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ALLIES
THE HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS, SATURDYA, MARCH ́ ́ 5TH,
ULTIMATUM:
MR. LLOYD GEORGE STAGGERS THE GERMANS.
SHIPPING
CRISIS
OWNERS SUGGEST REDUCTION OF PAY.
PRESIDENT HARDING'S POLICY :
NO INTERFERENCE IN OLD WORLD AFFAIRS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] "ALLIES' ULTIMATUM TO GERMANY.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S FORCIBLE
SPEECH.
LONDON, March 3rd. Mr.Lloyd George, in his speech at the Reparations Conference," said that the Allied Governments consider the state
berately dynamited to prevent the Bel gian industry competing with Germany after the war. On the other hand, houses in Germany, with a few exceptions in East Prussia, were not damaged, and the German factories were intact. There fore, unless reparation were made by Ger many, the victors would pay the price of defeat and the vanquished reap the fruits of victory. The destruction of Belgian factories was such that 180,000 Belgian workmen were deported to Germany be cause they were unemployed. These were merely samples of the destruction, He sad Britain, but mentioned that the lat- ter had 8,000,000 tons of shipping destroyed.
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GERMAN EAST AFRICA.
MANDATE.
1981.
Germany on German goods to their several Governments, such proportion to be retained on account of reparations (that is in respect of goods purchased in any Allied country from Germany);
Thirdly.The amount of duties cal- lected by German Customs Houses on the OPEN DOOR POLICY AS REGARDS axternal frontiers of occupied territorios · MEMBERS OF LEAGUE, be paid to the Reparations Commission, these duties to continue to be levied in
Loxpox, March 4th. accordance with the German Tariff, a line
The text of the mandate for German of Custom Houses to be temporarily East Africa is published. sabablished on the Rhine and at the boundary bridgeheads occupied by the tion of the provinces of Urundi and The territory excludes the greater por- Allien troops The tariff leviable on this Ruanda, which have passed under-Bel- linc, both on entry and export of goods, will gian control, be determined by the Allied High Com-lows the lines of the mandate for Ger The mandate largely fol. missioner in the Rhine territory, in con-
man South-West Africa.. and includes formity with instructions by the Allied
special provisions for protecting the Government."
natives. Mr. Lloyd George explained that the
One article provides that the second sanction meant the deduction of mandatory shall arrange for the eventual part of the purchase value of any goods mancipation of all slaves and the elimina- bought from Germany by Allied conation of domestic and other slavery. an tries. A certain proportion will be paid social conditions allow. It is laid down by the Exchequer here and the rest will be that strict control shall be exeroised over forwarded to Germany with the Exche the sale of liquor: No native land shall quer receipt for the amount which had transferred, except between natives, been paid for
without the leave of the authorities. Freedom of transit and navigation, also complete economic, commercial and in dustrial equality will be similarly assured Herr von Simons replied that he would to all nationala of States who are mem. answer in a few words immediately. Hebers of the League of Nations as to the said the German Delegation would ex mandatory's own nationala The same amine the speech of Mr. Lloyd George right will apply in respect of concessions their importance, and undertook to reply natural resources. before Monday, but he begged to state that Mr. Lloyd George socmed to mistake the intentions of the German Govern- ment, and in their opinion no occasion would arise "for, eaforcing the sanctions
Mr. Lloyd George asked whether Horn von Simons would answer now or prefer
meeting in the afternoon.
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CAPITOL
LONDON, March 4th,
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SHIPPING CRISIS.
OWNERS PROPOSE REDUCTION OF.
PAY
LONDON, March 4th. A shipping crisis is threatened owing Mr. Harding was inaugurated in the to the shipowners proposing a reduction Capitol at Washington, to-day, as the of pay to officers and seamen by about States... twenty-ninth Pres dens of the United, bringing the seamen's wages to £10. as compared with C3 before the war, and the wages of stewards on passenger ships
that 34-28-1-40-na-compared with 310s.
ulonthly. The owners contend economies in working only means avoid ing laying up much mora tonnage and causing much unemployment. · AGREEMENT WITH BRITISH ADMIRALTY,
PEESIDENT HARDING
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
SUPPORTS' CREATION OF WORLD
COURT OF JUSTICE,
The new
ADVERSE REPORT BY U.S. SHIPPING BOARD.
