TUESDAY, JANUARY 21923,
WUCHOW CAPTURED.
A BLOODLESS VICTORY.
COUP BY YUNNANESE TROOPS,
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Chuen and troops are being sent, from the East River districta to strengthen the defences at Tack Hing.
THE ADC PLAY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Saturday night and last night both saw the Theatre Royal packed again for the A.D.C.'s performance of "The Tempest. The applause was again quick and cordial.
Many fine floral tributes were hand- d across the footlights for the prin cipal ladies..
"The Tempest" will be given again to-night and to-morrow night.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS:
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF HONGKONG AND SOUTH: CHINA E O.,
› NOTICE
BE Forty-Seventh Annual Weeting is postponed until THURSDAY January 11th 1923, at 9 pm when the District Grand, Master, Rt. Wor: Bro. P. H. Holyoak will proside, adapt,
Easter Misina are cordially in-
AT HIS WIFE'S REQUEST,
vited to attend British Soldier in India Tolls How Baby's Own Tablets Have Helped Thoir Infant Son." Corporal A. L. Golding, of the tat Brit
India, writes
EVENING DRESS Service Men may attend in Usiform.
BY COMMAND. Hongkong, January 2, 1993;
It is not expected that the Yannans will push home their success as the combining factions have first to ast 11s the guardianship of Wechow, rich prize. Canton is affected to the extent that transport in marionily de- pleted through commandeering and CANTON, January, 2.
the paper currency bas further During the week end military depreciated. developments, beating important [Passengers who came, down to Dignificance on Kwangtung politice, Hongkong by the "Taming" bea:¦ have been reported. The news that out car correspondent'e narrative. A has filtered through is very meagre (scou as news of the approach of the but one fact ieem to have been. Yunnans reached Wachow, a. generel ratabliale. Several rival elements. exodus commenced and the down-{. hitherto content to remain boats were absolutely full. Should comparatively inactive in Kwangei, a protracted campaign begiu, Hong-Poral cote, stationed at Trimulgherry, Diy wife asks me to inform you that have become allies and occupied Wo kung basiness hours will be affected show. the
Cantonese, troops by the difficulty in getting gooda she has found. Bab 's Own Tablets ficting P hurried rotrent through while the public is to fronted; simply invaluable for our baby, now is -down the West River. No with a possible-interference to the mouths old when the, child has hoen troubled with sleeplessness, constipation, logical reason can be adduced for this supplies of meat, poultry and firewood, tee;bing troubles and favor lines,"
Parents avorywhere. once they hoob 28th Mar 18, god & 3rd. invasion. The situation is most enm for which Hongkong is almost entirely.
teled Baby's Own fablets for their little plex-one ventures to predict that dependent on Wuchow.
nos, never resort again to the std NTRIES for the forthcoming not even the leaders themselves are
fashioned teething powders and pur Races close on Saturday 27th in a position to judge the trend of
retives usually given to children. The inst, at 3 p.m. sad must be sent to n thing medicinal Either in their tasto agreement has been arrived at by
"hey are guranteed Road o'i or before this date, or appearan e
Entry Torms are now ready and parties who bars bren opposed to
absolutely burmigas even to thyoungest another. and unlocked for
infant, and give prompt relief in can be had at the Jockey Clab Stab ofista u indigestion, eestipation, derek panetta have followed with
colis diar con, croup and vething lea, Jockey Club Room (Hongkong Chamberlain's Tablets: remarkable capidity. By auddenly
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my lao expel worms, provost Club Annex Chater Road) Race effecting thin coup, rlaments provious- Those Tablets are intended especially and solda, quickly indues sund, Courar, Honkong Club and Linstead ly considered negligible, h.ve struck for disorders of the stomach. liver and rofro has and pervcity natural sleep.
Chemists sell Baby's Own Tablets, or & Davis, Alexandra Buildings. bowels. If you are troubled with beart- at the prestige buru, indigestion et constipation they past free, B cents er vil, from the Dr, Hongkong, January 2, 1923. of Cereal Chen Chiurg-ming's will do you good. For sale by all Chen Wiliams Medicine Cu, 5 Kiungee
Rond, hangbai... government. And bis positionists and Storekeepers.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1929.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS:
NOTICE
3 from Tus DATE our firm name Ziwill, he * DEACON HARSTON & SHENTON,""
DEACON, LOOKEE, DEACON.
BARSTON,
Hongkong, January 1, 1923..
*NOTICE.
"bave ⠀Tim Dây: dmitted
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W FRANCIS CAIRD HUGG
a Partner in our Firm,
PATAIT & Co.,
Amoy and Formen Hongkong, January 1, 1923.
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NOTICE. --
events in their real light. Apparently, danger, but to safeguard again.t Tablets are casy to administer helag the Jockey Club, Room 3a Chater 31st December, 1931, from which dats |
une
a seva b'uw
to day is fraught with danger, Propagalists claim that the pro.
