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大拜愛 老九廿月三年四十二百九千一英

HONGKONG, EATURDAY, MARCH 39, 1924

日五十月二子甲大年三十國 華中

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LONDON, March 28, The London transport strike has been settled.

LATER

Under the terms of the tram strike settlement the men receive 6s, a week advance immediately.

The remaining 2s, demanded will fluctuate according to the cost of living.

[The settlement is largely due to the Govern- ment's mediation, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald having got the parties together after both sides had refused to take any further action.].

TRAFFIC BILL DEBATED.

LONDON, March 28.

RANCE'S NEW CABINET,

POI ARE'S POSITION STRONGER.

WEAKLINGS SWEPT AWAY:

FOREIGN POLICY REMAINS UNCHANGED. (Router's General Service.)

PARIS, March 28.,

An authoritative forecast of the Cabinet Is as follows

Premier and Foreign Affairs...M. Poincaré... Finance

wat.....

Public Works... Commerce, Asia Health and Labour. Public Instruction

Cafeintes.

Inaxior

Justice

M. Marshal.

..M. Maginot.. M. Le Trocquer, ......M. Loucheur.. M. Daniel Vincent. ...M, de Jouvenel. Lieut. Col. Fabry. ....................M. Leygues., ......M.. Mercier. M. Bokanowski. ...M Rimbert. PARIS, March 28. The forecast. of the new Cabinet has been con- fimed except that M. le Febvre de Fray takes the Ministry of Justice, M. Capus Agriculture, M. Deselves the Interior, and M. Marin the Liberated Regiond

→FOREIGN POLICY KEYSTONE.

PARIS, March 28

Marine Agriculture.

In the House of Commons, the Minister of Transport (Mr. Harry Gosling) moved the second reading of the London Traffic Bill to co-ordinate traffic control,

Mr. Gosling said the Bill merely proposed to M. Polocare has made a clean-sweep of the old constitute an advisory committee to the Minister of Cabinet, except M. Maginot and M le Trocquer Transport." He appealed to the authorities of Loa-who were directly responsible for the occupation of don to give it a fair trial and hoped this would result in the formulation of some agreed larger scheme.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Leader of the Opposition, supported the Bill.

the Ruhr. Their retention is interpreted as signify- Ing that the occupation of the Ruhr remains the keystone of M. Poincé's policy,

It is generally accepted that the changes in the Cabinet do not indicate any change in principle. with regard to foreign or Home policy.

M. Poincaré has seized the opportunity lo Mr. Percy Harris (Liberal) moved the rejection eliminate the Ministers not enjoying the confidence of the Bill on the ground that it was contrary to of the country, thus revivifying the Ministry and the principles of local government and conferred a galvanising the majority Party on the eve of the monopoly on private undertakings. He said Lon-elections.

don must sooner or later come into line with other M. Poincaré is too engrossed in foreign policy cities where the traffic was municipally controlled.to attend to other problems for which he requires,

Mr. Sydney Webb, arguing in favour of the capable men. Bill. emphasised the necessity of dealing with the traffic problem in view of the Wembley Exhibition, The amendment, moved by Mr. Harris, was rejected by 211 to 112 votes and the Bill passed the second reading

BATTLE OF THE BLUES...

OXFORD ROWS ANOTHER '' TRIAL.

LONDON, March 28. -- The Oxford eight rowed a trial from Mortlake to Putney in 21 minutes, 10 seconds under bad conditions, the crew encountering a head wind and rough water from the start to Hammersmith Bridge.

HOME RACING.

GRAND NATIONAL RESULT.

LONDON, March 28, The Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, Liverpool (about 42miles) resulted as follows-

Master Robert I, Fly Mask 2, Silvo 3. Thirty ran. Four lengths, three lengths.

Starting price betting was 25-1 Master Robert, 100-7 Fly Mask, 100-7 Silvo.

EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

LONDON, March 28,

Mr William Graham, Secretary of the Treasury, notified a motion in the House of Com mons to increase the Government' guarantee for the British Empire Exhibition from £100,000 £600,000.

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NANOTABLE NEWCOMERS.. Newcomers are M. Bokanowski; protagonist of retrenchment during the past 18 months, M. Jouvenel who represented Francs at the League of Nations, and M. Loucheur who has been prominent in connection with reparations in klad and at one time regarded as a likely successor, to M. Poincaré in the premiership.

HOME MINERS' WAGES..

LONDON, March 28.

The miners' delegate conference has decided to take a ballot on the recommendation to reject the coal owners' final offer to increase the minimum rate of wages from 20 to 33% per cent. and to give. 87 per cent, of any surplus to wages and 13 per cent to profits instead of the present 83 per cent, and 17: per cent. division.

The conference also decided to call on the Government to instiute an inquiry. This is not to be a strike ballot

EXPERT CHESS.

NEW YORK, March '28. There was stubborn.competition in the ninth round of the chess tournament, which ended in Alekhine still leading with 572 games won and 234 lost Dr. Lasker was second with 5 won and.2 lost, and Ret! third with 5 won and 3. lost. Capablanca handsomely beat Bogulfubow.

'SHAH'S THRONE SAFE

TRHERAN, March 28.

The report that the Mejliss has decided to depose the Shah is incorrect.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rome, March 28.-MacLaren

MR. POLLOCK ACTS WHILE has arrived here.-Reuter.

MR. KEMP IS AWAY.

the

SAHARA AGAIN GROSSED,

ENORMOUS DIFFERENCES IN TEMPERATURE.

New York, March 26.-In the ninth round of the International The

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Chess Tournament Capablança and

Three Renault motor cars have Government Gazette notifies that Reti defeated Bogeljubo and His Excellency the Governor has Janowsky respectively. Alekhin crossed the Sahara Desert in air been pleased to appoint the Hon. draw with Tartakower and Marshall days. The care were fitted with sir with Dr. Lasken The game ordinary wheels, coupled in pairs, Mr. H. E. Pollock K. C. to act as between Yates and Maroczy was and averaged 200 miles per day. Attorney General during the adjourned-Reuters American The worst feature of the journey absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. | Service.

wae the enormous differences in J. H. Kemp K.C., C.B.E. or until

temperature, averaging 118 degrees further notice, with effect from Further evidence was heart in fus day time and nking to the end of this month by Mr. Justice Gompertz at the freezing point might

Other appointments notified it Summary Court yesterday in the The first crossing of the Sahar the Gazette. are:-Dr.JA C. Dalmahoy Allan to be a member case in which Messrs A Ling Desert by motor was made in De & Co, of Queen's Road Central Cember, 1922, and January, 1928 of the Medical Board for a

claim $480, from the Hongkong by a French party under M.G. M further

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purpose for which they were southern edge of the desert, on Jan. wanted, being cloudy and in need inry-7 bayang occupied three weeks of re-slivering, An adjostrument tile journey, Anabhar attempt this year to beat the pre until April was ordered

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