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FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1921.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
COMPANY MEETINGS.
EX-KAISER AS WITNESS.
THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTION.
In a Libel Action.
Progress in Various Countries.
Amsterdam, January 21.
London. January 27.
TaevwPccr,,༨༣༠,,, Narmadong is sanumoning the ex-Kaiser as
·West Point Building` Co.. Ed.
$38,150.00.
In conformity with jia year we paid you an Interim Dividend of $100 per share and in view of the good result over the whole year's work it is now proposed to distributa an additional $1.00, or $5.00 in all, by
LECTRICAL DEALERS-
RETALIATION?
Dangerous Traps For Motorists.
The thirty-third ordinary gener-way of a fiasi dividend, making Readers bare probably noticed al meeting of the West Point total dividend for the year of 9 that the Police have preted a Building company was held at the Capital which I am sure number of Reward Solites, seek- The twelve months in which Governments were required to the offices of Jardine, Matheson you will desta very satisfactory-jing information as to the identity
Chater, CO. presiding. There propose that the
placing wire or other obstractions a witness in a libel anion brought against the papar by a German carry out the obligations under the Washington Labour Conference to-day at 11:30 am, Sir Paul in these remarks I beg to of any person or persons rout resident named Reisbe ravant, who, it is alleged, has been using a expired to-day.
The International Labour Office issues an account of the state Johnstone. Mr. A. S. Cabbay, and and passed and when this has Os making enquirias we have were also present Hon Mr. John Accounts as presented be adopted across the roads of the Colasy. viating-card inscribed "Steward and Private Secretary to
that Canada has referred the Contention's recommendations to the
sal pictares and furniture belonging to the ex-Kaiser.
THE PARIS CONFERENCE.
Day of Consultations over Reparations.
His
women's night-work. The Government intends to legislate for an jeight-hour day. In India, the convention's recommendations have meeting, the Chairman said:
teen examined by the Government and proposals will shartly be sub-
Report and
Majesty Well an the Scind at the Chilean Doorn" and offering for of legislation in regard to same in the various countries. This shows Mr. A. O. Lang (Board of Direc. been duly seconded I shall be learned the reason for this, and very serious provincial authorities, and the Federal Parliament is cocsidering the tors). Mr. M. S. Northrate (Sec- pleased to answer any question are the reaso
menace to motorists has been matter next Session. In France a Bill regarding the employment of ears), and the following sharehareholders may desire to put
no questions reported to the Police. women before and after child-birth has been passed by the Chamber holders:-Mossrs. LS.Greenhill. There being
Keswick - vlel the
We gather that for some time of Depaties. The remaining conventions are being exmined by the. Maitland, E Sadick, Hear M
In Germany the Federal Keswick, J. Bell Irving and A. Badoption of the Report and] Deputies on the Labour Commission.
past branches of trees and similar In Stewart
Accounts. Put to the meeting obstructions have been found on Cabine: is examining legislative measures on this subject.
The Secretary having read the motion was carriel
up the Aberdeen-Repulse Bay Road Britain, a Bill have been passed in regard to juvenile employment and, the notice convening the animously.
and, although there was reason Mr. A. H. Compton was un-to believe that these were Gentlemen, I propose with [animously re-elected a adeliberately placed on the road permission to take the Director of the Company on the with malicious intent, a offender On Tuesday Accounts together with the seconded by Father Robert.
night, however, B matter so It was proposed by Mr. Green- serious was reported that the Auditors Report ay read. The Accounts now before you call for hill and seconded by Mr. North Police have bad to take little or no comment. 38 you cole tha: Messrs. H. Percy Smith (d-Saite action. A motor car are aware at the close of 1919 we and C. Bernard Brown be re-belonging to the Hongkong Hotel sold our entire properly so that appointed Auditors of the Com-Garage was passing along the the operations of the Company pany at a remuneration of $150 flat stretch of road just past now consist merely of the callee. eath. The meeting carried this! Aberdeen when it ran into a stout
Paris, January 27. The Allied Ministers spent the day in individual conferences with a view to evolving a practical satisfietary selecse in regard ta the reparations problem.
