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MOUTRIE

PIANOS

BEST VALUE

HONGKONG

China" Mail

Temperature 63 Barometer 3008-

Rainfall 000 in. Humidity 84

No.19.959. 五專職:新四十月二十年三十二百九千一英

WAPANII Sur

MUBIO IN

THERE, SHOULD. “BA

EVERY HOME ON FOHRISTMAS: MORNING

THE VITCROLA

PROVIDES THE RIGHT KIND OF MUSIC AT THE RIGHT TIME

*S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS.

SENNET FRERES

THE

COLONY'S BEST KNOWN JEWELLERS

AND

DIAMOND MERCHANTS-

HAVE OPENED THEIR

NEW SHOP

IN

PÉDDER STREET

(OPPOSITE HONGKONG HOTEL)

THEIR SALE of Cut Glass and Stiver Ware continues in their old premises Queen's Road Central) until the end of this month.

Tel. Central 2313

P. O. Box 630

HAWTHORNE & PEARSON

Gentlemen's Tailors

Ladies' and

and

Breeches Makers

St. George's Building, Ice House Street,

(Next door Café Wiseman.)

PIANOS for SALE or Hire

TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.,

Tel. 2127.

ARONODE

B4A. Wanchal Road.

IN OO AL.

· Fuchuan Lawn Goal wands for woonomy in Cosi valos, Aillamp Qoala have a large pRLOVESIKE 'st sleet viidi a6 PRACTICALLY WASTE. The fux in YUUHDAN Pamp bersa bila kumpa se vras As they are cast into ballses- Puthern lamp voal berm zrazandy keď se teretem a deslizad BOONOMY.

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Coal Merchant a Contructie* 37. Gusen's Bond Contra". "Tal) Central 278 - Cania addams' Hindran

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HONGKONG, PRIDAY,

· DOUGLAS -LIBEL DECISION..

JAIL FOR PEER.

WIGGING FOR COUNSEL.

(Reuters, Service to the China Meil;)-

LONDON, December 14. Lord Alfred Douglas was sentenced to month in the second division."

LATER

Mr. Justice Avory, in his summing up said he cild_nak, hakkama+uny counsel was ever allowed greater latitude than Mr. Hayes, whose address to the Jury was a mixture of diatribe of politicians and vituperation of Mr. Churchill. Mr. Justice Avory, emphasised that Lord Alfred Douglas persisted in the libels after their falsehood had been proved in the Morning Post action, without the slightest grounds for believing he was telling the "truth and his defence was conducted is 2 most opprobrious manner. He ordered Lord Alfred Douglas at the expiration of 'his sentence to find surety to keep the peace, particularly towards Mr. Churchill, and, failing a surety, to undergo a further six months' imprisonment

BRITAIN'S * ́ANGLO-PERSIANS."

LABOUR PARTY'S PROTEST.

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LONDON, December 13.

In view of the rumours as to the possibility of the Government selling its shares in the Anglor Persian Oil Company, the executive committee of the Labour Party has requested Mr. Ramsas MacDonald to convey to Mr. Baldwin its opinion that the disposal thereof would be contráry to public policy and in the present circumstances would be improper.

A BLOT."

ELLIS ISLAND STATION.

STRAW.

MANY: ON THE BRINK.

„GOVERNMENTS' DESPERATE EFFORT,

Router's Service to the China Mali)

BERLIN, December 13.

In a sual siop

the Emergency Powers Hill imposing additional ind very heavy burdon's compelling taxpayers to dispose of some of their property in order to pay. Farther- more, taxes dué in January for Rbine and Ruhr rollef are being collected now but the revenue therefrom will only suffice for a limited period. The Governs, ment does not possess further, resources and apparently considers that nothing is left but an ap- peal abroad for a large loan. The form thereof has not yet been settled.

L

DIRECT NEGOTIATION.

".

LATIE.

The Government has decided to ask France to gotiate directly onthe Rhineland and Ruhr ques- hs. The German Charge D'Affaires will make a

dment to the Qual D'Orsay about the matter."

MEXICAN SITUATION.

COUNTRY

CONTROLLED.

NEW YORK, December 13... The Mexican Embassy states that the Govern». controls, the whole “republic except small. ns of Vera Cruz and Jalisco. Obregon's forces ready come in contact with the rebels and a fille battle is expected during the present week. cocks final attack is planned against the rebels, Stary officers all of ranks, with the exception of ral Sanchez Etrada, are fully supporting the

nit.”—Reuter's American Service,

Senator

GERMAN LOAN.

"BILL SUSPENDED,

WASHINGTON, December 13.

-NEW YORK, December 15. The Assistant Secretary of Labour, addressing "the Immigration Conference, advocated further re- „Atrictions in immigration? He declared that the acute labour shortage of a few months ago had become an unemployment problem, which threaton- ed to assume menacing proportions. Mr. A. J.

