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Hongkong Telegraph.

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GERMAN FOODSTUFF LOAN.

FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS EXPECTED.

(Special News Service.)

Berlin January 3.

TERRIBLE DEATH.

GIRL DRAWN INTO MACHINERY.

FRIDAY

JANUARY 4,

1924. BADILI

BINGLE: COFT 10 CE3. $36 PER ANNUME

THE COST OF LIVING. GOAT GLAND DOCTOR.

ARE WE BETTER OFF IN HONGKONG!

The manager of one the big An eighteen-year-old girl. an operator at the Yausang Kaitting concerns in Hongkong forwarded a leading article from the Hapy- Factory in Shangbai Street, met

kung Telegraph on the conditions

ON THE WAY TO HONGKONG.

(Our Chen Correspondent.)

Shanghai, January i.

better tyro quality atno greater [initial cost.“: On account of the läxtra inbuilt value car owners- will · continue to rurohase FIRESTONE GUM-DIPPED CORDS and STEAM-WELD- ED TUBES, în even greater numbers than at present.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO, LTD.

LABOUR'S ASPIRATIONS.-

NO BACKSTAIR INFLUENCE WANTED."

(Reuter's Service.)

London, January 3.

In a speech at Tamworth dealing with Mr. Asquith's contention Dr. Brinkley, the goat gland that the Crown could refuse Mr. Ramsay Macdonald authority surgeon, has sailed by the Paul diasolve Parliament, Mr. Frank Hodges declared that Labour-be

ing & Foodstuff Loan, although opposing the bus rivanti proposed Her long hair, which she woreness man, at Home, who maker ons statis - continuing his stitution and believes the Crown will not impede its democratio

It is expected that the French reply to the German Nate regard with a terrrible death yesterda•jof life in this Colony to a bas Lecat; which is bound for Hong-liaves it can consummate its programme through the British Com--|

by Germany, will be conched in terms which will not bar, further} negotiations.

EARTHQUAKES ON ADRIATIC COAST.

NO CASUALTIES REPORTED.

(Special News Service.)

Berlin, January 3 Repeated earthquakes occurred at Ancona. Pesaro and other places along the Adriatic Coast on Wednesday. No casualties have been reported.

BRITISH LABOUR GOVERNMENT. OPPOSEL BY LONDON CONSERVATIVES.

(Special News Service)

Berlin, January 3.

SEM

in the form of a pigtail, was caught between a revolving shaft some interesting comments in and she drawn in and reply thereto. He says, a world tours". erushed to death between thei wheels. The remains were re-

moved to the Mortuary,

U.S. MINISTER.

"The writer [of the leading article] says he was talking to a man who had been in Hongkong for five years and the conversation turned to the topic of what benefit, if any, one gets nowadays from spending a large part of one's working life in the tropics, etc. The conclusion. the

ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG. gentlemen appear to have come to was that "the game is no

Mr.

Jacob

G.

Schurman, United States Ministerat Peking on completion of his trip in French Lodo-China, left Hai- phong on the French gunboat La Moqueuse and arrived yesterday in Hongkong. The Minister was accompanied by his wife.

Mr. Shurman was to have left

KONGMOON NEWS.

OBSERVANCE OF NEW * YEAR'S DAY. -

[Our Own Correspondent.)

Kongmoon, Jan. 2.

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aspirations, but if any backstair influence shatters this belief, then goodbye to political evolution. We should then drift to the rapids af revolution. He concluded by stating that the Labour Party has profound faith in the impartiality of the King, which no political. intrigue should be permitted to destroy.

EGYPTIAN, LEGATIONS BEING ESTABLISHED.. KING FEAD TO VISIT EUROPEAN CAPITAL:

Paris, January 3 The first Egyptian Legation in France has been installed at the Hotel Majestic in Paris under Mahmoud-Fakrby, who is also the The gunboat Kong Tai is oon-Minister to Belgnim. One of the secretaries of the Legation will be longer worth the candle" as aspicuous by her absence to-day stationed at Brussels as charge d'affaires An Egypilan Legation at man had to be very lucky indeed She is stated to have left again if he could put enough away in for Shekki. 15 years to enable him to retire in a small country cottage in the

home land.

refer to the cost of living in liong The other newspaper articles ong, a subject with which I am tolerably familiar.

