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三拜禮 號六月五英港香

WEDNESDAY MAY

6,

FLEET DEPARTS,

1925 日四十月四:

SHIP MORTGAGED.

WM. POWELL, LTD.

TO-DAY'S SHAREHOLDERS'

MEETING.

JAPANESE RELICS FOR "BRISBANE."

Most of the warships of the

Squadron loft Hongkong for the North this morning.

CRICKET SEASON

OPENS-

GAMES SPOILT BY RAIN.

TRANSACTION NOT REGISTERED.

SINGLE: COPY IS ONTS

35 PER ANNUM

"CANTON-AFFAIRS,

TROOPS RETURNING TO CITY

BOXER INDEMNITY.

DISPOSAL OF JAPANESE SHARE.

"Increased business in tho

London, May 5. We are asked to announce that furnishing department and the

The cricket souson's opening morning, before Sir Henry Gollan, River campaign (says the Canton At the Supreme Court this With the conclusion of the East

Peking, May 5. A. B. Shaddook, of H. M. A. B. creation of a new bargain floor

was associated with the usual Mr. H. 8. Fitzroy made applica Gazette) a portion of the troops last night conveyed that an A formal oxchange of lettera Brisbane, is anxious to challenge were mentioned at the twenty- In this connection, a Tokyo unseasonable weather, and mattion on behalf of the Tung Lee which have been stationed at understanding has been renobed

P.O. Cartlidge for the Light- Moears. William Powell, Limited, says preparations are being made rain.

fourth. annual meeting of telegram to the Daily Bulletin hos had to be curtailed owing to ss. Co., for permission to register different points on the Canton-between the Chinese Government weight Championship of the Colony on the return of his ship held at the Hongkong Hotel this there for a reception to be tender-

Tate under the Companies Act, in Kowloon Railway and other parts and Oxford and Middlesex drew.

the Japanese delegation from the North in about six morning.

ed to the Brisbane, the first Middlesex in the first innings respect of a mortgage on the e.e. of the East River region have which has been conferring with

Anjou.

been reoslled to Canton, Visit scored 312. (Hendren 84 North 80)

the Walobiaopu on the subject of Shaddock, who is a youngster and there were also present Mr. Japan, which will arrive at and in the second koook declared was a British ship valued at mander-in-chief of the Yunnan- Indemnity for cultural purposos.

Mr. F. M. Crawford presided Australian warships to

Mr. Fitzroy said that the vessel General Yang. Hei-min, com- the disposal of the Boxer of 23 years of age, has only been R. L. Bridger, Mr. A. 3. D. Yokobama on May 13 and remain at 37 for 2. Oxford compiled 202 $100,000 which on June 17those forces, has ordered saveral of

and 47 for 3...

It was decided to appoint ‘a in the game for a couple of years. Cousland (directors), Mr. W. A there till May 20.

My last was mortgaged for $13,000. his garrison commanders to with- joint Commission of 21 members, The Brisbane will ressive relics "dinkum Eustace, Mr. H. O, Holt (manag-

No play was possible to-day It should have been registered draw the troops stationed at of whom ten will be Japanese and Australian." He has had 38 Ing directors), Mr. A. C. Howell and the model of the Japanese for either of the county matches, within five weeks, and, in ac- Sheklung and Poklo. Two com- the remainder Chiness, with scrape in Sydney, only losing one (aoting secretary), Mr. H. meritorious services in convoying 13 for 1, and win on the first Shipping Act, this had been Yunnanese division havo acoord-

oruiser Ibuki, which performed Leicestershire scored 229 and cordance with the Morchant panies of infantry of the 3rd Chinese Chairman. fon points). His record will be Scriven, Mr. S. J. Jordain, Mr. Australian troops of Europe.

