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London before
most of the men who fought in the big
born--AND
war were
STILL IS!
Sole Importers
THE HONGKONG
"TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7. · 1922.
TELEGRAFII.
NOTES & COMMENTS.
DAY BY DAY.
Turning the Other Cheek.
THE NEW POPE
ALL PERSONS POSSESSING ANY Some Facts of His Career. The new Popa, Mgr. Ratti That was a strange bit of naws) PORTION POWER GUGUT TO BE which we published yesterday to STRONGLY AND AWFULLY IM Achilles, born in Milan, was made the affect that reduced railway PRESSED WITH AN IDEA THAT.Canon of Bt. Ambrose and faras have been granted to strik- THEY ACT IN TRUST--Burke. ing seamen desirous of visiting
Canton. One of the principal There was one non-fatal case obstacles standing in the way of of plague reported yesterday. The A settlement of the strike has patient is a Chinese. been the fact that thousands of
the sesmen have gone to Canton.
Yet here we have a railway which
is rua by the Hongkong Govern-
On the night of the 20th., Bell all motor (Engineers, ment offering special reductions to restrictions will be withdrawn up these men on leaving the Colony to 3.30 TX.
our information is that the or- $1.70, but that by a special conces sion striking seamet may now
dinary return fire to Canton is
THE FINAL SESSION.
President Harding's Declaration.
{ Reuter's Service, } (Continued from Page 1)
Washington, February 6. The final seasión of the Conference attracted larger crowds than
Prominent members of the Conference were applauded, Mr. Balfour in particular receiving an ovation.
Mr. Hughes announced the signatura of the Sino-Japanese Shantung treaty amid great applause.
The delegates then signed the four remaining treaties In the following order: the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Belgium, Netherlands, China, and Portugal.
President Harding, in an address reviewing the achievements of the Conference, declared that contemplation of the work accom,
The Conferance adjourned sise die.
prelate of His Holiness, 6th., March, 1907: Prefect of the Ambrosian Library, and, at the same time, Vice-Prefect of the prer before, numbers being seated in the aisles and standing around Vatican Library in Rome in 1912, the walls. Mrs. Harding, and Mrs. Coolidge, and the wives of oiber He became Prefect of the Library officials occupied baxes. of the Vatican in 1914 and Canon jof St. Peter of Rome on the 18th. of Sept. 1914. He was Apostolic
the 28th. of prothonotary on October, 1914; Apostolic Visitor of Poland and Russia in April, 1918; Mee Cheong has taken a fine Apostolic Nuncio at Warsaw on Panoramic view of the barbour, the 6th of June, 1919. He wa sistory held on the 3rd. of July, caused by the strike.
1919, with the title of Archbishop cents less than the usual rate.
President Harding declared that the Conference had wrought a of Lepante (Naupacte) Metropolis The fact is all the more remark-
truly great achiavament. The faith plighted here to-day, kept in able when it is borne in mind A letter from Home states that of Old Epirus,
He then established his res-pational honour, will mark the beginnnig of a new and better spoch in that it is only by rail that these the Rer. F. G. B. Hastings, at tolk can now reach Canton, the one time Naval Chaplain here, idence in Warsaw and presented human progress," he said. The President characterised the Confer steamers having ceased running has been transferred from Ports- his credential letters to the Chief ance as "the first deliberate effective expression of the Great Powers
of the State of Poland, M. in the consciousness of peace and of war's utter futility. In such circumstances, we could mouth to Chatham.
Naval Recruiting Ceases at Devanport. Pilduski, on the 19th. of July,
London, February 6. 1919, and was consecrated on the the reduction simply astounds us
The following additional result 28th. of October of the same year Presumably owing to the Washington agreements it is announc Congratulations.
of the Senior Local Examinations by Mgr. Kakowski, in the presed in Devonport that recruiting for naval ratings and Marines Knowing that we are voicing has been issued by the Senate of ence of the President of the Re-cesses forthwith, excepting for forty seamen, boys, and one ordnance
artificer. The weekly re-entry of ratings also 001508. the feelings of the whole British the Hongkong University-Pass public of Poland.
Our files go no further, but community, we should like to ex-List Vids Williams, Italian press our appreciation of the Convent, distinction in needle-Rauter gives us the news that he has since been made a Cardinal and was elected Pope-apparently very ready manner in which work. American residents of the Colony have come forward in this time
maks the return trip for thirre showing the shipping congestion elected as a Bishop at the Colished would be one of the supreme compensations of hię life,
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Marriage.