Speeches by British and French Premiers.
mitted to the Legislative Council. In Japan, Bills have been prepared.Tour And statements of proposition of Mr. Nemazee had been caught.
and it is expected that all the conventions will be rantied within the next session. In South Africa the principle of hours laid down by the Convention has been accepted by the Government and a Bi
Australia is not mentioned.
prepared. Paris, January 27. The afternoon's sitting of the conference produe-d speeches from. Mi. Lloyd George'and Mr. Briand presenting the re-pective Britishi and French views of the reparations question
Mr. Lload Gorge dwelt on Britain's equal desire with the other Allies to make Germany pay to the uttermost farthing, but pointed out the uselessurss of expecting more than the circunstances would enable (iermany to pay.
latter must see that Germa y at least dir! sou
SOVIET AUTOCRACY.
M. Krassin Admits Charges.
CABINET REORGANISATION.
No Appointment to War Office Yet.
London, January 27.
CAPITAL SHIPS.
Report
proposition nem ̋con.
barbed wire which was secured ta
vory
had the wire hold, a very serious
bo
The motive behind the crime
the
of the nativen of part Aberdeen and district against motorists, on account of the recen: fatal accidents,
car on the
tion of the interest on the mort- gazes then granted. During the year past aereral of these mort- The Chairman That is all trees on either side of the road. M. Briand disagreed with the suggestion of a Boubane Con
kages were paid off and those the business of the meeting. The wire caught the ear just over ference until they had reached a definite agreement in regard to the
London, January 27. sill remaining unpait mature Kratlemen; I thank you for the top of the radiator. Fortun- extent and manner of Germany's capacity to. pag. The French Mr. Arthur Henderson, on behalf of the Labour Party, wrote to
the end of the year, your attendance. Dividend warately, the wire was not
securely fastened to the trees desired the Reparations Commission to fix the total amount of the M. Krassin on November 19 specifying a series of severe disciplinary No doubt when all have been tots will be ready to-morrow.
and the force of the impact Allies' claim, even if it produced an apparently extravagant total [neasures by the Soviet authorities against persons who gave the realised steps will be taken to
tore, it free, though not before « France could always make sacrifices.
British Labur Delegation information during the Delegation's visit wind up the Company. An
ila damage had been don Mr. Lloyd George said th Allies meani stand to Russia, despite previous assurances to the contrary. Me. Hende laterim Dividend at the rate of Hongkong Land Reclamation there were a number of other together until reparation had been made. He referred to the san invited the observations of the Series Government thereon. 17 per cent. per ennom on the
Co., Ltd.
ears following closely behind sod warying claims of Britain an! France In consideration --the M. Krassin peplied on December 25 admining Mr. Henderson's Capital was paid in July last and Farmer through bearing the greatest financial burdens during charges but denying that the treatment was knsociable with the 13 you will bare seen from the The twentieth ordinary annual accident would have resulted. A the war, and the latter owing to the human losses for which it was British Delegation's Visit. He points out that the Soviet had never Report it is now proposed to dis-meeting of shareholders in the representative of The Hongkong abaqlutely admitted she had firs: claim on German payments. The disguised its so-called unconstitutional methods in a struggle tribute a further $5.00 per share, Hongkong Land Reclamation Telegraph bad an opportunity British Premier showed how Germany could pay easily enough against a counter-revolution, but the Soviet refuses absolutely to a disposition which will I trust Company. Ltd., was convened at of inspecting the wire as the within her own borders, but she could not export forests. If the entertain any attempts to exercise iuence on its infernat, polics meet with your approval. I now the offices of Messrs. Jardine Central
Police Station And Allies seized her railways and doubled the charges, they would be for to give any undertaking as a condition of foreign support.
g to propose the adoption of Matheson and Company today found it to
extremely paid in paper marks, which were useless outside the frontiere.
the Report and, Accounts as at noon. The Hon. Mr. J. John- stow L with large barbe Germany could only pay by exports. If imports were restricted tool
presented and when this has been stone was in the chair and there occurring about much she would be unable to find the necessary raw materiala,
seconded I shall be pleased to were also present Sir Paul Chater, inches.
every three insisted that there was a "margin beyond which Germany was
The occupants of the answer any questions shara CM.G., Mr. A.S. Gubbar. Sircar can certainly caust them- unable to pay. He was willing that the agreement reached by thà
holders may wish to put.
Robert Ho Tung and Mr. A. H.sives fortunate in having escaped Boulogne, Spa and Brussels experts he re-laced by new proposals,
There being no questions, Mr. Compton Consulting Committee) witbous injury. but he strongly deprecated an adj vurnment, because the Allies and
Maitland ser nded the resolution Mr. M. S. Northcote (Secretary)) the world urgently wanted a definite statement. A ·peedy settlement
for the adoption of the Report and and the following shareholders :- was more important than an ideal one. He regarded M. Daumer)
[Accounza which was carried Messrs. L. S. Greenhill, Rezs thought to be resentment on scheme as rezally justifiable but im practicable. The Allies must agree onGermany -espacity and use all the authorite totry and comp-Ger-office till the end of the second werk in February. Meanwhile Mr.
