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Hongkong Telegraph

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RUHR CONFERENCE ISSUES.

Possibilities of a Settlement.

(Beuter's Service.)

C# 90+ƑZA## WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1923.

CANTON AFFAIRS,

Situation Still Obscure.

(Our Oga Correspondenti.}

Canton, March 13.

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Authorities Advise Vaccination.

FOOTBALL

·COMPETITION,

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of winning $50 very easily.

The football season will- soon be ending. Make the most of your opportunities.

- Caspon appears on Page. 4 of this issue,

Two Children Drowned. Dividend of $32 Per Share.

Two junks came into’collision st} ibres d'alook yesterday morning The small par sesanj has QOME London, March 13.

The political situation here We are officially informed that, M. Poincare returns to Paris from Brussels to-day. His confor- continues to remain very obscurs subject to audit, the General Futanobau Island, with the round once more Botany tha ice with M. Theunis marks an important step forward, for the an- and unsettled, and little progress Managers and Consulting Comelt that one of them, a fishing have been twenty-six cates this ouncement that the occupied territorias will only be evacuated in towards a settlement of the wittee of the Hongkong Bireysel had her stora partially year and it is stated that an cordance with the payments which Germany makes, following various problems has apparently Insurance Co., Ltd., will recem aried away. Two children, who epidemic has broken out in

were asleep, were thrown into Canton. err Cano's recent hint that Germany has relinquished her demand been made. There is still great mend at the forthcoming meeting the water and drowned.

There is no need for any alarm, For the evacuation of the Ruhr as an essential preliminary negotia difficulty in filing the bigher of shareholders, to be held an

The damage, though fairly, however, and a Telegraph repre- Op is interpreted as foreshadowing the possibility of at least official posts. Many appointments 27th. instant, the payment out extensive, was not sufficient to sentative who called on a Sani- Ladifact Franco-Belgian-German conversations.

have been made, bat the of the profits for the year 1921 cause the vessel to sink, and she tary Board official this morning semi-official statement in Paris to-day denies that the confer-appointees of one party on going of

dividend of $32

was towed back into the harbour) was informed that at present the ence discussed a revision of the Treaty of Versailles, and says that to take up their appointments per share, absorbing $25,000; by a launch which came un to the outbreak does not warrant a

to credit of questions relating to the military occupation exclusively concern find that there is already some to pase $200,000

scene soon afterwards. Without vaccination campaign, such as France and Belgium, but the conditions to be submitted to Germany one else in charge, who has Reserve Fund, and £10.604 62.offering assistance, the other junk was in force last year. Small- een the conversations with her be renewed muss be subject to been appointed by some other 31. at ex. 2:2.34 $95.140.59 to sailed away, and the Water Palice pox usually visits the Colony at general discussions, with which the British and Italian Governments party, with the result that no real eredit Reinsurance Fund,

be associated. Another decision at Brussels calculated to controlean be exercised by either. carrying forward 8631,693 38 have been notified to keep a look this season, but nothing seriou

is anticipated. appease British tracers was that German manufacturers who pay Piracy in the Delta. respect of the year 1922.

Nevertheless, those who value the export taxes shall be permitted to continue deliveries to fareigo Pirates are again becoming very

their health are advised to beed Dates of forthcoming Gym-* purchasers, under a special licence system. The French papers, active in the Canton Delts, and

the warning of the Medical khana Mesting are given on Page Commenting on the conference, emphasise the very categorical as-during the last few days several

ABRAHAM LINCOLN." Officer of Health (Dr. W. W. 4. surance now given that Fiance and Belgium have never had any launchas have been pirated.

Pearse) at yesterday's meeting For Sale! Two motor cycles- ides of dataching the Ruhr from the Reich, still less of annexing it.

On Saturday last, a launch was

of the Sanitary Board and ge: | Page 4. Coblence, March 13.

attacked by seven pirate, vessels,

vaccinated without delay. Vač A special dance is being held one of them a very speedy craft.

eination is very little trouble and st the Kowloon Theatre to-night. She was attacked cear the first

though the chance of th-Page 4. read disease is remote, the old Average person catching thi

fa lage." prevention is better thar"

cure," is a good one.

The Inter-Allied Rhineland Commission has ordered the expul- sion of a hundred and eighty more German officials, including one bundred and twenty-five ousto as employees.

London, March 13.

