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MABLES.
LATEST CABLES.
· [TEROUGH REUTER'S ADENOY.]
" SUGGESTED CONFERENCE
OF WORLD POWERS.
DEBATE IN U.S. SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 27th. Senator Lodge, who is reported to be acting in agreement with President Hard-
THE HONGKONG DAILY PR788, FRIDAY, DEOFMBER,
DISCUSSIONS. GERMANY'S DEFAULT NOTIFIED.
FRENCH BATTLESHIPS VISIT REPARATIONS COMMISSION FAR EASTERN CABLE
AUSTRALASIA; GREETINGS FROM FRANCE TO, OVERSEAS ALLIES:
MELBOURNE, December 27th.
FABLA, December 37th-
The newspapers describe the discussions of the Reparations Commission as meet
NEWS
(THROUGH REGTEE'S AORNOT:]
·BANQUE INDUSTRIEL
SITUATION.
SMART SENTENCE FOR" SNATCHERS.
THE CHATER ROAD INCIDENT...
Some additional light was thrown on to the Chater Road snatching incident of
AN UNUSUAL · FRAUD ALLEGED:
ONE WAY OF MAKING A LIVING."
By adding a small shop mark to pack Ages of digaretten, a cigarette dealer is
The French battle.cruimrs Jules Michelet | animated, M. Barthou urging a definite | OPERATION GUARANTEED BY SAI/ the previous day, at the Magistracy yester. said to have defrauded the Government
and Victor Hugo "have arrived in Mal-proclamation of the German default and
bourne. A welcome was extended by 're. presentative delegations of the Naval, Military and Air Fordos
Admiral Gilly (Officer Commanding) ing's views, opened an attack in the emphasised that the main object of the mission was to carry greetings from Bonate on Senator Borah's amendment
France to the oversong nations who were suggesting a Conference of World Powers
allied with Franco in the war Eminent to consider armaments and economic ques
tiona
Senator Lodge declared that it would be useless to attempt to limit land armaments cole' it was established beforehand that France had changed her position.
He hoped and expected that France and Italy, which were the only participators in the Washington Confor "ence who had failed to ratify the treaty, would do so soon, and he urged the United States to build more light armoured eruisors, aeroplane carriers and aircraft. The question of foreign debta should be left almme and settled by the United Altates only.
"ANOTHER WORLD WAR IN A
YEAR."
Senator Borah, in the course of the de bate, predicted that if nothing were done
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industrial specialists were aboard who would gather trade information, but there was no idea of carrying out commercial propaganda.
The warships will subsequently go to Sydney and New Zealand, and will then proceed to Japan.
Sir John Bradbury opposing him.
Mr. Robson, a professor at the School of Law, was cycling homewards this after. THE PASTEUR CENTENARY. oon, when he was fired at with a
volver and killed by three natives. An- other Britisher, Mr. Rowntree, necöm-
but escaped.
HIGH FRENCH TRIBUTES.
PARIS, December 27th. France paid high tributes to Pasteur, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth.
in
to relieve the economic situation of demonstrated in the evening. The cen Europe, there would be another war in tenary was also celebrated at Dole,
Pasteur's birthplace.. ̈ ̈
-year involving the great Powers, and the United States would be unable to krep out..
PRESIDENT HARDING'S ACTIVI- TIES.
WASHINGTON, December 27th,
panying Mr. Hobson, was also fired on,
LAWA
mission.
LONDON, December with.
Mr. Robson was quietly ayoling on the Under the auspices of the YMCA aal-light; he belly good man, let him go." Giza road after delivering his morning lectures, when three Effandis appeared lecture, illustrated with films, was deliver- on the roadway. One fired
SOME SPLENDID BATTING.
BAFE.
