MONDAY, MAY 24, 1926,
CANTON'S BOYCOTT.
LOSSES SUSTAINED BY CHINESE..
MR. & M. DODWELL'S VIEWS.
Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell Vice- Chairman of the China Associa-
LADY BLAKE
REFERENCE, TO DEATH "AT HOME
''
LAID TO REST IN CORK.
The older residents of Hong- kong, says the "China "Express
BANGKOK CHOLERA.
"STARTING, INCREASE" IN CHOLERA.
EDUCATION BY CINEMA,
Bangkok, May 18. There has been a startling in
THE CHINA
MAIL.
AMUSEMENTS.
EXPELLED PRIESTS.
STORIES OF MEXICO TERROR.
New York. The first of the priests of the Roman Catholic Church to reach America after being expelled from Mexico by the
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NOTICES
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY, LTD.
THE FORTY-FIFTH ORDINARY
OF CANTON, LTD,"
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Company will be held at the Offices. that the FIFTY-THIRD of the General Managers, Mesaru.
THE WEEK'S PROGRAMMES AT QUEEN'S AND STAR. The Hongkong Amusements, No
*
TGENERAL MEETING of the
tion in London; and for many and Telegraph') will regret to crease in the number of cholera (Calles government arrived in Ltd, are providing programmes ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING Jardino, Mathoson & Co., Ltd. years a resident of Hongkong, learn that Lady Blike, widow of cuses in Bangkok. as shown by New York on the Royal Spanish of much variety this week. In of the Socfely will be held at the Pudder Street, Hongkong, en
where he sat for a time is a mem-Sir Henry Arthur Blake, bor of the Legislative Council, C.C.M.G., died at her residence contributes a well-written article Myrtle Grove, Youghal. Co. Cork, by the effects of the Cantón boy-Jon April 18. cott on trade of Hongkong in 1925 The eldest daughter and co-heir to the "Times Trade unit Engine at the late Ralph Bernal-Osborne, I sering Supplement, from which MP, and sister of the Duchess of we take the following extract:St. Albans, Lady Blake married The export of goods from South Sir Henry Blake my his second Ching, formerly shipped so econo-wife in 1874, when he was a micalty from longkong is now resident. magistrate in Ireland. continued by devious routes and she went with him to Bahamas by means of various subterfuges, in 1884, he having been appointed will of which tend to increase the Governor of that Colony. Luter handling charges and risk of the accompanied her husband to damage. Sikee the boycott, silk is Newfoundland, Jamaica Funch shipped in native craft. from Hongkong. In the lust-named Hongkong to Whampoa, where, Colony he was Governor from after paying the illicit taxes in 1897 to 1903, and there Lady posal by the Strike Committee, it Blake found much to interest her is often loaded lato old and un-in the local flora and fauna which suitable tranp stummers of small she made a special hobby.. tonnage, carried to ports such as Sir Henry went to Ceylon as Shunghal or Keelung, and again Governor in 1968, and relising in transhipped to the ocean steamer 1907 went with Lady Blake to bound for Europe or America. InMyrtle Grove: Youghal, Co. Cork. the effort to ostracise Hongkong, which they made their home and other export goeds are handled in in the grounds of which Sir Henry a simili manner, and numerous Blake was inferred some yeare claims are invariably received, due age. Latiy Blake has now been $3. faulty and necessary laid beside him. bandling.
The following import and ex- port figures for a few articles normally handled in Hongkong show to what extent the boycott affected the Colony's tranke daringe the thivel quarter of the year 1025:
the
Popul
Sept. 1992 5.
dvdy Con
Sep Men
Chinese Weddin
(gasbas MoRa
* Gülfü
Bish and Fishery Prueba.... Fund, Phannel Wox-1 and Union...
Fuel,
Weltons. Pho
Printed wad Striped Wook Jent
Franut GE Rieu #Krakteni).
Rier Whir SIEK. "Piven,
Stega Shin
and
Tweeds Wor Te Union Rothe... Here
185,769 05.192 DOUG BE01,950
GENERAL LUARD.
,INSPECTS VOLUNTEERS IN. SHANGBAD
the report of the Acting Medical Officer of Health for the week ended May 8 There were notit fed: 266 cases, and 145 deaths, This is a big jump over the figures of the previous week, when there were 343 cases and 88 doaths, The following are the figures for the last six..weeks:
Cases Deaths. 91 54
Apri
10
102
61
17
92
24
107
...69
May 1
143 256
67-
88 145
In the registration area of were Bangkok 5,538 persons inoculated against cholera by the Division of the Medical Officer of Health during the week ended May 1, and 1.508 persons during the week ending May 8,
go
1.
