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CHANG AND FENG.
WAR BETWEEN NORTHERN LEADERS IMMINENT.
Instructions to Japanese Officials.
Tokyo, November. 9.-As re- ports from reliable sources indi- ente that, war between Chang. Tau-
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1925.
ITALIAN CONVENT
BAZAAR.
RESULT OF RAFFLES.
Mother Superior's Acknowledg ments.
The winning tickets in the raffles! at the Italian Convent bazaar were held by the following:
Raffle A. (4 prizes) won by Mr. lin and Feng Yu-ksiang is im. Kotewall and Dr. S. W. Phoon F. Lopes, Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Miss minent, Japan has instrucfed its respectively. officials to observe strict trality.
AZU-
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
EFFECT OF "BAMBOOING.”
CORRESPONDENCE.
THA RED DUSTER.
(To the Editor, Hongkong Telegrapha
STREET THEFT.
COOLIE SENT TO PRISON FOR
A YEAR.
Chan Yau, natrect coolie, was charged before Mr. R. A. Forrest Sir-Some three days ago the nt the Central Magistracy yester- British Steamer "Dacre Castle" day with larceny from the person
for a certain American company. During her stay she has, up to the Police Supervision Ordinance. arrived at this port with a cargo and alse
present, not flown her Red Ensign
Lau Kau, an unemployed farmer, while lying at anchor.
with a breach of the
Hongkong Governor's Address. In the course of a farewell address to the Ceylon branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Hon. Mr. Ceci Clementi, the now
necessity for the scientific study of Governor of Hongkong, urged the
the Sinhalese language. Rattle B. (4 prizes) Miss K. Continuing. Mr. Clementi said Leung, Miss Wong Sei-chung, Mr that for many millenia the Chinese,
This of course, may be due to said he was near the Western P. Velasco and Miss M. de la Sala.language was studied by Chinese some accident-the last Red En-Market in Des Voeux Road Central Rafle C. (3 prizes) Mr. Gcholars, but they had known no sign in steek having blown over on Sunday, when he suddenly felt Grimble, Mas M. Figueiredo and language whatever except their board, or something of like nature. Mrs. II. W, Bird.
Later. Though the Foreign Office con- siders & Chang-Feng war imminent, Routers learns from reliable sources that the military authori- ties think it unlikely.-Reuter.
Shanghai, November 7-Tele- | Beck. granis
from from foreign and government sources confirm the rumours of the defection of Shan- tung
units of Chang Tsung chang's army at Hauchowfu, as a result of which the Fengtien forces were compelled to with draw and to prepare defences at Hanchwang on the Kiangsu Shantung border.
of
own. The study of their language In case this is so a. few. British movement near his right hand Raffle D. ( prizes) Miss P was of utmost importance to the merchants here have presented coat pocket. He turned round and Hunt, Miss M. Fan and Miss H. Chinaman for many reasons. the Captain with a new Red En-! Under Chinese law almost every
sign, and at the time of writing saw the defendant running away. Ruffle E. (3 prizes) M. L. Silva, form of punishment was a certain wait anxiously to see whether same Witness gave chase, and while
is hoisted. number of blows with a large or
defendant dropped Mrs. Lo and Miss J. d'Almeda.
running the The Mother and Sisters of the small bamboo, and any scholar was thing that the Marine Superinten-
But surely it is a remarkable three 10 dollar notes and three Convent desire to thank all who exempted from any possible dent of the Castle Line should one dollar notes. Witness picked contributed to the access of bambooing unless an appeal was allow one of their shing to sail them up, and continued the chago, the function, particularly, Mrs. made. (Laughter). Therefore it without a sufficient supply of Red Defendunt ran in between the Holyoak,, who opened the bazaar, was the goal of every Chinaman's Ensigns.
poultry stalls, but was caught and Miss Holyoak, the Very Rev. Fr. ambition to be exempt from the After all we have read of the handed over to the police. Spada, the Italian Consul, Comm. petty tyranny of the District British Mercantile Marine, and Witness said he had 30 dollars Carrara, Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Mrs. Court.
judging by the numerous repre- in Hongkong currency, and 20°. II. W. Bird, Mrs. G. D. R. Black, The Chinese studied their langu-sentatives we have been fortunate douars in American money, but Lady Pollock, and Aliss Inness, age with grent zeal. The subject enough to meet, we absolutely re- the latter were not taken. who graced the proceedings had been studied backward and fuse to credit the idea that threat Defendant pleaded guilty to both or cajolery would he of the sligh-charges, and His Worship, com. Reports concerning the Attitude Kwok, who enlisted the sympathy i scientific knowledge of the lin: test avail in making a Captain try menting on the fact that defendant
Yenchow Mutiny.
