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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1921. B+=#=R$A++IRST

TO-DAY'S

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(Reuter's Sevice to the China- Mall)

THE DOLLAR."

To-day's closing rate 2/6 1/8 Today's opening rate 2:6 18

REPARATIONE DEMANDS. “

GERMANY'S OFFER TO THE UNITED STATES.

PROPOSALS OUTLINED.

BERLIN, April 26. -

A commis.

ARCH DEACON'S APPEAL.

LONDON, April 26th. Archdeacon Wakefield's appeal to the Privy Council has failed.

REPARATIONS PROBLEM.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

(Benter's Service to the China HaL}

WAR BONDS CONVERSION.

Loxox, April wth. The 1920 War Bonds will be exchanged The German note to America outlines the German-priposals and

for the new Loan at 183 per cent, and emphasises that these are the maximum that Germany can offer. The the 1985 at 160 per cent., in order to proposals include an offer to pay fifty milliard gold marks at their present encourags sarly conversion. value for reparation Germany is equally ready to pay the value of thison of Se per cent. will be paid to banks and stockbrokers on Bonds converted not sum in annuities adapted to her capacity for production up to a total of later than May 19th. two hundred milliard gold marks. Germany proposes trisque immediately an international loan under which she can participate. The result of the loan will be placed at the disposal of the Allies. Germany will pay the portion of the sum not covered by the loan up to the inits of her capacity. Germany offers to allow the Allies to participate in any improvement of her financial and economic situation and to co-operate in the reconstruc tion of the devastated regions, supplying materials as far as possible on purely economic lines, also to pay the Reparations Commission one billion gold marks as follows (1) 150 million in gold and silver and drafts; and (2) 850 million in bills of exchange upon the Treasury which will be paid within three months in drafts and foreign securities. Germany is ready to take over within the limits of her capacity the Allied debt to the United States. If the proposals are accepted Germany demands the cancellation of all other obligations of Germany with regard to reparations. Thus the private possessions of Germans abroad will be Germany considers these proposals acceptable only if the regime of penalties is ended. German production not restricted, and Germany admitted to the world's trade. Germany undertakes to recognise as binding the decisions of an international commission of experts upon her capacity to pay and finally asks the United States to point out any | desirabla modification.

FRANCE FAVOURS COERCION.

liberated.

PARIS, April 25. M. Briand reported to the Chamber of Deputies that the conversations at Lympne had met with a satisfactory result. The premier had been abso lutely agreed in principle. He declared that Germany's Failure to fulfil the treaty applied in every direction. All French preparations had been made to deal with the situation. On the expiration of the time limit France would resort to coercion because she was compelled by her debtor's bad faith. M. Briand asked for the Chamber's entire confidence after which the debate was adjourned-at the Government's request by 426 vote to 29

AMERICA'S REPLY: T

WASHINGTON, April 27.

Mr. Hughes, the Secretary of State, invited the allied ambassadors to meet him formally to discors the German note. Sir Auckland Geddes, M. Jusserand, Signor Rice and Baron Shidebara spoke at the conference

It was indicated that the American reply to Germany would not be sent before the receipt here of the views of the allied governments regarding the German proposals.

`SHOCKING WAR CRUELTY.

EVIDENCE AGAINST GERMAN PRISON COMMANDANT.

MAN EATEN TO DEATH BY LICE

LONDON, April 25.

Shocking stories of ill-treatment to British soldiers at the hands of Germans were related in a crowded court at Bow Street by soldiers unable to attend the trials of war criminals in Germany whither the evidence will be sent.. Mr. Travers Humphreys and Mr. Vernon Gattie represented the Crown. Mr. Weisenberger represented the German Government. The first case dealt with the brutality of von Müller, the commandant of Flavedemartej camp where a thousand British prisoners were herded in three Boorless huts without bedding and sanitation. The rations were inadequate There was no room for all to lie down and 500 contracted dysentery, and died at an average of six daily. Nevertheless they were driven to work with blows the commandant riding a horse through their ranks and taking photographs of men in the throes of dysentery. A terrible disclosure was the statement that a man was eaten to death by lice. There was no trace of the skin of his chest which was a huge mass of crawling vermin. The German guards shuddered at the sight.

DUTCH OIL.

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND EXPLOITATION.

THE HAGUE, April.26.

The Second Chamber opened the debate on the bill dealing with the exploitation of oil déposits at Djambi, Referring to the Standard Oil Com pany's application to participate in the exploitation, Myr. Van, Ravesteyn. (communist) urged the desirability of the Foreign Minister participating in the debate if the application émanated fro mthe Amerian Government. The President of the Chamber, who opposed the demand, said that he was not aware that the application had emanated from the American Govern- ment. Myr. Ravesteyn did not insist on his demand.

SPEAKEE LOWTHER HETIRES.

COMMONS REQUEST TO THE KING:

LONDON, Ap-11 26.

The House of Commons with acclamation thanked the Speaker, the Rt. Hon. Mr J. W. Lowther on the occasion of his retirement and adopted a motion asking the King to confer on him some signal mark of favour. The Rt. Hon. Mr. J. H. Whitley will be unánimously elected his successor to-morrow, VERDE

[Mr Lowther has been MP, for the Penrith division of Cumberland since 1886 and Speaker of the House of Commons since 1905. Mr Whitley has been M.P. for Halifax since 1900 and Deputy Speaker since 1911)

WORLD'S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

LONDON," April-273

A telegram from Havana reports that Laaker has resigned the chess championship of the world to Capablanca äfter losing four out of fourteen games played and others drawn.»

London."

PAKIE, April 8th. M. Briand has announced that the Supreme Council bas defnitely been con voked for the morning of April 30th in

Lostos, April 26th. Preparations for the meeting of the April 30th, are proceeding apace. M Sapreme Council at Downing Street, on Loucheur, the French Minister of the Liberated Begions, has already arrived in London, and a number of French experts are arriving to-day to confer with the proposed means of compelling Ger British experiz, on April 4th, as regards many to full her obligations

Briand Marshal Foch, Geners! Weygand, M. Berthelot arrive on April th, when the Belgian Foreign Minister, - Jaspar, the Belgian Finance Minis and Count Sforza will also be here Briand informed the French Cabinet that the duration of the confer ence in Lersion would depend on the new German proposals If these were not acceptable the conference would last only few days If, as was improbable, they were acceptable, a week would be required to consider a possible basis of fresh negotiations.

In the meansbile, there is no DOTS of the contents of the German Note to America, which Beuter's Wash ington correspondent states that the sata Department had not received till

RUBBER TRADE DEPRESSION.

Laadow,” April Beth --- The India Bubber Journal suggests that producers form a corporation with a capital of £17,500,000, to buy rubber up to fid. per pound and not sell it below half a crown per pound. Planters should form a similar company to work in the Dutch Indies, the journai saya, in nziṣon with the corporation.

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