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BARLIER
TELEGRAMS.
(Bauternice to the China Mail.)
-OPENING-OF PARLIAMENT...
Loxes, February 10th. Iba King's speech at the opening of Parlament, after an allusion to the pene ratifications, emphasised the excellent res lations existing with at the Allies and the necessity of the restoration not only of patce but of normal economic condis;
and Russia.
Mons in Easton Europe and
Referring to the Prince of Wales's visit
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mall.)
PORTUGUESE BATTLESHIPS FOR
MACAO.
Lisson. February. Schi It is announced that the destroyers Gutilian and, Douro are proceeding to Macao,
THE REVOLUTIONARIES IN YLADIVOSTOCK.
Loypox, February 7th. The Times Vladivostock correspondent to the Dotainions his Majesty announced telegraphed on February 2nd, that Gen- his assent to the proposal to visit. Ausseral Rozanoff, Commanding Vladivostock. ralia and New Zealand: adding that the tank refure in a Japanese airship when Prince of Wales will take the opportunity the insurgents surrounded his house. A anese suard blocked the way. There jupon wa American offer commanding the is said that he would not permit Neutrality was Japanese interference. After that preserved.
the return vorage of weing some the West Indian Possessions.
in ne
WITHDRAWAL OF CZECHS.
COPENHAGEN, February 6th
DE THE xt to vusline the Czecho-Slovak troops in Siberia have now)
ORDER FOR NICKEL COINS.
His Majesty said: He will. I feel conflent, receive a cordial selene every where both from off comrades.
The revolutionaries say that they prefer and all has of the community.
Referring to the vente situation his share a cruss with Irkutsk rather than to five luxuriously under Japanese or any the fact that if luther furrigh rali Majrity laid Lasting pregnSS
peace were to be ensure all chases must continue to throw thelves into the work of recon- tretina with goodwill for others, with
A report from: Prague states, that the eceres and patience, and legislation pro Fidig hargy far-reaching measures of Czech-Slovak Foreign Office has received in despatch from General Janin that the form must be
Ebis Majesty Legislativa including FR dealing with heen withdrawn from the fighting line. Ireland, rich rudition, the coal inilusTheir removal Elseward and homeward is try with State acquisition of qual real-assured
of improving condi ties for v tions mining areas the regulation ef Bale of Hotter, the development of fisheriest the nation of Territorials, the En super fastarance, the regulation of working hours, minution Waves anti-Sick
reform of the damine and also the House of Lords.
Dealing with agriculture, the Speech atated that the United Kingdom was still dangerously dependent on food supplies Adverse cachang was from one Pals.
it making the financial banden very great; i Added the uneasiness, and also caused an unpeted safe of landed property. Bing the war measures were accordingly proposed to mitigate any hardship which this operation might cause succupier and to stimulate the production of sential dufis within the Unite
Kingdom.
Laspos, Felinary 10th.
Me Lhed George, in the House of Common following Sir Pall Maclean, indie um that he would deal with several important abjeets at a later stage.
BUSDOS, February 8th The Sutional Sears says that the Mond Campany, the largest metal corn- bins in the country, has received a large contract from the fiovernment to supply the Mint with nickel ae new coinage.
The step has been necessitated chicky by some ting before the change operates, the eve-rising price of silver, de alt
ROME TO TOKYO FLIGHT.
Rodz. February sth. From fiinia del Colle the 000 horse- power Coprony piloted by Lieutenants Sala and Horelle, and the 430 horse power Caprone piloted by Liontenants Negrini and Origt, departed for Salonika en route to Tokio.
The latter machine has already been announced to have arrived at Salesian Ma
CHINA STATION FLOTILLA. Referring to the housing problem he ained that the chief difficulty was
LONDON, February 6th. due to the refusal of Trades Unions to
The Rotilla for service on the China suspend their regations despite the face Station, consisting of the follyhock Colombo, Magnolio, that 350.000 demobilized persons were Bluebell, Fazyloer, anxions and exficiently skilled to provide net. Muth, Mnatis, tockefer and Tabour Thine was a question for the left Plymouth yesterday for the
Far East, Labour Party.
As regards Ireland be challenged the earlier speaker. Mr. Adamson to say if be were prepared to gract a Republic if the Irish dehanded it. otherwise his pro of self-determination was dishonest
Bd.
and despic-f
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON. February 5th.. Mesure. Montagu's report of February (Clars.) Ought Ulster to be cons that scentional rises in the price tu come under a Parliament for of silver cccurred during the week sym- Pe who
United States exchange: The market was Berring
fairly well supplied from the Continent to the cowardly ahl murds and assassinations considerably under the American parity and elsewhere, and the rates remained Lloyd George asked Were we to with owing to the disposition of China to make draw the troops and all protection an extensive purchases when the leave the assassins in charge? (Cheers,) were only describable as a gamble upon operations liv- real explanation of dear is the future American exchange. The fall ing.
