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GERMANY'S NEW CORRENCY.

THE RENTENMARK

BERLIN, October 18th.

Under the dictatorial powers conferred

THE HONGKONG DAILY

PRESS

WEDNESDAY: OCTOBER 17rn,

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THE SITUATION IN GERMANY.

CURIOUS DRINKS.

BEVERAGES USED IN ROT

COUNTRIES

A NOVEL ELECTRIC SIGN.

A short time ago considerable: interes Was arousel-nt Home by the appearance

HANOVER COMMUNISTS

ARRESTED.

BERLIN, October 15th,

A

One hundred Communist leaders have by the Emergency Law, the Government been arrested at Hidaheim, Alfeld, has decided launch A

new currency province of Hanover, for attempting to scheme. largely on the lines cabled on hold a Congress of Workmen's Council.

·September 19th Aud 22nd. The now unit of currency, however, will be called the

BREAD AT 480,000,000 MARKS

PER LOAF. »

The sudden jump in the price of a loat of bread to $80,000,000 from 34

34,000,000

NEWS.

THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY,}.

WICKED

HEAVE HO UNDER THE WAVESS

of a novel type of sign at the Elephant NATURE'S PRANKS ON THE BED Every country has its baructeristic and Castle, London. To the spectator itOF THE OCEAN STETPALLETTA STANDARTEAGALATANDA heverages, some of which are described travelled from right to

appeared though letter af light

to left across the face emories of Jules Verno's enthralling, by Mr. Popence in Good Health. One of the signs spelling out a message continu romance of submarine adventure are ro- SINGAPORE NAVÄLY BASE A with which travellers around the Mediously in the manner of the tape macbias called by reported discovery by au

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tarrascan become familiar is a tea made Since the advent of this sign two others Eastern Telegraph Company's repair. of the flowers of the linden or lime tree, have been erected in London. The Intess ship on the St. Helena Capetown, reate. which can be had in cafes in southern the taily Express "news bulletin, LONDON: October 13th.

which

Early last month a break was reported Spain southern France Algeria and is mounted upon the side of our of ·the Argaing on the assumption the

feelsewhere. This very mild beverage building sarcounting Trafalgar Square in the cable at a spot some 800 miles hips are uscles against modern defen finishes an agreeable way of taking and at the class of the day this faches north of the Cape, and investigation by the repair-ship has shown that, probably some flavoured but water with angar out a continuous stream of news items tele sive weapons like airships, aeroplanes. and cream, at tea-time. He goes on phoned from the journal's Fleet Street due to some vast submarine convulsion, minos, torpedoes and submarines, Admies! Lanther afternoon-tea substitute is offices. All these sign-ups the work afford from the depth of three miles, to within are work of the the ocean bed at this point has risen mate the so-called Paraguay tea, which Sir Percy Scott, addressing the Australian can be bought in many groceries in the ela representative of the Electrial three-quarters of a mile of the surface. Natives Association at the Colonial la United States. But, uaither the flavour Review an opportunity of examining the Au underwater Alp over two miles in height has thus been thrown up. Such nor the after-effects of the beverage ap sign in Trafalgar Square, S situte, described the Singapore base as a peals to most tastes. In South Amerien

The sign itself is about 45 ft. long and amazing gestures of nature are common, a very hot infusion is made and imbibed in height, and contains about 1:100 though they are not always brought to through a silver pipe. This beverage is lamps in nine rows, each lamp baying a notice probably fully as injurion as orilinary consumption of 20 W. The lamps are con THE BOTTOMLESS LEYSE

tained in deep conical reflectors, which The Arabs are known as coffee completely separate the light of each lamphers is the well-known theory that, the

from tha

of its neighbours From these atoll islands of the Pacific are the result drinkers, but they have numerous bever lamps wires of 1-29 gauge are brought to of volvanic upheaval, mountain peaks ages that are less injurious,” “One of j these, which was served to me in exit contact board measuring only about a jutsing above the surface of the waters,

length

and 14 in, in width; there are appearing and disappearing sometimes in ern Arabia as an afternoon, refreshment, was nothing but an infusion of cinna square. inch, and each contact is made.

