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THE BRITISH · PARLIAMENT,
HOUSE OF COMMONS DERATE ON THE ADDRESS.
LONDON, December 10th. The debate on the Address was 'reaum- ed in the House of Commons.
Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, replying to Sir John Simon
on the subject of inter-Allied dibts, referred to the reported Franco American financial negotiations. He said that as far as the Government" were aware the matter had not advanced· far-
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 121H, ) 1921
LATEST CABLES » FAR EASTERN CABLE NEW FRENCH LOAN.
FOUR BILLION FRANCS EASILY
·RAISED.
PARI December 11th. The papers announce that the French Internal Loan of four billion franca closed yesterday, over-subscribed. It has resulted in a sharp recovery of the French renten.~Havas
M. HERRIOTS “ILLNESS.
FRENCH PRESS EVINCE MUER ALARM.
Paris, December 11th. The announcement that Herrios is
confined to his room with influenza has
NEWS.
THE IMPRISONED "RUSSIAN BAIL
WAY OFFICIALS. LEGATIONS APPEAL TO CHANG TSO
'LIN'S SENSE OF HUMANITY
AND JUSTICE
PERING, December 11th The Legations are again taking up the Case of Mr. Ostroumo and other White Russian ex-officials of the Chinese East ors Railway, who have been in solitary confinement as Harbin since their artist in October without denite indictment or promise of trial."
POLITICAL SITUATION
IN CHINA
CHANG ISO LIN'S NEW POST.
A DISTINCTION WITH A DIFFERENCE.
NEWS IN SHAKESPEARE'S
DAY
be despatched quickly
(two of
his accomplices. In murder we learn tha
they were riven asunder: tongs., and, killed" with a haminer, and then quartered
THE FUGGER NEWS LETTERS.
Reviewing The Fugger News-Letter
* Some grim pages are devoted to the Being a Selection of Letter from the judgment on the witch
purga FAXING, December 11th Correspondence of the House of Fugger Hausmannin, burned at the state in 1597, who was charged with having caused Mandates issued to-day abolish the (1808-1600) ** (published by John Laneh, the death of innumerable children, one posts of Inspector General, or Super-
writer in The Observer says:-
byte giving him a hobby-bors so that he Tuchuns, throughout China, which means
These records give us clearly to nader tight ride on in till he lost his sensée
She had also "killed many, cattle" and that from now on no Military Governor stand what a deal of exesilent copy
contrived a baizatorm which did great was running to waste in Shakespeare damage Alchemists fared better. Several controls more than one of the provinces. time. We read of the death of ring letters from Yenice describe the exploita The Mandates commend Chang Tso frequently by assassination of the death of Bragadini, otherwise known as Lin's action in voluntarily, resigning the acceptable to modern taste of battles duced gold to the complete antisfaction of the assassins by methods not always Mamugnano, who for some months pro- Inspectorate-General of Manchuria, How and piracies an adventures; of the Ia of the Duke of Venice. He is said to ever as Mongolia borders on Manchuria, quisition and the Reformation and the Rebo at work now (December 18th, 1599) iz and the Chinese Eastern Railway runs that name); of Drake and the Armada, at the request of our rulers Thereafter naissance (which did not know itself by making five thousand sequins per month through Manchuria, the Mandate says and Luther and Mary Queen of Scots he will make fifteen or sixteen million The American, British, Japanese, and that Chang Tso Lin must remain supreme of Japan and Cochin China and Pern over to them. He had attained such a of miracles and witchcraft and alchemymore, which he has promised to hand led to alarmist reports in the French French Legations are sending a joint in military affairs in Manchuris, and even of Ireland and Russia, both in the pitch of eminencs that the Duke peaks ther than tentative enquiries and 20 Press. Le Matin sa te is suffering from communication to Marshal Chang appoints Chang Teo. Lin, bis son, and his extremities of war and misery: Ib sem to him in the second persons, In the for a formal British declaration on the sciatica, and his heart in affected, and Lin urging that from sentiments of general Governors of Fengtien, Kizin vide sweep, but the Foggers were mesame month we find the Pope remonstrat
humanity and justice the trial be ex and Heilungkiang respectively. These and had the honour of leading and January there no longer exists any ing; but, asserts the correspondent in pedited as much as possible, while 18,
together form Manchuria. Thus Changing some sight, million, ducats to the doubt in the matter, the magician hay- regards M Oustroumoff, whose health is a Lin still virtually controls. Maathe House fell into decline. Their heading the sight before last made two
Hapaburgs ard the Spanth kings before reported to have been undermined by
lingots in the presence of some of our quarters was Augsburg; and they had an patrician aldermen, each one of the rigorous treatment, it is suggested that
excellent corps of agents and correspon weight of one pound. There is news, he be permitted to remain at home pend
dents all over the known globe, who sent also of an English alchemist this time them bulletins of public events which might at Prague but the authorities there seem ing the investigation,
help to guide the policy of the establish to have been less sympathetic, for he was meat. In a way, they played the parts into a dungeon where he had ne in Central Europe in Elizabeth's time air but that which comes through a hole which the Rothschilds played in the day throughs which he can reach for his food PXXIXO, December;iiih-
of Waterloo, and were equally well equip Following on Chang Tao Lin's resix-ped to make a profit out of their inforbit by bit. The letters do not carry on the tale of either philosopher, hut it nation of the post of Inspector General,mation. This is only a small selection is sad to learn from other sources that Feng Yu- Esinng followed sxit, and went fra Vat. correspondence the originale Brugadini was hanged as a rogue in in his resignation for the third time.
