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Ambrose" returned to Hongkong from Mirs Bay on completion of practices. U.S.S. "Ashville" arrived from Canton.
Note to the Government protest interest trieafn that the character ing against using all the the Count of Monte Cristo Is Customs Surplus for the service, not entirely legendary as many
Prof. Danenberg will resume of the Consolidated Damer Heople have imagined. The pre- tis Piano Lessons In October, sent Count lives near Leghorn, in Loans. Foreign creditors: are. Italy. It appears that he is a ...pressing for payment and the descendant of the Cardinal Spada, The Munich provincial court has whole nation is stirred up and Who was poisoned by order of conditionally released, from Octo- full of misgiving. Although Sir and whose fortune was supposed Kriebel..
Alexander VI. in the 16th. century ber 1, Herr Hitler and Colonel
Francia Agien, the Inspector to be buried on the island of Monte General of Customs, has sub. Cristo. "The 'title of Count of HM. "Bluebell" arrived Monte Cristo was assumed in the yesterday from the North. M.H.S. mitted & memorandum on
year 1854 with the permission of "Using the Customs Surplus the Government of Italy by the for the Consolidated Loan grandfather of the present Count, Service, and Monsieur G. who is a map of 45, with two lovely daughters, the elder... of Padoux, financial adviser to
whom, curiously enough, is named | the Chinese Government, has Mercedes, after the heroine of of the Hongkong Cricket Club is The annual general meeting drawn up a carefully worked, Dumas' novel, while the younger advertised for Monday, October 6, out scheme for the 'Financial is named Haldee. The great at 5.30. p.m. and the drawing of Reconstruction of China and the fortune of Cardinal Spada hae debentures will take place im-
never been discovered and his] mediately after the meeting, Consolidation of China'a Present descendant gains his livelihood Indebtedness, these schemes, entirely from the wine industry, admirable as they are, and in so far as they go, are limited in their scope, for they both only deal with China's loan obliga- tions. The problem of adminis- | trative expenses and the ques- tion of providing funds -- for carrying out a policy for the unification of the country and disbandment of troops are all left untouched and unsolved.
If further proof be needed, we Ltd have the recent statement by Dr.
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W. W. Yen, the Premier, to the effect that the Central Govern-
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ment of China, at the present time, is running behind at the rate of $110,000,000 a year.
It requires little imagination to visualize the state of China's finances when the present struggle ends and the Powers should be ready with a workable plan to offer, unless they wish to stand by while the country drifts into bankruptcy and Bolshevism.
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SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertiond
"A Chinese woman named Li Mul, aged 42 years, residing at No, 61, Of Tan Street, Mongkok, was knocked down yesterday by motor. lorry No. 1138. She was taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital but fortunately her injuries are not
serious.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20
"WELSH" "NOTES. SNO VAIKEL
OUR MINES.
[By Ap Rhys.].
SAVIOUR OF CHINA.
'MUKDEN' MARSHAL IS *T:
DENOUNCED.
Marshal We Promise.
(Reuter's Service.)
I do not know if the editor, when he placed this space at my dia- posal," anticipated that I should | Venture into the realms of politics.
Peking, September 26. I have not, the slightest intention
Marshal Wu Pef-fu has issued of dragging in questions of Tso-lin, whose "nature and a proclamation denouncing, Chang political significance. merely for the sake of doing so; and I assure character of Honghutze is un- my readers that no party pro the righteousness of his heart he alterable" and stating that with paganda of any sort will find place will proceed East to deliver the " in this column. Subject, however,
it, that it lies within my province to the editor's consent, I shall take people of the three provinces
Fengtien, Kirin and Hellungklang to comment on any proposals the from Chang Tsc-lin's oppres operation of which would affect tosion. Marshal Wu promises that any great extent the welfare and apart from Chang Tso-lin and his means of livelihood of the Welsh on, whose crime is unpardonable, may be the pet theories of any wrong path" will be rewarded. people, even though such proposals generals and soldiers of these provinces who "return from the particular party...
The
Now whatever some may say while the first reward will be as to a large percentage of miners given to those who turn over the in Wales being, if not themselves principal traitor, to the Govern English, the sons of English ment. parents who settled-in Wales for
proclamation proceeds: "With the instructions of the In The Mail.
the sake of the employment Central Government we have The Star Theatre's big double of course; be disputed that mining internal unrest, and as it is the
afforded by the mines, it cannot,
mobilised our forces to quell ENTERTAINMENTS.
programme, comprising "The is the industry on which most Inside of the Cup," a sociaty September 27-Coronet Theatre: drama by the American author "Westbound Limited," also Charlie Winston Churchill and The Fire- Chaplin in "The Rink."
man," a rollicking.comedy featur "Where Is My Wandering Boyed for the last time this evening.
