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RECONSTRUCTION AND RECONCILIATION.

CHANCELLOR WIRTH OUTLINES GERMANY'S POLICY.

BERLIN, June 2. Reconstruction and reconciliation were outlined as the Government's policy by the Imperial Chancellor; Herr Wirth in a speech in the Beichstag. He said that the Government intended to fulfil its obligations: and gave as an instance its observance of the time limits in the ultimatum, He tactfully acknowledged Bavaria's decision to abandon her recalcitrant attitude as regards disarmament. He pointed out that Germany was liable to pay 31 milliards vold marks if the 1921 export trade equalled | Izst year's figures and foreshadowed representations, with the object of reduction of the percentage levy on exports. He referred to the prospects Lof various nex taxes and criticised the French policy, as manifested by the application of the recent sapetions as calculated to undermine the democratic spirit of Germany. He hoped that Britain and the Allies would sive Germany a fat chance and not increase her existing difficulties.

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.

CONTROL TO BE TRANSFERRED TO GOVERNMENT.

OTTAWA, June 1. All necessary steps have been taken for the transfer to the Government of the control and management of the Grand Trunk railway.

MONTREAL, June 1. The Grand Trunk Railway shops are reopening on a 4-day schedule Wages will be reduced at the end of existing contrašta,

LADIES' GILF.

ALL ELEVEN AMERICAN COMPETITORS DEFEATED.

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LONDON, June 1. Eleven American professional golfers have arrived to compete in the open championship. Five American ladies were defeated in the ladies' golf championship at Turnberry to-day, completing the elimination of all eleven competitors.

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GENERAL HOLIDAY.

Tae General Post. GEce will be open on Friday, 3rd. iest. from 8ɛɛm. tɔ am. only,

WEATHER REPORT.

Jeon 3d. Ilh. Bim.-Pressore has increased moderatoly at Weihaiwei, and Falightly from Shanghai to Tourano and

over Lazon.

The trough of low pressure naW\Ex- tends from Laron to Cochin Chin

Hongkong Rainfall the 24 hours. sading at 10 am today, oflinch. | Total since January: 1st, 42:34 inches,

against an average of 24-33 inches.

-Forecast for the $4 hsara ending at nova on June, Ird. -

L-Houghing -b-Gar - Reck. Einds, fresh to moderate; cloudy.

'9--Fatemosa, Channel N.E. winds freak.

|3--South court of China between Hongkong and 'lamooks. The samo ne No. 1.

between

The same k

Am-Bouth coast of Chim | Rongkong and Halcan.

No

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DAILY WEATHER REPORT,

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Parfime

Boala Lalace

Bankowo

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letters from the Pillar Boxes

There will be one delivery of ordinary co respondenes and one collection of Shang

The Money Order Offics will be entirely closed.

Sharp Pk..

The District Post Ofieos wil be open from 8 am, te 3 a. m. and from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. with the exception of Kowloon Offie, which will be open from 8.a. to | Swałow

outy and Sheung Wan Ufee, which will be open from 8 am, 199 8th and faboku ... from 5.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

There will be che delivery from District Offices at noon.

Tricha......

Taipan -- Kombita

Pescadores

REGISTERED Lad PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the Canton, ... sime giren below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close Hongkong st de before 9 a.m. registared and parcel malls are closed at § pm to the | Gap Rock. previous day.

INWARD MAILS.

Wachow

Folby

Folien

Intrane

St. James

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THURSDAY, JUNE 2.

Japst

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FRIDAY, JNUE 3.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4.

Artoon Apar

..Tsuruga Man

Engrapa

собия -- Hollo

Shanzbai Streita

Srect OLD Duners

Labe

SUNDAY, “JUNE 5.

Calcutta and Straits Japan

„Totomi Maru Malacca Maru

THURSDAY, JUNE 9.

Jupar

Aisnta Mare

OUTWARD MAILS,

AMERICAN BAILWAYS.

WAGE BILL TO BE REDUCED $400,000,000.

The Railway Board has announced the reducing of all men's wages by 22 per cent commencing July 1. It is estimated that this will reduce the wage bill by $400,000,000,

U.S. NAVY ESTIMATES.

SENATE PASSES APPROPRIATION BILL.

WASHINGTON June 1

The Serate has passed the navy appropiation bill amounting to $494,000,000.

AUSTRALIA AND_CHINA

In the House of Representatives, replying to a question, the Acting Premier, Sir Joseph Cook, said that the Commonwealth Government as far as possible favoured subscribing to the Hay doctrine of Chinese Integrity and independence.

AUSTRIAN CABINET RESIGNS.

Fanshi and Wochoterá }*Straits, "Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, „ĒM Marques, Bouth Africs, India Dhanushkodi, Bombay, and ADEN

Dairen

Saigon sur s

Straits Bangkok Egypt and "EUROPE T..

