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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Dentist
Marry Fong, Dentist.
1 Bloor, No. 24. Queen's Cantin. Tel. Contral No. 1165.
Engineers & Bhipbuilders
W B.-Balley & Co., Ltd.
Enginoor and Shipbuilder
Kowloon Bay
Now Work and Repairs
Call Flag "L
Importers & Exporters
ad
Photographers
Mes Cheung, Potsarapher
13, Ice Houso Street.
BesconsBald Arcade Branch, Developing & trinting undertaken.
Printers
"The Chias Mall," General Printera,
Publishers and bookbinders.
6, Wadham Btreet. Tal. C.21.
Ship Chandlers
Kwong Sun & Co., 58, Queen a Road
Central, Ko Chi Chung (Manager Awong King Rim (Aset.) Tel. Cen. 8188.,
Land & Estate Agents
Fun To Cho, Land & Estate - zents
Tol Central 911-1987.
18, Queen's Road Central
Modistes
Madame Flint
Bing & Co.,
# Wing Woo Street. Tei Central 11jë
Metal Marchauta & Ship Chandlers. Managing Dirac - M'E & Chin.
Crepe Rub, sole Canvas Shoes $ 7
Buckskin
11, Quara's Bond Con. Tei. Cen., 689. Repairing & Soling a Specialty
flatset Parisian models).
Optician
The Hongkong Optical Co. Phone 23.
63, Queen's Road Central
WONG SIU WOON
21 Pottinger St.
Phone 1474:
RELINQUISHING BUSINESS
MADAME LILY
Last Week of Sale
Ladies
should not
יי
lose this
opportunity of buying High Class Goods at Bargain Prices. As everything must be cleared regardless of cost,
able offer refused.
no reason-
Madame Lily is retiring from business owing to ill health.
Tel. C. 2336.
Tel. C. 2336.
Phone Gerrard 5476 Tel. "Jamaco" London.
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A. C. DISS
Late of Diss BROS. & MACKINTOSH, LTD)
HONGKONG
Co CAMPBELL LATHAM & CO.
TAILORS
59, Conduit Street,
LONDON, W1.
DISHONEST CONSTABLE.
CHINESE ARMY MEN AS WITNESSES.
JAIL WITHOUT OPTION.
Į
NARROW ESCAPE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST! FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES |
LONDON SERVICE.
Margit, Londen, Rotterdam & Hamborg Mamelles, London, Rotterdam & Farg
"EUKAEUS, 14th. Sept. "HELENUS" 6th Ort. LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
"STEAMER " "TALTHYES"
201) Aug. Genoa, Harro, Lipool & Glasgow. 23rd Aug. Marseilen, Havre, L'pool & g
PACIFIC SERVICE.
ta EOBE & YOKOHAMA).
NEW YORK SERVICE.
(via SUEZ.07 PANAMAJ
TELCER"
28th Sejst, -Boston, New York & Baltimore via Baca
PASSENGER SERVICE.
ANTENOR?
"HECTOR"
"BAKPEDON"
26th Aug. 21st Oct. 15th Nov.
* PATROCLUB" 20th Doc.
"ANTENOR"
"HECTOR"
13th Jan.
3rd Mo.
Singapura, Marseilles & London. Eing ore Marsilier, & London. Singapore, Marsells & London. Singapore, Marseille & Lan Singapore, Manftes, & Ludon, Singapore, Marseilles sondoa.
Also cargo stammer with limited passenger acconsention as specially reduced fares.
For freight and passge rate and information apply to:-
Butterfield & Swire.
Agents.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Radio Trattic with Canton is ensi'ended until further notice. Interport · Radio Talagrad u ste subject to delay of 1 hours.
Toe Radio Ece will be closed from 8 pm tɔē ar antii further notice. Messages in code must have;name of code waed included in text.
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MOTOR CAR PLUNGES INTO Mani
RAVINE.
SAVED BY TELEPHONE POST.
A motor accident which might bave been attended with serious fortunate consequences but for a circumstance occurred in Kowloon last night.
