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The China Mail

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BUSINESS

NEW

Rosy Cheeks

NOTICES

MUSIC.

I aint nobody's Darling Yoo Hoo

Sweet Lady

Say it with music

When the Sun goes down It must be someone Strut Miss Lizzie

Song of India

Dangerous Blues

Jealous of you

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I've got the jvs

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Remember the Rose

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Rainfall 0.04 inch.

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December 31, 1920, Temperature 6.

Humidity 87

日十二月二十酉辛大歲國華中

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17. 1922,

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Storier to pho China Mail.)

NAVAL TREATY ALMOST COMPLETE.

FAR EASTERN QUESTIONS TACKLEU,

WASHINGTON, January 16. The naval treaty is now complete except for certain mall points on which th Japanese delegation is awaiting final instructions from Tokyo.

Meanwhile the conference to-day resumed discussion of Far Eastern questions and the niur power committee

meets in the afternoon for th: birst time,

SOUTH AFRICAN MINE STRIKE PARLEY.

ESSENTIAL SERVICES MOSTLY CONTINUE.

JOHANNISON January 14. The Chamber of Mines has agreed to a conference with seven representatives from each side. The muretang will be held forthwith.

Jonassesaurs Fanuary 15,

The vasential survices on the reol continue to work well under the mines oflicials, except at the Kleinfontein Oid Apex No. 7. and Mudder East where fooding has

started.

JOHANNESIA T. Jancary 17.

wing to the strike large batches of natives are burg marshalled m compounds or entrainment to; various destinations in South Afri a and Partagurse Band Aine.

ALLIED DEBT FUNDINO BILL.

SENATE COMMITTEE'S MODIFICATIONS

WASHINGTON, January Pi, The Finance Committee of the Senate has approved th allied debt funding bill with a few modifications, Lotally elimination of the original provision fixing the rate of interest at not less than five per cent.

The Senate bus adopted Senator McCormick's resolution (similar to that of Mr. Reivis rabled in January) asking the State Department to furnish information regarding the financial affairs of the European governments, especially concerning expensi- Lure for military purposes.

14 Washington cable dated Janary 3 stated: Ta the House of Representatives, Mr. Reavis (Rupubl can! introduced a resolution instructing the Government to demand repayment of the Allied debts, because the proceedings at the Washington Conference disclosed a determination by certain debine nations to incur large expenditure upon increased naval armaments. The resolution is b¿lieved to be directed against France.}

AMERICAN IMPORT DUTIES.

NEW ASSESSMENT BASIS.

WASHINGTON, January 17.

Republican members of the Senates Finance Com.

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's closing rab 2/7 3.8.

To-day's opening rate 2/7 3/8.

NEW TURBINE STEAMERS.

FOR FAR EASTERN SERVICES,

LONDON, January 16.

The turbine cargo steamer "Diomed," built to the order of Messrs. Alfred Holt for the China Mutual Steam | Navigation Company has been launched. The vessel has a gross tonnage of 10,000 and will probably sail in the spring. The same firm has also ordered an 11,000 ton twin screw turbine carge and passenger boat for its Far Eastern Service from Mars. Cammell Lairds.

BELL'S 920 TIBET MISSION.

FULL AGREEMENT REACHED.

LONDON, January 16.

Mr. Charles B. has returned to England. Inter viewed by Ruter with regard to his mission to Tibet. in | November of 1920, he pointed out that his mission reached agreement on all outstanding political questions but no treaty was made because none was desire.k. He Lemphasised that nothing was don· to coufhet with the (legal aspiration of Chins.

IRISH P 10 VISIONAL GOVERNMENT

DUBLIN CASTLE DEPARTMENTS TAKEN OVER.

Lostos, January 16.

The departments of Dublia Castle were formally handed over to the provisional government by Lord Fitzalan in behalf of the King in Privy Council to-day.

RUM SMU JOLER'S AEROPLINE,

MEXICAN BORDER CAPTURE.

WASHINGTON, January 16. Grent activity among smugglers led to a search by prohibition authorities which resulted in the seizure of a rum running aeroplane on the Mexican border and freight consisting of 120 bottles of liquor.

INTER VATI) (AL GOJR) OF JUSTICE.

THE HADE, January 16.

The fovernment has nominated Myr. Nolens, professor at the Austerdam University and Myr. Vooys, profesor at Delft as'assessors of the court of interna tional justice to deal with cass arising out of labour questions.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

NEW GOVERNMENT'S MEASURE.

PARIS, January 16.

mittee have tentatively agreed that the basis for It is stated that one of the first measures by the assessing impor. duties should be the American whole.now Government will be a bill relating to the Banque sale price at the time the article was shipped to America. Industrielle de Chine, the nature of which is not at

present indicated. NATIONAL SPORTING CLUB BOXING.

£950 CRUISER WEIGHT CONTEST.

LONDON, January 17.

At the National Sporting Club in a twenty rounds.

match for £950 Dick Smith, ex-cruiser weight champion

ILLEGAL CALCUTTA MEETING.

HONGKONG TELEPHONE HANDBOOK will be published, shortly.

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MANY ARRESTS MADE.

CALCUTTA, January 17, The Chairman and 133 others were arrested when

THE

tion of the Government notification.

of Britain, defeated Albert Lloyd, Australian craiser- a local congress attempted to hold meetings in contraven- weight champion, on points.

SOFT SOAP.

AND A STORY THAT WOULDN'T WASH.

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POLICE FORCE CHANGES. congregation of St. Joseph's Church.

INSPECTORS DAVIET AND

WILLS RETIRE.

The following members of the Police Fores are going home by the

A. 8.

The best wishes of a wide cirole will go with them.

Sub-Inspector Willa joined the Force on December 4, 1902. He early show- ed. ability in the investigation of crime and was attached to the Dette tive Staff where he remained until the time of his retirement. Promotion

A Chinese was charged befors Magistrate Wood this morning with the unlawful possession of one colt re- Egypt" tomorrow: Inspector volver and 100 rounds of ammunition. Davitt, Sub-Inspectors Wille, T. came to him eteadily, and on Sorgt. Darling said that the de-Murphy, Raynolds, J. Clarke and A. Inspector. During the War he April 10; 1913 he was made Sub- fondant was arrested on board the..Clake, Sergeants Dorrington, J. several times noted as Inspector at the "Hoosier State" yesterday. Tho

He was connected contraband was found congealed in a Murphy, Lane, Brown, Henderson, M, various stations. basket containing

and with the investigation of any big eoap. Murphy, Logan, Hourihan Dolendant admitted that he was fiutchine. Inspectors Davitt and crimes, one of the most recent of Being as coolie for two passengers Wills are retiring on this Hongkong a couple of years ago.

which was the Motor Bandita" cBIO after which caused such a sensation in Tong and honorable servico in Forde, while the others are going on Jung leave deferred owing to the war.

STRAIGHT AT IT." Inspector Davite is one of the HERE asof four "hatlog around VERY young child la susceptible to oldest members of the Force Coming The bust."We might pa well out

broup. Don't wait until his dead out here on a constable on Outber 31, Fut Pisance aitacks your little one belo e 1808, he was promoted Lance you prepare for 15 dies in the Sergeant on December 1, 1900, allis when chemists, shops are doned, and this simp should i Bergeant on January 7, 1908, and

whom he could not ånd. A fino of

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