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The Financial Correspondent

Daily Telegraph writing from Pari

the end of November said:"

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 1920.

GENERAL ELECTION

MR LLOYD GEORGE SEARCHING FOR A PARTY.

Decim

In a spee

The French Government is about fo- at his earl give authority for an issue of £180,000,000,

special emble, dated Loudon, Bayar. Walter Long

Last night said the rumou

solution might be

answered word “rubbish.” This doubt

SIBERIAN REFUGEES, APPALLING DISTRESS.

On behalf of the above, the collectors wish to give their grateful thanks to the following

AMMUNITION SMUGGLING. THREE AUSTRALIAN-CHINESE

FINED.

At the Magistracy, yesterday. old Chinese, who had been domiciled in Australis for a number of yours, was charged with being in unlawful posses-

CLOTHING. Mrs. Segerdall, Canton; Mr. D. C. M. Bernard Miss Stone, Miss E. Clarke; Mrs. M. M. Murray; loon; Mr K. Harling, 84 Peak; Mrs. Purves, & Torres Buildings, Kow-ion of a loaded revolver.

The man was arrested on the Hau Tak Mrs B. Christiansen, Canton; Mrs. H.

in Lottery Bonds in order to provides the with money necessary for the reportruction of 1es describes Government's the devastated regions. The isne of the accurately, but ignores all its difficulties intentions loan will not be affected by the State his Manchester speech the Frenter itself, but in accordance with the Law of October 10th last the State breasted said he would not mention his own opin in the formation of a company which will ion of the Anti-Dumping Bill but this can a Penari Borahan, Kowloon Mms have authority to issue these bonds. This be easily guessed. He is, however, bound company will bear the name of 9 Crédis

Nationale, pour Esciliter les Réparations des Domminges Canada por la Guerra" The capital of the company, amounts to 100,000,000 francs, and the Director General of the company will be appoint ed by the President of the Republic, who will preside over the Board of Directors nominated by the shareholders.

by the election pledge, given to the Unionist wing of the Coalition, to stop the Dumping Bill which has just been withdrawn.

N. Beaurepaire, Hongkong Hotal; Mahart, when taking a ship for the coun Annett, Shamson, Canton Mrs. Howell, try. The ammunition was discovered in Pollock, Barrington, Peak; Mr. H

an open bor. Her Mackintosh My Frank Bay defendant, stated that his olient was is Dick Mr. Witchell, King Edward Hotel

Mr. C. F. Mason, appearing for the liss, Supt. Sailors' Home, West Point

norant of the regulations.

DONATIONS.

Mr. O. E. H. Reavis......850. Mrs. Bannerman

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Do name or address, but that all

Mr. Smith fined defendant 850..

This is a clear case of amuggling and

Traders as worse than the Tariff It Was regarded by Firea displeased the Unionists because it in the or two parcels of clothing came in I had great difficulty in detecting it," The work of the company will be to valved barosucratic control and gave no and everything will be deeply appreciate said Sergh Fallon when charging & pay to sufferers from the war, and

preference within the Empire the limit of its resources, the indemnities garding the Coal Mines Bill limiting

Mr. Bons Law is similarly placed retracts below, which tell a very pitous Arms and Ammunition Ordinance..

ed will be seen from the letters and ex- that will have been allocated to them, prodis to 1 st. He bas given a pledge With the 8110, three dozen quilted

Chinese with committing a breach of the and also to make money advances which he holds cannot be redeemed with coverlets were bought, and, with the

and make their own appoal manufacturers, merchants, traders and out hesitation. Sir George Young, who clothing, have been sent to Officer in munition were concealed in a others in the devastated districts of such has acted as Director of the Coalition's Charge Medical Stores Department, Bri-constructed compartment of a box, which auma as may be found necessary for the strategy and had the granting of Coalitish Military, Mission, Vladivostock. restoration of their warehouse, facto- tion coupons at the General Election, is ries, and places of business. This will be against tho (overnment on this Bill, and deal with donations of receive and almost baffled the detectives. After a entirely carried out by the company on 80 are all manufacturers of all Parties," and clothing and material-of any de vealed and a portion of the bottom of the

The undersigned will

any amount long search, however, the secret was re-

benefit of the State. P

They

Bee

NJ. Stabb, 117, Peak and St. Mrs. Moorhead, 158, Peak. John's Place

denn

Mrs. Lambert Dunbar, 7, Queen's Gar

Two revolvers and 47 rounds of am pecially

box was broken open, resulting in the discovery of the contraband.

tions.

