REMOVAL NOTICE.
Andersen, Meyer & Co, Ltd, beg to announce the removal on September 1st.. 1022, of their offices from No 2'Queen's Road Central, to
? o 67, 69, Des Voeux hoad.
(SITE OF THE OLD
VICTORIA THEATRE)
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1999
No. 13,500
THE NEAR BASTERN SITUATION.
Britain Not Using Washington-Condemned Warships,
(Reuter's Service.)
## ##RLA** WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1922 BLUBA
London, September 26, In reference to Washington's cable this morning see Earlier 47ables] the Admiralty denies Britain is using such vessels in con- Lection with the Near East; on the contrary, all British vessels to be scrapped under the Washington decisions have long since been ismantled in readiness for the shipbreaker,, and same are already being broken un
Greece Not Calling Upon Venizelos,
Athens, September 26.
OUR SUN YAT-SEN EXPOSURE.
Arou-es Interest in
Shangbai:
DR. SUN PREPARING
STATEMENT.
Dr. Sun will probably prepare a statement to-night. At present de More Turks Cross Zone. Another thousand Turks have crossed the zone from Bigha. Iefuses to discuss the matter. is understood that General Harrington has given a timelimit suf- ficiently long to enable the Turk sh commanders to communicate with Kemal. At the same time, General Harrington is earnestly conferring with Hamid Boy, who directly communicates to Kemal. U. S Secretary of State Approves Allied Proposals. Washington, September 5.
NEW CHINESE LOAN.
18
OLD RESIDENTS DEATH.
Mr. S. Risner Dies in London
MACAO STRIKERS-
DISILLUSIONED.
Self-seeking Lenders Condemned.
Бения пов
REMOVAL NOTICE
Andersen, Mayer
beg to announce removal on September lat 1922 of their offices from No 2 Queen's Road Cautral, to
SETTLEMENT DAY.
No. 67, 69, Des Voeux Road (SITE OF THE OLD' VICTORIA THEATRE)
An Anxious Time Over.
The September“ settlement. (which was generally anticipated.|| News has been received in the A Macao correspondent writ's to be one of the heaviest on Colony of the deb, whichļus na follows:----
record, was annoessfully negotiķi- occurred in mail week in Londou, The situation here is decidedly yes erday and the tons of the Where he was taking a holidage better. Carpenters and builders local Risizo this morning was with his wife, of de S. Biner have returned to work, and there one of general relief. It had been one of the oldest residents of ins are increasing signs of normal fairly widely feared that the (Our Own Correspondeu!.)
Colony.
Lenditions bajnë ziztured,
Settlerpent would prore embar strikers Born in Rombay, of Parses e24 / The
who hate rassing to more than ons operator, Shanghai, Sept. The Hongkong Telegraph story traction, about 75 years returned to work now realize bi po far there have been the
big mistake defaults on the part of brokers. It has been decided not to entrust say official mission to M. of the Sun Yat-sen expose is priai-deceased will be remembered that they made
led in a prominent position in the 19 well known locs! ficure, by showing ' sympałby with In general stocks, the Battles Venizelos, owing to his attitude to the pravant regime.
bowler hat and Paton Libe rioters ia the recentment was not nearly so beavy as Explanation of Turkish Movements.
Evening Star this afternoon and la has aroused widespread comment, leather shoes and sputa, the dis urbances; they say they was at one time anticipated. In Constantinople, Septembit 26.
often se Road town.should have waited for the trial fact, for a S pumber Seattlemen? Turkish movements in the neutral zone are explained by the as this in the arst news from Hung
He was married to an Engush of the arrested man and gas taken the volume of general basiness to Angora representative, who Mates that the Allies' message concern-koug on the expose.
lady, a widow, one of whom any part in the demonstrations be squared up was rather smaller Reuter did not cable it. ing peace proposals reached Kemal Pasha yesterday after inexplic-
taught rs is the wife of Mr. for the man's release. But their that usual. The stief interest able wireless delay.
Donning, one time manager of titude sainst the strike leaders centred in the stock of the China
he local branch of the Chartered į is mors ontspoken still. `
Loan and Provident Company. Baok.
