1922-06-07 — Page 1

MOUTRIE'S

NOW DAVE

A

PORTABLE

VICTROLA

The China Mail.

ESTABLISHED

June 7, 1922, Temperature 78.

Barometer 20.55

No. 18,586. 三拜四 號七月六年二十二百九千一英

BUSINESS NOTICES

Victrola

VICTRÓLA NA, 19

As easy to carry as a traveling bag

:է

You can take this new Victrola with you wherever you go. Small, portable, exceptionally convenient, it is at the same time a perfected musical instrument playing any Victor Record.

The new Victrola No. 50, is an ideal traveling companies. ready at a moment's notice and bringing no end of pleasure to your camping trip or your visit to friends.

Come in and let us demonstrate its compactness. convenience and excellence as an instrument.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD. Exclusive Agents

HAWTHORNE & PEARSON

(LATE OF SAVILE ROW, LONDON.)

LADIES & GENTLEMEN'S TAILORS.

Beg to LOUNGE

announce that they are now producing SUIS from 265.00, cat and fash goarantéel A visit is cordially invited.

$

ENTRANCE 1 Union Building (First Floor) Opposite General Post Office,

Hongkong.

P. Q. Box 530.

Etd. 1992. WINDSOR BROS. TOL.509. Dismond Mounters and Manufacturing, Jewellers, Masonic Jewellery & Speciality. Repairs neatly executed. 20, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

MEE WAH KNITTING & DYEING CO.

General Koltter & Dyer. Manufacturers of Woolen Binzleta. Jerseya, Sweater & all kinds of Underwear.

Manager :—YEUNG POKWAN.

No. 6-18, Causeway Bay.

We are manufacturers of

Fell Eats, Straw Hats,

Lines Hats, Topees, etc.

Telophană 2303.

Manufactured in

HONGKONG by the

NAM YUET HAT FACTORY

29-30, Faszkiem Boad

DONNELLY & WHYTE,

Tal 836,

WINE MERCHANTS.

ENGLISH MADE

Tel 638,

"STERLING SILVER"

WARE

is now being displayed

AT

ULLMANN & CO.

HONGKONG

Rainfall 0.04 inch.

184

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 1922,

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reucer's Service to the China Mail)

TROUBLED IRELAND.

-BELFAST CLAIMS "GLORIOUS VICTORY."

ANOTHER SKIRMISH ANTICIPATED.

LONDON, Jule 6-

Humidity 36.

Jane 7, 1921, Temperature 80.

K. FUJIYAM

Photographer.

No. 10 Queen's Road Central

Hongkong..

Temporary Office,

Matsubara Hotal

Tel 405

日二十月五戌壬歲年一十國民準中 PRICE, $9.00 Per Month.

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's closing rate 2/6 9/16.

To-day's opening case 26 5/16,

The

14

REPARATIONS TANGLE.

GORDIAN KNOT FOR LLOYD GEORGE.

PARIS, June 6.

The calming Europesa waters have been again The citizens of Belfast to-day are very cheerful, today's meeting of the Reparations Commission to troubled by the announcement of the postponement of hailing the Fettigo affair as “a glorious victory" and discuss reduction of the German indemnity. Behind anticipating the speady expulsion of the irregulars from the postponement is believed to be a deadlock between their stronghold at the Beileek salient where the ta of the British troops is more formidable as the Belleek the international bankers committee and the allied triangle is not merely more extensive bat more easily Governments, on the subject of the granting of a loan" defended. The base extends eight miles along the

to Germany whereon Germany's recently promised Northern shore of Lough Eraz. An ancient fort situated reforms were made conditional. The bankers evidence in Donegal garrisoned by irregulars and fring a green

a dariachination to father a large loan while the present dag commands the town of Balleek. Belfast people high figure of the reparations prejudices the chances of ita claim that it is impossible for Ulster to exercise payment and France as the largest, beneficiary under authority over Belleek while irregulars hold the fort the reparations do not consent to a reduction of her Stout resistance is expersed as the defenders lost no claim without corresponding advantages the nature of time in building sandbag defences against the which is at present unrevealed. pipsqueaks which damaged the morale of the defenders |

of Pettigo.

BRENN N'S AIR INVENTION,

REPORTS OF SUCCESS SLIGHTLY PREMATURE.

