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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ROMA DISASTER.
POOR RETURNS.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
A Punter's Experience. We take the following very interesting letter, regarding a punter's experience at the Races, from this morning's South Chinuj [Morning Puat -
Sir fear I may be dubbed a
New York, Fab. 22. Thirty bodies have been recovered Commander Ball was among the killed and the two pilots, Reed and Burt, were among the survivors. The occupants included saven civilians. The | sort of a kill py” ba là like my Flying Captain at Hampton Roads, reports if the Roma had been little groch alent the races to be able to keep going, another yard, she would have avoided the wire, published as it might apen up a with which she collided and reached the water for which sheile discussion about the mach was headed. A survivor has stated that the airship каз only two hundred feet up when her controls carried away and the Immediate throwing out of ballast did not avail
the nose dive.
The Casualties.
to
avert
All told in the Roma disaster there are now 33 dead, eight seriously injured, three uninjured or caly slightly so. is attributed to a broken rudder.
RUSSIA EXPORTING GOLD.
used pan-amusel.
I am not an enthusiast, I confess but, having a day of, 2 followed (the crowd and mis spent it t Happy Valley, on Derby Day When I say minisspent" l'man 1 coali bave employed the tane and The accident font to very much bette
advantage, bộ staying at Ho I Vanh aither affenl Callureinent of the Cash Sweet r to plange en prospective win [num, so uplayed wale with my tulest-capital of $25 in the plac betting" establishment with the lest ten dolars Hfollowing ronit.
New York, Feb. 92,
I is reparted from Reval that four millions sterling in gold have arrived there from Russia going to West Europe and America.
NEW DUTCH LOAN CONTEMPLATED.
New York, Feb. 22,
It is understood that negotiations bare practically concluded for shortly offering a Dutch thirty-year loan of about seventy-five million guilders to be issued at a price yielding about six per cent.
DEATH OF LADY GLEICHEN,
London. Feb. 22
Lady Feodora Gleichen, whore illness at St. James Palace was responsible for the transference of their Majesties' first wedding party to Buckingham Palace, died yesterday.
in my best two tries but at the third idared Houas Prole atte: which, strange to relate, me hel remained to the end. I backe for place the winners of the furth | Sitiran 1 sixth nues. I recall tit || Barkel the Duhin breause I Verhegyck someone say. Vida was : good rider, anal Hurry Up. bona a The names to leak appengertiate and the pony to sued to muy defor 3- Agan der die lightning nat [belonged to Me, villjón 1 put a five
dear Foll 5 bing Puzled nextį th. I mrved in a cron i in ' bath and
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GENERAL ALLENBY'S DEPARTURE.
minth
1. 1
In the tenth rave-
London, Feb.
General Allenby has departed for Bespl
EARLIER SPECIAL
TELEGRAMS.
Pen, Our Don thirmsprendimą RACIAL BITTERNESS.
CARPENTERS DIS- SATISFIED.
Want $1 A Day. During the last two days deputa tims of the Chinese Carpenters' Guild in Hongkong and their em ployers have interviewed the Hon. M. E. R. Hall fax (Secretary for Chisese Afairs) in conpection with the carpenters' demand for an increase of wages.
It appears that no formal ap- plication had been made to the employers because the formality was considered to be unnecessary in view of the intimacy between both employers and employed.. many of the former being mem-
GAMBLING HOUSE RAIDED.f the Carpenters' Guild.
Some time last December, follow- ing a notification of their inten- tion to apply for an increase of
| wores to their employers, the car- puntere held a meeting at the Hongkong restaurant at which many of the employers prere pre- fxtent. The carpenters' delegates The acquainted their employers with
4 in 1am their desirè to substitute the iminumum rate of wage per day
23. 1922.
Commencing Friday, 24th,
LOUISE CLAUM
in
Supporting MISS GLAUM in This Brilliant and Remarkable Production is an All Star Cast. Including Myrtle Stedman, Peggy Pearce, William Conklin and Irving Cummings. "THE YEAR'S BIGGEST MOTION PICTURE!”
