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DURATION OF THE T.T MOTOR CYCLE NEW CHALLENGE DAYS OF ANXIETY CHINA RAILWAYS
CONFERENCE.
FAVOURITE GUESS IS MID-MARCH.
RACES
OPPORTUNITY FOR HONGKONG||
COMPETITOR.
FREE PASSAGE OFFER.
DELEGATES GETTING DOWN TO │· Hokong motor cyclists will be
REAL TASK.
interested to hear that there'is ani opportunity for. one of their" num- ber to be given. à passage Home to England and back, with free use of
TO NANKING.
YEN HSI-SHAN MAKES FIRST MOVE.
CHIANG'S STRENGTH LIKELY TO BE TRIED.
SORTING OUT FIGURES. machine, provided he is willing WAR ALMOST CERTAIN.
London, Feb. 15.
The public is now beginning to hazard guesses as to how long the Naval Conference is kdy to last. It is recognised that now all the Powers, except Italy, and her attitude la known, have laid down their preliminary figures, the delegates can get to work at the real task of the Conference, and the favourite guess is that everything will have been settled by the middle of March.
to take part in the annual Tourist Trophy Races which are to be held in June. in the Isle of Man.
This unusual and most attractive offer is made by the Auto, Cycle Union in London, which has sent Hon. the following cable to the Secretary of the Hongkong Automs bile Association:
CRITICISED.
IN-SPAIN.
VIRULENT ATTACKS ON KING
ALFONSO
MR. MANTELL ON WAGE BILL INCREASES.
UNNECESSARY WASTAGES OF
MONEY.
DIFFICULT PROBLEM.
1.
Bulls
and Inners
From the Office Butts.
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Dr. Wellington is to lectura on Judging from the nofen, emanat the life history of a mosquito next ing from, a lady-driven baby car, Tuesday, An-ophele Interesting in Pedder Street; last Wednesday. Bubject1
forenoon, it must have been @teething!**)? VLADI
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The Share Market:-Godowns DOY ge up!
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We note that Sir William Peel has been a Cadet for, over thirty
In the matter of a purne, yearn and is amative of York- Carnera, the giant boxer, appears shira. This, however, should not to act on the principle of the be hold against him.”,,,
... The Flying Club has postponed: Burglars have made a haul of consideration of a suitable stal gramophone records in Hongkong. In due time, somebody will wax Hence the term "Stolen music." cloquent on the matter.
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Madrid, Feb, 14 Vehement attacks on King Alfonso, coupled with the preva
·lent industrial 'disputes" and the growing unemployment are enhan cing the dificulties facing the new NEWSPAPER'S VIEWS. higher the bigger. Premier, General Berenguer in his The greatest political import-lask "of lending the country báčk
For those who have given any attention to "rallway affairs in ance is attached to the cables to constitutional mathods."
The only defnite fact emerging China and those of the Shanghai exchanged between Marshal Yen Hsi-shan, the Model Governor, from the very confused politient Nanking Railway in particular, the and Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, situation is that the -Socialists memorandum by Mr. J. J. Mantell,
"The Gay Old Bird" has been Notwithstanding the possibility President of the State Council, are at present the only, organised adviser to the Minister of Railways screened at the Majestic Theatre, of being accused of trifling with in which Yen invited Chiang Party. They are, moreover, in a (says the North China Daily News) All the same, he'll be found out a serious subject, we nevertheless
fighting mood and the criticisms contains no novelty in respect of one of these days.
suggest, that, Hongkong's latest that they formerly levelled at the advice given as to what the
decoration, the Cartificato of Primo de Rivera, the Dictator, arë‡raitway requiren.
Hongkong certainly putt ene Honour (CO.H.) might be more now directed against the g
All the recommendations ad-over Manila al golf.
appropriately named Consumma- tion of Hopes." ២ ៨ Publle opinion has been excitedvanced by Mr. Mantell have been of alleged urged upon the Chinese authorities
We commend to the notice of the by the revelations abuaes, maladministration and again and again for many years China Const Officers' Guild the Hongkong's many humourists spendthrift habits of the Dictator- past, as no doubt the railway files atatement by a northern contem- will no doubt regret that the new would show. The only difference porary that "the vessel dropped Governor's Christian name is ship.
is that Mr. Mantell's report has both stern anchors."
noither John nor Robert. The older Parties are endeavour-been published and its predeces-.
ឆ... Ing to organise, but they are sors, on which it was never .
abdicapped by lack of leaders possible to get any action taken, thing as pure air. He ought to mutiny, there would appear to be The stage is at present Held by have not.
attend
some of these local a close analogy between Annamite: Unanumo, the Eiberal lender, na-i
debates. A Lerrous, the Republican Party len- der, who are engaged in publishing
"Please cable if Hongkong to resign and received a curt would like opportunity of send-refusal. ing representative motorcyclist Chiang Kai-shek, contrary to to ride in Tourist Trophy Races acceptance, "expressed his deter mid-June if return passage man mination to suppress by force and machine provided free by us all reactionary elements, This is step. Only cost to you would be taken as a direct threat to Yen
No plenary meeting has yet are any whose leave falls due this
been arranged,
"Cross-Word Puzzle."
