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municate hy telephone with the Police under the same conditions as "Mr. Arnold. But the con- fidence of the purely English- speaking community will be sadly shaken if they are"to conclude, that, whatever the urgency of the message, it is absolutely futile "to use the telephone as a means of Police sending a "S.0.8% to Headquarters.

The instance quoted by Mr: Arnold is not a solitary one, as

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1925.

OVERRULED.

POSSESSION OF HOUSES.

LANDLORDS SCORE

ALLIED DEBTS. ·

UNITED STATES ACCEPTS AGREEMENT.

BRITISH VIEW.

Payment Of Army Costs. And ·

Reparations.

(Reuter's American Service.)

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have satisfied critica, that the substitution of "rotors" for sails in vessels up to 8,000 tons is a practical possibility, consists of "rator" cylinders (large cylindri- cal towers.made of sheet iron, which are revolved by small electric mators). At the time that the official trials were carried out Two decisions made by Mr. A. there, was blowing an easterly Dyer Ball as Pulane Judge, in wind of 12ft. a second, and the regard to the possession of houses Buckau!" with her rotors revolv- by landlords were overruled at this ing near the maximum rate of 120 morning's Full Court of Appeal. revolutions a minute, attained a notice to quit was bad because

Mr. Dyer Ball had held that the Washington, January 12. speed of five to six knots with the landlords had not stated the accepted the tentative agreement The American Government has free wind. The following four

exact nature of the reconstruction renched in Paris between the manœuvres were executed Intended. Mr. Justice H. HAmerican representative and the Tacking; sailing with free wind Gompertz, however (sitting with to starboard; wearing; and sailing the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Allied Finance Ministers. with free wind to port. The Cowper Gollan). held this morning

A Priority Charge experiments of tacking and went that what was intended by the

Paris, January 12. ing were carried out by stopping Ordinance was not so much an sions of the British-American

In view of the conflicting ver and reversing one or other of the exact statement as je general "rotor" towers as the ship came statement of the exact nature of arrangement as regards payment Lup into the wind, in exactly the the reconstruction... ··**

of the American Army costs and sathe manner as one, would have In the first case, which concern-reparations an authoritative. manipulated the fore and mained a row of six houses in Queen's British source states that, subject saila of a sailing vessel. The Road West, His Lordship said that to Washington's approval, it has towers were controlled from a thad been agreed that the inten- been agreed that the "American switch-board on the bridge of the tion of the landlord was to pull Army costs, amounting to a "Buchau" by Herr Flettner. They down the house completely except quarter of a milliard dollars, will stopped and re-started, it is the party walls at each end. Inside be refunded as a priority charge reported, with remarkable pre- these end walls a new building, to on the Dawes annuities, at the cision and rapidity, which must be be used as a restaurant, was to be rate of 52,000,000 gold marks attributed to the efficient action erected, complete in itself and annually from September 1, 1926, cf roller bearings installed at the walls.

independent of the old party probably for twenty years. base of each tower and of the

As regards reparations America," internal cones, which revolve the because these walls were to be left whole period of the Dawes

Mr. Dyer Ball had held that will receive annually over the towers. Such a freighter, equip-standing the exact nature of the annuities 24 per cent. of the total

[ped with internal combustion reconstruction had not

engines and utilising the revaly-sufficiently stated, but he. (His reparations after various prior been divisible among the Allies for ing sails, is said to be able to Lordship) did not agree that there charges have been met, the Allies" economisc in fuck to the extent was any obligation to given details percentages being correspondingly of 60 per cent, given favourable of floors, rooms and general living reduced conditions and on routes not accommodation resulting from.

The total payable to America on extent of 35 per cent.

The legislature intended notions will not exceed 87,000,000 account of Army costs and repara- more than this," said His Lordship,

favoured by constant winds to the

OUR LIFEBLOOD.

SHANGHAI AND THE HARBOUR REPORT.

"FIFTH-RATE LEVEL"

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MR. DUNCAN'S SCHEME?

Commenting on the recently he informs us in his letter pub-published Hongkong Harbour Re lished in our issue of yesterday port, compiled by Mr. John Duncan that about seven months ago he Engineering" (Shanghai) says:

Port Engineer""Shipping and

telephoned to the Central Police Station that his chauffeur had nearly murdered his wife, but he had to ring about ten times and wait about an hour before he got European officer to reply.

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Yeconstruction.

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that the possession of the tenant gold marks in any year. was not to be disturbed for' mere.

