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铁四廿月式英港香 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1922. BATARE
INDEMNITIES FROM GERMANY.
PRAYA SENSATION.
WELL-KNOWN COMPRADORE
AN ECHO OF THE STRIKE
Misgivings over the Ardfheis Compromise.
(Reuters Service. Y
London, February 23. The bargain approved by the Ardfhe's yesterday is regarded as indicating numerous formidable difficulties for the Provisional Government--not healing the split in the Sinn Fein ranks, but merely checking its development pending the decisive battle of the polls.
Britain Bad Not Yet Received a Penny.
Reuter's Service. )
London, February 23,
In the House of Commons, in answer to questions, Sir Robert Horne stated that Britain had not yet received a penny of indemnity. from Germany. On the other hand, the cost of occupation of over a milliard gold marks had been repaid to the extent of 970 wilbos.
French Disappointment.
Paris, February 23.
this afternoon, at which mat- tars were again to be discuss- od. In the hope of something tangible resulting, a meeting of the shipowners was tentatively ASSASSINATED. arranged to be held at five o'clock this afternoon, a representative of the Hongkung Telegrand being informed that the owners wished to waste no time in the event of a settlement being at all possible. Regarding the demands of the Imen for the re-instatement of the
Ship's Cook Arrested, A sensation was caused en the Inspector Grant, who happened Union before work is resumed, we Prays, opposite the building being to be almost on the spot, at once were unable to ascertain the Gov-
important point, while Mr. Griffith and Mr. Collins secured tem Disappointment at Germany's default over the indemnity pay-erected for the reception of the rendered first aid, bu: the jernment's latest views on this
astrous consequences
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Delegates Invited to London to Discuss Whole Position.
Later.
In the House of Commons, asked whether the Government intended to proceed with the Irish Free State Bill in view of the Ardfheis' decision, Mr. Churchill said that the Irish signatories to the Treaty had been invited to London for an early conference on the whole situation.
M. Poincare outlined the difficulties of seizing German securities held abroad, owing to the involvement of central countries where the securities have been placed.
The Vote was carried.
Tung Wah Hospital Thrown Over
Mr. de Valera, by postponement of the election, scored an
porary freedom from the danger of a shap vote in Haji Eireann ments, on which France counted to balance the forthcoming budget, Prince of Wales, just after 1 fortunate atrical of Dr. Black, and the public will have to await where their majority is precarious, also from threat mutinous was freely voiced in the Casmber when, debating a special Vote of o'clock this morning when the who was passing along the Praya the result of this afterasin's sections of the republican army.
manager of Messrs, in his motor car at the time, meating before learning of any The future is rega ded both in Dublin and in London with mis. 13.12 milliard francs subsequently chargeable to Germany, the acting giving, as a prolongation of the existing uncertainty may have dis. Minister of Finance explained that the sum would have to be secured Jack & Tai, the well-known firm placed the victim in professional new developments.
by means of fresh loans. He regretted that Britain was more of ships' compradores, was shot bands. The first examination did occupied with the resumption of trade than with reparationis.
at and murdered. His alleged not reveal that the bullet had assailant has been arrosted, and actually struck the victim, and it is now being held by the police. wwe thanahs that severa shock We learn this afternoon that It appears that Mr. Leung Yuk- had rendered him unconscious, the Com aittse of the Tung. Wah tong-to give the decessed man's
une põlvo zubulance had already Hospital has received a letter full name --W13 riding in his been telephoned for and was from the seamen's delegatas firm's private ricksha from his quickly on the spot. The uncon saying that whilst they wish to own office to Meser Butterfield scious man was at once conveyed thank them for the part they have and Swire. Just as the ricksha to the Government Civil Hospital. played as mediators in the strike was passing the boarding which with Dr. Black and others in negotiations, they do not wish to now surrounds the site of Murray attendance, but before the institus hold any further conversations Pier (under re-construction) a tion was reached the man bad with them. preferring to deal man, who was walking in the disi.
the It was later discovered directly with Hongkong roadway, was seen to draw a that the deceased bad received a Government through the Sacre- revolver and fire point blank stbullet wound in the small of the tary for Chinese Affairs. the occupant of the ricksba Mr,back. The body was subsequently This is not interpreted as an Leung immediately collapsed and conveyed to the public mortuary, very encouraging sign. the man who fired the shot made The deceased compradore was
Harbour News. to get away.
