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EDISON LANDS

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

PROY ELECTRICAL DEALESS

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No. 12.343

六拜禮 號五十月十英港巻 SATURDAY,

OCTOBER 15, 1921.

THE DECISION ON UPPER SILES .

THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

Premier May Attend.

A Reater's Service. )

'London. October 14. It is understood, though a definita decision has not been reached, that Mr. Lloyd George is likely to leave for Washington about American Gratification.

November 5,

Washington, October 14. .President Harding, Mr. Hughes, and all the officials connected with the forthcoming conference are most gratified at the report that Mr. Lloyd George may come to Washington after all. It is felt that bis attendance will materially assist in furthering the success of the daliberations.

Council Recommends German-Polish Convention.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

SILESIAN QUESTION.

Berlin, Oct. 14.

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A SIMPLE DUPE.

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The story of Deer London, Datober 14

The Inter-Allied commission at Oppeln has appealed to the talles by means of speciaa mises succeeded in parent) Regarding the Upper Silesian settlement, Reuter learns anthoz.

people. to `accept the Silesian decision peacefully. It sadourdes

has been related to the Pë itatively that the Council of the League recommends that its Dickens it will deal sternly with acts of provocation and will not allow woman to part with he

Chancellor, Wirth informed posals for meeting the economic difficulties which would arise from

any public demonstrations whatever.

The victim the proposed partition shall form the basis of the convention which

foreign press representatives that he would not resign but the fate

employed at No.2 Torres it suggests should be concluded between Germany and Poland. The

of the Government lay in the hands of the Reichstag. He described ing it; abwnoad, shar the partition of Upper Silesia as a European calamity and a miscas taking care of her cha Council also proposes that the execution of these decisions ball

riage of justice likely to prejudice the honourable fulfilment of Nathan Road she was a be supervised by a mixed commission consisting of an equal number

The Entente has semi-officially intimated by a man, who said he v Germany's obligations. of Poles and Germans from Upper Silesia under a disinterested

to Germany not to take the attitude that the decision of the League fortune teller and who under. chairman nominated by the League.

Britain Notifies her Entire Acquescènce.

of Nations is incompatible with the Peace Treaty.

Paris, Oct 14 Paris, October 14.

Lay All Cards on the Table, says N. Y. "Herald.”

New York, October 14.

Britain has notified France of acceptance of the League's re- Commentlog on President Harding's letter in regard to disarma- ment the New York Times says that the President's reminders of the commendations for the settlement of the Upper Silesian question difficulties in the way of the Conference are timely and sound. Without reservations. It is anticipated that the inter Allied commis. Arming is caused by national policies, and until these are modified sion at Oppeln will begin to apply the League's decisions in the or brought under a comprehensive agreement there can be no general course of the ensuing week. cutting-down of military burdens. The Nec York Herald says that America will do all possible to achieve a lessening of armaments, but undoubtedly will be entirely governed by what other nations do. The paper urges all nation to lay their cards on the table, because thus only can the conference arrange a practical limitation of

armaments.

RUBBER COMPANY REPORTS.

Dividends as Usual,

London, October 14

Messrs. Harrisons and Crosfield's net profit for the year ended Jone 30 amounts to £164,466, out of which they have paid full dividends on the 6 per cent. cumulative, preference Stock, the 10 per cent, preferred ordinary stock, and the 74 per cent. deferred ordinary stock, leaving £44,525 to be carried forward.

But not by Dunlops.

London, October 14.

In view of the serious depreciation in the value of the stocks of rubber and cotton held by the company at the end of the financial year, the Dunlop Rubber Company intimate that dividends on the preference shares will not be paid.

THE SOUTH WALES COAL ARBITRATION. Award in Favour of Owners.

London, October 14. The coal crisis in South Wales mentioned in a cable of the 27th ult. has been settled in favour of the owners by the award of the arbitrator, Sir William Plender the eminen: accountant, who has served in numerous important Government investigations. The Mines Department contended that the liability of the owners for September wages was 97.37 on the 915 standard rates, the owners claiming that the figure should be 16.56 The award is expected to result in the restarting of numerous collieries and in the easing of the unemployment situation.

