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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. „(THROUGH · REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SINN FEIN TERRORISM, SEVEN FIRES IN MANCHESTER

LONDON, February 13th.

Seven mysterious fires took place in

THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, 1991,

THE REFARATION QUESTION. GERMANY WILL NOT SUBMIT TO DICTATION.

NEWS.

WHY. THE DOMINIONS DO FAR EASTERN CABLE

NOT CUT THE PAINTER. LESSONS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTION.

FLUCTUATIONS IN SILVER

LOCAL WEDDING.

CLEMO-TOLLAN,

AN INTERESTING REVIEW.

A pretty wedding took place at the As a consequence of the world shortage [BY COURTESY OF THE "CHINA MAIL."]

Chinese Cathedral yesterday afternoon, when of silver consequent upon a following an Indian demand, on Febru-Miss Elizabeth Whittaker Tollan, daughter" MYSTIC SHRINERS AT SHANGHAI. ary 11th silver was quoted at the astonish of Mr. Duncan Tollan, of the China and

100 NEW MEMBERS INITIATED.

SHANGHAL, February 12th. Unique, ceremonials were held in Shang hai for the Arst time in connection with

BALI, February 19th.

New York, February 19th. Herr Werth, the Minister of Finance,

The result of the South African elee- addressing the Chamber of Commerce, said the German Government, was not tions has arcused much interest among going to London to submit to dictation: the thinking classes of America. In some They were prepared to do their utmost circles General Smuts's victory came as a because they felt morally obliged to assist surprise, to such an extent has the Ame Manchester and the surrounding area reconstruction; therefore, they would sub-rican public since the war been served the visit of the Mystic Shriners belonging over, before this record high figure was

mit reparation proposals to London. The interested sources with stories tending nation must realise that payment must to prove that the British Empire is in be made not from the national wealth but immediate danger of breaking up as a from work, and it was, therefore, ques-result of the alleged wishes of the ionable whether all the fruits of the Dominions to become independent. The revolution could be safeguarded. Work Fall Street Journal urges its renders to must be organised on a great scale. It study the lesson to be drawn from the was impossible for America to keep aloof elections. Especially it is important to when the world's economic forces were as remember that the ties binding the sembled at the Conference because plans Empire are far stronger than the critics would remain in the region of theories pretend. There are convincing reasoDS SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL unless the whole economic world co-why the British, self-governing Dominion's operated..

last night. They are believed to have been the work of Sinn Feiners. Four fires pccurred simultaneously in Manchester "where it was discovered that the windows of big chemical, rubber and oil factories had been smashed and paraffin emptied on the contents. Fire Brigades were called out and timely prevented extensive damage. Two outbreaks took place simultaneously in Oldham, and one at Rochdale, where the fires wers started in

Considerable cellars of cotton mills. damage was done at Oldham. Two sus pecta were arrested,

The whereabouts of others are not known. There was one' case in Man- chester of an intimidated watchman who eventually escaped amid a shower of shots and gave the alarm.

BOMBAY STRIKES. RAILWAYMEN COME OUT,

BOMBAY, February 14th. Workmen on the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway, numbering 5,500, have struck and are demanding increased

pay.'

"FANTASTIC AND BASELESS FIGURES."

to the order of the Nomad Oasis of Tacoma, Washington. The rites included a banquet. The initiation of neatly 100 new members was commenced at noon extending far into the night and embody. ing all the richness and beauty of the ancient order, culminating in a grand ball and banquet at the Astor House on

*** Friday night.

RE-ELECTED.

PAID CHAIRMAN WANTED,

SHANGHAI, February 12th. The present Municipal Council has been re-elected. There was no contest.

Japan Telephone Co, was married to Mr. Frederick Charles Clemo, of the Chine Light & Power Co., Kowloon. A large number of friends attended.

ing Sgure of sold. per standard ounce for prompt and Sid. for two months delivery. The former represents over four times the record lowest quotation of

