MONDAY, MARCH
COAL CONCORD,
URGENT APPEAL. BY THE PS HOME SECRETARY,
TRADE REVIVAL IMPETUS..
(British Wireless Service)".
Rugby, March 28.
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THREE EXPERTS.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC
CONFERENCER
WORKERS NOMINEE,
(British Wireless Service.)
Rugby. March 28. Speaking last night in Forest of The first session of the prepara- Dean, the Secretary of State for tory Committee for the Interne Home Affaire, Sie Walliams Jeynson-lonal Economie Conference is due Hicks, referred to the Government's to open in Geneva on April 26. atsitude toward the report of the
Sir Hubert Smith, of the Board Coal Commission.
The acceptance of the report, he
Match,
constituted
Important
Sir W. Joynson-Hicks...».
move toward n-setilament, but there was a necessary preliminnig Loans further action by the Governanunt.. Unless there was incord in the coal trade the Government could nd proceed.
by addressing an urgent upper) to both parties to respond to the Government's-move Sir W. Joynton-, Flicks said that he believed that a settlement would afford the neces- sary Impetus for a genuine revival oll brude which was almost certain if the present coal difficulty could be overcomI SU
le confirmed: "Trade witer, trade by beginning to move. The cloud is breaking in Lanenshire, York- shire, on the North-east Coast, in the Midlands, and in London.. Every- where there is confidence in trade. Everywhere the export markets of the world are opening to British Konds.
A WAY OUT...
PRESSING FINANCE NEEDS OF FRANCE.
(Reuter's Service.)
Paris. March 2% The Ministerial Council häve discussed the financial situation.
Raoul Peret indicated there was hope of reaching an agreement. iu the Finance Committee, and added that he was prepared to make a further effort at conciliation as far as compatible with the imperious
necessities of the hour,
The Council unanimously ap proved of 3 Peret's attitude. Subsequently M: Fever said he would wash his hands of the whole business unless the Business Turn- over Tax and other taxes was voted by March 31.
THE CHINA MAIL
LEAGUE PROBLEM.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO
DISCUSS COUNCIL.
LORD CECIL TO PRESIDE,
(British Wireless Service.),
Rugby, March 28, Lord Geril will probably repre-f sent Great Britain on the special Committee set up by the League
COD
SYSTEM OPENING THROUGH OUT BRITAIN
"LIMIT OF VALUE"
(British Wircleys Service.)
Rugby, March 28.
The Post Office arrangements||| ure complete for the opening of the cash on delivery postal system in of Natiers' Council at its fast Great Britain to-morrow,
Under this system parcels con meeting to study the problems:
GOOD PROGRESS.
FRENCH LOSSES IN MOROCCO,
PAN UNIMPORTANT....
CONCORD WITH SPANISH,
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Paris, March 28, M. Painiovo, heard by the Finance Committee of the Chamber, stated in the recent gate.in Morocco, the French troops made
President of the Committee on number, and method of election may be posted at any money order Trade and Industries, and Mr. W. T
Foi Trade, Sir Arthur Balfour.connected with the composition,taining goods up to value of $40 good progress; with unimportant
Layton Editor of the Economist of its members.
are three British experts who have already accepted the Council's in- vitation to take part in the discuss sions.
In addition. Mr. Arthur Pugh.. President of the General Council of the Trades Enlow Congress, has just been nominated by the workers! group of the governing body of the International Labour Offee to re- present the workers point of view on the Committer.
EXILED DUKE.
DEATH OF HEAD OF FRENCH ORLEANISTS..
(Reuter's Servicc.)
Palermos, March 28. The death has occurred here of the Duke of Orleans.
Lord Cecil
The Committee will meet Gepeva on May 10:
Icanes.
The Government remains will to affles for any address in Great Bri tal, and the value will be collect-contemplate broaching negotiations: ed by the Post Offer authorities as soon as circumstances make it and remitted to the sender an extra possible, but will act in full accord fee according to the value of the with Spain towards a pacifle settle ment of the Moroccan question. It goods being charged.
is for their "enemies to impart to Spain and France their desire for pence..
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"RED EXPEDITION.
PEKING CUT OFF FROM TIENTSIN.
A
(Reuter's Service.)
GERMAN BUDGET.
REPEAL OF THE TAX ON WINES.
(Reuter's Service;}
Hankow. March 27. wireless message from Changsha states the Fourth Divi!
Berlin, March 28. sion is moving from Changsha to Yochow against the Third Divi The Reichstag has passed the slon and the Yochow Garrison. chird reading of the Budget: in- Railway and telegraphic comcluding a reduction in the Turn- over Tax to 0.7% per dent, and repeal of the tax on wines.