Sub-Committees will be sp innings against Sussex, E. J. Ainsley and Mr. H. Övery (shareholders).

who done.The Company had, howingly returned by railway and pointed at Peking, where a library scored 131 King, the oldest ever, failed to comply with are now stationed at Chapai. player in first class cricket whose the requiroments of Section General Liu Chun-wan, com-Shanghai, where it is intended is to be established, and at ago is 55, scored 114 for 95 of the Companies Ordinance, mander of the Kwangel forces, to establish a science instituto. Loicestershiro..

Lancashire, "compiled

He pointed out that a company has also ordered the return of a It is estimated that the Com 283 (E. Tyldesley 76, Shapp 63), and a transaction until December, be stationed at Kong chuen, Sun annually.

was not obliged to register such portion of his troops, which will mission will handla $2,000,000 win similarly against Warwick, 1923, who scored 80 (Dick Tyldesley His Lordship granted the ap

kai, and Ninkong-hou.

It is proposed to begin activitios taking 5 for 11) and 157 for 6 pifcation, the registration to be the Gazette should pay no head

The journal adds Readers of immediately/Daily Bulletin.. (Willie Quaife 66, not out) carried out by Saturday next. Reuter.

published later.

In the recent V. R. C. boxing tournament, Shaddock was soon in action and created a good impression. In the lightweight class he defeated A. B. McGuire,

NOT A PROMISSORY NOTE.

NEW WRIT TO BE SERVED

ab

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH.“

The Secretary having read the

The relics, etc., aro for the Australian War Memorial

NAVAL OFFICER'S SAD DEATH.

FOUND SHOT IN HIS CABIN.

WAS

ARMS TRAFFIC CONFERENCE.

Geneva, May 5

FAULTY SUMMONS.

FIRE ESCAPE CASE.

to the silly rumours which have been spread by the agents of the

defeated Chan Chiung-ming THE PRINCE'S TREK. rebels sheltering at Shameen and Hongkong, alleging that these troop movements are the pre- cursor of a military coup against the established Government."

POLICE TROUBLE.

Peking, May 5.

ESCORTED BY BURGHER

COMMANDO."

Cape Town, May "Reuter's correspondent

of H. M. 8. Despatch, on points notice convening the meeting. knocked out A. B. Balsdon, of The Chairman said:-Gentlemen,. H. M. S. Ambrose; defeated Big-The report and accounts having Rogers, of H. M. S. Tamar, on been in your hands for the points in the semi-final; and only prescribed period, I will," with lost by a narrow margin in the your permission, adopt the usual final to A. B. Quina, one of bis procedure and take them as road. afternoon, under circumstances The death occurred yesterday own shipmates.

The profit for the year ending which point to suicide, of Lieute- February 28th, 1925, including nant Samuel Francis G. Tuke, the amount of $6,306.99 brought commander of Submarine L 8, forward from last year, amounts who was found shot in his cabin to $58,137.04 and this your aboard H.M.S. Ambrose. No. Directors hsvo allocated BB sound of firing was heard, but CHINA'S DEEP CONCERN. follows: To pay a dividend of an blood, being noticed coming $1 per share on 42,000 shares through the floor, shortly after

At the Kowloon Magistacy this fully paid up. $42,000; to write off five o'clock, the Cabin

morning, before Mr. E. W. Ham Foreign telegrama from Canton the Prince of Wales, at Robertson, property and building, $6,680; to entered, and Lieut. Take was The plenary sitting of the inter- No. 57, Woosung Stroet, was mander is demanding the resign-mando of a hundred and fifty

ilton, the agent, for the owner, of state that the Kwangsi Com- says a splendidly mounted com That the document in question $1,676.79; to write off machinery, an automatic pistol by his side ed its draft convention

write off fixtures and fittings, discovered lying on the floor, with national arma conference disques charged with removing a fire ation of the Chief of Police, who burghers met the Royal train at was more in the nature of an $151.05; to pay a bonus to staff of and several shot wounds in his

Mr. Matsuda dwelt on the. im-

escape from the premises. has withdrawn to Honam, where Worcester and escorted the Prince 1.0.U. than promissory note, 10%, absorbing 87,339.75; to carry head. He died almost immediate-portance Japan attached to the stated that the escape had been a few hundred gendarmes.

