SAVE YOUR EYES FROM SUN GLARE!
the best protection for the tropies In the tinted-8IR WILLIAM CROOKKS LENS.
We have the GENUINE Ionses and can make them up without optical power or to your own proscription.
LAZARUS
The only European, Optician in the Colony.
Th
Hongkong Telegraph.
YORKDED 1811
No. 11.732
五筓爐
" IN PARLIAMENT.
ROW"
ALL LABOUR MEMBERS WALK OUT.
✓
GERMAN PROPOSAL FOR A
PACT.
London, March 5.
In the House of Commons the Liboral, Mr. H. A. I.. Fisher, foroigt oponed the dobato on affairs
REPLIES.
ro-
must
The
whou Mr Chamberlain
with loud was greeted arose
魏六月三英慈
FALSE SCALES.
TWO DEALERS FINED.
range
a similar
ART EXHIBITS.
FRIDAY,
1925 MARCH 6,
日式十月式
WINGLET OOR 10 CTB
* FOR LANG
SWATOW FALLS.
CONSTABLE'S “SQUEEZE.”
}
CHAN'S OFFICERS FLEE. WEIHAIWEI man sent to
MANY IN HONGKONG.
GAOL.
The serious charge of attempt- ing to obtain a squeeze of $3 was) The report of the fall of Swatow prefaired against a Welhalwai
ence
He is now bie residence
1
boon outting KRABK
THERMOID BRAKE LINING :
Come to us for your Brake Liäide requirements. Our stook of Thermold covers the following uisen –
-9/16′′ X. 1* ̈ ̈
3/16" ≈ 1—1'
3/16" x 1-1⁄4".
3/16′′ × 1-34′′ 3/16" x 2"
1
9/16" x 2-1/4′′
3/16" x 2-14′′
.3/16′′ × 2-34′′...
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
HIGHER COST OF LIVING.
· HONGKONG'S INDEX FIGURES.
OFFICIAL
BASED ON
STATISTICS.
When we published a upecial The result was therefore worked
bark
year
Your.
-1913
1922
1924
64
100
109-7 This means that if one's general
years alone.
1913
· 1922
1924
63.2 100 110,3 64-2 100 115.7 102,¿
Ploading guilty to a charge of having in his pɔañosalon a pair of falso soalas, being 9 por cont. against the purchaser, the master of a chickon stall at the Yaumati Market was fined $100, or two months' hard labour-in default, and the entry therein of the pro-police constable, stationed at the by Mr. E. W. Hamition, at the Sun forces has been confirmed Kowloon Water Works, beforo Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kow. the necrot docutaent he had ro-Kowloon Magietracy this morn by correspondence received by toon Magistracy this morning.arriclo in 1923 on the increased out on these 47 items in the Chi- Ing. Defendant had been pro-business firms hero. Co-incident Ho зуда also charged with cost of living in Hongkong, our nose Customs roturas aforesaid, colved from Germany.
viously convicted on
widow and the contributor based his fleures on and the comparative Agures ob- LABOUR WALKS OUT.
ohargo and fined $25.
with the repart, a number of assaulting a
alternativo charge of misconduct an official report to which he hadtained are given in the following The master of another stall Chan King-ming's immediate ing himself as a police constablo accons and on private statistics tables --- Chears grootod a warning by
fined $25 for the same!
kopt by the hoads of two big local his first officers arrived hers yesterday, was alen brought against him,
GENERAL COMPARISON, being Ho said he hoped Mr. Auston the chairman of committees to was
Mr. P. P. J. Wodebouss pro-Arms. It was shown then that according to authoritative in Chamberlain would lift the vail suspend Mr. Kirkwood if he did offence, this
secuted for the polleo, and, out-the rise in living costs had boon
Figuro. formation given to a Telegraph lining the caso, said the defend-175 to 100 per cent, since the out- on his foreign policy, and pointed rofrain from interrupting. Mr. Joonviction. out that a postponement of the Kirkwood rose and shouted at the
roprosentative this morning, ant went out on duty at 8 a.m. break of the war, according to the inst. froin the style of tifo adopted; and that was ovacuation of Cologne was a very johairman, who ordered him to
Is on the 4th imongst theau rofugace gravo stop. He pressed for public-leave. Mr Kirkwood refused, and Tho thereupon named.