WASHINGTON, March 4th President Harding, in his inaugural address, said that the progress of the United States proved the wisdom of the inherited polity of not being involved in the affairs of the Old World, administration, he said, did not intend
WASHINGTON, March 4th. to become entangled in those affairs. The Shipping Board, in a report to The United States cannot become party the Senate, declares that the agreement to any permament military allians, nor
between the International Mercantile assume any foreign economic obligations Marine Corporation and the British Ad- Nevertheless, the United States was ready miralty, requiring the corporation to to confer with the nations of the world operate ships without injuring British with a view to recommending a way of commerce, is inimical to the policy of almost complete disarmament. He fav the United States in respect of the de
ment of Herr von Simons a definito had not given figures in regard to Italy and the documents with a care due to for the development of the territory's oured the creation of a work court for velopment of its trade and conuerce and
#hallenge of the fandumental conditions The Paris of the Treaty of Versailles. proposals, following the line taken at Boulogne and Brussels, involved a sub- stantial relaxation of the fall demand of the Treaty in respect of disarmament and reparatiou.
These proposals were
• made in
a spirit of concession to induce an amicable settlement.. The counter-
proposals mock the Treaty. The Allies reached that conclusion not merely from the character of the counter proposals, but from the speeches of Herr von Simons, in Germany after the Paris proposals and the support accorded him by the German Press and the Reichstag Mr. Lloyd George specified the speech at Stuttgart, when Herr von Simons repudiated Ger- man responsibility for the way, which repudiation was acclaimed throughout Germany. Therefore it represented the real attitude of Germany towards the Treaty of Peace.
PUZZLING GERMAN PSYCHOLOGY.
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RISINGS IN RUSSIA.
PEASANTS RESIST SEIZURE OF CORN.
LONDON, March 4th.
the settlement of justiceable questions, at variance with the letter and spirit which the nations agree to submit to it. of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. but every commitment of the United
SEAPLANE SERVICE.
States must be made in the exercise of national sovereignty."
U.S TARIFF BILL.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S VETO.
WASHINGTON, March 3rd. President Wilson has vetoed the Emer gency Tarif Bill.
NEEDS OF AMERICAN AGRICUL- TURE.
President Harding advocated the protec tion of industries, saying that higher Production costs must be reflected in our import tariffs to-day as never before when peoples are seeking trade restoration and
WASHINGTON, March 4th. Mr. Wilson, in vetoing the Tariff BiB, cessfully unless we carry, and opportuni farmer at present needed a better system expansion. Our tariffs must be adjusted in the now neder. We cannot sell sue expressed the opinion that the American
ties in the new era in production, trans- of domestic marketing and credit and portation and trade will best be seized opening to foreign markets than protec by carrying cargoes in American bottoms tion from foreign products. to the markets of the world."
Mr. Lloyd George detailed the losses of the Allies in killed and crippled, point-stated by the Allies.
The United States, in the new order, INAUGURATION IN SOUTH FRANCE, ing out that France and Britain alone
will finance trade and meant to promote were each bearing annual burden in ree-
EFFECT OF MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S
enlarged activities and neck expanded
PARIS, March 4th. poct of pensions thrice the amount of
SPEECH.
A wireless message from Moscow makes cocfidence. As regards "our" supreme In view of the possibilities of seaplane the first mention of an anti-Bolshevist task," President Harding said, "we traffe, a regular service between Mas the whole annual payment now offered by Germany as reparation for all dam-
LONDON, March 4th.
muting at Petrograd, led by General | shall give no people s just cause to make | Heilles and Nice has been started. The ages Germany was now offering not a
It is universally agreed that yesterday's Kozlovaki, and on the ship Petropavlorik, war on us. We hold no national pre-machines carry two passengers.- fourth of the sum required to repair the sitting of the conference at St. James The outbreak, as a matter of form, is judices, entertain na spirit of revenge, do not bate, covet, nor dread conquest and damages, and that only on condition that Palace was historic in importance and attributed to Entente machinations. thos feeding it should and it out of vied in solemnity with the first appear. It is reported from Stockholm
that.
do not boast of armed prowess, but if their own pocket first, on highly privilegance of the German delegation at Ver- troops summoned from the North to war is again forced on us we earnestly
terms, when they can with difficulty sailles after the Armistice.
