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The China Itail

May 9, 1919, Temperature 811

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BUSINESS NOTICES

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

KOWLOON BAY.

Steam and Motor Vessels.

Steel Buliding Work, of every Description. Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies

DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO.

- GRANDET

HUDSON

AND

OVERLAND

MOTOR- CARS:

BEST

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS

TELEPHONE 482.

INSPECTION INVITED.

ORIY

HANDAY BAVI BON:

MOTOR CTOLES

CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

BATHING CAPS.

an

We have just received exceptionally fine assortment

of

BATHING CAPS

In all the last Styles and Colours.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

NEWLY

Hongkong Dispensary.

ARRIVED

TEL. 16.

PIANOS

ROBINSON'S.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., LJ.

Established 1883

MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

1" to 15" DIRCUMFERRÝC

5" to 15" CIRCUMIKIZACK,

3" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length

Prices, samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application ti

Shewan, Tomes & Co., General Managers

TAILORS

Diss Bros

TAILORS

TAILORS

ALEXANDRA BUILDING, HONGKONG. TEL. No. 2813.

DONNELLY & WHYTE.

TELA NO. 636.

WINE MERCHANTS:

ESTABLISHED

Rainfall 0.00 inch.

Humidity 81.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1919.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Restor's Service to the China Mail)

MORE PEACE- TERMS."

180, THOUSAND MILLION MARKS,

May 9, 1918, Temperature 70.

日十初月四杂已年入國民軍中

on account of reparation but no credit. will be given for any German government property in Alsace. Lorraine. The mandatory. Powers. will not assume any German debts or give any credits for German gevern- ment property. 'Germany renounces all right of representation on or con trol of state banks, commissions, or other similar International financial and economic organisations

Germany is required to pay the total cost of the armies of occupation from the date of the armistice as long as they are maintained in German territory and this cost is to be the first charge on her resources. SECTION EIGHT

The commission may require Ger. The cost of reparation is the next. many to give from time to time by charge. After making such provision REPARATION AND RESTITUTION.

way of guaranty issues of bonds or for payments for imports as the "The allied and associated Govern other obligations to cover such claims Allies may deem necessary, Germany ments affirm and Germany accepts as are not otherwise satisfied. In is to deliver to the allied Powers" all on behalf of herself and her allies; this. connection and on account of sums deposited in Germany by responsibility for causing all the loss the total amount of claims bond Turkey and Austria-Hungary in con- and damage to which the allied and issues are presently to be required nection with the financial support associated Governments and their of Germany in acknowledgment of its extended by her to them, during the nationals have been subjected as a debt as follows: 20,000,000,000 marks war and to transfer to the Allies consequence of the war impose gold payable not later than 1st May all claims against Austria-Hungary, upon then by the aggression of the 1921 without interest: 40,000,000,000 Bulgaria, or Turkey in connection. Enemy states." While the grand marks gold bearing 2 per cent, with agreements made during the total of damages assessed against interest between 1921 and 1928, and war. Germany confirms the re Germany, may exceed her ability thereafter 5 per cent. with 1 nunciation of the treaties of Bucharest to pay she undertakes to make per cent. sinking fund payment and Brestlitovsk.. On the request of compensation for all damages beginning in 1926, and an this reparation commission Germany, caused to civilians under seven undertaking to deliver 40,000,000,000 will expropriate any rights or In- main categories: (A) Damage by marks gold bearing interest at 5 per terests of her nationals in public utili personal injury to civilians caused by cent. under terms to be fixed, by the ties in the ceded territories or those acts of war directly or indirectly commission. The interest on Ger administered by mandatories and in (B) damage caused to civilians by many's debt will be 5 per cent. Turkey. China. Russia. Austria-Hun acts of cruelty ordered by the enemy unless otherwise determined by the garia and Bulgaria and transfer them and to civilians in occupied terri commission in future and payments to the reparation commission which tories; (C) damages caused by that are not made in gold may be will credit her with their value. Ger- maltreatment of prisoners: (D) dam accepted by the commission in the many guarantees to repay to Brazil ages to allied peoples represented by form of properties, commodities, the fund arising from the sale of the pensiors and separation allowances businesses, rights, concessions, etc." Sao Paulo coffee which she refused capitalised at the signature of this Certificates of beneficial interest to allow Brazil to withdraw from treaty; (E) damages to property representing either bonds or goods Germany. ather than naval or military delivered by Germany may be issued: materials; (F) damage to civilians by the commission to the interested by being forced to labour; (G) dam Power, no Power being entitled, ages in form of levies to fines however, to have its certificates imposed by the enemy. The total divided into more than five pieces obligation of Germany to pay As bords are distributed and pass as defined in the category of from the control of the commission damages is to be determined and an amount of Germany's debt notified to her after a fair hearing equivalent their par value is to be extended by the Council of the and not later than 1st May 1921 by considered as liquidated.

