VICTOR
RECORDS
BY
JABOHA HEIFETZ
AT
MOUTRIES:
China Mail
●LISHED 18-
THE DOLLAR To-day's closing" rate 2/3 3/16. Today's opening rate 2/3-3/16"
HONGKONG, MONDAY NOVEMBER 6, 1923. 日七廿月九亥癸大1年二十翼民舉
Temperature 70, Barometer 29,99-
Rainfall 000 in. Humidity 80
No. 19.025.
一拜道一號五月一十年三十二百九千一英
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MELBOURNE, November 4
REPARATIONS WRANGLE
·POINCARE'S. SUNDAY. -SPEECH.
REICH'S "RAGS AND TATTERS."
(Reuler's Service to the China Meil.)··
BREVES, (CORREZE), November 4f The strike of 650 police in consequence of the M. Polidaré, in a speech at the magelling fan refusal of the Commissioner to remove supervisor warmemorial, as regards the enquiry into Germany who are accused of spying methods led to serious present capacity to pay, emphasised France's deter ricing. Trams were overturned, shop windows imination to keep within the treaty, and the smashed and many shops looted; The damage is esirability of seeking realities beneath the mags estimated at over £50,000. Hitherto there have been and tatters wherewith the Reich was camouflaging two deaths and fifty-five arrests. Loyal special.tself. Obviously before making any payment police, bluejackets and striking constables dispersed Germany must reform her finances, restore her cur- the crowds with batons and many rioters were inency and put herself in a position to raise a foreign jured. The Cabinet has appealed to all fit men of loan. Whatever the decision of the German milltary age to oprol as special constables. It is populations in regard to their political future France reported that a mounted police force consisting of would render forever impossible fresh aggression. volunteers from the Australian Light Horse dance has no idea, of appropriating directly or indirectly any territory and meant to respect the being formed.
freedom of populations. He put the argument that STRIKERS SACKED.
ifa group of inhabitants in Germany proclaimed independence a revision of the Treaty of Versailles Parties of military are now guarding the public would naturally follow. It appeared contrary to the building. The Premier, Mr. Lawson, states that the prifciples and rights of nations that whatever Government has decided it is impossible to rein-occurred within Reich should not exempt the allies state any striker: He said: "They have been false from observing the Treaty. to their oaths and left the city at the mercy of law, less clements." He announced that every con- ceivable step will be taken to prevent a recrude-
LATER.
scence of the disorders. The Government intends
to raise five thousand selected special constables.
SALONIKA COURT MARTIAL.
SALONIKA, November 2
The court-martial trying the officers involved in the recent revolt sentenced three to death and others to imprisonment for life. A number were acquitted.
SENT HOME.
MENTALLY UNFIT FIREMAN.
THREAT TO KILL CHIET
ENGINEER.
FRANCE AND WAR DEBTS.
PARIS, November 4
tis semi-officially stated that France 'cannot accept a partial reduction of the German debt unless
France's own debts to Britain and America are reduced in the same proportions.
QUAKE RECORDED IN FLORENCE.
FLORENCE, November 4, The Observatory at 10.30 on the night of November z recorded a vary, severe earthquake estimated to be cleven thousand kilometres distant
INTERPORT ROWING:
SHANGHAI WINS ALL EVENTS.
SHANGHAI, November 3. At Henli regatta the results were as follow:
COMMERCIAL - NOTES.
-QUIET" WEEK END.
OLD NEWSPAPERS TRADE,
Trade during the week-end bas Incoming Holding that the man was men-been generally quiet. tally unfit, the Marine Magistrate coast ships had their nsual comple (Commander C. W. Beckwith R.N.)ment of procace bat on the whole this morning ordered that. J. there is little worthy of mention. Milburn, an elderly man employed Blocks of old newspapers (Ameri by two lengths a length and a as fireman aboard the A.P.C can) in the Colony are not big half between second and third. steamer Anomia" who was Regular shipments are made to the Time: 9 mins, 24 secs. charged with having threatened to North and other parts. The 280lbs:
ponse..
