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NOTICE.

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NOTICE.

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* Established A.D. 1880]

HING LUNG 'ST. Phone Central·5 16

Manager ......Kowloon 688 WE RECOMMED.

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PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 375 lbs. net. In Bags of 250 lbs. net.

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Hongkong.

CALDER'S IMPERIAL STOUT

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THE

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Mr. N. AKAJI

Mra. E. AKAJI

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School

No. 8'Queen's Rd. C. Phone C.4995

T. NAKAO

Japanoso Bhoe Expert. TORTOISE SHELL BOXES and CASES A`SPECIALTY, .

Astor House Hotel 'Building. Queen's RoadContral.

Kowloon.

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"Hongkong Telegraph"

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

THE HỌNGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1924.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

FIFTY PER CENT. INTEREST.

Berlin, May 10.

The Becker Steel Company of Willich, Rhineland, one of the biggest in Germany has been compelled to place its affults in the hands of the official receiver owing to difficulty in obtaining credit, a trouble from, which all Industrial undertakings in Germany are suffering. The works will continue in operation for the time boing. The Deutsche Werke Company, another big, concern, in also a, vic- tim of the lack of credit and has been compelled to retrench by closing some of its works. The scarcity of money is so pronounced, that afty per cent, interest is demanded for cash.-Reuter..

THE LITTLE ENTENTE,

London, May 19. Besides the Belgian Ministers, M. Benes, the Czecho-Slovakian Foreign Minister, in also visiting Italy. His conversations with. Premier Mussolini have already „hid' satisfactory results, securing favourable conditions for Czecho Slovakian trade, especially in rogards to Adriatic ports, but according to diplomatic experts it may result in remodelling the Little Entente, the solidarity of which was recently impaired by the increasingly strained relations botween Russia and Rumanía on the subject of Bessarabia. There has been a rapproachment recently between Roumania, Poland and Turkey, the three countries most threatened by the Bolshevik menace. It is noteworthy in this connection that the Japanese military commisalon headed by General Walga has arrived at Juk- unrest-Reutér,

ROUND AUSTRALIA BY AIR.

Melbourne, May 19.

Wing Commander Goble and Flying Officer Macintyre haye arrived in a seaplane escorted by a fleet of aeroplands. They were cheered by enormous crowds lining the beflagged foreshore as they alighted anfely in the suburb of St. Kilda, completing a round' Australia flight, the greatest In the history of Australian aviation. The distance was 8,500 miles and occupied ninety flying hours. The airmen left Melbourne on the 6th April. The airmen as they stepped on the pier were greeted by Federal and State Ministera and representatives of the Air Force of the navy and army subsc- quently attended the civic reception.-Reuter.

AUSTRALIAN LOAN.

London, May 10.

Underwriting is proceeding of the Australian Commonwealth loan of £10,000,000 at Avé per cent, price $100, redeemable la, 1935- 46 the same as the existing issua.-Restor.

U. S. AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN RESIGNS.

Washington, May 19. Ambassador Woods has asked to be relleved of his duties as American Ambassador to Japan. It is not known whether his resignation is connected with hia recent speech in Tokio disap- proving of the American Immigration Bill-Reuters, American Service.

THE MANCHURIAN KNOT.

Moscow, May 19.

Writing to the Izvcntia, M. Villnnaki says the Manchurian knot is only ruttable by China rejecting the last American Noto and immediately regulating the question of the castern railway with the Sarlets-Reuter.

WEBB LAWSUIT.

TRIAL SET FOR JUNE 6TH. (Our_Dun-Correspondent).

Shanghai, May 10.

The trini of tho Webb lawsuit against the China Press ban been Bet for June 0th by Judge Purdy

LUCKIEST MAN IN ALL JAPAN.

MR. PERCY MCKAY AGAIN A-WINNER.

(Our Own Correspondent Y

Shanghai, May 10.

A Kobe dispatch reports that the Brat prize in the "B" sweeps In on the application of the plaintiff. the Champions was won by Mr. [Mr. Herbert Webb was formerly Percy McKay, who previously has jeditor and publisher of thé China won six lesser champions prizes, Prem, and brought, his suit against and is called the luckiest man in the paper for breach of contract Japar. elaiming wrongful dismissal on March 4 inst, when his contract still

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had 28 months to run. The con traat called for a minimum muneration of 818,000 a year. Ho naked 850,000 as damages and $2,000 for transportation home.]

BILLIARDS.

FRANCE A' D, JAPAN.

IMPORTANT TRADE AGREEMENT. Tokyo, May 10-The French and Japanese ungotiators have reached an informal agreement

to grant Japan the most favoured, nation treatment concerning customs · în Indo China in principle, though ro- HO KOM-TONG CUPS. sorving the right to fix protective Playing in the handicap for the duties on articles possibly competing Ho Kom-tong Cupa at the Palace with Indo-China or French indus- Hotel last night, Mr. B. J. Bradsell tries. The agreement is to be sub. (-100) boat Mr. J. A. da Luz (-100), mitted to Paria where a new. com-

mercial treaty is now boing discuss by 250-191.

The best breaks were-Bradsoll; | ed but it is understood that the 27, 20, 21, 16, 10, 10, 19; da Luz: 23, agreement with Indo-China will bo' 229, 91, 19, 10, 15, 13. 12

in a soparnio document-Reuter.

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