He even went so far as to assist the Euro ours in the garch for the matched pen.
day whan two Chinese youth were out of aina cents duty on each packet of TAX REVENUES A Commission communiquc announces
charged with snatching gold fountain dutable cigarettes that he sold. The that it has notiñed the Governments con-
PARIS, December 27th.pen, valued at $38, from the breast pocket alleged fraud was an unusual one, in so corned of a German default in the de-
According to the Katin, statements of a ship's engineer named Mr. F. Clever imitation of an identification mark much that the forged mark used, wis a livery of timber to France in 1992," and rocalls that the letter of the Commission made by Premier Poincare and M. Jones, who is staying at the Carlton Hotel used by the Revenue Department to show on March 1st stated that if Germany
factured by the Na Yang Tobacco Com did not effect deliverica in kind, add. Lastoyrie, Minister of Finance, in regard and who has recently been discharged that certain packages of cigarettes manu-
from hospital. tional equivalent cash payments should to the operations for clearing up the
pany had daty paid on them. The mark be exacted from Germany at the end of
The evidence showed that the two Euro- used was arranged between the Dapart 1922. Sir John Bradbury opposed the situation in regard to the Banque Indus peans Mr. A. E. Beavis, of Mowers Rates mont and the Company and was not declaration that the Failurs to execute trielle de Chins, show that French anance & Co, and à Mr. Bell-who captured the covered by the Ordinanco entirely the delivery of timber constituted
The alleged frand was mid to have been a German default, and refrained from will not be involved. The operation will actual snatcher-were attacked by two carried out by a man named Un Tai, who voting on the resolution in regard to the be guaranteed by revenues from the Salt Chinese in an effort to secure their com-some days ago was charged before Mr. Commission's letter of March 21st.
Tax, which will be collected by an orpanion's release as well as their own. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, with having. ANOTHER CAIRO OUTRAGE. ganisation der European control, not
The story of the matching from MrWhen these was first mentioned, Chief 4,540 dutiable, migarettes in his possession, Jones's point of view has already been Preventive Officer Clark asked for a re- BRITISH PROFESSOR MURDERED by the Chinese Government.
The Matin says that those statements told in yesterday's Daily Prae. In his mand in order to consult the Crown Soli CAIRO, December 27th. have very favourably impressed the Com-evidence yesterday he stated that he citor sa to whether the man could be fur-
recognised the two defendante se the ther charged with forgery
Yesterday afternoon Mr. T. M. Hàng youths who jostled him on either side erigg (the Amistant Crown Solicitor) CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUE IN CHINA. The arst defendant was captured on the appeared in Court to prosecute the
cigaretta dealer on two charges:. (1) forg--- ILLUSTRATED LECTURE IN LONDON.spot, but the sound defendant got away ing a wrapper provided under authority and came back lator with another Chinese, by the head of a Department of the Gov- saying in pidgin English: "Al-light, ernment; (2) uttering a forged document. Mr. Hazlerigg said the defendant was the master of a cigarette,stall at No. 18, Des Yeux Road West, and sold brands Fremier Poincare, accompanied by other Boteon, who fell, death being instantaneed for the first time in Ladon, showing
of cigarettes known is "One Hundred Mr. Beavis gave a very detailed account Sparrows" The cigarettes wors manu=5 Ministers, prasided at a ceremony in the ous. He was hit by three ballete. Mr. every day scenes among the working of the incident. He said he was roturn factored by the Nan Yang Tobacon Com-
Rowntree, who was on a motorcycle be
and that Company used, by Pasteur Institute at which speeches ex- hind, escaped by dashing on at fall classes of Chins, and portraying civilising from tiffin in company with Mr. Jones pany,
of Messrs. Moutrie & Co. and a Mr. Bell | arrangement with, and under the authority. tolling the scientist were made Prespeed, though a bullet entered his oil ing influences during recent years, much fast near Moutrie's store when the party of the Superintendent of Imports and
tank. Apparently only one native fired,
particular wrapper for dent Millerand afterwards participated though three were involved in the attack of which, it was claimed, had been accom was crossing the road, he was struck by Exports, a
the complainant's appearance. He look packets to be sold within the Colony, plished through Christian, endeavour. a pilgrimage to Pasteur's tomb. They all escaped.
od “queos”, sa if he was going to fall. These wrappers bore the letters or mono- Paris, provincial and foreign students
At the same time a gang of Chinese gram "H.R." (joined) which mark was M.C.C. IN SOUTH AFRICA..
