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6911 五拜禮 三廿月三英港香 FRIDAY, APRIL 23 1930.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
ALLIED DISAGREEMENT.
FRANCE APPREHENSIVE REGARDING DISARMAMENT,
Paris, April 21.
It is learned from San Remo that he disagreement of Britain
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE BUDGET.
A MIXED RECEPTION,
London, April 30.
The Budget has had a mixed reception in the House of Com
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SINGLE ONPY: 10 crs.
$36 PER ANNUM,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE FATE OF TURKEY,
DECISIONS OF SAN REMO CONFERENCE. The Conference has been discussing the Turkish question, and
San Remo, April 20.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY.
DIVIDEND AND BONUS.
Canton, Ltd. will recommend the Subject to audit, the Directors of the Union Insurance Society of
and Italy with France as regards Germany is in regard to the method mons and the press. It is generally deplored that the Government's | there is no doubt that the Allies will occupy Gallipoli. - The Trea15. § payment of a final dividend of of carrying out disarmament. the former favouring economic proposals do not show signs of a real desire for drastic economies, which will be presented to the Turks at Paris on May'iù, will sixteen' shillings "and a bonus Increases on luxuries are accepted as inevitable, but the increase provide therefor, with other paral and military measures which dividend of twenty shillings par in the Profits Tax is sharply criticised as being likely to ebeck the Anglo-French and other Admirals and Ganerals are trade revival and hamper the establishment of new industries.
CHANCELLOR REPLIES TO CRITICS.
pressure while France desires military pressure.
According to the Paris Jr, Mr. Lloyd George and Signor Nitti propose the reduction of the occupied area, but an extension of the period of occupation.
British circles at San Remo are surprised a: French appreben- sions at the Anglo-Italian attitude on the carrying out of the Peace Treaty.
Reuter is authorised to state that Britain has the firm intention of seeing the Germans carry out the Treaty.
STRAITS TO BE INTERNATIONALISED,
- abury fav nocount 1918, an interim dividend of twenty-four ahillings per share for 1919 and a bonus of
150,000 be passed to Reinsurance 20 per cent. on contributory premium.
They will further recommend Fund, £30,000 to Building Raserra
A telegram from Paris says that the Allied Note was presented ciably increase the difficulties of France. Italy or Portugal Ha/experts are meeting to-morrow for the purpose of organising the Fund and £30,000 to Equalisation
at Berlin on April 20 It points out that since the Treaty was signed nothing has been done to give effect to the stipulations and Germany must in the first place dissem
London, April 20.
The Flearns from San Remo that conversations between the Premiers have apparently aroused the misgivings of France, which favour the application of the whole Treaty while Mr. Lloyd George seems to favour a policy to suit the changing conditions. Signor Nitti is credited with a desire for some revision in the spirit of the application of the provisions.
LABOUR PARTY BUSY.
TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
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London, April 20. The National Executive of the Labour Party has passed a resolution urging the Government to permit the immediate admission into England of the Litvino Bussian Trade Delegation with a view to giving effect to the Government's decision to resume trade with Russia.
THE GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE.
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TORNADO IN AMERICA.
GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
Tennessee. About thirty people were killed. Great damage was
New York, April 20. A tornado has swept portions of Mississippi, Alshams and done to property.
In the House of Commons in the Budget debate. Mr. Austen has definitely decided to internationalise the Straits and establish
London, April 21.
Paris, April 20. A semi-official message from San Remo says that the Council Chamberlain, replying to criticisms, declared that the Government Allied contingents at Constantinople. did not apprehend that the increase in wine duties would appre-
Allied naval and military pointed
control of Turkey. opt that the French Government drastically to
proposed restrict the importation of luxuries many of which would be absolutely prohibited, while others would be very heavily taxed. This would affect British trade but he had not complained because neither French ar British action was unfriendly of restricting
retaliatory, but simply due to the necessity. expenditure pa immensa revenue to meet the obligations of the two countries luxuries and the raising' of The proceeds of the extra twenty per cent. in Excess Profits Tax imposed for a year would be £100,000,000, but they would not be collected in one year. He emphasised the immense things the was doing in facing its responsibilities and showing Its strength in meeting burdens and also its resilience under the strain of war. He asserted that the prodigious amouot of £534,000,000 would be devoted within two years to reduction of the national debt. No other nation Europe could achieve
this. which
Reuter's correspondent at Birmingham, Alabama, says that over doing were
without
recourse 140 people were killed, and many millions of dollars damage done by 175 extravagant taxation or levr On WAT wealth. He said he intended to stand or fall by the original proposal
a tornado over Eastern Mississipi, North-West Alabama and South but would remit the increase in the event of war wealth to increase the Excess Pronts
Tennessee. Duty to sixty per ceal
taxation being introduced. He agreed that 器 wealth levy should not be made except in a great national emergency, and pointed out that a levy was far more equitable than a general capital levy. He would be disappointed if there was not a further vast reduction in public expenditure during the current start on a new path of credit and stability.
