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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1928.
THE UNEMPLOYED · PROBLEM
NEW PROPOSALS
'GOVERNMENT AND WORKERS FOR CANADA
FOR COUNTRY AND TOWN
London, Yesterday..
THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET
THE SPEECHES
MR. BALDWIN ON CHINA OF TO-DAY
OTHER SUBJECTS
London, Yesterday.
JAPAN'S EMPEROR CONGRATULATED
BY H.M. THE KING
ON THE OCCASION OF KYOTO CORONATION
CORDIAL WISHES
London, Yesterday,
The new proposals for the emigra- Į At the Lord Mayor's banquet, in The following message has been tion of workers to Canada were the Guildhall, Mr. Baldwin rejoic-telegraphed by H.M. the King to outlined in the House of Commonsa ed that the post-war distinction the Emperor of Japan:- to-day by Sir, Arthur Steel Mait-, between victors and vanquished no "On this auspicious day of your land, Minister of Labour, in the longer existed and that improve-Imperial Majesty's enthronement in course of a debate on unemployment had resulted in a striking the seat of your august ancestors, ment.
change of the internal condition of I hasten to offer you my most
He said that under a scheme of Germany, proving that close cordial wishes that you may enjoy training contres for agricultural Franco-British co-operation had not a long and prosperous reign, made workers, it was hoped within the reacted detrimentally to Germany happy by the abiding loyalty arid next six months that 5,000 or 6,000 or to any other power.
ever-increasing affection of your
men would be ready to go to Canada. On the contrary, the expansion of people, so closely united with my The Government were also nego- Franco-British "co-operation form-own by ties of friendship, mutual tiating with the Canadian Govern- ed the keystone of the European understanding and joint endeavour ment for the sending out of town arch that still constituted British in the cause of civilisation and pro- workers for work in Canadian policy.
gross."-British Wireless Service.
Local Reception The Premier, referred to the towns, with no stipulation about agricultural work. It was hoped steady progress in Central Europe: The Japanese Consul-General held a minimum of 8,000 or 4,000 of and also in Italy, whose position a reception this morning at the these might go out in the next six to-day testified to the success of Hong Kong Hotel. There was a re-! months and that the number might, the efforts of the Italians during presentative attendance. be considerably greater.-British the past four year. Wireless Service.
MEXICAN TRIAL
CLOSING STAGES MARKED WITH STRONG FEELING
"STORM OF HISSES"
Mr. Baldwin welcomed Spain's: return to the League of Nations.
Congratulations To Japan
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The Prime Minister, congratulat- Ing the new Emperor of Japan on the occasion of his enthronement, Returns of the average amount i declared that the spirit of the his- of Bank Notes in circulation and toric Anglo-Japanese Alliance still of specle in reserve in Ilong Kong, flourishes and constitutes one of during the month ended October certified by the New York, Yesterday. the strongest guarantees of peace 31, 1928,
Managers of the respective Banka Feelings at the closing stages of in the Far East.
As regards China, the premier are as follow:- the Toral trial were so high that
said her Government was faced
Banks the prisonera had to be surrounded with graat dificulties but it had a
Chartered Bank by three rows of armed troops, a constructive programme, and he of India large number of whom, were main-hoped that it would prove strong Australia and
enough to give effect thereto. He tatued in other parts of the bulld- believed that we had been success- jing. A crowd of a thousand, who ful in our two-fold endeavour,
| were
Average Speckle Amount, In Reserve.
China $15,200,000 $5,300,000*:
Houg
ng Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor-
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DRUMS LOVE"
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MARY PHILBIN, DON ALVARADO
LIONEL BARRYMORE, TULLY MARSHALL.
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THE BLACK PIRATE
With
unable to gain admianten, firstly, to picked our own people,poration : 40,938,74 94,000,00 DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
loftered in the streets crying "viva Obregon," "death bo Toral."
and, secondly, take all ticable measures to meet the na- tural aspirations of the. Chin- The despatch Defending counsel's plea that ese themselves,
the Defence Force un- Toral only committed a political of
Baved the lives of crime, and that Maria Concepcion doubtedly
was a holy woman was drowned in many people not only British
a storm of hisses from the specta- but Chinese and preserved a great! city from what might have been a
the Branch Post Offices at Wanchai, Sheangwan; Saiyingpun, Yau-tors. mati and Shamshuipo, 8 a.m.. to 9 a.m. only.
The defence has been allowed five catastrophe.