General Wong Fuck-chi, whosn Kowloon Water Works and mot exclusive in most cases of the ation of the case against the Gar-was
the complainant during his increase in house rents. man Government; and said that Spoaker was summoned, and Mr.
name recently came into promin-patrol. Ha bad some controversy We do not think we should be monthly expanditure was 864 on the subject of disarmamont the Chamberlain moved the auspen
LOCAL LADY'S PICTURES.
in connection with the with her end finally assaulted unduly atrossing the point in in 1913, it was $100 in 1922, and |$109.7ots. Jasi yoar; expended Liberals were very anxious at the sion of Mr. Kirkwood, which was fanguage used by M. Herriot and carried after Mr. MacDonald had
Mrs. G. McPherson has delvad operations against the pirates her with his stick which he was again giving figures proving the
carrying. He was alleged to provious contention, especially on the same items in each case. the French Press in suggesting unsuccessfully intercoded, con.
have quarrelled with her about as we have just been ablo to DETAILED COMPARISON, that the evacuation of Cologne tonding that Mr. Kirkwood was with sucesss into many branches of Bine Bay.
in grass cutting. Two villagers who obtain thoroughly reliable statis-
Taking four wido classes of was bound up in Fronoh minda not given his proper righ's
exhibition, which is open to the Yaumati. It is also.holioved happened to be there protested tics which enable one, at a glance, with the general question of Sponker thon se kod Mr. Kirkwood of the pictorial art, and her living. at
to loavo, whereupon
and demanded her reloase but to realise how the general cost of merchandise, we get the follow the publlo at the Hongkong Hotel Recurity.
Chan's General
Chief the defendant rofused. Ho living (again oxo usive of rentala)ing official figures: Labouriten TOSO bodily And
1913 1022 1925 Ho asked, would the evacuation marched out, headed by Mto-day and to-morrow, in wollthat
worth # visit. The exhibits of Staff, General Hong Shao-lin, dragged her towards the Taipo is still steadily rising.
The Imports and Exports De- Foodstuffs of Cologne be carried out inde
Road. apparently intending to MacDonald, amid Ministorial:
from oll-paintings and
has also come down to Hongkong take her to the Police Station, partment of Hongkong are able to Textiles pendently of French concurrance, laughter and choors. Mr. Cham-water coloure to
pon and ink or must the Allies he agreed that boriain then rosumed.
villagers departed and draw up a very acourato table of Mineral ores sketchies and includo studies both accompanied by most of the pro-The
100 and Metals 73-6 the trunty be observed? The Li-
mutual comparativo cost, based on the ho
minent officers of General Chan'a roturned with of Hongkong and England.
65.1 100 110.0 borals unalterably opposed the pro-
friend. The defondant was dekod merchandiso passing through the Bundrios In a picture carried out in
staff. posal foran Anglo-Franco Belgian choare. He continued that the
for an explanation of his conduct varied trading channels hero, and This means, if we take 'food- water colours entitled "English triple alliance. A far more prom-fact it was thought necessary to Gray and Gold.” Mrs. Mo. In spite of exhaustivo enquiries
and be obtained statistics which prac63.2 cts in 1913, was $100 in the roports that Germany hadžimposo 80arooy had made him a Phorson has captured just the wo were unable to confirm thejand replied that the woman had from this department we have stuffs for example, that what cost ising suge estion was contained in
liile auspicious of the spirit in right effect of late Autumn report of General. Chin's flight wanted $3 before he released tically speak for themselves. It 1922 and 8110. 3ots last year, and submitted a proposal for a pact which the proposala were made. dusk, the atmosphoric offect bolug to Hongkong, His movements her The new arrival, said that is only since 1922, however, that shows an facrease of more than guaranteeing the Fronch frontiers
of outstanding morit. The gaunt would naturally be cloaked under he had no money on him and the department in question has 10 per cout. in the past two out the Gorman Ambassadori
tabulating thosa com. him that Germany trees silhouetted and the house great eucrecy, and until a more was told to obtain some. The boen nexured FOREIGN SECRETARY
men departed and wont to the parisons, and the prices of that' always intended to communicate in the background, soon through definite announcement is forth-
As we have already pointed similarly with Paris, Brussols and
palo mist, A
aro extremely coming, the raport why, be zo-
mado a roport.
index figure of 100. In 1923, tout, the index Azure of 100 is Mr. Auston Chamberlain replied Rome, and that had now hoon realistic. A picture which will coived either way, ac virding to Shamshuipo Police Station and year have been taken as the that the Opposition were well done.
be most admired is an oil-paint the preference of the reader.
