NOVEMBER"
POPPY DAY.
AN APPEAL FOR EARL HAIG'S FUND...
THE HONGKONG, ARRANGEMENTS;
If the
enthusinem at the organisers of this year's Poppy Day Drive is equalled by that of
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EMPIRE'S SAFETY.
CABINET AND ECONOMY MEASURES.
SPEECH BY PREMIER
ITALIAN OPERA.
LAST NIGHT'S FINE. SUCCESS.
· FINAL PERFORMANCE TO-NIGHT,
At the Theatre Royal last night, the Italian Opera Company pre- sented "La Traviata" before a large audience.
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
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OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, "NOVEMBER 6, 1926, 10:30 AM.
Namos.
Hongkong Stook Exchange.
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(Reuter's Service.)
London, Nov. 5. the general public then there is The Premier, Mr. Stanley Bald every hope that Hongkong's con-win, in a speech at Aberdeen, re-
The story concerns the frivilous tribution to Earl Haig's fund willferred to the value of the Locarno Violetsa. Valery, who, knowing. TT: on London not be a great deal below what it treaty in securing the peace of herself to be a victim of consump-TT on Shanghai realised last year. Everything Europe and the efficacy of the tlon, and with but a short time to
Banks. that can be done is being done to League as exemplified in the live, fulls passionately in love Hongkong Bank interest the public and to crave settlement of the Greece and Bul- with Alfred Germont, a young do, their assistance in a very worthy |garian dispute.
Parisian. The father of the Chartered Bank object.
In an allusion to Syria, he said young man entreats her to give up Mercantile Bank A. & B. Sunday, November 8, is to be he observed in some quarters a her love affair, to which she observed as Remembrance Sunday demand that he pass summary accedes with poignant grief. P. & O. Bank by ult the Roman Catholfe judgment on the conduct of our Later she returns to the life of Bank of East Asia. churches in the Colgay and at the Allies in their Mandated Terri-the gay set, and is denounced by Marine Insurances. Union Church. Special services tories
the young man for what is Canton Insurance. will be held and the collections
Our growing sensibility of thought to be a love affair with China Underwriters taken thereat are to be devoted to wrong wherever 'committed is a Baron Douphal. On learning the North China Insurance.. the Haig Fund.
good thing, but censure should be true facts and the sacrifice she has Union Insurance tempered with's remembrance of made, Alfred is filled with re-Yangtze Insurance our own shortcomings, and a futt morse, and a reconciliation scene. Fire Insurances. sense of the difficulty of the task follows, with the elder Germont China Fire Insurance.. imposed on Great Fowers by the giving his consent to the mar-EE Fire-Insurance Mandatory system.
riage. The reconciliation, how-
Shipping. Referring to the Government's ever, is short lived as Violetta Douglases determination. to muke
dies in the arms of her lover, the Hongkong Steamboats. economy, however unpopular, he conclusion providing very H.K. Tugs & Lighters...
Indo-Chinas (Prof.) said they could not economise to a pathetic scene.
do. (Def.) Lid. point which would reduce the
do. defensive forces: below what we believe is necessary for the safety
Oriental Navigation.. Shell Transports Star Ferries Water-boats;
on
At St. John's Cathedral Armistice Day there is a special service arranged for 9.15 m. and the collection taken there is to be devoted to the same fund. The local committee of the British Legion are extremely grateful for this show of very practical assist
enge.
The Ladies.
Perhaps the most important thing is that once more the ladies of Hongkong, have most generous-of the Empire. ly responded to an appeal for help and this year numbers of them will be seen in every street i
So.
every
MAKING GOOD..
KPPORTS.
and all public places selling the GERMANY'S DISARMAMENT scarlet Flanders poppies. many have volunteered to assist that one thing is certain, no mere man will be able to escape them no matter where he may go on thay day.
The Clubs,
MARSHAL ROGW'S REPORT,
(Reuter's Service.)
Paris, Nov, D The Clubs' of the Colony ire *Seconding Joe Journal?" again to the fore in helping the Marshal Poel's report on Chering
Abisarmament which die Conference cause of the ex-servicemen. the V.R.C. on Armistice Day there of Ambassadors will examine are many activities arranged. Not marrow, dechies than the German the least interesting will be the lovernment recently made - lottery dance in the evening where need oforts to comply with the
men will draw lots for lady partners. The same club. is un-editory chasse of the peness bread,
the
nu a raffle for jewellery for which tickets at a dollar fre already on sale. In addition there will be a cross-word puzzle at the club for money prizes.
to ay
The Hongkong Football Asso- ciation kindly consented range a football match on Armis- tice Day and this will be played at Happy Valley butween Chiilians and Services teams. Entrance! will be at 50 and 30 cents a head. A good game is assured and it is hoped there will be a large crowd there.
Other Clubs. including the K.C.C.. K.B.G.C.. Civil Service CC., Kowloon Dock R.C. and Tai- koo Club are all helping in the great "Drive"
SYRIA DEBATE.
FRENCH CABINET SECURES DELAY.
OPPOSITION DEFEATED.
