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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

GERMAN SEPARATISTS' MOVEMENTS.

JANUARY 10, 1924.

FOUNDED 1993

No. 11,885

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THURSDAY

AMERICA AND CANTON CUSTOMS.

THE SHARE BOOM.

NO CHANGE OF ATTITUDE: WHATEVER.

BRITISH CIRCLES SCEPTICAL

(Special News Service.)

CHINA PROVIDENT TO INCREASE CAPITAL

*** SINGLE: COFT 10 CTL

INTERFORT SOCCER..

HONGKONG TEAM SELECTED.

133 PER ANNUM

Firestone Inst Miles Per Dollar

A multitude of car owners responding to the

dard of value set by the Firestone Gum). Dipped Cords are showing their anwillingness to speculate further on quality of less certain dependability,

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

THE LIGHTE".

DE OF PARLIAMENT.

MR. JACK JONE

HIS GRIEVANCE

(Reuterce.)

The following team has been Londen. January 9.

A POSSIBLE SOLUTION.

STATEMENT ON CEMENTS.selected to represent Hongkong)

London, January 9. Regarding the Palatinal Separatists' movement, British circles

at the forthcoming Interport In the House of Commons, imin«diadały Mr. Whitley took the are more sceptical than French. They consider that much stronger

Our Own Correspondent)

In view of rumours añoat in the matches at Shanghai:-.

chair in readiness for the summons to the House of Lords to hear evidence is required than has hitherto been adduced to convince them

stock market as to companies Weness.

(H. M. S. Tamar); the Royal assent to the Speaker's election, a Labouțite back-bench- that the separatists' movement is the outcome of the spontaneous

Shanghai, January 10. whose shares have appreciated] Wyant, Bishop: McKelvieer began to whistle the "Red Flag," but ceased in response to sharp desire of the inhabitants. Hitherto the separtists" movements in Ger- The United States. Minister, so greatly during the last few Stawart. Lelliot: Carlsworth, cries of "Order!" man territory have, in the British view, been purely artificial. largely | Mr. Jacob Gould Schurman, on days, a representative of the Eaton. Johnson, Nash and Begg. dependent on outside pressure and support, and flourishing after the arriving in Shanghai, received a Telegraph called on M. Robert Reserves: -Casteldine. Wheeler honoured fashion. Mr. Jack Jones was heard to be muttering removal of proper police protection against intimidation and black-cablegram from Washington in-Shewan to-day to enquire as to and Mair. mail. The British Government have always been averse from ré-forming him that the policy of whether there was any founda- cognising any change in the statue of component parts of the the United States on the Canton tion for these reports. German Reich which has not been effected by constitutional means. Customs surplus is unchanged.

BRITISH POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

LABOUR LEADER READY TO BECOME PREMIER.

(Special News Service.)

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The team is booked to sail from Hongkong on February 1st, by

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E The ceremony in the House of Lords was carried out in time throughout and subsequently tried vainly to raise a point of order in the House of Commans. alleging that the Commons had been insulted. Mr. Jones couchsafed no explanation, but it is understood be was aggrieved because only a handful of Peers were present at the ceremony. Miss Jewson was conspicuous on the Labour benches jin a brown velour hat with a multi-coloured scarf, though the

women Labourites decided to continue hatless.

The process of swearing in the Confmoners in the afternoon Lady Terrington were cheered, Miss Lawrence was greeted with the cry: Good old East London!" and Miss Bopdfield was greeted (with a cry of “Our Maggie !*

Mr. Showan said that a meet-the s... President Lincola. Mr. Schurman said: "American ing of directors of the Green policy regarding Dr. Sun's threat Island Cement Co. was held at to seize the Customs surplus is in noon to-day, and they are not line with that of the other Powers yet prepared nor is it possible EDUCATION DIRECTOR. enlivened by the Labourites' chaff. The women Labourites and in demanding that the solidarity for them to state at present of the Customs service te whether

capital more maintained. How the ramour be required for the Company or Berlin. January 9. that American policy toward noi. The British Labour Party has issued a statement according to the question might be chang- which Mr. Rumsey Macdonald is prepared to comply with all ed

Enquiring about the China was started I don't obligations connected with assuming the Premiership. It is in-know, but it is without founda-

