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OPETHALMIC DITICIAN,
Es, Qonen's Kard Crini, Fongkong, i
No. 18,077,
The China Mail.
October S, 1920, Temperature
六拜雞
BUSINESS NOTICES
BY APPOINTMENT.
WATSON'S
STABLISHED
Barometer 29 $9
Reintal: 084 neb.
1845
Humidity $$.
SAIDOVA". 0. TUBKK 9. 1920
October 8, 1919, Temperature 75.
HA 八 廿月八申庚法年九國芪票中
九十年
HUVERONG,
THE DOLLAR.
CANTON AFFAIRS.
BIG N W SHIPPING COMBINE,
To-day's closing raté 4/03
UIDZINS”, OFFIR TO MU.
WILLING TO PAY $1,500,000.
DRY GINGER-ALE
FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY.
*,
Its "Dryness" is a feature which has helped to give this drink the popularity it so well desserve.
Pints
$1.25 Per Dozen.
Splits 80 cts.
23
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AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS. TELEPHONE 436.
DRAGON MOTOR CAR GO.
(THE EraorLAN GARAGE)
BRITISH CARS" ARRIVING SHORTLY: Ruston-Hornsby touring car, Armstrong Siddeley, touring car about end of November.
Tel. 482 & 2532.
Garages in Hongkong and Kowloon.
THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. AND THE UNITED BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
FIRE, MARINE, LIFE and MOTOR ACCIDENT. For Batom and. Particulars appply to the General Agents
UNION TRADING CO., Roe's Building.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE (A FRENCH BANK)
Capital Paid-up and Surplus
J
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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 CURRENCK
These accounts and deposits may be converted AT ANY TIME without ANY CHARGE in ANY OTHER CURRENCY,
Apply for terms and particulars
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Queen's Building, 3, Chater Road.
YEE SANG FAT CO.
SHOUL
Complete Line of
NEW
SEASON
GOODS
Just Arrived.
Diss Bros
TAILORS,
ALEXANDRA BUILDING, HONGKONG, TEL. No. 2843.
DONNELLY & WHYTE.
Tel: 888,
WINE MERCHANTS.
Tel 638.
To-day's opening rate 4:0
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Maž.)
PRESIDENT WILSON'S · APPEAL
President WGTON, October 4th.
(in favour of the League of Nations), while nor mentioning the candidates by name, denounces the whe greedy misled the public in regard to th. Peso Treaty and the gross and im
40,000 TON SHIPS.
ON THE SEA.
The Canton Citizens Committee. CHALLENGE TO BRITAIN'S SUPREMACY composed principally of the members of the old gentry, some of whom' being advisers and councillors of Mu Yung-hsien, the retiring Military Governor of Kwangtung, has offered $1,500,000 to the Kwangsi militarists.
Admiral Benson, president of the United States Shipping Board, has
if they would surrender and leave approved the arrangement between Canton The Committee notified the the old German Hamburg America retiring Tuchun afternoon of October Line and the American Ship and 7.
Commerce Corporation, whereby all
| podem audacity of those attempting to To fully understand the inner
inveat an Amer.canism which has no arrangements, according to a leading the trade routes, cocks, and other foundations whatever in any authentiel Cantonese, it may be pointed out facilities of the former are to be traditions of the American Government. that some Cantonese have advanced placed at the "disposal of the Am
Lospox, October 5th.
military purpose; that, in order the money to the Kwangsites for
erican concern. It is said, also, transaction may not be a total loss, that a similar agreement is being some Cantonese themselves have negotiated between the North Ger fixed up matters with the committee man Lloyd Line and the United to enable Mu Yung-hsien to procure States Mail Steamship Company. cash to partly refund the few Cantonese friendly to him.
In view of the Presidential election on November 2ad, both parties in the United States are preparing a supreme effort The betting odds are at present stazed largely to be in favour of Senator Hard ing.
FRENCH FINANCES,
LONDON. Ober 6th. A Hava message says:- Stantial seription are already pouring in into the banks for the next national loan which is to open at the end to this month and promises to be an i Laualified sucEMAN,
The American Ship and Commerce Corporation is the big combination The question of the method of rais-organised by Mr. W. Averill Harri ing the money, however, appears man, whose maritime operations are fikely to cause a split among the beginning to rival those of his father, Cantonese. The Provincial Assemb the late Mr. E H. Harriman, in ly of Kwangtung, the only legal body railways.
with authority to levy an assessment, Under the agréerbent with Ham may not confirm the Becision of the burg America Line, which runs for Taxes a still coming in most satis kwang, a Cantonese, former Civil operate in many ways on a basis, of merchants at all. If Lung Chien- 20 years, the two companies will merly, and the financial station is Governor of Kweichow, succeeds equal division of profits, and act as timbria ing very day, although foreign in capturing the civil governor agents for each other. Lelonges pemain high
JEYES
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PRICE $8.00 Per Month
BUSINESS NOTIONS
J. T. SHAW
TEL. 692
PURE WOOL UNDERWEAR
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IN ALL WEIGHTS
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JAEGER AND MORLEY'S
HIGH GRADE
UNDERWEAR
FOR PERFECTION OF FINISEL, QUALITY OF WOOL AND BEING UNSHRINKABLE, “WITHOUT DOUBT THE VERY BEST
· OBTAINABLE.
