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TO-DAY'S CABLES.
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·IRISH DISORDERS.
CREATION OF ULSTER'S NEW CIVIL GUARD.
EVENTS MOVING SWIFTLY.
LONDON, September 150 Events in Ulster are moving swiftly towards the creation of ster's new civil guard. The Government policy will be to place the restoration and preservation of order as far as possible in Irish hands. In this connet tion the Irish Times declares that the creation of a New force of which 100,000 can be enrolled is the only encouraging sign in the Irish situation. It will go a long way towards averting the disaster which seemed inevitable last week.
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS RESTRICTED.
LONDON, September 15.
The Dublin Gasetic announces that no vessel carrying passengers eastward bound will be permitted to eater Queenstown..
TWO SINN FEIN DEFEATS.
POLICE PARAGRAPHS.
GRIME AND ACCIDENTS.
YESTERDAY AN EVENTFUL DAY.
THE CHINA MAIL
A Fsial. Fight.—The remains of af male: Chinese, aged 60 years,” were yesterday removed to the Kowloon mory from the Kwong Wah Hod- pital, where death red as the reacht of stab rounds received in the course of a light at Yaunati. Several. people who saw the assault, gave Chase to the deceased's two assailante, but the men succeeded in escaping, and have not so far been arrested. The police are following up the case.
Injured In Landslide.-A malt Chinese Tiving No. 5 Mallory Street. Wanchai, was yesterday re moved to the Government Civil, Hos pimi suffering from injuries caused by a small landslide at the rear of the new Government quarters in Wong nekchong Road. Three other mea were buried under the earth, but when dug out were found to be un injured. The injuries of the man removed to hospital are not serious.
Knocked Down By Motor Car.-- Motor Car No. 45 yesterday knocked- down a Chinese, on Pokfulum Road, near the Dairy Farm, causing injuries to his right leg and arm, which necess sitated his removal to the Govern- ment Civil Hospitzi."
Awoke In Time.-Magistrate Dyer Bal this moming passed semence of
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PEAK OLUB.
BAND NIGHEA SATURDAY, September 19th...
MEMBERS ARE HEREBY sdrised
HONGKONG WOMEN'S GUILD AND MINISTERING CHILDREN'S -
LEAGUE.
A Garden Fête and Sale of Work in
that there wil be's late Car from will the Peak to ocorry Members and their Gueste to the Lower Levels at 12:30
JOHN BENTLEY,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, September 17, 1991
NOTICE.
GENERAL MEETING of the) HONGKONG FOOTBALL LEAGUE will be held in the B. G. A Recreation Room, Victoria Barracka on FRIDAY, 24th September, 1920 at 5.30.
Each club in membership is entitled to send two representatives. All referees are also invited.
-Business-Arrangements för Season
192047.
(d)" J. RALSTON, ***
Hon. Secretary. H. E F. L Hongkong, September 17, 1920.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
aft of Local and other charities be held in the grounds of
GOVERNMENT "HOUSE,
on SATURDAY, November 6th, 1920,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Ano
Lion
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TUESDAY, September 21, 1920,
commenting at 11 SIL.
at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,
77 casks Rod Oxide each 112 lbs.
-38 enaka Red Oxide tach 28 lba. 40 kegs Red Oxide each 28 lbs. Terms: Cash on delivery,
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hongkong, September 17, 1990,
HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN. (HOLLAND-EAST ASIATIC SERVICE)
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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Undersigned bave received in-From ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM struations to sell by Public Auction.
HAMBURG, and GENOA.. (For Account of the Concerned.)
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three weeks hard labour on a Chi..THE nese youth who was convicted of stealing a basket of clothing, the pro- peny of a woman living în Connaught Road Central. The woman, who was asleep aweke just in time to see the defendant leaving the cubicle with her property.
THROWING ACID.
THREE PERSONS BURNED.
ONE MAN ARRESTED..
-A Chinese hawker living at No. 31, Wingfung Street, and his mother were yesterday admitted to the Govern
LONDON, September 15. Two cases of the military encountering hostile parties in Ireland in which the latter came off second best are reported to-day. In one instance a determined attempt was made to intercept and ambush the military by cutting a trench across the road between Kilmihill and Knock in County Clare. The troops in the motor tender spotted the obstruction in the course of the approach and opened fire on the ambushed man. They woundedment Civil Hospital suffering from one and captured four. There were no military casualties. The other case was that of a patrol which came into contact with a party at mid-night engaged in raiding vacated constabulary barracks at Ballealough in County Rosscommon. They opened fire, shot two dead, and wounded one who was arrested and has since died.
NEW ASSISTANT UNDER SECRETARY.
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LONDON, September 15.
Sir Ernest Clarke, Deputy Chief Inspector of Taxes of the Inland Revenue Department, who was recently knighted, has been appointed additional Assistant Under Secretary to Ireland.
MYSTERIOUS POSTERS.
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LONDON, September 15
burns on the lace and body caused by some corosive acid said to have been thrown at them by a man who has beer arrested by the police.
A Chinese girl aged 19 years, live ing at No. 372, Shanghai Street. was yesterday removed to the Kwong Wah Hospital suffering from burns on her face caused by some carosive acid which was thrown on her by some. person or persons unknown while she was asleep on the verandah of her house.