He believed that by adopting the Badges, the country would
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London. April 21. In the House of Commons at question-me, Mr. Bonar Lawrest. stated that the Trade Deputation from Russia. at present in Copenhagen, had had preliminary discussions with representatives of the Supreme Economic Council, but further progress could not be made pending the Allies consideration of certain questions of principle raised by the Russian delegates, itcluding British Government's refusal to allow M, Litvino to accompany the the delegation to England.
BLACK TROOPS IN ELKOPE
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BRITISH LABOUR WOMEN.
BIG CONFERENCE OPESS.
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The National Conference of Labour Women has opened in The Labour Party announces that the Supreme Council bas London, being attended by 400 delegates. agreed to issue passports to the Russian frontier for British Labour
Miss Mar MacArthur. delegates visiting Russia.
presided..said bis the fat Women's Labour Conference on Executive of the Latour Party has passed a resolution protest-representative scale. There were 150 branches represented. She such a ing against the use of black troops in the Ruhr region, the practice emphasised that women were never so important politically as being degrading and dangerous, especially seeing that the negroes nowadays. There was sufficient driving force in that assembly to are conscripts. As urges the fisvernment to secure a withdrawal of change the face not merely of England but of the world. Referring blacks from Europe.
to the Washington Conference, regarding which she deplored the general apathy, Miss MacArthur said everything vital in polities centred round the child. It was because of the child that the Labour Party had turned their backs on the blood-stained past.
MISSION TO HUNGARY.
London April, 20. The Labour Party has avrented an invitation by the Premier of Hungary to send a Misalon to Hungary to investigate the charges of systematic perascation of the working class.
BRITAIN AND THE JEWS
NATIONAL HOME IS PALESTINE
London, April 19.
In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Terrell, Mr. Hemsworth said, the Government's policy se regarda the Jews' future position in Palestine remains as defined by Mr. Balfour in his declaration in November. 1917.
[The declaration by Mr. Balfour favoured the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.-H.K.T.)
AUSTRIAN AND BULGARIAN TREATIES.
LORD MILNER ON ALLIES"
AIMS.
OVER 140 PEOPLE KILLED.
AMERICAN ITEMS.
FORESHADOWED FALL IN FREIGHTS.
Later.
New York. April 20.
of Dividend Fund, leaving about £270,000 to be carried forward to Underwriting Suspense Account for 1918.
To those shareholders who are not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, dividends wine be paid by warrant on the Hong- kong and Corporation. London, free of Io- Shanghai Banking
come Tax.
FLYING
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ANOTHER AEROPLANE REACHES CANTON.
Another Italisa seroplans tak- ing part in the Rome-Tokyo fight, with Lieutenant Ferrarin and Mot Cappannini, of the Italian Avis- tion Corps, landed in Can- ton 9.30 o'clock yesterday mom- ing. April 22, from Hanoi The machine is the same type as ibat
It is announced that the Federal Reserve and Foreign Banking landed here the day before under Asociation, with a capital of two million dollars, has obtained a Lieutenant Masiero, S. V. A. No. charter to enable American manufacturers to compete in foreign. The seroplane, after visiting markets on a credit basis.
Judge Gary, at a meeting of the Steel Corporation, said that the Wednesday night in Kongmoon, Corporation was holding down prices in order to check the high finally landed in Fong, Tren, Kwang-chow-wan and spending cost of living. opinion that freights will shortly fall, owing to the great increase in unable to locate Chung Lau Tai The New York Times says that shipping experts are of the near Pui Ying School, as it was Tonnage. Passenger rates, however, are likely to rise.
Chu, the selected landing ground.
SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES IN AMERICA,
No sooner had the Italian aeroplane landed in Fong Tsuen yesterday morning than hundreds of villagers rosbed from the whole countryside to see it. None were sooner on the ground HIS REPLIES TO INTERVIEWERS.
than the Pui Ying Boy Scouts, who quickly surrounded the New York, April 20. immediately to give effect to the Washington Conventions by in-provide a political machinery by which the hosille parties could work other aeroplanes of the same machine, thus protecting it from The Conference passed a resolution calling on the Government
Sir Auckland Geddes has arrived. ** troducing & Bill providing for the care of mothers at child-birth, and out their
Interviewed, he said that Britain's aim in Ireland was
the curious crowds that gathered. It is impossible to say when of infants, on a aniversal non-contributory basis as a first step to economic interests.
political salvation, without raining Irish squadron will arrive here. Thaaa wards the creation of internations! social and Staten wäre" cordially consulting on the question of the re- Sunday, April 25, for Shangbai, by He added that Britain and the United Į two expect to leave Canton-next- Industrial law. but declaring that the Conventions short of the necessities of the times as regards Continuation Schools conditions of the world.
fall sumption of trade with Russia in the interes: of the economic way of Fooohow. They will stop and the prohibition of overtime and night work.
The Conference also passed an urgency resolution as regards
the use of black troops in the Rohr region.
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THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
FORTT'SES BALANCED IN INSECURE EQUIPOISE.