Reuter learns that Lord Milner will enatinue A: the Colonial unanimously.
Father Robert, E. Sadick. H. The appointment of Messrs. Porce Smith, EL. Seth, and mang Rogut berkelf into a painon tu pag. She was not doing a Churchill remain at the War Dise, to which no appointment 4.0. Lang and A.S. Gubbay to II. Keswick. revede dil nox approximate her expenditure. She was a dimposing likely to be made till Mr. Lloyd George returns from Paris. The sug, the Board of Directors was unan- The notice convening the taxation to anything like the same extent as the Allen, and the festion in a morning paper that Cat Amery is not desirous of servingsty confirmed on the motion meeting was read by the Secret-
The official reward potice reads: under Mr. Churchill at the Culnnial Orfise is discredited in well of Major Keswick seconded by ary and the Chairman then said: Whereas at about 7.30 p.m. co
Mr. Bell Irving.
Gentlemen.-With Your permis-the 25th January 1921, a family The Hon. Mr. J. Johnstone and Mr. A.S. Gubbay were re-elected son we will adopt the canal motoring party met with a slight to the Board of Directors on the Statement of Accounts together Aberdesa, Repulse Bay Road
course by taking the Report and accident to their motion of Mr. A.G. Lang, second-with the Auditors reports as ear the Brick Works, it was ed by Mr. LS. Greenhill.
read. I am pleased to be able to ascertained that some evil dispos- Mr. H. Percy Smith was unan-come before you with a very ed person or persons had suspend- imously reelected Auditor for the
盥 piece of barbed wire Company at a remuneration of satisfactory report, perhaps the ed London. January 27.
100 on the proposition of Mr. best so far as the ordinary work across the road from tree to trea. The controversy in the British Press regarding the disputed adick. seconded by Mr. M.S-since
of the Company is concerned It is hereby notified that utility of carital ships has caused a repercussion in the United Northcote,
its inception. The net reward of one boudred dollars Įstates. the Navy Secretary, Mr. Daniels, having instructed the The Chairman:-That is all the proff's for the year andunt to ($100.00) will be paid by the drawing up of an exert report upon the comparative values of business of the meeting. Geo-313.716.62 the amount required information which will lead to $19.341.52 (s sum exceeding by undersigned to any person giving capital ships, aircraft and subinarinss.
lemen. I thank you for your for our customary dividend) as the arrest and conviction of the The New York papers opine that the report should be considered attendance. Dividend warrants
compared with 561,671 73 for colprit or culpriss." will be issued at once.
1919-Bath Interest and Rent Accounts
shop s appreciable Hongkong General Estate, Ltd. increases, io the latter case
due to
renewal of the The seventh ordinary general demand for coal and other storage meeting of abareholders in the on our Kowloon Marine Lot 49, Hongkong Central Estate Comwhich had fallen off during 1919 The closing rate of the dollar on After a long afternoon sitting of the Conference, it was decid.
pang, Ltd., was convened at the but which I mentioned when demand, to-day was 25, 811/16d. toappoint a committee of experts to investigate certain aspects ..
London, January 27. offices of Messrs. Jardine Mathe-addressing you last year we bad the reparations question before the subject is finally dealt with. Th
The National Labour Conference to-day postponed until son sad Company to-day at 11.40 every reason to expect would committee is to report to-morrow. Mr. Kengomori represents Japan February 23 its decision to take direct action if the Government am. when there were present Sir again revive sa te has done. Dur. does not accept the unemployment proposals mentioned on January Paul Chater, C. M.G. (inthe chair).ing the year the management of
Hon. Mr. J. Johnstone, Father this Company_was placed in the 2 p.m. Barometer:-2999. Tex- Robert, Mr.A. H. Compton (Board hands of the Hongkong Land In-perature:-72. Humidity-65 of Directors), Bir. M. S.Northcote vestment and Agency Fompary (Secretary), and the following Limited at a fired remuneration shareholders--- Messia. L. S. of $3,000.00 per annum and, this Greenhill, Henry Keswick, accounts for the difference showa H, M. H. Nemazee, and Sir Robert under the heading of charged] p.u Ho Tube.
account $667.89 as against 87.537.- The Secretary having read the 32 in 1919 and the appearance notice the Chairman said of the item Commission to Gêneral Gentlemen, The Report and Managers. Our investments in Statement of Accounts, together mortgages ebow a slight increase with the Auditor's Report having while that in shares is well under been in your bands forsome days their market value. Our house may, I think, be taken as road. property in sumati and at The Net Profits for the year Shaukiwan continues to be let mi under review amount to $134,564.- [good rentals and is in good order.
