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ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

is not worth a singlo

pair of eyes.

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A.visit in Limo may savo mine."

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13 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

The only European Ciptiotun in the 'niony.

Hongkong Telegraph.

POUNDED 1301

No. 13,635

三興號三月弍十英律

STREET SLEEPERS.

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· FATSHAN” AFFAIR.

A FRUITLESS EFFORT.

PAST SCHEME RECALLED.

BLANKETS WHICH WENT ASTRAY.

POLICE DISCOVER NOTHING.

The raid which was conducted the night before last on the Canton stoamor Fatshan, under Further onquiries made to-day such exceptional circumstances regarding the possibility and as to cause a postponement of feasibility of doing something to nearly two hours in the time of better the lot of Hongkong's the departure of the vessel-dur- street sleepers during the wintering which nearly a hundred and

from then

the Polico monte, has revealed the interest-ity

ing information that the Society force swarmed all over her docks of St. Vincent de Paul, whose in an effort to discover arms-is special mission it is to minister bare of results, according to in- to the wants of Hongkong's poor, formation obtained at Police did once attempt to help those Headquartors this morning.

mort.

It appears that the information; A large number of blankets

which led to this drastic moasuro nach and purchased

plainly marked camo over the telephono a fow

wore

blanket WAS

with the lottore "S.V.." in ordor minutes before the time at which that pawnshops would not take the Fatshan usually leaves. It was therefore acted upon with thom in on pledge. So far as the

emergency measures, and all pawnshops were concerned, the scheme worked all right, but it Availablo man were rushed down to the wharf. A belief was cur- was soon discovered that the men

rent that piracy had been wore otherwise disposing of the blankets and that it was unless planned and would be attempted

that night on the Fatshan's trip

to give thom anything of a market-

to Canton. The searchi able value. A groat many of the blankots found their way to Can-was, however, fruitlesu, although ton, and the Socioty was forced the Captain Superintendent of to give up the scheme, because Police with a number of his mon

of its unsatisfactory working.

A PEKING SCHEME:

We furthor learn that in Ін also Peking, whore thora

went up with the steamer. The cargo was searched on route and also when landed at the wharf at Canton.

Mr. Wolfe returned with the large indigent population, steamer aurly this morning. the Chinoso authorities, during Telegraph

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representativa

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on-

the winter months, provide quirod at Headquarters and was

a number of sleeping houses for informed by Mr. P. P. J. Wade-

WEDNESDAY,

DECEMBER 3,

1924

ALWAO+ BINGLE: DOPE 10 OTH

LEVIATHAN IN FURIOUS ATLANTIC GALE.

BADLY BUFFFTED BY MOUNTAINOUS

WAVES.

A NUMBER OF PASSENGERS INJURED.

A New York message from Reuter, of yesterday's date, reports that the s.5. Leviathan arrived twenty-four hours latu, after the worst Atlantic voyage in her history. She encountered a fury of a northwind, blowing a hundred miles an hour, and huge waves broke over hor towering bridge deck. Fifteen of her passengers were injured.

those who cannot afford a bed house, that, as far as he knew, EGYPT NOW QUIET PARLIAMENT MEETS. space, such houses being known the search was without results. as "foathor houses" by reason of The Police however has good of the fact that the sleeping room reason to believe that arms were is thickly strewn with feathers on board, and that justified the which mako a warm alooping extraordinary measures that had place. It is falt by some horojbeen taken.

that the Government could, por- haps, provide night accommod- ation for our homoloss popul. ation, making a small charge each night. Thus it could not be argued that the authorities were encouraging the arrival of poor Chinese bat only ensuring that the poople who are here are not tho cause of the presont reproach- ful condition of things

THE WUCHOW FIRE.

ABOUT 3,000 BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

News reaches us to the affect that the big fire at Wuchow, which reported yesterday,

Wo finally subsided at 4 p.m. on Mon- day afternoon.

In all, about 3,000 buildings, including practically all the food

"CHINA LIGHTS,”

DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT.

