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FRIDAY, JUNE 12. 1925.

TOO MUCH

WORK.

COLONIAL OFFICE

REORGANIZED.

SOME NEW POSTS.

"Secretary of State For Dominions Affairs.”

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The Colonial Office is being reorganized as it is unable at present. to deal with "the extent and variety of work thrown on it by the Empire's growing needs.

DUAL ROLE.

(Reuter's Service)

London, June 11.- In the House of Commons, the President, Mr. Stanley Baldwin. announced the reorganisation of the Colonial Office which will in clude the creation of a new Secre- tary of State for Dominions

STILL THE CHIEF.

Mr. L. C. M. S. Amery, Secre~| tary of State for the Culonics, will also be the new Secretary of State) for Dominions Affairs.

Affairs with his own Parliament- ary Under Secretary, who will also l act a3 chairman of overseas: settlement and have his own per manent Under Secretary.

DRASTIC MEASURES.

CRUDE RUBBER TRADE NEEDS.

(Reuter's American Service.)

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Akron, June 11. The directors of the Association of America meeting to discuss the rubber situation.

Rubber

held a crude

At the conclusion of the meet- ing it was reported that drastic measures would be discussed, in- cluding a proposal to offer in- ducements to the Dutch Govern- ment to ensure larger supplies. from Dutch possessions.

COTTON TRADE.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, Julie 11. In an address at the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Sir Maneckji Dadabhoy, a member of the Couheil of State of India, and a prominent Indian industrialiat.. declared that the Japanese collon. trade competition was going to menuce the world unless steps were! taken in time both in England and

For the sake of convenience the new secretaryship will continue to be Vested in Mr. L. C. M. S. Amery,

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NOROCCO FIGHTING."

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FRENCH PREMIER'S

TOUR.

A VISIT TO THE FRONT.

(Reuter's Service,),

THE CHINA MAIL.

Rabat, June 11. Before conversing privately with General Lyautey Painlove was cordially welcomed by the Sultan who conferred on him the Moroccan order.

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The Premiar thereaftar proceeded Fox. He visits the. front to-morrow. The step has been taken as the

EARLIER CABLES. existing organisation of

Paris, Juno 11. Colonial Office is inadequate to the all movements of Spanish top

A report from Madrid states that extent and variety of the work thrown on it, particularly in disave been suspended until the en tinguishing between the work of

of June. In the meanwhile nego consultation with the Dominions Abd el Krim.

tiations are taking place with and the administrative work of the protectorates:

STILL I ALOOF.

AMERICA AND EUROPE'S PROBLEMS.

(Router's American Service.)

Washintor, June 11. The State Department informal- ly reiterates the statement that the Government will pot he party to the proposed Euran security pues, nor in anywise responsible Therefor.

STITCH IN TIME.

Washington, June 11, The State Department's pro imuncement is ilieved to be in- tended to forestall any request that the United States act as custodian of comntments contained in the park.

Another raport from Geneva states that under the Algeciras agreement Britain will support the contemplated Franco-Spanish mea- sures to blockade the Riff const, It is reported that M. Painlevé who has reached Rabat after a twelve hours' flight from. Toulouse will break his return journey at Malaga to confer with the Spanishy Goverment on the subject of Pranco-Spanish co-operation.

PIRATES BAGGED.

BRITISH WARSHIPS'

"INTEREST."

Kongmoon Success.

(From Our Own Correspondent,

WIFE AS HO

HOSTAGE

ENGLISH

GUN-RUNNER AND THE RIFFS.

DOUBLE-CROSSED.

Abdel Krim Demands That Woman be Left in Camp.

A most interesting story of the Moroccan war between the Riffe and the Spaniards has been revealed to the Scotland Yard authorities in London,

How a daring English gun- "The shipowner · passed runner had to leave his wife as a hundred of them on the Continent hostage with Abdel Krim, the Riff as payment for arms and muni- leader, owing to his confederate's tions. Then he grew bolder, and attempt to dupe the Riffs with during a trip to Morocco, unknown

spondent. forged banknotes, has been exclu- to me, he.duped the Riffs them-] sively revealed to a London corre-selves.

"After I had smuggled the next

CHARGING

Some of the 20,000 Riman tribesmen, armed, mounted and trained,

in the attack under Abd-El-Krim against the French forces near Fez,' Moroute, are shown above.

