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HU, 231 五拜疆 辦七十月二英港香
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1931. B-1A GLE CUPS TO CRVER
126 PRR ANNIE
CHINA TO NAVAL ACCORD IN UNIFIED CONTROL
GO ON GOLD BASIS.
SIGHT.
"TRAVELLING CONFERENCE"
SUCCESS.
STUDYING EVERY POLITICAL WORK DONE.
AVENUE.
INTEREST IN H.K.
MISSION.
MR. SOONG'S VIEW.
Rome, Feb, 26.
SUGGESTED FOR
KOWLOON TRAFFIC
VIEWS OF TRAMWAY COMPANY,
Optimism prevalls in connexion |TURN OF THE TIDE ON with the high-speed diplomacy which is being carried on by “Mr. ilenderson's travelling conference."
THE ISLAND.
The naval negotiations with Italy continued throughout Lo-day. In the light of their recent Paringon- versations, the Foreign Secretary,
In the opinion of the Dirce Mr. Henderson, and the First Lord
the Admiralty, Mr. Alexander, tors of Hongkong Tramways
technical Ltd., the only solution of the discussed the questions
with Signor Kowloon word transport probleznĮ Grandi and Admiral Sirianni at the lies in the substitution of with
control and single mtap
various
Involved
| Palace Chil for some hours,
FORT
DUNLOP
The Tire of Rugged Strength
LOCAL BRANCH.
U.S. NAVAL | NEW STEAMBOAT PUSHING THROUGH
CO. SYSTEM. SENSATION.
UNSTEADINESS OF THE RESULTS OF NOT
NEW CRUISERS.
TRIAL RESULTS.
New York. Feb. 26. Something of a sonsation bern created be statements
FARMING-OUT.
INTERESTING COMPARATIVE
FIGURES.
INDEMNITY BILL.
EARL BUXTON ENDORSES
THE PROPOSALS.
ONE MORE STAGE.
London, Feb. 26, The second reading of the China Indemnity Bill was passed in the House of Lords.to-day and ns, by published in the New York Times; HIT BY EXCHANGE.arrangement, there will be no com- 3,000,000 MILES RUN.[1oudig dotarium that the recent
mittee or report stages on the Bill, Pasad manoeuvres in the neigh-Interesting comparative figures it now merely awaits a third read- bourhood of the Panama Canal are contained in the annu::ding before it is submitted for the have sealed serious weaknesses report of the Hongkong, Canton Royal Assent. in the cruisers built for the U. 3. Navy, i
a ten-thomand
10 and Macon Steamboat Co., Ltd... The Bill is likely to become law According to the Times report, steamers under Cu Company'
of th LA af operating then the course of the next week. these cruiser proved unsteady a
Lord Ponsonby, moving the regards the gun-platforms, due to own puolagement 4 comiar 3 second reading, paid a tribute to the exersalve vibration of their with the previous system of Earl Buxton for his signal aer- powerfil engines and heavy roll- farming out the inginess. These vices in formulating the lines ing at high speed.
upon which various educational chow substantial increases of Some of the experts
carning, an the Canton Line,objects in China could beat be
over $10,000 was ffor el en tu Mazan fine.
report, white is to be annual meeting presented at le
in be held nt shareholder». 3. 5th, is a follows:
for the existing reckless cam vices; and the granting petition aul duplication of
p
theeks
-itles make
thepa
MAIL PILOT JUMPS
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Feb. 27. In the afternoon, the British Every avenue is being expert of the naval accord, for an hour Ministers discussed the political as plored by the Nanking Gov-with Signor Mussolini, when Signor crnment with a view to the Grandi and Admiral Strinnn were franchise for not less than 20 | sister that their ipinly armoured In a loss of adoption of a gold standard also present. The draft agreement Sears with an option by th
was discussed in a very curdial operating Company to emplazi currency by China at the spirit
jefther trolley vehicles or Dieul ! first opportunity. This was Mr. Henderson and Mr. Al-engined bases, or both in Ben exander were smiling when they left | of or In addition to ordinary the effect of # statement the Pallazzo Venezia, and they have petrol vehicles, made by Mr. T. V. Soong, arranged for a sight-seeing tour to- This was one of the statements . the Nationalist Finance morrow.
