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BRAD OSTICE-SHANGHAL BANCHES-HANKOW, TIENTSIN, PERING, CHUNGKING, CHISKIANG, HONGKONG, CANTON, CHANG. STA, NEWCHWANG, Mukdes AND HARDIN. AGENCIES-LONDON AND NEW YORK.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES.

LONDON

SERVICE

KEEMUN " "NELEUS "

"GLAUCUS"

PYRRHUS "

(Direct) 6th Sept 13th Sept. 27th Sept. 4th Oct. 11th Oct.

ELFENOR

LIVERPOOL

London, Rotterdam & Hamburg London, Amsterdam & Antwerp London, Rotterdam & Hamborg London, Amsterdam & Antwerp London, Amsterdam & Antwerp

SERVICE

(Dirent or via Continental Porta)

WEATHER REPORT.

at

Sept. 68. 11h. 33m.-Pressure has decreased moderately Vladivostock, and increased slightly in the neighbourhood of Hongkong. A shallow depression is centrs! over Hainas. The Eastern · Sea probably moved depression has north-eastward.

Hengkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 today. 079 inch. Total since January 28, 03:48 inches, against an average of 87.55 inches.

Forecast for the 4 boars ending at noon on September 7th.

1-Hongkong

to

Cher

Back.

E. winds, moderate; rainy at first, improving later.

-Formode Channel. The same as No. 1.

3-Bouth court of China between The ama 19 Hongkong and Lamocha

"NINGCHOW" "THESEUS" "EUMAEUS *

11th Sept. 3th Det. 7th Dec 40th Oct.

Genos, Marseilles & Liverpool Havre & Liverpool Genoa, Marseilles & Liverpool Rotterdam Liverpool

No. 1.

4-South east of Chins between Fourtong and Hainan. The same sa Na L.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

ENTERTAINENTS.

HE

1921.

CORONET

PICTURE HOUSE DE LUXE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

at 2.30, 5.15 & 915

NORMA TALMADGE

"SHE

at her daintiest and best

-

IN

-

Beautify your Home by using-

"SYNOLEO"

The famous "Oil Bound"

DISTEMPER (Colour-wash)

SYNOLEO" is in paste form, and only requires thinning with Cold water to be ready for the Brush. Is easily applied.

"SYNOLEO" does not rub off on the Clothes. Colours fast to light

and retain their appearance for years.

"SYNOLEO" is manufactured in the most delicate tints and the

deepest shades.

'SYNOLEO" Is the latest product in Distempers, and is superior to all others Commands a very large sale through- out Chine.

STOCKED IN HONGKONG & SHANGHAI is many attractive Colours.

TINT BOOK and full particulars from:

Braneli Houses of Manufacturers

WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK, LTD.

(Great Britain's Largest Paint Makers)

Alexandra Raildings.

HONGKONG.

International Building,

SHANGHAL.

FRENCH STATE FINANCE. WIFE'S CLOTHING DEBT.

A GRAVE SITUATION.

PUBLIC DEBT 310 BILLIONS OF FRANCS.

IMPRUDENT TRADERS MUST BEAR LOSS.

Having refused to pay a bill for £75 for clothes supplied in one month to bis wife, Joseph Grundy, Balls- road, Birkenhead, succeeded in an action at Liverpool County Court when he was sued by Messrs. S, and J. Gould, taflors, Tarleton-street, for that amount,

* TELEMACHDS"

PACIFIC SERVICE

(via Kobe and Yokohama)

** TALTHYRIUS" 14th Sept.

" TYNDAREUS" "PROTESILAUS

NEW

"ATREUS "

Vancouver

ROYAL OBSERVATORY,

HONGKONG.

5th Oct.

Victoria, Seattle sta

Sad New. |

K 181

YORK

SERVICE

DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

via Suez

SEPTEMBER 3, 1091.-.m.

(via Spex or Panama) 7th Sept.

