The Greatest Gift
is always a
Gift of the
Spirit.
The China Mail
STABLISHED
May 9, 1923, Temperaturo 68.
Barometer 29.73 Rainfall 0,00, inch Humidity 72 Mhy 9, 1992, Temperature 76.
No. 18.871.
三拜艙, 勝九月五年三十二百九千一英
The Greatest Gift is always
a Gift of the Spirit
From Victor Records "ou can choose the exact type of music to please every one on your list. Whatever the composition, you give it at its best, on Victor Records interpreted by the great- est artists of either instrument or voice.
Consult us about making appropriate record selections. Our complete stocks and our ex- perience can help you make the right choice for everyone.
Come in.
SOLL DISTRIBUTORS:
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.,
iny-la-fve You or Agents,
Tel.entral 4313
ASTERN VOIte
P. 0. Box 530
HAWTHORNE & PEARSON
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Tailors
and
Breeches Makers
St. George's Building,
lee House Street.
(Next door Café Wisenun
GINS & LIQUEURS
FROM
BEVEN LUCAS BOLS.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.,
13, Qurer's Road Conteni,
ECONOMY
IN
COAL
Tol. Control 75.
Porkuen Zamış Cost wants for Leonomy la Così exins, All forup Conls have a large percentage of fast hiclines PRACTICALLY WASTE The last DOHDEN tap ami late leucopo na meun as they are east fatt offers Pachusu kap el burns grannally had burefure" deckou ECONOMY. ·
HING IP
oo. Comi Merchante Contracker 3. Queen's Road Dentra Tel. Central 37%, Tabin addrmə "Vindran
ole Agents for Pueblon Carl We stock in n go townia 19 grados et olšek Prehten Coal
We aro,manufacturera of
Felt Bats, Straw Hata
Linen Hats, Topees, utc
Hanulsstured in
HONGKONG by, the
NAM YUET HAT FACTORY
22-30, Saankiwan Bowd..
DONNELLY & WHYTE. Tel Con 20, WINE MERCHANTS, 102 030.
ULLMANN & CO
Hatest actival of Cut Baccarat's only)
"THE" DOLLAR.
To-day's closing rate, Today's opening rate 2/4 5/16
JEYES'
FLUID
THE BEST
DISINFECTANT
ALIK: ROSS 200 Fale Agents
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1923. 日四月三亥癸次年二十國民军中、 PRICE, $8.00 Per Month;
"UNNECESSARY PRECIPITANCY.”
BRITAIN REBUKES FRANCE'S HASTER
SEPARATE BRITISH REPLY.
ITALY NOW SIDES WITH BRITAIN.
(ficuter's Service to the Ching Mail.)
LONDON, May 8, In the House of Caminons, replying to a reques for a statement with regard to the German note,
Stanley Baldwin.
nccupation of the Ruhr.
Mr. Stanle
STUDIED AFFRONTS.
SOVIETS ROUSE BRITAIN'S WRATH.
TRADE SUSPENSION THREAT,
(Router's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, MAY,
With a view to "arriving at a definits conclusion should longer remain on an anoinalous and un whether relations between the two governments. precedented footing," a British note to Russia de
Baldwin, Chancel mands the cessation of propaganda, notably that be- lor of the Ex-fog carried out from Persia and Afghanistan, also in chequer, said the India admission of the liability for payment of Government held compensation in the case of outrages against British the opinion that, as the note was subjects and British ships; and the withdrawal of addressed to the insulting notes in reply to British protests against principal Allies, religious persecutions. the best course lad been to return'a
concerted reply especially as the note, was made in response to a pub
lic
Failing satisfactory assurances regarding these matters within ten days, Britain, will conclude the Soviets have no wish to maintain existing relations and Britain will consider herself freed from the obligations of the trade agreement.