September 27-World Theatre; ing Charlie Chaplin; will be screen- Tonight?"
September 27.-Queen's Theatre; "The $5 Baby."
September 27-Star Theatre The Inside of The Cup" and "The Fireman."
October 4.At Theatre Royal, the world's greatest Malini, magician. 9.15 p.m...
TORCHLIGHT TATOO, October 9.-H.K.V.D.C., Grand
Torchlight Tattoo Murray
00
Parade Ground, 9,30 pm. ;
DANCES.
October 11.-Dance at the Peak Club. 9.15 p.m.
October 25.-Dance at the Peak Club, 9.15 p.m.
ROUTE MARCH.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
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Mr McFarlane, Chief Engineer, Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Storage, Co. East Point Depot, reports that some time between September 25 and 26 the machine store was entered. Nine sets of screw cutting dies valued at $960, were stolen.
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The manager of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha made a report by letter to the police yesterday, that on September 24 the store room of the s.s.Yakusan Maru" while lying at the buoy, was broken open and stores stolen to the value of $281..
tion of
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country, I trust the steps I have taken will meet with their support and approval.".
without distinction I will treat Marshal Wu Pei-fu promises?
people in Wales depend for the good wish of the Foreign Powers means of their livelihood, to see the early unification of the relatively small number of Welsh men, in proportion to the whole, may actually be engaged in the industry; but so many other industries, trades and professions depend on the requirements of the people of all nationalities just the people it employs for their very same, that is afford them the existence that it is certain that, fullest protection of their lives apart from it, there would be little and property in accordance with stipulations of existing to support a population of any size, the
As the welfare of the Welsh treaties, and there should be no people is so closely bound up with panic. Along the South Man- railway are many that of the coal mining industry,churian any proposal for the alteration of Japanese merchants. I will see its administration is minutely that they continue their occupa examined in the Principality and tions unmolested and peacefully, the prospects of its proving a and do not suffer loss." remedy for unemployment and claring that he will direct his Marshal, Wu concludes by de- poverty eagerly discussed.
In this Colony, we are far three armies against the guilty- removed from dependence on the not against the people to punish The London Conference just
one man. "When this is done," mining industry; but some of us concluded, appears likely to have October 8.-H.K.V.D.C. first The extraordinary meeting may have comparatively fresh he says, "tranquillity will be re- the effect of settling the greatest Corps route arch. Time of of the shareholders of the Dunlop recollections of the time when we established and the peoples-both discord the world has known, by 5.45 p.m..
Parade at Corps Headquarters, Rubber Company, Ltd., has ap- were connected with it; although Chinese, and foreign will pursue proved the scheme of reorganisa perhaps we hardly realized it. At their vocations peacefully and the adoption of the Dawes plan.
LAND SALE.
the company's capital Since the leaders of the Powers Reptember 29-At P.W.D.
whereby the capital will be first any rate, I should think that moat without hindrance. The day my reduced from £20,000,000
of us hear occasionally from work is accomplished will be the have apparently settled the seeth-Offices, one lot Crown Land at 20,472,000 and then increased to relatives or friends who still are, day when the country will enjoy ing discord in Europe, they should Shamshuipo, 3 p.m.
£20,000,000 by the creation of I have an uncle who is Miners' everlasting peace and order." FZ MNOHOHONONOO||0||0||0|0|0||ØNTONIO HOPEN MERON find the solution of the China September 29.-Lammert Bros.
31,582,000 new ordinary shares of agent and another who is con
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six shillings and eight pence nected with the management of a easy at Sales Room, Duddell Street, a
each.
coal mine; and between them both
London, September 26. matter. With the International fine collection of stamps, 5.15
p.m.