PASSENGER SERVICE

"ASCANIUS" "PYRRHUS '

10th Sept 18th Oct.

for Singapore & Liverpool for Singapore & London

For Freight and Passage Rates and all Information Apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTS.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Station.

Wind.

flour.

Baromater

ak Bon Lovul.

Temperatura

Humidity.

Direction.

For co.

Wosther.

Vidfrostock B 29.87 69

Samuro ... 5B. skodate 1 Tokio m

Kochi

Togasaki

Kagoshima.

Jahims

Parcel Post Service to Pareh and places beyond Nanging is temporarily thi

suspended.

It is forbidden to send by past Opis Morphice, Cocaine and other Narcoties except in insured parcels accompanied by a permit to export signed by the Superintendent et Imports and Exports.

The following regulations which have been made between the Post Offices of the United Kingdom and this Cclony for the disposal of Undeliverable Parcels andhich will te enforced on the 1st September 1921, are published for geceral information :--

The Seader cf a parcel may request at the time of posting that, if a parcel cannot be delivered as addressed it may be either (a) trested as alaudcned, or (b) tendered for delivery at a second address in the country of destination. No dither alternativo is admissibl. If the sender avails himself of this facility his request must be written on the parcel and must be in the following forms:

If this parcel is undeliverable to the addressee, it should be.

(a) corsidered as abandoned

(b) tendered for delivery to

(The alternative not required should be struck out).

Bonin Inland Welbalwe, 6 & Banko...

chang Kluklang... Changaba .. Thanghai.. Juttla.

harp Pk...' 7 1.

Stow

oy............. 52.

Talehu

aboka..

Leabund

Pescadores.

Canton --

Bengkong

Cap Rock.

Wzebow Pathol. Holbow.

The gravest problem which Francel must solve is financial and economic rather than political. The public debt had reached 310 billions of francs on March 1 of this year. The

The bill was for two costumes 15gs. } In the absence of a definite request for abandonment & parcel which is codeliverable at the original address or at the alternatire address (if one is situation is shown in these figures: $3 milliards payable yearly by the each; mele wrap, 17gs.; wrap cuak, rished) will at the expiration of 13 days from date of its receipt in the United Treasury, and resources forthcoming 16s. two jumpers, 5gs, and 2gs-item or 21 days in this Colony fexcept in the case of a "Puste Restante parcel) be returned to the sender without previous notification and at his expense. to meet this expenditure not much and blouse, £1 5s.

A parcel received in the Colony addressed so care of " Por: Oce or Poste For Messrs. Gould, Mr. Chappell

period of 3 months before being treated as exceeding at mest 20 milliards. Take the present year. The budget is thusaid that Mr. Grundy had twice be."Restante will be retained for

ur delire.able er.bongd. Such a parcel will be liable to demurrage charge as composed: 26,500,000.00CI are want- fore raid for clothes for his wife.

Giving evidence, Mr. Grundy said laid down in para 175 of the Hongkong Postal Gride. ed for the ordinary and extraordinary budget, and 16 000,000,000 are that he had previously told Messrs.

REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the needed to balance the pe ial budget Gould that nothing further must be for war reparations. Ordinary resupplied without his authority. He time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close (27 ceipts are estimated at 17,500,000,000f, had experienced much trouble owing at or before 9 a.m. registered and porcel mails are elcard # 5 p.m. on the Fer447

at to his wife's extravagance. He had previous day, and extraordinary receipts 5,500,000,000f, or in all, at the most, I paid many bills, including one for 22,000,000,0001.

to

As regards the State's debts and recoverable assets, Sgures stand thus by comparison: Available resources for the budgetary outlay are stated at 16,000,000,000 yearly, whereas there are expenses chargeable to the French Exchequer amounting 39,000,000,000f, whether Germany pays up fully or is in default. If this absolute deficit of 38,000,000,000! is opposed to the sum-total of resources available that is. roughly, a little aver 20,000,000,000f, the gravity of the situation becomes strikingly apparent.

A prominent member of the Budj get Commission states that it would

£100 and another for taxicabs for £20. His wife's personal allowance was 2 a week.

