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FAMOUS LINER AFIRE

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE "MAURETANIA.”

WATER CAUSES OMINOUS LIST.

LONDON, July 26.

JAMAAARIN

ATTEMPTS TO COLLECT MONEY OPPOS SD.

Depositors of the Banque Indus- trielle de Chine in Sanghai are divided in opinion on the question of the bank's attempts to collect com- missions on exchange contracts after the ck sing of the door, says the China Press just to band.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

"AMERICAN NAVAL VISITORS ENTERTAINED.

GARDEN PÄRTY YESTERDAY.

CANTON MINT

INCREASE OF OUTPUT.

An order has been issued to the Director of the Canton Miat to incresse the daily output i of the mint to its full capacity in order, the Candor Times saga, to assist the circulation of the bank nows that are being circulated even in the in- terior of Kwanga Hereafter the mint will have to coin $350,000 worth of silver coins, everyday,

Preparations have been made by the mint to increase is output and à

His Excellency the Governor and Lady Stubbs gave a garden party yesterday an the occasion of the visit of the 15th United States Destroyer Division. Amongst the Officers invit ed to attend were the following — Local business men declare the Command E. R. Shipp, USS. Breer, bank broke off relations with the Commander G. W. Kenyon. USS public when it ceased operations Lea, Commander L M. Stewart, large amount of these silve cains will and therefore it can neither collect | U.S.S. Yaruall, Lieut.Com. G. Dbe in circulation in the market before commissions, nor overdrafts until the Hulk U.S.S. Upshur, Lieut-Com. long.

YAUMATI LAND SALE

of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 553.

doors are re-opened, or the institution Hoey, USS Tarbell and Lient-Com. goes into the hands of liquidators. Gunther, ILSS Elliot.

Business houses which have Olber guests invited included:- attempted to pay overdrafts with Major General Sir George and Lady Banque Industriele checks state that Kirkpatrick and the Misses Kirkpa

At the offices of the Public Works the bank refused to honour the trick, Bishop Pezzoni, Bishop of Department yesterday afternoon, a documents though retaining funds Victoria. H. H. Mr. Justice and Mrs-piece of Crown Land in Yaumati against them.

Gompertz, Commodore Bowden Smith, Officials of the bank are equally Colonel Davy, Hon. D:. and Mrs. positive in asserting their right. Severn, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Kemp to collect money due the institu- Hon. Mr. Messer, Hon. Mr. and tion. They report some commis Mrs. T. L. Perkins, Hon. Sir sions paid in. Other depositors are Paul Chater, Hon. Mr. and Mr. for a term of 75 years, with the awaiting confirmation of the legality Pollock, EL H. Mr. Justice Wood, of the proceeding before meeting their Hon, Mr. and Ms, Irving, Hon. Mr. option of renewal at a Crown Rent

to be fixed by H.M's Surveyor, for Lar Cha Pak, Hon hir. and Mrs. further term of 75 years. The upset obligations to the bank.

Affairs at the home office in the Holyoak, Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, Hon. Mr.

price was $20,696. There were bank in Paris are held in abeyance H. W. Bird, Hon. Mr. A. G. Stevens, many bidders present and bidding

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1423) north Battery Street, containing 5.174 Square feet, - was offered for sale by public auction

ANOTHER V.B.C FETE.

Very prompt measures, including staging slung from the ship's side until the general meeting of the Mr. C G. Alabaster, Sir Boshen was risk. The property was even- frem which firemen played bose through the port holes, were taken to save shareholders, onJuly 25. A petition for Wei Yuk, Mr. and Mrs. A. O-finally knocked down to Mr. Sic Kan the Cunard liner "Mauretania" from probable destruction at Southampton. transactional settlement vitally affect. Lang, Mr. Chen Shui Ki Lond

ing the future of the Banque Indus Acheson, Dr. J. T. C. Johnson, Mr. Chuen for $24,500. The vessel was due to sail for New York on Saturday but fire which broke trielle de Chice, is before the com- E. D. C. Wolfe, Majar and Mrs. out in the saloor rapidly involved three decks and burnt furiously for mercial court of Paris, but judgment Wakeman, Mr. G. N. Orme,! several hours. The crew, dockers and firemen poured in an immense is deferred antil results of the share Sir Ellis Kadoorie, Mr. and Mra Gale, holders' meeting are known. Officials Mr. and Mrs. Phelips, Mr. M. I. Bren, amount of water which caused an ominous list necessitating stoppage of of the local branch are optimistic, Mr. and Mrs. McElderry, Mr. and The Victoria Recreation Club are It is understood that the damage is and say the doors will probably re kirs. N. L. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. holding another of the night swimm. operations to pump out the water.

Sayer, Mrs. Leighton Hope, Mr. and ing fetes that have proved so popular, extensive.

Mrs. Claxton, Mr. H. P. Window, Mr. to-morrow evening. An attractive E. W. Familion, Mr. J. W. Franks, programme of natatorial events has Lieut. C. Hake, R.NR., Mr. H. Green, been arranged and there will be a Miss Goodall Copestáke, Miss Tunley, band to help out the night's enjoy- Miss Sloan, Mr. Bernard, Mrs. C. H. ment.

