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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1927.
1914-1927.
Comparison of Our Army.
STRIKING FIGURES.
British Policy Of Peace Maintained.
Rugby, Yesterday..
INDIA'S AFFAIRS. TANK EXPLOSION.
www.
Statutory Commission
Bill.
SECOND READING.
Birkenhead On Recent Encourging| Tendencies.
"A Shell-Shattered Área."
COLLAPSE OF HOUSES.
Hospital Steps Covered With
Blood.
Rugby, Yesterday,
Pittsburg, Yesterday. Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, The Earl of Birkenhead in the Workmen using acetylene torches speaking last night referred to House of Lords moved the second to repair the giant gas tank are bes Field-Marshal Sir William Robert-reading of the Bill setting up the lieved to be responsible for the ex- son's recent atriking declaration on India Statutory Commission. He plosion which brought the crazed in- war and welcomed the fact that so reminded the House that it was habitants rushing from their houses many men of different schools of originally contemplated that at in the belief that the town, had been thought and upbringing were de-a period of ten years there should visited by an carthquake, voting their minds to the means for be appointed a Commission to All available police, firemen, doc- preventing future war. He urged examine the progress which had tors and nurses are still on duty that to ensure progress the subject been made and to report to Par-caring for the injured and rescuing should be kept above party politics liament upon the existing situa- the entombed.
and declared the determination of tion. There was no special magic An area of a square mile has been the Government to advance the in the period of ten years. They roped off and resembles a shell- cause of armament limitation and might assume it was adopted as shattered area of a war zone.
the support of other nations.
to do everything possible to enlist a convenient period affording Dangling telephone and electric
sufficient time for instruction of wires,
unearthed water pipes, those whose duty it might be to broken glass and masonry Btrew re-examine the whole situation.
the roads.. Since his accession to the office:
All the hospitals are crowded
Sir Samuel Hoare gave striking figures comparing present forces with those before the war,
our
In August, 1914, Great Britain of Secretary for India he had with victims, who are so numerous hnd 44 batteries. In July, 1927, been greatly pressed in many that the Allegheny Hospital steps that number had been reduced to quarters to accelerate the ap- at the main door are covered with
12.
To-day Great Britain had 750 first line
So far 28 are known to be dend and more are missing.
In 1914 there were 174,500 pointment of the Commission. It b officers and men in the Army and had not seemed to him and his last year that number had been re-responsible advisers in India that the atmosphere at the moment duced to 151,100.
Many vehicles commandeared for when those appeals he might almost say demands were put cally labelled "No Accident Month," transport of the injured were -ironi- forward was such Bs to afford much encouragement to those cipalities is at present celebrating. which Pittsburg with other Munf- in Europe-(and he could make the who were invited to make a comparison without fear of giving change.
Heavy casualties occurred in the But there was never offence for, happily, Britain was on any view that the period so fixeds of flimsy tenements and houses the beat of terms with France)-had necessarily to receive pedan-in side streets, which collapsed
neroplanes
but
the
strength of the greatest air power
was 1,840 first rate machines.
Without desiring to name other countries, Sir Samuel Hoare said the figures show Great Britain to have gone far beyond other large European nations in reducing arma ments while her policy had invari- ably been directed to promoting peace-British Wireless Service.
HOME BY XMAS.
CLASS “A” RESERVISTS IN CHINA.
tic adherence.
the hurying American Service.
tenants--Reuter's
Poignant Incidents.
Pittsburg, Yesterday.
Non-Co-operation Failure. "I do not wish," said Earl Birkenhead, "to under-rate, auch encouraging tendencies as have Poignant Incidents are associat- manifested themselves in India in Thousands of people surged at the the course of the last two or three years.
ed with yesterday's explosion.
Such tendencies doors of the morgue anxious to view there have been. There has been the dead. The authorities appeal- ed to those actuated by curiosity to a growing realisation in my judgment that the polley of non-depart and make room for those be co-operation was not in itself very reaved. The morgue was so con- happily conceived nor likely to gested that the regular undertak create in this country the gen. ers summoned outside assistance.
