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GERMAN GOVERNMENT'S PROTEST.
Part of British Zone Given Up.
Beider's Serviced
三拜禮 號登月式靜養 WEDNESDAY,
Berlin. February 20. The German Government has sent a note to the French, British
military,
London, February 20.
It was arranged that the strip of the British occupied zone through which the Neuss-Dueren line runs shall be handed over to the Freach, last night. Generals Godley and Payot are discussing There is no fresh demarche. the general question of railway transit. from Paris. The general impression in London is that the situation bas been considerably eased.
The Tog-of-War Continues.
ASIATIC LABOUR IN CANADA.
Interesting Appeal Judgment.
(Reuler's Service.)
FEBRUARY 21, 1923 BAMBE
London, February 20***
DOUBLE MURDER.
Two Lads Killed.
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A Hearty Send-Off.
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As it had been announced yeOE- terday that De,BunYat-sen mess midd [be Jeaving for Capon by the The Judicial Committee of the Privy Couded has dismissed the double murder, alleged to morning boat to-day here was a Steamboat Company Wharf just and Belgian Governments and the Rhineland Commission at appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada relating have been committed by a crowd of Chinese at the Coblence vigorously protesting against the expulsions of German to the employment of Chinese and Japanese labour. The appellants who is not believed to be in full bef re eight o'clock this morning. officials in the occupied territories, also the "brutal" manner in claimed a declaration that they were entitled to a renewal of control of his mental faculties to see Dr. Sun so aboard three licences to cut timber in British Columbia The licences were occurred at an early hour this Feuordea. Thare was a "big! which they have been carried out.
Minister of Landa of that province. who morning in a Jervjos Street As squad of police on duty, and on Duesseldorf, February 0. Kranted he the The workmen on the Dueren Grevenbroich section of the rail had inserted, in accordance with an Order by the Lieutenant-Gos. result. two young boys are the harbour a police lasoch was way, which the French have taken over from the British, have struckernor in Council, a stipulation that no Chinese or Japanese labour lifeless and their father is in an on special patrol carsled work, refusing to carry on under the supervision of the French should be employed. The Judicial Committee agreed with the unconscious condition, suffering launches and motor boats bovered Supreme Court ruling that the stipulation was not voted as belog from the effects of terrible ir juries near the river steamer to give Dr. contrary to Section 91 of the British North America Act. Their received.
The inmates of the secondo a fazewell excops down the Lordships held that as the appellants had broken the stipulation
floor of No. 31. Jarvios Street, When Dr. Sun arrived with his they were not entitled to a renewal of their licences:
used as sleeping quarters for the staff shortly before sight o'clock. fokis of the Po Cheong shop, there was much cheering and the were. at about one o'clock this firing of crackers on boats. As morning, awakened by piercing the ship lef: the wharf, the A CAMPAIGN OF SPEECHES.
eries ensuing from D bed on
cheering again broka ons, to be Washington, February 20:
which a father and his two sons renewed when the Chinese flag The opponents of the Ship Subsidy Bill began to flibneter in were lying and on investigating was run up at the masthead. strike has beer. proclaimed at Duesseldorf 1 protest against the the Senate yesterday evening in an endeavour to kill the measure they discovered that the latter. Several launches, from which expulsion of the burgomaster, Kordgen. The Frencs have arrested through dilstory tactics. The Texas Democrat, Mr. Sheppard, who were aged 10 and 11 years Cracker were being fired, went the Director of Posts at Mayence, wherecpon the postal workers have began the movement with a three-hour address on the Leagus of respectively, had been killed and part of the way down the fairway, walked out and communications are interrupted. All the banks at/ations, and was still going strong when the session adjourned the father was unconscious from Viviox Dr. Sau as hearty a face-
the effects of a number of gashes well as possible. - -Mayence bare closed because a bank manager has been sentenced until the morning, when Mr. Sheppard will continue what was
Luk to twenty-five days' imprisonment for disobeying the French. The originally announced would be a seven-hour speech. Mr. Cortis.inflicted on his face and a2015. employees of the Reichbank at Gelsenkirchen have truck, fallow.leader of the supporters of the Bill, announced that be would try
to keep the Senate sitting all night long. Cots and blankets would Fook, one of the shop-coolies,
with
blood-stained ing the arrest of the director.
chop INTERPORT REGATTA. per in bis bacd. He appeared A Duesseldorf message states that only one goal train left for be brought to the Chamber so that the Senators would be as com
to bs in & somewhat dazed France yesterday, but the French are carrying out transport by fortable as possible.
