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BREAKDOWN AT LAUSANNE.

British Delegation Departs.

ELEVENTH-HOUR TURKISH REFUSAL

Bruter's Service.

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Lausanne. February 4. A Turkish reply has been sent to Lord Curzon, and Reuter learns that it states that the substance of the questions of principle having been salved, Ismat Pasha is prepared to sign the tresty, with certain reservations on Becondary points. The Turks are ready to negotiate with Britain with regard to Mosul, and have tited a date.

Causanne, Later.

The Tarks are ready to initisisbout eighty percent, of the clauses of the treaty, but wish to discows others. A meeting of the Allied representatives is now assembling,

Lausanne, February 4.

STEAMERS TURNS

TURTLE.

Some of the Crew Drowned.

30 SURVIVORS RESCUED.

The Sunshine, a small Chinese ateamer of 275 tons register,

trading between Hongkong, Macae, and the French port of Kwing-chow-wan, bas become a complete loss, according to word brought back by some of the

Icrea who were saved.

that, after having been one day The information is to the effect out from Kwang-chow.war, the Tressel turned turtle in a heaty sea, but many of the crew before The Turkish reply expresses the canviction that the unanimite this had taken to the boats and of views between the Allies and the Turkish delegation on fundi were completely clear of the mectal points is suffizient for the establishment of peace It declares Shuashing before she sank. that the Turks agree to grest ascrifices for the preservation of peace, The Shuashing left the French and they will accept the western frontier as proposed by the Allies, port on the 20th. January with a and in order to testify to their goodwill they will not insiston obtain-cargo of cattle, pigs and gunny ing Karagatch and the railway thence to Kaleli Bargas and bsxs. On the following day she Demotika. Briefs, they renounce the frontier of 1915.

The Turky ran into & north-eastern gale. renounce the policy with regard to closing the Straits, and agree to and heavy seas which continually their demilitarisation; sad surrender the claim to maintain a garrison swept over the vessel warged the at Gallipoli. They agree to the cemeteries in the Ancic zone not crew of what they might expect. being disturbed. They suggest that the future of Mosul should be Accordingly, when the position decided between Britain and Turkey within a year.

had become alarming, the crew jcut adrift the lifeboats and left

First They Would. Then They Wouldn't.

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MONDAY,

FEBRUARY 5, 1923. BI

ARMS-NOT SHRIMPS.

Record Haul of 18 Barrels

DEATH OF PRINCE

FUSHINI.

Uncle of the Emperor.

(Courtesy "Paily Bulletin "s

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GREATER HONGKONG. RACE FROM SHANGHAI.

An American Officer's Story.

Between Rival "President" Boats

The Manila correspondentof the Japan Advertiser writes as follows under date of January 10th.in barbour yesterday afternoon. Two big President boats arrived Interesting details of Great the President Wilson and the Britain's latest moves to capture President Jackson. And on the the greater portion of the trade way down from Shanghai, the of south and central Chins and officers and engineers of esch to sidetrack Canton for the benefit ship tried their best to be first of the "Greater Hongkong" into Hongkong. movement, were given yesterday

Later. on

Big as auma of the recent seizures of arms have been, they fall short of the record baul made by Reranus Officer Las- nigan at the Kowloon Godowns

Tokyo. Feb. 4. this morning when→ eighteen

Prince Sadanars Fushimi, the barrels, packed to the brim with Emperor of Japan's uncle, is arms and amusition of all reported to be critically ill at his descriptions, were seized as they country villa at Choshii. were being taken into the godowns. Prince Fushimi suffered The names of two local firms stroke of apoplexy yesterday by an American officer recently Shanghai on Friday afternoon The President Wilson left appear on the outside of the following a bath.

jreturned from China to your just one hour before the Jackson, interesting revelations may be be made this afternoon. barrels as the consignees, and A formal announcement will correspondent. According to him but the latter boat soon began to forthcoming later.

there is building at Kowloon overhaul her rival. There was the mainland just across keen excitement on board, we Described in the application for Prince Fushimi will leave his from the city of Victoria, Honglearn. when the Jackson began importation as a consignment of ville for Tosko to-day at 4 45 p.m.kong, a tremendous commercial to take the lead and it was a hard dried shrimps and fertilizers there escorted by his son, Prince Kuni. centre waiting only the comple run to Hongkong after that. The were nothing found inside the and suit, arriving at his ration of the Canton-Hankow Rail Jackson, however, had a bettes barrels except these arms, thesidence about seven p.m.

way line to make it the foremost turn of speed and arrived here at quantity of which it has not been