THE IRISH ELECTION.

LONDON, Jesz 6. Surprises contained in the Irish nominations now being received will be the contests for Dublin City, Dublin County, and the National University. The

LONDON, Jane 6. pro-treatyite Darrell Figgis, secretary of the constitu The newspaper reports of the success of the tion drafting committee appears as an independent Brannan helicopter (see early cables) were apparently.. candidate for County Dablin where Johnson, secretary premature. Mr. Brennan jo an interview at Alderphot of the Inch Labour Party is also standing. Alderman said the machine had not yet been out of the shed and O'Neill, Lord Mayor of Dublin, T.D. Dermat and Alfred would not be tested till the Autume. It was impossible Byrne (formerly a member of the House of Commons) to tell from experiments with a model whether a fail- who are protrestyites are beth standing as unattached size machine would fulfil the Air Ministry's conditions, independents for the middle division of Dablin City. The Star however, learns that while the Air Ministry The ful number of coalition candidates who are all does not yesconsider the machine perfected, remarkable sitting members, including the Countess Markiewicz, has prægreis has hace made towards solving the problem of nominated for each of the Daba constituencies vertical fight..

LATER

The Irish nominations show that with the exception

LATER

of De Valer, Stack, Finlan Lynch and Beaslai every į £50,000 reward for a successful helicopter is still open.

It is officially stated that the Air Ministry's offer of Dail leader, pro-treaty or anti-treaty will have to go to

the poll De Valera (owing to the withdrawal of four independents) secured walkover in County Clare. Thirty of the presen: Dal members have been re-elected in six uncontested constituencies.

CONTINENTAL ROYAL WEDDING.

DUKE OF YORK AT BELGRADE.

BELGRADE, June 6. Dense crowds at the station'approaches welcomed the Royalties arriving for the wedding of Princess Mary of Roumania and King Alexander of Jugo Navia, including the Duke of York. Notabilities on the platform includ- ed King Alexander, who warmly greeted the Date of York. Subsequently the Duke of York drove in the same carriage as the King through cheering crowds in the streets to the palace. A constant stream of boats is arriving with crowded viwitos. A big steamer with the Royal delegation and a military band leaves to- morrow to meet the Royal bride, while three seaplanes will meet the Royal yacht bringing their Rumanian Majesties at Dubravics and head the procession to Belgrade.

HENRY FORD'S LATEST.

SELF-STARTER FOR PRESIDENCY,

DETROIT, June 6.

It is stated that Henry Ford has privately intimated that he wenld be willing to stand for the Presidency if the people of the United States desired, but he would not spend say money to bring about nomination or election.

JAPANESE CABINETS BESIG VATION.

LONDON, June 6.

The announcement that Tokyo's cabinet has re- step of unanimously passing a resolution instructing the 'gned follows reports that the Diet took the unprecedent- military authorities drastically to cut down expenditure.

ed

ENGINEERING SHOPS AL-EPEN

BUT NOT MUCH WORK YET.

LONDON, June 6. Following the ballot amongst the forty seven unions in favour of resumption of work the engineering works do the Clyde and in other distrials recpened to day hat comparatively few men were engaged as sufficient work will not be available for the majority for two or three montbe

AEROPLANE DIS STER.

SOVIETS AND THE CHURCH.

BIG HAULS OF GOLD AND JEWELS.

LONDON, June 6. In addition to the protest against the Soviets per- aecution of the Church mentioned on May 31, sams ecclesiastical authorities in Britain are endeavoring to BROTHER'S WARNING UNHEEDED. ascertain the possibility of sending a representative to Moscow to attend the trial of Tikhon. Moscow an

LONDON Juna, 6. nounces the arrests of the Metropolitan of Petrograd

Carnoll, the victâta in the Channel areoplane disaster and the Archbishops of Mobileff and Irkutsk It adds was a French, business man, whom his brother vainly that Church treasures appropriated for the purposes of tried to disenade from ging to Paris. Ha brother was famine relief in forty-two provinces up to May 26 includ-board the cross channel steamer which went to render ed 700 lbs. of gold, 460,000 lbs. of silver, 15,000 assistance. diamonda, 3,800 pearls and 30,000 other jewels.

VIGOROUS AMERICAN PROTEST.

