The
Victrola
Makes an idenl
Wedding
Present
China Mail
Temperature 80 Barometer 29 53′′
Rainfall 1.27 in. Humidity 87
NO (1,219. 三拜禮 駁六十月七年四十二百九千一英
for The Wedding Gift a Victrola
June is the month of weddings and of wedding anniversaries. What better gift than a Victrola; what better time to make it?
Select one of the many instruments in our representative stock-and a collec tion of Victor records to go with it.
We deliver today.-if you wish, and you pay according to the arrangements you have made with us:
S. MOUTRIE & CO...
Victor Distributors.
LID.
SENNET FRERES
HAVE IN STOCK A LÄRGE SELECTION OF
Lalavanhes Right with the Sun
Platinum and Diamond
Ladies' Watches.
FINEST SWISS WATCHES ON THE MARKET.
PEDDER STREET
(OPPOSITE HONGKONG HOTEL)
NOW ON
SALE
T
Exceptional Reductions in All Departments.
THE WING ON CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG
EST
LISHED 1
THE DOLLAR.
Today's closing rate 2/4 11:56 To-day's opening rate 2/4 11/16
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1924. 日五十月六子甲大三十四
LONDON CONFERENCE.
DOWNING STREET ACTIVITY.
ARRIVAL OF FOREIGN DELEGATES,
ĮWARM WELCOME FOR M. HERRIOT
(Reuter's Service)
LONDON, July 15. There is much activity in Downing Street in preparation for the Conference to-morrow.
The weekly meeting of the Cabinet was held to-day instead of to-morrow in order to leave the Premier, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, free to devote his whole attention to the Conference.
FOREST FIRES...
HEAVY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
PACIFIC COAST BLAZE,
ANXIETY QUELLED: NO LIVES LOST.
(Reuter's American Service.)
SAN FRANCISćo, July 15. *A-million dollars' worth of damage 'has-been done by forest fires along the Pacific Coast of the United States and British Columbia.
Much anxiety is felt in regard to the safety of the villages in the path of the flames.
MISSING BUT ACCOUNTED FOR Thirty-five persons, including eleven children,"
It is understood the Cabinet discussed questions | are missing from the village of Wheeler's Mill,
..
of foreign policy likely to be raised at the Con. Washington. There is no news of several familles ference.
of settlers in. Pine Creek. Heavy rains, however The Colonial Secretary, the Rt. Hon. Mr. | have improved the situation. Thomas, called a further meeting of Dominion
LATER. Representatives at the Colonial Office in regard to All those missing in the forest fires on the representation of the Dominions at the Conference. Pacific Coast have now apparently been accounted
In connection with the Conference, over a for. hundred foreign official visitors will be in London by tomorrow,
It is expected the following will represent their countries:
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr.
Philip Snowden Ambassador Kellogg, Colonel.
Logan .........adhere
M. M. Herriot, Clemental, Nollet
(Possibly Marshal Foch)...... Signors De Stefani (Minister of
Finance), Denava and Mar- '· chese Della Toretta.... Baron Hayashi, Viscount Ishil... M. M. Theunis, Hymans,
Britain.
United States.
France,
Italy. Japan.
Belgium.
In addition, Portugal, Serbia, Rumania and Greece will also be represented.
WELCOME AT VICTORIA,
The French delegation to the Conference was welcomed at Victoria Station by the Premier, Mr. Rainsay MacDonald, the French Ambassador "and I members of the French Embassy Staff.
Mr. MacDonald and M. Herriot exchanged the most cordial greetings. The crowd shouted:
Vive Herrlot, Good Old Ramsay.
The delegation does not include Marshal Foch but his Chief-of-Staff, General Desticker, has arrived.
The Italian and Belgian delegations have also arrived in London and were welcomed by repres sentatives of the Premier.
SENATOR FALL.
CHARGED IN OIL SCANDAL,
LIBERATED ON BA
(Reuter's American Service.)