ADAMS MASON.-On February 6th. at St. John's Cathedral Josiah Logan Adams, son of the Rer. J. W. and Mrs. Adams of Lichfeld, to Gladys Dewhirs: Mason, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Mason of Bramhall, Cheshire.
Death.
BAPTISTA At his residence, No. 2 Shelley Street, at 6 30a.m. to-day. Ausgusto Antonio Baptists, aged 33 years, deeply regretted Funeral will pass the Monument to-day at 5.30 p.m.
The Hongkong Telegraph
· HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1922.
THE JAPANESE COMMERCIAL MISSION.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE
NEWS.
We regret to learn of the death at the seventh ballot-Festerday of stress and anxiety with offers of Mr. Harry John Smith, which at 11.33 .m., sad assumed the of service. As we were able to took place at the Victoris Nursing name Pius the Eleventh. report yesterday, some sixty or Home on the 1st. inst. at the age seventy have been enrolled as of 50. The deceased only returned special constables, and they have to China a year ago in charge of slready been of distinct service Fraser and Chalmers Engineer- by going on patrol duty and by ing Works, Ltd., attached to the assisting in the unloading of General Electric Colof Chins, Ltd. cargo. We know that during
very 10305 the war, Americans in Our
Lost keen OD were something to assist authorities.
12
return
young midst
same day she put into Namo Bay for, repairs and remained' there till February 4.
become
meat
CRICKET.
University.
on
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WORKERS' DEPUTATION MEETS GENERAL SMUTS.
Threatening Situation at Johannesburg.
Pretoria, February 5./
BERLIN IN DARKNESS. -
crippled, and there were long queues of women at the street pumps fatching water.
The Municipal Council is negotiating with the-strikers and the Cabinet is discussing the railway situation with the political leaders and the railway unions, except the National Union of Railway Workers, which is striking. Meanwhile the rail strike has extended to Mecklenburg, and it is reported from Stuttgart that the engine that they cannot remain outside the strike unless the Government forthwith directly negotiates with the Railway Workers" Unlia.
THE GENOA CONFERENCE.
An Outline of the French Attitude. ~
-Paris, February 5. Concerning the Anglo-French pact, France asks that, for addition Reserve: M. P. France from some personal strains for securing peace. The past
must also bave sufficient duration.
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A daputation of the Industrial Federation' mat General Smuts and Mr. Malan, the Minister of Mines, and discussed for several hours the proposals of General Smuts, after which the meeting adjourned till the 6th. inst. Subsequently Genara! Smuts submitted, the proposals to representatives of the Chamber of Mines.
A Johannesburg message states that a somewhat uglier spirit is developing. A concerted movement of the so-called commandoes or A Peking telegram states— A plot of land, abou: 133,000 doing square feet in area, situated on The difference between To Kwan picketing parties of the whole reef numbering four thousand men the the new road from Gsp Road to and Chang Jok-lia in regard to endeavoured to damage the railways and other installations at for Bowen Road, described as loland Leung Shib-yi's Premiersbip has night and to remove the officials engaged on essential services, but the vigilance of the police and a rainstorm frustrated the plan. Á FOTO acute, but the the privileges and protection Lot No. 2365, was sold at the Presidens is still trying hard to concentration of all commandoes on the reef in order forcibly to which they enjoyed here, but it offices of the P.W:D. yesterday
the 6th. inst. If it materialises, fighting is inevitable. A Shangbai message says:- was not possible to make use of to Messrs. Ho War-tong samt bring about an amicable settle- prevent the carrying on of essential services has been planned for
authorities Loxley and Co. for the upset The negotiations for peace be- way, though the their services in any organised Chan Pik-chuen, care of Messrs. greatly appreciated their will price of $19,372, or 12 cents &
tween the authorities of Szechuen ingness to serve, Now, however, square foot.
and Hupeh have failed, and the
Railway Trouble Extending, but Negotiations Afoot occasion has been taken to utilise
former are preparing for an offen- our American friends on creatial The Chinese steamer Amherst.sive pending the mobilisation
Berlin, February &. work. We are not overlooking, which arrived yesterday from order from the South, while the
Although the arrangements for gas, water, and power services of course, the fact that British Haiphong spent 27 days on a five latter have collected force of ware functioning yesterday, most of Berlin is still unprovided there- civilians bave also come forward, dags trip. She left Haiphong on 4.000 strong in the vicinity of with The streets last night were dark, the telephone service ia but we feel that a special note of January 16 and encountered a weichowla commendation is due to the strong gale on the following day. Americans. Such acts as these She was forced to anchor, but the show the deep underlying friend-icable on the starboard parted. January 22 her cir. ship between the two peoples and a are the best possible answer to culating and donkey pumps were those who foolishly talk of Anglo-damaged and one of her boilers American jealousy and animosity. was found to be leaking. On the 1. R. C. ("A" Team) v. rivers unions of Wurttemberg, Baden, and Bavaria have declared Our Roads.
