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BUSINESS NOTICES

Rainfall 0:00 inah.

Audity 85.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1920.

February 26, 191, Temperature dé.

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THE XX-GERMAN SHIPI..

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. - The Senate Commerce Committee has favourably reported on the Jones' Bill which prohibits the sale of ex-German liners except a Congress shall hereafter decide.........

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.

In reply to an enquiry from the amali Chandar Wihon has wasted that be has not entered into any agreement with the oficials of Great Britain concerning the sain of the ex-Germag liners, selted In American ports, keither bas he entered into my agisement ampering the disposition of these skipa by the United States.

(Reuter's Serelos ta the China Mait.)

BALE OF EX-GERMAN STEAMERS.

WASHINGTON, February 20th. The Shipping Controller has announced thas an appeal against the injunction order prohibiting the ela of ex-German ships will be filed, and he expected that! Mr. Hearst, on whose application the injunction was granted, will be required so fumi, bonds to protect the Shipping Board against loss through the ships being fidio, should the Enal decision of the

Courte be againsį kim,

WALKINGTON, February 20th, Mr. Stevens, ex-Fico-Chairman of the Shipping Board, giving evidence before the Berate a Commerce Committee: said this the value of the thirty ́ex-German ships for which the Board received bida

The President has also transmitted to the Senate a copy of the proposed I was twice or thrice the amount of the bids agreement made at Paris between the Allied, and Amociated Governments received, namely, es to 9 million dollars, whereunder each is to retain as its own with complete title to and use af and the bids received for four ships for all ships captured on the seas and detained during the war as a war teasure."transfer to foreign fage were double the The agreement also provides that since the ship to be retained by the three of the vessels and $600,000 more for amount of the highest American bida for United States, Brazil, China, Cuba and Stam, excood their claims for mer the fourth ship. The foreign bids were chant tennage lost the Commission shall determine a reasonable value for rejected in accordance with the policy of such excess and those countries shall pay such sums to the Commission for keeping

under the American | credit to Germany in making reparation for war losses of herchant ships. fag.

DURLIN-HOW HAS CURFET.

LONDON, Feb. 21.....

The military authorities in Ireland have decreed that after Feb 23 | everybody must remain indoors in the Dublin metropolitan-district betwean

midnight and five in the morning

AMERICAS FOREIGN TRADE-

"SCRAPPING THE MACHINE." -

WASHINGTON, February 20.. Mr. Alexander, Secretary of Commerce, fias fasued a statement deplor- ing the action of the Congressional "Appropriation Committes in cutting down the appropriation for the foreign trade service from the $1,658,000 demanded to $490,000. He declared it was scrapping the American trade machine at the very time Amercan manufacturers were encountering a almost overwhelming handicap in exchange rates and England, Japan and Germany were redenbling their efforts in the Far East. Hearted that the Eastern markets would return a thousand-fold for eybry dollar the Govi ernment spent. He pointed out that the reduction of the appropriation meant the abolition of the American Commercial Attaches and a reduction of members of the American Trade Commission.

PRACE. POURPARLEES WITH RUSSIA.

WARNA Fabr.mere FrancŸ'in a few days and submitted to the London peace coni Tenka Thaj reply will insist on the illegality of all three partililems of Poland and propose a scheme for carrying the Polisis eastern frontier to the Dvina and Duiester, but the Poles admit the subsequent right of the populations thus included to self-determination if they repudiate Po nationality.

Czecho-Slovakia will not make a separate peace with Russia but will only act in secord with the Allies.

TAILORS

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WINE MERCHANTS.

CHINESE AND JAWANESH MEET.

FIERCE STRUGGLE RAGING.

LONDON, February 21.

A Moscow wireless says the insurgents, supported by Chinese, ure ighting the Japanese on the Amur. The Whites have been reinforced by Japanese and a fierce struggla is raging.

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'PRACE. WITH TURKEY.

LONDON, February, 21.

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Mr. Stevens added that there was no reason why the Shipping. Foard should not operate the ships to prove or disprove the frequent claim that the United States could not compete with other countries on the seas

AMERICAN RAILROAD BILL.

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WALKINGTON, February 90th. Representatives of the Railroads Unions and the Federation of Labour” are pre- paring a letter to President Wilson pro- testing against the wage provisions in the pending compromite on the Railroad Bill.

AMERICA AND THE PEACH. TREATY.

WASHINGTON, February 19th. diet that the ratification of the Treaty Leaders in both sides of the Senate pre- will drag on while the Railroad and other pressing Billa sae passed

Some Senators predict that the Lengua of Nations will be the issue at the coming Presidential election campaign. Mean while, they say,, informal negotiations for a compromise will continue..

AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

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Farm Organisations, representing thirty American agricultural societies, is ap pointing Committee to communicate with foreign societies for the purpose of arranging at an early date an interna tional agricultural conference.

FIELD-MARSHAL LORD ALLENBY,

CAIRO, February 14th. Field-Marshal Lord Allanby had return. ed to Cairo..

He had delightful experiences on bis tour in the Boudan,

HAVAS REVIEW....

PARIS, February 91st.

▲ Havta message aŝtai-n The documents in connection with the charges against Germen war offenders will be completed before March 15th and delivered to the Leipng Court.

arbers of the Corps Diplomatique who were

It is officially reported that the supreme council has resumed discus-. M. Deschanel yesterday received mem- sion of peace with Turkey. Substantial progress has been made, and number of important provisional decisions, providing a groundwork for the presented by Baron Matani. treaty Kave been reached.

ADAMS IS RELEASED.

NEW YORK, February 21.

Mr. Adams, who was kidnapped by-Mexican handits has been released. There are no details.

OBITUARY.

LORD RUSSELL

LONDON, February, 20.

The death is announced of the well known journalist Lord Russell.

A FOLITICAL FOOTBALL..

FATE OF THE PEACE TREATY,

WASHINGTON, February 21 Senator Hitchcock in a speech in the Senate to-day declared it would. be the Republicans own fault if the Peace Treaty became football or politica

Senator Borah replied that the Treaty was already recognised as mri issue in the coming political campaign.

VA BOLSHEVIK DEFEAT.

Waskw, February 21.

The Bolsheviks have launched their longprepared attack in the district

of Polonia, province of Volaynia. Fierce day-long fighting resulted in the epulse of the Bolsheviky, despite their numerical superiority

LEAGUE OF RED CROSS.

THE CHINESE DELEGATE

GENEVA, Feb. 21.

Doctor Wong, Medical Director of the Chinese Red Cross Society, is the first delegate to arrive for the forthcoming, inaugural meeting of the General Council of the League of Red Cross Societies:

GERMAN WAR CRIMINALS,

LONDON, February 21,

A telegram from Paris says the Allies have decided art to reply to the telegram which was received from ex crown prince. Winkige offering to Burrender

Berlin-reports that preparations are proceeding for the trial of the accused Germans at Leipzig. The court will be composed of seven ludges. Meanwhile the so-called justiciaries Comcalion at Paris which has been, investigating questions therescent, has selected a number of dossiers con- taining overwhelming evidence for dispatch to Germany -

Replying to the congratulatory address, the President said he hoped that diple- macy will be able to consolidate the League of Nations and provide it with the necessary means of action to straighten out difficulties, and avoid conflicts.

M. Deschanel's first two official visite have been to the graves of French soldiers at the Bagnoux Cemetery, and to the wounded at the Fal de Graca Hospital.

M. Poincaré has accepted the presidency of the Reparation. Commission. believed that the Commission will hold at least three sessions ock, commencing the work of Treaty enforcement without further delay

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