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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 14,
GETS ACROSS!
"Bremen" Lands In Newfoundland,
AFTER AMUSING HOAX.
OPIUM TRAFFIC.
The Straits And Open Smuggling.
ANIMATED DISCUSSION.
Wireless Message Received As To Journalists' Protest Rectified By
Actual Landing.
St. Johns, Newfoundland,
Island.".
To-day,
Committee.
Geneva, To-day.
The refusal of the Secretariat
1928.
TOKYO-PARIS.
Wonderful And Rapid Flights.
NEARING PARIS.
Left Tokyo Last Sunday Morning For Hanoi.
Paris, Yesterday. Everything is ready to give a A wireless message received at to furnish the Press with the an- rousing welcome to Chates and Armour Point says that the nual report of the traffic in opium Lebrix. They are expected to "German 'plane is at Greenly, and other dangerous drugs led reach Paris on Saturday after- journalists to protest at a meet-noon. They will be officially re! London. Yesterday. ;ing of the Opium Committee ceived by several Ministers and There was no news of the which, after discussion, rectified authorities and will be presented to the Premier, M. Poincare, and "Bremen" at 10.30 this morning, the complaint.
⚫ Certain discrepancies were President Doumergue. The acroplane was last sighted at sen at 3.30 yesterday afternoon.
Weather reports from the Atlan- returns.
Sir M. Delevingne supported at 5 o'clock. tic are adverse. The s.s. "Majes.1 tie." one day out from Southamp- M. Bourgeois in his suggestion of ton, has sent a wireless message a uniform system of control of that a heavy head-wind has deve goods in transit. loped, quite strong enough to affect the fliers seriously.
and no life-saving appliances.
'noted in the German and Dutch
Aleppo, Yesterday. Costes and Lebrix arrived here
Later.
Costes and Lebrix left Aleppo at 9 o'clock. They expect to reach
It was decided to call the atten- Rome to-morrow morning and tion of the Spanish Government Paris in the evening-Reuter. to the absence of information re-
and
ROMANCE on the high seas-aboard desperate pirate ships-
in gay New Orleans and in moonlit gardens !—
AT THE
SUGAR DUTY.
WILL MR. CHURCHILL REDUCE IT?
The "Bremen" has no wireless garding their exports thereby Rations consist of eighteen beef precluding the possibility of com-
parison with quantities uncon-i sandwiches, Six oranges, six gumed. bananas, chocolate and nine flasks There was an animated discus- of beef-ten, ten and coffee.-Reutersion between the British
From Mouth To Mouth. Chinese delegates on the subject London, To-day. of open. smuggling especially in Countless rumours to the effect the Straits Settlements, the alle-
HELP FOR REFINERS.. that the "Bremen" had land- gation being that large quantities ed flew from mouth to mouth of opium from China were seized
London, To-day. Europe, there, throughout America and
With the object of helping Bri- following the
The subject will again be dis-tish refiners suffering from the stories of the sighting and hearing cussed when the Far East report competition of dumped foreign of aeroplanes at dozens of differ- comes up later. ent points; but exhaustive
Ottawa, Yesterday. quiries along the coasts of New
Scotia have The Commons have approved England and Nova
the Geneva Opium Convention proved fruitless...
Protocol.-Reuter.
usual fantastic
en-
A hoaxer actually telephoned to Berlin from New York describing the landing in New York, enormous! erowds, bands playing and German and American anthems being sung, but New York wired at 10.15 in the evening, Greenwich time, that there was no news-Reuter.
Sighted?
New York, To-day. The Canadian Press reports that sighted over the "Bremen" was Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
What a Captain Saw. An aeroplane flying high in a direction was west-south-west sighted at 10.30 this morning, local time, by the Captain of the Cana- dian Government steamer "Arras,” who is convinced that it was the "Bremen."-Reuter.
Canada Approves.
white sugar and subsidised home- grown beet sugar, Mr. W. Chur- chill, in the forthcoming budget, is credited with the intention to reduce the duty on sugar polaris- ing ut and below 98 degrees.
Opposition is anticipated from Australia and Mauritius whose' sugars have a polarisation of 99
· COASTAL CHANGES. degrees.
MOVEMENTS IN SHIPS' PERSONNEL.
A RESIGNATION,
Mr. C. F. Cleaver, sup'y second officer, "Hsin Peking." has gone second officer, "Yingchow."
Mr. J. S. Smart, from reserve, has gone chief officer, "Changsha."
Mr. T. McCowat, chief ofcer, "Changsha," has resigned.
Captain J. K. Clark, of, the "Shengking," is on reserve. Captain W. Shaw, from The island of Newfoundland is leave, has gone master,
on the north-cast side of the Gulf, king."
The Australian Government, at the request of Australian pro- ducers, have made a representa- tion, to Mr. Churchill.-Reuter.
COTTON TRADE.
RIGOROUS POLICY OF RETRENCHMENT.
PROPOSED COMBINE.
