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THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1921.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE UPPER SILESIA PLEBISCITE.
London, March 23. Different light is thrown on the result of the Upper Silesia plebiscite, according to Reuters correspondent at Warsaw, with the
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[To the Editor of the "Hongkong.
Telegraph"] Missionary Society-
An Appeal.
London
curious spectacle of both the Polish and German capitals joyfully Sr. A year ago you were good: celebrating victory. The Poles admit that a majority from the erough to allow me to make an twelve hundred thousand votes has gone in favour of Germany, but appeal for the funds of the London claim 462 communes pro-Polish, against 94 pro-German. Some Missionary Society at the time of commune results are still outstanding. They declare that seven lite annual collections in Union districts are pro-German, against nine pro-Polish, including the whole Church. With sincere thanks for of the valuable mining country, where the votes are 384,000 pro-that effective assistance in a good Poland and 360,000 pro-Germany.
work I venture to ask a repoti.
This shows that the interdenom- !
The Polish submissions are evidently based on the method of tion of the favour in view of next presentation of the Agures, in respect to geographical rather than Sunday.
Last year two friends who do not electoral areas, wherein the Germans scored seventeen and the Poles
belong to the congregation sent three.
Reuters correspondent at Oppelns reports that Germany polled contributions, one cn a remarkably a majority of nearly a quarter of a million over the whole province. generous scale. Other London correspondents there agroo that the Poles scored well In the richest mineral areas. It is not considered that the plebiscite (inational claim of the Society
con-upon our Colony is recognised byf has much simplified the situation, for while the Germans are centrating on the claim that the unquestioned majority entitles them old residents Bcquainted with its to the whole province, the Poles urge extensivo partitioning of the bistory fact which must be my mining area. The Plebiscite Commission has a knotty task in recom- excuse, if excuso be needed, for making a wider appent than the mending the new frontier line to the Supreme Council.
pulpit of a single Church affords.
RUSSIA AND AMERICA.
Washington, March 23,
The fionacial stringency last year rose out of the high exchange, but this year it is no less acute be cause of depression in England, leud- There has been no official confirmation of the Moscow wirelessing to a marked diminution in large reports that the Soviet Government is appealing to President Harding individual gifts, although congre. to resume trade with Russia. The most definite indication of the gations are doing their best,
The alternative of withdrawing Administration's attitude thereanent is the statement of Mr. Hoover from certain spheres of work is im that the question is political and not economic and any considerable minently before the Directors and Russo-American trade at present is physically impossible because we in Hongkong should do our production has been destroyed under the Soviet system and Russia share to avert reirogression. The has nothing to export except gold, platinum and jewels which is in Mission which was first in the then the hands of the Bolshevist Government and which would soon be all but impossiblo Chinese field
exhausted.
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE.
Paris, March 23.
and on the literary and other Jabours of whose pioneers every other Protestant mission in Chinai has built up its work, deserves well of us who live not far from the grave of James Morrison and hard
The International Chamber of Commerce met yesterday under the by the study of James Legge, to presidency of M. Clementel. With newly-admitted groups it now mention no more and there are comprises elevan nations. Two hundred and eight-seven new members others, I am not an agent of the were elected at the congress held in London at the end of June. The Society and I make this appeal on: Council decided to request the various governments of countries my own initiative simply because belonging to the League of Nations who have not yet become affiliated, there seema no-one else to do it, to send representatives of industry, commerce and banking to the and it ought to be done. London Congress at which Mr. Walter Leaf, Chairman of the London CHATER ROAD. Nounty, Westminster and Paris Bank, will preside over the finance
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GERMANY'S REFUSAL TO PAY.
Paris, March 23.
The German Government has replied to the Reparations Commis- sion refusing to pay twelve milliards gold marks by May 1st as demanded and rejecting the Allied estimate of the deliveries she has already made and demanding the convocation of a meeting of experts to decide hereanent, adding that Germany is not in a position to pay.
NORTH CHINA'S FAMINE,
Rome, March 23,
The Deservatore Romano, the official Vatican organ, warmly appeals to all Roman Catholics to contribute to a subscription opened by the Congregation of Propaganda for its work in connection with the Chinese famine. The Congregation itself has subscribed one hundred thousand and two hundred thousand lire.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS TOO COSTLY.
San Salvador, March 23.
It is reported from Managua that the Government of Nicaragua have begun negotiations with a view to resigning from the League of Nations, considering that the cost of membership, $4,000 monthly, is excessive. Nicaragua already owes the League $48,000.
SHIPOWNERS LIABILITY.
London, March 23.
The Imperial Shipping Committee proposes that the Canadian Water Carriage of Goods Act, which prohibits shipowners, excluding themselves fróra liability due to the negligence of their servants and specifically mentions the definite value for each package beyond which ordinarily shipowners are not held responsible, should be adopted as a model for the British Empire.
LIVERPOOL CUNARDER RE-CHRISTENED.
London, March 23. The Liverpool Cunarder, the former German Imperator, has been re-christened Berengaria after the consort of Richard the Lion Heart.
GARDEN ROAD.
C.R.A. Suggestions. We bave received a copy of the following correspondence which has inken place between the Constita tional Reform Association and the Government, on the question of Widening Garden Road:
To the Hon. Mr C. Severn, C.3.0., Colonial Secretary.
20th, January, 1921.
It will be a pleasure to receive and acknowledge any Easter offer- ings which may come to band. Yours etc.,
J. KIRK MACONACHIR Union Church, 23rd March, 1921.
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A curious phase of London life was emphasised by Mr. Walter Sharman, when elected My Committee also beg to bring President of the London Teachers' to your notice the absolutely dan. Association.
gerous condition of traffic to After mentioning prominent pedestrian and, chair riders at the men of the past who were born foot of Garden Road. They con- in London, he asked where were sider that a European officer fully their descendants. "It seems," qualified in road traffic and motor he said, "as if the rainbow has control should be placed on Point ended. duty there..
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The Constitutional Reform As-
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Except. Will Crooks, all the Labour members of Parliament Sir,With reference to your are countrymen. mittes of the Constitutional Reletter of January 20th. 1921,
Sir,-At a meeting of the Com.
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He added that he was born
At the same time my Committee bng to suggest the necessity of baving footpath accommodation sufficiently wide to take both it is considered unnecessary to have that during the last century the dwarfed. They lived as in a zoo, Paddington, and, when a boy, and not in the open country.used to walk morosa a dair farmi pedestrians and chaire (in single European officer there on ordinary have been born in London man Landon is a city of Moloch, for it la Paddington to hear the ch file).
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