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Hongkong Telegraph.

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had to be content with any old glassen in her time.

But you get the best that

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The only Furopean Optlolasia The Colony

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PROPERTY SLUMP.

THE BOTTOM TOUCHED ?

High. Prices in Some Districts.

The slump in property has recovered somewhat, with the Attainmont of A little stability in the case of outlying tands on the mainland. It has been disappointing to many to hava to deal in these at 20 to 30

cent. per

of the value attained at the poak

of the boom, but that is the ist that could be done in some casos, and for the moment the speculators who figured so prominently In tho recent rush are conspicuous (by their abeonce.

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兼五月弍十英港後

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5,

1924

OIL MAGNATE WEDS.

LONDON

PLOT.

THE HONGKONG SUNDAY.

IS CHURCH-GOING

"RELIGION?"

Wo have received the following lotters for publication:-

Sir,-Some people seem to have the idea that religion and re- moroliglous life mean going to Church on Sundays, singing hymns and abstaining from all forms of exercise, rocroation and ovon uide to charities. Do your advo- datos of "religious lifo" mean toj imply that, these are necessary conditions for attaining the King- dom of Hoaven and for being included among the "shoop" on the Day of Judgmont? I have] yet to find in the Bible the con. dition laid down that one must bolong to any particular church or soot to enter the Kingdom of Heavon. The qualifications for being considored righteous and worthy of eternal life are very clearly stated in Matt. XXV-31-46.

say that the advorse

IN LONDON REGISTER

OFFICE.

London, Doc. 4.

Sir Henri Doterding has mar- ried, in a London registor office, a Russian lady, Mrs. Lydia Bag- ratouni-Reutor.

18ir Honri Doterding,. K.B.E. bead of the petroleum combine of

As for kooping the Sabbath (? Saturday) holy, I would rofor your correspondent 'Qui Tacit Sententit" to Mark II 23-27. It will be intorasting to hava come concrete proofs that "the pros parity of the British Nation has, to a very large extent been due to its observance of Bunday." Wild statements do not carry weight the Royal Dutch, Shell, and as

sociated concerns, was a widower.

or conviction.

Yours, etc.. ANTI-HUMBUG.

Sir H. Deterding..

AGAINST CABINET MINISTERS..

REVEALED BY LORD ALLENBY.

London, Dec. 4.

BLWART IHULTI COPY 18 DX

U.S. FINANCES

SOUND.

TURTHER TAX REDUCTIONS.

OM PER ANNUM

KOWLOON BUS INCIDENT.

CONDUCTOR'S ALLEGED ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.

Washington, Doo. 4. Mr F. O. Gourdin appeared at

OUR POST OFFICE

ALTERATION SCHEME.

Big Outlay Involved.

Mr. Mellon, Secretary of the the Kowloon Magistracy to-day | The work of the postal authori- Treasury, in bin analiai, teport to to prosecute a bus conductor for ties in Hongkong has increased Congress predicted several years using abusive language on the sa tremendously in the course of of prosperous and healthy cob-afternoon of the 24th November. the last three or four years that ditions for the United Statos. Defendant pleaded not guilty. many months ago it was, deolded such Da succended the "1896. Mr. Gourdin, giving evidenco, to provide additional accommoda- olection.

said that he was travelling on tion by utilising the first floor of A sonsational story is publish diction was based on the fact Forry at 4.30 p.m. on Monday, the

He explained that this pro-defendant'e bus from the Star the Post Office Building,

After the lapse of many moops, ed in the Daily Mail to the effect that the verdict of Americans 24th November, when he politely it has now been decided to com- that a plot has buon discovered was. overwhelmingly against requested the defendant to refrain mohoo the structural alterations to assassinato prominent mom-"various theories inconsistent from sounding his whistle so necessary in January, it being bera of the Cabinot.

with economic laws." He added loudly. Defendant replied that estimated that $200,000 will be that the United Staton was the it was necessary to sound his expended before the completion News of the conspiracy is sup-arst nation to come through the whistle loudly, as the driver would of the work. pased to have reached the Govern post-war transition stage success-otherwise be unable to hear it. The P. and O. Building having ment in a despatch from Lord fully, but America's commerce Later, the conductor amused the been completed, it will be no Allenby, High Commissioner in and industry must maintain its Chinese passengers with a mono- longer possible for the Post Office Egypt, the receipt of which was anchor to windward in the future logue and then used abusive to use the side lane, and one of com- the principal changes will be the language towards the followed by a special meeting, of world trado, for as America had

plainant and said in Chinese opening up of the Praya side of "Wait till you want to alight, the Post Office Building as the I'll blow my whiatlo softly and new entrance for incoming mails, seo if you can get down.". Witness spoke to him about his language and also referred his reimarke to an inspector who prouent. Witness had

