CABLES.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY,)
LONDON AGREEMENT.
TO BE SIGNED IN LONDON OX SATURDAY,
بھی
Lospos, August 28th. According to present arrangements the Part of London, will be signed at the Foreign Office at noon on Saturday, Sir Kyre Crowe, will sign on behalf of Britain while the Allies and Germany will be represented by their respective Ambas *ndors and Ministers.
It is understood that the German Gov-
rnment lus signified its intention of signing even it the Reichstag fails to pass the legislation involved, by the necessary two-thirds majority.
DAWES BILLS » IN THE REICHSTAG.
BERLIN, August 28th. The Hill ratifying the Pact of London
THE HONGKONG : DAILY PRESS, "FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 1924.
LATEST CABLES.
CAPT. DOISY RETURNS
TO FRANCE.
PARIS, August 28th.
M. Doumergur received and greeted Capt. Pelletier Dainy and Lieut. Besin.- Ilava."
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FLYING RECORD BROKEN.
PARIS, August Path.
The French aviator. Lisat. La Porte, broke the world altitude record in a hydroplane with a land of 500 kilo grammes. He renaled 5.100 metres. "Ea Porte is going to China xa Aying, instruc tor as Mukden.-Horar.
EARLIER CABLES. GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND. GENERAL SIR 6 FERGUSSON.
FAR EASTERN
NEWS.
CABLE
[IKROCOK KEUTER'S AOKNGY.]
JAPANESE COTTON MILL DESTROYED.
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SHANGHAI, August 28th.
The godown of the Mingsun Cotton Mill, a Japanese concern, was destroyed
CANTON NEWS.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
THE SEIZED ARMS.
CANTONYAK TROOPS RESCUE DETAINED
VOLUNTEER OFFICER
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
(Coatinged from “page 5.) Hon. COLONIAL SECRETARY: I trust he was not referring to me as I argued the matter rather fully
Latest reports regarding the arms situa tion in Cantou make it appear that Draudible at the Press table. Sun Yat-en will have to again brekk his
Hon. Mr. HULYOAK's reply was in
The motion was put to the meeting and
it emphasing the words "It is the opinion of the Unofficial Members of the Legisla
CHANG TSO-LIN.
y lire late last night. The damage is faith on the question of release, Dr. Sutharried, H.E. the Governor in putting | it is regrettable to note that the 'gencral
estimated at Tls. $3,000,
[87 COURTESY OF THE DAILY BELLETIN."
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WAR RUKOURS.
TROOP "MOVEMENTS DISLOCATE RAIL TRAFFIC.
tive Council," ORIUM AMENDMENT ORDINANGE. SHIPPING AND, SMUGGLING The ATTORNEY GRKERAI,
moved the
nice uf General Wa wane, or should á
A JAPANESE ATTACK. The Kobumin raports, that" Japan's position in Manchuria is growing weaker and weaker, and it ascribes this largely to the unfriendly attitude of General Chang Tselin towards Japan. The posi tion of Japan in Manchuria must always claim the earnest attention of the Japan- ese people, the Tokyo paper says, and
situation in that region has lately been, developing a phase decidedly unfavoura able to Japan. Notwithstanding the fact that General Chang Tao-lin owes his present position to the help given hina by Japan rectly or indirectly, his generat friendly of late. It is true that he still attitude towards. Japan has not beem makes believe that he is friendly disposed towards Japan, but this is simply because hey looks to Japan. for help in the event of his collision with General Wu Poi-fu his formidable rival. Should the influ
ranchement be brought about bezwren
on behalf of meter bat as it does not appear to me Japan would become more boldly hostile. that the amendawent effects any change | Even" at present be is bent upon putting An officer of the Canton Volunteer whatever in the meaning of the section spokes in Japan's wheels in Manchuria, Corps, when questioned on the matter of can only suppose that the Chamber of His stout opposition to Japan's plan to the armis dispute, emphasized that the Cothaeree think that they are having it present break between Dr. Sun Yat-sen removed by the amendment which they make slight changes in the position of the Fashun railway station and in the route So we have to delve a little
of the railway line in connection with the and his people is a protest against further obtained. misrule of Dr.. Sun. If Dr. Sun appre further into the Ordinance. Section 21 eintes the situation, he said, he will with is cumarkable in two ways. It not only
extension of the Fushun colliery area, is out further delay yield to the demands of departed from the usual rules of the Japanese inhonir has been driven out of one example of antagonism out of maar. the people: the return of the arms with common law which calls upon prosecutors the railway ze, and even from Port out condition. withdrawal of opposition to prove their case, but it required that Arthur and Dairen, and Japanese houses. to the amalgamation of the people's volun-owners of ships should prove a gative are now being built by Chinese carpen teers, and the restoration of the liberty which in most, enses is absolutely im ters. Land leases are provided for in and property of the volunteer lenders possible.