S
stands for Sorrow and
Suffering that are the heritage of all women.
E
stands for Experience
that refines the Soul of ali women.
X
is the great Unknown
is the fascinating game of life.
A TREMENDOUS EMOTIONAL DRAMA by C. ( ARDNER SÜLLIVAN-DIRECTED by FRED NIBLO.
WORLD WORLD THEATRE
USUAL PRICES.
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THE RACES,
Successful Jockeys and
Owners. 1. Speckles) | The following tables show til kung in hun winning jockeys and owners
all the first three days of
und a t-top | Rates:
tho
"PASSION FLOWER."
Great Spanish Play Filmed.
JAPAN AND THE 21 DEMANDS.
Norma Talmadge, who is Ameri-Manchurian Railways Offere
ferea's greatest emotional actress, the Herbert Brenon who is the creator
1st 2nd. 3rd 6 6 6
f the day, pe loc]
Owners.
circle they wardd|
and Isapasowatir Paul
Kand twa pom 4 | Mr. G. C. Mexon
3
1
Now that
fine ren of Messrs. Potts and
Hayic
I
4
have done rate at Mr. Hector Sas300 2
1 have pulli in Dr. Forsyth web nabit leHon. Mr. A G.
2
1
1
Stephen
W.....
test" bar. Topзide
3
M. Birkett
was
phern per man then prevailing (60 cents) it
by $1. The latter (according tej the information supplied to us by the Carpenters' Guild)
MASSACE HALL.
23, WYNDHAM STREET. ·
MRS. H. MORITA,
DOLLAR COMPANY'S
JAPANESE MASSAGE.
PURCHASES.
Punch. Fej.
22.
The N2!
were TR
deeen far sr. Gilpin tea tine ait $1.front od peket! Im 13. Humphreys
no leanean op with Si Mr. Towers
today spend Mr. Allazre
1.
St Ella Kadoorie .. 1 Lady Chater Beton Mr. J. Bell Irving
3
1°
Messrs. Stephen and
Stitt
I
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Mr. R. M. Dyer
Messrs. Belt' Irving
and Patterson
spite the 2nd
The bat me with an
parim itu whri 1 kw
Gla't mare to print.
to th Hass trias, mor
to give them
Hon. Mr. P. H.
Holyoak
3. Cottager
Mr. Jona Peel
Mr. A. A. Alves
Mr. Nemazes
Dr. F. H. Kez Mrs. Hartford Mrs. J.
Bell-Irving
Bir Edward Stubba
Mr. Soarea
Mr. C. R. Thompson Mr. Duds
Mr. Dynasty Mr. R. Margrezor
1
3.
Dead Hent.
Riders.
11
1st, 2nd, 3rd.
31. Fill Mr. Knoll
9
1 ū
4
8
2
Mr. Doyle Mr. Vida
11
4
2*
5
2
Mr. Thompson
4
Mr. Dupree
Capt. Spinks
Mr. Sewell
Mr. Soares
1
Mr. Nemazce
quested to express their opinion,ma! But none of them made any re-jer marks. They are also reported to . ↑ the Mekap (hh, sem ha have said nothing when it was
the show, doeke some of announced by the carpenters' dele0 per count of raising which gates at the meeting that the emily soulle Com every det theployers had granted their demand. it is a must appalling commission. Mr. Barkill 37 Conging the increase to become effective What do they do with it anywa Mr. Pinkerton muemus vi nu mulle by the Fotopron the first of the second moon Tours to..
Mr. Moller year (27th February.") but' Taking their attitude for approval cow, the fisting the Carpenters Guild recently Mandarin " and advertised in the vernacular "Ochotal." Tws are capretted to papers the result of the meeting. gyan ngular sebel ales in the tran-thanking the employers for their Paste verket.
