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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH AXUTER'S AGENor.]
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
BRILLIANT RESULTS OF THE CLOSING STAGES.
WASHINGTON, February 3rd," The brilliant results of the closing stages of the Conference have converted numerous sceptics in the Senate. Op. positionists are voicing some dissatisfac
tion at the limitation of fortscation as affecting Guam, the Philippines and the Aleutians.
The Westminster Gartin's correspondent wires regarding this that those who are atill' reserving commendation of the work of the Conference argue that the advan tages are still with Japan. He is of opinion. however, that any magnificent posture on the part of Japan, sy in Siberia, or generous cooperation with Chins, would ouickly revise the optimis tic viowe generally held three months ago, but lately absent
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
ELECTING THE NEW POPE
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THE CONCLAVE AT ROME.
Roux, February 2nd, The Conclave was inaugurated by Bity cardina's participating in a procession.to the Vatican and attending Mass.
Cardinal Marini is suffering from in- fluenza and is unable to attend. Two American cardinals have still not arrived and will not be able to attend the first ballots,
DEATH OF PRINCE YAMAGATA..
Toxxo, February 1st. The death is announcement of Prince Yamagata.
NEW DUTCH MILITIA.
BILL PASSED.
Tax HAGUE, Fobruary ind. The first chamber by 27 votes to 13 has passed the new militia law,
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stuffs. etc., and a staff of officials has The canals are being utilised for food- been organised to drive and stoke trains.
4TH
COMPANY MEETING. WINDING UP THE WEST POINT
BUILDING CO., LTD.
WARWICK COMEDY
COMPANY..
"THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
"EARNEST
DEMOCRACY'S FUTURE.
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ATTITUDE OF UNIVERSITIES.
A conference of the University Labour Federation at the Londen School of
An extraordinary general meeting of the West Point Building Co. Ltd., was
Oscar Wilde's comedy, "The Import- Economics, on December 21st discussed hald yesterday morning, at the offices of ace of Being Earnest," was given before some recent movements and tendencies in Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd., a large audience at the Theatre Royal connection with Labour and higher edu the Hon. Bir Paul Chater, C.M.G., pre- Iat night by the Warwick Comedy Com-ention. siding. There were also present; the pay. The sintillating dialogue of the
Mr. R. H. Tawney, in his presidential Mr. D. G. M.. Bernard (Directors); Mr. have aged a bit with the passage of years into existenes, and since that time the dated, although the terminology seems to months since the federation formally came. BL S. Northonte (Secretary); Mr. D. For instance, the time approaches for Stevenson (Solicitor to the Company);
Shenton, E. J. Chapman, J. T. Bagram, J. Bell-Irving, L S. Greenhill, W. E. I
Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. A. S. Gubba-wol-known play was thoroughly appre-aldress, and that it was just over nine
and E. Salick.
EARLIER CARLES.
RAILWAY STRIKE IN GERMANY.
NOT EXPECTED TO LAST LONG.
BELLIN, February 2ad. A❞ general strike of railwaymen, arising
tur departure when Lady Bracknell clubs constituting it had grown from four oat of a wages dispute, has begun. It and the following shareholders: Messrs. Mis Lina Flowerdew) wants to go pool. Glasgow, and Cardift. Some small to seven, through the adhesion of Liver- was preceded yesterday by a general
through the evening and Lady Bracknell which they stood was given by the facts Nearly everyone talks like that all indication" of the spread of the ideas for · exodus from Berlin when many thousands thronged the stations. Towns like Breslau
is the worst of any of them. and Frankfort on the Oder are isolated.
The SECRETARY opened the meeting by
Mr. N. Thorpe-Mayne and Mr. Dudley tested by a Labour candidate, and that that at Aberdeen the reëtorship was con- The situation in the South and Soubing, which announced that the meeting both distinctly successful; their "Bua-ed president of the union at Oxford, reading the notice convening the meet. Howarth in the two principal parts were West is much brighter. The engine The late Prince had been ill for some drivers at Munich have refused to come
the treasurer of the federation was elect was called for the purpose of considering buryings" were as amusing as ever. Miss where the university authorities had been so shortly after that of Marquis Okuma, normal, likewise most of those in Wurtemard if thought it passing as an Extra-Marjory Clarke gave a clever perform- weeks preceding his death. His death.ost. The Bavarian railways are almost
moves, we believe, the last remaining berg and Baden. It it not expected that ordinary Resolution, the following re statesman who can claim to have played the strike will last long. Little dissolution that is to say:--
ance as Cecily and Miss Joan Maya Labour Club with a halo of gratuitous good enough to surround the Oxford distinguished part in the civic strife position towards violence is manifest.
