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March 22, 1923, Temperature 58,

Barometer, 80.15

Rainfall 0,00 inch

No. 18.831 四拜禮 號二廿月三年三十二百九十一英 BUSINESS NOTICE.

NEW VICTOR RECORDS

FOR

MARCH/

INCLUDING

Fox Trot The "Virginiane” Fox Trot The "Great White Way"

Orch.

Fool) Fox Trot. The Virginiaa.

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Rose of the Rio Grande

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(Dumbell

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S. MOUTRIE & CO,

Sole Agents.

LTD.

YEE SANG FAT CO.

SMART

STRAW

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FOR LADIES & GENTLEMEN

STOCKED IN

SUPERIOR QUALITIES.

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Established 1900

Diss Bros

TAILORS

Alexandra Bullding.

Des Voeux Road Central.

DONNELLY & WHYTE.

Tel Con. 198,

WINE MERCHANTS.

Tel. Can. 638.

POPULAR and NEW DANCE RECORDS

EX PRESIDENT MADISON

THE BRUNSW OK STUDIO

MEE WAH

ICE HOUSE STREE

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Humidity 64

March 22 1922, Temperature

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1023.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service the China Mul. ).

BRITAIN'S AIR FORCE.

CONCERN IN HOUSE OF LORDS.

LONDON, March 21.-

BX)=RM4=+ERS+ PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

BUSINESS NOTICE.

THE DOLLAR.

Today's closing rate 2/3_13/16, Today's opening rate 2/3 13/16.)

INDUSTRIAL' UNREST AT HOME.

WAGES REDUCTIONS CAUSE TROUBLE,

MANY STRIKES AFOOT.

In the House of Lords, Lords. Birkenhead, Haldane, Long and Carson gravely stressed the

LONDON, March 21, weakness of the air force contrasted with the other

The result of the building trade unions ballot is powers. Earl Grey emphasised the increasing ana fifty per cent, majority against acceptance of the certainty of the situation in Europe and the danger employers terms for a reduction in wages coinciding of fresh competition from armaments, particularly with the commencement of the Government's aerial. He said that unless a greater sense of security housing scheme. This focusses attention on the came about it would be impossible for any Govern- growing portents of the end of the industrial peace ment to hold its position unless it could show which has lasted since 1921. we were in a position as regards aircraft to secure the defence of vital parts of the country against any possible attack.

Replying, the Duke of Sutherland said the foundations had been laid for sufficient support for a fotce twice or thrice the present size. Lord Salisbury assured the house that the Government were pursuing the matter,without intermission and hoped it would be possible shortly to announce the

result of its deliberations.

AMERICA AND RUSSIA.

U. S. ATTITUDE DEFINED.

WASHINGTON, March 21. Replying to a delegation from a Women's com- mittee for the recognition of Russia, it is understood that Mr. Hughes declared that reports reaching his Department failed to inspire confidence in the Soviet or to furnish the basis of discussions with Moscow.

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LATER.

Mr. Hughes afterwards stated that the attitude of the State Department was one of non-interference with Russia's internal concerns but determination not to enter discussions on recognition until the Soviet was established on a sound basis for interna tional intercourse; Referring to the Russian debt to America Mr. Hughes said indulgence and proper arrangements were one thing and repudia- tion quite another.

WASHINGTON NAVAL AGREEMENT.

FRENCH COMMITTEE FAVOURS RATIFICATION.

PARIS, March 21. A report presented to the Foreign Affairs com- mittee of the Chamber on the Washington naval agreement favours ratification but only for the normal duration expiring in 1936 and not indefinito - renewal thereafter by tacit agreement. While a ratio strength is established it ought not to be con- sidered immutable.

TURKISH COUNTER-PROPOSALS.

ALLIED CONFERENCE. IN LONDON.

LONDON, March 21. The Allied conference on the Turkish counter- proposals opened at the Foreign Office, Earl Curzon made a short speech of welcome. Sub-committees were appointed to consider the various Turkish proposals.

ASIATICS IN CAPETOWN.

À SEGREGATION MOVE:

CAPETOWN, March 21. In the Legislative Assembly the Ministerialist Mr. Mac Keurtan gave notice of a motion requesting the Government to consider the allocation of separ- ate and distinct areas for the Asiatic community.