Deceased was &
Today I had w talk with one of in which there has been som- energetic man and carried himäeli | the carpenters who hasreturned to very harvy gambling of with a sprightliness which was work, and his remarks were most late. Many brokers and others surprising for one of his years, alightening. He complained had bren "selling abort" dur He was engaged in a big way, that the strikers had only being the recent boom in the property broker for the grester allowed a pound of rice a day price of this stock and there part of the fifty years during and two cents for vegetables:was anxiety whether they would was resident in the that they had been compelled be able to secure the necessary. which he Colony.
to live in dirty temples and shares to cOTEL. The - mare 10- had to sleep out of doors on theputable firms had to come out into ound, with the result that the open market and buy shares bady of them had contracted far above the prices for which. skia disasses through the damp, they bad sold them in order to This worker said the men could give delivery to their clients. ↑ foot help contrasting their los
In conversation with; saváral (with that of the members of the
this maraing. A Operators uriks Committee, who lived in
Tdegraph maU was informed good style. Leating of roast that
the brokers Sir, I have read with rich duck, chicken and pork, whilst had fulfilled their Contracts interest Mr. N. L. Watson's their pockets were always full of but that one or two "outside" men, Blanation to your representative money. regarding the difference in price of petrol in Hongkong and New Tork. I anticipated auch clearer statement and must that I fail to be convinced that the Asiatic Petrol-am jhatlied in thetetdestcharitu would live wir. Warson's Kaster to the following questions:
(1) If the price is reculats by
Of Ten Million Dollars. Mr. Huzbas, Secretary of State, expressed unequivocal approval)
Peking. Sept. 26.-A mandate of the Allied p oposals for the freedom of the Straits and the pro-issued last night sanctions the tection of racial and religioas minorities in the Near East,
Mr. Hughes declined to comment apon territorial questions. He issue of an Eleventh Year Loan concluded by trusting that suitable arrangements may be made to often million dollars to be spread preserve the freedom of the Straits pending peace negotiations.
SIKI THE IDOL OF PARIS.
Negotiations for Fight With Wills.
Paris. September 26. Replying to the enquits by Mr. O'Rourke, boring promoter of the Republic Athletic Club, Now York, Sike's manager has cabled that Siki asks a million franes net, exclusive of Income Tax, to go to America to fight the coloured heavyweight, Wills, on October 26. Siki thanks the fight should be held as soon as possible, as Wills is the only man now standing batween siki and Dempsey.
Siki is the idol of Paris and is ovated everywhere.
It appears from Renter's New York correspondent that Mr.! O'Rourke bas offere i Siki $25,000, or 25 per cent of the receipts in a fight with Wills or Greb, pointing but that a match with tireb would be preferable, as Greb is a ligh: heavyweight, while Wills scales 15
stone.
A New Offer.
New York, September 26. Mr. O'Rourke has cabled an increased offer to Siki of 600,000 francs to meet Wills and 400,000 francs to meet Greb.
What the Film Reveals.
Paris, September 26.
The Carpentier-Siki film has been shown to the Press. It shows no grounds for Siki's disqualification. Carpentier played with his adversary in the first two rounds but was floored in the third by hits to right and left successively.
OBITUARY.
The Earl of Spencer.
London, September 26.
The death is announced of the Earl of Spencer,
The decored, who was sixth bolder of the title, which was created in 1765, was formerly M.P. for Northants and Mid Northants. was Parliamentary Groom-in-Waiting to the Queen in 1886 and Vice Chamberlain from 1899 to 1895. He owned about 22,800 acres of land. The heir to the title is Viscount Althorp.)
Senator Thomas E. Watson.
Washington, September 26.
over a period of five years with half-yearly drawings. The Min- istry of Finance and the Internal Loan Bureau authorize the Banks of Chios and Communications. and other substantial banks, to act as underwriters The bond-
may be used as guarantee funds for the Banks' financial reserves heuter.
JAPAN & RUSSIA.
Effect of Conference Failure.
Tokyo, Sept. 27-The break
PETROL PRICES..
