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THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL "AGENCY, LTD.

Tel: Central 216.

AGENTS FOR

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

3, Queen's Buildings.

BRIGG'S BITUMINOUS ENAMELS & SOLUTIONS.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

UNION

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ANTI-CORROSIVE and ANTI-FOULING

COMPOSITIONS

FOR SHIP'A BOTTOMS.

SNAP BRIM HATS

FROM

HENRY HEATH

We have just received an assort- ment of Snap Brim Hats in New Greys and Browns. The quality, Henry Heath's, is of the best whilst the Turn Down Shape is quite the latest from London.

HONGKONG

HENRY HEATH

AGENTS

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MACKINTOSH & Co., Ltd.

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS."

Des Your Road. Alexandra Building,

OPENING HOURS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

DEPOT AND KOWLOON:- BUTCHERY DEPARTMENTS:-

7 to 9 a.m.

10.30 am to 12.30 p.m.

2 pm to 4 pm. SATURDAY:---

7.m. 10 9 1.m.

und

BUNDAY :-

10.30 am to 12.30 p.m.

7 am to 9 2.13;~ DAIRY DEPARTMENTS:-

* 10,30 a.m. to 12:30 pm.

7 to 9 a.m.

19.30am. to 12.30 p.m.

2 pm to 4 pm. SATURDAY-

7.m. to 9 am).

2 p.m. to 3 pas. SUNDAY:--

7am to 9 a..

2 pm to 3pm.

Sa.m. to 12 noon

2 jam, to 4 36227

SATURDAY :——

BUNDAY

8 am to 11.30 p.m.”

6a.m. to 8.33 m.

A PEAK BRANCH

8 am, to 10 am.

ICE DEPOT (Week Days),

10 sm to 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. to 5 p..

SUNDAY :--

am. to 8:30a.m.

p.m. to 9 p..

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co.

SPECIAL BARGAINS

AT

WHITEAWAY'S SALE.

MEN'S

FANCY PULL-OVERS

AND

GOLF HOSË. SPECIAL SALE PRICES TO CLEAR STOCK.

MEN'S WHITE CASHMERE SOCKS.

MORLEY'S MAKE

SALE PRICES 81.00 $1.25 $1.50 Pair

HUNDREDS OF OTHER BARGAINS, CALL AND INSPECT.

WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

HONGKONG,

PAN-PACIFIC. CONFERENCE

IN HONOLULU.

THE CHINESE DELEGATION

START OF AN INTERESTING. EXPERIMENT...

Mr. Hin Wong, a journalist and one

id

MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 1925

THE BOOMERANG.

WHAT CHINA LOSES BY THE DEADLOCK,

Writing as one whose personal friend- ship with the Chinese has been estab lished in a close business intercourse

and of the 19 Chinese delegates to the Pan-spread over a period of 19 years, says a

writer in the X.-C. Doily Fews, Conference recently held Pacific

hose liking and respect for many Honolulu, arrived in Hongkong on

Chinese friends cannot be killed by the August sth.

Miss Yau Tait Law, gen- eral secretary of the Y.W.CA in Can present midsummer madness of a very ton, another delegate especially chosen to small proportion of the Chinese nation. represent South China, was to have left I should like to point out publicly-as I have already done privately-the local Honolulu for home on July 31st

The conference organised by the "In-culable harm that the present strikę 'is" causing to the Chinese nation in general stitute of Pacific Relations, was in un-

and the local traders in particular; this oficial and non-political international

in a manner that, I firmly believe, they gathering at which nine countries of the

have not foreseen and do not now realize. Pacific were represented by member Groups as follows: Australia & Canada We all know and fully realize what we

6; China 12: USA. 29 Japan 19: are losing to-day, in overhead chargës, Koreu 67-Philippines 3; New Zealand 15:loss of profita etc., but do the cotton Hawaii 16. There were also four Enenmills-not employers only; hut employees peau delegates including Lord' Radstock and shareholders-see what has been lost Between and Major Frank Young who saw service over and above these items? in Hongkong about 40 years ago. "Active June 1st and July 20th many orders for members and associate members includ cotton yarn were placed in Japan by out at the conference port dealers, mainly Tientsin, Tsingtao and Haakow. This means a double-edged loss to the Chinese nation and to Shang

ed, the attendance totalled 150.

The Chinese group was composed of 19

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KAIPING COAL

FOR HOME, FACTORY, & POWER HOUSH

HOME, FACTORY AND BUNKERS

For Price Apply to

*POWLE

HOUSE,

TUGS &

LOCOS

THE" KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hongkong.

S.S. "CLARA JEBSEN.""

HELD UP AT CANTON,

A Chinese correspondert informs us that on July 29th, the s.a Clara.Jebsen; which had been chartered by the Kien Sang Co. from Messrs. Chau Yue Ting, arrived at Canton empty with the object of leading up with cargo for Bangkok,

H.M.S. "HERMES."

ARRIVED OUTSIDE. THE PORT "YESTERDAY.