LIVERPOOL Registration 5-pa Letters 5 p.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3,

Fort Bayard, Hollow and Haiphong.**.** Heno Amoy Straits and Bangkot s *Swatow, #Shanghai and *North China ́............. Hopsang...

Fooking Philippine Islands............. 23watow, "Straits and "Bangkok el. Changchow .... Shanghal and North Chingamisonessssssroomverun

Deucalion. «panedes+k+orsaan Swatow, Amoy and Foochow - miattest Halloongar 1998 Fo

SATURDAY, JUNE 4.

It is understood that considerable progress is being made in the direc-Straits, Bangkok, Calcutta; and Ada....... Arraton Apart.... tion of obtaining voluntary reductions of freights by the concerted action Straits and Bangkok is

MELBOURNE, June 1.

VIENNA, June 1.

The Cabinet has resigned.

AMERICAN FREIGHTS,

THE KUBU OF SUMATRA.

WASHINGTON, June 1.

Пица

Barometer

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Sem Laval

Wind

Temperature

FIuntally.

Dirootfon

Weather.

Q. W. JETZEL, Director. Hongkong Observatory, June 2, 1192), J. BARORES, redared to 82 Reption Fahrenheit, on the level of the ass in inches, tenths and hundredtha.

2. TEKPERATCs, in the shaik in de. gross Fahrenheit,

1. HEIDIT, in percentaga of satura tion the humidity of aiz saturated with meistara being 100.

THURSDAY - JUNE 2, 1921.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

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LIMITED.

Alkali Manufacturers.

-** BLASPHEMY.”

"You have natural varieties (α coal seams. Providence is respons

Tel. 1630.7, Queen's Rd. Cenksible; and we have to adapt ouncives to its ways, whether we hike it or not

You

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Iron, Steel & Piece Goods. Tel. 2143. 10, Queen's Rd. Center

CHINA OYERSRAS TRIDING ORE.

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4. › DIRECTION OF Wrap, to two points. 6. POZCE or. Wixn, according to Tel.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 2-

Chanchow Kochow

T: £3.

4.15 p..

4.30 pm.

detached cloud, d drizzling rin,

Peking Hars

5 p.m.

Gencha

5.m.

Bhansi

Esirang

Tannis

Hecto:

watow, Straits and "Bangkok

ments of any kind; he lives almost tow, Amoy and Kenzo Amakum Marn

51.0

9 Pizz

9 &..

1

of the carriers.

Straits and *Bangkok Hofhow Pakhod and Haiphong Shanghai and North Chhan

Wingshing animals. Lake Fielding.

Kailong dignos,

CURIOUS RACE:

for be possesses no arms or imple

SUNDAY, JUNE 5.

like the anthropoid apes, except that

In the course of thousands of years) ""

MONDAY, JUNE 6, 7.

Himang TUESDAY, JUNE 7.

ors

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8.

Talang....

8.2.

MOST PRIMITIVE PEOPLE.

he has learned to drive short pieces Bandakan

of wood with splintered ends into

the trunk of a tree, and these he agwatow and "Bangkok uses as steps.

*3vaton and Bangkok

The struggle for life is so hard Swatow, Amoy sad Faschow that the Kubu is old at twenty and Shanghai and North China probably hardly ever reaches thirty,

31. Ám

Locking M Laehow.. Haibong

.112.23.

The Breslau geographer, Professor Wilhelm Volz, bas just published the result of his investigations among The Kabus, a race of human beings The Kubu is invariably peaceful for Hothow and Haiphong t inhabiting the vast virgin forests he possesses no weapon of any kind Swatow, "Shanghai and North Citine Tangshing.. of Southern Sumatra, who are still be neither steals ncr lies, for there

THURSDAX, JUNE 9.

in the stage of prehistoric man is nothing to steal and-nothing to lie Shanghal and North Chine The Kubus, Professor Volzex-about; he has only one wife; he has plains, are cut off from the na conception beyond his wife, and cutside world by the mcurtains children.

Word

FRIDAY, JUNE 10.

Shanghai, Nor b China, Daloon Japan, Honolata, Canada, United States. Central & Forth America & ZURUPE is BAN FRANCISCO Registration stew, Amoy and Foochew H

2.45 am. Letters 10.3)

SATURDAY, JUNE

along the west coast of Sumatra and The Kubus are extraordinary shy ty the vast swamps alog the cast and timid in the presence of persona cast, and they lived a nomadic life from the outside world, but Professor the forests, which spread between Volz gathered from them that they these almost impassable barriers, are never afraid in the dense forests; They are telled ordencar rivers, they have a language, which is ex- and even there only small, scat ceedingly poor in words and ideas. Ehanghai and North China ered groups. The glazim of the They know nothing of religion, and Hub is to food, and their thoughts do not go beyond their cats fruits, berries--roots, every day life and necessities When u, frozs, caterpillars, and Larvae, one of them die they leave the body Kuba neliber hunts for fishes, where it fell and go on their way.

Siberis Mara

MONDAY, JUNE

zam's calj.

