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三洋歳 號十月弍十英港
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1924 日四十月燮十
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
SIAMESE ROYALTY.
PINK CONSETS.
EMPIR BABIES.
·
CONSERVATIVE POLICY OUTLINED.
CRITICISM OF KING'S SPEECH.
London, Deo, D. Parliament was opened with the customary stato" and sero- monial, in fine weather, Large orowds cheered the processions of thoir Majesties and the Princo of Walos.
A vigorous affort will be made to abolish insanitary and defect
ivo houses.
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The House of Lords was packed with poors and posrosses, and the gallerios were occupied by dia tinguished persons. A conspicustoms.
fosturo of tho brilliant assemblage was the onclosure close to the Throne, reserved for Ambassadora, who wore clustored together in splendid uniforms. Judges in full-bottomed wige word grouped beside the wool. snok.
THE KING'S SPEECH.
REFERENCE TO EGYPT.'
The King's speech on the opening of Parliament states that the campaign of hostility to British rights and interests in Egypt and the Sudan, inspired rathor than discouraged by
Mr. Stanley Baldwin. Zagului Pasha's Government, bad
culminated in the murder of Sir Leo Stack. The Egyptians had accepted the demande mado in order to secure respect for British interests.
DISARMAMENT.
RUSSIA.
The Anglo-Russian treaties had boon turned down, but a dosirs
was expressed that normal inter- course be uninterrupted.
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PENSIONS.
FOODSTUFFS.
Monauron will be submitted for the adoption of the late Govern mont's proposals for the .ON- industry, and marking imported couragement of the sugar booti
foodstuffs. A number of other domestic measures ara, also in- dicated.
CRITICISMS.
Stubbs.
INTER-VARSITY RUGBY.
OXFORD DEFEATS
CAMBRIDGE.
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DISARMAMENT PROTOCOL..
CONSIDERATION POSTPONED.
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ALLEGED SWINDLE,
ITALIANS VICT{MISE" SHOPKEEPER. -
AUSTRIAN REPUBLIC.
PRESIDENT RE-ELECTED.
themselves as Itallans to the Two Europeans, who described
Vienna, Doc.9, Dr. Michael Hainisch was to- master of the shop, are alleged to day re-elected Fresident of the drapery store in Winglok Street,
ve worked a swindle 'on a Austrian Republic-Reuter. yesterday, by means of a rather novel triok.
ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG. CLAIM BY MADAME FLINT. HONGKONG CHILD WINS
DIPLOMA. Prince and Princess Prajalipok Strangó indeed are the articles of Slam arrived hero this morn-sometimes produced in our courts ing by the Empress of Asis, of law as exbibite. A pair of Eccleshall, the little daughter of Another Hongkong ohild Poggy after a visit to Japan. They pink corsete (part worn), an Mr. and Mrs. 8. Eccleshall of 9. were met on arrival by Captain indescribable something worn by Cox's Road Kowloon, figured in Noville, A.D.O. to Hia Exosllenoy ladies for the purpose of keeping the list of those who received the Governor, who conveyed to themselves warm, a stylish hat honours in connection with the them a letter from Sir Edward (also part worn) and a chic Paris Empire Baby Competition at
creation believed to have been Wembley.
On their entry they asked to be Prince Prajatipok is the 5 view at St. Andrew's Ball aro
An advice has just boon redsly-" shown aovaral rolls of cloth and a younger brother of the King of just a few of the feminine fancies ed by the child's parents to the bargain was fixed for three rolls Blam, and his visit here is purely pat in as evidence at the Summ effect that although their little of white drill, at a price of $6. his stay being in the hands of Madame Flint claimed 81,000 for actually winning prizes, she was change, so they told the shop. formal, the arrangements during Court this morning when girl was not amongst those Then because they had no smaller Sir Paul Chater, who is Consul goods sold and delivered, the given honourable mention as a assistant, they tendered a $100 bill for Siam in Hongkong.
defondant being Madame Gavin standard child, for which whoso address was given as No. diploma bas bean awarded.
a Land got 494 back as chango. Enquiries are being made with Accompanying the Royal pair 2, Poak Road.
The next thing that happened view to combining the pro-is General Prince Amoradat,
Little Poggy Eccleshall was was that they could not make visions of improved old ago pen-A.D.C. to the King of Siam, who the
Mr. J. T. Prior appoared for two years and three months old their minds up over taking the sions and pensions of widowed speaks English fluently, The Maonamara defended.
plaintiff, and Mr. H. C.when she entered the Compoti-cloth, and eventually rejected it, mothers with existing insurance party will stay at the Hongkong
tion, and as she was therefore in asking back the hundred dollar Hotel during their visit here.
