1922-11-21 — Page 1

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

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LAUSANNE CONFERENCE OPENS.

Cordial Preliminary Meeting of Allies.

SWISS PRESIDENT'S HOPEFUL SPEECH.

(Reuters Service.)

Lausanne, November 20.

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A communique says M. Poincare, Lord Curzon and Signor Mus solini met this morning and completed the preliminary exchange of views in the same spirit of very cordial anderstanding.

They also discussed questions relating to the organisation and procedure of the Conference.

The Formal Meeting.

The next meeting will be to-morrow.

THE NEW PARLIAMENT MEETS.

Big Rush for Seats.

LABOURITES INTERRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS.

(Reuter's Service.)

THE “SUI AN " PIRACY.

Further Details of the Affair.

PIRATES SAID TO BE FROM HONGKONG.

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Mistakes, leading to disqualifi- How Not To Do It.

cation, coatings to be made by those taking part in our Football An old adage says that troubles Competition. With thousands of never come singly. There is a coupons coming in, we cannot be unfortunate gentleman in the expected to pander to the idiosyo- Colony at the present time who cracies of competitors wha knows the truth of that state-amongst other things London, November 20,

ment. He is Mr. E. D. Brav, a Cut out the names of certain The rush to secure seats in the House of Commons this morning was the biggest since the war.

A very interesting point in con-tourist from the States. Robbed teams until the coupons resemble The National Liberals seized the nection with the piracy of the of some four hundred dollars odds jigsaw puzzle: corner seats on the Opposition benches for former Ministers, the ss. Sui An on her trip from and most of his jewellery in the Independent Liberals occupied the former seats of the Irish members. Macao to Hongkong on Sunday piracy aboard the Sui An, he had the coupons;

Write Win" or "Draw" on and the Labourites took their old seats. Lady Astor seized the night, is that the purser and com-another unpleasant experience Circle the names of certain corner seat on the Government side formerly occupied by Lord Car-pradors bath declare they were last night, whilst trying to catch teams: Lausanne, November 20 son, next to Colonel Gretton, the champion of the liquor trade, Lady able to recognisa The Conference formally opened at the Casino.

among the the President McKinley, The Underline teams which they Astor remarking "Nemesis will overtake all who, like Mr. Charchill pirates several man who bad xhip had sailed; she was movinz (thick will win or loses The Swiss President in a speech cordially welcomed the dele-[come up against drick and women."

gone aboard at Hoogkong. The out of the harbour with the would- gatos.

"We Will Smash This."

Omit to sign their names on the purser believes he recognised the be passenger's luggage aboard. coupons. The House was cheerful but turbulent. The proceedings were woman leader of the gang as well. All he had was what he stood These are only few of the confined to the election of a Speaker. It was noteworthy that Mr.

The parser had been speaking up in. Taking a motor-boat foolish errors made by some.com. Bonar Law. Mr. J.R. Clynes and Mr. Asquith beaded the customary to this woman, who was travel he tried to get aboard by that petitors. The procedure is quite Expectant crowds lined the streets surrounding the Casino, the procession to the House of Lords to receive the King's Commission, ling as a saloon_passenger, soon method. The smaller craft caught simple-all that is necessary is to scene of the Conference, to watch the delegates arrive, the pic- The front Opposition banch will apparently be divided between after tha Sui An left the liner up and a rope ladder was (strike out in ink the name of the turesque Turkish mission attracting particular attention.

Labourites and Liberals, as heretofore, the Nations! Liberal ex-Macao, and when the piracy thrown out so that the passenger team which you think will lose. Every seat in the ball, accommodating six hundred, was taken. Ministers, being content with seats below the gangway.

commenced, she came up to him could get up the side. He succeed-In case of forecasted draws, do Those in the front seats included M. Poincare, Lord Curzon, Siri The dignity of the proceedings in the House of Lords was inter-and fired two shots, which missed in catching hold of the ladder, not strike out the name of either Hence Rumbold, Signor Mussolini, M. Venizelos, and M. Stam-rupted at the conclusion of the King's speech by a member of the tie fired back at her with his but the swaying of it caused him team

House of Commons Gallery shouting "We will smash all this; we revolver, a bullet striking bar in to lose his grip whilst about half in s speech of welcome the Swiss President, M. Hash, said he will give them tranquillity." An attendant called Order" and the the shoulder, and she fell against way up, and he fell back with sin coupons of matches played Two competitors last week rent hoped the i racco-Turkish war would prove the last act of the ter- termination of the proceedings prevented soy further incident.

the rails. He then hurriedly splash into the harbour. Being & during the previous week-and rible tragedy which in the past decade had desolated Europe and

Jack Jones on the Warpath.

changed from his uniform into good swimmer, be found part of Asia.

olevan then neither succeeded in ordinary clothes, got rid of his difficulty in getting to the motor-spotting the winners! revolver and keys, and mingled | boat, which brought bim safaly to Read the rules carefully. Siga with the passengers. In this way the shore again. There is another erery coupon you send in. his identity remained undisclosed saying that most things asusily when the robbare were later come in threes. Have we missed searching for him in order to get the first, or has our hero another the ship's safe opened.

misfortune yet to come? The compradors also, having. into egoție attire. remained undiscovered,

buliski.