Offfee, Union Building, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 28th MAY 193b, at 11 delock am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements
Mall liner Leon I." They were addition to some excellent pic Hand penniless, homeless and without bures, there is the welcome return plans. All they were certain off the "Quamts," was that they would never Then at the Star Theatre there will be the Manila All-Star back to Mexico.
"Vodavil Company.
A of Account to 31st. Decombor, 1925, Yesterday at the Queen's theant of declaring Dividends, etc.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the principal picture was a Metro pro- duction, "Jazzmania, starring Society will bo CLOSED: from. Mae Murray in the role of Queen May 12th to May 28th both days
iron, an enthusiast of jazz and inclusive. the ruler of a "Balkan" kingdom passes satisfactorily which through the usual revolution: The picture will be screened again at all performances to-day.
They told a tale of horror and fright story that had about it the favour of medieval history. Ten priests, one Carmelite nun and four Marist brothers were in the group that landed here, and back of the fight of each there was an episode of Inquisitional terror. They left Mexico just eight days ago when the govern- ment ordered the expulsion with out trial or delay of every foreign priest in the land Those who came in on the "Leon III" were French and Spanish; some of them had been in Mexico for a ong as thirty-five years.
.
From to-morrow evening until Friday evening, the Quaints will appear at 9.15 p.m. On the Hrst two nights they will present "No! No! Nanette and on Thurs day evening a vaudeville pro- Friday night's pro- gramme.
gramme, which will be the fare well performance in Hongkong. has not yet been decided. Book
"The ing is at Moutrie's Quaints" leave for the Straite and India on Saturday.
By Order of the Board,
FAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hongkong, May 3, 1026.
BRITISH TRADERS INSUR ANCE COMPANY LTD.
the SIXTIETH
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the
at 12 noon for the purpose of "ro THURSDAY, the 10th June, 1928, solving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing
Directors and Auditors..
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the, Company will be CLOSED from the rd to 24th June, 1926, both days
Hnclusive.
By Order of the Board.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers.. Hongkong, 20th May, 1926.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-
CHINE beg to inform all
Please apply to the Cashier.. Hongkong, 21st April, 1926.
WHY LOOK OLD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
| interested in safe deposit, that they Father Epldeforo Martinez, from a Vincentian seminury. at
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN have actually in their new build- ORing, 5, Queen's Road, safe deposit Outbreak Amongst Students. Merida, Yucatan, as spokesman Within the last week three for the group, told how the Mexi-
DINARY YEARLY MEETING of boxes at the yearly rate of $8.- for the Company will be held at its the small size and 12- for the cases of cholera have broken cutan police had descended on the the boarders of the homes of the priests to arrest and
Head Office, Union Building, Hong-large size. kong, on FRIDAY, 281Ḥ MAY, 1025, among Assümption College. Two of deport them.
At the 2.30, 5.15 and 7.15 per- nt 11.15 am, for the purpose of "They did not give a time" to
heformances to-morrow and Wed-receiving the Report. of the Direc these proved fatal and one boy is on the way to recovery at the take even our breviaries,' temporary ward in the Palace of said. "We could get together nomesday, the big picture will be tors and the Statements of Account money.The Siren of Seville" with to B1st December, 1926, and of HRH Prince Jainad: As soon clothes. We have no
as they Priscilla Dean in the principal declaring Dividends, etc. As the first case was discovered They made us come
rôle.. on Friday last, the Director of the found us."
From Thursday to Saturday, College informed the medical But the teachings of the rali-
abhorities and after a thoroughgious foreigners in Mexico have the "Red Lay," starring Ramon inspection of the premises it was not been stopped by the action of Novarro and Enid Bennett, will pronounced that "the latrines, the police, he said In darkhe treened at the earlier show cool-house and other buildings cellars, that show no light to the first two days and at w were in a very sanitary condition. eyes outside, masses are being performances on Saturdays. The The "North China Daily Newry precaution was taken, and offered. The obvious ceremoniesRetLily" is a story of the under
practically all the students, num-have been discontinued but be wordoll Paris.
the bering over a thousand have hint locked doors, where
police least suspect it, priests who! Teen inoculated against
have been marked for expulsion Eisense.