At the conclusion of Senator Sheppard's speech, Mr. Brookhurt, water by means of a fleet of thirty-eight tugs.
one of the most active opponents of the Government measure,sid condition, and offered no resis The Hague, February 20. It is officially announced that as a result of representations that if the Republicans carried out their threat of an all-night sitting.tance when another shop-cooli made by the Dutch Ministers at Paris and Brussels on instructions be was prepared to conduct a night course on Co-operative Market-stated to be his brother, secured From the Government, satisfactory statements with regard to respecting, for which he had brought a text book. Mr. McKellar threaten-bim with ropes, with the assist for Dutch intersets on the Rains and in the Ruhr, and the existing ed to read an eleven-hour speech. made by Seasor Smoot in 1915.ance of the other inmates Insper. Rhine avization rights, have been received from the French and from the Congressional record, and to make numerous comments Belgian Foreign Ministries.
London, February 20,
The tug-of-war all over the Ruhr has not abated.
A general
Berlin, February 20.
The Minister of Railways has instructed the railway adminis trations to intermp; the supply of gas, water and electricity at all stations under French or Belgian military control
Duesseldorf, February 20.
A number of shops have been closed as a protest against thei arrest and expulsion of the burgomaster. The central telegraph office bas been closed both as a punishment and in order to enable acts of aabotage to be repaired.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN TEST.
Durban, February 20.
On the resumption of the final Test match, the weather was murky. A total of 5,000 spectators attended. The wicket was good, England compiled 241, South Africa then we tin and hit up 111; for England's plucky last wicket partnership between Russelli The only other and Glligso produced 92. Russell was out at 111. player to score two separate hundred in a Test match was the Australian, Bardsley, at the Oval in 1909, Ru-sel gave a magnificent display, bitting ten foars. Gilligan scored 33 with hard hitting. The South Africans had a poor start, being 61 for 3 wicketa down, but Nourse, and Taylor with a dogged stand wough: that total past the century. Stumps were drawn at five o'clock owing to bad light.
THE FRENCH COALMINES TROUBLE.
Paris, February 20,
thereon.
OUR “MESPOT" MANDATE CRITICISED.
Standing near by
London. February 20. In the House of Commons, the debate on the Address being resumed. Mr. George Lambers moved an amendment suggesting immediata and drastic curtailment of British responsibilities in Mesopotamis. The mover criticised the heavy expenditure already incurred and said he hoped the Anglo-Iraquian treaty would not be ratified. Mr. Bonar Law asked the House not to pass the resolution. which would affect to-morrow's discussion ia Angora on the peace | treaty, with which he stressed the question was bound up. The
An ope Cabinet was paying close attention to the matter and had mind, but was unable to state any decision, under present circum-lads stances. The amendmeat was rejected by 273 to 161.
BRITAIN'S BOXER INDEMNITY.
London, February. 10.
In the House of Commons, replying to Col. Arthur Murray, Mr. Ronald McNeill said the Government was considering steps to give ect to the decision in principle to levote the proceeds of the British share of the Boxer identity for purposes mutually beneficial to China and Britain,
LATE M. LONG'S SUCCESSOR.
Paris, February 20. The National Council of the Federation Unitaire of underground The Cabinet has appointed M. Merlin, Governor-General of work-ra has decided to resume work to-morrow, except in the French West Africs, as Governor-General of Indo-China. Moselle coalfields. In the event of certain centres not obtaining satisfaction, it is understood recommencement of the strike is contemplated on March 4.
Paris, February 20.
There is a virtual settlement of the coal strik, due to the re- section of the Commutists' appeals after a wages increase had been obisined.
Othe. Telegrams on Part 2.)
OH MERIT!
The prisoner was brought before the Magistrate this morning, and in reply to the charge indieting him with the murder of the two young boys, said: "It was in a fit of insanity."
Prisoner was formally remanded. The remains of the two deceased the were removed to Mortuary while their father was taken to the Government Civil Hospital. There is still hope that he will survive the terrible injuries he received.
There was no untoward incident.
FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
Prize Shared by Three.
Our special Interport Football Competition desw a large number of entries, and the forecasts of goal- scores sent in covered wide variety of possibili tiek. Generally speaking, 108. of the competi tors favoured Hoogkong's shances in the interport rame, though several gave Shanghai to wiD.
