TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Rader's Service to thi, China Mall).
TERRIBLE DI FIELD BL KI
WORKMEN FLEEING FOR THEIR LI, ES,
FINANCIAL LOSS INCALCULAZIS.
COLUMNS OF FIRE 500 FEST HIGH KÖFLODEN WELLS.
Marco CITY, July 21. The Amatian oilfields are reported to be on fire. Drilling towers are prashing down and workmen are fleeing for their lives. Columns of fire hundred feet high are covering the entire fields. All efforts to suppress the Wire conaldered hopeless. The financial loss is incalculable. Fatalities kei Baired as the fire is spreading rapidly causing other wells to explode.
NSPIRE AIRWAYS,
ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA IN 7) DAYS.
LONDON, July 20. In the House of Commons at question-time, Captain F. E. Guest Secretary of State For Air, stated that assuming the ground organisation was complete and a regular service established, it was estimated that the following would be the times of the airship journeys-From England to Les 2 days, to Karachi five days, to Johannesburg seven days, to Perth
(Western Australia) 74 days.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE'S DECISIONS.
LONDON, July 20.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ANOTHER 19107
WARNING OF A CHINESE
COMPRADORE.
The following letter, crudely expremed, but containing a warning worth listening to, was recently handed to the bead of one of the leading firms in Shanghal by his compradore, an exceedingly leval |headed and reliable man ~—-
Do you know what Chinese merchants are doing at present when there is not much import and export business to be dealt with? They are madly gambling in Steck Exchanges. Many lines of business, such as bullion, raw cotton, cotton garn, flour, bean-oil bean-cakes, cereals, native cloth, sugar, paper, etc, have bad their own exchange offices established in the International and French Settlements of Shanghal. The shares of these exchange offices are the objects in which they are gamble log.
"Hence exchange companies are like sprioglog - up
mushrooms, According to advertisements appeared In Chinese newspapers, there are no less than right trust' companies which have been founded recently. each of them claims that their capital is ten million Mexican dollars, and the allotments of their shares have
been fully taken up.
"When many industrial institutions find difficulty in getting sympathy An Air Ministry communique states that the first meeting yesterday of from the capitalists, the speculative concerns are always in a position to the special commitice on air communications established by the Imperial meet with their support. I, there Conference considered the arrangements necessary in the event of postfore, shall not be surprised to see pasement of the date of closing down airship services to permit a final another crisis like that of the rubber decision of the various governments on schemes submitted to them for the shares in the near future." acquisition of sirships. Estimates were presented involving considerable expenditure. It was decided in view of the limited cargo capacity of
A LITTLE HISTORY.
In due course the latter found its
and its Stock Exchange correspondent was asked to comment on it. His views are are follows:
ALLEGED MISCONDUCT.
chops. While foreigners pledged GAMBLING RAID sequel, | tea, silk, piece-goods, etc. for financial accommodation, nátive-banka holding no audit and publishing no accounts borrowed on the security of these
CHINESE CONSTABLE CHARGED. scraps of paper, possibly backed by the "Can-do" of the bank's compra
Before Maghirate Lindsell yester. dore who knew how easily repayment could be made. It is related that one day afternoon Lam Yau, a Chinese native piecegoods dealer finding him- Constable, was charged with demand- self short of cash opened a bank in 'ing $20 from a taller named Chung Hongkew and, the same day, issued Sag with intent to defraud, with con- three such native arders for T1.30,000 spiring with Li Lam, an memployed each. The rubber-boom nadoub edly watchman, to obtain the money and was evil, but out of it came good, with misconduct, viz. entering com
caused led, plainant's floor in No. 45, Pottinger for the exposure so through trouble and difficulty, to Street. An unemployed dock watch- exner methods of busine. Merchants man, alleged accomplice, was also Mr. F. X. d'Almada appeared for as well as bankers, for merchants also charged.
Complainant deposed that on July dabbled in this business, learnt a lesson, and it might well be supposed the first defendant.
6, first defendant called at his that the business of the port is now on a sounder basis. Is it?