Regarding day scholars, there are continuing their work. have been two cases, both of
Father Martinez hint no idea which proved fatal
of the number of clerics affected Never in the history of the by the Mexican order. All he institution has there been an knew was that from all sections epidemic of cholera amongst the of the country same Hule groups It is gratifying to note of two and three men and larger that there have been no cases re-groups of women from nunneries
INTEREST IN PERSONNEL.
Fat Tuesday Beat reports
The fact thus Major-General Lhand has been indisposed over the week-end has had the effect of 120,800 9,700 curtailing the amount of work he intended to do churing his visit of fuspection here. As ir result he saw only two of the infantry units at work yesterday, these being 5.569" Co. under Captain Mann-and 50678 the Shanghai Scottish, under
296ām 1944, 506/ 5/1,000 - HEX,565
2202
176.830
X-
i students.
the
STAR THEATRE.
Company will be CLOSED from YOUNG AT 50- May 12th to May 28th both days inclusive..
By Order of the Board PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hongkong, May 3, 1926.
•
AND KEEP YOUNG.
Dr. Logardis New Life Tablets:
"A FOE TO OLD ASD ||'Imparts to the: Old and Middle-aged Youthfulness, Energy and Fitness, ||retards mental and physical decay,
bhus promoting · longevity.
Pre-
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
serves the arteries and tissues. Sufferers from Deafness with, its TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN many distressing accompanying ail NC
that the FIFTY-SEVENTH ments, as hend noises derive almost ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of immediate benefit. Colm refreshing They are the Company will be held at its sleep is assuredt Gloom, Depres wriving on the "Empress of Head Offee, Union Building, Hong-sion and Nervousness are banished
COMPANY, LTD..
At the "Star" Theatre. Kow-THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE coi, to-day a cowboy drama. "Tiger Thompson," featuring harry Carey is the principal at-
action.
Tomorrow and Wednesday the Manila All-Star "Vodavil" Com pany appear at both the 5.30 and 9.15 performances.
great reputation in the Philip a 11.20 am, for the purpose of giving Tablets. nine. It includes, Miss Vitang receiving the Report of the Dirée Esechar, who is described as the tors' and the Statements of Account Goddess of Jazz: Miss. Talin to 31st December, 1925, and of Morales, Grace Darling," a Chin-claring Dividends, etr. ese Impersonator, Charito, a
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Saneer, und Dick and Raymond Company will be CLOSED from humorists.
May 12th to May 28th both days: lne husive..
QUARTERED WITH PIGS, "My own experience is typical" he said. "I was eating dinner at my semtuary when the police call Fed I was dressed in non-cenital clothes because in Mexico we are not allowed to wear our uniforms on the
street. They told
In addition to the variety per-. arrest.ormance to-morrow and Wednes
ay, the Marshal Neilan pro Tretion, "The Eternal Three.". will be shown at each perform-
་་
By Order of the Board,' PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hongkong, May 3, 1928.
Wrinkles, hard. lines and blemishes disappear. The skin becomes clear, tight, and elastic, and the Complexion bright and smooth. Think of the bless Fings of perfect health. the posses sion of few; the Jay of a "clear Youthful appearance and tingling blood, of lustrous hair, bright year und Health. tinted checks--tho beauty of radiant life and tha realisation that Time has been put back Ten Years to the envy and admiration of your friends, and the " unbounded satisfaction of yourself. Can you allow a golden opportunity ke this to pussy. Remember there are no arduous rules to follow, no restriction in diet, nor are there
Beather (Sole)... 1600 21,047 || Expin Wood. To start with ported during the last two days, to be placed upon the first ava-Russia." The Company has wonkong, on FRIDAY, 28th MAY, 1926, under the influence of these Life-
there was company drill, and done may assume that with the able ship. ther General ward cakedi
great care taken there is no fear upon company commanders to of the disease spreading amongst 1206PM 124571 nuiceuvre their units in extended 1020625 17.544 order. In every respect the come students of the College. 561-169 197,467panies concerned gave a good 1477,686 4103,147 || account, of themselves, and Gen- gral Luard laid emphasis on the 29.40 11478163 || fot, that frem columnus of route tawy.#256.260° BU6.00 hey were able to shake themselves vy quickly out into artillery
afmation and then work in 49,549, BR2,568 ↑ Bencied order. 2541,600 147,869- · General Luard took the greatest 4,396 101.274 interest in the personnel of the Yarn entbon), 111,941 659,714 units. He probably questioned 50 July Julpy Bo per cent. of the members as to bis parte
Sepis
their service, and showed the 1924,
teenest interest in the length of Chinese Meli
time they had been in the Volune rinea
125.26 268.210 tears. During his tour of inspeg- On Saturday nigher the health Wigween 299.986. S1682.tion he was accompanied by the boat unit gives a public cinema Cottons, {{}yee {k
Commandant Major Maerendy.how which is eduensional inter Phin Pirecravkers... Fish and Fishery Phoxhurts.... Mirage soundbar 130's, 1W head.