Announcements are expected cessful conclusion of negotiations whilst the Wilson didn't arriva port of the Orient. And the sae-four o'clock yesterday afternoon. possible so far to estimate. The consigament came here by the on Monday morning.

for a series of loans totalling until six o'clock. The Jackson President Jackson, which arrived

A Cabinet meeting has beer millions of dollars to be furnished had a difference of three hours to yesterday from Seattle.

called for Monday.

the present Cantonere administraber credit. Tokyo, Feb. 5,

tion by a syndicate of British Both steamers are berthing at After the arrival of the escort banks means. he believes, the Kowloo

alongside the at the residence in Tokyo first move towards the comple-wharf, and the Jackson's Jazz from the country residence tion of the Canton. Hankow Rail Band was up on deck to play the at Choshi, an oficil announce way. "Summed up, the British Wilson in to the tunes of We ment wa made that Prince plan of campaign seems to be won't be home till morning" and Sadañaru Fushimi, 180, had died [this:-First, such

of" We're bare because we're here," after an attack of apoplexy.

Kwangtung that the proposed imatc. In other words. they The date of the funeral and the provements to the port of Wham- 'swanked it.”

This is period of mourning to be observed poa will never be made. have not yet been given out.

accomplished so long as the pres- eat administration remains in power, for Governor Üben Asi Ju stated in an interview with an American newspaper man during my stay in Canton that Canion and Hongkong were one, and that there

necessity for Whampoa as a part, as Hongkong was the logical port for Canton.

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Tha Turkish reply makes a reservation relative to the partion the vessel. The Captain remain- of the debt not yet divided, and agrees that Germany and Austrised behind, and just before she

The be not represented in the financial and economic organisations of turned over on her vids he aprang

President's Reply. Turkey. It takes ante of the "acceptance in principle of payment clear and swam towards one of of a sufficient sum to account of the reparation damages caused by the lifeboats. He was picked up Courtesy "Daily Bulletin.”") Greek aggression: and finally says the fundamental questions along with the chief engineer. constituting aighty per cent. of the whole treaty hara bead solvad. Within half a minute the vessel

Peking. Feb. 4. and therefore there is no serious obstacle to a conclusion of peace. sank.taking with her a namber President Li Yuan-bung, reply- It proposes, consequently, the conclusion of peace. and affixing of of the crew who had stayed ing to Sun Yat-sed telegraphic. signatures at the foot of the essential questions on which an agree-behind. Drifting in the boats the ally. states that he agrees ment has been reached, the negotiations to contious on the part of the whole day, towards the evening with bis disbandment delegations with regard to questions remaining in suspecte. The the survivors. to the number of posals, but the militarists are in- reply adds that the Turks only agree to these sacrifices on candition about thirty, were picked up by cessantly preparing for war, re

The annual meeting of share- that peace be signed.

holders in the Hongkong and fisbing junk and taken ashore.cruiting fresh troops, and are not¦ Japanese in Trouble.

Shanghai Banking Corporation Three of them died from ex- attenĉing to the orders of the Can-

will be held at the City Hall on posure and the remainder trai Government and the wishes

Saturday afternoon witnessed a waze transhipped Macao. of the mass of the people. The remarkable seizure of morphis by ton-Hankow Railway. This roat

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Secondly, control of the Can- the 24th, inst.-Page 4.

The offres and stations of the The captain, A Chinese, is country's difficulties are entirely Hevenue Officers at the Kowloon is completed from Canton to Chinees Maritime Customs will amongst those who brought back to be attributed to the fighting Godswas, when two cases of what Shuichow, and from Hankow to be closed on certain dates during

between the various parties, the Paris, February f The home understands that the Greek representatives in Spanish man-of-war. he was swallowed up in paying the mili-and sixty pounds of the drug.

The Shunahing was formerly Government's money is being ppeared to be lawful cargo were a point about 300 miles north of the present mouth-Page 4.

disclosed to enntain between nty Shuichow This will be accom- Paris and London have intimated that in the event of the Turks captured by America during the tary, and the Goverment is

plished by the use of part of the declining to renounce Karagatch. Greece will recommence hostilities. Spanish-American War and sub- unable to meet its own expenses.

Application was made on the provincia! loan to close this gap.

Paris, February 4.

sequently passed into the bands President Li Yuan-bung ex-usual form last week for the im. A short loop outside the Cits of A message from Lausanne says Lord Curzon has agreed to post of the Po On Company by whom pressed his hopes that in fature portation of a consignment Canton linking this line and the pose for an hour bis departure, while Bompard has been charged by she had been operated for the everyone will further peaceful blankets from Marseilles, brought Canton-Samshui Railway to the here by a Japanese steainer, but terminus British owned lice- the heads of the Allied defecations to make a last approach to Temet. Hast six or seven years.

the Imports and Exports Depart will give Great Britain a rail ment, placing no reliance on the artery of trade from central China name submitted, which has now to the ses, and will, incidentally, turned out to be fictitions, prepare shut Canton of the line.

