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NË SAJE ## WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1922 EŁMAKİ

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CHINESE NEWS,

LOCAL WEDDING,

ON THE WATERFRONT.

LOCAL FIRM SUED.

Dickie Stirling.

Men Honoured Interesting Summary Court For Gallantry.

Action

Progress with Naval Treaty.

(Reuter's Service, }

Washington, January 3. The naval experts have progressed in the direction of securing agreement on the question of replacements and scrapping capital, *hips.

The legal sxperts are busy drafting the naval treaty. Congressman Proposes to put Financial Fressure on

Allies.

Washington, January 3.

resolution is believed to be directed against France.

Chinese Delegates Request Mediation over Shantung.

Washington, January 3.

Bandits Rout Soldiers.

Our

Of interest ta loca! rezidarite Canton correspondant, writing to-day, states that in was the wedding solemained st connection with the recent Union Church youterday “the report that a battalion of soldiers soon between Mr. James

of the -- surprised

over- Dickie and

Campany powered by bandits at Kongbow Petroleum

Was

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1,000 rifles and

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ASHORE IN HAINAM- STRAITS

Another Japanese Steamer in Trouble.

In roognition of their gallantry in saving lives at sea under Orient, Ltd., importare and · ex-

Information was received in erous conditions” alaves porters, walk aned by ons of their: Hongkong leat evening thất thườ

of the Ommalian Pacifio formar amalegaon, Chin- Bik-ki, M.B.K. Kiektowe Manji Marn w 2fonteagle, now in port, re-in the Bummary Cou

Tank Women and chic brokwaneedians (22) bmog pakba' coinhat Haiphoon, aind managed to -escape with their “Egypt. My J. hands tf the Lionboommy Governor salary, Mr. Leo Almas sp. Hongay Minas he had of British Columbia, Hon. W.0. poared for plaintiff and Mr. D. H. the courtsy of the mas In the House of Representatives, Mr. Reavis (Republican) intro-arms was afterwards intercepted

performed the Nichol. The ceremony took place Blake condzeted the defecos | Taksang and the Xwi by villagers and robbed of all they Maconachis aced a resolution Instructing the Government to demand repay-ad. At the present time about ceremony, which was attended on board the Canadian Pacific Plaintiff was employed by spectively. ment of the Allied debts because the proceedings at the Washington 200 of the robbed soldiers are in, by a large number of friends ship at Piar D and the recipients Messrs. Gats Bros. from 1917 The only details so far available conference disclosed a determination by certain debtor nations to incur large expenditure upon increased naval armaments. The a camp not far from Wuchow. Over The bride was given away" by came in for hearty congratula-until October, 1990. There was are contained in the telegrams fw machine Mr. F. Dickie, while Mr. Ftions from brother officers and a compradore named Quan Kal which state that the Manji Kara guns were stolen by the bandits. Diskie also attended a Matronship mates. It was felt in ship and this man meds advances to want ashore on Sunday afternoon

of Honour. The groom was sup- port has just been received inported by Mr. W. Brown of the Ping ciroles that the Monteagle plaintif. It was admitted. that ) and that there is damage to the

An important telegraphic re-

man bad ably perpetuated the there was brokerage and salary forepart which is full of water. the Taikoo Dockyard in the opally glorious traditions of British sea-due to plaintiff but the defence There is no leak in the after part. Mr. Chapman men when they manned a lifeboat was that plaintiff owed the firm She lies in 18 foot of water.at the Canton from Wuchow to effect that ten junks, laden of "best mar”.

organ. The in a raging gale and rescued pas money for advances given by the forepart and 42 feet at the after with military necessities, which officiated at the wera on their way from Wachow church was very nicely decorated sengere and crew from a sinking sompradors. Quan Kai The part

Following the ceremony re- French steamer, Hsintien, in the compradore absconded and plain- The company's steamer, the to Kweilin have been pirated near

tiff's case was that he borrowed Miikesan Maru ception was given at the Hong China Sea leat April.

was promptly The vessel was not equipped the money from Quae Kai and sent to har assistance last even-

from kong Hotel after which the couple

defondanting. left on their honeymoon.

with wireless, and on getting into not difficulties could do nothing but firm.

The Manji Maru left Hongaý Mr. H. Odell, manager of fall of coal for Hongkong, fly distress signals, and founder in the gale, hoping that some Messrs. Getz Bros, said in evid-is a vessel of just over 2,000 tons. ship would chance along. The ence that he had an interview London, January 3.

