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TINGAL

WILKINSON'S TANSAN

The Ideal Drink in the Hot Wenthor

THE ABSOLUTE PURITY

OF

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YOUR SAFEGUARD

*THE CHOICEST OF ALL CHVICE WATERS "

The Cliffor-Wilkinson Tankat Mineral Water Company, L., are a British Company duly incorporated under the Companies Ordinares of Hong Kong.

GANDE, PRICE & Co., Ltd.,

TEL. CENTRAL No. 135.

HONG KONG.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.

Best Portland Cement.

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GENERAL MANAGERS,

HONGKONG,

THE WORLD'S GAZE

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 23rd, 1927.

TURNS POLITICALLY, ECONOMICALLY, ARTISTICALLY TOWARDS

JAPAN

Where Oriental charms are jealously preserved intact amidat

the most advanced Oriental Civilization.

THE JAPAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION (Aliated with the D. M. LINNARD HOTELS Co. of the Pacific Coast and the UNITED HOTELS COMPANY of America.) MEMBER HOTELS

Hotel rate for Single rooms (without bath), including meals.

Y 12.00 in cities and some popular resorts.

Y 10.00 up in country districts.

CHUZENJI (Nikko):/KYOTO :--"

LAKESIDE HOTEL KAMAKURA KAIHIN HOTEL KARUIZAWA- MANTEI HOTEL MIKABA HOTEL KOBE -

QRIENTAL HOTEL TOL HOTEL

IN JAPAN.

KYOTO HOTEL

MIYAKO HOTEL MATSUSHIMA

PARK HOTEL MIYAJIMA:--

MITAJINA HOTEL MIYANOSHITA

(Hakone) -

FUJITA HOTEL

NAGASAKI

JAPAN HOTEL ¡NAGOYA :

NAGOTA GOT) 1 NARA-

NAKA HOTEL NIKKO-

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IN TAIWAN (FORMOSA) — TAIHOKU-TAIWAN RAILWAY lloreL

IN CHOSEN

HEIJO :-

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HOTEL

FUSAN:-

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IN MANCHURIA — CHANGCHUN:- (HOTEN (Mukden)

YAMATO HOTEL YAMATO HOTEL DAIREN-

YAMATO HOTEL ROSHIGAURA:-

YAMATO HOTEL

BYOJUN (Port

Arthur):- YAMATO HOTEL

THE JAPAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION,

Care of TaLVIO· BUSLAU, -DETARTMENT OF RAILWAYS, TOKYO,

The Woman

who dances

knows the value of

HAZELINE

(Trade Marki

SNOW

There is no better foundation for face powder. Used occasionally between the dances, it will keep her face cool and unflushed throughout the evening. When too pale she uses **HAZELINE' ROSE FROST"

(Trade Mark)

Both la glass pote

All Chemists and Stores

BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO.

M{#ROPRIUYONS: THE WELLDOMe Foundation Led., Landon, Ene.) LONDON AND SHANGHAI

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All Rights Reserved

U.S. OFFICIAL POSTS.

NEW AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY.

PROHIBITION HEAD RESIGNS.

REUTER AMERICAN SERVICE}

SHANGHAI RICKSHA PIRATES.

SERVICE MEN DECOYED AND ROBBED.

AMERICANS THE WORST SUFFERERS.

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

MAY 2ler, 1997.

A.K. Bank .................. $1,050 MB. Do.. Londan...:16 num. Chartered Bank... nom. Mercantile Bank, A. &B... 130 nom.

Do.,

U...1131 nom.

P. & O. tank East Asia Bank

$68 nom. ..$620 no ›. 30.8) nom.

18. 143 buy.

Hardly a day passes without re- WASHINGTON, May 2let. It is formally announced from the Ports being turned in to the various Canto lastne North China Lus White House that Mr. J. C. Grew, military and aval headquarters of China Underwritare

$48 nom Under-Secretary of State. has been robberies of servies men by ricksha Unton Insurance $475 buy., SHU r.div.94.

Chins Fire dusurance

..8200 z. div. buy appointed United States Amisassa-roofies and gangs of their confede Yangtze ingrance.......

Intes, pays one

of the Shanghai Hong Kong Fire Ins.......2600 m $31 nom. dar to Turkey.

Besides those reported, | Douglasur ............

buy. Generai Jinvoin Andrews, papers;

Steamboats work of there five mudanbtedly a large num hiving completed the

ber of men who suffer their loss its Teorganising the prolibution forces,

C.

