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BORODIN GOES. TO FRONT.

ROOPS MOVING

Following receipt of the news by the Canton Government of the fall of Walchow, M. Borodin, the Soviet envoy, proceeded on the following morning by special train to Sheklung and thence to the front to make an inspection of troops on

CHINA PROVIDENT SCHEME REJECTED.

NO OPPOSITION OFFERED.. At the adjournod extraordinary general meeting of the sharehold- and Mortgage Company, Limited, ors of the China Provident Loan held this morning at the offices of the General Managers, At which, s poll was taken onthe proposal to absorb the Hongkong,

ULTATEN "SATURDAY, OCTOBER

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1925: 日十三月八

PAKHOI NEWS.

NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Pakhol, Oct. 12.

For some time past it has been evident that the electric light supply for the town was in need of improvement. The machinery in use by the presont Company is Tug and Lighter Company, both old and out-of-date: A new Limited, it was decided by 31,366 Company has just boen formed votes to 3,757 to reject the pros

THE PRINCE'S RETURN,

SCENES OF GREAT ENTHUSIASM.

LONDON'S WELCOME.

London, Oct. 16.

IN THE NORTH.

CHANO TSO-LIN TO MOVE,

TSINGTOA ANXIOUS

Tsingtao, Oct. 16. The Prince of Wales returned to-day, on HM.S. Repulse which Further anxiety has been caused berthed at Portsmouth (punctually by the arrival of three more Chinese at noon amid the salute of guns warships this afternoon. and the cheers of the populace who were occupying every vanitage point. The squadron, and the military The Prince of Wales waved his authorities negotiated all day with- hat from the bridge, and as it was raining hard the Prince invited out result. the Mayor and Corporation of

It is believed that the local crisis

active service, and to offer his per-posal on its basis of three Provi.with a capital of $50,000 to supply Portsmouth aboard the, Repulse. is linked up with the Shanghai

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There is no truth in the rumour Professor John Joly states that that a branch of Bossio's Bar is to there is enough salt in the ocean be opened amongst the palms on to cover all the land to a depth of the lower Peak Trum/Station. 400 foot. It is anticipated, how-

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ever, that this döpth will bo We don't think much of the lessoned when everybody has suggestion that a taipans' Bowls swallowed the story cum salis. Club be formed. Fancy a taipan

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Naturalists will be interested to learn that wild life in Shanghai It will take a lot more of is slowly disappearing. those great pianists at our Theatre Royal boforo jazz is But wait till the bowlers "go

back! killed in Hongkong.

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sonal congratulations on the vic- dont shares for every five Tug 5,000 lights. New machinery will where they presented an address situation, and if the warships are during the holiday showed

come, General Gallent being away at the front directing operations.

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Market Report Pedestrians conclusion of his four and express-granted pay and supplies they may downward tendency. ing the belief that bis visits to sail to join General Sun Chuan-

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he installed on a site far from the congratulating the "Prince on the Customs Office. The old Com- pany has sold out (it is stated) for a sum of $8000.

West Africa and South Africa were of inestimable value in paiting and

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Canton demands justice. It probably, however, will not be strengthening the Empire, and that [A previous telegram stated that subjected to any such severe the visit to South America would two gunboats had arrived at Thing-treatment. cement the friendly Anglo-South tao and threatened to shell the city

Canton merchants are chary of

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The Prince of Wales, replying,| if the arrears of pay were not met.] these guilt-edged securities. said that his reception everywhere was most kind and most hospitable.

CHANG TSO-LIN'S PLANS.

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It occurs to us that one possible reason for this East River war dragging on so, is that Chan King-ming is reluctant to have a "modern peace imposed on hiin.

It is not always true that oppo- sites attract for most of the hard cash. these days is not in soft hands.

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The difficulty in training Chin- eas to be Nationalists is to find a really good working model.

tory. He was accompanied by and Lighter shares.

Mr. R. G. Shewan, who presid- General Wa-Te-ching, Ku Ying-fun, ed, said that the necessary voting were in the hands of Chan Kung-rick, Soo Shiu-ching and papers Wong Kam-yuen. Eight Russians shareholders who would vote "for" or against" as they desired.

