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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

AN UNPARALLELED

TRUMPH

This is the universal vordiot concerning the New Rom- ington Standard 12- vor- diot blod fe refiéblað in the choice of business offices and business schools every where.

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THURSDAY, JULY 29,

the salvation of their own country.

The growing strongth of public opinion in China In favour of the evolving of bote Fédéral form of government was alluded to by Ear! Balfour, but the brief" sumynary of his.remarks in this regard do not Indicate ha attitude on this aspect of the problem. However, ho went so far as to discount the Ibelihood of a break-up of China owing to present tonditions, making apposite reference In this connection to the critical crisis through which China

has amerfod in the past. Our own

of some Fedoral system, In view of inclination is towards the creation

the site of the country, the diver-

DAY BY DAY.

IT IS NOT THE QUANTITY OF MEAT, BUT THE CHEERFULNESS OF THE GUESTS THAT MAKES THE FEAST, Clarendon

The Empress of Canada, which oft Hongkong oh July 9th, arrived at Vancouver on the 28th instant.

The P. and O. Liner Nugpore, the left Singapore at noon turday, lá dúc Hefe at 8 p. August tra

at Kobe at 7.30 am. yesterday and The Empress of Russia attiva is die at Yokohama to-morrow at

noon.

CORRESPONDENCE.

HIGHER RENTS

[To the Editor of the Hongkong. Telegraph.]

MISSING WORD CONTEST.

MOTOR CAR AS PRIZE.

An interesting and novel compộti- tibh, with a motor car as the prize, columns to-day. It is being or is announced in our advertising

Sit-In view of the fact that the Rent Restrictions Ordinan kanised in connection with the well- has been repealed on June. 80th known mouthwash, "Odol," and the yeast, and the rent paying-public Queen's Dispensary is associated in mind has been rather perturbed as with the editeat Inasmuch as those to the future. I send you therewith who enter are required to purchase copy of & letter I have just re- "Odol" from that establishment house I occupy. I understand that of a missing-word contést. Son- ceived from the landlord of the

The compétition takes the form tenants of adjoining houses under tences will be given in which spacem the same ownership have been appear where words have been served. with almllar notices.

omitted. The skill 1(ós in selecting Rents of these houses wore in the correct words, which have been creased, to pér éont, one year ago. I previously chosen by a committee of well-known residents, whose Enclosing my card. Yours, etc., and appear in the advertisement, THE TENANT. The conditions dfe very easy to Hongkong July 28th, 1926. comply with, and the chance of Tenant of No.-Villas. Dear Sir,

gaining points are, simple in that one point will be awarded for every correct word filled in, while a bobus of five points will be given to every competitor who succeeds in giving all the words on any one coupon correctly."

The Exchange Banks will ba gences between its different closed to the transaction

of

elements and the language barriers Public business on Monday, August Conduent is superfluous!**

which still persigt. But all theso matters China has to decide for herself. The main point is that, in spite of all slander and misrepre- sentation, Britain still remains

MUSTARD & CO., LTD. China'y staunch friend, and we have.

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Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances tongkang, 16-17, Connaught Road, Central

The Telegraph

At the present moment, more than ordinary significance attaches

no doubt that us time goes on that fact will become generally accepted by the Chinese themselves.

Freedom of the Press,

2nd.

The Rev. J. H. Johnston, of the Union Church, was Among ER Taiyo Maru on Tuesday, passengers who departed on the 6.3.

A Japanese consulate-general has been established at Hanoi, in at Haiphong has been closed. Indo-China, while the consulate

The Japanese authorities intend to re-measure Moint Fuji, The present official height is given as 3,778 metres, but its accurivey a doubted.