Giving judgment for Mr. Grundy. Judge Toomas said Messrs. Gould must stared the loss arising from their own imprudence. Orders to that ex- tentshould have caused any tradesman to inquire.

Since August, 1920, attempts to locate the sunken Russian cruisers "Admiral Nahimov" and "Vladimir Monoma," which were sunk in the battle of Tsushima, during the Russo- Japanese War, have been conducted by a Japanese contractor saki, by permission of the authorities.

INWARD MAILS.

FRS

PIR

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

7.

Shanghai....

Straits an Add T Calcatta and Straits

Yingebow Takads Benten Maru

Kaisang Shantung

SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 11.

Nagato Maru

OUTWARD MAILS.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. EUROPE via Sues (Letters and Newspapers, London

4th Aug.) Shanghai

Japan

Naga-HEATRE PAS

be insane to continue issuing State At first the salvage merchant made a

loans incessantly. This would lead to disaster. The "Rapporteur" of the Budget sets his face against the is troduction of new taxes to balance the deficit, but insists on the better collection of existing taxes. The cry east of Kotomura where the search is

search after these sunken cruisers off Boitoward Kotomura, Ic Tsushima Strait; but Samsbai and Wachow......... this was abortive and was abandoned Hoihow and Haiphoog..... last November. The merchant next Shangtai and North China selected a spot about one mile south-

former

quarters

PASSENGERS.

DEPARTURES.

WEDNESDAY, Swatow, Amoy and Keelung..

watow and Bangkok Maritius.........

Dagupan... Kanil

Phalien fourane.

3. St. Jame

parri' ...........

"

earpl

л

92.79

+

Pa-laban

М

il

20.75

Surigao

Est.6.49.9 50 91

C. W JEPPLIES, Director, Eongkong Observatory, Sept. 5, 1921. "BARONYz redaced to 39 deprer Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses in incher, tertbs and hundredths.

2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade is de- greos Fahrenheit,

3. Humory, in percentage of sature- tion the humidity of air saturated with moistare being 100.

4. DIRECTION or Were, to two points. 8. FORCE OF Wire, according to Beadford Scale.

6. STATE OF WEATHER, b ilus sky, e detached clond d drizzling rain, taz,

g gloomy, a bail. I lightning, a overact Ppassing showers, q aquall, r rain, & coow

thunder r visibility w dew, wet.

7. Rix in inches tenths and non- dredths.

Fos

Itoi

Fer

FIKCI

TUESDAY,

SEPTEMBER 6.

Saichow Kwong Yingan

ip.m.

4 p..

Loksang

6 p.m.

Aldermin

5 p.m.

HONGKONG REGISTER.

SEPTEMBER 7.

Leesang

11 6.20.

Amakusa Mar...il am.

Lorestans Tungshing I ĐỊNH VỊ

Prerow day

On data'at Ou"datast

.il ..

Lt.

11a.m.

11 6.1.

Hailoong......

p..

Barometer...

29.79

29.74

20.45

pame

Temperature

78

*

81

Hamidity

20.

94

25

Direction of 2

F

Wind-21)

Force .........

3

1

Weather...

! D

0

2.53

1,20

0.13

A treas

Namsang Kai Wah

5 p.m.

Sunning.................

SB.M. Boshu Maru 9 BM.

Einsang......10.09.

Simalce.

of "Pay taxes if you like" most be still going on; but so far the explor:

Finance ers have failed to find any trace of Shanghai and North China silenced. The

Philippine Islands, "Straits, & Bangkok Minister, M.Francois Marsal, declares the vessels.

Swatow. Amoy and Foochow m deficit

Straits, Bangkok, Calcotta, and ADEN that the remedy for the

of advocated in many

Tourane

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. increased taxatica would dry up the

Amoy, Shanghai and North China ......... sources of national economic activity.

"Swatow, Amoy, and Takso Theextreme limit of what the country

Fer ss. "Kashmir," on Sept. 6-Mr Sandakan..............

