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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1921. 日告廿月正

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE LONDON CONFERENCE.

"Prepared for all Contingencies.

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LEAGUE OF NATIONS COUNCIL IN SESSION.

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THE RACES.

MANILA BOXER.

Wants a Match in Hongkong.

Government House Coolie The Meeting Analysed.

Charged.

The 1921 Race Meeting con- The Swiss Refusal of Passage to Troops.

The acting Chief Justice, Mr. cluded with the "Off Day" on We have to-day received a letter London, February 27.

Paris, February 27. H. H. J. Gompertz, presided this Saturday, it being generally voted from Jerry Monahan, ■ hozer, of Although no formal conferences have been held since Saturday The Council of the League of Nations discussed Switserland's morning at the adjourned Februas the most successful ever held Cavite, Philippine Islands, who the members of the Conference were in nowise idle during the week refusal to permit the passage of troops to Viina, as reported on the ary Criminal Sessions.

in the Colony. For this fact states that boxing in Manila and end. A number of sectional meetings of the individual delegations 8th inst. The submission by the Swiss representative that difficul- Tong Kin was charged with thanks are due to the Stewards vicinity is at the moment rather have to-day been threshing out the details of the questions that have ties were feared in consequence of the lack of agreement between the murder of Chan Chuk.

in general and the Startera in slow owing to the absence of Eddie arisen during the past week and are likely to arise in the future. Poland and Lithuania as regards holding the plebiscite and the Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed particulat. The last-named were Talt and most of the "top- Sq fat no meeting has been arranged for to-morrow. The lull will Boviet's opposition to foreign contingents was disposed of by M. Leon by Mr. Lyson, defended the how to the work in Hongkong, notchers" in Australia. He is probably not be broken until the Greek and Turkish delegations have Bourgeois, who stated that the former objection was unfounded and prisoner.

but they carried out their onerous therefore anxious to enquire as to received replies from their Governments.

that all arrangements had hasn made in case of intervention by the The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, duties to the satisfaction of the possibility of his dxing up a Soviets. The matter was adjourned for several days to enable the K.C., prosecuted on behalf of the everybody concerned. The fol- matah in Hongkong, Swiss Federal Councel to re-examine the question.

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lowing is an analysis of the four The following jury were em.days' racing :--- panelled :---Monors. A. J. J.

Mr. Lloyd George, M. Briand, Lord D'Abernon, Marshal Foch and others held a conference at 7 o'clock in the evening at the Chequers, aftor which Mr. Lloyd Geore declared that we were pre- pared for all contingencies.

The Allies and Germany,

London, February 27. The Havas correspondent at Chequers states that Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand, in the course of coversations with Marabal Foch, considered the sanctions to be enforced against Germany in the event of Germany not accepting the conditions of the Paris agreement. The Premiers agreed with regard to the necessity of summoning a commission of experts with view to considering the enforcement of the sanctions decided by the Paris Conference.

General Nollet, President of the Inter-Allied Control Commis- sion, has arrived in London to attend the Conference,

Arrival of von Simons and Party,

London, February 28. ***With the arrival in London of the German Foreign Minister, Dr. von Simions, with a party of some eighty Germans, including a score of newspaper correspondents, who will be housed at the Savoy Hotel at the British Government's cost, practically all participants in the fateful reparations conference are now on the spot. The German: delegates include General von Seckt, the War Minister; Herr Schroeder, the Finance Minister; Herr von Leguere, Minister of Economics; and Herr Bergmann, of the Reparations Commission. It is reported from Berlin that Dr. von Simons comes with limited powers and cannot pledge Germany to any given course off his own bat, but at each step will telegraphically seek the sanction of his Cabinet, who will be in something like perpetual session for the The German Counter-Proposals.

purpose.

Later.

Great secrecy is being observed in Berlin in regard to the German counter-proposals, but the favourite report at present is that cabled on the 27th inst., viz. that Germany will offer a total indemnity of £7,500,000,000, spread over thirty years. It is also rumoured from Paris that the principle of German counter-proposals will be based on handing over to the Entente a certain percentage of the shares in German industrial concerns.

