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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Dentist
Harry Fong, Dendist.
te door, No. 74, Queen's Pod Cantral, Tal Central No. 1960.
Eggineers & Shipbuilders W B. Bailey & Co., Ltd.
Engineer and Shipbuilder
Kowloon Bay
New Work and Repairs
Call Flag "L'
Importers & Exporters
Kwong Sun & Co., 19, Queen Road
Photographers
Mee Cheung, Petographer 13, Ice House Street,
BenenasBold Arcade Branch, Developing & Printing, andartakon
Printers
"The Chila Mall.' General Printers
Publishers and Bookbinders.
Wyndham Street. Tel Cis2.
Ship Chandlers
Bing & Co.,
Central, Ko Chi Chung (Manager), Long King Bios (Asst.) Tel Cen. $189.....
Land & Estate Agents
Pan Ylar Cho, Land & Estate events
Tal Central 11-1987.
, Quesa's Road Central
Modistes
Madame Flint
Bs Wine Wee Street. Tel Central (1)► Mital Merchants & Ship Chandiore, Managing Direct Mr. H. 6. Obin.
Crepe Rub, sole Canvas Shoes $7 Buckskin $11
THE CHINA MAIL
WHO'S WHO.
LATEST CHINA COAST
CHANGES.
Captain N. Penson, of the Luchow, is on leave.
Mr. B. H. Fairley, chief officer, Luchow, has gone acting master, same ship.
Mr. S. C. Smith, chief officer, Newchwang, has.
gone chief officer, Luchow.
Mr. A. Oliver, chief officer, Ichang. has gone chief officer, Newchwang
Mr. J. N. Beach, second officer, Szecheun, has gone acting chief officer, Ichang.
Mr. E. G. Thomas, from re- serve, has gone second officer, Szecheun.
Mr. R. E. Evans, from reserve, has gone sup'y second officer, Tatung.
THE
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES
Mr. H. T. Sawyer, from re- serve, has gone sup'y second LONDON SERVICE.
officer, Shuntien.
11, Queen's Road Can, Fai, Cen. 188, Repairing & Soling a Specialty.
stent Parlalan models).
WONG SID WOON
Mr. J. M. Hall, second officer, 2: Pottinger St. Phone 1474 Tungchow, has gone acting chief
office, Hunan,
Optician
The Hongkong Optical Co. Phone 1232.
BS, Queen's Road Central.
PUN
YIOK
СНО. AGENTS.
LAND & ESTATE
Telephone Central No. 911-1987, $5, Queen's Road Central.
CHINESE CUSTOMS.
DISCUSSION AT TARIFF CONFERENCE?
AMERICA'S ATTITUDE.
(Reuter's American Service.)
Washington August 12. Apropos of the statements from Tokyo that the United States has suggested the inclusion of the Chinese Customs autonomy in the agenda of the Tariff Con- ference, the "Associated Press" learns that exchanges of views are going on between Tokyo, Washington, London and Paris, in which the information is com municated that the Custom's Autonomy might be considered at the Tariff Conference, but this is not officially put forward in any quarter, it being simply com- municated that Chinese them- selves suggested it
RUSSIAN PRINCE,
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
STORY.
NOBBED OF HIS ESTATES.
Subject to a suspension of two years, Mr. Registrar Hope, at the: London Bankruptcy Court granted
discharge to Andrew Bomanoff, Prince of Russia, known as Prince Andrew of Russia, and described as a club proprietor, of Hanover Gate, Regent's Park, London.
The Cilicial Receiver reported that the liabilities were 13.061. and that 41 hud been recovered in respect of assets.
The Price left Russia in 1919,
Mr. A. C. Newton, second officer, Fooshing, has resigned.
Mr. R. J. Allinson, from re- serve, has gone third engineer, Tatung.
Mr. 3. Turner, third engineer, Sinking, has resigned.
Mr. F. Allan, acting second engineer, Shuntien, has gone sup'y third engineer, same ship."
Mr. O. Honnor, from reserve, has gone sup'y third engineer, Shuntien....
Mr. A. Blair, second engineer, Tatung, has gone second engineer, Shuntien.
Mr. T. Wilkinson, sup'y second officer, Kutwo, has gone sup'y second offeer, Tingwo.
Mr. N. Richardson, sup'y., second officer, Waishing, has gone sup'y second officer, Kingsing.
Mr. C. E. Compton, sup'y third | engineer, Suiwo, has gone sup'y third engineer, Tingwo.
