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SCOTTISH LETTER. STRIKE OF SCOTTISH BANKERS. [FROM ON OWN CORRESPONDENT.}

LONDON, June Bird. For the first time in history," there pre mises to be a strike of the men and women employed in our banks. No material change

MOTE IN FRANCE.

for Scotsmen

tallo

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRFSS, TUESDAY,

150!

store and FASSIN

FIRE AT BONHAM STRAND The French Government is reeting

QUANTITY OF SILK DESTROYED. inumument to John Stuart Milkat Avignon, where he died some fity years ago. The As a coolt of a fire on Sunday night in Apostle of Free Trade was greatly drawn No. 119. Bonham Strand, a quantity of silk towards France. Was it because of his was destroyed, valued at about 28.000, The Scottish dewent. I wonder? Certainly fire original on the four of the

onuries of the "Auld Alliance Rebuilding. still stre

hearty quickly spread to the agent to where has occurred in the situation since I we welcome on the other side of the Channel the silk way stored.' D Fire Brigade you has wook, except that the Scottish R.L.S.. it will be remembered, used to de-turned out, but were unable to prevent the Bankers Association have definitely called!

clare that he was more at home in Paris Bames gutting the whole building. rike for Monday first. the strike.

|than in London. matérialises in an important form, the result will, of course, be a great inconven

·i'nės to practically all classes of the com anity. But as yet, the puldis seeme to appreciate only the humour of the position That men driesed in soft hats, starcherl collar wall-brushed, clothes, and trousers

FUE FARM IN THE HIGHLANDS.

A Canadian lawyer, who served as Major diring, the War, has scttred· finans cial oppurt For the establishment of a farm to rear lynz, minx; beavers, and silver foxes in the Highlands. The aren ́selected lies between Alness and Invergordon, and about acres will be fenced in. A purely bariarm project, the scheme will not allow for he employment of many men, but it may lead to the establishment of other industries.

י,

OLED IN ONE.

with a decided crease down the front ghold dawn tools after the fashion "of workmen in dungarees and cloth caps hasj ckled the fancy of the man in the street. the tramway car, and the smoke-room. And the general impression is that it cannot,

On reads that an extraordinary co it really cannot, you know, ema off.

The Bank Association way that they incidence took place the other day at have obtained bite to strike from Shooters Hill Club, a hole, which measures -over 50 per can't. of theis members. The 1:0 yartis, being secured in one stroke by voting was by baĺket, and the agents were two different players. The story of golf not nice to take part. „The bänks ha terus with remarkable feats. In the refused to recognise the Association, and the Association have put recognition in the

Euvriront of their chains.

At the same

Scottish Amateur Championship at Mani feith in 1910. Mr. Archer beled "the short

total damage is estimated at $15,000.

ARMED MAN ARRESTED.

CONFEDERATES ESCAPE.

The

ALGUST

AMERICAN · CONGRESSMEN ON, TOUR.

NOT COMING TO HONGKONG. The party of American Senators and Congresshion who were expected to arrive

omit Bungkung and Lantan from their in Hongkong in the Great Northern will

itinerary. The party" includes: --

Senator and Mrs. Harris, of Corgía, and Ms Harris, Miss Page, daughter of Senator Carroll S. Page of Vermont; Semter. Thomas Sterling, of South baku-and-Mr. Sterling,-jr-Mex -| Anthony, wife of Reji. Daniel Anthony of Kansas, their son and daughter : Miss Brit- | ton," sister of Rep. Frederick A, Britton of Illino; Mrs. Browne, wife of Rep. Acting on certain information a number award E. Browne of Wisconsin, and bull, af Pennyivania, and the Miss of detectives of the West Point Police setter: Rp. and Mrs. Guy E. Camp- town: Rep, and Mrs. Leonidas C. Dyer, put on Sunday evening to Bonhamı Road

Campbell: Rep. Cassius C. Dowell of

of Masouri, and the Misses Dyer: Rep. am Mr. James A: Fredr, Wisconsin, and Mae Frear; Rep, and Mrs. Warren Gard, of Ohio and siece; Rep. Louis 8. Goodall, or Maine: Rey and Sir Gug U. Hardy, of Coldrade, and the Misses Hardy, "Mrs. με Rep. William W. Hastings, wife Hastings of Oklahoma and daughters;

·Rep. and Mrs, "Hugh. S. fersomn, of California, and munt: Mr. Hays, "son of

where they kept watch. As they neared the Didesan Boys' School, one of the dete tives noticed four men coming in their direction. When the men came up, one of them was stopped and grarched. : A dagger was found on his. The others, then ran off, one of them throwing a dagger into the yard of the school. This was picked up by the Police

