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The Telegraph.

HONOKONG, 9th August, 1922.

THE LONDON CONFERENCE.

committee

Finance Ministers, but apparent ly it is anticipated that this com-

as to give her a big claim to consideration.

the further facts that the taxation burden in the United Kingdom is at least an large as that in the most heavily-bardened of the Allied countries, and that hoa-

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ROUND THE TOWN..

(By "Gadabout,") In spite of an unsettled Satur- day and Sunday, the weathar managed to clear up a bit for

There is not much to

THE TYPHOON.

Ship's Thrilling Experience. (From Our Own Correspondant.) -

Shanghai, August 9. The as. Andre Esbon has left.

{board" foreign excursionists who

The British Wai-bai-wei has withdraw c Premier rightly drew attention to quarantine restrictions against the holiday-makers on Monday for Hongkong after being for it

Hongkong.

this 'Colony on a bank holi-hours at Woosung, waiting for

the typhoon to pass over. \ day and we have to content

The as. Ningabin is "here from The Kwong Tab, from Shang- ourselves with our ordinary, Poatoo undamaged. She had on bai, passed five floating dead every-day-

Teanis pleasures. bodies North of the Lammock's.

seemed to be napao at most clubs | on Saturday and Sunday, but the report that on Sunday they spent a night of terror directly in the Four fresh cases of plague were Indian Recreation Club managed path of the typhoon To aD- dreds of thousands of Britishers reported yesterday, one of which to get off their twice-postponed chors were put out with seventy- are being supported by the Ex- has proved fatal. There was also tournament without any interrup five fathoms of chalo, and the ebequst, while France has few a fatal case of diphtheria sad tion. from the Clerk of the engines were going all night to unemployed. The question of war one non-fatal case each of small-Weather, and a very enjoyable prevent the steamer from drifting.

afternoon it was, too. The equrts|

Fax and enteric fever.

dried up a bit by Monday and

ARMED FOREIGN ROBBERS.

Escapade at Shanghai,

debts in general does not seem to have been specifically dealt with In the Supreme Court this devotees of tennis made up for at present, but it is difficult to see morning. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, on the two lost days. Some spent behalf of members of the Bar, the holiday at Happy Valley and how this matter can be ignored congratulated Mr. Justice Wood Fanling, whilst others deported in the discussion. In relation to with regard to the "happy event themselves in the briny at the taking action against Germany, which bad occurred in his Lord. various bathing beaches. Talking who he was disposed to think ship's family. His Lordship ex-about bathing, there was a little

at Repulse Bay. (From "Our Own Correspondentį. had not done badly, Mr. Lloyd wife and himself.

pressed thanks on behalf of his excitement

Three members of the lair sex,

Shangbai, August 9. George adopted the test of” what!

all dressed up and looking very Harold Kay, a river policeman, it was likely to produce.". This, Last week's return of notifiable nice, got into a sampan. Thay F. W. Davis and in the main appears to be the diseases shows that there were pushed off from the shore but foreigner not yet caught, with

did not got Forg far out Eve

Chinese, armed, entered which, considering all Foochow Road, and impersonated

rational procedure.

It

emphasises once mers the of authoritative information cerning Germany's resources.

13 asses of plague (19 fatal), two

to also cases of diphtheria (one fatal),

one other

need two cases of paratyphoid fever things, rather lucky. There the police robbing people of con- (none fatal), one fatal case of was fairly decent sex running money, clothing and opium.

enteric fever and one non-fatal at the time and, not being ex.

sailors, perienced case of enteric fever. There were mariners soon got into difficulties. two deaths due to influenza.

the fair

SHANGHAI RICKSHA

STRIKE.

The waves were catching thei Help for Swatow.

frail craft broadside oo. One Very great interest is being dashed over them, giving them a There will be nothing but public taken in "The Greatest Question", good wetting, and the next caught approval for the prompt manner the remarkable film (one of D. W the boat fairly and squarely and 3,000 Coolies Cease Work. in which the Hongkong Govern-Griffith's most famous produc-overturned it They were not ment has tendered assistance to tions) which is being shown at the far enough away from the shore From Our Own Currespondent.) the distressed people of Swatow Coroast just now. It tackles for there to be any danger_sod.

Shanghai, August 8. and there will be general pleasure very big subject-the fascinating except for a ducting, they were The coolies employed by the at the news which was contained conjecture of the chances of a little the worse for their ad-Star Ricksha Company are 00 in the Government's letter which life after death-in a very big venture.

strike. The Company operates we published yesterday that the way.

-13,000 of the 8,000 rickshas in the threatened food and waterfamine

endorsement

...

BASEBALL AT SHANGHAI.

From Our Own Correspondent.}

Shangbai, August 9.

