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BUSINESS NOTICES

X'MAS DANCES

VICTROLA ORCHESTRA

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HONGKONG WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1922.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LAUSANNE CONFERINGE

FREEDOM OF THE STRAITE.

ALLIES REPORTED AGREED.

LAUSANNE, December 5.

It has now bech arranged that the Straits Commis

tom shall els tomorrow and continue the discussion of the freedom of the Straite.

BATHTEETHER PRICE $8.00 Per Month

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's closing rate 2/4 9/18. Today's uponing cats 2/4: 9/10

GERARD LECHEVIN GUILTY.

SIX YEARS, JAIL

́AFTONISHING

DRESSING.

LONDON, December 5.

Well-known City man and a number of women

the Bevan trial. Mr. Justice. Avery,

Allied views on this question which are in complete wäre among the crowd at the Old Bailey during the accord, will be communicated to the Conference, It is lo hardly possible to say what the Russians and Turks will. do, but it is coonid, red probable they will ask time for consideration.

ITALY JOINS RUSSIANSE

Piz December 5.

The Päit Parisien's Lausanne, borrespondent serts that while Lord Cuizon and M. Harrers are cold pletely agreed with regard to the Buzältä, the Italians are inclined to agree with M. Chicharin's proposal and Marquis Carroni hue telegraphed Bonds for Fresh instruc tiona.

OTTOMAN-PUBLIC DEBT.

LAUSANNE, December 8. The financial sub-commisalon discussed the Turkish proposal to allocate part of the Ottoman Public Debt to tb-Succession States of Turkey,

The French representative on the Ottoman Pabllo Debt Administration favoured the proposal, but the Brush representative objected top.

Turks requested time to rea, z and the dis

until December.

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to the suggestion that Devan's man of a fire insuranos company that

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LAUSANNE

CONSTANTINOPER IN

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Two sezion inoidenta

day,fre

from Costantinople, whereupon the Briti the customs house with troupeaza and protected the embarkations:

police to day prevented the kurkation af refugees aboard a Franch steamer.

spite of Allied permission. The High Cons

comidering the matter,

PALLIES AGREED,

LAUSANNE, December 5. meeting of the Allies has resulted in a comm agrößimént which will be presented to to-morrow's com ference, at which the Rusisos and Tarks will be present, ALLIED CONCESSIONS

·

DELING | LAUSANNE, December 6. Although secrecy has been maintained with regard the to the Alled delegates copolusions, the impression that the Allles limit the number of warships traversing the Straits, besides offering the Turks a further concer

AMERICAN POLITICS.

GRESSIVE BLOⱭ VIOTORÝ

CONSTITUTIONAL, OHANGES,

• WASHINGTON, Desember 5.

proted masting of Mr. Hés!

first conflemstion of the

portok 1£5, H<all s'appointment which has not een olohi änndauead; though hir duties a

· General basin al twidght when the Irish Fra's 181 « British Dominion after tran to the constitution bill." Council has already handed over the country to the Provisional There will be no ceremony of any sosade the folülment of the treaty.

NEW YORK, December 5. papan: comment on the selection of Mr. oke of pontisal genius and tact.

ROYAL ASSENT;

Baths House of Lords, Boyal amoot was given to Dish wontation bill by a royal commission in the

Mrary form.

Subsequently HrHealy's appointment was officially

ANXIOUS MOMENTS.

LONDON December 5. Pin The last houts of the Irish Provisional Goremiment were full of anxiety. Elaborata precautions were taken to engre the safety of members of the Dail on anticipa- tion of the pienbility of a foal attempt by the irregulars to delay the legal annotment of the constitution.

The New Progressive blos in the Senate won. Congrave's departure froin Dablio last night vjstory when it obtained from the Agriculture Commit was kept secret and his arrival at Holyhead was not tes à favourable report on the resolution with the objec

expasto of abolishing the electoral college for the selection of the president and vice-president. This reform would require constitutional amendment

COSGRAVE ORDERED REST.

alt, was adooogoed in Dublin to night that k

It is also proposed to fix the presidential inauguration Cosgrave had been ordered a two months was cure and. day for the third Monday in January instead of March | bat pag advised to go to the South 51

4, and to make all congressmen begin their terms of service on the first Mond ig'in January;

JUDGE'S NOM"NATION.

PARUS SEIZED

The police at Leverpost seized 25,000 rounds of vitammbnition and twelve masks of chemicals on two ships

leaving for Ireland,

President Harding has again cont to Sacate the nomination of Mr Pi-rco Batler, of St. Paul, at Au Buonte Judge of the Supreme Court, which Congress, on Senator la Follette's objection, failed to ratily on Monday.

PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS, President Harding's address to Congress is nót ex- pected before Thursday.

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ECONOMY IN

COAT.

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LONDON, December §. Office has issued a statement reviewing ken by, th) Briti & Government under the slum convention in the British colonler. statement concludes by emphasising that,

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