Captain Robert Dollar and wife,

"

Re No-Airal 'Villas. We beg to give you notice that the ront of the above premises pay. able to us will as from the 1st day of September of the present year be increased from $184 to $260 per month including taxes-Youri, faithfully,

+

THE YU HING CO LTD, (Sd) Fung Sing Houg.

have oc-

Since July last year. I have been ingresso paying $143.76, which means en of .16% on the

Yesterday I received notice from the indlords that. as from

to official state:nents regarding printers, compositors, cto, of the accompanied by Mr. O. G. Steem original figure.

General Manager of the Dollar Steamship Line in the Orient, wi Sharghat on the 3.3. President arrive on Friday afternoon from

Jackson.

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Each aortence will be used for a. period of two weeks, as that con petitors will have ample opportunity of thinking out suitable words. Coupons will appear in every issue of the Telegraph or may be obtain- ed free of charge from the Queen's Dispensary.

force for a period of three months the winner will be announced on The competition" will remain in

November 1st. Particulars appear from August 1st., and the name of

on Page 4,

N. Y. K. REPORT.

It is rather curious that there THURSDAY, JULY 29. 1926.

should now be in progress in Can- ton a fight by newspaper owners to

Mr. C. J. Evans, British. Vice rent of the house I occupy, and the right for free expression Consul of Canton, arrived by which, incidentally, I

Sir,-Up to June 30th, 1925, the BRITAIN'S FRIENDSHIP. similar to that which had to be put H.M.S. Tarantula yesterday even-cupied since it was built some ten up in London by the Daily Mail ating and is staying at Hotel Metro years ago, was $125 per month. the outbreak of the general strike. pole, " The Kuomintang organisation in- cludes within it the unions of the native newspapers and it is these Britain's policy towards China, and

men who wanted to extract a qünr- for that reason the utterance just aritee from the Association which made in the House of Lords by Earl Controls needtorial comment

September next, my rent would be EIGHT PER CENT. DIVIDEND. Balfour will no doubt gain wide adverse to the workers' cause would.

papers that

raised to $220 per month. spread attention. First and fore-appear. This, in other words, was most, the Government spokesman the control by the workers, of the building overlooking the French belonged until the land boons in ment of the assets and liabilities The Cercle Sportif Francais old of a row of villas in Kowloon, Yusen Kaisha have issued a state- Now, my house, which is one The Directors of the Nippon made it perfectly clear that Britain is this which has, rightly, led the Park in Shanghai is to Be con- 1923 to

policy of all the newspapers, and it desirea the good and the goodwill of owners to suspend publication verted into a Fretch Municipal gentleman, who presumably, by ing the 31st March, 1926.

4 well-known Parsee of the Company for the term end- China. He developed that point pending the withdrawal of the de School, and occupation will be receiving a rental of $125 was when he described the Government's mind. If one imagines the state taken after the summer vacation obtaining a fair return of

The net profit, aftor providing attitude as one of co-operation with if this principle were conceded ideal school, inasmuch as they are the boom, these foudes word pair and pension funds, amounts

of mental slavery that would exist The buildings should make

an original outlay." At the height of and faguradte, ships structural re- his for the depreciation of the Rest and help to China, stressing the fact throughout the world it is immedi, roomy and airy and situated in bought over by Chinese who were to that we have common interests in ately seen how inimical is the aug-pleasant surroundings.

badly "stung" as the boom came Yen 174,650,77 brought forward Yen 2,858,886.49, including gestion. It wild be a virtual and the realms of trade and commerce. actual monopoly of printed thought

to an end shortly after the trans from the last account. That remark supports the argu- by only one class; it would be the pected to be in wireless com-

The following vessels are ex-fer of the property. very antithesis of that free expres munication with Hongkong to-day: Editor, that we tepants have to follows-Legal Reserve Fund, ment which we have on many occa-

It seems to me outrageous; Mr this surplus be appropriate üs

The Directors now propose that " sions advanced to the effect that, so which the workers leaders prate Pres. Madison, Tyndareus, Fook-tora who made a bad deal, and tors' fees, Yen 80,000; dividend sion wherein thrives the liberty of Hector, Ryuse Maru, Daviken, pay through the nose to specula Yen 140,000; Directors' and audi- far from desiring a continuance of so glibly.

