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For nie in The Household, Hotels Hapitals, Theatres, Ships, Public Conv yances, Stäbles, etc,

LOTOL i barnalena tus clothes or other fabrics, LOTOL evaporatecail leaves no stain.

LOTOL, wall not injures painted, polished we metal șuriwtc», TAITOL does not leave any stand on walls or wall paper, and come intely disappears in aluat 58 hours, at temperature of 70 degrees F

LUTOL itself is non infammable but wood and fabrics saturated

with it burn more readily.

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GOLDEN STATE BUTTER

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

KARLIER TELEGRAMS

FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1923.

¿Continued from Page 2.) UNSATISFACTORY COTTON TRADE.

Lucerne, April 26. At a meeting of the Committee of the International Coron Federation, reports showed the state of trade in all countries to be most unsatisfactory and there appeared to be very little prospect of immediate improvement. It was decided to issue a manifesto to the trade stating that the Committee is of opinion that the present high price of American coiton stands în denmand for cetton goods, and it therefore considers that every coun- the way of stimulating the try able to produce cotton on a commercial basis has an excellent opportunity of improving its financial position by extension of -cotton-growing.

SCREENING SAVAGES.

Expedition To The South Seas. San Francisco, Cal., March 19. have sailed from San Francisco on --Twenty men, avarage age 40,

South Seas to fulfill a childhood the old whaler Narwhal for that dream of riches to be gained through adventure. Bat not by recovery of haried pirate gold or robbery of native pearl divers do. they hope to accomplish their purpose.

Theirs will be a modern way— the enforced motion picture photo-

poisoned arrows they are prepared cannibals. Against the savages"

The Committee unanimously passed a resolution in favour of the establishment of universal ection standards and endorsed draftgraphy of savage tribes, said to be rules governing tribunals for the settlement of international disputes arising from contracts for yarn and cloth, the rules to be considered by the affiliated associations before final adoption.

REPARATIONS QUESTION.

to match the white men's firearms. Among the crew are a Russian count and three former naval of- ficers and two former army officere! of the United States. Several of the men have college degrees;¦ most of them fought in the Ame- rican of British forces in the world War; a few age of mature retired from business.

sre.

Their vessel, the Narwhal, is a three mastad bark. Stoutly built

New York, April 26. The belief that the Anglo-American debt-funding agreement will lead to a final settlement of the reparations problem is expressed by Mr. F. C. Goodenough, Chairman of Barclays Bank.

Addressing the American Bankers' Association, he said he was confident that nego:iations with regard to German reparations would Shortly be reopened. He suggested that Germany should offer to pay an amount based on some modification of the original scheme,ofost in 1883, its history includes and expressed the opinion that under certain circumstances Britain would provide the substantial amount necessary for credit, which would not be very large, and the commercial and investment interests of the United States would lead her to approach the problem from much the same viewpoint as Britain. German reparation bonds specifically secured by German assets and endorsed by which received them on account of reparations would be marketing $800. Their corporation is

the nation able security once a reasonably satisfactory settlement came in sight..

NEW RADIO DISCOVERY,

New York. April 26.

An invention of a new method of sending telegraphic signals which is calculated to increase the speed of transmission by 150 per cent, was announced to the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences at Washington by Major-General Squier, Chief of the United States Signa! Service. and cable alphabets by an alphabet where the signal units all occupy It was proposed to displace Morse equal lengths of time, and have equal importance, which would be differentiated by different intensities of sinusoidal wave lengths, exactly in the same manner in which music and speech are formed.

AMERICAN POACHERS.

Outside Vancouver Canadian Fisheries patrol boat fired or

New York, April 26. an American fishing schooner in Selander Bay, as it was suspected of being a poacher. The schooner's crew scuttled and abandoned the vessel, leaving behind one wounded, who has since died.

COMPANY REPORT.

Lane, Crawford, Limited. The report for presentation to shareholders at the first annual ordinary general meeting of Lane, Crawford, Ltd. to be held on Saturday, 5th May, states:

TO RESTORE EARL'S ESTATE

seal poaching and whaling in the length, including bowsprit, is 165 Arctic. Its tonnage, is 523, and feet. To purchase the boat and supplies the twenty mea incorpor-| ated themselves, each contribut

called, "The Mutual Trading! Company."

Captain Charles L. Arey. a! member of the corporation, com-l mands the Narwhal. Once hel ing cruise. During the war he took it into the Arctic on a whal was a lieutenant commander in the United States navy. His mate and three able seamen are expedition to the South Seas. the paid members of the present None of the twenty adventurers ever previously sailed before the maat but ali bave had sea ex- perience.

The cargo carried by the Nar- whal inclues two tons of dyna mite, considerable gasoline, much|

remarked that in event of disaster sacked coal, motion picture films and lumber. One of the crew they would co up, not down.

The Narwhal will touch first at Honolulu. From there it will proceed to Pago Pago. American Samoa, where the drosmite will be delivered to the United Statee! navy. At Apia, British Samos, the last of the cargo will be dis-

Fortone Placed at the Discharged.,

posal of Lord Suffolk.