Learing the more or less recently premises in Pottinger Street and established pernicious custom of sall stated that he had come to exact au Injustice, $20 with threats. ing piece-goods to the dealer on a compensation for sterling basis, a custom which has demanding converted sound commerical trans Witness said he had no money actions into gambles, gambles from Whereupon defendant brandished his which nearly every importer of piece: truncheon in a face and threatened goods in Shanghai is suffering to-day, his life if the money was not paid. to one side, let use glance at the Defendant finally left the horn on
promise being made by witness's wife Gold Bar Market."
to comply with his demand. Next THE GOLD BAR MARKET.
day second defendant called on him To start with, the name is a mis' and said he had been sent by the first nomer, for a market presupposes the accused to collect the money. He exchange of money for goods or arranged to meet second defendant goods for money, and up to some at his house at noon on the 7th, and years ago gold-bars bought for for in the meantime reported the matter ward delivery were, if the buyer to the police. He was not acquainted insisted, actually produced, but, con- with the first defendant and would sequent upon huge purchases by a suggest no reason why he should well known foreign gentleman and have endeavoured to extort moser his insistence on delivery, a rule was from him. made that the buyer must sell and the seller buyin at the rate of the contract-date.
The second defendant explained that gambling went on in the pre- mises. Being friendly with the Wherein lies the difference between police, be decided to put them in the such a transaction and the backing way of raiding the place. On the
airships that estimates for future services should be for limited and possibly way to the offices of the "Journal," at a pony for a race? Still, no great night of July 5 be overheard the Irregular, transport service of passengers and mails only to the eastern boundaries of the Empire, utilising the existing fleet to the utmost. Prior to discussion of the estimates, the committee considered the utilization of heavier than air craft over certain sections of the imperial air routes with particular reference to the Cairo-Karachi route.
$4,860,000 FIRE.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS AT ASPHALT FACTORY.
LINDEN, NEW JERSEY, July 20.
Damage estimated at $4,000,000 was caused by a fire at the large asphalt plant of Warner, Quinlan and Co. The flames leaping from oil tank to oil tank caused terrific explosions. There was a sea of fire in the adjoining marshes which were saturated with all and resembled a prairie Bre, reaching as far as the neighbouring plans of the Standard Oil Co.
ANTI-DUMPING LEGISLATION,
IMPORTANT NEW CLAUSE IN INDUSTRIES BILL.
LONDON, July 20.
While most of the residents of Shanghai recollect the financial crisis which occurred in the autumn of 1910, and all the others have beard of it, it is doubtful whether mere than a few understand the real cause of that disaster, while it is certain that the true inwardness of the matter was only known to a limited number at the time.
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objection could be made were the complainant, who used the house, evil to stop there, but it does not say to others. Don't go to No. 7. To
his book the, to gamble, to-night, because the pock- get round gold-bug" covers through foreign faced man (the second defendant) exchange banks, and banks accept has informed the police." Sure. their contracts, if guaranteed by the enough, just before the raid was due, bullion-broker, who will tell you that he saw the tallor dash into No. 7, the banks thereby get cover for and then 20 men rushed out into the legitimate business. But does one street end of a gambling deal afford real COVET?
Yes.... so long as the chain of credit holds !
At a later stage, Mr Lindsell re marked that there was no evidence to prove intention to defraud against the second defendant who might have tried to get $20 to which-he That was not
conspiracy.
guarding of Industries Bill an important new clause was inserted in the more and more, wealthy Chinese necessary, than a Cotton and Yara had no intention to blackmail com- |
When in the winter of 1910-11
With all due deference and respect Shanghai, and later on, a con-iderable number of the outports, became into the balion-broker, his guarantee was not entitled.
