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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGKNOT,]

WASHINGTON CONFERENCE,

FRANCE ACCEPTS SUBMARINE PROPOSAL.

LONDON, January 4th.

THE HONGKONG DAILI

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THE PRINCE'S TOUR.

A WONDERFUL RECEPTION AT

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BANGOON.

Banzoon, January 4th. At`s dinner at the Pegu Club on Tue- day, the Prince of Wales declared that he had had no warmer reception than at Bengoon during his thron tours,

The warm-hearted Burmese have res Ponded amasingly to the charm of this Prince's personality.

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"The meat important news from Wash- ington is that France has accepted in

On Wednesday, the Prizes attended the principle the proposal to prohibit the use of submarines against merchantmen, re-races. The day was a public holiday and ́marving finni approval pending discussion of the precise language. The Italians and Japanese have not received final instruc- tions, but there are indications that they will not interpose a serious objection if France approYER -

THE FRENCH RESERVATION. The exact nature of the French reserva tion in the acceptance of the proposal to prohibit the use of submarines against merchantmen has not been revealed, but

a hundred thousand people were on the fold. The Prince saw fina racing by the famous Burma ponies and presented his own cap to the winner of the principal event. In the evening he left for Manda-

lay.

OUTLOOK FOR BRITISH TRADE

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INDIAN UNREST. SENSIBLE LETTER BY NON-PARTY LEADERS.

BOMBAY, Jamary sth. The "pandit Malayiya, Jinnah, and other non-party leaders have sont, letter to representatives of all shades of political opinion saying that it behoves the Government and people to make the utmost effort to prevent, a resort to civil

THURSDAY: JANUARY

GERMAN PROPAGANDA, LORD NORTHCLIFFE ON FAR" EASTERN NEWSPAPERS.

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LONDON, January 3rd. Interviewed at Colombo, Lord North clife emphasised that Germany, was ex- Pending an immense amount of money propaganda in the Far East by a wireless system, subsidized new papers, and the film.

The wireless service consisted largely of misleading statements and sotus! lies in reference to Egypt, Tadia, the Washing ton Conference, Ireland, Japan, China, responsibility for the great

for the great war, and the gloomy

"trade.

He believed that the same minds were disobedienes until the resources of

the promoting

mischief an actuat reason and statesmanship are exhausted.ed the notorious wireless dispatches dar at present They describe the Government's adaptioning the 27. Ford Northelife said that regarded this propaganda sa being as of a policy of repression as a great dangerous today as it was during the war, in view of the uncertainties existing obstacle to settlement which can only in the Far Beat. He considered that a aggravate unreat. They invite all parties Britishunned newspapers in the Fat Bart to call a conference to find a solution. by British advertisers. ARRESTED FOR MAKING VIOLENT AMERICAN BANK MERGER.

SPEECHES.

"ALLAHAKAD, January 4th.) Fear parsons, including a son and a LORD NORTHCLIFFE ON OPPORnephew of the pundit, Malaviya, have been arrested and charged with making violent speeches.

TUNITIES IN THE FAR EAST.

Coloso, January 4th. it is thought that is may be concamed Lord Nartholiffe in a statement said he with a clear defifiition of the conduct | considered the outlook fat British trade expected from merchantmen in view of in the Far East good, but German comă. their immunity from attack.

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It is understood that the tariff sub-com- mittee has reached a virtual decision with regard to the readjustment of China's

schedule.

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LATER:

APPEAL FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY.

DISASTER AVERTED."

INCREASING USE OF PANAMA

P. & O. REPORT.

The report of the P. & ́O. Steam Navi-

CANAL 11,000,000 TONS OF CARGO IN ONE sation Co. to September 30th states that after providing for depreciation, the credit balance, including £111,000 brought

YEAR.

WASHINGTON, November 27th. Ships of four nations carried 89 per cent, of the approximately 11,800,000 tons of cargo which moved through the Panama Canal during fiscal year ended June 30th 1981.

