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THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
Japan Approves Final Draft of Naval Treaty.
Router's Service.)
三拜言號五廿月正英港書 WEDNESDAY,
Washington, January 2➡ Acceptance at to-day's meeting of the Far Eastern Committee of Japan's undertaking mentioned in yesterday's able is regarded, apparently, as making a settlement of the Siberian question. Mr Hughes reaffirmed the United States position as against territorial
axgression.
The Senate bas rejected Senator Walsh's motion demanding information as regards the Shantung controversy.
government has bean established.
It is understood that Saghalien Island is included in this state- went with other parts of Siberia.
LORD NORTHCLIFFE ON THE UNREST IN INDIA.
Conditions of Settlement.
Departure of Vessels Depresses Seamen.
JANUARY 25,
1922 日入十月弍
THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE. the seamen would be bì a mood to negotiate on the owners' offer: Chinese New Yoki Estivitie will be a little marred-in, the Colony this year, he ackt, becau the supplies of flowers, ducks and other luxurias so beloved^-by, the Chinese at thle time of the year were smaller than usuşi Prices have increased; and there will not be holiday purchases an so large a scale. There is
'EJECT THE COMPRADORES.
antiful supply of fresh fab, and before, sif. the price of vegetala han in-
came in.
the market.
and was
The strikers are not having It all their own way just at present and they seem frankly depressed. They had confidently built on the It is understood that the Japanese have agreed to the final draft-Cargo workers sisting and the
cargo workers have failed them. resend but little. Monk in doares, conducted the case for ing of the Naval Treaty with a class prohibiting fortification of the way they decline to engage in but thọn mand mag names time Casual and Mr G.QX. Bonin Islands. À clause setting out the non-fortifiablə Pacific
a fight which is not of their own comfort of the poorer class 6f Appeared for the United Motor to prove if the seating was ni islands is on the point of fast drafting.
making or seeking.
fault. Ha than pamped up the people as fish can be puraha Co. Inc. It appears that there are three in its stead. Of ́rion there' is Mr. A. E. Rowe, manager of the pressure by lunch and found that until the reeval cargo workers guilds, that one of plenty, one of the biggest dealers United Motor Co. Ltd., sald be the prestige held up foc about an The previous message stated Baron Shidebars made an the three favoured a sympathetic in the Colony stating that there had fifteen to twenty yours her- hour. The following day witnien important statement at the meeting of the Far Eastern Committee strike, while two were against it, was enough rice in the godowns perience in motor-cars, including reported to Major Cassel, who steamer to the effect that Japan has no territorial designs apon Russia and that the will of the majority to last for four months, even re about 12 years in connection with refused to allow him to grind in and that the Japanese troops will be withdrawn directly a stable prevailed. The men, we were suming that no fresh supplies English makes. The carburettor the seating bus allowed him to a
Gold, were working quits con-
on Major Cassel's Napier was of make a new planger. Witneming tentedly.
Our informant added that, the the S.U. 17p. Witness said be advised, new pump and in the The strikers, again, were con-seamen were losing the sympathy arst became acquanted with the meantimessid bewould make some fident that none of the steamship of the great majority of her 8.U. carburettor about 10 years stronger, springs so-that Major companies would engage Fili-workers. Ho anticipated no go, when he was second foreman Cassel could use the car until News in To-day's pinos and were disposed to scout | spread of the strike the employed by the Layton Motor the new pump arrived. Major
· New Advertisementa. the suggestion when first made moment.
Company. The Company-were Cassel consented to this. Witness However, the Lake Farrar left
looking for carburettor to had the new plunger`and stronger Eliminate the Compradore. 51 to a new type of angins spring made and fitted them. He Keys's famous Jazz Orchestra for Saigon yesterday with a Fili pino crew while the Hoosier State A chat with another quite as which they .ware
putting then found that the stronger from Seattle will play at a Special lett to-day for the trans-Pacific prominent a Chinese found an
Witness spring was a great deal better Danes at the Kowloon Theatre to trip while the Wenatchee is to sail interesting view advanced. Let described the difference between than the original. Bombay, January 24.