msic the Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax as advertisement. The club owed then a Prince was born in Chosha in 1835, being attending the Restoration. The late
"That the Company be wound up probable as possible. Misa Dorothy Rad considerable debt of gratitude. Some of thus nearly 8 years of age at the time of
voluntarily,"
ford as Miss Prism, Mr. Tom Fenwick as ganisations had achieved greatness, but his death. His career has been that of a
And that on Saturday, the 18th day tho Reverend Canon and Mr. Frank they had bad it thrust upon them by the distinguished soldier and statesman. He
of February, 1922, at was Chief of Staff in 1877 of the Ariy
11 o'clock in Wheatley as the manservant deserve hon-limelight being turns upon them. of Subjugation commanded by the late
the forenoon a further extraordinary. general meeting will be beld at these ourable mention.
The whole Company surface of party politics. They held that. movement was not rely a ripple on the H.I.H. Prince Arisugawa in the civil
Offices to receive a report of the pro-worked well together and was ou excellent unless a man on leaving the university war, nad in the war with China he was commander of the 1st Army until ill
terms with the audience throughout understood what the main claims of Un the outbreak of the Ruso-Japan war
There was an enthusiastic demonstration Labour were, and what the kind of health compelled him to retara home. he succeeded Marquis Oyama as Chief
changes for which it stood would involve, he could not regard himself na genuinely of Staff. As a statesman he has occupied
To-night Bernard Shaw's play, "Pyg-educated. in the course of his long life various posts
malion "--the one which linguistio surprise-is sure to draw opportunity of income or social position,
contains a
A resolution was pissed urging the sup This view; however, is un-in the Government and in 1883-80 he
port of the principle of equal educational likely to be entirely endorsed by the on a mission to Europe and America to study systems of local self-Government
large audience. He attended the Coronation of the Tsar H.M.S. and the constitution of civil
corporations. Nicholas in 1958 and brought back the on two occasions formed Ministries ia Yamagata Lobanow Convention. He has Japan, and when the late Prince Ito in 1900 undertook the post of Resident General of Koron, Marshal Yamagata succeeded him as President of the Privy Council. Among the many honours which the lato Prince enjoyed was that of ary membership of the British Order of Merit. There are only four distinguished men on whom this honour has been con ferred, the others boing Admiral Count Togo, Marshal Foch, and Marshal Joffre.]
The Morning Port says that some of China's enthusiastic American supporters consider that the Shantung and supple montary settlements have given China cverything.
Chitose at least until the twenty-on demands discussion is concluded. The Chinese present their case in this matter on today's meeting of the Far Eastern Committee.
and
The restoration of Shantung Wethaiwe has also provoked a quefy
regarding Kwangchowana whereon the Daily Mail quotes a statement by M. Sarraut, repeating M. Vivian's declara Lon of readiness to participate in col- etive restitution of Chinese territories bjbct to safeguarding private rights. M. Sarraat has explained that France is dyto proceed to examination with Chim to conditions regarding restoration of Kwangchowwan. The delegates hope to receive the Baal opinions of the Far Fastern Committee today in order to colade all questions before the plenary posion on February 4th. The Conference will then adjourn sine, die,
Wat
honor-
THE GENOA CONFERENCE
FRENCH GOVERNMENT STILL HAS QUALMS.
Paris, February 3rd,
LATEK.
Although restricted to engine-drivers, guards and train attendants, the strike has virtually tied up all passenger and goods traffic. To-day only two trains left Berlin. The polis seized several million marks of strikers' funds lying at the banks. Two strike leaders were arrested, The city and suburban traina are not run- ning..
NEW
CHINA
CRUISER FOR
CAIRO" TO BE RELIEVED.
STATION.
LONDON, February 2nd.". lieved by the new light cruiser notede, The cruiser Cairo, will shortly be re- which will be commisioned at Ports mouth in March.
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The Cairo will then be transferred to Comu the East Indies Station in place of the
RESIGNATION OF ITALIAN GOVERNMENT. OPPOSITION TO ITS FOREIGN POLICY.
ceedings at the first meeting above con- vened and to consider and if thought a to confirm as a special resolution the resolution passed at such meeting.
Should the resolution be confirmed a further resolution will be proposed 'at the second meeting for the appointment of a liquidator for the purposes of such winding-up.
