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弍拜禮 號弍廿月弍英港香 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1921.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
KEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
GOVERNMENT'S IRISH POLICY.
Debated in the House of Commons.
London, February 21. The Irish policy of the Government was debated in the House of Commons on an amendment to the Address, moved by Capt. W. Wedgwood Bena, declaring that the policy of the Executive in Ireland had failed to repress outrages, had involved the Crown forces in & competition of crime, had given the military authorities unrestricted discretion in the definition of punishments and had frustrated the prospect of the agreed Home Rule Battlement.
Captain Wedgwood Bonn declared that the Army in Ireland was costing £1,500,000 monthly, while the claims for damages to last October amounted to a further £5,000,000. He declared that the Government had alienated moderate opinion in America and France and if it persisted in its policy it threatened Empire disrup- tion. He read evidence in support of his charges that Government agents were guilty of looting, using hostages as fire screens and murder. He demanded systematic terrorisation, Breon and
SETTLING UP WAR PROBLEMS.
The London Conference Opens.
London, February 12.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SEVERE SNOWSTORM IN AMERICA.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
In the Supreme Court this morning, before Mr. Justias H.H.J. Gompertz, acting Ohief Justice, But Yik man was indiot- ed on the charge of forgery,
Mr. Dyer Ball prosecuted for the Crown. RES
The prisoner pleaded not
The following jury were' guilty.
Half a Dozen Deaths Reported.
New York, February 21. The severest snowstorm for years is reported, drifts being from, A cofamunique states that the British. Frenob, Italian and Japanese delegates to the London Conference held a preliminary six to ten feet deep any places. Trains are delayed for hours, meeting under the chairmanship of Mr. Lloyd George to consider Half a dozen deaths are reported. Sixteen thousand men are questions of procedure, and subsequently discussed arrangement employed on snow shovelling. Now caterpillar tractors, being used empanelled Mesurs R. Taylour, for out-voters at the forthcoming plebiscite in Upper Silesia. It for the first time to push snowploughs, efficiently cleared the decided that both residents and out-voters should vote on the same principal thoroughfares. day. The Conference noted that the British Government had undertaken to place four battalions of troops at the disposal of the High Commissioner for this plebiscite.
The Opening Session.
London, February 21. The historic London Conference opened this afternoon at St. James' Palace. The Japanese Ambassador attended. The military advisers were the first to arrive and were followed by eight Greeks, Count Sforza, later Mr. Lloyd George and lastly M. Briand and the delegates and military officials.
The Greek Standpoint.
NEW YORK STOCKBROKERS FAIL.
Unauthorised Speculation by Employers.
New York, February 21..
Yvanovitch, A. I. Clay, A. J. Kew, (foreman) M. M. Tonkin, G.
F. V. Vallenburg.
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Mr. Dyer Ball, in outlining the facts, said that on December 14th last, at about 5 `o'look in the avening, the prisoner who WAR a salesman in the Yiok Hick shop in Wing Lok Street, went to another shop, the Hip Cheung Hi shop, and asked for a loan of $400. He was well known to the master
answers by Mr. Lloyd George and Sir Hamar Greenwood, whom he followed by a car load of British military officials, Lord Curzon and and Bennett. The firm attributes its suspension to heavy and of the Hip Cheung Hi shop. The
charged with responsibility.
Sir Hamar Greenwood said the Irish clergy were belatedly facing the real issue, which was mainly indiscriminate and callous Ho quoted
London, February 21. murders of Crown forcus and law-abiding ditizens. denunciations of murders by Prolates, pointing out that the Opposi
The opening meeting of the Conference heard M. Calogeropoulos, tion did not emphasis this vital issue. As regards opinion abroad, Sir setting forth the Greek standpoint, urging the maintenance of the Hamar Greenwood said the Government's information showed that Turkish Treaty and appealing for the removal of the Allied embargo, it was realised that the Government was standing for civilisation in which was preventing Greece from obtaining money abroad. Then Ireland. He denounced the official Liberal propaganda in siroularis-Graece would be prepared to clear out the Komalists, ing France with a chart of reprisale besmirching their own country, A technical discussion followed regarding Asia Minor and in an attempt to destroy the Government-(heers)--and repudiated Cilicia, in which M. Calogeropoulos and General Gouraud parti- Mr. De Valera's allegations that the soldiers and police outraged cipated. women, for which no scrap of evidence had been produced. As regards the details, which Capt. Benu quoted, they would he abominable if true, but he hoped to show that steps would be taken to ensure punishment if offences occurred.
