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號七十弍月五英排等 SATURDAY MAY 27, 1922.

THE STRIKE.

THE FEREY SERVICE.

Awaiting News from Canton.

Suggestions for Improving

It.

London, May 26.

The Empress of Canada is dus here on the morning of May 31st. and will berth at Kowloon Wharf

WARRAN

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

DERBY PROSPECTS.

The Latest Betting. (Reuter's Service.)

The Derby betting is as follows:-4-1 galost St. Louis; 5–1 Captain Cattle: 6-1 Pondoland; 100-8 Tamar; 18-1 Craigan-to-day, at least so far as the gower; 25-1 Lord of Burghley.

Pondoland Lame.

London, May 26.- Newmarket announces that Pondoland was yesterday and to day walking with a list and is reported to be suffering from a boil on

There is no further strike news

negotiations for a settlement are: concerned. The Union's delegates are away at Canton, supposedly for the purpose of consulting the men on the owners' latest offer of

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CHAN'S RETURN.

Wu Pei-fu To Fight Sun

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A tradesman at Oxford or Cam- bridge never knows with whom Our

Canton he may be doing business-some states that according to a report We have received the following

His Excellency the Governor great name of the fasure possibly, from Wzichow. - Genies) Uban

appointed Sir,-As a season ticket-holder has

T. M. A former bookseller of Oxford King-dring: will scan réttra to

·Mr. letters for publication

the Star Ferry, may I have a Hazlerigg to act as Asistant kept all his correspondence with Canton for the parpone de f brief space to your paper to make Land Officer in addition to his postgraduates, suroria

suggestion regarding the service other duties. now being run *

Last evening, after office. I

Home from the pull might beha? Es Cast Ihn Cantobeer forceE interest in the future, and how he and rearranging the stations of far by collectors of autograph the various battalions. He will, A resident at the Fook Yuen letters. The bookseller has been dowever, neither take part in the

the "brodite' in

the off hind leg, with the result that the hock has filled. He walked a 50 per cent, increase for men went on to the Hongkong farty | boarding house in Connaught | well rewarded for his trouble; for (nertbørn expedition nor allemot slightly lams this morning but it is expected that this will be earning under $10 & mouth and awharf in the hope of getting Road Central has reported to the many of those letters have pass-to

remedied in a day or two.

land.

Mr. Sqly Joel, the owner of Pondoland, states that the horse did trotting exercise this morning and the trainer is quite satisfied with his condition. He will be in full work to-morrow.

Mr. Solly Joel later stated that Pondoland's prospects were good and that whatever beats him will win".

flat increase of $4.50 for all other

officials

suppress

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The place wa police that on Wednesday his ed to those desiring to possess Kwangsi. When they wont away Age ZUTOSS. Lingfield Course betting for the Derby is 51 against Pondo-mea.

room was entered and a sum of them. Those for which there was It is reported in Canton that yesterday, the delegates stated packed with a seething mob of

people all anxious to reach $600 stalen. There was only one

the keenest competition were Genaral Wu Pel-fu will personal- Kowloon. that they hoped to be back in

letters of the poet James Elroy ly lead an army to come down to Hongkong by the train arriving bost running, and the police and here this tiffin time, but it is

Kiangai and oppose Sun Yat- ferry the

His Excellency the Governor Flecker. had

sen's forces. doubtful whether they will have had time to convene a meeting of great difficulty in controlling has appointed, provisionally and

A Peking massage staten that the strikers to allow of their the crowd, the major portion of subject to His Majesty's pleasure. which comprised Chinese. There Mr. H. W. Bird to be an Un- arrival back so soon. Before the was a regular fight for seats, and official Member of the Legislative week-end passes over, there I greatly pitied the ladies who Council during the absence on should be further news. the

leare of the Hon. Mr. A. G. general opinion being that if the were in the crowd.

With everybody else, I realise Stephen. men are really made cogoisant of

the extreme difficulties which the what the owners have offered

ferry officials and the naval ratings have to face at this time.

TROUBLE IN BULGARIA.

Rumours of Communist Revolution.

Sofia, May 25.

While there are rumours of a Communist revolution at Sofia, this is semi-officially denied. The Government has begun an anti-they will vote to resume work. White-Russian campaign which its opponents maintain is intended

to placate the Communist and Balshevists following the discovery of an alleged plot of Russian refugee officers.