by You have to picture the great sub- mon considerably sweetened. I found the an insulated spring plunger, the top of marine continents as more or less like, the same thing in a worse form in the which just projects above the face of the earth's surface as we know it. There are Sahara, where on one bitterly cold morn board. The contacts are operated by the mountain chains linked between great with what looked like a five-gallon kero which are embossed alphabetical and nut abysses. ing an individual appeared in the bazaar pressure of metal blocks, upon the face of plains, soaring peaks and bottomless

scne can, and a few cupa. My curiosity erical characters. It will be seen that on led me to gamble a penny on the con- ing to the closeness of the contacts the pres tents of his can, which he said was! khon sure of one of these metal characters jalan it proved to be a cinnamon in causes the depression of a number of con- The Chinesu second reply to the Liu-fusion, not only steaming hot hut so loaded with red pepper that I was un-

the letter cheng Note agrees to the principle of able to swallow a single monthful. But inclusion of supplementary indemnities, many of the Arabs drank it eagerly to reserving till into the discussion of the warm themselves up; it would, indeed,

have thawed a snowman. "nature of those damages and the reason- ableness of the amounts. Acting upon the

Rentenmark. It will be bound by a new privately-owned bank called the Renten bank, and backed by gold securities. The marks has infuriated the populace of wicked scheme. He expressed the opinion Rentenbank will place twelve hundred | Berlin.

that the Dominions should not contribute million Rastenmark at the disposal of The police disperse crowds of bread a penny towards it-they should rathor the Government. ↑ Paper marks will also demonstrators in various centres without spend money on modern defence methods difficulty, but up to the present they He advocated keeping a large number of have been unable to deal with the cruisers and destroyers all over the world organised bands of young men and to guard Dominion trade women" who dash into shops, seize bread and disappear before the arrival of the pelice.

be legal tender.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE DECORA TED WITH INDIAN WARPAINT

BECOMES HONORARY MEMBER OF

THE SIOUX TRIBE,

MINNEAPOLAR, October 15th,

thus about 100 of these contacts to the a nightm to

The police at Leipzig used their batons. Mr. Lloyd George arrived hers and won the crowds after a number of shops, welcomed by the Governor of Minnesota had been looted.

and other officials. A huge crowd ovated

him

MINNEAPOLIS, October 16th.. speech at a luncheon Sir, Lloyd

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PROLETARIAN CENTURIES"

IN SAXONY.

BERLIN, October 15th. The Saxon Government has unsuccess fully protested to Beglia against-General Mueller's prohibition" of the formation of During the luncheon Mr. Lloyd George proletarian centuries Mueller has in

· George reiterated his appeal to the United States to help Europe tà make peace, ho despaired of the future until Amerian did so,

was, with picturesque erremony, made an honorary member of the Sioux Tribe of

Indinn, Chief Brace Eagle decorating him with Indian warpaint, and naming him Tuo Eagles. Afterwards Mr.

Lloyd. George, smoked, the pipe of praca

curred further Saxon displeasure by for- bidding the Congress of the Saxon and Thuringian Workmen's Councils at Dres

den on the 18th instant.

Formerle roundly condemns the one-

THE ANCHENG - OUTRAGE.

CHINA'S SECOND, AND MORE SATIS

FACTORY REPLY.

