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CABLES.

EARLIER CABLES.

[TuROOGH Reviz'g agesex.] THE SITUATION IN IRELAND, PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT SEEK ING TO PREVENT DISORDER.

DEPARTURE OF TROUPS SUSPENDER.

LONDON, February 13th.

The suitings of treeps from Dublin was unexpectedly suspended to-day. This is believed to be in connection with events in the North of Ireland.

Sniping and street fighting recurred at Belfast, where four were killed and I wounded during the weekend.`

. LATER.

The military headquarters at Bantry last ught cancelled the departure of troops.

PROPOSED MEETING OF THE TWO GOVERNMENTS.

In the House of Commons, replying to Captain Charles Craig, Mr.hurchill sad that the Irish Provisional Govern mont had assured him that is was doing ita utuust to secure the liberation of the prisoners. He believed that this was their ncers intention, but the extent of their powers at present was much more doub fut.

or

The Provisional Government had ex prosed a desire for a meeting between the heads the Two Governments,

but

such meeting, which was most desirable in or that peace might be restored on the Ulser border. Until the Southern Govement wae equipped with proper Const. ocal powers and was properly in saddle. could not be expected to have the rssary control over its agents and furtra.

The question of the use of troops in the South of Ireland was a very serious one, and might easily greally worsen the situa- Liga...

FURTHER SHOOTINGS AT BELFAST.

LATER. Four more were killed in shotings at Belfast today.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FABRUARY 15TH, 1999.

SIDE-TRACKING THE GENOA

CONFERENCE.

FRANCE AND RUSSIA,

LONDON, February 13th- Though it is announced in London that decision has yet been taken regarding the proposed postponement of the Genoa Conference, the neartiness with which the French semi-official press to-day welcomes the British proposal for a preliminary meeting of experts inspires the fear in London this the French Government will suggest so many technical questions for discussion that the meeting of experts may last for months.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT

EXPENDITURE.

MR. ASQUITH AND THE GEDDES

COMMITTEE.

LONDON, February 13th,

The House of Commons rojected by 941 votes to 92, Mr. Asquith's amendesüt lu the Address regretting that the extra- vagance of the Government imposed messing burden of taxation. He declare that the Geddes report abundantly justi tied the charges, contained in the amend sent.

GERMAN TRADE MENACE. A NEW GRIP ON CHINA. NEGLECTED, BRITISH FIRMS.

[FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT TO “THE

attention

TIMES."']

THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE; ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCES IN

"PROGRESS.

THE CANTON GOVERNMENT AND THE STRIKE.

Mr.. Eugene Chan, who until recently "It only wiser counsels had prevailed mation Bureau, and is now in Shanghai, was associated with the Canton Infor from the beginning!" was the reflection apparently in the interests of the Canton. inevitably suggested by the position Government, wrote to the Daily The present importance of upholding reached in the women's strike yesterday Few, on the Sth inst, the following East, to which Lord Northcliffe called spent mucat British commercial prestige in the Far Four seamen," representing their fellows, Lester -

of the day sitting round Im sure you accept the assùpince 1π2 his recent statement at table discussing their grievances, first that this Canton Government is not res Colombo, cans arcely be over-estimated. with the Hon. Mr. Hallifax, as repreponsible for the seamen's sinke at Haig The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Particularly pressing is the need of senting the Government and later with kong. Emphasis has already bom kid on Robert Hore, repudiated the charges of thepos Conference have been accompanied had been reduced since the Armisties by That market is in many respects unique, munity, including men cowerned with ad Hongkong, note a further fact.

The French efforts to sidetrack the extravagance, and said that expenditur frguarding our trade interests in China. representatives of the recently by a curious campaign in favour 22,000,000.000.

business com-the economic interdependence of Canton of friendly relations between France and Geddes

It was obvious that the and from the time when it first offered shipping. recommendations cannot Bashevist luat, a section of the Paris accepted in their entirety.

any attraction to the trader sur position

President Sun Yat Sen is engaged na na When the

The priwipal point under discussion important, military task, whose success, a featuring interviews with pro-Estimates were presented, it would be there has been unique. minent Borshevists dwelling on the seen that drastic cuts had been made.

