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25, Queen's Bend Central, Hongkong

No. 18,030.

The China Mail.

August 16, 1920, Temperature 31.

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Barometer 29.73.

Rainfall 0.00 inch.

Buudity 85.

一拜雞 联六十月八年十二ヨ几千一英

HONGKONG," MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1920.

THE DOLLAR.

Today's closing rate 4/

BUSINESS NOTICES

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August 16, 1919, Temperature 54

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BUSINESS NOTICES

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

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FRENCH PRESIDENT'S HEALAND

PARIS, August 13th. Doubts continue to be expressed in re- pard so President Deschanel's health and þær official statement is demanded. It is reported that M. Millerand possesses A document preving that President Deschanel will not be able to resume his functions. actual war on any issue connected with Poland and has almost thrown then the other hand the Petit Parisien says that a highly placed personage who bad a whole of the East European game into Lenin's hands. The Entente must be long interview with President Deschanel revised. There must be a min of freedom and goodwill. The recent declared that he was in perfect health. relationship had been a union of fetters.

LONDON, August 15

Mr. James Garvin, editor of the Observer, says that the French actions regarding General Wrangel has made it impossible for Britain to go to

The Socialist Ekendman, speaking at a meeting of the National Social- ist Party, said he did not believe in direct action because people who would not go to the ballot would not go to the barricade.

DELEGATES DEPART.

LONDON, August 15.

The Weekly Despatch correspondent at Warsaw reports that the Falish delegates left for Minsk on the morning of August 14.

POLISH SOVIET.

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BERLIN, August 14. The commander of the Fourth Bolshevist Army has informed a German pressman that the Polish Soviet formed at Bielostock on July 30 will proceed to Warsaw after the capture of the capital and from there conclude peace with the Soviet on the basis of self-determination.

ORGANISING DEFENCE

The Lokalanzeiger reports that the Poles are restoring the ex-German fortresses of Grauderz and Thorn and are organising resistance du the Vistula line.

非

-The Poles have evacuated Soldau.

BERLEY

RLIN, August 15.

GROWING UNEMPLOYMENT.

LIVERPOOL SHIPBUILDING OUTLOOK GLOOMY.

LONDON, August 15.

The Weekly Despatch confirms the fears of growing unemployment and has collected information from Industrial centres. It says that the Liver pool shipbuilding outlook is very gloomy. Dockers and electrical trades, are already badly affected and thousands are out of work. Similar reports some from Hull, Burnley and South Wales.

GERMAN MINNES' CONDITIONS.

PARIS, August 14: The Allied Commission is meeting at Essen forthwith to investigate means of improving the German miners' conditions in accordance with the Spa coal protocol.

BUBONIC PLAGUE IN PARIS.

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PARIS, August 14. Four cases of bubonic plague, one of which was fatal, have occurred. It is hoped to prevent it spreading.

MAYOR OF COLE HUNGER STRIKING-

LONDON, August 15. The Lord Mayor of Cork, who was arrested during a-raid on a Fein Court, le hunger striking.

BISHOPS EITURNING..

LONDON, ÁÁgust 15.

A TRIPLE AGREEMENT.

PARIS, August 14th, An agreement" has been concluded be tween Great Britain, France end Italy regarding the delimitation of the "res of occupation in Asia Minor.

its

PARIS, August 14th The object of the Asia Minor Agreement

is to assist Turkey in the development of resourous and in the re-organisation of its administrative services. The agreement stipulates that the contracting parties shall be equally represented on all International Commissions in Turkey and also defines the terms of the woring of the Anatolian railways and a portion of the Bagdad Rail. way which is included in Turkish territory.

THE LATE BURGEON-GENERAL

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NEW YORK, August 13th. The remains of Surgeon General Corgas from England have been landed and were received by a military guard of honour. The General's youngest brother-draped the coffin with the "American Flag after which it was bezne from the landing stage through a lane of Army Welfare workers for conveyance to Washington.

PORTUGAL.

LosDos, August 13th. The Chamber of Deputies has adopted the proposal of a domestic loan of 50,000 to meet immediate needs of the Treasury.

TANGANYIKA TERRITORY,

Loydos, August 14th. Siz Horses Archer Byat K.C.M.G., Lieutenant-Governor of Malta, has been appointed Governor of Tanganyika. Terri- tory.

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE GREEK PREMIER.

FARTS, August 19th.

A determined attempt was made by two. men to assassinate M. Venizelos at Gare de Lyon station, when entering a train. The first man fred three shots, without hitting M. Fenerilos whereupon the second emptied all five chambers of his revolver, wounding M. Venizelos. The wound is believed to be only a light one. The assailants were seized and arrested.

FARIS, August 13th. The noon-day bulletins show that only two bullets hit M. Venizelos, of which coe caused merely a grate and was not lodged in the body The other split into fragments which were lodged in the arm-- Sinnpit. These fragments have been extracted under radiographic control. The patient's condition is very satisfactory and it is hoped that he will be able to leave the hospital in three days.

A number of- overseas. Bishops are returning from the Lambeth [Conference by the "Aquitania" to-day.

AMERICA'S SWEETHEART. bere. I have just come from the West,

KART FICKFORD TO VISIT

JAPAN.

and I am almost ashamed to go out into the street, my dress is so long, and here in New York they wear them so short," she laughed.

"You will like our English scenery," was the comment from one of the

OBITUARY.

LONDON, August 18th The American sportsmen and breeder, the millionaire Mr. Walter Winans, was driv- ing in a race in Essex when he suddenly collapsed and fell off the buggy before the borse could be stopped. He was picked up

dead.

NEW AMERICAN NAVAL ATTACHE.

WASHINGTON, August 12th. Rear Admiral Albert Niblack has been appointed Naval Attache to the United Bistes Embassy in London. The Press is the appointment, zenarkably unanimour in "approbation af

CHICAGO BILLOON - RACES.

New FOEK, August 19th. There are eleven entrants for the Inter-

Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair banks now Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks group."': -left ca a honeymoon trip "The movie has unfortunately to Europe: upon their return, spoiled my appreciation of scenery" they plan in October to visit Japan. she replied. "A pretty view has They are now going to roam the only become a picture to me and I highways and byways of the Con- immediatley want a camera. It is tinent far away from the searching the same' with the people I meet; F eye of the camera and the mad think of them all just as acters and national Balloon Baces on September 11th whirl of movie life.

Mate, mantally I cast each one of them for | and October 23rd which are being held at Before sailing on the Lapland, the part which I think would fit him. Chicago instead of Indianapolis owing to

the inability to secure the necessary. gus, Mr.

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TE- JAPANESE WRITE HER LOVE LETTERS. ceived representatives of the foreign “And you come from Japan,” she prese at their appartment at the said turning to the Advertiser Ritz Carlton Hotel. -

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BUZSOS AIRES, August 19th:- "I just cannot believe that I am to go there, we are planning a trip “In consequenos of spéculation in angar; going,” she said, "I have always in the autumn. I know I shall like the Government is seeking power to expra- wanted to go abroad. You see I am the Japanese people, I think they priste 200,000 tons for dntribution - at really English, that is to say I was know: me through my, fims over reduced price until I married Douglas. Fam. par...] there, I have received many love let, ticularly anxious to visit England, I ters from Japanese students. I lived am not saying this because Mr. Wil five weeks with a Japanese girl friend

PARIS, August 19th. son is here," the ventured, turning in Japancadstyle this winter, studying The famous Foreign Legion in reinforc to the London Daily News cor to play Butterfly A” ga

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