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[A P.B.]

We are remaining here for a short season longer.

ISAKO'S CIRCUS

NEW RECLAMATION GROUND

PRAYA EAST, WANCHAI

TO-NIGHT

PRICES OF ADMISSION REDUCED

Box 6 Persons......$12. Single Box Seat ...$2. 1st Class Chairs....$ 1.

Gallery......... .50 cts.

MATINEE:

EVERY

Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday,

at 4 p.m.

CHILDREN HALF PRICE.

COME AND SEE

THE CIRCUS POST CARRIER PIGEONS.

In commemoration of the visit of ISAĶO'S CIRCUS to Hong Kong, free prizes will be given away.

At every performance, our carrier pigeons will be let off in the centre of the ring and the persons on whom they alight will be the recipients of the following gifts:-

GOLD WATCHES,

RINGS, BRACELETS.

AND MANY OTHER VALUABLE AND USEFUL ARTICLES.

Cut and bring this slip to the circus ticket office and you will obtain your ticket at a special rate from 30 cts. up.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 27th, 1927.

FOREIGN TROOPS IN WHAT ARCOS IS. TO-DAY

TIENTSIN.

THE BORDER REGIMENT ·

AND THE U.S. FORCES.

INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL BUTLER.

TIENTRIN, June 10th.

Tientsin has taken on a new air of martial activity. At numbers of pointe in the British and -ex-Ger- man concessions flying tags and

posled sentries mark various head-

quarters where, a 'few days earlier, neither fags nor sentries were to be seen. Military motors and other vehicles pass back and forth on the business of establishing new billets, and strange officers pass in and out of the hotel lobbies.

TURNOVER OF 20 MILLIONS OR MORE,

THE RAIDED. RUSSIAN AGENCY,

Arcos, Ld., is short for the All- Russian Co-operative Society, Ld.,

company registered in Great

Britain with a paid-up capital of 900,000, and the first trading or Banization established after the res sumption of Anglo-Russian trading

relations. Its name is somewhat of a misnomer, because it is a Cov ernment trading company, and not

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distinctively co-operative or- ganization under Government con

trol.

Arcos, Ld., was rogistered in 1920 with a capital of £80,000, which was subsequently increased Men, Guns, And Tanks.

to £1,000,000, of which £800,000 has been issued. It was formed to con- The 6th Infantry Regiment of the duet the trading in this country U.S. Marines, with staff headquar- on behalf of the Soviet Govern ters at the Court Hotel, has gonement, and also to act as agent in the British Isles for the Soviet into camp, under canvas, on the Government. Apart from actual "bund of the ex-German Concession, trading, it has dealt extensively in white facing Woodrow Wilson placing contracts and securing credits. In the scope of its trad- Street n the same locality is the ing Arcos has included practically brown tent village which is the every form of inerchandise, includ

Its turn- temporary home of the more in- ing even precious stones. teresting 10th Regiment of U. 8. Marine artillery. This camp is conspicuous for the absence of any horses or pack animals, for all the batteries are hended by armoured caterpillar tractors, more powerful and altogether more effective than any animal gun team, And the 10th Artillery provides yet another treat for the curious in the feet of tanks which support the field gun batteries-a pigmy brigade of Whippets not much larger than "Bebe Peugeots" but for all that very deadly looking engines of war, with very business-like machine guns peeping out of the diminutive turrets.

over in purchases and sales was froin June, 1920; up to September, 1026, over £70,000,000 and fast year £30,000,000. Its purchases in Eng- WRS between 2220,000,000 and land are largely on credit. In fact, it was stated officially last year that credit to the extent of 70 per cent of the value of orders placed had been. given by British manufacturers for a period of one to two years.

Russian trade with Great Britain is now conducted by three types of organization-companies with Rus sian capital, of which Arcos is the special lines of trade, and co-opera- chief, mixed companies mainly for Live organizations like the Cen- trosoyus. la the first year after- the operations trading relations were resumed al

were conducted through Arcos. Later other specialized bodies came into exis These two regiments were the Brattenco, but the bulk of the transac

tions were still conducted through of the northern expeditionary Arcos, In 1924-5, owing to the forcess landed by the transport creation of these new selling bodies, like the Russian Oil Products, Henderson at Tongku, from where Limited, the share of Arcos in the they were towed up the river in total trade diminished, but it re barges.

mains the chief purchasing orgao of the Soviet Government, and the other bodies are closely connected with it. For example, there are Yearbook 16 representatives in in London (according to the Soviet

Loudon of various State depart.

