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Mr A. A. Campbell Swinton in a lottor to Nature" mentious that he has found on iron bed. stead with wire mattross on the fourth floor of his house in Lon- đòn to be quite effective as an antenna for the receipt of wireless signals. By connecting the receiving apparatus, which in aludes it Browu relay, between belstend ond a water pipe he

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FAR EAST IN PARLIA- MENT.

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In the House of Commens MF. MucCallum Scott asked the Sec- retary for Foreign Affairs whether in all Treaties with China and in other public documents, and in

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1913,

CHALLENGE TO MR. GEORGE.

Spectator'

*** and Chancellor: Libel Threat.

Commenting upon the personal

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"Suite of rooms 16/22 Queen's Road Central top floor."'.

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No. 2 Minden Villas, Mody Road, Kowloop, five rooms, ten

British Consulates and other Brit-statement of Mr. George in the MEIRION, No. 10, Poak, TO LET.-Modern three room- jah Government offices in China, Marconi debste, the "Spectator' where the Chinese character anys, after remarking that it term Great would much rather not have was used, Britain was translated by challenged in detail the defence, England : and of au accused man: Imperial whether the Government intended Lo take any steps to scoure that in future a representative and proper term should be used, in accord anco with the first article of the

and England.

Mr Lloyd Gorge, however, made a statement in regard to the editor of the "Spectator which is so preposterously incon- sistent with the foots that we are

No. 59 The Peak, Mount Kellet. To let or for sale, GLEN-nis court. SHIEL, Barker Road, No, 124, Peak, 5 rooms from 1st March,

1913.

Four roomed housesin Cameron- Terrace, Granville Avenue and Salisbury Avenues, Kowloon,

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CRAIG RYRIE,' No. 4, the Peak to let; fine situation; 8 rooms; tennis, and oroquet lawns. Nathan Road, Kowloon.

One Godown, Duddell Street. FOR SALE-HARTING and ROGATE, on part of Kowloon In- land Lot No: 1154.

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Alexandra Buildings. 44x FOR SALE LADBROKE."inngknop. 26th July. 1. No. 9 Conduit Road. Fine View

furnished rooms in good locality, Fowloon. With or with- out board. Apply S. Q. c/o Hong kong Telegraph:

is able to receive the Admirality Treaty of Union between Scotland bound to take notice of it, Speak- Mr. Auland, who replied, said:g of the "Outlook," he used

these words: I am unable to reply to the first part of the question, but I will "It was the very first paper that make inquiry. I would, however, ever published a line upon it. If point out that it is the custom anybody doubts that be bad better of harbour; & Rooms, 3 Bathrooms, TO LET. One or two well how to provide it treaties. and see what the confederates of the Garden and Tennis Court. Ac- conventions concluded with China, hon. gentleman say about i-r.comodations for 30 Servante. that in the event of there being Maxse, Mr. Chesterton, Mr. St. any difference of meaning between Leo Strachey, the three gentleman the English and Chinese texts the who have been working this to- Fonso as expressed in the English gether. They said that a debt of text shall be held to be the correct gratitude was due for these articles, sense. By the worde; "the English because they were the artioica text." I mean the text written in which started these revelations. the English language, and intend Thie is the way in which these no disrespect to the hon. member's charges were started." native country.

Court Enjoins the Rooster. Philadelphia, June 21-The crowing of a rooster which inter- rupted complainant's sleep was held to-day to he a nuisance that ahould be suppressed by. Judge MoMichael in Common Pleas Court. The Court declared that if a man desires to have a rooster and hens he should remove the to the country and let the city residents sleep in peace."

The special injunction sought by the complainant, a lawyer living in the northern section of this city, was granted, although many of his neighbours testified that they were not annoyed by the orowing.

"Snowball" Threats.