Mr. Arculli, for the defence, be intends to make a stand with to various ceremonies, the Princs and that it was by its phrasing forward to credit of next account, ly, afterwards. From the nature conference, and expressed grati- removed before the owner pur-

riding in the Mayor'e carriage, only payable when the defendant $289.45. This, they hope, will of the wounds, it is surmised that tude for the co-operation of the chased the premises,

taking any part in this attempt white ostrich feathers. Reuter. or & friend came to Hongkong, meet with your approval.

The Yunnan Commander is not drawn by horses with plumes of

was the view taken by Sir Henry;

ho placed the pistol to his mouth United States. He regrotted the

Mr. Bottomley, of the P.W.D., to oust the Chief of Police. Daily Gollan when asked by Mr. Twill notice that the mortgage of body was later conveyed to tho

Turning to the accounts, you before pulling the trigger. The absence of Russia.

Mr. Burton declared that the ance the present owner, was none.

contended that under the Ordin Bulletin, Addis, on behalf of Wong Tal-$868,000 on the site and building naval mortuary. kai, to give judgment for $8,000 referred to in my speech a gear

people of America earnestly the less responsible. and interest on a promissory note, ago, has been reduced to $574,000 conscientious officer, popular in ence of their sincere interest by the actual wording of the CANTON GOVERNMENT.

"The lata Lieut. Tuke was a desired to give substantial evid- Mr. Aroulli assorted that from The defendant, Cheung Yik by the issue of 21,000 shares at the service, and his sad death is aiding any constructive effort to summons the esse must be dis- $7 each, plus a premium of $7, greatly deplored. He is reported wards the maintenance of peace, missed, as the defendant was filed an affidavit admitting his

equalling $14 per share, These to have seemed somewhat strange

He apprecisted Mr. Matsuda's charged with signature, but denying that he shares have all been taken up, ia his manner recently, and it is friendly references.

removing on had received any amount under and the premium on these shares, understood that he received the Chins Cuffered from the traffic in was not there on that date, tha January 13th, something that Mr. Chu Wei pointed out that viz. $147,000, has been placed to news of his mother's death only Mr. Addia handed the docum- General Reserve Account, which, the othor day, and felt the loss arms, which had been forced upon August of last year.

osoape having been removed in ent to his Lordship, who, after I am sure you will agree, places vary much. L.8 was due to leave perueal, said that it was not our Company"

He hoped the conference His Worship agreed that the promissory note at all.

for the north to day, with the would be successful. Mr. Addis said that it could be property we

strong financial position. The Ambrose, but the tragedy has Lord Onslow declared that summons was faulty and accord

ingly dismissed the case. held to be an inland promissory valuable site, and, as soon as the sailing date, so that an enquiry agreement in the interests of very necessitated an altoration of the Britain was most desirous of an mote, but Sir Henry Gollan was Exchange Building is completed, can be held into the circum-Peace and civilisation.n against him on the point and should appreciate in value, tances of the affair. adjourned the case for the serving owing to the fact that this will be

The sitting, was adjourned-CARDIFF COMPAN Reuter. We learn that there is to "bea the shopping centre of the Colony. naval court of enquiry, which Our different departments con-will of course be a private one. tinue to make progress, and by The funeral of the deceased FRENCH CAMPAIGN

■ TSINGTAO TROUBLE. offering up-to-dato goods at officer is to take place this

popular prices we look forward evening.

lun, did not appear, but had

the note,

of a new writ,

COMMUNIST ARRESTED.

.in Q

own, is a

to

DOLLARS INTO STERLING,

PURCHASES.

London, May 5,

her.

IN MOROCCO.

DIFFICULTIES.

RECEIVER APPOINTED..

London, May 5.

LAWN TENNIS DISPUTE.