[The message referred to stated: A serious position has arisen in the South Wales coalfield owing to a misinterpretation of the settlement of the last coal strike, the Mines Department requiring the owners to contribute a further 10s. per toc, amoueting to £750, 000, towards wages. The owners expected the sum to the provided from the Government subsidy of £10,000,000, of which £3,000,000, remain. After a bonied meeting at the Cardiff Coal Exchange the owners decided to close a large number of collieries. If the decision' is carried out the unemployment situation in South Wales will be seriously aggravated.]

LEWIS AND BASHAM MEET AGAIN. Londoner Repeats His Victory, This Time Title.

London, October 14.

At the Albert Hall, London, in a 20-round contest for the middle weight championship of Britain and Europe, Kid Lewis (London) beat Jobnny Basham Wales) in the twelfth round.

ACQUISITION OF THE PANAMA CANAL

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Colombia Ratifies Treaty with U. S.

Santa Fe de Bogota, October 14.

The Colombian Senate has ratified the Treaty with the United States by which Colombis received $25,000,000 in respect of the partitioning of Panama in 1902.

(This is an echo of the Panama Canal construction, when the U. S. acquired control of the Canal zone and Panama (previously a district of Colombia) was constituted as a republic}

PROHIBITION OF ARMS TRAFFIC.

U.S. Measure for Preventing Export to China.

Washington, October 14.

In the Senate, Mr. Lodge introduced a Bill already agreed to by the Foreign Relations Committee forbidding the export of munitions to revolutionaries in any country in which the United States has extraterritorial rights. It is understood that the Bill is intended to follow the policy of the principal Powers in prohibiting arms and munitions being sent to China

INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY TRADE

CONFERENCE.

Committee to Report on Exchange Question.

Brussels, October 14.

The Executive Committee of the International Parliamentary Trade Conference was opened to-day by M. Franck, Minister for the Colonies. Twenty countries are represented, including Britain, France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Japan, China, and Persia A sub Committee was appointed to draft a resolution on the exchange question.

OIL DISCOVERY IN W. AUSTRALIA.

Rush for Licences.

Melbourne, October 14.

The Herald reports that, following the discovery of distinct traces of mineral oil in the Kimberley district of West Australia, there has been a rush of applicants for oil-prospecting licences, Leasce covering 100,000 square miles in the western portion of the Northern Territory adjoining Kimberley are also being applied for.

CANADIAN TRADE RETURNS.

Heavy Falling-Off.

Ottawa, October 14."

to examina her hand. He saška ed her that she was a fortunsas woman, but in order that the gods

of fortune might be propisiated and be in the mood to bessam high favours, it was

The League of Nations' recommendations have been handed to M. Briand who communicated then to the British Italian and Japa- nese Governments. It is semi-officially stated that the first part of the recommendations deals with the frontier in accordance will the Versailles Treaty and the second part with economic stipulations Bary that she not provided by the Peace Treaty which did not contemplate the limitation of sovereign rights euce territories were defined. cordingly decision can only be taken by the Allies as regardsfrontiers,

WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

London, Oct. 14.

Neces-

should bring

a big sum" sasental for the Ac-purposes of joss-worship. Only

too pleased to havs such fortunes foretold for her, the foolish woman brought all bær savings which amounted to $127 and banded them to the fortune teller at his residence in Reclamation

At an economic conference at Caxton Hall Mr. Food, China, Street. A day WEL then said that the issue of the Washington Conference meant war [07 | appointed for the holding of

WHJ The centre of gravity

the Chinese question. the ritea at which. sho peace.

themselves The Chinese

were doing all they could, but was assured, the exact extant the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Shantung would be appre-of her fortunes would be revealed. cisted as an evidence of sympathy.

The principal British delegates to the Washington Conference depart on 26th inst.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.

Prompt to the minute the amah kept the appointment, but 'when she reached the fortune teller's house no sign was to be seen of the fortune taller or of the measy she bad ontrusted to his care.

GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.

London, Oct. 14. The Times Paris correspondent states that in consequence of num- erous suits lodged against the Banque Industrielle de Chine M. Par- quet (Seine) law officer, has decided after inquiry to institute proceed ings against M. Andre Berthelot, president of the council of ad- ministration of the Banque and M. Perootte, director and ex-admini-Taken from the "Gazette.” strator of the Banque, for infringement of the company law.

