ATURDAY, DEJEMBEK 16. 1922;
TO-DAY'S
CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the Chusa Mail)
U.S. SBIP SUBSIDY BILL.
FIERCELY ATTACKED IN,SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Decemb r 15,
In the Senate Seantor Lafollette on behalf of the Progressive blos open. ed an attack on the Ship Subsidy Bill which ha fiercely condemned as the worst measure ever-brfore the Senate. He said it meant turning over the 'people's property to favoured interests for a few cents on the dollar.
SOVIET AND THE CHURCH.
BOLSHEVIK TRIBUNAL BUST.
I
BIGA December 15.
A message from Moscow statee that a triban I sentenced a hundred people accused of resisting Government orders regarding confienation of church property. The terms include in two cates five years' imprisonment
and in seventeen confiscation of property.
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L BOUR PRACE CONFERENCE.
PRACTICAL MOVE TO PREVENT WAR.
THE FAQUE, December 15. The Labour peace conference mcntioned on December 11 closed after carrying a re-clutin arging-inter alia the prevention of declaration of war by general international strike.
CLONY'S FINANCES.
"COMPARATIVE FIGURES
FOR SEPTEMBER.
The Col py's financial statement for the month of September is followe:-
a
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE. " Balance of Astats and
Liabilities August 31 1922...........$ 10,369,196,50 Revenue from September.
1 to 30, 1922.
Expenditure
from September 1 to 30, 1922
Balance.
H EBOUR COLLISION,
JUNK WOMAN KILLED.
There was considerable excitement on the praya just before 11 o'clock last night when a collision occaired
in the vicinity of the Yenog Tai Hing | whail_between_the_river_motor-ship. "Wah Kin-and-a cargo boat.
THE CHINA MAIL
ANOTHER MACAO THRILL.
ATTACK BY BANDITS.'.
HOME FOR £45,
STINNE'S LINH PASSAGE FAKES.
Following the sensation caused by
Ja common with other shipping the bomb explosion in the Govern-
companion the Hago Stinnes Shipping ment Honee garden at Macan, the Co. has followed sult in the radnation population of the Portuguese Colony of parage fares to Hamborg, pr is now agog with further excitement passenger and cargo vinale. The resulting from an attack by bandits maximum fare to Europe is £100, but the minimum fare which will be leng at Chingan across the border in by half of the maximum, will only operate on the cargo boats which Chiness territory.
According to nows which reached have only limited passenger AC bore yeater "ay, four hundred robbare, commodation. Of the "Emil" type anid to be ox-soldiers, took part in first class fares of which will be £78, of passenger ship t'ere are four, the
an assault on the garrison at 3 a.m.£82, £85, £90 and £100. The fares on yesterday. There was much firing, aud apparently the bandits overcame the ganison, for the accounts etate that they seized 200 rifles, and twa machine gune, and also kidaappid five prominent Chinese citizens, aleo a schoolmaster and some scholboy
cargo bonts of the "Ladendorff" class at £45 and £55 according to the dicks on which the cabins are located. The probability is that the minimum rate to Shangbai will be £10,
TO-DAY'S "ADVERTISEMENTS
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,1
NOTICE.
COMPETITIONS FOR XMAS
HOLIDAYS
OLD COURSE Running Bogey Pool, $1-per card, 23rd to 26th December 1922, SUNDAY, 24th December.
Forenoon-18 Holes Medal Play
TURSDAY, 26th December.
under Handicap. Club Prize.
Forenoon-Tombstone Com-
petition, Prize presented. Afternoon--Mixed Foursomes
Competition, Entrance Fee $1.—. per couple. Players choose own partners.
NEW COURSE
HONOUR FOR SIR R. BERT TUESDAY, 26th December
HỌ TUNG.
Forenoon-Ladies' Tombstone Competition, Entrance Fee 50 cents.
A Presidential Mandate issued at The Main Club House will be open Peking granted to Sir Robert Toto Ladies on Tuesday 26th December. PEROY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,
Up to late in the morning the bombardment could be heard in Macao, and caused great excitement there. Extra guards bave burn mousted at the Porta de Cerco near the border, and preparations made to ward off any attack on Blacao il ruchung, of Hongkong. the First Class Taishou Chiao Ho (Excellit Crop were intended. So far, however, the with Sash) Order. bandits have confined their activities to Chinese territory only.
At present it is imp: ssible to give a complete estimate of the casualties suffered at Chingan but it is reported that ten Chinese citizens were killed, as far as is brown, and some are missing. Some of the bandits were killed and some wounded. Number of people fled to Macao.
