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69839 六拜晚九廿月正英港香 SATURDAY. JANUARY 29. 1921.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

THE PARIS CONFERENCE,

Mr. Lloyd George Talks with Journalists.

Experts in Conference,

Paris, JJanuary 28,

The Committee of Experts met this marring to viralt a resolution i on the question of reparations. MM. Briand, Dimmer and Loucheur, i Lord D'Abernon, Sir Worthington Evans, Belgian and Japanese. delegates and on- Italian delegate were present.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE IRISH DISORDERS.

Statistical Details.

THE WELSH RAILWAY DISASTER.

Remarkable Explanation.

日位計月七十

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.

SINGLE COPT: 10 CT3,

$38 PER ANNUM,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

His Excellency last evening To-day's Prize Distribution. entertained the Acting Vice Chancellor, Members of the Court

Hewitt. after

EDISON LAMPS

THE VERY FIRST TEST MATCH.

The Days of W. G."And

Murdoch.

The distribution of prizes took and Graduates of the University place at the St. Stephen's ollege honour at Government House. af Hongkong at a dinner in their this morning, the occasion being The

The first Test match was only London, January 28.

London, January

marked by the presence of Ris)

guests present were arranged towards the end of the Speaking to linitish journalists, Mr. Lloyd George said he 1945 An official report from Dahin Castle states that ka batal Excellency the Governor, who,

Dr. G. P. Jordan. Acting season. The following powerfal Vice Chanor: hapin the same enuclusion in regard to reparations would be casualties in Ireland amount to 54 killed and 127 wounded among gave away the awards.

Hon. Dr. Leleven was chosen, under the reached bevere the left Paris, próbably en Sunday, He bad a real the military and 199 killed and 311 wounded among the police

Claude Sover, C M. G., Pro-captainer of W. G. Grace: The hour at which the function! hop of gettingavabstential amour tooth, dermang, The Cunmatthe Sixty-nine court-houses and 535 barracks have been destroyed and took place precludes our givinghancellor, Dr. Alfredo Santos [W, G. E. M., and G. F. Grace, appointed to fay a uli formulare definite proposals with regard to 194 damaged. Raids on mails number three thousand,

an account of the proceedings, but the Governor of Macil; the Penn, A.G. Steel, Alfred Lyuelton, (representing His Excellency A. P. Lucas, Lord Harris, F. Germany's ability to pay. He emphasized that Britain was equally

In the week ended the 24th ins, there were to attacks upon police a few points from the annual re-Right Res. Bishap of Victoria, Shaw. as interested as France, for Britain was the most heavily tax and military, in which eleven police were killed, five being cold-port presented by the Warden

Morley and Barnes. blooded assassinations. In all cases except our the police defended the Rev. W. H. Hewitt) follow Gompertz, Hon. Mr. J.H. Km Murdoch (captain), A. C. Banner-

Hig Honour country in the work!..

Mr. Justice Australia's eleven was:"W. L Replying to a question, Me Lloyd George said matters wool themselves successfully and inflicted heater casuallies upon their M. not be so difficult in regard to disarmament. He said it was useless assailants. There were thirteen attacks against barracks, all com parents intending to send their 0.B.C. Hon. Mr. H.E. Pollock, McDonnell. J. Slight, J. MC. aring CBE, Hon. Mr. C.Me. 1. Mesar, man. T. Groube. P. S. Austria must be started pletely frustrated. The week's arrests numbered 31, while sans to the College to let them K., Hon. Mr. P.H. Hulgask, Blackham, Ct. J. Boada, H. F. to advance millions of money in Austria. on a working basis, The Constitution of Austris was in a courts martial resulted in 60 convictions. The internment orders enter early in January so that on. Mr. working proposition, New Austria wastou small a State to hear theļissued were 34, making a total of 1,463,

they might not miss the early Hon. Mr.