Rome has already been established. Saifu: Labgeiary, the Minister

to the United States, has left Cherbourg for New York, and Aziz No fighting whatever has taken ret, the Minister to Britain, has landed at Trieste and expects to place at Shiulam during the arrive in London on January 10. It is stated that King Fuad will

the arrival of Admiral Chan's man's evacuated that place before probably visit London, Paris, Brussels and Rome, in May and June

forces.

recant trouble, as Chu Chenk-

next.

WRECKAGE OF "DIXMUDE" FOUND.

The London City Conservative Association continues to oppose

In spite of the local papers the formation of a Labour Cabinet. They claim that the banding

I am afraid a good many really advocating the observ

EVIDENCE OF TERRIBLE DISASTER. over of the Government to inexperienced parties at this moment last night for Canton on an would conflict not only with the nation's wish but would prove de-American ganboat. It is under-

stood that his visit has connect-people have not yet realised that

according to the

Marseilles, January 3. Gregorian erimental as well, especially for England's trade.

ion with the Canton Customs we are still suffering from condiance of the New Year's Day

tions brought about by the War calendar, the merchants and the Following the discovery of charred aluminium and burnt pieces dispute.

During the War. hardships were general people are reluctant to of rubber-coated fabric in various places on the west coat of more or less cheerfully borne by break away from traditional Sardinia, an observation balloon now, by wireless, announces the most people but directly it was ideas. Beyond the fact that the discovery of the wreckage of the airship Dixmude one hundred and NEWS FROM CANTON be obsessed with the idea that ings were profusely beflagged and strewn over a radius of half a mile. Dragging operations have be over, a large number seemed to various public and official build-twenty feet deep in the sea south of San Marco. The wreckage is

THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.

REPORTED DEFEAT OF FEDERALS.

(Special News Service.)

Berlin. January 3.. Mexican Revolutionists report that a decisive success has been: achieved by General Estrada against General Cardenas, who lost 2,000 prisoners, any guns and large quantities of ammunition.

THE U.S. IMMIGRATION PROBLEM. LABOUR SECRETARY ON THE DIFFICULTIES. (Special News Service.)

Berlin, January 5,

PROPOSED NEW CIVIL GOVERNOR.

normal conditions should be

resumed at once. For my own that celebrations were held by gun. A Bizerta report states that two bodies have been recovered

the Labour Unions and branches from the sea off Anperado. part, 1 do not expect anything of the Kuomingtang Party, the approaching normality for the day was observed by the general next 10 years at east, in fact, if public with no inna veremony It is reported from Canton that it comes in my time at all, Farför gaiety than an ordinary week-

Dr. Sun intends D appoint General Heu Song-chi as Civil Governor, and that the order will be issued as soon as General Hsu returns from Shanghai.

day.

CONFISCATION ORDERS

MADE.

(Rey's American Service.)

FIERCE FIRE IN THE STATES.

MANY CASUALTIESREPORTED.

Peoria, Illinois, January 3.

be well satisfied. People in England seem to put up with their hardships a good deal beter than people who live abroad. Perhaps those living like surr- BIG DRUG SEIZURES. self in British Colonies and Pos The magistrate at Shun Tak sessions are under the impression

A terrific explosion, believed to be due to ignition of dust in has decided to have the city wall that you are suffering a good

corn products factory in the neighbouring town of Pekin, has The explosion was at Tai Lang pulled down. He deal worse than people in a

resulted in many being killed and injured. has ordered that house-owners similar state of life are here.

followed by a fire which spread to adjoining buildings, and burned The report of the United States Secretary of Labour to Congress along the wall cede a certain This, however, is not the case, An application came before fiercely, preventing access to them. Eighty persons have already. on the immigration problema dwells on the difficulties created both by area of their property in order indeed, I venture to think that M. J. R. Wood, at the Police been sent to hospital.