39 years of age and had been
Mr. Chamberlain said that the Government did not propose to take the Irish Treaty Bill on Monday. Ask- whether it was intended to proceed with the Bill at all, Mr. Chamberlain declined to make a further statement before seeing the signatories.
Inquiry into the Clones Shooting.
M:. Churchill ang-urced that, with the concurrence of both the Irish Governments, Mr. Justice Me Cardie bas been appointed to conduct an enquiry into the Clones -hosting on the 12th. inst. hoped the enquiry would begin early next week.
FRENCH NAVAL OFFICER'S ARTICLE ON SUBMARINISM.
Mr. Balfour's Explanation.
London, February 23,
ARRESTED.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE'S GENERAL MANAGER
Paris, February 23. M. Pernotte, general manager of the Banque Industrielle de Chine, has been arrested and conveyed to Sante prisɔn.
The Charge Against M. Pernotte.
Later.
M. Pernotte has been arrested in connection with a charge made Hejby the Paris engineer to the Seine Tribunal regarding operations in which M. Pernotta was concerned in connection with the issue last year of shares in the Chemical Products Company. the whole of which were taken up by the Banque Industrielle. Toe shares once rose to 450 per cent. premium, but subsequently relspeed.
OVERLAPPING TAXATION.
Lo. N. Appoints a Committee.
London, February 23. .
He ran through Statue Square in connected with his firm ever since The number of boats in the th direction of the Hongkong and it was founded. about 20 years barbour had bean decreased to Shangbai Banking Corporation, ago. During the strike he had 158 this morning. Among the followed by workmen who were been connected with the engage boats to get away yesterday after- engaged on the construction of ment of seamen in the north, and, noon were the Empress of Japan the Princa's pavilion. It is said it is said, he bad previou-ly been (manned by northernere); the B. that the revalver was thrown warned
to have nothing to do and I. vessel Jeans, which took away near the Bank premises. At with such matters.
a large number of emigrants to Any rate, the fugitive was actual-i
Singapore; the ss. Hanoi, which The affair has created a great cleared for Kwang Chow-wan:
Nations discussed the problem of double taxation and a pointed a over to the police.
The Financial and Economic Committee of the League ofly caught nearby and handed
! sensation in town, and deep the s.s. Providence, which left for ab-committee cons sting of Sir Josish Stamp (Britain), JERROTE The captured man is a cook, sympatly is expresed for the Dairen; the Taketoyo Maro for Muroran; the Sosbu Maru for Seligman (America) Finaudi Italy) and Bruins (Holland) to examine formerly explored en bosfd the deceased's firm and relative.
s.s. Kwangchow.
Detective Inspector Grant is Swatow; and the small Swedish Mr. Leung was by this time in charge of the case against the ketch, the Fidrs, which sailed lying prostrate on the Praya. arrested man.
for Singapore.
The much-discussed question of Lord Lee's alleged misquota tion at the Washington Cint-rence of an artiste by the French naval officer Capt.Csstex on the subject of submarinism, semi-othrially) published in France, was hrought up in the House of Commons,
Str. Balfour, who regretted that the article had not heen per. mitted to fall into oblivion, said tha Cipt. Caster's statement diverlapping taxation systems in the different countries. not commit the Frech (overnment, bat it was impossibie to ignore the views of a high officer who approved of submarinism being
BIG AMERICAN STOCKBROKING FAILURE. directed to the destroving without warning of rearchantmen, with their crews, passengers, and carers N, It was such operations. which Capt. Castex proudly clamed were originally devised by
Former High Government Official Involved. French ingenuity, that the Governments of France, Italy, Japan,
New York, February 28 the United States and the British Empire at Washington unani-
·Federal receivers in bankruptcy have been appointed for the mously declared crossly immoral and pronounced the perpet atokbroking firm of Karlos, Burke and Co., whose habilities amoun liable to punishment as pirates (cheers!
jtu $1,500,000 against assets of $150,990.
THE CHINA TEA TRADE.
Effect of Britian's Differential Duty.
London, Pabe rary 25,
Mr. Burke was formerly Treasurer of the United States and brice Governor of Nurth Dakota.
FURTHER CHARGES AGAINST TEX RICKARD.
Bail Increased.
New York. February 28.
