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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

15, 1922.

TO-Y'DAS CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

HONGKONG CHILD SLAVERY "

- DISGRACE TO THE EMPIRE”

DEBATE IN TH

COMMONS PROBABLE.

LONDON, February 14. In Die course of questions in the subject of child slavery at Hongkong, Calane: John Ward asked whether Mr. Churchill did not think abolition of the night to buy and sell humans for any purpose in a British crown colony He tried it a disgrace to the British Empire.

WILM D

Mr. Churchill suggested that the matter might be debated when the Cadenal Office estimatre came before the House.

STANDARD AIRSHIP FITTINGS.

NTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES DECISION-

Luvox, February 14.

SPECIAL CABLE.

$11,507 COLLISION CLAIM.

B.A.T. CO., SUES THE CN, CO.

[China Mail SPECIAL.]

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LTD.

NOT

ANH

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of HUMPHREYS ESTATE

FINANCE COMPANY, SEANGHAI, February 15.

LIN, will he held at the Hongkong In the Supreme Court yesterday a

Hotel, on FRIDAY, the 3rd day of case was opened before Judge Skinner March 1929, at 11.30 o'clock, in the British-American forenoon when the subjoined Resolu Tuner by the Tobacco Company against the Chinations will be proposed as Extraordinary Navigation Company in connection Resolutions. with the collision of a barge contain

1 That Article 103 of this Com

The claim is for $11,507.as follows:- ing B.A.T. cargo with the stramer pany's Articles of Association be altered Licut. Commander Browse, Bavigat "Hoihow." ing officer of the warship Cairo"

was present a nautical

Возевает,

After considerable evidence had been heard the hearing was adjourned until to-day.

DISHONEST SALESMAN.

ARREST.

The international conferener in London or the standardisation of sirehip LOST PAWN TICKETS LEAD TO hiting at which Britain, Frotee. Germany, Russia, America and others are represented bus adopted the painciple of standardisation with a enabbur arships of one ration to see the landing, mooring, gassing, and refueling arrangements of any other.

View to

A Falesmau employed by the Sincere Co., was charged before Magistrate Lindsell this morning with

The 4 unfereter uppo ntei a te atacal sub committee to recommend the Laving stolen a quantity of new

moed stable standards.

ASSASSIN'S BULLIT

MINISTER FATALLY SHOT.

HELSINGrous. February 14. The Minister of The Fate and was lately shut with a revolver by

The run but regarded as politeni. sees who love on arti

LATEST ARMY CHANGES.

NEW RHINE COMMANDER.

Loxpos February 14.

It is otherally anticensed that Bart, General Sir Thomas Morland, Contander in thiet of the Bench army in the Blue region, has been Sir Liput General Sir 1 Alden hot. appointed Comrader in Cl Alexander 1. dley, Military Secretary of the War Office, surreeda Sir Thomas Morhand on the Whine and Mage General Sir William Peytou, Office Commanding the Unite»l Province District succede Sir Alexander Godley at the War Office

BILFAST

SHOOTINGS

ANOTHER ORGY.

DAEZ TWENTY-PEOPLE KILLED.

LONDON, February 14.

Four victims of the bomb suliage in Belfast yesterday died. Three muera were shot dead in Belfast to day.

LONDON, February 15.

There was another orgy of shooting in Bellast yesterday. The deaths and number wounded are now over 20 and 60 respectively.

SPANISH AEROPLANE CRASH.

THREE BRITISH AIRMEN KILLED.

MADRID, February 15.

An aeropue containing three Britis' airmen crashed at Quatrevents aerodrome. All were killed.

AFGHAN TREATY SIGNED.

BRITISH MINISTER APPOINTED.

DELHI, February 34.

Captain Hanus has returned to India from Kabul with the Anglo-Afghan treaty duly signed and ratified. Major F. H. Humphrys who was recently appointed British minister to Afghanistan crosses the frontier to Kabul on February 20.

