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YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.

So called "cheap" glasses often prove most expensive in the long run. Wo guarantee ovory lens supplied by us to be of first quality we never uso "goconds) and every framo is guar- antoud to be of the highest possible quality. Our service, be proved by over forty yours in this Colony, is unexcelled. AH work is done under the supervision of Ralph A. Cooper, Qualified Sight Testing Optician, by Canadian Govern- ment Examination.

N.

LAZARUS

Hongkong's Only European Optician.

12, Queen's Road, Centrál.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1882

No. 21.013

二拜禮·號十二月七英港香”

FURTHER FLOOD DETAILS.

TWO COOLIES KILLED AT QUARRY BAY.

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALONG.

STUBBS ROAD.

PEAK STILL ISOLATED.

Fluther reports still come to hand of damage caused by the Bong vatustrojple of yesterday, and more deaths have to be added- to the ritt. two coolies losing their lives in the collapse of á cons tearted out ligd at Quarry Bay.

The Peak Mudriet is still largely isolated, the only present nehno ad aleem thereto being on foot by way of Wanchai ting and the odd Pynk Road,

Saba Rosi kas guffered severely from subajtiences, there being? đơn, former th a 10 sulle between Morrison Hill Road and Hives Hoard, mar oil them being a kure retaining wall on a building.

Kärig teeted water mun piping have been carried away on this rod and this conduto for the restricted supply in the postera diatrie "r the Cityg

Allthe Cobart bepey line are baw pracßiendly full, approxi- mately 176, raillion dialog of water having loved into them during yesterday.

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The P.W.D. are coda entrating on the -tusk" of diverting the foods from the apps -flodels, thus permitting the main strècia of the $ity to be vituncil up

PEAK ISOLATED.

NEWS OF THE OBSTRUCTED ROADS.

As the result of damage bu

low. Intermedirte,.full

Tytam Tak, 14 ft. 0 in. below. Pokfulum, full.

Kowicon, fall.

Since that time further water as poured into the reservoirs and

roads, the Peak is largely isolated, the only means of access there it is probable that by now they being the Wapchal Gap Rond and

are all full and overtlowing.

the

the old. Penk Road: The normal During, resterday no less than avenues by way of the Peak Tram- 676 million gallons flowed into the

ay. Stubbs Read: and Magazie Colony's reservoirs, making ap Road are, at the moment, cut total storage 1,763,000,000 gallons, In spite of these huge supplies "off.

It would appear that Stubbs', has been found necessary to res Road has suffered most from land-triet the water services in rider slides. On this road between main districts east of Eastern Morrison Hill Road and Bowen Street and also to the higher levels Road, there are at least 30 fails, and the Peak, as will be seen in to-day's advertisement columns. the most serious of which is the

The reason for the rider main collapse of a huge retaining wall near a site belonging to the Nan-restriction is that 80 feet of piping yang Tobacco Company. The whole of this wall has been wash- ed away and spread across the roadway. It is hoped to clear the road sufficiently to permit of one vehicle to pass by the end of the week. The same remark zupplies to the portion of this road between Bowen Road and the "Penk, where

has been carried away on the Stubbs Road,

PEAK TRAMWAY.

HOPES OF RESUMPTION.

If the present hopes of those there are some big subsidereas who hard it work trying to get

as well as to the island road to the Peak Tramway into commis- Repulse Bay.

'to do this work.

sion again are fulfilled, then the]

Thursday.

TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1926. 日一十月六

DEBT CONFLICT. THE BOXER INDEMNITY

U. S. A. SEVERELY CRITICISED.

BIG COMMONS DEBATE,

London, July 19.

tu the House of Commons, the debate on the French debt settle-" mont was noteworthy for the very frank statements with regard to the United States' attitude to the

debts,

Com. Hilton Young pointed out

more than

that in a few years Britain would be paying £38,000,000 per year to the United States, while she could not hope to receive £12,500,000 millions for debts from all gources, He contended that the debts should not be dealt with on a strictly commercial basis for the wake of Anglo-American rela- tions in the future.

LABOUR OPINION.