THE STRIKE.
Important Meetings To-day.
TUNG WAH COMMITTEE THROWN OVER.
Among the arrivals is the 8.8. Dacre Castle, which arrived from-
a warning to the Union leaders Philadelphia and Amoy, with a declaring the Union an unlawful large cargo of case oil and
ciety, raided its offices and gasoline.
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News in To-day's New Advertisements.
closed
down. Liter. the s'evedor Union was raided. other workers being promised protection. Nothing in the way of a settlement transpired-outili February 7th, when a deputation of local men left for Canton,! As we briefly indicated yester following which the British day, the samena delegates reConsul General intimated that
urned to Hongkong by the mid- the seamen were
prepared lag train bringing with thern a to return. provided ther rejection of the Governarent's could
get their 1.on istest proposals and also fresh back. The
proposed This is a least the scale of increases was then again third or fourth time that delegates offeret and the names of a pro- Benguet Mining Coy., P. L.- an announcement relative to the have left Hongkong with proposed Arbitration Board were posals and consulted their leaders published. Meetings then izan Paze 4. and companions in Canton only take place at the Tung Wah to return with fresh suggestions.
The Strike's History.
The Chaun the of the Excbmpter was feed with a long ques tion in the House of Coumans by. Mr. Forrest implying that the
Tex Rickard (the boxing promoter, who slanis charged with an differential tea duty has ceased to have valde, even from the view-Infence against a young & ri) has been further indicted on a charge demands. point of revenue, and e argesting that the duty has gone far to run of abducting two girls, whose case led to the original arrest. the China tea träde with Britain, ther-by impeding the export of manufacturel en abs to Urina and asking whether the Indian and Ceylon Tea Assonations have any objection to the removal of the differential rate.
Sir Robers Horne replied quoting the revenue from China tea during the past thean pests as £231.600, £170,000, and £235,000 respectively. He declared that he had not been informed regarding the ruinous effect of the duty, por regarding the attitude of the Associations mentioned.
DEATH OF GERMAN COMMERCIAL MAGNATE.
An Echo of the " Panther" Incident.
Bail has been increased to $25, NO.
BIG U.S. TRADE-UNION COMBINE.
Resisting Wage Reductions.
Chicago, February 93. A conference of representatives of two million coalminers, rail. waymen. and longshoremen agreed to combine the forces of their seventeen unions with a view to effectively protecting union workers in wage struzzles.
ITALY'S POLITICAL DEADLOCK.
General Conference to be Postponed.
London, February 23,
Berlin. February 23. The death has occurred of Herr Reinhard Mannesminn, head of the Mannesmann Tube Works, whose activities in obtaining mining concessions in Morocco in 1910 were one of the causes of the Franco-German trouble culminating in the Avadir incident.
The protracted political deadlock in Italy makes a postponement [On the occasion referred to Germany des arched & gunboar, of the Genoa Conference certain. "Signors Denicola, Bonomi and the "Panther to Agadir by way of coercing France. Mr. Lloyd Orlando have successively declined to form a Cabinet. George made a strong speech at the Mansion House, and Germany, with much resentment, receded from the position she had taken up.]
SIR ERIC GEDDES RESIGNS FROM PARLIAMENT,
London, February 23, Sir Eric Geddes has applied for the Chiltern Hundreds.
THE GOVERNMENT'S RETRENCHMENT POLICY.
War Minister's Alternative to Geddes Proposal,
London, February, 23, Io a speech at Chorley. Si: Worthington Evans Minister for War) foreshadowed a reduction of the Army by 33,090 officers and men, involving the disbandment of twenty-four battalions of Infantry and forty-seven batteries of Artillery and the equivalent of five Cavalry regiments, with corresponding reductions in the higher
compared with the Geddes Committee's recommendation of most proctinent members as delegates of the German commercial £20,000,000.
mission which is going to Moscow to study conditions in RussiK.
GERMAN COMMERCIAL MISSION TO RUSSIA.
Berlin, February 23.
owners'
"Sexis the film feature at the World Theatre to-day.-Page 12. Messrs Moxon & Taylor insert
Sincere's have a Tennis Season Hospital and later the Hongkong Advertisement-Page 3. Government notified that the Union would be re-opened so soon men had gone back to
as the
"The Passion Flower" with Norma Talmadge leading is the [big picture at the Coraast to-day.