It revives pleasant memorias at a meeting in Paoting, it was of many failures to read that proposed that Li Yuan-hung be someone has at last guassed cor-made President: Tao Kwan ba rectly the height, weight and Vice-President; that the old girth of the Cheddar Cheese at Parliament be reconvened; that London. This Wa Per-fa be made Inspector of Simpson's in guessing competition has always Shantung and Hogan and that Passing through the Colony by teen almost as great an attrae Chan King-ming be appotated

We are glad to note that the Ther have been doing their the French mail Azay le Rideau.tion as the most excellent lunch Inspector · af· Kwangtung and

on bis way to Shanghai,

is the Duc de Talleyrand, tending it has always made it descendant of that astute hicister

The Government has ordered the expulsion of forty high Russian Commerce, though rather late in of the whole community. But

a the times of Napoleon and Louis troops in Bulgaris, who will be allowed to proceed to Constantinople. of the Hongkong and Canton What I suggest is that order will be expelled and Russians in Bulgaris will be repatriated/purpose of propagands in the restricted character, some special panied by Madame la Duchesse.

All Russian refugees whose conduct is dangerous to law and vernacular newspapers for the long as the service is of Vlll. The Duke is

officers, including General Koutepoff, the chief officer of the Wrangell the day, is arranging to make use they cannot do the impossible-who figured in French politics competitor is wrong in every. HONGKONG IMPORTS.

aa soon as possible.

ANGLO-IRISH DISCUSSIONS IN LONDON.

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-The Premier to Participate.

London. May 25. The Anglo-Irish conferences on the situation created by the Collins-de Valers pack began in London. At a lengthy informal meeting between Mr. Griffith and his colleagues and Mr. Churchill, the Dail Eireann President submitted the Provisional Governmen view of the Pact

Mr. Churchill subsequently reported the trend of the discussions at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Ireland presided over by

Mr. Lloyd George.

The Premier will preside at the conference between the British and Irish 20-ignatories to the peace agreement to-morrow, at which it is expected that Mr. Collins will be present.

EXCESS PROFITS DUTY.

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Chamber of Commerce Report.

interests of the owners, so that provision should be made for the men may have detailed in-season ticket-holders, who are a formation of the offers that have steady source of revenue to the A house at Parker Road was rectly is a labour of Hercules,

The fortnightly Price Carrent been made. Facts and figures, Company and ought not to be the scene of an armed robbers and is feat which is only we understand, will be succinctly squeezed out as they often last night, when a gang made successfully accomplished once and Market Report, published by stated in simple language. The are, by casual Chinese passengers their appearance on the floor and in a generation.

the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, states Telegraph bas on several occa-who are making a convenience of forced the two female inmates, at

Cotton Piece goods and fancy sions advocated the employment the ferry-boats. The fact that the point of a revolver.

Passion Week, says a Home |cotton goods.-There is a certain of this method.

has a season ticket is surrender their valuables. Jawall- sufficient to show that he needs to ery and money of the value of paper. has again, brought into amount of enquiry for faney goods the ferry regularly and $240 were stolen by the robbers, debate the question of Pilates and smail sales are reported of that jt is asential that one of whom was also armed with sentence; was is committed to bite brocades, coloured lastings

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writing?" Mr.J. P. R. Lysll, and lawas, &c. In most cases and dagger. get

student of occlesiastical ́manu-|batyers" floss of price, ang hapon Scripts, describes (in a booklet just flessly below home párities. Grayw Glamour of the Orient tinges issued from CopticHouse)aSpan- and whites are entirely neglected. this evening's Coronet Theatre ish discovery purporting to be Clearances are fairly satisfactory. Sabara which is judgment delvered against Jesus, Cotton Yarni-We--ars" again attraction, staged partly in the great desert in the governor's own words. Mr. faced with fresh disturbanomat wastes and partly in gay Cairo Lyall, while giving publicity to Washow which compelled soms Louise Glaum has a notable role the document, practically denies of the merchants there so close loon Theatre is showing an ex-Maseum is a French version of for safety, in consequence of in the leading park The Kow its genuineness. In the British their shops and come down here

cellent Paramount picture of the judgment, said to have blob's reaction has taken place- circus life, Under the Top," been found in an old marble vase and the volume of basiness bas featuring atbletic Fred Stons.

at Aquila in the 13th. century. been on a limited scale. Prices But there seems no conclusive have declined about $3 per bale Senhor Cerveira de Albuquer-evidence that Pilate ever com- and market closes with a quiet que. Castro bas returned to the mitted to writing that most tragic tendency. Quotations are:--No. 10s $150/178. No 12m $162/182. Colony after nearly a year's holi- sentence in history.

No. 16s $190/18. No. 20s $195/220. Sir. The travelling public has day in Portugal, and has resumed

Arrivals 5,300. Shipments 100. been very patient regarding the charge of the local Portuguese reduced ferry service now operat-Consulate. Senhor Albuquerque, When the Queen visits Wool Salas 2,000 bales.' Unsold stock ing between Kowloon and Hong-who is & native of Oporte, was wich to open a new wing of the 13,000 bales. Bargains 12,000 kong, and as a Kowloon resident transferred to Hongkong last British Nursing Home she may bales.

wish to suggest that the time year from Japan, where he had possibly have her attention called London, May 26

has come for this problem to behaen resident for many years. seriously taken in hand.

