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TUESDAY 'FEBRUARY 27, 1923

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

*THE RUHR.

WHEN WIVES HULE.

HUSBAND SAYS IT. MEANS RUIN,

PARIS, February th Rudolph Probaks appeared ia A Franch semi-official report from person before the Divorce Court In Duresseldorf says that, the erroneous mail week in support of his appeal reports to the effect that black troups against a decision of the magistrates had beeg sont,to the Ruhr area as re- inforcemonts, aroso probably from the sitting at Highgate, N., Anding him fact that one rofiel division contained guilty of persistent druelty towards 200 men from Martinique, whose regi- his wife, Mari Francisca Prohsuka, of mont only romained in the Ruhr area Ferme Park-ioad, Hornsey, N. forty-eight hours,

AFERICA AND LO.N.

There had, said Mr. Frohaska, been ono impediment in bil married life- an impediment which was an act of God or an act of Nature. Mrs. WABITNOTON, February 25th. Prevident Harding's message, propos Prohaska had the misfortune to lona ing that the United States shall enter her father'in early infanoy. It was a the Court of International Juetico, Burwell established, fact, said Mr prise Congressional circles, and it doubted whether the Senate will approve Prohasks that such women word of this

in the present session. gravely handicapped in mattied life The irreconcilablen hing that there will As general rule they had the be a stormy debate in the Senate, prob misfortune of ruining their health, athly reopening the old subject of Ame rieng participation in the Lengue of of raining their husbands, and Nations.

families,

in

The majority of the morning nowe papors lavour President Harding's plan but think the time is too short for action in the present session of Congress.

ARMS SEIZED IN U.S.

New York, February 25th. The police have discovered and seized a quantity of arms and ammunition, hidden in the cellar of a tenement house. Altogether 175 cases were seized, con- daining 200 modern army rifles, 20 machine guns, numbers of hand-grenades and many thousands of revolver cart ridges. It is believed they were destined for the Irregular forces in Ireland. MEXICAN RAILWAY ÁCCIDENT,

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their raining when, like his wife, who wai brought up exlusively by her mother, together with a horde of brothers, the females of the horse ruled all the males. Consequently, his wife was unconsciously wrongly bruined.

In our state of society, nald Mr, Prohaska, we had the "Patriarchal family," but his wife tried to establish a state of affairs not in conformity with that system. Her husband and her family had no influence over bar, with the result that the order of things in the household was entirely reversed.

Far from maltreating his wife, or wing persistent cruelty, he had need all possible means of persuasion and explanation to try and get her into a

THE CHINA MAILI

BANKS.

ASIA BANKING CORPORATION

HEAD OFFICE NEW YORK

Operating under Supervision of the Beaking Department of the State of New York and the Federal Reserve Bank.

General Banking, Current and Savings Accounts and Fixed Deposits opened in Local Currency, U. 8. Dollar and Pound Sterling upon application.

Compsipial and Travelers Letters of Credit innerl American Bankers Association and Guaranty Trost Co. of New York Travolets Checks for Sale and encsaliment.......

Singapore

BRANOHES: Tenbin Manila

Hankow

Shanghai Peking Centon

EXCHANGE.

Hongkong, February 27, 1923. On London

Bank Wire

1/3

On demand, 1**. *.1/3

30 days' night in

4 months might.

Credita,14 months' right ...1/3-}|. Documentary 4 months night3/4-12 On Parle

+880

On demand,

|- Credita, 4 months' right,' is 910

"On Bombay-

Hongkong Yokohama,

Manager.

San Francisco

DAM. BIGGAR,Z!

NOTICE

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS.

7,00 m 7400

BANKS.

BANKS.

HONGKONG& BHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST ABIA, THE CHARTERED BANK OF

***BANKING CORPORATION.

Head Offob? Hongkong, Authorised Capital'da 250,000,000 Pild-up Capital Zi $20,000,000 Reserve Fanda

Sterling... £4,500,000 Silver

$24,000,000 Reserve Lability of

Proprietor

$20,000,000

DORIST OF DERMOTORS E

D.G. JC Zamani, ZaquanDepen

A. H. Compton, Miq. | Hon. Me UM.Dódwal, 28., W. LA Farbanda, Raj. G. 2. M. Bălin, Elg: HL. P. VM HMCF.H.Holyosk! ...,

Quote Marionis

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*3, HARTHUR, Eəqə Shanghai-G. B. SITTE, ESQ.

