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SATURDAY,

1923. MARCH 10,

日三廿月正

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UNHAPPY CANTON.

RHINE RAILWAY QUESTIONS.

Holland and the Ruhr Coal.

(Reuter's Service.)

Paris, March 9.

Berlin, March 9.

General Shum Defies

Dr. Sun.

Affairs are still in a very!

MAIL DELIVERIES.

New Hongkong Arrangementi

It is motifed that the Post-

This

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THEATRICALS.

Interview With Mr. W. E. Holloway-

Mr. W. E. Holloway, partner:

MOTOR CAR

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MOTOR CYCLE IN HARBOUR.

Two Men Get a Dipping.

A peculiar accident, with its

--Central 9930.

HONGKONG'S. FINANCES

balance on the latter date stood

the

Balance Again "Increased.

The Goretta contains par tiou A message from Essen says the French and Belgians have unsettled state at Canton, writes master-General is arranging for and manager of the Courtneidge amusing aspect, occurred on the lars of the Colony's revenue and agreed to share the coal seized in the Ruhr equally. The passage of a correspondent there, and mush the issue of forms which will Holloway London Dramatis Com- Praya last evening when a motor-penditure for the period from

centres in the act-enable any person to have his mell paoy, who arrived in Hongkong cycle and side-car, occupied by January 1st to November 301 al trains from the Rahr to Holland has been suspended, Holland interest"

from s two meo, ran over the seawall 1922. These show that the and Germany refusing to pay the coal tax to the French and Belgians.ivities of the Kwangsi General, matter delivered to an accredited yesterday afternoo0

successful season in Singapore, into the harbour. Negotiations on the subject are proceeding between Paris, Brussels Shum Hung ying, who, instead representative.

accorded an interview, this morn- It appears that the machino, at $10,824,999, as against $10 741,- of removing his foices from and the Hague.

A fee of $2 s-year will be London, March 9. Canton, is considerably ib.

Telegraph.

purchased by a son of Sir Robert) The revenue for the eleven No agreement has yet been reached between the British and creasing them. He now has two charged for a certificate for the toatepresentative of the Harley Davidson, had just been 851 on October 31st

Mr. Holloway had spent a good | Ho Tung, who had it out on ajmonths totalled $20,385,55%, com-. French Governments with regard to the French use of the railways battalions at the old President's reception of mail matter.

certificate

the will lapse on

many years before the war in trial spin, being coached by a pared with_$15,877,659_for four an Koon Yum 31st December of in the British occupied zone, but it is hoped a plan drawn up Palace,

the year South Africa and came out East European from Messre. Shewan, same period in the previous year, by Generals Godley and Payot will be ratified, whereby the French Shan Hill and three on White in which it is issued unless

with Mr. Matheson Lang ten Tomes and Co. It had just come the chief increases being a will enjoy approximately an equivalent to what they had before Cloud Mountain.

renewed. The objects ara IWO-

years ago. He said: "I have on to the Praya from Chater million "dollars odd- on "land. they entered the Ruhr..

On the 7th. instant, General |fold :—

come to the conclusion that there] Road and was making towards sales and nearly three millions Shum called a meeting of all 1. Any person who has not is a very big field for theatrics the V.R.C. when, due to some in licences and interual revenue. commandars under his control,.. chop" can by means of a certi-enterprise ou a big scele in this cause of orber, it made straight For the month of November the the gathering taking place at his

with some for the seafront and dashed into incomings were $1,991,88 3; - as headquarters in the Arsenal. The ficate in the name of himself or country. It matter of removing his troops of an employee obtain mail matter difficulty that I induced Mr. the harbour. Fortunately, both against $1,660,005 for November trom Canton was discussed, bat or presentation of the certificate. Robert Courtneidge to join me men got free and were rescued of 1921.

and we set out to organise a by a launch, nana the worse for The expenditure for the elevad it was decided that no step ba 2. All persons who employ Company for production, as nest- their dipping. After paying some months came to $16,039,309 3. A cutlery manufacturer named Howard Montague Fogden taken in this direction until funds messengers to teteh their letters, ly as possible, on the model of the boatpeople to fish out the ma- against $13,639,782 for the cor Humphreys has been remanded at the Guildal on bail of five hundred for the cost of the removal, total parcels, etc. will thus be given West End productions as travel chine, they departed in a motor- responding period in the previous pounds sterlingos a charge of offering toprocure morphine, cocaine and ling at least three lakhs, be forth-extra security.

hog conditions would permit car. heroin for a firm in the Far East. A detective said that it is alleged coming. It is said that other

Forms can be obtained at the And we took on this tour round Humphreys wrote to a firm in Japan on January 31 offering to sup important military matters were: ply the drags mentioned. The police found's great deal of corres also debated, but the nature of Enquiry Office, General Post South Africa and followed it up

with a visit to the East, largely} Office. They knew he had been these has been kept secret, pondence in his office, but no drugs. engaged in very large doals in prohibited drugs. Humphreys' anlicito submitted that this was not a case of a man selling drugs in London for immoral purposes. Humphreys had never dealt in drugs

Eagland, and the transactions had been perfectly open.