Sir Hamar Greenwood emphasised the prosperity of Ireland since 1914. He said the Sinn Fein conspiracy was carried on by minority of youths. It was extending its activities to Britain in the hope of intimidating the British people, in which it was encouraged The Crown by Labour, the Direct Actionists and the Opposition. forces in Ireland wore most severely disciplined. Men suspected of drinking or discourtesy to the population were dikn.issed.
He con-
tended that the present troubles were attributable to Mr. Asquith's careless regime, as the extremiste mistook goodwill for weakness. He appealed to the House of Commons to present a united front; then the murders would conse. He hoped the Dominions Premiers would be able to go and welcoma a vigorous partner of the Com- monwealth when the Ulster Parliament opened in June and hoped the same procedure would take place in the case of the Southern Parlament.
French Items.
Paris, February 9:
The War Minister has formally denied the report of muitary The reported intention of the United States to withdraw troops preparations, saying all rumours on the subject were unfounded. from the Rhineland remains unconfirmed.
The French Premier has arrived in London. He was cordially welcomed by Mr. Lloyd George.--Vale.
The Angora Delegation.
London, February 21. The Angora delegation has arrived in London.
SUPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.
Some Interesting Votes.
The failure is announced of the stockbrokera, Mesere. Herrick unauthorised speculation by certain employees, also to the failure of favoured customers to cover margin of calls.
BELGIUM'S DEBT TO AMERICA.
Payment in German Bonds?
Washington, February 21. It is learned at the State Department that President Wilson is expected to recommend to Coogress before March 3 that the United States be authorised to accept German bends to be applied against the Belgians' debt to the United's States in accordance with the understanding reached at the Peace Conference whereby Britain, France and the United States agroed to accept German bonds in lieu of the Belgian obligations.
F
U.S. CABINET POSTS.
Washington, February 21.
It is announced that Mr. Henry Fletcher, mentioned yesterday as probable U.8. Ambassador to Tokyo, will become Mr. Harding's Assistant Secretary of State.
A massage from St. Augustine says Mr. Harding has announced that Mr. Harry M. Daugherty of Ohio (? Mr. Harry K. Daugherty, of Pennsylvania), will be Attorney General.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
London, February 21. Lord Robert Cecil endeavoured to refute Sir Hamar Greenwood's
A supplementary estimate of £9,352,000 for the year ending assertious and described the Government's policy as a complete March 31 for the Civil Services and Revenue Department, includes failure Murders and atrocities were increasing, Had the Cork the following additional expenditures-£250,000 for the Colonial burnings occurred in the Colonies, a Commission of Inquiry like the Office. of which £195,000 is for Overseas Bettlement; £30,000 for Hunter Commission would have been immediately instituted, and no Stamp Duty payable in the United Kingdom on the indenture of
The meeting of the Council of the League of Nations opened ston would be left unturned. Lord Robert Cecil advised the conveyance for the property of the Pacific Phosphate Company in Government to throw aside all concealments and appoint a Com-the Nauru Ocean Islands to the Board of Commissioners; £15,000 to-day. It was decided to invite Gormany, Hungary and Ecuador to send delegates to the Communications and Transit Conference at
Proposed Amendments to Covenant.