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SHIPPING.

ECONOMIC CLAUSES,. Customs The treaty contains detailed provisions for securing that Germany shall not discriminate directly or indirectly against the trade of the Allied and associated countries. These provisions will remain in force for five years unless

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The

League of Nations. Temporary an inter-allied reparation.commission.

provision is made. for the free At the same time a schedule of pay-1

The German government re-

entrance into Germany up to a ments to discharge the obligation within thirty years shall be presented.cognises the right of the Allies to limited amount of the products the replacement ton for ton and class of - Alsace Lorraine, Luxem- These payments are subject to post for class of all merchant ships and burg. and the German ponement in certain contingences. Germany irrevocably recognises the fishing boats lost or damaged owing territory ceded to Poland.

to the war and agites to cede to the German import tariff applicable at full authority of this commission and Allies all German merchant ships of the outset to Allied goods will not agrees to supply it with all necessary 1600 tons gross and upwards, one half exceed the lowest rates of 1914, information and to pass legislation to effectuate its findings. She further of her ships between 1600 and 1000 After six months Germany will be agrees to restore to the Allies cash toas gross, and one-quarter of her free to raise her tariff so long as it is steam trawlers and other fishingboats. impartially applied to all the Allies, which and certain articles

These ships are to be delivered with-except as regards, a few specified be identified - as an immediate

in two months to the reparation articles, mainly agricultural products. step towards restoration. Germany

commission together with documents with regard to which restriction will shall

two pay within

of title evidencing the transfer of extend for a further period of two 20,000,000,000 marks in either gold, goods, ships, or other specific forms the ships from all encumbrance. "As and át half years. Power is reserved of payment with the understanding an additional part of reparation" in case of necessity to impose a customs regime in the that certain expenses such as those the German government further special of the armies of occupation and agrees to build merchant ships for occupied parts.

SHIPPING. payments for food and raw materials account of the Allies to an amount may be deducted at the discretion of not exceeding 200,000 tons gross

Vessels of the Allies aretoenjoy both In periodically estimat annually during the next five years. national and most-favoured-nation the Allies.

All the ships used for inland naviga- treatment in Germany for at least ing Germany's capacity to pay tion taken by Germany from the reparation, the commission shall Allies are to be restored within two five

years and this provision examine the German system of taxa- months. The amount of loss not will continue thereafter or condition tion, first to the end that the sums covered by such restitution is to be of reciprocity unless revised by the for reparation which Germany is required to pay shall become a made up by cession of the German council of the League of Nations. charge upon all her revenues prior river fleet up to 20 per cent thereof. As regards fishing, coasting trade, and towage, most-favoured-nation DEVASTATED AREAS, . ~ to that for service or discharge of

treatment is to be accorded for any domestic loan and secondly so Germany undertakes to devote ber the same period as for custorns as to satisfy itself that in general economic resources directly to the matters. Provision is made for the German scheme of taxation is physical restoration of the invaded recognition by Germany of ships' fully as heavy proportionately as areas. The reparation commission certificates and of places of registry that of any of the Powers represented is authorised to require Germany to of ships belonging to states without or the commission.

replace destroyed articles by the

a seaboard. The measures which the allied and delivery of animals, machinery, etc.

UNFAIR COMPETITION, associated Powers shall have the existing in Germany and to manu.

