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March 3, 1923, Temperature

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1923.

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OCCUPATION:AMMY' COSTS.

AMERICAN OLAÍM, BECOGNISED,

As a result of the Rhineland High Commission, with

PARIS, March 2, Lord Kilmarnock attaining, passing an ordinance senting Britain had agreed to the legitimacy of the Ameri confaredos at which Sir John Bradbary was repte establishing a Franco-Belgian civil administration on funt enim for payment of the expenses of the occupation the whole of the railways in the coupled Rhineland fores.The American regesentative was anxious to under a Branch director the Franco-Belgians, from Sun- obtain a prompt onth payment or paymentby instalmenta day will assume entire responsibility for all railway but the amoudty hitherto paid by Germany have been mattere, macking the final seizure of the German rail- almost entirely distributed amongst the Allies leaving ways in the Rubr. and occupied areas of the Ruinele coffers of the Reparations Commission practically except these in the British zone which it is authorita mpya United States is apparently willing to tively stated in Londen will remain as they are although Germany at present only delivering comparatively accept dolivanes tai kind, like dyastaffs, on account but a correspondent at Cologne points out that the Ordinaned shinil quantities of drainfie. definitely subjecte the British area to French control and it is only as an act of grace on the part of the new administration that the British area may be exempted. ONLY WAY TO END IT

PARIS, March 2.

Le Temps in what purports to be an officially in- spired article says that the only visible eventuality sapable of ending the Rohr struggle would be Germany's submitting precise, official and acceptable proposuis garding reparations.

BOOHUM'S BIG FINE.

DUESSELDORY, March 2,

CONTINENTAL BLOU TALK BIGNOR MUSSOLINI EXPLAINS.

ROME, March 2. timantal bloc excluding Britain has evoked a statement The rockit talk of schemes afoot to form ̧à ̧con*. from Signot Muralla At a meeting of the Cabined bu resaid that the campaign of certain newspapers in favour of subsites interpretable as being dipecied against certain powers had neither been approved nor suthorised. The recent Franco-Italian commercial agreement had noth aapardonable adventure to bind Italy definitely while ing to do with the regular alliance. It would be a there was a cride in connection with the entente.

A fine of $5,000,000 marks was imposed on Bochum in consequence of recent events and straightaway spined from the municipal treasury, The Franch have con- fiscated 80,000,000 marks intended for strike pay, for the waymen at Recklinghausen.

FRANCE AND HER ARMY.

** COERCIVE FOLICY" 13

CONTINUE

PARIN, March

Ia the Sedate speaking so a Bill for tan reorganis ing of the army tbo War Minister, Maginot, declared that France must continue her coercive polley in ender to ensure the inviolability of her soil. Moreover in the event of a new war es, army must be in a position to seize important atestegic points bamper, the enemy's military and industrial mobilisation and carry hostilities into the enemy's country,

FURTHER FINES IMPOSED.

COELEFON, March 8.

A court-martial at Pirmasens condamned the Ober Burgomaster to four years' imprisonment and a fine of ten million marks and the second Burnomatter, WAS skataucet to five years' imprisonment and fined fiftren million marke, both for refusing to obey the local Finch commandant's orders.

Consequent on the refusal of the officials to carry out the Inter-Allied High Commission's order French soldiers occupied the Post Office. The German employens struck and committeil small nuts of sabotage, If they refuse to resume work to-day the condition of the postal and jelephone servious will be the same re at Mayence,

A FATAL FISCAL POLİOV.

ROYAL DUTCH COMPANY'S GROUSE,

AMSTERDAM, March 2.

The board of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Ooy! has addressed a memorandum to the Minister of the Colonies

ITALIAN SODIALIST ARRESTED. AN OFFENDING PROCLAMATION.

ROME, March 2 and Saman, editor of the Socialist Party organ is supported by Communists throughout Waterrated, Bocagee he was a chamber of the bodijual Commission which attended the meetings of the third internasionale at Bioscow wher was laced pr clamation initing Bocialiste to join Communists and overthrow the Fascist Government. A warrant was isanud aguinat the other members of the Commission but one Dapaty was protected by parliamentary immunity and the ethers abroonded.

DIVOROS LAW REFORM.

NEW BILL IN COMMONS,

LONDON, March 2.-- the cob reading of a private member's bill equalling The House of Commons by 231 votes to 27 carried the divaros is between the sexes so that it is no longer zetuary for woman to urore cruelty or desertion in addition to infi elity. The Hill's final passage is regarded el assured.

Another bill legitimising children born.

out of wedlook, if the parente subsequently remarry, was unanimzodaly send a second time.

NEAR FAST-PHACS;

MUSTAPHA SEMAL'S OPINION,

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 3.

to crowded Assembly Mustaph

pointing out that boring in about ten oilfielde his com- Kemal esi pesos was now in the hands of powers who pletely stopped. The Company's Europese personnel in only needed to recognise the right the Turks had catblie the Dutch East Indies has been redti-ed from 1284 to faked to floatcial, economia and judicial independence 1030 owing to the "fatal fiscal glor" in the Indice under to ensure it,

It further says that European goods sent to the Indie in 1022 declined four-fifths, in, value compared with 1921. The candleworks at Balik are being transferred, to Shangliai,

DAVIS CUP.TENSIS..:

AUSTRALIA, WILL BE THERE.

The Australian Lawn Tefinie Association has dhold: ed to enter for the Davis Cup Norman Brookes wit select a team.

CHALLENGE FROM JAPAN.

NEW YORK, March 8. Japan han challenged for the Davis Cap.:

ANOTHER IRISH ARGUMENT.

BEPARATE CUS SYSTEMS.

The announcement that the Bins State has i

Austoms systems has aronand mugs!

in Uster Bit Jamer Craig, speaking to Be traders described the Free State action, as fools &

loped that wher counsels woold

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AND ABOLIMBERS BUMMER TIMES

Tas Haque, March 2.1 On the initiative of the Farmars Party the Second accepted Bill for the abolition of sommer.

HINSTEIN IN FFLINE

UNIVERSITY'S COMPLIMENT;

MADRID, March 2 Univerally conferre kie hondtary degres of #pon Frolidor Ranstein » 40 has arrived here,

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MELBOURNE, March 1 *th Hopes of Representatives the Premier, Mr

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gned owing to the rejection

for a commercial treaty with Portugal

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