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A Wachang correspondent of Rear-Admiral Grant's attend-allegations against Cabinet the North China Daily News, Fance at the Singapore - naval Ministers contained in a paper writing on the 11th inst, sintea conference is still a topic of much called Plain English; whether The undersigned are prepared | To-day has brought still further interest, says" the Sydney cor-the report recommended, any a period of two years. Reply to quote prices for best quality news and rumour, and comment repandens of the London Morning prosecution of the editor or THE FAMOUS Russian light strict confidential to Box No. freshly mined SILIMPOPON on the strange cutbreak at Wu-Post. It has been remarked that publisher,
whether the 575 c/o "Hongkong Telegraph.” COAL, trimmed into Bunters at chang, There was at first a he was flying the flag of Com-Government had any intention SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN rumour that General Watg him-mander-in Chief of the Common-of prosecuting the parties re- (British North Borneo) or to self had really connived at the wealth naval forces, and much spousible. contract for regular Buaker Sup-muting. Such a theory is, on the speculation has been caused an Sir John Baird said the Director plies for 6 or 12 months at favour, whole, difficult to recept. Wang account of this. Why does the fat Public Prosecutions informed
Chan-yuan bas a tolerably good First Naval Member suddenly him that he had read the articles: fromable rates.
Steamers calling at SEBATTIK |record ja Wu-Han, as Military Jassume command of the fleet.com to which the question referred, manders on the eastern Astatic and formed the opinion that no or SANDAKAN exclusively for Governors go.
His soldiers have usually been stations? Why does not Com-action by him was necessary or Bunkers are exempt from pay- ment of ordinary Port Charges. Jorderly and civil. He has upheldmodore Dumaresą go as the desirable. The statements in these The minimum draft of water the traditional policy of a Yangiza | Australian fleet commander? If articles were obviously outrage- alongside the Company's Whari peaceful, secure and well-polised, it is no more than the annual ously false and could only have at Sebattik is 4 feet at low water the meeting-place of Chinese and conference of fleet commanders been printed in order to advertise Spring Tides Charts of Cowie foreign merchants, as of Chiness in these waters scheme loog the paper. Bay (Sebattik Harbour) and any and foreign scholarship, General ago practised lut fallen into M. Maclean asked if the hon. required information concerning Wang has followed, though very desuetude-why does not the
gentleman was aware this paper the port can be had on applica meanly, in the wake of the great actual Beet commander go, as by maintained a false account of the tion to
Chang Chib-tung, whose sagacity rule he should, saks the corres- Battle of Jutland in order to and nterprise did so much for pondent,
enable certain individuals to both Chinese and foreign com- The local naval authorities to make money on the Stock Ex- merce in this district.
all such questions are less vocal change. The allegation was Now in one night Wang bas aven than the granite bills. It is made that certain Cabinet Minis
largely a service matter, and they tors were involved, and that the tige. He has become a name to probably do right to be silent.editor bad challenged the laugh at or to enrae at in the But Press and public here probe Government to prosecute him. city, where he gained a certain resolutely such evidence as thes solidity of reputation. Ha bas can get, for, after all, there is allowed the Yangtze traditions real interest in this Pacific naval to be rudely broken and the question above the service in NOTICE.
The undersigned, having soldiers of the Provincial capital terest. The public answers the changed his residence from have, almost unhindered, so questions for itself this The owners of Trucks, Trolleys, Hongkong to Macao, at
terrible example of loot and rapine Rear-Admiral Grant goes because Speaker as to whether he would Mr. Maclean appealed to the Carts and Vans are hereby beginning of the mouth of Mag
risons in town and country. It issue, because this conference is editor of this paper be summoned with his creditors in dificult to think that General to some extent a preamble to the to appear at the bar of the agreed Hongkong to settle his accounts Wang would do this wilfully. It Imperial sval
conference in House. the locality of his
may be true that his probable de-London.
The Speaker-I would like to Captain Superintendent of residence, and not having up-to-parture would make it desirable date received any collecting to have all records lost of the
ee the motion before I gavÐ LO documents, invites all his credit large issue of paper cash notes. These matters of policy are opinion upon it. ors to present their bills to the during his regime, but as an at-really
secret. Bad the Sir Harry Brittain-Is the Banco Nacional Ultramarino
countant suggests, records could | Australian Press-firmly per-editor in question of British (Macao) from the 1st to the 5th be easily pieced together again suaded that the Commonwealth nationality? of July next, so that they may be from the numbers, dates, etc., of will have to do its share in pay. Sir John Baird-I under. paid immediately.
the recent cash-bills now current.jiog for the increased naval stand so.
