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LowDox, April 3. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, who The Philippines are further ad-is. Master of the Merchant Navy vanced to-day thai ever before in and Fishing Fleets, has written a their history" stated ex-Senator volume of Sir Archibald Mard's -foreward to the third and final Doa. Ramon J. Fernandez, leading work. The Merchant Navy. In newspaper publisher of the Islands, this the Prince" pays a magnificient formerly Mayor of Manila and a Mercantile
tribute to the part played by the writer of note who arrived at Hong War. Kong aboard the Canadian Pacifc liner, Empress of France, accom- panied by his son Manuel, who was recently judged, according to Manila reports, as the. "most per fect Filipino boy."
"We of the Philippines are ready for independence. Most of the
THE HONG "ONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929.
He says:-"Let us who are land dwellers not mince words over this' thing. It is the glory of our Mer chant Navy and will be so acclaim- ed by generations to come that they faced without hesitation tremen-. dona odds and frequent hazard of death, undaunted in spirit, to the that had it been otherwise, this bitter end. Let us not forges also
country
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NO DESPATCH OF NOTE FROM U.S.
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS,
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INDIAN ASSEMBLY SCENES.
AN ACRID DEBATE.
LIMITS TO MR. PATEL'S POWERS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
NEW DELHI, April 5. Lively scenes marked the resump tion of the debate in the Assembly regarding the Public Safety Bill
LONDON, April 3. Authoritative, circles in London to-day state that the British GovThe President of the Assembly ruled ernment is not aware of the in pending despatch of United States Note to Britain on the sub-
Polar region. ject of sovereignty over the South
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British Attitude, If the United States ernment has
RIVER COLLISION.
THE YUET ON AND SAN NAM BOI.
A collision between the Tuet On and the Son" Nam Hoi took place up the River when the vessels in question were on their way from Kangmoo
that the San Nam Hoi was a little Our representative was informed ahead of the Yuct On and the latter
channel hit the San Nam Hoi Shallow, and, in swerving across the while passing her ran into a
amidships. Fortunately the nocid- ent was not af a serious nature and under their own steam. both vessels were able to proceed
on Monday, that discussion of the Bill was not permissible while the The Government spokesman declares Meerut trials were in progress that Mr. Patel is not empowered to
The damage to the Yuet On wa disallow discussion.
Motilal Nehru. the principaled considerably. When our repre alight, but the San Nam Hoi suffer- author of the now-fanions Nehru re- sentativa visited the steamers in Gov-port, claimed that Standing Orders question, he found that the surveyor howed that discussion of the Bill was busy on the San Nam Hoi, was impossible without infringing which will not be able to sail for matters rub judice.
Kengmoon for some days. It is expected that she will go to Sham Shui Po for repairs. The damage is put at between $3,000 and $4,000.
tion,
any. such inten- it is declared, the Note
munication from Great Britain to can only refer to an earlier com
American people favour giving used of ours must have perish- the United States offering to grant assume the position of a Dictator,
that desired goal and many of the most influential American political leaders, such 85 Senators Reed Smoot and Senator King, in addi- tion to Representative Timberlake and others, favour dependence for the Philippines." ceptinued, Don, Ramon.
Passengers, Hails, and Cargo. "I would be in favour of an air- line between Manila and Hong Kong. One of my airplanes, is : the present time ready to make the hop but we are anxious to know if Washington, D.C., would be in favour of it or not. This air ser- vice would include passengers, mail and cargo and would be able to make the trip in about five or ten
hours.
Such a move would make kia tory and in addition link two main" ports in the Orient as they never have been linked before."
His Career.
:
Submarine Dangers. The Prince recalis that in the first stage of the war, the British sean recognised that nothing more was being asked of him than to accept the usual hazards of
naval conflict. With the arrival
on the scene of the submarine, and the indiscriminate use of mines, the whole position for the merchant seaman was changed.
He found himself faced by hazards and perils auch as he had never before experienced, or indeed had ever conceived as possible. With the intensification of the enemy's campaign, the British sailor saw himself directly involved in the whole frightful mechanism of war, whose grim operation reached its climax in the phase of unrestricted submarine attack.
Auxiliary Patrol."..
said that Mr. Patel was trying to Mr. D'Arcy Lindsay, one of the European members, denied this and
all possible facilities to Commander contrary to the example of the Byrd when exploring in the neigh-Speaker of the House of Commons bourhood of British
Provash Chandra Mitter, the Antarctic Law Member, whose speech was possessions.
It is pointed out that the British stantly interrupted quoted Pas- Government have always claimed President, was bound to accept the liamentary procedure by which the risdiction over certain areas in House's decision regarding any the Rosa Sen and the Falkland position not carered by precedent Islands dependencies.
or by. Standing Orders.