NEW YORK June 7,

STRAIT: GOVERNOR HAS TALK WITH H. M.

LONDON, Jane 6.

The Episcopal church of the United States has The King gave an audience; to Sir Laurence. cabled Lenin entering a vigorous protect against the Guillemard, Governor of the Straits Settlements, attack on the whole russian church in the person of Tikhon declaring that the christ an conscience of America cannot tolerate such a

wrong.

GERMANY AND EUSSIA.

>PARIS, June 7,

A message from Moscow states that members of the German consulate and also a party of German trade representatives have arrived in Petrograd and are } already in touch with Rain indastisal agricultural

CBIIWARL

CIL LIAN BUSSELIA; ACTRESS.

New York, Jane 6,75 This death has occurred of the "wellknowu actress: Lilian Rome, otherwise Liza, A..P., Moore.

ANOTHER TKHĹTY BIG ED.

Priorz June The Paris and Cresho":

BUSINESS NOTICES

Aeromac

Waterproof.

is the highest class coat of Its kind, and no attempt has been made to cheapen it at the expense of its quality.. The cut is perfect and the finish a delight, the utmost care being given to all details.

GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY

WATERPROOF.

MACKINTOSH

& CO., LTD. Men's Wear Specialists. Alexandra Building,"

Des Voeux Road

To obtain immunity from assaults and the sttendant dangers of the bites by MOSQUITOES & SANDFLIES

***

MOSQUITOL

An infallible preventive against the bites of mosquitoes and other insects. A little rabbed on the exposed parts will keep them away. Sprinkled on the bed or pillow drives me quitoes away and enable you to sleep in the hot weather without nets. Its application will also instantly slay the irritation censed by the bites or stings of insects generally Guaranteed not to injure the most delicate skin, Lowever often it is used. MALE AND SOLD BY

PHARMACY

THE

(FLETCHER & CO., LTD.)

Queen's Bond Central,

PO WAH HAT MANUFACTURING

2

CO., LTD.

First and Largest Bat Factory to be establebed in Chi Sau thai Po 121, Thi La Strach. Tel. 885- Office:-178, De Vosar Bond (Opposite World Thestra) Tel. 3579. WHY BUY FOREIGN GOODS ? HELP US AND HELF LOCAL INDUSTRY. LATEST STYLISH HATS.

PO WAH HAT MANU FACTURING CO., LTD.

MASAGZE:-Wony Won Fu

ECONOMY IN UCAL

Pachsen Lamp Cool stands for economy in Coal vaine All Icp Conly have a large percentage

COD

of Anst which a PRACTICALLY WASTE The dust in PCCHUKA La.mp barns into Lampe B 300 as they are cart into beners Fackoen lamp coaf boom gramsally and is therefore a decided LOONOMY.

HIN G IT ch Coal Merchants & Contractors. . 9:40's Eoad Central Tel Fo

Bole Agenta far Frch We stock in"ear godowns 22 pradas of other Faches (Can).

84, Quam's Boad, Central.

Com

Cable silirem Hadrator

WING HING

FIRST CLASS TAILOR Experienced Cutter, Perfect Fit Guaranteed Orders executed abortest Notico PRICE LOWEST:

THE

YUEN

Telephone 1417.

WO STORE. Harbour Repairers.

Engineering & Building Contractory, General Repairers & Shipchandlers Office No. 3, Tung Man Street, Phone_2560, Workshop, Canton Boad, Kowloon, Phone K. 781.

Prop. T. L LEUKG.

Kiziger K. C. LEUNG."

GINS & LIQUEURS

FROM

ERVEN LUCAS BOLS..

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & 00., LTD.,

15, Queen's Road Central,

Tel 75.

VACATION TRIP.

HONGKONG SHAMSHUI-WUCZOW.

t

"In the splendid and luxuriously appointed 500 on to “KONG NING" between Bengkung, Shamabui, thie Fung through d LOVELIEST SCENERY ON THE WEST RIVER evoke

SPLENDID 1st and 2nd class passenger serpmeyninting, harg and airy berth cabios on upper deck; no port holes, but inngo my

ndows; fitted throughout with elatris light so

Kong Fing:

8 #KONG NINAZ

Hound trips occupying 5 days; including scale and t

on board at Wuchów : 26.00,

For further partiendari apply

BANKER & 10: