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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.- Mrs.

Angus and family wish to thank

THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1925.

tion of these stories of foreign oppression

For the moment, wo have to bear with the campaign of misrepresentation. But truth will eventually provall and the trouble makers be shamefully exposed,

The Volunteer Helpers.

Anyone who would attempt to write the history of the present

DAY BY DAY,

ALL GOOD THINOS PERVERTED

70 EVIL PURPOSES ARE WORSE THAN THOSE WHICH ARE NA- TURALLY BAD-Dickens.

The rate of the dollar on mand to-day is 2o 3.11 16d.

CABLE MAKING:

A DESCRIPTIVE FILM.

LATE MR. H. Y.

PETLEY.

Funeral at Happy Valley.

London, July 8. "The Romance of the Submarine w. Petloy took place yester The funeral of the late Mr. H. Cable" film, illustrating the faael-day afternoon, the interment be donating story af the manufacture, ing at the Protestant Cemetery. laying, repairing and everyday work The Rev. T. B. Powell omelated. on a cable, was exhibited by the The coin which was draped in a The Empress of Russia loft! Eastern Associated Telegraph Com Union Jack was transferred from strike (after it is all over) would Kobo at 6 pm. yesterday and is panics after a luncheon at the the hearse at Monument and con-- have to devote a very large chapter due at Nagasaki at 4 p.m. to-day. | Bävoy Hotel presided over by the veyed to the cemetery on an ar vice-chairman, Mr. J. C. Denison moured car, which was proceeded to the wonderful spirit of willing-

Ponder. Mr. P.P.J. Wodehouse, C.I.E

The film gives many instances of moured Car Company of which by the firing party from the Ar ness on the part of those Europeans and Mrs. Wodehouse returned who have volunteered for special from Wei Hsl Wel this morning company's staff, ashore anion company the deceased was a

ashore and afloat, momber. The car was services. If we take the engineers.

and the complicted machinery em- by a number of pallbearers who. The P. and O. 8.8. Kashmir left played in covering the core of the consisted of N. 0. 0.'s and follow and officers who are manning tho

Shanghai on the 7th instant at cable is shown in all its processes. ed by, detachment of volunteers "Star" Ferry boats, or the men who 6 p.m. and is due horo at 6 a.m.-Reuter.

representing the various units of are helping at the Dairy Farm's on the 10th instant,

the Hongkong Volunteers Defence shops at Kowloon and in Hongkong,

Corps.

or the volunteers who are carrying local naval authorities disclose The reports received by the

on at the Post Office, or the ladies that all is quiet in the various serving in Wiseman's or the emer districts of Southern China. gency staffs at our Hotels, we find

Dame Emily Bowden-Smith of a determination and cheerfulness Queen's-gate-terrace, W, widow

that is of very high merit having of Admiral Sir Nathaniel Bowden-

at £21,738.

GERMAN LOANS.

::

INTERESTING DISPUTE.

escorted

regard to the wear and tear of Smith, K.CB. loft,estate valued decided to close the exchange to Smith, F. Glass, W. B. Muskett,

physical strength in this trying| heat.

It is no joke to man the The death is announced at engine room of a "Star" Ferry boat widow of the Ven. Archdeacon Weymouth, on June 4th. of the et to cut up meat or heavy lumps Moule, D.D, of Mid-China. Mrs. of ice in a shop. And all over the Moule was in hor 84th year. Colony in many differont spheres

Sir Charlos and Lady Addio of activity men and "women are left for Morocco early in cheerfully performing all manner June by the P. & O. Naldera.

They expected to return to Lon of work to which they are not don about Juno 20.

all their friends for their kind accustomed and, far from growing sympathy, floral tributes and the tired, are determined to see this many letters of condolence re- asived in their recent sad bereave thing through. Those of us who are more or less dependent on these workers in essential services" owe] them a debt of gratitude and also a lot of patient consideration. Un-

ment.