Economic Experts on German Solvency.

PROHIBITION IN THE U.S.

Advantages of French Wines.

Paris, February 27.

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The Attorney-General, in out- Mr. G. H. Potts lining the facts of the case, said Sir Ellis Kadoorie... $ During the discussion of the Foreign Affairs estimates in the that at about a quarter past six Mrs. John Johnstone 3 Chamber, the Minister of Finance, replying to a question as to on the morning of January 3rd a Mr. Nemazes whether the use of French wines was forbidden at the French man employed by the Gas Com-Mr. Fash Embassy, Washington, said that the Ambassador, Jusserand, was pany on going round and dim-Mr. Ferdudud too good a judge of wine to exclude the best in the world from his ming the gas lamps in the streets Mr. Soares... table. Contrarlwise, he was convinced that M. Jusserand would be found a certain lamp near the Mr. Wobble... able to show America that if it were a good thing to combat gate of Government House on Mr. Gilpin alcoholism French wines were the best antidote.

FRENCH SECURITY FORCES MOBILJSED.

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Paris, February 25. Speaking in the Chamber, the War Minister, M. Barthou, stated that the mobilized first contingents intended to safeguard France's security would also enable her to bring pressure to bear upon adversaries attempting to escape their obligations. All the material and equipment needed are ready.- Vale.

MANUFACTURE OF ARMS FOR FOREIGN STATE,

League of Nations Refuses Danzig's Application.

Paris, February 27.

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He went on further on bis rounds Dr. Forsyth... sad on his way led along the Mr. H. Humphreys path which runs from Albert Road Mosers. Jon & Gussy 1 to Garden Road, near the path Hon. Mr. P. H. Hol- along Bauk Path. Here he made yosk another discovery. He found the Mr. Topalde... dead body of a woman lying] Mr. Timmis... on the side channel. Balf-an-Mr. Alleurs ... hour later a Sanitary Board Mr. Saint foreman was going on his round Mr. R. Macgregor and he made the same discovery. Messrs. Hosie and He went and informed the Police Lay and came back again and stood | Mr. Carpetnor by the body until the Police | Mr. StavOS came and took it away. The Mr. HP. White problem of the Police then was Mr..des Voeux to find out who the woman was Mr. Mozon. ..... and who was the murderer. "It Mr. Sergeaunt was quite clear that it was a case Mr. Basto .. of murder. The Police discovered Mr. Grimstone who the woman was. 'She was a Mr. Towers...

On the advice of the Reporter, the Council of the League of Nations refused the application of the Prime Minister of the town of wash ameh employed at 56, The Mr. Stephen Danzig for authorisation to manufacture fifty thousand rifles for the Peruvian Government at the Danzig Arms Factory.

CHINESE TRIBUTE TO FRANCE'S UNKNOWN HERO.

Paris, February 27,

While the German delegates have been on their way to London, the Entente chiefs have boon conferring at Chequers in almost summer-like weather with apparently the most satisfactory results, judging by Mr. Lloyd George's declaration, " We are prepared for all contingencies." Whilst the Germans will have an opportunity of proposing the methods of payment of the indemnity there seems little The Chinese Minister laid a wreath and the insignia of the chance of their being able to secure any material reduction thereof military orders of China on the tomb of the unknown soldier in the if the second report of the econoinic experts of the Brussels name of the President of the Republic of China. The Minister, in Conference, now issued, be any criterion. This gives weighty a graceful speech, paid a tribute to the unknown hero and valiant reasons why Germany is well able to pay, and points out representative of the soldiers of France who saved France. Europe that her actual economic situation is better than that of any other and whole civilisation, Continental State. Her industrial plant is undamaged, she bas very little foreign indebtedness, the low exchange

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of the mark greatly favours bor foreign trade, disarmament will immensely relieve her finances, and the abolition of conscrip tion will greatly increase her productive man-power.

REDUCTION OF WAGES IN ENGLAND.

Strenuous Campaign on Both Sides.

London, February 27.

- FALL OF TIFLIS DENIED.

Paris, February 27.