Posters were placarded in Dublin this morning-declaring that only by the help of self-respecting Irishmen can the murders and outrages by the JAPANESE TELEGRAMS. so-called 'Irish, Republican Army be 'eaded and giving instructions how to cend letters containing information so as not to be stopped in the post.
The authorship of the posters is at present a complete mystery, Tay invite those who are willing to help the cause of law and order to send information anonymously in disguised handwriting to "D. W. Ross, Poste Restante, General Post Office London." and offer a reward for valuable information.
ISOLATED GARRISON,
RATIONS RUNNING OUT AT SAMAWA.
A RELIEF COLUMY.
TEHERAN, September 15.
BREACH OF CONTRACT.
NO MONEY RETURNED..
Towards the end of the war we used is be inured to the practice of the telegraph office accepting telegrams and the fees for transmission, and not sending them, Says the Japanese Chronicle. Such things used to hap pen in other countries besides Japan. We had supposed that the custom was now abrogated, but that does not appear to be the case. A new-comer in Kobe complains that he addressed three deferred telegrams to Meso- potamia, which were all accepted.
patch of the first he received a pote from the telegraph office informing hinr that deferred messages could not be accepted for Mesopotamia. Three weeks was rather a long time to have
A British column from Persia should link up with a Bagdad column on Sept. 15, near Shahraban, thus re-opening communications between PersiaThree weeks after the supposed dis- and Mesopotamia. After the railway has been cleared, the first task will
be to evacuate the women and children from Kariad. The position at Kufa is less anxious than the position at Samawa where rations are running out. The isolated garrison at Samawa is 450 strong. A relief column, expected to leave for Samawa from Nasireyeh a week hence. Cossacks preparing a fresh advance have re-occupied Imamzade and Hashim.
taken to find this out, but there was no help for it, so he went to the telegrapfi office and asked for his LONDON, September 15. money back. There was nothing The India Office announces that Captain Strachan reached the military doing. They were "very sorry, for camp at Shahraban on September 13, with all the Indian civil servants. It is him." So he asked whether he could reported that all are well. Thus all three Britishers mentioned on Septem-send an "ordinary" message in the -ber:30 are now safe.
· ATTACK ON BLOCK HOUSES.
or not. In any commercial transac-
place, of the three. They were still more sorry for him. Finally he had to pay full rates, and has not received The Mesopotamian insurgents, apparently realising the dangus any of his money back. The rule lurking from block houses, are making them the object of setms to be that morey once accepted attack before reaching full working order. Block houses on the cannot be returned, no matter whe- -railway near Babylon received their attention early on the ther a breach of contract is involved morning of September 12, according to a War Office communique, tion this would be good grounds for which further records considerable long range sniping against our working a criminal suit. -parties engaged in the construction of block houses on the Frelujah rall way. Block houses have been completed and manned from Abunawa io Abujista on the Bachdad Queritu line. The 34th Brigade column which was yesterday reported to have gone from Sharaban to Abujisra has now re-advanced to the former place..
DISASTROUS FIRE,
LONDON, September 16.
SITTING ON THE RAILS
ILLEGAL AT BLJKE HER.
News has been received by mail that the huge mechanical transport REGULATION THAT MUST, BE OBSERVED. depot at Bagdad destroyed by fire on August 3 contained a vast accumali-
tion of tyres, petrol, and spares. The estimated damage is £2,000,000. It A Portuguese named
is believed that Arab incendiarism was responsible,
A SMASHING BLOW.
REPUBLICAN ELECTED GOVERNOR OF MAINE.
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY.
WASHINGTON, September 15. Maine has elected a Republican Governor by an overwhelming jority. This smashing blow to the Democrats is the worst drabbing
the latter have ever had. The Maine Demogatu had hoped to
Duarte
Barradan, was this morning "charged before Magistrate Dyer Ball with 17 lawfully sitting on the railings at Blake Pier.
The defendant admitted the offence, and said that he did not know it was unlawful to sit on the railings.
Replying to the Magistrate, he said that he had seen several notice boards on the pier, but he did not trouble to read them,. He had just lauded from a motor brut, and sat on the railing to await, the rest of the warty
The Magistrate"=" said "that "'re gulations must be "observed,
Republicans, majority to below 20,000, whereas the Republican Governor ordered the defendant to pay a fine was elected by a margin of 60,000 votes: 5
Fof $1.
FRIDAY,
September 24, 1820, at 12 Noon..
as their Siler Rooms, No. 8,
Des Tax Road, Corner of Is House Street, One Harley Davidson Moter Cyciu. "7-9- E. P. designed for side car. New Tyres, all accessories. Thorough running order. Taxus : —Carh
HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers, Hongkong, September 17, 1920.
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THE Steamship
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"RADJA,"
having arrived from the above Ports Condigaces of Cargo by her are notified. that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharres deli reg may be obtaized.
1920, will be subject to rent.
Goods not cleared by the 24th Sept.
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the | 23rd Sept." 1320, at 10 M. by Metary.
Goddard & Douglas
Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised..
No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned
CHRONIC DIARRHOEA. ARE you subject to attacks of diarrb- Aces Keep absolutely quiet for few days, rest in bed if possible, be careful of your diet and take Chamber medicine has tured cases of chronic Iain's Colic and Distrhos Remedy This by diarrhes that physicians have failed on and it will cure you. For sale by a Chemists sad Storekeepers.
JA JAVA-CHINAJAPAN LIJN,
General Agents. Hongkong, Sept. 17, 1990
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