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HONG KONG. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1928.
BRITISH NAVY.
New Appointments Announced:
IMPORTANT CHANGES.
Sir F. L. Field Promoted Admiral:
Retirements.
London, To-day.
The Admiralty announces that
Rear-
BOMB FOR DUCE. THE "KING'S MONEY.”
Mussolini of the Charmed
Life.
AGAIN ESCAPES.
Main Arrested Holding Infernal Machine Thread.
Lugano, To-day.
A telegram from Como states
Dies Obtained By Schoolmaster.
HEAVY SENTENCES. ''.
Others Implicated Given Rigorous Imprisonment.
Karachi, To-day. After the trial lasting two Admiral Sir Sydney Fremantle that a powerful bomb was found months of conspiring to obtain "dies has been placed on the retired on the railway line over which to coln the King's money," Edmund Liverpool illat at his own request and that
Clarence Wheeler, a Vice-Admiral Sir F. L. Field has
schoolmaster, who was evtradited been promoted Admiral.
from England last July, was sen- Admiral Beaty-Pownail, V.C..
tenced to 4 years' rigorous im- and Captain Campbell have
prisonment.. been promoted Vice-Admiral Rear-Admiral, respective- but both have been placed on the retired list as from April 6-Reuter.
and
ly:
GIGANTIC COMBINE.
FORMED BY BRITISH AND U.S. FINANCIERS.
SIR A. MOND CHAIRMAN,
London, To-day, What is described as a "Gigan- itie combine of financiers" has been formed and entitled "The Finance Company of Great Bri-l tain and America' 'and registered
Ships at Sen, Europe, American Continents, Hawalinn Islands, Dutch East Indies, Dutch Borneo, Philippine Islands, French Indo-China, Province of Yunnan, British North Borneo, "Siam, Canton, Swatow, Kwongchowan, Fort! Bayard, Tchekum, Hollow, Amoy, Foochow, and Wuchow, etc.
BENITO LUSSOMAJI
according to
have the
Dickinson, who Wheeler, asked him to diea made which, he believed, would be used to stamp cakes of soap, was given two years' rigorous imprisonment.
Four Mohammedan. accused re-l ceived sentences of imprisonment ranging from seven to two years and fines of 1,000 rupees or an ad- ditional year of imprisonment in
each casa.
"BULLS AND BEARS."
NEW YORK'S FRENZIED FINANCE.
"BULLS" FORESTALLED.
New York, To-day. Transactions were moved at a re-
every
¡with a nominal capital of Signor Mussolini's train had to
£2,040.000 held in equal propor-pass on his return to Rome. tions by the Imperial Chemical Attached to the machine was ¡Industries, 'Limited, and the a thread, the other end of which card-breaking rate in the Stock Ex-
Chase Security Corporation of was held by a man hiding near change, accompanied by New York.
the track. The man was arrest-symptom of speculative excitement. Sir Alfred Mond, who is Chair-ed.-Reuter.
The renewal of a "ball" market man, states that the American
in the high prices in industrial Committee will probably
shares was quickly forestalled and unique in the history of financial
many early gains from three to
be
corporation and will include the BIG BILL" BEATEN. twelve dollars a share were wiped
most important leaders of finance:
and industry. He declared that:
་་
DEFEAT FOR THOMPSON'S NOMINEES.
EXASPERATED VOTERS.
the new corporation will facilitate CRUSHING commercial and industrial finance throughout, the British Empire, Europe and the United States.- Reuter.
OPIUM TRAFFIC.
CHINESE RETORT ΤΟ JAPANESE DELEGATE.
CHINA'S RETURNS.
Geneva, To-day.
out or converted sharply. into Лозяев,
United States Steel rose from below 150 to 151, General Motors closed a fraction lower and Radio Corporation had a net loss of 7.50.
LADY FLIER.
DETERMINED TO CROSS THE MEDITERRANEAN.
Chicago, Yesterday. Mr. Small was defeated for the Governorship by 450,000 votes, while Robert Crowe, the third member of the Thompson-Small- Crowe combination, lost the con-
London, To-day. test for the Criminal Prosecutor-
Lady Heath, who is attempting ship of the county in which Chicago is situated by 125,000 a flight from Capetown, to England The Advisory Committee of the votes. Mayor Thompson was and from whom Royal Air Force a Com-authorities at Cairo. have hitherto It is notified for information that the via Wireless rate to Europe has League on the Traffic in opium and hopelessly defcated as
withheld facilities for her flight been reduced to $1,65 per word,
Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio Counter, 1st other dangerous drugs opened its miteeman.
