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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1901

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1#D VATRANE” FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1922. BATERA

THE REGISTRATION BILL.

TRAMCARS STONED,

Defendant to be Birched.

THE TELEPHONE *QUESTION,

SÚVALE DOM

COMPANY MEETINGS. inspection to all dharabokdam

imperative.

THE WASHINGTON AGREEMENTS.

New Zealand Delegate's Views.

(Reuter's Services

"

Wellington, August 17.

Not Originated by Govern- ment.

PROPOSALS.

| MAN

A-Deadlock Reached.

Head Office, na klated in, tho notica convening the mesting, sinde the 8th July, and all sharo-

Union Insurance Society of holder ostida, the Colony hara

An

Canton, Etd.

I

been given nation of this meeting and of the resolution, with ample

• Promsenting on behalf of the Hon, kong, Tramway-Company, The negotiations between the

axtraordinary general Opportunity of inspecting the Mr. Macnamara, af Police Government and the Telephone meeting of the Union Inrurance Articles at the Company's various Court this morning, said he had Company regarding renewal Socity of Canton, Lid, "A held branches and agencies, nod, an Reporting to Parliament on the Washington Conference, Sir

jeotions have been received. Jahn Salmond, who represented New Zealand at the Conference,

that the defendant in the pase be reached a deadlock. we were day. said that the Washington agreements did not limit the weapons with RESULT OF COMMITTEES instructions to ark Kr. Todel of the latter's licence. have in Queen's Building at noon to your directora noticipated, to obs With these remarks. I propos given an exemplary penalty a informed by the Hon. Mr.A.G. H. Mr. W. L. Pattanden presiclød

the following resolution : Ph which States might fight, but merely limited the weapons which

the offence with which the Fletcher, Acting Calouts So- and there ware also present might be prepared in peace-tirue. Still less might the agreements be

That the much-debated Regin-

was charged, ie, throw oretary, this morning.

the Hon. Mr. A. 0. Lang, Mesa, the naw Articles already approv properly regarded as a step towards total naval disarmament. No such impracticable idealism inspired the Conference agreements tration of Persons Bill did not ing stones at-e framear and

Mr. Fletcher stated that there. M. Dodwall, G. H. Young led by the meeting and for, this (Director) C. Montague Ede purpose of identification wabierth- which had no ethical signiscaves. The right and duty of every State originate with the Government, breaking a window sbatter, had to provide for its national safety would remain undisputed and but that it was the result of become all too common in the was as yet no indication of (General Manager), P. Lander, R. ad by the Chairman thereof be suggestions made by Com- Sbackiwan district. It was not possible compromise. He added. Dastur, L. F. Townend, W. Kad the same are barely adopted mites which included business merely a matter of mischievous that the report drawn up by the L. Shenton, H. B. L. Dowbiggin, the Articles of the Company man of the Colony, was the pranks on the part of juveniles, Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe, on behalf w. R. Maastik, J. W. Alabaster, to the exclusion of and 'in sub- statement made by thebat they had even gone to the of the Committee of the top M. Hodgson, B. M. C. da stitution for all the existing Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher.extent of stealing the side chains Chambers of Commerce, had now Coobs, V. La dos Remedios, V. R. Articles therest. Acting Colonial Secretary, to from the cars.

After this has been secondest. I been presented and would be conv. Ribeiro, M. A. R. Sonts, J. Telegraph representative who

dua course

questions to the beat of my dulity. and possib called on him this morning to

A. E. S. Aires and J. Bentley. gave his age as 18 years but look-

Legisla.

Mr. da Cunha reconded and the ascertain the origin of the

The General Manager having ed considerably older than that.ily debated by the

[tive

Council later. I read the notice convening the resolution was passed. aid the stones he threw were measure.

Mr. Fletcher stated that after

meeting. There would, of course, axiď Mr.

The Chairman said Gentle-China Fire Insurance. Co., Ltd. Following the above meetings, the strike, an Essential Services directed at small boys who were hoped soon to publish this report. [agreement being rigned without Mr. Lindsell pointed out that referring the matter to the Cham mind for sometime and think it an extraordinary general meeting defendant had previously admitt-bers of Commerce, and he added is desirable to bring the Society's of the China Fire Insurance Com et breaking the shutter with that the Government had not in Articles of Association up-to-date piny, Ltd, was held. Mr. W.L ad to consolidate the various | Patienden presided and, with the stone..

any way committed themselves alterations and amendments that names of Messrs 2. A. Alves, W. with the Company.

