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POLISH ADVANCE..

IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE.

The following correspondence on the question of the Polish advance was exchanged between Lord Curzon and Lord Robert Cecil, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Union -

May 3, 1920.

Dear Lord Curzon,-As chairman of the Executive Committee of the League of Nations Uition I vesture to draw your attention to the deplorable events now taking place in Central Europe.

Telephone 29.

attempt would certainly be regarded as intervention in favour of the Bol- sheviks and against our allies a result which it would be difficult to defend.

Even were such intervention desir able, it seems to me that the League of Nations (which cannot exercise its full powers until its Assembly has been convoked) would be in a very difficult position in any attempt to

mediate between Poland and a Russian Government which does not recognise the League's authority.

ACTRESS LOSES EHR

JEWELS..

£10,000 WORTH CONE.

Miss Elsie Janis, the well-known American actress, has been robbed of her jewellery, valued at 610,600, while staying at the Seebach Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. The theft was discovered by Mrs. Janis, her mother,

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Canada is now the second nation in the world in the manufacture of automobiles, number of cars owned and the per capita distribution.

The United States takes first rank. with Great Britain second.

Figures compiled by the Motor Bus and Motorize the Farm Bureaus on rising shortly before noon. On the The Golden Book of Spa is rich of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber previous night they had been enter-enough in the names of the Company show that one person in

from the mining some friends after the per-illustrious

16th every fifteen in the United States. formance and went to bed soon after century to the present day but those owns an" automobile, while one. In 2WG .. The door leading from the of Peter the Great, Charles II., and every twenty-three is the percentage

the Duke of Wellingtoa

are in Canada In Great Britain one corridor to their apartments, owing to an oversight, was left unlocked. The threatened with eclipse. Spa suffer person in every 268 owns a car. "The ed three terrible blows-one at percentage in France is one to 102, thieves must have been experts in the French Revolution, another 20 one to 531 in Germany, one to 1,000 their craft, as the jewels were in a years later by a fire that swept in Italy, one to 2,700 in Austria, and black case within a few feet of the away nearly all the houses and the cre to 5,300 in Russia. bed in which Miss Janis was sleeping. third when 50 years ago, Belgium The total number of cars register- and whoever stole the case must have put her foot down upon gambling, ed in America is approximately passed within a few inches of the Even the memory of these old un- 7,100,000, in the Dominion 350,000, sleeping actress, who was not disturb-happy things, however, should be and in England 180,000. Canada ed. Included in the most valuable blotted out when the trumpets sound showed increased registration in 1919 items are A string of 294 pearls. the advance of the Supreme Council of 13 per cent. Ontario was the | valued at £2,000; a pear! "ring.. £1,600; two gold medals presented to Miss Janis by men of the 27th and Gath Divisions in France and a bag containing £1,500 worth of diamonds, the property of Miss Janis's mother. The bag which had contained the dia- monds was found in a waste-bin on the second foor. Miss Janis has offered a reward of one quarter of the value of the jewels for their recovery

At the

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IMITATION A FINE ART.

PROFESSIONAL TOUGHS.

LOCAL BUSINESS B10MING.

Everything has been fitted up for banner province, with a registration the Conference, and the oldest of 127,860 passenger cars and 11,428 watering place is now decorating tracks Saskatchewan, Alberta, itself for an advertisement de luse Manitoba and Quebec rank in the that must stagger the greatest pub-order named.

Canada employs 15,000 workers in WARNING TO LOTION LOVERS. licity agent in the world. Grand Hotel, Britannique the French the automobile industry, which re- Mission will be housed: the British presents an investment of $50,000,000. Mission will be at the Hotel Balmoral In 1919, 94,000 automobiles were Mr. Lloyd George will be the manufactured in the Domition, with guest of the Baron de Cranwez, the a total sale for the year of approx brother of the Burgomaster of Spa. marely $100,000,000. The annual The Italian, Belgian, and Japanese wages of persons in the industry Missions will be installed in private total $15,000,000. houses, and the American Mission at Rural Canada owas more than half

known how many German delegates and in the prairie provinces, the per was entered into, and it is not, as are coming to Spa but they will procentage is greater. understand, disputed by the Govern-bably be accommodated at the Hotel It is estimated that the total Canadian production of automobiles ment that the events which have taken d'Annerte at Lubin.