Some Further Queries We have received the following for publication
الم
who had been selling shors to Another complaint mada against
arge amounts, had defaulted. the strike was that they had themselves result in some cases.
leaders Legal proceedings will probably profited from the funds rent
for the strikers by Chinese went through more smoothly then Taken all round, the Settlement in the Straits Settlements, Shang-wis anticipated. bai and laces abroad. The man
to whom I talked said very cor siderable some had been seatio
thus, way for the purchasing of UNSTAMPED RECEIPT.
down of the Changchun Conconsumption how is iturbst be rice for the strikers, but instead
ference involves no changes in the
policies and plans already laid dawn for the evacuation of the Maritime Province. In a state
price of petrol in Shanghat is the of using all this money for the 人民你好 sa in Yongkong: There acriters, the members of the
are about 6,000 cars in Shanghai. Committee bad only distributed ar, roughly, 10 times as many part of the rics purchased, selling the remainder at reduced rates
ment made by the Vice-Ministerin Hongkong. This does not of the Foreign Office to the press, include motor trucks or motor it was said that the arms and boats. In any case there appears To be sufficient busin sa in Hong- somunition would necessarily b handed over to those Russiansong to warrant the upkeep of most competens to protect Japan. large office and a big staff. ese residents, and the Government was doing everything possible to prevent a conflict resulting from the transfer-Renter
ARMS FOR CHANG TSO-LIN..
refutes
and pooketing the proceeds for themselves.
European Fined Five Dollars.
A summons for failing to affix a stamp to a money receiat was
B. A.. There is no doubt, adds the brought against Mr. despondent, that the workers Starling, of Beaconsfield Aronde, are beginning to realise that they at the Police Court this morning. (2) If supplies come from have been the victims of leaders Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, who de Borneo and Sumatra, these places whose sole object has been to fended, said he pleaded guilty to are even nearer than Java and enrich themselves at the workers the technical offence. Baroah. Does Mr. Watson mean expense.
o imply that local bandling charges more than cover the
ia The circumstances
this that Mr. Starting were came and Mr. N. Brewer, who
difference in freight between PORTUGUESE YOUTH'S lived together in the Hongkong and New York!
(3) It is admitted that tha A.P.C. supply Hongkong direct from Borneo and 8amatra and that the Standard Oil Co. import
THEFT.
this morning.
Kame lent
IN THE NEWS.
Maj„Gen. Harrington, -commanding the -British Korene in the Near East.
Senator T. E. Watson,
whose death is reported
from New York.
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
periodically quarters,
"Heart of Juanita" is befog moasy one to another. The money shown for the last time at the involved in this case was lent in World Theatre to-day.→Page 4. Case for a Doctor.
a friendly way, and Mr. Brewer A Japanese Denial.
On and after September 30th. Egas Remedion, who had plead-was absent from the Colony, for Tokso, Sept. 25. The War their spirit from the States. Ifed guilty to a charge of stealing which reason Mt. Starling, who the offices of the Northwest Office lengthily
:he local charges are so beary, howls blanket from an amab, sppear- Wanted the money back, applied (Trading Co. Ltd, will be on-the The death is announced of Mr. Thomas E. Watson, United States recently published allegations is it possible for the latter to selled on remand before Mir or to the man left in charge of Mr. first floor of the Astor Home
Building-Page 4. that it is connected with the at the same price after paying Hamilton at the Police Court Brewer's bookshop for its return. Senator for Georgis.
arms by freight from New York?
Naturally a receipt showing that [The deceased, who was born in 1955, was nominated for Vice-reported transfer o!
Regarding local dealers”profits, The Magistrate:-I have made the money had been paid was President at St. Louis Convention which endorsed Bryan for Pras- General Dieterchs to Chang Tso- ident in 1896. He was also nominated for the Presidency by the lin. It states that the only mill their cost is 18.40 for sizht Im enquiries, and have seen your required, and Mr. Starling made People's Party in 1964.)..
tary property banded over to the perial gallons I pay $9.50), so the father this morning. It appears cut one and dismissed the matter civilian railway guards in the profit is $1.10, which is not a buge
Detective Sergeant Neillsaid the Nikolak area was haildings and percentage considering the dealer you are incorrigible. I will send from his thoughts.
you in for fourteen days, and the a communications outfit as well has to account for leakages, etc.
Yours etc.
doctor there will examine you. I receipt was found in the firm's as och limited arms
am not sure you are responsbilele. IEAPER PEP." required for the maintenance of
for your sc ions at present. (To) It was contended by the other order-enter.
Inspector Caygill, who prosecuted side that as the money was paid
LO N. DISCUSSES DI “IRMAMENT.
Lord Robert Cecil's Declaration.
Geneva, September 26. Disarmament was discussed by the Assembly of the League, of Nations in the presence of a crowd of the public.
Lord Robert Cecil, in a speech which was frequently cheered, declared that the pact of mutual guarantees and the reduction of armaments must go hand-in-hand.
