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[MEROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE REMEDY FOR EUROPE.

AMERICAN FINANCIER EXPRESSES OPINION.

WASHINGTON, December 13th. Addressing the National Association of Credit Men, Mr. Burton, a member of the Allied Debt Funding Association, said that in his opinion the remely for Europe did hot lay in the cancellation of indebtedness to America, but in the adoption of more rational fiscal policies, the abatement of military expenses and the substitution of more sensible and just relations for the present distrust and

ropulsion.

"THE GREATEST POSSIBLE INDEMNITY.”

He did not advocate releasing Ger- anany from the greatest possible in- demnity, but, on the other hand, he did not desire to reduce ber people to the condition of scrfs.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PREUS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15ra 1992.

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"BRITAIN'S POSITION TO BE. SAFEGUARDED.

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SCENE IN "PARLIAMENT,

LABOUR MEMBERS » THREATEN

DIRECT ACTION.”

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LESLIE HAYNES ARRESTED.

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GERMAN REPARATIONS.

·FRENCH · OPPOSITION TO

· MORATORIUM.

LONDON, December 13th.

PARIS, December 13th. The House of Commons adjourned at LONDON, December 13th.

M. Poincare, interviewed by the Petit saves this morning after an all-night | Parisien, emphasised they could not grant In the House of Commons, Mr. Becker sitting, due to obstruction by the Labour a moratorium to Germany without some draw attention to the reports that the members as a protest against the alleged pledge. He was convinced that even if & COMPANY'S VALUELESS LYFECTS IN CHINA. United States were going to build the inadequacy of the Government's unem- the deliberations in January did not re- sult in an agreement there, would be na.

LONDON, December 14th. most powerful navy in the world by ployment measures. building smaller ships than specifiod. in

aroused among the Anglo-French break. WIS the Washington Treaty, and asked what Labour Party by Mr. Baldwin moving would be a nasty period, but Britain, was Heary Bennett (who were arrested on the Doubtless there Edwin Alexander Enver and William steps it was intended to take in order the closure at 8.30. Loud, angry cries of beginning to realise France's situation to see that Britain did not lose her Shame" arose, and Mr. Kirkwood (and the impossibility of her waiting 7th inst.), and also. Leslio Braces Haynes

Labour member) deääred it was a dis supremacy

grace. He said he had led the unemploy

and boon batonod in the streets of Glasgow. He would help the unemploy ed again if necessary. The well-fed Ministers were not going to treat Labour in this fashion. He would not stand it from the best man in England. He as serted the Government" had heaped in salta on the Labour Party, but they would

Colonel Amery replied that no restric, tion was placed on the contracting Powers with regard to the number of warships they might build in conformity with articles clever and twelve of the Wash ington Treaty. The Admiralty could be relied upon to scrutinise carefully the building programmes of other Powers

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longer for reparations..

"FRANCE THREATENS A "LONE

BAND

There bad never been any question in Lon-

don of seizing any specific pledge. It was

certain that whatever action was decided on, is would not be necessary, to call up a single man. It was equally certain that

are charged at the Westminster Palico Court with conspiracy with others to cheat persons who could be induced invest money in the Humphrey and

·Denzian Company."

BRITAIN AND THE BOXER”

INDEMNITY.

COMMENT IN THE TIMES'

LONDON, December 13th.

The Times "gives prominence to dispatch From its Peking correspondent, strongly urging that Great Britain remit the Boxer Indemnity, and devote it to Chinese education,

COMPARATIVELY, A TRIFLING SACRIFICE,

The mesange declares that it is impos- sible for Great Britain to continue to take what the United States, France and Japan are relinquishing. The sacrifico would be trifling compared with what wa vainly spend sisewhere; because, plainly we can do good

Counsel for the Crown said the com-selves and

with a view to safeguading our naval fight to the death. (Ministerial laughter.) the time for uttering threats which would pany dealt in a number of subsidiary make the money to our

position.