The Telegraph.

THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1925.

Misrepresentation.

Among those present were the Hon. A. 0. Lang (Chairman of Directors of the Hongkong Electric Company Ltd.,), Mr. F. R. Marsh, M.LEE. (Maråger), Messrs. S. J. C. Stanesby, J. F. Berlin, July 8. Lunny, R. A. Starling, F. F. Dack- The committee of the Bourse has worth, G, H. M. Bannerman, R. day as a protest against the deci- G. R. Maskell, H. J. Watts, A. G. slon of the revaluation committee Langaton, C. R. Wilson, S. Deacon, of the Reichstag, to differentiate E. Rowe, A. F. Paul, S. J. Squire, of paper mark State loans, and to Capt, F. L. Brown, A. E. Wright, between the old and new holders C. Gahagan, J. Jarvis, V. Sorby, grant the latter a revaluation of Mr. Dunean

McNeill and many, only 2 per cent. compared with other friends and employees of the five per cent, for the old holders. friends and employees of the All the other German exchanges Hongkong Electric Company. have closed.

Floral tributes were sent by the following:

Bankers and financiers generally are of opinion that it will be impos- sible to carry out such differentia- The typhoon signal was lower-securities abroad will be adversely tion, and anticipate that German ed at 9 a.m. to-day. The Obser-

affected, thereby. vatory reports that the disturb. ance at 6 s.m. to-day was in the immediate vicicity of Taichu (Formosa), moving slowly N.N.W.

وارد

His widow, Sir Eric Stuart Taylor, Messrs.

L.A. Chanson,

Nightingale, J. H. Ramsay, R. A. V. J. Kerley, G. Hailey, P. S,

Starling, AE. Hall, H. E. Scriven, The Bourse committee consider T. A. Barely, L. J. Blackburn, R. that differentiation will destroy W. Lee, H. A. Lammert, B. L. confidence in German loans. The Frost, R. Baker, D. J. Lewin, W. committee have decreed that until I. J. Sousa, J. E. Barrow, H. H, Engineor Captain G. H. Brom- further notice quotations of ionns Taylor, E. G. Woodger, F. C. Hall, fortunately, the weather during the wich, D.8.00.BB, Inte: Chief of the Reich and Federal States and L. E. Lammert, J. Ross, W. M. B. Engineer of the Dockyard at towns will be struck out of their Muskett, A. F. Ferreira, Tam Pok, past few days has of itself been Hongkong, has been appointed list-Reuter-

Kwok Ling, Ho Ki, Lun San, C. H. Lyson, P. Lammert, Ng Cook-chi, extremely fatiguing and it is to be Engineer Overseer for the Ad- miralty in the Manchester

COAL CRISIS.

Captain F. L. Brown, C. Strafford, hoped that the typhoon factory east District.

H. A. R. Conant, E. Thompson, We are living in times when, as of the Philippines won't send us

PREMIER'S APPEAL. G. T. Padgett, F. Glass, G. Gordon, it consequence of lying propaganda any further depressions for a long In the East River district it is

S. Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. London, July 8. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. on the part of mischief-makers, the time. A cheerful spirit all round, reported that General Chan King-

ming is, ro-organising his army In the House of Commons, ques Donnithorne, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. outside world is liable to gain the and a kindly word whenever at Waiohew and recruiting tioned regarding the coal crisis, MacDougall, Mr. and Mrs. A. impression that the main occupa-possible, should be a special cult volunteers in large numbers with Mr. Baldwin said he thought it Murdoch, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. tion of foreigners in the Far East these days, and the retention of nanese in an attack on Jantou.

the object of joining the Yun-was clear that the possibilities of Bridger, Mr. and

Mrs. G. M. negotiation were not yet exhausted. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Haze- is-to oppress the Chinese and ride such a spirit for the ordinary times

He appealed to both sides to ex, land, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Allison, rough-ahod over their rights.. A that assuredly lie ahead of all this marriage has been arranged, plore every opportunity for a Mr. and Mrs. L. de Rome, Mr. and more distorted reflection of the strike bother would go a long way tween Major Roland. Lawrence,

and will shortly take place, be settlement.