E.. Sharp, 0.B.E. Boyle, G. E. Palmer, G. Alexander, post of such a capital as Vienna.

part of the year's work, said be

EA. Irving. Hon. and W. H. Moule. Mr. had constantly to warn Chinese

Lau Chupak. Hon. Mr. Ha Fook. Sir Robert

The match, though played so Ho students against the danger of Tung. Sir Ellis Kadoorie, Mr.ate in the year, was favoured by superficiality, and, what wen G.T. Edkins, Mr. A.G. Stephen, three fine summer days, and there with it, inaccuracy in their work. Dr. J. T. Jahesan. Professor was a perfect Oval wicket to bat Let each student make it bis aim Middleton Smith, Professor K. H., England, winning the toss, to assimilate the subject be was Digby, Rev. Dr. T. W. Pearce, ook full advantage of their good invited to study and to be content Processor W. J. Hinton, Mr. Sgfortune by scoring the fine total to give pleaty of time to the Han-is Mr. S. W. Tao, Mr. Chow of 4 ). W. G." was top #toter

arly stages of his work. InShou-aon. Mr. Chau Sui-ki, Mr. with a magmficant 152. Michaelmas. Term, 1920, the Ho Kom-tong. Mr. Ho Kwong. College was approached by the

Australis made a bad start in Mackintosh, Mr. University on the matter of the

Phoon Seck-wens.

Iosing their captain. Murdoch, Lee pro-matriculation

Ching-chee, Mr. Chan Kwan-p-never recovered, being dismissed before s run was scored, and they students which it was desired to Monsieur Rea, Consul Orneral for 149. terminate

When they followed on of the for France, called at Government University work. Sine of the House and was received by His This time Murdoch thoroughly they Tera 271 Tucs in arrear. students came to the College for

Excellency. tuition as day hogs while residing

rewieved his ärst innings failure. the University Halla, and

For a longcine, however, be bad one of them Tim Bae-yan,

From support (except passed the matriculations

McDonnell, and when the eighth Puxartination last month, Of the

wicket felt his side were still jathers, some proved themselves

about a hundred runs behind. incapate of University work ind had withdrawn from the Uni-1 varsity. Others. Siamese students who had been placed in the Filth Form, were doing fairly good brzojk, but had been recalled

Sista. Thus the pre-matricola tion class had died, and he (Mr. Hewitt) for one hoped that would never be revived. The for it Was the

The Committee discussed the captumise resolution workedj out by the Belgian delegatre, tixing the annual payinents by

London, January 28. Germany at a maximum of six b llon quil marks ad the minimum! The probable explanation of the Welsh railway disaster is now at three billion, ateor ting to fernang's abilty, bi pay, Peshaby Towanda? des It is stated on the highest authority that the table," the Comittee will adopt this plan.

metal dise, authorising the diver of the slow tram to proceed [from Manigottery to Aberinute, which was found among the ¡weet kagu, shows f at the arriver proceeded from Abémule without

the correct tablet for the section na which the callisin occarted.

Nearing a Settlement.

*

Paris, Januity 25.

This evening's indipatrons are that the reparations problem is nearing settlement. The Committee of Experts has been eating allj day long and will probably decide the temas of the draft rescution, to-night for submission to the Conference tu-mnaniæ,

It appears that an agreement fas been reached on a scheme providing for fony-two danual German payments in conformity with the Boulogne Agreement, also an af vethirem tax on Germany's *xpotis.

AIRSHIP AND CREW SAFE.

London. January 23.

The BG has arrived safely at its bars at Howden. The crep

The Jiscussion now relates to the amounts to be fixed for the fare suf annuities and the export tax. Ten to fifteen per cent, was first propqual for the latter, but it will probably be highes.

British Viewpoint May Prevail.

The newspapers

Paris, January 28,

Cherful than will begavet

considering than stem implantul is van, not by may amrcathin, in which

the Tinderence almariel poster lav.

are not s

HAWAIIAN CENSUS.

Big Increase In Japanese Population.

Washington. January 28.

Class

of

A part

weskaras of students who obraio-

tol hips at the University granted by Provincial Gozen

was a real one, but if it were

The evansertinus of spititem is that the Ando-Princh viewpoints The latest census in Hawaii shows 10,020 Japanese from altuents in China. The problem

i-pear, and that the ap rechinmitt forst population of 254ft. wuivalent to a mechiri iner wae sint Mr. Lwi6 ore and M. Brandwased the situat

3 Dwner had started N

19 8 while the native Hawaiians have lecreased in the same period Anderence by deme in fromta Dermany in arrest d table of that fixed as Boule, in an immediate payment of whites nitaliin: £45 amm over the next temprats, in order to enable France to many's future prosperity.

liga's

spreadi Are Chee

M. Brand wester tam adented that the arragenente e Belgne had not lawn cleady understuurd bei Frauens, and En eras adjournment of He Vander men ta enable foclu var to for inulate a more practicable wiruns than M. Duner's

AMERICA'S RUSSIAN POLICY.

