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PHONE 1500.
SILENCE BROKEN:
LIGHT THROWN. ÚRON RUSSIAN PACT,
(Reuter's Service)
THE
COMMERCE AND FINANCE.İ M
NAM PAK HONG MARKETS.
This morning's Nam Pak Hong quotations, basis usual guild terms, were as follows :——
Jave sugur, average quality, per picul het Futures No, 24 rough white July delivery $11.83. August delivery $10.88, September delivery $10.78.
Spot No. 21 rough white $11.73. No. 24 white $19.80, No. 18 rough brown $11.40, Java brown $10.80.
CHINA MAIL.
BAND CONCERT.
LAST EVENING'S MUSICAL TREAT.
the
TO-DAY'S
· ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
In Statue Square last evening. Surrey Regiment gave the first of C. W, Loftus, Hongkong, pas- the Band of the 1st. Battalion East WEbeg to give notice that two Leather Trunks labelled Mr. a series of concerts that have been senget ex ss, Tanda arranged for the season by the have been lying in storage since which kind efforts of Colonel Montague the 13th November 1923 will be Bates, CM.G., D.SC., Mr. sold by Public Auction to defray A Nisbet and Colonel Ro- bertson. On account-of
expenses. If same are not claimed short notice given to those in 31st July 1924.
and all expenses paid before the Flour, per sack of 50 lbs. of the eastern fawn had been charge that permission for the use
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Sporry's XXX $3,69, White Greens sanctioned, it was impossible to $2.85 Nutmeg Orange $2.63 provide sufficient ghairs. However,
Agents, Kingfisher $2.90, Maize $2.70, Big at the next band evening, July 21 Gun $2.80, Globe $2.68, Old Mills (from 5.15 p.m. to 7.15 p.m.) seating $2.72, Reindeer $2.65, Melon accommodation for 200 will be $2.68, C. & C. $2.68. Dayton provided. In all probability, a $2.79. Burana $2.72, Kwan Tao charge of 10 cents, for chair and & $2.76.
programme will be made. From By the President' Madison" { remarks overheard at last evening's there arrived abour
enjoyable concert, the China Mail 130,000 "quarter" sacks of flour,
Rice, average quality, per picul gross for not - No. 1 Siasa long white $9.10, No. 1 Saigon long, white $7.80.
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SHIPBUILDING ORDERS.
B. LS. N. CO. LTD. Hongkong, 8th July, 1924.
COMUNIDADE, PORTUGUESA
DE HONGKONG.
Comunidade Portuguesa a suas "a todos as membros da
Exmas. Familias o favor de Comparecerem em todas as festas aviadores Portugueses se realisatio que Cm honra dos harölcos
nas datas abaixo indicadas, festas Comunidade Portuguesa de Hong- que sio. feitas em nome da
Lusitano as 5.30 da tarde do dia. kong O programa das festas é o seguinte:: Recepcio no Club
is convinced that this small fee will Consul Geral de Portugal pade not be grudged. In this issue, a correspondent calls attention to the lack of seating accommodation, From a conversation a China Mail man had with Colonel, Robertson this'morning, our correspondent and others interested can rest assured that on future occasions there will
concerned that concerts will take score. be no ground for complaint on this
place every alternate Monday off We would remind those
this side from 5.15 to 7.15 in the evening. Once a week the Surrey's Band will play in Kowloon after in due course. Now that a, start for the music loving public to dinner, the day to be announced
show its appreciation by turning has bean made it only remains.
out in full strength.
London, July 7. Silence regarding the Anglo- Mr. E. W. Hamilton pointed out! Russian negotiations, which was that a later sumtions was served beginning to be regarded in some on defendant requesting him toquarters as ominous, was partly give an explanation, why he did broken in the House of Commons mont which has been noted in the In view of the, slight improve not attend at the ingest Defen-to-night, during a debate on the shipbuilding industry since the dant was then away from: the motion of Sir Arthur Steel-ait-ining of the year, it is interest- Colony..
land, complaining that the Governing to nord a Steadily increasing Appearing for the defendant, ment had failed to fulfil its proportion of motor vessels amongst Mr. W. B Hind said the summons mise to keep Parliament informete eiers that have recently been was served the day before his of the march of events. client went to Shanghai. It was then Arthur Ponsonby said he hoped to Ship, since Jansury contracts love
Mr. laced. too late for him to appear as a submit the outcome of the conferers settled for about 60.large oil According to The Molur juror, so he handed the summons ence, before the Summer Recess, to Mr. Sydney Quinn, his friend, and asked him to ask Mr. Hind to but it was difficult to deal with the raft totalling in all so appear before the Magistrate and utter fully at present. The 310,000 tons deadweight. This is Judging from last evening, the explain his (defendant's) absence. critical stage had just been rench-stated to be a larger tonnage than success of the venture is already Mr. Quinn passed on the summons ed in the last three weeks, when has been ordered during any cor assured and with programmes as to a solicitor's clerk, who in turn they had picked up various threads These figures apply to the whole of the case yesterday, the public can
responding period in the past.
well selected and executed as was placed it on Mr. Hind's desk with and were trying to come to an Europe, and not to the United be relied on to do their part.