Our supremacy understood to be the men's demand for to not a small extent, might be affected relief of the Russians' economie situation, innerse wealth of Russia, and suggesting

was, threatened but little until the war the reinstatement of their Union under by serious industrial unrest a Canton, gave American and Japanese competitors the same title as before. As the Genod Conference is regarded" in

The matter the latter being the main base of supply Paris essentially Conference about Russin, this pro-Bolshevik press campaign is significant as possibly foreshadowing a new French policy towards Russia.

WHAT FRANCE WANTS.

*:

PARIS, February 12th.

representatives of the French section of the League if Nations and of the great economic and anuncial organizations.

Havas.

THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.

THE LIABILITIES.

SCOTTISH SPORT.

·

•

a splendid chance of strengthening their does not wom, on the face of it, to be for the Yangtze Expedition. foothold hot merely by increasing their crucial to the dispute. The Government sales of goods but also by interesting is said to be ready to concede the word the Canton Government is innocent, but But you say "We may believe that Ith malves in industrial developmenta

in

보

work

wants

LAST NIGHT'S MEETING

And the

to be an

I do not wish to touchon, far less to in the interests of instructed opinion. I hve to peint out that President Sun's Government has been established in The second of the meetings which the pursuance of the government-making seaman's delegates attended was held at anthurity defined in the Provisional Cin- the offices of the Hongkong General'stitution and that as a creature of this Chamber of Commerce. The proceedings instrument of government, it observes lasted from 4.30 pm. until sp.m. but and must observe one of the great liber"

a:ision was reached. The delegates ties granted to. Chinese, citizens by what goods which are credited with having mot the Chairman of the Tung Wah is, at present, the sole organic law of big foleen exported for Germany to Holland Hospital, Mr. Lo Cheung Kui, four re- China. I refer to article 6, wetion 4, "of actually went much Earth ruled The presentatives of the Hongkong General the Constitution which lays it down that following table supports this view, and

The old

Germany

Holland

United Statra ...................

(ireat Britain....

Tacis, 3.357

412.89. 98,560

It is probable that quantitis of the

SCOTS RUGBY MEN FOR PARIS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

The tide of American and Japanes

Chinese "in the title, also the word it appears inevitable that to some agency EDINBURGH, December th. trade with China has now begun to ebb.

"Union," but between the tivo, in place in, Chaton we must look for the instign After the trial game at Inverleith that market.

but German goods are again flowing to of the Chinese equivalent, for The British Cabinet has not yet an-between Scotlaud and the Reat, the fol

"Sen. ton of the strike, for there is uv.denen The methods of the Germen's," The coat at Clones has greatly og-

swered M. Poincare's memorandum. The lowing fifteen were chewn" to represent

man are as insidious as they were

the Government

the and to spare that the eontrolling ine gravated the situation. The Government

Foreign Oftier

now urging a pre Scotland against France at Paris:

former days. His Majesty's Commercial Chinese term inserted which is best facters are at work there. telegraparu to the Provisional Govern-aratory meeding of English, French and

ounsellor at Paking gently reported translated ment in the strongest terms requesting technical questions to be presented at the

Full Back.-H. H. Forsyth (Oxford that, as far Italian experts, who would examine the Liversity).

navigating workmen." The Hongkong Daily Press is quoted by can be ascertained, they commercial community, no doubt, will Reuter as suggesting that the authorities them do their utmost to prevent a

are not trading under their own names, repetition of such shocking events, and Genoa Conference French circles favour High Schont: G. P. S. Macpherson, Oxnership with Chinese. Besides importing occupied over this point. The opinion is the strike by following the example of Three-quarters A. Browning, Glasgow but are carrying on their business in part. hope that not many more hours will be Canton could best, assist in breaking also mest strongly to Sir James Craig to

the technical deliberation taking place in ford University; A. L. Gracie, Harle- their dyes and paints, needies, metals, tako muz

uct.ve measures to prevent any. Par, but would wish for all the Allies quins and E. H. Liddell, Edinburgh drugs, and mandries, the Germans are expressed that, if the men are willing to the Hongkong Government, by proclaim thing the

nature of retaliation

And the Little Entente to be repented-University.... irangular action. He had no doubt that The French Foreign Office is studying the

purchasing fairly large quantities of go back to this would be done.

