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THE DIPLOMATS AT IMPERIAL TELEGRAPH NEW YORK'S
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no partner governments were satisfied the rise in prices was sharply that, the price was entirely ade-checked and considerable profit- Power intended Immediately to
quate.
taking was in evidence all day. raise the status of its representa- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, (Leader The tone of the market at about tive in Peking, and that Britain did of the Opposition) in moving its re- 2.30 p.m. was decidedly weak, but not propone any
definite change jection, declared that the Govern- prices rallied at the close.
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PENSIONS
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London, Yesterday,
allow the introduction of a Bill granting members of the diplomatic service the same pensionable rights
carry out their will or advice.
HOSPITAL DRESSER WITH MORPHINE PHIALS
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also declared that it was absurd that Government representatives on the company should be nominated and approved by the company, and Cheung Yee-ming, a dresser em- he thought that the Advisory Com-ployed at the Kowloon Government The House of Commons last night mittee had not sufficient powers to Hospital, was this morning charged resolved, by 312 votes to 33, to compel the Board of Directors to before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen- He tral Magistracy, with the unlawful urged that the contract should be possession of three phials, each con- debated in the House.
taining a quarter of a grain of mor- Sir John Gilmour, In winding up! the debate for the Government, em- phine, without a permit. as other members of the civil ser- phasised the necessity of keeping Accused pleaded "guilty." vices. It was explained that after alive cable communications for the The Magistrate remarked to the the amalgamation of the diplomatic purposes of safety and secrecy. He accused that it appeared that he service with the Foregn Office in quoted figures showing increasing was attempting to practise in a 1919, a diplomat who happened to losses in the operation of Govern- small way on his own by treating be employed continuously in the ment cables and also stated that people with injections. Foreign Office could qualify for no there were heavy and crushing pension whatever, since only service losses in connection with the pri fabroad counts. The proposed Bill, vately owned ones. The conference
would bring all diplomats under the was faced with the problem of also, and a serious one at that. civil service superannuation act. maintaining cable communication,
One or two members of the left wing of the Labour Party criticised the proposal, but Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald, the leader of the Labour Party, disagreed strongly with their
Accused: "Yes."
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Accused said that he did not know
Mr. Lindsell: You did not know
at least a costly method for the that he was offending against the taxpayer, and some method of work-law, and asked his Worship to deal ing which would enable the freeat with him leniently. development of the latest inventions through beam or otherwise. Sir John that it is a serious thing to inject Gilmour also pointed out that the people with morphine?. Advisory Committee represented all¦ Accused: I never gave anyone the governments and that the latter morphine injection. were additionally responsible in His Worship imposed a fine of $500 agency of national organisation and their respective countries to safe or, in default, three months' hard government than at present.
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At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Santa Singh, described as ja watchman of Shanghai, said that he had not intended to stowaway, 'but had been left on board the sis. has compiled index numbers of the "Empress of Canada" as a result of real wages in various European had reported the affair to the cap- missing the last launch ashore. He capitals. The figure for Moscow is calculated upon Information received tain of the "Canada" but the latter from the scientific bureau of the refused to stop the steamer.
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Humbers are to be the holding company and the capital of the new combine will be about £1.260,000. Shareholders in the Hillman firm, which is a private company, and those of the Commer Company have agreed to the merger, and the proposal is now before the Humber shareholders.British Wireless Service.
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