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FEBRUARY 8, 1924,

THE NALDERA ARRIVES.

Fire

“in” the bigrOST-

the year, 500 mlènd on: pared track — the

defvarm used "FINESTONE, «ight of the ten money-winning cara wara Firsstone equipped ; and not ons dus Dipped Card Exiled during the entire race.

That's how FIRESTONE CORDS stand up under terrifo heat and extraordinary wear. It is due to their especially tough tread and Guia Dipped carcass.

FØDRE “LE: CONT 11 072) THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

SM. PER ANNCRE

BRITISH RELATIONS WITH FRANCE,

NEW GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE EXPLAINED.

THAT "SECRET TREATY.”

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S EXPLANATION,

NEW YORK ARTICLE NOT ACCURATE.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, February 7. In the Daily Chronicle. Mr. Lloyd George states that be in unable to accept the views attributed to him in the New York World | article as accurately setting out the facts of what happened at the critical moment of the Peace Conference. He declares that when he returned to Paris from London in April 1919, he found that an agreement had been reached between the late ex-President Wilson) and M. Clemenceau on two very important issues; firstly, the inilitary occupation of the Rhineland, and secondly, American guarantees of the Franch frontier against German aggression.

"To describe that agreement as a secret compact between Mr. Wilson and M. Clemenceau is ridiculous. Mr. Wilson acted with perfect loyalty and blame cannot be imputed either to Mr.. Wilson or M. Clemenceau. That I was called to England when grave matters were under discussion account for the fact that. Mr. Wilson and M. Clemenceau reached that agreement.

It was communicated to me upon my return and the agreement regarding) the occupation of the Rhineland was after some modification, ultimately incorporated in the Peace Treaty."

Mr. Lloyd George goes on to says that the documents, when, published, will tell their own tale. He expresses regret at his delay in replying to the Foreign office letter, which was due to the fact that; the letter was unsigned. He opines that it would have been fairer if Mr. Macdonald had waited in hear his explanation before making statement to the press. He concludes by saying that Mr. Macdonald will probably find that most if not all of these documents have alto ready been published by M. Tradieu in France or by Mr. Baker i America. Both these gentlemen between them have published most of the secret documents of the Päris Conference."

Largest P. & 0. Boat

Hongkong.

***- London, February:7.- Renter is informed that Anglo-French relations have not been fso cordial for some time as they are now. M. Poincare and Mr. Macdonald ́are on the friendliest terms. No meeting has yet been jarranged by them, but it is understood Mr. Macdonald is anxious that the meeting when held shall deal with definite proposition based on the reports of the two experts committees on the subject of re- parations, which may ba axpected abortly. The view of the British Government is that unless something new or unexpected occurs the British palley now being formulated will be acceptable at Paris. It is a policy of sympathy, but also great firmness in protesting Britain's legitimate international intereata. It is impossible to deal with the question of the French debt to Britain until the Government receives the reparations reports.

The Government does not intend to regard the French debt as a separate issue, but rather as a negotiable asset in conjunction. with other oqtstanding questions. It is understood that Mr. Mac- donald is very anxions that an Anglo-French agreement 'be ar ranged upon a policy which will be a real and affective contribution. to European peace. He is anxious to invite the co-operation of the United States and secure the sympathy and interest of the smalles European nations. The Government hopes that the formal recogni- tion of Russia will be the first step towards the accomplishment of much practical work through the operation of several commissions which will be established to deal with outstanding problems, in- eluding debta. It is the intention of the Government to establish machinery to deal with the important question of Anti-British

(Reater's American Service.) EXAMINATION OF MR. FALL DISCONTINUED.