THE “LONDON MARU” REPORTED about six in number walked towards the intended to denote that daty had been complainant.Witness distinctly saw the paid in the Colony. The object of this two defendants jostle the complainant and | mark was to indicate at sight to a Revenue saw the first defendant extract the pen by Officer whether duty had or had not been & curious movement-with one hand under paid and also to facilitate the seizure of the other arm. Witness said to his.com dutiable tobacco and for the collection, of panions: There has been a pen stolen revenue. On December 21st, o Revenue now watch me." He walked quietly to a Officer visited the defendant's stall and verandab pillar and met the first defend there saw the defendant sitting at a and coming round the sime pillar. He counter, whilst another man was crouch": grabbed him. The second defendant die ing beside him marking packets of appeared, but turned up later and amist cigarettes with a chop. The Ravenue. ed in the search for the pen, and kept Officer purchased a packet of "One on saying is broken English: "Ha no Hundred Sparrows" and was banded have got, Witnem told the Magistrate one on which appeared the joined letters be was certain ha had the right man. H.E." with the ink still wet. Há When the Indian constable came on the immediately seized "the ink-pad and chop Bone the "pen was found under the first and sent for the Chief Preventive Officer, defendant's bat. With the discovery of who arrested the defendant (the other His Honour Mr. Justice Gomperts, defendant and the two others tried to get and seized the stock of cigarettes con the pen there was a stampede The first man having ran away in the meantime) heard a case yesterday in which Yuan away, There was a chase, in which the tained in 27 packets. On examination, Wang Cheng, à trader, aned the firm of Indian recaptured the first defendant. 58 of these packages proved to have Cheong Sing Loong, Hing Ken and others, Witness grabbed the second and third gmnine wrappers, whilst practically all men and a violent struggle took place the remainder bore forged marks. The ment and cattie delers, for $1,351.33 Both Chinese attached witness furiously defendant had no authority from the balance of principal and interest due on and tried to kick him in the lower region Superintendent of Imports and Exports a Chinesio promisery note data 30th of the stomach. The third man got away to possess the chop on to mark the wrap- April, made by the defendants in favour and was not recaptured. Mr. Bell came Peras as he did. On these facte, Mr. of the plaintiffs.
to witnom assistance and the second Hazlerigg concluded, the defendant was defendant was over powered. "
charged with forging and uttering a for ged wrapper, and on tobee facts he would ask for his committal for trial and for the charge of possession of dutiable tobacco (which was admitted) to stand | The Magistrate - Fou expect me to be ovUF ----
in a case which was no businee of yours. Taylor (Monopoly Analyst to the Importa lieve that. You simply butted in to help After evidence was given by Mr H. A Don't tell-lise, making it worse for your sud Exports Department), Chief Preven self. You are even worse than the first tive Officer Clark, and by the Chinese defendant. He has, at any rate, admitted Revenue Officer who discovered the alleged it. You are convicted..
sand fraud, the defendant offered to make a Inspector Chamnan said the first de statement. He said that his foki bought fondant had just been released from gaol," the cigarettes at a cheap price, four boxes
The Magistrate (to the first defendant): f 25 packages par bor, at $4 per box": You will do six months; as a matter of When the foki showed him the cigarettes fact, you will both do six months,
ho asked him if the transaction was against the law. He then warned his Toki that in future he was not to buy any cigarettes unless they bore a certain mark. The foki informed him that the seller of · to mark the packages. When the Revenue the cigarettes, could loan to him a chop
Officer called at the Stall the fold ran
GLOOMY OUTLOOK AT LAUSANNE.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR A TREATY.