In consequence of the blockade acted as their body-guard. At the Having read the resolutions on of British shipping at Canton, railway station General Chong Kal which the veta was being taken and the prohibition against boats shek gave the party a hearty wel. Mr. Showan added:" I may calling at Canton via Hoagkong. American relations..

in conclusion that the Consulting the .. Limehow sailed from here Committee and General Matt-direct to Canton, and did not agers are in no way opposed to make her usual trip to Hongkong. the Rev. Father Robert's proposals, and I hope, therefore, that all present will vote against the con- movement of troops within the the Prince was piped off warship firmation of these resolutions so last day or two. General Tang and amid loud cheers and the issuing through tickets from Paking no r-oyster-ers have strained the best thing that could happen as to get them out of the wayPoon-yan is concentrating his crash of bands he entered the to Shanghai to-day. and leave us free to make other forces on the Kochow-Youngkong royal train for London obviously

border. It is stated that General touched by the warmth of his It is widely reported this evening arrangements."

that Marshal Chang Tso-lin is vote was then taken, Tang's forces are in league with reception. Massre.. P. M. N. da Silva and General Chan King-ming, and

Their Majesties the King and leaving Mukden for Tientsin very Wong Tol-on acting as struti-that it is his intention to join in Queen, Princess Mary, Prince shortly-Reuter.

anti-Bolshevik movement.

Arthur, the Duke of Counaught and neers. They later announced the

It is said that at the inspection,

M. Boroitin personally thanked the rank and file for attaining the first objective.

POSITION OF TROOPS.

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Peking, Oct. 16.

There has been considerablo Subsequently, in pouring rain, The railway authorities are not

It is reported that a portion of the Hunan forces belonging to Tan Yen-kal have arrived at the rear of the railway station at Shek-tan that the voting was 31,366 against General Sám Po-fan's troops are other royalties, members of the

and made forced marches during the night to take up positions in the vicinity of Tsang Sing and lung Wah, in order to intercept the advance of the allied forces der the command of General Detach- ng from Ho Yuen. nts of the Cadet Corps have occupied the villages of Sao Chuen and Tit Cheong and its vanguards have reached Ka Rong Shan, not far from Walchow, without any resistances. Evidently" Yeung Kwan-yu is on the "defensive, wait- ing for further developments;

All along the Canton-Kowloon Railway, as far as Ping Hu, Loong Kong and other places, the Cadet Corps is in occupation of all impor- tant strategie points. From Loorg Kong and beyond, the 1st and 2nd detachments of the Kuomintang Army, under the command of Generala Yu Ying-yang and Chang Wo, have taken up their posi tions. It will be remembered that these two generals were i commanders under Hsu Sung-chip and when their chief was stripped

the proposal and 3,757 for.

The Chairman announced that the motion was lost and thanked those present for their attendance. The meeting them concluded.

LOCARNO PACT.

FRENCH CABINET'S. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL

Paris, Oct. 16.

The Cabinet has unanimously approved of the Locarno Pact and has congratulated M. Briand

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ALL POINTS. SETTLED,

Locarno, Oct. 16. All points in dispute, including the Eastern question, have been settled, and the document crabody ing the Security Pact and various Arbitration Treaties are at present being typed for initialling Reuter.

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THE PACT INITIALLED,

Later. The Pact has been initialled

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in control in this territory.

COAL ENQUIRY.

QUESTION OF BETTER" MACHINERY,

London, Oct. 16. The coal commission adjourned until Oct. 27th, after Mr. Ernest Gowers had been closely examined

CANTON NOTES.

PROTEST BY MERCHANTS.

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Cabinet, and diplomats welcomed the Prince of Wales, who was ac companied by the Duke of York and Prince Henry who had met their brother at Portemouth, on his arrival at Victoria at three o'tk in the afternoon," The Prince, In the uniform of the Welsh Guards disclosed regarding the Central greeted the King affectionatoly Bank in Canton, which is a Govern-

Some interesting facts are now

No Serious Wolk-End Ac- cidents," says a local newspaper, This may be taken to mean that

their mussels,

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Next to struggling with a bull,

is to have someone else kill it.

D Judging from the number of times they get executed, some of Now that the Kowloon Hospital these Canton generale must have will soon be open, pedestrians nine lives.

car be more careless than evor.

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*** Shrof Wanted," says A Telegraph headline. They must be getting more popular.

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There are to be attractions for "care-free gentlemen" at the coming M. C. L. bazaar. We should have thought it would be hard job to find any of this specios in Hongkong just now.

