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She is the
The Chancellor proceeded to cruise since the Canadian Pacific.
of
TRAINING CENTRE. VISITED
VICTIM FOLLOWED HOME. FROM
Two Chinese constables from (British Wirele Service.)
With a Httle more than half of * POLICY STATION.
the Water Police Station
30,000-mile globe-girdling cruise were charged before Mr. R.. E.. Lindselli
in her weaken the "Empress of Berlin, Feb. 9. How an awesome ghost had in at the Central Magistracy this
uföy Febi gu
Scotland," flagship of the Canadian vated the change room of the morning with demanding a bribe taking a keen interest in emigra- the German, Government declined have circumnavigated the globe. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales isman, Chancellor, declared that tallest, and widest vessel ever to In the Reichstag, Dr. Strese Pacifle fleet, and the longest, Central Potive Station and then of $10, tinde a detour to the home of the being that of misconduct as police tion. Only recently at Australia to reply to Signor Mussolini's out. docked here this morning with 445 Erst victim is seriously vouched officers.
House he made a speech in which burst in terms similar to his passengers on, beurd. for By responsible members of the
Qutlining the case. Divisional he recorded the deep impression Mussolini's) speech which was third "Empress steamship, owned Iforce.
Inspector Blackmar said that the made upon him during his tours more suited for mass meetings and operated by the Canadian The ghost, so the story goen, two defendants entered a small by the potentialities of the over than international discussions, Pacifle, to call here on a world telephone room on the floor above night and stating that they were more settlers of all classes to de-read a statement in which he begun conducting its own cruises- made his first appearance in the hut at Sai Wan Ho on Sunday seas Dominions, and appealed for the charge rocm, and remained police officers, asked for $10 from velop these mighty estates of the emphasised that the Germani Gov- three years and for about five minutes before he the principal tenant whom they Empire overseus. vanished almost its mysteriously accused of smoking illicit opium by Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, He recalled Mussolini's tourists who were to be observed To-day the Prince, accompanied crnment had no quarrel with To-day is a "free" day with the A Chinese interpreter was the id he failed to comply with the Minister of Labour, made a per- of conflicting Italo-German econo at the local shops.
assertions in 1920 on the absence in large number buying "articles A number only occupant of this room, and he demand, sent his wife out to try sonal inspection of the training
have arranged! to had almost completed the work of and borrow the money and she centre at Claydon, near Ipswich, and political interests.
participate typing reports shortly after 4 met some detectives in the street. where young men are being given
International Morality.
in the ten dance at the Hongkong a. course of instruction to equip Jo'clock yesterday morning when Defendants, were then arrested.
The keynote of Dr. Strese. Hotel and to-night, many having he felt the presence of someone
Exhibit in the case were anthem for life on land in the Dominmann's speech, which was an expressed a wish to participate of plauded by all parties, was the arranged for them at the Hong- Chinese food, a meal has been standing neut him. Looking up electric torch which the second de- 08.
"The Prince studied carefully insistence of Germany's right to kong Hotell Motors will then con he saw the tal figure of a man fendant carried with him and a with his eyes fixed on the sheet receipt book with a blank form every detail of the work of this support the cultural claime of paper on the typewriter. The day filled up for the amount de- institution.
minorities abroad, and her deter them to Repulse Bay Hotel mination to support them before which they are more acquainted! where those who prefer fare with interpreter dished his chair asidemanded. andi rushed to a corner
the League of Nations, of the After hearing evidence both de-
are joining in the dinner dance. Dr. Stresemann again asserted room He attempted to call out fendants were convicted on the
Germany's intention of respecting to Canton shall not be included in It has been decided that the trip to the visitor asking him what he first charge, First defendant was.
Italian sovereignty in South Tyrol the itinerary. jwanted, but words failed him
Mr. H. A. L. FISHER TO Isentenced to undergo two months"
RETIRE IMMEDIATELY.
Organised parties Satisfied that this was no thief, hard labour and the second to
and added that there was such up the Peak and round the New Hand being too frightened to run our months.
thing as international morality,Territories have been arranged. OXFORD'S GREATER CLAIMS but in spite of numerous alian The tourists will be here four clear faway, he gazed on to see what the ghost would do next. After many
decrees promising te respect the days, the and leaving at 3 a.m. on minutes had elapsed the figure
(British Wireless Service.) rights of the minority in South Sunday moved away from the desk and
Tyrol the Fascist regime was Since selling eastward from New Rugby, Feb. 9 steadily slowly turning round a few times..
working toward fts York on December 8the giant The Liberal Party will lose one (degerinanisation... surveying the room, disappeared
of its foremost men if Mr. H. A. L
liner
has called Dr. Stresemann admitted that Gibraltar, Algiers, Monaco, Naples, at Madeira,. into the strong room through the
Fisher (M.P.. for the English the newspapers published false Haifa, Port Said, Suez, Bombay, tiny grill holes, the entrance door
Universities) retires from the reports, and some private indi-Colombo, Padang, Batavia, Singa- being in a room on the other side.
