A verdict of death from natural. causes was returned by a jury at ao Coroner's inquest held by Mr, W. Schofield, at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday, into the death of a prisoner, Li Kiu, aged 40, at the Victoria Gaol hospital on Sunday.
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Pleading guilty through solicitor, Tong Yeung Wan, allas Tong Shing Chi, aged 30, a military cicer, was Aned $100 by Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for possession of six Mills bombs, eight Ignition L'Oeuvre" foreign editor, Ma-sets and three rounds of ammuni- dame Tabouls nevertheless, asserts tion, at the Kowloon-Canton, Rail- that the following proposals have way Station. been prepared by M. Laval and St Samuel Hoare:
DRAFT PROPOSALS
1-The basis of the plan is to be the territoria! exchange between Italy and Abyssinia. Abyssinia re calves the port of Astab in Itall an Somaliland with the "corridor which connects
this port with Addis Ababa, Should Italy refuse to make this concession, the British Government is willing to tede the port of Zella to Abyssinia. "It will be recalled that this proposal has been previously made but re- lected because the French port of Djibouti would have been adverse- Omcely affected' through the concession. On Sunday, however. M Laval withdrew his previous objections." It is understood that Ambassala for the settlement of the Italo-with the exception of the sacred The entire province of Tigre dor Ariyochi told Mr. Chang that Abyssinian
conflict which had city of Axum is to be ceded to Japan will be pleased if he is been elaborated by M. Laval and Italy by Abyssinia. appointed Minister of Foreign Sir Samuel Hoare. If Mr. Bald- Affairs Mr. Chang had
win, as political quarters here an- contact officer with the Japanese, ticipate. accepts the formula, Mr. embassy throughout the Hope! Peterson will leave London again
Shanghal. Dec. 9.
Parts, Dec. 9. Mr. Chang Chun Chairman
Sir Samuel Hoare eft Parts for the Hupeh Provincial Government, St. Moritz at 10 o'clock on Sunday arrived here last night fom Nan evening while the Foreign king and called on Mr. Akira Ari-expert, Mr. Peterson, yoshi, Japanese Ambassador, this London abortly later in order to morning.
submit to Mr. Baldwin the formu
crisis.
been
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tioned as the next Foreign Minis The Hupsh Chairman is men ter, while Dr. C. T. Wang who is now in Tokyo is also a candidate Union New
DR. HAYDEN VISITS NORTH CHINA
started for
on Monday afternoon and return to Paris late Monday evening.
The permanent under-secretary of the Foreign Office. Sir Robert Vansittart, it is added, will remain in Paris for a number of days.
3-Italy obtains full sovereignty over the provinces of Ogaden and Danakil,
Italy receives for colonisation
territory on which 1.500,000 can be settled. This territory is to be delimited in the north by the eighth degree of latitude, in the west by by the sixth degree of longitude, in the south by British Kenya and Budan.
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F. W. Kendall, of Shing Mun, was summoned before Mr. E. I. Wynne-
Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday & on the complaint of Lam Cheong, who alleged that the defendant stole from him, on November 19, various wages ac- count books and other documents. He was bound over.