BOAT PEOPLE'S EXCUSES, endeavoured to discover the

The illegal practice of sampans name of the inspector so as to call him as a witness, but the containing boarding-house run- Bus Company (the Kowloon nere making fast to vessels bofora Motor Bus Company) refused to they have tied up to their boys, was the subject of charge divulge his name.

the Cabinet.

arranged

The Cabinot moeting was succeeded by a conference of police chiefs, who olaborate measures of protection and gave instructions to farmed detectives to act drastionily if] nooossary. Reuler.

[The presumption from the above messago is that the plot He was Laighted in 1920 for had been planned by Egyptians in services in connection with the London, and that Lords Allenby: supply of Naval of fuel during learned of the (affair and advised the war.]

the Government.] -

BRITISH NOTE TO POWERS.

Sir, I have porused the lotter in your valuable paper objecting to the Bazaar for the Poor being bold on a Sunday. May I oravo a small space to explain the roa son for holding same on that day?

I am quite with your corres- WON'T BROOK MEDDLING pondent, when he says that Sun-

IN EGYPT.

|TREATY WITH

GERMANY.

SOME IMPORTANT;

CONCESSIONS.

RECIPROCAL TRADE

ADVANTAGES,

Copy

W&S

"SILLY YARNS.”

The case was adjourned for one against threo boat women at the wook and a subpoena issued Marino Court this morning, the against the inspector.

charge being of making fast to the 8.8. Tjillwong whilst the vessel was undor way.

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF MR. LUK KING-NAM.

:

This is not to slump factor. in tho development of the Colony, for businessmor, st00 by a Telegraph reproe- entative to-day, are agreed on the point that the boom was an unnatural phass brought about mainly through the operations of the ubiquitous speculator, and that the results of the collapse in way affected the healthy ovolopment and expansion of The Colony. This prick-in-the bubble is only looalised, however, for in some instancos valuos have ben maintainod until to-day they aro avon 100 por cont. higher than the porlod which Hongkong, Dec. 4th., 1924. saw the sale of the Old Post Office site and its conversion into the

"It was stated by the police that present China Building. We that

the vessel had just come into port havo

whore the

and was on her way to the quar opportunity presents itself, pro- perties in the contral business

antine anchoring. Whilst the bost was still under way, a 'num- diatriot have been snapped up at

ber of sampans came alongside high prices for their conversion

and made fast to the vessel bý into sky-scapers to most with the

means of books," boarding-House, demand for business accommoda-day should be proporly observed.

Genova, Dec. 4.

recovered, so now Europe was tion. But oven this source bo- Your correspondent, however, has

becoming stabilised, thanks to tho It is with the vinoerost regret runners from the boste climbing comes exhausted, and it is there. Inat sight of the fact that the Britain on November 19th sent

Dawes plan.

that we record the death of Mr. up the elde of the ship and thus fore concolvable that further prizas have to be sorted, numbered Note to the Secretariat of the

Although it was true that the Lak King-nam, the assistant getting aboard before they ought expansion will have to take a and allotted to the different stalls. League of Nations reforring to

improved situation in Europe compradoro in Messrs. Shewan, to have done.

Each of the 'defendants made. more westward direction, right. Anyone will understand that a the resolution of the Assombly

Loudon, Doc, 4. would benefit the United States, Tomes and Company's com- into what hitherto bas boon great amount of work is required on October 2nd, which held that

The text of the Anglo-German Mr. Mellon warned his audience pradore dopartment, Hongkong some excuse, his Worship (Lieut- regarded as- a--puroly Chinoso to have the Bazar a success, and the disarmament protocol was district.

as many as 60 persons help is open to signature by non-mam-commercial treaty is published. that oheaper-production and which accurred at bis Macao re- Com. G. F. Hole, R.N.), remark- It will remain in force for five lower standards of living abroad sidence on Wednesday morning ing that he did not listen to silly

