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No. 19.127/四拜禮 號六月三年四十二百九千一英
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1924.
CRASH TO DEATH..
TERRIBLE FLYING ACCIDENT.
PILOT'S THRILLING ESCAPE.
(Reuter's General Service.)
LONDON, March 5.
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PRESIDENT COOLIDGE INVOLVED.
(Reuter's American Service.)
A thrilling story was told at the Bigginhill
WASHINGTON, March 5. inquest into the circumstances surrounding the The Democrat Senator Heflin caused a sensa death of Flying Officer Smith and Sergeant Listerion in the Senate when in the course of the debate who were killed in an aeroplane accident on March 2. he referred to the telegram seat to Mr. McLean, Pilot Meech, a survivor, said that the machine, publisher of the Washington Post, at Palm Beach Vickers-Vimy F. 9181, ascended in the morning for By Mr. Bennett, an editorial writer on the a flight for the Air Ministry. Films were being Washington Post, informing him that he had seen the taken from another machine, the operations being" Principal" who had assured him that there would intended to illustrate an aeroplane shot down affre.be"no rocking of the boat and no resignations." At 3,500 feet he received the pre-arranged Senator Heflin expressed the opinion that the signal and ignited the flare. Smith commenced stalling at a speed of 100 miles an hour and dropped to 600 feet. It the last stall the machine nose-dived and partially flattened out near a group of trees, but side-slipped, hitting the trees.
Witness pumped twenty feet to the ground, just before the machine crashed.
The machine caught fire and the bodies,wers incinerated.
A verdict of death through misadventure was returned.
DISARMING GERMANY.
PROPOSED MILITARY CONTROL.
COMMITTEE OF GUARANTEES,
PAR19, March 5.
The Conference of Ambassadors, Marshal Foch present, agreed to the text of the note to Germany on the subject of the resumption of military control. The British proposals were adopted in their main lines reviving the Inter-Allied plan of 1922 and substituting à committee of guarantees with limited functions for the present control commission.
Principal" was no less a person than President Coolidge. He stated that the telegram was sent when the Senate was discussing the necessity for the resignation of Mr. Denby (former Head of the Navy Department) and suggestions were being made that Mr. Daugherty (Attorney-General) should resign.
Senator Hedin asked that the oil committee should call Bennett and question him about what he meant when he telegraphed that he had seen the principal' who expected a reaction from ›unwars ranted political attacks."
MOSCOW PEEVED,
HAMPERING THE JAPANESE
VLADIVOSTOK REPRISALS,
LONDON, March 5. According to news from Moscow. the anti Japanese measures at Vladivostok are due to the non-existence of a Russo-Japanese treaty..
The Russian view is that Japanese officials The note claims the right of the inter-Allied have no right in Vladivostok and the Japanese äre Commission to verify throughout Germany whether only there by courtesy of the Softet Government during 1923 when the control ceased Germany It is polated out that three conferences with a engaged in new military preparations and whether view to resuming normal relations during the past disarmament can today be considered as finally two years have proved abortive owing to alleged completed.
intransigence, also to the considerable annoyance
A
If the German Government agrees to an en-of Moscow over obstacles placed in the way of the quiry and the results are satisfactory then the Soviet Mission sent to assist victims in the earth- Allies will appoint a committee of guarantees, or a quiake in Japan. similar effective organisation,
The German Government must preliminarily reply satisfactorily to the five demands of the 1922 note dealing with amendments, laws concerning the export of arms, demilitarisation of the police,.
etc.
WEAKER NAVIES.
JAPANESE ESTIMATES REDUCED.
BRITAIN'S POSITION.
LONDON, March 51:
In reply to Commdr. Kenworthy, in the House of Commons, Mr. C. G. Ammon. Parliamentary Under Secretary of the Admiralty, gave particulars of the reduction in the Japanese naval estimates since the earthquake which will retard the building programme approximately a year.
Commander, Kenworthy asked whether this would affect the British building programme.