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Peak, and was 4 years old. Mr. H. Birkett She had three sons, who would | Messrs. G. C. Moxon: be called as witnesses in the and C. Mackie саве. The three sons at the Mr. Soth time were living with her at 56, Mrs. Deacon the Peak. The two sons had em- Mr. Ritchfield ployment and were just about to Mr. Sutton ... go to Singapore and money was Mr. L. N. Leefe received from the uncle to assist them with the passage. Que son

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$10, and the two sons banded Mr. Johnstone over this money to their mother. Mr. Knoll The sons would tell the jury that Mr. Vida they saw in the possession of Mr. Hill their mother before the murder Mr. Soares

The Georgian Government has telegraphed denying the report 860. After the murder that money Mr. Heard of the fall of Tiflis.

U.S. EMERGENCY, TARIFF BILL.

House of Representatives Ratifies Joint Report,

Washington, February 27.

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effects of the Mr. Nemazee woman in ker house $4. Mr. Wuillenmier They also discovered that the Mr. Timmis... woman had come to Government Mr. Bell-Irving House and was seen there on Mr. Doyle various occasions during the day. Mr. Seth

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Signs are not wanting of a coming struggle between Labour and

The House of Representatives has ratified the Report of the A question that arose in a murder Mr. Gibson ... Capital on the issue of a general reduction in wages. On the one joint conference (of the Senate and House of Representatives) on hand, employere, supported by an influential section of the Prese, the Fordney Emergency Tariff Bill. It is expected that the Senateury after having found out who Mr. Jardine... have rapidly developed a pro-reduction campaign, sometimes advanc. will adopt it this week. ing actual figures. On the other hand, recent speeches by the landers of the big unions have strenuously exhorted resistance to reductions.

Mr. Hodges, Secretary of the Miners' Federation (who is referred |

THE YAP DISPUTE.

Washington, February 27,

to in Earlier Cables), enjoins the miners to prepare to prove their The report that Sir Auckland Geddes will mediate on the Yap solidarity. He suggests a heavy Government subsidy enabling the question is discredited. The State Department declares that it has present profits and wages to be maintained and reducing coal by not heard of any offer and does not expect one, Some in official 20/- per ton, thereby reducing manufacturing costs and improving circles point out that it would an pausal proceeding for one of the trade generally.

interested parties to attempt to act as umpire,

EXECUTION OF SINN FEINERS.

Six Death Sentences Carried out at Cork.

London, February 28.

THE PERSIAN PROBLEM.

Allahabad, February 27, Riza Khan, the author of the coup d'etat in Persia, announces the creation of a new Army, retaining the cossacks as special guard. Six Sinn Fainers were executed at Cork Barracks this morning, I refuses to accept the Anglo-Persian Agreement in its present five for preparing an ambush and the sixth for possessing a revolver form. and a book" Night Fighting." Prayers were offered at the Catholic Churches for grace and happy death" for the condemned. The cork corporation urged a reprieve while the case of the sixth prisoner as to the jurisediction of the military courts to impose the death sentence has been challenged in the Court of King's Bench at Dublin.

ACCIDENTS TO EX-GERMAN SHIPS.

Troopship for Far East Mysteriously Sinks.

London, February 27. Another oase was added to-day to the list of mysterious accidents, which bave befallen ex-Gorman ships handed over to the Allies. A 6,000 tonner, renamed the Huntspill, due to sail oð Tuesday from Southampton with troops for the Far East, inexplic- ably listed -and sank in the mud. At present the vessel is half- submerged.

THE COALMINING DISCUSSION.

Denial of Notice to Miners.

London, February 28,

ROOSEVELT'S SON AS ASSISTANT NAVAL SECRETARY.

St. Augustine (Flor.), February 27, Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, son of the ex-President, has been pointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

LORD MILNER'S HONEYMOON.

London, February 28, Lork Milner's honeymoon is bolag spent in South France.

LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondentų).

