THE HONGKONG
SOBER ENGLAND. ·
TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1919.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
G.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
D'ANNUNZIO'S ENTERPRISES.
London, Nor, $4.
The situation in the Adriatic as the result of D'Annunzio's activities is very grave. The censorship in Rome was lifted for the first time since the Zara raid yesterday, when a semi- official "account of D'Auaunzio s landing was issued. This and the semi-official message from Belgrade indicate that D'Assunzio aims at ansexing Dalmatia and attacking Montenegro, whib it is hated in Reuter's Rome corres- pondent's statement that some of D'Annunzie's partisans are counting en support from interior Italy and planning seditious action in Italy itself. Jugo-Slavia is now in a white heat of indignation and the semi-officia! Belgrade message speaks of "prompt decisions against the Italiar rebols."
A DECREASE IN DRUNKENNESS.
A notable decrease in convict- ians for drunkenness, which began in the latter months of 1914-the first year of the war- and persisted throughout the three succeeding years, was con- tinued in 1915, but at a somewhat lower rate.
In every month of the year the figures were lower than in the previous year, and the total of 29,075 convictions is the lowest on record, and is $4.61 per cent. below the total for 1913.
The facts are given in the Licensing Statisties for 1918, relating to England and Wales, and issued as a Blue Book.
Following are the totals of convictions for the six years 2-*
"HE Undersigned has received THE
instructions to sell by Public Auction on
SATURDAY, The 18th Nov, 1919. commencing at II a.m, at his Sales Rooms, Duddel! Street
A Large Quantity of tinned Provision
Comprising
11 cases Booth's Herring 29
HONGKONG FUND
FOR
DEVASTATED
FRANCE
THE PEACE TREATY.
l'aris, Nov, 21.
Neptune Tomato Sar-
dine
-19
Underwood Sardine
19
Red Lable Sardine
23
White Star Sardine
Years.
for
Meo. Women. 1913 152.112 33.765 1914 145,517 37,311 1913 1916-
45
Home Run Sardine
19
Crescent Baking Pow-
der
102,600 33,211
19
Pickles
62,946 21.245
14
34.103 12,307
47
11
7,892
1
Essence of Coffee
1.
1+
Culinary Essence
The Supreme Peace Council will strive to make the Treaty of Versailles go into effect on December 1--Havas
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Paris, Nov. 23. The departure of the German delegate Simson Berlin is cemmented on. Simson says he must consult his Government regarding the new conventions, notably as re gards failure to carry out certain clanses of the armistice. It is declared that this will prevent ratification of the Treaty by December 1st as £xed.
UNREST IN EGYPT.
Alexandria, Nov. 18.
Troops have been posted at commanding points and Armoured cars and cavalry are patrolling. All is quiet. The entry of the troops is welcomed very thankfully by the Europeans. There was an innovation in demonstrations to day. small girls walking in front of the bier of the funeral of a man killed in the disturbances and boys forming vanguard ard, rearguard. When the mob last night searched the tramears for offers and soldiers an ofcer escaped, being hidden by respectable natives under their robes.
BRITAIN'S WAR EFFORT.
London, Nor, 29.
The War Ofe antunées that between Augst, 2014, and 31st. October last 226,000 hour tre, excluding the Air Force. were awarded for services in the field and 13.252 for other war services, whereof the Inlinn forces were awarded 6,317 and its respectively. The total includes 577 Victoria CrosKOS and 5.3 Distinguished Service Graeses. The total number of officers and an in the Brits Army during wartime ap In the South African War 418,00 proximated 6.1/NG, participated and the hours awarded totalled 3.711.
AMERICAN COALMINERS:
Washington, Nov, 20. The Acting President Miners' Unton, on behalf el the bituminous evalammert, accepted the Secretary for Lalur's proposal for it waze advance of a per cent. for day labourers and twenty seven cents, per ton for hewers. The ming owners have decided to meet the increases to the miner's propnied by the Secretary for Labour unless the Government assames responsibility for the added burden to
dos consumers.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
New York, Nov. 2 The Prince of Wales saded for Halifax aboard the Renown amid silones frein the forts and blowing of whistles by the vessels.
A great cred in the huts of the Hudson stormily elected as the Benon Pett, harbour t..
athunderous rear of guns from the American warships. A huge procession of moter cars pursued the Renan abng the banks of the river for miles. The Prince was last seen waving his cap from the fighting top.
THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE.
Washington, Nov. 93.
The International Labour. Conference has agreed to an right hour day and forty right hour week, with safeguards
for the interests of exceptional industries.