Signor Scialejs cordially supported Lord Robert's proposals. M. de Jouvenel stated that it was impossible to accept a general guarantes pact. He suggested that the great Powers" of the West form separate pacts among themselves and pledge the raselves never again to leave small and weaker nations at the mercy of the policy of imperialism and adventure. These pacts should be open to all peoples of good faith.
MUTINY AMONG PRUSSIAN GARRISON.
Alleged Bolshevist Instigation.
Berlin, September 26. News bas just leaked out of mótiny of a portion of the Reichswehr garrison in the East Prussian fortress of Loetzen on the 101b, inst. A third of the garrison marched to barracks and demanded shorter hours, dismissal of non-coms, and payment of overdue bonuses. The ringleaders were disarmed and arrested. The incident is ascribed to the activity of Bolshevists, who have been busily agitating among the Reichswehr since the death of Dr. Rathenau.
INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS.
England beats. Holland,
London, September 26."
At Roehampton, in a two days' lawn-tennis tournament, Eng- Iand bast Holland by ten matches to one.
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weto
Hongkong, Sept. 27, 1929.
HOLDING UP SMUGGLING VESSELS.
U.S. Modifies Decision.
Washington, September 25. The delicate diplomatic situation threatened by the Prohibition cruisers holding up foreign. vessels accused of smuggling liquor sometimes outside the three-mile limit will be sased in the future by the decision of the Cabinet to confine operations to the "three-mile limit, except in ca-es where ships are commonlesting with theshore through their own crews in small boats.
THE INDIAN STEEL STRİKE.
Three Thousand Men Resume.
Jamshedpur, September 26. Three thousand Tata Steel Works strikers, have resumed, but 17,000 remain out. Replying to the strikers demanda, the manage ment say they will pay those not returning to work by to-day swage reduced by ten per cent.
in the case)-I think this is cut from the firm, & receipt was case mers for the doctor than the oecessary to show Mr. Brewer, jon his return, that the transac- magistrate..
tion had taken place.
Inspector Caygill replied in the
affirmative.
LAD MURDERED IN CANTON.
Brother Attacks the Assailant.
A young ind was brutally mur dered at the entrance to Che
A fine of $5 was imposed.
EXCITEMENT AT STONECUTTER'S.
The Blas Funnel ss. Helene has arrived and consignees will find the usual notice on page 4.
The Colonial Dispensary adver- tises Forlan's tooth pasta-Page
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Waiting for business-to turn meuna money tied up.
Advertise,
The. T.K.K. advertise their Java and New York services—- Page 10.
"The Last of the Mohicans" is being shown at the Coronet to night-Page 12.
A newly-built house is to let on Bowen Road.-Page 4.
Lanimert's are selling bleach- ing powder on Friday.—Page 4.
To-Day's Exchange.
Non-Swimmer Gets Out of Depth. Getting out of his depth, a¦ Hong Street, Canton, on the night European, who apparently could of the 25th, at seven o'clock. The not swim, wax indanger of drown- murderer tried to obtain a few ing at Stonecutters bathing besch In his of the lifeboat, however, quickly groutdouts from the boy for last night. The Chinese in charge cash but" was refused.
nger, the murderer struck the realised the position. He threw
The closing rate of the dollar on child on the chest, randering him lifebuoy to the struggling man demand to-day was 2s. 6.13/16d. insensible. Seeing this brutal act, and then, without troubling to the deceased's brother, who was discard his clothes, dived to the with bim, at once attacked the rescue. The European was pulled murderer and vanquished him; aboard the lifeboat without much Paris, September 26. Four of his friends came to the dificulty and then sowed ashore Headed by the admiral's flagship, on-which-an-exhibition will|murderer's assistance. Apollos. The whole thing happened in less be installed, the Cruiser Division of the Atlactic Squadron exils on man op guard of once ordered in than a minute est except for a October 10th on a year's mission of French commercial, artistic and armed force and had the murder cut on the face, probably caused er arrested and the youth tazen by a blow from the Habuoy, be economic propaganda, visiting Australia, India, China and Japan.
FRENCH CRUISERS' MISSION. Commercial and Artistic Propaganda.
(Other Early and Special Telegrama on Page 2.)
to the City Hospital, where he was little, the worse for his or | soon died:-Ganda Limess
periance
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