EL PASO, TENAS," July 15. Senator Fall, formerly Secretary of the Interior was to-day arraigned before the United States
Commissioner here.
The case is in connection with indictments against him by the Columbia Grand Jury, relative to charges arising out of the Teapot Domeoil-fields
Senator Fall pleaded not guilty. waived the preliminary hearing and gave a bond of G. $25,000 for his appearance at Washington,
GOLD.NOTE BANK.
F
NEW GERMAN VENTURE
(Reuter's Service.}
BERLIN, July 15. The Government has approved the text of a Bill, establishing a new gold-note bank, in accordance with the Dawes report. Incidentally it will provide an issue of gold ten and twenty mark. coins and silver one, two, five, ten, and fifty pfennig.
BISLEY..
S. AFRICANS WIN KOLAPORE CUP."
(Reuter's Service.}
LONDON. July 15. Shooting at Bisley to-day, the South African team won the Kolapore Cup with 1,115 points, also gaining the Colonial Prize of £50.
The next in order were: Canada 1,108, Britain 1.105, Australia 101, India 1049, Guernsey 1,022, Gold Coast 993.
OLYMPIAD.
TWO AUSTRALIAN VICTORIES.
STILL SMASHING RECORDS.
(Renter's Service.).
PARIS, July 15:
The final of the 400 metres swimming (free- style) for ladies resulted in the Americans filling the first three places:
G
CONCENTRATED
Fluid
Sole Agents! ALEX RO88 à Co. (CHINA) LTD.
PRICE, $8.50 Per Month.
Edwin Clapp
SHOE
"The St. Francis"
"In "The St. Francu”, the designer has handled the trim, mart Hines of the young man's last so skilfully that even elderly men find that "they can wear it „with equal good taste and comfort.
Stocked in. Tan and Black Calt, Vic! Kid, and Patent Leather in half sizes and all fittings,
MACKINTOSH & CO., LTD. Men's Wear Spécialiste.
Alexandra Building.
Des Voeux Bend.
THE FIRST APPLICATION OF FLETCHER'S PRICKLY HEAT LOTION Instantly allays the irritation of this distressing complaint. ·
A few more applications rapidly offret a sure.
SOLD ONLY BY
THE PHARMACY,
FLETCHER & CO., LTD,
No. 26, Queen's Road Central,
Miss Morelicus (U. S. A.).... Miss Wainwright (U. S. A.)...........2 Miss Ederle (U. S. A......
..I
Tel, C. 345.
-3
Miss Molesworth (Britain).....
....4
Miss Shand (New Zealand) was last.
Time 6 min. 2 1/5 sec.
CHARLTON'S VICTORY.
The open 1500 metres swimming (free style swimming) result:
Charlton (Australia).
Arne Borg (Sweden). Beauspire (Australik)
Hatfield (Britain)....
record.
3
M
Charlton's time of 20 min. 6 3/5 sec, is a world's
'HIGH DIVING.
The final result of the high diving competition
رم
was:
Eve (Australia)
Jansen (Sweden)
Clark (Britain)
LAWN TENNIS.
At lawn tennis, in the third round, Washburn, (US A.) beat Van Lennep (Holland) by 2-6, 6-1, 16-1, 6-2.
Williams (U.S.A) beat Macenaner (Czecho- Slovakia), 6-2,4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.
Williams and Washburn, in the doubles, proved too strong lor Rohrer and Gottlieb (Czecho- Slovakia). The score was 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.
(Britain) beat Grapholm (Finland), 6-2, 6-0, 6-0; In the third round, of the singles, Kingscote Spence (South Africa) beat Woosnam (Britain), 4-6, 10-8, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Gilbert (Britain) beat Bayley. (Australia), 7-5, 9-7 6-1; Washer (Belgium) bear Hunter (America), 2-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4.
In the ladies' singles, Miss Helen Wills (America) beat Mrs. Satterthwaite (Britain), 6-1, 6-2.
