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OPHTHALMIO OPTICIAN.

21, Qomen's Kənd Contai Demakong

The China Mail.

January 7, 1921, Tamperature ã3

ESTABLISHE

OVERLAND CHINA MAR- (PUBLISERD "EVERY MAIL. DAT.)

Que Week's Nawe

"if Honskons and the Far East

Price (incheding Penge) to szy

part of the world Sik. ·

per Rampal,

No. 18.151.

Barometer 30.19 -

Rainfall 000 inch.

Hamdity 73

五拜禮.

號七月正年一十二百九十一英

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1921.

January 7, 1920, Temperature 48

日九廿另一十申庚先畾年九翠中

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Sevice to the China Mail)

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JAPAN'S POLICY,

NO ASPIRATIONS FOR FAR EASTERN DOMINATION.

BARON HAYASHI'S STATEMENT.

FIRM INTENTION TO RESTORE SHANGTUNG WHEN CHINA IS READY.

LONDON, January &...” Baron Hayashi, interviewed by the Evening Standari, categorically

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THE DOLLAR. -

To-day's closing rate 3/1 7:16 To-day's opening rate 3/1, 11/16

OPIUM TRAFFIC CASE.

CONSTABLE FINED.

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POLICE SERGEANT ABSCONDS. ̧

Further evidence was heard by Magistrate Smith yesterday after- noon, in the case in which a Chinese Police Sergeant and a Chinese Con- stable were charged with violation of

duty.

Chief Detective Inspector Marison

denied the allegations that Japan is seeking to control the Far East as reeliminary to world domination. He emphasised that Japan firmly informed the Magistrate that the intended to restore Shantung. It was not Japan's fanit that no progress Sergeant (first accused) and one-of

Over

had been made. China was requested nearly a year age to make arrange the informers, who was one of the ments to commence the necessary formalities for receiving back Shantung most important witnesses for the but nothing was done. So far from desiring to absorb Chinese prosecution, had absconded

night and could not be found. He territory and abolish the "open door" policy, Japan was only too pleased applied for the first accused's bail to to participate in the Consortium to develop, China's rescurces. Japan's be estreated. policy was one of friendship to China and America.

OHINA'S TRADE

SCOPE FOR FOREIGN ENTERPRISE ILLIMITABLE.

OPPORTUNITIES NEVER BETTER.

!!

LONDON, January 6. The Times gives prominence to a telegram from its Peking corres pandent emphasising the astonishing vitality of China's foreign trade in spite of the famine, the civil war, and other adverse circumstances, and pointing the moral for the captains of industry in Britain. The telegram says that scope for foreign enterprise in China is illimitable, and the field more open than ever it has previously been. Preliminary cultivation is needed with a view to development in the future when political conditions become more settled and transportation is improved. All establishing themselves in China now will reap a rich reward.

TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTRACTION OF NEGOTIATIO NS.

MUTUAL RECRIMINATIONS.

LONDON, Jaitrary 6.

The Magistrate granted the appli carian.

"After witnesses had given evidence bearing out the opening statement made by Mr King, D.S.P, as publish ed resterday, the Magistrate said that it was clear from the evidence that the second accused kept guard at the Kowloon Godowas at the request "of the missing Sergeant. It was also shown that the man who brought the Yat- opium ashore from the ss. shing," was subsequently handed over to him.

Mr. M. K. Lo, defending, held that only the absent informant was the absconding Sergeant's accomplice. Counsel submitted that the fact that the informer bad absconded with the Sergeant, showed that he must have known that what the Sergeant had doue was illestal That being so, Counsel contended, the informer's evidence if not corroborated by an Independent witness, was josufficient Dealing to convict his client with the informer's evidence, Mr. Lo said that the part in which be alleged that Counsel's client took the opium szuggler to Yaumati, instead of to the Police Station, was incredible, as, in his opinion, the escort was unnecessary, because the evidence indicated that an arrangement had been made between the staggler and Constable No 575 (who had absconded also) that if he surrendered the opium, he would be released.

