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REV

OF THE PACE NEGOTIATIONS:

(Reuter'a Service.);

THOUGH WE HAVE TWO KYES, unreat, and it merely proves that

WE ARE SUPPLIED WITH BUT DEG while corruption, of whatever TONGUE. DRAW YOUR OWN nature, arists in China, so`long|MORAL—="Alphausse Karr. will the people be the bewildered) de

London, Kebruary & There were 85 cases of small- | prey of whichever faction obtaina

An allegation thai a secretcompact with regard to the occupation por notified last week, whilst the of German territory was made between ez-President Wilson and M. temporary ascendancy. Peace deaths from this disease totalled Clemenceau in March, 1919, during Mr. Lloyd George's absence and unity, meanwhile, remain 91. two remote possibilities. How

from Paris, is made in an interview with Mr. Lloyd George published in the New York World. Mr. Lloyd George says he was called to can ona expect unification from left by the Empress of Russia to in the House of Commons organised by the late Lord-Northoliffe's Amongst the passengers who London at a critical moment in the negotiations by the famous attack North to South when there are day for Shanghai were Capt. W. talegram. When he returned he found Mr. Wilson had surrendered sub-divisions of disruption? No! Davison, Mr. and Mrs. J. Parsons to M. Clemenceau, and thus the French gained the right to occupy The prospects are not bright, and and Mr. E. S. Kadoorie.

the Rhine country, which was finally included in the treaty. He had even the optimism of enthusiastic

only recently discovered that during his 'absence in London M. "There will be a cinematograph Clemenceau and Mr. Wilson had signed a secret compact on the peace advocates' will, we fear, be show for children at the Helens matter. He had just received the documents from the Foreign greatly shaken as the year ad-May Institute on Friday 8th at Office. The French now wish to publish the secret agreement, and vances. If these gloomy fore-5.30. The machine is kindly lént desire his consent. bodings be proved false we shall be among the first to rejoice; but for the pessimistic view of things there is ample justification.

by Pathe Orient.”—‚„Adrt,

Sensation Caused,

The allegations made by Mr. Lloyd George regarding the secret Mr. 4. E. Wood took the agreement between M. Clemenceau and Mr. Woodrow Wilson in customary oaths of office on 1919 have become a first-class sensation. The French Foreign taking his seat on the Legis- Office has made a statement declaring it profers to await the text lative Council for

the first of the allegations before commenting on them, in the meantime time to-day. He sits in the denying the conclusion of any secret agreement. A New Industry?

Council by virtue of being The British Foreign Office issuas a statement- that the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.” French Government recently. notified its intention to prepare MUSTARD & Co An item which we recently en-

Ja Yellow Book containing the documents relating to the drafting countered in the Bulletin issued by the Chinese Government. Bureau arrived in

The naval transport Syria of articles 428 to 431 of the Pasce Treaty The British Governinsat

port this morn-decided bafore replying to acquaint Mr. Lloyd George of the pro- of Economic Information attracting, bringing naval reliefs to posal, as an act of courtesy, consequently the proofsheets of the ed our attention. It was to the take the place of Home-going documents ware despatched to Mr. Lloyd George asking whether he affect that successful experiments drafts from warships whose com-had any personal objection to their inclusion in the Yellow Book in manufacturing silk from ramie missions have expired. She also and requesting the return of the proofs. No answar has been fibre are reported to have been had on board a number of received, and the proofsheets have not been returned, and the first made in Szechuan Province, military units. The Syria is ex-indication that the letter has reached Mr. Lloyd George comes in where a factory is being planned pocted to leave for Home about this alleged interview.” to carry on the industry on the 18th instant.

Paris, February 6. 11. large scale. Ramie is one of the staple products of this particular,

With regard to the Lloyd George interview, M. Tardieu, who province, but hitherto its use has before the Legislative Council to describe as a secret agreement a proposal which had been a fort- Amongst the financial votes took an active part in drafting the Versailles Treaty, declared that IMRAY-AF Fort Augustus, been limited to the weaving of this afternoon were the follow-night in the hands of the British and American delegations and Invernesshire on the 3rd. Febry-summer cloth. We take note of 1924, Mrs. Imray. mother of Mrs. this new development because $13,000 for the extension which, owing to the absence of Mr. Lloyd George, was approved by W.Wotherspoon, Saiwan Terrace.we have an idea that there might Disinfecting

of stabling at the Kowloon Mr. Wilson thirty-six hours before Mr. Lloyd George, was pre- R.I.P.

be something done with this and arrangement of workshop:

Station, garage posterous. product here in our own New

$45,000 for a Territories. Many years ago launch for the Imports and Ex- new sea-going we were told that ramie could ports Dept. and $19,322 as special be very easily cultivated bere, and

expenditure on the railway. that it requires very little attention, practically growing wild wherever it is intro- Past

DEATH.

