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TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1925.

FRENCH ELECTIONS.

CARTEL GROUP GAIN MANY SEATS.

COMMUNISTS' POOR SHOW.

(Reuter's Service.)

Paris, July 20. The elections to the Council General have hitherto resulted in the Left Bloc winning 47 seats, namely 13 from the right and four from the Communists:

The Ministers Demonzie, Schmidt and Duraffour have been re-elected..

Later.

Practically the complete elec- tion results show Cartel gained 91 seats, of which the Centre lost 86 and the Communists 5.!

The total figures give the Right Parties 574, Cartellist Parties 722 and Communists 2.

area

(Havas Agency.)

Paris, July 20 Elections took place yesterday all over France with the excep-

the Paris of tion for the Conseils Generaux and Conseils d'Arrondisse- ment. 1.127 results fur to hand out of about 1,500 expected.

They show that the Left Bloc had lost one seat and won 66. of which 8 were conquered by Republicans and Radicals, and 13 by Radical-Socialists and 15 by Socialists.

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The Conservative and Moderate Republicans have lost a total of 61 seats, and the Communists 4.

All Ministers standing were re-elected.

Į LISBON REVOLT.

EX-MINISTER COMMANDS

GARRISON.

1 (Reuter's Service.)

Lisbon, July 20, Casualties in the fighting are three military killed and fifteen wounded.

General Vieira Rocha. the ex- Minister for War, has assumed command of all the troops in the Lisbon garrison. ·

WEMBLEY VISIT.

COLONIAL SECRETARY AT MALAYA.

(Reuter's Senrice.j

London, July 20.

Mr. L. C. M. S. Amery, (Secre- tary for the Colonies), accom- panied by his wife, was very in- terested when he inspected the "Malaya" Pavilion at the Wem-

RIFF WAR:

HOME CRICKET:

MARSHAL PETAIN TO REMAIN.

ARMY DEFEAT NAVY AT LORD'S,

TERMS OF PEACE.

(Reuter's Service.)

Paris, July 20.

TWO CENTURIES,

(Reuter's Service.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

London, July 20. M. Painleve has announced that} At Lords, the Army defeated Marshal Pelain will remain in the Navy by an innings and 119 Morocco as long as circumstances runs. demanded. He added that peace

Scores:-

KOREA FLOODS.

CASUALTIES BELIEVED

LIMITED:

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BRIDGES BATE.

(Reuter's Serviss.)

Shanghai, July 21. The Korean Governor General officially reports that the floods are subsiding.

Rescue work to proceeding. All victims are sheltering. The casual- The Nayy 119 runs. Lieut.ties are not yet known but believed negotiations were being carried A. C. Gore (the former Eton to.he very limited. on bus, at the same time, all neces-player) took 8 wickets, for 46 sary measures are being taken to runs. consolidate the front to deliver a decisive stroke which will ensure lasting peace.

The Army 874 runs for 7 wickets declared. Captain Williams made 106, Lieut. G. J. The leading units of the Bryan (Wellington and Kent) 62 Moroccan division had already and Lieut. R. E. H. Hudson arrived at Ujda but any offensive (Haileybury and R. M. A., Wool- would only be taken when pre-wich) 110. parations were completed. el Krim would be informed to-day that two official emissaries of the French and Spanish Governments were in possession of terms of pence and Abd el Krim could learn them if he wished.

French Successes. (Reuter's Service.)

The railway and other bridges over the Ranko River are safe. The There is no popular unrest. water and electric services are still partially susponded.

(Reuter's Service.)

4.

Later.

Tokyo, July 20. Official reports from Seoul state the river reached the greatest height of 43 feet and is now 38

Abd [There is a Capt. E. S. B. Williams and a Lieut. P. V. Williams in Wisden: the latter made a century last year but the former is probably indicated in feet. the cable.]

Fez, July 20.

A communique announces the relief of Ainaicha by an engage ment after which the enemy left 200 dend on the field.

The Alpmatou post which the enemy vigorously pressed several days has also been relieved,

Otherwise the situation is un- changed.

t Earlier Cable. According to telegrame from Fez. the Riff regular troops appear to be moving Northward, leaving the rebel tribesmen to carry on operations. The object of this movement is not yet appar- ent. French aeroplanes incessantly active between Fez and the front line, carrying up. bombs, munitions, and food and bringing back wounded. It is stated that the French gave up the posts at Bab Hoselin and Wedhamrim as they were isolated, The posts were destroyed. French aeroplanes are steadily bombard ing, the abandoned French posi- tions.

NAVAL CRUISERS.

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The city still without lights. Lieut. The water supply will be main- The Navy 136 runs. Cooke took 4 wickets for 39 runs.tainable. restrictedly, for

[At one time there was talk of days. Lieut. G. J. Bryan coming out to the Hongkong garrison but this does not seem to have been more than surmise.)

