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August 9, 192, Tomperature 83.

Barometer 29.65

Rainfall 000 inch.

Humidity 80.

August 9, 1921, Temperature 78.

TEL. No. 22.

三拜市 號九月八年二十二百九十一英

HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9

1922,

日七十月六成壬次歲年一十國民準中 PRICE, $3.00 Per Month

178

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TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuters Service to the Cha Mai.

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THE DOLLAR.

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LONDON RIF:R TIONS FARLEY.

SOME PROOGRESS MADE.

LONDON, August...

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ECONOMY IN

GOAL

Factuen Lamp Cand stumuis for economy in Coal salan, All lump Cools bara a large percentage of dual which sum PILACTIGALLY WASTE. The dus în FUCHDEN haap barns luto Jusepa va soun sự thay are that into bollars. Fichten lump eval harus pintually and is therefors a dockled ECONOMY.

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At to-day's sittings the committee of Finance The International miners' congress is being held at Minister and exparte made great progress with the couraklort-on-Main. There are 119 delegates from sideration of M. Poincare's proposals. The Committed eleven countries, including Britain, the United States, merts agnin to-morrow morning to draft a report to the Free, Belgium Holland, Germany, Austria and full conference which will probably consider the reportgsty representing over two million miners, The in the afternoon. Information from a French source congress adopted by 80 votes to 13 resolution by Mr. indicates that the British representatives criticised the Frik Hodges requeting the governing body of the proposals as likely to produce a poor result while risking International Minera Federation to draw up a uniform ultimately diaorganising Germany's economic life. Akramme of, aims and demands to be carried out in French raport says it is estimated that the measures ming districts in all constries, each country under. will produce three on four hundred million gold marks. taking to support in every way possible the efforts of

TAX ON GERMAN EXPORTS PROPOSED. akother countrive towards realisation thereof.

LONDON, August 8.

It is learned from a Franch source that the coin/ mittee of experte has decided to recommend that a twenty six per cent, tax on German exports be collected direct! ly by the reparations commission on the despatch of goods, instead of Germany paying be equivalent round

sum as 20W.

FINANCE EXPERTS VIEWS.

LONDON, August 8... It is understood that the majority of opinions amongst the committee of experts are against the French proposal for the establishment of customs and the imposition of taxation in the occupied area. The proposal to seize the mines and foresta was also rejected but the committee will be invited to consider a system of guarantees ensuring a supply of coal and wood for this. "Allies. The proposal to ask Germany to agree to a shart in industrial concerns being given to the Allies way likewise rejected.

It was also held that the granting of a moratorium and the taking of German property were unnecessary in view of the guarantees lately imposed by the committen on guarantees. It was felt necessary not merely to look at some of these matters from a financial standpoint but to take into account their political and moral effects... The French Minister of Finance did not attend the after- noon meeting.

OROPS IN CRIMEA.

PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS.

Geneva, August 8. The international committee for the aid of Russia states that the position in the Crimea is likely to serious. Not more than one-fifth of the area cultivated before the war is now being cultivated., Locusta have almost destroyed the wheat crop sown last year. -The plagua of locusts has also extended to the province of Samars where it is difficult to estimate how much crop will be left for human consumption.

CHINESE IN HOLLAND,

MANY TO BE DEPORTED.

THE HAGUE, August 3. The police in Amsterdam and Rotterdam raided the Chinese colonies and arrested over six hundred Chinese, as a result of the recent great increase in murders in Chinese quarters. All of those arrested, except a lew who can prove they have proper means of living in Holland, will be deported to Chica.

ANOTHER

WORLD FLIGHT.

COUNTY CRICKET.

CHAMPIONSHIP FROSPECTS.

LONDON, August 8, kinghamshire, Hampshire, Escox and Yorkshire the first innings when playing respectively #Surrey, Kent, Worcestershire and Lancashire.

Arwickshire drew with Derbyabire and mptonshire with Leicestershire, Middlesex won Zúns from Sussex.

nghamabiro's defeat of Surrey pots.quite a t complexion on the county championship which had. looked to rest between Yorkshire and The latter's chances are now well-nigh ex- Nottinghamshire are playing with - such consistency, that they constitutu a strong Yorkshire's prospects.

TANDATORY.

GENEVA, August. 8.

The report of the Permanent Mandates Commission was read at a plenary session. It is noted in regard to mandatory territory in the Pacific that owing to a short. age of native labour the mandatory powers feit obliged to import Chinese male labour, a step which was attend- ed by some danger to the native population." The Com-, mis ion hopes the question will be more closely con- sidered in future reports by the mandatory powers.

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BEAT WAVE IN N. CHINA AND JAPAN.

SHANGHAI August 8.

There has been a great heat wave over Japan and the hitterland of North China for weeks, averaging, over hundred in the shade, while for several days it was 115 at Tientsin and Péking. There have been numerous cases of prostration and mental derangement in Japan where many factories are suspending operations owing to the heat,

·U.S. RAILWAY TROUBLE.“

..

UNION CONFERENCE CALLED.

CLEVELAND, August 8.

At the suggestion of the railway strike loaders the President of the Locomotive Engineer Union has invited sixteen other railway upions to attend a conference at Washington on Friday with the object of averting the impending calamity of a collapse of transportation.

JAPANESE WORKERS ASK FOR LESS. LONDON, August 8. Three British air officers, Captains E. J. McCfoughty, SYMPATHY FOR HARD HIT EMPLOYERS. P. H. McIntosh and F. Tymus propose to start in the spring of 1923 on a world flight on a Fairey seaplane

Shanghai, August 8, from England by Bordeaux, Athens, Basra, Bombag

The workers at Fukushims, air important Japanese Rangoon, Hongkong, Tokyo, the Aleutian Islanda, Vamilk centre have requested a ten per cent. reduction of souver, Canada, America, Newfoundland, and the wages out of sympathy with employers some of whom Azores. The Air Ministry has promised øvery sitt are on the verge of bankruptcy owing to trade depres auce. It is intended that the whole Sight should be Įsion. made in one machine.

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THRONE OF RUSSIA.

GRAND DUKE AFTER IT,

PARIS, August 8.

A general strike has been proclaimed as a profess against the new Cereals Law and the rise in the price of A document has been published wherein the Grand bread. Most of the shops are closed and trafo is Roke Cyril proclaims himself guardian of the vacant paralysed. A military bakery is ready to supply bread; throne of Russia and announces that he will refer to the The authorities are tak ng energetic messures to maintain Russian National Council for opnfirmation of his legitim order.

IRISH IRREGULARS CAPTURE: GABLEË

LONDON, August

Cable communication between Europe and America

has ben disorganis d 'n' conseqrance of the Irregolam

MEXICAN. FINANCES.

MEXICO CITY, August 5. President Obregon has ratified the agreement

at Karry capturing its Waterville and Valentia sable relative to the external debt mentioned in thecades on

17. It will now be submitted to Congress.

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