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Hongkong Telegraph
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四拜濃
號八月六英港
THURSDAY JUNE 8, 1922.
日三十月五
RTHINGTON
SINGLE DOPY: 16 CTO
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UMOS.
ANDERSEN MEYER & 20 LTD..
THE INTERNATIONAL LOAN TO GERMANY.
French Attitude Continues the Deadlock.
-Reuters Service!
sanctioning a loan to Germany.
"Paris, June 8.
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HONGKONG'S SHIPPING. RUBBER RESTRICTION. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. position to some" to x deânite
A Year's Figures.
Tessels with an increase 3,298,443 tons.
Of the above 52,922 venals of
Straits Committees Report.
+ From that Men Correspondent).
Singapore, June 8.
be
The Stevenson, Rubber Com-
The Telephone Rates.
RENTS RESTRICTION,
to Landlords.
A meeting of the Legislative
c.M.G., Colonial Secretary.
decision as to what are fair terros to offer.
The Draft Agreement conlain- ing the Government's proposala has not yet been placed before the Company. There have how- ever been informal discussiona
The report of the Harbour Pariz. June ".
Master of Hongkong for the past According to a statement from an authoritative French sourc». year shows that the total of the
has been permitted to advertise the question of an international loan to Germany was settled to-day shipping entering and clearing at mitten concludes that the only His Excellency's Warning regarding it, and the Company the rates proposed under 1. maj when the French delegate to the Reparations Commission intimated ports in the Cology amounted to alternative to the great evil of
the understanding that the rates that the French Government adhered to its refusal to grant the re- 672,680 vessels of 43,420.970 tons, compulsory restriction of outpat
will not come into force until the quest of the International Bankers' Committee for fuller poware which compared with the figures is the imposition of a graduated regarding a reduction of the German indemnity as a condition of of 1920 shows a decrease of 10,816 export duty reducing production Council was held in the Council agreement is signed. The agree
to the level of consumption. It Chamber this afternoon when ment, when signed, will be laid says restriction at present should H. E the Governor (Sir Edward upon the table of this Council. It France the Only Objector.
least 75 per cent Stubbs, E.C.M.G.) presided. There is not proposed to lay any other The majority of the Reparations Commission voted in favour of extending the powers of the Bankers Committee, France aloce 27.952,616 tons were engaged in wing to the existing surplus were also present:
Lieat Col W. N. Nicholson opposed the extension. As & UDARimone vote of the Commission is Foreign Trade as compared with being estimated in January at
110,000 tons. The scheme also C.M.G, D.S.0. necessary to cancel any part of the indemnity ucder the Treaty of 43,264 vessels of 24,194,022 tons
for provides
& permanent in 1920.
The Hos. Mr. Claud Severn, Versailles, the deadlock apparently continues.
There was an increase in Brit-duty of one penny per pound. Bankers' Committee to Pursue Deliberations.
fish ocean-going shipping of 457 replacing the present ad calorem Communications between the Bankers' Committer and the ships or 109 per cent. and anduty. The Committee does not rec- Reparations Commission regarding a loan to Germany show that increase of 896,114 tons or 10.ommend adoption of the scheme This increase is due to in British territories alone, con- the farmer sought elucidation of the wording of the payments per cent.
enemy sidering that sound stabilisation schedule to theVersailles Treaty, and simultaneously submitted that it newly-built ships and was tree to examine solutions implying modifications of the schedule. ships transferred to the British can only be procured by co-0.8.E., Colonial Treasurer.
The Commission, repiring, agreed that suggestions on these flag and varioas steamship lines operation of the producing coun- trade tries. It recommends the Govern lines, without pledging the Commission's responsibilities, would prove running fost valuable to France, though the sole dissenter, agreed the the which were elsewhere employed ment to make farther representa tions to the Datch Government Commission's decision was valid, and that the Bankers' Committee during war times.
Foreign ocean-going vessels with a view to an International was at liberty to pursue its deliberations in accordance with same.
The Committee re-meets to-day to consider the situation crested have increased by 409 ships with Conference in London. ft be an increase of 1,593,851 tons or lieves consumption is co: likely by the Commission's reply.
75 per cent in numbers and 17 to overisks production for some per cent. in tonasce. This in-5073. crease is dus to the large amount of new American, Norwegian sod, Chinese vessels frequenting the port and enemy vessels being transferred to other nationalities.
MONARCHIST ORGANISATIONS IN GERMANY.
Former Naval Commander on Trial.
Berlin, June 1.
their Eastern
A trial which is expected to produce startling revelations con- cerning secret Monarchist organisations in Germasay opened at Offenburg to-day, when the former naval commander. Von Killinger, was charged with complicity in the murder of the former Finance THE CANTON OUTLOOK. Minister, Herr Erzberger, who signed the Armistice on behalf of fiermany. The accused, as a member of the notorious Ehrhardt brigade, participated in the Kapp Puterland was among the German naval officers at Scaps Flow.