M Lloyd Conorge
continued in price to-day, due to the improvement as nas due to profiteering, bas to the of the American exchange, is checking devaluation of moner. This existed all buyers. over the world. We are pow paying America six shillings in the pound extre for all purchases. The only remedy was increased protection.
With reference to economy he was glad to say that the
more than otheraing Budget would)
The only British
forces remaining in Russia were att Batura from where they were rapidly withdrawing-despite the representations of Georgia and Azerbaijan-to Constan- tinople here they were needed.
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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
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JAPANESE "OVERTURES TO CHINA.
PERING, February 12th..
Lut Seng-hsiang and Chen Lu bave re- signed the portfolios of Foreign Affairs it is doubtful if the resignations will be accepted.
Mr. Lloyd George agreed that Europe ali not be restored to a romal economi- cal condition strculation.
without putting the Russian Every demo cracy the world, he said, would like to see that dune under any Lut a Bolshevik regin whose horrors shocked mankind. Russia nust be restored under an anti-to the Chinese concerning negotiation The Japanese, in making overtures to Bolshevik regime, but it was perfectly about Kiaochou, ask for a joint manage clear that Bolshevism was unerushable by ment of the Shantong railways, for the
The warring Russian Japanese werking the inherited indus force of arins. factors declined to recognise that when trial rights and for the non-abrogation of
The the Sino-Japanese military pact. they were FO advisa. last year.
Volunteer Army during the occupation
of large tracts of Bath Russia. unques tionsbly managed to alienate the popula tion. The Bolsheviks in their re-advance, proated from past experience and avoided doing so to some extent..
The Prime Minister dwelt with the dificulties of the attempt to create
rins of fire, which should advaner and scorch out Bolabeviam, owing to there being no likelihood of all border States participat ing, also to lack of funds and equipment which neither France America, Italy or Britain could undertake to furnish
GEORGIA AND AZERBAIJAN,
PARIS, February eth.
At the Ambassadors' Council the Japan- ese Government agreed to recognise the independence of Georgia and Azerbaijan in conformity with the Supreme Council's recent decision.
WORK FOR EX-SERVICE MEN...---
LONDON, February 8th. A meeting of the Imperial ex-Services Assosiation held in Australia House this afternoon, Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice presiding, unanimovaly, passed a resolution in favour of amalgamating with the Officers' Association, and sup- porting in every way the schema cutlined at the meeting at Mansion House on January 31st,
Earl Haig, in his speech, said that they had at heart one great organisation to obtain employment for ex-service men of all ranks in the Empire and emphasis od that they did not want charity but the opportunity for work with the prospect, of a happy future. (Cheers),
EX-GERMAN ́ LINERS,
DORISKA O PALAZZA, February 6th The Shipping Board has sold four ex- German skips to "the" Panama Failtoad Lompany for $75,000
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
(By arrangement with Wah Tsz Yai Po.)
SHANGHAI, Feb. 12.
I Mr. La Yan Kan finally refuses to act as Minister to Japan, the present charge d'affaires, Mr. Chong King Or, is to be appointed..
Mr. Yung Kwai, the acting Minis- ter at Washington, reports that the Republicans are inclined to include in their reservations the Shantung clauses of the Peace Treaty.
Dissatisfied with the, Government's decision to negotiate directly with Japan over Shantung, the Vice- Foreign Minister, Mr. Chen Lu, has resigned and gone to Tientsin.
Mr. Lu Ching Chang has again resigned.
A Heilungkiang telegram reporte fighting between the Amur Russians and the Japanese. The Japanese settlers have scattered,
Dr. Wellington Koo denies that he said the League of Nation's would refuse to consider the Shantung ques- tion. Chinese now state that it cost the Japanese capitalists over $100,000 to get the lie in the Chinese papers. -
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[China' Mail SPECIAL].
SHANGHAI, Feb. 13. General Wang Yi Tang, the chief northern peace delegate, is passing the Chinese New Year in Shanghai He has not the slightest intention of returning to Peking to open the coming parlamentary session, as was rumoured in certain quarters.
MANCHESTER WEEKLY
MARKET REPORT.
A CHINESE CONFIDENCE
GAME.
POST-OFFICE.
Telegraphic Communication with. Gap Book Lighthouse is interrupted.
The insured parcel post service to the province of Szechusa is suspended until further notico.
An agresment has, boon, entered into: between the Post Offices of China and Boogkong for an oxetange of insurer latcars. Tha medium of insurance is the Franc Currency and the maximum amount for which latter may be insuroď" is. 3000))) trazos,
A talogram has been received from the G.P.O. London stating that there are no restrictions on the importation of ngar by parcel post into the United Kingdom and that no parcels of angari recently sont from Hongkong, bave been confiscated...
Attention is again directed to the necessity for more adequate packing of parcels addressed to United Kingdom. All parrels insured and ordinary, to and From United Kingdom are now forward- ed in bags and very careful packing ia ∙ necessary to ensure safe transmission.
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At the Magistracy before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning, a Chinese with the Republic of China has come A direct exchange of Money Orders. man was charged with "fying the into operation sincs the 1st January white pigeon". She pleaded "got 190 guilty".
