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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1921.
日四廿月弍十
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE PRICE OF PETROL
REPARATION AND DISARMAMENT.
Penalties for Delay.
Paris, January 29. The r-pirations plan submitted by the Experts' Committee was approved by the Conference, which also signed the agreement t- specting Germant's disarming. In case of undue delay in carrying on the disarming proposals, the Allied d-legates agreed upon various compulsory measures, such as postponing the evaru ation of occupied Rhenish territories, the occupation of further territories and opposition to Germany being admitted to the League of Nations. -Haras.
A Pessimistic Note. 1
Londoo, January 31. The generally opimistic attitude of the British Press with referencs to the agreement reached beween the Allies as regards reparations is not shared by the Westminster Gazelle, whose Paris correspondent says Mr. Lloyd (leorge was stung to plain speaking by the sentimental French view. The correspondent asserts that as a result of his private conversations with British official person. ages they know that the sum obtainable will be relatively law. The correspondent is of opinion that the system now proposed is largely camouflage and in a few years, when Germany is probably behind in payments and the Allies are alarmed at the indow of German goods, a very different compromise will be proposed. He says as regards the export tax it will prove impossible to control German exports through neutrals or to America.
Element of Scepticism in Financial Circles.
London, February 1. City financiers point out that foreign exchanges ardstock markets have not reacted as favourably as expected upon the Allied agree- ment in regard to German reparations. There is a certain amount of acepticism as to whether the terms can be enforced, and there are fears that Germany will pour wat milliards of fresh notes in order further to depreciate the mark. There was another 20. mark rise yesterday, making 241 to the pound.
Satisfaction of the French Press,
Later.
The Conference results appext on the whole to be highly satisfactory to the French Press, which is especially pleased at the frustration of German endeavours to divide the Allies. The Exhal Carlile is stronger than ever, they say.
M. Briand Communicates Conference Decisions to Germany.
Later.
M. Briand, as President of the Conference, haa'son: the head of the terman delegation & letter stating the Conferences. decis. ions. Regarding disirming. the letter says that the Allie, while Franting Germany new relays, hope that she realises the serion Consequences which a refusal to carry out her obliga ans would entail
The Supreme Council has granted the request fieorgia's representative for the recognition of that nation, a wording to
Temp.
BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
Hopes for the Future.
Paris, January 20. At a dinner of the British Chamber of Commerce in Paris, its President (Sir Edward Barlay, in a speech, stated that France and Britain cannot exist without one another. Once the
present exchanges obstacles were removed, business between the two nation would be again as brisk as before the wan-kanga
U.S. SOCIALIST'S CASE.
Debs Must Serve Sentence.
Washington, January 31. President Wilson has formally disapproved the recommendation of the Attorney General to commute the sentence on Eugene Debs. who was Socialist candidate for the Presidency-and-is undergoing ten years' imprisonment for violation of the Espionage Law,
APPEAL AGAINST EXECUTION.
The Case of a Cork Man.
London, January 31.
In the appeal by Murphy (the Cork man who was sentenced to death by Court Martial) to the King's Bench Division in Dublin, the
Committee Charges Producers with Profiteering.
that thero is no
London, Februar; 1.
THE DOLLAR.
Down and Up Again.
tvas Fet
SINGLE DOPY) 10 OTR,
138 PËR AN NUM.
BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Lady Stubbs Presents Prizes.
RIFLE LEAGUE.
"Ambrose" v. Dockyard R.C.
128 125 121
119
111 106
93
32 31 30
Total
93
899
B.M.S. AMEROSE".
There was a fartherdrop in theị starling value of the local dollar this morning, the opening quota-
These tapmis met at Tai Hang tion on demand being 2s. 53/88, as against yesterday's closing nection with the Belilios Public DOCKYARD RECREATION CLUB,
The annual prize-giving in con, on Sunday. The resal: was—-—- The Board of Trade's second report attacks the Ou Trusts uate of 2 63:159. Later in the School for Girls took place in the
ibere Tha present cast of the production of fuel oil does not justify morning the prices charged.