Defendant stated that he came from. Sydney and did not know the reguin

Mr. Smith fined defendant $450,

650 rounds of ammunition were discover Cleverly concealed in the sides of a box and carefully packed in aaw dust, over od by Sergt. Lane in the luggage of a Chinese who had lately returned from Australia. The man was charged at the

ordered to be confiscated. Magistracy, yesterday, and fined 8400.

In each case the ammunition

The money is to be raised so as to ens

would rather be bought out and their industries nationalised than able the company to effect fully this huge

this precedent sat, 翻! undertaking, and permission will be Labour Government, should we ever precedené o DAVE granted by the State to make an issue in

have one, would act drastically. The premium or lottery bonds. Some of the arnment's course. Although it is denied Home Bale Bill is another rock in Gov bonds, most likely those issued Arst, will that mumerons Irish Law officers, who are Institute has kindly given permission for be provided for with respect to interest Unionists, hare resigned, it is quite pos parcels to be sent to the Institute

The Hon Secretary of the Helena May by a sum set apart specially in the yearly sible they do so when the Bill sees the Budget of the French State for that light Government obviously intends to fugees" and put the name of the sender.

Please object. Another enterory of bonds may deal with each of these difficulties separ

mark all parcels Siberian Bo be issued with or withouf State guaranately, patching up compromises tes. The first issue of bonds will be made will enable them to carry pa: from Lt-Colonel D. Douglas Young

The following within the next three weeks af, subject

es that

to Mrs. Stabb, Lloyd George is in search of a Party with Department, British Military Mission,

A vital factor in this policy is that Mr. Party machine Whit personal follow. Vladivostock, describes the need of Oscar in charge of the Medical Stores anchester speech is regarded as a bid Vladivostock, Siberi

bw has is Hot orga to leadership of the reunited Liberals,

organised. His help: BEL

Siberia 14, Alenakaya, not expected to lead to any ro DEAR Mrs. Stabb

8th November. 1919 tion is being criticised from both sides as days ago, and want to thank you per mult Meanwhile Government by Conli- entailing a policy of opportunism. There sonally for the shipments your Associa

I just returned from Canada a few have certainly been moments Kines the tron have made. armistice when, for instance, troops were making camp all over food to trust very serious owing to the appalling in- ortiment decree. No income or say other

all over the country, sttion, on arriving I found the situation WOMAN

For the information of your Associa tax will be deducted from the annual to wisdom. It was necessary to avoid treased number of refugees-men, women Fields a great striker while the country was in an and children from Ekaterinburg, Ufa, The bond-holders will be entitled to take active state of nervous tension. The Perm, and all towns in the Urais part each year in four drawings st while failey of the Bailway strike suggested it thousands of men, women and children prizes or premiums totalling" 10,000,000

bad state of mind, and the moment must came without money, without homes, and they old Chinese woman, employed by the

remmed to its customary law-abiding with hardlys stitch to put on, destitute; some consistent set of principles. It can of trains; in trains; in carts; on some day for a return to Government on

At the Magistracy, yesterday, an scarcely be expected that the first man

are continuing to come in on the tops to recognise that moment will be the Fre mier withone a Party"

to the publication of an oficial decree, no doubt in the naual form in the "Four Officiel." This first sane of bonds will roach a total of £180,000,000 nominally 500 Frane bonds, issued of 408 İran) These bonds are to be redeemed during a period of sixty or seventy years at the price of 600 francs. Further, the bonda will bear interest at the rate of 5 per ceat, and will be made free of all French taxation, now and in the fature by Gor

francs, or £400.000, will be drawn for One bond will be drawn for £40.000 each of the drawings, one for 220,000, live for £4,000, and ten for £2,000 each, All the great French banks, as the 26 quest of the State, will open their cont ters for the issue of these premium beads.