Provident Company, our represe timated that M. H, the King already has the names of members of tion. The Laited States insists entative was formed that the

directors of the Company

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NO APPOINTMENT YET MADE

Mr. Jack Jones, when leaving the House of Commons, explained that be made a protest because he was a constitutionalist, while the In view of the coming retire-Lords were not, though always talking about the Constitution. Mr. ment of the Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving Jones protested against a hundred Commoners being received in the juliament who he desired to reate Peers, The Party will aim that the unity of the Customs capitalising $100,000 of their as Director of Education, there is/House of Lords by only "five marionettes from the Italian Opera,"

there would be chaos, the security shares to every 200.

to whereas it was the duty of the Lords to receive the Commons in reserve fund. by giving 35 considerable speculation as

Mr. Jones' reference was to the fire commission- of the Boxer Indemnity and pre-raise the capital to $2.000.000:

This will who will be appointed to the post. decent numbers. Boxer loans would be imperilled. and the Company will take the that Mr. G.. Orme is to be

A rumour is in circulationers in red ermine cloaks with black cocked hats... and it would set a disastrous

at metased production, higher wage- and improvel organisation.

GALES AND SNOW,

WINTRY WEATHER IN ENGLAND.

(Special News Servico.)

Lention. January 9.

service be maintained. otherwise

Director. On fprecedent. If Dr. Sun, could power to increase it to $6,000,000 made the new seize the Customs surplus in the issue from time to "tine offenquiry in official quarters this morning, however, we were in- Canton, what

[new capital would prevent;

formed that the Government had Vident gales and heavy snow-falls have been experienced Tso-in or Lu Yung-hsiang from Tuchun Tang of Yunnan. Chan

as get made no definite appoint- throughout the country for the last twenty-four hub. Heavy seas doing the same? It would en- GARAGE OWNER SUED.Į

ment to the position." are running in the. English (sunel, and a number of ships havel been reported in distress. The air services to the Continent have declare their independence fram

courage other Provinces also been interrupted.

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BRITISH OVERSEAS TRADE.

London, January 9.

BY CHINESE CAR CLEAN E.

WHIST DRIVE.

AT THE SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE

STRIKES ON GERMAN STEAMERS.

BRITISH UNIONS TAKE A HAND.

London, January 9.

A German steamer is held up in Victoria Docks owing to & strike of the crew. It is the Hamburg America liner Franker wald, which arrived on December 25th. Officials of the new stevedores" and lightermen's union visited the Frankenwald to-day to ascertain whether any members of the union were bandling the cargo, in order to call them out, and immediately retired when they found the cargo handlers belonged to the transport workers' union.

German pickets at Hull awaited the arrival of the stea mer Herbert Fischer from Germany and induced the crew of nineteen to join the strike.

Peking in order to secure the Customs surplus. Then we would have a dozen Or two dozea › (Spezial News Service.}

Custom services instead of one.) Its my hope that a way out of the A rather interesting case $33] The preliminary totals of overseas trade are as follows: having Sir Francis Aglen divert in the Samrary Court this mor- present situation will be found by heard by Mr. Justice Gompertz) Imports £1098,000,000, as compared with £1003,000,000 in 1923 and the legitimate shure of the Cus-ining, when a Chinese motor car

As a result of negotiations between the seamen's and firemen's £769,000,000 in 1913. The exports of produce and manufactures ofj

Last night there was another union at Hull with the agents of the German steamer Neptune, the the United total Kingdom £767,000,000, cosipared with £700,000,000|-

toms surplus to be used on river cleaner. named Two Sued highly sucessful whist drive held latter agreed to pay the crew British maritime rate from January in 1922 and £325,000,000 in 1913.

conservancy work in Kwangtung Kartar Singh, the owner of Re-exports of foreign and That must be done without sug garage in Landale. Street, for being no less than fifty tables

at the Seamen's Institute, the re 3rd, and accepted all the conditions of the Maritime Board. colchist merchandise total £110,000,000, as compared with "gesting in any way a recognition $21.65, being one month's and The 000,000 in 1922 and £109,000,000 in 1913.,

prizes which деге of the Canton Government." five days, wages doe, and one presented to the wingers by the Mr. Schurman leaves to-morrow month's wages in lieu of notice. Rev. Norman Peel, Assistant- afternoon for Hangchow to inter-

Mr. C. A. S. Russ. who appear- Chaplain. were Won by view Lu Yung-hsiang. and to-ed for the plaintiff. stated that on the following ladies and gentle- morrow night goes to Nanking to October 14th, the defendant en-meat-

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald's expression of friendship for France interview Tuchun 'Chi.

gaged the plaintiff at $10 per Ladies. Ist, Mrs. Allen (171); has created a favourable impression. Le Temps says "We shall month to wash down cars. Half a 2nd, Mrs. White (171): 3rd, Mrs. do Mr. Macdonald's expressed intentions justice and hope he will do month's pay was paid on Novem-Hunt (170); booby; Mrs. Yale justice to those of France." The Journal des Debats says:-If Mr. ber 1st. and plaintif continued (129).

