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OPIUM TRAFFIC.
| A REQUEST BY THE CHINESE DELEGATE.
TRESPASSING.
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A Chinese was this morning charged before Major Willson with trespassing at No. 8 Peak Road..
Geneva, March 11. The Council of the League of Nations has adopted the report
The No. 1 Boy of the house said on the opiam traffic.
he found accused in an empty room. H.M.S.. "Yarmouth," Captain Mr. Chao Hsin-chu (China) reWhen questioned accused said he W. N. Custanee, is coming out and due shortly with relief crews for Quested the advisory committee was engaged by an old lady to carry to accept the figures of the Chin something. As witness was taking ships on the station. mouth" which was attached to thecae Maritime Customs in prefer-accused outside to hand to a police those supplied by the constable he broke loose and raz Signal School, Portsmouth, was to ence to
Glenealy where two schoolboys have completed repairs on Feb. 8. International Anti-Opium Asso-along Robinson Road into the and be ready to leave about Feb. 16. ciation of Peking...
He declared that the figures holped witness hold accused until Among those who will take pas- sage in her is Commander V. would be communicated through an Indian constable came along and Ward, lately
commanding the Chinese, represcative to the took him in charge. Ross, with tho Portsmouth League.
Colonel McCormack, Adviser to Sabmarine Flotilla, who is guing out to join the cruiser "Vindictive," the Persian Ministry of Finance in which Commander, C. A. Merri-presented a report purporting to man has completed two years. show that prohibition, of the cul- Gunboat Commanders. uivation of poppies in Persia! Lieutenant-Commanders C. St. Cwould not materially affect the Ingham and A. D. Peland. D.SC..use of narcotics in the West, and selected to command the gunboats that the curtailment of manufac
Moorhen and "Robin" respecture is more important than re- tively, will also take passage in the striction of cultivation-Reuter.
'Yarmouth"
Persia's Policy.
Mr. McCormack added that
The Magistrate gave à remandj until to-morrow for the police to: make enquiries with a view to try- ing to locate the old lady accused spoke about.
VACCINATION,
WORK BY THE AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
Lt.-Comdr. S. St. C. Ingham was
The YMCA. division of St. appointed to H.M.S. "Moorhen." in command, on Feb. 4 (acceding Lt-Persia agreed after three years John Ambulance Brigade vaccinat The to reduce opium production ten ed 4,500 Chinese persons last week. Condr. A. B. Fanshawe). "Moorhen" is attached to the West per cent. a year for three years. By special request the work was
on a continued this week and up to yes and thereafter to decide River Flotilla. The "Aphis" and "Ladybird" policy. in accordance with the terday another 2,265 persons had
been treated. coming from Malta, will be employ general situation.
At present there is a great de- led on the Yangtze River, under The Government in order to
mand for the services of members H.M.S. "Bee Ragship of Rear-facilitate reduction would exempt of the Brigade and, in consequence, from taxation lands where the the campaign will be developed on Admiral J. E. Cameron (5.N.Ö.)
"Hawking" Captain romoted. poppy was cultivated and would much larger scale next week. It Latest Naval appointments in-grant special loans the assist is intended to open about twenty. fclude:-
proprietors in abandoning cul stations in Hong Kong and Kow- Captain L. W. Braithwaite, D.S.Q.,ivation.
leon on which all divisions of the Chinese D.SC. (of F.M.S. "Hawking," in The Council decided to place Brigade will be engaged. command) Flag Captain and chief the cultivation of the poppy in are asking for vaccination in very of staff to Vice-Admiral "Sir Re-Persia on the agenda of the next large numbers. ginald Tyrwhitt (commander-in- chief China Station), to be Com-Assembly of the League and to 'convene a conference at Geneva modore 2nd Class as from Feb. 1.
This brings the China Command in November to draw up an inter- into line with those in the Mediter-national convention abolishing rangan and Atlantic, in which the the import and export prohibi- chiefs of staff are granted the fanktions and restrictions.-Reuter. of commodore. The responsibilities:
of the C:O.S. in China are naturally much increased owing to the present situation, says the "China Express & Telegraph."
Pay Comdr. L. R. Barker to H.M.S. "Tamar" on April 10.
BRITISH CINEMAS,
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While Miss Grace de Roza and her father were walking in Caine' Road at 5 p.m., yesterday a Chinese youth bumped, into the lady and fanatched a gold chain with a heart- Pay. Lt. A. L. Craig-Jefferys and
shaped pendant. Miss Roza chased Pay Sub-Lt. G. F. Franklin to
London, March 11.
the thief who was eventually stop-i The Government's cinemato-ped by a European Sanitary Inspec- H.M.S. "Hawkins," for duty in the Admiral's office (on relief), addi-graph films Bill, passed the first tor. A search revealed the orna- tional,,temporary.
reading in the House of Commons ment in the accused's pocket.
Naval Transport Officer. pn March 10. The text has al The Magistrate convicted, and a Captain F. H. Elderton, Royalready been published. The Bill previous conviction having been Indian Marine, whose appointment relates to so-called "feature recorded, ordered accused to go to as temporary Commander, R.N.. fims," or to films depicting stories jail for three months and to receive was gazetted last month, is to carry and dramas,
The Bill requires twelve strokes of the birch. out the duties of Principal Naval all such films to be registered at Transport Officer at Shanghai, the Board of Trade, and restricts
Captain Elderton, now 62, has
many Associations with China. Dur. so-called blind booking and ad- ing the Boxer Jubles of 1800 ho vance booking. was twice mentioned in despatches
The Bill imposes an obligation:
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A Chinese was charged before for service as Principal Transport Cn renters to acquire a minimum Major Willson this morning with Ofteer, and was appointed a member length of British films as compar- the possession of two forged $10 of the D.S.O. In the late war he led with the total length of films notes of the Hong Kong and Shang- was. Divisional Naval Transport handled: The quota is fixed at hal Bank, and with attempting to Officer at Rouen and at Dover, and 7% per cent, for 1928, increasing pass one of them at a Gage Street was made a C.M.G. He married the 2% per cent. a year until it stall. aldent daughter of Mr. A. M. reaches 25 per cent. Exhibitors Eckford of Chefoo," China.
680 Men Due Shortly, Twenty-four officers, Royal Artil- lerymen, and members of the Army Service Corps; to the number of 680, ambarked on the Blue Funnel liner "Bellerophon" at Liverpool on Feb. E for China and are due here this week end.
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Mr. F. E. Nash, who appeared for
As a bank assistant was present
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The Chinese charged with theft,
Mr. Nash replied that he was pre- pared to admit that the notes were forged,
remand was given until 11.80 on Tuesday morning, Eail being 2.80 p.m. about four hundred, horses and of a flannel shirt from the ens allowed in the sum of $500.
mules and a number of heavy motor sineers cabin pnboard H.M.S. "Hollyhock" at the Naval Yard was 3.30 p.m. wagons and stores.
The remaining half of the tth again in Court this morning, Armoured Car Company, Royal Tank The witness called by the accused Corps, left Scarborough by special at first said, accused was scraping train shortly after midnight on Feb.the floor with him in the cabin, but 5 for Liverpool, to embark for ator paid accused was working
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