1923-02-28 — Page 1

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The China Ittail

February 28, 1923,

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February 28 1922,

No. 18.811, 三拜理 ∵號八廿月二年三十二百九十一荚 HONGKONG, WRDE=BDAT, FEBRUARY, 28, 1923 - 日三十月正亥癸次日 BUSINESS NOTICE.

We have the MUSIC

of

"KATINKA”

(The new musical comedy played by the J. O. Williamson Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company,)

S. MOUTRIE &

Tel. Central 2318

LTD.

CHATER ROAD

0. Box $30

HAWTHORNE & PEARSON

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Tailors ⠀

and'

Breeches Makers

St. George's Building,

Ice House Street,

(Next door Café Wiseman.)

Tel.

Can

2

8

Diss Bros

Kat.

1

4

3

TAILORS

ALEXANDRA BUILDING, DES VOEUX, ROAD.

DONNELLY & WHYTE.

Tel Can. 888,

WINE MERCHANTS.

Tel. Cen. 638.

MEE WAH KNITTING & DYEING CO.

General Kaltter & Dyer.

Manufacturers of. Woolleys Singlets, Jerseys, Sweaters &

all kinds of Underwear

No. 6-18, Caterway, Bay,

Telephone Central 1803, Manager:- YKUNG POKWAN.

SWATOW TRADING 00.

Tal, Central 3305. 6, Hongkong Hotel Building,

MANUFACTURERS

of Handsome Chinis Linen Drawn-work and Embavi

DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF SILK DOODS.

Mandarin Costumes of Various Design and

FULL VALUE

OLD PIANO

NEW MODEL

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Reuters Service the China Mail.)

BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY,

'UNIVERSAL SKEDADDLING **: OONDEMNED.

ZARI, CURZON'S SPEECH.

Lomnon, Februarys

Earl Carzon fa a speech at the Aldwych

-SUBMARINE MATLARE.

NEW GERMAN INVENTION.

Lopes, February 27. bmarine ses plane designed to set as an vys lớp doing submarine commence destroyer has beer torily tested in Germany according to French correspondents in Bedin who refer to the machine as be believed the peace party at Angars would nevenfl | 7 one of the most disquieting post-war German înven- over the war party. He did not conceive it poetible that tona." It is claimed that the sections will be enclosed any nation would in the long run reject a trestyjno in a watertight sabe Jaaled to the deck and can be as: generous and considerate which would enable Turkey to sembled in five minutes. The machine is equipped with resume her career in Kurope and Asia. The foreign Wireless and can fly 800 miles without alighting. situation was improving slowly but marely,

MOZAMBIQUE CONVENTION

NO LONGER BATISFACTORY.

. Referring to the Ruhr he emphasised that the salu- tion of the reparations question was an international problam not reserved for Francs, Belgium and Italy alone. He looked forward to the day when solved by international action. He was shocked on

CAPETOWN, February 27, In the Legislative Amambly moving approval of the reading the almost pitaons appeala in the press that the continuance of the first part of the Mozambique conven- British should withdraw from everywhere-the Rhine, tion subject to six month's notice General Baute maid Constantinople, the Simice and Bagdad. He had po Portugal and South Africs agreed that the convention sympathy for the policy of "universal akedaddle.no longer suited the relations of the two countries. The Withdrawal was expedient and sometimes wir and Portugues asked too much but he did not despair of Decessary but twas not policy. We mus epider not eventual agreement. He would prefer an arrangement only money but obligations, honour and Betsial negarding Delagos Bay but failing this he would be tareata and the consequences of a too hurried and irration-repared to advise Parliament to establish a port within al withdrawal would effect upon the peace of the world.

the Union, He would not say there were not places whenso wa mij bave to withdraw but we must be very captions Lat land the country in difficulties. It was batter to sta little longer than leave too soon?

The town, wan in mourning on the occasion nới hạn public funeral, of a workman shot dead by the French troops on February 29, Shops were closed along to route which was lined with big crowds in spite of Ryan measures to prevent the ingress of people from the neighbourhood. A French guard saluted the passing sortage.

