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HONGKONG, 3rd Mar., 1925.
of Moutrie in the manu facture
That Pianos regardless of cost. is why they are unaffected the climate and give maximum
service.
by
S.Moutrie & Co., Ltd.
1850
CHATER ROAD.
SEVENTY FIVE YEARS
OF PROGRESS AND SERVICE
1925
LANE, CRAWFORD'S
75th. ANNIVERSARY
IN MARCH 1850
WE STARTED TO SUPPLY THE FEW INHABITANTS
THEN
IN
HONGKONG WITH IMPORTED
PROVISIONS—
OF QUALITY
TO-DAY, AS THEN, WE ARE PRE- PARED TO SUPPLY YOUR EVERY
NEED AT THE MOST REASONABLE
PRICES.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
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debtor nations the full amounts that they owe us, although wo might have a moral right to do
DAY BY DAY.
PREFER DILIGENCE DEFORE
RUST ABOVE
no all wo Book is aufflolont to IDLENESS, UNLESS YOU ESTEEM
BRIGHTNESS.---
GERMAN EVASIONS.
ANGLO FRENCH PACT
URGED.
Paris, March 2. According to Le Journal, tho
WEMBLEY'S CHINESE
RESTAURANT,
TO BE REPRODUCED IN HONGKONG.
meet the sum wo have under Plato. taken to pay the United States. The balance wo aro roady to Mr. and Mrs. A. Piercy arrived roport of the military committee from an article appearing in the forgot in the interests of a by the Rs. President Jefferson at Versailles is now being con- general settioment. It seams to from Bhanghai.
us that it is time France indicat- od her preciso position in rogard| to har debt to Britain.
Old History,
Amongst the passengers who returned by the Empress of Asia were Mr. and Mrs. W. Lang, and Col. F. Eaves.
The following is translated.
aldered by the Allied Govern local vernacular Proas monte. It contains the substance The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, of the roport by the military con- the Seorotary for Chinese Affairs, on German sailed for Home yesterday to tako H.E. Major Gonoral C. C.trol commission Luard is to prosont the prizes at evasions of the Versailles Treaty, obargo again of the Hongkong
the Bocrat Bt. Paul's College on Saturday especially
reaction in the British Empire
ovoning,
organisation of the German army, Exbibition. rostoration of the poaltion of the The management this year commandor-in-chief, roorganis differs from that of last year. It ation of a great gonoral staff of is to be a Government concern, Tho references postorday, and
250 officers, the manipulation of and all branches of business are during last week, to the his ory
the Reichswehr, which it is stated to be carried on under Governmot of the firm of Lane, Crawford's
will become an army of cadros supervision. All those who xasiat in Hongkong, recalls the early
with four offloors for overy in the concern will be engaged daya of this Colony, which wore
The APC oll-carrier Argon- private, and the placing of the and paid by the Government. evidently not exactly "the good
a military Last year the exhibitiore part- fold days,"
auta roparts heavy snowstorme security police on bat novortheless-of
tolpated at tho Invitation and ad- distinct interest, Perhaps some on the first four days of hor basis.
The Petit Journal doolaros that vlee of the authorities and of both of the greatest changes we see voyage from Nonei, Japan.
those rovelations and the succoss the Chineso and. British Cham- horo aro occasioned by roclaina-
of the Nationalists in Gormany, bors of Commerc0. It WAS tion of land along the foreshore,
have rondored the position of the arranged that Mr. Hallifax and with the result that some of our
Herrlot Govorament more diffl-two Chinese Commissioners, and busiost stroute will, if their
cult as regards the proposed now the Suorotary of the Chineso racord be traced, bo discovered
guarantee past, the basis of which Chamber of Commerce, should to have existed in years gone by
must dopond not ou Gorman un-go with them, and that the pro- as sandy sea beaches. Inland
dortakings but on an Anglets of all anios should go to the blocks of houses wo now jack
French agreement, therefore exhibitors, while in case of loss upon as lying in somewhat.com- The Legislative Council mosts common. Anglo-Franch policy the Government would com- gested areas were not much more again on Thursday. The agenda with regard to the frontiers of pensate them. Thus oncouraged, than twenty years ago sot by the includes the rents resolution and East Europe is necessary, and they wont with whole-bearted- broozy shoro, Again, we have the second reading of four Bills, there probably Hos the main ness and with good rosult. had many citizens pasa across as woll as one first reading. the local stage during the last alghty-five years who deserve a
Owing to the indisposition of His Honour the Puisno Judge, Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, thore waro no casos in the Summary Court this morning.
permanent record in the annals Pierce reports having paseod in
in A
The master of the Proeidont
Latitudo 26,42 N., Longitudo 120.12 E., a capsizod junk con- tituting a monaco to navigation.
difficulty.-Reuter.