Interport Fours.-1, Shanghai; [2, Tientsin; 3, Hongkong. Won
Interport-Sculls,-1, Shanghai-;
kill the Chief Engineer, should be size is still the most popular sent home at the Company's ex- although small business is done in 2, Tientsin; 3. Hongkong Won the 200 bu size. Chinese dealers by many lengths, many lengths After hearing evidence on are selling their stocks at about between second and third. Time Friday to the effect that when the $6.15 per picul. Importers are uek-
10 mins, 31 secs.. ship was lying in Kowloon Baying for about $5.25 as against $4.90,
the defendant approached. the the last reported quotation at which In the Fours, Shanghai led from Chief Engineer, Mr. Panagotfindent business was done. Owing the start. Tientsin fought hard; but Risoglu, in a very excited manner to the disparity of prices, very few was unable to lessen the lead. and threatened to kill him either garders are being booked. At pre- Hongkong was out of the running the ship when they got to sent, the value of small busines Shields, Commander Beckwith re-
manded the defendant for medical for Chinese dealers ia considerable, after the first quarter-mile.
Sculls were a walkover for observation and adjourned the cass By this is meant the number of par Shanghai, Schweizer led from the to today. This morning, as sone cheers for small inland and upstart and increased, the gap, leav-
difficulty was experienced in country towns who buy an five a, getting into touch with the doctors ton's and twenty's. They are who had examined Milburn, he usually charged anything from fifty said that if both sides were agree to sixty pente por pical more and the able he was prepared to giving a troubled conditions prevent business finding without waiting for medical on a large scale. evidence.
RICE PRICES FIRM
ing Morton (Tientaln) and Moore Shanghai, November 4.-Shang- (Hongkong) far behind.—Reuter. hat beat Hongkong by one length in the Interpott Eights. Time: 8 mlos, 41 secs.
In the Interport Pairs the result - Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, for the Com- Local rice prices firmed up during pany, and Mr. N. L. Brewer, forthe the week-end, as it is reported that was: 1, Shanghai; 2, Tientsin; 3, Hongkong, Shanghai won by two defendant, agreed to this and Com-arrivale during the next week or and a half lengths, and Tientsin mander Beckwith then announced from Bangkok will be small Offers finished a length in front of Hong- that in his opinion Milbank was of freight at that port have not been kong. Time: 7 mins, 33 secs.- not, by reason of mental deficien-good, one well-known regular Reuter. cy, a fit person to be on board a steamer having to lay up there for ship: He seemed, said the Magie nine days to wait for cargo. Best trate, to suffer from considerable quality No. 1 Siam long was quoted excitement and it was impossible to this morning at $8.52 per picul ensure discipline with a man like ex-ship, gross weight for not, usual him on board. He was probably guild farms. Ordinary quality No. 1 suffering from some "phobia," duc Biam long white changed hands at to an injury, and must be treated $8.23 and No. 1 Saigon long at with a certain amount of con- $7.30/$7.86.
sideration. He was a considerable- nuisance to the
Master of
FLOUR MARKET."
HOW SHANGHẠI WON.
SHANGHAI, November 5.
kong led by a quarter of a length At Henll in the Eights Hong-
for the first half mile when Shang- hai drew level and passed Hong-
the ship, and the Chief Engineer, Enquiries steady. Clearances kong winning, by a length and a against whom he imagined he had good. No change in prices. Chinone quarter. In the Pairs Shanghai a grievance, and probably as he dealers quotation's usual guild terms had a good start and gradually in- was an old man he would not get are as follows: any better. He had been fourteen
"Sperry's XXX"
"White Greene"
***Maize". **.... Gold Holer" C. & C."! "Dayton" "Kwan Dob"
months on the ship and bore anTai Kut" excellent character until he had these attacks and it was very like- ly, in Commander Beckwith's opinion, that “the” màn did not realise what he. was doing order," said the magistrate in conclusion "that- ho be paid off and sent Home."
$8.60
2.92" 2.87
2,60
2.80
2.87
2.86
280
i. !. JAVA SUGAR. Market dull and prices declining
creased their lead, followed by Tientsin and Hongkong-Retter
ة 1
CHINA'S WARS.
PEKING, November 3.
It is reported officially from Chanaha that Chao Hung-ti assisted by reinforcements sent by Hsiao Yahan defeated Tan Yen-kai,
Mr. Tinson indicated that the Nam, Pak Hong quotations No near Changsha, Chad's troops pur officers of the ship also felt that it 94 rough white $14.20, No. 24 fine suing Tan's forte across the river was a case of mental aberration white $14.60 per pical, No. 18 rough --Router, |- * Ad but the Master felt bound to brlor white: $18.84 la.bmwn 12 HESTEN
the caso up.
ngoat guild terme, one month's Questioned by the Marine clearance, Magistrate, Mliburn said he joined the army in 1886, and then left it, regoining for the South Africao war and later for the Great War le which he served from 1914 to 1916-
Netley will
he said,
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