FRENCH RUHE VIOLENCE,

ANOTHER GERMAN PROTEST.

BERLIN, February 27.

The German Government has sent à fresh note-to- the Franch Government protesting against various acts of violence alleged to have been committed by Fanco. Belgian troops on the Rahr. It asserts that these are so nomerons that they cannot be dealt with individual, ly but it quotos varions examples...............

LONDON, February 27, The Rhineland Commission has decided to take under its authority from February 26 the naw territory occupied by the French between Cologne and Coblende and the Coblence and Mayencs bridgeheads. Lord Kilmarnock abstained from voting,

INTERNATIONAL COURT.

AMERICAN ACTION POSTPONED,

WATOTON, February 27. The Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate has virtually decided to postpose to the next session of Con gress notión auregards Fresident Harding's International Court of Justice request.

state

WASHINGTON, Fabemary STA The Foreign Relations Committee has passed

solution

on President

an agreement Govern

which signed the protocol the International court. all disputes they are not able to

AMERICA'S MERCANTILE MARINE

GOVERNMENT'S NEW DECISION

SARAWAKN FUTURE,

CARRYING ON BROOKE TRADITION,

LONDON, February M

In a lecture on Baruwak so the Royal Colonial Ins titate tlagano in the future of a strong line of Rajsha imbued with the Brooke tradition supported by public opinion at Home was the main thing required to carry on th system which had made Sarawak a model of good government for tropical people,

BRITISH DEBT SETTLEMENT.

AMERICAN TRÅDE BOOM.

LONDON, February 27. Interviewed on his return from the United States Bir Erla Geddes said the settlement of Britain's debt had · had very excellent effect in America. There was a great trade boom there at present and a feeling of returning confidence all round. There was no unemployment and trade was very good indeed.

WORLDS WAR DRIFT.

AMERICAN CHURCHES GETTING ANXIOUS.

NEW YORK, February 27. Fearing that the world is drifting to a war calculat od to calipso civilisation, the Federal Council of Churches of Christ has sent a massage to 150,000 Protestant churchmen urging them to press the Government to take a larger part in international problems and advocating an international economic conference,

CAIRO BOME OUTRAGE

BOLDIERS AND EGYPTIANS WOUNDED.

Cano, February 27,

Bive British soldiers and thres Egyptians were wounded, (two of the former severely) by a bomb thrown liging on the main road at nightfall. It believed to have been thrown from a building. The polios are rigorously searching the houses in the wininity but no arrests bave been made..

NAVAL OIL "RESERVESTE ALASKA,

uary 27

wal of twinÉS

form a new, BAYBİ.

WARKINGTON, February 2

ASHINGTON Benator Tall announces the callion sores of land from Alaska oil reserve

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With the failu session, the effort

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THE BEST

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BUSINESS NOTICE.

A splendid assortment of

SWEATERS

of white wool in various

the ochet knit to double knit...

Prices ranging from $15 each.

“WOOLLIES" IN ALL CODOURS

MACKINTOSH

& 00., LTD.' Men's Wear Specialists. Alexandra Building,

Des Voeux Road.

Every requisite. for Tennis wear.

REMOVAL NOTICE,

THE PHARMACY (FLETCHER & 00., LTD,) Dispensing Chemists

has removed to No. 2 Queen's Road Central (The Bed Building, opposite the American Express Co.)

NEW CONSIGNMENT

ENAMELED IRON

BATHS

PORCELLAIN LAVATORIES

22" x 16" & 27" x 19"

PORCELAIN CLOSETS & CISTERNS

AT

THE WING ON CO., LTD.

PRICES MODERATE.

FOOK WENG & Co., Just Opened !

EXPORTER OF

Swatow Drawn-thread. Work and Canton Embroidery in finest Quality, of silk and linen,"

Dealing in Ivory, Bras, Pewter, Cloloons and Leoquer. Mandarin Coatzinies and Shawls are our most popular stocks, All goods Fresh and Moderste in price

No. 13 Queen's Bead Central, Hongkong.

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