DELAYED RATIFICATION OF WASHINGTON TREATY.

Indeed, if we do not we are likely to suffer

They would fight necessary in the ever be extented had passed. France concerns supposedly interested in inines heavily in competition for trade and good. streets. If the Government did not yield was determined to act separately, even if in China, including the Hengebow. Com-will.

to

Joth

ed into

NATIONS,

them" constitutionally, the Labour | before January 13th the Reparations Com- Party would then take what they asked mission voted in favour of a moratorium, pany registered in 1990 with a capital PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGNS OF OTHER for "unconstitutionally. It wou'd only be but anyhow would not act before January £50,000. The Hengchow Company enter the beginning.

The closure was carried by 147 to 61, some Labour members abstaining at the

The resolution having been carried, Mr. Baldwin introduced the Consolidated Fund Bill, amid loud Labour cries of Shame" and much hooting. The sitting

adjourned,

LONDON, December 13th. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Morel, Mr. Bonar Law said, the British Government had at no time limit HOW AMERICA CAN HELP. to the ratification of the Washington laat.

Treaty, nor, as far as he was aware, In his opinion America could best help the United States, but the Govern by taking a firm stand on the fundment was gravely disappointed at the mental principles of her foreign policy, continued delay in ratification by two of for example, the open door everywhere, the signatory Powers He was of opin-then and by insisting on the common use of ion, however, that it would be premature to consider action by the Government in international channels of settlement for the event of non-ratification by a signa international · controversies, by arbitratory, which he sincerely hoped would zion.

nover arise.

STEKLING EXCHANGE. „

PREPARATIONS FOR A FREE GOLD MARKET.

New York. December 13th. In connection with the advance in sterling exchange, reports were today circulated that the British Government is purchasing dollar credits and shipping the gold, in order to establish a large

ANOTHER WASHINGTON

UPROAR AT QUESTION TIME

CONFERENCE? WASHINGTON, December 13th" Reporting on the annual Naval Bill to the House of Representatives, the Appro riations Committee makes a proposal that the President should negotiate with Britain, France, Italy and Japan for this a surfact and submersiblo types of war-veral agreement limiting future construction of

not exceeding ten craft of a tennage

the

JAPANESE PIRATES.

www.

DISCUSSION IN HOUSE OF LORDS.,

an agreement with a Mr. Grant,

We are the biggest trading community a mining engineer, whereby Grant sold in the world, yet, we are doing nothing to LONDON, December 13th..

to the Company certain rights and directly. ment Peers on reparations and inter- interests. Grant said he had a number of British influence among the Chinese;

Representative views by non-Govern-

secure the maintenance of Allied debte questions were voiced in the House of Lords to-night Lord Birken fully paid up shares of the face value of while Japan, America and France' ato head hailed the Premier's indication of only £86. As far as counsel know, this engaging in great propaganda campaigns, policy, and emphasised the very heavy was the only property of the Hengchow with money drawn from China. Plainly, taxation to which Britain had submitted LONDON, December 13th.“

while other nations, including our debtors,Company in China.

we cannot continue to put in our pockets. There was an uproar in the House of had nos male comparable demands on Commons at question time, arising from their nationals. He pointed out in this

The firm of Humphrey and Denman Co. what others are spending on good works. Mr. Bonar Law's refusal of a demand connection the chronic unemployment in was registered in 1918, and as far as by Mr. Lansbury that the House should Britain, while there was continue its session till some means had ment in France and practically none in and Denman were the sold directors and no unemploy counsel kaew, did nothing. Humphrey

A SENSATIONAL STORY. been found to relieve the distress of the Italy. He discountenanced" the _French unemployed Mr. Lansbury, denounced proposals for securities in connection with shareholders till the end of 1991, when it

Toxyo, December 13th. the callous indiference" of Ministers with regard to unemployment. the graat of a moratorium.