Complainant's wife said when first fected with the rubber-madness then could not cover all his commitments, commencing to affect Great Britain unless of course be were a multi- and a portion of the Continent of millionaire en masquerade. Four of defendant threatened to kill her Europe, it is true that the sense of five foreign exchange banks have husband she knelt down before him financial proportion became very bad ample proot, this year, of the and entreated him to apara ble life. First defendant mentioned nothing generally obscured and men who truth of this. --- reckoned their possessions in hundreds Now, from the gambling in gold-about gambling. Her husband had
■ model or perhaps thousands of taels bars which do not exist, to specula-ever gambled; he was
husband. indulged in speculations involving tions in yarn which is not to be
- Second defendant was discharged. lakhs and, од paper, showing delivered, is a short
step. With
in discharging the first defendant profits of cent per cent and even our large cotton-mill interests in
on the fret tura counts, the As the mania developed Shangbai, what more convenient, nay. Magistrate said he believed defendant In the House of Commons during the commitee stage of the Safera
Exchange, where the mill-manager motion of the Government providing that no order for the imposition of
could buy in the open-market the plainant. He was simply trying to
threats. Defendant had still to meet | duty in respect of dumping will be made unless the Board of Trade is
wherewithal to feed his spindles for get his own back, possibly with safished that the industry its desired to protect is being carried on with the walls of the Forbidden Clry failed i delivery at the moment when his raw the charge of misconduct as a police
cotton godown i replenished or the pabulum for his Mr. d'Almada said he desired to
against pending cloth- looms contracts? But how would trade beask the permission of the Captain
Superintendent of Police to helped if on due date his lorries were several of defendant's brother officers sent empty away, and a cheque, or to prove that he was in the detectives' a debit note, calculated at the nomi- office at the time be was alleged to nal market rate of the day" were have entered No. 35, Pottinger Street. handed him instead?
reasonable efficiency and economy. Captain Terrell declared that this wrecking amendment was engineered by the free trade supporters of the
government.
ANOTHER HINEM A DIVORCE.
PEARL WHITE NEGLECTED BY HER HUSBAND.
NEW YORK, July 20. The kinema actress, Pearl White has been granted a divorce without alimony on the ground that her husband, Wallace McCutcheon, neglected to provide for her.
MEXICO'S REVOLUTIONS
COMMISSION TO ADJUDICATE ON FOREIGN CLAIMS.
MEXICO CITY, July 20.
brought their funds to the Tom Tidler's ground of Shanghai; the malady grew by what it fed on until as a shield to the infection, and even the fun is subscribed for the construc tion of a railway became involved. And in the meantime the money, eagerly given in exchange for printed papers which promised instant re turns of 40 or 45 per cent, and sub sequent dividends at the rate of 300 or 400 per cent, was being shipped out of China.
The result is well-known. In the following June, after a few premont tory rumblings, came the first crash of the storm, and men who a short while before had made preparations for retiring found themselves saddled with heavy loads of debt, or unsale- able securities in place of hard cash. But the end was not yet.
due to be
With a large pretion of the native business community spending their days in sheer gambling, the business of the port cannot be said to be on x. sounder basis than it was in the Autumn of 1910-British Chamber of Commerce Journal,
officer.
call
After further evidence had been heard the cam was adjourned until Monday afternoon.
THURSDAY, JULY. 21, 1921.
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HONGKONG.
AT THE THEATRE.
BANDMAN OPERA COMPANY.
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JOHE
be
Excellently and, to judge by the enthusiastic ovation which followed the fall of the curtain, to the entire satisfaction of the audience. Miss Penrose indeed roue nobly to the Occasion: War. Bro. P. H. Holyoak,
She was just a trifle D.D.G.M., was installed yesterday
nervous at first but she soon got øyer evening as District Grand Master of An exhilarating musical play, that and to her highly creditable Irene” achieved a notable muccess | effort the saccess of the play was Hongkong and South China, in succession to Rt. Wor. Bra, T. F. when it was first presented in London very largely due. Ably supporting were Mim Madeicine Rossiter Hough, who recently resigned the and last night when the Bandman bar Eren as the scalpel of the surgeon The death of Mr. George Wood. office which he had filled since 1910. Company staged it at the Theatre and Miss Beryl Lucina and Bär, Jack roars of There was a large gathering of Royal it won the approbation of Crichton, who created may reveal a barely suspected abcess, cock, an assistant with Messrs brethren at the Masonic Hall to take Hongkong. The theatre was well laughter whenever appeared half ofica or the lighting flash a hidden danger, Derrick & Co., of Singapore, while part in the ceremony, which was filled and the capital performance of (which was General Obregon has issued a decree inviting all countries whose so did the events just related expose under chloroforma at the Nursing performed by Rt. Wor. Bro. Sir C the artists was rewarded with a enough to pacase the audience) ex-
the rotten spot in the banking
celled himself as Madame Lucy,„The Paul Chater, C.M.G. who was generous meed of applause. Home in Cavenagh Road in May was District Grand Master from 1883 to Before the piece began Mr. Eric minor parts were all creditably filled nationals suffered in Mexican revolutions since 1910 to appoint delegates to
system.
the staging, was gadmirable. participate in a permanent commission to adjudicate on claima.