the Sino-Japanese treaty, but it is a dead whom he has accused of intriguing against
Flaving read the sections in order tetter, to all intents and purposes. The compare them the hon. member proceeded awakening of the Chinese people, in to say: What I think the Chamber of Manchuria is another factor which must Tho jueted to was the last part of the sub-be taken into careful consideration. section which threw on the owners of view is gaining force, says the Koknin ships the onus of proving that none of in conclusion, that unless this unfavour
crew were implicated thing it is able turn of affairs in Manchuria is quite impossible to do in many uses deeply considered and appropriate, mea- where opium is found on board in the sures are devised to meet it, Japan may lose her advantageous position in Man the owners actual possession of nobody. Nor can
take proper disciplinary churia for ever. measures against the crew in the circum- I would like to ask the Govern-
through Dr. C. C. Wu. his Secretary of Foreign Affairs, assured a committee of prominent Canton citizens that he would return the arta on certain conditions on August 23th. But since then, a part of the arms has been in turn seized by his mercenaries whom he is powerless to gen- trol At the same time, tienera! Hati second reading of the Bill intituled, A SHANGHAI, August 27th..
the Ordinanes to amend the Opium Ordin There was a scene of great animation Chung-hau, managing director of
Canton-Hankow Railroad, Kwangtungance. at the Shanghai-Nanking Railway Station
The COLONIAL SECastany seconded. today, which was packed with intending Section, who has been held by Dr. Shan
for his connection with the Merchant Hon... Mr. ALABASTER 2 passengers. All the station entrances
I should like Losins, August 27th. and exits were guarded by military, who Volunteer, Corps since August 14th, was Sir, to say something about section Treneral Sir Charles Fergusson, Bart, are in virtual control. No-one was allow rescued from the General Headquarters. This section amends section 21 (3) of succeeds Admiral Lord "Jellicoe as Goved to use the telephones on the station the evening of August with by a squad the finance of last year, apparently
[General Sir C. Fergusson the seventh without permission of the military. The of Cantonese troops, Dr. Sun's body.at the request of the Chamber of Com then, General Chang's attitude towards stag by 25 rutes to 173. Various bills Baronet of Kilkerran, Ayrshire, (creatia | Peking mail train arrived three hours guards refusing to interfere carrying out the Dawes plan, racept the 1703) was educated at Eton and Sand- late this morning, due to the dérange- Railway Hill, were also read a second hurst, and joined the Grenadier Guardsment of the traffic service, owing to the time, by similar majority, the extreme in 1592. He later, joined the Egyptian movement of troops. The morning ex- nationalists and communists alone appos Army, saw servier throughout the Soudan press to Peking did not leave owing to ing the aitway Bill, "involving the campaigns, and served in the Great War the uncertainly in the situation, but it is expected to leave to-morrow. Tickets BENGAL COUNCIL TROUBLES are being sold for the Peking night mail train, which leaves at 11.30 to-night, and aceirding to a European Traffle Inspector this train will duly leave. The line is not cut, and there is through connection with Poking.
This is the situation at the moment. but it is liable to change in weerdance with military developments.
passed a second rending by the Reich-
amendment, of the Constitution. This requires a two-thirds majority, which wüs not obtained.
A decisive division is expected to-day or to-morrow when the Reichstag votes
ernor of New Zealand.
