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CHINESE DUUD. Who was the D.sk Westerner lo visit the Far East? · The Rumans are said to have known of China,

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THE HONGKONG FELFORAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 1921.

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(From Our Own Correspondent.) DARING ROBBERY,

Shanghai, Nov. 10.

A daring early morning robbery, is reported, some parsons unknawa ouiting the pisto` glasa window of the Ethel Cameron ladies' apparal shop and stealing two fur coats. Nothing else was taken, though

there was much more in window.

SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.

Shanghai, Nov. 10,

the

A Russian woman, Pellis Mich- ovaka, has been burned to death in har bed.

ON THE WATERFRONTTM

Record From Seattle to

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A freight express train carrying 1,859 bales of raw silk brought| from Japar by the Keystone State, of the Admiral Line,

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The republic, which for several years has been on the precipica the United of bankruptcy, now stands in a position either of making a quick recovery or being pushed over into the abyss.

record of 97 hours between Seattle sad New York, whence it was distributed to the manufacturing centres in New Jersey. The train, consist- iug of eight express cars, which were loaded immediately after the big ship docked, averaged appr X- imately 40 miles per hour for the entire journey, according to A leading article in the Times. officials of the road handling the commends Lord Northcliffe's acute nature in the history of | shipment. The Keystone State speech at Manils and the inter-China and one that has Istent also brought over 200 cases of view with Japanese journalists in possibilities of causing further manufactured silk consigned to which Lord Northcliffe, in reply to internal disorders is now faced by Chicago with which equally fast¦ a direc: question, said that in the¦the Peking Government, writes time was made.

event of a conflict in the Pacific] MA Dan Patterson from Cargo for Hongkong. Ocean or elsewhere Great Britain capital. The Kerstone State sailed from and the whole family of British Seattle on November & with 9570 nations would stand beside the tons dead weight cargo of which] United States as 3110 tons is for Hongkong. She States stood beside Britain and also bas 468 passengers for Europe in the World War. Bongtoog. Sbe due here on

The Times declares that such schedule November 27th.

frank statements ut personal

The unsecured loans of the opinion are valuable and help to Mr. and Mrs. Vergez, from tocus opinion in England on such government now total $376,000,000 Saigon, arrived yesterday by the issues of exceeding gravity as of which $170,000,000 represents Telemachus. Mr. Vergez is those of the Washington Con-advances made by Japan, largely during the regime of the pro- associated with the Eastference.

Japanese Anfu clique. In addition Asiatic Co. as assistant agentį

Lord Northcliffe is ' As

this government has overdrafts and is 03 bis. WAY to customed to look ahead and has

with Chinese banks totalling Australia And New Zealand been engaged for several months

$50,000,000. ob a business trip for his firm. io Erst-band study of Pacific

All possible securities have been Mr. G. E. Smyth, formerly of problemg his personal opinions the Irrigation Department in merit careful consideration. "His mortgaged including the salt ray- Siam, and lately with the East journey through the Orient is only | enue sarplus, one of the most Asiatic Co in Saigon is passing the means to an end and his im-lucrative resources which has through on his way to Shangbai pending visit to Japan and China been saddled with the approval of Heavy Weather. way in some respects mitigate legations and the foreign in- All the vessels from Singapore the apprehensions of danger now spectorate of the salt bureau with the responsibility of $22,000,000 of and Saigon report rough seas and in his mind." says the Times.

unauthorized loans." It was re- heavy weather. Passengers speak

here that Sve milion of "the tail-end of a typhoon," but that is a pardonable exaggeration.

Passengers.

ITALIAN RECEPTION.

tion

Petracci

FEAR OF CLASH 13 SHARED.

RC-

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Chinese ruling warlord, has been appointed minister of finance, but he comes to an office uf empty coffers. No provincial remittances have been received and no salaries are being paid.

At the same time his appreben-ported sions as to fatare conflict in the dollars have been taken this month Pacific is shared by most people from the salt surplus proven paper of British stock who have had transactions and the domestic banks are bolding the bonds recent experience in dealing with tbe Pacitic situation Naturally, which should have been drawn on the problems in the Pacific must October 19 and retired by De

stated In celebration of the birthday be

clearly before the Comber I. These banks are now of King Emmanuel III. a recep- Washington Conference: other-facing a panic,

Other bonds are also pending. was held at the Italian wise dangers widely perceived Consulate by the Consul, Cav.may be dangers only half-averted Kao, protege of Chang Tso-

Lin. * 10

this by the work at the Conference. o'clock * Mr. L'outer's treatise upon Chin-morning.

"Not any power, either the jess augs. "Ihe work is admirably Amongst those who called to United States. Japan, the British lustrated, and should do much to offer their congratulations were Empire or France, can have any dissipate any prejudice which re-Captain Robert Nevills, A.D.C. true, lasting interest in the pro- fue aucuor discourses on who represented His Excellency motion of armed conflict in the the gehetal faluty ut the dog the Governor: the Hon. Colonial Pacific." On the other hand, there A plan has been advanced to the Cmne, frum die days when it was Secretary (Dr. Claud Severn) is reason to believe that strong legations for relief. This plan is aftole of loud to the days Mr. Reau (Consul General for influences in Japan are work-to place a twenty per cent surtax but who was the DING, ALCINAUal' when the old Budabs