Mr. Prior, in his oponing, said the class which ranged from two hill. This was returned to them that Madame Gavin opened to five years, the fact that sho has and on their part they handed private account with Madame won, honourable mention is one over the bundle of smaller notes Flint in 1922. In October, 1923, concerning which the parents to all appearances intact. But an arrangement was come to naturally feel very proud.
when the master of the shop whereby Madamo Gavin' was to
counted these notos over, he dis-| tako over the management of a
covered that he was $50 short of branch shop in the Shameen at
the expected amount. In the a commencing salary of $100 per
Dr. Hainisch was originally month, Madame Flint was to pay:
meantime the two men customers elected President in November, had made a quick exit and were 1920, when a new Constitution the rout, and to supply the stook.
not to be seen when the bus ̈and. Business was very unsatisfactory
WAE promulgated by which ory was raizod: · and early in December defendant
Austria became a Republican loft without notice and handed
Yesterday the master of the Federation of eight provincesTM* shop reported the matter to the Lower Austria and Vienna, Up- over the shop to a Miss Noronha. who carried on. Defendant had
polloo. LABOUR LEADER'S VIEW.
been given liberty to buy goods In the House of Commons. the
at 'cost prico out of the mover of the Address was Mr. After twenty-five minutes Devitt stock, and when the latter was the public session of the League, KAIFENG OUTLOOK. of the fundamental laws of the Ellis, the Conservative, and the scored a try for Cambridge, which chooked up, it was found that Italy agrood to a British proposal Focondor Lord Balniel. Both Barlow failed to convort. Three there was a large number of to postpone discussion of the emphasised the importance of minutes later Jacob sprinted over articles missing. Some of them Geneva disarmament protocol LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. improving inter-Imperial trado. the corner for Oxford, but Bor-sho had been soon wearing and until the next session. M. Brland
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said | keloy failed to convert.
others she admitted wearing, and Signor Balandra were among Some of the things, she decleared, the approvers of this proposal,
Kaifeng, Deo. 9. had been sold to persone whom Reuter
Unable to cross the Yallow Madame Flint was able to
River bridge Eu Chung-yi's Rame, Dec. 9. 49.
The Council of the League has while Sun Yited's troops occupied forces have arrived at Fengchin, Mr. Macnamara said he would agrood to th British proposal to Jangfeng yesterday morning and dontend for the defonce that the postpone dis desion of the Genova management of the business was protocol until next sussion. All Bre marching on Haifong from the Mr. Ronald Edward David placed in the hands of the bus-the speakers
recognised bant of the dofondant, and that ble legitimacy of this roquest, but at sentatives of Han-and Hu have Co., Ltd., who eaw service in Sassoon, of Knightsbridge, 8,W., Negotiations botworn repre- and of Messrs.. David Sassoon & wife was only an agent. The the same time M. Briand pointed resulted in Han's representative, France during the Great War,
mount owed by Madame Gavin out that the various Fowers con- in 1922, he would submit, had been corned were anxious to proceed convinced of the futility of re- and who died at Baghdad on paid by her in small amounts. with the protocol with the utmost sitanos, withdrawing the whole July 11, while travelling in Persia, box, and, addressing Mr. Prior, was convinced Britain was stiil Chongchow. The menace is now the gross value of £252,420, with Madamo Flint wont into the expedition; He added that he brigade mentioned yesterday to aged 28, left unsettled property of
removed and conditions his Lordship said he had known devoted to the league.
are not personalty £242,780. Hu and Sun virtually normal, Madame Flint many years and Signor Salandra and others will probably enter Kaifeng to bachelor without parent, and
He died intestate and had a great esteem for her. Her acknowledged that it was impos day but an agreement is not yet letters of administration of his only fault was that she talked sible to proceed without the full
concluded. Reuter. too fast, forgetting that what she collaboration of Britain.
property have been granted to the said had to be taken down. Aa Mr. Ansion Chamberlain said
only next-of-kin, his sister, Mrs. | Madamo Filat had an excellent the simple truth was that the
Muriel Helene Ears, of Forwar command of English perhaps it Government had not had time to
ran Park, Cobham, Surrey." would be better if she gave her study the matter. The chances were that the schome' would be Madame Flint said she had better if proper time were allow- known both defendant and herjed.-Reuter, husband for some four or five
London, Doc.'9. The inter-Varsity "I
rugger matoh opened at Twiokonham in dull, mild weather, before thirty thousand spectatora.