Mr. Lloyd George means, we Mr. MacCallum Scott also supppre, proceed thee "Spectator," asked the Secretary for Foreign by this talk about " confederatos," Affairs whether he would state working together," and an in- what was the Chinese expression determinate "they" worthy of which was used as equivalent to Mrs. Gamp, that the editor of the The United Kingdom or to Grest" Spectator "made common cause Britain in treaties with China and and common charges with Mr.

Mr J. Weller writes to the "Ohether public document in which

erver:

As in the case of tens of thousands of other people, I have received a copy of an ancient prayer, from someone unknown to the, with the request that I will mako uine copies of it and forward them to nine others, ask ing them to do likewise. So far there is nothing to complain of ;|· but bere comes the mischief: if I comply with this request I shall he free from calamity; if I neglect to do so, within nias days I am to anticipate dire misfortunes.

have

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Muxse and Mr. Chester ton. It is TO LET (from 1st July 1913) the Chinese character was use; a repetition, in fact, of the charge No. 2 Mountain View, The Peak. Apply LINSTEAD & and whi was the exact English biated by the Majority Report. translation of that Chinese term

We can, of course, quite DAVIS. Mr. Acland: I cannot give the understand Mr. Lloyd Gege, Hongkong, 9th June, 1913. hen, member the information for annoyance, because we which he asks. I will, however, rolased to make charges which obtain it from His Majesty's re-he presentative at Teking if the stuck steadily to charges which hon. member wishes.

he cannot answer, and which at heart he knew are true. But is it fair, is it decent even, for a man in his position to make the

The Recent Chinese Loan. Sir John Spear, on behalf of Mr Norman Craig, asked the Foreign Secretary whether he was aware that the bankers of the quintuple group issued the recent Chinese profit to the bankers, offered the todo considerable harm to the investing public a yield of abunt foolish and uneducated. As, 5 per cent.; that the amount consequence of this enowball the issue in London, £7,416,000,

con answer;

but have TOLET-9. Pedder's Hill, and No. 2. First Floor, newly renovated, airy and comfortable. Apply to Leung Tau San., 15, Bonham Strand East. Hougone, 28th July, 1x18.

FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS.

deliberate misrepresentatione which he made in the House of Commons on Wednesday, that is,

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the Gramophone Company, Limited, complete with. 100 ro- cords, of which 70 are practically This gramophone works It was new. by an electric motor. bought in May, 1911, and is in good condition. Originally cost suitable for offices: 1st

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£100-Apply to Adjutant 126th Baluchistan Infantry, Kowloon

"The relative pull of the father's trade ou his children, in com. parison with the pull of any BT other given trade of about the

Professor S. J. Chapman and

This is gros superstition and loan at a price which, after a large in a place where..we could not Mr. W. Abbot contribute

utterly false tenahing, calculated

of

answer him and under conditious artiole to the Journal of the Royal same grade, say the authors, of privilege which forbid our taking action against him and Statistical Society of The Ton-" would tend to be roughly three holding him responsible for is dency of Children to enter their to one, on the assumption that all

Fathers Trades." The authors trades were of equal magnitude,

system, these false statements are won subscribed twelve times aver libellous words. Let him repeat collected figures from evening and growing-at the same rate,"

continuation schools in Lan-

rapidly spreading, 1 would beg that the City of Montreal issue, them outside the House, and we of all right-minded people to con- £1,430,000, carrying 44 per cent, will see that his either substan aiga these requeste to the waste-nd issued about the same time tistes them or pays the ponult, ceebire in which the scholars had paper basket without a moment a at par was less than half subs- he deserves to pay.

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hesitation.

