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Batteries

THE COAL STRIKE.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1921,

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TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS.

A Coincidence in Nomenclature.

(Reuter's Servite,)

Leipzig, May 3).

Mr. Hodges Recommends Direct Negotiations with Owners

(Reuter's Service.)

London, May 31.

日五廿月四

STONE-CUTTERS

BATHING BEACH.

News For Kowloan Residents.

SINGER DOPY: 10 GTS,

$36 PEN ASLI

COMPANY MEETING.

Star Ferry Co., Ltd.

The twenty-third ordinary an- nual meeting of the above Com

THE MONTH'S RAINFALL

Interesting Analysis.

Wa have received the following pany was held at the offices of interesting statement retarding We are in receipt of the follow-Messrs. Jardine, Matheos and last month's heavy rainfall, from The third trial, that of Robert Neumann, sentry at ila working | The of Dean miners have rejected the Government'

ware present (Director) Mr. D. the Observatory ----

The total rainfall at the Royal proposals il settlement, but it is noteworthy that the votes camp attached to the chemical factory at Pommernsdört, Dearing communication from, the Co., Ltd, this morning There Mr. T. F. Claxton, the Director of were taken the assumption by the miners that the Premier Stestin, opened to-dar. Neumann is charged with ill-treatment of Colonial Secretary ---- intended to entures arbitration. Mr. Lloyd George's denial of this prisoners, The real culprit. Sergeant-Major Trinke disappeared. The Government Bathing Beach G, f: Bernard (Chairman), Hoa.

fle is believed to be in Poland. Trinke specially selected Neumann at Stonsoutter's Island will be Sir C. P. Chater, K., C.M.G, and Observatory in May wen 33.785 open for bathing from Friday the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. W. inches, the greatest on record for Intention yesterday has altered the situation.

Mr. Hodges, interviewed, declared that the wages question to execute his orders.

Berlin, May 31. June 3rd. By arrangement with Brown (Secretary); and Mesara. May except in 1889, when the which 33.100 itches fall between' should be settled by the owners and workers mutually without

It is announced that the prosecution at Leipzig of Karl the Kau Lang Sza Yeuk Kai Fong J. Hooper, E. Sadick. Eo Leung total fall was 42810 inches, of

Co. launch to carry and S. M. Churn, shareholders. invoking an outsider; the gap dividing the parties could be consider.

as the preliminary bathers only will learn the pier The Secretary having read 6.30am. on May 29 and 3.30 pm. ably narrowed if the owner were now prepared to submit proposals Neumann, submarice commander, charged with sinking the hospital Ferry

at the and of Jordan Road, the notice convening the on May 30. for a higher standard wage than already proposed. Mr. Hodges ship Dover Castle has been abandoned.

examination established his complete ingorence.

The greatest. fall in one civil Kowloon, daily at 4.45 and 5.45, meeting, the Chairman said: statement is regarded as a small advance to peace.

n.m. returning from Stonecutter's Gantlemen: The report and day was 20.495 on May 30, 1888

and the greatest hourly fall 3,400- Taland at about 5.15, 6.15, and 7 accounts having been in your inches at 4 KOL

on May 30, p.m. The fare for each passenger hands for several days. I propose. The corresponding figures for will be ten cents to Stonecutter's with your permission, to take and back.

Extension of Emergency Powers,

London, May 31.

A Proclamation issued to-night extends the powers already taken by the Government under the Emergency Powers Act, em-i powering the Government, inter elia; to take possession of gas.

ESMONDE TO LEAVE CANADA.

Vancouver (B. C.). May 31: Esmonde has been convicted of seditions utterances, and has electricity, water and other works, to requisition food, material, been recommended for deportation. He has been released on pro made for the use of the beach. ships, cargo and passenger accomodation, to take possession of coal mising to leave the country. mines, stocks of coal, and vehicles used in the de-tribution of coal, to fix the prices of enal, ga, and electricity, and to requisition or control the sale of motor spirit.

a passive attitude.

THE SILESIAN PROBLEM.

Position of British Troops.

[The above-named, the son of a baronet, was lately expelled from Australia.)

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

Peking, June 1.

A charge of tan cents will be them as read. You will notice 1921 were 5.915 inches on Mar 24 from the accounts that the nett and 3.250 inches at 2 p.m. sa sarnings of our boats amounted May 31.

