THE
VICTROLA
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S. MOUTRIE & CO, LTD
The China Mail.
January 27, 1922, Temperature 60
Fecember 31, 1920, Temperature 65
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No. 8.479.
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號 三月正年二十二百九千一英
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 30
1922,
日三初月正戌壬歲年一十國民華中
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HYDERABAD
TRIUMPH.
SECRET OF HIS SUCCESS.
CONQUESTS OF TOR VOLD GROUND.
LONDON January 28.
The Prince of Wales leaves Hyderabad this evening on the very crest of the wave of popularity which has swept erresistibly over the place. Ever since his arrival the great city has made holiday, the one palpable aim of the masses being to see the Prince as many times as possible.
THE DOLLAR,
To-day's closing rate 2/7.1/8.
To-day's opening rate 2/7 1/8,|
KONGKONG BUILT STEAMERS.
SALE DISPUTE.
DEAL INVOLVING £2,500,000..
LONDON, January 27. A shipping deal involving £2,500,000 between the shipping Controller and a Greek named Ambatielos was the subject of a motion in the Adofralty Court yester- day.
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Ambatielos in July of 1919 agreed to purchase, from the Shipping Controller at a price named, sever One of Niram's leading ministere of stato told a chips building st Hongkong and Shanghai, The Ship - correspondent that be attributes the enthusiasm of the ping Controller took a mortgage as a security in respect populace wholly to the Prince's personal powers of of a portion of the purchase money and in December appeal. We purposely left His Highness as free as last be obtained in a default action an order for pog- possible.” said he, “in order that he might get to know session of three steamers.
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the people and let the people get to know him in hie Ambatielos tas now asked that th-order should be own way. Our programme has been exceptionally free set aside. He alleged that he had already paid over of official engagements. Probably the Prince has won | £100,000 and pleaded that the Shipping Controller more hearts on the polo ground than he could have done bad retained possession of two steamere. Therefore in a score of ceremonial functions. Our prople are great on the balance the Crown was in his debt. It wie spertsmen and nothing appeale more quickly to their ordered by consent that the motion should be adjourned sympathy than un active interest in their pastimes. till trial of the action, When the Prince rods around the crowds at Secunderabad in review smiling back at their greetings, he stirred all the sentiments of loyalty to their depths. We in the Deccan now thoroughly realise how trun is all we have beard about the maguetic charn; of the Prince's person- ality."
The scene at the inspection of war returned pensioners, ex soldiers, police, and the heirs of men killed in battle, held at the Chadderghat Residency on Friday afternoon well demonstrated the truth of these words. As a parade it was all very much like a score of such scenes during the course of the tour. But as a manifestation of popular enthusiasm the spectacle was really remarkable. Along the routes the police pressed back the pent up masses. Not only were the house tops packed, but crowde assembled on the hills up to a mile away to get a glimpse of the Prince. In fact, Hyderabad has furnished the most striking commentary upon Mr. Lloyd George's telegram of congratulations on the success of the Prince's mission. Russel.
PICTURESQUE NATIVE TROOPS.
LONDON, January 29, The Prince of Wales received an excellent reception at Hyderabad. All the bazaare along the oyal route wore open and packed with sightseers, including 15,000 school children. The streets were richly decorated, They were spanned with triumphal arches and lined with a wonderful variety of native troops mostly clad in uniforms of barbaric splendour.
LONDON'S CHİVEST DOCTORS
INSURANCE COMMITTEE'S OBJECTION.
LONDON, January 28. At a meeting of the Burrley Insurance Committee the Chairman and others objected to a panel doctor engaging a Chinese as assistant.
$30,000 BANK RAID.
BANDITS FIGHT POLICE.
WOMAN CLERE'S RESOURCE.
PrrieBURG, January 27. Five men entered the First National Bank in the suburb of Grafton. They killed the cashier and forced the clerks and a woman customer into the vault. They then escaped in a motor car with $30,000 in cash and securities. The robbers encountered a car filled with detectives. Shots were exchanged. The
ardoned the car and ecattered,
robbers
LATER.
The bandite took refuge in a house in one of the princijal streets. They exchanged fire with the police. A large crowd watched the battle. The loot has been
recovered.
LATER.
The polir finally secured three suspects, including a woman. The others disappeared.
The promptitude of the arrival of the police was due to the resourcefulcess of a woman clerk who pretended to faint and touched a burglar alarm as sho fell.
TRADE OUTLOOK BRIGHTER.
NATIONAL FINANCES DIPROVING.
LONDON, January 27.
Sir Harry Ghen, Chairman of London Clearing Banks, presiding at a meeting of the National Provincial and Union Bank of England said the outlook was certainly brighter. A boom in trade was not expected and not wished for this year. He referred with satisfac tion to the fact that manufacturers and wholesalers had The clerk said that there was nothing in the rules to to a great extent faced and realised their losses. Retail prevent it. A councillor said that Hindoos and Chinese prices had been reduced to a reasonable level. The were buying practices in the East End of London and national finances were improving and the adverse trade taking panel patients. Only a new act of Parliament | balance was £276,000,000 against £375,000,000 in 1920. could prevent them.
This reduction had been achieved in spite of dislocation The Committee agreed to make further enquiries caused by the coal strike and scomed to dispose of the before admitting the applicant.
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CANCER CURE PRIZ 0.
£10,000 MORE OFFERED.
LONDON, January 27;
Supplementing Lord Athelstan's offer Sir Willism
auggested policy of devaluation whereby the gold con- tents value of the sovereign would be permanently reduced:
SONG WRITER DEAD..
LONDON, January 27.
The death is announced of Luigi Denza, a Director Veno,Governing Director of th Vino Drug Co., Ltd., Manufacturing Chemists, bas offered £10,000 for the of the London Academy of Music and Professor of discovery of an effective non-surgical cancer cure. The Singing at the Royal Academy of Music. conditions are similar to those made by Lord Atheletan. [An Italian by birth, Luigi Denza travelled ex- (Lord Atholstan, founder of the Montreal Busing tensively through Italy, Russia, France, and England, Star, has offered a prize of $100,000 to the graduate or giving recitale of sangs and singing lessons. He and student of any recognised university who within five lived in London since 1883. Among his 600 songs, the years discovers medicinal treatnient for the cure of most popular are Funiculi Funicula, Si tu m'aimais, cancer. The decision was left with the Royal College Come to me, Call me book, Fottered, A May Morning, of Physichins, London, and it was announced, the offor and Tia Juggl might be renewed.]. “
FRAU ZEITZ DEÁD.
PROMINENT SOCIALIST.
FLEET: STREET FORTUNE,
KENNEDY JONEJ LEAVES £200,000.)
The late dir. Kennedy Jones, M.P., Joint founder of the Davy Mail with Lord Northcliffs, left £200,000,
DUTJE RAI IND LOANS,
BERLIN, Japdary: 28. Frau Zeite, the well-known woman member of the Reichstag has died. She was one of the organisera of the independent Socialist Party, Fran Zelte fainted while interrupting the speech of the Conse valive Count Westafp. She was carried out unconscious and died smoot
nursing kozie,
THE HAGUE, January: 28.
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