The bride's dress was of white satin 21 11-10d. in 1902. As sold. per standard ounce a shilling would have cost over charmeuse and georgette, with net and Is Bid, to coin! On the very day, how near! trimming. She wore a tulle voil, trimmed with pearl and orange blossoms quoted the Chancellor of the Exchequer and carried a bouquet of white and pink gave.. notice that a Bill would be intro

roses. She was given away by her father, daced to lower the standard fineness (hitherto p23 parts in the 1,006) of silver and was attended by Miss Annie Tollan coin in the United Kingdom and in His as bridesmaid, and by the Miss Lorna and Majesty's Dominions, such as Australia Dorothy Tellan, and Edith Moses, as the West African Colonies, and other flower-girls. The bridesmaid ware a dress places where sterling coins of a nominal of apricot satin charmeuse, with creamt Kingdom pasand current-to 500 parts in The flower girls carried baskets of sweet the 1,000 ne.. So far as the use of silver peas. Mr. Leslie Elfood was in Europe for subsidiary coinage is con-man." The Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle cerned, this trenchant action on the part was the officiating clergyman. of the leading and most conservative A reception was held after the ceremony financial country in the world was as at Wiseman's Café, "handwriting on the wall." Many other States could not fail to follow suit-those

value similar to those of the United lace, and carried a bouquet of tea roses.

AT THE SUPREME COURT,

"best

In the Supreme Court, yesterday, the Attorney-General, the Hon. Mr. J. H.

| acceptance of the invitation from London healthy animal with all the attributes of been greatly relieved by Mr. Brooke coins in nickel, iron, zing, brass, and Kemp, K.C., applied before His Lordship

4

Lion, plas

temper.

ap astonishingly good Smith's withdrawal of his resignation.

addition to

those

do not cut the painter, notably because in all relations with foreign Powers, Canada,

at any rate who were able to maintain Australia and South Africa are in an

silver coinage at all. Few European TWO SOLICITORS ADMITTED. BEBLIN, February 11th

nations are at present in this condition. incomparably stronger position than if

The Continent is flooded with, scraps of Speaking at Stuttgart on reparations, independent. The exhilarating sport of

paper or cardboard, representing as coun- the Foreign Minister, Harr von Simona, twisting the Lion's tail has been lament- A movement is afoot to appoint a paid ters, currencies more or less depreciated from a nominal gold standard-while declared that doubts regarding the

It is well to remember chairman owing to the increasing arduous their respective mints are engaged actively ably overdong Government's attitude owing to its that the Lion is still a complete andness of the duties. The community has in turning out enormous quantities of

aluminium in substitution of OF in Mr. Justice H. H. J. Gompertz, for the usually struck enrolment as solicitora of Mr. Reginald in silver or copper. If Great Britain

content with. "coing composed Everard Webster and Mr. Francis George. equally of silver and alloy-"Why use Vaux. silver at all for circulating coin 1 is a

Mr. Kemp said, that Mr. Webster was natural query. The sin qua non of sub, sidiary coinage is that it should be re-admitted to practise as a solicitor of the presentative of some fraction of the cur- Supreme Court of Judicature in England rency unit in a material difficult to forge. In this reapest, pure nickel in ideal on February 4th, 1914. From September cheap, hard, Labouring few. inicrobes, 19th, 1914, to November 29th, 1910, he saw active service with the Forces in France, and was ultimately discharged from the Army on May 10th, 1919, on account of ill health caused by being wounded. The Attorney-General produced the customary

were unfounded. His declaration in the Reichstag held good-(Load applause.)- He deplored that neither Mr. Lloyd

RELIEF MEASURES. George, nor M. Briand, or Signor Sforza UNEMPLOYMENT IN FRANCE. had even tried to show how Germany could pay the enormous annuities de manded, but merely submitted absolutely.

A SHANGHAI SALVAGE AWARD. SHANGHAI, February 14th. The Shanghai Tug and Lighter Com pany has been awarded Tla. 1,500 by the American Court for the salvage of the

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All postal and telegraph workers, who struck in September and have not already | fantastic and baseless figures. In regard questions regarding unemployment, M.barque Chin Pu which recently foundered and costly to manufacture.

resumed, have now surrendered uncondi- tionally to the Post Office authorities', demands.

CRICKET.

THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.

MELBOURNE, February 12th. In the fourth test match England in their first innings scored 284 (Douglas 50). Australia replied with 267. for ve wickets. (Bardsley, 56; Collins 59; Gre- gory 67, not out; Armstrong 54, not out).

LATE

Australia made 380 rune, Armstrong contributing 123 unfinished, and Gregory

77.

England, in the second innings, scored 123 for the loss of one wicket, Rhodes making 66 unfinished.

BARDIER CABLES.

COMMUNIST PLOT IN FRANCE SIMULTANEOUS RISING IN THREE COUNTRIES.