appeared they resigned and were succeed. high seas by a Japanese steamer of 755 A sensational story of piracy on the Government was doing its utmoet, and a

Mr. Bonar Law replied that the LORD GREY'S OPINIONS

ed by Enever, McCarthy and Company tors, the Taki Maru, has developed continued sitting of Parliament would the discussion, advised a broad policy of

Lord Groy, in a weighty contribution to which entered into an agreement with from an alleged voluntary confession by two members of the crow of the steamer remission of debts by Britain in the inter- the Hengchow Company whereby they which returned to Tokyo Bay a few days Several Labour members then, disre-est of the economic restoration of Europe. took over fifty shares of the Hengchew AED. address the House, amid an uproar. The with this. He urged the desirability of

SHIPS CREWS MURDERED, prohibitionist, Mr. Scrymgeour, was most

It appears that the Taiki Mar siled. prominent, and shouted it is a scandal again surkmening an international com-up a further fifty when representatives for Alexandrovsk in September, and, on He demanded that the House should pay sien of bankers, and further proceed of the companies arrived in China to approaching the port early in October,

boarded attention to the serious problem of the the necessity for developing and streng verify the mines.

two small Russian employed.".

thening the League of Nations. Dis

manned principally, by Koreans and claiming provocative language, he broadly

"Subsequently advertisements appeared murdered the entire crews, The Captain hinted at a suggestion that Britain would in the papers inviting people to take up of one vessel pleaded vainly that his wife not consider a remission of inter-Allied

and only child were awaiting him ashore. debtg if the unofficial French report was positions of trust in the Far East and After looting the ships, the pirates re correct to the effect that France did not invest £2,000 to £5,000. They were to turned to the Taiki Mart, which then intend to ratify the Washington Treaty receive salary and commission, Lieut. returned to Tokyo Bay. The Captain type of warship. He proceeded to pro- and was likely to spend money on a new General Sir Charles Kavanagh answered actively carrying out investigations.

escaped to Dairen. The police are very

feeling in consequence of the absolute dis China to verify the Company's title to sent a very sympathetic view of French an advertisement and agreed to go to

JAPANESE PRINCE REGENT ILL treaties guaranteeing France against Gerpenses, and General Kavanagh paying appearance “of the Franco-American mines, Enever giving him £250 as ex- CONDITION NOT SERIOUS. man aggression, and concluded with an 2950 for a number of shares. General. expression of disagreement with the view Kavanagh went to Obion and shortly.

Toxro, December 14th. that the nation was ensured security by afterwards a prospectus -- was

The Prince Regent is ill with measles. issued, Baroa Makino, Minister of the House. occupying foreign territory.

General Kavanagh's name handing the hold, says the Regent's condition is not list of directors.

reserve fund in the United States, thousand, and all classes of military and garding the Speaker's authority, tried to The reparations question was bound up Company for £50,000, and agreed to take

against the time when sterling will again be at par, and a free gold "market re- established in London.

STERLING STRONGER.

LONDON, December 13th. A conspicuous feature of the London Exchange "Market is the strength of sterling

od Now York, attributed primarily to the soundness of British credit. Sterling touched 4.69 and closed mt 4.60).

INDIAN COTTON MILL STRIKE SERIOUS DISTURBANCES IN BENGAL

ALLAHABAD, December 13th. Serious rioting has taken place at Bajnandgaon in connection, with a strike in Bengal at the Nagpur cotton, Mills

Crowds of strikers stoned the police, who were arresting the disturbers. The police fired, killing one and wounding mine. Seventeen policy were injured. WORLD WIDE SHORTAGE IN OIL METALS,AND COTTON.

A SENSATIONAL FORECAST.