MANY EXECUTIONS.
strength we want in these se23---| RAID OF THE COMMUNISTS. There is a general feeling in the urges publicity on the whole sub-
Mr. Clynes asked the Home city now that the worst is over,ject in order to prepare the The troops, who are presumed to people for the inevitable, and Secretary whither he was aware be loyal. have red bands tied enlist their support in advance. of the police raid on the offices of THE FIRE BRIGADE.
round their left arm. Of course. The Australian caso which Mr. the Communist Party, and whe
band. What is far more Conference is in its main outline Order of His Excellency the Question of Improvement.most all of them seem to "sport" Hughes will take to the London hopeful is the fact that the City as clear as day. These are the At yesterday's meeting of the Police have been asserting them-points of that case : Land adjoining Inland Lot 2298 Finance Committee, subsequent selves with vigour, investigating In view of Japanese and Amer. near Wong Nei Chong Road in to the meating of the Legislative suspicious cases: scrutinizing too ican shipbuilding programmes the Colony of Hongkong, for 2 Council, the following votes of bulky "peirvos or boxes that and the growing strength of term of 75 years, commencing behalf of the Fire Brigade were have a doubtful heaviness about their Pacific feets, will the
The Home Secretary replied from the 9th July, 1912.
presented-
British Admiralty station
that the police took away a large PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. | . $680 in aid of the vote Palice This bas resulted in several ex-modern fighting squadron in the amount of material for examina- tion, and also any articles which, and Prison Departments, Becutions: heads of the miscreants Pacific? Fire Brigade, Special Expen-hare been exhibited at the City There can be no question of bad they subsequently disappear- Another uns itera urgently left ring in the streets or as disbanding the Royal Ausi laughter.) The money was count- Gates and their miserable corpses making any backward step, such ed. the police would have been
accused of stealing. (Londo required for the Fire Bugade. encourager les autres."
Most of lian Navy. Public feeling would ed out in the presence of two never permit it, although extra eles. The office was searched cost ïà plainly involred.
because there was reason for Will the Admiralty take steps believing that it was centre for to carry out the policy agreed the illegal publication of prints upon at the 1911 conference, and enable the various Pacific fleets inciting to violence and murder.
are due for renewal on July las 1921.
E. D. C. WOLFE,
Police. Hongkong. 21st June, 1921.
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$5,000 on account of Police and these are probably real villains Prison Departments, B-Fire not mere scapegoats." Four suffi- Brigade. Special Expenditure.ans were discovered hiding in an One Searchlight set for No. 1 empty nunnery on the Serpent Hill with an enormous haul of It was fourd in working the Fire loot: two: at least appeared to be Float at fires recently to be very famine refugees: ther were all dificult in the blaze of the fire to sp edily executed.
Fire Float.
the bow.
CALL FOR PUBLICITY.
secretary, the police carried away ther, in addition to arresting the everything on which they could Jay their hands, including the
pictures on the wall, the money in the safe, and a gold watch. (Laughter.)
ALIEN MINE WORKERS.
or fleet-units to work at regular A HOME ROLE-BUMOUR. intervals as & combined fleet? In reply to Major Mackenzie spproach the shore and get the Numerous packages of silver If the Australian delegation Wood, Mr. Shortt said the Prime Floss in proper position, to work, and bills have been picked up has to roeet on Admiralty pro-Minister had no knowledge of the without having a sentchlight on amongst the grass and, weeds, in testation that the capital reported offer to Sinn Fein of Arrangements have the open places, or fished up outship is out of date and the Dominion Home Rule subject to been made to us searchlights, on of dirty ponds and ditches and British naval strategists aralan Imperial Army and Navy. the floats. This amount is for No even from the larger latus pools pinning "their faith to super- in the city. This is quite a submarines and aircraft it will An Extra Gymkhana Meeting] Fleat, will be held (weather permitting)
Hoo. Mr Hotrock Is it not healthy and reassuring sign, maintain stoutly that, even at the Happy Valley, on Saturday, more important to improve the the other hand the rumoured fate though this policy be proper for June 25th commencing at 4 p.m. pumping power of the Float than at the Siao Han of those who the narrow seas, it cannot yet be employed in Scottish mines, and The Charge for admission will it is to vote rats for searchlights? ventured northwards by the applied to the great ocean areas the proportion in England and
Colomal Secretaryothers, who are really
Railway has so terrified the of the Pacific. If the Admiralty wales was probably much less, This is to enable the Fical to get black list, that they refuse tomore. home waters, why not put some deportation in the case of aliens on the does not want the big ships in the He would exercise the power of into the store. They cannot get There are, for instance, as far as of them in the Pacific? the Float into posision for the roen I can discover, three or four working the hoses to get there. At Tuan of the 20th Division. whore difficulties in the way of
known to be accredited agents of If there are merely administrarevolutionary propaganda. two recent tires, one at Bailey should have left but they still better zaval representation in the pärd, it was extremely difficult to
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get the Float into the store in the dark owing to the blaze of light, CARE OF MISSIONARIES
If the difficulties are strategic the Britain and in Australia therr is and it is found an fctige way to
Admiralty must remain supreme, a clear public demand that the use a searchlight.
