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HONGKONG

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OBITUARY.

DEATHS OF TWO IRISH NATIONALISTS.

SHANGHAI PEACE PARLEY

MAY BE REOPENED TO-MORROW.

Shanghal, Apr. 18.

London, Apr. 16. The deaths of two Irish Nation- allata are reported, Captain W. A. Redmond, who died by the grave-

It is expected here that the side of his friend Mr. P. F. Hogan, and Mr. Jeremiah Macveagh-armistice conference will here sumed on Wednesday or Thursday

Router. Router's Special Service.

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Captain William Archer Red- p.m. for necessary work on highmond, D.S.O., late of the Irish

maina, wonther

Guarda, was Member of Parliament for Waterford from 1918 to 1922 and has been a member of the Dail Eireann for Waterford since 1923. He was a son of the late John Red mond, Chairman of the the Bar in 1910 in which year ho National Party. He was called to

for Tyrone. He served in the European War.

In fortnight March. One Belge Fox Fur, finder

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It is nollfed for the information of holders of Private Boxes at the The Thirty-ninth Annual General General Post Office that on and after let February no taxed correspondence Meeting of the shareholders of The will be placed in the Boxes. A notification will be substituted and Bos Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, holders are requested to call or send for the correspondence at the Bar was held at Winchester House. Old holders Lobby and there pay the amount of the Tax against the de Broad-street, London, EC.

Bir T. 3. Catto, Bt (the deputy chairman) presided, and in opening ho proceedings said in part:

livery of the letters or packets.

Letters and postcards for Europe and South Amerism are forwarČNO via Siberia" it to superscribed.

From

of China it is always dificult to know what to say. It is a land of mystery and surprises, but that it has London, Apr. 18.

Juffered from the world depression were In the House of Commons to-day,

is natural. In addition there

military

Shanghai and Swatow Mr. Alfred Knox, Conservative, serious floods and various asked the Government to invite the operations, all of which interfered

upite of those Swatow and Amoy interested Powers to negotiate with with business. In

Calcutta and Straits China for the fature stability of disturbing features there Irish

substantial increase in the Manlla

(Lattern receipta

of the Chinese Maritime Europo vla Bucz

Papers) London, 24th March replied that such an indication Customs, which amounted to 240,000,-

Parcels, 17th March 300 taels last year and which com- ham report. Capt. Anthony Eder. Shanghai on the lines of the Feet.

tions which all desired to see suc hough this increase is largely due Japan cessfully concluded.

to increased duties and the continue Japan and Shanghai collection of these on a gold

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Mr. Jeremiah Macveagh was

Mr. Knox urged the Government born in Belfast In 1870. After matriculating at the Royal Un- to form a bridge with the Power iversity of Ireland he took to between China and Japan, dociar journalism in his native city. He ing that the Japanese occupatior the Plan of unstability in the future of Shang the evictions under represented the Daily News during would continue na long as there wa Capt. Eden declared "We want Campaign, his descriptive articles, hai. culated in the English constituen- the present negotiations settled being reprinted and largely cir clea. He took an active part in before embarking on anything else.' National politics in Belfast and He said the investigations showed First Bell will be Rung at went to London to undertake the that the recent report of fighting duties of private secretary to Sir was based on a mock battle ar James Whitehead, ex-Mayor of ranged by Chinese of the Fifti Londen. In England he also pro- Army for an American film com. minently identified himself with pany-Reuter. Irish politics und has written many political leaflets, pamphlets, etc. He was called to the Bar in 1918. He was also director of several companies in England and Ireland

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One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members Enclosure. Badges admitting Non-Members to the

Membem Enclosure and Club Rooms at $6.00 for Gontlemen and

Mission May Separate

Peking, Apr. 18. The Commission has chartered a special train which has been wait

Rawalpindi

INWARD MAILS.

Per

Due.

Boochow

.April 20.

Cromer

.April 20..

Birdhana

April 20.

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April 26.

and

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April 20.

Kitano Maru ...

April B1.

Kamo Maru

April 22.

..April 2.

Rio de Janeiro Marn

...April 22.

Pres. Taft

.April 22,

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Georges Philippar

April 86.

ChenonceauX

April 26.

Takada

April 28.

Hakozaki Mura Hakone Mar

.April 29.

April 99.

April 20.

April 30.

Then the action of Japan in Man Japan

And

hai (Seattle, 2nd April) boycott, which spread to Siam churia, resulting in an anti-Japanese U. S. A., Canada, Japan and Shang British Malaya and proved of assist-Japan ince to Lancashire manufacturers, In Japan and Shanghai

the importers of

Saigon Heted losses on the large stocks of Japanese goods.