night.-Page 12, On a Sunday morning witness Masera. "Butterfeld and Swire was shocked at the change in the demeanour of the Indians are, which lost her Chinese men, he urges, and the need for now, explaining that the one on took the car out for a trial. They advise donzignees, of cargo. per
Lord Northcliffe, interviewed regarding the unrest, said that hato-morrow. Then again the Kaijo the companies engage their own the S. U. carburettor then and got a scratch At Major Cassel's car had a piston
so-called com- which was operated by the auction was leaking. Witoms took off that owing to the strike Hong- much uglier than the British Press appeared to know, and official, crew of Japanese and left for they rely on
pradores to engage crews. The of the engine, while the old car the cover to find the cause of the Long cargo has been lauded in commercial, and newspaper authorities were insistent upon the Keelung yesterday. urgency of an immediate settlement, which, according to moderate More and more it becomes ap-fireman is engaged, say for three burettor bad bellows. Witness leak. Witness found that there Shanghai and Singapore and will wards Turkey including recognition of the Sultan as head of Islam/officials here are out of touch compradore deducts from his first Major Cassel told him that he the faces of the joint, when there become normal-Page 5. Mohammedans, was only possible by a change of British policy to parent that the remaining Union months, at $31 a month and the continued that some time in May was a brown paper gasket between be brought bars when conditions and the restoration of the sacred city of Adrianople and the whole with things. Canton is the centre month'swages $2t-nearly 25 per had all kinds of trouble with his should not have been. On looking Yeo Jang Fat for rock bottom
of interest. They speak of cent. of his, three months' wages. Napier and asked witness to put for the reason of this paper joint, prices.--Page 7. Conference which was held at "There is their incras waiting for it in running order.
witness found that the faces had Lace, Crawford commence & Canton between H. B. M. Consul- } them if this vicjõus systém can be
He further told witness that been scraped and had been bruis-Stocktaking Sale General and the union offciala } rooted out. And it abould surely Mr. Weir and a Mr. Davis haded by someone inserting between Face 2. and which proved abortive. be easy to decise: a scheme to been working on this car and the joints screwdriver or a chisel. The big picture at the Hong- Another, they say, is to be erect a Bureau of some kind slice then the engine got hot and Witness also noticed that the keng Thoste is entitled “High beld is a day or two. Other through which the men could be also he could not maintain the valve mechanism had been badiy Speed" Page 12. wise they have no informestion | engaged.”
air pressure. He farther asked used. They took the car out fo Messrs Manners and Back- We also learn to-day that a witness to do this in his own Dairy Farm Hill, in climbing house advise consignees of cargo to give,
Unfounded Rumours. party of seamen, about 16 in garage and if witness would do which the engine gor very bot of the arrival of the motor ship We have had opportunity this number, evaded the pic) ets at the the work personally.
sad the pressure was not satis | Asia-Page S. morning to discuss the general railway station at Canton yes- told Major Cassel that he would factory. They returned to the The La. Robert Dollar having strike situation with a prominent terday and managed to get to work on the car at his own con- garage and witness again examin- arrived in part, The Robert Dollar Lloyd's annual summary shows that 1,500,000 tons of merchant-local Chinese, who is in close Hongkong, leaving the train at reniences be could not allow it to d the car and found the ignition Coy. give the usual advice to con-
Witness mention, signess of cargo on,page 3. en were launched in the United Kingdom in 1921. of which 590,000 touch with the current events of Shatin and walking the remain-interfere with his usual business timing wrong Jong wore for owners abroad, a decrease of 517,000 tons compared the Colony.
der of the distance. They have Witness was to put the car in eg that the chauffeur always
The ordinary yearly meeting with the record year of 1920...
He stated that the rumour singe reported to the master of running order. Major Cassel never drove the car.
of the Sharabokinen of the Hoag witness any instruction The world's output was 4,340,000 tone, a decrease of a million and that the cargo workers would their boat that they are willing to Eve
as he whatever not to take down the witness said on the collar be place
Speaking again of the pump. kong and Shanghai Bank will take 1 half compared with 1920, but over a million increase compared with probably join the strike movement return to work so
carburettor or takedown anything found that somebody had filed February 18.-Pagu 4.
a the City Hall the previous record of 1913.
could be dismissed as sheer rum-; he wants them. The world tonnage being constructed amounts to dearly four our, and added that the seamen Another couple of burdred sea-lelse, but handed the car over four slots.
