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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1923. 日九廿月十次歲年二十國民準中

ELECTION EVE.

ALL PARTIES CONFIDENT.

MORE DISGRACEFUL ROWDYISM.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.

LONDON, December 5.

The eve of polling day. Ends all parties co fident of imprying their positions. An official the Conservative headquarters declared that given fine weather to-morrow, the Conservatives hoped not only to maintain their majority but even to increase it. It is stated at Liberal headquarters that the canvass has been very encouraging. Great Liberal enthusiasm is reported throughout the country. An official declined to make a forecast but declared that if the promises made them were fulfilled everybody would be in for a big surprise. Labour headquarters are confident that they will Increase the party's representation in Parliament. An official declared that there would certainly be 171 Labourites returned and probably more and Labour would still be His Majesty's opposition. As regards weather, rain and sleet is the forecast. It is believed that this will lessen the Tory poll while not affecting the Labour vote to the same extent.

LLOYD GEORGE'S LAST WORD TO LONDON.

LONDON, December 5. Mr. Lloyd George, who to-day wound up the Liberal campaign in London by a great meeting at Camberwell in support of the Rt. Hon. Mr. T. J. Mac- namara and other Liberal candidates in South London and subsequently proceeded to speak at Brighton, sent a message to London electors declaring that Londoa, the greatest city in the world, was endangered. "She lives by trade as no other city in the world lives thereby and if trade is to grow, it must be free." He said that tariff's would deal a deadly blow at the work and wages of the citizens of London.

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LADIES BADLY INJURED.

LONDON, December 5. Further election. rowdyism was reported to-day, The Conservative candidate for Newport (Monmouth); Mr: R. J. Clarry, and his wife were surrounded by a hostile crowd in the docks district last night. Stones and mud were thrown. Mrs. Clarry, who was struck with sand and kicked in the leg, is unable to leave her hotel to-day. Lady Eustace Percy was badly injured last night after a meeting at Hastings in support of her husband. A crowd of rowdies in the hall`interrupted Lord Eustace Percy's speech and a broken cup was thrown at the platform, narrowly missing the Chairman's face and striking Lady Eustace Percy on the side. After the meeting, a dense crowd surrounded Lord Eustace Percy's car and in the confusion Lady Eustace Percy's right arm was jammed in the door of the car and badly bruised. The crowd jeered and shouted as the car drove off.

SHIPPING QUESTION.

The Marquis of Linlithgow, in a speech at Wallsend, said Mr. Baldwin's idea of calling a con- ference of representatives of shipping was to consider the question that if foreigners did not allow

GERMANY.

FLOTATION OF LOAN.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mod.)

WASHINGTON, December 5.

It is understood the German proposals that the Reparations Commission should authorise the flota- tion of a loan to cover the purchases of foodstuffs are assured of support in the United States, to the extent of the mathorisation being given in ch American Observer announces the willingness of the United States that priority should be extended to such loan and it is expected that the Germans will

questa loan of $70,000,000, half of which would be at Washington inclines to the belief that the situa- tion in Germany requires emergency action to pre- vent widespread famine...

offered to American investors. The official attitude

US CONGRESS.

DEADLOCK NOW ENDED.

MWASHINGTON, December 5. An armistice between the political groups was arranged at a conference in the evening whereby Congress, with Mr Gillett presiding, will be organis- ed on December 5, thus clearing the way for Pre- sident Coolidge to deliver a message on December 6.

LATER.

Mr. Gillett has been re-elected speaker of the House of Representatives-thus the deadlock has ended. President Coolidge's message will be delivered at a joint session of the Senate and at the house at noon on December 6.

GERMAN CHAOS.

ANOTHER

DISSOLUTION LIKELY.

BERLIN, December, 5. Herr Marx has announced that the Government is at present unable the dispense with the military state of emergency to which he attributed the state of peace prevailing throughout the country... An Emergency Powers Bill will be discussed to-morrow. It will be opposed by the Socialists and probably, the Nationalists and as a two-thirds majority of the Reichstag is necessary to pass the Bill, a dissolution is likely to follow.

'VARSITY RUGGER.

OXFORD'S COLONIAL RECRUITS.

LONDON, December 5.

The Oxford Rugger team to meet Cambridge at Twickenham on December 13, has been definitely selected. The Colonies are strongly represented by four South Africans, two Australians anda Pennsyl vanlan, A. C. Valentine, all of whom are Rhodes. scholars,

EMPIRE ZINC COMBINATION.

BRITISH-AUSTRALIAN-BURMAN

ENTERPRISE.

LONDON, December 5.

An interesting forthcoming issue is a million their goods to be carried on British ships we should (and a half sterling in debentures which marks the not allow British goods to be carried on foreign completion of several years negotiations for the ships.

BIG WAGES.

ENGLAND'S POSITION.

formation of an Empire zinc combination wherein

it is understoood British, Australian and Burman interests will be closely identified.

GERMAN RIOTS.

UNEMPLOYED DESPERATE..

LONDON, December 5, Mr. Lloyd George at Brighton, said he was preTM pared to work as he had worked before, with anyone

BERLIN, December 5. whom he thought was doing his best toserve the coun- Dissatisfied with relief allowance, the unw try's interest. There was no country in Europe which employed, reinforced by Colliers, attempted paid such high wages as England was doing The storm the Town Hall at Wanne. They stoned and only other country which approached anywhere near fired revolvers at the police who returned the fire. England in this respect was Holland which was a Seven of the attackers were killed and 30 wounded. Free Trade Country.

SUN'S TROOPS LOSE:

WAR IN SOUTH

KWANGTUNG. ;:

| French troops restored order.

from Kwongbal and Tau Shan.up his post. He is considered the They are both reported as having best of all local rulers and all gone to interview Sun on one of tobacco merchants have closed Chan Chak's gunboats.

their doors as a protest against the Trading junk-ferries have cat-order. celled their salting for southern CRUISERS MAY GO TO KONGMOON.ports Advice from the front is

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

KONGMOON, 'December 5

that only Leung Hung-kai's troops are making a stand, having retreat- fed into the Sunning district for the purpose. Another report is that an anti-Sun detachment has arrived at Chek Homepage 20

Sah Wul city has been under martial law for some time. past

QUAKE. INSURANCE.

JAPAN GOVERNMENT'S HELP

It is rumoured here that Sun Yat sen's fleet (the Northern Cruiser Squadron) may come to Kongmoon"

TORYO, Decomber 6. to assist in operations against his

The text of the proposed Fire lenemies who have of late been Jy Cheuk-man, the Heungshan Insurance Subsidy Bill has been. active in the south of the province story patrel, has been permitted published, accompanied by a state and have driven his troops out of to retain his post as districtment by the Minister for. Agricul the Eo-Lui peninsula. The anti- magistrate. Chow Chi-ching, the ture and Commerce to the effect Sun vanguards are reported to be. Struotik magistratë i has been that the Government is prepared to ak nektar Yamping city and Young- ordered to concentrate his troops extend the same assistante – Ed kong and considerable, alarm – is at the Bocca Tigris Forts to guard foreign insurance companies the entrance to the Canton River. should they adopt the policy of Of Sun's commanders In the Popular opinion in the tobacco payment of ten por, cent of clatina, south, Lam Shengal, the, Ko Chow, and tea producing district of Hok for compensation. The Govern ↑inliiruky commisioner hau, kritvwd;;; Shen: 14 aconsed against a recent ntant's advance is expected to reach General Wong Ming-too detean order from Canton that the district a hundred and fifty or landred od troops have also come in by rail", magistrate, Li Yao ngok, must girl, and sixty million yen.-Renler,

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