OUTLAWED GUILD,
POLICE RAID HIP TSUN.
As the result of the proclamation
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One Russiau case of paratyphoid and a Chierse care of cerebrospinal fever were notified yester 'ay.
His Graos Monsignor Constantini, firet Apostolic deleuate is to be given a reception by the local Catholic Community at the Catholic Union next Monday at 0 p.m.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
NOTIFICATION.
The "Wab Kiu" which had just en issued yesterday outlawing the Hip. THE Offices and Stations of the tered the harbour was coming along. Tana Foreign Servants Association, Chinere Maritime Customs for 1,518 612.10 side the wharf when she overshot her with which are incorporated the cooks || Kowloon and District will be closed "markand-crashed-with-considerable and bakers employed in foreign-to-public-business on FRIDAY,the 10,536,783.49 forea into a number of cargo junke restaurante and bakeries the police 22nd December (Winter Solstice), un moored near the wharf. The bow of yesterday afternoon conducted a raid MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 25th the ship cat clean fate oneof thejanke, on the Association's premiers on the and 26th December (Christmas Holi 1,351,025.11 making a large hole in the crews top floor of No. 139 Des Voeux Road days) and on MONDAY and TUES quartera. A woman who was asleep Cntral. A number of Chinese who (New Year Holidays).
DAY, the 1st and 2nd January, 1923 .$ 10 530,783.49 | in this compartment was seriou-ly were found there were examined. injured about the bead, and dird atļas to their businesses etc., and after- A comparative statement of the the hospital a couple of hours later wards the promire were ordered to Cok ny's revenue and expenditure for from concussion of the brain due to a be closed. A few Chinese, apparently the period ended September 30, this fracture of the skull. The junk filled officials of the Association, were year, gives the following totale under rapidly with water and in about five allowed to remain on the premises to the zovenus bend
minutes' time ber duck was awash,] take charge of the furcitarea d'fit. Estimates 1922, $17,270,260; revbat she remained afloat in a water- tings, which, however will have to enue from September 1 to 30, $1,518,- logged condition.
be cleared ont by Monday next and the floor vacated. No arresta were made.
612.10; revenue for the corresponding.
paried the previous year, $1,747,818-{
13; actual revenue to September 20,
Che raid coated a lot of excitement
this year, $16,389,915.77; and revenue LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. in the street and a large crowd of Chi-
for corresponding period the previous
year, $12,362,902.47.
Under the expenditure head; tho statement gives the following totalo:-
ARRIVALA.
Talthybius, (B. & S. from Manila.
Prosper (Fok Tai Cheong) from
Estimates 1922, $20.198,980, ex- perdite from September 1 to 30-Wanchai. $1,351,025.11, expenditure for corro. poeding period the previous year. Sigon.-C36. $1,237,764.13. actual expenditure. to September 30, this year, 312 331 878.13 and expenditure for Wharf, correspondiopatiod the previous-chow, (B&B) from Canton Fear, $10,226,853.71.
CPIUM AND ALCOHOL.
VIEWS OF MR. MOELDERRY.
Van Overstraten, (J.C.J L.) from Belavon Dei, Riugapore. - Kowloon
--B9 }
Ming Sang (I. M & Co.) from Haiphong, Hoihow.-C35.
Haimun, (Po Shan) from Iisiphong, Hoihow.-C17.
Hydrargen (Clin On) fr.m Swalow,-Co.'s Wharf.
Warli (Yuen Seng Fat) from Bari. -C18
Totillo, (B. I. 8. N.) from Kobe, Amoy.-43.
nse collected outside the house from shortly ofter 8p.m. to 5.10 p.m. They received very little reward for their curiosity, with the exception that they witnessed the hauling down of the Asociation'e flag by a Chinese detective on the verandan.
The raid was carried out by a Damber of Chinese detrctives under the direction of Mr. C.
Perdue, Assistant Director of Crimizal Intelligence, assisted by Chief Detective Imperter Murisco, lu a quiet but thorough manner..
MURE MAGIC.
MR. MERLE IN HONGKONG.
A fush exponent of sleight of-hand Chas arrived, in the person of Mr. Den. G. Merle, wo is assisted by Madom Merle Lant night at the Engineers' Shang.Institute a number of memb're and
Burbo Mara, (0.8.K.) (xem Deli, Saigon.-C36.
Chungking, (B. & S.) from bai.-12.
Kojun Maru, (M. B. K.) Dairen.-Wanchai.
Baurei. Maro, (M B.K.) from ton,C48.
