1925-07-04 — Page 2

I

WATSON'S

E

WHISKY

Blended where it is distilled, and Bottled where it is blended-in SCOTLAND.

4 Skilful blend of the finest matured High- land Whiskles. A happy result of long years

of

f experience in distilling and blending; with- a fine flavour that cannot fall to assure appreciation from the most discriminating palate

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED 81 YEARS.

DO MORNING EXERCISES

TO MUSIC.

BUY A SET OF VICTOR

EXERCISEDOR.

COMPLETE IN ALBUM WITH CHART.

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

Sole Distributors.

THE LADIES' SHOP IN PEDDER STREET,

Smart HATS.

AT

STRIKING PRICES.

FROM

8.50

SOME REALLY

SNAPPY STYLES.

We cordially invite our Up-Country Friends at present in the Colony to inspect our up-to-date Stocks.

LANE, CRAWFORD, Ltd.

The Store that always “CARRIES ON

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HERRING-HALL-MARVIN.

The World's Sufest

Fire Proof Safe

The Herring -Hall-Marvin Safe presents the maximum of structural strength, con Binfant with resistance, to burglars and absoluto imper- viousness to fire.

11-

It has established na paralled and unassailable

·record for protection

-Full selection of all sizes

on view at

#

Sole Distributors MUSTARD & Co. 16-17 Connaught Rond Central,

Phone C. 1186.

DEATH. BECKER-At the Mutilda Hospi- tní, Hongkong, at 12,30 a.m, on 4th July, 1925, Charles Robert, son of Charles. Lawrence and Elizabeth Evelyn Becker, age 31⁄2 months. Funeral passes Monument at 8.80 p.m. to-day: (Shanghai and German papers please copy),

The Telegraph.

SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1025.

SATURDAY,

JULY 4, 1925.

· DEFENCE CORPS.

LATEST PROMOTIONS.

The following promotions and appointments are notifica E.V.D.C. Orders:

Artillery Company,

POST OFFICE AFFECTED.

PILLAR BOXES AND SUB-OFFICES CLOSED.

THE DOSSER TRIAL.

JURISDICTION OF COURT CHALLENGED.

countries

tice of putting out full dustbins,"" Irrespective of the time of the next collection, ought to stop, and the. destruction of as much refuse as possible in the grates and stoves of householders should be attempt

Owing to tho disaffection among.

Shanghai, July 3. od. There is always far too much

local Post Once employees having At the Mixed Court before the spread to some extent, it has ba Chinese Magistrate and a British easily destructible matter thrown.

To be Leo Bdrs.: Gra. Staple, come hecessary to shut down the assessor, Dosser's counsel applied into dustbins, and a little thought K.K., and Roberts, A.W. M.M. To pillar boxes and sub-post offices. for the least a fortnights remand. and assistance on the part of bo Acting-Lee.-Bdr.: Gns, Concan-Residents are requested to assist on the grounds first that the charge householders at this time will be non, M.P.

the postal department in every was incomplete and did not specify way possible. Only a few of the which Engineer Company.

·wore::-6lluded ́ all in their own interests. As To bo Acting Co. Sorgt. Major older hands among the Chinese to, likewise on the second and regards nightsoil disposal, there Sorgt, Tyler, R.J. To be Acting Postmen and clerks remain for the third charges because no dates have been explicit instructions is- Sergeants: Cple. Coupland, M.D., Present, the younger mon having were mentioned.

The Court. replied that the Shanghai police sued and there should be no diffi- Carr, TW, Johnson, M.A., Lee, left.

The branch offices at Wanchal, was an International body whose Opls. Best, HJ, and Flatcott, culty in following them. It will J.FW. To be Acting Carpis.: Sprs Sheungwan and Salyingpon on the duty, it was to protect all nations, be remembered that in the 1922 Stephens, G.E. Prior, J.T., Owen, island, and those at Youmath and and it therefore overruled the ob strike, the employees of the Sani-W.H., Brett, F. To bo Lance Cor Shamshulpo on the mainland,jections. Mr. Fischer then chal- porals Spra. Easterbrook, C.B., have been closed. The Kowloon lenged the Court's "Jurisdiction tary Department did not join in Evans, D.B., Leonard, F.D."

