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Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1861

No. 12,849

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THE NAVY'S OIL SUPPLIES.

Private Firms Unable to Meet War Demands.

(Renter's Service.)

London, March 22. In the House of Commons during the debate prior to the passing of the Navy Vote, Lord Curzan suggested that instead of building oil factories throughout the world we should get private firms to guar- ,antes stores of oil for the Navy.

號三十弍月三英語養

CANTON AFFAIRS.

FRIDAY, MARCH

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THE DEISHO MARU.”

Sun Yat-sen's Movements.

SECRET MILITARY CONFERENCE.

Sold for $20,000.

The Heisho Mar was sold by Mr. Barr, of Messrs Hughes and Hough, this meaning for $20,000.

In bids of a thousand dollars

23, 1923 日七初月弍

THE WISEMAN SITE.

To Be Bought for One Million Dollars.

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SINOLE COPY 10 C16

$28 PER ANKUM

DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CARS.

Latest Model - 84,03 Horsepower - Bise man Magnato; 5 wire wheels; oerd tyres.

"The Tyre mileage is unusually high. The petrol Consumption is unusually low."

5 passenger Sedans

$4,000.00

LTO.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.,

For Main Office Call Central 452 or 3553

For Show Room Call Central-—-—-—-3950.

CHINA SPECIE BANK.

Good News For Creditors.

As far as can be ascertained; it is probable that there will ba eufficient funds to pay all the

Bank. This welcome information

DEATH OF MRS. R. V. RUTTER.

Former Kowloon Resident.

Many old residents of the Calony will bear with deep Bidding commnced at $3,000, NEW COMPANY'S SCHEME-creditors of the China Specie regret of the death of Mrs. $7,000 was soon reached. Five The site formerly occupied by came from Mr. G. N. Orme Rutter, wife of Mr.. R. V. Ratter. The deceased lady, who went to Rond is to be purchased by meeting of ereditors of the Bank, up Colonel Amery replied that we bad certainly arranged with following the Peking appoint. bundred dollar fusrosses even the Cafe Wireman in Des Voeux (Official Receiver) at the formerly of the Kowloon Docks.

tually put the price $20,000, at which figure the the Hongkong Realty and Trust bald at the Courts of Justice this Home several years ago with vessel was knocked down to a re- Co., Ld,

million morning. Mr. Orme added, how her husband, passed afay at from Messrs. Lane.ever, that the shareholders of the

Northam, in Devon, on Wednes- presentative of the song Tung dollars Mining Company, of 8, Lee Yuen Crawford, Ltd, and on the laud Bank will probably lose their day last. During her residence

is to be erected a modern secen- mones

here she made a wide circle of

There is much speculation as to what is happening in Canton,

Many rumours are in private firms to supply us at Shanghai, Killindini. Calcutta, Bombay, ments. Colombo, Singapore and elsewhere for peace purposes, but no private firm could possibly afford to keep anything like the large quantities required for stragetic purposes.

Colonel Amery rejected a suggestion by Commander Bellairs that the naval base at Gibraltar should be removed elsewhere, pos- few other positions where so valuable a base could be created.

INDIA AND CHINA.

The Dawn of Better Things.

circulation, and general attention is por centredon the question as to what will be Dr. Sun's next step.

A correspondent informs us that an important military confer

Street West.

for dne

aboard the cruiser Wingcheong, and a balf trots and her con-morrow. Its directors will be Seth's estimate is much less; sart LETTER "S" PETITION.

sümption 11 tons.

The Heirho Man, which is now storied building, with basement, to The Official Receiver gave the friends, and, being of a very courteous and genial disposition, sibly Ceuta, saying it would involve enormous cost and there were lence was held at Dutch Folly on ring at Yaumati, is a wooden jafford accommodation for stores, meeting information collected by,he was greatly liked by all who the afternoon of the 21st. instant. ship, with a length of 197 feet shops, & Fafe deposit rauit and Mr. J. 4. Satb. the special man knew her. Much sympathy is felt Strict precautions were taken to guard all attending, these includ. and a breadth of 31 feet. Her nec first-class offices, particularlyger. The halarce sheet shows for Mr. Rutter and family in their

total liabilities at #1,623,001, in- The new Company has already cluding $588,300 capital." Accord- bereavement.. ing Dr. Sun. Absolute secrecy is regitered tonnage is 670.15 tous suitable to professional people.

her gross tonnage is 1,400 and she preserved regarding what trans-

incorporated and itsing to the banks, the assels has a deadweight capacity of been pired at the gathering, at the con- 937.27 tons. Her speed is sight,subscription list will open to amount to $1,369,000, but Mr. clusion of which Dr Sun went

Mr J. Scott Harston, Hon. Mrs1.100.000. Cho Shou-son, Mr. J. H.