Everybody with whom I have

Ferry Service Interrupted. Work in the harbour is pro- ceding satisfactorily and, apart from the Kowloon ferry service, fro. Cannot an occasional ferry- the effects of the strike are not boat, at the most pressing times of Bot Kowloon the day, be reserved for ticket. trying holders? Or, at least, when there very apparent. residents have had twenty-four hours. Yesterday are crowds waiting, cannot first afternoon one of the ferry boats preference be given, to those who collided with a lighter, as a resul: are regular patrons ?

I make these suggestions in no which both lighter And

The spirit of criticism but only to help ferry were damaged.

Was ferry bost

of get an improved service for The Court of Appeal has decided that the third part of the commission and sbortly after-business people.

Enclosing my card, Fourth Schedule of the Finance (No. 2) Act of 1915 does not provide wards one of the other boats

Yours etc.

TICKET-HOLDER. for the appreciation of such capital assets as a rubber estate by stopped running. The result wa growth and, in calculating the percentage standard by reference to that during the busiest time of which the profits are calculated for the purposes of Excess Profits the afternoon-between four and Hongkong, May 27, 1972. Duty, the capital of estate owners must not be taken to be increased six o'clock-there was only one by money spent on maintenance or development.

Important Decision Regarding Rubber Estates.

COUNTY CRICKET. "

London, May 26.

The Champions Lose Points.

At Lord's Essex won on the first innings against Middlesex. At Nothingham, the home team beat Warwick by nine wickets. For the winners John Gunn, in the first innings, scored 150.

At Cambridge. Yorkshire beat the University by nine wickets. At Bath, Surrey bea: Somerset by 221 runs.

of

put

bost running and the congestion and delky were rather trying. Two boats were eventually at work.

This morning there was only one boat runcing nearly eight o'clock, when it went out of commission, leaving Kowloon folk stranded on that side of the barbour. Men coming

up

till

Another Idea.

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Woollens. There is no change to the fact that similar visits to report and until conditions in have been made in earlier daya, interior becomes more settled we sistes a writer in a London paper. cannot look for any improvement A play for young-old men, for Fxactly 22 years ago Queen in the market. "At Manchester, Lancashire beat Leicestershire by four wicket.to business endeavoured to obtain talked on the subject agrees that

sampans, but there was such & the naval and other men have old-young men, and for girls of all Victoria visited the wounded man Raw Cottons-A couple of 100 In the winters' first incings, Makepeace mado 169 and Jas. Tyldesley rash on these that the bite price bean doing fine work, which is cos is" When We Were Twenty from South Africa who were balsa of Indian cottons were sold 112,not out.

want to a premiam. The ferry much appreciated. It looks, One, the Jesse D. Hampton being nursed at the Herbert $32/33. Market firm but there is service was entirely suspended however, as though something Pathe photoplay in which H. B. Hospital; and 19 years ago King|0o available stock for sale... until nearly ten o'clock, when one has either been done to the boats Warner is starred at the World Edward and Queen Alexandra Indian descriptions at $27/35.. boat came on, soon followed by

or that they are extremely diffi-Theatre. The cast chosen by the weat to open a new department Chiness Staple $34/42 per picul second. With no other ferry cult to handle. One thing we director, Henry King, to inter of the same institution Wool Metals-No. businessdoing at work, the Star ferries are pack know they are always going out pret the story on the screen is swich, indeed, is Royaliz seversi Flour Market Report.-Stock:

Quota ed every trip and the crossing of of commission.

very strong one. Claire Ander-ways, the Military Academy, the Ahpat 1,400,000 sacks. the barbour is at times so excit

Now, air, when public utility son is to Maxine Elliott's role, Artillery Theatre, and, of course, American Patent, $3.80 services are seriously interfered Christine Mayo in Constance the Dockyard and Arsenal having per sack; American Birsight. experience.

with it is surely up to the Gollier's, and James Morrison in each in turn had that favoured $2.75 per sack: American Cut off, authorities to sa what can be Arnold Daly's. dove. If these Star Ferry bosts can't be handled," why cannot arrangements be made for the use

RUBBER RESTRICTION.

Anglo-Dutch Co-operation.

The Hague, May 26. A Dutch official is visiting London to request the British Governing ment to discoss with the Colonial Office the question of an agrée- ment between the Dutch Indies and Straits Settlements rubber- growers for the restriction of production. It seems that restriction is only a question of some motha.

THE ENGINEERING DISPUTE.

Union Feeling the Finch.

London, May 26.

