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ALL BATH HAND SAW

BUNNING SHOES

FOR YOUTHS & Hax.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

No. 17,833.

The China Mail.

December 23, 1919, Femperature 60

二拜殿、魏三廿月二十年九十一百九千一英

BUSINESS NOTIONS

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

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OVERLAND and

HUDSON, ESSEX,

DODGE BROTHERS CARS.

Just arrived. Models of the Box car. First in the Colony.. On Thursday, December 4.

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

CADBURY'S, BUCHANAN'S and SULLIVAN'S CHOCOLATES. Tom Smith's Crackers. Perfumery in great variety. OLD ENGLISH LAVENDER WATER. "SILVER BELL" BAU DE COLOGNE, Combined Cases of Ferfume, Soap and Powder

Manicure Cases, Perfume Sprays.

Hair Brushes in Cases. Shaving Brushes. CHRISTMAS CARDS,

CALENDARS.

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Tecember 25, 1913, Temperature 66.

B÷WA-TRBAR+AERUT

Baintal 0.00 inch.

Rumidity 58.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1919.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS

ST: ANDREW'S CHUECH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mai.)

HITIS "REVIEW.

[BY COURTESY "HONGKONG DAILY, PRESS,"

Pasis, December 17th.

A Havas message says:—— The Supreme Council will meet again on Wednesday, December 17th, to draw up a reply to Germany, containing its decision regarding German observations on the handing over of the steam tugs trawlers and docks demanded. This wall doubtless: Be the late Noto to Germany befare

the exchange of ratifications, which is expected possibly before Christmas, buj almost surely before New Year.

Important Freach papers contain lead- ing article making an eloquent appeal to the Inited States, to ratify the Peace Treaty before Christmas

The Queen of Spain, who in staring in Paris, went to an opera The programme included the presentation of the now opera. Goyescas by the Inte Senor Granados, who died when the Susser w torpedoed..

The Bolaberists are playing the German game trying to divide the Ailies. Proo! of this is found in the appearance, in a Moscow official paper, of a statement asserting that & new war is brawing be tween America and Japan, that Anglo- French relations are frigid and that the ald jealousy between Amerita and Great Britaic still exists.

Paris circles state that susa Bolshevist assertions are totally devoid of any foundation.

The impression continues to prevail in Paris circles that the negotiations will soon end in an agreement which will per- mit the signing of the protocol, thus settl ing the Scapa Flow question.

Judging from the declarations of the German representatives it is foreseen that the arrangementa concerning the measures for the transmission of powers in the territories to be evacuated can be repidly concluded. Thus, no obstacle will remain to prevent the exchange of, rati fpations, which will mark the entrance of

Treaty into force. There do not appear to be any truth

the

rumours changes in the Co mencent-Cabinet

The Cabinet has to vote on certain in ancial laws before New Year.

the

of

The rumour concerning the refiroment of the whole Cabing after the vote on the financial lawa is likely to be nearer the truth.

Dad of the possible measures tending towards ecocomy in France may be the raising of the inland letter rate from 16 to 30 centinite Council of the Belgian Committee on National Policy has adopt ed & resolution asking the Government to take the initiative for the conclusion of Franco-Belgian

and Anglo-Belgian Military Agreements.

...TIN MINING IN THE F.M.A.

on

LONDON, December 19th.. With the object of arousing greater interest in the problem of the application of electrical power to tin mining, Mr. D. M. Hutchison, Chief Electrical Engineer, F.M.S. Government, and Mr. Wate, of Messrs, Osborne and Chappell, Perak F.M.,, recently submitted a joint

before the Institution of papegiacers Electrical

"Electricity in Tin-making in the Malay States "

The paper pointed out that European owned mines employed a maximum of ma chinary and a

of labour, while the Chinese minimum

employed a of labour and a minimum of machinery. under Chinese management in 1918 duced about. "C per cent. of the total output, and as there were under balf a dozen electrically driven Chinese mining planta, there should be great scope for the electrical engineer in the immediate future.

RUSSIAN ROUBLE NOTES.