Mr. Ammon replied that the British programme was built up regardless of anyone else. (Liberal cries of "Ohl":
SINGAPORE BASE INQUIRY."
LATER.
In the House of Commons, replying to a ques- tion, Mr. Ammon stated that no decision had yet -been made with regard to the Singapore base. The
matter was at present being considered.
AGAINST SOCIALISM.
CHURCHILL'S STATEMENT.
LONDON, March 5.
Mr. Winston Churchill has issued a statement that his candidature for the Westminister Abbey Division is nowise hostile to the Conservative Party which he now recognises to be the rallying ground for the opponents of Socialiam.
BOXER INDEMNITY FUNDS.
HOME GOVERNMENT'S STEPS.
LONDON, March 5.
In the House of Commons, asked whether stops had been taken with regard to the remission of the Boxer Indemnity and whether with a view to pro- moting more friendly relations with China, arrange- meats for utilising the indemnity payments could be expedited, Mr. Arthur Ponsonby: Under SecreTM tary for Foreign Affairs, sald legislation would be necessary to give effect to the policy of the Govern ment. "A Bill had beon drafted and would be introduced shortly,
INDIA'S SMALLER · ARMY.
MINIMUM STRENGTH REACHED.
DELHI, March 5. Lord Rawlinson in a speech during the Budget debate in the Assembly stated that 18,000 British and 20,000 Indian troops have been retrenched.
The total strength of the combatant arms is now 200,000. He declared that no further reduction was. possible with due regard to the country's safety.
UNUSUAL COMMONS INCIDENT.
LONDON, February March 5. There was a most unusual occurrence in the. House of Commons when Major Astor who had just returned from Egypt voted. In a division yes- terday without having taken the oath. Couse quently he automatically vacates his seat and a new writ is being issued.
STEAMER DISABLED.
Mr. O, Nicholson, the Conservative candidate, says he is naturally anti-Spelalist. He asks what
MALTA, March 5. guarantee is there that Mr. Churchill, in view of his previous record, will not join the Labour Party kong to Boston convoyed by the British steamer The British steamer Colorado" from-Hong- A number of prominent Conservatives haveLepanto arrived here for repairs. Her engines promised to support Mr. Churchill.
within a year.
HONGKONG HOTEL
SOME NEW FEATURES.
are out of order..
classic style are, in perfect har mony with the decorations and panellinge walch are of teak.. One special feature are the panels executed by Mr. Ralf Sheldon
LOUNGE BAR AND DINING ROOM. Williams of Victoria BC who
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$8,400 on account of Public with the permission of Mr. Rudyard Kipling has taken for his subject Works, Extraordinary, Hong- The opening of the new lounge acenes from The Last Chantey kong, miscellaneous, Installation bar and dining room at the Hong-The actual bar counter is topped of wireless at Waglan Light- kong Hotel to-day marks another with an effective slab of Italian houses and General Post Office forward step in the development marble, an Innovation which will $8,600 on account of Public of this enterprising company always be noted for its consistent Works Extraordinary, Kowloon, Situated at the head of the main, look of cleanliness: N miscellaneous, installation of stairway on the first floor, the now The new dining room on the wireless telephones at the Water lounge bar, which takes the place same floor which was also opened Police Station and Cheung Chau of the old grill room, strikes fo-day is capable of accommodate Island. immediately upon entrance a note ing 200 diners and is a spacious | $4,000 on account of Miscellan- of extreme comfort. Not too hall and well lit. At its entrance sous Services, grant to the Hong- blatantly brilliant in perspective is an attractive foyer: Near the hew
kong Boy Scouts Association it is on the contrary, 8 soothing dining room is a private room comer of the spacio fhotel and where - parties will be able to will prove a popular rendezvous of book the room for a littlespirato "guests and visitor
affair. The Arohitects
of quiet | improvements were the dlights Realty and Trust Coff atmosphere. I being carried out under shings in virion of Mr. W&D. G¥
Both the dining room and lounge are welcome additions to the already well equipped hotel and are sure to be much appres clated
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