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HONG KONG.
NO HOLY WAR?
Mr. Amery On Ibnsaud's Intentions.
BRITISH SUBSIDIES.
Tribal Leader Received Over Half A Million In 6 Years.
London, Yesterday.
TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1928.
BERT HINKLER.
Awarded Air Force Cross.
LONG FLIGHT HERO. Monetary Receipts From Newspaper Subscriptions,
London, Yesterday.
AGRICULTURE.
Research Service Recommended.
LOVAT REPORT.
Colonies To Be Asked To Contribute.
London, Yesterday.
His Majesty the King has The report of the Lovat Com- In the House of Commons, in reply to questions, Mr. L. S. awarded the Air Force Cross to mittee, which had been consider- ing a scheme for the creation of Amery said he was glad of the the airman Bert Hinkler.
Apart from £2,000 granted by a Colonial agricultural and scien- opportunity to deny a report that Indian troops were going to the Australian Commonwealth, tific research service estimates Koweit. He added there was no Mr. Hinkler received cheques for the cost at £127,000 and recom- confirmation of the report that £900 and £500 from Australian mends a joint council and two! Insaud had declared a Holy War newspaper, public subscriptions-committees, the latter dealing or had in any way been identified Reuter. with such a movement.
Communication with Ibnasaud was possible but slow. Mr. Amery still considered it unnecessary to send a British representative to! Ibnsaud's court.
Mr. Amory added that the totall cost of the subsidy paid toį Insaud from 1917 to 1923 was approximately £542,000. No Sub- sidy had been paid since 1923.-- Reuter.
BRITISH POLICY.
TAKING INITIATIVE IN CHINA.
"CRITICISM UNDESERVED."
MR. LUCY DANBY.
DEATH OF ARCHITECT'S WIFE.
A. B. ROUGH'S FUNERAL.
News has been received in the Colony of the death at Bath, England,, of Mrs. Lucy Danby, widow of Mr. William Danby
the firm who founded
of Danby, Leigh and Orange, architects, in Hong Kong.
The late Mr. Danby came to the) Colony first.in Government service in the 'seventies and was respon- sible for the construction of the
with
the Colony's
Mr. John D. Barlow, prospective Taitam Reservoir and ctiter works
for the North-in connection Liberal candidate wich Division, on Feb. 7 addressed water supply. the members of the '95 Club on the Chinese situation.
with, agriculture and animal health respectively, to sit at the Imperial Institute while a room be made available at the Colonial')] Office for agricultural advisers.
The chief adviser should be a distinguished scientist at a salary of £2,500 with an assistant at £2,000. It was essential to at tract the best men if permanent results were to be expected. The Empire Marketing Board was willing to help substantially in the Cost and the Colonies would be in- vited to contribute-Reuter.
POLICE RESERVE.
ORDERS ISSUED FOR THIS WEEK.
FOUR RESIGNATIONS.
Hong Kong Police Reserve the Hon. Mr. orders issued by E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G. Captain the staff of Superintendent of Police, to-day,
read as follow--
Mrs. Danby, on the death of her husband, left the Colony in 1908 down at Bath. She In recent years, he said, the Bri- and settled Lish in China had been formed to was the stepmother of Mr. J. D. take the initiative, and as a result, Danby, member of they had had to bear the brunt of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire.
Bluejacket's Funeral. all eriticism. Much of that critic-
Chinese Company. The funeral took place at Happy ism had been undeserved. On the
Parade:-All members of the whole, in view of the very difficult Valley yesterday of Able Seaman circumstances, he was inclined to Ronald Rough, of H.M.S. "Robin" Chinese Company will parade at think that the British Government, who was the victim of a shooting Central Police Station on Wedneв- had been right in the polley it had incident at Kamchuk, Weat River,, day, March 14, for Company Drill
on Friday last.
under Sergeant R. J. Hunt. Fall pursued.
57 Reasons.
as
being about to
The cortege, which left the in at 5.30 p.m. sharp. Dress-blue America had undoubtedly shirked Royal Naval Hospital at 5 p.m., uniform, cap with cover, and belt.
Flying Squad. her responsibilities, and recently, was headed by a firing party from
Resignations: Constable R.334 while he was in the United States, vessels of the West River flotilla
followed
by the guncarriage on. Carr is permitted to resign as he tried to impress upon certain senators and professors that the which was the coffin covered by a from March 9 in consequence of his leave the Colony. Monroe Doctrine was out of date. Union Jack and the wreaths of
Fortunately, a large body of pub H.M.S. "Robin." Eight of the de Constable R828 O. Ismail is per- mitted to resign as from March 8 lic opinion in America agreed that ceased's messmates followed
one full upon having completed the Doctrine was out of date, and pall-bearers.
Constable R.304 year's service. realised the responsibilities of The Senior Naval Officer of the
Commander Clarke, A. R. Hamson is permitted to re- America to the rest of the world. West River,
accompanied by Lt.
aign as from March 1 under the On the other hand,
one senator followed," with whom he talked produced at Comdr. Poland, commanding H.M.S. conditions of Sect. 19 of the Hong "Robin," Lieut. Ashby, H.M.S.
Kong Police Reserve Ordinance least 57 reasons why he thought it
"Robin." Lieut. Aggutter, H.M.S. 1027. was not.