Half-Baka-J. C. Dykes.

and submit their ing the Seamen's Union -. “ China produce, notably ores, seeds, and agenda of the Genus Conference and has Academicals; and J. Hume, Royal fligh through foreign firms' owing to the diff very well be allowed to re-establish their ures, which naturally follow from sucti decided on the creation of two organist School.

Gooila, but the business has been done general demands to arbitration, they may unlawful society, and by taking the men tions, the first" including Foreign Office hitheriot had been inpossible to arrange and Trade. Off.cs representatives, also man. Glasgow High School; D. M. Bet Already in 1820 supplies from Germany Union in future might reasonably be enter into, the merits of the dispute... But

Forwari-C. M. Usher and A. Wemyss,culty the Germans are experiencing in Union. At the same time, some pledge action." officials and the second including Treasury Edinburgh Wanderers; J. M. Banner og their shipments.

trani.

Take the statistics of dye imports.of mara strict trade union action by the Gaagon Academicals: D.

Watsonians; A. K Stevenson-routed in value to 1,925,780 taels (tacl extracted. Hawick; G. E. . P. Maxwell, Landonireat Britain and 2,050,036 taels from

S. Davis,

68. 94d.), against 324.582 taols from Scot sh and J. R. Lawrie, Melrose.

There are seven new Internationalists the United States. By the spring of 1991 the team-three backs, Macpherson, Germany headed the list of importers, Liddle and Dykes, and four forwards comparative figure being:- Hertram. Davie, Lawrie, and Stevenson. Imports from The only surprise is Macpherson. Too PARIS. February 13th. young at 18 years of age to

play for Before the Senate Finance Commission. Inter Varsity game, he is considered by Oxford against Cambridge in the recent M. Poincare, dealing with the Bill For the Selectors to possess all the gifts neces refloating the Banque Ladustrielle desire for an Internationalist. Chine, recalled the reasons leading him Fettes Captain, however, has a to support his predecessor's measure. lowing of admirers.

In the Chamber, M. Jeannery, the Reporter, feclared that the Government THE LAST OF THE LUOBY TRIALS. considered is France's right and duty"as much to herself as to her nationals and an eventful afternoon at Edinburgh, and of Germany's position in the Chinese mar-0. Lang (President), the Hon Mr. A. G. of publication, of association."

The final international Trial, provided also furnishes an interesting comparison Chamber of Commerce the Hon. Mr. A."citizens shall have freedom of speech, clients in the Fur East to keep the word scue remarkably good football was disket b. fore and after the war; which was given in her name. It was played. In view of the choice of the

Million Taels. Stephen, Mr. G. T. Edkins, Mr. D. G. M. Canton practises what it prenches, A necessary, as far as possible, to repay the Selection Committee given above only one deposits.

for two remarks are necESSILFY.

Bernard; and four representatives of the striking "series of resolute reforms and One of these has reference to the half-back prob-

Chinesa General Chamber of Commerce,wlient acts proves it. With the reservation thas judicial

In the first period G. T. Wilson lem.

Mr. Chau Su Ki Ar. Chan U Ting, Mr. While we are not mere doctrinaires at rtion be vigorously pursued against the W. E. Bryce, both of Selkirk, were given & chance of showing that they were

Canton, we do not feel tempted to follow but it in must be said that they

The Germans are revising their bank

the example of the Hongkong Govern was taken by Dykes and Hume, and both Live spirit which is an essential in Chines the later part of the game their place these men-nequitted themselves so well affairs

ment" in the direction suggested by the act more in accordance with the co-opera- The Harbour, yesterday, wore & wel Hongking Daily Press. We would rather that they" abiained their "blues

come change of uspect. They are exceptionally active

The C.P.8. profit by the significant lessons to be outstanding personality of the Trial was equipment for mines.