Post Office is still open, and real-pointing out that since the revolu the general movement as there was

dents are requested to call for tlon the Consular Body appointed their letters there. Residents on the Chinese Mixed Court Magis- a recognition on their part of the To bo Acting Qme-Sergeant: the island who have no box at the trates and entirely controls the essential nature of their services Sergt. Kew, A.E. To be Lee-Cor-General Post Office are required Mixed Court, consequently, the not only in the interests of for-porals: Ptes. Spradbery, E.J. Ho to call at the poste restante coun- Chinese Government could not

Leung, Hancock, J.E.

ter. Boxholders can get their recognise the Mixed Court as a eigners but far more in the in-No. 1 Platoon (Infantry Company), correspondence in the usual way Chinese court while by the Sind terests of Chinose. To-day there

To be Acting Sergeants: Corpl.

from the G. P. O. Letters for the Russian agreement of October, 1924, is no such recognition and the De-Foster, R.I.W. "To be Acting. Cor- Peak are being sent to the Peak Soviet citizens in Chian must partment's staff has joined in,poral: Leo-Cpt. Burns, H.G.B. To Store in the Peak Hotel:

be tried by Chinese courts, there sheeplike, with the general foolish be Lee Cpls., Acting Corporals; forth is being given by volunteer diction over the Dossers.

Assistance in sorting and so fore the Mixed Court had no juris- Act-Ice-Cpl... Clark, S.H., M.C, and' proceeding Let it be shown that Collis, J. R. we can get along fairly well with

out them, and, in order to show them that, it is essential for house- holders to act with care and thoughtfulness.

ADD Current Comment

Armoured Car Company,

* Assessor Overruled."

helpers, and the public are asked No. 2. Platoon (Infantry Company.) should be stamped only on the assessor stating that it had most to ald' in every way, Letters The court again overruled the To bo Platoon Sergeant: Lee-Cpl. top right, hand corner, and cor- definite instructions from the Con- Branson, "V.C., M.C., To be Correspondence should be posted. as sular Body in regard to the hear- poral: Lee-Cpl. Johnson, C.R.F., con as written. Ships are lanving of all Russian cases both M.M. To be Lance Corporal: Pte ing at short notice, and a last- criminal and civil. Mr. Fisher's. Howell, A.C. To be Acting-Lance-minute posting merely means con- third plea was that he had not Corporal: Pțe Dewhurst, E.

siderable additional work for the received all the relevant documenta from the police. The court replied that the documents he had not re- ecived would not be admitted at the.. hearing to-day.

No. 3 Platoon (Infantry Company.) depleted staff.

To be Platoon Sergeant: Pte. Millington, H.J., M.M. To be Cor- pornly: Leg.-Cpl. Summers, V.H.

COMMENT IN LONDON.

VIKS AND THEIR DUPES.

The rate of the dollar on de- do so. mand to-day fa 28. 3.11/166.

London, July 3.

Inspector Yorke gave evidence.

documents found in the accused's luggage also the telegram Dosser handed to the captain of the Man-

COMPRADORE HELD UP.

RESCUED FROM POLICE BY COOLIES.

There is observable already a settled demeanour among the non- Chinese poulace which one might To be Lance-Corporal: Pte. Mason, THE TIMES ON THE BOLSHE of the arrest and described the aptly term the strike spirit. It is K.A." beginning to approximate to the No. 4 Platoon (Infantry Company.) spirit which pervaded Britain in the To be Platoon Sergeant: Pte. more serious stages of the late war, Green, S.E. To be Corporal: Pte.

Commenting on M. Chicherin's nttua informing the Soviet Consul Green, D.S. when everyone had realised that it No. 5 Platoon (Scottish Company.) a loader retourks that it in Hongkong and forcibly deport- thek on Lord Birkenhead, the Daily at Shanghai that he was dethined was to be a stern conflict in which To be Corporal: Pte. Young, O

does not know the value of Chich-ed to Shanghai, adding, "urgently doggedness would prevail. Soine No. 9 Platoon (Reserve Company.) erin's denials regarding the Com-inform. Peking." The captain re- To be Acting Co.-Sergt. Major munist intervention in China but fused the use of the wireless. To-day is the Glorious Fourth days ago there was a tendency in

The court adjourned till Monday. certain quarters to treat matters Sergt. Lee-Jones, R.W. To be Act the main difficulty in the controversy with our American friends. Un-

ing Sergt.: Pte Falkner, G.E.