in the Vienna National Library run. Eo 1890: some 35,000 closely-written pages-but|
versations, and, therefore the necessity
subjeca did not arise at present. The that the doctors recommend a long rest.
Giorerament did not wish to hinder any arrangement for, mutual benefit between two friendly nations allied and associa-
tel in the war, but they considered it
NEW SWISS PRESIDENT.;
BERSE, December 11th.. Doctor Musy has been elected President
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was essential that any payments made of the Swiss Confederation." by our debtors in Europe to their credi- tors in the United States should be accompanied simultaneously by propor tionate, payments to Great Britain. ́(Ministerial and Liberal cheers.)"
Mr. Churchill submitted that the American debt settlement, the advant
gea of which were undoubted, förmed the starting point for the future treat ancat of the question of inter-Allied debla The second factor in the problem was the Ballour Note, the principle of which was that we would obliterate all debts Owing to us if we were similarly treated in regard to debts owing to them, fail- ang which we ask from Europe only as much as the United States require From us. That principle, expressed three years ago, before the settlement of the American debt, still formed the founde tion or British policy
Mr. Churchill added that there re mained the matter of the German reparations, under which the amount
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THE LEAGUE MANDATES
REPORT ON THE MANDATES .COMMISSION.
How December 10th. The League Council discussed M. Branting's report on the Manalates Com- mission, and passed a resolution asking the British Government to explain the. present Anglo-American negotiations with reference to the Mandates, also the discussions of the Imperial Confer ence on the subject.
The Report points out that the Commis- sion was concerned chiefly with Palestine and Syria, the British Cameroona, British Togoland, New Guinea, Nauru, Samoa, and the Japanese mandated islands; and adds that they are admin
[FROM THE"!" DAILY BULLETIN."'].
BISA TAKLIWA? · RE-FLOATED,
TORTO, December 10th The British-ladia steamer Taklica, which was reported to have run aground off Yokosuka, has been refloated, and is proceeding to Kobe
The damage is not serious.
churia
·TENG RESIGNS, AGAINS
WILL BE OFFERED A NEW POSITION.
A Mandate grants Ferg Yu Hsiang one month's sick leave-
chant princes of the sixteenth century,
they present a vivid and exciting picture Famine and plague are two forms of
of the time.
calamity which seldom figure in the news- But they were real It is reported that Feng intends to The writers are concerned for the most Paper of to-day.
menases in the sixteenth century, “About visit Japan within a month. It is also part with Continental atairs, but ng three thousand persons reduced to dea LATEST CABLES semi-officially stated that the Government land plays a considerable part in the titution says a letter of 1873, "came story. Three of the letters tell of the before the king at Fontainebleau, and will offer Feng Ya Hsiang the title of Armada, the first stating, among other followed his Majesty so that he might Commissioner, to study military affairs things. that many women were put ashore
THE FIRST TEST.
AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES HER TEAM
SYDNEY, N.S.W., December 11th. The Australian team for the first Test at Sydney, on December 19th, is; Collins, Bardsley, Gregory, Hendry, Kelloway, Oldfield, Ponsford Arthur
•Able would increase as Germanyistered according to the spirit and letter Mailey,"
THE OPIUM CONFERENCE AT
GENEVA.
but it was impossible to say how of the League Covenant and the terms of Richardson, Victor Richardson, and far our hopes would be realised. The the mandates. Brrangement we sought to make with our European allies must be on such n basis as would safeguard us within the Balfour Wote from the consequences of a German default These points indicated the policy the Government would endeavour to pursue in connection with inter Allied debts, in which we were animated by a spirit of the warmest comradeship to wards our friends and allies in the war. (Cheers)
Mr. Snowden and Sir W. Buneman
both wished Mr. Churchill success at the conference with the Allied Finance Mia isters at Paris in January, declaring that Mr. Churchill would go thither with the knowledge of the full support of the House in his difficult task
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PROGRESS REPORTED.
