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WEDNESDAY, DECEMB

FRENCH FINANCE.

AN INSULTI

INDIAN AFFAIRS.

LOWER DEATH

AN AGÈREMENT REACHED,

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COMMUNIST LEAFLET TO TROOPS.

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ARMY COUNCIL'S ACTION.

TRIBUTE TO BRITISË.

MORE NON-CHINESE DIED,

(Reuter's Sinalce.)

Paris, Perember 20; The Ministerial Council st reached an agreement with M. Doomer and authorised him table his financină proposals in the Chann er of Deputies,, Te

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The

(Reuter's Service.):

It also

FAMOUS PLAY FILMUD

(Reuter's Servies.)

In his report for 1924 the

Sully of the Sawdust," odupted" Medical Officer of Health states by Forrest. Hislacy from Dorothy London, Dec. 29.

Aligarh, Dec. 29that the total number of deathe Donnelly's play "Poppy" and Presiding at the All India registered in the Colony was directed by D. W. Griffith, comes. Army. Council bad

The circularised all the Officers Com-Muslim League, Sir Abur Rahim 15,558 (15,536 in 1923). manding at Home and abroad bitterly complained of the pre- general civil death rate was 21.75 to the Queen's Theatre on Thurs- attaching a copy of a Communist vocative and aggressive attitude per 1,000 (25.98 in 1923) The u

The picture opens up bofore leaflet distributed among the of a section of Hindu politicians. Chinese. deaths. numbered 15,801

The Chinese Silly is bara, with her grand- troops throughout Britain, which He criticised the Swarajista, but (15,289 in 1923). it characterises as an insult to paid a tribute to his British col death rate was 21.9 per 1,000 pembe engiged in the act of The non-banishing her mother from their the moral character, loyalty, and leagues on the Bengal Executive (26,27 in 1923). M. Pourer eskamat that the intelligence of the Army. It re-Council who had initiated the bulk Chinese death numbered 252 austere bone just because she bus defeit in the 1926 Badges will quests that the letter be com- of the progressive measures. He (247 in 1928) including 11 from nozied a cirens must.

suggested that a permanent Con- the Navy and Army, The, death shows how i happened that: amount 0. 000,000,000" Bates,municated to all the troops."

stitution should be framed by an rate for the non-Chinese civil McQurgie, & rid how fakir, came including 2,500,000,000 Francs for |

Imperial Conference, giving community was 15.06 per 1,000 to adops Sally when she becomes amortisation of the puble debit and

India, an honourable and equal (14.83 in 1923)

an orphan, ad bring her up hiz 2,000,000,000 tracurs in repayment

place.

The nationality of the civil daughter na asistat in his shell- non-Chinese deaths was as follows-British 68, Indian 67 game. And it adds to the play's Portuguese 56, Filipino Lo uction the anties and crimals of American 6, Malay 7, Danish an entire sircas troupe, most French 2, Annamite 3, Spanish 1uming cas-country or en German 1, Swise 3, Jewish 2, chase, and tear-distilling courtroom Norwegian 2, Dutch 2 Italian 1, xene. Australian West Indian 1 Cuban 1.

of the Bank of Prince's aitvances toy the Freak-ury,

M. Boumer proposes to meet the deficit by a special tax of one-twentieth percent. 01

This

DISARMAMENT.

AMERICA'S FAVOURABLE

ATTITUDE.

Reuter's American Service)

1

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APPEAL TO CHIEFS.

Cawnpore, Dec, 29. · An appeal to the Indian Chiefs to respond to the spirit of the times and justify their title of the Washington, Dec. 29, President Coolidge's conversa-natural leaders of the Indian estimated to produce 3,800,000,000tions with various Congress mer people, by introducing reforms forks by applying the increases have shown a practically unani- such as the institution of popular Assemblies, thereby proving that i the Income-Pax vola onmously favourable attitude -to- December to the Budget instead ward American participation at the advantages of complete demo- hereditary rulership possesses. zil of re-absorption.. The inflation is Geneva in the preparatory Com-,

Nocracy without its evils, was made eskilled in. prodice 3,000,000,000 mission on disarmament. francs, and to re will be an increase objections have been made to vot. by Shankar Lal Kaul in presiding in tobacco. Cuties producing ing the necessary appropriations, at the third session of the Native 3,000,000,000 frames. M. Pomier and three experts will be invited States Subjects Conférence.

He urged all the Native Princes also hopes to recover 300,000,000 to become the American dele-

to begin a system of budgeting, francs from Be tax on evaders: to gates.

to restrict their personal, allow age. ancea to Ave per cent, of the State

save 200,000,000 francs on'Govern- ! ment expenditure; and to obtain 600.00,000 frames from the tax on exports and 100,000,000 francs from increased tax on Stock Bxolange operations.

INDIRECT TAXES,

Paris. lader. The new taxe proposed by M. Dommer art infiret axes. The Radict members of the Cabinet opposed an increase in indirect thxation on the ground that is beurs

firry on the poor.

