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M. Quoan'ı Bənd: Central, Mongkung.
No. 17,876.
The China Mail
February 16, 191, Tamperature 66,
February 16, 1920, Temperature 58
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1920
日七十月二十未已次年人國民潭中
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HAVAS REVIEW.
Paris, February 9th.
A Havas memage states:-
. Leon Bourgeois has convoked the Council of the League of Nations to mexi in London on Wednesday next during three days
Speaking in the course of a visit to Chalon-sur-Marne, M. Poincare said dis cussion of the Treaty signed by the Powers we inadmissible. What had been signed should be sacred to all, the victors, and the vanquished. The nation, who caused
ust bear its consequences. must
M.-
The second public meeting of the League of Natless Council has upened. Mr. Balfour in a brief speech declared, that after the experience mencetic has arrived in Egypt. of the last few days he looked forward to the future of the Council with the utmost confidence. The businesslike and conciliateryt shawn Alexandria bed the Governer and many He was warmly greated on his arrival at demonstrated that the league would be of incalculable service to mankind. high officers went on board the steamship M. Bourgeois submitted a report regarding the Court of International to welcome him Justice and it was resolved to refer the question to a contmission of legal | The Chamber of Depaties adopted by experts to be discussed at the next meeting. It also resolved to refer the 480 votes against Go Socialist votes question of a permanent organisation to deal with matters relating to motion stating that M. Poincare deserved transit, waterways, ports and railways to the existing French Commission well of his country. and the permanent organisation of health affairs to the existing British Commission. The Council decided to admit Switzerland as an original member of the League, while permitting Switzerland to retain neutrality In view of her special position. It further resolved to convene an interna. tional conference to study means of remedying the financial crisis.
"LONDON, Feb. 13.
The Council of the League of Nations, at the second day's proceedings at St. James palace settled the organisation of the Saar Basin and rejected the request of four German communes for inclusion in the Saar region, on the ground that the Treaty does not empower the Council" to make changes of delimitation.
LONDON, Feb. 13.
The French Cabinet yesterday decided concerning the wheat crop of 1990. The control of sale price shall be abolished.
Interviewed by the Paris correspondent of the Daily Mail, M. Milleraad said that he is
a strong supporter of the closest porsible relations" besween France and Britain, and if he received any encourage ment from Mr. Lloyd George nothing would please him more than to undertake tions on the lines of Deltasse's famous a full discussion of all outstanding ques- programme which resulted in the Entente Cordiale.
The Daily Mail adds that it under- stands that M. Millerand would like to go further and to establish an actual cica cordially supporta him Franco-British Alliance. French opinion
The Supreme Council meeting, at Downing Streat considered the reply, to the Dutch note of January 23. It is anderstood, the reply will not repeat the demand for the surrender of the ex-Kaiser, bat will point out the undesirability of retaining him in Holland, both in the Interests of The Ambassadors Council has rejected Holland and the peace of Europe. The Council, also considered the Ger- the request of Germany and Austria po man informal reply regarding war criminals. It is understood that Germany be allowed to keep police acroplanes. declined to surrender the latter but offered to try them before a German There was hardly any discussion. tribunal. It is expected the Council's final answer will be drafted this.* afternoon and immediately telegraphed to Germany.
LONDON, Feb. 13.
It is announced that the Supreme Council notes as regards the ex- Kaiser and other war criminals have finally been settled and are now being forwarded to the Dutch and German Governments respectively. The con- tents will not be published until the replies are received. The League of Nations Council has closed, and the next meeting will be in Rome" about¦ the middle of March.
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THE EXPENDITURE BOGEY.
CHANCELLOR STILL OPTIMISTICA
LONDON, February 13.
|
SUPREME COUNCIL...
LONDON, February 12th The Supreme Council met this morning Mr. Llord ten at Downing Street. George, M. Millerand, Signor Nitti and Lord Carzon were present,
pre
The discussions were of a general liminary character touching, inter alia, the outstanding questions with Germany and the Turkish question. The confer ences are expected to continue for several days and will take up the work of the Supreme Conhcil where it was dropped in Paris and the same course will be followed as in Paris
LITER
In the House of Commens during the debate on the address Sir A. Stee! Maitland moved an amendment regretting that the Government's expendi-day. It is believed that the meeting in ture was so high, causing depreciation of national credit and an increase in the cost of living
The Suprema Council at six hours to- Leadon will last three weeks. No Ameri- cad representatives attended:
The Council considered the question of the surrender of war criminala. Com- pleta agreement was found between the Allies regarding further representations
Mr. Chamberlain, replying, contended that high prices were due to world causes. For example the world's sugar production was short. No sugar was coming from Russia, Germany or Austria, while the United States wanted immensely more sugar to compensate for alcohol. He be- to Germany. lieved the national debt had reached its maximum. and from now on its movement would be downwards. The next essential would be the funding of the floating debt. He expected the financial year would end more favourably than was anticipated. Revenue was coming in well and prospects were good. He emphasised that while there was every reason for care there was absolutely no reason for panic.
