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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1009.
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reuter Service to the China Mail.)
NEAR E UT ORIS S.
FRANCE'S POSITION.
(Continued from page 1.)
PAR16. September 19. The semi-oilicial reply to the much criticised British document of Septem ber 16 forecasts that if Lord Harding, whom M. Poincare recolves to-day, intends officially to communicate the plan laid down in the document it is
tremely doubthit if he will cbtain M. Poincare's adhesion.
The reply ads that M. Poincare yesterday notified Britalu that France adhered to the agreement to maintain the neutrality of the Straita zone, The notes reflects the view that the Allies joist pacific demarche already made t› Kemal Pogba al present suffiers, while military intervention would apprar provocative to the Turks who are already fanaticised by their victories and would acerbate diflicult position.
The semi official arations that a few French battalions at Chanak have been withdrawn during the past days. Henceforth, France does not wish to furnish military contingents, referring to depend on the resulta of diplomatic action.
The note asserts that Italian feelings are identical with France's, than the Yugo Slav Foreign Minister, M. Nintchitch will inform London that Yugo-Slavia is not bellicose in her desires, and that similar impression has been received from Bucharest.
The note linally declares that it is paradoxical, even inadmissible, to call on the Greeks to defend the Straits after their complete defeat in Asia Minor. The note concludes fally stating that France will not associate herself with inter-allied toilitary intervention, but will continue her cor viliatory efforts.
DANISH LANDMAN'S BINK.
SCHEME TO RECONSTRUCT.
COFESUAGES, September 18. Neotiations between the Government, the National Bank, the East Ariatic Company, the Great Northern Telegraph Company and other institu tions resulted in a decision to strengthen the financial position of the Landmauna Back by fresh measures involving thorough reconstruction of the tanagement of the Bank in regard to which the preference caital of 100,000,000 kronen will be subscribed by the State, the National bank, and¦ The East Asiatic Company and Great Northern Telegraph Companies. The National Bank has taken over 35 000,000 preference shares. The State lakes wr 40,000,000 nad guarantere advances by the Natioanl Baak pending a definitive ecttlement of the Landoranus Bauk question. Parliament will be summoned on Tareday to ratify the measures and a general meeting of the
UNDER THE DESK,
PACIFIC MAIL INTRUDER.
FILIPINO ON TRIAL.
TIIE CHINA MAIL.
A TROPICAL ALCTIC,
WHEN THE NORTH POLE WAS, HOT.
Blowly evidence is accumulating that the Far North Las once been regir very similar to the tropics in rtain forms of vegetation and other Ae is well known, the natural lifo
SHIPPING SLUMP RESULȚ.
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LOCAL FIRM REDUCES PAID-UP CAPITAL
In the Supreme Court this morning the Chief Justice (Bir William Reco Davies K.0.) beard a petition prese ted by the China and Australia Steam- ship Company Limited and Reduced
Possession of housebreaking imple ments, bring found in the Pacific Mail 8.8. Coy's Office with intent to commit a crime, nsaulting a Chinese canatable and possessing a loaded mains I mastodons, extinat on order confirming a reduction pistol were the four charges preferred qu'drapeda resembling the elephant, in its paid up share capital resolved against Fiji Auzuelo, n Filipino, na recoverable ou lands within on by the Company. at the Criminal Sessions to-day before the Arctic Circle, and, a year or Appearing to support the petition, the Chief Justice (Sir Williamo two before the war stopped all Mr. F. O. Je kin explained that Rees Davies K.C.) and a jury teach work, an expedition under the Company was formed ia 1020 with composed of: Maasre. D. J. Endert the suspices of the Isip rial Russian the main object of carrying on (foreman), L. Nelson, F. C. Higgins, Arad any of Science securtained business se shipowaors. The capital J. A. Lam, A. P. Maher, E. Doherty that under the d solate tundrasol half a million sterling was divided and J. E. Anderson. Anzuele denied of North Siborio and the marshy into shares of £1 oach Share capital the first three charges but admitted mos-grown steppes of the northern to the extent of $109,497 had been the last one.
