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六拜號七月正英港衣 SATURDAY,
JANUARY 7, 1922.
DE VALERA RESIGNS,
THE DAIL CABINET INVOLVED.
IMPORTANT VOTE TO-DAY.
Beuter's Service. )
Later.
De Valora's resignation is officially announced by the Dail.
THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
SUPREME COUNCIL.
OPENING SPEECHES AT CANNES.
conclusions.
MR. LLOYD GEORGES APPEAL.
{ Bauter'a Service, ) :
Cannes January 6.
日十月弐十
SAVAGE ATTACK.
A European Badly Wounded.
The Hongkong Telagropå buiki-
little
SINGLE' DOPE: 10 CTE
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
A Glance at Our Files.
(Jax. 9-15, 1897.)
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INTERESTING CAN-
RUMOUR
Early Unification Expected.
Our Canton corresponding ¡ports that rumours are. OBITU That well known establish- that the unification of Chist
Ching Ki, market town ja
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
fhe was the scene of an armed attack last night, when Mr. C. A. Gardner, Manager of the export-ment, the Hongkong Butchery soon be realised by the i ing firm of W. P. Lowe which oc- will, as may, be seen by an ment of Cheneral Cháo Klugemaleg supira case on the log Gone was advertisement on the front page an Inspector General of the Tw London, January 6,
Cannes, January 6. ̈· severely wounded in the band by of this isane, be re-opened on the Kwangy, with Ngal H Dail Eireann held a secret session this morning to consider the
The full session of the Supreme Conseil opened it brilliant two man -armed with hatches, 15th, instant under new manage-as Tuchun, and U-Han-minsa sunshine, “A inrgo force of gendarmes was at the Yacht Club and The scocante gives this morning mant When the Butchery was Civil Governor of Canton. The passibility of finding a basis for agreement regarding the treaty extraordinary precautions were taken. All cards of admission were show that the stack was carried opened about a year ago its amour also states that President The meeting was the outcome of sa unofficial committee of nine representatives of both sides, which conducted a series of delibars closely scrutinised. A crowd of many hundreds respectfully greeted out with great ferocity and, advent, was balled with gary Bon Yat-sen will resign and will the members of the Conference. M. Briand had Mr. Lloyd George judging by the absence of in oneral expressions "of high leave Chits for a trip abroad tions resterday. According to Commandant O'Daffy the points on his right and Col. Harvey on his left. The British and Italians dications of any other motive noth-pproval, for it was recognized three months after the anion is sgreed to include arrangements enabling the retention of the sar- vices of the President, thus avoiding a split of the country. On the were on one side and the Japanese and Belgians on the other. fing less than murder was being that it was strongly advisable to effected.
After a brief speech of welcome by M. Briand, Mr. Lloyd [contemplated by the assailants. hare some such check on the contrary a report from a well-informed quarter says that the scheme was turned down by de Valera personally.
George, in a long speech, reviewed the economic situation of Europe Returning from Canton from native butchers as butchery the Samsbui district on the right De Valera bas announced his resignation which has involved and declared that the deplorable situation in Russia was a heavy a bus trip last night, fr. ander experienced foreign man bank of the West River, was the resignation of his Cabinet. He will offer himself for re-election, burden on the economic resources of Germans, who before the war Gardner went to his offices to long run to effect, the public prelaze force of robbers. Guards agement would be bound in the attacked a few days ago by a standing on the principles of 1916. He must get a Cabinet which derived much of her prosperity from Russia. He argued that it was look into same correspondence riously being thought with him. He will demand all the resources being handed Germsa economic relations should be renewed. He emphasised that left to go home, he came upon two boys who squeezed ad lik, house-to-house
in the interests of France with regard to reparations, that Russo- that bad accumulated. As he
at the mercy were first posted in every street of their butlers and bouse-and the robbers then began a over to him to defend the Republic.
