THE
VICTROLA
FOR THE
KIDDIES
S. MOUTNIE & CO, 1.TD.
The China Mail.
February 6, 1922, Temporature 59)
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No. 18.454
一拜禮
號六月二年二十二百九千一英
BUSINESS NOTICES
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P. O Box 530.
First and largest
PO WAH
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at Factory to be established is China.
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Manufacturers of Woolen Singlets, Jerseys, Sweaters & all kinds of Underwear,
Manager: --YEUNG PORWAN,
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THE DOLLAR.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reder's Service to the China Mail)
VIENNA'S TERRIBLE PLIGHT.
To-day's closing rate 2/3/8.
To-day's opening raw 2,6 0,8. Í
BERLIN MUNICIPAL STRIKE.
PUBLIC SERVICES PARALYSED,
MIDDLE CLASSES SUFFER.
1
AMERIANS NOBLE WORK.
VIENNA, February
RAILWAY STRIKE SPREADS.
BERLIN, February 5.
The plight of the middle cla ses is so severe that The strike of municipal employes in Berlin which American relief organisations have contributed $200,000 broke out in the morning has completely paralysed the to supply them, particularly the intellectual workers, gas, water, and electricity supply, also tramway traffic. with foodstuffs. University professors and thousands Hospitals are without water and fight and the city is of students are availing themselves of the offer. Ameri-without coal. Many factories and bakeries have been cans are also feeding school children until June 1. obliged to reduce their working hours and some have
already closed down.
The President, bas telegraphed King George und M. Millerand appealing for a grant of British and French credits. Meanwhile, it is officially telegraphed from Prague that Czecho Slovakia has agreed to grant a credit of 500,000,000 Czecho Slovak crowns repavable in twenty years.
The Austrian Finance Minister has expressed the conviction that if other international credits are granted he will be able to stabilise the Austrian krone as the national deficit is primarily an exchange deficit.
IRISH BOUNDARY DISPUTE,
SITUATION SERIOUS.
CABINET MINISTERS IN CONPEUKXCE.
LONDON, February 5.
The seriousness of the Irish situation arising out o! the boundaries dispute is indicated by a series of con ferences at Downing Street between British and South Irish Cabinet Ministers, including Mr. Michael Collins, in the course of which Mr. Lloyd Geogre specially came from the country to participate. It has been arranged for Mr. Grillith to come to England for a further con-
ference to-morrow.
NEW POPA'S ELICTION
DRAMATIC MOMENT AWAITED.
ROME, February 5,
The Cardinals within the Vatican who have beca balloting for the election of a new pope since February 2 had not reached a decisive vote at five o'clock this afternoon, in spite of six pollings.
Great Crowds throng St. Peter's Square, watching the emission of smoke from the Vatican chimney of a dark coloured bur which signifies no result, while the fat of that final choice has been reached is signalled by
The railway strike has extended to the whole of Baden. Negotiations for the purpose of ending the
strike have been without result.
CAPE LABOUR DISPUTE.
SEEKING A SOLUTION.
JOHANNESBURG, February 3. The Workers' Federation has decided to accept the invitation in General Suits' letter to use government machinery for the puros e of investigating a way out of the present dispute, A deputation of five represent- atives of the Federation will meet General Smuts on the morning of February 1.
MODERN JAPAN'S PROGRESS.
INDIA'S GUIDING INFLUENCE.
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LONDON, February 5. The present condition of Japan formed the subjec an address by Baron Mayashi at the Indian Students' Union. His Excellency dwelt on the marvellous develop ment of Japan during the past sixty years and mention ed that Japan has received her guiding influence from India through China and Korra. He dwelt on the ancient influence of India on China and hoped that the Indian students present would not become agitators,
TAYLOR MURDER MYSTERY.
FORMER WIFE'S STATEMENT.
LOS ANGELES, February 5. Mrs. Robbins, former wife of Taylor (whose mysterious murder is reported in our carlier cables) has heen found here. She says she is unable to throw any She married Taylor, light on the mystery of his death. whose real name was William Cunningham Tanner, in 1901. He d'sappeared in 1908 after withdrawing bis Kinematograph operators have taken up vantagemoucy from the bank and telephoning her that she spots with machines focussed on the chimney in would never see him again. She secured & divorce in
1912 and married again in 1914. readiness to record the dramatic moment.
whitish smoke,
V.R C. FIXTURES.
