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No. 19 118.

一拜禮 號五七月二年四十二百九千一英

Victrola Keeps You Cheerful All Day

There are so many times when the Victrola can brighten your daily program of things to be done about the house. Play it while you work and notice how it keeps you feeling happy. If you have none, visit our store and we shall be glad to show you various models. Terms you will like.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1924.

"THE" DOLLAR. VA To-day'a closing rato-2/4-1/16 | To-day's opening rate 2/4 1/16

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REVISE VERSAILLES TREATY.

LABOUR'S DEMAND.

ONLY WAY TO REAL PEACE.

· CREATING THE "ATMOSPHERE.

WORLD CONFERENĆE NEEDED.

(Reuter's General Sèrvicę.)

TIRED OF LIFE.

WOMAN'S LEAP TO DEATH,

CHILDREN ALSO KILLED,

(Router's Barcica to the China MaR.)

LONDON, February, 24- The woman killed through falling from Westminster Cathedral has been identified as Mrs. Davey, of Hammersmith.

LONDON, February 24-02 Mr. Arthur Henderson, Secretary, for Home Affairs, in a by-election speech at Burnley, declared that the peace treaties had failed and the Govern ment's task was to arrest the demoralisation, pre-aged four and eight years. vent further economie ruin, and establish real husband saying she was tired of life.

peace.

The children killed were her two daughter's

The woman is said to have left a note to har

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An earlier cable stated that a woman and two The Government had to restore trade and commerce and place them on such a firm foundation Children had been killed by falling from the top that never again would civilisation be threatened of the tower. of Westminster, Roman Catholic

Cathedral. by a similar experience..

Therefore the Government must insist on revision of the Treaty of Versailles as soon as possible and solution of the problem of reparations.

The Premier was trying to create the necessary atmosphere and he was hopeful steps would be taken through a world conference or the Leagise of Nations, or both, to see whether we could not re- turn to the position taken up by the late Dr. Woodrow Wilson and the policy of Allied statesmen between 1915 and 1917.

SETTLE AT ONCE

DOCKERS' UNANIMOUS. MANDATĖ.

STEVEDORES DISSENT.

LONDON, February 24,

A mass meeting of Hull dockers over whelmingly passsed a resolution in favour of accepting the employers' offer.

Newcastle and Bristol strikers also voted for

acceptance.

LONDON, February 247-

In addition to the dockers at Hull, Newcastle. and Bristol, a meeting of 5,000 Liverpool Hockers enthusiastically agreed to accept the employers" offer. There were only three dissentients,

An overlow meeting of 1,500 dockers un- animously voted for acceptance of the offer.

LONDON, February 24.

The Glasgow dockers at a mass meeting have overwhelmingly favoured acceptance of the employers' offer, but meetings of members of the Stevedores Union at Poplar and Canningtown have decided to continue the strike pending a settlement of their demand for an increase of half a crown day and 25 per cent on plece work rates.

BACK TO WORK TO-MORROW.

LONDON, February 25. Yesterday's mass meetings of dockers throughout the country without exception decided in favour of resuming work, which is thus inevitable to-morrow, except in the case of the stevedores whose union claims 25,000 members mostly in

London.

COMING FRENCH ELECTIONS.

SOCIÁLISTS CONFIDENT.

PARIS, February (25. M.Briand, former Premier, speaking at a Radical Socialist banquet at Carcassonne, prophes ed certain victory for the Left parties in the forthcoming elections, provided the "Republicans made comMON CAUSE.

M. Briand advocated the creation of an atmos phere of peace in which Germany would feel her neighbours would enable her to achieve a peace that was real.

ELECTIONS BARRED.

BERLIN, February, 24. A message from Munich states that the French occupation authorities have forbidden the holding of elections in the Palatinate on March 6 for the Bavarian Dist.

CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

FIGHTING DISEASE.

LEAGUE COMMITTEE'S EFFORTS.

SPECIAL BUREAU.

GENEVA, February 24,“ · The Hygiene Committee of the League of Nations, after sitting ten days, has concluded its work. The Committee recommends the creation of an Epidemics Bureau in one of the Far Eastern Iports to be chosen by the Governments interested; also the transmission to all Far Eastern Govern ments the report of the commission of enquiry. containing the draft of the sanitary convention between these countries. The Committee decided to institute an enquiry into malaria in Albania, Greece and Persia in accordance with a request from these countries; also to enquire with regard to epidemics of plague from anthematic typhus in

Russia.

BULGARIA A REPUBLIC?

́REPORTED' REVOLUTION,

ATHENS, February 24. The newspapers publish rumours that a Communist revolution has broken out in Bulgaria The and that a republic has been established. rumours add that King Boris has been sent to the country and that the Premier and, certain ministers have been murdered. No confirmation is obtain. able from official sources.

OFFICIAL DENIAL.

PARIS, February 25. The Bulgarian Legation denies the report of a revolution in Bulgaria.

FOREIGNERS BARRED,

PARIS, February 25.

The first executive act following the passage of the financial proposals is a decree Forbidding access of foreigners to the stock exchanges except by special permission.

TOO MANY LAWS.

(Reuter's American Service:)

WASHINGTON, February 24, The Secretary of State, Mr. Hughes, speaking to the American Law Institute, decried, the multitude of laws passed in the greatest law factory in the world," namely the 48 States and the Federal Government

"

The greatest duty of the hour," he said, "is not to make but to enforce the laws, thereby main- taining respect for them."

the other in the Y.W.C.A rooma.

At present these clinica have fifty babies on the roll; forty of whom

FOOTBALL

A Children's Health Conference will be held on Tuesday, Wedres have been coming for longer than QUEEN'S COLLEGE MATCH. day Thursday and Friday of this tico montas, and there is an aver week at the YM.0.A. From two age attendance of about seventeen. to four each afternoon there will be A number of the children have a

The following will represent the staff y. the pupils in the Ad football match to be played on the

a Child Welfare exhibit and lectures conurkable attendance record followed by demonstrations: ThorThe purpose of this work is educa ough examination will be made of tonal, that is to give to the Chinese Callege ground, Causeway Bay at children of pre-school age, and the parente of the community the oppo- 3. p.m. ebazp, to-morrow. →→→ mothers advised no to their cars but the care of their children, and the

tonity of learning facts with regard Staff Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hamil

no medical treatment or medicines aim of this week's conference is to ten, Mr. Wallington, Mr. Handy- will be given. Dr. 8. To Wong make more generally known the side, Mr. Ralston, Mr. Crook, Mr. the conference physician and oflice need and importance of permanent Murniot, Mr. Evans, Mr. Meacock doctors giving their service re work for the health and protection Mr. Kay and Mr. Fleto Wan Men-ks Dr. Y. H. Houshoo of children Mrs. I. Mitchell, MD Dr. T. P. Woo, Dr. Gladys

ser Dr. Chan Wai Chenng Dr 0.

DP Wong Tar-chatery, Dry Dr. Edward L

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Tam-shin told him that the Labour Party Ping-t had not relected a the m'Imperial kwaNGA 'airship scheme, which would havo Ferre

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Have you noticed how the cockroaches are increasing again That is because you are not naing

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