SWARAJISTS' ATTITUDE
CALOTTA: August 7th.
on the right Dawes Bills, "Together, with The President of the, Hengal Legisla tive Council has announced the proroga "the govering bill authorising the signation of Council wine die The Swarajists
ture of the Lamdoù Agreement as a whole.
greeted this announcemeal with prolonged „A two-thirds majority will then be re-
cheering. A communique explains that quired
the prorogation is logical in consequence of yesterday's, proceedings. Lord Lytton henceforth assumes charge of the trans ferred departments, the Ministers of which have resigned. The communique adds that until the constitution
JAPAN TO SIGN.
J'
TOKYO, August 5th. The Cabinet his "instructed Baron Hayashi to sign the Lendug Agreement For Japan.
BARLIER CABLES. DISSENSION IS REICHSTAG.
· BERLIN, August 27th. It is officially unnounged that this Reich-
·stag will be dissolved in the event of a - rejection of the London Part, which, how- ever, will be signed in any case by the Goverunut on Aust 20th
Thers was a free fight this morning in the "Reichstag between the Communists
NATIONAL ANTI-OPIUM
ASSOCIATION.
SHANGHAI ORGANISATION,
their chief
hi
OVERSEAS CHINESE The overseas Chinese, on whom "Dr. Sun Yat Sen oner depended wholly far his financial support in his revolutionary schemes, are now with the people in the arma dispute. Among the mesanges re ceived by Dr. Sun Yat Sen regarding the issur during the last few days was end from the Chinese in North Borneo, They asked Dr. Sun to release the arms and ammunitions for the import of which t the Canton Merchants Volunteer Corps
SHANGHAI, August 27th. A National Anti-Opium Association bas been formed in Shanghai, consisting of be more than 30 organisations, such as the General Chamber, of Commerce. Chinese restored, the Council will only be sp Red Cross, National Committee of the
eat if they will consent at the proper moned when required to transact Goveth-Y.M.C.A China Medical Association. have taken out all necessary legal per small amendment which will relieve the time, when the Bill is in Committee, to National Christian Council, etc., dining its ment business."
The oversus Chinese considered? to support the Geneva Conference and to that, by first issuing a permit and then owners of the hardship, of which they i
complain-of the necessity for proving devise some efficient scheme to suppress seizing the consignment, the Clovernment negative, and leage them with the opian traffic and the planting of the has lost every faith it otherwise leservesonus of proving to the satisfaction of the happy
THE WORLD'S SPORT. HOME CRICKET.
NOMERSET
AFRICA.
LONDON, August 27th. The match between Bourret and the South Africans opened at Taunton fine weather on an easy wicket. Somer set scored 20 (McBryan 30) Blancken-
·BRITISH RUGBY TOUR.
171
8 and Demmerats, Oue of the latter wasberg & for 76.
struck in the face by a Communist,”and The South Africans compiled it, for .this led to a general melee. A tremen 4 (Catterall 97, not out. „deus uproar ensaed, in which the pulda „joined with expressions of disgust. Thr President vainly tried to restore order, „Canul finally 18t. The House suspended its
sitting for a short time.
WIN FOR PRETORIA,
PRETORTA, Angust 7th. Pretoria beat the British rugby team by ti points to wil
WEMBLEY IN 1925.
LATER. There was nu exciting sequel to this Amorping's disturbance in the Reichstag. -on the resoniption of the sitting, the
President, Herr Wallraff, ordered the DOMINIONS ASKED TO ENDORSE
suspension of three Communists, but the latter>drelined to depart. Hers Waliçaff
THE SUGGESTION.-
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Losbos. August 27th. then dramatically ordered the clearance Reuter learns that the Dominion Goy- of the public galleries, while the renments have been asked to reconsider citrants were forcibly ejected. Twenty their decisions against the re-opening of five detectives trooped into the Chamber the Wembley Exhibition in 1995. and were greeted w the ironient laughter BRITISH IN COLOGNE. and singing of the International" by Communists. The culprits Enally de "parted peaceably, The Dawes Bills, were then read a' second time, but the décisive wading was postponed until August 20th, when very chapë" voting be clearly fores
Badowed,
the
FRENCH SENATE'S APPROVAL.
PARIS. August 27th. The Senate discussed the London agree ment and passed a vote of confidence by
24 to 40..
THE LEAGUE AND OPIUM.
FIVE SCHEMES FOR CONTROL.
.
LONDON, Augiast 7th..
NO NEW R. E.
WORKS.
Colonne, August 7th.
