1923-04-25 — Page 1

NEW

...VICTOR

RECORDS

TO-DAY

€ QUTRIES.

No.

85.

The China Mail.

THE

DOLLAR.

To-day's closing rate 2/3.15/16

BLISHED

1845

April 25, 1923, Temperature 68.

Barometer 29 91

"Rainfall 0.33 inch..

Humidity 95

April 25, 1922, Temperature 71..

日十月三亥癸前

To-day's opening rate 2/4/1/16.

十國華中

VKVAWK=TIELTA. HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1928.

NEW VICTOR RECORDS TO-DAY.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

Tel. Central 2313

P. O. Box 530

HAWTHORNE & PEARSON

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Tailors

and

Breeches Makers

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Ice House Street,

(Next door Café Wiseman.)

ECONOMY

COAL IN

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1

WINE MERCHANTS.

Tol Cen, 438,

Tel. Cen. 836,

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Manufacturers of Woollen Binglets. Jurneys, Sweaters &

all kinds of "Underwear.

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HONG

MARK'S COSTLY FALL

HUGE GERMAN BUDGET HOLE.

OCCUPATION EXPENSES,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

BERLIN, April 24.

As a result of the great depreciation in the mark, the 1923 budget for the execution of the peace treaty must be entirely redrafted and the amounts to be paid in foreign currency calculated on the basis of one dollar to 20,000 marks.

The ordinary budget expenditure has risen from 84.5 milliards to 1.4 million millions; and the expenditure from 121.9 to 808.7 milliards of marks. The total expenditure of 2.2 million millions „marks does not include reparations payments which have not yet been estimated for 1923. Forexample for the Inter-Allied Rhineland Commission 38 milliard marks must be added, and for the main Jenance of the occupation troops, etc. 228.3 milliard

marks,

The estimate for buildings for occupying troops has been raised from 10.3 to 308.4 milliard marks whilst the accommodation of the Inter-Allied Con trol Commission now costs 4.4 milliard instead of 147 million marks;

SOCIALISTS URGE OVERTURES.

BERLIN, April 24.

The former Chancellor, Herr von Mueller, one of the Socialist leaders, in a speech at a Socialist meeting, emphasised the necessity of offering a definite sum in connection with the new German proposal to the Entente. He suggested 31 milliard gold marks, of which 25 milliard should be for France and between 4 and 5 milliards for Belgium

PRE-WAR CHINA DEBTS,

GERMAN AND BRITISH NATIONALS.

AGREEMENT CONCLUDED.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

BERLIN, April 24.

An agreement concluded between, the British and German Governments provides for certain pre- war debts by German nationala to British nationals being recognised by a competent court which shall be covered from the proceeds in the hands of the British custodian of enemy property in China resulting from the liquidation of German property. These debts are: (1) Debts of German residents in China or the branches of German business houses in China at the time the debt was contracted to British subjects, no matter where the latter were resident:-(2) Debts of German nationals, no matter where resident, to British subjects or branches of British business houses resident or existing in China at the time the debt was contracted. Debts under Article 296 of the Versailles Treaty are excluded.

MATTER OF URGENCY.

RECENT FIJI INCIDENT.

LONDON, April 24

In the House of Commons, Capt. R. Berkeley (Conservative), with regard to the Fiji incident asked for an assurance that future unconstitutional · acts of this kind would not be taken, and that before pledges were given individuals' of the legislature of the Colony would be consulted.

Mr. W. G. A. Gore, Under-Secretary for As regards the question of security Herr von Colonies, explained that it was clearly a matter of Mueller suggested a peace pact between all the urgency. If an emergency arose in the future, the states belonging to the Rhine Shipping Commission, and the German Government should undertake not adoption of emergency measures might be neces to declare war against any power for at least &sary, but naturally constitutional procedure would generation or a century. Herr von Muchler declared be followed on all possible occasions. that the German Socialists had agreed with the Socialists of Allied countries regarding this matter The German Socialists were ready to support the Guno Government if it did what was necessary and were ready to take the consequences if the Government refused to do so.

WORLD AMITY.

INTERNATIONAL COURT VINDICATED.