Great Public Interest.

Lausanne, November 24.

A Good Augury of Success.

On the return from the House of Lords, Mr. T. P. O'Connor moved and Mr. Fretzman seconded the election of Mr. J. H. Whitlay as Speaker. Mr. Preyman emphasised the Speaker's difficulties, arising from the multiplicity of parties, and said some members were proposing to make things lively-(Labour cheers)-but he predicted that the new members would shortly, equally with the old, be jealogs of their honour and dignity.

Lausanne, November 20. Lord Curzon in a speech paid a tribute to Switzerland, and said he did not know how long the negotiations would last, though probably they would take two to three weeks, but he could say on behalf of his delegation, and be believed all the delegations, that no effort woold be spared to bring the negotiations to a satisfactory issue.

This remarkled to loud Labour dissent, Mr. Jack Jones shout- lamet Fasha, speaking in French, emphasised the ardent desire ing "Dignity with knobs on: there is going to be no London fog this of the Turkish people for a free, independent life, and declared the time." Turkish delegation was inspired by the best possible intentions to Mr. Whitley returned thanks and took the chair, receiving con- conclude an honourable peace. He hoped the other delegations were gratulations from Mr. Bonar Law, Mr. Asquith and Mr. Ciynes, the animated similarly.

last-mentioned emphasising that Labour would co-operate in maintaining the authority and dignity of the chair.

The House then adjourned.

Lord Carzon, prior to the sitting, conversed with femet, who introduced his frilow delegates.

The speeches very favourably impressed all circles, and are regarded as a good augury of success. The Turks were especially alexasd.

M. Poiocare, to-night entertains the Allied delegations to linner.

Sultan's Arrival at Malta.

Mr. Clynes to Lead Opposition.

London, November 20, Incidents at the opening session of the House of Commons in dicate that Mr. Clones is recognised as the Leader of the Opposition. Mr. Boner Law crossed the floor and shook hands with Mr. Olynes, after which the latter joined the Premier at the bead of the proces- The Sultan of Turkey landed at the custom house in the after-sion to the House of Lords. Mr. Clynes subsequently occupied the noon, attended by members of the Governor's staff.

recognised seat of the Leader of the Opposition, with Mr. Asquith by

Mr. Lloyd George was absent, owing to a cold.

Malta, November 20,

He motored to Fort Tegne, preceded by a car carrying police. his side. Only a few passersby witnessed the landing.

EVENTS IN RUSSIA.

Far Eastern Republic Absorbed.

Riga. November 10.

A message from Moscow says it is officially announced that the Far Eastern Republic, including Vladivostok, will become an integral

part of Russia.

The Soviet Government has cancelied all the privileges granted to Russian firms by the former Far Eastern Government.

In the lections for village councils in the Moscow district only sixty out of 2,392 successful candidates were Communists.

THE M.C.C. TOUR.

Beaten by Victoria.

Melbourne, November 20. Victoria beat the M.C.C. by two wickets.

But Do Well in South Africa.

Port Elizabeth, November 20. The M.C.C. made 340 for the loss of nine wickets, and declared. The Eastern Province replied with 127. Gilligan taking 7 for 75,! and followed on, scoring 153 for the loss of 6 wickets.

APPOINTMENT OF NEW CARDINALS.

Rome, November 20.

The Pope has decided to hold a secret consistory on December

1 and a public one on December 14.

He has not yet notified all on whom he wishes to confer the red

BONUS FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS.

Washington, November 20.

changed

PEKING NEWS.

Reorganising the Cabinet.

A Peking

Grave and Gay. „ Many of the passengers had to suffer indignities from the pirates, and there was a certain адоле of brutality exbibited towards some of the wounded. Otherwise

tba robbers were a number of M.P.'s bave gone tal bappy-go-lucky crowd, extract Tent-in to negotiate the reorzan- not a little amusement from astion of the Cabinet. They their periodical search of the favour Yen Wai-cheng as the passengers' belongings.

