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No 18.235.
The China Mail.
May 23, 1921,.
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 23, 1921. 日六十月四酉辛次歲年十國良華中
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GERMANS' ATTACK.
BERLIN, May 2.
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CONFIDENCE TRICKS
GREED MAKES VICTIMS.
WOMEN WHO TANS A CHANCE.
The old, old story was told the police by a Chinese woman who was the victim of a confidence trick in Yaumati on Saturday. About 2 pm,
A message from Oppeln states that „Polish” reinforcemen's invaded | according to her tale of wee, she Upper Silesia. Severe fighting occurred near Rosenburg. The surgents walking near the Sincere store were forced to evacuate several villages. The situation at present Fig obscurt. The Daily Mail's correspondent with the German forces in a message indicative of the changing times reports the Germans attacked near the Oder and are elated at the "sacceas in the first operation of the war During the insurrection there has also been fighting at Krenzburg. Ratibor, and Krappitz with numerous casuais In a message from Balid it is reported that the Government has again protested against the raising of volunteers for Silesia but it is incapable of restraining them."
in Shanghai Street, when she was accosted by two men who declared that they had found a bundle of notes on a steam launch, but did not know where to get them changed, as they were strangers to Yau- mati, having come down from Canton only a few days ago. The woman agreed to change the money for the strangers, banding them as security eight pieces of jewellery. valued at $113. She had not gone far before she discovered that the parcel contained the usual waste. France last night presented a new note to Batzin painting; out the neper. Naturally when she returned danger of the situation in upper Slesia bec ming more serious ewig toto the agreed, rendezvous the men the persistence of the German corps which is constantly being reinforced a view of the many frauds of and the state of mind of the workmen who may turn bolshevist, and the this description practised locally, a difficulties intervening between the executive of the Polst sement and China Mail reporter asked an old the Germans
France therefore proposes. the Britals 250 France member of the Police Force for his opinion, and was informed that in If jointly urge the German Government to execute the measures it apponated | most cases it was not simplicity but Land in this connection invite Lord. TYAbercon de same the stops taken
by the French Ambassador in Berlin.
GOVERNMENT COURTING BRITISH APPROVAL
LONDON, MAY 22.
EMPIRE POLICY...
.!
GENERAL SMUTS STATES SOUTH AFRICA'S ATTITUDE,
THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
CAPETONS, MRY
were gone.
greed which make confidence tricks possible. "Women always took a
| chance, and in the rare event of the notes being geruïne, disappeared. However, never had, the police beard of such a case.
NO JURISDICTION.
JAIL SENTENCE ANNULLED.
OPIUM CASE TO BE TRIED AT WUCHOW.
In the Assembly, General Smuts; in the course et an important state- ment with regard to the impending meeting of the prime ministers of the
Mir. C. F. Mason, solizitor, this Empire in London, declared that the policy of the British Empire sold be morning applied to Magistrate Orme directed to attaining real world peace. He advocates etwas to the for a re-bearing of the case in which traditional British policy as fàs as possible of keeping outpatient Chinese firemany of ELMES entanglements and urged that the British Empice uliza En; citrf to get ). Moorhen“ was last week sentenced Europe out of the rut in which she is drifting to final disaster. If the British totale months' imprisonment with Empire laid down her own peaceful posey not dictated by partisan or out hard labour for the lawful posses side considerations but entirely by considerations of securing the peace and wechow, Mr. Mason said that he sion of opium on beard the vessel at
prosperity of the world, and if America backed the Empire in this, he was was making the application on the sure it would be possible even at this late hour to secure world peaces ground that as the opiam was found at Wuchow the defendant did not NAVAL DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE.
come within the jurisdiction on the local Court:
•
General Smuts continued that the Empire's foreign policy should be to try to remove feelings which were” keeping zaunder the countries of
The Magistrate, who agreed, said Europe, and establish normal conditions on the Continent With regard to that be had re-considered the case since sentence was passed and bad the question of renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance paramount con- decided to return the defendant to sideration was to secure as far as possible British and American under his ship with the advice that he be standing and co-operation. The treaty should not be renewed unless we taken to Wuchow to be dealt with could satisfy America by a form of treaty that no harm to her interests thought that, the optom should be there by Chinese authorities. He
could follow its renewal. - South Africa had only a small interest in the question of navai defence of the Empire as vital spots for defence were in other waters than those of South Africa. The correct policy for South Africa was more and more to become responsible for her coast defence.
HOME NEWSPAPER'S COMMENT.
A
London, May 23
taken to Wuchow with the defendant. Sub Inspector Tim Murphy: On condition that it comes back to Hong- Koog after the case?
The Magistrate: No, it does not came within our jurisdiction, and must therefore go to the Chinese authorities. As regards the speeches of Mr. Hughes and General Sants, the Daily The defendant was ordered to res Telegraph points put that both statestien emphasise that the forthcoming turn to his ship. meeting of Empire premiers is very important in view of the discussions of ļ new constitutional relations. The journal urges that the question of | greatest immediate moment as regards the Empire's naval defences is the Anglo-Japanese allizace. It says that hitherto Japan has proved itself a solid guarantee of our imperial interests in the Pacific and has materially lightened the burden of our defence policy there. It says that the absolutė right of the Dominions to a voice in deciding the question is not denied and is undeniable. ·"Our confident hope is that a solution in the sense A definite arrangement has been outlined by Mr. Hughes will be achieved.
FIRST TEST MATCH.
EIGHT_MEN WHO WILL PLAY,
LONDON, May 22.^
The following eight players have been definitely selected for the first | test match :-Douglas (captain), Knight, Rhodes, Hendren, Woolley, Holmes, HL. Howell, and Richmond (wicket-keeper). Another player will be chosen on May 24, either Jupp or E. Tyldesley who were invited to attend at Not. tingham to complete the side.
LEAGUE OF NATIONE.
COUNCIL MEETING POSTPONED A WEEK.
GENETA, May 22
CHINA'S RAILWAYS.
CANTON HANKOW. LINE.
FINANCE ARRANGEMENTS.
reached with regard to financing the construction of the Human Section of the Canton Railway, The Com- mittee on Raliway Finance proposes to apportion the cost of constructing the line from Chuchow to Hengchow. which is estimated at $14,110,000, among the following lines: Feng-Hankow Jine $130,000 Monthly. Testsin-Pakow Line... 120,000
Saiyan Line... Peking-Mukden Line.... 190,000 30,000
:$400,000
Total.
These sums are to be handed over by the respective railways direct to the Canton-Hankow Railway Admin- istration, beginning this month. In three years the pay bents will amount to: $14,400,000. After 1924, the same lines will supply, funds for lay- ing road-bed from Hengehow to Hsin-talbling, and building the necessary bridges and tunnels The monthly total will then be decreased to $200,000 for the fourth and fifth
years. These suo will be accounted for in the accounts of the Ministry as surpluses of the four existing lines. At present the Hunan Section of the Canton-Hankow Railway reaches from Wachang to Chuchow and measures 7 262 miles. The Chuchow Hengchow section will be 81 miles fa lengthy and the Hangekow-Hsin taik-ding. section about 121 milea. In Kwang
The meeting of the Council of the League of Nations has been post. poned from June 9 until June 17 to enable representatives of states some of year, and $190,000 for the airth whom had important engagements on June 9 to attend, the
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