ALSO STOCKED IN SILK & WOOL
ALL SIZES
SPECIALIST IN MEN'S WEAR
NEXT DOOR HONGKONG HOTEL.
WE. NOW HAVE LARGE SUPPLIES OF
VIRUS.
BEETLE
HARMLESS TO DOMESTIC ANIMALS, SAFE AND CLEANLY TO USE, BET MOST EFFECTIVE IN THE
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OBTAINABLE FROM
ship of Kwangtung, there is no The "American.company under- doubt that whoever has advanced takes, within one year, to supply EXTERMINATION - COCKROACHES. RUSSIAN GOLD.
the $1,500,000 will be able to get it passager ships, not exceeding 40,000 back early, as Lung is closely ident-tons gross register to which the WASHINGTON. Öcted th.fied with the old mandarins and the Hamburg America Line cannot add, The Department of Justice has ordered professional charity workers. Lung unless it is mutually agreed that the jan enquiry into the wuren of the recent is working to procure Hsn Shin-chang, business warrants an addition. pumportation of 8540,000 worth of Russian, the Peking President; to appoint him įgold." It is believed that this is pibly governor of this province.
MU ASKS FOR $2,000,000.
a portion of the Bol-hvit propaganda razd in the United Stapes. The gold wa Sharpymi ensibly in
zbe payment of
A number of citizen presenta Russian Government purchases of American tives called on Mu Yung-hsen, after way supplies in France, particularly loco, noon of October 6, and asked him to
In the latter event, the Hamburg- Americà Line may add ships until they have 50 per cent.
For freight services between the United States and Germany each party has the right to supply one half tre tonnage required for each i surrender his seal and power at once. service, but, if the, Hamburg-America Tuchun Mu replied that he would Line has not the tommage for its half leave Canton with his Kwangsi troops the Americar concern may supply it. for the sale of peace if the Govern The American Ship and Commerce PARIS, October setment would pay him-$200,000 for Corporation fixes rates on eastboard the expenses of removing is met traffic, and the Hamborg America back to Kwangsi.
FRENCH SURGERY.
A Havas message says:-- As the Surgery Congress, now sitting in Paris, the President, the Belgian surgeon' Dr. Le Page, emphasized the striking pro gress and remarkable discoveries which the French surgical art had made daring the
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MEXICAN OIL FIELDS.
NEW YOEL, October 4th, Amstige from Mexico City ways that! M. Mackenzie's concessions do not en roach upes American rights. It appears hat the United States Corporation possess twin the amount of oil lands conceded to
British in Iwwer California.
FRENCH REPARATION CLAIM.
PARIS, October 5th,
Line on west bound traffic.
Mr. Li Ying Chuen, a local leader,
The Shipping Board will soon offer, has written to the Press Associationing steet vessels for sale, and it is ex- a large number of coal and oil burn- expressing his disapproval of giving pected that the American Ship and įmoney to buy peace from the Kwang.
Commerce Corporation and the siites, as he is afraid that Mu Yung United States, Mail Steamship Com hsien may arrange for an offensive pany will acquire many of them, sa attack on the Cantonese Army with that these interests will have a great the money received.
fleet with which to enter the contest. with Great Britain for the commer cial supremacy of the seas.
The Press Association reports that Rear Admiral Tang Ting kwang will assume his office as Tuchun despite the procrastination of Mu Yung hsien.
FINANCIAL PANIC POSSIBLE.
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FLETCHER & CO.
PHARMACY TEL
3451
22, QUEEN'S ROAD.
J. ULLMANN & Co.
French Firm, Established 1869.
Quality, Variety, Perfection.
WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION for ·
over THREE-QUARTERS of a CENTURY.
WILKINSON'S
* We cannot spMI So Lighly of
The
Iu furtherance of the general plan of the board for capturing the bulk of the world's trade the transport "Von Stenhen." formerly the liner "Kronprinz Wilbelm," has been sold A financial panic in Cantos may to syndicate, which will fit the not be impossible among the native vessel up imposingly as a floating banks, according to persons well trade exhibition, tenäme her the informed of the situation. Several "United States," and start her next
THE SAFEST & million dollars advanced to the February on a year's cruise, during
WOST HELIABLE paper lay stress upon the reported Kwangsi officials in Canton for mili- which 40 countries will be visited; verture by the German Cabinet Minister-Lary expenses are not likely to find and 1,500 different articles and com-
A Havas meage says:- The French Ambassador in Berlia has arrived in Paris.
