MOUTRIES.
DADDY !!
THE WIFE AND
KIDDIES WANT THAT VICTROLA THIS CHRISTMAS.
The China Mail
ESTABLISHED
JEYES
FLUID
THE BEST
DISINFECTANT,
December 8, 1922, Temperature 48.
Barometer 30.00
Rainfall 000 inch.
Humidity
December 3. 1921
No. 18,744 五拜禮 號八月二十年二十二百九千一英
BUSINESS FOTICES
DADDY!!!
THE WIFE AND KIDDIES WANT THAT VICTROLA THIS CHRISTMAS
Tel. Central 2313
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD., SOLE AGENTS. Chater Road.
P. O. Box 580
4
HAWTHORNE & PEARSON
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Tailors
Tel. Cen
2
8
4
3
and
Breeches Makers
2 Queen's Buildings......... Ice House Street.
(Opposite Calú Wiseman.)
Diss Bros
TAILORS
ALEXANDRA BUILDING, DES VOEUX ROAD.
Fxt.
0
DONNELLY & WHYTE.
Tel Cen. 630, ̈
WINE MERCHANTS.
We are now allowing great reductions on all. our goods. This is our XMAS PRESENT to en- able everybody to give beautiful and useful
GIFTS
THAT
LAST.
Con. 030.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1922,
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the Chiria
STRAITS DECISION.
AMERICA'S ALTERNATIVES.
*NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
NEW YORK, December 7. The Associated Pre-Washington correspondent says that the question whether the Government is prepared to participate in international control of the Straita still awaits answer, but it can be definitely; said that the United States is not committed to participa tion.
B+ZA+I%2F¬+URI+ PRICE, $800 Per Month.
"THE DOLLAR.
-day's closing rusë 3/4 3/10. opening case %{£ S/I&
TRAITS FOLIOT CRITICISMO,
LOND
December T
Lon the recent Home Office Statement taken by the 43rius. Governme donat opiam convention in the British the Mannester Guardian:underlines", "the comparative ineffectiveness of the policy of the Straite Settlements where the difficulties night be expected to
Prosumably the American attitude. will be deter than Hongkong. It points out the increscid" mined only after full consideration of the specido promption in the Straits during the period 1918-1920 ponals of the Allie.
and remarks that possibly the seventy of the messures
The Times says that an inevitable conséquence of taken in Hongkong against offendars may have some Mr. Child's announcement is that the United thing to do with the differson in the results achieved. States muat be ready to cooperate in cat. rying out her own declared purposes, América caurot refuse to accept membership of the Straits control dom- mission.
The New York World says that nobody has pro posed a plan for the Straits half so good as the Allied one, and unless Washington has something batter up its aleave it must accept the proposal or eliminate itself from the discussion.
RUSSO-TURKISH VIEWS DIFFER.
LAUSANNE, December ".
There are reports of a divergence between the Turkish and the Bussiaz: viewı'na regards the allind Berits sobeme, the former considering it forms the basis of farther negotiations, while M: Uhioberin kaya-ha will not sign a settlement if the Rumian demand for closing the Straits to warships is not accepted. The Turks do not seem, perturbed by the Russian attitude, declaring: they are the party principally affected at regards: éhe security of Constantinople while the Black Bes may be considered later.
ANOTHER IRISH OUTRAGE.
DEPUTIES SHOT ON WAY. TO DAIL.
LONDON, December 7.
Mr. Cosgrave announced in the Dail that Deputy Bean Hales had been shot dead and Deputy Speaker O'Maille wounded. Both were apparently proceeding to the Dail when they were attacked by men armed with
revolvere.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
LATER.
Hales and O'Maille were starting in a Hackney car from their hotel, when seven men lurking in the vicinity shot them with revolvere. The assailants separated and escapid. O'Maille has been operated on and is out of danger.
ACTION
CITY EQUITABLE ORASE.
́IRISH YREN STATE.
MOVE TO EXCLUDE BIX COUNTIES,
LONDON, December 7
A resolution to form an addrem to the throne voting counts out of the Fres State moved by Sir James Craig was adopted by both Houses in the North Ireland
ORAIG STILL SQUABBLING.
LATER James Craig doolated that the moment the
rose of Ulster going under the Dublin perlia-- would resign. He reiterated that the Northern
would have nothing to do with she bont
There could be no boundary adjustments hemant existed among the
RECONSTHI TION POLICY.