Faros like that. Numbers of now commercial needed, the majority of whom are bers of the League,

As the terms of that resolution years,

roplaces, with would compel closer calculation from obronic bronchitis. broad-corners. I think you will

The deceased gentleman; who A fine of $10 or ten day's hard- buildings have boen erooted

in the world's was 66 years of age, was a most labour was inflicted in each case. amidst the tonements in the agree with mo, Mr. Editor, that might suggest communication of modifications, the treaty passed on the part of America to meet

they cannot all obtain a day's the protocol to Egypt, the British in 1898. It secures for British competition district immediately oast of a line drawn from the On Lok leave just to work for charity, Noto recalls the British notifi-subjects and British companies markets. The past four years respected, member of the local

cation in 1922 to the other national" treatment in Ger had witnessed a cut in the per Chinese community, Yuon Restaurant and the Indian however derorving,

Thanking you allk stores in Queen's Read this, and enclosing my card,

for insorting Powers on the subject of spoolal many in respect of taxation and capita tax on the United States, leaves a wife and one, son to: Ovor forty Anglo-Egyptian relations defined shipping, except possibly the from Afty-four to twenty-seven mourn their loss. Contral, and the statorment was

A POLICE COURT: in the declaration recognising coasting trade.

dollars, while the public expendi- years ago, the deceased was com

of a local firm,

PUZZLE. An ostato agont

Egyptian independence, which As the basin of the treaty is the turo, which in 1920 exceeded pradore

later .he took up rolations vitally involve the most favoured nation treatment; sixty-five hundred millions, had but

A supposedly mute Chines6 rights and interests of the British legislation must be passed in been reduced during the past newspaper work, being for many

thirty-five hundred years editor of the Wah Taz Yat was oberged before Mr. E. W. Empiro; therefore any attempt Britain removing the wartime year to

Po, on resigning which post ho Hamilton, at the. Kowloon Sir, I am deeply interested in at interference in the affairs of disability of German citizens, million.

tax re became connected with Hongkong Magistracy this morning, with on which the China Building stands. Of course the present the correspondence on the point Egypt by another Power will be and German companies in respect Forecasting further high

tho as to whether Hongkong is or is regarded as an unfriendly act of their engaging in the non-duction, Mr. Mollon declared that Gommercial News, the organ the theft of $225 from a Shanghai price includes

The Noto says His Majesty's forrous metal industries and the reductions already effectod of the Chinese Chamber of Chinese on board the 6.8. Bhan- buildings that stand thereon, not irreligious. In my opinion, Government consequently is un-banking in the United Kingdom, had been of great service to bust Commerce, when that journal was tung yesterday,

On being told that the man He uttered a warning inaugurated some years back. mostly in a the whole lesuo boils down to enable to admit that the protocol. If and as regarde employment of nea theso but

of definition. No-one, I presume, ramshackle condition and in tho books of

buyers suggests that the generality of signed by Egypt, will enable the German seamen on British ships. against utilisation of the field of Subsequently, however, he again was either unable to speak or stand at practically nothing, as people in Hongkong are deler Egyptian Government to invoke The great mass of probibitions taxation as "a field for socialistic turned to commerce and joined refused to do so, his Worship. in most cases the Intention is to minodly anti-Christain or "anti" the intervention of the League in on the importation of goods into experiment, or as a club to punish Messrs. Shewan, Tomes and said that he did not know how tho sottlement of matters Germany, which impeded British success."-Reuter's American Ser- Company's compradore depart he could try the man, as he was pull them down and replace them any other religion. Many may be absolutely reserved to the distrade, will be swept away. The vice.

indifferent to tho calls of religion, by high modern edifices.

crétion of Hig Majesty's most favoured nation clauses are but that is another matter.

to be interpreted very liberally. The Secretary Genoral has re- Both parties agree to abstain these is the blook bought by the your loading article that religion

the from using their respectiva teriffs plied, enquiring whother M. Y. San Company. Other pro- is more a matter of daily living British Government intended the as a means of discrimination. perties in what is known as the than church going. And I think Noto to be circulated to the Both adopt the provisions of the Chinoso bank distrlot have that tho average. Hongkong recently changed hands at high resident is just as upright and Powers to whom the protocol was international conventions of trado sent, and a reply recpived on and shipping concluded under the prices, some, it is said, oven bigher just as charitable as the average December 3rd states that this auspices of the League of Nations, than that attained at the peak of resident of any other place. was the British Government's notably those of Barcelona and the recent boom.

oither East or West,

The Note has accordingly boon Ho circulated.-Reuter.

made by

to-day that properties herein have

Yours etc..

