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AMERICAN MERCANTILE MARINE.

PROPOSAL TO EXTEND RESTRICTION TO PHILIPPINES.

(Reuter's American Service.)

Washington, December 26.

TOKYO SENSATION.

ATTEMPT ON THE CROWN PRINCE.

YOUTH FIRES AT ROYAL MOTOR CAR.

and the Shipping Board regard the American shipping facilities as mobile, smashing the windows.

The Prince was unhurt and being sufficient, Mr. Harding refused to issue the 'proclamation on | the ground that it might conflict with a number of existing treaties proceeded to the Diet Building. - to which the United States is a parte.

Reuter, President Coolidge has also invited Mr. Jones to prepare a memorandum with a view to a new policy of administration of the Government-owned merchant fleet.

1.S. TRADE FIGURES.

New York. December 26

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THURSDAY

duction of the basic industries has decreased two per cent chietly and is therefore 22 years of age. due to the reduced output of iron and steel and smaller sugar 192 he melting. The solume of unemployment is two per cent. smaller Princess Sagaka, daughter of than in the spring. Wholesale trade has decreased thirteen per cent. and wholesale prices have declined to point four per cent. above the Prince Kuniyoshi. spring..

FRANC SHOWS BIG DECLINE.

New York. December 26. The French frang has declined on the foreign exchange market to 4.9. It is asserted that this fall to below five cents, demand for which is most exceptional. has been influenced by the increased dollar in Paris.

(Reuters Service.)

CHRISTMAS AT HOME.

RAIN AND SNOW.

London, December 26.

COLONY'S HEALTH.

OVER 70. DEATHS FROM

SMALL-POX. ·

week from this disease.

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DECEMBER 27,

FIGHTING NEAR

MACAO..

SUN'S OFFICERS QUARREL

1923.

THE OLD AND THE NEW.

HOW WE OBSERVED THE CANTON CUSTOMS.

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BIG FIRE IN JAPAN.

JA UNIVERSITY DESTROYED.

Nagasaki, Dec. 26-A fire broke out last night at the Imperial University at Fukoka. The entire building and the

TROOPS LOOT VILLAGES,

News to-day indicates that

I wrote yesterday about a visit Engineering College were destroy heavy fighting, in which gunboats Horace and I paid to Macao, and ed. The damage is estimated at took part, has taken place on

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EUROPEAN INJURED.

JUMP FROM MOVING STEAMER

NAVAL NEWS.

CHINA STATION RELIEFS.

The light cruiser Weymouth

Not hearing the ball warning. visitors to leave the ship, Mr. F. S. Heinrich, manager of the Canton branch of Messrs. Liggett President Coolidge has asked Mr. Jones, ghairman of the Senate,

and Myers, who had gone aboard the sa. Kinshan yesterday at the Commerce Cominittee, to submit reconimendations for the extension

Tokyo., December 27-While

Hongkong wharf, rushed to the of the coastwite shipping laws of the United States to the Philip-

side of the ship to see it moving pines, which under the existing merchant marine law can be done the Prince Regent was proceed- iChinese territory not far from Perhaps readers of the Telegraph five million yen. Rester.

Macao, and that nearly all the will be interested in the fact that by Presidential proclamation whenever the American shippinging to the Diet this morning, a

villages within a radius of about we have also spenta very enjoyable facilities are deemed adequate, and thereafter only American ships youth of twenty fired from a ten miles bave suffered whole-holiday in Canton, despite war-last hit hostile to us. despite away from the wharf. He decided ships, sailors, marines, soldiers,ex-the anti-foreign propaganda but to take the ever-widening gap will permitted to engage in trade between the United States and the Philippines. It is understood that both the Commerce Committee cane gun at the Imperial auto-sale plundering by forces either generals, and Customs surpluses. lover all there hung an air of ten with a jump but lost his balance under the command of Admiral After a comfortable trip on the įsion; of waiting for something to on landing and fell heavily on Chan

British line night boat, we stepped happen. English speaking Can- the wharf. His left foot was Commissioner, cr of Chu Cheuk- ashore, on a raw and somewhat tonese whom we met enquired severely injured, and he had to Įman.

of magistrale Heungshan district. This devel-foggy morning, armed with our anxiously what we thought of the be removed to the Government

trusty cameras, and, with plenty situation, and whether it would Civil Hospital. iopment

has occurred as of time before us, decided to "do" result in an open clash between

dispute His Imperial Highness Prince the Hirohito, Heir Apparent to the between two officials for the con- the sights thoroughly and in Sun's followers and the foreigners over the Customs. One of these leisurely manger. trol of the Rice Field Protection

