MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1925
*PETITION SEQUEL.
CHINESE DIPLOMATS WANT INFORMATION.
HONGKONG, CANTON & PEKING.
PRINCES TOUR
ANOTHER BUENOS AIRES BANQUET.
BONDS OF GOODWILL...
(Router's Service.)
A development, from a quarter not entirely unexpected, has taken place with regard to the petition
Buence Aires, August 30. sent Home by the mass indigna-
On the eve of the conclusion of tion meeting held last Tuesday." the Prince's "official stay here This morning's "Wah Tsz Yat most enthusiastic British. and Po" publishes the following tele-Argentine expressions of goodwill gram from its special correspon- were a feature of a banquet with klorit :--
400 guests given by the British Shanghai, August 30.
community in honour of the On August 28 the Foreign Prince last night. Relations Board (of Peking?), in connection with the petition of Hongkong residents to the British Government asking for military force to settle the "Canton affair." has decided to request the Peking Government to make representa tions ta the British Minister
thereanent.
18,000 MEN .OUT.
QUEENSLAND RAILWAY
STRIKE.
SUGAR INDUSTRY LOSS,
(Reuter's Service.)
J
THE CHINA MA
SPAMEN'S STRIKES
A DEMAND FOR OLD RATE
"MASS, MEETING: FIAT.
(Reuter's Service;)
"..
London, August 30." Southampton under the auspices
A mass meeting of seamen
decide to refuse to sign on except of the Marine Workers' Union at the old rate. The meeting de cided to form a strike committee"} and to approach other seamen. with a view to a general strike..
CAPETOWN POSITION.
Captown, August 30.
FRANCES WARS.
(Reuters Service.)
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Tangiers, August 29.3. Interviewed on board steamer on route for Paris, M. Lyauloy a reported to have statul that the re cent opentous against the Branca were more severe than was not cipated they would be owing to the presence of a large number of Bike examination of the situation after qulars, and he added that an
OBITUARIES,
CAPTAINS PAGE- "AND" MEATHRALA
The death took place at the French Hospital on Saturday evening of Captain G. H. S. Page, of the New Mathilde, a few hours after he had been taken there from his ship with a high scious practically from the time temperature. He was uncen
he passed away some few hours! of his admission to Hospital until
him of the impossibility of a general visit to the front had convinced offensive before the rainy season. later.
Paris, August 29.
Jerusalem, August 29,
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CAPTAIN MEATHRAL.
Fellow officers and members of An official statement claims that the Institute of Engineers and nothing has happened in Syria Shipbuilders, of which deceased: since the rebel attack on Damascus was a member, attended the Buenos Aires, August 29.-w Three hundred guests of the Bri-
was defeated on "the 24 inst., the funeral. Wreaths were sent from The British seamen are carry-robels retiring to Jabel. It adds maritime institutions to which he tish Chamber of Commerce at ing out dock duties but, they re- that General Sarrail, in a despatch was attached and Messrs. Yik Tai tended a luncheon in honour of fuse to take vessels to sea. the Prince of Wales. It was pre-
from Beirut: this morning, denies S.S. Co., owners of the s.s. New Meanwhile large quantities of reports of French reverses.
Mathilde. sided over by the British citrus, and maize are daily ac- minister. The Prince afterwards I cumulating. Foreign ships are delighted 3,000 British boys and loading. girls from sixty-seven schools in all parts of the Argentine by walking down their ranks and afterwards addressing them from a platform, requesting two days' holiday for them. His Highness for the remaining of the after- noon visited the ex-Service Eng- lish and American clubs and attended a Services Ball in the evening. He also was received by
DEATH FOR THEFT.
RUSSIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS SENTENCED.
(Reuter's Service.)
Moscow, August 30.
