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JUNE 16, 192!TM 日十月五酉辛次歲年十國華中
LONDON, 14.-
In the House of Commons: Mr. Winston Churchill, Introducing supplementary estimate of £27,197,000 for the Middle Ear Depart ment of the Colonial Office, said that a conference he held at Cairo with experts from Mesopotamia and Palestine had decided upon Immediate reduction of the troops in Mesopotamia from a 33 to 23 bat- talion scale and a prospective reduction after October to a twelve battalion scale. This resulted in a saving of £4,879,000 in the Army Estimates. The total expenses of both countries, during the present year were: £27,500,000, If the arrangements the Government was now making were scessful he anticipated that the expenses next year would hot exceed nine or ter
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The defendants were Lan Choi, Choy Lee, and Wong Fat and the com- plainants, the Yuen Hing Hop of 34, Wing Lok Street
to nection with the firm on whose pre- Arab rnler, and the Government bad decided attempt to build up around Bagdad-an Arab state which would mise Hour alleged to infringe a trade-
In mark was found... revive the okt glory and culture of the Arabs races. recognition of the services of King Hussein and Emir Fes during the war it had informed Emir Feisal that no obstacle would be plated in the way of his candidature. Consequently Emir Feitti had already left Mecca for Bagdad. If he were elected he wand receive the constelace and support of Great Britain. The cost of the Arab Army would he defrayed plainants, said the defendants were from the Mesopotamian revenue, and behind the levies of Kurdish and people connected with the Hop Shun' Assyrian, refugees which were now taking over the outlying stations from the British, would stand at the end of the year twelve British, battalions in addition to the air force, which would be increased to eight squadrons next
year.
ZIONIST SCHEME, ALARMS ARABS
The problem of Palestine at present was more acute than that of Mesopotamia, though much smaller militarily. The only cause of unrest arose through the Zionist movement and British pledges in this connection. It was impossible to hold our hope of reducing the present garrison of 15,000 #bich might require slight reinforcement to 2000. The Jews entered Palestine this year under the List scheme and this immigration had excited and alarmed the Arab population who feared they would be swamped with immigrants re
Food These were illusions, as no Jews would be brought from Bare those which the country's resources were able to provide face Aft pay me - a tribute to the value of the work of Jewish colonies Me Churchill said that there was no reason why there should not be a steady. Son of Jewish immigration.
ARAB FRIENDSHIP ESSENTIAL.
Mr. H. Macnamara for the com
firm.
Mr. M. K. to: I appear for two of the defendants and they deny
that
The Magistrate: This is the case in which the manager has disappear ed, I believe. Do you deny posses son of these bags of four, Mr. Lo!
Mr. La: Yes, we know nothing| about it. The prosecution are trying to make out that these two men were partners in the Hop Shun fraz, bus they know nothing about it
Mr. Macnamara: But we can prove it by the register at the S.C.A.
Kr. Lo Registration in the S.C.A. is no evidence of anything. It is a most invariable and common practice
of Chinese firms to get a firm register-
ed in a name other than that of the real proprietor,in case of trouble. The mere fact that the firm called Referring to prevalent disorder in Trans Jordania and the raids the Hop Shun is registered at the French territory from that region, Mr. Churchill said that restoration of SC.A., is the name of a person order had been entrusted to Emir Feisol's brother, Emir Abdulla, who had unless you can prove that that per undertaken to prevent hostile action against the French. Mr. Churchill son in fact, went there and signed concluded by declaring that our general policy of co-operation with the it--is no evidence at all I think that Shereefian family was in no way opposed to the interests of France. On has been ruled in previous, cases. the contrary, it was the surest method of securing France from disturbance The Chinese Ordinance required the name of the householder, not the per- in Syria by Arab influences. He concluded by emphasising the necessity son who is proprietor of the business. of England and France pursuing a policy of appeasement and friendship Very often, people make false re- towards the Arabs and Turks if they wished to maintain the position and gistrations purposely. discharge their responsibilities in the Middle East:
LONDON, June 14.
The supplementary estimate for the Middle East was agreed to by the House of Commons. A motion moved by Mr. Esmond Harmsworth for reduction of £2,000,000 was withdrawn without debate.
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The Magistrate: Is this the only evidence of partnership in the firm? Mr. Macnamara: I do not go so far as that. I did not know that my friend was going to raise this point, and say you registered falsely, and on the strength of that, you ask for! acquittal"
The Magistrate: He merely said the registration in the S. CA. is no evidence, and I am inclined to think he is right. There is no law that compels & Chinese householder to register, I think..
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Mr. Lo: I think there is. Section 17 compels him to, but the point is, I do not say I myself went and re gistered falsely; all I say is, merely because you find my name there, that
A party of pressmen and Scotland Yard men climbed the 120-foot mooring mast at Pulham this morning apd embarked on the giant com mercial airship R36. Altogether there were 60 persons on board, including the crew of 21. In addition to controlling the road traffic to Ascot the purpose of the experiment was to illustrate the facilities available for passengers on the airship. A summary of the day news was wireless is not enough to say I went there and to the editor of the Airshipmite and published on board, while the pressmen by wireless communicated with their newspapers. They also parachuted their "copy" down at Croydon.
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ENGINEERS THREATEN NATIONAL STOPPAGE TOMORROW.
WAGES NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN.”“
LONDON, Inne 14.
On the eve of the hoped for settlement of the coal stoppage another great industrial dispute seems to be about to break out, negotiations between the Engineering Employers Federation and the trade union repre
registered f
Mr. Macnamara: If your Wor- ship is against me on the registra- tion, I should like another adjouin- ment to go into the matter. This is 6 most unusual line for the defence to fake up
The Magistrate I think it has been held before that the registerin the S.C., is worth nothing as legál evidence...
Mr. Macnamara: Has my friend got a case on that ?
Mr. Lo said he had not. The Magistrate: If the role of
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At this point it was discovered that the warrant was made out with 92 the street number and that it should have been 44, Queen's Road West
The Magistrate: No. 92 was searched and it was reported that the man had absconded. Perhaps the mistake explains that a
The constable who executed the Toate warcent said he took the warrant The polics to No. 92, and that was the Hop Shari
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