COKE AND TAR
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
We are now in a position to supply the above direct to consumers and shall be pleased to do so in quantities upwards of 1 Cwt and 1 Gallon respectively.
PRICES, either Ex works or delivered, may be obtained on appli- cation.
Hongkong & China Gas Co., Ltd.
Phone C. 4704 C. 47 or K. 15.
THE VERY LATEST GIFT!
This year's London and Paris rage is a particulary attractive glass perfume container in the form of un Oriental figure containing a generous supply of.. Houbigant's delightful-→→
SUBTILITE
-arranges in a beautifully finished gilt and black case.
An inspection will convince you that there is no gift of perfume more to be desired.
A. B. BATCHELOR'S DEATH.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S
FUNERAL
Largely Attended Ceremony.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1926.
CHINA'S CUSTOMS:
REVENUE.
+
1025 SHOWS SMALL INCREASE} OVER PREVIOUS YEAR.
dj
BRITISH MISSION TO CHINA.
ALLOCATION OF BOXER INDEMNITY.
Lord Willingdon to Head Delegation,
That the heroism of Able Sea-Debt Payment One Year in Arrear. man E. E. Batchelor, who was among the detachment of naval The Maritime Customs revenue
Peking, Jan. 2. ratings dispatched from the H.M.S. for 1025
London, Jan. 2. amounts, Hawkins to assist in extinguishing figures, to
In round
The Daily News understands 69,865,000, An in- the Hongkong Hotel fire, should be crease of $270,000 as compared shadowed a few months ago by that the British Commission fore- followed by his death under tragic with 1924. The sterling equiva- circumstances, will be regretted by lent of the 1925 collection, at un Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secre his comrades and the whole com- average exchange of as. 67%d.tury of State for Foreign Affairs, munity..
pproximates £12,190,000 compar-will shortly proceed to China to The circumstances surroundinged with £12,741,000 in 1924 at an confer with the Chinese authori his fatal fall from the building, are average exchange of 3s. 7, 15/16d:ties regarding the allocation of described elsewhere. It was
The principal increase was in the balance of the Boxer inde Tientsin und ceedingly sad that he should have 1,536,000, and the principal de-mentioned as head of the delega Chinwangtao,demnity,. Lord Willingdon is met his death after only being discrease in Shanghai, 1,584,000. tion-Reuter, charged from hospital the previous The total collection in Shanghai Lord Willingdon has been Gov day, where he had been confined was T26,028,000...
ernor of Bombay and of Madras, {with slight injuries received during.
the course
The 1925 revenue from the relinquishing the latter post in of boxing. Besides being a clever exponent of the noble native, Customs under the In-1924. He is a Lord in Waiting to art, the deceased excelled at foot to $4,746,000, equalling £828,000 at man.]
spector General's control amounts the King and is a keen sports- ball, being a member of the Haw-an average exchange of 38. 579d.,
London, Jan. 8. kins' team.
an increase of 494,700.
The Sunday Times says that in "Unmarried. Batchelor was а All foreign loana and Indemnity addition to Lord Willingdon the native of London and had previous-obligations secured by the Customs Reverend W. E. Soothill and Dame. ly seen service on the Chinn revenue, including the services of Adelaide Anderson are invited to Station. He was 28 years old and the Re-organisation Loan, have join the mission to China-Rea leaves a sister to mourn his been met or covered in full. All ter... demise.
domestic loan obligations, of which
The Reverend William Soothill, The injuries sustained included the loan service is under the fractures to both legs and wrists oral are also met in, full. It is to Chinese at Oxford University. He management of the Inspector Gen M, A., F.R.G.S., is professor of and other minor abrasions on the be noted, however, that the re- was born at Halifax in 1861. Ie head, Late on Friday night,demption of payments of the con- was for some time a missionary of Batchelor underwent at operation, solidated, debt are one year in the United Methodist Church at but succumbed to his injuries at arrear of schedule. Reuter,
4 o'clock the following morning.
A full naval funeral was accorded the deceased, whose remains were Inid to rest yesterday afternoon at Happy Valley. The coffin Was draped in the Union Jack and left; the Naval Hospital followed by mourners from the Hawkins. The cortege was preceded by the band from the flagshin, which a180 provided the "firing party.
The Rev. Scott (Chaplain, H... Hawkins) and Rev.
Hamilton (Chaplain, H.M.S. Titania) jointly
officiated.
There was a large attenflance of Naval offers and many civilians. Among those attending. wvore.
THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY ing the Hongkong
Tel. C, 1877
ALBERT
FRENCH PASTRY COOK
14, Queen's Road, C.
22, Queen's Road, Central
-is making his name better known every day by his French Cooking, done exclu- sively with fresh banter.
The amateur. "gourmet"
fond of "Akoscille's "Bouillabaise" "Escargots de Bourgogue” and all other fations French dishes' can
Albert with Pondence. 40-10
FRENCH WINES - CHAMPAGNES
:
DINNERS TO ORDER
LIQUORS
Tiffins and Dinners served from 10-30 &, m.
to midnight.
French Cakes and French Chocolates mude by, "Albert "himself.
Nice selection of French fancy boxes just arrived from France by the Andre Lebon."
$ALESMAN ŞAM.
PEACE FOR CHINA?
PEXING CONFERENCE
PROPOSED.
