Columbia Batteries
The
Vongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED IN ·INO #TEA¤+XW* FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE WASHINGTON CO (FERENCE.
FRANCE'S NAVAL F,TIPULATIONS.
U. S. Secretary C nfers with President.
↑ Reut zr's Service,)
Washington, December 29. Before attending to-day a session of the Naval Committee, Hughes conferred at leath with President Harding st House.
Mr. White
Mr. Balfour and Mr. Hughes Critical.
Wasbington, December 29, Despite M. Sarrant's assurance that the French demands were based on a conception of the true needs of France and ber colonies. Succeeding speakers did not conceal dissatisfaction with such demands.
EJECTMENT APPLICATION.
Judgment in Rents Ordinance Case.
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.
Motor Boat Employee Charged.
1921 日式初月弐十
ON THE WATERFRONT.
Shipping
SINGLE DOPTsan dis
- 130 PER ANNUM
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CHINESE NEWS.
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leader of. 18. tremista. Plovicurly
* The shipping firms of Struthers reports that President Bao Yere Judgment was given in the Kwong Kw Ching
and Dixon has been thoroughly en lutande to fuspect Chunachow Summary Court this morning in charged before Mr. J. B. Wok my ourite new basis with the DAW
(a district on the north border of [reorganised, and enlarged, start-
Kwongai, provinen the case in which Lan Cheung at the Police Court this morning year. Captain Dixon Wam) Makhand. Large forces shi (represented by Mr. C. A. S. for, that be on the 25th. December Mr.
[have best-o Russ) made application, before whilst in the employ of Fred M. Barry, who hat be route cleared of bandits,
bia interests being taken ove Justion Gompertz on Moonraker Misterbout Company"] Wednesday, for the possession did ambezite the sum of $33 rés
(Feveral Marmour cof tihs (Come About one hundred rec of premises No. 146 Queen's Deived by him from various pay, and thankfrawtyle has been colisted in Shaochow by order of Road Central and No. 2-Gitmen's - dustomers.
nirmangnil são litarakkara mand "Betty) Bun Yat-sen, have arrived Bazaar, occupied-by the Hoog-
Captain-Paul Cleandler, Agent at Caston, and will be transpor The manager of the Motor Hongkong for the past two years to Kwellin in a few days. represented kong Tex Shop and other renents boat Company said that de has been promoted to General
by Vaux).
Mr. F. G. fendant was in charge of Motor-Agent and leaves on the Eus-bave been ordered to display u All the inhabitants of Canton boat No. 1 was his daty to press of Asia-next weekjnational dag, in front of their His Lordship, inter alia, said:collect the payments on the for Shanghai to take over his houses on New Year's Day. all The facts of the case which are Mr. Balfour do lared that an inferior military Power with more agreed are simple.***
biring of this boar, and to hand new duties. Mr. G. P. Bradford, the flag makers are making⋅ * bipe could never seriously imperil & superior military Power:
them in the usul course at the for several years connected with very handsome profit as the On the other hand, with the largest submarine feet in the August lasi the plaintiff who is ployee. On the 26th. instant that succeeding Captain Chandler as per cent.
By a latter dated the 30th. end of each day to su office the Pacific Mail at Manila, is price has gone up to one hundred world, which was powerful only for the destruction of commerce, the landlord of certain premises employee went France would greatly, menace British security. Britain was unable are notice to the several de- money. He found the boat moored Barry. It is said this Company states that a certain prominent
to collect the local Agent of Struthers and to look with it difference on the situation thus created. Mr. Balfour fendants who are tenants or sub-
A Peking telegram to hand promised to rise the matter again before the public conference.
alongside the Pier. The crow will make early announcement of person has proposed a scheme for tenants of those premises
wera sleep but the defendant increased shipping facilities in bringing about the union of the was missing. The Manager reportant to this pork On 6th December the writ in ported the matter to the police Chandler has made numerous in, Tso Kwan and Wa Pui-foo Captain country; that besides Chan Jok- action was issued claim-and at 7p.m. the following day friends in Hoogkong during his who have been already appointed
́A Rough Passage From defendant was arrested in Wan- two years' stay and his depar-Inspectors,
Iloilo. chai. His ereuse was that he ture will
Yung-chang had been robbed of the money Hongkong's loss is Shanghai's Chekiang and Fokien, Koo Pun-belonging to the Hung Shan regretted. But should be appointed Inspector of j The Chefoo (Captain Thiswell), but was too ashamed to tell the gain. Manager so.
