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July 18, 1921, Temparature S

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July 18, 1920, Temperature $2.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1921.

日四十月六酉辛次歲年十國華中

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the Chise Mall)

CHINA'S ASPIRATIONS.

CHINESE LEGATION REPLIES TO MISLEADING STATEMENTS.

PRESIDENT HARDING'S INVITATION PROBLEM

LONDON, July 32...

THE DOLLAR.

Today's closing rate 2:8 1:8

Today's opening rate 2/8 1 S

WOULD RATHER HANG.

THAN SERVE 5 YEARS.

BRISONSE'S STRANGE PREFERENCE-

"It would be better to hang the " The Chinese Legation in London, referring to misleading statements

was the comment made by a Chinese with regard to China which appeared in the British Press on July 26, states named We San at the Criminal with regard to the alleged lack of public interest in China in the develop- Sessions to-day on receiving at the ments following President Harding's invitation to a Pacific conference, that bands of the acting Chief Justice (Mr. H, H. J. Gompertz) a sentence the Legation has received innumerable telegrams from private bedies in all of five years jail with hard labour parts of China during the past month pleading for China's rights and the which had been imposed upon him cause of good Chinese and British understanding in connection with in connection with

robbery. the question of renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Aftance. It was

The jury investigating the case wrong to suppose that the Chinese would be less thankful than was composed of Messrs. C. M. the citizens of other countries

less willing to express Soares (foreman), A. H. de Carvalho, Yeung No. J. M. da Rocha, A. E. chance now given to cement world peace. Cramell, Wang Tak Kwong and W. gratification With regard to the statements concerning political unrest in Chisa, the Thoras.

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The Crown prosecutor (Mr. &. H. overcome before complete reform of administration is accomplished. It. Wakeman) had charge of the Crown declares that the Chinese rely largely on the sympathy and friendship of case, the prisoner being unrepresent-

ed by counsel, western peoples for progress and solution of difficulties, and buriedly formed opinioas unnecessarily discourage them in the difficut task of building up a stable republic.

COLONIAL OFFICE CONFERENCE,

EMPIRE AIR COMMUNICATIONS DISCUSSED.

INDIAN EMIGRATION

LONDON, July 17.

The evidence disclosed that on June 9. Fan Fook, a vegetable 'gardener who lives in a matshed at | Chai Wan was awakened at night by the sound of somebody forcing his door. Then the door was burst open and four men, one of whom was the prisoner, entered the matshed and | tied up Fan Fook and another man

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with lived there

him. The men carried torches and daggers and three of them wore masks. They thoroughly ransacked the place and took away with them a quantity of clothing, some rice and a few copper cents. Fan Fook reported the matter to the police and later Wu Son was arrested and identified as one of the robbers.

The Colonial Office announces that a special conference was held at the Colonial Office on July 15, Mr. Winston Churchill presiding. Messrs Hughes and Massey, General Smuts, Messrs. Ballantyne, Smart, ents, and Montagu, Maherao Cutch, and Mr. Sastri were present. The conference discussed the position of British Indians in the morning, and diz.com,

Ar the Magisterial bearing Wu Sun munications in the afternoon. It passed a resolution in favour of the contended that it was a case of mis appointment of a committee representing the governments conceped to taken identity and be put forward report first on the cost of erecting masts and providing bases or foel the same defence this morning. There supplies to trep up the commissioning and operating of the existing text of were many Chinese, he told the Judge, who bore features like his airships for purposes of imperial air communications with; special react Besides that one of the witnesses was to routes between England, India. Africa, Australia and New Lealand, and an old effemy of his and had, be secondly on services by means of acroplanes.

BRITAIN PAID $22,635,000.

AMERICA'S WAR TRANSPORTATION CHARGES SETTLED.

WASHINGTON, July 17. The Treasury has paid the British Shipping Ministry $32,888,000 settlement of all transportation charges arising from the war.

RUSSIAN HARVEST FAILE

MILLIONS FACED WITH STARVATION.

BERLIN, July 17.

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The witness in question denied the! truth of this and the jury, by a five to two majority, returned a verdict of gufity.

When His Honour imposed a sentence of five years' imprison- ment with hard labour Wu Sen in expressed a desire to be heard. He had nothing to do with the robbery, be pointed out, and yet he had been sentenced to five years' jail. "It would be better "he declar. ed" to hang me than sentence me.”

His Honour reminded We Son that he stood a chance, if he behaved himself. of having some of his Bentence remitted.

Tell Instructed the him" the Judge interpreter "that if he behaves himself properly in prison and con- ducts himself quietly and respectably. he may get remission of his sentence at the rate of four months in each year."

The famous poet Hauptmann has received a telegram from Maxim Gorky stating that owing to the failure of the harvest in Russia millions are faced with death from starvation and urgently sphealing to Europe and America to send food and drugs to Russia.

SUBKARINE MURDERERS.

"A SHADOW ON THE WHOLE GERMAN NAVY.”

LÉPZIG, July 17,

In sentencing Dittmar and Boldt (mentioned in our earlier cables) the President of the court said, that penal servitude was not inflicted as the prisoners were found gulity of manslaughter; not of murder. He deplored the action of the accused as casting a shadow on the whole German navy,

RUSSIAN RUMOURS. --

GENERAL MOBILISATION REPORTED.

Helsingfors, July 17.

It is semi-officially stated that it is reliably learned, that the Soviet Government has ordered a general mobilisation in Russia either against

| Esthenia, Latvia, and Lithuania or to support the Kemalists against the

Greeks.

LONG DROUGE! HEFAKING.

Wu San was not entirely satisfied and was conveying a further state- ment to the interpreter when His Honour interrupted. "I think that will do" the Judge said and so Wu Som was led away to the cells.

PAINTERS' DISPUTE.

·ALLEGED INTIMIDATION.

Arising out of the wages dispute in which local painters demand a uniform 30 per cent, increase, a Chinese appeared at the City Police Court this morning charged with having threatened a palat scraper in Hangoom.

Inspector Aris, whe prosecuted, said that the complainant and the defendant were both members the paint scrapers guild. On July 14 defendant was alleged to have stopped and threaten ed the complainant who was on his | way to work for a certain contractor

whom the guild had boycotted

The case was antjourned until July Bail was allowed in the sum of

RAIN FALLS IN A NUMBER OF PLACES IN BRITAIN.

LONDON, July 17, The long draught appears to be breaking Raia has fallen in z number of places in Britain. Unsettled weather is predicted, storms also,

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