DELHI. December 18th,

A new Ordinance probisita posacasion of Russian rouble notes. The penalty is a maximum of three years' imprisonment and a Eze and confiscation.

DISTURBANCES IN PONDICHERRY.

LONDON, December 18th.

A Bombay message reports exciting scenes in Pondicherry in connection with the election of a Parliamentary Deputy. When the ballot boxes were being collect- ed, a crowd attacked the Police, who were ordered to fire. Five were killed and several injured. Many arreste were made. Arros, were found in the houses. of the men arrested.

ESPIONAGE LAW IN THE USA.

KANSAS CITY, December 10th, Thirty-two members of the Industrial. Workers' World have been sentenced to prison for periods ranging from 3 to #1 years for violating the espionage inw

TENEMENT RATES.

It has been resolved by the Legis. lative Council that the percentages on the valuation of tenement payable as rates on the under mentioned.Lota, be altered from the 1st January 1920, as follows:

The whole of Shamshape, from 101% to 13% with the exception of: the old village lots, and the follow- ing

ew Kowloon Inland Lot Nos. 140, 154, 162, 164, 165, 178, 181: 189, 202, and 219, from 10% to 12%.

The whole of Fak Tsun Heung, with the exception of Kowloon Marine Lots Nos. 26, 28, and 33 from 121% to 13%.

The Tai Hang District, from 10% to 13%.

THE BUDGET DEFICIT.

INDUCTION OF THE REY. G. E.

LINDSAY, MA”:

The induction ceremony for the 'in stallation of the Ray. G. R. Lindsay, MA, a chaplain took place yester

Pitino, /December, flat. The Senate has passed the Budget, which shows a delet of ever five million dollars to meet which z Deperti Loan iray evening in St. Andrew's Church, proposed.

Kawfood. Before the induction, a reception was held in the Church Hall to welcome Mr. and Mrs Lindsay, amongst those present being the Bishop, of Victoria, Archdeacon Bar- nett. the Revs. V. H. Copley Moyle, C. B. Stann, W. H. Hewitt and A.. D..Stewart, Sir Paul Chater, Messs.. | R. Packham, J. J. Robson, G. Martin, B. E. Fielder and Dr. J., T. Smalley. and a large number of ladies of the is congregation.

RAILWAY AMALGAMATION. The Ministry Communication as issued an order anctioning the analg mation of the Paling-Hankow and Peking-Suiruan Ballways to be known. & the Kinhankinsai Railway.

EX-PRESIDENT SERIOUSLY ILL

Feng Kuc-chang. ex-President, seriously ill.

PROTEST AGAINST AMERICAN

IOAN.

At the conclusion of the reception, the Bishop said he would like jo take the opportunity o! thanking Mast Railton and the other ladies who help-| The Peking Wine and Tobacco Associated to organise that delightful recep tion has circularise its members through- tion for Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay. He out the country to telegraph to the reminded them that Mr. and Mrs. Government a protest against the Ame ricas Leap.

SALVAGE AND TOWAGEN

DEVELOPMENTS

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It is humiliating to recall that, -prior to the war, Great Britain. though chief among maritime nations and owning about half of the world's tonnage, allowed foreign rivals to wrest from her nprèmacy in respect of salvage and the towage of wrecks. Yet such enterprise was known to be highly profitable for the foreigners who engaged in it specplativa, cer: tainly, but very lucrative H only a moderate ratio el successes to failures were achieved. Our eclipse in this respect, as in that of ather industries wherein our lats enemies greatly ex- celled ur was largely due to our neglect of new and scientific develop. ments. But eat involving the sinking of 6,000 British ships with their cargoes-to say nothing of foreign-owned vessels-has roused us from our apathy. Available tonnage being now kratė inadequate to our needs, and new construction, being lit- the likely to overtake the shortage for some time to come, it is vital that all the derelict or suns tonnage expable. of salvage abould be recovered with the least possible delay. Moreover, the unprecedented cost of new vessels makes it more than ever important that ordinary marine losses should be minimised by salvage operations. A great opportunity is this offered to British enterprise--one that should richly reward those who have the courage and the resources to seize it, and which is sure to be of great national advantage.—Journal of Com-

METTE.

