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19th Apr. Genoa, Miles, L'pool & G'gow 7th May. Genoa, Milles, L'pool & G'gow TYDEUS"

22 May. Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow **EURYADES".. 14th Juno Genoa. M'llos, L'pool & G'gow

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(via Kobe and Yokohama)

"PROTESILAUS". 4th May

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25th May

"TALTHYBIUS

15th Juno

NEW

Victoria, Seattle & Vancouver

YORK SERVICE

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via Suoz

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3rd May

21st June

7th July

for Liverpool

for London

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For Freight and all Information Apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

LANSDOWN HOUSE LEASED TO MR. SELFRIDGE.

Years.

AGENTS.

gether a wonderful collection of treasures for the embellishment

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE INDUSTRIAL FERMENT.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7. 1921.

London, April 6. The Transport Workers conference to-day decided to support the miners and immediately to negotiate with the railwaymen artd miners with a view to Triple Alliance action.

It is officially announced that Mr. Lloyd George has written to the President of the Mining Association and the Secretary of the Miners' Federation asking them to resume negotiations,

It is announced that Army leave in the United Kingdom has been stopped.

The miners' hope of getting unemployment dole has been dashed to earth by the courts of referees in Coalville, Pontypridd and Wigan dismissing their claims, which were regarded as test casos, in the appeal on behalf of miners.

It is noticed that all racing this week has been abandoned. The undermanager refused to Ceasa working the pumns at Cowdenheath near Dunfermline. He was captured and anverely mauled hy a mob of strikers and eventually rescued by a large force of police. The conflicts between police and strikers developed at midnight into a pitched battle. There wore many casualties. The strikers dislocated street lighting putting the town into darkness.

Later.

The Miners Federation have decided to meet the representatives, of the Government and mineowners.

MESOPOTAMIAN OIL FIELDS.

London, April 6.

Lord Curzon's reply to the United States Noto regarding the Mesopotamian oilfields cubled on the 26th November last is published in a whitepaper. It maintains the validity of the rights acquired by the British Government because before the war, the Turkish Government granted the lease of cilfields in the Mosul and Baghdad vilayets to the Turkish Petroleum Company, the capital whereof was Anglo- German. The German interests liquidated during the war are now allotted to the French Government in return for facilities whereby oil is enabled to reach the Mediterranean States. There was no intention through the Anglo-French agreement of discriminating against Americans in other materials. He contends that the British Group should not be deprived of the fruits of their outerprise on account of the war without which they would long since have been working the oilfields.

Later.

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SHIPPING NEWS.

LAST OF

ENGLAND'S WOODEN

WALLS."

One of the last of England's old, wooden walls, the Challenger, has been sold at Chatham.

Lord Curzon's reply emphasises the fact that the Anglo-French agreement is as valid as the Standard Oil Company's concessions in

SHIP TURNS TURTLE. Palestine. It adapted pre-war arrangements to existing conditions.

Wrecked off Beachy Head, the The British Government did not act in any selfish monopolistic spirit,

Cardiff steamer Lockwell turned of his house. In particular, he but consulted the best interests of the future Arab State which would turtle, and the crew clung to the employed a Scottish painter, not be precluded from enjoying the full benefit of ownership. In they were able to reach the shore. bottom for several hours before Gavin Hamilton, to acquire relics prescribing the conditions whereon the oilfields will be developed Historic Associations of 159 of classic art for him in Italy. Lord Curzon concludes by expressing the view that American soil T.K.K. PRIVILEGE EXPIRES.

Much of this sculpture graces produces 70 per cent. of the world's oil and an additional 12 per cent.

Since the war the Toyo Kisen to-day the magnificent sculpture is controlled by American interests in adjoining territories. It was not Kaisha has been exempt from thei Mr. Gordon Selfridge has rent- gallery, which was formed by easy therefore, to justify the United States Government's contention

American Intercoastal Navigation ed from Lord Lansdowne his enlarging the library, originally that American control should be extended to the mandated territories. Law to the extent that it has famous Mayfair home, known as designed by Adam.

been permitted to carry pas- Lansdowne House, which has Luckily for British learning, while developing oil in the Philippines confined to Americans and the and Honolulu. But the Shinya

Experience suggests another state who obtained valid concessions

songers between San Francisco been bound up with English the British Museum became history ever since it was built, possessed of many of the priceless United States cancelled all oil concessions to British subjects in Maru, which arrived at Honolulu 159 years ago. The lease includes manuscripts collected by the Hayti and Costa Rica.

on March 2, is the last privileged steamer.

the use of the famous furniture and pictures.

Mr. Solfridge will take up residence at the beginning of May. His present residence is in Portman-square, and he formerly leased Lord Yarborough's house ia Arlington-street.

This is not the first time that an American family has "kept house" in Lansdowne House. The presont Lord Astor's father at one time leased it for several

year.

Other tenants who have from time to time settled down amidst the art treasures which decorate the beautifully-planned Adam rooms include Lord Rosebery and Lord Nunburnholme.

Lansdowne House is the great mansion in Berkeley-aquare, the grounds of which back on those of Devonshire House in Piccadil ly, from which they are separated by the little right of way called Lansdowne-passage.

Robert Adam built the house, in the first place for the Earl of Bute, a Premier of George IIL's reign, Lord Bute was unfortun- ate with his building. The populace acaused him of building himself a mansion out of the spoils of political jobbery.

first Lord Lansdowne, and dis- persed by his son. Pictures and booke went to hundreds of pur- chasers.