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GERMAN REPLY.

PROPOSED SECURITY

PACT.

FAVOURABLY RECEIVED.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, July 20, German representatives at the allied capitals have handed over the reply to the French Note as regards the proposed Security Pact which, according to Paria reports, is

couched in very moderate terms and has been favourably received there.

It will be published on Wednes. day

EVACUATION DETAILS.

(Reuter's Service.)

Mayenc, July 20. French troops yesterday com pleted the evacuation of Bochum, Witten, Hattingen, Buer, Ster

ORIGINAL PROGRAMME TOkerade and Dinslaken.

BE MODIFIED?

PAY OR RECRUITS.

(Reuter's Service.)

London July 20.

The general view in političal

bley (British Empire) Exhibition.ifs today is that the decision of

AIRMAN'S FUND.

ITALIAN NEWSPAPER'S

APPEAL.

(Reuter's Service.)

Rome. July 20,

BOXER INDEMNITY,

U.S. PRESIDENT REMITS SIX MILLIONS.

(Reuter's American Service.)

the Cabinet will probably lean Somewhat fowards the Admiralty

COAL CRISIS.

DISCUSSIONS. BEHIND

SCENES.

DEVELOPMENTS PENDING.

• HANKOW 'NEWS.

CONSUL WILLING TO DISCUSS SITUATION.

(Reuter's Service.)

TO DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

B.

THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the road between Sha Tin and Tai Po is CLOSED to traffic for an indefinite period.

P. P. J. WODEHOUSE,

Captain Superintendent

of Police.

Hongkong, July 20, 1925.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA-

*TION COMPANY, LIMITED.

The Steamship

"LAISANG " taking cargo and passengers will leave for SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA

on TUESDAY, 28th July, at noon. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

LTD.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 21st July, 1925.

THE EAST ASIATIO CO., LTD, COPENHAGEN.

The M/S

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"TONGKING"

having arrived, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that all goode are Hankow, July 20. being landed and placed at their rink The Commissioner of Foreign into the bazardous and/or extra Affairs called on the British Con-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong sul General to ascertain if he was & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. willing to discuss the local situa- where delivery can be obtained as soon tion with a view to clearing the as the gods are landed. deadlock. The Consul replied he had no objection but would ask for instructions from Peking.

PEAK SERVANTS.

DECISION OF LAST NIGHTS

MEETING:

No claim will be admitted after the

goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 28th of Ja'7, 1925, 4 pm. will be subject to rent.

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All broken, chafed and damiged goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be sxamined by Mowers. Anderson & Asha on the 27th of

July, 1993, at 10 am.

All claims against the vessel must be presented to the Undersigned before the 31st of July, 1995, or they will hot be recognised.

A crowded meeting of members of the Peak Residents Association which was thrown open to non- members, was held in the Peak Club by last night under the presidency of Mr..0, M. Young..

The Chairman stated, that the Committee, after careful considera- tion had derided to place three ponirs before that meeting, in re- spect of domestic servants who had gone out on strike, namely that THEho wages whataver be paid for the days on which they were on strike;. that on their return nothing be paid in the way of gratuity or "cumshaw" for any service render- ed subsequent to their return; and that they be paid for the number of days during which they worked in

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No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned JOHN MANNERS & CO. LTD.,

Agente Hongkong, 21st July, 1923.

(Reuter's Service,)

July 20. It is learned that discussions June. viewpoint as regards construction of which may lead to very important ruisers, though the original, prodevelopments in the coil dispute, a result of which Mr. T. E. Pearce A lively discussion followed, as gramme submitted by Mr. WC. being held behind the scenes, have moved, and Sir Henry Pollock Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, will be modified byggested, possibly, tha the owners seconded, that no wages whatever

onomies to be effected in other may withdraw the notices in order be paid for June or any subsequent Find Speedy Help for Suffering

I to enable open discussion. directious, including the pay of new recruits for the Navy, Army and ]·· EARLIER CABLE.

BARLIER CABLE,

Láter

month that the domestic servants were on strike.

