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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1922.
TO-DAY'S
CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mall) ....
NAVAL DIS RMAMENT.
COMPETITION STILL KEEN...
WASHINGTON, December 13
Reporting the annual Naval Bill to the Representatives, the approprie tions committes makes a proposal for the Fresident to negotiate with Britain. France, Italy and Japon for an agreement limiting future constṛ c- tion of all surface su mersi lo types of warcraft of a tonnage Lot exceeding
B'KERS' STRIKE.
SITUATION STILL UNCHANGED,
The position of the bakers' strike is unebanged to-day. Many of the strikers have. luft for Canton and it is understood that some of the em ployers are making efforts to get into touch with them, Quild officials deny rospezsibility or be strike though the
THE CHINA MAIL.
CDDS AND ENDS.
MAINLY DCISSORS LOOT.
Will, Hornos Havo Horns?
SENSATIONAL STORY.
TWO STEAMERS PIRATED.
ENTIRE CREWS MURDERED
Toskull of a borse has just reached Mr. R I. Pocock. F.R.S., cumtor of
TOKYO, December 13, mammals to the Zoologi al Scoiety, high reas by a Japanese steamer of A senzational story of piracy on the in Regent's Park, London, which gives 700 tms named the "Taiki Maru" strik rs ater.bate it to the guild. The rise to some quaer questions. On the has developed from an alleged establishments now affected by the frontal bone just behind the eyes two voluntary confession by two members strike are the Cafe Wierman, bany hamps have formed, which are of the crew of the ship which returned 1. Y. Bau, Dorabjets anders exactly like the beginnings of horas. to Tokyo Bay a few days ago,. It 10,000 and all class of military and naval aircraft.
Hing. The last three establishments The committee points out that the disarmament conference did not have bad their businesses at a They halarde perfectly, and are in appears that the Taiki Maru" siled limit the numbers, famaller warships and save information hasreached the Constandstill since Tuo day but Wise at the right place. The skull (save to
Alexandrovak in September. gress already that large building rogrammes are planned to the maximum mane, with the help of volontera Daily Mail correspondent) was Approaching the port early in October permitted under the disarmament agreement and new and larger types of assistance have Feen able to carry sent for examination from the Raval! subme: Lible craft have begun to appear. It adds that in other words comon, and are turning out sufficient Veterinary College, Camden Town, the piratea boarded two small Russian petition is prosading again where the unratified agreement does not extend breed to mert an increased demand London, NW
ateamers macned principally by and if it is unchecked the Government bike all others will be constrained to occasioned by the needs of the
Koreane and murdered the entire launch a new programme to keep abreast of the other powers.
It is understood the the strike ia The resistance of concrete to effartsrew also the Captain who pleaded confined only to the four principal to break it ip in well known. Mr. E. vainly that his wife and only child bakeries, for other smaller establish Bartan Hack and Mr G M. Bart. were awaiting bin. ashore. After ments like Ching Loong's cto., have who are with Mosers. John Mowlm looting the ships the pirater returned been able to supply bread as nausi & Co., have pro-inced, a machine of, to the" Taiki Maru" and osine back but to quote a circular issued to theigre-t power for the breaking of conto Tokyo Bay. The Captain escaped customers they may have to close arete in read foundations and similar to Daitez. The polics are very down at say moment.”
situations and alsof such formations actively.investigating-Reuter. as the nitráte filde of Chile. The
AMERICA TO SPEND $55,000,000.
The committee proposes the provision of $55,000,000 in the coming year for the completion of the 56 warships allowed under the the disarmament treaty being $14,000,000 more than recommended in the budget,,
REPARATIONS. AND INTER-ALLI ́D DEBTS.
OPINIONS IN THE LORDS,
LONDON, December 14.
Roper ventative views held by nun-Government Peers on the reparations and inter- Allied debto questions wore vojced in the House of Lords to-night, Lord Birkenhead | ailed the Premiera indication of policy yesterday and em phasised the very heavy taxation to which Britain had been submitted while other nation, including debtors, had not mada comparable demands on their; nationale. He pointed out in this regard the chronic. unemployment in { Britain while there was no unemployment in France and practically none in Italy. He discountenanced the French proposals for securities in connection with the grant of a moratorium.
Barl Grey in a weighty contributi a advised a broad policy of remission of deble by Britain in the interest of the economic restoration of Europe, The reparatione question was bound up therawith and be urged the des irab lity of re-suramoning the international commission of bankers. He further pressed the necessity of developing and strengthening the League of Nations, EARL GREY ON-FRANCE.