Canton presented a peculiar Chinese banded to us a circular Japanese Throne, was appointed Bureau in Kuin Tsu Wan, contrast of the old and the new, in English that was being distri Regent on November 25th, 1921. at the entrance to the

to consider whether in consequence of the continued West River. These fields com- and the newest aspect seemed to bated, calling upon the foreign illness of his father; the Emperor.prise some thousands of acres, and tette khaki uniforms of the sailors

soldiers, whom one met every-they would benefit. by The Federal Reserve. Board's November report says the" pax He was born on April 29th. 1901 the illegal imposts and lawful) where. In one big Chinese hotelrging out the orders of their

taxes are said amount to over there appeared to be dozens of Governments. Evidently the was due to leave Devonport an

lakh of dollars a year. To understand the situation, it Sun's officers, some of them very authors of this propaganda did December 15 with a number of

country's failures thinking. The soldiers were not their should be explained that Chu young to our Western way of not realise the difference between reliefs for the ships of the China and Station. The principal of these Cheuk-man was permitted to

crew for the light very martial-looking, except those Western efficiency the discipline are a new retain the post of margistrate, on who were armed to the teeth, and which makes a sailor obey orders cruiser Durban, the two years his paying a big sum of money to their physique did not impress us. without question. Speaking for commission of which expired last De Su towards militaray ex- Having threaded our way the British tar I know it is my month, and poe for the sloop penses. He contends that she through the crowd of beggars country, right or wrong," and in Magnolia The Weymouth will Rice Field Protection Bureau is within his territory and there-near the bridge, we crossed over this case we all believe we are in make her port of exchange at Singapore, where she is due fore should be under his control to the Shameen. The bridge raight the right.

have been a miniature Rhine Farther inland we saw mostly about the third week of January. On the other hand. Admiral crossing, guarded by represents-grey-clad (and somewhat tattered) After exchanging crews, the Chan Chak, whose frees are cowives of the Powers who were soldiers, a good sprinkling of relieved crews of the Durban and stationed at Chinshan, declines

The Weymouth, Commander The health return for the past to surrender contro, on the ground allies in the Great War. Of the policemen, and a generous exhibi-the Magnolia will work her home. week shows 103 cases of smail- that this Bureau comes within bund lay about a score of war-tion of swords, bayonets- and 201, of which one was British. the scope of River Defence Con-ships, and their crews were well pistols. In the coastal part of the A. F. St. C. Armitage, in the represented ashore British, city the khaki-clad soldiers went Sore Reserve, is at present being one Danish, one. Indian and two

On the 22nd instant. Chu Americans and Filipinos, French, about with pistol in hand and brought forward for the com- Japanese and the rest Chinese. Five of the cases were infported. Cheuk-man despatched a force of men. Italians, Italian Tripolitans-finger on the trigger! They would mission. She recently completed

not even have to "draw"in case repairs, and is one of the

coal-burning cruisers renkliuka One's first idea of the Shameen, of truble. There were deaths during the 200 soldiers and four armed Japanese, and Portuguese.

launches to take control by force, with its quiet, coolzess, shads

One caL weep at the sight of in the British Navy. but Admiral Chan was already trees, and dignified buildings of how as all over thina, the The Durban, Captain B.G For the three days ended yes prepared for the attack and a entirely European pattern, and historic relics of Canton are being Washington, CM.G., D.SO., and terday. 29 further cases of small battle took place on the following its open spaces everywhere, is allowed to go to rack and ruin, the Magnolia, CommanderVE

were notified. all being

day near Kan How. Admiral that a bit of Old England has just for the want of care and some Ward. belonging to the Chica Chinese excepting one Indian Chan Chak had the assistance of

Last week's return also shows a number of river gunboats from been transplanted to China. The small, occasional repairs. At one Station, have been ordered to five non-fatal cases of diphtheria Konginoon, with the result that inference one draws can be sum-place we were shown a hillside proceed to Singapore to receive where the old city wall stood the new crews. The crew of the The holiday weather was varied throughout England, but one British, one Portuguese and he defeated his adversary and med up in oue word-Reserva- chiefly wet. It was dismal in Londen, while there was plenty of the rest Chinese), as well as three sunk one of the latter's launches.tions. And then to return to before it was pulled down." There Durban joined her on November 1, were merely aeaps of stone. The fiat 1921, but most of her officers have snow in the Midlands and the North. More holiday-goers than ever Chinese cases of cerebro-spinal All the peasants sheds at Kum conglomerate Hoogkong.

