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March 1, 1928, Temperature 56,
No. 18.812 四拜雅 孩一月三年三十二百九十一英
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March 1, 1922, Temperature 54.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1923.
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reuter's Service the China Mail.)
LATEST RUHR TROUBLE.
FRENCH GRAB BRITISH FRANCS.
FROBLEM OF HAILWAYS.
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AUSTEIAN FINANURS.
GRATIFYING IMPROVEMENT,
London, February 28.
A highly gratifying improvement in the condition of Austrian Enose and internal conditions, was described. by Sir Henry Strakosch, of the League of Nations. . In
MONEY NOW STABILIZED.
LONDON, February 28. Two questions disturbing Anglo-French relations are still unsettled, namely the use of the Cologne railway course of an interview with Reader's representative lines and the French confiscation of twelve and a half snoomood: the success of the fint publio issue in milliards of marks en route to Calogue from "Bazlin Britain by Auricia under the league of nations scheme According to Paris correspondents negotiations on the Amounting to £1,800,000 worth of Treasury bills forming former question are approaching a rupture owing to the part of a total ine of three and a half million sterling. irreconcilability of the French demand for permission whereof the balance will be subscribed by continents virtually to take over the whole of the main railway pations. system during the busiest part of the day and the British stipulation that the railways shall only by used in grea☀ emergencies. The local military authorities will pro Mr. Strakosch added that an unexpectedly quick im-
LONDON, February 28, bably refer the difficulty to London and Paria for fresh proverment had set in minow November when the Austrian instructions,
Government agreed to the League of Nations piso involv- The question of the confiscation of the marks ising drastic internal financial reforms. Anstrain money even more serious for sixty-seven millions of the cam was now completely stabilized. The League plan provides was destined for the British army. The balance was for budgetary equilibrium within two years. · It was largely for uso in the British zone. Hitherto there has now estimated that the, déficit was already halved. The been no indication that the French are releasing the Government's requirements to January 31 were satisfied from home resources: Confidares in returning back deponits was increasing, repklly.
money.
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PRINCE AS AGITATOR.
PARIS, February 28. A message from Dusseldorf stator that. German attached to the Franco-Belgian Commission of Control in Essen was attacked in the street. A Frehok patrol rushed up and arrested the aggressors including Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Yod Lippe, well-known agitator in Upper Silesia, Papers in his possession showed that he belonged to a secret Nationalist Associs tion The Prince's residence was searched.
DUERSELDORF, February 28, French troops forcibly entered the police barracks a Bochum and disarmed the security police.
· HUBB ANDS AND WIVER,
CORRUION PRESUMPTION ABOLISHED,
London, February 28, House of Lords carried the reading of a Bill introduced by the Lord Chancellor designed to abalah the ancient legal presumption that a wilo is noting" {kunder þer busband's coareion when she commita a crime in his presente. The object is topical owing
to the frequency with which women have been soquitted in recent trials wherein a husband and wife have been charged with s joint offsnon provoking criticism from judges as regards the obsolescence of the doctrine.
ORDERS FOR AUSTRIAN.
VIENNA, February 28. Owing to the situation in the Rubr. the Austrian iron and sted works have been flooded with foreign orders. Export prices até advancing daily. THE DAILY HATE...
LONDON, February 28 The customary daily list of expulsions and arreste Tollowed by counter masures on the part of the Germans is announced from the Rhineland. At Offenature had not changed. Because women had been Lord Buckmaster dissented, holding that human' Aburb the Governor and head of the gendarmerie were
Lord Care to-day contouded that it was certainly untrue to day if it ever had been that every wife went
ander hie influenos. is terror of her husband and would commit any crime
arrested for disobeying the French. Thereupon the granted the vote there was no reason to alter the legat gendarmes left their posta. They will also be arrested resumption which had existed for eleven hundred years. and court-martialled.
HEAVIER PUNISHMENTS.
COBLENCE, February 23. Regulations have been issued by the Rhineland High Commission substantially increasing the penalties for infrastiona of the ordinances of the Commission. For example, sabotage likely to canse loss of life is now punishable by death and ten years' imprisonment on serious cases by at least COAL TAX.
DUESSELDORF, March 1. General Degoutte has signed a decree levying a tax on Rabr coal and providing compulsory assessment for wines whose managers decllas to make the declarations prescribed by German law. Special pensities are: vided ja order to assure the collection of the tax. General prohibition of exports is maintained.
CANADA'S DRUG ADDICTS.
CHINESE CONTROL TRAFFIC.
OTTAWA, February Government statistion show that there drug addicts in Canada, whom 7.300 are in the provinces of Quebec and British Columbia. It is polit ed out that Montreal, and Vancouver both seaports, are the headquarters of the traffic. which is in the hands.of the Chinese of whom 35 have been deported and 200 pars waiting deportation. Leg'alation in sloot with the object of fighting the evil more sternly.
of
HOMELAND MEASURES
LONDON, February 28. The House of Commons passed the second readin
the dangerous, draga and poisona giving the authorities increased powers for dealing the illicit traffic in drago and inoressing the penalti maximum of ten years', ponal servitude fine of £1,000.
SHIP SUBIDY BILLI
KILLED IN THE BENÁTE.
VABILINOTON, Februar
The Senate han killed the ship subs.dr bill.
POISON. BY POST.
ACCUSED UNFIT TO FLEAD.”
London, February 23. Walter Tatain, formerly a certified lanatic, who was charged at the Old Bailey with attempting to poison
the Commissioner of Police, Sir William Horwood, and two Amistant Commissionere, was found by the Judge to be unfit to plead and was ordered to be detained at His Majesty's pleasure.
INTERNATIONAL COURT.
POSITION OF AMERICA.
WASHINGTON, February 28.
In parance of the Foreign Relations Committee's decision the Chairman, Sentor Lodge, conferred with President Harding to sak for further information as to the position in regard to the International Court of Justice. Sabesquently Senator Lodge said it was hardly likely the President would respond to the committee'a request before the adjournment of Congress,
KOVEKSIUNTE OF KELINTAN.
LONDON, February 28.
In the House of Commonu in reply to questions Mr. Maoncill said, the Goverment did not regard the Anglo-Sisches treaty of 1000 and the agreement with the Bajah of Kelantan in 1910 as derogating from the Bovereignty of Kelantan, The Government res cognised Kelantan as an inderendent sovereign state,
RICA'S NEW P.M.G.
ABHINGTON, February 28, Harry Now has been appointed Postminster
BBITINE DEBT BILIL"
PRESIDENT HARDING SIGNE.
Jent Harding
AHHIKOTON, February 28. has signed the British Debt
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