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RUSSIA'S "REDS" RIDICULED.
UNSYMPATHETIC.
DENUNCIATION OF "REDS" GREETED WITH CHEERS.
CANNOT DISRUPT ENGLAND,
London, Yesterday.
IMPERIAL AIR WAYS EX-KAISER WINS HIS
SUCCESS.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
APPLICATION.
AFRICAN FARMS.
SIR ERIC GEDDES MAKES INTER-TO BE RETURNED TO THE EXILE
ESTING ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE SUBSIDIES.
London, Yesterday.
OF DOORN.
TEST CASE.
Windhoek, Yesterday.
Sir Eric Geddes, Chairman of The ex-Kaiser's, application to The Trade Union Congress overwhelmingly defeated a re- Imperial: Airways, announced his recover certain property confs- resignation at the Company's solution demanding the convoca- general meeting in order to give cated in 1920 by the Union Gov- tion of a world conference to dia- his undivided attention to the ernment has succeeded. cuss the establishment of one Dunlop, organisation, now that The property concerned con- Imperial Airways has been set.onsists only of two farms of com- International Trade Union and re-a straight course with fair wea-paratively little value, but the questing the General Council to ther..
case is important as it is under- take steps to reconstruct the The Company's net profit this stood that the success of the pro Anglo-Russian Joint Advisory year was £72,567 and the dividend ceedings will be followed by simi- of 5 per cent was the first it had lar applications in other countries, Council.
paid,
notably, in Poland.
Empire Air Route.
Mr. J. H. Thomas, in opposing Sir E. Geddes said that the Judge Grindley Ferris-in his the resolution, said that "while weekly Cairo-Basra service had judgment, held that Section 267 the Russians are ruining their been an outstanding success and of the Treaty of Versailles in vir own country they would try to the Board had successfully urged tue whereof the property was con- ruin and disrupt ours. We are the Government to support other fiscated, only referred to actual The Govern- not going to grovel towards Rus-links necessary to complete the ruling sovereigns. Bia." (Cheers).
ment were accordingly interdict- Mr. Will Thorne regretted that. One of the main features of the ed from disposing of the property "Comrade Stalin" was not pre-new agreement was the establish and Registrar-Dees was ordered sent to find that he was not get ment of a new weekly service be- to restore the name of the Royal ting value for the money spent in tween England and India, which House as owner of the farms.- the attempt to infect British would become bi-weekly as traffic Trade Unions with Communism develops. Provision had been (Laughter).
made to transfer to the Com- JAPAN AND CHINA. A would-be supporter of the
ipany on favourable terms, two resolution was shouted down large three-engined all-metal
flying boats.
Reuter.
VIRILE BANKER,
DEATH OF MR. GEORGE WILLIAM THOMSON.
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Reuter.
BARON TANAKA'S VIEWS 'ON THE BOYCOTT. INSTRUCTIONS TO MR. YADA.
Tokyo, Yesterday.
Subsidies to be earned by the company to the beginning of April 1, 1929, would eventually reach £2,500,000 compared with $600,000 remaining to be earned under existing agreements. If Prior to his departure last night ONCE WELL-KNOWN IN EAST. the Company were sufficiently for Osaka, en route to Shanghai, supported in the early years Lon- Mr. Yada (Japanese Consul-General London, Yesterday.don to the Cape and Australla by at Shanghai) conferred with the The death is announced of Mr. air could be accomplished com- Premier (Baron: Tanaka) with re- gard to the China situation when, George William Thomson, J.P., a mercially
The extraordinary general retired banker. Born in March,
it is understood, he was instructed to endeavour to induce the 1845, Mr. Thomson served with the meeting of the Company agreed to the alteration of the Articles Oriental Bank In China and Japan of Association to permit the rati- Chinese authorities to suppress from 1870-1885. He joined the Shanghai Artillery in 1870. In fication of an agreement with the the anti-Japanese boycott, which, it Government and also to prevent Is feared, though still sporadic, may 1877 he was in a wreck at Cape; the shares of the Company.com. spread. If it spreads, the Govern- In 1888 he founded the first ing under foreign influence or ment is bound to regard it as most European bank in Persia, and three
Gardaful.
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years later founded the African Banking Corporation, of which he was chief manager for 18 years and a director for 11 years,
He was President of the Council) of the Japan Society and a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers, Dur ing the war he equipped and com- He manded Volunteer Corps. retired from active life in 1920- Reuter.
FOREIGN OFFICE, SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINS
DEPUTIES.
control-Reuter.
BOXER INDEMNITY.
CHINA BREAKING FAITH WITH AMERICA DISPOSITION OF REFUND.
Peking, Yesterday.
sorious and, may be, will be forced to take steps, though it is still hope- ful that Nanking will show sin- cerity by preventing its spread.
Consul-General Yada, it is also understood, was instructed to take a firm stand against economic dis- crimination generally,
Treaty Revision.
Regarding Nanking's intention
So far as the question of Treaty "The "North China Leader and revision is concerned, he will the "North China Standard" to-day take no steps. In the meantime have editorials regarding the Amer-the Government will continue a ican Boxer Indemnity Fund. It watchful attitude, awaiting China's will be remembered that the Nan- next move. pret king Government has discharged all the members of the "China Founda in applying the tariff on October 1, tion" which administers the funds it is Intimated that the Japanese and has appointed a new board.
Government will not accept en- *"In most cases the old members forcement unless a conference is have been replaced by others first held to consider the matter, nominated by the Nationalist Gor- as it considers the step illegal. In accordance with earlier ar-rament. The arrangement when Talks with Japan officials give rangements, Lord Birkenhead has the board was appolated was that the impression that the Gov- assumed charge of the Foreign it should be self perpetuating, ernment attitude is stiffening and Office in succession to Lord Bal-largely in order to keep it free from that it intends to show Nanking four, who has gone to Scotland, politica,
that it is not prepared to stand any nonsense-Reuter,
WHAT "F. E." DOES.
London, Yesterday,
Wanhalen Murders;
Peking, Yesterday,
and who acted as Minister in The North China Leader in its charge of the Foreign Office while editorial says that the order comes Lord Cushendun was acting as perllously near a distinct breach of Foreign Minister in Geneva, Lord faith with the United States. The Birkenhead's responsibilities, which point is that Nanking, should as- Further details of the kidnap- he will discharge till Lord Cushen-sume the right to make appoint ping of the Japanese at Wanhaien dun returns, will be mainly routine, ments. This fe a clear violation of recently show that a party of such as the signing of documents the original agreement. Reuter.
LEPROSY
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER,
JUN, GIET.CH
LEONARD WOOD FUND.
Recipients Hit.
Japanese were conversing at the offices of the Mitsubishi Company At Wanhsien on May 27, when a The "North China Standard”: Bays that the present directors are not party attacked them and killed Mr. political and dependable business Yasutomi, who is the local man- and professional men who receiveger of the Mitsubishi. They also seriously injured a Japanese lan- remuneration for their services on
destroyer" and Tuage officer from the board. The Foundation should
Japanese submit the matter to the Amer
amed Legation
adits *killed
pending many Institution China: for whic
Manila, Yesterday Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Junior has given $100,000 gold to the Leonard Wood Fund for the Era- dication of Leprosy. The fund has now reached over G.$1,000,000 they have Reuter
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