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FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1921.
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IRISE PROBLEM.
DE VALERA AND ULSTER LEADER EXCHANGE VIEWS.
LaNDON, May 5.
A Belfast telegram states that Sir James Craig and Mr. De Valera met to-day and exchanged views as regards the future of Ireland. Sir James Craig has called a special meeting of Ulster unionists for to-morrow to discuss the situation.
VICEROY LEAVES FOR LONDON.
LONDON, May 6. There is an optimistic feeling in Dublin over Sir James Craig's meeting with Mr De Valera's views to the Viceroy, Viscount-Fitzalan who in mediately left for London." Hopes, are expressed that the irreconcilables will not spoil the outlook..
AN IMPORTANT EVENT.
LONDON, May 6.
News of the meeting of Sir James Craig, the Ulster leader, and Mr. "De Valers the so-called Vice-President of the Irish Republic has caused a great sensation in Dublin. It is described as the most important event in 'Ireland since Easter of 1916 and opinion generally connects the meeting with Lord Derby's recent visit also with the arrival of Visconst Fitzalan, the new Viceroy. Ulster unionists believe that the meeting must have been inspired by some new advances from Sinn Fein and have pointed out that Mr. De Valera's electoral manifesto declares that Sine Fein stands for
such devolution of administration and authority as would make
...for satisfaction and contentment among all sections of the people "-language certainly less sweeping than that used previously.
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE. .
LONDON, May 5. In the House of Commons, replying to Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. Cell -Karnsworth stated that the Government on behalf of the whole of the Empire was doing its utmost to expedite ratification of the protocol for the establishment of an international court of justice. They were now consult ing the Dominion Governments on the matter. The protocol had not yet been signed on behalf of Australia.
RUSSIAN GUNBOAT.
-CHANGE OF COMMAND.
·STRANGE LAWSUIT· AT NAGASAKI.
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The Russian gunboat "Patrocel" which arrived at Nagasaki in August last from Vladivostok, via Gensan, thereby escaping from the Bolsheviks, is still lying at that porta.
SEDITION IN CHINA.
POSITION OF ERITISH
SUBIECTS.
NEW ORDER IN COUNCIL...
There is a new British Order in Council providing for the punishment
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GOOD ROADS FOR OKINA.
NATIONWIDE MOVEMENT,
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THE CHINA MAIL
SHANGHAL, May 6. The good roads movement was launched on Thursday in the presence of a large gathering. The various committees consist of leading fo The move foential personages. ment is nationwide in its scope.
SHANGHAI COUNCIL.
CHINESE NOMINEES
[Chine Mail SPECIAL.]
SHANGHAI, May: 6. The Municipal Council has accept- ad the comixers - composing the Chinese advisory committee including Sung Han Chang, manager of the Bank of China, who will assume duties in a few days.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Three cases of smallpox, one of was fatal, were reported All the cases were which
Chinese. One was imported. yesterday.
At the Hankow Spring Race Meeting, Mr. Dupree had 16 winning mounts, including one dead heat. Mr. Dalgarno rode five winners, fr cluding his victory on Challenger in the champions.
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General Wang Chan-yman, Tuchen of Hupeh, has "guaranteed" to arrange matters for the concilia- tion of the Southwest with the North, but he requires at least $10,000,000 in order to carry out his schemes
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
UNION INSURANUS SOCIETY OF CANTON LIMITED.
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SHOULD wasther conditions canse doubt as to the GYMKHANA being held mm SATURDAY, 7th May, the Committee will decide at 11.
Those interests are requested rad ringing up the Bon. Secretary if chtainable fruta possible, as the information will be
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 45th ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held as its Head Ofice-Nos. 3 and 4 Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, May Stick, 1931, at Nook, for the pur раза af receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statementa of Account to 31st December, 1990, and of declaring Dividends, etc. -The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 14th BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES May to 27th May, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE FDE " Genera Manager. Hongkong, May 5, 1921
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS BRKEBY GIVEN that the 55th ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Offies, Nos 3 and 4. Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, May 27th, 1921, at 12.30 PM for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements
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A Canton correspondent, com- menting on the inauguration of Dr. Sun Yat-sen as "President of China" at Canton yesterday, said that a water carnival was to be held in the evening but if it rained like it did the previous night there would be no necessity to go on the river for a
water pageant.
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Hongkong May 5, 1921.
- Among the L-CS. "Loongwo's" passengers, arriving in Shanghai on. April 29 were the Rt. Rev. Bishop of Victoria, Rev. and Mrs. Bannister, Rev. and Mrs CJ. Blanchett, Archdeacon and Mrs. Barnett, Arch deacon and Mrs. Holden, Rev, and Mrs. Philips, and the Rev. P. Steven who have been attending the Chung deal by Public Auction, Hua Sheng Hung Hid conference in Hankow,
Captain E.L.M. Barrett, together with other senior officers, macy of
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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ON
MONDAY, May 8, 1921. commencing at 11 am. - at-No. 23 Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon What a Godown Co, Ltd
Kowloon,
the rank and file of the Municipal Police, and people prominent in the Shanghai sporting-world were present at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, to witness the wedding of Detective 50 Sergeant James Alfred Quayle, of Loura Station, the well-known all round athlete, and Miss Eleanor 40 Boulton, of Glasgow.
