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The

Victrola

plays all your

favourite

1

Music.

The China Mail.

August 11, 1929, Temperature

Barometer 2087

No. 18,843

X47

號二十月八年二十二百九千一英”

BUSINESS I TIDES

On a hot summer's day

|

In a comfortable hammock, with a Victrola by your side playing your favorite music.. That's the best way of resting your mind and body.'

You can have many such days at home, or away with the Fictrola!

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INTERWOVEN

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Manufactured in

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General Kaltter & Dyer.

Manufacturers of Woollen Bufets, Jerseys, Bweiter

all kinds of Underwear,"

No. 8-18, Causeway Bay.

Manager: YEUNG POKWAN.

Telephone 1301.

Humidity

August 12, 1921, Temperature 80.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1922, ACHAR£X£4—12*##

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail)"

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's eloning ret: 2/6 9/16. To-day oppsing tab

REPARATIONS CONFERENCE →

THORNY PROBLEMS STILL.

Losno, August 11.

In the courie of conversations between Mt. Llor George. M. Poincnte und M. Théunis, who, brakes

ogilart number ten Dowing Street definite Bulbs proposals drafted yesterday evening were submitted et alternatives to M. Poincare's proposals, The premiers Free direnesion thereof in the afternoon. As rege ́t le seport that Britain ngreed to the ctitute of the

man customs it is authoritatively stated that the committee maridy recommended a stricter carrying outg existing stargaming. While the committee expressed the epibica that taking over the state forests and mi of the Rub was economically impossible it admits the possibility of Germany making deliveries of timber t be restoration of the dira:fated regions.

THREE PREMIERS WRESTLE TOGETHE

LATER

For seven hours today Mr. Lloyd Georg Poincare and M. Theunis together wrestled with thorny problems on which the conference deadlocks basing their discureicns on the new British draft-relat to conditions for the granting to Germany of the posed moralerium which draft is said to be absolut hasel on the report cf the experts committee. Robert Ilone was summoned for a consultation at: afternoon session.

It cannot fairly be said that an agreement is th sight... The position is that certain suggested-modifie tione have been referred back to the committee report. The experts are therefore re-desembling and Treasury to-night and it is hoped that they wili ba to submit a report to the three premiera to more morning. Mr. Lloyd George in the evening bonfer lengthily with Signor Schanzer.

GERMAN REPUBLIC,

THIRD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED:

BERLIN, August 11.

On the occasion of the third anniversary of the pro mulgation of the Republican constitution, government buildings and many private houses were be flagged. The President ieued a manifesto saying that heavy storms baci swept over the young republic, Units, right and liberty had been threatened but their firm bope in the salvation of Germany and the world would not be abandoned. The President, members of the Cabinet, officials and military, officers assembled and decorated the Reichstag. They clipered for the Republic, the -Fatherland nod the Nation and listened to a patriolic speech by the Premier warmly appealing for social co- operation in the work of reconstraction and urging pursuit of the path of justice in foreign policy. It was noteworthy that Bavarian state buildings were not flagged.

CHI TESE MISSION TO HABUL.

SIMLA, August 11. The Chinese mission to Kabul is returning to Chins, and will leave Kabul immediately.

TEN MEN MISSING.

** Lomios, August 11.

The Admiralty sounces that in men are missing" from the cruiser Raleigh" and it is presumed that they are dead. The crew is sailing for Liverpool to-day. AMERICAN HELP OFFERED.

WASHINGTON, August 11. Admiral Pakenboni gracefully declined the United tates Navy Department's Ster of nazistance to the

Raleigh" as her personnel has landed safely.

-CRUISÈR'S CONDITION.

Halifax, August 11.

Six of the crew of the "Raleigh" feriched when the engine com was flooded. The "Raleigh" with a great hole in her tanks in resting two hundred yarde from the shore. Her bow waterline is entmerged two Fect.

IXPLCSION ON WH TE STAR LINER,

•~ SEVERAL CASUALTJES AMONGST CREW.

Loxoos, August 11. Anxiety in regard to the White Star liner Adriatic" bound from Liverpool to New York has been aroused by wireless mostages 10ceived in America reporting a bad explosion in the mmber three hold three hundred miles of Portland (Mains). The lirer was. proceeding slowly and might need assistance later. However sho-wirelessed “Everything o.k. No assistance required."

NEW YORK, August 11.

Two of the crew were killed, five seriously injured and ons is missing as a result of the Adriatic" ex plosion. The scusel is going nt fall speed to New York-- with nine hundred patzengese

A DREAM REALISED:

OLLER BEARINGS FOR RAILWAY COACHES.

Loxoon, August 11.

A dream of the railway engineers is believed to have been realised, railway coaches running on roller bearings which pased their tests on the Great Eastern railway promising economy in wear and tear of the permanent way and lecomotives and saving twenty five per cent in

Bitherto Experiments bace failed owing to the impossibility of securing a metal capable of standing the strain but improvements in the manufacture of steel since the war have solved the problem.

́ ́AMERICAN TÄRIFT FIGHT.

PRESIDENT STEPS IN.

WASHINGTON, August 11. President Harding Las intervened in the Eight in the anato over the Texible tariff provisions. He summoued a number of senators to the White House and emphasised the desirability of elasticity in the tariff during the present shifting world conditions,

THE DOLLAR DIRECTORY\CO

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BUSINESS NOTICES

Summer PYJAMAS

weight

KNEE LENGTH & SHORT SLEEVES

(as Huetration).

The most comfortable sleeping suit sultry-nights?

white check cotton cloth

$4.75 per cult

Plain while Aertex Cellular cloth

38.50 per sult,

Plain colours in light weight Zephyr.

$0.50 per sult.

A LARGE SELECTION OF FULL LENGTH, FYJAMAS.

*

MACKINTOSH

* CO., LTD.

Men's Wear Specialists...

Alexandra Bulsding,

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COOKROACHES are constant darger to you they spica dangerous diseases by contaminating your food. Rid your home of thems

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It is eficient and: simple to use--try a tink

70 cents. Price........

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THE

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FROM

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DONNELLY & WHYTE.

WINE MERCHANTS.

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