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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

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營拜後 第十三月七⇔港藝

MONDAY,

THE NATIONS AND WIRELESS.

Big French Colonial Scheme.

(Renter's Service.)

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Paris, July 29. As regards the wireless linking up of the French colonies, it is hoped the stations at Bamako, Brazzavilla, Saida aud Antananarivo will be fi ished next year. Senator Lemery has tabled a Bill pro- posing that power stations equal to the foregoing should be establish. ed at Noumea, Papeete, Djibouti and Martinique. He pointed out etations in the pacific, Germany being very active in the Dutch coisņies.

JULY

30. 1923. Attit

CANTON GOVERNMENT others failing to come to the help SIR ROBERT HO TUNG'S of the Government, il became a

POLICY.

"Telegraph" Seeks the Truth.

STATEMENT BY MR. EUGENE CHEN

question whether funds should CONFERENCE SCHEME.

he rained by forced tovies and contributions (what is called conti-astian of private pro- party") or by the sale of noo private property in Canton."

The latter course was adopted,

as well as dieused temple pro

President Li Yuan-hung.

to him an

Approves.

SINGLE COPY: TO CYB STE FOR ANNUM

RECONDITIONED CARS.

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HARBOUR TRAGEDY.

Rody of Missing Furopean Lady Found.

that foreign nations are rapidly increasing the number of wireless garding the methods said to be been criticised. But critics must suggested, of the principal leaders Kingsclere," left the botel on

BRITAIN'S REPARATIONS NOTE. French and Belgian Replies Ready

Paris, July 29.

The draft Belgian reply to the British Note was handed in at the Quei D'Orsay this morning by the Belgian Ambassador, who had a prolonged conference with M. Della Rocca. The reply is being telephoned to M. Poincare at Sampigny..

Pari, July 29.

Te Franco Belgian draft replies will be handed to the Foreign

Office on July 30th.

INCREASED GERMAN TAXATION..

Mies Card, who was staying ut

Friday night, about half past eleven, during the typhoon wea ther with a shawl round ber head cost. The last person who saw her was.the night watchman, who, (b) they have been sold to in- Sir Robert Ho Tung, in com-declares that he remarked that it dividuals or corporations who will municating this information, to was a stormy night and that the catting from the South China develop and build on them, yield the Telegraph, aya"I hope the lady replied she was going for a Morning Post giving a trandlsing rent to the new ownerd and enquiries I have already address walk. As she had not returned by tion of a manifesto by share rates or lax-s to the Authorities: ed in other quarters may receive Saturday, her friends grow very (c) the sale of temple properties the same encouraging replies anxious, and search parties were holders of the Burning Railway has been limited to those which given to those simultaneously organised from among residents regarding the alleged com mandeering of its property, and bave fallen into practical disuse cammunicated to Generalissimo of "Kingsclere" and by Mesara.

The body of Mias E. A. Card, a We learn from Sir Robert Bomissing for two days, was found European lady who had been

Government buildings and sitosung has been pleased to conveying, and thus the worst fears ci and a number of old and useless fung* that President Li Yuan-floating in the harbour this morn, expression of bie the lady's friend's have unhappily In view of current reports reperties have been sold. This has approval of the round-table Cog been justified.

ference, which Sir Robert recently

Jin-China. adopted by the Canton Govern be reminded that ment for the raising of funds with:

(a) tuese properties have been

President Li has already in his which to meet military expenses wholly "uneconomic" in that mind's ago the name of at least the Telegraph on the 24th instant wrote to Mr. Eugane Chen seeking the Government aerived no re-one delegate who will be appointed and wearing a waterproof over-] vanurs from them either in the his cominee to the Conference if information on various pointa, form of rent or a rates and taxes: and when it takes place. regarding which we asked for a statement by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

With our letter we enclosed a

ment ?

now serve no real religious Dr.

or spiritual purpose.

The agitation against the sale. of temple properties has been: conducted partly by Chen Chiung- mings Publicity Bureau which flourishes in Hongkong and partly by certain persons who, on account! of the disuse of the temples and without a abadow of legal or moral right, have sought to squat on and

Li Yuan-bung

FAR EASTERN RADIO.

A Chance for Hongkong.