The proceedings were adjourn- Taggart. Rav Father Robert, ed until Thursday, April 19th.. Mr. A. R. Lowe, Mr. Frank M. Mr. J. H. Seth to continue to act -¡L. Crawford. Mr. Fang

as special manager. and Tat hung

Mr. Peter Kingson Kwok. It will have a capital of two million dollars in ten-dollar shares, and of this total 100,000 shares have already been subscribed for cash by the Directors and their friends... On

Londor, March 22.

It is now reported that Dr.; Sun remained aboard the cruiser In a speech at a dinner given by the Parsee Association in bon-

rf General Shum Hung-ying. our of Miss Tata, who is the first Indian woman to be called to the some hours awaiting the arrival Bat. H.E. Mr. Chao Hsin-chu said the Indian people were conserva- who failed to turn up at the tive like the Chinese, and he congratulated the Parsees on taking a appointed boar. Eventually, distingnished part in industrial development at what he termed the Generel Shum not appearing, De springtime of India's fortunes. He anticipated great things from the Sun left the cruiser and returned womanhood of the Middle East, for which reason he congratulated to the Agricultural Experimental Miss Tata on her pioneering courage and ability. He pointed out Station.

Dr. Sun is stated to have that India was beginning to bave consciousness of her international responsibilities. China had derived much from India, and welcomed ordered the immediate formation everything except her opium. The two countries had many attach-of Labour Corps Organisation ments, and he saw no signs likely to upset the continuance of their Bureau, to which he has already

relations.

DUFF DEVELOPMENT CO.'S CASE.

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Kelantan Government Loses Appeal.

London, March 22.

appointed a number of officials. The Corps will be under the direct control of Dr. Sun.

LABOUR DICTATION.

Canton Government

Gives Way. Conditionally on the present Superintendent Li being dismiss ed, the telegraph operators at Canton have resumed work.

The Gaveragect has scceded to this demand and agreed to appoint as Li's successor to the post a man who shall have the approval of the employees.

BRITISH TRADE WITH GERMANY.

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London, March 22. Reuter understands that the position regarding British trade in The House of Lords has dismissed the appeal of the Govern-uquccupied Germany is showing signs of steady improvement. Both ment of Kelantan against the arbitrators award that the Govern the French and German authorities have made concessions and the ment was bound to construct a railway and cart road within the Rhineland Commission has arranged for free buinterrupted passage Duff Development Company's concession within four years from of British coal into Germany. The Lord Chancellor suggested that July, 1912, but failed to do so. it was dow incumbent on the Kelantan Government and the British Colonial Office to consider carefully whether and to what extent the ples of sovereignty could justiy be insisted on in order to prevent the enforcement of the award and the orders of courts for payment of costs.

GERMAN FIRMS HARD HIT.

Berlin, March 22.

LIEUT.-GENERAL KIRKPATRICK'S APPOINTMENT.

London, March 22,

OPIUM CASE.

"Apt Alliteration's Artful Aid.**

Possibly the strangest letter ever sent to the Secretary of State for War is one dispatched by Mr. Stephan Springall, who stries himself the Uxbridge

rights of way.

these, $2.50 per share will be paid Pots With False Labels. champion of local footpaths and

An early morning raid by

The letter, whimikes heavy at alliteration's application and the balance

In CP.O. Clarke and officers aboard demand on as the rema.capital. when called on the same basis addition, the Detore will allot the San Nam Hai, lying alongside artful aid," protests against the 30,000 shares, credited as fully a wharf, resulted in a charge of suggested closing of a footpath paid up, to Messrs. Lane, Craw. possession of a quantity of non-through the RAF. Depot at ford. Ltd. The remaining 70,000 Government opium and 194 false Uxbridge, and is as follows

Sir-State Secretaries stand- shares will be offered for public labels being brought against one subscription, on conditions to be sunounced to-morrow.