Borgoant Moreton gave the is shown, thero was a general based on 1922, the year when Toch- Thore is no doslit, however,
three 1000
one-dollar notes increase of 216 per cont, on the official, cost-of-living statistics aware of the caution, oven
ing Mysterious Night." NEW MOVE WELCOMED.
nically there are slight errors, from the fact of the affical of which he had marked. The vil-previous year, and a much larger wore commenced. But a better ticonco, with which ho
last understanding of present and pro- a large number of his
WAS recorded poak. He hoped the Iquso would Even from the first moment, but the expression is well-nigh such
war prices is obtained if wo take A detectivoyant. fendant the money. not blame him if ho reserved his Mr. Chamberlain said, ho wol-porfoot. Sea Nymph" is diffi- officers in Hongkong at one lagers returned and gave the de- increase
For propor comparisons, how. 1913 as the index your. We then opinion on many subjects which comed this now move by the cult of understanding, but the time, that Goneral Chan's plans immediately arrested the defun-
it fa necessary to go get the following table- Gorman Government, and now colour scheme is well founded. have received a serious notback, dant and the money was found in over,
Year.
Figure. were not ripe for decision.
to the pre-war
and the Imports As
100 After hearing the ovidenco, bis 1919. He said as regards Cologne, we they had substantially repostod Some of the pen and ink draw the extent of which is compar-his ha
... 156 2. had not even now got lo a con- their proposals to the othor Allies ings of Hongkong from different able to the reverse ho sustained sidered appreciation of the points he attached great importance to view-points are really good, as in 1923, when, mainly owing to Worship sentenced defendant to Exports Department have not
.171.4 It was obviously undesirare charcoal impressions of junk- the defection of his troops, he ose month's imprisonment on kept the detailed statistics ha-
This means an approximate on which Germany had defaulted, them. but we know some time age that able at this stage to enter in building, a villago kato, and was forood to retire from Canton the squeeze charge and fourteen tween that year and 1922, the
and give up the city to Sun's! Ho added junka in the river..
days on the assault charge. He official who has worked them general increase in the cost of Gormany was in default and was publio into details.
forcee.
For the first time since 1922, also ordered defendant to pay $10 out since 1942. has taken as bis living between 1913 and 1924.of not justified in claiming the that oxchange of viewa among
the Sun Yat-son forces, or rather compensation to the complainant. 1913 basis the Chinoso Customs nearly 71 1/2 por,oont., varying returns (doolared values of somewhat in relation to particular ovacuation of Cologne on Janu-the Allies had hitherto been very The palioy of His slight and a fuller exchango of ary 10th.
their Allies, are in complote
Roods) of. Canton and Kowloon. items. control of Kwangtung.
When it is borne in mind that It is admitted that such a basis Mujesty'e Government was direc- views and closer examination of
elimination of Chan's forces by Military headquarters ted to socuring compliance with the purport and possibilition of the
with the must result in elight variation, these statistics are based entirely the eubstantial and necessary proposal were neccusary before
no maana pute an end to the pro-fidently assort, that measures of disarmamont, on anything coull usefully or safely
vincial strife, as present events arrangements which have been but the oslonistions are suffic on wholesale merchandise, and which the Allies must insist bo-be added an the subject.
point to a struggle in the near made for a massed, attack on lently reliable to form a fairly that the greatly increased costa fore they could modify the lifteen-
future botwaen the Yunnanego Walchow by our troops, with the accurate comparison with the of repairs, labour, transport and year period of occupation.
and Cantonese factions of the co-operation of our air and naval costs in lattor years that are rentals are not taken into account,
chandise figures.
oral, total higher cost of living pro-Sun forces. The troops un-forces, the capture of Wainhow based on the Hongkong mor it will he realised what the goa
In sucking
prosent must bo-quite double the pre- This journal continues :- dor the Yaunaneno General Fan is only & mattor of a few hours.