Bom

Hong Kong Tags 114.

Lado-Chinas Pref.).......$50 nom.

Do. (Del.)......

has resigned the headship of the i silence rather then admit that the Shell Transporto 95/- Bo

prohibition service,

U.S. PRESIDENCY.

MI CEAUGHES TO SUP PORT PRES. COOLIDGE.

[HELTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.

NEW YORK. May 21st.

have been made to took foalish by the coulies.

These cusmate pravipally among the U.S. maxines arud naval ratings. hat a vertais proportion is also re ported by other nationalities.

Many of the pretended coolies plying with rickshas at the doors of canters and institutes are in reality simply procurves for low.

Star Ferries Waterboats..

China Sugar

¦

Malabon Sugar Benguets

Ana Mining Ad....

$61 buy,, bb xa.

..stig bay.

$1.7 buy.

buy.

Langkats (combined)....... 21 nom.

Do. (single) ...... Shan. Explorations bhanghai Loans Hallbe

Trauch Малин

The 402 Tis, $4 to

Tis. 7 no

7 num. HOM.

Ural Caspians..... nom. H.K. & &. Wharfa...$104 buy.. 103.0+

Following the reports that he class bethels, and if summoned to HK, & W. Ducks......Sile Auty.

might stand for the Presidency ex-Serretary of State Hughes de dared that he was too old to stand, adding. I would not seek and I am would not necept nomination. for Mr. Coolidge and I believe that he will be re nominated and re- clerted.

BRITISH-AMERICAN WAR

CLAIMS.

—FRIENDLY SETTLEMENT,

THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 20th.

It is authoritatively stated that there has been an exchange of Notes between America and Britain on the question of war claims, as ? result of which a complete settle. ment of all naval and inter-depart mental

tal claims arising out of the war has been reached.

The American claims were for shipping losses during the Allied blockade of many before she entered the war and the British wrre concerned with the supply of services rendered to America and entirely independent of British war debts to Amerien.

rtains

No figure is obtainable but the claims, which are very large, can- cel out each other, neither party wrking a cash payment. The set- Please is described as being has commonsense and with a desire to eliminate public excite Both parties have touceded my points in order any possible cause of international Friction.

to remove

WIRELESS IN THE COLONIES.

SUBJECT DISCUSSED BY COLONIAL CONFERENCE. THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 28th, The progress and development of wireless delegraphy are recognised a so rapid, that the Colonial Con- ference at to day's meeting express ed the opinion that the formulation. of a definite scheme for the Colonies Was premature.

It répared on the adoption of Sin- short-wave services between

enrry a civilian face, will immediate ly fade out of the picture, having no intention of engaging in such

Inbour perspiration inducing legitimate ricksha running.

ILS

In many cases the servicemen are quite blameless, but being un- familiar with the town, and ignorant of the wiles of these fellows, give a direction in good faith and leave the matter of getting there to the puller. They are often pulled into soane unsavoury alleyway in menner sertions of the Settlement, where confederates set on the passeng, knuck his dein, go through his packets and disappear in the dark- ess, the ricksha, of course, dis-

piring with them

Bougkew

New Engineering....

Docke Shangha

Tis. 5 buy

11, 105 buy. EN

...$7 nom. .& S. Hetola HK. Lands

...$54‡ buy, & sa. Hong

Kong Realty...... HOL blk. Territorimis ......$1) nom Humphreys Estates......$1g nom. Prince'e Hailung.......... nom. Baral Lands...............

Sinoma. wo Cetions.......1, 7.70 bay. Orientale Shanghai Cottons (ola)...The. 62 buy. (new)......lo. 7 buy.

4187

7 bay. China Buses HK. Tramway... ..$20 bay. $15 pem. Peak Frame (old)

Do

Taxi.....

Tls.

Singapore Tractions......106 nom.

$1 nom, Amusementa ....$19; buy, 20 sa. Canton Aces

8 buy, 4 sa. Chuivents (combined)....7 bay.

(old)....$6.20 bay. (new)......1 nom.

Du. με

Do DU.

Do.

་་

$2,30 Bom.

buy.

It has been suggested that if China Lights (comb.)...$12,90 bay.

(utd).$9.10 buy. Tuew)...... buy every soldier or sailar chartering a ricksha, during the evening hours. would make a regular prertire of China Providents 1.40 buy, writing down the registered number. of the vehicle, which corresponds with th? hernee number held by the Mani-ipal authorifus, a quick stop could be put to the operations of the ricksha pirates.