LONDON BANKSEN. London County Westinirater di Parr's Bank,

CURANMOR MORE FIELD DIKOSITS. mastrad-for, one year on shorter perioda in Losal Osmoney and Joeling on sense, which wi, da qcoded on applicationi: 27 Hongkong, Fubruary. 26, 1923,

2.50 mm, tơi: 8,00mm, every 15 minutes 4 HONGKONG BAYIROS -BANK:

8.00 am to 10,00);man,

10.00 am to 11.00 mm.

8,30 pm, 9.00 punti, 9,20 pan. 9.80 p.m. to 11.00 pm. every 30 minutes. 11.15 p.m. to 11.45 every 15 uduntas

SATUHDATE.

10

16

1130am to 19.30 p

On New York-

12:30 p.m. te - 2:30 pm. 1.30 pm to 4,00 jim,

30

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On demand,..**

631

Credits, 80 days' right

400pm to 8.10 pm. #. NIGHT VARS.

On demand the con

167

On Calouste..

Wire,

On demand sop

167

Erten 13 midnight.".

SUNDAYS.

On Singapor

7.00 mm, 7.30 sani

On demand

18

9.80%.m. to 13,00 am..

10

On demand, the

104)

11.15am to 18,00 noori

16

On Bhangbal

12.08 xnon to 1.00 pan.

10

*

·

On demand

1,00 pam to 4.00 p.zo.

10 #

On Manila

20 days' alght (private paper) On Yokohama

109

On demand Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per taal) m 48 Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) 6,84 Silver (per as.).

NEW YORK, February 25th, Adviers from Mexico City state that serious railway accident has occurred at San Marcos, owing to the spreading of the rails. Mr. Vincent Yorks, chairman right frame of mind. His wife had of the Mexican railways-whose private not left him because of illtreatment;

into a ravine sustained car fell lifty feet serious injuries to his head, and possibly they parted on the best of terms. and his skull fractured and a rib broken. She left," said Mr. Prohasks, "ass His wife was reverely bruised. A British consequence of sufomatio, or some contractor was killed and severnt other feminine intuition which told her that

[819 passengers aeriously injured.

here was a state of affairs for which a

SUBSIDIARY COINE. safe end could not be foreseen. She Hongkong Bộ ̈cente rub, me did not understand the cause, and merely left because she saw what the end would be."

Without calling on Mr. Buckmill, counsel for the wife, the dismissed the appeal,

THE SZECHUAN FIGHTING.

PERING, February 25. It is reported from Szechuan that General Li Cheng Sun's two brigades have been defeated. Tiley. fled to Jenshowhsien. General Lai Fain Huei is threatening Genera! Tan Hajh An's real.

Members of the Assembly and students are sending representatives. asking the rivals to come to terms.

ESKIMOS F.RST DENTIST.

GOLD FILLINGS IN ARCTIC

CIRCLE.

Travelling some eight thousand miles by steaner, whaler, caxioe, and.scow, Dr. Millar, of Edinonton, Alberta, has returned to civilisation after a six months' dental tour among the. Eskimo, Indintia, trad- ers, and trappers of the Arctic. circle.

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Canton coins

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Bar Bulvar in Hongkong..... Chinese Copper Osahi Rate of Native Interest ... Chinese Copper Denta

Chinese Bab. Coln Hongkong Bab. Cołni

„WOMAN'S HAIRPINS,

FOUND BY WIFE WITH

BOBBED HAIR.

Mrs. Hilda Grace James, of North- orolt, Ruislip, Middlesex, described her unhappy marriage with a former Australian soldier, Cecil Holmes James, in petitioning on the D'vome Court for a divorce on the grounds of his oruelty and misconduct. The case was not defended.

