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FRIDAY DECEMBER 21 1923.

CANTON CUSTOMS.

DR. SUN YAT-SEN'S, LATEST MANIFESTO.

GIVING DEFINITE ORDERS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

IN BRIEF.

NEWB FOR BUSY MEN,

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CABLES

The nows from Mexico is con→ Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Government has issued twoilier manifesta conflicting. Both sides are

ful," cerning the Canton Customs.

succoss-

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The B.A.T. has declared a final

FIGHTING AT KONGWOON,

GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILS.

TROOPS VERSUS VOLUNTEERS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

KONGMOON, December 20, Noon. Great excitement prevails as

tions were still going on and notes dividend of 9%, making 24% for fighting has broken out in the city had been exchanged.

Questioned on the reports that the Canton public was incensed at

the year.

between troops garrisoned in the city and the Merchants' Volunteer Corps. The former are subordinate to Dr. Sun Yat-sen. As was men

After tracing the recent history | of the revenues, the manifesto maintains that they are a purely Chinese internal affair.

**This

The King of the Belgians has Government holds and the Diplo the action of the powers in sending laid the foundation stone of a big matid Body specifically admits that up the-fleet, the compradore said wireless station. the disposal of the Custorns Surplus that not one per cent of the think-

ing classes would actually do any

The names of the British mem.tioned in a former report, a disputs is a matter with which the Foreign thing to assist Sun for fear of dishers of the Reparations Com has existed between the two sides Powers have no tronty right to inter-locating trade. What demonstra-mittee is announced.

since Monday and matters have come to a head. Tero; and therefore when this

2.15 p.m. Government claims its share of the

The battle continues, consisting surplus it has to deal with the rival Government at Peking and the

mainly of disjointed skirmishes and rifle volley's in various parts of Inspector-General of Customs and

the city..... with them alone. The Poking Government may send its armed forces hero to prevent this tiovern-

ment froto resïving its share of the Customs. Surplus. But the Foreign Powera are not justified to assemble (as they are now doing) their ships of war in Canton harbour in order to protect, nominally, a disputable right but, practically, to assist the Peking Government to impose its

will on this Government."

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tions had been made, were directly

. The British Government is attributable to propaganda and its result among labour leaders who awaiting the result of the Afghan wished to please the Generalis Government's effort to capture the simo. He suggested that the only murderers of British Officers. way to get a public petition signed by numbers representative of all classes, would be to force them to

do it.

All business is suspended

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

BANK HOLIDAYS.

ITN Accordance with Ordinance No. 5

of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be closed for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 25th and 26th instant.

• Hongkong, 20th December, 1923.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPARTMENT.

T

QUEISTMAS & NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS

DEPARTMENT will be calirely closed on TORSDAY Le 15th Disember, 1963. It will be open or purposes from 9mm. 14 2 POR E WAUKESDAT 1 och December, 19a, and

the in Jazuary 926 licensed Ware Bounce will be entirely closest on those dates.

J. D. LLOYD, Superintendent, Importe sad Exporta Bengkong, 20th December, 1923.

MORTGAGE.

course of formation, emanating public has decided on asent MONIES up to $300,000 are

An international scheme la in

from the League of Nations, for

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Senator Borah has reintroduced

In his opinion, Sun would not the restoration of the finances of attempt to use force in the face of Hungary, his point by negotiations and such odds. He would try to gain meanwhile would attempt to show his resolution urging the outlaw- the Diplomatic Corps that the ing of all war and suggesting people were behind him. As a Judicial substitute in the last resort he might set up his own nature of an International Court.

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Customs and declare that he had "In theso circumstances, the done so in deference to the wishes

The Council" of the Royal course of this Government is clear of the public. This, he pointed out, Meteorological Society of Britain As the Peking Government, being would not be true, as merchants has awarded the Symons Gold illegally constituted and nationally had already discussed the possibil Medal for 1924 to Takemetisu repudiated, is not entitled to appro-ities and did not want to have to Okada, Director of the Central priate or dispose of Customs Burplus pay Sun and then again get within Meteorological Observatory funds, this Government has to-day the scope of the Maritime Customs. Tokio. issued an order to the Inspector- This would mean having to pay Gouera) (8) to retain at Canton or twice. He thought that the

at

stoppage of business and à strike.