Peoria, Ister. lack of bands in busy times and lack of employment in slack times, that a new alignment may be conditions here are a good deal Court this morning, for the con- The Labour Secretary asks Congress to assume, until July 1st. made for the houses to be built worse than they are at Hongkong fiscation, in default of a claim of

Seventy-six persons were employed on night shift in the build- responsibility for a definite number of immigrants admitted.

on the foundations of the old A simple illustration will prob-ownership, of 1,500 ounces of ing where the explosion-occurred, and hitherto only twenty-eight wall. It is reported that a large ably make this clear to you.

Physicians fear that many of In morphine seized by Revenue are known to have escaped. sum has already been secured 1914, a man earning £1,000 a year Officers at the Kowloon godowns those sent to hospital will succumb to their severe burns. Survivors by the Government from the sale paid 5 per cent. of his total in-on December 20th contained in say there were two explosions in rapid succession, the second being

cases marked "Colours." The the more severe. destination of the drug was Amoy.

GERMAN BURGOMASTER'S DEATH.

(Special News Service.)

Berlin. January 3.

of land.

come away in Income Tax, and It is reported that the author- the £. sterling was worth 20- ites intend imposing a new tax It followed, therefore, that: on blind singers, but it is not

Chief Burgomaster Camburg died on Wednesday, at the age of believed that the same secured?

55 years.

NO BULGARIAN CONSCRIPTION.

The Entente has declined Bulgaria's request to be allowed re-introduce conscription.

THE "DIXMUDE" DISASTER.

will be very large.

£1,000

50

His income was Less Income Tax

His net income was... £950 A report from Sheki states that Chu Check-iran. the

The present day position is that magistrate of Heungahan, has the Tax on the same income is

former

Pekin (USA), January 3. The Corn Products Company states that the casualties in the The application was granted. His Worship made a similar explosion are 35 dead, six missing, eleven persons probably fatally order in another case in which burned, and 31 others injured.

the confiscation of 5,280 ounces

of heroiu, estimated at a value of nearly two lakhs, was asked for. The staff was seized on January

secured the assistance of a Yun-15% and the purchasing value and aboard the Fushimi Maru in

Danese commander

(Special News Service.)

Berlin. January 3.

who has of the pound is 11, therefore despatched a force of about 500 Income strong to attack the city. Ad-Less Income Tax ... to miral Chan Chak has withdrawn a battalion from Chinshan in order

£1,000

150

850

to recapture Sheki. Severe fight-Less depreciation of

9/20ths in the £ ing is expected.

382 10

SUN AND CHAN.

RECONCILIATION IMPROBABLE.

(Special News Service.)

Berlin. January 3,

The benzine tack of the French airship Dixmude. to which several written notes were fastened, has been found near Bizerta.

Net Income as com- pared with pre war days

£ 467 10

cases purporting to contain barm- less drugs. The destination was shown to be Kobe."

HOME FOOTBALL.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

1 Ayr United... 1

3 Motherwell... 2

.....

CLERGYMAN TO BE PROSECUTED.

CAST DOUBT ON CHURCH DOCTRINE.

Dallas, Texas, January 3. The standing committes of the Diocese announces that the Reverend Mr. Lee Heaton Young, a clergyman of the Episcopal Church, will forthwith be placed on trial for expressing, in the course of sermons in New York, doubt concerning the virgin birth of Christ. His opinions recently aroused a storm of protest. The proceedings against him are described as part of the movement to cleanse the Episcopal Church of modernism.

U'S. MUNITIONS FOR MEXICANS. SENATOR WANTS SOME DETAILS.

Washington, January 3.

The Republican, Mr. Fairchild, introduced a resolution in the Partick Thistle House of Representatives requesting from the State Department 2 Queen's F. 3 details of the negotiations for the United States' sale of war 1 Hibernians 1 materials to Mexico.

If the burden of the war was London, Jan. 2.-The following falling exclusively on the people matches were played to-day in the who live abroad. I should feel Scottish League: they were deserving not only of Kilmarnock? sympathy but all the assistance Morton.... it was possible to give them, but Rangers The persistent reports appear we are all suffering alike. and Third Lanark ing in the Chinese vernacular probably the people who live at Aberdeen,

are carrying an even Chile papers regarding a possible re-home conciliation between Dr. Sur. and heavier burden than those who Clydebank

Falkirk...... The Committee of the Saxon Diet has passed, against Social-General Chan King-ming appear are abroad."

