1923-09-03 — Page 2

NOTICE.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1923.

METALS W. S. BAILEY & CO. LTD.

of all kinds, especially for ship-buiding and engineering work. Complete stock, Best. terms. Immediato "delivery.

SINGON & CO.,

Established A D. 1880] HING LUNG ST. Phone Central 515,

MING YUEN STUDIO.

16, Beaconsfield Arcadia PICTURES OF THE TYPHOON.

all or 'Phine Central No. 4310)

MASSAGE HALL®

MBS. S. UZUNOYE,

Expert MassaKIS

or, guren's old · Pantri, ad. Floor

Bra Bombay Bazaar.

MASSACE HALL

23, WYNDHAM STREET

MRS. H. MORITA,

MR. H. SUGITA.

FOR HAIPHONG AND MOIHOW."

• Badin for Hongkong and Rålphosg 190gy

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Mia favouriis pastangas evenm

HAI-MUN

Calla for Hejbow and. Baĺphong

XC. Charlze 1. Page) vely phos. Cock and Bon-ny Po Biag

114, Wish Lo

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Caske of 325 lbs, net.

In Bage of 250 lbs. net. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Manegara,us

BOOTS

AND

SHOES

Hongkong.

Carefully made to measure by

T. NAKAO Japanese Shoe Expert TORTOISE SHELL BOXES and CASES A SPECIALTY. Astor House Hotel Building,

Queen's Road Central.

Himrod's

WISTANT MILILY

ASTHMA

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FAMED POR 10 YEARS

Bold in dive by ali Chemists and Starma

throughout the country

SEWARE OF IMITATIONS

EXGINEERS & SHIPBUILDEES

4.

KOWLOON.

HARBOUR REPAIRS

Call Flag L."

Tugs, Barges, Light Draft & High Speed Vessels & Motor Craft.

Sole Agents For

TYPHOON AND EARTH- QUAKES.

Terrible Disaster in Japan.

TOKYO AND YOKOHAMA ON. FIRE.

(Reuter's Service, à Osaka. Sept. 1—An paṛthquake, lasting over six minutes, was felt a DOOD. It was a perpendicular movement. All clocks stopped. It is feared that there is a serious earthquake at Takje.

All telephone lines are Inter- rupted between Tokyo and Da..ka.

KELVIN MOTORS." Later. A slight ribration was

PHONE.

Kowloon 21

Works..... Manager

Kowicon 633 HARBOUR CALL FLAG L

STEAM LAUNCH FOR SALE.

UARANTEED UROCERIES

THE BEST BRANDS

OX

WINES & SPIRITS

DELIVERIES ANYWHIRL, „UNDER LUROPIAN SUPERVISION

Telephone K 626 THE

EMPRESS STORE

KOWLOON

EXPERT MASSEUSE

Mrs. J. Crawford, 37: Queen's Ho 1st, Tibor

THE KIDDIES' STORE ROMPERS, DRESSES HAIS.

Specially made in latest styles at moderate prices." Telephone 1, Victoria Gardens,

T. 367

Kowloon..

JUST UNPACKED! English Hall marked

*

SPORTING CUPS

Finest selection in Hongkong.

Prices very low.

SHERRIF BROTHERS. 69, Queen's Road, Central.

Made for lasting service. THE MOUTRIE PIANO,

DOINGS OF THE DUFFS

OLIVIA IS VERY

FOND OF HORSE- BACK RIDING

again felt at 2.26 this afternoon.! According to the Osaka Observatory the seismic centre is probably the Idzu peninsula. The seismograph showed the vibration for nearly an

hour and a half. Damage t Tukyo, Yokohama and Yokosuka is believed to be serious.....

The Tokaido Railway Live is seriously damaged in several places.

Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto report zo damage and at Nagasaki the earthquake was not felt. The telegraph and telephone between Osaka and Tokyo are totally inter rupted.

Yokohama Ablaze.

Osaka, Sept. 1.-Tutal interrup tion of telegraph, telephone and railway communications indicate the extraordinary severity of the earthquake st Takie, of which so far there is absolutely no news.

Later reports show that the earthquake was particularly violent in districts surrounding Mount Fuji, which is a dormant volcand. Wire- less from a ship anchoring at Yokohama reports the town atre.

Nagasaki, Sept. 1-A avul wireless received at Sasebo from Funabashi states that at Tokio to day the rainstorm was very Revere and there were repeated earth- quakes.

