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No. 18,724 三拜禮
BUSINESS NOTICES
MI+A¬†4=+=HAT A HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1922, BŁUNARIARE
Don't forget-
To Buy Those Victor Records
Your family knows the new Victor records for November are on sale-don't
disappoint them, Besides, you will get as much enjoyment out of these splendid new records as anybody.
Come in during your lunch period or after hours. Ask us to play any record you wish to hear. But, whatever you do, don't forget!
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WINE MERCHANTS.
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J. Ullmann & Co.
have the pleasure to announce to their numerous customers and publie in general that they
are giving
XMAS
PRESENT
in the form of
ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS
ON ALL THEIR GOODS.
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the Chine
NEAR EAST ORISIS OVER.
PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS ARRANGED,
UNITED ALLJED FRONT NEEDED,
LONDON, November 14,
THE DOLLAR.
To-day's slowing rate 2/1 15/18. Tö-day's opaning exto 2/4-15/16,
IFARATIONS PROBLEM.
HANYS FRESH PROPOSALS.
MORATORIUM BOUGHT,
BERLIN November 14. The German note to the Reparations Commission expected was published to-day. The main feature in
tickabank's offer. already cabled. According to-
paper, the noto also demands definitive settle- reparations and a three or four years" im, Germany in return to undertake to increase by prolonging waking hours and to
The British, Frach and Italian consultations pre- liminary to the Lausanne conforence, have now been ad undertaken, the British Government today com municating its views on the Near East to Paris and Bome. After thin the Allies will discuss their vient diplomatically. If the discussions are satisfactory Lord Curzon will go to Paris at the end of the wook to interview M. Poilcare. Than M. Poincare and Lord Cutzan economise by reduction of the number of officials, algo
probably proceed to Lausanne to interview Signor Mussolini.
Lord Curzon insists that he will not agree to the opening of the conference until the Allies have agreed.
to jasue an internal loan.
FINANCIAL CONFERENCE PROPOSED.
BERLIN, November 14.
The text of the German zote generally confirms the to the programme. The British Government has reforecast tabled earlier. The moratorium would apply caived the views of M. Poincare who agrees regarding the toments in cash and kind, though readiness is supreme necessity of a united Allied front,He says he is not aware of the existence of an Anglo-French orisie.
PARIS, November-11.
The Petit Parisien states that Spain, Sweden and Denmark have asked to participate in the Lanssung conference. France has agreed to their delegates being heard when their economic and financial interests are being discussed.
ged to continue deliveries in kind as far as they de fut entail an increase in the floating debt.
The miliard gold marks advanced by the Reichsbank and
banks would be administered by an independent and an internal loan would, be lained when flisation of the mark was sufficiently advanced, Half the proceeds of the latter and the whole of the foreign loan would be utilised to cover treaty payments lii cash and kind. The other half of the internal loan would be applied to the German budget,
Chrmany promises administrative economics, also oproductive expenditure and to take measures preduction, while retaining the 8-hour day working day. Ble will restrios the luxuries and álöshel,
SENSATIONAL REPORT DISCOUNTED.
LONDON, November 14. An authoritative statement says that British circles do not attach crudence to the sensational stages" tion in an Italian semi-official message from Constan- tinople that if Angers abatained from rash acis and no serious incidents occurred, the Allies would be ready to agree to Kemal's request for withdrawal of Allied troops, pointing out that the Allied high commisioners have Germany, and prop not been authorised to make any such promise, while financiers' the Mudania convention clearly stipulates that Constan tinople shall not be evacuated until a definite peace treaty has been concluded. ས༩༢༥.
LEAVING FOR LAUSANNE,
CONFTANTINOFLE, November 10 Sir Horace Rambold, the British High Com misioner, goes to Lausanne to-morrow with the Italian Eigh Commissioner, Marquis Garroni, who is the prin Dipal Italian delegate,
"AMERICA'S OBSERVERS.
WASHINGTON, November 15, It is announced that the Glovemment has chosen Mr. Child, Ambassador at Rome, and Mr. Grew Minister to Switzerland, as obtervers for the Lausanne conference.
HOME ELECTIONS.
BONAR LAW CONFIDENT.
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LONDON, November 14
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[It was previously reported that the German Cabinet had decided to make fresh proposal to the Reparations | Commissioni; based on the readiness of the Reichsbank to participate to the extent of several million gold marks in an international loan for the purpose of stabilising" the mark. It was also stated that the Reichsbank had offered to advance 600 million gold marks, provided an équal amount was forthcoming from abroad, and subject to the conditions laid down by foreign experts in their report, which aimed, by stabilizing the mark on a dollar bath of from 3,000 to 3,800 marks, with the help of the Reicibank gold reserve, to free Germany for at least two years from reparation payments in cash and in kind.]
CHILEAN ARTEQUAKE HAVOC.
OVER THOUSAND KILLED.
`DAMAGE REACHES MANY MILLON DOLLARS,
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, November 14, Belated reports indicato that the fatalities from the earthquake considerably exceed a thousand.
Mr. Bozar Law, addressing the Conservative Club at "Glasgow, anid he bad considerable confidence that It is reported from Vallenar that 600 dead have been
Government would obtain a working majority at the corinted there. Many bodies are believed to be lying in ̧
elections.
FOREIGN EXCHANGES DITTER.
BRIGHTER POLITICAL, QUTLOOK...
LONDON, November 14 Foreign exchange are better. This is attributed to brighter European political ontlook, French francs WALK | 6560 and finally 66.70; Belgien 70.60 and 20:70, Sterling on New York was 448 and 4474; Gaman marks ware 30,000;
AEROPLINE ORASHES.
THREE MEN KILLED.
LE BOURGET November 14... An aeroplane competing for the grand prix for com mercial aeroplanes crashed near Ville Pinte
The pilot, M. Pore, and two mechanice ware killed,
BRITÏIN'S UNEMPLOYED.
30,000 MORE IN ONE WEEKS
LONDON, November 14, The Ministry of Labour announces that the un employed in Britain on Nurember 6. numbered,
icitáže of 30,000 compared withE proceding week.
the debria. It is expected the fatalities there will total
thousand
The damage is expected to reach many million
dallar.
[ Strong earthquake shocks were felt at Lacerona and Cutetitucion last night..
MORE GERMAN -FÖDD RIOTS.
POLICE FIRE ON COLOGNE CHOWD,
"Paris, November 14.. newspaper report further food rioting at The ponce fired on the rioters wounding. s
Blating has also boon reported in West Phalia "horé a number of shops bave hear plundered.
The strike at Dusseldort is spreading.
✅STRIKER KILLED.
BERLIN, November 14
A message from Duesseldorf states that a collision between strikes and the police followed an attempt by the former to hold a mesting in defianon of police
One striker was killed.
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