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INQUIRY INTO ORIGIN OF FALSE REPORT.
PARIS, Noyember 27.
W: SHING TON CONFERENCE.
HARDING'S SUGGESTION.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. President Harding's opinion in favour of continuing The Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Signor
the international conference is universally approved Torretta read in the Chamber and Senate a telegram|
It is pointed out unofficially that Britain is always very from Siguor Schwanzer emphatically denying the report anxious to participate in any movement to promote the abont M. Briand mocking the Italian army. The Premi.r, Signor Bonomi nitered regret that the Italian newspapers had Hared to jablish such a false and ridiculous report.-Hargs.
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The newspapera state that the French Government considers the Franco Italian incident closed but has tele- graphed Washington asking for an inquiry to be held with regard to the source of the false information cabled thenou.
WIISBADEN AGREEMENT.
BRITISH NOTE TO FRANCE.
PARIS, November 27.
Britain has sent a note to France asking by what means France proposes to safeguard Germany's other creditors. if the Weisbaden agreement is enforced, declaring that Britain views with concern France's delay in ratifying the financial convention of August 13.
BRIT.SH IN CILICIA.
PARIS, Novembor 27.
The British Ambassador in Paris, talking with Minister Bonnevay, the acting premier, informed him that the London Cabinet proposed to send a marship to embark British nationals wanting to leave Cilicia.- Havas.
KIPLING HONOURED.
LONDON, November 27.` Mr. Rudyard Kipling has received the diploma of doctor of letters from the University of Strasbourg. Juvas.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
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WHAT WINDING-UP WOULD MEAN,
When approached by a China Mail reporter to-day with a request for information about the position of the Banque Industrielle de Chinc, the Official Receiver, Mr. H. A. Nisbet, who is the provisional liquidator, said that the Special Manager, Mr. E. A. M. Williams, under his supervision, had been and was still collecting the assets of the Hongkong branch.
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BEATTY PLEASED.
OTTAWA,Novembe. 27. Addressing the Canadian Club, Earl Beatty `said that the fact he was able to accept their invitation indicated that on naval questions all went well at Wash- ington where the governing principics had been univer- sally accepted. Therefore if the couference were to. close to-morrow it would have accomplished something towards releasing the world from the great burden of armaments. The limits imposed were not derogatory to the dignity of the British Empire which on sea would be as safe in the future as it had been in the past.
FRANCE STILL BITTER.
WASHINGTON, November 27. Asked with regard to the Freach attitude towards the proposal to admit Germany to the present and future conferences, M. Viviani replied that Francs would refrain from discussing the question until "those who have violated human rights manifest a sincere repentance for a long perical."
AMERICIN ARMY OF DOJUPATION,
MORE DETACHMENTS LEAVING."'
ANTWERP, November 27, The American transport "Cantigny" is sailing for America with 600 soldiers from the American army of occupation and the bodies of 800.American soldiers kili- Led in France. Other transports with more American detachments sail shortly. Le Journal states that the American army of occupation will be reduced to 7,000
men,
"INDIAN ROPE TRICK.
LORD F. HAMILTON'S QUEER STORY..
A wealth of breezy and entertain- ing tales is contained in Lord Frederic Hamilton's Here, There, and Every where" just published: Hodder and Stoughton, 15s net). He recounts his experiences and adventures on four continents, and passes lightly from Inlian jugglers and big-game shooting to life in the West Indies,
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THIEF USES DUPLICATE KEY.
The first floor of No. 18. Wing- shing Street was entered by the open verandab window last night. Nine- teen pieces of jewellery, worth $120, were extracted from a looked box which was opound, by means of a duplicate ky..
The newspaper mail dus by the Euryalues" is expected on Wednesday morning,
amount appropriated for the ad-
Ons of his best tales is that of the s.. Indian ropatrick. It was told him by Colonel Barnard, at one time chief of the Calcutta police, who was taken with one of his subordinates, equipped The Kwangtung Provincial Trea- with a camera, to a house where the sury has handed the 10th Year's trick was to be performed!! Budget of the province for the fiscal of the legal assets which, it was "They were ushered into a small yeat commencing July, 1921 and THE WING ON CO., LTD. gathered, would not be sufficient to court yard thick with the dense anding June, 1923 to the Governor. wore thon a very small smoke arising from two braziers burn-The total amount of income is dividend to the legal creditors ing mysterious compounds. The estimated at $5,781,883 while the
decided juggler produced a long coil ei rupa, i that each creditors were the only ones To Colonel Barnard'a inexpressible ministrative expenditure of the pro who were entilted to participate in surprise, the rope began paying away, vinco is $3,767,363. Of the 83,767,363 of expenditure, $1,162,410 is and went straight up into the air. In raply to further inquiry, Mr. Colonel Barnard kodsked it. It went appropriated for the administra- Nisbet said that the Special Manager up and up till their eyes could no tion of the Interior: $520,400 received such remuneration as the longer follow it. He kadaked it again. for financial administration Court ordered and that he (the Then a small boy standing by the tion: $1.981,835 for education; and Official. Receiver) received no ro jiggler, commenced climbing up this $96,558 for industry. Comparing the muneration personally as provisional rope, suspended to nothing. He was two amounts of income and expen- liquidator but certain fees were paid koʻlaked.”
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