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INWARD MAILS

40,000,000.

PROBLEM ACUTE.

Geneva, Sept. 8.. Europe's minority populations who are fighting to establish their linguistic, religious and other rights are now estimated to form no less than a grand total of 40,000,000.

Even this figure does not include Cannila, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shang

the minority national groups that are scattered through Russia. The hai (Vancouver, B.C., Oct. 2) & Europe via Siberia (Lundon, Oct 1) ..........Empress of Canada problem is especially acute in

From

WEDNESDAY, Shanghai and Swatow

THURSDAY

Amoy

Javn

Per OCTOBER 22.

.Sinklang OCTOBER 29:

.Tilawa .Tjikembang

FRIDAY,

OCTOBER

24.

Shanghai U.S.A., Canada, Japan & Shanghai (Seattle,

Oct. 4) Calcutta and Straits

MONDAY

OCTOBER SUNDAY, Shanghai and Amoy.

OCTOBER

.Khyber

President Cleveland .Ho Sang 26.

.Tjikarang 27.

Manila

Japan

SATURDAY,

U.S.A., Hanolalu, Japan and

Francisco, Oct. 3)

NOVEMBER Shanghai (San

President Lineoln Tatsuta Maru

1.

MONDAY,

NOVEMBER Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Van-

couver, B.C., Oct. 10)

Fresident Wilson

8.

Empress of Russia

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OCTOBER WEDNESDAY.

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Macedonia

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OCTOBER TUESDAY,

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£35,000,000.

Former Lord of 110 Wives Now in Poverty

POOR EXILE:

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

Credits.., 4

sight

On New York

Zondan, Aug. 31. Saiyid Mir Alam Khah, once Emir of Bokhara, lord of a harem of 110 beautiful women, a Croesus On demand

was £35,000,000 in Credits. whose fortune gold coin, and a man who ruled

sight 1,250,000 people with absolute. Up Bombay- power, is now a poor exile on the Wire

On demand... outskirts of Kabul..

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

Opening Daily Official Quotations 22nd Oct., 1930,

►

Banks.

C.

#111

Mercatile Bà., At f

Bank of Asia

Insurances,

Caston Los.......

Interim 41 afo 1030

Dend

sx. 1701-$4.6|| Aug, 11,50 Dea. Intertis 7-freo Tu no 1930 Sop-80 Dec. 1000 law

Deo. En for 1920.

Final Bay for 1023-4y 16, 801

(Pinál so bonna (6) fur 19190 Intorina 45

1080 Dec. 47 for 1923 t

On LondonTM Bank, wire

1/914

STOCK

Buy-Sell

Sales Nom

Fin;

Last dividend and when pald

01

Bank, on domand 1/84 Bank, 4 months' sight 1/3 Credits, 4 months'

sight

1/4 3/16

Documentary, 4

months sight

1/4 5/10

Hong Kong Bank...... 1597). -Chartered Bank ...and

it535

On demand

BOO

Sep - BO

Feb. 19, 30

months

sig

£

1080

Dec.

Tutorim $18 n/a

Union fas......$145

80 days'

150

Dea.

-1 Ioturlin Dif- ato

Final 2 for 1928-May 85, 80

8234

China Underwriters...

2.50

Dee. Nono

China Fire In $400

*May 30, 80

87

87

H. K. Fire In, nonā

Mar. 26,80

87

87-

Douglass ................

271

Tec. Enst dirent for 10%

1. K. Steamboats....$ 18

Desi

Çin Singapur-

66

Indo-China (Pref.) ...$

.

HO

June 19, 29

Deo.

On Manila-

... 100

Last diviiland for 1991

On demand

On Shanghai--- On demand Dollar

6314

Tis. 87 9% dis.

69/0

Union Waterboats ...$

614

811

Des.

Mining..

Un Yokohama—

Benguets

B

(Bank's

1/4% 16%

Kailan Mining Ad. 1/- Langkat...........Th

L71

*

B

T+7

S'bai Exploration...Th.

Loans, 6

***

1.80

Par. Nominal.

21

8% prem.

He has despatched an envoy to On Calcutta- the League at Geneva pleading for Wire Europe. help to regain his kingdom, and On demand Eastern and minority groups consist revenge against the Bolsheviks who

Central These

of 13. well-defined drove him from his domain, and On demand .... principally

Bul- stole his treasures. namely, European races,

now rules A Soviet commissar garlane, Catalonians. Germans, Jews, Russians, Yugo-Slave, over Bokhara, and the hoards in the Hungarians, mighty treasuries have long since Czecho-Slovakians,

White been sent to Russia Ukranians, Roumanians, Russians, Lithuanians, and Swedes. They are scattered through 15 different states as follows: Spain, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Czecho- Slovakia, Austria, Yugo-Slavia, Roumania, Bulgaria, Poland Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Hun- gary and Greece.

