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„ January 31, 1920, Temperature
BUSINESS NOTICES
ESTABLISHED
Rainfalt 0.00 inch.
"Humidity 19.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1920.
一只正年二日几千一类
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS,
KOK UNIKOWLOON.
Marine and Land Englasers, Boilermakers, Founders, Motor Boat Builders.
HARBOUR REPAIRS CALL FLAG "L" BOLI AGENTS FOR “KELVIN MOTORS",
Works K.; Managar K.309; Harbour Engineer K.130;
Works Supt. .410.
TELEOSAMS "SEY BOURNE”
DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO.
CTAY EUROPLAN Garage)
Agents in South. China før -
HUDSON, ESSEX, OVERLAND and DODGE BROTHERS CARS.
Now Hudson, Overland & Dedge. Brothers cars expected shortly
GARS FOR SALE.
CARS FOR HIRE Metor Bus Service to Repulse Bay Hotel Mar Bason for Biro. Terms application.
TEA DWAGON TO 0₫ Già Cô.
Joh 400.
WATSON'S
Tol 182
COLD CURE TABLETS
Cure & Cold in the Shortest Possible Time.
An Excellent Remedy For Neuralgia and Malaria
Headache.
in
This excellent remedydis sent regularly
from Hongkong to customers
England & elsewhere abroad.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
YEE SANG FAT CO.
Grand Annual
SALE
NOW ON.
We mention only a few Items
Hundreds of other Bargains in every Dept.
4
VELVETE E N usual $1.75 yd. Sale $1.35 yd.
FLANNELETTE cts. 65.
11
CURTAIN CLOTH
1J
cts. 40
39
15.
cts, 40
21
cts, 30, The Chance is yours. Don't miss this event.
YEE SANG FAT CO. Corner of Queen's Road & D'Aguilar Street, TEL. 1355.
TAILORS
Diss Bros
TAILOND
SHOUFL
ALEXANDRA BUILDING, HONGKONG, TEL. No. 2843.
DONNELLY & WHYTE.
Er No. 636.
WINE MERCHANTS:
(Router's Service to the China Maiti).
THE IRISH OUTRAGES.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Max.)
IMPERIAL STATISTIAL
CONFERENCE.
January $1. 191, Temperature 66
日一个月二「未已叁年人適民華中
BASKET BALL.
THE HONGKONG STUDENTS" BASKET BALL LEAGUE,
LONDON, January 25th Lord French has issued a proclamation
LONDON, January 29th."
The League game between Ying cffering a reward at £10,000 for informa-
Wah College and the University was The Empire Statistical Conference con- played off on the Chinese x M.C.A. tion within three months leading to the tinues to sit. So far it has agreed to the Ground on Friday at 4.30 p.m. and conviction of any persons guilty of the Principle of establishing an Empire murders of the fourteen policemen in Ire statistical bureau. The question of the resulted in a win for the Varsity land sings July 30th. Inst year, including classification of commodities has been players. MF Redmend, is £1,000 for secret referred to a Committe as the various information calculated to lend to the con-representatives abewed the ecosity of Kwong did good work for the College, Cheung Kong Cha and Au Ping viction.
several different classifications. Any informer concerned in the murders, Mr. Findlay Shiras (India) was of while Pao and Wong starred for bus not actually guilty, is promised fros opinion that, in view of the intimate the Varsity. The scores follow : pardon and special protection of the trade relations between India.
and UNIVER- Crawn anywhere within the Empire.
Great Britain, it would be better for SITY 19.
YING WAB India to adopt the practice introduced
COLLEGE 11. into the United Kingdom
E..F.T.P.
B.F.I.P. Mr. Cousins (South Africa) raised the 0 0 0 1-Lee R. F, A-131 0 quests of the need of uniformity in the 9.310-Pao L. F. Ng 0010] units a quantity and valite, and finally 4000-Wong C. Cheung-2 201 agreed to local units of weight, measure
SOMALI MUTINY,
Marzo81, January 23rd. A Somali platoon in Northern Juba Tandemutinied and murdered its com- mander, Lieutenant Dawson Smith. The platoon then deserted and warda Somaliland.
ANOTHER STRIKE IN BOMBAY..
d to
Bossy, January 23rd. Several "thousand emplates at the ini tish India Steam Navigon Company's dock have come out on strike. demanding additional pay and Toonth's pay
bonus
A meeting of the Labour Settlement Committe, at when representatives of the cotton mill-hands were present, solved to make representations to the Governor that the operatives were willing to resecie work, provided thas the mill owners, considered their demands within, four or five days.The Committee also; requested the appointment of a repre- sentative Cerninission to consider the general situation of mill labour in Bombay.
MR. ASQUITH'S IMPERIAL POLICY.
and value to continue in local returns 1020-Tan R. G. Fung 002 0 and that the work of translation into 0 020-Hu L. G. Chan S.Y-0000 Imperial units in the returns dealing -R. G. Chan U. K.-0 0 0 0 with the whole Empire should be dona by the Imperial Statistical Bureau.
