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TAI LEE CHAN

Established 1934. --

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and SUNDRY HARDWARE

Telephons 1993.

·119. Jaresis Street

THE EASTERN SUPPLY CO.

General Contractors, House sad Offer Fyrnádom, Ship Upholsterers and Painters,

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CHRONOMETERS, CLOCKS, WATCHES AND NAUTICAL

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PHOTOGRAPHER

THE HONGKONG TEKEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1993.

BRITISH INDIA

Steam Navigation Company,

Limited.

(APCAR LINE)

The s. s. "EGRA

(16 knots; 5108 tons gross)

left Singapore on the afternoon of the 21st. Instant, and arrived here on the 25th, idem.

She will be despatched to-morrow, 28th. June, for SINGAPORE via AMOY.

The "EGRA" is one of the Company's up-to-date steamers, carrying 46 First class and 39 2nd. Saloon Passengers, all accommodated amidships with sumptuously fitted up cabins, etc., Dining, Music and Smoking Rooms.

FOR PARTICULÁBS REGARDING FREIGHT & PASSAGE Apply to

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MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO,

Agents.

TEL. 2377.

SEMINOFF RETURNS.

No. 8, Rose Terrace, Nathan Road,

Kowloon. Phone K7%

Developing, Printing & Enlarging Undertaken. Modern Photography, Up-to-date Studio.

HIRE YOUR CARS

from the

DRAGON MOTOR CAR

CO., LTD.

TOURING AND SEDAN CARS FOR HIRE.

PROMPT SERVICE.

CAPABLE CHAUFFEURS.

REASONABLE RATES.

GARAGES IN HONGKONG AND KOWLOON.

Telephones HONGKONG 482 and 3552,

KOWLOON K.226.

JAPAN COAL

AND

GENERAL IMPORTS AND

EXPORTS

AGENTS FOR :-

THE MIT UBISHI MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE CO. THE OSAKA MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE CO.

MITSUBISHI SHOJI KAISHA

(MITSUBISHI TRADING CO., LTD.)

HEAD OFFICE:-TOKYO

No. 14, PEDDER ST., HONGKONG.

Tokyo, June 26-Seminof ar. rived on the Empress of Russin this morning and asked permission to land for a few weeks' rest care

Permission was refused and he is proceeding to Shanghai-Reuter.

TENNIS LEAGUE.

"A" DIVISION.

C.R.C. v° C.S.C.C.

ground, lust to C.S.C.C. 45 games C.R.C., playing on their own

against 51.

"B" DIVISION, C.5.C.C. v Club de Recreio.

C.S.C.C. best the Club de Recrem

JAPANESE PRINCE ILL. by El games agaical 38.

Tokyo, June 20-Prince Higashi Fushimi is seriously ill. but his condition is not regarded a critical. -Keuter.

THE SHANTUNG COM- MISSION.

Peking, June 26--The Sino- Japanese Shantung Commission held its initial meeting at the Waichiaope this morning.— Reuter.

EARLIER SPECIAL

TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Chen Porre-pondent.)

SHANGHAI BOMB EXPLOSION.

Shanghai, June W. Two persons were injured by a bumb explosion at the Kinking Kond theatre, the second in month. Threatening letter had been received.

B

JUDGE LOBINGIER'S CASE,

Shanghai, June 26. The U.S. Consulate has been off cially antified that Judge Lobiogier has been exozerated.

SHANGHAI BASEBALL.

Shanghai, June 95. Shanghai best the Californian visitors by 43 at huseball.

TOM GUNN IN COURT.

Shangbai, June 26.

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COMPETITION ON THE

YANGTZE.

Hard To Pay Coal Bills.

on river steamers actively cam- Bankow, June 13.-With faur-

peling for the upper Yangtze trade} between Ichang and Chungking. not counting Standard Oil and Asistic Petroleum bosta on the Holidge and Smith C.S.C.Cand passenger fares is causios same run, a big slamp în freights beat Ribeiro and Norahs -5, beat concern among the shipping com- 'Conceicao and Prata 9-3, hast to

panies. Some depression was ex- Ribeiro and Silta 4-7,

Dicted with the feverish fost increase

of crack steamers heat on

the upper Yangtze, the best fleet baving been strengthen. ed by shippers of various nation- libginalities, such as America. British. Japanese, French and Chinese, but the reality is far worse than anticipated.

Shepperd and Clear Ribeiro and Noronha 17. Cervicao and Pratu 8 3. Bibeiro and Silvə 6-3.

Haynes and Duka bat and Noroba 7-3. beat Conceicke and Prata 9-2, Ist to Bibeiro and Silva 9-2.

THE LORD MAYOR'S 16 HOUR DAY.

Writing City History at Midnight.

"Do your best and don't worry, is a favourite axiom of Sir John Baddeley, London's | busy Lord Mayor, who recently told & Press représentative bow he gets through 16 hours' work a day.

It starts at 8 am, and finishes inear midnight.