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Mrs, James said her husband came) to England with the Austral sn forces and subsequently obtained a com- mission in the Royal Air Force. Just before Christmas

1921 stay with her parents, and on returning she found the flat in Polygon-maws, W., in s atate of disorder, with hairpins and articles of women's clothing which did not belong to ber, lying about..

Mr. Buckuill: You do nobuss hair pins 1-No, my hair is bobbed.

He is the first denlist to carry to sufferers of the northland treatment Boiliewhat more humane and scien-she went tife that the rude treatment accord- ed hitherto by native practitioners. Up to this summer an offending molar in Indian or Eskimo jaw was pried out with large spike nail, or with the point of a file, four to eight husky natives sitting on the patient the 'while.

Dr. Millar carried to the Arctic drilis, false teeth, gold and platinumó for crown and bridge work, and a complete outfit of dental forceps, dressings, etc. Under arrangement with the Hudson's Bay Company, he visited post after post, from the Athabasca River to the Arctic Ocean, and wherever he set big foot, patients white, red, or yellow, "were waiting him by the dozen.

The Eskimo, flushed with money as a result bi last season's good für catches, invested in gold fillings and crowns in such number that every influential man and women among them cart now flash a real "

golden emile." The Indians, who are not so intelligent as the Eskimo, re- fused for. come time to allow the witch doctor with the whirring drill to minister to them. It was not until the rumour that fire-water was used to steady the nerve of the pati- ent sped through the camps that the noble red min would consent to place his form upon the improvised dental chair, and when it transpir ed, after several treatments, that fire-water was not resorted to, ex cept where atimulant was 'nóso- Tutey necessary, Indian patronage dwindled and died,

One very intelligent Fakima after treatment, grunted; "Yon soll um, and pointed to the dental equipment. Dr Miller langhingly, answered in the afirmative, think... ing the matter a joke, and the native, pulling out a large handful of money. asked, "How much? ” Nor would be be satisfied until assured by Dr. Millar that be could buy the outfit at the end of the

Returning to civilisation on the last steamer from the Arctic.." Dr. waiting for him, and,

Miller - found - his Eskimo

waiting for him, and; an

there will be some sort of

dental

servida running all the winter in the land of Aglutuk and Amakök.

In April 1922, Mr. Jaines cou tinned, she woke and found the gas in the room had been turned on and her busband was kneeling by the win- dow.

Mr. Buckmill (for Mrs. James) Did he tell you whether what bad happened was accidental or intention- al 1-He said we should be better out of the world. The windows and doors! had bean closed and theroom was full

of gas.

Eis lordship granted a decree nisi with custody of the child of the marriage.

› FANCY DRESS DEATH.

FLAMING WOMAN JUMPS INTO RIVER,

A woman's death followed a fanby are dance which was held at the village institute of Elm, near Frome,

Somerset,

par. par..

dis. 11:52 dis.

6% pm.

6% pa- 137% dis

7.30 am to 9.30 azn, urary 15 minutes

100 p. 108.10 p.m.

NIGEET CARS. 8.50 pm, 9.00 pan., 9.20 pm. *

11.45 pm..

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SPECIAL CARS by arrangement, at the Company's Offie, Alexandrs Bolldings, Des Voor Bead Central.

E business of the Above Bank le conducted by the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Roles may be obtained on application

INTEREST en depoelfs is allowed on PER CENT per annum, tës minimum monthly balanced KE^8)

St. For the Howarowa @ BBORAX Į

Baxxing CɔBTORINION, A. G. STEPHEN,

Calet Manager. Hongkong. November 14, 1922.

THE KEY TO GROW RICEL

A. LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE:

Ho. 10 Des Voeur Road Centrali AUTTORIRED CAPITAL 10,000,000.00

́Established" I91902A,

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & OHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHANTEE

*1863

HEAD UNION, LONDON,

PATO-U HAFIYAX000,000.00 PAT-UP CAPITAL EMRVA FUND rítmiyormiton $500,000 DO

DIRECTOR'S in

Mr. Tong Wal Thag, Chuilen ani

e. Tà Moon CUM AN MH Mək X5kg Long,

Mr. Wong Tum 2005, Me, T. x. Kw Mr Kan Chit Nam V MINE Chang Lak, Mr. Huyuk (TAL

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BRANCHES & 'AGENCIES ---m.