Passengers Arrived,
and
to
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Nr. Huc'nes, whose statements so far have been most optimistic,quit. videnced & modifiad attitude when he declared that, as a result of the limitation of capital ships, the conference would probably succeed this in a fairly satisfactory manner." Mr. Hughes pointed out that the ing possession Fresch srbmarine plans involved assumption that Britala and the United States would increase their tonnage proportionately. Furthe:-
profits.
Mr. "ewlitt, Architect for the more, cr" Jisers and destroyers would have to be provided in numbers adequate to deal with the situation created by a large submarine Plaintiff, has put in a plan show. feetus threatening an expansion of armaments, which was the the premises which. bu states will ing projected reconstraction of sob esis of the objects of the Conference.
make the tenement a new build- ing within the meaning of the Public Health and Building Ordiasace 1903. tions and additions shown on the It is admitted that the altera. plans referred to in the notice of August 30th. do not amount to such A reconstruction. These plans were in fact inspected by the tenants who on seeing them decided to defend the action.
Limitation in Use but not in Quantity of Aircraft.
Washington, December 29.
It is understand that the report of the sub-committee on aviation} will recommend that no limitations be placed on the constraction of aircraft, but that their use in war time be sharply defined.
IMPORTANT ITALIAN BANK SUSPENDS PAYMENT.
Partial Moratorium Granted..
Rome, December 29.
Later.
struction.
Technical evidence in regard
to the process of entering the
be
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at variance with the Premier, Adly.Pasba, but the groupe now. appear to be acting
LOCAL STEAMER'S. BAD TIME.
chun of Yunnam, Lan Shang of Steamsoip Company, of Queen's Szechuan, Yeang Tran-son of Road Central, had a trying time. Shepsi and Kanan, Chan King-on her voyage" from Ildilo to The Admiral Line receipts into the Company's ac- Silver State brought 28 cabin Tsai Sit-yoen of Kiangsu and
steamer ming of Kwangtung and Kwangi, Hongkong. count books was then given by passeazers to Hongkong this Kiaugsi.
Strong winds and beary, agar were encountered throughout. another winess, after which the matning. Amongst these were evidence of the coxswain Bail American Express Company. hearing was adjourned for the Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Benson of the yi bas wired to the United States northern part of Luxor to with It is reported that Liang Sbib. the trip, particularly from the was granted to the dodant in The Empress of Asia which that China would agree to all the in 200 miles of Hongkong.
terms in regard 'to the proposed!
Chefoo left Iloilo on arrived this forenoon brought an guaranteed with the tobacco December 21, was forced to sa lot of salcon passengers. One of and wine revenue provided that slow for 48 hours and to encher these as Dr. Lim Boon Keng. the amount is increased to 150-through at the 24th. A fairly ance requires. It is in fact on formerly of Singapore and now of 000,000.
nvalid notice and no order for Amty. possession can be based upon
the sum of $:00.
it.
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Closing On Monday.
The
general sweep seems to have I in arzued for the plaintiff
been made of the upper works, We take the following from the that the Rents Ordinance under
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bridge www. "rmasbadi which the notices to quit were
the compass washed away, the It is true that under the Rents ↑ The Harbour Department will As more bat twenty shops telegraph smashed to pisces, the The Banca Italians Disconto has suspended payment. The the later Amending Ordinance terms is sufficient-provided it junk office which will be open were burnt down by fire one stoved in, the houses on the upper issued doss not require as does Ordina ce a potica in tenersi be closed on Monday except the and stores in Chim-Bo. Honam, forepart of the captain's room overnment has declared a partial moratorium with the object of that the notice should give par- complies with the conditions of from 11 am to 12 noon and the month ago, the Bureau of Public deck washed away as was the dealing with the situation. Crowds are thronging, the premises, ticulars of the intended recon-section 4 (1) (f). But this is not entry and clearance office which Works intends to construct a new cover for the hand-steering gear which are protected by the police.
such a notice and it is not based will be open from 10am, to 12, maleo on the locality where the and two spare connecting rods. section on any ground contemplated by
fire occurred with a view to Fresh notices are in
General
But the deamer, despite the improving the narrow and zigzag bammering she received, baba ved plaintiff desires to obtain posses. Cyclops brought 33 first class, 80 burnt shops and stores have been us, and the cargo on being my opinion necessary if the|
The 'Blue Funnel steamer street - there. Owners of the splendidly, Captain Thirwell tolle' sion and Mr. Vaux for the defen-second class and 581 third class directed to erect their now build-xamined after ber dants
arrival states that they will passengers to Hangkong. These. logé after special regulations are yesterday was found intlot. endeavour to meet the plaintiff's as a matter of fact, were naval made by the Bureau. wishes it proper notices are ratings.