200 500 600 Total Hall of Queen's College this Mr. Longyear 41°41 44 Producers
consumers further decline, the figure being morning. Lady Stubbs presiding Mr. Drow Are explaiting owing to the large demand, is the Committee's verdier, adding 3, 5lgd. But this afternoon over the proceedings and dia-Mr. Johnston 42 44 35 ... 40 46 39 far possible justification
recent phere was an advance of 1d. ontributing the awards to the pupils. Mr.MeGoigan 39 the increase of seven-pence per gallon in the price of petrol. ]this latter figure, The Committee, while sating that it dislikes Clovernment control,
Amongst those present were Mr. Mr. Pritchard 45 39 28 44 36 Taking the period of a week. EA. Irving. Dire for declares that there are only two ways of overcoming the difficulties, the decline has been marked. Education, and Mr. E. Kalp, In-Mr. Young 31 31 36 of Mr. Gill ... 40 36 30 firstly, combined action through the Economic Section of the League Os Turaday last, the closing spector of English Schools. of Nations, secondly, the production of substitutes and adoption of rate was 2. 10. 11/163. the The annual report of the school|
Mr. King- alternative sources of power to an extent that will lower prices. rates on succeeding days being was read by the Headmistress
Salter The soundest policy is to make the fullest use of coal and its Wednesday, 2, 10.3 16d: Thury-Miss. E. Clarke, as follows: products.
das. a 9.11.163: Friday. 2. The Headmistress said.--In 1920 311164.; Saturday, 27.11/163; the School was open on 188 days, Monday, 2. 55 3d: today, 29.and the average daily attendance Gled.
was 508, & record. The school is Mr.Chilcot... 36 48 32 Mr. Pibendy... 40 #4 31 Silver has been coming over full, and in the early months of the wires lower almost every day the year, when most of the new Mr. Jarvis... 37 41 31 Mr. Ellis 41 32 37 of the past week, the banks in girls come, many would-be pupils fr. Birk China electing to sell part of their had to be refused entrance.
40.39 24 It is holdings, and this has served to only with great difficulty that air. Walsh
Mr. Tooker. 40 33 24 demoralise the market. There room has been arranged for the
Mr. Sayer
BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION.
Jim Higgans Retains Title.
Landan, January 31.
the Bantamweight Championship, Jim Higgies of Scotland (holder) At the National Sporting Club, in a twenty-round contest for beat Kid Symonds of Plymouth on points.
A NEW CORPORATION.
Return of Subscriptions.
London. January 31. Subscriptions for the recent issue of the Amalgamated Trading Industrial Corporation are being returged with tea per cent.interes".
REPORTED SURRENDER OF 2,000 TURKS.
London, February 1 The Greek Legation announces that 2.500 armed Turks headed by Ed Hem Bey have surrendered to the Greek Army in Asia Minor.
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115
114
110
109
39 39 19 2231 23
102 97 97 81
Total, 825.
The D.R.C. won by 74 paints. Other Matches.
On Thursday, H.M.S. Hawkins Mrs. best H.M.S. Tamar by 801 to 784.
Os Friday, H.M.S. Hawkins
League Table.
F. W. L. Pts. 35 0 10 8 5 3
5 4 1
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decline, but the general opinion Staff.
been hardly any support new Normal Class. There are forthcoming to BITESS the been severalchanges in the English During my absence on that the bottom must now have leave, Miss Cooper acted as Hest been about reached. The sterl-Mistress, but was transferred to ing rate is not expected to go the Peak School on my return. down beyond 23. more at the Mrs.
Upsdell, wbo teaches utmost and it is believed that in the mornings
only. an upward tendency should set in James, Mrs. Forsier and Mrs.
