THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1923.
SWATOW LACE
COMPANY.
JUST ARRIVED A LARGE ASSORTMENT;
P.O. Dox No. 475.
such as
Manila Hats, Silk Lan-
terns,
Lamp Shades, Mah Jong
Sets.
etc., etc., etc.
Wholesale & Retail Inspection Invited,
17A, Queen's Road, Central.
Phone. No. 1483.
SUMMER DRESS GOODS
AT
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The Largest Stock in The Colony
OF
Voiles Sponge Cloths
ני
Ratines
HESTERFIELD cigarettes are
Cradle to give smokers the highest
possible quality at the lowest possible price.
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"They Satisfy
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of finest Turkish and American tobaccos-blended
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"
HONGKONG HOTEL. MOTOR COACH SERVICE.
HONGKONG HOTEL TO REPULSE BAY.
Commencing 14th May, 1923.
DAILY
(SATURBATE, SUKDATS AND HOLIDAYS HIJRITIS), LEAVE
HONGKONG HOTEL
1. L
11.30 ..
1.00
5.00
11.0
LEAVE REPULSE
BAY HOTEL
7.00
11.00
SATURDAYS
10.00 12.30 p.03.
1.00
to
-dalf hourly
1.30
half hourly to
11.00
7.00
SUNDAYS
9.00 LUME
17.99 18
M
Н
11.00
9.45 4. 11.80 noon.
1.30 p.
12.00 pon.
11. p.zz.
3.00
half hourly
to
half hourly
F1
13
"
11.00
7.30
1.00
Extra Coaches will run if required.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD
Ginghams
45
Etc, etc.
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and:
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*DOOTOFF'S DETACH-
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Survival of Isolated. Refugees.
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'
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FOR THE
Month of May
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DESIGNS ALSO PLAIN
COLARS AND STRIPES
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cts. a yard
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Without the support of the authorities who aze
#
The situation of this brave
obtain from the Chinese
so far.
Detachment,
RUSSIAN ART BALL.
Overwhelmed by Paris Haute Monde.
Paris: The growing rogue emphasized at the great ball here for all things Russian: WER
art studente in this city. given for the benefit of Russian
the lack of capital for the inital | sion, 25 per cent, artisans, and the expenses, they are only just able | remaining 25 per cent, intellectu-| to compete with similar native | sls, mostly young men students industries. During the warm of universities and higher tech- SOLBOD Bome of the refugees find |nical colleges whom the civil war work as daily labourers on oative brought into the ranks of the anti- |farms' at 10-15 cents Mex. per Bolshevik armies. Far away from the civilized day; some even work on weeding world, in one of the remotest rice fields in the long hot summer little baud of refugees, so far from corners of Chins the Ili district days, knee-deep in mud, eaten by any civilized community that of Sinking or the New Dominios, mosquitoes, bands and feet con- might come to its rescue, ia group of several hundred Ras Periodically numbers of refugees the Soviet authorities have stantly cut by the shurp grass. indeed most tragic, the more so sian refugees has for three years are incapacitated from work by the already several times attempted been struggling tard to keep body Turkestan fever. Yet the results to and soul together. It is the so of all these superhuman efforts Authorities the extradition of called detachment of Ataman and exertions are not sufficient Dootoff's Dooteff, which in March 1920. for easuring even a modest stan- however, without success.-P. and
three sides by auperior Bolshevik forces and dard of human existence, and as T. Times. having on the fourth the Djun-railing misery it may be men- a striking instance of the pre- gezian Alatau mountains, escaptioned that quite a large number}" ad annihilation by crossing the mountains into Chinese Territory their abodes otherwise than in are unable to appear cutside of After six weeks of camping in the open the detachment, mem-
turas owing to the absence of the bering about 600 in all, got per
necessary dress for covering the mission from the Chinese au-
body. thorities to proceed to Suiting where they arrived on the 2nd, helping a good deal by supplying of May. The majority of this group are natives of the Orenburg, coal, the situation would have a daily ration of flour and some Government, mostly Cassocks. They were joined by about 500 been absolutely impossible; it is
The affair took place in that) Orenburg Cossacks of General Most critical even at present tak former holy of holies of the Latin Annenkoff's forces who settledig into account that the expend-quarter, the Ball Bullier, which down at Mazar, about 6 kilometure for food, other than bread. sice the war has not been parti- tres from the Russian frontier.
is restricted to 136 cents per day cularly joyous. At present the total number of expenditure of $10.50 only for the largely by the gala receipts. but per person, mescing a total daily Art and its devotees profited these refugees at Suiting and whole lot of 700, or $315 in one in every other way were snowed Mazar is about 700, including somewhat over 40 women and
under. Leaders of the American children and about 30 invalids.