Ar the Chateau de la Fraineuse, in 1920 will be increased 35 per cent Pace are clearly within article 11 of!

the residence of M. Pelzer-Graux over 1919. where the conference itself will take

It was precisely to prevent the

Two coolies were this morning

There is one more point in your let-ations settling their controversies..by the Hotel Rosette. It is not yet the cars operated in the Dominion three Chinese traders were charged taking a walk yesterday afternoon.

ter to which I should like to refer.

a resort to arms that the Covenant

You state that Poland has rendered Esthonia, Latvia, and especially Lithuania, bitterly hostile by her re-

Merchandise Marks Ordinance of asked witness his name. There is undoubtedly cent conduct.

For months past Poland has been great ill-feeling between Poland and notoriously preparing to attack Russia, Lithuania. but Esthonia and Latvia do As far as I can judge, the Soviet not, so far as I know, regard Poland Government has made repeated and with hostility. Indeed, the Latvians genuine offers of peace, which have appear recently to have refused to con- been set aside on seemingly insy sent to a Russian proposal which pretexts. The result must be either though advantageous to them, would Polished success, which will only have exposed the Polish left flank to lead to reprisals later on, or a Polish Bolshevik attack-Yours sincerely,

CUFZON failure, which may probably, produce the disruption of Poland or its cou

POLISH PREPARATIONS. quest by Russia

May 13, 1920. Dear Lord Curzon,-1 am much

cert conduct.

In either even:

TAR."

Foreign Office, May 11, 1920. My dear Cecil,Mr. Bonar Laws reply to Captain Bean in the House of Commons yesterday will have given you an indication of the Government's

that document.

for an efficient telephone service, Telephonic communication between Spa, London and Paris will be re established.

ARRIVALS.

Imitation has become a fine art nowadays and not even the favourite charged before Mr. R. O. Hutchison products of I. and E. Atkinson, the with having assaulted the No. 1 fitter famous British house of perfumers of the Hongkong Electric Company's have been spared, an illustration of Power Station at North Foint, yes. which was shown in the course of a terday, and causing injury to his case which came up before Mr. Lang-right eye.

The complainant said that he was ham Carter in Singapore, in which with selling hair ictions with a When near the Yacht Club he was counterfeit trade mark of J. and E. accosted by the two defendants and Atkinson, in contravention of the two other men. The first defendant When wit ness answered him, they all four set 1917..

Mr. J. G. Campbell prosecuted on upon him and belaboured him with a complaint made by Mr. Claxton, of iron bars and poles, marking him · place, arrangements have been made LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. Newall and Claxton, and the accused all over the body and injuring pleaded guilty to the charge. Mr. his right eye. They then ran. Campbell said the first accused into the Yacht Club. He went back bought the staff from Murata and to the Power Station and, informed Company, there being 240 dozen Mr. Coleson. He believed the defend ants had been engaged to assault him of imitations at $5.40 dozen, and he sold in parts to by two men whom he bad dismissed. Mr. Coleson said that the first be the second and third accused who, in The s.s. "Lake Farrar," Capt. A. turn, sold retail at 80 cents a bottle, heard about the assault was when the Lundin, 1,606 tons, arrived this morn- or $9.60 per dozen; and those sold complainant called out to him "They ing at 7.30 a.m. from Singapore with to Newall and Claxton, said Mr. are murdering me. 1,500 tons of general cargo.

Campbell added that Atkinson's kill the Witness rushed down The s.s." Unnar Maru, Capt. H. themselves said at $13.14 dozen, stairs and the complainant accom- The Malayan Lezda has the Ouchi, 1,340 tons, arrived this and that their sales in 1913-14 panied him to the Yacht Club where

There was a drop of 3,000 per

The Palice told the Magistrate that morning at 6:40 am. from Hongay amounted to £7,000 per annum, he pointed out the defendants as his annum in 1918-19, but for three months after the Japanese boycott it this practice of exploring "toughs" one to $12.000 25 236,000 per to assault people was becoming com aznom five times more than pre-war mon. They had received many reports of assaults lately, but had been

It is possible that to intervene now would be regarded by Poland as an unfriendly act, though events may show that intervention would be for her the truest kindness. But whether that be so or not does not alter the fact there was "a war or threat of war" that in the earlier months of this year

which might have been brought before ; the Council of the League by the British Government and the opportu- INCREASE DUE TO POISONOUS

nity for doing so was missed.

