WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1925.
UNDER FIRE.
PROPOSED SILK DUTIES
THE RED ARMY
ATTACKED.
TRAVELLERS' RIGHTS.
Reasonable Allowances for Personal Luggage.
Hongkong, residents will be pleased to learn that the new silk duties permit "reasonable allowances" for the persona: luggage of passengers entering the Homeland...
CHURCHILL BOMBARDED.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, May 19.. The Chancellor of the Exche- quer, Mr. Winston Churchill, was bombarded in the House of Com- apons this afternoon with ques-
tions on the silk duties.
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UNDER FIRE.
The Chancellor of, the Exchequer must have worn a more lively express. sion than this in the House of Com- mone yesterly when he was bom- barded with questions regarding the now silk duties.
He told one questioner that the duty will not be charged on any ilk or artificial silk articles worn by passengers entering
the
country. Reasonable allowances will be made as regards worn articles in personal luggage.
Hereupon Miss E. Wilkinson
(Labour) pointed out that this would benefi: the woman able to buy her dresses abroad.
Mr. F. W. Pethick-Lawrence Labour) pointed out that a very large amount of silk would enter the country thus in view of the fact that 1.750.000 passengers entered in the course of a year.
Mr. Churchill replied that the Estimates allowed for that.
Mr. Churchill, in another reply, said that wood palp was only fiable to duty, when converted into artificial silk. He did not think that the tariff would in any way affect the free impurt of raw material for paper. Mr. Churchill referred another questioner who
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SOVIET FINANCE.
ORDER AND STABILITY"
ACHIEVED."
A GLOWING REVIEW.
(Reuter's Service.)
RELATIVELY WORLD'S
SMALLEST
REDUCED TEN TIMES,
(Reuter's Service.)
Moscow, May 19. M. Frunze, Commissar of War, reporting to the Soviet Congress, pointed out that artificial silk said the Red Army had been made of cellulose acetate was reduced tenfold to 300,000 men, already taxed under German re-which which was the smallest parations to the safeguarding of army in the world relative to
population, Industries Act.,,
He also quoted the latter Act to another questioner whom he in- formed that where articles liable to the new import duties were also liable to other duties, these would be merged and the greater duty only charged.
"EARLIER CABLES.
He advocated the adoption of a territorial system for defence pur poses."
Navy Dealing with the
M. Frunze declared the estimates of 30,000,000 roubles, which repre. sented only an eighth of the other countries.
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Finally be referred to the Baltic States and the reported wish of the British Navy to hold manoeuyres in the Baltic
London, May 19. The committee representing the Silk Association of Great Britain, the London Chamber of Com- He said: If the British fleet merce and other bodies concern-visits the Baltic with other objects, ed, held its first meeting at the than of 1919 we shall have no Treasury to-day, Mr. Churchill objection, even If the Fleet visita presiding. It considered the pro- Leningrad. We are prepared to posed scale of silk duties, The give it a friendly reception. Lancashire cotton spinners declin- ed to send representatives but offered to give evidence.
Mr. Churchill also established a so-called machinery committee, the president of which will be a high official of the customs de- partment. It vill edhsider tech- nical questions connected with the leyying of the duties.
ARMS EVIL.
LATEST GENEVA.
DECISIONS.
(Reuter's Service.)
GENEVA, May 19 The General Committee of the Arms Conference has voted by a large majority in favour of the freedom of transit entailing the celetion of Article of the draft
convention,
M. Veverka (Czecho Slovakia) proposed instead of the article that rome lor of solemn declaration
should be added to the convention stating that the contacting parties bind themselves to prevent the illicit trade in arms.
The proposal was referred to the legal committee.
The general committee approved the special committee's resolution with regard to publieny.
CHEAPER MONEY.
GERMAN BANK RATE REDUCED..
(Reuter's Service.)
M. Frunze denied that the Soviets had participated in recent occurences in Bulgaria.."
BRITAIN'S GIFT.
BOXER INDEMNITY
FUNDS.
(Reuter's Service.)"
