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The Taikoo Club annual ball is to take British claim. The decision awards Mosul place on Friday, January 15th. to Iraq, making the so-called “ Brussels Mr. H. C. Shrubzole of Nestle's Milk lino the definitive Turco-Iraq frontier, Ca, left yesterday on the President Fan provided the British Government submits | Buren. 'n 'new Anglo-Iraq treaty ensuring the continuation of the mandate for twenty five years, subject to a reservation that Iraq may be admitted to membership of the League at any time within that period, when the mandate presumably will lapse.
At 8 o'clock yesterday morning the temperature at Shanghai was s degrees, whilst at Hongkong it was 35,
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A very fine calendar for 1998 from the B.A.T. Company advertiser "Three Castles cigarettes and tobacco.
A special ten dance is to be held to celebrate the opening of the new dance hall at the Lee Gardens to-day.
A Jumble Sale in aid of charities was held yesterday morning at the Union Church Hall. The sale was well attended
THE LATE MR. J. GOMES. FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY YESTERDAY.
The funeral the late Mr. J. J. Gomes, of No. 8, Humphreys' Avenue, Kowloon? who had been in the employ of the Hong kong and Whampoa Duck Company for
49 years, took place yesterday at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley. The funeral was largely attended. The Rev. Father Spada officiated,
J. V. Gomes, L. G. Gomes, L. Gomes, Among those "present were: Messra,
J. Gomes (song), F. T. Gomes, C. Comes". and G. Gomes (brothers). Among others prosent were Mr. R. M. Dyer, Mr, E. La Hasie, Messrs. E. Cock, R. J. Goodman, D. Gow, L. R. Lapsley, A. M. Simpson.
-The Choicest selection "ofPer- fumes from the best London,
It is necessary to explain that Britain's Paris an American Houses, relationship" with Iraq is governed including the Latest and Ex-not by an ordinary mandate, but by
clusive Productions of :-
a Treaty of Alliance which, in the words COTY, CARON, HOURISANT, RIGAUD, of the PRIME MINISTER, "while it
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Command Orders nasounce that an R. H. White, A. A. Bolton, F. Cullen. mandatories, constitutes the recognition Boxing Day and on New Year's Eve, J. H. Lawrence, J. M. Remedios, E. A. of the independent national life which we social overings have been specially ar-Remedios, A. Mendes, 4. Place, J. Mar- have aimed at establishing in Iraq in ranged for Naval and Military members
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WHETHER, the decisive vote of approval obtained in the House of Commons for the Government's policy in regard to Iraq CONSIGNEES por Company's Steamer will end the campaign hostile to this are hereby notified that the Cargo will be policy which for months past has been Jischarged into Holt Wharf, Kowloon, HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION. where it will lie at Consigneer risk and waged by certain politicians depends, subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for we imagine, on whether Turkey is pre Delivery from Godown and after 21st pared to honour the pledge she gave to December, 1895.
Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notice the League of Nations when the dispute
bee
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of self-government, wherever sich self. government can work effectively and in crder to limit our own fancial and military commitments and respon sibilities."" The present Treaty originally to have been signed for a was
period of 20 years.. The period was reduced to four years from the ratifice- tion of the peace with Turkey, partly, on our side, Mr. BALDWIN has explained, because we wished to make it clear to the new Government and Parliament of Iraq that they could not rely indefnitely upon British nancial and military sup- port, but must set their house in order, and be in a position to stand on their own feet within a really short space of time. But the preamble of the present Treaty not only contemplated its replace
ent by a fresh Treaty, but stipulated expressly that negotiations having that object shall take place before the ex- piration of the Treaty.
Mr. AMERY, the Secretary of State for
Dominion Affairs, who went out to Iraq to study the problem. on the "spot, reported that in the opinion of all whom he had met. British and Iraquese alike, the one thing necessary for the future develop ment of the country was an assurance
Kennedy Road:
Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday, sentenced & return- ed banisher, a Chinese aged 64, to nine months imprisonment with hard labour. Defendant said he came to Hongkong on his way to his native province.
We are informed that the report that the police last week-end removed anti- Christian placards from hoardings Yaumati is incorrect. If such placards were torn down, it was a wrong assum tion that it was done by the police, who have no knowledge of the matter.
staff of the Kowloon Dock, Fr. J. R. - Noval, Mr. E. V. de Sousa (President. Club de Recreio), Mr. J. P. Braga, C. A. Assumpeno, P. Murray, J. M. Noronha, Mr. A. F. Osmund, Mr. Y. A. Yvanovich, Dr. B. Sousa, Mr. M. A. Remedios, and many others.
Wrenths were sent by, wife and family. and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., Club de sons and brothers; staff of the Hongkong Recreie, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Mr. Walter Lang, Mr. and Mrs. Lapsley, Mr. Haswell and family, Miss L Mackenzie, Mr. and Mrs. E. Cock, Mr. and Mrs. G.