A message from Muenster states that the French occupied the tow of Kronenberg, near Elberfeld, this morning,

A LONDON DRUG PROSECUTION.

London, March、9.

REPLENISHMENT WHILST FLYING.

New York, March 9. Successful tests proving the possibility of furnishing necessaries Courist plane, weighing under a thousand pounds, which, hocked on To a trapez9-like contrivance, was lowered from a larger plans over

were made.

GIBRALTAR'S LEGAL POSITION.

:

WAS

in the nature of an experiment.

If it proves possible finaccially to run tours on this scale then we shall continue it.

DAY BY DAY.

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"Salute rites as a nice lorg letter protesting against the land- ing of high personages at Murray Pier, and he is moet auxious to see the next distinguished arrival

year, the main increases being in miscellaneous services and military expenditure. For the month of November, the dia- bursements were $1,909,746, ́85 against $1,021,389 for November, 1921.

SANITARY BOARD.

At Tuesday's meeting of the above Board, the President will

A rumour prevails that in view A Telegraph representative call. of the strong recommendation by ed on the Postmaster General, Mr. wa Pei-fa that he should be Ross, this morning, and obtained made Civil Governor in Canton, further particulars of the scheme. "Up to now we have been General Shum has decided to It is really experimental in doing extremely well, and we respect no orders from Dr. Sun character. There is no obligation hope to make a regular business until he is given that post. for angone to obtain these corti- of it. We have improved all the

It is reported that Yeung Sai-ficates, but the benefits and safe-fold ideas of giving leading part tonkeroplanes whilst flying have been made with an eighteen-too:/PRam, the Provincial Treasurer, guards offered by the proposed to almost the same people so as land at Blake Pier,

has tendered his resignation. system are manifest and it is to get the playa perfectly cast. Dr. Sun has instructed Ching hoped that this will be generally This Company, instead of having

| move :-" That the Board do all the leading parts played by Tia-tao to organise & Central realised.

Wo had intended to publish to-introduce by-laws embodying head whilst-flying at various altitudes. Altogether eight contact Bank and to issua notes of thef The system offers special ad one man or one woman, the part day some excellent photographe amendmenta specified in C.SO. face value of ten million dollars, vartages to two classes of the are divided and given to paople of the Races and other local No. 3311/1921 (exclosure 11) to who are physically and men- with the receipts of the Pro-public who receive registered orally

events, but owing to the pictures the existing -~ by-laws on the suited to understand vincial Treasury as security. insured mail or parcels, namely and play the part.

being spoiled in the process of importation, inspection, segrege- the Chinese and the big European etance among the men the leading reproduction we are unable to do tion, observation and slaughtering stores In the case of the former part is played by Claude Allister, o. We hope to publish them Ister, of animals and disposal of their the procedure has been that all eorze Zucco, Fred Fermain sud registered or insured matter myself. Miss Cherry Hardy and

The Medical Officer of Health aldressed to Chinese has only Miss Leslie Graham divide the

will move That where applica- been delivered on the addressee women's part. This gives you an from an interfering aunt to an closeta in a block of houses all sorts of annoying things tion is made to instal water using, in addition to his signature, opportunity of seeing plays as in earthquake, bestrew the honey- ander a single ownership, the the "chop" of an accredited firm London where people are chosen anon path of the happy hero Committee need not withhold its This practice has been a protec according to their suitability. tion for the Chinese themelves. We played a long season in who is portrayed in characteristic recommendation on the ground It is practically impossible to Bombay and Calcutta and have style by Bryant Washburn in only that no provision is made

"Why Smith Left Home," recognise a Chinese signature

for a separate water supply within ponies took place at the Jockey owing to the similarity in the one about 10 plays, I am screen version of the famous farce the cartilage of eacla bouse in the Club stables fast evening, being writing of the characters, and giving our first of light of that name which is being hlock for which water closets are

comedy in "The Man from Toron-screened at the Star Theatre in desired." conducted by Messrs. Hughes and Hough. The prices obtained were,

to," next an exciting and thrill-

Kowloon to-day and to-morrow, on the whole, rather low, some of great without a precaution of this Bat." I follow these up by what Ting American crook play "The the ponies going for the ridiculous character. The educated Chinese I think is one of the finest playe. sum of $5, whilst one (Old Mod have objected to what they consiAbraham Lincoln;" a breezy keyaurs) could not even findered a form of discrimination, B

drama "Ball-Dog, Drummond:" purchaser. The highest figure

London, March 9, The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has dismissed petition by Zaghiol Pasha for leave to appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court of Gibraltar under which he is now a political prisoner there. The Privy Council found that British law does not apply to Gibraltar, and on the contrary the laws remain the laws of the British garrison.

