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BIGGER SHIPS. HARLAND AND WOLFF. TO BUILD LARGEST.
Пvany. February 11th.
MURDER OF A SOVIET COURIER.
THE SOVIET AND THE LATVIAN GOVERNMENT.
FEBRUARY 18mm, 1926
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEW BRITISH MINISTER TO SAM BRITISH AND GERMAN SHIPPING.
NEWS.
(THROUGH BRUTER'S ADENCE.]
AMERICAN-ORIENTAL BANK.
RUN STARTED IN SHANGĦAL
-SHANGHAI, February 19th. Aran was started on the American Oriental Bank this afternoon, large crowds presenting theques, which are being met.
LONDON, February 11th. His Majesty has approved the appoint meat of Mr. S. P. Waterlow, C.B.E., 48 Minister to Siam..
(Mr. Waterlow has been Head of the Far Eastern Department of the Foreign Office. He entered the Diplomatic service in 1900 and was appointed to Washington in, the following year. He was employed at the Peace Conference at Paris in 1919, and was reappointed to the Forsign Office in 1920. He was Director of the Foreign Division of Overseas Trade, 1924. Mr. Waterlow was recently ap pointed & member of the Boxer Indemnity Advisory Committee. Presumably s appointment as Minister to Biam involves resignation from the Committee.]
Rios, February 11th. M. Borkusvitch, the Soviet representa It was stated in Belfast to-day that the tive at Riga, has banded to the Latvian
[The American Oriental Banking Car firit of Harland and Welt, Ltd, Belfast, Foreign Minister a Note protestingporation was established in 1916, with its are negotiating with the White Star Line against the failure of the Latvian Govern. head office in Shanghai and branches at
ment to reply to the Soviet demand that Amoy, Chungking, Foochow, and Tientaishig to build the largest liner in the world.
Soviet representatives shall participate Ita capital is G. $1,000,000, of which The new vessel is to be nearly sixty in the investigations concerning the inurG.8410,320 is paid up. The President is thousand tons gross register and wili cxder of the Soviet courier Nette
Mr. F. Raven and the Vice-President ceed in dimensions the fajestic, the
The Note accuses the Latvian Govern-Mr. T. C. Britton.]. presont largest, vessel, which also belongsment of unwillingness to clear up the the White Stir Company. The circumstances of the attack and declares Majestie's gross tonnage is 56,851.
Like,the Royal Mail boat Asturias the new giant liner will be motor-driven,
The Majestic (ex Bismarck) is statt. in length, 100ft in breadth, and 58ft in depth. Her speed is 8 knots, and the was built in 1921.]
to
ANOTHER SEA EPIC. GRIMSBY TRAWLER'S BRAVE ACTION.
ROBY, February 11th. The story of another gallant rescue at sen is told to-day. At imminent peril to their own lives the crew of the Grimsby trawler Irene Way (210 tons) saved the crew of thirteen of the Norwegian steamer Imica (664 tons).
The mica left Blyth bound for Nor way.
She encountered A heavy gale, Everything on deck was swept away, and the steamer sprank a leak. She began to sink, and drifted helplessly. She was sighted by the Irene Wray, which im mediately attempted a resouo. though she had herself suffered by the gate.
that unless the Soviet representative is given every facility to investigate the affair the Soviet will draw its own con. Felusions and act accordingly.
FRENCH FINANCE” MEASURES.
WU FEI FU'S COUP.
SINYANGCHOW NOW IN HIS
POSSESSION.
THE JAPANESE DIET. EXPECTED EARLY DISSOLUTION:
ToxYO, February 11th. Resulting from the fusion of the Seiya kai and the Dokokni, giving the Seiyukai a strength of 160 against the Gorero inent's 164, the prospects of a dissolution of the Dict are generally regarded as increasing, though the attitude of the Seiyubonto Party's 80 members on the question of tariff ravision will be the It is understood that the Government is likely to dissolve the Diet next week if the opposition against Tariff revision is too strong, which means inter alia (1) the new Tariff will not become effective; (2) that last year's Budget will automatic ally be again enforced, instead of the one proposed; and (3) a general election within three months entailing the putting of universal" manhood suffrage to the test.
