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SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1921. 日七十月七

CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA.

OLD POST OFFICE.

Harrowing Accounts.

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THE IRISH PROBLEM.

LLOYD GEORGE'S PLAIN WORDS.

Proposals Cannot be Altered.”

A Bruter's Service. ).

London, August 19.

(Reuter's Servier. )

Berlin, August 20,

Conditions of Sale.

fallowing four lots...

SINGLE COPY: 30 OTE

$30 PER ANN LA

FROM ELECTRICAL

HONGKONG'S TRADE.

Chamber of Commerce Report.

SEAMAN MISSING.

Not Seen Since Tuesday.

report in Grey and White Shirt- native of Scotland, is’25 years Lot 1.-Queen's Road Central,ings chiefly. Local values have of age, and is 5 fest 7 Inches in

declined somewhat, but, generally stature. speaking, are about Manchester parities. Soms sales are reported;

The foll conditions of sale

A seaman, named H. H. Gaff governing the auction of the Old The fortnightly Price Currant has been missing from the Sailor's Post Office site are published in and Market Report issued by the Home since the 16th instant. The A message from Lemberg states that fifty thousand sufferers the latest Government Gazette. Hongkong General Chambo of matter has been reported to the from starvation have penetrated Olgapol, in the Ukraine, robbing The sale will take place at the Commerce states:

police by the Superintendentofthe and plundering the villages colliding with the local pensantry, P:W.D. offices at. 3 P.M. op

From Helsingfors it is reported that M. Lunacbarsky, Commis October 11, and it is stated that cotton goods.A moderate busi-that when last soon

Cotton place goods and fancy Instituts. Mr. Barlin, who states 0-1 wat In the House of Commons, in moving the adjournment, M. ¡sary of Education, has written to the Prordn regarding the dreadful the site will be offered in the noss has been done since our last dressed in blue dungarees. Hais Lloyd George made a statement on the Irish situation. He declared light at Russian children, of whom three hundred thousand have On the Banks | been abandoned by parents dependent on the State. that the Government's letter to Mr. De Valera contained everything of the Volga thousands of children are sleeping, shelterless and they thought they could possibly concedo in order to purchase the living by begging, prostitution, and thiering. A children's city," peace and goodwill of the Irish people and gain the support of sane established at Samara, is living on hunger rations. opinion in Britain, Ireland and the world. Explanation, elaboration or elucidation of those terms was possible, but the outline of the proposals cannot be altered, nor can the basis be changed. If an agreement were reached details would be worked out carefully in

DEATH OF GREEK EX-PREMIER. order not to leave a loophole for any misunderstanding thereafter.

Athens, August 19. A Bill would be framed and submitted to Parliament with bei

The death is sanounced of M. Rallis, the ex-Premier. greatest speed possible. The Premier said be war anxious to avoid

The lace ex-Premier occupied an intermediate position in recent words which could be interpreted as threats, but should the terms be Greek politics. He was a supporter of Constantine, and to that rejected the situation would be graver than we had ever confronted-extent an opponent of Venizelos, but did not favour the extreme The present terms defined the issue mo e clearly than ever before and rejection would be an unmistakable challenge to the authority

pro-restoration group. of the Crown and the unity of the Empire. Steps would then have to be taken on which Parliament would be given an opportunity to express its opinion. Despite the disquieting facts, the Premier hoped that reason would prevail and that the Irish leaders would not reject the largest measure of freedom ever offered them.

Government to Stand or Fall.

In the House of Lords, the Lord Chancellor said that he did noti share the optimism of some of the speeches on the Irish situation. He declared that if this attempt at negotiations broke down we should be committed to bostilities on a scale never undertaken hitherto against Ireland and we would not shrink from whatever measures might be necessary in order to prevent the secession of a constituent part of these islands from the British Constitution. far as the Government was concerned they would stand or fall by the offer.

EFFECT OF TRADE SLUMP UPON SHIPPING.

Enormous Fall in Earnings.

As

basis, calculating exports at their value before the ship carrying! them begins earning charges.

NEW TYPE OF WATER-GLIDER FOR CHINA.

Reported Successful Trials in France.

London, August 13.

TEXTILE STRIKE IN FRANCE.

Lille, August 19. Filty thousand workers are involved in a textile strike Rocbaix and Tourcoing.

(Other Early und Special Tolegroe on Paya 2..

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Once and cace only, so far as accurate records are available, has the screened thermometer in England attained 100 deg.

London

The Jourut! of Commerc ancounces that satisfactory trials remarks

FRENCH MERCANTILE MARINE.

Sale of Cargo Steamers.

London, August 16.

EX

014

CONSTITUTION. REFORM.

ures will then be seat Home.

INTERPORT POLO.

Brenan.

with an area of 11,366 square feet, at an upset price of $511,470, the anqual Crown Rent being $782.