PEKING, October 15th,

same

I pressure is maintained by The the world, if placed in this ares, would,

report of the War Ministry the Govern table. One of great antiquity in the ambers to a chain and the latter pulls From the bottom of the Swire Deep to

ment will u

Presidential Mandate relieving Tien Chung-yu of the Tuchun ship of Shantung. He was the fourth official named in the Diplomatic Note,

The others

already been punished.

with the Indians,subsequently leavine sidedness of the state of emergency which redouble their efforts towards bandit sug beverages, the unscrupulous Arab lets it facture, and the wiring was carried out by of enuses, earth shrinkage being the prin

The average depth of the ocean is given as two and a half miles, but more than half the entire floor is covered by depths: of bet cer 2,000 and 3,000 fathoms thats corresponding to sitting the result the Challenger Deep, which is 5,200 the configuration of In the Pacific lie two astounding gulfs, to the lamns in the sign connected to the fathoms and the Swire Deep, 6,348 contacts Extraordinary care had to be fathoms exercised in insuring that the positions of the contacts were in, the

Mount Evereat, the highest mountain in me relationship as the lamps controlled by t DRINK FROM DATES.

bra top plates,

pad it is computed, be still 3,097 feet below

the surface. "Hot-weather drinks are more pals between which is a slot. The metal blocks

are attached in the form of words, and SUBMARINE CONTINENTS. Orient consists of fresh dates macerated in either water or milk, and allowed to them over the face to the contact board the top of Mount Everest, according to nearly 1900 years ago, and it was a chain passes over these, the whole system vertical line of 61,091 feet, or even TI stand overnight. Pliny describes this number of pulleys are employed and the Professor Murray, could be drawn a favourite of the prophet Mahomed, who the ten uzo made up in drecere made miles de made its use lawful because it was not The wires are cablew alcoholic. It is, however, highly maipid similar to telephone cables, and where they There is continuous stress and strain to: Occidental tastes. When allowed to are brought up to the contacts they are in the bell of the occan, a geological simply insulated with Empire" tubing. A expert stated and sometimes there Since the receipt of the Diplomatic especially in the unclean vessel used in the compactness and heatness of the wiring, ness which may cause an aprush of stand for a few days in warm weather most striking feature of the installation is occurs a rupture along the lines of weak- Note, the Government has issued instrac-its manufacture, it quickly becomes al which at the contact board naturally has volcanic matter

cohol. But as no definite, time can be

to be tions to the provincial authorities to designated when it passes from the class eables are of the India Babber, Gutts parcelled out into great earth blocks,

into a very small space. The packed

Like the earth's crust, the ocean bed is of temperate drinks to that of illicit Percha and Telegraph Works Co.'s manu-subjected to constant strain by a variety stand as long as he pleases, and yes com the Scintillating Sign Co. The Company cipal. The continental earth blocks tend forts his conscience with the thought that is erecting another sign in London, and to rise, the abyssal earth blocks to sub Regarding the policing and protection it is a permissible beverage has also received orders from Paris and side, the fissures, or great seaquakes, re-

sherbets and ice-creams are now-a-days without committing themselves to favourites of the Arabe during the aum ment,

#p a mountain which may in time figure the scheme or echars to be submitted by mer In Syria these frozen dainties 80 NEW NAMES ON THE STAGE on the charts as a new islaud the Diplomatis Bouy, fully appreciate the word which the English language has hor

"There is not much danger to ship- Letty Lind, who as died, was one of ping" the expert continued, except in Diplomatic Body interest in the prorowed and degraded to booze." blem and express readiness to collaborate Arabs from fresh fruit syrups are siderable popularity or the stage. Lydin Just beneath the ocean surface

Some of the drinks made by the five sters, all of whom gained very con cases where volcanic reefs may lie hid,

in the matter.

cellent, but the advance of civilization is destroying their taste in this regard. PRESIDEN

In the cities they tend to patronite soda pop put up with aniline flavours and colours by some local bottler of un- sanitary propensities.

for Chicago.

UNEMPLOYMENT IN RUSSIA

2.2500,000 WORKERS IDLE.

LONDON, October 13th:

The Morning Post correspondent states that the latest official Soviet statistics

it complains is chiefly applied in States where the Government includes Socialiste, whereas Bavara is let off scot free.

President Ebert has renounced half his special allowance in view of the serious news of the times.

A semi-official statement, dealing with - show nearly 2,500,000 unemployed in Ras the non-fulfillment of the expectation sin. The Commissariat of Labour is that a resumption of work on the rail arging the necessity for the organisation of public works throughout the

country.