About the question of propaganda is Reuter, lightly. We had personal experi-

the doubt as to how far the Soviet happily, conditions in Hongkong

can control it, even if it wished to are not at the moment propitious ence" of this in the case of people for holding the customary celebra-wo. met "who remarked that there

The Times, in a leader, says the causes, extent and true character tions, but in the States the day is seemed to be no real strike yet, and

The name of Mr. W. H: Bourne of the movement in China are broad- contain to be observed in time- even accused the local newspapers has been added to the list of au-ly describable as contacts of civili- honoured fashion. Despite the of making matters out to be more thorised architects."

sation, East with West, which the

Nanking July 2-Students held certain serious than they actually were.

progress of the world has rendered up the compradore of the Interna efforts being made in

Samples examined under the inevitable Alimited but influential tional Export Co., at Kiangau yes. quarters to estrange the British Everyone by now realises that there Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance class of Chinese, educated on West terday evening because- they lines has become scatoly understood that the company's and the Americans in the Orient is a strike in Hongkong, albeit the for the quarter ended June 30th orn during the present troubles, it is word strike is probably the wrong totalled 96, of which 88 were sensible of its existence. Upon this coolles who were striking were genuine. There were 61 samples casibility Bolshevism is playing willing to resume unconditionally. a happy circumstance that the two term for what is a purely political of milk analysed, of which 45 were with its accustomed dexterity. As The Chinese Police, Coramissioner the British Empire is admittedly took charge of the compradore and people are as strongly united in demonstration. After close on two genuine.

the first and principal bulwark of detained him at police headquar friendship to-day as ever they weeks of inconvenience, and in):

civilisation against His Majesty the King has been historie

an ters. Subsequently six unarmeıl were, and we bave sufficient faith many cases of hard and unaccus-pleased to approve the appoint- onslaught of world revolution, it in British members of the Company's in the depth of that regard to be tomed labour in tropical summer ment of the Honourable Mr. A. O. orential to the survival of Bolshe- staff went to the station with a ieve that come what may, Anglo-heat, most of the "picnic spirit Lang to be an Unofficial Member vism and the Muscovite politicians view to securing his release.. of the Executive Council for the to direct the movement in China While they were present a hundred American solidarity will with has gone and is replaced by a period during which the Honour particularly against Britain; while coolies invaded the police com-

stand any

efforts that may be dogged acceptance of conditions, able Sir H. E. Pollock, Kt., K.C.,suring their Labour dupca in pound and forcibly rescued the England that the Chinese agitators compradore. The police secretary made to undermine it. We have re- and a determination to see the acts as Attorney General ·

are revolting against foreign Imand a dozen Chinese merchant cently had in Hongkong a striking matter through. The community

perialism and foreign capitalism. Mr. Edwardes, the Customs Com-

volunteera were slightly injured. „The Times saya that though indus-, example of that good feeling in has settled down to tacking the missioner, who was wounded in the trial conditions in China, are shock-

Reuter." the manner in which the Ameri-problem, and is hardened to any fighting at Canton, left Hongkong ing the real difficulty is the absence for England on the Kitano Maru of a government in Chinsable or can community voluntarily came further defections or additional

yesterday.

perhaps very anxious to enforce re- forward and denounced the action efforts that might be required.

forms in Chinese, mills-Reuter.

*

*

#

#

*

of the Canton Christian College Quietly and calmly has the realisa- A telegram received by the ataff in accusing the British au- tion come that a big task might lie 11 am to-day states that there is

American Consulate General at:

thorities on Shameen of respon-ahead. Just as quietly and calmly a typhoon in about 180 degrees sibility for the shooting incident 19 the affected community prepared Long East 13 degrees Lat. N, mov-

ing north-north-west.

A further tangible | of June 23rd. proof of community of interest is to be seen in the thorough-going way in which the American men of the Colony have come forward

to shoulder the burden. Asking no special favours from authority, the people place their trust in authority for the final and firm

ditions, and therefore the public

AERO COMPETITION.

FOURTEEN PLANES START FROM CROYDON.

Fourtéen be feels that something should

THE FRENCH BUDGET.

· FINALLY ADOPTED BY THE CHAMBER.