Len Root, after A conference Derbyshire, of Utica, a director of the Americaniza.with President Coolidge, stated he would hold tion Council, created a mild sensation by demand-in abeyance his Bill for the appropriation of ing the removal of Ellis Island Immigration station $20,000,000 for German relief pending conclusion as it was "a blot on the country." He stated he bad of an International loan to Gennany. He added come from Italy. In the guise of an immigrant, and that he agreed with President Coolidge that any his experience was "one long series of humilia-aid to Germany should be on a business, rather than tions."--Reuter's American Service,

on a charitable, basis-Reuter's American Service,

CASTAWAYS. :

“TAIYUANS" PACIFIC FIND

1

ONLY BLOOD TO DRINK.

On a barren Pacific Isle, with a merciless sun beating down on them, and with only the flesh of birds to eat, and blood to drink, 51 marooned Malayan women, children, and men, were found in a. pitiful plight by the Admiral Oriental steamer, "Taiyuan," when northward bound from Sydney on October 24. Woolloomooloo oo her return from the East, a story to, which only a Conrad could do justice, was told of the fearful privations of the Malayans.

ORDERS FROM ABROAD.

LOCOMOTIVE INDUSTRY.

KEPT ALIVE.

Engineers in the west of Scot land are eagerly awaiting further details of the extensive programme which the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company, are to carry out in this district.

LET LUNATICS OUT.

ASYLUM ́EMPLOYEES'

THREAT.

The latest strike threat in

Melbourne comes from the employees in mental hos pitals. They threaten, in their own words, to “let the mentally afflicted join in the general mix up."

Employees at these institutions For the present the locomotive | have an association, which they industry is being kept alive by call the Hospital Employees' AB- orders from abroad. Some time sociation of Australia, although When the Taiyuan" berthed at ago Messrs. William. Beardmore it does, not embrace employees

and Co, Ltd., Dalmuir, completed of, regular hospitals orders for go of the heaviest and

for the latest type of the

care of the sick and injured. Prince of Wales" class of passenger express association carried a resolution The State branch council of the engines for the London and congratulating the police on the

October 24 was a day of terrible North-Western Section nad 20 stand they are taking, and promie-

breath of air stirred through the heat-laden atmosphere. Not ripple stirred the placid Pacific)

waters.

Section.

for the Great Eastern

17

financial aid if necessary.

Since then the bulk of the work has come from abroad, including sider that with a little tact the

The council adds: We cou 19 locomotives for the Nigerian Government could have easily. When passing Bird Island, a fitted with cowcatchers and stoned by their attitude,

Rallways. These engines were prevented the great losses occa- Dutch possession in the Celebes, according to the Taiyuan's" off powerful, acetylene headlights, We will consider at our meet- cers, it is the custom for steamers track runs through territory in and let the mentally afflicted jola complete with generators,, as the ing whether we will leave our posts to go close to the pyramid-shaped which all manner of wild animals in the general mix up due to the land and blow blasts on the siren to have a fondness for the railroad, broken promises of the present, stir the numerius birds which give

Good progress is being made at the island its name. The scoue Dalmuir In the construction of 35

Government" when the birds arise is unequalled locomotives which are being built Jast before sounding the siren, to the order of Messrs. Rendel, Captain H. E. Hamilton, master of Paicier, and Tritton, consulting OVERHEAD CHARGES AND the vessel, was surprised to ece engineers, London, for various what resembled a flag being waved sections of the Indian State Rail❤. from the island.”

The Taiyuan" was hove to and a

| boat put off to investigate. The crew found 51 dark-skinned people

ways.

drassed only in loin cloths lying Numerous birds had been caught about the small beach:

There were old men and hold and caten, and owing to water women, young men and, you had been utilised to quench the running out the blood of the birds women, and even little half-dead children. The Malay quartermas Castaways' thirsts: For over a week tere from the "Taiyuan" soon had they had been stranded, and three the marmoqned people's story. They days had gone by without any were migrating from one teland in water passing their parched lps. the Celebes to another. They had: left their island to a large sampan, but the favourable wind had left.

In their crude bamboo vessels the Malayans got water from the "Tal Yuan, and supplies of rice, ware **lso given to the mi

Drifting with the currentă: the

All ofïdes to take them sampan bad stuck Bird Flandre lug w young werp dec Sin, coddanité llegit in

after an hour and a half

03

TEMPERANCE.

A firm of London electrical engineers who make total abstin ence a condition' of employment, promiams reduced to one-half, have had, their accident insurance

• Daring the four years ending time lost through illness, and December, 1921, the percentage of accident (the period included the influenza epidemic) was only 215 per cent of the total posathla storke

Ang hours

and

An hour by day is

three on Xmas Ev

for him

NOW

unhurrie

WE HAVE AN UNUSUAL ASSORTMENT OF GIFS,

MACKINTOSH

AYSELF BADOKHIM & CO., LTD.

Men's Wear Specialists.

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Have you noticed how the cockroaches are That is because you are not using

FLETCHER'S BEETLE VIRUS.

You can keep your house clear of these pests, if you apply the viras occasionally. And remember, the Sole Distributors tremi p

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