American vessels led all others with total of 3,183,000 tons, establishing a new record by increasing the total tonnage of the previous high year by 815,885.

TER STIMES OF COMPETITION.”

in £$3,408. The directors recom- mend dividends of 5 per cent, on Prefer red stock and 19 per cent, tax free, on Deferred stock, leaving £100,808 forward. The insurance fund is increased by £300,000, bringing it to £3,000,000. Firs and second debentures totalling £840 and £7,480 respectively, have been cancelled.

Pleet. Of the five ships, B class, build. ing by Messrs. Harland and Wolff for the British ships were second and fur Australian business, one has been deliver- passed even the high mark of 1917, their ed, another launched over a sunt ver last banner year. They reached a total has been delayed by the joiners' strike, of 3,738,250 tons.

and another was launched last month. fourth places with 758,600 and 637,680 mail and passenger steamers, Moldavia,

Japan

and Norway took "third" and Work is proceeding on the four large tons respectively. Norway dropped belotr its Bigures for 1918 but Japan, mared to Mongolia, Maleja, and Mooljan. The new heights, ereeding her last high mark Moldavia and Mongolia are launched, by 38,579 tous.

and will probably be completed by April or May and the directors hope to get Chicano, January 3rd.

This unparalleled increase in cœnimeres delivery of Maloja and Mooltan towards The Continental and Commercial Na nation Is attributed by Governor J.J. the company lost by enemy action the moved through the waterway by the four the end of next year. During the war. tonal Bank and the Continental Com- Morrow, of the Panama Canal in his following mail steamers:-India, Piersia. mercial Trust Savings Bank have taken annual report made public to-day, to Maloja Arabia, Medina, Mongolia, Sal over the Fort Dearborn National Bank competition so keenly developed that it sette, Mooitan, Moldavis and Marmors.

the Fort Dearborn Trust Savings requires use of the quickest routes.

and in addition Simla, Namur, Candia, Bank and guaranteed all deposits, which

Para, Peshawur and Ballarat The

· Almost one third of the total tonságu

The build on September 8th totalled 800,000,000,

ing of vessels to replace the mail ships The Chicago Clearing House Commis in the pot an anong has been grostly delayed owing to strikes sion examined the stairs of the Forty competitive that prompt: and complete Many ships had to undergo beavy rocca. Dearbora Banks and found that the seats rice may have been the determining ditioning by the Guvernment after ar petition was very kesa: In addition there/HR ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY had been impaired by had loans and in factor in the choice of this Panama route, service, and it is only lately that the last

vestments. Banking circles are of the In many of the trades merved by the of these, the Egypt and Macedonia, har opinion that the merger has averted the Fanama Canal, the saving of distance been returned to the company. The loga most serious financial crisis, that has and hence of time, by the use of the canal and delay handicapped the company in threatened Chicago for a decade. As the is so great that shipping could hardly carrying on the Eastern, Far Eastern, and Australian mail services, and it has a message to the diocese the Archresult of the merger, the Continental and afford to use any other route

Commercial National Bank interests have

Of the nations which shared in moving been necessary on occaion to utilise the blihop of Canterbury dates that he re now combined sets of nearly $525,000,000 the remaining 11 per cent, of tonnage, intermediate class of steamer to carry the

—the second largest in the United States, the most important were "Denmark, mails. gards the reception given to the Lamboth

But the weekly services to and Holland, Spain, Sweden, France and from India and the fortnightly service Conference appeal for Christian unity' WILL DAIL EIREANN ACCEPT: Feru, in the order named

to and from China have been maintained, The most important trade route served and a four-weekly service alternating reservedly encouraging and ample evi CORK STRONG FOR THE TREATY by the canal, the report adds, was with the Orient four-weekly service to that between the east coast of the United and from Australia has been in operation LONDON, January 3rd. States and the west coast of South for some time, thus giving a fortnightly Dail Eireann reassembled this morn. America. Others of the principal routes service. When the company gets delivery ing Over a hundred resolutions from were those from the east coast of the of the large mail steamer a at present United States to the Far East and be under construction the situation will be had been lodged.

tween the west coast of America and materially improved: Mr. O'Connor, Minister of Agriculture,

Europe opposed the treaty and declared that it was a stop backwards

Mr. Pierce and Mr. Beasley supported the treaty as the only alternative to Mabaos.

