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YOUR GLASSES

ARE THE WINDOWS. OF

YOUR PERSONAL

APPEARANCE.

N. LAZARUS

KUTHALMIO OPTICIAN.

No. 17,893.

The China Mail.

March 8, 191, Temperature #ó

ESTAR

18

一拜禮

March 9, 1930 Temperature 60

號八三年十二日元千一页

Rainfall 6.00 inch.

Humidity 95.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1920

日入十月正申庚大圖年九國英學中

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BUSINESS NOTICES

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

ENGINTERS and SHIPBUILDERS,

HOE UN-KOWLOON.

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Kudson, Essex and Dodge Brothers Motor Cars, Denby Motor Trucks and U. 8. Tyres.

Tol. 10%.

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Tol. 162.

KALOTHERMINE.

A SAFE AND SIMPLE APPLICATION.

Has been used with conspicuous 'success' in the trosiment of Pneumonia. Bronchitis, Sprains, Bruises, Boils, Burns, and in all inflammatory "conditions where local treatment is required.

ANTISEPTIC and ANTIPHLOGISTIC.

Easy to use and entirely supersedes the eld-fashioned LINSEED POULTICES, BLISTERS, PLASTERS, &c.

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PIANOS

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TAILORS

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WINE MERCHANTS.

A WELL-KNOWN FACT.

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SPECIAL LADIES' BALOON HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDING.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China 'MdL)

RUSSIAN CIVIL WARE

BIG BOLSHI VIN,

LONDON, March 2 The Bolsheviks claim a great victory in the northern Baucasus, neat Bellzaglana. Denikin's first Kuban corps was adhilated. The Reds are advancing rapidly.

A Moscow official message on February $28 taken Tichoretzkaya. Denikin was caught in Kuban peninsula.

LONDON, March 2.- says the Red army has "mousetrap" on the

LONDON, March 2.

The Associated Press correspondent at Constantinople says the evacuation of Noverossisk is hourly expected. British subjects have been ordered to leave. Interallied officials in Constantinople are preparing to handle 20,000 refugees. It is proposed to divert 5,000 to Egypt, and 3,000 to Cyprus. The situation is aggravated by the prevalence of typhus at Novorossisk. Officials opine that Sebavopal will soon collagee also.

U.S.A. AND THE TREATY.

WASHINGTON, March 2,′′

The Republican leaders have reaffirmed their decision not to accept changes in the substance of their reservation to Article Ten. Both sides agree there are enough Democrats to defeat the ratification, who are determined to oppose the treaty unless Article Ten is modified. There is every indication that the treaty will become the faste in the presidential campaign. An early and unfavourable vote on ratification is forecasted.

U.S. FINANCES POLAND:

WASHINGTON, March 2. ---

The Polish legation announces the conclusion of negotiations for the flotation of a loan of $50,000,000 here.

LONDON, March 2.

POPULAR STORYTELLER DEAD.

Charles Garvice, author of many love stories, is dead.

RUMANIAN GROWN PRINCE ON LE

BUKHAREST, March 2.

JOB.

The crown prince of Rumania, at present in Egypt, is going to India and the Far East. A Bukharest newspaper states the crown-prince has resolved to dissolve his morganatic marriage, consequently his claim succession will be revived.

TURKISH TREATY FORECASTED.

LONDON, March 2...

to

It is understood that under the naval clauses of the Turkish treaty, Turkey is to possess no navy except a few revenue cutters. The financial clauses of the treaty are likely to follow on the lines of the Hungarian treaty. The Turkdab population is likely to be reduced from 30,000,000 to 6,000,000, owing to a large large restriction of the territory of Turkey in Europe, which will be little beyond Constantinople. This will necessitate a readjustment of the Turkish debt and ex-Turkish ferritories may be re. quired to bear a portion of the burden. One of the financial charges upon Turkey will be reparation for Greeks and other sufferers dispossessed of valuable property.

FLYING STUNTS.....

LONDON, March 2.

The Silver Queer has reached Livingston in north Rhodesia.

WOOLWICH DOCK MEN MAKE TROUBLE.

(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail)

SOUTH WALES STEEL WORKERS.

LONDON, March 1st.. The South Wales steel workers have decided to strike for a 40 per cent. in- uroase in wages on account of the ad- vanced price of steel bars. Fifteen thou and steelworkers are involved, and 28,000 sin-platera will be unemployed

OBITUARY.

WASHINGTON, March 2nd. The death is announced of Senator John H. Banthand.

FIGHTING BULSHAYISM.

LONDON, March 4th. A War Office report regarding the situa tion in South Russia on March 3rd re cords that the Bolsheviks have been driven back in three areas. The latest information indicates that the reported occupation of Tikhorstskaya is incorrect. Deakin till holds the important lateral railway-Rostov-Georgiassk Petrovsk He is withdrawing the line unmolested to the south of Rostov.

Refugees report that Bolshevist cavalry occupied a village sixty-nine miles from Rostov on February 8th and massacred all the Cossack sick and wounded, besides the refugees, including women and child-

NO.