INDIAN REPRESENTATIVES

REINSTATEL

GOLD STANDARD BILL

COMMISSION TO FUNCTION.

An official proclamation, it is

London, May 5, expected, will be issued shortly The Lawn Tennis Association announcing that the Government announce that Mesars, Jacob and in this provinco will be put into Fyzee having given the under Commission, says the Canton taking required as to the Paris Gazettes PA visit, both suspensions terminated

In official circles, it has been at noon to-day-Reuter. falt that the appointment of a Buccessor to Dr. Sun Yat-sen as Generalissimo was not practicable or advisable at the present time. The decision to put the Govern- ment into Commission was made in January within a short time after advicos had been received to a still greater turnover. As

from the Kuomintang secretariat PASSES THIRD READING. you all know, business, generally,

A business surprise has been at Poking confirming the report in the Colony has not been good,į

BIG MOVE AGAINST THE created by the issue of an order that Dr. Sun had been stricken

London, May 5, and yet we have done an in-

in the Chancery Division for the down with cancer, and that his

his The House of Commons has ! Tsingtao, May 5. creased, turnovor; especially is

RIFFIS.

appointment of a receiver and illness was expected to be fatal. passed the third reading of the The police raided a strikers' this noticeable in regard

Paris, May 5. manager for the great. Cardiff The Civil Governor, Mr. Hu Gold Standard Bill without a meeting yesterday afternoon and furnishing, where we have, had¦ CHANCELLOR EXPLAINS

In a determination to punish the concora, the Gould Steamship Han-min, has been acting con division. Reuter, arrested a school-teacher named several vory nice orders from

Riffis in an exemplary manner, and Industrials, Limited.

currently as representative for Tung from Kweichow, against Chinese gentlemen who have whom the charge will be that he expressed themselves extremely

the Government has decided to The company has an authoris- the Generalissimo, but with the send reinforcements, mostly con- ed capital of three millions death of Dr. Sun, the decision to is a Communist, and that he is at satisfied. We have now onlargod In the House of Commons, the bottom of the cotton mill our furnishing department, and replying to Mr. Josiah Wedgwood, sisting of engineers, aviators and sterling. Half a million sterling place the office in commission

will now be carried out. Red Cross units, to Morocco, in debentures has been issued. have also installed a bargain Mr. Winston Churchill stated where Marshal Lyautey at pres. The application was made with Membership in the Commission A large quantity of Com-floor, a new idea to Hongkong, that 166 million dollars aeat commands sixty thousand the company's consent on behalf will include, among others, munistic literature found in his where goods. at popular cumulated by the Treasury to pay men, only two thirds of whom are of the Eagle Star and British Governor Hu Han-min, Generals

prices

Moscow, May 5. will always be on the debt to America, were available against the Riffis.

Dominions Insurance Company, Yang Hei-min, Heu Chung-chi, Negotiations between the The deadlook, remains, but the view in the samo way as prosent worth about 344 millions The total of the Ris is com- trusteos for.. the debenture Tan Yon-kai, Mr. Lino Chung, Soviets, and the American Harri general bellef is that the gaoling the large London stores sterling. of the chief agitator will cause have in their bargain basements. It was impossible to State puted at twenty thousand, though holders; ond the business is being kai and Mr. C.. Wu. mancombine, with a view to re- This Commission will serve as newal of the latter's concession in the strikers to weaken.

