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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
EUROPEANS IN A MOTOR CASE.
MR. SAMPLE SUMMONED ON COMPLAINT.
MR. FRANKS' VIEWS.
Two residents, Mr. E. F. R. Sample, an architect belonging to the frm of Dennison, Ram, and Gibbs, and Mr. J. W. Franks, Superintendent of Prisons, are the parties in a traffic summons which was brought, at the instance of Mr. Franka, before Mr. Hamilton at the Central Police Court this: morning.
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CANTON'S LATEST POPE'S SPEECH TO
PROBLEM.
FINDING ROOM FOR WAR PRISONERS.
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CINEMAS USED TO HOUSE CAPTIVE REBELS.
ADVANCE CONTINUES.
CONSISTORY.
STRONG EXHORTATION TO FAITHFUL
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE.
Vatican City, Dec. 19. The text of the speech of His Holiness the Pope, delivered on the occasion of the Secret. Consis- tory held on Monday, has been issued for publication.
The Pope exhorts the faithful to "indulge in spiritual excrcises." Canton is at present faced He recalls the fact that Jesus with the problem of finding ac-retired into the desert for forty Adjourning the summons, Mr. commodation for the large num- days before starting public life.
The need for spiritual ekercises Hamilton asked Mr. Franks to ber of Ironside and Kwangsi
is particularly emphasised bo- explain, informally, what his con- rebels taken prisoner during the cause, says the Pope, the greatest plaint was, in order that Mr. | recent operations.
ill of modern times in "lack of re understand Sample might
the The authorities have been obflection and constant feverish position.
Mr. Franks said he was driving liged to take over the Police offusion about externals. and, an up to the Peak in a car belonging Club, on the Taiping maloo, as inordinate desire for riches and to Mr. Clark, of the Public Works well as the Wing On Cinema, on pleasure."
A special appointment has been Department, the other occupants the Wing On maloo, and the Tal-matte by, the Pone relating to being Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Mr.ping Theatre to house the cap-China. R. V. Harris, of Mackinnon, tives. Mackenzie and Co.
Our Canton correspondent re Half-way up Stubbs Rond, they parts that the Kwangsl rebellion passed an Austin Seven, which had is now in its lnst stages.
The Cantonese forces are ad- signalled them on, and as they were proceeding up the road, at avancing up the West River at full speed of between 18 and 20 miles speed, and practically without on- an hour, they were overtaken and position. They are now passed, without any warning, on neighbourhood of Dosing and Tuk- a bend, by car No. 1278. As far ashing and are expected to be in he could see, this car had no head-Wuchow within a couple of days. lights...
The Navy is co-operating with
in the
He judged the speed of the car the army in this drive, and large to be about 30 miles an hour. It hambers of rebels have been kill- seemed to him to be a recklessed in their retreat. plece of driving, and the following Aerial activity continues and it morning he reported to the police. is reported that a number of air The offence in alleged to have raids are planned for Wuchow occurred at 7,30 p.m. on the 11th instant.
Mr. P. M. Hodgson, who appenT ed for Mr. Sample, asked what his case was replied that they were not denying that Mr. Sample pass- ed Mr. Franks' car, but they did deny that he passed Mr: Franks ear in the inanner described."
Ilis Worship adjourned the hour- ing until Tuesday afternoon, re- marking that he anticipated the proceedings would take several hours. As a personal inspection of the apot was desirable, in view of the different views on locality held by the parties, his Worship asked Mr. Franks if it would be convenient for him to drive him up to the Peak this evening.
Mr. Franka:-At the Govern ment's expense, your Worship!. I; haven't got a earl
"The matter was settled by an appointment being made with Mr. Franks and Mr. Sample for both to go with Mr. Hamilton on Mon day evening, to the locality, in a car to be provided by his Worship
FRANCE ON NAVAL SECURITY.
(Continued from Paye 1.) Landon Conference and members
DESEMNANČNA
"PEACE IN INDUSTRY" MOVEMENT.
Important Step Forward Registered.
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THREE-PARTY AGREEMENT.
London, Dec, 19. An important step in the "peace in industry" movement was taken to day, when a con. ference was held between re- presentatives of the Trade Union Congress, the Federa- tion of British Industries, and the Confederation of Employ- ers' Organisations.
The Conference agreed to proposals for co-operation which will deal especially with industrial unemployment, finance, taxation, and interna- tional trade.--Reuter,
Monsiegneur Thomas Berutti has been appointed Titular Bishop of Kuse and Apostolle Bishop of Pengpu-Reuter,
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NARROW ESCAPE OF GOVERNMENT.
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defeat of the Conservative amendment for rejection by 281 votes te 273, a majority of elght...
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The majority which rejected the Conservative amendment consisted of 279 Labour Members (their strength in the Commons in about 288) and two Liberala,
The Minority consisted of
228 Conservatives.
*4 Independents. 41 Liberals.
The Liberals who voted againal included Mr. Lloyd George. Five Liberals abstained from voting, while twenty members were 'pair- ed,
A state of great excitement reigned in the Commons through-- out the evening. Before the division it was known that the voting would be very close and the actual result was. in doubt until the tellers handed in the figures.