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Stranding of the Krakatau. The Medan papers give details already begun to earn their livings. From some 2.415 correct returns of the stranding of the Hooni- half being left d the

obtained, dealing with 4,106 vaarat Maatschappij Nederland's whether be

males, percentages of the callings steamer "Krakatau" ten miles Big Machinery Exports. underwritere ; Washington, June 21-South recognised that the issue at a low

in every one of the important sel; which is of 10,000 tons, had America has been inoressing its price with a high yield of stock Electrification of English Ralfway, adopted by the children of men off Jeddah on July 17: The ves machinery purchases from the carrying the diplomatic support

According to the "Electrician," trades were worked out. In every on board 1,600 Hadjis bound United States rapidly the past of His M-jesty's Government was it is announced that, subject to case it was found that the largest from Java to Mecca. The mishap few years. Figures prepared, by calculated to effect prejudicially the agual formalities, a contract section of recruits to any trade occurred during a storm, and the drawn from families al- vessel's plight at firat appeared Assistance was des- the Bureau of Forsiga and issues of our national, Colonial, for the new rolling stock for the was Domestic Commerce show this and municipal steek at pricas portion of the Landon and South ready connected with it. Of the serions.

sons of textile workers for patched from Port Sudan and a increase has amounted, during giving a yield according with Western Railway that is about to the past decade, to 440 per cent, ordinary market rates; ad be electrified has been awarde1 to instance, 61.7 per cent. follow later message announced that the wherese the entire world's growth whether His Majesty's Govern- the British Westinghouse Co. It the trade of their fathers; of "Krakatau" had been success- 33.3 per fully refloated and proceeded un of machinery exports has been ment would in future refuse will consist of 84 trains on the only 173 per cent.

to give diplomatic support of multiple-unit system, two motor cent.; of miners, 30 per cent.; of der her own steam to Jeddah,

clerical workers, 40.1 per cent. where she arrived safely. care being used per train. Machinery shipped in South monopolistic character without control over the America in 1902 amounted to reserving only $5,000,000 Last year it financial aspect of the projects had jumped to $27,000,000. The supoorted.

Sir E Grey: With regard to agricultural implement trade to that continent in 1002 was but the first part of the question. $2,000,000; last year it was respecting the purely financial $8,750,000; autoinobile ship aspect of the loan, I must refer ments grew from $15,000 to the honourable member to the more than $2,000,000; electrical the rep'y which I gave him on machinery from $123,000 to June 12. I am unable to accept $1,500,000: sewing machines the conclusions which the honour- from $350,000 to $2.333,000; able member has drawn from typewriters from $75,000 to a comparison between the sub-to an optician of doubtful ability $1,000,000, and engines from scriptions to the two louis to purchase glasses upon which

referred to. The public are nat-your eye-sight depends, $1,000,000 to $3,500,000,

Personal attention is given to urally free to chone their own investments, and His Majesty's the examination and the fitting At the inquest at Paddington Government have no control over of lenses that will relleva all on Alfred Joseph Roff, aged 65, their choice. Many previous trouble. The only charge is for an artist, lately of Brabington loans, both to China and other the glasses. placa, Paddington, the deceased's countries, have had the diploma sister and brother showed that he tic support of Hie Majesty's Gov was of eccentric habits and had ernment; in this intance His Government were not left his room for several Majesty's

only one of five Powers who years.

He had not undressed for agave support without, however, number of years, and, when re-iucurring any pecuniary liability

The Only European monstrated with, he said it was such as a guarantee. With re- far too much trouble to do so; it gard to the future, His Majesty'e Optician in D'Agullar St. caused him a "terrible sensation" Government will certainly con to take his coat off. He had spent tinue to be interested, if only for the whole of his time lying on the the benefit of British enterprise bed, and had painted a number and trade, in stability being given

Is Located In The Healthiest of pictures, all of which had been to Chiness finance, and I cannot

give any general under-District of Kowloon, and Supplies dally' with the Choicest EGOS, and He was found dead in bed, from taking as to the nature of us acute congestion of the lungs. their action, which must largely VEGETABLES.

depend on the development of the The Farm is under EUROPEAN It was stated by the coroner's situation. It may be that at any SUPERVISION and every atten- officer that in the course of a long given moment it is undesirable for tion is paid to the PROPER experience he had never come His Majesty's Government to en GROWING OF VEGETABLES, Barose a room ir a filthier condi-courage the issue of loans, and and the Poultry of EUROPEAN

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