GENEVA, December 10th. With the progress by the two sub- Committees of the second Opium Confer ence, the prospects of its termination on the 20th inst. are mere hopeful,
Agreement was reached to-day on the important question of imports and ex- ports and land and sea transit and tran. shipment.
THE ZINOVIEFF LETTER Sir Wm Joynson-Hicks, Home Secret- ary referring to the Zinovici letter said that on behalf of the Cabinet he was authorised to say that having. put the matter in the hands of a responsible trol for "the manufacture of drugs. committee, they were prepared to accept the staturent that the letter was genuine and not a forgery. That statement was enough for the other members; of the Cabinet, and he believed it was enough for the people of the country. The Gor erpment did not propose to give the
On the other hand, agreement has not been reached so far respecting the establishment of a central board of con-
THE GERMAN ELECTION. CABINET DECIDES TO RESIGN.
BERLIN, December 10th..
The Cabinet has decided to resign as
Taylor, with Andrews as twelfth man.
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THE WORLD'S SPORT. THIRD DIVISION FOOTBALL
LONDON, December 12th
In the northern section of third division of the English soccer:" League, New Brighton beat Durham by 4 goals to mil,
LATEST CABLES. [EUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE
WASHINGTON UNEASY. CHURCHILL'S SPEECH AROUSES SUSPICION
abroad.
(FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."
THE POWERS AND CHINA.
THE FOREIGN ATTITUDE DEFINED.
from toe Spanish ships at Cadiz, but the cause bread to be distributed among men were comforted with the report them. The plague could not be stayed that there were comely werches in Eugby royal command, but in 1878 the Senate of Venice awarded 30,000 ducats and as land. That was in May, 1568; on November 18th we get the full story many gold recchices to a physician for la remedy, in addition to a monthly-per-
of disaster, with a subsequent letter to the effect that ninety ships of the son of 300 ducats. That was the bright Armada are missing, and every one basside of medical life in the Middle Ages; been forbidden to mourn his friends vão a hint of the other is giren in the account PERING, December 10th: were lost.". We learn of Queen Eliza. of the deathbed of the Most Serene Prin- It has been known for a week that beth's excommunication; of the death of ecos, and Lady, Philippine, Consort of the Protocol Powers have been conferring Essex; and of one item from Pari word, Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria
Mary Queen of Scots; of the execution of the Serene and Highborn. Prince ard. about their attitude towards the Pro (1581), which has not been corroborated who was by nature of so virtuous and visional Government, and, as is usual in from any source: Our King received modest a disposition that even in her tidings yesterday from England that his death agony she would not permit the circumstances, the Chinese. Govern brother was married to the Queen on the least uncovering of her body and dre ment have been fully aware of what has 2nd day of the month. We read of her sleeves over her arms down to her been going on. Consequently, it is be- Drake's plundering of San Domingo, and wrists.