The Border Regiment,

A British transport carried the 2nd Battalion of the Border Regi inent to Chinwangtao, and the first

of them reached Tientsin by railments and enterprises, the majority

at 2.30 yesterday. Their arrival at this time was something of an event, and the railway station was thronged with foreigners eager for a first sight of these new defenders. Efficiency And Discipline..

con-

direct, but carry out all their-pur- of whom do not conduct trade chases and sales through Arcus and similar organizations,

Scope Of Its Transactions. been wide. In 1921 it purchased The operations of Arcos have

its own steamers, later transferred to the Arcos Steamship Company. Out of the Arcos Banking Corpora- tion, established in 1923, grew the Bank for Russian Trade.

The whole thing was a beautiful example of systematic efficiency and discipline, and it was only a mat Ler of minutes after the train had These ramifications make it dif come to a stop that the whole rail. Boult to state clearly the share of

Arcos in the way premises had been cleared Itussian trade. In 1920 it conduct. volume of Anglo- without a hitch in the proceedings ed all the operations; in 1922 it nd without least hurry or

handled 90 per cent; in 1924-5 10 handled 40 per cent. In 1924-8, the Tusion.

last year for which the Soviet Year- There are now between 3,000 and book gives full figures, the London 4,000 foreign defence forces in Tien- office of Arcos was responsible for tsin, in addition to the regular 2 per cent of the sales made in 60 per cent of the purchases and garrison units stationed there this country. Thus, out of exports under the 1000 Protocol. There is gold £0,178,000 and the Arcos Tim- of £27,366,000 from Russia Arcos a good deal of speculation as to what may happen if and when the Southern forces may reach the city, but one thing at least is certain→→

1. 1924-5 the principal salan there will be no repetition in Tien- through Arcos were:-Butter, tsin of what took place at Nanking £229,000; eggs, £112,000; bristles, £243,000; horsehair, 241,000;` furs, or Uankow:

£2,080,000; flax, tow, hemp, etc., Protection Of American Lives. £1,050,000;

timber, £1,602,000; During

interview with manganese ore, £828,100; chemicals

£1,372,000. In most of these General said:-"The American

cles the main trade is conducted Marines are here to protect Ameri- through the special selling bodies. can: lives—and we are going to do | Arcos was the largest buyer of

ber Office £1,802,000. Out of im- ports of £23,482,000 Arcos bought £14,208,000. Its turnover was thus £20,380,000.

General Butier on May 9th. The £225,000; and various ti-:

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY. We have nothing in our ingrain and flour (£1,080,000), her

SUMMER HOLIDAY

RESORTS

IN

SOUTH MANCHURIA

HOSHIGAURA. —Finest Seaside Summer Holiday Resort in North Chine Five miles from Dairen, bat connected with the dity by spacial motor sad car- riage road and electric tramway. Yamato Hotel (86 rooms) and 19 furniskod and rotharming of garden. Bing Boating, Fishfag, Golf, Tennis,

twice week..Capital plane for phildren. OGONDAI.—Most beautiful and select Beacids Resort in the Far Haab, Two miles from Port Arthat. Formerly the Summer Resort of the high Russian officers and officials. Yamato Hotel and 10 villas and bengalows, mostly with detached servants' quarters, Excellent Bathing, Won lorfal Soenery, Historis Battlefields, Ruined and Dismantled Forts, Wilew of harming Walks and Delves. Abendant Pienising Facilities. Orchestra twice week. Bost place for high-class families. PORT ARTHUR.-Famous for its two memorable Sieges and ita besuitful landlooked Harbour. Exactly one hour's journey from Dafron by express train. Yamato Hotel (16 rooms) Biolent place of historical and soonio Interest to fill a month with fab walk or drive every day." Most homlthy ́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 Maungers at the various resorts or to

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF HOTELS, Traffo Departmen Cable Add.: Mauretsu or Særoo, NOUTH MANCHURIA BAILWAY, Dairen

Codos 1. A.B.C, 5th & 6th EA, A1. Lieber's and Bentley's.

ringa (£82,000), rubber (£1,372,000), structions regarding the protection yarns (£1,968,819), hides and skins of the railway line to Peking az

(£2,494,000), non-ferrous metals per treaty of 1900. Perhaps the

(£1,547,000), agricultural machinery (£161,000), automobiles and cycles 15th Regiment have. There was (£356,128), other nachinery nothing with reference to treaty (£1,518,000), chemicals (£1,200,000) when Nanking was fired on and piece goods (£391,000), other goods treaty will have nothing to do with (£1,502,000). In all these branches is carrying out our instructions & Arcos conducted the overwhelming

to bulk of the trade. see that American lives are protect- ed absolutely. We will take any of the Soviet Union is directed by As the whole of the foreign trade: measures that may seem neces the Commissariat for Trade, ad- sary."

ministering a State monopoly of under Chinese jurisdiction.