Sir A. Steel Maitland's amendment was rejected by 188 votes to 44 and the Address was unanimously adopted.
EMPIRE STATISTICAL CONGRESS.
LONDON, February 13.
met to discuss the European financial The Allied Finance Ministers shortly problems and report to the Supreme Council.
It has been decided that Paris will con tinue to be the official headquarters of the Conference.
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A Renter's message, sent, from London. one 9th. inst, and received by os.
The Home Secretary presided at a Government dinner to delegates to yesterday afternoon, states that Sir Deni the British Empire Statistical Congress, The company included the high son Ross has informed Renter's Agency Commissioners of new Zealand and South Africa. The Chairman dwelt that be has definitely rejected the offer of on the necessity of the establishment of a central bureau of statistical the Vice Chancellorship of the Hongkong' information which would be a clearing house for the Empire. The Gov- University,
ernment would warmly welcome such a movement. The Conference had
| done a great work and he was satisfied that an international bureau under
the League of Nations would duly arrive.
Presiding at a Government luncheon to the delegates to the Imperial Statistical Conference, Sir Auckland Geddes declared that the Government regarded the conference as most important, because the Cabinet at present had to make decisions affecting the destiny of every part of the Empire in alácst complete ignorance of the real position of the Empire The Govern ment, wanted to see the statistica. machinery of the Empire placed on a satisfactory basis enabling it to supply information at present lacking.
A FEATHERED ASYLUM,
change in conditions thus produced. Now it is proposed by the friends of birds in Great Britain, and they have the cordial support of Dr. Homday HELIGOLAND'S POSSIBLE FUTURE. and other American ornithologists,
that not only should Heligoland cease to be a fortress for any nation, but that it be made a bird sanctuary............. place where birds shall be free at all season from molestation of any kind
Considerable dissatisfaction is ex- pressed in England; at the failure of the Versailles Conference to decide, in regard to the Island of Heligoland, by anybody, more than that it shall cease to be a The island is quite worthless for German fortress. For this great rock, any other purpose, except this one, as Besides being an imperishable monu- it is no longer to serve a military use, ment to the blindness which prevent-but if placed entirely at the service ed British statesmen from realizing of the migratory birds, all of the many the important role it was to play in countries between which they move carrying out Germany's plans for would derive no small amount of prac tical advantage. As B bird refuge, universal domination by force, of arms, has for ages been a temporary resting too, Heligoland would become one place for millions of birds which of the best places in the world in make their opfing araplarin which in study the many problems in migrations. That they may alight relation to these migrations that are thero safely for a night on their long still unsolved journeys from north to south and back again is essential, not only to the lives of individual birds, but to the preservation of whole species.
These considerations did not pre-
vent the Germans from making the island bristle with cannon, or from y-the-hundrada ol thousanda.
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lanood after talding: Chambérlitz's plant jimrgative effect exper Tablets and the healthy condition of body and mind to which they contribute, maken one feel that living in worth the migrants that persisted in coming while. For sale by all Chamigis "nod there in
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· THE CONDITION OF CENTRAL EUROPE.
LONDON, February 12th. In the House of Commons, during ques tion time, Mr. A. Chamberlain announced United States that, besides. 124 millions that the Government had informed the sterling voted for the current financial year for the relief of Central Europe, the British Government was prepart to con tribute a further som not exceeding half the contribution of the United States and
not exceeding tra millions sterling, which would be used to provide British food- stuffs, raw materials and other essentials, and to pay the freights on goods carried by British shipa The Canadian Governe ment had intimated its desire to contri- buteCheers) and the Government was confident that other Allied and Neutral Governmente would ca operate.
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PUBLIC BURNING OF OPIUM AND
MORPHIA IN PEKING.
PEKING, February 15th Yesterday, at the Temple of Agriculture, opium and morphia seized in transporta tion, valued at $150,000, was publicly harned.
The President was represented by Gen ernl Yuan Nai-kan
The President has donated 82.000 to the International Anti-Opium Association and the Premier a thousand, and the mem bers of the Cabinet, also, are contributing bers of the
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