Counter Markievicz fiercely opposed the treaty and declared that the Irish plenipotentiaries had been tricked.

Mr. J. J. Walsh, of Cork, declared that 90 per cent of the people of Cork wore in favour of the treaty.

was great American and French activity. He considers that opportunities in Siam have been overlooked. Chins is the great- eat market. The Chinese are firm be- lievers in English war and are favour ably disposed towards the English owing to the abrogation of the Anglo-Japanese

Treaty,

SOVIET AND PEKING.

QRATIFIED.

LONDON, January 4th.

dence of growing interest both in West

and East.

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FORMER TO PROPOSE A MILITARY NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR TO public bodies in favour of ratibcation

ALLIANCE.

SUBMARINES IN WAR. H. Sarrant stated that France accept- ed in principle not only the Boot resolu- tion prohibiting the use of submarines against merchantmen but also Mr. Bal- four's,, amendment binding the five sig. natory Powers to abstain from such so of submarines in the event of war

It is reported from Riga that the Boriet among themselves. The French delegates Government has sent an envoy extra also accepted an additional Boot declara-ordinary to Peking to propose a military tion that any submarine commander alliance. violating this law will be liable to punish ment for piracy.

A GREAT STIR. Meanwhile the undeniable publication

the alleged Franco-Japanesa correSPOR- dence has made a great stir, particularly

LONDON, January 4th.

EGYPTIAN UNREST. SITUATION CALM AND BOYCOTT LIMITED.

CAIRO, January 4th

The situation is calm. An attempt 'in

BELGIUM,

WASHINGTON, January 4th. Mr. Hary P. Fletcher, formerly charge d'Affaires at Peking, has been appointed Ambassador to Belgium; succeeding Mr. Brand Whitlock

"SHIP FREIGHTS.

IMPORTANT CHANGE TO OPERATE

NEXT MONTH.

LONDON, January 4th An important change in the conditions regulating ship freights laid down in the Hague rules 1991 introduced into bills of

RUBBER EXPERIMENTS,

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REVENUE INCREASINU.

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Trade Daring the first six months the steamers ware able to do something more Governor Morrow points to the double months this has not been the case.

than cover expenses, but for the last six value of the canal to the United States cent voyages have resulted in serious Re- la addition to the quick service it gives losses, and owing to this the directors regret American ships from coast to cost and they cannot recommend a bonus. When in the world trade routes, there is, he wages, cost of stores and coal and operat said, a constantly increasing revenue ing generally come down to something which comes to the nation from tolls like normal figures and trade revives, it collected.

is hoped that there may, again be a fair margin of profit.

An opportunity was availed of to acquire the freehold of 20. Great St. Helen's, which is at the back of and adjoining the Leadenhall Street"

office.

"In terms of money" the Pazama Canal," the report asserts, "had gross revenues of more than $27,000,000; in »aressed investment additions, stock, sto, of $8,000,000 and gross operating expensGU LosDok, January 3rd. of $24,500,000.","The excess of revenues The Timer scientific correspondent in the last fecal year, the report shows, states that highly promising experimenta was $3,750,000 more than operating ex- have been made with rubber expanded by penses without allowing for interest on Tokyo indicate that the population of Returns issued by the Census Bureau in gas into a highly cellular form as an in the capital cost of the waterway. sulster in cold storage

The Panama Railroad Company, no over-sens territories, totals 56,000,000. Japan, excluding Formosa and other The Times points out that if anticipa-cording to the report, had a gross re- The foreign residents number. 30,000, of which the Chinese head the list with

in the American presa Nevertheless it is the native quarters to boycott British declared that the Conference itself does Arms has apparently been confined hith Bot take the matter seriously and the orto to the withdrawal of certain lading of liners is expected to operate tions concerning this are realised, a wel- venus of approximately $22,000,000, A exchange of letters between M. Barraut deposita from British banks. The Zagin and M. Hughes concerning the matter list organ, Minbar, has been, indefinitely should help to clear the air.