France). M. P. Kremer (Vice 10g to safeguard Japan's position | upon customs fonda received. Westerner CU peucifale Lur formidable Dowager Eurpress Consul for France; Mr. Tsubo-49 8 great, civilised power on fosse funds would be administer- Flowery Kingdum and leave Dusted hersen with traming kami (Consul General for Japan), lines compatible with interned by a joint commission of the record nerect? From England patnuing the portraits or her Mr. Fernandes (Consul for tional coacord in the Far East. Ministry of Finance, Chiause there weat old Mauteville, or reñigese. tle as much to Bay Portugal, Mr. Sverre Berz JINGOIST ECLIPSE DESIRED. banks and customs officers. whoever the adventurer was to un ile During avge of China, Du}(Acting Consul for Norway), It is known, bowofer, tosi come Saould this go through the write his travels under bual bems. Lue siec V-LUBS. itle stuased Mr. Gunnar Ludin (Vice Consul elements imprudently have creat | government will bo tidad Tais plunver

the great for Sweden), J. P. Braga (Consulfed an impression that certain through browsing midgela Carticu, 10

the period of the sround lunaan way ball a dozep | swaves of the mandarins, on the for Guatemala), and representa principles of Japanese policy are Washington disarmament confer-

barco Flu, must loa-dogs, sud on the Japanese tives of other countries, the variance with those dictated once but Japan is reported to be) famous of afl the early travelers, pug. He discusses the relation of Manager of the Banque de by wisdom, but it is hoped that hesitating over the plan since it Le Comtese and Maltese breeds, Indo Chine. & group of mis. those discordant elements will does not give her any participa- When the Venetian visited and the relationship between the|sionaries from the Italias not prevail in Japanese councils. tion, Peking he was invited to & least ullese aud Our OWD. KuCatholic Mission, the Mother A clear understanding at the Since Japan is the greatest at which the Emperor proudly Guaries Spaust. Uuroid acquain Superior of the Italian Convent, Washington Conference of the creditor of China it is possible displayed the treasures of sauce the WUDE" (olgut have had Mr. Geo. Grimble, Mr. T. Kring, appalling risks of such a policy there may be a revival of her inenagerie: tiguta, leopards, beafs, ; & lib.de akteusiu L

M. Lobatti, Mr. Gallozzi, etc. will decrease the power for mis-sgitation of some months ago for chief. The Times" continues: the appointment of an interna- "The British Empire, ally of tional debt commission for China. Japan, although not Japan's ally This roay come up in the Pacific against the United States—we conterence at Washington KTU 18.0090Ingig ̋like thu għideu- | is LIVI bice us. Toe C014-

who have never wavered in our Mr. John J. Abbott, represent- costed nimble dogs which are ese passionate admiration for

the Continental and Shoreditch, now one of the support to all that we believed to ing commonly bred by people them-toe In- &

Don-indigenous centres of unemployment and be the best interests of Japan-is Commercial Bank of Chicago, selves in

OWD nowes." Boimal-is responsible for the distress, is erroneously connected to-day as firmly convinced as has been in Peking for some Anyone who kas

to attempting ever owned ellers to reproduce the king in London legend with Jans ever that if Japan holds, as we time

obtain * Pekingese dog of the modern beasts in murature. The more Shore, whom Edward IV. loved. hold, peace to be the only objects refund of the $5,000,000 loan on the recon! Vaiese Connoisseurs But the name was really derived consonant with her immediate made on the revenue from wine breed's connecnon with this via suco as tuu old Budans were from the family of Soerdich, who and ultimate welfare, the Wash and tobacco taxes as security. type of "hion" dog. The modern opposed to the encouragement or formerly held the manor. The ington Conference will offer her He is said to have remarked that Pekingese may not be the same were eccentricity in the breed.fields in the neighbourhood were unequalled opportunity to secure China's procrastination on this kind of animal; but in appearance But to the Cuius of to-day breed once the chief practising grounds fatare co-operation with other loan will give the concrete evid and characteristics it is a tinging, i would appear, is almost for the City archers, the best shot Pacific Powers. We interpretence necessary for an internation- peer for the lion dogs of old. In dead, 200 Vary talerzor dogs are of whom was entitled the "Duke Lord Northcliffe's statements as al control of China's finances. Europe the Fezingesa e 100 often sold to nasuspicious and ignorant of Shoreditch. This explains a only friendly advice to the re- unfsuly trestau. Overted, under- Į Europeans. Mr. Collier relates prayer in the "Foor Man's Peti presentatives of the Japanese exercised, the toy of the vulgar | the following:

The story 1stion," of 1603, that the king should press to ponder over the inevitable

centuries AGO.

was Isider earlier.

and elephants. ́alter inese, Uriginally the toy breeds are records Tha traveler, "were perversions; but the genius of brought the lions. These beasts Cutti bas Bucceeded in are small and stort in budy, they producing perversion" which

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rich, it rouses 12 the stranger current in Peting of the much-not make the good Lord of effects of any confict in the the opinion that Lord Northcliffe's something of the saimesity which prized European pes of the Im-Lincoln Duke of Shoreditch, Pacific on the British family of remarks may be interpreted as a abould be directed to the owners perial browd which was stolen The "good old "Ditch," as it is nations, some of which border on warning in the effort to bring who misuse it. It is feally one of and ultimately redeemed from a playfully styled by 'Arry, the Pacific and are as interested home to the British public the Team pluckiest, bardiest, and nost | Chiness owner. It was proved possesses some literary interest, as Japan and the United States real dimensions of the problem Imtiful breeds vi aog: 20 15 on investigation that the cherish-besides & famous connection within the preservation of peace on its and an attempt to clear the at- Astonishingly load of exercise,ed treasure had casogea naude Shakespeare's actors. It was the shores."

mosphere, which is absolutely essential for the success of ine mud has few faults,

at the Lung Fu Yen, dog-cheap first London home of the hapless A WARNING TO BRITAIN, TOO. Z'uese faste aze brought out in') indeed si about sevenpence." Chatterton.

The editorial concludes with Washington Conference.

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