LAUBANNE, October 27th."
JOHANNESBURG, December 27th.
PORT. SAID, December 27th. The weather was fine and warm and The Japanese steamer London Maru, the attendance numbered 7,000, on the which was reported on December 22nd to resumption of the 1.0.0.0. South Africa match. The wicket was a fast be in distress in Latitude 37.8 North, one. South Africa completed their inninga Longitude 7.35 East, has arrived here. with 420, by, very steady batting against excellent English bowling and fielding. In order to ensure something like a minutes. He did not give a single Taylor contributed 178, compiled in 308 The first official disclosure that Presi- definits arrangement for future pro- chance, and showed very sound judgment. dont Harding was negotiating with a greas, a co-ordinating committee has been up 30. Konnedy took 4 wickets for 132, He hit twenty-five fours Brann knocked low to holding an international coonoric appointed. The committee is composed Gilligan 3 for 69, and Jupp 3 for 87.- conference, was made during the naval of representatives of the 'Allies, and will England then went in again; and scored debate in the Senate. Senator Lodge, draw up terms for a treaty, in conjunc123 for the loss of four wickets, in three boars of careful batting. Sooring was who is the President's spokesman, appaltion with legal experts. It is probable kept down by fine bowling.
ed to Senators not to embarraks the negotiations or efforts that the President is at present making.
that the treaty will be presented to Turkey on January 4th for acceptance or rejection.
BRITISH WARSHIPS RETURN TO NEAR EAST.
MALTA, December 27th, Owing to unsatisfactory news from
attached to the
INDIAN MODERATES, CONGRESS,
PROVINCIAL ANTONOMY
ADVOCATED. :.
NAGPUR, December 27th.
SUPREME COURT.
(IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.]
A PARTNERSHIP AND A PRO- MISSORY NOTE.
:
Mr. C. H. Lyon appeared on behalf of
It is understood that President Hard- ing is sounding several Powers regarding the desirability of an coonenic conferences, Lausanne it is understood the ships In a Presidential address to the Mode Mediterranean flect rate Congress, Mr. Saatri" asserted that but at present it is not known where the which arrived at Malta on December 23rd the delay in cutting down army expendi conference is to be held or the extent of from Constantinople for a three weeks' America's participation.
stay, have been ordered to return to the ture and Indianising officers was daily the plaintiffs, and Mr. M. K. Lo repre. Near East inmediately.
aggravating anti-British feeling. He deserted the defendants. clared it would be a polítical blunder' to prolong the transition period unacces
It would appear that there were two sarily. Be expressed the opinion that partners in the firm, named 'respectively there was no risk in granting full Chan Yau and Tang Fook. The case autonomy to the Provinces, and afirmed his belief in the British connection. He against the Inttar had already been heard trusted that the theory of an equal and judgment given against him. Mr. Lo partnership would soon be translated into fact..
waa now representing the other partner, Chan You
INDIAN NATIONAL
CONFERENCE.
ELECTIONS TO COUNCILS OPPOSED
BY RELIGIOUS LEADERS-
1
GATA, December 27th.
EARLIER CABLES.
RECALCITRANT TURKISH
ATTITUDE.
LAUSANNE, December 27th. The general tone in Conference circles The Congress of Mahommedan Religi-kish attitude, which at one time seemed again tends to be pessimistic. The Tur
mus Leaders has passed resolutions declar... to promise a reasonable settlement, is 2ng that elections to the Councils are Lord Curzon had with Ismet Pasha last now most recalcitrant. A long interview
opposed to the Mohommedan religion; night does not appear to have improved expressing confidence in the Angora the patience of the Allies is nearing ox- the situation. There are indications that
Government and acknowledging the new haustion. The fate of the Conferencd Bultan
will probably be determined in the as Khalifa
course of this week's proceedings. REDUCED TOURIST FARES. "ANNOUNCEMENT BY P. & O. CO
LONDON, December 27th.
companies announce substantial reduć tions in Arst class tourist faze on the India, Ceylon, China, Japan, Borneo, Australia and America itineraries.
