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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCHOSTERS, ÅFFRAINERS AND BURTATORS.

-Public Auctions-

FOR SALE

MILNER'S SAFES

Apply to

LAMMERT BROS.,

Duddell Street.

VTIMATIONS.

He's Happy!

Sy growe happily hom

to

month he needs a

changing food to keep him strong and contented. THE ALLENBURYS" FOODS comain ninted propor- tions of ese elements essential to your baby's brain and Body development

Allenburys

Foods

INTIMATIONS

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO

BE WITHOUT THEM,

JUST received a largo Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the most digestive food for Infants which keeps good in quality during flot weather (2) LAC LOSE (Mill Segar)

for swestening the

foccis of Infants and Drapeptics (3) UTFORD-MCGRATH FLUID INSEC- TICIDE the Best Finid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes, Bugs, Flies and all other Insect Pests in Sutumer days, and (4) JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE. MAGIC and CINDERELLA SOAPS for keeping everything ekan in Botses

PRICES are Very Moderate. Ing- pection and Enquiries are cordially invited.

GHIT FUNG TÀI & 50,

Sole Axsam for Hongkong and South China,

| Nos. 47 & 4. Catnaught Rand Central, Hongkong.

Telephone Naz, 199

理代泰豪盛

Japanese

Commemorative Stamps

MEIJI SHRINE

CELEBRATION,

issued 1st to 3rd Nov. 1920,

at 25 cents per set.

GRACA &00,

DEALERS IN PESTICE STAMPS, GARDEN SEIDS Tors, &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street,

F. O. Box $30.

Hongkong,

HOME POOR, F. 1. - Fam bina m I malbe

KALTED IKUD K. 3. Tam i mom-he nymarin

Cheri sobie of on Chemisto

ALLEN & HANBURYS LL London

JAPANESE

MARGRS,

Every kind of Footwear.

MADE

ΤΟ

ORDER

Tadk

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Embassy

Virginia Cigarettes

Embassy

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES

WD&HOWILLS

Finest Quality

The kind of quality that not only pleases the smoker but gratifies an ideal of the manufac

torers to produce the finest of Virginia Cigarettes

Embassy

VIRGILA GEARETTES

Sold in tins of 505 25 Cigarettes

also

packets of 10's

淤

FRIDAY, -DECEMBER 10, 1920,

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions

Agents for ---ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,

ABENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES, ` ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery,

FURNITURE.

CONTRACTS SOLICITED FOR HOUSES, OFFICESS, HOTELS & SHIPS.

BRASS AND IRON BEDSTEADS, UPHOLSTERY. ELECTRO PLATED WARE, GLASSWARE, CROCKERY HIGH-CLASS TEAKWOOD & BLACK WOOD FURNITURE

Tut. No. 801.

CHEONG LEE $00.

HEAD OFFICE, 68, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL ABC CODE SEX EDITION

CABLE ADERE ** CHLONGLEE*

PHOTO SUPPLIES,

LONG HING & CO., and Eodak Palmas, M. ass.

DEVELOFING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No 174, Queer's Baad Crewkal, HoseroxI.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATING :---

THE HONGKONG HOTEL,

HOTEL MANSIONS,

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

AND THR

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE..

7. EL. TAGGART,

KARAFIK

This Advertisement in imased by British-Ameritus. Tobacco Co. (China) Ltd.

I.

NAGATA

FURRIER

Furs made up Artistically, Furs cleared and Kemodelled.

Canal at Private Basilences by Appäntment. Address:- Floor, 12 Pinya East.

MASSAGE.

·Mr. HONDA and Mrs. ZONDA.

Trained male Mass-ur. 13 years' experience. Formerly of Tokyo Military Hospital. WILL VISIT P、TIENTS RESIDENCES IF PREFERRED No. 24. Wyndham Street. (Opposite to the Chima 30-)

7&TANTANEOUS WA' ER

HEATERS

•

-For Gas and Oll Unlimited Hot Water.

.E. WARREN & CO., LTD. Fos. * $39 Des Your Rand Central.

