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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1928.
CLOSE RESULT IN N. Z. BIG ZEPPELIN'S - NEW OBJECT OF HOOVER'S
ELECTIONS
WIN FOR GOVT."
"
VENTURE
OVER NORTH POLE
BUT UNITED PARTY ONLY LITTLE TO MAKE TRIP IN 1930 FOR
WAY BEHIND
MAJORITY · DROPS ··
Wellington, Yesterday,
The final state of the parties in
the election are:-
27.
Reform Party (Government) 29. Sir Joseph Ward's United Party
Labour Independents 6.
SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES
ECKENER AND NANSEN
Berlin, Yesterday.
TOUR
COMMON PROBLEMS
PRESIDENT-ELECT WELL RE- CEIVED IN CENTRAL STATES
“MUTUAL RESPECT"
La Union, (Salvador)
Yesterday.
Count Eckener and Dr. Nansen
Mr. Herbert Hoover received dis- have conferred with the Ministry tinguished attention on his arrival of Transport and it has been de- here, cided that the "Graf Zeppelin" will fly over the North Pole for scien-
Three Independents are pledged tific purposes in 1930.
to support Sir J. Ward.
The state of the parties at the dissolution was 53, 11, 14 and two respectively. Reuter.
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Funda will be provided by the Aero Arctic Society, of which Dr. Nansen is president.
This is a
An earlier cable announced that society for the purposes of explora- the General Elections have resulted, tion in the Arctic. Reuter.
in a severe set-back for the Govern- ment. The returns were then not yet complete, but they indicated that the state of the parties in the House of Representatives would be as follows:-
Government United Parties Labour Independents
27
27
20
6
Among those defented are the Ministers for Land, Agriculture and Justice.-Reuter.
BANISHEES
SENTENCED AT THE KOWLOON COURT
pala he declared, he was touring Replying to an address at Ama-
Central and South America to learn more of the common problems he might be better fitted for his of the Western Hemisphere so that coming task.
of
Speaking here, he urged a freer exchange of political education and scientific ideas as a means achieving an enduring basis of mutual respect.
Corinto (Nicaragua) Mr. Hoover has arrived.-Reu- iter's American Service.
In Nicaragua Mr. Hoover landed here and Mr. N. S. Brown, who presided, in waa officially welcomed by Pre-
S.S. “PANGKOR "`·
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cerc.
a neat little speech referred to the sident Diaz, exPresident Chamorro He successful launching, and thanked and President-Elect Monada.
was heartily greeted by the crowd. Mrs. Southern for giving so much of
Mr. Hoover later entertained her valuable time to being present Nicaraguan notables aboard the to perform the launching
"Maryland."
[La Union is a big city in mony. He said that the "Pang- southern. Salvador of which Ama- kor" was the third vessel of her pala is the port. class that they had built for their
Corinto is a port in northern Nicaragua.] friends the Straits Steamship Com. pany, Ltd., and they hoped that
The she would not be the last. "Pangker's" two sister ships were MORE BODIES PICKED UP AT
TWO FRISONERS
Banished from the Colony only eight months ago, a Chinese was, this morning at the Kowloon the Eastern Archipelago and were Magistracy, charged with disobey- giving every satisfaction.
now engaged in regular work in
DUMPING
VARIOUS PLACES
SMALLPOX CASES
According to a police report a
ing a banishment order for 10 Mr. Brown, then, on behalf of years. He pleaded that he had, the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineer- come back to find work to raise ing Co., Ltd., presented Mrs. number of dead bodies were pick- money to enable him to leave for Southorn with an inscribed golded up yesterday in various parts somewhere else."
cigarette case as a souvenir of the of the Colony and also on the main- In sentencing defendant to threejlaunching,
months' hard labour; on the pre- In conclusion, Mr, Brown cordial. land, In some cases the deceased sent charge. Mr. E. W. Hamilton ly proposed a toast to the good ship had been suffering from small-pox. ordered defendant to receive 12, "Pangkor."
The following is a list of the Mrs. Southorn's Speech
location where the bodies were picked up-
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to undergo a further 9 months. The toast, having been respond-
Another Chinese, who was con-led to with enthusiasm, victed on a similar charge, was Mrs. Southorn, in a delightful sentenced to one year's imprison-little speech, then said: tment.
Your Excellencies,
DISARMAMENT
MR. CHURCHILL'S AMUSING PARABLE
THE CHANCELLOR'S "ZOO"
Mr. Winston
Churchill,
Mongkok 1 and Yaumat, 1. The body of a one-year-old girl was Mr. Brown, found dumped near a house at No.