Edkins, Ross, Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Edkins, Miss Ember. Mr. V. G. Staten, Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Millar, Mr. I. R. Summers, Mr. H. B. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Cameron,

WAR IN

MOROCCO.

"RISING OF TRIBES GENERAL AND COMPLETE."

A VERY CRITICAL POSITION.

оред.

POSITION IN JAPAN.

AN APPEAL FROM YOKOHAMA.

Mr. L. Cotte, President of the French Ex-Service Men's Association in Yokohama, bas cabled to Mr. Briard, the French Premier, that the failure of the Banque Industrielle de

Chine would be most disastrous to French business in the Far East, and would destroy confidence in French The message Com.nancial institutions.

urged that the French Government

MADRID, July 26. The War Minister states that the Spanish forces at Sididris in Morocco are in a very critical position. Egemy attacks are increasingly violent and attempts to evacuate the position by sea under the protection of a cruiser had to be stopped as the enemy's fire was causing too many losses. munication with the town of Melilla has been cut. The rising of the tribes take prompt measures to save the is general and complete.

£3,000,000 1XCESS PROFIT.

ARMS MANUFACTURERS SEEK RECOVERY OF TAX.

Mr. P. W. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Geare, Mr. R. Woesthoff, Mr. and

Gordon Duclos, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mrs. C. H. Benson, Mr. and Mrs.

Neeson:

Surg-Capt. and Mrs. Dalton, Eng.- Capt. Ferguson, Commander Hodgson, situation. The cable was sent by Capt. and Mrs. Evans, Mr. and Mrs, Mr. Cotte on behalf of the Yokohama King Salter, Commander and Mrs. association, says the Japan Chronicle H. Boyes, Commander Stanley, Com

just to hand.

In connection with the stappage of mander Cleete, Lieut.Com. Owen, payment by the Banque Industrielle Paymaster Lieut.Com. and Mrs. de Chine, the Osaka banks interested Stero, Rev. Crole Rees, Lieat. Com

Glichrist. are now cabling inquiries in various LONDON, July 25.

Col. Humphry, Lieut-Col. and Mrs. directions, expecting to receive

J. R. Wyndham, Lieut. Col. Mae G. The Armes Automatiques Lewis and the Birmingham Small Arms replies in a day or two. Judging Greer, Lient-Col and Mrs. Loring: Company bave petitioned Mr. Justice Darling for the recovery of £3,000,000 together the remarks made by two of Lient-Col. Nicholson, Lieut. Col. and from the Government retained as payment of excess profits income. The three bankers, the Jis surmises that Mrs. Delacombe, and Miss Delacombe, question at isste is the liability to taxation of the Lewis Company which is failures in silver speculation, inability Teut. CoL and Mrs. Crosse, Lieut.- - a Belgian company in which the B.SA. is a shareholder. It is stated that during the war guns were supplied to the Government at a reduced price in consideration of the firm being exempt from British taxation.

AGRICULTURE ACT BIPEALED.

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GURANTEED FRICES TO GO AFTER THIS YEAR'S HARVEST.

LONDON, July 26.

The House of Commons passed the third reading by 193 vates to 66 of a bill repealing the Agriculture Act and abolishing guaranteed prices after this year's harvest, in connection with which a supplementary estimate of £19,000,000 was presented, substituting for the wages board, counly conciliation councils representing employers and workers whose decision with regard to wages will have the force of law.

QILFIELD FIRE STILL RAGING.

to recover outstanding loans for rice,

and the heavy drop in the prices of CoL E Clementi Smith, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. L. G. Bird, Lieut-Col and securities and bills of exchange at Mrs. Orpen Sanders and Miss Gibson, cepted, have thrown the bank into Major T. M. Wakefield, Major and such difficulties that it has had to Mrs. R. B. Young, Capt. C. S. Fisher, suspend payment. The bark has French capital, and its insolvency Major and Mrs. Humphreys, Rev. has accordingly affected many Euro- and Mrs. M. W. Shewell, pean and American banks in China. Several banks are rumoured to be

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reminded imagines, however, that business that licences became due for renewal transactions between Japanese banks so long ago as the first of this WANTED. Immediately by gentle- and the French bank are not very month. large. The branch offices of Japanese banks at Shangbal and Hongkong

man one or two Furnished Rooms with board, bathroom, etc

Full are said to be conferring with a stanteously yesterday as the result of Particular to Box No. 1397, c/o

A shop coolie was killed in Location Kewloon preferred. view to common action in regard to accidentally falling down the stairs

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claims.

In an editorial note the Japanoor of No. 349, Queen's Road VICTORIA RECRETION CLUB, Chronicle observes:—

Central. Striking bis head, violently

Mr. Briand's speech concerning the

MEN WITH ASBESTOS SHIELDS TRYING TO CLOSE OIL VALVES. Banque Industrielle de Chine is cheer on the tile floor he fractured the

ful but ambiguous. He said that for base of the skull. the sake of France's moral authority

MEXICO CITY, July 25.