Paris, July. B.The Chamber of Deputies has adopted the budget, ixing the expenditure for 1925 at 58,163,000,000 francs and thos revenue at 83,175,000,000. M. London, July 5, Caillaux suffered two minor agroplanes left revoraes

in the debate,

done to give us further zest to Croydon at six o'clock this morn- Arstly the Chamber rejecting the

to offer their services in the solution of the problem; without a carry on" until" the desired ending on a two day race, for the tax on the turnover of foodstuffs.

Special Constabulary. These and other incidents show that the old) spirit of friendship is still as strong as ever, and it is with very real sincerity that we extend to our American cousins the hearty felicitations of the whole British community on this their great nà- tional day.

fälter or a doubt.

"

CORRESPONDENCE.

A LEAD WANTED.

[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.

is reached. I do not, of course, King's cup, a two circuits course from other retailers, recommending think that the Government is merely via Harrogate Newcastle, engaged in the work of "carrying frow, Blackpool, Bristol on," but perhaps it does not realise Croydon, a total distance of the good effect that would be caused miles.

Thick fog, in places, interfered

to foreigners and Chinese alike if

their future programme..

Ren- the substitution of a tax on sugar. and cocon, coffee, tea, rice, coal and 1,600 meat; secondly fixing the cost of foreigners' identity tickets at two hundred francs as compared with fourteen as at present.

The debate lasted all night and

it were to publicly announce or with the early stages of the race. publish, in part, the outcome of Three aeroplanes had to land, present negotiations, if any, in namely those of Messrs. Sempill, was sometimes heated, notably the Alan Cobham and H.H; Perry, discussion of the cabinet proposal I fully realise that where there but they resumed. Major Bulman that the Government share the is nothing at stake there can be descended in a field at Luton, with gross receipts of certain financial no negtiations, but we have had the a damaged machine and retired.

corporations, a suggestion which The competitors include Captain was adopted. Reuter assurance of our S.C. A. that With the going out on strike of Sir, The very able leading arti-strikers would not be allowed to C. D. Barnard on a De Havilland The Chamber passed by 410 votes.

live here în idleness, That: they

machine entered by Steve to:31, the financa bill balancing the the staff of the Sanitary Depart cle In the South China Morning have been allowed to do so one Donoghue which, had "Come on 1925 budget by 38,103,224,000 ment, including street scavengers, Post of yesterday encourages me

to go a little further. Promises, or cannot deny, and probably the in-/Stovo" painted on its side in large francs for expenditure and 33,175,- house refuse collectors and the perhaps I should say half-promises, fuence of these loafera has added to letters, and the Australian, 263,218 for receipts. Havas.

Mr. Berthinkler, on an AVTO.— Reuter:

to our troubles.

ad

nightsoll coolles, the Colony is have been made by the powers-

I would respectfully suggest that

Col. Hayley Bell, D.9.0., Cozy- faced with a very real health pro- that be of what would be done not

missioner of Customs for Kowloon only as regarde "carrying on" bat His Excellency should take the blem. It has been announced that of the final issue of the strike. Af-public Into part confidence and call

Hongkong Volunteer Dofence District, has been appointed Com- a twice-weekly collection of house ter two weeks, we find ourselves meeting of, say, ratepayers, In Corps Orders show that a total missioner at Canton. Mr. Normana refuso will be maintained by an no further forward except in the the City Hall and put forward the of 117 men have joined up during Shaw will take his place as-Acting

knowledge that the excellent at attitude the Government intends to the week ending last Thursday. Commissioner of Customs -emergency staff, but it in obvious rangements made by the Govern- take up in and at the end of the They have been posted to all units interim Kowloon District: that much assistance on the part mont will enable us to carry on still crisis, and the attitude which the of the Corps. They have all sign-

Government would wish all gooded on for the full term, and form The Sanitary Departments ro- necessary if further.

permanent addition to the fuse carts were on their rounds na the Colony is to be kept reasonably do not imagine that anyone of us

With the exception of the strikora, citizens to adopt Yours, etc.,

LOYALIST. H. V. D. C. More men are coming usual in the realdential districts clean and sanitary, Tho old prac-is enjoying life under presont con..

of Kowloon, this morning,

of householders, is

· "..

Hongkong, July 4, 1925.

forward.