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at the close.
PYGMALION.
The
the abolition of lees at secondary schools, and the reduction of the costs of univer sity education.
The CHAIRMAN then mid: As I stated at the last ordinary meeting of the share holders, held on January 26th, 1999, the
Bic. Frank Hodges said it was the 25- Te-night the popular Warwick, Comedy piration of the working class to get into assets of the Company consist now entire Company will present for the first time power. It had occurred to him at times wind-up the Company voluntarily. Itge Bernard Shaw, ly of cash, and it is now proposed to in China that delightful comedy by Biain would come into power not that the Jabour movement in Great "Fygmalion." through education at all. What its exist merely remains for me to put the motion,
Many have read the play in book form
ance would be in the absence of education which you have just heard read by the and have laughed heartily at the eccena mental reaction, Mr. Hodges went on was rather problematic. There will be Secretary, namely that the Company be
tricities of Shaw, but reading a play is a general intense antagonism against ons thing and seeing it performed is an-
the order of things as they exist now, and wound up voluntarily, and I shall be other. Undoubtedly"Pygmalion" ja aed to the House of Commons. I am not you may have Labour majority return obliged if some member will kindy second the proposal, after which the motion will
saying it is imminent, but it is on some such reaction that the movement will get be put to the meeting.
into power, and it Miss Gertrude P. Godart, then whom we want to contemplate. What will be that moment that there is no more popular artiste touring the position of the universities? Will of "Eliza Doolittle," the Covent Garden the East, is cast for the delightful part requirements of an entirely different state, they be fashioned, or changed to meet the
flower-weller.
Mr. CHAPMAN seconded the proposal,
which was carried unanimously..
The CHAIRMAN: That is all the busi- ness before the, meeting, Gentlemen. I thank you for your attendance. A fur
Company will be held on February 19th for the purpose of confirming the special resolution passed by this moeting.
play that should "play" better than it
" roads."
of people from those who use them now!
M. Poincare has invited the Allied hostility to foreign policy and other ther extraordinary general meeting of the Barly good in it, for it is a part that might We have to envisage a time when that
'The
is
Governments to a preliminary consulta tion with a view to adopting a commes line conduct as regards Genda French Government's "qualms regarding the outcome of a European conference indicated semi-officially in the statement that M. Poincare is dissatisfied with the vaguentar of the wording of the Genoa AT THE GATE OF THE ANTARCTIC. | programme. It declares that the passag
SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON'S
BURIAL PLACE. "
LONDON, February 3rd The Daily Mail learns that Lady Shack. lston has decided that her husband's body shall be taken from Monte Video to South Georgia for interment, instead of being
brought home na was originally proposed. Although Sir Ernest Shackleton left no definite instructions regarding his reat- ing place, Lady Shackleton beleves the explorer would have wished to be laid to rest at the gate of the Antarctic," the
one of his greatest exploit
THE AFFRAY BETWEEN GERMAN AND FRENCH. DEPOTS OF GERMAN ARMS SEIZED.
PARIS, February 3rd- A message" from Gleiwitz states that two Germans were killed in the aftray with the French mentioned in a cable tiated The 1st inst. Several arrests have been made. Hidden depots of arms were dis- prerod including machine guns, and mine- throwers. One of the wounded French- mon has died. The inter-Allied author- Sties are reported to have seized a waROD from Germany containing bombs.
AFFAIRS IN INDIA.
CALCUTTA, February 3rd.
"establishment of Europead peace on stable foundations" must not entail the modification of existing treaties, also the Upper Silesian settlement. The repars tions problem cannot be re-opened. It
concludes: "If Frauen does not obtain payments or guarantees she will be con- strained to reserve liberty of action."
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THE ALLIED DEBTS FUNDING BILL.
U.S. GOVERNMENT'S OBJECTIONS TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS.
WASHINGTON, February 3rd. The Government is objecting to the maximum 'duration and minimum interest on bonds under the Allied Debts Funding Bill mentioned in, a cable of the lat inst. Alternatively it suggests that the maximum should be lifty years and the minimum interest & per cent. It, how ever, does not insist on this.
THE FRENCH BLUEBEARD.
ROME, February 2nd. The Cabinet has decided to resign, The resignation is due to lots of sup port in Parliament, where, owing to causes like the alarm of the anti-Clericals at recent actions of the Catholic Minis ters on the gccasion of the Pope's death, opposition has been growing, culminating joining the Opposition. in the Social Democrats, numbering 143,
has been written for her.