Paris, February 21.
prisoner produced two written contracts for the supply of certain camphor al said that the cam- phor would be coming in a fów days, and that by then he would be able to return the money. The master of the shop. Mr. Wong, agreed to lend the money if the prisoner would put the shop of The the Arm on the receipt. prisoner agreed to sign and put on the chop. The money was hand- ad over to the prisoner and when the later went away Mr. Wong on comparing the chop with previous ones of the same firm found it totally different from the others. He at once followed the prisoner to the prisoner's shop and showed him the false chap. The prisoner then offered to return the money. Mr. Wong put the receipt down on the counter. The prisoner took
it up and made no effort to return the money, but said that his friend. had the money and Mr. Wong went with the prisoner to find the friend in question. They failed and they then went back to the prisoner who said he would return the money in two days. The receipt was all the time in the possession of the prisoner, When they went back to the shop and had a further argument the prisoner suddenly tore up the receipt and threw the
mission comprising a Judge, a General and an M.P. to make a for the oil exploration of Papua; £1,418,000 for Irish Constabulary; Barcelona on March 10. In the forefront of the agenda are eleven Piocos. on the floor, after a short
searching enquiry.
Mr. Asquith's Disclaimer.
London, February 21. Mr. Asquith replied spiritedly to Sir Hamar Greenwood's implications he that (Mr. Asquith) encouraged Sinn Feiners. He pointed out that he had continually deprecated the crimes, but had more strongly denounced the Government's exaggerated imitation of them. He appealed for a prompt and impartial inquiry and a complete truce binding both sides.
Winding up the debate Mr. Bonar Law opined that the Govern- ment would either buvo to surrender to the campaign of crime, or prove its power to put down crime.
adopted.
time an Indian constable was
£31,000 for prisons in Ireland; £162,000 for Pensions; £50,000 as the Government's contribution towards fighting typhus in Poland; amendments to the Covenant, principally amplificatory, except called to the shop and was asked £1,000,000 in unemployment grants to local authorities; £2,672,000 Canada's proposal to suppress Clause 10. for the Post Office, of which £570,000 is for the purchase of the Trans-Atlantic cable.
THE REPARATIONS BILL.
Estimates of German Indebtedness.
GERMAN ONRUSH OF 1914.
French Scheme to Recall its Failure.
Paris, February 21.
by Mr. Wong to arrest the prisoner for fraud. Being satisfi- ed on this point the Indian con- stable arrested the prisoner and marched him to the Police station, and on arrival there be- fore he was searched by the Police, the prisoner produced the two camphor contracts and also.. London, February 21.
A scheme is shaping for the erection of a chain of pyramids produced $100 from his person. Paris telegrams state that the first estimates of the sums which across North France where the German advance in the spring of When he was charged at the The amendment was rejected by 257 to 88 and the Address Germany owes the Allies for reparation have been forwarded to the 1918 was stopped, each inscribed Here was arrested the onrush of Police station, the prisoner asid
German Government by the Reparations Commission.
According to the newspapers, the estimates include the the barbarians." General Petain is determining the number and he did not go to borrow money. following claims-Britain (excluding the Dominions), £2,500,- position of the pyramide.
for
to damages |000,000
and persons, 45 allowance to soldiers' francs (paper) 7,500,000,000 families; France, 218,542,000,000 france (paper); Italy, 33,000,000,000
Paris, February 21. lire for damage to property, 38,000,000,000 francs (paper) for damage to persons and pansions; £128,000,000 for shipping losses; The terms of the Franco-Polish Agreement, signed on Saturday, Belgium, 34,000,000,000 Belgian francs for damage to property ani have been officially announced. The four clauses provide for co- 2,500,000,000 French francs for damages to persons and pensions; operation on questions of foreign policy in the spirit of the Peace Treaties and in conformity with the League of Nations Covenant, Japan, 700,000,000 yen.
mutual support in economic matters and joint action in defence of territories if either is unprovokedly attacked.
PALESTINE AND MESOPOTAMIA.
Viscount Curzon Criticises Expenditure.
London, February 21. In the House of Commons, Viscount Curzon asked for an estimate of the annual cost of Britain's mandates in Palestine and Mesoptamia.
