REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 4.)
THE FRENCH ARMY.
Able To Cope With All Aggressors.
Paris, February 24.
THE HONGKONG TELEGE
POST OFFIC.
The prices of Postal Stationary have been revised as follows:-. Post Cards le. & 110,- 2c..each
do.
L 50. TE Postage Envelopes 4c. - 3o. Registered Letter Envelopes
-100.
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In the Chamber, during a debate on the Army Estimates, M.) Barthou (War Minister) declared that the French Army at present did not need to fear any military aggression on the part of Germany. with Gap Rock Lighthouse is M. Doumer (Minister of Finance) declared that the Army had interrupted. excellent war material for a hundred Divisions.
Replying to M. Le Fevre (the ex-War Minister) M. Barthou re- | Registered and Farcel Mails are Chamber that the first measures of mobilisation necessary to ensure closed 15 minutes earlier than the the safety of France would enable her to coerce any adversary un-time given below unless other. willing to keep is engagements or to defend herself against this Wise stated, and where maile are adversary's aggression. His remarke were received with repeated advertised to close at or before 9 a.m, registered and parcel mails applauso.
are closed at 5 p.m. on the pre- rious day.
fused to state the number of France's Divisions, but he assured the
IRISH AND UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS.
Mr. Bonar Law's Utterance.
Hel
London, February 24. Mr. Bonar Law, speaking at Leade, referred to Ireland. declared that if the Clovernment gave for crime what they would not give to reason, crimes would spread and it would end the British Empire. As regards unemployment, if Labour were returned to power to-morrow, instead of curing unemploymont they would have a shaking of confidence everywhere, leading to incal- culable disaster.
CONDEMNED SINN FEINER.
King's Bench No Power over Military Court.
London, February-24.
INWARD MAILS.
Straits Per MURORAN
26th Feb.
M.,
U.S.A. and Manila-Per KOREA
M. 26th Feb.
OUTWARD MAILS.
To-morrow.
Bangkok-Per FOYLE, 10 a.m. Shanghai and N. China-Per
DILWARA, 5 p.m. Dairon, Japan, and *San Francito-Per HAMBURG Shanghai & North China-Per
M., 3 p.m.
CHENAN, 5 p.m.
The Court of King's Bench at Dublin refused an application for a writ of hubens corpus in respect of the Tipperary man, Allon, condemned to death by a military court for being in possession of a Tovolver and of a book satitled "Night Fighting," the Court holding that it had no power to interfere with a military court in a martial-Takao-Per SANKA MARU, 3
law area.
GERMAN DELIVERIES.
What Britain Has Received.
London, February 24,
In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain stated that deliveries in kind so far allocated by the Reparations Commission to the British Empire were 3,181 tons of dyestuffs: 304 ships of a tonnage of 1,508,000, of which 262 had been sold for £13,609,000, from which £3,100,000 was deductible for expenses and repairs.
HOURS OF SEAMEN.
International Conference Expected to Last a Month. London, February 24. Under the auspices of the International Labour Office, a joint conference of shipowners and seamen of all countries met in London to-day to consider the reduction of hours. The discussions are expected to last a month. It is hoped that by careful readjustment
the shifts the views of both parties may be met.
BRITISH PRISONERS IN ANGORA.
London, February 24.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Harmsworth said there were 22 ritish prisoners in the hands of the Angoraites whilst a number of Nationalists were in British custody. The Angora Government refused to discuss the release of prisoners, but he hoped the matter would be settled by the present Conference.
THE FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC.
London, February 24,
In the House. of Commons, replying to a question, Mr. Harnsworth said the Government had not received a copy of Yourin's request to China for recognition of the Russian Fer Eastern Republic. No similar request had been made to Britain..
PARLIAMENT'S JURISDICTION OVER MANDATES.
London, February 24. The question of Parliament's jurisdiction over mandates was again raised in the House of Commons at question time. Mr. Chamberlain replied that obviously Parliament must decide what territory should be administered by the Government.
COAL MINERS OPPOSE DE-CONTROL.
London, February 24.
The delegates of the Miners' Federation at a private conference in London passed a resolution protesting against the proposed de- control of the coal trade, declaring that the Federation would oppose de-control by every means in its power.