Then up ying electrical plant and other. Monteagle and the Chinn Mail steamer drawn from the struggles of inbout beyond question E. H. Liddell.. His

From countries China, which ferry passengers have gazed shroud, particularly in Britain. And we great speed is not his only asset: heare being offered which are suspected of contiguous to Germany machine tools rounded one and sometimes two of his emanating from German works.

upon discomolately for a month pist, remember that we live in a world in which opponents (and he got five tries), but in a to say, prices of all German goods le said at prosent. The Empress of Japan of mere force, solves nothing ultimately."

red have left the harbour and no more need rates are so changed that the assertion time and again he also showed resource are v.ry low. and initiative. Gracie deserves mention. for acme remarkably fine work. It is dot often that a Scottish crowd Indulges in

[And yet the business which has takeo demonstrations, but both these

Me. Eugene Chen from Cantin to Shang". received repeated ovations. All round

hai is connected, we understand. with proval of the critics, the forwards being may be said that this team has the ap

the "importint military task in which as good a lot as ever took the field for

The seamen's delegates, produced to the he makes reference in his letter! We do Scotland. Results:

meeting at Tung Wah Hospital credent dispute the dietum that "mère forse tials vesting them with full authority to solves nothing ultimately." The fore cm- teb for the strikers. Their prinsipal conployed by the Hongkong Government has, sation, on behalf of the seamen, was that been for the resistance of force and ine the Union be re-opened under its original name.

CHILDREN KILLED BY BOMBS.

LATER

Three bombs were thrown at Belfast, causing eighteen casualties among chil- dřen, kwa ut, whom are dead, while three are uy-og. The others were taken to hospital

A TENSE POSITION."

Lossos, February 14th. A tese position has arisen by the sus pension of the evacuation by the British Loops, wh.ch was only communicated to Mr. Collins fate last night by the Dublin representatives of the British Government. Mr. Collins decided to come to London immed.ately to ascertain the reason.

The urllent Bale of Belfast yester- day is revealed by a tragic list showing Lixal 10 were killed and 50 wounded.

1'

INDIAN CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

#

LATER.

.

Chinese imports of German

1.00. (his imports from Hol-

..... 283 Chincas exports to Germany 17.0

D.I

"............

1913" 1920

54 1.8

3.7

Li Po Kwai, and Mr. R. H. Kotewall.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

Bank's former administrators, the come equal to their high repointed Ining arrangements with China in order to

mittee showed a strong majority favour of the adoption of the Bill

..

In the course of the discussion it was established! that the Bank's liabilities amounted to Fr. 900,000,000, instead of Fr.200,000,000 as previously indicated.

U.S. NAVAL PROGRAMME. ANNUAL SAVING OF $70,000,000.

WASHINGTON, February 13th. The Secretary of the Navy, speaking before the Naval Committee of the House of Representatives, recommended fixing LONDON, February 13th. According to Reuter's correspondent at

the naval personnel for the coming fiscal year at 10,000 men and Bardol, the decision to suspend civit dis apprentices compared with 100,000 and six thousand obedience was taken at meeting of 6,000 respectively at present authorised Gandhi and a National Congress. Com mitten, which adepted a resolution deplor. He advised that & hundred destroyers be but no reduction in the active list officers, ing the mob's inhuman conduct at Chau- taken out of commission. It is estimated richa uru mentioned in the cable of the that this programme will save $70,000,000 6th that, and declaring that the coun-annually.

MORE RATIONAL TENDENCIES.

try's atmosphere was sufficiently, non-

violent for masa civil disobedience, which

would be suspended till a non-repetition

THE GEDDES REPORT.

of the atrocities at Gorakhpur and Bom DEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDA TO

bay on November 17th and at Madras on

January 13th can be assured.

BE ISSUED: A further resolution urged the Congress,

LONDON, February 13th. organisatious to cease courting arrest and imprisonment, also picketing, and advised In the House of Commons, Mr. Cham stopi.age of processions and public meet-berlain said that the Admiralty Memo-

the prohibition

randum on the Geddes report was issued. Finally, the meeting urged the enlist in pursuance of the general decision of ment of ten million supporters of the Na-

the Government, which thought it desir- tional Coogress and more conscientious able that the House bave this information observance of the Congress creed.

in addition to the Geddes report. resolutions are only to become effective therefore ordered the memorandum to be after confirmation by the All-India Coa- circulated as a Parliamentary Paper, and

Committee.

foreshadowed the publication of similar memoranda by other Departments. GERMAN BOXERS BANNED IN ENGLAND.

Tho

SOUTH AFRICAN GOLDFIELDS PARTIAL RESUMPTION OF WORK:

JOHANNESBURG, February 13th. Work has restarted in the goldields, but there was only a tiny resumption. A thousand natives are working under- ground at the Villagu Deep, mine, and forty stamps are going at Durban Deep mine, but the position is regarded as pro mising Forty strikers have resumed at the East Rand mine and a few at the Village Deep, City Deep, and the Crown mines.