House of Commons, as it is stated viduals at Munich bad appealed pore, Manita and Hongkong. Un- Needless to say, the interpreter
The will immediately." ran down as fast as he could and
for a boycott of Italian goods. usual features of the cruise were Mr. Fisher was the President of but he expressed the opinion that christmas Day in the Holy Land, reported to a colleague below the)
the Board of Education from 1916 It was absurd to threaten a breach New trials through which he had been
Year Elve in Cairo, and passing in the solitary room." The Captain of the North Ger- 1922, and he od proof an international commercial arrival in india early in January
The interpreter had not recover.man Lloyd liner Bremen' hasgressive education policy as being agreement owing to an unimportae best month for visiting the Good Quality Opaque od from his fright when the in-been awarded a piece of plate by of prime importance to national ant movement by private persons, Tripics. Following stopovers). In Envelopes Large
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Appeal to League,
Scotianer" with cross the Pacific to Mammoth Pad. Specially being about ten feet high, with the recue of six members of the and his withdrawal from polities that the changed attitude of the to New York through the Panama If Signor Mussolini thoughtawal and California, returning made for .. Whiteaways,hair falling over his forehead, crew of the British steamer Price 55 cents Box of 100 dicoping eyes and a long chin."Laristan, which was disabled understood to be due to a desire German Press was due to the Goveana on April 10.
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As virtuary a third of the cruise there. the face bore a wearied and forbid-
was impossible arbitrarily to re-personnel are British, the largest iding tok Clothed in a long bläck
strict the freedom of the Press incontingent of British subjects ever Chinese robe, the hands and feet
Berlin as in Rome... The Reich did to circle the globe, the ship will were not visible, although the ob-
not intend to forbid the German continue across the Atlantic from server had every opportunity to
Press to express sympathy for New York to Southampton, whence take notes while the figure way
und the people of which were Ger- most of them sailed aboard this burning about in the room..
man for centuries... If, owing to same vessel on November 14 the oppression of the people, the proceeding aboard her to New York danger of a disturbance of the to begin the cruise.. They will peace arose, then an appeal would have crossed the,, Atlantic: three be made to the League of Nations. times are they return home. (Ironic laughter from the Right). Unique in the cruising business, Signor Mussolini's speech was re-the Canadian Pacific is the only garded throughout the world as a steamship company operating its and Austria. threat of war against. Germany own cruises. These were initiated Such a threat was in 1924 when the "Empress of incompatible with the spirit of the Canada" was sent around the world introducing the one-management. Dr. Stresemann reproved the tour Both afoat and ashore. Last Bavarian Premier and reasserted year the "Empress of France" that the Reich Government was made the same voyage. responsible for foreign policy. He concluded by saying that, whilst he wanted to live at peace with Italy, he repudiated the threats levelled against Germany,
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Rugby, Feb. 9.
AN ULTIMATUM.
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BRIAND ENDEAVOURS TO END DEADLOCK..
J
GRAVE FEARS EXPRESSED.
(Reuter's Service)
Paris, Feb. 9. The long drawn out financial debate in the Chamber of Deputies.
HOME INDUSTRIES.
BOARD OF TRADE AND SAFEGUARDING
,,
Between three and four o'clock this morning the ghost is said to have made his reappearance on
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT. the ground floor of the interpre-
(British Wireless Servicv.) ter's residence in Hollywood Road. It is stated that a taller found a
Rugby, Feb. 9. black-robed man lying under the ibed, and that he was also seen by at length led M. Briand (Premier)sident of the Board of Trade, Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, Pre- the man's wife. In the commo- to endeavour to end the virtual tion which followed, the visitor deadlock by a sort of ultimatum stated in the House of Commons
that the number of definite appli-League. disappeared mysteriously alto the Chamber. though the doors were locked and The Premier declared that the cations made under the safeguard- miliards required ting of industries procedure up to no means of getting 4
balance the Budget must be voted date was 34 Of these thirteen by the Chamber within six days, had been rejected as net disclosing so that the Senate could start to prima facie case. debate the matter, within a week, Committees had been appointed to consider eleven applications, and reports had been received and published in respect of nine of the applications.
there were laway.