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AGGRAVATED BY THE POSITION IN THE RUHR.

ways would follow the cessation of resist ance, declares that the continuation of the Franco-Belgian railway regie is not justi. fied and its only aim is the cutting off of Germany politically from the Ruhr.

A Paris message says the Cierman Charge d'Affaires has been instructed to soek another interview with M. Poincare.

pression.

of the principal railways the Govern In communities that boast ice-plants, Gothenburg, among other places,aut mighty heave, throws

under, the name of 'buzeh,' a Turkish

- PALM "BAPA

Nature, with

WHERE PRESSURE IS GREATEST NAME

Flopp, Fanny Dango, Millie Hylton, and Adelaide Astor were Miss Lind's sisters. Volcanic action of this nature is FIRST RECEPTION

and in the eigtheen-eighties and nineties generally confined to mid ocean, where the fire names were familiar to most the pressure is greatest. It is mid-ocean playgoers, They were daughters of that the guifs and abyseer exist. PEKING, October 15th.

Birmingham man named Budge.

Around the coasts, where the land Mr. Yoshizawa, Japanese Minister, did.

The Lupiros-Stanley, Barry, Mark, slopes down to the ocean bed, you find not present, his credentials this morning, From the sap of the paint, which and Lupino Lane probably provide the gradients covered with a blanket of allu as his amended credentials had not aross copiously in the spring, the Arabs numerous family contribution among vial deposit from the constant wash of also derive & beverage which tastes The Lupinos date back to 1780 as acrobats of the rivers; farther out into the central well-known people on the stage to-day. waters against the land and the cathows rived, but he accompanied the other much like the milk of a fresh greet and dancers; and no other instance occurs ocean you come to a part of the earth' Minister, who called on President To coconut. The latter is a wide-spread and of four members of any other family who crust which has probably lain under walar Kun this morning.

hot popular drink in the tropics, and an ex-

are now so established in the theatre for many millions of years late cellent one. It has the advantage of His Excellency J. Batalha de Freitas being sanitary, provided the drinker buys As a matter of fact, heredity is rather And beneath it all ocean as well as a coconut, cuts off the top himself, and lacking in acting at present. There are earth, are the great volcanic scad of (Dayen of the Diplomatic Body), on he drinks from the shell; as is usually no Irvings playing regularly--H. B. molten lava, whose burstings forth gives half of his collongues congratulated done the shell Irving's daughter, Elisabeth, is only seen rise to such phenomena as that reparted

Camel's milk is the staple beverage occasionally Lady Tres is acting but recently President Tsao Kur and assured him of of nomad Arabs. It is said to be slight Miss Viola Tree is not; and Kemble, the unanimous desire of the Powers to ly intoxicating in large quantities. In Kendal, Boncicault, and Forbes Robert.. Cabinet had authorised a further expends The Federal Court has appointed re- and order in China, a sour, then separate the whey, leaving

collaborate with him for the prompt the spring when the camels are fresh, so are not among the names of any of establishment unity, peace, security the Arab women let the surplus milk go our young actors and actresses,

President Tao Kus replied, thanking the curds like cottage cheese or schmier and "asuring them that he would strive kase. This is then made up in balls and for the ends mentioned, and in developing dried in the sun. friendly relations with the Fowers.

LONDON, October 18th Sir W. Joyuson Hicks, speaking at Hounslow, referring to the question t'of unemployment said that in addition to the relief work already procceding, the

COLUMBIA GRAMAPHONE

CO. FAILS..

