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MONDAY JUNE 2, 1924,

CHINA SUGARS.

THEIR UPWARD TENDENCY

One denomination

WASTING MONEY.

GOVERNMENT BUILDING

DELAY,

THE CHINA MAIL.

CORRESPONDENCE.

EXTENSION LECTURES.

JAPAN'S PROTEST. WASTING MONEY.

The following appears in St.

Washington, May 31. John's Cathedral Notes for June. The Japanese Ambassador Mr. Sir-You get a fine view from The local newspaper" referred to Hanihara of stock Attention having been drawn the harbour of the structure being is the China Mail. We understand Japanese protest against the has delivered the which is causing considerable stir on the share market is the China by correspondents to the peculiar built by the Government opposite the matter of University Exten exclusion clause of the new United Sugar Refinery scrip "Non-conditions prevailing in the erec. the market in Des Voeux Rond, } sign Lectures will go a step fur-States Immigration Law to Mr. Speculator," writing to the Chination of the building for the new and one can well understand your ther by the offer of a local body to Mail on Friday last says

fire headquarters and other correspondent's statement that shoulder the burden of organiza-Chas. E. Hughes, Secretary of *From present indications a Government departments, the money is being wasted in not get-tiun boom in China Sugars is promised "China Mail" sought the assist-ting on with the job. But there

the shares having unce of a well-known architect may be a reason for all this.

[To the Editor of Cathedral Notes.] The Japanese protest is coupled jumped 20 points in the last ten this morning and in the course of give it for what it is worth, but I

Hongkong, May 3, 1024. with a request to the American. days. I understand that a syndicate, his interesting remarks he made believe the reason for the stand- Dear Sir, The Rev. R. R. Chur- Government to take all possible headed by an official of one of the some rather unique observa-still is due to the non-arrival of chill, N., in a recont sermen at steps for the removal of dis- Chinese Banks, is making a corner tions from the public's point of certain Government officials from St. John's, advocated courses of criminatory measures. The Note

Colombo.

These are said to be University Extension Lectures. In declares that international dis- work came out from Home to be coats of point do instead of three sentative of a local newspaper the unwelcome when based on race,

He surmised that the steel supermen and able to make two un interview accorded to the repre-criminations erected here under the supervision

particularly If that is so, then we should

in these shares."

The China Mail is not concerned with the speculative-by this is meant the conjecture-part of the

public.

view.

have dovetailed better.

State.

are.

business. A few self-evident of the Public Works Department, indeed be grateful that there Vice-Cinncellor of the University and the history of commercial facts are recounted for the general In his opinion, if the work was a exists such a place as Colombo and pointed out that if such a scheme agreements between the two coun- ! On May 20, China "Sugars were piece of private enterprise it would that it is able to supply us with a wide, con al lecture tries shows that the Japanese quoted by one of the exchanges at he meant that there would have ful men. What I hope, seriously, Jody to undertake the necessary nationals

By this such able, far-sighted and wonder, hall would be required, and some Government sought to protect its from discriminatory crganization. Occasional lectures immigration legislation by the have already been given on board United States, which position is MS Turuar," and last winter "fully understood and appreciated various papers were read under the by the American Government." auspices of the C.E.M.S. Might Citing the Japanese-American

$210 sellers and it was then rumoured that business had been been little or no interval between will be done, is that all

t done at $205. Today's quotation the completion of putting up the present Government servants of the same association is $241, steel skeleton and the Alling in excepting the D. P. D. wil All along there does not seem to of the reinforced concrete. be pensioned off-better still, have been any appreciable turnover During the time of placing into because cheapest, sacked, and in cash transactions, a remarkable position the steel-work of each. Colombo asked to send along all discrepancy in buyer and seller floor, a certain time had to elapse, their men. Please back me up. quotations giving the impression, On completion of the skeleton

Yours, etc.. of few shares being available.

MONEY SAVER. ·· Hongkong, June 1, 1924.

stage it would have been expected However, the point we wish to that the rust which had accumu make is that there is little, in the lated would have been scraped off. sugar market barometer to ex-This would be followed by a cont plain the intricacies to an out-of cement wash or anti-corrosive sider. Hongkong agents of Jaya sugar merchants are accepting, or the cement-concrete casing.

fluid, or better still to have put in rather canvassing orders, for a grade known as No.24 rough Our informant also remarked white for delivery' in July "at, that it was not easy to understand

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THE CAPTINED MISSIONARIES.