H.M.S. Hermes, which arrived herm

yesterday, did not come into the harbour, owing to the bad weather outside. ⠀

Ca enquiry at the Commodore's office last night, it was learnt that the Hermes

regular and. two associate members: Shai-to the latter, loss of local trade and from which place, she was to return with was lying outside and would come to

N. Au-Young, co-director of Bureau

of

employment and also to the former a definite loss of capital in payment for

Economic Information for China, Shan these goods, which would otherwise have remained in the country, and would have

and

goods for "Canton.

the naval anchorage this morning.

H. MIS. Hermes, which generally carries 35 aeroplanes ready for service,

дер # is Squadron.

addition

to

the

China

Despite the fact that permission for these things had been granted by the Canton Commercial Bureau, the master.

Army" from either loading or sailing, and crew were prevented by the Labour That trade, and that money will never and the vessel is still at Canton, costing come back. It is like a fire loss; aber owners $400 per day. It is stated definite loss of capital, labour and trade that $10,000 is the sum demanded from THREE-STOREYED HOUSE TOTALLY"

hai: Dr. . N. Chang, attorney counsellor-at-law, Hankow; De. Ta Chen, professor of sociology, Tsing Hua College,zone mainly into the pockets of mill-em-

ployees, cotton growers, etc, Peking: L. T. Chen, secretary, city division, of the National Committee, Y.M.C.A., Shanghai; T. Z Koo, scere- tary World's Christian Student Federa- tion, Geneva, Switzerland: Miss Yau Tsit Law, general secretary of the Y.W.C.A.

I give figures below of the exports in Canton; Professor S. C. Lee of the

from Japan to China during the period Tniversity of Hawaii at Honolulu; E. of June 1st and July 20th, 1921 and 1995, work, for comparison. It is true that the of Chinese Lat secretary Y.3.C.A., Honolulu; Miss C. X. Wang, counts of the yarn made in Japan may he different from the local product, but

to China,

HOW JAPAN HAS PROFITED.

the Kien Sang Company before the vessel. will be allowed to leave Canton with her

cargo.

"LOCAL SPORT.. BASEBALL GAMES POSTPONED. There were two League matches down

F

SUN STREET FIRE

DESTROYED.

CHINESE YOUTH PERISHES.

At midnight on Saturday a fire broke out in Sua Street, of Queen's Road Fast, Wanchai, resulting in the "total destruction of one of the houses. When

dean of Tsnag-bua School, Souchow: the fact remains that it is obvicusly benfor decision at Happy Valley on Satur Daily Press representative visited the

T. Wen, recently commissioner for -For- eign Affairs at Nanking and Shanghai, Janes Y. C. Yen, general director of the National Association for 31ass Education Moveinent; and His Wong, a journalist

of Canton and Hongkong. The associate

taken as a substitute.

EXPORTS YEOM JAPAN TO CHINA.

Shanghai Tientsin

·Tsingtao" Newchwang

1/6/24 1/6/25-" 20/7/24 20/7/23

day Japanese eledians and Baseball cac yesterday it was found that No. 4, Sur Street had been completely gutted Club . the Volunteers-but both had to

be postponed owing to the rain which only the charred walls and a few beama a three- had rendered the ground, quite unit for remaining standing. It was

storeyed, house, the bottem and second play..

DIS

members wore Mrs. 8. C. Lee, formerly a student of True Light Seminary in Can- ton; and William K. Luke, a business! man, of Shanghai., Mr. Au-Young, whose

home is at Hongkong, was a student of Queen's College, Hongkong. before be went to America to study pon his re- turn he entered the Chinese, Government service and has been stationed at Peking and Shanghai. Professor and Mrs. Le and Mr. Lake are also Cantonese but are now engaged in Honoluju.

Dairen Bankow

Antung

tales.

bales.

4,981 2,400

3.180 .9,400

2,140

4,780

670

1,370

340

4,170

430

8.510

30,460

Other China poris.. 3.850

Total.....15,870

1,050

This is the boomerang which the' agita

Instead of

For the same reason, Frateriay's Boors being used by rattan workers, and League baseball match between the the top floor occupied by two Indians

There were large number of persons "Filipino Club and South China, also

living in the house, but "fortunately the had to be postponed."

alarm, was given in time and the in- habitunts rushed out. It was reported " yesterday morning that all the dwellers

mains of a Chinese faki, named Wong caped; but last night the charred ze-

Ent Yan, aged 18 years, was found in the ruins.

LOCAL BANKS.

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tors have thrown at the foreigners and NOTES, SPECIE, AND SECURITIES which is coming back to hit the mill- owners, shareholders, employees, cotton growers and many others. the outports paying you for yarn pro duced in Shanghai by Chiness labour, they are paying that money to another country.

JAPANESE SILK GAINS.

These Chinese representatives were chosen by a committee healed by Dr. David T. Yui, general secretary of

A similar story can be told of cotton the National Committee of the Y.3LOA

picer.gpods-stock in Japan almost clear. in China, and comprising about 50 memed out by the demand from China out- bera, including ex-Premier Tang Shao-yi ports: Likewise the Japan silk trade The has increased by 30 per cent. during the and other well-known Chinese.

strikes! These are the things we can Peking Government and several leading what of the things we do not see 1 organizations and citizens in China con- Doubtless one could examine almost tributed towards the financial support of every one of the bulk trades and find

similar examples. the committee.