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LONDON, February 13th.

He

The Home Office has refused to allow German bakers to appear in England..

THE YAP TREATY.

WASHINGTON, February 13th. President Harding has sent the Yap treaty to the Senate.

EMPIRE EXHIBITION

LONDON, February 13th

38,

Scotland. 39; Rest, 6.

it

Edin. Academicals, 0; London 'Scottish.

Llanelly, 1: Watsonians, 6. Swansea, 11, Watsonians, 0. HOTTISH LEMQUE.

point; these are the most

Rangers and Celtic bath dropped a results of the week Then Rangers had important a narrow ecape at bome; Dundee ning them very close indeed the result ruti was uncertain until the last kick. Results:-

Albion Rovers, 1; Dumbarton, 0. Ayr, 3; Clyde, 2 Celtic, 0; Falkirk, 0. Clydebank, 1; Kilmarnock, 1. Dundee, 2; Hamilton, 6.

Iapark, 2; Hearts, B. Morton, 2; Aberdesa, 1 Motherwell; Airdrie, Partick Thistle, 1; Queen's Park, Raith Rovers, 2; St. Mirren, 3. Hibs, 0; Rangers, 0. Hearts, 1; Kilmarnock, 0. Rangers, ; Dundee, 1. Third Latark, 3; Morton,

China from Germany, in which notable

Other o'nses of goods imported into has also gone. progress has been made are:-

CHINESE IMPORTS FROM GERMANY, January to July, 1921. Packing pop.r. kg

200,000 40,000 ..8,800 24,900 1,900

Prating paper, kg.

Butters, gro3 ........................

Nesles, thousand

Watches, number .....

Iren and steel goods, kg.... 52,000 Beer, bottles....

12,000

BEW OPENINGS.

THE SEAMEN DELEGATES'

DEMANDS.

Allusion has been made abase to the they were quite prepared to submit to in view has been to obtain a settlemen: hy unique character of the Chinese market.

It this was agreed toimidation by the strikers, and the oh- ject the Hongkong Government has had

mated at 400,000,000. The population of the country is esti- arbitration, provided the shipping com

The standard of panies would express their views on the iving throughout its vast territory is demands, generally, beforehand. process is taking place quickly, among Among the more well-to-do the

rising.

arbitration. There are limits to reo

"don of Rociation " even under the

the magas slowly. Consider, however, delegates by Mr. Chan Harr, that, sup-

The pertinent question was put to the "sole organic law of China." Not even Mr. Eugene Chen, we imagine, would what business opportunities are involved

concede that freedom, to the

of gang. agreed to employ

bandits who held up the Kowloon-Canton directly through the Union,

express the other day. When labour financial responsibility, at present underhave seen recently in Hongkong they fall Then there are possibilities in the pos taken by the existing middleman, of siblities in the introduction of safety razors, of electric torches, or the national guaranteeing the seanca in various ways, adeption of rubb.r-soled footwear. When not to desert at a U.S. port and road_chsstruction goes rapidly forward involve the shipping company in

and already it is making a fair start

if eren a percentage of this population posing the owners adopts some new method or new article seamen of Western civilization. The introdue would the Union undertake the heary unions resort to such intimidation as we tion of cigarettes into Chita has resulted in the sale of untold millions.

fine.

ountry in the world is so likely to. No direct answer was obtained to this solve the problem that confronts many enquiry and Mr. Chan Harr auggested a British motor vehicle manufacturer that it would, bo difficult for the Union viz. that of finding a market white sales

(Continued on next column).

entegory closely related to

A into banditry-ED.]'

JAPANESE COMMERCIAL

MISSION.

The Japanese Commercial Mission, vizit

ed Manchester, on January 9thy and after

BIG MEN BROKEN BY

would be large enough to render manu to satisfy ship-owners that it had suf HANDSHAKING.

facture on the mass-production method aciently strong loancial backing to under. profitable venture.