ROUGH AND GRITTY,munications between Hankow, and Changsha are severed. The local Headquarters consider the movement u preliminary to a general "Eed" expedition..
LORD GREY ON WORLD SITUATION.
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(British Wireless Service.)
Rugby, March 27, An encouraging view of the world outlook: following the Geneva breakdown, was taken by Lord Grey in a speech at Cam bridge last night. He agreed that the world was faced with a rough and gritty situation, and that the proceedings at Geneva had caused shock to those who had set their
hopes on the League of Nations. It was, however. a quickening, not a deadening, shock. i had shaken them out of the complacency which had settled upon them after Locarno:
FOREIGNERS LEAVES,
Tientsin, March 28. Peking is now completely eut off froro Tientsin,, neither tele- phone nor railway communien- tons functioning...
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The Kuominchun have, es- tablished important Whes of trenches at Huang Tsun, with supports two miles behind, in readiness for strong resistance.
All foreigners in Fengta have gone to Peking. The Mukden troops are now moving across country to Peting, and it is ex- pected that these with Li Ching lin's army will attempt 10 capture Pekinge
AN ADVANCE GUARD..
Last year the League of Nations had very good year. The
Peking, March 28: Locarno treaties were rightly. looked
Gunfire was heard last night, Spon MS immensely. strengthening the League and the the Fengsien vance guard is re probably, at Sanho hsien, where Duc d'Orleans prospect of future pence.
Louis Philippe Robert. Duke of He Organs, was born in 1869. went to Prince at the Bourbe re- call 1871 und was exiled with his father, the Comte de Paris, in 1886. He served in a British regiment in India in 1888. On his return to France in 1800, he was arrested, but subsequently was allowed to depart.
POWER CONTROL.
DIFFICULT PROBLEM FOR GOVERNMENT.
(Reuter's Service.)
The
has'
the
The Supreme Court, especially instituted for protection of the Republic has been abolished.
CONVOY TANKS.
ENGAGE POWERFUL REBELS IN SYRIA..
(Reuter'a Service:)
Faris, March 28.
A message from Beirut states a
French column, while proceeding from: Sednaya to Nive, encountered! hostile forces. Convoy tanks pre- ceding the column, engaged powerful body of rebels at Bago, killing thirty.
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proceedings at Geneta, however, ported to have arrived. afforded disagreenble reading,
IMPORTANT STAGE:
Shanghai, March 28, and the fact that the League Ausembly had separated without The civil war has reached an
SERVICE RUGGER!! accomplishing anything looked important stage, the Manchurian like failure. If analysed, how-Generals Li Ching-in and "Chang
(Reuter's Service.). ever, they might find a good deal Tsung-chang having, re-captured in it that was hopeful for the Tientsin from the Kuominchun future. On the dark side of the Army and now advancing along
Twickenham, March 27. scenes at Geneva, there was a the railway to Peking, whilst In the inter-Services rugby tendency to intrigue and bargain Chang Tso-lin's cavalry are push-tournament, the Army beat the and push separate national in- ing forward to Peking from the Royal Air Force by 11 points to
and erests to the exclusion of the East,
We Fei-fu
nil and thus win the champion- common good, and to the damage completely cleared the province
ship. of the League of Nations; but of Honan, from the South M. Peret declared the Govern
There was something else that had APPREHENSION RELIEVED. shown itself, and that was the ment was unanimoux 011 the
Peking: March-28. necessity for a speedy vote, and
proof by more than one nation of
General La Chung-lin,
Shadows Before. would, if necessary, stake ite
devotion to the ideals of the Commandant of the Kuominchun existence thereon... Things could
League, which made the repre- Garrison here. has emphatically COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED not continue fig this way. Ther
sentatives of those nations ready disclaimed his intention of dis-
IN THE MAIL." were at the mercy of the slightest The Government faces another lo sacrifice the amour propre of arming the Chief Executive's incident which might smash up difeult problem when the second their nations, and, if need be, their Tuan Chi-jui) Bodyguard, thus everything. He was not afraid of reading of the Electricity Supply reats on the Council in order to greatly relieving apprehension any complication at the moment, Bill is taken to-morrow. Much preserve the ideals of the League since General Feng Yu-hsiang's March 29-Queen's. but if demands for reimbursement opposition is expect from Govern- Bad things at Geneva were not telegram of March 20, blaming Larry Semon in "Kid Speed" and of Treasury Bonds should pour in ment supporters. The strongest new, but this was a new display the Premier for the s
shooting of, Glenn Hunter in he would be reduced to resort to in- feeling, exists aheng a section of of such a spirit of self-sacrifice as the student demonstrators by Giant. ilation which he would not have Conservatives against the Bill was shown by more than one of the guards, through failing to at any price.
which is regarded as the thin end the nations which met at Geneva. keep order. of the wedze, of Nationalishtlun.It was a concrete example, such as About 40 members have indicated he did not recollect in our time. they are supporting the unofficial But for the existence of the motion for the Bill's rejection on the League, perhaps that ideal would ground that it is Socialistic. It is not have existed, and certainly it unlikely, however, that this motion would not have come to light as will be moved as a Labour amend it did at Geneva. After this ex- ment advocating a publicly owned hibition of publie spirit, le could system takes precedence..
not but believe that when the
.