In the mixed doubles,. Gilbert. and Miss. McKane (Britain) beat De Morpurgo and Signorita: Perelli (Italy), 9-7, 1-6, 7-5.
"DOPE" RUNNERS.
ITALIAN VESSEL SEIZED.
ACTION IN U. S. WATERS.
(Reuter's American Service.)
NEW YORK, July 16, Officials raided an Italian steamer from. Genoa this morning and seized 600 packages of narcotics, which it is alleged were intended to be smuggled into the country. The Customs Agents thereupon took possession of the vessel to enable a more com❤ plete search to be made. Some of the ship's officers and a number of the crew were arrested.
RUGBY.
'BRITISH TEAM VICTORIOUS,
(Reuter's Service).
CAPE TOWN, July 15. fifteen from the Cape Town and Stellenbosch The British rugby football team beat a combined Universities by 9 points to 8.
COLONY'S HEALTH.
CHEUNG, CHAU. ** fare to start camp at Lantau thin week. Wo understand that there BAD WEATHER OUTLOOK. will be 4 or 5 shacks put up for a
start and a "Meus'' ' «huck. We The return showing the number (From Our Own Correspondent.)
of notifiable diseases which occurr- wish them well and good successed in the Colony last week shows: Cheung Chuni, July 16. in their venture. Even these rough Small-pox 2 cases (2 deaths); For some weeks the "Kung mat structures arp costing adiphtheria, 4 (2 deaths), enteric Yick" hus been in dock for exten- considerable sum and it would in- fever 6 cases (1 English, 3 Chinese, sive repairs, due to broken stern deed be an ill wind that would 2 Indians) and one death; para- post, but another week should see wreck them at the beginning of typhoid 2 cases (1 English, I tuur back on the "run."
their holiday.
British Indian); cerebro-spinal The contractor has been pussing All but two of the houses are death. Two deaths from influenza, fever I death; puerperal fever, I on with the finishing touches to now occupied and the beach pre-which is not a notifiable disease,
the Hall which should be quite sents an animated scone each are also recorded.
ready for the official opening, in evening...
cluding the new seats which were There was a good attendance at
the gift of a well-known benefac- the Bunday school class and the
Mexico City, July
tor 'now' absent from the Colony.verandah room at the Jaffmy The American Ambassador, We regret that he will not be ablu House was packed at the evening Mr. Warren who was in charge to bo present next Saturday. service. We were unable to use of the British Interests in Mexico, Weather conditions are some the Hall as tho. tile floor had just says he is returning to Washington what, uncertain but we are hoping been put down and was not set. to resign, haying accomplished his for a good week-end sample. We The preacher at the special ser-roission for the resumption of Americo-Mexican, diplomatic. re- expect "them sentiments will be vice on the 20th will be. Bov.. A. Intions Reuter's American Service. opbood by the mountaineers who Baxter of Canton,
FOR YOUR SUMMER SUIT COME TO US. EXPERT. TAILORS.
SATISFACTION
2 Piece Cotton Suits
2
2.
GUARANTEED.
$6.75
Palm Beach Suits $17.95 Woollen Suits - - $29.50
LESS 10% FOR CASH.
TAI YAU CO., LTD.
224-226, Des Voeux Road C.
Tel C 2637.
COA E'S & CO.
PLYMOUTH GIN
THE PUREST GIN ON THE MARKET
THE ONLY GIN-DRUNK BY THE NAVY.
BOLE AGENTS
WALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO, LTD, 18, Queen's Road Central.
Tel. 75 Central
WHITEAWAY'S
COOL
AND
COMFORTABLE.
The
"Interwoven
TOE AND HEEL
HALF HOSE
MERCERISED LISLE, AND SILK AND LISLE, IN MANY PLEASING, SHADES. PLAIN WHITE, GREY, TAN & BLACK,
$1.00 Esir.
RIBBED SILK AND LISLE PLAIN,"
AND FANCY MARL MIXTURES $2.00 PAIR