Mr. J. G. Marray, third en- gineer, Kwongsang, has third engineer, Kingsing.
gone
3. W. F. Muat, second en- gineer, Loongwo, has resigned.
"Shipping and Engineering"
(Shanghai.)
and until March, 1922, he resided CHEUNG CHAU NOTES in Fraver. All his family estates were taken by the Bolshevista, Bad until August, 1922. be was de- pendent on an allowance from his inther:
In the previous March he came to England, and in June, 1923, he Washington adopts the positioned to purchase the lease of that the Conference should meet North Villa, Regent's Park, which without a definite agenda, further he later opened the Regent's Park Country Chub. The club was than that mentioned in the Treaty, and if a Customs Auto-afterwards converted into a limited nomy is proposed, the American company. of which the Prince be attitude is understood to be one of cam managing director at a salary of £1,200 per annum, plus at en- willingness to consider it with a reservation of the American deci tertaiment allowance of £600 per
Good progress has been made with the new shops on the bund and the 3-storey shop near the market. The walls of the new quarters for the married police are now above the tops of the er windows, and a start has been made on the porch of Mr. Rodine's house.
There has been a moving round among some of the inmates of houses to pack in more tightly and leave room for expected visitors.
Dr. and Mrs. Saunders who have
sion until after the discussion has annum free accommodation, with been staying at No. 7 expect to
been held.
NAVAL TOUR.
AMERICANS.CREATE GOOD IMPRESSION.
ABSENCE OF "SWAGGER."
(Reuter's Service.)
board and residence up to £120 a month.
His wife was also to receive a Hlary of £5,300 a year.
leave in a few days for América.
A change has just been made in the staff of the Police Station, the in-former officer's place having been
taken by Lan-Sergt. Winslade,
He attributed his failure and solvency to the loss of £12,189 in consequence of the failure of the failure of the club and to loss in a motor agency in which he was interested.
Magistrate; "If I let you off this time will you go straight?"
Accused: "I can't promise you. My ambition is to enter politics."
Doctor: "Worried over money matters eh? Have you been to a doctor?"
Patient: "No, I lost it at the
races."
Wellington, August 12, Celebrations in honour of the American naval visitors continue. To-day's feature was the march: through the city of 2,000 officers and men which was watched with great interest by dense crowds.
The Governor-General and Admiral Coontz took the salute on the steps of Parliament Buildings, where the Premier, members of the Cabinet, and other dis-swim tinguished people were also pre- sent
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The 'Americans created a good impression, chiefly owing to the absence of "swagger."
Admiral Coontz and his officers
Volunteer duties for the present! have been cut down.
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Agents.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Radio Traffic with Canton is sus; ended until further notice, Interport Radio Telegrams are subject to delay of 2 hours. Mze é Andio £ffice wül be olssed from 8 pm. to. 8 .. until farther notice. Messages in code must havesnane of code veed included in text,
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CONTENTS
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Domestic Occurrences
Indian in Gutter
12
Leading Articles
14 Fatal Braze
12
Reclamation Work
12
B.
New Police Station
12
5.
Stabbing Affray
18
Coming Here...
.13
After 25 Days
.13-
Dull Week End
13
Student's Offence
.18
Flotsam... Our Volunteers.
.18
Foochow's Support. Bled To Death Canton-Beware f Valley Flood Local Baseball China's Task.. Capt. Neville.. Law and Justice Disloyal Students "Paddy's Market". Street Lectures Flood Sequel Serious. Charge
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Gone Home.... "Thirteen Guns" Naval Yard Workers
Local Wedding
Fuse in Tram'
Hongkong Police: Indian's Death Company Meeting Armed Burglar: Water Supply Welcome Back i "Bargin In"
Seven Years Correspondence
Coal and Petroleum
.14
Where They Are.
Death Inquiry
Strike New
.10
Hongkong a Next Governor.18
Canton Rulers
.10.
Street Scenes
19
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Au Revoir ON
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Shameen Affair (24
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River Pirates
.10
Sentence of Death
HM.S., Hertnes
.10
Po Hing Fong Far East Meet More Idlers Peking Strike Going South Gazette
Local Trade
$5,200. Fine
Fell-Overboard
Colony's Health
Stálen Firewind Tientsin Trouble Hankow's Safety $400 Fine G Sir R. Ho Tung
RELINQUISHING BUSINESS
MADAME LILY
Last Week of Sale
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