It is pointed out that the mass of furus from British; French, American and Japanese sources must be sorted out.
THE DISORDERS IN..
INDO-CHINA,"
e
The
Brmy
Was
Chinese Control of Railway. But in respect of expenses and
management Mr. Mantell's report
A scientist says there's no such In view of the Indo-China
Hongkong in
the Government atleks it
£13 covering insurance and medi-Hsi-shan.
text of the enblos cal charges sustenance when For two hours this morning. the leading British, America and nshore Autocvele Union, Lon-exclusively published in the Tele-
don."
graph on Thursday, the reports French delegates undertook a joint discussion of the situation, dealing It is to be expected that there being confirmed this morning by
Reuter. mainly with the figures contained will be no difterity in getting a
War Expected, in the French Memorandum, jasued | Hongkong cyclist to accept the yesterday.
generous offer, especially if there The newspapers in Peking. Tien.
Lois and Shanghai are giving tana virulent diatribes against the King:
said to have the Intercated year. Thone
are re prominence the sensational | quested to get into communication development, though something of The Government has inatrastad
the Madrid Municipality to speed will scarcely be popular with the in the world.,
is distinctly interesting, though it cheapest portage us early as possible with the local the kind has been anticipated. It Association.
has been sinted repeatedly that up public works and to aborts the present experts in charge of the We wonder. Yen Hsi-ghan has not been moving unemployed in the hope of prevent railway. During the past year the trodus rapidly in the past few ing further disturbancer. The Chinese authorities have acquired months for nothing. The Shanni Police at Barcelos laat night practically the whole control of Is in occupation of the dispersed "wor-like" crowds, who the railway. This is confirmed by majority of the important railway stoned and sacked the headquar- the letters addressed to the About the points in North China, and others ters of the Patriotic Union, de Ministry of Railways on January only thing you are in control of his allies the Rivera's organianton Peuter.
22 Inst, which take the “far- | can * ) anyü In Kuominchun,
therance of the policy of direct Hongkong these operation of the railway by the days, in ma Ministry as the baster cak siderable modifications mo original agreement, The Ebard of Commissioners still exists but has obviously no powers and all authority has passed into the hands of Mr. Jun-ke. Choy, Chinese managing Director.
Mr. Mantell's charges are epitomized in the three following sentences:-
One well-informed observer des- cribed the position as "something like a cross-word puzzle,"
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Ma Tardiou and M. Brand left London for Faris this morning and in the Course din brief Interview with Router's representative, the French Premier emphasised that there was no need for hurry a the discussion of the vital question of figures was only just beginning. -Router.
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London, Feb, 14. The Conference is now closely engaged on its main task, that of determining the tonnage.dgures to be allotted to the different Powers in the various categories of ships
for which a skeleton table has been prepared by the experts' work- ing under the direction of the First Committee of the Conference,
There have been important con tributions to consideration of the problem of supplying these figures, in the memorandu published with- In the past eight daya by the American, British, French and Japanese delegations, and these statements have been undergoing a close scrutiny this week by the de- legates.
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It is recognised that when an agreement been reached regard
FRENCH FLÄGSHIP BEING
DESPATCHED.
Nam Pak Hong merchants have been apprised of the fact that, until the disorders in Indo-China have subsided, an embargo has been placed against the departure of Chinese nationals from that coun- try. This, of course, would apply equally to nativas, whose move ments are being closely restricted The French cruiser Waldeck Rousscati, now in Hongkong. it under orders to proceed to the Baie d'Along in the Gulf of Tong king where a great portion of her be taineng and linned to proceed to Haiphong and Hanoi.
News is scanty as regards the latest position in Tongking, but it is noteworthy that the search of passengers and now arrivals in the country has been made more than usually stringent:
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· KING AND QUEEN IN LONDON.
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THREE CITY STORES ROBBED.
A
PROFESSIONAL SHOPLIFTERS
SENTENCED,
It has also been disclosed- that the telegram of fealty to the Nan- king Government, alleved to have been sent by Yen. Hei-shan to Nanking, was written in Nanking A Man of Peace.