In June, 1892, the rainfall was to $12,657.70 more than last 34.375 inches. This is the only rear. This is almost entire other occasion on which the total

DAY BY DAY.

the

for May, 1921, has been exceeded.

ly due to increases in 1st and 3rd class traffic

The maximum rainfall recorded earnings other than. season

in July is 30,07 inches, in August - tickets; the earnings from the 30.06 inches and in September learing the latter source are practically the 30.60 inches. Among those

In this

Normally June is the wallest Colony today were Mr. E. Hame last year. Sharp. KO.. Mr. C. D. "Mel- connection, I submit for your month of the year with an average information, the relative percent of 16 inches, July and August ages of earnings during the year have 14 inches, and May 12 from each class of passengera. inches.

A mandate has been issued appointing tieneral Chung. Jok-lin bourne, and Mr. and Mrs. E. F. military administrator of Sink:ang and Mongolia and giving him Aucott.

Tso fall powers to decide either peace of war with that country. Kwan and Wong Jim-yuen, the other two big military chiefs have been ordered to assist with supplies and reinforcements.

Shangbai, June 1.

London, May 31. Some Anxiety is felt regarding the nosition of British troops arriving in Upper Silesis, as the Polish insurgents are apparently,

In the Mixed Court yesterday in the action between Chan established in occupation with French connivance, and though the Germans are exhorted to hold their band there is a danger of Ger-Wing-lum and the China Merchants Navigation Company an order man-Polish incidents by which the British may be forced to abandon was made that all the resolutions passed at the Company's meeting The openis-expressed anxiety of the Germans in regard to the election of directors must not be acted upon anti to help the British if the latter fail to restore order in the disputed the final judgment of the Court. area would cause a dangerous situation, affecting the Entente."

Meanwhile the meeting of the Supreme Council has been in- definitely postponed, and the French Press is urging M. Briand noti

The exchange of Notes between London and tegield to the Allies. Paris mentioned continues, & French Nots of yesterday opines that an immediate meeting of the Supreme Council is undesirable, also difficult, with both M. Briand and Mr. Lloyd George absorbed in don e-tic politics, and recommends that a committee of experts goi to Upper Silesia immediately to prepare a report on partition, and that Ber in and Warsaw mean while be vigorously enjoined to restore order.

REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS.

U.S. Reparted to Have Made Overtures.

10ther Telegrams on Page 2)

They are:-1st class passengers The total rainfall at Taipo in

Besson ticket

May 1

2

Owing to damage to the sail 31 per cent., 2nd class passengers May 1921, was 35.49 inches, at shaft the Chinese steamer Shing 1 per cent.. 3rd class passengers the Botanic Gardens 33.50 inches, Cheong returned here to-day from 365 per cent.

Inches, passengers 7 per cent, cargo and

The appended details of the Macao to go into the Kwang Tak holders 20.5 per cent, railway and at the Matilda Hospital 29,67

Įsundries 4 per cent.

fall at the Botanic Gardens have Cheong Dock.

Acting on the advice of our been supplied by the Superintent- Among the passengers who left by the Fushimi Haruto-day is dit we have written up our ent of the Botanical and Forestry Mr. E. 0. Tregillus, who retired #bare investmants to their market|Department under the now superannuation value on 30th April this year and retirement scheme from the and transferred the difference, Customs Service at Canton the22,050.00 to the credit of share early part of last month, after fluctuation account. Owing to the considerable sums trans- Mr. forty-one years' service.

to Cover depreciation Tregillus will visit Canada, and ferred to this account in past England, his last visit to the Ol years

amount

credit (118 Country being in 1891. He ilin value of our investments, Mr. E. Suzuki, the Japanese return to the Colony at the end throughout the entire district Consul General to Hongkong.of this year and settle down at/ame has become unnecessarily l similar to that which has been who returned to his post the other Ho-man-tio. proclaimed on the western front. day after a brief visit to Forros

CANTON NEWS.

