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FAIR
UPHEAVAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH INDUSTRIES AFGHANISTAN
M.P.'s QUERIES
THE PROSPECTS
OVERSEAS
TRANSPORT
ARE THERE BRITISH LIVES IN EXPERIMENTS TO BE CARRIED OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN THE
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London, Yesterday. The prospects of-the forthcoming British industries fair to be held in London and Birmingham from February 18 to March 1, are ex- tremely satisfactory."
IMPORTANT COMMITTEE
London, Yesterday.- Questions were asked in the A Directing Committee has been! House of Commons, regarding the appointed by the Secretary of State situation in Afghanistan. *- for. Dominion Affairs and for the Mr. G. Locker Lampson stated Colonies, to study every aspect of that the Government were unaware mechanical transport likely to fur- that any British lives were in dan-ther the economic development of Captain Hacking, Parliamentary ger there. The Government, were our overaca empire.
Under-Secretary of the Board of
in constant communication by wire- One of the primary objects of the Trade in making this statement in less with the British Minister in investigations will be the develop- the House of Commons said that In Kabul, who would take all possible, ment, of a large mechanical trans- London applications had been re- steps to secure protection from the port unit not confined in its opera-ceived from. 1,205 British manufac Afghan Government. He believed' tions solely to good roads.
turers for 297,476 square feet. there were one or two thousand It is hoped that by increasing load This surpassed the record achieved British subjects. In Afghanistan now hauled in ordinary practice the this year when 257,000 square feet but of these very few, Britleli, ton-mile coats of transport will be were let. people. He understood the dia-materially reduced. turbances; were confined to the neighbourhood of Jalalabad and Dakka and that negotiations for a settlement in these were proceed Ing.-British Wireless Service.
SMALL-POX
"SIXTY-ONE CHINESE CASES
LAST WEEK ***
MAJORITY IN KOWLOON
In Birmingham the whole avail- Experiments will be carried out in able area of 200,720 square feet selected areas overseas as soon as had been let for some time and the the progress of the work justifies Birmingham authorities, were now them.
forming an open air section-Bri- Considerable work on this sub-tish Wireless Service. ject has already been done in Aus tralla.
OVERBOARD
WOMAN PRISONER'S DASH
FOR FREEDOM.
JUMPS INTO HARBOUR
It is proposed ultimately to set up an Overseà Mechanical Trans- port Committee containing the re- presentative of His Majesty's Gov- ferniment in Great Britain, Colonial
Empire and of the Governments" of ¦- the Dominions, India and the Sudan, Small-pex occupies a very pro- should they desire to coopérate. At about 4.40 pan. yesterday, minent place.in.last week's return The present committee has been ap- whilst Sub-Inspector. Kirkby and an of notifiable disease in the Colony, pointed In order that work may be escort of three Indian policemen as reported to the Medical Officer, started promptly on this urgent were bringing a party of eight of Health. The list is as fol: question. British Wireless Ser
lows:-
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Small-pox: 5 cases from elty rE-"'",
vice,
gistration district, 54 from Kow- THE KING'S HEALTH loon, 2 from Shaukiwan-totál 61
from the King of Italy.
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prisoners from the Kowloon magis PIRATE RAIDS, HEART RAIDS AND THRILLS GALORE!
tracy, to Victoria Jail, crossing the harbour on a Yaumati ferry launch,
a daring attempt. at escape was
made by a Chinese woman,” a re- mand prisoner.
The woman, whose name la given
-in a mighty story of the buccaneers of the Spanish. main. A thrilling tale of love, intrigue and rearing. adventure, with the hero of "Ben Hur" in another fine ,role.!
RAMON
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(all Chinese, two being "imported,” (Uohtinued from 'Page 1.) that is, non-resident); 16 deaths" during the week.
Italian Government and handed a as Hui Kan, suddenly jumped over-Adapted From The Novel By Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Diphtheria: 1 case from the city,, telegram of greeting and wishes board as the launch was nearing The alarm was 1 from Kowloon,total two, both for King George's speedy recovery the breakwater. Chinese,
immediately raised, the launch Enteric fever (typhoid): 4 cases The Prince of Wales expressed stopped, and a member of the crow from city, 1 from Kowloon-total thanks. He embarked on a sub- jumped in after the woman, who five, all Chinese (two "imported"); marine chaser and disembarked had gone under in the meantime.
near the station.
She was seized by the seaman on 1 death during the week.
Puerperal fever: 1 Chinese case. He thanked the authorities. for re-appearing and kept afloat until from the city; I death.
their cordial welcome and saluted they were both pulled back into the 2 the notabilities. He appeared, launch.
Influenza (not notifiable): deaths.
:
calm, and departed on the train,' The woman auffered from immer- upon which were railway officials, slon as the result of her plunge, to Boulogne.
"Unchanged"
and on the arrival of the launch at the Hong Kong, wharf, she had to
Yesterday's Cases Fourteen more cases of small- pox were notified yesterday, all Chinese, ten being from the Kow- The doctora returned to the be removed to the Government Civil loon registration district and four Palace in the afternoon after which from the city.
it was reliably stated that the King's condition had been unchang
*
There was also a Chinese case of diphtheria from "Kowloon.
ON SEARCH DUTY
LARGE NUMBER OF ALLEGED FORGED 'NOTES
CHINESE ARRESTED
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Earlier Telegrams
London, Dec. 10.
Hospital.
AGAINST PIRATES "SUNNING TRAVELS WITH 8
نسس
SOLDIERS ABOARD
Arriving from Canton yesterday
The bulletin issued at 11.30 am. states that, although the King passed a disturbed night, there has with 42 passengers and 874 tons of bean some fall in temperature this, general cargo for ports. beyond, morning, and there is also a slight Butterfield and Swire's steamer Improvement in his "general condi- "Sunning" (commanded by Capt. A..|| In the course of search duty, on tion...
Robertson), had' on board eight board the ss.. "San On" yesterday The King's illness has now lasted British soldiers as a guard against afternoon, Revenue Officer Grim-three weeks, during which time the piracy. The vessel is leaving here mitt discovered forged banknotes, persistence of the temperature has to-day for Amoy Shanghal and amounting to a very large sum on'naturally had an exhausting effect. Tsingtao. the-person of a Chinese who had He has at times been in danger, but arrived in the Colony on the ves- an encouraging statement was made ael. He was handed over to the on good authority during the week. police, and, it is understood, he will end that His Majesty was then cer- be brought before a Magistrate to-tainly in a "safer position" than he morrow, when a formal remand, was a week previously.
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Illness again arouses concern," handling 50,000,000 passengers a "Rather a disquieting day" and year The Mayor manipulating... a Less satisfactory bulletins."-Reu- amafl switch, which lighted a lamp ter:
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of boat people charged with Britain, and many churches yes. George Var
At the Rochester the Quadrennial anchoring within the limit of the tenday Included in choir services Convention of the Federal Council cable area at Aberdeen."
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of George III. In spite of this sin (Continued at foot of next: Column,
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