BRITISH VESSEL GOES ASHORE.

Melbourne, March 9.. The British steamer Mindini is ashore on Mellish Reef. Forty passengers and all hands bave been safety landed by the steamer Tokio Maru, which intercepted a wireless message ninety miles from the Mindini and proceeded to her assistance.

SPANISH PORT PLAGUE-INFECTED.

London, March 9.

Malaga has been declared plague-infected, and all operations being carried out by lighters.

Malage is a part of Southern Spain, and the exporting point

Well-known wines.]

EXPLOSION ON BRITISH WARSHIP.

of

Gibraltar, March 9. Two naval ratings have been killed and four injured by an explosion on the light cruiser Coventry. A court of inquiry is being held.

ANOTHER BANK SCANDAL.

Copenhagen, March 9.

A former high official of the Landmande Bank has been arrested on charges relating to the bank's balance shact.

in New York city since January 1st.

RACE PONIES.

Yesterday's Auction.

The usual annual sale of race

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the

element

successful

fraud

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of

obtained was $540 for Aviemore, age as it were of "servitude," "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray which was bought by Dr. Kew. represented by the compulsory and others. I think you will find

use of & 'chop"; and on the whatever other title plays wel Balow we give the principal other hand difficulties have arisen undertake the repertoire will be in the case of promineht Chinese

eales:

$5.

Gallowgate.-M. Soares, $95. Sacadura-Mr. Hidaka, $60. Boomerang Mr. Dowbiggin,

Royal Beauty.-Mr. Loo, $30. Royal Earl. Mr. Blason, $20, Scamperdale.-M. H. Hum. phreys, $80.

Red Ruin.-Ah Chan $20, Yubai. Chun, $30.

however.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

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News in To-day's

New Advertisements.

The Robert Courtneidge Com- How many are aware that Sir pany commence their season at residents who have no chopdually good.

The play we are doing on Walter Strickland's father was the Theatre Royal to-night

"Martin

the Page 4. "Abraham the Thursday. next,

original

"Tom Brown's) To let! Désirable three-roomed

to use. After consultation with

merce

Certain cargoes stored in the

the Chinese Chamber of Com-Lincoln, "was produced at the Re Madmin" of

the Postmaster-General{ has arranged for the issue of the pertory Theatre in Birmingham School Days," the boy who had furnished fist in Kowlooned

and it was brought to London as his study full of bedgehogs and Page 4. new forms, which should do away atop gap for two weeks. It rats, brought up a family of young The Easma Cabaret Concert with these objections.

proved such an extraordinary jackdaws in a cage outside his commences promptly at 9 pm. The forms are of a folder success that it ran for 800 nights.study window, tamed snakes and to-night.-Fage 7. pattern, printed in English and. The thing that interested me kept them his pocket, and in Chinese, and will be isened to most, and I am proud of, is that otherwise lived with nature? anyone who establishes his iden- when I produced it last August Martin the Madman" was in Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf tity. The mere production of this in Cape Town all the three papers later life Siz. Charles Strickland, and Godown Co.'s godown at certificate will enable the appeared the next day with lead-eighth baronet of Boynton, Kowloon, will be sold by public holder, or any person to whom ing articles on the subject, which grand old sportsman who lived auction if not cleared by the 31st. be has handed it, to take delivery I never knew happen, in all my with nature as a man as he had inet-Page 4. of registered or insured mail 27 years' experience, with regard done as a boy, and died in 1909 matter or parcels. The forms to any other play." will al be numbered differently,

Hark For'ard. Mr. Carroll, $35. SLEEPING SICKNESS IN NEW YORK,

Shining Star. Mr. Dowbiggio, $10. New York, March 9.

Chance Shot-Ab Low, $5. There have been 260 cases of sleeping sickness, with 112 deaths,

Dapper Don.-Ab Low, $10. Lottery. Captain D'Aeth, $40. Minnehaha. Mr. Grantham. Hope Dahlia Capt. Spinks, Office, so that should one of $100.

$120.

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FAMOUS PHYSICIST DEAD.

The Hague. March 9.

The death has occurred of Professor Van Den Waals, the woll- known physicist.

(Other Telegrams on Parr 2.)

THE BOY SCOUTS.

GOVERNMENT CHANGES.

The Gazette notifies the follow- ing appointments

Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, C.M.G., C.B.E to act

Colonial Secretary.