Lausanne. February 1. The Turks refuse to sign the portion of the draft treaty relating to the capitulations and to economic questions.

Lausanne. February 4.

The Conference failed at the last minute. Ismet refusing to make any concorsion on the question of judivial capitulations. Lord Curzon and the other members of the Bitch delegation left by the orient express, after delaziz their departure half an hour.

Lausanne, Pebmary &

Ismet Fasha Testaree that he does not consists the Conference

has ended. He is awaiting an official communication thereon. The principal French delegatr. M. Bumpark, is remaining at Lausanne.

Lausanne, February 4.

news of the disaster.

reunification and disbandment.

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There is an opportunity to bur desirable European house with beautiful garden attached- Page 4.

"Romance" is the current at- traction at the Coronest Theatre.

-Page 13.

Shareholders in the Union Waterboat Compary will - be interested in the notice appearing their polley of tightening control have probibited the import and

on page 4. export of coal by-products like benzal and ammonia. The attitude ed a plan which was put into ex- "At Kowloon, which is situated}

Consignees are notified of the of the miners continues uncertain, except regarding their emphatic ecution just as the two cases were on the mainland just opposite the arrival of the as. "Robert Dollar" objection to the presence of troops in the mines. The miners or being taken from the godowns. A city of Victoria, and which al-Page 4.

The Hidden Trath" is being colony of Kaisation & fortnight aro obtained a seventy-seven per cent in. Japanese who was taking dewithin the British crease in wages and is now demanding further addition livery was detained, the cases Hongkong a tremendous port is screened at the World Theatre.--

were opened, and the suspicions in the making. Mile upon mile Page 12 on the ground of the enormous rise in the cost of living.

of the Department were coc. of land is being levelled and A furnished residence on the Coal Yield Decreasing.

firmed when the contents were reclaimed, railway spurs are be- Peak will be available shortly- gone through,

ing run in a directions, buge Page 4. Wrapped between the blankets rehouses are being erected

and docke are in вото sixty pounds ol tbe drug. but

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construction. the ught that this was by as Pacife Mail steamships are bridges the gap betieren what you the Canadian Pacific Admirali Pallicity is the plank that means the first consizement,"

There is intense disappointment owing to the last moment!"

Paris, February 4 failure of the Conterence after two and a half months of negoti Work in the mines in the Ruht district continues, bat the yield atione. The French, Italian and American representatives made a is diminishing and coal is being held up by closure supreme effort to move Ismet Fasha, but found him adamant towards and is accumulating in the sidings.

mezaures

the terms as regards the judicial regime affording guarantees It is stated that the occupation of Offenburg and Appenweler to foreigners and the economic questions It appears that Ismet occurred in order to prevent interference with Orient-Paris-Prague accepted Lord Curzon's offer at the final disegasion that provided expresves. the League arbitration for Mosol be retained in the treaty. the League investigation should be delayed for a pear conditionally a the status quo being maintained and the vilayet not being disturbed

THE RUHR SANCTIONS.

Workers' Appeal to America.

Berlin, February 4

THE RUBBER SITUATION.

America's Next Move.

Washington. February 4.

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the Japanese was asked to make docking at Kowlooo. An army hare to offer the public and the a statement and aesins the officers of coolie labour is at work, and publir you're offering it to,

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in further investigations. said he was a boarding house displayed on all sides. At the

THE WHAMPOA SCHEME.

runner, that he was asked for a rate at which they are at presenti Those baving claims against consideration to supervise the working, within five years athe state of the late Mr. B. A.

Hongkong delivery of the cases, and he gave "Greater

will Gobbay should read the notice the names of two other Japanese emerse the largest seaport and on page 4.

"The Inner Vice" is the at- whom he alleged were his em-commercial centre in the Orient, ployers. These were C. Hirayama with Eowloon as its principal traction at the Star Theatre. andi A. Watanabe, two men who factor and Victoria only side Pages 7 and 12. Mr. Hoover. Secretary of Commerce, has written a letter to recently arrived from Shanghai

issue.

The s.. President Jackson " Torrents publishes an appeal by the German trade unious to tion

Senator McCormick, endorsing the proposal to introduce legisla. The first-oamed was arrested

having arrived from Seattle, con- the Americao Congress declaring on behalf of twelve million mem.

authorising a thorough Government investigation into at a house in Nathan Road, and "The original plans for the imsignees are given the usual bers that the trade unions are firmly convinced that America and the

the rubber-producing possibilities of tropical America Watanabe was discovered in sprovement of Whampoa, to give | notice.—Page "4.