FUNERAL OF LORD NORTHCLIFFE.

A Notable Congregation.

London, August 17: The funeral service of Lord Northcliffe at Westminster Abbey drew a notable congregation from every branch of British public life. Brigantes-General Trotter represented the Prince of Wales. Others

The defendant the cass, who sidered by the Executive Council Gardner, A. B. Cobb, &C. Bay, shall be pleased to answer any

in

represented were the Prime Minister Mr Churchill, the Embassies Committee was formed, compris,, committing the offence in ques Imatcher, be no question of a new men: Your directors have had in

and Legations, the Domininas, and a strong contingent of leadingling two members of the Govers- figures connected with Britiel and foreign newspaper activities.

After an impressive service, the coffin was borne to St. Maryle bone Cemeters, Finchley, for interment.

U.S. RAILWAY STRIKE.

President Harding Defers Intervention.

Washington, August 17.

оле

¡ment (Ron. Mr. Claud Severn and Hon. Mr. C. Mc. I. Messer), two unoticiais (Ron. Mr. A. G Stopher and Mr. G. T. Edkins),

of representative

the Army and one representative of the Navy That Committee mado a series of recommendations of various kinds, amongst which was the principle of compulsion.

Then it is not right to suggest Prestres Herding has decided for the present to defer his address to Congress, feeling that every effort towards a settlement of that the Government conceived the shopmen's strike should te exhausted bafore he intervenes, the measure and was solely re Presumably the President is thinking of the conference now in sponsible for it?" asked our session at New York between the railway employers and the trade-frepresentative..... unions. Meanwhile President Harding is still working on the text) of his address.

POSITION IN AUSTRIA.

Conference Decision Causes Further Drop in Currency.

Vienna, August 17. The at disappointment and grave anxiety that have been raised in political and namrial circles by the decision of the London conference to refer the Agstripe application for further credits to

tion.

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On being informed of the de- fendant's reply to the rolice ar regems his age, his Worship that the refused to believe defendant was even 18. "I take it you are 16. instead of 18, his Worship told the defendant. The latter was beginning to look pleased, when the reason of the Magistrate's disagreement was made pstent. "You will be sentaneed to twelve'strokɔs,” can. tinued his Worship, in explaining that boys of 16 and ander were Sable 10 corporal punish meat,

and I hope it wilt kurs|

For by any means. replied Mr. Fletcher. "It was conceived by the Essentist Services Com- mittee, which recommended it to the Government, and as it was a representative Committee, the you Goferament adopted the sugges. tions and onsidered thas the in formation obtained would be ex- of tremely helpful in times emergency."

Mr. Fletcher explained that

PEKING NEWS

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WATER POLO.

bave from time to time taken Gardner and FE Fare substi- rated for those of Messrs. Ebenton. place.

You will recollect that in 1917 Dowbiggin, Dastur and Cobb, the the Society's Memorandum of shareholders present were the Association was altered under same as at the previous meetings. which the scope of the objects of The General Manager having the Society were considerably read the 'notice convening the enlarged.

meeting.

The Chairman said:--- Last Night's Games.

The present Articles are dated 1909 and since that date, 13 years |

Gentlemen: The resolution you Of the two matches played at ago, several alterations and have just heard read and which the V.R.C. in the Water Polo amendments have taken place in I shall shortly propose is the League last evening one produced the Articles themselves, and in result of your directors' desire close game, while in the other the requirements under the Com- not only to bring the Articles of the victore bad matters all their panies Ordinances of this Colony Association of this Company into own way. This is not surprising, rendering the present Articles of line with these of its allied Com seeing that the winners were the Assocfitar derarty crayola

were

the League of Nations are -flected in another big drop in the value during the last strike, the utmost President's Resignation in first to scaze, Franco doing the the Society with further powers drafted in 1914, and since then

of the crown, which now stands at 250,000 to the pound, represent ing an increase of per cent, since August 1.

U.S. SOFT COAL STRIKE.

The Terms of Settlement:~

difficnity was experienced by Mr. Stephen, in charge of labour Arrangements at the City Hall.

Abeyance.

