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No. 12,367
四拜禮三廿月弍英港番 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
THE "ROMA" DISASTER.
What Eye-Witnesses Saw,
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Norfolk, February 22. + Thousands of people witnessed the fi-aster to the ship Roma. which appears to have been filled with hydragen stead of unindammable helium, with which it was previousis led.
All accounts agree that the huge kite-like ru Mer slipped down on side whilst the Roma was driving ahead at a high altitude at s good speed. The dirigible did not respond to the elevation lever upon which an officer pulled with his utmost power. The motors were cut off and sand ballast thrown out in a vin attempt to check! the airship's descent. Two men leaped our just before the vessell struck, whilst others, when the craft was agroun.l, dropped through doors, portholes and holes which they tore through the fabric sides. A moment later came the roar of an explosion and the vessel beca liv a roaring furnace in which the others pensheri quiserably. All efforts | at rescue were Cupils owing to the terrift best. Nothing was left! of the airship except ner twisted aluminum framework ani s.x Liberty motors.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUK TROUBLES.
General Smuts' Proposal.
London, February 20 The strike compard es un the Band are continuing their. at- tempts to prevent the mi mew from working, but, despite intimida tion, over a hundre is failionalinen returned to work on the 21st, inst. Great interest was shown in the opening of the debate in the „House of Assembly at Capetown en General Hertzog's motion for
compulsory arbitration respecting the strike.
Mr. Boydell, the,Labour leader, accusel the pavernment of sid- ing with the mineowbers by using the police for recruiting staða,
General Smuts said that General Herzog's proposal was not acceptable, as it had been a failure in Australia. The only way to settle the dispute was by the appointment of an impartial boarl, which would report to Parliament.
Dynamite Explosions.
Johannesburg. February 23. Six decamite explosions oyurre-i near the Springs, damaging the standards at the Victoria Fals power-station ad cutting of the supply of power to the Geduld Mine.
SITUATION IN PORTUGAL QUIET.
Government Not Yet Returned to Capital.
London, February 24. A message from Lushun states that the situation is quiet. The Army has hitherto supported the Haverament Part of the R. publican Girl has started to surrender arms, but the Govetameat has not returned to Lisbon.
Crisis Passed.
Lishor, February 19.
The crisis has passed without bolshe!, and baw apparently resulted at ang rate in the temporate overthrow of the Republican Gused, which has pulled the party strings sinne the assassination of President Paes The Government returning to the capital, and i che Chamber queets to-t urrow.
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THE SINN FEIN CONVENTION.
Agreement on the Preamble.
London, February 22.
The Arlines delegates waited at the convention two hours be-i
their leaders appeared. Mr. de Valera was given
a pration นา Banontwing Bisteement on the preamble, which tas stated object is avoid 3 division
of
Princess Mary of Roumania sad King Alexander of Jugo- Slavis, the official celebration of whose betrothal is reported in today's telegrams.
SEIZURE OF FRENCH VESSEL.
Retaliatory Measures on Greek Ships Threatened.
Par February 22,
The Government he replied to the Greek Sute regarding they selzate of the Frenet steamer Beroit, threening retaliatory I measures on titerk vessels unless the E-pair is released with nerj
cargo intact.
The spoir was seized on the ground that he carried contraband of war and a Greek Note, in reply to a French protest, stated that the vessel would be released after discharging her cargo.j
THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
French Negotiations with China.
Paris. February 9.
The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee has adopted a report approving the opening of nekotistions with Chins with the object of finding means of safeguarding the material and moral interests ,involved in connection with the Banque Industrielle.
SCHOOL OF HYGIENE FOR LONDON.
Rocketeller Foundation's Munificence,
London, February 23.
The Government bas gratefully accepted the Rockefeller Founda- Sinn Fein organisation, to give an opportunity to the Treaty of hygiene in London.
the tion's offer of 32,000,000, towards building and equipping a school signatories to draft a Constitution and to enable voters at an election to decide between a Republic and a Free State. The Dail is mean- while continuing to function. The Arifters is unanimously in agree meat. There was busterous enthusiasm at the Convention, but no speeches.
THE VALUE OF URGENT" CABLES.
P.M.G. Against Abolition,
London, February 22. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Barnes, who arged the abolition of the urgent trebled rate for cables. Mr. Kellaway said that the urgent service was introduced as the result of repres entations from commercial men, and while delay was abnormal and the urgent service was available to foreign countries, he did not think abolition would be to the interest of British cable users.
SALE OF EX-ENEMY SHIPS.
Lord Inchcape's Business Deals.
London. February 22 Lord Inchcape is reported to have completed the sale of ex- enemos vessels on behalf of the Reparations Commission, totalling two and a half million tons, realising £20,000,000. The cost of disposal was only half & crown per £100 of the sam realised.
A ROYAL BETROTHAL.
King of Jugo-Slavia-Engaged.
Bukharest, February 22.
BRITISH AND FRENCH PREMIERS TO MEET"
AGAIN.
