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SUFFERING EYES,

With the gross at puider elente car disorities.

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wist Lapes gone"sight and relieve a roti pata

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November 17, 1919, Temperature 65.

日八初月十申庚究 年九國民際中

November 17, 1920, Temperature 70.

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BUSINESS NCTICES

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Barometer 29.99

Rainialı 0.02 inch.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1920.

THE DOLLAR.

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(Reuters Savice is the China "Mail)

Today's closing rate 3:91 Today's opening rate 3.9f

Its high standard of quality has made, and maintains, its great reputation.

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DISTRAUGHT IRELAND.

NEW SERIES OF TRAGIC DISORDERS KEPORTED.

MORE POLICE KILÄ

BULLET FIRED BY POLICE HITS TWO CHILDREN..

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LONDON, November 14, Seven police were ambushed at Knockbource in Kildare. Two of the assailants were killed and five captured. None of the police was hit. In the course of a raid for arms in Dublin troops fired one shot at an advancing crowd of men who refused to halt. The bullet hit two children, killing one.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter Service to the China Mail)

U.S. TRADE DEPRESSION.

Washiverer, Norrmber 14th. An, azespected wave of business depre sion has followed the Presidential election in the United States. One hundred and fifty thousand

cathing trade alone in New York are sand persies engaged in the workles. The textile mills are working of motor-car prodation has been intensified. short time or are closed. The curtailment

Manufacturers generally are shortming the week, discharging the workers and re employing them at redrzed wagen

A police motor car was ambushed near - Tipperary; three palice | ** were killed and three wounded. The car was brought to a standstill by a shot in the steering gear. The police put up a gallant resistance. The car was burned. The attack was made at close quarters in Galbally Road. It was reported that a bomb, was firng into the cat.

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- U.S. MERCHANT MARINE LAW.

WASHINGTON, Noruber 14th. Admiral Besson states that the Shipping

in the Templemore district a former constable was viciously beaten Board will immediately consider the se with sticks and is not expected to live.

Two masked armed men entered the post office at Castle Connell and heid up the post mistress while they stole money and stamps valued at £1,400.

The residence of Mr. Maloney. MP. for South Tipperary was burned. down.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

FIRST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AT GENEVA,

JAPANESE AND RACIAL EQUALITY,

GENEVA, November 14. The headquarters of the League of Nations were the centre of attrac- tion this afternoon on the occasion of the first meeting of the Council held in a white and gold salon overlooking the lake. ·M. Hymans presided. Sir W. Fisher (Britain), M. Leon Bourgeois (France), Baron Ishii (Japan), M. Caclamanos (Greece), and Signor Tutoni (Italy) were among those present. The economic comminee 'was nominated and the financial commission appointed to carry out the Brussels resolutions. Up to the present eleven members have been selected as it is uncertain whether America will be represented.

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tion of the merchant marine law permitting ralwass to grant preferential rates on cargoes for shipment in American booms. This provision has been suspended vill Jascary 1st, but it might be necessary to put it into effect at some poris.

AMERICAN CAPTAIN'S FATÉ. “

WASHINGTON, November 24th. The State Department is enquiring Constantinople regarding Captain Joha Shisazian, an American who was repor ed to have been banged by the French military authorities fà "Armenia,

Captain Shismanian commanded relie work in connection with the Armenian Legion at Adana,

BANK MYSTERY.

Ortawe (Illinois). November 19th. Francis Carey surrendered last night. He admitted that he engineered the entire Most of the stolen money has been recovered.

cheme.

WHY AMERICA FOUGHT.

Regarding a report from Tokyo that the Japanese bave several so-

BROWNSVILLE (Texas), Nov, 19th. called equality proposals to lay before the Assembly, the Japanese Ambas cord, an the occasion of the Armistice Serator Harding, addressing a Border

sador states that the report is quite autrue, potaties out that for practical celebrations, said that Americans craved bat demanded their free- for fraternity; purposes it is useless to introduce a sensational matter to the Assembly. He dom and their own. America. He said he added: "We must always consider the feelings of Australia, also of did not claim that America had won the California."

FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE.

EXTRADITION FROM THE MALAY STATES..

LONDON, November 13,

Britain and Holland have concluded an extradition treaty regarding fugitives from justice in the Malay States.

LAKE FAULK.

VESSEL REFLOATED.

♫

BOUND FOR HONGKONG IN TOW.

LOCAL WEDDING.

HOPKING-SIMPSON.