A national subscription has been opened by a newspaper on Air Force, which the Cabinet com- At a Court of Enquiry into the It was pointed out during the dis- behalf of the airman De Pinedo. mittee presided over by. Sir John coal dispute, Mr. MacMillan anenssion that a lead in respect of The scheme is supported by Gilmour recommended should be nonneed that the Miners Federn-domestic servants had already been many people including Signor | reduce).

lion had refused invitations to given by the newly formed Mid- Mussolini and members of the

attend the enquiry,

Level Residents Association, and Government.

it was desirable that the Pealt and The Cabinet has not yet reached a

Mr, MacMillan emphasised the Kowloon Residents Associations decision on the subject of the court was not going to deal solely should come into line. Admiralty programme for new con- with wages and hours in the coal

On a vote being taken, the meat. struction. It is muderstood that industry but would

investigate ing was practically unanimous in Lord Birkenhead (Secretary for causes and remedies of troubles in favour of the motion that Jone India), Lord Salisbury (Lord Privy the industry: therefore he regretted wages be forfeited by the strikors Seal) and Mr. E. F. L. Wood the

Miners Federation could there being only two dissentients. (Minister of Agriculture) are the not see ita way to assist chief protagonista of what the Ad-in the

He also investigation. miralty regards. the irreducible emphasised the miners' were minimum for erniser construction.

not asking for the withdrawal of The question is still being thrash- the cancellation of the present ed out by a sub-committee..

The Earl of Oxford and Asquithment but the withdrawal of the

owners' proposals. referred to the matter in a speech at Midhurst, when he said that the proposed new cruisers would cont at least £2,000,000 apiece, and asked against whom they were to be milt. The contention that they were replacements was, he said, aft moonshine. It was the creation. of a new aggressive fighting factor in the world's armaments at a time When there was not the faintes!! necessity for it. This was the lust moment to select for adventurous

Washington, July 20. Under Congressional authority sanctioned last year, President Coolidge has remitted $6,138,000 due to America on account of the Boxer Indemnity.

SUN YUEH.

(Router's Service,)

Peking, July 20. Wu Hsin-tien has wired admitting he has withdrawn from Sianfa.

It is now being suggested that Sun Yuen be made Civi: Governor of Shensi.

enval programnies. He thought

QUICK WORK.

.COMMONWEALTH LOAN ·

SUBSCRIBED.

(Reuter's American Service.)

New York, July 20, The Commonwealth Loan was over-subscribed within an hour.

Shanghai, July 20.--Fortuna-

Kure, July 20.-The destroyers that it was little short of lunacy in Tsuta and Hagi collided during the present state of mechanical toff (a Russian doctor who was maneuvres in the Bungo Canal science to indulge in. prospective arrested on July 14 in connection on Saturday night." The former was slightly damaged, and return- which the future was very likely to bail) did not appear in the Mixed programmes based upon hypotheses with the Dosser trial, and allowed ...ed for repairs.---Reuter,

[demonstrate to be wholly baseless. Court this morning. The police Bir L. Worthington Evans. (War believe that he has left the town, Paris, July 20-Subscription Secretory), speaking at Dunmow, and the Court ordered his bail of lists for 4 per cent. Rentes Per-said, referring to talk of a split in $10,000 to be forfeited; and a petuelles, with A guarantee the Cubinet on the subject of the warrant to be issued for his against exchange fluctuations Naval programme, that there were arrest. Gregorenko (a Rouman were opened this, morning. The bound to be differences of opinion, lan, also a suspect in the same issue is confined to holders of but all the Cabinet Ministers felt connection) was remanded pend- National Defence-Bonds The their pribility and would noting Fartington-arrest, with s Government are undertaking a take risks with the Empire. reduced ball in $2,500, which, wide publicity campaign on the It is noteworthy that the Fleet however, was not found,E! subject-Reuter.

Orders issued on July 18 contains The Admiralty's decision regarding 267 requests winch were submitted ||at last year's Welfare Conference

HOT WEATHER DISEASES.

* Disorders of the bowala are extremely on behalf of the lower deek, The dangerous particularly during the boner declares that the requests, in- esther of the summer months and involving considerable charges on the anter to protect yourself and family againat a anditon attack, get a botti Madurabadlain's Goller and Diary Bomady. It can be depended upon. Fox Zapale, everywhere.

public cannot in the existing finan- dist situation be expected to achieve Inyourside.result, and are socură-

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There is no hi g móre trying to a the thin to see her little one iu país, whilst she sits helplessly by not knowing what to do to relieve, its acferidigs. Mothers who keep Baby's Own Table:a in the house ready for such emergencies fool sale and confidest,nowing that this famous Canadian Children's lemedy tes prompt relief in the majority

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EVERY USER IS A FRIEND.

The personal recommendations of people who have been cured by Cham-k berlain's Cough Remedy, have dona more than all else to increase the sale

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and use of this preparation, until there 90 conte per vial, ( for slx) from Dr. are now mere bottles of it sold each illia Medicine Co. 60 Kiang year than of any other cough medicine. Road, Shanghai,

It is for sale everywhere.

RELINQUISHING BUSINESS

MADAME LILY

begs to announce to the ladies of Hongkong and Outport owing to ill health, she is closing her business.

that

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