It is learned that the Chinese delegation has asked Mr. Balfeur and Mr. Hegbes to mediate in the Shantang deadlock.

THE ALLEGED FRANCO-JAPANESE DEAL OVER SIBERIA.

American Press in Mordant Vein.

are

Notwithstanding the Franco-Japanese description of the documents published by representatives of the Far Eastern Republic as malicious fabrications, the uncomfortable impression has not been

The Americans dissipated pending clinching evidence. particularly indignant at passages in the alleged arrangements about Américan designs in Siberia and Russia, while the French are most annoyed at the growing distrust of their policy, which is finding an outlet in plain speaking and biting cartoons in the American news- papers. It is even surmised that they may take advantage of the newly-fed atmosphere of suspicion to pack up and leave Washing-

M. Sarraut's Denial.

too.

Paris, January 3, The Foreign Ministry, formally denies the allegations in regard to the pretended Franco-Japanese agreement for a common policy in Siberia.

M. Sarrant writing to Mr. Hughes, declared that no agreement had been concluded. The documents published were all forgeries, He points out that these false rumours merely tend to create *uspicion between the Great Powers assembled at Washington.

THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH-WEST CHINA.

Explorers to Examine Their Relation to Himalayas.

London, January 3.. Prof. John Walter Gregory, accompanied by his son, who will be his sole European companion, is to start on a scientific expedition to China in March. He will examine the mountain ranges in Yun- nan and Western Szechusa in order to determine their relation to

the Himalayas and the mountain system of South Eastern Asia. The explorers will only carry sporting rifles, depending on their Chinese escort for protection.

The professor intends presenting the geological collections of the expedition to Glasgow University, the zoological and botanical to London Natural History Museum, and some specimens to the Indian Museum, Calcutta,

[Prof. J. W. Gregory, F.R.S.. D.Sc., M.I.M.M., born 1864, has been engaged upon exploration work in many lands, including Cyrenaria. Lake Eyre, the Rockies, and Spitzberzen (Sir Martin Conway's expedition). He has been associated with many leading scientific institutions. and in 1904 was appointed Professor of Grology at Glasgow University. He has oce 800 and daughter.

GERMAN PROPAGANDA IN THE FAR EAST.

Lord Northcliffe Scents Danger.

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London, January 3. Interviewed at Colombo, Lord Northcliffe emphasised that Ger- many was expending an immense amount of money upon propaganda |

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Chin Ping. The commander af the fleet was kidnapped and the stores all looted.

A Peking telegram states that the Communication Bank bas

received & loan of $4,000,000 from the aathority of Fangtion and another $4,000,000 from other sources. The redeeming of notes began on the 3th. ult..

A Shanghai telegram states that We Pui-foo will go with the representative from Chao King-

ming to Paoting to consult on the question of the union of North

and South.

Although the terms of peace between the authorities of Sze chuen and Hopeh are being discussed yet both forces are still showing an offensive attitude.

DAIL EIREANN HAS ANOTHER HEATED DEBATE.

Cork Strong for the Treaty.

London, Januar Dail Eireann reassembled this morning. Over a hundred reaolutions from public bodies in favour of ratification had been lodged.

Mr. O'Connor, Minister of Agriculture, opposed the treaty and declared that it was a step backwards.

Mr. Fierce and Mr. Beasley supported the treaty-as- the only alternative to chaos.

Countess Markievicz fiercely opposed the treaty and declared that the Irish plenipotentiaries had been tricked.

Mr. J. J. Walsh, of Cork, declared that 90 per cent. of the people of Cork were in favour of the treaty..

EXPERIMENTS WITH RUBBER.

Insulator for Cold Storage."

London, January, 3. The Times scientific correspondent states that highly promising experiments have been made with rubber expanded by gas into a highly cellular form as an insulator in cold storage.'

the

DAY BY DAY,

She

Monteagle bound from Hongkong with plaintiff, who admitted the to Shanghai, sighted the French advances from the compradore steamer by the meres: accident, and offered to pay provided the and stood by half the day picking firm could return the promissory

under circum-pradore had absconded and that of diphtheria there was a clean up those aboard. The rescue was notes, knowing that the com accomplished stances which called for excep- he had probably, taken the pro- bill of health in the Colony tional presence of mind

and missory notes with him.