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 7th Feb., 19 24.

CHINA'S NEW YEAR.

duced... We have heard it said

Territories.

especially in view of the expert ments in Szechuan to which we

have referred above.

'.

The cricket match between and Present Coiversity

at Macao and indentified later, it is alleged, to be seamen missed from this steamer after the piracy, were again remanded for} another week, when their case

-WHITE" RUSSIANS SENTENCED.

SERIOUS STRIKES IN NORWAY.

Christiania, February 6.

FRENCH ATTITUDE TOWARDS RUSSIA.

Paris, February 6. "Skobeleff, the Soviet commercial agent în France, is leaving for London with his staff this afternoon, having completed the liquida- tion of the agency owing to the decision of the Seine Tribunal that Franco-Russian trade, although legal, müst be undertaken by

NO AMNESTY FOR THESE,

Rigs, February 6, A Moscow message states that the revolutionary military that it could well be used in rope teams, played on the University making and in many other direc-round on Wednesday, resulted tribunal at Chita has sentenced General Pepelaiaff and twenty of tions. particularly in the weaving in a win for the latter on the first his adherents, to death, forty-five others to ten years' and to five of certain types of cloth.

innings. The Past scored 126 (H. years imprisonment. Pepelaieff after the collapse of Koltchak's Every With Western races it is cus- now and again we hear of the Hunt 34 and Yew Man-tsun army led various operations in Siberia. He was taken prisoner last tomary at the dawn of a new possibility of developing the New) in the first innings and 120 in summer.

the second (A. H. Rumjahn 45). but nothing ever year, to reflect on the events that seems to come of the suggestions The Present knocked up 210 for 8 have marked the past twelve-There are great tracts of land and then declared, H. N. Balhar- month and speculate on what the lying idle on the other side of the che scoring 96, B. P.-Ng 39 and future may hold in store. This be brought into productive use?

Kowloon hills. Could not these A. A. Rumjahn 24.

A dock strike against the reduction of wages, which has been

same process of analysis, might Could ramie be given a trial? We

On appearance before Mr. J. R. Proceeding for the past fortnight, has developed seriously, the em ployers deciding to lockout thirty-six thousand men. They threaten be applied to China. The first see no reason why it should not. Wood this morning, on remand, to lockout a further twenty-four thousand if an agreement be not At any rate, the possibilities of on a charge of being implicated reached within a week. The cational association of trade unions consideration one is inclined to

opening up a new industry in in the Tai Lee piracy, the two has retaliated by proclaiming a strike in the paper pulp and celluloid examine in review is the political this way should not be overlooked, en arrested at a fantan house industries, involving thirteen thousand. state of the country, but that can be left alone for a while. Let as look at the portion of China in our immediate vicinity. the Interport Outlook. fortunes and misfortunes - of The triangular interport foot-will be taken with that of the which are so rapidly mirrored ball tournament has reached a others previously arrested in con-

most interesting stage. Shang- nection with the same affair. in Hongkong itself. Trade for hai, at the moment, is in the most Chinese here has been bad. The favourable position, baring a win The Coronet have a well-traders at their own risk, as they cannot enjoy the protection of the mere factof there being plenty and a draw as a result of the two deserved reputation for big pic-French courts as long as the French Government does not recognise of money in circulation does not up to Hongkong to do its best to bring one here so acceptable to

matches played. It will now be tures, but they will probably not the Soviet Government. indicate prosperity. Lack of defeat Hankow, in which event public taste generally as “My. commercial facilities has resulted we shall be level with Shanghai Boy," with little Jackie Coogan

GERMANY AND THE EX-PRESIDENT. in vast sums being accumulated, and need to meet that team again. as the star. Jackie's art grows on Our game with Hankow is due, one, and such is the appeal of his

