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TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reuter's Serve to the China Mail.)
BG TOKYO FIRE
IMPERIAL HOTEL DESTROYED.
PRINCE'S SYMPATHY.
Tasyo, Sunday
The Imperial Hotel at Tokyo, at which there were 170 guests including many officers from the Reg and some members of the Prizre's stad, was completely destroyed by fire this altertoon.
Humidity 92.
March 31 1921, Temperature 617
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日一廿月三戌壬大諾年一十國民華中 PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
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DISAMM EUROPE.
QENDA NATIONS PACT.
LLOYD SCORCE'S PLAX.
Genoa, April 15.
Iris authoritatively learned that Mr. Lloyd George One of the oldest residents in the hotel, nie bis á complete plan for a Baropan disarmament pach Milliaressy, formerly Greek consul, was burned to destThe Bri 3b view is that the four power pict of while attempting to escape from the rool.
The fire occurred between three and four ecleck when the Prince of Wales was attending an impenal garden party given by the Empress and Regent to which some 3,000 people Led been invited.
The loss is citimated at over a million for the ing alcze, while most of the guests lost everything".
The Prince of Wales has expressed his deepest sympathy-(From Sir Herbert Russell, Reuter's Speed Correspondent).
EAST INDIAN RAILWAY.
STRIKE FIZZLING OUT.
CALCETTA April 16.
The strike on the East Indian Railway appears i be fizzling out. The position is now practically normaly except at Asansol where the locomotive workers have Dot resuscă
INDIAN WAND LI M
MEMORIALS DISFIGURED.
CALCUTTA Apr 16.
Washington 'produced peace among the Pacific power and subsequently plans for limitation of armaments, The Genoa conference at present is at the first stage. and at the the second. Taure is no idea of a military holiday. The British are also dead against reinforcing the pact by military sanctions which belong to the very order of ideas which the British re trying to abolish. The British delegation has in mind a pact against ag- gression. It has not considered the question of the dum ting of the pact, but the paris will probably be a decade. It is suggested that all the nations ɔw at Go should participate."
ASIA MINOR WĀR
ARMISTICE HAGGLING..
CONSTANTINOPLE; April 17.
The Allies have informed the Angora Government The war mimonial caveled by the Prince of Wales that they cannot consent to immediate Greek evaration on December 30 was disfigure.. last night by an usknown Anatolia as an armistice condition and paint out the person who daubed charcoal on the sides and raquedisultes of acceding to such a demand. The Alies. how- bearing the names of those killet in the war T memorial to the memory of the victims of the Black Lerez, are prepared to make evacuation bezia "directly Hole of Cakutta was similarly treated.
the Kemalists accept prate terms as a whole.
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ASTRONOMERS
OBITUARY
PREHISTORIC DRAWINGS"
OF STARS FOUND.
THE LATE MR. R. W. W. BRISTOW.
D prehistoric man study as- The death occurred on Friday
Hospital of M. R. W.. W. Bator.
the gloriously fresh, fin du frusticyrocom? This was the questioning at the Government Civil day which saw the beginning, on put before the French Academy of Sauray fternoon, of the 1922 Sciences by Professor Bigourdan, who Victoria Regatta at Black Bouklor-d that Dr. Ban bois, the eminent Polatie Koxlous Bag. From the gally
of Lina, Carlord Ltd. Mr. Bristow became ill a week are and died from paanonia. He was 40 years of age and had lived in Hongkong for 20
TEBUS.
He came her first as a
Cecorated mashed bolt on the shate French geologist, had found cave the big gatherion of spectatos olar. drawings made of prehistoric cave bandsman in the Sherwood foresters ed the progress of the afternoole men representing the constellation of jand, leaving the Army, be racing with kees intenst. There were the Pleiades. not quite as many competitors as had
took up evil employment with a Theverdrawings all showed a group (number of local firms including the been acticipated bas ler all that the
of 10 stars: Modern astronomers can Taikoo dockyard where he was store-
Facing was beca and provided a
splendid aftercoon's amus meat.
Most people wcre locking forward to seeing the race for the International Rowing Challenge Cups because it had been arranged that two new locally were to be used. How- ever the outriggers on each host snapped before the race began and so the old boats had to be brought out ziter all. After a fine tussle Lieat. Claridge's crew heat George May's by
length and a balí
The regatta is being continued today. The chief cfficials are
Judges and Empire-Tha en Mr. Claud Severa, the Hon. ir. 4. G. Stephen, Colonel Humphreys, Licat- Comdr. Deuglas Hamilton, Capt. F.L. Brown, Mecare. W. G. Logas, A. | McKirdy, D. K, Blair, F. T. Wheder, R. F. Eelibios, A. A. Alres and E. M.
Hazeland.
Starter.-Lient Conway Hake, | P. N. P.
Time-keepers-Lt Comdr. Dren. Livet, S. E. Mitchell, Mews, A. Alves, W. J. Carryi, J. Lyon and
Merk
Churks of the Cherre-Lier dieron and Mr H. W. Carpater. Heretary. Mr. R.
Lip-
discern only 7 erars in this constella keeper. About four months ago Mr.
tion with the naked eye. The 10 Bristow relinquished the port of stars are visible only from the summitmanager of the Seamen's Institute of a high mountain or with the aid of which he had held for two or three a telescope.
years sad joined the staff of Mess.B.
Frole sor Biganrdan pointed out Lane Crawford Ltd. During the strike that in these circumstances it seemed be was in charge of the bread distri- a legitimate question to ask if the cave.bution at Wiseman's. men were not' saffici-atly acquainted The deceased was a Freemason and with astronomy to know that from during the war be balanzer to the height it was possible to see more Volunteer Reserves. During the
stars than from the lowland."
sammer months he was one of the cost regular bathers at the Hongkong Yacht Club.
i
The only other alternatives would be that primitive men had fas clearer resight or that the Pleiades had At the funeral on Saturday after- considerably decrease i in brilliancy.reon the chief mourners were Messrs...
F. Winyard and A. Blyth, of the Kowloos Caston Railway. The Rev. J. T. Holman officiated at the grave- Naval Cutters. Open to HL Ships side. in barbour. Distance; Two miles. Serries boats and colition wreaths sent were thore from:-The Ausongst the large number of
HMS Dietots and Staff of Mo ora ·Lane ("Cairo ?; 3. ILMS, "Harkin?~ | Crawford Lbs., Willic and C ssie Dolley, Í An excellent race dad an exciting Mr. and Mrs. Pulley, The Anderson Turh
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purs. Distance: One mile. Limited M. Maxelie, Mr. ad ire. E. The "Ho Tang" Challenge Cup for yard, Mr. and Mrs. Blyth. Mr. and in refidants of Hongkong cuck crew Capas, M. and Mrs Gilbison and ty be drawn from a single unit-1-family, šle, and Mr. W. Kerr, -Mr. A P. Company, and Telezaph-Com- and Mrs. 9. Young, Mr. W.D. Eel, pan). B. J. 11. Moure (ek), G | ML Cuff Mr. L. W. Ray, M. W. R7 Morgensin (3). J. Norgaard (2) G Backbaroch" and friends, Ir. F Inte sendi Challenge Cup her ow) and A. E Siramons (c); pics and the Rev, 6.T. Waldegraze. Cute Mistance : Chemie, Config ILM Navy Like Claridge (afk.),
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