ALLEGED ASSAULT.
EUROPEAN THREATENED BY WAITER..
Mr. James Royston Stuart fail- ed to
appear before Major Wilkon at the Central Magistracy this morning to substantiate charge of assault against a waiter of the Victoria Cafe,
The charge was a sequel to an incident which wils reported in the China Mail" yesterday as having roccurred in the afternoon..
.9
otherwise the situation would be come grave, and even alarming The Government would throw its existence into the scales.
M. Briand's intervention was due
Other applications were still under consideration or in abey-
to criticism of the Government for, it was alleged, sitting on the fence ance. and failing to give the Chamber a lead, as members of the Guvera- ment abstained from voting on the Cartel's proposal compulsorily to convers bearer to registered stock, which was carried by a substantial majority in spite of the Govern- ment opposition. It was officially
Inspector Spear said that the complainant was told to be present explained that the abstention was
at 9,45 this morning. He thought due to Government's desire for a
there had been argument over compromise. some dirty knives in the course pf.
which the defendant attempted to
stab complainant." Complainant's
ARMY CUTS.
RESENTED BY Public of BELGIUM.
HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION.
(Reuter's Service.); \;
Brussel, Feb. 9.
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18.
Mr. Sutherland As Director. Mr. P. D. Sutherland, for years a representative of the Canadian Pacific in high official positions in the Orient, chiefly in Unjustified and Insulting. Hongkong, is the director-in- Berlin, later, charge. He is assisted by a staff The Reichstag, except the Com-of ten competent directors, super- munists, carried by acclamation avised by Mr. W. R. MacInnes, of resolution emphatically repelling Vancouver, B.C., Cañada..> the "unjustified and insulting" Commanding the "Empress of attacks by Signor Mussolini, and Scotland"als R. C. Latta, until ro declaring that Germany will not cently the commander of the allow its right to demand atMoustroyal," formerly the "Em- treatment for German minorities press of Britain. In his crew ara under a foreign sovereignty to be 321 souls, including 44 officers." restricted "by, insulting outburata |
Passenger accommodation on the and senseless threats, whatever Empress of Scotland" is dis- may be their source."
tributed over eight decks, though Italian Front.
obly six are being used for the cruise. Three of these decks have Paris, Feb. 9. Public disapproval of the far- It is reported from Innsbruck promenades entirely circling the deckhouse, the only ocean-going Government, which led to the re-Tyrolean Diet, referring to a pos feet long and 77.8 feet, wide. She vessel eo constructed. She Is 699 signation
General, Kestens, sible advance of the Italian front has a speed of 18 knots with qua- of Minister of Defence, was ilus-northward, adumbrated that.
druple expansion engines, trated to-day when, on the occa Signor Mussolini said that the sion of consigning, 37 standards would ask the Austrian Federal gross register is 25,007 tons; her
displacement, 37,500 tona, belonging to disbanded regiments Government to see whether the (British Wirelcas.Service.) to the Army Museum, dense crowde question should not be submitted
Though longer, wider and, taller, demonstrated. They threw flowers to the League of Nations.
being 60 feet above the water, then Rugby, Feb. 9. at the flaga...and shouted: "long
the Belgenland," the "Empress of Unemployment statistics con- live the Army; down with the
Seizure of Arms,
Scotland has gross tonnage His many friends will learn with tinue to support the views which Government. The crowd broke
Rome, Feb. 9. slightly lesa," She was bajit at pleasure that Captain Mackintosh, have recently been expressed by through the Police cordon.
The newspapers publish ac Stettin in 1905 as the "Kalserin DOOOOOOOOOO master of the 8.8. "Tungchow" leading men in finance and indus-
The Premier, Viscount Poullet, counts of a seizure on. Lavarone Auguste. Victoria," but came under (which was pirated) will soon be Lry that British trade is on the was greeted with shouts of Down Plateau in the Tyrol of about. British rexistry in London in 1921. fable-to-get-about---
with Foullest" He had difficulty in twenty tons of arms and ammunter when she was rechristened the It will be recalled-that-Captain "The latest weekly return re reaching the Museum, from which tion, including e machine gun, Empress of Scotland?" Mackintosh was wounded by the cords a decrease of 22,800 in the after, a speech and salutation The possessors of the arms, it (Continued on Page 7.) pirates, as a result of which the number of workless In four to the flags, be had to escape by in reported, were frequently visit- lower part (below the knee) of his weeks the decrease has been a back door to avoid the hostile ed by emissaries from Munich. left leg was amputated. It is ex- 78,000
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