Washington, February 7, In consideration of the fact that Mr. Fall refused to answer

The biggest P. and O. boat ever ship. On the main deck, aft, are first class smoking saloon opens propaganda, which must be settled. The Cabinet is unanimous in visit Hongkong steamed second saloon cabins and bathon to a large sheltered verandah its belief that the effectiveness of the League of Nations is con- slowly into harbour just after 12 rooms. The upper deck is entirely cafe, and there are, at the after ditional upon the accession thereto of Germany and Russia. o'clock this morning, the vessel'occupied by firat and second class end of the divan, two smailer being the 1. Naldera. The sabias liberally interspersed with wing verandahs with appropriate; Writer of Article Shoulders Blame.

vessel, which is now lying along both rooms, and there are, besides, Furniture. Forward of the The incident at the Foreign Office took place on January 22 side the Kowloon wharf, is on this deck, six bedrooms-de-luxe | smoking saloon on this deck are during the period of transition between the old and new Governments making her first trip to the Far with bath rooms, etc....en suite. twenty single-bed cabins with when there was actually no political head at the Foreign Office. It was East, having previously been

First-class bedstead cabins for abundant bath-room accommoda- decided as a matter of courtesy to send the documents to Mr. Lloyd employed in the Indian and two persons fill the middle portion tion. Above the smoking saloon George, asking whether he objected to publication and indicating Australian Mail Service and ber of the hurricane deck, on the on the boat deck, is a second #E that it might not be to the disadvantage of Britain if they were arrival marks a new departure in after part of which are the verandah cafe facing aft and questions on the ground that to do so might incriminate him, the published.

the policy of the Company. second saloon smoking and music overlooking the fine sheltered Senate committee investigating the oil leases has voted in favour of Mr. Harold Spender, the writer of the article in the New York World which caused the incident, states that the article was the arrive by ber ste the following double range of single or two-bed poop deck.

Among the many passengers to rooms and, at the forward end, a second-class promenade on the releasing him from farther attendance. outcome of a visit to Mr. Lloyd George last week-end and Mr. Lloyd well-known local and other per cabins. Cabin posts on this deck George was unaware that Mr. Spender intended to use his observa sonages:-Sir James Birt, Lady all open under the shelter of the tions in an article. Mr. Lloyd George did not authorise the state-Annie Brocklehurst, Lady Miller, promenade deck; aroidships there ments and if I bave bean indiscreet I will take the whole blame.”

Viscountess Tamworth, Dr. and is a continuous range of bath Clemenceau's Laconic Comment.

Mrs. G. D. R. Black. Mr. J. W. Paris, February 7.

Alabaster, Mr. H. Birkett. Mr.

Interviewed by the Infrunsingent on the Lloyd George incident Mr. Clemenceau laconically remarked "Show me the secret treaty signed by Mr. Wilson and me and I will undertake to pay

total reparations,"

British Premier Aëts.

It is understood that besides instructing Lord Crewe, Mr. Mac- donald has communicated personally to M. Poincare as regards the Lloyd George incident. It appears there was only one set of the proofs of the documents at the Foreign Office and as these were sent to Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Macdonald has not yet seen them.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS.

HOW PARLIAMENT WILL DECIDE.

M. POINCARE REBUKES GERMANY.

WILL NOT DISCUSS DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.

and Mrs. H. A. Lammert, Mr. J. S. McCann, Mr. D. Tollan and Mr. McNab Wilson.

DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL.

The Naldera was launched from the yard of Messrs. Caird

TOOLS.

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The second class dining and the Interior to more for the recovery of the Ek Hal naval oll - The Senate has passed a resolution directing the Department of smoking saloons are beautifully serves held by the Calforoian Standard Oil Company. panelled and mahogany chairs in the style of Queen Anna are part of the furnishing equipment.

A striking feature of the. Naldara is the gymnasium, which

* MEXICAN REBELS IN RETREAT.

New York, February, 7.

It is authoritatively reported that Huerta's forces have avacuated

{Other Telegrams on Page 5)

have lavatory basins with con- All cabins throughout the ship; tinnous water supply, wardrobes, is situated on the promenade deck! Puerto Mexico. and, in many cases, writing tables. Whare the cabins are double-banked, they are arranged on the tandem principle, so that every cabin, whether of the first or second cixas, has its own port

& Co., Greenock (since amalga-hole or portholes opening to the mated with the firm of Harland outside air. The promenade decks, & Wolf. Ltd.), on the 29th both first and second class, are December. 1917. Although in-wider and longer than are com- itended for completion 8.9 amonly seen.

passenger and mail steamer she All the public rooms of the

DEATH OF MRS.