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THE SOVIET AND THE CHURCH.
Rubber and other Tropical Products.
London. Jane. The sixth International Exhibition of rubber and other tropical products and allied industries is to be held at Brussels in April 1924. Anglo-Dutch Negotiations.
London, Juze 7.
Sun Yat-sen's Troops Stopped.
Chan
were on
are
DAY BY DAY.
The Hon. Mr. Ng Hon-ts7.
who succeeds the late Mr. Lao Chu-pak on the Legiala- tive Council.
papers in view of the confidentiali nature of much of the information contained in the correspondence.
With regard to the latter part of the Honourable Member's The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp,
question, the Government is] Attorney-General.
The Hon. Mr. T. L Perkins, $3,500,000 would ta required to Advised that a capital of soras Director of Public Works.
install an entirely new telephone| The Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Messer,satem on modern lines; and, if the Government's terms are such The Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving. that the existing Company cannot Director of Education.
see its way to accept them, The Hon. Mr. E. R Hallifax
the community most con- Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
template rapidly, deteriorating The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang.
3 prawn-shaped brooch has service until 1930 and thereafter been lost-Page The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Part.
rates, to be charged by a now
Bebe Daniels is being teatured The Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird.
Company, at least as high in "You Never Can Tell.” it the The Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe.
those cow proposed. It is con- Coronet Theatre-Page 7. The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-sonsidered necessary to permit the
The Hon. Mr. Ng Hon-tez. Mr. Dyer Ball, Clerk of Council,
NEW CHINESE MEMBER. The Hon. Mr. Ng Hon-taz, who has been appointed to succeed the Iste Hou, Mr. Lau Cho-pak, took the oath of allegiancs on aking his seat for the first tire.
THE TELEPHONE RATES.
The Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe asked the following questions:--
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
2,509 copper ingots, marked Company to charge the new rates L.N.S., came by the s... Why forthwith, in order that it may be Castle on May 13th. and bare not in a position to raise new, capital yet been claimed by consignee.— required and to meet the general| Page 4. increase in expenditure which A baby's carriage is for sale.-- has taken place since the pres Pazed. eat rates were introduced. The incidence of the increase between working costs and new capital expenditure cannot be accurately estimated.
The programme at the Star Theatre is given on page 12.
"The Lure of Egypt" is to- morrow's attraction at the World Theatre.-Pazo Z.
To-Day's Exchange. The closing rate of the dollar on
demand to-day was 28. 6.13/168. The Weather.
2 p.m. Barometer:-29:53 Tem- persture:-83- Humidity:-81. Lighting Up-Time. Lighting-up time today 7.05
A man was taken to the Central Police Station this morning in an unconscious condition, baving sustained a fracture of the skull as the result of an unwise attempt to alight from a tramcar whilst it was in motion in Des Voeux Road Central. He was
It may be pointed out that the Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co. In view of the one month's It is expected that the trial will throw light on other political mur- Our Czaton correspondent to removed by smbuisnes to the
The witnesses number nearly a hundred parts that a few hundred newly-Government Civil Hospital. notice given by the China and radios within which the minirano advertise an extensive range of ders since the Armistice.
The Judge, at the outset of the proceedings, warded the Jury enlisted soldiers who
Japan Telephone & Electric Co. rate is charged has been consider now goods-Page 3.
The QS K. advise consiguenRE no: to be influenced by political considerations.
their way to Shiskwan, Sun Yat-
Victory is oíbe Izbourere side) fatd., to increase the ratan charged ably extended. A subscriber on The Court was strongly guarded in consequence of rumours offsen's headquarters, were hold up
The . Oldekerk has arrivad all attempt at the liberation of the prisoner, who is a leading memat Lung Kwai market by Captain in the recent strike of salt trans its subscribers (in the case of outskirts of Victoris, for ex- of the arrival of the Borneo Marc. ber of a powerful secret organisation.
Young,
commander underportation coolies at Canton. The Business Lines by 90 per cent) ample, who in 1904 vaid $175, is Page 5. General Chan King-ming, and strike lasted nearly one month have these new charges been new to pay $140 or $154 according
and is now settled through the sanctioned by the Government; as he has a private or a business from Amsterdan and ports, and the J. C. J. I give the usual dispersed.
The Hon. Mr. Lowe said: notice to consignees-Page 4 In consequence of three battal-mediation of Mr. Chan Lao, the and, if so, will the Government telephone.
Arising out of the answer to The Blus funnel liners Cyclops Denial of Persecution Charges.
ions of Chan King-ming's forces Commissioner of Salt Revenues lay on the table the papers on
last question has the land Damodocus are urloading at London, June 7.