Washington, January 23

Mr. Lloyd Ge zger vi ansested on an immediate and desinte settlement with Germany, ale was suppetent by ft up an pelumat Ania will not affect resident Wilson's to icy towards Russia.

It is under tool that the Allies' recognition of Latvia so that the Beich view bound ultimately to crear but MP4ten with dds recognition well the Russian people them Briand will have a diffent task in parifying M. Doumer and the pede the question of the separation of these territories from Russia

extremists in the franter who are demanding the uttern st farte! ing from Germany.

Armenian Delegate Shot.

Paire, January 25.

A young Armenian shot without result, M. Avebs Autre). President of the Annunian delegation to the Peans Denference.

The Turkish Quetion.

Other Telegrams on Page 2)

EARLIER

PROF. SKLAREYSKI.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

1.

(From Our Chen Correspondlade)

RUBBER CRISIS.

Farewell Recital on Monday.

on the lines of the Yunnan Scho- larship Examination it might, be believer, he readily solved. This Stamination was conducted at Yunnan-fu under the supervision

who

Mr.

COMPANY REPORT.

Humphreys Estate and *Finance Co., Ltd.

The Test matches in Australia recall the fact that it is over forty years since the first of the famous series was played. This was at It is announced that at the Kenningson Oval, on Bapt. 6, 7. forthcoming annust meeting of and 8, 1990, writes MF W. T. shareholders of the abort Com-Holland. mend the following distribution pany, the directors will recara-

¡ of profita :-

Dividend 80 cents per

shares absorbing Reserve Fund Tephoon and Floods

Insurance Fund

Carry forward

The last two men, Alexander and Moule, made 33 and 34 re- spectively, and their partnership $120,000.00 enabled Murdoch to go on and 24,516.60 | best his rival skipper's score by one ron. In addition, he took his 10,000.00 | bat right through the innings of 19,169.70327,

England, going in to make 56. $178,686.37st four batsmen for T runs be- "

tween them; but W. G. came to the rescue, and helped Mr. Frank

carrot.

1

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 21. 7.11/164.

of H.B.M. Consul General. The upon students who looked for. Penn to win this momentous questions and answers were in ward to going abroad that they | game by five wickets. Chinese, except in the case of the should first graduate in the

The 1880 match was the last English section, and the standard | Hongkong University. One ar occasion on which the "Three required Was that Di the spentin England for post-graduate Graces"

L'oit rainy and tongkong

appeared on a cricket Jumor work would generally be more eld. The younger brother, G.F.. Local Examination, excep valuable than three years spent was unwell during the game, io what arithmetic and Chinese were or one who lef: Hongkong before, which he bagged-a-brace

of matriculation standard.

Agraduation. They had in Sprobably for the only time in bis peeltrainary qualifying examina-Stephen's College many students

ion was hell in English dieta-from

He died with ragic places far away suddenness tion. The scholarship was held They came because they wanted

a few days after- vards. on anndition that the first year to have a good education on was spent at St. Stephen's Cl-British lines, and yet to get in o Of the veral students touch with Chica, her bistory, From Yunnan who had joined the language, literature, and

ber University he relieved that there whale calture, and he WAS had been only one failure to glad to be able to report that fast matriculate at the normal data, year foreign students had shown and that exception passed six much more keenness than everi months after his failure. He before in their Chinese studies. Paris, January 25.

We look for a crowded attend-excluded from this count several r. Howitt then mentioned the According to fo Tomps, the decision taken yesterday, atter Lord

ance at the St. Andrew's Hall on Yuntan students Curzon's suggestion for convening in London & conference of Allied

Monday evening at 5.0, when taken from this school in the ing positions of influence and were names of Old Boys who are hold- Greek and Turkish representatives, shows that England has con-

Professor Sklarer ki İs sented to the French and Italian views regarding the revisal of the

early days and drawn to resid-honour, saying it had been the zive his final recital in Hong-fence at the University before the aim of the Serres Treaty: Remarking on the deep union of the Allies and

kong. Those who have had the and of their first year.