Another wireless reports that when the Yokohama fire broke out the inhabitants-sought refuge on the London Maru and Paris Maru, at acehor in the harbour.

Osaka, Sept. 1.Intooss anxiety is felt as to the fate of the capital and ite inhabitants, but there is no news whatsoever. According to information reaching the railway etation, all railway lince entering Tokyo azo broken within a hundred miles from Tokyo.

San Francisco, Sept. 2.-Practí. cally the whole of Yokohama is ablaze. A subsequent severe earth. quale caused numerous casualtios,

Imperial Palace Afire. Osaka, Sept. 2.-Newspaper extras report that the Imperial" Palace at Tokyo is partially afire. The whole town is ablaze except toward Shiba. The city water supply is stopped.

Nagasaki, Sept. 2.-It is report-" ed that fire broke out everywhere. Tokyo Palace is in danger,

Preceded by Typhoon. Osaka, Sept. 2-At 10 p.m. all communications with Tokyo were still interrupted, but unconfirmed reports received from a roundabout way indicate that at Tokyo this morning, there was a typhoon which subsided shortly before noon, when suddenly destructive earthquakes occurred, followed by confiagratione throwing the town into chaos and terror.

It is feared there are considerable casualties at Yokohama. The town was reported to be still burning at 8.30 in the evening. The buildings were mostly destroyed by barbour tidal waves and many houses were washed away.

A number of small towns at the foot of Mount Fuji are reported to be completely destroyed and hun. dreds of lives lost. In Shidzuoka Prefecture a warning in regard to tidal waves has been issued.

Tunnels have been destroyed, as well as bridges in several places near Mount Fuji, ・・

SHE GOES OUT FREQUENTLY FOR

A MORNING'S RIDE -

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Sale

Out they Go!

GIVING UP AGENCY.

The whole of our stock of

HANAN

BOOTS & SHOES

To be cleared at

$13.50

per pair

(Far less than present day cost price)

Out they go!

All shapes and sizes in Black, Tan, White

and Patent I eather.

Make YOUR selection early at

MACKINTOSH

& Co.,

Ltd.

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS.

Alexandra Bullding.

Des Voeux Roaa.

DUTCH QUEEN CONGRATULATED.

Hague, Sept. 1.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

GERMAN CRISIS.

Queen Wilhelmina gave an audience to members of the Sta Berlin, Sept. 1. The Committee of the Economic Council and Minister of Economy General, who handed her addresses of congratulation on the twen Raumer ha advocated the abolition of export control in view of fifth anniversary of her accession. The Queen, in reply, spoke w the fact that prices in Germany partly are equal to the world market deep emotion of the affection and help her people had always bestow price and in some cases even exceed it. The printing, of banknotes upon her and hoped that the determination to be free and indep is regrettably the sole remedy at present; therefore, it would not be dent, which had carried the Dutch through the dangers of the pa stopped. The recovery of the Mark could not be effected by financial would continue to inspire them in future. Subsequently the Que received the members of the Court of International Justice. Rep means but only economic methods. Industry must stand on its own legs. German exports had fallen from 614 million Gold Marks in ing to the address of the President, Doctor Loder, the Quéen May to 380 in June and 105 in July. It is mentioned that the Leipzig pressed her heartfelt wishes for the success of the Court. She wo do her utmost to contribute to the final vietory of International justi. Queen. Wilhelmina this evening received the heads of the diy Fair was the worst ever held. Even Czecho-Slovak goods were offered more cheaply than German. As regards the dificulty of matic missions accredited to the Dutch Court. The Argentine Miz

founding of a obtaining foreign currencies, they suggested the

address and presented a bouquet. Gold Note Bank; wherein the Reichsbank would participate, but this tor, the doyen of the Diplomatic Corps, delivered a congratulat was hardly possible without international participation.

Olivia's Doing Fine

SHE SEEMS TO HAVE FULL CONTROL OF !:

HER HORSE:

BY ALLMAN

SOME TIMES. SHE CAN. GO AROUND THE TRACK EIGHT OR TEN TIMES BEFORE SHE FALLS

OFF

UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS PRICEH.K $112.60 NET.

[Weight|

::In Cake

8 La

PORTABLE" MODEL

Sole Agents.

DODWELL & CO, LTD

Queen's Bldg-

Phone C. 1030.