Hap dien hoan » Thần Hợp Joha M. Mario, of ennsylvania, and the Mingen

GAMBLING QUARREL. POLICE ARREST SIXTEEN MEN. bole in one in the forenoon, and repentid

Morin; Mr Møtt, wife of. Rep. Lather the performance in the afternoon. Mr. At the Magistracy, yesterday, sixteen time they have taken the opportunity to Andrew Smith, of "Leyen Thistle, had in Chinese were charged with fighting in Mott of New York: Rep. and Mr. (Frank Murphy, «f>Uhlo: Rép. Heary, Z. present a claim for increased remuneration. the same round two holes "in the fifth i

Staunton Street.. and the eleventh; and Mr. T. B. Munro A minimum scale is demandeel, and also a boted from the toe daring one round the Aff the men belonged to the same clan Osborne, of California; Rep. and Mrs. provision for regalar increasing ith any such hate the lego and the quarrel rose over a gambilor trans Michael F. Pholin of Massachusetts, and from £100 por year for a youth of 17 years Blackhill course.

the, Misses Phelan; Rep. Stephen G. Bamboo poles were used. Iafor- in the twenty-second year.. of to £625

Among the greatest of the great players

Purter, of Pennsylvania, and Miss Porter;. In all cases the sums are to in one hos that Alec. Herd has to his mation was given to the Police that there Rep. Randall and Miss Bandall; Mr and service.

The Association ask if credit twelve holes in one, James Braid clude a boaus.

It is ordeal of Brail was a commotion and a posse was turned Miss Riordan, wife and daughter of Rep. prasions at 60 years of age, and compul claims eleven.

Whitley that golfing with

a lady over Walton out. The men were arrested. retirement at 65 years. Citacils are also demanded,

Heuth, she holed the shortest hole in our*,

Each man was fined $3. and being in receipt of a stroke, she pre seated James with this puzzle-get down in nothing for a half. Edward Ray has laken seven holes in one, as also has J. H. Taylor. Od Willie Park is said to have

MEIF

is the part of the banks it is ostended that Whitley Councils are entirely unsuit ally for banking. In conferences with the stuffs under the Whitley Council scheme, į le pointed out, it would be necessary if Lay effective agreement was to be arrived played sne of the most brilliant tee shots at. to discus and disclose matters which

in an important money match, was dorzy

action.

UNSTABLE. SILVER,

The present year has already witnessed

On

February th the price touched 80jd. per

Daniel J. Riordan of New York; Rep. Leonidas D. Robinson, of North Carolina and won; Mrs. Sanders, wife of Reg. Everett Sanders, of Indiana; Rep. and Mrs. Milton W. Shreve of Pennsylvania; Rep and Mrs. John H. Small of North Carolina and Miss Small Miss Brevie

daughter of Rp. Steele of Pennsylvania; Mr. Summers, son of Rep. John W. Sum- liam S. Vare, of Fennsylvania, sad the Misses Vare; Rev. and Mrs. "Harry 0. Woodyard of West Virginia, and 30 år. Reich, formerly American Minister in

Mrs. Reinsch, and Miss Reinsch Secretary of the Treasury, and Mrs John George Hew, director of the United Bates Botanical Gardens: Juhan Arnold, United States Commercial Attache in Peking; Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Erk, secretary of the House Committee of Foreign Affairs and.

Fould only to dealt with confidentially by the annals of the game. His opponent,some history-making morements in silver, mers of Washington; Rep, and Mrs. Wil "ind vidual cafes, who were under the one, and played his tee shot to the 18th and there is scope for more before the close, pritinary professional obligation of surrey to within four inches of the pin Park at The Timer in an article explaining

· Under the Whitley Couricis, however, gut took his eteek, the hole was a short ope, the rise and reaction · in silver. mikes would come in, and the position and holed to square the match, would be quite imposible. VAT DANET GILLJEB, C, J.M.

Mr. Roben Gillies, of the China Inland Mason, Kinagehow, Shinnel, is at parseat in Sentingd an ʼn short visit. He had hoped to spend a king time in the North and dons

FOREST FIRES IN SCOTLAND.

Following upon a long spell of dry ounce. which has no previons parallel Burke, and their daughter and son; weather large districts in the North of Even if search be made back us far as the Scotland have been devastated by forest Tudor period it is not possible to match this from. The ontbreck at Glentaarr-close 10. Balmoral--is incomparably the greatest that quotation, though a price of 55 perce

a lot of buding, but he had to undergesa has occurred in Britain is muxiern tim sorded in these days was very substantially

· severe operation in London for gastric The area burnt ant is given as over higher than the present, measured by its ark of the Foreign

ulcers; and was afterwards forced to vegi square miles, most of it covered with

tate for a while in a quiet surre Vilage natural timber. Mayhall and other famous purchasing value.

