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FRANCE HONOURS BRITISH TALENT..
Rugby, Oct. 90,-)
CHINESE WAR.
APPEAL FOR ARMISTICE.
Peking, Oct. 30. The Wan Pao states that Wang The French Ambassador in Lon-Ta-hsieh, Sun Pao-chi and other don, on behalf of the President of the French Republic yesterday prominent persons have telegraph- conferred upon Sir Henry Wooded to Wu Pei-fu; Chang Tso-lin, the Cross of the Legion of Honour Sun Chuan-fang and Chang Kai-, for his services to music,+ British Wireless.
A CORPORAL
PRINCE OF WALES AT SAINT CYR.
shek urging them to conclude an armistice as a. prolimisary to a national conference.-Router.
Fooksang Satur. 6th Nov at 7am. ..Kumsang Satur. 6th Nov at 3 p.m.
invested with the kepi plumes and .Tooshing Wed. 10th Nov at 5 p.m.
sword of the Saint Cyrius. After- Chipahing Sun, 14th Nov at Ga.m.
wards he was shown a bed in the Mausang Mon, 15th Nov at 2pm..
dormitory which had been rescry- Namsang Mon, 15th Nov at 3 pm.
Rugby, Oct. 30. ed for him and a rifle engraved Luisang Wod. 17th Nov at. 7 a.m. When the Prince of Wales visit with his name. He was promoted! Kutsang Thurs. 2nd Dec at 3ped the French Military Academy For froight. or passage apply to
at Saint Cyr yesterday he was for to the rank of corporal-British JARDINE MATHESON & CO. LTD. mally received as a member andi Wireless, Telephone 215. Central
General Managers
STRAITS & Calcutta) OSAKA via Moji & Kobo STRAITS & Calcutta
HALLOWEEN.
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ACELEBRATIONS.
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
SIR GEORGE CLERK,
HONOURED BY CZECHO- SLOVAKIA.
THIRTEEN YEARS OLD CASE.
A bankruptcy case of 18 years" standing was mentioned in the The Hallowe'en dinner of the Bankruptcy Court before Sir
Rugby, Oct. 89. Scottish Company Hongkong Honry Gollan, KC, CE.E. on
Sir George Clerk, who has been Volunteer Defence Corps was held Saturday morning. it concerned appointed. British Ambassador at at Volunteer Headquarters on Li Pak, allas Li Kitonganded to president Masaryk his let Constantinople, yesterday present Saturday night, Capt. D. C. Logan. aroused considerable interest in
M. G. presiding over a gathering 1913, when it was begun, owing tora of recall as British Minister of nearly two hundred.
to the prominent part debtor then at Prague, whore he has been for The drill ball was decorated took in Chinesn national affairs, seven years, almost since the car with national flags, colours and The Oficial Receiver, Mr. D. w.est days of the Czecho-Slovak Re evergreen, and a scene depicting Tratman, made an application for publle. President Masaryk gave a the interior of a Scottish cottage the proceedings to be annulled in farewell dinner in his honour. added another touch of colour to an effort to clear his office of last night. British Wireless the scene. The chief table deco-) defunct catos. However, since
ration was heather, sent for from putting the application on the file
Home, while lanterns gave old he had found there was a possible CAMBRIDGE HONOURS. fashioned illumination.
source of asset and asked for the
Among those present were Mr. case to stand over."{'
SIL JOSIAH STAMP AND M “PADEREWSKI.
R. M. Dyer (Chieftain), Col. L. J. "His Lordship granted the appli- Comyn (Commanding the King's cation and at a later stage,re- Own Scottish Borderera), The marked that he had been think- Hon. Mr. H. TGreasy, Capt. Dow-ing over the matter of local bank- biggin, Capt. A. G. Dobble (Ad-ruptcy proceedings. He observed.
Rugby, Oct. 80. jutant, the K.OS.B.), Capt. C. H. that only one or two applications .The Honorary degrees of Steel (A.D.C. to H. E. the Gov-for the discharge of bankrupts Doctor of Science and ernor), Dr. G.D.R. Black (Past had been made here so far. There Doctor of Music were con Chieftain), the Hon. Mr. A. 0. was a provision in the local ferred on Sir Josiah Stamp, Lang (Past Chieftain); Major Ordinances having a bearing on the distinguished economist, and G. M. H. Oglivie, Capt. N. C.D. the question of discharge which on M. Paderewski respectively ab Brownjohn, Mafor Macready, Mr. he confessed he had not noticed Cambridge University yesterday.-- K. E. Grieg (Past Chieftain), Mr. before. It provided the Official British Wireless
W. Bonnir (Past Chieftain), Receiver with power to apply for the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie,a.bankrupt's discharge in the event the Rev. P. W. Alexander (Cha of a bankrupt not applying him plain K.O.S.B.), Licut. Col. T. Aself. He would like Mr. Tratman Robertson, the Hon. W.S.C. Napler, procedure had been with regard to to-make enquiries as to what the
and Mr. A. Stevenson..
questions of applying for dis- charge.