LONDO, December 13th. A mutational forfeast regarding the futura pas made by Sir E Mackay Edgar in an inters upon his return from America,

He declared that the American" demand for oil, metals and cotton was increasing at such a rate that a world-wide shortage was inevitable. He pointed out that the United States is at present consuming seventy per cent, of her own cotton crop, and, asid he was of the opinion that the time was approaching when she would import. As regards oil, she had already reached the importing stage.

[Sir Edward Mackay Edgar is a mem- ber of the firm of Sperling & Co., Mor chant Bankers; London.]

DUTCH STATE LOAN BILL.

TO CONSOLIDATE FLOATING'

DEBT.

THE HAGUE December 13th

A Bill has boon tablod for a State Loan not exceeding 350,000,000 florins, with the object of consolidating the floating debt The loan will be redeemable in fifty years,

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THE "BLESSINGS" OF

I COMMUNISM.'

UNEMPLOYMENT STRIKES AND

✅ STÁRVATION.

naval aircraft.

The committee points out that the dis armament conference had not limited the numbers of smaller warships, and says in formation has reached Congress that already large building"progrannies are planned to the maximum permitted under the discimament agreement, and new and begun to appear." larger types of submersible craft have.

MR. BONAR LAW ATTACKED. Mr. Lansbury declared that nothing had been done, and the people were It adds that in other words competition starving, while the House of Commons

did not care. is proceeding again where the ratified

Mr. Kirkwood (Labour) passionately checked the Government, like all others, that he was useless and ought to resign agreement does not extend, and if an attacked Mr. Bonar Law and declared will be constrained to launch a new pro- mramme to keep abreast with the other appealed to Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, but Mr. Scryingcour, amid a turmati,

Powere

the leader of the Labour Party did not. The committee proposes the provision intervene. Order was fually restored, of 855,000,000 in the coming year for the after the Speaker bad appealed to the completion of afty-six warships allowed members to support the chuir and Mr. under the disarmament treaty,, being Bonar Law had pointed out that the fourteen million more than was recom-matter could not be discussed at question mended in the budget.

time.

SURPLUS SILVER COINAGE.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT PLANS WITHDRAWAL.

LONDON, December 13th. In the House of Commons a vote of £750,000 to meet the cast of withdrawing the surplus silver coinage was carried by

202 to 131 votes. Mr. Baldwin explained that owing to the increase of silver coin in Britain in wartime the mints' profita during the four years of the war were 12 millions sterling, but after the war the country's currency was vastly larger than was needed.

Mr. Gorshom Stewart urged that the good old honest money should be issued, but Mr, "Darbyshire pointed out that if lver coinage represented its full face value it would disappear from the coun- try whenever there was a scarcity of

silver.

U.S. DEFENCE FORCE,

REORGANISATION COMMISSION'S

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ALLIED PROPOSALS REGARDING MINORITIES ACCEPTED..

LAUSANNE, Doceraber 18th. Turkey bas accepted the Allied pro peale in regard to minorities, on the same basis as the treaties afliccting neigh bouring states.

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COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION. THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S POLICY.

LONDON, December 13th. The Duke of Devonshire was entertain. ed to luncheon at the Nigerian Dinner Olub. He said his" one desire was to pay attention to the legitimate affairs of the Colonial Office and not to extraneous matters, which the somewhat voracious appetite of his predecessor had brought into the Colonel Office. He desired the Colonies to regard him not merely as head of the office but na a friend.

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If you had any anxiety, you can now rest assured that I will not interfere with the man on the spot where ho, is doing admirable work."

THE QUESTION OF MINORITIES.

LAUSANNE, December 13th. Ismat Pasha, replying to Lord Curzon,

DUTCH OIL TAX. declared the Turks were ready to allow two hundred thousand Grooks to remain CREATES UNEASY FEELING. at Constantinople while the Turks, who had to leave Greece under the exchange

THE HAGUE, December 13th. system, should be adequately compensated A meeting of directora of the Royal for their property.

