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August 31, 1921,

6日九初月七戌壬次曲年一十國民中

August 31, 192, Temperature 79.

Barometer 20 60

12,38 inch,

Humidity 91,"

No 18669. 四拜雞

歇一月八年二十二百九千一英

HONGKONG,

THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1922,

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GERMANY'S ST CATION.

FOOD SHORTAGE FEARED.

BERLIN, August 30, Drastic measures to avoid a food shortage were

outlined by the Minister of Food in the Reichstag. He announced that owing to the depreciation of the mark bread had considerably advanced. He foreshadowed the probibition of the production of strong bear owing to the poor grain barvest, also the manufacture of sweets liqueurs, and sweetened wines from homegrown sig Gormandising in restaurants will be countered by making the giving of more than one meat course a penal offence.

MORE TROUBLE AT AMRITSAR.

AUTHORITIES ARRESTING AKALIS.

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's closing raio 2/6 11/16.

| To-day's opening cate 5/0 11/18.

RESTRICTING RUBBER OUTPOT.

DUTCH AGAINST COMPULSION,

The Hague, August 30,

The Minister for the Colonies has written to the

International Association of Rubber Culture in the Dutch Indies stating that following an exchange of views with the Governor General of the East Indica re- garding rubber growers' difficulties ho has decided that the adoption of local measures-to limit the production of rabber could not at present be justified, Ha declares his readiness seriously to consider concrete proposals.sub mitted by these concerned but declines to appoint a commission to elaborate such measures as this might be construed as preliminary to a decision in principle in favour of compulsory limitation.

REPARATIONS,

GERMAN PROPOSALS,

PARIS, August 30.

At meetings of the reparations comm'ssion, attended uy the United States representativer semi-oficially, the German delegate Schroeder spoke at length on the position

LAHORE, August 30. There has been a serious recrudescence of tropble with the Sikh Akali, or fanatics, in consequence of several attempting to seize private property attached to a Sikh shrine near Amritzar. The head pricat com plained to the authorities who arrested them whereupon- others defiantly repeated the offence until two hundin Germany. He explained the German proposals for guaranteeing deliveries of timber and coal by private were arrested including local notables. The authorities contracts, and the deposit of fifty million, gold marks are now searching trains and detaining Akalis, a large from the Raichsbank's reserves in a city in the occupied number of whom left for Amritsar, when news of the

territory. trouble circulated in the Panjab.

NORTHCLITYE'S WILL

AN ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED,

FOREIGN DERTS.

HOW AMERICA WILL STOP CANCELLATION.

WASHINGTON, Angust 30. The Senate by 33 votes to one bas approved the

LONDON, August 30.7 The probate registry has appointed Sir George Representatives' amendment to the Soldiers' Bonus Bill Augustus Button who was a joint sxeonber with Arnold providing for the carmarking of the intercet on foreign under Northcliffe's will dated March 23, 1919 avad. debis for financing the measure. Speakers argued in ministrator pendente lite of the personal artate: The support that this would silence the talk about the can- application for Sir George. Sutton's appointment was collation of foreign debta, made on behalf of Viscountess Northolife who is the

executrix under the will of July 22 last.

LOSS OF THE “ITATA."

ONLY SIX SAVED.

BANTIAGO DE CHILE, August 30.

U. 8. 4, AND RUSSIA.

A COMMISSION TO LOOK SEE.

WASHINGTON, August 30.

The United States has made informal overtures to the Soviet with a view to despatching to Rossin a It will There were only six eurvivors from the 322 who technical commission to survey the conditions, were aboard the "Itata." The disaster was due to heavy not be authorised to negotiate binding the United seas putting the rudder out of action, rendering the States. Vessel helpless. She listed and sank bow first. Two boats lowered were capsized, drowning all except the six aforementioned.

JAPANESE CRUISER SINKS.

BRIPBUILDERS BUSIEK.

BIG CLYDE OUTPUT.

LONDON, August 30.

A revival of shipbuilding is indicated. In fact the NEW YORK, August 30.

largest month's output this year was recorded in August, A message from Tokyo states that the Japanese Clyde yards launched fourteen vessels aggregating 55,000 3,420 ten croisar “Niitska" sank in a typhoon off tous. Kamchatka with practically ber entire crew of three bundred.

GRAECO-TURKISH WAR.

REFLOATING 7HE “FRANCE.”

PARIS, August 30.

Hopes are entertained of refloating the battleship "France" at a cost estimated at twenty million

LONDON, August 30, Several hundred Greek wounded have arrived in fraces. Smyrna from the interior.

JAPANESE BUYING POLI:H TIXTILES,

WARSAW, August 30.

It is reported from Bialystok that Japanese bayors aro heavily purchasing Polish textiles.

YAUMATI AGAIN.

OUR AUGEAN STABLE.

EASTERN EXTENSION G. M. DEAD.

LONDON, August 30,

The death has occurred of Mr. Hesse for many years General Manager of the Eastern Extension Cable Com-

pany.

THE SINFUL SMALL BOY.| GENERAL CHEN CHIUNG

HIS HORRIBLE URIMINALITY.

A small boy was this morning fined)

$2 by Mr. B. E. Landsall for kicking a tennis bill about in Pokfulam Road yesterday afternoon.

MING RETURNING WAICHOW.

In a letter to his uncle, Mr. Chen Hai Ting, General, Chen Chlung

The mistress of a pawenger bost reports that while the vessel was anchored opposite the T. K. K. coal yard in the Yanmati shelter at 4 s.m. The Magistrate wamed the lad not Ming stated that he would leave for yesterday, she was awakened by a to do it again, explaining to him that his village via Waichow. The noise on board and saw two men it was to his own interest, as he ran reason for his departure from standing in the centre of the boat. the risk of being killed by the motor Canton is that the 81st birth- She asked them what they wanted, traffe on the road. and the strangers told her to keep Another lad who was arrested with next month and he is anxious to re- day of his mother falls sometime quiet or she would be killed. Her the defendant, failed to appear and ceive the guests himself. It is report husband who had also been awakened his dail of $5 was estreabed.

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