WATERFRONT STRIKE.
of our growing Colony; and not moroly hidden away in old filos, or gradually fading away as their
EMPLOYERS "FED UP." contemporaries who speak of them also pass the groat divido,
Wellington, March 2. bus permanently placed in print
A Daily Bulletin telegram datad! The New Zealand waterfront form which would be Poking, March 2nd, says Sub dispute has entered a serious assistants and the musical party available to all. This brings Yat-sen passed a fairly good stage.
tho mattor of night. Although his pulec ro- a properly-written history of mains unchanged, bis general Hongkong, a subject that has condition scoms worker. boon brought up several times in recent years. The Government,
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to
WAR DEBTS.
The war debt problem still wo understand, is willing to placo There will be a cinematograph romains unsettled, the latout cou-at the disposal of anyone who display at the Children's Hour, tribution to the subject being undertakes the task of writings at the Holona May Institute, on this history, all required roc- Friday March 6th, at 5 pim. declaration by M. Herriott to the ords or other documents. There Tickets 50 costs oach, family offort that France, Italy and aro still a number of old photo-tiekote for three people $1,-Advt. Rumania refuse to pay unless graphs in existence (we hope to publish some this wook) showing tho question of reparations is what the Colony was like bofore Oriontal liner President Jackson, The silk shipped por Admiral takon into account. A further the rapid changes of the past which sailed from here at 5 p.m. statomont of the French Pro-quarter of a contury supervened.
A complote history of the Colony on February 2nd, arrived New mior's is that the French debt would no doubt be a fitting York at 5 a.m. on February 26th, will have to be subject to a re- publication to mark the cantenary having beon 2344 calendar days
io transit. duction equivalent to that which of the founding of Honkong, and in this we have the examplo of
The Chinose restaurant con- tributed greatly to this succosa. Tho attondanta took with them unique blackwood furni- turo, antiquo porcolain, captivat- ing silkwork, delicate ivory wares, and musical instruments, all of which wore of the bost quality and were opecially made to order. The cooks and their
wore of the expert class, and Declaring that work cannot be ungaged at bigh salarios. • carried on in face of constantly This year tho Chinose re- recurring strikes, the employere staurant will not participate. have decided that no further calls It will be of great interest both. for labour abail bo mado until to Europeans and Chinese aliko the unicne concerned give a satis- who have
the not boon to factory undertaking that all Exhibition to learn that the vessels will be worked under the restaurant intends to establish hore in the contral part of the terme of the current award.
Practically all vessels in the own a now restaurant on tho port aro-idla.-Kenter,
model of tho ono in the Exhibi- tion, in araor to perpetusto the momary of the success of the Exhibition. A distinct feature of the restaurant is that it will |ba a high-class restaurant froo |from any objectionable at.
mosphoro.
HEAVY FINE.
ON NEW YORK SHIPPING COMPANY. Washington, March, 2.
The idea of establishing such a The Supreme Court has held restaurant in Hongkong way Hallifax at
SHIPPING NEWS.
the French claim on Germany Singapore in 1919. But if wo Failing to get any money from that the New York Porto Rico suggested by Mr. has sustained. All the Powers mistake not, the sister Colony in a rickaha coolle whom they met Steamship Company must pay a London, and the manager will have a deep and practical inter-the south hud the greatest diffi-shortly after midnight at Queen's fine of a thousand dollars for each soon bring this sugestion into
culty in obtaining some essential Road Wost, four highway robbers alion passenger illegally brought realization." est in this problem, and it is facts owing to the lapse of time, vonted their spite by stealing the to the United States. The New noteworthy that the question bas and some of those have boon lost cotton jacket and licence of the York Court had imposed only a for over. Such an omission coolie and then threw his ricksha four hundred dollar fine in respect now taken a turn in which ability should not be permitted here, and into the harbour.
of each such passengers, and the Court of Appeals askod the to pay is the chief note sounded we think that at the very least
Supreme Court for instructions by the debtor countrion. In this someone should commerce a do-i On Wednesday next, at 8 p.m., on the point-Reuter's American
fioita colication of books, docu- the return billiard match will bo Service, connection ono polat stands out
monte, files, and notes, if only played at the Palace Hotel prominently and that that for the future use of the historian, boswoon Mr. Osmund and Mr. France is in dubl to the United and obviate the chance of any Bail, of the Empress of Asia. Btates to the tune of about four thing of interest being forgotton The last time those playora mot,
or the recorde,boing destroyed.
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Mr. Ball ran out the winner. The game will bo of 500 up.
PRISON REFORM.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
Washington, March 2.
authorises
JAPANESE SUFFRAGE.
BILL PASSED BY LOWER HOUSE,
LOCAL WATERFRONT ITEMS.
The Kowloon wharves had the following large steamers along side yesterday afternoon --Fm- press of Asia, Mau Sang, the Hamburg American iner Trior which arrived hore more than a day late from Singapore, the Prosidont Adams and President Jefferson.
The monsoon is still raging outaido, as strong as over. Most of the ships arriving report very stormy weather, while some have billion dollars, whereas Britain
escaped with only a modorate monsoon, as it is not blowing owed America fivo billions,
equally strong overywhere. Britain in paying that dobt, but The Akalis.
