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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1822,

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

RIPARATIONS.

FRANCE'S LONE HAND.

SPARRING FOR POSITION,

LONDON, December 28, Political circles in London are not inclined to take a tragic view of the Reparation Commission's decision under which Fransa has: established a right to act separately under an ambiguously worded clause of the Peace Treaty. The newspapers hope she will not exercise her right, thereby prejuditing the outcome of the Fre miere confervacs, but opine that this is unlikely in view, of the insignificance of the issu since, only £100,000 involved in Germany'e timber default, Moreover the Reparations Commission in Jane Intd it down that is the event of a default in deliveries Germany would lose credit even for deliveries actually made, of thus barring even economic pazalties.

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·AT ́D-USANNE:

IRRECONCILABLE ISMET.

"ALLIES="PLAIN TALK,

Lausaxing, December, 29, Hamber Two Commission. Whess subcommis. ton after three weeks' work on the subjent of capitula- our has found it imposable to come to terms with the arks ssembled in fall session to day under the pleaid-

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of Signor Garroni and int for three hours. One of longest sittings of the contarence, it was characteríz- by much plain speaking on the part of the Allies and by a strong protest by the American delegato, Mr.

Inist Paths in a long and irreconcilable speech bed the proposed guarantees is worse than Lepimistions, The Allied spokesmen warned him that.

koy could not return to the fourteenth-century. "wards the end of the sitting, which adjourned. - Ismet fomised to consider what had been said,

EARL OUREONS WARNING.

Most papera ahare the view the Manchester. - Guardian which declares that the French Government's actions are in the asture of manoeuvring for position i view of the fortheming conference and to strengthen Marl Cargon in meseared phrases asked how peace Puincare's hand by furnishing a sanction for separate bald be socomplished by a peach like Laste, He actionen the part of France on bigger issues,

TIMBER DELIVERY ARREARS.

BERLIN, Desember 28,

The excitement aroused in the press by the Repats- tions Commission's action relative to arrears in timber deliveries has considerably bated." The Government, in a statement explaining the causer of the delay, daya; if had requested an extension of the delivery term until January 4.

REFRACTORY RUSSIL,

NO MORE CONCESSIONS.

"EUROVE CAN GET ALONG WITHOUT

REVAL, December 28:

diblared that 1. Barrure'n waghty warning, Barón Hay-

l's solemn appoil and Me Child's statement would ingrem the world and, when they were compared with

mint's speech, who could doubt the verdict?

Barl Carzon dwelt at length upon the defects of the sikuh jadizínry and polics and warned Turkey of the /

her present attitude would have on her foreign Goaslnded by hoping that fimet kad mot Bain the fast word, otherwise it would be useless to propped with the confereto. He urged than not to

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Protection due to foreigners could not-ba-

hether

Messages from Moscow state that, replacing Lenin who is ill, Kameneff, addressing the opening of the tenth without obvious injusties. America spopsthised with Pan-Russian Soviet congress, stated that the Govern is advereignty and hoped it would progress buf mant henceforth would make no concessions to foreigerereignty implied duties in the highest sense.

Baron Hayashi regretted Ismet's attitude and power and would withdraw these suggested at the con ferences at Genoa and the Hague, The Friod whenated that the Allied scheme was drawn up with special they were forced to make big concessions had ended. gard to Turkish susceptibilities. He asked the Turks

» follow Japan's example regarding capitulations. He added: "We saw after Gonos that Europe cannot get along without as even if we don't pay our debts." He termed the Lautsune conference as simply an Anglo Russian duel. The Russians know that the Turks were. ready to make big concessions. The Rassians would not but they would suppor: Turkey long as she was fighting imperialism...

The congress, which was attended by two thousand relegates, including four hundred from the republics of Ukraine, White Russia, the Far East and the Caucasus first considers the question of the union of the Sovist | Republics.

'AMERICA' AND LUROPE.

PRESIDENT HARDING'S LETTTER TO CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Decembar 23. In a letter to Senator Lodge, President Harding anke the Sunata not to adopt Senator, Borah's amendment mentioned yesterday,becausa.it would embarrass him in the negotiations he is already conducting for an in- ternational economio asalærença...

LATER,

MEXICAN OIL.

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CAPITAL CHIEFLY FRENOH.

Mexico Crry, December 28, The Mexican Congress adjourned sine dig on December 30, Tao party leaders agreed that it would be imppisible before the sad of the session to deal with the remediat oil legislation now before the committee of Congress, President Obregon will probably call an

sacasion in April to pass the Oil Law,

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Mr. J. O'Connor, President of the American and Foreign Oil Corporation which claims the right to ex ploit federal oil laude and concessions granted by Presi dent Obregon, has left for New York en route to London in order to complete financial details. According to Universal Mr. O'Connor stated that the corporation was largely Karepean, its capital being principally Fronoh

'NAURU-ISLAND. -

AUSTRALIAN ADMINISTRATION SATISFIED:

The letter states that the administration is trying toba helpful in regard to the European situation which has besa given most thorough and thoughtful considera- | it?

LONDON, December 28. tion for many months. It suggests that congress should

Rotat criticism of the Australian administration of assist by Treting the hands of the Debt, Funding Dom mision. The letter adds that the question of repara. Nauru in the League of Nations commission is recalled tion is the foundation of the European difficulties and the by a Melbourne message which says that all the native United States could not presume to say to one nation chiefs in Nan haya aigned a momorauium stating: what it shall pay in reparations nor to another what it pro aball accept

We are quite satiled with the present administration. We have far greater freedom than puder. German rule Regarding farther disarmament argotiations Pasand are grateful to the League for placing un, under, the..... sident Barding indicates that bis promise in this regard otion of the great British Empire...kama Jaabs can hardly be falailed until the nations directly dan cerned express raadiness to co-operate, In the poure the debate, following the leading of the letter in th Benste Becator Lodge dédared that he could not glata. explicitly the nature of the Pe

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