THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1925.
LAMMERT BROS.
|HIGH CLASS BOOTS, AND; BHOES'
AVOTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS,
Public Auctions
THE
HE Vadoraigned bave receired in- stractions from The Pacifio Mail Steamabip Company sell by Public Auction
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FRIDAY, 14th August, 1925.
at i am.
at Godowa No. 50 Lower, The Bongkong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd.,
Kowloon
(for account of the commersed)
Made to order ROYAL & CO.
No. 1, L'Àguilar Büroot
INTIMATIONS.
Twenty-one Packages Aeroplanes, IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
Aeroplane Purls and Machinery
HONGKONG,
now stored in Godowns Nos. 50 IN THE GOODS of MATTHEW and 51 Lower, The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co.. Ltd., Kowloon..
Terme-As Customary.
LAMMERT BROB., Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 10th August, 1925.
THE Undersigned bave received structions to sell by Fublic 'Auction FRIDAY, the 14th August, 1925.
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commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell St. A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
Including:
JOHN DENMAN STEPHENS late of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong. "Solicitor, decansed.
that the Court has, by virtue
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
of Section 68 of The Probates Ordinance, 1897, (No: 2 of 1897), made an order limiting the time for sending in Claims to or against the above Estate to the 31st day of August, 1925.
Creditors and Claimants are hereby required to send their Claims to the undersigned by the above date.
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Dated this 6th day of August,
DEACONS, 'Proctors for the Official Trustee,
Valuable Asiatics, Hongkong, 1925. China, "China" Broken Crown, etc., etc.
Catalogues will be issued.
On View from Thursday, the
13th August, 1925.
Tertos :-Cash on delivery.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
SHOTS AT CROWD.
TIENTSIN POLICE FORCED TO FIRE.
PEKING STRIKE..
PROTECTION FOR MARKET VISITORS.
MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED,
7 a.m. to Ba.m
(Reuter's Service.)
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
LOST.
wire-haired terrier
Tientsin, August 12.
TELEPHONE WIRES CUT.
(Reuter's Service.)
Peking, August 12. The Chinese police and military Three telephone wires leading compelled to fire from the British Legation were
An attempt" was made last night to kidnap Mr. Palairet's groom, who, however, escaped and returned to the Legation.
L. Puppy, last seen near entrance yesterday were compere, wound-found cut this morning.
Kennedy Road, Tuesday evening. Reward. Walker, Hongkong Banking eight, mostly in the lega
POUND.
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Later: Many were killed and wounded and three hundred arrested to-day when Chinese guards were com- FOUND-A Liver and White pelled to fire on a very large
Spolted Pointer
the crowd on the scene of yesterday's Government Civil Hospital. Ifahooting. No details are at pre- not claimed within three days sent available. will be sold. Apply Box 856, c/o "China Mail."
near
FOR SALE. FOR SALE-One "Buick" 7 Seater Motor Car. 1925 Model, Practically new. Perfect con- dition Price $2,500.
(Reuter's Service.)
Police action was prevented the holding of a demonstration which the strikers planned this after- noon. This is apparently a result of Mr. Palairet's representations to the Chief Executive, Tuan Chi- jai,' It is understood that a police escort will be provided in future for loyal employees pro- ceeding to the market.
TARIFF TREATY
Tientsin, August, 12. The "Peking and. Tientsin
exched in the strike of the mill- Times" reports that it is was be- lieved that a "settlement had been
workers, and the police were. accordingly withdrawn. How- Owner ever, trouble broke out again JAPAN "CONVERSES" WITH ving Colony. For demonstra-yesterday, following the efforts of tion. Apply Box No. 658, c/o agitators from the native city, "China Mail,”
DOLLAR ACADEMY
merce,
who were sent to the mills and the Russian Bund to endeavour to cause a strike among the workers of the British-American Tobacco Company.
DOLLAR, SCOTLAND.
