NORTHERN MILI- TARY LEADERS.
IMPORTANT MEETING IN
PEKING.
CABINET MEMBERS TO BE PRESENT.
(THEOCON REUTRY'S JOZECT.]
Pexia, Jan. 24th.
All the Northern military leaders have arrived in Peking and called un Chang Tao Lin this morning with New Year congratulations
Chang Tso Lin is feasting them this evening, after which the on- ference of Military leaders and Cabinet members will begin in the Chujentang building of the Winter Palace, where the Tariff and Extra- lity Conferences were held.
CHANGSHA EVACUATED.
(rah Keang Pa.)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 24th.
statce A report from Hankuw that following the capture of Yo how by Admiral Chen. Niu Feon's naval forces, Generals Ho Chien, Liu Ching and Li Pin Sien (General Tang Seng Chi's lieutenants) have evacuated Changsha,
TAMING EVACUATED.
NO PAY. NO FIGHTING.
.
(Wah Keung Po)
SHANCHA, Jan, 2éh Information is to hand to the efect that Generals Sun Tien Yun and Ynn Chen (Mambal Chang Tso Lin's Beutelsants defending Ta ming) have voluntarily evacuated the city, owing, it is stated, ta the New Year pay being in arrean
NAVAL WIRELESS..} Kiukiang And Hankow.
Kirsiasa, Jan. Bærd. Communist withteaks are fawed
here.
Kriso, Jan, Bard. There is apprehension of a Can- munist outreak here; as tensiun has been ruwing.
HASKOW, Jan. gard. Martial Law is still in fort.
HANKOW, Jan. 2ard. There is change in the Bitï-
suk coutinuss "tion. Marshal law
Cases HA, Janard The 3rd Any has moved to Fing Slang, which is situated on the is ard Humo-Kiasi border.
1: is youth-east of Changsha. thought that the move say have Iwen made with a view to possibly opposing a retrat by the 35th and 34th Armies.
SUPER-LOUD SPEAKER.
A MILE-RADIUS-VOICE." [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
New Yox, Jan. Brd. The Bell Telephone Company has demonstrated a super loudspeaker, designed to carry the voice over a mile radius. It is believed that u million people way hear simult ayusly.
The suparatas was demonstrated by connecting a field teleplase on the West Bank of the Hudson River with a producing, instrument 1771. the East Bank. Everything and re- produced clearly.
THE WORLD'S
SHIPPING.
LLOYD'S FIGURES.
#
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25th, 1928.
MEXICO MAKES A REQUEST.
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.
INCREASE OVER TONNAGE AN INVITATION TO INTERNA
OF 1914.
11..
(JUKODUR RESTEK') AUKNCY.]
LONDON, Jan. 24th! According to Lujua Register's | amusi summary of shipbuig lot
Which
world, t the 1927, 25,000 tons were uscace Great roughout 1.225.000 100 were bunt in britain 444 Ireland, 280,000° TA the United Germany, 179,000 18 Nates, 119,000 in Holland.
TIONAL BANKERS'
COMMITTEE.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
New York, Jan. 24th. The Mexican Fustetal agens as neuaced that the Mexican Govern
metat
informed
the
mternationA Bankers Committee that it wou be unable to resume, on January
ALLEGED GERMAN
SCANDAL.
BERLIN NEWSPAPER'S
ALLEGATIONS..
"
OUTSPOKEN COMMENT.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
་
LONDON, Jan. th.
The Daily Telegraph's Berlin perrespondent says that if the Berliner Tageblatt is correctly in formed Herr Gruenor will have to explains to the Reichstag even more delicate scandal than the Phobus film affair in which his department was involved.
A
THE PHILIPPINES.
NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL ON INDEPENDENCE.
"POINTED REFERENCE TO JAPAN."