1 a's agreed
Detail
to apply this principle to innsportation by sea.
are to be worked out by a special Conference.
THE ITALIAN ELECTIONS.
Rome. Nov. 20.
The Gnal election results in Italy are: Socialists, 16: Catholics, 100; Liberak, 161: Reformist Socialists, 16: Democrats. 23; Republicans, 9; Ex-Soldiers. 23; Democratic Radicals, 1 Nationalists. 2: Independents, 3; Socialist Radicals, 1; Independent Socialista, 1.
FIRE ON EX-GERMAN BOAT.
London, Nov. 22.
The Peninsular ex-German liner, Prinz Hubertus, has arrived after her first voyage from the east. She has been partially destroyed by fire, at the Albert Dock. It is hoped- that much of the cargo will be salved.
GERMANS IN THE BALTIC PROVINCES.
Berlin, Nov. 31.
The Germans evacuated Mitau, the Iron Division re- treating in good ordez,
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1917 1918
21.553 Comparing the first and the last of this series of years, it will be seen that, while the total in 1913 was 188,877, it had fallen in 1918 to 29,075, cr 84.51 per cent. below the 1913 total.
The proportion of the total con- victions contributed by Greater London was 34.9 per cent.
On January 1, 1918, there were 84.644 on-licensed premises and " 29.473 off licensts a total of 10.117. giving 2.69 on-licenses and 6.63 of-licenses to every
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Honey
Assorted" Jam
N.B.-The above are fresh stores.
SATURDAY, 29th NOVEMBER. At Happy Valley.
GYMKHANA
Admission ...$1.00.
Tickets Now Or Sale.
The Race of the day "ST. ANDREW'S CUP" H. E. The Governor has kindly
On view from Friday, the 27th consented to give away the cups
at the conclusion of the meeting. inst.
MONDAY, 1st DECEMBER.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
Geo. P. LAMMERT Auctioneer.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
At the Theatre Royal, at 9.15 p.m. LECTURE"
By Mlle. H. Van der Flier. Booking at Moutrie's.-Seats to
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform
10,000 persons. The decrease in SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS AT any part of the Theatre $1.00 each,
the number of on-licenses in 1917 was 629, a slight increase on the preceding year.
In 1917 the decrease in off- licenses was 2.460, in 1918 will probably prove to have been about 589.
At the beginning of 1916 there were 7,972 registered clubs, and
it is estimated, that the number cfclubs at the beginning of the present Year Was 8,045, increase of 13.
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RASPUTIN'S SLAYER ROBBED.
ROYAL JEWELS LOST FROM FRINCES FLAT.
Prince Eelix Youssoupoñ member of the Russian Royal Family and the slayer of Ras- putin, has been robbed in London of Royal jewels of the value of £1.000 under most mysterious circumstances.
The police are extremely re- tient about the matter, but a
THE TEA DANSANTS
THE POPULAR ENTERTAINERS AILEEN & DORIS WOODS WILL AFPEAR (after an absence of two years) AND PRESENT THE LATEST
SONG HITS ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 1st
20 cents each.
The Chair will be taken by His Honour Sir William Rees Davies, Kt., K.C.
The
The lecture will be illustrated by moving pictures of intense in. terest, among which is shown the bombardment of Antwerp. photographs were taken from an acroplane and German shells are plainly seen bursting over the
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4th
ADMISSION TO DANCE ROOM town. $2. HOTEL RESIDENTS 1.-
J. 1. TAGGART, Manager.
CONSIGNEES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
S.S. "KOREA MARI," From SAN FRANCISCO via HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS
A quantity of beautiful bronze placques specially designed for the Fund by a famous Belgian artist will be sold by ladies before and after the lecture. A number [of these ploegues were purchased the Belgian Government for pre- sentation to ladies in foreign coun- tries who had helped in collecting money on behalf of the destitüte and suffering people. Price $5.00 each.
Do not fail to purchase one of these beautiful piacques of historic value. It will serve to remind you
of the great victory of Freedom
The above named Steamer over Tyranny.
arrived Tuesday,
Dulg. Chraiclo representative having gathered the following particu-November, 25th. Jars
Shortly before the abdication Consignees of cargo are hereby of the Tsar a quantity of valuable notified to present the'r Bills of jewellery was removed to this Lading for countersignature, andi country and deposited n various take immediate delivery from
nks for safe custody.
alongside steamer or the Com- pany's Godown. where all cargo impeding immediate discharge will be landed at consignees' risk.
Among the LAS were * bundred Cape diamonds, which were left with a West-end jeweller near Victoria Station by Prince | Felix Youssoupof.
