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WORTHINGTON

PUMPS.

ANDERSEN MEYER &'COLLTO, (

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED 1881),

69307 # +J+X# FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1920.

- LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Chen Correspondent)

FAMINE RELIEF.

Grant from Shanghai Race Club.

Shanghai, December 10,

The Race Club has voted $5,000 to the Women's Famine Relief Society.

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

Peking. December 9.

The Government is preparing to issue a notice that no loans will be negotiated with the new Bank Group, but with that which is formed by the native bankers, whose representatives will be asked T- Ministry for Foreign Affairs has announced that the

to control the use of the loan.

NORTH POINT DEVELOPMENT.

FIRE AT WANCHAI.

Good Work by Brigade.

A

⠀ŒÐƑƆ SINGLE COPY: 10 CTS.

$35 PER ANNUM,

THE DOLLAR.

Further Drop To-day.

MILITARY RELIEFS.

The "Himalaya

Trooper.

as a

G-E MOLUR

OUR CHRISTMAS NUMBER.

To be Presented Free To-morrow.

American Co. Said to

The Fire Brigade was thin Exchange mado another drop be Interested.

morning summoned to a fire in today, the starling rate An Wanchai.

Now is to hand that the bulk On arrival it was demaned opening at 3 m. a. 11/16, Mention WAS made in the found that the outbreak was at and later declining to 28.11.11-161. of the military reliefs for the local Legislative Council yesterday of No. 14 Ewo Street one of Silver came over the wire 31 d. garrison will not arrive, as was

As we have already announced, with the possible acquisition by row of three-storeyed buildings lower, the quotation for ready expected by the "Bremen the

to-morrow's Hongkong business firm of the North Point within close proximity to the bed. The drop yesterday married families and intended Telegraph thers will be presented bathing beach ATOS for the Police Station. The top floor in the silver rate was Jád.

gratis to our readers à Special wives only being on this vessel. purpose of reclamazion and the was in dames, and a number of

The Chinese were selling this and the RG.A. are proceeding by cover and containing

The drafts for the Wills Regt.trated, enelosed in a lithographed Christmaa Number, freely illus erection thereon of godowns and hoses were brought to bear morning at a fartthing over the the P. and O. 6. warves for ocean-going steamers upon it from a street hydrant rate and one to two points for which is due to leave England on "Himalaya."

large variety of light and seasonable It, is rumoured locally that an far as the top floor was con

Though completely gutted as Straits.

or about the 20th inst

reading matter. In addition to a American Company are the

cerned, the roof was

The "Himalaya

Avery amusing play, entitled "A is by DO

Matter of Sauce." by "JHB", well-known AB Hongkong

Warnock, Hilda Cowham (who Marjorie Bowen, A. MacClure

contributes a delightful children's story entitled Seeing Father Christmas", T. C. Bridges, Morley Adams, Queenie Scott- Hopper and Margaret Maynard. Then there will be jokes, riddles,

saved.

When the rate was 3s. 10d.

prospective purchasers, their in-and damage was done to the lower, some time bark, the Chinese com- means a stranger to these watars, ftention being to provide storage floor by water from the boss menced buying, and by the time and it wil be remembered that i writer, there will be stories by

lit At one time, the attention of the 3. d. they had overbought we announced in our columns 5d. and during her last stay at Hongkong.

declined

to the

extent

3a.

military pact with Japan will shortly be cancelled but it is denied reclamation is completed an area the party wall and ignited ations ran into millions of dollars. LORD HALDANE'S LABOUR | funny Limericks, etc., the whole

(that there is a new agreement being made.

Owing to the telegraphic lines between Peking and Urga being stantly interrupted, the War Ministry has ordered that from the 6th inst all the military communications between the two places be carried by airplanes.

Shanghai. December 9.

It transpires now that there are two military parts. Uae was made between China and Japan and the other between the Com- mander-in-Chief of the boundary defence and the Japanese Military Commissioners, but both will be cancelled simultaneously.

:)

Other Burly and Sport Telegrama on Paypea 2 and 4.

DAY BY DAY.

10/

A seizure of opium of the value of $58,000

effected was Wednesday with the arrival here of the Hailoooz from Swatow. The drug was concealed in the bilges of the engine room.

The Motor Union Insurance Company, Ltd, of London. of which the Union Trading Com. pany is the local agent, bas de- clared an interim dividend of 30 per cent. less income tax on its ordinary shares.

A Chinese woman, whit- under leteation in the Yanma: Police Station yesterday, attempted to ake her life by hanging herself aber cell. She was discovered

m time to enable the Police to end her to the Government Civil Hospital for attention.

From the Un

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THE CORONET.

Coming Attractions.

