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LANE, CRAWFORD & GO.

The China Ilail.

December 11, 1919, Temperature. 63.

ESTABLİSHED

Rainfall 0.00 ch.

184

Bumidity 72.

December 11, 1918, Temperature 66

No. 17,823.

四拜禮 ·號一十月二十年九十一百九千一页 HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1919. 日十二月十未已次歲年人國民學中

BUSINESS

NOTICES

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

HOE UN-KOWLOON.

Marine and 1 and Engineers, Bollermakers, Founders, Motor Boat Bullders.

HARBOUR REPAIRS CALL FLAG. "L.". BOLE AGENTS FOR "EZEVIN MOTORS". TELEPHONES —— Worte E.21 Manager K.329; Harbour Engineer K.130; Works Supt. K.410

THE #GRAMS: JSEYBOURNE."

DRAGON MOTOR CAR 'GO.

TL 188.

(THE EVROPIAN Garage),

94, Des Vœux Road Central. Agents in South China for 1-

Tel. 482.

HUDSON, ESSEX, OVERLAND and DODGE BROTHERS CARS,

Just arrived. Models of the Esaer car. First in the Celong. On view Thursday, December 4.

Now On erdar, the latest models of Hudson, Dodge Brothers and Overland Cars. Enquiries Solicited.

CRUICKSHANK'S

COUGH BALSAM

Fer Hoarsenese, Asthma, Bronchitis and all Diseases of the Chest and Lungs.

Price $1.00 per bottle.

MARTIN'S REMEDY

For Influenza, Cold in the head.

Price $1.00 per bottle.

PREPARED ONLY BY

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., Hongkong Dispensary.

TEL 16.

YEE SANG FAT CO.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

CHRISTMAS CARDS

in Beautiful Designs.

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

FANCY HANDKERCHIEFS TIE SETS & DRESSING SETS

Packed in Fancy Boxes.

YEE SANG FAT CO.

Corner of Queen's Road & D'Aguilar Street. TEL 1355,

TAILORS

Diss Bros

STAILORS

TAILORS

ALEXANDRA BUILDING, HONGKONG, TEL, No. 2843.

DONNELLY & WHYTE.

TELL No. 886

WINE MERCHANTS.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Scrace to the China Mail).

LOWER PASJAGE RATES, PUKEAPS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Beuter's Seruled to the China Mail.)

SELF-GOVERNMENT FOR INDIA.

LONDON, December 4th, The House of Commons, in committee, discussed the Government of India Bill.

Mr. Montagu, in the course of the de bate, said it was hoped to have elections in India next. Notomber and let the legislative assemblies mest in January, NEW MONTHLY SERVICE TO SHANGHAL

1991 The Government intended to pak Parliamers gradually to surrender its LONDON, December 10.

trusteeship in favour of the Indian eleg The Times correspondent at Rotterdam says the Netherlands Steamed. When once the Bill was passed, the torete, but that electorate had to be creat- ship Company and the Rotterdam Lloyd have decided to open a regular progress of India to complete sell-Govern- monthly service between Hamburg, Shanghai, and Yokohama. These inent would be irresistible, but the ship companies were recently admitted to the eastern conference..

must not be overloaded by doing this at

FRIZE BOUNTY:

£1,500 EACH FOR SUBMARINE SAILORS..

LONDON, December 10. The Privy Council has awarded the crew of the famous submarine E14 £30,000 as prize bounty for sinking a Turkish transport with 6,000 troops and 200 crew in the sea of Marmora in 1915. A prize court had previous ly refused the bounty on the ground that the transport was not an armed ship. The bounty goes exclusively to the crew of the E14, numbering only about a score. It thus represents the biggest haul of prize money in the war.

LANDASHIRE COTTON HILLS IN DEMAND.

"

85 SOLD FOR $24,000,000,

LONDON, December 10. Big sales of cotton mills in Lancashire continue. The Directors of the Vatherlane company have accepted' an offer of a million and a half ster ling for the Leigh mills, possessing 100,000 spindles. It is calculated that $6 mills have changed hands, in deals representing £24,000,000.

PRESIDENT WILSON AND MEXICO.

WASHINGTON, December 10.

" once.

Labourite amendment including Burma in the scope of the measure was withdrawn, after Mr. Montaga stard that be agreed that Burms must get self- government analogous to India, subject to local differences.

LATER

franchisement of women in India was re An amendment in favour of the ea jected by 202 votes to 07.

A "REGRETTABLE INCIDENT."

LONDON, December 4th. Considerable attention has been attract- ed to the case of an Australian Army Chaplain, Father O'Donnell, who was re- cently arrested in Ireland on a charge of disloyal language against Their Majes He was handed over to the Australian authorities, Was court-martialled and

ties.

quitted.