Tt is learned that the population of Damascus is excited owing to th political situation. French troo
News of the death in Shanghai are patrolling the streets and some of Captain John Menthral has public buildings are encircled with reached the Colony. Deceased barbed wire and defended by came to the China Coast in 1895 machine guns. The authorities have since when he has been in the Iarrested & mumber of lending Syrians employ of Messrs. Butterfield and in Damascus, Homs Hama, the Swire. (China Navigation Com- Drusa leide? ut Elatrash has issued (pany). He was better known in second manifesto calling on Shanghai than in Hongkong. Syrians to muite and rise putting all party and relicious feelings, aside,
members of the American colony At the end of a 48-day trial, in the evening, including the nine officials of the military Charge d'Affaires and the Mil-supply depôt were sentenced to Apart from serious incon-tary and Naval attaches, and death on a charge of misappro- THOSE WAR DEBTS,
Brisbane, August 30.
venience throughout the State, the strike of 18,000 railwaymen is having very bad effects on the sugar industry. Thousands of tons of cane are deteriorating.
ARMED GANG.
"EARLY MORNING ARRESTS
spent an hour at the Colony Club, where several songs were. sung and after which the toast of the Prince of Wales was drunk in real mint julep.-Reuter.]
priation of goods.
Thirty-three officials received varying terms of imprisonment, the maximum being ten years.
to
Puris, August 20. Police been busy this evening
(Reuter's Service.)
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
CAFE WISEMAN.
London, August 20. With reference to the misappre heusions apparently existing in re
Deliveries of Bread can now be gard to the British proposal for made in the following districts] settlement of the French debt, Benter" leams that there. Ins
daily:- always been an understanding that Kowloon.
Happy Valley. the French Government should be Condult Road. Robinson Road. granted a partial moratorium and Kennedy Road.
McDonnell Rd. should not be compelled to pay
Queen's Gardens. May Road. Twelve and a half millions annuity
Peak Road. starting from 1025 unless able to do so. It is understood that sums will be made between 9 a.m. and For the time being deliveries falling short of the annuity will be
4 p.m. made up on leter payments.
Peking, August 29.—The students CHICAGO REPRIEVE, the Peking Government colleges
have decided when the new
team begins in September, to return AT SHAMSHUIPO.
Chicago, Saturday, their studies and not continue the The sender of the mysterious tele-strike-Reuter. The haul of a gang of seven gram sigried "Robert Scots," which armed men at Capsuimun village caused Governor Small to grant a on August 21 comprised money, reprieve of one week to Russell have clothing and a number of bullocks. tt, who was condemned to be Trustrating Communists efforts to The livestock was recovered at hanged for the murder of a Chicago form processions in various parts Mataukok, whilst a part of the druggists dark, has not yet ap of the capital to demonstrate against missing clothing was also fouad, peared. Nevertheless, Russell Scott the Polish execution of Communists.
Eight men arrested
is being buoyed up with the hope One hundred and forty were natest- matshed in Shamshulp
of escaping the gallows by the dis-ed, twelve of whom are detained in taken to the Central Police who claims to have seen Robert
Povery of new witnesses, one of custody.Renter, Station this morning for investi-Seat all the druggist's clerk gation. Two revolvers were found Maurer.
Tokyo, August 20.--The Foreign in their possession.
It is thougla that the Office has selected Hioki as chief telegram signed by the condemned delegate to the Thrift Conference man's booth confessing to the with Yoshizawa, but it is not yet It is pointed out that by way of erine and preanaing immédiate sur formally announced. Odugiricompensation important benefita render to the authorities may have Mastnostike is appoitited adviser. accrue to the British Treasury been a hoax. If it ivre Scott's Tokyo, August 30-Barons Hoiki through separation of France's War life it will be the second case of and Yoshizawa have been formally Debt from her debt to the Bank of the sort, the previous one being in appointed delegates to the Tarif England in the payment provisions. 1870, when a telegram signed with Conference.-Reuter.
