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May 25, 1929, Temperature 77.

No. 18.575 四拜雞 號五月五年二十二百九千一英

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Barometer 29.69

Rainfall 0.00 inch.

May 25. 1921, Temperature 75.

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`HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1922,

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

ANGLO-CHINESE EDUCATION.

QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.

LONDON, May 24.

of Sir John Jordan and Sir Charles Addis from England but it is proposed to hold the nest ineeling in the im- mediate future.

HOME ENGINEERING DISPUTE.

NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN AGAIN.

LONDON, MAY 24.

LATER.

There has been another breakdown in the engineer-

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. The A.E.U. has reopened negotiations with the Lestrange Malone, Mr. Cecil Harmsworth sail that to herployers. meeting of the Jordan committee to consider the question of the education of Chinese on British lins bad been held rinse October 6 in consequence of the absenceing dispute discussions. The employers and the A.EU. failing to day to reach agreement, separated, and no further meetings have been arranged. The employers rejected the conater proposals and submitted; the Replying to Mr. Waddington regarding the Boxer proposals whi.b am being considered by the other forty- indemnity and the desirability of earmarking portion of seven unions in regard to which the A.EU. after con- it for the promotion of Anglo Chinese education Mr.sideration aid it was unable to make a further state- Harmsworth said that the next monthly advance ment to-day. accocut of the indemnity amounting to £34:000 was due on January, next.

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ANOTHER WORLD FLIGHT.

LONDON, May 21.

Major W. T. Blake, Lieut-Colonel Broome and Captain Norman MacMillan started from Croydon this afternoon on a world flight, proposing to folow general ¡y Sir Ross Smith's route. Their Majesties wished them Godspeed.

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The aviator were given an enthusiastic send of hy

the crowl.

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EXPORT TRADE LOOKING UP.

BERLIN, May 21.

I 1922 Germany his exported. 2747 motortars, 1815 pioretries and separate parts waited respectively at 150 000,000 0a,000(00) and 30,300,000 marks. Ex- ports generally were more favourable than in the last

WORLD LABOUR CONFERENCE.

BERLIN PROJECT FALLS THROUGH.

BERLIN, May 24.

A conference committee of mine delegates and three internationals to provoke a world labour congress ended without resalt after sharp recrimibations between the

representatives of the second and third internationals.

RU550-ITALIAN TREATY S14) ED.

GENDA, Hay 24.

The Russo-Italian commercial treaty has been signed.

GERMAN WAR VESSELS COLLIDE.

BERLIN, May 24. During night manoeuvres there was a collision near three months of 1921. The main export was to neutralSassoitz between the warship “Hazzover" and the new countries, the entire export to entente countries being corpedo boat $18. Ten of the crew of the latter were half that to Holland alone.

GIRMAN RAILWAY SCHEME

BERLIN. May 25

According to the Forgers & committee of experts appointed by the Ministry of Transport has rejected the suggestion of the Imperial Union of German Industry to transform the railway Administration into a cooperative

company.

BRITISH OFFICIAL KILLED IN CAIRO.

CAIRO, May 24. Mr. Cunkie-Cave assistant commandant of "B" division at Cairo was killed by a revolver shot while cycling homewards this afternoon.

"WINSTON" AS A SUBALTERN.

UNHAPPY END OF A BOXING YATCH.

CLE, whose book "Under Ten

killed.

AMERICAN-RAIGRÓ AÐ FRÆNDESL

COMMERCE COMMISSION MAKES A CUT.

WASHINGTON, May 24-

The Interstat: Commerce Commission has ordered reductions averaging over ten per cent. in railroad freight rates as from July 1. Agricultural products however, are not affected. The rommission decided that a railroad was entitled to earn only 52 per cent, on the value of railroad property instead of the six per cat fixed by the Transportation Law se a reasonable return. The reductions are approximately. fourteen per cent in the Eastern territory, 131, in the Westers, and 121 in the Southern and Mountain Pacific.

£160 ON DUST HEAP...