Mr. Gillies many friends in the Far East forests are also match destroyed. Many For the origin" of the great rise in silver will be pleased to learn, that he has now people will be surprised to learn that, after that spent itself in February it is necessary mado a good recovery. He is in good, the drastic requirements of the war, there spirita, full of interceting talk, and look still remained woodlands of such extent in to go back to 1915. For some little time ing forward hopefully to a further period Scotland. The congrations can cully be prior to the war silver had been an un- of service in Shansi, He treats bis illos described as a rational disaster; millions exciting market within a rungo of. sid. in a cheerfully light fashion, though he of growing trees have been destroyed; and to 50, and no material change began to confoes with a laugh that he sometimes from an aesthetic as well as an economic take place until the latter, ond of 1915. feels a ramancy in the place where his point of view the loss cannot be repaired Then a squeeze for gold began on accoun appendix one resided. Mr. Gillies is more for many a long year.

Lean little disappointed as not being able

to do more work for the cause in the way NEW CLAN LINER.

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of payments by the Allies to America, and niore currency had to be put in circulation in the United Kingdom, France; and Russia; while Ladis, having to be excluded from the countries to which we could allow

·My."

Affairs Committee of the House of Repre- sentatives, is in charge of the arrangements for the party; while Representative S. G. Porter of Pennsylvania, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, is the Chairman of the delegation,

COST OF FLYING. VICKERS' OFFICIAL ESTIMATE OF 10 64. PER TON "MILE. The following is an extract from an article contributed to the London Daily and independent, expert on auronautical

nisttera!

to

How much does it really, cost to fly t

question which is very frequently asked, bos those who might be in a position answer hare generally remained silent the point Vagu stimates have been made from time to time, ranging from 38. deton mile to about £s 10. pur the

-of addressing meetings, nad so on; but, of The Ayrshire Dockyard Co. have launch course, that was imposible as a conse, ed from their yard at Irvine the single quence of the serious nature of his ill screw steamer Clan Taggart, built to gold to flow, began to concentrate on Fers by Major W. T. Blake, a well-known the orders of the Clan Line Steamers Co. ports of silver in payment for its large From August, Mr. Gillion In this country on July The gross tonnage is approximately 6,800 trade balance in exports,

market was 12th by the Suez Canal route for China.tons, and the furnaces are either for coat or 1918, to May, 1919, the Mex, Gillies,, who has been in great" refoil 'burning. «

"pegged" by the fixing on the part of quest, and has done much good work in THE SILENT WIFE SCOTS VERSION.

the United biates of a maximum price ofis this country, is already on her way back,

1012 cents per ounes. When it was released, →vik Canada,

Lan Hay is telling this story.

A undoubtedly the principal force that deter Mr. Gillies states that a short time ago soldier received a letter containing only mixed the fierce rise of last year was the

A romrade he was present at a meeting in Bible blank sheet of notepaper,

aggressive demand from China. It caused House, London, niteaded by some 56 China questioned him about Weel, you see little surprise, having regard, first, to the missionaries, when the subject under con- explained the Scoter un me no dubig balance of trade that had been built. The general public has been led to wideration was the China for Christ Move speakin' terms the noo."

up in favour of the Far East, and, secting anderstand that a fair main is abung 201

per ton mile, ment. The discursien was of an informa! ENGAGEMENT.

ly, of the fact that China during the war I have repeatedly questioned this, sug- character. Bishop Maloney and Bishop The engagrament is announced of Mr. J. years appeared to have allowed her stockgesting, after considering very possible White, Canadia Episcopal Church, were D. Sunderson, Singapore, son of the late of silver to get very low. During the years cost, that this estimate was excesive, It the principal speakers, Gosoral satisiac William Sanderson, of Mount Lothian, 1908-14 the imports of silver into China comes as a relief, therefore, to receive de tion was expressed at the active interest Ewbank, Mid Lathian, and Miss Nancy exceeded the exports by about 122 million tailed figures from Capt. Aeland, the head shown in the movement throughout China, Lockhart-Mure eldest daughter of Dr. and tools, whereas during the four following of the aviation department of Moses. and at its moouraging program. It w Mrs. T. V. Lockhart-Mure, Llandudas, and years the exports exceeded the imports by Vickers, Ld. Speaking of the Vickers felt, however, that the movement was one grand-daughter of the late J. O. Lockhart about 1 million tuels. The belief was that Vimy," the type which crossed the with which foreigners should not interfere, Murs, J.P., of Livingstone, Kirkcudbright Chips parted during the four years with Atlantic, and flew to Australia, Capt. and thas the Chinese should be left to shire. The wadding will take place at much more silver than could really Aeland states that the cost of flying, in- manage it in their own way, the more so Singapore iz October.

a thờ Chindao: wóre managing it vary well..