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LATER.

DOCUMENTS "NOT AUTHENTIC."

suspended

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PROGRESS MADE WITH NAVAL.

TREATY.

WASHINGTON, January 3rd The naval experts have progressed in "the direction of securing agreement on the question of replacements and scrapping of capital ships.

The legal experts are busy drafting the naval treaty.

rubber.

next month. Shipowners under it will come stimulus may be given to the move accept carriers risks." The arrangement for an increase in the consumption ment does not apply to bills of Tading issed in the United States where the Harter Act operates.

To M. Barraut's letter declaring the

SOUTH AFRICAN MINERS. documents forgories Mr. Hughes replied

STRIKE COMMITTEE" DECIDES TO accepting the statement that the docu-

WITHDRAW PUMPERS. -ments-were-not-authentic," adding, "I am gratified to learn that the French

JOHANNESBURG, January 4th. The strike committee has decided to Government formally denies that it has

withdraw pumpers and other engaged in come to any agreement or carried on any Begotiations concerning the status of FINANCIAL RESOLUTION AGAINST essential services in coal mines, alloging that the condition that there would be no attempt to run the mines by native labour has been contravened.

Biberia!!

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FRANCE?

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increase in investments in capital addi- tions of $1,500,000, while the gross operat ing expenses were $23,000,000 on June 20th last Gross revenues of the Panama Railroad Steamship Line, at the same time, were $5,158,448 while operating DUTCH LAWYER. SHOT DEAD IN A expenses for the fiscal year totalled

85,387,257.

MYSTERIOUS MURDER.

TRAIN.

ROTIKEDAN, January 3rd.

·HIGHER TOLLA IN VIEW.

با پیر

23,000, followed by the British with 2,800.

Premises have been acquired at No. 4, Water Street Yokohama (formerly used as offices by the Facing Mail Company and later by the T.K.K.) as a Club for foreign seamer the work to be carried on by Dr. Y. E. Yarnell, as representing the Y.M.C.A., in conjunction with a local Committee of business-men..

and

Logislation to increase the revenue A young Amsterdam lawyer, Dr. collected from tolls is asked by the Wysman, was mysteriously murdered on Governor who points out that the pro- borough, Clapham, Yorke, and late of Mr. Reginald John Farrar, of Ingle- "New Year's eve in a train-between Ama- ment system is to assess toils, on the oasis Peking, author of several books terdam and The Hague, whither he was of $1.20 a net ton according to Panainn plays, who had undertaken several ex- parent and the new year with his Canal measurement." unless this would peditions for botanical collections, and A lady and a man entered the result in a rate of more than $1.25 a who died in Upper Burma on October first-class carriage in which Dr. Wyenan net ton according to United States rules 16th 1920, left estate of the gross value of was travelling. The guard at Hague found Dr. Wyanto soot dead and share of measurement dual system tolls collected £1,378, with net personalty £1,225. ently robbed of a portfolio.

amounted to $11,276,889, which is Heuter's Peking correspondent reports NEW ARGENTINE OILFIELD collented if Panama Canal rules only been announced by the American Lega- $1,837,023 less than would have been that the following consular changes have were used," he adds. "Speedy enacttion:-Mr. E. 6. Prick from Canton tow ANGLO-PERSIAN COMPANT'S

ment of a law establishing the single Foochow Mr. Thomas M, Wilson from standard is urged."

Amoy to Madras (temporarily), Mr- Leighton Hope from Amoy to Swatow, Mr. G. Hanson from Foochow to Harbin Mr. Myr! S. Myers from Swatow to Yunaafu, and Mr. Douglas Jenkins from Harbin to Washington

DISCOVERY.

