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FOR

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Moutries' advertisement

The China Mail.

JEYES

FLUID

THE BEST

DISINFECTANT.

October 16, 1921, Temperature 73.

EST.

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October 16, 1922, Temperature 70.

Barometer 29.91

Rainfall 0.00 inch.

Humidity 77.

No. 18,638.

一拜體. 號六十月十年二十二百九千一英 BUSINESS NUTIVES

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1922,

日六廿月八戌壬次歲年一十國民準中

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

THE DOLLAR.

Good music for your children

To give your children the benefit of the world's best music, you need a Victrola and Victor records.

Many parents have made home more attractive to the children, with a Victrola. It is proving both an entertainment and an education for the young.

We can supply you with the Victrola you want for your home plan if you prefer.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.,

Sole Distributors.

Tel. Central 2313

Fasy payment

MASTERS VOKS

P. O. Box 530

HAWTHORNE & PEARSON

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Tailors

and

Breeches Makers

2 Queen's Buildings,

Tee House Street.

(Opposite Cafe Wiseman.}

Diss Bros

TAILORS

Tel. Central 2343.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, DES VOEUX ROAD.

The NEW EDISON

"The Phonograph with a Soul"

EDISON MUSIC STORE

1st Floor, Powell's Building

DONNELLY & WHYTE.

Tel Con. 830,

FOR

WINE MERCHANTS.

Tel Con. 838.

A SHORT TIME ONLY.

SPECIAL SALE

10% 25%

AT

ULLMANN'S

REDUCTION ON WATERMAN PENS

REDUCTION ON ALL OTHER ARTICLES

34, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

GOVERNMENT INDICTED.

To-day's closing rate 2/6 1/18.

To-day's opening rate 2/6 1/10,

THRACE CHANGING HANDY.

ASQUITH'S SCATHING SPEECH.

ALLIES SUPERVISE EVACUATION.

COALITION'S DUM, ROLE,

INCENDIARY

AND

FIREERIGADE."

LONDON, October 15,

Hr. Asquith, making his speech at West Har lepool, was cordially received by an audience 3,000 strong which warmly applauded bis many scathing references to the Government's shortcomings.

The former Primier caustically alluded to the "improvised emergency gatherings," from which the speaker deduced the Coalition must be in very serious straite. He accused the Government of playing the dual role of incendiary and fire brigade, and when they succeeded in extinguishing or damping down the flames which their own band: bad lighted they appealed for the gratitude of the nation for saving us from a con- flagration,

"NOTORIOUS AND MYSTERIOUS."

TURKISH GENDARMERIE READY,

CONSTANTINOPLE, October 15.

A creditable piece of staff work is the promptness of the despatch of pino allied missions to supervise tha evacuation of the Greeks at various points in Thrace which begins at midnight,'

An Italian battalion also moved out to Chorju.

Turkish and Allied delegates met to discuss the demarcation of the neutral zones. Turkish movements

slowly and in an orderly manner.

at the rear of Chanak towards a new line are continuing

The first detachment of Turkish gendarmerie 2,500 strong, will leave for Thrace immediately.

CHRISTIANS EMIGRATING.

ATHENS, October 15. An official statement shows that the Greeks are speeding up forte to remove refugees. They have despatched eleven steamers, of a tonnage of 65,000, to ports at Maidos, Gallipoli and Rodosto..

The Government appeals to the Fowers to facilitate emigration of Christians by extending the period for emigration and the establishing of the

Mr. Asquith esid that nobody complained of the upostentatious abaffling of our forces at Constantinopla in order to prevent the occurrence of what had slready overtaken Smyras, but there was no excuse for the ill-authorities. timed and noisy rhodomontade from Downing Street in September. Mr. Asquith observed that Mr. Chamber laic had not attempted to defend this notorious and mysterious document."

SORRY RECORD.

Turkish

TRIDE WITH RUSSIA. GROWING FRENCH INTEREST.

PARIS, October 15. The Press has been devoting considerable attention Mr. Asquith declared that we were not saved by to the possibility of resuming trade relations with Russia. M. Herriot, Mayor of Lyons and a prominent the Government but partly by the diplomacy of Lord Curzon and the Foreign Office and largely by the tact politician, who bas returned-frem e vitit to Rossia, declared be hoped his visit would yield practical resulte and forebearance of the Commander-in-Chief. *

Mr. Asquith crowned his indictment with a sweeps expressed the conviction that evolution was taking ing assertion that after the four years since the armistice there was not one of the many complicated problems which the war had left in its wake that were any nearer solution than on the day the treaty was nigned.

POSTERITY'S JUDGMENT:

He deplored the lugger mugger arrangements and indefinite poetponing of settlements and declared that race could only come by abandoning the idea that the fature world is to be governed by a small oligarchic group of powers instead of being the work of all the civilised powers in the world.

