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FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1924.

· EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE LONDON CONFERENCE.

London, August 14. The “Big Seven” met at Downing Street at half past uine. The German delegates did not arrive until eleven o'clock, to continue their discussions with the French and Belgian delegates, with whom an carlier meeting had been arranged, The German delegates delayed their arrival because since yesterday evening they have been in continual consultation with President Ebert and their colleagues in Berlin by means of a private wire Installed at their hotol.

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I may go so far as to say that, although the Government has shut the door, the door is not bolted and barred. I might say the Govern- ment has had some disappointment { recently in their efforts to try and arrange for 'quarters for some of its senior non-European civil [servants. 3 with others went to look at various vacant Bats in Victorin, Kowloon and Shumshulpo, We found some were unsuitable and some very expensive, and at last we got hoht-of 18 flats nt what we considered very fair rent. They were new and very good -houses, and we nent * circular round asking for applicants for these Auts, offering them each $100 Though the discussions became deadlocked on the subject of to cover the expense of the re-military evacuation, another difficult question was that of dyestuffs. moval to the new flats and to put The Germans refuse to include these and, other by-products of coul up the necessary partitions, that in the list of commodities to form part of the reparation payments. suni being ample for the purpose. The Fresch fear that unless these are included in the deliveries, I am sorry to say that the response the Germans may dump dyestuffs into France and destroy the Ho-that-circular-was-disappointing, industry-which-the-French-have-built-up-since the war-and-which-{ so disappointing that in order to is most important from the view point of the manufacture of ex- save going on, paying the rent we plosives, have already contracted for, wel have to ask the owner of the Ants [to take back eight of them, and ¿we are going to endeavour to gat foccupants for the other len. I any it was disappointing, because it made one wonder whether we had been tou hurried in both giving allowances and arranging to bully quarters. As regard the building of quarters, the proposal will be put forward to the Government in a few days by a Committee of which 1 am member, for 200 quarters in Kowloon on a most excellent site, which, I hope, will he built within the next two years; but frust that having been built and finished we shell not find these members of the service saying they do not want to go into them. If that huggens no doubt we should get yeny much higher rents th feunki chiam ourselves.

The meeting between the French, Belgian and German. dele- gates lusted only twenty minutes and its Is uncertain whether it will be resumed as a very pessimistic feeling exists—Reuter,

Amnesty for Expelled German Official

The Franco-Belgian conversations yesterday settled the ques=" tion of amnesty far the "expelled German olleials, and postponed the question of leaving the French and Belgian railwaymen in the Ruhr after military evacuation because that question is bound up in the Rhinelant settlement.

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The Teleplanes. The question of the Inture ni the telephone service in Hongkong is turing itiscussed at present at Home and certain tentative proposals have also come forward To this Colony :) but it is impossible for the Govern ment 1 deal with these during the absence of certain interested per sons at Home. No doubt in course of time we shall hear of the result of the discussions in England, and

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Another fear expressed in Paris is that If. France barters the evacuation of the Buhr for favourable concessions In the com- mercial treaty. British Industrialists may demand a quid pro quo,---

Reuter.

Upon the suljournment of the Conference at one o'clock this afternoon it was announced that the Germans had been given twa hours within which to reply to the French proposals for the mill- try evacuation of the Ruhr This-has-been-approved by the Bei- tish and American delegations.--Renter.

The decision of the British and American representatives to support the French has consternated the Germans who feel that the adoption of the propogal will precipitate the fall of the German Government issue. It is regarded so momentous that some of the delegates may return to Berlin to consult with the Cabinet before replying.-Beuter.

1. The Government has derxded to permanently restore twenty: six per ent. of the per centage levied on German imports under the Reparations Recovery Act. The Government on taking office reduced the percentage to five per cent.-Renter..

KID McCOY UNDER ARREST.

Los Angeles, August 14.

The middleweight hoxer Kid McCoy has been detained in con- neetion with the death of Mrs. Mors, the divorced wife of a wealthy McCoy antique dealer, who was found shot in her apartments. says that Mrs. Morá commited suicide in a'fit of despondenry.--

Krater's American Service.

SOVIET EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.

Moscow, August 1.

Twenty British labourites, including Mrs. Dorothy Jewynn, labour member of the House of Commons, have reached Leningrad to make a study of Soviet educational methods.-Reuter,

MALTESE TROOPS FOR EGYPT.