The common fund of the As Colony, and titled English and earnings of the enterprises ran force with the expectation of gat sociation is made up from the French turned out in such full tsy it, as well as from contribut-ting an eyefull that the students remainder live in dug-outs,
Dooteff's detachment came to the fuad 15 percent.of their person which to express their joy. It ions by the members who pay into and models were left no room in China with nothing but one milat earnings. This fund is used for died a natural death on the dis- lion Roubles-in depreciated Si- maintaining medical ward, for covery that hear was selling st berian paper currency and its buying medicines, for improving seven francs a glass and cham- situation was thus most difficult the food of the sick and other pagne at 100 francs a bottle. from the very start. A clever man, Dootoff at once realized that runs its bakery and bath-house; were forced to stand in line while common needs. The Association The wierdly costumed students, their only chance was in keeping members occupied in the bakery close together, maintaining a bigh
an apparently never-ending pro- standard of discipline and behav. get a wage of about $1.50 cossion of crested-limbusines dis ing correctly in their relations attendants of the bath-house are entrance. The Rue de L's Prix mooth from the common fund, charged their occupants at the with the native population. Doo- toff was a brave man and a good entitled to a small remunera raiment of the fashionablea leader, he Was mat popular
eclipsed totally she faboy dress of | among his men and beld in bizh
the artists, many of whom were esteem by all. Loder his direc-
fully clothed if not in their right tion the detschmeat from a milit
minds. A great number of the ary organization was transformed
costumes followed the hysterical into a co-operative association and
trend of the ultra-modern school has continued to exist as such
of painting, which, incidentally, until now. So strong was his
was the style of the decorations personal influence and authority
used in the hall. that the spirit created by him still aurvives, notwithstanding his death through assassination by a Bolehevik agent of January 26th. 1921.
Only about 400 ere quartered in barracks and Chinese houses, the
montb.
tion.
Dozens of man solved the pro- blem of fancy dress by wearing multi-hued paint. Many of the women donned masculine dress, the most startling being ■ blonde, who wore the doublet and hose of Romeo and smoked large black cigars. One reason contributing
DISTRESSING PLIGHT. According to the latest reports the general situation of this colony of Russian refugees is most distressing. It would have been much worse if they did not stick so closely together, having everything in common. All are equally in dire need of help, all are exhausted by starvation, cold, sicknesses and moral sufferings. But the news they get from their wives, parents and children in Ruseis or brought by a few of their comrades who had gone At present the Association is there and again returned, gives under the supreme direction of such a sad picture of famine, to the financial success of the A. Z. Tkatchoff, assisted by P. P. destruction, terror and lawlees- } affair was the notoriety resulting Pappengut and A. V. Zavershen-ness, that with a very few ex last year at the Bal Ballier sky. The Association strives to captions they all remain firm in when several of the most besati- find means for the maintainance their determination not to return ful models of Paris became of its members and in order to to Russia until conditions there imbued with the spirit of the earn such means has established have radically changed, order is occasion and insisted on fully in Suiting, Mezar and Kureh 5 restored and moderate elements revealing their physical charma smithies, 3 shoe-making shops bave got into authority..
to the applauding maltitude. 2 shops for making felt boots, As has already been mentioned The chief excitement last night lock-smith's shope, 2 plumberies, the Ill group of Russian refugees was the mob of students, fa-
STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE.
I carpenter's shop, I harness originally numbered about 1,100; furiated at having to wait an making shop, I glass factory. A about 250 returned to Russian in hour to gain admission, breaking flour water-mill is being reated, 1920 attracted by the Soviet Gavthrough the glass doors and two fishing gangs and two hunt ernment's declaration of amnesty sweeping past the shrieking. ing gangs have been organized, about 150 have come to Peking gendarmes.. several groups are engaged in and Tientsin in small groups after timber-sewing, extracting tar, a long journey full of hardships even in digging minerals etc. and privations. As to the compari
All these enterprises yield a tion of the remaining 700, about. very meagre income as, owing to 50 per cent are farmers by profać. -
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