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The Europa Orchestra plays nightly during Dinner, and for Tin on Saturdays. GRILL ROOM.
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ARTHUR E. ODELL
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THE PHARMACY, Asiatic Building. 26 Queen's Road Central. Tel, 345
ANCHOR BRAND
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1925,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
FRENCH DEBT TO U.S.A.
SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS.
THE FIRST BATCH,
Paris, September 25. According to Le Matin the French delegates to the Washington Eight Drawn For Last Evening. Debt Commission offer to incorporate In the principal of the War debt amounting $2,933,000,000 the American war stocks purchased by the The first eight of the forty-yo French government for $407,000,000 in 1919 and repayable in 1929, Subscription Griffing for the Hong- thus totalling $3,340,000,000, France necepts 62 years, fixed by Con-, kongy Jockey Club arrived in the gress, for spreading over the payment and does not ask a moratorium, Colony on the a.s. Tungshing on But as does ask for a suspension of payments in case of necessity. Thursday evening and were drawn France propoies to pay $25,000,000 annually for the first five years for at the Jockey Club/stables at including $20,000,000 interest already due for American war Causeway Bay yesterday. The stocks. Thereafter for five years $30,000,000 annually and there eight are all of a batch of four- after for six years $50,000,000 and from 1946 for the last forty-two teen that survived the test at years on an ascending scale to $80,000,000 annually. It is understood Shanghai. that M. Caillaux will endeavour to obtain a financial respite for the
A number of members of the next two years and a revision of payments according to capacity to Jockey Club ware present when the| pay-Reuter.
Washington, September 25.
draw was made, including Mr. H.. Birkett (Steward), Mr. G. K. Hall The French debt funding negotiations will begin seriously to-day. Brutton (Starter) and Mr. R. J. M. Chilllaux has already tabled a definite offer which he says he wrote Patterson (Clerk of Course). Tha himself aboard the ship and wherein his colleagues united. The result of the draw was as under-
some of the No. 1 Bay. Mr. R. M. Austin. French suggestions are said to be unacceptable to American Commissioners but it appears that the majority are willing No. 2 Dan. Mr. E. L. Hosie. to use them as a starting point for further negotiations.
New York, September 25. Special despatches from Washington to the morning papers agree that the French offer is not acceptable.
The New York World says that the American Debt Commissioners are thoroughly disappointed.
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No. 3 Bay mare. Mrs. T. E. Pearce.
No. 4 Grey.. Mr. A. H. Carroll.
No. & Ches. Mrs. L. Dunbar.
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The Times says the French offer is made for bargaining purposes and the Americans do not regard it as an officin! proposal-Reuter's American Service.
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THE MOROCCO WAR.
No. Ches. Lady Chater.
No Blue dun. Messrs. Dyer and
Beith.
No. 3 Ches. Mr. Dynasty.
1.
The shipment was generally re- garded as satisfactory. The ches- nut pony drawn by Mr. Dynasty appeared to be the best of the bunch, whilst Mr. Carroll had a nice looking grey with the Shang hal "R" upon it. Mrs. Dunbar and Mr. Hosie securing promising
animals.
Madrid, September 25, A communique from Morocco states that the withdrawal of troops which participated in the operations in the Alhuçemas sector was carried out without, incident. The enemy left 300 dead and 300 pri- soners.-Reuter. ...An official despatch makes it clear that the withdrawal mentioned EDUCATION AS EXPIATION.
earlier refers only to the return of the column commanded by General Perez to its base. It adds. that General Saro's Column bivouacked and captured positions.
The communique adds that Wednesday's victory has increased. the difficulties of Abd el Krim in raising fresh contingents and concludes saying that the French and Spanish headquarters are now arranging| the final details for the coming offensive wherein the French w closely collaborate with the Spaniards.
RESULT OF CANING A CHILD.
Mr. E. W. Hamilton took
a
Because she had promised to make remuneration, by providing Telephonic communication has been established with Marshal the girl with a convent education, Petain's headquarters and a Tetuan staff officer from Melilla aero-lenient view of a woman's offence, planed to Taza which the French occupy. Only fifteen Riffian pri- when charged at the Kowloon soners, not 300, were captured on Wednesday: The capture of Morro Viejo and Mount Malmusi, Bonita Bay, has solved the problem of Magistracy yesterday with cruelly iltreating a "small girl entrusted water supply for the Spaniards because they are springs there.-to her care by the child's mother Reuter,
OBITUARY.
BARON ARATA HAMAO,
Burned in a Bonfire.
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Tokyo, September 25.-Baron Arata Haniao, President of the Privy Council, died this afternoon, from, injuries resulting from this clothes catching fire at a bonfire yesterday.-Renter.
KOWLOON FOOTBALL
CLUB.
YESTERDAY'S ANNUAL
MEETING..
New Officer Elected.