H.M.S. "Cicala" has left Pak Kai.

UNSOLDIERLIKE.

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available for investment or first class Mortgage security subject to a trustee valuation. Apply to Messrs. Deacon Harston & Shenton, 1. Den Voeux Road Central

BOARD RESIDENCE-Stogie or Double furnished room; Ex. cellent Culaine from $4, per day inclusive. Victoria Gardens Hankow Road, Kowloon.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

Conduct which can only he described as distinctly unsoldier like characterises a report made to the Police yesterday by a Chinese ex-soldier who now lives at No. 7, Shanghai Street. He states that Clearance Sale "Thousands of Toys" on Tuesday he walked to Sheung- shu station (Kowloon Canton

on SATURDAY, Railway) from Samchun, which is just across the border. He took

22nd December, 3 to 8 p.m. in the grounds of the old and when near his destination, Wigwam Tennis Club, Mody Road, three men approached him. He

Kowloon. discretion the better part of valour A candidly admits that he thought

ather places to be designated all Customs revenues collected within terested as to how they would be from Tulcan reports that the the route along the railway lines į

or penal sum inflicted on a defeated people which survives, from the pro war period. Indeed, there is no

Chinese merchants were only in affected in their pockets.

According to a Reuter cable from Guayaquil, in Ecuador, a message earthquake there are continuing, twelve being counted within twenty-four hours. It is estimated

hundreds have been injured. Circulars in Chinese have been

The Soviet press states that distributed in Hongkong, one

to numerous bands, having reached the China Mail this owing morning. It is described as by Chunchu's deserters are ravaging the Hongkong Fraternity of the Amur district and other parts Manchuria. The Soviet's Nation Deliverers," whoever they may be, and starts off by asking authority there exists only on paper the Chinese to wake up as the and adds that new outbreaks have

treaty in force to-day which impuses CIRCULARS IN HONGKONG, that the dead total 150. Several

and ran but was seized by eight others who relieved him of $rg and a ring valued at $13.

u similar penulty; oven the Treaty of Versailles does not asses puni. tivo but reparatory indemnities against Germany. Further, it must be pointed out that most of the Great Power-America, Britain, France and Japan-are now only interceted in the Boxer indemnity to the extent of seeing that their rospective shares aro applied to country is doomed and to oppose occurred at Bokhara and Ferghana ez Dec. 8 for Hongk ng. Shanghai and | various purposes in the interests of the "show of force by sending whither Red troops have been sent Japan and is due bem oo or mont Jan

China itself."

A brief reference is also madé in the manifesto to "the series of 'domestic loans mostly floated by the Peking authorities for purposes of either war against the South or corruption and bribery in connection with surry presidential elections at Peking."

SUN CHANGES TACTICS.

BUSINESS MAN'S VIEWS. Interviewed to-day, the com pradore of one of the leading British firms in Shameen, who came down to Hongkong last night, said that Dr. Sun Yat-sen had not done anything to take over forcibly, the control of the Canton Customs However, he believed that negotia-

THE CORONET.

XMAS COMEDY SEASON.

Entertainment for Xmas Time requires a good deal of careful consideration. Anything too strenuous or too highly dramatic is distinctly out of order during the

of

GENERAL.

men-of-war."

а After

long 10 crush them. rigmarole, it exhorts the Chinese to British and American boycott goods with a special injunction to big refrain from patronising stores dealing in foreign goods,”

asks if "brethren" willi and British and American monarchies." "direction of the

The last line is, of course, an appeal to "struggle for the recovery of the control of the Customs."

tolerate the

WIRELESS COMPLAINTS.

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MOYEMENT OF STTIMERS.