.

The subject was raised in Parliament, particularly regarding the treatment meted out to him pending his trial.

LONDON, December 4th.

In the House of Commons. Mr. John Devlin asked Mr. Winston Churchill to exos con lennation of Father O'Don-

nell's arrest and treatment, and asked

Senators Fall and Hitchcock, who were delegated to confer with Pre sident Wilson regarding the Mexican crisis, so to report whether-the-what reparation would be offered to him president by reason of illness will be unable to exercise his duties, after a for the insult and humiliation he had forty-five minutes conference at the White House agreed that Mr. Wilson suffered and the expense to which he had was in touch with recent developments and mentally keen enough to form been put. judgments or the questions confronting the nation. Mr. Wilson said too Mr. Churchill said that he could not be many serious conditions were involved in the Mexican situation to expected to express regret for an action warrant hasty action.

POPE INTERVENES.

JAPAN YIELDS.

KOME, December 10. German missionaries in Shantung have complained to the Vatican because the Japanese government has sequestrated mission property. They declared it was the private property of German subjects. The Vatican telegraphed the Archbishop at Tokyo, entrusting him to ask the Govern! ment to revoke the unjustified measure. The reply has arrived at the Vatican announcing that the Japanese Government has revoked the sequestration. Renter's Tokyo correspondent confirms this.

U. S. MULTIMILLIONAIRE'S WILL.

$117,000,000 FOR EDUCATION.

NEW YORK, December, 10.

The will of the recently deceased steel magzate Henry Frick, after setting aside. twenty-five million dollars for his wife and daughter, diverts the entire remaining 117 milions to philanthropic uses. Princeton receives fifteen million, Harvard and the Massachusetts institute of technology fire million each. His New York residence, with its art contents valued at fifty millions, is left to the widow for life, after which it goes to the city as an

art museum.

SENSATIONAL JEWEL ROBBERY,

BURGLARS MAKE BIG HAUL.

TWO SHOPS ENTERED.

ir which neither he nor his subordinate bad noted wrongfully. He agreed that the occurrence was a regrettable one.

He paid a tribute to the Australians, who were dear to us, for they had crop.. ed the sees to fight.

Father O'Donnell deserved special re spect as a priest, but the principal wit

for the prosecution as the court. record. martial also had a very distinguished

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

to waste

LONDON, December 4th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George said he anticipated that the House would rise from December 23rd until early in February. He pointed out that the session had been unprecedented- ly heavy, and with view not to the time expanded upon the number of Important reconstruction measures, the House would be asked to alter the Stand- ing Orders so that the Bills could be taken up at the next session, at the stage where they had been left.

CARPENTIER'S GREAT VICTORY.

LONDON: December 4th. Georges Carpentier beat Joe Beckett the hole length of the store the

LATER. thieves began their work of getting round..

Beckett was knocked out in the first into the next shop. This they accomplished by

LONDON, December 4th. cutting The first and final round is thus des another bole through the cribed-Carpentier rushed and got home wooden partition. To reach this left to Beckett's head; it was a light After a luil of about a couple of cases lining the wall and after that it brought his right hard on Beckett's jaw, they smashed up a couple of show Carpentier feinted with his left, then blow. Then Beckett tried for the body; months our local shop burglars have was easy work. The hole measures knocking him out... again commenced operations, com- about 24 ins., by 10 ins., and was cut pleting a night's work by getting close to the floor. The only obstacle

LATER away with jewellery valued at be then barring their entrance to the Beckett bardly got a good punch home Carpentier led with his left to the jaw. tween $15,000 and $20,000, from Jeweller's shop was a big show case tragic thad. There was never any chance Messrs. Sheriff Bros, 30, Queen's standing flush with the wall and this of his rising again within the time. When before he was floored. Beckett fell with a Road Central. The scene of the rob they managed to prise away for a the ten seconds had expired there was a bery is right in the heart of the city sufficient distance. and the circumstances point to a through they attacked the show cases subside when Beckett returned to con- Having got terrific roar of cheering which did not gang of burglars of considerable dar- and safes, the latter, numbering five, sciousness Be seemed quite unaware of ing and skill being again in our being situated at the rear of the pre-

what had happened The whole bout did midst. Two shops were entered, one mises. Only one safe was success not exceed two minutes. of them in spite of the presence of fully opened which contained precious round the ring shoulder high

After the fight, Carpentier was carried Chinese night watchman. The burstones and gold jewellery. Another glars first broke into the premises of the safes bore the marks of a drill shook hands with the winner and the occupied by Madame Flint for being used on it, but the gang had to loser. merly known 13 the Victoria leave before they could complete their Dispensary. A knowledge on the task. The various show cases were part of the robbers of the plan of the rifled of stones, jewellery etc, of an the members of the House of Commons- The news of the result greatly excited shop was revealed by the way in estimated value of from $15,000 to who deserted the House during a speech which they got to work.. Entrance $20,000. The boss is not covered by by Mr. Winston Churchill.

