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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

THE DISARMAMENT QUESTION.

A Conference in America

ELECTIONS TO FRENCH SENATE.

M. Deschanel Returned.

Paris, Japuary - Marion (Alabama), January 9.

Sanatorial elections affecting one-third of the Senata and five At a conference. President-elect Harding and Mr. Butler.j Chairman of the Naval Committee of the House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet are being held so-day. Ex-President Des discussed the question of keeping the United States one of the chanel and the Finance Minister, M. Marsal. have already bee: strongest naval Powers in the world until a binding disarmament elected. agte-ment could be reached.

Paris, January S. The papers are expatiating on the coming Senatorial elections. Although a final décision must await future developments, it is stated that the present attitude of President-elect Harding points which, in the opinion of several, might lead to some re-shaping of towards the jacoming Administration continuing the fleet shipbuild-the present Cabinet.-- Harns. ing which is now progressing.

Mr. Butler recommended President-elect Harding to canvass world sentimen: with regard to disarmament and to seek an exchange of international opinion quite apart from any plan for an Assofistian of Nations.

Naval Strength of Principal Powers.

ALLIED PREMIERS" MEETING.

Paris, January'K.

The British Ambassador visited the French Premier to notify the British Government's cordial acceptance of the suggested Premiers' nesting. The place and date selected are Parts an: Washington, January 9. A recapitulation of the naval strength of the three principal January 19th. According to Le Temps, the experts' conference Powers of the world which is in the hands of the American Govern, which was to resume work at Brussells on January 10th, may b ment shows that on January 1st Britain had 32 battleships and battle. postponed a few days, owing to important documents not havin

Pairs, January 8. ruisers mounting guns of 13.5 inch er over. their tonnage being come to hand get. Harze, 811,000, the United States had 15 with a tonnage of 300,000; and

are unanimously expressing satisfaction at the Regarding projected| Japan had nine with a tannage of 264,500. strength in similar ships at the end of 1923, Britain will be the same readiness of the British Government to meet the French Govern

Premit. Hugs as above, the United States will have 27, of a tonnage of 983,000, and ent's desire respecting the suggested conference of Allied nations Japan 16 of a tonnage of 529,000,

Japan is expected to reach her greatest ratio of increase between 1923 and 1927, when she will have 24 capital ships of a tonnage of $49,000, while the relative standing of Britain and the United States. will remain the same.

The total first-line ship strength on January 1st way, Britsin.! 532 of a tonnage of 1,591,5; the United States, AP of a tonnage o 766.750 and Japan 40 of a tonnage of SARISON,

The Government's information shows that although the Britisni preponderance in capital ships will be virtually overcame with the! completion of the American 1923 building programme, the American Navy will still greatly inferior in the types of vessels which naval officers consider extremely important, notably in destroyer leaders cruisers, light cruisers, cruising submarines and aeroplane ships.

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AMERICA'S FINANCIAL POSITION.

Optimistic View of Banking Authority.

The papers

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Another Conference Arranged.

Prais, January X. According to Le Temps, the members of the League of Nation- have been invited by the Secretary of the Lesque to meet it Barcelona, in Februsty next, in a conference on questions pertainin, to national andinternational truthe on land and water. The Pro sident of the Conference is to be M. Gabriel Hanotanx. formerly

Hams. French Minister of Foreign Affairs.

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

Peking, January 9. The War Ministry has given Lak Wing-ting full militar power against Kwangtung and Yunnan, but for defensive purpose only. Ang

Lung Chi-kwong has been appointed as Vice Territorial Defence

Shanghai, January 9 Commissioner of the two Kwangs, to assist Luk Wing-ting.

New York, January 9. Mr. Harding, the Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, in a peech said that the nation hurt recuvered Rinancial sanity. danger of genera, collapse hud now passed. The country's economicį and industrial future depented inure than ever upon foreign trade.

MOVEMENT OF GREEK TROOPS.

Rumoured Kemalist Offensive Against Sm; zna.

Constantinople. Ja arg 9

A Greek force is strongly reconnottring the Brusa gion with but orders from the Suprene Chenel, apparently with the object of proving that the advent of Constantine has not affected for depende ability of the firenk Troops.

Cari reports confirm the rumour that the Kemalists are proparly an important early offensive apparently against Smyrna. A big All mah up on the age at forty-six are being mobilised. concentration of troops is reported from the interior of Asia Minor.

for a rise.

