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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 13,093

六拜禮 號三廿月四英港香 SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1921.

日六十月三

THE COLONY'S FINANCES.

SINGLE COPY: 10 GTS.

530 PER ANNUM,

SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINTS & VARNISHES

ANDERSEN MEYER & CD LED

REPAIRING WAR DAMAGE.

German Offer to Britain.

(Reuter's Service. }

London, April 23.

Germany has forwarded a Note to Britain, offering immediately

France and Belgium, supplying the labour and materials for ro- building, clearing the ground and afforestation, the cost being reckoned against the Reparations Account.

JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE.

The Entertainment Programme.

(Reuter's Service.)

Malta, April 22.

It is expected that the Katari, and the Kashima will arrive on

arrival and proceed to the Palace through the Florians route, which

Position at End of Last Year.

SHIPPING NOTES.

(By "Neptune.")

INTERPORT CRICKET.

The Hongkong Team. Tha

Mr. R. C. Morton, the General Agent for the Orient of the Pacific Hongkt, Mail Steamship Company with bean co headquarters at Manila, bas just of Mr...

ket team to represent

against Shanghai has

oted by the inclusion

E. A. Webstor (H.K.

In view of the present dispassed through Hongkong with 10.C.) and Mr. A. A. Runijahin

to undertake reparation work in the devastated regions of North Sunday afternoon. The Crown Prince will land an hour after hiscussion on the finances of the his family on his way to the (L.R.C.). Mr. E. J. R. Mitchell is being decorated. The Prince will either attend the Horse Show Felony and the Government's United States on vacation. Mr. (H.K.C.C.) was unable to accept or be driven around the island.

recourse to increased txation,Morton has been with the Pacific an invitation. Lt. Col. Bowen is special interest attaches to the Mail Steamship Company for also unable to make the trip. In the evening a State dinner and reception will be given al financial returns for the year something like 27 years con- the Palace. On the 25th a ceremony will be held at the Naval 1920 which are given in the secutively, and is recognised as G. R. Sayer (Capt.), Capt. Davies,

The full team is as follows: Cemetery, were several Japanese bluejackets were buried during Government Cazeff: dated yester-being one of the best informed as Capt. Olliver, Lieut. Franks, E. the war. There will also be a lunch at the Casino Maltese, the day. leading Maltese club, and in the afternoon a garden party at San

well as one of the most popular B. Reid, F. C.de Rome, F. H. Under the heading of revenue steamship men in the Orient.Farthing, C. I. Stapleton, Major Antonio Palace. In the evening there will be either a dinner al it is revealed that whereas the When in Hongkong, the staffs of Bagnall, R. E. A. Webster and Admiralty House or a State dinner aboard the Katori, with income of the Government for the firework illuminations by the Flest.

Manila A. A. Rumjahn.

THE COAL STRIKE.

Owners and Miners Meet Government.

London, April 22. The joint Conference between the Government, the mineowners and the miners adjourned after an hour and a half. It is understood that sufficient progress was made in finding a basis of negotiations to justify a further meeting on Monday, with hope of success.

Is it only Fencing?

London, April 22. The feeling to-night is inclined to hedge with regard to the prospects of a coal settlement. Some of the Minors' Executive are of opinion that the talks have amounted to nothing more than fencing, although the owners are preparing a fresh set of figures, probably involving improved wage schemes. Nevertheless there bas not been any dramatic reversal of policy on the part of the owners meanwhile, although there is an impression in some quarters that a compromiso may be possibles on the question of a national pool. Tho Miners' Executive at present does not possess any authority to depart from that principle.

The coal strike has now extended over three weeks, and wide- spread distress in the coalfields and throughout the country grows more acute daily. In some districts the grim spectre of destitution overshadows the miners' homes. Consequently the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress, the Executive Committee of the Labour Party and the Parliamentary Labour Party have gently appealed all over the country to all classes for funds to save the starving miners' children,

A CENTRAL INSTITUTION OF FORESTRY.