Mrs. C. Silva, Mr. and Mrs. William Farmer, Mr. and Mrs. actual facts could hardly be con in helping out the dog days of M.C.. Coldstream Guards, elder

Sorby, Mrs. G. V. Stubbings and son of Sir Walter R. Lawrence, ceived. Yet there are apparently summer.

Eileen, P. T. and Miss Farrell, Bt, and Lady Lawrence, and

Mr. and Mrs. S Deacon, and well-meaning folk at Home, in the

Susan, third daughter of Siri

Irene, Mr. and Mrs. E. Histed, United States and even in France

Charles Addis, K.OMG., and

Captain and Mrs. Dudley Kilbee, In spite of all the vaunted power Lady Addis. as well who believe that these!

Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bridger, H. of habit, custom and convention, a

-At the annual meeting of the Buttonjes and Son, Mr. and Mrs. stories are true. Unhappily, these

Before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, Grand Lodge of Mark Masons, R. Austin, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. tales fall on the ears of people who strike, like the present does serve at the Central Magistracy this on June 3, saustion was accorded Burn, Mr. and Mrs. C. Bunje, Mr. are too apt to accept popular to bring out in strong relief the morning a Chinese shopkeeper to the formation of a District and Mra. F. P. da Silva, Mr. and illusions without troubling to extreme flexibility and adaptibility was charged with assaulting & Grand Lodge of Mark Master Mrs. Maskell, Mr. and Mrs. W. B

Government foreman at Corona Masons for Hongkong. 'ascertain the facts, They accept of the human species. We are tion Road. This incident occurred the reports, do not hesitate to pass living in a topsy-turvydom that has a month ago, it was stated. Mr. M. K. Lo prosecuted whilst judgment on matters with which very little of irksomeness about it, Mr. C. A. S. Russ. defended. The they are quite unacquainted, and and there are wonderfully few com- defendant was sentenced to six

plaints. There is. thus encourage the output of pro-

something months' hard labour. pagandists who are happy so long approaching a curfew order in force as they can get people to believe for Europeans though no such order

"strike" storm 'splendidly. The what they tell them. The bulk of has been issued. The trams and the foreigners in Chine are business "Star" Ferry boats stop running at hopes of those at the bottom of the men who are seeking to expand and eight o'clock and most folk new gu trouble, that this Colony would be

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Then and Now.

I

He disagreed with a Labourite who ventured the opinion that the deadlock was complete-Reuter,

DAY BY DAY,

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GO

And

Orchard, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ormiston, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Morales, Mr. The Chair of Chinese at Lon- and Mrs. Duckworth, and Mrs. don University, rendered vacant D. Ribeiro, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. by the death of the late Dr. Hor- Parker Rees, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. M. kyn Rees, has been filled by the Bannerman, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. appointment of Dr. J. Percy Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. Langston, Mr. Bruce, late president of the and Mrs. Easterbrook, and family. Shantung Christian University. The Hongkong Electric Company Dr. Bruce has just taken up bis Limited, The Head Office Stag duties at the School of Oriental Hongkong Electric Company; The Institution of Engineers and Ship- Studies

Builders of Hongkong, Hongkong Tho new cruiser Diomede, Electric Company, Post Office, Office develop trade between East and to bed almost directly after dinner. paralysed by the defection of thou- which is presently on the China Staff North Point, The Mains De- West. They look to the Eastern The ladies are now housewives in sands of its workers, are by no Station, is under orders to return partment,

