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CHINA MAIL, JUNE 26, 1925.

NOTICE:-- The public are hereby notified that " olir més songers having refused work delay can be ex- pected in the delivery of telegrams. To accelörate delivery the public are kindly requested to apply at our office for any belegrams they may be expecting.

F.A.LEGGATT, Superintendent, The Eastern Extension. Australasia & Chinu Telegraph Co.,Ltd.

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NOTICE: Those willing to assist in Hospital work, please register their names at the City Hall, Labour Controller's Offico, Cooke, Cookis, Hèlporo on general "workers.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD:-- Regret that owing to Cafe Wisemant Office Staff having gone out on strike they are obliged to ask for wash in this department. 431 other departments as usual, Prices as usual.

NOTICE:-- All Chinese British subjects aro ren unsted to report themselves at the City Hall, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any day before Saturday, the 27th instant. S.W.T'So, Assistant Controller of Labour, Hongkong, 25th June, 1925.

NOTICE: Nettoe is hereby given that the Hong- kong Stock Exchange is closed from this date and the June Settlomont has beon postponed until Tuesday, July 7th, 1925. By Ordon of the Committee,,- A. NISSIM, Secretary.- Hongkong, June 22, 1985.

NOTICE - HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE:-- By per- mission of His Excellency the Governor, the Hong- kong Stock Exchange postponed their settlement for Juno. 25rd, to Tuesday, July 7th, 1925. For the Hongfanz Stock Exchango, H. BIRKETT, Chairman. Hongkong, June 22, 1925.

dots. N. com. The sto. Mirzaporo-sails- To-Singapore and usual Indian ports at noon on Thursday, July 2, 1985. Through bills of lading to usual Continental ports and London will be issued.- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., Agonts.- Hongkong, 25th June, 1925.

CLUB LUSITANO, AVISO:-- Sa o por esto meio con- vidados todos os Etmcs. Socios de Club Lusitano, Club de Rooreio, Catholic Union Club, Associacao Portuguesa do Socorros Mutuos e demais membros da Comunida de Portugues a do Hongkong para assistirem wad Conferencia que po roalizara no dia 26 do corcnte polas 5.30 p.m. na Sala "Luiz de Camoos" do Club Lucirano. Pode-se com o maior empenho a coripaweneia de todos.- Pela Dirocas, P.A.ROSARIO, Secretario. Hongkong, 26 de Junho de 1925.

NOTICE Subscribers of the "CHINA MAIL not.. rosgiving their paper every ovoning, owing to bho uncertain delivery as a rosult of the strike are Invited to notify this office if they would profor to purchase their paper. from the street newsboy's direct and have the amount credited to their account.

NOTICE:-- Tho "CHINA MAIL" striko issues hav Ing oxcited much, comment, the public will be inter- ested to lear" that the machine omployad is the famous Gostatnor for which Messrs. Lano, Crawford,' Ltd. aro the Hongkong "Agents.

SHAMEEN SHOOTING:-- (Router's Service), Canton, June 25.- Replying to the protost of the Civil Govornor of Canton with regard to the shooting of June 23, the British Consul General has omphat- ically repudiatod the Governor's allegation that foreign officials at Carton were responsible for the affair and has requested the Governor to take very completo measures to safeguard tho lives of Britons at Canton.

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HOME LABOUR VIEWS (Routor) London, Juno 25:- The General Council of the Trade Union Congress on, the National "Executive of the Labour Party at a joint moofing in London passed a resolution dociar- ing that disgraceful working conditions in Chinese mills are the immodiato cause of the presont dis- turbancos in China. The rosolution expresses. tho opinion that immediate steps should be taken to carry out in the Treaty Ports the recommendations. of the Shanghai Child Labour Commission and to assist the Chinese Government to give general offoci to their recent factory act and raiso the general conditions of Chinese workers. The extra- territorial rogime, is provocative and dangerous an d ahould be ended as soon as possible by an internation- al conforonco on British iniativo. The proposed con- feroned on Chinese tariffs gives the opportunity for such iniativo in respect of the Treaty Ports.

SHANGHAI STUDENT PLOT (Router) Shanghai, June 25;-- The Police yesterday obtained information of a widespread student plot to hire motor-cars and dash round the International Settlemont bombing and shooting. Tho Polico ordored garagos not to hire cars except to well-known customers. Tho -spacial constables wore mobilised and posted at

strategic points.. Young Chinese were coarched for arms and other precautions were taken. o ship- ping-situation is becoming wor30.British and. Japanese ocean-going ships are avoiding Shanghai.

FRANCE PROTESTS (Routon) Peking, Juno 25:-- Tho Fronch Ministor has handed the Chinose Foreign Ministor a note protosting against the killing of a French morchant at Canton on Tuesday and resory- ing the right to claim reparation. Twonty thousa; d students, workmen and merchants paraded the stroots carrying bannors, some of which were inscribod "De- clare war against England!'! Chinese troops and polico guarded foreign premises, also the entrancos - to the Logation quartor, but there was no sign of any disturbances.

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CHINA BONDS (Router) London, June 25:--- the House of Commons replying to Sir, T. Bowater; Mr. A. M. Samuel, for Foroten Socrosary, said that British Coupons of the Hukuang Railway isstio 1921 had recently boon paid. Ho was not at prosent in a position to make any statomont with rögard to the position of British holders of the Bonds of tho German issue of this and other similar loans, beyond giving an assuranco that His Majesty's roprosenta- tivo at Poking would continue to take overy oppor- tunity to pross the Chinese Governmont to romody the dofault.

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PLANE CRASH (Routor) Lebourgot, June 25:-- Dutch a oroplano from Rotterdam crashed near Lo Catoau. The pilot and three passengers wore killed.