Emmy Wehlen in His Bond- ed Wife. a smart up-to-date! comedy ot society life, is but one! of the attractions at the Coronet! Theatre until Saturday next, the other items being a screamingly) Funny $100,000 comedy entitled:

Bumping into Broadway." featuring Harold Lloyd, and an interesting number of the Pathe Gazette.

On the

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SOLUTION.

Concentration on High

and whaching facilities.

The area, presuntably, will be firemen was concentrated on the

the adjoining house. No. 12, the top computed. auction in put up for

of. it is that she was proceeding Home to some six million be taken over by the Government ordinary way, and in this con- Door of which was threatened S nection we learn that the price of with destruction.

dollars and £300,000 as a troop transport. the land as it now stands, is about The fire, it appeared, bad made American gold pieces known as excladiog the twenty-dollar When the its way through a wooden door in "double eagles." These transac- $1.30 per square foot,

of nearly half a million square quantity of clothing in the latter

of At 35. 34. the Chinese specul- feet will most likely be added. house However, by din:

side. west claimed land will be bordered under the supervision of Station-guntinued re-hand WOTE.

began the framenators for a distance of 500 feet by the master Moss succeeded in keep

the time. Electric Company's property and ing the flames bark and conting the ses frontage will extend as them to No. 15. Half an hourceptible in far as the Ming Yuen Gardens. later the conflagration was well quit selling, and it will be inter- for a distance of 1,000 yards, under control

rating now to see if the same providing good scope for the It is believed that the outbreak policy is followed. erection of a number of wharves originated in the back portion of

There has been a steady decline and godowns.

the top floor of No. 14, though by in the rate of the dollar for the To-day we engaired at the local what means, it has not yet been whole week. Since Monday it office of the Company for con- discovered. The extent of the has fallen fled.. firmation of the the report of its damage is not known. interest in the project, but were Another outbreak was threat-i Junable to obtain any definite inlened by an accident at a housej formation. The Manager said in Pottinger Street this morning. i

was unable to say what foundation there waw for the trumour, but he did not deny it.

THE FUTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

Manila Municipality Praises Governor-General

of water.

123

WILD PIGS.

GOLF.

Output.

If we can get unbroken pesce output it will be worth while to and concenation on the largest have high wages and short hours

everywhere.

we

making a mos: attractive and readable number.

The distribution of this special issue will be by coupon, which will be found on the front page of to-morrow's Telegraph and which will be exchanged for a copy of the Christmas Sumber on pre- sentation at the office of this paper.

WIRELESS TELEPHONY.

This declaration was made by Viscount Haldane in an address on the industrist situation at the inaugural meeting of the Is- stitute of Industrial Administra-

A 300-mile Call. appears that a bedspread of one

tion at Central Hall. West- of the tenants caught fire from a

minister. lighted match, and the inmates.!

Wireless experts in London with great presence of mindy

Commencing on the lesson Dave been discussing, with the to be caught hold of the flaming article £12,000 in Four Months' Tour. crisis. Lord Haldane said

learn! from the utmost interest, Aberdeen's re- and threw it over the verandab

ceipt of a surprise wireless tele- where several buckefe of water!

were apt to take things too easily.phone message from America. soon extinguished fames.

New York, October 26. -All When we had a period of peace- "The reception in Aberdeen of The woodwork of one of the goling records of the kind will go particularly when people were wireless telephone messige cubicles

involved in the by the board with the impending making money--we were ap: to transmitted from New York on 80 fames, but matters were soon put winding up of the United States assume that everything was well small

& power as 100 watts is aright by the liberal application tour of Harry Vardon, the six and to overlook symptoms which more then wonderful," said Mr. times British Open Champion. ought to be obvious. I think it H. Pozel! Reea, managing dir- and professional to the South is possible." he added, "that had ector of H.P.R, Wireless. Lid. Herts lub. and Edward Ray there been more scrutiny of "Ruling out any possibility of The story of His Banded

(Oxbey), oare British title-holder,shadows that were arising this mistake in the report, it can only Wife is that of a beautiful

and 7 cest winner of the Amcrisis might bave been averted." be explained by one or both of young socięty debutante who Two resolutions, one laudingi wishes to be sure that the man the work of Governor General!

erican Open Championship. It is In the past we bad muddled following suppositions: she marries is in love with her for Harrison in the Philippines dur A Chance for Sportsmen. conclude their American golfing but the beginnings of another unknown transmitting apparatus. anticipated that the men will along, continued Lord Haldane, (1) The use of some hitherto her own beautiful self, and noting the entire period of his ad- for her wealth, W: this idea in ministration, and the other pro-

programme in or in the vicinity social order were apparent, Toere (2) Some very abnormal con Sportsmen who in the past have of this State within the next week was a movement towards equality,dition of the ether at the time view, she leaves luxurious posing to have the senators and been content with shooting snipe or two, and though they intend to a movement away from the old the message was transmitted. home and lives the quiet, simple representatives of Manils present and such small fer, will be inter- sail almost immediately after-relations of master and servant. life of agirl in ordary circuma bill in the legislature which ested to know that something more wards for England, it is expected We were passing from the re-dards, the New York-Aberdeen