"

The conference, during its two weeks' session was divided into four distinct de- partments (1) General meetings of mem A definite attempt is now being made to. bere at which topics were brought up put the Institute of Pacific Relations In closing for discussion by any one. interested; on perrianent basis.

2

Following are returns of the average amount of banknotes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended July 31st, 1923, as certi- fed by the managers of the respective Average Specie in Amount. Reserve.

*

banks:

·Bunks

Chartered Bank of

The cause of the outbreak has not yet, been ascertained, but it is surmised that "the fire began on the ground floor...

The Central Fire Brigade were called at 19.13, am. Yesterday, and were on the seem in Irys than three minutes

few minutes later the Wanchar and Kennedy Town Brigades arrived,

India, Australia and China. 12,964,850 5,780,000* A Hongkong & Shang-

hai Banking Cor-

1,428,00-1

.. 57,708,830 34,200,000

poration...43,203,867 29,000,000+ and worked under the supervision of Mercantile Bank of

Mr. Brooks, the Superintendent. India, Ltd.

550,000§

A little difficulty was experienced in getting the apparatus to the spot owing Total

to the fact that the approach to the *-Sterling Securities deposited with

When street is by a narrow alley way. Agenta the "Crown

valued £1,047,100.

the Brigades arrived the whole building t-Securities with the Crown Agents was ablaze, but the fire was extinguished

and Straits Government £3,091,000.

at

3-Securities with the Crown Agents in about half an hour." The two adjacent.

houses were only slightly damaged.

£120,000.

(2) Round-table discussions, by small the gathering at Honolulu, the chairman, groups of members; (3) Public addresses Dr. Kay Lyman Wilbar, remarked: "The We have on subjects of general-interest by ex Institute is but a, beginning.

·Thé'

following statement of the secur- perts; and (4) Lectures for the benefit of started an experiment, which will be con-

tinued throughout the years by the con-ities lodged with the Crown Agents by: residents in Honolulu

tinuation of the efforts of this Institute. the Mercantile Bank of India," Ltd., Much research work by authorities must against their notes in circulation, is be carried on, before definite conclusions pablished for general information:

1024.

Security.

Price

Zatest Amount. Market

Bonds repayable At 100 in 1030

ANOTHER POLICE RAID..

YAUMATI AREA COMBED OUT.

The police, assisted by the military, carried out another raid on suspected flers last Saturday morning in the

£130,000 101-102 | Yaumati aren.

CHINA.

Naturally with cable and wireless bring ing daily to Honolulu news of the dis- turbances in China events bere were

are reached but at least, we bave st uppermost" in many minds.

The most extensively discussed subject, up the spirit of the Institute, the spirit I feel that however, was perhaps the operation of of justice and a square deal. the United States Immigration Act of there are six outstanding features of this 5 per cent. Treasury

First, through the report on Institute. Following this in point of interest was the mass education movement in China, the question of foreign concessions or pri-millions of foreigners will learn of China's

The locality combed out was that din. vileges in China The Chinese group again attempt to educate her masses Second,

trict enclosed by Pitt Street, Hamilton and" again-in speeches, in discussions, in a new sprit of nationalion has been

PACKING

Street, and Portland Street, Yaumati papers-presented to the Institute the fostered, and from the new vigorous

A cordon was thrown around the area desire of China for a rectification of cer-attitude of China, we have learned much.

Line your packing case with a good tain international relationships. For Again, we have established a better basis example they asked on behalf of China for understanding of our mutual pro-layer of straw, sprinkle it well with water. for tariff autonomy, for an abrogation of blems, which will aid in our solution of before patting in each article filled and of the search by the 5/9nd Punjabis, and extra-territoriality and for the same this transfer of races across the Pacific wrapped in soft paper and wound yound house-to-house search was carried out treatment for Chinese resident in other Fourth, we have learned that we need with straw and put a good layer of well by the police under the command of the P. P. J. Wodehouse, C.1.E.),-the-Assist-- Pacific countries as China gives under adequate channels of publicity in order sprinkled, straw between each layer of Captain-Superintendent of Police (Mr. trenty or concession, to formgners re-to understand what is going on in the glass or china,

The water makes the straw expand so ant Director of Criminal Intelligence sident in China

various countries and the significance of

Again, we see the that each article is firmly wedged in (Mr. L. H. V. Booth) and the Assistant *American news agercies sent daily each movement.

Superintendent of Police for Kowloon reports of the conference to the USA growth of racial consciousness. And place.

For special treasures small cardboard (Mr W. R. Scott).

About thirty persons were taken juto and there were also several special lastly, we have found that there is a correspondents in Honolulu attending the place for religion in the study of such or wooden boxes may be provided, into.

problems as we have had here for our which they are tightly packed before custody for their cares to be investigat

being embedded in watersprinkled straw.ed. (Continued on next Volumn).

consideration.

session.