(30am by Denanna. En Man hane Teles) laas to mogut du vam the U. 8. Slug #bros Nr. 45% Farish manage on leping Boord- cutained from Ledno trallden and Shingual. Ort.feared meter te apre moment And Ficor, 16, Queen's Real, Central, Hongknow
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▲ French Komedy for att irregulariilw. Thousands of undine always koop & AGE af Martin's Plite is the house, so that on the fast rẻgn of any Irregularity of The System & tímaný done way de 13. ministered. Those who nee them rannen- mind them, brace theirenérmatre sale. 211 Chemiste sed aree tail them stranghost she World, or pans From SF7, MARZH, Chemizi, Briskhantyton, Bag.
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GIVING FALSE EVIDENCE...
1
1
1
* Dead Heat
generosity. The other day, bow- Chair Coolie Reproved. Mr. Bell-Irving ever, some of the employers de-
You are telling bee. I shall Mr. White clared non-recognition of any such part you to your master and bar. Remedios agreement, and said they were dissed," wil Mr. B. Mr. Spragge enly willing to increase the mini-'rin oll youtemlay when he reprove! mum rate of wages by 15 cents.
As is mentioned above deputa-testimony tons of the Carpenters' Guild and The mchin, who is in the emploi their employers interviewed the of Mr. A.G. 1. Fletcher, virgel Secretary for Chinese Affairs of anther is with the theft ob nj An inquest was opened by Mr. Monday and Tuesday with a viewt Eat and Sorote
Ship's Engineer Drowned at Shanghai.
hours later.
fed a chair, poolis for giving False)
duct.
DRUMBLAIR "LAIRD"
of some of the screen's finest plays, and Jacinto Benavente, who
to Consortium.
that the gist of the announcement A Washington message states made by the Japaness delegates
4 the Bernard Shaw of Spanish: Washington at the committee
which comes to
meeting on Far Eastern problems. in connection with the Twenty- one Demands is as follows:-
Iramatists-the art of these three blended into one splendid photo Mia, unique and delightful. in "The Passion Flower." the great
(1) Japan agrees to offer to the First National feature production international financial body the the Coronet preferential rights specially ac- Theatre this evening. Imbued corded Japanese capitalists re- with the fire of Spain as present-garding the loan for the construc- ed in a remarkable play, this pic- tion of railway lines in both South ture gives the fascinating star a Manchuria and Eastern Inner wonderful role as a Spanish Mongolis as well as the loan upon beauty for whose smiles men the taxation to be levied in the fought and who hides a great love said regions. No items stipulated beneath a great hate. As the ex-in this announcement, however, trancing and temperamental "Ara- shall be interpreted as altering or cia" in this vivid story of Castilian rendering null and void the under- peasant life, the beautiful Nerma standing specified in Notes or achieves her masterpiece, reveal-memoranda exchanged between ing a captivating coquetry in the the Governments of the Powers fighter parts and rising to great having interests in the said inter- dramatic heights in the dramatic.tween the capitalist groups of the
national financial body or be Her fine performance classes her Powers concerned that consist of with the few really great actresses the international financial body of the silent drama. Of a play regarding the scope of joint enter- that is undoubtedly one of theprises of the body in question. Snest written by Spain's greatest (2) Japan declares that she has Hing dramatist what is it neces- no intention whatever of adher- sary to say beyond that it has ing to her pref-rential rights theen filmed with masterly skill ¿The Passion Flower" in the full- est sense of the word is a great pictare.
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA.
"White"
acquired as a result of the Sino- Japanese agreement for the sp- pointment of Japanese advisors or instructors with regard to the administration, finance, military or police affairs in South Mau- charia.
(3) Japan agrees to withdraw her reservation regarding Group 5 in the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Policy Defended. the year. 1915, which was record-
Sir James Connolly, Agented on the minutes at the time of General in London for West signature on the ground that the Australia. has written to the Group was to be held over for Presa defending the White Aus.futare negotiation. tralia policy, and repudiating the black labour proposals for the development of the Northern Territory.