Paris, February 22, According to the papers, M. Poincare and Mr. Lloyd George are soon to meet again in Paris to examine momentous probleme, notably the German payment of reparations in kind and terms of the Genos conference.-Huras,
ICEBOUND IN THE BALTIC.
Stockholm, February-22. Eighteen steamers are icebound in the Baltic, some in a critical position. One has already been wrecked but the crew was rescued. A gale is blowing icebergs asbore.
INDIAN PRISONERS RELEASED:
Calcutta, February 22.
One hundred and sixty Non-Co-operation prisoners have been released from Faridpur Gaol, upon signing certain undertakings.
VARSITY HOCKEY.
London, February 22 The hockey match between Oxford and Cambridge resulted in win for the former by 3 goals to 2.
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23, 1922 日七十弍月正
STRIKE SITUATION.
MASS MEETING IN
CANTON.
Shanghai Houseboys as Strike-Breakers.
SINGLE COPY: 10 CTR
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KOWLOON DOCK.
Final Dividend and Bonus.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
A Brief Meeting.
Subject to final audit, tha meeting of the Legislative Directors of the Hongkong and Council over which H. E the. Whampoa Dock Company B. Jovernor (Sir Edward Stabbe, recommend to the shareholders] 5.5.M6) presided was heki to-day. The position of the seamen's at the forthcoming annual general There were also present strike to-day is very much where meeting the following allocation The Hon. Mr. Claud Seren it was yesterday. In some of the profit for the past year (CM... Colonist Secretary quarters it was expected that the viz delegates who took to Canton the To pay to shareholders a finalį Government's latest proposals dividend of $3 per share and bonus would be back in Hongkong last of $11 per share, making (with night, but nobody arrived and this interim dividend of $4 per share) morning there were general ex-$20 per share for the year 1921. pectations that the train arriving To write off Buildings here jua: before tiffin would bring
and Plant... the delegates back.
We arm tha: a large mass meeting was held in Canton last night at which the latest proposals were considered. Subsequent to this the delegates were instructed regarding the nature of the reply. It is the receipt of that reply which is now awaited.
On equity this afteranna we learn that the seamen's delegates have come Fact to Hangkang by today's train." but up to the time of going
to press there was no definite news as to the nature of the reply they had brough. There were, however, rumours that a fresh Bist oi dymandy hid been formulated and that a reply to these was to be demanded almost at once. We were unable to establish verification. alcbourh we made exhaustive enquiries, I was generally thought, howe er, that there would not be muen improvement in the situation."
$919.191.43
$120,000.001
To pay a Bonus to
Staff
and carry for. ward to nest year about $800,000.00
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COMPANY REPORT,
Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kamp,
- 4,8%, Attorney-General. The Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins, Director of Public Works.
The Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, Jo.8.E. Colonial Treasurer.
The Hon. Mr. E A. Irving. Director of Education.
The Hon. Mr. E R. Halifax, Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
The Hon. Ma. H. E. Pollock, [K, C.
The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang Hon. Mr. E V. D. Parr. The Hon. Mr. Lau Cau Pak. The Hon Mr. A. G. Stephen.. The Hon. Mr. Chow Stoa-son. Mr. A. G. M. Fiercher, Clerk of Councily.
The report of the Finance Com- mittee (No. 2) was adopted.
The Bill entituled An Ordin LUCA to provide for polica supervision of certain persons The report of the above Coin-passed the second and third pang or presentation to the readings. - shareholders at the thirty-eightb The Bill entituled An Ordin- ordinary general meeting, to be fance to amend farther the Opium held at the offics of the Company Ordinance, 1914, was read a on Friday, 3rd. March, states:- second time.
The balance at credit of Profiti In committee, Mr. Lau Cho- and Loss Account after allowing pak referred to the fact that the for the interia dividend of Ordinance stated that where $50,000.00 paid in September 1st two people were found
and including the balance of smoking opium the place was 39.949.93 brought forward from presumed to be a divan. Ho 1920, is $.05.271.37, which it is wanted to know what woold proposed to Appropriate as happen in the case of hotels, follows:
restaurants and businesss houses where smoking took place,
To Place to Reserve
Fund... To Pisce to Equalisa- tion of Dividend Account
$ 5,000)
50.000
4.08463
To Pay a bonus to staff To Bonus to Mr. C.
Klinck our tirement 15,000 00 | To Patatina) Dividend
of $1 per share To Bonus of $1 per
share
And to carry forward to the credit of next year's account
50,000.00
60.000.00
The Attorney General asid these places under the present w came within the definition of a divan, but no action had been taken against them and it was not proposed to alter the policy,'
Mr. Pollock pointed out that junder the old Ordinance & place where men smoked and left the opium dross for the proprietor was regarded as a divan.
After further discussion, cou- sideration of the Bill was ad- journed for the next meeting.
