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MR. CHURCHILL'S REMARKS.
London, Yesterday.
MERGER.
VIOLENT ATTACK.
LABOUR M. P. REFERS TO "ROBBING THE EMPIRE."
MARCONI " LISTENS-IN."
London, Yesterday.
AGREEMENT.
'INFORMAL" VIEWS.
WASHINGTON READY TO SEND DELEGATION.
DISARMAMENT PROBLEM. ·
Washington, Yesterday, A further effort to "draw" the "It is a definite conspiracy to The State Department, which Premier on the subject of the disrob the Empire of one of its has carefully examined the pro- crepancies in the speeches of Mr. greatest potential assets" was the
Churchill and Sir Wm. Joynson- description applied to the wire-visions of the Anglo-French Naval Hicks, made at question-time in less-cable merger by the Labour Disarmament Agreement, has in- the House of Commons, elicited a member. Mr.. W. Baker, in open-formally announced its readiness non-commital statement.
ing the Opposition attack in the to send another American Dele- Mr. Baldwin pointed out that debate on the Cables and Wireless gation to the Preparatory Dis- the Chancellor's statement was in report.
armament Conference at Geneva accordance with the election pro-3 Mr. Baker alleged that there should the new development, re- gramme of 1924 while Sir Wm. Joynson-Hicks had truly said that was interlocking of the British sult in the re-opening of discus-
and American Companies already,sions. certain questions were worthy of although the danger of transfer- The Navy Department officials consideration.
ence of communications
a fundamental to point out that Questioned on the specific point American hands was a feature of change in the naval situation has of safeguarding the iron and steel the campaign, which had resulted been created by the possibilities industries Mr. Baldwin said the in the merger.
which the Franco-British Agree- Government adhered to the deci-
Sir John Gilmour, replying as ment presents for the limitation sion of 1925 after the matter had;
submarine construction.-- the Conference, of Chairman of been examined by the Committee of Civil Research, He declared assured British people that no Reuter's American Service. that the Government's rating compulsion or dictatorship had been exercised upon the Confer- scheme would appreciably re- duce the overhead costs in the ence. This was a good bargain, iron and steel industries while the for the State had secured a public reduction in railway freights and efficient service at the cheap- would also tend to improve the est possible rate while safeguard- competitive position of this basic ing the strategical position which necessarily would depend upon industry.
cables at least for some years. Mr. Churchill's speech, men- The British Government in decid- tioned by Mr. Baldwin, was made;
ing to accept the report, was con-
LABOUR GROWL.
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DISCUSSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS.
"AMONG THE SCRAPS."
. London, Yesterday,
In the House of Commons during
at the conclusion of the unemploy- vinced that they were acting in the debate on the second reading of ment debate on July 24, when he the public interest, and they the Appropriation Bill the Labour said that any fundamental rever-
proposed to enter upon negotia- Member Mr. Johnson initiated sal of the fiscal system should not tions with the Companies with a discussion on Indian affairs on be contemplated, but that we were view to an agreement on lines in-behalf of the opposition and protest- perfectly free to develop excepdicated in the report.-Reuter. tional measures for special cul- ture and particular trades.- Reuter.
SORDID STORY.
CHINESE WOMAN CHARGED WITH HARBOURING.
Marconi Co.'s Views.
Later.
The Marconi Company an nounce that it is hoped to form a merger company as soon as the necessarily protracted legal form- alities can be carried out, when the merger company will offer the When a Chinese woman was, yes-shareholders of the Cable Com- terday afternoon, charged before panies and the Marconi Com-
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Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles are for-Major C. Willson, O.B.E., on three pany, respectively, to acquire warded via Siberia if no superscribed.
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6th July and Parcels 28thJune)
SATURDAY, AUGUST
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai
ed against the system of relegating the affairs of 380,000,000 people to an hour or two among the scraps at the end of the session,-Reuter.
A MYSTERY.
IS IT MURDER. OR
SUICIDE?
POLICE IN A QUANDARY.
The body of a Chinese, nged.
counts of harbouring and procuring their shares in exchange for about 40 years, who was identi- a girl, and of using her flat at No. shares in the merger company,
fied as Tsang Kwan, a native of 20. Peel-street for an immoral pur- In the Distinguished Strang- Watchow, was yesterday after- pase, a story was told in Court offers gallery of the House of Com-noon found by the Mongkok police how the girl run away from her mons Commandatore Marconi at the junction of Hong Lok and home after she had been beaten by listened to the wireless and cables Nelson-streets.
her parents for staying out at night. debate.