Panis, February 19th. In the Chamber, replying to Socialist

Laneour said the number of unemployed off Gatzlaf. in receipt of relief was 47,000, of whom 39,000 nie in Paris. The total number of unemployed was less than during the

to the future magnitude of German exports, German counter-proposals would show that Germany was taking her obligations seriously. Germany will take pains to make proposals which are prac-rears 1914-19, but the crisis was greater ticable and meet the most urgent require ments of the Allies.

centres.

owing to the difficulty of finding work. The Minister indicated that the first re Herr von Simona declared that the lief measures would be the reduction of Paris proposals were not practical. the hours of labour, repatriation of Annuities were not quitable as a basis of unnecessary foreign workmen, and the credit. The great international loan, concentration of workers in industria which was required for the economic re generation of Europe, was only possible if the many complicated stipulations of the Peace Treaty were replaced by simple and clear financial obligations. An agreement was also needed with regard to conditions under which Germany's exports could be augmented without gravely imperilling themselves as well as the industry of other countries. A 12 per

PARIS, February 13th. Economie deflation is following its course quietly. Business is slack indeed, but credit is still unimpaired. The un- employed number about 120,000, through- out the whole of France. Business con- ditions are improving daily.—Haras.

TYPHUS IN NEW YORK. SIX ATLANTIC LINERS IN QUARANTINE.

NEW YORK, February 19th.

JAPANESE IN CHINA. CONFERENCE OF CHAMBERS OF

COMMERCE IN SHANGHAL

SHANGHAI, February 14th..

They

A conference of the united: Japanese Chambers of Commerce in China was held for the first time in Shanghai. pledged themselves to promote relations for trade in China and to favour the aboli. tion of foreign concessions and an inten, sive campaign to win Chinese friendship.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]*

RETURN OF · THE GOVERNOR- GENERAL OF INDO-CHINA.

PARIS, February 13th.

THE UNCHANGING CART.

So much for the West Let us direct our attention to tso East, turning from the home of materiak wealth and the swift means of making it to that of enormous populations on the verge of famine and Babject to penurious toil. No circulation legal documents. of paper money on a large scale is possible here. Customs of centuries, and

Of Mr. Vaux, the Attorney-General said

The Acting Chief Justice formally ad- mitted and enrolled the two gentlemen, Mr. Webster joins the firm of Mesars. Hastings and Hastings, and Mr. Yaux

the necessity in the case of such poor folk that Mr. Vaux was admitted in England of holding material wealth in a concise

to practise as a solicitor in 1919. He also sud portable form, have linked India and continus to travel, at a price, but not at China to silver. To the Enst silver will served in the Army all through the war. any price. Whilst the free import of gold was not allowed by the natives into India (this striction was removed in 1020), the price paid for silver was not considered important to them, but when gold became obtainable they showed a preferencs at cace for the yellow metal, and in a remarkable fashion set their

The Government of own price upon it. India if it liked to fx, as it did this ounces abs could, under: favourable con- ditions, produce 50 per cent. more. year, the legal tender value of the rupee Burmese production in on the upward to the sovereign as 10 to 1 could not pre-

that of Messrs. Wilkinson' and Grist..

vent the people of India from dealing at grade, more than sufficient to replace any 17 to 1, far is excess of the legal ratio possible falling off in Canada. Moreover, if Russia and the East of Europe settle 15 to 1-which had obtained since 1898. At some such handsome Sgure they down to trade and confidence be restored, acquired gold offered for tender by the very large amounts of silver will be re- M. Maurice Long, Governor-General of Government (prior to the removal of the trieved from the soil and other places of import and export restriction) with security, where it has been secreted dur the period that life and property French Indo-China, is to return there on eagerness, and when a free gold market failed to command official respect. A bad was.allowed they were for a while just March 2nd from Marseilles on board the as keen. By doing this they demonstrat break in the price of silver. to. 44d. occur- red in June, when, owing to delay in ed that so far as Izdia was concerned, the value of silver has risen too bigh, arranging the method by which the U.S. hence the deinand for its manufacture Mint was to buy silver under the pro- into jewellery, etc., became poor. Before visions of the Pittman Act, there was silver can again become welcome in the some apprehension that the intention was Indian bazaars, the price, as calculated to relegate the repurchase to the Greek When, however, the Mint in sterling, must fall; in other words, the Kalenda ratio between the two metals must revert those which ruled before the war.

