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RIOTING IN BELFAST.

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London, November 22. During rioting in Belfast at the week-end the troops were com- pelled to fire, and the police used machine-guns. There were a few casualties. The trouble was renewed last night, when three were killed and eight wounded. A shop was looted and burned.

Later,

Two Shipyard Workers Killed by Snipers. There are two dead as the result of renewed sniping at shipyard workers in Belfast to-day.

THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

German Denial of Military Organisation.

Berlio, November 22.

WHERE HONGKONG SCORES.

A Shipping Story.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER

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ON THE WATERFRONT OPIUM SUPPRESSION.

Y.K.K.'s New Manager,”

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Meetings at Canton.

CHINESE NEWS,

Interesting Hema Mr. M. Kobayashi, Manager The first committee meeting of]

Our

Canton When the Canadian Pacifio

in Hongkong of the Yamashita | the International

· correspondent Anti-Opium states that it is reported that sló lioer Empress of Britain left

Kisen Kabashiki Kainha, has been Society of Ewangtong will be fuispersed Kwonin moldierą, štaks 4 Liverpool for Quebec on October

The shipment of five tons of transferred to Kobe Head Office held at the Cantos Hospital, the ing the opportunity of the fashi 19 she had among her passengers foodstuffs donated by the Hong, and Mr. 8. kitaral is now Band, on Saturday afternoon. tonese troop's retum, hard formed": Mr. John Arnold, secretary of the kong merchants for telief of the Manager of the Hongkong office. The constitution and plans of the a body of considerable ETA Hongkong. Canton and Macao people in Yingtak arrived at

Association will be drafted at the in the ricinfty, of Pak Si |Steamship Company who has been Canton last Sunday afternoon.

New N.Y.K. Fessels.

meeting.

The pipalamon the river at months. Prior to his departure, charge of the shipment, was being built by the N... at elected Members of the Com- become so numeroas that Lan on baliday at Home for six Captain R. A. Denne, who was is

Three 10,000 ton vessels are

The following gentlemen ware Talkong and Lankong have Mr. Arnold, in an interview, said received and beartily welcomed Nagasaki. One of these, the mitos at the previous meeting Chan wan, she Commander of that primarily his visit to Great by the Rev. Mr. John. R. Temple Hakone Mara was launched

Dr. Wa Ting Fang, Minister of the lat. Division and Ngal Boag- Britain was to place orders for of the Wesleyan Mission, and some time ago and is due to Foreign Affairs.

Gen. new tonnage for his company. Mr. Ng Wing, the acting magis leare Yokohama on November Chiang Ming, Civil Governor of operats in their suppression

Chan ping have been ordared to co- The steamers of his feet were betrate of Vingtak district, at his 25. The two others' are the Kwangtung. Mr. Lul Tien Man, tween 2,000 and 3,000 tons re-landing.

The resignation pl. Rgai Bong Harnna Mara which is expected Vice-Minister of Interior, Gen. ping from the post of Superinten gister, and of necessity had to be The foodstuffs were stored at to leave Yokohama on February Tang Hang. Chief of the Military dant of Police has been accepted shallow draft. He was desirous the Mission that very evening. 17 next year and the Hakozaki Staff of Canton, Gen. Ngai Bong by the Governor who intends to that the order for this new At the same time food tickets are which will leave in Jane Ping. Commissioner of Police, establish a special Department to to regard to M. Briand's speech at Washington, it is semi-tonnage should be placed in were distributed by the police next The Hakone Maru will Mayor Sun Foo Dr. George manage police affairs. officially denied that the Reichswehr consists mostly of ex-officers British yards, and consequently to the poor and hungry sufferers take the place of the Kago Marn C. He, Minister of Justice, going to reorganise the Public Be also and ex-non-com. The great majority of the Reichswehr consists of during his business holiday he under the suspices of Mok Ship and the Harons Maru will take Mr. Liu Chung Hoi, Vice Peace Bureau so as to f: it youths who joined up after the ws. The protection police are not visited most of the shipbuilding yi, a police officer from Canton, the place of the Inaba Maro. All Minister of Finance, Mr. Frank from the control of the Muai- in any way controlled by the Imperial Government, but by the establishments to make inquiries The distribution of the footres new vessels will be placed Lee, Commissioner of Foreign cipality. State Governments. Its sole task is to maintain order in the in-regarding the placing of this stoūīs took place the

