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PUBLIC MONEY,

MORE VOTES BEFORE COUNCIL

FRENCH OFFENSIVE.

SPANIARDS ALSO ATTACK

Fèz, Sept. 80. The French offensive has limited At this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council, the follow-objectives and consists of pre- Ing votes were referred to the Fin-liminary operations with the object anco Committed:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1925.

BUSINESS MAN IN CHINA:

HOW THE TROUBLE AFFECTS HIM.

The foreign business man in

The Shanghai correspondent of of extending the French bases, the New York Eremity Post writos $8,000 in aid of the vote Public notably in the Kifano sector. The to his papor:-- - Works, Extraordinary, New Torri-French at eight this morning torics, quarters for Indian married occupied Karkur heights, north of China is the greatest victim of the Kiffane, and are continuing to recent disturbances, as of all pro- police.

The enemy is strongly vious outbreaks in this country. The little firmas have lost so hoavi $11,402 in aid of the vote Public advance.

and is resisting

ly as a result of the strike and Works, Extraordinary, New Terri-entrenched

boycott that many have had to. tories, compensation and restump- vigorously-Router.

Madrid, Sept. 30. suspend operations. Even the $2,200 in ald of the vote Publie it is officially announced that a great corporatiors much as "the Worke, Extraordinary, Hongkong. Spanish offensive opened this morn- British American Tobacco Com- alterations and additions to the ing in the Alhucemas sector with pany, the petroleum companies "Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps the object of capturing the neigh-and the shipping lines have lost Headquarters.

bouring mountains, and is proceed-Vast sums. Ing satisfactorily.-Reuter

tions.

334,000 in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon. King's Park, laying out ground for recreation purposes.

Fez, Sept, 30. The French claim that their $2,000 in aid of the vote Public advance is continuing, and they Works Department, Incidental.ex-expect to secure important starting- ponses, general.

places for later operations.-Reuter.

$2,360 In aid of the vote Publie Works Extraordinary, Kowloon, clearing and forming sites to the, west of Kowloon City Roud.

SPANISH SUCCESS.

But the business man have in- sisted from the beginning that the Powers should be firm with the Chinese strikers, even though they realized how successfully the Chinese can utilize the boycott against foreign goods as a wea- pon. They have not favourod a compromise of any sort, eithor.in)

Powell

SURGICAL ELASTIC

TREO GIRDLES

Wm

"AND BRASSIERE-GIRDLES

"The more elastic the Corset,

The more graceful the figure "'

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COLDER WEATHER AHEAD

NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY

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DOWN QUILTS

NO MATTER WHAT YOUR FIGURE

The Softest Blankets

ever made

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the

YOUR WARDROBE IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT A

Madrid, Sept. 30. Shanghai or elsewhere and the communique raye all' objectives business viewpoint has been large- today's offensive, which arely responsible for the unyielding needed as jumping-off ground for a attitude of the Shanghai munici- fresh advance to Ajdir, were pal council during the entire speedily captured. The operations trouble.

At first foreign business mon in RABIES IN HONGKONG, started at daybreak, battleships,

neroplanes and land batteries on China far underestimatel

providing Albucemas Island

a strength of, the movement, with SANITARY BOARD'S POWERS. covering fire. The objectives were the possible exception of the ex-

reached by 2.15 in, the afternoon, ports employed by the large firms TREO. CONSULT US ABOUT THE GIRDLE THAT Owing to the continued danger when the Spanis commander sent working in the interior. But by realized that the Chinese of rabies in Hongkong, the Sani-a wireless message on his success the end of the second week they tary Board's powers have been from

people were fairly determined to increased, it being, permitted to Thirteen-Reuter,

deal.a erushing. blow to foreign trade with the commion purpose include rabies in the list of

of demonstrating their opposition! epidemic, endemic, contagious or

lo "unequal treaties,"

infectious diseases which render]

premises where a case has occurred "liable to disinfection by the

the battleship Alfonso

BILLS PASSED.

