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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 124

No. 12,53

REPARATIONS PROBLEMS.

France Rejects British Plan.

PROTRACTED DISCUSSION EXPECTED.

(Reuters Service.)

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Paris, January 3, The French Cabinet to-day unanimously rejected the British reparations proposals,

SPRE*8 THURSDAY, JANUARY 4,.... 1923.

STRANGE AFFAIR· OUTSIDE HARBOUR. !

Efforts to Board French Steamer.

DEATH OF MR. J. D. OSMUND

A Well-known Portuguese Resident

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THE MOTOR FRAGĖDY. WEST RIVER CRISIS

LAZY POLICEMAN.

M. Priceare this morning communicated to the Cabinet the the French steamer Jade, as manity, who passed away sudden, the Magistracy this afternoon disturbed state and that all trade brought

attempts were made

to

A semi-official communication states that if the British at to./by the crew, and eventually the bad bean under medical treat-the Court on behalf of the the .. Faiming and 1.5. Ko O.S.P. for a similar offence; -10

day's conference do not accept the principle which M. Poincare regards as indispensable, namely no moratorium without pledges, the discussions will not be carried turther: if the principle be accept ed, the discussions will continue on the basis of the French memo

Long Sitting Expected.

randum.

Paris. January 3. The conference adjourned for tes, and then reass mbled. There is every prospect of a long sitting.

Later.

the evening unul to-morrow afternoon.

Lordon, January 3.

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Sentence of six weeks'- bard

Lindsell.

The Situation Explained. Gets Six Weeks in Prison. Enquiry. This Afterngon.

An enquiry into the circum-reader must have a rather confus Baggr Singh, a Sikh policeman, Although the average foreign "A habitual malingerer Z is how AN ALL-NIGHT FIGHT.

sandes surounding the death A somewhat sensational in have to record the death of Mr. of Lieut-Commander Geoffreyed and hazy idea of what all the was described when he was charge William Wingmore Hooper, RN.

troahls in Wuchow is about, thers ed before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at cident occurred outside the har-James Daniel Osmund, a very of H. M. S. Hawkins, baby will be no difficulty in grasping the Police Court this morning. tour last night, when a number well-known and greatly respected the Coroner, Mr. J. R. Wood, at the fact that once again the West with absenting himself from dute. of Chinese endeavoured to board member of the Pertuguese com-

River district is in a hopelessly Mr. Burlingham ASP, bo the prosecution, de- The following y was has been brought to a virtual scribed the man's record sa British reparations plan, and the Cabinet was unanimously of opinion with the purpose of carrying o'clock. For the last few years (foreman, R. Greenwood and junks and steamers have either some months with the Forer, and

she lay at anchor, evidentlyly at his residence, No. 1. Balillos

Terrace, this morning as 280 empanelled:-Messrs. I G. Scott standstill. All the native-owned being very bad. Re bad been that the plas entalled a considerable refuction of French credit, also out a big robbery. Several fresh delays, without giving any security, and thus constituted a de-

Mr. Osmund had been suffer. Holger Dreyer.

been commandeered

ar have during that time had been brought finite abandonment of the essential clauses of the Treaty of Versailles, get aboard, but they were repulsed in from kidney trouble and

| ceased to run, and the only two up once before the Magistrato - Paris, January 3."

M HB.L. Danges attended boats maintaining a service are and at another time before the ment, though this did act

Admiralty. It appears that the Jade ar for he was able to attend to his cause his family grest anxiety,

"Chow, both British-owned. Mr.the former case he was discharg rived from Haiphong yesterdaydatide at the Chine Sager Be enquiry was held into the cir-in

-The Coroner explained that the George Banker, well-knowned on medical evidence, bat in afternoon, but

river trade circles, told the latter, a departmental Ens of mooring at Kennedy Town was finery office, where he was chief cumstances attending the death Telegraph representative this $3 was imposed. Ever since then

the occupied, she bad to lie outside clerk, and of late bad been very of

deceased in

morning that not only had bouts he "had been" swinging the active at sports meetings and at motor the harbour. At about 11 pm interesting billiards matches in Ey

car accident at Cause been commandeered at Wuchow, jend” and was now before, the - wa Chiness came alongside in which his two sons, well-known instant, and it was the duty of the places services

