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NAJE+ERI THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1921.
FRENCH PREMIER ON GERMAN POSITION.
ENSURING CHINA'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.
THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
All-Round Pact as Substitute for A.J. Alliance. (Reuter's Service. }
Washington, December 7. The Far Eastern Committee unanimously adopted resolutions ensuring the territorial integrity of Chios, providing for the use of wireless stations and providing for China's neutrality in the event of war in which China is not a party.
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According to information from American oficial sources, a tentative agreement between Britain, the United States, Japan, and Race, to replace the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, is now being reduced to treaty form, and, if accepted by the respective Governments, will be submitted to the United States Senats. It provides for joint con sultation in any matters affecting interests of the four Powers in the Pacific Islands. Each Power undertakes to consult the others before going to war on any differences relating to those Islands. Questions between the United States and Japan relating to cable facilities on the Island of Yap and other matters will be dealt with by a separate treaty, which is stated to be nearing completion.
Use of Radio Stations in China.
Washington, December 7.
An official communique states that at today's meeting of the Committee on Pacific and Far Eastern questions all the delegates were present, except. Baron Shidehara (Japan) and Senator Under- Wood Lameticul
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“Frandulent Bankruptcy."
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Paris, December 7.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
To-Day's Meeting.
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· FATAL ACCIDENTS
Three Reported Yesterday.
Anonymity An socideat, which, it in be- llored, may prove fatel to the victim, took place on the tram- lines at the City Hall bend yo. terday." An elderly Chinees Mas ** crossing the road when be was (knocked · down" by a traMNAZ The Hon. Attorney General which at the moment was turning foarst) the that randing of a new from Omer 1 Ráng. The infared Chedidadós te braami further the ipfiak na tekmi 1993 Bents Ordinan65, 11917 (2-
A meeting of the Legislative instead of siguing his name ike M. Briand stated in the Senate that he was certain none among | Chamber this afternoon.
Council was held in the Council an honest man, seems to afford the Allies held for a minute that France should be ruined-for, the Excellency the Governor (Bir them to be untrus
Hia, puffcient oxidance that he knows saks of Germany, which would become wealthy by means of a Edward Stuthbe, K.C.M.G.) pretid. fraudulent bankruptcy.
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of the discussion of foreign affairs signifies another victory for M.K.CB, C.3.1.
The Chamber's action in voting by 460 to 100 the postponement
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FUNDING ALLIED DEBT TO THE U. S.
Secretary of Treasury's Report.
$67,500,000 of short-dated Government debt will mature, and argues Mr. Mellon draws attention to the fact that within six months
at length in favour of the reduction of income sortates from 50 to 20 per cent. and even 10 per cent. for peace times. He contenda that heavy taxes prevent enterprise.
P. AND O's WRETCHED YEAR”.
Seamen's Wages A Heavy Charge.
The Hon. Mr. Gland Beyer, C30., Colonial Secretary.
The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kamp. CAE, Attorney General,
The Hon. Mr. T. L Perkins, Director of Public Works.
Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
The Hon. Mr. E R. Hellifax,
New Rents Bill.
The Hon. Attorney-General ex- tikunto lớn 4õv plained that the origidal draft | one being that of a Chinese coolja excluded hotels and boarding who was killed in a fatal fall Washington, December 7.
houses altogether from legiala-from the scaffolding placed The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Mellon, in a report to ConThe Hom Mr. C. McI. Messer, tion, but it was afterwards found against. St. Hary's School,
ABE, Colonial Treasurer. res, refers to the question of funding the foreign indebtedness to
on representation being made Chatham Road, and the other The Hon. Mr. E A. Irving, by keepers of Chinese hotels being that of a cargo coolis who the United States of $10,000,000,000.
Director of Education.
sad boarding houses the
that was found dead in the No. 1 bold danger existed that, the of the s.s. Tosari. rents of the premises might be A Chinese woman died on her The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Cunduly raised and in the Billway to Hospital yesterday from The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang passed provision was made to the billside at the Happy Retreat The Roo. Mr. H. W. Bird. include such establishments. No where she was injured by a stood The Hon. Mr. Lan Chu Ph
danger was then anticipated falling on her. The remainswere The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son. regarding non-Chinese hotels and taken to the Mortuary.. The Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen. boarding houses but it had Mr. S. BB. McElderry, Clerk been found since that the e of Councils.
boarding houses were subject Before the usual business of to the same riak as Chinese the Council commenced the Hon.and the Bill brought non-Chinese hotels and boarding houses within the scope of the rants" legislation The reason for protecting hotel sod boarding house keepers against andus raising of renta Financial Minutes. The following Financial minutes protect the keepers themselves liquidation)-hould note that the Creditors of the Hauroto was. 01 CONTRE. partly to Steamship Co., Ltd. (in voluntary were referred to the Finance Com and xha mittee and subsequently
enable precrises meeting now takes place on ap-where a great number of persons wednesday. January 4th at proved:
lived to be carried on a 12:30 pm, Page 4. 67,000 in aid of the roca Public-prakent; "The přijent danger was j The special straction at the Works Recurrent Hongkdor That Hotel kellene might be dziren (Géronse kontrejé dip is Ferry Miscellaneous (17) Typhoon and out of farine and a large berrigemus ip. The Rent Calior" Rainstorm Damages.
ber of people turned out, klej whildi et ind Kowloon Theatre $10,000 in aid of Charitable might fad it difficult to obtain there
Landon, December 7.
