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HON. MR. HALLIFAX BACK.

OPRIMEIRA AS TO FINAL

OUTCOME,

ORDEAL OF SAIGON STEAMER.

PASSENGERS DROWNED.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1925.

|(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Singapore, Dec. 10. The Meamer G. G. Roume," was swept by tremendous seas. Five deck pass ngers were drowned.

Until the expanses of restoring have a magnificent

the site to its previous condition from Saigon, Selection of Christmas are known, also the complete re- Crackers snitable for Xmas⚫sult of sales, it is impossible to 'Trees, Cuddren's

Hestimate the whole of the cost of Parties, Dianer Parties, Carnivals, etc.Hongkong's participation in the

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XMAS GLEE.

British Empire-Exhibition but the indications are that it will be in the neighbourhood of the estim- fater on which was based the

Government grant.

"MACEDONIA'S" TRIP.

Monsoon and Coastal, Shipping.

CHINA'S FUTURE.

PAYING OF FOREIGN CREDITORS.

nomy.

TRADE TO BE DOUBLED.

(Reuter's Service.)

en O.P.C. Ben Sher

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PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

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CRUMBS OF HOPE.

CHANCELLOR OF EXCHE- QUER'S COMFORT.

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SUBSIDY TO MINING..

(Reuter's Service.)

London Dec. 10, In the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill rave a few crumbs of comfort."

London, Dec. 10. A farewell social evening was given by the Chinese Students Christian Union in Britain to Mr. Chuo Hsin Chu, Charge d'Affaires, who lengthily re-

Speaking on the supplementary viewed the political and Snancial estimates of £9.000.000 for the conditions in China and am coal subsidy which was agreed to phasised China's intention to pay without a division.. he recalled her foreign ereditors to the last that the Government decision to farthing when it had tariff auto-postpone the crisis in July was due to the possibility of a trade On arrival here from Singapore Mr. Chao expressed the opinion revival, which was thought then this morning, the P & O. steam-that when China had a stable to be visible. er "Macedonia" reported:

government as result of Snancial He declared that while the coal Fresh North-easterly winds to reforms, foreign trade could output was steadily increasing, it representative this morning but he Pulp Manki. Thence strong N.E. easily be assessed a 100 per cent.was hopeless to expect that the thought of the whole that the monsoon to Lat. 15 N., with fre-more than at present.

gap between export prices and cost and production would dia. system of Government supervision quen: rain, squalls, rough head sea had proved a success in other ways and swell. From Lat. 181g Ne to in comparison with that of pri-Haxgkong, fresh monsoon,

From this it would appear that The health of the eighty-four the worst part of the trip up was

as the beginning, less heavy wea Chinese exhibitors had been ex- ceptionally good owing to the ex-ther being encountered, nearer eellent supervision of Dr. Marriott, Hongkong.

The proceeds of sales in the Hongkong section were less this year than Inst, said the Hon. Mr. ◆E. R. Hallifax to a "China Mail”

of duz. red, green, and yellow crackers, containing toys, hats ♦ and caps.

vate enterprise.

in fact there had been one

case

That the "Macedonia" whose

The

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of serious illness only. The dele nominal horse-power is 3,000 and igates comprising the Chinese ex-is of 5.650 registered tons was Contains

doz. crackers hibitors had expressed their ap. affected, will give an indication of assorted. Red and yellow.. Crackers contain an assort-preciation of the rangements what the monsoon was like.

made for them on the way thereMacedonia" left Singapore on

•ment of comical face masks.

and back; the bouts used in each December 6 and was only five days PRICE $1.25

instance were those of the Blue conting up. Funnel line.

Vessels travelling south are With regard to the disposal of bring favoured with the wind be- Hungkong's buildings at Wembley,hind them but those coming Mr. Hallfax said that would North are being held up. On one probably be an expense rather of official charts alternative than a source of income. The site routes are given from Singapore had to be restored to its previous to Hongkong. When the winter condition and it was easily to be monsoon is blowing small steamers understood that with the enon fare advised to hug the Philippine mous area of other similar buildcoast. Ships have been known to ings to be disposed of and their take as many as ten or twelve lack of suitability in desigu for days to reach "Hongkong from other purposes that this was going Singapore, in some cases having to to lie no easy matter. The DiA steer due North to make a NW, posals Board were supposed to have something in view and were

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Miniatore crackers for table

decorations, éle.

75c. 90c. $1.25 Box of 1 dozen.

WHO'S YOUR HATTER

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A box containing six Crick. ers and six small fancy hats complete with elastic. amusing for a dinner party.

PRICE $3.50

SNOW BALLS

AND

XMAS BELLS From 30c. to $11.50.

in negotiations direct with the Government but it is was difficult'

courser

to see what joint schemes could be RUBBER FORTUNES.

evolved!.

Value For Money.

As regarded the Empire Exhibi- tion generally, Mr. Hallifax said that although there had been im- mediate financial loss for the Association and for the Dominions and Colonies participating, the fone among the overseas represen- tatives was one of optimism as to:

THREE LEADING FIRMS RETIRING.