The Dail votes on the Griffith motion approving the treaty strong guarantees would be demanded from the Soviet; firstly, the man standing on the dark stair-and when reproved for serving whole place was plundered and search. Tho recognition of Russia's foreign debts.
took cse but The Belgian and Italian delegates supported Mr. Lloyd George's of them, thinking perhaps that Bay Have look see any butcher. of booty six shop masters were notice nosavoury meet would invariably in addition to a large quantity they might have been workmen No can catchee more better any taken away. The robbers crossed. M. Briand said that Mr. Lloyd George's views were well-found-employed on, the Telegraph. As ed but he insisted on the question of guarantees to be demanded from he passed by them to step into side." The regime of the Chinese the river and made good their Germany. The principle of the international economic conference the street he was, without say and if the Batchery were not re-
butcher was long and unpleasant escape. was adopted, after which the Council examined the question of warning, attacked, several blows guarantees from Russia
boing inflicted to quick succassion that abuses would again creep opened it goes without saying with the two batchets each ma into the retail trade, and we are The Defences of France.
carried. A terrible gash was in therefore glad to be able to The Shantung Deadlock
flicted behind the right ear the
sanounce that the difficulties Washington, January 6.
The British view of the discussions of the Supreme Council is felt hat which Mr. Gardner was The Shantung controversy appeared hopeless of solution after that the main questions comprise reparations, reconstruction, the wearing being cut through. One encountered by Mr. Tatam in the a ninety-minute session of the Sino-Japanese delegations to-day trade of Central and Eastern Europe, Anglo-French co-operation, of bis Gagers was also nearly
The Hongkong Theatre screens when the Chinese announced that unless Japan accepted the the Near Fast in which Italy is interested, the overwhelming hacked off and several wounds of the supply of cattle, sheep etc.; Chinese plans for payment for the Kiaochow Teinanfu railway in neeessity of France for protection agains: a recurrence of events on a minor character were inflicted have been surmounted by the new Tyrant Fear during the week- eash instalments by Friday, the conversations would end. It was her eastern border and the probability, if so reassured, that France's fon other parts of his body.
Yet,anagement, who will doubtless end-Page 12.
bave up ešose to regret the frog-
The O.S.K. advise ransi:nees stated later that only a renewal of the good offices of Mr. Balfour views on reduction of armaments would be modified. Without such in spite of the pain and the weak-bie they have been to, to continue of cargo of the arrival of the and Mr. Hughes could, then bring about another meeting of the modification, the financial nightmare overhanging Earope canndi ness from the loss of blood the business in & satisfactory Himalaya Maru-Page 5.
be removed.
which he sustained, Mr. Gardner.
*39 East" will be shown at a Two Commissions Formed.
after altering cries of "save lifə in Chinese in order to attract the A FERRY INCONVENIENCE matinee as the Coronet to-morrow
--Paga T.REUKEN attention of the Chinese employees The ferry launches running to The prize-giving at the Victoria in bissoffice, gave chase to big Kowloon relieve sach other Home and Orphanage has bren assailants who
took panic periodically, to the great hodit postponed Page 42 and fled. One of them ranvenience no doubt of the traffic Mr. T.P.M. Beran has arranger down Queen's Road while the land of the people employed in programme of vocal and instro- other led up Ice House Street. the boats themselves, but to the mental music for January 10, the with Mr. Gardner in pursuit very great inconvenience, as opening meeting of the session of When Carlton Hotel was matters are at present arranged, the Church of England Men's reached and the man was all but of ladies using the ferry. The Society. Page 4 caught, Mr. Gardner turned faint relieving launch goes alongside The N.Y.K. give consignees of and had to make his way back to the Kowloos-landing stage to cargo per Kitana Maru the usual” the Telegraph building. Here he take in passengers before the notice on page 4. was met by a foki trom his officertival from Hongkong of the The Quaints make their first who carried him upstairs and boat she is to relieve, the result appearance at the Theatre Royal placed him in reach of a telephone.being that the passengers inside on January 14-Page 4.
The Anderson Music Company Dr. Thomas, of the Tang Wah the incoming bost have to scram
moving to Beaconsfield Hospital, who is a personal friend le across the deck of the former are of Mr. Gardner, was the first to reacts the steps. There is no Arcade on January 14.-Page 4 receive any intimation of the should go alongside the wharf reason why the relieving boat. attack. Mr. Gardner telephoned before the other has discharged him a description of bis condition,
STUDOS
Cannes, January 6.
Dr. Wellington Koo said that the Chinese definitely refused the Japanese proposal of a loan, but made a concession in regard to an immediate deposit of 32,000,000 Chinese dollars as caab payment. The Supreme Council at for two hours this ring and The Japanese attitude has not been intimsted, but it is under-resolved itself into two Commissioon, one to deal with reparations tood that Japan will insist upon lending the Chinese the money and the other the reconstruction of Europe. with which to purchase the railway.
Clause in Submarine Agreement.
Washington. January 6.