Philippines. The foregoing is did not enter the war with the purpose of annihilating the German) conferences between Mr. Hoover and representatives of British a house at Yaumati to which world's commerce, and which Kowloon Residents Association A seque! to house in Ship Street. In Canton its own gateway to the The annual meeting of the people, and they look to America's sense of honour to save Europe producers and American manufacturers. It is stated that the British the Revenue Officers were taken were fathered by Dr. Sun Yat-will be held on the 12th inst.→ and the world from disaster.

explained the situation leading up to the restriction of output and after the arrest of the runner, sen, are rather nebuloas In Page 4. henceforth, with consequent over-production which the Americans covered whose contents undertook, through their Association, to prevent "runaway prices," thirteen other cases were dis-general the idea was to dredze Consignees are also notified of feared would result in a loss to themselves.

were the Pearl river up to Whampoa

the arrival of the steamships thought to be worth investiga-] and beyond, allowing ships of at

Bengloe and Angers."- tion. For this purpose the cases Pest 0,000 czas to come clear Pages 4 and 10. have been removed to the Opium up to Canton, to extend the bunfs Broker seeks engagement.- Factory and will be opened as on both sides of the river from Page 4 Boon as convenient. Information Canton down, rame ten miles, Bark of Chins Balding-Page Good offices are to let in the from one quarter, however, states] thus, giving ample docking facili

Paris. February 4.

A message from Duesseldorf states that the French troops have been withdrawn from Dortmund, bat the French customs officials remain. The boundary of the occupied zone continues east of Dort- mund. Officially the town is still occupied. Le Jourant under- stands that the probibition of the export of all industrial products from the Rubr will shortly be announced.

Bertin, February 4.

GENERAL LUDENDORFF IN DISFAVOUR.

Vienna, February 4.

A notice concerning H.M.S. Ambrose Recreation Club's The prisoners were brought up ture of a large amount of money, masked dance appears on page 4. Edinburgh extract of malt

The Government has presented & note to France strongly protesting against the coal blockade in unoccupied Germany

14. that the cares contain nothing ties. It is a big job, certainly, and repudiating the French contention that Germany has committed arrival at Klagenfurt to address & Nationalist meeting. Hundreds powder.

General Ludendorff received a most hostile reception on his more barmful than boracic and one that could never be at-1 a breach of the Pesce Treaty, declaring that the real reason for the of workmen surrounded bis motor-car, shouting "Murderer,"

complished without the expendi- blockade is the failure of France's first act of violence, namely, "goodhound," "Traitor." and Germany's grave-digger" The before the Magistrate this morn Just where this money is to come Toccupation of the Ruhr, driving France to commit fresh acts of in- demonstrations continued until late at night.

justice.

The French and Polish diplomatic representatives at Berlin have handed the German Foreign Office a note protesting against the restriction of the international train services between France

and Poland, as a violation of the Peace Treaty.

Berlin, February, 4.

TIDAL WAVE AT HONOLUL

Honolulu, February 4.

ing in conjunction with the from is not at all certain in the can be purchased from the lead. runner, and charged with posses minds of those who still hope toling chemists.-Page 12. sion of the drug without ase the project carried through. permit.

Part, they believe, can be raised) The runner was represented by in Kwangtung province salt, if Mr. Bennett, and Watanabe by the moneyed people can be made Mr. A. E. Hall. A formal remand to see the profits that will accrue,

To-Day's Exchange.

The closing rate of the dollar sh

A message from Offenborg, in Baden, tays French cavalry enter- ed the town at nine in the morning and occupied the railway station. believed to have been drowned in a tidal wave which struck Honolulu ante being admitted to bail as hope, with a trust that is some-demand to-day was 23. 2.9/16d.

A message from Hilo states that several Japanana fishermen are for a week was given, the defend-The larger portion, however, thay post office, barracks and railway bridge. French troops also occupied yesterday. The waves reached a height of fifteen feet, demolished follows: Hirayama, $10,000; what childish, will come from the railway station at Appenweier, Baden.

Essen, February 4.

A French official statement says Bergroro, in the British zone, was occupied with British tonsent. The French in pursuance of

several boats, and swept a cottage from its foundations.

(Continued from Pages 2 and 3.)

Fojite, the runnar, $250, and the United States that tbe Watanabe $20,900 in three modern Cantonese believes will sureties of $5,000 each and sooner or later come to the help

$5,000 carb.

of zouth China.

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