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FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1926.

FRENCH FINANCE.

ITALY'S DEBT.

FINANCE MINISTER SEES "CHURCHILL..

ADVERSE VOTE BY THE COMMITTEE.

WHOLE BILL MAY FALL:

(Reuter's Serpico.)

INFORMAL CONVERSATION.

(Reulr's Service)

London, Jan. 14.

Mr.

RUBBER NEEDS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

DUTCH FLOODS.

PLANTATIONS OFFERED TO THE DANGERS OF DRIFT"

AMERICANS,

PHILIPPINES PROSPECTS.

(Reuter's American Serpico,).

New York, Jan H.

ICE.

SOLDIERS USING EXPLOSIVES.

(Reuter's Service.)

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Amsterdam, Jan. 14: Soldiers are guarding the dan- of forger points along the river Yecht, from in

the Province of Overysel, where the flood waters are not aubsiding and are accumulating drift ice against the buttresses, endangering bridges, banks, and dykes.

Paris. Jan. 14. The Finance Committee of the The Automobile Chamber Count Yelp..

Italian the

La appealing Chamber of Deputies rejected | Commerica Flounce Minister, and

subscriptions. Winston Churchill informally con- Article XIII of M. Doumer's mediato versed for an hour on the subject Finance Bill, taxing commercial motor companies to provide of the Italian debt to Great Bri-transactions. The article is con capital for a new American Motor tain The proceedings were sidered the corner stone of M.

Rubber Corporation. purely preparatory to the main Doumer's project, and the vote. conference. Biter the Italian de- may be considered tantamount to legation visited the Treasury for the rejection of the entire Bil a second meeling.

GREEK DEBT.

A NOVEL SUGGESTION

OPPOSED.

(Reuter's Americum Service).

The result of the voting was 21 against and 5 for, there being 12 absentions.

RIVAL SCHEME APPROVED.

The Committee announces that Hit has received offers of plantations in Brazil, Ceylon, Kenya, Colombia, und Cube.

counter- a

MOST AVAILABLE PLACES,

Washington, J. 14.

la his evidence before the House

Paris, later. After practically rejecting the of Representatives Rubber, Price Government's financial proposals Enquiry Committee. Mr. Palnerton and approving of scheme submitted by the Left Rubber Section Department of Cartellists, the Chamber's Finance Commerce) suggested that the most Commission agreed to defer to the available places for planting the Washington, Jan. 14. At the rpening of the Greek Government's wish to draw up a extended przeuge required by debt negotiations to-day the Trea-port to enable the Chamber to America were the Philippines and

the Dutch East Indies. duay indieated that it did not decide between the rival plans. favour the proposal that the re- mainder of the credit originally agreed upon should be extended to Greece and the whole amount funded under one agreement.

[A cable of January 7 re- ported: The Treasury has re- ceived a memorandum in regard to the Greek debt to the United States. It is recalled that a credit of file million dollars was extended to Greece in war time, But only teen million dollars were advanced. The Greeks be- lieved that they ought to have had the whole credit and Eave now developed certain claims, which must be smoothed out before be funding arrangements can reached.]

MINING TRUST.

FOUR GERMAN CONCERNS ASPARTNERS.

MINIMISING PRODUCTION COSTS,

(Reuters Service.)

Berlin, Jan. 14.

The debate will probably open on Saturday.

SOVIET RULE.

LACK'DE AN OPPOSITION

PARTY.

INDIVEÐPAR TRADE IMPOSSIBLE.

"

(Reider's Serplee.)

Tokyo, Jaru. 14

(Governament

Mr. Kuwakomi

Adviser to the Japanese delegation dealing with the Saghalien négolia. Mons, who basturned from Moxow eveently, has been interviewed by Konfer

SAVE RUNBER !

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The soldiers have been provided with explosives to blow up such accumulations, whilst the authori- ties are doing their utmost to divert the flood waters from the

river.

CHANG'S POSITION.

NO DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

"(Reuter's Serm'ca.)