part of the Kamschatka Peninals, issued on 'fully paid up. There had Prosecuting on behalf of the Urown, there lie fossilized remains of what been a loss by reason of the freight the Crown Solicitor (Mr. 11. K. has been something approaching slump and, by resolutions passed in Holmes) said that the prisoner knew torrid zone. Recently a study of the September and October, 1991, it was fail Office and called on hien at the bus incidentally brought to light maug to the extent of 1 per share, a ulerk named Mendoz. in the Pachio coal beds of the Cape Lisburne region resolved to soncel the paid-up capital office at about 9 p.m. on August 1. fossil plents confiriolog previous thereby making the nominal amount Mendoza asid he did not know when he discoveries. The very presence of of all the Company's ahares 6/8. would be knocking off and Anzuelo cal alone shows that vegetation The Chef Justice: The Company remarked that he would be getting uurished with tropical luxuriance was over capitalised?
Mr. Jenkin: It was not over- along Mendoza jelt about half an hour where now is fee and snow. boy discoverol the prisoner on
Cape Lisburn is the bold headlins capitalised but by reason of the heavy late and at about 11 p.w. an office
which marks the north-west end of a reponses incurred and the shortage of upper floor biding noder a desk rocky somewhat peninsula-like muss income by reason of the great elump which bact
BING across the of land that juts out into the Areta there has been a loss of capital which | knee-hole. Anzuelo rushed down sau from the west coast of Alaska, it is now desired to cancel.
putsuit and rau out in the street north of the Arctic Circle sous three ferme of the prayer,
His Lordship made an order in stuirs with the oflice-boy in bot about one hundred and sixty miler
towards the ferry. Near the Queen'a udred miles north of Nome. This Dispensary he struck at a Chinese frica has an extensive series of con constable with something and ads yielding fuel of good beating and loaded antcmatic pistol was after buning qualities, and they for the ward found near this spot. A jemmyotly known commercially vammable an electric torch, four files and five nii. eral resources there. A little coal bac. raws were found in the place is occasionally mined for vessels short where the prisoner was hiding. When of fuel, but as there is no harbourage, arrested he denied that these were bis the craft have to lie offshore, and the or that he was in the baiting to fuel is taken off in sa ks by means of
lighters commit a felony.
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the
Al the close of thin Crown Solicitor's
address the Court adjourned to view
WUCHOW NEWS.
Cape Lisburne and its agion do not form the northern limit in the western
REPORTS TO POLICE.
VARIOUS LARCENIES
Street and got away with $180 worth Burglars broke into No. 10 Jubiles
ol goods.
A widow reports that she hired Ima box to a bou a in Queen's Rond conlies to take a sewing machine and Wist. They never arrived. The bax contained property worth $155.
the Pacific Mail Offices and surroundmisphere of the fossil plants and ings and afterwards the taking ofte of this allied tropical vegetation,
The acconstant of a builder at 359 evidence was proceedel with.
for the United States Government Retamation Street reports that at The cn is proceeding.
Survey Las ascertained that they 7.30 last night seven men rusbed are to be found in the rocky strata on in an beld up himself and eight huadred and eighty miles north-eat fukis They gagged them, and took of Cape Lieburne, As regards the the keys of the safe from him. They eastern hemisphere, the coal beds of | Spitzbergen afford the grounde of.
got $117, many interesting speculations. WH timilar forsilised plaats found there— similar zoological and other remains -gu to build up the suggestion of one rast torrid zone in some far back
(From a Correspondent)
Wuchow, Sundar. Tradic hur stopped between Nan. ning and Wuchow.
