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THE HONGKONG
RESTRICTION OF TIN OUTPUT.
TELEGRAPH,
AGREEMENT REACHED AT COLONIAL OFFICE.
socure
£
to
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1931.
NAVAL ACCORD
ACHIEVED..
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Paris, and which, barring an un- foreseen hitch. will clear the way? for Franco-Italian adhesion to the full London Naval Trenty.
A communique Issued by the Britlah Embassy states that an
BRITISH COMPANY'S GREEK TENANTS.
M. VENISELOS MEDIATES IN
COPAIC LAKE DISPUTE.
Athens, Jan. 27. The Parliamentary Commission, appointed to examine on the spot the dispute between the Copale Lake Company and the peasants, returned int night.
London, Mar. 1. A complete agreement for ystem of tlu regulation was reached at meeting at the Colonial Uffice on Friday. The mcoting was attended by the de-
The Commission reports that legates from Bolivia, the Dutch East Indies, Nigeria and Malaya, | Italo-British agreement was reach-employees of the British company The object of the scheme is to ed in principle on the questions exercise pressure on cultivators, fair and reasonable left outstanding at the London and it advocates the ultimate pur-
production Naval Conference. equilibrium between and consumption with a view preventing severo price oscilla- Apart from the communique tions. The scheme will have mentioned, deep silence is being effect as from to-day and will be observed regarding the Naval administered by an international committee representing the gov-agreement. The only statement ernments of the countries above-Į obtainable is a somewhat cryptic mentioned.
announcement that it is hoped that the way has been found for the conclusion of a Five-Power agree ment. and that Italy has found it possible to make concessions which will not greatly conflict with her former atitude. but that she adheres to the main principles of her own needs.--Rouler.
The basic world's tonnage agreed upon was 145,000 tons a year, with the following initial quotas to:-Mainya 53,853 tons, Bolivin 34.260, the Dutch East Indies 29,910, and Nigeria 7,750
Соля.
The invariable percentages are based on the initial quotas agreed upon for each country as ratios ap pilcable to all alterations of the basic tonange.
It was agreed (apart from spectal agreement to be reached in view of urgent circumstances) that the initial quotas shall re- main fixed, at least for six months, Each Government will allot national quota among the Indi vidual prodnents and effectively control production and export in, aerordance with the scheme.
Quotas Alterable.
be alterable The quotas will
time to time as circum- stances require by the unanimous, consent of the participating Goy ornments. They will be alterable under no iremstances at shor ter periods than three months.
Croni
The scheme will remain in force for two years, but if any parti- cipating Government demanda an alteration of the tonnage and quotas, and if within six months n unanimous
Dinner at British Embassy.
chase of company's rights.
M. V. in a letter to local ! deputies, remarks that reductions already made by the company acn- sibly alleviate the cultivators, who nevertheless have not resumed work but waste time in theore- tical discussions. He promises that the Government will pay cer- ing the deputies to persuade the tain disputed percentagea, ask- pennants to resume work.
Origin of Dispute.
The Lake Copnia Company is a British concern which has drain- ed Lake Copnia, about 100 miles to the north-west of Athens, and lets the reclaimed land to the peasantry for cultivation. A dis pute due to tho economic crisis broke out between the company London, Feb. 28.
and its tenants last autumn; re- Signor Mussolini last night_nt-sulting in a strike among the ten- tended a dinner at the Britlah Emnats, who have abstained either bassy in Rome in honour of the
from cultivation or from paying British Ministers conducting the rent for several months past. Naval negotiations. The Foreign
The company had already, it is Secretary Mr. Henderson and the understood, reduced its rent Dace afterwards had a long con- scales and endeavoured to assist versation. Discussions were reits tenants in other ways to tide sumed to-day between Mr. Henden over a difficult period. An agree- son and Sig Crandl, as well as bo- ment, it is further understood, tween the Naval experts, and it is has been reached between the expected that the British Ministers company and the Government as
to the terms on which the and their Staff will leave Home to-
peasan day.
try might call off the strike, but work has not yet been resumed. So far complete secrecy has been
Meanwhile the dispute had maintained about the conversations, due to the delicacy of their nature treated a certain amount of agita- tion in the Greek Parliament, and the necessity of informing and which led to the appointment of consulting the United States and the Parliamentary Commission Japanese
any referred to in the above mosaage.