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In the House of Commpos the Government's majority fell to forty-eight on a division on Sir John Simon's motion to reduce the Foreign Office estimates in order to draw attention to the increasing ly grave events in the Rubr. A number of speakers criticised the Government's joactive policy, and emphasised the danger of wat They urged an appeal to the League of Nations.

The motion was rejected by 249 to 201 votes,

of

DUSTCART OUT OF CONTROL.

Bat and was soon in a sinking Dashes Into Grocer Shop condition. The pirates thep towed her into the middle of thaisirgas

.,

that owing to the confused state

ant for this vessel.

To-morrow's Attraction.

Hongkong must count itself John Drinkwater's great play, fortunate in being able to see

Abraham Lincoln," which- the

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As there is no official campaign this year, Chinese are advised to protect themselves by baing vaccinated at their dispensaries. ropeans, too, are advised to take similar precautions..

TO-DAY'S: MISCELLANY.

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Consignees are notified of the arrival of the 15. Page, 4.

ard allowed her to sink. She A curious accident, which may {Holloway-Coirtualdge Company was removed from the fairway by bave fatal results, occurred in will stage to-morrow night. This the Customs authorities on Sun- town yesterday morning. A dust is what The Cape sald of the same day. It is believed that two of the cart was coming down the slope Company's performance pirate launches were later cap-of Elgin Street. The foremanho Capetown: Mr. Asquith criticised the French policy, and emphasised the tured by the local authorities. was at the brakes socidentally! "Kot for many years, one enormous extension and scope of the French operations in the Ruhr, Financial Sitnation. slipped, and fell in front of the venture to say, has there been - and said the encirciement of the British occupation area had strangl-

The Enancial situation is wheels, one of which passed in Capetown an event fraught ed British trade Mr. Ronald McNeill replying, reiterated the policy critical, and an attempt is being over his head, inflicting very with such significance to dram- enunciated by Mr. Bonar Law and emphasised that the Government made to get the merchants to pay serious injuries. The dustcartatic art in South Africa as the and country were still friendly towards France. He said that while their taxes in advance. In ad-being thus out of control, careered production of "Abraham Lin- the Government fully recognised the deplorable seriousness of the dition, a special temporary issue into a grocery shop and scattered coln," on Wednesday night at position and though difficulties bad in some respects been increased, of notes to the value of $6,000,000 its contents all over the place, the Opera House. There you they were still as anxious as ever to maintain the friendship of had bean made by the fressury Rice and other goods damaged bad a gathering, widely

Motber Frince and avoid a fical break.

by the refuse are said to amount presentative of the to meet expenditurs.

Cdy, held maine spell of Few outside Court Another correspondent states in value to $200.

wonder and delight. Nots whis- | realize how much work falls up- per, not one false note of applabas on the holder of the position of | came from the vast audience" fa | Court) Postmaştan, -to which form a Financial Committee com: HIGHWAY ROBBERY:

break the thrilled bush which new appointment has just been posed of officials, marchants and

lay over the House like some made. The amount of mail piece of enchantment. But then which comes into and goes out of gentry, in order to arrive at a

at the Curtains what rounds Buckingham Palace, or wherevering arrived, consignees are given -satisfactoryTM-#cheme. In com-

and rounds of cheers, ringing the King is in residence, would |pliance with the request of the Civil Governor, thes; amber at

satisfaction, reflecting surprise the ordinary householder Commerce bar appointed fourre- Alleged to have been identines the evident pride with which or even the manager of a big presentatives to render intance by the victim as having participat Mr. Holloway and his players firm. For his Majesty is a busy

reception to the officials who have beened in a highway robbery on the witnessed the

of man, and starts his private work elected to investigate the exact Stanley Road on January 14th, the play

and the work some time before many thousands her of Provincial banknotes a stonebreaker appeared before

·To say that " Abre- of "bis aubjects. He is alsɔja Fadirculation.

Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Police ham Lincoln" is a noble play is frequent user of the telephone.! Dr. Sun Yat-sen has decided Court this morning, and was to do it much less than justice. call another general meeting remanded for the attendance of a one sense, indeed, it is strictly A German who wants to boy x of all military commanders to witnesses.

not a play at all, but rather &

EXECUTIONS IN IRELAND.

A Papal Peace Mission.

London, March 13.

The Republican leader, Creevy, and another man, named Keenan, who were arrasted in February after a raid on a bank at Oldcastle, and had been sentenced to death by court-martial, were executed in Mulligan barracks to-day.

William Healy was executed in Cork to-day. He was arrested 1whilst under arms during the recent attempt to burn the residence of

ister of Michael Collins.

