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THE ANGLO - FRENCH GERMAN POLITICAL
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THE DOCUMENTS
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BRITISH COLLECTION TO BE LAID EXTREMISTS ELECT HUGENBERG
BEFORE COMMONS
HEAD OF NATIONALISTS
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLICATION BEHIND THE “STEEL HELMETS”
London, Yesterday.
Berlin. Yesterday.
triumph
Extremists acored
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The granite cross which has been The British collection of docu- erected at Les Boeufs on the Somme ments dealing with the Anglo- yesterday when Harr Hugenberg. newspaper French proposals for naval Himfta- the tion will be laid in the House of "Lokalanzelger" was elected to the Commons 05 a white paper on chairmanship of the Nation People's Monday afternoon and will then be Party in succession to Count
Weetarp. available for publication.
in place of the wooden cross which was placed there after the big battlea at Les Boeufs and Ginchy in September, 1916, was unveiled this morning in the presence of 130 officers and men of the Guards' Division.
Major-General Sir Geoffrey Field- ing, who commanded the Guárda' Division in the Somme battles,, re- called the history of the fighting in this sector, emphasising the ter- rible nature of the battles owing to the gigantic defence works which the Germans had built up and told how no less than 230 officers and 7,000 guardamen died.
A summary will be issued In The election is bound to сливо the British Official Wireless on increased tension in the country's Monday evening.-British Wireless internal political situation. Service.
NO CHANGE
"KWANGSE'S" POSITION AT PING ROCK
TAIKOO TUG PROCEEDING
Herr Hugenberg, who is the mian behind the Nationallet "Steel helmet" organisation, may be regarded 23 the leader. of the Fascist movement In Germany. He is a bitter oppon- ent of the Republic and the policy and understanding with France, also the Locarno Agreement and the Versailles Treaty. It remains, how-
At the conclusion of, the unveil-
No change has occurred in the ever, to be seen whether the ing ceremony, the Mayor of Ginchy position of the China Navigation, 5,000,000 Germans who voted for accepted the memorial on behalf of S. N. Co.'s ds. "Kwangse" which the National, Party at the last his community.
ran aground off Ping Rock, between Reichstag Election, will back up
Rev. Pat MacCormick, Rector of Amoy and Foochow, on the south- Hugenberg's policy. Meanwhile, it Saint Martins-in-the-Fields, Lon-
don, blessed the memorial.
General Earl of Cavan laid a wreath on ft on behalf of the King.
Other wreaths were deposited by
| Lieutenant-Colonel Lathom, on be- half of the Prince of Wales, by Colonel Seymour for the Duke of Connaught and by officers of each of the Guards regiments.British Wireless Service.
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CHINESE CRIPPLE WHO PREFERRED BEGGING
MODERATE AND FINE
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is announced that ex-Chancellor Marx intends to resign the chair- manship of the Centre Party in December owing to the state of his health-Reuter.
SALT LOANS
GROUP BANKS OPPOSE SCHEME
Peking, Yesterday,
It is learned that the Ministers of the interested Powers are meet- ing to-morrow to discuss the Salt altuation, which is still giving rise to anxiety.
The Nanking Government recent-
ly announced a scheme under which all Salt producing districts are re- quired to make monthly contribu tions, in accordance with a special; quota laid down, to make up a total
With heavy wooden crutches sup- porting him on each side as he east coast of China, in Lat. 25.10.30 stood in the dock
a Chinese was north, Long. 119.17.80 E.
H.M.S. "Bruce," leader of the 8th this morning at the Kowloon Court,' charged with begging and with be Destroyer Flotilla, was sent to stand ing a nuisance generally. Defen by and is still there. dant said that he had to beg bean" and the "Chinklang" both, cient to pay for all loans secured The China Navigation Co.'s "Che. Bum annually of $10,000,000 from
all, which it is eaid will be suffi
atood by and have proceeded, the
cause he could not work.
Sergeant Hargravea sald that de' former to Amoy, but the "Linan"on the Sale revenue, with the ex
ception of the Re-organisation Loan.
The districts quotas were order.
understood that the
heads
still
fendant had time and again in the has also reached the distressed ves past few years, been sent away gel and is keeping her company. from the Colony for begging. But, With Mr. C. S. Cameron, of Tal- he had always returned, and late- koo Dock in charge, the Talkoo tug ed to be paid into banks designated ly the police had given him a free has already left Hong Kong with by the Minister of Finance.