HARBOUR MATTERS.

More Buoys Available.

Mr. John Boskruga. Wood has been appointed --First Folion Magistrate, with offset from the HONGKONG THEATRE. Ist January, 1920.

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Dr. Bugance Harvey Mellon "Borrowed Clothes," has been appointed Second Health It is announced in the Govern- Mildred Harris, star of such Officer of the Port, with effect ment Gazelle that a

certain popular pictures as "The Price from the 28th September, 19/1.

Dr. of a Good Time" and "à Doctor

George Duncan Ralph number of Naval Buoys are DOW

Black has been appointed a Moin- available for merchant shipping and the Woman," will be the star ber of the Sanitary Board during

the -Hongkong Theatre Daring the summer months, viz, lat

the in

absence of Dr. Wilfred from 16th April to 15th October, to-day

Vincent Miller Koch, with effect they will be available in the Universal-Jewel production "Bor- from the 14th October, 1921. Victoria and Kowloon Man of rowed Clothes." this is the story

HE the Governor has been of a pretty salesgirl whose charac-pleased to recognise, provision- War Anchorages. Daring the winter months, caly ter, while perfectly innocent, is sily and pending the receipt of those in the Kowloon Man of War blackened by a series of un

instractions from His Majesty's Anchorage will be available. The expected incidents. She is cast out Government, Mr. Teiji Taubokami as Japanese Consul at Hongkong. fees for these buoys will be the even by her own family, that is

Liu Kam has been appointed a Forest Officer for the control same as charged for Government in a normal sense, and is only loveless marriage by a father buoys and subjects to similar saved from being forced into a conditions.

of the and superintendence In view of certain Harboot in- only too eager to marry her off to Forests of the Colony, in succes- vestigations pecessitating sound the first man who presents him-

sion to Cheung Chiu dismissed, inga, etc being taken in the west-self, by the eleventh-hour with effect from the 6th October, era approaches to the Harbour,pearance of the man she has

1921. lighters will be moored on a line always really loved and who was running from Green Island to in a partial sense, responsible for the various misfortunes that be- Caung Hue.

fell her.

WORLD (THEATRE.

The Scarlet Pimpernel.

A crowded house at the World

Canadian trade for September was of a total value of $119,000,-THE [Lewis and Basham had mes twice for the welter-weight' championship, the former winning close contests. Defeated in that 000, being a decline of $92,000,000 compared with September of last division Bastam went into the middle-weight section and won the year. The total for the six months ending September is $721,000,000 title from Gus Platts, but has now been defested again by his old decline of $552,000,000 compared with the corresponding six months opponent. It is supposed that Lewis can still make the walter-of last year. weight limit. as he is said to have engaged for another meeting' with his American rival, Jack Brittain, for the world's cham- pionship.]

BRITISH INDIA STEAMER ASHORE.

Clan MacBride" Standing By.

TRAIN HELD-UP IN MEXICO,

Three Persons Killed.

Mexico City, October 14. Armed bandits, commanded by the rebel leader Capt. Castillo held up near Acuebla a passenger train from Vera Crds and escaped London. October 14, with considerable booty, It is reported that three persons were The 4,000 ton British India ateamer Coconada from Rangoon to killed. Coromandel, with two thousand passengers, has gone sabore five miles south of Gopaulpore. The passengers are being landed by the The steamer steamer Clan MacBride, which is standing by. Wazala is going to assist in the salvage, and appliances are being sent.

AMERICA'S UNKNOWN WARRIOR.

Cruiser on Way to Bring Body.

London, October 14.

The American cruiser Olympia, which was Admiral Dewey's flagship at Manilla, has arrived at Plymouth en route to Havre to transport home the body of the unknown American warrior, who is to be interred at Arlington Cemetery on November 11.

THE IRISH CONFERENCE.

A Further Adjournment,

London, October 14.

The Iriab Conference met this morning and adjourned until Monday afternoon.

RUSSIAN FAMINE RELIEF.

Manchester Guardian” Open Fund.