Surprise in Washington," A similar attitude is taken in Washington
official circles." A message from the United States re- ceived to-day says that the State Department is most surprised by the reports in the British Press that the United States is preparing a Note contesting British claims in
the Antarctic
The State Department officials ridicule the suggestion that a dip- lomatic controversy has arisen or is likely to arise.
ago, the British Embassy forward- It appears that several months ed to, the State Department a Note permitting Commander Byrd to use British territory in the An- tarctic, pointing out that Britain had sovereignty over certain lands
The State Department says thar it has not yet replied to that Note und that there has been no indica small tion that any action in this connec tion in contemplated, at least, at the present time. »
Auxiliary Patrol, which in its Special, mention is made of the
by nearly 50,000 officers and men. complete development was manned
Describing it 45 one of the most striking and certainly one of the most successful of
the many pieces of war-time improvisation in that region. Educated at an English Univer-which history will place to the sity, Don. Ramon, at an early age, credit of the British nation, was a newspaper reporter, Manila the Prince observes: Here was reports tell us. He comes from inderd
medley octally prominent family but pre- vessels-trawlers fresh from our ferred to learn human nature at its fishing grounds, "drifters, whalers, best source. In the news rooms of paddle steamers so familiar to large newspapers he picked up his
Channel. excursionists, yachts. keen understanding of people. motor launches and motor boats. Later he became one of the main Their hazardous duties partnera of the largest shipping" varied as the types, firm in the Philippines, Compania Maritima, which position he holds to-day."
Although primarily he is here to meet his wife, one time grand opera singer, he will probably buy one or two vessels locally for his inter
United Efforts,
of
were 29
In their long hours of patrol, they watched the foe and hunted. German submarines, searched for and dragged mines, fought hostile aircraft, controlled and examined millions of
to08 of shipping
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MANY PEOPLE INJURED.
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to 50 others.
The ss. Fact On sailed last night as usual. The slight damage to the helm and forward railways had aiready been repaired. The stem is also bent, but this, it is understood. will be put right during the October overhaul.
DISTINGUISHED CLERIC'S
BIRTHDAY.
FORMER ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
LONDON, April 8 (U.P.). The Most Reverend Randall Thomas Davidson, formerly Arch- bishop of Canterbury, will celebrate the 81st anniversary of his birthday, and the first since his retirement, to morrow.
The
of his house in Cheyne Walk, Chel
He will spend the day in the quiet sea, which he bought soon after his retirement and which was formerly Farm buildings were demolished the property of Mr. Lloyd George. and wheat crops damaged.
Two people were killed in sing office as head of the Church reason for his relinquish- heavy storm at Forest Lake, of England was ill-health. Minnesota
his life he has experienced im perfect health, and his age coupled with the greatest disappointment of his life the failure of the Prayer Book Revision-hastened the time when he felt that he could no longer
"G.B.S." EXPERIENCING A BOOM.
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to return to Manila in about six in many other ways, splendidly the fact announced in the Landon seconded the efforts of the Grand Gazette that during the two days Some idea of the rapid growth of Fleet. Varied indeed these craft between noon April 2 and noon Manila newspapers can be gained were in type, but the crews were April gold to the value of from the fact that La Opinion, animated by one heart and one 838,347 was imported iate Great leading Spanish daily of the islands, spirit.' has an aeroplane used solely for taking reporters to news destina- tions and also to carry photographs, declared Don. Ramon.
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL.
RECITALS OF NEW WORKS AT GENEVA.
GENEVA, April 8 (..). New works by twenty-one of the greatest modern composers were to
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MANSLAUGHTER OF A NATIVE..
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CAPETOWN, April 5. A sentence by the Bethel (Trans- a) Cireni: Court of ten lashes
and seven years' hard labour on white farmer, named Jack Nafte found guilty of the manslaughter
Britain.
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HOLBORN EXPLOSION
FINDINGS. DISASTER CAUSED BY USE OF PETROL LIGHTER.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 6. The Commission of Inquiry re ports that the Holborn Explosion was probably due to a gradual de from neighbouring mains, ignited cumulation of gas, which, leaking
be given their first public per: of a native employee, has caused a formance when the fifth annual Festival of the International sensation amongst farmers all over
the country, Society of Contemporary Music was
in à manhole by some netion on" inaugurated here today.
It is alleged that the native was tree, with his head downwards, and Bogged severely, tied by a leg to a the part of one or three Poet Office workmen-probably by Percy died from shock as a result of the Thrower (who was killed)-using a injuries, which included broken petrol lighter. ribs and breastbone.
