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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1926.
THE KING AMONG HIS GRENADIERS.
lis Majesty the King, Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards, is here seen photo- graphed at Windsor Castle with the King's Company of the Grenadiers. His Majesty is in the centre of the front row. Every offleer and man of the Company received a copy of this photograph, autographed by the King,
COURTS OF INQUIRY.
SHANGHAI SHIPPING JOURNAL'S PROTEST.
The following extracts are from an article in Shipping and En- gineering (Shanghai):
the
SPLIT HEALED.
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FAR EAST NEWS.
FILE AT MUKDEN AERODROME.
SPIRIT OF TOLERATION,
Mukden, May 25. Tan Ping-shan, the last of the
..A fire occurred at the aerodrome a brief presiding officers, in speech, said: "With referencs to here on Saturday." Fifteen acro- the resolutions, which this "Cen-planes were destroyed.-Router survention has passed, the essential
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KARAKHAN NOT WANTED;
Peking, May 26. 'Marshal Chang Tso-ling sent the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs yesterday to protest to M. Krakovetsky against the presenc of M. Karakhan In China.
M. Krakovetsky has promised
telegraph
Peking -on the subject.
and Moscow Reuter.
It may come as a distinct prise to many British seamen on the China Coast, where practical- 1y the slightest casualty to British vessel promptly calls forth the cumbersome machinery of a official Court of Inquiry, that the
Court assembling of Inquiry which sat recently in London to inquire into the loss of the British 3. Antinoe on January 28 last, in a terrific storm in the Atlantic, has called forth vigorous protests from Shipping interests at Home. The objection in the ease of the Antinoe appears to be that the facts of the case were well known, as the minster of the rescuing steamer, the American s. President Roosevelt, had given the world, the full atory of the last hours of the Antinoe and the hope that every Kuomintang indomitable struggle of her crew.
member will do his duty, that a It is contended that the facts, too, complete solidarity of the mem- concerning the ship, her equin-bers will be effected soon, that the ment and loading were also avail- mutual co-operation of the sec- able, and hence the costly Inquirytions will be realised, and that the which took place seems somewhat Northern campaign will not be a work of supererogation.
any longer delayed." certain true that there were allegations by members of the crew as, to the condition of the vessel, but these were thoroughly and clearly proved to have been without foundation; and it really seems that some simpler means of aifting the matter could have been found. All the Court achieved- was to emphasize un cbvious truth. that the Autinge succumb-
features of the reform measure, the objects for which these mea- sures have been adopted, and the results which are to be accompli shed, have been so ably elucidated by my colleague in the chair, that I see no necessity for burdening you with a repetition. Through out the whole deliberations of this to Convention, I have been particu- larly impressed with the spirit of forgiveness and toleration evinced by every member of this assembly. This is a lesson which I have taken to heart, and if the same spirit should be shown in the fu ture: relationship. of the two sec- tions which were, at one time, at -cross purposes, we are assured of co-operation in the revolutionary cause. From the augury which this convention gives there arica i
It is
BORODIN SPEAKS.”
(Continued from Page).
INTERNAL PEACE AND ORDER. "As to the question of improv
ed to a storm almost unprecedenting the internal affairs, I think that efforts should be made to ed in a severity.
But on the China Coast it does render the regions which are un- not need a casually of the serica.der the jurisdiction of the Nation ness at that which befell the alist Government, peaceful and
bring Antinoe to
full orderly. The eradication of ban the
dits is all importunt. Attention machinery of a Naval Court of Inquiry into operation. There was should be especially paid to the one case only a few months ago improvement of communications, where a British vessel went ashor development of commerce, promo- tion of industries, etc. Not only for a couple of hours and was refloated without the slightest will it be necessary for the Gov- damage having been sustained; ernment to try its best to perfora yet there was a full, offefal Court these tasks, but the people,should of Inquiry, at which the conduct also join in assisting the Govern ment to realise these tasks. Then of the master and his officers way as thoroughly investigated as will Kwangtung surely be pacified though they were suspected of and set an example for the whole one of the most. serious offences country do follow. I hope that the against the ethics of humanity, people of various classes will The Merchant Shipping Actia agree with this." supremely indefinite on the sub- jeet, and in no case does it say when an Inquiry shall be held. All it does is to say under what circumstances an Inquiry may be held..
to
THE DANISH AIRMEN.