A NEW SIAMESE BEAST?

An animi which is as large as an elephant and looks like a horse, says the Baybok Daily Mail, was rejuried to be found in the vicinity of Chauvad Roi-Et.

Prowling through the angle, in Search of game, a hunter saw three He shot the of these animals. mother and raptured the young ane, the ball escaping..

Constructions..........

Der A Winge Dairy Facus,

HX Electrics**** Macao Eletrics

.....$U BOUL. $561

H.K. Hope (old)..... .Iu nom.

Do. (now).........85 nom.

$7 HOL

Lane Crawfordis... Mackintosh...a sect

Big om.

x. div. DOM, $20 nom.

United Asbesto Watsons (oidĮ Vm. Powells Telophus.....

up.-inuyers; selailers ;

$11 noi, 80 год. ....$3.79 num.

Ha-sales

wal,

EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

May 21st, 1927.

c. 24. Telegraphio Transfer Bank Bill, on demand Bank Bills, at 30 days'sight Bank Bills, at monthe"

The full grown animal, which measured over eight feet in height | ON LONDON.-- and lost eight feet in length, and the body of a horse, a mane extend- ing the length of the back ending iu a short hushy tail and horus like a goat.

TRADE UNION BILL.

CLAUSE TWO PASSED.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 20th. Clause of the Trade Union papore, Penang, and the righ Bill has been adopted by 275 votes Touring States, now contemplated to 120 in the Committee Stage in by a Straits Settlements company the House of Commons. Internal wireless telegraphy was regarded as essential as externa).

Broadcasting.

This Clause, with a peries of which amendments Government were taken under the guillotine There was a general desire for without discussion, affords protee the formulation of a policy of tion to persons refusing to parti broadcasting for information and cipate in illegal strikes against the entertainment, but it was recognia deprivation of their union right.

that prolonged experiments would first be necessary.

ed

It was reported that Ceylon had introduced a broadcasting system in 1924, which had greatly develop- ed, and the Hong Kong and other Governments

were investigating the subject of its introduction. Exchange Of Information, Another question discussed was how methods of exchange of ja formation of technical and scien- tile matters between the Colonial Governments could be improved and developed. It was generally felt but a system of group conferences among officers concerned with such nutters should be encouraged:

The delegates are visiting Alder shot to-morrow to see a display of mechanioni transport,,

EIGHT-HOUR DAY.

INTERNATIONAL COMMER-

CIAL DISPUTES. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, May 20th. The Economic Conference com- merce committee in full session has. adopted a report, Pathracing the liberty of trading, customs tariffs, commercial policy, and trouties; and indirect means of protecting national trade and navigation, on broad lines.

It has also adopted an amend ens providing that disputed ques- tious as regards the interpretation or. carrying out of commercia) treaties should be referred arbitration or preferably to the permanent Court of International Justice.

OIL MAGNATE SENT TO PRISON AND FINED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]

to

PROVISIONALLY ACCEPTED CONTEMPT OF U.S. SENATE.

BY FRANCE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

PARIS, May 20th. The Chamber has adopted the ratification of the Washington Con- vention relating to the Eight Hour

Mr. Harry Sinclair has hoen Day and the 48-hour Week, with a reservation inserted by the Senate sentenced to three months' impri soumeat and ordered to pay a fine Bubordinating the application of the Convention to previous ratifica of 8509, for contempt of the Senate, tion by Britain and Germzay. as reported on March 17th.

WASHINGTON, May 20th.

Bight

2/0 1/10

--2/01

Credits, at 4 months sight 2/11/16-

Dillis, + months' sight...

Documentary

ON PARIS-

BLUE FUNNEL LINE

SUMMER CRUISES 1927

To Shanghai, Tsingtau, Wei-Hai-Wei, Taku (for Tientsin & Peking), Dairen and return to Hong Kong.

Leave Thingen....

Voihaiwei Weihaiwet...

24th

"SARPEDON "PATROCLUS"

"ANTENOR"

→ HECTOR

11,821 tons.

11,316 tons.

11,174 tons.

11,198 tons.

Icaro llong Kong...May 26th

Jura d

July 21st

Aug. 25th

Arrive Shangha

yth

Both

th

14

Leave Shanghai

June 1st

29th

27th

31st

Arrive Tangtao

Brd

July

29th

Sept. 2nd

1st

29th

2nd

Arrive

1th

2nd

30th

3rd

46h

2nd

Soth

3rd

"

Arrive Taku Bar (for

Tiantain

Arrain & Poking).

