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BRITAIN AND AFGHAN ARCHITECT'S FEES COST OF A CHANNEL
PUZZLE
A STATEMENT
NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT AMANULLAH'S STATUS
NO INTERFERENCE
London, Yesterday.
In the House of Commons Mr. J. H. Thomas asked for a state-
GETS JUDGMENT AGAINST A.
CLIENT
THE WAY A HOUSE FACED
TUNNEL·
£30,000,000
Mr. William Thom, architect, No. SCHEME OUTLINED AT MEETING
6, Queen's-road Central, was auc-
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COMMITTEE APPOINTED
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cessful in his suit for $700 in the Summary Court against a client, judgment being delivered by his Honour the Buisne Judge (Mr.
London, Yesterday. Justice Jacks) this morning.
Over one hundred members of Defendant was Mr. Cheng Taze-Parliament attended Д channel ment as to the British attitude to-yuen, Wang Yip Co., No. 12, Caro-tunnel meeting in the Commons. wards the situation in Afghanis-line-road.
Boron D'Erlanger estimated the
tan.
Mr. J. M. Hall. was for Mr. Thom cost at £30,000,000, including a Sir Austen Chamberlain in reply, and Mr. F. X. d'Almada defended. drainage tunnel 12-feet in dia. said the Government had no inten- His Lordship read his judgment as meter, which could be built, the tion of interfering in internal | follows:-
first to take two and a half years affairs by supporting or assisting This is a claim by an architect and then complete the twin tun- any contending parties. They for professional services rendered Innels from coast to coast, 20 feet earnestly desired to see the estab-connection with the preparation of in diameter, to take four years.
ishment of a strong central Gov-pinns, for levelling New Kowloon Sir William Bull said there ernment and were prepared, when Inland Lot No. 615 and erecting a would be two companies, one Eng- such was established, to show dwelling house thereon.
lish and the other Franch and a friendship to the Afghan people by
third holding company with the giving all possible assistance with
League of Nations Interested. An reconstruction and development of
Executive Committee was appointed the country.
to examine all objections.Reuter.
CHINA AND JAPAN
TARIFF NOTES NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
He added that Amanullah had formally announced his abdication to Britain, Consequently until it was clear that notwithstanding the abdication, the people of Afghanis; tan would generally regard him as their King, Britain was unable to regard his Government as the rightful Afghan Government.
One Plane Missing
New Delhi, Yesterday.
from
$200 Paid into Court The plaintiff appears to have no satisfactory record of the instruc- tions he received from time to time. His plans bear no dates or notes re- lating to approval or otherwise, but the defendant admits instructing him to prepare plans for his ap- proval and has paid $200 Into Court in respect of that part of the claim which relates to the formation and levelling the site for the proposed dwelling house.
FORMAL RECOGNITION
Peking. Yesterday. The plaintiff prepared tracings in In reference to the Japanese accordance with a sketch put before agreement as to the new Chinese him by the defendant which he con- Tarif, Reuter learns that the Japan- tends that the defendant approved, ese intended to publish the notes whilst the defendant denies having, which had boan exchanged, but approved the same.
the Chinese authorities requested
has
It is authoritatively learned that only one Victoria troop-carrying
which aeroplane
atarted Peshawar for Kabul yesterday is missing. Reconnaissance machines
The plaintiff has put in the draw-that they should not be published. have failed to trace it. A Haaidiings which he prepared. I do not be- The Japanese Government machine which started with the Heve be would have gone to the agroed, and has wired to Peking troop-carrier landed safely at the length of preparing these had his accordingly, and therefore nothing aerodrome at Kabul but was held raciaga not been approved. Nother will be published at present. The up owing to the lack of sparking- do I believe that he would have pre- reason why the Japanese Charge plugs. Two more Victoria pared contract plans had his draw-d'Affaires, Mr. Hor!, is signing, is machines, due at Kabul to-day are ings not been approved. Such a because Mr. K. Yoshizawa (the held up by bad weather.
course would have been sheer waste, Minister) is still technically on Friendly Relations
of time.
leave.
The Foreign Office at Kabul has
Conflicting Evidence
Recognition Soon reopened and is understood to be
Shanghai, Yesterday. The evidence was conflicting but I maintaining friendly communien-belleve the architect prophared plans "The prospects of the Sino- tions with all legations. All for according to this instructions and Japanese negotiations are quite eigners are courteously and that his plans were approved.
bright,", declared Mr. Yoshizawa partially treated. Afghan officials It was contended by the defendant, when interviewed on his arrival at in India are in a very difficult post-that the drawings were for a build- Shanghai from Nanking. this even- tion as they are receiving contra- Ing which was too large for the area ing.. dictory Instructions in regard to available but I find on scaling them He said he "clearly recognised" the supply of lorries, the sending that this is not so. The house, the sincerity of the National of remittances, etc., from three shown on the drawings does not ex- Government in its desire for the conflicting Governments, viz., ceed an area of 4,000 square feet restoration of normal relations Kabul, Kandahar and Jallalabad- according to scale.
between China and Japan. He con- Reuter.
I do not believe that this was the firmed the report that no final defendant's disin-agreement had been reached as re- rohson for the
gards the Tsinan Incident, but the also sald) an amicable solution could be expected, as "both parties!