It Licence for a cigarette stall, from salvage gear and men. which he could make his living. However, bad weather is being ex-of the Group. Banks are Defendant had "let" his licence, perienced in the position indicated and continued his profession as a and operations may be hampered for beggar.
a while.
Built at Greenock in 1898, the The magistrate (Mr. W. Scho- "Kwangsa's" dimensions are:--1,985 field) remarking hat he did not be- tona gross, 1,228 tons net, length 275.2 feet, beam 38.2 feet, depth 21.4 lieve defendant's story, imposed a fine of $5 with the alternative of feet. She seldom cails here. 10 days' hard labour.
Defendant denied this,
SMART GIRL
FRIGHTENS FOUR BURGLARS OFF THE PREMISES
FOOLISH “PLAY"
CHINESE YOUTH WHO WAS BADLY BURNED
BEFORE MAGISTRATE 'The intelligence and plucky act of ja girl, living at. No. 367, Queens-
With his leg bandaged, road West (first floor) aaved the in youth was brought into Mr. R. E. mates of the house from being robLndsell's Court this morning in the bed by four miscreants.
arma of an Indian constable. This
poor
In answer to the charge of having
strenuously opposing the National Government's proposals regarding loans secured on the Salt Gabelle.— Reuter.
COLLAPSE
BUILDING CONTRACTOR AND FOREMAN ARRESTED
Paris, Saturday,
The death roll as the result of the building collapse at Vincennes totals 13. All hope has been aban- doned of rescuing the eight still' burled. The contractor and fore- man have been arrested.-Reuter.
DUTCH AIR MAIL
FIFTH 'PLANE WELL ON ITS WAY
At about 10.30 this morning, four was a requel to the case in which robbers, under the pretence of de a youth was burned on the leg with. livering a letter for the landlord, kerosene poured on it.
Bunder Abbas, Yesterday. gained admittance to the house.
The fifth Dutch, mail 'plane noon and They threatened the inmates, "played the trick." the defendant arrived yesterday at four women, four boys and two girls, who is also a youth, admitted that resumed its journey this morning. During the time, a girl who was he had done so on this occasion, -Beuter. standing in the kitchen bad notfoed He maintained, however, that the
defendant had burned him first.
THEFT
stated that he lived at No. 19, Shing CHINESE WOMAN BEFORE THE On-street, Saiwanho and defendant;
MAGISTRATE
the robbers entering the house,
Quietly but cautiously, she slipped The complainant, Chow Mul, (18) down the stairs which, was very near to the kitchen and gave the alarm.
Whistles were then blown by those who were living on the oppo- koo Dock. site building.
was his fellow worker in the Tai-
That she was forced by circum-
On the night of Sept. 14, witness stances to commit a theft was the The robbers, scared, bolted, taking continued, he was asleep and was excuse offered by a Chinese woman all they could with them.
aroused by the buraing of his right at the Kowloon Magistracy this A woman, carrying a child in her leg. On awakening, he found that arma, was so frightened that she there was some lighted Chinese morning, when she was charged, tried to jump into the street but was medicine herbs wrapped round his before, Mr W. Schofield, with the theft of clothing and jewellery ankle, and the stuff was burning valued at $118.50 from No. 17, stopped by the hawkers "below,
fiercely.
"RECONSTRUCTION"
It was about 1 am. at the time Austin-road, Yaumatic and witness was sleeping in Tai The magistrate, remarking that Sek-street with the defendant and it was evidently her first offence," Nanking, Yesterday one other man. The other man was said that he would give her the The National Government has at that time, fast asleep, while the option of a fine, and sentenced her invited Mr. Henry Ford, Mr. Owen defondant was sitting by watching, to a fine of $50 or one month's Young of Dawes Plan fame, Mr. Witness was at the time in great hard labour.
R. M. Harper (the American pain and tried to tramp his foot banker), Professor Seligmann of on the ground in the hops of put- Columbia University (the econom- ting out the fire, but this was of no [st), and Professor Jeremiah" avail; +-
$15,000 FINE
The boy of the chief officer of Jenks (Professor of Economics of In answer to the Magistrate, com the 8.8. Tai Ming was, this morn New York University) to become plainant admitted that he had playing, fined $15,000 by Mr. R. E. "honorary, economic advisers to ed tricks", on the defendant.. Lindsell for smuggling 200 taels of assist the Government in its recon. The case was adjourned for a oplum. Mr. W. D. Owen appeared |struction schemes Router
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