Lot -Junction of Queen's Road and Pedder Street; 233 square feet; upset price. $325, 440: jannusi rental $198. -

Lot 3-In Pedder Street: 7.232

To Take Oath. square feet: upset price. 5325.440 jannual rental, $498.

Brisbane, August 8-Archbi- Lot 4.--In Pedder Street; 7,433 business transpired.

Cotton Yarn. A very moderate shop Mannir has expressed bis square feet; upset price, $335,960;standing the appreciable decline allegiance to

Notwith- willingness to take the oath of

the annual rental $516.

King-As- in exchange, prices realised show sociated Press message to Manila The Conditions of Sala state slight declines on the previous Bulletin. 'The Government reserve the fortnight Latterly values have: right to put up to saction the Lots hardened somewhat. Quotations, atjsingly or as a whole or in such are No. 10 $158/182 No. 128 combination of two or more of the $155/188 No. 16s. 3195/212 No. Lots, shown on the plan referred | 20s. $205/230. Arrivals 3,000 bales, to in the sale conditions, as it may 9ales 3,000 bales. Shipments nil think fit.

Unsold Stock 1,000, bales. Bar- Intending bidders who margains 10,000 tales. desire to bid for any such modified Woollens-No business has aress and are prepared to deposit been done, market remains un- $20,000 in the Colonial Treasury changed.

of Venetians and Italians. ALARCHBISHOP MANNIX. though hostilities between the Kwang Provinces have terminat ed, conditions are still unsettled, looked for about the end of this but a general improvement is man h

to be forfeited in the case of their

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not bidding the upset or the com- practically unaltered as follows:

Raw Cottons.-Values bined upses price for such Lots, Indian descriptions at $22/2534 should notify the Government of

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Metals.-Business

LIMITATION OF

ARMAMENTS.

Text of President Harding's Announcement.

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The following is the text of the preliminary statement issued from the White House, Washing-

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and Far Eastern problems; and

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the Powers especially interested

the President has suggested that

in these problems should under-

take, in connection with this conference, the consideration of all matters bearing upon their

is common understanding with respect to principles and policier

This has been communicated The drain of the exterior to the Powers concerned, and

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

Viscount Birkenhead's birthday Colony to be Canvassed.

"The President, in view of the ia reminder that our youngest

their wish to do.so not less than per picul. Chinese descriptions far-reaching importance of the Lord Chancellor commenced his All the petitions have now been 14 days prior to date of sale for its at $2514/35 per picul.

question of the limitation of active political career-omitting collected from the clubs and busi-consideration and decisi»n.

arınamesta, bas has been with informal, but definite. approached bis activities at the Oxford Union ness bourses where they have The Purchaser of each Lot will done in M. S. Bara to arrive at Londoa. 2 ugust 20.

with the intention of standing been on view for the past few also have to pay the sum of prices ranging from $5.10 to $5.23 inquiries the group of Powers An illustration of the effect upon shipping of the world trade against the popular Irishman who weeks and now the Colony is to/$25.00 for boundary stones and per picul... There are further e-allied and Associated Powere heretofore known as the principal quiries, but owing to a firmer-that is Great Britain, France, slump was given at the annual meeting of Measrs. Furness, Withy is now "Father of the House of be canvassed for signatures. So $30.00 for each Crown Lease. and Co. Ltd. The chairman, Sir Frederick Lewis, recalled that two sighteen years ago that a petition. All the signatures have follow, in which it is stated that difficult to bring about, whether it would be agreeable to Commons. It was somewhere far 750 persons have signed the The usual conditions of sale market in Londos, business Italy, and Japanto ascertain years ago be estimated the gross freights of British shi, ing at £350,400,000, whereas, making allowanes for laid-up vessels, the young barrister, already becom been scrutinised and it was found the purchaser of a lot or lots shall Plates have been booked at $5.25 present year's esenings would be $67.000.000, from which thereing known on the Northern Cir- that one person had signed twice, within eight months of the day of per picul. Locally market prices them to take part in a conference would be little surplus aa contribution to the nation's exports after it, was adopted es prospective but this matter was gone into and sale submit the Boilding bave sagged away slightly. Wiren this subject to be held in deduction of the cost of the coal purchased abroad during the strike Unionist candidate for the Scot-it was discovered that he had Authority plans for the erection Nails have been offered at $7.95 Washington at a time to be mutu- and of repairs effected abroad during the joiners' strike. Nevertheless. land Division of Liverpool. T. signed two petitions by mistake. of buildings on a lot or lots, as to 88.00, without finding buyers.ally agreed upon.