The Hongkong markets for the maintenance of old real earnest and husbands turn to means being realised. On the con- to. Portsmouth for recommission-Shanghai Banking Corporation, The ing about October 1 when she China Light and Power Company connections and the opening up off and help with the washing and trary, our voluntary workers are will leave her home port for the (1018) Limited, The European Staff new avenues of commerce. Their wiping up. Men in Kowloon get up showing that they can carry on the New Zealand Division for Hongkong Tramways Ltd, The Ispall of service. The Admiralty Commodore and Members of the trade, for the most part, is with early in the morning and dash off essential services of the Colony,

baving called for volunteer! Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, Hong the Chinese. It thus becomes clear to the Dairy Farm for fresh milk and as we have remarked, they are officers, so many responded for kong Volunteer Defence Corps,

quite prepared to see the business service on the New Zealand that, even if put no higher than and ice, whereas it used to be s

Lieut Col. L. G. Bird and Officers Division that the number was the plane of solf-interest, the ants- wait in bed until the "boy" brought through to the end. Gradually, but filled up in a day or two and the of the Hongkong Volunteer De- fence Corps, Officers of the Ar gonising of the Chinese by the early morning tea and paper. perceptibly, the atmosphere is im- Admiralty announces that domineering methods, or by "look- Shopping is real shopping these proving, and workers are beginning further applications should be moured Car Company, N. C. Officers

The Engineer will be required, and already | pany,"

Company, ing down" on them, would be fatal. days-bread, bacon, cheese, matches to tire of their "holiday" As the made. About 300 of other ranks and Men of the Armoured Car Con- There is, so far as the foreigners and all such things; not the dilly-days go by, no doubt we shall see four times that number have ap- Scottish Company, Sergeants Meas are. concerned, everything to lose dallying over lace and fineries. more and more men acoking a re-plied to serve in the Diomede. (H.V.D.C.), and the Reserve Com-

The warrant officers, and men pany. and nothing to gain by an attitude. We are down to the essentials of sumption of work. That the strike will be very carefully eslacted, is not wholly anti-foreign in charac-and none but the very best con- of hostility. This fact alone is life closer than we are normally.

I ducted will be shipped. Pro- sufficient to show how utterly and it can hardly do us any harm. ter is evidenced from the fact that motion will go as usual. absurd it is to paint foreigners In Many a wife has discovered the employees of purely Chinese firms

out. FRANCE "AND THE SOVIET. China as oppressors of the Chiness. delinquencies of her houseboy, the and households have come All cane business men, whether dirt hiding tricks of the house- This rather supports the view of

AGREEMENT ON 'RUSSIAN. those who believe that many, of the foreign or Chinese, know full well coolie, and the wasteful prodigality

strikers have simply followed others that it is only by mutual goodwill of the amals. We are being given

like, sheep-that they have become that trade can be built up, and to closer insight into the running.

infected with the holiday spirit" suggest that there is enmity exist of our own homes and such an in-

and think they might as well join Ing between the one and the other eight ought to do us all good.

In the movement as remain outside, is aheer nonsense. It Is to tho

Better Atmosphere. '-

it. Maybe the new powers of the student clement, the

Without a doubt, it can be sald police to arrest and deport the non- that Hongkong is weathering the workers will soon bring them to

their senses.

agitator and Soviet fessional

that

we have to attribute the dissemina-

· SECURITIES.

RAILWAY FIRE.

CER. FREIGHT SHED BURNED,

Fort Williams, Ontario, July 8.-3 A freight shed belonging to the Canadian Pacific Railway caught. fire and suffered damage estimated Paris, July 8-The Bro Nouat $800,000.-Reuters American

Service. selle learns that M. Krassin has just returned from Moscow 'and has brought back the draft of an

TITLED WOMAN BARRISTER.. agreement in the claims of hol-

Baroness Clifton is the first ders of Russian securities. It be it led woman in England to bo- loves that the Franco-Russian como a member of the bar. Sho commercial treaty will spoedily be was ono of five women students concluded-Reuter.

who recently passed their final examinations.