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四拜禮 號七十月四年四十二百九千一英
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1924.
THE DOLLAR.
To-day's closing rate 2/4 5/6 To-day's opening rate 2/4/5/16
日四十月三子甲大年三十國民華中
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(Reuter's General Service.)
LONDON, April 16.
The question of disarmament was raised in the Commons by General Seely, who referred to France's Areat air force. He said he did not be- lieve it was directed against us but others were joining in the air race.
The Premier, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, replied that he intended Immediately some of the present difficulties in Europe were removed to face seriously the question of armaments.
Not merely was it very important that there should be no reason for misunderstanding between. France and Britain but the other powers were participating in the unfortunate air race.
It would be far better if we could get a sort of Washington agreement so that France, Italy, our selves and everybody else would feel some measure of security.
(Reuters General Service.)
LONDON, April 16,
ex-
The steady improvement in foreign changes since the reparations experts' reports has been enhanced by the German acceptance thereof. Sterling reached $4.35%, French francs 79.475 add Belgian francs 80.87,
PARIS, April 16.
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A note handed to the Reparations Commis- sion says the German Government considers the experts' reports offer a practical basis for a rapid solation of the reparations problem.
The Government therefore declares its willing- ness to collaborate in the execution of the experts' plans.
ROME, April 16.
It is semi-officially intimated that at a meeting with Signor Mussolini the Italian experts decided that the experts reports constitute a suitable basis for the solution of the reparations question,
The men are demanding an increase Ini wages of 2d. an hour and the employers have offered an advance of one half penny an hour.
[An earlier cable stated that replying to Sir A. Sinclair, Mr. Ammon, Parliamentary Secretary of the Admiralty, stated that since the Washington Treaty was signed, Great Britain had laid down A conference of the building trade unions in submarine O1, and Japan, as far as was known, London decided to submit the employers' offer to a had laid 6 light cruisers, 17 destroyers, and 13 ballot. submarines.]
LATEST LABOUR TROUBLE
NEW BUILDING TRADE CRISIS.
OVER 700,000 MEN INVOLVED.
LONDON, April 16.
A crisis in the building trade affecting over 700,000 workers is threatened.
WEI-HAI-WET TERMS,
CHINESE. GOVERNMENT'S
COAL INDUSTRY PEACE
LONDON, April 16.
A joint meeting of representatives of the coal- owners and miners has agreed to the terms on which operations will continue pending the report of the, court of inquiry..
LONDON, April 16.
The House of Commons adjourned to April 29. Replying to a question, the Minister of Labour, Mr. Thomas Shaw, stated that there was every prospect of an understanding in the coal-mining dispute which he hoped would bring peace in the mining industry for a very considerable time.
WORLD AVIATORS.
RIVAL VENTURES' MISHAPS.
Briton Of Again.
(Reuter's General Service.)
Athens, April 16. Maclaren has arrived here.
HOCK
HONGKONG KASON CLOSES
THE FINAL GAME.
セ
METHODS.
(Renter's General Service.)
The final hockey match of the season was played yesterday London, April 16.
afternoon at the U.S. R. C. ground. Kowloon, between
United Replying to Mr. W. A. Chapple,
Services team and a Club 'team.. in the House of Commons, with
The Services were out in force regard to the Anglo-Chinese draft
[Earlier advices from Corfu hile, the Club fielded a team agreement last year in respect of Wei-hai-wei, Mr. Ponsonby, Under stated that Maclaren's airboat had rather below the usual standard. Secretary of Foreign Affairs, said been towed to Corfu, and the The game was fast throughout, there was no objection to a clause engine installed by HM.S. "Em-though the damp and slippery giving Britain the option to renew peror of India," and had had a ground and the oppressive heat
successful triál.] free of charge a loan of land and buildings for the purpose of a sanatorium which was one of the pretexts advanced last October by the Chinese Government in,justi- fication of their desire to funda. mentally change the agreement reached after a protracted dis- cussion with their representatives.
INDIAN POLITICS,
EXTREMIST CALCUTTA'S
མིི་་༤
MAYOR.
European Defeated.
(Reuter's General Service.)
Calcutta, April 16. The Swarajist leader Das was elected Mayor of Calcutta, defeat- ing a European, Mr. Willson, by 59 votes to 13.
In a speech after the election Das denied that the corporation
MAJOR MARTIN RESCUED.
(Reuter'a American Service.)
Washington, April 16.
A destroyer wirelesses that it rescued Martin and his compan- ions at Portage Bay, Alaska. All are well
STRUCK THE ROCKS.
ANOTHER YANGTSZE BOAT HOLED.
made the going very difficult.
The United Services started off by pressing after a splendid suc cession of saves by Mills, the Club custodian. Ingham, with a good hard shot. notched the first for the Services, Evans drew things level | ♦ for the Club shortly afterwards, and the play kept pretty even for the rest of the half, Mills again and again saved brilliantly. Half time arrived with the score one all
The second half saw the Ser- vices still pressing and soon after⚫ [Major Martin, the leader of the commencement their efforts the United States world flight, i were rewarded with a goal from a was forced to descend in the sea peculiar shot by the right inner, en route to Chiguik, Alasaka. The which seemed to break before remaining planes arrived at going through. Then Armstrong Chiguik.]
went down and added one more, The Club then backed, un and from a good run through by Woodward, who scored With а peculiar shot from the touch line, made things more interesting. Evans then levelled things up but only for a moment. Armstrong went straight down with a brilliant run and scored. Then the right wing added another, once more putting the Services two up. At this point of the game the Club seemed to weakon badly and Ingham again, scored for the Services. Not content with this after a few minutes play Ingham The Club now made a final effort. Woodward scoring once more, just before the whistle blew,
The final score was seven to four in favour of the Services.
For the Club Woodward, Evang and Sims played well, while Mills did fine work in goal. The Services' outstanding players were Armstrong, Ingham and Simpson,
(Reuter's General Service.)
Ichang, April 17 The ateamer "Paklang," flying
would be anti-European or, that the Italian flag, struck the rocks the party intended to obstruct the below Yehtan.m city's affairs.
i.
She is badly holed with, the He outlined a constructive pro-engine room foreholds flooded.
The steamer has been beached grumme including free primary
education, medical relief, improv-and salvage gear is being forward-cored again, making his third. ed housing sanitation and sub-ed. The passengers are all saved. urban developments.
GERMAN ELECTIONS.
DATE NOT BEING CHANGED.
(Router's General Service.)
Berlin, April 16, It is reported that the Govern ment has. postponed the elections from May 4 to May 11 in order that the expected swing to- wards the Right may not influence the elections in France.
Berlin, April 16.
CHESS TOURNEY.
(Reuter's General Service.)
New York, April 16. In the chess. qurnament the adjourned games resulted in Bogoljubow defeating Janowski The Club's
season
;
is now
In the twentieth round and officially closed and mucli credit Janowski and Edward Lasker must certainly go to Mr. Bower for drawing in the twenty-first round, his untiring efforts in making it à success. I only trust that next season will be as good a one, and that Mr. Bower will once more be induced to take over the Secretary- ahlp of the Club, kel
Mr. Sinis offer of a Cup to be played for between the Club,
FRANCE AND GREECE
(Router a General Service.)
London, April 16.
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