Electric correat at Kowicon and a half million, being 2,700.000 tons lower than a year ago. were spreading all manner of men left for Canton this morning without any definite instructions
Yes- and more, we understand, were whatever. The following evening the timing was wrong and Major between 9 am and 5 pm. to Witness told Major Cassel that will be cut off on Saturday 28th. Construction on many of these vessels has been suspended. Orders rumours around the town.
witness went to Major Cassel's are still far below the normal.
terday another rumour which had to go by train this afternoon. currency
that WIS
The number of ships in the garage with a friend by the name Cassel said he could not under-permit of alterations being made the fish
barbour this forenoon was 147 0! Mr. Grantham, also an en-stand it as Mr. Weir had re-timed in the onderground system. and their tonnage was 243,701. gineer (ant patrol-motor). The Witness told bim be did not Page 4.
Details of Chinese New Year The number of British abips has first thing witness did was to care if Napier bimself had timed hopes of a settlement before the increased to 73 and the number of pump up the pressure by using it it was wrong, and Major Holidays for the Imports and Chinese New Year were small Japanese vessels has decreased to the hand pump. On examination Cassel gave witness permission Exports Department appear on
page 4 bat thought that after the holiday 11. There are 33 Chinese vessels, witness found that the joint be to re-time it.
of Asia Minor, with Smyrna to Turkey.
Lord Northcliffe has sailed for Palestine.
LLOYD'S ANNUAL STATISTICS.
Later.
Orders Still Far Below Normal.
London. January 24.
PEACE IN THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
+
An Interim Arrangement.
London, January 24.
Lancashire cotton operatives have agreed to accept the em- ployers proposal to reduce from three months to a month the period of formal notice of alteration of wages. This has averted the threatened crisis and stabilised the industry for at least two months, and it has prevented the likelihood of a relapse of trade just when it is sbowing rest signs of recovery.
dealers would go on strike, but
this had absolutely no foundation
in fact He was of opinion that
CLAN LINE DEBENTURES..
BOOG
Profits Cover Interest Four Times Over.
London, January 24.
Subscriptions were invited to-day for the lan Line issue mentioned in the message of the 19th. inst. The company, which is It is understood that at the end of two months an agreement at present free from debenture liabilities, affer specific first will be reached in regard to a reduction of wages, which at present mortgage on sixteen vessels valued at £3,226,000. are 145 per cent. above the lists. It is stated that probably the
It is stated that even in 1921, which was a bad yes, the profits employers will suggest a reduction of 45 per cent, on list rates.
cover interest on the issue four times over.
[The previons cable stated: The Clan Line is arranging the issue of a loss of one and a half millions in seven per cent. deben tures at a price of 49.]
RUSSIA TO ATTEND GENOA CONFERENCE.
Preparing for a Large Foreign Loan.
London, January 24.
NON-CO-OPERATION IN EGYPT.
Students Strike on Hearing of Arrests.
Caird January 24.
According to the Russian Trade Delegation, a telegram from Moscow states that the Bolshevik Government has accepted the invitation to the Genos conference. M. Tohitcherin has informed Hitherto four signatories to the non-co-operation manifesto Signor Bonomi that the Pan-Russian Executive Committee will have been arrested. Five Arabic journals have been suspended for meet on the 27th inst. to appoint delegates,
publishing the manifesto. Many students struck on hearing of the
The telegram adds that plans are being elaborated for a large arrests. foreign loan and concessions in the Volga region, as the reconstruc- tion committee realises that the restoration of agriculture is not realisable without foreign capital.
DEATHS OF SCIENTIST AND ARTIST.
Influenza Claims Another Victim.--
Londoo, January 24.
CONTROLLING SPECULATION.
German Government's Action,
Berlin, January 24,
With a view to checking speculation, the Reichstag has passed a Bill, operating from March 1, when transsctions in foreign exchanges can only be carried out through the Reichsbank and other authorised banks.