JAPANESE AMBASSADOR'S RECEPTION.

LONDON, March 21.

The Japanese Ambassador gave a reception to the members of the Japan Society and, others including the Chinche Charge d'Affaires}represchta- tives of the Foreign Office and the Lord Mayor and Mayoress.

CANTON NEWS.

·WÙ PEÏ-FÙ'S MANDATE.

A COMPLEX SITUATION.

A strike of farm labourers in Norfolk and Suffolk is spreading as the result of the importation of labour from other countries. Trouble on the

coalfields been accentuated by the decision of the South Wales miners' executive to tender three months' notice of their intention to terminate the national agreement in order to reopen negotiations in regard to working conditions and wages. The electrical power engineers threaten to call a general stoppage owing to alleged victimisation, also the discontent of the seamen consequent on the ship owners' demand to reduce wages. The British Pottery Manufacturers Federation intend to notify a lockout on March 24 as the operatives have reject- ed the employers' modified demand for a ten per cent., reduction in wages. Sixty thousand are affected and negotiations are expected to continue,

RHINELAND DECISION.

NO NIGHT TRAFFIC.

COLOGNE, March 21. The Inter Allied Rhineland High Commission has decided to prohibit forthwith all night traffic except by rail between occupied and unoccupied Germany in order to prevent unruly individuals committing crimes in the Rhineland and then escap- ing to unoccupied Germany,

IMPORT TARIFF FIXED

LONDON, March-21.

It is officially announced that the Inter-Allied RhinelandCommission has decided from March 25 to replace the uniform import duty of ten per cent by a German Import tariff in the form in which it stood in April 1922.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC

!

CONFERENCE.

COMMERCE CHAMBERS' RESOLUTION.

ROME, March 21.

The American delegation to the international, chamber commerte congress has agreed to a resolu- tion to be submitted to the finance section on Friday suggesting an international economic conference especially to deal with reparations, Inter-Allied debts, exchange and international credits. If the resolution is carried it is believed the Italian delegation will suggest a conference at Washington.

LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.

·OUTSIDERS GET HOME

LONDON, March 21 The Lincolnshire Handicap result was :— White Bud (66 to I)

Roman Bachelor (100 to 8)

Soval (50 to 1) .............................

...... 2. ..............

There were thirty starters and white Bud won

by a lenghth and a half.

MORE IRISH ARRESTS.

LONDON, March 21.

Free State detectives, raided, ten houses in Dublin and made numerous arrests, including the Republican director of publicity and a despatch bearer to De Valèra,

FRENCH FRÀNC IMPROVES,

LONDON, March 21, The Franch franc on continental support appre- ciated to 68/90 and the Belgian franc to 77/50.

The situation has been rendered of the Canton Samshui railway. more complex through a mandate, There was no attempt at concealing claimed to have originated from what had prompted this strate- Wa Pei-fu being made public.gically he wanted it as part of his Shum, the Kwangsi Commander-communications with his troops in-Chief is appointed Directora ong the West River and financial- General of the troops and (From Our Own Correspondent,) operations in Kwangtung: he was anxious to secure the Yang, commanding the Yun receipts which average $4,000 a nan-division is to be recondida day He has again-presented a command Lum Fu andther Requesting the Yunnan, troops Kwangsi-ite who fed from Canton now garrisoning the line with Chen is to be Defence Come be withdrawny and bints missioner of the Walchow district that he is prepared to try hard for Chen where the remnants of his troops control: tioned in a roaming and Coca's brother and.. 2. one of its subdrdinates receive

nerals

Canton, March 21. It is reported that the division of Yunnan troops under Chu Pul-1 tak which entered Gintod after the first" batch, hid: Chươg nhng đến

the districte arming!

af Kongmoon. This is apparently,

ign that the pro-Sun purly flave Sometime confidence in the

At Shum demanded f

Hof Shung chi, commander of Suefunct Northern Expedition, now at Wing Ding on its return to Ginton from Foochow, has arrived. iá Canton.

SILK DRESSING GOWNS

A rich Silk Gown in a choice variety of colours and stripes. Cut in "Kimono" style to our own pattern and well made. Recommended for travelling as they take the mininrun of space.

BATH ROOM SLIPPERS IN ALL SIZES

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REMOVAL NOTICE

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FUONOMY IN

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