Will the Government explain the have been stationed near the parade was held yesterday which their decision was based?
celebrate their victory.
how much of the proposed increase Government, whilst allowing the Holt's Wharf.—Page 4.
to avail itself off The Soviet Government, replying to the protest from the British Arsenal, Sun Yat-sen bas ordered aftercoon by the labourers to
is justified by higher working Company churches, denies that it has attacked the Church. It says it has three of his battalions to take up only prosecuted individus's, including the Patriarch. "on account of their positions nearby.
Our correspondent farther re- A young woman named Rosie costs, and how much by rental on capital expenditure revalua a set-of the their resistance to the Soviet's measures to save the lives of tens of
sbout to belted to obtain as
pro- millions. It deplores the fac: that English churchmen express ports that all the crews of the Cheung, living at No. 33 Canton heavy expenditure (in the Com-tion, apparently to the full, emit
Sorthern squadron, who Street, charged & Chinesa youth, pany's own words)
undertaken for the erection of a capitalised value of the solidarity not for the starving masses but for an insignificant number of Russian churchmen who were always abettors of the Tsar, the natives of Fukien, have been before Mr. J. A. Fraser, at the new Central Exchange and new fitable exchange contract with dismissed and been replaced by Police Court this morning, with
the end of the nobility and bureaucracy.
why it should be held justifiable next.. The Archbishop of Canterbury has replied refusing to withdraw men recently arrived from Shan-Saatching her gold neck chain Central Battery installation, and its subscribers from 1st July any of his statements, but in view of the Soviet's explicit domenti ittung. The cruisers are using and jade pendant. The ornament for subscribers to pay such in- present concession in 1930 ?
Was not recovered and. in
His Excellency thought notice requests permission to send a representative delegation of the their searchlights every sight
Chan King-ming still declines evidence, the complainant said creased rates before the improve- British churches to Russia to examine the situation.
THE RENTS BILL to return to Canton. He has now that it was thrown away in the ments bave been completed or of the question should be given. chase along Queen's Road any material expenditure in-
The Hon. Attorney-General been appointed Commander-in-
curred? INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AT BRUSSELS IN 1924. Chief of the armies of the Two Central. One of the witnessee
The Hoo. Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the p..
Bill intituled An Ordinance to Kwangs, San-Yat-sen ordering Was & shop coolie who seemed
to Convey to the replied: him to make Shiukwan bis bead-anxious
of The question of the Telephone extend temporarily the provisiona quarters. It is very doubtful Magistrate his high satda
and dislike. whether
The Government subject of protracted negotiations with certain amendments. dollars offered him not to come up
The Hon. Mr. Bird referred to
take action to order.
to the Court to give evidence, but between the Company and the
proviso No. 1. He said the tenant was forced to Government.
restrict rents. It WBA 血族 he preferred to do so without "fear or favour". He told the Magis-
- The present agreement runs for of a godowa or workshop or
offence against economic doctrine trate how after catching the de- period of twenty-five years from factory had only to put in a fendant be handed him over to 1905. Previous to that year the dozen, or more than two, care- and he would be glad when they good rate was $100 for the Erst mile of takers or watchmen, and then be could dispense with such legisla other man to be given L biding" before being turned over the distance from the telephone was entitled to call it, a domestiction. He hoped it would not be to a constable. Sentence of six to the exchange and $25 for each building. Mr. Bied did not think necessary to continué more than months with six strokes of the additional half mile, and under it was ever intended that the another year, but if it was have to proceed on rather different lines
if were put into sterling at £10 and ings of this description. He
and In Original Jurisdiction, 21 birch was in ficted on defendant the 1905 agreement the figures Ordinance should apply to build-necessary he thought they would actions were instituted, as against by the Magistrate.
£2.10.0, the exchange, value of thought they might insert an 249 in 1920. The amounts involv
which was at the time higher than other proviso so as to make that should become permanent they would have to introduce a Fair impossible. the farmer dollar rate. ad were $5.428,494.50 and the
During the war the exchange After having congratulated the Rents Tribunal. The indications equivalent in local currency of 15,-
value of the dollar rose very con-Government on extending the were, however, that the law another year, thewould not be necessary for more 000 Rupees and £1,243.148.10-1/2d. The debts and damages recovered A Reward Offered. siderably and the Company's Bill for amount to $685,543.01 and the
receipts in terms of dollars were Hon. Mr. Parr said the Hon. than another year, because & prost equivalent in local currency of Efforts of the Detective Depart seriously diminished. The Com- Attorney General, in proposing amount of building was taking
then when $11,682.75 U. 8. Currency and ment so far have not resulted in pany accordingly asked permis-that the Bill be read & first place. It was £249,15s. 8d. as against $588,102.- the discovery of any definite eluesion to make a large increase in time, was at pains to explain heuses now 94 and the equivalent in local to the identity of the perpetrator their charges, but the Govern that it was not expected that it Ordinazes was introdused. With currency of $24,263.29 7. S. of the big robbery at the Yoko ment was not prepared to make world be necessary to extend it regard to the provision of areas Currency la 1920.