•

V.R.C. and that the irrepressible but in many cases inadequate. Society of Canton, Lin Busschaert was in prolific veía The present articles of AssociaTM British Tradera Insuranes Come In the first match, which was tion have accordingly been re-pany, Ltd, bat to bring them up-

The present between the Lusitano R. C. and drafted, re-worded and clarified to-date.

Articles the United, the Lusitano were the but the alterations do not invest trick. Before half-time Mason of say importance other than amendments bave from time to The second moiety would be first subject to your time taken place as also in the Lequalised.

was closely contested and the end approval or otherwise in Heating, Companies Ordinances of the in dealing with people who came A Peking telegram states that was drawing on when Botelho but renders the machinery for Colony rendering it desirable

offer forward to

their Ber-

as there has been an insufficient got one past the Lusitano costo-carrying out and exercising the that these Articles should be re-

pawers it already bas more cast. vices, and

The present Articles and the it,

found quota in both Houses of Parliadian. The United thus won in a WRS

effective. that it

extraordinarily rent, the resignation which has game that looked anybody's...

The present articles and the pew Articles have been open to hard, if not impossible, in a baen twice subaltted by the In the second match, the V.R.C new Articles have been open to inspection to all shareholders at New York, August 17. time of crisis to sort people out President is still left in abeyance were opposed by the King's tea inspection to all shareholders at Bead Office, as stated in the Another Peking message says Right away Busschaart scored. Head Office, as stated in the notice convening the meeting. The terms of the settlement of the soft coal strike provide for according to their qualifications. continuance of the old wage scale till March 31st, 1923, the calling of It was only by reason of one or that in reply to a query from the and a couple of minutes later notice convening :be meeting, since the 8th Jals, and all Share- a conference la Octol.r to fix the scale thereafter, and the appointment two people offering to get others Government, made as a result of the Belgian international again since the Scb. Jels, and all shareholders outside the Colony bars of a Commission, on which the Government will be represented, to into assist them in making their protest by the Diplomatic Corps. banged the leather home. At holders outside the Colony have been given notice of this meeting Teoi Sing-fan bas balf-time the VRC led by five been given notice of this meeting and of the resolution, with ample quire into the question of the reorganisation of the industry on sound own arrangements for dealing General

with certain matters that they did declared that the mutiny of goals to nil, having had practically and of the resolution you have opportunity of inspecting the "conomic lines.

as well as they did.

soldiers at Kiukiang was caused all the play. During the interval just heard read, with ampte Articles at the Company's various The only new matter in the through arrears of payment. practice Bosschaert smashed the Bill, said Mr. Fletcher, was the

ball into the goal with such force Opportunity of inspecting the branches and agenci、f, and, as Articles at the Society's various your directors anticipated no a to break the netting. compulsory calling for quali-

branches and agencies, and, as objections have been received.

With these remarks, I propose fications, the rest of the Bill was

On resuming, the V.R.C. were your directors anticipated, no

the following resolution:- re-enactment of the existing

Asked what would now be done.gin in the ascendant, and were objections have been received. registration.

That the new Artic ́en already regarding

With these remarks, I propose Paris, August 17.

the Government saw When

Mr Fletcher stated that the not long in adding to their tally.

approved by the m'ating and for The military contingent played the following resolution: Delegates to the Reparations Commission are informally con-i

Government would was opposition to

probably ferring with a view to reaching & settlement acceptable to all the that there

of the Jury List up in persevering style, and "That the aw Articles already the purpose of identification sub- Bill. it was perfectly make, use Allies. A report of the proceedings is not expected. An cficial the

eventually Parry got through approved by the Meeting and scribed by the Chairman thereof to send round forms to the

ask with good one. Before the close for the purpose of identification be and the sam, are hereby meeting is probable for to-morrow, pending the result of which the willing to drop it, and, in any case,

would have removed some of the various French Government will stay its hand.

more drastic provisions to which jug employees to indicate any the V.R.C. scored again, which subscribed by the Chairman adopted as the Articles of the

inade them winners by 7-1.

thereof be and the same are Comppaay to the exclusion of and qualifications! and exception had been taken. The particular Government had no intention at whether they would be prepared Of the V.R.C score, Busschaert hereby adopted as the Articles in substitution for all the existing any time to force the Bill on any-to offer their services in case of credited himself with five goals, of the Society to the exclusion Articles thereof. body, "sod," said Mr. Fletcher, emergency-In-that-way; they Watson and Stewart registering of and in substitution for all the "It had not the slightest intention haped to be able to compile the others. Not only doss the re-existing Articles thereof." of introducing compulsory register which would be of use in doublable Olympic Games player exhibit tremendous power, but, as times of crisis.

a spectator observed, he has an service.”

ancancy koack of sending the ball where the goalkeeper isn't.