No market is more valuable than one take such a responsibility. systen

a civic welcome by the Lord Mayor, Mr. Handshaking breaks down the nerve where it is possible to create fresh de-.

and invites disease, says Dr.mande, and no country in the world pre

It was decided at the meeting to con- F. D. Simon; visited the Ship Caval and Fac sco Sauchelli, health expert.sents so many possibilities in this direc.ver the request as to reinstatement of the Royal Exchange. Speaking at the subse The police have arrested pickets at the

His view is that President Wilson is tion as China. Villag Deep mine; otherwise all is quiet,

quent luncheon, Sir Edward Stockton, undoubtedly suffering from the effects of point. It is worth recording that the municate with the shipping companies as said there was no reason for jealousy be Cigarettes arose in Union to the Government, and to cora president of the Chamber of Commerce, So far there has been no resumption at

too much handshaking under nerve ten-Commercial Secretary in Peking appears the Far East Rand mine. The crux of

ion. The pernia qua custom the position is the attitude of the engine Empire Exhibition till 1924, n the time of Col. Theodore Roosevelt (the now

It has been decided to postpure thedly a contributing custom was undoubt. recently to have found it mor profitable to the men's other demands.

tween the two. countries, in the death to take an appointment with the concern

They wanted drivers, who are meeting this afternoon. for preparation is considered inadequate. York correspondent of the Central News to remain in the service of the British that has taught the Chinese to smoke than

cooperation rather than jealous.

Dr. Dan said, while Japan was looking It is exported that a number will resume to-morrow.

U.S. TRADE RETURNS FOR sure it was meterially resposible for the interesting commentary on the nd- quotes the doctor as saying), and I am

Government!

to English manufacturers for the best... The circumstance affords

spinning machinery in the world, the JANUARY.

death of Caruso. After his tour of vantage to be gain d from introducing sellor and Canada the Prince of Wales's shoulders new line of goods in China.

In Japan we have a Commercial Coun- English might be grudging Japan the

Commercial

progress she had made in supplying Secretary, were bandaged for days and his arras so

The British Chambers.c

though at prose at the latter is in Lon- would point out, however, that Japen no China and India with cotton goods. Ho oro hn could hardly move them.

of Commerce in liam Jennings Bryan becomes no nervous against the inadequacy of official aid to Agaat, at Balavin, is the only, oficial pot & class of skilled operatives, as in Wit the Ear past have repeatedly protested Netherlands East Indica commercial longer had cheap labour, and she had

don, while in the great market of the after shaking the hands of his admirers British trade in that vast territory who can dovals all his time to business this country, who stuck to their calling. that he cannot sleep, for hours. The

Shanghai has a Commercial Counsellor. affairs. In Singapore the office of Trade and out of season. nervous system of the entire body is to fill the vacancy at Peking the only Commissioner is vacant,

Japaa realised inrred by hand-shaking. The jar is com who

suficiently experienced man available,

Meanwhile the the future enterprise in cotton-spinning worked seven years in China ment of Overseas Trade, and who municated by the right arm, 'distorting without home leave has been taken from tell what branches It may lop 7 Yot with not compete with Great Britain in frat. Geddes are still hovers over the Depart was not very encouraging, and she had the communicative nerves of the apice Hongkong, and that post has been closed. I political uncertainty, financial troublanclase. goods. China was, Japan's chief come to the conclusion that she could and thus being transmitted to all parts Ho is at present on leave. Such is the tariff revision, and many other difficul- market, but he believed that sooner or rien turns to embracing or some other China before the castor is discarded and Amextent of official aid to British interests ties confronting the trader, the need for Government support has never been mors prewing.

NEW ENGLAND COTTON-

"MILLS.

STRIKE AGAINST WAGE REDUCTION.

BOSTON (MARS), Feb. 13th. dut forty thousand employees at the New England cotton-mills have struck protesting against a reluction in wages. by 20 per cent. and in some mille an sincrease of the working week from forty eight to fifty-four hours, Thero. has been mo disorder.

WASHINGTON, February 13th. Imports in January were $216,000,000.

including gold to the amount of $27,000,000 and silver 26.500.000. Exports were $272,000,000, including gold $500,000 and silver $4,000,000.

"SHELL" SUBSCRIPTION LIST CLOSED.

Laspos, February 13th. The Shell Transport Co.'s subscription list clos early this morning.

I do not think it will be many year

less harmful form of greeting.

(Continued as foot of next column.)

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later China herself, having abundent aheap labour, would become the competi tor of both England and Japan.