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September 1, 1929, Temperature 79.

Barometer 20 64

No. 18.660. 五拜素 𫘝一 * 九二十二点力千一英

BUSINESS NOTICES

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HAWTHORNE & PEARSON

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and

Breeches Makers

2 Queen's Buildings,

PUN

Ice House Street.

(Opposite Café Wiseman)

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35, Queen's Road Central,

The NEW EDISON

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EDISON MUSIC STORE

We are manufacturers of

Felt Bats, Straw Hats,

Linen Hate, Topcos, etc.

--

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Manufactured in

HONGKONG by the

NAM YUET HAT FACTORY, 29-30, Ahanklan Road.

MEE WAH KNITTING & DYEING CO.

General Knitter & Dyar.

Manakoturers of Woollen Singlets, Jerzeys, Bweaters â all kinds of Underwear.

Manager :-YEUNG POKWAN,

No. 6-18, Causeway Bay,

Telephone 1301.

DONNELLY & WHYTE.

WINE MERCHANTS.

Tel 680,

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THE INTERNATIONAL SHIRT CO.

Head Office: 79 Wyndham Street 2nd Floor. (Opposite Central Police Station.) Tel. 4166, -

Dealers in all kinds of High-class Silk Fhirts,. Collars, Necktion and Pyjamas for Gentlanian. AND ALSO

Chiomises, Skirts, Wrappers, Barfs, Veils, and Night-gowns for Ladies ALSO MADE TO ORDER MODERATE PRICE `-

PROMPT DELIVERY. Manager: EMILIO."KAU

Mail.

Humidity 92.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1922,

FINANCIAL

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

PANIC

14

BERLIN..

PAPER MONEY NOT PRINTED FAST ENOUGH,

to

September 1, 192), Temperature

日十初月七戌壬大曲

THE DOLLAR,

To-day's closing rato 2/8 11/16,

To-day's opening rabo 5/6 11/16]

REPARATIONS,

COMMISSION RESOLVES,

PARIS, August 31.

BERLIN, September 1, There has been a nervous tention during the past The Reparations Commission ananimously adopted few days and the suspensa has naturally not been Belgian resolution postponing discussion of the diminished by the crop of alarmist rumours circulating moratorium demand until the commission has completed amongst the newspapers and elsewhere regarding the scheme for a radical reform of German, finances; but Allies' intentions. Endless lines of motorcars and in order to give time for the preparation and execution carriages are drawn up at the large banks and there are of these measures, Germany is authorised to pay the crowds inside, some of whom are nervously enquiring hatalments das to the end of 1922 in six-month how the dollar and sterling stand. Others are seeking treasury bills backed by agreed guarantees, or failing withdraw money to meet end of the month agrement regarding these guarantees by a deposit of settlements, wage payment etc. Scenos occurred gold in a foreign bank acceptable to Belgium, to whom in several (cases when banks were unable to meet these payments are assigned. The resolution refers to requests owing to the scarcity of paper currency with the fact that Germany has lost all her credit at home the demand for which the printing works were recently and abroad and the mark has fallen to a threw thousandth uuable to cope. The managers made attempts to mollify of its value. It specifies that the reform sobema their customers and explained that the Reichebank aforementioned atall provide a balancing budget, intended to print higher denominations, probably a monetary reforms, and the issue of internal and external". Londred thousand marks, in order to ease the technical cans, with a view to consolidate the financial situation difficulty occasioned by the present rate of issue, namely and provide a reduction of Germany's external obliga- four milliards daily. In the meantime the banks issue ions, if the governmenta represented on the commission Reichsbank cheques in order to evade actual refusal to previously consent. pay. A strong force of police had to be requisitioned in Berlin in the suburb of Neukolln where the buyers, exasperated by the hourly increase of prices, wrecked the market stalls.

CHINEST FOR "EAST OF SUEZ."

BRITISH ACTORS PEEVED.

LONDON, August 31: There has been considerable criticism among un- employed English actors at the engagement of Chipme for the play "East of Snez" as mentioned in the cable yesterday. Mr. Basil Dean's desire is to reproduce picture of Chinese life and the men engaged to play the parts of students, stevedores, itinerant cooks and street barbers follow the same occupations. Mr. Alfred Logg, secretary of the Actors' Association, has now witnessed a dress rehearsal and publicly states that in most cases the desired effcots are unobtainable without employing

Chinese.