- FINANCIAL CRISIS IN BRAZIL.

Result of Exchange Depression.

London, January 9.

The Ministry of Communications has awarded, 8149,000 - national bonds to the China Merchants S. N. Co., is compensatio. for the loss of thes. Kiang Hwang, which was sunk in a collision with a Chinese gun-boat in the Yangtse-klang.

Wong Chin-pugs, Tuchun of Hup-b. has requested, on behalf o Chiao Heng-teh, $300,000 from the Peking Government. He ha id-clared tha: Chiao is the Commar ter-in-Chief of Hunan and wis

cancel intependence as soon as the money is received.

Upher Budy and Sumia! Telegrains on Pages zoet de

DAY BY DAY.

A Special Meeting of the Hongkong branch of the Marine Engineers Guild of China will be held on Tuesday, 11th. January: at 5.4 p.m. sharp. in the Guild Office.

Matriculation and Other Results.

MOTOR-CAR SMASHED.

Pinned Between Tramcar and Standard.

THEFT OF FUR.

Peak Lady the Victim.

A piece of fur, valued at $15,- the property of Mr Jamieson, A collision between a tram-cat of No. 158, The Peak, formed the The results of the Matriculation, and a motor car resulting in dis subject of a charge of larceny

astrous consequences for the

preferred against a Chinesa in Senior and Junior Local Ex-

latter, was witnessed in Des S. L. Smith's voort to-day. minations, held in December. Vaux Road Central, opposite the

Mrs. Jamieson, it was stated, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was making some purchases in Matriculation Examination. shortly after noon to-day.

one of the draper's shops a 1920, are as follows ---

It appears that the motor car D'Aguilar Street yesterday, when Richard Lee, Diocesan Boys')

(No. 148), in endeavouring to the piece of fur, which was placed clear of a buach off on the counter, was snatched by School.

Kenneth M. Tyson. Diocesan steer

ricksbas, got into the way of a the thief, who, the next instant, Bars' School,

William Graham Lawson, H.K.framear proceeding in the same found himself grabbed by a hefty Tutorial and Educational In.direction with it. The impact shop coolie as he attempted to

buckled the mudguard of one of escape up Stanley Street.

A sentence of six weeks bard the rear wheels, and spinned the

Was inflicted by the car completely round to the other labour side, where it became pinned Magistrate. between a lamp standard and the Badly crushed and buckled, the motor car was, after The some trouble, extricated.

stitute.

Tan Tiong See. H.K. Tutorial and Educational Institute.

Hsu Shuing Ching, Hongkong -niversity.

Tsin-bae Yen, Hongkong Vai-trames. ersity.

ege.

Lee Fu Wing. Private Study. A. G. College.

Tseng Kue Shun. St. Stephen's French resident College.

The accident interfered with Douglas Laing, „Queen's Col-the tramway service for a time, whilst after the smashed motor The following candidates Laro car was removed to the side of Tailed

the Matriculation the road. large crowds gathered Kamination, but are entitled to to examine the damage done.

Senior Local Certificate:- Delano Lopes, Diocesan Boya* School distinction in Englisht; is! Pestunjee Cooper, St. Joseph's!

ollege.

Abbas, St. Joseph's driver, fortunately, was not injur-SIMPLE MATCH TRICK.

BJ. The car is owned by a

in

Senior Local Examination.

PASS LIST --(BOYS).

TO-DAY'S RECITAL.

Professur Sklarev-ki's pianoforte

How Chefalo Does It.

Chefalo, the magician, who is now appearing at the Theatre Royal with his dazzling repertoire of tricks, exposes for Telegraph readers to-day another of his parlour

aimple tricks the broken match stick. It may be explained that Chefalo does not do these small tricks as part of This performances, but sometimes simply for the amusement of friends.

For this trick Chefalo an- To See Leung. St. Paul's

nounces to his audience that he Collage.

recital in St. Andrew's Hall, City will break a match in three Wong Ping Iu. St.

Paul's Hall. this afternoon, promises pieces, put two of them in his College.

music lovers a treat and a big hand and after throwing the Au King. Ying Wah College attendance is assured. The Pro-third one away, will have thres Yung Po Hang, Ying Wahfessor's recitals with Mr Sykora left still. He does it. You see him College (distinction in Chinese). Senior Local Examination.

|two year ago are still well remem

bered. The programme will in- clude the following:

Clazudos.-Theme with Varis as, Op. 77, F--harp minor. Flerodia: la the Belilios Charp mieır.

