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MERCHANTS MOVE.

CAN'TON'S STEPS TO END STRIKE

LATEST CABLE, NEWS.

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SWATOW POSITION.

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BOON TO MARINERS.

he Paracels

FIRE ENGINE AND MAIL VAN `PEDESTRIAN SEVERELY INJURED. $300 CHEQUE FOR ONEL, Further news has reached Hong- A collision occurred yesterday It is impossible at the present Three ships with Hongkong From an official Chinese repre- CALENDARS kong with regard to the move-morning between a Post Office time to give the separate or total cargo on board-one Chinese, one sentative at present

Hoogkap ments by Chinese merchants in mail van and a fire engine which amounts of sums, collected as a Japanese and one Portuguese Canton to end the strike.

resulted in injuries to five persons, result of the Poppy Day efforts were held up at Swatu ne prelibuste As reported in the "China one of whom is now at the Gov-for Ear Haig's fand. but the Monthly when ready to discharge, mat Mail the four leading commer- Jernment Civil Hospital in a criti-organisers have enough Indica-

On Monday night, the Swatow Tcup and if the report.is favour- cil chambers held an informal cal condition.

Bons to justify them in stating branch of the Seamen's Union held ble, work of building a meteoro- reeting. The "Wah Tsz Mat.Po", The van was standing on the that the sum is in excess of the meeting and it was decided that gical station there in quisition to bus now been informed by cable side. of Connaught Road near the one they expected under presentas. the consignees "had not given ly put in hand, direction being that on Pratas-will be immediate:" that a delegate has been appointed lane separating the Post Office conditions. The final total will the Union sufficient notice," the under the Chinese Admiralty. to interview. Wong Ching-wai, building from the P. and 0. offices, however and perhaps naturally merchants would have to pay If conditions are favourable it chairman of the Kuomintang ComThe fire engine with the usual so,, be less than last year's, which $1,000 for each ship.

On the is anticipated that the station will mission of Government, on the crew on board turned from Red-was regarded as very much in the money being handed over the be in operation in about five

der Street near the state, and nature of a "bumper" sum subject.

vessels discharged on Tuesday months' time.. Chrough some circumstance which is now being investigated. Boxes from ships and organisa-without any further difficulty.

The value of this station will be struck the mail van in the rear.

tions are still coming in, as alsoOn Wednesday the steamers were considerable, principally to ship. The force of the impact was so are reports from the holders. allowed to take on cargo, not for ping south of Hongkong, in the strong that the van destroyed an The general trend of these is that Hongkong but for Chinese ports neighbourhood of Hainan which at present is without means of in- electric lamp post and ran a dis- money was "tighter" this year the South. tance of about 30 feet before it than last, and notes of high de- The 8.8. ""Anhui" entered Pormation of the movements of was brought to a halt by striking nomination considerably scarcer. Swatow from Singapore. Her typhoons which take a more the pillar on the pavement at the However one of the first poppies passengers were permitted to land Westerly curve than those strik entrance to the P. and 0. build-to be sold was in the Hongkong but she was not allowed to take Pratas. A typhoon, of this ing.

Hotel and a local gentleman sign- either cargo or passengers for nature, often strikes inland. and The van being empty, and withed a cheque for $300 for it! Amoy as the strike pickets on causes havoc at Canton....

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REDS ADVANCE.

ENTERING SOUTHERN

KWANGTUNG.

HEUNGSHAN RECAPTURED,

Heungshan is now completely in Reik hands again, the anti-Red adventurers having fled without being actually threatened by military force, on account of dis- sent among themselves a# to sweets of office.

The Red expedition against Tang Pun-yan (Chan Kwing- ming's subordinate in the south). has actually penetrated enemy territory and taken Yeangebun, a rown near the southern peninsula.

FENG AND CHANG.

THE LATEST FROM THE

NORTH

TUAN CHI-JU! A PRISONER.

(Reuter's Service,

Shanghai. Nov. 12.. There is very little authorita- Live news from Peking, probably Lowing to the censorship.

"The North China Daily News" learns from private sources that a telegram received locally states that Tuan Chi-jui is virtually a prisoner in the hands of Feng Yu- hsiang.

Photo by A Fungi

Scone at the Hongkong Cenotaph at the Silent Two Minutes yesterday, Behind H.E the Governor the Hon. Mr. Cecil Clementi, C,M,G,) who is in white uniform und is standing at the salute.nge the leading cizí) members-uť the community (in foreground) with hats raised. 'Drawn up on all four sides of the memorial to. Hongkong's dend!} are the detachmentu sg delailed yesterday.

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SOVIET CIVIL CODE, shore held that she was a British

PROPERTY RIGHTS

** RESTORED.

Reports state that Feng's nati- the brakes out of action, broke one tude is still very contradictory but of its front wheels in colliding the general belief is that there has with the pillar. The fire engine been a definite break between was completely disabled and very Feng and Chang Tso-lin, while badly, damaged. Special emer- Feng's most powerful lieutenant,gency equipment had to be the Honare tupan, Yuch Wei-chun, brought to the scene, and the en-. is reported to have definitely gine way taken across the har.

(Reuter's Service.j thrown in his lot with the allied "bour to the railway workshops forces.

for repair.

In addition to the Chinese

Moscow, November 12.. pedestrian who was severely in- The presidium of the Executive jured by the mail van in the has considerably amended the course of its run, a Chinese officer Civil Code with a view to anulling on the engine, a fireman, and restrictions as regards the right two others sustained minor in- of inheritance, particularly the juries. The driver of the van clause limiting the sum of inherit. who was on his seat at the time ance to 10,000 roubles. was not injured.

OBITUARY..

MR. T. S. FORREST.