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GREEK SET-BACK IN ANATOLIA.

regarded as imperilled.

not passenger. linors to establish a direct-service botween Los Angeles, Honolulu and the Far East.

PROPOSED US. LINE TO THE EAST. Persistent reports are in circul- London, April 6. ation in San Francisco to the Later owners of Landowne Independent authoritative information received in London from effect that a clique of prominent House have filled in the gaps. In Anatolia indicates that, while Turkish figures of the Greek losses are Los Angeles and local steamship the drawing-room, the library, exaggerated, the Greeks suffered a severe setback being compell-officials are endeavouring to the sitting-room, and the ante-ed to retire to the original line; but Turks apparently did not follow, secure three of the "535" type of room are famous pictures,

There are four or five paintingsTurks if they follow and the Allied forces in the Straits are

It is believed that the Greeks have a sufficient force to hold up the United States Shipping Board by Velasquez, and an Immacu- late Conception of Murillo.

Domonichino's picture of St. Cecilia, which has found resting-place there, has quite a history of its own. It was pur- chased by Lucien Ronaparte, who Karl is returning to Switzerland and arrived at the Austrian sold it again to the Queen of frontier station of Fehruing at noon yesterday. He was cheered en Etrucia. It came to Lansdowne route. The Ilungarians hooted the Austrian railwaymen. The latter's House by way of the Lucca attitude became worse as the journey proceeded till the train was collection.

stopped at Frohnleiten, Styria, owing to threats on the part of workers at the next town, Bruck,

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GREAT MEMORIES. Memories of great nén which cluster round the house now to become Mr. Selfridge's home are as dazzling as its art treasures.

EXIT KARL!

Vienna, April 6.

SPITZBERGEN WEALTII.

London, April 6.

Tom Moore, who gave tho songe of Ireland new life, was a A Dutch Spitzbergen Company, capitalised at seven million welcome visitor there in the time guilders, has formed to exploit the coalfield and other minerals of of the third marquis.

Spitzbergen.

Sydney Smith contributed his sparkling gems of wit to the marry parties. Macaulay was to be met there, Mme. de Stael talked and posed there.

TRANS-SIBERIAN REOPENING.

London, April 6.

The London Post Office announces the acceptance of mails for In our day Lansdowne House Russia (Europe and Asia) and Vladivostock via Moscow,

the Unionist party.

Lord Shelburne, an ancestor of the Lansdowne family, who has been the scene of many con- bought the unfinished structure.ferences amongst the leaders of did not fare much better. He as Premier was responsible for the Peace of Versailles in 1783, and a popular grumble of the time. was that, whereas the mansion had been bought by one Peace, it had been paid for by another.

25TH ANNIVERSASY OF CHINESE

POSTAL

ADMINISTRATION. The 25th March being the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Postal TREASURES. OF ART. Administration, the Chinese Post Lord Shelburne, afterwards the Office will issue stamp to com. Marquis of Lansdowne, got to-memorate the event.

STRIKES IN INDIA.

Calcutta, April 6.

Ten thousand struck at the jute mills in the Howrah diatrict,

THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Havana, April 6. The eighth chess match was drawn, in thirty moves.

· HAMBURG-AMERICA LINE. Two steerage passsner liners which the Hamburg-America Line expects to put in service on the route from New York to Hamburg in the spring will be driven by Diesel submarino engines, states a message from New York. With the Victoria Luise, the three steamers will ply on the North Atlantic under the German flag.

JAPANESE SEAMEN AND THE

VOTE.

A Tokyo message says:-The Seamen's Soolety has been for some time endeavouring to secure an approval for a Bill with regard to the voting of seamen, and the Bill, it is reported, be laid as a motion before the Diet. The Bill means to propose to establish polls at Japanese Embassies or consulates abroad on behalf of seamen who are qualified to vote. The measure appears, however to have been shelvod.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. AGENTS,

HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN.

PRINCE LINE LIMITED.

S. S. "MOORISH PRINCE"

To NEWCASTLE (N.S.W.) and EUROPE, sailing from Hongkong on or about 14th April. ACCOMMODATION for 12 FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS,

For rates, etc. apply to:--

FURNESS (FAR EAST) LIMITED,

St., George's. Building.

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

ENGINEERS & SHIP- BUILDERS, HOK UN KOWLOON.

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CONSIGNEES,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO,

LONDON and STRAITS.

The Steamship

"BENLEDI "

Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whenee and/or from the wharves delivery

be may obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Go- downs, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 13th inst. will be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Under- signed on or before the 20th April, or they will not be recognised.

bustion engines. The composition of the steel is given as followe: 33 C., 46 Mn., 45 8i., .03 S., .075 P., and 11.02 Cr. The best results in hardening this material are obtained by heating it to 1,180

All broken, chafed and tiam- deg, C., and cooling in oil.

aged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be U.S. COMPETITION IN THF SUEZ examined on the 13th inst. at.

10a.m.

CANAL. The Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Steamship Co. of Portland (Ore.) effected.

announces the declaion of the Trans-Pacific Lines to make the

NEW MATERIAL FOR INTERNAL | rates between the Far East and COMBUSTION ENGINES. New York and New Orleans, via The German paper Stakl and Pacific Coast ports and the Eissen contains a description of a Panama Canal, the same as those new steel which is said to be via Suez Canal, in order to meet eminently suitable for the constru- the competition of foreign ship. ction of valves for internal com- ping.

No Fire Insurance has been

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON

& CO. LTD.

Agents. Hongkong, 6th April, 1921.

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