NEW YORK, October 18th.

ceivers for the Columbia Gramaphone Company. The assets are estimated at vineteen million dollars and the liabili ties at twenty-one millions.

ture of fourteen million pounds sterling, making a total of approximately forty millions. A large stock of iron and steel in the Ruhr was waiting to be dumped much below the British manufacturing price, and constituted a menace which it DEATH OF FRENCH AVIATOR. would be stupendous folly for the Govern ment to allow

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LONDON, October 15th.. At the inquest on the French nirma Maneyrol at Lympne, a verdict of death by misadventure was returned. An ex- Loxpoy, October 15th. pert witness attributed the accident to Sir W. Joynunn Ricks stated that the the failure of the main spar of the wing programme of reconstruction includes one of the machine.

hundred and fifty bridges and the orders, totalling £2,500,000, would be placed with the steel trade almost immediately,

BABLIER GABLES.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE/

DEFENCE MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED IN PRIVATE

LONDON, October 15th:

The Imperial Conference discussed the estion of Imperial lefence and then

WORLD TERATEE.

THE LITTLE FRAID LADY?!

[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN:""}

UHINESE DIPLOMATS CONGRA- TULATE THE PRESIDENT.

PzKING, October 15th.

The Chinese Ministers abroad have telegraphed their congratulations to

President Tsao Kun

VICE-PRESIDENCY,

CONCRETE LINED PIPES.

~IMPORTANT ADVANCE

AUTOMATIO TELEPHONES. THE LARGEST PRIVATE EXCHANGE

Miss Far Compton, Mis Phyllis Neil Miss Ena Grossmith,

IN THE COUNTRY. son-Terry, Mr. Dennis Neilson Terry, Mr. Godfrey Tearle, Miss Marie Lohr (whose

The largest automatic private branch mother was Kate Bishop); and Miss Jose telephone exchange in England, that at Collins all come of famous theatrical the new London Country Hall came into stock; but it is odd that a good many of operation on September 8th, when the the younger and most talented" players| manual service was transferred to automatic of the day seemingly have no stage strain | working. The change took place at two in them

o'clock. The new plant comprises equip ment for 700, extension selephones, of which 650 will work Automatically and fy manually, and provides for growth up to 930 extensiona

Miss Isobel Elsom's father was a pro- An important advance in the art of making pipes for the conveyance of water fessional singer, but Miss Gladys' Cooper, under high or low pressure is to be found Mies Edna Best and Miss Evelyn-Laye in the process devised by a British firm originally had only their looks to get for applying a lining of concrete to

them on the stage. Aliss Aleggi Albanesi, The automatic working, which entirely cast iron pipes. Where plain iron pipes too, was not born into a stage family, eliminates the need for manusi operators, The Chiul delegates to Mukden have are used, it is necessary to use larger nor was Miss Athens Segler presents so difficulty to the caller. Fitted been well received, but Chang, Tro Lin sixe than would otherwise be needed,

Among the ne

new generation of actors, to the familiar telephore instrument is a has not yet made any definite statement so as to allow for the effect of incrusta Mr. Leslie Faber. Mr Leslie Henson, numbered dial covered by a movable plate as regards his acceptance of the Vice- tions in roughening the surface of the Mr. J. H. Roberts, Mr. Hugh Wake containing ten holes. Te obtain a number Presidency, nor reinstatement in his post metal and reducing the effective section field. Mr. Nicholas Hannen and Mr. the caller inserts finger in the hol of Inspector-General of the Three Eastern of the pipe. Anything from 30 to 50 per Leslie Banks were, seemingly, the first of above, the first digit of the number Provinces, which the Chibli faction have cent extra must be allowed in the initial their respective families to go on the and rotates the plate as far as it will gu.

express optimisma. Daturally increases the cost of the in It would appear that, contrary to

offered him delivery capacity of the pipe, and this stage. To repeating the operation for each succeed-

The Chihif.