M. Briand. Ellowing Sail French publie opinie, could 20 informed quarter.. accept an 2 priori argument that the Treaty was a possible ref fulfilmen. Experts salf the present was an unfortunat moment to Ex the maxirsum reparation amourt, but French opin in sccepte that solution but was pot prepared to shate expect tions to the linds of the Boulogni agréement without further poof of facts France favoured apunations for three or four years but - gisted that if (isemany's prosperity increased, France should shar· the result- within Traway-limitere pointed out the difference between sixy Sve billion franes receivable be France under the Boulogne agr roenthod twenty-five billion of foreign debt which would not suff to repair the devastated regions. Experts could estimate Germans present ra, acity but not her futuro capacity. He urged fixing th. annuities wow and a reconsideration of the total liabilities.
**
An American Naval Investigation.
At a later conference, the Belgian representatives to-day soul to find an Anglo-French compromise, but doubs is expressed if an what a further Com. art of the site the spacerefore Congress authorises further building of capital ships.
Conference xperts will be held at and. definite decision given on their report by the Allied Conference 2. rake place in London in February.
Committee of Experts to Present Lightning Report.
Pariz, January 27,
thereon.
DE VALERA IN FRANCE.
Interviewed by Paris Paper.
21.
DIRECT ACTION?
British Labourites Postpone Decision.
NO CHANGE IN BANK-RATE.
London, January 27. Expectations of a reduction in the Bank-rate have not realised De Valera is in France, according to D'Oeurre, which publishes do change having occurred. an interview with the Sinn Fein leader, whom the interviewer addressed throughout as "Monsieur le President“.
Pairs, January 27, 6
De Valera is represented as saying that be returned because he is swaiting a rat definite peace, but be distrusted Mr. Llori George's peace offers. Herald Dominion status was impossible to Ireland, as there was no comparison between the historic relation- abip of England and Ireland and the relations of England with the Dominions.
THE NEAR EAST CONFERENCE.
AMERICAN-JAPANESE RELATIONS.
Senate to Consider Ambassador's Agreement.
Washington, January 28,
க
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
THE WEATHER.
A
LIGHTING-UP TIME.
Lighting-up time to-day. le 6.09
DON'T FORGET.
To-day.
Mr. Colby has assured Senator Phelan that the State Depart-54 against $109.232.70 for 1919 We now propose to pay the usual Theatre Royal Danniston ment will not approve the Shidebara-Morris agreement until the and $98,860.76 for. 1918, Reat dividend of $5.25 per share, to Players present "Up in Mabel's. Senate and others faterested had an opportunity to advance secount shows an improvement write our Fornitore a/c down to Room 9.15 p.m. | argument against it,
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD BOND ISSUE.
New York, January 28.
over the previous year and the the nominal fleurs of $100.00 and Coronet Theatre 5,15 and 9.15 Greek Gratification and Turkish “Willingness” 1
debit aide of Profit and Loss to carry forward $627,563.24, p.. Account benefits from a decreas course which I trust will meet Hongkong Theatro-3.15, 2.13. Athens, January 27,
ed expenditure in interest, lower with your approval. 100 beg and 9.15 p.m. M. Rhaliye will represent Greece, at the conference. The
Insurance Rates and a slight to propose that the Report and invitation has created a favourable impression here and at Con-
reduction in the repairs bill. Accounts as presented be adopted The Pennsylvania Railroad has issued flé per, cent, bonds to Our Investment in-shares which and passed and when this has stantinople.
London, January 27. the amount of $60,000,000 at 991⁄44, maturing in fifteen years. The stood at $94,747,50 at the been duly seconded the secounts Reuter understands that Turkey has signified willingness to lasue has been underwritten by the Kuhn-Loeb associate companies lose of 1919 has been reduced by will be open to disco 803. ad the Near East Conférence in London manHoned In the
tory/anion to 325 197,50 of the 75th inst.
(0 minsed or Pa
To-morrow.
Carpnet Theat -35.15, and 9.15) {p.c..
Houstong
5.15, 7.15 and 9.13