Its numbers, organisation, and armament are regulated by order. He was, however, return morning. Middle-aged persons the time

Dext on the European ran. During Affairs, Mr. Wong Keung. Com- A Paking telegram states that terior Entente control commissions. The police only possess the rifles and ing to Hongkong vis Canada, were given army biscuits or bard menace the company removed Customs; Mr. Lung Wing Heun, on hearing a report from America of the submarine missioner of the Kwangtung public opinion is very indignant sight guns allowed them; they have no heavy guns which would without having placed the order stuff: old men and women were superior vessels, such as the Commissioner of Water Police that a make them suitable for Sghting. The citizens' guard mentioned by owing to the present labour con-given soda crackers, while the Kelbima

certain delegate has Katori Mr. Wang Ching Wei, President made the suggestion" that the M. Briand has long been disbanded and its weapons surrendered or ditions In the first place he was youngsters were given sweet Maru, the Fushima Mare, of the Kwangtung Educational Chinese northern territory may destroyed. All armament factories in Germany have been closed told by the shipbuilders concerned stuffs. Each person received and tha Suwa Mars, from Association. Mr. Chung Sing. be considered as that within the and the machinery destroyed.

that they could not really pro- about seven eatties. |mise delivery within a stated

the European run to the Pacific Speaker

Provincial great wall, and that Manchuria The five tons of foodstuffs were run in order to protect Assembly of Kwangtung. Dr. Lee Mongolis sad Tibes cannot be period owing to the fact that they divided into 1,000 portions. The them from that danger and their Fong Choc, Chief of the Health considered as Chinese territory. never knew when a strike would holder of each ticket which was places were taken by vessels of Department. Mr. A. H. Harris, & union meeting will be cod- break out amongst their workers. distributed on the previous day the 2000 ton type. It was at first Commissioner of Customs. Dr.vened to deal with this matter, The factors which decided him was entitled to receive one portion. intended to restore the European Thomson of Canton Hospital, and plan for diplomatic action. in not giving out the order were,644 persons applied for the tickets. versels on the old run, but this Bishop of the Cathedral, Franch

The Chinese merchants first, the prohibitive prices de-156 extra portions of foodstuffs was not done. Three new 10,000 Mission, Dr. Silva Portuguese Vladivostock have wired for manded; secondly, the uncertain were distributed without tickets. ton vessels bave been built Consul Mr. Chan

has a balance of 200 portions instead. was still left on hand.

* APPALLING CONDITIONS IN ASIA MINOR.

Released British Officer's Account.

5 as to when the ship would be delivered by the builders; and, thirdly, the difficulty of taking out a vessel of that size in ballast.

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London, November 22. The first report from Col. Rawlinson (lately released by the Turkal received in London gives an appalling account of conditions in Asia Minor. It says that cine thousand Armenian prisoners from

Due to the generous assistance; Haiphong Shipbuilding. have all perished except about eight hundred. The victims were He was told by a number of shit- Capiasis Deuse, the acting magis been launched in Indo-Chica, the Kars employed in labour gangs in the neighbourhood of Erzerum

rendered by the Rev. Mr. Temple,

Two more steel cargo ship have replaced by Creeks deported from coast districts, whose death in the building firms that they could trate, and the police officers, the builders being Les Fils Doomer

promise the ship for fifteen plan of distribution was carried months, but if strikes occurred it out very systematically and sucThe principal measurements of

et Van Vollenhover, of Haiphong. Times might possibly be two years cessfully.. before they could deliver the ship, whereas out in Hongkong

winter Col. Rawlinson considers certain.