Imperial Plan for College at Oxford,

London, April 22. The report of the inter-Departmental Committee on Imperial Forestry Education, headed by Lord Clinton and including Viscount Novar, Mr. P. H. Clutterbuck, of the India Office, and Major Furse, of the Colonial Offico, recommends a central institution for training forest officers, in favour of which the British Empire Forestry Con. ference passed a resolution that it should be located at Oxford and incorporated with the University. The Governmeats of the United Kingdom, Imlia, the Colonies, and the Protectorates should jointly guarantee a sum sufficient for the normal requiroments. The anticipated annual cost will be lessened by the Dominion Govern- ments sending probationers for special courses or research. The capital cost cannot be estimated at present, but the annual cost of the permanent staff should not exceed £4,000 at the commencement,

WINDOW-SLASHING SPREADS.

Nails Strewn Along Brighton Road.

Landon, April 22. Window-slashing continues. Over two hundred windows were damaged last night in London. Similar outrages are reported from Swansea, Birmingham, St. Alban's as well as from many places round London. Possibly these had connection with the Sina Fein campaign. It is reported that thousands of half-inch naile have ben strewn along the main road from London to Brighton, near Ples

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SEAMEN'S WAGES.

Prospects of Settlement.

London, April 22.

At a conference held at the National Maritime Board in London the seafarers' representatives agreed to recommend the constituent upions to endorse a settlement of the wages question accepted by the shipowners namely, a reduction of pay by 50s, per month on monthly vessels and 8/6 per week on weekly vessels from May 6.

INTERNATIONAL CREDITS.

Holland Authorises Raising of Funds.

On the 26th visits will be paid to his Majesty's ships, and lunch will be taken oither with the Governor or the Naval Commander-in- Chief on the afternoon of departure.

AUSTRALIA AND THE EMPIRE.

What Mr. Hughes Thinks.

Melbourne, April 22.

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News in To-day's New Advertisements.

Hongkong and 1920 WAS estimated to be agencies combined to make a $15,314,800 it only amounted to presentation. In the case of Mr. $14,689,671 as against an income Morton this took the shape of a during 1919 of $16,524,974, very valuable dressing case, while Increases ao shown under every Mrs. Morton received a gold meah During the stay Japanese sailors will be ontortained by British head, excepting that of "Licences bag. sailors at naval canteens.

and Internal Revenue not other. wise specified" (included in this

At the Hongkong Theatre the According to the annual trad-week-end attraction is a Pathe is the Opium Monopoly). The returns of the Colony just publish- picture entitled "Ruler of the increased revenue from Lighted by the Imports and Exports Road."-Page 12. Dues, Fees of Courts, Post Office, Department of the Government, Kowloon-Canton Railway, Rent shipping was more plentiful last purchase of the s.s. Ranes, which Offers are invited for the of Government Property, Interest, yerr, though the increase Miscellaneous Receipts and Land mainly confined to two nation- &

was Messrs. Mackinnon Mackenzie Sales amounted to $704,312, but alites only, British and American. instructions from the Ministry of Co. aro selling under the decrease under the one head-The Japanese tonnage decreased Shipping.-Page 4. regard to the invitation to the Imperial Conference, reiterated that decrease on the year of $1,835,302. appeared last year after several of antique china and curios.-

Mr. Hughes, speaking in the House of Representatives with

ing mentioned above amounted slightly as compared with the

$2,539,615, making at

On Friday next Mossrs. Lam- net previous year. The Italian flag re-mert Bros, are selling a quantity and he considered that the Imperial Government had treated Australia was no party to the framing of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, The actual expenditure for the years Australia handsomely in asking her views thereon. He characterizedxpenditure during 1919

of absoneo. AmericanPage 4. year was $14.489,593 against an tonnage is more than double of the term "Empire" as unfortunate, saying we were really a common-

A collection of fine table wealth of self-governing nations, cumprising the greatest democracy $3,426,332. The principal saving twenty per cent. Freights to on Monday afternoon.-Page 4.

of 1919, and the average size of glassware and a few wator colours $17,915,925-a decrease in history. He concluded by saying that war between America and took place under the heading of Europe and the United States

of the vessels has increased by over are being sold by Lammert Bros. Britain was unthinkable.

