WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1927.
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Estimates furnished on application.
Hongkong. April 1, 1924.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE WAY THE WORLD WAGS.
The British steamer "Kohistan,' bound from Amsterdam for Busreh, arrived at Lisbon with captain dend
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A Moscow message states that it is officially announced that no Russian harbours will be closed against British shipping.
Earthquake shocks were re ported in Northern Australia for five minutes. The shocks were felt over a large area, but so far no damage has been reported.
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Mr. George T. Shaw, M.A., the chief librarian of Liverpool, sailed from the port in the White Star liner "Celtic" for New York, en route for the Librarian Conference at Toronto,
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A Washington message states The receipts of the Suez Canal that a surplus for the year end-for the first five months of 1927 ing June of over £120,000,000, are approximately 87,550,000, the largest on record, is announc- in comparison with 79,080,0001.. ed by the Secretary of the United during the corresponding period States Treasury.
il of last year.
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Plymouth's oldest sailing ves- sel, "Alarm," bound from Perros to Plymouth, has been wrecked at Triagoz, one
of the seven islands off the French coast, The
crew were saved.
The four-masted Finnish bar-
que "Law Hill," 2,816 tons, is the seventh, of thirteen sailing vessels to reach Queenstown from Australia, arriving after a passage of 120 days. Except for four days when rounding Cape Horn, good weather experienced.
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The Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro announced re- cently that it has under con- sideration plans for the struction of four fast motorships for the New York Brazil service.
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An English steward, whose name is given as Hopkins, be- the Dover-Ostend longing to steamer "Princess Elizabeth," fell overboard and was drown- ed. The steamer put about and recovered the body, which was taken to Ostend.
Hundreds of American tour- ists, arriving in the "President
An Angora message reads:- Harding" of the United States To allow several aeroplanes to The Turkish Foreign Minister Lines, experienced a thrilling race together over a short course has informed the Soviet Charge half-hour when a big shark was with sharp turns is only invit d'Affaires that Turkey would sighted swimming straighting disaster, was the view ex- abide by the Turco-Soviet Treaty towards the liner just as she was pressed by the jury at the in- of March, 1921, during the pre- entering Plymouth Sound. Pas-quest on Squadron-Leader W. H.sent differences btween Great sengers tried, with improvised Longton and. Major L.
Britain and the U.S.S.R. harpoons, to capture the fish, but Openshaw, who were killed the shark eluded them, and was Bournemouth Flying Meeting. A caught by the ship's bow, being verdict of accidental death was cut in two by the force of the im- returned. pact,
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With six tenants acting as pali-bearers, the coffin contain- ing the late Marquis of Lang- downe was borne on a farm Addressing the annual confer- wagon at the funeral at Calne, The trade agreement between ence of the Association of Min-Wiltshire. Peers and labourers Latvia and Soviet Russia hasing and Electrical Engineers at stood side by side in paying a just been signed at Moscow, Harrogate, Mr. G. M. Harvey, common tribute to his memory, states a Riga message: It is the newly-elected president, said and the King was represented based on the principle of the the output of coal since 1913 re at the service, as well as at the most-favoured-nation treatment, mained almost stationary in largely-attended memorial ser- and will remain in force for five Great Britain, but in the United vice held at St. Margaret's, years. The Soviet Government States it had doubled. This Westminster, at the same time. agrees to purchase Latvian goods showed the need for the adop- to the value of 40,000,000 lots tion of American machine min- Following the example of Bri- annually. (The lat is equal to ing methods.
tish telephone manufacturers in the gold franc.) Certain Customs
forming the Telephone Develop- privileges are granted on both. The report which has just ment Association, a number of sides.
been issued by Captain M. firms who supply the Swiss Post Frankman, maritime, technical Office with telephone material Delegates from Canada, Aus-official of the Swedish Board of have formed an association for tralia, South Africa, New Zea- Trade, concerning Swedish ship-the purpose of forwarding the land, India, Malaya, the Irish ping casualties in 1926, shows development of the telephone Free State, British Guiana, that 634 reports were received service, and encouraging the use
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Nigeria, Newfoundland, Rhode- by the department last year re- of the telephone in Switzerland. sia, Ceylon, and Shanghai, as specting accidents; of these 39 The new association which has well as from the United King-casualties resulted in the total its headquarters at Zurich, has dom, attended the third biennial loss of the vessels, representing adopted the title "Pro Tele- conference of the British Empire 15,512 gross register tons, two phon." Service League in London. Em-vessels being posted missing. pire settlement, inter-Imperial Compared with 1925 the num- trade, Empire propaganda to ber of casualties increased by 94. strengthen the British Common- The casualties in the Baltic, wealth, and pensions questions which were caused through im were among the subjects dis-proper loading, showed a large cussed.
increase.
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chairman of the Society for Sir George Hope Nautical Research, gave details at the annual meeting of the scheme establishing the National Museum at Queen's House, the historic building now used officers' quarters at Greenwich Royal Hospital School. The Admiralty have contributed the contents of the Royal Naval Museum and other relics, and Sir George expressed the hope that
other nava! treasures would be forthcoming from pri-] vate collections.
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Field-Marshal Earl Halg pro- tested against the tendency to belittle the part Britain played in winning the war. Speaking at the conference of the British Empire Service League, he said the wan was won by the inher- ent fighting qualities of our armies and the loyalty of Bri- tish peoples in all parts of the. world. Without American in- tervention, he said, the result might have been delayed, but we should have won all the same. For the last eighteen months of the struggle the armies of the Empire carried the main! burden. He did not like to think what might be the effect on the next great call on the
Dominions if the, accepted ver- sion of the Empire's part was that success was due, not to our own efforts, but to the mercy of Providence and the assistance of other nations, Sir Abe Bailey, speaking as a South African delegate, announced that he would give twenty plots of 500 acres in Rhodesia to the League for settlement purposes.
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TIFFIN HOURS
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Tel. Add: "Victoria." Telephone No. C. 373.
DINNER HOURS
7.30 to 9.
J. H. WTTCHELL, Manager.
EMPRESS HOTEL, LTD.
Newly opened on 12th April.
We are famous for our CHINESE DELICACIES and our liquors.
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Facing the harbour, 37-39 Connaught Road West.
EMPRESS LODGE.
Tel. C.5506.
Tel Kowloon 286.
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Proprietress.
ST. GEORGE & CLERMONT HOTELS
HONG KONG & KOWLOON
ST. GEORGE HOTEL.
Sa, 2 & ↳ Hennady Rond, Hong Kong
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Telagrains-Nudimu.
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Necessity Brought Us Into Existence IMPERIAL CAFE
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Open from 8 am, till midnight,
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SINGAPORE.
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ROOF GARDEN CINEMA EVERY SUNDAY EVENING.........
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Cables: Adelpht.
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Bianaging Director,