College for the hoping that the Conference will begin on February 21. Le Temps said a bas d-cided to reduce the recitals know how talented failures among them in the be that of service for others, The Malaya Agricultural Associajoy ofbearing him in the previou

If he eighteen years of their school life the Sultan in Constantinople could not speak in the name of Turkey zuges on all estates, at the same pianist he is and with what sin.

not raistaken, there were to produce men whose ideal would without accord with the Angora Goveniment, so the Kemalist and time endeavouring to retain all theserity be interprets the great year he (Mr. Hewitt) had been sach that they could appreciate

entrance examination. Sultan delegates well assist at the London Conference to expose labour possible.

This and whose training would be together the Turkish standpoint.--- Haras

masters. The programme arrang-aked, by the University to British deals and present them to ed is a most attractive one, in organise this examination as in their fellow-countrymen in cluding some beautiful numbers previous years, but he would sympathetic spirit. and we are sure that the public urge that in future the Univer- After referring to the College will be deeply interested in prarsity should undertake the work record in athletics and examina- ing the items rendered by real itself, utilising the services of its tions, Mr. Hewitt thanked the renius at the piano. Belox is Chinese graduates for this pur-whole staff for the loyalty and the programme in foll:-

pose and maintaining the import-devotion with which they had ant requirement that students fulfilled their duties and cop Players present dance.winning scholarships by this ended by saying that sympathy Married

exam nion should spend a year and good leadership on the part| io son a Hongkong school or some of the staff had had its natural recognised English High School response of equal sympathy. before presenting themselves for loyalty and earnest work on the matriculation. Under such con- part of the students. ditions the usefulness of the ex- The Prize List was a lengthy amination might spread beyond one, and included the following:- Yunnan and attract students from Dur of the College (gold | other Provinces to the University. medal).-Wan Wei

FRANCE'S "UNKNOWN WARRIOR.'

Placed to Rest Beneath the Arc de Triomphe.

Paris, January 28.

1]

Singapore, Jan. 24.

SINGAPORE CRICKET

CLUB

Singapore. Jan. 26. The Creket Club "proposal to grant ten thousut bilars to the

France's Unknown Wanjor was buried to-day beneath the Are Secretary on his resigning was de- feated at a general meeting of the

ie Triomphe with simple ceremony. Marshal Joffre, Marshal Foch members. The Committee there. General Petsin. Mr. Lloyd George and representatives of parents, widows, orphans and the disabled were present. The War Minister, upon resigned. M. Barthou, laid the insignia of the Legion of Honour, the Medaille Militaire and Croix de Guerre upon the coffin. Mr. Lloyd George placed a laurel wreath, tied with the British colours, on the grave.

SERIOUS FIRE IN BELGIUM.

Antwerp, January 28.

A serions fire occured at Merxsa, near Antwerp. Several

JAPANESE PROPERTY BROUGHT

YROM GERMANY. —

The Trashima Karu, which has arrived at Kobe from Ham- burg, brought 15 surrendered German seroplane, and 1,819

factories and bouses were destroyed, the damage amounting to ärtillow left by Japanese for Ger- several millions of franes. There were 10 casualties.

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to Mendelsroho.-(b) Soug.

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Mazurks.

Sebubert-

Tausig.--(d) Military Match

(by request). III. Eubinstein (2) Barca-

rolls. (b) Valse

Caprice, Rachtonninoff. (c) Preisde,

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After observing that the test of Holy Trinity College Scholar a school is not properly to be found (frat award).--Wong Chi-kin. In the examination lists, bat Yunnan Scholarship (riff gred by to be looked for in the Messra Brugnér, Mond and Co. after life of the pupils, Mr. Hewitt on condition that the holder |said they had many Old Boys|studien cheoristry, $1,000 a year.

who were now studying abroad, tenable for five years, of which: and some of them had gone for are to be spent to the abroad for anely in their student Univerity of Hongkong for a HEA Would ike to famNERS IS THRING pusdena)--Leich Byng.

LIGHTING-UP TIME.

Lighting-up time to-day is 6.09

p.m.

DON'T FORGET.

Theatre

To-day.

Royal

Denni-ton

9.15 p.m.

"Please Ost

Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 3.15 p.m.

Honzkoaz Thuadra-5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 p.m.

To-morrow.

Coronet Theatre-5.15, and 9.15 p.m.

Hongkong Theatre-5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 p.m.

Monday, January 31.

City Hal-Prof. Sklarovski's Recital-5 30 p

Theatre Royal Denniston Players pres at The Girl fromm, Hectors”—9.15 p.m. -