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April 9, 1923, Temperaturo 71:

No. 18845. 一拜禮 𫘝九月四年三十二百九十一英

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LONDON, April 8

April

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̇日四廿月二亥癸水歲年二十國芪事中

THE DOLLAR.

Today's closing rate 2/3 9/16. To-day's opening-rate 2/3 9/16,

RUBBER RESTRICTION.

EFFECT ON AMERICA.

"SERVING A GOOD PURPOSE.

LONDON, April 8.

In a letter to the Observer Mr. Charles Watney parliamentary representative of the Textil Machinery Makers Association, draws attention to a scheme to establish a textile technical school at:

Following a visit to London to study the pro- Shanghai now before the Government. He says bable effects of the Stevenson restriction scheme on he believes the scheme will be warmly approved by the crude rubber trade of the United States. Mr. the Chinese Governnient and Chinese interests in B. A. Work of the B, F. Goodrich Company states Shanghai and also has the goodwill of Lancashire that there, will be no shortage under the scheme and those having any long personal knowledge of China and British trade prospects.

The scheme is necessitated by the keenness of American competition. It will be a stiff fight to recapture the "predominant position. Britain hekl before the war. A similar American textile school in Shanghai had done them great service. It was vital that Britons should follow such a good example. Undoubtedly the scheme comes under the category of educational work valuable to the two countries. for which the Boxer indemnity is to be remitted.

which is temporarily serving a good purpose for growers and manufacturers alike, American manu-- facturers have concluded that there is no immediate hope of American rubber in quantities that will"' emancipate the manufacturers of the United States from British-grown rubber.

MEMEL'S TROUBLES,

STATE OF SIEGE.

The creation of the school will go far to maintain British prestige in China. Apart from the initial

BERLIN, April 8. Cost of construction it is suggested that the annual

The Lithuanian authorities at Memel have allocation would be very small. There is every hope of the Government earmarking at all events a declared a state of siege in connection with the 'portion of the sụn available for the promotion of suppression of the German inhabitants' general technical education in China to which British com-strike as a protest against-the incorporation of the -mercial-interests in the Ear East were officially Memel region with Lithuania. Business houses have

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FRANCE AND BRITAIN.

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RESULT OF M. LOUCHEUR'S VISIT.

PARIS, April 8,

The newspapers deprecate appreherisions that M. Loucheur's visit to England will result in a weakening of France's policy and declare that it.

been ordered to reopen on Monday. Troops violent,. fly broke up a German masenecting and the Emperor Wilhelm I's monent in Memel was overthrown.

FRANCE'S" SAILING, CANCELLE D.

LE HAVRE, April 8,

simply means the strengthening of the Entente The The sailing of the "France" has been cancelled Echo de Paris urges the Government to make a plain owing to the engineers obdurary and 250 passen statement to effect and correct misinterpretations,

placed on the visit by certain English newspapers.gers have been reconveyed to Paris.

Le Matin declares that there is a good chance of re- conciliation of the viewpoints of Britain, France and Belgium. Mr. Bonar Law's cabinet is likely to make concessions in regard to its share of the reparations and France's debt to Britain, provided Germany wi!! meet the arrears of the American debt.

NEAR EAST PARLEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 8, The Government of Angora has proposed that the Lausanne conference should meet on April 23

LATER.

The Turkish reply to the Allied note fixes April 23 for the Lausanne conference. The reply main tains certain reservations on economic and financial questions, mixed tribunals and guarantees for foreigners.

PROPERTY SALE.

NEXT TO WISEMAN'S SITE.

NEARLY 432 LAKHS PAID.

BRUSSELS FAIR.

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BRUSSELS, April, 8.

The fourth official commercial fair which the King opens to-day occupies two large buildings in addition to a number of kiosks. It has attracted private, firms throughout the continent, the Far East and America, the only Governments represented being the Union of South Africa and French West

Africa.

V.R.C. DINNER.

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V. R. C. TIFFINS.

MR. WITCHELL'S NEW SCHEME.

At the V.R.C. on Saturday night,

Interviewed this afternoon about there was present a representative the new scheme to provide tiffin and gathering to welcome Mr., R. J. dinner at the V.R.C. for members Witchell back from home leave

would be pos

Further evidence of the property boom in the Colony and the eagerness to acquire sites in the and to celebrate the victory of the the Secretary, Mr. R. C. Witchell, basiness centre, at enhanced prices, V.R.C, crews against the Royals. It stated that contract had been is forthcoming in another sale put was "officially announced" at the fixed up with one of the local com through last week when the four dinner that the British and not the pradores whereby shops next to the "Wiseman site," Danish crew had won the first race Nos. 16, 16A, 165 and 16C, changed on Saturday. Mr. Mitchell took the hands for $445,185.

chair in the absence of Mr. W. Logan, the acting President, who had to be present at Volunteer Headquarters.

sible for members to obtain tiffin st 50 cents and a four course dinner for 10 cents extra-

It is the intention of the V.R.C. The ground floors at present pro vide accommodation for theSwatow

Committes to cater especially for Drawn Work Company, the Blue

members, of the merchant marine. Bird and Alexandra Cafes and a . After coffee had been served, Mr If present plans mature, a motor large godown at the rear rented by Witchell made an appeal to the boat will be exclusively put at the Messrs, Jardine Matheson and Com- members to pull together so that service of any members of the mar pany, together with many offices on there might be more imity, irre- chant service who baro" to take the upper floors, including, the spective of nationality. The Chaif advantage of their honorary mem Holland China Trading Company, man dwelt upon the good that bership of the V.B.C. When ques Asiatic Trading Company, Haroon, rowing did to the younger generationed about the financial side of the Adam and Company, Chau UTeng tion and expressed the hope that question, Mr. Witchell was most and Company Leison and Com-early in December. It would be sanguine. "I expect to get 60 pany, Kiting and Company, found possible to arrange an Inter mombers enrolled for the monthly Cheong Yue Steamship Company port Regatta, at which Shanghai, in lief at contract rates, bo and L.A. Rose, architect:

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Three or four years ago the pro- perty was acquired by a Chinese lady from the Land Investment Co. The new owners are Messrs. Ko Honing and Lam Fuk-chi,

What the purchasers intend do- ing with the property is not known

represented.pakning, said, and, this will pay the Club After Mr. Brewer had expressed handsomely, but if only half this his opinions concerning how, the number subscribe, we shall not lose regatta programmes should be any money. Whatever eventuates, managed in future, Lieutenant we are determined to give the Claridge and Mr. Schnepel, in a sebene a fair trial. few well-chosen sentences return-

at present but it is believed that the ed thanks for the eulogies exprcas- ***** buildings will be pulled down for ed by the Chairman: reconstruction.

At one time it was humoured that the Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd. was negotiating for the purchase of the property, it being said that the Hotel wished to purchase the block to extend along Des Voeux Road

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