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Rmksys EAKLINI OF

PROTESTORS

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à £3,000,000.

£100,000

**** 120,000,060 FORMIGN BIOHANGE and Germ Banking business trapected.

·CUBRENT A000URTE opened and FIXED DEPOSITS redeyed for 1 year or shorter periods as rates which will be quoted on application

3. L. CROOKATT, Manager.. Hagkong, February 13, 1991

THE CHINA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.

HEAD OFFION

Lehden Batzuen -The Tondon Jelah Olly and Erbay dentription of Banking KSÍ ZOANDI Prefabrykid, komm grazied on 12 No. 6, Daddell Strebl #fon

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Kantong, MarÓN BK, 7903

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| Austoriană Cupdia? 27. 100,008,000 #3,J

Bosorro Fund.... F.-19,645,200 Special Reserva .. F. 15,600,900 BŪT NERAD OFFICE +--AMPANE

· Ezanabes as

HEAD AGENCY MENNYIE

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Shanghai Media Bingzpore BoursBula Palon5ing" "Bosnikurdu'

Bandjarmasta Kaosmar Bandoany

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earth. A on

9.50 p.m. to 11:50 pan. every 39 matte THE CHINA INDUSTRIES DEVELOP. MENT BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED, of 5, Duddell Street, gives to all its depositors a handsome rate of interest.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL: $1,000,000.00 | Commspondents us Dolombo,

Blason and punch 'tickets available for all ears not all ready füll-running at the time stated in the Company's time tables, but not

for special cars, can be obtained an appliosifon at the Company's Offics. No Bommon ticket will be seened naill payment therefor hau' been made in Bank Nom or by perhe-or

Compradore order representing Bank Notes

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Gezervi Mzásokra,

LOCAL SHARE MARKET.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 27th,

MATOL.

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS

Stock Exclariga.

Banks...

H.8.B.O. TT selling rate

en. London

and on Shanghai...

Hongkong Banks

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Kani Asia Bank............... Marine InsuTANOSE) Canton Insurance... North Obina Insurance: Union Insuranco' Ju Yangtare Insuranos Far Easternant vi Fre InsuraROOS (2)

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100

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140

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Chius Fire Insurancs Hongkong Fire Insurance $450 b. Shipping

Douglas...

H.E. Steamboat Indo-China (Prof.)

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Shell Transporta · Etar Ferries i -Redneries

China Sugar Malabon Bugar Minin

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New Engineerings se sadi u T đủ. 1. Engineerings

Lands, Hotels & Bui

Bhanghai Hangkows

Central Rebates imme

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Now I

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Tank Roclamations 103 m2 West Pointa : ""

Cotton LLA

Cotton Mills, Ltd.

Kong Yike

Mow

Mr. Kitapton, 40, the wild of ano Kung

Oriental erinspector of the Metropolitan ji shabahar Cotton Pollo went to the dance in eastb condurable quantity of oolion wool. Alame in which there wa

10.20 p.m. ahe left to go home taking a bicycle lampetos light hết n way through a lonely

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INTEREST -

For Fired Deposit: 1 year @% 49 months @51% :.0 moiths @5 %

Djember“ Djokjakarta Kobe Kola-Badje

1.

Foreign exchange and general' bank- ing business transacted,

Current, Bavings and Fixed deposits bear infereat at raten 3% 4% and 6% per annum respectively,

8. NO QUINN,

Acting Chief Manager.

Hongkoce, January 20, 1915,

WANQUE DE L'INDO-OMING HEAD OFFICE:

ge, Boalé rard Hanumann, Paris. Susionssen CarTTARI ». Erg. 73,000,000, DE -- PAID, UP CAPITAL... Fr. 68, 100,000,00 FMTIVE FUNDI, *** van Frt. 59,667, 153,84

BRANCHES

Hongkong Balton Noumes

Bangkok

Battambang Hongtae

Catori

Dibont

Haiphong

(Balo) Hankoir

Peruangan

Pontianak Dinijup: *** Banjoon WalWireden Samkrang

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Fatiadowy, Bangkok, Salon, Halphung, Hemol, Amoy, Zokohama, Melbourse, Bydney, How Yeek, Bàn Tropelado, Day RELATE