Bay ou the 2nd. but even at Kongmoon end other Court to be dealt with criminally, boat and boarded the

were greatly It was sinted that in spite of the vessel, saying they had come to ident of the Catholic Union driver or any one, was responsible boats baving stopped Trade in Force

local players, took part. As pres jury to discover whether the interrupted, most of the native regulation that no member of the take delivery of the cargo of pigs.

residing at the Police The Allied conversations, which were resumed this afternoon. As it was not usual for delivery Club, and of the Portuguese for the accident.

practically at a standstill every- Headquarters could absent him- are proceeding uninterruptedly.

to be taken before the steamer often seen taking a Jending pari

Philharmonic Society, be

where and there is nothing[self_from the Station even when Later.

Paymaster Lieutenant L Doving." This is not a very off duty without permissio", the was at her mooring, the captain Despite the Freach semi-official message hinting at a possible told them to go-away: which they in social functions held acder Webb said that on the night of promising start for the new year.) accused was last known to sheent capture, the conference proceded u interruptedly and adjourned in did. Later they came back with the auspices of these two io-the 1st. Jandary be

The Opposing Forces. [himself at 6 o'clock in the morning Very well-liked and Repulse Bay. He want in a stitutions. another boatload of Chinese, some

Car, No. 185: extremely sociable and courteous (hired

There We will try to outline the bis-and was not seen again until- fight in all, and the number laser to all those who had the good wore

8 o'clock. This would comprise British commentators emphasise that the predominant objecta became

altogether intory of the present trouble, as of the British plan are to get Germany on her feet commercially and twenty, with the arrival of

fortune to know him, the late the party, himself, the deceasedbriely s possible. When Gen.anther charge, in addition to that transfer her indebtedness from enemy nations to private investors more en. They began cruising Mr.Osmund will be greatly miss Paymaster Lt. Wallace, Fay-defeating Sun Yat-seo's Expedi. but in view of the accused haring Chan King-ming succeed in of abeenting himself from duty, while the French aims are political rather than economic, demanding round the

Lit ed by his large circle of friends. maste

MacBride. vessel,

Pay- pledges to ensure their nations) securise; hence the irreconcilable captain,

In addition to his other public master becoming suspicious,

and Letionary Army last year, a certain pleaded guilty to the majar count, It WAS about 2.30 General named Lan Tsun-wan Mr. Barlingham informed the attitude, which Paris message saga is still conspicuous to-day, con-ordered the gangway to be drawn offices, the deceased gentleman Meakin. trasting strongly with the British, who are showing every dispositio up and called to crew to their was connected with the Society when the parly returned. All joined hands with Chan Lay Magistrate that be would not to go to all reasonable lengths to meet the Allies on a compromise posts. Shortly after, some of the of St. Vincent de Paul and with six wers in the car, which was had at one time been under Lokpress this further charge.

st... a speed |Wing-ting "(of Kwangai fame),

of compatible with the fundamental principles of British palies. Hence men in the boats endeavoured to the Society of Mutual Aid for travelling British circles still cling to the hope of a satisfactory outcome of the clamber aboard, but they were Portuguese, of which he was a between 20 and 25 miles an hour, had gone over to Sun Yat-sen labour was inflicted by Mr. R. E

commitee member. He had Witness was sitting in the back of and then in turn forsook Sun for discussions, which only began to-day, yesterday's proceedings being beaten off by the crew with stick, been twenty-seven years: in the the car with his back against the Chan King-ming. At the conclu. | Bee and revolvers. Dating the employ of the gira Sagar right door of the car. Deceased sign of the fighting last year, Lan fighting, another boat with abot Refinery and was fetsaren Asitting niti Paymaster was left at Wachow with two

Lieut. MacBride. Witness

brigades of troops." He is the twenty or thirty Chinese drew years of age.