Tsai Yuen pei, Chancellor of the Peking University, Dr. Wu Lieteh and Mr. T. 2. Koo were elected to serve as represen tatives at the Geneva Opium Conference to be held in November.
ECHO OF JAPANESE-ELECTIONS.
BUSINESS MEN CONVICTED OF VIOLATING LAW,
GROWTH OF PEOPLE'S MOVE-
MENT.
the
.:
THE PROTOCOL OF 1901.
CHINESE NEWS AGENCIES TO SUSPEND PUBLICATION.
A PROPAGANDA STENT.
A group of Chinese news agencies have started a movement to suspend publica- tion on September 7th, the anniversary of the signing of the Protocol of 1901, in an attempt to draw public attention. to the desirability of having the protcent abolished.
This circular which was signed by the Kuo Wen Agency, Tu Lu Agency, Chih, Agency and others, reads: On Bep.. tember 7th, 19or, a pretocol was signed by the Chinese Government under the force of the united powers. This day has been suggested by members of Parlia. ment as a National Humiliation Day for China.
Since many of our countrymen, have started a movement to abolish this un
Magistrate that they have taken every reasonable precaution to prevent the ship The strength of the people's movement being used for the smuggling of opium.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL: I would move in Kwangtong is not confined in Canton | Sir, that this proposed amendment be not A manifesto has been sent to 1,500 City proper, the activities of the people's accepted. The hon. member has remind cities and towns appointing September representatives throughout the districtsed us that the proposal to amend section 25th as a National Anti-Opium Day, appearing strong. Ju Kongmoon, a port 1, which is embodied in Clause & of the The National Christian Council has for five important districts in Kwang Bill, was the result of an agreement with also sent out a call to 4000 charches tung, the merchants are going to stand the Chamber of Commerce, arrived at urging them to observe this day as by the people's drunads, that the Govern after considerable discussion and corres National Anti-Opian Sunday.
ment shall not oppose the amalgamation pondence. It is true it is not anything of the volunteers of the province. By like as much as the Chamber of Com a mutual arrangement between the re- mere asked for originally, but I think gular troops, there and the merchants, it effected a certain change in the section the people's volunteers will not molest the in" what can be called its orientation. regulars, while the regulars must let the both as regards the onus of proof and! volunteers have a free hand. Since August the degree of proof required. It is true, 22nd no regular tow-boat service be Sir, that section 21 of the Opium Ordin reasonable and unequal treaty, we, the tween Canton and Kongmoon has been ance is legislation of a very drastic and journalists, as representatives of publi in operation and, should the Canton mer unusual character, but opium smuggling opinion, should exhibit. Therefore, in chants suffer any injustice from the hands is a practice so widespread and so serious order in memoralize past humiliations and th impress them on the minds in the They were charged with payinz wages of Dr. Sun, the Kongmoon merchants will and so lucrative that is requires very future, it is suggested that beginning to canvassers during the General Election / come to their rescue. A fine of $500 will stringent measures to fight it. It is not with this year, all newspaper offices an
exacted from every boat daily for fail-only this Colony that has found it neers. news agencies throughout the country. sary to adapt legislation of this kind declare a holiday on September 7th- The Straits Settlements Opium Ordia-
News agencies, would not issue-services ance of 1000 contains a section almost on the 7th and
the exactly similar in terms, and 1 under appear on the 8th.
papers would not stand that at least one foreign Power The statement then asks the paper and has legislation that makes the ship liable agencies to signify their intention to to be fined for smuggling opium even join the movement and to make a public where no guilty knowledge on the part of announcement in the papers for several the owners is proved. The evil is an exer days, thereby giving as much publicity zional one and the remedy is admittally to the movement as possible since it is exceptional also. I would like to redirected againat foreigners-Crung Mei. mind bon members that the section is administrated with discretion. Speaking |- generally, it is not enforced except in
NAGASAKI, August - g7ih. Over 40 businessmen of Osaka, who had bern under preliminary examination were found guilty of having violated Election Law,
in May.
the
HURRICANE SWEEPS ATLANTIC SEABOARD, WHITE STAR PASSENGERS.
INJURED.
be
ing to support the cause of the people.
