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The following is taken froma Lloyd's report of the Society's operations during the year 1921- 1922
Included among the vessels built during the year which have received the Society's classifica- tion are 32 exceeding 10,000 tons
1 pio neach, as compared with only 10
falling within this category dur action.
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CHARMING GIFT BOOKS
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STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTSTM with coloured drawings $6.30
PETER and WENDY." Illustrated by Bedford $6.30
"PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS" with coloured drawings $530
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SHANTUNG PACT.
Agreement is Signed. Peking, Dec. 6-Mr. Wu Ching- lien, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, paid a visit to President Li Yuan-hung yesterday afternoon. During the ensaing discussion. it was resolved as final that the Shantung Agree: ment would be signed that day if the President would immediately send to Parliament the nomina- tion of Mr. Chang Shao-tseng as Premier. This was done, Mr. Wang Tah-hsieh, c:untersigning the nomination..
The
second section of the Shantung Local Agreement was. signed at 6 o'clock last evening.
Mr. C. T. Wang Wang Cheng- ting) assumed the portfolio of Foreign Minister this morning.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER · 7,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
VS TREASURY. REPORT.
1922.
Washington, Dec. 6. Mr. Mellan, Secretary of the Treasury, in the course of his. further Annual Report, says that the past year witnessed a
The recovery from depression, elcsing with bountiful harvests. reduction in the gross debt during the year amounts to about a billion dollars, the balanced Budget for 1922 showing a surplus of $300,000,000.
The scarcity of labour due to both restrictions on immigration and the general resumption of business by railroads, suffering under maintenance inadequate for equipment, finds it difficult to The Increased gold- move commodities demanded by business.
expansion of holdings of the country also tended to create an credit. The total Foreign Government obligations due to the United States, on Nov. 15, amounted to $10,045,282,000 of which $9,396,311,000 represented loans under the Liberty Bond Act The targer amounts under this head are Belgium $349,214,000; France $2,997,477,000 Great Britain $4,277,000,000, Italy $1,648,034,000, Rassia $187,729,000.
MUITSAL IN HONGKONG.
London, Dec. 6. Replying in the House of Commons to Mr. Charles Roberts, the Hon. with regard to the abolition of Muitsai in Hongkong. William Ormsby-Gore said that the Governor had recently issued a proclamation along the lines of Mr. Winston Churchill's state- ment of March 21.
It was expected that the local legislation, necessary to secure the abolition, would shirtly be enacted and administrative chinery to implement it would be completed early next year,
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In reply to Jr. Josiah Wedgwood, the speaker promised to. enquire with regard to the provision of homes in Hongkong for Always emancipated Mursai.
AUTONOMISTS IN MACEDONIA.
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Soda, Dec. 6.
A band of Macedonian autonomists, reported to number some thousands, have seized the town of Kustendil and cut off com- manication with the capital, a hundred miles distant.
They arrested some of the inhabitants and took over the ad- ministration. With the exception of one woman killed, no excesses are reported.
The Government is taking steps to suppress the movement which shows no signs of spreading.
TENEDOS AND TURKEY,
Athens, Dec. 6.
He is leaving this afternoon for Tsingtao with the object of preparing to take over the ad-
A meeting of the inhabitants of Tenedos have passed a resolu- ministration of the Leased Terri-ties. emphasising their determination that the island shall remain tory ca December 10 according to
an integral part of Greece: schedule. Reuter.
BANK! MANAGER ARRESTED.
War en Cortestundent.)
Shanghai. Dec. 7.
Vicount Di Villa, fonner joint
They declare that if the island is annexed to Turkey, the entire population will depart, after setting fire to the towns and villages.
RUSSIA, AND ITALY.
Riga, Dec. 6.
The Soviet Government has closed and sealed the premises of, manager of the Far Eastern Bank the Lloyd Trestino S. S. Co. at Odessa. here, which is now in liquidation, The Soviet has coniscated three of the Company's steamers, has been arrested. He must loaded with Italian merchandise, until normal commercial activity answer, a civil suit in the Mixed is guaranteed Russian representatives in Italy. Court in which the liquidators are
claiming 6,500,000 lire, alleging
that he has not paid for the shares ne purchased.
SNOW IN SHANGHAI,
Our yn Correacodent.)
Shanghai, Dec. 6.
It has been snowing here all day,
LEAGUE CRICKET.
C. S C. C.
Indian R. C. In the above Laze natch, to be played on the Civil Service C.C. ground on Saturday at 35 p.m., the following will represent the Jodians. Al Arculli (Capt). d S. Currcero, 8.11. -mail. S.D. Iamnil, 8.3. I-mail, S.A.K. Ismail, S.A. Runjahn, A.H. Madar, N.B. Katebell, E... Moosdeen and A.H. | Rumyako.
