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TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
MARK'S NEW RECORD.
GERMANY FACING FINANCIAL CATASTROPHE ?
SILESIAN DRAISION CAPSES ALARM,
Lospos, October 13,
OPIUM FLAT,
THE CHINA MAIL.
STIFF STRUGGLE WITH THE POLICE.
Manufacture of illicit opium on a large scale was alleged against two Chinese before Magistrate Orme yesterday,
Mr. X. L. Smith, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, prosecuted.
Mr. C. F. Mason, who appeared the accused, said that he Marks made a tom recorri reaching 500 to the pound. Exciting specula- would plead guilty" in behalf, of who had undertaken all responsibility tion is rife whether financial catastophe is impending in Germany through the scond accused (an elderly man) depreciation of the currency accompanied by a continued boom in industrial in the matter. That being so, he stocks, the average price di wineb is now more than double that of last March. suggested that the other man had no The report of the decision regarding Upper Silesia was received with cou-can to answer and should be dis- The Magistrate: It doesn't sound sterration in financial riteks an- Berlin which are discussing measures to charged.
prevent withdmwal of German marks from Silesia to Poland as the currency
will be farther depreviated if the Poles get hold of large quantities of fier-very filial for him to throw all the
ran not
An American Banker, Mr. James Speyer, interviewed in London, views the situation with alarnt. The said the aly peliiative was large long term credits to Germany.
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE QUESTION.
INDIAN FISCAL COMMISSION'S TASK.
Lostos, October 13.
blame on the old man.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG LADIES' " HOCKEY CLUB
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All thow wishing to join the Clab are invited to attend.
Hongkong, October 14, 1921.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
OXDERS BY LAEUT.-COLONES Ļ
- BIRD, D.SO.. Administrative Commandant.
Parades.
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The Corps Less Reserve Company will parade as "Strong as possible" en Monday, 17th October, at Volunteer Headquarters, at 5.30 pm.
WEB Braces, and Siles
Mr. Mason replied that there was no relationship. The first man was
Officer Watt 1. Chic Preventive living in the house only as a visitor. deposed to visiting the accused': at it 2 street in the cative quarter. He knocked the door but was refused admittance. The door was held from the inside, and he had to break it open. First defendant was on the other side of the door. powered and tied up. A considerable The question of the desirability of a fopting the principle of imperial After a stiff struggle, he was over- preference will be considered by a fiscal commission appointed by the Govern quantity of raw and prepared opium ment of india to examine te tarifi polky with reference to all interests con-was found in various parts of the secret compartment formed by twe cornel. The rummassim consists of turive notable men of whom seves arest, the major portion in a Intian and tive British. Sir Ibrahana Rahmitola Kt., member of the Vicaros partitions, one of which was false. Imperial Legislative Council. is president, and Mr. John Maynard Keynes. Two pairs of sales, opium preparing Editor of the Brannanic Journal, vice-president. It is expected that the utensils.pipes, soldering irons, and 79 A small quantity of opium and a pair commission, after touring India, will complete its labours of lealing with the empty opium tins were also found. of scales were found in first deferd. ant's cubicle. He told the witness taking of oral evidence eatly in March.
that he was the tenant of the flat.
BURGENLAND DISPUTE PROTOCOL.
TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT:
Vesire, October 13.
Mr. Mason submitted that there was no case against first defendant as nothing was found in his cuticle.
Mr. Smith: Except llicit opium for his Mr. Mason: One smail pot Under the protool settling the Burgenland dispute which was signed and a pair of scales.
own use. There is nothing to connect to-day Hangary engages to secure the handing over of the territory in a tranquil cute, wherrepon Austria agres to a plebiscite being taken as re-him with the other stuff. gards national desire under the direction of an inter-allied military com- mission
SOVIET SUPPORTS PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.
BIG INDUSTRIAL UNION FORMED.
REVAL, Oetcher 13,
Soviet support of private enterprise is indicated by a Moscow despatch aanouncing the fomntion of a private industrial unica with Trotsky as ene of the directors to control various industrial concerns, including a tannery, iron works, nail factories paper miles, brick works, boat factory, and six government estates.