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOSS OF LIFE.
Roofs Blown Off Many of the Houses.
This Colony, which rarely escapes some trouble from typhoons every year, will sympathize with India's troubles from a severe storm now raging on the East Coast.
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THIRTEEN KILLED.
(Reuter's, Service.)
Madras, May 19. Reports are pouring in describ- ing the havoc wrought by a storm on the East Coast.
14 seriously injured as a result of the collapse of a building at Ellora | in which they had taken refuger
Hundreds of cattle have been drowned.
Fortunately there are no Hong railkong ships trading direct to Madina. From one of the Colony's ship ping experts, it was gathered that
The storm is damaging ways, breaking down telegraphs, blowing off the roofs of houses. and endangering shipping.
NEW MARKET. YESTERDAY'S SANITARY
BOARD MEETING.
An early start in connection with the proposed erection of a twenty stalls market in Kowloon City was pressed for at yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board.
Another matter which was to (have come up for discussion if Dr. Macgown had been well enough to attend, related to the question he had raised regarding the provision of a children's playground at Chatham Road, Kowloon. It was agreed that the reply of the Gov- ernment should be laid on the table at the next meeting.
Speaking of the Kowloon City LONDON, May 19. market the Chairman (Mr. N. L. Reuter is informed that aearly Smith) said that when he had all the British missionaries and quoted the Director of Public societies in China have notified Works as to a start being made the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, probably early next year he over- Mr. Austin Chamberlain and the Chinese Minister that they have resolved not to apply for any share of the Boxer Indemnity and not to accept any grants therefrom except with the full permission of the Chinese.
LORDS AND BILL
LONDON, May 19. on Bill has passed the committee The China Indemnity Applica-
stage in the House of Lord
WORLD COURT.
·COOLIDGE FAVOURS
PARTICIPATION;"
(Reuter's Service.)
Washington, May 19, It is stated that President Coolidge, favours American adher ence to the international court of German Gold Discount justice without delay. Bank has reduced the discount
The
BERLIN, May 10.
rate from eight to seven per cent.
BOON TO-AGED.
(Reuter's Service.)
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OPIUM DEATH.
Jardine boot from Calcutta bas just arrived but it would have left, that part some time before the storm commenced,
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As it was unable to ascertain the arca affected by the storm, it is difficult to say what, shipe will be involved. Probably, the expert thought, ships for Calcutta and those making for Colombo, would
heng all about it, but unless the area was exceptionally large, he did not think any Hongkong ship would be in particular danger.
GERMAN CUSTOMS.
(Reuter's Service.)
BERLIN, May 19. The Minister of Economic Affairs has announced that the Government is introducing mo- derare customs duties protecting industry. The highest duties will
be on automobiles.
Capetown, May 19.-The Minis ter of Finance has announced that the Government has decided im- mediately to return to the gold standard. Gold will be available. for internal circulation as well as
KING EDWARD.
looked the fact that the minute was dated last December. He understood, however, that after all it might not be possible to proceed with the work immediately.
The Director of Public Works for export-Reuter. said that he had received a further letter from which he thought it might be possible, to make a commence had not start soon but actual permission to HEIR
yet been obtained.
Asked how long the work would take, Mr. Creasy
would not express an opinion.
Sanitary Inspectors E. A. Lync.
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APPARENT FREE FROM DEBT." ..
Sir Sidney Lee, who is now engaged on the second volume of His blography of King Edward VII, is having to deal with a mass of R. H.Thomas and A. W. Charity correspondence on the subject, were authorised to enter premises.
A story that may appear in the and inspect and seize unwhole-second volume is the following, some food in accordance with which a correspondent sends to Section 83 of the Public Health The Dally Mall": and Buildings Ordinance.
On the proposition of the Chair man an application for an offensive trade licence for No. 57. Cooke Street, ground floor, was refused. Present at the meeting were the Director of Public Works (Hon. Mr. H.T. Creasy), the Hon. Mr. C G. Alabaster, K.G, Mr. S. W. T60, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Dr. W. W. Pearse (Medical Officer of Health) and Mr. G. S. Kennedy Skipton (Secretary), with Dr. Severn (as sistant Medical Officer of Health) and Mr. D. D. Davies (assistant Secretary).
