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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE CHINA ARMS TRAFFIC.
AGREEMENT PROHIBITING
INSURANCE.
MANY SIGNATORIES.
London, Dec. 10.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1928.
MARK OF ORIGIN FOR. TEA?
BOARD OF TRADE MAKING SPECIAL INQUIRY.
RETAILERS OPPOSE.
London, Dec. 10.
TENNIS PRO.'S NOW
BANNED.
ENGLISH ASSOCIATION'S NEW DECISION.
IMPORTANT RULING.
London, Dec. 10. In the House of Commons, to An interesting enquiry Was
A general meeting of the LawN day, Mr. G. Locker-Lampion, re-opened to-day by the Standing Tennis Association, held today, plying to a question, made an in Committee of the Board of Trade, agreed to aban against pro. teresting announcement on the sub-which sat to consider whether an fessional players. ject of prohibiting the Insurance of order should be made requiring It adopted a now rule which arms and ammunition to China,
imparted tea to bear an indication|roads:~"No tournament, match He stated that the Institute of of the country of origin.
or competition, in which a player London Underwriters had reached The applicants were the Indian who is not an amateur is concern an agreement with Underwriting Tea Association, and the Southed, shall be promoted or played on Associations in France, the Nether-Indian and Ceylon Associations in the courts of any Association, lands, Greece, Japan, Poland, London. The principal opponents club or organisation directly or Switzerland, Yugo-Slavia and the were the Teabuyers Association, Indirectly affiliated to the Associa United States prohibiting the in- the Incorporated Association of tion, except with the consent and, surance of arms and ammunition Retail Distributors, the Associa- if required, under the control of
tion of Multiple Shop Proprie-the Council." Favourable replies had been rotora, the Scottish Wholesale Ten Mr. Monckton, one of the Vice- ceived from Associations in Austrio, Trade Association, the National Presidente, said the rule had been Bulgaria, Denmark, Sweden and Foderation of Produco Merchants, drafted to enable the Association Turkey, but the agreement had not
secure some control In the yet been formally adopted by these and other bodies. All were re-to
presented by counsel.
2. matter of exhibition matches. The applicants said that the He Instanced the case position with regard to Indian and Suzanne Longlen playing at Hen- Ceylon tea imported into Britain ley during the Wimbledon Cham-
pionships. Reuter.
destined for China.
countries.
Mr. Locker-Lampson added that Germany passed a law in March prohibiting the insurance of arms destined for China,-Reutor, .
FORMER HONGKONG
RESIDENT.
MISS CLARA FROST MARRIED IN AUSTRALIA.
had changed in recent years. The proportion of Dutch Enst Indian tea consumed was increna- ing and the quantity of Indian and Coylon ten decreasing, in spite of a steadily increasing total con- sumption.
Sumatra had tremendous 're- sources for the cultivation of ten which hitherto has been little de- veloped.
two hours.
JUDICIAL VIEW OF PEACE TREATY.
(Continued from Page 1.)
of
Counsel examined Mr. Thomas the more practical sphere of an A wedding of considerable local) interest took place on November McMorran, former chairman of the agreement between the most in- 3rd at Christ Church Cathedral. Indian Tea Association for over terested parties. Ballarat, Australia, when
The Lord Chancellor proceeded Miss Clara Oakley Frost (nte of long- He said that there had been ata analyse. the terms of the Article', kong), younger daughter of Mr. diminution of 3,000,000 lbs. In the and said that whether one looked Bertram L. Frost and the late Mrs, consumption of Java and Sumatra at the language of the Treaty itself Frost, was married to Mr. David ten in Britain during the first ten or at the contemporary declara- Cooke, elder son of Councillor and months of 1928 as compared with tions, one was driven to the same Mrs. R. J. Cooke, of Ballarat. last year. He did not agree that conclusion, namely, that the Inter- The bride, who entered the quality and price were the only pretation placed on the Article by! church on the arm of Mr. Harold things considered by, the public; the Foreign Secretary was ob
viously right. Showman, by whom she was given some would prefer Empire tea, away, was attired in a filmy frock
Mr. William Campbell, the chair-
The only thing to work upon
of chalk white, tulle with bouffant man of the Ceylon Tea Associn- was to try and bring about an skirt and long sleeves, with heretion, examined, said he did not agreement between the interested and there bright touches of silver. know that all the wholesalers and powers for the early evacuation: Her tulle veil was held with a trail retailers were opposed to the ap- of orange blossoms and she carried plication. :
a beautiful shower bouquet of white roses, orchids and lilies of the valley.
The bride was attended by the Misses Rosa Showman and Jean- Glenny as bridesmaids, who wore dainty frocks of fashioned shaded
pink tulle with head-dresses of tulle to match and carried bou- quels of roses, violets, carnatione and sweet-peus. /
The duties of "best man" were carried out by Mr. Alan Cooke.
The Cathedral was beautifully decorated with pink and white hawthorn and the ceremony was performed by the Rev, P. 5. Moore, A reception was afterwards held at "The Wattle" where a largo number of guests gathered to offer their good wishes to the happy pair.
Later the bride and bridegroom left on a touring honeymoon, the bride travelling in a frock of blue georgette with blue and grey coat and hat to match.
TOO OLD TO BE BIRCHED.
AGED CHINESE BANISHEE RETURNS.
Sentence of twelve month's hard) labour was imposed on an elderly Chinese who appeared before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, charge of returning from banish ment.
on. 2
The Inquiry adjourned.-Reuter,
NEW PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE.
ARBITRATION QUESTION TO BE DISCUSSED:
Washington, Dec, 10. President Coolidge, in welcoming Conference on Conciliation and Ar- the delegates to the Pan-American bltration, in which twenty-one no- tions are participating, excluding Argentina, paid a tribute to t part which the South American Re- publics have played towards the ad- vancement of peace..
The Conference is a continuation of the Havana Conference which broke down in February on the question of arbitration. The dura tion of the Conference is indefinite, The Monroe Doctrine is likely to be given much prominence during the discussions. Reuter's American Service,
· ROYAL ACADEMY'S NEW PRESIDENT.
SIR WILLIAM LLEWELLYN
APPOINTED.
London, Dec. 10.
Sir William Llewellyn, K.C.V.O. R.A., has been elected President of the Royal Academy in succession to the late Sir. Frank Dicksee. Reuter.
of the Rhineland, He most devoutly trusted no foreign power would think we desired to handle this: problem other than from the viewpoint of mutual goodwill and to assist towards the friendliness of the nations involved.-British Wireless and Reuter.
BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.
PROSPECTS EXTREMELY
SATISFACTORY.
London, Dec, 10: The prospects of the forthcom- ing British Industries Fair, to be held in London and Birmingham from February 18th to March 1st, are extremely satisfactory.
Captain Hacking, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Board of Trade, making this statement in the House of Commons, and In London applications had been re- ceived from 1,295 British manu- facturera for 297,470 square feet. This surpassed the record achiev ed this year, when 257,000 square feet were let.
In Birmingham, the whole avail- able area of 200,720 square feet had been let for some time, and the Birmingham authorities were now forming an open-air section. -British Wirtless.
BRIBERY ACCUSATION
an 'un-
· TO BE INVESTIGATED.
The defendant pleaded guilty.
Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kow- On production of the defondant's [The new President was born loon Magistracy this morning, sug- criminal record, it was seen that in December, 1863, and was edu- gested to Sergeant Hargreaves. he had been convicted under the ented at South Kensington under that the conduct of an Indian con- was alleged to have Opium Ordinance and banished for Sir E. Poynter and at París under stable, who
a bribe from a period of ten years in 1920. He Ferdinand Cormon, Lefebre and asked for was again arrested for breach Ferrier. He is the painter of licensed hawker be investigated.
His Worship said there might be of the Oplum Ordinance and dis- many famous portraits, including obeying his banishment order. the State portrait of Queen Mary, no truth in the allegation but he After a further term of imprison- the United Services Club portrait thought it was a case for investiga ment, the defendant was again and others of Her Majesty. .deported.
became an A.R.A. In 1912 and an R.A. În 1920.Į › .
In sentencing the defendant, his Worship remarked that he was too old to be birched.
FURTHER TREATY
PARLEYS.
TARIFF AUTONOMY IS DISCUSSED.
Shanghai, Dec. 11. Mr. T. V. Soong has had a con- ference with Mr. Yada. on the question of Tariff Autonomy, but no defnite settlement has been reached. It is expected' that Mr. Soong will have another con- forence with Mr. Yadashortly, when the now Tariff Schedule will be discussed,
Hetion.
ADULTERATED LIQUOR.
CHINESE WINE SELLER PROSECUTED.
"Charges of selling adulterated
ROYAL GIFT ΤΟ AMERICA.
ANCIENT DUTCH COPY OF BIBLE..
Now York, Dec. 10. Queen Wilhelmina and the Nether liquor and of being in possession lands Government have presented of dutiable: liquor were brought to the Cathedral of St. John the against the manager of the Man Divine a beautifully bound copy of Loi Chinese wine shop of No. 654, the Staten Bijbel, a Dutch transla Shanghai Street, Yaumati at the tion of the Bible, printed In 1686- Kowloon Magistracy this morning. Reuter's American Service.
Mr. A. II. Taylor prosecuted and Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the de- fundant.
from
Said to be suffering Mr. Lo applied for a remand, re- epilepsy as the result of being marking that his brother, Mr. M.truck on the head by a brick, K. Lo, would be taking the case. Henry Lines was awarded. £1,207 Mr. E. W. Hamilton accordingly damages against Messrs. Mattock Printed and Pablished for the Proprietors by FREDERICE PERCY
The Danish and Portuguese remanded the defendant till Fri. Bros., buliders, of Woodgreen, in FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8.
Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria | Ministers left Shanghai for Nan- day morning.
the King's Bench Division recent Hongkong.
king last night-Nam Chung Pao.
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