The beggars were a picturesque had gone forth thatthis ancient city joined at later dates. Those who departed for different parts of Britain, a goodly proportion of whota fever tone fatal) and one-fatal Tau Wan were barnt down. went to the seaside hotels and bourding houses, where ready-made Chinese case of enteric fever. During the 5ghting and the crowd, all obviously professionals defence was to be destroyed, and have completed over two years the of long standing, and possibly charges of dynamite did the rest. include the navigator, Lieutenant- subsequent

of movement meals and festivities were obtainable. Similarly, there was a large

Here are but two of Canton's Commander H. C. Legge, D.S.E, influx to the Metropolis of county families who are making Christ-

troops of both sides, all the every one born and brought up to mas a time for visiting town. The West End hotels were fall and

villages in the zone were looted., for a mite of four was doing magnificent ruins that are falling Engineer-Lieutent F. B., Olden, Ricksha coolies in Chinshan and the best bit of play-acting I have away (one doubts whether they Surgeon Commander vied with one another to provide attractions and novel forms of

on the roads in the locality of er seen. Talk of Jackie Coogan will be standing fifty years Bradbury, D.S.O and Paymaster- pleasure.

a clever child!

-the beautiful Bower Lieutenant R. B. Wallace, with being

This hence)- that place have been com- Fiolent knelt ia traditional pagoda with its buddhas in niches, the six midshipmen of the vessel. BRILLIANT GAIETY AT THE mandeered to remove the stolen fashion, with its hands to- ferected some one thousand sir The Magnolia was last recom-

clothing and preserved fruits into HONGKONG HOTEL.

the market, where they will be ether in the attitude of prayer, hundred years ago: and the first missioned December 27, 1921, but built in Canton, all her executive officers only and wept copiously and andibly. temple ever Buctioned.

the present year. Last night, for a period of some

At the moment, Chu Cheuk-o front of it was an empty with its sleeping buddha, ancient joined six hours, the grill room of the man has made his defensive line coconut shell for one's contribu-bronze bell, and almost priceless Surgeon-Lieutenant C. N. Carter SOUTH AFRICAN QUESTION REVIVED.

Hongkong Hotel, and the adjoin-a: Ku Hok village, some four tion We saw it long afterwards relics and antique "curios." There has completed over two years. Poopa, December 26. ing rooms and balconies, had all

and weeping and apparently decay in the latterplace(nearlyone "Sir. T. P. Sapru, in his presidential address to the All-India the colour, sound and merriment miles from Chinshan, and has the same spot-still supplicant was an atmosphere of complete National Liberal Congress. urged the need of strong Government of high carnival, when some five from Shaki to strengthen his quite fresh; and it was back a thousand nine hundred years old) action in respect of Indians in South Africa. He suggested the rais-hundred people gathered to enjoy position, whilst Admiral Chan the business day after day. Two which almost get on one's nerves. women who moved about plead- Another old building) about has withdrawn seversi ing of a tariff against South African-cual. and the reduction of themselves at one of the most Chak

Ancient Jewish Relics babe at har breast, wers so the Chinese Mohammedan place freights on Indian coal, thereby encouraging the local industry. He brilliant social events of the sea-

assemble off Chinshan.

with its interior!

Unearthed. emphasised that the Liberals would not tolerate revolutionaries, but son. The rooms were gaily de- gunboats from Koogmoon tong for cumshaw," one with a thirteen hundred years of age) is

corated with evergreens, ferns, It is believed that if Dr. Sun plump and well-conditioned that of worship-

the use of me- recognised the desirability of extending constitutional reforms.

multicoloured festoons and lights, does

effect speedy they must be doing well. Their spoilt by

Members of the University One of the first and the throng of diners and dan settlement, severe fighting will that could sumire the in- temples we visited was the place Museum of Philadelphia, who

rags were so deliberately ragged dern lamps. cers, the larger number in strik-take place at Chinshan, both on

five hundred have been working st Beissn genuity that had produced them. where one sees ing fancy costumes, kept up the land and on the water.

small the ancient Bethsan, a One of the women, whom we lacquer baddhas (including & spirit of the occasion with their

passed by afterwards, refused a representation of Marco Polo) town 55 miles from.Jerusalem, merry-making. Everything went

substantial cumshaw which and the image of the Emperor have unearthad a finely carved with a swing from about eight o'clock to two in the morning.

we offered if she would consent Kier Lung. According to the basalt tablet, on which mention those present making full use of

to be photographed! This ob present trend, this place might is made of the name of Beisan, Paris. December 26. the adjuncts of

jection is often attributed to be sold to housebreakers at and a description given of the carnival- Air experts are of opinion that the French airship Dixmude hast

superstition it is met with some-any moment! Sun Yat-sen has Pharaohs' military dispositions descended either in the sea or desert, owing to lack of fuel Mean-streamers, and so forth.

trumpets, rosettes, bonbons, paper

"The Armchair Critic's" local times in unexpected quarters and taken over all the temples, and in Palestine.