made by Mr. A. B. Stewart Minister, yesterday after-their work is practically finished, meeting of the Company this morn
This would seem to indicate that when presiding at the noon, when interviewed re-and the political aspect of the neig, at which it was disclosed that garding the proposed visit to gotiations satisfactorily deelded. traffic receipts for the past year had
The technical side remains, Hongkong of a special cur-perts worked furiously all day long the gross profit had advanced by Ex-increased by over a lakh and that rency mission appointed by and will start again at the earliest nearly $28,000. the Colonial Office.
THE TRIP OF THE
Ann
fewer than 20,000,000 passengers had been carried, this being an in- creuse of about two millions.
possible hour to-morrow,
It was also stated that the num To-night. Signor Grand gave aber of miles run, over three mil The greatest interest has been banquet in honour of the British lions. Was the greatest in the his aroused in Shanghai and Nank-visitors -Beuter and British Wiretory of the Company and that no ing by the announcement, and less. although it was stated in the House of Commons on Wedne day that Mr. Clekie's mission was primarily concerned with the currency problems, of Hang- *kong, a suggestion has been thrown out that the British Mission be invited also to study China's problems, perhap: itt a sociation with Sir James Arthur Salter, the Lenga economic expert.
Welcome to Expert Opinion..
NAUTILUS.
"EYES" TESTED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY,
TO DEATH.
SIX PERSONS IN MACHINE SLIGHTLY INJURED.
CONGO AIR SMASH.
London, Feb, 26.
A report from Elizabeth- ville, in the Belgian Congo, states that the weekly mail- plane On
way to Elizabethville from crashed to-day at Bukana.
The pist, evidently realis- ing that a crash was inevit- able, switched off his engine and jumped to his death,
stimulatorl
Paddar Bldg.
GOVERNMENT
DEFEAT ON
TRADE UNION BILL·
VITAL SET-BACK IN COMMITTEE.
NOT RESIGNING.
THE MEASURE NOW WORTHLESS.
London, Feb. 27. The Government met with
a very serious defeat on the Trade Disputes and Trades Union Bill in-committee to- day, a majority of six votes approving a Liberal, amend- ment to the most vital clause in the Measure. It is now anticipated that the Govern- ment will be forced to drop the Bill.
Lord Buxton, replying, snid that some the proposals of the Bill fell short of the recommendations of the Advisory Committee, of The defeat occurred in stand- which he was the chairman, but ing Committee and was the result the Committee cordially agreed to of Liberal-Conservative alliance. the conclusions reached by the Chinese Government.
Proit Uarried Forward.
Lord Buxton also paid a tribute The net profit for the year, after deduction of interest, repairs, de- to his Chinese colleagues on the preciation, etc., amounts to $22,- | Advisory Committee. 395.67 which with the amount Lord Ponsonby said that Ear brought forward from 1929 Ac Buxton's endorsement of the Bil count, $19,123.10, gives an amount would give a blessing to the
$1,318,77, which the Directors measure in China-Reuter. recommend be carried forward to next Account.
From the commencement of the
sear gatil the middle of May the LEFT WINGER M.P.
steamers were operated.under the of "Farming" and from avsteni Boma.
} that date untii. 30th June, they were managed for the Company's account be the former farmers.
2
All
Five passengers and mechanic remained in machine, which crashed. of them were injured, but They were able to continute their journey in another aero- plane. Rerter.
an
A pol having been taken 24th June, showing a majority of
SUSPENDED.
BATTLE WITH MR. SNOWDEN ON BONUS CUTS.
Alr. W. J.
London, Feb, 26. Brown, the Labour
The amendment, the forms of which were made known to the Government, was examined yester- day by the General Council of the | Tradga Union Congress, which do- cided that it was so anacceptable. that, if approved, the further pro- gress of the BI would be of little or no interest to the Uniong,
Six Voles Margin, This amendment,, submitted by
the Liberals, was carried by thirty- seven votes to thirty-one, as with expected when it became known that the Liberal members of the |Committee were unanimous in their support of the amendment. The Conservatives combined with the | Liberals against the Government.