ARBITRARY AND INTOLERABLE,
LATER.
official SUL- gestion by Lord Curzon and the Allius, not France The note opens by referring to the repeated and Belgium alone, challenges thrown down with apparent deliberation were deeply con- by the Soviets. Britain declines to embark "on 'an- cerned in the prob- acrimonious controversy, and is content to rely on Iam of reparations. communications between Soviet agents showing a There need have recent vigorous resumption of propaganda. been no insuper- The note says the Soviets cannot with impunity alle difficulty in behave in such an arbitrary and intolerable manner drawing up towards British subjects as it has done, notably in the collective reply re-leases of the murder of Davison in 1920, the false serving for separ-{imprisonment of Mrs. Harding, the confiscation of ate treatment by British trawlers, and the imprisonment of the crews. France and Bel gium if desired questions directly arising out of the
THE CLIMAX.
Dealing with the executions of ecclesiastics, the. note disavows any intention of pronouncing upon the validity of the charges but irrelevant offensive references contained in Russia's reply to Britain's representations were the latest incident in a long series of studied affronts suggesting that Britain would accept any insult rather that break with the Soviets.
The Government had reason to believe some of the Allies shared these views,and was. prepared to make proposals to this effect. The Government had already communicated this general idea to the Allies when it was officially informed that a French The note concludes that Britain would regret. and Belgian reply had been drawn up, the text of the abrupt termination of the experiment with a which had beca communicated to the Government a people with whom they have genuine ties of on Saturday with the information that if would be syyhathy and an old álliance, but it is impossible to presented to Germany twenty-four hours later. Tudordsce in continuance of treatment which is in
The Government regretted the unnecessary compatible with national dignity and precipitancy of this step-Cheers also the loss of respect. the opportunity for again testifying the solidarity of the Allied Emente by a joint communication.
The Government proposed to state its own views with regard to the German note with the least: possible delay. It had reason to believe that the Italian Government, whose attitle had generally accorded with that of the British, contemplated similar procedure. The British reply would be published as soon as it had been communicated to Germany.
In the House of Lords, replying to Lord.Grey, Lord Curzon made a statement identical with Mr. | Baldwin's.
BRITAIN'S SINGLE VOICE. Lord Birkenhead said that after this admirable and restrained. statement he would refrain from saying more than that it was important it should be made plata Lord Curzon spoke for all parties of the
country.
· CHEAPER TRAVEL
MORE FAR EAST FARES DOWN.
ELLERMAN REDUCTIONS
· LONDON, May ́§.
The Ellerman and Bucknall Steamship. Com pany has reduced passage rates from Southampton to the Far East as follows.
1
Southampton to Singapore:-Between £78 and £86 for first class; between £50 and £56 for second class.
%
Southampton to Hongkong:-Between £84 and £92 first closs; between £56 and £67 for second class
"
Southampton to Shanghai-Between £go and £98 for first class; between £60 and £66 for second class.
Smithampton to Kobe and Yokohama: Be tween £94 and £101 for first class; between £62 and £68 for second class.
The fares from Marseilles are £1 for first class and £4 for second class less than the above."
CONQUEST OR DESPAIR
SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE DANGER
HOME PAPER'S VIEW,
... LONDON, May 8
TURKISH PINPRICKS.
LATEST GOVERNMENT DECREE.
OUR COAL TRADE HIT. ·
mutual
CONSTANTINOPLE, May §. A serious blow has been delivered to the British "export coal trade by the latest Goveråment décree. prohibiting operations for the supply of foreign coal from, bonded depots to ships bunkering here and not permitting the transit trade;
The Government has also decided to develop the production of the Heraclea and Zoungoldak coal basins and to organise a combine of the Turkish coal producers.
Heraclea is a seaport town in Asiatic Turkoy, Zoungoldak is in the same region.
AMÉRICAN GOLF INVADERS.
BRITISH CONFIDENCE RISING.
DEAL, May 8.
After the sensational golf defeats yesterday, American prestige was sensibly restored to-day when six Americans won and three lost.
