1920-09-30 — Page 1

Che China Jail

No. 18,069.

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BUSINESS NOTICES

十三 九季

WATSON'S

effervescing

LIVER SALTS

taken in the morning will quickly

derangement and impart a feeling

vigour and exhil

pleasant, refreshing and cooling drink.

A. S. WATSON & CO. LTD.,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. TELEPHONE 16.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO.

(THE BUROPAR GARAGI)

BRITISH CARS ARRIVING SHORTLY:

Buston-Hornsby touring car about end

of September. ; Armstrong Siddeley touring car about end of November.

Garages in Hongkong and Kowloon

Tel. 482 & 2552.

THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. "AND THE UNITED BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

FIRE, MARINE, LIFE and MOTOR ACCIDENTÄ For Rats and Particular appply to the General Agents

UNION TRADING CO., Prince's Building.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE- (A FRENCH BANK).

Capital Paid-up and Surplus... Fes. 105,000,000.00 The organisation of the Bank enables it to open CURRENT ACCOUNTS SAVING ACCOUNTS and to accept FIXED DEPOSITS in local currency and ANY FOREIGN CURRENCY.

These accounts and deposits may be converted AT ANY TIME without ANY CHARGE in ANY OTHER CURRENCY,

Apply for terms and particulars

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE, (HONGKONG BRANCE)

Queen's Building, 5, Chater Road.

YEE SANG FAT CO.

TAILORS

A

Complete Line of

NEW SEASON

GOODS

Just Arrived.

Diss Bros

XANDRA BUILDING, HONGKONG, TEL, No.

DONNELLY & WHYTE

WINE MERCHANTS,

LORS.

THE DOLLAR

TO DAY'S CABLES.

STRIK

HENACE

NERS INTROD

SERIOUS COMPLICATION,

SEPARATE

While it is believed that the coal brnen

action of the Wülfrath

the 2s, demand before

provisional an

The action means that

has decided to consider the new the Welsh objectio

have reached and wages, the

rate 4/32

EARLIER TELEGRAMS:

"[Bouter's Béruler to ika China Mall.)

· DĪĶISTROUS FLOODS.

LOXBOX, September 17th distressing picture | oly devastation inghị by fooda, gering “ta violent rain- storms in France, Switzerised and North Italy is given by a Paris correspondant million francs has been done in the Upper who stries, bhai-damage múmated at fits Maurienne srea where factories have bean complication. badly damaged, and bodies have been the raging torrents. diate grant of wept away

Hervy

losses of caffic are reported, „incrsover |- · Widespread devastation has been caused

Fin delegates to-morrow to in Switzerland. The basin of the Upper Rhine and, al the Rhone Valley, above ate strike action if Lake Laman, have been completely ravaged The Simplon Fine has been sub- [merged at several places. A number of bridges have been destroyed, and all tele phone and telegraphic communication S interrupted,

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Contrary to hope and expectation the kint conference of mine owns and men did not arrive at a settlement of the main line to-day, in spite

The food in North Italy were cater trophe, especially at Friuli, Laker Mag- giare and Como over

overdowed, and the towa submerged under water. Liguria,

of lang sittings. An uncial statement of the proceedings ŝtates that the of Como Park Fered corsely

discussion by way of exploring the various aspects of the problem of cute put in relation to wages was continued and was adjourned until to-morrow Much therefore depends on to morrow's deliberations, as the miners delegate meeting assembles on Thunday to consider the situation and any settlement which may provisionally be reached.

** DELICATE POSITION,

while a waterspout, accompanied by terri fic wind, destroyed the huts at Carfagnana which were sheltering victims of the recent earthquake

RICTS IN BELFAST,

تین

LONDON September 17th The wild week-end happenings | Deces-

The delicacy of the position far from being relieved by the restiveness of some col districts, especially South Wales. Their attitudė in demanding a two dilings shift adyzace, immediately irrespective ofsitated the calling out of two battalions of

Armoured the basis of output is tending to bardensome of the leaders soldiers..

cars patrolled the f feelings in the same regard. The leaders are now stating streets and helped to quell the matbreaks. There were two separate attacks against unequivocally, that they are not going to ask Thursday's conference Police patrols on Saturday night. The to withdraw strike notices unless a formula discovered yielding this sailanta jumped out of cover bad fired point-blank without any warning. After result Some at any rate, of the mining interests are not strongly averse that fring spread in several districh to the miners obtaining the advance sought provided the output is wea Fires that the three civilians, who were killed apparently in the re safeguarded. It may be added that the conference discussions continue in

of reprisals were shot in their homes. It is declared a friendly spirit and optimism prevails as regards to-morrow's meeting.

were known Sim that two Feiners.

tense excitement prevailed - the whole for the first time the City of Bunday when for Police were armed wife rifles Bioting was resumed on Sunday and

the continued whole day, rival crowds stoning and shoot- ing at each other with revolvers, Trams were stopped, but late at night order was restored. At least eighteen persons were wounded

POLISH ADVANCESŽÍVA

BOLSHEVIKS IN-FULL RETREAT

LITHUANIAN APPEALAGA

LONDON, September 28.