London. April. 22. Speaking at a banquet of the Association of the British Cham- of Commerce, London, Lord Birkenbad, referring
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U. S. TRADE RETURNS.
Washington, April 20,
to
The imports during March were $181,000,000, exceeding by $10,900,000 the high record of January, Exports totalled $820,000,000, which is second only to the record of June, 1919.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT YIELDS.
CIVIC GUARD TO BE DISBANDED.
ber to the close union between the Dominiona and the Mother Country, said that the fortudes of the Empire for the next three Fears were balanced in an insecure equipoise. On one side of the scale is a greater degres of glory and material success than ever attained by Imperial Rome at the moment of her supreme London, April 21.
greatness, and on the other aide are the forces of narest In the House of Lords, Lord Milner moved the second fomented by difficulties of living, high prices, industrial unrest, and disband the so-called Civic Guard. While declaring that it cannot The Government, yielding to Allied pressure, bas agreed to
·Bertin, Aprit 20. reading of the Austrian ani Bulgarian Treaties. He emphasised that the boundary of the Tyrol, which brough: & con-,
by efforts in many quarters of open revolution. So every English admit that the Treaty compels it to deny the population protection responsible and patriotic citizen siderable number of Germans into Italy, was the result of Italy's
St stand to-day before and the essential maintenance of Germany's Internal security, the two scales. and insistence upon a boundary necessary to her strategic safety. The would stand.
decide on which sida he Government promises that the military training of local forces If Allies were debarred from resisting the claim, owing to the fifteen years this Empire would not only be greater than ever it
опе acale inclinea, then in ten or maintaining order, will henceforth be stoided. Treaty. He concluded that when Italy entered the war the was, but it would be greater than any Empire in the whole history Treaties were not faultless, but they were the best possible in of the world. If we falter with our high mission, not only we but view of the conflicting interests of the Powers involved. As regards our children and grand-children may miss the sublime sacrifice the reparation clauses, he drew attention to the Allies past records made by the bravest soldiers which the military history of the world and pointed out that so far all we had done was to rendermost substan-supplies. tial assistance. The world was entitled to assume that the economic provisions of the Treaties would be exercised in a spirit of fairness and sympathy as far as that was consistent with justice to those bar- ing stronger claims upon us than our late enemies.
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EDINBURGH BYE-ELECTIONS.
BEATS RETAINED BY COALITION."
London, April 22,
"The bye-election at North Edinburgh to fill the vacancy caused Brigadier General W. Horwood has been appointed Com-of the Court of Session, resulted as follows
by the appointment of the Right Hon. J. A. Clyde as Lord President missioner of Metropolitan Police rice General Sir Nevil Macready.
PAINTER'S DEATH.
London, April 20 The death is announced of Mr. Brition Riviere, the well known Academicao.
ANOTHER IRISH MURDER.
London, April 20.
A detective who was shot in a Dublin street this morning hay
Mr. Ford (Coalition Unionist)
Mr. Rauchman (Liberal)........
Major Orbam Pale (Labour),
9.344 8,459. ..3,808.
The bye-election at South Edinburgh, on the appointment of Major G.D. Horray as-Solicitor General of Scotland, resulted
Major Murray (Coalition Unionist) Mr. Holmes (Liberal),
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..8,177...
THE NEW YORK SHIP FIRE.
New York, April 20. The Bush Terminal was only damaged, but the Hailfried practically destroyed by an explosion due to pitrate in her hold.
BOLSHEVIK FIGHTING.
one day at Foochow and perhaps two or three days in Shanghai.-- Canton Times.
TO-DAY'S "EXCHANGE.
The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 42/101⁄440.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast:-Fair. Barometer.-- 29.88. Temperature 2 p.m.-71 Humidity 2 p.m. --73.
POLICEWOMEN'S FORTUNES
TOLD.
Three policewomen called on a palmist. Florence Andrews, Aylmer-road, Shepherds Bush and were entertained to some prophecies. To one of them the woman said: "You are very contented and generous, but out- spoken, and you have made many enemies to consequence.
You General Wrangel's army, operating in the Northern Crimea, children-no, on looking closer I
Constantinople, April 20,
will marry between the ages of 28 and 35. You won't bavo - May drove back the Reds ten miles. The Bolsheviks are advancing to you may have one." A fine the coast, from Taapse to Sochi, but it is believed that they will of £8, was imposed for fortune Batum. An Allied warship shelled the road near Sochi over which magistrates recently. ultimately be obliged to retreat to Georgia owing to the threat attelling by the West London the Reds were advancing.
A BETREAT ANTICIPATED,
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THE PRINCE ARRIVES AT FUL
H.MS. Renown has arrived this afternoon.
Suva, April 20.
It was raining. H. E the Governor goes on board at siz o'clock.
Later.
A number of Fijian canoes met the Renown at the 'Barbour entrance. The Governor, Sir. C. H. Rodwell, boarded the warship.. se whale's tooth and the native drink "yacons," after which he will The Prince will be ceremoniously-presented to-morrow with witness a war dance,
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAT
Coronet Theatre-3.15 and 9.15
異母,
TO-MORROW,