"Established 1800

CHERRY & CO.,

PEDDER STREET, Oppon to Hongkong Hotel

Telephone No. 49%

Elongtoan. Mach Ba L

MASSAGE HALL

Gradusse free Nagasaki Manage School. Mas. HAN INOKUCH

Sankey Streets

THE REW FRENCH REMEDY,

THERAPION NO 1 THERAPION NⱭ2 THERAPION N0.3

15. Her madre Dalam Ba 2! Food"& TAN Exons. Ms 37encerande tesknärva MOLDBYLRAST=GGERMINIS. PARČIJA PASTE ANDA IN Co, HAWETLOCKLEASE LITRICI KHUS, WIE TOURANTA LA CE

ASAHI BLER

THE CLEANING OF SUMMER FROCKS is an important matter and we make a speciality of refinishing" light Frocks and Costumes so that they keep clean longer than when treated by ordinary methods.

Our processes are thorough and eniable. Our facilities and re sources enable us to carry out sli work, quickly and our chargeN STO

really reasonable.

Write for Price List and Ees1.

he Diamond Dyeing, and

Drycleaning Co.

Agent

CASSUM AHMED,

General Draper..

ASAHE

Road, Kowloon

1462.

ASA

LAGER

SPECIALLY

REWERY

"EXE

COMP

SAHI

BEER

LAGER-BEER

EXPNET

COMPART

TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

DRAFT OF PRELIMINARY -

PROPOSALS.

and subject always to the fulfilment

L

Persons admitted to Russia under

IV.

of the conditions specified in the this arrangement shall be permitted British Note dated June 30, 1920, and freely to import commodities destined i accepted in the telegram from the solely for their household use or

Russian Soviet Government dated i consumption. July 7, 1920, with regard to the

Ether party may appoint one or mutuat cessation of hostilities and propaganda directed against the in- more official agents to reside and stitutions or interests of the other exercise their functions in the terri- party, and the repatriation of pritories of the other, who shall enjoy all the rights and the privileges set soners.

forth in the preceding articles, and also immunity from arrest, provided that either party may refuse to admit any individual as an official agent who is persona non grata to itself, or may require the other party to with- draw him should it find it necessary to do so on grounds of public interest or security. Such agents shall have access to the authorities of the country in which they reside for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of this agreement and of protect- ing the interests of their nationals.

The text of the draft agreement; for trade with Russia was published on Oct. 5. Both the Times and the Morning Post take bold of the clauses with regard to the Russian debig to private creditors in Britain. These

Both parties agree to remove forth clauses provide that certain debtai are recognised in principle but are to with all obstacles hitherto placed in be paid upon the conclusion of a the way of the resumption of trade formal peace treaty. This may be between the United Kingdom and right or wrong, but it is simply the Russia in any commodities (other exact form almost, if not entirely than arms and ammunition) which in the exact words of the agree may be legally exported from or im ment made between the British Go-ported into their respective territories vernment and the Soviet Government to or from any foreign country, and at the beginning of July this year. Our telegram went out on July 1. the reply from the Soviet Govern. ment came a few days later, That constituted an agreement in principle and in most details, and all the departmental committee has done is te put it into writing.

not to exercise any discrimination against such trade as compared with that carried on with any other foreign

country.

Nothing in this provision shall be construed as overriding the provisions of any international convention which is binding on either party, by which the trade in any particular article is regulated.

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Official agents shall be at liberty to receive and dispatch couriers with sealed bags subject to a limitation of three kilogrammes per week, which shall be exempt from examination.

The official agents shall be the competent authorities to visa the passports of persons seeking admis- sion, in pursuance of the preceding Article, into the territories of the parties.

V.

If these clauses of the draft agree ment are naughty, then the Govern- ment must take the blame. The rest of the draft agreement is purely British and Russian merchant administrative and mainly drafted ships, their masters, crews, and by the Board of Trade, the only cargoes shall in ports of Russia and Government department that has to of the United Kingdom repectively, do with these practical matters of receive in all respects the treatment;

Each party undertakes to ensure trade conditions and transport. privileges, facilities, immunities and

protection which are usually ac generally that persons admitted into corded by the established practice of its territories under the last two commercial nations to foreign mer-Articles shall enjoy all protection, chant ships, their masters, crews rights, and facilities which are neces-

sary to enable them carry on trade. and cargoes, visiting their ports.

Provided that nothing in thi They shall be af liberty to com- article. shall impair the right of municate freely by.post, telegraph, either party to take such precautions and wireless telegraphy, and to use as are authorised by their respective telegraph codes and ciphers, under laws with regard to the admission the conditions and subject to the regulations-izid down in the Interna- of aliens into their territories...

tional Telegraph Convention of SL IL...