Yunnan and Kwangtung have Kwangsi in the neighbourhood of Kwai Png
Laudabus Bank has been called to decide in regard to the reduction of the nined forces. They are attackin: "Pocb of the history of the earth? share capital entailed by losses and in regard to the alteration of the administration of the Park. M. H. And-rats, Councillor of State and Director of the East Asiatic Company has promised to join the new board. Emil Gluckstadt ex menager of the Landmanns Bank bas resigned.
STOCK EXCHANGE TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
COPENEAGEN September 18,
The Stock Exchange is closed pending the decision of the Rikedeg in regard to the reconstruction of the fandmanns Bank.
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WORLD & OPIUM CONSUMPTION.
STRIT ENQUIRY NECESSARY.
GENEVA, S-pt mber 18.
All motor boats from Wuchow are being turned back by the soldiers.
POTATOES WOULD NOT BOIL.
MOTORIST'S EXCUSE FOR LEAVING HIS CAR.
"Cannot arrive in time but suggeat to siagistrates sora method should I a dev'sed to enable potatocs to be
GIRL FLAT BREAKER.
ལ་ HOPELESS THIER AT THE AGE
OF SEVENTEEN,
Described as bing a persistent and hopeless thief," Florence Bid- dicomba, a girl rf only 17, was at
The four-carl Harold Lloyd comedy A Sailor Made Man" has had such a wonderful run at the Coronet that the management have been constrained to let it stop there another day. The screening of "The Girl in the Taxi," a capital film version of the famous stage *CERS, bas therefore been postponed to to morrow.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS
Surrey Quarter Sessions at Kingston,| HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB ordered to a Borstal Institute for three years,
(SOCCER SECTION).
boiled quicker, and thus save pora fint at Queen's road Richmond, andHE First Practice Game of the
It was alleged that she broke into moterista the trouble of appearing, stole a gold watch, a bracelet, and Bail me out and treat me leniently." other articles to the value of £25.
Such was the text of a telegr›w. read to the Caleen Bay magistrates sent by a Cumberland motor vi iter to that area, charged with leaving his car outside a local hotel while be hed lunch.
The evidence showed that the de fendant's lunch was delayed because the potatoes would not boil.
At the assembly of the League of Nations, the Norwegian delegate Miss Bonneris, rated the report of the 6th commi-sion on the opium traffic which urges all governments to adopt the import and export certificate system without delay. It recited the revolution proposed by Mr. Gilbert Muriay and suggested that the governments should supply at the earliest woment the must accurate returns of the amount of drugs re uired in each country for internal consumption. With a view to enabling compari-urs ibe Ruveraments should state clearly the system adopted in aniving at the estimate and supply a recondary statement showing the estimated con- Bump'ios par hundred 'housand i habitsals. The report recommends that
The Betch evidently appreciat the present enquiry into the world's legitimate requirements should be his position, for they only fiued bio pressed forward as rapidly as possible. I hopes the provisionul estimates. 6d. including cos'e. and echem way he rubmitted to the assembly next year. It alson.com. ure.dr, as the .ited States is our of the most important manufacturing and importing countries, that the council of the League should pre singly invite the government of the United States to nominate a member for the committee. The debate was adjourned till September 13.
QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
EXCHANGE OF DECORATIONS.
CHRISTIANIA. September 18.
The Kinz bax conferred upon Queen Wilhelmina of Holland the Grand Crole with Cordon of the Order of Saint Olav. Queen Wilhelmina conferred upon the Crown Prince the Grand Cross of the Lion,
HUNGARY AND LON.
GENEVA, September 18.
The League of Nations sesembly panimously voted the admission of Hungary,
RUBBER RESTRIC MION.
DUTCH STILL SHY.
THE HAGUE, September 18.
At a mating of the International Rubber Growing Association for the Dutch East Indies Mr. Davis explained his scheme for restriction of output. The mosling came to no definite decision.
PUGILISM.