The lump in freights is viewed optimistically by Chinese mer chapts of Hankow who are much encouraged in shipping Szechnen cargoes to Haskow with the pres- ent material reduction in freights. The Chinese presa bere says that this is a sign of better and more: bosiness with the rich province of Szachuen, whose enormous native products and produce could not; be easily brought to Backow markets through the gorges, be- cause of prohibitive freights,

The reductions in freight and passenger rates are sweeping The freight for a bile of cotton from Ichang to Übungking, for instance, was Taels 30 to 35. Now "First of all there is the corre-

it is Taels 4. with an additional spondence to be gone through, in discount. The three classes of conjunction with my secratary," [ Chinese cabins, passenger fares, he said. "Then come the court | bave been reduced from $90, 860, sittings, and all sorts of docu zad $30, to $30, $30, and $10. ments have to be signed there Foreigo cabins in most stemmers are sold at much cheaper rates were 100 or so to-day.

bafore, Meetings, follow, as, for in-than

although some stance, one this afternoon at 3 steamship companies still stick to o'clock and another at 5 p.m. their old TAKES.. Japanese with, after a quick dinner, a visit steamers offer their cabins to to the King Edward Institution foreigners at $60 only. whilej in the East. Late at night another companies charge. $130 for boor is invariably taken up in an Ichang-Chungking trip, or, | looking over letters, and ́l rarety | $200 for a round trip.

get to bed until nearly midnight. The present tendency in the Practically all my life I have | Upper Yangtis stripping situation worked long hours. To my early is that with thecontinual increase | days I got to my business place of sienmers on this line the prae- at the back the Bank at 9 a.m., | ent sharp competition may cause after being engaged to one place farther reductions. or another for so hour or two;| The Japanese are making and I used regularly to hear the sweeping sacriflegs in cutting Royal Exchanze chices at 9 p.m. down their freight from Tis. 3 to and contique working for an hour Tia. I per picul of cargo in most Jomer."

lines of businaka, * Even with this reduction in pricas, steamers can hardly get a full shipload of cargoes; too many steamers hav aing split the otherwise good [business into" smalt kloes' which An absorbing bobby has been can enrich none of them. A your his output of books treating of ago business was so attracáve fascinating phases of Oily his that the one British steamer is tory, the latest dealing exhaus.repoted to have paid for self in tively with Cripplegate,

The Lord Mayor finds recrea Tom Guan, the Cantonese aviation in his public duties added tor, was discharged with a caution to which he bas a taste for fishing, at the U. S. Court when charged and in past years has made with trafic violations.

namber of trips abroad.

JAPAN IN SIBERIA.

Withdrawal of Troops.

"VALET" Auto Strop Safety Razor"

THE STANDARD SET

Stone razze, 4 Sovet "Value" binder in shurakka saan Laneti wačnet tackma

The mand "Yalat” in Razors. Stron and Blades in Kaater pin pasune provinc

the Sam Saints Ram Ch. 197200, C, RL, Linen, Ex

THE SECRET OF AN EASY SHAVE hes in the sharpness of the razor blades. Valex blades are the sharpest in the world, but they would soon lose their edge if it were not for the automatic stropping de- vice which is the enential feature of the *Valet" AutoStrop razor. A feve strokes on the strop retain a perfect shaving edge on the blade for weeks and weeks.

APPETIZING

A healthy appetite is most desirable during the Summer wonthe. This can be eanly had by baving on your table, the most delicions and appetizing

DAW, SEN & CO'S MAJ ́R GREY or SWEET SLICED MANGO CHUTNEY, BOTH AT YOUR CHOICE.

Daw, Sen's Curry Paste of Powder are also a speciality. A carminativa dish, such as good Indian Curry, would do much good to the stomachs of those who drink freely of cold beverages in these hot summer days. Obtainable from ali compradore shops and the Universal Providers 1

one priced"

storea.

WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

SPECIAL VALUES

IN

LADIES' SUMMER VESTS.

LADIES' WHITE COTTO

VESIS

Low neck. No Sleeves.

$1.50 each.

LADIES' LIGHT WEICHT RIBBED COTTON VESTS 75 cents each. LADIES' COTTON OPERA VESTS

Size 36 to 42 ins. 90 cents and $100

"ADIES' COTTON : VESTS CROCHERTOP, NO SLEEVES 7.

0.5.

$2.50 $2.65 $2.75

LADIES' RIBBED COTTON

VESTS

V. NECK, NO BLEEVES. CROCHET: TOPS.

Size S.H. W

$1.75 $1.85

DO YOU SHOPPING AT WHITEAWAYS, THE STOKE FOR VALUE

ontrol of shipping

Anterican

the one sesson in the absence of trade io "zechuan will solvé This work alone comprised so many competitors, and sitnation. When conditions. about 200,000 words, all in his The representative of a leading profe and Szechuen begins to pouring: own writing, with inevitable feJapanese steamship company of its bountiful annual yield to the Navigation. visions which mešat wore writ tankow, said that at present the rest of the world, these, freighters (Robert The Japanese Consulate con-

ing For years his literary out. | bastuses is not large enough; to which are now being disinsed | Mackenzie firms Reuter as follows: The Japanese Government have decida has involved much expendi- cay even the coal bill every trip because of the slump and depres- Steem ture of midnight ail, with hours; Between Ichaug and Chungking, sion, will be kept busy in trans. Chins ed to withdraw all the Japanese on and spent silently at the derk, it takes about 100 tons of coal for porting cargoes in the Yang's Tenge troops from the Maritime Province besides which the work has a trip which costs Tia 18 a ton.|(Forgen. of Siberis by the end of October necessitated an immense amount Many stormers have found in There are "nearly” (20 Frei 1922. Suitable measures will be of research, with inquiries when advireble to reduce their sailinge stammeri ön the blcbang-Onung: taken for the protection of resid-ever odd half-hours were; to be "However, it is stated that the Eine ser most of whjoli bë ikt ent Japanese subjects.

stolen from busy dayi.

Exentual growth and expansion of long to f

companies. Those

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