1923-05-17 — Page 1

DID

YOU

GET

THAT

VICTROLA?

The China Mail.

Mail.

BLISHED

May 17, 1928, Temperature 75. Barometer 20 901

No. 18,878. 四拜禮 號七十月五年三十二百九千一英

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Rainfall 0,00 inch Humidity 88 May 17, 1922,

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 96.

HOME GOLF TOURNEY,

AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS COMPETE,

AUSTRALIAN'S ACHIEVEMENT.,

(Reuters Service to the China Mail.).

LONDON, Mag att

Playing at Leeds, the American professional” golfers, Hagen, Sarazen, and, Hoffner, now in England for the British open championship at Troon on June 14, competed in the qualifying round of the Yorkshire Evening News £700 toumament over the Headingley course. The contest began yesterday in wretched' weather..

The Australian Kirkwood to-day went round in 67, beating the record for the course-68-establish- ed yesterday by the Crohannhurst and professional, Reginald Wilson,

. The aggregates are as follows

-Kirkwood

Wilson

Havers

Crapeger Robson. Duncan

James Braid

Walter Hagen

Abe Mitchel

Vardon Sarazen

139

.143

143

144

145

146

-- 147

147.

147

· 150 ISI

Ray, Massey and Hoffner did not qualify.

ANATOLIA'S RAILWAYS.

BRITISH CONTROL.

LONDON, May 16,

túre 75,-

THE DOLLAR. Today's closing rate: 2/4-1/16

ening rate 2/4 1/16/

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GEORGE J. GOULD DEAD.

SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA.

BRIES MARRIED LIFE,

(Reuter's Serring to the China Mail:)

MENTONE, May 16.

The death has occurred at Cap Martin of Mr. George Jay- Gould.

[Mr. George Jay Gould was the son of Mr. Jay Gould, the well-known American financ- ier and railway magnate whodied in 1892 after ac- quiring an en- ormous fortune and considerable ~~notoriety in Wall Street specula- tions. Married quite recently, Mr. Gearge Jay Gould had been critically ill with pneumonia for some week's past.]

BACK INTO THE LEAGUE.

ARGENTINA'S-DECISION.

BUENOS AIRES, May 16. The Government has decided to ask Congress to sanction the payment of the Argentine's overdue contributions to the League of Nations and to ratify the country's membership in the League.

An agreement has been signed between`a British financial group and a Swiss bank for the March that the withdrawal of the Argentine [The Argentine's Foreign Minister declared last purpose of acquiring control of the Anatolian Rail-delegation from the League of Nations Assembly ways and affiliated companies.

The British offered French and Italian groups an opportunity of participating. The French have not yet replied and the Italians have agreed to discuss the matter in Londona fortnight hence..

MINERAL LAND LEASES.

UNITED STATES DECISION.

WASHINGTON, May 16. On an appeal by the Roxana Petroleum Corpor ation, the Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Work, has -revoked the regulations prohibiting the leasing to alieris of mineral and other rights on lands allotted to Indians, but will enforce the 1920 law forbidding the leasing of public lands to nationals where recip rocity does not obtain,

The act is considered not applicable to private- ly owned Indian lands.

UNCERTAIN TIMES.

KARA SEA TRIP NOW. OFF.

LONDON, May 16,-

in 1920 did not mean that Argentina no longer belonged to the League. Argentina intended to pay up her arrears of contributions to the League.]

SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY.

CHARGE AGAINST, ART O'BRIEN.

LONDON, May 16.

Art O'Brien was charged at Bow Street with seditious conspiracy. The case was adjourned/ Bail was refused,

[Art O'Brien, leader of the Irish Self-Determina- tion League, was arrested in the big March round-up and deported to Ireland. He was brought back as a result of the Appeal Court's decision that the Home Secretary was not empowered to order the intern- ment of a person in the Irish Free State.]

14,000 JOBS FOUND...

LOWER LIVING COSTS.

LONDON, May 16.

The unemployment figure last week fell 14,000, The cost of living declined four points last month In view of the uncertainty of Anglo-Russian and is now 70 points above the pre-war level. relations, the Russian authorities in London" announce that the Soviets have decided to abandon preparations for the present year's Kara Sea expedi tion.

DUTCH OIL PROFITS.

THE HAGUE, May 16. The Netherlands Consolidated. Oil Company has declared a dividend for 1922 of 64 per cent. The 950,000 florins of the profits which are belog transferred to the extraordinary reserve account may be distributed subsequently.

RENTS DISPUTE.

LANDLORD'S CLAIM

SUCCEEDS:

CHEAPER CABLES.

LONDON, May 16,

The Government owned Imperial Cable has further reduced fully paid cable rates to Canada from 10d. to 9d., and the deferred rates are now 4. a word.

SCIENCE CONGRESS.

LONDON, MAY 16, Britain has appointed four delegates to the Pan- Pacific Scientific Congress in Australia.

rigorous cross-examination, but she absolutely grotesque stuck to her story that she had necessitated one believing thi nover verbally consented to move plaintiff had gone to the trou Mr. Mok Tai-fak, Secretary to ble of persuading a friend the Hongkong Tenants Protection to support him in come Association, said he had seen demitting perjury to rid himself The hearing was concluded this fendant at his office on March 27, of a perfectly reliable tenant, who morning, before His Honour Sir when she came to consult him had been in occupation of the pre- William Rees Davies, sitting in about the tenancy of No. 9, Tai mises for very many years. Summary Jurisdiction, of the rents Yuen Street. The Court ruled that In reply to the Chief Justice case in which Ho Chung-ling, re- witness version of any conver Counsel said that if his presented by Mr. C. A. S. Russ Issation ba that occasion was client obtained judgment he suing Chan Tak, for whom Mr. not admissible, although Mr. Vaux would be perfectly prepared to Vaux is appearing, for possession submitted that it would prove they defendant the equivalent of of the premises No. 9 Tai Yuen state of mind of defendant as re-two months rent and purchase the Street Victoria of which the gards her willingness or unwilling partitions in the tonement (put in defendant is a monthly tenant Anness to vacate the premises in by defendant) for $25, additional claim was inade for $145 compliance with the notice from Judgment was given in favour of for rent in arrears and costs of the the landlord

pisiatiff for possession action: Mr. Vant, in his address to the The defendant asserted that ho court, sugggested that although the due notice was given, although In landlord stated he was only aski the witness box yesterday she standard rent las paid by defen acknowledged, under cross ant) he was an examination that she had put her landlords In mark she can neither read nori statenant.

said, the plaintiff had threatened coll

her. She acknowledged also the the pro

the contents of the documenti

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been explained to har

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