U.&.A can bear in the way of taxation has

Central And South SAN been attained (remarks the ex- Bodson, Mr H. D. Openshaw, Lt. G. L Canada,

America and EUROPE ris But it might be added Beatings, Mr and Mrs McNeal, Mr W. Minister).

FRANCISCO. Registration 8.45 m. Letters 10.30 am that the British taxpayer is already Kassel. Mr and Mrs G. H. 8piva, Mrs

Chandler, Miss B. Epiva, Miss McN tared to a far greater amount than Mr F. Dimwoods, Wrand Mre Lucas, Amoy, Shanghai, North China and Japan Takada

Japan total His French fellow-sufferer. It would Capt. Wabl. Lt. Pritchard, Messrs E. F.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. be a wild adventure for the Govern Edge, A. W Carline, C. T. Brandt. R.

Hanoi ment to borrow still bigger parcels of Ditescheim, P. Diteschein, Mr and Mrs Fort Bayard, Boihow and Haiphong

States United "Japan, Canada, bank notes from the Bank of France Hoop. Lt. 8. N. Surtees, Blasers De Philipaine Islands, "dkangbal, North China, America & "Central and South solely to serve the momentary needs Ridder, HT. Saira. G. . Spiva, 0. Roandle, H.H. Chen, H: Knowles, Skow,

EUROPE I SAN FRANCISCO. Re- of the State. The bank should not San Fai Tai. Dr. and Mrs Sammel, chili

gistration 843 a.m. Letters 9.30am....... Katori Mara be called upon for further paper and infant, Messrs Wen TA HD. Ho

North Chins, Japan, currency beyond the actual require them, Lee, E Wallace, A. Whelen, W. Shangbai.

Woir, W. Mason, Mes Graham, Master Honolula, Canada, United States. Cen ments of commerce and industry.

tral & South America & *EUROPE Two remedies are suggested. The Graham, Dr. J. W. Howeit, Mr. G.

via SAN FRANCISCO. Registration Graham, Master Graham, Mies G.

9.45 am. Lotbere 10.30 20. g first is to restore the State to its proper bam, Hemma Farrell. O. Tingers, J. fupclions by ceasing to employ it as Freeman, J. Stevenson, B. O. Handlord, Swatow, Amoy and Poochow ....... a trade and industrial organisation, H. S. King, and D. P. Daryanani, mainly occupied in buying, selling, transporting, 2nd

transforming

merchandise, to the great loss of the economic rain. No delay is possible, taxpayer. The State, restricted to say financial experts, for France.

JATE Ti Batavis ... Philippine Islands Weihaiwel, Cheloo and Tientain ....... Shanghai sad North Chinm

Tenyo Kirá Hailongate Thitaroem. ARATATO Lacasang **** Kuichor SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.

Tingchow SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11..

Kajo Mara.. its natural role, must also learn to Germany must pay up, for France is Bwatow, Amoy and Keelong

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, Waishlog. proportion its expenditure to its not financially in a situation to Resources The Eight Hour's Labour temperise. There seems a tendency thangbal and North China Biking tr Law must be considerably relaxed, in certain political quarters to endea Shanghai and North Chink combat especially in the railway industry.vour to prepare the public for very watow, "Amor and Foochow Haiching

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14′′ Germany must be speedily disarmed, energetic political action, so as to Amy nad rhilippine Islands................ Taming for the prolonged maintenance of a veil from the uninitiated, the Hothow, Pakholmi Baiphong........... Large French army and the cost of pending financial and economic Shanghai and North Ohizis sad. Japan ....... consequent armament will fead dangers that will have to be over France, overburdened with debts, to come.

1p.m. зра

? a.m.

I p.

.3 p.20,

irca 11-8,225, p.20, .3 p.

86.3.

Lang

*Correspondence bearing remzią pates only

Bain...........

Rigbest open air Temperature m the S-10. Lowas open Air Temperature on Lha 6th-77 T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong, Observatory Septe, 1981.

HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS.