The canvass is expected to be required by Section 222 of the the unfavourable trade balance was no so large as appears, on account hold on the constituency

Flour Market report.-Stock:

If the proposal is found to be of the Board of Trade's method of valuing imports on a C. I. F. E. Smith was glad to transfer time and the petition and signa-rdinance. 1903. He shall also American Patent $4.70 per sack such a conference will be issued.

was, however, so strong that Mr completed in about a fortnight's Public Health and Buildings About 95,000 sacks. Quotations: acceptable formal invitations for

his energies to the Walton Divi

bid and finish, fit fo

It is manifest that the ques- eccap American Cu: off 53.10 per sack,tion of limitation of armaments sion in time to be returned at the

ation, before the expiration of American Straigh: $3.53 persack. has a close relation to Pacific General Election.

thirty-six calendar moaths Shanghai Flour $3.45 per sack.

Window from the date of passing of

GlassMarket the plans, in a good, substantial slightly easier. both here and in and workmanlike manner, one of Belgium. The Shanghai Team. more good permanent building or buildings which must be non- The following have been select-domestic, except with the consent have been completed at Saone (France) with a new type of water-apropos to the recent heat-wave Hongkong in the Keawick Cap Hotel upon some part of his Lobo ed by carrying out the solution with a view to reaching

Scribe ed to play for Shanghai against of the Governor-ja-Council or a

liable for any damage which may glider, ütted with a 6 cylinder motor, ordered by the Chinese in the Gov rnment for the conveyance of merchandise and passengers happened during the wonder Hongkong:-E H. McMichal brick and liremortar and roof of

Countty. The Interport Match, to be played in or Lots with walls of stone or abo over the great rivers. The makers claim that in favourable con- ful summer of 1911, when for Eve H. Robinson, C. C. Boyd, and J.F. tilva or such other materials as a Lot or Lots to a beigb exceed in the Far East.

Nuilding shall be erected on ditions the machines are capable of exceeding fifty miles per hour daya in surcession in the firs with twelve passengers.

week of Angust the 90 deg. mark

Some difficulty has been ex-ut Public Works, and in other

may be required by the Directoring 125 feet. was passed. and the record of perienced by the selection com espect in accordance with the elevation of any building to be Chins has also been invited to 10 deg. was registered at Green-mittee of the Club, as several well provisions of all Ordinances, 8-erected on the whole of the Lots 18 & 130 |wich Observatory on August 9

in the discussion. Put it in the email area ofn players, such as Messes and Regulations relating to or any one or more of the Loss relating to Far Eastern problem.” Ges Dilla, E. S. B-nbow Rowe, buildings or Sanitation as shall ill by subject to the special ap ith observatory grounds on that. W. Hickling, J. J. Patterson or may at any time be in fare-proval of the Director of Public

day four reliable thermometers, and H. l: Seaton have stated de- A further law has just been passed in France stipulating that Sientifically screened. S'owed

in the Colony. and

Wors, who shall have power to the feet of caren steamra must be sold by 21st Jul, 1923, 1: different maxima, the extreming chosen they will he usable Lo, not less than the fallaxit may require the main feature of finitely that in the even of their expend therein in respect of each regulate the height of storeys and evident that private owners will have to face serious co petition difference being as much as plas. The choice is thereforums, siz-Lat No. 1. $170.000; any building to harmonize with in the next few years, for the huge fleet of the American Shippingidez. The maximum of 190 dez

Board has not been disposed of

was given by one of three instru- resinted, but the team Lot No. 2, $103,010; La No. 3 those of the adjoining buildings.

Monday commences the fourth' which has been chosen is & cood $103,000; and Lot No. 4, $112,000 ments in the magnetic pavilion.repe-sentative one, and it is hoped in ratesble improvements: pro

Subject to the submisrion of week of Whiteaway's Sale- satisfactory designs, permission Page. 3 (the maxima of the other two being. 941 lex and 96 6 de respectively the cup which was won by Shang- plans not being passed within r

in Shanghai that they will retain vided that in the event of the will be granted to the Purchaser Lane Crawford's are advertis- The highest recorded by th fourth instrument. a few yards played on October 1st.

hai last year. The match will be three months of the date of their verandahs over the public footing Lily of France" silk socks

at reduced prices.-Page 3. Messrs. Coe's have inauzurated an important installation in

-ubmission, the aforesaid thirty-paths in Queen's Road and Peddo Lazarus bas something in- the form of an oil-burning apparatus at their Paisley thread mills

six months allowed for the com. Street extending the full height of] The large units of th old boilers have been converted, and the whose dinner at the Guildhal and Horace Walpole an

The Royal Literary Frnd, over Vanbrugh were frequent guests, pletion of the buildings shall be the building or buildings. In the sting to say about the Azo-

meter-Page 7. rec oned as commencing on the case of such verandahs, there must results are said to be excellent. There is every prospect of an the King of the Belgians presided.ional visitor. On one of his expiration of three months from be a clear space of at leas and feature is a fim entitled