HARDING'S DEFENCE.

NEW YORK, April 24. President Harding, in a speech at the annual luncheon given by the Associated Press of America' defended the decision of the United States to participate in the court of international justice as in harmony with platform pledges, candatorial pro- mises, and American aspirations. He denied that it would be entry into the League of Nations. The Administration had definitely put aside all thought of entering the League.

[A Suva (Fiji) cable dated April 13 stated: A ̈·· legislative deadlock has arisen owing to the Imperial Government's promise to refund £58,000 export duties to the Colonial Sugar Refining Com pany without consulting the Fiji legislative authorities. The elected members of the Council have refused to sit until the Duke of Devonshire has undertaken that there will be no repetition of the Imperial Government's "unconstitutional action." The Company has since agreed to forego. the refund, has promised a bonus on cane sugar of 42 pence per ton, and has agreed to increase wages by three pence a day, providing the export dutjes are removed]

CASH BASIS ONLY.

TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

LONDON; APRIL 24.

In the House of Commons, in answer to ques- tions, Sir Philip Lloyd-Greane, President of the Board of Trade, stated that £4,986,000 worth of goods had been imported from Russia, and £1,338,000 ex- ported to Russia during the quarter ended Decem-

Referring to the argument that the United States would be placed at a disadvantage in the election of judges for the court through the disparity |ber 31, 1922. of national voting power in the League Assembly, Asked whether the figures could not have been Mr. Harding said that if the other great powers could accept without fear of the voting strength of the British Dominions, Americans ought, in view of their English-speaking kinship, to feel themselves free from danger. He commended the court as a great step towards the peaceful settlement of justiciable questions.

BOXER INDEMNITY SCHEMES.

CHINESE MUST BE CONSULTED.

LONDON, April 24.

. Dr. Hart, principal of the Anglo-Chinese College at Tientsin, addressing the China Society, said the allocation of the British portion of the Boxer Indemnity afforded a unique opportunity for giving assistance which would bind Britain and China in real friendship and benefit the whole world. The Chinese however, must be consulted before the final form which such assistance should take was settled, and they should be represented in all educational schemes.

BRITAIN'S ON. BORINGS.

LONDON, April 24

In the House of Commons, in answer to questions, Mr. Lane Fox, Under Secretary for Mines, said only two out of the eleven State borings In the United Kingdom was oll found in any ap- preciable quantities. Both these wells had now been disposed of.

·MACAO NOT BEING SOLD A

LISBON, April 24 The rumour relative to the sale of Macao to Germany is denied

TIKHON'S TRIAL.

The trial

FORS, April 23.

ikhon has been

hostpon

UN AGAIN:

increased if there had been better Anglo-Russian relations, Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame said that as long as the Russian Goverament refused to establish conditions in which credit' could be given, trade could only be done on a cash basis.

MISS ELLIS SAFE AND WELL.

BORDER CAPTIVE'S RETURN.

LONDON, April 24..

The India Office announces that the Chief Com- missioner of the North West Frontier Province met Miss Ellis and Mrs. Starr near the Orakzai border.

All are well and the whole party is expected at Peshawar to-day.

Miss Ellis, 15 years old, was kidnapped by Airidi raiders who murdered her mother, wife of the district staff officer. Mrs. Starr, doctor, went to Miss Ellis' aid.)

RUSSIA'S OIL EXPORT.

·SHELL GROUP'S-COUP.

LONDON, April 24, The Agence Economique et Financiere reports that the Royal Dutch Shell Group has purchased 200,000 tons of oil from the Russlan soviets and has offered to allow its colleagues in the international consortium to participate in the deal which assures. the Shell Compary a monopoly in the export of. Russian oil for over a year.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE AFFAIR.

PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MANAGEMENT.

PARIS, April 24

It is reported that it has definitely been decided commence legal proceedings against ten persons concerned in the management of the; Banque industrielle de ChIFE.

FREIGHT RATE DOWN.

BO, April 24" rfreight from Colombo to Australia faced by ten rupees a

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$26.50 $19.50

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Men's Wear Specialists.

- Alexandra Building, Des Voeux Road.

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