By their amendment, the Liber-
| 5,068 votes in favour of the resolu
tion submitted by certain share- tite
holders at the extraordinary meet-Left-Winger, who in Secretary of ala succeeded in replacing the ing convened an 4th March. 1930, the Civil Service Clerical Associa-Government's definition of a gener- your Directors derided as from tion, and who has been suffering at strike (a definition which made 1st July to operate the steamers with pleurisy, left his sick-bed sympathetic strikes possible). under their own management, and to-day to attend the House of The now definition declares to this end a Chinese Munnger Commons in order to question Mr. illegal any strike which is calcula- was appointed and the necessary Snowden as regards the cut in the ted to expose the community to Compradores' staffà and Chinese bonus to civil servants, coming danger to health or safety by in- Branch Ofres' staffs engaged, into operation on March 1.
| terfering with supplies, the distri- -He was dissatisfied with Mr.bution of essential foods, water, Snowden's reply that he was sun-fuel, medicul services and other ing attention to their high speed, latter part of the year, which in-ply carrying out the agreement. necessaries of life.
evensed enormously the operating
Mr. Brown Freased for a debate cast of the Company's steamers, despite the warnings of the results of the past
rear's Speaker and working would have rompared disobeying the
with those of Chair. nile favourably
Bus Service Losses, Substantial losses were suffered in the Company's motor bus ser vices both on the island and in Kow. on, and the opinion was expressed that the substitution of tramears by more buses in Hongkong would not only be a betrayal of the share- New York, Falc 26
holders of the Company but also of The "eres" of the submarine in those passengers who between them whirl: Si Hobert Wilkins will had more than 21,000,000 rides Inst plore ile Arctic Deenn ic an only say to rearly the Pole underwho are probably unable to pay a
jer at only five cents per trip and weA2 APREL DANCE NIE JA tuve been tested and higher fare.
extremely vulnerable band satisfactory.
to attack from the air.
The Times, however, in draw-
expresses the opinion that jwould
prove a great menace to hostile aircraft-carriers, whose flying-decks they would be able to wreck at long range.
the previous year, Thus, if properly spaced fur from the coast, they would keep of naval bombers from the mast vulnerable cities along America's seaboards.-Reuter's American Ser
Mr. Soong wa, questioned y-run sea. terday afterna.ca reading the
British exprit 2 visit to flor kong, and he gave intervier every assærmare that the Nosakia Government who, i
to solve the silver situation, and would extend it right hand in welcoming expert opinion.
are mule up with Öve thon, and walt lamps of special pelares, espublic at throwing a hem of after to leared miles in the air, althoutch, their radius. zider water is scarcely a hundred feet.
Two ill ... mounted on the
the
Chairman's Speech. Addressing shareholders,
said: -Gentlemen. airman The report of the Dieselors nad the statement of accounts for the year 1980 having been in your thepossession for more than a work
will, with your germission. tak them as read,
He referred briefly to the im- prow to enable the crew of pending arrival of Sir James Sal submarine to see ice tongues ex- ter and pointed out that the vlaittending from the surface ice, was made at the regress of the Vasther will be a movable 'ron- In the chairman's speech last Chiftere Government, with a view¦ novion for the use of divers. year you were told that receipts to securing advice on the silver
were less than in the previous ire. Sie Hubert Wilkins experts that situation.
the glow of the lamps will attinelor by nearly three lakhs. On merine life to the side of the sub-this occasion i can sound a mere marine, such as seals, bears and chey ful note. Not only are the walruses, besides fish-tester's rale receipts up by over a lakh
his views that He reiterated China must strive to place her currency on a gold basis at the earlier possible moment.
Mr. Snowden on Silver.
London, Pelk, 26.