Before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry at the Central Magistracy this morning, a Wei-hai-wei constable,
A party of three Chinese searchers with eight months' service in the and Sergeant Cluck were returning local Police Force, was charged #1 & p.m. yesterday, after complet
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due Marabilles 23.d Sept. Registration 9,18 a m. Lettere 10 a.. sana Sandakan Shanghal Japan, Canada, U.8. Central
& Bonti: Americs & EUROPEA VICTORIA, B.C..-dos Victoria B.C., 14th Sept. Parcels Noon. Registre tion. 7.15 p.m. Letters 3 p m.
WEDNESDAY.
with misconduct and demanding ing duty at Chin Was, in a motor struts and Calentia (Parools Noon. Letters
car belonging to the Railway money from visitors at the Great Department. Whilst negotiating the steep slope on the Laichikok Eastern Hotel.
The witnesses were a Chinese Haid, before its junction with Taipo, Boud, the driver for some unknown bursar at the Diocesan Boys' reason dimuned his lights. Shortly School, two
one of after he lost control of the car and. army mén, whom claimed to be clerk to a the vehicle and its ocupants went Yunnanese general, and another over the bank on the left hand side. Northerner.
The evidence was that the accused demanded a sum of $40 from the four witnesses as they
The downward career of the car was fortunately checked after it had proceeded a few yards by the pre- once of a telephone wire post, become against which the car wedged. The occupants quickly were playing mah jong in a room scrambled out and reached the at the Hotel on Tuesday after-safety of the road." noon, saying that the money was
There is no doubt that, hat. for
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traits, Ceylon, India, Mauritias, E. & 8.
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11.30 Paul Leont
*Correspondence hearing vessel's name only
The P ́& O. an. “ Maondania" loft me and is dos here to-morrow st Shanghai for this port yesterday st
PASSENGERS,
ARRIVALS
STEAMER DISASTER.
RESULT OF BOILER EXPLOSION..
MANY DNATES.
(Reutar's American Sorvios.)
Newport, Anguet 19: The death rolin Mackiune is hourly growing and them are over 130 deal, where the condition of an umber of scalded is of the
gravest.
Bhole land officials have pros. (mised is stern enouiry in view of the reports that boilers had been, Irak- ing, and been"patched up.
Many passengers on dock owe | their lives to the fant that they leg overboard at the first warn- ing of a hiss from the boilers.
A few of those, in the cabins and engine rom survived to tell their experiences.
COAL CRISIS.
MINERS TO ATTEND COMMISSION.
IMPORTANT DECISION.““
(Reuter's Service.)
London, August 19.
The Delegats Conference of the Miners' Federation in Lendon, has agreed to the Excentive's view that despite the Government's refusal to accede to the Executive's-request" for the representation of miners on the Commission of Engrry, the Federation should participate in the enquiry. It has accordingly in- stricted the Executive to presenti the miners' case to the Commission.
BELGIUM'S DEBT.
A PAIR PLAY AGREEMENT."
(Reuter's Service.)
Brussels, August 19.
The Finance Minister, in an in- terview, described the Belgian and American Debt Settlement as a "fair play agreement" which Belgium would make every effort to fulfil,
The annual charge to the country would not appreciably affect the balance of the Budget, er public debt.
Washington, August 19.
Under the terms of the Belgian debt agreement it is estimated that the United States will lose about $200,000,000 by cancelling the in- terest on the post-war debt to- tals $350,000,000. Belgium wil! | ☀ pay off $1,000,000 pre-armistice debt each year (1926-27) with in- creases for the following four years until 1992. Thereafter the annual- payment will become, $2,900,000. Belgium will pay $2,840,000 of the, post-war dbt the first year, in- creasing annually until the eleventh year when the annual payment will be over $9,000,000.
RUSSIA'S NEEDS.
SEEKING SOUTH AFRICAN
WOOL.
*A £10,000,000 ORDER,
(Reuter's Service,}
Cape Town, August 19. The Ministerialist organ "Diebur- gor,
.** understands that the Russian Government hos informed Mr. Pienaar, South African Trada Com- missioner for the Continant, that Russia will be able to take annually £10,000,000 worth of fine South: African merino wool;
The Soviet Government is pra pared-to purchase £4,000,000 worth immediately, provided a half year's credit can be arranged.
Mr. Pienaar is now busy making the necessary arrangeqients.
GETTING TOGETHER.
FRENCH EINANCE MINISTER'S. DESIRE.