T. PETRIE.

WIFE OF LOCAL EDITOR.

contracted

+

INTERPORT SPORT.

4 to bit

illness 60

successive tiers of first saloon morning. The utmost sympathy 3 to 1.

Communication between the she died in the early hours of this Hankow defested Tientsin by

+

CRICKET.

H.K.C.C. TEAMS.

between the divan and the smok- ing saloon. Here those inclinad to exercise find such sovėlities as an electrically-driven riding borse, a double cycle-racing ma- chine, bydraulic rowing machine, adjustable punch ball, pulley. weight exerciser, nautical steer-

WINS FOR SHANGHAI. ing wheel with artificial resist- ances, wrist exercisers, dumb-

The following telegrams are bell feils, etc. together with a weighing machine and a height! To many friends in Hongkong from the Daily Bulletin

jand the East generally the new

Shanghai, Feb. 7, was, owing to the exigencies of Naldera

are panelled in dull recorder. London, Febuary 7.

In the interport rugby match of the death of Mrs. T. Patrie, wife the war, temporarily fitted out as finished brown cak, with the ex- Two handsome "sets Reuter learns that the Imperial Conference resolutions will be a

ofre of the recently-retired editor of between Shanghai and Tientsin Cargo steamer mored in the House of Commons from the Government bench and converted for use first as an saloon, the walls of which have the space in the engine-room, will come as a shock. A fort

and later ception of the first class dining ciprocating engines mainly fill the South China Morning Post, the former won by 14 to 11.

Hankow, Feb. 7. submitted to a free vote. These resolutions are regarded as most aeroplane carrier and then as an been painted to imitate the exact whilst there is all the usual night ago she was in her usual In the interport hockey match, important, emanating from a body which the Government holds in armed merchant cruiser, but appearance and slight variation auxiliary machinary. the highest respect. Each will be explained by the Minister in after the war was entirely re-in tone of old ivory. In pleasant Forward of the engine-room is she

health. but just thirteen days ago Shanghai defeated Hankow by charge, and if there are points with which the Government does not conditioned for the service for contrast with these vellum-like a street of boilers served by fifty which was later diagnosed as

Shangbai defeated Tientsin by entirely agree the Government will explain their position. If any which she WAA originally walls, are the movable chairs in furnaces. resolution involves extra taxation, the Treasury will give their view. projected. She is of 15.993 gross natural coloured oak, with oval |

double pneumonis, from which 3 to nil The procedure of Parliament on the matter will be exactly the same tone, length 605 feet, breadth 67 backs, pierced centre panels, the as if the Government themselves were responsible.

feet 2 inches, moulded depth seats in green morocco leather, accommodation on the main, will be felt for Mr. Petrie in the (main deck to keel) 47 feet 4whose design recalls but excels upper, burricane and promenade bereavement which be has suffer- inches and is driven by two sets of the work of Heppelwhite. Round decks is rendered easy by two ed Mrs. Petrie's death is all the quadruple expansion reciprocat-the oval well which rises from electrically-driven passenger sadder from the fact t int xhe' was, i ing engines developing 18.000 the centre of the saloon is lifts which, on the hurricane in company with her husband, to horse power and a sea-speed of a riotously painted deep frieze deck, give access to the spacious leave for Home during the present 18 knots.

by professor Gerald Moira vestibule or reception hall and month, it being their intention to Paris, February...

The following teams will re- M. Poincare, replying the German Note of February 5. says saloons are respectively at the rounds this central wall on the The Halders has accommoda-The late Mrs. Petrie, who was League fixtures on Saturday The first and second dining The music room, which sur-the parser's information baresettle for good in the Old Country, present the HECC in their the fresh calumnies of the Reich are not supported by anything like forward and after ends of the promenade deck, two decks above in the first saloon for. 426 pass native of Bradford, Yorkshire, against the Civil Servios proof. He concludes by declaring the French Government is midship portion of the main deck the dining saloon, also receives sengers, and for 247 passengers had been in the East for no less on HECC ground:--HEB acrupulously observant of the treaties, and remains determined not with elaborately equipped kit its main effect from Professor in the second saloon, for all of a period than 42 years. She was Hancock (Capt.), T. E. Feares, E to intervene in German internal quarrels, therefore it will not enter chens and culinary offices bet-Moira's into conversations with the German Government as regarde domestic

work which, indeed, whom the dining saloons provide twice married, her first husband. J. R. Mitchell, H. Owen Hughes, affairs.