During the week ended December 19th Y. Osmund, Mr. and Mrs. D. Gow, Mr. the following cases of notifiable diseases and Mrs. W. F. Ford, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dish Lawrence, Capt. and Mrs. A. C. Kennedy, were reported in the Colony': theria 1, enteric fever two of the Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Rull, Mr. and Mrs. latter case being in Victoris aud two at Stanley. One case of diphtheria and two of enteric fever were reported in the daily return issued yesterday.
For being in unlawful possession of 18 15-year-old taels of illicit opium, pantry boy on the 8.8. Sai On was fined 92,000 by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday. In in posing the fine, the Magistrata said that if he did not pay he would have to go to prison for eight months,
Another sale of property at Nos. 5.
area of 3,058 square feet and a Crown
F. Prata and family, Mr. and Mrs. Johanssen and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Yvanovich, Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Botelho, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Xavier, Mrs. E. Lopes and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. de Figueiredo, M. J. M. R. da Rocha and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. V. Ribeira and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Noronha and family, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Narier, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. G. Ozorio, Mrs. M. A Figueiredo, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. II. Y. Noronha and family, Mr. and
A. de Graca, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. B Silva and family, Mr. and Mrs. L. A., da Costh, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. N. de Santos, M. and Mrs. M. da Costa, Mr. and Mrs. 11, 13, 15 and 17, Centre Street, with an E. AL Xavier and family, Mr. C. A. R. d'Assumpers and family. Emily Ahweo rent of 848 per annum, which was to have and Dolly Hollands, Mr. and Mrs. Cunha, been conducted by Mr. E... M. B. de Mr. and Mrs. I. M. da Costa, Messrs. Sousa, by order of the mortgagee, at the TV. and L. Low, C. A. Lopes, E. M China Auction Rooms yesterday after noon was postponed at the last minute.
The
Xavier, F. A. R Gomes, Capt. D. Skin ner, Messrs. D. McMurray, W. Sander-
A party of visitors made the journey son, F. L Wheeler, A. M. Simpson. A. C Gomes, J. M. d'Almada e Castro that the Government of Great Britain to the Church Missionary Blind Home, E. Ezra, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. da Santos,, Kowloon City, on Monday, when the would carry out the undertaking implied blind girls provided an entertainment by Oliveria, A. T. d'Assis. I da Roza, C. P. Pintos, E. L. Fosie, L. Lopes, T in the Protocol of the present Treaty, and visitors included the Rt. Rev. the Bishop Gomes, T. Sin. M. P. de Grock, J. H.
singing a programme of carols. replace it by a further Treaty giving the of Victorin and Mrs. Duppuy, Lady da Silva, T. Griffith, Mias M. B. doa Iraq-Government the benefit of the help. R. Lindsey, and Rev. C. B. Shann.
Pollock, Mrs. T. Arnott, Rey. and Mrs Ching Bue, Staff of Holt's Wharf, Remedios, Miss C. da Silva. Mr. Lo
that it bad received from British advisers
Botelho & Co. and the Kowloon Dock Recreation Club
MAILS AND SHIPPING.
BUSY YULETIDE FOR MANY. WORKERS.
Both the postal workers and also those engaged in some of the local shipping
during the past years. The same point has been crecived at Police Headquarters Another report of a border incident of view obviously impressed itself upon from the New Territories. On the 18th inat., while Lance-Corporal Clarke and a the Commissioners sent out by the picket of Weihaiwei constables were on League of Nations. The report of the patrol duty at Muk Fa, between Tak U Ling and Sheung Shui, three shots were Commission, in fact, involved a direct fired at them about 6 p.m. As it was question "as to whether the British dark, the palice did not return the fre. Government was prepared to carry out
None of the Police were injured,
the preamble of the existing Treaty and Another lecture on "Balance and offices will spend a busy Christmas. replace it by a new one; and the decision Watts at the Theatre Royal, yesterday
was given by
With regard to the Post Office, there is of the Council now, imposes it as an evening, when she again spoke of the a big inward mail by the 8.8. President obligation, or at least a condition, of training and relaxation of muscles so Wilson to deal with on Christmas Eve; essential to perfect balance. She give their award of Mosul to Iraq.
demonstrations of the "movement of on Christmas Day there will be at least special statues, and also demonstrated local mail to deal with; while there will numerous exercises which developed the muscles The proceeds were in aid of the also be mail from the North arriving by the P. & O. 8.5. Kashgar. On the Boxing Ministering Children's League.