PROFESSOR BOLLAND DEAD.

FAMOUS PHILOSOPHY STUDENT.

ROTTERDAM, February 14.

Professor Bolland, the famous professor of philosophy at Leyden is dead

lle started life as an errand boy.

BACK FROM WASHINGTON.

PREMIER WELCOMES DELEGATES.

LONDON, February 11.

Mir, Lloyd George and Cabinet Ministers welcomed Mr. Balfour and Lord

Lee at Waterloo Station on their arrival from Washington.

NANSEN KOT SOVIET MEMBIR

ta By the insertion of "$10,000" in the place of $8,000" in the fifth line thereof.

(b) By striking out in the ninth and Truth lines thereof the words "for each financial year of the Company" and inserting in place thereof the words in every year wherein such profits shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $150,000, and a commission of ten per cent. per annum on all the net profits of the Company in excess of that

900

nt the above Resolutions (No. 1) to be retrospective and take chicct from the 1st day of January, 1992,

Should the above Resolutions be passed by the required majority, they Spreial Resolutions to a further Extra- will be submitted for confirmation as clothing, the property of the Company. ordinary General Meeting and suck Inspector Caygil) said that a part Meeting will he held on MONDAY, of the clothing was found in the the 20th day of March 1922, at the defendant's box in his quarters. The same time and place for the purpose of thefts were discovered by another considering and if thought from salesman who yesterday found aing such Resolutions as Special Resolu couple of pawetickets which the tione eordingly. defendant had dropped. As the to took them to the manager of the tickets related to articles of clothing, Cloth Department. The latter re- tained one the tickets, and ret rn- d the other to the defendant after noting particulars. The stock of the Cloth Depariment was then checked. coats and an a number of new lengths of cloth were missing.

The defendant, who admitted the

Dated the 15th day of February 1922,

By Order of the Bourd. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managera.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

TB Ondersigned have received instruc

tlook to sell by Public Auction,

On

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

H. M. DOCKYARD RECREA- TION CLUB

ANNUAL BALL

will be hell in the CITY Feb. 24th inst. HALL on from 8,30 p.m

H. M. S. Hawkins " will be in attenda ser.

Tickets:--Gent. $5. Lady $3,

Band

H. M. SANDFORD,

Hon. Secretary.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From PUGET SOUND via JAPAN un SHANGHAI. CONSIGNERS OF CARGO FOR HONGKONG PER

8.8. KATORI MARU" Are hereby notified that owing to the strike of cargo and wharf coolies, cargo will be landed at for Hongkong

Comiques are therefore hangbai. recommended to make the necessary accordingly. The cargo will be brought arrangements respecting insurance elc. on to Hongkong immediately conditions at this peri become normal.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

Agents. Hongkong. February 16, 1992.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Due 16th inst. from AUSTRALIA. CONSIGNEES OF CARGO FOR HONGKONG PER 8. 8. TANGO MARU," Are hereby notified that owing to the strike of Cargo and Wharf Coolies, i cargo for Hongkong will be carried on

thefs said that he took the clothing SATURDAY, February 18, 1882 to Japan and landed there. Consigares;

because he was hard up.

Inspector Caygill said that when had over $130, a gold wrist watch searched at the station, the defendant and a pair of gold bangles in his

Jossession.

The defeudnat said that the money and property were remitted to him from the country after he had stoln the clothing.

The Magistrate: You should have redeemed the clothing when you received the money, Six weeks.

An older was made for $100 of the money found on the defendant to be handed over to the Sincere Co., to redeem the property.

GOLF.

CAPTAIN'S CUP QUALIFYING BOUND.

The Royal Hongkong Golf Club qualifying ound for the Captain's Cap played at Fanling during the week end of F-bruary 4 to 6 resulted as follows:-

Holman Scott.....87-9-78

J. W. Fracks.

R. E. O. Bird.

.88- 9 79

.96-16-80

M. M. Maar

.89-8-81

C. C. Stark

.92-10-82

H. A. Lammert

.98-10-83

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVALS.