5th

Xrd

31st

4th

Leave

8th

6th

Aug. 4th

8th

Arrive Chingwangtao.

7th

Leave Chingwangtad ..

9th

7th

Arrivo Dairen

10th

8th

5th

9th

Leave Dairen

1-425

Oth

18th

Arrive Taku Bar

19th

Leave Taku BAT

20th

Leave Weihaiwri

Arrive Weihaimoi... June 15th

July 18th

Ang. 10th

21at

15th

13th

10th

21st

C

Arrive Tsingtao ...

16th

14th

11th

2nd

+1

Lehve Tingtoo

17th

15th

12th

23rd

Arrive Shanghai....

19th

17th

14th

23th

Lee Shanghai..

25th

93rd

Oct. 20th

Lut

17

Aree Hotg Kong..

28th

26th

$3rd

4th

Taku Bar

For Further Particulars, Apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTS.

Telephone Central 36.

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY

SUMMER HOLIDAY

RESORTS

IN

SOUTH MANCHURIA

BOSHIGAURA-Fest Seaside Hammer Holiday Resort in North Chias Five miles from Dairen, but connected with the city by special motor and or riage road and electric tramway. Yamato Hotel (35 roome) and 11 farnished bungalow in sharming cliff garden. Bathing, Boating, Fishing, Golf, Tomás, Billards, Orchestra, twice wenk. Capital pare for children. OGONDAI. Most beautiful and plent Beside Resort in the Far East. Two

wiles from Port Art

Arthur.

Formerly the Summer Resort of the high Russian officera

and oficiale. Yamato Hotel and 10 villas and bangalows, mostly with detached servante quarters Excellent Bathing, Won lortal Boeners, Historio Ruined and Diamantled Forte, Miles of herming Walke and

Battlefieldedant Picnicing Faallities. Orshestra trelors week. Best place

Drives

for high-class families.

PORT ARTHUR-Famous for its two memorable Sieger and its beautiful landlocked Harbour. Exactly one hour's journey from Dairen by express train Yamato Hotel (14 noma, Bathotant place of historical sad senio Interest to fill a month with freeb walk or drive every day. Most healthy and salubrious spot in the Far East.

All under the direct management of the SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO Illustrated Booklets and all Information post free on request. Applications may be sent to the Hotel Managers at the various resorts of to

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF HOTELS, Trafo Departmen, Uable Add. MANTEBU or SwROO. SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY. Duizen

Codes. A.BO. 5th & 6th Ed., Al. Lieber's and Bentley's.

... 2/1 8/16

Bank Bille, on demand Credits, 4 months" sight ON NEW YORK-

Bank Bills, on demand Credits, st

ways' sight...

1,240

1,315

484

LO

ON YOKOYAMA-On demand... 104

ON MANILA-On demand

084

ON SINGAPORE.-On demand...

on demand...]

194

OR BATAVIA,On demand.

121

ON HAIPHONG. On demand

FIF nom.

Bank Bill, on demand...

OR

134.

OR SHANGHAI

ON BOMBAT.

Telegraphic Transfor

Bills. -Bank

ON CALCUTTA.

Telegraphic Transfor

Bank Bills, at sight Private, 30 days eight... (Vontinued on next column).

Rom.

SAIGON-On demand

901

ON BANGKOK-On demand... Sovrazius, Bank's Buying rate $9.65 GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tal .. BAR SILVER, per oz.

TIE *** FRINGA RIVIDE.

THERAPION No. 1 THERAPION No. 2 THERAPION NO. 3

No for Bladfer Osters, Motor-ood & Be Dan.. for Obraska Wesknowes,WALD BY

DISCRETA, PEJUR IN RAGLAND, Ja. Dn. In Can * Da, Bavenook Rd., W, Laudan, or MAL FACH SU, Bergman dr., KW YORK CITY of 3, Waste, Bay Panties

28 3/18

ole.

Syno

Paste Distemper

THE COLOURWASH IN 24 ART SHADES

For over 180 YEARS the W. H. & C. same has stood for VARNISHES & PAINTS that

isospensive b

* mover chang

Agents :

S. C. LAY & CO.

Alexandra Building Telephone Central 763

WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK

SHANGHAI-HONGKONG

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