Apart from oce non-fatal case

skilful and courageous seaman- Mr. D'Almada argued that the yesterday.

compradora was empowered to There was

money

be

Iship.

one fatal case of Not only did the Canadian advance whatever respond gallantly to the call for might have in his possession and plague last week, one non-fatal volunteers but the Chinese deck that those who took the advances case of small-pox (imported), four non-fatal ense of entario ·fever, hands of the liner also showed were responsible to the compra-non-fatal cases of diphtheria, one bravery and made attempts to dore and not to the firm. aid the work. The medals were Plaintiff said he was liable to one non-fatal case of paratyphoid presented to Captain A. J. Qua Kat because all the mateg fører, and one non-fatal case Hoeken, B.N.R., Commander of were written in the usme of Opas (of cerebro-spidal fever. Three

died of influents. the Monteagle, Chief Officer Kai. He had re-paid the money to Chinese were certified as having G. J. Ferguson, First Officer the compradore's son.

His Lordship said it was not an M. Campbell, Fifth Engineer

R. Plawes. Bixth Engineer E. & easy case and he would like to Russey, D.W.Campbell, carpenter look into his notes. He would P. H. Ham, storekeeper Chas. give a decision on Friday morn- Boxgent, Messengers A.A. Walsh g

and A. Ranniger. Assistant Parser J. G. Vaux also earned a medali but as he is now serving on the Empress of Asia, also now in port, his medal and certificate ware presented to his wife, who represented him at the presenta- tion ceremonies. ·

Passing Through.

MACAO NEWS.

Interesting Items.

Our Mécao correspondent re- parts that the Portuguese Minis- Mr. H. E. Trennery of Messrs.ter left Macao for Canton last The Times points out that if anticipations concerning this are realised, a welcome stimulus may be given to the movement for an Kelly and Walsh Teft for Sin-night in connection with the increase in the consumption of rubber.

CANDIDATE FOR CHERTSEY.

Sir P.W. Richardson, ship- owner and member of Lloyd's, bas been selected prospective Unionist candidate for Cherisey in succes- sion to Sir Donald Macmgater, M. P. He managed a sobool of musketry during the war.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

Two pictures featuring Paula hay and Billy Weat are showing tonight at the Hongkong Theatre --Page 12.

Lane Crawford's are offering

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gapore today by the Tamba recent barbour incident. He is Maru. Mr. Trennery, who has to have further conferences with been in Singapore for some years, the Canton Government. went to Japan some seven months As was generally known some-McAfee's Shoes at $15 than last ago on a business trip and has time ago, the Governor of Macao his resignation to spent a week or two pleasantly tendered

The Anniversary Gifts Sale is in Hongkong on his way back to Lisbon. A telegram was received Singapore. He is due for home at Macao on Saturday in which still on at Sincere's-Page 3.

A Motor Cycle and a Francis the Lisbon Government refused Bacon Piano are going cheap- leave early in the year.

to accept the resignation.

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DUTCH LAWYER SHOT DEAD IN A TRAIN.

Robbery Apparently the Motive.

Rotterdam, January 3. A young Amsterdam lawyer, Dr. Wyaman, was mysteriously murdered or New Year's are in a train between Amsterdam and The Hague, whither he was going to spend the new year with his parents. A lady and a man entered the first-class carriage ln which

The light cruiser Durban which of the new Protestant Church at Dr. Wysman was travelling. The guard at The Hague found Dr.is relieving the Cairo on the Macao on Sunday next, it is Wysman shot dead and apparently robbed of a portfolio..

OIL IN THE ARGENTINE

"Anglo-Persian Co's' Announcement.

London. January 3,

The Durban Arrives.

In connection with the opening The R.H.K, Golf („ub'insert a notice on page relative to the hours and fees for golf tuition at Happy Valley.

China Station arrived in port just expected that among the visitors on ten this morning with her from Hongkong will be Lady band playing. The customary Stubbe, Major Gen. Sir George and Lady Kirkpatrick, the Hon. salutan were exchanged..

Mr. Claud Severn and others. The Bishop of Victoria will officiate.

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There will be an Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders in the Hongkong Electric Company on January 12 in order to consider a resolution regarding a new agres» ' ment between the ftovernment and the Company.--Page 4

The Messageries Maritimes are not Cay, announce & reduction in from malnutrition and exhaustion. larger than required for their Homeward fares on page 4. ~

The Water Authority advertises A male child was born at noon specific purposes; and.. on December 31.

that certain. Rider Mains will be brought into use on ane ute January 6.Page 4.

