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London, Yesterday.
Mr. Baldwin, in a letter to the A conference, comprising the An extraordinary general meet-
Lord Lieutenants of Counties ap- council of the European, Associa- tion and delegates of all the prong in London of the Marconi In pealing for assistance to raise ad- vinces of India, have sent a mess-ternational Marine Communication ditional help relief in the continu- made alterations Ined distress in the coalfields men- age to the Queen expressing deep Company
sympathy with the King's illness articles of association providing/tions that the Government have ap-
pointed an organising secretary tó and stating that the conference shared her anxiety and prayer for that at no time should more than undertake the co-operation of the His Majesty's complete recovery. 25 per cent of the issued shares of various relief agencies.
The Lord Mayor's fund was prac The conference also adopted a the company be in the hands or
resolution giving the fullest sup-under the control of persons not optically exhausted at the end of
British nationality.
November. The Lord Mayor has port to the Council's memorandum
asked all the chief citizens of the 'sent to the Simon Commission.
Mr. C. B. Chartser, presiding at -The amended articles also provid-cities and municipalities of Eng- enlist the Conference, said: "It is uselessed that no person ather than a Bri-land and Wales to hold public
meetings and otherwise for wild men to aim at the frame- tish subject should be qualified to
support to establish organisations. Hindu diate establishment of a obligarchy and to talk of their in-hold office as a director of the com- for the collection of contributions herent rights and ignore the Bri-pany provided always that this pro-and the reception of gifts and
clothing. tish connection. Wo British resi-hibition should not apply to the pre-
Mr. Baldwin suggests that Lord dents in India have, inherent rights
sent directors.
Lieutenants lifaugurate county or- also and are determined that any
Senator Marconi, presiding, said ganisations to further the objects scheme of responsible Government shall recognise those rights."it would be unfortunate if an im- of the Lord Mayor's fund-Router. Router.
FORGED NOTES
THE CASE AGAINST A BATCH OF CHINESE
LUCKY THIRTEEN
pression got abroad that their com pany was not now and had not always been under British control.
IN. POLAND HOME-MADE GUILLOTINE FOR FOREIGN GOODS DEMOLISH "OLD ENGLAND"
The Managing Director said the beard had not been inspired by any academic opposition to the employ- ment of foreign capital. They would always be glad to see for A newly formed organization The case in which a number of eigners interesting themselves in which has been called the "Polish Chinese and two women are the fortunes of the company-Bri- charged in connection with the re-tish Wireless Service. [cent discovery in Hong Kong of a quantity of forged $50 banknotes
WAS
of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (1928) issue, before Mr. R. E called Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy this morning, when Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, who is the prosecution for the Crown, said that he had no ob jection to the discharge thirteenth defendant.. Beyond the statements he had made to the police, they had no further evidence against him.
of
Mr. F. H. Loseby, who is appear- dia-ing for the first five accused, which includes one of the women, asked. for the discharge of third, fourth'
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League for Economic Self-suff- ctency" has begun a vigorous campaign for discouraging-with the aid of physical violence if necessary-the sale of imported goods and encouraging the public to buy home-made products. The campaign was. opened by a mob of students demolishing a Warsaw new store wihch an enterprising trader had named "Old England." This emporiuum, which is on the main shopping street of the capital was about to be opened as a high-class gentlemen's store for
and Afth, ás, previously Mr. MR. HOOVER'S TOUR the sale of British goods.
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they handle. forged notes. This would be given feeling manifested since the Unit-was erected in the centre of the at the next hearing, and the pro-
the executioner and his helpers pro- secution said that it might be such ed States intervention in Nicara-square, and with great solemnity as to make Mr. Lindsell pause be- gun, has flared up here when a ceeded to cut to pieces offigies of fore he thought they were absolute- group of Sandino's sympathisers, importers as well as various and' pre-aundry "lines" that are now being ly innocent of the crime.
Accordingly the thirteenth de profitinge by Mr. Hoover's
detriment of native industries, fendant was discharged, but the dence, paraded the streets with pro-sold in Poland to the supposed
vocatively inscribed banners.
British Goods Destroyed third, fourth, fifth and twelfth de-
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ladies' garments and cosmetics from France, glassware from Czecho-Slovakia, kitchen utensils from Germany, food pro- ducts from the United States, and a miscellaneous assortment of other
articles were chopped to pieces to the accompaniment of loud ap plause from the assembled multi- tude. The temper of the demon- strators is such that all the prudent atorekeepers in town-most of them being Jews-are now prominently. displaying signs in their windows reading "All goods sold here are made in Poland."
By the last mail, the local Hon. Representative, Mr. F. K. M. Dwart, of King's College, received the in- formation that the Chief Executive) of the Royal Life Saving Society had appointed the following, as Official Examiners in Life-Saving: Sgt..F. J. Toms, L/Bdr.. W. E. J. Pratt and The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Kt., Gunner P. French, all of the 12th K.C., LL.D., who has recovered from Heavy Battery, R.A. The new ex- his recent injury, is back on the aminers put in very sterling work Executive and Legislaftve Councils It is somewhat of a paradox that, in Hong Kong Summer, and of the Colony as an unofficial mam while Polish statesmen and ccone mists-heartily supported by Mr. this official nition of their ber; the "Gazette" announces. efforts ingratifying and well- Sir Henry became an official mer-Charles S. Dewey, the American deserved. Toms returns hos ver when he undertook the duties of Financial Adviser to the Polish soon, and L/Bdr. Pratt and Gnr. Attorney-General in the absence on Government-lay great stress-ou French are now both In Ceylon, leave of the Hon. Sir Tosoph Kemp, the claim that Poland's consider where they will carry on the work Kt., Bach, C.B.E., KC, who has able excess of imports over exports of the Society next season... now returned; and he had to relin-denotes, in the first place, a quish the post on account of his in-healthy building up of the coun try's economic structure, and; se jury.
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