Earl Grey, disclaiming provocative language, broadly binted a sugges. tion that Britain might not consider the remigion of inter-allied debts if the unofficial French report was correct to the effect that France did not intend to ratify the Washington treaty and was likely to spend money on new type warabipe. He proceeded to prescat a very sympathetic view of France in consequence of the absolute disappearance of the Franco-American. treaties guaranteeing against Germian aggression. He concluded with au expression of disagreement with the view that the nation bad ensured security by dccupying foreign territory,
JAPS IN AUSTRALIA,
LAND ACQUISITION STORY DENIED.
SYDNEY, December 13.
The Japanire Consul General »mphatically denies the acquisition land story cabled yesterday evening.
HARRISONS CROSTIELD DIVIDEND.
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LONDON, December 13. Harrisons Crosfield have declarel a dividend on preferred,ordinary shares at the rate of ten cent per annum for the six months ending December S1, less income tax.
LAUSANNE CONFERENCE.
CURZON'S I'LAIN TALK,
LAUSANNE. Derrinber 13. Earl Curzon's plain spraking the Turks in the morning has raised the question in some quarters whether it sigtifice the break-up of the conference, It in Lolirved by well-informed people, however, that the Turke after re consideration, will adopta more moderale attitude. Earl Curzon exjreased
• strong, dissatisfaction with Irmet a speech cabled earlier and declared that
if the conference broke down on the question of minorities the Turks would not find support anywhere outside Angora.
ROYAL DUTCH COMPANY.
TEN PER CENT INTERIM DIVIDEND.
THE HAUUS, December 14, .
A meeting of the directors of the Royal Dutch Company decided to pay an interim dividend of ten per cent in January. The dividend is smaller than previously owing to great uncertainly in regard to taxation in the Dutch Indies.
AMERICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE.
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JOINT DEPARTMENT PROPOSED.
The governmental reorganisation commistion bas recommended to President Harding cacaolidation of the war and Navy. Departmente in a Department of National Defence which would function under a member of the Cabineter assisted by the respective chiefe of the army and navy,
IXCHANGE GAMBLING.
BELGIAN BROKERS ARRESTED.
ANTWERP, December 13.
Four exchange brokers at Antwerp and one at Brussels have been arrost
ed in connection with exchange speculations to which the fall of the Belgian frano is attributed,
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST ANTHR'X
LONDON, December 19.
The International Anthrax committee has carried a resolution in favour
of sterilizing hides and skins before being treated industrially,
FORTSMOUTH SOUTH BY-ELECTION.
customers of the other bakeris.
Breaking Caner ta,” :
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS machine was given a short exhibition
ARRIVALS.
rua on a bed of exceptionally hard, JAPAN'S PEINCE Regent, conerats, Inid down mor- than twelve months ago 'nt Meesra. Mowlem's premiars at Shepherd's Bush,
Live Lion Ghost,
ILL WITH MEASLES.
TOKYO. December 14. measles Mr. Makino, Minister of the The Frince Regent is ill with
Household, says the Prince Regent's coud.tion is not serious-Reuter.
Haitsu. (Man Wing) from Ha phone, Hoihow --C45.
Unichow (B. & S.) from Canton.
There's a live fion on the way ----C21.
Yerlino Maiu, (N.Y.K.) from Mou" This unusual telephone
ma e to the Savoy Hotel Stian bourne, Manila --Kowloon Whart.
from Nine Elms Station Vanxball, Soshe Maru (0.8 K.) from Canton. S. W., rassed considerable perplexity ---Co'a Whn•f:
at the hotel. Bat we can't put a Amakusa Mary, (0.S.K.) from Kee on up for the night, the hotel
Wang Chuen Po, a patient in the lung, Swatow- Čo's Wharf.
authoritira replied. Don't rud it on. French spiral-Doumer on the Bund Hang Sany, (.1. M. & Co.) Irom Can to us. What on earth do we want who was caught with 61 pistols in his tun.-B49.
with a lion? Can't belp it, sir," possession i big ward the other day, Wing SAUR, (J. M. & Co) from replied the railway porter. "It's ad. will likely be shot 'saya' the Canton Shanghai, Swatow.-Co's Wharf.
how, (8.) from Shashi, quest who had not long arrived asked aid further rebellion in Canton. dressed to you: Soon afterwards a Times) il convicted of attempting to Swatow--B12.
the managem at if they had heard Wang is a native of Aphu but has Van Vollenhoven. (Kaiyu) from
anything of a lion, as he wanted to been a resident in Canton more than Haiphong, Pakho :– B20.