The Commander-in Chief off the northern front (Hsu Shung- che) has proclaimed martial law

FORMOSA.✨

Interesting Chat with Mr. Suyuki.

at

to

of

large, and we have therefore the transferred therefrom credit of profit and loss account,

year

The magistrate of the Shamsut where be combined official One man has been arrested in the sum of $58,715.00, leaving district has reported to the Civil business with pleasure, had good connection with a conspi-acy by balance of $30,000.00, which is more than sufficient to meet Governor that all the troops in news to convey to a representa which several man robbed two his district have established tive of this paper on the improved Chinese girls of a quantity of future contingencies. The larger gambling bouses, and that they condition of the Island.

jewellery of the value of $300. revenue derived from interest

the

further Washington, May 31.

military From time to time reports have These girls were on Sunday de- during High official quarters state that the Government has already are backed by the put our informal feelers for the purpose of sounding foreign anthorities in so doing. As his emanated from the Beautiful coyed to the Tai On Boarding increases the amount available

to give it a bad reputa- House from Kaumati, and were for Governments in regard to the conclusion of an international agree-own influence is not strong Island

enough to enforce prohibition he tion. Tales are told of canaba-rendered unconscious with some directors therefore recommend

listically inclined savages, and ment for reduction of armaments.

On joint petition being pre-f many grim skirmishes beform of narcotic mixed into the that the bonus from interest | It is believed that the Government hopes to induce one of the asks for instractions. Powers to bring the matter before the Supreme Council, on which America is not represented.

THE DJAMBI OILFIELD.

Further U.S. Note.

Washington, May 31. The American Sote responding to the batch reply takes exception to the Netherlands assertion that the United States protest in regard to Djambi oilfields was entered too late to affect the operation of policy.

COUNTY CRICKET.

xented by the city's restaurants and tea houses, the Municipality has agreed not to enforce the new Licence Ordinance for the present.

We take following from the Conton Times:

motormen

sarved

distribution. and your

food

to them. After account be increased to 60 cents for per share and, in view of the ween them and Japanese police- being in this condition men. Me. Buzuki, who had heard practically a day they woke up desirability of building of these stories and more, on his to find their jewellery gone, and reserve fund, that the sum of arrival in Formosa expressed as its place a number of pawn $100,000.00 be allocated for that desire to see this people, but was tickets for the valuables which purpose. luformed by the authorities that the robbers had very considerate-

can be

a remuneration

of $300

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1.63

41

18

16

6.31

1.49

0

16

117.

1.73

35

3.40

06

07

2.54

19

421

2.56

96

1.91

88

02

30

04

31

Total

33.50inches

News in To-day's

Styled "The Hongkong Garage". new establishment has been perforeded at 20, Praya East-Page

4.

I bave nothing further to say they live right up in the moun- left behind. The arrested will in regard to the accounts and I At last the Municipality stains, along wayoutfrom Keelung, be brought up for trial by the therefore beg to propose the adop doing something toward restricted were, therefore inaccessible Magistrate in the course of a few tion of the report and accounts ing the noisy motorbuses that are within the short time at his dis days.

as presented. After they have been seconded, I shall be pleased operation in the city. The posal. The skirmishes that used

New Advertisements. At the Police Court this morno answer questions from share-

bolders., necessary sounding of the con- to result so disastrously for the

Sir Paul Chater seconded and tinuous squealing borne by the police have come to a termina

of these buses is tion, and a spell of peacefuling an old Chinese, charged considered by the public development has set in which hawking without a licence, in- the motion was carried.

Notwithstanding the increased nuisspce. Those whose houser has permitted the authorities to formed the magistrate that be

On the proposition of Mr. Ho are unfortunately on the new- ly constructed roads on which progress with their schemes for was too poor to pay for a licence. Leung, seconded by Mr. Sadick, cost of motor spirit, etc, the improving the travelling facilities He was cautioned. In another the appointment of Mr. D. G. M. Hongkong Hotel anneance re- LATEST NEWS-CONCERNING THE DERBY.

these motorbases run suffer of the country.

cake a woman gave the same plea. Bernard as director was con-doctions in their charges for car

magisterial con-armed.

hire. as from to-day.-Pago 4. London, May 31.

the most for these noisy motor.

Formosa, as every one knows. Sympathetic

Mr. S. Toyams's authority to On the proposition of the Hon. possesses 籮 scenery which sideration prompted the following: The following alterations in the mounts of the Derby probabies buses sound their much bated

compared with that queries: Are you married? Where Mr. A. O, Lang. seconded by sign per procuration for Messrs. have occurred: Bright Orb (Srourses Glorioso (Carslade). Coldendale homms even late at night. Now

J. Hooper, the retiring K. Kimura & Co. ceases from o be found anywhere, and is your husband? Have you any r. (Bullock). Craigeneran (Brennan). Goldfinder (Gardier), and Brink-that an order has been issued by

the beauties of Suzan have to be children? How many? When

Lammert Bros, on Saturday are low () are also starters. Polymestor, Polemarch, Frankiin. the Bureau of Public Utilities re-

was re-elected. quiring that a change in borns op seen to be appreciated, Situated did you come to Hongkong? The director, Hon. Bir Paul Chater, to-day.-Page 4. Golden Myth and Aliados have been scratched..

