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No 1911 #7 號九十月二年四十二百九千一英

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

,.19, 1924.

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's closing rate 2/4 1/16 To-day's opening rate 2/4" 3/16

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DOCKERS STRIKE MEDIATION.

SPECIAL INQUIRY COURT.

LABOUR MINISTER'S EFFORTS.

GTTING THE PARTIES TOGETHER.

SAVBOWARDING - VITALŽNATIONAL SUPPLIES.

(Renter's General Service.)

LONDON, February 18,

In the House of Commons, the Minister of Labour, Mr. Shaw, announced that it had been decided to appoint a court of enquiry under the Industrial Courts Act to enquire into the causes and circumstances of the dock strike. The chairman would be Mr. Holman Gregory, K.C.

Meanwhile he would try to get the parties to meet again with a view to coming to an agreed settle

ment.

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Mr. Ramsay Macdonald said the Government would not fall to take the necessary steps to secure the transport of necessary food supplies. It had already established the nucleus of an organisation Mr. MacDonald added, amid general cheers, an expression of hope that nothing would be said in the House of Commons to make difficult the only thing that really mattered-namely, a settlement of the dispute.

PROFITEERS WARNED.

LONDON, February 18. A sharp warning to food profitcars is contained ina Cabinet communiqué which declares that there is no reason for increases as high as 50 per cent in mest and other prices, of which the Government has received information from various quarters.

The Cabinet intimates that it has requested the law officers to draft emergency measures to prevent the exploitation of consumers during the present

strike.

CONFLICTING STATEMENTS,

LONDON, February 18.

The employers assert that work is in full swing in some London docks with ample men,, and fairly generally at others.

(Earlier cables reported Mr. Bevin had stated that the dockers at all the provincial ports are out solidly and practically all the dockers at London had struck, despite Instructions from other unions).

DAVIS CUP TENNIS.

SYDNEY, February 18. The Tennis Council has approved the Davis Cup team cabled yesterday, with Patterson as captain.

[Yesterday's cable stated that the selectors had recommended that Patterson, O'Hara Wood, Schlesinger, and Kalms should represent Australia for jihe Davis Cupl.,

NEW YORK, February 18. South Africa has challenged for the Davis Sup

ONE DICTATOR LESS.

BERLIN, February 18. Dr. von Kahi's resignation is attributed to dis- agreement with the Bavarian Ministry and his connection with the impending trial of General Ludendorff and Adolf von Hitler, also with certain British representations with regard to the Palatinate. An earlier cable stated that the Bavarian dictator, Dr. von Kahr, bad restened, General von Lonow, commander of the Bavarian Reichswehr, has also resigned.)

"ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE.”

SOVIET'S HEAVY HAND.

RIGA, February 18.

A message from Moscow states that a Soviet tribunal has sentenced to death Professor Clair, of Ekaterinburg University, for economic espionage in supplying French capitalists with information concerning the platinum industry in the. Urals.

The sentence has since been commuted to ten years' imprisonment and confiscation of the Pro- fessor's belongings.

WAR DEBT POLICY.

AMERICA STILL WAITS.

WASHINGTON. February 18. The Government's war debt policy remains un- changed, after to-day's conference of the debt funding commission, which failed to act on the proposal that debtor governments should again be reminded that the United States is awaiting their funding proposals:

CHILD LABOUR.

DENBY RESIGNS.

LATEST OIL LEASE SCANDAL TURN.

PRESIDENTS HAND FORCED.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S POSITION INSECURE.

(Reuter's American Bers.

WASHINGTON, February 15. President Coolidge has accepted the realena- tion of Mr. Denby, Secretary of the Navy,

LATER. President Coolidge in a letter arcept Mt. Denby's resignation regretfully.

Mr. Denby was not only party to the oil lamās which he signed with Mr. Fall, then Secretary of the Interior, but has repeatedly defended his part in the proceedlugs. He has publicly declared since the controversy arose that he believes the 'contracts were legal.