Petrograd, apparently, got the upper hope a way will be found to unify our It is no exaggeration to say that the hand and sent the seamen back to their individual and collective strength and raise money in their own markets to carry ou the work of government. * I cannot Prime Minister's brilliant and forcible ships and the workmen to the factories. to consecrate all América, materially and understand the psychology, which permits speech made as deep an impression Artillery swept the streets on March End, spiritually, to national defence. the representatives of a country whose na M. Clemenceau's speech on that and suppressed all opposition. Government was responsible for the most occasion. The Allied statesmen in Lon-In the meanwhile, it is stated that the devastating war in the world's history to don, particularly the French, are en revolt is spreading throughout the coun- come solemnly with such terms to a Con-thusiastic over the strength. tact and tryPeasants are resisting the seizure of ference with the representatives of the political acumen exhibited in Mr. Lloyd their corn and compulsory wood-hewing victims of that devastation. If the Ger- George's address. man Government had made a proposal shades of opinion shower praise on the Sovie: Committee admits that riots have The papers of all for the railways. The President of the indicating a sincere desire to discharge speech and describe it as inspired by a taken place. its obligations, it would have received deep, moral earnestness, which marked the fairest and most patient considera: his war eloquenco at its best.
COMMUNISTS BLAME THE tion with a view to reaching reasonable The situation, now. is one of great accord.We were prepared," said Mr.gravity, but it is confidently believed that Mr. Lloyd George emphasised that for Lloyd George, to make all legitimate the German Government is alive to the the Allies, Gurman responsibility for the allowances for the real difficulties under seriousness of the position and will now admitted.
Anto-Bolshevist risings in Russia ars war is fundazaettal, and if that acknow which the German and other peoples
Advance more sensible proposals ledgement is repudiated or abandoned, labour is a result of the war, but a Monday, which may afford a basis of dis mutiny of General Kozlovski and on the the Treaty is destroyed. The Allies must proposals are, frankly, an offeron and
of the fact that exasperation, and as one anxious for the cussion and hvert putting into execution ship Pelreparlorik was prepared by the therefore take account o, supported by restoration of real peace in Europe, the Allied threats. The feeling that a Ententa spies, like the former White EX.PRESIDENT AND EX-SECRETARY
It is clear that the public opinion, is challenging the founde aanly deplore that such pronosals, have enceful solution will be reached is re- Guard mutinies," tion of the Treaty ofVersailles, and pro- been submitted, for they indicate a desire ected on the Bourse in Berlin where fansat revolt was directeal from Parin posals like those of Herr von Simons were not to perform but to evade the obliga-even after Mr. Lloyd George's speech was It will be rapidly liquidated. The
tions which Germany has incurred."
published the market was firm and prices Entente, undoubtedly, spread their nets Simply a necary corollary to this now
Until Germany, na she com attitude pelled France to do in 1871, accepted the world's verdict that she was in the wrong and consented to interpret her obligations accordingly, these conferences will be futile.
CHALLENGING THE THEATE
CHAROZ AGAINSTŪGERMANY,
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LONDON, March 4th.
A Moscow wireless mea- 02 sage says, "There is no doubt that the
LABOUR.
RELATIONS WITH EUROPEAN"
FEDERATION.
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MR. WILSON · RESUMES PRACTICE.
OF STATE IN PARTNERSHIP,
Washington, March 3rd. Mr. Wilson is resuming the practice of
offices in New York and Washington.
• NEW ADMINISTRATION. Mr. James J. Davis has been appointeil Secretary of Labour, while Mr. Gearge B. Christian has been appointed Secre- tary to the President.
Mr. James Davis is an active Labour member of the Iron and Steel Workers' Association.
ENGLAND.
BILL DEAD.
WASHINGTON, March 4th. The House of Representives has failed to pass the Fordney Emergency Tarifl Bill over President Wilson's veto., The bill is now dead."
DAVIS CUP.
