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The China Itail.

March 18, 1921, Temperature &i

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Rainfall 000 inch.

Barometer 29.92

Humidity 89-

March 15, 1920, Temperature 60.

HONGKONG, SATUE JAY, MARCH 19, 19217 6日十初二酉辛孟考十四民奉中

六拜禮 、 號九十月三年---十二百九千一英

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REPARATIONS BILL" -

DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

AMENDMENT DEFRATED.

LONDON, March 13.

In the House of Commons, during the debate on the reparations bill, Mr. Hógge, who moved an amendment providing that no-payment should be made until sinflar legislation had been passed by healy, and Belgium asked what replies had been received from the Allies to the telegram with regard to this penalty.

THE DOLLAR.

Today's closing rate 24 13 To-day's opening rat: 2,4 1/8

BARLIER TELEGRAMS. “

(Reuter's Boroics to the China Maft.)

FATE OF COALITION.

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Lospos, March 18th." The resignation of Mr. Bonar Law is regarded as bringing a fresh element of political situation, almost creating a uncertainty into the already uncertain crisis. The difficulties of the Government i have

ave been

aggravated

recently by the un- Mr. Austen Chamberlain, replying, said that up to the present only satisfactory financial position, the declin- Portugal had replied stating that it intended to enforce a policy similar to situation, and the signs of Conservative ing trade, the unemployment, the Irish Britair, but it was too soon to expect a reply from the other countries with insubordination, and the effect of the regard to such an important matter. Mr. Chamberlain emphasised that the Lloyd George and Mr. Ropar Law is severance of the staunch partnership of bill might operate as a penalty or nears of collection ofparation-accord-regarded with some misgiving by the ing to the action of the German Government. He expressed the opinion Coalition papers. that it was not improbable that we would soon find the bill acting the latter way. He thought the British market was sa important to Germany that even if Britain stood alone it would not be an ineffective penalty if Germany were excluded from the British market until our demands had been satisfied.

KRONSTADT ABLAZE...

The surrender of Kronstadt followed a

LONDON, March 15th.

terrific artillery bombardment forcing the "A CERTAIN DIFFERENCE OF VIEW.”

garrisons to abandon some "batteries. Referring to a sppech by M. Briand stating that the proceeds of the attack was launched, and the Bolsheviks Then, in the early morn, an infantry bill would be pooled for proportionate distribution to the Allies and the cams over

the

ice from Oranienbaum. statement of Mr Lloyd George that Britain ought to be allowed to apply from Sesterbalck. All wore white cloaks. Simultaneously, the Chinese advanced the receipts under the bill to the liquidation of her own claim and that the Strong artillery and machine gun fire disposal of any surplus should be discussed among the Allies, Mr Charabes-dicted heavy loss on the besiegers, who, lain admitted that M. Briand's statement, if accurately reported, did repre- town, where they were joined by Con- however, forced their way towards the sent a certain difference of view. He pointed out that the bill did not manists, who had till then remained in specify what would happen after the receipts had been paid in to the Bank

concealment.

The bombardment caused great and of England. He begged the House not to tie the Government's hands disastrous fires. Kronstadt was badly when there was an infinite variety of contingencies that could not be seen

damagen but to leave the Government free to discuss with the Alles when the facts the modem 23,000 metric ton warships Prior to departing, the rebels blew up were known and very probably when Germany made proposals to us the Petropavirsk and Sebastopol, allocation of any surplus after the British claim in any one year was met.

The amendment was rejected by 204 vates to 39.

MOTION FOR REJECTION DEFEATED.

Mr. Clynes moved the rejection of the bill on the ground that it did. not represent a common policy on the part of the Allies. It would injure British trade and increase unemployment, while sufficient effort had not been made to secure a settlement by agreement.

The Attorney-General, replying, justified the sanctions and said that it would be wrong to assume that negotiations with Germany were at an end,

If Germany was at any moment prepared to make frenable offer the

The our jËlster vat saantiations should encredi

GERMANS PROPOSE BOYCOTT.

BERLIN, March 18.