Mr. Philip Snowden declared that he did not regard Mr. Char chill's promise to consider repre- sentations by France for a modi- fention of the agreement as in any wise binding on any future British Government.

that He asserted our continental debtory owed as £2,000,000,000 on which we were pay £100,000,000 yearly as in terest walle we receive less than

BOYCOTT CONFERENCE.

No Striké Delegates.

There was a report current in Canton yesterday that the Government had invited the Strike Committee to appoint two delegates to the confer- ence now proceeding between the representatives of the Hongkong and Canton Govern. ments, and that they would attend to-day's session.

A telegram received in the Colony this morning, however says that this report is de finitely denied.

It is further reported that, despite the efforts of the pic- kets to interfere with Canton- Hongkong river steamer traf- fic, large numbers of workers have during the past few days left Canton for this port in order to be at hand should. opportunity arise for their employment here.

REPORT,

PROPOSED JOINT BOARD OF TRUSTEES,

WEI-HAI-WEI'S FUTURE.

HUNAN WAR.

MARSHAL WU WILL NOT COMPROMISE.

TROOPS LEAVE CANTON.

Général Yeh Kai-hain, the "anti- London, July 19.

Red" comniander in Iturian, who In the House of Comnions, reply failed to hold "Changsha on July ing to questions, Mr. Locker Lamp-10th, has wired Marshni Wu Pei- son stated that the Report of thefu his resignation, which has not oxidemnity, Delegation te been accepted. Marshal, Wu has China would be submitted to the instructed him to continue defend- Buxton Advisory Committee soon. ing Human aquest the advance, of The Committee had already ap- the Kuomintang troops. Marshal proved one of the Delegation's re- Wa, in his latest order to his men mendations which His Majes in Hunan, is against my cons- ty's Government had adopted in promise with the Kuomintang. principle, subject to Parliamentary approval namely, that, after The Kuomintang chief, has ordered all General Chang Kai-shek, the general lines of expenditure troops assigned to the unan and adminstration of the Fund and 25th. are. laid down, the control front to depart between July 20th 130 entrusted tą 11 joint Board of Trustees in China, which shall submit an annual state ment of receipts, and expenditure to the Governments of China and Great Britain. This decision would necessitate an Amandinent' Act and gislation would be introduced in de dourse.

Replying to Me. Sragtville, Mr. Locker Lampson said. there would the Chinese members on the Board of Trustees.

FUTURE OF WEL-HA-WEL Viscount Sandos proposed that the Secretary for the Colonies sug gest to the League of Nations that Wei-Hai-Wei should be definitely mandated to Britain in test for Chinn for a specifle périce

Mr. Ormsby Gore replied that Mr. Amery was well aware of the objection to which Lord Sandon re- ferred against Jeaving the place in suspense with regard to its political future for a long period, but the position of Wei-Hat-Wei Was neces- arily a matter between His Majey- ty's Government and the Govern- ment of China and he did not feel that any form of application to the League of Nations was likely to im- prove the position, which must be regarded as part of the general situation in China-Reuter,

WEATHER REPORT.

ANOTHER TYPHOON INDICATED

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A total of the Kuomintang Army, with nine acroplanes and epil mumber of field guns has left Chinton for: Shuikwan by train for the Kwanging-Ilunan border.

TO THE FRONT.

#36 PER ANNUM

INGLE COPY 10 CENTS

HUDSON And ESSEX out all rivulo. Tida not merely because the Couch exclusively gives Closed Car Comforts at Open Car Cons: 17 is because both RUDSON and ESSEX offer the most tounding yalan Ingannine car PERFORM:

·ANCE and RELIABILITY...... This becauni sboy' have vibrationless motorsexoluate to bem hodauss they are built on the Super Six principle, More than 250,000 owners know their enduring value. That is why they outsell all rivals-and why the Coach is the largest solling 6-cylinder closed oar in the world. An examination will con ince you of quality not obaluable elsewhere with in hundreds of dollars of these prices. In quality HUDSON and ESSEX are alike,

Touring...... $2145 Concho $1905

·Including completa special equipment,

THE DRAGON MOTOR

CAR CO., LTD.

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TEM, #NORE HER ANOM CE

LIVELY TAXI MEETING.

MR. J. W. KEW CRITICISES

ONE-MAN SHOW”,

EXTENSION TO SHANGHAI.