RELEASE AND RANSOM,

I suggest, Sir, that the Church of treaty of 1911 the Japanese note Fugland Men's Society at the points put that the new legislation Cathedral should make itself res is in entire disregard of the spirit ponsible for the necessary arrange and circumstances underlying the rent, if a demand exists for a treaty. It concludes with a hope course of University Extension that the communication will be lectures, and that the lectures received in the same spirit of should be held in the Cathedral friendliness and candour as it Hall?

is made-"Reuter's American There are apparently no learned Service." societies in Hongkong, but it would be wrong to infer that there is a paucity of intellect and no desire for coltural improvement.

lectures would be greatly appre- I venture to think that suitable

ciated.

Youre, etc.,

¿

-T. B. P.

POLICE" REPORTS,

ALLIES ADAMANT.

$2 per picul (133.1/3 lbs.) below that with the desire for the com(From Our Own Correspondent, official_quotations for spot" pletion of the building for use the sales. To a layman this can only work has not been put in hand now, convey the impression that sugar' of scraping off the rust and putting The Motor Launch Roanoke

Wüchow, May 30. merchants expect the new crop on the cement-concrete casing. A which was seized by pirates above.

Paris, May 81. which generally reaches in Hong this is the rainy seasch it would be Chuping on the Fu river returned

The text of a long Inter-Allied kong in June or July each year natural to expect that the rust, this afternoon to Wuchow having

note. to Germany, mentioned on will he fairly plentiful, or in other would be dealt with and the anti-'on board the Rev. R. A. Jaffray

28th inst., has been published. It words, there will be no hot demand corrosive fluid used pending a decis of the Alliance Mission and Dr.

rejects the proposal to abolish the for sugar.

Military Control-Commission and True it may be argued that this sion as to the plans for the rein Miller. The boat was in very bad CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. other German suggestions.

It grade of sugar has no bearing on forced concrete part which will condition having been pulled about

freiterates the demand that Ger- the China Sugar"

product entail calling for bids, etc., before by the pirates in their endeavour WEEK-END CASUALTIES ON many agree to a general inspec Nevertheless it is still agreed that it is put into commission. Serap to find hidden money. They had in "No. 18 rough brown," the grade ing off the rust would cost about also set her kitchen on fire. The

tion of armaments and promises which local refineries are said to $2,000 and the preventive measure

that if the result is satisfactory, buy in large quantities for making a few thousand hore. It did seem

Several accidents were reported Control will be limited to specified their products, there has been no

everything excepting the to Police appreciable rise to justify the

a pity, he said, to spoil the ship clothes they stood up in and with morning.

headquarters this points and the effectives of the Commission will considerably recent jump in the value of shares, for a ha porth of tar.'

the exception that they looked Giving credit where credit was tired and badly wanted a bath electric company works in Star Allies will demand strict-applica A ten-foot well at the old reduced; whereas if Germany per- It must also be stated that

sists in refusing the offer, the rumours, are in the air regarding due, be added, the steel frame did they seemed to look all right.

Kowloon, collapsed on tion of the Treaty. projected or completed property bear appearances here and there of

The Rev. Mr. Carne and Rev. Saturday, and a contractor's coolie declares that from every view- transactions which will justify a former acquaintance with cement Mr. Rex Reay are still held for was struck in several placea by point the present situation cannot The Note the difference indicated by the wash, probably of some years ransom by the pirates. One of the firing bricks. He was sent to further be prolonged, and requests appreciation of 30 points in a duration. The steel beams and the latter gentlemen is a British hospital, - Ma fortnight.

pillars; be understood, Lad under subject and the other a citizen of A house-boy employed at 47 acceptance by, at the latest, June gone the plumbing tests entie- the U.S.A. factorily.

ANOTHER SCRAP..