Yunnan, (B. & S.) from Shanghai, Africa Maru, (0.8.K.) from Tacoma Shanghai.

Luzon Maru, (O.S.K.) from Calcutta, Saigon.

Kaiwo Maru, (Kwong Nguan Siug.) from Miike.

CLEARANCES.

Nagoya, P. & O. 8. N Co.) for London via. Singapore,-Feb. 15.

Awa Maru, (N.Y.E.) for Yokohama via. Shanghai.--Feb. 15.

Van Overstraten, (J.C.J.L) for Amoy.-Feb. 15,

& S.). for Kwang Chow, (B. Singapore via Hoihow.-Feb. 15.

LONDON, February 14.

Dr. Navson denies that he has been elected an honorary member of the Moscow Soviet un cabled on February 8.

TREASURY, BONDI

MAN-

WOMAN-

MARRIAGE

1927 ISSUE SUSPENDED.

LONDON, February 13.

The issue of 5 per cent. Treasury bonds dated 1927 has born'suspendɩð watil further notice.

commencing at 11 a.m.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddeli Street, A Fine Selection of Woollen Salt Lengths, Also

5 Brass Bedsteads, (new).

On view from Friday, the 1711, inst. Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hongkong, February 15, 1922.

aro therefore recommended to make the Texpecting necessary arrangrinents insurance elr,, eccordingly. The cargo will be returned to Bongkong ined- iately conduions at this purl become hormul.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

4 yeni, Mongkong, February 15, 1992.

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(in the child has a cold. That is! ed when HE pleasant purgative effect experi

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you

TO-DAY'S MATINEE (Wednesday, 15th) at 5 p.m. sharp.

DOROTHY DALTON

IN

QUICK SAND"

also

THE GREAT GARCIA TROUPE

with

MISSES. GLADYS GORDON & NINA

IN

LATEST SONGS & DANCES.

PRICES OF ADMISSION :-70 ets, & 50 cts.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE.

HONGKONG $ DIRECTORY.

JUST PUBLISHED

Orders for the DOLLAR DIRECTORY may now be sent to the offices of the Publishers, The Dollar Directory Co., 6, Wyndham Street.

Orders received on and after February 10, will

11 not be delivered till February 20, or until orders at present in hand have been executed.

THE DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO. Hongkong, February 10, 1922,

NOTICES.

On View from Wednesday, the 15th inst.

THE LATEST STYLES

IN

Trimmed

Millinery

AND

Smart Gowns

suitable for the Races and Coming Season.

We do not charge for alterations.

GLOVES.

HOSIERY.

SHOES.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

VIOLIN SOLOS

RECORDS.

ON

COLUMBIA

Mazurka

L 1339

L 1335

Bonat, in A Minor

L 1337

Sonata in D Minor

L. 1322

Scherzo in C Minor

L 1336

Sonata in C

Bopata in G

LI 38

(Sonata in A Minor

Parts 1 & 2.

D 1406

Introduction and

Rondo Capriccios

(John Ireland Sonata Parts 1 & 2 !Bouvoniz

D 1410 Minuet

Pragon Flies

Air on G String

ANDERSON'S.

(OPPOSITE CITY HALL.)

THE BLUE BIRD

New Premises at 16A, Des Voeux Road Central (Formerly occupied by Mackintosha.)

Come and visit Hongkong's new lee-cream and Candy Palace. Make the Blue Bird Cafe your rendezvous and meet over

a nice Ice cream Sandy. Have you tasted our Steaming Bot Coffee, or Hot Malted Milk:If not, it is time you should.

Sole Agents:-

Suzuki & Co.

SAKURA

BEER

Alexandra Buildings.

Tel. 468 & 467.

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Open and Closed

CARS FOR HIRE

482

TEL.

$552

in Hongkong and Kowloon.

O B.

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Special quotations to Olubs, Hotels, etc.,

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