Amoy The Price of Silver.

Straits The wide fluctuations in silver also

dificulties presented

for

those

nd at Hongkong. The low price of mgaged in the import trade in China the metal ruling during the greater

apan and Shanghai

Shanghai Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and

9th (Vanvonver B.C.,

Helyo Maru

April) Empress of Japan

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hal (Ban Franciaco 1st April)... President Pierce

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art of the year ought to have given an impetus to exports, but the conomic crisis in Europo and Amerien, combined with the

checked this. of transport, February the quotation for silver touched a new low record of 12d., the Shanghai

state of the country and cat

year

highest price of the in Novom Saigon

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Badges admitting to Members' En. STRIKE IN AUCKLAND. difficulties in the way of departure Payment of All Chite, &c. closure will NOT be on sale at the

Race

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On No Prelext will Children be in either Enclosure during permitted the Meeting.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone 21920.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

to the of Admission The Price HOTEL-23-25, AIRLIB

including Under European Public Enclosure is $2.00 including Road, Kowloon

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Soldiers and Sailers in Uniform Three minutes from ferry. Tel. 57857.

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Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, &,

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Swatow.

Siberia

arrival, the object being that it can her, but of course this wide range is Manila go to Manchukuo as the Leaguexplained by the depreciation of Hohow and Pakhoi

Hongkong dollar and terling. The train is not a Chinese train.. It f

no-Swatow Shanghal tael fluctuated ho hoped thus to obviate one of the ordingly, the former ranging from Straits

0 15-16d. to in. 65.164., and the Amoy and Formosa via Swatow It is understood that the Man atter from 18. 1%d. to 2.0 5-10d. gandakan chukue has sent a special train to The sales of silver by the Govern Shanhaikuan to meet the delegates ment of India, who raised the duty

imports twice during the year, are Sahnghai Japan and Europe via hence, after all, the special train stimated at $6,000,000 ounces, and it from Peking many not proceed be

's reported that the Siamese Govern- Amoy... yond Shanhaikuan. It is possiblement disposed of about 18,000,000 that the Commission may charter ounces. that train also, as well as other Hoagkong Currency Commission. traina later, on the C.E.R.

The Commission appointed by the It is becoming increasingly like British Government to inquire into the question of the Commission

advise upon ly that

may and

their Issued currency separate, the Chinese and Japanca Hongkong Assessors and others going to report in August and do not recom- Dairen and the rest to Shanhai mend atabilization of the exchange in Japan...

the meantime, but make certain pro- Swatow, Amoy and Poochow kunn-Reuter.

Gals for placing the currency more Holhow and Pakhol directly on

silver bullion a silv

bagia

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, It is nt present. An interesting

Egypt and Europe via Marseilles feature of the proposals, is that the

Private Meeting.'

Geneva, Apr. 18.

The Committee of Nineteen me dollar should practically cense to be

tender and that the notes of the three banks of issue-of which we one should be given legal tender status.

privately this afternoon without the parties to the dispute for the purpose of discussing a draft re solution, which if agreed to, will br submitted to the sitting committee, The cyclone in Mauritius In the including the parties of the diary crop of sugar and, with large part of the year resulted in a

pute.

Mr.

On

Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and Bouth America and 'Europe via Vancouver BC. and *Europe vin Siberia

world stocks of this commodity and wor no recovery in the price, conditions in the island have deteriorated further, Manila, Australia and New Zealand

via Thursday Island A loan had to be issued recently for the purpose of giving financial assist

ance to the planters.

The conversation between Stimson and Sir John Simon Saturday, lasting two hours, cover ed the whole of the ground in cluding the Far Eastern crisis.

The conversation revealed the

The Dutch East Indies also

American Ports complete unanimity of the English seriously affected by the low price Saigon and South Africa and "Seuth

of and poor demand for sugar, and American viewpoints on

still outstanding questions. Sir John large part of the 1931 crop Simon saw Dr. Bruening to-day does not look as if the Chadbourne Manila.. remaining unsold, and at present it Haiphong

Reuter.

SCHNEIDER TRIO.

PROGRAMME FOR THE

SECOND CONCERT

all

The second Hongkong concert of the talented Schneider Trio will take place to-morrow, at 9.20 p.m. at the

ASAHI alena May Institute. The following

BEER

will be the programme: 1.Triu in B Flat Major, On. 97,

·Beethoven.

(n) Allegro Moderate. (b) Scherzo (Allegro),

(c) Andante Cantabile, ma pers

con moto.