The doctors have certified that a local bowler is suffering from traumatic "neurosis. He must have been at "Tuipo last Sunday,

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Wearers of Oxford pants should keep away from baseball matches. Reuter cables that one of the Pittsburgh outfielders has smash- ed a two-bagger

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and kissed the Queen. On the con- ment institution for the collection If they shift the exit of the Our chief butoher kills many a clusion of the formaltles, the drive of revenues, and for the disburse-lower Peak Tram station much Bull on sight.

the Palace occasioned wildment of expenditure, Sung Taze- higher up, the man who comes scenes of enthusiasm and loud ven is the Director-General of this down from Kennedy Road will.

cheers,

If Happy Valley residents Bank, and concurrently is the find himself back to the point grumble much more, Kowloon

people will begin to get jealous.” by Sir Herbert Smith, Me. Gowers Buckingham Palace after the retura sioner for Trade. Prior to the war

There was a remarkable scene at Minister of Finance and Commis- where he started." agreed that the time must come of the Prince of Wales. An operations on the East River sector,

Judging from the number of The man who lost a bet the when the coal output would drop enormous crowd in front of the it is said the Bank put into cir fines inflicted on motorists, the other night that the "Star" ferries continuously, unless new and up Palace shouted the chorus "We culation $5,000,000 of its own bank. Hongkong Government is losing wore two-funnelled, has Qur' to-date machinery were introduced.

want Our Prince." Finally, their notes, with a working capital of sight of no possible source of sympathy. He stated that the output per man

in subsidiary coins, revenue, per shift in Great Britain was 174 Majesties, the Prince of Wales, $100,000

Princess Mary and Viscount Las-At first, those

The way Chang Kai-shek is bank-notea Peak Hotel residents who are commandeering these transport hundredweights. Mr. Gowers was celles, the Duke and Duchess of were

not received with favour, distracted by the gallant naval coolies, it looks as if Kwangtung understood to agree that "other York, the Duke of Connaught and and the market reluctantly costs," including directors fees Prince Arthur appeared on the accepted them at a high discount officer assuring them that he is about due for an outbreak of

really won't, wish he wouldn't. foat and mouth disease. and managers salaries, had risen balcony. The King and the Prince Placed in such a position, the out of proportion to wages.

stood for a few moments barehead-Government employed measures to Replying to Sir W. H. Beveridge ed bowing and smiling. The force the circulation in the market but did you ever say Good These Kelvinators are all right, with regard to the possibilities of Prince of Wales repeatedly waved by penalising any one refusing to morning" to a stranger on the, increasing the output by the in- his hand to the crowd amid tre accept the notes at their face value, Peak car? troduction of more and better ma-mendous enthusiasm.-Reutor. chinery, Mr. Gowers agreed that

great hopes lay in that direction.

Mr. Evan Williams said the

and bargain prices in many Hong. The difference betweon ordinary.

*kông shops is not marked.

ជ ព and by ordering all Government] receiving offices, the rallway, the The Post refers to the methods According to the Yacht Club's telephones, the telegraphs, post employed by the Australians in annual report, electric bell.com- A HAPPY BREAK-UP.

Locarno, Oct. 16,

owners were contemplating the CANTON CONDITIONS. office and other offices to accept Italy during the last century, munication has been installed bo- The concluding stage of the hit-matter. Sir Herbert Smith retort-

only these notes for paymenta. But this isn't so bad as the news tween the bowling green and the → of hia power,in order to toric conference was marked by ed: "Ever since we have known.

These measures had the effect of paper which spoke of the Turkish bar. Nothing like preserving prevent their troops from being the appearance of M. Briand and you, you have been contemplating THE POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. stimulating the circulation to a atrocities in America. disarmed, they retreated, to their Herr Stresemann at the window of it. Mr. Williams replied that the present positions.

the conference hall, which aroused owners had greatly increased the There is another report that great enthusiasm among the specta-number of machines.--Reuter. these two generals were · perautors below. All the delegates were aded to return to allegiance to

very warmly greeted as they the Canton Government through proceeded to their cars, especially the mediation of Ku Ying-fun, and Dr. Luther and Herr Stressman,

as a result, they were appointed who were looking happy, but the Commandants of the 1st and 2nd greatest ovation of the day was. detachments of the Kuomintang reserved for Mr. Austen Chamber- Army. It is rumoured that both lain, who entered his car helding of the Generals were later shot the protocol aloft, by order of Chang Kai-shek, for reasons not made known.

As to the allied forces, they are all on the move. Li Yik-biu has reached Pi-Mel and his forces have taken up a position in the vicinities of Poo Sum, Sam Dor Chook and beyond.

RAILWAY BUSY.

Mr. Chamberlain, speaking to the British journalista, expressed tho sole regret ho felt that the nations

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great extent. But since the carry-

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the hand of the Picket Corns in Canton. Doubtless he manages. menting on the postal service there, says the entire system is badly placed another three million dollars

Bowler hats to be fashionable to get away with the bacon. in the market, for circulation, and conducted. Since the atrike of its

aome members of the Chamber of this year must have Donts in

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them. Commerce are protesting against

Let's troubles in" Mooocoo." month ago, the deliveries of the this Increase of issue, which may mails have been very irregular!

