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式拜禮 號八月三英港香 TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1921.

日九廿月正

SINGLE OQFY: 10 OTE. $30 PRA 'ANNUNG

ALLIES REJECT GERMAN OFFER.

PENALTIES TO BE ENFORCED IMMEDIATELY.

Military Movements to Begin to-day.

(Reuter's Service, )

London, March 7. Mr. Lloyd George, addressing the Germans at the Conference. thie afternoon, said the German proposals did not represent such an advance on their first proposals as to justify the Allies in postponing the execution of the sanctions. Though all deeply deplored thie, it was in the interests of the peace of the world.

Military Movements Ordered.

London, March 7. At the conclusion of the Conference, a telegram was despatched directing the military movements to begin to-morrow. The German delegates are leaving for home at two o'clock in the afternoon to-

morrow.

The New Customs Regime.

London, March 7. The now Customs regime in the occupied territories will come into force on Thursday.

German Offer Rejected.

Paris, March 7.

The Allies have rejected the newest German offer accepting the Parla Conforonee figures subject to revision after five years and insisting upon an International Loan to Germany and the retention of Upper Silesia udder German rule. The Allies agreed upon a plan including thirty yearly payments each of three billions of marks (gold) and a thirty per cent. tax on German exports. A special Committee is to decide on compensations so as to make up the discrepancies between the plan and the amounts previously agreed on in Paris. Vale.

German Foreign Minister's Speech.

London, March 7. Owing to the momentous character of this morning's Conference an enormous crowd gathered outside Lancaster House. Mr. Lloyd George was given a tremendous ovation, the crowd surrounding him and shouting quote "Mako Them Pay!"

NO EVASION.

**

Dr. von Simons asserted that the difference between the Paris decisions and the German counter-proposals did not mean that

Germany."

WAR RESPONSIBILITY.

PHILIPPINES' INDEPENDENCE.

General Wood to Study the Question. (Reuter's Service, )

Washington, March 7. President Harding has instructed General Leonard Wood to proceed to the Philippines to study conditions in the light of the Filipinos' aspirations towards independence.

CENTRAL AMERICAN DISPUTE: U.S. MEDIATION. New York, March 7. Costa Rican forces are withdrawing from the disputed territories. An armistice is pending, and Panama is negotiating through the mediation of the United States.

AMERICAN SHIPBUILDERS REDUCE WAGES.

New York, March 7. The largest shipyards have given notice of a 10 per cent. reduction in wages to thirty thousand workers from the 1st of April.

LABOUR WINS IN TRIANGULAR CONTEST.

London, March 7. The by-election at Penistone resulted as follows: Mr. Gillis (Labour), 8,560; Mr. W. M. R. Pringle, Independent Liberal, 7,984; Hon. Mr. Hinchcliffe, (Co-Liberal), 7,123.

BOMBAY STRIKE OVER DISMISSED HAND.

Bombay, March 7. Two thousand operatives at the Simplex mill have struck to show solidarity over a dismissed colleague.

Mr. Lloyd George's Reply.

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GROWL THEY MAY, BUT PAY THEY MUST!

HANDED OVER BY GERMANY!

BUT THE WAR COST US 8.000000000

POUNDS

SHIPS - RO54,729 1095

MOTOR LORRIES - 8000 "THE BRITISH "SHAR:

SHIPS 1,477,839 TONS

MOTOR LORRIES

1,242

CHEMICALS & GYES

3005 TONS

A pictorial diagram from the Daily Mail showing the mercantile tonnage, the number of motor lorries, and the quantity of obemicals and dyen which Germany had handed over to the Allies up to the end of last year, and the proportion taken by Great Britain. But the Germans are still bluffing about the amount of money they can pay for the war damage they did,

THE WRECK OF THE ***HONG MOH."

Survivors Brought to Hongkong.

BRILLIANT RESCUE WORK.

One,

THE RESCUE WORK.

in

The most painful sight to those aboard the Carlisle was to see through the telescope the Chinego. falling over the side of the vessel by the dozen, with_no hope of their being saved. The heaviest loss of lives was from the forecastle, when it listed right over and became submerged in the

waves. The Chinese on the fore-

Some of the survivors

FINE WORK BY CARLISLE'S CAPTAIN.

succeeded

TRAFFIC CASES.

Chauffeurs in Trouble.

Included a nongst the batch of traffic summonses heard at the Magistracy this morning were a number of prosecutions against chauffeurs for reckless driving, the left side, disobeying the traffic passing stationary tramoars on policeman's orders, and other

minor offencoa.