It was therefore pointed out to the. President that it might appear inconsistent to retain a member of the Administration holding these views, while the Administration was preparing to take action to annul the leases on the ground that they were made without the authority of the law.

Mr. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of Navy, after conferring with Mr. Denby, had half an hour's interview with the President at the White House, after which Mr. Roosevelt announced that he would. not resign.

STUPIDITY ALLEGED. ·

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LATER.

The resignation of Mr. Denby followed telephonic communication with President Coolidge in the course of which the situation as regards the naval off leases scandal was briefly discussed in the light of taformation conveyed to the President by the Republican leaders of the Senate.

There has been considerable speculation whether Mr. Denby would actually resign despite the Senate's resolution demanding his resignation, in view of the strong support President Coolidge accorded him by saying that the Senate, "playing politics, had overstepped the mark.

[Earlier cables stated that it was stupidity, not venality, that was charged against Mr. Denby.]

DAUGHERTY RESIGNING.

WASHINGTON, February. 18.-

It is understood that the possible resignation of the Attorney-General, Mr. Daugherty, will be discussed at to-morrow's Cabinet meeting.

CHICAGO, February 18. Supporters of Mr. McAdoo have unanimously approved his candidature for the Presidency, have also passed resolutions that his candidature is Officials of many railway and Labour unions

unimpaired by the oil developments.

SPECIAL COUNSEL.

WASHINGTON, February 18. The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Owen J. Roberts as a Government Counsel in the oil leases case,

NAURU ISLAND LABOUR.

LONDON, February 18.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Black, who had suggested that steps be taken to secure henceforth that Chinese contract labour employed in Nauru Island Phosphate mining should only be recruited under a proviso that a certain proportion of womenfolk should accompany the mea, Mr. J. H. Thomas, Minister of Colonies, said that the British phosphate commissioner had in- formed him that many Chinese were offered free accommodation for their wives at the island, but bitherto the social prejudices of the Chinese had prevented more than very few women taking advantage of the offer.

INDIA'S POLITICS.

DELHI, February 18. The debate in the Assembly ended in the adoption of a resolution in, favour of calling a round-table conference te prepare a scheme for a further constitutional advance. The resolution was carried by 76 to 48 votes, amidst Swarajist cheers.

MUST PAY.

LONDON, February 18. ́. Asked whether the Government was in favour." of demanding payment of reparations from Ger many, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald replied in the affirmative, amid Opposition cheers.

The agreement as to the lowest age of children to be employed in agrarian pursuits has been already

'CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

Cargo arrived per ..

* Java

BRINGING JAPAN INTO LINE, ratified, having no connection with maining undelivered after to marrow

the Factory Law..

Many topics were discussed at the various conferences organised by negociations connected with educa tion and the teaching profession, meetings taking place in London, Blackpool and Nottingham.

will be subject to ront. Agents-Jolin 2. (The time for the "enforcement | Hansara & Co., Ltd: The following three agreements of the Factory Law is two years adopted at the third International hence, according to the amending Labour Conference and accepted Bill of last year. Previously it had by the Privy Council of Japan on been praylded that the law should June 27 last year are to be ratified, not come into force until 1930.) says the Osaka Asahi, after the promulgation of the order for the enforcement of the Factory Law Reports concerning the health of 1-Agreement establishing the M. Venizelos are much exagge minimum age of children to be rated, and it is stated that he is employed In industry,

only to slightly indisposed. In

The scheme put forward by Bir Nagreement fixing the mini- regarded the political situation, he H. Jones for selling Australiau mum age of minors to be engaged urges the appointment of a new duce dimot to the consumer

leader of the Liberal party but elmasing the middleman, as seafarers:

Agreement respecting the both the Conservative and Demo- aryoding considerable physical examination of children cratic therals insist that he should The organdsets pazose to open offer and minors in the marine service, retain the leadership.

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The "MAXIMO "Towels

These useful towels have been specially imported to fill the

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BATH long felt want of a good medium

SHEETS

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