A report was submitted by the Sub-Committee on Drafting re- lating to ratio stations for China, which states that representatives of the nine Powers at the Conference decided that all radio stations
At the annual meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam- in China, whether maintained under the provisions of the Inter-ship Co., Lord Inchcape, who is a member of the Geddes Economy Mr. Chow Shou-son, who took national Protocol of September, 1901 or, in fact maintained on the Committee, outspokenly criticised the State's expenditure, and his seat to-day in place of the grounds of any of the foreign Legations in China, shall be limited in declared that our commitments, unless modified, would lead Hon. Mr. Ha Fook for the first use to sending and receiving Government messages and shall not sto bankruptcy. The only hope of the country lay in a redaction time, took the oath receive or sead commercial. personal, or unofficial messages, in-of expenditure. clading Press matter.
His Lordship said that in common with mast shipping com- It is provided, however, that in case all other telegraphic panies, the Peninsular and Oriental Co., had bada wretched year. He communication is interrupted, then, upon official notification declared that wages afloat must be reduced if British shipping, accompanied by proof of such interruption to the Chinese Ministry was to hold its owa. of Communications, such stations may afford temporary facilities for mages excluded as before-mentioned until the Chinese .Government notify the termination of the interruption..
THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
Plans for Development.
Washington. December T.
The annual report to Congress of Mr. Weeks. Secretary forj War, declares that the plans for national defence contemplate a more complete state of preparedness than ever previously in peace time, and recommends the maintenance of a large surplus of officers of the Regular Army to train the Reserve personnel.
SEAMEN'S WAGES,
Owners to Apply for Further Reduction.
London, December 7. Shipowners have notified the National Maritime Board of their intention to apply for a further reduction in the wages of sailors and firemen by £3 & mouth. It is understood that the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union are preparing to oppose the redaction.)
ANTHRACITE FOR THE STRAITS.
First Swansea Consignment.
London, December 7.
Mr. Weeks suggests doubling the capacity of the Government nilitary academy, and says that new types of military equipment
The first cargo of Swansea coal to go to the Straits Settlements from the infantry hand-grenade to the heaviest artillery being pro- is being loaded. It consists of 1,600 tons of anthracite- duced will grad sally supplant the existing types. Poison-gas Lad chemical warfare are being studied secretly. Although America may be opposed in principle to the use of poison-gas, she cannot safely presame a similar attitude on the part of opponenta.
The re- port emphasises that the United States army is much behind the leaders in aerial development in warfare, and urges every encour agement of commercial aviation.
CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTION.
STRAITS LOAN LIST CLOSED.
London, December 7. The straits loan list closed at 11 o'clock this morning.
SINN FEIN INTERNEES TO BE RELEASED.
London, December *.
in Ireland.
A Woman Member.
Ottawa, December 7.
The election returns show: Conservatives, 43; Liberals, 109. Progressives, 33; Labour. 2. Forty-eight constituencies have not yet reported.
The Liberal leader, Mr. majority of nearly a thousand. been elected, for Ontario.
Mackenzie King was elected by a One woman, Miss McPhail, bas
Liberal Majority Over All Opposition Parties.
Later, Mr. Mackenzie King, who received many telegrams of con. gratulation, though the results are incomplete, said that the people of Canada bad shown that they are heartily sick of coalitions. He rejoiced that the Liberals were returned by a clear majority over both the other groups, and would therefore be able to carry on with- out coalescing or leg-rolling.
THE BADAK TIN-MINING EPISODE.
Arrest of Adventurer.
Melbourne, December 7. Orton, discoverer of the Badak tin-mining property in the Malay Peninsula, has arrived in Queensland, where he is charged with conspiracy to defraud. The incident has recalled the August 1920 sensation on the Melbourne Stock Exchange caused by the con- tinuous heavy fall in the abares of the property on adverse. reports. Orton was then reported to have said that he was prepared to return to the mine and obtain results similar to those he had previously re- ported, as he believed that the property was being wrongly treated. but the Commonwealth authorities were reported to have withdrawn his passport pending enquiries.
U. S. TARIFF BILL.
Proposed Amendments.
Washington, December 7. Senator Smoot has introduced two amendments to the Tariff Bill, one empowering the President to proclaim the American valuation as the basis for levying duties, the other authorising him to raise or lower to 50 per cent. the rates fixed by the BIL
NON-CO-OPERATORS ARRESTED.
Ban on Meetings.
Delhi, December 7,
Twelve non-co-operators have been arrested at Allahabad for attempting to address meetings and to enrol national volunteers in defiance of the prohibition. The Magistrate at Lucknow bas pro shibited meetings and hartals for two months.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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THE IRISH SETTLEMENT.
London. Dec. 7. Excepting the Morning Post, which still refers to the "Irish rebels," all the morning papers comment enthusiastically on Irish agreement.
The Times says it constitutes one of the greatest achievements in our Imperial history.
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