REPATRIATION OF GERMANS FROM AUSTRALIA.

Melbourne. November 22.

In the House of Representatives Mr. Hughes stated that, in view of the approaching completion of the work of repatriating Germans, the Federal Government had decided to sell the appropriated plantations in er-German New Guinea, preference to be given to offers from ex-soldiers.

CHINESE FINED AT LIVERPOOL FOR OPIUM-SMOKING.

London, November 22. The torty-three Chinsmen mentioned in yesterday's cable were charged at Liverpool with keeping, using, or frequenting premises for opium-smoking. Fines ranging from five to twenty-five pounds were imposed in some cases.

BANDITS CAPTURED IN ARGENTINA.

Buenos Ayres, November 22. Five were killed and 17 wounded in a Eght between troops bandits near Santa Cruz, while 170 bandits were captured. inforcement have been sent to maintain order in Patagonia.

PARTIAL SUSPENSION OF NAVAL RECRUITING.

London, November 22.

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It was twenty years since he had last visited England and he found things had considerably changed, and that industry was

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absolutely ruled by labour, which he thought was not to the advan- tage of what labour sneeringly in China they had their labouring called "bloated capitalism." Out Re-classes who

becoming organised and were perhaps de- manding more rights for the inen. but it was not to the same extent as in Britain. The Chi ese were reasonable in their demands, and were not led away by the paid

RUSSIAN. FAMINE

FUND.

the vessels are:-Length 73 40 m. | breadth 10 m, and draught 4.50 m. They sts expected to attain a speed of 9 or 10 knots. As the Indo-Chine and Albert Sarrant, (of 6,000 tons, were launched at Saigon last spring the French

An Official Acknowledg-Indo-Chinese merchant fleet is

ment.

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Lim-pak, protention on the ground that the President of the Kwanging new and old Russian partiss BID Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Dow preparing for war against" Leong Sig Cho. General each other.

Pastor Wong Yak Shing, and Engines at the frozerament C. A. Pastor Mo Man Ming, demonstration of the Peata Fire Secretary of the Chinese F. M. A vast crowd witnessed the Pastor Chew Looo Hoi-Cantor Wharf, Canton, yesterday morn

ing. Mayor Sun-Ko and Com- mander Lang Wing-hin of the Water Police Department, and the five Commissioners of the Municipality were present and were very much satisfied with the demonstration. An order was given to Mr. Christiansen for two such fire engines by Mayor Sup Fo for immediate use in the City. More of these Penta Fire Engines will be ordered for the different cities such as Fatsban, Shoihing and

LONDON JOURNALS ON THE WASHINGTON

CONFERENCE.

Japan May Advance A Version

of Monroeism.

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SPECIAL NOTICE.

stopping to-night at 9 o'clock the Owing to the Peak Tramway dance arranged to take place at the Peak Club has had to be postponed.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

if the company promised delivery within certain time they always had delivery within the period stipulated. In con- sequence of no: being able to place the order with British firms it would probably go to the Hong- kong and Whampo Dock Com- pany, which had already built We bez to announce that we several steamers for them of behave received from the Hongkong which arrived this morning from Washington, in endeavouring to Wachow fater.-Canton Times.