Tokyo, Jun. 14.

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The American Automobile Asso- ! A messige fram Muiden startes Feiation approved the efforts being that the report of Marshil-Chung male to under Furopean Clubs to Two-lin's alleged declaration of in- join in a protest against the high dependence is not true. price of rubber and recommended the inaguration of a campaign urging on motorists the necessity of saving rubber.

PREVENT, STARVATION,

Washington, Later, Resuming his evidenes before the Congression Rubber Investiga tion Committee, Mr.

It is considered that the mistuke. originated by the proclamation sus- peniling nil relations with Peking prading the establishment of a stable Coverlument.

CONFIRMATION.

Tokyo, Jan. 1. Ta report hom Mulder it is Pelnerton explained that Chang Tso-lin's oir- said that the United States shookb|cular telegen does not signify a develop sources peur as hand to decoration of independence, but prevent rubber starvation in the merely suspension of all relations eveut of war and offset the threats with Peking pending the establish-

He ment of a firm Government. of fature foreign restrictions. added thun acreage limitations and Mr. Kawikaan exprossed the

the immigrations restrictions had spiser that the Soviet is only baked development in the Philip sadel as Bere is no Opposition"

that pieden.

suggested Party to oppose the 'ommaries.

action shend bo Faken by the the Army, and the Cheka, These

Philippine Legislature to pave the three rule the country by force.

Though the conditions in the way for the necessary capital auth

Carbone.

He

chief towns have much improved, He presented statistics showing See Mr. Kusakan's visit three that the proportion of stock on vers ago, be considers that the

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TASK FULFILLED,

RESIGNATION OF AUSTRIAN CABINET,

(Reuter's Service.)

Vienna, Jan. 14."

The Cabinet has resigned, it is task of carrying out the Geneva programme has been fulfilled.

NÄVAL AVIATION.

BIG INCREASE IN AMERICANĮ EXPENDITURE,

LIGHTER THAN AIR CRAFT.

(Rouder's American Service.).

Washington, Jan. 14 The House of Representatives Appropriation Committee recom- mends for naval aviation the expenditure of nearly $19.000,000, an increase of $8,500,000 over the current funds. Nine millions will be applied to new aircraft equip-

ment.

on the

The Committee reported that the fate of the Shenandoah had not affected the views potentialities of rigid airships and recommended an appropriation of $300,000 for experimental work in metal clad lighter than air craft.

The Committee is contemplat- ing saving $700,000 by the aban- donment of the Lakehurst aero- drome and recommends the appropriation of $6,000,000 for channel improvements at Pearl! Harbour. Hawait, and an addi- tional $500,000 for improving the submarine base there.

The total appropriation recom- mended for the Navy amounts to $319,000,000, an increase of $17,000,000 compared with last

year.

NEW TREATY.

GERMAN DELEGATION IN PARIS.

(Reuler's Service.)

Paris, Jan. 14.

A German delegation, headed

by Herr Posse, has arrived here to German Commercial Treaty.

negotiate the

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The thenish-Westphalian prople are generally underfed, and hand to normal requivertente bad Mining Trust has been founded inhinks that the main obstacle to decreased from 362 per cous, in officially explained, because its and apart from strain on credulity | Essen with a provisional share crpidal

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thousand complet restoration is due to the to 81 per cent, in 1925, and marks, the partners Being the vivamie policy, which makes in estused a luther drop to 8 per feend. in 1931 after slight advances. Rhine-Elbe Company, the Thyssen dividal tride impossible. Thereby

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and it is frightening of foreign business Rhine Sted Companies.

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RELATIONS WITH JAPAN

Disenssing Ross Japanese Te-

four groups, is merely a pro-lations, Me. Kawakami stated that visional measure for the purpose

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New York, Jan, M. The United States Rubber Com- any announces a further expan sion of rubber-growing lands in

of placing production on a profit signs of improvement." Were visible,matre 6.700 acres having been

able basis and minimising the

costs of production.

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A definitafusion depends on the taxes which the State proposes to impose.