In Canton the merchants did not mind the orders to re-open their shops or suffer the consequences of having their premises occupied by troops. So far the Kuomintang Government of Dr. Sun has failed to carry out its threat, while the people in Canton are not unprepared for what may be expected under the present circumstances.
PORTO BID August 27th The White Star liner Arabic, arriving It is announced that the War Office in a few hours from Hamburg, has wire- has ordered the suspension of all new lessed requesting right ambulances to be THEFT FROM BARBACKS. works performed by the Royal Engineers | prepared for passengers injured when a in connection with military requirements, hurricane struck and damaged the vessel GAOL FOR MAN WHO STOLE EMPTY except emergency repairs.
LATEST CABLES.
OBITUARY. NOTED PHYSIOLOGIST.
Londos, August 25th.
Sir William Bayliss is dead. meeting of the frague of Nations [Sir William Maddock Bayfiss. M.A., Advisory ... Cammitter you. the Opium | D.Sc., was a physiologist of world Traffic, at Geneva, dealing with the pro- repute. 1 gramme for a world conference on drug control in November, considered five
L
schemes submitted by Britain, the United (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.1 States, France, the Netherlands and the
Last night.
VESSELS RUSH FOR NEW YORK HARBOUR.
GHEE-TINS.
cases where there is good reason to be British name. If the matter had been lieve, or suspect, that the owners have raised earlier I would have wished to think the matter over further to see exact- failed, to carry out all reasonable - pre- Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the cautions. I do not quite understand the what is the meaning of the amendment. Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, a Chi position of the hon. member who has is If the Chamber of Commerce wish to review the matter I shall be glad to dis- New York, August 28th.
nese was charged with the theft of five just spoken. He seems to be in a certain
cuss the matter with them. I myself will· difficulty. His proposal is that the sec A terrible experience in a tropien sacks and five empty gher-tins from the tion should read that it should be pot agree to the passing of an ordinance hurricane is reported by the liner, arriv- Military stories at Whitfield Barracks.
which weakens the control in any way ing with 32 injured aboard, seven of which
without first ascertaining 'from Det.-Sergt. Dorling said that the ting sufficient for the owners to prove to the
His have been sent to hospital. The captain were the property of Alessrs. Arcalli and Magistrate that they took precautions to
ensure that the crew should not be im. Majesty's Government that they are pre- states that a huge wave struck the star-Son, military contractors, of Austin board shaft of the bridge and threw a Rood. by whom the defendant was at one plicated. He also said that no discipared to agree to it. I should like to know- hundred screaming women, wien and time, employed. Defendant was stoppedlinary measures are possible which could the ideas of shipowners as to what repre- ensure that Pasult. It is admittedly asents proper precautions by ships officers- children in a beap into a corner of the by a watchman white carrying the things difficult task. The wetion has never been that are really adequate. There are main lounge, mixed with articles of furni- along Austin Road.
EARLIER CABLES. ·
from broken portholes, etc. The flood hard labour. rushed over the deck, crushing the life- bonts and twisting the stanchions, virtu- ally filling every cabin on the two upper decks. A semi-panic reigned. While the storm-waa-at-its height it is stated that rough treatment was required to quieten some as the male juimigrants.
re, paintings, tapestries, chunks of glass His Worship passed sentence of 14 days'
League Council, respectively; and finally AMBASSADORIAL APPOINT- Holland acquiesced in an agreement reached by Tiritain and the United States, after which the other countries con- curred, at the French representative declined to accent, the where as a draft agreement, reserving the right to oppose
when it comes before the League Assembly shortly.
The scheme contains two main points, which America considers essential, firstly that cach country shall state its medicinal and scientific requirements in opium, and secondly that there be restriction of production within the limits of these pr quirements and the establishment of a central board to apply this principle- throughout the opium producing and con suming countries.
Britnin Sir John Jordan on behall of submitted a suggestion that the quantity of Indian opian exported to the States regulating opium-smoking should be re duced by "ten per cent. each year for a decade, and the Governments of Japan and Siam and the Powers with posses- sions in the Far East should be reques ted to reduce their consumption of opium at the same rate; but this suggestion was opposed by Mr. Campbell on behalf of Indins does not appear as a resolu-
tion.
MENTS.
JAPAN AND MEXICO.