FEW OUTSTANDING ISSUES.

("Telegraph" Special Service).

SPEAKER RE-ELECT).

("Telegraph" Special Service).

London, Deo. 23. The now British Parliament Latout reports indicato that all mot to-day. Its business was is quiet in Egypt and the Sudan. confined to the election of the In Egypt, practically half the Speaker and othez formalities.

working schools are again

normally.

London, Dec. 2.

The agreemont reached with the Egyptian Government in regard to the demands made. following upon the assassination of Sir Leo Stack, brings to an At a meeting of the Consulting end most of the recent ferues. Committee of the China Light Thers romain for settlement & Power Co. (1918). Ltd., hok at many mattore rolovant to the tho office of the Company this four reserved points which were morning, it was decided to re-held over for subsequent dia. commend to the shareholders atcussion when, in 1922, Great the Ordinary General Mooting, to Britain made her doclaration in ho hold on the 20th December, rogard to the termination of the 1924, that the profit available for Protectorate and the granting of distribution be appropriated as Egyptian independence. Those follows:- To pay a dividend of 75 cents per share on 400,000 shares (Old) $300,000.00 To pay a dividond of 8.67 cts par share on 199,943 sharos (New)

Maine

To place to Repairs &

and clothing stores, have boon To write off Overhead destroyed. The distress of the populace is appalling, and if out- sido relief is not soan forthcoming. the lot of thousands of people will be most distrossful.

Gonoral Wong Shiu-hung in reported to have issued to the neody some of the military stores' bo had on hand, but as thoso aro rather meagre, thora will no doubt bo a call for aid by obaritable organisations.

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.

UPHELD BY AMERICAN .COURT:

Kansas City, Doc. 2.

Ronowala Account

To pay a bonus to staff To carry forward

of 10%

four points rolated to the Sudan, to the safeguarding of foreign intorests in Egypt, to the safety of international communications by way of the Suez Canal, and to tho protection of the Egypt frontier from aggrossion.

MOTOR BOATS FOR THAMES.

L. C. C. DISAPPROV ES.

("Telegraph" Special Service).

London, Dec. 2.

The scheme of Sir Samuel

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SHE: Whoever hoard of Balloon needing tyros?

Essex Touring complete with diso wheels and five 31 x 5,25 BALLOON TYRES

.$2,600

Hudson Touring complete with disc wheels and five 39 x 6.20 BALLOON TYRES

.$4,000

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Telephone Contral 1240 or 1247

33 Wong Nol Chung Road Happy Valloy,

$200,000 RAISED.

SNATCHING ÉVIL.

YOUNG LADY'S EXPERIENCE.

THIEF SENT TO GAOL.

FOR INDUSTRIAL HOME FOR POOR.

It is learned to-day that Sir Robert Ho-tung has signified his intention of donating a sum of

Of the activities of daring $100,000 in aid of the funds for stroot robbers Miss Clare Frost establishing the Industrial Homo had an unpleasant experience for the Foor. yesterday afternoon, when one of This was made known to a three men snatched her handbag, Telegraph representative by the outside the Cafe Wiseman.

Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall, who

Miss Frost was walking out also stated that two other equally side the.Cafe whon a handbag philanthropie members of the containing $50 and various Chinese community, Mr. Fung small articice, was Buddon- Ping-shan and Mr. Li Yau-taun, ly anatched from her hand. She have each promised to give $50,000,

tho funds. #wolling was in time to see the man's face thus as he ran up the street and turn-$200,000. ed into Chator Road.

to

The Industrial Home for the The alarm she raised drow Mr. Poor was a need long folt in this E, C. Eastorbrook's attention to the thief and after a chase Mr. Colony, and the success the Easterbrook caught the man in schone has attained so far, in obtaining a site from the Govern- Chator Road.

