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GERMANY'S REPARATIONS OFFER.

Three International Loans Proposed.

RUHR EVACUATION INSISTED ON.

(Reuter's Service,

Berlin, May 2.

THURSDAY, MAY

3,

.-1923.

HONGKONG NAVAL & MILITARY HOSPITALS.

Why Amalgamation Cannot be Considered.

(Reuter's Service.}

London, May 2.

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HONGKONG'S GOVERNOR.

Likely to be Reappointed.

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THE NANYANG APPEAL

· Factory or Domestic Tenement?

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 2s. 41/15d. Barometer p.m. 29.79. Temperature .p.m. 71. Humidity 2 p.m. 90.

High Tide 10.32 m. Low Water

The appeal by the Nanyang decision given by the Chief Broa, Tobacco "Company against †5.49 p.m..

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Grab Stewart, the London Ball Sitch says Justice in front of the Prosareur

A writer in: récent issue of Colonel Amery said that after careful consideration by the Adroiralty The German Note to the Allies offers thirty milliard gold marks Navy, Army and Air Force, it was concluded that there would not term of office will shortly expire in respect of possession of pre- I hear that Sir Roginal Stubbe, Geeral in Hongkong for the and the Committee on the amalgamation of services common to the Governor of Hongkong, whose Society des Missions Etrangeres, payable by means of three international loans, namely one of twenty be a sufficient margin of accomodation if the Naval and Afilitary is likely to be teappointed. milliards and two of five milliards. Germany offers as guarantees Hospitals in Hongkong were amalgamated. This would be especial her entire economic wealth, and alternatively suggeste that refer the case as regards officers, as there were only six beds for officers

"His success has been largely Caroline Hill Road, was continued raises occupied by the Nanyang in ence of the whole reparations problem be made to an international in the Military Hospital. commission. She says that passive resistance will continue until the Rubr be evacuated:

Later.

Germany proposes that twenty milliards of gold marks be raised by a bord issue at normal rates on the international money market! before July 1, 1927, five milliards before July 1, 1929, and five before July 1, 1931. The first twenty milliards shall be offered for sub- scription immediately: The interest on the bords üp'ta July 1, 1927, #ball be paid into a special fund under the control of the Reparational Commission. If the twenty milliards cannot be raised by a loan before July 1, 1947, interest at the rate of five per cent. shall be paid thereon from that date, also one per cent. amortisation.

mounts of five milliards each cannot be raised fully before the dates xed, an impartial international commissior shall decide whether. then, and how, the amount outstanding can be raised. Germany will leo make pay mente in kind in accordance with existing treaties,

AD extent still to be determined.

The Utmost Limit".

NY. K. PASSAGE FARES.

Reduction in Sterling Rates.

London, May 2.

Lighting Up-Time. 651 pim

News in To-day's. New Advertisements.

The second and last concert in

due to the experience he gained to-day. The Court consists of aid of Welfare Work in London of our Eastern Colonies during the Chief Justice (Sir Wm. Rees-will be given at Government the special mission upon which Davies). he was sent by the Colonial Office (Judge of H.B.M. Court in China) p.m. Particulars are given on

Sir

Skinner Turner House on the 8th. fast. a: 9-15 in 1910. His report is still used as and the Puiane Judge (Mr. HJ. page i

guide by the Eastern Depart-Gompertz). Counsel engaged in ment of the Colonial Office.

ALLEGED POLICE TORTURE.

the case are Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Co., Ltd, appears on page 4.

A cotice concerning Suzuki sud K.C. and Mr Elsley Zeitlyn, for the appellants, and Mr. Eldon selection of Bathing Caps.-Fege Watson's have received fine Potter and Mr. F. C. Jenkin for 6. the respondents.

When the case came up in Julyed at the Coronet Theatre.--Page "Intolerance" is being screen. last year the Chief Justice beld 12. that premises did not come within

passage fares to Ceylon, the Straits, China and Japan by from £10 to The Nippon Yuser Kaisha announces that it has reduced its sailing of the Kashima Maru from London on May 12th. If the two 19 for first-class and £6 to £le second class, beginning with the Japanese Detective Gets the meaning of the Rente Ordin-

EXPANSION OF PAN-AMERICAN UNION,

Santiago de Chile, May 2.

con.

ment.

is

LISTEN. Off.

ance, Yesterday Mr. Alabaster -No matter how important you” „, argued that the premises in advertising message may be you Shanghai, May 3-AT

dispute do coma under the Ordia-must give it judicious publicity in preliminary hearing of the case missions he gave a case in Eng-

sace, and in support of his suborder to get the best results. The Note declares that the proposal is the utmost limit of Ger-

against Detective nany's economic capacity, after the weakening of the German proved of the compromise method, constituting a governing board of fessions from a Chinese prisoner. arose, the whole banking premises

The plenary session of the Pan American Conference has ap"third degree" so obtain

Sergeant land where a bank manager lived Okajima on a charge of using the on the premises of his bank, and arrival of the s.a. "Shunko Maro” sonomic organism by the occupation of the Rahr. The Gern.an the Pan American Union, whereby every American country shall in the Japanese Police Court were held to be a domestic tene- the title of the attraction at the Consignees are notified of the overnment even gravely doubts whether it does not exceed Gerbe represented. Te scheme provides that any country not repre- yesterday, the Public Procurator!

as a result, in a Court case which-Page 4 many's espacity ; but if the other side does not share this view the sented diplomatically at Washington may choose one of its citizens found the accused not guilty of

"The Forbidden Woman whole reparations problem should be decided by an international to sit on the board. The delegates adopted the political committee's the charges, the evidence being replied. ommission free from all political influence.

