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IX, Queen's smail Centrih, Konstmarg
No. 18,159.
The China Mail
January 17, 1921, Tamperature 58
ESTABLIİŞHED
Barometer 30.11
Rainfall 000 inch.
January 17, 1920, Temperature 50.
Humidity 80.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1921.
日九初蠶二十巿庚家婆井九执裁
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AMERICAN PROHIBITION,
FOURTEEN THOUSAND ILLICIT DISTILLERIES.
ILLUMINATING FIGURES."
WASHINGTON, January 16.
The first year's results of prohibition show that the people consumed 41,000,000 proof gallons of distilled spirits, leaving $1,000,000-In bonded warehouses. Spirits are still being made in 14,000 filict distilleries. About 123,000 gallons of spirits were destroyed and 93,000 stills demolished Storage tax and fines totalled over $23,000,000.
IRISH DISORDERS.
4.
MORE SERIOUS RIOTING IN CORK.
CUSTOMS OFFICER KILLED.
LONDON, January 16. Serious rioting took place in Cork yesterday evening following an attack on two policemen coming from a football match both of whom were, wounded Armed police in motor lorries proceeded to clear the streets. Firing continued during the afternoon and night. There were a number of other casualties, including a customs officer who was shot dead and: two women and four civilians who were wounded.
INTERESTING AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.
MELBOURNE, January 16. : The airman Degaris with a pilot flew the D. E. 4 here from Brisbane. Three Landings were made en route. They covered 1,100 miles in 10
homes.
SHAH OF PERSIA'S ABDICATION ELPORTED. "
FAZIS. January 6.
A message from Teheran stating that the Cabinet has resigned has not teer confirmed, also the report that the Shah has abdicated.
NEW FRENCH CABINET.
M. BRIAND'S POLICY REGARDING REPARATIONS.
PARIS, January 16:
A Cabinet has been completed with M. Briand as Fremier and Minister
of Foreign Affairs, M. Barthou, Minister of War, M. Marraud, Minister of the Interior, and M. Doumer Minister of Finance.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Router's Service to the China Mež.) · CALCUTTA STUDENTS ON SRTIKE.
CALCUTTA, January 16th. Farther development of the non-co- operation movement in Calcutta, is res ported. The majority of the students of the three large private colleges afkated to the Calcutta University have deserted their studies, demanding nationalisation of the colleges and the establishment of a national university. Strike pickets also induced four hundred students of St. Xavier's. College to strike. All tari-cab drivers in Calcatta have strack, alleging that the Police are harshly enforcing trafic regulations.
BOMBAY MILL. DISTURBANCE
BOMBAY, Jannary 18th. « Following the disturbance at the Kohinoor Mill 3,000 millhands have been locked out without A disturbance.
MEXICAN CABINET.
WARRINGTON, January 16th. A message from Mexico City sam Hadalgo has resigned the Foreian Minis try in view of candidature for the Gover norship of the State of Hidalgo.
INTERESTING BILLIARDS...
Loxos, January 16th. A most interesting billiards match was played in London, in a game of 16,000 up level for £250 a side between the cham. pion Smith and the ex-champion Inman who declined to defend the title at the last championship tournament owing to a disagreement regarding the conditions of play. The game resulted in a victory for Smith who scored 16,000, while Inman had 14,139. Extrs sessions were necessary owing to the contestants being behind- hand through excessive caution.
· COLONIAL OFFICE.
LONDON, January 16th. Sunday's papers regard that Mr. Chur- chill is almost certain to go to the Colonial ofce to which the new Middle Eastern Department, including Egypt. Palestine and Mesopotamia, is likely to be attached..
WAR FINANCE CORPORATION.
WASHINGTON, January 16th.. The War Finance Corporation Bu While some Paris correspondents are apprehensive that the advent of
nounces its readiness to consider grant- the Briand Ministry will mean a hardening of the French attitude towards in loans to finance exports as in wat- Germany and a divergence between the French and British viewpoints, Lee. Matin declares that M. Briand has approved the policy of M. Millerand and M. Leygues with regard to reparations, namely agreement with the Allies, especially Britain, with the object of definitely securing modified demands rather than striving after larger payments or standing alone. INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE POSTPONED.