Th
von Simons, previous to the Ambassador's i
pature, respecting a
There France German 2n early settlement. conference to discuss and settle the some good reason for some Cantonese momentous economic problems stiil pond to work is favour of granting a ng between France and Germany. Some larger sum than $500,000 to Mu
Dew German Manquvre, but Yung-hsien, it is said. according to a Berlin report to Le Petit Parisien the German steel magnates are badiv in nerd of French org to feed their
blast furnaces and are really willing to
rome terms.
As a means of raising revenue, the Kwangtung Mint is coming subsidiary 20-cent, coins day and night. It is
Le Matin states that the French Govern- understood that as high as 20 per
e also desire restoring regalar trade cent. proft may be made out of and intercourse, but any scheme to sub-every dollar's worth of silver coined. stitute some form of a commercial agree ment for the peace treaty stipulationS, respecting compensations for war damages by Germany, cannot even be considered.
CHINA'S RUSSIAN DECBRE.
PARIS, October 4th. M. Deziers, on behalf of the South Russian Government, has telegraphed to the Chinese Gaverament protesting against the refusal
RIVER TRAFFIC STILL SUSPENDED. Nearly two weeks have passed since the suspension of business in Canton. Most of the important shops cannot do really big business, even if they do have the chance, as most
modities of American »manufacture exhibited.
This enterprise has the backing of the Department of Commerce, as well as of the Shipping Board, and £2,000,000 has been invested in it.
A NEW DISCOVERY.
WRITING AS TEST FOR ILL-HEALTH.
:
THE SUICIDE'S SIGNATURE.
of their valuable goods have been. Your handwriting is a direct index shipped to Shameen for storage. In to your health. This is the theory any cases, employees have been propounded in a scientific work, allowed to go on vacation. The ornamented with many facsimile to recogaus the Russian Legation and interruption of river traffic owing to plates which has just been published Consulates and pointing out that General military operations and the presence by Dr. Duparchy Jeannex. Wrangels Government succeeds the tem of pirates is preventing orders from porary Government of General Denikin inland districts. and Admirsi Koltchak which was pre-] viously represented in China by diplomatic agents.
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People who suffer from liver come plaints according to this system of
A food shortage is possible, unless diagnosis bave a tendency to write
to right.
decree infringes upon the rights and privi- the better, as Canton requires much
He declares that the Chinese the present situation is changed for in lines slanting upwards from left leges of the Russians which are guaranteed food stuffs from inland, especially by Sino-Russian treaties and conventions,
and concludes that Russia will not recog nice any acts contrary thrse treaties
vegetables.
A contrary symptom is observed
in the case of stomach disorders, whose victims write with a descend- Many steam launches have been ing slope.
and conventions, holding China responsible commandeered by the local Cantonese If you suspect your nervous system for any damage or los incurred.
CHINESE IN LONDON.
LONDON, October 5th..
Army not so much for military trans of being out of order, watch your | portation 28 to prevent their falling | capital M's.
into the hands of the Kwangsites. A tendency to write a capital letter One of the reasons for the Cantonese M of unusually large size is said to not having opened fire on Mu Yung | be an infallible indication of nervous A recent police court proceedings against haien, it is believed, is that he and derangement. On the contrary, if Chinese restaurant-keeper for allowing his parasites cannot go very far if you are inclined to make your capital loose women to frequent his premises har jed some perspapers to devote space to the they do make trouble in Canton, as M very like a capital U, it proves gaming vice which is alleged to be rampant their transportation, facilities have you to be a bypochondriac.
in Limehouse, where some two thousand been practically, all cut off.
Chinese other Asiatics and a number of
coloured people reside. It is admitted that
a number of Chinese have married English women and live decently, but it is stated that some unmarried Chinese sad coloured
AN AID TO DIGESTION.
people are attracted to the quarter by the 17H2 you have é foliners and number of loose women with deplorable weight in the stomach atter
results: The Chiness authorities in Lon- eating you may know that you have
Capital letters of exaggerated size. denote hyper-sensitive tempera- ment, and people who suffer from the mania of persecution have a tendency. to “surround. their signature with flourishes, as if to wall it 'n
Should one receive a letter in which the signature is placed unduly to the
don are co-operating with the police in an tan too much, and should take use of left on the paper, it is a sign, accord- effort to effect reform, Beveral restaurant have been closed and gaming houses raided, tion the keepers being deported,
mberisin's Tablets to aid your d-go. Ing to this French scientist, that the For sale by all Chemist and riter is liable to suicidal tendencies.
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