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THE CHINA MAIL EXTRA.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1921.

TO-DAY'S

CABLES.

(Reuter's Sovice to the Chira Mail)

SUPE 12 COUNCIL

FAVOURABLE ATMOSPHERE FOR IMPORTANT MEETING.

FRANC VALUE IMPROVES.

PARIS, January 23.

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SPECIAL CABLES.

FURBUSH JAILED FOR LIFE,

NOTORIOUS TRENCHES.

COMMUNITY'S MORAL GUILT-

[China Mail SPECIAL]

SHANHAI, Jan. 24. Furbush when sentenced to life imprisonment betrayed ro emotion. The local Press strongly condemns

M. Briand awaited Mr. Lloyd George and party at the railway station the community for tolerating the on his arrival for the meeting of the Supreme Council which is regarded"Trenches" bar district and accuses as one of the most important yet held. A most favourable atmosphere it of mos al guilt An intensive cam- now in progress for its prevails. The impression that practical decisions are to be reached pain is

largely accounts for the marked improvement in the value of the franclimate suppression. which yesterday closed at 54.68 to the pound sterling compared with DR WU AND THE FONDS. 61 33 yesterday.

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LEAGUE OF NATIO S.

CHINA TO BE REPRESENTED AT NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

PARIS, January 23.

The next meeting of the Council of the League of Nations is to take place at Geneva on February 21 under the presidency of Mr Da Cunha, the Brazilian Ambassador at Paris. Dr. Wellingtoh Koo, the Chinese Ambas "sadır at London will represent Chins, which is now a member of the Council

of the League.

ITALIN SOCIALIST CONGRESL

· MODERATES" VICTORY LEADS COMMUNISTS TO WITHDRAW.

LEGHORN, January 23.

As a result of the victory of the moderates at the Socialist Congress, the communists left the congress and proceeded to another meeting place in order to form a communist party constituting the Italian section of the Third Internationale.

HOLLAND JOINS COMMERCE AS3OCIATION,

PARIS, January 22. Holland has been admitted to membership of the International Chain ter of Commerce.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS."

FORDERY CASE POSTPONED,

BAIL REDUCED.

The January Criminal Sessions opened this morning in the Supreme Court before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Gompertz, bat on the application of the Cramo, Because of the absence of witnesses, the case called for trial was post- poned to the Criminal Sessions next month.

INJUNCTION CANCELLED.

SHANGHAI COURT'S DECISION.

· ́`SHANGĦAL, Jan. 24. The Mixed Court has cancelled the injunction restraining Dr. Wa Ting Fang from disposing of the $2,600,000 held for the Southern constitution Party on the ground that Dr. Wu Ting Fang has left Shanghai and therefore the reason for the injunction has ceased to exist. The court has no desire to interfere in political affairs.

NOTABLE FUNERAL:

KEV. M 17THLW FING

YAT SEU.

MANY MOURNERS ATTEND.

The funeral took place yesterday of the Rev. Matthew Fong Yat Sau, the oldest Episcopal clergy- man in South China, and be loved by many in all walke of life for his simple kindness and ... self-effacing character. It was one of the biggest Chinese Christian" funerals ever held in the Colony, a procession of about 2,000 accompany- „ ing the remains to the cemetery.. - tion, the prisoner said he did · not. The funeral services were held in know whether he could raise the Holy Trinity Church, Kowloon City. amount. His Lordship finally reduc-Both here and at the grave, the ed the bail to $800 cash.

Venerable Archdeacon Barne!t The Holt's Wharf cargo pilfering afficiated, assisted by a number case, in which there are four defen- of clergymer, including the Revs. dants, originally put down for hearing Mr. Moyle, Mr. Upsdell, Mr. Lindsay, to-morrow, has been put off until Mok Shau Tsang, Li Kau Yan, Li Ying Wednesday.

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One case of enteric fever, Indian, was reported on Saturday.

Tin, and Tao Tse Tai. The services were at 2.30. The YMCA. band beaded the procession to the cemetery. In accordance with the dying wish of the deceased, there were no flowers, It was his request that the money Normal cable working with which might be spent on wreaths be Shanghai has been restored, Until given in the usual Chinese white 7 The case was that of Si Yik accumulated traffic has been cleared, packets and devoted to the relief of Man, charged with forgery. It is telegrams for Shanghai and beyond the poor. alleged that on December 14 be, are subject to some delay. obtained $400 from Wong Slog

Pan

on

The body of a young Chinese

a. forged receipt, 1 Among the passengers who left woman, with the throat badly" cut, falsely, pretending that a certain chop by the P. & O. as. "Play" yester-was yesterday removed to the public was the chop of the Luen Yik-firm of day moming were Mr W, Chatham mortuary from a house in Wal Yuen Wing Lok Street.

and Mrs Chatham, Mr.T. F. Hough, Fong East. The deceased was af

Bail: had been fixed for $2,000 Inspector Grant, wife and family, Inleged by the other inmates of the His Lordship announced that with spector Gordon Mr Paravicini, Mr. house to have taken her own life in the consent of the Crown he and Mrs Floquet (Marseilles), Mrs a fit of depression over asevere was willing to reduce the bail to Wheeler. Mrs Ireland, Mr Bullock, illness from which she had been suf $1,000 cash. In reply to his ques" Mr L. J. Blackburn and others." fering for a long time,