The Finance Committee of the Chamber passed by 15 votes to 7, with five abstentions, the amend ment of Deputy Margaine aiming at the Institution of a monopoly on the higher grades of petrol..
The amendment provides for State control of the importation of raw petroleum, its derivatives, and also sugar from January 2, 1927, but it is not certain that Parliament will pass it,
A Transformation.
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"London, March 28.
Entertainments...
Theatre:
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March 29-World Theatre: Lon Chaney in "The Night Rose."
March 29-Star Theatre:Johnnie' Walker in Life's Greatest Game," April 10—Carnival at Repulse Bay Hotel.
Sports.
March 31-At. Stephen's College annual athletic sports at Hongkong Football Club Ground Happy Valley
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ONLY BANDITRY.
ANTI-AMERICAN OUTBREAKS *IN MEXICO..
Washington, March 28 The US Ambassador, Mr. Whilst Government circles contendations which compose the League James B. Sheffield, delivered a
April 3-"Extra" race meeting that most criticient arises from the net again after six months of Note to the Mexican Foreign
of the Hongkong Jockey Club, 2:30 fact that the B's technicalities reflection, the good and nobler Office requesting speedy punish April 6--Fanling Hunt Steeple are imperfectly understood, the ride would prevail.
ment of the bandits who robbed chase meeting at Kwanti race situation needs careful handling, The proceedings at Geneva were and it is expected that the Govern not so great a failure as at first two American mining engineers in course, near Fanling (New Terri The politico-financial situation lament, will be induced to accept some right appeared. If they had re- There have been several other
Durang ten days ago, drastically transformed. The modification.
sulted in Germany withdrawing anti-American outbreaks in Government's fate yesterday shem
her application that would indeed Mexico recently, but the State De ed sealed owing to the Socialists
have been failure, but the German partment Intimates the Note and Radicals opposing an increase
application still remained, and hardly constitutes a protest of the Business Turnover Tax on
would come up again in Septem-the diplomatic sense of the word which the Government insisted, but
ber. If those proceedings had re- and the United States la disposed to-day, M. Peret suddenly inform-
sulted in the Locarno treaties dia- to view these manifestations as ed the Finance Committee of the Chamber that. he had given up this
appearing, these would indeed mère a recrudescence of bandit have been a failure, but there wasry for which the Calles Gov- tax and would instead submit pro
a general consensus of opinionernment should not be held too posala for an increase in certain
The League of Nations Com-among the Locarno Powers that strictly accountable Indirect taxus, especially wines, museion to investigate the cultiva- the Locarne treaties still held beers spirits and certain stamp tien of opium in Persia has good, just as they did when theyA STRIKE SETTLED. duties
M. Peret asked for a little time
arrived, to put the inlching touches on the newproject and the Committee readily, agreed, Thus an anti Government majority on the Turn
over Tax is averted at the eleventh | hour
ON HOLIDAY
(Reuter's American Service.)
Mr Mel
for his
OPIUM IN PERSIA.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS COMMISSION.
(Reuter's Service.)
Teheran, March 28
TARIFF PARLEY.
were first made. That again was bo not failure,
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June 5 "Extra" race meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club.
October 2-"Extra" race meeting. of the Hongkong Jockey Club.
November 6 Extra race meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club
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Tokyo, March 19. Locarno remained unimpaired. The strike of the Kyodo Pricting That was an important decision. Works, which has remained unset Tokyo, March 19. There was anothar thing worth tled for the last two months, has Baron Shidehars, replying to noticing and which was distinct been settled. As a result of nego- April 22-Forty-eighth meeting Inquiries by the Lower House. progress. Germany, though not tiations conducted between repres of shareholders of China Sugar Re- Budget Committee, stated emphati- | a member of the League, was a "sentatives of strikera and the fining Coll in the office of Messrs. cally that the Government did not member of the Commission to in- management of the printing Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, af Intend withdrawing from the Tarif quire into the composition of the papy, It has been decided that the noon.), Conference as stabilization of the Council, and he believed she was sum of 1.120,000 will bar Chinese "situation necessitated ane member also of the preliminary | allows
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