The absence of any im-Church joined the Staff, Mrs. beat Wilts "B" Co. by 861 to 721. port of export trade makes the James for three months only. Situation somewhat gloomy, and Mrs. Ritchie resigned at the end. Club beat H.H.S. Titania by 876:
On Sunday, the Police Rife until trade revives it is not likely of December, and is much missed. to 793. that we shall witness very sharp Miss Ng Mai Han resigned rises in the rate.
from the Vernacular Staff. Oa Tag Chinese are reported to account of the large numbers in have made lots of money during the school, an extra Chinese 31st is as follage-
The League table up to January the sensational slump of the Mistress, Miss Cheung Sai Ying. dollar. They are stated to be was appointed. An entrance fee | H.K.V.D.C. still overbought to the
ex-of 83 is now paid by all new Hawkins tent of 02
£600,000|girls, who are medically examin-Tamar least to £700,000, starting a threed by Mira. Hickling. All Musketry Staff shillings and continuing the pro-the candidates for the Police |cess up till 29. 7d. They have University Locris took the Titania
over-bought considerably not Examination in December. B.N. Dockyard only in sterling but in gold Sir girls entered for the Ambrose dollars and Straits dollars and Senior, and all passed. to-day were selling. To-day as for the Junior, and passed. Alacrity
Eleven Corlew
good business was done at two Six Distinctions were gained. Wilts "B" Co. points over the rate in Straits and five girls entered for the Prelim Wilts "C" Co. à farthing to a halfpenny infinary Oxford, and two passed. Wilts "D" Co. sterling. A frmer 1008 was Apart from outside examinations, apparent in the market at noon all classes were examined in all This was reflected in a rise later, subjects in Jane and Decem- the Chinese coming in as buyers.ber, and the results recorded
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. The cross-rate between Loadoafin the Teachers' Books: and New York has been going up. these теге forwarded
The closing rate of the dollar on British opinion, while less triumphant than French, is generally AI the
for demand, to-day was 21. 6181. beginning o! last approval to the Inspector of satisfied with the results of the Paris Conference, chiedy on the week the rate was $3.774. English Schools.and Inspector of ground that if seals Anglo-French solidarity and promises to end the To-day it is $3.86.7/8.
All Vernacular Schools respectively. ncertainty which has been hampering the reconstruction of Europe this has worked againstthe pound The work is tested every week in
the Armistice. If the doubt expressed on the practicability sterling. Silver, wbich was class examinations, se: and corperature-66. Humidity 19, of legislating for posterity is, on the other hand, pointed out, Sator-gested last Monday at 394rected by the mistress in charge, day's agreement imposes upon the parties thereto a joint enterprise for ready. dropped to-dag to while occasional papers are set which will necessitate their unbroken co-operation for half a century,351/Sd. for ready and 345,81. for by the Head Mistress or while the burden of Germany is not so crushing, even at the outset, forward. as the collossal figures at first sight suggest. Even in the twelfth ear, the Annuities Tax of 5 per head will suffice for payment, which is five times less than the British taxpayer is actually paying. The. agreement furthermore probably assures the stability of M. Briand's Ministry. Whether France will be able to immediately raise the money she cryingly needs on the huge credits she is awarded against Germany will be the chief subject of deliberation at the Allied Con- ference in London on February 23th. There is some criticism of the tax on exports on the ground that its yield is purely speculative, but on the other hand it is pointed out it gives the Allies' motive to encourage Germany's reasonable industrial expansion.
since
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE PARIS CONFERENCE.
London, January 31.
FRENCH TRADE.
Faris, Jan. 27, The French official statistics just out show that the French in porta for 1920 exceeded fifteen hundred millions sterling, being decrease of nearly a billion sterling compared with 1919, while the exports were nearly nine bundred millions being an increase of more that four hundred millions.
FORMERLY OF
HONGKONG.
Award of Medal.
the
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THE WEATHER.
? p.m. Barometer--29.95. Tex-
LIGHTING UP TIME.
Lighting-up tima to-day, is 6.12
Senior Vernacular Mistress. Since September, Mrs. Forster has dir-p.. ected the work of those Junior Assistants who teach English in the Vernacular classes. The gato to the school will be two- fold: the standard of teaching, will be raised. hilo the extra training given to the teachers
DON'T FORGET.
