain, France and Italy have signed a protocol establishing & neutral zone 34 miles wide between the Greek Army and the Allied forces on the Chatalja frontier.
GERMANY'S FLOATING DEET:
SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
Winter Suspension Feared.
Riga. August 7.
com-
It is feared that the Siberian railway will be suspended for the munications with the outlying "Mr. Lloyd George finally suggested the reference of M. Poin-winter as no wood whatever has hitherto been stocked. care's proposals to a committee of Finance Ministers.
Signor Schanzer and M. Theunis. who emphasised their countries heavy losses, agreed with Mr. Lloyd George's suggestion. Banon Hayashi said that the single object of the Allies should
be to get all the money they could. He likewise agreed with thel suggestion, which was adopted.
The Plenary conference will re-meet to-morrow afternoon or! Wednesday, when the committee has reported.
French Premier's Indictment of Germany.
Later. M. Poincare contended that the clauses in the Treaty were being! jess and less executed by Germany, Germany's measures as regards the trial of war criminals were roost inadequate,German disarmament was unsatisfactory, Germany bad roade all kinds of difficulties over.
AMERICAN RAILWAY DISASTER.
Farther Revised List of Casualties.
It now transpires that it was the huge tidal wave which swept the town from end
end
and which penetrated
St. Louis, August 7..
far
A revised list of victims of the Silver Springs railway disaster shows 37 dead and 138 injured.
STRIKE MOVEMENT IN PORTUGAL.
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tute people of Swatow and the neighbouring places devastated by the typhoon. During the day they called at the Tung Wab Hospital; the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce
and
twenty commercial unions mem-
bers of the Association, sad other benevolent institutions, and ex- collent results were reported.
Through the manificence of a wealthy, local family, several thousand dollars' worth of biscuits were shipped yesterday.
inland which caused so great The Chinese Generel Chamber
a loss of life and damage to prop-of Commerce intends to com-
Canton Comment. The Canton Times in a leading article on the, Swalow typhoon makes the fallowing appest:
fourdats--towards thesufferereof-a-
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
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Members of the Jockey Club erty. Houses were literally municate with the Tong Wah who wish to subscribe for Sub- washed down and whole villages Hospital as to whether, the two scription Griffins for the 1923 few miles from Swatow itself bodies should combine or work meeting will find lists now post- have been wrecked. The loss of independently in remitting money led.-Po 4. life inland must bare been very to Swatow. It is probable that The University of Californis which the two ...Lastitutions will Jazz Band will be at the Repulse
Lisbon. August 7. The Chamber has approved of the suspension of constitutional heavy- circumstance reparations, and that Germany's assessment had been constantly re.guarantees for a fortnight with the object of limiting the strike accounts for the very liberal collaborate as they have done on Bay Hotel to-morrow "night—
uced, France getting nothing at all. She (France) had paid eighty milliarda of francs for reconstruction which should have been paid- by Germany, resulting in a most critical situation in France, who was not Imperialistic, but eager for the reconstruction of Europe. France did no: desire to deal unfairly with Germany. France had not reduced her armaments, because she was not satisfied with the guarantees for her security, and she was convinced that any further taxation efforte on the part of France were impossible. Germany's position was entirely her own fault: she had recklessly expended money on railways and waterways subsidies.
M. Poincare added that Germany had inflated her cartency without scruple. France's view was that & moratorium should not be granted unless on production of guarantees.
movement.
father Early and Sperial Telegrama un Pugra & sud d..
THE TSINGTAU COMMISSION.
More Japanese Questions.
THE PEKING CABINET.
computations which have so far been made regarding the dead. At the town of Am Pu and also on Double Island all the houses have been wrecked.
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pracions Occasions in Pace 4.
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LISTEN!
similar matters.
Lammert Bros. will be action- It has been suggested to the ling postage stamps on Monday Chiu Chau Eight District Com-next-Page 4. mercial Association that they The M. M. Cordillere has arriv- depute representatives to Swatowed from Marseilles and consignees The s.s. Shantung.
to control the distribution of will find the usual notice onpage4.
The Blae Funnel line agenta Mr. K. E. Greiz, chief engineer foodstuffs and at the same time to
Taikoo Dock, has been investigate the conditions of the adrise consiguees that the sa Suggested Appointmente. of Swatow
make an people so as to ensure that only Titan is now discharging cargo at Peking, August 7th-Wang examination of the B. & S. vessel the proper kind of foodstuffs will Holt's Wharf-Peze 4. Chung haai will attend
Shantung. The Shantung dragged be sent. the Cabinet meeting to-morrow when for a distance of about two miles, all the Ministers will be present over a long stretch of mud-bank, Unofficially, it is reported that coming to rest on some rocks on She W. W. Yen will be appointed the Kakchio promontory. Chairman of the Financo Compo lies to the south of Kakchip
The e.s. President Grant has Britaio's as forty nine milliard dollars and Italy's "as A reply to the Chinese proposal mission and Tung Kang Chairman Point, near the Tungshing.