DEPARTURES.
friends gathered together to sen this from unusually clever magician perform his wonderful tricks, and that they were Crn-wond tful leave very little reason for doubt, in so much as Mr. Merle Las, for over a quarter of a century-boen performing before audienren all over ile world. It is some years since be was in Honkong but the amus-ment loving public will not be long n knowing that be is here once more.
At the Red Cross Conference held at Bangkok Mr. McElderry of the Hongkong Civil Service, who is one f the representatives of the Colonial Office at the Conferenon epeaking on a revolution cubmitted to the Con- leresco aiming at diminishing the abuse of opium and other sexions habit forming drugs, said be cen- curred in the terms of the provisions resolution bat he surgeted that alcohol should be mentioned therein in addition to opiam and other habit forming drugs. There was a real danger in substituting alcohol | for opium. In the port on the Swatow.-Dec. 15. FMS. Luuatio Asylum for 1921, it
Like Ch'alo, he can do almost any was stated that malaria takes the first burg, Cebu.-Dec. 15.
thing with cards, and he has the Chibaya Mara, (Suzuki & Co.) for wonderful "gift" of changing water. place as a cause of lunacy with 77
into beer while from empty paper Appearances; in 1919 it took ouly Canton.-Dec. 16.
Chungking. (B & S.) for Canton,bage emerged rabbits and a hundred fourth place. Disena a of the gastro
and ong other artioles. For over an intestin system took second place with 51 appearances; syphilis, third jap, (J. C. J. L.) for Silpoo-hour Mr. Merle Leld up: a sustaiced
isterrat, place with 44; and alcobol, fourth, Deo 15.
Sanka Maru (M. B. K.) for Hongay, place with 36. In 1919 alcohol teok third place. Only two cases were Dec. 15., attribute to the abuse of opium.
Gosjistan, (Chips Maily for Amoy,
Ermolon, (Arubald Bros.) for Ham-
Der 15.
Hauoi, (Lapicque & Co.) for Hai- Many Chiness were being deprived of phong, Kwong Chow-wan-D. o. 15, Baniei Mara, (M. B. K.) for Kes the opium to which they had beca Bonetomed, and they turned to long-Dic. 15. aloobel-usually bad alcohol at that, Jufuka Meru, (N. Y. K.) for Yuko
bama, Keelurg.-Dec. 15. with the result stated.
FJUNTAIN PEN
SNATCHD ES
For snatching a fountain pen from the pocket of a Chiness detective onicide: Sincero & 11694 yaturday, a Chinese with a previous conviction was eatened by Mr. B.&, Lindsell this morning to 8 months' jail,
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ARMED ROBBERY AT SAIWANHO.
Four & med robbere, two carrying Von Overstraten, (30. J. L)for revolvers and two daggers, raided the Amoy, Ewatow-Doc, 17.
Tai Wo grocery shop of Tails Street Amakuus Marn, (0. 8. K.) fur Keo | Sa wanho, at 6.30 pm.. yesterday. lang, Swatow.Dec. 17. Www end got away with 3270.in cash. Engles, (Yes Tai Hang) for Cheloo. While the accoun|sat of the shop was Dax:18
conversing with a couple of customers Tenyo Maru, (E. . K.) for 8en the four robbers rushed in, bree of Francisco, Shanghai-Dec. 18. -*** the men turned their attention to the Torila, (D. 1. 9. N) for Calcutta, prop in the ebrile the other Ian went behind the counter where ho Singapor Deo. 18.
Hydrangea (Chin On) for Swatow, broku open two drawers and emptied Der 18.
them of their contente,
F. L. BESSELL. Deputy Commissioner of Chinese Customs in charge temporarily, Kowloon and District. York Bulldings,
Hongkong, December 15, 1922.
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Secretaries & Treasurers. Hongkong, December 16, 1992.
NOTICE.
reception to His Grace Monsig- shop of Theodosia and first Apostulic nor Celso L. Costantini, Archbi- Delegate to China, initiated by the Catholic Asanci tions on behalf of the Catholic Community of Hongkong will take place at the Catbolic Union on Monday the 18th instant at 6 p.m. All Catholics ate cordially invited. Hongkong, December 18, 1922.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have reorived instructions to sail by Public Auction,
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MONDAY, December 18, 1922. commending at 2.30 p.m.
it their Sales Rooms, Duddall Street. A Choice Collection er European Toga. Comprising:-
Dressed dulla, magic tricks, dolla par ambulatora, teddy bear, railways, roulette wheel, Marry-go-round.
Oa view from Baturday, the 16th
last.
Tarms ---Cash on delivery,
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The radiant loveliness of a slar?
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