JAVA SUGAR MERCHANTS.

DECISION WITH REGARD

TO INDIA.

The "Englishman" learns that the " Dutch companies and many of those. interested in the manufacture aid export of Java sugar have just held a conference with regard to the future of the trade. These people. have made vat fortunes owing to the War. They now desire, if pos sible, to continue to make large pro- fits and are, therefore, alarmed at the prospect of European beet sugar. and Indian cane sugar entering into competition with them

Lindsay would be very exceptional people if they remembered, by faces and names, all those present. He, therefore, hoped that the members of the congregation would not lose the opportunity of making themselves bet ter known to the new Chaplain and his wile.

The Bishop, assisted by the other clergymen present, conducted the in- duction service. The Rev. George Reginald Lindsay was conducted into the Church by the two wardens. Mesars. R. Packham and J. J. Rob

son

The Rev. C. B. Shang read the lesson. Mr. Packham announced that the Rev. Mr. Lindsay having been nouzimated to St. Andrew's, de- sired induction; he read a certificate from four clergymen in Liverpool. Affer the usual oath, etc., he was given his licence.

The Bishop delivered an addreas, taking for his text St. John 1. XXIII He said the conditions in this Colony |wered not "quite the same as existed in the Church of England at Home but there was the same responsibility placed upon the Chaplain. The people in Kowloon were democratic, and very. rightly so. To him (the speaker) the appointment was deeply interesting. for he had baptized Mr. Lindsay. He had watched the Rew Lindsay's whole

·ftereds and he was persuaded that the

A conference has just been held at Batavia. It was pointed out that for the present Indian competition was negligible though there was every prospect, with the new manufactur ing enterprise that was evident, that In the near future there would be no room in Indit for. Java sugar. A Dutch merchant said that it would be a very serious thing if the “Indian market were closed to. Java sugar, and proposed that the Dutch Government be approached with a ~ saggestion that, India begins to.. manufacture sugar on a large scale,

Vestry of St. Andrew's had made a wise choice. The preacher said they needed, in these days to lead much

mpler lives. It was needed in Hongkong where people were prosper- ous and, were far too inclined to be luxurious and to leave their excellent Chinese servants to do everything for them and live a life of azury and pase.

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Mr. Lindsay will speak at i a.m. on Christmas Day.

P. AND O. MEETING..

A FLEET OF GYER ¿1⁄2 MILLION ZONE.

OIL TO REPLACE COAL.

Presiding at the annual meeting of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., Lord Inchcape an- nounced that the Company now con- trolled 427 steamers with a tonnage of over 2,250,000...

It would be long, he said, botore freights and fares were reduced to the pre-war Dasis, owing to the enor. mous increase in the cost of working .steamers. Large mail steamers of the Morea" class would shortly be recommissioned. He hoped all the Company's trades would shortly be normal and mail steamers to the East, Far East and Australia be restored to their old regularity. He also hoped that the Company would be able to moet public requiefnents with regard to passages in a few weeks,

fer sradually from coal to oil fuel. The Company had decided to trans-"

bounties be given to the DutchThey were satisfied it would be pos- manufacturers in order to enable them to dump their sugar in India and so kill the indian industry. He added that bintles had been very Buccessful in enabling beet sugar from Austria to get a hold of Indian market before the war.

A representative from India, how- ever, painted out that the Indian Government, Mally took measures against bounty fed, beat sugar, and that bounties to Deichmanufar-i turers would lafallibly be followed by countervailing duties in India and; the position would be no better.

It was finally decided that nothing could be done, except to open up new markets li parts yet untouched and to make the best of the present opportunity. One may therefore

· look for very large Imports of Inva

sible coon to secure adequate sup- plies of oil and that the world-wide difficulty of driving large ships at high speed-by internal combustion engines would be surmounted in time. Ai present steam could be raised for re- ciprocating, and tirbing engines by oil fuel at a cost not greater than that of coal and with very much less wastę of human tissue.

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Christmas 1919.

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