Lutterly, Yen Hai-ahan has shown no disposition towards ne- knowledging the authority of Described by din police as "pro- Nanking Government, though his fessional shoplifters, four Chinese natural habit of avoiding war appeared before Mr. Hamilton at whenever possible prevented him the Central Magistracy this moming from joining the recent Kuomin-on charges of stealing an oleotrio chin revoll in Honan, It is now clock, a pair of ladies' gioves, orke
jumpers and singlets from the stated openly that he is in definite Hongkong Eelpotrio Co., the Wing There is an apparent un 'alliance with Feng, Yu-halang with the object of ouating Chiang Kai-On Co., and the. Chosen Co., on shek from his present position. February 7th
In the event of hostilities, and this sight it is difficult to see how they can be avoided, · the struggle will be the most severe since Chiang started Northern Campaigu in 1926.
on
his
Nanking's Resources, Geographically Nanking is in the better position. wielding authority in Kiangsu (which in cludes the richest city in China, Shanghai), Cheklang, Hupch, Hunan, and Shantune.
With these five. Provinces under
stolen goods was also proferred but A further chinage of receiving was later withdrown.
The railway affairs are being handled on A very improper business basis;"
necessary waste of money;"
"Over-staffing "which is evid“
ent:"
"With Intelligent management and proper rates the traffic of the railway can be developed plainly implying that the pre- sent management is not intelii- gent.
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All defendants pleaded guilty and it was stated that the men had been doing this kind of thing for a long time. Two pawn tickets had been found when they were arrested and by this means the complainants On the question of over-staffing, wara traced. The first defendant at no time in the past 15 years, ane the ring-loader and employed han the foreign staff of the the other men to get rid of the staff. Shanghai-Nanking Railway been On the first and third charges, increased, and during the past the first, defendant was sentenced year it has been considerably re- to six months' imprisonment, the duced. Mr. Clear's resignation.
he was cautioned од the third Tuxford's appointment; but, Mr. Wayne and Mr. Tappenden have The other three men were each gone, and several other foreign Furthermore: he has the staunch sentenced to six months hard employees, superintendente, etc.. Their Majesties will take up re-support of the Canton Government Inbour sidence at Buckingham Palace for which possesses a bright chance
23. Per Cent. Riae in Wages. an indefinite period during which of extending its power by the cap- the King will hold a meeting of the lure of Kwangsi Province. Privy Council and two investi- tures, besides conducting a great deal of Stute business and receiving distinguished visitors from time to time.
TWO INVESTITURES TO
BE HELD..
ing these figures, the work of
Londen, Feb. 14. the conference will be practical. The King and Queen will arrive his control, Marshal Chine. Kai-two terms to run consecutively, and may have been balanced by Mr. ly over for in other outstanding in London to-morrow from Sand-shek has the advantage of efficient charge.
railway communications. . matters, good progress" is being ringham. made.
The French Memorandum, which was supplied to the various the delegations, yesterday, was main basia of a long discussion to day between the principal British, American and French delegates.
Important Discussion.
Among the Queen's public en- will be a visit next Mr. Ramsay MacDonald was ac-gagements companied by the Foreign Secre Tuesday to the British Industries tary, Mr. Arthur Henderson and Fair which opens on Monday. Her the First Lord of Admiralty, Mr. Majesty has paid frequent visits
Needless to say, warfare. In China depends to a very larve extent on money, and Nanking is fortunate in the possession of Shanghai and Canton, two ports which yield millions of dollars monthly.
The Opposition.
In estimating the strength of the combined forces of Marshal
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STRANGE PROPHECY
· RE, SUBMARINES.
COMBINATION, WITH. AN
AEROPLANE.
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reader sug sfests that itm about time Hongkong had a census. Maybe He thinks. that's the only time he's likely to
count.
and’dynamite,
morning, Ming: oku by the way, I trust one of those 'pirla ways looking at the
Typist Oh, dear
have a wrist watch).
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The chap who comes out "on" top Isna' always muca èss fuk
Consider tho Chat & Shanded -
many
One of our brokers is doing
ed motor-buses
An authentic case is recorded The Consul for Cornwall in New of a local man who refused to York spiritedly repudiates the speak at a dinner because he had suggestion that The Cornfch nothing to wear. Some day some Arms," recently raided by Frollbl body is going to refuse to speak tian agents, contained smuggled | because be has nothing to say— liquor.
and the millenium will have arrived.
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When you are a valiant watch
man,
And a licence you obtain,
Try to emulate the Scotamen, And hold tight to what's your
üin.
It. Never leave it Never lose Out all night in pouring rain: Or you'll cease to be a watch
:man:
Right away.
If it's only made of paper, You must take much greater
care
K
Or you'll only cut a caper," When you find it is not there, At the time the sergeant wants
It,
It's no good to gape and stare, For you'll cease to be a watch
man
Right, away;
It's of very great assistance, That you are your own Who's
ay your own
Who?.
And there may yet be insistence, That your name you do tatoo, On your point of least resist bance,
Our commiseration goes forth to the local resident how read in d newspaper that Hongkong's dollar ten years ago was worth fis. 104d The patient is, however, progress): ing favourably.