The B. P... Ixion left Liverpool

The A. O. Le. "Elkton" is expect od to arrive from New York via porta on January 13, 1694,

The B. R... Agapenor "lafs Liver pool on Doc. 18 for Singapore, Hongkong. Shanghai and Kobe and is dus here on

New York-American recognior about Jav. 17, tion of the present Russian

régime and abandonment by this country of forts on the Mexican border, are advocated by two members of the board of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in conference here.

Complaints have been made in Victoria B. C.-Six harbours on Canton to the effect that some of the Pacific coast of Canada-- the foreign naval craft have not Victoria, Vancouver, New West- adhered to the rules of courtesy re-minster, Nanaimo, Esquimalt and garding use of wireless. It is said Alberai will

ren:ain under

that no schedule is adhered to and Federal control, and all remaining the Chinese wireless establish harbours will be controlled by the ments disregarded.

COMMERCIAL NOTES.

NAM PAK HONG QUOTATIONS.

British Columbia Government! under 1# agreement reached between provincial and federal ministers.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

No change has occurred in the

Lighting up time to-day is at 5.44 p.m.

festive season. Hence the Coronet's local sugar and flour markets, with

announcement of all-comedy the exception of a slightly firmer

programmes for the next week or

so will meet with general approval. | tone in prices quoted by specula-

Twenty-one Chinese cases of small-pox were reported yesterday.

Exchange on London is 2/334,

cents per lb.

The Xmas attraction proper will fors who have unsold lots of on Shanghai 6976. Rubber is 473⁄41⁄2 be "Penrod," with Wesley Barry and an army of clever children. Java sugar on their hands.

A

Thie film, adapted from Tarking-large shipment arrived on Wednes- ton's boy stories, should make a big day by the "De Greze" and this

The Society of St. Vincent De Paul, announce a sale of thousands

hit with the younger element. Con- had the effect of practically stop- of toys to-morrow. stance Talmadge in a piquant comedy "Dangerous Business" is ping sales by importers.

The

The Exchange Banks will be scheduled to follow, thus sounding approach of the Winter Solstice closed for the transaction of public out the season.

|| festival (settling day) and the big business on Christmas and Boxing The present film "A Small Town Idol" is about the best thing Mack quantities of "futures" sold recent days, Sennett has ever put out. Previously will prevent any noticeable attempts, to produce a comedy of Improvement for some time. several:rcels have not been so suc- The rice market has improved a cessful. In this instance Ben Turpin little. Quotations are:-No. 1 and his able supporters have the audience with thom all the way, Stam long white (superior) old or

The dedicatory service of the The most joyous parts of the film new crop $8.45 per picul, gross chapel of the Stout Memorial are the scenes where burlesques weight for net: usual guild terms, Hospital Wuchow is to take place are made of the familiar old "type" "spot" goods; (ordinary) 8.20 and on Sunday aftemoon next. pictures-Westeras, Melodramas and so forth.

No. 1 Saigon long white 7.40..

WHO IS HE THAT I DRAG ABOUT?

Who is he that I drag about;.

This carping ever present thing

Who splits my purpose, breeding doubt?

Is he my.subject or my king? :

Body and soul well may be,

· But which am 'l, and which is 'he'?'

"Some day, they spy I shall escape, And looking down from the high sky, Shall see below fsfinite shape. Divorced by death, this other Int Zand know on that transcendent"day"

That I was spirit, he was clay. -

Yet what if mine the part to lie,

Cast off„out word, and viewed with loathing,

Con hàng hở hoa fime ma br

lad to be rid of big smirched clothing

If he were greater, not the less," "And I below his consciousness?”

splendid opportunity to obtain toys

for the kiddies at less than Sale prices.

There will also be a number of Entertaining and Amusing Side-shows. Surprise Cake,-containing gold | and silver comps, Jewellery, &c.

Tea Room,-on Cafeteria lines.

The Band of H.M.S. "Hawkina" will play from 3.30 to 7 p.m.

From dusk the ground will be brilliantly illuminated by the China Light and Power Co.

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