first factor in the situation.. Tha The deceased is survived by heard alongside, and periodical attempts widow and four sons, by his taking them prior to the accident second is a fairly big party of Sun Yat-sen's Demand. were made to board the steamer.her (Mr. Charles Ormand) and he looked over his lefs poznese troops under Yeung the fixht lasting practically

Hai-man. These troops have been A Peking telegrami alates that it pas. At: the whole night. All the efforts be is 80 years of age, and by a shoulder and saw

time the speed of the in Kwanasi for some time, but Suu Yst son's representative has brother, Mr. A.F. Osmond, of the The earlier part of the conference was devoted to listening to by the invaders were replied, Messrs. Jardine's. With these fear wimess was in was between have been a force mats them made रा demand to the M. Poincare's detailed criticisms of the British plan. In addition to and at about four o'clock in the relatives much sympathy is being 25 and 30 mitas an hour. Witness Kwangsi soldiers under Sham shall be appointed Minister of saires. Then there are some Premier that She Bhao-ching contending that the plan would wash out the Pesce resty and cripple morning the captain was about to the Reparation Commission, M. Poincare complaised tba: France, order the crew to use their arms falt.

bad experiance in driving Belgium and Italy could be put in the minority on the foreign fin- when the boats made off to a des evening, the cortege passing the whether the accident occurred were separata, with Lan in charge the Ministers of fifteen nations,

He The funeral takes place this car.

Hung-ying. Until the roup of a War. could pot kay a few.days ago, all these forces Another Péking message sayg ance council by the casting vote of the German Finance Minister. tination unknown.

after the other car had passed. The plan clashed with the Treaty regarding piyments in kind, and did not provide for pledges for enforcing payment at the expiration same time during the bappenings,

The Jade blow her syren for Monument at 5.30 o'clock.

After the crash, he was still in of Waehow. And then, suddenly, as well as over two hundred of the moratorium. He declared the plan would enable Gormany to bat rid not succeed in attract

the car. The left back wheel was Lau turns against his chief (Chan officials, called on the President RUSSIAN REFUGEES. pay off her reparations deb: in fifteen years, after which she would

brokes and the car was lying at King-ming), joins hands with the on New Year's Day. ing altention. This morning.

other two forces and Witness

#eizas angle. be the only country in Europe without any foreign obligations. He shortly after the boats had was of opinion that affective reparations payments under the first made off. regular cargo-boats.

Ships Leave Shanghai. MacBride coming

Wuchow, also announcing his in-¡ up from the back and the latter tention of proceeding through series of bends would amount to twenty milliards of marks, of which

alongside came

the vessel, Shanghai, Jan. 4—The Shang-called bis attention to the deceas-wangtung to captors Canton France would receive eleven.

when news of the affair wash Tiu learns that the fifteened, who was lying clear of the itself. Itsaaid that Lau's action Regarding the second series. the plan would reduce made known. It is stated that Russian refugee ships are leaving car. nest the France's whate

back wheel was prompted by jealousy be instead of fifty-the Chinese invaders, who num to-day for an unknown destins a tramway standard was close to Canse Chan had asked Lum to thirty-five Der cept. two, and increase Britain's share from twenty-two to forty bared about fifty, were not armed.tion, probably Manila or Saigon. the

Kwanglong

No. 155 the Peak, to let furnish- General, cest. simultaneously cancelling Belgian priority. but as they were numerically The Chinese authorities

to go to Wachow to take ed.-Page 4. As regards inter-Allied debts. M. Poincare pointed out that much stripger than the crew, it allowed three hundred orphan the car

standard. The other cberge of things. Anyhow, A Secretary is required for the in order to obtain a cancellation of the eleven milliard gold marks is thought their intention was to children to land, but refused to car had been travelling about 10 Wachow is in the hands of the Helens May Institute-Page 4. owing to Britain, France would have to abandon thirty-eight come aboard and carry out an admit the remaining refugees-miles faster than theirs, and newly-formed alliance, and all

"L'Apache" is the feature at milliard gold marks of bonds under the London schedule of payments extensive robbery.. and two and a half milliards in respect of the Belgian war debt,

passed about eight feet from the work of Chao to bring about the Star Theatre-Paze 12. them. Witness did not blame peaceful countryside seems to Mackintosh's Sale finishes to-- tesides a milliard gold marks deposited in the Bank of England, in

have been undone.