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WIRELESS RECORD.

DORKING IN TOUCH WITH TOKYO.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, Dec, 29. A Dorking amateur named', Lawson has succeeded in getting into wireless communication with an Englishman in Tokyo.. receiver in use was a two-valye resistance coupled set.

revenues,

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W. 0 Fields as Professor McGaigle, the confidence man, is superb of course, repeating his trumph in the abugo play and his rent success at the Follies with age chacteristic nonchalance. were works in this stage tricks, be-

INFANTILE. MORTALITY, VA, The number of deaths of children under one year of was 4.735 of which 4,699 | Chinese and 37 non-Chinese,

those 1,181 Chinese and Chinese were under one month of

Of

He

Fides several now ones, and makès.

non- easy to see why the Purmount people are now trying to induce The ratio of infant deaths to him to devote his time to the screen. Carol Dempeller makes a lovable to prevent recklessthe total deaths registered, was waste of publie funds, and not to 30.4 per cent. (29.5 in 1923) For Sully, it is almost painful tứ treat the State Treasury

Chinese deaths alone the ratio her suffer all the hardalips and He declared that was 30.7 per cent, while for the mantinga she so bravely weathers private purse. any ruler behaving like the non-Chinese it was 14.6 per cent. while travelling with her fond Tsar" was sowing the seeds of A true infantile mortality can-father in freight cars and when Bolshevism.

not be calculated, owing to the petecting him from the law's em Chinese custom of not registeringbruce. births unless a child has lived for at least one month and often ob- viously of not registering at any The deaths of children between one and five years of age were 2872 of which 20 were non- Chinese and 2352 Chinese

NEW DEPUTY, LEADSL.

Cawnpore, Dec. 29. It is announced that Lalala Patrai will probably become the The Deputy

Leader

.of.

the Swarajist Party **in the Assembly in succession to Kelkar, who resigned, with two other Swarajist members on the plea that they would thereby

1922 AGREEMENT.

GERMANY AND CHINESE AFFAIRS.

(Reulon's Service,}

M. Doumer expressed the ophion. that three milliards of AL. Loucheur's taxes which ha is incorporating in the 1025 Budges will be the high-water mark of direct taxation. and diret taxes cannot be colfensbed quickly, wheras money is, headed immediately. The tax on paymerslą,

Berlin, Dec. 29% whereby M. Doomer proporcu toj

Subject to ratification by the oblin nenely 50 per cent, of ve

Reichstag the German Govern- estimated Budget deficit of ninement has endorsed the Washing milliards, apposire to be simplyton Agreement of February 6, disguised lax on business moves, 1922. concerning the principles which was opposed by the Radiends, and polier to be followed in who, however, igred to the Hux Chinese afairs.

in order to avoid a Cabinet split on the eve of the Furliamentary recess. 3. Demmer, in exchange, has pumised to introduce a Bill to re- form the direct taxes i elomily with the Democratic principles, ilus meeting the Radical demand and widening the Income-Tas.

EARLIER CABLES.

OBITUARY.

MR. HENRY HERBERT TAYLER.

the

liberate themselves from Swarajist obligation and be free to propagate their views for re- sponsive co-operation and accept- ance of office..

CHAMBERLAIN.

MEETING WITH SIGNOR MUSSOLINI.

(Reuter's Service.)

Rapallo, Dec. 29. Importance is attached to a meeting between Sir Austen Chamberlain, who is holidaying here, and Signor Mussolini, who broke his journey on his way to We regret to record the death Rome. Sir Austen · Chamberlain of Mr. Henry Herbert Tayler, gave a dinner in honour of the Manager of the China Provident Premier, with whom, it is believ- Loan and Mortgage Company, whoed, he discussed international passed away at the Government events. Civil Hospital at 7.30 yesterday evening.

Paris, December. 29) The Chombor has begun an inex- fected series of all-night sittings for the purpose of rushing the

passage of the Budget before the close o!'! The late Mr. Tayler was very the year.

Dission of the well known in Hongkong and until estimats of expenditure opened recent years had played an active yesterday at the usual hour and part in its sporting life, having was still continuing at six o'clock represented the Colony in Inter this morning.

PREMIER'S IRM ́STAND.

Paris, December 29.

the Cabinet

port and inter-club cricket matches and taken a keen interest in local racing. Other sports in which he had established a reputation were

The prospect of M. Briand refootball and swimming. He was modelling

BANK COMBINE.

MAMMOTH CONCERNS TO AMALGAMATE.

•HUGE RESOURCES.

(Reuter's American Service.)

New York, Dec: 295

time.

15

death rates for the last ten The following table shows the

years:

1916 1916

1917

Non-

Chinese Chinese. General,

19.00

9:4 18.59 24.60 15.08 24,00 23.00 14.00 23.4 1918. 24.5 19.5 24.4 23.2 1920

22.78 17.9 21.19- 1921. 20.20

18:08

20:27

•20:46 25,16 14.83 25.98 15:06 21.75

1919. 23.3:40. 21.9

1922

1923

25.47 26.27

1924

21.9

The production itself is Invishly staged. The court.room scene long shows that Mr. D. W. Griffith is master of emotional detail

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CORRESPONDENCE.