mont, and tho noar completion of When charged before tho certain intricate details of Its Magistrate this morning, the organization, is largely due to prisoner contended that he had the efforts of Mr. Kotowall. In boon wrongly identified. How-this home, boys in doserving ever, corroboration of ovidoneo cases will be admitted for a num. concerning the prisoner's part in ber of years during which they the affair was forthcoming from will be taught a trade and bo thase essential Mr. Easterbrook and Mr. Rogers, equipped with the latter of whom saw the affair qualifications for making an from the Star Ferry whart. honest living. This, broadly,

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The prisoner said he was carry-is the praiseworthy idea bohind point ing on business na n medicino-the enterprise, and

bo noted

that the doalor, and a man who purported to

to be his master came forward į boys admitted will only be those with a statement crediting tho whose parents are poor and whe prisoner with the possession of a havo stayod in the Colony for sterling character. This Chinesoj not less than five years. In this ozoludo said that the prisonor had por- way it in bold to

conditions resulting mission from him to go out to difficult obtain medleine for a sickness ho from Hongkong's proximity to the mainland of China. Bir complained of.

In spite of this statement, Robert's philantrophy is too well known torno.commont hora, dofondant WOH sentenced to six months hard The two other gentlemen who παρθένα oight are identified in this signal labour and to

manifestation of public spirit aro strokes with the birch.

bankers and business associates with Mr. Katewall. It is hoped that another $200,000 will be collected before very long from

convicted and

Inatone to put a service of pas- AMERICAN BUDGET. other sources. songer motor boats on the Thames has been rejected by the London County Council. ·

The Council dooided, however, that it would be ready to consider! alternative proposals with better financial conditions.

STERLING EXCHANGE.

HEALTHY BALANCES ON RIGHT SIDE.

Washington, Doc. 2 President Coolidge in a Budgot message to Congrass says that surpluses of 67,984,000 dollars Dro to be expected in the presont year and 373,743,000 in the fiscal year 1926. He advised against further tax reduction at praeont, until the result of the latest legislation be known. A continuance of the woonomy campaign would prepare! ("Telegraph" Special Service). for further reduction in taxes.

A SATISFACTORY RISE.

ANGLO-GERMAN TREATY.

SIGNED IN LONDON YESTERDAY.

London, Doo, 2. The negotiation for an Anglo- German treaty of commerce and navigation concluded yesterday.

The troaty was signed this afternoon at the Foreign Office The Government's receipts for London, Dec. 2.

the fiscal year 1925 are 3,602 mil-by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Auston Chamberlain, (Lord Tho feature of the foreign llon dollars and the expenditure D'Abernon (Ambassador to Ger- Exchange Markot to-day was a 3,534 million, compared with the many), and Doctor Von Schubert further advance in value of the estimates for the next fiscal year (the German Ambassador). sterling rate on New York to of 3,641 millions and 3,267 millions. $4.64 This is the highost respectively.

The President drew attention to Frequent attempts were made

Lord Henry Cavendish Bon-point touched since April, 1923.

To-day's improvement is at the estimates for national defence by the British Government to get tinck moved the re-election of the 20,000.00 these points dealt with

the granting of Kight Hon. Mr. J. H. Whitley ag tributed to the batter news from in the coming year, 549 million! Bequently

Speaker. He said that for nearly Egypt. tho independence, 20,000.00 Egyptian

a quarter of a century Mr. latest effort being the

Whitley had served the House of! 6,500.00 vorsations in London between Commons with fidelity and single- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the mindedness, first AB Deputy 21,421.70 then Premier, and Zaghiul Pasha, Chairman of the Committen of

17,337,50

OPIUM TALK.

to

sub-

con-

Mr. JH. Whitley.

AUSTRALIAN STRIKERS.

The text of the treaty will be published on December 5th- Reuter

A DUTCH WORLD FLIGHT.