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AUSTRALIAN INTER-STATE
CRICKET.
A WIN FOR VICTORIA,
MELBOURNE, December 27th. New South Wales compiled 180 (Kippax 68) Victoria replied with 195. Macart ney took 6. for &
Now: South Wales going in again, made 142 Victoria, then knocked up 179 for 3 Woodfull contributing 84, not ont.
INDIAN FRONTIER
OPERATIONS.
ENEMY VILLAGES BOMBED.
The British reply to the Turkish claim to the Mosul Vilayet refutes the Turkish contentions and emphasises that it is impossible to continue the controversy Lord Curzon in a covering letter says the reasons, adduced by the Turks only show Tha Peninsular & Oriental and associat-that no case can be made out for the
surrender of Mosul THE RIGHTS OF ALLIED SUBJECTS, LAUSANNE December 17th..
DERA-INHELL Kas, Dec. 27th. The Allies draft scheme to replace the Aerial operations were asrried out financial part of the Capitulations pro during the past week against enemy claims the abolition of capitulations, but villages on the North-West – frontier, stipulates that Allies subjects and foreign Sixteen and a hall tons of bombs wore companies shall not be treated differently dropped. The machines flew low, and to Turkish respecting taxation. The used machine guns. Turks agreed to the foregoing at a meet- NEW YORK, December 27th.
ing of the sub-commission, but objected to the other points, including the stipu connection with the action relative lation that Allied subjects shall not be subjected to forced loans, thought, it is
IRISH REBEL FUNDS. ACTION BY U.S. COURT.
THE USE OF SILVER MONEY,
U.S. SENATOR SUGGEST8
INCREASES
WASHINGTON, December 27th, main in operation for ten years, upon Senator Nicholson has introduced are condition that reciprocal treatment boolation making the President to appoint accorded to the Turks
commission to communicate with the other nations for the purpose of ingress ing the use of silver in monetary system
to Irish Rebel funda, mentioned in a considered probable they will abandon telegram dated December 20th, the Court their objections. The scheme would re- has ordered the appointment of a commis sion to take the testimony of O'Mara The Court, has been informed, on behalf of the Irish Free State, that it is im- posible to guarantes O'Mara's life.
FOREIGN WARSHIPS IN TURKISH
WATERS.
CONSTANTINOPLE, December 97th
A Turkish note handed to the Allied High Commissioners says no warship over a thousand tons may remain in will be admitted until its predecessor haa |Bymrna-harbour and no second-warship:
left; and the note also forbids the landing of men without permission,
WORLD
10EDOT-HIS-
College profe
Mr. Lo took the preliminary objection that as judgment had been given against Fone partner in a firm, where a joint agreement was concerned, the other could not be proceeded against. Hs quoted extensively from authorities in support of his argument.
Plaintiff gave ovidence as to inding Teing Fook $1,000, at 3 per cent., and only $40 in interent and nothing of the principal had been paid..
Mr. Lo submitted that plaintiff must prove actual authority and ratification before he could proceed against his client, He said the business was such that it was unnecessary for the firm to borrow.".
His Honour heard the evidence and reserved judgment,
TRADE REPORT.
SHIPPING.
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The first defendant admitted the charge, but the second defendant strongly denied it and said he only went there to assist the Europeana, »-
THE OLD STUFF GOWN, WAS THE TILER DECEIVING OR
* DECEIVED 1
that members of the legal profession often you are plunging yourself deeper and Having regard to the shabby old gowns The Magistrate: It seems to me that wear in Court, a tile layer working at deeper into the mire if you go on like this. the Supreme Court had perhaps some excuse for thinking that a gown he found Worship and said that was all he had to The defendant took the hint from his in the robing room was of no further use SBY,
to the lawyers and might, be usefully con The Magistrate ordered defendant ta verted into a coat and pair of "short" be committed for trial. On the charge for himself
ox possession of dutiable cigarettes he was Any such intention was frustrated, formally remanded until January 5th, however, for Mr. Aker, Cleric to the his Worship informing Mr. Hazlerigg Fuine Judge intervened on behalf of that it was not his intention to pas-sen- the legal profesion and the tile-layer, intence on this charge until after the ans consequence, appeared before Mr. Lind had been heard at the Supreme Court sell yesterday.
