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with their colleagues in making the recommendations. It is now urged that foreign-going vessels

ETERNALLY IN THE END, BUT the Far East should possess FOR A WHILE HE TRIUMPHS. oertificate in all resposta tho|B. R. Haydon. same as that issued by the Board of Trade, and that important The P. and O. liner Nagoya is alterations be made in the rules to leave for the North at daylight rogarding boats running in Far CEastern seas and on the rivers. Two stamping machines and an In this connection, wo would umbrella have boon reported to ospecially draw attention to the from the offices of the Newspaper the police as having boon stolen Osuggested compulsory provision Enterprise Company, Ltd.

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OUR POST OFFICE.

SHAMEEN

STRIKE.

EFFECT OF CLOSING OF MORE SETTLEMENT TALK.

OHINA AGENCIES.

There is still talk of offorts to The report on tho Postal Da-settle the Bhamoon strike. A. partment, Hongkong, for 1923 was roport from Canton_statas..that Hald on the table at the Logisia-fou the suggestion of cortain tive Council meeting yostorday. foreign merchants, other than It le noted that "no appointment British and French, the British was made to the post of Assistant Consul has shown an inclination Postmaster General. There not to parsist on provision of wore, however, additions to the certain paedes and the inclusion subordinate staff, Postmen was brought into exist of the police may be amicably of photographs on pormite, whilst The now office of lanpector of the question of the rolnstatsmont. enco from August 1st in placo of settled. the old Postal Inspectorship.

Canton, July 31. Though on the surfaco, the strike situation apponis to bo stationary, actually nogotiations aro being carried on indossantly, and it is hoped that a settlement is in eiglit.

of wireless on both the lattor

The Commercial Guilde hopo clanson of boats, and also that} A European is alloged by the The number of mail receptacles that the strike will be settled additional freoboard be enforced police to have obtained drinks of Hongkong origin despatched soon, but the strike leaders pro- and more on board the Paul during the year was 39,459, o. de fons to know nothing of the during the typhnon season on Beau to the oxtent of 835 increase of 2,266, Receptacles in roported now negotiations. Pocean-going vessol in the Far roturn for a worthless cheque. transit which were handled num- It is reported that at a másting

East Sach-roforms::ive-long!

bored-133,498-as-against-135,505-in bold in the Civil Governor's office been advocated, and they are take place at the V. R. C. at 9

The postponod Night Foto is to 1922.

on finance questions, it was re- A considerably overdue. Now that p.m. to-morrow.

Those decrease were due to solved to prohibit the circulation A jazz band the closing of the British Postal of Hongkong banknotos, in tho this reprosonlative Committeo undor the conductorship of Mr. Agonoles in Chinx at the end of same way as Chinoan ourroney ik hay dolinitoly urgod

will be

in 1922.

prohibited in Hongkong. The number of adoption, wo sincarely trust that

registérod articles handled-amounted to an STRIKERS-ITCHING TO GET jeffect will be given to them with- Yusterday's health return increase of 25,673, The figure for

BACK. Yout any unnoeessary delay. In shows four more cases of typhoid insured articles showed an in- A correspondant favours the this vitally important matter, wafover, of which two were Chinese cronse of 409. Parcola, ordinary Daily Bulletin with the follow-

and one vachi British and German, and insured, which were dealt ing:- do not want to see past exper-There was also one Chinese case with ranched ቤ Incroase of lenco repeated by the pigeon-of cerebro-spinal fever.

74,035. holing of the roport after so much

The figures in each of those time and trouble has hoon spont Samshui notities Hongkong that record.

Harbour Master three cusos wore the highest-on ou the mattor by men whose the motor ship Kong Ning is

REVENUE AND opinions are deserving of every aground on the north bank of the

EXPENDITURE. consideration.

West River, about 46 miles The total rovanuo was $714,-1 from Shin Hing city. She lies 340.03, an increase of 857,477.92 moen employees, have boon on- half a mile wost of Spike Hillfover the provious your. The tirely out of sympathy with the whole strike movement, but they A Libelled Colony.

and is out of the track of ship-balance of revenue over oxpondi- ovince a certain ping.

ture amounted to $91,639.77. Hongkong has had, of. late

The increase of revenue from of sympathy with the lukongs, yours, considerable publicity, por-| Police officere. under haps more than any other part direction

the the sale of stamps in 1923 over who have lost their positions as u result of the irresponsible actions of the Aesistant 1922 amounted to 882,083.71. of the Empire of similar size, but Superintendent of Police, raided There was a decrease of money

of a few busybodios, who make a unfortunatoly a great dont of two shops in the market towns of ordor transactions during the living out of raising trouble in any DEATH

that advertisement could have Taipo and Shumwan and orrosted your of £29,522, owing to the loss way they can. With this fooling boon dune without. The muita Afteen persons following agitation was brought about by a discovery

the of business since the closing of Shamugn residents and their au- HJORTH: On 30th July, at state of affaire that required re-apparatus relating to

and the British Postal Agencies in thorities, the Consuls and Coun- Secret China at the end of November, ells, lo a certain extent agree, Bangkok. Nils Fredrik Hjorth.medying, but the methods of

society.

though they are unable to rovise (Capt. of the s.8. Drufar).

drawing attention to it were not!