In order to evade the commercial sanctions a large section of Ger mans are canvassing the possibility of finding alternative markets in Russia following the announcement of the conclusion of the Krassin-Horze agreement. A semi-official- message-states-that a Russian and German. protocol for the purpose of facilitating free economic intercourse was signed at Warsaw on March 18 and is now being examited by the Berlin departments concerned. The central committee of the German wholesale traders passed a resolution urging merchants to refrain from purchasing goods from the countries concerned in the imposition of the sanotions.

LIQUOR RUNNING INCIDENT.

J

Koslovaky, is now among the refugees in The leader of the insurrection. General

Finland."

DECONTROL OF COAL MINES BILL.

In the House of Commons. the bit for: decontrolling coal-mines on March 31st- after unsuccessful Labour and Coalition efforts to get the period extended-was read the third time.

BOXING CONTEST.

verdict on peney Igen, March-15th contest, against Mike" O'Dowd, at Madison Square Gardens.

KING OF SWEDEN.

PARIS, Maich 18th. The King of Sweden has arrived here.

COST OF LIYING.

LONDON, March 15th. The Labour Gazette says the inder figura shows that, the cost of living fall by 10 points between February 1st and March 1st, chiefs in food and clothing, but that it is still 141 per cent above- that of July 1914.

The number of registered unemployed increased by 80,323 between March 4th and 11th.

Railwaymen, automatically, lose 55. weekly under the sliding scale, owing to the fall in the cost of living.

REPARATIONS.

MEXICAN SMUGGLERS FIGHT AMERICAN TROOPS.

EL PASO, TEXAS, March 18. Prolonged fighting in which over a hundred United States immigration inspectors and troops participated, followed an attempt by a number of Mexicans to force a passage of the Rio Grande, refusing to stop when sum→ moned. Two soldiers were killed and a-number of Mexicans suffered

PAZIS. March 15th. casualties. The Mexicans' movements are attributed to liquor smuggling, The Chamber of Deputies has endorsed They apparently had strong forces concealed in the bushes and replied to M. Briand's actions in the Londor Con- ference by 481 to 68. His speech has the inspectors warning shots with volleys, whereupon the inspectors sumererywhere been received enthusiasti moned the military by telephone. Firing is still contirving-

A SOVIET TREATY.

AFGHAN GOVERNMENT SUBSIDISED BY RUSSIA.

'AN IMPORTANT CLAUSE,,,

LONDON, March 18,

cally.

BRITISH NAYY.

Lenox, March 18th. The Times, eulogising Mr. Asquith's speech on the Navy Estimates, last of the when he protested against the use of

to phrase "the one-Power standard

SAYS that define fature British naval aims. security at sea is the sole, indispensable. tee for survival for all parts of the All of them realise that we

lieve that

According to the Manchester Guardian's correspondent. at Reval the treaty recently signed between the Russian Soviet Government and cannot afford competitive building of

tion in ships. All believe.

combe 1772- Afghanistan, while recognising complete Afghan independence, practically contemplation of a sea-War

Ar desire the turns the Afghan Government into an institution subsidised by Russia, possible in a sane world.

Least naval power compatible with The Afghan Government is given an annual allowance of a million roubles Leas

security. All are convinced that build- in gold or silver. A very important clause as far as Britain is concerned ing s navy against the United States will

binds the contracting parties not to enter into any military or political be treachery to the fature welfare of ag: cement with a third power which would be detrimental to one of the mankind. contracting parties.

TAP CABLES DISPUTE.

DUTCH INTERESTS AND JAPANESE RUMOURS

THE HAGUE, March 18.

LETRAL CHAMBER.-<

Raro (Nev.), March 17th.

The Senate has passed a Bill providing for the use of lethal gas for capital panishment.

LATIE.

The lethal gas executions bill pro vides that the prisoner should be placed lethal chamber, without his knowing it and gassed while sleeping.

An official denial is issued to a report said to emanate from Tokyo in the call, which really would be the that Holland favoured internationalisation of the Yag cables and opposed a single power owning the island. It is pointed out that the Dutch merely requested that its representatives be heard at the international com- munications conference in order to safeguard Dutch interests.

ERUFPS SYCURE-BIG CON TE LOT.

BUENOS AIRES, March 18.

In competition with British and American firms who quoted 70 and

118 pesos per wheel, Kropps have secured a contract to supply the state Fallways with 10,000 steel wheels. The price is 49 pesos.

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