Macdonald perseveres in the sentiments expressed he will encounter

IRON AND STEEL STATISTICS.

(Special News Service.)

Berlin, January 9. Tae world production of pig iron in 1923 was 74.5 million tons.) against 50 million tons in 1922, and the production of steel was 73.5 against 63 million tons.

THE FUTURE OF GREECE.

(Special News Service.)

Berlin, January 9. The Greek plebisicite as to whether the country shall be ruled by a Monarchy or Republic with take place in March.

FRENCH ARMY APPOINTMENT.

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(Special News Service.)

Berlin. January 9. The French Cabinet has appointed (ieneral Bedene Chief the General Staff.

(Reuter's American Service.)

CHINA'S PREMIER.

BRITISH LABOUR LEADER'S SPEECH...

WELCOMED BY FRENCH PRESS.

and Prussia Beware of the omens!

Paris, January 9.

working all through November, Gentlemen's. 1st. Mr. Dodson great goodwill by France, which is ready to discard mutual re- but did not get his money at the (180; 2nd, Mr. White (11): 3rd, criminations and build up a sound policy. Le Liberte, the organ of THE LATEST VOTING. end of the month. On December Mr. Crumplin (176); 4th Mr. the Extreme Right, thinks Mr. Macdonald's idyllic language smacks 5th, the defendam was charged Payne (174); booby, Mr. Wether of 1848 and says-The illusions of 1848 only benefited Bismarck at the Police Court by another brook (131). Peking, January 9-At the

Indian with stealing some finger conclusion of an informal meet- ing this afternoon. the House of Prints and promissory

The next whist drive held by

Representatives held a form al

whilst the Indian was drunk and the Seamen's Institute in this meeting which passed the asleep. During the hearing of fortnightly series will take place nomination of Sun Pao-chi as that case, the present plaintiff on Wednesday, January 23rd.

subpadoned

Premier. There were 305 mem

was

abtes

to give

of There were 250 in favour of Sun against the defendant, although bers presen: of whom 283 voted. evidence and it proved to be Pao-chi and ten irregular votes. the case against the defendant) It was resolved to report to the was dismissed. When the plain- President this evening. As the tiff got back to the garage that seal of the House of Represent-night after the case was over. atice is still in the hands of Wu the defendant discharged him and Ching-lian, the house resolved to paid him no money. Defendant Washington, Jentary 9.

use the Senate's seal. The therefore owed plaintiff wages! The deadlock existing in the Senate since the opening of the nomination must go to the senate. for November and for five days session has been ended by the election of Mr. Smith, & South Caro which will probably vots thereon in December, and plaintiff was lica Democrat, as chairman of the Inter-State Commerce Commit-on Friday It is expected that also claiming one month's wages

the present acting Cabinet will in lieu of notice." resign en bloc to-morrow.-Reuter.

SENATE DEADLOCK ENDED,

tee, thus permitting the Senate to enter into its full functions..

COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA IN AMERICA.

Washington, January 9. Mr. Daugherty has formally declared that the Department of Justice bad abundant evidence to back up the State Department's recent statement concerning Communist propaganda in the United States.

MEXICO PAYS FOR WAR MATERIAL.

Washington, January 9.

THE SHARE BOOM.

FRENCH FLOODS STILL SERIOUS.

ARRANGEMENTS TO AVERT FUTURE DISASTERS. Paris. January 9. Although the Seine is falling slowly, the outlook is not reassur ing, for damper weather has returned. Meanwhile the situation in Paris and its suburbs is much the same. The maximum height of the flood has now been reached at Rouen, where the quays are flood- ed. A meeting of Deputies representing the departments of the At thirty dollars stand Pro-Seine, Seine-et- Cise and Seine-et-Marne, has decided to introduce a vidents..