MINE DISASTER.

OVER SHIKPY MEN. STILL ENTOMBED.

SOLE SEVINER BESCUED,

(Reuter's American Service.)

Wilburton. Jun. 14. Aother miner was resched ́Blis:

tends to hinder and the Russians

though mutual lack of knowledge acquired of Execember (. Negotia- tons are pending for the acquisi- ecconvinced that the despatch of ton of a further 12,500 neres." troops to Manchuria by Japan Inst

The statement adds that 68 per

AN AIR PORT?

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DEVELOPMENTS.

AERIAL SERVICE PROSPECTS.

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Jackie Coogan's latest picture, "Little Robinson Crusoe," now showing at the Queen's Theatre, is not a story of olden days but of modern life in the South Seas,

detracts from the pleasure, is one of the best he has yet filmed.. here and there, which in no way

Left an orphan in San Francisco young Mickey Hogan, whose middle name is "Fight," is being taken to Australia by a seafaring uncle when the vessel is struck by

Al lightning during a typhoon. hands are lost except Mickey who is washed ashore on a tropical: island where the cannibal in- habitants are led to mistake him for a young white god of war. Thereafter further adventures follow close on each other's heels, and after many exciting incidente, including the rescue through Jackie's heroism of several white people" from horrible death, the The first fact that stands out is young urchin is taken aboard the that any service that uses Hong- destroyer, which had arrived in kong as a port of call, must the nick of time in response to his to San either use seaplanes or machines 5.0.8. call, and returns that have floats fitted, to allow Francisco, to be received by a landing to be made on the water.police guard of honour headed by Even with a small Caudron the officer who had been his dead The pic- biplane such as used on this occa-father's closest friend. sion-which is able to take off and ture is full of vim, and has been land in a smaller, space than most filmed with notable attention to

there is none too large a space detail Altogether it is as amus- ROZESADESETENS on the Kai Tack reclamation, anding and exciting as anything in years to come it is to be pre- Jackie Coogan has yet given his sumed that this space will be built wide circle of admirers.

month was purposed to help Chang- cens, of the phined arens had few impressions that have been

vielded

approximately

Now that Mr. Hetling has been flying in Hongkong for over a week, it is of interest to record a twentyformed of the conditions and future prospects of flying in this locality.

Two lin

With regard to the Fighaliem negotiations, though Mr. Kaw.million by of rubber fast year. kami would not definitely commit himself, it is understood that the Japanese Covernment, for polition) Frensons, induced the delegates to

sign an agreement against their: will, as he delegates considered that Russia's terms' would render the undertaking impractical com mercially.

"FOR HOME CONSUMPTION." morning, bring the sole survivor F1: is understood thut the delegates expected the negotiations

from the lover evels of the mine..

COAL INDUSTRY.

NEW TRANSFORMATION

SCHEME.

NATIONAL POWER AND TRANSPORT,

(Reuber's Service.)

London, Jun. 14. Far-reaching plans for the re- [An earlier rable stated: Sixty-to be much longer extended; but organisation and development of the five bodies have been so fut recover-

for home consumption, the Coven- mining industry, and the creation

ing any of the entombed men alive.)

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FLOATING DOCK.

NEGOTIATIONS FOR

SINGAPORE.

"(Ruter's Service.)

of

over.

JE

NOTICES.

Entry Forms are now ready and can be had at the Jockey Club Stables, Race Course, Hongkong Club or Linstead and Davis.

et from vegeriny's mine explosion, met wanted something tangible of a national power and transport. As regards the air conditiona, Hope have been abandoned of find-

for compensation. Over the ayetem, prepared by the joint com- Mr. Hetling's experience is rather Nikolaevske affair na soon ne pos-mittee (representing the whole of different from what the public has sible; whilst the Soviet hoped that the labour movement) have been been led to suppose. Contrary to HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

would wwift conclusion

rouct submitted to the Coal Commission. the general idea, Mr. Hetling favourably npop America.

