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November 18, 1922, Temperaturo 68.

Barometer 29-91

Rainfall 0,00 inch

Humidity 77.

November 13, 1921, Temperature 65.

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No. 18,722.

一拜禮

號三十月一十年二十二百九十一英

HONGKONG. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1922,

日五5月九戌壬水鷁年一十國民華中、

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ENIENTE, DANGER.

FRAKCE'S FINAL CHANCE.

AWKWARD DILEMMA.

KEMALIST AGRESHENT DOOMED.

[To-day's olosing rate 2/4 15/16.

| To-day's opening rado 2/4 15/16,

ENTENTE DANGER."

TRADE KILLED.

CONSTANTINOPLE, November 12.

The divergencies which have hitherto not improved concern measures of control. The Nationalists demand complete abolition thereof and the Allies are insisting on rateption. Meanwhile an unsettled atmosphere prevails. The inhabitants feel insecure and trade has come to a standstill, The exodus of the population continure. Numerous Turks are equally apprehensive regarding tho

LONDON, November 12. According to the Observer's diplomatic correspond- out an acute Anglo-French crisis has arisen over the Near East. The state of siege has cot been declafed at Constantinople as expected, because the French fature. The Greek and Armenian consulater have been authorities have not yet received instructions. Every thing now depends on whether France is in harmony with Britain. It is the final otance of saving the Entente, preventing war and safeguarding the lives of a million civilians in the Near East.

GOVERNMENT SPHINX-LIKË. French public opinion during past week has shown unmistakable signs of reversal in its Near East attitude, but the French, Government remains sphinx like. Q France's decision rests the corollary decision whether France can expect cooperation from Britain in Europe. It it recognised that France is in a dilemma, owing to the Franco-Kemalist agreement, which however, can be repudiated in the interest of Allied and European settlement of the Near East trouble and Auglo-French understanding.

SITUATION UNCHANGED.

CONSTANTINOPLE, November 11. The situation is unchanged. Developments are unlikely before instructions from the Allied governments have been received.

beseiged by passport hazters all day. Unfortunately these people overload the road... Escape has been cut off now that Thrace is in the hands of the Turks. -

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LATER. Soveral delegations had left for Lausanne before the postponement was announced, including the Serbian, Romanian and Kemalist delegater. Ismet Pasha ar- rived at Lausanne to-day. He decided to proceed to Paris apparently to occupy the interim conversing with French statesmen.

UNPLEASANT, INCIDENT.

BRITISHI IIISTORIAN EXPLAINS.

WASHINGTON, November 12. Mr. Weeks, Secretary of War, directed the com- mandant of the West Point Military Academy to recall his invitation to the Hon John Fortescue, British.mili- tary historian, to address the cadets on Armistice day. on the ground of anti-American sentiments expressed in "British Statesmen of the Great Fortasena's book, War."

The Allied generals and high commissioners held The Hon. Jobs Fortescue, in a statement, express d a conference at the British Embassy this afternoon and that the remarks in question were made in the course of his regret for attacking the United States. He explained adjourned. The Allies agreed to remove the censorship lestures at Oxford in 1910 and published later in the on Turkish communicáticos with Angora.

book mentioned. Referring to the American war of in- The British forces celebrated armistion day with independence, he said his attitude towarde America had impressive ceremony at the Headquarters. General Harington, Sir Horace Rumbold, the British community and representatives of all units were present.

The Turkish bakera in the Asiatic suburbs are refun ing to supply the Christians with bread.

BREAD FAMINE,

ATAENE, November 11.

- Advices from. Constantinople dated November 9 res fer to the bread famine resulting from the importers refusing to land flour in consequence of the exorbitant customs duties imposed by the Kemalists. The advices add that the situation is "expected to improve after the British occupation of the customs."

changed to admiration and respect since the great war. He was returning to England without looturing to the padels,

TRADE WITH BRAZIL

BRITISH ENTERPRISE.

LONDON, November-12---- Spasking at Honiton, the Conservative candidate, Major Morrison Bell, who was a member of the parlia mentary delegation to Brazil, said the chambers of commerce of Rio De Janeiro, and San Parlo had in- timated the delegation would undoubtedly help to foster Anglo-Brazilian trade, while the British ambasader there declared they certainly had given an [Allied occupation of the customs has not yet been impetus to British enterprise in Brazil. reported from Constantinople.}

PRELIMINARY MEETING,

PARIS, November 12.

The diplomatic correspondent of the Havse nave agency understands that Lord Curzon has requested M. Pojacare to attend a prelimary meeting with regard to various pending foreign problema. A representative of Italy will participate in the meeting concerning ques tions interesting to Italy, M. Poincare has agreed, but the meeting cannot be held before Saturday. It is not impossible that it will be held next Sunday at Lausanne where M. Poincare-would be willing to go if London consider it more practical.

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LAUSANNE CONFERENCE ADJOURNED. PARIS, November 12. The Lausanne conference has been adjourned until November 20 at the request of the British Government.

BOGUS MORTGAGE.

A CURIOUS CASE.

An unsanal sort of case came before. the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court this morning. It was an undefended action in which Leong Hin Ki claimed- a dretaration that a certain mortgag. was a forgery and void.

Mr. F. G. Jenkin, who appeared to support the

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INDIAN MILL STRIKE.

TROUBLE NOW OVER.--

AHMEDABAD, November 12,

The atriking mill operatives have resumed work. They have expressed regret for the damage dono to property and have appointed representatives to Legotiate with the mill owners.

WEST POINT FIRE.

| Jurtion of Mr. Jenkia. --The latter rO: - plied that he had heard of impersons- tion of mortgagots before."The facility with which mortgages of this BOX OF CRACKERS EXPLODES. kind are put through, declared Mr. Jenkin," is rather appalling,"

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The defendant did not appear and A small fire occurred in the His Lordship sald be thought ho would take steps to get her to Court-ground door of No. 153D, a four- Mr. Jonkin: I do not know but I storey building in Des Voeux Road understand she is away from the West, at 3.20 this morning. A case Colony,

After further evidence had been of freepickers was iguited and the heard the Chief Jastics instructed the sparks set fire to the fakis' bedding. claim, explained bailiff to go and tell the defendant The Jokes say that the firecrackers that the plaintif was

the that her prasando was required in

exploded after falling accidentally certain. picce Court and that if she did not come

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of land. Last January somebody the Court would deal with her from the top of a stock of empty boxes impersonated him in the ofice of shall certainly send this case to but it is believed that a carrless- Mesare. D'Almada ald. Mason and the Crown Solicitor," His Lordship ly discarded cigarette end caused purported to mortgage the land for told Mr. Jankis, “I want the blaze. : One foki tripped over the $3,000 to a women named Fung Chow to assist the Crown as far as possible.”

Bhi who was the defendant to the The case was then held over while floor platform and was burned in the action A statutory declamation of His Lordship deal with bankruptcy neck and the left arm. There was identity was produced to the solicitors petitions. Later the bailiff returned hardly any merchandise in the shop and the impersocation was discovered and stated that the woman left for and the fokus pub the firo out by when the plaintil received a claim for Canton a few days ago.

throwing the bed-boards and bedding. interest onder the bogus mortgage... The Chief Justice said that in that into the street. Two fra engines

The plaintiff went into the witness case he would give jodgment in termin

box and stated that the signature on of the prayer and would send the Ale arrived within a few minutes of the the mortgage was not biasignature, and his own notes to the Crown Soli- alarm, but the firemen only had to

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