The only trouble about a hope it doesn't spread to Kooow- lead to an unlimited amount. Mer Labour Government in Canton loooon. Even express mails are not dell-chants through their respective vered any quicker than the ordinary Chambers of Commerce are calling is that it won't work

mails. It is frequent occurrence

that local letters take from two meetings to discuss ways and means to four days to be delivered, Ato preserve financial stability, though mails are now under strict!

A FUNDING AGREEMENT.

Reval, Oct. 16. The Government has authorised censorship, still matters could be represented were unable to hear the Miniater at Washington to con- expedited if affairs-were better the moving déclarations at the close clude an agreement funding the eonducted. Since the settlement of of the conference. The words of Esthenian deat to America amount the strike, the times for receiving

Herr Stresemann and M. Branding to fourteen million dollars, on and delivering malls have been re- would remain an imperishable me the lines of the Polish-American

debt settlement.-Reuter.

mory.

Locarno la en fete, public build- being Illuminated. The

It is reported that the Canton- Kowloon Railway is now working ings under great pressure in transport- famous monastery of Madonna Del ing troops and equipment neces- Sasso, on the hillside, with the word sary for the army. The following Pax across the front, presents' n brilliant spectacle. It is stated is a report of the amount of truns.

that the various Foreign Ministers port work done by the railway:

On the 10th inst., the 3rd Regi- will meet in Londen in December

to sign the pact-Router. ment of the 2nd Division, over 3,000 troops.

On the 11th inst., three Com pantes of the Chdot Corpe, about pital and other equipment includ- 500 strong; Aerial Corps of offing ambulance and sanitary corps cers and men with aeroplanes and composed of 200. men: equipment; and an engineering On the 18th inst., Red Cross Corps composed of 200 sappers. Society, field telephone Corps, On the 12th fast., Medical Corps ammunition, provisions in great quantities and a large batch of transport coolies.

comprising surgeons, nurses and

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RUSSIAN OIL.

"LAOMEDON” SAFE.

ARRIVES AT SUEZ,"

duced from three to five a day.

London, Oct. 16, Now that the deliveries have been

It is reported from Port Said that reduced, the mossengers are de imanding that only a certain fixed the steamer Phemius has arrived amount of mall should be delivered at Supż towing the Laomedon on each round. It is thus no won-which was earlier reported to have. der that letters are so much delay- lost her propellor-Reuter.

ed.

As to the Telegraphi Administra-

TRAIN MYSTERY.

If mosquitoes count for any- Our flappers would dress sen- thing, Hongkong is a summer re- sibly if the men were insonsible. sort all right,

If do Pinedo arrives in the Another of the things revealed early morning, we're likely to by our Government Gazette is the have several more letters about awful middles belonging to somo this confounded early flying.

confounded

of our Cadets.

The number of bulls killed this Appropriately enough, we are s wook in this office would provide now entering the open season for the boarding houses of the Colony sales of work, with enough tournedos to last a couple of years,

Soviet money talks too much. These days it's a toss up whe ther the Bolsheviki or the moth is most hated,

Signs of Normality:Watchow has again fallon

A snake recently bit an Amori can tourist in India But it might has been worse suppose it had bitten him at home, y le

Conditions aro Improving. Two How's your blue suit?

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years ago there was a shortage Hongkong ladies are beginning of bananas, last year a shortage to wonder where they saw those of rain, and this year a shortage fashions before.

wutof songs,

SALES TO GERMANY,

tion, there is much to. criticise. The spirit of enterprise is nowhere Berlin, Oct. 18.

apparent. An attempt to go on One of the first results of the strike was made by the operators, COURIER'S BODY FOUND. conclusion of the Risso-German but this was quashed by an order

Moscow, Oct. 16: Commercial Treaty is the re of the Ministry of Communications.

The body of, the Lithuanian Russo-German One of the most extraordinary and newal of the agreement for the supply of patro exorbitant forms of taxations is to courier who disappeared from a

The ultra-conservative on our leum, between the Deutsche be found in a tax of 50% on the train between Sebej and Moscow, Erdeel Company and the Russian cost of the telegram, in and of has been found. A Government Board of Education were begin foreign trade organisation-Reu the educational Institutions In enquiry has been arranged.Rowning to fear that their worst hopes

wouldn't be realised. Cantop

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Synthetic beefsteaks made from cotton seed are forecasted. Tour nedo Aerter doesn't sound parti- oularly sypatising.