{morrow.~Pago 8. addition to other sacrificen.

anyone for the accident.

The Prospects. Mr. Nash (for the. Connaught]

A local Chinese, well-informed Motor Garage)-Previous to the an Canton affairs, told us lo-day sccident was the car in good that there was no fear but that [Chan King-ming can easily bold running order -Yea

Had you say fault to find with his own. The forces which seized Wachow are not well armed the chauffear?-No.

or equipped and if they move out Paymaster Wm. MacBride was of Kwangai to attack Kwangtung

The Colonia! Dispensary are the next witness called.

(as they vow they will) they specialising in White Pine Cough atand to catch trouble from the Syrup.-Pago 7.

well

from the Frank Keenan is appearing front, because Luk Wing-ting is the Kowloon Theatre in "The usillig Kwangs: somewhere and | Bells.”- Page 12, would undoubtedly try to get the Harmstoo's Cired* are giving province back for himself The|their first metinse on Saturday holders of Wuchow are not vary] gext—Page 4.

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limited to the presentation of the pisos of the respective Allies.

The Belgians and Italians are less hostile that the French to the British plan, and there is some hops of Belgium exerting & cap ciliatory influence, as she has done at previous conferences. Herr Bergmans is remaining in Paris for consultation if the conference desires, but no German plan is officially before the conference.

The French Objections.

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The British Standpoint.

Cape Town, January 3. Paris, January 3. M. Theunis supported M. Poincare's viewpoint, and expressed There was summery weather to-day on the resumption of the disappointment at the British scheme, which he was unable to ac Test match. There were 6,000 presect. The wicket was perfect. cept He regretted that there seemed little hope of bringing the South Africa compiled 242, with a great partnership between schemes into alignment, but was of opinion that an agreement was Catterall and Taylor, who knocked up 16 and 68, and produced possible on a less ambitions plan regarding the conditions for altogether 155 for the second wicket; bat the remaining batsmen moratorium. The Italian delegate. Signor Della Torretta, reserved failed against the fine bowling of Macaulay, who took 5 for 64, and

Kennedy. 4 for 58, bisament until to-morrow.

Mij Bonar Law expres-ed willingness for Belgian priority to re-

England went in and secured 85 for the loss of 6 wickets, this main, but declined to agree that the British plan violated the Peace very sensational collapse being due to the magnificent bowling of of Hall, who present analysis in 5 for 35. The South African Treaty. He rapeated that if Germany failed to cry out the mea- sores drawn up by the commission of control, Britain would be pre.fielding was excellent. Play closed amidst demonstrations of wild

enthusiasm.. pared to execute the fallest sanctions. He denied that the Gerjan Finance Minister would have any say on the subject of whether Germany was carrying out bar obligations, and said that the French

NEW ISSUE OF OIL SHARES. and Italian gold deposits did not exist in the Bank of England be-

London, January 3.. cause they had been sent to America in wartime to pay the monitions. Underwriting is being arranged of 850,000 ordinary pound shares He declared that it was useless patching up an unworkable plan,jin the Anglo-Persian-Oil Company, to be offered to the public at 75 which was not going to produce results. He was not saying he would shillings per share. New capital is required to develop distributing necessarily reject a termporary, practicabis arrangement, but it was organisations and complete the fleet of tankers. Applications by necessary to face reality and realise the broad differences respectina Mhareholders in the Anglo-Persian and Bormab Oil Companies will the total amount"obtainable and the methods of obtaining it.

be specially cons d red.

DELAY AT LAUSANNE.