The movement, it was stated, was a power. OBITUARY-

ful one, and had a greet, future beföre it....

SCOTSʼUHUSCH ÁÐ ALDERSHOT.'

spare, and her purchases last year were, duding fuel,, wagen, repairs, renewals and therefore, in the nature of replenishments upkeep, depreciation, sundry expenses, and The bulk of the silver bought for Chinesinurance, works out at-108. Ed. por ton Colonel Hoary Waugh-Renny-Tailyour, account in 1919 went from United States inile, of Borrowheld and Newmanswalls, mear ports, and it is noteworthy that the ¬hip- | Montrose, Born in India in 1849, he was menta from San Francisco to thing! Steps are being taken for the erection commissioned in the Royal Engineers at the amounted to the huge total of 64,000,000 RISING PASSENGER FARES. of a Scots Church at Aldershot in minary age of 19. He played for Kent for several oza. While, however, China added the top of the Scottish soldiers who fell in the years; and played both Bugby

and storeys to the silver cdisce, the foundations ANNOUNCEMENTS BY TWO MORE Great War.

An excellent site has beg Asociation Football for Scotland against and the lower, floors were undoubtedly the

SHIPPING COMPANIES." granted by the War Office on the ground at prosent occupied by the Iron Churc England. He was also a good shot, a keep work of Indis, supplemented by Europe.

angler, a golfer, and a long distance In 1818, 1917, and 1918 the Indian minte Commencing from August 1st two accan church which has been in nee for more Fanner. His wife predeceased him a number coined 1,635 million rupees, amount steamship companies have raised their oqual to the coinage of the 13 preceding passenger rates from Hongkong to London vid Suez The rates by Blue Funnel In a leading article on silver the same steamers. A clan, have been increased from journal writes: From the public point of £72 to £102; and by B class from £85 to view, the consequences of the fall are likely £78."

than 60 years, and has long been felt un of worthy of such a great military centre. A slesign is being prepared by Mr. P Macgregor Chalmers for a church to cost £30,000, and an appeal for subscriptions is about to be, inned bearing the signatores

years ago.

THEFT FROM A FRIEND.

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to be wholly beneficial. The consumer The Nippon Yusen Kaisha announce that and to gain more from fall in filver the first class fare to London from Hong- than from a decline in any other single kang-has been raised from yen 720 to yen commodity. Silver is the medium hy 940 to London, and the second clam fare from A which purchases are made in the marketa yen 600 to, yen 650. To Marseilles the "in-

of the Moderators of the Presbyterian MAN CAUGHT AT THE RAILWAY Churches. It is suggested that special "gifts, "szeit sa stained glaw, windows, might bo premated by Scottish regiments in honour of their fallen comrades, or by in dividual Bootsmen or Scotewomen, to com- Chinnse was charged with stealing $200 of the Far East, and fow people, perhaps, crease is from yen 680 to yen 880 fimt class,

At the Magistracy, yesterday,

memorate friends who had laid down their haionging to a friend, lives for their country,

A CARSON'S DEPUTY.

I realise the enormous event of Europe's put-and from yep 460 to yon 600, second clas chters of foodstuffs and raw matennis Irony This brings the N.Y.K. fures to about lovel Both the men came to the Colony from India and China A fall in silver, there with the new P. & 0. fares, which are Anaam and lived in the same room at a fare, cheapens the cost of all commodities: £120 first class and £80 second class to When Sir Edward Carson is not in his boarding housd. The money, which was in purchased in China and the Far East London and £116 and £82 respectively to place in the Bars of Commons leader silver coins, was placed in a box which de marke We import from China large Marseilles. of the Ulster Unionists, his place is taken fendant prised open. He took the money quantities of silke, tea, skins, furs, and The Glen and Shire line have not yet by Mr. Ronald McNeill, who makes an and went to the Kowloon Station to pro- bristles, and from India jute, grain, tea, announced an increen The fare by these efficient deputy. Although Mr. McNeill in ceed by train to Canton. When com- hides, wool, and seeds Ag the cost of theze vonels stands at £78 for the present. n born Irishme he has lost his brogue-plainant found the money misting he commodities was increased by the rise in Fares by die Lloyd Triestino, to Venice sume of it possibly in Aberdeenshire, where followed his friend to the station and there silver, so their cost will be reduced by the remain from £105 first class, to £70 second he fought three election contents, and some arrested him. The money was found in his present reaction. In the opinion of mer cla more of En Kirkendbrightshire before he posses93913. **

Chants in the City, the fall in the price of the Megories-Maritimes liners. the succoded in getting into Parliament n Defendant was sentenced to six weeks' Eastern goods will become more manifest fare to Murguilles is £160 165., first clan,

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