Full Agreement. structural alterations; he was not to be turned out unless a new building would be the result. That was what the landlord intended in the present case, and as informa tion to this effect was given to the tenants by the notice the appeal must be allowed."

Later.

. The Allied conversations took # more definite form as the result of the meeting this afternoon, at which a full and final British- American agreement was reached, slightly modifying the previous accord.

Notice God

America new receives 50,000,000, The second case concerned pre- gold marks annually on account of mises at 59 Queen's Road West. Mr. Army costs, plus 2 per cent. Dyer Ball had held that, by not of reparations not exceeding stating that the walls round the 45,000,000 million gold marka open space at the back of the annually. She also obtains im- house were to be left standing, the mediate possession of $15.000.000 and possession could not | landlord's notice to quit was bad deposited in the Federal Reserve

granted.

be Bank under the Wadsworth agree-

ment.

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"But what of Shanghai, also one of the world's greatest ports and

In reversing this His Lordship entrepots? Here, too, there is a said that what was required was a great, a crylog, need of develop general statement of the exact ment, more urgent even than that nature of what was intended. This of Hongkong, with only the un-was what had been given in this remitting labours of the Whangpoo case. Conservancy Board preventing Counsel in the first case were. Hongkong. Tuesday, January 13, 1925 There was time within that hour the port from falling to fifth- Mr, Eidon Potter K,C. for the land.

for the chauffeur's wife and Mr rate level purely for

want lords; Mr. C. G. Alabaster K.C Arnold himself and his whole of development of its harbour for the tenants and In the second and approaches. At the end of Mr. F. C. Jenkia for the landlords: household to be actually and not ro21 a commission of seven of the Mr C. G. Alabaster K. C. for the nearly murdered by the assail-world's greatest conservancy ex- It is to be hoped, for the sake ant before the Police were ap- perts assembled here, and after a of the peace of mind of the comprised of" the incident and had thorough investigation, supple- munity in general, that the higher time to send a posse of police to painstakingly collected, complied had collated by the Conservancy the gory scene.

Board, submitted a scheme whereby. the port would be developed to meet all probable requirements,

PLEASE EXPLAIN,

authorities will take notice of the assertions made in our corre:

mented with a vast amount of data

tenants.

LOST AT SEA.

..

TWO DERELICT CRAFT REPORTED.

MONSOON VICTIMS?

the

COMMUNISTS PERIL.

FRENCH RINGLEADER

OUT.

ENQUIRY TO FOLLOW.

(Reuter's Service.)

Paris, January 12. M. Sadoul has been released pending a supplementary enquiry of the charges against him, fol- / lowing to-day's hearing at which » M.Sadoul expressed opinion that he should not be tried for a de- finite offence but for his political opinions.

At a moment when armed rob spondence columns yesterday with bers are getting more and more

the whole of the work

"[The return to Paris on Decem- regard to the absence of an Eng dangerous and bold, when Euro-with

ber 6 of M. Sadoul led to Com- lish-speaki

clerk at Police Peans as well as Orientals may be recommended being practically self-supporting, and with no

munist demonstrations in honour Headquart...

Evidently, there have been of Krasein and intensified agita- in jeopardy, it is certainly the call at all on the finances of the On learning on Sunday night that a band of duty of the Police authorities to world's greatest financial "uggle- further casualties at sea on account tion of the Press and in Parlia of the heavy monsoon prevallingment against the alleged growth dom, Peking: The recommenda- about ten armed robbers was ensure that any message received

tions were submitted to Peking as two derelicts have been reported of Communist activities. There attacking the inhabitants of a in English over the telephone is three years ago, and that is the by Java Liju steamers.

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were remarkable manifestations yesterday, village below his house at Pokfu-promptly responded to in the last the public has heard of the Tilmanvek" passed a kink, the thereof at Breton, a fishing port, Jám (Telegraph Bay), Mr. same language. Mr. Arnold is to matter. Meanwhile, the Whangpoo

Conservancy Board carries on with rudder of which had been smashed of fish-canners was made the oc- and at Douarnenez, where & strike Arnold took the very right and be commended for his action in its invaluable work of keeping the Its position was Lat: 24:23 N. Longcasion of Communist demonstra proper course, of communicating calling public attention to the port and its approaches open to 119.00 E.

