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69332 五拜禮 號登月正英港香 FRIDAY, JANUARY 21. 1931.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE REPARATIONS QUESTION.
Fire Annual Instalments Recommended.
L.pmdan. January 19. With the advent of the new French Ministry,, reparations negotiations, begun at Brussels before Christmas, have been speeded up in Paris in the hope of finding & practical solution which will enable the allied chic is to reach a decision at the forthcoming Con- ference. Tan Dafers in Paris tefay declare that Allied experts have drafin and send recomm-nas to the Supreme Council that Gera, as Eve minimum anal instalments of £480 fococo This progragons was drawn up with the assent of the German delegates, whose Chief Her. Bergmann) retusest to agres
about?
The Echa de Paris says that if the payments are not forth ing, the Customs will be seized and certain munupidies taken over ar forment
German Government's Attitude.
London, January 24 Notwithstanding the apparent demelination mat ifostei in autel German qusiters) to tackle" reparature the the Alaars" satisfaction Beuter gathers authoritatively that the tiernan Government fully | realises the fecessity of acceding to the protivvalsitor a partial di- abarge of the indemnity by dive quinquennal fiend instatments at the outset.
Acceptance of the pay p.sition will enat la the Brussels Ceul rence to discuss Germany's total indebtedness.
Some German Suggestions.
Berlin, January 20.
A sem-alfivial mi?ssage says that M. Brand has visited the Gerum Anbassador in Paris. The latter expressed the opinion abat Germany was only able within the next few years partially tol meet the sum claimed, including coal and material, in kind. Av-1 cording to the TingsMott, the Ambassador further "suggested the j German retention of Upper. Silesia, release of German property abroad, reduction of rests of Uroupation, freedom of trade, and they romtitution of a portion of German mereantile tonnage.
The Shipping Position.
Paris. Jin Jary 19. The Reparations Commission announces that 2031529 gross tons of shipping had been delivered to the Commissos up to Decem. ber 31, of which 2019.654 tons were steamships, 9.750 tins trawlers and 25.325 tons sailing ships. Germany is still found to deliver holi million tons. The Cummission has hitherto allocated 1,477 85 lons to Britain, 166,294 tuns to France, 124,901 tons to Italy, 23,675 jons in Japan and 15,831 tors to Belgium.
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THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA.
Bolshevik Double-dealing.
London. J thuary 09.
Reuter is informed that the recent statements at Krassiti e intirm
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,,
FRENCH PREMIER'S SPEECH.
Germany Must Fulfil Obligations.
Paris, January 20,
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Dr. Strahan and His Chauffeur.
To-morrow's Match.
WAR MEMORIAL
An Interesting Interview.
With regard to the reported
The first of the series of decision of the Canton Military -The summats agains! Dr. S. matches arranged between the Government that the Chinese Seguin Strahan's chauffeur for the Hongkong Ladies' Club and M. Briand, in his Ministerial statement in the Chamber, said | Maritima Customs Service driving on the wrong side of the the Victoria Lafies" Club, for the there was stil no real peace with Germany, and security was only functioning in the provinces under road, rss heard
fore the cup presented by Mrs. Joha its jurisdiction shall be subject to Magistrate on Thursday week.Job-stone, is to take place at obtainable for France if Germany were disarmed.
M. Briand urge the necessity of prompt peace with Turkey and its orders and control as from 1st was re-opened before Mr. R. Happy Valley at 230 p.m. to said it was impossible for France to recognise the Soviet Government. February, we to-day interviewed Lindsell at the Magistracy this morrow. He emphasised the peed of reducing the French Army to a strict a gentleman who h's resided for morning, on the application of D:. | minimum, thereby iconomising national finances. It was essenzial] many years in China and is fulty Strahan.
that France should no langer bear the cast of reconstruction due from acquainted with the working of Dr. Strahan's ground for fermany. France had not placed obstacles in the way of Germany tha. Customs service.
He said appealing against the $5. fine prompt recovery, but the prosperity of the aggressors contrasting what had really 'brought matters imposed on the chauffeur was with the ruin of the victors would be a challenge which France was to a head was the Ministers in that the evidence of the Police unable to accept.