Mr. George H. Briggs, of Los

Cardinal Marini, whose death is reported in the over-night cables,

-TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 26. 2. 9/16d. Barometer 2 p.m. 29.76. Temperatura 2 p.m. Humidity

2.p.m.

.79.

86.'

High Tide 10.27 km. Low

Water 5.33 p.m.

Lighting Up-Time. 7.05 p.m.

News in Today's New Advertisements.

plated in order to compensate Government for the loss in the Rhine-advance money to the 'Govern endowment of some of the bead of the Chicago Telephone assistant for about two years, are offering their stook of wines

and and Rubr. The issue of a stabilisation loan has been decided ment?

upon.

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How

many

Chinese

Card was employed. A thorough being commandeerod and also

search all Saturday and yester whether any demands had been

day was unavailing. It was made on the company for a loan.

feared that the lady had met with We also sought information on

serious mich⚫p owing to the the following questione :- Berlin, July, 99,-

storm, and the discovery made Hay any private property been

this morning unfortunately proves The Covernments Manifesto states that with a view to streng seized by the Canton Govern.

that eurmise to have bean well. thening the financial situation, an-advance payment of income taxment--that is, property which

founded. will be demanded, and in order to meet the depreciation in currency does not belong to the Gorers

M189 Card had been with measures will be er forced re-modelling the property taxes and in heritance duties, doubling taxation on the Stock Exchange tumover,

Have Chinese insurance Com.use lands and houses admittedly Angeles, U.S.A, arrived in Hong-

Saturday. Mr. Briggs is the confidential secretary and office Messrs P. A. Lapicque & Co. and curtailing the period in which taxes on articles of general con- sumption are payable. An increase of the income tax is contem-paris. been called upon to forming part of the original kong by the Tenyo Maru on Messrs. Butterfield and Swire

temples sold. Had Shen Hung Manufacturing Company, one of coming here from Vancouver. etc. at special prices.-Page 4.

Consignes notices are published have ring and his plunder-hordes the oldest firms in the telephone She was thirty two years of age. been conscripted for military captured Cinton and the rest business in America. He is also Her sad death is naturally a concerning the arrival of the fol

temple" of Kwangtung, these transport work and active service? Is it a fact that men so critics would doubtless have had a director of several contorna shock to her friends and acquain-lowing steamers 8.8. "Indepen ized cause to complain not of the ssle manufacturing radio apparatus, tances, with whom she was very dence" .. "Tenyo Maru" s conscripted bave been

A wonderful fam showing the whilst walking in the streets, of disused temple properties but and is much interested in the popular. She was in good health "Foshima Maru-Page 4.

Countries he has visited;

her fatal walk, and had been to wild animal life of Africa is be- property." They would have been

Ir achat with Telegraph work as usual on that day.

ing screened at the Coronet bound with ropes and removed to of their own. precious" private progress of radio in the Oriental up to the day of her going out on

chastised not with whipe but with

representative, Mr. Briggs

As the result of enquiries, we Theatre. Page 1. Is it a fact that wealthy concentration campe?

scorpions.

Bebo Daniels is appearing at preseed, surprise that radio-tele-learn that the body was discover- Chinese have been called before the Mayor or other authority and

phony was not in more universe! ed at 7.10 am. to-day, by authe World Theatre in "Duck, domanda for money made

use in the Far East. It was his Indian constable, floating beneath and Drakes "-Page 12.

Several them?

opinion that good radio-broad-the P. and O. pier on the Fraya. Eastern was identified by the mackintosh casting, with the various stations It was scarcely recognisable, but linking up the Far

afford which Mine Card was seen to be centres, would not only

Friday night. Later, the remains were removed to the Mortuary,

The funeral takes place at 5 o'clock this evening.

MEMORIAL TO AMERICAN NAVY MEN.

Gibraltar, July 29. Six American destroyers of the fleet auxiliary have arrived to participate in the ceremony of unveiling a memorial tablet in the dockyard on August 2nd to all ratings of the American nary.who fell in the war. Other United States ships are expected, and 3:500 American sailors and marines will attend the ceremony.

GERMAN COMMUNIST DEMONSTRATIONS.

Berlin, July 29.

The attendance this morning all over the Reich passed off quietly. at the demonstration is declared to be poor. Ten thousand demonstrators went in procession to Liepzig, but there was no disorder.