Governments on
agreement is not developments-British Wireless, renched as regards auch a pro-
Washington Pleased. posal, the Government which made the demand will be at liberty to.
Washington, Mar. 1. withdraw from the scheme.
The fact that the naval agreement The representatives of the Gov-between Britain, France and Italy ernments of Bolivia, Malaya, the is in sight is viewed here with Dutch East Indies and Nigeria are gratification as an extension of the submitting the scheme to their work achieved at the London Naval Governments for approval, In
Conference. the meanwhile arrangements are being made to apply the scheme from March 1.-Reuter.
QUEEN'S PIER CEREMONIES.
FAREWELL TO ADMIRAL AND LADY WAISTELL.
on the
vier.
FUTURE PLANS OF THE "REDS.”
RICHES OF A QUEEN'S
TOMB.
DISCOVERED AFTER 7,000 YEARS.
a
Cairo, Jan. 23. Although official comment 18
A tomb, believed to be that of u withheld pending the receipt of complete information regarding the Queen who ved 7,000 years ago, terms of settlement, the British per and containing objects which vie in interest with those sistency in devising ✡ formula beauty and which is secure of acceptance never found in King Tutankhamen's theless calls forth general admira. tomb, is reported to have been dis- tion, especially from those who are
covered by Professor Selim Hassan, undertake the first Egyptian to best aware of the difficulties en-
excavation work on his own. countered.-Reuter's American Ser.
Professor Hassan dog up n tomb in the enclosure of Rn Wer. prince and high priest of the Third Two oficial ceremonies were
Dynasty about 5,000 B.C.-last observed Queen's Pier
year on a site close to the Sphinx. Saturday morning to mark departure from the Colony by the
Gold Crown. .. Malwa of Admiral Sir A. K. Waistell, K.C.B., and the arrival
Recently he resumed excavation of his successor is Commander-
(Continued from Page 1.)
work in the enclosure, and has laid
which bare u, tomb,
was found- in-Chief of the China Station, Vice-Admiral Sir W. A. II. Kelly, Labour Union, Mill Committee. Reg sealed and intact.
consists of K.C.B., C.M.G., M.V.O., who arrived Vanguard. Anti-imperialistic Len- two chambera, one of which con- in Hongkong on bourd the s. gue, and the Revolutionary Mutual tains the sarcophagus of a queen, Rawalpindi,
Shortly before eleven o'clock. become "powerful fighting bodies.",
Ald Society, and training them to surmounted by a gohl crown set in
precious stones. after inspecting the Guard of These organizations will be held The other chamber is filled with Honour, provided by the South Wales Borderers with the band, responsible for constant progress articles of furniture, Admiral Sir A. K. Waistell and of the movement among women and quisites in gold, and
youth. It would be a great blunder statuettes. Lady
Waistell said good-bye to to neglect such work among the belong to the mother their many friends, who had gathered on the pier, and left to young, it is added, since youth is Ankh, the high priest whose body Professor Hassan discovered last board the 9.5. Maiwa. His Excel-always in the vanguard of all move-
year-British United Press. lency the Governor was represented by Capt. T. A. II. Coltaun, A. D. C. Those present also included Col.
R. B. Cousens, Officer Commanding:
ments.
The Bolshevist Route.