France claimed all her rights, which were only Peking refusing to give the did not prove that the chauffeur
His Excellency the Governor attainable by close accord with the Allies, We are firmly confident revenue surplus to the Cantan was driving at the time of the is going to unveil the War that our great friend and ally, Great Britain, will help us with her Government.
alleged offence. In appearing
Memorial at St. John's Cathedral whole strength, an I that in thing can longer impair the relations of
the Continuing he said "I do not before
Magistrate and on Sunday, January 30, a 10.30 he two countries."
see how the feking Government accopting his Worship's decision. The Navy is to be repre- M. Briand said there was an intimate Analo-French union can admit thi- action of the the driver WAN Bot acting sented and detachments of all which assured the peace of the world. le was confident that the Canton Government. If Peking on his (Dr. Strahan's) behalf. troops in the Garrison will be United States would support the French in the matter of reparations, allowed in it would be tama Being a busy rian, he had no re-present. If there are any near
The Radical' Promise.
mount to recognising Canton as a collection of the alleged ofence relatives of any of the 67 Hong- Paris, January 19. separate section of China. You His firs: impression, when he kong men who fell in the War The Cabinet has held its first meeting under President Millerand. can apply the same line of argu-saw that the summons was made who would like places reserved In the Chamber, the Radical-Sial group passed a motion ment in the case of Ireland. If out in the chauffeur's name, was for them at the ceremony, the drelaning that important problems connected with the internal and we allowed Ireland to lers her that the latter bad perhaps com Cathedral authorities will at external situation must be foremost in Parliament's attention and own taxes, then England would mitted the offence Eimself, but he range for this if the relatives will promising support to any Government willing to insist upon a strict have to admit Ireland's independ-discovered subsequently that it sent their names to the Rav. execution of democratic Republican laws.- Horus.
concerned him.
H. Copley Moyle not later than "What is there to present} Mr. Lindsell said that to next Monday. Canton from carrying cut the obviate the trouble caused to car {derisian? **
owners by their basing to sppear
FRENCH NAVAL ARRANGEMENTS,
Distribution of the Fleet.
Paris. January 21.
The Atlantic Division will comprise two cruisers, and the West The Far East Divisi in African Division a cruiser and two sloops. will remain stationed in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
U.S. MERCHANT MARINE.
Serious Allegations Denied.
Washington, January 20.
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"The Foreign Powers. The in the Court, those summonses Foreign Powers have refused to were usually made out in the give the surplus to the Canton chauffeur's names. care of their Government. For instance, if the masters. As regards the com. The suppression of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron is the Customs Revenue amounted plaint made by Dr. Strahan in In the German needles case,
2. million dollars, Putstanding feature of the 1921 naval armamen's Scheme. The to
we respect of the delay of four days judgment has been given for the Mediterranean Squadron is to be comprised of four battleships, three will say $30.000 would go to in trying the case-adelay which defendant. battle-cruisers, two squadrons of six torpedoers each squadron, and paging the bondholders, and the the doctar said made a recollec- right exdiezman torpedorts, with a Reserve Division of three balance be distributed pro-ratation of the offence impossible in
Two Chinese were this morning between the North and South his case, from the fact he was sentenced to three months' and battleships, a battlecruiser and four torpedoers.
The South might get more than ot even aware that be the North, or the North more than had committed the offence-his hard labour respectively for two months' imprisonment with the South. It may be that the Worship related the procedure of Peking Government has been taking out and serving of the 2erating a popiu lottery tickets considering the distribution of the writs, which made a delay of four Tau Village, near Kowloon City. printing outfi at No. 94 Tong surplus to the South, and the days not unusual. Foreica Powers stepped
| Evidenco was given by a Chiness some discussion. and probably said "No to parting Strahan agreed that the nedetective" and by Sargeant Pains sa to the discovert of the illicit |with the surplus. The Foreign imposed on the chaufeur
bestablishment, and the arrest of Powers decida the question, emitted, and a fresh summo.is the prisoners and 67e others. the views held in London that the Bolshevists do not intend tonerry Admiral Benson, Chairman of the Shipping Board, addressing Formerly the Customs revede taken out in his own name. The The latter were discharged with
nat sufficient to at the trade agreement. Furthermore, while vaguely promising to the National Mercantile Marine Association, referred to falling was
caution by the Magistrate. teave propagan is in Asia, they exclade Mesopotami A, Afghanistan freights, coupled with increased outlay and the lessening of earnings the bond-holders. The Foreign Friday next. and Persia. There is grosing evidence ti at tue olil' war spirit is | for shipowners, He said the Board must proceed cautiously as Powers have apparently refused again run ag at Morgrow. Troops amassing on the frontiers if regarda selling Government vessels, as it was specially established to give the surplus to the South
A plan to execute an armed eighbouring states.
to secure the permanency of the American Merchant Marine. las they think it may help toff
robbery on No. 22, Pokfulam Road Attempt to Incite Northern India.