Hamilton A.... istic votes, the Communistic motion to dissolve the Diet.

Hearts

SAXON COMMUNISTS

DEFEATED.

(Special News Service.)

Berlin. January 3.

(Reuter's Service.)

SERIOUS FRENCH FLOODS..

The

FOOTBALL.

following team will

not to have been well founded, judging from an interview with a highly-placed Canton Govern- ment official which a Telegraph representative had yesterday.. We were informed that not much reliance could be placed on the represent the Kowloon Reserves reports, and the position was set in their 2nd Division League forward as follows:-

match v. the "Hollyhock" on the General Chan, having held a Kowloon ground on Saturday, high position in Kwangtung at 5th inst., kick-off 2.30 p.m.-B. F. Ollier, D. one time, could not be expected Rasmussen: Faris, January 4.

to play a minor role as he would Urquhart: A. W. Browoz S. The flood situation is still critical. Amazing scenes, reminis- have to do if a reconciliation Sibley, S. Randle; V. Hast, B. cent of war-time, are being enacted in Paris and the riverside were affected on the conditions Vickare, W. H. Brown A suburbs. The Seine on Thursday was 2116 feet above normal.

and laid down by Dr. Sun. The pro Spary

B. Haylock The floods burst the barriers at Alfortville and inundated the vince, in fact, was too small for Reserves:-L. H. Taylor and town: The population of 3,000 is evacuating the town. Work has both to be in it at the same time, S.W. Chapman. been suspended at various factories and mills.

A TOWN COMPLETELY INUNDATED.

BERLIN METAL-WORKERS LOCKED OUT.

Berlin, January 3.

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TO-DAY.

---Reuter.

Closing Exchange 2s. 4. 1/16, Barometer 2 p.m. 30.16 Temperature 2.p.m. Humidity

68. 2 p.m. 66 Lighting Up-Time 5.52 p.m.

NEWS IN THE ADS,

and a solution could only bel The following will represent found in General Chan fading Club de Recreio against "Titania")

A concert of Russian music out of the picture, for a time at on St. Joseph's Ground at: 2.30 any rate. Dr. Sun is stated to be M. Silva H. Frata. W will be held at the residence, of always open to any peace over Ogley (Capt); P. Xavier, R. C Mr HBL Dowbiggin 517, fures from the other side, but only Remedios: Gosano, D. Xavier, A Magazine Gap, on the 26th ins

WELSH COAL TRADE TO CANADA.

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Montreal, January 3.

It is announced that a Company has been formed, including Sir Alfred Mond and representatives of other Welsh colliery in- terests, to instal a complete breaking plant at Montreal for the purpose of handling Welsh anthracite of the sizes required by the. Canadian trade, It is stated that the plant will be ready to deal with shipments of coal in the opening of the coming navigation season, and the Walsh coal interests are prepared to ship during the first year à minimum of a hundred thousand tons of anthracite to Canada.

SALE OF GERMAN DYE PATENTS UPHELD

Wilmington, Delaware, January 3. The Federal District Court has sustained the sale of 5,700 Ger man dye chemical patents, to the Chemical Foundation, which was incorporated by the Alien Property Custodian in wartime. The Government sought to have the sale set aside as unconstitutional, An appeal is being taken to the Supreme Court.

CHINESE TO STUDY CANADIAN RAILWAY.

Montreal, January 3.2 Three Chinese graduates of Nanyang University, Shanghai, hays arrived here with a view to entering the service of the Canadian

A hundred Berlin metal factories have come to a standstill as on certain well-defined conditions Fuertes, La Rocha, and A Amit of Chart the Pacific Railway in order to study Canadian railway methods, the result of a lockout of 130,000 workere, who have refused, to con- which - would assure him a Botelho, Reserves Xavier Entries for the forthcoming

sent to a reduction of their wages.

predominant in uence.

and I Gomes,

Taces close on the 19th, inst

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