Petersburg 1875 (Lisbon Revision of 1908).

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The draft agreement for trade with Russia was expected to be submitted about October 15. It is true that there is a minority in the Cabinet that is opposed to trade with Russia and, as we see, there is a section of the press which either does not understand or does not care about the vitat British economic in- terests But the Prime Minister understands perfectly well, and for two years has "held steadily to his opinion, though bowing always to Each party may nominate such any storm that happens to blow up. number of its nationals as may be

The text of the preliminary draft agreed from time to time as being for and to pay all balances due to Each party undertakes to account embodying the main clauses en which reasonably necessary to enable pro- the British Government is prepared to resume trade with Russia is agreement, having regard to the transit telegrams in accordance with follows" Draft Trade Agreement between His Britannic Majesty's Government and the Russian Soviet Govern *ment.

and to reside and carry on trade Passports, documents of identity, Whereas it is desirable in the in there, prosided that either party Powers of Attorney and similar docis terest both of Russia and of "the may restrict the admittance of any ments issued or certified by the com United Kingdom that peaceful tráda | such persone into any specified areas, petent authorities in either country. and commerce should be rested and may refuse admittance to or for the purpose of enabling trade to forthwith between these countries, lour in its territories to any be carried on in pursuance of this and whereas for this purpo é individual who is persona non grata agreement shall be treated in the it is necessary pending the con- to itself, or who does not comply other country, as if they were issued clusion of a formal treaty between the with this agreement, or with the of certified by the authorities of a

recognised foreign' Government. Governments of these countries, by conditions precedent thereto, which their permanent economic and Persons admitted in pursuance of (Continued on Page 3) political relations shall be regulated, this Article lato the territories of that a preliminary agreement should either party shall, while residing be arrived at between the Govern therein for purposes of trade, be ex ment of the United Kingdom and the empted from all compulsory service Russian Soviet Government.

whatsoever, whether civil, naval, The aforesaid parties have accord milltary, or other, and from any ingly entered into the following contributions, whether pecuniary or

per effect to be given to this the other in respect of terminal and

conditions under which trade is the provisions of the said Interna- carried on in its territories, and tional Telegraph Convention and the other party shall permit such Regulations.

persons -to enter its territories,

view which either of thein may hold ms to the legal status of the other, ris

and shall have

VI

THE BEST COUGH MEDICINE.

HAMBERLAIN3 Congh Semudy is the largest selling cough medicine in the world today because i dons exactly what a cough medicine is sen

speedily and effectas For sale all themists and Storekeeper!

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level

15 Minutes from Landing Stage.. Under the Management of

Mrs. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

AL ELECTRIC TRANS Rider, salya, fled and cold sad start A European Bathe sad Sanitary Fittings Hot and Cold Water Syste throughout Best of Food and Service.

Talsphous 373. Telegraphie Addrea :—! VICTORIA

J. WITCHLEZ, Mancer.

CARLTON HOTEL.

(287 GMLY AMERICAN ESTIL IN 2 COLGIY.;

ICE HOUSE STREET.

Under American Management Nice and quiet jet caly a few minuter walk from the Batis and Central District 43 Bedroome, Excellent Cuisite. scrapulously clean. Moderate Terms. Monthly and Family Bates as application to the Froprietress. Launchers meet Passenger Boats.

MEL F. E. CAMERON Telegraphic Address "CARLTON."

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON.

(Two miantes from Star Ferry)

Recently renovated and refurnished, electric light and fans throughous and entirely under new management. Cuisine under the personal supervisios of the proprietor, Bar and Billard Rooms. Terma moderate. Special seme so familles on application to

Telaphoon K. 3. Telegraphie Add: "PARACE"

HOTEL

3. B. OXEERBY, Propriace.

“ASIA”

WEST BUND, CANTON.

& with private Baths Rooms en Suite Boof Garden, Hairdressing Saloon, etc,

Excellent Cuisine.

Moderate Rates

Leading Hotel in South China.

"Special"

Under

Attention

given

eign Supervision of,

JANG YUK, DIRKTAY, "the Is BIEN TING,. 14, „D'AQUILAR ÖZREIZ,

THOS. G. HUTCHINGS.

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