At forty-two G. 1. Cements, And Hongkong Ropes seventy-four:

Nineteen for Chins Lights, or

The brokers rush to left and

To high and low, with all their

more,

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Plaintiff bore this story out in right, the box.

Defendant alleged that he had might, given notice of discharge to the

Each one of them in Ice House MANILA SENSATION. plaintif on November 5th, arising Street

out of the disappearance from the

Wears bowler hat and looks garage of some batteries.

discreet. a

BANK BOOK-KEEPERS ALLEGED EMBEZZEMENT.

The Obregon Government has deposited a cheque for $150.000 as an instalment for the purchase of war material and aeroplanes.keeper of the local branch of the The amount represents nearly half the total bill.

POLICE BATTLE WITH BANK ROBBERS.

Palm Beach (Florida) January 9.

A strong force police, armed with machine guns, attacked gang of bank robbers holding a meeting in the swamps. The Deputy Sheriff and five robbers were killed.

MEXICAN LOYALISTS GAIN SUCCESSES. Government force under Gutierrez are advancing on Tuzpam.

Tampico, January 9. They have captured Huerto Lobos and Palo Blanco.

OBITUARY.

Baltimore, January 9. The death is announced of the well-known philologist, Dr. B.L. Gildersleeve, at the advanced age of 52 years.

AUSTRALIA RETURNS TO THE FRAY

New York, December 9.-

Manila, January, 9. Lucio Torralba. formar book-

Yokohama Specie Bank has escaped a Macao after the allez- ed embezzlement of amounts from! the Bank, variously stated 400,000. The dieged defalcetions between Pecos 168,000 and Pesos have heen a progress since 1921, -Reuter

FAMOUS PAINTING BURNED

His Honour held that plaintiff's story was true, and he gave. judgment for the amount claimed with costs.

NEW CANTON GOVERNMENT.

But Settlement is drawing near; The "shorts" are scared and

full of fear.

When brokers press for prompt payment

And clients refuse. they're not content.

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Bill opening a credit of thirty million francs for sufferers from the floods, and create a permanent group of Deputies of these three, de- partments to defend Paris from a recurrence of the disaster.

GALES ON FRENCH ATLANTIC COAST.

GREAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE.

Paris, January 9.

The Atlantic coast is in the grip of a gale accompanied by an...

exceptionally high tide, practically amounting to a tidal wave. The coast from Brest to Biarritz is strewn with wreckage, quays have been wrecked, houses flooded and fishing boats sunk. Some fisher-. men are missing. The rush of water of La Rochelle was accomTM panied by a slight earthquake. The contents of houses were washed

way, and considerable damage was done.

SPLIT IN THE SOVIET RANKS.

Rigs, December 9.

A message from Moscow states that many leaders of the They scheme and think:- Central Communist Committee are advocating a cessation of attacks What of Cements.

on Trotsky, emphasising the necessity for preserving unity at all Ropes, China Lights and Pro- costs. Nevertheless the Pravda is continuing its campaign. The vidents ?"

Prardo states that Krestinsky, the Soviet representative at Berlin, They fear there'll be a slump bas joined the opposition to the Central Committee. some day:

But they won't dis-they'l} fade away!

TO BE CREATED NEXT MONTH.

News from Canton is to the effect that the new National

3. E. Government is to be established Hongkong, Jan. 9th, 1924. VAN, ANTE on February 1st, and that it will Damage to the extent of many first deal with the Customs thousands of pounds was caused surplus question and the propoz recently by a disastrous firefød starting of a Northern Ex which burned all night at Gar-pedition. A sum of $50,000 has rexlwyd, the Holyhead mansido been set aside by the Finance of Sir Robert J. Thomas, Bart A Department to meet the various Raphael painting, “Madonna del expenses in connection with the Pozzo" (endy at the mol creation of the New Government. wil be ernaria kobe worthizat Ton: Clrit› Governor's «

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TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 2a. 3, 15/16. Barometer 2 p.m. 30,20 Temperatura 2 p.m. Humidity

DEATH OF DEAN OF CANTERBURY.

London, January 9. The death is announced of Dr. Wace, the Dean of Canterburg since 1903.

The Very Rev. Henry Wace D.D., was born in 1836 He did considerable literary work in religious subjects.

PRESIDENT LINER RESCUES JAPANESE CREW.

London, JanuKTY 9. *message from Seattle says the steamer Kyosed Maru on January 5th was abandoned, the crew being taken off by the Ameri- can steamer President MoKu