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JULY 28, 1921. 日四廿月六西辛大歲年十國民奉中

-Barometer 29.72

Räintä 30.08-inch.

四拜雞 五八廿月七年一十二百九千一英HONGKONG

BUSINESS NOTICES

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

FANS.

THE HOT WEATHER IS BERD

BUY NOW.

LARGE STOCKS.

(Reuter's Service to the Chine

IKESBURY WORKIN

WHO ARE "WE"?:

The question of the Irish conversations.

THE DOLLAR.

Today's closing rate 2.9 18 To-day's opening rate 2/9 5'8

CAUGHT IN TYPHOON.

FIVE PASSENGERS MISSING.

"TELEMACHUS " ENOCKED ABOUT,

July 27. the House of Lords by Lord Salisbury, who coexplained."

made to the Commons yesterday which indicated that De Vi

Was unlikely to be received for several weeks. He added "we fi great shame and humiliation is involved in these negotiations. We are guaiting a statement from the government to make our position clear.” D explaining the position as outlined by Mr. Chamberlain had not comprehended Lord Salisbury's use of the way and colleagues formerlyfbelonging to Lord Salisburyap of the negotiations or the proposals they had were accepted they would not merely welcome He was unaware that anything had happened to antify the belief that day after a nasty experience.....

elapse before the answer coasty be received. forty hours at the mercy of If the proposals were accepted the government would pectineend then twind and wave lashed to fury by a typhoon. bow heavy were the

Heavy seas, vindictive and vicious, are required to smash a steamer's wreck its skylights, force its decks. lifeboats, strip its steam pipe casing.

èkenbend, after wrench its doors from their hinges, unterday, said he and weaken its bridge to the founda

He himself im passengers lost overboard, none tions. Damaged this, and with five of

were not ashamed) can my how the British steamer If the proposal Telemachus" trading to Saigon challenge criticism. Bentley, made Hongkong yester under the comntsand of Captain

weeks

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would consider whether the necessary support was likely to be forthcoming during the forty hours she was adrift Lord Crewe said Lord Birkenhead's speech "suggested that the fo the vicinity of St. Esprit Shoal was government had gone further than conversations to Mscover a basis of seen by a China Mail reporter who conference and had suggested definite terms for acceptance or refusal. was shown the damage received by Lord Birkenhead replied that the document which the Cabinet had helpless, the engines having stopped the gallant little ship while she was sanctioned was in existence and had been communicated to the represent- for want of steam owing to the im- atives of southern Ireland. It made plain what were the proposals, for the possibility of feeding the boiler fires settlement of which they were willing to take readomubility and submit without choking the pumps with bunk. to parliament but no definite" take or leave" tering had been presented.

er coal washed into the bilges by water Lord Salisbury gave notice that he would made a resolution on the lights in large voimes when the taken through the upper deck sky- subject of these negotiations on Aug. 3.

beavy seas raised by the high wind came aboard. In addition to ex tensive damage to deck fittings- even the upper chart room did not | escape unscathed-great havsC WAR wrought by the inrush of water into the cabins. The violence of the waves was plainly manifest in the way the after wheelhouse deck and part of the boat deck had been forced up by the great pressure of water. So At Southend there were 5,000 spectators, 1104

was fine, serious was the attack on the hard and fast. Douglas not playing, Perrin gas captain, making bridge that movement of two large 28 net out. A fast bumping ball seat down by Gregory hit Perrin shake visibly. Indeed, there can be ventilators just abaft caused it to under the heart and be had to be carried off to move tical attention. no question that had the weather not Later hanluckily resumed. Gliga made 31.“ Em took five wickets for 44, and four for 48. Thờ Bardsley ande 59 including right foura Collos made 101 not out. The safety of the bridge would have been Australian score stands at 19% for two wickets.

FAST BALL HITS PLAYER UNDER HEAR

VISITORS SCORE BASILY AGAINST ES

Emmet, July 26.

AMERICAN STATE FINANCE.

SET ILING WITH RAILWAYS.

Gregory | moderated in the Sunday afteragon It had been blowing a hurricane Fance the pervious day the further

WASHINGTON, July 27.

President Harding in a special memage to Congress, asked for an extension of the authority of the war fuance corporation to purchase securities probably up to five hundred millions of dollars now in the hands of the railroad administration in order that the proceeds may be used for the purpose of arranging settlements with the rallways. He says this means no additional government liability or burden of taxation but is merely a utilisation of government agency to use available funds to purchase securities for which Congress, has already authorised the issue, in order to turn them into chansels of £nance ready to fint them.