EINSTEIN PUBLISHES NEW
WORK +
Berlin, Yesterday.
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COSMIC PHILOSOPHY nation to proceed.
The lot originally had an area of 4,800 square feet which was subse
to 7.200 square are firmly, determined to do their quently extended feet. The plans prepared for level- utmost for that purpose." ling the site show this enlarged | He added that questions relating At the price of one mark Prof. area together with retaining walls to Manchuria and Mongolia hud Einstein has published a new work and surface drains. These were ob hitherto not been brought up, and on which he has been engaged for viously prepared after the extension concluded: "It fa more than prob- a decade. It consists of a six-had been decided upon.
able that the Japanese Government page pamphlet, "Zur Einheitlichen
will announce formal recognition of Feldtheorle," and is believed to The defendant at some time had the National Government at дл embody a new and comprehensive discovered that the orientation of the opportune time in the near future." cosmic philosophy. Its termino-house as shown in the drawings did-Reuter. logy and abundant mathematical not please him but this would not formulae are incomprehensible to render the plans useless provided PUISNE JUDGE BACK the ordinary layman and are des- sufficient area was avaliable. cribed by an eminent scientist as |a “very hard nut to crack," requir- ing careful study by an expert mathematician.-Reuter.
WARRANT OUT
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Chinese named Wong Yat-cho on information given to the police by Chan Yat-ming, manager of the Kwan On pawnshop, No. 57, Hollywood-road.
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MR. JUSTICE WOOD TO SIT TO-MORROW
The defendant in his evidence in chief admitted that he wanted an extension in order that the house might be turned to another position. His Honour the Pulsme Judge of The extension was granted. So this Hong Kong (Mr. Justice Wood)- seems no reason why he should not in whose absence Mr. P. Jacks, Land have approved the plans and proceed ed with the work..
Officer and Registrar of Marriages, has been officiating-returned to believe the reason the work was the Colony to-day by the P. & O. 5.6. not proceeded with was that the "Macedonia" from long leave at cost was beavier than the defendant Home. anticipated and that he subsequent-
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(Continued From Pape 1.) called the Captain. He could have gone for the Captain without the witness seeing him as there were two companion laddiers, and the farther one was out of "witness" sight. In the ordinary way when the Captain had to be called, the officer went himself.
The Ship's Course
wheel-house at 8.30 am; but pre-
SHIPS BEING DISCHARGED All is quiet in the Japanese Con- cession at Hankow, stater à Royal This morning, Mr. Jacks delivered Naval communique. Ships are be ly decided to erect something less written judgment. To-morrow, The allegation against the ambitious.
ing loaded and unloaded and there Mr. Justice Wood will alt in Sum-is little change from the conditions The witness was still in the "wanted" man is fraudulent con- The claim seems to me a reason-mary Jurisdiction, for the "Friday of the last twelve months. version of the proceeds of the sale able one for the amount of work hearing list." On Monday his The foregoing indicates absenceviously he had been for a time in of two diamond rings worth $1,080, done. I give Judgment for the plain- Lordenip will preside in the last trial of activity for the anti-Nippon So the boys' room. He was in the the property of the pawnshop, at tiff for $500 and costs. The $200 of the January Criminal Session. which the man was employed as a pak into Court may be paid out to fold.
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Forged Notes Case
elety, whose pickets were busy re The "forged bank notes and con-cently in the attempt to isolate the epiracy" case in the January Crim- Japanese Concession. Aral Session was resumed this morning before his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Henry
TIDE TURNS
CHUNGKING
Gollan, C.B.E.) and a jury. Mr. LIŲ HSIANG FALLS BACK ON E. R. Dovey, Government Analyst, gave evidence about certain mater-
| fals for printing, photography, etc.,
wheel-house when the ship struck. Witness did not notice any change. of course before the ship struck. and as far as he knew he had not changed her course,
Asked by the Coroner if before the ship struck he had any Idea that she was in danger," the witness replied that he did not consider that she was in danger. Coroner: I mean immediately
Agave the light, did you anticipate
The tide appears to have turned, delivered to him and seized by Det. literally, in the military situation before she struck when you could Sgt. Whant in a'reid. Mr. Dovey along the Upper Yangtze River, in seld that the materials were the the east of Szechuan province.
It is reported from Chungking any danger II could not see asme as those used in certain bank (the Treaty port 1,400 miles up the ahcad from the wheel-house, a notes which are alleged to have been River) that an ally of General Yang did not anticipate danger.
forged.
Sen has reappeared at Wanhsien, "Heinwah” Victim? Mr. Somerset Fitzroy (Assistant which was lost recently to General The body of a Chinese male, bọn Attorney-General) is prosecuting Liu Halang, the holder of Chung-Heved to be of one of the victims of Mr. Leo diafmada e Castro, Jr. (In- king. It is also stated that Llu the. "Hainwah" disaster, was picked structed by Mr. Leo d'Alzaada e Halang's forces are being driven up at 9.80 last night by fishing boat Castro, Br.) is defending Chea Hot, back on Chungking by Tang Ben No 208-HA, in Aberdeen harbour, one of three men who are charged (who disappeared after his last do. It was removed to the public. together with a woman run feat) and his ally,