[REUTER'S AMERICAN EERVICE]
NEW YORK, Jan 23rd.. At the Pan-American Conference, a podated reference to Japan was made by Mr. H. L. Stimson, Gov. ernor-General Elect of the Philip pines, who said he beloved in even jual self-governant for the Philip pines, but did not favour absolute sudependence. He said the islands were over-populated and the pes a leatenant in the active climate, while neighbouring lands on the entire direct debt und 14 that
1 the Lonunittes to appoint Army und high official of vited
visit Mexico City to the Naval Transport Department were populated by an energetic and experts to
secured absolute independence they, within the Government capacity, in a "eunions "transation
would almost certainly be annexed shipament of 17 .. basis for annual payments, 14garding the The world total includes 19 ve
amortisanon. ос ine waggons of munitions which the by a more powerful neighbour. sels cach of over 10,000 tons, ofterest and
Kiel polien stopped when it was NEW ZEALAND AND SAMOA. are which mine
over 15,000 tors externs! debt.
abart to be shipped to a destination declared to be ·Oslo but RASTATEMENT BY N.Z PREMIER. each. 6 will be fitted with steam
EMPIRE TRADE WITH turbines and 564 with internal com-
suspected to bo,China BRITAIN. bustion engines.
The tonunge raunched' in Great 1st, che il service Sinking Fund Berliner Tageblatt allegen ple were enervated by the 'langorous Britain and Ireland inereused by 580,000 compared with 1928; but the world total decreased 4,560,000
N.Y.K. BOATS COLLIDE.
SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
Most. Jan. 94th.
Both Vessels suffered damage.
serious
7.
THE PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ·
MEXICO SPRINGS SURPRISE.
OBJECTION TO US. "DOMINATION"
[REUTER'S AMERICAN, BERVICE.]
HAVANA, J. 23rd
The Mexican delegation to the
The NYK. steaners Ohmi Marü and Kasaya Muru collided yester· day morning inside the part of Pan-American Conference sprung Moji.
a surprise by announcing their in- tantion to propose changing the
of conferring the chair practiso manship of the Governing Body of the FaiAmeticar Union on the United States, and substituting therefor, as arrangement whereby the chairmanship will go in al phabetical to tion to all nations belonging to the Union,
FOOTBALL.
THE INTERPORT MATCH.
compared with the record year of examine the situation and iuraisal of the War Ministry are concerned warlike people. If the Philippines HONG KONG BADLY BEATEN. that the Mediena, propoan) will be
1910.
The total steam teanage launched
the world. nely throughout 1,375,000 include 40,000 acted to burn off fuel, so that out of the total world tonnage launched in 1027 paly, 905,000 will be exclusively dependent on coal for their propui-
The tonnage being constructed throughout the world at the end of the year was 3,119,000 tons, an increase of 1,186,000 tons" compared with the beginning of the year of which 20 in Great Britain and Ireland.
The world tonnage afont on June, 1927, was 50,688,000 compared with 42314,000 in June of 1914.
tankers It is noteworthy that increased from 1,479,000 to 3.918,000. motor-ships from 24,000 to 4,271,000 and steamere, fitted for oil fuel, from 1,310,000 to 19,300,000.
THE SOVIET. AND
FRANCE.
M. DOYGALEYSKY PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS. (THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCE.)
--PA13 January 24th. In presenting his credentials to the new President Soviet Ambassador, Dovgalessky emphasised his intention to endea vi to strengthen Russ-French friendship.
Domergue,
M. Doumergue, in reply, declared that by loyally placing our co- operation above pre-occupations not. geraue to the safeguarding of our common interests we will serve the cause of peace in the most ful manner.
BRITISH LABOURITES,
MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD'S APPEALS FOR DISCIPLINE.
ין
MANCHESTER SAYS "LITTLE TRUE RECIPROCITY."
THROUGH RAUTAR'S AGENCY.]
LUNDUS, Jac. 94th. The annual report of the Man- chester Chamber of Commerce re fers to the work of the sub-com- mittee on all sections o. the col trade which has produced ton
it is
Do tou suggestions which,
the germ of a much to hope, may subsequently
bar-
turn out to be revitalisation of trade.
interna-
On the subject of tariff riers, the report says that it 15 a national rather than an tional opinion that must make it self felt. Regarding trade within the Empire, the report declares that with the policy of some of the Dominions there has been little true reciprocity.
An example is given in, the case! of Australia, which is determined to foster her industries and con- tinues to give preference to British goods but frequently even the pre- ferential rate is too high, to permit
trade to flow at all:
°
Some states of India are protec- tionist but thanks to the wisdom
and moderation of those who eenly elaborated her modern fisca policy it has been promised that there will be reasonable protection, applied only after a fair and in partial enquiry, and never exces- sive in any degree,
COBHAM AT BENGHAZI
BENGHAZI, "Jan. 'gard. ' Sir Alan Cobham has arrived. [BRITISH WIRKS! SERVICE] At AboukeT.
