THE CHINA MAIL EXTRA.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1920)
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reuter's Screïr to the China MAY
NEWS FROM GERMANY.
LONDON, March 15. The latest British official telegrams show that the new government at Berlin has failed to obtain the support of the Indepandent Socialists. Nearly all parties of the National Assembly support the Ebert government. The new movement has little support outside of Berlin and depends almost en" tirely on the Baltic troops and the garrisons of the Berlin district. The Allied commissions on the Rhino bave decided to limit their action to the maintenance of ordered and the public services. The Allied. representative at the Hague has been instructed to emphasise the necessity of Holland's closely watching the ex-Kaiser. Messrs. Lloyd George,. Curzon, Churchill, Long, with French, Italian, and Greek representatives, conferred at Down "Ing Street "this morning.
LONDON, March 15.
In the House of Commons,replying to Mr. Aiqaith, M:. Lloyd George stated that the latest official news from Garniay shalf the military movement to be spreading. Military coups had been carried out at 35 towns, including Munich. Frankfort was divided, the military and civil authorities supporting opposite governments. There was fighting at Breslau, Hamburg. Kiel, Leipzig, and Chemnitz. The results were uncertain, but the position of the new government appeared to be strength.- aned. The premier added that the Allies. rogtra anxiously any movement representing a monarchical or military reaction.
HOHLESWIG PREFERS TO BE GERMAN.
COPENHAGEN, March 15.
The voting in the plebiscite of the second Slesvig zone will result in favour of Germany. Final results in the districts of Flensborg were: pro- Demark 8,936, pro-Germany, 26,689. Of 131 country districts eleven are. outstanding. The figures are: pro-Denmark 3,134; pro-Germany 18,911.
IS THE KAISER IN IT?
LONDON, Much 15.
WEATHER REPORT.
March 20d: 194. 10m-No, returns" from Japan and Vladivostock.
.Pressure has lacreased slightly over the Philippines, and decreased slightly to moderately elsewhere. The anticy - clone is probably, passing,into the Pacific and there are indication of the forma ion of another ovar N. China...
Hongkong Bainfall for the 24 hours ending. at 10..am to-day, 0.00 inch, Total since -January 135, 4.05 inches, against an average of 4.28 inches.
Forecast for the 3 hours eiding at noon on the 21st.
1-Hongkong to Gap Bock. EN. winds, moderate to fresh; fair.
-Formosa Chsanat.
fresh.
N. winds,
3.-South coas if China between. Hongkong sad looks. The aRMO 65 Node
No. 1.
4-South' co of China between Hongkong and Hainan. The same as
T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Obserwatory, March 20 1890.
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HONGKONG TIDES
The tide-table viven below has "besa ompiled at the Nstions! Almauso. Office: to London from the resulf of the analysis i observations taken by means of an intomatic tide-rveording machine in the Fator Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tru! luring the years 1909-8.
Theʻzaro of the table corresponde with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Ubart, which has been found to be 4 feet
Inches below mean sea-level"
To obtain the depth of water on the fide gange i the Victoria Naval Yard dd 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge att Lamont Dock Aberdeen, add 10 feet Inches to the height given in the table.
A telegram from Amsterdam says significant activity prevails Ameronge. A constant stream of cars goes to the Kaiser. Meanwhile the government is reinforcing the guards and has taken extensive measures to prevent attempts at escape.
SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS.
LONDON, March 15.
March 21 to 27, 1920.
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Many of the results of the South African elections on March are now available. Smuts was re-elected for Pretoria by an .unexpectedly large majority. De Wet the Minister of Justice, was abo reclécted/- Arri outstanding feature is the numerous labour successes, the party having wom already won nineteen seats, compared with six which it previously held in Ther 25 the assembly.
CANADA TO HAVE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.
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LONDON, March 15.
It is stated that the Foreign Office has agreed to the appointment of a Canadian minister plenipotentiary at Washington. The incumbent will be second-in command at the British embassy. Canada has not yet made the appointment..
THE PARTY, GAME..
LONDON, March 15.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
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Previous on date ab Oo date st
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T. F. CLAXTOR, Director.
The Times says Lloyd George, Bonar Law, and Sir George Younger have agreed upon a permanent fusion of Unionists and Coalition Liberals, with Lloyd George as the leader of the new party. Unfoldment of its plans may be delayed a little in view of launching upon the country the triple accomplished facts of a new party, a revised programme, and a recons Fongkong, Observatory, March 20, 1920. tructed ministry. The Daily Mail, however, declares that the premier will publicly announce his plans on March 18 when he has arranged to address the Coalition Liberals. It declares that a statement is being issued as a joint Lloyd: George and Bonar Law manifesto, inviting followers to join the new party, at present intended to be called the National Democratic Party
The Mail adds that subsequently Bonar Law will meet the Unionists and announce his resignation of the leadership thereof, inviting ENGLISH FLAPPER KOBBED. the recreation of the party under the premier's leadership.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
At Highbury, Wales beat England by 2 to 1.
THE AMERICAN WAY.
LONDON, March 15.
WASHINGTON, March 15, It is officially announced that although technically under Foch, the American troops on the Rhine will not participate in any allied advance on Germany without the specific instructions of President Wilson,
MEXIÇANS AND AMERICANS..
EL PASO, March 19.
The American Williams who was captured by Mexican bandits, is released.
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A GENEROUS RESPONSE.
The contributions of clothing and Other articles made by charitably mind ed people in Hongkong for the reliet of Serbian and other refugees and soldiers on the s.s. "Antilochus were delivered aboard ship by the American Consulate General to-day in behar of the American Red Cross; Queen Mary's Needlework Guild and the Hongkong Benevolent Society and others interested.
PIGTAIL THIEVES.
According to a London contem porary flappers at Home now have to keep a close grip on their pig- tails!
A new peril to them is threatened -especially to those with the longest. plaits of hair.
"The other night," writes. a Globe. correspondent, "a flapper-friend of mine who possesses a remarkably fine head of hair was riding on the top of a 'bus. Two men were sitting immediately behind her..
"Without the slightest warning one of the long plaits of her bait fCH into her lap."
sible to acknowledge of all parcels
'So surprised was she that obe individually but all those who have did not realise at the moment it was contributed may rest assured that their contributions have been delivered in the work of the two men who wert due course and that the whole move. hurriedly getting off the bus. Their menf has been a great success... idea of stealing the hair had been Contributions in money have been foiled by the pig-tail falling in front expended in the purchase of material for underclothing which can be made
instead of behind i'.
by the people themselves aboard ship.
"The hair was cut off cleanly,,- close to the head aş
as if, by a razor"
It is advisable, therefore, for all
The return of notifiable disease young girls at Home to keep a watch. response to the appeal made in shows one British case of diptheria on their tresses, especially on dark, behalf of these people was remark- and six cases (one fatal) of cerebro nights. Even one's hair, it seems, la
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