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absorbed," remarking that this THE GLORY OF YOUNG MEN IS THEIR - STRENOTE; AND THE fact alone is sufficient to deter BEAUTY OF OLD MEN IS THE GRAY anyone from assuming too HEAD-Proverbs,

readily the role of a pessimist. On the general outlook, this ald-

During the past two days, seven established firm holds the via further Chinese cases of small- that the future of silver is pax have been rotifed.

obscure.The substantial 40-

cassion to available supplies,

Amongst the passengers who'

caused by the US output again arrived by the ss. President coming into the market, would," Grant were Bishop Bannister and

it says, "seem to suggest easier, Dr. S. Q. Ho.. prices, but this might possibly ha partially or wholly set off by

Two motor accidents occurred reduced offerings of demonetized on Saturday. These scurred in metal and by a tendency on the Queen's Road and Des Voeur Road Central, the victims who part of the smaller. European were knocked down and injurad states to mint silver subsidiary in both cases being rent to the coins in order to create confid- Government Civil Hospital. ence in their monetary systems."

RADIO LECTURER HERE

A Chance for Hongkong Enthusiasts.

Much will, of course, depend

The last of the passengers de- on the course of the American tained by the police in connection exchange, which has dominated with the report of an armed the price of silver during the piracy having can attemp`ef on past year, and in this regard the steamer On Lee on a trip to Kongmoon on Wednesday night. Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Co. were. during the weekend, -ra- say that the political situation leased by the police. is not yet sufficiently defined for a forecast to be made. Finally

At Tuasday's meeting of the it is intimated that one clement Sanitary Board. consideration which may have to be reckoned will be given to the appointment with is a possible increase in the of Mr. N. L. Smith as President, on the departure on leave of Mr. The Pro-Vicar Apostolic and visible stocks of silver in India G. R. Sayer, and of Dr. A. G. M. the Catholic Clergy in Hons and China, the reinforcement of Severn to be additional Assistant kong desire to tender their best thanks to all Associations and which, from the West, carried Medical Officer Health. individuals,who expressed their the price of silver during the sympathy with Catholic last month of 1923 to the highest

the Mission the loss it bas sustained by the death of the point in the year. These con- Marathon Race in connection C. N. Hon. Professor Robertson classes of instruction in radio by signments," it is cryptically re-with the St. Andrew's Church has spent over twenty years in Professor Robertson, these baing China lecturing for various or- illustrated with special apparatus Right Rev. Mgr. D. Pozzoni.

Men's Association close marked, "have seemed enough Tuesday. February

26th,ganisations on scientific subjects The local Radio Society is in- whilst Professor Hon is histerested in this work, and several of its members are attending associate in this work.

Every afternoon this week, these instruction classes. All the lectures will be given in the lectures, as well as the instruc Chinese Y.-M. C. A. Auditorium tion classes, are free.

students, whilst

Enter. Professor Robertson may

The Telegraph.

to tax the energies of even their the strong digestive powers."

HONGKONG, 25th Feb. 1924.

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Above we give a picture of Pro- the general public. Tate after- fessor CH. Robertson, who, noon and on Thursday altomo Hongkong radio enthusiasts will the lectures will be given in be interested to fearn, will during English, whilst on the other days the present week give a series of Professor Hon will interpret in practical lectures and demon-Cantonese. strations, in wireless, under the auspices of the Chinese Y. M. C. A.

Beginning with

to-morrow

He is being assisted by Professor evening, there will be nightly

race being Thursday, February 28th.. start ing from St. Andrew's Church at pm The prizes will be given Conditions in China.

away immediately after the race, There is a lengthy passage in in the Church Hall, by Mrs. for the speech of the Chairman at Lindsay. They are now on view Thursday, Friday and Saturday (give a lesturs under the auspices FUTURE OF SILVER. Saturday's meeting which deals at Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd. evenings there will be lectures for of the locai Radio Society.

with the general situation in China, and is such a summary of To the business man in the events as one can expect from a Far East. the future of the silver careful consideration of the sub- market is a matter of the utmost jeet by one wholly competent to importance. Whether it is likely judge. The outstanding feature of this reference is its collective

LEAGUE'S FIGHT AGAINST DISEASED.

од

DOCKERS DECIDE..

EMPLOYERS' OFFER FAVOURED.

STEVEDORES STILL STUBBORN.

(Reuter's Service.)

London. February 24

to be strong Ur weak means condemnation of the utterly

Geneva, Feb. 24. much to him in his import and ruinous policy that holds sway, The bygiene committee of the export transactions, and. whitstad we wonder whether those League of Nations, after sitting! who still have faith in the ten days, has concluded its work fully realising that no-one, how-

country pulling itself together ore and recommends the creation of ever expert & financier he may long, will continue as hopeful an epidemics bureau in one of be, can forecast with absolute when they read this anvarnished the Far Eastern ports, to be review of Chinese finances. chosen by the Governments in- certainly, he none the less takes Matters have gone from bad to terested, also the transmission to