Tha A. E. U. has decided to call a National Conference of delegates at York on Jaue 2. The decision is due to a financial strain on the Union in consequence of the protracted nature of the lock.out.

EXPLOSION AT AUSTRIAN MUNITION FACTORY.

Heavy Casualty List.

Vienna, May 26.

DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

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word bestowed upon it. At the $2.80 per sack; Shanghai Flour, Royal Dock of Henry VIIL's day $3.65 per sack; Australian No. 1,

great man-of-war Harry $2.85 per sack,

the Yesterday morning the Japan Grace de Diet was built in 1512

ess cook of the M.B.K. conlyard

of the big naval and military mees at Yaumati was awakened sad here 40 years later the launches? These could be easily by a knock at the kitchen door same old hulk was burnt, to the run by the men who are now and, thinking that it was his distress of the entire nation. running the ferries and with five assistant returning for the day's

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Sugar.-Market declining. Saltpetze. -Bellera firmness has checked the sales.

News in To-day's New Advertisements.

A European flat is to let in

extraordianry general

A European Race or six such craft wvailable, traffic work, be opened it and instantly

could be coped with Another there rushed into the premise John Jones is not only a com- There is to be a European boat idea I bave is that the Gover

beld him mon name, but it is common to a race in the Dragon Boat Festival ment should commandeer the by the

of scruff

the number of famous men. Connois- this year. The race, an invit Hunghom and Taumati ferry neck. He shouted for help and seure bave their Joha Jones in Wantsai Gap Road.—Page 4. ation to take part in which has launches and run them with nays! the robbers took panis and fed, mortalised in the Victoria and been sent to local rowing clube, men. The two ideas might, în fact, is not to be a dragon boat race, be worked together, the boats to leaving by the entrance into Albert Museum, which has just meeting of Mears. Wm. Powell,

Reclamation Street.

compiled an elaborate catalogue Ltd., is to be held on June 7cb.- however, but a gig race over a run between the public píar st)

of his bequest of 'Louis furniture Page 4. mile course, from the A. P. C. Kowloon and Blake Pier.

It is now reported that 20 were killed and 250 injured in the boy to the Ming Yuen Gardens. It is a shame that a strike like explosion at Blaman, Lower, Austria (see Earlier Cables), due to Ordinary thirty-foot, six-cared this should interrupt public ser- ignition of picric acid at the dynamite factory. Enormous damage gigs will be used and clubs willvicas, and I esy it is the Govern- was done.

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS LOAN.

Underwriters Left with 98 per cent.

London, May 26. The underwriters of the Straits Settlements £4,200,000 loan have been left with 98 per cent. of the loan, which is quoted at 131⁄2 points discount.

SIR ERIC GEDDES AS DIRECTOR.

London, May 25. Bir Erio Geddes has been elected Director of the Dunlop Robber Company,

(Other Telegrams on Page 2)

sapply their own craft. A prize went's duty to make better will be offered. Those clubs arrangements than there now which intend entering for this are. This morning there were event should communicate with no ferries running and many had Mr. F. P. R. James, P. W.D., by to come across in sampans,

Yours etc. 5 p.m. on Monday.

KOWLOONITE. Hongkong, May 27th, 1921.

ANOTHER HONOUR FOR STE EDWARD FEARCE,

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to that institution. Beginning The .. Hoang, a new Indo, his career as a tailor in Waterloo-China bost, saila for Calcafta on place, Mr. Jones made a big for June 2nd.-Pago 4. tane, and spent half of it in col Raincoate and umbrellas, aro lecting furniture and bric-a-brac advertised by Wa Powell, Ltd. News was received yesterday which, by his will, came into pos--Page 7 that the Chinese Government has session of the museum just 40 You owe it to your wife to in- conferred upon Sir Edward years ago. A condition of the be sure yourself Pale 4. Pasrce the 4th class order of the quest is that it shall not be New Columbia fecords have Chisho, and upon this addition separated and scattered over the been received by Anderso The Festival takes place this

to his receat honours the com-building, and in this condition the Page 34 year at the Ming Yuen Gardens,

munity will join us in contestator has handicapped the on Wednesday, May 31st. The

gratulating him: It is a well, custodiana, since his collection, Chinese. Committee will be as-

merited recognition of service, while not complete in itself, sisted by Lieut. Bayley, RN..

andz zemization that So Far might be greatly enriched by Commissioned Warrant Officers Visitors to the Zoological. Gar-ward's work has been so much in combination with others. But McGrain and Jenkinson and Mr. den last year numbered 1,386, the Interests of the Chinese is eternal credit is that he rvs- Cued a vast wealth of fine work F. P. R. James and Mr. F. H. 745, the third last in the His populace sa of the foreign Dilloo, of the P. W.D.

N, C&D.-M., MƐny 20%-

from the Revolution. tory of the sole

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