LUNACY IN THE F.M.S.

URINE

following:-We understand that

increase in the number of lunacy recently there has been a marked

cases admitted to the Tanjong

recent

We

at a

The s.s. "Rokkosan Maru". Capt. Takiyu, 1,169 tons, arrived this morn- ing at 8.15 am. from Muke with 2,100 tons of coal.

with 2,400 tons of coal.

The s.s.

DEPARTURES.

The s.s. "Easter Trader," Capt. Lobez, sailed for San Francisco at 6 a.m. to-day with 12,000 tons of gen-

The sis. “Sinkiang," Capt. Pue- ken, sailed for Shanghai at noon to. day with 600 tons of general cargo.

The s.s. "Muroran Maru." Capt. Yamada, sailed for Kobe at noon to day with 700 tons of general cargo.

The s.s, "Toyosani Maru," Capt. Kitsuki, sailed for Keelung and Yoko harma at 4 p.m. to-day with 2,800 tons of general cargo.

The s.s." Hanoi,” Capt. Lepotilain,

profit

per

assailants.

Come down and

The first sccused was fined $400 unable to find the culprits. These or four months, with costs, while the two men were the first to be arrested. oond and third were each fined and examples should he made of $300 or three months.

SUBTLE REVENGE.

MAKING THE FROFITEER PAY.

them

The defendants were fined $20 each and ordered to sign honds in the sum of $100 each to be of good behaviour for six months.

One reads with interest, says the COLLEGE ENTERTAINERS.. Daily Chronicle, of the three girls who stole eggs from a caterer's shop at St. Mary Cray and when charged at Bromley, pleaded that they were over- charged for teas.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA GLEE CLUB

very serious situation for the signa

I am sure you will agree with mè tories of the Treaty of Versailles, and the price of Europe will have been obliged to you for your letter of the that in the economic conditions of that produced. Nor is the striation 11th in reply to mine of the 3rd part of the world further fighting can proved by the fact that Poland has You say that your information coes only be regarded as a disaster. Unless months past Poland has been notori- entirely wrong the whole of that part rendered her northern neighbours not at all support the view thar for the information which reaches me is Esthonia, Latvia, and especially

"Deucalion," Capt. J Lithuania-bitterly instile by her reously preparing to attack Russie. May of Eastern Europe is a prey to disease. Rambutan Lunatic Asylum and that Kendal, 4,355.88 tons, arrived this

call your attention to the fact that starvation, and misery which has rare- it is the opinion of well known morning at 7.30 a.m. from Shanghai. in these circumstances it is regret on January 10 it was stated in a rele-ly been equalled in the history of the medical men that a great proportion table that the machinery provided by gram from Warsaw which appeared in world.

of these cases is due to the consump Critics of the League will not ution of poisonous Chinese drinks articles 11 and 17 of the Covenant of the public press that the Polish offen-

purpose reasonably say that if it could not in- which are promiscuously sold in the League of Nations should not have sive of that date served the been utilised; and I wenture to ex- of leeing the nation's pulse with re-tervene to prevent an evil of these numerous liquor shops in the Malay press the hope that an immediate gard to the active continuation of the dimensions, of the occurrence of which Peninsula. Of these drinks too, one meeting of the Council of the League war against the Bolsheviks in the it had full aming, its usefulness in commonly known as the Chinese eral cargo. may be summoned at the instance of spring. And it was added that the future is not likely to be great; brown liquor and which is largely the British Government to deal with judging from the Warsaw press all and the growth of such an opinion consumed as samsu, although it is the necessary enthusiasm for fresh would bring many of us into despair, not samsu, is considered to be the the situation.-Yours obediently.

ventures seems to exist. The news I venture to hope that even now some- most harmaui. In view of the lavish ROBERT CECIL.

of the capture of Dyinsk was hailed thing may be done to retrieve the posi- manner in which liquor shops are POLES LEFT TO CHOOSE PEACE OR with delight by all except the Social- tion. If the Government feel that they allowed to be opened in the country,

lists.

It is spoken of operly as the are precluded from asking for interven- or at least in some parts of it, the}.

tian immediately, surely at the very danger lurking in these, spurious first step to a new offensive.