The workers of the sang Talamba, Kalgan, King submit that my case billy goes to (8% per annum), Yen 2,320,000; the present unrest, nothing would world have unhindered freedom of Yuan.

Van Cloon, expression and they must grant Yingchow, Pres. Jackson, Pres. some sort of Government control, 49 to be carried forward to the please Britain more than pence and that freedom to all who happen to Wilson, Sinkiang. Hakone Maru, Has there hot been some talk of next account.

Folenfjord prove the absolute necessity of leaving a Balance of Yen 318,886. prosperity, during which trade differ from them. It was the Daily Teiresins, Macassar Maru, Kui- could be developed to the mutual Mail case that brought the general chow, Hanoi Sunning, Tjisaroea, something can be done to protect strice so quickly to a head, because Sa On, Taishan, Kinahan, Lung-tenants in these hard timea from Fair Rehts Büdfd? Surely that action gave the colour of reve-shan, Helenus, Huichow, Yuen-harsh and unjust exploitation by lution to what was proved later to sang and Kumsang: he something entirely different.

certain speculating, landlords. to confine their demands" against Might we utter's word of warning

Enclosing my card.-Yours,r etc. they all move very slowly."—Mr. it when I come into court I hear employers to economic issue and not

"GESTUCKEN." attempt to stifle free speech?

Hongkong, July 29th, 1926.

Justice Rowlatt, dealing with a collision case. Where any attempt has been made to stifle free speech it has never succeeded. for long and has always been followed by disaster to those who enforced it,

S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ltd. advantage of the two countries.

FRIDAY

"END OF

IS

THE MONTH"

Cash Day

AT

LANE, CRAWFORD'S SALE

TO CELEBRATE THE IMMENSE SUCCESS OF OUR SALE TO

DISCOUNTS WILL BE BIGGER THAN EVER. TO-MORROW, FRIDAY.

It has been the habit for Chinese extremists to picture Britain as playing the role of obstruction in rogard to China's new aspirations. In this connection, much has been made of the so-called unequal treaties. It is refreshing, there fore, to note Earl Balfour's refer ences to this aspect of the problem. In effect, he says that Britain syra-

DECREASE IN MOTOR CAR

QUTPUT.

Washington, July 28. The monthly report of the Federal Reserve Bank states that industrial activity in June was unchanged, compared with May and was slightly above June of

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The death has occurred in the

Penang General Hospital, of Mr. tant Supervisor, Government Mono- Charles Edward O'Donell, Assia- polics. The late Mr. O'Donell was 39 years of age and went to Phang about 6 years ago. He was appointed Assistant Supervisor, Government Monopolies, in 1922 and had been carrying on this Work till about two and a half

months ago when he was compel.

led to go to the Hospital suffering, from pulmonary tuberculosis.

A

one sees all cars moving very fast, "When one goes about the roads

The Very Ides !

I guess a dad's a sort of pest quently critized

".

pathises with Chinese aspirations AMERICAN INDUSTRY. and recognises the need for reform and modification under this head- Ing. But, at the same time, he points out the utter impossibility of

A Chinese electrician met with at morning, when he's getting policy of the Yakima Republic and the whole International structure,

very nasty accident, early dressed.

the editorial built up within the last eighty

yesterday afternoon, when engaged he seems blest "I'm shy a but to run the paper for a week.

