-The China Mail.
FIRESIDE MUSIC
((S, MOUTRIE & CO, I TH.
January 20, 1922 Temperature 49)
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五四 號4二月正年二十二百九千一般
BUSINESS
NEW
Rosy Cheeks
NOTICES
MUSIC.
I aint nobody's Darling
Yoo-Hoo
Sweet Lady
Say it with music
When the Sun goes down
It must be someone
Strut Miss Lizzie
Song of India
Dangerous Blues
Jealous of you
Humpty Dumpty
I've got the jovs
Royal Garden Blus
Remember the Rose
I wonder if you still care for
Oh: Joy
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me
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HONGKONG. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1922, 日三廿月二十酉辛次歲年 國華中 PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Hester's Service to the China Mad)
POINCARE'S FOREIGN POLICY.
REPARATIONS DOMINATE EVERYTHING.,
GENOA CONFERENCE THREAT,
PARIS, Jabuary 19.
THE DOLLAR.
To-day's closing rate 2/7 18. To-day's opening, rate 2/7 1/8.
MYSORE W LOOMES PRINCE.
WONDERFUL RECEPTION.
EXORCISING THE EVIL KYE.
LONDON, January 19. M. Poincare, in a statement of his policy to the Braking his journey for a few hours at Bangalore Senate and Chamber of Deputies, said: "We should be where he reviewed the garrison and attended a party, very happy if the Anglo-French pact, which is destined the Prince of Wales ou Thursday morning arrived at to consolidate peace, were shortly signed. We have no Mysore. doubt that it is to the benefit of both that it should be surrounding villages from far and near swelled the in- It is estimated that 50.000 people from concluded on a footing of perfect quality and maintinhabitants in giving a wonderful welcome, Mysore has lon intart the treaty guarantees. At the same time we must boasted that its or was nand no policing and this trad confer with Italy and Britain with a view to endeavouring was splendilly vindicated to-day. A pretty little ug to prevent & resumption of the Turkish and Greek hostilities in the Eust in order, 1, accord with our allies, to reap the advantages of the Angora convention, and finally to bring peace to the gates of Buroje so nabling u more freely to carry out our mandate in Syria."
CANNES PROTOCOL
In concluson, M. Poincare declared that the reparations į rabiem dominated everything. If Germany did not meet her obligations it was the opinion of the Reparation Commission that ensures must be cou sidered, including the establishment of effective control over Germany budget, paper issues and exports, whilę, so long as dourm.ment and punishment of war criminals were not carried out existing sauctiors must be retained and fresh ones taken.
Referring to the Genoa Conference, 3 Poincare said that France would insist before any discussion on acceptance or refusal by the delegates of the conditions of the Cannes protocol and upon there being no direct
indirect dierussion of treaties. Failing definite guarantees in this connection France would be obliged to resume freedom of action. He concluded by appeal ing to Parliament to uphold the rights of France.
CHAMBER'S CONFIDENCE VOTA.
PARIS, January 10.
The Chamber of Depoties passed a vote of con- idence in the Government by 472 to 107 votes.
CHINESE RAILWAYS.
WASHINGTON RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
INQUIRY INTO TREATIES.
Wasatserox, January 20. The Far Eastern Committee adopted substantially as present d the British and American resolutions cabled vesterday regarding Chinese railways. It then took up existing commitments which is the last item on the agenda. The committee agreed that all the nations represected at the conferents should furnish the com- mittee with a list of their treaties and agreements both secret and open relating to China.
SENSITIVE JAPAN.
WASHINGTON, January 20 Japan has renounced Japanese rights over the former Garman eb! a at Kiaschow
great shining pandal was the exorcising of the cvil eyes. ceremony during the citizens' address of welcom: in a A procession of young girls moved slowly past the Prince chanting a low refrain whilet gorgeously robed pundits recited pravers in Sanscrit Exchange of ceremonial visita with the Maharaja orcupied the rest of the morning. The Prince will spend four compara. tively quiet days in the bracing air of Mysore, visiting a shooting camp at Kurapu where a tiger buat may be arranged.