There was a decrease in the their decision not to take these always fair, and considerable ex- When two actions wero mon- British and local postal order mon book. It is round this ques- aggoration was indulged in for

tion that the rodent negotiations the purpose of laying stress on this morning, in both of which a

tioned in the Summary Court business.

In the Chinose section, there that a way out has at last boen have revolved, and it is hoped the chief points of the evil. That Chinese named Wo Hing-lung was an increase in rogistered and found. The Chinose mind appears to have some difficulty la grasping

Dr. Charles Forsyth

P. D. C.

The Telegraph..

HONGKONG, 1st Aug., 1924.

That there is need of a drastic

of documents

1

1922,

The so-called strikers, the Sba-

amount

Jon-the-look-out-for-somothings caused when Mr. Bonnott Chinose letters handied during the assontial difference between

other.

["blot" having boon removod, the

reformore have apparently been was defondant, some amusement insured packages. The ordinary

ឯវំដង

informed Mr. A. Dyor Ball that the year numbered nearly two and' that requires cleansing.

the position of official survants Possibily this Colony has by now he was appearing for him in one a half million.

RADIO TELEGRAPHS.

and private employees, and this | LIFE-SAVING ON SHIPS, gained the reputation of being an case and against him in the

The telegraph staff of the Cape in coming to an agreement.

mental attitude has caused delay Augoun stable, owing Lo tho

D'Aguilar and General Post Office loose statoments made about its

The most noticeablo feature of The Daily Graphic of June 28th stations wore transferred to the the whole affair has been the social ovils. Such diatribes as revision of the life-saving appli have boon aimed at Hongkong re.incluidos in its platures of those contral of the Public Works Do-absence from any mooting or.

the Government partcent on 1st April fast your, domonstration of the Shameen cently cannot be allowed to pass attending ances rules in the case of vessels without a strong protest, and it Garden Party at Hampton Court the Post Office continuing the employees, 90% of whom are holding Hongkong passenger is therefore most gratifying to Sir Robert and Miss Mary He delivery of mesenges received at itching to get back to their work. Tung. The Times, reporting the the General Post Office station. They are getting little food and certificatus' is. we think, made find our principal public men apparent in the report of the Joining unanimously in a vigoroussume ovont, says Sir Robert Ho and the collection of revenue no pay, and fool that they aro

Tung "made denunciation of the false and]

แ picturesque derived from meysages. committee which has been com-grassly colourod description of appearance in the rich garments

The revenue collected during Canion Gazette roprosents them boing used as cats'-paws. The the year from radio-tolograms as sidering this subject and has now local moral laxity. Any impartial of his race,”

boiling amounted to $40,113.24 an in- dignation

.over with ia- submitted its recommendations Commission must realise within a

the outrageoue few days how the Colony has been One of the men arrested after crease of $14,000.25 on 1922. The way In which the insolont theroon. It sooms to us essential libelled, and it is only right that waylaying a Chinese married balance of revenue over expon-white man treats them, but this

diture amounted to $2,180.71. that there should be no cause for a local representative should buonian of Cheung Sha-wan, on

The inoroase in radio telegram interested in continuing to collect is puro propaganda by those enquiry which is instituted.. Wednesday was this morning

two stations-the

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placing this big shipping port in table to add his testimony in any the Tsuu. Wan Road at 4.45-pluminose has been chiefly due to money to line their own pockets, a low ategory in this regard Interfering agitators at Home remanded till Tuesday by Mr. E to establishment of communi- while pretending to uphold their The incident which necessitated should be shown, as one speaker W. Hamilton at the Kowloon cation with Canton and Swatow. downtrodden countrymen's rights, the appointment of the comat yesterday's Council meeting Magistracy, on a charge of robb-Thuse

one backed by a few politicians with Ad- privato axos to grind, mittee mentioned was referred to remarked, that this is not a placeing the woman of over $14 in managed by Dr. Sun's

where marionettes are prepared money, clothing, which she hadministration and the other by a

The Shamoen residents are very in our issue of yesterday, and to dance to the wire-pulling of in a baskot, and other sundries.

olique of his political opponents cheerful and rather enjoying it shows that an ocean-going the Home authorities, at the

are not registered at Berno undor thoir pienio. Fortunately, owing steamer which held a Hongkong bobest of any sooker after self- cortificate was found on arrival advertisement who chooses to ask

questions in Parliament: in Australia to falf very short of j

Pure Water. what was necessary in the inter- osts of the safety of life of bóth

from local covervoirs.

others.

MISCELLANEOUS.

HOME CRICKET.

CLOSE CONTEST AT BRIGHTON.