of forty-six horses laden with gold and Here is a touch of comedy to conclude, lieved that pressure has been brought to silver for the Treasury of the Queen,"
such
bear upon Sun Yat Sen in order to delay which was believed to be the royal share A mystery play was to be given in the his arrival at Peking until the Protocol for promising to defend Captain Spanish village of St Ginar, and the
Drake
promoters were anxious to secure the ser- Powers had defined their attitude. This
vices, for the part of Christ, of a debtor. supposition is supported by the fact that By Continental standards Her Majesty who had taken sanctuary in the church. conservative Chinese are uneasy regard was not overpaid, if we may trust an It was promised that a cart would be p to the church, on which ha claborate account of the Festival of the brought up t ing the growing Red activities in the Circumcision in Constantinople in 1584 might mount, so that he need bot set foot capital, to which Sun Yat Sen's arrival It lasted for fifty-one days, every one of on the ground and render himself. would give a fresh impetus, and there which had its meed of ceremonial and liable to capture. But his creditor took are fears that the Communist demonstra festivity. Every few days we have such counsel with the man who was to play an item as this: In the evening: the the part of Judas, and arranged with tions planned in honour of Sun Yat Sen Sultan threw sixty silver dishes to the him that at the momect of the heirayar would cause a bad impression abipad populace and likewise eight thousand be should give Christ à push, so that ho The Note bas aroused much comment. sequins Private cupidity seems to have should be thrown from the cart to the of which the followin fair summary been on the same scale as royni latgesse, ground. The plot succeeded and the New Yox, December 11th. The Note should be considered as a drapatch from Prague (1560) describes debtor was arrested An Associated Press despatch from which threatens to resolve itself into a he was already owner of estates worth declaration against Bolshevism in China, the execution of a robleman for robbery, Washington mates that some official Russo-Japanese duel, and therefore it is over 150,000 thalers. There are many circles are
highly antisfactory that these Power
chronicler: and, as rumour has it, the statement in the House of Commons with observance of treaties and foreign rights names of one hundred and thirty are re the repudiation of which forms the basis
uneasy lesz. Mr. Churchill's have come into line regarding Chinn auch fellows in this land, adds the
evidence on which their opinion waîearly as possible, leaving Hery Marx to regard to inter-Allied debts should delay of Soviet propaganda in China, as well/gistered in a list: When there were no Thereupon a great turmoil ensued in
based or disclose the names, which was, arrange a date with President Ebert, impossible for reasons of safety of in It is authoritatively stated that settlement with France. dividual lives. The Labour Members the resignation is due to the fact Some officials interpret Mr. must choose between believing the word that the elections have not resulted statement, as heralding another of Zinoviet or the statement of the in any majority necessary for carry- Cabinet(Ministerial Cheers.) If Russining on the Cabinet's policy. It is to induce the Leited States to wanted to be friends with Britain, let not yet certain which party will be in an inter-Allied debt conference. her begins by stepping her propaganda entrusted with the formation of
Gov
all over the world, keeping her hands oft ernment. It is believed the German India Egynt and every country we con Nationals will be asked, as they haps to trolled,
forma National People's centre coli-
The debate on the Address was adtion with the benevolent neutrality of the journed until Monday!
Other business will be taken to-morrow and on Friday.
LATEST CABLES. INCREASING DEMAND FOR WHEAT.
EASTERN COUNTRIES EATING MORE AND MORE.
LONDON, December 11th. Mr. E. F. L. Wood, Minister of Agricul turo, in a speech before the Council of
Democrats
DUTCH-AMERICAN TREATY
THE HARCE, December 10th The Government has tabled a Bill ap proving – of the treaty concluded on August 21st at Washington regarding the transport of alcoholic liquors. It is identical with the Anglo-American liquor treaty.
"AN UNWELCOME SOVIET MINISTER.
VIENNA, December 10th." Agriculture in Bogland, raid that a grin. The appointment of M. Joffe as Soviet tural prospects were rather more hope Minister to Austria is nowise welcome fol, and all statistics led to the conciu by the newspapers, which are of opinion sion that the total world consumption of that his activities are likely to be direct wheat was greatly developed, and the ed more towards Communist agitation Eastern demand for wheat steadily in than legitimate diplomatic affairs, cressing?
Indis was gradually eating more tha her production, and China was becoming the largest customer for United States | wlicat
THE AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING:
DISPUTE
SYDNEY, December Tith the Assembly replying to
the Premier said the Govern was not disposed at present to remove the shipping bureau
The questioner, retorted that the fight would accordingly continue
P. & O COMPANY EARNINGS LESS THAN DISBURSEMENTS. ZIA
LONDON, December toth Lord Inchcape, reviewing the affairs of results had not been derived from the the P&O Company, said the fincial
working profits, but from the company investiments and other sources, such as dividends from allied lines
Te asserted that the remark made at last year's meeting applied today, name that with a few exceptions the carn
The strike aims at the abolition of the ings on every voyage had fallen short of Sydney Maritime Bureau, which consists the disbursements. He feared years exclusively of ex-service men, supplying would elapse before the restoration of non-union labour SS
pre-war-conditions::
There is no reason
The Alguazil captured him than and there; but as the good Lord was look ing most woefully at his disciples, St. Peter who stood next to him with his sword, took pity upon him and almost cleft the Alguazil's head in twain the whole village, so that the Justice intervened sad arrested St. Peter, the Lord, and Judas with all his Jews Thereupon the Judge proclaimed Sententia, Firstly Judas to be given the birch for a scoffer of God, Becondly, the Alguazil to have himself physicked at his own cost. Thirdly, St. Peter to re-be-set free, as a pious and faithfut
as the keynote of the speeches and deter ways of making money, you could Churchill's clarations of Sun Yat Sen and his dis do it by betting on the Pope; at the death of Gregory we laye attempt ciplesno onor whatever to be 25 percent on-Fararse being chosen, 11 participateliere that Tuan Chi Jui does not intend on Savelli on Sabeto Severina 8, on
to fully give up international obligations, Fachinetti 8, and on Mendovi &."- but the Note should help him to suppress China than to the Powers. senseless agitations more dangerous to
MORE GOLD FOR GERMANY.