With heaps of trouble was offered by the editor a chance in doing some wiring work on the ton on my vest. years, being summarily removed.

exterior of the Yokohama Specie Bank, Chater Road, and. he now ed and, as result a füs le mude. announces, that few laymen have These issues have to be handled

lies in the Government Civil Hos- He always needs the good wife's thy idea of the strain under which

By little things he's oft delay g

He accepted. Now, in conclud,

hid with care and prudence, but we have

pital suffering from a number of all The collar on my shirt is 4 hewspaper man wdike. Ho week's service, He not the least doubt that Britain, in common with the other Powers, is petroleum declined, while the flat surface of a double sided While dressing he will puff and fact, would never again try to do

Iron, steel, copper, zinc, and had placed a ladder on top of the

injuries. It appears that the man frayed."

added that he would never seek qulte willing to review the whole consumption of cotton and output ladder, but as he was mounting eigh. And ere he's through you'll any newspaper work.

He has a tough time getting By. rest as & Hewsphpbr editor-in of the questions involved in a spirit of foodstuffs; coal and of real sympathy. There may not, automobiles decreased, and

cement the top Indder the bottom one hear him cry, "Hey, dear, come increased. The manufacture of collapsed, The electrican fell, to help me tie my tie."

town, you'll find him searching all eccentric dance of Negro origin, in de- the ground and sustained two

Then, when he's set, to nie down made to ban the Charleston, the Determined efforts are being and head

around: No wonder ha gets Landon mother's goat, Heck's my hat and coat?""

where the The Piccadilly Hotel joined in the fight the other day, and other hotels are reported to disfavour the dance

last year.

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Injuries.

Inspector Kollacher, who died on The funeral of Adeistant July 20 from wounds received The only thing wanting, at when He was condutting a raiding-banquet of the American hote party against amned ruflana, took men, In Nero's palace was Nero's place with fall military honours, tubefui Audio;

as Earl Balfour say, be any Im-clines were reported in the pay broken wrists, a broken knee cap mediate sign of a rapid improve rolls of most textile mills. ment in China's condition; it might

The total volume of wholesale even be unreasonable lo expect that pared with June last year, with a and retail trade Increased, com- there should be, But we have auf- alight increase in wholesale prices. ficient faith in the spirit underlying-Reuters. American Servico. the new forces in China to believe that it will eventually-by a slow and gradual process, maybe--work for the benefit of the nation. And the point to be emphasised is that Britain is sincerely desirous of ses-

BRITON ROBBED AND Contingents of French Italian,

BEATEN

AN INCIDENT OF YEH KAI-- SHIN'S RETREAT.

right channels: We have not the lcast desire to interfere in the fi

Peking, July 28. ternal affairs of China; we want to reports that a Britisher named The British Consul at Changeha work hand-in-hand with her, and Morgan was robbed and brutally in so far as that is posdible, give beaten with bamboos hy Yell Kal what encouragement we can to Yuanchlang on the 14th Instant

shin's rétrosting soldiers near those who are seeking to work out Reuter.

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There, little stumble,

Don't you cry. You'll Be a dance atop

By and by,

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Das the Charleston has been At the Hammersmith Palais de forbidden, the apagos, declaring" If Sven Würgezdis; with its side- atipping Kicks

Diner: There's a button in my soup.

Walter: Typographical error,, alt. It ahould be mutton.

Belglan, Japanese and Chinese police were present, as wall hs fro men and Consuls of various nationalities,heads of firme, representatives from the x- Service Men's Association, British volanters, British military and

Being pastor of a church is one

Concession The half-mast throughout the British paper la ddother. Both are full- el, Man, Mac, I wonder if you American forces. Fidgs were at job and being editor of a new Geordie fet his friend Mac and Tientsin Jones has started to mix thefa.

Peking, and time jobs and it doesn't pay to try could oblige me wà cigarette? memorial fund to be used for the This is the conclusion reached and thiocht you wild you'd * "Bit,” replied Mac with reluct Kellacher's daughter, who is two of education of Assistant Inspector by the Rev. D. W. Ferry, pastor stoppit smokin'?" "Aye, woel,” a Presbyterian church in replied Geordia. Tye reached years of age.

Yakima

Washington. Ho from the first stage. I stoppit buyin'"