THURSDAY APRIL 26, 1928
CHINA'S OUTLOOK.
NOT, SO BLACK AS PAINTED.
HOME HOUSING BILL.
fA, BRONZE AGE MAN.
GOVERNMENT MEASURE
STRANGE DISCOVERY IN THE NORTH.
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́FEESIDENT TALKH TO NEUTER.
PEKING, April 20.
CARRIED.
LABOUR MOTION DEFLATED.
LONDON, April 25.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BURMAH OIL STRIKE.
·TO-DAY'S: ADVERTISEMENTS.
SETTLEMENT NOW REACHED.
NOTICE:
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A grave has been discovered on Renter's Service to the China Mall.) THE TRUSCON STEEL COM
PANY of Youngstown, Ohio, the farm of Mr D. Milne of Mains
U.S.A.-formerly represanied by the of Catterline, Kincardineshire, and
RANGOON, April.25. American Trading Co.announce is said to belong to the period 2,000- 1,500 B.C. The discovery was made Agreement has been reached that they have opened their own branch offices in China, under the by Mr James Scott, Catteriing, who whereby the strikers on the Yenung general management of E. A SILAGI, In the House of Commons, after was digging for sand to make Yaung oilfield will resume work M. Am. Soc. C. E., M. Am. Assn. E. a debate characterised by numer cement. It was found that there ous interruptions, the Labour were three lairs of stone, under to-morrow on the terms offered by motion for the rejection of the which was a cist containing the the companies, housing bill was defeated 340 votes skeleton of a fully-developed man (The expected settlement of the to 140, the largest majority the and an urn of pottery. The ara was
Li Yuan-hung, interviewed by (Reuter's Service to the China Ma Reuter, said that although there, might appear to be financial chace in Poking and political and mili- lary strife throughout the country appearances were often deceptive, The Chinese people ce a whole would, continue to work and pro-
duce. If wealth is labour is the
wealthy.".
economists tell as, Chins is surely Government has had. The result taken out of the tomb, and the Nastrike in which 10,000 workers were
The bill was read a second time,
Head office is located in Shanghai. 612 Robert Dollar Building, No. 3 Canton Road.
Telephones: Central 4779 & 4780.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, was greeted with loud and cotional Museum of Antiquaries, involved, demanding a large in- ""
LIMITED tinued Ministerial cheers.
Edinburgh, was acquainted of the crease in, wages, was deferred, lowing to the alleged victimisation discovery.
Dr. Low,
Aberdeen of a hundred members of the labour, From ANTWERP, `MIDDLESBRO", of University, inspected the grave,union.] and stated that in his opinion, the skeleton was that of a man be-
Te omphasised the necessity for preserving a proper perspectiva in judging Chin and doubted whether tilitarian in China though deplor-1 able would prodice bigger trouble than the present militarisin in! Europe. Regarding financial difli- crtY AND SUBURBAN
cutties and unpaid debts the Presi dont declared there were other so- called civilised countries in a far Concluding, he Worse condition. said he was certainly not pessimistle regarding China's future. China
It' would recover and prosper. would take some time and in the 1905awhile China would need all
His hope was based on the good! see and sanity of the people. There were many signs of a grows ing public consikatsaites of the nerd
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HOME RACING.
DRY TOAST'S WIN.
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2. 3.
The betting was as follows --- Dry Toast 20-1; Roman Fiddle 101 ;and Condover 100×1ật
Last year Paragon won this
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LONDON, April 25. Mr. P. F. Water has undergone a severe abdominal operation. It has been very successful.
[Mr. Warner, a barrister by profession, is the noted cricket
-"DENARTY" CONSIGNEEB of Vargo are horoby
informed that all Goods are being landed at their riek into the hazardous snd/or extra hazardons Godowne of the Hongkong and Kowloos Wharf. and Godown Co., Ltd, whence, and/or from the wharves 'delivery may be obtained,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have loft the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the All claims against the Stoamor muet 21 May, will be subject to rent. bo presented to the Undersigned on or before the 9th May, or they will
All brakon, ahafed and damaged Goods are to bo left in the GodowaY, where they will be examined on the 2nd May, at 10 am.
MEET.longing to the early Brunze Age, that the remains might be 3500 years old. The skeleton is that of a big-boned person with a broad skull similar to those found in The City and Suburban meeting other cists discovered in Aber resulted as follows:-
deenshire. Pending word from Dry Toast......
Edinburgh as to whether a Museum Roman Fiddle............
official will visit Catterline, the player.] Condover
remains are to be left untouched. Thirteen ran. Dry Toast won by It is thought possible that in the the forbesrama and goodwill the 'a neck. Roman Fiddle came in a grave may be found flints, charcoal, foreigner would show.
length before Condover.
and perhaps some ornaments.
Mr. Ludovic ML. Mann states TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND
011:ER INSTITUTIONS. important that
some very archæological discoveries made' recently almost within the
to fear of disturbance by visitors the find was kept secret. No fewer than twelve different hurials, all within a still area of ground, were disclosed, some protected by tombs built of massive stone slabs. Each grave had its highly ornate poltery vasc decorated by geometrical Jacised lines, and at times with work in relief. The pottery, some of which it is thought belongs. 16-the late Stone or Neolithic Age, about 2000 to 2500 years before Christ, ranges in period down through the different scetions of the Bronze Age until the termination of that age about 700 years before Christ.