:DANGEROUS GOODS,

Rev. gentleman had been stripped

of

BORDER FIGHTING,

There arrived in the harbour On Friday last the pro-Chan and yesterday a Norwegian ship of 150 pro-Sun troops close to the New tons known as the "Elly" which Territories border had another was formerly the King of Spain's

The amount of ransom is said to scrap. This time they were a yacht "Dorn." She came in about be fixed good distance from the boundary. Rm yesterday and is anchored ammunition, and other incidentals, at about $200,000 Also it must be stated that in the dangerous goods anchorage necessary to pirates. the description of guerilla warfare off Stonecutter's as she has on would be an exaggeration as small board a cargo of 50 tons of gun- detachments only made spasmodic powder for Newchwang.

efforts here and there and quickly j

With

a crew of thirteen

Road.

30. "Reuter."

BUKHAREST

EXPLOSION.

Vienna, June 1****

Conduit Road was knocked down Mr. Chamberlain of the United by a 'tram-car in Queen's Road States Consulate, Shameen, and West and sustained injuries which Mr. Grove of the British Con- necessitated his removal to the sulate, Wuchow, are stirring up Government Civil Hospital. the authorities in Wuchow to try A quantity of earth on the and effect the release of the cap-hillside in Wong Nei Chong Roud tives, and all the foreign mis- fell on a coolie aged fifty-five and! A traveller from Bukharest sionaries are working to the same caused injuries to various parts of describing the disaster which end.

his body.

Toccurred there recently says that The body of a thirteen year-old, the explosion of the magazine at Tai-0, was removed to the so terrific that it seemed as girl, daughter of a junk master filled with shrapnel grenades "was Public Mortuary during the week-though every building in the city' end. The girl fell off a sampan had fallen. Houses shook on into the water.

their foundations while tiles and A matshed coolie was knocked parts of facies fell into the correspondent) on Saturday..

down by a motor car at Mongkok streets. Har a single pane of He was taken to glass was left unbroken through- the Government Civil Hospital for out the city.. The eyewitness treatment.

auds that the people of Bukharest are convinced that the disaster was, the work of Communists.- "Reuter."

COLOMBO NOTES.

ceased tire as soon as it was realis Europeans the "Elly" left Engene (Not From our ed that the objective would not be (near Drobak) on, March 29 and gained and there was a chance of sailed from Singapore on May 24. some of the troops being hit by She put into port to clean her random shorts.

boilers which will take about three days.

on.

It is gathered that the pro-Sun detachment.of, Honan troops under General Fan Chung-sans are their way to Samehitu (the railway termirus across the railway bridge) which they will make into a base. for the right wing of Dr. Sun's projected offensive the Chan Kwing-ming strongholds behind the East River and extending to Swatow-Hitherto small batches of Chan's soldiers have made raids on the railway, a sortie on May

MACLAREN'S NEW PLANE.

EXPECTED AT HONGKONG TO-MORROW.

our

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HIGHWAY. ROBBERY,

ON THE SHATIN GAP ROAD.

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April 1. I have referred before to the unsettled condition of things which characterises Civil Service. It reminds me of the story of the clergyman who was offered another appointment. His little boy was asked if his father Highway robbery on the lonely

WORK OF COMMUNISTS" ? was going to accept the offer of Shatin Gap Road was reported to the new living. Well he said, the. Police on Thursday. As a

Lakharest, May 29 "Father's praying and mother's sequel; one Ho Sing described as

(Delayed by the Censor). packing, so you can bet your.boots a bean curd maker appeared before! An official communique says we're going."

Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow-that the explosions of the muni- The American destroyer, "Paul'

It is something like that with our loon Magistracy this morning. I meeting with success but later Jones," with MacLaren's new gone to Hongkong and so many

Civil Servants.

tions began at night and set fire So many have It was alleged that the high to three "magazines, several Ches being repulsed, These plane from Tokyu aboard is. hope to go that we don't quite way stopped Ta Kee on the support-depots, army workshops, hill-fighters are said to have felt expected at Hongkong to-morrow know where we

road and demanded the contents a block of barracks and a number

are.