The Emir's story reads like the history of a militant baron of the Middle Ages.

well-

He is fifty years of age, built mun with a great black beard, a ruler of whom it has been said that "he had the most ominous sense of humour in India."

He dwelt in his capital of Roumania's Problem.

"Bokhara, a city surrounded by a Roumania apparently has the stone wall, eight miles long and Eleven largest minority population pro- twenty-eight feet high. blem to settle for within her bor- gates guarded the city, and semi- ders there are no less than aix circular towers protected the walls.

The city has a population of different minority groups. These are Hungarians, Germans, Uk-100,000 and is the greatest trading In a giant ranians, Bulgarian, Jews and Rus- centre of Central Asia.

citadel in the heart of the city were sians..

Poland has also six minor- the Emir's treasure chambers. of consisting

He is known to have possessed ity populations Ukranians, White Russlane, £35,000,000 in geld coin and ingots. Lithuanians, Russians, Germans, apart from his superb jewellery, to be the most stated by experts and Jews.

magnificent collection of precious stones in all Asia.

Crecho-Slovakia comes next with five minorities, while Lithuania has four and several other states three each.

While in virtually all of these states these minority groups are protected by minority treaties or clauses, the enforcement of which is under the control of the League of Nations, nearly all of them have their own national organizations, which, in turn, are affiliated with an international organization for the protection of their rights.

The gates of the treasure cham- and bers were opened at sunrise closed at sundown and were guard- The Emir inspect- ed by sentries. ed his treasury twice daily.

"Wild Way of Eastern Monarchs." He ruled in the wild way of these Four brothers Eastern monarchs.

relations with and twenty-five claims to the throne were slaugh- tered indiscriminately shortly after Political agitatora his accession. and recalcitrant nobles were either massacred wholesale or left to die in the dungeons.

His harem consisted of 110 peer- less women. He had been a major- general in the old Russian Army and aid-de-camp of the Czar. seemed he was supreme.

It

In spite of the complexity of the problem League circles do not re

that gard the situation as one necessarily menaces the peace of Europe.

In the first place the League has machinery established effective for hearing and satisfying the complaints of minority groups and in the second place the interna- tional minority organization has placed itself on record as opposi

For many months the Soviet, in ing revolution and favouring only the guise of "emancipators," had pacific

means, for protecting been financing the Young Bokharan minority rights.

Party, urging them to revolt and smash the rule of a tyranical Emir. The unrest grew rapidly to a storm.

It is generally admitted however that European nations, lack the facility of assimilation of foreign populations that exists in the United States and the problem will always be one of the sore spots of Europe.-United Press,

BRUIN PLAYS TRUANT.

J

Meal Needed To Coax Him From Tree.

And then in August, 1920, the bombshell burst!

Saiyid saw his danger.

He sent envoys post haste to Delhi offering to confide his £35,000,000 to the care of the British Govern ment, and moreover undertaking to incorporate his State, uncondi tionally within the British Empire! The Government refused. Saiyid left to face the Russian onslaught.

On August 5, 1920, the attack Bribery had done its work well. The gates were open, troops were apathetic. The Emir awoke to find his capital in the hands of Soviet

Was

came!

Calcutta, Sept. 25. Bruin, a 12-month old Hima-infantry. layan bear, formerly the pet of a Dooars planter, scraped & hole in the wire netting of his cago in the Alipore Zoo.

The Emir disguised himself as a carter, and was actually passing the main gateway of his capital when the frst enemy files broke inl When called by his keeper, he Two of Saiyid's sons were deport scaled a tree to a height of 20 ed to Moscow, by the Invaders and feet and, although a ladder was placed in a Government university Scores of the placed against the tree As a to be "educated." gentle hint, not all the Zoo's keep more. Hterate youth of Bokhara were ere nor all the Zoo' men could placed in similar, institutions at the induce Brula to come down again. propaganda centre of Tashkent, and After vainly practising their they have since gone forth into blandiahments for two hours, the Bokhara to spread the Soviet cause. keepers deposited a dish of food. The altuation to-day is politically on the ground, and withdrew. delicate. Rasila is not a member Bruin came down, like lightning, of the League of Nations.

and after his meal scampered "The Emir's appeal, is not so happily back to his cage.

hopeless as it seems at first band,"

On demand Sovereigns

buying rate) Silver (per oz.) Bar Silver in Hong

Kong

Copper Cash Copper Cents

Rate of Native In-

terest

0% p.. Chinese Sub, Coin. 24% dis. Hong Kong Sub. Cola Par.

LONDON EXCHANGES

Rugby, Yesterday.

123.825

Shipping.

(Del.)...$

Shell Transporte...ij..

Docks, Wharves Godowns, &c.