If is further reported that other Shantung units mutinied at Yen- chow along the Grand Canal.
of Yueh Wei-chun are still very conflicting and it is considered that Chang Tsung-chang's post-
tion will be untenable in the face of the unfavourable Intervention | by Honan troops.
Reports on military movements in the vicinity of Peking are in- creasing. It is stated that Li Ching-in has sent troops occupy certain districts in the castern part of the metropolitan area- Reuter.
HONGKONG IMPORTS.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FORTNIGHTLY REPORT..
The fortnightly Prite Current: and Market Report, published by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, states:
Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy Cotton Goods.There is no change to report in conditions obtaining this market.
Cotton-Eg. Sakel has declines further to 21.90d. per lb., whilst i | Mid. Am. after breaking 100..
"Spot" and "Forward," has recover- ed to 10.44d. "Spot".
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Cotton yarn-Market continue dull with very little business pass- ing and prices have declined $2/3 | per bale. Nominal quotations ar
follows:-No. 10s. $188/197. No. 12s. $100/200. No. 16. $220/230. No. 20s. $215/220. A rivals 800 bales. Shipments 30 bales. Sales 500 balca. Unsol stock 5,800 bales. Bargains 6,406 bales.
Woollens. Market quiet. Raw Cotton. There is no chang. to report.
with their
presence, Mr. P. K. forward.
of the Chinese community, and Mr. F. Gouzales who was in charge of the Band.
NOTICES TO MARINERS.
NAVIGATION OF THE CANTON
MINE FIELDS.
to
The following notices mariners have been issued by the Harbour Master Office at Canton) under date November:
No. 178.-At the request of the Bureau of Naval Affairs, Notice: is hereby given that patrol Gun- boats are stationed in the vicinity of the Mine Fields to guide ves- sels entering or leaving in safety. If vessels passing Humun (Bocca Tigris) will carefully follow the guidance of the patrol boats, they can be assured that the vessel and her cargo will be perfectly safe."
Saiwan Channel.
No. 179-Referring to Circular! Notice to shipping issued by this Office, and dated 28th October, 1925, which reads:
"Notice is hereby given that the fong information has been rived from the Commis- sioner of Foreign Affairs atat- ing that Communication in the region of Wangmoon and Moto Moon is completely stopped and the only channel to Kongmoon is the Saiwan Channel via Second Bar and Humin, which, channel will be practically in military vigilance beginning from mid-night of the 28th when no vessels will be allowed to pass at night time."
Informatioon has been received i from the Commissioner of Cys- toms, Kongmoon, to the effect that the above channels have been blocked with sunken junks loaded with stone.
• Sunken Junk Removed.
The Commissioner of Customs Issues the following under date November 2:
(These latter notices apparént- ly refer to the same obstruction, that from Kongmoon cancelling) that from Canton.)
Referring Local Notice to Mariners No. 7 of 1925, notice is Metals. Some enquiry has deve-hereby given that the junk loaded loped since last report, but on with bricks and sank by pirates restricted scale. Sales of about three miles above Wang- plates are reported at $9.00, and moon Customs Station has now mild steel bars have been booked been rentoved. al from $3.60 to $3.70 per picul.
Flour market report-Stock 250,000 sacks. Market: Steady. Quotations:-American Patent, $4.10 per sack; American Straight,| $3.35 per sack; American Cut off. $3.40 per sack: Shanghai Flour, $3.25 per sack: Australian No. 1, | $3.35 per sack; "Canadian Cut off,
$3.20 per suck.
Min River Conservancy, The following notice has been Issued by the Commissioner of Customs at Fonchow under date October 30:
Referring to Harbour Notifica- tion No. 164, notice is hereby two sampans given that the euch carrying a red flag by day and two white lights by night, which marked the southern limits] of the channel in front of the and Kushan Longitudinal Dike, will be
discontinued on October 30,
Window Glass-No quotations available, on account of the exist ing conditions.
Sugar.-Murket dull, Saltpetro-Dull market 16090600000000000000000000000* | nothing notable to report.
$ALESMAN $AM.
but nevertheless no
to hide the British ownership of his vessel.
guage had been obtained until
had a long list of previous convic- European scholars in the 19th cen-
Is it possible for the Captain tions of a similar nature, dating tury brought their knowledge to or Agents to give some explana- back five years, sentenced him to bear on it and studied it from the tion?-Yours, etc., point of view of comparative philology.
ANXIOUS BRITISHER. Swatow, Nov. 7, 1925.
six months' hard labour on each charge, the sentences to run con- secutively.
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