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were
ANTI-BOLSHEVIK,
REPORTED MOVEMENT IN SHANGHAI,
the Governor's name was sent to i
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America's: Other Debtors.
Washington, August 20. Farther reflection has satisfied Amerieun official cireles that there hus bean less writing down of the French debt to Britain than first believed. Some calculations place TO the reduction at not more than fifteen per cent.
With Italy, France, Ozecho Slovakia, Greece, Esthonia and This morning's "Kung Seung the Sheriff ordering a stay of exeen Shanghai, August 29.—The strike Latvia moving one way or another Yat Po“ publishes report to the tam. At a result the legal hour for movement is gradually spreading to to settle their debts to America, the -effect tind the Chinese musses in the execution passed, and the "hinese concerns. Following a Debt Funding Commission is trying. Shanghai are joining together to Governor was then forced to com- settlement of the strike at the Comto stir up Rumania, Yugo-Slavia and resist Communistic influences. mute the sentence to imprisonment mexcial Press the employees of Liberia, which will complete the
That the Shanghai trouble had its for life.
nother prominent printing concern | list of what are regarded in America origin in Canton intrigue is alleged.
have walked out and there is unrest as solvent nations. The Russian and Bolshevism now threatens the whole
among the employees of Wing On's Armenian debts are regarded aą of China, the sponsors are said to
and Sincere's department stores, virtually uncollectable. have declared. and concrete plans!
ind the printers of Chinese newz- are being advanced for repelling the
papas-Renter. sinister enchings.
Queen has conferred upon Professor The Hague, August 20.-The Weiss, vice-president of the Per-
"
Tokyo, August 29.-The Navg
mument Court of Justice, the there ainomices that Canton's tramp with glass of beer and sand- Housewife (having regaled Grand Cruse of Orange Nassau, and reply to the Japaneen protest wich): "Where are you going? ZIONIST CONGRESS. M. Hammerskjold, clerk of the against the shooting of their marines told you I have a carpet to beat.
Court, the Cross of Commander of the same order.-Reuter,
WEIZMANN'S SUBSTANTIAL
VICTORY.
expresses profound sympathy with. the killed and wounded, and assures
and you said you would beat it.
Tramp: "That's just what I'm that they have no hostile intentions.agoin' to do, lidy-beat it!" · Oflawn, August 20-All parties it explains that the incident was (Reuter's Service.)
are preparing for the elections cam-caused by the darkness preventing puigh. It is expected they will them distinguishing the Japanese proprietor here at once, there's a Diner (indignantly): Bring the Vienna, August 30.
take place in about two months lng, as the fortress had been order wasp in my soup!". The Zionist Congress passed a
time in consequence of Mr.ed to forbid boots passing at night, vote of confidence in Weizmann Mackenzie King's intention to dis time though no notice had been by 217 to 15, votes, after which solve parliament next week.-served on the Powers to this effect. Weizmann consented to continue Reuter..
--Reuter.
to head the organisation.
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The Congress also passed a re- solution broadening the scope of the Jewish agency by the inclu- sion of non-Zionist Jewish organ- isations all over the world in the scheme for building up Palestine.
EXCHANGE
Hongkong, 31st August, 1915.
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Credits, 4 months sight 2,5-
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Waiter: "It's no use sending for the boss, sir, 'e's deadly scared of 'em 'imself!"
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TO LET. LET-Spacious Godown at 9a, Duddell Street. Apply H. M. H. Nemazee, Prince's Building.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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at
the
on. THURSDAY,
3rd September, 1926,
commencing at 11 am.
their Sales Room, Duddell St.
Quantity of OFFICE FURNITURE, Comprising:-
Teak Show Cases with Glass and Electric Fittings, Wooden Brass Railing, Chairs, Iron Safes, Stande, Sample Cases, Desks with
Tin Boxes, Shelf, etc.,
On View on Day of Sale - Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS., "Auctioneers. Hongkong, 31st August, 1925.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., COPENHAGEN:
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