Indians 2nd. C.S.C.C. 2nd. In this match to be played on the Indian Rec. (lab ground at Henkunpee Valley, on Saturday at 15 p in. the following will repre sent the Indians 2nd XIE. | Mresdeen (Capt.. 1. Hasan. 1.
Nazario. F. M. Acculli, Y. X.! Wabab F D. Kumjaho, O. Rum- jaho, A. Kitebal, A.R.M. Samy, AK. Micqu and J, Ackber.
CHIEF JUSTICE OF FIJI.
London. Dec. 6.
Mr. Alfred Karney Young. Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands, has been appointed Chief Justice of Fiji and Judicial Commissioner of the Western Pacific.
PURVEYORS TO H.R.H. PRINCE OF WALES.
Londra. Dec. 6.
The cames of 24 5rma, to which warrants of appointment as
are
purveyors to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales have been granted. gazetted. Nine belong to india, one each to Ceylon, Japan. Malta and Melbourne and eleven to England.
CHRISTIANS IN TURKEY.
Washington. Dec. 6.
1
A resolution has been introduced in the House of Represent:- tives, expressing the hope of the American Government that Turkey will take measures to stay the hand of fanaticism from lawless violence and assure the Christians in Turkey all their rights."
RUM-RUNNERS IN US. WATERS.
New York, Dec. 7. The "Prohibition Navy" has put to sea to check great flotillas of the rum-runners, alleged to number 100, which are hovering on
ea-board stocked with liquor for Christmas.
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reached by a scholar, artist, travel- er and teacher.
A Social Gathering.
The public tea and meeting took place on the Moday. Mr. McPher The Foreign Missionary Anniverson, the General Secretary of the
connection
the YMCA made an excellent ebair- Wesleyan Church was hekl 13 maa. Ia a short speech he recalled Sanilay and Monday, The his associations with the Wesleyan large congregation present on Church which extended over many the Sunday evening when the special years. He had known Mr. Sato as brilliant student and now as one of preacher, Mr. Sato, Headmaster of the Canton Christian College in the foremost of the leaders in the Hongkong occupied the palpit, were Christian Educational movement. delighted with Mr. Szto's picture Mr. Szto, who had won golden sque description of his experiences opinions on the Sonday, received a of English home and church life. warm welcome. He charmed his The preacher chose as the subject audienes with further experiences indi of his address glie seinal and the England, and interested at in his ideal relation between the East account of the Missionaries/anek and the West Eridences of the their work in the Wesleyan 'Canton- growth of mutual understanding District: Mr Pilkingtos, distin were marshalled with masterly skill.guished traveller in connection withi The great pyreed of Gaizeh provi- the `S.P.G. followed with & graphic ded the speaker with an excellent picture of the splendidly successful illustration of his theme. At the Wesleyan missions in West Africa
widely which he had visited and photogra base East and West were separated by the accidents of race,phed. Mr. Makeham told of local colon etc. Students of literature efforts made on behalf of Missions discovered in their common np-by means of the publication of a preciation of the world's classics Church record and the circulation of that the separating distance be the Foreign Field and the yearly tween East and West was lessened contribution to the Wanchai Native and that they were ascending the Preaching Hall The superinten pyramid Artists and art stmtients ent of the Sunday School, Mr. were surprised to Bad in art Kirk, reported on the generous-sum language common to all, a higher collected aur subscribed by the level on which they met. The friend-cholark to Foreign Missions Mr. the felicitously expressed ly intercourse rising between the Sara Orient and Occident, the great thanks of the meeting to the speak.. student movements, drew them toers and to the ladies, who had made gether in closer sympathy. A high. a liberal provision for the tea and er level still was reached by the supper. A special feature of the sages in their study of the religions anniversary as the excellent sing- literatures of the world. The old inz by the choir and congregation.
were collections Chinese scholar compared the Bible The with his own classic, found similari ties and then pondered over the dif-
NEW STATUE OF LIBERTY, ferences. The Western orientalist
It is proposed to pat a second was entering into a sympathetic us-
replica of Bartholome's great derstanding of the Chinese religious Statue of Liberty, the original of teachers. The highest level "would which stands at the entrance to be reached the preacher declared, New York barbour and a copy at when all became one is Christ the end of the Ile-des-Cygnes in Jesus." The friendship of Jesus the Seine.
The initiator of this proposal is was the all-including friendship in " which East and West coald uite in the American Consulat Boulogne. mutual understanding, sympathy, The status would be placed at the harmony and love. The ideal of the end of the new pier at Boulogne, and commemorate the landing of. family, Christian
the Americao troops in 1-17. Brotherhood was the real solution would also act as a light house.) of the mace question. The address the torch held by Liberty being was the carefully reasoned position lighted electrically.
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