"Describing the Hongkong and Kowloon Taxicab Company as a "one-man show, and declaring that it appeared to him to be "run for the benefit of Mr. Rowe," Mr. J. W. Kew roundly eriticised the business methods of the Company at the annual meeting of shareholders held this morning.

It was mentioned that the Company, proposed sonding fifty tals from Hongkong do Shanghai, and Mr. Kow said it would be far better to replace some of the rattletraps at present on the "Hopgkong roads.

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"Before the committee put their foot into it any further," he concluded, "they had better put the Company on a proper basis."

Mr.H. Birkett was in the chalk, 1 to the best of my ability nhy dies- and there were las present:tions that, any shareholders may Sum Pak-nin, M. N. Chan, M. care to ask. A. H. Rowe directors), Messrs. Mr. A. Nissim seconded. J. W. Kew, HI, M. Kew, F.St Harri- Hon. A. Nissim, and Co. Fulcher. (sharcimolders).

TAXIS FOR SHANGHAI Mr. J. W. Kew:--Where are Mr. Rowe read the notice con-rou going to get the taxis you „From, Kuomintang reports, it ap-vening the meeting. * Hann for the Northern expedition, men-You will note that the condition those we have here and pears that the details. going to

i prapose to send to Shanghail The Chairman said:--Gentic-|

Mr. Rowe:--We are going to re- will be able to depart envlier than balance-sheet shows a pralit of send them up was at first expected, Up to the $40,022.18 is against a loss of 19th inst., practically all those who 346,580.14 shown in our last ample here for an ellicient service. Mr...Kow:And you will leave have been signed for duty had balance sheet, The profit gone, leaving the 17th Division, $40,02.18 1 made after writing

of How many taxis have we? at $50,056.57 for depreciation This allowance for depreciation together with $103,318.15 already written off previously makes a total of $158.274.02 written off to

WATER ECONOMY.

Appcal for Co-operation. His Excellency desires to impress on all house holders on the Peak and Upper Lévola, who are affected by the water restrictions rendered neces- sary by the damage to the Pok- fulam Pumping Station, the absolute, necessity for the greatest economy in the use of water, and the strict con- trol of their staff with this end in view. Ho feels aure that he can rely upon their loyal co-operation in this mat teri

Mr. Birkett About eighty, "Mr. Kew then queried certain items, in, the balance sheet, asking if they thought the furniture and fittings of the Company were worth $6,000.

depreciation in two years anil tayo Bir Birkett: That is the book months trading and by writing off these large amounts to deprecia-value

Kew-You spent $22.75 tion it will be seen that your Directors are still following that Row The two show

in additions. What was that for? bold policy of making ample provi-| ston for depreciation which I men-windows in the front and the tioned to you at our Inst anual partition, meeting, and I feel sure that such

Mr. KewDid that cost $900.? -Yes. action will meet with the approval of the shareholders.

THE DRIVERS' SYNDICATE.

TAXI-VALUE.

Mr. Kew:-I see "our. 80 taxis You were told when we last met are valued at $118,844. Would you together that your Directors had suggest they are "worth $1,400- decided to farm out the Company's each Yes,

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THE SUNDRY CREDITORS.

taxis to a syndicate formed by the Mr. Kew: There is an item drivers themselves and I have here, $46,000 parts and accessories. pleasure in informing you, that this Do you mean to say you have venture has been eminently auc-$46,000 worth of spare parts? which is expected to leave Canton cessful as by this means your Mr. Rowe:Yes.... to-day:

Directors, have been able to con Where are they?--Some here and To-day's weather report men troops had to be made earlier than profit of $40,022.13 which I think

The departure of the Kuomintang vert, a loss of $46,680.14 into a some in Kowloon.ÄT

$46,000 worth? Yes, they are tions another typhoon, but it is first intended because of the report is very satisfactory, especially principally spares for taxis, situated far east of the Philip of the capture of Changsha, the when we remember the financial pines, being situate at 6 am.to-day Hunan capital, a success which it difficulties this Colony has under in Lat. 17 and Long, 125, moving is hoped to follow up by a further gone and is still under-going and north-west. The Magazine Gap Road has been service will be recommenced by £20,000,000 yearly from our deb After yesterday's phenomenal ate objective.