Dutch Company has decided to pay an Turkey was willing to let the Armen-interim dividend of ten per cont, in inns stay in Turkey, but would not con- January, This dividend is smaller than sent to any cession of territory as a previously, owing to the great uncertain- national homo for the Armenians, and by with regard to taxation in the Dutch would not agree to the establishment of Indies” -

minories,

WASHINGTON, December 13th. The Governmental Reorganisation Coman international commission at Constan mission has recommended to President inople to superviso the carrying out Of the Turkish, obligations” towards „Harding,the consolidation of the Depart. monts of War and of the Navy in a De partment of National Defence, which would function under a member of the Cabinet, amisted by the respective chiefs of the army and navy.

INTER-VARSITY SOCCER, CAMBRIDGE AGAIN BEAT OXFORD,

LONDON, December 13th.

LORD CURZON DISSATISFIED WITH

TURKISH ATTITUDE.

LAUSANNE, December 13th

BELGIAN EXCHANGE.

sorona,

steamers

Colonel MoTaggart also invested £800 and went to China, whence General

A SATISFACTORY BULLETIN. Kavanagh and he reported that the

Tokyo, December 14th. effects of the Company in China were According to a Bulletin issued at noon valueless. Others invested large suma to-day, the Prince Regent's temperature From which the accused drew some is 28.6. £25,000. The bearing was adjourned, bail being allowed in £1,000 each.

KIDNAPPED FOREIGNERS. IN

KONAN,

THEIR RELEASE SECURED.

The eruption of measles has developed most satisfactorily, and hir condition is considered good,

[BY COURTESY OF “' THỂ CHINA MAIL.””]

ARMS HAUL ON HONGKONG-BOUND STEAMER AT SINGAPORE,

PEKING, December 13th. Owing to reports that all the foreign'

SINGAPORE, December 12th captives in Honan have been released,

Over 300 pistols and 100,000 rounds of except two Franch engineers whose ammunition were seized here yesterday on. release was expected yesterday, the the Dutch steamer Roepart bound for diplomatie body yesterday notified the Hongkong from Germany," Watchizopu (Chinese Foreign Office), that the International Commission of Enquiry would not start for Honan to-day....

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Router's Kaifeng correspondent tele- graphs Chang Fu Lai informs me, that all foreigners, including the French engineers, have been released from the bandits."

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PARLIAMENTARY BYE- ELECTION.

CONSERVATIVE. ELECTED.

LONDON, December 13th

Lcalie

HARRISONS AND CROS FIELD'S DIVIDEND.

THE A.D.O.'S FORTHCOMING

PRODUCTION.

Many critics have lost their hearts to Miranda and no one has excelled. Cole- rido's praise in delicacy of insight. Let us add but this--Shakespeare has contrired to moáld her of frank goodness and yet present her as fascinating, captivating by touches so poble that one can hardly conceive the part adequately rendered save by a princess in real life as noble as -FOUR SPECULATORS ARRESTED."

Thean Elisabeth of Bohemia, for example. She moves to her appointed happiness ANTWERP, December 13th. - Four anchango brokers at Antwerp and Colonel

In the Portsmouth South bye-election, with fairies and music about her; but she one at Brussels have been arrested in polled 14,301," and Mr. Thomas, Indepen. straight as the dictate of her heart directe, Wilson, Conservative, sees no fairies, sings no song, simply walks Lord Curzon's pinin speaking to the connection with exchange speculations, to dent 8,434.

The contest wae to decide and, so walking, steps straight beyond Turks this morning at the meeting of the which the fall of the Belgian franc is the sumassor to Major Cayzer, who has the magic her father has woven. This first commission, raised the question in attributed..

resigned.

incomparable play contains nothing more break-up of the conference, It is believed some quarters whether it signifies the

subtly simple than her unconscious, quite fearless, outstripping of all Prospero'a by well-informed partics, however, that

premeditated.art. He has drawn around At the Crystal Palace, in the Associa adopt a more moderate attitude. Lord the Turks after reconsideration, will

the island "a magic circle as that which tion football match, Cambridge best Curzon expressed strong disentisfaction

LONDON, December 13th.