Kingdom alone, and it would, ap-i pear that, although British ship- owners are taking more to the oil-engined vessel, foreign firms are adopting it with oven greater rendi- ness, and in Sweden and Norway, almost to the entire exclusion of steamers,
out giving any reason.
Mr. Hind said his client did not
mean to ignore the summons of the Court...
agreement.
He said that those old treaties with Russia, which were to be con- tinued, and been revised and wonk
The Magistrate said Mr. Waihe reaily for signature. should have notified the Court of his inability to attend. day of the inquest they waited a quarter of an hour for defendant He would accept the explanation and dismiss the case.
MYSTERIOUS
Referring to the Soviet Press On the attacks, he declared the Bolsheviks were more afraid of the Labour Party as a bulwark against com- "Tuñisni than they were afraid of the Conservatives. This remark was received with cheers and PARCEL.laughter. The debate was ad-
journed unt Thursday.
STORY OF A CHINESE WHO WENT MAD.
The
PHILIPPINES.
BOLSHEVIKS AND TROOPS.
defence offered by a Chinese who was charged with un. lawful possession of 150 rounds of ammunition at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, was that 2 Chinese fellow passenger on the President Cleveland" from America handed him a parcel Daily--Bulletin-under yester which he sald contained American day's date from Manila, reads:-- gold. This parcel actually con. tained the ammunition.
Movement in Hand. An exclusive" message to the
It now appears that Sunday's Mr. Remedios appearing for the raid at Fort McKinley was made defendant, said his client left prematurely under a misapprehen Hongkong with his father about ion by the provost marshal there. December 23, last year for America the intention of the authorities to continue his studies. On his having been to arrest a arrival he was detained at the larger number. some say more immigration shed as his explanathan 100.
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some enses, as in
OBITUARY.
CALVIN COOLIDGE. (Reuter's American Scrvice.)
WASHINGTON, July 7. President Coolidge's 16-years. old son, Calvin, has died follow- ing an operation for blood-poison-
ing.
Earlier Messages. (Reuter's Service.)
Washington, July 7, President Coolidge's son, Calvin, the night, and three-times he was had spells of sinking throughout reported to be near death, but he was comfortable this morning.....
TENNIS LEAGUE.
H.K:C.C. A. C.C.C.
ro do corrente,
de
Recreio das 5.30 as 7.30 da tarde do dia II do corrente.
Garden Party no Club
horas da noite de 12 do corrente.. Soirée no Club Lusitano as 9
Hongkong, 8 de Julho de 1924.
CLUB LUSITANO.
OS Sare. Socios são por este
meio, informados que o pro- grama dos Festejos em boara dos heroicos Aviadores Portugueses é o seguinte:
Y
Receptio no Club Lusitano no dia 10 ás 17 horas: "Garden Party'
no Club de Recreio no dia 11 ás 172 horas;
Soirée no Club Lusitano no dia 12 ás 21 horas.
Afim de que
a manifestaçan In the second division of the Direção pede a todos os Snrs. tenha o maior brilho possivel a lawn tennis league, yesterday afternoon, the Hongkong Cricket Socios. e suas Exmas familias o Club players defeated Craigen- obsequio de comparecerem gower by 67 games to 32. Scores todas as festas e subscreveram a
Aubrey and Mitchell (HKCC) lista que se acha, patente beat Basa and Bradbury 8-3; beat!
Secretaria do Club.. Kelly and Hyder 8-3; beat Zim-
P. A. Rosario mern and Xavier 8-3.
Secretario. Hongkong, 7 de Julho de 1924.
Rallton and More (H.K.C.C.) beat Basa and Bradbury 6.5; beat Kelly and Hyder 10-7; beat Zimmern and Xavier 8-3.
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Clark and Mackenzie (H.K.C.C.) beat Basa and Bradbury 7-4: Iost to Kelly and Hyder 5-6; beat Zimmern and Xavier 7-4.
POSITIONS IN TABLE.
K.C.C. I.R.C.....
to, to which the patient has react-U.S.R.C.
Blood-transfusion-was resorted much fed well.
Later. Tons were not found satisfactory. The situation at Fort McKinley
President Coolidge's son took a| C.R.C. He was kept in the immigration is understood to be less acute than sharp turn for the worse this University quarters until June 4. and then at Statsenburg, where the garri-
evening.
H.K.C.C. deponed to China..
son is exclusively Filipino, except-
Later.
On board, continued Mr. Remeing a handful of American officers. dios, a Chinese passenger handed medical detachment, staff, etc. his client a parcel which he said contained American, gold. This passenger told defendant he own
It is now learned that more than ed a farm in Mexico. Subsequently 500 Seouts are implicated at Fort be went mad and was found to be McKinley.
lunatic and threw himself over. board.
The men are held disarmed in
barracks.
LLOYD'S REGISTER.
BETTER RETURNS SHOWN.
+ DIVISION.
W. L.
P.
4
0
3
II DIVISION.
P.
C.R.C. (A) L.R.C. (A)
(Reuter's Service.)
HKC.C. London: July 7.