A brief cable from Home an- nounces the death of Mr. Thomas Shaw Forrest, known to his friends in Hongkong as "Jock,"

Mr. Forrest retired from reasons of ill-health in 1919. from the service of Jardine, Matheson &. Co., Ltd., being at that time in the private office.

*

A NARROW ESCAPE.

MACHINERY CATCHES

WORKER.

DRAGGED BY THE HAIR.

From 1897 to the time of his Brethrement, Mr. Forrest had work- ed with the Company, his duties entailing hie presence in Hong- kong Shanghai and other places in China. He first came East in 1397, joining the Accounts depart drawn into the machinery. ment of Jardine; Matheson.

¿A Chinese giri employed at the Tai Kuen Knitting Factory at Portland Street, Yaumati, had a narrow escape from death when she was caught by the hair and

With remarkable presence of

Property will only pass to the possession of the State in the event of the absence of a will and awful heirs.

MISS CAPELL'S :

PUPILS.

THEATRE ROYAL MATINEE

ship. Yesterday the only British ship in Swatow was the "Dacre Castle discharging-oil.

LOYAL DUBLIN,

بت

TMPRESSIVE ARMISTICE

CEREMONY,

WREATEN AND POPPIES.

(Reuter's Service.)

Bondur, November 1.

In spite of previous agitation and

LAZARUS

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With Modedn Equipment.

UNCOMMON PULL-OVERS

OUR NEW STOCK OF FULL- OVERS, WOOLLIES AND WARM WAISTCOATS CONTAINS SOME OF THE SMARTEST EFFECTS IM-: AGINABLE, THE DESIGNS:

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the things of the extreme BMACKINTOSH

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Civil Chnuts were reinforced by jolice Amistice day WIS Binded Dublin in a most w Equill mannes

A crore is to be erected on a French | baty Held in commemoration of the 10th Division. It was bem- perarily placed on St. Stephan's Chen and was unveiled in a simple fimproveden ceremony tienluding Exels | infrutes Henge, in the press rep of Bud encrucis crowd which chwered |

Fund whved Emion Jacks." A:

After this quvailing the "crowd" jonid in singlig "God Save the Wing started by Ex-Service men. Many wreaths were placed on the crest mad poppses sold readily,

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COLONYMUIGATING TOBA Bowesen

Miss Mand Urone, Mrs. Marido. TABAQUERIA FILIPINA

and, other lidy republicans, were removed from the rawit by the police for their own protection,

They were carrying placards. leading with prisonera in jail.

It is also said that the chief man in the port at present was'

PANIC AT NIGHT. formerly the chief of the Seamen'a

Fifleon people were injured t Union. This Union is now again price caused by the throwing, of at the height of its power, the smoke bombs and fights between committee comprising mostly fire- rival sectione after the arniskice note! men, stokers and sailors..

brations in Dublin Ex-Corporist. Surprise has also been express-Ostes succumb d to injuries. ed that the Reds have returned to rule but there have been no execu-demonstrated in the streets and After nightfall the Republicans tions, as reprisals for three execu- broke the windows of the Minsonic time when they were last driven

out..

STREET MISHAPS.

EUROPEAN'S MOTOR CYCLE: ACCIDENTY

TRAM OVERTURNS RICSHA.

The

H

Hall.

Elaborate police prernutious pre vented conflicts and detectives following the procession in a car Bred over the heads of the de monstrators for the purpose of clenc ing the streets.

SEVERE QUAKE,

MANILA REGISTERS TRUMORS,

(Reuter's Service,)

Manila, Nov. 11.

efficient traffic arrange- ments made to cope with yester day's holiday attraction averted any special accidents, two inci denta attended with minor

A very severe earthquake, pe Saturday's, success was repeat He will be remembered chiefly mind, a workman brought the ed yesterday and a large audience sign on the Praya, being accidents of Manila was registered at 9.64 or injuries, apart from the big colli-sumably 1,600 kilometres Northeast in Hongkong for his golfing cap-machinery to a standstill, and the watched with great interest a prof every day occurrence. Thay night and three hours abilities, the Championship fall-girl was extricated. She sustained gramme of dancing demonstrating ing to him on more than one injuries to her scalp, and was Miss Capell's abilities as a teacher Yesterday afternoon a tram carerafter.

taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital, and the cleverness of her pupils khecked down a Chinese at His ill-health did not prevent where she is reported to be pro-Allison Mackenzie in "Jazz Came Fraya East, near Bowrington

Occasion.

him entirely from following. the gressing satisfactorily. game at Home and his name was

noticed

recently in the St.

Andrew's tournament at the end of the summer.

Mr. Forrest visited Hongkong in the winter of 1920-1.

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in for special notice and was lond-Canal, and he had to be taken to ly encored. But her companions hospital with internal injuries. were not a whit behind in what In another accident at Preya they did. This applies particular East, a tram car overturned a A typhoon of unknown ly to Winnie Flenderson who, in ricah on which were riding a within 100 ades of Eat. 18 N The Home Mail Catters and Rendezvous," showed what a lady and a child. The rebele Long 110 E. (off the Indo Chau papers dated London, October 15, artist she is. In addition to rous failed to get out of the tram lesboost) in reported to-day

Until noon to-morrow the foren and parcels of October 8) wha: ex-ing applause, there were many owing the excavation work on ported it the G.2.0 about a gifts of flowers and chocolates re the roadside. The passengers, a (Hom

winds ceived with evident enjoyment however, escaped injury. pm, the P. & 0.

the two A” mötör lorry friver.... has re- being due to berth at the Kowloon Pars of the proceeds

Exhibitions are to be to that ported to the police that he cel£d- wharf in her earlier I wis

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