BRITISH ARMY IN GERMANY,
London, February 24,
In the House of Commons, Mr. Williamson said the War Office bad received from Germany 346 million marks in local currency to- wards the upkeep of the Rhino Army,
INDISCIPLINE IN IRELAND.
London, February 24.
In the House of Commons, Sir Hamar Greenwood stated that 68 members of the forces in Ireland had been arrested for robbery and other offences since January 1st.
INCREASED UNEMPLOYMENT DONATION.
London, February 24.
In the House of Commons, in the course of a discussion on the Tammployment Bill, the Government agreed to increase the donation The 20f-weekly..
Pakhoí, & *Haiphong Per
CHONGVA. 8 a.m.
p.m.
'Swatow, *Shanghai & *N. China'
-Per KWONG SANG 5
p.m.
Haihow & Haiphong-Per TEO.
PAO, 8 a.m.
Straits, *Bangkok, Ceylon,
Mauritius, L., Marques, S. Africa, India via Dhan ushkodi, and Bombay-Per DELAGOA M., 9.45 a.m. Dairen, Japan, Honolulu Canada,
Letters IV a.m.
United States, C. & Sonth America and *Europe via San Francisco-Per PERSIA M., Reg. 5 p.m. Letters 5- p.m.
Sunday, 27th Feb, Japan--Per TJILEBQET.
a.m.
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Shanghai, N. China & Japan Per TANDA, Reg. 9 a m. Monday 28th Letters 7.30
e.ID,
Swatow,
Arany and Keelung -Per AMAKUSA M., 9 a.m.
Monday, 28th Feb. Swatow-Per HYDRANGEA, Swatow, Shanghai & *N. China
3.30 p.m.
-Per CHOY SANG, $ p.m...
Tuesday, 1st Bar.
Shanghai
& N. China-Per HUNAN. 10 a.. Shanghai & N. China--Por
HANYANG, 5 p.m.
Amoy, Shanghai *North
China-Per SINKIANG, 11
a.m.
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Per HAICHING, 11 x.m. Swatow & Bangkok-Per
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a.m.
Wednesday, 2nd Mar. Hoihow, and Haiphong-Per
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Thursday, 3rd Mar.
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Friday, 4th Mar.
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- 800 CHOW, 11 a.m.
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WEATHER REPORT.
Feb. 251. 11. 54m-Pressure has decreased moderately at Wei- [haiwej, and slightly at other
repoting stations.
The anticyclone has weakened. and moved eastward. The mon Isoon is interrupted to the north of Amoy. It will remain fresh to moderate over the North China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January lat, 1.23 inches, against an (average of 2.90 inchos..
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENLING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
District. Forecast.
1 Hongkong to Gap | moderate:
Rock
E. winds,
fine, foggy later
N.E. winds
2 Formosa Channel fresh to
moderate.
3 South coast of The same.
China
between
as No. 1. H.K. & Lamocks.)
4 South coast of The same China between as No. 1. H.K. & Hainan.)
T. F. CLAXTON,-Director.
H.K. Observatory, Feb. 25, 1921.
TIME SIGNALS,
The time ball on Kowloon Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 a.m, and 4 pin, except on Satur- days when it is dropped at 10 a.m. and 1 pm and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at 10 a.m. only.
The ball is hoisted half mast at the 55th minute and full masi at the 57th minute. Should the ball fail to drop at the correct time, It. will be lowered at five minutes past the hour and the ordinary routine repeated at the following
hour, if possible...
Should the time ball be out of order the a ove routine will be "on
| carried out with the flag. uty.. at 6.m. pm the storm signal mast.
Barometer .31,05 30.07 30.03
65 Tomprature...
62
66
Time algnals are also given at
Hum lity... 67. 49 44 night by means of three white
lamps mounted vertically on the
Wind Direction: Wind Foros ve Weather
E. E. 44
b b
·0.00 0.00
E.
3
Observatory wireless mast. From
8h. 56m, 0 to 9h. Om. 9 p.to.
b
0.00
Temperature on the 24th Lowest opens air
Temperature, on the 26th 691
1. T. CLAXTON, Director.
H.K. Obiscystory, Feb. 25.
the lamps are extinguished momentarily at the even seconds,
and 5th of each minute. sept at the 2nd, 28th, 50fb,
The houre refer to Hoursong Standard Time (3 hours öl Kireenwich)
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