A baseball carnival is taking

has been averted at least for the In connection with the report, Person Ordinance that the Legis-

What's this Registration of Settlement. present. No one would wish to which од appear another

lative Council want to put over see the terrors of the typhoon page of to-day's issue. itself added to for want of con-tating that the residents of us Dow? Under the new scheme With unusual celerity the sideration by neighbouring ports Cheung Chow have decided to Fou've got to state your house and anything that can be done build an Assembly Hall for the and business telephone numbers. Inter-Allied Conference now sit-by our Government to alleviate island, it is interesting so record and if you have no telephone st ting in London arrived at a deci- the distress and suffering of the that the plans have been prepared home you have to give the nom sion on the proposal submitted survivors will have the hearty and gratuitously presented by her of the nearest telephone. The have to of the general Mr. A. G. Hewitt, architect, who Government ought by the French Premier, although public. Private generosity is also has built several modern bung thought of that when those experts place here. with the Meiji there was ZE abundance of coming well to the fore and it slows on the island during the were here. Hanged if I can see University Fort Mille team from material for discussion. The is encouraging to note that the past few years.

how it's going to be done. If

Manila, Peking Marines and you haven't a phote in the decision, bowever, only refers the British and Chinese commercial

the Yamaguchi Higher Normal communities are very actively Oar Hongkong youngsters have, calling on

house do they expect you to start. proposal to a

| College. of and generously interesting through force of circumstances.

your neighbours- themselves in the good work to miss a good many of the joys until you discover which of the a sort of house-to-house canvass→→→ Yesterday's Canton Times con- that thrill the juvenile beart in tained a very well-worded appeal other lands. The nearest they dwellers ja your district is HEAT WAVE IN JAPAN. mittee will not take long to agree to the inhabitants of the City to get to a circus is a performing fortunate, or unfortunate, enough| as the cable speaks of its report do all that they could to assist, mankey in the streets. Most of to have one of these adjuncts to to be feared them have never had a glimpse ohr spare evenings for a week. I civilisation? Why, if will fill in being submitted to the conference though it is

Factories Suspending, that organisations bave been or a "Zoo" even but Kowloon in a day or two. M. Poincare so greatly disturbed owing to Theatre management are provid. can see the Bill will be awfully

Shanghai, August 7-There expressed a wish for his proposal the recent fighting that it will ing the nez: best thing just now popular. Anyhow, if it does come has been a great heat wATE OFER Japan and the hinterland of to be kept secret," as it evident be extremely difficult to get any in the shape of a wonderful to pass that we here to comply North Chins, for weeks the Lem- ly has been, sincy Reuter makes thing like a concerted movement, animal adventure serist called with these particulars about cor

even for the cause of charity."The Jungle Goddess," the third nearest phone, it wouldn't be aperature averaging over 100 in The

The sympathies of all base and fourth episodes of which are bad idea if all those with tele the shade, white for several days expression to be kept secret undoubtedly gone

O to the being shown to-day and to phones is their houses put a card it was 115 at Tientsin and Peking. not only stimulates' curiosity, but native population of Swslow-morrow. It is & fascinating film, in their windows: "Telephone bere have been numerous cases No. 7734. or whatever the num-of prostration and mentalderange- raises a capital question of policy which stien de 39 anys full of thrills and so splendidly ber might be. Beg pardon, Misz, meat in Japan, where many Perhaps the French Premier was astrous earthquake ever recorded to everyone who sees it.

years ago from the most dis, photographed, that it will appeal 7734 Central. I should have factories are suspending work referring only to the short inter-in this particular part of Chins.

said. The authorities apparently owing to the best. The workers

Jof Fukushima want to know what we can be

an important val before the committee reports: Efe witnesses of the present to keep the proposal wrapped in years for Swatow to regain commensurate with what they expect emergency, Say you're a bit offed a tea per cent. reduction in damage estimate that it will take to see that those efforts are com-called upon to do in a period of Japanese silk centre, bas request

no mention of its term.

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mystery for longer would need soma reason, of the strongest kind to justify It

While M. Poincare was re

plete normality: it should be the in the way of trade. business of us all to lessen that! period as much as possible.

A European Y..M.C.A.

an acrobat in your spare time, then probably you would be want ed to help in the event of a lamp lighters' strike in Kowloor.

* •

As will be seen in another part of to-day's issue, the local Y.M.C.A. ticent regarding his proposal, he Germans in Canton.

Directors have decided to erect a Did you see that little bit about! Our readers were spoke a considerable length in

doubtless big building on the Kowlooo side, the P.W.D. twenty-five years ago vary interested yesterday to the purpose of which will be to in the Telegraph on Saturday? support of it, and the purport of read the remarks of & Telegraph give Europeans a Y.M.C.A on The writer tells 139 that his statemente zuzgaste that he special correspondent in Can-similar, yet better, lines than was they appear like "emali globules

&

wages, ous of sympathy with the employere, some of which are on the verge of bankruptcy owing to - trade depression. Reuter,

PRINCE ON HIS TOUR IN THE EAST. The Prince of Waise on the

PEKING POLITICS.