New Yona, March 3rd. Denmark has issued a challenge for the
CANADA ENTERS THE LISTS:
NEW YORK, March 4th. Canada has issued a challenge for the Davis Cup.
MR. ESMONDE'S DEPARTURE.
MELBOURNE, March 4th. Mr. Esmondó has sailed for Vancouver, on board the Makuro, on which he had January 11th.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, March 4th. The Executive Council of the American FOR NORTH SEA.
Federation of Labour has decided on the NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR TO been detained in Sydney harbour since PARI, March 4th
severance of relations with the Inter. The French Western Mediterranean ntional Federation of Trades Unions of Squadron is refitting at Toulon. It is Europe owing to the latter's "revolution- reported that the dreadnoughts, Paria ay activities" and failure to recognise and France have been ordered to hold the national autonomy of the trade union North Sea to co-operate with the British themselves in readiness to leave for the centres in various countries. Fleet in any naval operations which may be contemplated.
APPOINTMENT OF WELL-KNOWN
EDITOR.
LONDON, March 3rd.
PARIS, March 4th. The death is announced of General Mercier.
Mr. Lloyd George pointed out the low. Renerally advanced, owing to the impres not at Kronstado alone. It is the task law in partnership with Mr. Colby, with Davis Cup. nest of German taxation compared to that on that the Allies did not intend abrupt of the Red Guards to destroy the nets.
ly to break off negotiations, of the Allies and the singliness of the German debt per cent of the population
In the meantime, the German Cabinet AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
discuss the ultimatum. as compared with that of Britain, Ho
The Morning Post understands that: the declared that Germany's apparently Allies, after consulting their legal ex- Mr. Lloyd George said that the German gigantic debt had been reduced almost to perts, decided that if the application of people were under the impression that the equal of herpro-war liabilities by a the Allied demands were an intolerable process of depreciating currency and said the sanctions is necessary this can he oppression designed to destroy their great that Germany's failure to bring up taxalone immediately, instead of on May 1st. country and enslave a great people On tion to the level of the taxes of the Allies FRENCH DREADNOUGHTS READY the contrary, the Allies regarded a free,alone constituted an infringement of "the contented and prosperous Germany as Treaty of Versailles, and until she im essential to civilisation, and a discon poses at least equal taxation she will be tented, enslaved Germany as menace unable to plead inability to meet the Paris and a burden to European civilisation. demands The Allies did not desire to oppress or impose a bondage on Germany-they. simply asked her to discharge her obligather reflection confirmed the Allies' first Mr. Lloyd George concluded that far tions and to repair the injuries of war provoked by her Imperial Government impression that the
counter proposals Unlike the Treaty of Frankfort, the Allios were simply provocative, and it would be a sheer waste of time to devote sittings were not usking for the costs of the war, realising the impossibility of a single to their consideration. He was authorised
to make the following declaration on country to pay them. It was important that the German, public thoroughly under-behalf of the Allies The German Goy- NEW TAXATION TO MEET DEFICITS. stand the character of the Allies' demand,
ernment had already defaulted in res- because they certainly did not appreciato Fect of some of the most important pro visions of the Treaty of Versailles. namely, the delivery of war criminals for Introducing the first Budget under the The House of Representatives his pass- The Allies, continued Mr. Lloyd George, trial, disarmament and the payment of new regime. Mr. Hailey, the Finance ed a resolution authorising the confer twenty milliards of gold marks in cash Minister, announced heavy new taxation ment of a Congressional Medal of Honour simply insist that Germany pay repara or in kind. The Allies find not insisted to meet the defert of twelve crores for on the Unknown British and French tion in respect of charges cast in their or in kinder of the bond and bad extend the present year and eighteen next year. Warriors buried in Write respec. respective countries by material duuage ed the time and even modißod the charac-The ad valorem duty is being increased and under: the Arc de Triomphe, respec to property and injuries inflicted on the ter of the deands each time the German from 7 per cent. to ti per cent, including tively. lives and limbs of the inhabitants. We Government failed them. Despite the cotton goods. The tax on luxuries.is to Ask no more and can take no less. These undertaking given at Bpa, the criminals be 20 per cent. Foreign sugar is to be are not imaginary wrongs. They are hnd not yet been tried, let alone punish-taxed at from 10 per cent, to 15 per cent. injuries, the reparation of which imposed, although evidence had been in the Increased taxes are to be imposed on
erushing burden at this moment on the hands of the German Government for tobacco. resources of the Allied countries."