HANKOW; February 11th. It is reported that Marshal Wa Pei BILI. SPLIT IN TWO. Fu's troops have captured Peugchiawan station, cutting off Kuominchus troops in Sinyangchow from the main body and deciding factor. PARIS, February 11th. Briand has announced that be in disarming them. tends to split the Finance Bill into two parts. The first part, providing the funds needed immediately to balance the Bud get, should be voted on in the Chamber by February 15th and passed by both Houses by March 1st. The second part, comprising measures for the amortisation of the debt and general financial reform, will be taken afterwards.
M. Briand declared." They say abroad that we are incapable of fiscal effort. Let us at once show our financial deter- mination, and capacity.
Sinyangchow is now completely in Wu Pei Fu's hands.
[Sinyangchow is in the province of Honan. According to a work of re ference, the place derives its importanca from the fact that it is the head of navigation on the Shih Ho," a tributary of the Hwai Ho, and is also the terminus of the great road from the North which degenerates further south into a mere mulepath. Its importance is enhanced by its proximity to the Pekan Railway] THE BRITISH BOXER INDEMNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
The franc is stronger to-day owing to the publication of the weekly balance sheet of the Bank of Franco showing that the Treasury had reimbursed the bank 450 THE CHINESE REPRESENTATIVES. million franes, thus enabling a reduction
Two lifebeats were lost, but the Nor-in the fiduciary issue of nearly four bat wegian crew got off in the third, and were dred million francs. taken on board with great difficulty.
Soon afterward the mica sank."
The trawler then made for Stavanger, where she landed the Norwegians. The British seamen were enthusiastically feted.
THROSCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. GERMANY AND LEAGUE COUNCIL.
BERLIK, February 11th. Reports that intrigues" on the part to of certain Governments extend permanent membership of the League Council have aroused considerable in terest. In the absent of official comment it is left certain that Germany would regard it as disloyal and contrary to diplomatic custom to invite Germany to join the Council and then drastically to alter its composition. It is understood that the Government is of opinion that Germany must be given a permament sent on the Council, which must not otherwise be increased.
A QUESTION BY MR. RAMBAY
MACDONALD.
AUSTRALIAN WHEAT FOR JAPAN. SHIPPING TONNAGE CHARTERED
22
BOXING.
to serve
од
the
LOCAL AND GENERAL. The late Mr. Robert Chatterton Wilces (50), of Sharrow, Sutton, Surrey, and formerly editor of the Hongkong" "Daily Prea, left estate of the value of £48,497 (net personalty £45,404).
marthi, India.-
* [AY CAPTAIN L. PERSICS
CHINESE PORCELAIN.
UNCONSIDERED TREASURES IN "PRIVATE HOUSES.
The Berliner Tageblatt has commenced The possibility of valuable Chinese the publication of an illustrated English monthly edition and prints the following note from the British Ambassador at Barlin, Viscount d'Abernon-
porcelain being in many British house holds was discussed by Mr. Charles A. Willoughby on January 7th, before the Auctioneers and Estate Agents Institute By increasing knowledge of things in Germany as they are instead of as of the United Kingdom. they were, and by counter-acting Rip It was seldom, he said, that one went van Winkle-ism, the initiative taken into a house of any importance without by the Berliner Tageblate should cen- Exding at. least one or two pieces of tribute to peaceable commercial de Oriental china. They might have been velopment and to increased possibilities handed down as heirlooms or picked up of co-operation between English-speak as curios. It was not, he painted out, ing countries and Germany." until about 1743 that English porcelain From this first number we reproduce made its appearance, whereas Chinese the following article by Captain Persius, porcelain was being made as early as the whose name became very familiar to Seventh Century. There was evidence of
an export trade during the Tang Dynas English readers during the war
ty (A.D. 818-907) and the Sung and Yuan For a long time past I have been Dynasties (A.D. 060-1587), when some re heartily hated by the Pan-Germans and markable pottery was produced. Tah of December, 1919, the high-spirited Dynasties wore mare frequently met with denounced as an Anglomaniac On the later productions of the Ming and Ching journalist George Renwick ascribed to in this country. After 1870 the output of me the following remark in the course the great Kang-Esi workshops began to of an interview "I am very fond of come into the market. It was often not England; life is a delightful there and appreciated that a large proportion of the people are an charming." Similar the Familo Verte" and practically all statements were frequently made in the the Famille Rose, and what was known English Press and during the war I was as Mandarin china, were manufactured even called the spherest and most truth- expressly for export. The values of the ful of German chroniclers, of course, to rare specimens could only be gauged by the greatest mortification of the German noting the prices realised in the sale Naval Staff. May I after this introduc rooms. If a genuine "Famille Noir tion, say a few candid words, to my rase had to be valued it would be neces
sary to think in thousands. English friend?