RATIONALISM.

(To the Editor of the China Mail).

SirI am not too sure what is the object of Mr. Willis's letter in your issue of Saturday. If he intends to draw the conclusion, that Rationalists are, as a whole, so deficient in human feeling that they have, not as a rule even mar- ried, his argument might have been fortified by reference to the! Inames of Haeckel, Swinburne, Mill,! SANITARY BOARD. Voltaire, etc. Even so, his posi-

FISH SUPPLIES FROM

MACAO.

tion is pitiably weak, and he would be hard put to it to account for the domestic histories of Darwin, Huxley, Bradlaugh, and Foote, to say nothing of cases of the con- verse, whose name is legion.

The fortnightly meeting of the Samtary Board was held yester On the whole, I think it more day afternoon. Mr. N.. L. Smith kind to suggest that your corre- presided, and others present were spondent la writing with a mini- the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.,mum of knowledge of his subject Dr. W. W. Pearse (MOH), Dr than that he is unable to allow for J. C. Macgown, Mr. Wong Kwong-negative evidence. If he had!

trouble tin, Dr. J. W Tso; and Mr G. Saken the

to make Kennedy-Skipton (Secretary), with acquaintance with a few of our Mr. D. Davies (Assistant Secre-eventy odd local members he tary).

would be aware that we are a very Regarding a minute of the ordinary sort of folk, well equip It is reported in Wall Street | President on the subject of aped with the feelings proper to if his partner in the Relyon stable with that a gigantic banking amalga petition from representatives of our kind. colleagues refuse to follow him in a string of "Uncle" ponies and it mation is imminent embracing the fish market stallholders, Mr. I wrote in answer to Mr. Willis the adoption of M. Doumer's was seldom that he was absent several of the largest banks with Alabaster asked if there were some ten months ago, but Mr. financial proposals as to-day's im from a race meeting at Happy combined resources exceeding aany idea that the fish for the new Willis did not undertake to reply. portant Cabinet meating is opened Valley.

milliard dollars..

shop would come from Macao. Really, the whole thing is 80 up by a statement of the Premier The late Mr. Tayler was born Mr. McHugh, President of the The Chairman: That is part of absurd that I do not feel disposed lust night that he would refuse to and spent most of his life in the Mechanics and Metals National the scheme. At present it comes to write again. If Mr. Willis made quit his post or let himself be over- Far East, having been associated Bank, admitted that negotiations very largely from Macao. This preliminary study of the ques frown by tobby intrigues and that from the time of leaving school are progressing with the Chase man controls the ice business at tion whether we are wrong it any Ministers who decided to resign with the firm of Messrs. Shewan, National Bank for amalgamation, Macao, and also has a very large would perhaps render the supple- would be replaced within twenty- Tomes and Company and in the with total resources amounting to interest in the fresh fish business mentary question as to why we four hours.

course of his 25 years' service with $900,000,000, Set de ma which largely comes to Hongkong, are wrong superfluous.

Another combination forecast and he proposed to combine these The Premier adkled "This is no them he had risen to a responsible

would include the Mechanics and two. The motion was passed

"A MEMBER OF THE fine for Ministerial crises, but for administrative post.

National Bank. the Regarding an application for an At the time of his death, the Metals.

R.PA work."

late Mr. Tayler was 40 years of Chatham and the Phoenix Nation-offensive trade, licence for pig age. He leaves a widow for whom al Bank, National Park Bank roasting at No: 171, Reclamation much sympathy is felt in her Chemical National Bank, and Street, ground floor, on Kowloon possibly the Central Union Trust Inland Lot No 1148, Section B, Company, uniting total resources the Chairman said the Standing amounting to $1,308,000,000. :

Committee recommended the re- fusal of the licence. This decision. was endorsed by the members,,·

The remainder of the business was private

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OUTLOOK CHEERIER,

Paris, later.

bereavement.

The theatened political crisie over the new taxation proposals, of M Doumer, the Finance Minister, PO ON" PIRACY. now seems likely to be averted no remit of the firm attitude taken by M. Briand in declaring that any Ministers rosigning would be m mediately replaced.

CHINESE COMMITTED TO

SESSIONSRA

Charged on three counts in con- According to the newspapers nection with the piracy of the basis of greomens is being arranged steam launch Po On" in British by members of the Cabinet, whereby waters. near Nam Tau, a Chinese the proposed tax on business turn was at the second hearing at the overs will be replaced by a stump Kowloon Magistracy yesterday tax on all sales, while economies committed for trial at the Criminal amounting to 300 million franes Sessions. The charges were part will be effected and a similar elpating in an armed robber

otsacured by richer kidnapping pass

control of assessment declaring them for rans tions which will allow a pro-possession

noelianate reduction of the suggested

increased taxation:

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