the first product of the Govern- Oxford continued to attack, and ment was the King's Speech, of just before the interval Wallace extraordinary length and very scored, Berkeley again not con- little substance. The Govern veriing. At half time Oxford ment had no policy with regard thus led by 6 points to 3. to food prices or agriculture.
tho
He asked how the Government On the resumption, the Cam was going to submit the case of bridge backs got going several Geneva protocol to the times, but met a powerful de- Dominions. Was thore going to fence. A good movement by the be a special Dominions confer- Oxford backs ended. in Jacob ence, and if so would the inter-scoring another try, which Ber- national conferonas on arm-koloy this time converted. aments be postponed?
In the last minute Devitt gain-
He urged that no time ought to ad a try for Cambridge, Barlow be lost in coming to an agreement falling to convert.. with Egypt in regard to future
- Oxford thus won by 11 points to Anglo-Egyptian relations. Any 6-Reuter. arrangement must be assented to by the Egyptian Parliament.
Mr. MacDonald said he was surprised and pleased to read tho mild and friendly reference to Russia in the King's Spooch. (Ironics! Opposition laughter.)
Ho asked if Mr. Baldwin was CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR. evidence la English..
going to run Imperial proforence without a tax on food. Word wo going to have tinted salmon again ? (Laughter).
international intercourse pro- viously accepted by the Soviot.
that as rogarde protection ho The trade agresmont. of 1921 at that while they, would employ the adhered to the previous statement present does everything possible
Safeguarding of Industries Act to to foster mutual trade.
safeguarding officient industries IMPERIAL CO-OPERATION.
in which there was great un-| .Tho Government's guiding employment due to unfair com- principle will be the closest co-petition, he would not introduce operation with the Dominions protection in this Parliament and Indian Governments in 'all nor Uso the Safeguarding of mattore of mutual concern.
ARMS TRAFFIC.
Rome, Dec. 9.
A communique says the Losgue years. Monsieur Gavin lost his Counoil has deolded to convons job in Hongkong and obtained in May, 1825, an Internationala situation in Canton. Conference to draw up a Convon- controlling International
DOCKERS' STRIKE.
POSITION WORSE AT MELBOURNE.
Defendant spoke about opening]
Word
Rome, Dec. 9. At a private meeting prior to
MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.
AMERICAN. PHILANTHROPY.
Now York, Dec. 9.
tho
cant.
FRENCH ARMY
PROVISION.
COMPARISON WITH OTHER POWERS.
Paris, Dec., D.
In the Chamber, on the occasion of the Budget debate, Gonoral
per Austrir, Carinthia, Stryin Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlborg and Burgenland (West Hungary). Complete religious liberty is one
Republic
BIG FORTUNE.
LATE MR. RONALD SASSOON'S ESTATE.
The duties on the property at this valuation will amount-to about £63,000.
· OBITUARY,
Nollet, Ministor for War, stated MR. GUY F, H, ACHESON. that the army estimates totalled 4,468 million france, compared | with 1,700 million in 1914.
He pointed out that, consider ing the fall in value of the franc, the present estimates" "WOTO
Peking, Deo. 9.- Mr. Guy F. H. Acheron, Dean of Custome College, Peking, died angina pectoris. suddenly last evening from
PREMIER REPLIES. The Imperial and Dominions
Mr. Baldwin, replying to tion Governments were examining theoriticisms by Mr. MacDonald and traffic in arms and munitious, in agreed to pay her $100 to start a branch in Shamoon, and witness Geneva disarmament protocol. Mr. Lloyd George, anid the which the United States has with, Madame Flint referred to
Government would have been agreed to participato.
Madame Gavin's leaving without] foolish to rush into acceptance or
It has boon dooided to summon notice and said that whon, rejection of the Genova protodal without the fullest investigation on February 16th, 1925, the com- the stock was checked, many in conjunction with the Do-mittee which is examining the thinge
missing. Some minions. After reference to the question of private manufacture of them had been roturned Mr. George Eastman, head of twenty-five per cent below the Deceased, apparently, was in trust this will bo attained by the decision to bavo the Singapore of arms and munitions.-Reuler.part worn by Madame Gavin the Kodak Company, has givan pre-warfigure, whereas the United normal health until yesterday... strict fulfilment of the friendly baso, as previously cabled, he said
and were produced.