Malta, August 1-1

One of the three battalions stationed here has been ordered to few hours notice--Reuter,

I would like to explain to the hon. "Proceed to Egypt at a

jaber representing the Chinese

the reason why part of the Western

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Colonial | district of Hongkong is still on the building would be not su rightly.

rider main as an intermittent sup- Hon. Mr. Bird: That is a mattes, ply. The Pokluhum reservoir could of opinion, but there certainly is [sniply all the water for that part difficulty in getting these facing

if it could be filtered quickly enough, bricks

but it cannot be, and therefore any His Excellency the towerner: Th water required "ba make up thega consider, Mr. Birel, it would be balose to the full supply would shorter to alter the design for the have to come through the Tytam building rather than to wait for the tunnel The Tytans tumpel is con- facing bricka!

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THE HAWKER PROBLEM.

- DISCUSSION IN- SINGAPORE.

(our Own Correspondent.)

Singapore, August TE The controversy about the abolition of food hawkers has been reopened, In view of the coming speil meeting of the. Municipality this month. The Medical Oiver!

oppased in several quarters, whigh allege that hardship will was then put and tot on the workers if the scheme

Bal was rend JL is proceeded with.

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structed to deliver fourtern miltion; Hon. Ma. Bird: Well, Sir. that gallons a day, but the corula't frum{depends on how long you have the tumart to the ordinary filter wait.. (muglster). bols is safortunately constructed to The notion entry only seven millio a day carried and the Thufuli onsumption for the city of second time..

The colour-bar questing is also Victoria and the Peak during the On the inution of the Colonial prominent, since Malacca formed nj summer is not less than nina mil-Secretary seconded by the Colonist now Association of British Subjects: Tiem gallons a day. The conduit Treasurer, thus Bill was referred to

of Malaya, to combat the invern.1 will only carry seven million callous the Finater Committee for cats- State has approached the Governor An inch pipe has been construet-ideration. ed from the reservoir at the Albany down to the filter beds so flat muff.

In Finance Committee.

I ment. It is rumoured that that!

ging that the bar veter removed.

In the Finney Committee tlm Hanj;, cient water can come through the Mr. Holytak said: Under the item] conduit. The full supply for the

Public Works Department, would Western district will, we hope, be like to ask if the Director of Poklic. availle in six wenk« or two, Works is satisfril that the archites- months. Part of the Eastern filter in staff of his office is sufficientl besls are ready. The water which, The Director of Public Works floods the Biter bgds will be drawn It is not sufficient, Sir. We have

irect from the tunnel so that the

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conduit will take its seven millions! sbeing selected at Hyne,

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NOTICE TO THOSE WHOSE MARRIAGE WILL SHORTLY TAKE PLACE.

LONG SERVICE ON THE RAILWAYS.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Singapore, August 10, The retirement is impending of and that will be enough for the Hon. Mr. Holyoak: I suppose the Mr. P. A. Anthony, who has lung Western district. The Government explanation why certain work lins service to his credit as Chief of the ¦much regret that this has occurred, not been carried out is that thui Fideruted Malay States milways.

hat he want of sufficient filter heris staff is not sufficient ! .

During his terin of office · vast af Fekfahim and the grond increns The Chairman: The staff has not improvements to the railways have: in the ponamuption of water have been sufficient. I explained to the lines, bridges and extensions. been nfested, including newi

en the reasa.

[Connell tint we had had our or two Mr. Anthony was rewarded with isappointments owing to men ar the C. M. G. sotme time ngờ and is Hon. Mc. II, W. Bad: As regardsriving not being up to their work a popular member of the com- | thus question of facing bricks, there and having to be sent home again.antinity. is a very great cliffioully in getting Wa hope, after what has been write] thin have experienced it myself, teu to ihs Crown Agents, that the We we asked to get some facing men coming out will be as good as bricks for a huilding in Shanghai. I, some of those we have got in recent have tauchs coquiries in all the places yearn-exceedingly good me. where I thought there would be Department has bapti very shorts | possibility of getting, these bricks händad S

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OBITUARY.

A STRAITS ENGINEER, (Our Own Correspondent)

Singaporu, August 13/

The death occured last night

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