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九十月弍英香

No. 1.7

四道

DEAL IN MARKS

[SPECIAL TO THE " TELEGRAPH ".}

HIS MAJESTY'S CONDITION.

RELIEF OF WAR SUFFERERS.

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ONLY A RUMOUR,

LOCAL FIRM SUED.

ECHO OF BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE SUSPENSION.

At the Bupromo Court, be foro the Chlef Justico,

this

THURSDAY,

FEBRUARY

MOTOR CAR COMPETITION.

∙19.

1925

A七廿月正

STEAMBOAT CO.

NO NEW CAPITAL YET.

GROWING POPULARITY.

'

Last Week's Words.

GOVERNMENT MOVES IN PIRACY PROBLEM.

Feb. 9th-INVENT. Fob, 10th-STOP. Fob, 11th-DRINK. Fob. 12th-THEM. Feb. 13th-FIRST. Fob. 14th-ALL.

SHAREHOLDERS' QUERIES.

oil.

HIKOEN OMay to rat

INGYEN ANKOJE -

Chandler, Cleveland.

Dodge Brothers, Essex-4. Essex-6, Hudson, Overland.

Willys Kalght AND

Motor Cars,

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.] Telephone Contral '1246 or 1247. Wong Nel Chung Road... Happy Vállay

TELEPHONE QUESTION.

TERMS NOW ・ AGREED UPON.

MUST BE CONFIRMED BY COUNCIL.

Tho

and T. G. Weall (Directors), Mr. telephono service from the China very soon at a meeting of the John Arnold (Secretary) and and Japan Tolephone and Electric Council, when the position will Mossrs. B. C. Randall, W. T.

Interest in the Telegraph Motor morning, an action for pay Car Competition, which is now in

Wo aro to-day able to snadunco¡promotors' of the new under- ment of a sum of £1,150 was its eighth wook, continues to grow, RED SEA PORT BOMBARDED. brought by H. G. B. Gulley, an increasing number of coupons

that terms have been agreed upon taking. What is trading sa Gulley and Co., being sent in wookly

On enquiring in official ofroles Some interesting questions which, It is hoped, will torminate London, Fab. 18. It is declared that the agros-against Mesars. Maxim and Co, more, additions are every wook|

par and Messrs. Jorge Riboiro, Julio being made to the list of compati- wero put by shareholders at the the dispute in regard to the future this morning, we were informed No further bulletin regarding mont Boome to be on the provisional H. M. the King's condition has with

undor-Ribeiro, Sam Choung-hing, Ip tors having orodite. The big task annual meeting of the Hongkong, baen issued since that of this standing between Great Brit-Yan-kwan and Li Fal-in (part of checking up the coupons for Canton and Macao Steamboat telephone service of the Colony. that the terms generally had

Ataton that ain and tho Saviot.

What nors therein). Mr. Eldon Pettor, the seventh wook of the Compoti- Co., Ltd., which was held this Thoso now only await confirm-beon agreed upon, but that the morning, which His Majesty had a fair night, will be interesting will be the with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, was for tion is now completod, and this morning at the Company's officos.ation by the Legislative Coun-Government could not give Ita

0. Creveals that there are wall over The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak was

sanction thereto until they had and his gonoral condition shows general treaty which is to be the plaintiff and Mr.

nogotiated between Japan and Alabaster for defendants. 300 contestants with credits to in the chair, and there were also

So far as we understand the boon confirmed by resolution of an improvement.

Mr. Potter said that the plain their names. The correct words prosent: Mossra, W. E. Clarke, It is stated that the three the Soviat later on, as montioned

tiff was resident in London, and, for last week were as follow:

A. O. Lang, Chau Siu-ki, Bir situation, a new local Company the Legislative Council. doctors who have boon in attend- in the prosent agreomont.

at the request of the defendants,

Robert Ho Tung, B. D. F. Boith, will be formed to take over the matter will probably come up J. M. Alves, H. Staplos Smith ance on the King and have signed |

ho purchased 500,000 German the bulletins -Sir Stanley Howatt.

The marks at a price of £2,300. Sir Milsom Rees and Lord Daw.

obligation on the dofondanta was! son will not togather go the

to pay the £2,300 in London and King again until this evening.

tho

Showan, Chau Teun-nin, A, H. Company, the laitor to be bought be explained in detail. · If the number of dollars did

M. da Silva, N. V. A. Crouchor, out and be paid in shares of the Council agrees, the agreement They are understood to bove

not enter Into the quon- visited His Majesty early this

tfon at all, Tho defon.

8. Danenberg, K. Sayco, Paul now concern, the capital of which now reached will then be con-

G. 8. Simmern, J. will probably be five million firmed. afternoon and to have found that

London, Fab, 18. dants had to pay £1,150 in cash Botwoon now and April 25th, Lauder, he was progrossing vory favour-

We understand that the pro- Mr. Auston Chamberlain do-as soon as the marks had been the date on which tho Competi-Fleming, J. Owon Hughes, A. ably.

