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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER

199

NOTICES.

HOTELS.

ENTERTAINMENTS

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Hongkong.

VISCOUNT KATO ON JAPAN'S POLICY.

Connaught Road, Central,

**Take, as an example, the prices of commodities. As a re ault of the Government taking its own way without heeding on: Need of a New Cast in Politics. frequent, warnings, commodities have gone up in price to a break Tokyo, Dec. 8. Viscount Estaing-point, a world record, with pationa the Kenseikai, the consequence that President of speaking at a grand meeting of life is menaced and foreign trade the Party held yesterday at Fustagnate. tushims, made a statement which

In order to save this grave

has attracted much attention a situation, it is most essential to the first official expression of consolidate our administration. opinion of the leader of the Op finance, and taxation with a firm to this end, position since the death of the determination, and

The jour Party, the Kenseikai, bas late Premier, Mr. Hara

gist of the statement is as fol- formed a concrete plan.

lows:-

NO OFFENSIVE ARMAMENT.

NEEDED.

As for the Washington Con- 'erence. though I have no in- ormation but what is in the daily newspaper, I am given to understand.

Needless to say, the relations existing between the Crow Prince Regent, who is endowe! with high intelligence, and the people are so cordial that we Japanese subjects, are ready

that

basis the go through thick and thin for the Regent as w Crown Prince

which the navel ratio of the think of the gracious word three Powers is placed, is un- spoken to the people immediately convincing. So far as Japan's he assumed the regency. In tb contention for the 70 per cent is meantime, we caonat but feel concerned, it is reported that the deeply regarding the violent, 70 per cent is the irreducible death of the late Mr... Hara, with limit of Japan's national defence. whom I was acquainted for years. But if defence be the object of though we differed in opinion.

1.

SEIYUKAI'S WANING

POPULARITY.

the naval proposals, it naturally follows that there can be no need to maintain offensive strength. I *Ic my opinion, Mr. Härm, therefore, of opinion that Ja- abould have resigned his office at pan should rather make a pro- opportune time in bis life. posal of her own accord for the Although we have lost the leader total abolition of the main of our political enemy, there is squadrons of the Powers and this ao used for us, I am convinced, move is more logical, as certainly to alter our tactics. The fact more thorough-going than Mr.

Hughes' naval proposals. that the Seiyukai now in power, are on the wane is attributed to FOR UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE. the maladministration of the Ministry of the Seiynkai. That

"In conclusion, I wish to em- the results of the recent by-le-phasize that I am prepared to in- tion and of the Tokyo Mroicipal troduce the universal sufrage Assembly are not in favour of hill to the forthcoming Imperial the Syukai Party is & proof Diet and that I will do every- my power to carey that popular feelings have already thing in

through the bill in question."

zone against them.

"The Premier, Viscount Taka- basbi, on assoming his new post, declared that he would follow in avery respect the policy of the Han Cabinet, but I, for one, should think that there are not a Jew who hope to see the policy of the Government altered on anne points.

MENTAL PATIENTS AT LARGE.

12 During the past year patients, are said to have escaped from Netherae Mental Hospital, Coulsdon, Surrey. Four have not been captured,

EXCHANGE.

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METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Day

on date.

Dec. 20d 12h. 15m-Pressurë ban, decrossed moderately Shanghai and alightly at Weibai- wei and over the Visayas. There are indications of depression between Borneo and the Visayas Barometer......29.99 30.01 2 aod to the north of Weihaiwei.

Temperature. The anticyclone bas weakened. Homility

It is now central over Korea.

Hongkong Rainfall' for the 24 nours ending at 10 a.m. to-day. 2.00 inches. Total since January ist 97.33 fuches, against an average of 82.70 inches.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. | FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS

19th to 25th Dec., 1921.

1.

LR

1.30

H

TIME TABLE.

ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast

N.E. winds,

WEEK DAYS.

EMAN.

Every 19'uis ·

10 WI

15 min

15 min

15 min

15 mi

1 Hongkong to Gap fresh;

Rock ...

15 min

generally overcast

1 11.30

11.30 .. wu....

14.3.1 2.5 p.

2.30

Low Water

BougherE

10 1.1 p.)

NIGHT CARS.

$ to 1. L. 1.30.m. to 11.30 pm, every 10 minutos

SATURDAYS.

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2.46 Mem. 13

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4 293 5.5

10 196

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Hongkong Dec. 20, 1921.'

Fri 23 m 4 1

3 15 5.0 H'kong 50 ot. pieces: 1/10% pm. Sat. 24m 5 45

6. Ja $6 10

7 4 5

In 18 28

15

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4.0

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31 AEROGSERET IT TEH GOMBANA': BESLOW, KLIKARPES BULLRIEGA, DIE, VIRUS

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64

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85 67

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Wind Direction Wind Forte . Weather....... Rain.....

·0.00 0.00 0.00 Highest open air

Temperature on the 19th 66, Lowest openi air

Temperature on the 20th 62 T. F. CLAXTON, Director. E. E. Observatory, Dec. 20.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Per e.. NELLORE—Mr. & Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. W. Kuroiwa. Ret. Irwin H. Corell, Mr. J. Wait, Mr. W. B. Kennett, Mr. D. 1 Bouth coast of}

The same H. Blake, Mr. C. A. Peel, Mr. K China between

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Mr. & Mrs. F.P. Cruttenden, Mrž South coast of E. winda, B. Nicboism, Mr. E. Fraser Chins between EK & Hainan. moderate. Mr. D. Ellis, Mr. P. Kemp, Mr. & Mrs. Vallentin, Mr. Le M. Bocker, Mr. H. D. J. Preston, Mr. E.ST Tilsley.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. HL.K. Observatory, Dec. 20, 1921.

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