One of the concluding passages the troops and the senior R.A.F.in the resolutions hints darkly at officer.
the proverbial "coming struggle" Promptly at eleven o'clock the between Capitalism and Common- new Commander-in-Chief, accom-ism. After alluding to the neces- panied by
Captain G. Layton sity of unifying the "battle line at (Naval Chief of Staff), and Lieut. the buse," It continues: Commander Wright (Fing Lieuten- ant), arrived and inspected the Guard of Honour, after which he left by motor car.
Laler an official call was paid at Government House and His Excellency, attended by Capt. T. A. H. Coltman, A.D.C. In return, called on the Naval Commander in-Chief on board his flagship.
R.A.F. Demonstration. During the ceremonics twe flights of neroplanes roared
into
"As the decisive battle between the revolutionaries and reaction- aries is drawing nearer and nearer, the latter are striving hard to find any opportunity to suppress the revolutionary movement. Their deceitful measures sometimes suc- ceed in causing the proletariat to hesitate in joining the Soviet move ment. Therefore, we should send
It
toilet re- alabaster This tomb is said to of Tarso
Ru Wer's tomb, in which all these discoveries have been made, is described as a "city below the earth," complete with buildings and roads.
THE DOINGS OF A CHINESE PEDAGOGUE.
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Went to Nanking. Following his resolve to clear himself of any auspicion, the Pro- fogsor said that on December 18, he went to Nanking to explain his
to position
tho Kuomintang for members to the reactionary officials and was invited to dinner. area and use overy effort to nullify. He denied that he had signed any
the air from Kni Tak, one group their plans in deceiving the people. lease for the premises of the
being big machines and the other Sun Yat-sen Opposed.
school of dramatic art in Weihai- wei Road or that it was he who small high-powered single senter
"The development of the Chinese wanted to open the institution. fighting 'planes. The latter per- formed a series of thrilling evolu- revolution has shown us the rapid "The object of the place was tions, in company and separately, progress of the struggle and this to make money. It is a shame, looping, rolling, steep diving, success meania to pave the way for and 1. do not wish to have it Immelman turns, etc. After hav- the adoption of Socialism. In con- published, but it is the truth," he ing treated spectators to quite a sideration of this fact, we should declared, when asked the object of pretty show they disappeared in not forget to oppose the doctrines founding the school of dramatic the direction Kai Tok where of Sun Wen and Trotsky.
"In order to meet all require-curator that it was to his advant- "On being warned by the Pro- they landed..
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cannot be held guilty
Booking at Anderson's & The Theatre,
At eight o'clock on Saturdayments for the struggle the Party age to diseless the whereabouts of The Health Bulletin of Ports for the week ending the 21st Caren D destha, Pnom-Penh 3 cases 1 Bentor Naval officers were hoisted ant task of making preparations for oporation of the school, accused Fol. shows the following cases of in-death, Small-pox, Bombay 1 case on H.M.S. Kent and II.M.S. Suffolk armed uprising by strengthening
1 doath, Calcutta 61 cares 41 deaths, respectively. Admiral Sir At the fighting power. As a prelimin of propagating communist doct
replied: factious diseases and the deaths there-Cochin 19 cares, Madras 1 case 1 Walstoll's fing WAS lowered at ary stop to these preparations, rines if I cannot locate the man from: Plague, Colombo 2 casos death, Vizagupatam 2 cases, Pondi
sunset.
every member of all the branches or you want."
Anked 1 death, cherry 1 case 1 death, Haiphong 1
Punish- what deaths, Bangkok
sections should check their methods ment he received from the Central Paom-Penh 1 death. Cholera, Cal case, Saigon 2 cases, Shanghai
In order to ascertain whether they Kuomintang In connexion with his Citta 33 cases 25 deaths, Madras 4 deaths, and Greater Shanghal 7 cases deaths, Chittagong 2 casos 2 deaths, donthe.
are actually working along the Bol case against Mr. Kas of the Grand shevist International Route la com- Theatre, he replied that the fudge Plance with the resolutions passed was under a mlaapprohension and in July by the Political Secre that it was the theatre, and not
he, who was punished.
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