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1031; and those of Mr. RAMBAY MACDONALD again with ZAGHLOUL PASEA in 1824. Only one effort to wards a settlement, can be said to have attained a measure of success, that made by Mr. Libro 'Grönan and Lord ALLENHY in "1922. It re- sulted in the famous Declaration of February in that year, and under this instrument the Protectorate was abolished, the independence of
Mr. and Mrs A. O. Smith of Messrs. Whiteaway Laidlaw's left by the 11. Changte for six months leave in Austrália. During Mr. Smith's absence, Mr. J. V. Panizzi is in charge of the business.
The engagement is announced be tween. George Dodsworth Butler, Asiatic Petroleum Company, Tien tsin, and Gwendolen Mary, fourth daughter of Lieutenant-Commander
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A. Chinese named Pang Taf and his fourteen-year-old son, Pang Tong, were aued in the Summary Mystery still surrounds the cause Court yesterday before Mr. Justice of the explosion in Honam, subsc- J. R. Wood by Isar Singh. aquent searches resulted in finding
CANTON, April 13th.
Egypt was recognised, and four and Mr. J. May, of 29, Ranelagh money-lender. The plaintiff claim-two days ago two bombs weighing
avenue, Hurlingham,
"
contentious topics were reserved.
'An armed robbery took place in. These were Imperial communica tions, the protection of Egypt from In Chinese house at West Point' early
Five men foreign aggression, the protection yesterday afternoon.
of foreign interests in the country, were concerned in the affair, and and the British control of the after intimidating the occupants, they get away with a small sum Sudan.
of money.
"
ZAQHLOUL PASHA was in office, the idol of the Nationalists, until the murder of Sir Laz Srack, when he resigned rather thin face the de- mands of the British Government
ed $933.30 from the Two defendants | 12 pounds each in a vacant house under a promisory note, bearing in Tso Fong, Honam. No arresta their signatures,
have been made, as no one was in The claim was admitted by the the house at the time the detective defendants, and in consenting to entered. Questioning the house- judgment wade na application for holders nearby failed to reveal any the debt to be paki in instalmente.clue as to how the bombs had got
His Lordship made an order for there.
James Li, aged 3, the son of General Li Fu Lim, who has been adopted by Dr. W. W. Cadbury, a physician at the Lingnam Univer-one cent per year, commencing as a result of that crime. During sity. Canton arrived at Liverpool January let next year. his Premiership he tried to reopen in the Celtic. He is to be sent to 3 the questions that had been pigeon- an American school, and afterwards
holed; and now SARWAT PASHA, an American University. until recently Premier, has boldly made A similar effort but has
Two men called at No. 2 Posin Street, Bay View on the pretext of succeeded no better. The difficulty wishing to rent a cubicle. On gain with which the Nationalist are faceding admission they overpowered in that complete independence as and gagged a woman, who was the they desire it is impracticable. They only person in the house, and ran- might as well ery for the moon. sacking the place they made off. with money and clothing valued
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British, responsibility for the pro- tection of foreign interests is also set down in the Declaration in the clearest possible terms. It follows, therefore, that Britain has assumed the guardianship, of the lives and property of foreigners in Egypt, and is bound to retain suficient power to discharge the obligation. Thus we come to the" crux of the
$98.
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will be held afterwards at the home
afternoon at 4 pm. A reception
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. da Rocha, Fairview," Robinson Road, Hong Kong.
A Chinese woman who had been banished from the Colony in 1924 appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell for returning to the Colony before her time. The woman admitted the ofence and said that she came back
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the father to pay at the rate of It appears that the Communists one dollar per month, the fire't pay throughout Kwangtung are trying ment to be made on May 1st this to inaugurate another reign of ter year. The son was ordered to pay ror. About two or three days ago three bomb explosions occurred' in Waichow. One bomb" exploded in His Lordship aeked plaintiff why a tea shop but fortunately it was he got the boy to sign the note, only a smoke bomb and no one was Plaintiff said that the boy was killed, but the cashier and a fow always in the shop and it was easy patrons were slightly injured by to trace the father through the the terrific detonation. Investiga- tion showed that the bomb was son.
wrapped up in newspaper and carried into the ten shop by a
Plaintiff was censured for his act and warned against doing such thing in future.
