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BRITAIN & RELATIONS THE B. O. T'S TEA RELIGIOUS FEELING IN
WITH RUSSIA
M.P.'s QUERY
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FRESH VIEWS
¡STATEMENT BY SIR AUSTEN THE BRITISH EXPORT, TRADE
CHAMBERLAIN
M. LITVINOFF'S SPEECH
London, Yesterday. Yesterday
Sir Austen Chamberlain, (Sacrot-
IN EAST INDIES
DUTCH TEA TERRITORY
London, Yesterday.
At the resumed Board of Trade
RUSSIA
STILL PERSISTS
MASSES INSIST UPON CELEBRAT- ING CHRISTMAS
ANTI-RELIGIOUS PROPAGANDA
Riga, Yesterday.
A conference against religious ary of State for Foreign Affairs) Tea Inquiry, Mr. Charles Morrell, societies in the Moscow district, stated in the House of Commons,
in reply to quest ons, that the Gov-representing the British Chamber reported to the Moscow Soviet, that ernment did not consider that M. of Commerce in the Dutch East despite anti-religious propaganda in Litvinoff's speech in Moscow on Indies, said he believed a marking the schools and homes, the masses December 11 with .regard to
order would adversely affect the insist upon celebrating Christmas trading and diplomatic relations between Russia and other coun- British port trade in the East with Christmas trees and presents. tries in any way altered the situa- Indies..
The conference asked the Soviet
tion between this country and Rus- Mr. Eric Macfadyen, Chairman to prevent Co-Operative Societies
sia,
of the Tea soction of the same or-
In the Premier's speech at the ganisation, said that some British and other shops from distributing Lord Major's banquet on November firms had expanded their business their "obnoxious" Christmas wares, 9 last year, the conditions were set from India and Ceylon to East which they are selling in thousands, forth on which the Government Indles because tea planting terri
would be ready to consider the tory was purchasable in Sumatra as otherwise the efforts of the question of resuming the relations af 14/- an acre against £16 to £20 organisation to uproot old religious with Russia, but those conditions
had not yet been fulfilled.-British acre in Ceylon. He considered customs would be rendered fubile,
that the standard of East Indies Router. Wireless Service.
}
1
ton had considerably risen in re-
AFGHAN REVOLT.
AMANULLAH AND HIS QUEEN TAKE REFUGE
KABUL ATTACKED
New Delhi, Yesterday. Rebels are attacking Kabul and serious fighting has taken place.
Considerable anxiety is felt for
the future.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE LAST WEEK
cent years by the marking of the COLONY'S HEALTH tea containers entering Britain. To restrict investments in tea produce in East Indies and opposition to the marking proposal were also voiced by Mr. Joseph Travera'
SMALL-POX DEATHS Company. One of Lyons' represen- tatives expressed the opinion that
According to reports to It would create chaos in Britain,, Medical Officer of Health, there while their tea buyer, Mr. H. were, no fewer than 91 cases of Barton, said that. Java tea grown small-pox in last week's return of by Dutchmen was very different notifiable disease. in the Colony. from that grown by English firms There were 29 deaths of this dis
lease during the week,
It is reported from the frontier in the same country, Dutchmen did that King Amanullah and his not understand tea, and with one? Queen have taken refuge in a fort, exception, produced a lower grade. the army having turned against-Reuter. them.
The rebels have captured two small forts, a number of rifles and a quantity of ammunition in the vicinity of. Kabul, while at Jalalabad the Shinwaris and Khugianis have ceased negotiations and have taken the field. They have captured an outpost at Kaja, inflicting casualties on regulars and irregular troops.
Villages Bombed
FIVE TREATIES
LATEST NEGOTIATIONS IN NANKING
'BRITAIN AND TARIFF
the f
Small-pox: 21 cases from the city, 69 from Kowloon-1 from Aberdeen-total 91, 29 deaths dur- ing the week.
Diphtheria: 2 cases from the city, 2 from Kowloon-total 4.
Enteric fever (typhoid): 2 cases from the city-total 2.
Paratyphoid fever: 1 case from the city total 1.
Influenza (not notifiable): 3 deaths during the week.