I hear quite a lot, on the one hand,
Dealing with-the-question-of- still in Banking
COMPANY MEETINGS. Consortium
October 8-Second meeting of
On Saturday, October 18, there of the difficulty of successfully
intervention in "distracted existence, and the resolutions and the China Sugar Refining Co. is to be a gymkhana on the Polo running a mining concern and the commitments of the Washington | T.td., at Co.'s Office, Pedder Ground, under the joint auspices of special difficulties which have to China," "The Times," says it is. Conference to fall back upon no Street, noon.
the Polo Club and the Mounted be faced owing to Labour agita- unfortunate that it seemed neces- great difficulty should present October 4.-Twenty-eighth meet. Infantry Company. With this in tion, and, on the other, of the Bary to maintain the diplomatic view the M. I. Co. are holding an "hand to mouth existence" which fiction that the Provisional. Gov- itself provided and here is the of shareholders of the Dairy informal gymkhana on their own on the miner is forced to lead owing ernment at Peking is the Govern- rub-the game of international
Farm. Ire and Cold Storage Co. the Polo Ground to day, commenc to the "heartless conduct of the ment of China. Inert submission Ttd., at 2 Lower Albert Rd., nooding at 3 p.m. Members of the MI. mine-owners, conduct which is to this conventional. view is the intrigue is conscientiously..uban-
October 18. Extraordinary Co. will be at home to their friends made possible by the present weakest form of diplomacy. doned,
General Meeting of Douglas 6.3.
Great Britain's best opportunity Co., Ltd., at the Registered Office Details of the event on October 18 system." I am also treated to long Fresh initiative is necessary.
will be issued later.
dissertations as to the desirability of the Company, 20 Des Voeux Rond, Central, noon.
of nationalising mines, on the one at present lies in a non-political October 20. Third meeting of To borrow a bank pote, and hand, and of the undesirability of appeal to the new spirit in China which is expanding independently The China Sugar Refining Co., transfer it from the hand to some such steps on the other.
This week I have read speeches of and despite the cruel party war. Co.'s Office, Pedder portion of the auditorium is a Ltd.. at
Wise co-operation with common trick of sleight-of-hand which have brought home to me Chinese educational movement, Street, noon;
November 5.-Further extramen. But to transfer it to the in with something of a shock how such as in the proper use of the opinion would welcome it. Any ordinary meeting of Douglas 9.8.terior of an egg or lemon is a near we are to a definite decision Boxer Indemnity fund would be workable plan would predicate Co., Ltd., at 20 Des Voeux Road matter which tests one's credulity on this very important question. the most suitable aim and the best This, however, is only one of the I see that Mr. Philip Snowden, British effort. As long as British putting the Washington Confer-Central, noon.
hundreds of tricks done by Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a lives are not endangered the OTHER MEETING. ence treaties into effect in all prob
Malini, the "Napoleon of Magic," recent speech, asserted that our welter of the Tuchins is not our September. Ordinary gen- ability. But, as the Chinese lenul meeting of the Marine En- who will give one public perfor- big industries are ripe for concern, Government was a party to these gineers Guild of China, at Guldmance of the Theatre Royal.next nationalisation. tresties, it cannot demur at some. Office, Sailers' Home, West Point, Saturday evening, October 4. thing which may be displeasing to 15-p... certain of the war-lords such as the enforcement of the resolution in respect to the disbandment of superfluous troops and the aboli- tion of likin.
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LAZARUS.
If the. Powers could bring for ward a workable scheme for the unification of China and for the financial reorganization of the country along the lines of the Dawes Plan, Chinese
Red Rumour.
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the
Mr. Shinwell, Minister of Mines, also declares that the Government are more The ZR 3 was enthusiastically determined and hopeful than ever welcomed in the course of flying as regards the possibility and over towns during her trial trips. It practicability of nationalisation reached Hamburg from Friedrich- and that he is preparing a bill for shafen at an average speed of the nationalisation of mines.i seventy miles an hour and dropped In well-informed circles, it greetings at Hanover for General Mr. G. Miskin has bee Hindenburg who is, a resident seems pretty well agreed that it is recognised
intended to make nationalisation as vice-consul for there. Ap enormous crowd Sweden in Hongkong
gathered in the streets and on the the leading issue at the next In "English
The many friends of Mr. A. H. roofs and greeted it. The Berlin General Election. police band played "Deutschland Life" under the title of "Socialist Carroll will learn with regret of the In a report issued in August Whatever charge may be levelled October are 6.15 am. and Euber Alles, and the government Triumphant," the Chancellor of breakdown of his latest equine ALLEN-On September 26, at former Minister of Finance, who of a sense of humour, even if it be
1923, Mr. Chang Ying-hua, a against the Bolsheviks, it cannot p.m., and on October 31, 6.27 sent the crew a patriotic message the Exchequer has stated that purchase, Vineleaf. This pony
be said that they are not possessed and 5 47 p.m.