As already stated, the purchase dollare. In addition to allotting price of the site is one million to Mesare, Lane, Crawford, Lid, [30,000 shares, the new Company

will pay to them $148,781 50 cash, and the balance of $531,- 218.50 will be met by taking over from Messrs. Lase, Crawford,

Lieut-General Sir George Kirkpatrick has been appointed G.O.C.Ltd., the mortgage (repayable un of the Western Command in India

[Lt-General Sir George Kirkpatrick, K.C.B., was formerly G.O.C.now subsisting on the property in in Hongkong, being appointed to the post in 1920, and was succeeded by our present G.O.C., Sir John Fowler.]

ONE OF THE LEAGUE'S AIMS.

The continuous steadiness of the mark is causing considerable difficulties for business frms. A well-known Berlin company deal-

Geneva, March 22. ing io precious metals has suspended payment. Its liabilities are said to be 4,500 milion marks and assets 2,500 million marke. It is

The second session of the League of Nations advisory committee reported that this failure has involved other arms. The assische, Zeitung terorts from Hamburg the insolvency of several grain fodder. on the suppression of traffic in women and chiliren bas opened. It and cocoa firing. The fall in prices has caused difficulties for many deals, inter alia, with the proposal nct to employ foreign women in other firms. Uneasiness in Hamburg is increasing, as the possibility any capacity in licensed houses. of these firms finding support in lassening.

DR. CUNO URGES GERMAN UNITY.

Berlin, March 22.

STEEL PRICES GOING UP.

London, March-22. The Scottish steelmakers announce a further increase in the Dr. Cano, accompanied by the Minister of Defence, Gessler, and price of certain steel products, including ten shillings a too for sbic. Minister of Poat. Steege, have arrived at Munich and were welcomed plates, which will tend to check the recent improvement in the ship by the Bavarian "Premier, and authorities and ovated by a crowd. building and steel trades. Speaking in the Foreign Office, Cuno emphasised that the German polics of passive resistance to France must be continued. He later! visited the Diet,and replying to at address from the president, Cuno said that the victory of the Central Government depended on the support of the Federal Parliaments and the unity of the nation.

EGYPTIAN POLICE AND SOLDIERS CLASH.

MERLIMAU APPEAL FAILS.

London. March 22.

The House of Lords has dismissed the appeal of the Merlimau Rubber Estates, Limited, against the assessment of excess pronts lety on their newly-developed property.

MR. NORMAN EVADES PUBLICITY.

London, March 22..

Cairo, March 22 The newspapers report a fracas in an obscure quarter of the town of Tanta between Egyptian police and soldiers of an Egyptian infantry regiment, in which thirty were wounded, mostly police, one fatally. It is supposed that the trouble arose fam reprisals carried Mr. Montagu Norman has returned unberalded from the out by the soldiers for the beating at the police station, of a non-Cantinent, and appeared in the chair at to-day's meeting of Bank com. of theirs who had been arrested by the police.

Enzland directors.

HOLLAND AND THE RHINE.

The Hague, March 22.

of

April 30th, 1927) for that amount favour of Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd., and carrying interest at 8

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cent. per LaDum.

Be-

of the crew before Mr. J. R. Wooding serenely surveying sundry at the Police 'ourt this morning. sunny stretcher, selfishly suggest- In reciting the facts, Mr. ing shameful swallowing such Sound society seeing shameless of opium bad these false Govern Clarke said that some of the pots stretches, shows social stupidity. ment labels already bck to them. polation, abadders.

A fine of $500, or six months, was imposed in respect of the first was added charge, to which another six months for possession of the label.

BURGLAR ALARM.

sty-shone Stop serviceable strip? Scandalous!

speat: shall Say. Saxon, Snowdon's shimmering snows sink Sheolwards? Shall staunch society sections slavishly sink? -

Significant, strongly, strangely significant, self-scattering society. shouting "Stop."

sides this, the Company will Another Accidental Signal.

'NOT KNOWN.” pay brokerage of one per cent, on

Amusement has been caused the purchase price (amounting to The burglar device at Police' $10,000) and also icdemnify Headquarters was again set going in Paris by the fate of hunting Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd.. to this morning at 10.15 e.w. but on journal sent by a French society. the extent of $26,394.30 in respect arrival at the place from which to King George. Not knowing specifications prepared last year Des Voeux Road Central, it was paper was addressed: of the cost of certain plans and the alarm communicated, No. 254, the residence of the King the

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in connection with the building discovered by the police officere dingleterre, en son Palais a Lon- which the latter at that time pro- that the alarm was a falee one drex, Angleterre. French, ap posed to erect on the site.

CANTON LOANS,

Money From Jaran?

