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No. 19,051.
三拜禮
號五月二十年三十二百九千一英
HONGKONG, W<DNESDAY, DEJEMBER 5, 1923.
日八廿月十亥癸大全年二十級躞輝中
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RUHR RESISTANCE.
FRANCO-BELGIAN DECISION.
(Reuters.Serpics to the Ohine Mañ.)
The Foreign
PARIS, December 4..
In a communiqué sayes that on the progos
Degoutte, the Franco Belgian Governist
now decided on the administrative measure taken in favour persons expelled from occupied zones or sentenced General Degoutte opines that passive resistance will virtually have based when work is effectively resumed on the mine and factories, and agreeme for the exploitation of the railways in the Rhineland and Rubr have been ratified by Berlin and enforced The date of such enforcement, according to a coas vention signed yesterday at Mayence, is Decembe 10. A regrouping of the military forces in view of). the lessening contact with the population is already commenced and will continue ́progressively.
BRITAIN'S AIRWAYS.
NATIONAL~~ COMPANY
FORMING.
LIVELY CONTESTS IN BELFAST.
*{ Reuter's Servics to the China Mašl.).
LONDON, December 4.
The protection issue has scarcely been men- toned in the election contest in Ulster, whose dozen constituencies returning members to westminatak produced only three contests. Two of them were
Belfast where a Labourite and an Independent testis alively ons, chiedy owing to domestic Orange Unionist are opposing the er-members. The con differences. Two Unionists are fighting a forlorn hope in the border counties of Tyrone and Fermanagh, one of whose ex-members, the Slan Feiner Cahirbealy, is still an internee.
CANDIDATE'S DEATH.
LONDON, December 4. The death of Mr. C. F. White (L), volds the election for West Derbyshire and a writ for now election will be issued. Mr. Hartington does not require to be renominated but the election starts. afresh.
MR. BALDWIN'S MANIFESTO. LONDON, December 4.1
LONDON, December 4 The Evening Standard states a contract has been
Mr. Baldwin on the eve of the election, in a signed between the Treasury and a British, Foreign and Colonial Company for the formation of manifesto surveys the post-war conditions in Britain,- National Air Company with a capital of a million, resulting from trade depression, which led to unex- of which half will be issued immediately, The ampled unemployment With a view to coping Company will take over the four air companies at herewith he invites a mandate on a Protectionist present operating on a subsidy basis. Sir Eric policy since the other alternative of contiguing Geddes will be Chairman and the directorate palliative measures cannot provide a permanent include Sir George Beharrel, Lord Invernairn, to representatives of the Government and one repres sentative of each of the operating companies.
GERMAN UNITY.
NEW CHANCELLOR'S PLEA.
BERLIN, Decembet 4. Introducing the Cabinet to the Reichstag Herr Marx declared that he was neither an anth Right nor an anti-Left but was against those wishing to rob the nation of her last remaining possession, namely, unity. He described the financial problem of the country as the question of "to be or not to bc.". He concluded by insisting on the occupied regions and of the Federal states remaining part of the Reich.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT.
DEFEATED ON ELECTORAL BILL.
remedy. He does not believe the tariff proposals will result in a general increase of price to the consumer but if monopolies keep prices high so that no benefit reaches the consumer, the Government will deal therewith. He points out that trusts exist under free trade and easiento deal with com- bines in your own country than trusts created by foreigners abroad.
possible £265,000,000
LABOUR LEADER ON PROTECTION. Mr. Rimsa "MicDonald at Aberavon, during whirlwind tour of the constituency, accom; asked what panied by Docton Addiso preference was worth of food and raw materials was deducted from £318,000,000 worth of Imports from the Dominions. He declared that the Labour Party. was amazed at the way the Government neglected the colonies other than the self-governing. He con- cluded that representatives of all the Dominions would attend the Imperial Labour Conference next year to discuss the whole question of Imperial trade, enigration and economic relations.
SUSPENSION RAISED.
RUGBY INCIDENT CLOSED.
LONDON, December 5. · The Government has sustained a reverse in the chamber in the debate on the Electoral Bill aiming at simplification of the electoral law. The radical › amendment was to maintain the present system and was carried against the Goverment by 290 to 275 votes. The latter did not make the division a ques- tion of confidence, therefore the present position is unaffected by the figures. Taken in conjunction Scottish Union bas raised Macpherson's cuspension, with several receat narrow Government majorities, It shows the Government is more vulnerable in home than in foreign politles.
RAW COTTON MARKET.
SENSATIONAL DECLINE EXPLAINED,
LONDON, December 4 Following the recent decision, of the Interna- tional Rugby Board cabled on Moveniber 30, the
pointing out that the Board's resolutions amount to s practical approval of their action in suspending him. [Macpherson was suspended for accepting an expensive momento.]
CONGESTION AT CARDIFF.
LONDON, December 4
PORT WORKERS ON STRIKE. To-day's senational drop in the prices of raw cotton at Liverpool and Manchester was due
LONDON,- December 4. principally to Continental speculators' pressure to There is a serious position in South Wales sell futures on fears that the final Washington Bureau report would indicate a better American ports owing to the refusal of the local tippers to cotton, crop than anticipated. Business in cloth work a third shift despite the advice of the officials yarns in consequence is almost at a standstill."
of the National Union of Railwaymen to which they belong. Forty vessels are waiting to load at Cardiff and Barry.
U. S. CONGRESS.
SPEAKER'S ELECTION STILL BLOCKED.
WASHINGTON, December 4.
The insurgent bloc re-impeded the organisation
ANOTHER IRISH OUTRAGE
LONDON, December 4
An Irish Civic Guard Sergeant was shot dead
of the House of Representatives and repeated the at Scartaglin (Co-Kerry) last night, by aix masked resultless votes for the election of a Speaker. The men anned with rißes who entered the Guard Senate completed its organisation and adjourned station, held up the guards and looted the station. pending developments.
RIVER GUN BOAT.
ALLEGED PIRACY:
ALLEGED ROBBER:
ECHO, OF KING'S PARK CHASE,
well. He describes the piracy of the "Robin" as "highly improbable."
Friday's China itail contained, a report from our Kangmoon carres pondent, in which it was stated that A morning contemporary gives be Robin Had been fired af by prominence to a rumour that Chinese from the banks of the river
Inspector Ogg prosecuted delta, near Shin Lam. The gunboat Chinese before Mr. B. W. Hamilton H.M.S. "Robin'” had been pirated replied with her machine-guns and this morning, on a charge of bigh- up the West River The Naval the miscreants a share were way robbery nearthe No. 3 railway Authoritieu premune that the boat is silenced.
ks, bridge on Monday afternoon. If all right, although no news had Yuot Shing is on the West River is alleged that defendant was best received from her station, the proper. It is a fair, sized town, caught by an Indian, constable bont having no wireleggi. A Ching famous to the Chinese for its Lung together –
r,with a Chinese colleague: Mai correspondent points out
Commander. Undway is in charge of Tempis, to whi the Robin and not Jommander made sant Heath as stated in the 1
below, Inat sishing.
Park to the Chatham, Road ridge. Britisku and 2% Defendant was manded in
call at this police gustody for two days as be
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