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CANTON DIFFERENCE PERISHED OF COLD PRESIDENT AS
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COMPROMISE AS WAY OUT OF DIFFICULTIES
CIVIL & MILITARY SPHERES
Canton, Saturday. Differences in view between General Chan Ming-shu and General Chan Chai-tong may end in a com- promise. General Chan Ming-shu, Chairman of the Provincial Administrative Council, civil office, will retain command of two
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TWO FRENCHMEN ON MONT BLANC
VIOLENT SNOWSTORM
Chamonix, Yesterday. Two Frenchmen, an architect of Alx les Bains, and an Intelligence Officer in the Rhine Army, have perished of cold within a few minutes of climbing almost to the summit of Mont Blanc during a violent snowstorm
Their guide, with the utmost difficulty, managed to climb down. The bodies bave not yet been recovered-Reuter.
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EXPLOITATION EASY?
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DEMOCRATIC OPINION
Washington, Yesterday, The enactment of the American valuation plan, which would allow the President to raise or lower discretion to- duties at his own gether with the flexible provi sions, as contained in the pending Tariff Bill, would make the Pre- sident "not only an Autocrat of the Breakfast Table but of the dinner and supper tables," is the opinions of the Democratic Na- Victoria and high level tional Committee. districts:-
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or three divisions of troops to be 4850894656******8286 styled as provincial police, while General Chan Chai-tong, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the National Army in Kwangtung, will have control of the rest of the forces, which will be equally strong. -Nan Chung Kuo News Service.
REFORM IN SPAIN
ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNCIL OF REALM
NEW CONSTITUTION
Madrid, Yesterday. The draft of the new Constitution was read in the National Assembly, Ita 104 clauses provide for the estab lishment of a Council of the Realm which will include two Royal Princes, Archbishop of Toledo, the Premier, heads of the Army and Navy, Supreme Court and the Council of Grandees.
One-sixth of the Council will be elect- ed by universal suffrage, and one-third by the special and professional colleges, The Permanent Commission of the Council shall consult with the King on the dissolution of Parliament as to the solution of Ministerial crises.
Parliament shall consist of a single Chamber, one-half of which will be
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London, Yesterday. The amphibian "Untin Bowler, which left Lake Michigan, has become a mystery.
According to a message from Fort Burwell, Quebec, she is believed to be in Hudson Strait, where dense fog pre- vails.--Reuter.
Senator King declares that it would pave the way for the "ex- ploitation of the people" and per- mit the President to increase the
duties by 50 per cent.--Reuter's American Service.
SOFIA EXCITED
FEARED ATTACK ON TWO MINISTERS
LUCKY ESCAPE
Sofia, Saturday. An announcement that an attack with rifle fire had been made on a motor car between Kritchim and Phillipopolia excited the city as it was known that the Prime Minister | and the Minister for Public Works were motoring thence to Sofia.
It
was ascertained, however, that the Prime Minister entrained at Kritehim direct for Sofa. The Minister for Public Works motor- ed to Phillipopolis at night, but his [The following telegram from Chi- | car passed the scene an hour be- elected by universal suffrage and becago, dated July 3, explains the above: fore the attack. debarred from adapting decisions im-The big amphibian 'plane "The Latin
Police Officer Shot plying either confidence or distrust in Bowler," took off from Lake Michigan
Later. Government for Berlin via Great Whale
From details of the outrage it Bay (Greenland) and Norway. She is piloted by Robert Gast appears that the car contained the Prefect of Plovdiv, the Government- and Parker Cramer and is carrying al Secretary to the Minister of journalist named Robert Wood as pas-Public Works and Police officers. senger.]
the members of the Reuter.
MINERS' FETE
PRIME MINISTER WARMLY GREETED
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London, Saturday. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald had an enthusiastic reception at Durham, whither he flew from the Air Force camp at Halton to attend the miners' fete.
At the conclusion of his speech a woman dung her arms round his. neck and kissed him.
Mr. MacDonald said that the Government had already begun to
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fali ita election pledges regard- | HAWKERS FINED FOR TRIVIAL ing attempte to establish pence. It was not going to stick until it had succeeded with the British- American agreement which it had taken in hand. It would not re- main isolated. It would bring in Japan, France, Italy, and all nations-Reuter.
Largs (Ayrshire) Council wilt not allow bagpipes to be played on the beach because the harsh notes of the pipes clashing with motor traffic noise make jarring sounds."
CONWAY TEARLE MARGARET MORRIS
Twenty shots were fired and a Police officer was killed-Reuter.
$109,740 PROFIT
ANNUAL REPONT OF HONG KONG AMUSEMENTS
DIVIDEND PROPOSALS
The report of the directors of Hong Kong Amusements, Limited, to be sub- Imitted to the shareholders at the eighth ordinary yearly meeting to be held in the Queen's Theatre on Wed- resday, July 24, at noon, states:-
The directors have pleasure in pre- senting herewith the statement of ae- counts for the year ended March 31, 1920,
A mistress of a junk was this The Profit for the year morning at the Marine Court
after providing for De- charged before the Hon. Commdr. preciation of G. F. Hole, R.N., with failing to keep a licence on board her craft. She pleaded guilty and was Aned $3.
For hawking during prohibited hours, a hawker from Shaukiwan was fined $7. Another, who failed: to appear, had his bail of $5 estreated.
Unlawfully anchoring in the Southern Fairway, a steersman of a trading junk was fined $10.
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TO-DAY ONLY 230 5.20, 7.15 & 9.15 pm,
Amounts to... Which with the amount brought forward from the previous year, vin...
Amounts to Which the Directors re- commend be appropriated jas fellows
Place to "Legal" Reserve in accordance with the Articles of Association Place to General Reserve.. Bonus to Staf Dividend of $2 per share on preferred ordinary shares Dividend of $1 per share GD deferred ordinary shares... Bonus of $.50 per share on
ell shares
Leaving to be carried for- ward to credit of next account
$ 16,499.01
$109.740.16
31,962.76
$151,602.92
$ 5,487.01 50,000.00 7,000.00
32,000.00
8,000.00
∙12,000.00
$114,487.01
#17.-8.47,135.91 Directors RTMMM
In accordance with the Articles of Association, Messrs · J. M. Noronha and Lo Shun-wan retire, and being eligible, offer themselves for re-elec tion.
Auditors
The secounts have been audited by Messrs. Linstead and Davis, Chartered Accountants, who retire, and being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
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MISSION OF ENQUIRY FROM THE NETHERLANDS
The Hague, Yesterday. Three Dutch Police and military officers are leaving for Curacao on July 19 to enquire into the conduct of the police and military authorl- ties on the occasion of the recent rebel raid on Willemstad-Renter.
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