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Afghan Royalty Leave London To-day.
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Bay British Furniture For New Kabul Palace.
London
PALMAS ISLE.
Result Of The
Arbitration,
FAVOURS THE DUTCH.
Americans Lose In The Dispute.
The Hague, Yesterday.
U.S.A. AND CHINA.
The Nanking Incident Settlement.
AN AGREEMENT.
Closed So Far As USA. Is Concerned.
In yesterday's "China Mai!" we
It transpires that when Mr.
London, Yesterday. The King and Queen of Afghan M. Maxhuber, the Swiss states- published the essential facts of Istan leave
to-morrow man and arbitrator in the dispute, the text of the settlement of the morning. Prince Henry, who has between the United States and Nanking Incident between the The just assumed the title of Duke of the Netherlands with respect to United States and China. Gloucester, and Sir Austen Cham. the sovereignty of the island of following telegram refers to the berlain will be at Victoria Station Palmas, situated between the preliminary proceedings:-
Shanghai, Yesterday. to see them off. Lord Allenby will Dutch East Indies and the Philip-1
decided Islands has accompany them to Dover and the pine Channel crossing will be made in that the island should be definite- MacMurray and Mr. Hwang Fu an especially chartered boat to ly Dutch territory.-Reuter. Calais where the King and Queen will say good-bye to. Sir Francis. Humphry, Colonel Wickham and other British representatives, who. have been with them during their visit to England.
No definite time has been fixed for the visit of Afghan Majesties to Russia.
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met at Shanghai on February 26, both expressed an earnest desire to settle the Nanking Incident. They authorised the American Consul-General. Mr. E. S. Cun- ningham, and Dr. G. Wood, chief! of the American and European M. TROTSKY STILL IN LAND section of the Nationalist Foreign
NOT MURDERED.
OF LIVING.
REPORTS "EXAGGERATED."
Moscow, Yesterday.
They have given many ordera for household and other goods during their stay in England. Many of The reports current in Paris the apartments of the new palace, being built Kabul,
at will be
with British-i mado furniture bought in London. -British Wireless Service,
fitted
BUILDING DISPUTE.
SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT TO-DAY.
BRICK QUALITY QUESTIONS.
Counsel for plaintiff and defen- dant addrcosed final speeches to His Lordship at this morning's re- sumption at the Supreme Court of the case in which the Ng Hing Company sued the Hang Yip Com-that M. Trotsky had been pany Ltd. for $43,258.42 for work ed are untrue.-Reuter.
done and materials supplied, whilst
the defendants counterclaimed for
$24,000, stating that the bricks
M. Trotsky,
Ministry. to take up preliminary negotiations.
The result was that, after a month's work, the groundwork was ready when Mr. MacMurray returned from his Yangtsze trip. After two sessions Mr. Mac- Murray and Mr. Hwang Fu agreed to the drafts, after which the notes were drawn up and signed.
Careful perusal bears out the opinion of the Legations at Pek- ing that the successful outcome of the negotiations is in the nature of a personal triumph for Mr. MacMurray-Reuter.
"As Opportunity Offers."
London, Yesterday.
Sir Austen Chamberlain stated in the House of Commons to-day that no satisfactory settlement had been reached in recent nego- tiations with the Nationalist Government of China on the settlement of the claims arising out of the incidents at Nanking on March 24, 1927. Negotiations murder-would he continued by the Bri
used were of a quality inferior to only conclusion to be drawn from that stipulated.
tish Consul-General in Shanghai and the Consul-General for Nan- king, as opportunity offered. British Wireless Service.
the evidence was that Tung Kong BOOK TREASURE.
At the conclusion of the hearing, and Honam bricka had been used. His Lordship gave judgment for
Purchase Price Questions.
the plaintiff for $35,760 and fort Dealing with the question of
ROSENBACH MAKES NEW
PURCHARSE.
SHAKESPEARE DATA.
London, To-day.
defendante on the counterclaim for $33,505, costs of the counterclaim prices, to establish the contention that Nam Kong bricks could not in favour of defendants.
