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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12. 1922, 日六十月三戌壬大歲年一十國民奉中 PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LIVELY, GENOL INCIDENTS.
RUSSIAN DELEGATE'S PROTESTS.
DOMINIONS VOTING RIGHTS.
GENOA, April 11.
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THE DOLLAR.
To-day's closing rate 2/5 9:16. To-day's opening rate 5,5 9, 16.
T18IFF BILL FIGHT.
VALUATION BATIS DISPUTS
The Senate Finsnos Comitéen
Epper Hose a tariff bill provide for the Taluation of Mr. Chicherin was responsible for a lively period in 'goods on their foreign basis with provmons for flexible the meeting of the principal commission, so-called No. 1, rates. It is estimated that the messe will raise from dealing with the establishment of peace in Earope, fret- $200,000,000 to $350,000,000, while the House of ly by warmly joining issue with Barthou regarding Representatives bill authorising American valuation of the number of deale's of each country seprezented on goods throughout, would raise $300,000,000. A long the commission.
Bettled.
M. Chicherin reported that he did not care about it is predicted before the two houses' differences are the other powers wanting one, adding: “I want two" Later the Russian protested against the presence of Ramania because she had occupied Bessarabia and Japan because she had occupied a portion of Siberis.
Signor Bratiano replied that Bessarabia had merely rejoined her motherland.
Baron Ishi provoked langhter by rejoining that Japan was here and stay here whether M. Chichezin likes it or not.
Signor Facta's tact restored harmony and the Russian objections were subsequently ruled out.
POSSIBLE DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.
GENOA, April 11.
The Dominions were at first zot put on the list for voting on commi sions, but Sir Joseph Cook (Australia) and Mr. Walton (South Afric) strongly protested and insisted on the right to vote which was conceded.
GENOA, April 11.
Lord Birkenhead is expected to replace Lord Carzon who is still indisposed and unable to leave Eng land.
Five commissions are sitting to-day, each of 42 members. The most important is the No: 1, presided over by Signor Schanzer. Dealing with all tha questions not financial and economic it has the task of practically applying the Cannes" resolutions and considering the establishment of peace in Europe as a preliminary to holding a disarmament conference. Consequently Russia bulks very largely in the discussions.
Mr. Lloyd George and Sir Phillip Lloyd Graeme are the British members of the commission to which it is understood Britain will submit a definite scheme regard-: ing Russia.
DUTCH MEAT IYPORTS:-
CUSTOMS DUTY PROPOSED.
THE HAGUE, April 11.
The Government has introduced a bill imposing s customs duty on foreign meat of 10 per cent. on the average price of Dutch meat. The intention is to end the a vantage hitherto enjoyed by imported meat over
Dutch meat.
AEROPLANE FIJASTIR.
EXPLORERS ESCAPE.
CLEVELAND OHIO, April 11 The explorer Amundsen started from New York to Cleveland in a metal monoplane en route for Seattle whence he departs to the Arctic on June 1. The monoplane crashed and was wrecked at Micla in Pennsylvania. Nobody was injured.
VICKIE'S CHINA LOAN.
PRESSURE ON PEKING.
LONDON, April 11,
In the House of Commons, in answer to questions, Mr. Cecil Hamasworth, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that the British Minister at Peking was endeavouring to secure payment of interest on the Vickers loan.
LAWN TENNIS.
HK.CC. TOURNEY.
GOOD DOUBLES MATCH.
COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT
GROWTH IN RUSSIA.
MILAN. April 11. Ata Corference of the International Cooperative Alliance, the British secretary stated that the Russian cooperative movement was growing to such an extens that Russia could claim membership of the alliance in the common interest.
RIVER ICE BLOCK.
TWO HUNDRED DROWNED.
PARIS, April 11.
reported to have been drowned at Dvinsk which was A message from Riga state that 200, people are inundated on account of the breaking up of the ice blocking the Drina. The impediment was finally removed by gunfire.
REINE ARAY COSTS.
"AMERICA'S CLAIM RECOGNISED.
Losnox, April 17. Following France and Belgium, Britain has now recognised the American claim for payment of expenses of the Rhine army,
Lord Carron, in a bote to the American Ambassador in London, says that he is communicating with the French and Belgian Governments hoping for speedy agreement with regard to the most convenient method by which the Allies may cooperate to secure the desire d end.
CAIRO. CONSPIRACY. TRIAL.
LIGHT SENTENCES PASSED.
Camo, April 11.
One of the accused in the trial for conspiracy to kill Sarwat Pasha has been sentenced to three years' impris- Loaient. Two others have each been sentenced "year"jail with hard isbour. The lightness of the sentences is much commented upsa.
AMERICA'S NAVAL PERSONNEL.
PROPOSED REDUCTION HARMFUL
to two
WASHINGTON, April 10. Mr. Hughes, writing to a member of the House of Representatives, declared that the reduction in the naval personnel to 67,000 proposed in the naval bill as reported by the committee would reduce the American navy below the ratio established by the armament conference and would prove very injurious"
to Aiberica.
INDIAN AGITATOR JULED.
BOXBAY, April 11. Dr. Mahmud, secretary of the Central Khilafat Committer, has been sentenced to three months-simple impriadament,
could not hold their opponents who Handicap Singles B.-E. L gradually drew level and then took the Leader . B. Crowley; abandoned set out of their hands ir convincing owing to darkness.
style. The Bujah continued Mixed Doubles C-C. Clark and to do well in the fourth set and took Mr. Stark (†15) beat Burg-Li Q, IL it to 5-2. only to have the set slip Hayee and Dr. Gladys Turner (~4/6) | from their hands. Wong and G-46-4. Yvanovich played a sound game at • "TO-DAY'S "MATCHES.
On the stand court yesterday. this joncture, and taking five games! Open Championship Double-Ng afternoon, an excellent match won succession won the set and Sza Kwong and W. Lock Weiz A witnessed in the open doubler match by 7.5.
A. Bumjaan and B.-H. Ismail; S. AT championship in which Wong Po Wong and Yvanovich have nowRedmond and G. R. Sayer . R. M kenng and V. Yvanovich opposed B.A qualified to meet to Lo brothers in Sm th and G. M. Dodwell. and O. Eumjahn. The match was the semi-final, when a very fine match Club Championship.-G. W, Sewell well contested, and Wong and between the nooper is saurod. v. C. C. Stark. Yvanovich bad to play a hard game The results
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