MOUTRIE
PIANOS
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IN
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No. 19,063,
The
China Mail
Temperature 61 Barometer 30.09
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THE DOLLAR 846 Today's closing rate 2/3 15/16.
To-day's opening rate 2/3 15/16;
END MATAI+ÆSTIBATA HONGKONG, WɑDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1923 A=+A—+IRAN:
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AFGHAN ARMY HELPING BRITISH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, December 18. Reuter learns that a large and well-equipped Afghan army has left Kabul and arrived at Jalalabad in the neighbourhood of which the murderers of British subjects are hiding. The British military-] authorities are taking all necessary steps to co-of operate with the Afghans.
AFGHAN MINISTER'S STATEMENTS.
HOME - POLITICS.
GOVERNMENT'S DAYS NUMBERED.
من الحسين
MR. ASQUITH'S PREDICTION.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, December 18, At a meeting of Liberal members of the House Commons at the National Liberal Club Mr Asquith salthere had been no overtures whatever by the Limals with the feaders of either of the other pades. He intended to preserve that freedom The alleged anti-British statements attributed completely. The Liberals controlled the situation to the Afghan Minister in Paris are officially declared and the days of the present Government word in London to be entirely baseless. The Minister is numbered. The Government's record was one of known to be somewhat unfriendly to Britain. Impotence. They had reduced the country to a Apart from the murders of British subjects there cipher in the councils of the world and he would have been other grounds for complaint in regard not move a finger to connive at the prolongation of to the attitude of the Afghan Government owing to its continual interference with the tribes on the British side of the Frontier. Consequently, by virtue policy. of the Anglo-Afghan treaty it has been found necessary to prevent the passage of arms and muni❤ tions to Afghanistan until a satisfactory settlement is reached.
TANGIER TANGLE
SETTLED AT LAST.
their disastrous stewardship. [Mr. Lloyd George said he completely agreed with Mr. Asquith's
WORK FOR BRITAIN.
SMALAYAN TIN COY'S SCHEME.
LONDON, December 18,
The Industrial Daily News learns on good authority that it is expected the Treasury will shorte approve the application of the Malayan Thi edging Company, Limited for a guarantee. It is stated that the Company propose to carry out exten si developments, Including the erection of an electrical power station, electrifying the existing plant and construction of a powerful new electrical
PARIS, December 18, The convention settling the international status of Tangier was signed by Britain, France and Spain at the Quai d'Orsay this afternoon. The Spanish delegates only signed ad referendum. The protocol will remain open some time to enable the Spanish Government to study and test before the final siga-dredge. If the negotiations with the Trade Facilities'
ature.
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BRITISH DIPLOMÁCY TRIUMPHS.
LATER.
The signing of the Tangier Convention is te garded as a triumph for British diplomacy, ending 'a decade of wrangling. The Convention opens a fine opportunity for British Trade. The port of Tangier will be modernised and capitulations will disappear. British residents will be auswerable to the British Court alone. It is hoped the compromises effected will obviate friction between the conflicting authorities-French, British, Spanish and Italian...
LATER
Advisory Committee are successful the whole of the contracts will be immediately placed with British
placed engineers: |
با لوگون
MEXICAN MELEE.
FREDERAL FORCE SUCCESSES.
MEXICO CITY, December 18. The War Department announces that the Re- volutionaries have evacuated Puebla and that the Federal forces have occupied Almaza and Luca
The Tangier convention provides. for perman-Gonzalez. ent neutrality forbidding all fortifications and places the port under an international regime, giving economic equality to all nations.
GREEK CROWN TOTTERS.
"DOWN WITH THE KING!!
LATER
It is officially announced that the Federal forces have taken San Marcos capturing an immense amount of ammuntion, small armé, and a number of gens. Several trains are steadily advancing on the re- bels seaport, stronghold-Reuter's American Service.
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HOME RAILWAYS.
THREATENED TROUBLE AVERTED.
LONDON, December 18.
ATHENS, December 18. Prior to the Cabinet's communication to the King the Republicans organised an anti-dynastic meeting, the demonstrators including soldiers and sailors. speech by the naval ex-Commodore was received with cries of "Down with the King." The demonstrators went in procession to the Premier's. office shouting similarly. They submitted a re- solution in favour of dethronement. Thereupon the military and political leaders conferred and in-representatives abandoning their larger demands formed the demonstrators that the Cabinet would consider the resolution.
HOME CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
NEW SCORING SYSTEM.
It is understood that all question of railway trouble has been removed by the award of the Rall- way Wages Board signed to-day which does not contemplate any serious redaction in wages. All the members endorsed the report, the Companies'
view of the recent rise in the cost of living while it is believed the Mens' Unions are prepared to agree to the abolition of certain anomalies which the Companies consider productive of wasteful working and overlapping..
EMPIRE FELLOWSHIP.
LAUDABLE MOVEMENT.
The Prince of Wales has accepted the pro-
LONDON, December 18.
LONDON, December 18. The MC.C has carried a resolution to the effect that the scoring for the county championship shall be five points for a win in a completed match: Should the match not be completed, the side leading in the first innings shall score three points and their oppone. ents one. In the event of a tie the points shall be sidency of the fellowship formed in connection with divided. Matches in which no result on the first innings is attained will not be included in the table of results.
EUROPEAN
PROBLEMS.
LUNDON, December 18. Speculation has been evoked by the brief visit of Sir John Bradbury to Mr. Ramsay Macdonald at Lossiemouth to-day which is belloyed to have some bearing on Sir John Bradbury's endeavour to secure representative men to assist in the settlement of European problems.
Sir John Bradbury, interviewed, explained that he consulted Mr. Macdonald and also other leaders of parties, regarding suttable men for membership of the Reparations Enquiry Committees...
"POLAR FLIGHT*****
the Empire Exhibition with a view to recruiting enthusiasts in the Empire to assist the Empire trade industry, Instituting prizes designed to further ime perial education; also scholarships of £1,000 cach for settlement of young Britons overseas and the education of young Domlatoners from Great Britain, Mr. Baldwin has sent a message wishing the Fellowship success.
RUSSIA REBUKED.
'NO' BARTERING.
WASHINGTON, December 18,
Mr. Hughes his indirectly informed the Russian Government that there scoms presently no reason for hëgotiations as suggested In M. Chicherin's. message, mentioned yesterday, and added that the American Government is not proposing to barter CHRISTIANIA, December 18.
away its principles. Moscow should, as evidence of Captain Amundsen states that agreements have good faith, restore confiscated American property, been concluded enabling him to carry but his for make a compensation repeal decree repudiating. proposed Polar Bight from Spitzbergen to Alaska. Russia's obligations to America. The Government The Expedition with at least three machines will cannot enter into negotiations until propagadda; go northward at the earliest opportunity flying, arsinst the overthrow of institutions in the United between May and August.
staten Ti abandohad.—Rauter's American Service
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