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ladies and gentlemen: I feel it a 22, Pokfulum-road. The bodies all THRILLING AND DRAMATICI
great pleasure and a great honour showed signs of having suffered to be invited to name the good from smallpox
ship "Pangkor" to-day, and I am Three were discovered at Yau-
unable to express my thanks ade-|
quately for the beautiful souvenir mati, 2 were from Shaukiwan, I presented to me by my kind friend, from Kowloon City, 1 from Sham- Mr. Neilage Brown, on behalf of shulpo and the body of a Chinese the Tatkoo. The launching of a ship male of about 25 years of age was Chancellor of the Exchequer, at is so thrilling an incident that one discovered at West Point. Aldersbrook, in the Epping divi-needs no reward aion, said that during the past two the ceremony.
for performing
But I shall trea-
years Governments had been fore-aure this memento of a very inter- DEATHBED HONOUR ed to examine all sorts of imagineating event. My husband said the ary and immature disarmament other day that a wedding was the possibilities. He added: .
only occasion on which he felt im-
BOROUGH'S FREEDOM FOR DYING KNIGHT
In order not to give offence to pelled to quote poetry, but I must anyone, I will use a parable. confess I think the launching of a
EX-MAYOR OF READING Once upon a time all the ship appeals to one's poetic nature animals in the zoo decided that in a very special way. And es
Reading-Sir George Stewart. they would disarm and they ar- pecially does one feel that there is Abram, senfor physician of the ranged to have a conference to a subtle compliment in asking a Royal Berkshire Hospital, died here decide the matter.
woman to launch a ship, for every The Rhinocerous said, when he' ship of every, kind and class is
A few hours after receiving the opened the proceedings, that the known as "she" We must have a freedom of the borough of Reading. use of teeth was barbarous and sisterly feeling for ships. More- While Bir Stewart lay dying at horrible and ought to be strictly over, we have a classic example of his home his colleagues on the prohibited by general consent.'a woman concerned with a launch- Horns, which were mainly de- ing on a very large scale, accord- the freedom upon him in recogni municipal council decided to confer fensive weapons, would, of ing to the Elizabethan poet. You course, have to be allowed. see I am edging towards poetry tion of his 31 years' civic service.
The Buffalo, the Stag, the Por- rapidly. You remember the love-
At the close of the meeting cupine, and even the little Hedge- ly lady Helen who caused so much first Socialist mayor, hastened to [Alderman J. Rabson, Reading's hog all and they would vote with trouble so many centuries ago. Sir Stewart's bedside and there pre- the Rhino, but the Lion and the Marlowe says of her:- Tiger took a different view.
sented him with the freedom. "Is this the face that launched a They defended teeth and even
Sir Stewart, who was obviously thousand ships claws, which they described as And burnt the topmost towers of signature to the roll:
sinking, rallied and attached his It was, honourable
Weapons of im-1 memorial antiquity.
Well, I could not hope to launch Alderman Rabson afterwards said, The Panther, the Leopard, the even one ship by the means that Stewart died five hours later.
A very good signature. Puma, and the whole tribe of, Helen employed,, so I am content small cats all supported the Lion to launch this ship, and to enjoy was mayor of Reading in 1919. Sir Stewart, who was aged. 62, and the Tiger.
it thoroughly in a straightforward During the war he was a major in Then the Bear spoke. He pro-way with a bottle of champagne. the R.A.M.C. and had charge of posed that both teeth and horns] But I must not talk any more the Wilson War Hospital, Reading, should be banned, and never used nonsense. All I wish to add is that 10,000 patients passing through his again for fighting by any animal. I compliment the builders of the hands. He was knighted in January It would be quite enough if "Pangkor" on the admirable work 1922. animals were allowed to give thầy have put into har. I gather each a good hug when they quar, she is the third ship of this class relled.
that has been built by Talkoo; and
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All the other animals were the la the third ship I have had superintended the building of the very, offended, with the Bear, and the honour of launching.* Thras, vessel on behalf of the owners, was the Turkey fell into a perfect they say, is a lucky number. 1 Introduced to Mr. and Mra, Southorn. panic.
Hope the "Pangkor" will be fortun- The new vessel, looking spick
The discussion got hot and ate In every way. I shall feel, I and span as she glided into the angry, and all those animala be have a permanent and abiding water, fa a great credit to """Tai- gan to look at one another in a share in her, and I shall follow koo" and to all concerned, chiefly very nasty way.
ber fortunes with keenest Inter to Mr. W. H. A. Henderson, whe Luckily the keepers were able eat-(Loud Applause) supervised the work on behalf of to calm them down.
MrEButler who had the builder
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