It involves the nationalisation states that he finds very littleNTRIES for the Forthcoming Races close on SATURDAY, It is widerstood that in reality of minerals and collieries and the difference between flying here and the Japanese Government regaryls transformation of the industry from flying in the tropical conditions of January 23, 1926, at 3. p.m. and the Saghalien negotiations as of a coal-extracting to a ex-utilising the Straits and Java: Further must be sent to the Secretary, more. Mr. Hetling states that the c/o Linstead & Davis, Alexandra minor importance except as a step-industry, the manufacturing. ping-stone to closer trade relations electricity on a large one and configuration of the land makes Buildings, on or before this date.

no appreciable difference at all to generally though, owing to the dealing with numerous by products. the air conditions over Hongkong London, Jun. 14.

It also covers the formation of and the harbour, TheDily News" learns that Soviet economic policy of high the Adminlly is negotiating with axes, dia miticipated that repower and transport commission,

The Manager of the company several of the principal ship-lations will be difficult to establish representing all interests including states that he has every hopes of

workers and consumera to co. builders, regarding the construction NO: COMMERCIAL EXPERTS,

his: Company forming an Aerial that

Mr.ordinate efforts throughout the Service for the transportation of understood of a flouting dook for SingaporS.

mails and passengers whose ter- It must be capable of lifting a abip Kawakami fears that the Rasscountry.

The proposals, which are comminus will be at Singapore. The of 50,000-kns.-

Japanese fishery and forestry negotiations are likely to experience piete in details, include the ex intention is starting from Singa-: greater difficulties; a, lice thepropriation of the present owner pore, to fly to Batavia, Sourabaya, Baghalien. Treaty, the terms of the by means of stock issued to each Macassar, then to Hongkong and original basic treaty. (concluded in vendor, the amount to be based on Shanghai with a northern ter- Peking a year ago) are far too the present market price of the minus somewhere in Japan, sub- reer, owing to the fact that no laxdinge, whilst capital expenditure set to the authorities there giving will be provided by a special cool. development loan redeemable at

SCHNEIDER CUP. BRITAIN NOT TO COMPETE

NEXT TIME..

(Reuter's Service.)

London, Jan. 14, The Royal Aero Club has cabled to the United States that Britain. will not compete in the Schneider Cup racem October 24, owing to inadequate time for preparation. "As it is inderstood that France and Italy also are not sending entries, the Antericans may fly a single machine over the course to

It

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commercial experts were present.

IRAQ TREATY. SIGNATURES APPENDED AT

BAGDAD

fixed date.

EINSTEIN THEORY.

AWARD OF R.A.S. GOLD MEDAL,

Aš

For

Hongkong, January 6, 1826. HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Third Day, 7th Race, 3rd March, 1926.

THE UNITED SERVICES CUP

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NTC is conditions for this

Race have been altered and should read as under

CONDITIONS-A Cup, will be presented to the Winner with 1400 added. Second $250. Third

the necessary permission. the time being Manila does not Come Into the scheme, but may possibly be included later on.

The general conclusions formed

Hongkong are that in fax aspra $150 For China Ponies "the bone Bent experience goes, there are jude, property of and to be ridden good prospects of success for alby Officers of ILM's Regular properly organised and equipped Forces Fold Ponies leased by (Reuter e Serviço.) in Aerial Transport Company deal Officers will, for the purpose of ing with malls and parṇencera....... this Bács, be considered as the London, Bn. 14. |_ It should be noted by the pubiic "hona, fide' «' property of The Royal Astronomical Bociety that Mr. Hetling will make his last Officers. Catch weights run for a maximum period of 25 bar awarded this year's gold might with passengers on Tuesday ve firmly won it twice or they years, has been signed by the medal to Professor Albert Tex

poshone the contest until acting British High Commissioner Winstein for his reistivity theory

and the Ized Prime Minister. All of gravi

Claim the trophy outright as they

(Router's Servive.)

Bagdad, Jan. 14.

The new British-Iraq Treaty, to

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