H. M.S. Carlisle last evening castle were very exhausted, sorge brought to Hongkong a batch of them having been hanging on of survivors from the to the wreck for two days. With wrecked Hong Moh, which the exception of a few who climb-

The driver of the Dragon lying & total loss offed the rigging most of them were Lammock Island. The spot at washed overboard. Those on the Garage car, No. 338, was charg which the disaster occurred is rigging were later saved by the ed with reckless driving whilst Mr. Lloyd George,replying to Dr. vonSimons,said the Allies, neutrals

on the Boat Rocks, a long motor boat of Captain Evans, the going down the Dairy Farm hill on the Pokfulum Road. He was string of rooks resembling|commander of H.M.S. Carliste. Dr. von Simons, in his statement to the Conference, reiterated and Germany all insistently urged the clamant necessity of reaching

sentenced to a fine of $5. He declared that owing to a definite settlement of outstanding questions, particularly the deter

lifeboats when seen from a As the Carlisle's boats came inability to accept the Paris proposals.

A Northern driver, whose the far-reaching difference of opinion and the grave difficulties in miuation of the total indemnities. It was sound commonsense, in the way of a perfoot solution of the reparation problem, the Germans the interests of the peace sud prosperity of the world, to realise the distance, lying about a quarter alongside, the survivora jumped offence dated as far back we the of a mile to the south-east off with their belongings, and were 11th November last, was charged

It was picked up from the sea. After 4 were compelled to abandon the idea of presenting a new plan for futility of endeavouring to raconstruct the future on rocking of the Lammocke. total reparation and had decided to revert to the idea of a provisional foundation but to discover something, howover low, which toushes between the outer Boat Rock p.m. the saa had gone down suffle with disobeying the traffic ser- Brangamont Germany was prepared to pay the fixed annuities bottom in the paramount interests of the world, including Ormany and the Lammocks that the lantly to allow the boats of the geant's orders on the Upper provided for he first five years and ao to give a full equivalent for The latter's proposals fail completely." Until we get from Germany Hong Mob came to grief. The Carlisle to lie alongside the Albert Road on the occasion of

wreck ja quite visible the 12 per cent. export duty, which was not thought practicable. proposals that mean a definite and unchallanged settlement, there

Dr. von Simon's offer appears to passing steamers, which report work.

to wreck, but it was still hazardous the holding of the Ministering

Children's League- Beers Such tremendous payments were only possible if a large part cannot be peace between us.

Government House, The Belkika thereof could be financed by way of a Loan proposal and could be accept the Paris proposals for five years, but even this is uncertain, that she is hopelessly lost, scrambled down the wreck by process of the prosecution was

broken in three means of ropes..

explained by made only if Upper Silesia, by virtue of a plebiscite, remained Ger- because in the event of the Upper Silesia plebiscite going against being

that the fact man and if the restrictions imposed on Germany in the commerce of Germany, the whole scheme falls through. Even assuming that the pieces, with a big gap between

after the offence the defend- the world were abolished. Both conditions were necessary to enable plebiscite is favourable to Germany and we are ready to accept the the bow and the other portions.

aut knowing that he would The late Captain Holmes, the Germany honourably to promise such high payments. "It is," said conditions about German trade, what will happen at the end of five

We have no proposal, not even a minimum figure, not even skipper of the wrecked vessel,

All the crew of the Carlisle be summoned, slipped out from Dr. von Simons, "entirely for the Allies to decide whether we submit years?

rendered valuable assistance. the Colony to Shanghai, but on to such a proposal to-day. If you agree, then we will do our best to the precise method of arriving at a figure. Therefore the situation had two brothers is the East.

Especially fine work was done by coming back to the Colony, to Mr. Chris Holmes, co-operate with your experts with a view to establishing as soon as is not only perfectly vague; it is disquieting, since the payments

is Supt. Engineer

Captain Evans, C. B., D. S. O, exchange his late service with possible a comprehensive plan of reparations covering thirty years. now offered will not be paid from current revenue but will involve a If, however, you insist on our immediately making a fixed total offer.loan. Germans thus mortgages her future, necessitating a lien on Jardine's, and the other, Mr. Ivy in command of the Carlisle. He Mr. Liu Chu Pak for work with we must ask for a delay of a week to consult the Berlin Cabinet," the income of subsequent years in order to pay the annuities of the Holmes, is chief engineer of went off to the wreck in a motor the Palace Garage, he was re- first five years. We have been sooking some sort of certainty; all the newly-acquired Indo-China boat with a cutter in tow and cognised and brought into Court. we have got is the certainty that it will be inadequate."

S. N. Company's steamer Kwong

in getting almost It was stated in evidence that Hard Facts.