In the House of Commons lus day. Mr. Philip Snowden, answer ing questions on the silver prab. lem. stated that if any practical
American Service,
SUNDAY CINEMA
QUESTION.
they
-1ad it not been for the adverse
rate of exchange ruling during the
Figures Compared. The comparative Syures for the Chinese freight and passenger business for the periods 1929 January-June (when such busi- was farmed out) and 1930
SOVIET OIL SHIPS January-Jane (when from 1.1.30 but--in spite of the serious de- | cline in the value of the dollar OFF WOOSUNG. -the gross working profit is p by nearly $28,000. The uniber of miles run-3020,295-was the greatest in the history of the company and the
Dussen ra carried (approximately 29,000,00} show an increase of about twe
proposals, for the stabilisation of GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE millions on the previous year.
silver were submitted to the Gov. erament by the interests concern- ed, he would carefully consitler them, but it seemed to him that
it would be dificult to deal with silver effectively, except as part of the wider problem of price stabilization generally.
LEGISLATION
LIVELY INTEREST IN
POSSIBLE PRICE WAR.
newa to the effect that a
to middle Many such business was farmed out but thereafter until 30.
W*7:2 6.30
under farmers', management) show thint the' the receipts for the 1st period ex- eceded those for the 2nd period by the sum of $18,086.58 for the Can- ton Line and $20,963,30 for, the Macao Line.
the
for the
The amendment will have, the effect of making moat large strikes illegal.
дя
was named
rulings or
It is generally considered muking the Bill worthless from Finally, Mr. Snowden moved his the. Government's point of view, suspension. The Left-Winzers and the Committee torthwith nd- challenged the House to a divi- journed to allow the Government kion, and the Commons voted for to consider whether to drop the a suspension of five day by 208 BILL. votes to 27.–Renter.
BAKERLOO LIÑE EXTENSION.
TWO YEARS' WORK FOR 4,000 MEN.
In view of the attitude of the Trade Unions, it is generally Canticipated that Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald will decide to drop the Bill.
Meanwhile, there is no question of the Government resigning as a result of the defeat.
Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald recently stated in a publle speech ut Wat- ford that the Government would only resign if defeated on a direct vote of censure. He added that it would suffer no humiliation by re- fusing to be victimised by a tricky
London, Feb. 26. The London Underground Rail- The comparative figures for the way plans to begin work in the 1920 July-December period when summer on the extension of the such business was formed out) and Bakerloo Line from the Elephant for the 1980 July-Dezember period and Castle to Camberwell Green, nove in the Common".
Tories' "Horror.” when the business was ander the a populons South London dis- Company's own mangemert) show trict.
The Tories professed horror that, willst the Company received The present line links Padding-wheisthe Government got the $10.727.86 less in the Marno Line lon and Waterloo Stations, the Liberals into the same Lobby, but when the business was managed main line termini, and on the they did not reveal that they had by the Company, it received $97,- north runs into the outer sub- been moving henven and earth to 15955 more in the Canton Line urbs.
effect a combination with the during the period of the Company's The work will provide employ Literals to turn the Government. own management than the corres ment for $4,000 men for two years out..
want ponding period in 1929 when the and will cost nearly £2,000,000-
not an election, Finishes was farmed out.
British Wireless.
because the uatlon wants ono, but because they think it is in good chance to paste the walls with figures of unemployment. Thoy. won't get it."-Router and British. Wireleer.
(Our Own Correspondent.) From the foregoing. it nuy reasonably be presumed that the
Shanghai, Feb. 27. London, Feb. 26. year under review has witnessed Lively interest has been aroused The Home Secreturs, Me. J. R. distinct turn of the tide and that by Clyns, announced to-day that in those "adversy factor" referred number of Soviet ships are now order to give the House of Cam to last year by my predecessor lying outside Woosung with large mans an early opportunity of pro- la this chair have lively disap-supplies of Russian gasolene Bouncing on the question of Sun- | peared, It is Mr. Snowden's view that day entertainment, the Govern
aboard, and there is much specula. In the upinion of Your Boardtion as to whether this will meru there can to he justification for ment would Introduce a Bill at an the factors contributing ninsia petrol price war in Shanghai. Governments to maintain useless early date,
substantially towards these im It will be recalled that, the lead stocks of silver in the interest of
The Bill will amend the Lord'sĮproved prospects are:
lag.oll companies in Shanghai made new production. He does not Day Observancy Act of 1781, under (a) The big work of fitting an all-round increase in
"They petrol think that demonetization has had which the Sunday, opening of aloon top covers to all tremears prices on February 11, the best much to do with the stump in sil cinemas was recently held by the us now been completed.