Senator Jone- alleged that the International Mercantile Marine bolster up the Military Party in the South is not getting the was foiled as the result of in- Later.
Compang, controlling forty vessels, made an agreement in 19); the South. I do not see how the surplus. There are wheels with formation received by the Police A proclamation issued by the Chief Commissar, Turkestan with the British Government under which the former were not to Foreign Power can agree to this." in wheels, and it is impossible who traced and arrested the five Front, illuminates the nam shat the Soviet has hot andoned the pursue an injurious policy to the British Mercantile Marine or trade. "Have the Foreign Powersang to say anything as to the future. would-be robbers at a teahouse sampaign of intrigue and butility in regard to India. ie proclama inibuated that Anglo-American interests were beat on destroy-power to withold the surplus from At the Peace Conference at at Queen's Road West as they Non is addressed to a Rel división proceeding to the 1 mir countrying the American Merchant Mande.
the South?" enquired the inter- Shanghai, the delegates would were deeply engrossed in par enjoining all to promote a revolutionary spirit among the liberty.
Mr. Franklin, Fresitent of the Marine Company, sharply viewer.
not give in. One insisted upon fecting the details of their enter- loving tribes of Northern India and to refute the mass fcalumnies rejoined regarding the unfairness of the charge. He said 90 per cent. "The Chinese are always in certain thing and the other prise yesterday morning. Dressed spread by Agente, British Princes, Lords and Banke. Long live of the Company stock was held by Americans.
want of money, and the Foreign upon another. If they had given is plain clothes to give them the the alliance of the revolutionary peoples of Eutope and Asia!"
Governments can say. If youjin little, it would have appearance of ordinary habitues" want more money, you must give helped to bring about 愿 of the teabouse, the party of de- us more security.
rapprochement. This is a worldtectives were able to put their "But I do os: ase bow the of give-and-take. If some of the hands on the robbers almost with- Foreign Powers will be able to Chinese leaders recognised that cut resistance. The scraps of con stop the South from appropriat-it would help to compromise the sersation which reached their ing the revenue to their own present dispute."
ears whilst they were seated at remarked The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has favourably reported account,”
Can the Canton Government another table enabled the officers Chited States, Britain and Japan with a view to reduction of naval en Senator Borah's resolution in favour of negotiations between the terviewer.
stop the Commissioner of Cas- to frame a charge of conspiracy "I understand that the toms at Canton from collecting to commit an armed robbery Foreign Powers have stopped the taxes?" progtamines.
against the prisoners, in addition The Committee, instead however of the negotiations originally the Appropriation from proposed for a fifty per cent, reduction during the next five years, surplus. I think that explains is
"They can stop him if he to the charge of being found in Chinese territory. But Possession of two daggers. could be agreed upon. It was decided not to include France or Italy action of the South. Sun Yat-sent | proposed that the negotiations should provide for such reductions as ba reason for the present that would be force majeure. Case was called before Mr. G.N.
be would in the scope of the resolution as it is fit that other nations will follow does not seem to be getting on step
ต drastic Orme at the Palice Cours this to take. Chins 13 so morning when a romaod was the lead of the three principals.
very well with Civil Government, tied up with her loans that the granted by his Worship on the A resolution by Senator Walsh that the United States have an The Tang Shao-yi and Wu Ting-yoment she takes anch action application of Inspector Willis, American representative on the Disarmament Commission of the fang do not seem to be getting on the Foreign Powers would who desired a consultation with League of Nations was defeated by 9 votes to 3.
well with Sun Yat-sen, and the demand their money or they might the Captain Superintendent of Civil Government does not geton say We will tell our people not Police before producing well with him either. The Civil to pay the taxes. If a British evidence against the prisoners. Govercor wants to disband the abip came into a Chinese port, troops but Sun does not desire to and if the Chinese Government do so, as he is stated to want say we want so much tonrage to make himself President, Th-reldus ad other dases the Congul Washington, January 21.
is a squabble now among the coud turn round, if he bad at Hitherto Mr. Harding has progressed little in regard to Cabinet-Cantonese themselves. Who is gunlost, and say, 'No, no,' What The closing rate of the dollar on making. It is generally opined that be will be guided in Foreign really in authority it is difficult caud China do then? Of course, demand, to-day was 25.11.7/150. Affairs by the Senate Committes and will no: appoint the Secretary to say If the Commisioner of the Brii-b would not d that, for State without Senator Lodge's approval,
BRITAIN AND AMERICA.