7 Bars in inches benths and rum- dredths.

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Previou

at 1 p

patter

Barometer 29.79 29.30 29.82

Temperature 78"

Humidity

89

21

Direction

Force Weather Rein.

0..

0,00 0.00

Hebat open air Tumpérature on the 16-78- “Lowart' vpn kir Tempestors' on tits ·"2nd

1. F., CLAXTON, Director

Kosgkong, Observatory June 2, 1921.

JONGKONG TIME SIGNALS.

TH LONG TAIL

New Films and Cameras just arrived Tel. 2170. 60, Queen's Rd, Canna)

LAVAKUB, N. en

Opticians.

Tel. 2203. 12, Queen's Rd, Central,

PASSENGERS.

KRKIVILS."

Per a.s. "Andre Lebon,” on May 11am Mears Eibeiro, V. 1. Vorsivami, F. P. Picken, J. Arasad Coste, G. Inabazak

Hijiland, Mr and Mrs A. B. Davies, Mr C. E. V. Barrup, Mr D. Bugo-Mr and Mrs B. Van. Exter, Mr T. Burns, Mr Howard, and Mrs Y. Da Silva-

DEPARTURES

Per Fushimi Marn "yesterday ~M: H. Troda, Mrs M. Watanabe, Meries E-0. Tregillar, P. Lauder, A.,C, Lofts, Won Tin- Vin Bruce Nichie, K. Kustoa, 8. Hozinehl, W.-E. "Greenway, Y. Nakata, H. Kogi, U. Okuno. Wong The Time Ball on Enwloon Sʻznal Ent Man Uin, M. Lopiosed, B. 12. Bell; Miss Li-dropped daily et 10 am. and. 4. Am. 9. L. Eall, Miss J. Bell, Menari Won exospt on Batardays when it is dropped at Lan, P. Muncheril Zsayes Pol Yap 10 am and 1. pan, and en Sundays and Ebon Chua, Mr and Mrs E. F. Apsolt, Holidays when it is dropped at 10 a m. Miss L. I Taylor, Master E53. Amcotty The Ball is hoisted half, maas at the 55th Master I. FAncolt, Meurs-K. Boriki mingta and fuli mnat at the 67th minute. Havamata, T. Tokoyama, H'Dalilina, Abould the ball fail 16 drop at the erect Shiono 8. Kokobaina, 7** Wida fame it will be lowered at 6 mins tem pa Wong King Wo, Wong Kwan Ho, T. W. sha bour and the ordinary ejašins.reces Bearborough, LA Baite, E. H. Sharp, ed at the following hour, if possible de DKD. Malverne, A.-8. Bherst, E. Es Should the Time Bal? be cut of onfer Landamon, Wms Polised. Virs A. G. the above routine will be carried out with Meares, H E G Pics, Mr H. Erill, She then 222 on the Boort Bigual maat Capt. and Mrs Fuze, Kim N. Young, Mr Time Signala ara als? given at night by Wong Han tin, Wong Man Change Mias meine af three white lampe mounted - 1 Buz, Miss E Eng, hire T. Yoshitaren, #fily on the Go wivatory, wireles 1st Mr. Cheng Bak Tin, Meke Frem 8.54 1 9.00 pmbe lampe are Bang, Hr Bodyria, Mangiara extiogatihad Salomevarily, at the eve! Wat KMT 101 KRAVIT

Brod, and best-of auch minute.

The house rafin toỹ Hưngkong Bándard) noeng Mr Bad- Mai Time (82ours Best o "GreenKİ

may depend upon it that the man who has the rich seam will always in the main come out better than the man who has the pour seam. That is, something which-I dare not criticise, otherwise I may get into a region of blasphemy.."- Mr. Lloyd George to the Conference of cual owners and miners, April 12th, | 1921.

The mines are the most valuable roperty of the nation"-Hr. Lord George, April 7th 1921.

Oh, Providence hath made our

seams.

Some thick and some a little thin. I will not hear him who blas

⚫phemes

Or poole a wage in deadly sin! Adapt, adapt, ye that are lean; To him that bath it shall be given. It shall be still as it hath been, For poverty's the will of Heaven. Some time I spake of this same

wealth

As property of all-Ah me! I did forget my soul's good.

health;

Twas perilous near blasphemy.. The men about me that are fat Have wisely found the thickest

302015, ..

And are content to stay at that; Why should a thin man dream

fat-dreams?

-Awike, ye little seamers, straight

The great unequal law perpend Your impious hopes ye must

abate,

For Providence hath shaped your

end..

Oh, thick is thick, and thin is-

thin

And never the twain shall mixed

be

Who dares to dunk of the Pool

Is guilty of rank blasphemy Leo Chiorza Money in "The New Statesanko.

While working on board the sa. “Siangbee" in harbour yesterday a cargo coole accidentally fell into 1b No. 4 hold and was killed in antane gly, fracturing the spine and bine of theeku