Some of the millworkers were PREPARATION for Universities,
Army, Public Services, Comery reluctant to strike but were intimidated by strikers armed Од list of Schools
Strong nominating for Sandhurst. Con- with sticks and stones. ingent of Junior Division O.T.C. police guards were sent to the Mild climate and healthful mills, and were later reinforced surroundings, specially suitable for by a hundred Fengtien soldiers. colonial boys and boys from urban
All the afternoon the strikers processions, making areas. Preparatory School adjacent. formed
Prospectus and full particulars threats. Shortly after six o'clock may be obtained on application to the temper of the crowds became the School Secretary, or at the uglier and stones were thrown at the police. Attempts were made to rush the mills, culminating in an attempt to rush the police and military cortion at the mill outside the Belgian Concession. The guards then fired, wounding eight. A Foreign eye-witness states that about two hundred shots were fired into the crowd which dispersed immediately. The situation is at present quiet.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Office of this paper.
An INTERIM DIVIDEND of
at their Sales Room, Duddell St. fifty cents per share has been
A Fine Assortment of
BELGIAN CUT GLASS,
And a Quantity of SILVER AND OLD BRONZE WARE.
Comprising:-
Cut Glass Spirit Bottles, Bowls, Scent Bottles, Trays, Powder Boxes, Vases Candle Sticks, Liqueur Sets, Celery Vases, Half Crystal Table Set 1114 Pieces), etc., etc.
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Silver Trays, Toilet Sets, Scent Bottles, Tea Pots, Photo Frames, | Cake Basket, Liqueur Set. Vases, Dishes, etc., etc.
Bronze Figures, Bowls, Vases, etc.,
also
Wardrobe and Cabin Trunks.
and
One Telescope.
Headmaster, HUGH F. MARTIN,
B.A. (Oxon.)
NOTICE.
declared and will be payable ON AND AFTER WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH AUGUST, 1925, when Dividend Warrants may be WE have investors interested in obtained upon application at the sound shares at favourable rates. offices of the Company.
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ARE GYMNASTICS GOOD
FOR GIRLS7. Interview With a Loncion Instructress.
RIFF WAR.
NEW FRENCH OFFENSIVE DETAILS.
(Reuter's Service.)
AMERICA.
ACTIONS SUSPECTED?
(Reuter's Service.)
Tokyo, August 12. The Foreign Office states that it is holding conversations with America concerning the scope of the tariff conference.
Japan is desirous of confining the agenda within. the limits agreed at the Washington Confer- ence but it is understood that America will consider enlarging the scope and suggesting the granting of tariff autonomy to
The China.
Foreign Office spokesman emphasises that Japan is unable to initiate a policy as all the Powers are suspicious of Japan's action toward China,
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CHINESE TO ACT.
(Reuter's Service.)
Peking. August 12.
In a Note dated August 10 the American Minister formally noti- fied the Waichiaopu of the rati fications of the Washington Nine
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Power Treaty deposited on August FIGHTING PIRATES, when they had to learn their job
5 in the manner prescribed.
It now rests with the Chinese Paris, August 12. Government to fix the date and "Le Journal's" Madrid corres- place for the meeting of the pondent learns. that landing special customs conference, add- operations at Alhucemas willing that the American Govern- begin as soon as the French ment will be glad to use its, good offensive is launched,
officea in regard to any incidental arrangements.
"L'Echo de Paris," detailing the reorganisation of the Moroc- can front, says that reserves in After the death of her husband, who
two divisions are concentrating was killed in the war, Mrs. Pasenger, behind the line between Fez and finale Road, London, became a Taza. The whole French force is Interviewed by London journalist new, quickfiring rifles. Marshal reacher
of gymnastics to young ladies. strongly equipped, notably, with recently, Mrs. Fassenger expressed no doubts to the value of indicions Petain returns to Morocco to
mnastic a her experience that there
training t
tinaugurate new measures. ato girls but gave it when strenuous physical exercises had Abd el Krim is organising his A message from Fez says that best be ret suide, and other defence along the entire front these can be stoly adopted to build do the system before and preparing strong lines of
and profitably resumed As it stances the quoted the trenches before Sheahuan, canes of her daughter and of a girl pupil
time
1
GOOD START.
ROUND EUROPE IN THREE DAYS.
(Reuter's Service.)
SEA-TALES OF A BRITISH-
ADMIRAL.
as best they could for lack of teachers and when they had to fight their battles unaided "
Ultimately Sir Edward got to his uncle's ship, the Calcutta, on active service in the China Seas
Admiral Sir Edward Seymour had sonje exciting and surprising He is proud of the record of that: reminiscences to narrate to an ship, for of its midshipmen 17. "Evening News" representative, became captains in the R. N. and 8 when interviewed on his 85th became admirals, “and I doubt birthday. He commenced with a whether any other ship can show tale about pirates.
that record," said Sir Edward.