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The
Many Englishmen interested in mer- cantile shipping and the shipbuilding industry are at present complaining of
SHANGHAI'S FUTURE. unfair competition on the part of Ger- many. Many Germans on the other
INTERNATIONAL BANK MANAGER hand did blame and still blame trade. jealousies for the outbreak of the "ON CHINA'S OPPORTUNITIES. world war, chief amongst them being
In the opinion of Mr. M. D. Curry, Admiral von Tirpitz, the leader of the Nationalists and Pan-Germans. Vice-President of the International Bank. Through all his post-war publications ing Corporation,Shanghai, where he the idea that "England's envy of our arrived during last week-end, will be an economic progress led to the isolation i actual, as well as potential rival of the of Germany and finally to war" runs western commercial contres, says the. ise a red thread. But to all people. Daily News.
Mr. Curry left New York four months holding this view I recommend a close study of the book of William II. in ago, and has been travelling through the which this sentence occurs: "We made Orient, inspecting the bank branches of and had nothing to complain of." And partment of the I.B.C. activities He. Progress on the world market as desired Asia, which come in his particular de indeed, only a political suckling can talk studied the commercial conditions-in The names of Lee Hong Bob (Middle of "British trade jealousies" But this Japan, during his six-weeks' stay there, Temple) and King Seen Kum (Lincoln's must not be taken to mean that there has whence he went to Manchuria, where he Inn) appeared in the list of passes in not been a competitive struggle fought has been for the last month Concluding Class Iil, of the recent Hilary Baront occasionally between one or other short stay in Shanghai, Mr. Curry Examination of students of the Inns of British trade or industry and a German will come on to Hongkong, returning to Court. The number of candidates in the one. Specially in matters connected with New York vid Shanghai and Japan.
It is 2 years since Mr. Curry lived mercantile shipping British steamship final examination was 130, of whom 10 companies repeatedly displayed in in Shanghai, then a city. If it could be passed
dignation of German companies and I called such, with comparatively few for- had many conversations at the time with eigners and far fewer Americans. To him far-sighted Englishmen on the question it was a pleasure to compare the great of "German competition" telling them change that had transformed the strag- openly that they were too conservative, gling port to the metropolis of China, that they clung too much to old obsolete Mr. Carry bemoaned the fact that China, methods, that they should follow in with its great natural outlook, could not matter of fact too lazy. They told and in so doing partake of the tremen- Ballin's footsteps, that they were na ant the moment be assisting the world, me there and then that I was right. But dous financial prosperity which America all these things were after all of little enjoyed during 1925, and of which, in bis importance and I have again and again opinion, nothing could prevent a repeti- expressed it openly as my opinion that tion in 1826. we would seriously, under-estimate the
LONDON, February 11th. The Foreign Office announces that Dr.
Lient G. M. S. Webb, 3/2nd Punjab Hu Shih, Dr. V. K. Ting, and Dr. C. C. Regg has been granted sixty days Wang have accepted Sir Austen Cham- privilege leave in India from June 27th berlain's invitation Advisory Committee as regards the to August 25th, on completion of his utilisation of the funds of the Ching course at the Small Arms School, Pach- Indemnity. LONDON, February 11th. Biographical notes relating to the Shipping to the extent of twenty-one Chinese representatives are appended to thousand tons was chartered on the Baltic the announcement which says it is a Exchange yesterday to carry Australian matter for congratulation that they have wheat to Japan. It is reported that a accepted the invitation. It is hoped in due further forty thousand tons will be recourse that they will come to Great quired to be delivered in Japan by April Britain to attend the meetings of the full 1st when it is understood that Japan will Committee. impose a tax on imported wheat.
[Dr. Ht SRI is a native of Anhui province. "He is a B.A. of Cornell Uni
Sentence of 13 months' imprisonment vorsity (U.S.A.), and Ph.D. of Columbia University. He has been. Professor of was passed by the British Assessor (Mr. Whitamore) and Magistrate Zau at the ERNIE RICE DISQUALIFIED.