Lausanne, January 3

Mr. Boour Law admitted that France had abandon'd some of the most ohjectionable pledges, but the French plan made a German recovery impossible. He stated that fir-tly the committes supervi- sion proposed by France would practically take over the responsibility: of the Government, which was a dangerous proposal; secondly the

A further four or five days' delay is ansioipated pending Han control of the cost industry of the Ruhr, which was the jozular Bey's arrival with the Angors Government's instructions, Interest vein of German trade, would prejudic German industry; and thirdly at present is centred on the Parts negotiations, which the forks are the demand for lazze paymen's in kind during the moratorium was following most closely, feeling that the outcome may ininence the almost as dangerous sa demanding cash. involving a further inflation negotiations at Lausanne.

of currency.

BRITAIN'S COTTON AND SILK TRADE.

London, January 3.

RUSSIAN FAMINE RELIBF.

- Christiania, January 3, 1

The enquiry is proceeding,

ARMED ROBBERY.

Man Charged in Court.

bappily circumstance, our friend

PEKING NEWS.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

BOW

His Majesty The American

is being screened at the Coronet

LISTEN! Boost-don't boast."

Theatre.-Page 12.

The attraction at the World thought. But there will sure to be theatre is "Ibe Outside Door.”*—* some fighting Chan King-ming Page 12.

to

has something in bis own pro- Lai Hoi-chau and Li Fook were virce to worry him, too. The so- charged before Mr. J. R. Wood, called "citizen soldiers" are sil this morning, with being im-over the province and some of thamani open -commercial plicated in an armed robbery on them have already been making traffic. Meanwhile, trouble bas the evening of January 1st.

trouble, asing their weapons for broken out at Kwong Fook, In Inspector Murphy, prosecutiog

the purpose of carrying out loot- Kwangtung. A former manistrato stated that the robbery occurred 10, etc. If Chan keeps these men of Heangshan, named Wa Feir at No. 7, Portland Street, the paid, they will probably remain who bas always supported Sun bim, but if he doesn't, they will bandits and seized Kwon Pook, gang being disturbed at their giet and night even fight for Yat-cod, has collected over 1,000 work by a premature alarm given create trouble and possibly go hoisting up flags declaring enmity by the inmates of the flour below, over to the remy. ne hat heard the commotion handful of trouble !

A pretty to the present Cantón, regime. thats sped on the entry of the

Gen Chan Wing son and bi

{rabbers. The gang spread out in Fighting-Reported. brother Chan Wing-son have been: escaping, but one of them was Al honga Wuchow fell so blood-sent with strang forces to suppress An, optimistic view of trade prospects in 1923 is taken by the Dr. Nansen is leaving for Moscow in the middle of January to followed by an inmate and street lely into the enemy's binds, the movement Bulletin" the organ of the Federation of British Industries. Deal confer with the Boriat authorities and his own representatives withed on the arrival of a constable Lhan Klog-minx is out to make To Canton itself, wiz rumour ing with cotton it says that although trade conditions at present ara regard to famine relief during the winter.

wretched, a rather more hopeful feeling prevails in Manchester. I ir tebered the demand will broaden soon, but the present level of prices handicaps Lancashire firms, as there is little probability of the natives of Exstern countries being able to consume large qounti. ties of goods at the current rates. As regards silk, the review skys

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AN INCORRECT REPORT.

London, January

The Dublin report of the execution of foar rebels in

it is unquestionably making up, and trade has improved, but the cabled yesterday, is officially denied. dress goods business is slacker than ever and there is very little -sign of an early improvement.

(Oths. Telegrams on Pant 8.)

Fon the scene. The inmates could a fight of it. The latest news to About the return of SKD YN BE

not identify the man thus caught day is to the effect. that fight have a wide curred and the prosecution bad to depending has taken place just no truth in these, mainly on the evidence of the outside Wachow, some re- Bun'esgents are nian whó tracked him.

poris flating that Chan's men | trying to stiz op do had a victory, others reporting re: to the Government The case was remanded on the vertes. Two Canton Commander application of Inspector Murphy have been appoface funtil the 8th. Instant at 215 p.m. river, betweed som