1922-03-25 — Page 5

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1922.

TO-DAY'S

CABLES.

(Rnder's Service to

theChina Mal)

PACIFIO TREATY.

RATIFIED BY SENATE

BIG MAJORTE G

www

WANKINGTON, March 25.

The Senate has ratified the Pacific treaty by 67 votes to 27.

IRISH TENSION. .......

"LONDON CONFERENCE CALLED.

LONDON, March 24. In view of the gravity of recent events in Ireland the Government has telegraphed requesting Mr. Collins and Sir James Craig to come to London for a tripartite examination of every aspect of the situation

CATHOLIC LEADER DEAD.

PARTS, March 24. The death has occurred of M. Denys Cochin, one of the leaders of the French Catholics.

HOME LABOUR TROUBI-ES.

ENGINEERING LOCKOUT IMMINENT.

KRIPTARD STRIKE CALLED.

LONDON, March 24.

The engineering ballot mentioned resulted in 49,503 votes for acceptance | of the employers' demand and 164,759 against. The result will probably be slockout of all the unions in bulk.

The engineering dispute originated over question of overtime." The Amalgamated Engineering Erion contend that, it is entitled to a voice in determining the amount a: d conditions of overtime under the agreement of September, 1920. The Union declares that the question is of vital import- "ance to labour in view of the enormous amount of engineering unemployment. The employers claim full discretion in ordering overtime, and describe the Union's claim as interference with managerial functions, making the issue whether the industry is to be carried on upon a Soviet basis or upon the basis of private enterprise.]

SHIPYARD STRIKE.

LONDON, March 25.

The delegate conference of shipyard unions has decided that shipyard workers shall cease work on Tuesday evening pending the result of the ballot unless the employers extend the notices of the redaction operating on Wednesday.

[A London Catle dated March 18 states: The shipbuilding negotiations bave broken down. The employers insisted on a ballat with a recommenda tion of acceptance of the terms. The workers' delegates agreed to a ballot but refused to be bound by stipulations, thus causing a deadlock.]

CARTRIDGE FACTORY EXPLOSION.

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES.

"PRECAUTIONS UTTERLY DISREGATT) 3).”

LONDON, March 24.

Knowles and Chadwick, owner and manager respectively of the cartridge factory where an explosion recently occurred killing eighteen girls, were charged at Tipton with manslaughter. A representative of the public prose cutor declared that precautions for the safety of the young girl workers were atterly disregarded. The work. of breaking up ammunition was not dangerous if ordinary care were taken, but the girls were not searched and they wore nailed boots on a floor of concrete strewn with powder. There was a stove in the shop in which soldering irons were bested. The nineteenth victim of the explosion has died.

·INDIA'S FINANCE S.

DEFICITS REDUCED.

DELI, March 24.

The deficit for the current year has been reduced nearly £3,000,000 the result of and the deficit for the coming year about £2,000,000 adoption of an amendment in the final stage of the finance bill permitting utilisation as revenue of certain money otherwise applied to cancellation of paper currency:

SPECIAL CABLE.

STRAITS SLUMP.

SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT DETECTED.

China Mail SPECIAL.]

SINGAPORE, March 24. At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce the chairman said that last year was disastrous for Singapore trade but signs of improve

ment were evident.

THOSE MOTOR TAXIS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. A.. Jobard, seting agent of the Messageries Maritimes takes charge of the Hongkong Agency,

*The Fraya marder trial jury has been exempted from criminal trial service for a period of three years.

According to Command Orders, Board will shortly report on the safety of the 30 yards range on the north side of Kennedy Road.

A smoking concert will be held on Saturday, April 8, in the Voinateer Defence Corps Headquarters to bid farewell to Lieut. and Quartermaster W. Higby who is retiring from the Corpe after long service

The businessman who is to provide Hongkong with a service of motor- cycle-taxia is a Chine Mail reporter Saturday finds the Comouet and discovered this morning, leaving for the Kowloon Theatre each showing thome next week to hurry them along exceptions attractions, the former Marshall Neilan's" Go and Get It:"" Ten Shatankok women hired a and the latter Mary Fickford in "The dinghy yesterday afternoon to take Hoodlum them to Fanchan to gather shell-fish.. When they had reached the middle.