Germany undertakes to protect the right to take in case of voluntary facture the materials required for default by Germany and which Gerreccnstruction purposes, all with due trade "of the Allies against unfair many agrees not to regard as acts of consideration for Germany's essential competition and in particular to sup press the use of false markings and war may include economic and finan- domestic requirements"

indications of origin and on condition cial prohibitions and reprisals and in

SPECIAL PROVISIONS. general such other measures as the re-

Germany is to restore within six of reciprocity to respect the laws spective governments may determine months the Koran of the caliphs and judicial decisions of the allied to be necessary in the circumstances. Otsmat formerly at Medina to the and associated States in respect of The commission shall consist of one King of the Hedjaz and the skull of rational appellations of wines and representative each of the United Sultan Mkwawa, formerly in German spirits. States, Great Britain, France, Italy and East Africa, to His Britannic Ma-

TREATMENT OF NATIONALS. Belgium with all other allied Powers jesty's government, The German Germany is not to impose on entitled when their claims are under government is also to restore to the nationals of allied states or their consideration to right of represen French government certain papers property, any restrictions which were tation without voting power. It shall taken by the German authorities in not in force before the war or any permit Germany to give evidence 1870 belonging to M. Rouher and to taxes unless those restrictions and regarding her capacity to pay and restore the French flags taken during taxes are applied to her own nationals, shall assure her a just opportunity the war of 1870-71.

She is also prevented from imposing to be heard. It shall make its head.

restrictions in regard to the exercise quarters at Paris, establish its own

of occupations which are not ap

These procedure and personnel, have general

plicable to all foreigners. control of the whole reparation

provisions are to be in force for a problem and become the exclusive

period of five years and, if a majority agency of the Allies for receiving,

of the council of the League of holding, selling, and distributing The Powers to which German Nations so decidea, for an additional reparation payments. A majority territory is ceded will assume a cer- period not exceeding five years. vote shall prevail except that unani- tain portion of the German pre-war German nationality shall not con- mity is required on questions debt, the amount to be fixed by the tinue to attach to a person who bas involving the sovereignty of any reparation commission on the basis become a national of an allied or of the Allies, the cancellation of ratio between the revenues of the associated state. of all or part of. Germany's obliga- ceded.territory and Germany's total

MULTILATERAL CONVENTIONS. tions, the time and manner of selling, revenues for three years preceding

Some forty multilateral conventions distributing, and negotiating bonds the war. In view, however, of the issued by Germany, any postpone special circumstances under which are renewed between Germany and ment between 1921 and 1926 of the Alsace Lorraine was separated from the Allies parties thereto but special annual Payment beyond 1930, and France in 1871 when Germany re conditions are attached to Germany's any postponement after 1926 for a fused to accept any part of the re-admission to several. For example, period of more than three years. French public debt, France will not as to postal and telegraphic conven- The application of a different method assume any part of Germany's tions, Germany must not refuse her of measuring damage than in a prewar

debt nor

will Poland consent to special arrangements con- cluded by the new states," She must similar former case and the inter-share in certain German debts in- pretation of provisions for withdrawal curred for the oppression of Poland. agree as respects the radio-telegraphic from representation on the commis The value of German government convention to fulful provisional rules sion is permitted upon twelve months property in the ceded territory will to be communicated to her, and

in general be credited to Germany (Continued on Page 6.)

notice.

SECTION NINE.

FINANCE.

1919

Call and Husfect

the

Ford CAR

The most ecosomic Car on the market.

ALEX. BGES & ¤Ò. *Phone *87*

PRICE $3.00 Per Month

BUSINESS NOTICES

J. T. SHAW.

1000

TAILOR, HABITMAKER

AND

OUTFITTER.

21. HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDING,

HONGKONG..

Ford

Five seater Tourlag Car complete

Two seater Roadster with rear Luggage.

compartment

$1,380

$1,200

***

Ford track ohessis with extra Jong wheel- base and two aalid tyre, 8,000 lbs.

expsalty

+

$1,800

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4. Das Vœux Razd Central Phone 2487.

YARDLEY'S

PERFUMERY & TOILET

SOAPS

A full assortment of the above is just to hand.

LAVENDER BATH & TOILET SOAP A SPECIÁLTY,

Tel 345.

THE

$1,50 & 31.25 per Box.

PHARMACY.

(FLETCHER & CO., LTD.)

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