"Miscellaneous Servicos" (in-remained unchanged throughout England Men's Society are re- The members of the Church of cluded in which is the purchase last year. There is no lack of minded of the service for Renewal of opiuin) no less than $4,122,580 space to Europe but the condition of Membership and Isque of being saved. Other small savings of the freight trade to the United Badges of the New Pattern which were accomplished on the AuditStates is lifeless, Passenger will be held after the evening Departinmont, the Harbour rathic to Europe and the United service to-morrow in St. John's Master's Department, Importe States is still in a congested state. Cathedral.---Page 4, and Exports Department, Bookings are made months ahead Military Expenditure. Public and shipping companies can give pointed Hon. Secretary of the Mr. J. B. Ross has been ap- Works Recurrent and Charges on no guarantee of return passages Royal Hongkong Golf Club and account of Public Debt, whilst from Europe.

membere should read the notice there was increased expenditure

ou Page 4. The on all the following items:

Coast wise freights were in an The minute Governor, Colonial Secretary's unenviable state last year. Al-Lazerus' testing apparatus is told Department, Secretariat for

though tonnage Chinese Affairs, Treasury, Royal local business throughout the

was plentiful on Page 7.

The H. B. Waring Company is

GLASGOW DOCKERS' ATTITUDE ON COAL STRIKE.

London, Apr 22. The dockers of Glasgow have decided not to refuse to discharge oal from ships during the miners' stoppage.

LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondents.)

SINGAPORE STRIKES.

accuracy of

Consignees of cargo by the s.8.

| Observatory, Judicial and Logal year was in a very bad condition, presenting "The Merchant of Departments, Police and Prison chiefly due to the prohibition of Venice" this afternoon and "The Departments, Medical Depart-rice from Siam and periodical Speckled Band" to-night.-Page ments, Sanitary Department. essation of shipments of rice 4. Botanical and Forestry Depart from Haiphong, so that the ment, Education,. Public Works Department, Public Works Ex-age available was constantly Crosskeys and the s.8. Mulpua in excess of the demand. The traordinary, Post Office, Kowloon highest rate of freight from Page 4.

are given a special notice од Canton Railway, Pensions and Saigon to Hongkong last year a Charitable Services.

was only 32 cents per picul as A Committee has been formed to deal with non-European un-cording to this statement, the cents in 1919. On the regular It will thus be seen that, accompared with a maximum of 62 employment.

Colony was run during 1920 at a

CORSE lines tonnage was also profit to the Government of lentiful, and rates declined by $200,078 41

Lock-Out of Garage Mechanics.

Singapore, April 22. The strikes con nue, though the men appear to be weakening, except the garage mechanics, whose employers have declared lock-out affecting 350 Mulayans,

SINGAPORE SPORTS SECRETARY'S PENSION.

Singapore, April 22. The Sporting Club has pensioned Mr. Owen, who has been its Secretary for 33 years, in a sum of $600 monthly.

H.M.S. MALAYA'S GIFTS.

Singapore, April 22

34 par cent, compared with 1919,

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To-Day's Exchange.

The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 2s. 6d.

Lighting-Up Time. Lighting-up time to-day is 6.46

A statement of assets and liabi- lities dated December 31st, shows. that the Government then had a cloquent on the disastrous ship.

Reuter during the week waxed p.m.

balance of $4,490,266, although it

should be noted that included in that nearly 900 vessels of over to fix her to-day on any round ping slump at Home, mentioning

its liabilities was $2,231,204 beld

two

million

tons have been voyage to pay expenses, so that more economical course

on the Shipping Control Accounttiged to be laid up. There is the

The disposition of this latter sono doubt that the present shipping would be to lay the vessel up is as yet unsettled.

depression is the most acute that until freight markets improve. had ever occurred in the history

of the British shipping industry. Reuter informed us on Thurs-

H.M.S. Malaya has presented cups for Soccer and Rugby com- HONGKONG-MANILA.The main cause is the high day that the shipbuilding em- petitions to all Malaya.

RUBBER ROADS.

Singapore, April 22. The municipal engineers' rubber roads experiments are about to begin.

(Other Telegrams vu Page 21

THE OLYMPIAD.

The Hague, April 22.

Football Team from Hongkong.