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It is announced that twenty American women, golfers are to visit England, in quest of the British championship, This will also doubtless be good for the ted trade,
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Kowloon Tong is to have a new $10,00/ Market The projected. Police Station should be ready in about 1940.
In view of the fact that our new! Governor is said to be addicted to riding is it not fortunate that- we've got a nice goat-track ready! for him?
Local radio programmes some times show that the loud speaker is right in front of the microphone.
Hollywood, knows how to adapt the cinema caption to the Church as the following will show: W. W.
A, V. Alexander and others pre to the Fair since it was Inaugurated. Feng Yu-halang and Marshal You the Society of, Consulting" Marine the first of the upper floor of the Or some other place would do Bustard, D.D., experienced
went were the United States' SecreBritisk Wireless,,
tary of State, Mr. TI. L Bilmson, Senator Robinson and Mr. Dwight Morrow, the Franch Premier, M. Tardieu, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Briand.
EUROPEAN FOUND DEAD.
IN HOTEL BILLIARD ROOM AT KOWLOON.
The discussion really amounted to a continuation of the conversa- tionn begun on Wednesday and rò- sumed yesterday, and the general position which the conference has reached on, the questions "aris- In a police report issued this Ing out of the production of the morning, it is stated that the body tonnage figures and classification of a European, named H. Nyhuus, was reviewed,
has been removed to the Kowloon
The deceased, who is believed to be a Norwegian, was found dead in a chair in the billiard room of the Kowloon Hotel at 2.15 am to-day
The discussions will be taken | Mortuary. A up again carly. next week. Ships Exempted. Meanwhile, the experts to day continued to explore the question of the ships which, it Is proposed, should be exempt from limitation, they st
It is understood it has practical. ly been decided to adopt, with some small alterations, the cate (Continued on Pego 14.);
Dr. J. E., Dovey, who examined. the body, pronounced death as be ing due to natural causes. ^
The deceased, who was aged about 40 was a recent arrival here, and very little is known locally of him
Then we'd always know a watch- Right awayley
spite of these reductions in the "expensive" foreign staff, we understand that the monthly wages bill has increased by 28 per cent. Large numbers of Chinese clerks, have been engaged on the staff of the Chinese managing dirctor; and only within recent weeks we are informed that the offices of the London, Feb. 14.engineer-in-chief and other foreign Speaking at the annual dinner of officials have been relegated from Hai-ahan it will be found in the Engineers, Sir J. Fortescue Flan S.N.R. building in order to make event of hostilities between Nan-ery, Past President, prophesied room for the teeming employees king and Shansi, the latter will that, if submarines were retained, of the Chinese managing director. As regards Mr. Mantell's state have the support of Chikli, Shan- the day would come when they
*** Jack:-Yen. The reason some would combine the qualities both ment that "goods wagons have been si, Honen, Kanuu; and Shenal.
But the revenue of Honan, Kan- of the submarine and the aero seriously negected in the matterbrokers look sheepish is because su and Shensi Provinces combined plane.
of painting, and they are they have so often been fleeced. cannot compare with that which,
deteriorating rapidly... by corro the Nanking derives from Shang
slon, this is an old trouble and Joe: No, no, you don't. Please hal.
has the same explanation in all understand that in future, no probability now as it has always decorations other than those had the Traffic Department can awarded for ploughing matches, whist not release the cars and wagons prize photographs and for the necessary overhauling drives may be discussed in this because the railway is and has column. S always been starved for rolling stock."
Among the doubtful......... provinces are Fukien, Anhul and Szechuan and it is thought these provinces will play an important part if the threatened big war eventuates,
Reports from Peking state that Marshal Yen Hal-shan is prepar ing a procelamation urging the holding immediately, at Nanking, of a National Conference to settis the outstanding disputes among the militarists..
If, however, their abolition was a step to lasting peace it would be welcomed. British Wireless.
WOOL GATHERING. IN BRITAIN.
Two Old Recommendations,
A few weeks ago we published detalls of the new steam coaches which are to be put on the
GOVERNMENT OFFER TO.
SEE FARMERS.
London, Feb. 14. It was announced at a meeting The proclamation is keonly of farmers at Leads that the sung line. It is 1 waited by all well-wishera of Government, was prepared to as: the China, but it is excepted that the sist a woolmarketing scheme by a began: pressing proposal of Marshal You will be loan, of £3,000 a year for a term of view, ostsinning rejected in which ovent the out-years, without interest. If the wool. look in the North will be gloomy growers would contribute 25,000 → indeed.
A local Aberdonian on beli advised to adopt central heating apent ten cents on pepperminta Lane Crawford's, t
The views of these, experte wom Ideals suggest that ma)
deals mat
of the com
problem,
mere
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