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"MONDAY, "MARCH 1920,
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
‹‹Renter's Service to the China Mail)
SAN AVATION HYNDICATE.
LONDON, Feb. 23.
The Daily Mail-says a strong syndicate of shipowners and airskip builders, including the P.&O., the Cunard, Vickers and Armstronga, bas been formed to investigate the possibilities of regular commercial airship services between Britain, Africa, and the East.
BAITISH SQUADRON IN BOSPHORUS.
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CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 21. "The first battle squadron, commanded by Vice-Admiral Fremantle, arrived this morning accompanied by four destroyers. It made the most imposing array of sea-power ever seen in the Bosphorus. Some connect tbe visit with the present critical position in Turkey.
HAVAR REVIEW.
EARLIER
TELEGRAMS.
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NEW IRISH HOME, RULE BILL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVALS.
The Paul Lecat, Capt. H. Broc¿1646 tons, arrived this morn- log at 6.30 a.m., from Haiphong.
Ch
The 3.5.Sinklang, Capt. Barkus, 1616 tons, arrived this morning at of general cargo, 7.30 am. from Amoy with 650 tons
LONDON, February Hitb. In the House of Commons, & Home Pale Bill, which is officially described ag "A Bill for the better Government of Areland,
was formally presented this afternoon and read a tras sime. tomorrow or Friday and is awaited with The next of the Bill will be published some impatience, ar certain points are still obscure, especially the geographical extent of the territory whics it is proSangster, 1468 tons, arrived, this The 3.5. "Kwangles," Capt. posed to place under the Ulster Parliamorning at 7.30 am, from Shanghai
It is understood that the Cabinet only with 383 tons of general cargo. arrived at u foal conclusion on this point last night
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The 3.3. Lachovetsky, 394 tons, arrived yester Yuenshang..Capt. A. day at 4 p.m., from Swatow with 255 tons of cargo, and 4 bags of mail
Losoy, February 25th. Adelegation of Labour Members of Parliament, which rectly carried out a short tour of investigation in Ireland, bas issuad a report denouncing the military administration in the southern part of Ireland. It condemns the deplorably fre quent shootings of policeman and similar Austil, 5257 tons, arrived this morn The Crosskeys. Capt. D.C. ontragen, but declares they are not parting at 8 at from Shanghai with According to the Matin, the Supreme Council has received a formal gramme. of any
political organisation's peace preposition from the Soviet government and discussed it yesterday.improvement can be expected until the general cargo,
The report concludes: 239 bags of mail and 590- tòns of The Journal affirms it was decided to treat with Soviet agents by resuming problem of Ireland's political aspitations commercial relations. Official recognition of the Bolshevist government is solved. will be avoided. In such negotiations!
LONDON, February, 24.
WAS at
once
ARMED ATTACK ON AN IRISH CONSTABULARY BARRACKS.
Pro-
Yesterday M. Poincare took his seat as French representative on the reparations commission, replacing M. Jounart, and elected president of the commissien. The immediate questions to be dealt with are urgent. They include the delay on the part of Germany in handing over the requisite quantity of cattle and coal. It is felt that M. Poincare will take up a firm position. M. Poincare has also undertakes to write the fortnightly political article in the Revue des deus Mondes. This
Foxnos, February 26th. A band of armed men, estimated at article usually devotes considerable attention to foreign affairs. M. forty-eight, attacked at midnight yester Marsal, the French minister of finance and budget commission of the day the constabulary barracks at Tima Chamber has sent a letter stating the changes he proposes to make in league County Cork... They employed hig predecessor's scheme for raising additional revenue four konta.
brearms and bombs, and the fight lasted M. Marsal intends to decrease the death duties in the case of large fami-injured.