CO-WORKER.

changed. hands for something Hongkong, Doo. 4, 1924. like 100 por cent, over the prico per square foot paid for the site

aro

tho

The most notable example of | In any case, I quito agree with Government,

Yours etc..

HONESTY. Hongkong. Deo, 4th. 1924.

ROBBERY EPIDEMIC.

desire.

STILL HOPING.

Geneva

and

CHINESE . SAILORS.

REFUSED LANDING AT MANILA

and he

DUMB OR NOT?

want, where he displayed much unable to pross-examine or make. zestand ability in business affairs, a.statement in his own defence.! A mga of commanding presenca Inspector Angus:-If he is and remarkable energy for his going to visit ships and do this, age, the deceased was highly it will make it difficult for the respected by all who enjoyed the police.

pleasure of his friendship. He His Worship was told that the can be described as one of the man could only write his own best types of tho Chinese name. Maa gentleman always courteous. The Inspector said that the Manila, Deo. 4. kindly in nature and of an al- defendant gave the money to two Pending instructions from together charming disposition, other men after picking the The treaty applies not only to Governor-General Wood, the For very many years, he served complainant's pookst, and thuss the United Kingdom, but the right Constabulary hayo prevented 22 the Hongkong Telegraph ne "a two men managed to escape.co

After bearing the evidence of to adhere to the treaty is accorded Chinoso sailors landing from the translator of nows from the verna-

Hawspapers, rendering a member of the crew who saw the Dominions and India, the schooner Eus Tong, of Portuguese cular Colonies, Protectorates and Brit-registry, from Amoy, which was much appreciated service, and it defendant take the money from ish mandated territories, whose wrecked off the coast of Page- is with a very real sense of our the complainant's "pocket, the case was adjourned for one goods shall enjoy the most favoursinan on November 24; as they lose that we record his demise.

week.

Realdential properties are so much appreolated in these days of house-shortage and high rants that very fow owners have shown a willingness to diaposo of them even with the tempting prices offered. This has particular ro- ferance to the middle levels, in Cains Road, Robinson Road and Bonham Road. "Ono must have house to live in," said the estate official inter-

outbreaks of armed robbories has The sub-committees of the in the Empire which has not viewed by our representative, in explaining the almost totalled the police to redouble their second opium conference con-adhered to the treaty before

abashop of desis in those places. Intfwhen thara, is a property bought at a price nathan, maintains the ent during the

POLICE ACTIVITY.

The recent recrudescones of

activities at night,

CONFERENCES AND CONFERENCES.

Genova, Dec. 4.

ed nation treatment by Germany; feara olash, with the native,

but the German Government is Daily Bulletin: empowered to withdraw this privilage in respect of any place

tinued their discussions to-day. September 1st, 1926 ---Houter.

By far the most rigid soarch The date of the plenary sitting of he carried out the night before the conference depends upon the last, when numerous squads were work pccomplished by these com- detailed off for special search mittens.

duty.

It is now possible that this con

SUN YAI-SEN.

CO-OPERATION,

CANTON CONDITIONS.

GETTING BACK TO NORMAL

New to hand »bulidin

MR. COOLIDGE ADVISES, Chicago, Deo. 4. President Coolidge in a spanol; taak,

ootld, no mora.. ansuro; stabli resor without no-operation ation; ons than they could ry without allianpes.

Two care travelling homewards ference will not conclude bofore WELCOMED AT TIENTSIN Innobson here, said they opinion is that in the early hours of the morning Christmas An adjournment until "Ple due to tho were stopped. In the Wanchal after the holidays is mooted.

diers to come district and their, occupants On the contrary, the first opium

the paouls soarched. "As far as could be as- conference re-assembles”

ortgage certained nothing developed from morrow for the purpose of moderate these searchery with the stoop, cuising th ness objection:

Tontala, Deo. Sun Yat-gon, who arrived ab| the French Bund at noon tokiay. was welcomed by a

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