(Reuter's Service).
Paris, August 19.
Daily at
2.30,
5,15,
-7.15.
9.15.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1925.
UEEN
SUPER 7′′
CINEMA
Change of Programme
Tuesday-Thursday-Sunday
Sundays
at..
6 p.m.,
7.30,
9.15.
Thursday to Saturday, August 20 to 22
ATTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY
MILTON SILLO ELLIOTT DEXTER
THEODOTUE KOSLOFF
ANNA. NILSSON and PAULINE GARON
LAADKY PRIZZATS
Cecil B. DeMille's
PRODUCTION
'Adam's Rib
A Paramount Picture
No Increase in Prices!
ANOTHER BIG PICTURE
FOR
THE STAR
TO-DAY till SATURDAY
at 5.30 and 9.15 p.m.
GUY BATES
OMAR THE TENTMAKER
Nights of Glamer
Nights of Drama
Persian Love Ecstatic
The Romance of Shireen The Dreams of Omar
Thousands of Players
Eight Unparalleled Reels Mighty! Magnificent ! Gorgeous
No Increase in Prices!
'QUAKE TREMORS.
VIBRATIONS BREAK
INDICATORS..
(Reuter's Service,)
DEFEATED.
NORTH POLAR FLIGHT. "ABANDONED.
(Reuter's American' Service;}•
required to send to Macao a large he presence of the telephone post, STEAMER MOVEMENTS. number of Chinese from the Pro-the car would have gone right to
Faenza, August 19. vinces who were in a destitute the bottom of the steep precipice
with fatal results.
The Bendandi Observatory has condition in Hongkong The The Police officers and the driver threats used by the accused, after of the car trudged part of the way aheat 3 pm
registered a very violent earthquake For P. & 0. 68. "Elvilla" on Aug. M. Cailloux at a luncheon to at a distance of 6,000 miles and last he had revealed his identity by before they were picked up by a The BMB. Reprow of 1 UMMC. I. TORBE British and American presanoa, ng, four hours producing his police whistle and number seal, led to a scene and passing motor car and brought to Otadsarrived at Kobe yesterday, at J. de Combers Hi-Bandés Hati said he was going to England The vibrations broke some of the an advance base, due to
Kowloon, the visible marks of the 8.80p Jate Hobo yesterday .8 p.m. | J. G. Foot. app his arrest by another Chinese oxident being only a few bruises and iridos at shanghai to morrow at Fer 20, Yarkonda on Lng sincerely desiring to reach an agres indicators of the seismograph,
sustained by, Bergenut Clark.
MOTOR SMASH.
constable.
The accused in a statement. said that the second witness re- oruited him for the YunnatiICEE army in Canton, and he went to the Hotel to ask for a loan BE
RIOSHA COOLJE BOLTE some money was still due to him
AFTER COLLISION; before he was obliged, to come to Hongkong on the unannose be
motor car proceeding In defeated. He denied that he insight Rond yaxterday. demanded money from the other, moon ided with arche
from the
Hermarking that he had no right on and alleged to be
to demand money in the way he
did esien. If the witnesses/ow
him, adoney, His Worniny
tenced the accused to two month hard labour
MP ASR 3. C. Matooling Mr J. 4. Drake, ment on wát, 'debte, which were The Balekt “ Garoppa" loft: Bings:
***Gunturfa, Aspinal of civilisation depended on an i dubbed Angat daylights Foley, B. B. Turple, JF & Stanton Middlesbr 3 Antwerp and London left Borar, ar Hegarty, Mr0 Bingapore for this port on Aug. 16 at Mr and Ms Go By Blackmang nưòa and is due, ta nartye barn on or Alordan, Mr and Mrs R. TABS"- about Aug. 29):
pore for this port ar Aug. 15, at pm/nod Maledim, Wrand MroH. Merriman particularly important inco the
The #OL
ling between civilised We must get together erve harmony between our
for the world's goodie
ONE RESULT.
DEBT FUNDING HELPS
(Router American Sermeg.)});
Washington, August 19. Macmillan has abandoned his pro ect to fly over the Poler sen, owing to the unfeasibility of establishing
storms.
Other explorations are planned.
INDIAN FRANCHISE.
WOMEN NOW TO SET THE
Enterprise
WEAT