Premier. able successfully to conceal items Tao Kwan's request. that Chic

Some of the passengers were The Government has sanctioned.

of jewellery and even money. Wun-pang be appointed comman- Others had small sums returnedider to suppress the bandits in to them by the pirates. Cavalier Hons Province. Artino, of the Italian Opera Com- pany. had gold presentation) watch returned to bio when hel

Mr Hill, the Republican. introduced in the House of Representa-explained the circumstances of tires the Soldiers Bonus Bill, proposing that a bones fund te his obtaining it.

btained by the taxation of beer and cider containing two and three- quarter per cent. of alcobol.

MANY DROWNED IN SHIPPING DISASTER.

Calexico, November 20.

It is reported that seventy persons perished in the sinking the steamer Topolobampo in the Gulf of California.

Lower California.

of

Most of them were labourers bound for the cotton fields

of

FRENCH NAVAL ECONOMY.

Paris, November 20.

Seriously wounded. Capt. R. A. Biras (shot through shoulder Before leaving, the pirates blade and cats on head); Mr. swabbed the upper deck clean of Hawthorne (wounded in abdo- blood. Some passengers assert men, left foot, and right knee): that when they approached their Indian Sergeant of the guard destination early yesterday morn shot through left groin).

ing the pirates were signalled to

Not seriously wounded, the from land by means of a bonfire Chief Officer, Mr. Copeland, sud) lighted on sa elevation. Que of

the Chief Engineer. Mr. Cailea.) the men blew several blasts on (desh wounds); Rev. Father) whistle, whereupon a number of Caysec (shot through the legs): boats appeared to take the des-

and two Chinese pas engere. peradoes off the Sui An.

A saloon passenger

na reed Steering Under Difficulties. Cranz is missing, and is stated

After the bridge had been the firing commenced.

a have jumped overboard when cleared (and the captain and

Ex-Soldiers Among Pirates. other officers wounded), Milan, November 20.

pirates requisitioned Mr. Holmes. Auxioustosecure some memento The hundred kilometre walk from Brescia to Milan was won by Telemachus, who was a pan-passengers had collected odd bits

officer third

of the 5.4.of the occasion, some of the Pavesi, in nine hours, 51 minutes and 37 seconds, world's record.senger on the Sai An, to steer of cartridges, etc., and these waze

The Minister of Marine has tabled a Bill reducing the number of Naval officers by 751, to 2,023, affecting a saving of thirteen million francs.

A LONG WALK.

THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.

Washington, November 20. The special session of Congress primarily to consider the Ship

bat. It is known that notice of appointment has been sent to Subsidy Bill has opened. Monsignors Bonzano, the Apostolic delegate to Washington, Locatelli, the Papai Nuncio at Lisbon. Reyy Casanova, the Arch-

bishop of Toledo, and Togchet, Archbishop of Orleans.

It is reported that the Pope offered a cardinalste to the German Jesait, Father Ehrle. librarian at the Vatican, who declined. He bas been urged to reconsider his attitude.

TO FIGHT THE KLU KLUX KLAN.

Washington, November 20.

DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN NOVELIST.

Paris, November 20. The death bas occurred of the novelist Marcel Proust.

(Other Telegrama on Pane 2.)

ROBBERS BUSY.

Governor Parker of Louisiana has conferred with President ORGANISING BANDITS. Harding and Judge Daugherty relative to means for limiting the activities of the Ku Klux Klan.

It is stated that Mr. Harding promised full Federal co-operation whenever Government interests were involved.

A statement was aft rwards issued declaring that the authorities

would soon be able to handle the situation.

PLAYWRIGHT COMMITS SUICIDE.

been found dead in a gas-filled roosa,

Los Angeles. November 20.

The well-known playwright and novelist, C. H. Howard, has His friends say he bad been despondent as the result of wounds received while in the British army during the war.

Getting Arms from

Hongkong,

the

FOOTBALL COMPETITION,

There

WE acord entry for last week's Football Competition. The Telegraph

coupon co -

Laider twelve matches. bait only sleven were play. 19) Bar tar ganze between Police and R.G.A. not taking place, Only one competitor succeeded in correctly forecasting the eleven matches, namely:- Mr. C. Brown,

41 Morrison Bill Ed,

Happy Valley

He therefore wins the prize of $50, and if he will call at this office we shall be pleased to hand him the sum named.

The matches which most upset calculations were Ambrose's win over the Club and the drawn games between Tamar and South China in the 1st. Dir- ision and RG A. and South China "A" in the 2nd. Division. A number of competitors succeeded, however, in giving too correct forecasts out of the eleven.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

The Interport tennis singles Page 4. matches will be played to-morow,

advertised by Lane, Crawford Specialities in provisiona aro Company. Page 6.

