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speedy cure.

weary of the intrigues and counter- Soven cases (three deaths) of plague, intrigues which make sound, government one cas, (ané death) of diphtheria and eine impossible, and Tants to resign. He case of small-pox were reported in the makes the customary excus of being sick, Colony on Saturday, and be President grants ten days' sick leave, knowing the while that the sickness

The total output of the Kailan Mining-

is purely diplomatic. Ten days not having Administration's mines for the week ended sufficed to cure it, the sick leave was Muy 29th amounted to $7.509 tons. and thu extended for another ten days, and again les during the period to 73.183 tons.

Thy Catholic Men's Club is to be

for a third period, for it is clear to the President that if the Prime Minister is

permitted to resign at the present time

formally opened by Bishop Pozzoni, to

An announcerpen on

the whole house of cards will fall. What morrow evening. will happen then who can tell? Some of the subject appears among our advertise the speculative comment contemplates that menta, incidents would be likely to occur that At Welhaiwei, Chetpo.and other places-

would give an excuse for foreign inter in the North of China the people are vention. Another spectra is the possibility suffering from prolonged drought, while that CHANG Hans; who some years ago in Hongkong and places round about we made an abortive attempt to restore the are suffering from a protracted deluge. monarchy, would repeat the attempt with a stronger

General Wu Pei-fu's soldiers have been military backing. But We are always prepared in times of political

crisis in China, for such news

sour

namely that though alarm prevails among

Harkow in large numbers recently and

the rumour is published that General

the Military Governor of Wuchang and

Peking correspondent cabled yesterday, Wu has demanded Taris 14.000.000 from the populace in Peking there are indica that he has received Tacks 1,000,000 from tions that the dreaded coup d'etas will be the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at averted by compromise. In China, to a Hankow, greater extent than in most countries,

Four thousand five hundred drums of compromise plays an important part in life..

gasoline, on board a number of lightern, One reason why compromise will solve the moored at a pier, blew ip in Kobe kar- present situation is that nobody seem bour on the 8th inst. The cause of the naxious to take office in the Government at the present time.

explosion is reported to have been The Cabinet is

Only one person,

MOSCATINE. occupied with many difficult questions, lighterman's cigarette.

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- The Gazette contains a list of the names of officers of the Hongkong Volunteer which

Reserve, and the Hongkong Defence Corps

have been granted permission by the Governor to retain their rank and to wear the uniform of their unit in accord- their ceasing to be employed. The per ance with Army Order 265 of 1919, on

mission granted is not effective outside. the Colony of Hongkong.

:

There is a considerable group of questions was ascertained to have been killed, thron in which the future relations of the were injured, while two were unaccounted there is the eternal want of -country rich-Japan are concerned, for The damage was estimated at over

money 1,000,000 yen. the approach phasised recently by

ment; of the Dragon Boat Festival Settle-

but the subject possibly there is the greatest want of harmony in the Cabinet is that of the unity of the country. The split in the Southern Administration has lent encouragement to the view iately that the Northern troops would have no difficulty now inre. conquering the recalcitrant south- western provinces.) There is a party in favour of recommencing hostilities against. It is stated that a big temporary hall the South, and another Party, to which is to be erected close by Tokia station for the President leads his support, which is the forthcoming Sunday School Con striving for union by negotiation with both vention, and there is to be a choir of Southern sections. And while these thing 1,000 voices, and all that sor, of thing." are going on

we get the news that The intention still holds good, anys the Southern troops have captured the city Japan Chronicle, to plane the delegates of Changsha, the Northern troops offering on long-suffering Japane, who, for "all" little or no resistance, and retiring upon their smiles, will enjoy-is-about ang mich ... - Yochow The President, it is stated, "pre-as the inhabitante of an occupied territory- fers to regard this as-a-local incident, having enemy soldiers quartered on them. which will not be permitted to interrupt „the... peace negotiations-It is a pitiable-The-Shangbai correspondent of the spectacle.

Times' Trade supplement write Owing Whatever "compromise" is to its alluvial nature, the soil qanghai effected now, can at best be short-lived, presents many difficulties in tgning If stable and sound government is to be and erection of tall buildings, and greas by the present generation of Chine e primitive type, and a large labour foros established in China, it will not be done piledriving plants in use here are of a deal of piling is required. The usual.

is required in building operations. This means, of course, slow progress and high cont Bome of the more progressive people, who have large building pro grammes on hand, have determined to THE Verkneudinsk scheme for a buffer one which is likely to have far-reaching strike out in an entirely new direction and KRES WAGESA St. Andrew's Church,mising well at present.

state in Siberia does not seem to be pro-effects. The Hongkong and Shanghai Kowloon, on June 12th, by the Rev.

The proposals Banking Corporation, the Chartered Bank Glen and Shire line of steamers each in- of India, Australia and China, and the tend to erect new buildings. Instead of following the old practice of giving the combined in engaging builders and buy- work out to local contractors, they have ing machinery at home for the erection of their new premises.

BIRTHS.

NEW LOAN OF 4 MILLIÁRDS' FRANCS BUDGE-At the Government Civil Hospi tal, Hongkong, on June 14th, to Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM BUDGE, a daughter. CHALMEES.-At Shanghai, on June 6th, to

have installed an additional TELETE Ship is a British ship registered at PHONE and clients caus now ring at 5360.71 Registered tonnager, and was built by T

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Cuisine under personal supervision of the Proprietor. BAR AND BILLIARD ROOMS." TERMS MODERATE. Special Arrangement for. Families Application to

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Bending and Writing Rooms, Billiard Room, Officers' Room, C.P.O.'s Room Restaurant Concert Hall, Church.