Londen, Yesterday, Home
The Cotton Yarn Association has "Sheng: made a statement with reference to the proposed combine of mills of
of St. Lawrence and is separated Mr. J. A. Duggan, from reserve, the American Section of the Spin- from the North American Contin- has gone third engineer officer,ning Industry.
ent by the Straits of Belle Isle. Newfoundland is the oldest British colony.
St. John's is the capital with a population of some 40,000.3
DUTCH OIL.
PALEMBANG PETROLEUM TO BE EXPLOITED.
REQUEST TO PARLIAMENT.
"Sunalng."
It is estimated that at least
Mr. T. A. Orde, third engineer £130,000 sterling, or £6,500 sterling officer, "Sunning," bas gone third per mile, can be saved annually in
costs of production. engineer officer, "Kwangtung."
CK-
Mr. J. W. E. Tonkin, third
The estimate is based on a com-1 gineer. officer, "Kwangtung," is on bination of twenty mills, would be effected in
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Mr. A. W. Norris, second officer, salaries, fees, lower cost of cotton "Kueichow," has gone second en-by bulk purchases and increased!) gineer officer, "Anking."
selling efficiency-Reuter.
AT THE
Mr. A. W. Black, second engineer! officer, "Anking," has gone second engineer officer, "Kueichow."
The Hague, Yesterday. Mr. L. W. Waterman, third
en-
The Government has submitted gineer officer, "Chungking," has second engineer officer, "Nan-
Bill asking for Pariamentary gone third engineer officer, "Shan- chang." authorisation for the conclusion of tung."
2
Mr. W. R. Woodman, second ́en-
a contract with the Bataafsche Oil Mr. D. Watson, from reserve, has gineer officer, "Nanchang," has re- Company for the exploration and gone third engineer officer "Woo-signed. exploitation of petroleum in four
sung."
Mr. J. McAulay, from reserve, flelds in the Palembang Residency. Mr. A. Lockerbie, third engineer has gone third engineer officer, One is in the South Borneo, and officer, "Woosung," has gone supy "Chinhua."
engineer one in the East Borneo Residency, third
officer, "sin while two are in Atjeh.-Reuter.
TRAGIC EVENT.
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED: THREE INJURED..
RIFLE ACCIDENT.
Milan, Yesterday.
Poking."
Mr. J. Symington, chief engineer officer, C.N. Co., is on Home leave.
Mr. G. W. Clark, second engineer officer, "Tungchow," has gone act- ing chief engineer officer, "Shansi. Mr. K. Logan, chief engineer off- cer, "Shansi," in on reserve.
Mr. A. Jeffrey, third engineer offi- cer, "Wuchang, has gone acting During a military inspection at second engineer officer, "Tung-
chow."
Mr. G. J. Forster, third angineer officer, "Chinhas," Is on reserve.
Captain H. Pellow, of the "Loongwo," has gone master, "Sui- wo."
Mr. O. V. Basham, chief officer, "Kungwo," is on reserve.
Mr., J. Rees, from reserve, has gone second officer, "Kungwo,”"..
Mr. R. G. Gillesple, from reserve, has gone second officer, "Luenho," Mr. J. J. McLeavy, second officer, "Luenho," is on Home leave.
Mr. C. Shepherd has been up- pointed sup'y second officer, "Kut officer, Hsin wo."
the Carboccio Barracks a soldier
Br. J. S. K. Oliver, third engineer was holding a rifle between his knees while adjusting his belt. The officer, "Shantung," has gone supy
third engineer
weapon discharged into a group of Peking."
soldiers, dlling two and injuring three.-Reuter.
SAXON LOCK OUT.
EMPLOYERS, DRASTIC
ACTION..
250,000 "LOCKED OUT."
Berlin, Yesterday.
Mr. W. Gordon, from
Mr. A. J. Begley, from reserve, reserve, has gone chief engineer officer, has gone sup'y second engineer off- "Leesang," cer, "Hain Peking."
on
Mr. L. McWilliams, chief" en- Mr. A. B. Blair, sap'y third engineer officer, "Leesang," is gineer officer, "Hain Peking," has Home leave. gone acting second engineer officer, "Whangpu."
Mr. W. S. Smith, acting second engineer officer, "Whaugpu," "bas gone acting second engineer officer, "Tungting
A quarter of a million, metal Mr. D. S. Goldie, sup'y second en- workers in Saxony have been lock-gineer officer, "Linan," has gone ed out owing to 20,000 striking. second. engineer officer, “Tesn."
setth the dispute. Reuter.
gineer officer, Tean,
Mr. M. Hull, Bup'y chief engineer officer, "Slangwo," has gone chief engineer officer, same ship.
Mr. J. Smith, chief engineer off- ver, "Slangwo," le on Home leave.
Captain J. Hannigan, of the "Shukwang," is an reserve.
Captain C. H. Calder, from re serve, has gone master, "Shu ond en-, kwang. дав копе
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