A mass meeting of Hull dockers overwhelmingly passed a due notice of what reputable WOTLE, to 口口 extent which all Far Eastern Governments of bankers have to say on the makes one speculate whether the the report of the commission of resolution in favour of the acceptance of the employers' offer. The draft Newcastle and Bristol strikers have also voted in favour of accept question. The annual peeting worst can be much more than the enquiry. containing

convention between ance. of the Hongkong and Shanghai present. Short of utter collapse, sanitary

a wave of anarchy maybe, or these countries. The committee In addition, a meeting of five thousand Liverpool dockers en- Banking Corporation is. always return to the disruption and has decided to institute an enthusiastically agreed to accept the employers' offer. There were looked to in this connection, petty feudal system of ancient quiry into malaria in Albania, only three dissentients; and an overflow meeting of fifteen hundred

seems but little Greece and Persia, in accordance was unanimously in favour of acceptance. because the Chairman's speech times, there

further evil that can happen to with the request of these coun- invariably makes reference to China of to-day. The Tuchun tries, and also to enquire with the silver outlook. That is only system of maladministration, of regard to the epidemics of plague natural, after all, because the seizure of national revenues, and exanthematie typhus in Baak is the premier institution wholesale damage of the very Russia-Reuter,

sources of those revenues the

of its kind in this part of the national assets, the destruction world, and its dealing with ladial of works built up by foreign and China are so extensive that capital much of which has not been repaid, and the brutal treat-

it has perforce to keep a sharp ment of the peasant-class, are but eye on silver fluctuations. The items in the catalogue of crime remarks of its Chairman, which, that can be posted up at the of course, represent the views of doorway of nearly every" gov- ernor's yamen or tachun's palace. the head of the Bank, therefore The so-called Central Govern- possess a distinct value in this ment remains a mere name, exist- Particular regard, and we have ing by virtue of foreign sufferance,

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KOWLOON THEFTS.

SEQUEL TO RECENT BURGLARIES.

A Glasgow dockers' mass meeting has also overwhelmingly favoured acceptance of the employers" offer.

Meetings of members of the Stevedores Union at Poplar and Canning Town have decided on a continued strike pending a settle- ment of their demand for an increase by ball a crown a day, and twenty-five per cent, on piece-work rates.

Work to be Resumed.

Later.

Yesterday's mass meetings of dockers throughout the country without exception decided in favour of resumption, which is thus inevitable to-morrow except in the case of the stevedores, whose Union claims 25,000 members, mostly in London.

Strike Committee's Manifesto.

(Sperial News Sercice.)

London, February 24.

YOUTH SENT TO GAOL. Systematic burgling of Euro- its members impotent to affect the peaa houses in Kowloon is said no doubt that they have been least reform even if they willed; to have been revealed when Car- absorbed by the business men of and the general corruption spread-los Santos, unemployed, living at this Colony as well as of other ling even into their midst. To No. 40-Parke Street, was arrest- centres to which the opinions declare that there is something ed, during the week-end in con- rotten in the State of Chins is to nection with a series of larcenies

A manifesto by the National Strike Committee, after pointing expressed have been cabled.

put it very mildly indeed, for it is which he is alleged to have car- The tenour of Saturday's ut a black picture which is presented ried out in conjunction with an out that there was small difference in the terms secured as com terance leaves us with the im. to observers of a country with a accomplice, not yet in police pared with the demands put forward, says: The Negotiation.

Committee and the National Strike Committee inanimously advise wonderful chance of achieving custody. pression that no serious decline greatness and with almost fabul- There were no fewer than four the country to accept the terms so that they may be able to arrange in silver is anticipated in bank ousts rich resources, misgoverned counts against the prisoner as complete and orderly a resumption of work as the strike has been jing circles. During the past until it is a wraith of shackled when he appeared before the complete and orderly". It appears likely that the advice of the year, both India and China have Provinces loosely connected and Magistrate (Mr. J. R. Wood) at the leaders will be accepted by the strikers.

ready to break apart at the least Police Court this morning. These

absorbed large quantities of the whim. metal, and the view is put for-

ward in the speech delivered by

Mr. Lang, at Saturday's meeting

that if the consumption continues

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concerned the theft of ornaments from the residence of Mr. M. J. Pereira, of No. 9 Chatham Road, on 9th December, of the theft of omaments from No. 3 Chatham Road, the residence of

The following will represent Miss Gomes, on the 11th-Decem-|

PROPOSED TREATY REVISION,

PAST DIPLOMACY ENDORSED,

London, February 24.

on a like scala, mining interests the University 1st XI in a League ber, also two further cases when will have no cause for anxiety, match against the Navy 1st Mr. Herridge, living at No. 5 A note of caution is, however, on the University Ground on Aimai Villas, and Mr. Bennett, Mr. Arthur Henderson at a by-election speech at Burnley de- sounded in the observation that Wednesday, the 27th inst., at living at No. 13, Chatham Road clared that the peace treaties had failed and the Government's task 2.15 pm sharp-Messrs. E. were similarly victimised. Most was to arrest the demoralisation and prevent further economic mm, the silver market will always Quick, M. H. Roffey, A. S Hett, of the stolen property had been and establish real peace, restore trade and commerce and place them remain uncertain and specul R. A. Ponsonby Fane, W. M. recovered.

on such a firm foundation that never again would civilisation be ative, owing to the output being Gittins, A. A. Rumjahn (Capt.),

Sergeant Dorling applied for a threatened with a similar experience. Therefore it must insist on H. N. Balhetchet, T. O. Yeow, remand in order to trace the revision of the Treaty of Versailles ne soon as possible, and more or less steady whilst the M. B. Osman, D. Laing B. P. NE accomplice in the case.

solution of the problem of reparations The Premier was trying to demand is spasmodic. It 13 The University 1st X1 friendly Santos pleading guilty, elected create the necessary atmosphere, and he was hopeful that stepe interesting here to note that match against the Garrison has to be dealt with immediately, and would be taken through a world conference or the League of Messrs. Samuel Montagu, and members of the Garrison team amounting to one ye

been scratched owing to the His Worship.imposed sentences Nations, or both, to see whether we could not return to the position hard taken up by the late Mr. Wilson and the policy of the Aliled ststag- Co., in their annual bullion having camp and manoeuvres on labour.

men in 1915 to 1917 latter, comment on the wonderful that day.