KUGBY, Jun 23rd. His Alan Couham, who 16 en- gaged on a tight found Africa on nactal flyingbout Singapore, ai Abouser from
"
The Berliner Tageblatt speaks derisively of the hints that the Kiel munitions affair should be hushed up in the interests of national defence and ways that there is no question of the interests of national defence as it was a piece business wherein much money
DISCONTENT OF EUROPEANS,
Į THROÚGU. HEUTER'S AGENCY, ]
་་
DETAILS OF THE GAME. (THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 4th. In the Interport Soccer match
goals to nit. Shanghai overwhelmed Hong here Shanghai beat Hong Kong by
Kong.
While there is little expectation
which adopted, the suggestion, means the end of the contiguous |United States chairmanship, is the more surprising since it has been understood that the efforts of the U.S.Ambassador "to Mexico bad JLD agreement that resulted in embarrass the United States at the Contereact. Mexico whuld make no attempt to
WELLINGTON, Jan. 24th,
of New A vigorous assertion Zealand's future policy with re gard to Samoa was made by the to be made and that the Prime Minister, 3r Coates, in the sodden, the game was remarkably pose the rotation system in respect question must be cleared up as to what purpose this money was to be applied."
WAS
Bul
After stating that the War De about the consignment of muni paitment knew nothing whatever tions the Berliner Teleblatt simes that Hert Croener will end such dealings once and for all
GREYHOUND RACING.
THE FIRST FAILURE.
MORE DOGS FOR SHANGHAI,
[THIGH AUTEE'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, January 23rd. This is T think, the first of the greyhound racing companies that have smashed," said Mr. W. I. Cork, the auditor, presiding as liquidator at the Statutory met ing of creditors of the Southern Canine Racing Stadium (Founders Syndiente), Ltd., formed to operate tracks in Southampton, and Swansea.
course of a lengthy statement on the recent deportation of Euro peans.
He said the position was serious and that sutheinct mischief had aiready been Gone to prejudice Samoa prosperity for many years. lle attributed the recent disorders partly to European discontent with the policy of probibiting liquor. The present movement was due to the Administration's experimental policy of native copra selling which was threatening the business and wealth of the traders of whom the the deportee named Nelson was largest and most influential.
Andrul Of Europeans." Mr. Coutes claimed that the Administration and the New Zea Land Government were determined enforce authority, preferring 10 the interests or the marge number the interests of a of natives to
man Bamed Guer, andiul of Europeans.
Meanwhile, a Gloucester
one of three deportees trum dainoa, had not been allowed to land th America" it is reported that the Samoan natives have begun to boy- cots New Zealand goous,
The liquidator added that the assets were probably sufficient to pay the creditors in full, but the shareholders would be in a different position. The Company was regis- tered last August and the enpiinl was increased in September to £50,000. Apparently over 12.000
subscribed for shares, about 9,001 of which had gone to the promoters and the preliminary expenses of the fatter totalled £3,514.
The only assets were four dogs and some furniture.
A resolution" was passed confirm ing the voluntary liquidation of the Company with Mr. Cork as liqui- dator.
Dogs For Shanghai.
LONDON, January 23rd- Seventy-five racing greyhounds have been shipped on the steamer track at Shanghai. Nagpure from London to be used Another will be shipped in
on the new
Germany To Start On A Large
Scale..
arrived to-day Bingz.
The route Cobhim proposes to foow alter leaving Egypt Makes (THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.
advantage of the Nile, which is a Losnos, Jan. Strå.
highway torying boats From there Mr. Ramsay as Donald, in en broad
greater right up to Kisumu. deavouring to promote
ths abour Party the pilot will branch of to Lake cohesion in ranks as a preliminary to the new Tanganyika and By ita length, anu
then on over Lake Nyamu. Up to February. Parliamentary session, appeals in this point Sir Ales will have own the weekly Forward for discipline
He 4,880 mises from Cairo, the whole testing year. during the
distance being over British terri
cross Porta- says that for the past twelve months
the coast, the Party's weakness has been from tory. Then he will
guese East Africa to within. Censuring critics had had
which he will follow down to Natal. (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE,
nestly their own way and people
On the homeward journey Cob- New Youx, Jun. Ward.
who cared for the Party were re The marriage is enerunted flectant to hit back. Eat the Genham will proceed, from the Cape west coast calling at les. Rache! Lion Vanderbilt eral Election demands team work along the.
nany points where a seaplane has bearing some re- formerly Mrs. Carnebius Vander
und & programe
never yet been seen. The purpose Bilc, jr. to Mr. Jasper Morgan,lation to the possibilities.
of the flight is to secure the co nephew of Mr. J. P. Morgen.