LANDCORES ISLES made to a peer by the late Mr will set sail for islands seldom

An pausual bequest has been

Leaving Samoa, the Narwbal Annexed the Directors have pleaton-gardens. Hammersmith, who romantic legend. of languorous Henry Lloyd Bayles, of Wolver visited by white met -islands of sure to lay before, shareholders a left estate valued at £6 678 grass, breezes and love of typhoons and statement of accounts made up to 99th February, 1923. The balance subject to the interest of bis Hebrides. Solomon and

He left most of his property.in

cruel death. Those islands are as credit of Profit and Loss account wife-

the New Caledonia, New after allowing for:

New Guines groups. Dividend

Το

shäre

Depreciation

$1.00 per

General Reserve Bonus to Staff

12.500.00

remains at $10.261.91, which it is proposed to carry forward to the

ment of those estates,

may request.

Towards the restoration, re- pair or improvement, in somelislands and their people, the obtain pictures of the 18 127,000.00 tangible way, of the Mansion Narwhal's crew declared them-

14.714 House of Charlton, Wilts, 50.000.00 for building cottages on the settled any hardships,

or selves willing to undergo Charlton and Garsdon estates, any risks. Their vessel will and to take or other purposes for the improve anchor bear the shore, and in a Earl of Suffolk and Berkabireasbore and proceed to the interior as the power launch & party will go With trinkate they will attempt The late Mr. Lloyd-Bayley was to conciliate the savages, but if s great personal friend of the late hostility be shown they are pre- Earl of Suffolk, who was killed pared to defend themselves with war. Having no childdres, he party is so experienced motion

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during the revolvers and rifles. One of the made the Suffolk and Berkshire picture photoprapher, and it le from pictures that be will take that the members of the corporation- crew expect to make their chief interess in old buildings. Some Profit, if there is to be any. years ago he contributed £100 to the Narwhal is azpected

From the many islands visited wards the food for restoring acquire a load of copra. Then, Malmesbury Abbey Church.

to:

credit of next year's accruat.

Roard of Directors: The existing, Foard of Directors consists of Mr. J. Scott Harston (Chairman), Mr. A. S. D. Cousland. Mr. A. R. Lowe, Mr. M. Manuk, Mr. J. H. Taggart (Directors). Mr. R. L. Bridger," Mr.

in

F. M. Crawford, Mr. W. A. Eustace estates his residuary legatee. (Managing Directors)

In act)

Mr. dance with the Articles of Associa- antiquarian,

tion Mr. M. Manuk retires but

offers himself for re-election.

Auditors: "The accounts have been audited by Messrs. Liastead and Davis, who offer themselves for re election.

UNION CHURCH PASTORATE. Further Call

Mr. Maconachie.

to

A well attended meeting of seat holders of Union Church was held

Lloyd-Bayley.

took

2

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great

COLIC AND ITS CAUSE.

Francisco who served in

Among the others of the crew Count Wladimir Aywaya-

turning northward from the South Seas, the Islands of Guam is to be visited on the return voyage to San Francisco, The cruise will cover approximately 25,000 miles. How Baby's Own Tablets

The president of the corpora- tion is H. J. Richardson, a Cure It.

mechanical engineer who was Colic is a cor mon complaint lieutenant-commander in the stomach and bowels. The child War. Thomas J. Watson, secret- with children, due to gas in the United States navy during the cries cut suddenly, refuses to beary, is an insurance road of San last evening, to consider the situa quieted, and draws the legs up tion arising from the fact that the close to the body. Sometimes it Vaited States medical corps in the term for which the Rev. J. Kirk is accompanied by nausea, vomit the war. Maconachie returned to the paying and fever. torate after furlough expires early Baby's Own Tablets, the Can- next year. Mr. G. 31. Shaw pre-adiac children's stomach and glou, former colonel in the sided.

bowel remedy, quickly relieve the A resolution, proposed by Mr. pains of colic, dispel the gas which 1922 military attache

Zar's army and from" 19 7 to A. S. D. Cousland and seconded is its cause, and bring natural, Haskell C. Billings, formerly at the by Mr. P. Plage, the oldest seat-reetfol sleep to the little sufferer.

Russian embassy in Tokyo; Capt. holder of Union Church, was car Mrs. James Hargraves, of Fall of the United States Cast ried unanimously: that Mr. Macon "Baby's Own Tablets have done lieutenant in the British 1; ing River, Mass., U. B. A. writes: Artillery; Hyval I. Hughes, achie be invited to continue in the wonders for my little one. She corps in the war: Murray N. Fay pastorate for a further term.

In proposing the resolution, Mr. nothing helped her until we got retired insurance man of New- was troubled with wind colic, and motion picture man; J. 8. Kahler, Cousland spoke of the quality and Baby's Own Tablets. These report, R.L, and San Francisco, and spiritual power of Mr. Macon-lieved her and cured the trouble Fred C. Lindner, who has spent achie's work in the pulpit, as a almost at once. I would not be many years exploring the South pastor, and through the agency of without them."

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