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WEDNESDAY. MARON 8, 1922,

ODDS AND ENDS.

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

To the Antipodos by Airship.

Within eighteen months, it is estimated un airship will get right.

Australia through to

and New

Zealand, and 81% mouths later A regular fortnightly service will probably started. Mr. A. W. Ashbolt. Agent Heneral fr Tasmania, In interview, said th chetne was the result of the recommendations of The Conference of Dominion Premiere. A Committee Bet up by the Conference, he said. recommended a two years' experimental period of

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mall) THE BRITISH LEGION AGAIN.

ORIENTAL CIRCLE DINNER.

LONDON Murch 7.

Quests at the Lyceum Club Oriental Circle dinner included Sir Bbownagree Dalal, India Cffice; Mr. Chu, Chinese Charge d'Affairs, Mr. Cro, Japanese Consul General: Doctor Chinng of Peking University and others includ- ing ladies.

Mr. Shrimpton Giles presided.

Sir Bhownagree replying to the tons of India opined that the eitus tion in I din for the prezent was most The suggestion of banding

grave.

To the Editor of the China Mait.}

Sir-Are any of your readers in- terested, I wonder, in the following in formation straight from the horse's mouth?

At the Annual Meeting of the British Legion yesterday there were prezent 10 committeemen and 14 non-committeemen. No one, I under- stand, suggested the adjournment of the necting to some date when all who wished might be present. The outgoing committee with the as

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM EUROPE AND STRAITS.

ME Company's Steaniship,

"LISBON MARU," Consigneon of Cargo are hereby informed having arrived from the above Ports, that the Goods are boing landed and placed at their risk in the Hozaion & GODOWNB At Kowloon, where each consign: KOWLOON WHARF & GoDown Courante ment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery own be ontslund as soon a the Goods are lauded.

Optional Goods will be carried on unlear instructions are given to the contrary be

urship service. This has now been over the native States to native sistance of two others am in foro NOON, TO-DAY.

brought to a definite deci-ion by the resolve of the Australian Government to tag prate with Great Britain and the other Dominions in the matter. It is estimated that not less than Ata is required for this period, the laks of the money being required

to establish bases en route.

Finger Prints for Bank De-

pasitors

T

H

office,

but

back into the priceless thing of all was the circulation of a typewritten sheet (drawn up in

else about this. Keep it dark, won't camera) telling the members for whom to vote. ("But don't tell anyone

Goods not cleared by the 15th March. 1921, will be subject to rent.

administration and doing without formed) voted itself British administration was untenable and would constitute almost a betrayal of the people. The great cause of the present dificulties was the establish. which unfitted the people of India to ment of a system of western education

work upon raw material and so increase the prosperity of their own You?"). Seeme to me, Sir, that we hoognized. No claims will be admitted

country.

are getting back into the dark ages here in Hongkong when no association of ex-servicemen can be captured by: that people should have some reason A CAUCUS. It is also rather significant

to associate two big hongs with Legion wire-pulling. Being a member of the British Legion, which is calculated to cement still; I dislike to publicly acelain: further the relations between Britain our unworthiness and only do so in and Japan.

the hope that fellow members will pause to consider whether all is well.. In an association of which one of the

ime is to keep alive good fellowship! of other days one expects to find everything, above board, as least officially. Is it true that our associú- ton has only been kept going so long a view of the Prince of Wales visit? People say so but perhaps they are wrong.

TURKISH ENVOY.

Mr. Tokutawa, responding to the A persons dealing with the Ameri toust of Japan, said the forthcoming Can Postal Saving Bank must, by a

momentous visit of the Prince of w rule have their fing F prints Wales to Japan, which was keenly taken. This precaution is being taken awaited throughout the Country, tbe protection of paying coupled with the renewal of the stmasters and clerks as well as of Alliance embodied in the new pact riepositors, Finger prints must be tant, not only when an account is opened, but, for comparison of im pressions, whenever interest or paincipal is pa d. Introduced on eu wile a scale outside of its employ. ment by the police in criminal coary, it inkly before long to load its