"We were off the coast of Sir Edward went through the Africa when we heard that a Crimea War from beginning to British ship had been captured, end in the Encounter. So off we went in search. i. "Sebastopol fell in '54. On "At last we located them in October 17, 1890, I was again in their stronghold ashore, up the the town. Congo. They were about as pretty Paris, August 12...
"On that day the Russians held a lot of cut-throats as you could a great fete in honour of the by the engineer, M. Carol, left Villa
Captain Arrachart accompanied wish to see. As
Sebastopol defenders, and, bear- "They outnumbered us, too, but ing that I was there they invited Coublay at 4.50 on the morning we decided to attack.
me, as having been an enemy, to of the 10th to attempt to circum My daughter, Irone," said Mrs.
"Warm work it was while it the great dinner for the Russian Passenger, "was very delicate from birth.
navigate Europe in three days lasted, for they were armed with survivors, and there was toasted Few expected her to live, she seemed so
He reached Belgrade at 12.45 in rifles, but we harried them out at with the Emperor of all the frail. As time went on she
Paris, August 12, im did not
the afternoon, Constantinople at last, and I took one of the chiefs Russians and with Queen Victoria The papers state that France six on the evening of the 10th.a villainous-looking customer- prove, but grew into a feeble, pale-faced
hild, weak and nervour the wand Spain cannot anewer the Moscow at nine on the evening of to Ascension Island, where he
"It was strange experience. Anicky with ber food, and after communication made to General the 11th and telegraphed to the served a long term of imprison- efused things I had got pecially for her. Year after year Irene went on like Primo de Rivera by the Riman Under Secretary for Air that they ment. this, and, st 16 she was scaemic, pale emissary. Morocco's political were warmly received in Moscow.
(Havas Agency.)
al agreement and it is impossible te take up a discussion on the in- dependence of the Riff
status was settled by internation-
and nerd baving been killed in the war. I had to find Irene om
occupation, and she obtained position where her duties were very Hgbt, but even this proved too much for her and Le Matin" says Lhat Abd al she had to give up her work. She grew Krim's message can only be inter-. worse than ever, her nervoreno preted as voluntary ignorance of incresand, and she'suffered "from -
seváre headaches
the Franco-Spanish propositions. consulted Ca doctor, and he eave me to understand that the only Irene was für ber to undergo special operation, but I did not like the idea
thing that could give
that
"Among my gymmaatio papila aç time was one who had become in white. sad susscala - very much like Irmoskar she could not critique. About three. months", "later"" "however, the to bar gymamatis alam, a fine
that
TUNG SANG give ill of life wad vigour
TAILOR
114 Pool
11. learned that who) hátt benn ao Gwonderfully recuperated by "no other. treatment than› Dg. Willazen Bänkäysilla. decided to try 16 pills for Irene.
Before
L'Echo de Paria" announcés- that Marshal Petain will soon re- turn to Morocco to approve finally the new organization on the front
DIAMOND SALES.
TO CONTROL WORLD'S
OUTPUT:
An
SHANGHAI COOLIES.
(Reuter's Service.)
Shanghai, August 12, coolies have struck again after The majority of the wharf one day's resumption.
(Reuter's Service.)
STOP
:
"Most of the others escaped, but We broke up the gang (and a bullet broke my leg), and that was the main point."
-Star Comedian, to Veteran Clergy mari:What! 97-y chu ch withou dike ging the bill? Geo whiz in new they wouldn't stand it 27 nights,.
It was in 1852, when he was only a boy of just over 12, that Tom Noddy "That Wottle Sir Edward joined a sailing ship girl's looking as old as 'hër of the line at Spithead
Self-Help.
mother,"
Mrs. Wottle: "Did I bear my name mentioned ?" when midshipmen had to go before saying that you look as young as "Those were the good old days Tom Noddy Yes, I was just the mast with not too much to eat your daughter...
ofing
CARBO LASTIC
Serat Jonuid Asbes
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(uly 17, 1925