As regards the balance, tion closce, there will be con- H. Carroll, M. A. Razack, F.

and J. F. Groso - Sir George Gibb, the Chairman motors of the new Company have Unofficially it is learned that jclared in the House of Commons bought. the attack of bronchitis is not that there was no truth in they got credit. Mr. Potter wont tinued and increasing rivalry for Ellis

the to oito

circumstanon possoasion of the

of the parent corcorn of the local been in consultation with the handsome (shareholders), model fivo- The Secretary road the notice Telephone Company, who has Government on the subject this sevoro, and that it is only as a report that the British Govorn-on

But meantima no precaution that His Majesty remont had made, or contemplated, under which the sum was not prizes--a 1925

boon here for some time taking morning. He was in the approaches to the Government of paid, saying that the money was passenger Dodge motor-car; convening the meeting.

cabinet mains in bed.

part in the negotiations, is leav-details of the terms reached are Palace grounds on Monday, and Rumania respecting the establish- paid in Hongkong currency by magnificent Viotrola

typewriter. Tho is still able to attend to urgent mont of a British naval base in the defondant to the Banque gramaphone; and a new model

The Chairman said: Withing for Home to-day or to-mor-available for publication, al- the Black Sea, or respecting the Industriolls de Chine on June Underwood

existing 30th, but the Bank closed its doors motor car bas beru seen about your approval. I propose to treat row, a satisfactory arrangement though it is expected that these utilisation of any

the draft was the stroots this wook, and has the report as road, and proceed to |Rumanian naval base or harbour and although

as a British naval baso,

prosented at Barclay's Bank in attracted much notice as being a deal with the figures in the bal- having been apparently reached will shortly be issued to the London, the mony was never paid beautiful model. The other prizes ance sheet and Profit and Loss between the Company and the Proan. thoro. The defendants would will shortly be displayed in ons Account, and give you such submit, that they had concluded of the local stores.

business.

PROTOCOL QUESTION.

No Cabinet Discussion.

London, Feb. 18.

Contrary to novoral reports, ''it į

I understood that the Cabinot did not consider the question of the Goneva protocal or security

Britain and Rumania,

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JEDDAH

SHELLED.

Foreign Consulates Hit:

London, Fob. 18. Official advices from Jeddah,

WOL somo what hoavily

at its weekly mocting to-day. of to-day'a dato, state that tho

now

decreasing! these questions have to report, steadily. Yesterday only about and they have not yet reached twenty abelle foll in the town. the stage when their memoranda and this morning not a sholl was can ho placod before the full fired. Cabinet.

WAR'S VICTIMS.

boon shot.

TRADE UNION

of way

Members And a Fund.

London, Feb. 18.

For

on

Ox-

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH.

further explanation of them as

some any,

dollars,

massures of

solf-

thoir part of the contract when A word or two to competitors. may appear desirable.

I desire to point out that this on this subject, which I am sure the money was paid into the Bank" Plumping" on one word may

Your Directors have utilized partly accounts for the great in will give satisfaction to you all in Hongkong, but ho (Mr. Potter) moan a big lift up,ut there is

Hongkong, 11th Fabruary 1925. contanded that the question of an obvious risk inotting all 697,825.75 to write down the book orease under the item of "Ropairs

Sir, I am directed to acknow- basket. value of steamers, wharvos and to camera." To replace the s.. Hongkong did not enter into tho your Dggu in the matter at all it was agreed Competitors will probably find it proportios and have transferred Houngshan your Directors gave ledge the receipt of your letter of

to

their 10,537,53, representing £1,229 an order to the Talkoo Dookyard the 14th January on the subject vary

78. 7d. at an exchange of 2/4, to and Engineering Company of of the" Minority Report" of the that the money be paid in London. advantageous

chancos somewhat!

more Floating Staff Pension Fund and Hongkong, Limited. The vossol Piracy Regulations Committee. much ample, they are

His Excellency the Governor likely to obtain credits when a sum of $5,000 to Staff Providont now boing built is well advanced The Committee of Imperial town

builders confidently has forwarded the Report to the

Stato on Seoretary of

for the Defence and various departmental shelled for four days by the THE “RENT STRIKE. sanding in, say, twenty coupons, Fund. An interim dividend of $1 and the

by five ! plumps

four por share was paid in August last, expect to make delivery on

about tract time

next Colonies, and, while adhering to committoos which are actively attacking Wahabis, but the bom-

difforent words

by and there is available for distribu- con than

this the view, which is shared by the. engaged on various aspects of bardment is

CLYDEBANK REVIVAL.