RUBBER RESTRICTION,

Bingapore, Eebruary 28,

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the murderer was, their duty wes Mr.Potts

to find out the motive. That there Mr. Sutton ...

had been a motive was quite clear,

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Monahan states that he bas met some of the best men in the Orient at his weight (130 lbs), fu- oluding, amongst others, Kid 3rd Dencio, the present champion 4"}(twice) and Francisco. Flores 5 ("The Tiger"), on four occasions. He would be willing to come to 1Hongkong for a match (a few lbs. either way being of no importance) | for transportation expenses and a reasonable purse; We commend his enquiry to the local Boxing. Association.

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FOOTBALL.

Saturday's Results. The results of Saturday's gamos were as follows→

DIVISION II.

R.G.A. Reserves, 8; Staff and Dopia. 1.

Punjabis, 3; 8.C.A. Reserves, 1. Oilers United, 1; United, 1. Football on Saturday took

| second place to racing and the First Division games between Kowloon and Titania. Police and 8.C.A. were postponed to a later date.

: The Second Division games were well contested and the war- prise of the week-end was the re—” foult of the Punjabis-S.C.A.. Re-

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The Oilers and United played a hard game and just on time the Oilers took the lead, following a scrimmage in the United goal.

DETECTIVE ATTACKED.

Robbed of His Revolver.

The unprecedented instance of 5a Chinese detective being attack- 2 ed and in turn robbed by the 5thief whom he had set out to catch is being narrated in Police 4circles to-day. The detective 8 last night, it is stated, was on duty at Chatham Road when The fell Upor

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for the possession of the clook, and whilst rolling on the ground with his antagonist another thief 1mysteriously made his appearance 1 and seized the disputed object. This eas not considered enough by the thieves. They took his revolver from him and departed in triumph from the soone of the

mitted by a prisoner making his Government House in Albert unequal combat. The unfortunate escape. Sometimes the motive Road it ran along the path detective, who now conelders that was not clear. They had murder then doubled back to the bank, he has been a martyr to duty, cases at times where the motive The trail WAS quite visible was, when last seen, reported to WEB not sufficient to show up to this bank. The Police be searching for bia rovolver that it was murder. It was officer traced this trail to a fence which had been stolen from him not incumbent upon the across the path, stopped at the in so impudent a manner. Crown in a murder case to prove door of the verandah. The door motive at all. If the Crown was opened and the trail led to

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. proved to the iury that the pri- the supper room of the ball room w soner killed the deceased, it was of Government House, from there. The closing rate of the dollar, their duty to find the prisoner to the bath room and there were demand, to-day was Es. 5181., guilty of murder, in the found blood spots. All this THE WEATHER. absence of any legal defence. If showed that the murder was 2p.m. Barometer-29.78, Tera- the jury thought that the motive committed by some, one in which the Attorney-General gug- Government House, and by some perature:-73. Humidity 28, gested was * possible motive one who had access to the key of LIGHTING-UP TIME. although not the real motive, if the door which led from the Lighting-up time to-day is 6.27 they thought that the murder servants quarter into the ante p... was committed by the prisoner, room. That was the only way the jury must find the prisoner to get into the supper room. guilty even if they did not dis- Whoever took the woman into cover the motive. It was possible the bath room maut have had that the murderer had taken access to the bail room, and most away the

money.have been some one who lived in That might have bean Government House. The prisoner Coronet Theatre--5.15 and 9.15 the motive of the murder. The lived in the servant's room of pr Attorney-General did not put Government House where the key Hongkong Theatre 3.15, 7.18 that forward as a definite part of that door was kept. The mur and 9.15 p.m of the oase of the Crown. The derer also must have been some murder might have been done one who knew the decosted

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DON'T FORGET.

To-day.

To-morrow..

City Hall Prof. Danenberg'a

problem was to discover who with him to place like the ban Pupile Piano orte Rucie! --- was the murderer. When the room,. The ano man in Gloveru P Palice went to the spot where ment House who know how well Theatra the body was found they dis- was the prisoner

It is rumoured that the Government does not agree for complet shat a trail ran across

The Secretary of the South Wales Coalowners Association sory rubber restrioblón. -denies she report that the coufowners have decided to give the

zainars á Kortnights notice on March 31.

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