The ex-German Conccasion is now foreign trade, Arcos is extremely The closely linked with the State Nationalists have expressed dis- machine. Its sales and purchases pleasure that foreign troops should are controlled under the quota fix be sent to occupy even foreign seted by the Trade Commissariat. In. tlements such as Shanghai. If form it is but one of the various they come to Tientsin they may feel companies formed, under Govern- more peaved at finding America ment sanction for the promotion troops in their own special are of Anglo-Russiau trade--limited af the ex-German Concession, and liability companies, trading cor- what may follow may be interest-porations, banking transport, and ing. But it is certain that Gen other organizations. The Trade Butler's men will never get out as Delegation of the Soviet Union in long as there are American lives Great Britain regulates the work to protect thero-North China of these organizations, now fifty, Daily News.

in number. Manchester Guardian.

2.30, 5.10,7.15, ́9.20

TO-DAY

WORLD'S PREMIER SHOWING after its record-breaking

THE

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MARBLE. ARCH CINEMA

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THE GREAT BRITISH PHOTODRAMA

THE FLAG LIEUTENANT

PATRIOTIC

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together with

MISS AILEEN

WOODS

QUEEN'S

WORLD

TO-DAY ONLY

ALL SHOWS

THE

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EXPRESS

STAR

2.30 to 11.15

`CONTINUOUS

COLLEEN MOORE

in

SALLY

Synole

Paste Distemper

THE COLOURWASH IN 24 ART SHADES

For over 150 YEARS the W, H. & C. some has stood for VARNISHES & PAINTS inexpensive but never thoug

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POSTE RESTANTE,

CORRESPONDENCE. 'YET' UNCLAIMED..

LIST UP TO SATURDAY.

Agents

S. C. LAY & CO.

Alexandra Building Telephone Central 763

& CLARK

HEYWOOD SHANGHAI HONGKONG

Joe. Edmunds, A.: Emmanuel, F. Mr. A. Stredwick, A. J. Tassell, Ewan, E. Feneck (s.s. Darrdale), R. S. Thomas, V. Vladimizeku, H L. Finke, N. Gennaro, G. LeW. Walker, Wee Sing On (8.8. Grange, R. Greaves, Miss J. L. Silverpine), Y. O. Widmer, Walker Groves, E. A. Hallaru, Miss N. Wilson, Miss M. M. Wright, Lom- Harry, E. L. Haynes, L. D. Henry, blot Yeay, S. E. Young. Lt. Col. A. G. Hill, E. F. Holmes, Unpaid correspondence:Mrs. S Dr. H. C. James, Mrs. H. James, Erlanger (Repulse Bay Hotel), Verner P. Jepsen, Capt. T. M. Mra. D. Keith, Mrs. A. H. O'ra A Post Restant notification, issu Jones, P. F. F. Julyan, Wm. Kirk John Sutton (s.s. West Cajoot

Johnstone (6.8. Keng Yuan), A. R. (c/o. U.S. Ambassador), Rupert & ed on Saturday, given the following information in regard to correspon Kemp, L. Kornitzer (Diamond (o/o. American Consul), "Ariy patrick, Khan Kalandar, J. B Registered covers-3. Chaney dence, etc., awaiting claimants dealer), J. O. Leary (s.s. Modessa), Emmanuel, Far Eastern Biography Opl, A. R. Barlas, R.A.M.O., A. Miss O. Ledonna, E. Lyster, B, M. Co., J. M. Gutierrez, L. D. Henry, E. Barzoo, E. Bolton, B. B. Brown, Maghiro N. G. Majer, G. H. Lutowicz, T. Miller (Yuan M. Burgess, Chan Kai Pool (8.8. Mausley, Mrs. E. M. McArdle, Sir Feng), Nguyen the Dang, N. Bonulear), T. H. Cherry, Mr. Chew J. In McDonald, D. W. MeMiken, Straits of Java Trading Co., (8.8. Silverpine), J. T. Clayton Y. Melnit, M. Mendler, Misa L. Reid, Rouses-Lacordaire, (Marine Engineer), Mrs. Crocket, Ogly, O. V. Prasaloff, B. A. Rogers, Ping, Yeoh Pio Teng, # A. Dakanay, A. C. Davis, Madm. J. M. C. Rousse, M. A Bajac, O. Unclaimed parcels:-Miss E.. H. Delegado, May Dick, M. Duncan, Serverolio, L. Shuck, J. C. Singlo, Boll, Ng Si Kwan.

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