None of the garrison was lies, and to raise the limit of exemption for tax on wages and salaries. He assailants were found dead close to the This morning threw of their will continue the special tax on war profits and abolish the super tax and barracks, also one severely injured whe levy on fortunes which have increased during the war. He proposes to
said rase the tax on business turnovers, now 1 per cent, to 1 per cent, and to assault was carried out with the that seven wounded men had been establish a new duty og persors domiciled or habitually residing to France usual preliminaries of read blocking, and M. Marsal estimates that his financial programme will increase the revenue telegraph wire cutting to the extent of 5 milliards of francs.
The barracks adjoin, the station. The assailants used railway wagons as armoured cars and these were found to-day bullet-pocked.
HIGH PRICES AND PROFITEERING.
LONDON, February, 24.
The conference of allied ministers of finance on Feb. 25 marks a new phase in the worldwide unrest as regards prevailing prices. The question of international movement of gold was also to be considered. America is one of the keystones to the situation owing to the great flow of gold to the United States, Mexico, and the Argentine from Europe. It is under stood the United States will be asked to participate in the conference. Meanwhile there is no little resentment at Bonar Law's declaration in the House of Commons as regards inability to give time to a discussion of high prices. Mr. Clynes declares that if the government fails soon to throw the profiteer, the latter will bring down the government.
PRESIDENTIAL CONGRATULATIONS.
WASHINGTON, February 24. The President has addressed a congratulatory telegram to M. Deschanel on the occassion of his assumption of office. The latter replying said the French confidently count on the aid of the American Government and people for the realisation of the re-establishment of right and justice.
ALARMING
CRASH AT TUNG WAH HOSPITAL.
·COLLAPSING STAIRWAY HURTS 34 PEOPLE.
THE HONOR SYSTEM.
FINE CORONET FILM.
BRITISH OFFICERS STRANDED IN SHANGHAL
BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.
Tonight's game at the V.R.C. is between W. Hall and Wong Po Keung.
To-morrow night E... Guimaraes plays F. A. Yvanovich. There is nothing to choose between these two players and the game should be a good one.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY. under distinguished Patronage ANNUAL SHOW
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00
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Admission $1.-(Children half price).
His. STABB, will, present the prizes
Herbert drew attention to the fact that LONDON, February 24th." In the House of Commons. Mr. Dennis nearly a hundred British officers Labour Corps in Siberia were stranded in of the hanghai owing to obtain passages into their inability to
October.. and
cwing to the ty arrangements were in a posi- tion which was seriously detrimental to British prestige in China, and saked the War Office to arrange for to military quarters in Hongkong
recorhi
at 5 2.1. make them advances of money-(Cheers) 100
the first intimation the War Office had Mr. Williamson replied that this was received of this matter and promised to enquire immediately and see what could he 'done.
FIVE MILLION LOAN FOR CHINA.
LONDON, February 23rd. The Times learns that negotiations are proceeding satisfactorily in New York for raising the five million sterling loan for China by the Four Fower Consortium and it is considered likely that the issue may be made in about month. In view and France it has been arranged to issue of the keen demand for capital in Britain it in the United States, and the French portion in Japan. The terms of the loan the rate of interest must approximata to have not yet been decided, but obviously
namely, about 3 per cent. the present yield of the Chinese loans,
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
A serious accident which resulted
Which is the better with a man in in 34 persons being injured, occurred prison--to break his spirit by cruelty at the Tung Wah Hospital on Satur- bringing cut all that his bestial in day morning, when the Tron railing him or to so treat him that his term of the staircase suddenly collapsed of expiration of his sins against It brought down with it part of the Society is used for his uplifting and staircase and balcony. and 34 out of towards better citizenship? The an- a crowd of Chinese who were waiting swer is given pictorially in the film on the stairs at the time. A drop of "The Honor System" at the Coronet some 30′ leer resuked in fifteen per- Theatre. The film is of somewhat sons being so badly injured that they an unusual natore. There is had to be immediately removed to the no intricate problem to be thought various wards in another part of the out. It simply shows what might building where they received prompt easily happen to any man under the medical attention. The other nine peculiar circumstances which from teen persons were more fortunate the basis of the story. The main and got off with but slight injuries. facts of this are that a young man and after these
during a fight kills his assailant who dressed. were they were able to proceed to their comes at him with a kinfe, but this homes. There are Afreen persons & Weapon is secretly taken from the
PEKING, February 28th. présent lying" in the hospital, whose arrives. With plenty of witnesses ours" yesterday.