One of the most satisfactory but we wish to know more about nasal vote shall be spent with the features to the extraterritorial them. But it is fairly obvious that ntmost economy. Of the Austra Hon. Mir cloak: I think u foreigner" is the fact that up to the dificulties are neither ad-lian vote this year of £3,250,000 are aware. Sir, that a report weat in to the Chamber of Commerce of the present. the foreign com-winistrative nor strategic, but there is nothing for new building the inefficiency of the whole fire pounds bare been respected by Gnancial
service.
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the Chinese troops and have been entirely The Hon. Colonial Secretary: A)
iramune from attack, partly perhaps because Mr. Hughes, then, will have to der goes to cost of maintenance, has been drawn up by the their is so fittle to interest such meet the home authorities' ripost: and the highest charge is fuel. Superintendent of the Fire Brigade looters and also so much nuisance "Our naval estimates are £88. The price of coal and oil for naval nad will be available very shortly-and bother in getting at it. when the whole question will be
|000,000-£2 per capita of the use is enough to give the public On Wednesday. the American home population. Australia's an- & perpetual nightmare. If then. gone into.
Consul-General and the British nual vote (this year) in £3,250,000 there is to be an adequate hase in Hos. Mr Holyoak: This is nolice-cpasul after some difficulty about 13s, per capita The pre- the Pacific for an enlarged British A French engineer, M. Basset, an item in the general scheme? obtained an entrance to the city sent contributions of Britain and fleet, economy dictates that it is reported to have solved the The Hon. Colonial Secretary: and in an interview with General Australia to Imperial naval de-shall, be as near the centres of problem of producing steel direct A MUSICAL TREAT Only an item, yes. A stating Wang, were apparently sasured fence are in the ratio of about fuel and ammunition supply as from iron ore instead of first is to be built and in be report Mr by him that special care had beer three to one. Can you increase possible. Here in Singapore and making cast-iron for subsequent Colombo bave points as against conversion into steel, writes the By kind permission of Lieuthis study of Fire Brigules at home. taken of the missionaries, whe that vote?"
W!IÐ all sate. The report of this Col. J. R. Wyndham & Officers, The searchlights are said to be interview naturally excited Admiral Grant have been harping almost be ruled out because there pondent at Paris."
Now, bath Ministers and Rear-Sydney or Darwin. Darwin may Doiry Chronicle Special Corre- The Band of the 2nd Battn.pected to do its work properly.
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This announcement is made by WILTSHIRE REGIMENT will
pounds are in such various parts speechee on Australian naval de- There has been rumour of a M. Charles Nordmson, thejection of hot air and coal dust Agreeing to the vote. Hon. Mrof the city, that under the cis fence. They are advocates in this proposed new paval base near French scientist and writer on finto the furnaces, which permits perform, assisted by several well Holycek said he hoped a good deal cumstances it would be quite country both for higher naval de- | Fiji--Vavan, for instance, in the scientific questions. If this be of reducing the cast-iron to a impossible for the forces a fancetaxation and for big ships in Tongs group, has a magnificent comes an accomplished fact, state of fusion in one-sixth of the General Wang's command the Pacific. Rear-admiral Grant barbour. But economically Sing France, which berstofore has time at present required. |«top z determined attack.
is a big-ship man, and he has ap-apore appears to carry all before always been handicapped owing Experiments on the Baseet parently convinced Mr. Hughes it It costs more to maintain to the lack of coal and of coke, process are now being carried if Mr. Hughes wanted con- British ships on the Australian which is necessary for metal oat nad, according to Profer Tincing
station than anywhere else, and forgical operations, will be able sor Nordmann if successfat will But the financial problem of this cost was one reason for the to turn out all the steel she needs revolutionise the steel industry the Navy is not simply a matter placing of the flagship Australia without having recourse to Eng and will prove particularly pro-
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