C.R.C. (A) An improvement is shown by
C.S.C.C Lloyd's Register in the shipbuild L.R.C. (B)......
U.S.R.G... Mr. Remedios submitted thai
ing returns for the quarter ended K.C.C. (A) defendant could not have bought ringicaders off with prison terms, tons
The Army is disposed to let the cn June 30, showing that 1,645,000 University..... the ammunition from America as though their action was unques-structed in the United Kingdom KC.C. (B)..
were actually being con- C. de R......... The did not set foot ashore tionably mutinous. Kand was kept in the
at that date, which is the highest C.C.C. (A) migration shed
It is generally believed that the since March 31, 1922. Tonnage N.T.C....... all the time. local Legationaries del Trabajo totalling 375,000 was commenced, C.C.C... Sub-Inspector Spear told the Court that he had made enquiries (labour secret society), which is compared with 227,000 for the and had learnt that a man did semi-Bolshevistic, is responsible. corresponding period of last year. actually throw himself, overboard The society has no direct connec-
The tonnage launched was In the Kobe Harbour.
tion with Russia. There is no 364,000, the highest for two and Defendant was fined $500 and ground to suspect Japanese in-a half years. given the alternative of serving fluence. 8 months in jail.
BIRTHDAY CHICKEN,
TO CELEBRATE SON'S ANNIVERSARY.
im-
The merchant tonnage actually Later. being built abroad totalled 960,000, Two battalions of Scouts refus-which is 35,000 more than at ed to work this morning at Fort March 31. MeKinley.
MOROCCO.
SITUATION IMPROVED.
(Reuter's Service.)
Madrid, July 7.
1st. Division.
LR.C. V. H.K.C.C.
Playing at home yesterday in the
1st Division of the Hongkong Tennis League, the Indian Recrea
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tion Club defeated the Hong- having arrived from above porta, kong Cricket Club by 68 games to CONSIGNEES are requested to pre- 31. Scores
sent-their-Bills-of Lading in exchange
Later. The white tronps at Fort Mc- Kinley are one battalion of the When-a-Chinese-woman-was Fifteenth-Infantry-and-a-white harged at the Central Magistracy anti-aircraft battalion
S. D. and S. H. Ismail (IRC) for Delivery: Orders, and take Manila this morning with hawking without has the white Thirty-First Infan-
beat A. D. Humphreys and Sewell immediate delivery from, alongside licence, she denied that she was try battalion.
A commmunique states the gen-Humphreys 9-2, beat Saunders
6-5, beat Rawdrth and D. steamer, q awking and explained that she The Army says the trouble is eral situation in Morocco has im- and Stark 7-4 (22-11). merely sat down in a tea house confined principally to most ignor proved. Strong reinforcements th a brace or so of chickens. A ent men, and apparently is inspir-from Spain have arrived at Melilla Bighbour approached her and ed from the outside..
und Tetuan. They besieged the red her to, sell a chicken as he Naval Headquarters have issued position at Gobadarsa, which has inted to celebrate his son's a statement to the effect that no now been relieved. The enemy re. Irthday. ZA fine of $5 was imposed.
orders have been issued for any treated in disorder, leaving behind movement by the Asiatic Fleet to many wounded.
The Spanish Mr. C. H. Benson, the Far Eastern
Manila,
suffered about 100 casualties. anager of the American Express
*
A statement is issued by the returned to Hongkong from a Army saying that the trouble, is
ip round the northern territories; inspired by Bolshevist emissaries, the "Empress of Canada" yes- and that the movement is now rday.
Mr. S. Cutting of the Hongkong éctrical and Construction Com ny was Bned a nominal $5 at the loon Magistracy this morning riding his motor cycle on the topg_side_of_the_road. It was TedMr. Cuting did not properly to the corner at the junction of than and Salisbury Roads when This way to the ferry
under control.
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ROXOR
COLONY'S HEALTH.
The health returns for yesterday. contain I case each of meningitis | and small-pox; 3 dnteric, 2 diphtheria. The patients Chinese "except an Indian with
are
(IRC) lost to A. D. Humphreys H. D. Rumjahn and O, Ismail and Sewell 4-7, beat Raworth and D. Humphreys 10-1, beat Saunders and Stark 10-1. (24-9).
S. A. & A. H. Rumjahn (IRC) beat A. D. Humphreys and Sewell 6-5, beat Raworth and J. D. Humphreys 6-5, beat Saunders and Stark 10-1. (22-11),
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT
diphtheria and an English and THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. Indian patient suffering from enteric
EMBERS are hereby notified that
The weekly returns up to July 5, ME with deaths in parentheses, follow
the late for next season's sub smallpox 1 (1); diphtherin 2 (2); scription "griffins, will close on the enteric 2 (1); meningitis 1 (1); 31st July. typhus I..
Hongkong, 8th July, 19241
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All broken, chated and damaged cargo will be examined by Messrs. Anderson and Ashe, (Marine Survey- ors) at the Godowns on 10th July, 1924, at 10a.m.
A No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the steamer or Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after 11th July, 1924, will do: subject to rent....
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersign they will not be recognized. ed on or before 12th July, 1924, or
No Fire Insurencer whatever wil be effected.
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