Capt, French, of Messrs. Bat- and a half milliard dollars. Here
clair for the cancellation of the permit of the Commission for the study of
the arrived from Manila and the fourteen
We
informed by for Reparations R$ great 1.9
even taking anthorising the establishment of the abolition of extraterritoriality. terfield and Swire, informed &
Telegraph reporter this morning Colonial Secretary's Office, that Admiral Line is the usual Britain the devastated regions into consideration.
-Beuter, had also an electric plast at Sze Fang:
that the Shentugg's stern post the following leiter has today cotice to condignees.—Page 4.
"Boots" is thè star picture at raised three milliards by taxation during the war. Our trade bad
A reply to the Chinese proposal
and her stem are broken. It will been forwarded to His Britannic been completely devastated and the whole population of the devasta-
Swatow, the Star Theatre this evening be a long job to reflost her. Majesty's Consul # because at high water the mud The Secretary
Chinese Page 4. bank is covered only to a depth Affairs and the Superintend
Fering. August 7th. At the Mr. Lloyd George admitted that France had suffered more twelfth meeting of the First Sino-Japanese grievously than any nation except Russia but he recalled the British Section of the and Italian losses. He also cited statistics of New York baoks show-Commission, the Japanese tabled ing France's war costs as thirty seven and a half milliard dollars, the following
France's.
to tracsfer to the Castors sub-
ed regions in France was only equal in number to the British uncommittee the disposal of the employed who had to be supported from the Exchequer.
Harbour. Ad-
Mr. Lloyd George, referring to disarmament, said that Germany lighthouse and bad surrendered 33,478 guns, 33,000,000 loaded shells, over 11,000 ministration building; trench mortars, 87.000 machineguns and 4,500,000 small arms, etc. She could not have the material to plant a military surprise on the on Allies and it was "well-nigh impossible to manufacture munitions twenty-four of the secretly. He urged the Allies to continue to act with unanimity. Treaty:
Contracts concerning Bignor Schanzer said that Italy's taxation was 69 times the pre-war figure and she also bad a heavy debt. He thought all the benevolent institutions. Allies should share equally any concessions necessary to secure a setilament.
GOOD HARVEST PROSPECTS IN RUSSIA.
THE KIUKIANG
TROUBLE."
We learn that in connection with the charitable endeavours in
You can't advertise successfully Hongkong to assist the stricken people of Swatow, the B.A.T. have donated $1,000 towards the to folks you'ce fooled, relief fucd.
Government Assistance.
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for
There is the usual negligeo
of five feet or so. It may be posent of Imports and Exports have dance at the Kowloon Theatre Who Were Responsible. A memorandum of interpretation
sible to dig channel, however, been asked to keep in touch with to-night, whilst at the Coronet The Greatest Question" is being Articles twenty-three and
Paking, August 7th.-Accord and ance off the back, there the Cuinese Community in Hoog. Shantunging to foreign reports regarding should be little difficulty in bring kong with regard to the general shown for the first time.-Fage 12
the recent looting at Kiukianging the Shantung down to Hong-question of the relief required. public 300 men of the First Kiangai kong for repairs.
Division were responsible. The fires destroyed 200 houses in fire hours...
The Chinese reserved their right to reply to the first three Japanese statements, while the fourth will be disposed of with others of the same nature. A lengthy but in- conclusive discussion took place regarding Japanese views con- cerning the electric light, stock.
SHANGHAI SHIPPING
The Indo-China Boats.
The Weather.
"Two-Gun Betty "is the titl Any enquiries or ruggestions of the principal picture, at the World Theatre to-night-Page 124 should be addressed to them.
Forther big bargains are being "Sin-I am directed to for- The Indo-China S. N. Com-ward the ancio-ed copies of wire-offered at Shaw's clearance sale. pany's vessel the Choysang is ex-less telegrams which were sent-Page 74 pected to be a total wreck, Mr. R. to you on the 5th, 6th and 8th Sutherland, of Messrs. Jardine, August. I am at the same STRIKE.
"a Telegraph time Matheson, told
to acknowledge the representative this morning. receipt of your message of the 7th Boats Held Up.
Mr. McMurray, the Company's August, transmitted by H.M 8. A telegram received in Hong. Superintendent Engineer, who Magnolia" to the effect that the Water It is surmised that the partial discontinuance of foreign relief yards and laundries.
The Japanese inquired about kong to-day from Shanghai states has been up to Swalow to examine threatened food and work in Russia from 1st. September announced from Moscow is due to the improved situation in consequence of the good harvest the degree of foreign represanta- that so far 13 boste have been the damaged vessels, reports that famine appeared
tion and management in public held up by the seamen's strike, the Tangshing bastwo large boles been prospects.
Moscow reporte that, though conditions are still bad in many works. The Chinese replied that whilst no fewer than 40 factories in her sides, but they are not too present. His Excellency the areas, the price of cereals is falling-in others, especially in Ukrainis this will be provided by the Tsing have been closed down as a large to close and, there is every Officer Administering the Govers-
good
express to the workers. and the Soviet Foreign Trade Department has instracted its agents to Municipal Charter which is result of the strike of female hope that it will be possible to mont asks that you will be so
being drafted-Reuter. abroad to cease the purchase of flour and augår.
Partial Discontinuance of Foreign Relief
London, August 7.
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