Berlin, February 6. and instead of lying idle this we believe, to take place to happy presence that bis further money has been deflected into morrow, and there would seem appearances will be eagerly look Washington asked the German Government whether he should unhealthy channels of specula-every reason to hope that victory ed for. There are loads of hum- officially express sympathy with the U. S. Government on the death tion; hence our land boom, ex-j

will be ours. The Hongkong and our, whilst the scenes where of Mr. Wilson. The Berlin Government replied that there was no Shanghai teams appear very Jackie is given full scope to act occasion to express sympathy in the name of the Government," and travagant rebuilding campaign evenly matched, but Hankow are bound to bring tears to the the Ambassador must himself decide the form in which he person. and high rents. That state of seems & much weaker side eyes of the most case-hardened ally wished to participate in the national mourning. affairs should come to an end judging from the

runaway victory secured by Shanghai eventually, as soon as conditions

againgst that team. Unless, improve on the mainland. In however,

cao take the looking forward, one finds imaximum points from Hankow, absolutely impossible to foretell The New Year's Day match be the trophy will go to Shanghai. when that will be: perhaps ab-tween Hongkong and Shanghai other Chinese New Year will must have been a most exciting contest. Our men had a two-to- dawa ere the South can expecail advantage at half-time and of the Legislative Council- & This afternoon, at the meeting tranquility. One comfort is were holding a goal lead up to further stage was reached in the

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MILITARY LANDS.

QUESTION. BEFORE COUNCIL

It is officially announced that the German Ambassador at

ARNE BORG'S FRESH ‘ACHIEVEMENT."

Hobart, February 6.-

The Swedish swimmer Arne Borg, who recently broke the world's mile swimming record, has won the ¿Australian mile championship in 22 mins, 45.3/5 secs. Beaurepaire came second and Christy third.

SINGAPORE AND AUSTRALIA.

Hobart, Fabrúary 6,

The Acting Premier, Mr. Page, in the course of a speech,

(Beuter's American Service.)

MR. WOODROW WILSON'S FUNERAL

the present disorganisation can within a minute of the end. when military lands question, whan the declared that if the decisions to construct the Singapore base be hardly become worse. However. Shanghai managed to get the Hon Mr. AG. M. Fletcher, abandoned, the whole question of Empire Defence must be reopened if one is to go by signs and equaliser. From our standpoint C.M.G., acting Colonial Secretary. it was hard lines that Hongkong moved a resolution advising ac. portents, the severe rainstorm did not register a win, but, on the ceptance of the award of Sir John of last night, with its spells of other hand, credit is due to Oskley, which places the value of thunder, considered by the Shanghai for pulling the game out the lands to be surrendered to the

of the fire when defeat seemed a Government by the War Depart Chinese to be good joss," certainty. The new series of in- ment at $16,983,512. The resolu- might be a fortunate coincidenca terport games, under revised tion was in the following terms: with the commencement of a new rules, has certainly begun well. Resolved that this Council era for South China!

and we are yet hoping that the approves the acceptance of the Let us

Hongkong men will bring back award of Sir John Hubert Oakley

SERVICE BROADCAST BY. WIRELESS that trophy.

dated the second day of Novem

Washington, February & ber, 1923, in respect, of certain The Government departments and all commerce and industry lands situated in the Colony of observed a great silence on the occasion the late Mr Woodrow Hongkong now vested in the Wilson's funeral, which was carried out without ceremonial, but Army Council, as set out in Ses-with the highest honours, st little Bethlehem chapel. The actual sional Paper No. 1 of 1924, and interment of the Ex-President was witnessed only by the nearest recommends that steps be taken relatives, as Fresident Coolidge, the Cabinet members and diplomimS to give effect to it as soon as and other guests left after the pronouncement of the Benediction...

The funeral service was broadcast by wireless sil over the country. German Tardiness Resented.

Welington

| hope so..

A mero glance through papers from the North discloses a sorry outlook there. Apparently the

HONGKEW WHARE.

war lords are permitting their PROFITS AND DIVIDEND. militaristic ambitions and mutual "Messrs. Benjamin and Potts are animosities to over-ride all con-in receipt of a telegram from their siderations for the welfare of Shanghai and Hongkaw Wharf Mr. Fletcher made a lengthy

Shangbai Office advising that the possible." their country. At this moment, Co., Ltd., has declared a final speck on the subject, out war clouds are gathered on the dividend of Tis. 10 per share, lining

history of the horizon, and only the efforts of making (with the interim of Tis, question and emphasising that

A crowd, resenting the delay in 3 paid in August) Tis: 13 for the the move had not come from the German Embassy on the occasion of certain foreigners. seam to have year ending 31st December, 1923. the military, but use at the ident Wilson, decorated the front of the Em maintained posce so far. At any The profits amounted to The request of the Colony, He was Today the ing was removed after de

1641-334, 720

still speaking 63. we went to press to the police the ⠀ simmering pot

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