THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1926.
NO THOROUGHFARE,
MANILA FLIGHT.
COAL CRISIS.
TIENTSIN ROAD TO PEKING BLOCKED
SEARCH FOR MISSING SPANISH' AIRMAN..
CONFERENCES ALL DAY"
LONG
EITTLE PROGRESS.
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FIGHTING IN PROGRESS,
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Tientsin, April 14.
COMRADES: AT KARACHI,
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Cairo April 14.
Meter communications with Pek- ing are now totally suspended Owing to fighting on the Prix Boad the posil beries which Bavo
mail service There is no need for anxiety, been maintaining w between the two efties sace Agh however. is begun are now is unable to
THE CHINA MAIL.
JAPAN'S GRATITUDE.
GALLANT RESCUE. AT SEA
THE QUAINTS.
from the
Letters received Quants" tell us they have had excellent houses in Shanghai and are now playing at the "Olympic” "Osaka. April 9
Theatre; havleg to vacute the The Governor and the Mayor are Lyceum owing to the A.D. inviting the captain and othears of production of Fe Merry Widow." the Java Arrow, who recentlyThey are very disappointed u rescued the crew of the "Daishin being trable to play in dapan aw London April 14 Maruto tin to-day.
Intended, but the "Royal bulian About two hundred and ity Opera Co. has the theatre for This mouning, aeroplanes were A continuous series of conferences ceaselessly searching for Capt. fall day long has apparently done guests are expected to be present a month. They expect to be back There will be a presentation on about six weeks to Hongkong. Esteves. the missing Spanish le
to advance the settlement of.
letters of eulogy and appreciation where they are assured of a warra aviator.
the coal crisis.
of the brave rescue, also numerous welcome. They say dancing, it AK Estevez speaks The most important meetings souvenirs will be given, und medalspossible, is a greater craze than Arabic, and is traversing grazing have been the miners Executive by the Shipowners Association and ever and that the "Tange" is seen country where he is likely to en-und the Trade Union Congress Infother maritinie bodies.. counter friendly Arab shepherds.dustrial Committee, the latter of.
Arrival at Karneht
which protested against the action Kaguchi, April 14. of the owners in. abandoning the Chptala Estevez's companions, national negotiations. They relter opened with Marshal Chang Tsing Galarza and Loriga, who are flyingafed their determination to support For the release of eight of General to Manila. have arrived, from the miners resistance to a degra Roo Sung-Ha's refuge heers Reader Abbie. Both age well. dation of the standard of "Hving, with have been housed in the
Later the owners conferred with Str. A.
Maitland and Steeb Japanese Consisture at Sinmindu
Munchuria since danary.
announeed theft intention to post notices terminating the agreements on April 30.
get through
Refugee fleers,
Tokyo Apr 14, Fresh negotiations are being
It is pointed out that the accom miiation f these affects, whom Chung's Soldiers, are panstually watching all for winse rupture Tag rewin have been offered, is proving embarassing diplomati rally as well as finaaviadly, while the Census has only six-rooms- of which the refugees nerupy two,
· Another Quarrel
Tiesin," April 14
prema
LAW AND LIBERTY.
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THOUGHTLESSNESS & SOURCE OF EMBARRASSMENT.
(Reuter's American Service)
Washington, April 14. Addressing a meeting of the Women's National Committee for Law Enforcement. Mr. Sargent.
the reall Attorney-Generak said
"It is reported that Chibg-lia is a re-lugee in the fance et embarrassment in en- freement of the law was not that Japanese Foncession.
It appeare that he quarrêtedi. with General Chang Haueh-liang and Chang Tsung-chang at a con- ference on Monday at which he was accused of plotsing against the
· Pinelliem panty-
However, he managed to exiftae. in motor-car to the Japanese Concrashan.
General Chang Thong-chang is reported to have taken over the enmmand of 16-Ching-Hu's 2500 Jorene post
MEETING CHINESE.
CONCHIATORY POLICY IN
SHANGHAL
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Shaighat Apr 14
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Meantime they have offered, bo confer whh the Miners' District Associations regarding the local regulablon of waxes.
A deputation from the Trades Union Congress to-night conferred with M: S. Baldwin, Prime Mini ster, for an hour, but declined to issne statement.
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frequently; but the "Charleston" Mr. Abe; the owner of the is only hidulged in by very few Dalshin Maru," is presenting as is too intricate and "comic" over ever cup to the captain, of the to become a popular dance. Java Arrow, and pecuniary giftu to the entire crew,
The Japan-American Society ja giving, a tea party at the Osaka. Club to-day,
This evening Mr. Abe" 19" giving a banquet to the crew of the Java i Arrow, and this will be followed Įby other entertainments,
WATERWAYS.
RECONSTRUCT OR SCRAP THEM.