Page 12.
next
In view of the many proposals and counter proposals which bave
At the Kowloon Theatre to- been made it would appear opwork and thus bal given evidence of being lawful.All las: week there portane if we gave, for the bene
was an air of optimism regarding night "The House of Whispers" fit of our readers, a brief resume of the position as it stands today an early settlement, but the man will be screened. There will be a
Black and Waite dance and the most important steps still asked for the Union back at
Tuesday at the same theatre. onca, me inwhile there were go- which bare led thereto;-
Six weeks ago today the ings and comings to and from Page 12.
As from 15th. March, the price seamen went on strike because Canta on the part of delegates of Dairy Farm ice and butter they had failed to secure from Monday there was only a the Owners a reply to their nall point of difference (regard will be reduced-Pago 7.
Watson's advertise their "E" Whisky on Page 6. previous letters asking for certain the opening of the Union) arid incresses of pay. A proclamation d le ates azain left für Canton. by the Secretary for Chinese The offer to the men then consist- of the immediate grant- Affairs asked the men to returne
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Shaw's advertise averything for Tennis wear-Page 7.
Volunteer Orders appear on Page 4.
staffs and ancillary services, representing an economy of £16,500,000 The League of German Industrialists bas elected twelve of its subsequently withdrawing itsnything to do with the strike
to work pending arb tration busting of the owners' scale of they refused without first having increases, arbitration
There will be DO Dinner some counter offer by the owners.maining points and the Union
to be given back so soon as work Dansant at the Hongkong Hotel On January 17th. the owners
on,Monday next.-Page 4. drew up a scale of increases they had been started.
The J. C. J. Ladvise consignees At Canton on Wednesday At the General Election. Sir Eric was elected for Cambridge and also offered to se parties to night, however, a mass meeting all Hongkong cargo will becarried
were prepared to grant at ence
of cargo per 8.3. Saparoan that against a Labour opponent by an overwhelming majority. His resignation was foreshadowed some time a,o, when he resumed arbitration regarding the differ- of the men took place at which it
ence between their scale and the was decided not to return to work on to Shanghai-Page 4.
Messrs. Dodwell & Coy. nolifz connection with commerce.]
original scale of the seamen, until the Union had been re- The public then looked for an instated and a complete settle consignees of cargo of the arrival end of the strike but it did mant of the wagos question had in part of the sa. Dacre Castle.→→
ben affected. The men seem to Page 4. not come. the gesmen rejecting act to the Government hiring the offer, and the owners,
The men also mate, counter-the Canton meeting that "the negotiations, for it was stated at proposals, slightly decreasing, three terms in the Hongkong
To-Day's Exchange. their orginal demands, but they Government's offer as brought subsequently withdrew this also.!
bick by the four delegates of the
The closing rate of the 'dolaz” For days nothing in the way of a Seamen's Union actually repres
on demand to-day was` 2x/5.1/161 development took place until, opents no sincere offer for a settle- Hard-January 27th, the men made ment and still indicates the use
another proposal, suggesting certain increases and arbitration. effect a settlement."
of the government's inflaence to Nothing happened, however, and i immediately after Chinese New
THE FOUR-POWER PACT,
Senate's Reservation.
Washington, February 23. 'After conferring with the President, Senator Lodge submitted the Foreign Relations Committee's reservation to the four-Power paol. It is understood to provide that nothing in the Treaty should be constru ́d as committing the United States to exercise armed force without the Senate's consent.
The debite, which revealed both Republican and Democrat opposition, was adjourned till to-morrow.
GERMAN PATENTS IN AMERICA.
Washington, February 23. The Senate has passed a resolution authorising President ing to revive the German Patents Treaty.
To-Day's Latest Position.
CHALLENGES FOR THE DAVIS CUP.
New York. February 23. ·
Year the cargo coolter came out Many enquiries made this France, Czecho-Slovakis, and Italy have challenged for the on strike the whole of the morning brought out the fact that
Davis Cup.
(Other Early and Special Telegrams on Page 2.)
The Weather.
2 p.m. Barometer:--29,81.. perature:-68 Humidity:
Lightin
Colony's transport workers being the position, bad not changed. eventually involved. Then it was – Tas Secritary for Chinese Affairs | Lighing up that the Government issued « was due to meet the delegaten]p.m.