Rubinstein -- Vale Belilios E-lat major.

PASS LIST--(GIRLS). Florence Elizabeth George, Cowluon British School.

Bernice Chezalloy, Public School.

evosent

Caprice.

pisce two of the broken bita in

hia hand, the thind one is cast side, or, to add to the illusion, allegedy pushed through a solid table, and yet when he opens that magic palm there are the three pieces of the match just as sure as life. Simple little thing, 5373 Chefalo.

Balakiten Skylark.

Here it isChefalo in reality Chopin: ---Pulonaise. A at mabreaks the match in four pieces,

inor, Op.

Ethelyn Chen alloy, Public Setool.

Kwan WWai Fang. Belilios Public School (distinction Needlework and Drawing).

Luciola Lopes, Belilios Public' School.

School.

one of which he holds between the thumb and second finger. When he picks up the first of the three pieces on the table be places two in his band. The third he apparently throw away, but Henrique da Silvs. St. Joseph's really hides in his fingers to keep

Tung Lau Ngan, Beillios Public

Lybin Vas. Belilios Public) School distinction in Needle-College.

the good work going for the But Chit, Ying Wah College dazzled public. Simple isn't it? work).

Lena Cho. Diocesan Girls' (distinction in Chinese.) School. Junior Local Examination.

Junior Local Examination.

PASS LISS--(GIRLS), PASS LIST-(POYS).

Ivy Thelma Alice Husse, Jafar Hoosen, Queen's College. Wad Yoel

Ming. Queen's toria British School.

Geard. Gents--Ist, Mr. Cheesley: 2nd, 31:. Davis: 3rd. Mr. Smoth: Booby, Mr. Osmond. A featur of the prizes distributed was their originality. The drive was presidCollege. ed over by R. Q. M. S. Miller, Wong Woon Pui Queen's School, who carried out his duties in a College. rgest efficient manner.

Chefalo announces that he will give a special exhibition after the performance of the matinee next Saturday to explain to anyone interested in any of the parlour US for Vic-tricks he has given

publication during his slay here. The children and ladies in the audience, will also be invited.

There will be another trick ex- plained in our next issue.

Suzanne Weill, Kowloon British

Frances Evelyn Dunn, Kowloos (Distinction in Chis Yung Kit, Queen's Col. British School, leze (distinction in Arithmetic). Biblical Knowledge).

Wong Kun Hing. Queen's

Pearl Ogilvie, Kowloon British School. College.

Elsa Robson Bell,. Kowloon Brish School.

Leung Wa Yeuk, Queen's

College.

Grace Lee, Diocesan Girls' School (distinction in Needia-

Ernina Fauster Remedios,

Aures Cbristina Souza, Diocesan Girls' School.

Elizabetb Ia Syn Wong, Diocesan Girls' School

Julia In Chan Wong, Diocesan Girls' School (distinction in Drawing).

For the unlawful possession of revolver, one automatic A Chinese child, aged 7. was one yesterday knucked down atpistol and 200 rounds of ammuni

Wong Wing Tonz. Queen's A financial crisis is threatened in Brazil owing to the fall of the Wanchai by a ricksha, identified tion, a Chinese boatwoman was exchange raising the price of imports enormously, especially those to be that of the Japanese tailor. this morning sentenced by Mr. College.

La Ming Cheung, Queen's work). from North America and the slämp in coffee consuterably lowering Takeda. The victim was removed G.-N. Orme to a fine of $500, on the value of the exports. The excessive rise of the dollar (US)o the Government Civil Hospital to default. three months hard College. threatens a crash. A leading Brazilian banker suggests as remeds suffering from a number of in- labour. It was believed tha: sh Tang Wing, Queen's College Diocesan Girls' School.

was hired by a passenger from distinction in History). an American loan of thy to wixty million dollars, which would

Joe J. Edgar, H.K. Tutorial the Empress of Asia to bring the enable the Government to assist traders, and also to buy and hold juries to his legs.

armaaltion ashore. She was and Educational Insti. (distinc Grim humour was displayed by however, arrested by a Chinese tian in History).

