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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1931.
VITAL OIL TREATY SEQUEL TO OUSTRIC SMUGGLER'S RUSE
RATIFIED.
Agreement Between Iraq & World Powers.
INCOME TAX CLAIMS.
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London, Yesterday. The agreement between Iraq Government and the Iraq Petroleum Company was ratified yesterday.Reater.
BANK SCANDAL.
Charges Against Four Ex-Ministers.
CLAIM REJECTED.
Paris, Yesterday. The Senate, sitting as a High Court, has ordered an additional enquiry into the charges against the ex-Minister, Raoul Peret, ex- Ambassador Besnard, and two ex- Under-Secretaries of State, in connection with the Oustrie fin- ancial scandals, 'and has reject- ed the accused's claim for imme- diate trial and a verdict of not
[The agreement was signed on March 26, between the Iraq Gov- ernment and the Iraq Petroleum Company, comprising British, French, American and Dutch in- tercats, after months of protract- ed negotiations, principally in-guilty-Reuter. volving income tax which the Iraq Government originally claimed on the profits derived from the Company's operations even out- side Iraq. The agreement pro- vides income tax on profits in Iraq only and an annual con- solidated payment disposes of
the pipe lineage of production. The agreement disposes of the pipe lines which are being built both to Tripoli and Haifa.]
CHINA'S REQUEST,
| TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION OF
THE LEAGUE. -
JAPANESE SYMPATHY.-
Geneva, Yesterday. The League Council has granted China's request for the co-operation of the League's technical organism.
Signor Grandi, who acted as rapporteur in the matter, said the request deserved the appre- ciation of the League.
AGAINST SOVIET.
CONSERVATIVE MOTION IN
COMMONS.
BROKEN PROMISES.
Rugby, Yesterday.
DISCOVERED.
Man Who Carried Photo of European Girls.
FINED $9,000.
Another clever method of opium smuggling was learned by Mr. Schofield in the Central Police Court this morning; when a Chinese ap- peared on a remand charge of the unlawful possession of 75 tacls of
lint oplum.
Producing A rattan basket, Revenue Officer W. Ward explained | that the opium was concealed in a flat shaped brass tank, which in turn was fastened to the bottom of the basket, being covered over. The basket had to be sent to a factory for the opium to be boiled out.
Mr. Schofield-What do you do for a living, defendant?
Defendant-I am a carpenter in the country.
His Worship What did you come to Hong Kong for?
Defendant-I ли en route to
By 243 votes to 223, the House | Samoa.', of Commons last night defeated
R. 0 Ward-I think that is right,
tures of European and Samoan giria!
the Conservative motion for your Worship. He has some pic- formal reduction of the Foreign Office Vote, as a protest against the Government's policy regard- ing Russia.
The motion complained that the Government had undertaken that the Soviet promise to ab- stain from propaganda, should be regarded as putting an end to propaganda against the British Empire by the Third Internation- al, yet those activities had been allowed to continue.
A fine of $9,000 with the option of a year's hard labour was imposed.
SUEZ CANAL DUES.
DIRECTORS DO NOT FAVOUR REDUCTION.
BRITISH ATTITUDE.
Ragby, Yesterday. In the House of Commons
nt
question time to-day the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. W. that at a meeting of the Directors Graham, said that he understood of the Suez Canal Company held
The Prime Minister said. what was in dispute was, in effect, the relations between the Soviet Government and the Third Inter- The Japanese member of the national. As to whether the So- Council, Mr. Yosizawa, associat-viet Government was endorsing ed himself with these sentiments, recognition of the activities of and expressed great sympathy the Third International, the Sin Paris on May 11 a decision ad- with the efforts of the Chinese viet Government said "No." The of dues was reached.
verse to any immediate reduction. Government in the work of re
British Government said "Yes," construction, in which Japan and continued to say "Yes," beernment's Directors would be con- The Report of the British Gov- cordially co-operated.
cause they knew what they were sidered by the Departments con talking about. It was, however, cerned and he would make a state the Government's duty to comment
The Chinese representative thanked the League for its co- operation, which was much apsider the consequences, and the possible. British Wireless Ser- on the subject as soon as preciated all over China-
Government would not break off Reuter.
relations, for the breach could 'make matters worse. The Gov.
ernment
CUSTOMS PACT. UNANIMOUS VOTE OF LEAGUE
COUNCIL.
SUBMISSION TO THE HAGUE
Geneva, Yesterday, The League Council experienc હવે શું sensation to-day, when a short, sharp reply was made by Dr. Curtius to M. Briand's state- ment that the political aspect of the Austro German Customs Union should later be submitted to the League Council.. Dr. Curtius declared:---
vice.
DISARMAMENT. was inspired by the same reasons as inspired the For-
+
in Secretary in the late Con- MR. HENDERSON ELECTED AS
servative Government in 1925, and were to-day inspiring France treated even worse than Britain. and Germany, which had been
-British Wireless Service.
CHINESE AVIATION.
FORTY PLANES ORDERED FROM
BRITAIN..
Shanghai, Yesterday. A semi-official message states that in order to facilitate an improve- ment in the existing commercial air services and institute new air routes, the National Government has decided to purchase forty Bri- tish aeroplanes.
PRESIDENT.
Rugby, Yesterday, The Council of the League of Nations to-night by a unanimous vote appointed the British Foreign
Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson.
ns President of the Disarmament February. Mr. Henderson agreed Conference, which opens next
to accept nomination provided the British Cabinet approves.-British Wireless Service.
TIRED OF IT.
RUSSIAN STOWAWAYS SENT TO JAIL.
"I'm getting tired of this sort of
"If The Hague Court decides that the Customs. Union is legal, it will be intolerable to bring Germany before the Council as a disturber of European peace."
The Council then proceeded to vote on Mr. Arthur Henderson's In ordering the Foreign Ministry thing" said Mr. E. W. Hamilton, in proposal to submit the legality to arrange with the company con- the Kowloon Police Court, this of the Austro-German Customs cerned for the purchase, the Govern-morning, when he sent two Russian Union to The Hague Court, and ment specifles that the planes bestowaways, Gregory Popoff the proposal was adopted unani. equipped with light machine-guns Linowig A. Binkin, to jail for two mously. Reuter.
in order to eliminate the possible months with, herd labour. danger to passengers from bandits.") -Reuter.
SALVATION ARMY.
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HIGH COUNCIL TO APPOINT GENERAL.
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The two men boarded the ss. Hang Sang at Shanghai, and were, discovered hiding in a lifeboat when one day out from the Northern Settlement.
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