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Febrary
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No. 18.789
四拜聼號一月二年三十二百九千一英 HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1923日六十月二十戌壬大曲年十國民華中 PRICE, BUSINESS NOTICE.
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IN COAL
Fuckuan Lamp Coat stands for snowy la foil valos. All lony Coals are large percentage of does which pre PELOTICALLY WANTE. The dust in FUCHUEX lamp berm into kumpa ne nou se they are chat into boilers. Fuchsa lump cool buzua greanally and is, therefore a declind ECONOMY.
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FRANCE NOT NEGOTIATING, SEPARATELY
LONDON, January 31. Authoritativa circles in London do not consider that the French note to Angora introduces any new factor into the situation and deprecate unnecessary alarm. They point out that the British do not regard the Peace Treaty sa being in any way an ultimatumi They believe that France is antions to avoid at all costs
breach with the Tarks but there is po question of France's desiring separate preferential treatment by the Tarks,
French official circles are surprised at the action in Britain in regard to the French note. It is stated that Britain has all along informed the French that she did not cobaider the Lumune Treaty, an ultimatum The French desire to avoid anything that might be consider ed as bustling the Turks into war and are prepared to give them time for consideration. For the present Jonst there is no question of separate Franco-Turkish Legotiations.
FRENCH PERFIDY ALLEGED.........
CONSTANTINOBLE, Jaunery $1.
The Turkish press is ananimous in abusing France for what they consider the unacceptable temps of the draft Treaty at Lansone. They make charges of per fidy mingled with threats of retaliation in Smyrns. The public were led to believe that Mosal was the only diffsulfy but are dismayed to fad that the questions of capitulation, the Ottoman public debt and the Thraciti railway station at Karazatch, figure d'sagreeably amon the conditions The Fransh are accused of tryi alip in objestionable clauses on the strength of Britain's quarrel over Moen!.
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KINKING.
AN ACT OF WAR.
INSURANOM· CLAIM FAILS,
ALBANY (NEW YORK), 31. The Court of Appeal has upheld the verdict of the lower courts that the sinking of the “Lusitania '. was an aot of war and therefore the war clause of the inauz ance policy of Mr. Alfred G. Vanderbilt automatically. Bullified the policy, The Vanderbilt vatate was suing. the Insurance Company for refail to pay the policy.
'FUNDING BRÍFISH DEBT.
AMERICAN OFFER ACCEPTED.
LONDON, January 31. The British Cabinet has decided to accept the American offer to fund the British debt for ten years at three per cent and thereafter at St par cent, with a hall per cent sinking fund. The payments are to be spread over sixty year altogether.
WAY NOW OPENED, ... ·
WLINGTON, February 1: The Secretary of the Treasury states that the British detition to socept the debt suggestions has opened the way to the immediate drafting if the recommendations the President will make for the alteration of the fanding law in order to legalise the proposed terras,
HUAR ↑ ECISION.
NO MORE COAL FOR GERMANY
PARIS Jaunry 31.
TURES CHEWING IT OVER.
** The Franco-Belgian Governments have informed the LAUSANNE, January 31
German Government ther in view of the general default Ismet Pasha bas asked for a delay of a weak in declared by the Reparations Commission the occuation order to consider the Treaty. He promised meatwhile authorities on the Rahr have been ordered to prevent to employ every means to secure an agreement, The ay dapatch of coal and onke to unsocupis? Germany Conference, adjourned for ten minste to consider biss from to-raorrow. The right is reserved to impose reply whereafter Earl Curzon, on behalf of the Allian,"
Fresh sanctions if they provenstesakry, granted the Turks a delay until Sunday evening, Ho said he hoped to shake bands on a comm'n vistery. The British delegation will remain at Langa31) until Bunday night.
BRITISH BATTLESHIP RETURNS.
MALTA, January 31 FLM.S. "Ajax" fiks returned of Alexandria an not going to the Dardanelles..
:
A NEW ATMOSPHÈRE:
FRACE PRACTICALLY AS-URED."
LAUSANNE, February 1. Tha dramatic situation created by last night's Paris telegrams appears to bave been entirely altered to day. The conciliatory chamoter of to-day's spreches teams to have created a new atmosphere, The feeling prevails that peace is practically assured. It is noteworthy that the Turks have ordered a new set of coals.
GREEK O-in-C DECLARATION.
ATHEN, February 1.
SADELILIEN OIL COESSIONS,
MANCHESTER GUARDIAN'S COMMENT.
LONDON, January 31.
The Manchester Gurdia says that further light is desirable regarding the graat of oil conssssions in Saghalion to an American corporation and saks whether the Japansas Government will welcome the construction of American ports in s place so contiguous to Japan,
LONDON GANGE MARKET.
BUSINESS VERY DIFFICULT.”
LONDOS, January 31. London exchango market was violently ratio The Greek Commander-ip-Ouial declared that the sal basuess difficult. Marks dosed at 220,0 0,325,000 neatral zone no longer existed, the presence of the French frenox at 79/95, Belgian franes at 91/15, live at Turkish army in Bait Thrace in violation of the Mudania 981 and sterling convention freeing Greece from any engagement.
JAPAN HELPS SETTLEMENT.
LAUSANNE, February 1.
Japan bas. been taking a prominent part assisting to achieve a atisfactory agreement.. Hayaabi on many occasions impressed their peed of peace and the yonadiabory Attitude of the Allies The Japanese have postponed their deg till Bunday believing that by then an agreemensvill reached.
M.OU IN SOUTH AFRICA,
Newcastle (Naraz, January 31.
In fine, hot weather basere a good crowd the Northara Districts made 137. Gilligan took 5 for 36, The M.Q.C. mada 294 for 8 and declared. / Woolley and Blann madr nad 78 respectively. The Sadth Africans. went in again making 67 for 8 after which tha. match was declared turn uni
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