354 1
The Conference generally favoured the adoption of the calendar year for statisti cal purposes but Mr. George Knibbs (Australia) faveured & year ending in June
SERIOUS TYPHOID OUTBREAK.
STOCKHOLM, January 25th. The Svenskadagblad learns from Reval Russian troops has caused 5,000 deaths. that a typhoid epidemic amongst the
guarded. The situation is grare owing to The hospitals have been isolated and the lack of medicines,
BRITISH PRISONERS IN RUSSIA.
8 351
Referee Mr. K. D. Yang. Throws-1 pt: T. Technical Fouls; B. Field Goals-2 pts; F. Foul
F. Personal Fouls.
THE GOVERNMENT'S IMPORTS AND EXPORTS REGULATION BILL.
...
The Bill introduced into the House of Commons by the Govern- COPENHAGEN, Janusy 24th. ment for the regulation of imports M. Litvinoff ipformed Renter's corres and exports is one of the most im pondent that the Soviet Government has portant measures brought forward in agreed to his commendation of the immediate release of Captain Bremner
this busiest of parliamentary sessions.. and all other British wounded, adding It is an attempt to meet the dificul- that they are probably already on their ties which proved of such grave con- way home, via Esthonia,
war, when it was established that sequence in the early years of the some of the industries vital to the supply of munitions of war had been rupaired by "dumping" on the part of competing nations in Europe, and by the complacence of some of
our industrialists who WASHINGTON, January 25th.
too. short-sighted The State Department has enquired of Mr. Asquith said there must be a the Allies if they now propose to resume cheapest market they were making
that by purchasing change in our Imperial system. A marked trade with Russia through the Co-opera- prewar feature was the growing dispozitive Societies, without dealing with the themselves dependent. tion to take into confidence the representa Soviet.
Lorous, January 20th.. Mr. Asquith, speaking as Paisley and discussing constitutional and slectoral reform advocated a second chamber which, to the extent of one-third, should consist of nominated distinguished public servants in pon-political spheres such as the Bench or the Civil Service or the Dominions.
M. Litvinoff further stated that in sion's reccat representations the Soviet response to the Extraordinary, Commis Government has now abolished capital punishment for political crimes.
TRADING WITH RUSSIA..
were
to realise the
on other tives of the great self-governing Domin- American officials are anxious to resume rantage of our
cations, who were ready, to take ad ions. That procedure had been develop trade with Russia, if it would not involve occasion arose. One significant in- weakness - when Wo must have a very leoso and recognition of the Bolshevists, and it
ed.
да
elastic system, not bound by rod tape or 1 is certain that goods scat to Russia stance was that brought out by the any permanent convention, under which, will not be confisented and used to in committee presided over by Lord in all vital questions of Imperial policy crease the power of the Soviet, Repre- Balfour of Burleigh, a noted Free affecting the Empire as a whole, you may American, firms met to organise an Ameri- by the committee that the dumping sentatives of a number of important Trade Unionist. Proof was adduced be able to bring into consultation
with the
can-Russian Trade Board to Cabinet Imperial
in London the
commerce with Soviet Russia. promote of German forgings had prevented. Tominions as free partners with 11.3
in that, gigantic institution which had grown up almost by a series of miracles, namely, the British Empire-(Cheers)
Mr. Asquith dil not Favour the scheme
of an Imperial Parliament in which the
FIRE IN GERMAN HANGARS.
some of our gun-makers from con- tinuing to modernise their presses in order to enable a sufficiency of big guns to be constructed. Similarly, BERLIN, January 25th. owing tb the absence of the Dominions would be directly represented of which
A tremendous conflagration, the cause somewhat inappropriately called but he said that he would promote and ed seventy seroplanes, including twotions could not be produced. For is not yet clear, destroy-"key" industries some muni- increase inter-communication between giant machines, which were ring ourselves at Home and the Colonies bangars at Warnemuende, ready for hand-instance, because we had bought all The only way to keep the Empire intacting over to the Allies. was'te combine Imperial unity with com- pleto local autonomy.-(Cheers.)
FATE OF FLENSBORG.
FLENSBORG, January 24th, German troops evacuated the town this afternoon, marching, to the station with Bands playing and banners fying.
Their departure was witnessed by large The German Burgomaster, addressing the troops, said that he felt sure that they will soon returz to the Gormar town of Flensborg.
orowds.