L

TREATIES ECHO OLD CONDITIONS.

authorities; and similarly a rabies NEW ORDINANCES APPROVED It is foreign business sufferer may be removed to hospital

Isulation hospital.

for treatment, including the At this afternoon's meeting of These powers are incorporated in the Legislative Council, the follow ing Bills went through their final two new by-laws which were

stages:- approved by the Legislative Council this afternoon, and the affected An Ordinance to authorize the sections of the Public Health and Appropriation of a Supplementary 'Buildings Ordinanec, 1903, have Sum of Two million seven hundred been amended accordingly.

YARN MARKET.

MODERATE BUSINESS DONE.

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Messrs. Polishwalla and Katewall, in their yarn circular, state:

Since the issue of our last report the market has remained quite steady. A moderate business was put through in a few selected chops for Yunnan, while price movements.] if any, were confirmed to very nar- row limits. On the other hand,

more

mcn

than foreign govern- ments who have been responsible for these treaties. They are prim- arily trade agreements, designed to make it possible for the Wes- tern nations to carry on commerce. with China. The first of them were made at a time when China wanted nothing to do with the Western nations or her traders, and two thousand seven hundred and ninety-four Dollars and sixteen when they judged themselves on- tirely self-sufficient. and cared Cents to defray the Charges of the neither to buy nor sell goods. But year 1924.

the traders of the West coming as An Ordinance to provide for the pioneers to China felt that they registration in Hongkong of "letters were doing China & good turn as patent granted in the United King-well as thomselves by forcing hor] dom.

to engage in commerce with them. Time passed, and trade with increased. China enormously Com-Business men from all nations of the West flocked to China, attract- ed by the hope of making fortunes. Many of thom did so. at the same! time making it possible for Chi- nese merchants to prosper with them.

1.

An Ordinance to amend the Lar- ceny Ordinance, 1865.-

An Ordinance to amend the panies Ordinance, 1911.

NO EVENTFUL.”

demand from other centres may beIN TOW FOR 5 MONTHS.. said to be non-existent, even

delay,"

The Chinese in the early days were so contemptuous of the Westerners that they compelled them to live apart, giving them

cheaper prices failing to attract London, 2nd Septembar. "Not land for the purpose. After the dealers. With Bombay the mills eventful except for gales off the war of 1842, when several cities closed, owing to the strike, no African

coast, causing sonio were opened to foreign trade, oon- business has been reported.

was how the crews of two cessions or settlements, plots of Total Sales, 3.000 bales; unsold Dutch tugs, towing the s.s. City undeveloped land were set aside stocks, 5,500 balas; kargain in of Singapore from Adelaide to for foreign residents where they Chinese lands spot and to arrive. Rotterdam-described the experi- might rule themselves according 9,000 bales.

ences of a convoy leaving Ade- to their own lands.

Shanghai-This market is re-laide on the 11th April, which ro- ported quiet, with only, emall busi-ached Rotterdam on 1st Septem

bor. It is believed this is the nees passing.

Japanese Yarn.-In this section longest towage experienced. prices have been very erratic and Irregular.

"

Raw Cotton-No business to report.

CONCESSIONS PROSPER. The Initiative of the. Western- ers, together,with circumstances favourable to them, has made pos- sible the development of these concessions into the most...pros. perous cities of China to-day. PORTUGESE LEADER. With the exception of Hongkong,

A CURIOUS SITUATION,

which is a crown colony of Greut Britain, these concessions and settlements are definitely a part of China. But they are ruled by To day is the 78th, anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Annie

London, 2nd September: A foreigners, and foreigners consider Basant, the President of the curious situation has arisen in that they have a permanent right Theosophical Society. A con connection with the continued if to them because they are of their gratulatory cable has been sent health of the Portuguese Presi-own croation.

So the foreign business man is by the Hongkong Lodge of the dent. The Lisbon correspondent of Society to Dr. Besant who is at the Times says the doctors recom-contemptuously indignant at the presont staying in London.

mend absolute reat and treat-demands of the radical elements ment at Vichy, but the Constituin the present movement for the tion prohibits him from leaving abolition of the "unequal treaties." The Observatory report says national territory without the If the Powers should cancel all that the typhoon is passing to the consent of Parliament, which is thoir treaties with "China to-mor south-east of Tokyo on a north-not sitting. Dastorly track. The forecast for

row it would mean that Shanghai'

WILL GIVE YOU THAT SYLPH-LIKE SLIMNESS.