Several rice junks would have served.
The O.S.K steamer Arabia been plondered by robbers in CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. with costs.
The plaintiff most be non-suited Mazu bad-1500 tons of cargo for Chak Chow Tao bad they not Hongkong, mainly flour, cotton been protected by torpedo boal goods, salt fish and general mer-["Lui Yo" of the Water Police by Seamsp Bowdidge yesterday In reply to the challenge issand chandise.
The robbers lay themselves in ambush in the bills beside the in which he was willing to meet river. When they saw the junksny comer for the Middle-weight approaching. several of them Championship of the Colony far There is a lot of crowding came near by boats. The Dai grize and side stakes, we ar alongside steamers going on in " fired at them and force tabled to announce that Lead. the barbour now" said Hight ensued which lasted for ng Stoker Jones of HMS Langley, (of the Water Police, nearly an hour. Finally the rob- Ambrose is willing to meet giving evidence in the Marine beze were severely beater.....
Bowdidge on those turmamany Court this morning in a caso in
humber of rounds.
The newspapers stat, there is no fear of the suspension adverse-months' notice to quit. This bas All that is required is three ly affecting other big banks. It is stated that the Government, been given and the plaintiff now besides granting a moratoriem, has taken steps to guarantee the bons fide requires possession in bank's creditors and place it eventually in a more favourable order to effect the reconstraction "position.
specified by section 4 (1) of New York Corresponding Bank Closes Its Doors.
the Ordinance.
In my opinion this contention New York, December 29.
unsound-the police taken The Italia Discount Trust Company, with deposits amounting with the plans to which it refers to $13,000,000, alo ed its doors following a ran by depositora. The is not such a notice as the Onlin bank is the correspondent of the Banca Italiana Disconto.
GERMAN REPRESENTATIVES GO TO PARIS.
Allies Require Further Information.
Paris, December 29. Dr. Rathenau and Herr Fischer have left Berlin for Paris at, it is reported, the invitation of authoritative British quarters, although; the visit is unofficial.
Later.
It is officially announced that Herr Fischer and other German representatives called on the. Reparation Commission inquirioz whether an immediate answer is required to the Note cabled on the 17th. inst.
The Commission replied that the German Government is stone capable of judzing what opportunity it has bad for replying. More over, Germany's request for a moratorium could not be considered by the Commission until it had received the particulars requested in the Note.
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THE EGYPTIAN SITUATION.
Cabmen at Alexandria Strike.
Alexandris, December 29. "Cabmen have struck for political purposes.
PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RUSSIA.
British Creditors' Association Supports.
Londou, December 29,
statement warmly approvin, the suggestion for so international com The Association of British Creditors of Ras-is has issued a ference co Russia, and declaring that payment of Russia's debts can not be expected unless Russia is admitted to facilities to create means for payment.
DEVELOPMENT OF NETHERLANDS E INDIES.
Loan in America.
The Hague, December 29.
Hotel Launches At
Fault.
News in Today's New Advertisem
Coronet to-morrow.
Don't forget Wazimova st Volunteer Order appear
I which the masters of three steam The Bureau of Public Health Hannabas, Teviot, Hongkong Hotel determines to utilize the site of and King Edward Hotel were the former Canton Medical charged with allowing their College as a Reformatory Hos [launches to be the outside of more plial for oplum smokers. The than two other launches along-Hospital which has an accom
when she arrived inst. Witness boarded the Tassel put under the supervision of the side the Spiyang on the 24th modation for fifty persons will be
leaving her he found
Municipal Hospital and will be; the allowed to xias only for a period defendants lying alongside, four of six months.
The T.K.K. advise consignees of The Tenth Year budget of the cargo of the arrival in pors of the province for the coming fiscal Partia Maru-Pago L year (commencing July 1,921 There will be a Jass Baña. ending June 30, 1922)-has been Dance at the Kowloon Theatre handed over by Governor Chen to-night-Pago 12
And
on
abreast.
They ware fined $15 each with the alternative of one month with bard labour.
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