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WASHINGTON CONFERENCE IN SESSION.

LIMITATION OF NAVAL ARMAMENTS,

HUGHES PROPOSALS CAUSE SENSATION.

NEW YORK, Nov, 13. : Mr. Hughes' proposals for the limitation of naval armaments have created as great a sensation in the United States as abroad. The newspapers consider the proposals constitute a great advance and stress the fact that the United States pledges itself to a larger reduc

tion than asked of the others.

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INTERNATI`NAL LABOUR CONFERENCE,

FARM WORKERS' RIGHTS.

GENEVA, November 13. The Labour Conference has adopted's convention guaranteeing farm workers the same rights of association and combination as industrial workers. Mr. Barrett and Sir R. Oliver, the South African and Australian Govern- ment delegates, respectively, Messrs. Cookson, Parsons, and Tamura, respectively the Australian, Canadian and Japanese employers delegates, opposed the convention. Mexørs. Inuzuka and Okamoto, the Japanese Govern-* |ment delegates abstained from voting. The Conference also adopted a convention giving farm workers the In an interview with the Havs special representa-accidents and adopted a recommendation urging the benefit of the laws providing for compensation for tive at Washington, the French Premier stated. We have

with the sincerest desire to reach

an agreement giving the world real peace instead of armed peace. France will do ber utmost to create an all round paceful atmosphere in which the peoples can work in a spirit of perfect security. Havis COSTLY PLAN TO RESTORE-LOST PROSPERITY.

JAPANESE AMBASSADOR'S OPINION.;

FRANCE AGAINST ARMED PEACE.

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PARIS, November: 13.

LONDON, November 13. · Interviewed by the Sunday Express, Baron Hayashi said he believed Japan would agree to President Hard- ing's programme if America was pledged to it and leclared that America and Japan had been friendly for If one does not huilds capital ships, the other has no need to do so as there is no third power to con- stitute a menace in the Pacific. Baron Hayashi thought the programme, should prove acceptable to all the powers.

years.

·ARMISTICE DAY.

QUIET CELEBRATION IN FRANCE:

PARIS, November '12. The third anniversary of the armistice was celebrated throughout Frence in a quiet way, large crowds paying their respects to French and Allied military tomb— Havas.

JOFFRE SAILS.

MARSEILLES, November-11. Marshal Joffre embarked on board the M. M. Porthos for the Far East. theas.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Colin Campbell, who was born in Shanghai four years ago, and is now returning

with his mother by way of | Canada, will have travelled 43,000 miles when he reaches his birthplace.

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| governments to extend to farm workers sickness invandi-·

ty aad old age insurance.

RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC BREAKDOWN.

-GENEVA, November 13.

tional Labour Office. Dr. Nansen outlined a simple Speaking at an informal gathering at the Interna-

though bold and costly plea for restoration of Russian economic prosperity involving, the dispatch of motor ploughs on a large scale to the famine areas with experts to instruct the peasants in their use.

FRENCH C1A'. 'PR'Ces.

GOVERN ENT CURBING PROFITEERING,

PARIS, November 13. The Government has decided upon new drastic - measures to keep down coal prices and to curb profiteering.

DEATH WHILE GYLEING.

MRS.. GEORGE JAY GOULDS DEATH,

LAKEWOOD, November 14. Mrs. George Jay Gould dropped dead while golfing. with her husband.

Lieutenant Commander R. A pretty welding took place at Gregory has been appointed navigat St. Joseph's Church, Shanghai, on ing officer of the "Titania," submarine Nov. 5, when Mr. Arthur T. depot ship, Hongkong, and to the Nobbins formerly of Himpstead. charge of the Chact and Barometer Ladoa, was married to Miss Helen Depot on arrival there,

Frances Mary Pops, daughter of Mr. G. E. Pope. The Rev. Father J. A. Crak ofisin ted

The old cruiser Eclipse," which

A corcespondent informs the served several commissions on the East Indies Station and the China Singapore Free Press that syndicate is taking up an area of laedation, has been placed on the sale in the north of Kelantan for gold Training Squadron and the Home list. The "Eclipse" also was in the mining, with prospects of considerable

Fleet, and filled a niche during the Great War.

success.