Private

that with the coming of the well- morning. The 'plane will then be advice from Reggie and Harold of his pockets or his life. Ts Kee of private houses. Prompt mea- trained and well-equipped Honan-transferred to the U.SS. Wm. B. paint your fragrant harbour place was reluctant. The robber drew sures by the authorities saved a ese army there would be little Preston for transit to Akyab.

chance

of further ralds SO

they decided

to make 1

final effort on Friday at rise. The

sun-

on the spot managed to hold their

positions and the attackers gave

as such a delightful abode the a dagger and attacked the man great quantity of munitions and pay and the people all that could wounding him to such an extent restricted the fire to one ares. be desired that longing has that he was not able to appear at "The ammunition store destroyed proved quite unsettling. pro-Sun irregulars | WHY

Three Court this morning. Ho Sing, it was only one of many possessed D'OISY DELAYED. officials have been added to your was stated, stole $6 from Ts Kee by the army: thus no great disas

list and it is quite on the carpet and bolted.

ter occurred.. Four were killed up after firing intermittently for has postponed his departure for will come from from a place where the recovery of the

Peking, June 1-Captain d'Olay that your next Colonial Secretary The case was adjourned pending and 20 wounded. The report that Mukden

a shell fell on the Royal Palace is victim. The entraining of the Honanese Chinese authorities

via Pettailo as the as the hymaalist has it—“Every

untrue." "Reuter." men for the front means that some present him

desire to prospect pleases. " with a word of real fighting is due shortly on that honour this afternoon, and also part of the border between the because the landing ground at that particular writer's mind. inain line of the railway end Shs Peitaiho, is not yet ready. He Tau Kok as the Fonanese are leaves on Monday at the same expected to advance in that direc-hour.--Reuter

a few hours.

tion. Lelest reports state that the. main troop is at Ping Wu (the native village of the late Mr. Lau Chu-pak, 40 miles from Samchun) and the vanguard is already at Sumchun.

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It is assumed that the Civil Service prospect is what was in

More anon.

.

COAL STEALING,

BOWLS.

AN INTERNATIONAL TRY OUT.

The local lawn bowls season

Was

The

·CHINA・ AND RUSSIA.

PEKING, May 31. After months of most critical

PEKING, June z. D'Olsy left for Peitsibo at six this morning-Renter

An interesting case concerning was to have been commenced on negotiations, China and Rul a an early hour expedition by the Saturday, but owing to the death have signed the agreement where- PEKING, June 2. D'Olay reached Peitalho in an harbour was heard at the Marine (President of the Lawn Bowls sionally settles the fate of the police against coal-stealers in the of the Hon. Mr A. R. Lowe by the former recognises the Soviet. The agreement prqyl- hour and 50 minutes and left for Court by One fact is worth mentioning in breakfasting and refuelling. He Magistrate.

Mukden after an hour spent in Conway Hake, RN.R., the Marine At the Police Recreation Club, the hands of Russia, who takes

Lieut. Commander Association in Hongkong) all

league matches were cancelled Chinese Eastern Raliway, the that it is peculiar to reports of received an enthusiastic reception.

management of which is placed in Chinese military. The Honanose from Chinese and foreigners were charged with not having the cational one-rink match

Two masters of Bshing boats ever, an interesting inter over the Railway's debts. required permit and depositing played between representatives of Government property, The Soviet China restores all Russian substance in the waters of the England and Scotland. Colony without the permission of match resulted in a win for the Russian share of the Boxer Socialist Republic is to allocate the Harbour Master this morning. England:

Indemnity to a fund for the adu Detective Lanes Sergeant ENGLAND. Whelen gave evidence that be Whant

eon of Chinese mute! chased three boats and saw Reynolds,

Lenina undertakes not to tranfer Cologne, June1.-The Ruhr defendants throw coal overboard, Knight

Defendants finally upset their boats Grimmett Skip 173. Clark (Skip)10 The Union of Soviet Socialist the Ratssfan concessions In China wholly or partly to a third power, but the officers raised the craft and The wipping team has been Republics recognise Chinese brought them back to custody challenged to a match with a sovereignty in Outer Mongolia and The man were fined $5 each of team to be captained by Mr. W. agree to withdraw Soviet troops each charge, w

Glendenning

from Mongolia.

are well-disciplined and have never Reuter. been unfavourably mentioned a bivouacking in villages and forcibly taking stores and food. Every where that they have passed so fat they did not fraterniss with the civil population and were orderly

RUHR STRIKE-OFF

to the extreme. This is all the miners' dispute has been settled. more remarkable as the army is The men are to receive a 15 per Haid to comprise, mainly, ex-cent. fucrease in wages and work bandite from the North who were an extra hour. until September pardoned and then recruited.

Reuter E

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