fifteen million dollare to certain States and Japan had increased that he felt ill and lay down, but afternoon, when he complained Cross-examined, Madame Flint institutions for higher learning, their military expenditure by shortly afterwards he quietly denied that she negotiated with making his total benefactions over seventy-four and eighteen per passed away. Monsieur Gavin, or the Madame fifty-olght million dollars.
cont., respectively, while Britain Mr. James Buchanan Duke, maintained the pre-war lovellast March from London, where Gavin was only, he husband's
The late Mr. Acheson returned" agent. Monsieur Gavin received the well-known capitallet, has Reuter." no commission on sales and she announced tho oreation of a trust
he had been in obarge of the bad egen no lettere from him to fund of forty million dollars to
[ Customs office-Daily Bulletin. M. Durand asking for same." found a college bearing his name, Monstour Durand corroborated also hospitals and other charities, and said that when he went to In North Carolina. Router's The position as a result of the Canton he found that Madame American Service. means to The policy of encouraging
dookers' strike is becoming worse Gavin had spent very little time Empire settlement and inter-
hero. On the other hand, at at the business. He saw her Empire trade will be steadfastly Mr. Baldwin further said with of
Porth large and exolted meetings husband and he produced letters that his client was on her way to
Cairo, Dov.-D; ? the Waterside
The nowaspaper - El Ahram adhered to. Proposals will be regard to Singapore that the Fodoration have passed
workers' from her in Hongkong stating Court, but she had not appeared states that it has been decided to
Caloutia, Dec. 9 submitted for granting further Government had returned to the solutions in favour of negotiating Madamo Flint's up to 10 and 11
re that he had been working at He asked for an adjournment, appoint an Egyptian an Birdar of
"Swaraj week", has been ex- proferences to Empire imports.
principle which was supported for a definito settlement.-Rexter at night, which was untrue. journment, and, in his closingtood that such decision will Mr. Das announces that hitherto
His Lordship, refused the ad- the Egyptian Army. It is under fonded until Degember: 14th,” UNEMPLOYMENT. by the Lloyd George and Bonar Law Govornments; but it had
There was trouble between Mr. address, Mr. Prior said that the naturally be in agreement with one lakh sixty, thousand rupees and Mre, Gavin.. not yet decided the length of time
Mr. Macnamara:-I under- The articles were not necessaries, some foundation for the state ho says it will be impossible to * appeal to the husband was bluft Britain, and it appears, there is has been collected. He appeals:
forthrop lakba, without which over which the works would be
stand that there are domestic and they had no clain against him, ment-Reuter spread.
differences and that Monsieur Mr. Macnamara said he wished Gavin is soeking a divome, but it only to point out that the letter in irrelevant.
to Monsieur Gavin could not be M. Durand-She has already reconciled with the rest of the FRENCH POLITICS beon divorcod onooleat evidence, 20
In connection with investiga- tions for alleviation of unemploy. ment, a Bill is under considera. tab to safeguard employment in efficient industries, where neces-
mary:
HOUSING.
The Goverment will tackle sing, problem by. coping with the Lising cost of houses and ** skillad.. Inbour sides, encouraging new. construction calculat rapid production of
Industries Act as a introduce it.
SINGAPORE BASE.
No arrangements had boon made with regard to contribu-... tlons by Britain or the Dominions concerned. Communications with the Dominions on the subject had already begun.
The debate proceeded on gene ral lines, and was adjourned until to-morrow.
Melbourne, Dec. 9.
THE GERMAN ELECTION.
MR: COOLIDGE'S VIEW.
Mr. Macnamara That also in His Lordship said he had bad Washington, Deo. 9.
irrelevant. Z
positive avidence from two Président Coolidge regarde the Mr. Maonamara asked witness witnesses that defendant was tho German olestions as a hopeful why he claimed payment from person engaged; Apparently sho sign, insofar as they indicate the Monsieur Gavin if he was not went on with someons
AN EGYPTIAN
SIRDAR. -
FUNDS FOR INDIAN AGITATORS.
carry on the Swaraj campaign
in the villages -- Reuter
TO-DAY
Dec.
9
iter has passed a vote
in the Government,
* The mistion
on the Gövarnmmdisk!
The Houssof Lords agreed to the German people's determination to the real manager ACTION Me the shop. There would be Address, and reply to the King's exocuts the Dawes obligations M Mathamars had he was judgment for the bringin on that Communim m Lepeech, and adjourned-- Balzado Reutere American Service.
informed two hours previodsizi ólaint and bus SE