He says the attempt to divide the
administra- Party into a fight and left, which
AN AMERICAN SOCIETY. WEDDING.
A NEW YORK SENSATION. WOMAN OFFICAL CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY.
(THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE.]
New YoRx, Jan. rd." Mrs. Florence Knapp, the auly woman ever elected to State office in New York, has been charged' with forgery, grand larceny and other criminal offences in connec tion with the report of her "ad- ministration is secretary of the -1925 State Census.
The report was prepared by a special investigator appointed by Governor Smith.
NEW TYPE OF WHEEL. TESTS FOR USE ON AIRCRAFT
order would indicate a low, and a high degree of energy in service and capacity in execution. is a fraudulent imposition upon the public.
LANCASHIRE COTTON
INDUSTRY.
MANCHESTER CHAMBER'S
REVIEW.
TARIFF BARRIERS. THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, January 23rd The annual report of the Man- cheater Chamber of Commerce refers to the work of the sub-committee of all sections of the cotton trade which produced the auggestions which, it is not too much to hope, may subsequently turn out to be gerins for the revitalisation of the (rade.-
tion concerned in establishing an
operation of various
aur service.
"SHEER MADNESS." - WHAT SENATOR BORAH SAYS. [BZUTKE'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
voluminous!
ad.
the
forwards
chance
The Rotation System."
LATER. Despite the evercast and threat
It is also indicated that the ening weather the spectators un bered some 10,000, and considering the state of the ground, which was Mexican delegation will also pro- & post of the Director-General, which hitherto has always been held Clark, the Hong Kong, goalie, by a citizen of the United States. fast. was outstanding, being trequently Further, they will suggest that it
He had no
be clearly established that in no Pan- applauded.
shall the circumstanévs with any of the goals scored,
Hood Man's
were American Union be given' political weak. MeNivern worked hard but functions was not supported. The backs did
Mr. Hughes' Speech. their best but the Shanghai atack
HAVANA, Jan. 2nd, Mr. C. E. Hughes, the ex-U.S. was too strong, while the defence was impenetrable.
The first goal caine after a quar Secretary of State, in the course of " of an hour's play, and then speech at a banquet given by the ter
Cuba, declared that the United second, three minutes before the American Chamber of Commerce. interval,
"A quarter of an hour after the States, far from harbouring lar resumption MeNivern was carried perialistic designs. in Latin Ameri off with a damaged head, as theca, desired to see, south of the Rio result of a collision with one of Grande, independent strong and Shanghai's hacks; but later return prosperous Republics...
ed handaued..
[Earlier report on page 4.].
AMERICA AND NICARAGUA, EXPEDITION TO DISLODGE SANDINO.
WARLIKE SCENES.
L'EXETER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
#1
with his band is concealed in the
At the conclusign, recently, "of
MANAOCA, Jan. 23rd An important development in the the investigation on the sput the complants against the ministration of Sanou by the self- American operatices in Nicaragua citizens committee is marked by the departure from Leon of farce of a thousand constituted
à merchunt camed
Marings, who are engaged in a headed by
Commission *4*| Royal
the long route march over hill, river Ne.son, the
reported that
and jungle to the State of Nueva under - which condimens Samoans sold cops to the traders Segovia where General Sandino are unjust and areasonable,
The report condemned the action of the Europeans mixing with the Samoans for the purposes of ven- tilating purely native grievances, and finally declared that the at- cusution that the administrator has not paid due regard to the customs unfounded. The report ads against and feelings of the natives was the administration only on three
minor points.
O: F. Nelson, E. W. Gurr, A. G. Smyth, whose pames were mention ed prominently in connection with
mountain fastness and has with stood the efforts of the United States to dislodge him for over a year.
He stressed, however, the fact that for full enjoyment of in-.
was neces dependence, stability
lity, therefore, that the United TYy. It was in the cause of stabi States had sent armies of decupa- bion to Santo Domingo, Haiti and Nicaragua
What the United States was do ing in Nicaragua, he added, and commitments she bad nade the were at the request of both, par ties and in the interest of peace,
We order and fair elections.