Fruits. Bried
Leather Soley.
Minis tether than
Fe1-1778
Peanas Oh
ZMAGO
499,844 1322
75,810 1-46,400-
BEL329 18012333.
Repl
1936.
7622338stom.
Officials Campaign.. The present cholera epidemic in the city has made it advisable to mobilise all available forces for
suppression. Two units of the me I was under Sanitary Campaign Division bave Their pistokk showed they been detailed to Bangkok. One of meant what they said. these, known as the health boat. Diving memo line to solleet any arrived several days ago, and has of my belongings, they took me been operating among the river first to the jail and then on population. Its officials are mak-al, where 1, with severat ing a house to house inspection, others, was quartered with pigs. and wherever necessary, urging "That ship was on its way to the inmates to correct insanitary Payana, and for one day I rode conditions and practices.
with the swine until the captain board and heard, we were on moved us to the first-class quart
AMA,
From Thursday to Saturday, Carl Laemmic presents House PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY Peters in "Combat" a picture, de-
LIMITED. rihert as more thrilling than
DANCING DISPLAY.
The Storm." and more powerfulTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN any effects after. On the con han "Tornado."
that the ANNUAL OR-trary it gives the entire system-a DINARY GENERAL MEETING of feeling of exaltation with increased - Shareholders of the above Company mental and bodily vlgour."" Why
the Hongkong not lock and feel. 30 at 50? will be held at
Do Hotel, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 28th net delay, commence the treatment. May, 1926, at 11 am for the purat onec. You will never regret the Directors together with a Statement culable benefit. The price of these post of receiving the report of the slight cost incurred for such incal- of Accounts for the your ended Marvellous Tablets including: Muil idth April 1926.
Chargos la 127, per Bottle, dispatche Tho TRANSFER BOOKS of the led in plain wrapper on receipt of
A lapte display by the pupily of Miss Violet Capell, of Kowloon, will be given at the City Hall on Saturday right, June 5, ut
clock, and in the afternoon at 5.35 o'clock on June 9.
It may be mentioned' that the
63.845 Major Stewart and Lieut. John-eharister. Moreover, anti-chotera Some of the men had more inoculations... are administered difficult times. One young priest Following the inspection Gen-free at the dispensary of the was marched along the street with 119,231 eral Laard presented the prizes health boat. Unit No. 1, located fourteen gans aimed at him a 152,540 won at the last company musketry at Cholburi hus been ordered th the while. The crowd of men and
301008 meeting to the Shanghas Scottish. Bangkok, and is expected to
women lining the road to the jail 05.780 At the close of this function arrive within the next few days: heated and booed, but the police
Captain Wood called for three
"Public instruction concerning beat them with clubs, frightened display which Miss Capell is gly Company will be CLOSED from amount. 62.124 theers for the General, and in re the prevention of cholera said ham with rifles and then turned 84,489sponse General Lourd said that it Kaur Parivat, Director of the fire hoses on them. Rice (Brokem) ... 604.831 150.980 was a pleasure for him any time Sanitary Campaign Division, "is Others of the men-some of 4 Bice (tinoaa!*
94.06% 123.736 to present musketry prizes, and of major importance, and the them more than sixty years old Rice White) 1,220,550 446,347 for this reason, that for the in-object of the division is to impart were kept under guard for eight fantryma musketry was all-nch information as not unduly to days. The quiet of their mon- 19183 important, and the infantry were terrorise citizens, but to warnasteries was broken by the mono- no use in the field unless they them so that unnecessary dis-tonous tramp of armed guards 113,744 could shoot at the necessary aster may be avoided by their outside the doors. Sentinels 626,245 351,471 ranges and pick up unknown co-operation with the health were there always to see that no Suga, Refined. 1.682,756 408,746 | ringes quickly.
officials and local authorities." one escapedi
Shirtings. White.