The Admiral Line freighter. The Observer's correspondent at Kong Moon, tween 2,000 and 3,000 tons, which and Shanghai Banking Corpora Sourabaya and Singapore brought interpret the feeling in America had given entire satisfaction and tion the official receipt forwarded 13.063 tons of sugar for Hongkong regarding the Washington con- were still running.

to them by their London office, of the Hongkong Telegraph contri- cargo of 2,865 tons for Hoogkong, ference fails it will not be the The 7.5.K. Africa Maru bad a feience, declares that if the Con- bution to Famine

Lord Mayor's mainly coconut oil, bemp and fault of American public opinion. Relief Fund. The

which is becoming almost evan: cigars. receipt of the E117 14s. 10d is acknowledged with best thanks. In Wireless Communication.gelical in its fervoar in favour of disarmament. Among consider the Fund writes requesting us to

The Organising Secretary of The following vessels were in able portions of the people the subscribed very sincere thanks port at 2.30 p.co. to-day-Indos logan Disarmament by agree. convey to all our readers who wireless communication with the movement expresses itself in the

for the splendid contribution.

Maru, Bombay Maru, Bessa, ment is possible—if Impossible, Lims Maru, Delagos Maru, disarmament anyhow 85 Nyanza, Gorontalo, Karmais.

example." The official opinion, nevertheless, is likely to be Reduction by agreement if possible if impossible. Jet as go ahead with building programme." Commenting upon Faron Haya [shi's speech, the Sunday Times

dwells upon the Ambassadors in the grounds of the Union confidence that there will be little Church on December 3.—Page 4. real conflict between the Japanese!

The Hongkong Theatre have a Major H. M. Edwards. Capt.

and Americac interests in the Douglas Fairbanks and a Max Far East, and that an agreement Linder Picture on their current Murray, A. B. Reworth, F. H. Farthing. L. J. Davies. F. N.

A stirring drama of the gold be difficult to reach.

on the essentialpoints should not programme.-Page 12 Baroa Ha-i

Piano for sale.-Page 4. Young, W. J. Hope.

rush days in the West comes to yashi also implied a recognition

The O.S.K. advise consignees of Oo Craigeugower ground the Coronet Theatre this evening of the profundity of the friend-age of the arrival in port of the

"That Girl Craigengower.-L. D. MeNicoll when (Capt), B. D. C. "Morgan, W. W Pathe's wonderful film version of ing peoples. The paper expressent last tram to the Peak will run at

Montana,ship between the English-speak. Africa Maru.-Page 4. -

Owing to Engine Repairs the Mackenzie, M. M. Watson, H. H. March Ellis Ryan's great novel the opinion, that far from being Benson, M. D. C. Sandberg, D. will be screened. Set in wild and an obstacle to an agreement, the 9 o'clock to-night-Page 4.

M. Dorkins, J. P.. Way.

Ses Lane Crawford's for Clan classic abounds in dramatic in-modified form, perhaps with the

Tartans-Page 4. cident. Guns are drawn at cards, United States as a signatory, is atags coaches are held up, and invaluable as an instrument of Scotland V. England Golf match. life is imperilled at a word. future peace,

at Fanling on November 27 are Picturesque Indians, daring cow-

The Sunday Times' solation of published on Page 4. boys, and rough gold miners the disarmament question de- appear in plenty. And through pends, firstly, upon 遮 rough all the hectic excitement of the

Recruiting for ordinary seamen for the Navy has been suspend-trade union agitator, as existed at ed, but it is understood that recruiting tor boys and certain other the present time in Britain. special ratings will continue.

EASTERN TELEGRAPH CO.

London, November 22, The report of the Eastern Telegraph Company for 1920 shows expenditure of £1,476,0 0 on new cables and of £301,00 on partial renewal of main line cables.

ASPHYXIATION OF MOPLARS CONFIRMED.

London, November 22.

Mr. Arnold said he was not at all sorry to leave England and return to China, where, although business was still very bad, it was

better than it was in Britain.

The following teams will repre sent the HK.CC. on Saturday at 2.13 p.:

On E.K.C.C. ground v R.G.A.- R. Haocock (Capt.). T. E. Pearce.

E A. A. Claxton, E. J. R. Mitchell,

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GOLD STAMPEDE.

Thrilling Drama of the West.