The Robert Dollar around-the- A copy of the Hongkong Tele- Franco has still to do so. The A short note on tho Akali sect
President Coolidge has roquest-world liner President Adams, of Sikhs might not be out of place graph, dated September 3rd, 1921, consecuenco-or and of the con- tero, in view of the recent troublo duly addressed to a local firm in od Congress to authorise Ameri- Captain J. Pendlebury, arrived can participation in the proposed yesterday from Shanghai and bad sequences may be seen in the in the Far East with members of ice House Street, has only just International Prison Conterence a strong N. E. gale coming down fact that the pound sterling is the soct, and the seed sown in found its way to the addresses to be held in London during the coast. She left for Manila
Hongkong by the "missioners" Byeoma mysterious circumstance August, and practically back to par, whereas who favoured us with a visit a hi
the at 8.30 this morning. package, although not appropriation of A sum of ten The Messagorles Maritimes the franc is still far below parity. few months ago.
We reported stamped, was delivered with a
thousand dollars delegations' liner Porthos, Captain Malaus- Ono American journal, comment-thu CLAB of some Hongkong recoat batch of mail mattor,
oxpenses, Router's Americansens, also arrived from Shanghai, Service.
and bad similar weather. policomon who had to be sont ing on this aspect of the question,back to India because they in- The third of the sorios of romarks that "when you pay sisted on observing all the rites lectures by Professor J. W, N. your debts, your credit is good." (and "rights") of the Akalie, which Smith on Applications of Pay- notonly meant the wearing of the chology and Ethics to Industry" Touching this question of black turban, but the carrying of will be given at the University ability to pay, it is to be recalled knives, that developed from more on Thursday, March 5th at 5 p.m. dirka into formidablo swords. In the Great Hall. The subject that for several years after the From
mainly an apparatly
of this lecture will be "Socialism, war the Allies demonstrated that religious movement, this Akali and Anarchy." The series is Gormany ought to pay, but the agitation seems to have grown open to the public free of charge. into one of a dangerous political argument produced nothing. As character,and thoro is amplo the Allios Bot about evidence that the authorition in showing not only that Germany India have discovered the moro extremo aims to be the overthrow ought to pay, but what she could of the constituted government of pay, and how, the matter became the country. The strongest act-
CAIRO ENQUIRY. much more simplified. This la lon is being taken against tho how America now looks on the interesting to note the statement leadors of the agitation, and it is
ANOTHER CONFESSION. question 16 rogarde French in a message published yesterday
Cairo, March 2, indebtedness. Ono journal says that "the movement initiated by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the In the course of the enquiry this notorious scot is now regarded Kowloon magistracy, this morn into the murder of the Sirdar, the that the sooner Franco stope as onded." We can only hope so.ing, on charges of drawing water brother of the agitator Anayat saying that she ought not to pay
from fire hydrants during the has confessed that he was con- and admits that she cannot meet all har obligations, the bottor
In the majority of casos it was proved that the respective defen- will it be for the actual settle-
dants, in drawing the water, wore DAVIS CUP CONTEST.bound for Sam Bhul and Kong- mont. This raisos a question of
The following will ropresent wasting large quantities by letting fact which is capable of being the Club against the 5th/2nd it overflow,
It was stated that no fawor ascertained. That being dono, Punjabis at the Marina ground some modified Dawes plan might at 5.15 p.m. on Wednesday: than sovon hydrants had been P.W.F. Mills, A.P.F. Farquharson put out of order, and would delay bo agreed upon
OLER Bocher, L.P. Ralph, the Fire Brigado should a fire E.J.R. Mitchell (Capt.), W.H, break out in the meantime. So far as Britain is concerned, Look, T. J. Prico, G.R. More, W.- In each case the defendants our position has been quite Woodward, B. D. Evans, G. R. wore fined $10, with the alter
native of 14 days' hard labour, cloar. We are not asking from Vallack,
Boon
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HOCKEY,
WATER FROM HYDRANTS.
CHINESE CIRCUMVENT
RESTRICTION.
Sovoral Chinoso apoarod before
water rostriction hours.
Tokyo, March 2,
Ships arriving thero this mor- The Suffrage Bill has boon nlng were the Jardine, Matheson passed by the Lower House, by steamor Lal Sang, which had a large majority.
vory bad weather coming up from It now goes to the House of Calcutta and Singapore, and the Poors. Reuter.
Pacifio Mail liner President Taft, which arrived from Shanghai and and strong monsoon coming. down here.
corned in the affair.—Reuter,
AUSTRALIA WILL BE
THERE.
Sydney, March 2. Australasia, represented by Anderson, Patterson and Hawkes, has challenged for the Davis Cup.
-Reuter,
The Wah On has now been re- named the Foo Choong, and has obtained a charter for carrying having been laid up for a long rice to several river ports, after
timo.
laid up for a short while at Sam The Anjou, which was similarly
Shui Po, is now also employed in a time obartor with rios, mostly
moon. The two charters have both been alosed -by" the, löval - corporation which owns the majority of the wharves at West Point,
The coaster Lerko, Captain A Krogh, arrived this morning fromt Keelung with coals and bad • strong N.E. gale with squalls of terrifio force coming down