PRINCE OF WALES,

BUSY ON CHALK CLIFFS.

LONDON July 27.

gravely problematical. There were two European såfoon passengers, and seventeen. - Chinese second class passengers.

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BASEBALL.

HONGKONG TEAM WINS.

A base on balls, two errors, four hits and a sacrifice fly scored five the Hongkong team a 9 to 5 vktory rans in the fourth innings and gave

over a picked nine yesterday after noon at Happy Valley,

The picked team started off with a rush securing two runs in the opening innings on a base on balls followed by three hits, and they came back with I one more score in the second frame. In the fourth two passes, a hit batter, and a long single shoved two more scores across the plate.

singled sharply to centre, he stole For the locals; after Potter "had

second and scored on White's biogle

There was an impressive ceremony at Leathercates Point, Dover, oyer looking the seas so splendidly guarded by the Dover patrol, when the Prince of Wales, who was manifestly moved, unveiled a granite monolith to left. The score was tied in the is memory of the Dover patrol which is similar to those erected in France in the fourth lasings by timely hitting third on two errors and three hits and and America. The Prince paid generous tribute to the patrols-service and taking advantage of misplays and sacrifice. He called out from the guard of honour and inspected the they nosed out a win. men who had served in the patrol, also various exservice men. Later he struck out air batters. Appell pitch- Pace pitched for the locals, and proceeded to Walmer, Folkestone, and Aylesford and was everywhere ing for the picked team received poor enthusiastically greeted.

ZIONIST MOVEMENT.

JEWISH IMMIGRANTS TO PALESTINE.

LONDOɑJuly 26.

During the six months ending June 30, 1,833 jewill immigrants entered Palestine.

NEWS TRON U.S.4.

SOUTHERN STATES DENY FAMINE.

support at critical stages of the game. Murphy caught his first game of the season and looks like a comer.

Following is the score by innings :

12345 rhe Hengkang 1 o 2.5 1999 Pick Ups 2 1 26 575 Batteries, Pace & Murphy; Appell, McLaurie. Umpire, Dr Urquhart.

A Chinese passenger of the se. Namhoi," has reported to the police that some time between 9.30 and 4 a.m., yesterday while he was asleep in his cabin on the ship, which was lying alongode, the Leongwing bank a brown canvas travelling bag whaif, someone stole iom under the

containing eight pieces of clothing

Wasanscon July 27. The officials of eight southern states have replied to President Harding's request cabled yesterday. They say that the serious situation depicted does not exist. They admit an increase of pellagra in South Carolina and Mississippi but there is up semi-famine, and the epidemic of wo th $85, ten artid's of jewellery pellagra in the other states has decreased or is stationery,

DEVONAMIRËS HOME AGLIK.

The Devonshires have strived from Canada.

DOMINION BAYMI US 7,

KEEP ON TALKING.

The Dominion premiers yesterday and to day the Pacifc conference,

worth $330, a white metal water pipe and $240 in Chinese 20-cent pieces

The Betektive responsible for the arrest of a man who was sentonded | yesterday to "one month's", hard labour for the unlawful passession of two relis at cloth was called upon at the Police Court this morning to answer a chʻrge-of-ħaying accepted. Tribe of $217 The care. To fe manded to Wednesday next at 11 LUNDON, IN W. amîin order to give the accused an esed the question of opportunity of obtaining legal aidsë

tinos. – Bał wiz allowed.

BUSINESS NOTIONS

HALF-PRICE SALE OF FANCY COLOURED

SHIRTS.

FOR THIS WEEK-END ONLY.

We are offering a large stock of broken ranges and odd- ments in Fancy Coloured and Plain White Day Shirts for

$3.50 EACH

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TEL: 315.

"ENSIGN BRAND" TEAS.

BROKEN - PEKOB (IT'S WORTH DRINKING).

THE FINEST OF ITS KIND SOLD IN THE COLONY.

One-pound Fackets from Store-keepers,

The Blue Bird and

The Grasco Egyptian Tobacco Store.

Or from

The Gledale & Terrazia Tea Agency.

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JULY 28th to AUGUST 16th

TEL. 75.

NOW IS THE TIME

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SINCERE'S

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Something Special This Year, Unusual Bargains. Come Early.

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