THE NEW

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The forthcoming issue o worth of certificated bonds Republic was announced Valers at New York on Decem He returned to New York, ing tour. One of his r receive newspaper repa Presidential 20005 Astoris Hotel, and couns what must be one of the

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AMERICAN SHIPHUILDING. PASSENGER LINERS FOR THE ORIENT

It is indicated in a report made by Mr. John A Hometer, former director of the United States Shipping Board, that a number of "passenger liners will be placed on the run between Seattle and China and Japan. He recommends that his the Shipping Board proceed at once with the construction of seventy high-clams cargo liners and ten smaller passenger Vessels. Her favours having private com- panies build and operate large, first-class passenger ships. In his report to the Board. Mr. Rosseter recommends strong In against permitting any of the former German yoseels being retained by the War Department as transporta Mr. Bosseter would use three cralt for passenger The Shrypang Board has made good its Jo pledge to construct 6,000.000 tons of ship ping in the year 1919. On December 1st. tihad completed last year 5,818,500 dead their weight tons as follows Steel 6,173,000 plain wood 1,288,000 componite (steel and pertwood) 42,000; and concrete 8,500 The which actual contraction programme on De

WHO WANTED'

SHAVE.

THEEL OF A RAZOR.

in fact, for every conceivable way tool Hongkong Hotel, was charged with steal- Up the line the Winter has already satrasor belonging to a servant-boy of top of all this, them is a great The woman stated that she saw the

the hotel. abortage of food, and fuel, and last but not least, disco in

Reople

razor in the bafb-room, and, being in reale what this Winter-will be like to intending to replace it. Her mistress, on bousés esanot need of a shave, she took it to her room, the poor people of this country. ber you cannot buy anything in the way bearing of the loss of the razor, searched

Bonem of clothing, and to make matters worse, the room and found it concealed in the 200 to the dollar. That is not so bad for the Rouble has dropped until it is now the roubles with, but you can understand the what it means to the Russian who is ing in the Bath-room when the bell rang,

person who has the dollars to buy being paid in Boubles at the old rate, and and he left the razor on the dresing-

Complainant stated that he having to buy food and fuel with the table and went to answer the call. On prices sky-high

Sugar is almost Impossible to get, and it costs, when you can get it from 75 to 100 roubles a pound; also a great short age of tes and as the Winter goes on, things will be worse bondage

folds of a venetian blind.

his return he missed the razor and in- formed the matron

it belonged to a guest she wanld not have Defendant said that she know the razor belonged to a gervant. If the had thought taken it? M

The great heart-rending cry from all Oh for some warm clothing," wach: sa under-clothing and socks for soldiers; Sergt. Henderson stated that he did

you come in contact with is for women, under-slothes and outer not think that the woman intended to mente; in fact, anything in the way of steal the razor. The loss would not have naked living in dug oute. Children's number of petty larcenies had taken clothing of any kind that is warmth place petty leremics, and warm clothing, as they are practically been heard of, but for the fact that a

things, so please do what you can to

Thousands of lives depend on have shipments went Address General por Vladivostock vid British Women' Work Association, Shanghai China.

Wool, flannelette,

will be non-negotiable and bear no 'cember - lakshowed 2,314 vessels of which material bens farwal, or

the

upin

Our

can be made work-room the women

Mr. Smith remarked that the boy bid no right to lose the razor in the bath- room. He discharged the woman with a exation.

Emitting the wool into sweaters and HOW COUNTRY GIRLS "ARE

TRAPPED.

KIDNAPPERS IMPRISONED.

est. But one mouth after the diag the Irish Republic has recaid inter 19.998,496 deadweight. There were 1.910 socks; material cut up and national recognition and British chips of that number launched, with a garmenteral made inte

* 2.240 had keel. laid with a tonnage of forces are withdra from

certificato

Republic Republic's Tre

deadweight tonnage of 10,494,047 of assure you that Lock bear which 1,674 vessels had been delivered up paganda can do as much for British pres

at the

the Lo December 2nd.

Men

no other form of

pró 37,000,000 In a statement issued by the Shipping you are doing for the sake of Humanity. tige as this, to say nothing of what you can see Board it sa Within the last week With China, Canada and Japan assist 00,000 in the Pacific Coast needs for more ships for ing with Red Cross supplies on this coast, w the Orient were called to our attention and England assisting Denekin on the United by a delegation We are now caring for other side, which you will admit from a for the the cargo.movement and expect to steadithevian will be defeaters and gum ly. One of them was crossing the hillside remarkedly increase our fleet there. The crying

geographic point of view in how many need for USSSA 201 vesels, which we Andreiav's" 8.0 Py of the on visit to relatives when she was

in taxes in Leela that we ca

Fenian bonda isted

States in 1866 could be ex

new issue, he added

that he had not any Fenian bonde were

The

tariding today?