The eleventh annual meeling af the Kowloon, Football Club was held last evening, in the Club pavilion, Chathan Road, Mr. F. Cock, the Club president, being in
who had returned to the country.
Mr. R. E. A.. Webster appeared for the defence.
Dr. I. Newton, medical officer' in charge of Kowloon, said that he examined the child and found a number of bruises on her back and legs. The marks were con- sistent with the use of a cane. He expressed the opinion that the chastisement had been too. severe. The girl was very respectably dressed and only seven years old. She made a statement in which she said that she had lived with the defendant but had been driven away. The marks on her back were caused by the defendant who beat her with a cane.
[Baron Aarata Mamio was born in Tajima in 1840. He was Coun-
Before opening his defence, Mr. cillor of the Department of Educa-the chair.
Webster said that the case seemed tion in 1878 and Vice-President of
The report and accounts, which to him to rest entirely with hia the Tokyo University la 1884, Director of the Special Education the chairman said he thought 'show-Worship as to whether he. con- Bareau in 1889, President of theed the club to be in a satisfactory sidered the beating to have been
PURE MANILA ROPE perial University in 1893 state, were unanimously adopted. unduly severe.
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SHANGHAI INCIDENT.
STRIKERS FIRED ON..
Nine Wounded.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
the
wounded women.
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Officers for 1925-6 were then His Worship: On the medical elected as follows: President, evidence I do not think I have the Mr. E. Cock; chairman, Mr. R. slightest doubt about that.
The defendant was put into the Hall, Secretary, Mr. K. A. Mason; treasurer, Mr. W. J. Brown; Capt. box and stated that she had kept of first XI, Mr. J. McKelvie, vice-the child since it was a few days captain Mr. S. G. Hayes, captain old, On the day of the assault, second XI, Mr., W. H. Brown, vice the girl had laid on the wet floor captain, Mr. C. Caveille; General and was beaten on that account. committee, Messrs. F. Wheeler, R. In answer "to his Worship she said S. Vergette, S. G. Hayes, and G. that she was willing to pay for Duncan (senr.); Bar Committee, the child's education at the Italian Messrs. C. Bond (convener), S. G. Convent till the mother returned Hayes, A. W. Brown and A. W.from the country.
His Worship said that in view of Brown; Houze and Ground com- mittet, Messrs. A, Sparry, It. S. her promise he would register a con- Shanghai,September 25.-A party Vergette and D. S. Neilson; Bal-viction but postpone execution of of Fengtien aoidiofa guarding the letting committee. Mesars. A. W. the sentence to see if the promise Japan-China cotton mill at Pootung Brown, F. T. Ross, and A. W. was carried out. It was brought to-day fired on disaffected Turner, and Selection committee, to his notice that the girl was well Messrs. F. Chemo, R. Hall and nourished and as the woman was workers. Ther
nine
attempting to make amends. he Forrest. three
The including
would probably fine her $100, but incident happened after the
Before closing the meating the that was not deinite. But for her nanagement had requested the soldiers to disperse the workers, chairman said he had perhaps not promise he would have infileted, a who had presented a demand for had so much time at his disposal fine of $250 or three months hard the reinstatement of agitators during the past year as he would labour.
have liked in which to support the discharged for refusing work,
club But he had done acre per- Shanghai, September 26.-Em- ployees of the Japanese cotton milaps than appeared on the surface at Pootung on the opposite side of and the pride he had in the club the river struck yesterday morning could only be described as the very
OBJECT TO POLICE owing to the alleged dismissal of a greatest that anybody could have. The progress of the club had been number of their comrades but re great. He believed that with the RESTRICTIONS. fused to vacate the mill. The
cfficers and committees just ananagement requested the assis
Tokyo, September 25.-It is} tance of Chinese soldiers to clear elected the club would go on from
The strikers resist-strength to strength. (Applause) learned from an official source the premises.
sonally for his re-election na has requested
Japanese fie desired to thank them per- that the Soviet Embassy in Tokyo six men and three women.-
president of the club. He hoped Government to relax their police Router.
to be able to give the club more restrictions on the four Russian that time this year and would endea-
labour delegates, visiting vour to serve it better in the future country. It is understood that the than he had done in the past. Japanese Home Office has made (Applause)..
some concessions but as the con-
Back again in Hongkong, the delighted and the soldiers fired, wounding of men who know.
The same perfect quality as in the ∙good old pre-war days.
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Kagoshima, Sept. 25. Major De Pinedo has arrived.- Reuter,
BOLSHEVIKS IN JAPAN.
the
Votes of thanks were passed to atant police supervision prevents the following, Messrs, B. Wylie, F. the chrrying out of the original Wheeler, J. S. Owen, J. B. Trevor programme the delegates are leav and to the chairman for presiding ing for Oanka this evening instead
of on the 28th-Renter. at the annual mecting.
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