MAX'S HUNT FOR LOST

LIFE'S SAVINGS.

do with that Government, They are s lot of baverers, and I hate haverers." It was only after much persuasion that he eventually consented to enter: the telephone-box, and then his re- marks, bowled out in a loud voice, could be heard all over the station. · A Barking. Essex, resident is Forty years in the Indian Army en- "OUTSPOKEN WINSTON."

congratulating himself on recovering genders. entertaining reminiscences Winston Churchill fits through a his savings of £100 which his wife had when the narrator has so keen an eye chapter which is headed, Winston anwittingly thrown into the dustbin. and so kindly and modest a pen-as the Outspoken." In those daya he Major-General Nigel Woodvatt, C.B.. was a subaltern in the 4th Hussars," The money, in £5 notes, WAS "and chiefly remarkable for his excontained in a cosas tin, which was Viceroys" (Jenkins, 16s, net) kaskes treme precociousness and never placed in a bedroom chimney. The its appearance. The list of Viceroys ending tendency to make absurd as man's wife, who did not know of ber reaches from Lord Bipor (1880) to sertions on purpose to create discus-husband's choice of a place of safety Lord Reading (1921). But the curious sion. Here are two instances, both for his money, found the tin when reader may turn first to the later at the same dinner party. A brother cleaning and threw it away as years, nor will he be disappointed, subaltern was describing the delights rabbish. After learning what bad oc- General Sir William Eirdwood, of of pig sticking-the glorious sensation corred the man allowed a week to Azzac fame, is one of the author's as the apsar went home after so hard pass before he went to the local heroes; and there are some amusing a gallop.

surveyor, who allowed him to search stories of him. There is on regarding

Tes" said Winston, in a loud the council's dast heap,

For hours he dag, and at length an Australian offer who happened to voice," the 's weak spot about fox know the King fairly well. The King hunting: I've always sad the field gave up the search in despair, but as said to him one day:

should carry spears to jab into the he was leaving the pit he gave a final "You really must not allow General for at the Enish.**

kick to a heap of refuse and the cosos

Birdwood to continue those daily. It might be difficult to estimate tia was revealed, with £160 safely visits of his to the front-line trenches." whether the above remark, made his tucked inside. *Thinking for a while, this officer andienes mare angry than a later one <

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"Look here, sit, it can't be done would think of taking British cavalry The property of a Canton widow adding after a panse Unless your on service if he could get Indian who recently died intestate has been Majesty will give me a collar and a instead. Naturally. Generalit ken over by the Government and chain, and the requisite authority to Woodyatt adds: This didn't make alloted to the educational funds. chain him up. There is no other way him too popular, but at the same time of doing it!"

everyone recognised his brain power

Kitchener's dramatic recall when, and general ability... He had to at last, "turned" and told Charchai at the outbreak of war he was retum- come out on fisid days with Six that, as he seemed the most aggree- ing to bis post in Egypt, is told here Bindon, freely criticising all move sive spirit present, perhaps he would in a new and more circumstantial ments, and the fact that he was very like to come outside and see which form General Woodyart says ::

often right and that the general was the better man Churchill con- What I gathered [from Lord Kitch-frequently followed his ; advice sented at once. The other subsitern ener's travelling companions, who in- and suggestions, did, not make “ happened to have been the publis cluded the late Lord Edward Ceca, shir

| schoola, ia ddie-weight champion the

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| Egptian Financial Adviser] was that. But there it's final story which, as year before, and he soon knocked When the tram reached Dover, b. the wuthor righây mays givar's good jupots out of his opponent. Ir after of rezeived a message on the platform | insight into the impulsive character, tha he maintains that Churchill bore to say he was wanted on the telephone | pinck, and good nature of Winston him wo ill-will "whatever, but daring by Mr. Asquith. “Damn Mt. Asquith,” Churchill as a boy. They had been the remainder of Lis time in the 4th maid K. "I'll have nothing more to tragăng” a new arrival who hod, was particularly nice to him.”

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