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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
(ESTABLISHED 1881),
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1919.
68916 六拜禮號六十月八英港養
STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS,
RUMANIA AND BUNGARY.......
Paris, August 14. According to Le Matin, the Rumanian Note which has reached the Legation establishes the fact that the Rumanian requisitions in Hungary were very moderate measures. The Rumanian Govern- inent assures the Supreme Council that her armies will take all military measures in full agreement with the Allied representatives
at Buda Pest.
BRITISH MUNITION DEPOT DISASTER:
Brussels, August 14. A message from Cologne states that British ammunition depot exploded, as Kall. The bodies of fourteen workmen have so far been recovered from the ruins. A large number of people were injured..
THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.
LENIN NO LONGER RULES.
Copenhagen. August 13.
THE SHANTUNG QUESTION.
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日登廿月七
COMPANY MEETING.
THE STEAM LAUNDRY
CO, LTD...
SINGLE COPY: 10 CTS
136 PER ANNUM.
DAY BY DAY.
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The agenda for Tuesday's The seventeenth ordinary gen-meeting of the Sanitary Board is eral meeting of the shareholders of an informal character. of the above Company was hold
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to-day, at noon, at the offices of It is said that the Italian AMERICA AND JAPAN SEEKING A SETTLEMENT.
the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G. aerial expedition which is to * Mr. F. Maitland presided and visit China next month will pass Shanghai, August. 15: States and Japanese Government are now secretly negotiating in and Chapman (Secretary) and Messrs
The Chinese Minister in Paris has reported that the United there were present the Hon. Sir through Canton
Paul Chatar, C.M.G. and Mr. EJ.
The Hon. Treasurer of the er to find a friendly way to settle the Shantung question. The proposals. S., Northcote, L. S. Greenhill Alice Memorial and Affiliated made by the U.S. are said to have been accepted by the Foreign and Leang Entin,
Hospitals, begs to acknowledge, Minister of Japan, and it is said he Vice-Foreign Minister will be The Chairman said: Gentle with thanks, the following con- appointed as Ambassador to Washington to conclude the matter.
man,The report and accounts Įtributions to the fund of the have been in your hands for Hospitals: The WaPing Theatre several days and with your(special subscription,) $50. permission I will take them as read. The past year has been a Two Chinese were arrested with trying one with costs of stores, being implicated in the theft of coal, wages etc being on a very fifty steel plates, valued $5,400 mach higher basis, and compared which were stolen from Kowloon with the previous year they total Docks on July 25. Mr. R. E an advance of no less than $7,643-Lindsell to-day adjourned the equal to a Dividend in itself. In case till Wednesday. fact I may say that our prices for washing are too low to admit This morning at the Police of a fair profit and we are now Court, a Chinese was charged trying to arrange some small with stealing
a bress-bearing increases, It is with regret that from Kowloon Docks. He was your Directors deem it advisable an apprentice
ITALY AND THE TIENTSIN- CONCESSION.
Peking. August 15.
Luk Ching-cheong has wired to the Government that he has been informed by the President of the Peace Conference that during the discussion in regard to the question of returning the Austrian Concession in Tientsin to China, the Italian delegate insisted that China should keep the said concession
not be affected by filthy water. Therefore he requests the Govern ment to observe this point.
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To-Day's Exchange.
The closing rate of the dollar on demand to-day was 31.9, 15-36d,
THE BREAK IN STERLING.
DECLINE IN BRITISH EXCHANGE RATES,
character of the break in sterling London, July 12-The serious
probably thers will be no action exchange is recognised, but
to check it, because it is realised facts of the situation to be re- that it is imperative for the actual sealed to consumers and wage earners. These two groups, to classify them as such, have been deluded by war prosperity, which causes extravagance among the former and prompts the latter to put forward claims not justified by existing conditions. Reichsbank is nearly £70,000,000 Gold held by the German below the
Jevel before the armistice. There is good reason
reach you in payment for food- whole amount will ultimately staffs.
Dr. Martini, the Chief of the Danish Red Cross in Russia has always in a sanitary condition so that the Italian Concession should I to reduce the dividend to 5% and he said the pay he was getting for asserting that nearly the returned from Russia. He declares that Lenin no longer rules, the ultra-radicals having supplanted him. Moscow is governed "by a Lett named Peters, of the notorious Houndsditch affair, together with Oderschenski and "Antonoff, the organisers of Hungarian bolshevism. They are at present endeavouring to arrange a massacre of all foreigners in Moscow.