Eng. The former is at present on alongside the wreck. There were the defendant, on the day in Home leave, whilst the latter has then still a few survivors on the question, stopped at the eastern Germany intended to evade her obligations or to mock the Trosty. Mr. Lloyd George continued:--"Even if Germany entirely loses just returned from a holiday,

forecastle, alltopexhausted to save gate of the Government House It was a question of the capacity of Germany's economic organisa-Silesia, hor population will still be ten millions is excess of the

themselves. Captain Evans strip-grounds to discharge some tion. They had left nothing untried since Thursday to explain the United Kingdom, which at present has a million unemployed on

ped straightaway and swam to passengers, and was ordered by spirit of the counter-proposals, to clear up mistakes and to find other account of the war, in addition to having to provide £500,000,000 in The Carlisle got to the scene this portion of the wreck with a the traffic sergeant not to re- ways to an understanding. "According to the declarations of the Allies," said Dr. von Simons, "the Paris resolutions are intended to pensions. Thus if Germany carries out the Paris proposals her of the wreck ut 7 a.m. on Sunday, life line and succeeded in saving start his machine for & while A wireless message from the Com-all but one of those clinging to the as the road at the moment was aggregate payments to the Allies will only be a quarter of the war

one was dead filled with padestrians. He meet us hallway. We prefer for a time, after the lapse of five years, charges of Britain alone. The French cass in more striking. In modere at Hongkong instructing wreck. This not to make use of this intention to meet us but to get in fact the addition to a heavy pension list. France is compelled to find twelve the warship to proceed to the scene on the rigging, and was still lying disobeyed the order and restarted present provisions of the Peace Treaty I am unable to see how far milliard france to repair devastations. Consequently Germany this of the disaster having been rece- there when the Carlisle left the his machine, and gave as his ex- this can be regarded as a wilful and deliberate refusal on the part of year will have to find for all the Allies only a ninth of France's ived at 11 p.m. on Saturday, when scene of the disaster. Later on,cuse, at the Police Court to-day, liabilities. Yel Dr. von Simona talks of the economic sacrifices of thoCarlisle was off the Pescadores. Captain Evans got alongside the the story that his brakes would Germany clearly showing that Germany has not yet realised the When the Carlisle arrived, H.M.S. main portion of the wrack, but not work when he wanted them to. Foxglove was found standing by unfortunately the motor boat. Asked how that could be, as he Dr. von Simona said he preferred that the settlement of the essential facts of the situation."

fouled in some had actually stopped when the or- total Reparations debt be calculated according to the provisions of Mr. Lloyd George dismissed the difficulty of paying beyond the the wreck. A heavy sea was propeller the Peace Treaty. As regards Mr. Lloyd George's ruling that frontiers as being as surmountable as the currency question. The running and this made it very wreckage. Captain Evans forth-der was given to him, he gave Germany's guilt must be considered as the basis of the Treaty. Dr. Premier emphasised that Dr. von Simons refused to accept respon-difficult for the cruiser, to lower with jumped into the water another version to the

her whalers. H.M.S. Carlisle again stripped and cleared that "his car being opposite the von Simons said he deliberately avoided speaking on the question of sibility for the war, which was the basis of the Peace Treaty, but lowered her cutters on Sunday at the propeller with the help of gate, he wanted to move on a war guilt because that would make an understanding more difficult. appealed to history to revise the sentence. Mr. Lloyd George said Ho declared that the Treaty of Frankfort was based on the assump-he uneasily suspected that Germany intended on this point that 8am, and later on in the day the Able Seaman Whitohead. Captain little so as not to be in the way of His tion that the vanquished, and not the guilty party, should pay the history should begin five years hence. The Allies cannot discuss Foxglove lowered most of her big Evane was working on his own those entering the gate.

initiative from 4 till 10 o'clock on Worship met this excuse, by the costs of the war. History alone was able to decide who was re-on that basis. Unless Germany is prepared to act on the funda-

The Foxglove arrived at the Sunday and was instrumental in retort that it was not the defend- sponsible for the World War. He was far from wishing to absolve mental realisation of her responsibility, it will be impossible to the German Government from responsibility, but whether a single discover an arrangement calculated to produce an atmosphere of scene on Saturday night, but could the saving of about a hundred ant's business to decide theas' matters. It was the sergeant's nation, and that nation Germany, was exclusively guilty had not confidence and goodwill, which is essential to the peace of Europe. not lower har boats. She steamed lives.

The son of the manager of business to do so. A. fine of $5 been finally decided by the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of The Paris proposals already represented a considerable abatement to windward and floated rafts Versailles was lawful for us because we signed it, thus not merely of the Allies claims and were advanced with a view to assuring a down to the wreck and picked the Company which owned the was imposed.

number of Chinese. Hong Moh was aboard the The same driver was charged admitting that we lost the war but signing judgemont. Mr. Lloyd settlement. We were willing to discuss with Germany the length

succeeded in saving vessel at the time of the disaster, with another offence, that of Geroge had emphasised that it was chose jupes, but Dr. von Simons of the period of annuities and also an alternative method to the She

only 26 lives, but, had but he is amongst those 'saved. showing a dim rear light. Ho contended that any law reserved the possibility of invalidating chose twelve per cent. export duty for adjusting the annuity to Germany's the weather been better, the It may be recalled to the credit was punished to the tune of ingee if the condemned party furnished new proofs.