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price of labour, which has ployers and the shipbuilding made the price of commodities Trade Union have reached an rise above the purchasing power agreement whereby wages are to A New Shipping Service, of the world at large. reduced by three shillings per

There

are ten million tons week from May Ist, with a Contrary to the present sche-of more shipping on the seas further reduction at the end of dules of trans-Pacific steamers, to-day than at any previous May. Owing to the shipping the Admiral Line will route their period in the history of the world.depression, the American Steam- new passenger liners. Wenat- This fact in itself is of great ship Owners Association have chee" Keystone State "and importance.

meana that reduced the wages of seamen by Bay State to Manila via Hong British ships are faced with twenty-five per cent. from May kung, returning to Hongkong after competition to which they have Int. Reuter told 118 a five-day lay-over at Manila. never been subject before. We Friday that the Seamen's one and will be able to give a good of interest to

This arrangement should prove have now ten million more tons Union of the United States local business of shipping than we had in 1914, have threatened a strike account of itself. Kan Took houses in that representatives can whilst on the other hand the should this be put into effect. It Lai Yuk Tat, Lau Hing Cheung make a hurried trip to Manila and volume of trade is muobis only by reducing costs that the and Pang Kam Wing accompany return within a period of nine less

A result of the American shipping owners can the team as reserves, and Tong days. The stop-over should prove depression in shipping there is meet the competition of foreign Fook Cheung as coach.

ample time for the transaction of at present something like two companies and restore many The selections for the volley business and the traveller is as-and-a-half million tons dead-idle ships to service. Bill providing for Holland's contribution to the expenses of the bors comprising the football team Canton Volley Ball Club, this of departure prior to sailing from British ports and harbours, and and working agreements in The final selections of the mem-ball team have been left to the sured of accommodations and date weight of shipping laid up in must accept a revision of wages to represent Obina in the forth- privilege being accorded them by this port.

no-one Con say whether the order to meet the unforeseen coning Olympiad at Shanghai, reason of their win over the The first sailing, the "Wenat-depression

will be of lon serious depression in the shipping which have been loft in the hands. Hongkong team in the last chee" on May 3rd, confirms the duration. With regard to the trade. Things have been brought of the South China Athletic match. Some of the members of belief in the service, there being a future. experienced owners to a head at Home by the Association, have been made, the the Olympiad team will, however, demand

atrike. this generally are pessimistic. Many coal

It is team being as follows:-Hui be drawn from the local organiz-steamer.

consider that even £15 per ton is necessary to give many figures far too high a price to pay. Reater or statisticn. As an example it remarks that a London City may be said that steamers worth authority declares that ships £100,000 a year ago are to be had to-day are unaaleable and are to-day for £40,000 or even less, "belug given away with a pound and they are coming fato the With the exception of Hui of the Chinese Y. M. C. A. will

of tes." As I have asid, many market and finding no bugere. It Shing Yiu and Ip Kau. all these have the duty of choosing the labourer, of Swarby, Lincolnshire, too high when regard ie had to built at anything like this pries Maurice Bent, agricultural owners consider £15 per ton far is quite impossible for ships to ha players had participated in one swimmers, other of the previous Olymplads.

died on his birthday, and in the the outlook in the freight mar conséquently, shipbulišic is in a The Olympiad will take place room in which he was born 73 ket. A purchaser of a 7,500 sory plunk ann The team, as sean, fu a very strong, somewhere at the end of May,

The Second Chamber has passed a Bill authorising the Govern- ment to procure credits boaring 6 per cent. interest for the benefit of certain States in Central and Eastern Europe, and has also passed a

League of Nations,

GREECE FAVOURS FEMALE ENFRANCHISEMENT.

Athens, April 22.

The Commission on the Revision of the Grook Constitution has Shing-yiu, Fung Tai, Chan Bo, ation, the policy of choosing only Pid the principle of the sufranchisement of women,

U.S. IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED.

Washington, April 22. The House of Representatives has passed the Immigration Hotion Bill.

Leung Tai-fong, Leung Yuk-tong, the best players being given Cheung Wing-shing, Wong Pak-first consideration. chung, Ip Kau, Au Kit-sang. Koj Selections for the track and field Sik-wal, and Kwok Po Kan." runnors will be made at an early date. The Physical Committee

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DIED IN ROOM WHERE BORN

73 YEARS AGO.

The men

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