Amazone.-Havai.

Six Atlantic liners are quarantined with | AMERICAN-JAPANESE RELATIONS.

cent. duty was the most unsuitable method. The industrial experts of tho countries concerned should negotiato direct regarding the subject. LONDON, February 14th.

Herr von Simons alleged that the typhus aboard, mostly from Italy. The Recent activity of the French police against Communists is producing sensa London conference was fixed for a date Health Commissioner announces that no tional results. A Paris message states when the American Government that police investigations have produced unable to intervene, and asserted that the anmistakeable evidence that the Com-Allica were pursuing a policy of strange- manist movement extends throughout the lation, frustrating the German economic country having its centre in Paris and negotiations with the Eastern States. He secondary centres in Bordeaux, Marscil- concluded that the problem could only be les, Lille, Brest and Teulouse Branches tackled if, instead of ideas of punishment are being organised everywhere, but so and competition," ideas of help and soli- far many of them have a small list of darity were placed in the forefront.

WHOLESALE THIEVING members, mostly youths.

According to the Liberte, papers seized at the headquarters of the Federation of Young Communists revealed a plot for a simultaneous revolutionary movement in France, Italy and Spain on May 1st.

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RUSSIAN RAILWAYS. BOLSHEVIK COMMISSIONERS PAR TICIPATING IN THE ROBBERIES.

HELSINGFORS, February 12th.

THE KWANGTUNG

AGREEMENT. REPORTED REPUDIATION BY THE PEKING GOVERNMENT.

The following appears in a Peking con-

An. temporary ****

With reference to the alleged conclusion appointing Air Attaches to of an agreement between the former capitals, including Tokio and, Peking. Military Governor of Kwangtung, General

A telegram from Moscow gives illo- minating detaile describing the conditions prevailing on the Russian railways, the disorganisation of which is not due to lack Proprietory Syndicate of Hongkong for

various

to figures more approximating these sined commenced to buy, the price re

Chino.

A BOLSHEVIK PLOT.

NEW YORK, February 12th. WAS vessel will in future be allowed to come

steady, for some months. By the end of the year the amount bought by the It is reported from Vladivostock that

U.S. Hint will approximate 25 million THE WORLD'S PRODUCTION, within three hundred feet of the docks.

The poor Monsoon in India In discussing the question of valucewo ounces. The Federal authorities are preparing aa party of unknown men fired on five disinfection and cleansing plant on Hoff American bluejackets, one of whom was must keep in mind the depreciation of adversely affected the price of silver; not the currency pound." The fair average only did it binder imports of silver into manns Island. The local health author wounded. The Americans thereupon ar price of silver before the war was 274. that country, but it also kept the market It is be the standard ounce. Taking the Amori-in fear lest the intrinsic value of the ities are also disquieted at the spread of rested three Russian officers.

can exchange at 3.40, the premium upon rupee should exceed its nominal and lieved the attack was arranged with the gold-that is to say, the depreciation of silver rupees be exported and sold as sleeping sickness.

the

currency pound is 381 per cent.; add bullion. Shipments of silver eventually object of straining Japanese-American this proportion to 27d. and you obtain took place, but mostly in the form of bars. about 38d. as the present equivalent, that The effect of a poor Monsoon lasts for MINING relations.

is, if conditions were the same. They are, many months, and the possibility of India antil the late-Spring, 1921, when the wea FRENCH AIR ATTACHES FOR THE however, not so. The world's annual out exporting silver in some form will last put is ins than 220 million ounces,

bearer and of this total the United States is ther prospects of the new year will begin FAR EAST.

annexing annually 48 million ounces to be discounted.

the Pittman Act to replace silver

THE SPECULATIVE CHINESE. PARIS, February 12th.

out of the currency reserves sold to India Merchants dealing with China have official decree is being prepared in her need during the war, and for the had, and will probably continue to have, an anxious time. The Indian exchange time being at any rate, Mexico is reserv ing some proportion annually for coinage is governed chiefly by trade. The case in

somewhat different with

Tho being impelled to do so by the desire of ber miners to be paid in the commodity sterling value of Chinese money has been which they themselves produce. Hence the sport of several uncertain factors, there is a smaller quantity of supplice at amongst which may be mentioned altera LONDON EKANELS.