We take the following from the February number of The Silver Wolf-

Pinewood Battery has been secured from the

$35.

Dainty Dablia.Mr. Curreem,

Dr. Forsyth's Neston-Bought hack by owner, $30.

Pearl Tile. Mr. Carroll, $30. Fesenjan-Ah Chun, $40 Faarberg. Dr. Esler, $75. Trylle. Chong Wa, $70. Even Though. Mr. Hidaka,

$50

Weet River.-Mr. Harriman, $95.

King's Jester Mr. Scott, $10. King Tommy. Mr. "Mac." $75. Bhudmash.-Mr. B. Carroll, $35 Roman Law Mr. da Reza,

Military Authorities as permanent site

Mr. 8. B. B. McElderry to acti for a Training Camp.

Mr. C. Blason has been an Assistant Colonial Bocretary $95. appointed Acting Hon. Treasurer and Clerk of Councials.

Brawn during relieving Mr. absence on leave.

A Jamboree will be held in the City Hall on April 13th and 14th. at which it is hoped scauta from Tong Kawan and Canton may be present.

The following have passed the test for Starman's Badge: P-L E. Shen, Scouts E. Zimmern, J. Fox and A. Randell

$10.

nd a register be kept in the Post

them get lost or be stolen, the authorised holder can immediste- ly notify the postal authorities. and have the use of the certificate

just stopped

5%

in

BANK RETURNS.

aged 90, beloved by everybody in Yorkshire abo kaaw him for bis goodness and kindness of heart to all.

The refined observations now being carried out on the structure

LISTEN.

No matter how important your odcertising message may be, you Įmust give it judicious publicity in

order to get the best results.

For Cinema alfractions refer to

Whiteaway, Laidlaw's haya moves upwards and received a shipment of pressed

in unison with fancy glassware-Page 3

fraction of

the The returns of the average of the Tower of London by the case of a cheque on a bank. It is, amount of bank notes in circula-staff of the National Physical Page 1t. of course, for holders to see their tion and of specie in reserve is Laboratory, which show that the certificates are properly looked Hongkong, during the month building after and that they do not pass ended 28th. February, 1923, a downwards into unauthorised hands.

certified by the Managers of the thefides by a

an inch each day, is a reminder Consignees are notified of the that not only the sea, but the arrival of the s.5. "City of respective Banks, are:

Average Specis in Ámcust Beserve solid earth, responds to the pull, Lincoln-Page 4..

of the moon. A series of elaborate For particulars of forthcoming. measurements carried out with auction sales, refer to Paga 4. Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, $13,513,318 $5,750,000 special apparatus have enabled Brewer's advertise a good self-

the amount of this earth move-Siling fountain pen at Honkong

Shanghai Bank-

price. Page 2

In the case ofparcels,it has real Ir been a matter for surprise that frauds have not been frequently perpetrated. Often, a big firm Bends some minor employee with the receipt, and this man, perhaps aoksown to the postal officials. steps forward to take delivery of the parcels when the firm's rane Should be be an is called. impostor, those parcels can fall into the wrong hands. It is hoped,

Banka

ard

y

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low

To-Day's Exchange.

The closing rate of the dollar on

Twice tax Coporation, $43,933,457 30,560,000-ment to be measured.

every day the earth moves Bank Roman Bandit. Mr. Carroll,

cartile of ladle, Liralted, $1,416,510 550,000 upwards by two-thirds of a footj Police Sub-Inspector R$15.

and twice downwards the same MacWalter to be & Sanitary Roman Tribute-Mr. K. Logan,

Total........$58,993,091 36,107,000 | distance. Some big buildings, Inspector for Aberdeen.

too, are very subsible to changes Mr. R.Baker to act as Manager Roman Bay. Mr. Chee Ling

therefore, that the big European | *Sterling Securities deposited of temperature. The Eiffel Tower of the Kowloon Canton Railway. $15.

Roman Ash. Furchaser un firms will apply for these new with the Crown Agents valued at varies in height with every demand today was 28. 3.5f16d.

fórms, which; as they would be £691,000,

change of temperature, a passing known, $5.

Securities with the Crown olond causing it to decrease by as Roman Oak-Mr. Carroll, $5. produced when parcels are called Diamante. Mr. Dowbiggin, $5.1 for, will minimise the chances of Agents and Straits Government much as two centimetres, and the measured difference in its altitude Esmeralda Mr. Scott, 85, fraud. Altogether, the scheme £1,800,000. Will the Wisp.-Purchaser ppears to base every prospect 38ecurities with the Crown on one day has amounted to

Agents £130,000. of proving most satisfactory.

nearly three inches Junknown, $15.

RADIO FOR GREENLAND. The Danish government will establish four radio stations in Greenland to keep the inhabitants In touch with the world.

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