No Clearing Up.
Musical items were given during the evening by Mr. H. J. Duncan (saxophone solo), Mr. K.M. Logan (volin solo.) Mr. J. W. Blakeley, Mr. D. L. McWhirter (recitation looking through old files to clear Mr. Tratman remarked that in "Hallowe'en") and Mr. W. John.
WAGE INCREASES.
AMERICAN MINERS GET MORE PAY
+
Morgans Town, W. Va., Oct. 80.
The miners in the Monongahela and Fairmount felds have been.
The "Guisers also contributed up the office he had certainly considerably to the merriment of noticed that proceedings had died awarded increased wages-the
the evening. A sword dance, was given by Mr. Sutherland, while Pipe Major Wilson (of the Scot did not think it would be 20 and 40 per cent. for day work- tish Company) and Pipe Major Possible in many of the old cases ers. The latter get 20 per cent. Mackie (K.OS.B.), gave a duet on were faced with the difficulty thut $0.12 dally for day workers.→→ to get hold of the debtor. They on the mining rate and a rise of the pipes.
the debtors had not paid the 50 Renter's American Service.". Capt. Logan proposed the loyal per cent. required and were not toast and presented u number,
slow death and that no attempt former between 25 and 35 per had been made to clear, them up, cent. for skilled men and between.
af prizes for musketry and effikely to do so. ciency. These were:
pre-
He, thought the explanation of
The "Kec-cheong Cup,"
the clause, referred to by His RUBBER RESTRICTION. sented by Mr. R. Shewan Lordship was that so many of the for the Inter-Platoon Sports, this Colony seemed to commit sort of offences that bankrupts in" won by No. 6 Platoon.
Prize's for miniature
Tange
could only be brought before the
shooting presented by Cupt. Logan Court on an application for dis- 1. Sergt. R. Boll, 2. Pte. Suther-essential to ensure the attendance charge and it Was therefore land. B. Sergt. Brown.
Prizes for Part 2 (Musketry Course.) presented by Capt. Logan,
1. K. McLennan, 2. E. C. Goodman,
3. Sergt. Bell.
of the debtor.
Bankrupts to Prison.
His Lordship: And the section
80 PER CENT. EXPORTABLE THIS MONTIT:
Singapore, Oct. 80.
It is officially announced that the percentage of the standard production of rubber exportable at the minimum rate of duty from
Capt. Logan welcomed the Bor-allows the Court to deal sammarily Ceylon and Malaya for the quar- derers to Hongkong and in reply, with these offences and to sent-ter beginning Nov. 1 will be. Colonel Comyn said that althoughenee such bankrupts to terms of eighty-Reuter.
the island of Hongkong had pre-imprisonment not exceeding a
ycar.
sented a wonderful sight to the
His Lordship added that he Shun Loong firm, His Lordship regiment, nothing had touched would like to know what had been said that it was his duty to see them more than the sight of a the practice in regard to this that the machinery, of the Bank- groun of their fellow countrymen section. on the jetty.
"SUGAR COMPETITION,
BRITISH FACTORY'S STOPPAGE.
It must, he said, have ruptcy Court was not used for the boén inserted after very careful purpose of extortion. He did not consideration as it was peculiar say that that was so in this case but petitions were sometimes filed to Hongkong.
for the purpose of "putting the Among the cases considered at
He could not 'allow the hearing were the following screw on."
In respect of Hawthorn, and Pearson, the application by thr Official Receiver for the release of Mr. Fleming from trusteeship was granted..
London, Oct. 30. In respect of the affaire br Messrs. Tate and Lyle explain Kaley and Co. an order of adjudi- that the stoppage of their factory cation was made,
The Scrow.
the withdrawal of petitions merely because they were asked for and he would like further particulars. The court must exercise control over the presentation of petitions.
"Mr. Johnson said that he had not his client with him as, in fact, no receiving order had been made, and he had not expected to have to call evidence
is only temporary whilst the pre- sent glut of Home-grown beet and
His Lordship intimated that he Continental dumped sugars pre- Referring to an application by would like to hear the evidence as vails. A number of employees Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson for with-to the circumstances under which will be retained, working on drawal of a petition presented in the petition was made and he specialities. Reuter.
connexion with the affairs of the would adjourn the case.
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