WASHINGTON, January 3rd. OHITA DELEGATES' RANCOUR.

In the House of Representatives, Mr. All the Chita delegates rancour a Heavis (Republican) introduced a resolu- tion instructing the Government to de- against Japaz who, they smert, will remand repayment of the Allied debts' be- cause the proceedings at the Washington main in possession of Siberia unless Conference disclosed a determination by forced to withdraw. The Japanese repeat oortsin debtor nations to incur large EUROPEAN MINERS CEASE WORK informed that oil has been has been

expenditure upon increased naval arma- their readiness to evacuate when they menta. The resolution is believed to be obtain guarantees safeguarding the lives directed against France.

CHINESE DELEGATES SEEK "MEDIATION.

PENDING: BALLOT,

JOHANNESBURG, January: 3rd. Only the staffs and natives are working the coalmines pending the result of the stribos ballot.

THE MOUNTAINS RANGES

* OF CHINA, OBOLOGICAL ŘXPEDITION

and property of Japanese. It is thought that one result of the affair will be 'the]*

WASHINGTON, January 3rd." strengthening of the wording of Mr. It is learned that the Chinese delegation Hughes's resolution pledging the Powers saked Mr. Balfour and Mr. Hughes

to mediate in the Shantung deadlock. be respect Russia's territorial integrity.

ALLEGED FRANCO-JAPANESE, THE NINE-POWER TREATY.

SIBERIAN REVELATION. UN Work in committee on details of the

Lopox, January 3rd.

ARRANGED Notwiltstanding the Franco-Japanese mine power treaty affecting China is description of the documents published by practically finished. IE is stated that the | representatives of the Far Eastern Re-

LONDON, January 3rd. public as malicious fabrications; the un- treaty will follow the lines of the Boot comfortable impression has not been dispanied by his son, who will be his sole "Professor John, Walter Gregory," accom- sipated pending clinching evidence. The Americans are particularly indignant at scientific expedition to Chins in March European companion, is to start on a passages in the alleged arrangements about American designs in Siberis and will examine the mountain ranges in Hussin, while the French are most annoy- to determine

Yunnan and Western Szechuan in order their relation to the Himalayas and the mountain system of which is finding an outlet in plain

solution:

CHITA DELEGATION PRODUCES

ANOTHER DOCUMENT,“

WASHINGTON, January sth.

The Chita delegation has published the

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The Anglo-Ferejan Oil Co.

depth of two thousand feet at a new oil Beld at Rivadavia, in the Argentine, which is yielding four hundred gallons ed in the same section. daily.Soven other wells are being drill.

BANKERS' CLEARING-HOUSE

STATISTICS.

POSITION OF SINGAPORE...

DANGER OF OFFICIAL

RESTRICTIONS?

رام

A new step in Chinese communicatiote was introduced last week when the first The Singapore correspondent of bus of the Shanghai-Taitaang Motor Ser- rice Co., Ltd. started on its first journey London Arm of exporters, writing on October 17th, reported some evidence of from New Kung-ho Road, Chaper, to an inclination on the part of buyers to (six miles) from Shanghai. These trips intermediate station called Tazang, 19. make inquiries, but added that the in were, more or less, trisis for the new ser- port market wasne slow sa aver vice which will later extend to a suburb Dealing with the position of Singapore of Taitsang called Liuwu, a distance of itself, he rebarios :---

about 12 (24 miles) from Shanghai.

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- LAST YEAR'S BIG FIGURES.

LONDON, January 3rd. The Bankers Clearing-House annual The salvation of the position lies in the statement shows that the total paid in fact that nobody can alter the goo

NORTH SEA GALE. GERMAN STEAMER CAPSIZES.