Inspector Angus said that the de- fendant, a married woman, conspired with a go-between to defraud the complainant.
and
The go-between went to the com plainant and offered to find him a wife. The complainant agreed and he presented the defendant to him, representing her to be unmarried The complainant expressed his will ingness to marry the defendant and it was arranged that, he should give the go-between $75. He paid up that sum, and the defen- Messrs James F. Hutton and Co., Tsatserai (North Point) About a
dant went and lived with him in Ltd, Manchester, report on Decem- month afterwards, the defendant dis- ber 24: The past week has been appeared from the house remarkable for the steadiness of went to Hunghom where she was American Cotton prices, especially discovered by her legitimate hus New York where spot has remained band and taken back to Yaumati. at 39.25 for the last few days. The There the complainant found her and same cannot be reported of Egyptian discovered that she was previously cotton which has again risen sharply, married. As the result of his dis current month having advanced 2.75 covery, he laid information to the pence. Prices for the raw material Police against her and had her however do not at present give any arrested." indication as to the course of rates for yaras or cloth, but it seems quite probable that this must at some time in thefuture again become of decisive
On the application of Inspector influence, and in view of this fact the igures issued by Messrs. Nell Angus, his Worship remanded the Bros. in one of their cotton circulars case until Tuesday next, fixing bail giving estimates of available cotton in the sum of $100. and probable consumption, are of considerable interest. According to these figures, based on a crop of 11,730,00 Bales including Tinters (which is practically in agreement with the recent Bureau estimate) and
1920 as 12,500,000 Bales, there will assuming the consumption for 1919- be a surplus of 5,810,000 Bales at the end of the season. The estimate of the consumption for the year is Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the based on a 10 per cent reduction in Magistracy this morning, Sergt. Great Britain from the year 1913-14; Cockle charged a Chinese with pick about 50 per cent reduction on the|ing the pocket of a compatriot and Continent; and increased output in stealing $1.30 in silver, both America and Japan.
The defendant denied that she had represented herself as unmarried to the complainant.
PICKPOCKET AT THE RACES.
HIS FIRST DAY OUT OF
→ JAIL
The sergeant said that both the The state of the yarn and cloth defendant, and the complainant were markets remains unaltered. Demand inside the race course on the 11th continues on a very extensive scale inst., watching the races when a dis and prices get firmer and higher day trict watchman who was on duty by day, and it becomes more and inside the course saw the defen more difficult to arrange business atdant put his hand in the complain. any price. The uncertainties of the Lant's coat pocket and extract same future are still regarded seriously by money. As soon as the defendant producers generally and the number walked away, the watchman grabbed who refuse to do business on this him and the money was found in his account steadily increase. With the hand. The complainant did not know prospective wages advance still un that his pocket had beet picked until settled, the policy certainly appears to his attention was called by the watch be the soundest one from their point man. He then searched his pockets India, and China again account for but only $1.30 was found on the of view. Of the business cffered, and alleged that he had lost over $2, the greater portion, especially the defendant. former, but there the difficulties of arranging business in a rising market, apd with telegrams taking about 7 days each way in transmission, du not yet seem to be generally appre ciated. In consequence of this a great deal of unnecessary expense is still incurred it cabling, and in His Worship passed sentence of addition buyers on that side do not three months' hard labour and order. get in at rates as reasonable as theyed that the $1.30 be returned to the would if they left some latitude to complainant. their suppliers here.
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When asked to plead, the defendant admitted the offence.
Sergt. Cockle said that the defen- dant had been out of jail only one day.. He had just finished serving one mouth's hard labour for a similar] offence.
WOODEN HOUSE.
Liverpool Corperation has been inundated with applications for the wooden 'touses now nearing com pletion, and the first lot of tenants will move in shortly.
Three hundred and fifty Army huta at Knotty Ash are being converted, and the whole will be tenanted, it is expected, by the end of March. The larger huts, with three bedrooms, living-room, and scullery, will be let at 16s. week, including rates and taxes; and the others, with two bedrooms, are to be let at 10s.
So great has been the demand from would be tenants that a special com- mittee is to examine the applications, preference to be given to ex-Service
men.
A Henley-on-Thames résident, Mr. C. Giles, who built, the first new house in the town after the artistice, has now built a specimen" house at Harpsden at a cost, deducting the £150 Government. subsidy, of £310. The house has five rooms, and is built of concrete, with brick piera, from the plans of Mr. Maberley Smith.
WALLA WALLA" boats are new and fast. Get them at Blake
The Money Order Service with the Philippine Islands has been resumed since the 1st Jan., 1920.
The parcel port service to Cubs a spended..
It is noted that all restrictions as to the use of wireless Telegraphy by Merchant Fessels on the China Station have been abolished.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Balgaria and the Ottoman Empire are
peaded.
No unofficial lottar addressed to Abadan, Ahwar or Mobamzorah in the Persian Gulf may exceed eight ounces in: weight.
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In the case of Malls alosing before 9 a.m. Registration close at 5 o'clock on the previous even..
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