selecting the same word for all tion the sum of $196,422.27, which September. In placing

includos $28.901.33 brought for-order, the type of engine most Commander-in-Chief, that armed the twenty coupons. London, Feb. 18. One compatitor has for some ward from the previous year. suitable and economical for our protoction on board ship is csgen- The situation in Clydebank is works past boen sanding in three Your Directors recommend that trado was carefully considered tial, he has urged that the Lords

solutions

sach this should be dealt with as by your Directors and their Commissioners of the Admiralty The British Agency buildings again prominent as the result of separate

final technical advisors. The Diesol should in the interests of British have been hit twice, and the Con- overal avictions carried out yos-coupon-that is, using the same follows Payment of a sulates of the other countries have torday, accompanied by some coupon for three variations, dividend of $1 por share, $80,000; motor engino was not considered trade and prestige ao strengthen all boon his or narrowly missed, disturbance and three arrests. This is irregular. Each separate payment of a bonus of $1 per suitable for the comparative short the naval forces here as to provide one share, $80,000; payment of a bonus runs in shallow water in which our for the establishment of a system but there have been no casualties

The tenants have withdrawn coupon must only bear

to office clerical staff and vessels are engaged. The principal of patrols which will be adequate among tho staffs nor, so far as is their representatives from the solution. known, has any foreign subject Renis Commission on the ground One or two contestants also wharfingers, 85.446; carry forward economy of tho motor engine is in to safeguard ships from external No Further Redress.

that there has been a breach of make the mistake of filling into a new Profit and Loss A/C. consumption; therefore, until the attack, and, when coupled with

cost of these engines reaches a reasonable the understanding that there vowels in the blank spaces. This $30,976.27.

Only con- In view of the small amount level nearer to that of the steam protection or board, to make London, Feb. 18.

Incorrect. be no evictions ponding the Com-also is In the House of Commons, Mr.

too hazardous to be attractive. sonants must be used in those standing to the credit of Equaliza-engine, its advantages only apply attempts at piracy from within POLITICS.] mission's roport.

tion of Dividend Fund and the fact to long distance trading. Winston Churchill, the Chan

The matter was raised in the apacos.

I am, Bir. cellor of the Exchoquer, informed

House of Commone this after- Our advice to competitors is to that a large portion of our invest-

I have already referred to the

Your obedient sorvant., Liout. Commander Kenworthy

noon by Mr. Neill Maclean, who keep on steadily pegging away. monts must be hold as cotered (Liberal) that ho expected to

(8gd) OLAUD SEVERN", described the situation in Clyde- Thore is still plenty of time to against the insurance and un- large sum spent in annual over- rocolve about six and a quartor

tho Board cannot ro- to her boing lost. Ships do not bank as a serious state of public improve your position. Steady, dorwriting carried by the Comp. haul of e.s. "Houngshan previous

Colonial Secretary. millions sterling by

disorder which might easily consistent effort, with

Our last has been further roparations from the first of the Much intorost has

been become a danger to lifo and variation in the solutions sont in, commend the payment of a higher last for ever, and as they advance

down during tho Dawce annuities in the present aroused in political circles ro- property.

will be a great factor helping dividend or bonus. I may may in years they cost more. to keep

that your Directors fool that it is up, and the annual Government written financial year, which ends en garding the new Trade Union Mr. Gilmour replied that ho towards suCCOBR,

of very great importance to koop surveys for passenger licone bo-year, and has been maintained. March 31st.

Lavy Bill, which, as a private did not doubt the authorities

our reserves as strong a pos- como increasingly expensive. in good order and condition. Ho was asked how much of the member's measure, is to bo in-would guard against that con-

sible to protect against all possible Apart from the usual diebureo-Owing to the rise in value of money received would be applied troduced in the House of Com-tingonoy. He had no power to

emergencies to the Company's ments made for overhaul and xo-local shares in which the Com- to relief of those who suffered by mone on March 6th.

stop the logal proceedings.--

oredit, more especially from the pairs, the Company was forced by pany's liquid onomy action, including tho

The Bill provides that while Beuter.

viow of rendering more socuro the local Government to alter the invested the Investmont Flactus- dopondents of merchant seamen,

to the shareholders the continuity deck structure in three ships, betion Account has been increased who wore in groat distress.

of dividends paid in recent years. sides erecting, at great expense, by $136,145.56, which following. You will have seen from the grilles and various other contriv-the usual custom bean transferred report a heavy falling off in ancon in order to comply with the to this account.

I regret to say that London, Feb. 18.

atearers' nett earnings compared rovised regulations of the amond- In the House of Commons, with the previous year. Several ed Piracy Provention Ordinance expenses

not decreasing said that individual claimants for political fund, and not merely his

Viscount Sandon asked whether exceptional circumstances bave of 1924. In this connection, I would stonmore are damage by enemy action had decision to remain outside, as

botter provision would be mado adversely affected last year's endorse the Minority Report of the owing to the higher cost of labour claim

undor the Dawes provided by the prosont law.

by the Navy for protecting British working and contributed to these Committee appointed by the Gov-docking charges and also to the sohome against the Gatman!

