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HEAVY PENALTY IN ARMB CASE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1924.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

GERMANY'S OBLIGATIONS.

Berlin, Sept. 18. It is announced that in order to enable the German people to Notwithstanding tho hoavy discharge the burdens of the London agreement, the Imperial Gov- penalty of $1,000, or 12 months' erumant on September 18th will reduce normal goods, livestock, conl hard labour in default, for being and freight rates by ton por cent. The price of Silesin and Ruhr in possession of arms without a coal will at least be the same amount. The Reichsbank will raise permit from the Captain Suports quota of discounts by ten per cent. of the currency of bills of Intendent of Police, another. Chinese farmer, who returned to exchange at the Relchsbank. As regards ordtuary trade, billa will be the Colony from the United States restored in three months. Diécounting of Bank acceptances will be by the President Cleveland, has renewed. The banking unions will be urged to maintain normal boun arrostod, Ho appoarod

provisions of credit through changes of rates of Interest in bulk and boforo Mr E. W. Hamilton at the numerous regulations regarding foreign currencies will be abolished, Kowloon Magistracy this morn- The turnover tax will be reduced on October 1st, to two per cent. ing on a charge of unlawful pos- company and security taxes will be reduced on October 1st.--Reuter. Kossion of soven royalvora aud 1,100 rounds of ammunition.

Dofondant admitted possession of the case which contained tho arms and ammunition, but stated that he did not know the nature of itscontents. Bofors holoft America, ho was the roolpient of a numbor

MECCA IN DANGER. **

London, Sept. 13.

Following a report that the Wahabis, a fauntical Moslem sect, raided Hedjaz and captured the town of Taif, seventy miles south- cant of Macca, destroyed the tombs and massacred the population, Cairo reports that the Egyptian Minister of Public Works has received of presents from his friends. The telegram from the Superintendent of the Egyptian hostel for the caso containing the contraband poor pilgrims of Mecca, asking permission to transfer the funds to with two similar casos containing Jeddah owing to the danger of Mecea falling into the hands of the apples, were handel to him by a Wahabis. It appears that practically all King Hussein's forces have friond who asked that they be been concentrated in the region of Taif, leaving only a small police taken back to the country for him. force at Mecca, and it is considered improbable the tribes will rally

to Hussein in the event of an attack-on-Mecca-Renter

His Worship, remarking-that defendant took a great doal of responsibility by having in his possession & box without know- ing what it contained, imposed. the maximum penalty.

WAR'S UGLY REALITY.

THE GEORGIA RISING.

Moscow, Sept. 13,

The Soviet Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, in a communique, donies the seriousness of tho situation in Georgia, which, it says, is greatly exaggerated in the foreign press at the instigation of Russlan emigrca and Menshevik refugees from Georgia, in order to discredit the Soviet abroad' and militate against Anglo-Soviet nego- tiations-Router.

WAR DEBTS.

Washington, Sept. 13.. Shocking Scenes Among Chinese mission, recently returned from Paris, where he conferred with the Edward Surley, a member of the American, Debt Funding Com.. Wounded,

French Government officials, has submitted to Mr. Mellon u plan for the settlement of the French debt to the United States, providing for Wars in China havo generally payment of the dubl in sixty-seven years at the rate of one hundred boen skiraised on a chess board, million dollars yearly, with interest, en condition that the United the victory being the result of cal States will reinvest half the annual payments in French industrial culation rather than heavy tight-bonds. Mr. Sarley stated that French renelun to the proposal is ing. This is no longer true. On favourable-Renter's American Service.

the Liuho soctor, the mon on both sidos are apparantly fighting, fighting to win by their rifles and bayanuts.

A trip along the Llulip Road or a visit to tho baso hospital brings house the appalling horrors of war. Hundreds of mon aro being brought back to Shanghai in motor lorrios and Rod Crows motor care, their jaws blown away, a leg hanging loosely, an arm almost gone. Some are shot through the lungs breathing their last on the way to roliof.

A LUCKNOW RIOT.

Lucknow, Sept. 19.

.. Ilindu-Muslim riot, caused by a rumour that a Hinda boy had been converted to Islam, resulted in two being killed and 20 injured. The military were called out-Reuter.