On the death of Queen Victoria, the usual commission to inquire in- | to the position, chiefly financial, of the heir to the throne was appoint- ed. Three of the members of this commission were Mr. (now Earl) Balfour, the late Sir
William Harcourt, and the late Sir John Blundell Maple-the last named having been appointed as a business man who knew King Edward as Prince of Wales.
While the commission was sitting, Lord Knollys (then Siz Francis Knollys) entered the
room.
of right to the throne unencumbered
by a single penny of debt."
Sitting as Coroner at the Central Magistracy yesterday, Mr. S. B. B. LONDON, May 19.
McElderry conducted an inquiry The House of Commons passed into the death of a Chinese woman
My lords and gentlemen," he the second reading of the Widows from the effects of an overdose of and Orphans Old Age Contributory opium at Stanley Street on May to-day decided to dismiss the Tupan inform you that, for the first time Peking, May 10-The Cabinet said, it is my happy duty to Pensions Bill as outlined in the Messrs. Cecil Kew (foreman). P.K. of Tobacco Taxation, Tao Yuan, in English history, the Heir Ap Budget after rejecting a Labour Kwok and Lai Im-tong served as and to appoint Cheng Liyuan to parent comes forward to claim his amendment by 401 votes to 125. Jurors.
Amongst those
succeed him.By Courtesy whot gave evidence was the deceased's, hus-Daily Bulletin." band, master of the Kwong Cheung tobacconist shop. This witness deposed to having had a quarrel with the deceased following which she was found in a fainting condi tion. The woman was later sent the advice of, a dector.
The niedical evidence showed
Peking, May 19.-Wu Shin-bien, who has been hesitating about taking up his past as Tupau of Shens, to which he was appointed Moscow, May 19 on May 1. has telegraphed stating M. Sokolnikoff the Finance that he assumed office on May 16. Commissar, introducing the Soviet This is the result of Sun Yueh's Uson Budget, said the estimates threatened invasion of the province. hospital on of revenue and
expenditure The litter's excuse for invading balayed at 2$58,000,000.
The Shons was the absence of properly Sexien bad succeeded in creating constituted authority there, and the order and solidity in their finances necessity to curb disorder. W and stable currency, in relation Shin-tien's action, therefore, is to kold.
designed not to give Sun Yueh M. Sokolnikoff lengthily and ground for remaining in Shensi- gkwirely dwelt on the Soviet By Courtesy of "Daily Bulletin.” - finances: He said in conclusion
that the settlement of inter-Allied Peking, May 19.-Bsueh Tu-pi, debts was impossible without the Governor of the Metropolitan Area, participation of the Soviet Union, resigned, but at to-day's meeting of The Congress unanimously the Cabinot it was decided to issue ratified the budget and approved a mandate ordering him to remain. "the Government's financial policy. —By Courtony of "Daily Bulletin,"
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that the cause of death was oplum poisoning, and a verdict of suicide was returned.
Peking, May 19-The Govern ment states that it has received con- | firmation through indirect routes of tha flight of Tung Chi-yao. from Yunnanfy. It seems definite that, whether he has fled or liss merely gone to join his troops in Kwange, his position is most critical.
A pr- vate report states that Tang Chi- yao's old enemy, Chin Han-ting. lus taken advantage of his absence to start u revolt against Tang. Chi- yao at Yonan, and that Yuan Tap- ming is co-operating with Chin Han-ting against Taug Chi-yao, whose forces also: suffered reverses Dear Nanning, Kwang By Courtesy of "Daily Bulletin."
Peking, May 19-Chang Slab chno, Acting Minister of Education who procooded to Tientsin. « Inat night, still insists upon resigning, but the Government is endeavouring to persuade him to remain in office. Ita understood that Ching Shili- chao is disastiated with the Govern ment's policy regarding
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