M. Chitcherin, the Foreign Minister, told Dr. Martini that the Government was no longer able to protect foreigners and also that Kameneff, the Bolshevist Generalissimo was a strong and able man and the army was in good condition. Famine was general and the population was exhausted and ready for anything.
A CZECHO----SLOVAK PROTEST.
Paris. August 17. The Czecho--Slovak Delegation has presented a Note to the Supreme Council, protesting against the Archduke Joseph's acces eion to the Hungarian Government.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
A TIP TO HONGKONG.
Paris, August 14.
A list of prices at which articles of food must be sold in Paris shops was issued yesterday. The prices must be prominently dis- played. This action by the Government will check profiteering, thus reducing the crst of living-Haras.
FRENCH DISAPPROVE DIRECT ACTION.
Paris. August 14.
The French Federal Council of Railway Workers has adopted 2. resolution against direcz action. condemning those militants who tried to obtain political precisions beyond the conceptions and possibilities of the action of the workers which they represent, thus formulating a formal disavowal of the action threatened by the extremists of the Trade "Union move- ment-Haras.
THE RETURN OF THE HAPSBURGS.
Paris, August 14.
A French Socialish Deputy has announced his intention of interpellating the Government, on the part taken by France in recent erents in Hungary, more particularly in connection with the coming of the Archduke Joseph into power. The Czecho-Slovakian Delegation is said to be disturbed by the position assumed by the Archduke, and Belgrade, Prague and Bucharest feel apprehensions at the return of the Hapsburgs to power-Haris.
AMERICAN TRIBUTE TO FRANCE/
CHINA AND GERMANY.
Peking, August 15.
The Bill for reconciliation with Germany has been passed in Parliament and will be issued and notified to Foreign Ministers as soon as approval is obtained from the Palace and the State Depart
It has been decided to follow other nations" methods in dealing with enemy properties and the treatment of enemy subjects.
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THE AUSTRIAN TREATY.
Shanghai, August 15. Luk Ching-cheong has reported that the signing of the Austrian Treaty has again been postponed until the 20th inst.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.).
THE SHANGHAI RATE QUESTION.
CHINESE TO BE CONSULTED IN FUTURE.
Shanghai, August 16. More Chinese are paying the rate. Trouble may be averted. The Council promises in future to consult a delegate of the Chinese Committee when raising the rates.
CHOLERA WORSE IN MANCHURIA.
we hope that you will approve of was not enough to support him- the appropriations recommended self. Mr. R. E. Lindseli fined by them as under:-
hing $50, or three weeks.. Pay a Dividend of 5
"per cent
Write of Machinery
Buildings
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Carry forward to New
Account
白狗
$5,000.00
Mr. W. A. Attwell, who for a 1,000.00 considerable period during the 2,000.00
Wer was Naval Examina- tion Officer in Hongkong,
THE VICTORY LOAN.
Increased attention is how
978.41 is at present in the concentrated on the Government's Colony, being now Second loans. Moderate success is $8,978.41 Officer of the Empress of Japan. assured when allowance is made.
His many friends will be interest-for the fact. that It is undoubtedly wise o coned to hear that since leaving was no interval between the there tinue to wri e down Buildings Hongkong, Mr. Altwell has been daily sales of war bonds, averag and Machinery and. in this married. His wife is at presenting £15,000,000 weekly, and the respect I find that no less than in Vancouver. $78,393.16 has been written f during the past 17 years, an average of 94,611. per annum. It is a pleasure to again record a
Convicted for picking thapocket of a stop coolie, a Chinese was
Complain- Queen's
present loan.
Observers kere consider that your money market and our Own for different reasons. alike require attention, though At this distance we are unable accurately to diagnose your conditionej but having regard to your enormous commercial activi íes and the por- ing the next few years, it is believe? here that actual, definite action other than passive ac
te of thanks to our Manager to-day sentenced to sir Mr. Gee and to our Compradore weeks' hard labour. for their good work. Mr. Gee is aat said that at now on a well earned short holi-Road Central. defendant and day. With these few remarks I several others jostled him and bability of their increasing dur- now beg to propose the adoption extracted from his pocket two of the report and accounts
$30 notes which he was taking presented and the appropriations to the Hongkong and Shanghai of revenue as recommended by Bank. His foki assisted him in apprehending accused and preventing him from handing over the notes to his confederates.
the Directors.