H. K. & K. Wharves..$150 160 100 H. K. & W. Docks...S

China Providents (old) $5.15

$1.60 for 1229., 1,80

12 on proferval)

fort and 1995 the

Pla. Coapun No, 54 (ron) Dog.

ifthat for p.........! | Jaly 8, 80 1-50 for 19 Mar. 10, 80

Jinterlen 15 bant &

Doorking 60 centavosafe 1630) Sept. 30, 30

interim 1 free X/Tar

37/6 Juneupon No. 1 your 33-630) (June - 80

8.70

meg

Oct. T-6.50 for your 31-16-20

May 8, 20

Deo. None

Dec. Interim T. 139 140 1930

July 1, 90

First Interim 18-)

Mar.

7sar 31-321

Sep, 20, 30

Dec.

for 199

H

32

Doc. Last dividend for 1924,

Mar. 18, 20

ar

Dea. Inat dislikend for 1994......

| Flec. Interrat, 3 m/o-1930

Sep. 12, 30

30

Lec. T. 0.50 for 1929........

JH

*

(New) $ 2.421... Hongkew............ 285

**

N. Enginerings...Tis. Shanghai Docks ...Th. 122

Lands, Hotels &

Buildings.

H. K. S. Hawels $11 11.60

H.K. Lands (old). ...$ kot

(new) ...$75

師

Feb. 25, 80

Apr.T.7 for par 24-July 30, 30

Paris New York

4.86 3/32..

Brussels

34.855

Doo. 50 cantator 1920.

Geneva

26.025

Apr. 1, 80

Amaterdam

12.065

ww

Milan

02.825

* *

Dea. Interim #2 A/D 1030

Rights 14.80

Aug. 9, 30

Berlin

20.39

Shanghai Lands...Th. (900

Dro. Isteri T. ale 1630

July 81, 30

Stockholm

18.105

Copenhagen

18.16

Humphreys ........$

***

20

Doo.

90 canta for 1629....

May 7, 30

Oslo Vienna

18.16

34.456

H. K. Realties $19.40 205 Chincs Etats....$

Doc. Interim 30 cents 1/W 1530..........

Sep. 4, 30

187

Feb. 5 fur yeKT 2-2-30 ---

July 31, 30

Prague

163%

Helsingfors

193%

Cotton Mil

Madrid

46.15

Ewo. Cottons ...... T. 12.15

Dea, Mal T. Bake 1929

Mar. 17, 80

Lisbon

108.25

(Apr. 10. 2-25 plit for ballyssa

Athens

375

Shanghai Cotton...Tls.

and T. 2-46 w

May 39. 80

OCL

Bucharest

818

Rio

Nominal

Buenos Aires

Montevideo

38% 39

Zoong Sings ....Th.

Public Utilities,

... 206

June

141

1/5 26/32

1/7

13

(new)...

1/31⁄2

Star Ferrics

2/02

....... 16% -Britlah Wireless Service.

Bombay

Shanghai

Hong Kong

Yokohama

Silver Spot & For-

ward

said a Foreign Office official to a Sunday Express representative.

"Although a nation is not a mem- ber she can be invited by the League to send representatives to a con- ference."

H. K. Tramways ...$17) (17.70]

Peak Teams (old) ...

China Light (old) $ 15.30) ... 25.30 (new) 241

H. K. Electrics $78.60

Macao Satulakan Lights $ H.K.. Tela, fully paid $ part paid $ China Busca.........Tia. s'poreTractions Ord.3/7/9

(Prel.js/-

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Industriala.

China Sugar Malabon Sugars $ Cald: Macg, Ord....Th

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WHAT INDIA OWES TO BRITISH

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$50 for 1920

19.60

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Feb. 14, 80

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on прове Legislative

Brotherhood Hall, Wembley,. on September 9. Mr. Chaudhuri gave Wabora

"India's Debt to Britain" at the Dairy Farms C/R....$ 20.40

X/R ......$ 14.00 ; Right......

11.80

$10

***

a brief outline of the history of Der A Wings the British connection in India, Lane Crawfords B.Bb and said that India owed a debt Mackintosha to Britain for the British adminis- Sinceres tration, Western education, and Wm. Forella. the Christian Missions.

MiscellaneoTER,

፦ ፧ ፧

The British rule in India had in- fused a spirit of democracy and H.K. Amusement

and Ch. Entertainment ...$10 batween man equality man in India and bad checked the H. K. Constructions...$

H. K. Gort, Loans...$1% Prem evil growth of Eastern autogracy. ind. G$ Blonds... 64% of a few over millions.

"AIR MONARCH."

Brisbane, Yesterday. A triumphant welcome home, including a elvic reception, was accorded Wing Comdr. Kingsford- Smith, whom the Mayor described as "the monarch of the air" pût- ting Australia in the forefront of aviation-Reuter,

Apr. 11, 29

T. 0,80 17 until 1929 Apr, 80, 80.

130 genta on aid for 19 Mar. 19,50 Descente qe kuwĮ

|00. Loans clívilami for 192k

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