saying inter aljá fly over sea as "the Labour Party will be within was acquired in the Spring in 7.45 pm, in the French Ho has made a close study of the usually of the unconscious variety.
a witness of the undaunted spirit its rights to submit proposals to Shanghai and cost, a considerable Parliament for nationalising, say, sum even a prices for griffins pital, Mrs. D. Allert
On and after the evening of of German daring.” The Funeral will pass the Monu- situation, says:
the mines and railways, as a run. nowadays: The pony has been 4. In its issue celebrating the tenth Sunday, September 28, (to
means of propaganda from the showing much promie in training anniversary of the outbreak of morrow), the public bathing beach The total amount of China's the Great War the, "Pravda" pre- at Stonecutter's will be closed....... ̧*
best platform in the country," and was quietly fancied for the unsecured and domestic and sents flaming headlines appealing
Indications point to the probability St Leger, which is down for foreign loan obligations, with to the workers and peasants of Reuter reports, that the The death took place yesterday of a canvas being made to ascer- decision on the second day of the interest calculated to the end all the world, and especially those German delegation is expected in of Mrs. D. Allen. The funeral wilt taln how many Liberale can becoming meeting.
This morning Mr. Harriman induced to vote at least for the slaves of the capitalist in the London shortly to begia negotia" take place this afternoon.
nationalisation of minerals, land took the out on of the present (1923) year, is colonies, to unita against the tions for a loan under the Dawes
and lay this Pario and the grouse our approximately $676,970,000. Of bourgeoisie. The paper declares scheme.
Amongst the passengers who lasts long enough, it seems likely him a pipe-opener from the these, soms are already over- that the capitalists, professors and
left by the Empress of Russia" that it will be persuaded. if mile post. On turning into the The silk shipped per s.. "bloodthirsty generals," who led due, others will soon mature
the "cream of the race" into the President Grant which sailed Mr. J. H. Taggart, Mrs. T. possible, to curry Mr. Shinwell's straight the first time, it was soon while still others have consider Great War and deafened the enre from here at 10 am..on August 31. Percy Mr. Mrs. MY. Sany Bill and if at the next election a seen that something was amiss and
and Mr. and Mrs. G. Y. Law Socialist majority is returned the the pony was pulled up. able time to run yet. To meet of their victims to the real truthrived at New York at 12:30ammation will, it is to be, presumed, Whon Argus loft, the course, In this column on Thursday, well these obligations, and pay are not preaching peace but September 23. Time in transits Grace Dom Matini a'de. be given the real thing, e
the pony had not been examined Oliveira Xavier Archblahop of I have contented myself this trouble appeared to be in the near by a veterinary surgeon Tho off the principale and interest, aiming at war. So the workers was 221⁄2 calendar days. as they fall due, in accordance called upon to resist these aims The
t and the rest of the proletariat are
Goa, Petriarch of the ladies and week with indicating the direction
lind leg mid rom what Mr. with the original terms of the and to prevent war. The point of was nominally launched yesterday. Filmate of the Orient; is due to in which I think events are trend Carroll's trainer stated, the pony is agreements, in now admittedly the Jest is the method by which by the selection of Colonel Brass Chrough the Colony on his ing. At some later date, I may not likely to run before the annual impossible. It is perhaps even The disciples of Red Communisex President, as Republican arranging to hold a reception of nationalisation from an these aspirations are to be fulfilled. Theodore Roosevelt, son of the way to Macao sext month. The return to the subject and examine
Portuguese community. here is the advantages and disadvantages meeting. difficult to negotiate for an are to sharpen their bayonets and candidate for the governorship of his honour, says the Religião e economic point of view! extension of time. But even spread the gospel of civil war all New Yorkek assuming that this can be done, over the world. The civic bo
The Chinx Mail.
HONGKONO, Saturday, Sept. 97, 1924.
DAWES PLAN FOR CHINA:
indicated that when the present
war in China comes to an end, the Republic will need the assistance
of the Powers worse than ever. We roferred, of course, to financial assistance. The present conflict, in all probability, from a financial standpoint spells the end of the Peking Government as a solvent institution. To realize the hope less financial straits of China at the present moment, one has only to read any of the recent reports vernment's
ability a Ivations.
the comp
Alpirow Dis bifdiscreditad.cry
presidential campaign,
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bowal-complain
dma this
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address:
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