The allegation of the prosecution
is that the accused woman took half
The man, who had been dead for some time, had Mr. Baker Rebuked. ・・ a long knife stuck into his stomach. Great force must have Mr. L. S. Amery (Overseas been used in making the stab as The girl was discovered by her Secretary) in winding-up, chided the knife passed right through uncle, who employed a decoy to in- Mr. Baker and affirmed that it the body and the point came out had been clearly shown that there duce her to go into the street. She
was then seized by the uncle who was no possibility of the Domin- at the dead man's back.
Per
AUGUST 3.
...Kalyan -
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of the immoral earnings of the girl.
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was accompanied by the police, and ions' Governments participating dead man's left hand was clutch THRILLS and GAIETY !
the accused was arrested.
in an Inter-Imperial or Inter-
tem..
ing the hilt of the dagger, giving The girl confessed, in examina- Government-owned unitary sys-the impression that he had com- tion by Mr. Hin-shing Lo, for the The cables and wireless demitted suicide by stabbing him-
defence, that she had fallen from bate in the House of Commons] virtue before she went to accused's has been dropped. Reuter. house. Her betrayer was employed
Further Details.
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self.
The police theory was that the dead man had been the victim of foul play, and the body had been arranged after death to give the impression of suicide.
London, Yesterday. gether at the Asia Hotel, Yaumati. The British Wireless report
This morning, however, the in- When she made a confession to her states that the principal recom- parents, her father said: "Leave mendations of the report are, vestigators have turned their at- the matter there, never mind." She firstly, the formation of a great tention to the possibility of sui- admitted in further examination merger between the Eastern Ex-eide, which theory is supported tension and Western Telegraph to this extent that there were no that her mother ordered her to leave Companies and the Marconi Wire-signs of any struggle at the spot home because she was disobedient less Telegraph Company, unifying where the body was found, and often stayed away overnight. and combining cable and wireless The wound in the body, it was communications throughout the found, could have bean self- Empire and, secondly, the promo-inflicted by the man plunging the tion of a Communications Com-knife into his stomach with both! pany with an initial capital of hands. The fact that the right £30,000,0000 to acquire the com- hand was lying by the side of the munication assets of the Cable body was consistent with the na- and Marconi companies as well as tural instinct in falling after the While coming down the staircase the lease of the Post Office beam infliction of the fatal wound, the dead man had released his grip on after visiting a friend at the Chin services.
The case was adjourned.
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AUGUST
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Letters 1 p.m.
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BADLY ASSAULTED BY ARMED MEN.
Ching Kee Ningpo Seamen's Board- Sir John Gilmour, on behalf of the hilt of the dagger and put out ing house, Third-street, West Point, the Government, said that having of his fall to the ground.
his right hand to break the weight yesterday afternoon, 1 Chinese fully considered the report, the
Both the murder and suicide tallor, named Sang Heung-sang, was Government had decided to accept theory are being carefully con- knocked down and assaulted by four it and put its recommendations sidered, and as soon as the au- armed men. He was robbed of into effect. They felt convinced opsy has been completed, it is $4.45 and
pair of spec- that they were acting in the best hoped to be able to arrive at a tacles. After reporting the interest of the public generally definite conclusion as to how the outrage at the No. 7 Police Station, and of the users of the services in unfortunate man met his death. he was taken to the Government particular, for it was only in this Civil Hospital in a serious cond way that all the necessary com- munications between the various
TRICK CYCLIST.
parts of the Empire could be though there were necessarily maintained and developed with certain aspects to which those cut undue cost to the public. other Governments wished to The Government proposed to give further consideration or in "This trick of riding without enter forthwith into negotia-regard to which fuller informa- hands on the bar on a lonely road is tions with the Companies con- tion was required. In response to no doubt safe, but Nathan-road is cerned with a view to drawing-up telegraphic inquiries, replies had neither Jonely nor safe," said Mr. a formal agreement on the lines been received from the Canadian, W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis recommended by the conference. Australian, New Zealand, South tracy this morning to a Chinese Sir J. Gilmour added that in an African, Irish Free State and In- youth, charged with riding in a nouncing this decision the Gov dian Government's showing that reckless and negligent manner yes-ernment were fortified with the on all hands and from every quar- terday afternoon on Nathan-road knowledge that the attitude of ter of the Empire there was a The Magistrate, warning the other Governments concerned was measure of accord on the general youth not to repeat the offence, generally favourable to the recom- principles which the conference Imposed a firs of $4.
mendations of the Conference al-had laid down,
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