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W. H. GROSKAMP,

Hanot

Shanghai

Bingapore

Papeete Traulsto Patin Toure Phom Penh. for su Pondicherry

· BANKERS; IN FRANCE: Comptoir Nation d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Baus de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et. Commercial: Boclaté Générale "

vincial & Union, Bank of England i tyl IN LONDON: The National Pro Decptote National d'Ene doplo de Paste Oraclib Lyonnais. *

..3 months @A. £he Huet, on thé Ganiinons, in Grass Brisas French American Banking, Corporation

For Current Account For Special Deposit.-(personal

@2%

arrangement) For Current Savings. @41% For Fixed Bavings (Regulations

obtainable)

Hongkong. January 3, 1973.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.,

(TAIWAN (FINKO.) ...

CHIU CHU KEH,

Manager.

Capital Baboeribed Ospital (Paid-up) Boverre Funda

Hongkong, January 10, 1923;.

THE INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL

BANK LTD...

Head OfYork Bundlag, Chater Rd., Hongkong

Branches-Shanghai & Hankow. Correspondents in all commercial centres of Chins and abroad.

FROMPT SERVICE.

· Attractive rates for all kinds of deposits.

·Inquiries ars welcoros

T. H. MAL

Manager.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

Level and Bioren of midletu viservoirs.

on the ist February, 1928 mm (2)

OITE AND WILL DISTRICE WATER WORKŃ-

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NELF 164,80

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Tam 80,000,000 SÉ.SOCIOOS 18,280,000

7- HRAD OFFICE. МІРЕН, ГОВНОВА

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«Token Yokohama, Koba, Oveza,

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Вармыкой. Вейті

088 Bangkok Hongkong Singapore,

Bogabaya,

IN NEW YORK J. F. Morgan & Co., Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.

-20

Interess allowed on Current Accounts and Fred Deposits socording to rangement.

Every description of banking exchange budness transicted.

T.. MARSOT,

Auting Manager

Hongbing, Nov. 1, 1990.

BANK OF CANTON LIMITED

HEAD OFFICE

HONGKONG. - FOREIGN EXCHANGE

CURRENT ACCOUNTS.

Mala Mando, Fromm, new General Banking Business transsid

2% per annum on the daily erediv balances of over $100.00. INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS For 3 Months 3% per annuin/- For 6 Months 4% per annum. For 12 Months 6% par annum. Un demand 2% per annuic LOOK POONG CHAN, Chief Manager Hongkong, May 24, 1921,

* Bombay, London, New York.

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khaleytać. Japsa, Indo-Clilys, Man, Indian Philippine Tamás Jung and ether Dutch Kucson, Kamerala,

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MAN "A" & KORIDOR, MONGKONG BRANOR

- Das Vong Hoad Sintrs)." Đồ học sinh 4 1833,

THE BANK OF CHINA,

∵行銀加油

(Boecially authorized by Présidential

on the scost of November, 1917) ;; ethorised Capital 000,000,00 22.10|| Pald-up Capital imaginegrüße 18,278,300.00.

Belórve Funds mensteins : 3,029, 686.84

HEADEOFFICE: PREING.

3:00:40)

HONGKONG BRANCH,

MASSA, QUERIFE ROAD CENTRALA

Branches and Baby-binnebus all oyid Galas-

and Hi Blatries' ina mališčna kod declinals and Corrependeate, in Hurope, Amation, and

gallons during the mon

100.45

THE CHINESE-HEBOHANT

RANK, LTD.

HEAD OFITOR': Alexandra Buildings, Chater Boo

Comical Banking and Krobange busi. news trabesafed ́s

Loans granted on approved scoarsiler. Current Acquinte opened and Fixed Deposit root ved at rates which may by scertained ce application. -

The Hank, smo condnotes Department

N

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Ohlet Manage Bongkong, Aug. 17, 1990.

THE YOKOHAMA SPHOLI BANE, LTD.

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| January 1997 (with, the exception of the 254 Equitable Trust Company of New York.

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