(Reuter's Service.)
Paris, Nov. 5.
By a more reassuring majority of 400 to 800 votes the Chamber of Deputies adopted M. Painleve's proposal to postpone the debate on Syria until after General Sarrail had made a statement before the Chamber Committee."
The vote is tantamount to ond of confidence, since it was carried in the teeth of an oppositionist move to secure immediate discussion.
Socialist Decision.
Paris, Nov. 8. At a meeting of the Socialist Group. Ma, Renaudel. Boncourt, Auriol and Moutet were asked to withdraw their resignations.
These gentlemen resigned from the Committee of the Socialist Parliamentary Group as a protest at the Party's decision not to sup- port M. Painleve.
'HUBBUB 'IN,CHAMBER.
Later.
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especially in respect to war material, but the secret re-organisation of the olive, which practically amounts to doubling the effectives of the Reich- swelur, "and the secret societies are evading the clauses dealing with the teaching of children.
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Signorina A. Lauro filled the part of Violetta with realism and tender emotion which carried with it the sympathy of the audience. Signor N. Delry was excellent us the Parisian lover. The other members of the cast played their parts perfectly, and the orchestra moved in harmony with the play. The Company will conclude their season at the Theatre Royal to-night with "Lucia de Lammer- moor." which should draw a crowded house. On Saturday night they begin a season at the Star Theatre.
TUT'S TOMB.
HUMAN SHAPED COFFIN FOUND..
PHARAOH IN LIKENESS.
(Reuters Service.)
Cairo, Nov. 5. The work on Tutankhamen's tomb is nearing the end.
The lid of the second sarco- phagus has been raised revealing a human shaped cofn, the face of which, it is presumed, represents Tutankhamen himself.
Refineries.
China Sugars. Malabon Sugars Mining.
Benguets Kailan Mining Ad. Langkats (Combined): do. (Single) Shanghal Exploration Shanghai Loan Rauba
Tronoh Mines
Ural Caspians
Docks, Wharves Godowns, &c.
H.K. & K. Wharves HK. & W. Docks .. Hongkews
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New Engineerings Shanghai Docks
Landa, Hotels & Bldgs. H.K. & S. Hotels (old).. do. (new). Hongkong Lands HK Realty
H. Territorials Humphreys Estates Princes Building
The removal of the coffin is ex-Rural Lands pected to be a most difficult tusk
as it is covered with a black glatinous deposit.
WAR IN NORTH.
FENGTIEN TROOPS CLAIM SUCCESS.
NO SEVERE FIGHTING YET.
(Reuter's Service)
Shanghai, Nov. 5.
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that the Fengtien troops.' on November 3, drove back Mah Yu-Dairy Farms.... jen's allied right, flanking column Der A Wing (full pd.)... da. (part" pd.). along the Grand Canal and
Hongkong Amusements. occupied Tsinkishgpu, whereupon.
HK, Constructions. the allied advance line astride the
Hongkong Electrics railway fell back to Kuchen H.K. Developments The main allied force is still South K. Ropes (comb.). of the Huai River, and failing sup
(old) port from Honan, Sun Chuan-fang intends to make a stand on the South of the river, with the right flank touching the lakes. Fight ing up to the present has not been
severe.
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NEW POST.
(Reuters Service.)
London, Nov. 5. Mr. Ronald McNeill has been "Le Journal" forecaste as the appointed Financial Secretary to possibilities of this announcement the Treasury. that the early evacuation of Cologne [Mr. McNeill has been Under- will take place in order to prove the Secretary of State for Foreign Allien loyalty to the spirit of the, Affairs and has represented the
The raising of the question of Locarno Treaty but with the map Canterbury Division since 1918. the Syrian debate was the signal fence of Inter-Allied military He is a writer of note.]
for
an uproar. The discussion control.
proceeded to the accompaniment
of a hot exchange of verbal fusi lades between the Right and Left Oppositionists who charged' the Government with concealing the truth to which M. Painlevere
MAJOR DI PINEDO.
(Reuter's Service.)
Taranto, Nov. bì
torted that the Government had Major di Pinedo, the aviator,
has arrived here.
told the truth, and continued to announce the figures of the casual- tles amid a hubbub.
The Socialist leader, M. Blun, had difficulty in making himself heard, eventually proceeding by announcing that the Socialists would support the Government's proposal.
· EASES RHEUMATIC PAINS.
A still nook lagoon essed and rhes matic pains in arms and shoulders dis appear when Chamberlain's Pain Balm israbbed on the aching apet. It feels good to the arb
FRANCS DOWN.
(Reiter's Service:)" ·
London, Nov. 6. Francs quoted in London at 122.31 constitute a new and low record.
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BALKANS MISSION.
(Reuters Service.)
Geneva, Nov. 5, The Commission of Enquiry in the recent Greece and Bulgarian frontier incident which goes to the Ekans on the 8th inst., includes Sir Horace Rumbold as Chairman, General Serriguy of France, General Ferrario of Italy, M. Fortuyn, member of the Dutch States and General de Adler Creutz, Swedish Minister at the Hague,
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