"Measured by existing stau- - stances. Here sheets and falls would declare the chief executive substantial is available, accord- that an organised send-off of lations of master and servant to report is equivalent to a child's in love with a young rchitect.whojan adopted son of the Philippines, jing to a report which the Police most cordial nature, will

be that of a condition of bargsiiing. throwing a pebble into the ocean, is also in love with her. She still have been introduced by the have Long New

verified to be correct arranged between the time of the

CAUSE OF CNREST.

the ripples from which, after Market comes the report of an poses as 3 poor girl, however, and municipal Board.

For sometime past the inhabit- finish of their world's record golf-

travelling nearly 3,000 miles. rmed robbery perpetrated on the the unusual complications which, The first resolution is as follows: ants of Ping Koog village, "ating tour and their barding cas of

The cause of unrest was that produce effects bilberto only Wai Wo grocery shop. Two men

arise impart many bumorous

"Whereas Governor General Sheung Shui, have been worried the White Star liners in Naw the workers were dissatisfied recorded of gigantic tidal waves." vere concerned, one being armed Situations as well as mane semi-Harrison, upon arriving on Prila herd of wild pigs which York Harbour.

because they felt shut out from s with a revolver and the other tragic ones to the extremely ippine shores, made known to the

I are not going to say the pre- have caused great devastation to Arriving in this country about great deal that the smaller and } formance is impossible,” said the As for Bumping into, Board. Filipinos the policy which Pres-eir rice-crops and they now the end of July last, Vardon and more fortunate class got. They Editor of the Wireless World "but ident Wilson would adopt for thepeal to sportsmen to exter-Ray have travelled almost count- did not envy wealth, but it was I should like to know more about way." judging from its reception Philippines that of giving the minate these animals. escape un.

The vill-leas thousands of miles, and up the sense that they had not the gear that was used. One last night, it is surely the best reins of government to the Filipi Golf Course, should be easily matches, the earning powers of they affected their own lives and perience, is quite inadequate for age, which is close to the Fanling to date they have engaged in 75 voice in these things, even when hundred watt power, in our ex- laugh Hongkong has had since we saw Harold Lloyd in "Capt. Kidd's that they may be given an oppor. Inos as mech as possible in order

accessible to sportsmen. The loss of a ricksha resulted; Kids The one and only Harold:

| which, exclusive of special prizes their families, and they could not long-distance transmission." tunity to show their ability to

which have come the way of the make use of their leisure,

Mr. Campbell Swinton, pre- k a case being brought before Mr., bumps into Broadway with no

couple. have totalled 40,000 N. Orme at the Magistracy this money and a big ambition to write manage their own government,

The municipalities had shown sident of the Wireless Society, dollars, or, at the present rate of that common ownership was best said: "It seems incredible. If orning. when Inspector Wills a musical comedy. Fram & board-especially that which concerns

material progress, bath harged a Chinese, who was seening house, where much of the

£12,000 exchange, almost

in certain industries. The Army, the story is quite correct it is just English money. It is safe to say Navy, and Post Office were great one of these fresk things that do ith the rickshs, with the theft comedy action takes place, the agriculture and in commerce.

the vehicle. He claimed to scene shifts to a theatre, where Whereas Governor-General |

that never has any golfing tour industries that could not be ran occur without our kaowing how aving bought it from another a musical show is in progress, Harrison, true to the instructions Carved Pipe for the Commons-involved such an aggregate of privately. The telephones might or why.”. ap. The hearing was remanded and thence to a gambling club, he received from President Wil-)

capital, and certainly no such be better run, but that was das of following this policy. Correspondent writes, r'the attendance of the owner where Lloyd breaks the bank, 900

Parliamentary wileage has previously been more to modes of administra- the rickshs, who had missed it and ons would think a good many worked in the Philippines for a

travelled solely for golfing pur-tion. Virtually the

railways house at Bonhar bones as well, judging by some period of eight years, his admin-A very curious pipe of meers-poses. And not only has the were running under nationalisa- tand

of the gymnastic tricks he per-istration having resulted in an-chaum, beautifully carved, has tour been a most successful one tion, qut the question of nation- told benefits to the Filipino been presented to the smoking from the playing point of view-alisation ought to be treated as people, both politically

room of the House of Commons, Vardon and Ray have won about an open question. It made an economically.