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A Washington message says that Col. George Harvey, proprietor and editor of the North American Review, is to be the INDIAN BUDGET. UNITED STATES CONGRESS PAYS Harvey has always been friendly to new Ambassador to England. Colonel
TRIBUTE.
England,
WASHINGTON, March 4th.
DELHI, March 3rd.
Mr months. Military organisations, open Mr. Hailey, foreshadowed the appoint Lloyd George specified that France was and clandestine, had been allowed to meat of a fiscal commission to examine at present budgeting 18,000 million frauca spring up all over the country, equipped tariff policy, including Imperial Prefer to restors the devastated areas, apart with arms that should have been sur. ence.
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WASHINGTON, March 4th. The Senate has passed resolution instructing the War Department to fetch the body of an unidentified American soldier from France for interment at Arlington, the national cemetery.
MANDATES PROBLEM:
THE REPLY TO AMERICAN NOTE.
JAPANESE TRADE WITH
CHINA. HEAVY DECREASE IN EXPORTS...
AND IMPORTS. Japan's trade with Ghias registered heavy decline in January this year, ap PARIS, March 2nd. League of Nations, Benhor Da Cunha, trade. In exports only the shipments to In the name of the Council of the Parently foreshadowing the course of this, Brazilian Ambassador to Paris and Presi- North and South Ching displayed, at to particular branch of Japan's ocean-borne dent of the Council of the League, has creased the shipments to all other districts replied to the American note regarding of China showing declines In importa the mandates given upon the former Ger only the arrivals from Southern China man colonies. The Council is assured register a small gain. that the future of Mesopotamia shall not
The total value of "exports from Japan be settled without considering the wishes to China.
to in January amounted of America, but about the chief American Yus,880,000 against Y.28,022,000 for the objection-the Japanese mandate for Yap corresponding month 1920, a decrease of Island the Council. efter remarking that Y.2,133,000. The heaviest fall is register- from a gigantic sum for pensions, which rendered. If the German Government
America has not ratified the peace treatyrd in the exports to Manchurin, which provision must he made yearly for a sincerely desired to help the Allies to
and has not participated in the League show a decline of to more than Y.2,000,000 Icast a decade. What charge could the repair their losses, the Allies would stall
of Nations, said that the granting of In the shipments to Central China thera German Budget show comparable to it be ready to make allowances for the diffi
DUDLEY BYE-ELECTION.»
territories was in the jurisdiction of the was also a decrease, but its size is not Mr. Lloyd George was convinced that the culties of Germany, but the counter-pro-
Supreme Council and did not concern the very large. The export trade of the Gorman people had no idea of the deposals convinced the Allies that the Ger
COALITION MINISTER DEFEATED.League. Consequently," with the greatest month in sutamarised as follows:- vastation of Allied countries as a result man Government did not intend to carry.
consideration for the American point view of the action of the Imperial Government out ite Treaty obligations or was not
the Council had transmitted the American in 1914. In view of the incalculable im strong enough to face selfish and short: The Economic Commission of the Coun-ed by the Right Hon. Sir Arthur Griffith-
-LONDON, March 3rd. The bye-election at Dudley, necessitat note to the Allied Governments. Havce. portance of a real understanding, it was sighted opposition and insist on necessary vital that the German public should be ancrifices. If this was due to the fact of the League of Nations has taken Boscawen's appointment as Minister of AMERICAN" BECURITY informed as to the character and extent that German opinion did not permit it, ensures to carry out the international Agriculture, resulted as follows:- of the devastation, and he believed that that made the situation more serious, and credits scheme adopted at Geneva, when they realised it, their attitude would the lenders of opinion must realise that sub-committee consisting of M. Avenol,
Mr Wilson (Lnhourite). change,
Sir A. Griffith-Boscawen (Coali-) Mr. Lloyd George proceeded to quote baltering with the Treaty.