In all the cases mentioned above, there were one of British case of
Nanking, Yesterday. Sino-British negotiations are progressing. The Tariff Treaty is Fighting with the Shinwari being drafted, and it is expected Enteric fever and one Japanese rebels round Jalalabad continues. Sir Miles Lampson and Dr. C. Tcase of Paratyphoid fever, while Aeroplanes on Wednesday bombed Wang need one more conference the rest were all Chinese. the Shinwari villages, causing before the document will be ready Yesterday's return of ontifiable fifteen casualties. Rebels attempt for signature.
quently shot,
were
Are Official circles
diacase in the Colony comprised 22 reticent, cases of small-pox (6 from the city and 16, from. Kowloon) and a cases of Enteric fever (1 from the city
and 1 from Shaukiwan), Both Chin-
ese.
ed to undermine the city wall at Jalalabad but
attacked by but it is understood Britain has not tariffs. conventional Mirzaman Khan, whose son
was demanded captured in this attack and subse. It is reported that Brliain does not object to the enforcement of the The disturbances at Kabul and new tariff schedule. Jalalabad are apparently separate Sir Miles Lampeon was the guest affairs. No letters have been ex- of Madame Chiang Kai-shek at changed between Kabul and India tiffin to-day, at, which Marshal for a month, but the telegraph is Chiang Kai-shek and Dr. C. T. still working.
Wang were present.
No fewer than five Treaties are); Anxiety for Foreigners ·
at present being negotiated at Considerable anxiety is felt here Nanking, all of which are expected In regard to the position at Kabul to reach signature this week- and the safety of foreign represen- Portuguese, Swedish, Netherlands, tatives. A wireless message states French and British-Reuter, that the Legations are safe, but the Turks and Russians are unpopular
BRITISH EMPIRE as they are considered to be the promoters of radical, anti-clerical and other reforms.
The Afghan Légation in London has not received any news from the Afghanistan Foreign Office, neither has anything been heard from Sir Francis Humphries on the subject | of fighting at Kabul.-Reuter.
DEAD SEA SALTS
TURKISH SUBJECTS HAVE CONCESSION
BRITAIN'S STAND
London, Yesterday.
THE HOLDING OF NEXT IMPERIAL CONFERENCE
:
i
A SUITABLE DATE
SIX BILLS
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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MEETING
AND TWO RESOLUTIONS
The Legislative Council is to meet at 2.80 on Thursday in the Sanitary Board Room, Post Office- building.
The first reading of oix bills is down on the agenda. Details have been published. These are:-
An Ordinance to amend the Lar ceny Ordinance, 1865.
'An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890.
An Ordinance to amend the law the carriage of
with respect to goods by sea.
London, Yesterday. Asked whether it was proposed to postpone the Imperial Confer- An Ordinance to protect the re- ence, Mr. L. M. S. Amery (Secregistered proprietor of any design tary of State for the Dominions and registered in the United Kingdom. Colonies) said he was unable at An Ordinance to amend further present to answer. He added that the Public Health and Buildings
Ordinance; 1903.
à date had not yet been fixed and; An Ordinance to amend the that they must find as date suitable Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, to all the Governments concerned. 1916.
In the House of Commons, Mr.Reuter.
10.30 am.
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L. M. S. Amery was asked about
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Naldera DECEMBER Hulchow
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The Colonial Secretary (the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., C.B.E.)
the nature of the claim regarding NEW YORK. POLICE to move a resolution signifying
He replied that 'before the war
the Turkish Government were al- leged to have granted to certain
Ottoman subjects a concesalon for the extraction of certain · sub-
NEW COMMISSIONER APPOINTED
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confirmation of the approval by the Governor-in-Council of the con straction and maintenance of three short single tracks and an add- tional cross-over, in the east of Hong Kong, by the Hong Kong! Tramways, Ltd.
The Colonial Secretary is also stances from the waters of the Mr. Grover, Whalen, general man- Dead Sea. From time to time the ager of Wanamakers' stocks has ac- to move the following resolution: British Government had been re- cepted the commissionership of Resolved by the Legislative quested to recognise this conces-police in succession to Mr. Warren, Council that the percentage on the slon, the most recent request be-who recently resigned subsequent to valuation of tenements payable as Ing from a French company who criticism of the Police Department rates for tenements in Aplichau were understood to have acquired regarding the Rothsteln murder shall be altered and that the same shall be 10% per cent.' on and an interest in it at a comparative- Reuter's American, Service. >
from the date to be fixed by H.E. ly recent date
the Governor for the coming into effect of this resolution. ́
The British Government were ad- vised that they were under no | legal obligation to recognise the Turkish concession and had re- 'peatedly declined to do so-BrH-|
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