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JEWELS REMOVED. During the past week, it is said. the Prince removed the jewels to his flat at Park-ide. Knights: bridge.
On Monday night he died in the West-end, and later invited a number of friends to his rooms, A convivial time was spent, and and in the early morning, when all his guests had departed, the Prince missed the packet of diamonds.
The police at Walton-street and Scotland Yard were informed.
and some of the most astute
Storage will be assessed on cargo remaining undelivered after Saturday, Noveisbar. 20th.
All broken, chased and damaged packages will be landed into the Company's Godowns, where same will be examined on Wednesday, December 3rd, at 10 AM.
No Claims will be recognised after the goods have left the steamer or Godown, and none will be entertained if presented later than three weeks after arrival of steamer.
No Fire Insurance whatever, will be effected.
T. DAIGO.
Manager.
etectives in London have been Hongkong, 25th November, 1919.
inquiring into the matter, but so far they have failed to trace the gems.
PRINCE'S CAREER. Prince Youssoupoff is the son of a former Governor-General of Moscow, and is married to the Grand Duchess Irene, daughter of the Grand Duke Alexander Mik- ailovich and of the Grand Duchess Zenia, sister of the late Emperor.] He received part of his education at Oxford, and some years ago was a popular figure in London society. He was spending his honeymoon in London just before the war broke out in 1914.
He decided to return at once to Russia, but on reaching the
NOTICE.
ITALIAN CONVENT.
BAZAAR-BAZAAR-BAZAAR
On Saturday, 29th November,
1919,
and the following day, Commencing each day at 10 a.m.
Ladies' Dresses, Children's
Frocks. Table Covers, Handker chiefs, Boys Tunic and Sailor Suits, and Jerseys,
In a large variety of style.
German frontier was arrested. NB.--No ticket can be ex-
1 Volunteer Headquarters. FRIDAY, 19th DECEMBER. From 9pm. to 12 midnight. GRAND MASKED BALL, Prizes will be given for the most
Attractive Dominoes.
Admission ... $5.00 each, including light refreshments.
SATURDAY, 20th DECEMBER, at 3 p.m. Admission .$1.00. CABARET, TOMBOLA, DANCING, TEA, ETC.
Also
THE "EVERYTHING" STALL
DANCING will continue until Midnight.
Motto for 19th & 20th December:
"DANCE FOR DEVASTATED FRANCE."
NOTICE
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NOTICES.
Particulars and Conditions of! the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 1st day of December, 1919, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of one Lol of Crown Land at Wanchai Gap Road,
NOTICE.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA
CLUB.
The St. Andrew's Meeting
in aid of
The devastated Villages of France Fund to be held at-the HAPPY VALLEY
at 2.50 p.m.
on
Saturday 29th November 1919.
the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the
By kind permission of Capt. option of renewal at a Crown R. G. H. Readerson, C. B. and Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor Officers, the Band of the H. M. S. of His Majesty the KING. for one Hawkins, and also by kind per
mission of Major T. M. Wake-
further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT field and Officers the Pipers of.
the H. K. S. R. G.A will play during the afternoon. ·
Waneliai Gazi Homel.
Registry No.
Locality.
Bocalary
Measuremental
fvet
NOTICE.
Annual Keat.
Upsel Price.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
ENTRANCE $1,00.
It is hoped that Members of the Jecker and Gymkhana Clubs will purchase Tickets and not. Avail themselves of their Season Tickets.
H.B.L. DOWBIGGIN
Hon. Secretary,
NOTICE.
HONGKONG BOXING
ASSOCIATION
It is proposed to form an As-
In order to enable the consociation to promote boxing com- tractors to complete the work in petitions in the Colchy. All those connection with the above hotel, interested in the project are re- at the earliest possible date with quested to attend at the offices of ous interruption, and in order to Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and avoid all possibility of damage to Master. Prince's Buildings, (First un Thursday the 27th the flooring. tiles, paint work. Floor) etc. The public ere requested instant, at 5.30 pm. to kindly abstain from vishing! the Hotel as on and from this date until its completion and formal opening of which due notice will be given by Advertise- ment in the local newspapers.
The Management of the Hotel! feel sure that they may rely upon the ready co-operation of the pablie in the foregoing regard.
Dated this 6th day of November, 1919. For the
N. J. GEDGE
F. C. JENKIN
J. C. WILDIN
BREVITIES.
Aluminum has been made to conduct electricity.
Coal heaters have been placed in orange grives to keep the frost
HONGKONG HOTEL Co., Ltd. frem spoiling the crop too soon.
Proprietors of the REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
J.-H. TAGGTAR,
Manager.