Mr. H. G. Sheldon appeared for have been used, counsel, vald that plaintiff and Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. the evidence was overwhelming Dr. Rosenbach to-day bought, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin for defendant. that the purchase price of the at Sothebys for £10,500 the Mr. Jenkin said that as the con- bricks was $175 per ten thousand, "Ward" Diary kept by the Vicar between tract was between Chinese parties whereas that of the bricks stipulat of Stratford-on-Avon and was a Chinese document it was ed was $240 per ten thousand for 1629 and 1681, containing vale unlikely that misunderstandings small quantities and $285 for able references to Shakespeare. It was agreed Most of the diary has so far been were likely to arise over the des-larger quantities. cription of bricks to be used. The that 2,590,000 bricks had actually unpublished. sample brick was beyond contro-heen vred. The number of Nam A first edition of Ptolemy's was sold for versy because Mr. Basto, who had Kong bricks required was 2,943, Geography (1477)
at $3,400 to the British collector, acted for plaintiff, had asserted
Mr. Maggs.-Reuter. that the brick was the correct des- cription of the brick which was an agreed sample between' them.
A "Fair Test.”
182. Counsel submitted that the figures given, defendants were; entitled to. the difference in the quantity and quality of the bricks, OFF TO CONTINENT. | used, amounting to $28,765,
Mr. Sheldon replied for the plain-
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Counsel submitted that on- the tiff, contending that the average DUKE & DUCHESS OF YORK evidence the only finding His Lord-price paid for the bricks was $190 ship could come to was that in fact per, ten thousand and that this was there were no contract bricks in the ruling price of the contract the building at all although that bricks at that time. submission would be incapable of absolute proof without the build- Ing being pulled down
Afternoon Hearing.
The Duke and Duchess of York and laid Evidence was 'given at yesterday. left London to-day on a private bare for the examination of ex-afternoon's hearing by Ho Kwai visit to the Continent.Their perts. His Lordship had to judge hol, one of the defendants, who Royal Highnesses will return on a fair test and counsel submit-denied the suggestion of plaintiff about the middle of next week. ted that the test applied was a fair that he and plaintiff and Mr. C. G. British Wireless Service. one and was evidence which left no Anderson had gone to two brick
reasonable doubt at all that not a shops and that he (defendant)
single Nam Kong. brick had been chose the bricks which he desired INDIAN RAILWAYS. used, as required by contract...
Counsel submitted that plaintiff could not on his own evidence have used the bricks stipulated.
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to be used on the job.
Defendant continued that he had complained about the bricks used from the beginning to the end but had stated that the price, paid per the plaintiff to use 100,000 inferior he had, on one occasion, allowed
He
ten thousand bricks was $190 and.
that Nam Kong bricks could not
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7,000 WORKERS DISMISSED FOLLOWING STRIKE.
REPERCUSSION."
Calcutta, To-day.
it had been made clear in evidence could not get the bricks required As a repercussion of the lock- possibly have been bought for this and could not satisfy the contract out in the Lillooah Railway work- unless he used 'others. Defendant figure at the time in question. The added that he still retained his shops, 7,000 men of the Burn defence had called Mr. Mok Chi rights in respect of that number of facturing of waggons for the East Company's shops for the manu- nam to give expert evidence, as to bricks. ÉVAYİKLE
Indian Railway, who had struck, none of the bricks in question being The plaintiff, left a quantity of
have been dismissed Reuter Nam Kong bricks and it would have earth on the site and refused to been easy for the plaintiffs to have remove it, so defendant paid $900 secured evidence from sample to another contractor to take it SEDITION CHARGE, bricks if in fact Nam Kong bricks away. He had also paid $600 to had been used. They had not done the Government for water rent, being water used by the plaintif Counsel, pointed out that plain- in erecting the houses. Explain- tiff, having examined 28 bricks pro ing another of his claims, $240 for duced by the defonce, had picked completing drainage works, defen out two as bricks called for by the dant said the plaintiff had joined Mr. Bakshi, Editor of Swarajist contract. Mr. Basto, on the other the drains to an open nullah. (newspapers, and Mr. Banglar. band, had rejected the two picked This was not allowed, and he had katha of the "Forward" who were cut by plaintiff and had stated that, had to pay Joining the drains arrested on charges of sedition. nearly all the rest were Nam Kong to a Government sever as the have been released on bail
Reuter, bricks Counsel submitted that the plaintiff would not do that work
INDIAN JOURNALISTS ALLOWED BAIL
Calcutta, To-day.
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