dead man's hand before the police The Medical Conference concluded its condition cannot at present be de- ready to
In the afternoon swear to anything the President Hau received the delegates at scribed with certainty-Besides the young fellow's story of self-defence the Palaoc. hurt they received by the fall fails. He is found guity to murder these were further injured by parts of in the second degree and is con-
BY COURTESY" HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
THE MEDICAL CONFERENCE.
the railing and the heavy pieces of demned to imprisonment for life. SIR JOHN JORDAN'S DEPARTURE cement from the staircase falling on Undergoing this sentence, he is sent them. I took some ten minutes to to an institution, where graft and
Yesterday afternoon the British Cham-
remove the debris before these unfor- cruelty are rife. The smallest ber of Commerce and Mr. F. 4 Aglen lunate people could be rescued." offence brings in train a hail of
The cause of the accident is attri- blows. Things get so bad that the gave a reception to-British subjects at buted to over pressure on the railing, convicts plan a rising in the cousse to Sir John Jordani
Mr. Aglen's residence to bid farewell of which many managed to make)
which was not a new one.
Mr. Agten wished Sir John Jordan. It appears that following the usual their escape. The hero is among God Speed" and called for threa custom of distributing 1 certain this number, and before giving cheers for the retiring British Minister. numbe: of free scholarships to himself up again, he writes a letter Sir John Jordan was deeply touched poor Chinese children by the to the Governor of the State and said that it was a deep wrench for Tung Wah Hospital, after the Chisa asking him to Investigate the prison him to leave China, and wished all pros- New ... Year, an announcement system. This investigation is follow. perity to those assembled there. vas made in the Chinese papers ed by a wholesale and wholesome a few days ago that claims for these clearance of the old official and the scholarships would be considered on establishment of the Honor System.
DOYEN OF THE DIPLOMATS.
parting on extended leave, and the The Spanish Minister is shortly de Danish Minister is shortly being trans
Saturday morning. Over 200 Chinese their word of honour and the film Under this the prisoners work under men, women, and children, were at vividly shows the benefits of such tracted by the offer, and went to the treatment. The system is put to a hospital long before the doors were test when the hero is allowed out for ferred to another post The Russian opened. In their eagerness to press three-days to work on a wireless Minister is unable to set owing to the their claims, these people made invention His adventures while at present circumstances in his country. rush on the cement staircase leading liberty and his great effort to be The French Minister, who ranks next, bas to the waiting-room of the office hack on time will be found very been pointed the doyen of the diplo above, as soon as the door, was open thrilling. ed. The waiting-room was boon The picture during the time it has
Sir John Jordan departa on Monday crowded to its utmost capacity. Many been showing at the Coronet has orning.. waited on the balcony, some gained much public support, draw. leaning against the wall and others-ing Crowded houses/ It will con against the railing. The pressure was tinued till Wednesday. too much for the old masoxery, which!
suddenly gave way under the weight
on the railing. The dislodged, railing i
fell away, Causing 34 people to tall An armed robbery is reported with it. The crash which foliowed to have taken place in a godown at alarmed the others and a stempede Fraya Eask. Two men, armed with ensued resulting in a lot of cement knives, accompanied by a boy, enter From the balcony and staircase giving ed the godown and, after holding up. way also, and falling on the unforto the inmates, ransacked the premises nate people below. At present there and stole jewellery to the value of
$90.
have been no deaths,
inatx.
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
La Teang-beinng's resignation has been accepted. Chen Lu may take charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. current port of Minister of Agriculture Tien Wen-tieh has resigned the con- sud Commence
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