A BUSY PROGRAMME.
The Victoria Recreation Cub has a busy programme abead of it for the next few months. Another scratch regatta is to be held at Black Boulder Point on Sunday, February 26, and eomewhere round about April 15 the annual regatta, to which crews have been invited from Canton, Shanghai, Tientsin and Singapore, will be held. The V.R.C. annual athletic sports have been fixed for the end of April.
In connection with the scratch regatta to be held on February 20 the following crews will compete for the B. and C class fours:-
G. May (stk) J. B. Noregaard 3, S. Marcal 2, W. R. N. Andrews Bow; 0. Stutz (stk), A. Ignatieff 3. A. Wonske 2, F. Schnepel Bow; C. Earn- shaw (st), J. Barentson 3. H. J. Silva 2, P. A. Dixon Bow, G. Mo- gongen (atk), J. O'Brien 3. J. R. Scares 2, N. Shalabanoff Bow.
There will also ba mixed foura; senior fours, tob sculling and ladice paire.
Telograms for Russia in Europe and Russia in Asia ara now accepted via Europe at the sender's risk but without other restrictions.
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVALS.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
A special meeting of the China Coast Officers' Guild will be held at the Guild Office to-morrow (Tuesday)
Labora, (P. & O. S.N. Co.) from evening at 5 p.m. Bombay. --Stonecutters.
Keystone State, (Admiral Line) from Seattle Shanghai.-Holts Wharf.
Halvard, (Kia Tys Lang) from Bangkok.-Stonecutters.
Kisha Mara (0.8.K.) from Keelung, -Adm1.
Kaijo Maru, (O.S.K.) from Keelung, Swatow,-Wanchai.
Sharya Mara, (0.8.K.) from Moji.
~87.
Yei Maru 2, (M.B.K.) from Müke, -Adml.
Glenamoy, (J.M. & Co.) from Rotterdam, Singapore.---Adml.
CLEARANCES,
City of Durham, (Bank Line.) for New York vin Singapore.- Feb. 4.
Aushin Maru, (Kimura & Co.) for Canton.-Feb. 4.
Gledamoy. (J. M. & Co.) for Dalry, via Shanghai.-Feb. 4.
Kingsing. (J. M. Co.) for 8han hai. Feb. 4.
Kishu Mara, (0.8.K.) for Deli, via Saigon.-Feb. 5.
Kaijo Mara, (0.8.K.) for Keelung, vin Swatow.-Fob. 6.
Keystone State, (Admiral Liao.) for Manila. Feb. 6.
The Banque de l'Indo Chine (Hongkong) advertises an issue of Credit National 1922 bonds. Parti- culars are given in another column.
The trans'er books of the Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd., will be closed from February 22 to 28, both days inclusive, during which period no transfers of shares can be registered.
Starting in a dispensary a fire in a. Canton street on Saturday night destroyed two adjoining building, o godown and a
The sauce shop. damage is estimated at $140,000 and an electric current leakage is blamed.
Shanghai papers record the sudden death of Mr. Pater Mars” all, mana-er in Shanghai of the Eastern Extension and Australasian Telegraph Co., who contracted scarlet fever and was taken to the General Hospital where he passed away last week.
Eight hundred pretty Japanese girls have applied for the 60 avail- able places as workers at the Tokio Exposition Those in charge of ecouring the female assistants now have the task of eliminating be 15) least beautiful of the applicante.
Mr. Bidney Bryant has Fied at The dentli took place at Shaughni
The welding took place in the Bhangbai General Hospital, aged Trolat on Hospital last week if small- 28. Mr. Bryant was a native of Briefox, of Mr. R. A. E. Pateros, mers Peking on the afternoon of Jon 24 tol, England, and osmo, to China planilliarly known as Mr Allan Palur Instant, of Mr. D. R. Mackenzie, little over two years ago for Mustard son. of the firm of Lowe, Bingham & local manager of Jardino, Matheson and Company at laukow. To bad thows, chartered adduntants. M and Co, Lt.. and Mies Muriel served througout the war in Italy and Farron, who was 37 years of age Langtry, the ceremony taking place Fraire, had been wounded once and hit been contend with the firm it in the British Legation Chapel in the was awarded the Military Cross. Flo Shanghel for a number of years. He prasence of in large and fashionable served as a lieutenant in the Hankow was ative of Pertsoy, Banffshire gathering. The hon. ymoon la bing Volunteera.
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