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Wenchow. Between 1892 and 1907 he founded over 200 stations and established a hospital, a col- lege and several schools. Ile compiled the Wenchow Romanised system. From 1907 to 1911 he was president of the Imperial Uni- versity of Shansi province. He was a director of Y.M.CA.' work Peking, Jan. 2.
during the war. Among his The Government is reported con-
decorations are the 2nd rank Red templating the convening at Peking Button and 3rd rank Order of of a conference to which the prin- Wenhu. He is also a great writer cipal milliarists will be invited to on Chinese affairs, Among his send delegates, Including Chang books being The Three Religions
Tso-in and Wu Pei-fe-Reuter..
China, The Analects of Confu- cius, A Mission in China, The Students' Pocket Dictionary, Bibl- ography of Confucianism, Taoism
Capt. W. J. C. Lake (Chief Messmates, Forecastie Messdeck, and Buddhism, and his last in of Staff), Pay Com. c. Stokers, Cooks, the Quarterdeck 1924, Timothy Richards of China. Roe, Comdr. Gunner H. F. Bien, men, Chief Stokers and Mechanics' He also translated the New Testa- Lieut. Comdr, C. W. Bower, D. Mess, Petty Officers 44 Mess Shipment Into Wenchowege. Lient. Edmondstone, and Com Ship's Company Murine Detach C.RE was H. M. Principal Lady wrights, the tins Mess, Adelaide Mary Anderson, D.LLË, Poit, (officers of the Hment and Bund Chief Petty Inspector of factories from 1897 to Hawkins), the Hon. Mr Olkers Mese, his Topmater of No. 1921. She was born in Melbourne Holyoak and Miss Dorothy Holyoak, g Mess, his Topmates of Ne. Comdr. Williams, R. N., Mr. J. Scot
in 1863. She studied in France Harston, Mr. M. F. Key (represent-es, 54 and 55 Messes, from and Germany, and won the Gamble
Shipmates No. 6. Mesa. Chamber of
gold medal at the Girton college Commerce), Mr. P. Condon fro Ship's Company H.M.S. Bluebell, in, 1893. She was lecturer to the presenting the Hongkong Fire No. 2 Mess H.M.S. Petersfield, No. Woman's. Co-operative Guild and Brigade), Mr. G. Sanders (repre-3 Mess HMS. Petersfield, Chief member of the Educational Coun- senting the Kowloon Fire Brigade), and Petty Officers H.M.S. Petersil Union from 1889 to 1892. She Mr. May and Mr. W. E Ho! held, Officers and Crew H. M. Tus has written extensively on laksur lands, (representing the Hon Cherub, No. 1 Mess H.M.S. Peters problems for the Journal of Coni- kong Football Association), memfield, Communications Department. parative Legislation, the Economic hers of the crews of the the officers and all runks 5th Batta, Journal and the Encyclopaedia ous ships in port. members aflion 2nd Punjah Regiment, Officers Britanica and other papers. various local Clubs, and
of the Royal Artillery. others,
Lake,
many
NEW PAPER PULP.
EUCALYPTUS MAY TAKE THE PLACE OF SPRUCE.
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels) Lid, the Manager and Staff of the The Wreathe. There was a large number of
Hongkong Hotels Ltd., Shanybai Staff of the Hongkong and Shang floral tributes sent, among them
hai Hotels, Ltd., Manager and the following: His Exceltengy the Governor (Sir
Staff of the Repulse Bay Hotel, Cecit Clementi. K.C.M.G.), and
the Directors and Hongkong Staj Clementi. Lady Vice Admiral Sir E. 5.
New York, Jan. 1. of the Hongkong and Shangha! Alex ander Sinclair, K.C.R., M.V.O., Hotels; Ltd.
As a result of experiments in | substituting the word of sealyptus (Commander-in-chief of the China Fire Insurance Company, Pre for spruce as, material for making Station), Capt.
Mr Jsident and alembers of the Way.newsprint paper, the University of Scott Barston, Mr. J. H. Taggart Toong Mesa, Members of the Hong-Wisconsin has made paper from (managing Director of the Hotel kong Football Club, Civil Service eucalyptus grown at Sao Paulo, Company), W. J. Hawker (Map Cricket Club, Royal Naval Fare Brazil, which is said to have excel- ager of the Hotels Company). "A Police, Dockyard Recreation Club, strong enough to be used on high lent printing quality and to be Sorrowful Spectator." Mr. and Police Recreation Club, Garrison speed presses. Mrs. G. Morrison, Capt. Brewer and Recreation Club, European Mem It is estimated that such paper W. T. Hayle, Mr. and Mrs. Martin.bers of the Fire Brigade, Yaumati can be produced at ahout half the Inspector Blake (Sanitary Depart Police Station, the Sick Berth Staff cost of the present imported variety ment)..
of the Royal Naval Hospital and and it is expected that the new in- The Torpedo Men of HMS. the Institution of Engineers and ention will bring paper manu Hawkins, Commissioned Wartant Shipbuilders of Hongkong bearing Eucalyptus grows readily in Cali facture into prominence in Brazil. and Warrant Officers, Canroom the epitaphTo onc. of Britain's fornia, New Mexico, Arizona and Offers, Wardroom Officers, his Heroes."
Florida Reuter.
Nicely-Hospital. Report
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