LONDON, January 16.
The report is oficially confirmed in a message from Paris that the inter-Allied conference will be postponed until not later than the end of the week pending the installation of M. Briand and his Cabinet.
The New Minister of Marine is M. Guistbau
PARIS, January 17.
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O'CALLAGHAN SQUABBLE.
WASHINGTON, January 17.. The squabble as regards Daniel O'Callaghan, the Lord Mayor of Cork who was detained as a stowaway, has been temporarily settled by the Labour Department permitting him to come ashore and reship as a seaman abroad. The step apparently stays the execution of the State Department's deportation order which still stands."
FRENCH BANKS SAFE.
PARIS, January 13.
A Havas message states: There is no truth whatever in the reports respecting the alleged failures of French banks with branches in the Far East.
brought them from the great hos pital in Whitechapel-Road. They presented a weird spectacle when. dismounting behind Leicester-square Tube Station, they formed fours and aflently marched through the Hay. market to Trafalgar Square, where they posed for a fashlight photo graph.
LONDON HOSPITAL
CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS. „
WEST END TAKEN BY SURFRIE,
The West End of London was taken by surprise last month by some 200 medical students of London | Hospital dressed in white operating Lord Knutsford had sternly forbid». kit and wearing white masks. They den ragging, and the raid was there- marched as sandwich men along the fore a very orderly affair. But it main streets explaining their mission, was auccessful Dianer parties in The boards bore such inscription as: the restaurants gave liberally and We aren't allowed to lift your theatre goers were equally generous cash in the street. Send it along to between the acts. our "Little Grey Home in the East
The London Hospital is "troke." Are you?
Foor Lord Knutsford went to the
cupboard.
To fetch his pale patients their
pills.
But when he got there, to his
utter despair.
There was nothing but long
unpaid bills.
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The nearest approach to ragging was when a party of students joined hands and barred the exit from the Piccadilly Tube. No one could pass till he had put á coin in a" collection box,
V
CROUP
AVERY Joung child is susceptible to croup. Don't wait until this dread-
ful disenso attacks your little one before
The Elea was to collect money 1000 prepact lot. It comes in the
the Hospital, and the plan of campaign was to raid every theatre, restaurant and hotel.
nicht when chemists' shops are usually closed, and this alone should be s
warning: Get and Loop Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at band. It nes ar fails. "We want money!" shouted the sets quickly and is absolutely harmlene students in unison, from the tops | For hele by'all, 'Obeiniais ran 1 : Altere
dezen-motor-buses which
TENNIS TEST MATCH.
MELBOURNE, Jan. 15.
In the tennis test march Tilden beat Brookes by .6-1, 6-4; Patterson beat Johnston by 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Johnston and Washburn beat O'Hare Wood and Hawkes by 5-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3,
LIFE IN LONDON CHINATOWN.
LONDON, Jan. 16. The assertion of Sir Ernest Wild that the population of London's Chinatown, has been reduced to 300 has been denied by the Magistrate, Mr. Cairs, of the Thames Police Court who said that there has been no appreciable difference in the size and population of Chinatown during the last twelve months, but as a result of the activity of the Police against immorality, gambling and opium, szɔok- ing Chinatown is now quieter and more law-abiding than at anytime dur- ing the last twelve years.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
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PEXING, Jan, 16. Yesterday, a contract was signed between the Ministry of Communica- tions and the Railway Car Loan Chi- nese banking group arranging for the issue of short term 8 per cest, rail- way car bonds at pas, of the value of six million dollars. The amount will be used exclusively for the purchase of railway cars and locomotives for the Peking-Sinyuan, the Feking-Hankov, the Tientsin-Pukow, the Shanghai- Hanchow and Ningpo lines.
"The foregoing announcement was made by the Governor of the Bank of China at an entertainment given 'ò journalists by the newly formed Peking Banking Association.""
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