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Rainfall 1.08-inch.
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June 9, 1920, Temperature 78.
YOUR PRINTING
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Tel. 518.
DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO."
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TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reader's Service in the China 'Mail)
WAR" WITH TURKEY.
SENSATIONAL LONDON RUMOURS
-NO ORDERS TO NATT.
LONDON, Jude &..
Some of the newspapers in London are giving prominence to a war menace" in the Near East, and publishing reports of the imminent | arrival of British warships at Constantinople to help the Greeks against the Turkish nationalists who recently adopted a strongly authBritish attitude, refusing to release British prisoners, and declaring that British ships would } not be allowed to enter Turkish ports. They also executed a British Indian {(who was trying to promote a Turco-British rapprochement) on a charge of espionage. It is authoritatively pointed out that the British government has not yet decided its attitude thereanent, consequently no orders base* been given to British warships to participate in operations against the Turkish nationalists.
DECONTROL. HOME FARMER.
COUNTRY CANNOT AFFORD COST OF PROTECTION.
LONDON, June 8.
THE DOLLAR:
5/6
Today's cosing rate 26 To-day's opening rate 2.65/8
SPECIAL CABLES.
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
ㄦ
ONE MAN MISSING,
MIDNIGHT COLLISION IN STRAITS OF MALLOCA
[Chine Mail SPECIAL.]
SINGAPORE, June 8. At midnight the "Yokohama Maru" and the "Indo Maru” had a collision in the Straits of Malacea Indo Mare" was beached. The five miles from Tohor Light., The|| Yokohama Maru" is coming on to Singapore with the crews and passengers. One man is missing from the "Indo M
The local office of the Osaka Sło- sen Kaisha has received the following! eille from is Singapore office ——— "Indo Maru, collided with "Yoko- | hama Maru" at midnight on June 7 un-five fes off Tohor Light in the probably may be brought back to Strai's of Malacca. The steamer Singapore by togboat."
Sir A. Boscawen announced in Parliament that as the country was able to afford the State's liability under the agriculture act, the policy of guaranteeing minimum prices for wheat and oats would be terminated at the earliest possible date. This involved -repeal of the provisions of the | Act relating to minimum wages and state control of cultivation. Guaren
tees would be given with regard to the wheat and oats harvest this year but as from a certale date after this harvest it was proposed to decontrol agriculture altogether.
UNEMPLOYMENT AT HOME.
GOVERNMENT CUTS DOLES.
TWO MILLION RECIPIENTS.
LONIXIE, Jene S..
future
Tre damage to cargo has not yet been, evimated and the Eavements of the ntknown.
steamer are
The Indo Maru," an Osaka Shasen Kalsha boat on the Japan-Bombay rum, left Hongkong for Bombay, via Singapore, on May 27 with some passengers and, general cargo. The local office of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha has no information about the man-reported in the cable from our Singapore correspondent to be missing from the 'Icdo „Maru.” · The Nippon Yusen Haru" had received no advices from Kaisha, owners of the "Yokohama
Singapore this morning regarding the collision." Yokohama Maru" was on the return voyage from London. She was due in Hoogkong
In the House of Commons, Mr. Macnamara introduced à ba mending the unemployment insurance act. He pointed out that two million men and women in the United Kingdom were wholly unemployed and millions more were on short time. The government was paying memployment benefit at the rate of two millions sterling a week while the income from on Jace 12. contributions was below £350,000. - The insurance fund, bich was 22)} The "Indo Maru,” formerly the millions sterling in March, was now only 8 million Therefore the govern tons, registered at Osaka. She was |." Indrapura," is. a steamer of 4,984 ment was compelled to reduce the benefits as from Jaly 4 to fifteen shillings built at Glasgow in 1897 by C. for men and twelve shillings for women, and to increase the contritiutions, Connell & Co.. The estimated maximum liability, of the Treasury under the readjusted scheme would be sixteen millens sterling, which would be repaid as things became normal.
EXPOETS CREDIT BILL
DOES NOT AFFECT FAR EAST."
EFT MAY BE EXTENDED.
LONDON, June 8.
The "Yokohama Maru,” a twin at Tokyo was built for the Nippon screw steamet of 6,147 tons registered
Yusen Kaisha by the Mitsui Biski Dockyard and Engineering Company, Nagasaki. Both vessels are fitted with wireles.
INTERPORT TENNIS.
HONGKONG BEATS SHANGHAI.
-
In the House of Commons the Exports Credit Bill was read a second XORTEEEN PLAYERS OUTPLAYED." time. Mr. George explained that the bill gave the Board of Trade power to extend the original act to the British Empire and mandated territories, though at present the scheme was not extended to India or the British possessions in the Far East.
THE AUSTRALIANS AT BRISTOL..
- BIG BATTING PERFORMANCE.
BRISTOL, June 8,
Seven thousand people attended. The weather was dull and the pitch fast, suiting the batsmen, although rain interfered towards the end. The Australians scored 421 for three, Mayne contributing 79, Bardsley "132 (including seventeen fours) and Macartney 149. Bardsley's is described as a "brilliant" innings, while "Macartney hit freely and scored many
boundaries.
SIEN FEIN IN ENGLAND).
TELEGRAPH WIRES CUT.
LONDON, June &
Four suspected wirecutters were arrested near Birkenhead after a pistol fight with the police.
REBELS IN A GATEACRE WOOD..
A LONDON, June 8. The wirecutters were surrounded in a wood near Gateacre all night but escaped at daybreak,
WAR OFFENDERS.
BELGIUM'S FIRST CASE ON,
THE GERMAN TRIALS.
LEPAC June 8,
The trial has opened of the first case on Belgium's list. A student named Max Randohr, a German secret military policeman in Belgium, charged with unjustifiable arrests.
MEXICO TAXES PETROE
HEAVE
· DUTIES,
accessing the export
SHANGHAI, June 9. Hongkong won the interport tennis doubles, winning three straight sets. Shanghai was outplayed absolutely. Ng Sae Kwong and M. W. Hoof Hong. kong beat Pott and Mansel Smith of Shangbal 7-5, 6-4, 86.
ABORITVE SHANGHAI
- STRIKE”.
ORGANIZER, QUITS.
HE A BOLSHEVIK HIRELING ?«
SHANGHAI, June 9. Following the desertion of the leaders, the carpenters and masons" strike has collapsed on the eve of the dragon boat festival. The men are bitter against Wooz Kung Sung, the organizer of the strike, who is believ ed to be a Bolshevik agent. Search is proceeding to locate his whereabouts,
OBITUARY.
MR. CHARLES CHING.
The death occurred yesterday at the residence of his son in Kowloon at Mr. Charles Ching of Sha Tau Kok. Mr. Ching, who was 72 years of age and has long been in failing- health, returned about five years ago from Australia where he had lived. for about 40 years. Four children survive him one son and daughter Ap Hongkong, a daughter in Canton and another in Australia.
BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN.
AUBING the summer months mothers
should vileb for any unnatura). Joctenem. of Bthe child's bowels. When gives "Tonipé attention at tins time marious trouble may; be aroldads Cham: karlari's Cole sind Dierboon-Bersed ́can always be depended upon "IK by 12 Chemistr and Bto
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"ENSIGN BRAND" TEAS.
BROKEN-PEKOE (IT'S WORTH DRINKING).-
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SOLD IN THE COLONY..
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The Blue Bird and
The Graeco Egyptian Tobacco Store.
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