The falfiment of Ger-recommendations for reorganisation of the Union and extension of insufficient to frame a pany's obligations depends on the stabilisation of German currency, its sphere of activity. Permanent committees are being appointed facie charge.-Beuter.

to which it is essential that in future there be no more forcible to develop the economic and commercial relations between the eizures or sanctions. Germany is prepared to accept any agree-member nations. ment, binding both on Germany and on France, to submit all conflicts which cannot be settled diplomatically to arbitration, or reconcilia-I tion. The starting point of negotiations must be the earliest possible avacuation of the Ruhr and restoration of conditions in the Rhine- Land according to the Rhineland agreement, as well as the liberation qf the arrested Germans and the return of German exiles.

Paris, May 2 As the German Note confirms the cabled forecast, it may be saken for granted that the French Government regards the proposals as entirely unacceptable as basis for discussion.

ELEVATION OF NAVAL GUNS.

Britain and America Abandon Idea.

London. May 2.

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ABYSSINIAN SLAVERY QUESTION.

London, May 2.

CANTON LULL.

Star Theatre.-Page 12. This morning Mr. Potter

For particulars of forthcoming Their Lordships had auction sales refer to Page 4. prima seen the premises which were For boues and fists to let

the subject matter of the refer to Page 4. appeal, and counsel asked them, At the World Theatre "Her putting aside for the moment the Majesty is being shown.-Page Rents Ordinance, how would 19.

Everybody on the Alert. (Our Own Correspondent).

they, or say other man, describe

what they had seen. Counsel,

thought they would say that Counsel took as an illustration slavery in Abyssinia contains the report of the British-Legation at A White Paper contaicing the correspondence with regard to

they had seen a busy cigarette the electric light works He did. Adis Abeba dated March 30, 1922, which denies the statement that

factors: employing thousands of not suppose it was uncommon lər - the slave trade in Abyssinia has increased, and points out that the

hands, with modern machinery, engineers to do four-hour shifts Canton, May 2

which, they had been told, turned and then to lie down and sleep slave-producing districts are being gradually depopulated, and the the same, as far as can be seen. In the Court below they had been was that that would not make the The situation remains about out 10,000,000 cigarettes a day. there, but Mr. Potter's contention frontiers of Abyssinis now march everywhere with those of the News is very scarce, but there told by Mr. Alabaster that this premises a human babitation.

civilised Powers.

THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.

The result of the Two Thousand Guineas was as follows:

Loudon, May 3.

Eliaogowan (7/1) Knockando (25/1) D'Orsay (50/1)

Eighteen ran.

Io the House of Commons, Viscount Curzon asked for information egarding the elevation of the range of heavy guns.in the Britah and American fleets, in viaw of recent remarks on the subject by the Secretary to the United States Navy. Comdr. Erres-Monsell gave the figures, whereupon Comdr. C. Bellairs asked whether, as the Japanese also intended to increase the elevation of the guns on all second and third. their capital ships, we should not communicate with both Govern- ments with a view to stopping this further race in armamente. Comdr. Eyres-Monsell replied that we do not propose to alter the elevation of our guas, and although the Americans had appropria- ted money for this purpose they bad abandoned the idea on our as- surance that we were not going to do so (Cheers). He added that Comdr. Ballaire had raised an ectirely different question.

NEW DRY LAW TO BE TESTED.

!

Novel Charge Against a Tug.

Washington, May 2. The Government has decided to enforce the new prohibition; regulations on June 15, in order to afford time to work out agree- meats with foreign Governments. In the meantime the coastguards on the Atlantic have been ordered to concentrate on the New Jersey

past in order to prevent landings from the principal rum fleet.

A message from New York states that a test case is promised by the capture of the tug Alexander Clark, accused of provisioning in anchored rum ship and conspiring to violate the probibition law,

nd engaging in foreign trade with only a coastal license.

THOSE CHINESE EGGS...

Another Fault Discovered.

London, May 2.

1.

