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The most interesting question from the British point of view, at the moment, is the effret which the opening of the new Ford works at Degenham, late next year, may have on British production and prices: The economule output of the Dagenham works, has been put in the neighbourhood of 250,000 cars a
* News and Views
scandals now totals 181.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Mr. Octavius Bell, managing director of Bealand & Co., the well- Local. known piano manufacturers, of Sydney, N.S.W., was killed in a torerash last Tuesday. He was 80 years of age.
In a summary action Mr., Dide. bury was sued for $500 damages as a soquel to a motor car and ricsha collision."
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A wood exchange has been opened in Paris, for the purpose of een- tralizing the luinber trade and to serve as a ukeling place for Frend and foreign denters each week.
The fatnous German captain of the S.E, roast of China and over year. This is more than the pre- the N China Sen.
sout output of the whole British the raiding cruiser Seefalke, Count
Some discussion on the granting Local Forecast:-N.E, winds, industry, but it is possible that only Luckner, suffered severe injuries in -motor-car-accident while travell
The Munich police carried out a of eating-house licences took place fresh; overcast at first, improving about one-fourth of the Ford outputing from Milwaukee to Chiongo inarge-scale raid on the offees and at the Sanitary Board meeting later.
will be marketed in Great Britain | a heavy snowatorni.
resorts of the Communist Party
Pago 9. and the remainder niainly on the
A Coroner's inquiry was held into The French Ministry of Justion throughout the Palatinate. It is..
ulnimed that number of rifles, the death of a. Chinese who was Continent. It will probably be
announces that the number of considered highly desirable to bring French bankers and financiers at hand grenndes, bayonets and uni- killed by a crane at Koston
forms were seized together with Wharf.
Page 9. down the Dagenham costs of pro- present under criminal charges documents pointing to the Coni duction to a level not greater than connection with the recent finnugini munists making activa military pre. The erection of a new extension
parations for a rising.
to the YMCA. building in Kow. that of the existing Detroit works
loon will shortly be proceeded with. At The Danziger Folksstimme states
Pago 9. plus trans-Atlantic, froight.
that the much-discussed American
A new champion has arisen of the
A Christmas Tea, followed by a present, the cost of production in lm version of Erich Maria Remar Gerinan National Socialist cause in concert by juveniles, was hold on America, is put at about £75, on que's story "All Quiet on the the person of Captain Helmuth son Monday at the Kowloon Docks an average, with £10 for ocean Weatora Front", has been forbidden Muecke, who during the way won
Page 6. throughout Poland as being pervadi famo and international recognition.
Shipping Intelligenoe. Page 15, freightage, and various charges foxed by a pernicious spirit.
whon, after the sinking of the advertising agents', commission,
Wireless Programme. cruiser Emden which he had left
Page 4. with a small landing party on the and profit, etc. On this basis it may well be that the Ford car will the purpose of giving to M. Pak Cocos Islands he together with his
men boarded the sailing-boat Asin Sport. and after many adventures reached the, Arabian coast and finally Ger-Cricket Notes by R. Abbit.
Page 12. many. Von Muecke had left the National Socialist Party some time Home football fixtures for to- ago but again joined it now and on morrow.
Page 13: Tuesday addressed a mass-meeting of the party in Berlin along the usual extremist lines..
please copy). BANTER.On December 17, suddenly at Auckland, New Zealand, JAMES, late of China Naviga tion Co., aged 67 years.
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have a selling pries of something like £120, to be reduced, possibly, Inter, to around £100. Given such price level as this, competition will obviously become keen among existing British producers, and the latter's present schedules of prices cannot be regarded as fixed for all The announcement by Sir WILLIAM MORRIS that Morris Motors, Limited,"are" putting a £100 model on the market. is an indication of how the new competi- tion will be met.
time.
The Colonial Institute in France has opened a subscription list for quier a souvenir of his recent agre plane trip from French Indo-China to Paris. The presentation will be made at a luncheon which is short- ly to be given in his honour.