NEW EUROPEAN CHAMPION,
LONDON, Feptember 18. ;
TRAGIC MOTOR AIDE,
MOJHER INDS BABY DEAD
IN HER ARMS.
season has been arranged for
TO-MORROW, Wednesday, the 20th inst, at 5.15 p.m. It is hoped that all According to the prasecution Bid-playing members will be present. dcombe had been in the service of
Hangkong, September 19, 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Bentley, but was dis charged or theft. While they was on holiday their flat was locked up. in her way through a window, and it was alleged that the girl forc d
Evidence was given that nha bad been discharged from a :other situs. dtion for tbelt.
A ead story was told to the Bedford coroner at an inquest on the body of the two-menths-old child of A. A. Brennan, of the R.A.F., stationed at Healow,
The chairman of the Bench (Sir Charles Walpole) made the remark quoted above.
STITCHED-ON STAMP.
WOMAN'S WAY OF BOLVING A
PROBLEM.
A corresponden! writes; Everyone Mrs. Broan described how her gets caught now and then without a husband took her, their little girl and stamp in the house when it is too late She was nursi g the baby, which over there is a letter which simply must the baby for a motor ride to Bedford. to warry a nighbour for one, and yet, its ordinary clothes had on a show! be posted. and eiderdown. It was all right at Bedford Bridre, Lut of alighting she was terrified to see that the child did not seem to breathe, "
.
Dr. Bickwood sold the child w, dead when he saw it and all the appearances pointed to suffocation.
A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was retun cd.
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PUBLIC AUCTIOV.
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FOR LOCOURT OF THE CONOFANED).
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FRIDAY,
Sptember 22, 1992, at 3.30 pm..
at their Sales Roons, No. 8, Don Your Road, Corner of Ics Hours Stroet, Sundry Household Furniture, Removed to Sales Rooms for convenience of sale, Comprising:-
Chesterfield Sofa, large Arm-chairs,
Cooking Stove,
Trak Sideboard, M.-T. Wesbstand, Rolltop Desk, Bookcases, Overmantel,
Also Blackwood Curio Cabinet, Teapoys, Side Table, &..
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We were in that posit on last night." Out swets were the halfpenny stamp minus gam and a postcard written to Hongkong, September 19, 1838. souieque else who did not matter for the moment. On that postcard was the printed Government stamp whith we could cut out if we could find a way to stick it od.***
Throwing thre halfpenes down the |lottez-box with a "leave it to the The copper coin question is poatman" seemed insecure because again attracting the attention of the letter might be delayed. There tacal China a merchanta. A meeting was no gum in the house and paste of the afgareto sellers and zebange mado "Trema domestic four is no shop repiesentatives was held on tutionely an unsafe adhesive. was discussed at length. It was desperato scheuis for steaming the Monday last week and the matter Just when I was working on a
decided to sek the authorities to take glue out of a 'kitchen chair and being
MASSAGE:
Mrs. BEKAI
The Couton Esak, fod Floor, No. Y, Duddall Street, Hongkong.
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
steps to relieve the situation in or er that, my wife called out that- I need 4 Preliminary notices of forth-"
coming meetings, lectures and
that the merchants might not have not bother. She bad stitched the entertainments, sent for insertion in to suffer any more they are suffering stamps on with a needle and cotton, the sews columns of the Chine Mail at presret. Jaitead of making a To-day I hear the letter arrived safely. are charged for at the rate of $1 each. roft on exchange, thuy state, they What. Bike our correspondert, as amnounced in May and hine of are incurring revere losser. A silver the best thing to do the is quite last year) providing that they do not occupy more than four them. In dollar could beexchanged for between clamples Will the d Government tutrue if this space is exceded they At Liverpool in twroty rourde Seanaan Hall of England won the Eur-175 and 180 copper cents and ten stamp on an upgeed cheatic "dol be place to the advertising -spian lightweight championship, ondpointing the Holder Ernie Bite. cent silver colp for 10 copper conte, at a plochi
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