the moment as a set-off to the lessened-tions in the production of the metal, almost ceased-enquiry from the Euro demonetisation in Europe, the influence We must not forget, how of the Pittman Act, and the cesantion of of combustible material.but to wholesale the exploitation and working of coal mines Some of the best Poms and Pekingese pean mints. thieving. Sufficient supplies have been in twenty districts of Kwangtung province in London (writes a correspondent in a ever, other sunrces of silver supply beside civil strife in Mexico. To these must be production namely, the ale of de added in 1920 a speculative operation on Was considerably assisted by in. Upper Marylebone-street. These are silver prices which have been current. optimistic views held in American quar British Legation desiring to be informed bad days for dog-breeding, as all experts In the days of the Civil War mich tors, interested in silver, as to the effect of the truth of the report in the news, know, for there is hungryhounds splendid silver ware went into the melting of purchases under the Pittman Act upon Many papers, The Foreign Office says that, in stock. For terriers greyhounds, accordance with its previous announce which used to be bred by the working pot in order to fill the Jacobite or the the world price of the metal.

Commonwealth Treasury. During the Chinces specalators anticipated the tael mente, the Peking Government, will not men in big towns to a far greater extent late war, especially the last year or so, would rise to it., and backed their belief recognize any contract or agreement sign than people realise, could not be bred, silversmiths and private individuals have LONDON.

tracts for forward delivery. But they ed by, foreign firms or individuals with for a number of obvious reasons, during parted with their heaviest silver articles, accordingly, by entering into huge con- LONDON, February 12th.any of the South-western provincial gov-the war, and no one has taken up the salvers and candelabra, etc., in order to overlooked the fact that why silver rose.

ernments or military leaders about mining work since. A further trial for breeders fill their private treasuries with Brad-

so high was the great demand for Eastern The amount which. A site in Trafalgar Square has been or financial matters, and the British is that the export trade in high-bred burys and suchlike.

prices therefor. Given lower prices for MARSEILLES, February 12th. ton, presented to Great Britain by the truth of the reported mining concession able, particularly between this country these unusual sources probably brought foodstuffs and other goods in the world

State of Virginia.

made by the Kwangai leaders in Kwang-and Franco, the United States, India, and up the total supplies to little less than markets, the price of silver also a.com. Customs officers discovered and con-

tung, so na to prevent any loss on the the Central Empires, is now hedged round the pro-wer output GERMAN SHIPPING.

part of the Anglo-Chinese Proprietory with so many new regulations and restric fiscated eighty thousand francs worth of

Byndicate, especially as it is reported that tions, that it is scarcely worth while carry. BERLIN, February 12th, the British concessionaires have already ing on. Yet this London breeder is still English gold coing aboard a French mail boat going to the Far East in possession The Norddeutscher Lloyd Shipping deposited the sum of one hundred thos-full of optimism for the future, and her Company in doubling its present capital and, dolina with the former Canton kennels at the back of the shop are as

Government.

noisy and as spotless as ever. of twenty-five milion marks.

NEW DUTCH ‘PORT. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS REGARDING CANALS.

AMSTERDAM, February 19th.

The Government has introduced

a bill

Mu Yung-hsin, and the Anglo-Chinese

providing for the construction of a port Boat from the coalfields, but whole train with British capital, the Waichiaopu London paper) have been, and still are monetised coin from the Continent, and the part of the Chinese, the direction of near the village of Born, between loads disappear en route. All classes has sent an official communication to the bred by a lady in a little newsagent's shop of plate turned into hullion at the high which

Roermond and Macrtricht, and of canals even Bolshevik Commissioners, are part from Bond to Maestricht and for con- cipating in the robberies." necting the Born-Maestricht canal with WASHINGTON'S STATUE FOR the Maestricht-Liego canal. The cost is estimated at over £5,000,000,

ENGLISH "GOLD SMUGGLED chosen for the statue of George Washing-Minister: in requested to ascertain the British dogs, which was immensely profit has come into the market in 1030 from commodities and the consequent high

mber of the crew.

THE PRICE HALVED.

modity must follow suit. The movements of silver quotations to more normal figures As to the future we may reasonably in November pioved the fact. The highest anticipate an increase in the available official quotation for the tool was fs. 3d. are more stable, and instead of 75 million rupee ta. sid. on the 12th February, 1020 supplies of silver. Mexican conditions on the 9th February, 1020, and for the

Glasgow Herald. (Continued at foot of next column.).