And one can also the mora are known to be home-sick, and
1913 (pre-war) readily understand the apprehen- this sentiment could with advan- "Following the capture of Hoi-statistics, a total of 60 articles of war figure: tago to. Kwangtung province be fung city a section of our forcos merchandise is taken. In work-
meet the ing out the
statistics it was bought to use alons of wage earners in aondec- This ruling is based on the case fastorod, bad it not been for the wele despatched to
Our troops of the Dutch schooner Zeabond, entry of a new factor into the rebels at Lukfung. captured in December last which situation in the form of a new attacked the rebels there and these same artiolon as a basis, and tion with the threatened removal
The Tu promptly routed them, compelling 47 of them were found to be listed. of rent control. the court ordered to be forfeited. monace from Yunnan.
The Government Attorney said ohun of Yaunan, Glenoral Tang their loader. General Hung Chao- the declsion for the first time Chi-yao, who is antagonised in, to seek safety in flight. More catablished tho Government's against Gonoral Fan's return as than 880 rifles, 30 machine-guns Mr. Chamberlain said he had rights to capture as alien ship Tuchun, is row marching towards and large quantities of military not yet formed any idea as to the outside the twelve mile limit. Wuchow at the head of 20,000 suppilos wore captured.“
men, with the object of defeating NEWS FROM WUCHOW.
COMMITTEE NOW FORMED. Ho pointed out that the occupa form our co-operation would take. Reuter's American Service,
Goneral Fan's intention, and the
A Wuchow correspondent tion of Cologne cannot be conHo referred to past offorts to
latest news received, through writes us under date of 3rd.
London, March 5, tinued except in pursuance of the withdraw from continental on-
Chiners business firm here, is ostent, as follows:-The Yun-
The Colonial Office notifies the Washington, March 5. olar purposes of the provisions of tanglements, but living twenty!
that the Tuchun is now 300 linanese troops (Tong Chi-yao's): the peace treaty. (Choers).
Imiles from the shores of the con-
The Republicane, having clear formation of the ad hoc Imperial from that port.
arrived at Nanning over a week Advorting to the question ofinent we cannot remain indiffe
CANTON CLAIMS, ago and entered the city without working majorities assured in Economic Committee foreshadow- security, which he described as rent to the peace and security of
To-day's nows of the warfare any resistance from the Kwangsl both Houses of Congress, haveled by Mr. Baldwin in December. of immone and overwhelming the continental world nor romain
DISPUTE CONCLUDED. on the East River front is con- olomont. Previous to this the excluded the La Follette in- Presided over by Sir Halford importanco, Mr. Chamberlain callous or deaf to the appeal for
fined to information given out by Provinotal Treasurer at Nanning surgasts from their councils, Mackindor, it will deal with the declared that the dominant olo-help. ment in Europo to-day was tho "It is not in a selfieb, short.
Washington, March 5. the Canton Government, which took the procaution to remove depriving them of committee pro-marketing of Empire products in the Mint machinery and soud it motions in the Senate and.com. Britain and make recommend- thelations regarding the disburse mittoe chairmanships, in all-pervading sense of insecurity.sighted spirit of isolation that we
The Canton Gazette of yester- down river to Kwai Ping. No real progross could be made ball exercise our mission of The waterfront trouble has ap-claims the capture of Lukfung.
On Saturday last reports ware House. Thus the insurgents lost ment of the British Government's until we had relieved the oppress influence in the world, now that parantly ended, the union stating
Bro propared to day say a short tolegram, re- ive fears haunting the waking and we speak in consultation with the that the men
accopt engagement under the ceived from the front by Military received that the Yunnanese bad the power to mould legislation grant of a million sterling to alooping thoughts of statosman in froe, self-governing Dominions.",
He concluded, that our great torms of the arbitration court's Hoadquarters, annoudess that roached Wangohow. Another which they possessed to so large foster Imperial trade. The Com- Lakfung city has been captured contingent of Yunnanese are an extent In the last Congress-mittee will first concentrate ita The House is composed of 233 attention on meat and Traft. The many countries,
award, neas and power would help to The employers have called for by Government forces. It adds coming via Kwefchow, then on
and sentatives will be chosen from AN INTERRUPTION.