Dudley Howarth is to play "Henry Higgins," the enthusiastic young professor who "takes, bis boots off all over the house," and we are to see Edgar Warwick him
She should be extraordi- Now they are pratically exclusively used by people who have the financial means. class of person will be excluded, so far as the mere ground of financial means is and with the ability to comply with the concerned, in favour of people of talent ordinary democratic tests laid down by ference. A section of the Press has been HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. self in one of his rare appearances on take place: You will find that such in
The crisis may affect the Genoa Coa-
the Labour Government and in conse quence of that an enormous change must urging postponement to May on the countries to prepare the ground for dis
the stage now-a-days in the part of stitutions will depend very largely, if not ground that this will give time for all the
"Allred Doolittle," the dustman philoso-entirely, upon Slate finance.
The very cussion.
pher. Altogether, to-night's performance have to do would be at one to see to first thing a Labour Government would
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC IN AMERICA AND AUSTRIA.
New York, February 2nd. 612 cases of influenza and 186 of pneu-. monia have been officially reported in twenty-four hours.
LATER.
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There were 1,052 cases of influenza and twenty deaths yesterday, additional to Monday's list previously cabled.
VIENNA, February 2nd, 2,753 cases of influenza occurred during the week ending January 28th against 131 in the previous week.
ULSTER AND THE SOUTH. A" SERIOUS SITUATION."
LONDON, February 2nd. Hopes of the development of an entente between Ulster and the Southern, Parliament have been, somewhat dashed by an official announcement after 40 interview Mr. Collins and Sir James Craig at Dublin, Insting two and a half bours, that ino further agreement had been reached, and that a most serious situation had arisen. that the difference is connected with the It is understood question of the revision of boundaries.
RUSSO-GERMAN · AIR "COMPANY,
SERVICE FROM KOENIGSBERG TO MOSCOW,
APPEAL REJECTED.
PROJECTED PARK, February 2nd. The Court of Appeal has rejected Landra's appeal.
MINING, DISASTER IN PENNSYLVANIA.
New Youx, February 2nd A serious mining disaster at Gates
BERLIN, February İndi
A Russo-German air navigation com pany has been formed with a view to a regular air, service from. Koenigsberg to Moscow by Russian Government sero planes. The Company consists of a combination of the German General Electricity Company. America Line, and the Zeppelin Com-
the Hamburg-
By 30 votes to 38 the Bengal Legislative Council passed a resolution against Government opposition, urging the with Pennsylvania. Nine were killed and 20 drawal of repressive measures, including entombed and these are believed to have pany with the Russian Government prohibition meetings of processions and perished in the resulting explosion, frecommending the release of all convicted
ader such measures. ›
WAGES CAN
REDUCTION IN
COTTON
AMERICAN
INDUSTRY
JAPAN'S TWENTY-ONE
DEMANDS.
GROUP V. WITHDRAWAL.
WASHINGTER, February 3rd..
MEASURES TO CHECK ANTHRAX.
AN INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION.
LONDON, February 2nd. The International Labour Office has appointed an anthrax commission com Australia, Belgium, France, Britain,
BOSTON, February 3rd. At a meeting of the Far Eastern Composed of experts from Bouth Africa,
A roduction is announced of 20 permitted the Japanese delegation announced Italy, India, Japan, Spain, and the bent, in the wages of cotton operatives in the withdrawal of Group V. of the led Bates to consider measures to chock the spread of anthrax by infected Twenty-one Domands.
wool hair.
COMPANY REPORT,
follows:-
The report of the Directors reads as
The Directors submit herewith the audited Statement of Accounts for the should be a memorable one. The book the democratisation of education from the year ended December 31st, 1921..
ings are heavy, and early application for elementary schools up to the universities. The gross profit for the year
soat should be made at Montrio's this tion appealing to university students and
Mr. M L Uerizweig moved a resolu amounts to:....
......£67,191. 2.7 From this must be deducted
morning in order to avoid disappoint teachers to make every effort to spread the loan interest
4,320. 2.11 ment.
a' knowledge of the Labour movement and its sims among past and present mem- £60,701.19. B
bors of universities, and in particular to establish close contact between the uni- voraities and the Labour movement. by micans of the university Labour clubs and parties. He said they were all familiar The Lord Chancellor, kho distributed bow, apparently, there was a terror at with the Red and White Terrors; and the prizes at the Sydenham High School Labour tendencies in universities which (Girls Public Dar School Trust), on would be called the Blue Terter. Onddray to the children. His Lordship illustrated the shivering apprehension of December 12th, gave a most delightful sending down of two Oxford men frst offered to present & history prize for the authorities. next year. (Cheers.) You live," he Mr. K. Lindsay seconded. proceeded," in a period, which for good
To which should be added the amount brought forward from the last balance sheet. after allowing for the final dividend of £20,319 10a. Od, and for Corporation Proât
tax
7,568.14. 4 Making a balance of £68,360.14.