In a message, It is outside the cate-navigation; but with a revival in Harbour Office, the steamer reports participated in one of them, wear with Police Headquarters,

the local tions. The Mayor, M. Leffanches, The matter.

trade and the Inevitable increase only response forthcoming was ory of an individual grievance. in traffic, the labours of the Board failed rescue crew Any ing a tri-colour scarf. In conse "something in Chinese." With The public have the right to the will not suffice for ever, and so attempts to take off the crew may quence the Prefect of Finisterre true British humanitarian in-fullest protection that the Police long as the authorities at Peking have been nullided by the high took over the administration of what seas running on account of the the town. M. Leflanchee was stinets Mr. Arnold could not sit can give, and it is essential that Procrastinate (though for

reason is not in the last apparent, North-East monsoon.

suspended and was charged at the The "Tjibodas" reports Police Court with inciting M. Herriot told the

to

down at the telephone until such they should also have, the fullest as presumably they have no better Passed a big raft in Lat. 8 275 rebellion. time as someone could be fished confidence that such protection scheme of their own), so long will N., Long 120.40 E., on January 11, Communist leader 'Cachin that

HARBOUR TRAGEDY.

SEQUEL TO FOUNDERING

JUNK.

6:30 Greenwich mean time; dan- gerous to navigation,"

Explosive Ship Echo.•* ́ ̈ ̈

the Government was determined to fight the Communist peril, sup- press demonstrations and expel Two or three weeks ago, a foreign Communists who were report reached Hongkong that meddling with foreign politica steamer named the "Halphong" M. Sadoul was arrested on Decem bound for a French port with over ber 7 and taken to Orleans to be

a

100 passengers including a num court-martialled:1-

OFber of Europeans--some cargo and

will be forthcoming when re- Shanghai become progressively up with a knowledge of English; quired, irrespective of whether more liable to fall fall from the but, accompanied by his son, pro

proud position which has been ceeded with revolvers and rifles y particular clerk at Pelice won for it as one of the greatest to the scene of the attack by the Headquarters is unacquainted and wealthiest ports is the world." armed robbers. As was disclosed with even the elements of the (in our report of the incident' a | English language. Obviously the elever ruse-firing over the heads responsibility of such a post calls for the placing on duty," within of the gang-was responsible for the sudden exit of the robbers and range of the telephone, of a'clerk the restoration of peace.

who can speak and understand both English and Chinese. The Meanwhile, where were the

What did the Chinese public will be glad to learn, with Yesterday, the master of the Police? clerk at Police Headquarters the Police authorities have acted off Kennedy Town last week, was out any unreasonable. delay, that junk which foundered one night make of the message he received on the hint to assist them in their reported to be raising his craft so urgently over the telephone?

BODIES FOUND?

several tons of explosive, had been posted as missing.

Since then, there had been no further news about the "Haiphong." The position indicated-pear the Can the raft be connected with it? Philippines-is against the theory.

RECONCILED.

BOXER INDEMNITY.

BRITISH INDUSTRY TO GET

A HEARING.

(Router's Service.)

London, January 12.

As the result of representations by the Federation of British HINDUS AND MOSLEMS AT agreed to nominate representa- Industries, the Government has

KOHAT.

tives of industry and commerce on the Advisory Committee with reference to the allocation of the |British share of the Boxer Indem-

nity.

This announcement indicatea a

Was it a case of "Put back the own work and to afford the from the harbour bottom,

It is also stated that four bodies utmost protection to the com-those of the crew reported receiver if you don't understand

missing-were found in the junk. munity. the language?" And what would

Going down, suddenly in the have been the feelings of the

dark hours of the night, the master Police If the incident at Telegraph Rotor" Ships.

and four of the crew escaped after a trying ordeal. Four of the five

(Reuter's Service.) Bay had culminated-as it might

"Rotor" ships are very much in survivors could not swim and were well have in the assassination of the public eye at present. From Almost frozen to death whilst Peshawar, January 12.

clinging to a plank. The bodies both Mr. Arnold and his son and the article appearing elsewhere in reported discovered are presum Kohat have signed a reconcilia- change of front on the part of the

The Hindus and Moslems at in the village being thoroughly this issue it would appear that itably, those of the four who could tion agreement satisfactorily Government, which hitherto has avaged and the inhabitants mur-must only be a matter of time not break their way out of the after settling the disputes arising out declined to appoint

before there will be 'berthed in hold, which they were sleeping of the Kohat riots.. dered by the band of terrorists? Hongkong harbour freighters for and must have been caught like

These are not idle queries by the Far Eastern run fitted rats in a trap. |any means: What is more, they out in accordance with the prin=|

ciples of this latest invention.

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