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dollars, à reduction of 29 milion compared with the ourront year. He was of opinion that a further roduction would be possible with- out weakening the national defences. The nation was at peace with the world, there was

Amsterdam, Dec. 2. which broke on the rock of the Ways and Moans, then as Chair-

no longer international competi-

Dutch flying circles arò, plan- $385,259.20 lattor's domands in regard to the

man of that Committee, and Sudan.

the major units of America were ning an attempt at a world sea- There is some likelihood that finally as Speaker of the Houso. In VERY SERIOUS SITUATION, tion in naval construction, and

theso difficult and trying periods,

Melbourne, Doo, 2. concerned primarily with main.plane fiight. ronowod efforts will be made to ho had won golden opinions by the

A committee has been formed, Negotiations are proceeding to taining adequate preparedness.. deal with the questions outstand impartiality of his judgmente.

Major items in the budget for including a prominent member of ing-which are, in the main, as Mr. Whitley was unanimously sott the waterside disputo, but tochnical as they are important- to the end that the relations be-elected; and the leaders of the accling to a Freemantle mess 1926 and 1925, respectively, are: the First Chamber, Reuter,

con- ago sac situation there is serious. Interest on public debt 830 millions partios warmly. The striking seamen provented and 865 millions; reduction of tween Britain and Egypt shall be

London, Dec. 2. the doparture of the stormer placed on a more stable and gratulated bim.

millions; War Department 339 olearly defined footing.

This week's proceedings in Gorgon for Java, and have refused public dobt 485 millions and 472 Parliament are confined to the to permit chartered vessels of the millions and 347 millions; nayy election of the Speaker, and Commonwealth Line to use the 290 millions and 313 millions;

port. swearing in of Commoners.

H. M. the King formally opens The Labour Ministers condamn veterans bureau 406 millions and 485 millions; and Shipping Board those methods. Mr. Walsh, the 24 millions and 30 millions Parliament on December 9th.

Mr. Whitley has unanimously president of the seamon's union, Renter American Service, boon ro olected Speaker.-Reuter. has left for Perth in response to a summons from the Wost Austra- lian Ministry-Reuter.

HARDLY ANY PROGRESS.

Genova, Dec. 2. Various sub-committees of the Opium Conference assembled to- day. Progress is 'slow owing to at the number of spooohas

within question time, oplum-producing countries aro jablo to supply statistics of total produation. This led to a two-

which

On the ground that the freedom hour discussion in which the

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SOUTH AFRICAN

CRICKET.

SEVERAL CENTURIES.

SCORED.

Kimberley Deo. 2. Mr. Joel's lovon scored 272,

threa

BANK GETS JUDGMENT.

London, Doo, 2. 369, Ernest Tyldesley scoring 174, In the pase of the Midland,

of the press is guaranteed by the Chinoso delegato declared that and Griqualand West 293 (E Constitution of the United States, China did not possess statinion, Tapscott 102, and Ling 91).d the Federal Court has sustained inasmuch as oplum oultivation, Joal's team then compiled an action by the Kansas City was prohibited la China. Journals and Post, which was

ALL "BLACKS” TOUR.

among 4 goveral newspapers It appears. doubtful, with the invigorous display including Bank, Bued for £185,000 by a WELL PLAYED LLANELLY

London, Déc. 2.. recently indicted for publishing present rate of progress, whether four sizes and twenty fours, bookmaker;named Robinson, in

The • "All Blacks" beat Llanelly income tax details,;. This is the the conference dan conclude, Its Griqualand's second knock connection with a cheque obtain- first of such asses decided in the business; 2. The American, delega produced 146 for 8- (Mokey 111 from Mr.A judgment has

Past Router', American, Enersored to mail home, and Line 78), PSU been given invavour of the bank, by 8 points to 3. at Liladelly, in its

DUTCH DIPLOMATIO APPOINTMENT.

The Hague, Déo. 2, It is learned that Hoer Vander- goan, Minister, at ElsborTWIE altorily be appuluted Minister at Cairoin succession to Counsayan

NO PEACE PRIZE

Christiania, Doo. 22. The Nobel Committion of the Storting has doolded that tho Peace Prize will not be awarded: this year-Reiter,

TO DAY