Philosophy and of English in the Govern Mixed Court at Shanghai on Monday, ment University of Peking since 1917 and
is the on M. Goldenberg (35), merchant, of 65, LONDON, February 11th. became Dean in 1999, At Albert Hall in a twenty rounds author of
An Outline of Chinese Range Road, for bribing Customs officers for the contest
British lightweight Philosophy and of some well known option with a proposed shipment
ef morphia from France to Shanghai. championship, Harry Mason the holder, Chinese Essays.
Dr. V. K. TING (otherwise known as defeated Ernie Rice, the latter being
Major-General Sir J. Fowler, a disqualified in the fifth round for hitting Ting Wen Chuang) is a Kiangsu man. E former G.0.Cat Hongkong, spoke at the studiod in Cambridge, Glasgow and United Service institution, Whitehall, Both weighed 9st. 8 lbs. Mason was Freiburg. He has the B.Sc, and D.Sc.sw on The Chinese Armies of the the quicker and cleverer of the two. He degrees. He was appointed in 1913 Present Day on January 13th Sir British merchant prince if we believed frequently, made Rice miss and costly Director of the Geological Survey in the John Fowler spent a good deal of time kept him at bay with straight lefts, but Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, in North-China while he was General Rice was always boring in with danger and became its hon. Directar in 1922 Officer commanding the troops in China, ous..hooks and swings. In the third Dr. Ting is General Manager of the
and had more opportunities of peeing the round Rice appeared to hit low. Mason Peipino Coal Mining Co. He is the Chinese armies than are provided by a winced but the referee did not interfere.author of Geology of the Yangtsze
his left leads got in good stomach blows China." in the fourth round. In the fifth, Rice'
low.
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LONDOS, February 11th. Arising out of reported moves inspired by France in connection with Germany's application for admission to the League of Nations Mr. Ramsay MacDonald Mason continued to do well and with Delta," and "Fifty Years of Mining in sojourn in Hongkong. in the House of Commons invited statement from Sir Austen' Chamberlain,
who, replying said the application, probably was inevitable, opened up the whole question of the composition "of the Council. It had led to claims from other quarters, but until the arguments were heard it would be impossible to reach a final decision as regards the course that would best serve the interests of the Council and the
FOOTBALL AT HOME.
ENGLISH LEAGUE MATCH.
LONDON, February 11th.
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Dr. C. C. WANG (Chin Chun Wang) is rushed in and sent in a left low blow the present Minister of Foreign Affairs for which he was disqualified.
at Peking. He is a native of Chihli, educated in the Peking University, Yale University and the University of Illinois. He holds the degrees of Ph. B. in Civil Engineering, MA and Ph.D. His career has been largely spent in connection with railway administration in China, and be fore his appointment as Foreign Minister ment Railways and of the Chinese Eastern Railway. He has been a frequent contributor to American magazines and is the author of a work entitled "Legis defeat the whole object of the forth" SUZANNE AND MISS WILLS TO lative Regulation of Railway Finance in coming meetings and destroy the League's
England. usefulness and influence it representa tives were bound in advance By rigid instructions which would render common agreement impossible.
The King of Spain has conferred on Captain J. Hailey, Commander of the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Aus alia, the Cross of the Firat Clase of the Civil Order of Boneficence in recog Dition of his services following the Japanese carthquake in 1924. Captain Hailey, then in command of the Empress of Canada, reached Yokohama two days after the disaster and carried soxne hun-
In the first division of the English League. He would make a further state League, Blackburn Rovers defeated was Director-General of Chinese Govern dreds of survivors to Chinese 'ports.
Huddersfield by two goals to one.
ment before his departure to attend the Council in March, if possible, but he thought that as a good deal of difference of opinion must at first exist, it would
on the Council.
TENNIS AT RIVIERA.
MEET...
CANNE, February 11th
The weather is clearing after many hours of continuous rain.. Only the first
THE SECRETARYSHIP.
HANKOW VOLUNTEERS.
NO SUPPORT FROM HOME
· GOVERNMENT.