SUPER TAX:
AN EX-EASTERN BESIDENT'S APPEAL
The Court of Appeal the Master of the
The results of this year's working has been disappointing, owing to numerous Mr. Hugh Nisbet Registrar at the trices and to political unrest in Chins Supreme Court, who prosecuted the man, The Seamen's strike, which started in told Mr. Lindall that gowns had been Hongkong on 13th January, was not mimed, from the Supreme Court on seversi finally settled until 6th March, and dur- occhiqua and he had received complaints Ing the whole of thin period a large num- from solicitor. They have not yet been to owners Since then, the stevedores, defendant's posesion, and he asked for Rolls and Lords Justices Warrington and ber of steamers was tied up at great loan able to identify the gown formal in the lightermen and other labour guilds have a remanded to the Younger-recently dismissed an appes) boon on strike, resulting in an advance in The defendant said he saw six gowns from the decision of Mr. Justice Sankey wages all round, and consequently the lying on the floor inside a room and that the personal allowance provided for cost of operating steamer, bas gone up, thinking that they word not wanted, he by Section 18 of the Finance Act, 1920, în Against this, the price of bunkan coal has took one
the income on which a per- slightly dealined and be Magistrate It makes no difference son has to pay Incometax should not be The average rates of freight ruling in whether you found them on the floor, a mado in serialing the income of which the various trades are lower than those tablo or, da hooks, you had no right to that person had to pay super tax The of the previous year From Baigon to take anything that did not belong to you, appeal
KB Kenn Hongkong, 250 per picul from Bangkok A remand until Tuesday next was given. Da
pton Park, Surrey,
Justice Bank. nt of £6,001 made por tax for the year
Inspector Caygill mentioned that when afirming
the defendant was marched at the sta na Mr.
U.S. SHIP SUBSIDY BILL. ANOTHER AMENDMENT PROPOSED
WASHINGTON, December 27th..
are proverbindly to this ase, to 250 Hongay to Hong-in order that the gown might be identified the edg aboost-minded. Good-natured old Prof. kong, #310 to Canton, $3.30 per ton; Mr. McKellan has proposed another
A second note says the authorities must Phenyl, one of the chief characters in the Japan to Hongkong, Ten 2.40; to Sings previously be advised of the intention of charming play Sweet Lavender a new porn, Yen 3.50 por ton Jar to Hong amendment to the Ship Subsidy Bill, warship to visit any Turkish port, also Mary Milce Minter picture which is being kong, 20c. per pioul. The price of most be a solicitor's cost under his own Court was a sum of £900 Mr. Davis whereby goods imported on American the purpose of the visit and length of screened at the World Theatre, was so hand tourage has further declined, and The defendant repented his statement contended the personal allowance of £225 So stay No two warships will be admitted absent-minded that he actually forgot to good many handy sized steamers of that he thought that the things were not for Income tax ought also to be allowed. proposed abrogation of as the same time, and none between man attend his own wedding, a played by about 20 years old have been sold at about wante tristics, would be set and sunrise. The note adds that the Theo, Roberta, ons af Emdom's favourite per ton Steamers of Orar 4,000 tons The
character actors, this rifle is irresistibly rand 22 yoses
navigation of warships in Turkish waters
in foggy weather is prejudica.
tion, he was wearing what appeared to to April 5th, 19022 The item before the
Don't tell any
oper tax purposes, and that if the $225 allowance could not be deducted the P141 which he had paid- ought to be dedu
income