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young patron. After he had finish- ed his tea, be lighted the fuse of the bomb and left the place hurri- edly. Of the other two explosions one occurred in Chungshan Park and the other by the district Kuo- mintang building in Waichow. No one was killed, although the bombs were of a deadly nature. It is re- ported that many suspects have been arrested in Waichow,
In view of these widespread Come: murist activities Tang Shih Tang, Police Commissioner of Canton.his taken special precautionery mea- A conductor, employed by the sures for the protection of the city. Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd., was In addition to an increased num- charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell ber of patrols on duty, the Commis- sioner has ordered a rechecking of his possession the entire population of Canton by with having in thirty-seven spurious ten-cent coins. the police. If the name or the number of members of each family A Chinese Inspector of the Con- does not agree with the police re-
to ask for maintenance from berpany boarded the car and in the cord, they will be severely question- husband. She was sentenced to six course of his duty looked throughed and watched. The work was bo- gun on the 9th and is expected to the contents of the conductor's be completed tomorrow, Saturday. menthe hard labour.
A motor-lorry was proceeding money bag. He found, set aside "in along Gascoigne Road in the direc-one part of the bag. thirty-seven tion of Hungbom when a Chinese dashed across the roath in front of counterfeit tea-cent pieces. The In- THE BANVARD. COMPANY. the lorry. The driver was unable apector then took the conductor to` to pull up in time and the man No. 2 Police Station. was knocked down. He was re- moved to the Kowloon Hospital but died shortly after admission."
The defendant stated that the coine 'were given to him by a mán who boarded the car opposite Wing Lok Street,
Mr. Eduardo Angusto da Silva, a member of the Portuguese com-
The Magistrate remarked that loan Hospital on Thursday night, the coins were a clever counterfeit, at the age of 18. Relatives of the but a Tramway Company Inspector deceased and many friends attend- ed the funeral which took place at pointed out that their colour was the Roman Catholic Cemetery, bad and that with his experience Happy Valley, yesterday afternoon. he had no difficulty in distinguish-
MOTTRAM.On April 8th, Shang.matter-the British Army in Egypt munity, passed away at the Kow..
hai, suddenly, JouN MOTTRAM, and what should be done with it. Chinese Maritime Customs. It is gall and wormwood to the aged 51.
Nationalista. At present the Army is in possession of the Egyptian Hong Kong Ofice: 11, Ice House
capital and is at liberty to go any- Street.
An interesting echo of the "francs Loudon Office 21, Bride Lang where else it likes, at any time, in ease is the announcement of the
Fleet Street, EC. &
Egypt Under the recept draft birth of a son and heir to Mr. Oliver Welby, who was married last Treaty the situation is to continue year to Miss Barbara Gregory, for ten years; and, unless it is eldest daughter of Mr. J. D. Gro gory. Mr. Welby, who is in busi- modified by agreement, the Leagueness in Java, where his son was of Nations is to be called upon to born is the heir of Sir Charles Welby, of Denton Manor, Gran- adjudicate as to the position, or tham The Welly baronetcy is an positions, the Army should occupy old one. The family dates back to to discharge its essential duties. It 1100 A.D. should be stated that this last ar-
The Daily Press.
Howa Kone, ArṛIL 14TH, 1928.
GREAT BRITAIN AND EGYPT.
THE recent efforts of the Egyptian
Nationalists-the-fifth since the
close of the war--to gain their ends proved abortive, and we have had
some
rangement was regarded as a very great concession and SARWAT PASEA had to fight hard to obtain it, yet in the end the Nationalists rejected
it
the
as altogether insufficient. the usual disorderly demonstrations
The British answer to this in Cairo, followed by a Note issued by the British Government. For uncompromising attitude was the some years the Egyptian Chamber Nots of March 7th already referred has passed laws designed to weaken to, warning Frnt that Britain the authority of Britain in the cannot tolerate the passage of laws country. The Note solemnly warned which would tend to endanger the the Nationalists that this policy maintanance of order and the pro- will not be tolerated. There are tection of life and property. Buch competent observers in Eng- is the position. The most that can land who express doubts whether the be hoped, we fear, is that the lesson points in dispute will ever be which has been repeated again and settled; but if nothing definite is again should be taken to heart achieved it will not be due to lack namely, that it is futile to enter of goodwill and forbearance on the upon negotiations until effective part of the British Government leader of the Egyptian people is The problem of Egypt is of vital prepared to agree to the funda consequence to Britons in the East, mental principles of British policy, for while there are many issues of which the first is the maintenance SERVICE TO READERS.