A change in the command of the vessel recently took place, Com of British subjects in China who are mander Chrestivitch, who brought guilty of sedition. The telegram re her to Nagasaki being s perseded cording this interesting event is not by Commander Kharine, apparently by order of Head: an Semenofi explicit as to whether it means sedi-
The following despatch has been Commander Chrestivitch, who is still tion against China or sedition against received from General Leonard
for
at Nagasaki, appears to be dissatisfied Britain. It is to be supposed that it Wood at Miyanoshita în reply to epe with the change and has brought an means against Britain. Reuter duly sent some time since action in the Nagasaki District Court "claiming the restoration of his informs us, however, that the trials Philippine Society of Shanghai
"Judge Lobingier, Shanghai, Governor -anihority.
For Ascount of the Concerned },
Gunnies, 44" x 284" x 21 lbs. Bales Liverpool Twill, 3 Blue-Shape
(8 x 8).
Sealed tenders should be lodged with Mackinnon Hackensie & Co. Calasta. The fenders which const be in Sterling? will be opened at Galette, FRIDAY, the 17th June. 1921, and must be valid for 14 days after that date. & MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.,
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of such seditious persons may Forbes and other members of party take place partly or wholly in private. join me in thanks for your welcome As a result of the International Considering the state of mind ex-and invitation which unable to accept Corimurications Conference held in hibited in Shanghai during and since because proceeding direct to Manila. -Madrid recently, the Japanese Govern, the war, this means that anybody Hppe to see you on our return
ment have decided to raise the foreign who tries to maintain a liberal out- Leonard Wood.". The Judge has -postal rate in 20 sen for letters and look or even to be decent and just also received a personal letter from 12 sen for postal cards. It is reported, may be hauled off to a new Star General Wood, written before his that the revised rates will go into Chamber and charged with the departure from America, expressing -forte on and after July 1 next. offence of being a pro-German or a his hope of seeing the former while
Little Englander, and duly punished, in the Far East.
Mrs. H. I. Cone, wife of Captain, observes the Japan Chronicle. If there Case, of the U. 5. S. "Huron," flag is really any seditions British subject ship of the US. Asiatic fleet, and Miss whose incarceration the safety of the Elizabeth Cone,have arrived in Shang-jrealm demands, he would certainly bal from Manila. They will remain get no sympathy, so the necessity of there for, sotie time. Mrs. Willis a secret trial is not apparent. We MacDowell, whose husband is in are not at war cow, and the institu command of the Asiatic destroyer tion of secret trials, especially in Fleet, has left for Peking.
China, where there is a great lacia of anything like an independent Press,
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.
Hongkong, May 6, 1921.
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The Hongkong Interport Cricket
The influenza scourge that swept can only lead to the gravest abuses. Team will arrive in Shanghai about Domestic Occurrences Asia and Europe in 1918 and killed The only possible utility of the las few months' more people than new Order in Council will be the May 20 returning to Hongkong May Leading Articles..... fell in the whole of the war is the proof that it will soon afford that the 30. The Shanghai Team will be Motorist Ignores Summons subject of intensive study in a bulky British Courts in China are not con- selected by the Captain (Capt. E. LM. Local and General report issued by the English Ministry cerned in affording that publicity Barrett) and Messrs. O'Hara, Wain Dr San Yahmenger
Japanese Shipping of Health, and signed by a number, which is the surest bulwark against wright, and Hayward.
ENGLISH MAIL TO- MORROW.
of distinguished men of science and injustice, and that the loss of extra- The Interport match will probably St James Lockhart” medicine. The most they can tell territoriality will no longer mean a take place on or about May 26 and Chair Coolie's Guild?. in, after all, is that the cause of the loss of immemorial rights. Thus is following days. Hongkong will be Ferocious Dog disease is still unfound, but that it the world being made safe for demo-represented by Pune Constable' Theft ... clearly fastens on peoples who have cracy. had their vitality lowered; and "since. for a generation to come there is certain to exist over wide areas precisely the type of misery which we suspect to be the appropriate forcing bouse of the, germ, fresh scourges of it are to be expected. The only ultimate way to lessen its
derors is 10 improve our standard: The OSE AS," Havana Mara of life. This remarks the Man-which was expected to arrive here Chester Guardian, is cold comfort; today with mails from Bom but it should at least remind us that not arrive anti-daylight tomorrow f the fald of health as in thes off according to a amtement made economics the restoration of the the local office of the Car Shown that have suffered most in Kaisha this afternoon. The - Hivmi
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G. B. Bayez (Capt.), Capt. P. Motor Prosecutions Havelock Davis, Lt. J. B. Franks, Hongkong Business B., E. B. Reid, F. J. De Rome, C. J. Dishonest House Boy Stapleton, Capt. Oliver, F. H: Farth A Fire at Sea ing, Webster, Bumjahn, Bagnall, and Easily Done
Ship's Officer Aman two others not yet selected
The Shanghai Entertainment Com Children's Camer mittes, consisting of Mexus Manel, $400 Opium Fine
Engineers and Ship! Deeks and Warrener is arranging a
Bank Manager Swing variety Entertainment to be held A Coxswain Fined the Olympic Theatre on the night of Accidents d May 24 (Empire Day) the visitors will Grakatna be the guests of the i me as the Lyceum
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