Peking, May 25... The Denish airmen have arrived here. Reuter.
1925 FORD PROFITS.
PUT AT $94,560,397.
Boston, April 7-Despite the enornious profits amassed by most of the large, automobile manufac turers in 1925, the Ford Motor company was one of the few to show smaller earnings than in the preceding year, it was indicated in the company's annual financial statement, fled, with the Mass chusetts commissioner of corpora tions to-day.
Operating profits, calculated on. the basis of the year's increase in surplus, plus the usual dividends. $14,670,000, were estimated at $94,560,397, compared with in- dicated profits of $115,105,418 in 1921.
The 1925 earnings were equivalent to $547,71 on each of the 172,045 shares of stock held entirely within the Ford family. against $667,48 & share in the preceding year.
Hi...
Earnings Hard to Compute. Since the Ford company publishes no income account, financial experts have found: it difficult to compute the company's earnings with absolute, accuracy. It was assumed, however, in analyzing the 1925 balance sheet, that dividends of $14,670,000, the aame as in 1924, were deducted from earnings before carrying the Paris, April 24-French jewel-balance to the profit and loss sur- era demand that diligent and plus, and that the goodwill item, thorough search he started for the valued at $20,517,985 in 1924, was culprits who stole the Austrian included last year under the head- crown jewels from former Eming of patent rights, and trade press Zita of Austria. The list of name in the cash account. If the stolen jewels is Imposing and in-dividends were increased or, the cludes a rope of pearls valued at good-will value written off, the 50,000,000 francs, a diamond valued earnings would have been corres- at 20,000,000, besides diamonds-pondingly larger.
more than 100-of more than ton ex-
karats each. The Corporation
presses the view that to allow of this impudent theft remaining un- punished throws a black cloud tipop" the jewery corporation generally, Paris included."
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The whole official attitudo towards Courts of Inquiry into the circumstances attendant upon casualties to British shipa calls
Though Wesley was.a Fellow of for a wide revision, a revision
Lincoln; he was an undergraduate and there he which will have to come, sooner or later.' In the mealtime, it is
With its aascts expanded to the at Christ, Churchbeen quite the not too much to hope that in cases
record total of $742,913,668, the normal undergraduate, with all of trivial accidents no Court of
Ford company's balance sheet was the railings and frivolitlen of his Inquiry will be assembled unless
strengthened in every department. One of them was a talent either the conduct of the master
The value of real estate in- for the composition of rhymes or his officers or some other
creased almost $20,000,000 during which, no doubt, amused his serious issue is at stake; and that,
the year and that of equipment friends, but have been regarded where it is found necessary to
almost $10,000,000. The cash by some of his later admirera 23 hold an Inquiry; it will not, bo PHONE CENTRAL No. 1116..
held in a place where criminals for a fact that many officers who account, which was broadened being, to say the least of it, in and others are wont to stand their have had their conduct investigat- this year to include debts recely decorous. The publication of one trial. Naval Courts of Inquiry ed there strongly resent the atten-able, securities, patent rights and of these efforts years afterwards Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK in Shanghal invariably take place dant, stima Which, while probably trade name, advanced from was strongly condemned by some ances for it as the light-hearted in one of the Court rooms of the neither implied nor intended, is $300,275,847 to 8877,105,078 at the Methodists, who inde no allow British Consulate, and we know always present to some degree.
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production of an irresponsible youth hardly yet out of his teens. Tyerman in his "Life of Wesley" refers to this composition, but has not, the temerity to quote it. He says: "The verses are six ju number, and are merely the trans- lation of a Latin poom respecting the name of Chloe. As Juno had a young lady to whom he gives a favourite peacock and Venus a favourite dove, so Chloe had a favourite flea, whose bliss in being allowed to crawl over the young lady's person the poet makes it Guardian. his business to describo. Maik