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The China Mail.

January 3, 1920, Temperature 42.

No. 17,839,

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January 9, 1919, Tampa

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BARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reular'a Service, jo tha China Mail)

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

¿Retter's Seroca to the China MyiL)

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GERMANY AND THE ALLIES

PEACE VIRTUALLY ESTABLISHED.

PARIS December 30. The Supreme Council has informed of the repproachament views arising out of the Allies and German conversations and has approved the basis of an understanding.

BINK FEIN ACTIVITY.

Losnor, December 20th, The Liverpool Police have discovered revolvers, cartridge, and hand grenade in çanes and a quantity of literature, all indianting great activity on behaif Sinn Fein.

DISTURBED IRELAND,

Loxton, December 29th Particular interest, banized: round; the inquest sa Dublin on Lieutenant Bost in consequence of the hitherto confde d accounts of the shaid.

The Allies have consented to register the verbal, nesurance mentioned on December 23 and it is expected that the Supreme Council, to-morrow A verdict was returned that fouteman will fix a date for signature of the pretocol. The exchange of ratifications Boost was secidentally killed by a shột will probably take place either on January & or 7 at the Qual D'Orsay,fired by one of his own party, and thần whereat Mr. Lloyd George will participate semi-officially.

Kenneds

was killed in his way ho

Kennedy wENG

It is declared that the operation of the treaty, is now a mere matter litary patrol of dogs and peace is virtually established from to dạy.

PRESS SANQUINE.

PARIS, December 30. Face von Locaner, the chief of the German delegation called on M. Da. Baba hata not delivered the German reply. It is believed that the Gorecambet af Berlin Is disposed to sign the protocol anbject to guarantses of ruggen in the amount of material required for compensation in the Sopa. How incident.

decisive and an

The entire scem regards yesterday's interview ticipates the secly siguing of the protocol.

JAPAN'S BUDGIT,

SELARGEST NATIONAL DEFENCE PROGRAMME.

aivilian Teres

of the:

been saloanel

Conficting evidence Dublin inquest brathe

ant

Boast when

in the shooting affair, one Kennedy about otten arrested:

Boast was sppeared. found on Kennedy and if transpired that was admitted that no revolver was I

was not killed outright,abut was

bed whilled prawling "way! Chai

try concluded that Lieutenant Boast was killed by his own men because fraguank of the bullets found on his body are de clared to be part of a service cartridge The submitsed a rider that the

Who Fayname budget for 1920/provides for replenishing national patrol noted in a moet heartless manner dafnen makension of railways, ports and reads, new jukddle class educar the case of Kennedy and sympathied tional institutions, encouragement, of land cultivation and a plan for State † with his relativen. miformutation.

The expenditure for national defence is inged by 99,000,000 Yea is the Army's ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄new programago favo ves rexraordinary. expenditure amounting to 486,000,000 Yen,Coread over fourteen years to |100% = _Tpp extraordinary naval expenditure amounts to 863,000,000 Yen, orend der to 1927, which, including ordinary expending permits tačil napak, ezgenditure of 160,000,009 Tez magally.

Tho.. axpmalitère is "being met by incressed income and liquor_taxes. and a tonightmy suspension of the sinking fund.

"

COTTON COMPANIES' LARGE PROFITE

Lobos, December 30.

MÜREN. Of 180. CATtén companies là Latenshire Shøy prüfrdfox.

Steak, keskin inlts of 27. 05.000 €2

"KOULDIES' PORUKEY"

GOVERNMENT ACTION REQUESTED.

LONDON December 30.

END OF LITVINDFY CONFERENCE.

LoxDor, Decembe Mr O'Grady, K.P. returns Copenhagens d'anuary #rd,

OBITUARY.

LONDON, Dumber 90th. The death is announced of Bir Willin Oler, H.D., F.R.8, F.R.CP.

FOUNDATION OR WORLD BEAST

How Tatra meniages from the Bremiers of the British Commonwealth ối, mặ have been issued over the signature Mr. Lloyd George Bin Robert Borden, Mr. W. M. Hughes, General Botha, Mr.

The beermakers' shipwrights' and blacksmiths' societies have telegra-andy and Mr. Squires (Newfound-

phed at Premier requesting immediate action to end the moulders' strike which, the Uniona dealare, has paralysed the industry-

- FAREWELL SHELTON

HOOPER.

On New Year's Day Mr. A. Shelton Hooper left the Colony, after thirty

CORRESPONDENCE.

HARD LIVES.

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messages, which are addressed to Follow citizens of the British Empire, emphasise that in a recognition of the Fatherhood of God, and His Divine pur pose for the world, which is the central message of Christianity, will be discove #d the ultimate foundation for the recan- struction of an ordered and harmonious life for all men. As that recognition can only come as an act of free consent on. the part of individual men everywhere,

rear's service as Secretary of the To the Editor of the "Ching Mail." the message appeals to men of goodwill

Dear Sir,-As it may perhaps,

to consider the eternal validity of the truth of those spiritual forces which are the one hope for a permanent foundation of world peace

·ENDLIN FRONTIER FIGHTING.

Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd Heroes_on_six months' leave and at its expiration will be granted a pension. Mr. Hooper came to the Colony in 1886 to take interest you to know what is the re- up the appointment of Government suit of the petition which some Pan- Assessor but in 1889 he joined pueso clerks, who were previously the Land Investment Company, hyod in German offices, forward- ing in addition a retainer from the ed to His Excellency the Officer Ad- government as land expert. He was ministering the Government of Hong-suds have formally accepted the British a Justice of the Peace and held a kong in July, 1918, I have pleasure seat on the Licensing Board. For in sending you, herewith enclosed, six years he served on the Sanitary for your perusal and the favour of Board and was member of return, correspondence which passed the Commission appointed in 1906 between them and the Colonial Secre to enquire into the administration tary.

of the Sanitary and Building Regular caused the petitioners, indeed, tions enacted by the Public Health much surprise and "indignation that and Buildings Ordinance of 1903,

For his services in this connection be this petitio made by a local firm of received the thanks of the Colonial English solicitors, was misconstrued Government and on going home in for a claim by right as the second 1915 to recuperate after an operation paragraph in the Colonial Secretary's for appendicitis, his public services letter of December 3, 1913, implies. were acknowledged by the Secretary It was in good and plain English only of State. Mr. Hooper's position is an entreating to the Government to being taken by Mr. M. S. Northcote give them some pecuniary considera- who for many years has been tion in view of the fact that some of accountant of the Company.

LONDON, December 29th. "Renter's Agency fearas that the Mah terms, which include an unopposed march through their country, and the continu ance there of the British troops until the face and rifles have been paid in

The only important section now in opposition are the Wana Wantia

FRENCH LERIAL ENTERPRISEL

PARIS, December 30th. A Treach aeroplane in April or May is attempting a fight from Dakar to Pernambuco, a special machine having been constructed capable of a non-stop flight of 3,000 miles, with a view to estab lahing & Trans-Atlantic service.

BYRIA,

PARIA, December 30th. With referance to the Baalbek stair, L mesange has been received from Beirat ich my that a French officer, with the object of a bortile demenstration against Baalbek, left the town and returned with a detachment, which was fred on. One soldier was wounded. The town is now quiet.'

FIRE AT MARSEILLES,

them have served their German en- ployers honestly and faithfully for almost already, 25 years, the period Owing to steamer arrangements" on competition of which they would the performances announced by the receive a gratuity of $1,000 to $2,000 "Vanity Fair" Company for Friday as the general custom in German and Saturday of next week will not offices; it was, moreover, asking for now take place. The Management fair play as, whereas some generous of the Russian Grand Opera Company liquidators of German firms have have pleasure in announcing that given substantial gratuities, to the they have taken over from Mr. employees and others are taken

PARIS December 29th. Warwick the two days mentioned some of them into their own service.

It appears that the report of the burn- above and intimate that they will with equally good salaries, they were ing down of the railway station at Mar- present. "Aida"

on Friday and left in the cold by tipid liquidators; seilles refers to the small Vieuxport, ster Traviata" on Saturday. Tickets and, as they are all large family mention, and not the main railway station. already purchased for Monday, when and come are as yet unemployed, they "Aida" was to have been given willeraved the Government's kind and be good for Friday, but if desired generous consideration but they cer- they can be exchanged.

tainly did not mean nor express it as

BOLSHEVIST ENDEAVOURS FOR PEACE.

a claim by right" aid how it was so The Dockyard Recreation Chibisconstrued is beyond conjecture and

COPENHAGEN, December 20th. The Rasatan Sovint Government has held a Whist Drive on Wednesday it can only be inferred that it received offered the Falish Government peace, last which, was well attended. The so little consideration, that not even simultaneously denying that the Soviet prize winners were as follows: its purport was understood, and if so is proparing a new ofensive against Ladies: 1st, Mrs. Budden: 2nd, Mrs. was very unbecoming of the Vosper 3rd, Mrs. Windebank; hid- Authorities to the petitioners-Yours

den number Mrs. A. Matthews. faithfully, Genl's. 15, Mr. Tunnard; 2nd, Mr.

Harrison; 3rd, Mr. Windebank; `4th,'

J. M. GUTIERREZ.

Hongkong, Jan. 3, 1920.

Mr. Sangyer; hidden zumber, Mr.1, Mosque Street, Harding. After a very enjoyable evening the M.C. Mr. A. B.-Allan presented the prizes to the successful competitors, and he was In-tum-pro-

sented with a lot of fasty presents from Spend your Evenings in a the ladies,

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land.

AMERICAN PROHIBITION LAW.

NEW YORK, December 20th. Two of the Wood alcohol ringleaders" were brought up as Brooklyn Court on a charge of violation of the Prohibition Law. They were allowed out on ball of $16,000 each. Four others were brought up of the New York Court on a similar charge, and wore slowed ball of $10,000- esclu

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