PUNJAB FLOODS.

Simla, Sept. 13.

Two hundred villages in Sharatpur State have been flooded, and Serious flouds have overwhelmed several parts of the Punjab. Bharagpur city is threatened. The Maharaja and all the officials are working strenuously to minimise the damage and prevent distress.

BRITISH GOLFERS BEATEN.

New York, Sept. 11.

The United States have retained the Walker Golf Cup by defent- ing the British team by nine matches to three. They won singles by six to two-Renter's American Service.

The yollow-capped Fukien-Reuter, troope are fighting to got home to Shantung. At present, they have no homes. Drivon from Fukien, they crossel through Kinngsi to Cheklung. Nowhere really wanted, they entered this war, to wage their way through Kiangsu to their native provinces: or to give it up. There can be no question as to their spirit. They had their front against varying odds. They have been the advanco guard of Choking. Their lighting is desperate. When them lying on the motor-lorries or on the stretchers one realizes how close they came

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There was a big gathering of to the enemies, bullots, The spectators at the Football Club's groans of suffering mon, the ground in Happy Valley on blood stained uniforms, the pre-Saturday, when sence of imminent doath, raises champions, the South China match and congratulated South || the eternal question, "What are Athletic Association, they fighting for?"

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It was perhaps something of a keenness and their sportsmanship. surprise that the S. C.A. A. should He was glad to see that baseball} Tho work of the Chinoso Red have boen dofeated, and the low was coming to it's own as un Cross in handling those troops is scoring was also remarkable. something new to China and per-

international spart and felt that! lape the

Koonly contested throughout, the match between the Cricketers only praiseworthy the match was always intorosting, and Baseballers this season had feature of the war. At the Red and towards the close it was an done much to stimulato interest in Cross, General Hospital, 'at the Tientsin Road Base, at Chapel win. With one polat in the first of the Cricketer's tenin had TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY, word Mr. William Archer, Pro-

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It was significant that and along the road to Liulio, the innings and another in Red Cross doctors and nurses, second, the Rost were unable to gratulated Mr. Wallmon on the the played for the Rest. He con-

fossor Emery Barnes, Mr. Arthur Red Cross ambulances and motor score again unil the sixth. South Oxcellence of his work in carrying

Henderson, M.P.. Bir Mark cars, dre bringing a spirit of China, after scoring in the fourthout the secretarial duties of the States navy is paying very special while the signatories included

It is evident that the United humanity into this gruosome but-

Hunter, and Dr. Röginald Macan; chery. At the Red Cross Gonorainnings, had a good chance of League and hoped that

his attention to the possibilities of Professor. Elton, Mr. A. P. Hospital, Dr. New Way-ling and pulling off the game. but that valuable.

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submarino-warfare, and-le-sparing Graves, Dr. Kimmins, Dr-Welter proved-their-solitary point. It available-in-tha-futuro,

no affort to provido itself with the Loaf, Professor Gilbert Murray, In reply, Mr. Wallman stated types which future eventualities Sir F. Pollock, Sir Ronald Ross, that it $1743 with

regret ho may domand. The latest indica-Sir Michael Sadlor, Bir A: E., WGH leaving the

Colony in ion of this is the approval of the Shipley, Blehop Wolldon, and Mr. December and there was little plans of a submarino mine-layer, J. Wolls. hope of his return, but he had no which

The deputation sug- doubt that another, quite na willing next year's programme, and phonetic orthography in schools, part of gouted the adoption of a simplo and capable on himself, would be which looks like being one and emphasized the importanco Has opened a Branch Plant in this Colony, which is found to fill the post the duties of of the most, remarkablo undor- of reform, first as a method in which he had endeavoured to carry water craft in the world. Details education, and socondly as it out to the satisfaction of all con- are not likely to be announced for would affect general usago.. some time, but it is known that Stress was also laid on the value With the presentation of the she is to be fast enough to accom- of apolling roform, in view of 1.f. H. G. Burns.phiold and medals, and three cheers pany the foot and is to have a the diffusion o.f. M. Hogan

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Operation after operation is por- Line-up and Score. formed, in rapid succession, until all the mon brought from the

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