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May 11, 1920,

三拜禮 號一十月五年一十二百九千一英 HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11.1921 日四初月四酉辛大歲年十國民華中

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FANS.

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THE GENERAL ELECTRIC Co. (of China), Ltd

Queen's Buildings.

Tel. 518.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.

(THE EUROPEAN Garage).

Open and Closed

CARS FOR HIRE

482.

TEL.

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in Hongkong and Kowloon TEL.

482. 3552

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We represent the principal Danish Manufacturers of CRUDE OIL MOTORS, "marine and stationary. SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS.

ELECTRIC MOTORS and DYNAMOS.

TOOL MACHINES of all kinds. -

REFRIGERATING MACHINES, etc.

For Catalogues and Prices apply to the

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HOUSEHOLD COAL

On and after November 1st, 1920, until further notice we are prepared to accept orders for HOUSEHOLD-COAL re-screened in Hongkong at the following prios :— Delivered to Peak District (above Bowen Eoad).....$22.00 per ton.

Boven Road and Lowce Levels

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and Kowloon.. $21.00 per ton. TERMS: CASH WITH ORDER.

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TO-DAY'S

CABLES.

(Rader's Sorice to the China” Mail)

INDUSTRIAL SITUATION GRIVE

SERIOUS EFFECTS ON NATIONAL TRADE.

COAL BACKARGO TIGHTENED.

RAILWAYMEN AND TRANSPORT, WORKERS DRIFTING TOWARDS A STRIK

LONDON, May 10.

The railwaymen's leader, Mr. Thomas, departing for America a week ago for reasons of health, predicted that the coal trouble would be settled in a week. The sadden recrudescence of the industrial trouble shows that he was 2 false prophet. The fact is that the "rank and file" movement among the railwaythen has grown in his absence.

CABINET'S THIRD MEETING,

4.

THE DOLLAR.

Today's closing rate 2/6 : 1/8 To-day's opening rate 216 5/8

SPECIAL CABLE.

BOLSHEVIK MURDER GANG.

HONGKONG NOTABLES THREATENEDL

HOA HAI SPECIALI

SHANGHAI May II.

The native press publishes a sensational report that Russian Balsheviks have formed a Chinese (organization · for the purpose of murdering leading personages in Shanghai Hongkong, Tientsin, Häs-

organization is said to be divided into gs of nine men armed with firearms and explosives and its object declared to be terrorism. The Shanghai Defence Commissioner isĮ vigilant.

Like the Clyde dcckers they are also refusing to handle foreign coal,kow, Tsiaan, and other places. The thousands of tons of which bare accumulated at the ports. Thus the executives of the transport workers and railwaymen are drifting towards the strike which they refused to call officially a month ago. The position is complicated by the strike of ships" stewards against reduction of wages. The Cabinet met to-day for the third time in 24 hours, indicating the gravity of the positida.

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SITUATION EXACERBATED.--

LONDON, May 10.

TRAME FOR PEKING.

The coal strike situation has been exacerbated. The executive of the AGREEMENT SIGNED AT LAST. Transpert Workers' Federation after a prolonged sitting decided to tighten the embargo on coal the handling of which is likely to defeat the miners. They declared that the importation of coal with the object of defeating the miners was merally equivalent to the importation of blackleg miners. They assert that the blockade will not be loosened and that steps are being taken to consult the railwaymen's organisations with the object of rendering themFinance and the Banque Industrielle more effective.

NATIONAL TRADE SUFFERS.

TONDON, May 10.

The serious effect of the coal dispute on national trade is evidenced by the Board of Trade returus for April showing the exports nearly £60,000,000, and the imports £90,000,000, decreases of £46,000,000 and £77,000,000, respectively, compared with April of 1920.

VOLUNTEERS DISCHARGING COAL FROM SHIPS.

LONDON, May 11-

Mr. Winston Churchill summed up the gravity of the situation in these words: We are at a bad moment. It requires fim the hole cam munity za intense effort of a character timmler to that put forward in 1915. The Government is preparing to mobilise the resources of the nation to maintain the vital services Volunteers have started discharging coal from ships in the Thames, at Glasgow and Yarmouth under strong military guards. Similar action is being taken at other ports.

JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE.

LONDON, May 10.

Prince Hirohito received an address of welcome from the Mayor of Windsor. He returned to London where he dined at Lord Curzon's house and afterwards attended a performance at the Colisecim. '

Count Migaguchi has left for Paris.

BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

ONDON, May 10.

NEW AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE OF GOOD CHEER.

LONDON, May 10. The new American Ambassador, Colonel Harvey, aived at Southamp ton accompanied by Colonel House.

LATER

Colonel Harvey, interviewed at Southampton, said that he brought a message of good cheer and hope. England had more than American sympathy. There was never a time when America felt so keenly the moral obligation she owed the motherland. The great empire and the great republic must get together and save themselves and save the world.

HOME CRICKET.

-AUSTRALIANS' MATCH WITH SURREY,

LONDON; May 10.

In cloudy weather before a small attendance with play slow, Surrey made 223 taps. Fender made 57 and Hitch 52. Armstrong, took BİI wickets for 39 and Mailey four for 88. Australia won by an innings and ¦- 55 runs.

COUNTY MATCHES.

Sussex beat Warwick by 80′ ruin, and Kent beat Marylebone by 30 ruas. Hants, and Yorks, and Oxford, and Middlesex played draws. Notts beat Leicester by four wickets..

UPPER SILESIAN FRONTIER.

FOLISH GOVERNMENT'S CULPABLE ATTITUDE”

May 10.

[China Mail SPECIAL,]

SHANGHAI, May 11. Peking advices received in Shang tai state that an agreement bas cen concluded between the ministry of

de Chine for the construction of Peking tramways following protract ed negotiations for nearly a decade.

THE WORLD'S MAILS.

CENSUS TO BE TAKEN.

NO DELAY LOCALLY.

Post Offices all over the world are observing the first-25-days of the month as a statistical period during which all mails, will be carefully counted and weighed. The object is to obtain accurate figures, upon f which to pass international trans- portation of mails. Formerly this census of mails was a six-yearly operation but the Univeral Postal Convention which met in Madrid last May has decided that it should take place in fature every three years.

In reply to the inquiry of a China Maz reporter this morning the Postmaster General (Mr. Breen) intimated that so far as Hongkong was concerned observance of the regulation would not interfere to any extent with the normal handling of outgoing or incoming mails

It will entail a fair amount of extra work on the part of the staff” Mr. Breen said "but mails will not be subjected to any additional delay.”

COMPANY REPORT.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC-

CO., LTD.

The report of the Board of Directors states:

Your Directors have the pleasure to submit the accompanying State

ment of the Company's account for the year ending February 28, 1921. The balance at credit of profit, and loss account available for appropria- tion, after allowing depreciation is $600,162.30, and your Directors ré commend that this be disposed of 29 follows

To pay a dividend of $1.50 per share on

239,128 shares. $358,689.00 To place to reserve ... 100,000.00 To pay a bonus to staff 28,719.24 To carry forward to next Recount ***.

112,754.06 $600,162.30

Directors-Hon. Mr, J. Johnstone having resigned on leaving Tibe Colony, "Mr. D. G. M. Bernard was invited to fill the vacancy. This appointment requires the confirme ation of shareholders of

and Mr. G. M. Dodwell retire, but

Reuter learns that the promised closing of the Punish and Upper In accordance with the Articles of Silesian frontier is nothing like complete. The insurgent leader Korpanty Association Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang crosses daily and commissariat lorries and trains for the insurgents con, being eligible, offer themselves for tinue to pass through. The Polish Government has been warned of the reelection, pleaAAMA seriousness of this attitude.

AuditorThe accounts have been zodized by Mr. C. Bernard Brown, M. Sthamer visited Mr. Lloyd George this afternoon. It is understood ACA, who relires, but 'offers him- he made a statement with reference to Upper Silesia.

self for re-election

In the House of

KATZ-DUMPING LEGISLATÍON.

Mr. Asquith had

Another. reference to the Mongolian dust storm comes to hand In private letter from: Chilczan gold mines, in North-

iscal writer describes a strange clood sweeping over the neighbourhood on April 13 15-16 dema fiting - to |"14" things saly ten

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