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE MAIL"
Entertainments.
April 15-18-Queen's Theatre;" The Lost Laugh."
April 15-18-Star Theatre: "The Blind Bargain”,
April 15-World Thintre: "The Song of Life."
April 16-K.C.C, hold final dance as Hongkong Hotel, 830 pm.
midnight.
April 23-Theatre Royal a vocal and instrumental Concert under the suspices of the St. George's Society 9:16 p.n
In a paper on State Ownershipite of Waterways," which Mr. H. D. Dickinson, B.A., read before the SHIPPING PROBLEMS. Institute of Transport in London, The expreased the opinion that the canals of Great Britain should! either be reconstructed or abandon- ed. Reconstruction involved the grouping and remodelling to at INSPECTION OF EMIGRANTS. at a hundred ton standard of
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN LONDON.
(Reuter's Service:)
Sports
16-Encal Hockey.. April A.K.H.C., "Wandererg", v "C" Company. ESurrey Regiment. at U.SRC... 1.11.
certain number of chief waterways April 17-Shiek finals Junior so as to connect the Midlands with and Senior Divisions, AFC the chief ports and those with one || Ground!
April 24-Final round in. Sun- day Herald Cup, between Portugal: and England. on MK.F.C. ground, 4.45. p.n
hid
another, together with provision of April 17-Volunteer Cricket at the necessary auxiliary traffic University ground. 215 p.nu. London, April 14.
facilities. Hand in hand with April 21-Fifth bi-annual ship ge A hundred delegates, including that should go. administrative re-feboat race for the "Trevessa" Great Britain.. Australasia.
ferm to abolish the present hangle Trophy, 4 pim. the Canada Japan, attended
of numerous and gften jealous au third International Shipping Con- ference. Mr. Walter Runcimanities, and to establish regalar carrying services at through rates presided,
The cost would be in the neigh-
April 24-Annual athletic sports bourhood of £45,000,000, and would require the doubling of the pre-of the Victoria Recreation Club. war traffic as pre-war tolls in or- May "Extra" race meeting of der to cover it. Only the State the Hongkong Jockey Club.
Auctions. could undertake a concern of that magnitude, and it would also be obliged to operate it. It was only necessary to consider whether the investment was worth while dman- cially und from
Brigader standpoint of national service and the importance of cheap transport. keeping in mind the other possible
Mr. John G. Sargent
The Conference unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the the law interfered with personal Governments represented at the liberty. hai that so many well in forthcoming International Labour bentioned pensons, thoughtlessly. Conference to demand the with- for folkwing some process of un-drawal from the agenda of the fanund reasoning. joined hands proposed draft Convention ch the Concrete evidence of the growing with those intentionally violating simplification of the inspection of desire of the foreign community to the law. He diclared the Govern- femigrants on board ships. meet the Chinese in the matter of Ement was successfully fighting the contabed quo trumle, and could enforce Pen grievances destly in the altnes unanimous re- Eprohibitiom. solution at to-day's meeting of the ratepayers, in favour of admitting Councillorse; shree Chinese-as secondly, the statement of the Charmin of the Municipality that the Council favoured the rendition of the 3ixed Court to China f ethiciency in eunying out justice was not impaired, and thirdly, the Chairman's promise that the Coun- gil would consider the admission of Chinese, to foreign parks.
The resolution regarding Chinese membership to the Council requires the sanation of the Powers before it can be effective.
An amendment to the resolution cabled on April 8 was overwhelm- ingly defeated, only six voting for it of about 500 ratepayers present.
Nature of Amendment." The Shanghai papers of April & reported:
An important amendment to the resolution regarding Chinese repre- sentation on the Mankipal Council isto bi propised by Mr. E. K. Kentwell and seconded by Mr. Rüssell B. S. Chen at the forth- coming annual meeting of rate." payers, at the Town Hall, on Wednesday next. April 14:-
A Municipal notification status that the amendiment takes the fol lowing form:
That instead of the words:--
"with a view to sueurlag the addition of three Chinese mem; hers at an early date," there be substituted the words |-- "with a view to bastening the Plection to the Council of Chinese members with due re- pard to the amount of tuxen paid by the Chinese ratepayers of this Settlement"
The official resolution to be pro- pored reads:
Resolution V-That in the opinion of this meeting the partiş pation of Chinese residents in the government of the Settlement
desirable; and that the Coun e be hereby authorized and in structed to make forthwith re- presentations to the Powers con- cerned with a view to securing the addition or three Chinese members at an early date.
AIR CONVENTION.
FRANCO-GERMAN SERVICES
IN JUNE.
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Sir Alan Anderson, the mover, said that the matter was outside the scope of the International Labour Office which was tending to extend its province unduly,
The question of compulsory passenger insurance was referred to a Committee.
the
uses to which an equivalent sum
could be put, especially in the way of transport improvements.