A sarcophagus was also found while it is hoped that at least some of those on board have escaped. The menu was an excellent cricket notes and cartoons will then is absent in still more un-every where one met Cantonese The dirigible carried parachutes. lifebuoys, arms and ammunition one, and the long dance pro-appear in our issue of to-morrow. expected instances but in the and Yuunanese troops on guard inscribed with the name of an Phalion, the uncle of Herod the case of the beggars it occurred to or strolling through the gramme was well chosen, with nothing wanting in the way the

me that they might object to cient courtyards. In the temple Great

Another interesting find is 19- dance tire was played by the Freckles Barry in "Penrod "being photographed in their work of the Chan family. with its skilful orchestra. So harlequin, shows for the last time to-day asing clothes!. In the native city thousands of ancestral tabletsossuaries (depositorias for bones) PROSPECTS IN THE COTTON TRADE.

gipsy. brigand. Or historic the Coronet. To-morrow, Con- itself we at one time gave a going back for centuries, and belonging to a family of Jewish

bear Jewish- personage, and all the other stance Talmadge sprightly and mendicant some coppers, and which has previously suffered at priests of the first century before characters represented by those chic as ever, appears in "Danger I watched man closely. the bands of an invading army, Christ. These The International Cotton Bulletin says the trade in cotton goods in dance dress, footed it joyously, Lous Business, comedy with He disappeared into a shanty, we found a corridor actually names and were found in the in Britain is mostly unremunerative. The prospect of an appreciable with 2 zest made the plenty of action, and peculiarly inside which there were several turned into stables for the horses Kedron Valley near Jerusalem.

Near Caesarea a finely orna- improvement is not apparent. It urges the utmost efforts to in more potent by the efforts of Mr. piquant incident.”

others like him, and he pooled the of a troop of cavalry. It is an crease supplies everywhere, as if the demand increases the scarcity Norton, of the Hotel. and his

money he had receited. There is a interesting coincidence that this mented marble sarcophagus was will cause inability to take full advantage of same. It points out staff: who left nothing undone for

Beggars Guild in Canton. Horace clan can claim Chan King-ming, found of the same workmanship" as the famous Alexander - that whereas most English-mills ran twenty-four hours a week, the the comfort and pleasure of the A correspondent writes from seems to remember that they went the chief enemy of Sun. Japanese ranthineteen hours a day...

gathering Space, as it was, was Kongmoon:-There much on, strike once, but be forgets So the contrasts went soldiers sarcophagus at Constantinople.

All these treasures have been with modern equipment jostling tared to the itmost. A pleasing merry-making among the foreign what it was for. feature was the provision of a community here in celebration of We did all the usual scenes ragged coolies, an up-to-date deposited with the Museum of

with brass Antiquites in Jerusalem. 4 Father Christmas (in the person Christmas. On Christmas Eve, that tourists visit guided, of furniture shop of Mr. R. A. Nicholson) who went a play consisting of seven scenes course and many that the aver-bedsteads almost next door to a from table to table presenting was staged in the hall of the age visitor misses Wandering dingy room in which one saW "Paris, December 26.

little gifts from the Hotel Co. to Marion Barclay Hospital by the for hours as we did, in the native most beautiful flowered silk cloth The Reparation Commission has decided to send out invitations the guests. By special permission, students of the Missionary Girl quarter, we had ample opport being woven, on looms of a pattern to members of the expert committees. Sir Robert Kindersley re- the licence held good until two School and the nurses of the unities of observing the effects of in use when the ancient Britons places Mr. Norman for Britain. The third American will be the clock, so the small hours of the hospital. The place was tastefl the political situation on the dressed in skins and wond Los Angeles banker, Mr. Henry Robinson. The first committee morning saw a tired, but happy sly decorated for the occasion, and populace. The shope seemed to Anyhow, I am glad I have been meets on January 14th and the second on January 21st, in order to throng of parry-makers wending credit was due to the teaching be doing a fair business they enable Mr. Robinson to reach Paris from California.

their way home in all directions, staff for the ing ous staging, were well stocked, the mer after a decidedly enjoyable There was A attendance, looked prosperous enough,

Tha cotamod people are festivity.

THE INDIAN-LIBERALS' PROGRAMME.

...FATE OF THE DIXMUDE.

WEEK'S SUPPLY OF FOOD ON BOARD.

and a week's food and water.

London, December 26.

· REPARATIONS COMMITTEES MEETINGS.

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