PARI, March 7. application to newly-born babies, and Youssouf Kemal, who has just the filing of linger or loot prints with arrived in Marseilles, state to a This step is as representative, not only that rertificates of birth. atrongly' favoured by some medical he will represent Angora but the whole authoritica obviating

of the Turkish people in the next future encertainty of identification

conversations. Turkey, having decided to throw back the invader energetic- Typewriting Music.

ally, will also prove that she takes The invention report d

from every opportunity, which she can to Prague, of a typewriter for printing terminare the war. He considers that

sic would have received a warm

the Franco-Turkish Agreement ie a we come from Sir Arthur Sullivan. preluda of the wettlement of the who frequently lamented the hard situation in the Near East, which is Jalur of a composer in setting down | dominated above all by the Turkish Lis seure (observes the Morning Post question. Youssouf hopes that after The literary man, he pointed out, can conversations with the authorities of avoid sheer manual labour in a am the Entente any doubt will disappear ber of ways; but to dirtate musical and that other powers will equally notation to a secretary proved im-appreciat the Pacific disposition of possible. Every note, " he said.

the Turkish people. must be written by your own hand there is no other way of getting it done and every pers means four or hve hundred folio pages of music, every erotebet and quaver of which

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ARMS FOR CHINA.

WASHINGTON, March 7, has to be written by the composer.

President Harding bas issued a And always with your ideas pages proclamation probibiting the ship and pages ahead of your pour overment of arms and munitions to China, wo led fingers."

Tigers and Lions.

TERMS OF NEW CONSORTIUM.

LONDON, March 6.

The "bagging" of his first tiger by the Prince (says the Morning Post) tus raised the question, is certainį In the House of Commons, raply- quarters, Ba E the comparative ing to Mr. Lestrange and Lt. Col. strength of tigers d lique. It seems Malone, Mr. Harmsworth emphasised to be fairly established that a tiger is that the conditions under which quicker than slow, but any advant loans might be made to t'hina by the age he might gain in the respect Consortium were not laid down by would be more than counterbalanced the British Government but were when he came to eloon grips with a contained in the new Consortium lion. This is not because the lion is agreement signed on November 15th, necessarily stronger than the t ger. 1920. The Government would not out chiefly because his throat is pro support other bauke and Guanciers tected by a thick mane. Tigers vary wishing to make loans to China if a great deal more in size than do these conflicted with the spirit or lions, and it is safe to say that so policy of the Consortium agreement. typical mall Sumatran tiger would stand a chance against an average lion. Mongolian tiges, in the other band, re bigger than ons, and a fight between the two would be a terrible spectacle.

Population of France.

statistics

Of all the official published in France non are more closely retiised then those affecting the birth and death rates) and the fires for the first six months of t year, while they are regarded as satisfactory for the present, are not rassuring for the future. There were over 424 000 births, against 348 000 destha The apparent progress is explained by the diminution in the number of deaths And not by an increase in the number of births which have. slightly decreased. Alter the there was a bogm in marriages, but this bas gives place to a serious slump for while there were

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MURDERED MISSIONARY.

WASHINGTON, March 7.

The State Department bis request. - ed China to take immediate steps with a view to the apprehension of the murderers of Dr. Skelton.

THE DAVIS CUP.

NEW YORK, March 7, Denmark has challenged for the Davis Cup.

STRIKE OVER.

WHERE TO ENJOY THE RESPITE.

Yours etc.,

ONLY NOW DISQUSTED.

CHILD'S CURIOSITY.

30-FOOT FALL INTO -STREET

FROM VERANDAH.

Rome

with an accident yesterday which may An 11-year old Chinese girl met

prove fatal. She was playing on the second floor verandah of No. 72,

when Wellington Street, noise in the street attract- ed her attention. She climbed to the verandah railings to see what was happening. Overbalancing she fell into the street below, a height of the hospital unconscious, and is not some 30 feet. She was removed to

yet out of danger..

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

WE brg to inform our

Customers

and cream will be resumed from TO- that deliveries of fresh milk MORROW, 9th just.

THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. Hongkong. March 8, 1922,

NOTICE.

THE EXAMINATION SERVICE

the Eastern and Western Entrance of the Port was withdrawn at 5 p.m. un the 7th Mareb, 1922.