Phone 4567

LANE, CRAWFORD'S LADIES' SALON.

Pedder Street.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

CREDIT SALES.

We are pleased to announce that Credit Sales will be resumed at the Company's Depot and Branches from 1st OCTOBER.

New Pass Books are now ready and may be had on application. As separate books for the Butchery and Dairy Departments are henceforth to be used Customers dealing with both Depart- ments are requested to apply for two books.

All applications to be made on the form provided at the end of the pass book and the old book or books returned to the Company.

No goods will be supplied "on credit" against old pass books after the 1st October:

ICE PRICES.

From 1st OCTOBER the retail price of Ice at our Peak and Hung Hom Branches will be reduced to 14 cents per lb.

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.

IF YOU ARE THINKING OF HAVING YOUR CLOTHES DRY. CLEANED, MAY WE SUGGEST THAT YOU ASK YOUR FRIENDS WHAT THEY THINK OF OUR WORK?

We are quite confident of the raply," because every garment hich passos through our bands receives the same. treatment and that is THE MOST CAREFUL AND SCIENTIFIC, or in other words-TAR BEST,

The INTERNATIONAL DRY-CLEANING & DYEING Co. 19, WYNDHAM STREET, Agonts CASSUM AHMED & CO.

64, Nathan Road, Kowloon HONGKONG.

The Cabinet is considering the and Hankow and Tionisin, as well EXCAVATION WORK

the 24 hours onded to-morrow is matter.

East winds, moderate; fair.."

as the numerous smaller conces

sions and settlements, would pass

at once into Chinese hands."

It would mean that foreigners living in these great cities would

In a second letter addressed to The port of Montreal is well on be subject to the Chinese, instead the soldiers of Kwangtung, Mr. its way this season to beat all of to the laws of their own Gov- It would mean that Loo Chung-jun (a former General) previous recorde for tonnage re-ernments. describes the Russians in Canton ooived as statistics, obtained the Chinese could impose any as wolves getting possession of from the Harbour Commissioners duty they liked on foreign goods. a house." He appeals to all Can office, show that there is a big in- In a word, according to the foreign tonese troops to unite to expel crease in the number of ships business man's point of view, it the Reds from the province, borthed in the port to date as would moan ruin to him.

compared with the number for To great China customs autono- the same date last year. Up to my seems to him out of the ques The coxswain of the steam August 8, 609 hoats hod docked tion, because he balioves the of- launch See Loo was fined $10 or there and their total tonnage was folals would steal so much of the

APPLY TO THE

WITH STEAM

SHOVEL

EQUIPMENT

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ten days imprisonment by the 1,986,156, while up to August 13, money collected that the Chinese HONGKONG EXCAVATION, PILE DRIVING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. Magistrate this morning for 1924, only 537 versole had tied up Government's position, would not having bla launch, under way in thero since the opening of naviga- be improved, while the interior the harbour without a certifiestod, tion of the 1924 season and their ance with foreign trade “

tonnage was 1,891,357 engineer on board.

irreparably injure his interests,

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STEMERAL

at very SPECIAL PRICES for a few days only to make room

for new Stock.

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Co., (1918) Ltd, SHOWROOM :-62, Nathan Road, Kowloon. Telephone No. K. 677.

ELECTRO-PLATING.

OVER TWENTYYEARS EXPERIENCE in the Electro deposition of Metals in Hongkong places us in a position to offer reliable and efficient service for this plating of articles in Gold, Silver, Nickel and Copper,

Artistic finishes in Bronze, Antique Coppor, and Oxydized Silvor.

Polished and Lacquered Brassware.

William C. Jack & Co., Ltd. Electrical Engineers,

Tel Central 358.

Hongkong.

The ALEXANDRA CAFE

HIGH CLASS

CONFECTIONERS & BAKERS

BREAKFASTS, TIFFINS, LINNERS

AND

AFTERNOON TEAS

SERVED AS USUAL

BREAD, CAKES, etc.

Agents

Hung Cheong, Kowloon.

Fook Cheong, Tai, Ruarry Bay.

Shiu Kee, Bonham Road.

Agencia Comercial de Macau, Macao.