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Total ... $03,768,784 40,500,000 In addition Sterling Securities Crown deposited with the Agents valued at £1,277,700, + In addition Securities' deposit- ed with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued at £2,998,202.
§ In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £180,000.
Mr. Baldwin concluded by stat Supreme Court acts. In which case Toral will face the firing squad and ing that good relations existed be Maria Concepcion will commence tween Britain and the Chinese Na- her torm of imprisonment-Reu- tional Government, especially since
the settlement of the Nanking-in-1 The following statement of the ter's American Service.
cident; and was the best proof securities lodged with the Crown that the Chinese themselves were Agents by the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, against their notes appreciating our friendly feeling. In circulation, is published for gen- "And now that they have definite-eral Information under Section 6 of ly rejected the counsels of the the Marcantile Bank Note Issue Or- third international, having realised dinance, 1911, (Ordinance No. 65 of that they were not given in the 1911)
Latent At the meeting of the Chinese Interests of China but in the in-
Security Amount mkt. price. General Chamber of Commerce, 'terests of world revolution, we be- 5%
Treasury lieve that If they now turn to us
Bands repay.. yesterday afternoon, Mr. Ip Lan- for advice and for a system they able at 100 in
1990 chuen, the secretary, read a letter will not find us unresponsible." from a local transportation firm (Cheers.) complaining of the inconvenience
Mr. Baldwin paid a tribute to caused by the new regulations the Kellogg Pact, which was "so SHORT SKIRTS & BOBBED HAIR drawn up as to the transhipment of tremendous a thing that few of us tobacco, The new regulations re- realise it." The signature to it quire that all tobacco arriving in would mean nothing unless the the Colony must be bonded before it signatories would make
up their!
The Pact
is transhipped. The chamber, it is minds to honour it to the end of understood, intends to take up the time. matter with the authorities.
Air Difficulties
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Constantinople, Oct. 8. Turkish women are not adopting the new regulations in respect to short skirts and bobbed 'hair as Al- readily as was expected.
are seen
A complaint was received from Sir Samuel Hoare (Minister for though many a close, Atting little the Vegetable Guild, whose members Air) announced that international cloche hat and many a pair of are dissatisfied with the recent in difficulties connected with the silk stockings
on the crease of rent on vegetable stalls right to fly over foreign territories, streets of Constantinople, the more in the market,
which had stood in the way of a conservative women both here and weekly London-Karachi service, in the smaller towns are resisting had been finally removed and the the innovations stubbornly. service would start early in the
STATE FUNERAL
Sharp Rebukes
STAR
CLAIRE WINDSOR
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HARRY CAREY
In
LITTLE JOURNEY
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Recently Klazim Pasha, the pre-Dentist. sident of the Angora Assembly, felt the necessity of issuing a series of sharp rebukes to his countrywomen, To let bobbed hair grow. aut
Nanking. Yesterday. Spring. Reuter. The Standing Committee of the Central Executive Committee of the Nationalist Party has passed a re- solution regarding the State burial noise annoys an oyster, it is only again," he declared, "is a retro-
While it is well-known that aj
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at home and tale has been told. It is now re- from way of progress. Long ago, abroad be notified three months in ported that wireless under water men got rid of their long locks; it advance of the date of the Inter- experiments off Hattams, North is now women's turn to do the ment, and that Wu Te-chen head Carolina, had to be abandoned be- same."
"Sweep the Streets"
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cause the oyster hummed $0
and convey the casket to Nanking., merrily. The delicate mechanism] The same applied to short skirts,{ -Reuter.
was put out of gear by the oysters' he further stated. noise, which resembles a person "No woman to-day can sweep the humming a tune. The wireless'streets with long skirts without be- experimenters applied. the ing ridiculous. They are in no way
to Bureau of Fishers for relief, but fitted to the structura of the femin A telegram has been sent to were told they had no remedy that ine body and I see no reason to hids the legs in a full and shapeless bun- General Chang Haush-llang of would make the oyster silent.
dia" Manchuria etating that the Minis-
MANCHURIA
Nanking, Yesterday.
try for Foreign Affairs will ́as-
Mr. Edgar Wallace was in the Silk head-scarfs also came in for sume full responsibility for diplo chair and Miss Marie Tempest the their share of criticism. The Pasha matic affairs, and requesting the guest of the evening at the annual announced firmly that western hats despatch to Nanking of all docu- dinner and dance of the Green were far more becoming Scarfs ments appertaining to foreign rala. Room Club at the May Fair, Hotel, were like ugly nightcaps, he assort- tions in Manchuria Reuter,
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