Ferdinand cannot step scross. The play, Musages" from Moscow state that on Oxford by two goalą to nil,

with Ismet Pasha's speech, and declared, Opponents of the Ship Subsidy Bill Messrs. Harrisons and Crosfield declare like A Midsummer Night's Dream," account of the non-payment of wagon, There ware three thousand people that if the conference, broke down on the have succeeded in side tracking the mesa dividend on preferred and ordinary plainly celebrates a betrothal and marebes strikes have broken out in the Petrograd, prosent. The weather was dull. Prior Kharkoief, Ural and Don regiona.

to the start, the beadmaster of Win question of minorities the Turks would are in favour of farm credits legislation, shares at the rate of ton per cent per to the fruition of marriage joy. There is not find support, anywhere outside which becomes the immediate order of annum, for the six months ending Dec, much music in both; in both the fairies are Beventy-three thousand unemployed cheater unveiled the Corinthian Angora,

31st, Ioms income tax.

made abetters. But whereas in "A Midsum have registered at Petrograd, while large memorial.

mer-Night's Dream" the fairies were War- numbers have registered elsewhere. Un- Oxford had the better of matters in the e

LATEST CABLES,

A CONTRADICTION." wickshire elves, playing their pránka on- employment is rapidly increasing, and first half but both sides were weak in

archically at their own sweet fancy, thousands are, suffering from hunger in interval. In the second half, Cambridge front of gont. There was no score at the

EX-PRESIDENT WILSON.

HIDES TO BE STERILIZED.

BYDSET, December 13th. to befooi morials, the more rarefied Bouth Ukraino.

improved, Sorenzo scoring after half an LIKELY RE-ENTRY INTO POLITICS.

The Japanese Consul General emphati-spirits of "The Tempest" aboy, un LONDON, December 13thcally denies the report of the acquisition dar threat, a mortal's compulsion. hour. Near the end, Douthwaits added

The International Anthrax Committee of land on the New South Wales const But Miranda is for the world, gently the second goal.

NEW YORK, December 13th has passed a resolution in favour of by Japanme, cabled yesterday." son sovers his partnership with the law

It is announced that ex-President Wil sterilising hides and skins before they are

treated industrially. firm Wilson and Coltry on December 31st. MORE PASSAGE REDUCTIONS

The foregoing announcement, coupled with ex-President Wilan's Improved

BigA, December 13th.

HOME FOOTBALL.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE MATCH.

BHANGHAI, December 14th,

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U.S. SHIP SUBSIDY BILL. TEMPORARILY HELD OVER.

WASHINGTON, December 13th,

businces.

ANTHRAX CONTROL.

SIKI-CARPENTIER FIGHT.

M.O.C. BEAT PRETORIA.

PRETORIA, December 13th. The deferred match, Airdrieonians v.

PARIS, December 13th. In a two-day cricket match, Pretoria "Third Lanark, resulted in s win for the knocked up 137, Kennedy taking 0 for 19.

The newspapers state that Siki has LONDON, December 13th signed a contract to meet Carpentier over former by one goal to ni

The M.O.C. replied with 247 for health, in regarded as forn-shadowing the Partick Thistle defeated St. Mirren by Russell and Carr contributed 77 and 63 ex-President's active re-entrance into tion of thair fares between Laverpool and has not been fixed.

The White Star line, announos a redno twenty rounds. The date of the contest rosin. to 1,

espectively..

politic

Austra

but fearlessly; of the primal instinct that makes homes, builds, and populates cities, recreates and rules the race. Some have objected that this play does not develops that within Prospero's charmed circle, for the space of three hours, all stands still. In truth a great deal happens, and the esse of its happening in a trick of mort canning preparation.

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