Abandonment meant giving up A resolution moved. by Mr. Runciman urging the co-ordina-any hope of establishing a canal system in Great Bitain comparably tion of policy among the nations to ite railway system in efficiency as regarda maritime commerce in central co-ordinating body, like the Maritime Committee of the According to the Quotidien League of Nations, was also the Franco-German Aerial Conferred to a Committee: vention was signed yesterday.. authorising French aeroplanes to fly over Germany. Consequently,; a number of important air Evices will be opened in Jane, in-
Paris April 14.
ser-
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THE TRUE: ROMANCE,
and stent. Canals would only continue to exist as purely focal concerns, wherever special circum- re-stances favoured them and enabled
them to survive by the erude com mercial criterion of the balance sheet. Such cases occurred where a special traffic, even of a leah na- ture, had grown up, and where the canal had come early upon the
April 17 At Lanimert Bros.
Sales. Room, medicines, toilet sets and toys, etc., noon.
April 17-At Godown No. 6. The H.K. and Kowloon Wharf and Go- down Co. Ltd., Kowloon, Lammert Bros. will auction miscellaneous goods. 11 a.m.
April 21-Auction of "household furniture at No. 10 Eastern House (top floor) Hart Avenue, Kowloon, by Lammert Bros., 2.45. p.m.
Company Meetings.. Apr16-Nineteenth meeting of shareholders of Gande. Price Co,. Ltd., at No. 2, Ice House Street, (86. George's Building)" noon.
April 22-Forty-eighth meeting of shareholders of China Sugar Re- fining Co., in the office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd, at noon.
April 22-Second meeting of the Simplex. Planter Co., Ltd.. at the Registered Offices of the Company, Pavelfa Building, 2nd floor, 3 p.m..
shareholders of Lane, Crawford, Ltd, Royal Building, Ice House Street, 11 am."
eluding the lines between Paris, A bundle of American railway lucene and caused the local "in Cologne and Berlin, and between bonds to the value of £20.000 was dustries to develop round it.. April 24-Fourth" meeting of Copenhagen. Hamburg
and found this week beneath one of the These canals should come into any Cologne, while it will be possible seats a Cheltenham picture general scheme for nationalisation to fly to Moscow from Paris via theatre at the end of the evening Berlin,
performance.]
MARCH TRADE.
TEN MILLION JUMP IN: IMPORTS
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London, April 14: The Board of Trade returns for March 'show:
Imports, £106,864,000.... Exports. £ 66,390,000: The increases are £10,019,000 and £3,585,000, respectively, compared with February
POLAR RACE.
(Reuter's Service.)
Oslo, April 14. The dirigible Norge has arrived here.
For. Leningrad.
Oslo, April 14. The Norge is now on its way to Leningrad...
I don't believe half 1 see in print," said the pretty typist.
"Judging from your spelling that must include what you see, in the dictionary." replied the chief clerk,
An examination was proceeding In the class-room.
Inspector: Can any boy tell me what comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb?”
STEAMER ON FIRE.
Manila, April 9. The as. Atlanta City" of the Isthmian Line, te on, Ate at Ban Carlos, Negros. The loss of cargo. Silence prevailed for a few amounts to 200,000 pesos: Two minutes, then a piping voice from United States destroyers have been the back: Our landlord when he ordered to her neslatance?
gets the back rent.”
I went one night to the pictures.
for to give myself a treat. And I took my fortune with me and stuffed it under the
seat:
I stuffed it under the seat, sir, for
to ease my mind of care.
And twenty thousand pounds, sir; in: Beurer' bonds were 'there.
And I saw the sheriff's daughter
'come a-riding
the
screen,
down
And she was the fairest creature:
my eyes had ever seen; The bonds I brought to the pic- tures were naught to the one she cast.
For the bonds of the sheriff's daughter were the bonds that hold you fast.
Her hair was blown by the byeozes, her smile was kind and true,.
She sat on a horse like a fenther, and handled a rifle, too.. And he tossed her head when angry, and tossed it just like a queen, And the tears she shed (in the close-ups) were purest gly- cerite.
I fell for that sheriff's daughter,,
I fell with a mighty smash; For she cost me a jolly night more, air, than I paid at the 'door in cash;
My heart and my hard and my fortune were laid at her dainty feet
For I left my heart at the pictures and my bonds beneath the Heat.
**Lucio"! In the Manchester. Guardian,
of transport, if such be decided apon, and should receive their fair share of any benefits that the State might shower on the trans-the port system of the country, but in their cuse there was no
'special argument for State ownership..
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Miscellaneous.
April 16-Meeting.of members of Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce in the City Hall, 4 p.m.
of April 26 Meeting
Peak Residents at the Peak Club, 6 p.m.
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