these motorboses should be made some 3,000 feet above sea level, answers to the queries convinced On the proposition of Mr. Hof auctioning sundry cases of rubber and that the sounding of them it has possibilities which would Mr. Lindsell that the woman was Leung, seconded by Mr. Sadick, goods and hardware.-Paze 4. should not be continuous unless to appeal to even the most sophis-poor. The defendant further ex Mr. F. Maitland was re-elected warn pedestrians off the road, the cated tourist. The fine panorama plained that she wanted to hawk cublic is glad that at last some as well as the hot springs,lgoods, get the money and then auditor for the ensuing year atļa thing is being done toward elimin have given the authorities pay for the licence. She was ating a public nasiance.

About forty students from the sense of its claim to being also cautioned.

health resort, and great im-

An old Chinese hawker was Island of Formosa were seen yes portance is now placed on the

erday in the principle streets and making of roads and other charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell public places of interest.

facilities for travel tudents were led by three The authorities of Formosa are at the Magistracy this morning Applications received by the The "Bergloe" having arrived with being in possession of a Patent Office from women in notice is given to consignees of teachers under, the escort of

The United Motor Co. Ltd. My. several members of a Japanese | against the ubiquitous mosquita, dagger. It transpired that the ventors during 1920 oumbéreď 311 cargo on Page 4.4 firm in Shameen who acted as The prevalence of malaria in old man was quite well-known WHEN THE PREMIER BRIEFED addition to having cars for hita specialise in the cure of everja London, June 1. uides directing the visitors some districts, of Fordiosa bas and respectable, but had arred himself with the weapon for fear stimulated Japanese Interest in At the Albert Hall last night in a twenty-round middle-weight through Canton City.

A large tract of land in Heung investigations regarding a means of being attacked. This fear he The addition of the urban kind of car trouble.--Page 4. championship of Europe contest Johnny Basham (Wales) outpointed.

To-Day's Exchange. Gas Platts (Sheffield), the holder. In a twenty-round beavy-weight shan district has been procured of prevention, and a special serum had gained through having areas

on hawkers recently. It was recommended in the report of sontest George Cook (Australia) utpointed Frank Goddard by the Hongshan Farming has been pressed by s Japanese knowledge of a number of attacks parishes, including Penarth, is

Company which was organised by professor, which has been used rated by the Police Inspector Mr. R. H. Hoopes, Inspector of the closing rate of the collar on (England).

the manager of the Wing On with

that the C.S.P. had no desire to the Ministry of Health, on the demand, to-day was 26, 5768.

The Weather.:/ Department Store with a capital

press the charge. In discharging Cardiff boundary extension in-

2 p.m. Barometer: 29.79. Tem- the old man, the Magistrate quiry. This will have the effect] saldYou may be a respectable of adding 41,250 to the, popul-perature:-18. Humidity —— 69. Mr. Fu Po-kong, instructor în

Lighting-Up Time. agriculture in the Canton, Chris will also run; & canning plant man, but a weapon like this is ation of the city, brit ging it up

Lighting-up time to-day tian College, expects to plant expecting to can tomatoes and not a thing to carry about. You to a total of over 253,000. The coffee, rubber and tropical fruits, all the fruits that the company must carry stick. Don't buy area will be increased to about

acother dagger." Besides farming, the Company: can raise on the far

London, May 31. "Gloucester beat Essex by 60 runs. Middlesex heart Somerset by eight wickets. Warwick beat Worcester by tour wickets. Leicester beat Glamorgan by 21 run. Surrey and Sussex-played a draw. York shire best Hampshire by six wickets.

BOXING CONTESTS.

WORKERS REMOVE EMBARGO,

London, May 31 The Railwaymen's and the Transport Workers Uotons have totally removed the embargo on the conveyance of coal," which can now be handled for all purposes.

The

also conducting a campaign

the great efficacy in

650,000. The company whichmalarisi, districts,

will be under the management of

annum.

311 WOMEN INVENTORS.

GREATER CARDIFF.

of eight surrounding

15,000, acres

The chief mid-week pistare at the Hongkong Theatre is entitled "The Son of his Father."-Page

12.