London, March 13. There was another execution in Dublin and three executions in Wexford to-day. Altogether sixty-three persons have bean executed in Ireland since the Government's adoption of a stern policy.

Rome, March 13.." Monsignor Luzio, the Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary and former Professor of Canon Law in Ireland, has left for Ireland on peace mission from the Holy See.

GLOOMY TRADE OUTLOOK.

Sir Eric Geddes On Economy.

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of the Provincial finances, the Civil Governor has decided to

CANTON MILITARY SITUATION.

Sequel in Court.”“

tallied with

KIDNAPPING CASE.

with

iramovable sense of duty, of exalt-

"The Garden of Allah.” I being played at the Theatre Royal to-night-Page £

The Ks.** Mishima Maru” have

the anal notice--Paga 4.

“The Breaking Point * is the special feature at the World Theatre-Pages 3 and 12.

For important forthcoming auction sales turn to Page

To-Day's. Exchange.

The closing rate of the dollar on

Lighting Up-Time. demand today was 2a. 3.11/16d.

Lighting-Up Time to-day 6.33

Bill." and this has been moguled

deal with thequestion of meeting It was stated by Sergeant series of tableaux, curtained off motor-car is embarrassed by the military expenses, in view of James, who prosecuted, that de- by the recital of the Chronicle vast number of marks required the fact that certain commanders fendant had been missing from his which told in words of wonderful for such a purchase. He bas ap- pealed to the Automobile Associa- will not give up control of the home at Aberdeen since the rob-power and majesty the growth tion in the following terms:--I p.m. revenue collecting bureaux, bozy. When eventually he did of the great soul in the long, beg your pardon, Sir, if I come to return, it was found that his ungainly frame of Lincoln. Mr. you with a bag. I am very in- appearance

the Holloway's portraits of the Pres-terest to the Motor spart, and description given by the ident is a thing never to be for that I have not enough money to

on the bonnet of "B43," victim, and this evidence was gotten. The natural ease of bis borne out further at an iden-acting, the strict feeling for buy one motorcar I would you

beg to send me some £. If you the omnibus which did useful tification parade, when, it was balance, the perfect poise-these will not I beg you to ask your work at Antwerp, Ypres, the Dr. Sun's Order Ignored.

stated by the officer, he was are quite subsidiary to one's colleges that the give me some £. Ancre, the Somme, and Amiens. London, March 13. A correspondent informs us that readily recoguired.

sense of the nobility and dignity I have one good motorcar to buy, Although the "B" type omnibus which the plain, simple and Sir Eric Geddes, addressing the Federation of British Industries the Kwangsi and Yunnan troops

bomely figure and life of Lincola patch some £ as early as it goes.

I was thankful to you if you desis gradually disappearing in favour of vehiclesoflster designs, at Birminghato, said he doubted whether the trade improvement of are ignoring Dr.Suo sordera defin

were invested. You see this man, My addresa is Karl Ernst kitis the company's intention to 192 would continue, owing to the dislocation arising from the ing their sphere of infinence. The occupation of the Ruhr, which would cripple German industry and former, instead of preparing to

rough and uncouth statesman, Albrecht. Anklam, Pommern continue to run" B43" as long as pure-soaled patriot, marchingstrasse Germany.

it is fit for public service. impair the productive capacity of France and, Belgium. Both were remove to the west, have increas

tarough the episode to his reacting onfavourably all over the world. We required increased ed their forces in Canton and

inevitable destiny-a man with an capital to employ our increasing population, but the country was further north, whilst the latter

It is a little surprising that White Lodge, Richmond, which, Lard Leverbalms's assumption being taxed out of existence. It seemed unlikely that there would have declared that they intend A Small Boy's Evidence,

ed love of his people of simple it is being said. will be the home of the title of Lord of the West- be any surplus of the national income over expenditure to add to our remaining where they are

looking of the Duke of York and his bride, ern feles has not been deemed available capital. Recent estimates were not encouraging. The With regard to the attempted. Three Chinese to-day figured us and obildlike heart, Government was taking two years to effect economies which the return of General Hau Sung-chi the defendants in a case, charging towards the vision of bid nation, was built by George IL to replace infringement of the King Geddes Committee recommended carrying out in a year. He assured to Canton, a raport from the them with Xdnapping an eight-seeing in his own unworthy self another mansion near by, which

ancient historic dignity which the Government of the support of the trading community if it North River states that about year old boy on the 913. instant the band of God shaping its he had somewhat rashly handed own title, Lard of the Isles, an ***future, laying the foundation of over to Sir Robert Walpole. It originally belonged to the Mac- courageous explored further avenues of economy.