The wedding of Miss Violet Geral- dine Hopkins and Mr. Alan Grant Simpson took place this afternoon at St. John's Cathedral, the Rev. Mr. Copley Moyle officiating.

war; but she helped mightily. She did 20t fight for the purpose of making the world safe for democracy but for the oze supreme cause itspiring me to offer all for the country's flag.

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ANTI-BRITISH DEMONSTRATIONS.

The newspapers strongly disapprove of the recent anti-British demonstrations br Irish sympathisers in New York, especial ly the pulling, dowa of Union Jacks

NEW YOLK, November 24th.

BRITAIN AND FRANGE.

PARIS, November 13th. A Bavas message says:- Da the occasion of the commemoration A wireless message received this

of the Armistics of 1918. Krag George and M. Millerand, and the Fretch and British morning by the Pacific Mail Steamship

Premiers exchanged most cordia: telegrams. Company announced that the United

The French Premier and Madame Ley States Shipping Board steamer Lake

gum gare a luncheon in honor of the The bride was given away by Mr. British Ambassador Rad Countess Derby Faulk, which went ashore in the J. L. Crockett, Miss Alys Crockatt Paracels group of reefs on Friday. was bridesmaid, and Mr. J. Morrison was floated last night and is now on was best man.

its way to Hongkong in tow of the wrecking tug "Genesee "

which.

PEPPER IMPORT FORBIDDEN.

The bride looked pretty in a cream! gabardine tailored coat-frock, with!

PARIS, Kovember 13th with the American destroyer "Rizal," cream panne bat, and carried a bou- A Havas message sys was sent from Manila to its aid.

quet of white chrysanthemums. The The importation into France and Algeria The Pacific Mail operates the ves bridesmaid wore a cream satin frock pretibited from, today, an exception being. of foreign peppers, of whatever origin, is sel, and the wireless message. From veiled with cream shadow lace, and made in the case of shipments" on their the Lake Faulk" itself, was sent carried a bouquet of pink roses.

ries.

The message, dated last night, foi- Flows:

JAPANESE AND CALIFORNIA.

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by Capain George Anderson, port At the ceremony the Bridal March; captain at Hongkong of the company from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn's who went to the scene as soon as word Wedding March were played; Hymns arrived that the vessel was in difficul-281 and 578 were sung. The sixty-

seventh Psalm also was given.

WASHINGTON, November 14th, Mr. Shidebar, the Japanese Ambassa Alter the ceremony a reception was dor, conferred with the vials of the held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. State Department in regard to the excln- ***Lake Faulk afloat 9.30 p.m... L. Crockart, Charter House, 17 sion of Japanese from California. It is destroyer: Rizal' and rug Genesee.' Peak Road.

understood that the end of the negotiatioze very effective work. Ship making no.

The honeymoon will be spent at is approaching. water. Proceeding for Hongkong in Repulse Bay Hotel.

Whether the exclusion of Japanese be effected

by treaty provision or a Japanese

purely a question

tow Genesee. Not sufficient cos and water to reach Hongkong other- wise.

CAPTAIN T. THOMSON DEAD.

expediency.

The American position is that its indu- sion in a treaty will facilitate its ratīāca- tion by the Senate.

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**SIMPLY UNTHINKABLE.”

Philadelphia, November 15th. Mr. Morris, the American · Ambassador to Japan, do an address, here, re-schced the sediment recently expressed by the United States and Japan was simply us Japanego ·Premier that war between the thinkable.

The Unofficial members of the Straits Legislative Council consider that a salary of $2,000 a month is not

It is with regret that we have to sufficient for the Chief Justice and that announce the death which took place the salaries of the Paisne Judges also in the Penang hospital of Capt. need to be revised.

Thomas Thomson, on Oct. 27,

The deceased, a native of Strom Among the passengers in tan-ness, Orkney, was in his fifty-sixth sit on board the P. and O. "Dever-year, and was well known in the East, ha," from Loodos, is Baroness, Clif- having spent about a quarter of a ton, who is on her way to Shanghai, century trading between the Straits Baroness Clifton is the daughter of and the China Coast. During the war the 7th Earl of Darnley and Jemima be served in, the Mesopotamian cam Adeline Beatrice Blackwood. She paign and rendered valuable service. lost her father and succeeded to the to the Empire. Since leaving the ser- Baronetey in 1900. Her mother mar-yice Capt. Thomson near realy, re-the ried Rear-Admiral Arthur C. Leveson, covered from the illness which he RN., C.B.. The Baroness is 20 years contracted in Mesopotamia, but his old, having been born in January 22, sudden denise, will come as i sur-

prise to his "mary friends.

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