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25, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong
No. 18.079.
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October 12, 1920, Temperature 76.
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WATSON'S
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FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY.
Its "Dryness" is a feature which has helped to give this drink the popularity it so well de sserve
Pints $1.25. Per Dozen. Splits 80 cts.
+
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DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.
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BRITISH CARS ARRIVING SHORTLY: Ruston-Hornsby touring car. Armstrong-Siddeley touring car about end of November.
Tele. 488 & 3552.
Garages in Hongkong and Kowloon.
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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
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Capital Paid-up and Surplus ... 'Fcs. 105,000,000.00 The organisation of the Bank enables it to open CURRENT ACCOUNTS, SAVING ACCOUNTS and and to accept FIXED DEPOSITS in local currency a ANY FOREIGN CURRENCY..
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October 12, 1919, Temperature 75.
ESTABLISHED »
Rainfall 0.3 inch.
1848
Humidity 96
日一初月九申庚亥 年九國民華中、
Barometer 29.78
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1920
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
THE DOLLAR.
Today's closing rate 3/107 To-day's opening rate 3,11;
(Reuter's Service to the Ching Met}
BRITAIN AMD AMERICA..
TRADE CO-OPERATION BEST IN LONG RAS
U.S. SHIPPING ASPIRATIONS.
NEW YORK, October 7. Sir Anckland Geddes, in a speech at a dinner given by the United States Chamber of Commerce to representatives of the British Chambers of Commerce, declared that adequate world trade development by Britain and
KARLIER TELEGRAMS..
(Bouler's Service to the China Mall.)
IRISH ORGY OF CRIME,
LONDON, October sch
A striking letter by The O'Conor Don indignantly denemes the destruction of barracks and killing of the police. He declares that the people will be no neater self-government if they kill all the police in Ireland He asserts that, although a Bina Feiner, he will never have to do with the Sinn Fein party while such things are follow
of men, regardless of act sanely in the of tree freeders, but at pre will be
the United States required both nations to lay their cards on the table. He consequodred He is ready to
emphasised the desire of Britain for closer Anglo-American Jsiness er, he operation. He declared that he most strongly believed that in spite of possible local dircinutions in profit that Anglo-American business co-opera. tion would pay both rations best in the long run. If the English-speaking peoples worked together, no half-baked communists or militarist adventurers would long continue to disturb the resettling of the world.
Mr. Alexander, Secretary of Commerce, who followed Str Auckland Geddes, said that the United States did not contemplate any attempt to drive out other nations from the shipping business. It simply wanted enough ships to take care of its own expanding business. "Rivalries and interna tional competition could not be avoided but they could be harmonised and
Iocalised.
TWO RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
FORTY PEOPLE KILLED NEAR PARIS.
LONDON, October 10.
A Hares message states that two railway accidents near Paris resulted
in some 40 persons being killed and 100 injured:
NEW SAN SALVADOR RAILWAY.
LOAN NEGOTIATED WITH AMERICAN BANKERS.
NEW YORK, October 9.
San Salvador has negotiated a loan of $2,000,000 with "United States bankers for the construction of a railway from the Atlantic coast to Lake Nicaragua
FRENCH IN SYRIA.
MOSLEMS CO-OPERATING WITH AUTHORITIES.
LONDON, October 10,
. PANAMA TO JAMAICA.
BLINDING RAINSTORM COMPELS AVIATORS TO RETURN,
is
Crying
in
will
desert
told he is only jeopardising himself and his property. It is time moderate Sinn Feiters spoke out, nay, cried out, against the present senseless and despicable crimes now being committed throughout the land
Loxos, October 9th. Mr. Lloyd George detirered his widely anticipated address on Ireland at Carna Fon to-day.
been
The Premier declared that more had dress the evils in Ireland that had been
done in the past forty years to re-i done in any part of the world.
10s policemen had been shot dead in ene As regards reprisals, he pointed out that year. They endured this for two er
three years, but patience had given way. There was no doub, that there had been some severe hitting back. If it was war, as was stated, we could not have a one-siárd War.
In wat, you don't have men standing up
to be shot and never firing back The murderous gang which now tyrannises Ireland must be broken up and the Government must proceed with a measure for complete self-government in the coun
Premier protested vebeneatly against the doctrine that we must give Ireland more than Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Asquith were prepared to give; simply because crime had been successful.
all
Mr. Lloyd George continued. "It was I very well to talk about Dominion Home Rale, bu: Ireland demanded absolutely an independent republic and even that would not satisfy the Irish. Gister would, not have a rupublic and we do not want to negotiate peace with civil war at our very door. If we
We give Ireland complete Dominion Home Rele, it will mean that she can have conscription and then we in Britain with an army of 100,000 may be an Irish army of 500,000, confronted with which will-mran conscription. Zere. During the war Ireland was engaged in raising hage forces to stat Britain in the back. Had anyone ever proposed such a lunacy as to allow Ireland its own army and navy and the capacity for assisting our enemies to obtain her independence 7 were better under the control of the Im Dangerous weapons like armoies and navies
A Hares message from Beyrouth,, Syria, states that railway traffic is again bormal. The Hanran district is now completely pacified. Prominent perial Parliament, and the Government Moslems are heartily co-operating with the French-authorities. The situa-Tould resist any attempt to give Ireland a
separate amy and navy tion in Cilicia is improving steadily.