Competition Must be "Sporty".
London, January 20
At a lunchron in London, Adoital NiMark of the U.S. Savy emphasised that Britain and Ampera would come into closet association in the future America hal mad-up its mind to become amantime people; hence to two entries must face competition for foreign markets as a sporting progomition.
Admiral Lowther urged the bed of greater frankness by the authores with a
view to avoiding unthinkable competition building "apital warships.
ANOTHER AMBUSH IN IRELAND.
Seven Killed.
London, January 20. Dublin Castle announces that a police patil was ambushed at Glenwood, Co. Clare. Seven, including the trict inspeetut and a arrant were killed. One sergeant and one conarable were wound- ed. The car was burned and arms taken. The attackers casualties are unknown.
KING OF THE BELGIANS IN MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT.
Attempt to Avoid Children Hanging on Tram.
Louvain, January 20. The King of the Belgians, after motoring trom Bru-sele, was entering Louvain, when he skidded to avoid two children who were running behind a tramcar.
The back part of the car knocked down both, killing one,
EGYPTIAN COTTON.
Syndicate's Plan to Raise Prices."
Cairo, January 20.
NAVAL HOLIDAY.
The Latest Development.
Washington, January 20
THE REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION.
31r. Harding not yet Decided.
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JAPANESE HONOURS FOR BRITISH GENERALS.
London, January 20.
A number of roost distinguished British Generals attended at the Japanese Embassy to receive from the Ambassador the Order of the Rising Son and the Sacred Treasure, conferred by the Emperor.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
A co-operation syndicate has been formed to store approximately
Paking, January 20. two million lbs. of cotton with a view to holding is to raise the The Diplomatic Corps, after a meeting in connection with price. The syndicate is assuming that the Banks will finance it, but the surplus Customs daties demanded by Wa Ting-fang, decided to authorise the Consular Body in Canton to reply to the authority authorities are lending their moral support.
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Customs takes his staff to the but it must not be forgotten that) Shameet, can the Civil Governor the Germans did someting like stop him? The Commissioner of it at Swatow." Customs
2 p.m. Birometer:-30 10. Tem collect all the "In case China took the step of paratore:-65. Humidity -44 revenue in his house on the appropriating all the revenge. Sasmeen and remit it to Hong-what would the Powers do 7" kong. What can the Civil Gover "Well, what did they do in nor do then? It seems to me to Egypt, in the eizblies? That is be a mistler of negotiation be- hypothetical queati a, and i tween the North and South. It would not discuss it. I do not is like this: Each side can make see bow the Canton Government) it unpleasant for the other. If can appropriate the revenue. the North says 'No' it can make China is not a free country. If it disagreeable for the South, and you have in the Bank a lot of vice-verss. As far as I can make money, the Bank has a certain out, the Cantonese, although they control ever your income and are quarrelling amongst them- your outgoings. China is not in selves, are united against the a position to dictate. Finos at things unpleasant for the latter. Hongkong into fresh flatds of Gordon's Charity Concert-9,15
Is there no modus operandi speculation unless they have the pro. possible?"
Banks bahind them. So niso is Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.13 "Yes, if the North rays; Here it with China China vis the pm Is the Customs surplus, take it," mercbant and the Foreigo Powers Honkong Thout?g=5.15, 7.12 Thất is the root of the difficulty are the bankers."
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experta are doubtful on the point. It is stated, however, that bigbetaling the Customs duty is the security for certain loans and there North, and are bent on making present cannot. launch out in Theatre Royal-Madame Lottie
IRISH BARONET'S SON RETURNING.
Mr. Esmunde has booked his return passage.
Melbourne, January 20.
The Japanese Minister has made a protest to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs that the proposed Chino-American wireless station is a violation of the wireless agreement made in 1918.
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