Wei Nai Fu, H.K. Tutorial and Chinese suicide in fixing upon policeman whilst the junk was A cemetery as a fitting setting lying alongside No. 5 Wharf, in Educational Tast. (distinction in for his death. On Saturday some consequence of a search resulting Chinesa.. chance incident led to the dis- in the discovery of the arms in

Wan Wai Choi, Private Study. Ng Hac Sin. Private Study. covery of the body suspended by various places of concealment the neck from a tree in the Tai one of which was a box, laballed Chan Pak Chuen, Private Study,

Ma Wai Man, Private Study. Shek KooCemetery. The remains

California raisins.”

Lam Taze Ying, Private Study. were cut down and removed to the

(Distinction in Chinese). Kowloon Mortuary.

THE IRISIL PUZZLE.

Father O' Flanagan Meets the Premier.

London January 8. It transpires that Father O' Flanagan, who has been in corres pondence with the Prime Minister, recently conferred with Mr. Llord George in London.

Three Chinese were brought up before Mr. G. N. Orme, at the night Police Court this morning, on the

Wei Kam Lun, Belilios Publici School

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 28. 11.15/168.

THE WEATHER.

2 p.m. Barometer:-30.11. Tem- perature:-64. Humidity 63

LIGHTING-UP TIME.

Lighting-up time to-day is 5.5$

Alice María Guttierres, Public P School.

Greta-Mooney, Belilios Public

School

Mercedes Public School.

Ivy Adeline Chenalloy, Beli. lios Public School (distinction in Biblical Knowledge).

Rosario, Belilios

Julia Gutierrez, Belilios Public School.

Lui Pak Him, Private Study: (Distinction in Arithmetic). named A Japanese woman,

Char Ki Yaan, Private Study. It is stated that while special significance is not attached to

last Father O'Flanagan's and Mr. Lloyd George's meeting, it is con- Shida Matan. was

Lee Kwai Wing, Private Study. sidered that the former is regarded as a helpful intermediary attacked by a bamber of men at charge of receiving quantity of (Distinction in Chinese).

in shoe-(Distinction History and the Praya Est, and robbed of & cloth which formed part of the between the moderates and the Sina Feiners.

bandbag containing $10 in Hong-property stolen from a.

Wong Kwai Fong, Belilios kong currency, fifteen yen inmaker's shop at No. 31 Queen's Biblical Knowledge).

Wang Pak Fun, Private Study.

(distinction in notes, and some small change. Road East during a recent armed

After few wise Sydney Jack Flegg. Victoris Public School

Biblical Knowledge, & Needle She reported to the Police that robbery. she was suddenly seized from remarks had been addressed to British School.

Bertha Vas, Belilios Public behind, whilst one of the robbers him by the Magistrate on the John Arthur Colett, Kowloon work.)

advisability of forsaking his evil British School threw pepper into her eyes.

Borge Richard Rasmuseet. School waye, his criminal associates, and

Beatrice dos Santos, Belillos of embracing the opportunity thus Kowloon British School.

Docald Ogilvie, Kowloon Public School. A most successful mixed whist offered of turning over a new leaf,

Lau Sbuk Ying, Belilics Public The glut of coal in France is partly due to the unexpected Ger-drive was held in the Sergeants one of the prisoners, who was British School.

Young Fook Ping, Wab Yan School. man fulfilment of deliveries ander the Spa agreement. The Govern-Moss, Murray Barracks, on Fri-believed to have been only s

Molly Rahman, Private Study ment is greatly surpised. It had prevously bought heavily in day last. The prize-winners were calapaw was discharged by His School (distinction in Chinese.).

Jose Maria Alres, Bi. Joseph's (distinction in Arithmetic).

Mingle Doodha, Diocesan Girls America and England and now has 15,000,000 tons stored. A follows-Ladies-let, Krs. Worstly, who than imposed ́ ́a

1School: substantial reduction in price has been announced. American Dovaston; 2nd, Min. White, 3rd, entence of three months hard College (distinction in Arith-

Imetic.); importa have been sold at 70 france in consequence of the raspian

aly Booby Mrs. Labour on the other fellow.

GLUT OF COAL IN FRANCE.

Government Surprised by German Deliveries.

Paris, January 9,

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DON'T FORGET.

To-day.

City Hall-Professor Sklarov- ski's Recital-5 30 p.m.

Theatre Royal-Chefalo and Palermo in mystic displays— 9.15 p.m.

Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 p.Di-

Hongkong Theatre—5.15, 7.LE and 9.15 p.m.

To-morrow.

Coronet Thes:78–5.15, and 9.15

P..

Hongkong Thestre 5.15, 7.15. add 9.15 pluse