I am enclosing

Le loan campaign will be under than realite, and which was again called to vivid picture 8% poor

denied & passport by the British Gorgeen direction of the Treasurer of the Republic, Mr James O'Mara, who, having been ment, has arrived st New Yor

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS. ORDERS FOR CADET COMPÁNY BY LIEUT.

L Corp, Barr is permittent to resign, on

leaving the Colony,

Cadet Alliston is struck off the strength

of the Compapy Pong

PARADERE

bar attention by the deletion, we re gret we cannot all until the same of. next year, 1920 when the construction of our passenger ships is expected to be com- pleted.

Bol

which paints Russia-Yours sin-

cerely, To: Mrs. Ethel Stabb,

D. DOUGLAS YOUNG. City Hall Work Party, Hongkong, China.

BITUATION, SIMPLY TERRIBLE

THE HAMBURG-AMERIKA A later letter written on behalf of the

LINE.

NEW PREFERENCE SHARES. Addressing an extraordinary meeting

Magistracy, yesterday, in the cass in which four Chinese, including a woman, The hearing was concluded as the

from the country. were charged with kidnapping two girls

The two girls had been married recent

sized and carried away to a lonely house on a mountain fastness. The second girl was cutting grass when several men, arm- ed with revolvers, surrounded her. They threatened to kill her and carried ber away. Thatwo girls were then taken from house to house, where they were subjected to the Colony, where Detective-Bergeant to gross indignities at the hands of their captors. They were ultimately brought Willis,, acting on information, released the two girls and effected the arrest of the kidnappers,

Officer in Charge of the Medical Store Department of the British Military Mis The situation regarding They are each and the third and fourth to six sion at Vladivostock acknowledging the arrival of four Herz von Schinkel, the chairman, said coming into all our up-the-line towns, months' hard labonz ench of the Fanburg Amerika Line recently, Biberia in amply

cases of goods, says: The first and second defendants were that with the exception of a remnant of and even here in thousands starving.

refugees in sentenced to twelve months hard labour All sections in the Drill Hall at Head material, everything had been taken from ters to go to. It is beyond words to try few mall steamers, and other accessory destitute of clothing, and with no quar quarters on Monday, the 19th insturmpany in exchange for which it to describe their terrible plight Women at 5.15 p.m. Uniform-caps and bad merely claim on the Government carrying children in their arms, with very belte Band with/instrumenta for indemnification. Furthermore, under little clothing, excepting a shawl to wrap Instructors will attend

Shy Foses Trouty, the speed, restoration emracisted and freeding. If you can poe- CAMP EQUIPMENT, 2/2 Cadete who need pillow slips for kit bags impossi)

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oth mother and child hungryr mbet return them to Headquarters proposed was of Bro million marks pre clothing, they possibly can, there is sure-Athletic Club in league match against

The meeting approved the send all the warm clothing, even worn on or before the 18th, inst ference shares and amended the statutes Ty

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UNITED FC. NAVY (B)

The following will represent the United

Semaphore Signalling classes will short with a view to permitting the company terrible need for it berend they the Navy Reserves on the Navy ground

ly be arranged a temporarily to engage in other branches work. We are hoping that your good this afternoon -W Maleod A. E. Inter section Football Shield competition of business, and protecting the company Bociety wil be able to help us with cloth Simmons (capt) and K. A Mason

be doing an é exceptional and nobis. hxtures will shortly be arranged. GE BTEWART, Capt.,

Against the majority of the share capital, ing and reassure you that you will be Laing, C. Mackenzie, and A3 Adjutant, H.K.D.C. For the

being spquar by foreigners as a result doing a work that for genuine, obeolate, Hongkong, January 19th., 1920

axchange, and pathetic appeal, nothing could be Leonard, and GMiller. Reser H. George P Brown, E. Fine foreign control

arshall and W. Hardwick

he conser