London, October 14, The Manchester Guardian has opened a Russian famine relief

FIRE DOES HEAVY DAMAGE. IN VIRGINIA.

Charleston (Virg.), October 14. Damage to the amount of $1,500,000 has been done by fire to wharves, warehouses, sud material

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

NAVAL ESTIMATES.

Melbourne, Oct. 14. The Commonwealth naval estimates show that no further Federal ministers, replying to questions building is contemplated. in Parliament, denied the report in, the Age mentioned on Octobe

BURMAH OIL COY'S DIVIDEND.

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London, Oct. 14. The Burmah Old Company announces an interim dividend at the rate of ten per cent

SHIPPING COMBINE.

London, Oct. 14. The Financier states that the Amsterdam and Botterilans Lloyd has entered into community of interests with the German-Australian Enew to run jointly, a ten-day service to the East Indies,

NEW BILL

The Issue of Notes.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

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Andersons have a fine list of Music on Page 3...

Miss Milred Harris "Borrowed Clothes" at the Hong- Theatre greeted "The Scarlet Notice is given in the Govern-kong Theatre to-night-Page 12-

Lazarus' bas a word about : Pimpernel" last night, when it ment Gazette that the Mercantile was shown for the first time. Bank of India, Limited, intends themselves-Page 7. The popular and widely-rend | to apply to the Legislative Coun- Powell's bare a Bals of Ca novel of the French Revolution cil of Hongkong for a Bill to adian Fars commencing Monday makes a good film, but as the extend for a further period the-Page 7. book has had such a large sale powers granted by the Mercantile

Laboms is the film feature the story is too well-known to Bank Note Issue Ordinance, 1911, repeat. All the principal rules to the Mercantile Bank of India, are well-acted, the picture is Limited, to make, issue, re-issue at the Coronet to-day-Page 12 admirably staged and produced, and circulate notes in the Colony. The Banque de Indo Chine

The and there is not one doll woment

Objesta and Reasons publish particulars of New the whole way through. Dustin state

French Loan-Page 4. The Mercantile Bank Note the part of.

The Victoria Diocesan Associa Faroum. takes Sir Percy Blakeney (the Scarlet Issue Ordinance, 1911, Ordinance tion will have a Christmas Party Pimpernel) and the role of bis No. 65 of 1911, empowered the on December 16.—Puge 4. wife js filled by Winifred Mercantile Bank of India, Limit Kingston.

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The Hongkong Cricket Club ed, to make, issue, re-issue and advise all members taking part in the Tennis Tournament that all matches must be played off by

ctober 26--Paze.k

The intrigues of the spies of circulate bank dotes. This power the revolutionaries to endeavour was limited to a period of 10 to capture the Scarlet Pimpernel years from the commencement of and and take him to the guillo the Ordinance. It is now "con- tine are realistically portrayed sideref desirable to extend this and hold the audience from start period which expires on the 28th to finish. Plots and counter-plo, December, 1921. follow one another with rapidity. and the hero's ruses to defeat his

The Annual Meeting of the Craigengower Cricket Club takes place on October 17~Page 4.

The Annual Meeting of Mem. bers of the Royal Hong- Yacht Club takes од October 21 on

an Extraordinary.

We are requested to state that kong enemies are full of excitement, the Police Section of the Minister place Of course, everything ends haping Children's League bave drawn which date pily, and the picture closes with the raffle conducted by them, the Masting will be held to consider the Scarlet Pimpernel's party and results being as follows-1st the raising of Entrance Fees - a dumber of rescued aristocrats prize, No. 234, 2nd, 125; 3rd, 189; Pag 4.

escaping to England in * boat 4th, 66; 5th, 147; 6th, 152; 7th, 44

and the baffled soldiers of the fri colour cockade fuming on the shore.

DIED PLAYING CHESS. "The Scarlet Pimpernel” is in While playing chess with hig six parts and does not occupy the grandson, Colonel James B. whole evening Pathe's News in Hutchinson, formerly of the comedies and other films great | the peace for Burray, died sud- shown se anual and there are Indian Stan Corps, a justics of

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To-Day's Exchange.

The closing rate of the dollar on demand to-day was ža. 1

Light