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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1921.

EARLIER

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondents. LABOUR IN MALAYA.

Singapore, Mar. 9.

The Labour Committee, com. prising the chief employers of inbour, has decided to make re-i ductions varying from 'one-third to two-fifths of the special allowances enaceded to employees, chiefly on account of the former high price of rice, from the 15th inst.

A further reduction is to take offect from 15th April,

Pay for unskilled labour will be reduced five cents daily from the 15th inst. and the same amount on 10th April.

The employers in Penang and the Federated Malay States are

| making similar reductions.

NAVAL CONFERENCE.

Singapore, March 9,

The Naval Conference at Penang cornmeneed on Monday. The pro ceedings were of a preliminary nature and occupied an hour and a half. The Conference was resumed ( on Tuesday,

THE HONG MOH DISASTER.

Singapore, Mar. 9.

The wreck of the Hong Moh off Swatow, following on the Hong Wan I disaster recently, has caused a sensation in shipping circles. *

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points, the final scores being: Osmund 750; Leung 716. Osmund compiled breaks of 65, 57 (twice). 54, 52, 45, 40, 25 (twice), 23 and 19, whilst Leung's best were 55, 35, 25, 23, 20, 18 and 16 (three) times).

HO KOM-TONG CUPS. Playing at the Palace Hotel last right, T. B. Golding (-300) de- feated Wong Po-hong (-200), Highest breaks: Golding, 67, 38, 26, 25, 24, 20, 18 (twice), 17, 16, 15: Wong, 23, 22, 18, 17, 16.

Major Stroud Sergt.

(-200) beat J. Parkes (-200), 250-205. Highest breaks: Stroud, 46, 29, 26, 19, 18: Parkes, 35, 19 (twice). To-night's Games.

6 p.m.-W. G. Gerrard (-150)

v. G. Thomas (-100).

9 p.m.-J. Taylor (-150) v. A. J.

Osmund (-300).

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GERMAN INDIGNATION.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE YAP MANDATE.

London, March 9.

New York, March 9. Since our last report on the 14th The "Daily News" Berlin correspondent states that the departure The text of the mandate for Yap submitted by Japan to the ult. per str. Dunera, various un-jef Herr Sthamer, also the Ambassador at Paris and the Minister at League of Nations has been published. It confirms the reports that foreseen events have strikingly Brussels to Berlin, is in the nature of recalls owing to indignation at Japan stipulated that her nationals should not be subjected to affected our yarn markets, which the new Allied occupations. The decision does not mean a rupture discriminatory and disadvantageous treatment in other mandated has remained in a very dull and of relations as the Chief Secretaries undertake the Ambassadors' territories. Washington understands that this means particularly the drooping state, and the recent [duties,

heavy fall in rupee exchange has

former German Pacific Islands for which Australasia has a mandate. It Washington, March 9. is understood in Washington that official circles have objections to this reservation of a similar character to the United States' objections against the provisions in the British Mesopotamian mandate, whereby it is alleged, Americans were excluded from trading there. The United States maintains that it never agreed to, the conferment of the mandate of Yap on Japan.

not helped to improve the prices, The Secretary of War, after a Cabinet meeting, denied the report which have on the contrary that the Government is considering the withdrawal of the American dropped $10 to $15 per bale. The forces on the Rhine. jeagerness of a few foreign holders

ANTI-SOVIET REVOLT.

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FINANCIAL POSITION OF AMERICA.

Washington, March 9.

to part with their stock by forced sales at low rates, the report from India of continually declining! prices owing to fall in eatton, and

London, March 9. the direct supplies from Shanghai

News from Russia continues to be most confused and shadowy. to Canton and coast ports by Moscow wireless, however, euphemistically announces that the Soviet local Shanghai milis, as well as of Government has postponed liquidation of the Kronstadt revolt for a Japanese 19 yarn by several day. This, taken in conjunction with other messages, is interpreted Shanghai firmus, are the main

Mr. Mellon, Secretary to the Treasury, in the first official state- as bearing out the report that the Bolshevik infantry attack upon causes which have wrought this Kronstadt aver the ice was heavily repulsed. Some Finnish Gulfment in the form of a letter to bankers, urges rigid economy in very unfavourable change, and ports which apparently were first firing against Kronstadt are now budget system. He says that though the financial condition of |Governmental expenditure and immediate establishment of a national from the present gloomy aspect ringagainst Petrograd. It is stated that Koslovsky is about to march on it seems there is hardly any hope Petrograd after a successful artillery duel. There are indications America for the past eight months was particularly encouraging, of a revival of better business in that the insurgents have seized the Pako and Bologaie railway beavy drains on the Treasury were to be expected in March and April, A U.S. Federal quarantine, ness, transacted during the inter- junctions, this meaning that the Moscow-Petrograd line is cut midway, which would possibly require the flotation of short term certificafes to mest the indebtedness. He therefore warns the nation against effective from April 1st, will be val, amounts tu about 3,000 baler

extravagance.

GENERAL NEWS.

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CONFERENCE OF JAPANESE VILLAGES.

India, the bale, in 10s and 12s yarn, while Philippines, Ceylon and Java, to 20s is absolutely neglected. guard against the danger of the Unsold stock 11.000 bales, har- introduction of the lack citrne gains 12,000 bales. By pest.

Arrivals: From Bombay 6,000 bales.

Shanghai, reports, a moderate The headmon of towns and business it reduced rates: villeges of all parts of Japan had Japanese Yarn:-Owing to very Conference last month and unfavourable prices as compared praseda rasolution that the sum with present ruling rates in of Xen 140,000,000, which is the Japan, holders of this yarn are total payment of the teachers of firm, and no sales are effected primary schools hitherto paid by during the interval.

JAPANESE PRINCE'S VISIT TO ENGLAND.

London, March 9,

Officials of the Foreign Office and the Lord Chamberlain's depart- ment are carefully elaborating the programme of the Japanese Crown Prince's visit. His Highness will be the guest of the King at Bucking- ham Palace for three days and will afterwards be housed in their| mansion in London.

ASSASSINATION OF SPANISH PREMIER.

London,, March 9. the towns and villages, be paid Row Cotton-With nominal Three individuals, supposedly Syndicaliste, followed, Signor by the State treasury and they prices there is an entire absence | Dato's motor car on mothe cycles and fired twenty-seven shots, Killing I elected an executive committee of demand for this staple comiguer Dato instantaneously. They used explosive bullets. They to carry through the doolston, ⠀⠀⠀modity; stock 200 bales.

Chan escaped in the darkness leaving no trace of their identity.

AMERICAN AMBASSADOR LEAVES LONDON.

London, March 9. The American Ambassador (Mr. Davis) and his wife have departed for New York. Among those who saw them off at Waterloo was Viscount Rending who kissed Mts. Davis on both cheeks,

OBITUARY.

London, March 9.

announced of Lord Moulton,

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