The Poles are continuing their advance east of Grodno, and are ap- |-· proaching Vilna. The Bolsheviks are in full retreat, but it is believed that large Red forces have been re-grouping behind Minsk.

Meanwhile, the Lithuanian Government, while still hoping for a peace: ful settlement of the Polish situation, has issued a stirring appeal to the people to resist the Invader with choppers, scythes and pitchforks if rifles are unavailable.

TIRESOME RECRIMINATIONS,

LONDON, September, 28.

The tiresome Polish and Lithuanian recriminations and charges of bad faith continue, but the Foles now suggest another peace meeting at

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Suwalki on September 29. Meanwhile, imessages from Paris state that the International commission of control appointed by the League of Nations to investigate the situation in Lithuania on the spot is about to leave for Suwalki. Captain Vesanaki will represent Japan

RETREAT ON ENTIRE NORTHERN FRONT."

WARSAW, September 28.

The Bolsheviks are retreating on the entire northern front. The Poles have captured a further 1,300 prisoners and eight guns.

The Lithuanian Government has demanded the immediate withdrawal of Polish troops behind the line, Extd in December 1919. The Polish Foreign Minister has replied proposing fresh negotiations at Suwalki.

AEROPLANE SMASH-

GIRL SURVİVOR. SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES.

LONDON, September 28:

ing

BOERS STAUNCH LOYALTY-

- BLOEXTOST, September 87th The Dutch Congtek beld to achieve, a re-uzip between the Nationalists favonze ing secession, from the Empire, and the Government party, failed to effect a the former insist-- Pproachment, owing to on their programrie Revertheless, a striking and unexpected remals of this remarkable congress has been to strengthen the trust and secure closer friendship between the local Dutch and the English than ever before.

It tracts, pires that numbers of the back-veld Boer

throughout the duration of fought the South African War were the staunchest the

the Constitution. They showed - unswerving loyalty to the promises to bury the hatchet given at the time of the Union.

who

A typical utterance was froms- un-ex- rebel who said that England had Cape redeemed her pledges, so they would stand by the Constitution, and, if if anybody fried to pull down the British flag his rifle would be raised in its defence.

The English speaking South African Press is most enlogistic as regards the dignified loyalty of these typical. Boers, sad is opinion that it will lead to clower co-operation and harmony between the two

zaces.

-FALL-IN PRICES.

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Loxoos, September 27th. The newspapers are drawing attention to the reaction of the commodity price which is beginning to show itself in Great Britain and, he United States, the over-production of certain commodities, as, for example, rub The girl who was seriously wounded in the aeroplane amish near

ber, tes and cocos, being reflected not only in schemes for restriction of

output Harrow on September 25, has succumbed.

in lower price

Mal per and tea, but

Britain -have re- [While pleasure cruising nem Harow, an aeroplane, containing six tiple shop companies in persons, crashed. Three men, including the pilot, and two women were duced the retail prion of sea by id, to 4d- pound. The price of coffee has been re- killed outright. The girl was badly injured. The flight was a short trial duced from 9sed to 25, of cocos from spin preparatory to the afternoon passenger fights and the victims were *. 2d. to J*. Bd. Further, the textile com panies in the United States have made being given a complimentary free fight.3

further cute in prices fanging from 30 to 40 per cent

ITALIAN LABOUR.“

HEAVY BALLOT FAVOURS GOVERNMENT

ATION OP FACTORIES

ROKE, September

SHIPPING WIR AVERTED.

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NEW YORK, September 27th. Mercantile circles are excited over, the Bewe that President Wilson has refneed to annul the commercial treaties with foreign Power, which will present the enforcemont of the Merchant Shipping Act passed by Congress to facilitate the growth of American merobant marine by imposing = The committee of action of the Italian- Metal Workers. ederation tax on goods carried on foreign ships, announces that the ballot on the agreement proposed by the Government

Bone shippers vehemently denounce others supports - the" President's resulted in 128,000 je favog

530. against.

ently the whilst official a Washingtons Federation will sumarson all kers to evacuate the factories, and resume ya war of retaliation in shipping

tainly, been averted. work by Oct., 4 at the latest. The workmen's committee will then formally return the factories to the manfacturera.

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