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Mr. M. S. Northcote seconded,
and the motion was carried.
Mr. L. S. Greendill proposed, and Mr. Leung Entin seconded. the re-election to the Board of
Directors of the Hon. Sir Paul NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Chater, C. M. G., and the motion was carried.
Mr. M. S. Northcote proposed, and Mr. E. J. Chapman seconded the re-election of Mr. E. Percy Smith, F.C.A, as auditor for the ensuing year, at a remuneration of $200, and the
motion was carried.
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FORTNIGHTLY SETTLE- MENTS DECIDED UPON.
20 per call
ceptance of dearer money will be required to restrain speculation. American conditions believe that Otherwise people familiar with there may be trouble.
MONEY RATES AT LONDON,
On our side it is necessary that the inconsistency of extraordin- arily easy money with our heavy external obligations should be: the rectified. Hence probably, when is finished, a movement will be Victory Loan fotation started to make money dearer. It is believed that the steady rise in your exchange, coupled with our social, unrest, is already oc-
that our indebtedness to your Government should soon be regularised through a funding operation of some sort.
British overseas trade in June
Plans have been perfected by New York Stock Exchange officials for the adoption of for nightly settlements similar to The Chairman-That is ali the that used in London. It was business gentlemen; and I thank stated recently that there was no you for your attendance. Divid. intention to adopt the new plan casioning exports of capital, in end warrants are now ready and in the immediate future, but the spite of official prohibition. can be had on application. Ibelief was, expressed that it was hope we shall have a better year only a question of time until the tha: it is important, both on Financial circles emphasise next year and be able to put present methods of making settle political and business grounds, before you a better statement of ments would be abandoned.. accounts.
The recent rise to The meeting then terminated. cent. in the rate for
money brought the plans for fortnightly settements into the foreground, and it was generally agreed in Wall Street the if the was encouraging Exports in new plan was adopted, the money creased nearly 50 per cent, but market would be stabilised. At for the six months of the year the the present time, however, there excess of imports over exports there are a number of difficulties, was still £327,000,000, whereas mainly mechanical, in in the way, for the first half of 1914 the excess which will prevent the early of imports was only £60,000,000 adoption of the fortnightly settle-which, in those daya, was more ment system.
than offset by our "invisible Under the present arrangement, exports" in the shape of freight 20.00 brokers settle with each other charges and interest on 20.00
every day for stocks bought or foreign loans. 10.00 old. Under the new plan, there 260.00 will be only fortnightly settle- ments. In case traders or brokera $365.00 desire settlement before the regular fortnightly period expires transactions will go through "for cash," as now and delivery will SUICIDE OF GERMAN OFFICERS be made immediately.
"ATREUS " FUND.
Mrs. Stabb forwards us the following list of contributions to the above Fund -
$20.00
Mr. C.L. Sandes (2nd dona-
tion)
Shanghai, August 16. Cholera is worse in Manchuria and deaths are increasing.
Mr. Eldon Potter, (Zod
donation)
Mr. Allgood,
10.00 25.00
Mr. Peter Potts,
J. A.,
Mr. Ross Thomson,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.”
GERMANY'S FINANCIAL REORGANISATION.
Paris, August 14. The American Colonel coromanding the biggest American -base in France has written a tribute to France and the French Army, stating that without the sacrifices of the French Army, the Germans would have dominated the world. "Brothers in war, we will remain brothers in peace and worthy sons of liberty." -Hatas
THE SILVER MARKET.
Berlin, Aug. 1a
It is reported from Weimar that in the National As- sembly Herz Erzberger outlined the Gore reorganisation policy. “He ma
immediately
make State
Already acknowledged,
INCREASING.
Geneva, July 9. Suicide
among German officers ATB
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increasing alarmingly, especially WOMEN GET CROIX DE GUERRE.
in Prussia, where the number of
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY,
Theatre
present
Royal-Banvarda Hello, Hawaii
suicides is 38.per cent, more than Washington, July 12. Marshal and 9.15 before it became known that the Petain on behalf of the French former Emperor William was to Government has bestowed
be placed on trial by the Allies. Croix de Guerdon
Coronet
according to Munich newspapers. Brander and
He writes of officers are atótóf New Canaani
London, Augu
Silver opened at 38.3⁄41⁄2d, and eloved at 36.11/16 –– The