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SHOPLIFTER PUNISHED..
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THE BLACK BOTTOM REVUE,
The one night return visit of the Banvard Company had been looked forward to largely, and the Star Theatre was packed last night when they presented The Black Bottom is hard to believe that the promised Revue, which was so good that it
Hors d'Oeuvres" could have been better. The illness of three of the out of the original programme. company prevented the carrying
It is hard to pick out any item from a long and varied programma for especial praise, for there is a unusual amount of talent in the Banvard Company, and they never attempt that is too hard for them.
Miss Winired Dalle was her usual delightful self, and we wished' she had taken a bigger share. Her song with William Senior "Cross yo Heart " and her very, clever dancing in The Totem: Dance! brought down the house. We did
Just to hold you,' not think A Chinere appeared before Mr. another duet with William Senior, W: Schofield at the Kowloon Magis quite so successful as for the first A presentation was made yester
and that little note of mockery the former Marine Superintendent larceny of a roll of Chinese cloth which has made her singing of day morning to Captain R. Innes, tracy yesterday on a charge of the time Miss Dalle sang seriously, of the China Navigation Company from No. 201, Shanghai Street. sentimental songs so individual Kong, Canton and Macao Steam- It was stated that the defendant was missing.
Kathleen d'Arey made one of the by the wharfingers of the Hond beat Company. The Chief Wharf and two others entered the shop musical hits of the evening with inger, Mr. W. Edley handed the and whilst they were examining the her song Jogging along the High- the Musical Comedy gift, a desk smoking outåt in plate glass and silver, to Captain Innes cloth the defendant was ecen to way";
Burlesque in which she played after paying tribute to the kind conceal the roll under his long coat with Harrington Weeks was also and walk out. He was later ar an excellent and much applauded ways experienced from him. Coptrested by a Chinese constable. It number. wwwhich the wharf staff had al- Innes suitably replied
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Two solo dances which evidently pleased all the audience were the Vanity Dance" of Edna Hay
The Magistrate passing & Ben- tence of three months' bard labour remarked that the defendant was
a member of a gang, and that it who is almost acrobatic in her ease as an extreme pity that the other of movement and the very beaut two men were not standing beside ful "Fan Dance" of Vivienne hem.
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There were several good comic turns of which perhaps Bome Song" by Johnny and Victor Hagan and "Thursday Night" by John Hagan, Frank Atkinson and the Girls were the most popular,
Two other uusual items deserve special mention."Oh, No, John delightfully sung by Elsie Lancas
At Mesers, A. G. da Rocha & Co's auction room yesterday, a parcel of ground at Mongkoktaui known as Section D of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1462 with the mes snage thereon known as No. 566 Nathan Road, was put up for esic. The up-set price was $25,000 and there being only a few bide, the property was knocked down to Mr. Poon Chik for $25,600....
The property has an area of 2,420 A Chinese pickpocket who is heter and William Benior behind an square, fest and carries a Crownlieved to be a member of s gang amusing piece of scenery through which operates in the districts which they looked, and The Part rental of $35 per annum.
Around Ysumati and Mongkok was Master" the song of an old man charged before Mr. W. Schofield reviewing his heyday by Harring yesterday, The defendant was seen ton Weeks, Frank Atkinson and by: a district watchman to mingle Chorus, with the crowd in Bhanghai Street. He was obeerved using his hat s a shield and relieving another man of a purse and some papers."
The defendant was arrested and investigations were made by the Police to locate other confederates, A sentence of four months' hard but they could not be found. labour was imposed.
WEATHER REPORT: Yesterday's weather report, fore cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 6.30 p.m.,
atated
The anti-cyclone has passed into the Pacific. Pressure is relatively low to the south of the Loccheos
Local Forecast: Light Westerly or variable winds, fair generally, with fog in the morning.
The whole show was good," and though it was a pot pourri of scenes from a number of plays it hung to gether as one sparking whole and provided an excellent evening's entertainment. We hope that the
Hong Kong next time they come our, Barvard Company will not forget way, we certainly shall not forget. them.