J. Marx. (a) Full of fire, but not too fast.

Sole Agent

(d) Allegro Moderato. 2.-Trio Phantasie,

MITSUI

BUSSAN

(b) Adagletto,

KAISHA

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OKYO, JAPAN

BEST

PALITY

(c) Scherzando.

(d) Dance-Finale.

Interval

3.-Trio in B Op. 99,......

(a) Allegro Moderato. (b) Andante un Poco (c) Scherzo,

(d) Rordo-Finale.

Kru

plan to

to restrict the world crops of Bangkok via Swatow sugar in meeting with any particular

Per

Date and Timo

Ajax...Tues, Apr. 19, 3.30 pm. Kong Ning.....Tues., Apr, 19, 4 p.m... Helikon...Tues. Apr. 19, 4.30 p.m. Prea. Jackson Tues., Apr. 19, 4.39 p.m. Tchokam ......Tues., Apr. 10, 6 p.m. Hulchow.... Wed., Apr. 20, 8.30 am. Cremer..Thurs., Apr. 21, 19.30 am. Deli Maru Thurs., Apr. 21, 10.30 a.m. Yuang...Thurs, Apr. 21, 10.80 s.m. Hydrangea.Thurs, Apri 21, 3 pm. Chitral....Thurs., Apr. 21, 8.80 a.m. Taiyuan....Wed., Apr. 21, 8.30 pm.

'

Emp, of Russia

Parcela,

Reg. ... Letters,

.Fri., Apr. 22. Apr. 21, 5 p.m. Apr. 22, 0.35 e.m. .... Apr. 22, 10 am. (Due Vancouver B.C., 9th May.) Kitano Maru Fri., Apr. 22, 9.80 a.m. Haiching....Fri., Apr. 22, 1 p.m. Klungchow..Fri., Apr. 22, 8.30 pm.

Rawalpindi...........Sat, Apr. 28.

K. P. 0.

22nd., 4.30 pm.

Parcels Registration Letters

Parcels

-2, d., 8 am,

10 am. G. P. O.

......22nd, 6 pm. Registration...28rd., 9.45 am Letters......rd, 10.90 a.. (Due Marseilles, 20th May).

Kame Maru.......... Sat., Apr. 23.

Reg., Apr. 28, 8.45 sm. Letters, Apr. 29, 9.80 am.. (Due Thursday Island 5th May).

Rio de Janeiro Maru

Sat, Apr. 28, 10 am. Canton......Sat., Apr. 28, 2.80 p.m. Pros. Taft....Sat., Apr. 23, 4.30 p.m. Annhun ...Sun., Apr. 24, 9 mnt. Canton Maru. Sun, Apr. 24A, O BM.

measure of success. Also Java and Swatow, Amoy and Formosa

Canada, U.S.A., Sumatra are suffering from the low Shanghai, Japan,

and, an Central and South America and prices of rubber and tea,

B.C. Heian Maru Vancouver *Europe via

the guilder is attached to gold, this means that to meet competition with British Malaya and India they have to accept very low prices in local currency.

OPIUM

RUNNING

AMERICAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS.

Shanghai, Apr. 18.

Withdrawing his original pleal

Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marsellies.

of not guilty, Paul S. Crawley Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Contral

•Canada,

and South admitted his guilt on each of four Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., counts charging him with export- |

America and Europe via Sen ing opium to America.

·Francisco and Siberia

He was sentenced by Judge Purdy in the US. court to-day to two years' imprisonment on each Schubert.count, the sentences to run con- currently, He will serve the sen- tence in the McNell Island Peni- tentlary-Reuter,

Monso.

~ANOTHER DATE?

The YOU'RE STEPPING

OUT WITH ME TOUGH FIL

BE OVER AT LIGHT - SHARP/~

Tues, Apr. 20, Apr. 26, 5 p.m. Apr. 20, 8.30 am, (Duo Vanvouver B.C., 16th May)

Reg Lettora..

Georges Philippar... Tues, Apt. 20, K.P.O.

Reg.,.... Apr. 26, 1 p.m.

Lotters,

... Apr. 20, 1 pm. G.P.O. Reg., Apr. 20, 1.45 pm. Lettera, Apr. 26, 8.30 pm. (Dua

Marcilles, 28th May.)) . .Tom, Apr. 23, 2 m.

Ifal Ning

Pres Jackson

Parcels

Registration

Letters

Tues., Apr. 20.

.2 p.m.

.2.45 p.in.

.3.80 p.m..

(Due San Francisco, 17th May).

*Buperscribed Correspondence only.

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