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This oil burning stoamor is the most modern type of festing hotel, with luxus, riously appointed saloons and extensive promenade decka. The "Empress of Canada" has a white tiled swimming bath thirty foot long, eighteen fool wide, with a maximum depth of eight foot. With conveniunt drossing rooms and showor baths, and a large gymnasium adjoining it, there in found everything one could desire la an up-to-date athletic club.
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Singapore December 2nd
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The system of Travellars. Cheques was originated in 1891 by the American Express Company with the object of creating a form a travel currency which would give the holder the security of a letter of credit and as the same time the convenience of local enrenay. The Company registered the cheque under the trade BARO of AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS' CHEQUES' the word “Travellers' being spelled with one “L”. This, advantage of the Cheques war so apparent that other banking institutions adopted the system."
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Hongkong.
8th October 80th October
Agents.
6. E. HUYGEN.
Canton.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1928.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE COMPROMISE.
DUTCH OIL-WORKERS.
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MR. DUDLEY LAW.
ALLEGED SUMMARY OF THE WOMEN WALK OUT AND MAKE | CONDITION IMPROVED BUT
NAVAL NOTES.
Paris, Oct. 5.
STRIKE COMPLETE.
Antwerp, Oct. 5.
The Echo de Paris publishes an The strike at the off depots is as "necurate as possible summary" now completo.. The women em- of the three Notes leading up to ployees have also ceased work the Anglo-French naval com-Reuter. promise, the British Note of Jung (A mossage dated Antwerp, concluding with the British Note workers at all the oil depots and 28, the French reply of July 20 and October 2, stated, that the male
of July 28.
stores in Antworp had gone on In the first Britain intimates her strike and that only women em readiness to accept the informalployees were working.] suggestion of the Freach delegutó
to the Preparatory Disarmament Commission for the limitation only
STILL IN DANGER.
Shangbai, Oct. 5. Mr. Dudley Law is a little botter but is still in danger. He is suffering from a terrible hond wound. So far no arrests have beon made and reasons for the outrago.-Reutor. there is no Indication of the
[Mr. Law was the victim of a gunman in Shanghai when his com- panion, Miss Dorothy Thompson, of the Victoria Nursing Home was shot dead by persons unknown.]
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of surface ships armed with guns the convention, and that the same not exceeding six inches (where rula should be applicable to sub-2 under battleships, aircraft carriers,marines, which are divided into and cruisers over 10,000 tond two categories, above and below lished by the New York American, and submarines would be limited); 600 tons, only the former to be purporting to be a letter addressed by M. Briand, the French Foreign provided that the French Govern limited.
Minister, to French Ambassadors ment authorised. the formal presen-: M. Briand was of the opinion tation of a suggestion to the com- that the United States, Japan and the chief capitals of the world. The document showed that Britain mission, and that the British GovItaly would agree but if they did and France had agreed that small ernment, in such an event, would not it was essential that Franco cruisers and coastal defence sub- withdraw her opposition to ta British co-operation should con-marines should be excluded from French views regarding trained retinue with a view to otherwise limitation. Meanwhile, there was HOÁLOKAB" 16th Oct. M'ies, O'b'sk, L'don, A'dam'ä H'burg serves in the French army. Jaurmounting the difficulties.
every indication that Amerien would "PATROCLUB" 31 Oct. M'las, London, it'dam. & Glasgow [A messago dated London, August
"MENELAN8", 13th Nov. Marsellas, London, B'dam & Hamburg Britain's last Note doubts the strongly oppose the proposala, and stated: The Manchester validity of the distinction between would use her building programme LIVERPOOL SERVICE Guardian's political correspondent offensive and defonsive sub- as a lever to obliga roconsideration. saya that when the text of the marines, but in a desire for con- The Washington correspondent "EURTLOĢIDE" 20th Oct Anglo-French Naval Agreement is clliation accepts the French proof the New York American declared published it will appear perfectly posals, and concludes recapitulat- that he had learned from an authori-PACIFIC SERVICE harmless, but what is not harmless ing in detail the limitation protative source that President vis Koba & Tokohama fa the military concussion made to gramme, whereon the two Powers Coolidge proposed to send to the the French in return for their were agreed.
British and French Governmonts a paval concession. He asserts that
L'Echo de Paris says that it was Note expressing strong disapproval Great Britain has consented to this recapitulation which was sent of the Anglo-French proposals and NEW YORK SERVICE abandon her opposition to the to the Governments of Washington, indicating that the United States French thesis that trained reserves Rome and Tokyo and published in would continue its building pro- should not be included in the mal-the New York American.
gramme of twenty-three 10,000-ton tation of land armaments, thus ́ (m- L'Echo de Paris adds that the cruisers and that there would be ho perilling the whole future of American State Department, on further scrapping of naval tonnage fand disarmament and accepting the receipt of the proposals, asked until the review of the Washington France's military supremacy in whether there were other clauses in Convention to be undertaken in continental Europe;}
French Reply..
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Count the
the agreement, whereupon the 1981.] jabovo summary of the three notes was sent to Washington, Rome and The Qual D'Orsay replied, ask- Tokyo during the last week in Sep- ing Britain to agree in regards to Įtember.--Reuter, the 10,000-tons cruisers that [A message dated the 21st ult, the maximum tonnage should be stated that, official circles in Lon fixed for all Powers, each under-don admitted the substantial ac- taking not to build beyond a cer-curacy of the details in regard to tain tonnage, determined by its the Anglo-French naval limitation needs, during the period covered by proposals given in a document pub-
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President Cleveland 'President Pierce
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... Tuesday, Oct. 23rd
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Tuesday, Nov. 20th
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FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
Sailings from Hongkong/
To MARSEILLES via Saigon,
Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti (Aden) Suer, Port-Said,
D'ARTAGNAN...... 9th Oot. SPHINX
...23rd Oct G. METZINGER. 6th Nov., PAUL LEOAT.... 20th Nov.. ANDRE LEBON... 4th Doo. CHENONCEAUX... 18th Dec, PORTHOS.....
1st Jan. ATHOB IL...........15th Jaz. D'ARTAGNAN ..29th Jan."
To YOKOHAMA via Shanghai
# Kobe.
G. METZINGER... 9th Oct. -PAUL LEGAT...... 23rd Oct. ANDRE LEBON... 7th Nov. CHENONOEAUX... 21st Nov. PORTHOS...... ATHOS II.....
5th Doo.
19th Doo.
· D'ARTAGNAN..... 2nd Jan. BFHINI...............16th Jan. G. METZINGER... 30th Jan,
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80th November.
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... 25th November
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FRANCE MAKES EXCEPTIONS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS.
maintaining the separation of the Church and State authorises the educational and nursing congroRK--
missions tions, which have abroad, to open and maintain traÏE- Ing colleges in France. The arti-- cle particularly has in vlow the Paris, Oct. 5. Religious Order in the East, The Finance Commission of the which are handicapped in acquir chamber has approved the article ing recruits as compared with of the Finance Bill, which, while foreign missions-Reuter: