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October 17, 1922, Temperature 75.

No. 18,619. 二拜禮 號七十月十年二十二百九千一英

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TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

HONGKONG'S GOVERNOR.

STRANGE REPORT.

POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR NAMED.

THE DOLLAR,

To-day's closing rate 2/50/16.; To-day's opening rude 5, 59/15.

HOME POLITICS.

[ATMOSPHERE ELECTRIC.

PREMIER'S NEXT MOVE?

LONDON, October 10.

LONDON, Octobe: IG. The Manchester Guardian states that it is zum -ured-j Since Mr. Austen Chamberlain's speech on October Dr. Macnamara is likely soon to leave the Ministry of 13, which has been adversely commented on by the Labour for a colonial governanhip, Hongkong is aug majority of Conservative newspapers, which show in- gested.

oreading restlessness with Conservative support of the The Rt. Hon. James Macnamara, P.C., has been Coalition, the political situation has been full of drastic Minister of Labour since 1920. He was Financial possibilities. This has been interified sinco Mr. Lloyd Secretary to the Admiralty from 1998 to 1900. He was George's speech and the talk to-day is that anything Liberal M.P. for North Camberwell from 1910 to 1918, tony happen in the law days.

THE NEXT SPEECH.

and has been Coalition Liberal MP. for North West Camberwell since 1918. Born at Montreal in 1861, he "

Mr. Lloyd George returned to London yesterday. began life ae & school teacher. In 1896 he became He dined with Bdr. Winston Churchill who speaks at President of the National Union of Teachers, From Bristol to-morrow, when he may indicate the next step 1894 to 1903 he was editor of the Schoolmaster. He has in Mr. Lloyd George's plans. Mr. Lloyd George, before written wany books on educational methods and bas going to the country today, conferred with Mr. Winston been a constant contributor to daily journalism and the Churchill, Earl Balfour, Loid Birkenhead and Sir Robert magazines on social questions.]

Horne. His next.political speech has been fixed for North England on October 21.

CONSERVATIVE ATITUDE

[Hongkong's present Governor, Bir Reginald Edward Stubbe, K.C.M.G., who is at present in Britain, has held the post sice 1919. Appointed second class clerk, Colonial Office, in 1900, he became first class olerk in to meet his Conservative colleagues to decide whether Mr. Austen Chamberlain cams to Londou today 1910. He was sent ca a special mission to the Malay they will join Mr. Lloyd George in going to the country Peninsula and Hongkong the same year. He was a 8 a coalition. The decision of this meeting will settle member of the West African Lands Committee in 1912, the question whether the election will be fought as Coali- He was appointed Colonial Secretary of Ceylon in 1913, tion venus Labour or tricagular contest, Conservatives This post be beld until he came to Hongkong in 1919. Liberals and Labourites. He administered the Ceylon Government on several occasions.]

PREMIER'S SPEECH.

ANGRY FRENCH COMMENT.

NEWSPAPERS BITTER,

PARIS, October 16.

The Manchester Guardian asys that Mr. Lloyd George is contemplating a period of retirement from office se leader of the new combination of parties or even a new party.

WHITHER BOUND?

;

LONDON, October 16. The Manchester Guardian declares that Mr. Lloyd George's direction is at present apparently towards Radical Labour, and if the election results give him su opening he will torn that way.

Mr. Lloyd George's speech has been angrily com.i

A resting of Unionist members of Parliament has mented on by the French newspapera which all denybesa convoked for the Carlton Club on October 19. It that maintenance of peace in the Near East was the is a similar gathering to that which elected Mr. Austen result of British threats to the Turke. They commend Chamberlain Unionist leader of the House of Commons, French diplomacy as soley responsible for peace.

The Figaro declares that never was truth more audacionely travestied and never has a minister for pur- poses of internal policy more greatly slandered allied nations,

The Petit Parisien says it was French and Italian pacific action which brought peace, but it is useless to enter into polemics.

The Matin says that the testimony of General Harington to French co-operation is precious, as Mr. Lloyd George's declarations are valueless.

Le Journal says it is our duty to inform Mr. Lloyd George that if he enters the peace conference in the frame of mind he showed at Meechester he must bear the responsibility for inevitable conflicts.

GENERAL HARINGTON'S LETTER.

PARIS, October 16. The Matin's reference to the testimony of General Harington to French co-operation relates to a letter General Harington sent to General Felle expressing gratitude for the loyal support of General Charpy during

the Mudania conference.

AMERICA'B TARIFF PURPOSE.

HELPING MANKIND GENERALLY.

WASHINGTON, October 16,

POSITION CLEARER.

LONDON, October 16, The political position late to-night was capable of being mote-clearly defced. Firstly, it is understood that a meeting of Unionist Cabinet ministers to-day afforded confirmation of the impression that there is no serious division of opinion among them. The real quarter whence the trouble springs is outside the Cabinet this dealing and with it promptly which led to the and it is the Unionist Cabinet ministers' recognition of orucial meeting being called for the Club on October 19.

GENERAL ELECTION PROSPECTS.

Mr. Austen Chamberlain will then adhere to the policy he declared at Birmingham on October 15 and demand a vote of confidence. If that is accorded the necessity for an election this year is considerably Jiminished and Parliament is likely to meet on Decem ber 14. On the other hand, if the vote of confidence is zefused, Mr. Chamberlain has no alternative but to resign his office. His Unionist colleagues without exception are likely to follow suit, The Premier thereupon will not attempt to carry on and would

advise a dissolution.

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AMSTERDAM STRIKE OVER.

AMSTERDAM, October 16.

In a letter to Mr. Mondell, the leader of Congress President Harding declared the flexibility of the new tariff law will enable the Administration to adjust duties to the shifting economic relations enabling the Work is blug resumed to-morrow. United States to encourage foreign trade. He denied

work this morning, but most of them are still out.

A small number of strikers at the port returned to

AMSTERDAM, October 10.

The strike at the port has finally been called off,

the aloofness of the United States from the rest of the the men's refusal to accept the employers' terms. It The lockout at the cigar factories was a result of world. "We wish to be helpful, neighbourly and was enforced to-day. About 8,000 workers were useful. To protect ourselves Brstand then to use the

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PARIS, October 16.

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GENEVA, October 16.

Dr. Nanson relief committen states that at a According to the Echo de Paris, M. Herriot, Mayor in Russia it was stated that owing to the failure of the recent conference of delegates from the famine districts

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RIDA, October 10.

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