This evening, the L.R.C. and the King's play their postponed match.

REPARATIONS COMMISSION CONFERRING. Hopes of Arrangement Acceptable to all Allies.

THE FIGHTING IN IRELAND.

"Further Notable Free State Successes.

London, August 17. The Free Staters are steadily pressing back the Irregulars, baving now freed Clifden, including the Marconi wireless-station. They recaptured Dundalk last night, where the Irregulars have fallen back to the neighbouring mountains.

ANOTHER EXPEDITION TO TIBET.

Dr. Sven Hedin's Sixth.

Stockholm, August 17.

Dr. Sven Hedin is preparing for his sixth, expedition to Tibet. which will start next year. He will be accompanied by a number of Swedish scieutia's. The explorer proposes entering ria Ubins. The expedition will last four years..

HUGE SWEDISH WIRELESS STATION.

Contract for the American Radio Corporation.

Stockholm, August 17. Sweden has contracted with the American Raidio Corporation to supply balf a million dollars' worth of wireless equipment for giant station that is being erected on the west coast of Sweden.

DUTCH EAST INDIES LOAN. Amending Bill to Facilitate Issue Abroad,

Amsterdam, August-17, dimen introduced to amend the East Indies Lean Bill

frus business

BEVAN BROUGHT BACK FROM VIENNA. City Equitable Director to be Charged To-day.

London, August 17.

Gerard Bevan has reached London from Vienna, and will be brought up at the Guildhall to-morrow,

MAJOR BLAKE IN HOSPITAL. Suffering from Appendicitis.

Calcutta, August 17.

The sirman, Major Blaké, has gone into hospital suffering from appendicitis.

INCREASE IN GERMAN RAILWAY RATES Result of Depreciation of the Mærk,

Boston. August 17.

As result of the depreciation of the mark, railway tales are to be increased by 50 per cent, oir September.

LORD LEE IN TURKEY

Lord La

After this has been seconded, I shall be pleased to answer may questions to the beat of my ability

Mr. W. EL. Shenton seconded and the resolution was carried.

British Traders' Insurance

Co., Ltd.

After this has been seconded, I shall be plean-d to Shower RDY... questions to the best of my ability

Mr. A. C.Bay seconded and the resolution was carried,

News in To-day s New

vertisements.

advertise Dawar's

Moutries tell of the enjoyment

6.

At the conclusion of the above Scotch Whisky-Page 6. meeting an extraordinary general meeting of the British Traders Insurance Company, Ltd, Was An illustration of the decrease hold. Mr. W. L. Pattenden

· £6,300 SAVED BY DELAY.

given by a Victrola-Fage

Dodwell and Co. advise con goes that the ss. Tracia has

Consignees of cargo are savingčk

in building prices is afforded by presided and, with the exception arrived from Europe. Fago 5. the experience of Action Hospital of Messrs. Shenton. Dowbiggin Council, which has saved £6,389 and Dastur, the same, share-that the Blue Faunal es. Hector is now unloading cargo-Page'4.; on a local war memorial scheme, bolders were present

Cheung advertise Swarow The General Manager having' In April 1921 the lowest of nine tenders for the memorial was read the notice convening the typhoon pictures.--Fage 2 £22727, but it was not accepted, maeting. at the work was postponed. On The Jungary 12 of this year, revised Gentlemen: As in the case of tenders were considered, and the the Union Insurance society of to stay sold. lowrast, sent to the original Canton, Ltd your directors coo- successtal firm, wh#:£17.984. :Insider it desirable to bring

Chairman

LISTEN Truthful advertising sells gouds

"Luxury" is being

the hope of getting still befter Artics of Association of theihe Star fheatre th terms, the council again postpon- Company opio due who have p

od line scheine, and the same firm estised them Lẻ to re-dr

now offer to do the work for Zia, bodying in offset the Arb, 150 agreet to amendments that bare)

the counell the benent of to time taken blato ad

the cost ationsinttelooss

of this Colony of

701-119.000 680 guilders