The following will represent The Japanese Commercial Mission. having completed Apropos of our Note the other
the 1.R.C. against the University оп the latter's ground its tour of inspection in England, is now going the rounds day on the rather bumpy con
Duting last week the following Wednesday, the 8th. inst.. at 2.15 of France, where the same assurances of amity are being dition of the road between the exchanged. Probably the cynic, with doubts as to the University and Aberdeen, we are
glad to see that the P.W.D. staff cases of notifiable disease were p.m.3. A. R. Israsil, (Capt.), sincerity of the amenities that have been witnessed at is engazed on patching the worst reported:-four cases of plague, J. S. Curreem, O. Rumjahn, A. H Home, secs in this duplication of the ceremonies across the places, though it will take quite one fatal, Chinese: five cases of Madar, M. Sadick, S. Abbas, I. Channel a confirmation of his surmise that the whole in extensive amount of work to small-pox, four fatal, Chicese, Hassan. J. S. Ackbar, N. B. collection of speeches may be classed as pleasant nothings. put this section of the road round imported; three non-fatal cases Kitchell, F. M. Arculli, H. B. to its moral range, the pact must stipulate guarantees, exempling
one fatal Case of Madaf. This is to take a jaundiced view. Platitudes, and plenty the island in proper order. As of diphtheria, qne British and two Rumiabr.
one travels over the roads of the Chinese:
English newspapers do not seem to interpret exactly the of them, are inevitable on such occasions, which does not Colony one cannot but fail to be enteric fever, Chinese: two non.
French Note concerning Genos, but it is not in any way intended to preclude the feasibility of a considerable element of value struck by the fact that wherever fatal cases of paratyphoid fever.
check the conference. The Note endeavours to avoid and failures. About Russis, France will consider her subjects' ownership only in these missions. The Japanese party, comprising represa motor bus service is in operation ona" Filipino and one Indian;
guaranteed by recognizance of it. entative business men from the island empire of the East, our roads suffer quite a fair wo non-fatal cases of cerebro
Finally, the Genos conference will miscarry If-It does not. have for some weeks been in close contact with the in-amount of damage. The motor spinal fever, Chinese; and two
buses in Kowloon are scarcely deaths from influenza, Chinese. dustrial captains of the Old Country, and it is a reason heavy enough to make much im
Those signatures to the histori-specify that actual treaties are not to be injured.-Baras. able assumption that the experience has contributed some-pression on the general condition One programme featuring both cal document which binds to thing towards a closer understanding both in the purely of the Peninsula's roads, but in Tom Moore and Harold Lloyd, gether in bood of unity two sister record B linguistic commercial sphere and also in the personal sense, which is several places one can already each a master of humour in his ostions
see signs of wear and tear. Per
Dutch Foreign Minister to Make a Statement. a factor of importance in relation to the first-named.
thing unusual, sometblog delight Daily Chronicle, The Gaelic form
The Hague, January 6,00 While the customary dealings in compliments have hape the most striking effect of distinctive sphere, is same triumph for our country, says the
It is announced that the Foreign Minister, Dr. Van Karnsbest, been plentiful, there has at the same time been some frank motor bus traffic is to be seen ful The Coronet Theatre this of the Irish signatures is to just now στι the stretch evening presents the first in English eyes as threatening to speech on both sides. One of the keenest subjects of con-road between Un Long Tillage Toby's Bow," a pleasing comedy larynx, jaw and vocal cords as on the occasion of the forthcoming debate on the Foreign Estimates Galician monstrosities in the Second Chamber will make a statement upon Hölledd's with a spice of adventure and those troversy has been the piracy of trade-marks out here, and and Sheung Shui station, in the
How Iodies are concerned. on this point the assurances given by the Japanese Mission new territories. For several miles flavour of romance; the second beginning with Pizwith which the position in regard to the four-Power convention as far as the "East- read well. Britain's standpoint on this matter is that on the Fanling side of Un Long: in "Get Out and Get Under," war made us familiar.
the road is deeply serrated with
a rollicking frolic with a view of much softer and easier of atter-
of ance is Griffith than the Gaelic ULSTER ATTITUDE ON BOUNDARY QUESTION: & wealth originality and user confers priority, and the Mission's spokesman gave an rats and travelling is by no means assurance early in the tour to an important hody of merchants comfortable. This is a fact which absurdity: Ad entertaibment this, Griobtha. Think, too, of the stupendous effort required to
No Alteration Except by Agreement. that it was their intention to reinedy British grievances. goes to prove that our local roads brisk and cheering.
