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NO TROUBLE

WITH

MOUTRIE

The China Mail.

ESTA

1

PIANO

October 12, 1928, Temperature 71

Baromoter 3004 Rainfall: 0,00žingh-

78

clober: 131042:

Tamperature 72

HONGKONG, SATURDAY 00TOBER 13, 1973.

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CEREMONY AT GUILDHALL.

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The doufalon Premiers* general support of

LONDON, October 12. League of Nations is shown by passages from

Mr. Baldwin, Mr, Mackenzie King (Newfound speeches at the Imperial Conference issued in tasand) and Mr. Bruce (Australia) were presented evening. The speeches were mainly expressions ith the Freedom of the City at the Guildhall which of sympathy with the League's objects and apprecords thronged by a distinguished gathering in- tion of Lord Robert Cecil's endeavours.. Lord Buding the Duke and Duchess of York, the Duke Robert Cecil reviewed the work of the League and of Devonshire, members of the Cabinet and dele claimed that it had achieved an immense amount of gates to the Imperial Conference Responding. very valuable international co-operation with very Baldwin said he and Mossa. King and Bruce great success and at wonderful little expenseere inexperienced but inexpertence give men Dealing with the Italo-Greek dispute he claimed ith to take the risks which must be taken in these, that the League carried out its duty of promoting days. Referring to unemployment he said the old settlement. Its suggestions for a settlement weremarkets would take years to recover. The old very valuable and quite sound but, as Italy and world must call in the new world to develoo a Greece agreed to settle the dispute otherwise than fairer inheritance tha efther had vet enjoyed. He by a report by the Council, it was, the duty of the as convinced that a solution would be found of Council to do everything it could to facilitate, a the grave problems and the Innerial Conference settlement by these means. He did not think would accomplish something to the permanent good that Italy's repudiation of the League's competence of their own people and mankind. had done the League's authority as much haror as Mr. Muckentic King emphasised that the some believed. The very remarkable rally of the freedom of Loadoi was linked by an unbroken smaller Powers to the support of the League was a tradition with the freedon of the connuity of very valuable counterweight to this repudiation. The British Empire's foreign policy was to keep peace and the League was an instrument for that purpose incomparably more effective than anything before. We ought do to our utmost to strengthen the League and make it more and more the cornerstone of our policy..

British nations. Mr. Brace, who received a re- markable ovatioi, emphasised that most of the benefits enjoyed by the Dominions can theyth the straggle for freedom fight by London in pist centaries. Londay was responsible for bringing the doninlons into existence and conll not shirk her resoonsibilities (lighter and eves). The Mr. Bruce (Australia) said that although Enoire wis what it was hy the commercial genius Australia is enthusiastically behind the idea of the of the British people especially London and it was League it does not think the League in this stage for Landor to maintain it and prays itself worthy of its infancy can ensure the peace of the world, descendants of those who, through sufferings and but believes that if the League is given the op-endurance, had brought the Ennire into hing. He portunity to grow there is the germ of the one thing appealed to London to help find a way out of Brit- which might ensure the great universal object ain's commercial and industrial troubles. namely world peace.

LATER.

GENERAL SMUTS'S APPEAR General Smuts said he was informed that the moral stock of the British Empire was very high at Following the Guildhall ceremony the Freenin Geneva where the most remarcable things were the were luncheoned at the Mansion House. Resnand- confidence, faith and reliance of the representatives ing to the toist of his health Mr. Bildwin, referring of all the small peoples of the world manifested into unemployment, urged the necessity of pushing the British Empire's stand for justice, fair play and on the development of the Empire with the utmost international honesty. He strongly urged the celerity and ardour. He was confideat that fa that Empire Governments to keep their hands clean, direction alone lay hone in the future for Britain support the League and support the smaller Powers.and the crowded misses of its population. Mr. The League ideal seemed the only hope of the Bruce. responding, suggested that the economic world The unsettlement and break-up of Europe conference was more importint than the Imperial continued, therefore if there was any practical-force Conference for unless the continuince of Britain's likely to keep the nations together and offer protec- commercial predaniance was assured Britain tion against the er: of complete reaction and would be unable to maintain the world's peice as brigandage, which seemed now to be setting in, let in the past, bat he emphasised thif there was no them exploit it fully.

"GET US FOOD.

SERIOUS RUHR SITUATION.

UNEMPLOYED LOOT SHOPS.

need for depression. The Empire had solved similar difficulties in the past and would solve them to-day. The solution lay not in the application of remedies but in the will and courage of the people. The Empire could provide a market for British pranu- facturers such as the latter had never known and place Britain in an unrivalled commercial position. DUSSELDOR", October 12.

The Empire to-day was in as great danger as The economic situation on the Ruhr is serious during the war. He appealed to men of great- and a cessation of work in numerous industries is positioà in London to live up to the ideal of the expected. The French report that ten thousand us-boys who fought in the war and sacrifice every in- employed at Solingen looted the shops. The police terest to render some return to the men who did so fired and two were killed and 17 wounded. Five much to save the Empire and civilization. thousand unemployed besieged the town hall at Duesseldorf. The French Commander, in response

to repeated requests from the burgomaster, sent troops to occupy the town hall and protect the mun-, icipality. The crowd welcomed the French troops with enthusiasm, crying "get us food.

BANDIT OUTRAGE.

RUSSIAN TRAIN ROBBED.

£6,000,000 NEWSPAPER DEAL.

"DAILY MAIL" TRUST'S PURCHASE.

LONDON, October 12.

It is announced that the Daily Mail Trust has acquired for six million sterling some forty newspapers and periodicals owned MOSCOW, October 12. by the Hulton Company, including the Evening Bandits stopped and robbed the Warsaw-Standard, Daily Sketch and Sunday Herald published Moscow expressa hundred miles inside the Russian in London,several Manchester dailies and weeklies. frontier. British, Italian and Polish diplomatic All will be managed by the Trust except the Evening agents were robbed but the diplomatic bags are safe. Standard, which will be controiled by Lord The bandits loosened the rails and eight of them Beaverbrook, armed with rifles and revolvers boarded the train, The passengers, who were asleep, were wakened by warning shots and compelled to go up the line where they were robbed of thousands of dollars.

GERMAN TAXES.

GOLD STANDARD FIXED.

BERLIN, October 12.

A decree, signed by President Ebert, Herr Stresemann and Herr Luther, provides that all taxes must in future be paid according to-a-gold-stand wd- instead of being assessed in piper marks which lose their value by the time taxes are actually "paid. Further decrees aiming at recuperation of the country's finances are to be issated shortly.regardless of whether the Reichstag passes the emergency law

or not,

EARTHQUAKE RELIEF.

NEW ZEALAND'S CONTRIBUTION.

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND Oct, 12. The Government has contributed £25,000 to re- lieve the sufferers from the earthquake in Japan.

Monday, October 29th

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