Mr. William Frederick de Bois

The police raided the servants' MacLaren, a director of a number of rubber companies, left personal estate quarters of the Hongkong and Shaug value £129,371, of which personal hai Bank in Stanley Street on F.iday estate in the United Kingdom is night and seized thres fully loaded

£114,754.

The Consul for Italy and Mrs. L. Petrucci will open the bazaar on behalf of the orphans and invalids of the Italian Convent, which will be held at Convent (Caine Road) on Sat urday and Sunday next.

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Lieutenant J. A. Giffard join the Chias Station at an early date: sloop" Foxglove;" Lieutenant N. A. Lientenant A. W. Johnson joins the

Boal, the sloop "Blueb; and Lieutenants D. B O'Canal and W. B. C. W. Forester have been post- ed to the sloop "Hollyhock on the same station.

revolvers. The three men in whose the Court of the British North Borneo Sir West Ridgway, Président of boxes the arms were found were Company, is leaving towards tie and Arrested. charged before Magistrate Lindsell on North Borneo, IIo will be accom. They were formally of November to pay another visit to Saturday and remanded for a week. panied by Me. W. P. Flyin, who has been associated with the financial sido married at Sydney to Mr. W. Graham years, and is going to the territory to Miss Marie Tempest was recently of the Chartered Company for my Browne the leading man" of her visit several rubber compans of company. The ceremony which was which he is a director. Mr. Percy Edward Laurence, of of a quiet character was performed the Grove, Witham, Essex, formerly by the Registrar-General of Naw

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Miss Zang Wei Teung, & dis tinguished Chinese journalist, is at Present in London. She is a member of the staff of the Sun Pao," one of She

of Messrs. Laurence, Sons, & Gardner, South Wales. Misa Tempest was the Stock Exchange, who died May 24, widow of Mr. Cosmo Gordon Lennox aged 69, loft estate of the gross value whose death took place in July. Miss of £€3,218, of which £19,338 was net Tempest and her husband expect to China's oldest daily papers. personalty.

conia to

be back in a London theatre in the is a graduate of the McTyire School autumn of next year, for the first at hanghai, and taught sociology at At this afternoon's meeting of time since 1914. At present they are Soochow before she took up the Legislative Council Colonel Davies, still touring in Australia, where they journalism: Sho has R.E., D.8.0., Acting General Officer are appearing in Mr. Arnold Bennett's England in order to study the posi Commanding, and the Hon. Mr. A. O play The Adventure. The visit tion of Britian women in industry. Lang, Acting Chamber of Commerce was originally planned last year as a representative both took the oath as three months return tour, but it has new members of the Council.

been, continually extended and ar The quaintest form of bribery that rangements bave just been made to perhaps exists in the annals of the Dr. Arnold Jacob Cohen Stuart, continuo it till next April. In the Railway world occurred in Northern dirvoter of the Royal Dutch Petroleum course of the present tour Afies India, says Railways, published in Calcutta. A station master presented Co. and of the Shell Transport and T.mpest and her company have Trading Co., Ltd, domiciled in Hol- visited Africa, India, Burma the parrot to his District Superinten land, left estate in the United King Straits Settlemist, Hongkong, Shang dent. In palat of fact be placed it FOR THE RACES dom of the gross value of £88,090, hai, Tientsiny Baking Hankow, the

and aurreptitiouslycoge all-in, the saloon under the bunk. The District with not personalty £83,070.5

Philippines and Australasia.

Trafo Superintendent, had retired for his nightly rest when he heard a voice [my "Station (master-good man,** The voice caritimued to reiterate the virtues of the station master and the official became scriqusly sunoyed.

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The wedding took place at Holy Trinity Cathedral, on Saturday last, Nov 5, of Mr. Willie James Walkers seting chief accountant of the Asistio Patroleunt Coy and Mia Ma Frances Camp. The Cathedral beautifully decorated and the serv was gorducted by the Dion Very Tav. C. J. F. Bymond.

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