DAVIS CUP EUROPEAN FINAL.

Deauville, July 29.

on

The Commissioner of Police, General Wu Te-chan, foforms me that the impressment of coolies

for military transport work has coased with the successful ter- mination of the North River cam.

Is it a fact that the compradore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Stameen, has been called Official reports hitherto received show that Communist meetings before a Government official who Paign. The campaign was entirely laterest and pleasure to the wearing when she went out on

Sum of $300,000 defensive on our part and had to foreign communities. but would demanded a

be waged to protect the province materially help trade. and from him?

Have ang demands for funde and people of Kwangtung from a been made on hospitals or other for bent on imposing a ruthless political relations. "It won't be conquest on the province. The long," he said, "before you people charitable institutions? W

Does Dr. Sun Yat-sen intend work of these impressed cooliea on this side of the Pacifo will

radia

with stations easily taking control of the Canton-contributed, not a little to the ear our American and Canadian success of our arce against the apparatus within the reach of Kowloon Railway, and Bro

You do not need, I am enemy.

all Your broadcasting-stations negotiations to be entered into on

not the first time in history that Government?

and voice, and in people have been impressed for service when the State is instantaneously re-transmit it all danger,

I believe there were over the Orient, Then we will not feel that the gap over the 盘 few cases of hardship.

Mr. Briggs, who is accompsîn ed by his young son, leaves on the on Wednesday. President Taft for San Francisco Stations for Manila and Singapore.

In play for the Davis Cup. Licoste beat Do Gomar in the re-this question with, the Hongkong Bure, to be reminded that this istahould be able to pick up our

sumed match, 63, 6-4, 5-7, 6 4.

In the Davie Cap Doubles. Flaquer and De Gomar (Spain) beat Brugnon and Cochet (France), 6 8, 8. 6, 11-13, 1-6, 6 4.

EIGHT KILLED IN COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

London, July 29.

The Reply,

To our queries, Mr. Eugene Chen has now replied under date]

music

of the 27th instant as follows: particularly those in which Pacific is a very wide one."

Dear Sir,

BAIL ESTREATED.

Marine Engineer in Trouble.

important auction

The National Radio Adminis- sales are advertised on Page 4. tration Ltd. has been registered 1.3 a private British company under Hongkong laws-Page 4.

LISTEN.

As petrol is to the motor, so is ulcertising to the business-it. makes it gu

Motorists will be interested to bear that the famous firm of Dunlop has opened an office in Hongkong-Pago 4..

Lane Crawford's are holding a special al-Pax 6

Rastlinx a Bride" in the title- of the current attraction at the Star Thastre.-Page 12.

Lady requires baby amah for two children travelling to Shang- hai-Page 3.

Norman Siephenson, an unem. ployed marine engineer, living at Empress Lodge, Kowloon, was taken into custody by the police unauthorised agents and othor I bave your letter of the 24th. miscreants, taking advantage of

and subsequently released on bail and incapable in Salisbury Road. Eight persons were hilled and two seriously injured by an ex-inst., enclosing a cutting from the the unusual situation, sized

of $5 on a charge of being drunk pedestrians in order to extort

The defendant did not turn up

"The Carnival" & super-pro- plosion in the Gartehere colliery, near Kilsyth. Twelve men in the South China Morning Post on

at the Magistracy this morning pit were bricking in a large area when a gas explosion wrecked the the alleged seizure or confiscation money. But the Police Boon succeeded in dealing effectively of the Sunning Railway and re-

Mr. E G. O barn, general when his case was called, and the duction featuring Matheson Lang work.

questing a statement from Dr, with this form of activity.

I have seen Mr.Sun Fo, Mayor manager of the National Ridio Magistrate ordered his estreating is coming to the World Theatre.--

Pages 4. Sun on certain epacified points. of Canton, who categorically Administration. Ltd.,

arrived of the bail. Dr. Sun is now with his troops

statement denies the

that from Shanghai by the Tenyo before Walchow. I can, however,

wealthy Chinese have been Maru on Saturday. Accampained answer your questionnaire.

PRESIDENT HARDING AT FRISCO,

San Francisco July 29.

His condition has im President Harding has arrived here. proved, and the doctors state that two days will restore him to Dormal health.