Joy unity and penes, and a growing 'meet. There was no race the year boundaries of Glasgow. Owing preliminary notices of forth- not bo recognized,
HOME LOCK OUT THREAT.
alobe-refina of pâlitarisin. Li Yuur before owing to the coal strikel Iz id be believed militatisin would be broket if Parliament pass a new constitution whithi inale, no provision for military Clovers, etc., thus effecting the lisburient of about two million saldiers. He expected the conglitu- tion would be passed in the or four months. Reuter.
PEKING POLITICS.
NO CONFIDENCE VOTE. DROPPED.
PEKING, April 26. The House of Representatives to-day sat in camera to discuss the legality of the au confidence vote Finally a resolution was carried by 229 votes to 95 rejecting the icon fidence vote and sending it back to the Senate as illegal. Reuter.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
NEW JAPAN DIOCESES CREATED.
Tokyo April 26,
SHIPYARD POSITION
IMPROVES.
LONDON, April 25. The prospect of averting the shipyard lockout is more favour- able as a result of the decision of the conference of the Federation of Shipbuilding Trades, which strong ly recommended the three unions concerned to accept the position.
The Shipbuilding Employers Federation notified a lockout for Apr. 30 against members of the boil- er makers', iron, steel, shipbuild-
Serves the Whole Family. ers, woodworkers' and plunibers
The famo of Chamberlain's Cough unions unless the unions previously intimate that they were prepared Remedy is world wide. It is geal for to accept the national overtime and theep anted cough of the adult or the crop and whooping ceu.h of the night shift agreement concluded child en. Tho e mbtle serves the on March 22 between the Employ who's family. Forsle by all Chemists ers' Federation and the Federation, and Storoksopers.. of Engineering and Shipbuilding trades. The latter Federation called a special meeting in London to-morrow to consider the position. Alout 30,000 men are directly affected.
The Episcopal Church Synod of LAUSANNE CONFERENCE. eight English and American
Bishops in session at Tokyo decid-
l to create new dioceses in Tokyo TURKS AND THE RUSSIANS.
and Osaka, turning over entire ecclesiastical control to two Japan ese bishops.--Reuter.
HOME FOOTBALL.,
ENGLISH LEAGUE RESULTS.
LONDON, April 26.
LAUSANNE, April 25.
At a meeting of the first come! mission, Ismet Pasha, Turkey's chief delegate, declared that if it was intended to modify the clauses relative to the Straits the Russians should be invited to send a repre- septatize.
The Allies replied that there was Cardiff defeated Notts Forest by no intention of reopening the ques three goals to one and the match tion, but the Russians had been between Chelsea and West Brom-informed that their presence was wich Albion ended in a draw of desirable should they modify their Two goals each.-Renter,
CHEN CHIUNG-MING.-
REPORTED HONGKONG,
CONFERENCE.
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attitude.
RUSSIA'S ATTITUDE.
LAUSANNE, April 26 Ismet's reference to Russia and the Straits has received consider- able attention. It is regarded indicating that Russia intends modifying her attitude and becom ing a signatory to the treaty. The PEKING, April 25. return of the Russians to Lausanne It is reported that Chea Chiung-, is consequently regarded as likely. ming recently held a conference
LAUSANNE, April 25. with Hang Chao-lin and others at
The economic committee dis- Hongkong, when he decided that cussing the economic clauses of the he could not co-operate with Shen treaty has upheld the provision Hung-ying, who was untrust-for mixed arbitral tribunals, worthy, but he would mabilise though the Turks desired to sub- forces for the defence of the stitute ordinary courts of law. districts of Waichow and Chuo-i
chow and to check the entry of Hsu Chung-chih into Kwangtung, while another force would match from Wuichow to Canton. Courtesy Daily Bulletin. "
RUSSIAN REFUGEES,
ARRANGING FOR REPATRIA TION.
SHANGHAI, April 25. M. Dastian. acting Soviet repre- sentative to China during the illness
INDIA'S OPIUM SALES.
QUESTION IN COMMONS.
LONDON, April 25
In the House of Commons, answering questions, Lord Winter. ton, Under Secretary for India, stated that the number of chests of opium sold in the Calcinta auctions for the years ending March 31, 1921, 1922, and 1923, respectively, were 1,550, 935 and 2,890. He would. enquire from the Govern
of M. Joffe, hoe arrived at Blminghni ment of India with regard to the
on a mission to arrange for the re- places, to which the opium was ex- patriation of the Russian refugees poncd.
who are willing to return to Boviet
Itussis.
M. Elleder, the representative of INTERIM P. & O DIVIDEND. the Russian Volunteer Fleet at Shanghai, has been appointed to supervise the arrangements hero.- Courtesy Daily Bulletin.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
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LONDON, April 25,
The P.&O. S.N. Co.'s interim dividend has been declared at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum on. deferred shares tax free, for, the six months ended March 31:
PARIS STRIKE.
PARIS, April 25
The dress makers federation has decided to terminate the lockout.
hot cleared after April 28 will flu sabjit The uridinettes employed by the
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Cargo arrived by the 5. Uity of locked out after going on strike.. Birmingham." "not oleared after Apt. 30 will be subject to reat AgentsThe ora 10 per cent increase of
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