The Foreign Office publishes a telegram from M. Cake, sent on December 31, repudiating responsibility for the protraction of commercial negotiations and declaring his readiness to accept the trade agreement concluded last summer, and to confer with the British Government with

Counsel then put his client in the reference to the latter's subsequent elaboration of the political clauses of the agreement. Lord Curzon replied on January 6 refuting M. Chicherin's witness box where he denied the truth of the allegation that he took assertions and recalling especially the delays caused by Kameneff's inter the opium smuggler to Yaumati He vention in the internal politics of Britain and the Russian ill-treatment and could only account for the accusation detention of British subjects. Lord Curzon declared that the present delay by the fact that he had slapped the The was due to the persistent equivocation of the Sovies, Government with informer for lying to him

accused also told the Magistrate that' regard to the conditions accepted in July. With reference in the absence of any European, be propaganda, Lord Carzon insists that if the Soviet sincerely was immediately under the super- objection vision of the Sergeant, and was sub- intends to carry out its undertakings there can be no to the definition of areas to which these undertakings specifically refer.ject to his orders..

The Magistrate said that he would Britain therefore hopes that instead of continuing barren polemics the certainly have sent the accused to Soviet will accept the trade agreement in the sincere execution of which jail bad it been proved that he had will be found the first step towards the reconstruction of material property taken the smuggler to Yaumati in Eastern Europe. Lord Curzon insists on the geographical definition of instead of the Police Station, as was areas in which the Soviet will undertake to refrain from propagandas duty, but there was a doubt on that particular point, and the accused offering to undertake similar obligations with reference to any area in which must be given the benefit of the the Soviet can fairly claim special interests.

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ANOTHER BANK SUSPENDS PAYMENT..

SHAREHOLDERS TO BEAR PRACTICALLY ALL THE LOSS.

LONDON, January 6. The British-American Continental Bank, formerly. Haanevig's Bank, with a subscribed capital of £1,242,000 has suspended payment.

LONDON, January 6. It appears that the suspension of payment by the British-American Continental Bank was due to another suspension in New York. The Bank's business was largely Commercial Practically all loss falls on the share- helders who, it is stated, will receive a considerable proportion of their investments.

HEAVY RUN ON MEXICAN BANK.

Mexico, CITT, January 6.-

doubt. However, he was satisfied that the accused was guilty of mis conduct, and would convict him on that score and sentence him to a fine of $50.

CANTON.

BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY-

OUR DAY.

The Hon. Treasurer of British War Contributions, Mr. D. Forbes, in- forms us that he has received the following letter of thanks dated 23rd November, 1920, from Sir Arthur Stanley, Chairman of the Joint Coun

The financial crisis is intensified by the closing of the Mercantile Bank-cit of the British Red Cross Society ing Corporation, a North American institution, owing to heavy withdrawals by depositors. Guards have been stationed at the Banque Francaise du. Mexique where heavy runs continue, but it is believed that the Banque, will weather the store. Depositors at other banks are anxious but up to the present no further runs have been made. It is rumoured that a moratorium will be declared."

BIG LIQUOR SKIZURE IN KEW 3 ORK.

NEW YORK, January 6 In the biggest liquor raid in New York since the enforcement of prohibition, the authorities seized $350,000 worth of liquor at the premises of the wholesale merchants, Singer Brether, including scores of cases of the finest champagnes and hundreds of cases of whisky.

ABSURD BUMODES DENIED.

OTTAWA, January 6.-

The Naval Service Department describe as absurd the reports of the Canadian-squadron being transferred to the Pacific coast to join the Ameri een zud. Australian navies for mutual protection.. The Canadian vessel's are simply visiting the Paclic in the course of a finan

and Order of St. John of Jerusalem :.. "On behalf of the Joint Council of the British Red Cross. Society and Order of St. John, I have to thank you for your letter of Octo ber 15 last, enclosing a contribu- - tion to our Frends. enounting to £800.13.2, subscribed by British Residents in Shameen, our official receipt for which is enclosed here- with.

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