THE SILVER MARKET.
magnetos from Germany, we were unable to complete aircraft and other petrol engines for a long time after the outbreak of the war until the LONDON, January 23rd. magneto factories had been organised. Messrs. Montagn's report states that The Bill now introduced, attempts to the sharp fall in the price of silver on rectify such serious defects in our in- January 16th was due to the sale of a considerable account of melted coin from dustrial organisation. Another trade abroad, but the parity with New York, problem has arisen quite lately, owing owing to the weakness of exchange, was to the great difference in foreign ex- so much bigher that the market is buoyant, changes, and the Government have prices hindered business in that quarter. cessive importation of goods due to China has shown interest, but the rising tried to find a solution for the ex-
Two significant indications that the doom of silver as a material suhaidary cases of the rate of exchange being egin in any countries is imminent, were against us. given during the week, namely, the Ger- man Reichsbanks' decision to pay in
The Bill is in no sense a Tariff paper currency for the German silver coin Reform measure. Judged on this six-and-a-half times the face value, and standard, it would be utterly rejected the introduction of the Bill in the United by those who have advocated changes At 3 b'clock this afternoon, M. Reserve Banks to issue notes of various band it will, if honestly applied, put Staten Congress authorising the Federal in oar fiscal system. On the other Millerand presided at the installation of denominations down to one and two an end to that measure of Free Trade the Reparations Commission at Hotel dollars, also providing for reducing the which has been a drawback to some
quality of the silver coin to .8.
REPARATIONS COMMISSION.
Astoria.
the
PARIS, January 24th.
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SPAIN DISAPPROVES.
LOOKING FOR BEDS...
ta
In the course of an eloquent inaugural
branches of our manufactures. The address the Premior emphasised the: Commission's
war has brought enlightenment on Brave responsibility in
the economics of international trade, carrying out Article 233 of the Versailles
BERLIN, January 95th. and has established the view that Treaty relative to reparation for war The Zuocifuhrblatt states that Spain employment cannot be maintained damage. He pointed out that it was the does not approve of the now German for all if we refuse to do commission's task to fix, by May 1st, 1821, Ambassador, Herr Rosen, and forecasts others
amount of Germany's indebtedncas fresh appointment.
as they do to us, or f Continuing he said: Justice,
We permit them to do to 118 equity, good faith, be sole inspira
that which they object to us doing to tion and guide. The
paid for their herole resistance to barbariem
them. Instead of imposing trariffs, the Bill provides for the prohibition and crime with such raisery and devasta- tion, have their eyes fixed on you. That
within a certain definition of "dump **Tof-imports of goods which come the blood and lives of our sons have not been offered in vain depends upon a
|ed goods,” and others affecting key great measure on the application brought
Industries, but some of these can be to bear on the enormous
Misk confronting
introduced by the licence granted by you; on your perspicacity in countering tricks to which the debtors may have re
the Board of Trade, on payment to
course, and on your firmness in exacting complete discharge of the obligations: which far short of the actual damage Emanently M. Jonnart was elected President, the Italian delegate, Signor Bertolini, Vice-President, and Mr. Salter (Great Britain) Secretary-General..
fall
THE NEW AUSTRIA.
BERLIN, January 25th, Replying to a question in the Austrian. National Assembly, the Chancellor, Dr. Renner said the report was incorrect that a treaty had been concluded with Czecho Bloraldia, although a far-reaching" ngrée- ment had been reached in views and aims respect of countries whose 10reign policy was based on the Pence of St. Germain
We know of sixteen Europeans looking for house accommodation in Kuala Lumpur. The hotels are generally full. Local travellers may and sometimes do find it impossible to get a room.. F. M. S. Rail- ways, allow such people to sleep in the waiting room if they cannot find any other place to go to? And. is it not something approaching a scandal that while such a state of affair exists, the old Rest House should have been lying empty for weeks? Could not the Government arrange with the Empire"Hotel or the Selangor Club to provide tem- porary sleeping accomodation here for stranded newcomers?"M.M."
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BREWER & CO.,
TOILET
23 Queen's Road Central.
BRUSHES.
We have recently received a full and varied assortment of the abere including Ladies' sad Gentlemen's Hair Brushe Clothes Brushes, Nail Brushes, Military Sce; also Comba, Puf Boxes, Mirrors, Manieure requisites, etc., etc. INSPRUTTON INVITED.
THE PHARMACY,
22, Queen's Road Central,
Tel. 345.
J. ULLMANN & Co.
French Firm, Esabilished 1860.
ALLSOPP'S
Quality, Variety, Perfection.
BRITISH PILSENER BEER
RAINIER
AMERICAN PALE BEER
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,
15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. ·
THE
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MULTIPLE ENGINED BIPLANES HANDLEY PAGE LTD.
Cricklewood, London, N. W. 2.
Bole Agents for China:
PEKING SYNDICATE LTD.,
Sub-Agents for Hongkong and South China:
W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,
the Board, and thence to the Trea- A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION for
sury, of sums of money equal to the difference in the foreign value, and the import price" or the "price of first sale."
"Similarly in the case, of 'imports influenced by adverse rates of erchange, a corresponding sum has to be paid according to the difference. between the sterling value of the imported goods and the price at which similar goods manufactured in the United Kingdom can be sold. Tha-principles of the Bill may be, accepted generally, but the machinery
Peking.
Hongkong.
over THREE-QUARTERS of a CENTURY.
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