Nevertheless British confidence is rising with the return to form of Tolley, Holderness and, other lesser known players. Tolley in beating the Liver-` pool man Graham played sone. of the best golf of the day.
Holderness defeated Beavis (Hindhead) 5-4 The Americans defeated were Johnstone, Davison Herron, and Hunter. The British players Michael Scott and Wethered advanced in the third
at Deal, for which there were 209 entries, including LA feature of the first day of the championship
fourteen Americans, was the decisive defeats of the American champion Sweetser by Nocl Layton. 5-3 and the American skipper Gardner by Forester (Woking) by two holes.]
HUNDREDTH CENTURY.
NOTED PLAYERS' FINE FEAT.
Jag LONDON, May 8- Lancashire beat Oxford by 107 runs. The Lan- castrian Hallows in the first innings scored 117”.
The Labcastrian Hall who has just turned from
A further attack on the proposed naval base at Singapore has been made by the Manchester Guar dian which declares we ought to wait until the last moment before undertaking this vast, obligation, if ju only because conditions of naval warfars may be South Africa took six wickets for 23 mans in the entirely changed in the next decade:
The paper asks what rish do we run in leaving Singapore in its present state compared with the tisk In leaving our air defences in their present relative strength? Will not other cations conclude that if we hastily determine on this costly project that we hope for conquest or despair for peaco
second innings.
M
Notts defeated Leicester by ten wickets.
Surrey beat Somerset by ten rung. Hobbs in the second innings scored 116 not out, completing his hundred centuries in first class tricket. Only Grace, with 126 and Hayward with 104 have achieved this
1. The
akter by seven
player Howell in the
FATHER TO THE THOUGHT?
for 42 and Qdajfe.five for orkshire beat Glamorgan, by ROME, May 8 The Yorshiremen Macaulay In the first known aft
guiding the seven for 13 and Roy Kilnek in the second port that the Italian King and Queen wil visit Lone" for 26, 2014.
:Sept
Nothing
Other
OR DOUBLEE
TERAI
In ameful shades of Grey and Fun
$9.50 $12.50 $16.50 $21.00
The best headwear for all outdoor Sports
HAWKES SUN HELMETS Titter with hew detuphalile head lining
MACKINTOSH
& CO., LTD.
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS
Alexandra Building,
Dos Voeux Stad
Have you noticed how the cockroaches are increasing again? That is because you are not using
· FLETCHER'S BEETLE VIRUS. You can keep your house clear of these pests, if you apply the virus occasionally. And remember the Sole Distributors are
Tel. C. 345. FLETOHER & 00,, LTD. Tel. C. 345. THE PHARMACY,
þ Awarded Gold Medal
Federnational Medical Congres Exhibiton, London 19, 7.
Royal Appointment
to the Court of Spain.
Claso
ELIAS BONNIE BARBAR
-Royal Appointment
+ to the
Court of Italy.
The Food of Kings
for
your Baby
Kings command the best the world 'can give, and the Royal Infant has the best. medical advice, the best nurses, the best food obtainable.
Glaxo is privileged to display the Royal Arms of Italy and Spain because the infant sons of the Kings of Italy and Spain were brought up on Glaxo
Your Baby is a King, and demands as his Royal right the best that you can give him. Glaxo the food of Kings-is, therefore, the food King Baby must have.
Glaxos
"Builds Bonnie Babies".
Glaro robtainable from all Chylists and Migḥa Cháma
Bois Distributors far soutu ́ChINK:
CHEW. BU LOXLAY CO. HONGYUNU,
SWATOW TRADING 00,
Tel. Contral 8808 8 Hongkong Hotel Balding.
MONTMANUFACTURERS SCARE AND indsome. Chinese Linen Drawn work and
DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF SILK GOODS,
Costumes of . Various Design And
THE
YUEK
Earbo
WO STORE: Repairers.
Thank You TioN TEM