The stocks of the Company are precisely the average price of the number of reserves ie un-carried on for the shareholders

bonefit.Router.

the supreme authority over affaira the Chiatura menganose mince, The owners have repeatedly absolutely clean and have, where purchase, and it was very The operations will cover a

in Kwangtung and will be vested have terminated in a formal agree- declared that they will not grant necessary, been depreciated to difficult to calculate the loss.

with power to decide all questions ment,which is expected to bo sign- 'the strikers' demande,--Daily replacement cost. Bofors con- Mr. Wedgwood asked why Mr. front of several hundred miles, in

of a civil and military nature..

od shortly-Reuter, Bulletin.

cluding I desire to thank the Churchili sauld not have waited mountainous country, Managing Directors and staff for to make the purchaade for the their services during the past year; December payment. as it is largely due to their efforts Mr. Churchill replied that ho that the results before you have was most anxious to secure that been obtained, and I am confident, the transition to the gold standard that the bonus we propose to be made under most favourable grant to the staff will meet with circumstances. He wanted to your approval.

get out of the way, beforehand, as many as possible of our obliga Mr. S J. Jordain seconded the tions to purchase dollars, becausÓ adoption of the report and wo have to go to the market in accounts and this was carried..

autumn and buy cotton, wheat,

strike.

room has boen confiscated.

PARIS STRIKE

SETTLED.

MEN RESUMING WORK TO-DAY.

Paris, May 5. The strike of tramwaymen and "büsmen has extended. Less than

half the usual number of vehicles,

BUSINESS MATTERS.

and many thinge; and if we went

known.

Three Fronoh columns operating) against the Riffis claim successes,

Reuter.

AMERICA ANDE

EUROPE

ARTIFICIAL SILK

OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED TROPIC AUSTRALIA,

DUTY

London, May 5. "A meeting of the Cotton Spin-| nere and Manufacturera, As- sociation at Manchester has

'

RUSSIAN MINING

CONCESSION.

US. NAVAL AIR PILOTS.

BIG DEVELOPMENT /

SCHEME.

Washington, May 5. Mr. Wilbur has signed ordors. Melbourne, May 5: establishing aviation courses at CLEARING THE AIR

passed a resolution opposing the Ministor Pearce, outling the the Naval Academy, at Annap- duties on artificial silk yarns, Commonwealth's proposals for olis, where all graduates will Washington, May 5,

and objecting to any oxolse duty the development of the Northern henceforth be trained as pilot to the market to buy dollars then, President Coolidgo says he is on

American woven fabrica containing Torritory, said that the railways observers. Reuter's that would hamper our traders very hopeful that Mr. Houghton's artificial all yarn sold in the will be extended and ports con-

Service. are running this afternoon... Mr. M. Manuk was re-elected and unduly strain exchange. He interpretation of the American home market.

strusted. Patról and oil tanks The strikers have decided not to to the Board of Directors on the was of opinion that the precaution attitude towards Europe will be A special meeting of the ad- would be established at Port resume unless all their susponded proposition of Mr. Soriven second- might be unnecessary, but was helpful both to the European visory committon of the Bradford Darwin for the purpose of on- commdes be reinstated, without ad by Mr. Ainsley loss of pay. The Metro railway

completely justified statesmen and pooplos.com Chamber of Commerce has passed couraging motor transport,

Asked to corridor taxing The Procidont is of opinion a resolution inviting the Chan Ho recommended that the Co- is unaffected,

Mr. Jordain proposed and Mr. imports of furs and feathers and that a favourable economic out cellor to receive a deputation re-vernment appoint a commission Paris lator. Overy seconded the re-election of precious stones, Mr. Churchill look in Europe will be important garding the tax on artificial aille, of three comprising an engineer, The transport workers dispute Messrs. Porey Smith, Seth and expressed the opinion that ho had in considoring loans by American which it is declared will be a pastoralist and a business man, has been settled. The strikers Floming as auditors for the got quite enough clauses in the bankers to European industries ruinous to the Bradford export to reside in, and entirely control will rosume duties to-morrow ensuing year at a remuneration Finance Bill to satisfy the House and Government. Reuter's Am trade in materials containing the development of the territory. Router.

of $600. This was carriöd.

| this year.-Router.

erican Service.)

artificial silk--Reuter

Reuter

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 28. 3. Lighting Up-Time 6:52 pm. Barometer Temperature.

1/16

2 p.mi 29.77

2 p.m.

76

Humidity

2.p.m

86