the Allies will not permit any further Franco, Sir J. Strakosch, South Africa,
The Allies and M. Termeulen Holland, provisionally tion Unionist) figures, showing that 21,000 factories were must act on the assumption that the Gerakes aver the duties assigned to the destroyed in France; the mines in North man Government is not merely in de international commission recommended
Labour Majority ....... France were destroyed; 1,059 Communes fault, but is deliberately in default. under the scheme. and townships werd wiped out and 2,383
(Sir A. Griffith-Boscawen has been partly destroyed; 630,000 houses were
APPOINTMENT OF ORGANISER. completely or martially destroyed; 8,000 Mr. Lloyd George declared:-"Unless,
Unionist M.P. for Dadley since 1910). LONDON, March 4th...e kilometres ofilways, 52,000 kilometres we hear by Monday that Germany is pre- of roads and 3,700 hectares of soil must pared to accept the Paris decisions or to pointed organiser of the Termeulen credit
Sir Drummond Fraser has been ap FUTURE OF EGYPT, be restored and the conl production of sabunit proposals which, in other equally scheme in aid of the distressed Entopean DECLARATION IN PARLIAMENT.
LONDON March 3rd..... France was reduced by 50 per cent. An satisfactory ways, will discharge the ob
The House of Representatives has countries.. incredible amount of this damage was ligations of the Treaty of Versalles, sub-
Lonnon, March 3rd, accepted the Senate's "compromise done deliberately, with a view to destroy | ject to the concessions made in the Paris ing essential means of production both | proposals, we shall from Monday take
In the House of Commons, at question Army · appropriations for 150,000 – men. in France and in Belgium.
the following course under the Treaty of
time, Mr.. Cecil Harmsworth declared that. The measure has gone to the President Mr. Lloyd George instanced the fact that | Versailles :-
although the Government had not reached
U.S. NAVAL BILL. the French flax industry was practically Firstly. Occupy the towns of Dais
final decisions as regards Lord Milner's wiped out, so that Germany, which sup-hurg, Ruhrort and Duesseldorf on the In consequence of continued distar Sultan to nominate & delegation to con- It was announced in the Senate that it
LONDON, March 3rd. recommendations, they had invited the
LONDON, March 3rd.. plied Franco before the war to an extent right bank of the Bhine of tight per cent, now supplice 60 por Secondly.The Allies will obtain forth be reckoned from 9 o'clock, instead substitaiting for the Protectorate, a rela pritions in the present session, and that cam bances, the curfew in Dublin will-henceler with Great Britain with a view to will be impossible to pass the naval appro- cent of the fax products. He also in powers from their respective Parliaments of 10 o'clock probably necessitating the tionship which would secure, British inter- & new Bill will be drawn up for a special stanced the ease of the blast furnaces and requiring their nationals to pay a cor majority of places of amusement closing esta and meet the legitimate aspirations session, which will probably be called on rolling mills in Belgium being deli-tain proportion of all payments due to dows.
of Egypt.
|_ April 4th."
THE ULTIMATUM.
LONDON, March 3rd.
CURFEW IN DUBLING
RESULT OF DISTURBANCES.
A
......
10.244.
0,568
270
DEALERS.
RECEIVER APPOINTED;
| $13,500,000,
New Youx, March 4th.:
US ARMY BILL.
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January
January 1921
1920. Manchuria ... 1,801,00 Y 4,561,000 North China. 8,138,000 7,155,000 Central China 15,881,000 16,253,000 South China... 30,000 23,000
Total...Y.25,880,000 Y.£8,022,090
The value of importe from China in.
A receiver has been appointed for January amounted to Y.11,010,000 against Imbrit & Company, security dealers. The Y-18,172,000 for the corresponding month. Liabilities are estimated 212,000,000; assets on December 31st, at churia and Central China are largely res at nearly 1920, a decrease of Y.7,161,000. * Man- ponsible for this heavy decrease. Below A summary of the import trade is given :-
January January 1021 1920 Manchuria... Y. 44,000 Y. 2,446,000 North Chinn. 5,171,000 on
** 0,148,000 Central China 4,170,000 6,313,000, South China... 388,000 268,000 Total Y.11,010,000 Y 18,172,000
public duty among politicians than the There is a very much higher spirit of world at large believes,t. Hon. H, D. Asquith, M.P.