The India Office confirms the asphyxiation of 64 Moplahs (sec) O'Henry's genius in a photoplay, Reid, A. B. Erell, W. Fraser, G. rugged scenery, this Western Anglo-Japanese Alliance in al

Earlier Cables). It appears that the prisoners were in closed luggage

VAD OF VADS..

AMERICAN SWORDSMEN WIN FENCING TROPHY.

New York, November 22. The American swordsmen won the international fencing trophy, scoring 24 points against 18 by the British in the three matches.

DEATH OF CHRISTINE NILSSON.

Stockholm, November 22,

The death is announced of the Countess Casa de Miranda, formerly Christine Nilsson, the operatic singer.

DEATH OF EMILE BOUTROUX.

Paris, November 22.

O'HENRY FILMED.

"Double Dyed Deceiver

.At Kowloon. To capture the elusive spirit of is the aim that has anirusted the producers of "The Double Dyed Deceiver." showing at the Kowloon Theatre this evening. How well they have succeeded you may-

for yourself. Written when bis

amazing 2ND. DIVISION LEAGUE powers were at their bigbest.

TABLE. The Double Dyed Deceiver" ranks ay

of O'HoDry's

The table to data is fioest stories. To attempt within follows:-

Goals.

see

one

summarise the masterpiece of the limits of the present space to

one of the world's greatest short

atory writers would be presump.

FOOTBALL.

Club.

tion. Lovers of O'Henry will Wilts ... require no further inducement to University

P.W.L.D. G ... 44-20

As

12 4.4 see this film version when they South China A. 14 11

Noble's England have ap #7- nouncement of general interest

Page 5.

There will be a Sale of Work

The draw and times for the

The usual tea and dinner

dances will not be held at Repulse

It pours out-See page 7. Blanch Sweet. in

dance ball sad the madness of agreement on the political settle-Bay Hotel on St. Andrew's Night

ment of China, and believes that-Page 4 gold stampede, a dauntless girl Japan will doubtless put forward courageously fights for her honour version of the Monroe Doctrine, against a ruffian presumably but will interpret it in ne narrow aber father-who forces her, irit. There is no disguised 63 & boy, to why, the psper

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declares,

That Girl Montana is the draw at the Coronet while Jack Pickford in "A Double Dyed Deceiver" fills.

rob and cheat Her flight this should be inconsistent with the star line on the Kowloon bill

to the Indian for refuge and her the two main principles of equal to-night-Page 12, subsequent dramatic return to commercial opportunity and the

The death is announced of the philosopher, M. Emile Boutrout learn that the leading role falls to South China B. 5,324 13 8/her own people are portrayed unimpaired sovereignty of China.|

AUSTRALIANS WIN IN S. AFRICA.

Capetown, November 22. TeeAustralians beat the Western Province by eight wickets,

(Other Telegrams on Page £)

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To-Day's Exchange.

The closing rate of the noller

demand to-day was 26.774de

The Weather, t p.m. Barometer 30.11 Temi perature: 70: Humidity ––64.

Lighting-Up Tise Lighting-up time to-day 521

with the compelling realism Secondly, the paper advises which makes the whole picture placing the disarmament projects live, Miss Blanche Sweet, love on broad general principles, and on liest of filmdom's stars, plays the not on mere arithmetical formulas leading role with mere then of division. It also advocates 53 23 11 2 customary charm and spirit. A project for the neutralization of vivid drama mingling, romance, the Facilo with so geement not 5-4.1 2.15 1 beauty and suspense is That to fortify naval bassodiside a car

tain distance from the mainland/jp.m2

Jack Pickford and the wild Texas RG.A. life and languorous South Amer- Curlew

7 *44*2:2-11 ican existence have been faith. U.A.C.

51:31 7 .8 fully reproduced. "The Double St Joseph's ... 51815.12 Dyed Deceivez lacks nothing of 'kong Club... O'Henry's wonderful humanity. Kowloon A great writer, a great story, and Punjabis

Carlisle a great picture.

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Girl Montana.”