To-day.
Players present "The Co-Re- Royal. - Denniston spondeo: -9.15 p.m.
cannot but bring Theatre good results. Saves past pupils, The many friends of Mr. J. H. all at present on the Staff, took Varcos, who was for some the Women Teachers* Examins-
12
Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.13
Hongkong Theatre-5.15, 7.15
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--To-morrow......__it
Coronet Theatre-5.15, and 9.15
Hongkong Theatre-5.15, 7.15
Je359 Chargeman of tion Technical Institute) in Boiler Makers flatterly acting Jose, and six passed, Two p.o Insprotor) in H.M.S. Dockyard, courses of Cookery Lectures were and 9.15 p.m. Hongkong, will be pleased to hear ailended by these members of that he has been awarded the the Staff who belong to the Imperial Services Medally H. M.Victoria Nursing Division, and the King. The recipient's name the examination held in June p.m. appears in a list of awards recently every candidate gained Die
made to Government employees tination. It is good to know and 9.15 p.. in Devonport Dockyard.
that the girls are as anxious as Ja addition to this decoration, ever to give help to those who Mr. Varcoe, who bas recently need it. The end of $1232 was retired оп B well-earned contributed to the Ministering densed milk for the of tha persion, after 45 years' service Children's League, and a collec- Cookery Cisss, but also provided. in H. M. Dockyards in Hoog- tion for the North China Famine a prize for an examiastion bald kong and Devonport, was also Relief Fund smounted to $247.60, in February. Also I wish to presented by his fellow-workers while monthly subscriptions are thank the Head Master of in Devonport with a handsome paid to the Nethersola Hospital Queen's College for lending us set of cutlery on his retirement and the Kowloon Orphanage. this ball In conclusion, I am The . Prize Giving does sure Miss Cooper joins as io пок seom itself without thanking the Staff for a year of Mrs. Tutcher: she, alas, has left hard work, done loyally and the Colouy, but her interest in whole-beaftedly.
FATHER DOMINIC COURT-MARTIALLED.
London, Jan. 31. Chief Justice has delivered a nnanimous judgement declaring that two years, of which have been remitted.
Father Dominic has been sentenced to five years toprisonment, he had no power to give a further stay of execution, but expressing the opinion that the prisoner should be given an opportunity of making any further application in accordance with the Army Act.
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WRANGEL'S TROOPS.
Report of Mutiny Denied.
Loudon, January 31.
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
THE RUBBER SLUMDEN?.
Singapore, January 31- Reatre Isaras authoritatively that the report of the mutiny of Mr. Damon, a very prominent, planter, member of the F.MS, General Wrangaľ s troops cabled in the 18th, is without foundation. Council, in a posch at Peteng sud the course. There was disorder on the 12th, but it was immediately stopped | difficulti
agreement following the mask (without blondsko).
́INAUGURATION OF NEF ÜS. PREIDEST.
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the school is as keen as var, to a graceful speech made after The U.S. Senate has adopted to hear the news of its progress.Lady Stubbs commended the and I know she will be delighted the distribution of the prizes:: resolution appropriating 650,000 The thanks of the school are due pupils for the financial aid. as the national share of the ex- to the subscribers to the Prize they had rendered in the cause penses for the inauguration of Fund for their kindness in con-of the Ministering Chlidren's Mr Harding A subsequent tributing the books, to Mrs Hick-Lasgos and sled that message states The Chairman ling for the interest and help she report of the allocations of the Inauguration Committee always gives in all matters of these donations will be bas acquiesced to the request of connected with the Nursing given to the pupil the interests of national thrift, all in examining the girls eynight school then handed Lady Stubb President-elect Barding that in Division, and her volantsty work Two of the tiniest gins of the attendant upon bir and to the MIDARET of Nestle a handsom banget, and. the President should ilk Co. who not only sent a priceedings arminated amridot