Witness
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on
tween the air-cock and the pistrol At this stage witoses handed All the Exchange Banks will tank was leaking. Witness also the Judge the instruction book close on Saturday and Monday. noticed that the enamel around and gave His Lordship a lesson Page 4.
the hole into which the pet cock in ignition timing, going minute- A constant supply of water want was badly chipped also, at by into the matter and illustrating will be given in all Rider. Main the extreme edge of the tank his remarks by referring to the Districts on Friday and Saturday. where it screwed in was scratched. diagrams in the book,
-Page 4:
The Horticultural Society's Witness also noticed that the Witness continuing, said be plug had been ground in too far noticed that someone had at Annuz! Bhow will be held on so that (as Mr. Reeves said in his tempted to take off the breaker. March 2.-Page 4
The motor vessel Glaneds' has evidenca) when it was open it was box of the magneto and bad half closed. Witness asked the bruised it; also, someone had arrived in port and consignees chauffeur, who was with him all driven a hole in the magnetore given the must notica, on
the time, who had ground the pet coupling, Witness re-timed the Page 4.
The second cock in, and the driver replied ignition and took the car out to
of - share. that he did. Witness next found try her. She did not get bot, but general meeting
holders of that the threads in the tank there was still pressure trouble
the Hong. into which the
Hotel Coy. will now cock Driving up Garden Road, accord-kong pat screwed were badly worn on one ing to the chauffeur, the car was
take place on Friday, the 170%. side of the hole. On secount of then running better than ever, day of February. Page 4 the condition of the hole it was except for the pressure. Another impossible to put the saine pet and stranger spring-five org cock back and make the join. six times as powerful as the or- Owing to Major Cassel already iginal was then fitted to the pamp having ordered a three-way doek þand'the car again.tested, There the best thing to do was to re-tap was still pressure trouble, how- the hole and fit a plug, so, when ever, and witness then took out on the new three-way cock came, the spring and put a wooden plug this, pet cock would be necessary, in, when the pressure was satis-
Witness said when he examined | factory,
the car he found that the nuts on Major Cassel asked if he could
To-Day's' Exchange.
The closing rate of the dollie
demand to-day was la. 756
The Weather.
Lighting-Up Time.
the pressure pump and three or use the car and witness told him p.m. Barometer: 30.09 Ter four on the carburettor had the that he could, but he did not handperature 62. Humidity:—7 corners worn away and the fit over to him witness, `only enamel on the tank was badly wanted to know what Major cracked all over.
Cassel thought of it. "It was never my intention to Witness mentioned that in charge Major Cassel anything for conversation' with the cheat-p.m. this work," said Mr. Rowe, fear, she found that "It was all done after 5 o'clock he did not know how to grease in the evenings, on Baturday many parts of the car, and on afternoons ...and... on: Bundays. looking over the tools, found that
The death has occurred of Sir William Christie, ex-Astronomer- CONNECTING GREAT LAKES AND THE ST. LAWRENCE. There was no entry, whatever in the one for grating the univerisi
Royal
It is snoounced that -Artbur Nikisch, the great conductor, died at Leipzig from influenza.
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Negotiations Begun;"
Washington Jacurry 24.
Lighting up time' to-day" 6.07
the Company's books of any work joint had never been used, who said dons on MajorCassel'aKapisfcary - When asked what he thought. Explaining the alleged dam of the car, Major Cassel, told wit- ages done to the collar on the news that it was going better than
[Sir William H. M. Christie, K.OB, MA, CB, FRS, FRAB, Negotiations have been begun batween the United States and carburettor, Mr. Rowe sald there over it had, but he wished **i Hon. D. Sc. (Oxon), boin 1845, was Chief Assistant at the Royal Britain on the proposed waterway between the Cast, Lakes and the were no tools, to remove this to sks soma fürther. Observatory, Greenwich, as long ago as 1870. He was appointed St. Lawrence in consequence of opinion that toms international collar and he therefore, Astronomer-Royal in 1881, holding the appotiament until 1910, agreement is desirable before Congress takes setien.
Arthur Nikiseh z Hungarian was Director of the Royal Opera
at Buds Pest. He made a munber of appearances in England).
(Other degrants.
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light tap, which nat
with regard