motor spirit going up to $1.25 per ver values, which is mainly due to High Court to be illegal, and is (b) The reconstruction of the gallon, on account, it was said, of
Earnings Increased, the general fall in commodity expected to give the right to local track between: Arsenal Street and the fall in aliver. prices as measured in terms of Suthorities to decide the kind of Causeway Bay has also licen cotn-
Compared with the gross earn- Immediately the announcement gold-Reuter
Sunday entertainments to bo ner pleted.
was made steps were taken for the aged the previous year, the Sir Arthur Salter's Visit..
niitted..
(e) So much of the bformation of a syndicate for the Carton Lino showed a decrease of It is understood that the Bill obsolete single track on
for the first six months' sale of cheap gasolene imported 2 The
but under our Geneva is very aliye to the dif-will. Be left to the "free vote" of Shaukiwan section has
from Russia and those responsible working, bựn Beult position that the fall of the House.--British Wireless. doubled that little more than appear to have lost no time in managemant more favourable.re- silver a creating in China and
mile of single Track remaina. completing arrangements.
sults wero effected during the Hongkong, declared, Sir Arthur
This enables
second half of the year and an in- 08 to operate a
London, Feb. 20, Salter, who la on his way to Chlim
4-minutes service on this route
crense of 28. 1% was recorded. Com- to give the Nationalist Govern-
Replying for the Fremfer to ng half-year, viz., January-June. Malta, pared with the immediately preced-flour of Commons question on mont financial advice, in a brief Interview with a Telegraph repre-
1930, the result is even more strik Exchequer, Mr. Philip. Snowden, Liberals and the Government failed sentative to-day. He left Hong- kong this afternoon on the Rawal. pindi.
Sir Arthur is the director of the Eeonamlo and Finance section of
THE FIJI HURRICANE-
DISASTER.
TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY| PEOPLE PERISH,
New York, Feb. 20.
-n service which was physically NEW YORK NEWSPAPER impossible under the old single track conditions; und
FOR SALE.
(d) The new township which is rapidly appearing on the Praya MR. PAUL BLOCK WITHDRAWS
HIS OFFER
Now York, Feb. 26.
Baxt Reclamation.
Hongkong's Good System.
new
· MALTA POLITICAL ··
INQUIRY.
ALL SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT TO BE HEARD,
The Bill Dend.
Later.
The rank and file of all three. parties now regard the Trade Dis paten Bill as dead, especially as the T.U.C, are about to advise the Gov- aernment to drop it.
An attempt throughout the week the Chancellor of the reach an agreement between the
ing, the ratio of increase in earn.stated that all sections of Maltese and if the Government thinks it. Ing being 33, 187.
opinion would have an opportunity worth while to proceed with the As regards the loss of earnings of laying their views before the Bill, other drastic Liberal "amend- on the Macao Lino of $10,787.86, it Royal Commission.
monta to which the Labour Party should be pointed out that for
In order to avold embarassing very strongly object will be brought.. Mr. Paul Block has withdrawn his about 3 months during the the Commission, it was considered land of Commons to reverse the The Government can ask the going to India when he rocolved a two hundred and thirty people out of pines to quote from the offer of G$5,000,000 for the World period, in question the Company desirable that in the meantime Com afted a decisions when the Bill radio messsago inviting him to perished in the terrible hurricane annual report of the General the employees and the Scripps-Ho- position. Had the business been refrain from receiving deputations but it is improbable that suficient. Įnewspapers. The bidders now are had to compete with increased op members of the Government should returns to the House for report, China.“ He does not know how which swept over the Fiji Islands Manager whorey he ByB long his task will take, or what on Saturday. Reuter a American "During my recent leave I inspect ward eyndicate.---Reuter's Ameri-farmed out, the farmers would on Maltese questions British Liberals would desort the Party lo
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Isecure 'a reversal.--Router).
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A message from Suva statos that
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