The Time Ball on Kowloon Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 am, and 4 p.m.. except on Saturésys when it is dropped at 10 m, and 1 pm, and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at 10a.m.

The Ball is hoisted half mass at the 65th minute and fuli mast at the 57th minute. | Frould the ball fail to drop at the correc- limeit will be lawsted at 5 minutes para the bour and the ordinary routine repent. ed at the following hour, if possible..

Should the Time Ball be out of order the above routine will be oueried out with the fag "Z" on the Storm Sigual mast.

Time Bignals areolas given at night by meena si thrae white lampa megrated vor. Heally on the Observatory wireless mast. From 8.56 to 9.00 pm, che rape are extinguished momentarily at the even

TEL

LOVES & LIES."

KOWLOON THEATRE

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

at 5.45 and 9.15

LILA LES

IN -

"THE CRUISE (OF THE MAKEBELIEVES"

WORLD THEATRE

1537k

PHONE. 1337

Hongkong's

PHONE. 1337

Most Modern Picture

Palace

Under Fatire British Management.

TUESDAY, 6th to TAURSDAY, 8th inst- 9.15 p.m.

TRIANGLE FILM CORP.

PRESENTS

MARGARET BLANCHE

"A

PLACE

IN

Water

IN THE

Retaliation Conquers Betrayer.

SUN"

FATHE'S NEWS and COMEDIES.

MATINEE PROGRAMMES :-

Tuesday & Wednesday: "DESERT GOLD"

5.15 p.m.

Thursday: "VANISHING TRAIL" $ & 9 Episodes.

7.15 pm

Tuesday to Thursday: "VANISHING DAGGER" 5 & 6 Episodes.

Booking at Mesara. MEHTA & CO,.Hongkong Hotel Buildings. (Phone 951),

Popular Prices. Tram & Motor Cars waiting at the termination of Performance.

THONGKONG THEATRE.

*

TO-NIGHT, at 5.16 & 9.15

PRISCILLA DEAN

IN

9511.

THE SILK LINED BURGLAR”

NG PARTS.

"THE JUNGLE

CONSOLATION,

{"It is people who do not perspire.

GENTLEMAN "

BUSINESS DIRECTORY,

BRUNNER, MORD & CO. (CHEWAL, LIMITED. Alkali Manufacturers.

who get sunstroke," beat note Tel. 1630. 7, Queen's Rd. Cealal,

from a contemperary.]

Out of the heat that swelters me, Hot as the fiercest Tophet fire, Let this my consolation be-

I can (and freely do) perspire.

Under the hottest noonday ský

With moisture I am well endued; At night when on my bed I Be

I have not baked but slowly

stewed,

Among the crowds there were of

lale.

CHINA AGENCY & TRADING 08. 19 HORAKONG.

Iron, Steel & Piece Goods,

Tel. 2143, 10, Queen's Rd, Camkst.

CHINI OYERIRIS TRADING

(11), LTD. Importers and Exporters Tel. 1104. 16, Queen's Rd, Com

EDWARD KOY FUNG. Import & Export Merchant, 1678.

Some few who fell about in fits: Tel. And yet the menace of their fate

Does not afflict my moister wits.

60, Des Vaux R4, Cầ

LAZARUN, M.

Opticiens.

It matters not how parched the view. Tel. 2203. 12, Queen's Rd. Central,

How strong the rays King Sol

may send

1 may resolve into a dew,

But sunstroke will not be thy end!

RHEUMATISM

Lugo. HAVE you ever tried Chamberlain's

sconde, except. at the fod, 13th, 50th, Printed and Published for Tax Con-

Bind, and Beth of sech minute.......

Pain Balm for cheumatism.) If Boy you are wasting time, as the longer this disores Fans on the harder it is to cam, Get a bottle to-day, amply it with vigorous mange to the afflicted parts and you will be surprised and delightze

The hours ruler to Hugkom Standard/zzo_by. „THOMAN OLIVER WALK at the roll fobtained. For sale by all.

Time 452oves Ear Greenwich)

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