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Competitors were quired to give the correct goal scorsa in the matebes Hongkong, Shanghai, and South China v. Shang- Several forwarded correct results of only ons gene, but only three for warded coupons contain- ing both matches right; these being:-
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5. Rennels, H.M.S. Tamar
· Charles Mark,
Hongkong Laiveraity
D. F. Lopes,
9. Hart Avenue, Kowloon. Ia socordance with rules, these competitors share the priza of 850, to hich we have added s further dollar. This al- lows a prize of $17 each, and if the winners will cali at this office we shall be pleased to hand each of them this sum.
The Rowing Prospects. We learn that arrangements in connection with the Interpart Regatta to be held on Saturday, tor Willis later arrived on the scene the 17th. of next month, are pro- and took the rasn into custody. cording very satisfactorily and It is stated by the other inmates that the event promises to be u of the floor that Luk Fook bas success in every way.
So far as the rozing events are conducted,biraself in a queer manner during the last few dass,concemnd, the Royal Hongkong and the belief is expressed that he -Yacht Club and the Victoria Re creation Club are working to is mentally unsound.
torm an interport gether to
earner, and it is very team. Training is now going of in probable that the following four will represent the Colony in the main event:-Messrs. J. S. Mc- Cann and D. Logan (Yacht Club) and H. Drever and J. B. Norgaard
If (V.R.C) with S. Berg reserve. these four are the final selections,
order will be:-McCann { the (stroke), Dreyer (2). Norgaard (3) and Lozan (bow). With regard to the Colony's Pair. nothing definite ba: been fixed, for it all depends on whether Mr. McCann decides to coates: the Scalb event, he bring the Colony's
The J. C. Williamson Co. are soulling champion. Il be does Long List of Cases.
to- take the sculls, Messrs. Dreyer playing "The Gondoliers' There are twenty-one cases and(troke) sand Berg (bow) will agh-Page 4. thirty-one accused to be dealt with po-sibly be the final choice for
**Psico's " *pscial claret is at this month's Criminal Sessious ine Pairs event.
advertised on page?. which commenced this morning. For the Inter Club races there
The question of better educa- There are seven robbery cases, is also keen training, all'interportion for British children will be six charges of unlawful possession rowers being debatted from tak-discussed at a Public Meeting on of arms, three cases of demanding line part. No tears bave been the 8th, prox-Pago 4.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
A three romed, furnished Bat
money by menaces and intimids.selected as yet, hat there is keep tion, two embezzlement charges, competition for placer. The is to let in Kowlom-Page 4 a wounding, a laṛcery, and e coaching of the interport men is breach of a deportation order.
INTERPORT FOOTBALL.
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being ably done by Mr. Carpenter. arrival of the 3.5. "Agamemnon."
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SIR F. LUGARD'S APPOINTMENT.
London, February 20.
Sir Frederick Luzard succeeds Mr. Orm by Gore as the British Imember of the Permanent Mandares Commission of the League of Nations.
[Sir Frederick Lugard was formerly Governor of Hongkong 1
CHINA'S OPEN DOOR.
London, February, 20.
In a speech et a dinner of the Oriental Circle in the Lyceum Club, Mr. Chao Hsin-chu said that in the opening up of China' economically bir door would be kept permanently open to the world and particularly to Britain.
A MOSCOW DEATH SENTENCE.
Riga, February 20.
The Moscow Supreme Court has passed sentence of death on Colonel Svejevski for being concerned in an attempt on Lesia's life. The court found that the attempt was organised by Vavinkoff and Gnilaribov.
AGAINST, RUBBER RESTRICTION.
Washington, February 20.
Saven hundred and fifty rubber mfnufacturers have been invited
to a meeting on February 18 to discuss combative measures against
the British output restriction scheme.
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London, February 20.
PARLIAMENT ADOPTS ADDRESS. ̈
The House of Commons has adopted the Address, after rejecting Labour amendment, by 307 to 176, criticising the Pensions Ministry administration,
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"A Woman' Butiness" is the title of the currentsitractionatthe World Theatre,-Pages 4 and 12.
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Mary Pickford is appearing at the Coronet Theatre in "Through the Back Door."-Page 12.
Schweppes famous essences are on sale bere-Pago 4.
Anderson, Mayer & Co., Ltd. bave recaived a shipment of Messina oranges which are being offered at low prices.-Page 4.
At the Kowloon Theatre, "When we were Twenty-one" is being screened-Page 12..
Below the Surface" is the feature at the Star TEsatre.— Page 12.
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