CHRISTMAS RESOLUTION.

(Router's Service.)

London, Dec. 11. The "Daily Graphic" says that

CALL & INSPECT the ultimate outcome. It seemed as a result of the rubber boorn

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to be agreed that value would in dealers have made fortunes, prob- due time be shewn for the moneybly aggregating millions, expended. large as the sum con- At least three of the leading cerned was-so large indeed firms propose to retire at Christ- that a repetition of the Exhibi-mas and invest their earnings in tion on the same scale is hardly gilt-edged securities.. Eto be looked for..

WIESS. however opportune, and succeeded in the object of

It

yound

lying foundations for

Imperial building, in the future. Imperial importance was stressed more than it was in 1921--and the

New York Market.

(Reuter's American Service.)

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MOSUL REPORT.

TURKISH DELEGATION'S

REPLY.

FRESH INQUIRY SOUGHT.

(Reuter's Service.)

好

appear.

VICKERS LIMITED'S BOLD POLICY.

EXAMPLE TO THE COUNTRY,

(Reuter's Service.)

London, Dec. 10.

the

In reaching the decision cabled the advice of Mr. Frank Dudley yesterday, Vickers ilirectory had Docker, Mr. Reginald McKenna. and Sir William Plender, whose recommendations include besides a reconstituted Directorate. establishment of three manage ment boards, one of which will control the Industrial Section of the business and its subsidiary undertakings; another to control the armaments and ship building side, and a third to be the Finance

Board..

These advisers consider the

causes of the present situation of Vickers are general trade depres- sion; the depreciation in foreign He emphasised that the mining exchanges; the reduced earning interest cannot be allowed to be- capacity of the company's works come indefinitely a pensioner which is attributable to the world- upon other industries, and hoped reduction in armament expendi- all parties of the industry would, ture and the home production of make an effort to regain the old, armamentis by foreign countries; independent position.

the decline of ship building; for- eign competition in the world markets; the financial stringency'; } and political unrest in Europe which has restricted the giving of credit and retarded schemes of development.

He mentioned that last week's output of 5,000,000 tons was the highest since May and antici- pated that the total subvention for the last four months was approximately £21.000.000.

Geneva, Dec. 10. The Turkish Delegation in a statement in reply to General

The subvention had not led to Laidoner's report, point out an appreciable re-opening of the that Nestorian and Christians pits. have always been hostile to Tur- key, and when pursued, after committing a crime, escape south of the Brussels line, abandoning their belongings.

The delegation also draws at- tention to the large numbers of Moslem refugees from the con- tested territory, whose villages,, it is contended, were destroyed by aerial bombardents, and who are how living noth of the Bruss sels line. The delegation sug- gests a fresh enquiry with the assistance of assessors appointed by both paries.

WORTH THE COST.

WEMBLEY'S "AMAZING

DISPLAY."

EMPIRE'S WEALTH.

(Reuter's Service:)

London, Dec. 10. The House of Commons agreed to the motion of a supplementary As General Laidener obtained estimate of £1,100,000 for the Government's share of the Wem- information from only one source. Tewfik Rushdi Bey, head of the Samuel said he expected there bley guarantee. Mr. A. M. Turkish Delegation, is going to, Angora in a day or two, leaving would be a call of nearly 5s, in the Munir Bay, the Turkish Minister pound in addition to the 15s, al at Berne, to attend the Council ready made." when questions in regard to the Greece and Turkish. exchange of populations will be discussed.

EARLY CABLE..

(Reuter's Service.).

Geneva, Dec. 10: The report of General Laidoner,

the Commissioner appointed by the Council of the League of Nations to investigate the Mosul deportations, presented to the League Council, says that state- ments of refugees show that Tur- kish soldiers, commanded by offi cers, occupied villages and obtain- ed arms, pillaged houses and sub- Dominions and the Colonies were At the opening of the central jected the inhabitants to atroci- in a better position after the ex-market for trading in rubber, rub-ous violence, perience of 1924 to carry out the bra futiges were approved, the New | General Laidoner's personal ob- ideas which had led to their parti-York exon exchange to provide theservations confirmed the pitiable. cipation originally.

Exhibition's Objects.

In 1922 and 1923, stated. the report of the British Empire Ex- hibition joint Chambers of Com- merce Committee, the burden of preparation for Hongkong's parti- cipation in the British Empire Exhibition fell perhaps evenly upon the London Committee und the Hongkong Committee, but in

New York December 9.

necessary facilities. Accul trading is to start early in the New Your

#

MR. KIPLING.

(Reuter's Service.j

London, Dec. 10. The improvement in

1924, with the opening of the Ex-Rudyard Kipling's condition hibition, the "centre of gravity satisfactory, though slow. shifted to London and the giants' ask was shouldered by the London workers. Most ably they acquit-

even massacre.

condition of the refugees, who lost everything. The report em- phasises the importance of the deportation of Christians in the region of the Brussel line and adde that the deportations, are proceeding.

