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February 18, 1921, Temperature 56.

BUSINESS FOTWES

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TET HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1921

THE BEST PREVENTIVE OF INFECTIOUS & CONTAGIOUS

DISEASES

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(Rado's Sevice to the China Mall)

REPARATIONS ORITICIS W.

COMMONS REJECT MR. BOTTOMLEY'S AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS.

WHY EX-KAISER ESCAPED, TRIAL.

LONDON, February 18.

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February 15, 1920, Tamperature 61.

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THE DOLLAR.

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Today's closing rate 2/5 Today's opening rate 2/5 5;8

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

[Bouter's Service to the China Maily

EX-GERMAN · CABLES.

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New Yox, February 19th, The International Communications Con ference was unable to agree regarding the disposal of the ex-German cables, and has adjourned till February 1st.

After a speech by Mr. Lloyd George, the House of Commons by 161

It is stated in a message from Wasing vates to 40 rejected an amendment to the Address moved by Mr.

tour fa

that the deadlock is

ock is complete. The opinion is expressed that there is no hope regards reparations and indemnities. The Premier, referring to repara administration on March 4th. It

of an agreement before the change of is under- tions, said that at the forthcoming conference he would try to get the last stood that the attitude of the

Japanese farthing from Germany but he would not advance proposals which, accord-Government regarding the Tap, cable

appears to be unmodifed. ing to the experts, he knew to be impossible of fulfilment. Germany had The Sex Fork Times says it has handed over a vast quantity of raw materials, ships, and coal, and the reason to believe that the United States Government has intimated that, failing "Reparations Commission was examining the divergent views of the Allies an agreement by March 16th, it reserves and Germans regarding the value of the surrendered property. Referring the right to take the measures necessity to a suggestion to send officials to Germany to collect costoms, he said for its national interests. that it was easy enough to collect paper marks there but it was a different}. thing to transfer them here at a rate of 230 to the pound sterling- Mr. Lloyd George declared that no country in the world could pay the whole cast of the war.

GERMANY'S DEFIANCE.

would Be

BELIX, February 16th. Speaking again at Karlsruhe, Kerr von Simons repeated Germany's refusal to TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS TO BE PRESSED.

accept the Allied reparations plans, and declared that the latter reckoned without Alluding to Mr. Bottomley's remarks that Folland had treated the their host, for they would not succeed in Allied notes contemptuously and that the Allies had abjectly kow towed to obtaining such a draft on the future. Herr Holland in requesting her to pocket her scruples as regards the ex-Kaiser, you Simons anticipated that the Allies, at Mr. Lloyd George did not think that Holland would have surrendered the against the German counter-proposals the London Conference, would rebel

ex-Kaiser on the simple insistence of Britain and France. Both the latter and then the situation 3562

the same as before the Paris enzference. concluded that we could not afford anything in the nature of hostile action Peace Treats stipulations would then re

The

and it was not worth it. It would have beca undignified for a great nation main in force under which the

All es mast merely in bluff to say that unless you do this we do that. The Premier 1st and decision must be reached regard

communicate rep

reparation claims by said that the trial of the other war criminals would be pressed at the ing terms of payment, after which the forthcoming conference, also the necessity for Germany to balance her consider Germany's ability to pay.

Reparation Commission would periodically accounts and improve her currency. He expressed the opinion that the merk was not so ragged as it appeared.

On and after November 1st, 1920, until furtier notice we are prepared to accept orders for HOUSEHOLD. COAL

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ROME, February 19, At a ministerial conference on German reparations, Signor Damelio, one of the Italian delegates to the reparations conference, stated that

Herr Simons stated that the Re- parations Commission received two billion sterling in bonds, on the conclusion of peace,

which are not negotiable.

A similar additional amant is shortly being issued. But no financial power in the world will give money on it.

Herr von Simons condaded that. for

a lasting declaration

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Germany during the first years would pay 75 per cent. in goods and 25 signified nothing beate Treaty stipulations THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (of China), Ltd.

per cent. in cash, and would gradually increase the crib payments until of uncertainty. all the payments were in cash.

AMERICA WITHDRAWS FROM RÉPARATIONS COMMISSIO N.

FARIS, February 19.