SENATOR KNOX'S DEATH.
GERMAN TREATY RATIFICATION LIKELY TO BE DELAYED.
WASHINGTON, October 13.
Senator Kast, whose death was announted yesterday, returned from holidaying in England on October 10. He was entering the dining room of his residence when he collapsed auri died within a quarter of an hour. It is believed that his death will cause some delay in the ratification of German treaty.
IRISH CONFERENCE REOPENS.
SINN FEINERS ARRIVE AN HOUR LATE
LONDON, October 13,
the
The Irish Conferen e reopened at Downing Street. There was a smaller azi quieter crowd. The Sinn Feiners arrived an hour late. It is explained that this was not because of any hitch but because both sides desired to confer preliminarily.
UNKNOWN BRITISH WARRIOR.
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL PRESENTATION.
LONDON, October 13.
It is officially announced that Ambassador Davis will deposit the Co- gressional modal on the unknown British warrior's grave in Westminster Abbey on October 17. General Pershing will represent the United States Army and Vice-Admiral Niblack the Navy.
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INDIAN TEMPLE RIOT.
EXEMPLARY SENTENCES PASSED.
LAHORE, October 13.
The Exemplary sentences were passed on the Nankana Sahib rioters. mabaut of the shrine and seven, others were sentenced to death, eight to transportation for life, and seventeen others to seven years' rigorous imprisonment.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
BRITISH LEGION.
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Tece anil St. Andrew's THIS DANCE will be held in the Halls of the City Hall on FRIDAY, 4th November, 1921, at 9.15 pr.
Tickets, which will include light As the accommodation arsilable it strictly limited, members wishing to refreshments, will be 84.00 per person. attend should send their names together with the usmes of their guests to
THE INVITATION COMMITTEE, co Mr. A. G. LAMPLOGY, UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF, CANTON, LTD.
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The above named Steamer having 14 192, consignees (Scottish Compaar kilte without aprons)
Larrived Oct Helmets, Puttees, Black boots.
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from delivery iamediste Pouches Rifles and and take
Alongside steamer or the Company's cargo impeiing Godown. where all
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Consignees of targo are farther noti carryfied that on secunt of a fire which
· LEATHER EQUIPMENT: Pouches and Baudolier. Rifles Sidearms.
MACHINE GUN SECTION Revolver and Belsters.
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LAUSCH will leave BAKE PIER 30th Octob, 1921 in accordance with
for Chin-Wan in the morning.
be
broke out on this stemer at Yokohama, all car actually on board at the time of the fre will be subject to General ergo can be given ther muit rign General Average Bond, fill in Valua den Statement and par a General Average, and before delivery of such
Arrage contribution of Tef the net market value of the goods.
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All benken, chaled and damaged pack. ages will be landed into the Company's Godown, where same will be examined on Saturday, 22nd October, 1921, at 10 AM.
Haversack rations will be provided. Platoon Commanders, M. G and Mounted Infantry Commanders should notify the Adjutant, by the 24th who will attend to enable the recessary instant, of approximate numbers arrangements to be made.
No claims will be recognised alter Further details will be notified låter.
| goods have left the steamer or Godown, and 3. Musketry.
nove will be entertained if presented Part 1 Annual Musketry Coure later than three weeks after arrival
All Casuals of steamer. be will fired by The first defendant, in the witness bor, denied that he was the principal who have not yet fired this seas tenant, who he said had gone to the on Sundays, 18th and 23rd October, at country. He was only a sub-tenant. Kings Park Range, commenting at 10 The scales belonged to his deceased. both dates.
Dreas: Plain Clothes" father. He knew nothing about the opium.
The Magistrate remarked to Mr. Mason that the first defendant could
responsibility. not avoid taking some share of the
Mr. Mason disagreed. He said the case against the man was very Blender. Fie had explained the possession of
the scales.
Mr. Smith mentioned that the fat had been specially adapted for licit ciam trad. The faise partition wa of very recent construction.
