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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
ST ANDREW'S CHURCH.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1934,
THE OIL LEASES ENQUIRY.
MR. DENBY'S RESIGNATION DEMANDED.
- (Reuter's American Service.)
PEW RENTS ABOLISHED.
The chief item of business that
Washington, January 28. came up for discussion at the
The House of Representativas appropriations committee has re- annual meeting of the St. Andrew at Church yesterday was whether pew ported on a Bill providing President Coolidge with a fund of a (rents should continue or be abolish-hundred thousand dollars to cover the legal costs of any prosecution ed. There was a large number at jœecessary in the oil lease case. The Senate has discussed a re- ¿Choreli megsbers present and the solution presented by the Democrat Mr. Walsh favouring the an-
question as open to discussion. įnulment of the leases,
Many took advantage of the op:] Mr. Walsh declared that unless the resignation of Navy Secret- portunity to give their views and ary Denby be in the hands of the President by sundown, he would the overwhelming opinion was in seek the Senate's action to remove the present head of the Navy favour of abolishment.
Department.
Other Resignations Possible.
To most speaker it appeared tä be a matter of finance and those The Democratic leader, Senator Robinson, moved a resolution who spoke in favour of Church seats expressing the Senats's view that President Coolidge should request being free considered it would be the resignation of Mr. Denby. He also proposed that the President an easy matter to raise in other should demand the resignations of "other Navy Department officials ways the amount of revenue which and officers whose relations with the oil reserve leases indicate malfeasance in office." The motion went over, under the rule of pew rents brought in.
The Vicar, the Rev. G. R.the House. Lindsay, who was in the chair). spoke very feelingly on the point [and said to him it was not a quem tion of finance but one of principle He strongly supported the free seat view that was expressed, saying that what he wanted to see was not free pews but a free church with a welove to all who would come.
LODGING HOUSE FATALITIES.
DYNAMITE IN THE CELLAR.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, January 28. Fifteen deaths have resulted from a double explosion in a lodg ing house believed to be due to ignition of dynamite stored in the celler by a woodcutter.
REDUCED AMERICAN PRODUCTION.
New York, January 28...
After considerable discussion, a resolution was moved by Mr. R. Packham that all pew rest be ablished in St. Andrew's church after June Sugh this year. 1 was secorded. put to the vote and carried with nal; two disentiente.
Mr. A. Parves presented the financial statement and among other itens mentioned that this year $185 wen, ja salarie»: theį Furnishing of the assistant clergy. | man's house atuounted to 32,147. Thirty-one bodies have been recovered from the Lancashire Jani passsges, expenses and freight Mine. Four miners, including the foreman, are still missing and amounted to $3,827. This latter are believed to have been drowned. Further search has been aban- amount however wa- cae that doned owing to the rapid rise of the water. The majority of the would not again occur for a few victims were married men. veurs There was a deficit of sutur $1.48, but he thought the Church was in a sound financial position.
Furnishing.
According to the Federal Reserve Board's monthly statement, the production of basic commodities declined four per cent in December to the lowest point of the year, reflecting principally the reduced consumption in the cotton industries. There were also reductions in the woollen, petroleum. and sucar industries. The production of pig iron increased. The volume of wholesale trade decreased.
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Shanktown. January 28,
E.S. INCOME TAX REDUCED. ·
Washington, January 28
The Committee of the House of Representatives has voted 25} per cent. reduction in the tax on unearned incomes up to $20,000. Incomes under $5.000 are classified for the purposes of reduction
as earned.
The Chairman, in connection with the big iten, for furnishing, recalled that Sir. Paul Chater, some tiruk jago, offered to buld a house for the assistant clergyman, but instead the amount he had offered bad been: fused by him to praude and furnish fa: The salaries item was a beg Joan. but next year it would be big-
ger. But you are getting vers: god value for your money.
adied amid laughter. He thought the sum of Sur un fer the head 5037 ing of offertories, was a very good se dja anent indeed.
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He went on to speak vert grateful-/. Shanghai T/T. Singapor 1s of the work that had been drde DT/T. Japan the Church during bis absence on Į T/T. Indis leave by the Rev. Mr. Bailey. He Demand India came & -icazger to most bit had T/T. Francina and Naw
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Before the election of the vestry Mr. Lindsap sail he noticed by thej. Bingtes that last year be used up all The adjectives in speaking of the excellent work done by thei restry and this year he could only The underline what he said themp. restry was then etected as follows:) The Rev. G. E. Lindsay, the Rev. G. E. Arrowsmith Sir Paul Chater. Messrs. B Packham, A. E. Farr. D. A. Purves, J. J. Reb.) son. N. L. Kailton and A. W. Smith.
Speaking of the Diocesan Con-j ferrace the chairman spoke regret - fully of its failing to tai piace last year. It would test, however, } this year, and they had to elect delegates to go. Although the
Shaoghai Conference was only a kind of Shanghai consultative committee he felt that D... Caneda, Japan & Shanghai | much good must always follow its Australia & Manila -
were Europe is Nagapatam (Letters only meeting. The following
London 3rd Jan.) elected
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