The most remarkable feature across the Mediterranean, on the 11th Session in public, Floor, Government Building.
Telegraphic Addresses-Persons and firms having correspondents in the In the course of the discussion has been the revolt of exasperated ground that she lacked experience places named above should in order to avoid delay to telegrams received by on the question of Chinese seizures, voters, who are usually dormant to cross alone has now been allow- radio register their telegraphic address immediately.
Mr. Chao said he regretted that at primary elections, against the ed to proceed. She has been inform- "Big Bill" ed, however, that she makes the the Chinese returns were regarded 'Party machine. an incomplete. He declared that the Thompson with remain Mayor for Mediterranean crossing on her own the three unexpired years of his responsibility and has been warn- Chinese Govrnment daired to
four-year term,, but his positioned of the riska involved.-British furnish a full and prompt report. will be embarrassing.
Wireless Service. Mr. Delevingue urged prompt,
Press Comment. communication of such returns..
New York, April 12. Mr. Sato suggested that a copy) Reporters found Mayor Thomp- of the Chinese returns should be son in a rage when they reminded communicated simultaneously to him of his promise to resign if his the Japanese Minister in Peking. candidates were defeated in the "Big Bill"
London, To-day. Mr. Chao asked that similar pro- primary elections. cedure should be applied with re- stormily demanded, "Why should
Princess Mary and Viscount gard to seizures in Japan.
I resign? We won some smaller Lascelles, who arrived at Jeru- Sir John Campbell. (India) re-nominations."*
anlem yesterday, went this morning minded the Committee that Govern- Newspapers throughout the to Bethlehem and visited the Na ment control of narcotics had exist country rejoice in this "victory tivity Church. British
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ed for many years in India.
Mr. Delevingue expressed dis- The "Times" says the results: appointment in some of the replies crushingly repudiate this com-
THE ROYAL TRIP.
PRINCESS MARY AND HUSBAND AT BETHLEHEM.
Service.
Wireless
from Governments on the resolu-, placent political charlatan. The DIPLOMATIC POST. tion dealing with leakage in drugs!"World" states that the whacking. and into illicit traffic-Reuter.
SOVIET BUDGET,
ANTICIPATED INCREASED
REVENUE,
"STRAINED SITUATION."
ww
majorities for Thompson's op- ponents show that Illinois Re- publicans are disgusted with the "shameless graft, idiocy and violence of the gangs in power.”— Reuter.
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BRITISH MINISTER TO ALBANIA.
London, To-day. H.M. the King has approved of the appointment of Sir Robert Minister at London, March 23. Macleod Hodgson as The Chicago Board of Educa-Durazzo-Reuter. tion, in dismissing Mr. William McAndrew. Superintendent Schools, asserts that proof has
of
LORD TREMATON.
REGARDING HIM.
Moscow Yesterday. been found of the truth of "Big GRAVE ANXIETY” NOW FELT At the plenary sitting of the Bill" Thompson's charge of or Executives of the Communist ganised pro-British and anti- Party, M. Briukhanoff, Commis-American propaganda on A sar of Finance, submitting his stupendous scale in the schools budget, estimated a revenue for and colleges.
the current year of 6,085,000,000 |
roubles compared with 5,200,000,-
000 last year, and expenditure of
London, Yesterday. Grave anxiety is felt at the con- dition of Viscount Trematon.- Reuter.
5,983,000,000. The National De- DEATHS IN PRISON. nephew of HM, the Queen, was
fence Account is -742,000,000 roubles compared with 634,000,-
000.
M. Briukhanoff ascribed this increase to the strained inter- national situation-Reuter.
ECHO OF SOLOMON ISLAND FRICTION.
AWAITING TRIAL.
[Lord Trematon, who is a recently in a motor smash on the Paris-Lyons-road. One of the party was killed. The Countess of Athlone, Lord Trematon's mother, is hastening from South Africa to be with her son at Belleville. France, where he is in hospital.] Blood Transfusion. Two more of the Solomon Islan-
London, Yesterday. ders, awaiting their trial for This morning's bulletin regard the massacre, have died, making ing Lord Trematon states that thirteen in all. These deaths are his condition is unchanged. He is attributed to unaccustomed diet, still too weak for transfusion of The coal strike here (in force lack of exercise and fretting for blood which the doctors have con- during the past few weeks) is end the trial to begin shortly-Res- ter plated, British Wireless Ser
iter.
vice. Reuter.
GIB." COAL STRIKE.
ANNOUNCED ́ ́ENDED.
Gibraltar, To-day.
Tulagi, Yesterday:
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