C. W. BECKSMITH,

Commander R. N.,

Harbour Master, &c,

Hongkong, March 8, 1922.

HONGKONG HOTEL GRILL.

TRE ahore will be gain open at Breakfast time.

from TO MORROW (Thursday) at

Hongkong, March 3, 1922.

HONGKONG. HOTEL CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS REKEBY GIVEN that ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Hotel, Hongkong, on WED.

over 333,000. With house boys and cooks return-NESDAY, 15th March, 1922, of NOON,

marriges in the first six months ing to work, Hongkong citizens can

for the purpose of receiving the Report

By Order of the Board of Directora,

HN. BEAUREPAIRE

Becretary Hongkong, March 8, 1933.

of 1920 for the tame period last year look to enjoy respite from their of the Board of Directors, together the number was reduced to 239,000, labours. Naturally then our places with a Statement of Accounts for the The spretre of depopulation is, of entertainment will be heavily year ending 31st December, 1921, therefore, ever present and it is now patronised. One at least to ready admitted that war has no changed with a programme rich in enjoyment the national mentality, notwithstao- and interest, the Coron t Theatre, ding the serious efforts music by where a great Vitagraph feature film, organisations all over the country to "The Heart of Maryland" is now encourage the

birth rate. The showing. Deftly weaving romance departments in which depopulation is and history, love and war, this TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND abowo numbera ineteen, and these are notable production is the screen

OTHER" INSTITUTIONS. . always the same. They are all in the version of David Belasco's famous south. The north and the rast keep stage play of the American Civil War. ALL preliminary notices of forth up the honourable birth-raté records, A masterly story, "The Heart of comlag meetings, lectures and and the wost, which with

the Marylandie skilfully filmed. Many entertainment sent for insertion in exception of Brittany, was showing of the more spectacular scenes, the new columns of the China Mall signs of dimiolating populati n. in indued, were actually afaded in their are charged for at the rate of $1 each now giving proof of resistance. For historie settings. Headed by Catherine (as announces in May and Jure of the first time for a long perioda Calvert, the bus an unusually, dat year) providing that they do not department of Normandy is in deficit. strong one, even for a production go future if the ace in exceeded they Occupy, more than four lines. In There were over 9,000 more ambitious in its roops and so com- 431, bet paard Be the LavATERI alvorces in the flint ball of last year. plete in its achievement,

columna at the prevailing eatin

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Dou

seated within ten days of the steamar's goes and the Co's. representativer at an appointed hour on TUESDAY and FRIDAY. All claims oust bo pre

arrival harv, after which date they cannot after the goods have left the Godowns.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

Agents. Hongkong, March 8, 1922.

MAN-

WOMAN-

MARRIACE

HONGKONG

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

THE Vndorslaned have recived instruc tions to sell by Publid Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)

on

FRIDAY,

March 10, 1922, at 10.30 a.., at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Dee Vevas Road, Cernor of Ice House Stroet, Valuable Household Furalture,, and Sundries, Removed to Auction Room for convenience of Sale. Termos :-Cash on delivery.

BUGHE & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

!rom 4000UNT OF THE CONGERS ED),

MONDAY,

March 13, 1982, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Van Hond, Corner of Los Horse Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS AND TEAK- WOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS,

&.,

CARPETS,

500m Be Comprising:-

Dining Suites, Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chaira (new), Card and Occasional fables, Teakwood Twin Bedsteada, large and small Wardrobes, Dressing Tables and Chairs, Washstanda, &c. (fumed Teak wood), Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Dinner Services, Crockery, & Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, & Electro-plated Ware,

Electric Reading Lamps, Screens, Sundry Blackwood Furniture, Chaira, Cabinets, Pictures,

Also

1 Piano by Hocking.. (Fall Particulars from Oatalogue). Terms: Caab on delivery.

HUGHES & BOUGR, Auctioneers,

Hongkong, March 8, 1929

HOTEL.

TEA DANSANT.

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY,

*

5 P.M. 7 P.M.

WILL

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AND THE

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IN LATEST JAZZ SONGS.

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AND

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TABLES MAY BE RESERVED.

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Floor

Cloths, Towels,

Dusters, Bed and Table Linen, Blankets,

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