"Onslaught, and Sub-Lieut. Alex- Tactful Support, Since he left China the Kuomin-ander, H.M.S. "Tarantula." Wreaths tang had tried to throw off the were curried. by other members of al Patrol will be held in Hong Kong and on Thursday, March 15. Fall in at the crew of H.M.S. "Robin" Bolshevik yoke.
5.15 p.m. sharp at Central Police If they did
ships of the River Patrol.
Station Compound. genuinely throw off that influence When approaching the cemetery, they would, in his view, form the! best Government for China. When the band of H.M.S. "Vindictive" they did so he thought British played the March Funebre, and not yet been passed out of Part 1 the gun-carrlage passed through will attend at the Central Police
Patrol: The weekly instruction-
Training: Members who have
polley should be to support such a the ranks, with the firing party of Station Compound at 5.15 p.m.
Government tactfully.
But,
of
from the 12, also course, China must settle her own troubles. We could only support standing with bowed
arms reversed. that which we considered the best.
It was hopeless to support any tem- porary war lord.
NORMA SHEARER
with
LEW CODY
THE
DEMI-BRIDE
Matro Mayti
SHE'LL
WIN
YOUR
HEART
FORMA SHEARER SWEEPS all before her in this rollicking tale of love and laughter!
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TO-DAY
-USUAL TIMES & PRICES
At 2.30, 5.10 & 7.15 $1.00, 60 cts, 40 cts, & 30 cts. $1.50, $1.00, 69 cts. & 40 cts. At 9.20
A famous British star in one of his finest roles
RONALD COLMAN
IN
'STELLA DALLAS'
AT THE
with
BELLE BENNET AND ALICE JOYCE..
WORLD
Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20.,
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
Interpreter 2.30 & 7.15.
Mystery, surprise and romance in an exciting picture of the underworld!
LON CHANEY
IN
THE UNHOLY THREE
River Patrol, heads and
sharp on Thursday, March-15 for aquad drill under Sergeant R. J. Hunt.
AT THE
—
Indian Company. At the graveside, after the
Resignation: Constable R.230 reading of the funeral service, three volleys were fired, while a H. N. Mehal is permitted to resign Justice And Fair Play.
bugler sounded the Last Post and as from March 8 upon leaving the
Colony for good, Our immediate policy in China the Reveille. and in certain other parts of the Wreaths were sent by: Captain world-had been criticised, but he and officers H.M.S. "Robin: Ships came back fram his recent travels Company. H.M.S. "Robin ("Missed all over the world with profound by his comrades"); S.N.O., West of River and officers of H.M.S. respect for the British sense justice and fair play, whichį "Tarantula:" Ships Company, dominated our actions wherever we HMS. "Tarantula;" Captain and had any responsibilities.
PENNSYLVANIA COALFIELDS
ARMS HAUL.
SHANGHAI CONSTABLE'S
CAPTURE.
Officer, Chief Petty Officers, and Ships Company of H.M.S. Moth;"
Shanghai, Yesterday. Commanding Officer and Ships:
A Settlement policeman obsery- "Nessus;" STRONG INDICTMENT Company, of H.M.S.
Able
H.M.S.ing a procession of Chinese coolies Seaman Farthing. "Nessus:" Commanding Officer and leaving a Wayside wharf, each with Ships Company, H.M.S. "Faulknor:" & sack upon his shoulder, stopped Commanding Officer and Ships the foremost to search, whereupon H.M.S. "Onslaught;"the others dropped their sacks and Company, Officers and Men, H.M.S. "Petore!" ed. Officers and Ships Company, H.M.S.
CONDITIONS.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
Washington, Yesterday.
The sacks contained 880 auto-
The report of the Senate com- "Cicala;" Ships Company, H.M.S. matic pistols and 80,000 rounds of
H.M.S. "Moorhen;" ammunition-Reuter. mittee investigating the situation "Gannet?"
In that section of the Pennsylvania H.M.S. "Bluebell;" and Ships Com- bituminous coal district where a pany, H.M.S. "Tamar."
bitter strike has been carried an
for the past year describes the conditions as a "reign of terror"
A fire, which destroyed the and severely criticises the housing conditions. It speaks of shooting stock rooms on the second, third, into schoolhouses, immorality, the and fourth floors, broke out in brutality of the strike breakers and the luncheon hour at the factory Pentorville-road, Islington, also of the police employed by the in mine owners. Rauter's American N. of the Cartonite and Arborite Syndicate Ltd., postal tube makers.
Service.
The bi-annual ship's lifeboat race for the Trevessa Trophy will be held to-morrow.. Entries close to the Boys! Hong Kong Yacht Club at 12 noon to-morrow,
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.
The clearing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 2/0 8/16.
REPORTER FINED.
DROPPED ATTACHE CASE ON OFFICIAL'S HEAD.
New Delhi, Yesterday." Chamanial, the reporter of the dropped Hindustan Times" who Jan attache case on Bir Basil Blackett's head at the conclusion of the debate on the statutory com mittee was fined Rs. 250 with an alternative of three months' im-
iter. prisonment.
with
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STAR
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KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL
In Lots of zot
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to
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Orders should be sent in wr}}~ ing at least £4 hours before the Coal required.
All orders must be accompanied by dash. Cheque, Compradore Order payable to "The Kallam Mining Ad- ministration."
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