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69349 六拜禮 號弍十月弍英港賽 SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1921.
日五初月正
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ED:
REUTER'S TĒLEGRAMS.
MENTIONED FOR WAR SERVICES.
A Hongkong Censor in the List.
* London, February 11.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS.
London, Feb, 11.
SHIPPING NOTES,
RETALIATION ON MOTORISTS.
(By
Neptune.")
MURDEROUS ATTACK.]
A Shopkeeper Injured.
Boulders Placed on Roads.
There has been a large demand Wong Net Chong village was The "United Press" announces that "in view of the alarmist and divers traps laid for motorists by 37 cents and 27 cent's inside and murderous attack on one of the Since last reporting on the Bangkok to Hongkong for rice at vendetta which took the form of for tonnage both from Saigon and last night greatly excited over a wholly incorrect statements on Anglo-American relations published: in America and said to be based on a 'United Press message a repre- tion for the accidents occurring 35 cents per picul for Saigon to concerned in a debt quarrel from Chinese as a measure of retalia outside the bar at Bangkok and shopkeepers, who, it is said, was sentative of the United Press' saw Sir Auckland Geddes in order A War Office announcement specially makes referonse to the io apologise for the inaccurate presentation of their story." A meet/on the Repulse Bay Road, other Hongkong. The rato for Saigon-which the attack resulted.
cases of a serious nature bave Hongkong has since declined to valuable war services of Mr. H. F. Menk, Major Alexander and ing of the Society of American Correspondents in London yesterday been brought to notice...
At 11.30 p.m. four men, one of Lieutenants Caruish and Macioan Hayes of the Straits Settlements, sent letter of regret to Sir Auckland Geddes deploring the fact that
130 cents per picul owing to all whom was identified as a certain A few days ago several attempts the prompt requirements having bricklayer, secured entry into as weil as to Mr. A. D. Blackburn of Shanghai and Bishan Dass his utterances were misrepresented in certain United States were made to wreck cars by been filled. The rate for Bangkok-No. 4 house, on the pretext that Madau of Hongkong. All served as censors.
newspapers,
placing large boulders at Later, points where the risks of such aand is nominal at 36 conts for and immediately attacked the Hongkong is at present weak, they came to purchase cigaraltek, With reference to the misleading "drifting to war" version of Sir mishap are enhaced by the lay-inside the bar and 26 conta out-shopkeeper, who was seriously Auckland Geddes conversation with American journalists in London, out of the road. These were sub-side the bar at Bangkok. In wounded in the head, face and followed by fresh reports emanating from London and re-cabled from sequently discovered by the other directions there is very arms by a knife carried by one of New York to the effect that Sir Auckland Geddes on his return to the Police, who removed the stones little doing. A large number of the assailants. When he recover- United States will suggest a disarmament conference, Senator Berah before any car had a chance of vessels aro on offer anded from his insensible condition, is of the opinion that this indicates a change in the British attitude coming to grief over them,
owhers of tramp boats are feel-the assailante had made their on the freedom of the seas. The "New York Times" says the world Yesterday, at about 4. pm..ing the pinch of hard times. They departure. An ambulance was will welcome such an announcement, and referring 14 the Allies sorry car from the Wanchai Garage are not making any money, procured by the Police who ware... experience with the United States on the Pence Treaty, urges Congress driven by the Manager, took freights are not high enough to notified of the attack, and in it
bend near the Tytam the Village, and
cover the high cost of bunker coal the injured man was removed to pile of largo rocks placed
and everything else in connection the Government Civil Hospital right in the roadway. For bills are high. With the excep- he was suffering from a deep with ships. Even the portage where examination revealed that tunately the car was taking a tion of this demand from Saigon wound in the head and minor. steep incline, and had time to and Bangkok there has been injuries on various parts of his pull up when the rocks were nothing doing. If it were not for body. noticed. Inquiries made this morn- that, things would have been very ing indicated that the trap was
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS' STRIKE THREAT.
Probable Substitution of Parliamentary Action.
London, February 12,
The prospect of the Locomotive Engineers' Union carrying out a threat to strike, as mentioned in yesterday's message, seems virtually to have disappeared in consequence of the National Union of Railwaymon, after discussing sympathetic action to-day, deciding to instruct the joint secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomda, M.P., to raise the whole issue in Parliament with a view to pressing for a full public inquiry and to ensuring protection of railwaymen in the executibu of their duty.
IRISH OUTRAGES.
A Heavy Death-Roll.