advance, with Yochow as the ultimi had these difficulties not existed some length in respect of an item in Mr J. W. Kew questioned at very badly breached near one of

tors. The American debt settle-rainfall, the figure, for the 24

our profits would have, been very the balance sheet showing "Sundry the Eastern Extension, Telegraph

We are formed by the Comment was most unfortunate, and hours ended at noon tb-ddy is very "anti-Reds," followers of Cha much greater and here I think we Creditors" indebted to the, Com-

In view of the fear that so-called houses, so much so that a tempor-pany, on enquiry, that the track but for it the way would have slight, being only 0.94-inch. The Kiving-ming, might put obstacles managing director, Mr. A. H

should pay atribute to your pany to the extent of $80,873.40. ary bridge will have to be built at has all been cleared and that been open for a complete cancella- total since January 1st is. 81.02 on the way in the success of the Rowe, to whose able management mainly for unpaid rent, it was ex- The Trade figure ($32,000) was the spot. It will take about a week there is now no damage to the line 'tion of debth. America in fifteen inches, against an average of expedition, the city of Canton will we owe a lot.

or rope, although the latter was years time would be getting the 40.60 inches...... bent by a large boulder which hit whole of the reparations paid by

plained." bu, better gürrisoned, and General The forecast up...to hoon to Chang Kai-shek has signified his it..

Germany and none of the Euro-morrow

SHARES FORFEITED, The most serious matter is the pean allies would be getting a moderate; overcast, showery at post of Chief of Police of Canton certain calls in arrear and that

la-Variable winds,

approval of another person for the REPULSE BAY ROAD.

Last year I made, mention of repair of the bridge which spans single penny. That position first improving later.. the nullah near the lower tram could not permanently endure.-

in place of Mr. Li Chang-tet, the the shareholders had been called ONE ROUTE AVAILABLE.

station, and the P.W.D. have sup- (Cheers). Mr. Snowden suggested

present incumbent. General Chien on to pay with interest on third : A

plied the Company with two large that the countries of Europe ABANDONED ARMS.

Ti-chun, commander of the 20th call and that in default of pay Enquiring at the Traffic Office steel girders which are now being would have to assist. France as

Division of the Kuomintang Army, ment the shares would be forfelt- this morning, a representative of fixed in position and cemented in.

has been mentioned for the post. they agsisted Germany, Austria

ed and sold in accordance with that time." the Telegraph was informed that. The electric cable which was and Hungary by means of the

General Chang Kai-shek has been our Articles of Associations. Mr. Kew:-I am afraid Ellis is a on account of falls of earth hav-torn asunder will, Bays the Elec Dawes' plan.

busy the last few days replacing the Those shareholders who failed to bad debt. ing occurred at the head of Gar-tric Company, be rejoined by to-

An order was made by J. H..B. commanders of the gunboats, most respond have had to forfeit their den Road at the point of its jung-morrow night.

Nihill, at the Kowloon Magistracy by Cantonese trained in the local shares which have been dealt his bills and we actually received Mr. Rowe:The bank discounted tion with Robinson, and Macdon'

this morning, for the confiscation of Naval Academy, with men educated accordingly as will be seen by re the money, but he failed to meet. Of course, the work of repairing

eight revolvers and 800 rounds of in his own Military Academy at ference to the balance sheet. nell, Ronds--the best means of the bridge may take longer, but

ammunition which were abandoned Whampoa.

them and we had to pay it back to reaching Repulse Bay at the mo Thursday is the date being aired

by a Chinese in Reclamation Street

the bank : ment is by way of Lower "Albert

on Saturday night. Road and Arbuthnot Road, past the f Central Police Station.

The road to Repulse Bay by the route mentioned is now cleared, as, excepting for a small fall of earth near Repulse Bay, which has since been cleared away, no serious obstacle is now offered,

THE WATER SUPPLY.

THE RESTRICTION EXPLAINED.

ut.

TRAMWAY SERVICE.

PARTIAL RESUMPTION.

T

MR. CHURCHILL'S DEFENCE.

Mr. Churchill in the course of a lengthy defence of the debt set tlements, said that the Govern ment was inclined to the view that within twenty years there would

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CHINESE * RAN AWAY.

A Chinese detective, who was on

"ANTI-REDS" ACTIVE."