and has just been placed there. 75 per cent of their engagements issue it might be decided in a It bears the Royal Armis carved-bat the sincerity with which way they would not like, ignorant- "Therefore, be it resolved by on the front of the bowl, while at they were welcomed whereverly and hostilely, by a majority the municipal board of Manils the back of the bowl is a group of they went is without parallel. which had got in. that moved by a feeling of carved figures. Most prominent On occasion the Britons have gratitude to the governor-gen-of these is Queen Victoria, seated undoubtedly felt the ill-effects of DIVISION OF PROFITS. eral of the Philippines, the on a throne. Honorable Francis Burton Harber Majesty " are

On either side of repeated and prolonged travelling The working classes objected figures of but on no occasion have they to the domination of capital. It K.CC.rison, and in acknowledgement of France

and Germany. the been heard to complain, and Ray might be necessary, but it should P.m. the great services which he latter with a drawn sword. There has frequently expressed great not dominate. They must sub- country, are a number of figures of leading pride in the fact that he has been stitute as a basic principle the emulate his present notion of services rendered io

h a chopper belonging to the bap. They stole a sum of $55, nd made their holested.

am bis

Pirates from a sampan, five in imber, boarded the trading junk b. 21194 in the early hours of eterday morning near Ah Kung sra, (off the Tam Kung Temple)

Lyemoon Pass, and, after iving the crew of five into the id, ransacked the boat and stole oney and clothing the extent

clever play.

forms.

CRICKET.

K. C. C. V. R. G. A.

To be played on the

$65. The junk was on its way ground op zaturday, at 2. p..bas rendered this

in

TWO MONARCHS IN MEERSCHAUM.

and

The

Tines

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

The closing rate of the dollar on

demand, to-day was 26/11 11/15d.

THE WEATHER

2 pm. Barometer:-30.03. Ten- peratures—69. Humidity

57. ↑

LIGHTING-UP TIME. Lighting-op time to-day is 5.39

DON'T FORGET.

To-day. Theatre Royal — Warwick"

5th Shatkiwan Bay to Leung The Kowloon team will be make manifest, as it now does British statesmen of the day, in-able to

an Wan in Chinese territory D. M. Goodall, A.O. Brawo, en she fell in with the pirate B.D. Evans, EL. Brags, J. publicly complete an uncondi- cluding one which is supposed to colleague's performance of a common, the success of the in- ssel. The pirates took her to Stalker, R. Pestonji. A. W. Ram-tional adhesion to the administre be Mr. Gladstone addressing the couple of decades ago in winning dustry, and the greatest output wlood Bay, where, after com- say. C. J. Stapleton, H.-W. Haslett, that in order that he may be ap- Napolean III, who is seated in a trophy. To a friend recently business should be divided among tion of said governor general and Queen, apparently on behalf of the American Championship and profit. The profits of the ting their work, they left in R. Southerton and H. Overs. it owa. bost"

prised of the step taken by this despondent attituds behind him. he said "Strange as it may those who rendered services ac body in this regard, copies of these The Duke of Argyll and Mr. appear the winning of the United cording to their merite. Capital Comedy Co. present "When we resolutions be sent to Governor Bright are also represented.

Blates Championship has given should receive an interest com- were Twenty-one"-9.15 p.m. The Piece Goods Guild of of Cantonese property and busi-Harrison and to the presidents of A silver plate bears the inscrip-me even more pleasure than did mensurate with the risk run. Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15

gkong has sent an open letter, ness in that neighbouring pro-bath houses of the Philippine leg-tion, "The Pipe of Peace, 1870-11 my winning of the British tour There should be special salaries P Governor Chen Chiang-ming vince and that most of the wealthyislature.

Presented to the smoking room of nament. It is always on the cards for works managers and other Hongkong. Theatre-5.15, 7.15 wgtong advising him not merchants of Kwangsi are Can. The resolution proposing the the House of Commons July, 1920, that any one man out of a dozen specialist, and the workers should and 9.15 p.m." ar an expedition against tonese. A war will prove dis-adoption of Governor Harrison as by Alan F. Hooke, Esq. The may win the premier prize, but receive a standard wage, below Bögsk

To-morrow. states that the advantage and a less to the son of the Philippines states gift is estimated to be worth £400. then so much more seems to be which the scale of living did not Kangs are like brothers Cantonese doing business in that this should be done in ex-Its origin is not known, and gives dependent upon one when a man allow it to ball Ang extra pro-

Curonal Theatre-5.15, and 9.15 family and that Kwangsi Morgarer it will pression of gratitude for the work, sina trapecrationcm * Yamiikkiö unjur doista wormi Khed, Chinese foreign trade. The bas done for the Lalands, members.

} an “invading body.”

Hongkong Tosatri

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and 9.15 p.m.