prosperity. But we demand immediately, firstly, a settlement of the amount of payments or the factors which should automatically number of survivors would have of Captain Evans that he was another $5.

been more. There were many four times in the Antarctic, ‹ Ha A chauffeur in the service of determine those amounts in accordance with Germany's prosperity casualties on the Saturday night. was Captain Scott's second-in-the contractor, Lai Chun, who Dr. von Simone dwelt on the emotions of his four visits to the and secondly, an arrangemant as regards the method of the payment Nobody seems to know definitely command and when the latter proceeded along Caiua Road and devastated areas and said the majority of Germane were anxious to which will preclude the possibility of further discussions and quarrels. when the Hong Moh went on the died in 1911 he co-operate in the work of reconstruction. He deplored the doubts

took over up to the Naval Yard without. cast on their proposals to deal with a task of such immenso difficulty

Penalties Must Be Enforced.

rooke, but it is believed that she the command of the expedition. a rear light, and as a con- and teclared that Mr. Lloyd George's statement that German tax-

went aground on Friday morn During the War he was lo com- sequence had the traffic sergeant Mr. Lloyd George asked Dr. von Simons' forgiveness for opining ing. The survivors all tell differ mand of destroyers at Dover and following him the whole way on ation was lower than that of the Allies was based on the Allied experts' wrong method of calculating. He quoted figures from the that the latter was not a free agent but was compelled to answer to ent stories.

did splendid work. He had charge his motor oyola was fined $5. The weather was bad all the of H.M.S. Broke in the action For passing B stationary Memorandum of the League of Nations to support his contention a public opinion which was not ready to pay the debt. He con- that Germany was more heavily burdened than England and France, cluded by insisting on the necessity of an immediate and definite time. There was a strong north between German destroyers and tramcar at the left side the driver and warned the Allies not to attempt to squeeze from Germany more settlement. In consequence of the fact that the German proposals east monsoon at the time when H.M.S. Swift and H.M.S. Broke of Mr. E. Des Voeux's car was payment than she was able to give. He declared that the menace were simply an evasive postponement, the Allies regretfully con- the Carlisle got to the scene, and in the Channel, and for his ser- fined $5, with the advice that he of penalties was not justified by the Peace Treaty and was a concluded that the penalties must be enforced immediately.

the sea was breaking furiously on vices he received the D.S.O. should in such cases either pass tradiction of the League of Nations pact. Dr. von Simons auid

A German Protest.

the wrecked. Hong Moh. Rafts After the Armistice he was Senior. the ear on the right side or stop Germany was not a member of the League of Nations, but she had

were dropped to windward of the Naval Officer at Ostend. He as altogether. signed the pact of the League, and he therefore, on behalf of the Dr. von Simons, replying to Mr. Lloyd George, complained of wreck by the Carlisle and sued command of HM8, Car

certain German Government, announced an appeal to the Assembly of the the Allies' refusal to grant a brief delay in order to consult Berlin.

number of -sur- } lisle on February 2 of this year. League against the sanctions with which they were menaced. He expressed agreement with the Allies' suggestion for taxing vivors climbed on them. There Dr. von Simons concluded by declaring that if any sanction German goods delivered to Allied countries but regretted that Ger- was great difficulty in gett failed to attain its purpose it must call for new sanctions, thus man publie opinion would discredit this proposal on account of itsing the Chinese to jump off the eventually preparing a new state of violence, but all wanted to leave inclusion among the Allies' sanctions. He further agreed with the wrecked steamer into the soa. the anhealthy atmosphere of compulsion and enter the wholesome Allies' intention for an examination as regards the method of payMost of them could not swim and atmosphere of voluntary co-operation. Common distress was only ment but deplored the fact that the joint dommittee of experts who they were afraid of the exposure. remorable by common effort, and Germany was ready to exert would deliberate thereon would meet in an atmosphere embittered" The last person to Isave the herself more than others. He appealed to the Allies to assist Ger- by the enforcement of sanotions against which he formally and ship was a child, who was taken many in finding ways to fulfil her obligations, saying this could best solemnly protested.

up by a júnk which was lying in be solved by technical experts appointed by both sides.

(Other Telegrams on Page 8.)

the vicinity.

GERMANY'S BURDENS,

boats.

а

DON'T FORGET.

"To-day.

affect

ARTO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

Phestra - Roval –– Baavand Musical Comedy Co. present Plums for Ploking "-9,15 p.m.

The closing rate of tan dollar, on demand, toid»Tam

THE WEATHER

2 p.m. Baroma perature 66,

LIGHTING UP Lighting-up sime

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