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DIRECTORY &

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DAIRY FARM NEWS.

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PRICE OF ISSUE 485 FRANCS" 9. drawings a year amounting to 20,000,000 FrancER,

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Mr and Mrs. A. CHALMERS, A ́SON. PETIGURA-At Shanghai, on June 8th, to statesmen.

Mr. and Mrs. P. J. PenIGURA, & daughter. WALLER At Shanghai, on June 5th, to Mr. and Mr. ARTHUR J. WALLER, &

MARRIAGES.

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BUFFER STATE ASPIRATIONS IN. SIBERIA.

G. R. Lindsay, HENET KREBS, third are reported to have bees definitely reject son of the late fr, Adolphe Krebs ed by General SEMINOFF, who absolutely "and Mrs, Krebs, of La Chaux-de declines to consider his evacuation of trans Fonds, Switzerland, and of Messrs. Gerin, Drevard & Co., Hongkong, to Baikalia or the disarmament of his BERTHA DORLESEA WAGER eldent Cossacks by the Verkneudinsk Government. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Wager. What Benzorr desires, it is said, is a of Beattle, Washington, At Home,

on

The Bonds bear interest on and after the

52, Nathan Road, Kowloon, after so-called buffer state under Japanese pro- 15th of June, 1920.

July Int Applications will be received till the 15th of MURRAY MOMULLAN-At

"[1005 lection with himself at its bead. He re- Chefoo, JUNE, 1920, by

June 6th. DOUGLAS T. MURRAY, to sards himself as the only representative of FAR GLADYS EWING, eldest daughter of the the Korcax Government in Siberia Iste James McMullan, and Mrs. which it is claimed the Russian people there MoMullan, of Cheloo.

desire to recognise and live under. The Japanese Commander in Siberia is repre-

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DEATHS. COLLINE.At Kowloon, on

WALTER CHARLES COLLINS, aged 23,

June 19th. Rented as being still without instructions

accidentally killed.

[1007 SPOONER-At Shanghai, on June 8th, with

FLORENCE, the relict of

Sidney Spooner, and daughter of the late Augustus White, in her 54th year.. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

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[COURTESY OF THE OBINA MAIL"] SIAM'S HEIR APPARENT DEAD. SINGAPORE, June 13th. Prince Pitazuuloke, hair, apparent of Siam, died to-day of pneumonia following influenza,

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.

SINGAPORE, June 13th. Brusiloff has overthrown the Bolshevik, A private telegram from Japan Baya

Leain has escaped. Government. Trotsky has been killed,

MAURITIUS BUGAR CROPS BOLD TO ENGLAND.

SINGAPORE, June 13th. Mauritius bas sold to England the sugar ropa for 2020 and 1991 at ninety shillinga fo.b. British India must obtain supplies from Jara. Market prices are rising.

from Tokyo to open official negotiations. the Republican Government at Verkneudiosk, and the indications, it is stated, are that the Japanese will enter into no official discussion with this Govern- ment. They would naturally prefer the BEMENO proposals. Until one or other of these contending Governments in Biberia agrees to immolate itself in order that peace and harmony may be re-established, evacuation, however much the Japanese we are not likely to read of a Japanese

themselves atap wish it on the score of expense. The situation in Western Russia is stiil pretty much of a riddle. We do not know what amount of truth there may be in the rumour about the success of a revolution under Buss1137F, decompabjed as it is by, auch interesting detalls na the death of TROTSKY and the flight of LENIN; but our own opinion is that if these reports

LONDON, June Htb. In the House of Commons, the Danger- Fox Boso weeks past the Press-messages had been well founded confirmatory details ous Drugs Bill has been read a second from Peking have been foreshadowing through the usual channels REUTER has

would have been forthcoming ore now time. Political crisis to occur in the present been entirely silent on the subject; and we reasons why the Government was anxions Major Baird stated that one of the week, or at the latest, by the 20th. inst., have yet to fear the source of the to liste powers under the Bill was then FRENCH LESSONS which is the Dragon Boat Festival Japan. But true or false, such rumours Japan kad repeatedly referred to the dis private information" which has reached British representatives in China and Bettlement Day. What is clear is that the will serve to keep Biberis in a ferment astrous effect of morphia and cocaine President for some not fund it an easy task to hold the like an assured outlook for peace in Russia our Japanese Allies and Chinese friends to to be established until there is something The Government hoped to be able to ret Cabinet together. The Prime Minister is proper.

deal with this trade,

The Bonds are non-convertible before 1940 and redeemable in 75 years by means of draw. inge (EIGHT DRAWINGS YEAR) purporting yearly Fr. 20,000,000 --the 'brat prize of each being

ONE MILLION. FRANCS.

RQUET DE JOURNEL,

Manager. Hongkong, June 2nd, 1920.

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18, Monnison Has Baus.

HONGKONG, JOSE 15TH, 1920.

POLITICS AND PANIC AT PEEING.

(THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENCY,] "CONTROLLING MORPHIA AND

COCAINE TRAFFIC. -

wtime past, has Settled conditions in Siberia are not likely traffic with China, k