DECISIONS
BORS HADOWI
BEBLIK, December
In speech to the Badges Committes in the Halbtag Herr Harmos, Filem Minister, announced the Government's policy of close co-oprtation with the Allies to secure the alleviation of distress, the stabili
tion of the mark and the economia reconstruction of arope. He declared it might be necessary to make drastic decisions always taking into account their com patriota on the Rhineland.
GREEKS AND CÔN
AMERIČAN PROTEST IMPRESSES TURKS.
LAUSANNE, December T.
The American representative on the minorities sub- commission protested against the proposal for compul- sory; exchanges of populations except where necessary to secure humanitarian ends, He especially disapprov- AGAINST COMPANIES OFFICERS. ed of the movement of the Greaks from Constantinople. His starement impressed the Turks who will probably abandon the demand for the expulsion of the Greeke,
LONDON, Desember 8, In odunection with the liquidation of the City Equitable Fire Insurance Company and associated com .. panica the Official receiver announces that he bas care- fully considered the question of taking proceedings against officers of the companies who were apparently guilty of breach of trust with a view to determining whether they abould contribute to the assets as com pensation, Summonses have already hem ieaued agaian. some of the ex-officers of these companies.
STABILISING WORLD'S ECH NOES
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE COMING.
LONDON Das mber 7.
Re Aring to a question in the House of Commons Mr. Stanley Baldwin (Chancellor of the Exulequer), said the Bank of England intended to set on the recommend: ation of the Genos conference to summon an inter national conference of central binka to conelder the stabilisation of currencies and exchanges. He hoped the meeting would be possible before long.
WOODROW WILSON ALIR7.
MENORAUS
ULLMANN & CO.
HONGKONG.
M. Clamenom, i declared he fou
thought
-INDO-CHIN‹ RUBBER.
FRENCH PROPOJALS TO ENCOURAGE PRODUCTION.
e Paris, Den mber,7...... The customs committee of the Chamber has cejast- id the propɩanluf M. Qurray, the Indo-Chines· deputy forthy of two frauen a kilogram ne cu imported rubber but it is proposed to recommend postponement of the premium on pro faction of pative rubber, with the object of rncom aging producers in Indo-China.
AIROFL, NS E ‘DURANCE.
· 100,399 MILES WITHOUT OVERHAUL.
LONDON, Deernber 7,
In the House of Commons the Beretary for Air sald the greatest mileage of British commercial aeroplane -Channel service was 100,393 without ortimanly. The machine was still in perfect condition,
LEAGUE
BUSINESS NOTICES
For Winter Wear
GLOVES Chamois, Reindeer and
6 PATS
fabric in various colours.
Cloth and Suede, 'viden in Grey and Farm,
UNDERWEAR IN SUITABLE WEIGHTS FOR PRESENT
MACKINTOSH
OKA, CO, LTD. 36 593
Men's Wear Specialists.
Alexandra. Building,
FLETCHER'S WRITIN
VICLE" AND R AGE
BRILLIANT & PERSAutod REFRENT & ECONOM
PHARMACY, C
RUANGAN NO MEAD L be a re
THE WING ON CO, LTD:
HAS A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF
Cousins Shoes
for womer
AND FLORSHEIM'S BEST FOOTWEAR.
Quality: Superior. Price Reasonable;
FUONOMY IN OOAD.
Fuchuan Tamp Coal stands for woonolar in Goal válne. All komp Doula härs a largo peicentage of dust which are PRACTICALLY WASTK. The dort in POMNIEN Body barya into Lámpa sa Boop- sa thấy are cast into beliems - Rachtas Famp coat barne gesanally and is therefore i FOONOMY..、
BING, IP
Load Marchants & Contesekata. 87.Onsen's Road Central, Tel, Central 178. Labis address * Kitudeam
Kalejagenta far fuohmen Geal.
We stock is wns it grader of other Fachsen Coal
KAM HING KNITTING COMPANY.
Hanufacturers - £
Socks, Singlets, Jerseys, Sweaters, etc.
21, Haiphong Road, Kowloon,
We are manufacturers of Felt Hats, Straty Hata, Linen Hats, Topesa, etc.
Telaphong Kowloon £77. Manager, WONG KAM FUK.
Manufactured in
HONGKONG by the
AM TUBT HAT FACTORY,
GINS & LIQUEURS
FROM
ERVEN LUCAS BOLS:
WALDBOOK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.,
Queen's Road, Central
„Tel. Central 75:
MEE WAH KNITTING & DYEING CO
EDON AND PRN
THE
THE HAGUE, December
Women
General Enitters & Depres
Zuf Woollen Bjugiats, (Jervors | Sweaters ·
kinds of . Underwear.?
Telephone Central
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