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NOTEWORTHY AGREEMENT
London, Yesterday,
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In the Chancery Division, Landan, to-day, Justice Romer heard motion on behalf of the German Corporaliun Engl, secking to re- strain the Ryde Park Cinemas, Limited, from using a talking film apparatus whieh they alleged was
of infringement
the Engl
patents.
Counsel for applicants stated that, hundreds of Cinemas wore now being equipped with the apparatus, which it is understood will be manu factured in America. Therefore, the matter was urgent.
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The hearing was postponed until May 3 as the defence was not ready.
It is noteworthy that an agrée- ment was recently signed between the British Instructional Films and a powerful group for the develop- ment of a British talking pictures combination with important. Con- tinental interests, and of which the Engl Curporation are members Reuter.
DISARMAMENT
FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AT GENEVA
POISON GAS
Geneva, Yesterday,
The Committee further discussed the tables annexed to the draf Treaty dealing with the maximum land, sea, and air forces, and de- cided to adjourn the consideration of the proposals as regards maxi- mum Naval armaments.
POLICE AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL At to-morrow's meeting of the Legislative Council the Hon Mr. J. P. Braga will ask:
MANIFESTO
MANY PROMISES
COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME LAID DOWN
"NURSERY TO UNIVERSITY”*
London, Yesterday. The Labour manifesto, outlining
(a) Will the Director of Public Works inform the Council whether in the scheme of Town Planning for Kowloon any site, and where, I has been earmarked for a recrea- tion ground for the growing num- the Party's election programme, ber of members of the Police Force upholds the ordered progress of stationed at Kowloon and of the democratic methods and lays down subordinate staff in the service of a comprehensive scheme to stimulate the Government?
new
(b) If no such site has been mark- employment, consisting of housing, ed out as yet, will the Government slum clearance, electrification, re- consider the advisability of forth-organisation of transport, with making a suitable reservation roads, afforestation, reorganisation of Crown land, both as regards area of the coal industry, re-establish- and location, for recreation purent of diplomatic relations with poses for the above mentioned mem bers of the Civil Service residing
at Kowloon?
SOLAR ECLIPSE
PHENOMENON VISIBLE HERE NEXT WEEK
PHASES IN COLONY
An eclipse of the sun occurs on
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agricultural policy. Russia, ordinated with the town policy, abolition of food taxes, equal educa- tional opportunities-opening the road "from the nursery school to the; university," extension of pension schemes, ratification-Reuter
SOVIET TRICKERY
May 9, visible in its total phase FAKE IMPORT COMPANY IN
ALEXANDRIA
AGITATOR DEPORTED
Cairo, Yesterday.. The Egyptian authorities have unmasked a serious attempt hy the a centre for Soviet to establish
on a line extending from a point in the. Indian Ocean 600 miles to the South-West of Madagascar across Northern Sumatra, Malays, Indo-China and the Philippines. It will he visible as a partial eclipse over East Africa, India, the greater part of China, Japan. the East Indies, and Australia. Bolshevist propaganda in Egypt, In Hong Kong, we fearn under the cloak of an agency called through courtesy of the "Textile Imports, Limited," which Royal Observatory, the standard the Soviet was allowed to establish two years ago in Alexandria to pur- times of the various phases are as
chase cotton. below:-
the
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Beginning
.2.5. p.m. Centre of Eclipse 3.21 End
.4.31 During the greatest phase .64 the sur's surface will be eclips-
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Subsequently, and after the ar- rival of M. Alexis Vasilieff as man-} ager, the agency purchases of cot- ton declined.
The British Empire and American
When the agency engaged a cer- delegations accept the limitation of Naval effectives only if it is gener-ed by the moon's disc. The first tain Hugo Rudolf instead of a local ally accepted, and a satisfactory and last contacts occur at angles cotton expert, the authorities made agreement reached with regard to of 221 and 147, respectively, from enquiry, and soon obtained suf
ficient evidence to warrant the the limitation of warships,
the north point of the sun. will be discussed The matter
The phenomenon may be ob-arrest of Rudolf and other Com when the American delegation pro- sarved in any telescope with a munists with whom he was in con-
A tele tact. duces its scheme of Naval Disarina suitable coloured screen. ment.
scope with a positive eye piece It appears that Rudolf, really is (ie, an inverting ur astronomical Rudolf Pinnis, a brother of Edward telescope) can be arranged as a Pinnis, the head of the Sortorgflot photographic lens to project an' in Constantinople. image of the sun on a suitably placed white screen.
At to-day's meeting of the Dis- armament Committee, Lord Cushen- dun announced that Great Britain would ratify the Geneva Protocol of 1925, prohibiting the use of poison gas in
war time, provided other Powers also ratified it.
Lord Cushendun made a similar reservation
behalf of the Governments of Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the Irish Free State.
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Dr. Riddell (Canada) announced that the Canadian Government in- tended to submit to Parliament a proposal to ratify the Protocol, sub- jest to reciprocity-Reuter.
Dr. Reginald English Douglas, of Bedford, died recently from scarlet fever contracted from a patient.
At the sale of Baron van Zuyien's prints and books at Sotheby's Rooms, Bond-street W., a total of £52,000 have been realised.
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CHEUNG CHAU NOTES
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Cheung Chau, Yesterday. The matshed for the theatre and "Joss" of the Vegetarians is now constructed and performance com-! mence shortly.
Welcome raing fell on two
The nights.
weather is still blastery.
Invitations have been issued for the Annual Sports meeting of the! Cheung Chan Government School on the C.C.B.A. ground on Satur day next, commencing at 11 am. Mrs. W. T. Southern will dis- tribute the prizes at 5 p.m.
Valuable prints and pictures were destroyed in a fire at the Ranelagh Club, Barnes, S.W.
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Letters from there were found on Rudolf, proving that the main ob- ject of the Soviet cotton agency was to promote the cause of Bol- shevism. Pinnis has been deport- ed, and Vasilieff has left at the request of the Egyptian Govern- tent.Renter.
H.M.S. "SUFFOLK
SPECIAL PRIVILGE FOR JAPANESE PRESSMAN
GRATIFICATION IN TOKYO,
Tokyo, Yesterday. The vernacular newspapers giving prominence to daily wireless messages from the Rengo Agency's correspondent aboard H.M.S. "Suf- folk," describing life on a British warship and the doings of the Duke of Gloucester.
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Being the first time on which a Japanese journalist has been per- mitted to travel on a British war- ship, great interest is aroused and an excellent impression has been mada by the grant of this unusual privilege.
Special gratification is expressed at the correspondent's account of how the Japanese flag was hoisted and other ceremonies held aboard the "Suffolk yesterday in celebra tion of the Emperor's birthday. '-
The opinion is expressed that these courtesies will do much to cement British-Japanese relations. ----Renter.
SMALL-POX
CASES IN LONDON AND AMERICA
London, Yesterday.
There are now 291 small-pox cases
in London:
It is also reported from Mid-1 desboro, Massachusetts, USA., that local health officials are alarm- ed at an epidemic of small-pox. So far, 100 cases have been report- ed, but there is no suggestion that the epidemic is due to any contact: with Europeans-Reuter.
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