Specie Bank, and the any concession, except on the beyond that year. It was sseum-for building, In Summary Jurisdiction, 1,760 authorities are now offering condition that the Company ed that the Government would thought the Colony was very well new scheme for provided for. There was a com actions were tattoted during reward of $2,000 plus ten per would agree to install an up-to formulate
fakturable amount of-land-avail........ the year as against 1.699 in 1920. cent. of whatever money may be date system on the most modern development, in the same way The claims amounted to $331,423-recovered to anyone who can method.
corpo ations at Home, by able, communications were good 40 as against $308,807.66 in 1920: give information leading to the
discussed and laying out areas and building and terms were favourable to the amounts recovered were arrest of the thief.
figures were gone into at great districts and providing essy and the tenent, and it now remained $136,457.89 as against $120,499,35
length, but it was found impos-cheap means of access and offer- for those persons in the Colony sible to arrive at an agreement, ing as great inducemente sa pos-who had money to invest to invest The Government finally suggestsible to people to build. The without more allurements from ed a conference, with Mr. P. H. question seemed to be one of up the Government. His Excellency Cole, General Manager of the ply and demand and as the de- said he wished to fuse warne Telephone maad up to the present had ing. When the law ceased, to Shanghai Mutual Company, and Mr. W. W. Cook, exceeded the supply it would be operate atthe end ofthis yúns; if any A Paking telegram states that Consulting Telephone Engineer of interesting to have some state- attempt was sfide to bring about conditions which exified before owing to Sun Yat-sen's refusal to London as expert advisers to itself ment from the Government. resign, Li Yuzu-hung still heel and the Complay, respectively. His Excellendy replied that be the Ordinance, althou tates to come to the capital. This conference was recently thought the first point raised had liked que The telegram quoted below WIE Another Peking message states beld, with most satisfactory re- b'tter be discussed in committee have no bet
up, which own opinions and received by the American Con that strong Fangtion forces are in. Mr. Cole, and Mr. Cook when the clkuse of sulate-General, Hongkong, from keeping guard at Shanbalkwan. were in close Agreement in many was accordingly i
the Manils Observatory at 12-s. Trenches have been dag from the financock, and where they differed
Replying to the |to-day:---
const to the Great Wall, a dis Cyclone or typhoon near or tance of eighty IL. Bardre: BR lover Bashi Channel, moring Eline with the Chilli feroi
will obey the duty: He said he had refosed two/ Company's rates has been she of the Reats Ordinaces, 1921 he regarded with great distrust
The Dutch Government representative. 3. de Krunaiif, bas returned to Holland after fully discussing the position of the rubber industry with the Colonial Office. The matter is now being further considered at The Hague, and further developments are expected towards the end of June.
LENIN'S ILLNESS.
German Specialist Again Summoned.
Berlin, June 7, Dr. Klempirer, the specialist who recently attended Lenia, has been urgently again summoned to Moscow, this suggesting that Labin's condition is more serious than shown by the statements
from Moscow.
THE IRISH ELECTIONS. Expected Withdrawal of Candidates.
Verdun, June, 7.
It is anticipated that many of the 47 non-Coalition candidates in the Irish elections nominated yesterday will withdraw before the polling day.
FEWER BRITISH UNEMPLOYED.
Less Than a Million and a Half.
London: June 7. The unemployed in Britain on May 29th. numbered 1,471,600. This is the first time in over year that the figure has fallen below a million and a half. The number was over two million in June last year.
THE OLYMPIA GAMES.
Paris, June 7. The French Olympia Committee has unanimously resolved to proceed with the organisation of the 1924. Games.
THE INDIAN MONSOON.
Himla, June 7. The monsoon has arrived. The first rains were weak and short duration.
ANOTHER EUROPEAN TREATY.
Prague, June 7. * and Ukraine has been lama
SUPREME COURT. Some Interesting Figures.
From the annual report of the Registrar of the Supreme Court for the year 1921 we extract the fallowing figures:—
in 1920.
In Probate and Administration. made. The 214 grants were value of the estates was $7,724,- 350.00 as against $7,065,247.00 in 1920.
TYPHOON WARNING,
THE BANK ROBBERY.
bama
PEKING NEWS.
Li Yuan-hung-Hesitates,
Terms wer❤
2.5
it
easier to
get the
His Excellency