It requires nothing further to
indicata that the items regarding bantung contained in the Notes exchanged and the Treaty coo- cluded between Japan and China He points out that a White have been all definitely agreed Australia is not related to the upon. It is hereby declared that Immigration. Restriction Act. the reason that Japan has come which practically limits immigre-to this conclusion is the fact that tion to Britishers.
she has all along taken into
Sir James agrees with the consideration China's sovereign West Australian Parliamentary rights and the principle of equal Labourites regarding" successfui opportunity. Spanish settlement in South- western Australia, and also the desirableness of broadening the
THE PERFECT COUNCILLOR! immigration policy so as to in- clude a reasonable proprotion of
Having established the unique, Europeans in addition to British record of attending every mast- I was suggested that Malteseing of Harlow (Essex) Parish would be an inently suitable for Cannell since it was established, North-west-ra-Australia.
Mr. William Coleman has resign-
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SENTENCED. Flis i-l G. W: King, sitting as Coroner, at to having the dispute settled. Ondens was that defondant szatched the Shanghai mortuary on the the first occasion. Mr. Hallifax his har ne he was going up Peel
Five Years For Fraud, 17th inst. on George Hutchinson, was busily engaged, presumably Street and ran into a house in In the High Court of Justiciary third engineer of the str. Tangis with matters pertaining to the Hongkong Termce. He followed at Edinburgh, George Clifford
Sir Jam-8 advocated a scheme ed office at the age of 82. He has can, who fell into the Huangpueamen's strike, and could not but did tot go into the house. On Charles Williams, known as the of co-operation between the Tn-been a member of the council while boarding his ship at 1 am. give an audience. Yesterday thening the report Mr. Fletcher laid of Drumblair," was sen-perial and Commonwealth Gov-since its formation 28 years ago, on the previous day. The body to deputations conferred to as in a cht with instructions tenced to five gears' penal ser-ernments for settlig 100,000 and, as he told Press, represen
"never missed was recovered by dragboats a few gether in Mr. Hallifar's office for to take it to the Central Poles vitude for fraud. The indictment. whites in the Kimberley districs tative, hax
several hours. The conference, Station.
I did not know defen-to which he pleaded guilty." within the next 10 years. The meeting, besides attending in-- however, ended, without issue.
stared that he pretended that he Imperial Government, he said, numerable committee meetings. The Magistrate cross-examine) was Lieutenant-Colonel George, bould provide toans for the pur- I alwave made a point of regu te complainant as to why he did Hanburs-Williams, of the 13th, pose of building railways and larity," said Mr. Coleman, "and not shout out when the defendnut Hussar, and so obtained leases roads, and equippi 20,000 farms I was never late até meeting.
For the past eight years L-have: ant replied that he did not possess and bill grazings of Dramblair, committed the theft. Complain of the mansion house, shootings, ready for occupation.
It is declared hv. Sir James been chairman of the council, a Police whistle.
Aberdeenshire. Having entered Connolly that the Kimberley d ́s and hold that office now.. I think Defendant candidly admitted into possession be deced a trict contains a million acres of the end of the old year is a suit that he took the complainant's bat number of tradesmen, between fertile land capable of carrying able time to retire from the in lieu of payment for a debt of May and October, 1921, to deliver one sheep to the aor, and council.At 82. one catiuot be 51.50 owed to him.
goods, amounting in value to pos-aging a temperate climate, certain of life or work, so I am The Magistrate believed his story, £323, which he did not intend to with sa abundant and regular retiring from the council while
my record is unbroken.“ and discharged him.
"Erainfall ipay for.
Mr. G. Innes, an officer on the | Tangistan who identified the body, stated that he went ashore with deceased, and on going up the companion ladder after midnight bade him good night. Witness had just entered his cabin when he heard a cry of alarm from an Indian watchman on the wharf, where he had left his friend. Witness rushed down the gang way and ran along the wharf, but
could see nothing. Apparently the body never came up. Deceased
was not drunk, and witness failed to understand why he should have fallen into the river.
The inquiry was adjourned. Mr. Hatchinson was 50 years of age and a native of Sydney, N.S.W.