Both Ween.

dining saloona dominates the decorative scheme | simultaneous seating accom- being the Secretary of the Taku REA. Webster. E. G. Lammert extend through the width of the of this part of the ship. The modation.

Tag and Lighter Company, Tien G. R. More, &. C. L. Bowker, Bav. tsin. After his death, she went T. B. Powell, A. L. Gare and to Yokohama, where she resided A. V. T. Dean Mig COOLIES' BATTLE. for ten years before meeting Mr. The following will represent Petrie, to whom she was married the 2nd XI against XC.C. 2nd. {twenty years ago... She was XI. on ECC. ground:-HL E. TWO SENT TO HOSPITAL extremely well-known through Hollands (Capt), L. D. McNicoll out the East, having made a E. C. Hagen, G. R. Baron, O.E. Two

men were removed to wide circle of friends who will Piercy, C. V. Mark, D. E. G. Shanghai, Feb. 8.-The North

We are informed, that the hospital, and seventeen others bear of her demise with the Nicholson, H. Griffin, P. Jacke, China Daily News reliably learni

almost regret,

RM. Macalpine and LE.Kerne. that Germany and China have Admiral Oriental liners will now srzested, when the; police inter- The funeral takes place this

The following will represent the concluded an agreement, the most have on the Trans-Pacific leg ofvened in a general fight which evening, passing the Monument Indian Recreation Club 2nd XI in a League match against, the essential point of which is that their outward and homeward broke out between the inmates of at 5 p.m. Germany pays China

Royal Navy 2nd X1 st Bookunyoo. to-morrow at 2.15 p.m.-D. Ramjahu (Capt), Sirdar Khan, E.. A. Moosdeen, Moosdeen, Y. A Wahab, 0. Ramjahr, HD Rumishi, F.M. el Aculii, M. P. Madar, A. Kitchell and A. H. M. Samy

INDIAN NATIONALIST PARTY.

Delhi, February 7.

A Nationalist Party has been formed, consisting of 45 Swara- Lists and 27 Independents, constituting a majority in the House of 142 members. The Party is pledged to ask the Government to sp- point a round-table conference to frame a scheme of full and re. sponsible Government.

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ITALY AND RUSSIA. ¿

Rome, February 7. The Italo-Russian Treaty has been signed. The Treaty definitly re-establishes political relations with Italian Government and appoints an Ambassador to Moscow inediately.

FRENCH CHAMBER'S CONFIDENCE.

Paris, February 7,

CHINA AND GERMANY.

WAR INDEMNITY- AGREEMENT.

BIG SUM TO BE PAID:

# War

MAIL SERVICE.

ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE

SCHEME

indemnity of $100,400,000, from 707ages, two sea-post clerks, two adjoining houses in Second the which is to be deducted. the cost Heretofore these liners have Street. It is stated that all the im-of the properties of the Deutsche carried but one. It is planned participants were ricksha coolies Asiatic Batik, Carlowitz and to discharge on outward voyage and the dispute arobe over privi- Company,Blemssen and Company

leges and tea-money.

The Chamber has voted confidence in the Government by pass ing an important clause in the financial proposals by 333 to 205.

SPAIN'S PRELIMINARY RATIFICATION.

Paris, February 1 Spanish representatives have signed the Tangier Tracty.

and one two other firms con- the second ses post clerk at Kobe, fiscated during the war.

The net amount payable to $13,000,000 will be paid in cash China is $45,000,000, of which

and for the present be banked in Londóng The remainder will be clerks, paidin bonds

of the Ti

(the Hakuang Ra

and

he will join homewa'd

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FOUND DEAD.

SHIP'S OFFICER'S SUPPOSED SUICIDE

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