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ITALY'S AIMS.
The Crying Need For Expansion.
MUSSOLINI'S STATEMENT.
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Barriers Between East and West.
OIL TRIAL VERDICT.
CONTRASTED NEWSPAPER
COMMENT.
"SCANDALOUS IMPROPRIETY."
Now York, Dec. 17, Newspaper comments on the ac- quittal of "Albert B. Fall. former Secretary of the Interior, and EL Doheny, the oil magnate, who were charged with conspiracy," are" tinged by political bias.
Rome, Dec. 17. Signor Mussolini, interviewed, emphasised that French and The Republican "Herald Tribüne" Italian agreement was one of the rejoices in the acquittall as a whole- fundamental necessities of Euro-some corrective to sensationalism rean evolution,
and w triumph for the jugy system.. His guiding idea was the neces The paper admits that the sity of satisfying Italy's crying result is far from „Eeing a need for moral, spiritual and phy-clean bill of health for sical expansion by means of a Fall, but thinks the jury could not pacific, not a pacist policy, but ignore the patrotic motives behind that in nowise was incompatible the Doheny contract, or the fact with friendship and wo-operation that the country benefited by the with other nations. Signor Musao-transaction in the swift construc
in urged the necessity of aban- tion of oil tanks at. Honolulu. doning the tendency to regard The paper also thinks "that Asiatics as barbarians, and ex-Doheny'a character as a pioneering preused the opinion that the so-American type Influenced the jury called Asiatic peril would cease ih nis favour. "
when the barrier between East- On the other hand the Democra- jern and Western mentalities had the "New York, Times" declares
been broken down.
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ONLY SIX VOTES AGAINST PASSING.
Paris, Dec. '17, The Senate by 250 to 6 votes hás passed the Budget, showing an) estimated surplus of 105,200,000 franca
M. Poincare declared that the Treasury is now in a more favour-
abe position than it has been for several years.-Router..
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thef the charges were notoriously December, 1926,
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NEW APPOINTMENTS
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His Execeloney' the Governor has
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Rugby, Dec. 17. The Colonial Secretary, Mr. His Excelency the Governor hag Amery, reviewing the work of the Imperial Conference, said it appointed Mr. Edward Irvine Wynne-Jones to be District Officer had removed certain internal in the Southern District of the New Dominons, and had strengthened instructions to sell by Public
political difficulties
THE Undersigned have received inter-Imperial relations.
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Territories.
His. Excellency the Governor an appointed Mr. Walter Schofield. to act as Second Police Magistrate, with effect from December 15.
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In accordance with past pro- cedure, the Balfour Report those relations had not attempted His Excellency the Guvernor has to lay down a constitution but appointed Private Alistair Macken-generally to consider how it had developed. The British system zie to be Second Lieutenant in the
was entirely different from the Hong Kong Vounteer Defence Corps, with effect from Decem-ence revealed that in the Empire federal system, and the Confer.
Councils the constitutional con- His Excellency the Governor has ception was evolving, namely that appointed Mr. Charles James of unity which worked from Thompson to be President of the within Tiving absolute freedom. Pilotage Board, hr the place of the
art, and which was pot Assistant Harbour Master, until, further notice, "with effect from less et tive than other forms of unity imposed from wi" ut "by December 15.
the constitutional federal schemia. His Excellency the Governor has
Empire co-operation, by con- appointed Subedar acting Subedar ference and consultation extend- Major) Dhanna Singh, 5/2nd ed to
every aspect of tional Punjab Regiment, to be one of his life, migration, social questions, Honorary Aides-de-Camp, in suc research, communications, and cession to Subedar Major and Hon. mutual preference-a far wider Captain Faża Khan, Sirdar field than that of any union which Bahadur, with effect from Decem- wits solely for defence and
ber 14.
SMALL DEBTS, ..
NEW TERRITORIES COURT.
His Excellency the Governor has authorised Mr.. Edward Irvine Wynne-Jones, under the provisions of section 58 of the New Territories Regulation Ordinance, 1901, Or- dinance No. 84 of 101, to hold a Small Debts Court in the New Ter- ritories at the following places →→→
The charge rooms of the Police Stations at Taun Wan. Tai O (Lan-] tao). Tung Chung (Lantan), Cheung Lamma Chau, Yung Shu Wan in Island, and the office of the Dis- trict Officer, South, situato in the building kown as "The Govern ment Offices" situate in. Pedder Streat, Victoria, Hong Kong, over the General Foat Office.
LADIES' COLF NOTICE.
In connection with the Ladies' Section of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, a prize has been present- ed for a Bogey Competition re- stricted to Nursing Sisters, School Teachers and any other ladies whose occupation prevents thera from entering on orifaary.competi tion.
This competition will be played] on the new course at Fanling be tween December 22. and January 15 under Bogey conditions, hand- cap baig allowed. Any number of cards may be taken out, Tho book in the Ladies' club house must be signed before starting.
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Wednesday, the 22nd Dec. 1926 commencing at 10.30 am.
at The Godowns of The China Navigation Co Ltd West Point A Large Quantity of
Miscellaneous Goods- 'more or less damared ex .SUN NING" Comprising --
133 Bags Sods Ash 19 Bales Medicine 10 Bales Fungus
7 Bags Red Dales. 13 Bags Chestnuts
5 Cases Medicine ti Cases Piece Goods.
5 Bales Nankeen
6 Bales Cotton Yarn"
8 Bales Dried Lily Flower Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers... security against the outside Hong Kong 18th December, 1926. world. British Wireless Service.
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