40% 43. Yards .. SAK Piece
Goods"
Sugar, Raw....
70.7K
227.668
106,322 180,KET
..Tew.
Varm, Cotton... 916.988 14X15 "Reals are as important for From Canton.exports via Hong-life as the architect's plans for w kong for the first half-year of building."Dr. Christian Reisner. 1925 tolalled 25,000 tons, whilst,
for the last six months only 505 tons found their way through; of the utter the bulk was
dustries amounts to no less than actually on the British Concession 100,000,000; the bulk of this loss
cargo
of Shameon when the boycott will fall on the Chinese com
started,
are ruined.
JAPAN AND EGYPT.
NEGOTIATIONS: FOR TREATY.
Only one of the refugees wishes to remain in America. He is Miguel Pons Gilbert, a Spaniard who wishes to continue hia work in Santa Fe, N. M.
MANILA CABLE SERVICE INEFFICIENT.
Manita business and commercial houses have fled complaints with the directors of posts, against the inefficiency of the cable service be-
The "Mainich? reports. that negotiations have just heen opened munity, who own probably '85 per
between Mr. Yokoyama, the Japan- One instance of the destructive tent. to 90 per cent, of the pro- Consul General at Alexandria. nature of the present boycott may perty and shares in the Colony. and the Egyptian Government for here be quoted. Rather than per- From the above facts and the conclusion of a commercialrecen Manila and southern poris, mit it to enter British territory,gures it is evident that what-treaty. In view of the marked it was learned on May 15. ginger, which is grown in China ever losses may eventually be growth of trade with Egypt, say Unless the matter is üttended to, but for economical reasons pre-sustained by British merchants the Osaka journal. the Japanese the business trejsactions of these Herved in Hongkong, has been and shipowners in Hongkong as a Foreign Office has decided to oponema wilk. En affected, the com allowed to rot on the ground, with result of the strike and boycott negotiations with that country for palets state. do the result that a large number of and there is no denying that they the conclusion of a treaty of com Director Topacio of the hurent. Chinese engaged in the industry must be very severe-they will be meres and navigation, and has or posts some time age recommend
small compared with those caused the Japanese Consul-Genzrui | al the purchase of a new shiji lo A good deal of publicity has sustained by the Chinese them-at Alexandria to sound the Egyp-replace the Bustamante as a cable. been given to the fact that the selves in the southern provinces, tini Government on, the subject as the ship is unfit for cable British Government generously who pay extortionately for their The ready consens of the Govern-pair work. No action was taken lent to Hongkong the sum of Imported goods and receive lesson in thene overtures having been laid another request was forward- £3,000,000 to assist the com-for their exports. Hongkong has ained, pourparlers have quite read recently to the department of munity in tiding over the most undoubtedly experienced a tem-cently been opened between him and merce and communicatione, critical period of the boycott. The porary set-back in her remark-the Egyptian Foreign Offee. It is According to Mr Topacio, dhe rate of interest viz, 9 per cent.able career, but in the long runthut the Inpanese Government use of the delay In the tran
charged for this gun hardly British justice and fair dealing, mans to conclude a permanent hission of telegrams between aavours of generosity, and it is combined with geographical ad-treaty, not a temporary one. Therefanila and the southern north But widely held that the Government antages and shipping facilities be hitherto existed no treaty be-luc to damage sustained by one of should have rendered financial possessed by no other port in tween the two countries, assistance on far more reasonable South China, cannot fall to re- terma. That such assistance wasore to the Colony that measure necessary may be gathered from of prosperity which is justly hers the fact that it is estimated that by reason of the past enterprise- the depreciation in the value of and foresight of her population, property and shares in local in-both British and Chinese like,
"I detest discipline I prefer honour. and comradeship."
Ramsay MacDonald,
einain line as a result of recent atorms and earthquakes.
"In finance, everything that is agreeable is unsound, and every- thing that is sound is disagree- Fable,Winston Churchill
ng this year will be on a much arger scale than her last one which took place in November, and a very large number of her pils, about 80, will be taking er as against 60. on the last oc- casion and the children's ages will
ange from four years upward.
HÍVO..
MONDAY, 24th May, to MONDAY,
ist. May, 1920, both days, Inclui JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Manager s Hongkong, 18th May, 1926.
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