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I take it for granted that no intelligent him to be animated by a mean shop keeper spirit unaware of the fact that Englishman will make German com if his competitor prospers he will petition alone responsible for the prosper; in other words, that healthy employment distress in England. He competition is always geed for the must admit that there are many factors trade of a nation.
of decisive importance which have not
The
Is the Englishman at present justified the least connection with German com- in complaining of German competition petition. Ta give only one instance, Would that not be really mean? He may it not be possible for smart considers that matters go bad with his diplomacy to safeguard British shipping shipping and that German shipping interests by efficiently settling England's companies are impairing his profita, dispute with. China Formerly, 127% just as if he did not know the causes of in value of the entire Chinese import the deep depression on the world freight were goods of British origin. market, tiz., the excessive increase of share of British tonnage in China's the world tonnage and the decrease of seaborne trade amounted to 40%, & the world traffic. An increase in tonnage against 24% of Japanese, 23% of Chinese, by about 4 million tons compares with a and 45% of American tonnage. This traffic decline by 20 to 30%,Moreover, makes it singularly clear as to what Of life in Mukden, the writer of "A has the English owner of shipping com- enormous injury has been inflicted on Londoner's Diary in the Evening pany, abares any equse to complain at England by China's boycott of British.
trade and shipping
This is not the place to enjoin upon Standard, anys:-Young Englishmen and all or even look enviously across to Americans who liked it liked it very much. Germany Plain figures have always. They used to say emphatically" This is carried weight with the City The the Englishman to come to terms with the life." The scarcity of European and biggest German shipping companies, the the Chinese alter the style of the American women implied freedom from North-German-Lloyd and the Hamburg-American who for instance, evinces an PEKING, February 12th. the minuteness of social stratification American-Line are not paying a penny inclination to renounce his exterritorial It is understood that Mr. R. F. Johnston common. to most Far Eastern communities dividend, while dividends. were declared privileges in the same way as Germany at the conclusion of the peace treaty. The only addition which he (Sir
would ask a stranger to have a drink Star Line 8%, the Ellerman Lines which, by the way, as events have proved, Austen) was willing to make to the round has been so far decided. Now has been offered the Secretaryship of the of Europeans, and a British Consul by the P and C Line 12%, the White was forced to do at the behest of England etc. It follows that the English shipping has been by no means to the disadvantage there is a prospect of Malle. Lenglen and Boxer. Indemnity Commission foregoing statement was that more than Miss Wills meeting in the final on Mon. Mr Johnston was formerly a Cadet in in an entirely human manner.
companies are still fairly well paying of Germany...Our trade with China is two other Powers had applied for seats day. The two faces remain indiffer the Hongkong Civil Service and for the
Dr. George Henry. Bondfield, D.D. of propositions whereas the German com ent to all the fuss at which they express past fourteen years has been a tutor to
Alumhurst Road, Bournemouth, for 30 panies almost without exception are of course, benefiting somewhat by the astonishment, Miss Wills says: "I am the ex-Emperor of China.]
years engaged in mission work in China, carrying on a hard and bitter struggle dispute amongst the others. But is it MUSSOLINI'S OUTBURST.
right for us to be looked at askance by mighty glad the whole thing is done with..
first for the London Missionary Society for existance.
the Englishman on that score? However, I am at the top of my form
and afterwards for 18 years agent in Similar conditions to those in the I believe it would be to the best TRAGIC SEQUEL IN BERLIN.
and I might easily spring a surprise."
China for the British and Foreign Bible shipping trade prevail in shipbuilding advantage of the Englishman's own in- ་་་
Mdle. Lenglen was disinclined to dis-
Society, who died on November 8th, age The order for the construction of five terests if he were to turn back ones BERLIN, February 11th.
cuss the affair. Nevertheless, she is most
70, brother of Miss Margaret Bondfield, Signor Mussolini's anti-German out- confident and says she has every respect burst has had a tragic sequel. in Berlin for Helen's game but he adds: "I con-
LONDON, February 11th lately Parliamentary Secretary to the motor-ships lodged with a German ship wore to his former highly skilful Minister of Labour in the Labour Govern-yard by an English shipping company trade policy. Should that eventuate, he society. Countess Gabriel Sers Manis sider I have beaten stronger opponents
10 would have no longer any canse to
reproach Germany with unfair com chedda, a well known figure in social and see no reason why my so-called nerves | Mr. Day, Sir Austen Chamberlain said meat, loft estate of the gross value of has caused great consternation circles, created a scene the "Artists'
£2,855, with act personalty £2,388 Ke England stated: If my children wish to per. The German tender was 25% lower petition, and other things. He should, Chuh where she called out for cheers for
state my memory, in any way. I should than the lowest tender of the other com- moreover, never forget that he also has Mussolini and indulged in violent insults against Germany, greatly to the anger of
prefer that they should send an annual peting firms. By the way, has not the his share of blame in the outbreak of the gift to the Bible Society in memory of competitive struggle between the English war, because he under-estimated the the guests. She was eventually escorted
their father. This is suggestion and and Dutch shipbuilders reached an acute incredible folly of German diplomacy, from the Club by a relative, went to her.