Of this the interim
dividend for
1991 of is. per share, paid Aug. *24th, 1921, ab-
Borbed.£18,250. 0. 0
Directors
The
now recommend
a final dividend for 1921 of Is.
7d. per share... 25,729. 3. 4
Leaving to be carried
forward:
41,979.3.
THE GIRL OF TO-DAY. HER GREAT OPPORTUNITIES.
The
Principal F. B. Jovons, master of Hate
The resolution was carried.
CHARGES AGAINST U.S. ARMY OFFICERS.
ALLEGED ILLEGAL EXECUTIONS IN FRANCE.
or bad-I am not saying it is for good feld College, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of or for bad-the delightful sex with which Durham University, supported the resolu- it has pleased Almighty God to make tion. He said that only to the younger you members is claiming privileges and men of the universities could Labour turn positions for itself which for hundreds of with hope, and only on the footing of years have been solely held by men. Any brotherhood and equality could the work- of you young ladies may choose to clap 2 era and those more thoroughly taught co- wig on your head-if you have passed the operate. It had always to be remembered necessary examinations, and paid the that universities were Decary face and come and argue be schools, and its men not the only ones act the only fore me in the House of Lords, and very who were learned. £28,331.10. 8
glad indeed I shall be to see you. and profit and loss account have been almost all the professions are open to you Both the balance sheet and the working aughter.) All the professions, or converted into sterling (with the excer to met before yourselves the immediata It would be unwise for any one of you tion of capital additions and depreciat ambition of becoming an Arubbishop of tion taken at 2a) at the T.T. rate on Canterbury, but it is certainly true that December 31st, 1921, viz., 23. 7d. That the mallest child in this room may very actual Hongkong receipts and working easily become Lord Chancellor. (Laugh expenses in the local currency are as thr.) That may be worth bearing follows
1920.
1921 mind. No man, woman, or intelligant $885,905 Traffic and miscellane-
child really knows what is going to har hanged without trial in France, that off- Charges that American soldiers were our receipts v...$1,037,009 | pen to them in this now world. Power expenses, traffic
All the Fathera listening to bear me out when I say that the ́expenses, mainten."
anxiety ance and repairs, and
of making provision that were aware of the alleged illegal execu tiona and deliberately failsified it" ro 354,170 general expensa
antides us for any one of our child cords to prevent them from becoming ren is a grave and growing one, always known, were made on December 20th. by present in the minds of most of us. witnesses supporting Senator Watson, of $531,720 Working profit, Hong-
kopg
... 626,468 (Hear, best.) In these circumstances, Georgia, who made such charges in the
every sonsible girl ought to make the very Benate recently. The retiring_directors are Sir Robert most of the opportunities provided by a
Une ex-soldier testified that he had seen Ho Tung, and Hon. Sir C. P. Chater, who really good and scientific school like this. 19 men hanged in one camp. Another are eligible and offer themselves for re- Whatever your special subject is take described how he had seen two comrades: election.
groat deal of trouble with it. While I shot down by a battalion commander, ong The Audiors, Messrs. Lowe, Bingham recommend you to be serious, I do not of the men being a runner, who refuzed and Matthews, ofer themselves for r0-
recommend you to be too serious. I to show the contents of a message which election
the world is full of sadness," the Lord was addressed to another officer. A third Chancellor concluded, "that is not the witness alleged that he saw two men alightest reason why your life should not lynched by other officers and men, one for be full of gladness" (Cheers.)
on a French woman" and "an- BO attack other for his revelation of brutalition alleged to have been practized in a cor-" tain military prison,
461,501
A Melbourne correspondent to The Times sonda an account of the proceedings of the Australian General Bynod,, which passed a Determination affirming the principle of complete autonomy for the Church of England in Australia sa a Na fional Church,
cers murdered mon in cold blood, and me that the heads of the War Department
London buses and tramcars on December Peay fares were re-introduced in the lat after twelve months during which ""Patiod 3. d. was the minimum fare.
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to the front line without a gas mask for
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