He pointed out that the profit of £1,157,000 on running had been absorbed by capital expenditure.

Mr. J. H. Thomas said that every dominion and colony to which he had written inviting an opinion on the value of the Exhibition had replied that they were well satisfied with the expen- diture they had incurred.

Mr. Walter Runciman paid a tri- bute to the Dominions efforts in displaying an amazing exhibition of the Empire's wealth, beauty, and industry.

EXILED RUSSIA.

MORE TRADE UNION OVERTURES.

(Reuter's Service.)

The advisers add that in carry- ing out after the war the sound policy of changing from swords to ploughshares, the management lacked the special experience re- quired to direct large and varied industrial undertakings.

The advisers at the request of.) the board have agreed to act in a consultative capacity until the three management boards are working.

The papers congratulate Vickers on the bold reconstruction step. which must sooner or later be imitated by other industrial come panies if they wish to recover even in a modest degree their past prosperity.

They point out that the present Shares corresponds in the closest market value of Vickers Ordinary degree to the value which, it is now suggested; should be placed thereon. Therefore little effect will be produced on the market.

Stock Exchange Approves

London, Dec. 10. The Stock Exchange approval of Vickers' reconstruction shown by to-day's dealings in the Ordinary shares, now cut from £1, nominal value, to 6/8.. They rose this afternoon to 7/6.

ig

The advisers referred to are

financial experts.

Mr. Frank Dudley Docker is a director of the London: Joint City and Midland Bank, the Metropo- hitan Railway Company, the Southern Railway Co and the Electric und Railway and Finance Corporation.

The Rt. Hon. Reginald McKenna. is well known as a former Liberal politician whose views had so changed as to prompt a,desire on the part of Mr. Baldwin. to make him a Chancellor of the Exchequer in his first. Government. Berlin, Dec. 10.

Mr. A conference of the British and McKenna has been a Financial Russian Trade Union Delegates, Secretary of the Treasury, a self-styled the Anglo-Russian Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Unity Committee, unanimously now, as chairman of the London passed a resolution regretting the Joint City and Midland Bank, re- Council of the International garded as arhangat the foremost Federation of Trade Unions' re- of the nation's financial experts. cent rejection of the proposal of

Sir William Plender is senior an unconditional Conference with partner of the firm of Messrs. the All-Russian Council of Trade Delortte, Plender, Griffiths, with The presentation of the report Unions, opining that the General branches all over the world. coincided with the receipt of a Council of the British Trade

Sir. William has been engaged letter to the Council from the Union Congress should convene in public inquiries at home and Turkish delegation announcing a Conference provided by the abroad; has served on Govern- Council's decision on the Mosul Union Delegation and Angio- etc., etc. withdrawal in consequence of the declaration of the British Trade mént Commissions, Committees, dispute.

Russian Trade Union Conference 1- of London on April 8.

After reading the report, General Laidoner announced the receipt of a telegram from Mosul stating that all was quiet on the Mr. frontier.

is

ted themselves for, from the first, Wembley clearly indicated that the Hongkong section was a prin- Hongkong, as a non-producing eipal attraction amongst all com- Colony, an entrepot on one of the peting displays, and interest never world's great trade routes and the flagged throughout.

storehouse of South China, entire-

(Reuiter's Scrpics.)

London, Dec. 10,

The main lines were adhered to: ly dependent for its degree of IRISH BILL PASSED. that is to say, shóps solling local prosperity or adversity upon con- wares and run by local enterprise ditions in the vast country on Bold between them nearly whose borders she stands, can de- |$500,000 worth of goods, and the rive slight benefit for herself from restaurant, serving Chinese food participation in a great Empire at prices suited to all classes, also demonstration of this kind. Im The Dail has passed the Irish well repaid the promoters Sir perial considerations, however, Agreement B settling the Robert Ho Tung's exhibit of yeri are all-important, and the co-boundary-dispute. SEGUROCODECODORNIENIOM, Culture and silk-weaving was operation of every part of the Bri-

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GAS, EXPLORION. JA

(Reuter's Gerolam.), perhaps the most important fea- tish Empire was essential to ture of the Section from an educa realisation of the project, essen

Birmingham, Alabama; Dec 10 tional point of view, and the ux-tially an Empire advertisement to

Unity noon, to morrow the weather

Between 20 and 30 miners were hibit of South China Produce was the rest of the world, rather than forecast 19 NE. Wands, derate; killed, and many others seriously thoroughly appreciated by bual to the component parts of the cloudy at first, enproving later burned, in a gas explosion in one ness callers. N

British Commonwealth Serious Moderate mansoon may be ted at the mines of the Alabama Fuel Imperial Considerations. gaps in the ranks in 1925 would along the 8.73. god of China and and Iron Company Mary of the Nevertheless, experience at ha most retrettable.

over the Ching 56

employees are negroes.

A KING A.D.C.

DUKE OF MONTROSE

DEAD.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, Dec. 11. The death is announced of the Duke of Montrose

---The deceased Duke was the fifth since the creation of the title, and was A.DC. to HM. the King. He served in the South. African war

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