M. Briand Explains.
·
With reference to the interview with M. Briand in the Belgias journals, Hards correspondent at Cannes authoritatively states that In its final form the submarine resolution adopted by the the interview gives an entirely erroneous report of M. Briand's plenary Navsi Committee contains a clause inserted on a mation of words. M. Brisad merely stated that neither Britain nor France The French delegation which, referring to the impossibity of the use wanted to make final decisions in London in the absence of submarines against merchantmen without violating the require of Belzium and that the latter country would be able to defend her ments of civilised nations, says that "as they were violsted in the rights at Cannes with complete liberty. war of 1914-18", this specific French repodiation of the entire Ger- man theory and practice in regard to submarines has apparently closed the Anglo-French incident arising out of a misunderstanding of the French attitude when the question of the limitation of sub-
arine tonnage was discussed.
France's Reason for Submarine Stand.
Paris, January 6.
Commenting upon the submarines question, Le Temps expresses
MAINTAINING ORDER IN PORTUGAL.
# Premier's Vigorous Methods.
Lisbon, January 6. Following his declaration that the maintance of order is
matter of renewing contracts in
manner.
or the office they found the fact that directions to that Doctor and Mrs. Gardner arrivhat attention has been called to Afforestation Department.
A MAIDEN TRIP. · effect will be given to the cox Mr. Gardner in & very wain by the management, who Peshawar is now in port on her The well known P. &. O bost
well disposed to attend to com-of cargo tramp, and instead have always shows themselves maiden trip in the capacity
surprise that France's claim to the right to protect her coasts with- Portugual's first essential, the Premier, Sar. Cunha Leal, had General 43king for urgent ald. When the her passengers, and we hope, now creditable to the Chief of the snt having to rely on outside help should raise suspicion, while Gomez da Costa and the Chief of the General Staff of the Republican German specialists are again planning submarines of unprecedented Guard confined in a fortress for criticising the Government. strength. Thus the German Professor Flamm lately worked out complete specifications for submarines up to nearly ten thousand tons. of 28 knots, and mounting B-in. guns. Le Temps hears that motors and parts are manufactured secretly abroad, perhaps in Spain.- Hazas.
BRITISH INTEREST IN DUTCH E. INDIES.
PROSPECTS OF A GENERAL ELECTION.
Rumours of an Early Dissolution Discounted.
London, January 6. Enquiry in political circles to-day shows that the prospects of jan early General Election do apt appear-so-strong-so they were Tricently.
CARPENTIER AND LEWIS MATCHED.
Joint Sales Bureaux Recommended.
London, January 6. An article in the Times on the German trade menace in the Dutch Indies points out that these islands offer wide scope for further development, in which Britain should take a proper share. A disturbing feature is the paucity of British official representation in this territory. It is hoped that useful work may be accomplished by the organisation of groups of non-competing firms for the purpose of
London, January 6. establishing joint sales bureaux. It is felt by many that it would be Carpentier and Kid Lewis have signed articles to box for £1,000 advantageous to establish branch factories to retain a share of the aside and a purse in London in March. trade at Insulinde.
ANGLO-FRENCH COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.
Leading Economist's Invitation io British Business
Men.
Paris, January 6.
French and British commercial and industrial interests.
To Box in London in March.
(Other Telegrams ont Page 2.).
THE RACES,
plaints of passengers.
weak state with his clothing all covered in blood. After a hurried aramination of the gash behind the right ear and the application
of the trim and imposing mall of Girst aid Dr. Thomas removed A LITERARY CRITICISM. boat of former times one now Mr. Gardner in the side car of We have received for review Bees a long, low, rakish looking his motor cycle to the Govern- from Neville, Beeman, Limited, oraft with stumps of masta în ment Civil Hospital where a more Salisbury Square, London, a place of the towering spars thorough treatment was given. small volume entitled "The Chest of other and better days.
numbers
Though the wound in his head of Optum" by Mr. M. Ir Those who knew the mail boat, is of serious nature, the condition appears to be the second "of ajand may have looked upon har of Mr. Gardner at the present series they are giving to the an old and trusty friend will moment is reassuring, and it is world under the style and title find it hard to realize that the thought that with proper cars he jof the Vagabond Library", of degenerate cargo tramp with will pull through. Those who which three
have abbreviated masts is the same old were concerned with Mr. Gard-Jalready appeared. It is clearly Peshawar, ner in the present case are of the printed on hand-made paper and THE CENTRAL RECLAMA. view that robbery was not the neatly bound in green cloth with
TION. zed zed lettering. motive for the murderous attack.black Mr. Gardner had only thirty We
The sections of the Praya recommend is to
Our Reclamation facing to the west- dollare which he had just drawn readers for perusal. It is
ward of the Hongkong Hotel are on the office in his pocket when curiosity in its way. The author still unfinished and the space
were brand new.