This concluded all the public business, the Council then con- sidering the Jurors List for 1922
The Harbour Figures. To-day there are 150 ships in harbour representing 25/267 tons of shipping. The table according to nationality is as follows:-
British; 13 ships. 125 513 ton) Chinese, 35 ship. 8,1 5 tons. Japanese, 15 ships, 43.440 tons. America, 13 ships. 27,584 tons. Dutch, 3 ship. 9,008 tons. French, 5 ships, 3.792 tons. Norwegian, 9 ships, 9,388 tons. Portuguese, 1 ship. 1.145 tons. Siamese, 2 ships, 2,279 rons, Swedish Lahip, 11 tons.... Since we went to press gester- day the B and S. hoat Kwang. chow has gone back to Hoihow. It is interesting to record that she
11.186 74 is manned by 17 European officer- Consulting Committee. Mr. and supernumaries, no Chinese J. H. Wallace resigned on leaving being on board. The Vas Cloon the Colony, and M. P. A. Cosin camera. has got away to Swatow, taking was invited to take his place on passengers up from Singapore, the Consulting Committee. Inl whilst the Van Overstraten basaccordance with the Articl left for Singapore taking a large Association Messrs. A. O. Lug,! number of deck passenger P. A. Cor and H. P. White. rerit ordinary Chinse labour coolies, but offer themselves
for 12-1 The s.s. Prometheus has also left election.
A Peking telegram states that for Bangkok.
Auditors. The accoun's hare it is reported that the President been audited by Messrs. Lin-tead has requested Tso Kwan and & Davis for Mr. F. Maitland and Chang Jok-lin to come to Peking by Mr. H. Percy Smith. Messrs. together for the purpose Linstead & Davis and Percy negotiating Smith, Seth & Fleming
on the present eligible for electron.
ar political situation.
Another Peking telegram is to The effect that owing to Wa Pai- o detaining the salt revenus "in Mankow, the various Powers have decided on joint action to protect the creditors' rights.
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SHEWAN, TOM S & CO. General Managers.
CHINESE NEWS.
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
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Empress Boat Gets Away.
The most interesting departure to-day has been the Empress of Russia, which went out to Jook Bay yesterday where she took on board a crew of northern seamen who were brought down by the Empress of Japan-the boat whose sudden departure from Shanghai for Hongkong caused something like a sensation in the northern port a few days ago had left Wiamson to cruise off The Empress of Russia took with Lintina. wired to Cociman- many of the "Shanghai der Wu at the Восса Tigris people who bad been down Forts, asking him to investigate to Hongkong for the Races, matters, as they feared fish wa among them. being Mr.h-ing exported by the cruiser. G. H. Polte, Mr. C. R. Barkill. The commander has replied stat- Mr. F. E. Vida, Mr. and Mrs.ing that the cruiser had no cargo)tion Road, Kowloon, and also st A. V. White, Mr. F. & Elias, Mr. aboard.
Pokfulam will be held at the A, J. and Mrs. E. Hayim, and The Imprisoned Ex-President. P.W.D. ffices on Monday next. Mr. L. Moses. Houseboys Being Recruited in
A further report by our Canton The Passion Flower," festur-
~~Paga 4. correspondent is that the con- ing Norma Telmadge, is the Shanghai.
stable ho was shot by the former special picture at the Coronet to- President of the Seamen's Union, night, whilst at the Kowloon when the latter resisted arrest on Theatre Dorothy Dalton la to be a charge of murdering his wife, seen in Hard-Boiled." There in has succumbed. The accused, niso a Chaplin film-Pago 4. who has been in police custóds. Consignses of cargo by the
Seamen Thrashed.
.Safes of Crown Land at Corona
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From Our Own Correspondent.).
Shanghai, February 23rd. An interesting feature of the shipping str ke situation is that here in Shanghai housetoys employed in the homes of for has now been removed to the City of Simla eignere are being canvassed by prison and has been called formed the shipping agencies in their on by many prominent person is being carried on to the north, tbat their cargo effort to recruit mtrik--breakers.
pending a settlement of the local Interrupting Food Supplies. A Chinese who has arrived in
labour question.-Page 4. Our Canton correspondent says Hongkong from Shaki, in the thar, despite the assurances can- Heangshan district, states that a a tained in the recent not fication number of farmers were loading issued by the Commissionere of vezatables on to a junk bound for Customs, to the effect that in Hongkong when they were stop- future the transit of provisionsped by a number of man, raid to Ɛon will not be interfered with by the be members of the Seamen's strikers, the seamen are still Union, who carried away a con- active in interrupting supplies of siderable quantity of the cargo. In this connection, it is reporter returned to the spot, accompacted. fresh water. fisland vegetables. The farmers, greatly enraged. that the Executive Department by scores of villagers, and gave of the Seamen's Unior, on laam-the-sozmena sound thrashing, Ing that the cruis.z, Pingkong two being seriouslyinjured.... ha
THE RUBBER SLUMP.
London, February 22, The rubber market continues fat. Plantation rubber has reached
The betrothal of Princess Mary of Rumanis and King Alexander the low record of 7344 per lb. Ingo-Slavia was officially celebrated at the Royal Palace st
ink yesterday
Other Early and Special Telegrams on Page 2)
To-Day's Exchange.
The closing rate of the entfar
demand to-day was 20.5./16.3*