two regiments of Kiangsi troops at Yaumati have arrived at Kambung and The evidence, on which the fostice and libarty on which to was a favourite country house of donsias. There is to day line despatated large quantities of prosecution could at present only build a people's happiness. And the builder's consort, Queen of Macdonalds the

that fuched by what & lesson the play bas for us Caroline, but George II pre Macdonalds who bear the speci PRIESTS FALL FOUL OF SOVIET.

ammonition, fold guns and marely was chine guns, secured from the another smalt boy, who stated Bouth Africans this statesman ferred Kew Palace and conferred fic description of the Isles, " Lodge apoo. Lort ~They claim their descent from the Warsaw, March 13. Hanyang Arsenal to Shiukwan. that, with another domgenion, be and patriot surrendering all to White A message from Moscow says the Soviet Government trial will be It is believed that Teo Sing-fun, was enticed to the railway the love of country, his soul Sidmouth. It reverted, however, original Lords of the leles who opening on March 14 b. of Archbishop Cieplak and thirteen Cath- lie the Tuchun of Kiangat, has join station, but they did not bleeding with compassion at the to the Crown, and was occupied ruled over the western islands of priests from Petrograd on charges of anti-Soviet activity in 1918,ed hands with Chen King-ming's allow themselves to be horrors of civil war, yet unflinch at various times by our last three Scotland (with frequent exour- Queen Victoria sions to the malaland) for and refusal to hand over sacred vessels and other valuables belong-former forces and with Shum persuaded to take the triping in his task of preserving the Sovereigns. ing to the churches in Petrograd. The penalty for the former offence Hung-ying in an effort to prevent mat of the Colony. Only integrity of the American stayed there for a time after the

teouth venturies. Strictly speak÷2 is death and confiscation of property, and for the latter three years the return of Gederal Hon. Se To Me Shek, the Boy in the Union! A great and wonderful death of her mother, King Edward most of the fourteenth and fif there were only four ing, solitary confinement.

onse vio and luce the day play which no playgoer or made it his residence for a while

before his, marriage, and it was Lords of the Isles in all: the whez ke syna taken out of the politician-should-miss.' Colony in the train, he had not

the early married home of King last of them being John Mac. George and Queen Mary, whose donald, who was deprived of his been seen again. The attention

eldest son, the Prines of Wales, tile by the Scottish Parliament of the police was drawn to the

was born there in 1894. case on a report made by the

Í în 1493. The 'Lordship of thei Isles was much mixed up with the earldom of Ross, John being the eleventh curl. He is described an most modest man, and

AUSTRALIA AND IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

Melbourne, March 13

CANTON GAMBLING

Interference Not Opportune at Present.

·BRITAIN'S BIRDS.

The model rabbit which the

Borville

There is keen satisfaction in official circles at the Imperial

other boys, and Inspector Lani Thongh countrymen in former Government's decision to create a naval base in Singapore capable A Cantou correspondent in gas, bringing the charge into days were interested in birds, of dealing with modern ships. The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, forze us that at the meeting of the Court this morning, informed chiefly after the manner of Tom London General Omnibus Com expressed his pleasure, but declined any farther comment, saying the Anti-Gambling Society held the Magistrate that he had beet Tulliver, who was very fond of pany fatroduced last year as a the whole policy of Empire defence would be raised at the forth at the Y.M.C.A., and attended by instructed by Mr. Sebofeld, of the birds, that is, of throwing stones sign that motor-omnibus was scholar more fit to be a church coming Imperial Conference.

some hundreds of members, it Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, to them, they preserved some engaged on a country route is to man than to command so many was decided that the time was put in an application for a re- which we have destroyed, says a have a follower in the shape of « irregular tribes

LENIN AGAIN VERY ILL

Helsingfors, March 13. Lenin had an apoplectic seizure yesterday, and his gondition is serious. The Sovjän Government is issuing bulletins.

(Other, Telegrami on Fans 2.);

not opportuns to ask the Govern- mand. “

ment to suppress gambling, a

It was, however, resolved that Mr

the members themselves refrain

from the evil, advise others to do the same, and to distribute hand- Bills condemning all forms gambling

nature note in an exchange. turtle. The turtle will be the he manage application. Nevertheless our modern fondness meBoot of City omnibuses, being and slaughteri

thejmay in a large mensuze stone for

of the wilde and

ere very adaptable

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