Linan, (B. & S) from Ilcibo. it delivered to a London theatre twenty years. He is a former army
where it is to figure in the cast. He was told of the telephone conversa. tion, and when the lion arrived he had it safely conducted to th theatre..
[22.
City of Pittsburg (Bank Line) from New York, Shanghai, Nagaraki A6 Clan Ma braya, (Dudwell & Co.) from Port Arthur.-B55.
Kwa yang, (B. & 8.) irou Bangkok. -B26,
Hanoi, (Lapicque) from Haiphoog, Kwong Choa-wan. Co.
Engler (Yee Tai Hosy) from Dairen, Wei Hai wi-C38:
Asahi Maru, (Kimura & Co.) from Kealupg.-B53.
IZPARTURES.
Chip Shing (J M. & Co.) for plong.-Dec. 14.
New Matbilde, (Yik Tai) for phong. Dec 14,
Taga Mern, (Sato & Co) Hongay.-Dec. 14.
Roller Bearings Trains.
A new fuller bearing for railway coaches which has just pasted its preliminary trials оп the Great Eastern Railway, will, if brought into general ner, make railway travelling cheaper and more com- fortable. It wajupted by the tents (the Daily Mail anys) that whereas it requires seven mon to push a 27 ton coach one man can easily push n Hai-coach of the same weight if it is fit ed
with the new roller bearings, This Hai-means that the near roller bearings: would effect su immense saving in fuel; ler and alen in the, wear and tear of lo
comotives of the permanent way. The
Derwent Thai Thuer) for Ssigop-saving is fuel along will in the opinion Drċ. 14.
of the Great Eastern Railway ollicials
Paurat, (Kai Yu} for Haiphong, Pakhoi-Dec. 14.
Abpittai (Wai Hing) or Fort Payard.-Dec. 14.
Thiszema (Yan Fat) for Kw og Chow Wan.-Dec. 14,
Lurbow, (B. & S.} for Centen Dre, 14.
Yoshino Mare, (N.Y.K.) for Yok bana. Nagasaki.-Dec. 14.
Taito Maru, (Dodwell & Cu.) for Chinwantao.-Dec. 14
officer.
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TO-DAY'S- ADVERTISEMENTS.
DANCING.
PALACE HOTEL
KOWLOON.
Special Attraction.
kind permission of Capt›C. S. BENNING, R.N., D.so. The
popular
JAZZ QUARTET
of
F.M.8. "TITANIA” will play at the above Hotel on SATURDAY 16th. DANCING 9 p.m.
An Exhibition of Classic Dancing
MR. J. THOMAS
be at least 25 to 30 per cent. It will will be given by also mean much smontber running and consequently add to the comfort,
of travellers.
HOCKEY.
and
Midle. E. MAKAROWA
in the following dancer: Oriental Daben, Gypsy Dance, Polka Dance, The Love, Flowers' Dance.
OILER INSTITUTIONS.
the match again at the Tamar"
"The Hongkong Hockey Club won TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND Nairung, (Nemazer) for Sigapore.cared by F. U. Miller (3) and W. yesterday by 4-il, the goals being
Dec. 14.
Hang San, (J.M & Co.) for Thiogtao Swatow.-Dec. 15,
Yoạn Sing, (JM. & Co.) for Mauila, Swatow-Dre, 15,
Woodward (1).
ALL preliminary notices of forth.
coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in the news columns of the China. Mfail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each. The Best Cough Medicine. Les Saug. (J.M. & Co) for Haipbong, Hoibe.-Dec. 15.
"Jarlain's Gough Berdy is the (as announced in May and June of 'gest selling con mod gine in the last year) providing that they do not Haiching (Douglas) for Fouchonert day I centis, it does exactly occupy more than four lines. In Swatow.-Dec. 15.
sint a consg"> mediefe is supposed to do. future if this space is exceeded they stops coughs and colds usedily and will be placed in the adverta'ng lectually. For sale by all Chemists columns at the prevailing ra'os and Stoofscpets.
Boshu Maru, (0.8.K.) for Keelong, Swatow.-Dec. 15.
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