London, February 11,
The outrages in Ireland from January, 1919, to February 5 include 70 Court Houses and. 535 Police Barracks destroyed; 224 policemen killed and 336 wounded:'and 57 soldiers killed and 143 wounded,
THE LONDON CONFERENCE.
Reported German Intention to make a Preliminary
Offer to Paris.
Berlin, February 12. Exports are busy drawing up Germany's case for the London conference. It is reported that compliance with the Paris demands would necessitate an increase of Germany's exports to 14 milliard gold marks compared with five for fast year, thus flooding foreign markets with German goode.
According to the Deutsche Zeitung, the Ministry of Fin nce has concluded that the utmost reparation Germany can pay is 150 milliard marks, including all cash and goods hitherto paid. The Ministry says that a proposal to pay 150 milliards in thirty years will be submitted to Paris, and that refusal will result in Germany absenting herself from the London conference, and suggests that the United States arbitrate in order to prevent hostile measures such as invasion of the Ruhr territory..
INDUSTRIAL SITUATION IN WALES.
London, February 11, Although tho, industrial situation in South Wales is generally brightening up, several collieries and tinplate works restarting, the Ebbw Vale Iron and Steel Works have issued notices to some thousands of colliers, terminating on February 26.
AERIAL IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Loudon, February 11.
Last year's aerial exports and imports in Great Britain exceeded
a million sterling.
DISASTROUS TORNADO IN AMERICA.
Over Thirty Lives Lost.
New York, February 11.
A message from Macon (Georgia) says two whites and 30 megroes were killed and a score injured in a tornado hear Oconee, which demolished buildings over territory half a mile wide and five miles long.
to furnish assurances that it will not wantonly reject any agreement.
THE PARIS CONFERENCE DECISIONS.
Paris, Feb. 9.
came upon a
of
HA
DAY BY DAY.
laid with special regard for cars gloomy for the charterers. A The Premier has had an interview with M. Laurent, the French coming down the incline, which arge quantity of rice is coming. Ambassador in Berlin, about Germany's attitude towards the Con- would run full tilt into the recks in almost daily from Saigon and ference decisions. M. Laurent expressed the opinion that the views before
Bangkok, and the local market is the brakes could be already getting glutted. Canton
The manager of the moderate elements of the German Government will eventually applied.
His Excellency the Governor' has been buying rice from Hong- has appointed Dr. Alexander Garage informed prevail. After Mr, Lloyd George's and Signor Sforza's speeches and the
kong as the price ruling in the Rentoul Eater to act as Assistant the unanimity of the French and British Press, supported by the that he noticed on
coming market is cheaper than getting Health Officer of the Port. leading American papers, German official circles have arrived at the towards the rocks a Chinese who the rice from Wuhu, greater conclusion that the Allied front is still as strong as ever. The opinion from the suspicious manner in quantity of rice, I am told, will was corroborated later by an announcement from Berlin that the which he moved away on the car's be coming in within the next tow His Excellency the Governor German. Government will send representatives to the London Allied approach, was thought to have days from Saigon and Bangkok has appointed Major Christopher been the originator of the trap and one shudders to think how Magistracy, to act as Assistant twenty-five tons of gold coins in German marks and Turkis the way, before the car continued of these heavy stocking his other duties, during the The rocks were removed out of the dealers are going to dispose Tarbour Master, in addition to Willson, O.BE. First Clerk,
pounds have arrived in Paris from Berlin and will be transferred its course. to the Allied Joint Account Bank of France in execution of article 25
neither the United States nor absence on leave of Commander of the Peace Treaty.--Vale.
Japan are buying at present. C. W. M. Beckwith, R.N,
Conference on March 1st.
CHINA'S WIRELESS.
Washington, Feb, 11. The State Department has notified Mr. Crane, the American Minister at Peking, that the United States will support the claim of the American Federal Company to the right to construct & wireless plant at Shanghai,
At the State Department it was said that the question had been taken up with Britain. According to Mr. Crane's advices to the Department, Britain had protested against the contract between China and the American Company on the ground that it violated the contract given to Marconi.
SWEDISH COFFEE PROHIBITION CANCELLED.
Stockholm, Feb. 11.
ORGAN RECITAL.
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A Japanese woman living at A number of officers And No. 218 Queen's Road Eset yester engineers are now out of work, day took poison with the inten
The following is the programme while a few vessels are being laid tion of committing suicide. Die. of the recital at St. John's up by the owners. At Yaumati covered in time to save her life, Cathedral on Monday at 5.30 a number of ships are lying idle, she was immediately removed to p.m. when the new Tuba will be and the Lindsay Moller is also the Government Civil Hospital
laid up. The position is not very where her progress was favour first used
Choral Song and
Fugue, hopeful, and until trade improsesably reported upon, Wesley,
shipping must remain in the doldrume.