Mr. Churchill replied that as the responsibility and expenditure for both were about to be transferred to the Colonial Office it was impossible for him to state the cost until he had scrutinised the existing estimates and consulted the local authorities. He had to attend conferences with Sir Poroy Cox, General Haldane and other officials of Mesopiamia and Arabia in Egypt and Palestine early in March and he hoped to be able to make in the House of Commons a statement of the whole position after the Easter adjournment, when the olonial Office would doubtless assume the whole of the British expenditure account for the mandated Middle East territories. The House of Commons was at present unable to obtain a clear idea of the cost of these places and it was high time that one Toto was submitted at the authority of an individual Minister for open criticism of the Commons.
Viscount Curzon declared that this was tantamount to giving Mr. Churchill a blank cheque for Mesoptamia,
Mr. Bonar Law denied this.
Viscount Curzon asked whether the Treaties empowered any country to abandon its mandate.
Mr. Bonar Law replied in the negative, but said that if any country refused to exerciso its mandate there must obviously be means of dealing with the matter.
LOWER WAGES AT HOME.
Proportionate to Reduced Cost of Living.
London, February 21.
It is understood that the Textile Industrial Council at Bradford
property and
MEDICAL SCIENCE.
In China Ahead of Britain?
London, February 21.
FRANCE AND POLAND.
The prisoner was found not guilty and discharged. *
TO-DAY'S
EXCHANGE.
The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 25. 5964.
THE WEATHER. 2p.m. Barometer:-30.12 Tem- perature:-60. Humidity 50.
LIGHTING-UP TIME. Lighting-up time to-day is 6.23
THE SITUATION IN GEORGIA.
Constantinople, February 21. In a paper on the advance of medical education in China,before
News from Georgia is scanty, but it is known that Soviet troops. the Royal Society of Medicine, before a large attendance of medicos,, Dr. Harold Balme declared that in some respects China was ahead are within eight miles of Tiflie, telegraphio communication with p.m.
The first boatload of Georgian refugees has of Britain in medical education, instancing the fact that the Chinese which is interrupted: The Georgian Legation denies reports of the Pharmacopoeia complied nearly seven centuries ago contained a fall of the town.
arrived on the British cruiser Cardiff. Rear Admiral Tyrwhitt is number of drugs now universally used.
Sir Donald MacAlister stated that the progress of China was standing by at Batum. remarkable and only limited by the support which the Western world was willing to accord.
The meeting passed a resolution sympathising with the Chinese Government's efforts in developing modern medicins and offering every assistance to promote the advance of medical science in China.
A FRESH COAL CRISIS.
Dispute as to Wage Basis.
London, February 21.
A fresh crisis in the coal trade will be considered by delegates at miners' conferences in London to-morrow and Thursday, serious differances having arisen as regards the proposed new wages basis. Probably the Government will be urged not to aba adon control of the industry until the owners and miners have reached a wager agree- ment.
THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT.
DON'T FORGET.
To-day.
Hongkong Theatre-5.13. ARE
Stockholm, February 21.
Coronat Theatre-2.30, 7.15 and Oxford University has ordered a new instrument evolved by 9.15 p.m. Peterssen and Stroomberg, Professors at the Gothenburg and Stockholm Universities respectively. The instrument, which is and 9.15 p.m. called a microscale, weighs three millions of a milligram.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
SHIPPING STAGNATION.
London, Feb. 21.
Owing to the fall in freights five million tons deadweight of Meanwhile the Executive of the Miners Federation to-day discussed the closing down of collieries Les ranuit of the slump in shipping is now laid up in the United Kingdom, the United States and
to the
report of the United Kingdom export trade and the action of owders in serving a fortnigh" novios,
In immediately proceeding to notify. a reduction of wages for the the mine Wonders to terminate axlating contracte,THAT whole bexile industry, proportionately to the recent reduction In the All that the owners are trying to arada |
To-morrow.
The Races-let Day.
Coronet Theatre 5:15 and 9.15 p.o:
Hongkong Theatre 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 p.m.
Thursday, February 24,
The Races.2nd Day.
Friday, Februa
The Ra
ships, with a tonnage of 21⁄2