Mr. Asquith concluded saying that if the people repeated the folly they committed at the electorate of 1918 they would earn the judgment which bistory con- fers on people of great traditions and a magnificent past who are false to cLe and forgetful of the other.

PREMIER'S SPEECH EMBITTERS FRENCH. LONDON, October 15. The feeling evoked in France by Mr. Lloyd George's speech is exemplified by the bitter attack on the Premier by the Temps which describes Mr. Lloyd George as the British dictator and says that as Europe was dominated

place at Moscow, the First result of which would enable European states to resume relations with the Soviete.

M. Herriot is expected unofficially to present a statement to M. Fuincare.

M. Roger, President of the Paris Chamber of Com- merce, interviewed, stated that the proposal of the Marcilles Chamber of Commerce that steps should be taken to further the resumption of commercial relation world be favourably received by industrial and commercial firms throughout the country who were ansious to see trade with Russia develop. He advocated the despatch of delegatce to Russia to act as observers with the view to the conclusion of an agreement,

AIR RACE FEAT.

206 MILES AN HOUR..

MOUNT CLEMENS, MICHIGAN, October 15, Lieutenant Meughan, in a Curtiss army seroplan", won the Pailitzer trophy for a race over a course of 100 miles. His speed was 206 miles an hour.

SUSTAINED FLIGHT.

LE BOURGET, October 15.

RECORD NOT BROKEN.

The aviators Boussotrotrot and Drooghin, in a in 1878 by the Bismarck question so it is now dominated Goliath acroplane, remained in the air 34 hours, li by the Lloyd Cleorge qucation. In view of the approa- minutes and 75 seconds, beating the official world for ching elections Mr. Lloyd George is trying to influence sustained fight, namely 28 hours, 19 minutes and 30 votes by falking British mastery of the Straits and in seconde. citing the public against the Turks, even against the French and Italiens. Mr. Lloyd George desires Britain to appear at the coming peace conference as mi trees of the Dardanelles as she is already mistress of Gibraltar and Suez. "Imperialism cannot be culivated with impunity, as Mr. Lloyd George will sen."

U.S. ASIATIC FLEET.

EIGHTEEN SHIPS ARRIVE DURING THE WEEK END.

The U.S. submarine teader "Rain

bow," arrived in port at noon on Saturday. The ten submarines of the 3rd Flotilla comprising the 12th and 18th Divisions arrived Istar in the afternoon. They are now tied up alongside the tender.

The minesweeper "Bittern "came in at 10a.m. yesterday and in the afternoon the six destroyers "Preble" |(945), "Non" (345), "Sizard” (346) " Hulbert ** (842), "Wm. B. Preston" (944), and “Pruitt" (947), arrived together.

The Commanding Officers of the ships are, as follows:-

LATER

The aviators were forced to land owing to their petrol being exhausted.

It is pointed out that the record flight of 35 hours 16 minutes and 30 seconds made by two American air officers and ratified by the Aero Clab of America has still to be beaten.

Commander W. L. Friedell, U.S.N., Commanding Division 12, U. 8. Submarines.

Lieut: Comta.: B. C. Needhara C.S.N., Commanding Division 18, U. 8. Submarines.

Lieut: Comm.:0. M. Cooke, U.S.N. Exeoutive Officer, U.8.8.

#Rainbow.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT,

Sapper Samuel Wilson, of the Royal Engiarers, was charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morning, with having bobaved in a disorderly manuer on Saturday night by entering the first floor of No. 22, Hollywood "Bittern"-Lient: E. H. Geisel Toad, and assaulting Chist Chinoce man, Commanding 45th Division Detective Inspector Hou Hang,

Defendant, who pleaded guilty, said Destroyers

Captain O.. B. Freeman, US.N., it was all a mistake. He had meant Commanding U.S.8. "Prebla" and to go to a different sort of place Division 45.

altogether, and had entered the wrong Commander, R. A, Dawes, U.B.N., doo".

Tosprotor Purden said that Inspec- Commanding U.88. "Nou."

Commander W. E. Hall, U.S.N., tor Hau Hang did not wish to press the charge with regard to the a'sault Commanding U.S.S." Sicard."

Liest; Comm. F. A. Braisted, and would be satisfied if the Magis

Commanding

U.B.Btrate reprimanded the defendent.

The Magistrate imposed a fins of USN "Halbert,"

$5 on the charge of entering the Lint: Comm.: W. A. Lee, Jr. house. With regard to the other more. US N.. Commanding U.S.B. "Werious elarge, he remarked that the defendant could connt hiraself lucky B. Preston."

the complainant was not pressing for a heavy penalty. In the circumstances he would be captioned and drobarged.

Rainbow" and Bubmarines:~ Captain Z. E. Briggs. U.S.N., Com Lisut; Comm. H. W. Me manding Flotilla &. U. S. Bubmarines Cormack, U.9.N., Commanding U.S.S.

*Praith” and U. 8. 8, "Rainbow."

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