We do not desire to stay. wish Nicaragua to be strong, pros perous and independent. We en- tered the country to meet an im perative but temporary exigency, and we shall retire as soon as COL-
Mr. Hughes pointed out that the ditions render it possible."
draws from Santo Domingo and United States had already with he assured the Chamber "that they would quit Haiti whenever they The town of Leen bore the ap-had a reasonable expectation of
the stability there. pearance of a North-West frontier of Indin, prior Concluding, Mr. Hughes depre to the departure of the Marine excated any attempt by one group any other and emphasised the edition to punish Sanding and his of American republics to dominate American ideals of independence and democracy. unruly thesmen.
station On
The narrow streets were choked with
horse mountain battes des, artillery, mule ammunition trains. primitive ox-carts and other pag phernalia necessary to cope with BERLIS, January 23rd. Under the management of the enquiry into the conditions in the difficult country to be traversed
and light-armed fee.
wily Samoa, were deported from Weat
The expedition anticipates that Mumm, of the famous champagne Samon, for 5, 5 and 2 years re
reached its destination will be spectively.]. firm, a private company has been
launch
within a week, and, in the mean- greyhound racing
PRESIDENT COSGRAVE IN (time, the America Intelligence formed to in Germany on a large scale,
Service has received Information U.S.A.'S "FIGHTING
to the effect that General Sandino has recently been considerably re- 'PLANES.'
inforced from the East Coast.
Sandino's new followers are all armed with rifles formerly owned by the Government.
TO ASCEND 8 311LES.
[UTER'S AMIRICAN SERVICK]
New Yox, January 23rd. It is understood that the United States army has commissioned the Curtis Company to build five night- ing aeroplanes capable of operating at aa altitude of eight miles, to be known as the Curtis super-hawk
THE THAMES. GUARDING AGAINST FUR- THER HIGH TIDES.
ITI WINĖSS SERVICE]
Ivory, Jac. god. Owing to the probability of fur- ther high tides in the Thames, a special watch is being kept on the river at points which suffered ia the recent disaster.
U.S.A.
"
NOW. IN CHICAGO.
ONE OF IRELAND'S GREAT. EST FROBLEMS." (THROUGH HAYAS AGENTE]
CHICAGO, Jan, gard. President Cosgrave has arrived and drove with "Big Bill Thomp- son through packed and cheering 'crowds to his hotel.
In an interview, the President said that one of Ireland's greatest problems was to keep the Irish at
home.
BRITISH WARSHIP COLLIDES.
И
(ARITISH WIRELESS BERVICZ]
Rudur, Jan. 2nd. An Admiralty communiqué re- between the collision porting HMS Caledon, and the Italian
oiler Antares, etates that the mishap occurred in during the dark hours of Friday
the Doro Channisi
WASHINGTON, January Zrd. A statement attributed to the *Commandant of the New York Navy Yard that the United States is дearer war to-day then ever be- cause she is pursuing a competitive trade policy and crowding other nationa into the background has evoked a reply by Senator Borah, who describes suca wild and ex- cited statements about war as sheer: madness. They are put out by naval interests as a notice to all the world, particularly Britain, to get ready for war and they are being so interpreted all over the
lar there has been no repeti- world. I regard such declarations as mischievous to the last degree." tion of flooding and a new.concrete New York Newspaper Comment. wall, hastily built to fill the breach
made in the brick structure at the moming. NEW YORK, Jan. 24th.
The Caledon, with her bows The newspapers make light of the foot of Lambeth Bridge, was com-
Exceptionally badly damaged, reached Karystof remarks on the subject of war at pleted yesterday.
ed a margin of fully five feet be- are standing by. The Antares was tributed to Admiral Plunkett, Navy high tides some hours later revcal-Bay, H.MLS. Cardif and Calyps Yard Commandant.
tween water level and the top of towed by H.MLS. Cures to Piraeus. Regret is expressed that the first The New Fork World, in no
officer of the aller was killed and Funds For The Bufferers. The device is also suitable for mined to foster her industries and editorial, strongly endorses Senator the new wall.
of naval
that the steward is missing. 'condemnatiou
AT RUGBY, Jan, Erd." continues fitting to road vehicles.