2 PLYMOUTH (VERMOST), August th It is announced that President Coolidge has appointed the lawyer. Mr. Bancroft, to be the new Ambassador to Japan.
Mr. James R. Sheffield is appointed Ambassador to Mexico.
PORT OF OSAKA. CLAIM TO PREMIER PLACE.
IN JAPANESE
reason to believe shipowners had not done before the magistrate that adequate put into action except where there was been cases in which, it has been pleaded all that they could reasonably do in the precautions. had been taken, but uporz matter. This Ordinance must be pansrd the slightest investigation it was seen that speedily, especially as clause e in the these precautions were not adequate, is Bill represents an agreement arrived at they took any precautions at all, and six months ago. I do not think the this requirement of the law was about Government ought to accept this amend. useful as the regulations about firs ment, which will affect the Bill consider the market. "His Excellency was ably at this eleventh hour. The policy understood to say that it was known that The White Stax Hameric WRn also caught in the storm, had eight injured tion as the embenataire the great opium sunuggling should be suppressed not intend that sarthing he had said Now that Yokohama, han lost its posi- of His Majesty's Government is that certain officers are smugglers but he did and suffered damage to her
earthquake. Osaka takes the foremost rigorously as far as possible, and I think, would be understood to reflect on the structàre,
cantile marine. There are black sheep in The Geiseppe Ferdi escaped with place as the port handling the largest Sir, it is doubtful if His Majesty' Kreat body of men of the British mer- quantities of cargo for export and im- Government would view with favour a U.S. INTERESTS IN BOLIVIA, smashed lifeboats and portholes. port, says the Jiji. The Osaka journal relaxation of the present law against every flock and of certain officers of ships
The hurricane of mountainous seas swept makes this statement on the streure ou
of smuggling.
on the Ching Station, I may say that the Atlantic seaboard, driving ships to a list compiled by the Enginearing
E.E. THE GOVERNOR: I think I may say in information from smugglers in Eng shelter into New York harbour, which of the Home Office of 101 harbours of at once, it is not only improbable bat land there was a code word for "Captain
Japan. According to this list, the segre alsolutely certain that it would not. If has been squared."
The Bill was read a second time, went gate tonnage of exports and imports we were to include in this ordinance the into Committee and passed through with handled by the port of Oaske a year | amendment suggested by the hon, mem- Amounts to 8,700,000 tons, or 1,200,000 ber, the result would be that the law out amendment, and was then read a tons more than the figures for Kobe, would be disallowed.
third time and passed into law accent- His Majesty's
TIN AND RAIL PURCHASES.
WASHINGTON, August 27th. American interests have purchased the Bolivian tin mines of Lallagua and Uncia. and also the Machaca Maren-Uncin rail- war. for $27,000.000 dollars.
The former properities are said. "to produce fifty per cent of the Bolivian tin output.
2.
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BRAZIL REVOLT ENDED.
NEW YORK. August 27th. The Brazilian Consulate announces that the rebellion in Amazonas has ended by the rebels surrendering.
was crowded with vessels.
kuper-
OCEAN-GOING, JUNK WRECKED. - NORWEGIAN SEAMAN'S HERQISM,
LONDON, August 29th
Ay
„A” message from Halifax says that the
compared with Nagoya and Moji, Government have for the past few months ingly. THE ADJOURNMENT. former Shanghai junk in which Judge Denka's figures are about three times as been directing my special attention to the Wells and others are voyaging from Ber large. The value of these imports and discredit brought upon the British nanu H.E. THE GOVERNO: The Council
is exports put at 12,415,010,000, which gen to New York was wrecked in a bur- shows an excess of Yes5,480,000 over by the fact that so much '-maggling takes adjourna till September 11th, ricane off Canso. All were rescued ́owing Kebo. The Osaks` journal,“ hopes that Pispa ́in :vessels, under the British fisk, these figures will be considerable in and I think it is the duty of shipowners created in the event of the completion of this Colony to see that they do their of the projected seashore railway and it to get rid of this scandal on the
Continued on napi ekumen).
to the heroism of a Norwegian seama
immlag the breakers and climbing on a bluff with a line, The vessel was smashed to pieces.
also of the harbour construction schet
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was afterwards held under the presidency of the Colonial Becretary.