Movements of Ministers. Peting. has advanced drastic kind of on

the subject on

of the enjoyed here before the War. of jelly which spend their lives,

August 8th.--Ko ascendancy of things Germso It has always struck us as being in оле monotonous round of Ling-wei arrived in Peking last scheme, of is seeking to obtain in Canton. It has been known something of an anomaly that seizing and destroying all with night. All the Cabinet Members priority for France, perhaps both for months past that Canton was ever since the rooms on the which they come in contact attended a dinner given by Wang As the French Premier desired being well supplied with German top floor of tbe Alexandra They seem to have thought pretty Chung-basi at the Kuo Wa Yosa Closed do wa highly of the P.W.D. in the "good last night. Wang Chung-husi secrecy, it may be that he has goods, but it came as a surprise Buildings were

to us to learn that the Chinese Hongkong-

has bad

no old days." I was chatting with attended the Ministry of Educa- hit upon a new device. If such were asking for them is pre-Y.M.C.A. facilities for Europeans one of the old China bands the on this morning, afterwarde is not the case, the probability is ference to other foreign goods. although for the Chinese there other day and I gathered that he meeting other Ministers at the that his proposal runs on the Of course, the explanation, or a has been very active catering. thinks as much of them to-day as Cabinat Office. Parliament meets

large part of it, is undoubtedly to It has been known for some time that scribe who wrote for the this afternoon-Beuter. lines already adumbrated by

be found in the fact that German past that the Y.M.C.A. antborities Telegraph a quarter of a century the inspired French Press. goods can be sold much bad big sum of money in hand ago. But as the old hand was a such as the control of German cheaper at the present time to be devoted to such a purpose sailor and perhaps seldom comes inances. perhaps including even than other. foreign goods, though as that how under way and it was ashore, his opinion doesn't count

as our correspondent points out, only a question of being able to for very much, and maybe the 1st. nit. paid a call on the Prime the administration of business there will undoubtedly be some secure suitable site before other would change his mind if he Minister at 10, Downing-street. undertakings, and also deliveries disappointment among the native operations were commenced.

In could see the Colony to-day, with There had been an understand- in kind, supplementary, it is to dealers when they all discover obtaining splendid alte fine motoring roads in all direc-i be presumed, to those provided that the German firms are not next to the Kowloon Post Office tions, the reclamation scheme ing between them that his Royal disposed to accept anything but the Directors are to be con well under way and the rapid Highness would pay this visit for by the Wiesbaden agreement-sterling in payment of their gratulated, more especially as development generally that is and have a chat about his travels with Mr. Lloyd George, who bad In spite of the fact that they have had the As to priority. France receives bills.

wisdom taking place. But talking about German goods are selling well, we to choose Kowloon as the the reclamation scheme, why do already, on the Prince's return, very substantial preference in are not in the least down-hearted venue. The Peninsula is rapidly they choose the busiest time preased his keen interest in the point of amount regarding the and neither need be a07 British growing and there are abundant of the day to blast Z0Aர distribution of reparation pay-firm or anybody else. Trade in indications that before very many the roadway? On Monday the past has lived because of com-years have passed Kowloon will afternoon they were trying to mente, and she has also been petition and we are confident that become one of the most important, dynamite a big stone which lay accorded priority in date in re- British commercial interests are if not the main, residential and only a foot or two from the path, bathing beach at North Point spect of certain, funds received just as able to-day to compete for business districts of the Colony. Something went wrong and the some days when the tide is out, from Germany. With regard to business as they always have been. There is no need to argue the de-charge didn't explode apparently, only its of a different nature. It's

If they are not, then they must sirability of European Y.M.C.A. for I noticed the stone a few a pily some of those sharp stones ⠀ a general priority in the latter

expect to go to the wall The best-the urgent need of such an hours later still intact. I should, can't be covered up or removed. sense, it is difficult to see how man wins in business just as in institution bas been apparent. have thought a dangerous job But perhaps they can. Judging France, snormons 18 were her anything else and in the long rau We are sure that all residents, like that would have been better by the large number bathing most sacrifices, can reasonably expectį

we shall doubtless attain the sad especially those who live in carried out, say, in the early days, the PW.D.'s efforts position to which we will have Kowloon, will welcome the new hours before many people are appreciated, but I one arí

Lloyd George quoted indepen-efforts. It is up to all Britishers fullest su5COST.

blasting, there is much at the improvement.

the

Prince's experiences. Prince stayed for an hour.

The

the Allies to agree to this. Mr.become entitled by reason of our scheme and wish for it the about. And, again, talking about directions there is N