Day, there will be another large mail
Movement"
•
It has been the British contention that to be left in the Godowns, where they will be arbitration. It has been represented that the legal right of Iraq to the province examined on any
Tuesday and Fridays the Government has been pursuing a
of Mosul is as good as her legal right between the hours 10.45 A.K. and Noor within the Free Storage Period,
to any other part of her territory. The provocative policy calculated to bring
Among the passengers departing by the about war with Turkey, that it was from Turkish rule by British troops. Regiment (singles tennis cham- hai; while there will also be the inward. city and province of Mosul were Liberated P. O. 3. Kashgar on Saturday will arriving by the sa. President Jefferson from U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shang- be Capt. C. H. D. O'Callaghan, 5/2nd claiming, on behalf of Iraq, territory, to They have constituted an integral part Punjab Colony), who leaves for mail from Home by the P. & O. s.s. which it had no right, and that it was of Iraq ever since and have enjoyed the India; Mr. W. J. Carrie (of the
The same day the mail for ine 12th January, 1926, or they will not be undertaking costly and dangerous com- same administration. They have, parti Carrie, for Home; and Lieut. General Home will have to be dispatched by the
Colonial Secretary's Office) and Mrs. Khyber. mitments for which there was no neces sipated through their representatives in Sir Charles and Lady Dobell and Miss Kashgar and mail for the North by the sity and no authority. On the first the shaping of the Constitution of the Dobcil, who recently arrived in the Colony
Khyber. country, in the framing of the Treaty of by the RMS. Empress of Canada" sad count, as well as on the second, the Alliance with Great Britain, and the have booked for Singapore.
With regard to shipping offices, the,, British Government has been clearly support of a national government drawn from every part of the country. The acquitted by the judgment in the arbitra Council of the League of Nations evi have been taken for Derby or kept busy over
From the tram traffe, yesterday might ployees of two in particular will be Christmas. Those at tion rendered last week by the Council dently found these contentions to be Champions" day at the annual race Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. fully justified by the facts. Both parties meeting. From two to three o'clock in (local agents for the P. & O., British of the League of Nations, while the third to the dispute agreed, in advance, to the afternoon every tram moving east India and Eastern and Australian Lines) accept the decision of the Council, what ward-and they ran at intervals of only count was convincingly answered by the ever it might be. Though Turkey is a minute or two-was packed with people will be engaged in dealing with the ar- PRIME MINITBEN Some two months ago naturally sore that her arguments have it was a Chinese holiday-the Winter rival of the Anahyar on Christmas Day not prevailed she is nevertheless in Solstice--and the people were going to when he took a public opportunity at honour bound to accept the verdict of Sookunpoo to witness the great football and her dispatch for Singapore and To Months, Well Furnished FLAT, Foar
10 LET-Foom April 1st, 1928, for Sir Brighton of making a full and lucid state-an absolutely impartial tribunal. It has match-Navy v China-for the La Wab Haze on Boxing Day, and the arrival been the British view that the sacrifice of Cup. After the match there was & Te and dispatch of the Khyber on Boxing Rooma, Central District, All Modern Convenment on the whole problem
the richest part of the territory of Iraq and petition of this long succession of crowd. iences including Elevator Apply-Box No. 155, e/o Hongkong, Daily Press. [135] The British Government has followed the substitution of an indefensible for a ed cars, proceeding in the Westerly dires Day. At the Dollar Shipping Company's
defensible frontier would have undone tion.
| offices, the President Wilson will be dis a perfectly correct procedure in the all the great work of recent years and
patched for Manita on Christmas Day at matter. There was a dispute regarding complete chaos in that part of Asia, with Vegapatan (letters and papers, London, Jeffersons (Admiral Oriental Line) arriven left us with the alternative either of Mail from Home and Europe vid 3 p.m. and on Boxing Day the President the frontier between Turkey and Iraq, consequences resulting there which no November 10th) arrived yesterday by the and will be dispatched at 5 p.m. on and under the Lausanne Treaty Turkey one could foresee, or of a reversal of 5. Takada, which was considerably de- Sunday.
the process of a reduction of expenditure layed on her trip to Hongkong from and Britain, agreed that if the dispute in order to make up for the lessened Singapore by the monsoon. Out of a
it should be referred to the Council of British expenditure in that territory has McKinley also arrived with mail from could not be settled within nine months, resources, the increased burdens and the total of 253 bags landed, 147 were from impaired stability of Iraq. As it is, the United Kingdom. The ss. President
The Royal Observatory issued the the League of Nations. Direct negotis 20 millions to four millions sterling, and Karu with letters and papers. The next
been reduced in the past few years from Manila yesterday and the Tango following report at 4.44 p.m. yesterday ---
The anticyclone has increased in inten tions failed, and the dispate was accord with the frontier dispute settled it is Home mail vid Buez is due on Baturday sity and the typhoon has probably passed ingly referred to the League a year ago, anticipated that Iraq, in a few years, will by the P. & O. sa Khyber, which will into the Pacific to the south east of The Council sent & Commission to the sible not only, as it is now, for its November 28th, and parcels of November will prevail along the coast and over the be in a position to make itself respen- bring letters and papers dated London, Hokkaido. A moderate to fresh monsoon. territory, and as a result of full investiga administration, but for the maintenance 19th. There is also a mail due vid Chias Bes.
des of its security and the paying of its own Biberis from Home and Europe to-day by Local forecast-North winde, moderate (151 tion the League Council, a wock ago, way,
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