NEW YORK, December 11th. Mesara. J. P. Morgan and Co, have shipped an additional $3,000,000 gold to Germany.
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BRITISH NOTE TO AMERICA
10th
WASIEGTON, December The State Department is at present studying & communication from Great Britain explaining the latter's attitude on the collection by the United States of war das against Germany under the Daves plan America's right to obtain cash payments It is understood Great Britain questions by the Mixed Claims Commission through the Dawes Plan, to meet awards
TEXT OF NOTE
Lardn the Protocol Ministers sent to the Wai
Following
is the tex of the Note from
ebiaopu yesterday i-
The undersigned representatives au Peking of the United States, Belgium. Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands, declare, in the names of their Goverrunente, that, taking note of the communication addressed to the on November 21st by the Waichisopu, an- nouncing the assumption of office by the Provisional Chief Executive, and of the mandates issued by the new Provisional Chief Executive on the same day they will lend their full support to the Pro- visional Government in Peking under the present Provisional Chief Executive, and that they have entered into de fusta relations with same on the understand been constituted with the concurrence of ing that this Provisional Government has
charge of the affairs of the Chinese Re the nation for the purpose of taking, pabic
pending the establishment of a formal Government representing the provinces and parties in the Republic, and on the understanding that it is the intention of the Provisional Government NIW YORK December 10th and way formal Government that may Four men are missing and three hare hereafter be established to respect and been severely burned, through naval duly fulfil all trenties, conventions and seaplane Lalling into the sea at Ban other engagements entered into by the Diego Bay, California's NA
former Manchu and Republican Govern ments, and all rights,
SEAPLANE SMASH.
SEVERAL CASUALTIES.
When the "recked seaplane was munities enjoyed by foreig rought sahore three bodies were dis by virtue of the occupante are believed to have been urage can only cavored in the cockpit. Two
of ment drowned
U.S. BANKER'S DEATH
They
of such internati
which,
ording
decla
Abe death in mother of the bancor the meas
gton Treaties and
Religion naturally occupies a good deal of apact Early in the series is port of an auto de fé on May 3rd, 15. One prisoner was burned alive, and others were dealt with in these fashions:
apostle, and the Lord likewise The merchant to forfeit that which the Lord. owes unto him and to make no further Juan de Montis, & Moor, has married
demands uport him for all eternity. twice. One hundred strokes of the rod Such was the news of the day as and ten years on a galley,plied by the Fugger service. These were Inez de Campo, for bearing false wit times in which the word sensational nese Ju matters of faith, three hundred might have been used with literal accu- stroke of the rod and banishment for racy but such is the illadaptation of six years from Beville pole and the twentieth century has to apply: kama human affaire-it was not yet invented, Ginos Raron, Englishman, master-
gender on the galleox Grenade, in his it ta dismal divorce cases and boys who fortieth year. He has fought with the put pennies on the railways track. Catholic Christians in the following of Juan Alguino, and has comported him. solf by land and new ze, in the custom antong Lutherans He has been recon tiled, and purished with the habit and
SLONDON BLUE..
perpetual prison. The first twelve years THE COLOUR WHICH ARTISTS SAND PAINT be in to serve with the galleys and poll the bars and We all know: (soya Mr. P. 3. Biration
Joan Garcis has uttered divers blas in Architecture) that the predominati
given into his hand and a cord placed azare blue, but the colour of doves winge phomies with regard to Our dear Lady haunting, pervasive and now seemingly His tongue was pinioned, a crose was blue, not hard, thin, Prussian, or even inherent colour of London atmosphere in
round his neck, and he was beaten twe beating through woke, or seen scal hundred times with a rod,
distant and leafless forests; Fernando Anias, an embroiderer in and on the clearest day ilks, has said: It is of no aereant ammer analysable into to God whether we fast or not--neither should we worship the pictur Has foresworn his crime in public, auto de
Juan