about whom
maby
he left it to go home and no at- is Mr. Masan, whose name so within the Bea wall in tempt was made by the assailants recently figured in the Far little better than a mud swamp to secure the money. The cir- Eastern press as the foreign and simply serves to accumulate All foot passengers between cumstances would Indicate that leader or agent of the Kolao Hul, filth of all descriptions, while Wyndham Street, Queen's Road the assailants had made them and Central, and "Praya East mast selves thoroughly acquainted different opinions prevailed. Er the stench arising from it at low In connection with the forth-walk on the footpaths, and not on with Mr. Gardner's movements pelled from Chins, he has taken ide after a smart shower of rain renders the “adjacent・・ofijoss coming Race Meeting at Happy the roadway.
even to the extent of knowing to literature and is utilising his anything but pleasant places for Farseeing business men on either side of the Channel are Valley, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Cap All vehicles must proceed at that he would return to his office knowledge and experience of the transaction of business. Is endeavouring to bring about closer business co-operation between tain Superintendent of Police, a slow pace in the vicinity of the at that hour. The hatchets, which things Chinesa in the construc- it not time that something
has issued the following traffic Race Course.
were left behind on, the staircase, tion of stories of the "raw head deficite was settled as to the M. Emil Labarthe, President of the French Economio Union, regulations:-
and bloody bones order on destiny of this part of the prayat who is now in London as a guest of the British Commonwealth
Chair and vehicles to be All wheeled traffic going to
Mr. Gardner has been with Chinese ground and with Chinese Is it to remain for all time an Union, cordially invited British business men to send a delegation to the Races at Wong-Nei-Chong Tanged in the neighbourhood Messrs. W. P. Lowe, in a con-materisi.
unhealthy swamp, rendering the France and see for themselves how Franco-British trade can best be will proceed via Queen's Road of the Race Course as directed dental capacity, for some years, TREES WANTED.
adjoining premises almost unit... promoted.Haras.
East and Morrison Hill Gap the Police Constables an
In the ordinary course a co- duty,
Can anybody tell us why trees habitable and impending the Road. Motors will return via
stable should have been on duty have not been planted along the landing and shipping of cargo, the Wong-Nai-Chong Road round Owners of dogs are Tecomat this spot at the junction of aides of the fine roads laid out on or is the work to be pushed olt PROCEEDINGS OVER CANADIAN DEAL.
the Happy Valley through manded not to allow their dogs to the Ice House Street and Queen's the reclaimed land at the back of and completed? If the latter, Leighton Hill Road to No. 1 go near the Race Course, as any Road. If there was one on duty the City Hall? We shall we then the sooner special Police Station and then along dog found, stresing without a last night he was not to be seed, fear, have to wait till Doomsday Commission is appointed, to Leading Financiers Cited to Appear.
Percival Street to the Praya. collar with the name and address and the first report the Police for a reply, although there can be ascertain the cause of the delay Other vehicles by the same route thereon of its owner is liable to received was phone from no doubt as to the need that will in the progress of the sea wall Montreal, January 6.
as on the outward journey.
be destroyed.
the offices of W. P. Low When be felt in the sweltering summer and the most effective remedies, Forty-two prominent Montreal financiers have been summoned Tracks and persons carrying Persons using chairs must go investigations were started into thonths for shade on the Reclama the better. The same Commission to appear before an inquiry court on the 9th, inst. in regard to certain large burdens will not be and return by way of Kennedy the case the assailants had escaption. If trees had been planted might usefully ascertain through. transactions of Canadian Bank with a brokerage house resulting in permitted West of Percival Street Road to avoid congestion on the ed, and the only trace they left there little by little as the work pro whose fault it is that there has reported heavy losses to the bank. The manager of the brokerage 07 East of Murray Road between lower levels. No borse or vehicle behind was the twohstchets which gressed it would have been easy been so much blundering and house was arrested on a charge of stealing £150,000.0
the hours of 10 wan. and 7 p.m. ⠀ will be allowed on Kennedy Road. they dropped on the staircase. ⠀ of accomplishment and distinctly muddling,