insurance.

was effected from the door of Bank Buildings, in Wyndham Street. This The robbers left the same way door; on being shut for the night, is they entered, making a protected by big padlock from the boxes and chairs in order to climb to stand of inside, which was found broken off. the hole leading to the staircase It can only be assured that someone more easily. must have secreted himself under

the dark staircase before

Detective Inspector Wills came

the down and inspected the premises and door was closed and after attacking took the Chinese night watchman to

the padlock allowed access to others: the station.

Once inside. the gang speedily. made.The robbery was first discovered

The Prince of Wales, who was present,

The duration of the fight is officially returned as 74 acoonds.

THE ITALIAN SENATE.

Roues, December 1th. Bignor Tittoni has been appointed President of the Senate.

PREMIER DEFENDS THE

COALITION...

Mr. Lloyd George, in a speech at the

their way into Madame Flint's. There in Messrs. Sheriff Bros, when one of Manchester Reform Club, addressing the is a thin wooden partition between the partners came at about 7 a.m gathering as fallow Liberals, pointed out the staircase and the shop and, work- and found one of the lights till Party had been distressing in the past ing the whole time in the darkness burning. On entering the shop three years. His separation therefore under the stairs, the robbers broke in. another light at the back was that the conditions within the Liberal Getting through this hole, they were found to be burning and then pained him deeply, but reasons affecting. close by a room in which many value the burglary WEK! revealed, imperative

the whole ntry had made the split able dresses were kept but apparently Further investigations led to the Though there was no disagreement on they were not after goods of this finding of the hole in the partition. questions of principle he had done his description for nothing was disturbed. In this shop, it should be mentioned, utmost to svert the split, but he would It is true that they attempted, una light is kept burning all night and have been a traitor if he had a successfully, to open one-sale but holes are cut in the shutters giving unless a new spirit was imparted into the

dacted-other wise than he did, because he believed that generally, they paid little attention to full view. On seelag the broken war, the Allied cause would have lost. this shop. A. valuable brooch which partition the partner went to Madame had been left by a customer on a Filnt's, this leading to the discovery still as necessary as in wartime Party counter was overlooked. Traversing of the other Giglia.

The continuance of nations), unity was

conflict should not yet be resumed,

"COMPARE_TRA WARTS

ALEX, ROSS & 00. Machinery Depty 4. Des Your Rd. O. "Pbn00 97.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month

BUSINESS NOTICES

PURE WOOL UNDERWEAR.

STOCKED IN ALL WEIGHTS

AT

SHAW'S

SILK AND WOOL, NATURAL WOO", WHITE LLAMA SELECTED SPECIALLY. AND THE BEST POSSIBLE VALUE OBTAINABLE

Chest Sizes Waist Sizes

32**

46"

J. T. SHAW

TEL. 698

Specialist in Men's Wear. NEXT DOOR HONGKONG HOTEL.-

1920

CALENDARS AND DATE BLOCKS

JUST ARRIVED ALSO

SELECTIONS OF CARDS, GIFT BOOKS, Etc.

FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR. On Sale at Messrs. BREWER & Co,

Tel. 696.

29 Queen's Road Central.

TOILET BRUSHES.

We bave recently received a full" and varied assortment of the above including Ladies and Gentlemen's Hair Brushes, - Clothes Brushes, Nail Bruches, Military Casos also Combe; Puff Boras, Mirrors,

• Manicure requisites, sta, etc. INSPECTION INVITED.

THE PHARMACY,

Christmas 1919.

22, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 315.

J. ULLMANN & CO.

FRENCH FIRM.

ESTABLISHED 1860

SOMETHING FOR EVERY POCKET Quality---Variety-Perfection.

THE FAR EAST BUILDING CO.

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. REINFORCED CONCRETE SPECIALISTS. DEALERS IN BUILDING MATERIALS AND ALL SANITARY FITTINGS, ENAMEL & PORCELAIN. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CONSTRUCTIONAL WORK UNDERTAKEN.

OFFICE and SHOWROOM & Beaconsfield Arcade,

Telephone 2082.

(Orroaren CITT HALL)

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS

OFFER

15% DISCOUNT

on all orders from 15th to 31st DECEMBER.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

THE

HANDLEY PAGE

MULTIPLE ENGINED BIPLANES

HANDLEY PAGE LTD.

Oricklewood, London, N. W. 2.

Sole Agents for China:

PEKING SYNDICATE LTD.,

Feking Sub-Agenta for Hongkong and South China

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,

Hongkong