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It is necessary to recall that the cargo through the Spanish lines, Spaniards recently discovered a assisted by my wife, who is of an chest, floating in the Mediter- adventurous spirit, I asked Krim ranean, containing Riian bank-What's the next order?' Krim notes, which had been printed by said, 'I want army blankets." Pakkai: Kongmoon, June 11. H.M.S. Cicala and Tarantula Spaniards handed the notes over

8 réputable London firm. The said 'Righto, where's the money?"; are rumoured to have "taken an to Scotland Yard for inquiries. interest" in the rounding-up of

"Krim showed me the faked banknotes and also pointed to a forty pirates at Ngoihoi and ber of the Air Force called on aa sample of your friend's honesty. Shortly afterwards an ex-mem- pile of dud rifles, saying: "That is Kucheng, by Commander Li Yat- director of an aeroplane company Produce the blankets first, and No such request was actually ngok. former Hokshan district to negotiate for the purchase of a you'll get the money afterwards, de, but newspaper reports have magistrate and now one of Leung fast two-seater aeroplane. imated that one might be ex-Hung-kal's subordinates.

He I replied "That's impossible, old rved.

The admitted that he had been offered pirates are alleged to have taken 110,000 to bring Abdel Krim to part in the attack on Kamchuk London for when Mr. Rasmussen of the negotiating peace with Spain.

purpose of A.P.C. was captured and released.

Shipping from Wuchow

to Kongmoon have to pay as many as seven or eight times on one voyage for "safe conduct" to pirates and military. Accordingly, firewood is very high; viz., $2.20 per picul. Rice is $12.20 per picul. GENEVA, June It

Many deaths from plague have The Council of the League of been reported at Sanwul city. Nations has concluded its session

Fish-junks carrying pond fish after disposing of a number of from Kowkong have to pay secondary questions, the chief additional tax of $1.80 per trip as of which was the dispute between a "fort tax." Danzig and Poland regarding the boundaries of the port. The Council appointed a committee of four experts to decide the master.

GOOD WORK.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS'

LABOURS. --་

(Reuter's Service.)

. POLAR LANDS.

A FREE HAND FOR MACMILLAN.

(Reuter's American Service.)

New York, June 11. The Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Curtis D. Wilbur, announces that

SIR GUY GAUNT.

HONGKONG'S DISTINGUI- SHED VISITOR

An interesting visitor to the Colony who is renewing acquaio- tance with the Far East after a lapse of many years is Vice- Admiral Sir Guy Gaunt, K.C.M.G., "C.B., C.M.G. M.P.

A detective, who was shadow- ing the Air Force man, then appeared and said: "I know that you for a long time have been gun-running for the Riffs. I want to know the name of your con- federate.

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has double-crossed me, so I don't The airman replied: "Well, he mind saying that he is a promin ent shipowner. This shipowner, not content with profitably run- ning arms from France Morocco, went to a London firm of printers with faked credentials, pretending that he represented the Riffian Treasury, and induced them to print thousands of pounds worth of supposed Riffian bank notes.

FREE SHOWS.

WELCOME FOR AMERICAN FLEET.

MELBOURNE'S PREPARATIONS.

(Reuter's Service,).

Melbourne, June 11. being made for the reception Elaborate preparations the American fleet.

of

Sir Guy renews an acquaintance. with the Far East which in his The Macmillan polar expedition him with many thrills. As Heu younger days must have provided will not carry special instructiona concerning the course to be pursuedant he took part in operations in claiming any lands discovered or

Lin the Philippines in 1807 and two flying over disputed territory.

years later he was in charge of the British Consulate at Apla, Samoa, when that place was attacked by rebel forces. As a result of his Special features will be a street good work there the raised what procession of various societies was known as Gaunt's Brigade) he and sporting clubs. was promoted to Commander.

The visitors will be admitted In the capacity of Commander the theatres. free.. They will H.M.S. Vengeance he saw also be privately entertained by service in the Russo-Japanese war local residents. From 1914 to 1918 he acted as being promoted to Captala in 1907. Naval Attache to H B.M. Embassy in Washington and whilst acting as flason officer for United States

TAX ON LACE-

(Reuter's Servico.)

LONDON, July 11.

in India. Britain must cheapen In the House of Commons dur- the cost of production. Ho suging the debate on the Government gested that the Indian import duty motion imposing a 33 1/3 per cent. of 11 per cent. might be increased ad valorem, tax on imported lace to 20 or 25 per cent, against foreign manufactures and reduced to say five per cent. in the ease England.

of

Mr. J. H. Rodier, chairman of the Trin seesion of the Chamber

Berlin, June 11.-The obligations

on

ANTI-TRUST SUIT, (Reuter'e American Service.)

man.'

Abdel Krim.

"I nearly fell flat when, Krim said, 'Well, leave your wife as a hostage!'

Sporting Spirit.

"However, my wife, in a sport. ing spirit, agreed, and she remain- ed in Krim's camp while I went to Gibraltar. I obtained the blankets, which I successfully landed in a Spanish patrol boat. I found that are Moroccan cove, in sight of a my wife had been well treated.

"Subsequently I met the ship owner in London. He explained toning. He only just escaped from that he had abandoned gun-run- the Riffs with his life, he said. Then the private yacht, showing Spanish identification lights, in which he was escaping, was pur- sued by a Spanish gun-boat, and, fearing captare, he threw over- board the case containing the remainder of the notes." -

the Opposition tabled a string of with the rank of Commodore amendments all of which were first class he defeated,

was again men- The motion was sub- tioned la despatches in 1917. His the American Hairfelt Company The Tanners Products Company, stantially carried.

promotion to Rear-Admiral in and 115 other concerns are defend 1918 followed service with the ing an anti-trust suit in Chicago Naval Intelligence Department field by the Government with the of the Stinnes concern are reported and at the time of his retirement object of dissolving the alleged which 110,000,000 are due in June. service Sir Guy has represented

he was Vice Admiral.

Since his retirement from the hair.

monopoly in cattle hair and calf Forty per cent of this amount is the Buckrose division of Yorkshire covered by goods etc., so there is and has figured with distinction roughly a balance of 90,000,000. In all matters of administration of Banking firms which attended the the Royal Navy and Colonial recent conference are prepared to advance 50,000,000 marks while.

defence.. the guaranteed by a banking concern *remaining forty will be headed by the Darmstaedter Bank;! the Reichs Bank being ready to give all assistance for bills of exchange issued by the Stinues concern in agreement with that body-Renter.

declares? tht if in order to cheapen production the standard of living to amount to 155,000,000 marks of of the workers in England must be reduced to the standard of Japan Britain would prefer to lose its preponderance in the entton trade, He was of the opinion that the com- petitive power of Japan was in creased by the inflation of the yen The cheapness of Indian cotton last year and this was an advantage which might only be temporary.

Sir Edward Rhodes, who has just returned from the Tar Fast maid that he was convinced that Japan was a country that was making most rapid and most dangerous pro greas against us in India and the. traders in the Far East, including China were most afraid of Japan even in regard to fine goods.

London, June 11-The House of Commons has adopted the customs duly on hops and the Imperial Preference for sugar

RUBBER.

-DIVIDENDS AND PRICE

5% Interim. Interf Interim.

Messrs. Carroll Broa,, inform the "China Meli" that they are in Vancouver, June

receipt of telegraphic advices from Edward Babcox, editor of the that Rubber is now quoted at Mr. their Singapore friends advising | "Indiarubber Review" published $1.12 per lb. They also advise the in Akron, Ohio, in an interview following Dividends- said that strained Anglo-American commercial relations were likely

Basset..... to eventuate owing to the British

Perak Rivers restriction of rubber export which...

Ayer Moleks: resulted in the price of rubber

"Bato"nier” rising during the past three years London, June It-The new from eleven to 78-cents a pound, Tokyo, June 1A Japanese cmiser Ringban, which will be with the prospect of its reaching a business delegation is proceeding finally completed on 9th July, be dollar. The result will be a situs to Moscow with the Amb comes the flagship of the Bast tion necessitation International Mr. Tanaka, about Indies, atation, relieving the correspondence and forcing United negotiate the details regarding the Chatham, which has been ordered States infereste into the rubber Sagballeu: concessions Recor home-Reuter.”

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that the police will be unable to The special representative learng prosecute either the airman or the shipowner, because they did not purchase the guns in England. Nevertheless, it is expected that the shipowner will have to stand his trial on another charge.

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