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No.116.928.

號九月十年三十二百九千一英

~HONGKONG, - MONDAY, JULY 9, 1973

“IT IS PEACE.”-

日六月五亥癸大農年二十國民非中

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LAUSANNE, July 8.

A private meating between the Allied ropre. sentatives and the Turks was hold on July 7, the longest and most laborious that has hitherto taken place.

-EEAGUE UPHOLDS SAAR RULE.

WORK PRAISED;

Berece to the China Mail.).

GENEVA, June 8.

The Courell of the League of Nations at its' gubile final session, unanimously passed a resolu- tion that it was useless to discuss the provisional The Allies presented proposals for settlement Saar grdinance which had been withdrawn. As re of the debt question, concessions, etc. The meeting garde other extraordinary measures taken by the adjourned for an hour to allow Ismet Pasha to confer Governing Commission of the Saar, the Council with his colleagues. The meeting concluded at nine leaves it to the Commission to decide when it will o'clock in the evening and continues to-day.**

be convenient to revert to conimon law and ex- Presses satisfaction with the amnesties recently Wanted by the Commission.

It is believed the Turks are raising difficulties in regard to the safeguards demanded by the Allies In return for the macting Turkish views in regard to the mode of payment of the interest on the debt and the settlement of remaining concessions.

AT LAST.

LAUSANNE, July 9. Ismet Pasha, after meeting the Allies, told the journalists that agreement had been reached on all points. He declared: "It is peace."

LAUSANNE, July 9,

A communique states that agreement in principle has been reached on the three outstanding questions, namely currency in which the interest on the Ottoman debt is payable, concessions and evacuation of the Turkish territory.

EASTERN NAVAL BASES.

ENHANCING SINGAPORE'S POWER.

NICOBAR ISLANDS SCHEME,

LONDON July 9 Captain William Hazel, R.N.R., in a letter to the Morning Post, says the power and importance of Singapore. as a naval base would be multiplied if it] wore followed by the conversion of Nancowry harbour in the Nicobar Islands as a supporting, subsidiary base.

Students of naval history and strategy in relation to India have long looked forward to such a development. Others think an important naval base in the Bay of Bengal would be a valuable Im- perial asset,

RUSSIA'S TRADE ENVOY.

MOSCOW, July 8. M. Rakovsky has been appointed head of the Russian trade delegation to London in succession to M. Krassin

BANDITS AGAIN.

KOWLOON SLOW TRAIN RAIDED.

PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED.

The Council also expresses great appreciation? of the Commission's administrative work during 334 years in particularly difficult circumstances and assures the Commission of its full support. M. Hunotaux (France) expressed satisfaction at the settlement of a delicate question,

the provisional Ordinance mentioned above imposed heavy fines and imprisonment for critici sing the Versailles treaty or the administration under the treaty, including the League of Nations. In the House of Commong Mr. Asquith challenged the legality of the decree, which had gone forth in the name of the League of Nations, a more des- potic piece of work than anything in the annals of Russia and the greatest blow ever struck against the League's authority." Lord Robert, Cecil den manded the withdrawal of "an action worthy of Prussian militarism."]

MISSING.

BALLOON RACE DISASTER.

FALLS INTO LAKE,

NEW YORK, July 8. naval balloon 16,698, which started from

Indias polis on July 4in the national balloon race, was fond In Lake Erie partly deflated.

The basket was missing, and it is feared that the two occupants have been drowned.

· SPANISH “CRISIS "

MADRID, July 8

The "dispute between General Agullera, and Sanchezi Toca has been settled.

LOCAL TENNIS.

.I.B.C. BEAT EC.C.

Playing away on Saturday lost the Indian Recreation Club best the K.C.C.-"A" by '50 games to -45. Scores were

Another train outrage has occur red, this time on the Kowloon-Can-0. ton Railway, Chinese section. On Thursday last, a slow train left Kowloon for Canton, and was held up after passing-Nam Kong station. The affair is best described in a report seat on Friday by the Manager of the Chinese section to Mr. Walker, Traffic Superintendent at Kowloon, which is as follow

Ismail and Ackber beat Jock and Monaghan best Foster and Mason beat Brown and Ramsey Hamid' and A. L. Rumjaka

beat Jack and Monaghan lost to Foster and Macon beat Brown and Ramsey Hussain and Mahomed

beat Jack and Monaghan lost to Foster mad Mason beat Brown and Ramroy

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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE JITNEY SERVICE.

To the Editor of the " China Mall,”

Sir, I see that this service hás now ceased to operate as from. July 1, "watil restarted under different ownership.". One of the methods adopted by those who ran this concern to induce patronage, was to promise the free use of a 9 motor car to the person who hap pened to hold the ticket whose 7-4 number had been drawn. I have

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yet to hear that this was done and 6-5 write to suggest that it would have 6 redounded to the credit of those in charge of the service if they had kept their promise.

"I regret to inform you that No, & up slow train was held up and robbed by pirates, at mile 142, between Nam Kong and Wu Chang, at about 6 o'clock, last night. When this train was leav ing Nam Kong Station two armed

The first and second rounds of 'pirates boarded the engine and compelled the driver to proceed. the HKCC Hone Daubles tennis On arrival at the cutting at mile tournament, havo beet completed. 144 the diver was forced to stop. The following eight pairs will meet and then about 80 pirates who in the third round, the winners of had been waiting on both sides of which will enter the semi-final the line, rashed on the coaches A Dinsdale and A. L Gace and robbed the passenger VFA Redmond and L. Forster s of their articles, After ran-G. W. Sewell and A. D. Hum- sacking the train the pirates phreys Wilson and. J..R carried away a number of Wood; H and 1. D. Humphreys v. passengers, roughly estimated at VM. Grybard and st G. R. Clark: 70, The pirates, also shot one Grace and Worthington y. D. S. military officer dead on the spot, Green and W. A. Nowers. while taking him out of the train.

and they killed one soldier, ina

Yourly etc.,

Cowloon, July 8

Nathan ROAD

CARGO THIEF.

BLUE FUNNEL BOAT INCIDENT.

That he attempted to pilfer cargo when working on board a Blue® Funnel steamer in part was the charge against a Chinese named Yeung Yau-pul who appeared be fore MEJ. R. Wood this inorning. bookings since the Evidence was given by the third train was held up on July 5. officer to the effact that he was on "We have put the matter before With regard to goods traffic, the fore deck when he saw.defend- the authorities here and: no doubt, business" was very slack for ant on the between deck Inserting they will take it up strongly at shipments beyond the, British his hook into a case and ripping

third class coach

"Nobody else was inhired and in the the track was not dunaged.

SUGGESTED BRITISH.. GUARD.

this morn

Section and was not likely to im- open the wood. By the time' prove until the civil strife ended. witness got down to the lower The suggestion had been made deck, the case had been-turned among local shippers of goods over with the rip underneath. The that: the Hong Gove

Case contained blankets. As it was should: arrange: with

Consigned to Shanghai, defendant train had no reason to touch

Defendant's excus that he

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