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THE NEW FRENOM REMEDY.
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23, WYNDHAM STREET
MRS. H. MORITA.
MRS. E. AKAJI.
Telephone C. 4395.
MRS. SEKAI
MASSAGE
Tel. No. C-4433, 2nd Floor
2, Duddell Street, Hongkong
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CHINA PROBLEM.
IMPORTANT MEETING IN
PEKING.
Poking, Dec. 18.
A meeting was held this morning at the senior Minister's house of foreign Ministers, to whom the British Chargo d'Affairs.communl. cated a document of considerable importance regarding the general policy in China.
It is believed that the document contained now proposals of a liberal and far-reaching kind- Reitor
A Distinct Gain.
Hankow, Dec. 18.. The conversations between, Mr. Miles Lampson, the new "British Minister, and Mr. Eugene Chan were of the most cordial nature throughout.
It is understood that the air has
SHEWAN TOMES & Co. been considerably cleared and that
HONGKONG.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CHRISTMAS EVE
and
NEW YEAR'S EVE Friday 24th and Friday 31st.
DINNER DANCE.
$3.00 per Cover."
RAINHOW JAZZ ORCHESTRA TABLES FOR THE ABOVE MAY NOW BE RESERVED
T. NAKAO
Japanese Shoe Expert, TORTOISE SHELL BOXES AND CASES A SPECIALITY
..
Astor House Hotel Building, Queen's Road Central,
MRS. MOTONO
friendly atmosphere has been crent- ed. This is regarded by both sides as being a distinct gain in the direc tion of a better understanding which, it is believed, will be the re- sult of the conversations.
It is understood that the conver- sations will be resumed shortly after the New Year-Router.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1926,
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
136
30%
13:0
35.
13%
43
47
37
55
157
2. Salt of stearic acid,
plant.
33
0. Exists.
11. Repulse,
-
Ho
50
13. Glowing piece of wood.
16. Sit astride of.
18. Roundish lamp. "
10. Part of a fish.
92
21. Pertaining to total abstinence.
23. Christian festival.
26.. My lady's.
27. A
11 Stanth
20.
31.
Across
8. Seventh pole of scale.
To Peking
10. Race..
12.
Hankow, Dec. 18.
14.
Large pieces of linen, Incite
to an evil act.
H.M.S. Putersfield, with Mr.
15.
Genus of fish.
Miles Lampson aboard went to Pukow last night. The Minister eatrains for Peking at Pukow. Reuter,
10.
Drink by small quantities.
17.
20.
mattmal.
21. Origin.
25. To measure.
28. Happen.
26. Relief party,
29. Analyse.
30; Ocean.
32. Fir
41. A
First growth of a flower.
drop."
31. Age,
41. Curves
35. Prevent. 38.
10.
HANKOW SERVANTS.
LIST OF DEMANDS PREPARED. 33. Make brown.
Hankow, Dec. 18. The Servants Union to-day is- Direction of the wind. sued pamphlets containing the de-da. Kesting place of a wild beast.
An ant. mands they intend to present to 41. A round body. the British Consul, namely: .46. A fibre.
1-Members cannot be dismiss-47.
An oval body covered with a
48.
Passing into the sun's light. 50. Nothing
ed or in any way oppressed. shell. Should employers have cause for complaint they mast inform the Union, who shall deal with the 51. An acid fruit. matter.
53. To interweave,
55. A forerunner, -
2-Wages must be increased 56. Speech from a pulpit. yearly and a month's wages given 67. Like. at Chinese New Year.
58. Denotes consent.
3-The Union shall superintend 59. A newt memberg behaviour, and that Union's inspectors shall visit dis- cretionally premises in which members are empolyed.
4.-Employers must provide medical attention, with the excep
Hond and Electriction of that for venereal disease.
MASSAGE
No. 31B, Top Floor Wyndham St HONGKONG.
MASSAGE HALL
MRS. S. UZUNOYE Expert Masseuse 37, Queen's Road, Central. 2nd. floor.
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WESTINGHOUSE
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5. Three week's. holiday must be given yearly or a menth's pay instead.
6. Vacancies as they occur must be filled by the Union., "A limit of seven days is given for accedence to the demands.
The increases demanded range from about 10 per cent. in the case of highly paid men to 100 per cent for the lowly paid men. -Renter.
WAR DEBTS.
AMERICAN PROFESSONS URGE REVISION.
New York, Dec. 19. The Political Science Taculty of Columbia University has issued a lang memorandum contending war debts settlements
are unsound Am foster a deep sense of griev ance against the United States.
The faculty advocate complete reconsideration of debts and re- parations in an international con ference. The memorandum de- out that the reparation payments which are holding Gerninny in fin- ancis bondage for two or three generations, are necessary to per mit the Allies to pay tle United. States.
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In the dictates of political ex- pediency, the memorandum coun- sels "economichaelf interest urges us to meet Europe Half way." -Reuter Anierican Service.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
WAITEL TU' KIDS
COME OVER AN FIND OUT ·
PLAY I 657 A ELEPHANT!
TASY CERTAINLY WILL.
BE JEALOUS
OF ME!
1.
Army,
Down
2. A boy's name.
3. Small donations of money.
4. Come in.
5. Personal property.
6. Object indicated.
1.
A fish.
S.
Ermine (plur.)
NAVAL FORCES.
FOURTH FLOTILLA MAY
RELIEVE THIRD
32. To have existence.
36. Birds of prey.
37. One of the ent family.
38. Prefix moaning, ant
30. A prophet.
single
42. Journalist.
45. Failing in duty.
48. A cavity.
40. Indication of the pitch in music,
$2.
A month..
54, Skill.
55. Exclamation of triumph.
Saturday's Puzzle.
AİMA S
MASTER!
TERRIFIC GALE.
MUCH DAMAGE TO SHIPPING.
Rugby, Dec. 18.
Funchal, Dec. 18. A gale of most terrific violence Orders have been given for occurred on December 15. Enor- strengthening the British naval mous seas damaged shipping.
Several
forces in the China Station. The cruiser Emerald, from the East
coasters, thirteen Indies Station, is on her way to lighters, six motor launches and Hongkong, and the Enterprise, aa yacht were
sunk or driven sister ship of the Emerald, left ashore,
The owner, a woman Singapore for Hongkong on Mon-friend and five of the crew of the. day. The cruiser Caradoc has yacht were drowned.
Only one sufled from Malta. for China, on board was saved. A rescuer
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was killed. The China Squáuron has been short of one of its cruisers owing
The sea wall was damaged. A to the return Home for recommis cables have been interrupted. sioning of the cruiser Durban. Telephone wires are down. Elec She is now visiting her name port tric light is not working. Roofs on her way back to the Far East, have been blown off houses. and will probably reach Hongkong Reutor. in three or four weeks..
The reinforcements which have been added to the China Squadron since September include the air ship carrier Hermes and the Third Destroyer Flotilla consisting of one flotilla leader and eight dés- troyers.
Departure Delayed.
Malta, Dec. 18. It is now atated that the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla will not necom- pany the cruiser Caradac to China immediately.. It is under- The Fourth Destroyer Flotilla is stood that if the lotilla gous t awaiting orders at Malta and the will probably not be before, Eighth Destroyer "Flotilla is in February. If so it is belioved it Home ports preparing for foreign will relieve the Third Flotilla. service-British Wireless.. Reuter..
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