**The American semi-official delegation has withdrawn from the Reparations Commission. The American Government in a note on the sub- ject declares that the decision was taken only after long hesitation and very careful examination of the question. The note points out that as the United States has notratified the Peace Treaty its representation on the Com- mission is anomalous and as the American Government has not collaborated with the Allies in drawing up plans for the modification of the Treaty it is useless to maintain even a semi-official representative on the Commission which will carry out the plans.

·FUTURE OF EGYPT.

IMMEDIATE SELF-GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDED.

LORD MILNER'S REPORT.

LONDON, February 18.

Lord Milner's report has been issued. It recommends immediate 'self- Government for Egypt but in view of essential British interests it is neces- sary to arrange an Anglo-Egyptian treaty in order to secure the special position of a British representative in Egypt to enable us to maintain a force. for the protection of ioperial communications and to ensure that Egyptian policy will be in line with that of the British Empire.

LATER

The Milner Report points out that Egypt is not yet in a position to dispense with British assistance, giving as an instance the case of capitula- tions or extra-territorial rights with exemption from taxation granted to foreigners without the removal of which no Egyptian government could enjoy real independence, since in spite of the prosperous condition of the country, they were crippling finance and starving essential services. On the other hand the removal of these restrictions as well as the reorganisa- tion of the mixed tribunals can only be accomplished through the mediation of Britain who must therefore necessarily have x secure position in Egypt enabling her to assure the security of the lives and property of foreigners before hoping to induce the Powers to part with their present privileges.

SHANGHAI WIRELESS CONTRACT,

PARIS, February 17,

A Havas message states: The Democratic newspaper The World publishes a despatch from Washington stating that the State Department has notified China that the United States will consider as an unfriendly act the cancellation by China of the contract with the American Federal Telegraph Co, for the erection of a powerful wireless station at, Shanghai,

CANADA'S FISCAL INDEPENDENCE.

“OTTAWA, February 18. The acwapapers express considerable hostility to the Senate's action inpassing the Fordney Bill (cabled yesterday) but ́express the opinion, however, that it will probably be a blesalug in disguise and demonstrate that Canada will not be coerced into surrendering her fiscal independence.

CARUSO HOLDING HIS'UWN.

NEW YORK, February 18.. Caruso is holding his own and resting comfortably.

WATERLOS QUP FINAL.

LONDON, February 18.

In the Waterloo Cup Final Shortcoming beat Jassiona. Betting, 8/11

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GIRL CAME V VOLUNTARILY.

DEPENDANTS DISCHARGED.

There was a hearing yesterday at the Magistracy,, before M. R. E Lindsell, of a charge brought by the Secretariat for Chinese Afairs against two Canton women, of "bringing, taking, decoying and enticing" a girl to Hongkong for immoral pur- poses. It had been modified, from a charge of inciting the girl to become a prostitute

"

Mr. W. Schofield, Assistant Secre tary for Chinese Affairs, told the Court the girl had travelled from Canton with the two women, and had been taken by them to various bouses of ill-fame. The girl had been in Hongkong before for the same pur-

pose.

The Magistrate: If the girl was willing herself to come, and had been here before, I hardly see how you are going to support a charge of “bring- ing, taking, decoying and enticing,”

Mr Schofield: I have evidence that the girl was not willing to enter at least one of these, houses. It is..

true the girl herself says she was quite willing to be a prostitute, and her mother expressed her willingness that she should, but the question is: Does the action of these women in coming here with such a girl, and presumably acting for her, merit punishment under the Ordinance? I think their "conduct comes within the clause.

The Magistrate: Yery well; call' 'your evidence.

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The girl said she was 16 years of age and lived in Canton. She had. been in Hongkong for five months, two years ago, and had spent that time in a "sly brothel.” On that occasion she was kidnapped and brought to Hongkong, A "customer" took her back to her mother. This time she decided, herself, as the family was poor, to come to Hong- kong to earn money in the same way 29 before. She borrowed money and paid her own fare and that of the first, defendant. She herself asked the second defendant to accompany them. She Bought their company because she was afraid of meeting the people who kidnapped her on the first occasion that she came to Hong. korg..

The first defendant said the girl's story was true. The other defendant admitted accompanying the first.

The Magistrate :· · I don't see how Ican possibly convict on this evidenen, You can't allege' on this 'évidence that there was any "decoying or "enticing," and as for "bringing" and "taking."-I cannot-possibly kay, on this girl's evidence, that these women either, brought or took her. They came with her and she actually brought one of them herself,

"After the girl's mother had given evidence the Magistrate discharged the defendants

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