NOTICE.
-HONGKONG POLICE
Owing to other arrangements the Hongkong Police Victory Ball will take place at the City Hall on Tuesday 16th Decem- ber, 1919. instead of the 19th December, 1919, as previously announced.
W. HENDERSON,
Hon. Secretary Central Police Station
P. & O., S. N. COY.
THE S.S.TRAZOS MONTES"
9,000 tors will leave for
LONDON
Via Vladivostock and Suez about 1st December for freight apply to MACKINNON MACKENZIE & COMPANY.
Agenta.
22, Des Voeux Rad Central, Hongkong.
NOTICE.
MOTOR SCHOONER “WERGELAND."
For
Tonders are invited for the All persons with the exception purchase of the above Schooner of persons of Chinese racé. as she lies in damaged condition wishing to leave the Colony must in Shimonoseki Harbour. have in their possession a VALID particulars apply to Muriu Sho- PASSPORT. Passengers not in kwai, Shimonoseki. possession of passports will not
be allowed to leave the Colony.
All persons with certain excep
After some difficulty his release changed for Souvenir if presented tions who remain in the Colony was procured, and he returned to after 30th November, 1919, after for more than 7 days are required his native land, and became which date the Bazaar will be to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS attached to a Crissack regiment. closed.
Formy of ORDINANCE 1916
Imansion of Prince Youssonpoff:
THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK, LIMITED.
Head
Fee: G Des Vcena Road - Harkow I auch: Panoff Building.
FOR THE YEAR TO COME.
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Preaction is imperant in all things is applies to your own finapses. The bat way of providing for the future, freely,
It will be recalled that Rasputin LUCKY W LL" OF TOYS! Registration giving the parti was murdered in the Petrograd
Children's Stall of Xmas Toys,culars required may be obtained at The Prince has always been Dolls, Balls, etc, Sweets and the C. P. O. and at all Police
des- Stations. very fond of fancy dress balle. Confectionery of every
#by The Penalty for non-compliance and on one occasion he caused cription. quite & sLsation by appraring at} Ladies and Gentlemen cordial- is a fine not exceeding $50. to Three Aris Bail, at the Albert ly invited. All Children wel-' Hall, in Russian dress literally comed. covered with jewels;
Hongkong, 28th Nov, 1919.
E. D. C. WOLFE,
.
- C. S. P.. Hongkong, 5th September 1919,
OPENING A SAVINGS ACCOUNT
WITH US.
SYSTEMATICALLY it will grow to
THOUSANDE.
!
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Woman sufirage will add 15,- 000,000 to 18.000.000 new voters in the United States.
Charles Third of Germany, in 879, adopted the phrase "year of Our Lord."
The word dollar comes from å sixteenth century German silver coin, the joachimstahler.
Burke, British statesman, gave to the press the designation “the fourth estate."
Reinforced concrete piles are made to drive themselves in by the aid of jets of water..
Nearly 700,000 wine gallons of industrial alcohol is made daily in the United States.
Solid and tubular drills, circu- lar saws and lathe tools used by builders of the pyramids have been discovered.
Light, traveling at the rate of 186.000 miles a second, would take 18 centuries to reach the nearest star.
An astronomer has come forth with the belief that the temper- ature of the centre of the sun is not more than 10,000 degrees centigrade.
One of the world's greatest irri- gation schemes is the Murrum. bidgee Irrigation Area, compris-. ing 1,250,000 acres, in New South Wales.
Timbers for a temple in North Japa were hauled to place with ropes made from the hair of wom- en of the province. One was 17 inches thick, 1400 feet long..
The deepest spot known in the ocean is in the South Atlantic, between the island of Tristan d'Acun and the mouth of the Rio de la Plata. It is eight and three-quarters miles deep there. The fourth of March was chosen for presidential inaugura tion because calculation with the calendar showed it would not fall on Sunday in its quadrennial recurrence for hundreds of years.
Picking wild flowers at Milford, Surrey, Miss Kate Chatt, eged 45, had an epileptic fit, fel! into a ditch face downwards and was drowned in two inches of water.
Oscar Saunders, returned home
after being released from a Ken- tucky penitentiary, found that the value of his farm had been doabled by the building of a rail- road through it, while he was in prison, and also that coal had. been found on the land and a coal operator was waiting to pay him $1,500 for the mineral rights with a royalty of 30 cents à ton for all coal mined, assuring bim an income for a long time to come. Women have gained equal suf- frage in British East Africa............
England is experiencing an epidemic of divorces.
The United States has only 6 percent. of the world's population and 7 per cent of the land.
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