Losbos, October 9th. A sensational bombing of an army lorry caused a panic in the crowded streets of Cork yesterday. The lorry was carrying stores and was occupied by six soldiers when a number of bombs were fong as it by civilians. The street was crowded with women going to work and children goin to school. One bomb exploded in the centre of the lorry and kiled a soldier, danger- exploded in the roadway, causing civilian otsiy Wounding three others. Twe bombe casualties. The soldiers fired in the direc tion of their attacked off by a waiting and wounded one perser, who iza motorcar.
PANAMA, October 7. Owing to a blinding rainstorm, eight of the submarine chasers (mentioned in the earlier cables as patrolling the Caribean Sea in order to facilitate the attempt of four American naval officers to dy two seaplanes from Panama to. Jamaica) have returned, also Liest Austin (who was attempting a solo flight from Panama to Washington, via Cuba and Jamaica), after Aying 400 miles towards Jamaica.
TOYO-KISEN KAISHA,
DIFFICULTIES DENIED.
GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS,
"
to
Dublin and the whole of South Ireland is awaiting the news of Mr. MacSwiney's condition of health, with extraordinary eagerness. Threats of widespread out- breaks are being circulated in the event of his death, especially amongst the police; who have been warned to resign.
Curzon, Earl
in
the contrary, it may improve hereafter. I believe that things will become better by "1922, but it is impossible to predict how far things will improve. Perhaps it is BRITISH NOTE TO SCVIET. Wiser not to risk a prediction on this point.
LONDON, October 9th. "There is now talk of the
replying to M. The Toyo Kisen Kaisha declared a | amalgamation of shipping companies, Tchischerin's Note of October 8th, declares dividend of 15 per cent for the last and when representatives of four that, while Great Britain strictly adhered business term Ufanuary to June) at shipping companies met at the official to the undertakings given, H. Kamene
residence of the Minister of Comaly violated the principal condition of its general meeting of shareholders.munications on September 26, he Soviet has triffed with the question of
his admittance
mittance into Great Britain. The This dividend shows a decrease of 5 referred the subject in a British pritoners, has sent Russian troops per cent compared with that for the sympathetic spirit. As a means to Persis, se conspired with Tarkish preceding term. The net profit for of meeting after war competition in Nationalists in Persis, has conspired with shipping, we may be compelled to threatens the invasion of Khorasan, has Turkish Nationaliste in Asia Minor, the last term amounted to Y800,835, amalgamate with other companies. created an anti-British organisation in compared with Y1075,086 for the In this case we shall be able to cut Talkent, has femented a revolution previous term.. A sum of Y302,695 down our expenses, and there will be Bokhara, has attempted to conclude a treaty with the Ameer of Afghanistan was brought forward from the pre-a corrisponding increase in profits. ceding term, and Y650,000 was **There are some rumours regardaiming at the incitement of a tribal rising drawn upon the dividend-equalling the financial position of this com- the Indian frontier, and has conducted zing reserve. These figures, to pany, but there is no cause for con- Asia, expending great sums of money.
a tornado of anti-British propaganda in gether with the net profit, make cern. As against the paid up capital The Note declares that the "itation a total of 1,753,532, and of this of Y22,000,000 and debentures must end, it trading negotiations are to amount, Y41,000 was set aside for amounting to Y10,000,000 we have be concluded. Further, the Note complains legal reserve, and 11,592.366 for Y20,000,000 worth of property which of the murder of British civil engineer on January 18th without any reason being dividends, while Y120,165 was carried can be converted into cash, at aný forward. The drawing of Y650,000 moment, and moreover, the value of on the dividené-equalizing reserve ships, and other property is about was due to the desire of the company double this amount. Chir plan for not to cause a big reduction in the the construction of a fleet of freigh rate of dividends. The balance of tyrs is steadily nearing completion, the reserve amounts to Y5,350,000, and there is absolutely no cause for At this general meeting of share pessimism regarding the future of holders Mr. Asano, President of the the company Japan Advertiser: company, reviewed the shipping situation as follows95
But this spring the shipping situation has become greatly depress ed all over the world. Though the Jones law of America: has not yet
been carried into itert, it has alreadyD not a litle affected the shipping market. When It is enforce result will be general deprem
"I do not bellere, however, the foreign trade" of the cos will become since depressed.
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