not a request.
stage I do not deny by any means because he did not openly avow in time hotel and hanged herself,
that the wages of the German shipyard that if Germany is the aggressor, 1 A Home paper gives details of the workers are kept exceptionally low, much shall side with the attacked party." tragic death from pneumonia or Decem lower than the English But I believe When the British squadron which had ber 31st, of Bruce Shaw, the only son of that no sensible Englishman will complain been on a visit to Kiel left that Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaw, of Shang of German price cutting, since he must port on the 30th of June, 1914, hai Only 18 years of age, he was being know the reason for the low wages in the Admiral in command, Bir George educated at Marborough, where he died Germany, he must know the Versailles Warrender, marconied the following in a nursing home following an oper- Treaty, the Dawes plan, etc. Can a parting words to the German fleet ation. A Prefect, Head of his House, country that has to hear, such burdens Friends in the past, friends for ever. and a member of the school XI. and XY., have its inhabitants afford the same. The friends for ever" remained a mere he was greatly liked by all, who knew standard of living as those of the victor gesture and was forgotten a few weeks him, being a lad of great promise. Keen countries If consequently Englishmen after the 30th of June. One should en sports, he won his rugger and cricket would stand for a revision of the think the time is about ripe to bury colours in 1924. His name will long be Versailles Treaty, of the Dawes "Agree the hatchet for the benefit of the two associated with the remarkable finish of ment, etc., they would in the first place nations and that in their mutual interest. the Marlborough Hagby match at avoid the English workers standard of a friendly co-operation undisturbed by Lord's last July. Shaw, the slow bowler living sinking still lower and prevent any strife should be restored between of the Marlborough, aide, went in last unemployment from increasing still fur-British and German shipping interests when Marlborough were a long way be ther, unemployment that in the Eng to their mutual advantage. And it is hind and half an hour remained for play, lish shipbuilding industry has already in this sense that I am appealing to the traditional political instinct of every He and F. G. Philpott played out time, swollen to 22%. thus saving the match for Marlborough
The Countess was separated from her husband, and was Italian only by mar riage. Her sister is the German actress, Maria Orska
LANCASHIRE COTTON
INDUSTRY.
In the House of Commons, in reply to
will defeat me." There has been a great no "munitions or any other support had rush for seats. Bookings have been even been given by the British War Office to wireleased for from finera in mid-the British Volunteer Force at Hankow
the past twelve months
(Continued on next Column.)
Atlantic.
[REUTHRʼA AMERICAN SERVICE}
COUNTESS BARRED FROM UNITED STATES.
DETAINED ON ELLIS ISLAND,
NEW Youx, February 11th. The Immigration officials, have decided not to allow Vera, the Countem of Cath-
in t
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. } PETROLEUM IN AUSTRALIA. BILL TO ENCOURAGE PROSPECTING
MELBOURNE, February 11th, The Senate has passed the Govern cart, to land in the United States whither ment's Bill, encouraging prospecting for she intended to proceed with the object petroleum of marketing a play she has written.
MORE LABOUR TROUBLE...
LONDON, February 11th According to the Daily Herold & critical situation has arisen in the Lan- The Counters, replying to the officials, enshire cotton industry, owing to the ocknowledged that she had been divorced refusal of the employers to accept the and declared it was her intention of operatives auggestion of arbitration on appealing to Washington with a view claim by the weavers amalgamation to the reversal of the order. Meanwhile for the revision of the conditions of she remains on the Ellis Island detention labour. The weavers' demands include station. basic-wage of ten shillings per loom Keetings of the operatives are being held to discuss future action.
The engagement of the Countess to the novelist Ralph Neale was recently an
-nounced.
CRICKET
M.C.C. TOUR
GEORGE TOWN, February 11th.
The match between the Marylebone C.C. and Demerara was drawn. The Marylebone XL made 380 in the first inning and 46 for no wickets in the second. Demerara scored 873-
“(Continued, on next column-) N Ktrue Briton.