There were other indications both least telegraphic instructions might be liquors may well be imagined.

The matter was strongly brought in the English and French press of the sent to our representative on the

understand, me kind: and the League of Nations Council of the League now sinting that forward, Union in a document issued on Febru- he should bring the whole manter be-

meeting of the Licensing attitude on the question of the League ary stated that There seems grave fore the Council, and should urge that Justices of Kinta, and after a careful sailed for Haiphong via K. C. Wan at of Nations and the Polish offensive, risk of a renewal of hostilities between every preparation should be made to consideration of the medical and 8.30 am. to-day with 800 tons of

other opinions placed before it, the general cargo. which you raise in your letter to me some of the States bordering on Rus- take action es, soon, as a reasonable Board recommended the cancellation

sia and the Soviet Government. Both chance offers. of May 3..

of the above-mentioned quality of The responsibility of the British Chinese liquor from licences in the Our information does not at all sup- sides fear or profess to fear attack by port the view that "for months past the other, and the Council of the Government is measured by its power future

The s.s."Wa Sun," Chi, cleared Poland has been notoriously preparing League should lose no time in address-in the councils of the nations; and if

It is to be hoped that His Ex-to-day and will sail for Kwong Chow to attack Russia.". Until quite re-ing a strong warning to all concern by our action or neglect further caras-cellency the High Commissioner will Wan at 8 a.m. to-morrent.

Moreover, military authorities trophes take place in Eastern Europe adopt the recommendation, of the cently there has been no evidence to

Two cases (Chinese) of plaque show that the Poles have been con-assure me that an amack such as that and the only future safeguard for Board and call for a report from, templating an offensive against Rus-arranged by the Poles must have been peace is discredited the chief share of say, the officer in charge of the are recorded in today's return of

Tanjong Rambutan Lunatic Asylum notifiable disease. sia: we have every reason to believe the subject of prolonged preparation, the guilt will rest upon ourselves.

2,, preparation about which I should

In view of the great urgency of the on the reported increase of lunacy that their endeavours to open peace have thought his Majesty's Govern- marter the Executive Committee of the and its cause, especially among the negotiations were genuine. They

would have been informed. League of Nations Union desire that mining coolies in Perak. were only abandoned when the Poles became aware that the Bolsheviks From this point of view it is im-our correspondence should be made were oncentrating opposite their material whether or not the Soviet or known to the press. I am sending it front a large supply of guns and the Polish Government, were sincere therefore to appear on Saturday mo- SHOT BY A DEAD MAN. material captured from General Dezi- in the recent negotiations for peace. ing.-Yours obediently, kin's army. The Polish Government Even assuming the negotiations were not unnaturally looked on this as a merely designed on one side or the proof that the Bolsheviks peaceful other to cover preparations for war, intentions were not genuine. I would surely that made it all the more im also remind you that the Bolsheviks portant that the Council of the League asked the Poles to choose a place for should have intervened while there the negotiations, and then rejected, it was yet time in order to prevent the

outbreak of active hostilities.

It may be true that the episode" in the first instance without even ask-bankruptcy bad shot himself dead in ing date last year. At Kowloon the The more London hears of the Club will open in the Theatre Royal In any case this episode does not! constitute an outbreak of war: it is does not constitute an outbreaks of war, ing my permission, and then with so bed, and his lifeless finger was still water in storage was 352.50 millions Prince of Wales's work abroad, the on Saturday, July 16. There will be merely a phase of a war which has but it certainly does mean the re- Sort an interval of time that I am pre-on the trigger of the revolver when of gallons, as compared wit 250.42 more it feels inclined to accredit him a second performance on Monday, been going on for some time and has cewal af fighting, with all its horrors.cluded from sending the detailed reply a gendarme Efted the body.

British Ambassador to the Habitable July 12, Globe... THE COMPETENCY OF THE LEAGUE. to your latest communication which 1 The revolver went off, and the

when chosen.

dat yet been terminated. I do not see bow, we can invoke the intervention of the League of Nations to check an offensive by the Poles in the course of their conflict with the Bolsheviks.

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The P. & O. 5.3. "Lahore" will: leave for Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, and Yokohama to-morrow, Friday, July 9, at daylight.