The item concerning Fred Ells,

for which they held as security who was shown as owing $18,872, was for the sale of G. M. C trucks $35,000 of Development shares.

Mr. J. W. Kew Which are worthless."

Mr. Birkett They weren't at

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BENEFIT OF MR. ROWĘ..

SHANGHAI CONCESSIONS. Since our last meeting, our Reports from "anti-Red" sources managing director has secured for Mr. Kew: The lessees of our patrol duty, in applying for a conclaim the capture of Lulung district the Company a concession from taxis owe us $26,000 odd, for which fiscation order said that he chal in Eastern Kwangtung by oppor- both the International and French we have a security of $10,000. If langed a Chinese, who was carryirgents of the Kuomintang and former Municipalities of Shanghal to run we are going on this way the best" to the appearance of a class of a sack, and, after depositing the followers of General Chan Kwing- taxis there and your Directora thing to do is to wind-up. It seems men who made good money by sack on the rond for the detective to ring. Kuomintang Headquarters propose to transfer about 50 of to me that the company is being The first car on the street after road. They thus claimed a share chased but managed to escape.

helping to push rickehas along the search, the man bolted. He was in Canton have also received con- our present taxis to Shanghai and run for the benefit of Mr. Rowe, firmation of the recent arrival of to replace them later with other Wo don't know the office expenses. "anti-Reds" at Woping, a district taxis for Hongkong as necessary.There is no working account. We now conceded to former followers By referring to the report of don't know what de happening.. of General Chan.

Mr. Birkett-Yes, we do.

the storm was put out at 4.20 last in the harvest reaped by the evening at the eastern terminus at ricksha coolies: By dint of scrap- Causeway Bay. It then followed ing and sweeping, the mud had In the rear of the rond gangs been cleared up as far as the Post engaged in clearing the track, of the big deposit of silt. The moat Office by nine o'clock this morning, serious conditions were, of course,

and trams were enabled to be at that section of Queen's Road operated that far.

The following statement hue

MID-AIR COLLISION,

SPANISH FLIGHT HERO KILLED.

On charge of espionage and trea- your Directors, you will note that son, General Chang Kai-shek has instead of paying a dividend this Mr. Kow-You may, but the ordered the arrests at Swatow of year your Directors thought it shareholders don't. It is no good Ms. Lo the arrests of best to carry, forward the doing business on the 15-no Barceloda, July 19. Highways and the Conservancy total amount of the proft against Crawford's could turn over millions

Naturally, the heavy floods have East which may be regarded asbeen courteously supplied by Mr.As the result of the collision of Board thoro, and Mr. Ping Meu-ch the debit balance brought forward IL they did business on similar lines. caused a big addition to the con- the main artery for traffic between L. C. F. Ballamy, General Manager two-aural seaplanes at a height a chief correspondence clerk of the from last year and I feel sure that Who authorised Mr. Rowe to let tents of the Colony's reservoirs. Wapchat and the city. The floods, of the Tramway Company: On enquiry at the Water Authority which had presented a formidable

of one hundred meters, Lieutenant Kuomintang Central Bank. These this action of your Directors will Fred Ells have this money? office this morning, we learn that proposition for those going to the tramcars was made through the on the Spain-Argentine, fight, has Ated with the "anti-Reds" to shareholders.

During the night a passage for Duran, who accompanied Franco men were alleged to have communic meet with the approval of all the Mr. Birkett: There was no the state of the reservoirs yester-city earlier in the day, had been had the detriment of Kuomintang In With those words, gentlemen, I

money. It was a sale of trucki, ay morning was as follows:- drained off, but in their place

"Tytam, 4 ft. 6 ins. below... appeared a no less formidable and Garden Road and by 8 o'clock the airmen from the sea, but Duran terests, Mr. Lo at one time & will now move the adoption of the

layer of thick mud

this morning tramcars were an die from his injuries after he was private secretary to the late Dr.decounts and offer this has been This abnormal feature gave rise

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picked up--Router.

Sun Yat-gen

seconded I shall be glád to answer,

Bye-wash, 5ft:0in; below. Wongnaichong, 0ft. 6 ina, bo.

ONE-MAN SHOW

Mr. Kew-Woll, I think the com malttee has acted in a very lar (Continued on Page B),