The Magistrate said that first acc used had explained about the scales, but had not explained them away. He was bound to pay attention to the character of the floor.
C. P. O. Watt said in reply to the Magistrate that the old man was very quiet during the raid.
First accused did all the talking and
his mother and wife "fought like cata” and hung on to the Chinese revenue officers.
Mr. Mason: That is in his layon The old man knew that the game was up and kept quiet, the other was in- dignant at being wrongly connected with the case.
The Magistrate: That is only offe way of looking at it.
The younger man was fined $2,000 for five months, and the older $500-or
one month.
HARBOUR SCHEME.
INTERESTING RUMOUR IN
TOWN.
An interesting rumour given-much credence in town this morning had it that Mr. William Chatham, C.M.G., M.L.C.E., former Director of Public Works here, who left for Home on retirement towards 'the' cad of Inst year, will shortly return to the Colony to take complete charge of the big har
instant
No Fire Insurance whatever will be affected.
Y. TSUTSUMI, • Manager.
Hongkong, October 14, 1921.
SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND
OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
Officer for daty 16:h B-Major G. F. E, Rapeon; D. S. 0.
Officer for duty 23rd instant Lieut.TO Members mait ara on ode of
dates to qualify for ALL preliminary notices of forth- Acoming meetings, lectures and J. S. Mecarr. above
extertainments, sent for insertion in the news columns of the Chine Mail:! parade The Company will
are charged for at the rate of $1 each, Mciency. 4. Cadet Company. Volunteer Headquarters on Monday (as announced in May and June of last year) providing that they do not In 17th instant, at 5.30 p.m.
Dress: Drill Order with Carbines occupy more than four lines.
future if this space is exceeded they G. F. E. RAPSON, Bt-Major,
will be placed in the advertising columns at the prevailing rates. Adjatent, H. V. D. Corps. Hongkong, October 14, 1921.
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of the well-known firm of Cosde, Not A Gentleman Matthews, Fitzmaurice, and Wilsen, Local and General: consulting engineers for harbours to Grave Complaints Mr. Chatham's local public works Cld Fost Office Site... the Crown Agents for the Colonies. Saturday's Gymkhana experience dates from. 1890 when he Chine e Amour Propre arrived here as an executive engineer Children's Corner f.. to join the government, department. Church Notes Local Merger Dairy Farm Meeting and besides leading article in the each hot bath Saya
Bank Notes Out .. Daily Telegraph:-Though the cult this, every family, except some of the AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.Same Old Tale.
HARBIN, September 26. Alice Memorial Funds. of the both has made reniarkable poorest; has its own private bath room in the house, or at least a tub progress in this country in the past and plenty of hot water. If you stop An Americat bank is being establiNew Women's Guild- century, we must still yield pride of at the humblest village inn for lunch, shed at Harbin with branches at Fork and Beans place in this respect to the Japanese, a basin of water is brought for you Chita, Blagoveschensk and Habarovsk Cathedral Wedding who make cleanliness the first of vir- to bathe your feet, and if you stay with capital of nine million gold Blaze at Kowloon __ turs, and the daily bath the first of for a night hardly has a room been dollars. The bank will brancs enter. Bathing Fatality obligations Everyone, not excluding assigned to you when a girl appears.prises of American citizens, in the Far World Proble coolies, bathes at least once a day, conduct you to the bath. Great Eastern Republic. It will advance Suatcher Jailed and does so in hot water. In Tokyo numbers of Japanese take two or money to America merebante nga Marine Mundoing to-day there are 800 public baths, in three bot batha a day, and nothing ged in sporting raw materials from Cheap Fittings which 900,000 persons, or almost a surprises them more than the folly of the Ear Eastern Republic, and will Manifesto of fourth of the population, bathe every the foreigner who refuses to take even furnish the gold maning concessions of Socie day, at a cost of one cent of one." Some of our readers will smile. Americans with provisions, Dalts Rockefeller's Visit
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16 Clever Roguery
6 Son's Misdoings
7-9 Motorists Summoned
Steamer's Fine Feat..
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