San forore in Bakion are on operating
br simultaneourly invading Kang- tung from the north east. What is not readily understood by the public is the declaration of the invaders who state that they are complying with thu orders of President Sus"
Space will not permit of a detailed review of the evente leading up to the fall of Wachaw, but a brial ex: planatio will show the berors" in their trum perspective. The rain arm of the well-atyled Rebel Sup. pression Army" is the Yueton troops in Kwangsi under Yeung Ifay mat,
divisional cout> mander recently elevat to **Director of operations." A band of hordy felance wndering though the south-western province, the Your uns lave, since the Rv.lation,. offered their aviors to the highest bidder.. Unable to find a de micile in their native province, they have after many vicissitudes, occupied the Chum- chow district of Kwongai. Sham Hung ying, who may be remembered aw Turbon Mu Ying baien's lieutenant commands another Iranch of the in- vading forces. These are Enagsi troops; returned from Hunsa. Stum orarcame the brigande at Keilin and from there, has been sparring for political opening. The campaigan may be designated as a direct resalt of the superfluous military, who like all rest of us must live. Although * wider political significance is claim d
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be
for the movement under the use of loyally to Dr, Sun Yatsen-kiz at disputed that Dr. Sua misy be f favour of it-there is difficulty i reconciling unerelf to the bligh that it was elginerred from patriotis motiver. If the lealers' pievious Lis tory is any citerion, one cannot bat be of the opiain that.lley are mark ing a bid for political enbago ment and personal errichment. But abcul the present movement be attended with any degree of success, there is reason to think that it may ho sX- ploited to such an extent as tu influence the political situation in the whole of China. Uoalde to support. their men byxtracting vis from the districts they occupied, the Yuo- nan commader and Shum have com bined to obtain a footing in Kwang- tung, after casting covetons eyes on her fertile soil. They induced Lau Taan wan, leader of the First Kwangel Corps to join barde with them.' (Lau has hitherto been General Chen's
there ma t grobge but BODGO rezion for bin change of attitude) Meeting with no resistance up to Tang Yuen, they advsuced on Yang Ilui. Stationed here were two brigaden of Cantonese troops previously owing allegiance to Bsu Shong-chi but later incorporated into Chea's army. They capitulated! without a shot having been fired and; o the reports ray, seemed glad to go over to the other aide. From lere a rapid advance was made on Wuchow, Shum attacking in another direction from Chiu Ping. Hung Leak, the Kwangtung Commander of the re- cently, augmented garrison,i said to bave i dto Canton. -An⠀⠀! uncomârmed report kaya, that one street was losted by the soldiers prior, to leaving, but order was soon restored. Frantic efforts are being made by the Canton Authorities to cops with the situation: Every available means of transport Wan requisitioned to rush avinforce ments np the Weat River. Ip who retired few months ago:
The foreign community at Wechow is not threatened with any impending eventualities, the British Conful at Canton bas sent up a gunboat, which has already anchored in the River.]
Book at the Bangkong Botel for the remofalng performances of
Che Tempest, te-aight and is-morrow night,
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
E have Turs DAY RENOVES our
We Trum Powell's building
to First Floor, Queen's duilding.
STRUTHERS & BARRY, Hongkong, January 1, 1923.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL,
E have The DAY BEHOVED Our Offices to ASTOR HOUSE ПTOTE, 2nd Floor.
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All the joy out of life? Feeling blue and gloomy? Everything seem *going wrong?
be.
Let's see-guess you'd better visit a doctor; must
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Oh! That's different. You want a mental jol, you say something to give you a fresh start? Well, there's only one chance for you but it's a su cure. Better go and see the joy specialist-
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TONIGHT till
SATURDAY
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ITH The consent of the Provisional Liquidator and of the Board of the Banque Industrielle de Chine, Mr.
connection with the said Bank, sa‘from. M. J. B. MUNTARGIS has severed bis
Mr. A. L. BEITERT, 0.B.E, Iste Mana ger of the Singapore: Branch of the Banque Industriello de Chine has n dertaken (under diteation of the PARIS Branch) to assist the Provisional
Liquidator. A. R. LOWE
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NOTICE.
have THIS DAY ermmenced business
as an Exchange and Bullion Broker. KAM. J. B. MONTARGIS. Chartered Bank Building, Hongkong, Janasry, 1, 1923.
·NOTICE,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
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& BOWLEY. TRA
HSTINGS & HASTINGS.
DENNYS & BOWLEY,
Inn (zong January 1, 1943.
NOTICE:
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NOTICE IS ORGY AND LEA
HASTINGS his retired from our Bird and that bis interest in and respon sibility for the business cena d'as from the 31st day of December 1929.
IASTINGS HASTINGS Hongkong, January 1, 1923.
NOTICE:
buv To pay admitted Mr. 4..W. de REZYn partner in my business of Farbgefroker which will bener bị harried oa under the came of ROZ BROS.
J. A. da ROZA, Hoogkona, January 1, 1923.
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAĻ.
SOCIETY
The unul Shew of FICWATH und Vegetable 4.
·will be hold on THURSDAY 22nd February, 1523.
Schedules are now being printedl and will be sent to Memberant an ea ly date.
Entries will close at 4 pm. on Wei- nesday, 14th February 1993, at the lon. Secretary's Office, The Committee will be glad to re eive the names of new members, which should be sent in to the Bon. Secretary: Mr. P. A DIXON, c/o T. F. Grillth Ltd., 6 Queen's Road Central.
Hongkong, Jazuary 2, 1923.-
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