pronounce the fearsome com-
London, February 6,--. an assurance which Mr. Kodona repeated at the farewell are scarcely fitted for heavy
bination of consonatile in Dhu- traffic and it presages a rather
Wo regret to record the death brthigh, while the simple English The North Ireland Cabinet met in London this morning, after dinner. Upon the question of facilities in Korea the heavy expenditure on the part of answer was by no means so satisfactory. China, only to the Government so soon as motor of Mr. Augusto Antonio Baptista, form Daffy presente no difficul- which the Premier, Sir James Craig, wrote Mr. Lloyd George-de- 800 of the late Mr.ties. It is cot to be wondered at claring that the Northern Government cannot consent to any alter- counteract Japanese influence, it is true, opened the bus transport is more widely second
This Colony has Antonio Marciano Baptista, that so faw Irishmen speak Irish, ation of the boundary fixed by the Act of 1920, except by mutual Hermit Kingdom to foreign trade in the eighties; since the introduced. country has passed to Japanese rule the complaint is that a very right to be proud of its which took place this morning at
How many of the thousands roads, but it must be borne in his residence, No. 22 Shelley
THE NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY. freezing out policy has been pursued. It therefore remains mind by advocates of quick road Street. The deceased, who was who make use of London Bridge for other countries to continue their efforts towards some transport that the coming of such uamarried, was an assistant in are aware of the fact that it is transport will be at a fairly heavy Netherlands Iodis Commercial one of London's greatest land-
Expected to be Strongly Democratie. betterment of the situation.
This world-famous
Home, February 6, When the party was entertained by the Manchester price. The present staff of road Back for quite a number of years owners?
Signor Denicola, President of the Chamber, has been definitely Chamber of Commerce, Sir Edward Stockton, President of workmen would soon prove far and was greatly esteemed by his bridge, according to authoritative too small to keep the roads in employers as well as by all information, has an annual rent-i the Chamber, advocated co-operation rather than jealousy order, unless a great deal of sur- his office colleagues. Of roll of £150,000, which is derived charged with the formation of a Ministry, which is expected to be A counsel of perfection this, many will exclaim, where both face relaying was embarked upon. genial and sociable disposition, from property left in the past to strongly democratic, combisading the support of even the Socialists, countries are "all out" for trade.. Yet there are some For ordinary traffic the roads the late Mr. Baptists will be provide especially for its upkeep. respects in which co-operation may be practicable. A seem quite suited, but for heavy missed by a large circle of friends. This money has sometimes been member of the Mission suggested Anglo-Japanese combina-traffic they have not so far given The funeral takes place this utilised for the erection of other afternoon, passing the Monument bridges, but it cannot be definitely
Scots Guards Officer to be Best Man. at 5.30 p.m.
alienated from London Bridge tion in erecting mills in China for the manufacture of the little evidence of resistance.
· London, February 6 without a special Act of Par lisment. Over seven centuries Major Sir Victor Mackenzie, of the Scate Guide, will be best have passed since this bridge first man at the wedding of Viscount Lascelles and Princess Mary.
FILM PRODUCER'S MURDER.
Los Angeles, February (6. The police have detained two men, a cinema actor and a camera
FEVER SCOURGE OF 50 YEARS AGO.
of
V.C UNVEILS WAR MEMORIAL.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
agreement.
THE FOUR-POWER PACT,
PRINCESS MARY'S WEDDING.
finer quality of cotton goods. What form the combination should take is not indicated, add a number of considera- tions are involved, but there is the proposal for the con- sideration of British business men. The Shantung settle- Agres: decline in the mortality Oswestry War Memorial, in the becames landed proprietor, and ment and Japan's public withdrawal of Group V. of the from scarlet fever is referred to form of handsome park gates, was at the beginning it was popular Twenty-one Demands (the Group which gave Japan a in the anual report of the Liver-anveiled recently by Colonel 3. V. for the erection of shops and
pool Medical Officer of Health, Campbell, V. C.. assisted by residences is shown preferential position in China incompatible with the Open which recalls that 50 years ago Sergeant H. Whitfeld and Major early engravings. Eventually the Door) are promising, if not conclusive, tokens of growing families of children were swept F. Leighton, Royal Dragoons, Bridge House Estate was acquired man, in connection with the murder of Mt. Taylor, the British Mat
by the Bridge Trust,
producer, off by the diseLES. harmony,
three local war herone.
by