LONDON, January 3rd.

ed at the growing distrust of their policy with Eastern Asia. The explorers will Seven wors drowned and five aro

bzk of an alleged treaty between "the newspapers. It is even surmised that the only carry sporting rifles, depending on missing through the caprizing of the competition, and we already hear that | lowed the Wilfa.

ing and biting cartoons in the American may take advantage of the newly-fed

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and cleared during the year we graphical situation of Singapore, and to the railway station on December 19th All the Legation Gaarde sent parties £74,230,000,000 = decrease of £4,088,000,000 unless Government get on to some sort on the occasion of the departure of A compared with 1920, the record year, but of wild-cat scheme for raising taxation flompany of the Wiltshires. The Ameri 100s the total of any year prior to in order to bolster up the rubber industry can Marines Band was also in attend and frighten away our entrepot trade, the ance, and a very hearty sendoff was given country will be in no worm state than it to this popular Company by a

large and was in 2002. We are not quite so sure distinguished gathering representing that they will not endanger the value many nationalities. As the train moved of the island so the chief distributing away the band played.

Auld Lang agency in the East, as with all the threats Byne. It was very evident, says Router, to impose restrictions on the free move to even the most casual onlooker that the ment of commodities they are asking for best wishes of all classes in Peking fol

geological collections of the expedition to their Chinese essert for protection

The Professor intends presenting then steamer Fehmarn in a gale in there is a scheme on foot to put up docks

the North Se

Vice-Admiral Okada, Chief of the on the Dutch islanda opposite to have a Glasgow University-the-soological-and- which the Japanese agreed to support

A FRENCH DENIAL W

cub at our entrepot trade The Japaneer Naval Equipment Department botanical” to London Natural": History

allow building of the docks and coal station at says: Assuming that Japan will be PARIS January 3rd.

Museum, and some specimens to the with arms and money an offensive against

A Japanese and a Russian, to whom Sabang, North Sumatra, was the outed to continue her auxiliary naval pro- The Foreign Ministry formally denies Indian Museum, Caloutta

General Semenoff owes 7.1,300,000, has come of shortsighted policy,. The gramme which includes ten, light cruisers. and twenty four destroyers either being the Far Eastern Republic. One clause the allegations in regard to the pretend (Prof. J. W. Gregory F.R.B., D.Sc. instituted a suit in Japan, against Gen continual threats to stop the re-export built or projected, while abandoning the states that when stable government is mon policy in Siberia.

ed Franco-Japanese agreement for a com M.I.MM., born 1884, has been engaged eral Podtiaguino, Military Attaché of the of rice from Singapore have had for reconstruction of four battleships and four upon exploration work in many fands, Russian Embassy in Tokyo, for the result direct mailings from Siam to the battle cruisers on which the Government established Japanese subjects shall have

M. Barraut writing to Mr. Hughes, de-including Cyrenaria, Lake Eyre, thecovery of Y1,400,000, which is said to Netherlands Indies, so a lot of that is at present engaged the problem will be prpiorential rights in Siberia for hunzclared that no agreement had been con Rockies, and Spitsbergen (8ir Martin have been entrusted to him by General transhipment tradé is gone. However that of al'ocating among the yards the Conway's expedition). He has been ae Hemenoff. General Semenoff would not we think that we are getting skilled labour which it is essential to pre- sociated with many leading scientific in Pay the Y.1,300,000 but gave to the plain- down to about rock bottom and that, serve: The suspension of capital ships is stitutions, and in 1904 was appointed tiffs, it is said, his power-of-attorney to with improved methods and less inter likely to affeck 97,000 workmen, but he Professor of Geology at Glasgow Univer recover it from-the-1,400,000 entrusted fornos from outside, our trade will re believe that no discharges are probable alty. He has one ton and one daughter.). to General Podtiaguine as military funda, cover a bit.

Japanese army in Siberia, and Bussian atmosphere of suspicion to pack up and afficera connected with Samonell under leave Washington.

ang, Bahing, forestry and mining con

(Vontinued on fool of, next soliEIN)...

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cluded. The documents published wero all forgeries. He points out that these false rumours merely tend to create us picion between the Great Power assem bled at Washington..

Eduring 1922,