The jury selected to decide upon the new compositions to be played is composed of Ernest Ansermet, of Geneva: Willem Pijper, Holland Maurice Ravel, France; Bozidar Sirola, Serbia; and Meinz Tiessen, of Germany.
The twenty-one composers who will participate in the festival first submitted to this jury a total of 120 new compositions, from which the twenty-one "were chosen that will constitute the principal feature of the festival.
This year's festival is the seventh that has been held since the or ganization of the Society in 1022, the preceding festivals having taken place at Salzbourg, Prague,
General Hertzog has ordered a postponement of the lashes pending investigation.
AIR FORCE AWARDS. SEQUEL TO EVACUATION OF
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Vienna, Zurich, and Frankfort. The King has approved the fol- The composers who will present lowing awards in recognition of. their works at the present festival distinguished services rendered dur are as follows:--
ing recent evacuations from Kabul. Germany Max Butting. Kari Mary Berthold Goldschmidt, Johannes Muller. !
England: John Ireland, Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Austria Julius Schloss. France: Maurice Delage, Marcel Delannoy, Nicholas Nabokoff,
Manuel Rosenthal,
Holland: Henriette
Bosmans,
Emmy Heil-Frensel-Wegener,
Hungary Alexander Jemnitz Poland Jerzy. Fitelberg. Switzerland Frank Martin. Czechoslovakia: Viktor Ullmann. United States: Roger Sessions. Serbia Kreato Odak
Besides the first public perform- ance of the new works of the above
composers, recitals will be given by
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[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]:
PARIS, Apr. 5.
The atmosphere at the Conference
The highest price fetched waa $240 for a frist edition of "Plays, Pleasant and Unpleasant." In 1923 a similar first edition fetched only 39. A first-rate copy of this book was sold not long ago for 8323. A first edition of Three Plays for. Puritans" brought 360 at the sale; in 1924 it fetched 83, "Widowers Houses" brought 8157.
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With tears streaming down his face and bent shoulders, ho totter- cd forth on the arms of his friends, a man to all appearances ten years older than when he entered. Some day that decided his retirement. say that it was the events of that
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Nevertheless,, he still has much to graph manuscripts, and it is an other indication of the interest in visitor at Buckingham Palace during occupy his time. He was a frequent any scrap of writing of his that the King's illness, while more re- pencilled letter which he wrote to cenity it was reported that he was aa author who had sent him a work willing to act as mediator in the "The Noble Savage. was sold Salvation Army leadership" dispute. for 8133 at the sale. In it Shaw His services, however, were not call MS.Afrika remarks that there is whole ed upon.
M.V. Malaya" tive man has to begin by writing self many little luxuries which mountain of stuff that an imagina Now-a-days, be permits him- MS." Siam
Another letter that was sold at a he had to forego before his retire. good price was written to the same marked that one occasion when he ment. As an example, it was re- correspondent, and Shaw ays that left Buckingham Palace after visit- be would not dare to show anying the King, he was seen to light a interest in the correspondent's daughter, who had written a book. cigarette as he entered his car.
What would people way of an old gentleman of seventy running after a lovely girl like that?
out of himself."
with
Copies of Shaw books special associations like the "Man ed to AB. Walkley, have very and Superman," which he present
great value. This particular book was sold recently for 81,150.
In 102%, a pamphlet written by Shaw entitled "Anarchism versus State Socialism," fetched 842. To- day it is believed that it would sell for around about $1,000.
On the flyleaf of the pamphlet, Bhaw wrote: "There are not my. sentiments. I did that to oblige a lady.'
of the Reparations Experts appears Farnham, (Surrey) Golf Club to be much more hopeful. The dis house was destroyed by fire a few cussions of the two Memoranda sub- Į days ago,, mitted achieved much, but subec-"
quently Dr. Schacht, the bead of Policeman at West Ham of a the German delegation, had inter-reveller: He walked into the inspec views with the beads of the prin tor's office, and wanted to charge cipal creditors delegations on the himself with being drunk, various points brought forward. result of those private conversa It is officially learned that as the
tions, the German delegation now has an accurate conception of the Allied minimum demands.
The fact that they are prepared to discuss them is regarded as A favourable sign." ~
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Policeman at Marylebone, ac- cusing a man of kicking him: Ho tore my trousers, but they are out that. of date and he is not charged with
It is anticipated that Dr. Schacht Girl at Penge. The man looked Buspicions. Magistrate's clerk:
many of the leading orchestras, pointed to the command of the Aus- will do Iris best to whittle the bill what do you mean? Girl: Well, choral societies, and soloists of tralian Navy, left London yesterday down, but the French newspapers he looked as if he was going to do
Europe. The festival will close on Aprif 10.
for Tilbury, to embark in the are now optimistic with regard to Maoltan en route for Australia. a settlement.
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