It is reported from Canton,. states a correspondent, that the authorities are negotiating a loan of 20,000,000 dollars from Japan, with Hainan Island as security. Rports state that the terms.in.

It appears that the electrical Darently, proved too much for the switch at this end was inalvort London Post Office, who returned ently pressed. Some forty con. the packet to Paris marked 'Not srables, disappointed. bad to turn known, insufficiently addressed.” back to Headquarters.

MOTOR-CAR MINUS MAGNETO.

Simpler Mechanism at Less Cost.

"News in To-day's. New Advertisements.

Mackintosh & Co. have stocki of Rents white shoes.-Page 8.-

Members of the, R.H.Y.C. 875 given notice that the race for the. Smyth Cup bas been postpon-

clude a provision that railways be A London electrician has com- built in the island. Japan to pleted an invention, which if ited until Saturday the $1st. inst provide the material and to co- does all that is claimed for it, will Paze 4. operate with the Chinese Govern- bring about a revolution in motor-

Gentleman wishes to dispose of ment in developing forestry.cars.

2nd. class berth to London. The inventor and patentee is Page 4. mines and fisheries.

Other reported terms are that Mr. Howard Fellows, of Shep- William Farnum is appearing Japan will, in consideration of bard's-bush.

in "Les Miserables" at the World Be told the Daily Chronicle that Theatre-Page 12. this loan, be given preference in fatyre for loans aiming at the his invention does away entirely

For particulars of forthcoming ANOTHER "POLISH-LITHUANIAN CONFLICT.

development of communications, with the existing system of igni auction sales refer to Page 4. including wireless telegraphy, astion, such as magnetos, make- Kovno, March 22.

and-break devices, drives, ог The only well as electric light.

high-tension coils. current r quired is that for the first two or three revolutions.

Advancing and retarding are effected in a very simple manner. The apparatus is contained in

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A communique asserts that a Polish force of infantry and cavalry In the Second Chamber, replying to a Socialist relative to the attacked and destroyed a Lithuanian post, five Lithuanian soldiers difficulties of navigation of the Rhine and carrying pu Dutch trade

being killed and ons wounded. with occupied Germany, the Foreign Minister said that satisfactory results had already been attained by the Government's represents- tions. The Government hoped the remaicing difficulties would be removed.

THE REDUCTION OF SILVER IN COINS.

London, March 22:

In the House of Commons the Rt. Hon S. Baldwin, replying to Mr. Thorne, said the saving from a reduction in the silver fineness of token silver coins depended on the amount of silver re-coined, but already amounted to several million pounds. He was not consider- ing a return to sterling silver.

́A JAPANESE COMMUNIST.

Riga, March 22,

A Japanese Communist has arrived from Moscow, where he

FRANCS FLUCTUATE WILĖLY.

London, March 22.

A feature of the exchange market is the wild movements of French and Belgian france, which finally receded to 69.90 and 79 45.

ECHO OF ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

Coblance, March 22. Twenty-seven German Nationalists have been arrested in con- nection with the-attack on the Saparatist editor Smeets..

LENIN'S SERIOUS CONDITION.

Helsingfors, March 22, Notwithstanding the recent official bulletins, a Moscow message participated in a congress of the Third International. A Customs says that official circles consider Lenin's condition hopeless. examination of his luggage revealed a quantity of Communist

(Othe, Telegrams on Pang 2.) literature.

STREET CHESS.

An Expert In Trouble.

LISTEN.

The time not to advertise is welten nobody is using anything.

Lost Lady's bead bag. Finder. a small cylinder, and the inven- please refer to Page 4.

"My Wild Irish Ross" In charging a man at the Poliction can be attached to the engine Court this morning with obstruct of any car in half an hour being screened at the Coronet ing the roadway, Sergeant Elston without structural change. in Theatre.-Page 12.

To let! Seven roomed house. informed the Magistrate that the engine.

Mr. Fellows says he has driver Page 4 the defendant, who consider.

ed himself an expert at chess, a car fitted with it for over 8,000 The Ruling Passion" is the had placed across the roadway miles. It will cost only about attraction at the Star. Theatre. a number of chess boards on which one-quarter of the price of a Page 12, he was conducting simultaneon, rangueto and gear.

If engines were constructed games with his clients. These Iatter were allowed to win easy with a commoo games at first, but invariably the chamber, one of Mr. Fellows's defendant later arranged hard | SDParatus would be sufficient, but problems, which, if the clients one would be required for each failed to solve, would cost them soylinder in the case of other certain fee.

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