Nocturne, Lemaro. Prelude, Rachmaninoff.. Watchman's Song, Grieg, Improvisation.
The Curfew, Horeman. Toccata, Widor.
HONGKONG THEATRE.
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An armed robbery took place Jon the Saikong Road yesterday when four men set upon a haw- The local office of the Admiral ker, and relieved him of a sum of Line are at present very busy $2.20. Very indiscreetly, the trying to fix up a new office for victim called out "Save life" their passenger business. With and was promptly stabbed in the the allocation of the steamer neok by one of the robbers and. Wenatchee, one of the five big pushed down the hillside, passenger liners allocated by the United States Shipping Board, it has became incumbent upon the.
At the matineo at 515 p.m. to- Company to have a large passen- Owing to the Riksdag rejecting the Government's Coffee Import day, the Gibson family will make ger officer for bookings, as, the Bill, the import prohibition order is cancelled. The Finance Minister their last appearance, during Wenatchee will be here about the has resigned.
RAND MINERS STRIKE.
Johannesburg, Feb. 11. The strike position is easier. Most of the miners of the West Rand have resumed.
THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.
Melbourne, Feb.
21.
At the close of the first day's play of the fourth test match, England had scored 270 for 6 wickets (Makepeace 117, Dongles 50 not out).
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondents.)
RUBBER INDUSTRY.
Singapore, February 11.
Accoding to plens for the need of planting unity, the planters of Jobore have abandoned their ides of seceding from the Planters Association of Malaya.
which Trixie, Buttons, Gibson end of March bringing from New and Doreen will produce Fun York and Seattle several on a Battleship."
hundreds of prominent tourista,
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
demand, to-day was 28. 55ád.
The closing rate of the dollar, on
LIGHTING-UP TIME
Lighting-up time to-day is 6.18:-
We P.m.
The charming star, Norma who are going to make their first Talmadge, as a butterfly society trip to the Far East. girf, and Eugene O'Brion will be shall then have an invasion the leading characters of the of Americans in Hongkong. The interesting drama, in
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six Admiral Line Company have The newly-established - Indian By Right of Pur-been hard put to securing a site line of the Canadian Govern parts. chase." This is simple on the ground floor in the
ment's Mercantile Marine both story without any strained business part of the Colony, and from the Atlantic and Indian dramatic effects, whose appeal it is rumoured that they have Ocean aide 18 lies in its very simplicity. It is succeeded in fixing up a place, success. The Canadian Planeer proving a tale of a society girl with many The General Manger of the took cargo from Canada för admirers who is persuaded by her Shanghai office has been in Bombay, Calcutta, Rangoon mother to marry for wealth, but Hongkong surveying the field. later her husband realises that she does not love him. This picture will run until Tuesday,
Singapore, the Straits Be1lements,
and the Dutch ports of Batayiq and. Sourabaya. A full cargo wAR and another beautiful film is atchee will visit China Japan Steam Navigation Company for The tourists by the Wen- secured by the British India promised for Wednesday.
the snd
Philippines, and the ship when she was in Eastern are expected -- to be in waters.. There is no reason why Hongkong for about a week, the trade, between Canada and Scores of millionaire tourists of the East and the Far East New York, Chiongo and other not be doubled. There parts of the United States, the is big market bete z for Admiral Line state, have already Canadian products, and the sur secured passage to Hongkong via face has not even been scratched, the Panama Canal and Pacifo The Blue Fans! Coast ports on the maiden voyage agents of the Canadian Meroan of the Wenatchee. She will be in tile Merchant Mar Seattle in the beginning Boat and
Great Improvements have been made at this theatra with regard to music. The managment has engaged a fine brass band from Macao, combined with a strong thened orchestra under the able baton of Professor Gonzales.
DON'T FORGET.
Today
Theatre Royal J. C. William son's Vaudeville Co-9,15 p.m.
Coronet Thestra-2.15, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.14 p.m.
1 Hongkong Theatre 6.15, 7AIN
and 9.15 p.m.
of next March. The Wenatchee calling at le a twelve thousand tonner and helped to
ng accommodation for 250 Ka most luxuriouly fitted up, hav, 10.3.MMG
Line How Cpter 6. class passengers?" The
Valter Białe
MINESW REPER COLLIDES WITH SUBMARINE.
Amsterdam, February 11
The Dutch mini-#weeper Hydrs collided with
DUTCH EAST INDIES.