There will be a Cabaret Dance.

the vessal. They set their course later handed over to the police. towards Bwatow, and whenever A number of buttons which came they thought there was something off the coate discarded by the wrong with the stearing they fired pirates were valuable in revealing at the Kowloon Theatre to-night. with their revolvers into the deck. the identity of the latter, for the Page 12. apparently as a hint that they fact is now revealed that the would brook no disobedience of sackers of the Sui An are Hakkas arrived with cargo, 'consignees Tha 8.2. "Alcinous" having their instructions. When they from the district of Walchow

are given the usual notice on arrived at their destination they soldiers who bad deserted or Page 4. offered Mr. Holmes $300 for his been disbanded.

Bonds that Chafe" in the 'services," which he promptly Of particular interest to the attraction at the Star Theatre to- refused.

souvenir, collector is the plate night-Pages 4 and 12. ! Mr. Holmes and Mr. J. Ralston, which came off the butt of the another passenger, on consulting revolver used

LISTEN! by the woman { the chart, estimated that they pirate-leader. This is now in the Things don't just turn up in were then off Taing Chau, possession of the police.

this world. Advertise for cus- + point to tbe

The Chinese passengers before (tomers, of Bias Bay. They then set the being allowed to land yesterday Course for Hongkong, and came in were subjected to a rigid search, via the Lysemun entrance.. but no arrests were made.

Among the passengers who An inventory is being prepared

north

has

Scared Off By Whistles.

The title of the chief attraction at the World Theatre to-night is An armed robbery is reported

After Your Own Heart."-Page Our Canton correspondant re-by the Yaumati police. At half went through the exciting period by the police of the property 4 and 12.. ports that the military authorities past eight & shop at No. 330, of Sanday evening to Monday stolen, and a rough estimate Consignees are advised that. have secretly learned that two Reclamation Street was entered morning were Lt. Col. and Mre. places the total value at $34,000. the Koyo Maro" members of the Provincial by four men, who held up the W. B. Roberts, Mr.T. F. Claxton,

Condition of the Patients. arrived with cargo. Page 4 district for the purpose of organ to quit in a hurry when a police Observatory), bajor Wharton Assembly have gone to the 8sahui fokis with revolvers. They had (Director of the Royal

A quantity of valuable housG- On enquiry at the Government hold furniture will be sold by ising a big gang of bandite at Foo whistle was blown from the rear and Major T. T. Oates.

Civil Hospital this afternoon we public action by Lammert Tau Shan, detalls leaking out of the abop by the brother of the The officers of the Sui An were: were informed that Captain Brothers at Knutsford Terrace, showing that pending the com- proprietor, who had somebow Capt. R A. Bires, Chief Officer J. Birse is much better, his condi-Kowloon, on the 28th st pletion of the arrangements for a managed to escapa their atten Copeland, Chief Engineer W. 8. tion having materially improved. Paze 4. rising one of the two men will Įtians.

Caller, 2nd Engineer T., Harmon, Mr. Hawthorne is also improving At their sales rooms in Duddell proceed to Hongkong and Macao Stealing a sum of fourteen and Purser F.D' Eca.

and is much more comfortable; Street, Messrs. Lammert Bros.' to secure arms and ammunition, dollars from the till, soother

whilst the Iddien guard shot sell & quantity of valuable furni whilst the other will take the post gang which visited No. 92 Pei

The Casualties. through the groin in getting an ture by public auction on the of commander-in-chief of the Ho Street earlier in the evening The full list of Easunities (in as well as can be expected and 25th. Inst. Page 4 PERSIA'S FINANCIAL ADVISER

had an equally anxious time addition to two or three of the his condition is not dangerous. The Canton authorities have when the premature blowing of pirates being wounded) is A Chinese passenger admitted to Teheran, November 20. the matter wall in hand and area whistle scared them off before follows

the hospital suffering from Mr.. Millspaugh, head of the American financial mission to takingsteps to clear cut all robbers they bed a chance to go through Elled, two Indian guards wound in the foot is also pro- advise the Persian Government, has arrived.

grom the district named.

the rest of the property.

(China Tarman and Raman San)...... growing well.

KID LEWIS REMAINS CHAMPION"

London, November 20. Kid Lewis, the bolder, won on points in a contest with Roland Tadd at Holland Park for the British middleweight championship."

gang.

To-Day's Excha

The closing rate of the deter demand today was 26.,