PARIS RAILWAY STRIKE.

cd-in our Saturday issue, announced. A message of March 2nd, which appear- tha, the strike had collapsed. The fellow- ing telegrams give details of the steps taken by the Government to ight the strike movement.-Eb..

Pazas, March 1st, Two Bailway Union leaders, named Chaverok and Bourdeaux, have been arrested, on a charge of interfaring with the freedom of labour, and incitement to insubordination.

Sirolle, Leveque, and Sigrand, three' leaders of the Railwaymen's Unions, have been arrested.

PARIS, March 1st.

The French strike situation at present! hinges upon the line taken by the General Confederation of Labour who have taken over the direction of the strike, bus have not yet declared its policy,

The Confederation is equivalent to s Trades Crion Congress, and threats are being ciculated that the Confederation will cause a stoppage of all industries

The railwaymen of Alsace Lorraine have announced that they are joining the strike.

It is estimated that only 25 percent. of the trains are now running. The pub lic is facing the situation calmly

Up to now, Labour's declaration of war has not been a decided success. It is stated that the Government have the situa tion well in hand.

It is estimated that there are 190,000 railwaymen striking, and it is "pointed out that the Federation's funds are very low and that therefore the Confederation is incapable of a protracted struggle. The funds enable the Confederation to pay only one frane daily as strike pay

PAsia, March 1st.. M. Millerand stated that there had been an improvement on all the Railways, Trafic on the Nord Enilway was normal. The men on the Est system Were inclined to return to work The Trade Union Committes of the Midi system had repudiated the strike.

EXCESS WAR TONNAGE.

WASHINGTON, March 2nd. Mr. Josephus Daniels states that the Navy, in disposing of the excess. war ton- nage, has already-sold 153 small craft and are preparing to sell a further 60 vessels.

DISTURBED IRELAND.

LONDON, March 2.

LONDON, March 13 While a deputation of men forming part of a procession of discharged Following on hostile demonstrations in Woolwich dockyardsmen were laying their case before the Premier's connection with the deportation of forty

Sion Feiners from Queenstown to Eng secretary at Downing Street, their comrades optalde attempted to break land, eighteen masked men attacked the the police cordon, throwing bottles and glasses. An inspector was injured. soldiers guarding explosives. One soldier Mounted police pressed back the crowd with batons. Nineteen of the dewas killed. The raiders decamped. monstrators were wounded, mostly slightly. Two only were detained. “

ROAD TRANSPORT MEN THREATEN STRIKT.

LONDON, March 2.

The conference at the Ministry of Labour between the employers and the road transport workers' representatives, as regards a demand for an increase of ten shillings weekly, has broken down. The workers" repre sentatives afterwards decided to ask their unions to authorise a strike,

من الصين اليوم

NATIONALIZATION UNPOPULAR..

LONDON, March. 2.

In the House of Lords, Lord Peel, raplying to Lord Jersey, stated that the Government did not intend, to nationalize land or other industries, ex cept the mineral rights already announced. Recent elections had mani feated that public opinion did not favour nationalisation.

·LINER WRECKED.

HALIFAX, March 2. Proceeding to Liverpool from Boston, the Leyland Liner Bohemian was wrecked during a snowstorm on the rocks ten miles south of Halifax. She carried 64 passengers, who are all safe. The fate of the crew, consisting of 100 Liverpool men, is not yet known

LONDON, March 2

The Bohemian has broken in two, and has been abandoned. All but seven of the crew, were rescued.

The Bohemian la pouhdi

tily. The

HALIFAX, March ward getting overboard

the cargo, of cotton. The captain has wirelessed that the prospects of saving the vessel are poory opp

HALIFAX, March 2.

The Bohemian's passengers were afloat in open boats for four hours before being rescued. There is danger that the vessel will become a total wreck

INCOME TAX-IN NEW YORK STATE.

WASHINGTON, March 1st.

The Supreme Court has issued an in- junotion against the enforcement in New York Stats of income tax against non- residents on the ground that such would be unconstitutional and discriminatory.

NEW U.S.A. PRESIDENT.

NEW YORK, March 2nd. The Attorney-General, Mr. & Mitchell Palmer, has formally announced his candidie for, the Democratic nomination. for the Presidengy.

DEVONPORT TO BUILD MERCHANT SHIPS.

FIRST KELL LIKELY, TO BE LAID BEFOPE 'BASTER,

A statement by, the First Lord of the Admiralty that it is hoped to lay the keel of the first merchant ship at the Royal Dockyard, Devonport, Before Easter, has aroused great Interest in naval and shipping circles, (wires the Daily Chronicle, correspon -denta

It ia understood, however, that 30 per cent of the work at the Devon port Dockyard is still to be retained for naval purposes, and that 20 për cent only will be devoted to mer chant shipbuilding and repairs.

Probably a civilian shipbuilder will be appointed to take charge of the new branch,

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