to give preference to Borah's
jiagoes ae his greatest service to British goods, hut frequently even
Nothing is In addition to £50,000 already the preferential rate is too high to the cause of peace."
certain than tast Borah subscribed to the Lord Mayor's permit trade to flow at nil:
The report states that India is speaks the real mind of the Ameri- fund on behalf of the sufferers of Super Navy the recent London floods, over protectionist, but thanks to the can on this subject. wisdom and moderation of those cathusiasts would lead us into a £40,000 has been raised_in who recently elaborated her modern bitter feud with Great Britain, but various Metropolitan
be they won't get away with it. The new Soviet Ambassador is fisent policy, it promise to reported to have made a clean sweep reasonable. Protection was applied of all French Communists employed only after fair and impartial en Admiral Plunkett is more at home on the Embassy staff, substituting quiry and was never excessive in on the quarter deck than in an arm-
chair or anything else ashore. Russians.
any degree.
(BRITISH WIDE SERVICE]. RUGBY, Jan 23rd. Elaborate, and, it is stated, satis.
The subject of tariff barriers, the factory tess, particularly regard report says, is national rather ing its use on aircraft, have been than international and expresses the wade in Government technical opinion that it must make itself felt establishments of a new type of regarding trade within the Empire.
It declares that with the policy wheel which it is claimed will give greater aalety in taking off and some Dominions there is littles Landing in addition to being lighter true reciprocity and giver as an and cheaper to manufacture.
example Australia, which is deter
SOVIET EMBASSY IN PARIS.
ONLY RUSSIAN EMPLOYE (TAHOUGH BLITER'S AGENCY.}
PARIB, January 23rd.
morc
The Herald Tribune says that
FRENCH TRADE.
BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.
RECORD NUMBER OF BUYERS TO BE PRESENT.
(BRITISH. WIRELESS KERTICE
Russy, Jan. 2nd." All space in the London section of the British Industries Fair to be opened at the White City next month, has now been taken by manufacturers, and the department. of overseas trade announced yester day the formation of a waiting list for the Fair of 1829.
Nicaragua Quite Different."" ILAVANA, Jan. 21st. The Pan-American Conference Committee on Public and Inter- national Law began a discussion of 1 recommendation that interfer- ence, by force, of any American country in the internal affairs of another, should be prohibited by multi-lateral treaty, but recognis ing the
practical difficulties. It adopted a resolution recon- mending, in principle that State may interfere in the internal affairs of another." This resolu- tion was quite acceptable to the Americans, and the vote was t
animous.
Do
Mr. Hughes did not object to an open and frank discussion of the United States Caribbean policy, which he holds is justified by the situation thera
NORWEGIAN POLITICS. LABOUR LEADER SUMMONED BY THE KING.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Osto, Jan. 24th. Owing to the inability of M. Acceptances From Overseas buyers Melbye to form a non-Labour to the Government's invitation to Coalition Government, the King the Fair, show an increase of more has summoned M. Madson, the than 100 per cent, on those received parliamentary leader of the Labour at the same stage last year.
Party who will try to form a Government.
record dumber of buyers are con
ng from 67 countmes.
ADEN'S DEFENCE ORGAN. ISATION.
71"
A DEVELOPMENT.
[BEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruday, Jan. 2nd.
A
TURKISH COMMUNISTS. OVER TWENTY SENT ΤΟ
PRISON.
{THROUGH EKUTER'S AGEMOY.]
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. Brd The trial of the sixty Commua- An interesting development is ists, arrested on November 20th.
for recorded by the Colonial Office, distributing literature among which announera the decision to workers at a tobacco Factory, has to transfer the responsibility for concluded. They were found guilty the defence organisation at Aden of treasonable practices and, the EXPORTS EXCEED IMPORTS.
from the War Office to the Airhead of the organisation was sen→ (THROUGH ZIUTER'S AGENOT.)
tenced to 18 months' imprisonment Ministry. Boroughs
Twenty-four In accordance with this decision with hard labour. PARIS, Jan 23rd.
the Royal Air Force officer will be others were sentenced, some to three French imports during 1027 Regarding the present high tides
while bwenty-five. the command and administration imprisonment, exports amounted to 35,924,000,000
were acquited the river authorities report that totalled 52,852,000,000 francs, and appointed in April next to assume mouths and some to two montha these are not above normal, and no
of the troops in the garrison. floods are anticipated.
affected.
tho
franci.