BANQUE
INDUSTRIELLE
REPORTED REFLOTATION SCHEME.
SAFEGUARDING DEPOSITORS.
PARIS, January 19.
The Bunqu Industrielle matter is soon to come up again before Parliament. According to Le Petit Parisien the reflotation scheme provides for the apportionment of 320 million franes out of nearly 400 still owing on the store of the Boxer indemnity to depositors, small ones being paid fully in cash and large depositora receiving half in ash and half in shares in the new institution which is to replace the Banque Industrielle. The balance is to be used for redeeming the Banque's notes still cutstanding. Further measures are to be resorted to should the above amounts prove insufficient. Havar.
PARIS, January 17. Prince Ketachikawa, brother-in-law of the Japanese Emperor, has arrived at Paris where he is to study French institutions and naval and military organiza- tion. Havas.
CZECH0-91 VAKIA'S OIL LAND
AMERICAN CONCERNS 30-YEAR CONTRACT.
PRA, January 19. The Government has signed the contract with the Standard Oil Franco-American Company mentioned on October 15, the currency which will be 30 years.
Standard Franco-American Company of Paris, which is A New York message dated October 15 stated: The a subsidiary of the Standard Oil Company of New It is reported that any direct reference to the 553 Jersey, has bon grante! the exclusive rights of develop- capital ship ratio has been omitted from the final drafting the oil lands of Czecho Slovakia.Į of the Laval treaty owing to Japanero sensitives 393, although the ratio has been indirectly provided by specified toanage figures.
POPE REPORTED BETTER.
WELL AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS.
ROME, January 19.
A reassuring bulletin has been issue regarding the radition of the Pope who is expected to recover in a few days.
[Au earlier cable stated: The Pope is ill with influenza. Some anxiety is felt owing to his temperature having reached 101. Complications are feared.]
GREAT MANILA FIRE.
THIRTY-TWO BLOCKS DESTROYED.
12.000 PEOPLE ROMELESS.
MANILA January 20. The greatest fire since the American occupation has occured. Thirty-two blocks of houses have been destroy. ed and 12 000 people are homeless.
BITUMINDUS CPAL INDUSTRY.
COMING AMERICAN STRIKE.
WASHINGTON, January 18.....
Mr. Hoover declared that the stage appears ant for a general strike in the bituminous coal industry at the end of March when wage contrasts expire.
£30,000,003 BRITISH LOG, L LOANS.
LONDON, January 19.
It is understood that underweiting is in progress for £30,000,000 British local loans a par cunt, stock at pricu of Oity Avon.
CLAN LINE'S £1,500,000 LO IN,
LONDON, January 19. The Clan Liue is arranging to issue a loan of £1,500,000 seven per cent debentures. The price will be ninety-nine.
AUSTRALIA'3 25000,000 LOIN.
QUOTATIONS STEADILY ADVANCE,
LONDON, January 19.
The £5,000,000 Commonwealth 6 per cent. Ioan was very amply coveted when the list closed in advance of the appointed date. The market expects that sub- scribers will receive only a percentage of applications.
Dealings commenced in the morning on quotations eteadily advanced to about one par ocot. premium.
PRLI MONT'A DIASOLUTION.
CABINET'S UNANIMOUS DECISION.
LONDON, January 19. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, addressing the Scottish Unionistsat Glasgow, said that the unanimous decision of the Prime Minister and his colleagues whom he had cob sulted way that dissolution of Parliament was impossible until the legal establishment and equipment of the Irish provisional government had been completed.
SEARCH FOR DIL.
QUEENSLAND'S HOPES.
MELBOURNE January 10. Mr Hughes is considering a schemo submitted by tho Queopsinn Premier under which the Tidera! Government will co operate with the Queensland Government la osrrying out oil baring operations in Quisland and suggesting that the Anglo Persian Company should pa down three bors.
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