THE PREMIERSHIP.

connection with the theatre,

nected with the stage discourage their children from meting Mr Robert Hale Certainly told me that he refused to ri a finger to help his daughter Bionio to get work ne an actress.

that the theatrical fam flourish particularly just now

of the call automatically and instap taneously releases the switching apparatiza in readiness for the

will be Call to and from the pub

as regards the result of the interview: stallation to a serious extent. It has rather common belief acting is not really in digit, josta Appearing in an excellent vehicle and with Chang Tso Li but nevertheless, been found that a concrete lining prae- hereditari There are exceptions of This operation makes the connection supported by a beloworthy cast, Mae they are increasing their troops at Shantically eliminates the formation of de course brilliant exceptions from time to and the caller will hear almost Marsh returns to the public, after a long haiwan, End another brigads is proceed Posits, even from bad water, and in time but many of the greatest figures of taneously the tone signal of absence, in The Little Fraid Lady, a ing to Esitengkow for the suppression of addition the surface of the concrete can the stage have had no previous family ringing at the distant end, or the

be rendered perfectly smooth. The success It may be, of course, that people con of hanging up the receiver at the Robertson Cola special production, which the local brigands

“buzz" of the engaged signal. The will begin a run of a four days at the

of the system naturally depends on a World Theatre to-day (Wednesday) The

denise lining of concrete haing applied story of the picture is taken from the

cheaply yet, with perfect truth and popular novel, "The Girl who lived in

PERING, October 15th. security. This end is attained by a new the Woods by Marjorie Benton Cooke. General To Jui, who arrived here British machine in which the pipe to be Marsh barring the entrance of Tally nomination of Wu Ching Lien for the concrete is driven into place by centri- Marthal to bor sanctum sanctorun the Premiership, but the opposition of the inch in thickness, is obtained according fugal force – A hring from à inch to 1 wilderness. Just what adventures she | Chibli militarista, honded by Wu Per Fu. Encounters along the way in the real point has not been withdrawn, so it is not to requirements, and pipes of all dia of a most interesting picture. Miss Marsh expected that the nomination will be icters from 4 inches to 78 inches have is supported by a cst, of the first water, acxpted. ⠀⠀

Grey been lined successfully. When used in

Z QUITE UNINTENTIONALE including Tully Marshall, Kathleen Kirk On the other hand, the nomination has conjunction with span cast iron pipes, ham Charles edith, and other dis not been approved by Wa Ching Lier which are another development by the

In the porch of a church not far from tinguished player

and it is not likely to be accepted by same manufacturers, further advantages Parliament, so that a possible deadlock are secured, for the spun pipe is about London the writer noticed an ancient and is foreseen,

25 per cent lighter than an ordinary very large memorial erected in memory cast iron pipe and needs no machining of a distinguished, parishiorer of many

adjourned until Wednesday to donl with this picture we see the whimsical Mae yesterday, is working nasiduously for the lined is rotated at high speed so that the Whatever the reason the fact remains made through a manual switchboard con

be published

The proceedings will not

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YANKEES DEFEAT GIANTS.

NEW YORK, October 15th:

nected to the various County telephones,lcoming entia "Fin the usual manner, the caller

his own exchange, for Hop 6000 * number alloffed to the new exchangez

for the

The death took place in August in a nursing home in Harrow of the popula American novelist, Kate Douglas Wig

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Form 4 is proh

www.BENERNE KA At present it is na difficult to get cursMISS' DARROCH AND MISS SHARP before it is lined with concreter years ago, The words of tho memoriy ably her best known work.

In the baseball contest the Yankcas won

the first series, defeating the Gianfe by

4 in the deciding match.

Glanta 9.

the total games Yankees won 4 and the

as housemaids, “Canon Borner. **

Germany's capacity to pay is now zero

WUVIOMAS PEEING, October 18th

by the wish of the Reich. Pomcaré It now appears, certain that Miss If a man does not talk to himself it is Darroch and Miss Sharp have been resous because he is not worth talking to. —Mr. G.|ed and that they are now on their way

to Kaifengfu,et

are even more falsome than is usually the C

the many attrac Mr. Maurice Henry Hewlett, author of utmost certainty his destination in the Empire Er

case, and they express in terms of the be provided The Forest Lovers and many other realms of blin. On each side of the piece with hem works, left cetate of the gross value of memor modern fin extinguishers have ground stables:

date paraphsminis