One Death and a Birth. The Phranang on ber arrival in the Far East by a Berlin wireless system, subsidized newspapers, and the film.

The Anglo-Persian Oil Company has been informed that oil has yesterday afternoon from Saigon The wireless service consisted largely of misleading statements been struck at a depth of two thousand fast at a new oflfeld at Tsported the death of one of ber: (d) The condenser spaces and actual lies in reference to Egypt, India, the Washington Con- Rivadavis, in the Argentine, which is yielding four hundred gallons? Chinese passengers male-provided these spaces ference, Ireland, Japan, China, responsibility for the great war, and daily. Seven other wells are being drilled in the Sag section. the gloomy condition of British trade.

He believed that the same minds were promoting the present: mischief as actuated the notorious wireless dispatches during the war. Lord Northcliffe said that he regarded this propaganda as being as dangerous to-day as it was during the war, in view of the uncertainties existing in the Far East. He considered that a great effort should be made to support British-owned newspapers in the Far East by British advertisers.

AFFAIRS OF CHICAGO FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.. -

Merger Averts Disaster..

Chicago, January 3.

The Continental and. Commercial National Bank and the -Continental Commercial Trust Savings Bank bare taken over the

BANKERS' CLEARING-HOUSE-STATISTICS.

Total Exceeds Any Year Except 1920.

London, January 3. The Bankers' Clearing-House annual statement shows that the total paid in and cleared during year was £34,930,000,000 a decrease of £4,088,000,000 compared with 1920, the record year, but it groeeds the total of any year prior to 1920.

SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR DISPUTE. European Miners Cease Work Pending Ballot.

Johannesburg, Jaculty -3.

Fort Dearborn National Bank and the Fort Dearborn Trust Savings Only the staff and natives are working the coalmines pending Bank and guaranteed all deposits, which on September 6 totalled the result of the strike ballot. $60,000,009

The Chicago Clearing-House Commission examined the affairs

of the Port Dearbörn banks and found that the assets had been fmpaired by bað loans and investments. Backing cirolab opine that the merger has-zveried the most serious financial crisis that her threatened Chicago for a decade. As the result of the merger, the Continental and Commercial Rational Bank interests have nam of "combined assets of nearly $525,000,000--the second largest in the

United States,

GALE CAPSIZES GERMAN STEAMER.

·

Snow at Welhafwei.

(e) Water closets and priviss for the use of which no fee is charged, The.net or register tonnage is The Bhinyue from Weibaiwei expressed in tons of 100 cu. f reports that suow wee falling at each, and is obtained by deducting Weihziwei when she left. She is allowances made as follows:

(s), On account of space requir- unlikely to make a similar report about Hongkong when, and it, ed for propelling power. she returns to Weihalwei.

Harry Ore will give a“Chorin- Liszt Recital at the City Hall an January 9.—Page 4.

A Beginners Class in the Chinese - Language School rug (b) On account of spaces oe-under the suspices of the Genarai cupled by seamen of apprentices Chamber of Commerce will com- Gross and Net Tonnage.

and appropriated to their use; and mence on January 16-Page 4.

(c) Deductions under Sec. 79 of There will be a Boxing Contest The question of what are the gross and what the net toounge M.B.A., 1894, being certain spaces at the Ming Yuen Gardens on

January 14. Page 1. of a vessel is asked.so frequently used in navigating the ship. that the information seems worth between these measurement tons There is no direct connection

giving.

The gross tonnage of kateamer and weight tonn.

is the capacity (in tons of 100 ct In Wireless Continunication. }ffench) of her entire shall,

including closed in erections, but The following vessels were in excluding spaces above the upper wireless communication with the deck

port at 2.30 p.m. today ---Tobe (a) Bolely appropriated to and Maru, Trieste, Tyndareus, Nile, London, January 3. d. stted with machinery.

Torilla, Kamsang, Yeboshi Maru, (396) The wheelhouse for shelter. Historian, Lycaen, Achilles, Lng the mig de mẽn at the sun boel Himalys Karu, Lake - Farraf, Kitano HardTouriga Maruj (c) The cool house and be fitted with ovens,

Peru.

Bevan were drowned and five are missing through the expsizing the German steamer Fehmarn in a gale in the Horth Bene

(Other Early and Special Telegram

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