HULL DOCKERS RETURNING.

London, July 29. The Hull dockers at a meeting to-night decided by a large majority to return to work to-morrow.

AUSTRALIA DEFEATS HAWAII.

New York, July 29

called before the Mayor by other exparts, Mr. Osborn, is THE HUMAN ZOO. The cutting from the South Chine

other authority and en route to Manila ani Singapore

on to instal high-power radio-tele Morning Pust is, in its actual terms, an obvious piece of Chen demands for money made

them." The other ailegation phone stations, which will be part Chiung ming propagande.

The Government has not yet that the Shameen compradore of of a chain linking up various Fer taken control of the Buoning Bank has been called before a

the Hongkong and, Shanghai Eastern centres... Railway, though this has been ordered in order to save the Line Government official who demand- from grave disorganisation in the ed a sum of $300,000 from him basin Hongkong. If this fa so, it is been repudiated by the COD- exceptional circumstances now

Burely in the "public interest." prevailing in the district. I am pradore in question, and you bave that the British press in the informed that there are several been informed in this sense.

No demands for funds have Colony should not lend itself to military commanders there, and

been made on "hospitals or other the propagation of Chen Chiung each appears to consider it neces sary to secure control of the Rail charitable institutions." It is with ming's fabrications which daily prees in Hongkong, If, In the Davis Cup contest, Anderson and Hawkes (Australia) way for military purposes. To avoid some difficulty that one deals appear in the subsidised Chin beat Ecklund and Dietrick (Hawaii), 6 0,8 6, 7.5.

a multiple and conflicting control with this suggestion. It is

however, fact. that Dr.however, these los must be re- with disastrous results to the Line;

produced in respectable English Sun's Government is now

also it is. it has been deemed advisable that the Government should step in paying the Rev. Saunders of the papers, then

should be printed se tranelations and assume temporary control. Baptist Mission $5,000 for hospital in the public interest that the This is to be effected soon, but and medical attendance on the At an athletics meeting in the Porshing stadium, England control is to be returned to the enemy wounded abandoned by the from the Chinese press with the defested France by 69 to 42 points.

Company directly the defeat of Northern invaders at Yiutak and names of the sheets publishing coming From Our Canton Cǝr Chen Chiung-ming readers, the Shaokwan. The Canton Hospital them. To print such mytha es presence of military forces in the and other hospitals in Canton are respondent" is not right,

being paid for the medical treat district no longer imperative;

Yours sincerely When military developments mont of our wounded soldiers

EUGENE CHEN,

last

ENGLAND'S ATHLETIC SUCCESS.

Other Telegrams on Page 2.)

SHANGHAI ARMS TRAFFIC.

Carrol Stein Arrested and Charged.

Paris, Juno 29.

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the United States Commissioner here, especially Shen Hung-ying's from the front.

Dr. Sun is not negotiating with! [With regard to the

charged with complicity in the revol, prevented the continuance the Hongkong Government to take paragraph of Mr. Chen's letter, arme trafio. He was allowed of certain loan negotiations which

over control of the Canton Kow-wedeuire to state that in no event bail of a thousand dollars, gold. I and others had been conducting on Railway, nor has he any do we attribute iterus translatad

It le ualikely that any of the in Hongkong and elsewhere, some pending arms traffic cases will be individuals and corporations at present intention to do so. from Chinese newspapers to "Our I wish to add another word. Canton Correspondent.". In the heard for some wecke, since the Canton were approached in. the United States Court in China is ordinary way for financial assist We are hora committed to a case of the Shameen compradors being suspended here while the ance in shape of short-term loans polley of genuine and practical of the Hongkong and Shanghai- Canton Bank, we expressly prefaced the Carrol Stein was arrested by Court sessions are being held in to Dr. Sua's administration. The co operation between

and Hongkong. This policy report with a statement that it the American consular represent Tientsin And Peking, Judge Sunning Railway Company was ative at Mukdeu, and was brought Lobingier and the Court officials, one of those approached on the in a sense, can be forwarded emanated from the vernacular back to-day and arraigned before departed at noon to-day. subject, Upon the latter and or can bo defhated by the Prens Press.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

| Shanghai, July 28.

PEST8-3pecimen No. 214

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