The Peak traincar service was interrupted yesterday at 830 am. for about three hours by a break down in the engine-room.

There is no reason why such a Although any one of the twenty- subtle method of making the pro- one boys coming to Hongkong with Eteer's punishment fit the crime the University of California Glee Club should end there. One longs to meet could face the footlights as soloist, a man struggling home with a rail and aquit himself with credit, Irving way locomotive under his arm, and Neumiler, the McCormack of the explaining that he has taken it be college world," according to the cause the company refused to refund, American Press, is expected to star the fare he had to pay the day he during the club's engagement at the left his season ticket at home.

OUR AMBASSADOR.

Theatre Royal Neomiller has a baritone voice of remarkable range and clarity. He can invade the tenor regions without fear of his voice breaking, and many of this songs are TO THE HABITABLE GLOBE. pitched in bass register.

Cletus Howell, U.C. soloist for four Extract quoted in the Times from years, will also be heard here. He is a the report of a speech made by Mr. tenor. C. R. Moore, veteran director Martin Vogel, Assistant-Treasurer of of the Californians, occasionally singe the United States, at a Inncheon a solo, although he prefers to let the given, in his honour by the British undergraduates handle the entire Government Mr. Vogel said that it programme. would take centuries to undo the In the instrumental field the club work that had been done by the is again lucky in having a soloist in English Ambassadors in America. in each of the ten members of the The Water Return for July 1 Already splendid reports had been jazz band. However, Dave Phennig, shows that the water in storage in beard of the new Ambassador, the violin, Charlie Strickfaden, saxop the island on that date was 1,717.07 admirable Geddes. But the one bone, and Frank Naylor; cello, will prised at your expressed intention to traordinary circumstances. A young millions of gallons as compared with great Ambassador who had been carry the burden, send the correspondence to the press. tradesman who was on the verge of 1.483.07 millions on the correspond sent was the Place of Wales.

The Hongkong season of the Glee

ROBERT CECIL.. LORD CURZON DISPLEASED.

May 14, 1920... Dear Lord Robert Cecil,-My letter to you was not written with a view to publication, and I am somewhat sur-

do.

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REVOLVER GOES OFF IN A

SUICIDE'S HAND,

A gendarme was shot by a dead

man at Constance recently in ex-

CRAMP COLIC.

millions last year.

be

might otherwise have been tempted to bullet pierced the lung of the gen DON'T NEGLECT YOUR FAMILY.

A reception was given at the darme, who was taken to hospital in

A dear rice riot, occurred in THEN you fail to provide your la these circumstances, if you still a serious condition.

Wfamily with a bottle of Chamber Canton Y.W.CA. in honour of Miss Carter Road, Shanghai, late on the think the correspondence worthy of

lain's Colie and Diarrhen Hemedy at Clare E. Starkey a Secretary of the night of June 30 when the polest ?ERE you ever wired with a severe publicity, it must appear in the incor

this soon of the year, you are neglect Y.W.CA. who is leaving on furlough, found a crowd of 400 to 500 pre We told them that his Majesty's Gor attack of cramp colic or diarrhas pete form which it now wears, this seed of suffering from crampe in prevalett, and it is too dangerouss English lady, has been in China for attack had started and the door of ing them, as bewal complaint is sure to July 10. Miss Starkey, who is an paring to storm a rice shop. The ernment could offer them no advice,!

without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic

N and that they must choose peace or ard Tharrhoes Remedy in the house, of course, being included, and

the stomach or intestinal pains malady to be tied with This is ver on their own responsibility. Don't take such risks. A dose or two I must content myself with the remark Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhea Especially true if there are children in the nearly four years. She is returning the place. had been torn off when Having left the free to choose, will core you before a doctor could that there are a number of statements medy never fails to relieve the most family. A dose or two of this remedy home for a rest, as the climate here the police, arrived, whereupon the severo cases. Get it to-day, there will be will place the trouble within control and has been very trying to her. She crowd dispersed. The neighbourhood hardly think that it is open to us to possibly be called, and it never fails in your latest letter which I cannot

10 time to send for it after the attack perhaps save a life, or at least a doctor's hopes to return in about a year, says opened business as quietly as usual even in the most severe and dangerous.

comes on. For sale by all Chemists and bill. For sale by ali Chemists and Store- the Canton Times.

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