Monetary subscriptions are al eral impression that those who were unwilling to co-operate in ready flowing in freely-Reuter's working the existing constitution American Service. had fully established their case for acceleration at the moment when that constitution was to be London, Yesterday. Sir Laming Worthington Evans, re-examined. Secretary for War, stated in the unquestionably in the last two or House of Commons to-day that all three years a change of tone and class "A" Reservists other than temper in India and changes have those detained by sickness or other nearly all been in the direction of unforeseen causes would have left improved relationship." China before Xmas but he was not
WAR SECRETARY'S STATEMENT.
sure whether those sailing on the last ships would reach their homes by Xmas. British Wireless Service,
QUESTION LOYALTY TO ·
THRONE.
There has been
Opinion In India.
SHIPPING CHARGES.
PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENTS
DISCRIMINATION.
ANOTHER FLAG DISPUTE.
London; Yesterday:
Continuing, Earl Birkenhead said that it was his duty, very dent of the Board of Trade, was ask-||
Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, Presi carefully and without heat or re-ed what progress had been made in sentment but equally, without any the negotiations with the Pro- exaggeration, to examine closely tuguese Government over thefr the opinion which was entertained flag discrimination decree ROUMANIAN TRIAL. in India in relation to the present
Sir Phillip said he understood proposals of the Government and that the Commission appointed by to appraise their value and Im Protuguese Government to ex-l portance. But to-day he wished merely to justify the view held by amine the question of shipping charges had made its report and the Government that the moment had arrived at which the appoint decree might be issued by the ment of this Commission might The decree when issued would be Portuguesa Government shortly. The courtmartial acquitted suitably and without danger to Mandilesco by, three votes to two. the public interest be accelerated. examined to see how far it met The defence protested his loyalty He believed that all three partics the joint representation made to to the throne and his innocence In the House were agreed that the
Fortuguese Government
PRINCE CAROL'S WISH.
Bucharest, Yesterday.
the
of any subversive action. He moment had arrived when we British Wireless Service said that the ex-Crown Prince might usefully approach the Carol wished to return as regent greatest constitution problem which had faced statesmen of this country for many genera- tions.
for his son, Reuter."
10.30 am. MR. AMERY'S TOUR. Labour and Liberal Support.
2.30 p.m.
2.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m.
4 p.m.
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PLANS FOR VISITING THE DOMINIONS.
may be all wrong, but on the whole "Here again, my own Impressions
I am pravared to trust them to the extent of putting them in print, Lord Oliver, Former Labour leaving the readers to decide for Secretary for India, said that the themselves when the curtain la lift- Labour Party fully supported the ed. This is timed for Tuesday. Bill while reserving themselves in "The past twenty-four houra Rugby, Yesterday. regard to procedure and the con-have served to confirm my impres Sir George Hennessey stated in stitution of the Commission.sion that the Viceroy is receiving Parliament to-day on behalf of the Lord Reading, ex-Viceroy of no encouragement. Unless Delhi Dominions Office that Mr. L. M. S. India, said that the Liberal party is largely inhabited by politicians Amery, Dominions Secretary, who approved the Bill. The Govern- and bureaucrats who cultivate pok- la making a tour of the Dominions, ment had acted, wisely and had er faces, one is not likely to prove
wrong in taking a gloomy view, according to his present plans would really shown a desire to consult "Nowhere have I seen any signs leave Australia for New Zealand the views of India in regard to an of exhilaration, and the Statutory on November 17, reaching New earlier date for the statutory Commission seems likely to be Zealand on November 27. He period. It was solely in the pub- launched in a frozen sea, where It would later safl for Canada and lic interest of India that the will have to use a great deal of would be there from January 5 until Government had determined to engine power before it begins to February 8 or 10 and it might be curtail the time. When Indians cut any ice. expected that he would be back in fully understood the views of theAll sorts of logical arguments England a week later, British Government and the opportunities for the exclusion of Indians can | doubtlens be found, but paycholo- Wireless Service.
that would be given them to make their case heard there would be a gically the only argument for it
seems to be that one of the prin much less tendency to take an ad cipal functions of England, under verse view of the appointment of God's Providence, is to be a stimu the Commission The Bill was lating irritant of Indian National- THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WITH read a second time. British im. This function, It seems likely
AMERICA. SIE Wireless Service.
In this instance, the Commission Green Dr Cold Reception.
will help England to fulfil, so per Paris, Yesterday Calcutta, Nov. 4 haps all is for the best
still, one wonders whether
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