London, July 31. The match between Sussex and

Our Picture Page to-morrow the Wireless Telegraph Convon-to business depression and the will includo groups taken at the tion or recognised by the Contral floods up-country, very little weddigs of Mr. R. E. O. Bird and Government of Chita. Hence no financial loss is being occasionad Miss Clarke, and of Mr. T. W reciprocal working agroomont by the strike, and what loss Carr and Mrs. Thornton: au woll could be made with either. Dos- there is falls much more heavily The Government replies toe pictures of prize-winning dogs Pite this, communication with on the Chinese dealer than ort Passongers and crew, The mat-questions about our water supply, belonging to the Hongkong Prison each has been effectively carried the foreign frins.

at the Legislative Council meet-Department. There will also he alon, each station collecting its own [ter is, admittedly, not an easy ing wastorday, will romove many photograph of little Miss Elsie charges independently of the Jone with which to doal, owing to doubts that have existed about the Mary Hallowos, the Hongkong the peculiar cunditions prevailing care taken to ensure a pure supply winner in the Empire Baby Com- in Hongkong and the Far East that Hongkong can ordinarily

We think petition.

A new branch post office was oponed in Shamshuipo on the generally. That point is om boast of a very

The Times of Juno 28th gives lat August. satisfactory plinised in the committee's 10-water supply, so that there is the following description of the Twoivo extra pillar and wall port, especially in regard to the no need to boil and Altor alldross worn by Lady Ho Tung at boxes wore orooted in the Colony the South Africans was resumed tap water. However, the lack of Their Majestias Fourth Court during the year, including throat Brighton in cloudy weather, convering of masses of Chinese means to serve the growing do-t Buckingham Palaco:-"A in the Now Territory. A courlor on a good wicket. The attend- to and from their fields of labour and has led to the supply of a Princoss gown of pearl grey service was also lnstituted in ance was good. It is thur considered impractic- considerable volume of water that satin woven in arabosque design the Territory.

The Postmaster Genoral, Mr. Young 593). Blunckenborg touk Suseox scored 334 (Bowley 106, has sufficient caro, bestowed on with silver thread, the draperies jable to provide on ships engaged it. What is known as "bottom caught together with motife of R. E. Lindsell, notes: The 5 wickets for 102.

in this trade a sufficient "number water" has hoon turned into the gros diamante. "A"train of grey "extra-postal correspondance s of boats to accommodate silmaine, so that discoloured sup. velours de Lyon, ihned with cloth mentioned in the 1922 report ha" second knock, and bad compiled porsons on board, whilst, on the plies have been complained of in of silver and suspended from each boen of much the same typo.42 for the loss of one wicket when

Certain districts. We have the shoulder by diamond knots. It included one request from a stumps were drawn. other hand, to reduce the num-official assurance, now, that this (Reville, Limited.) Ornaments.lady in Berlin to be supplied bor of passengers so as to make muddy water le not dangerous, diamonds and pearls,"

with one Chinese stomp (unused) Africs scored 337.)

In their first innings South of ovory denomination current, this boats for all principle and that where insufficient filtra-

tion has been the rule, owing to Boforo Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at for which she ondlosed paymont,

OTHER MATCHES. possible would drive the trade the inadequate resorvos, there the Kowloon Magistraoy this in the shape of a 1000 mark note,

At Lord's, Rugby boat Marlbo- to vassols undor the rogistry of has boon storilisation of the fluid morning, a Chinoeo was charged, and an appeal from another lady, rough by three wickets. Marlbo- China, whose maritime laws are with chloride of lime. So we can with another not in custody, in America, calling on mo to an rough scored 181, and 100. Rugby quite rightly described by the take it that there is nothing much with, breaking and ontoring anihilate "broadcasting" in the scored 155, and 137 for 7.

to worry about in the supply from godown at No. 532 Shanghai, Colony," committee as being "practically our tapa. Whatever inny bo with intent to steal. Defendant said, however, thero remains the said that the other man broke: admission that the Pokfulam into the promises first and ho

Sub Inspector) water, though now described as followed him.

above standard", has boon for a MeWaltor Informed the Court actually period in a bad state of con-that defendant was tamination. The question natur-arrested with a pair of plors in

non-existunt.”

DAVIS CUP.

AUSTRALIA DEFEATS

CHINA,

Now York, July 31.

The South Africans went in for

Notts at Nottingham beat Lojoostershiro by nino wiokota, Lejooster, compiled 121, Rich- mond taking 4 for 25, and 194, Richmond taking 5 for 80. Notts scored 204 (George Gunn 95) and then 54 for 1.

Warlok boat Somerset si Taunton -by four wickets.

The Committee which Bus boon considering this question was composed of practical men, fully acquainted with shipping ally occurs whether it should have his hand removing the frame- mattors, and the faol that two of been supplied to the public in that work from one of the windows, In the Davis Cup tournament, Somerset scored 99, Howoll its members wore Government state, without evon & warning. He had also a bamboo polo and Patterson (Australia) best Look taking 3 for 30, and 97, Howell

to stress the Wlintover else the typhoid soare ropos in readiness to curry away Wei (China), 6-1,6-2, 6-2.

taking 9 for 35. Warwick oom- might result in, It has cortainly the rice. Sontenoo of throo O'Hara Wood socomsity for drastic alteration, directed nooded attention to the months

boat, Kong, piled 137, White faking-6 for 49, bord labour. was 0-0,6-1, 6-2.-Reutor's Americon) and thon 69 for 0, White taking swing that they wore at one whole water survies of the Colony. Imporod,

Bervice:

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