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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ROOF COLLAPSES.
FALL OF MASONRY AT WANCHAI
Some alarm was caused at Wanchai
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Last evening beary poles and scaffold. ing sustained all the houses at this point, and there is little danger of Further collapse at present. All the houses are very old and until farther examination of their condition has been made, it is not possible to state how safe they really are At any rate they were all occupied last night, their tenants feeling secure now that support has heen given to the premises.
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS:
ANNUAL REPORT.
Some interesting information regard- ing the activities of the Institution, of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hong kong during the past year is contained in the annual report which has been
issued..
Ordinary, associate, sen-going, visiting and honorary members now total 579. -
The report states, inter alia... During the year, new members were elected, 37 resigned while 37 have been written off.
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The bad times are held responsible for "the fact that the books in circulation showed some réduction last year, being 9,150 against 10,060 in 1924.
BILLIARDS..
Reference is made. in the report to the visit of the famous billiards player, H. J. Stephenson, and to the plucky defence of Mr. J. B. Hamilton in their game. Five billiards handicaps are reported to. have been in progress, the abnormal con- ditions during the latter part of the year having delayed completion of all competitiona.
FINANCE.
The result of the year's working shows not proht of 84,084.60 against 87,946.56 for 1994, which may be considered satis factory in view of the abnormal condi tions which existed during the latter half. of the year.
The officers thank all members who unselfiably devoted their valuable time towards maintaining essential services on the premises during the period of the Strike when they were without their staff of servants.
AT THE CINEMA.
A SCREAM AT THE QUEEN'S.
A picture which provides a riot of laughter from start to finish was- shown at the Queen's Theatre yesterday and wilt be the principal feature on the programmio until to-morrow night, when it will be screened for the last time
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This mirth-provoking screen produc- tion is untitled. "What happened to Jones," and stars Reginald Denny, the hero of that irresistible comedy-drama which was shown at the Queen's
Theatro recently, Where was I Unquestion- ably What happened to Jones is as good, if not better, and is well worth seeing by anyone who wishes to secure a couple of hours of sheer enjoy ment.
On Bunday there will be a complete. change of programme, with the introduc- tion of the usual Sunday evening feature.
AT THE STAR.
As mentioned in yesterday's Daily Preis, Lorna Doone, the film version. of the great historic story, with John Bowers as the hero, John Ridd, and Madge Bellamy as Lorna Doone, is be ing featured at the Bar Theatre, Kow loon, until to-morrow.
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THE TIMES
CORRESPONDERT.}.
WASHINGTON, March 24th, The explanation which has been made by Senator Borah of the motives which actuated him in his introduction of the resolution concerning the claima of United
THE BLOCKADE 18SUE..
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Senator Borah therefore turns in his search for a possible basis of criticism to the assumption that all the American claims were the result of the blockade, and that the entry of the United States into the war, to say nothing of her ex- thusiastic collaboration in the blockade, validated this form of action. If, saya the Senator, the American claims were all of this sort there would be great and per- But-and here it appears that Senator haps conclusive force in the argument. Borah has information which has not yet this is not the case. been made public-be" understands that
Senator Borah has apparently learned that some of the American claims involve cases where the American claimant sought relief in British Courts, secured judgment
States citizens against the British and French Governments for acts alleged to have been committed between August 1st, 1914, and April 6th, 1917, and of his pre-in sent attitude to the question, should help to an understanding of the issue on both sides of the Atlantic.
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his favour, but still awaits satisfaction judgment. There are, he has declared, many instances" of this sort, though the only one of which I can find record is the well-known packers case. Moreover (he continues) there are others just aa clearly faling within the domain of legal adjustment and having nothing to do with the blockade,
LAND DAMAGE..
In general, he describes these cases as "where English military forces on land bad caused damage to American property or had destroyed it" and the reference. is almost certainly to the claim of the Standard Oil Company in respect of damage to its oil wells in Ramanis.
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-Senator Borah in conversation warmly denies any provocative intent. He act ed, be says, at the instigation of certain claimants, but should not for this reason be considered their attorney. as As chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate he desires to know what American claims arising out of the war are still unsettled, what steps, There are no reasons, so far as if any, the State Department intends to gather, to assume that the British Gov- take for their liquidation, and he asks for ernment denies the possibility that there this information because he believes that are individual and special claims lying if the Administration does not intend to outside its general contention in regard attempt to collect them from Great Britain and Fracce it would only be just to the blockade, and in his recent inter
is that the United States Government itself view with Senator Borah this fact, it should reimburse its citizens for their Houghton. In such oases the interven understood, was mentioned by Mr. losses.
tion of the Foreign Relations Committee His action has aroused decree of
a degree of of the Senate will be necessary, but perturbation in Great Britain and France there still remains the larger question, which Senator Barah professes to find and it is interesting to find Senator Borsh difficult of explanation except on the as agreeing that there is perhaps conclu Aumption either that be has been mis- tive" force in the argument which would anderstood or that knowledge is possess make ed in those countries which is unavailable blockade co-equal and retroactive. If this American responsibility for the here Thus, the Senator admite that if principle is admitted, as so many of the there had been a tacit agreement at the most influential Americans earnestly hope time of the settlement of the British debt it will be, there is little likelihood that that these claims would not he pressed the question, which holds within ito it would be easy to account for the re many possibilities of bitter international. sentment over any present revival of the feeling, will become an issue, The State question. Mr. Mellon, Secretary of the Department is still dient on the subject Treasury, however, is authority for the and until it is distinctly known that block atatement that when the war obligations ado claims are not to be supported, there were funded, ro consideration was given will, of course, he reason for uneasiness. to the subject of private claims, and the For the moment, however, the position theory of tacit agreeaza accordinglyses more reassuring than it did when becomes untenable.
the Borah resolution was introduced,