THE

THIRD NIGHT FETE of the above Club, will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 27th inst. at 9 pm. An interesting Programme has been arranged

and interests in the Far East the. On the application of Mr. Leo The Amatian oilfield fire cabled on July 20 continues to rage. The bank must not be allowed to crash. Longinotto for the defence, the case adjacent wells are covered with earth in order to prevent ignition. Two But it was a private enterprise, and in which a Chinese and two women Band in attendance. Reserved rests hundred men guarded with asbestos shields are trying to reach the flaming the French Government's part are charged with the possession of can be booked at the Club for $1.50.. wells to shut off the valves regulating the flow of oil.

consisted in applying moral pressure 24 rifles, 800 rounds of ammunition and appealing to a sense of soll and over 100 Kwangel uniforms has darity. He went on to praise the been remanded until 10 `a.m. on Chinese Government for giving Im Monday next. mediate proof of solidarity and undertaking certain obligations."

AMERICAN SHIPË SEIZED.

A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION ISSUED.

New Yoxx, July 25.

A temporary injunction has been issued restraining the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United American Lines from interfer- ing with the operation of ships seized-on July 23,

NEW BISHOP OF SHANTUNG.

CONSECRATION CEREMONY AT THE ABBEY.

LONDON, July 26.

The Archbishop of Canterbury performed at Westminster Abbey the consecration of the Rev. Thomas Arnold Scott as Bishop of Shantung.

MR. GĦANDI BUSY.

CAMPAIGN FOR BOYCOTT OF FOREIGN CLOTH.

BOMBAY, July 26. Mr. Gandhi and the All brothers are campaigning Bombay Presidency for a complete boycott of foreign cloth by August 1, urging the people at numerous meetings daily to destroy foreign made clothes or send them outside India for relief of the poor.

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China, indeed, sets us all an example Playing on a plank, in spite, it in the way of meeting obligations, is said, of the other workmen's warn- Apparently China's sense of duty is ing as to his danger, a 16-year old exalted that it will not even let foreign bank within its borders suffer for its rashness in having advanced on goods more money than they are worth.

BURGLARS BUSY.

TWO MORE ROBBERIES

~ REPORTED.

KOWLOON HOUSE ENTERED,

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PUBLIC AUCTION:

Chinese apprentice yesterday fell E Undersigned have recrived instruc from a ship under construction att to all by Public Auction, the Kowloon Docks and received injuries to his head requiring treat ment at the hospital.

The Wai Yu ss. Co., owners of the s...-"Shunchrong,” were this morning summoned before Mazis trate Geme for having allowed the the vessel to be used for the tran sportation of illicit oplum Revenue Officers are alleged to have searched the vessel on her arrival from Kong- chauwan on July 20, and found, 100 As further evidence that there is a tiels of prepared non-Government small epidemic of robbery, report has opium concealed in the engineroom been made to the police by Mr. N. Mr. W. B. Hind who appeared for the Demen, of No. 4., Cameron Road, defence, said that the ship was due Kowloon, that his house was entered back in port to-morrow, and applied between 830 and 10.15 am. yeater for a remand until Thursday. The day, and two pieces of jewellery application was granted. valued at $16, and a Dutch gold coin valued at 48 stolen from his room Mr. Deman was at the time in the

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THURSDAY,-

July 28, 1921 12 Noon, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Van Road, Corner of Ice House Street, SUNDEIES,

ineuling - Brandy, Whisky,

Sulphur, Dyas, --

Gas Mantias,

die, „Tacipi :--Oush on-delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Goon tement. Hongkong. July 25, 1821.

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

dining room and all the servants DON'T NEGLECT YOUR FAMILY, were downstairs. It is thought the THEN yon fall to provide your ALL preliminary notices of forth thief gained access to the room by 's Calie and Uiarrhoes Remedy at entertainments, sent for insertion in

· family with a bottle hamber coming meetings, lecturer and The Japanese are the most cruel 1914 of the men were punished, way of the servants' quarters, u'. this season of the year, you are neglect people in the world in their treat The drivers themselves make us of Mr. J. D. Rozario, salesman, living for them, sa towel complaint is sure to the news columns of the China Mail, ment of animals, according to a the 8,000 odd water troughs in the at No. 14, Praya East, has also be prevalent, and it is too dango vais are charged for at the rate of $1 each, metropolitan police official, quoted in city, which are intended for their reported to the police that some time malady to be wind with,về This is (as anounced in May and June at the Jiji. Most of the 4,938 horses and animals. The metropolitan police between 8. p.m. on Sunday and 6.15 specially fene if there ans, children in 181 year) providing that they da don 13,406 cows in Tokyo receive unicind bureau has issued instructions to all am.. yesterday, his flat was entered the family logo or from this some occupy mocs than four Boat In future 12.zinin "Synce in exceeded they Ereatment. The police inst year police statiosa to enfance considerate by the open-window and a-ratan ody will place the broker) wilida admonished 4865,795 horse drivers for treatmast of all arlmals during the basket containing, 365 la notes and low; w doctor ernely treating their animals, and [hot weather.

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