Varsity Men Who Are Afraid.
to the
Oxford often came to a psycho-
Young men just ready to leave, analyst if they felt afraid, said Pro-Promotion for V.0. Swimmer. fessor William Brown National Council for Hygiene. ""11 do not encourage that," he added, "for they are just running away from life.
Phyllis Dare's Illness.
THE MOTOR TRADE.
According to figures recently pub- lished under American auspices, there are approximately: 35,000,000 || motor vehicles now, in use through- | CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTER. sudden illness at Bournemouth. out the world. Of this grand total,
Miss Phyllis Dare has escaped the operation which it was thought
might be necessary following her) Appendicitis was feared, but it was learned later the doctor,ivas satis-
Future of Farnham Castle.
Lieut. Colonel B. C. Freyberg, V.C., D.S.O., the famous soldier and swimmer, has been appointed Assistant Quartermaster - General, Southern Command, as from June, 1931. In an attempt to swim the Channel the Colonel gave up when only 400 yards from the English shore.
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Latest Cables.
Yesterday fog was again very dense in many parts of the London Page 11.
area.
A review of the political outlook
in China submitted to the Man- chester Chamber of Commerce has Just been published. It has been drawn up by Dr. Kuang Son Young, Special Commissioner for Page 11. China in Europe,,
The Governor of the Punjab, Bir Geoffrey de Montmorency, was fired at while attending a Convocațion A range of gardens, with sents in the University Hall at Lahore
Page 11. vicinity of the Cenotaph, on the left arm. Two students' were river side of Whitehall, is part of arrested.
In broad daylight armed kidnap- ment buildings in Whitehall. The pers held up the automobile of the the scheme for now great Govern gardens will only be possible if manager of the Manufacturers the Embankment frontage of the Bank of China nt Shanghai and new buildings is Tied according to killed the chauffeur, wounded the the recommendations of the Royal banker's eldest daughter and a male Fine Art Cominission. In order to Chinese and abducted the banker. get sanction for this deviation from the frontage fixed by an Act of 1912, Mr. George Lansbury, First Com missioner of Works, is about to in- broduce a Short Bill in Parliament,
the American Continent accounts IN Dr. C. T. WANG the Chinese fed with Miss Dare's progress and for those who wish to rest in the and was wounded above the left hin'
Government has a Foreign Minister that she hoped to be about again in of exceptional vision and diplon day or two, Miss Dare was play matic skill. His record for the ing in the dramatic play "Chent,
ed." past year is certainly one of which any statesman would have reason to be proud. The rendition of Wei Hai Wei has been completed, and the policy of gradually, recovering the concessions of territory and annulling the privileges granted in
past 10
lo European gations is
for approximately 82 per cent., Europe for 13 per cent., Asia for 1 per cent., Oceania for 2 per cent., and Africa for 1 per cont. The growth of the world total has re- cently been very rapid. At the beginning of 1925, it was 21,438,000; in 1928, 24,589,000; in 1987, 27,050,000; in 1025, 29,087,000; in 1929, 32,020,000; and in 1930, 34,877,000.
the
The Bishop of Guildford' is to live in Farnham Castle. This decision was made by the Guildford Dioce- san Conference, and Mrs. Rupert, Anderson announced that the fund promoted by her to enable the castle in be used for this and
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Local Notes and Events ⋆
There will be a scratch hockey match among the members of the long Kong Ladies' Hockey Club at Sookunpoo on Saturday, at 3.30
11.11.
The Yaumati School sports have been postponed to Monday next.
Brilliant scenes were witnessed at the reception to the Indian de legatos to the Round Table Confer ence in the Imperial Instituti The Secretary of State fore India, Mr. Wedgewood Bonn; and Mrs. Benn received the crease in the total, however, is its ence. Dr. Waxa' is. 3, man of great
Capt. Britten, Commander of the Wedgewood. uneven distribution throughout the personal charin, he has had "
Franconin, has been appointed to guests, who included, in addition to the delegates, many distinguished the command of the Berengaria. world. This phenomenon is gen Western education and he knows
figures in British publie life. Page 1.
Page 11. erally expressed in terms of populathe European point of view. An
Gunn Stays With Notts.