A WEAK SPOT.
the subject of a Coroner's enquiry 1910. Amongst those present were Masters came before the curtain to and With suspicion lulled by years of last week. Deceased was admitted Rt. Wor. Bra. H. B. Bridger, Acting make an announcement which sound Entrancing music, rendered by, a Grand Master of Freemasonry in theed much more serious than, from the quite exceptionally efficient orchestra. immunity it bad become practically a with tonsilitis and an operation District of Hongkong and South point of view of the playgoers, it catchy songs and lively dances were part of the daily routine of a number
He voiced the ingredients that went to make jup a of the foreign barks to lend the money necessary owing to an abcess being China; and Rt. Wor. Bro. Dr. B. S. actually proved. of their depositora, on which perhaps found. Deceased was advised by two Ivy, District Grand Master of North-management's regret that owing to delightful night's, entertainment. five per cent per annum was paid, doctors that chloroform was not en China. The RL. Wor. Bro. P. H. the sudden illorm of Miss Dolly LONDON, July 19,
to native banks on the security of desirable, but he refused to have the Holyoak, after his installation, ap Prince there would have to be from twelve to twenty per cent.
polated Wor. Bro. E. H. Sharp, who changes in the caste, and he So long as the chain of credit operation without an anesthetic and is at present away from the Colony, craved the indulgence of the house held this was good business for the died five minutes after its administra as his deputy, and announced that be on behalf of Miss Joan Fenrose who O need of suffering from cramps in the stomach or intestinal pains. Attempts to resuscitate him would take the darllest opportunity had, at very short notice, under en N° banks, and the native orders weretion. nearly always met, because payment proved unavailing. A verdict of death to install Wor. Bea. Sharp as D.D.G.ML to play the difficult name part. The Chamberlain Colic and Dinerbom merely involved the scribbling! from misadventure was returned, no Numerous congratulatory messages Bandman Company, Mr. Master Bamedy never fails to rieve the most parere cos. Get it today, there will another place of Chinese blame attaching to any parties pro-were received by Rt. Wor. Bro. P. H. said, had never yet disappointed an be no time to send for it after the ai According to latest reports, German aggressions, especially against paper six inches by four and its fessionally associated with his treat Holyoak from Lodges in the Far audience and Irene would be tack comes on. For sale by all Cherniate
played. And "Irene" was played and Storekeeper. French officers in Upper Silesia, continue.--Havas.
decoration with one or two elaborate ment
BULEY SHOOTING.
CANADIAN MAJOR WINS SILVER MEDAL.
At Bisley, Major Crowe (Canada) won the Silver Medal in the second stage of the King's Prize by 95 points.
OLEMAN AGGRESSIONS.
PARIS, July 19.
WELL-JIGGS-I'VE SOLO ALL THE JUNK
IN THE OLD PLACE FOR A HUNDRED DOLLAR I'M THROUGH SOME GUY CAME IN AN' BOUGHT ALL OF IT.
EVEN THISS
CHAIR THAT
I LIKE TO SIT IN-
no
BRINGING
THESE ARE SAD DAYS -
HOW I'LL MISS THAT CHAIR EVERYONE OF THE OLD GANG SATIN THAT CHAIR „AT ONE TIME OR OTHER
I'D HAVE BOUGHT IT. BUT MAGGIED THROW IT OUT
JIGGS?
COME HERE I WANT TO SHOW YOU
SOME THING-
UP
East.
FATHER.
WHERE O
YOU GIT THAT
CHAIR?
AT AN ANTIQUE SHOP -ISN'T IT LOVELY? ITS FROM THE FIFTHTEENTH
CENTURY IT ONLY COST FOUR.
HUNDRED
DOLLARS
Tonight's play will be Baizm. father's famous "The Better "Ole."
CRAMP COLIC,
"JUST, THINK - KING'S AN". QUEENS AN' DUKES S IN THAT CHAIR-IT HASA
GREAT HISTORY I'LL BET
I'LL GET IT HAS- AN' ITS WORTH, WHAT YOU PAID!
FEATURE SERVICE, INCL