The Hongkong Theatre w-ok-. came into existence as a sequel visits an alfresco entertainment the date of submission of the

The Nature Girl"-Page 12 to an exceptionally sad case of given to the guests inspired plans,

The N.Y.K advise consignees EXCITING COUNTY CRICKET.

impoverished genius. It was an

ing and the ineide face of any of cargo of the arrival in port of alpole with a satiris letter, in eminent Greek scholar, Floyer which he commented

portion of the piers or columns the Inaba Maru-Page 4. Somerset's Success Against Champions gives

Sydenham, who was the uncon-absence of all music except

upon which such verandahs are Surrey Lead.

scious instrument by which this fold militiæ

supported. man who played The Purchaser of Purchasers useful institution was fashioned cruelly on a kind of tabor and of

The ground floor of the building signers of cargo of the arrival of Lot London, August 19.

the Himalaya Maro-Page 4... Lora Sydenham, who translated some pipe," and the loom of the guests within 8 months of the date levels as the Director of Public mast or buildings to be kept at such Lancashire won by an innings and 32 raus. Sussex won by 137 of the works of Plato, was in

Anderson Music Coy. have runs. Somerset won on the first innings (azainst Middlesex). Notte 1788 flung into prison for a smal wrapped up in cloaks.”

"boubling down by the balustrada, of sale entirely demolish the Works may direct in order that something about that old piano of also won on the first innings. Middlesex's failure against Someraet debt incurred in buying his fruga

buildings at present standing it may be in conformity with the e4 places Surrey at the head of the table with a load of 1 per cent. meals. At the age of nearly 85

on such Lot or Lots or partly unproposed future alteration to the

The Palace Hotel are organis Midlesex and Yorkshire following.

"King Albert's ride through such Lot or Lots and partly on street levels.

ing s Billiar Championship he died in prison in want and London faxed the inventiveness Crown Land adjoining, except that

Team Tournament.-Page 4 misery from a broken heart. So of bus drivers A passenger from building on a portion of Lot No. Lot to be determined before the The exact boundaries of each

Powells have a new consign- BRITISH DEVELOPMENT OF PETROGRAD.

mach sympathy was displayed London Bridge to Holborn abowa batched for the tragic end of a brilliant V.aduet reachet bis objective by sale

green

on issue of the Crown Lease. In the ment of Saxone Boots and Shoes. plan which is man that two years later the way of Queen Victoria-street, the inc uted in the sale. They must area being found to exist as Theatre today is "The Idol

not event of any excess or deficiency aga 7. Soviet Said to have Granted Lease of Port.

The big feature at the Coronet" Fond was established to relieve Embankment, Charing Cross,also clear away all old found-compared with the areas stated Dancer, a love story of the Boath Mr. Donald Macleod, in the Weekly Report.says it is raported

Lundon, August 19.

literary men of all nations. Haymarket and Oxford-circa, ations, drame, mains, pipes, oul in these conditions, the amount Seas.-Pages 4 and 12. that an Eagland financial group has secured a long lease from the

where he descended and walked verts or anything below ground to be paid by or to be re- In the grounds of Stowe the back to the Viaduct. Soviet of the port of Petrograd. If carried out, the schems should palace which has a chance of courteons conductor offered to as required by the Director of respect of such

The level, which appertains to them, funded to the Purchaser is prove of great value to the shipping of all nations.

becoming national property-the take him as far as Gray's In-Public Works, prior to the erec-deficiency will be calculated at oner Thomson revised his area road if possible, but the" if" was tion of new buildings. Such work the rate of $45 per square foot work on the Seasons, and Pope oo big and the stream of trafe to be carried out in such manner plus a proportional part of any had been long familiar with the too slow. It's all through the as to cause as little fnconvenience increase over the upset price. glories of the park when he paid King of Belgium," he said, "but as possible to the public. or ad Crown Rent wi'l be adjusted at

Mal Essaye." Congreve and sport and a first-class fighter." it & lofty compliment in his he deserves it; he's a rare good joining property owners. The the rate of $3,000 per Buxe per

purchaser or purchasers shall be annat.

OIL IN INDUSTRY.

Installation at Cuals' Works.

London, August 19.

extension of the oil-fuel system,

ST. LEGER SCRATCHINGS.

"

London, August 19. The following were scratched out of the St. Leger at 9 o'clock: Alan Breck, Plato, Brulefer.

f om the pavilion, was 97.3.dag.

Occa

on the

SOME OF THE SPECIAL

CONDITIONS. ·.

or

Purchasers

to

construct

9 feet between the face of the external wall of the build-

EXCESS OF

The O.S.K. give notice to con-

To-Day's Exchange.

demand, to-day was 25/1891.

The closing rate of the dig az on

Lighting-Up Time. Lighting-up time to-cas, 651