A singular mishap occurred on tion. It is pointed out, for in avowed enemy of the extremist and
Ex-President Coolidge, condemos Cricketers will be happy to hear the river at Shanghai when two stance, that while there are only of the anti-foreigner among his that that fine batsman, George ships which have not yet been the US...Treasury for interfering He 4 persons per motor vehicle in the countrymen, he emphasised in his Gunn, has decided not to forsake identified swished past the steamer with commodity prices as being says that it will be better to let United States, and 8 per vehicle in recent speech at the Waichiaopu first-class cricket for the league Lina, carrying away her moorings, liktly to make matters worse. FANLING HUNT & RACE CLUB Canada, there are
game., Notts are paying him a reThe Lina being out of contral many as that there had been an increasing taining Tee and, he says, will have swung with the tide and rammed the losers bear the losses rather Telegraph than try to make somebody else PAPER HUNT will be held on thirty-two in the United Kingdom, response by foreign Powers to first plain on my services. If I sign the Great Northern SUNDAY, 18TH DECEMBER 33 in France, 102 in Germany, and China's national sentiments, Tact for a league club there will be a cableship Pacific, which broke away shoulder then His attack is be- The latter veselieved to be Sevelled at President Mest at WANTI BA177 in Italy. This method is mis fully he singles out Great Britain chat. I would not think of leaving crashed into the Japanese freighter the wheat prices, to page 11.
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lending. The "density" of motor for a special bouquet. On the other Notts while my services are requirTakacsan Maru, damaging her the wheat prices. vehicles in any one country obvious hand, he warns his countrymen ́that ed. "^0 ly depende in part on the road China must be prepared to recip. mileage available. When this rocato foreign good-will and accord method of measurement is applied, due protection to foreign life and the discrepancy between the United property throughout the Republic. [Nordance with Govern States and the United Kingdom is Dr. WANG knows, in fact, that in the diplomatic game every internal shown to be much less than is reform represents a trump card in.
A.. meeting of the Legislativa There are, in his hand. A courageous decision by
Council will be held at 0.20 am. generally realized. fact, on the average; 9.17 motor the courts, a new university,
on Monday, next, when the' report. model prison, motor roads vehicles to every mile of road in the waterworks are as useful to him
Pang Tim Hung, a native doctor,rf last Monday's Finance Com. U.S.A., and 7.23 vehicles in the as the defeat of a war-lord, the
reported to the Police that on wittee Meeting will be considered. 'Monday night while he was ascend--- United Kingdom. Similarly, the prompt rescue of a kidnapped foreigner and the clean up of Bins "density" in America, on this Bay. Equally he sees that the Whilst on her voyage to Honging the stairense to his house he| basis, is not 22 times, but less than murder vi missionary, the Kong from Canton on Monday, the was attacked by a man with a knife. Looking Back 25 Years,
A Tientsin vernacular journal: irregular action of a boycott com 5.8. Kwong Sang collided with After receiving a cut in his fore- times, as great as in Germany. Clearly, while the "density" of mittee, the default of a Chinese junk, which was in tow, and went head, the doctor succeeded in dia. states that the Japanese sometime bank an unjust decision by a aground for a short while. She arming his assailant. The man, iago had the intention of beginning
the (a campaign of Buddhist motor vehicles is far greater in the Chinese judge ato points against reached Hong Kong at 10 p.m. the however, threw pepper in
doctor's face, and bnd little diff-paganda in China; but, being United States than in any other his policy. There is none of the same day.