2. 3.

seems to be a temporary cessation factory or this domestic tene- What was the class of babi- of hostilities, as, during the laatment was responsible for $400,000 tation contemplated by the few days, the number of dead your profit. If it was a domes Ordinance? counsel asked. His bodies floating down the river has tic tenement, it was a highly submission was that what the diminished. At the same time the artificial one, Mr. Potter contend- Ordinance intended was to protect military and police in the city are ad. Counsel also mentioned that a man in his dwelling house. very much on the qui rive, and, in the premises were stored The Court had to look at the the big stores and streets are all $2,000,000 worth of tobacco. whole Act. Mr. Potter submit- ready with their protective bar- decided under the Home Acts. Nanyang Bros, could tell their When they looked at the cases ted that to-morrow morning the ricades against an emergency. Won by a head, with balf length betweenies continues, and banches of

The collection of transport cool find that it was laid

Counsel continued, they would supervisors sleeping on the pre- down mises that they had to quit and coolies lies tied together with the clearest

language, go back to their homes. The ropes, to prevent their escaping, called upon to decide was to say premises were a domestic tene- that what the learned Judge was supervisors could not asy that the can often be seen marching along under police escort..

to himself, what is really and ment. They were merely there as Labour Day. passed quietly substantially the use of these pre-employees. It did not pretand In the Bankruptcy Court Cecil Shrager, merchant, in a state there was a parade by some of the Act was that the Judge had the engineer who slept beside his

London, May 2.

The large stores were closed andmises?" Counsel's interpretation to be a domestic tenement. Like ment of his affairs, showed that his liabilities amounted to £28,000 thousands of, representatives of to go and look at the premises and engines, those people on the pre and his assets to £134,000. His losses in differences on rubber con- the various Guilds, who marched say was it a factory or what was wires wars merely there for the tract since Jacuary 1st. 1922, amounted to £141,000. He attributed through the streets with flags and his failure to illness, and the fall of the price of rubber. The ex- tanners, many of which were in- amination was adjourned.

purpose of business. They were If Mr. Alabaster's construc-given bad space merely for the scribed with sentences expressing tion of the Ordinace were purpose of having them on the disapproval of Shum Hung-ying correct, then occupation by spot in the morninga. and advocating hisdefeat, or with

man, say, the secretary, Mr. Pötter than, argued the other political catchwords. The would be sufficient to make the legal aspects of the case. Guilds are, however, reserving premises a domestic tenement. Proceeding their chief celebration for the 5 b.

A MERCHANT'S LOSSES IN RUBBER.

A DIPLOMATIC LUNCHEON.

Loudon, May 2.

of May, which is the anniversary

it.

one

of Dr. Sus Yat-sen's assumption THE HUMAN ZOO

Sanpkitch, the Siamese Charge d' Affaires in London, who is taking of the Presidency, when monster

H.E. Mr. Chao Hsin-Chu gave a farewell luncheon to Phys up the post of Siamese Minister at Rome. The Italian Ambassador parade, fireworks and other dis and Mr. Fan Yuan-lien were present.

tractions are to play a part.

EGYPTIAN MURDER CAMPAIGN.

Cairo, May 2.

A number of arreste were made this morning of persons believed to be concerned in a murder campaign. Much importance is attached to the step. It is understood that well-known persons associated with the Wafd are involved.""

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An attempt to put down u authorised gambling is being made by Gen. Yeung Hi-man, the C.-in- C. of the Yunnanese troops, who bas issued a strict order that any unauthorised gamblers caught are to be shot at once.

The Military Operations. Another correspondent informs us that according to a report from the North River river district, Ching Yuen city on April 27th, the Yunnan troops captured but they lost it again on the following day when large Kwang-

In the House of Commons, Mr. Hope Simpson declared that dried eggs imported from China were liable to coutsin zinc oxide,, derived from the zinc plates on which the eggs were dried. Large

JAPANESE PRINCESS TO UNDERGO OPERATION. quantities of these eggs had been excluded from the United States on this account. Es suggested that steps should be taken to ensure that dried eggs imported into England were free from deleterious morning to Professor Harroan's nursing home in Paris, where he official report says that the Can Princess Kitsshirakawa have been moved from Bernay thiei reinforcements arrived. An

Paris, May 2. ingredients, and were suitable for use in the preparation of food-will undergo an operation in a few days' time. stuffs. Mr. Naville Chamberlain replied that he had no information, but was inquiring into the matter.

THE CHESTER CONCESSIONS.

Some Territorial Infringements.

London, May 2:

THE ANNUAL EVENT.

tonese forces captured Fa Yuan city on the 29th, but severe fighting is still proceeding..

A report from the East River) district states that Yueng Kwan- Paris, May 2.

ya's force which has declar- Sixty-one police were injured, mostly slightly, on May Day. One ed its independence, has begun! had serious knife wounds. Sixty arrests were effected, and fifteen its march on Sheklang, but the persons have been detained.

IRISH REBELS EXECUTED.

London, May 2.

In the House of Commons, replying to questions, Lt. Col. A, klay stated that the Government had just received a voluminous siment comprising the whole of the Chester Commissions in ola The acting British High Commissioner at Constantinople been instructed to protest emphatically against the Turkish

tment's grant of rights within the borders of Iraq, and to convicted of killing a Free State soldier and also possessing revolvers, Two Irregulars were executed at Ennis, Co. Clare, after being that the validity of such a grant will not be recognised by

(Other Telegrams on Pung 9.)

WAY

Cantonese troops are barring Skirmishes have taken place, and reinforcements are being sent from Caston.

From the western district it is reported that Shlubing city li

arriving from troops, and more men are daily still in the hands of the Kwangai

Wuchow. The Cantonese forces are planning} to capture Bamshutub

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