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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
K.R.A. ACTIVITIES.
THE GOVERNMENT VERY NEAR A DEFEAT.
PUBLIC BAND CONCERTS, FOR NEXT YEAR.
London, Dec. 3.
At the November nonthly meeting of the General Com-
Association. many topics interest were discussed,
of
The House of Commons sitting mittee of the Kowloon Residents was prolonged until early 'morning, after the most exciting session the Government has hitherto known, their majority In the closure divi- sion on the first clause of the Un
employment Insuranco Bill falling to thirteen, with nine Labourites Joining the Conservatives ngadus
the Government,
TEA PRODUCTION.
·SNAGS IN THE PROPOSED RESTRICTION SCHEME,
London, Dec. 3. The Financial Times gives pro- minence to proposals for the ro striction of tea production, which it says have been officially recom Mr. C. M. Mannera, O.B.E.; the mended" and favoured by the la- President of the Association, took dian and Ceylon groups in Mincing the chair, and others present in Lane, but the question of Java and cluded Mr. F. C. Mow Fung (Vice Sumatra support remains unsettled. The Financial Times correspondent President), Mr. E. Abraham (Hon. at Amsterdam quotes the Telegraaf Treasurer), Mr. C. E. Terry (Ifon.
a plan of picking only the better Opposition cheers greeted the Secretary) and Messrs. B. Cock, for the view of Dutch growers that 196, and Mr. M.B.E., F. W. Stapleton, R. Pea-quality leaves is preferable to an Agures of 200 to Wheatley followed up the revolt of tonji, H. Un, J. M. Alves, J. artificial restriction scheme. tha Left Wing by bitterly attacking Hunt, 0.3.E., Li Jow Son, C. B.
A writer in the Telegraaf ext the Government for "political dis- Riggs and E. C. Tregilius.
presses the opinion that, there is honesty." Only the blackness of
The minutes of the previous not much chance of Dutch produc the Conservatives, of when a hundred were absent, saved the meeting having been read anders joining the British scheme, Government from defeat. Forty confirmed, correspondence draw-more so as the cost of production plantations! Liberals voted against the Governing the attention of the G.O.C. to on Dutch Indian tea
the danger attendant on military is the lowest in the world.-Reuter. horses grazing in residential areas, particularly in the vicinity
Colombo, Dec. 3.'. of the Children's Playgrounds, laid on the table. In his
The scheme for restriction of tes was
output is generally favoured here, reply; the G.O.C. regretted that the actual unit at fault could not but the growers in Ceylon are un- be traced, but stated that instruc-willing to commit themselves with
had been
that issued
assurance that at least blons grazing and exercise of these seventy-five por cent, of the estates. animals should be carried out in in all the countries concerned will
as join the scheme-Reuter, non-residential areas as far possible.
ment.
In the Lords. The Government was also twice defeated in the House, of Lords yesterday, when a Conservative amendment to the Widows' Pan- sions Bill, lo limit the pensions to "necessitous" widows, was carried by 37 to 16; and subsequently subsection dealing with "excepted employments", was deleted by 33
lo 9.
The Daily Herald, which states the Government will never accept the Lords amendment, describes the Lords' action as "the Peers' first overt net of war against the Government,"-Reuter
BELGIAN CABINET.
M. JASPER APPARENTLY EFFECTS A COMPROMISE. Brussels, Dec. 3. M. Jaspar has agreed to form a Cabinet and apparently has com- promised with the Liberals in agreeing to safeguard instruction in French in certain districts
Was
Police.
Middle Road Playground."
un-
out an
Ceylon Caution.
PRESS TIFFIN.
LOCAL JOURNALISTS ON ASAMA MARUL
Swings at Night. In reply to a letter from the out the pointing Association nuisance created by the authorised use of the swings, ele. in Chatham Road Playground after dark, owing to the gear'not
In order to give representatives being locked up, the Director of of the Hongkong newspapers an Public Works stated that this onnortunity of seeing the Asama occasioned by the locks Maru in private, a tin party, being stolen at various times. attended by representatives of was tender- He further stated that the matter leading newspapers, was receiving the attention of the led by the N.Y.K. management on
board the liner yesterday.
manager. Mr. Kataoka; sub N.Y.K., Hongkong, Mr. Tase, Gen- The proposals of the P.W.D. eral Passenger Agent and Mr. with regard to the Middle Road E. J. Speers, of the Passenger fully Department acted as hosts. The Playground having been discussed at a previous meeting, a guests included. Mr.. R. T. Barret,.. A Brussels message of Novem letter from the Association to the Hongkong Daily Press, Mr. G. Lim, ber 25 stated. The Cabinet has D.JW. embodying the Committee's Hongkong, Daily Press, and Mr. P.
Post and Hongkong Telegraph. decided to resign owing to its in-suggestions was read and approved. J. Claney, South China Morning
The suggestions included:" ability to agree in connexion with the linguistic problem of Ghent
(1) A 4 foot wall along the University The Premier accepted Salisbury Road frontage, in lieu the officers of the liner and took the contention of the Catholfen of the proposed post and rail tiffin at the Commander's table in that Ghent must become ar essen-
fence; the latter was not considered the beautiful sajoon. Në speeches tially Flemish university, but the adequate, as it is necessary to pre-were made, so for once the press- Liberals have been emphatic invent the children climbing over or men had the pleasure of enjoying Liberal scrambling through the fence into a sumptious meal, without having their resistance, the
to race away to decipher lengthy thus breaking the heavy traffic of this 'rond. Catholic Coalition
shorthand notes. down.]
Reuter.
BRITAIN AIR MINDED.
PRIVATE FLYING LARGELY ON THE INCREASE.
London, Doe. 3.
(2) The Lavatory and Shelter to be separate.
(3) A Chinese Tlle roof to the Shelter in place of the proposed Wood and Malthold,
The visitors were introduced to
At the conclusion of the visit, Mr. Barret, and Mr. Clancy on be half of their journals tendered thanks to the N.Y.K. officials for the courtesy and consideration they had always shown the Preas.
one at (4) Two gates only,
On Narth West corner and one Salisbury Rond, opposite the bus atopping place, the latter to have undertake the organisation of these Sir Sefton Brancker, the Direz-a bar erected to prevent children concerts, the sub-committee ap- tor of Civil Aviation, at Shrews-running straight across the puve-pointed to go into the matter re- bury yesterday sold that privatament into the road.
(5) Increased seating acconi flying was increasing every day in
In the shelter and Britain, and this year his Depart-modation ment was issuing pilots' licences grounds. and certificates for aircraft at donble the 1928 rule.
He anticipated they would double the rate again in 1930.
Every day they were moving to wards making air transport ony its way, and as this materialised it was obvious that the demand for commercial aircraft would increase to very big proportions.~British Wireitas.
ported that preliminary arrange ments had been made, but as funde would not be available until lat January, 1930, and as it was not desirable to hold such concerts during the cold weather, final arrangements would be left to the Committee for 1930.
"
Public Concerts, Correspondence with the Colonial
Other business having been dealt Secretary, wherein it was stated that Government would provide an with, the meeting closed. Any initial subsidy of $200 per concert members whose subscriptions for for six band concerts in Kowloon, 1929 are unpaid are requested to the organisation of which would be forward them to the Hon. Trea- Mr. E. Abraham, c/o. left in the hands of the Associa-surer,
to- Massra, Tester and Abraham, as tion, having been discussed, gether with the Association's letter soon as possible, as the, financial expressing their willingness to year clanes on. the 31st December.
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