culty in effecting an escape. engaged with other affairs, they truculent blustering of Mr. EUGENE
postponed their intention. Now, it part of the world (with the pos- CHEN, nor does he follow the ald One death (Chinese) from typhoid
After having collected about 880 is said, this question has again sible exception of Great Britain), Imperial method of playing off one and three deaths (one non-Chinese) the balance has begun slowly to lower against the ether and hoping from diphtheria were reported for for his employers on Monday even. teen raised. According to reports, ng. Ip Fong, & foki, found him monks from the temple of Hai-Peng- the 24 hours ended December 22. right itself. During the last five that they will not suddenly combine For the neck cuded December 20, self confronted by three men in Soy Yuan-su (this is the Chinese form
against hins Well-timed use is
Street who insisted on searching of Western Hongwanji) intend years, while the total vehicles in made of the League of Nations, and one death from diphtheria, & deaths the United States hus increased by when Disarmament is under dis from enteric fever and OB deaths him. Believing they were police building in Peking, on the site of discovered that he had been robbed large Buddhist temple, with the 40 per cent, the total in the rest cussion at Geneva the Chinese dole from palmonary tuberculosis were officers, the foki obeyed but soon the former Japanese Legation, a
gates reiterates the traditional reported,
of the money that ho had collect-object of propagating Buddhism of the world, taken as a whole, has abhorrence of his nation for war
ed. A description of the robbers among the Chinese, The opinions increased by as much as 125 per and militarism.,
had been given to, the police. of the Chinese Government about Dr. WANG plays with his cards
this question are not yet definitely cent. The United States,, however, on the table. I never misses a
Admitting having stolen 40 yards known-Hong Kong Daily Press: point in his favour any more than he will quibble ever, a fair one with the case in which Chan Ming of canvas from HM.8. Berwick, a December 24, 1905. against him. The foreign policy and Chan Sik are charged with Chinese was sentenced to three It has been estimated that, last of the Chinese Republic, has been the larceny of various articles. It months hard labour by Mr. Wil Looking Back 60 Years,
Orimo in the Colony is at presont On the other year, the world production of new stated, and he is the chief instru- is alleged that the defendants liams at the Central Magistracy motor vehicles was approximately ment in its expression. He moves broke into No. 293, Lai Chi Kak yesterday. The canvas, valued at at a very low ebb.
There can be no doubt that 6,289,000, of which the United States quietly towards bis ganl with the Road, second floor, on December 850 was taken ashore by two hand the gaol is exceptionally full.
coolica, when they were stopped by.. sure knowledge that he has behind 21.
a. Chinese detective. When ques the system of keeping old offenders accounted for 3,358,000, Canada for him, no modern armies and navies, 201,000, Great Britain' for 228,000, but the momentum of about a fourth A solid and useful desk calendar, tioned, the coolies said they were locked up for considerable terms good effect in diminishing crime, France for 284,000, Germany for of the human race. He does not mounted on a wood stand has been employed by the defendant to carry and treating them rigorously has A
deny deficiencies; he asks for help received from Messrs. Wataamal the capens.
as when the men are safely lodged: 70,000, and Italy for 64,000. Of the In putting things right, and he Boolchand dealers in silks, curios total British output, approximate admits that the process of moderni- and genera! merchandise. Messrs. The theft of electrical goods, in gol they cannot be preying upon ly 70 per cent, was in the forin of sation must be gradual. Sometimes Wm. Powell, Ltd., send us as usual valued at $2,000, from the godown their neighbours. The principle of the great masses behind him stop a neat little desk calendar in violet of the China Electric Company at dealing severely with old offenders private cars and. 24 per coat. iaand quarrel and do the last thing and gold. From Mesars. Mackin 42, Lockhart Road, Wanchai, duris an undoubtedly sound one. But commercial vehicles. The American ho would wish. Dr. WAN patiently non Mackenzie & Co. the local ing the week-end, has been reports the repression of crime, in ing inky uk finns na netueally show a | adjust his stope, so as not to get too agents for the P. & O, and affiliated ed to the Police. The theft was addition to imprisonment, flogging Tartar, But Assam a diary, and almanac discovered on Monday, and it ap and deportation may also be used. Tago Taling of this year while theilta partea for 1031 contus a number of pears but it is and forcal i sport Advanties Th British private car production in offensive. In is seeking to win for, maps showing the services, main their way in by breaking the dock prices of the Delony bacamply. expected to have been temporarily China the full position of a modern tained by the Company, coloured of the door. Electric torch cases proved this, and the fact is soleman- Power, and not to defend the claims plates of national and code flags, and unit colls formed the majorly Bot forth in the recitals of several roduced to 150,000 care against over of the Celestial Empire of olden and a mass of most useful shipping portion of the booty taken away Ordinances Hong Kong: Daily
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