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The Naval Authoritica favo issued the following statement:
(Kintoan Light Vessel has been replaced In position
and functioning correctly;
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(b) Lighis on upper, middle and lower Calssons Yangise Entrance aro extinguished..
GAMBLERS : CAUGHT
Two men, Chan Shan, 30, tullor, and Ng Lee, 05, were to-day charged at the Central Magistracy with having kept a guising house in a flat In Des Voeux Road West.
Chan was fined $20, and Ng, who
hind a previous conviction for a
The following wrecks exist in the similar offence, was fined $50. One approaches to Taku!
man, LJ Lau, 27, was fined $1 na an (a).000 degreen two miles from inmate. The bail of $3 each
Was Taku Light Vesel, marked by a estreated of 15 others who falled to Back Spar Buoy;
| appear.
(b) 160 degrees three miles from The sums of $20,30, Hongkong Taku Light Vessel, partly submerged currency, and 35 Canton and at present unmarked.
¡were put in the poor box.
currency,
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THE HONGKONG
ANGLO-U.S. TRADE PACT APPROVED
Mr. Oliver Stanley Optimistic
London, Jan. 24. Speaking at Liverpool to-day the President of the Board of Trade referred to the. negotiations for a trade treaty with the United States, "In the next few weeks," Mr. Ollver Stanley enld, "we are entering a most Important phase of
of negotiations for the most important trade treaty which this Government, in its seven years of office, lins undertaken. We have, in order to reach that stage, hud to overcome many difeuilles which have meant hard work on boll- sides of the Atlantic.
"I am told by the critics it is not going to be a trade agreement but a political agreement. I do not deny
TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1938.
LONDON BASKS IN
FRENCH WARSHIP SUNSHINE
BOMBED
Insurgent Planes : Driven. Off By Shore Batteries
Precautions At
Frontier
Paris, Jan. 25. Shortly after the French Government had warned both belligerents in the Spanish war that French gunners would fire
for one minute that any friendly in- on any aircraft, whether Insur- tercourse with the United States, or gent. or Loyalist, which crossed any sign to the world of any common the frontier, Insurgent.machines
While Gale Sweeps
Scotland
London, Jun, 24.
Perfectly fine weather, with lovely sunshine like the best days of mid- suminer. greeted London 10-day, . During the week-end also the weather was fine and many cyclists took, ad- yantage of it to spend the day out in the country.
In Scotland
gale swept the country. At Lossiemouth, home town of the late Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the roof of the school was blown off and landed in the playground, with its trame intact. Fortunately no injury was suffered by any of the children.
-Router.
Tommy Farr,
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NOAH BEERY, JR. » WILLIAM BARBAN • DOROTHEA KENT
interest and friendliness between the attacked a French torpedo-bont. Braddock To THURSDAY
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can.
That is what our
The attack occurred off Cerbere, France, and the ship Involved was the La Poursuivant.
Fight Again
United States and ourselves are bound to be of the highest political Importance; but this is a trade treaty, These negotiations are entered into
Two bombs fell within a few lect bath
sides because we both be- of the stern of the warship, Hleve we In n
a commercial treaty. Const batteries immediately opened contribute to the commercial pros-fire on the planes and presently, dis- perity of our two countries and the persed them. world In general.
IN MIDST OF BATTLE negotiaters will seek when they leave in a few days' time to go to America.
The bombed warship was netually They will find many difficulties in in the midst of a battle between two their way, but I believe they will Insurgent cruisers, two destroyers ucered, and I belleve Is possible and eight planes and three Loyalist for them to bring back trade treaty muchines. which will bring ben
benefit to this Shortly before dis incident the country and to the United States, and French Consular authorities at Sala- which will lead to a greater flow of manca protested against the bombing ring to do fight again, it will be
trade between us, and be an example which may do something to lower restrictions on trade throughout the world."-British Wireless.
U.S. IMPORT DUTY REDUCTIONS
Washington, Jan. 24. A supplementary list of products on which the United States will con→ sider granting tariff reductions to Britain has been issued by the State Department, which adds that no fur- ther reductions will be made in any Iraport duty which is already reduced by 60 per cent. under the previous authority of the Trade Agreements Art-Router.
SUGGESTED NEW LIST OF DUTY FREE GOODS
Washington, Jan. 24. The State Department
to-day made public the supplementary list of commodities on which the United Stutes will consider giving conces- sions to the United Kingdom and the British Colonial Empire in the trade negotiations which are to take place. The list includes copra, which is av present duty free.
The list also provided considera- tion of exemption from the 1932 re- venue Inw and taxation of crude putroleum, fuel oil, lubricating oil. gasoline, parafine, petroleum and war products, witen used by vessels
for
Osheries and whaling, or In _foreign_trade_between the Atlantic. and Pacific ports of the United States, or between the United States and any of its possessions.
The bargaining 1st includes pine- upples not in bulk, which at present have duty of 35 cents per crate and 2.45 cents per cubic foot.- United Press.
Village In Panic By Flood Threat
London, Jan. 24.
A village in South Wales suffered a panic to-day when it was reported that a reservoir which was situated above it was in danger of bursting.
A crack had been discovered in the dam of the reservoir during the week-end, and the route of a possible flood was mapped out, which showed tho vilinge to be in direct path of the water.
The villagers were told to leave: their homes, but later the panie dled down. Consulting engineers arrived from London, and steps
are now
being taken to empty the reservoir as quickly as possible.-Reuter Bulletin.
of the French frontier town of Bourgmadame.
Meanwhile, additional French war planes have been ordered to the Pyrenees Army flying fields-United Press,
New York, Jọn. 24. Jim Braddock, former world heavy- weight champion, and Tommy Farr, British Empire champion, have agreed to fight a return bout on April 1. Braddock outpointed Farr on referee's decision at Madison Square Garden recently.
There is only one possible obstacle to the fight. Mrs. Braddock may not want her husband to go into the
again.
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over the 12-round route, which will be an advantage for Farr, who
long prefers
engagements cause of his great stamina and the: possibility of wearing down
opponent.
be-
Mike Jacobs is promoting the fight and Madison Square Garden is the venue. United Press.
STOP PRESS Bombay Stock
At the
Exchange Must Close Doors
Bombay, Jan. 24,
The Bombay Stock Exchange will end of probably close until the February, according to the wishes of most of its Directors,
The Times of India, in leader to- day, stated that the difficulties ex- perienced by the Exchange were due to the action of brokers doing most of their business with insufficient margin. The paper added that as most of the business was of a specula- tive character, the authorities should devise measures to restrain. specula- tion.-Reuter Bulletin.
ALLEGED ARMS CARRIER ON $10,000 BAIL
Chan Wan-sang, 40, a tailor, was charged 10-day at the Central Magistracy before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, with possession of arms and
Iammunition.
He was arrested on January 23 at the Yuen On Wharf, Connaught Road, with a revolver and 12 rounda of ammunition.
Chan WEB represented by Mr. Hin-shing Lo who applied for ball. Detective Inspector M. Murphy who prosecuted opposed the request, but Mr. Hin-shing Lo insisted on it, and the sum of $10,000 was finally fixed by Mr. Forrest. The case was re- manded until Friday, January 28.
SPEED FLIGHT TO BRAZIL
Paris, Jan. 24.
The Hallan planes, lod by Bruno Mussolini, which are attempting a speed record flight to Brazil; "arrived at Dakar having flown from Rome at an average speed of 400 kilometres an hour.-Reuter.
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