INDIAN DISTURBANCKO.

POLICE STATIONS RAIDED,

MADRAS, August 31. With reference to the disturbances at Godavery mentioned in the cables on August 29, it is reported that five bundred Pitturadar rebels on August 24, attacked police stations at various places around Tuni and carried off all arms and ammunition. Police in motor lorries are hurrying to the scene which is situated some distance away.

MEXICAN DEPUTY SHOT.

ARGUMENT BY PISTOL. ・・

| MEXICO CITY, August 31.

FRENCH EXPLANATION.

PARIS, Sept 1. A semi-official elucidation of the reparations decision tates that Germany's future default automatically Authorise the Allies, either separately or jointly, to ap ply its sanctions.

MORATORIUM FOR GERMANY.

BRITISH FROPOSAL TURNED DOWN.

PARIS, August 31.

The Britiah proposal for an unconditional moru. boy ca for Germany.fo and this year has been rejected tutions Contimission by a 2 to 1'gasjority. Trance and Belgium were against. Italy did, fot

A NOTE TO GERMANY.-

PARIS, August 31.

The Reparations Commission has written to the German Government communicating its decision relative to the moratorium demand, adding that as it is at pre- sent considered inopportune to pronounce upon the Ger man proposals for assuring strict execution of coal and timber deliveries the Commission reserves the right to demand the enforcement of similar arrangements if to fatare such deliveries are unsatisfactorily executed.

ENTOMBED MINERS.

RESCUE PARTY WORKING HARD.

JACKSON, August 31.

A rescue party for the relief of the men of the Argonant mine who are entombed is operating from the Kennedy gold mine towards the 4,200 foot level where forty eight are believed to be entombed. A tunnel in which the rescuers, who are now only a hundred feet away, are working has been scaled up for two years but the walls have not entirely caved in. In the meantime volumes of gas have issued from the airshaft of the

Little hope is entertained of effecting restuca.

The Co-operationist deputy Lemus was shot dead Argonaut which is the only remaining means of escape. in the parliamentary lubby. The Independent deputy Barragan in charged with the deed. The shooting in alleged to have followed a dispute over their respective rights to represent the State of Michoscaan,

BIRLIN NEWSPAPER IN LOW WATERS.

STINNES ASKED TO ASSIST,

BERZIN, August 31. The well-known newspaper Toeglische Rundschau has given its staff notice that in consequence of increa- sing economic difficulties in the newspaper business en- deavours are being made to interest Herr Stinned in its reconstruction.

SINKING OF THE "NIITAKA."

TOKIO, August 31, The Japanece cruiser "Niitaka," which, was sank in a typhoon off Kamschatks, was found half submerged. Sixteen survivors were płoked up.

CHIVALRY THAT WAS OUT OF

PLACE..

OLD NEWSPAPER DIES

OF INANITION.

BERLIN, Sept 1.

Another noteworthy newspaper failure is that of the Cuxhaven Tageblatt, which has been published for ninety years.

THE MARK MARKET.

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LONDON, August 81. Marka went to 7.900 owing to the pessimistic views prevailing in Paris and Berliu, rallying later to 7,200.

CHICAGO RAILWAY GOES BROKE,

NEW YORK, Angust 31, The Chicago Alten railroad has been placed in the receivers' hands,

SCENE IN PICCADILLY described as a captain, pleaded not different idea about women. I acted

guilty when charged with using in from a sense of chivalry." sulting words and behaviour.

Hagriafrate: You might rely on Police constable Miles said that the the police and their general care for accused forced his way through a large humanity. They do not, as a rulo, ́crowd*`murrounding a woman in knock women about. custody for drunkenness, and shouted:

Madame Eunice notifies her "You dirty dogs; leave the woman alone. Wimpre told him to go way patrone that, as she is taking a short explaining that the police ambulance vacation, her Billinery Fallon will- had been sent for. Ferguson persisted be closed on September 2, reopening in staying, and was arrested on October 2, with "an entirely new Ferguson welds 'I have lately selection of the coming season's arrived from abroad, where you get modes and creation

An Indian Army officer who at tempted the role of kught rant in Fiosadilly chcus towards a female arrested by the pollow was fined 20w at Mariborough street. William Alex ander McLeod Ferguson, who was

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