The Bill subsequently, was' com- 'mitted to the Committee of the
whole House.
Negotiations will now be resum- ed between the Government and the various interests and parties with a view to an exhaustive examination In detail.-Reuter and British Wireless.
THE CAPE FLIGHT DISASTER.
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during the next day or so, untillant officers. Please convey to the town is recaptured...
In Canton itself everything is
of the President's. Cabinet, to dis-back to normal, and practically all credit the United States Govern- the motor traffle has returned to ment before the Japanese, delega- the streets. tion, and thus to try to cause a breakdown of the London ference."
The Canton Agency reports that Con- the vanguards of the 62nd Division: under General Heung The leading article eald:-"It is Hong-ping, are reported to have needless to say that Americans re-arrived on the 18th at Shek-kan, gard with some uneasiness the in the neighbourhood of Kwang- *where the Ironsides proposition that the size of the ning. relative strength of the United remnants are. States Navy be determined by a with other. political bargain Powers, and expert naval counsel will be minimised, if not dis- regarded entirely. The publle will be vastly reassured if the Secro tury of the Navy participates in the Conference, which may shape the future of the Navy."
The journal adds:-"When Mr. Stimson and Mr. Dwight Morrow enter into an exchange of naval views with such an expert Admiral Takarabe, it is not to be expected that the Americans will
hold their own."
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their families my sincere, sym- pathy".
The first news of the tragedy was brought by a native horseman, who chanced to pass the scene of the disaster. He immediately noti- fled the Civil Controller of the district, but owing to the rough and uninhabited character of the locality the plane was only found late in the afternoon. A detach- ment of soldiers are now guarding the wreck.
Atlas Spur. Plight of Ironsides. General Chang Fat-kwel is be- The erash apparently occured in sunset and lieved to be at Kwangning. There the hour between is no confirmation of the report moonrise, during a severe storm. that he has committed suicide. The machine hit the mountainside on a spur of the Atlas Mountains, but it is known that he has only a few hundred of the men that he at the extreme end of the range. led in the assault on Canton ten It is assumed that the airmen In days ago; the rest of his troops the darkness and storm were at have been "either wounded, killed tempting to round this spur, which or captured. The troops he has is about 6,000 feet high, when the at Kwangning are the reserve disaster occurred. By a combina- which he held behind and which tion of unforeseen circumstances, did not participate in the recent they arrived at the most difficult fighting; they are said to be in part of the journey at the worst differently armed and poorly sup- possible time from the point of view of the light. A higher speed plied with ammunition.
and an earlier start-they left Cranwell aerodrome an hour later than had been arranged-would have brought them to the Atlas Mountains in the last of the day- light. Had their spoed not siderably exceeded expectations. Yunnan to Help.
the late start would not have General Lang Yun, the Chair-mattered much, since they would man of Yunnan Provincial Govern- have. had the moonlight for the ment and concurrently the C. in passage over the mountainous re- C. of the 10th Army Route, acting glon.
The wrecked aeroplane was instructions of the under the Central Government, has sent twe discovered by Arabs and reported. divisions to attack the rear of the to the French authorities, who Kwangsi rebels. According to asent out a party to take charge and. despatch on hand, the Yunnan to convey the bodies to Tunts. troops have occupied Chim-chpen British Wireless. and Pa-seh on the Kwangsl border,
Mr. Adams, the Secretary of the Navy, has formally denied what-is referred to as an implication by It is not anticipated that the the Post, that his absence from Ironsides will stay to fight, but with the that they will retire to Walchap certain conferences Japanese delegates was the result on the Kwangsi border and attempt of "some design aimed at the Navy to effect a junction with the
Kwangsi rebela. and against
wishes, his
| Reuter's American Scrvice.
Naval Holiday.
New York, Dec. 19 Mr. Wakatsuki, former Premier of Japan, who is one of the Japanese delegation to the Five- Power Conference, has announced that Japan is prepared to support the proposal for a complete holi- day in respect of capital ships until 1936.
Bond Issue
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Bonds of
among the Chambers of Commerce in Canton, Swatow, Kongmoon and Falshan and the other half among various districts, the bureaux of public safety and other organisations.
The above proposal was passed by the 40th meeting of the Pro
The American-Japanese cónfer- without encountering any enemy; ences have now concluded. Mr. they are now pushing towards, visional Military Stimson has issued a statement Nanning, the capital of the pro- $4,000,000, of which one half are saying that "an agreement in Mine vince. General Liu Woon-yim. to be distributed with the objective of both coun- one of the Kwangsl leaders, is said
to have fled. tries has been reached."
Official circles emphasise that the Americana and Japanese have only discussed the broad outlines of The Canton News Agency states their respective positions, and that owing to the war, the pro- that all questions of figures vincial revenue cannot meet the and details hava been left payments of the Administration: vincial Council, and the Depart Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY to be threshed
therefore proposed to issue Pro-ed to issue the bonds!: FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3 Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Reuters American Service. Hongkong.
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