TO-MORROW'S REGATTA,

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

- NOTICE.

after

|

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

To-morrow (Sunday) the Victoria Recreation Club are holding their last scratch "regatta of the sessot, when prizes won at the former seatch and her Saturday the 15th A SMOKING CONCRET will be beld on SATURDAY, 8th April, regattas will be dirixibuted. The Agent of the Messeraries Maritimes will in the Hongkong Volunteer Defenos Corps Headquarters to bid farewell to public are cordially invited to attend. take charge of the Hongkong Agency.

Lieut. and Quartermaster. W. Higby A launch will leave Murray Pier at

who is retiring from the Corps after 10 am. to convey competitors and

long service Any members and friends who wish to attend can obtain spectators to Black Bonker Point

tickets from the Headquarter Thin and tea tickets may be bad at

Sergeants Mess at $2.50 each or from $1.50 each from the bar boy at the

Members of the Committes: - Club, and must be purchased by this evening.

A Now Market Street shopkeeper walking along Tanglay Street about 1.15 pm, yesterday on his way to Winglok Street, to pay some bills, when he was suddenly accosted by a man who threw papper in his eyes. He was severely saulted by at least three men, who relieved him of $499.69 in cash.

B. RODENFUSER,

Aating Agent, Hongkong, Harch 25, 1922.

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

LL preliminary notices of forth- coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in the news columns of the China Mail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each, (as announced in May and June of last year) providing that they do not occups more than four lines. future if fils space is exceeded they will be placed in the adverthing columna at the prevalling rates.

HONGKONG "HOTEL

SPECIAL. ANNOUNCEMEKT

CARNIVAL NIGHT.

FANCY DRESS

DINNER DANSANT. (Pancy' or evezing dress optional) W.DNESDAY March 29th.

WILL

HENDER

AND THE

JAZZ BAND

Dancing 8 p.m. 12 Midnight. Table Plan (Rorms & Balcony may be seen in the reception Office.)

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

DINNER DANSANT

TO-NIGHT

WILL HENDER

AND THE

JAZZ BAND

+

TELEPHONE HANDBOOK.

NOW ON SALE

AT

The PUBLIBBING OFFICES, DOLLÁR DIRECTORY. Co.

5. Wyndhẩm Street.

and

Messrs. BREWER & Co., Queen's Road.

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL”

Contains all the News of the Week,

PKICK

25 cts. PER COPY

Domestic Occurrences Leading Articles Hui-Tai Decree Local and General Stolen Daggers.. Strike Seguel Company Meetings Correspondence

CONTENTS,

PAGE

J. Rodger A. M. Thornbil C. Bond A. McKirdy G. Duncan

J. H. Ramsay W. Badge V. Sorby J. W. Gloyn M. Manuk F. L. Cook G. Everest

B. C. Witchel J. A. E. Bullock.

Members of the Committee are asked to stand at the Volunteers Head Quarters at 6 pm. on WEDNESDAY 29th March for the purpose of making final arrangements.

Hongkong, March 25, 1922.

NIPPON YUSEN KAIBELL.

NOTICE TO CONSIÜKMES

From EUROPE and STRAITS.

|HE Company's Steamship,

BOSTON MARU, having arrived from the abors Ports, Consignees of Cargo are boroby informed z their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Boracore KOWLOON WHayy & Godown COMPARTY GODEWI at Kowloon, where anche consign- ment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery me be obtained as HOOG, ME the Gooda are landed.

Optional Goods will be carried on unles instructions are given to the contrary be- fore Nous, TO-DAT

Goods not cleared by the 31st March, 1922 will be subject to rent.

Lon

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for stamination by the Conalgona's and the Co.'s representatives at an appoint- ed hcer on TUESDAY 2nd FRIDAY. All claims must be presented wikilo of the steamer's arrival hare, after which date they met be recognized. No claims be admitted | after the goods have left the Godowns.

• NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA.

Agents.

N

Hoogkong, March 24, 1992

VEREENIGDE KEDERLANDSCHE

SCHEEPVAART-MAATSCHAPPT (United Netherlands Navigation Ca)

HOLLAND-OOST AZE LUN. (Holland-East Asia Line.) NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

From AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG,

and GENOA

The SS. "TJISONDARI ** && "THIBODAS"

8.S. "Tibodas having arrived from Shanghai with the targo of E

Thandari," Consignees are notised that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extin bazardous Godowns of the Hoogkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co, Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves deli very may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 31st March, 1922, will be subject to real

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godos, where they will be examined on the 30th March, 1922, at 10 AM by Mora. Goddard & Dongisa."

Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by the undersigned in any case whatever.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned

by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

General Agents.

Hongkong, March 24, 1922.

1 Desperate Burglar

PAGE

18

JAVA PACIFIO LIJN.

NOTICE TO. CONSIGNEES.

1-6 Shatin Shooting Inquiry.

1971

From SAN FRANCISCO.

6 Late Mr. A. H. Crew

7-9 Strike: Review

9

8

British Legion er

Piano Recital

10-11 Former Seamen's Leader ..11-12 Pray's Marder

Mr. Lau Chu-Pak Resigns....12 Fanling Caddies Funeral

Our Finances Unfriendly Friend· Tam Market Report Hostile Crowd Marchant Bobbed Frisse's Visit Official News

Capt. Frystt Memori Br-Active Servicemen Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.. Hongkong Trade

Rev. C. B. Shann and Howes Ltd

of this harbour, the vessel suddenly Y. K Wong and C. H. Tam are lear wrang a fák saẻ sank. Bir of the ing for Peking via Shanghai by the women sad the bostanan were zearned P. & 0, steamer Ealym to mpre by the crew of a passing junk, but the sent the Hongkong Univerady others were drowned. Their bodies Christian Association at the For

the Wo Wars IRCOTd by the police launching 11th C

vicinity the same evening.

gi Paurie's Memory Children's Corner

St. Paul's College

The Strike at Kowloon Local Chanty Banas

Trade With Anekavdia

.12

Legislative Cosine;]

1

.13

Sir Everard Fraser Dead

.13

"Day of Help**

18

Thres Motor Cam."

.13

Kowloon Problerás

Auction Bridgs Company Report Warning Foreigners Armed Robbery Peak Wedding Special Cables Nanyang Brothers Sport

Track and

The & S. JIṀALAK®

S. 8. *TJIBODAS,”

8.8. Tjibodat haring aired from Shemsi

with the....cargo of mx-

Datill. 'Tyisalsk,”- coDEEZOOL · KIS ·

ed that, all Goods are being landa) hair risk into the hamedous and for

artes barurdous Godown of the Bougkong and Howloon Wharf and Godown Com Leder whites and/or from the wbkzvan defirscy may be obtine 122 alipore Good pot riested by the Slat Macon, 2815

Will be subject to prati utc

All brokan, chaled and damaged. ngen are to be left in the Godowns they will be "amined no the March 1991, 4t 15 cm by lo Goddard & Dongles:

Chaims against the sterner

printed in writing within ten days

will not be recugui

„No Fire InsureTOR A the understrood fo any

Bills of L

PAN LUB

NOTICES

LANE, CRAWFORD LTD

WE HAVE JUST BE CHIVED

CONSIGNMENT OF SOLID LEATHER.

BRIEF CASES

WITH 1, 2,

3 or 4 POCKETS.

SIZES 10" X 15" AND" 11" x 16"

A LARGE

ATTACHE

ALSO

SELECTION OF SUIT CASES,

CASES, BLOUSE CASES, ETC

INSPECTION INVITED.

LANE, CRAWFORD LTD.

20% DISCOUNT

OFF

DANCE

RECORDS

AT

ANDERSON'S

(OPPOSITE CITY HALL) TEL. 1329.

THE BLUE BIRD

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

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

a-nice Ice-cream Sendy.

Have you tasted our Steaming Hot Coffee, or Hot Malted Milk ?-If not, it is time

Sole Agents:-

Suzuki & Co.

SAKURA

you should.

BEER

Alexandra Buildings.

Tel 468 467.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD

(TER EUROPEAN GARAGE/

Open and Closed

CARS FOR

482

TEL.

2552

HIRE

In Hongkong and Kowloon TEL.

482

8552

“KING GEORGE IV.” WHISKY,

AINOS TOP NOTCH_

OF SCOTCH.

BIPE IN YEARS.

RARE IN QUALITY.

The Distillers Company,

Limited.

Edinburgh.

BOLL AGENTES

GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.