The Cabinet has referred to a

trade in Chinese waters against poorer results. During the year aramont to consider the Piracy continued high cost of fuel St. Paul's and Piccadilly.

several moro. Chinese-owned Regulations and the question of Although this is not a matter piracy. Governmont, and the British Government were unable to de-special committee the position

London, Feb. 18. Mr. W. C. Bridgeman in a reply steamers were placed in opposi-tightening them up. This Com-covered by the accounts, some part from the decision reached in raised by the Bill, and it has not

The controversy over the safety pointed out that since piratical tion on the Centon, run. For a pany, in common with all ship-shareholders may desire to learn 1920, that the five millions etor-yot boon docided whether the

of Commeroo, has laid before your Board some ling, to which £300,000 for belated Government will accord spoolal of St. Paul's Cathedral was taken attacks had become, frequent a period of nearly two months ping companies hero and the the Directors' views on a sohome were always felt strongly that willst months ago to inoroase, the claims had been added, was the facilition for the later stages of a stage further to-day, when the gunboat in rosorvo at Hongkong commencing from July, the Com-Chamber

tho Bill.

Doan and Chapter of the Catho-had boun fully commissioned, and pany's Canton stoamers Although the demand for thedral and their oxport advisers was now performing patrol duties.eubjected to a boycott, as a result willing to do anything in reason Company's capital by the ferua measure comes from Conservativo were invited to moot a sporial, Four inunotes provided by the of the strike on Bhamoen. Durlog to assist the Government in of now shares, in order to financo working-mon, who abject to the sub-committeo of the Corporation Hongkong Government had also the boycott our vessels carried no preventing piracy, that the ro- the cost of the now stoamar invasion of the Georney of the of the City of London at an early boon manned by naval ratings, and cargo and very few passengers, ponsibility for protection of under construction and other, is essentially the duty of the Loansider it necessary to order ballot, which is involved in the conference. As is known, the wore regularly escorting convoys, resulting in very heavy operating British lives, shipping and trade steamere your Directors mer

The question of the nocesalty losses. prosout system of contrasting out, Cathedral exports do not admit as

In February last, the ..British Navy and I am glad to be fo the near future to replace Batlefactory finsuolal Houngshan stranded near Canton, able to say that a strong appani, tonnage.

by the Hongkong arrangements having been made became a total loss and was even-endorsed tusly abandoned to the under- Government, has been sent Home with the Company a bankato, writers. I am glad to say that for increased naval assistance in your Directors considered — 11: all passengers, crow and mails the shape of further patrol would not be in the bass interest were safely landed. The loss launches, the success of which of the majority of masraholders a accede to the request –10 steamer was has already been amply de- thle of particularly unfortunate, inas monstrated. By the courtesy of noresee the Company sospital at much as she had just completed the Government, I am permitted | iha present dime, When and if the her annual; overhaul and very to read to you, s letter recently, time: arrivan, aspocially, in extensive and costly repairs had addressed by the Colonial Beore.......

(Continued ON bean effected. ~ In this connexion tary to the Chamber of Commerce.

any Trado Union may still tako ballot on the question

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of

In reply, Mr. Churchill drew whether or not it shall organise a

attention to the fact that over five political fund, a member of such the Trade Unions should come in millions sterling had already been union must expressly repudiate the first place from within. allocated to privato claims. He his desire to contribute to such

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final and maximum amount allocated to compensation for damage by onomy action.

JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

LONDON TOPICS,

ANTI-PIRACY MEASURES.

MENTIONED IN PARIAMENT.

of the political levy, with which necessary the drastic measures for additional nava! protection they do not sympathise, several which have bean suggested on the was being considered.-Router. Conservative members support part of the City authorities.

Exaggerated Reports.

the motion for rejection. Tho Hundreds of spectators to-day London, Fab, 18. Labour party and the advanoed, watched the removal of the graes- Enquiry reveals that, in au- wing of the Liberal party are ful statue of Eros, which has for so prominently sur

tho thoritativo quarters hore, the re- strongly opposed to the new Bill, 32 years ports which have appeared in the and, according to the Times, some mounted the fountain in Press of the alleged far-reaching loading members of the Cabinet middle of Piccadilly Circus. The implication of the Soviet-Japan-are opposed to the suggestion that removal, which is temporary, bas ose treaty in regard to Baghallen, the Government should give been necessitated by works con- are considered to be quito base special facilities for the measure, nected with the construction of a loss.

on the ground that the reform of new tubo statian. -

TO-DAY.

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