remove from the minds of mon the
London, whilet Bir Cibert Turning to Mr. Fisher's sug-trouble which still haunts thom, labour, to-day, not insting on that the capture of Lukfung prao to Chun On and then Lulehow. regular and 12 insurgent Re Dominions and Indian ri pra- with them an enormous quantity There are two vacancies, presum Grindle, together with another só gestion that Germany had made and recalls the agonies of a fow any guarantos with regard to toally eliminates all resistance It is estimated that there are publicans, 183 Democrats proposals to the Allies, Mr. years ago, and these are a great continuance of work, and the in the home bege of Chan King 30,000 Yunnanese. They have five others of various partion. their respective representatives in
The slege of Waldhow city of oplum. This is used, while on ably Republicans. Chamberlain stated that the first call to endeavour and effort in the workers have freely responded, ming.
(asya the Gazette) completely the marob to purchase food and Tho Senate comprises 51 xo-far hot elected, will represent the
gular and four-insurgent Re-Colonies lielitor. knowledge of this was a com-service of the British Empire. Operations are now procooding
Isolates the troops within, and other supplies. munication which reached him "I bollove the Empire will gladly smoothly at all ports.
the victorious military oporations Kwoilla le now cocupied by publicans, 40 Democrats and one most confidentially and sourutly respond." (Choorn).
which have been conducted the Hubanese, I hear; favourable Farmer Labour, jong m
The only woman member of during the past fortnight pre-to Chan King-ming's party. cludes the faintest hope of the Shum Hung-ying escaped into the old House (Mrs. Nolan, of The California) das retired voluntarily, besieged rebels receiving external Kwangtung." Berlin, March 5.
suocour. The Government de-A proclamation came out last but there is still a woman member With the pollos band playing mand the unconditional capitula-night stating that Gene Li Chaf of the now HouseMra Mary Mr. Chamberlain
"Deutschland Uber Alles, the tion of Walchow, and are delay; sam and. Wong Shiu-háng had Norton (Demontat) who wAS atantly interrupted by whispored Ho declared that was a serious late president Edert was buried at tog military operations in order agreed to allow, Gen, Fan Shek-elected in November, represent- remarks by Mr. D. Kirkwood don-ideration, but the now form Heidelberg in the prosones of huge to avoid needless, bloodshed and sang (Ynhnanese now in Canton) ing the Twelfth": (Labour), who at length shouted of guarantee would probably com- crowds. Berlin traffic was stopped cuttering for an inhabitants; to bring it froops into Kwange!: Distriot, She in: she
for five minutes as a mark of Linos there123hule miller le tem sidit the Invad, man Demoórák mem What about the red letter!" wi.BO 12 Mr. Chamberlain was referring to
CAUTION REQUIRED.
Mr. Fishor queried whether the newspaper reports roughly rop- rosented the proposal.
Mr.
Chamberlain said ho
If our
FULL POWERS.
RIGHT TO SEIZE RUM SHIPS.
New York, March 5.
The Federal Court has upheld Mr. Chamberlain omphasised proferrod not to give appreciation the United States right to seize that he did not desire to conceal to such important proposals, vessels planning to land liquor on anything in the Allied Commis- which might possibly be the the American shores from any sion's roport, provided the public-starting point for real recovery of place on the high sear. ation would lead to a solution, the European situation, but the question of publication help to required to effect such a depended on the Allies' concur-consummation, the help and also tanco, while he was not sure that the goodwill of this country won't publication of a mass of large and be lacking." small defaults, without discrim- ination, was likely to conduco to the object in view.
STILL UNCERTAIN.
a few weeks back. Hío Im- COLONIAL VIEWPOINTS.
mediately said, we could not
communications
resolve Buch
Bir E.W.M. Grigg recalled that ́under an implied plodge, that he the original past with France, was not to speak of thoin to the although ratißed by Australia Allios.
and Now Zealand, was not ratified WAR cod. by Canada or South Afrios
"
NEW ZEALAND STRIKE.
EBERTS BURIAL.
The
con-
tho
U. S. POLITICS.
"INSURGENTS" FROZEN
OUT.
(Continued on Page 7) reverence Router.
Acas, Sar
#Forni
EMPIRE TRADE.
TO-DAY