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FULL STATEMENT DESIRED,
(Reuter's Service.)!
London, Feb. 29.
HONGKONG,
HED
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1926.
NO CHANGE YET.
CLOSURE OF CANTON'S HARBOUR.
un-
BAD EYESIGHT.
A POOR EXCUSE FOR THEFT
CHINESE CONVICTED.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
'THREE ACCIDENTS.
LADY THROWN OUT OF SIDE CAR
TWO HOSPITAL CASES.
The sudden stoppage of a motor lorry at Queen's Road East, with out giving a signal it is alleged, led to a motor cycle travelling behind crashing into the vehicle yester day
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CIVIL WAR.
TIENTSIN ONCE MORE IN-
DANGER
TRAINS STOPPED:
(Reuter's Scru1ce});
Tientsin, Feb. 24. M. The resumed civil war operations are now rapidly converging on
MAIL COMING THROUGH..
"The situation` remains
Among other excuses to explain changed" was: the reply of the the presence of a coll of lead tub local Naval authorities this morning under his jacket when arrest ing to an inquiry by a "China ed on a tram car, as a result of In the House of Commons. Mall man as to the closure of the which he was charged at the Cen Lieut-Colonel Sir Frederick Hall port of Canton by the Chinese tral Magistracy this morning with (Conservative, Dulwich) request. Maritime Customs. It will be theft, a Chinese employee of the A Chinese lady seated in the Tientsin.. edan opportunity for the House to safe to presume that if anything Tang Yung Kungsse: Electric Com. aide car of the machine was of importance had occurred, there pany stated that owing to bad eye-thrown out and injured, but she have a full statement on the pre-would be a wireless report to the sight he could not, and the office
Navy.
where he intended to deposit the tubing..
sent position in China.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin (Prime Minister) said that there was no material change since the state rhent made on February 10 by Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; but he (Mr. Baldwin) did not think that
Mr. Dennis Herbert (Conser vative, Watford), called attention to the report that the Commis- sioner of Customs had closed the port of Canton, suggesting that "that showed that the people on the spot. were doing their best to preserve the interests of British traders,"
A letter has been received from Canton, since yesterday's publics- tion, showing that mail is still coming through, obviously by the Kowloon-Canton Railway."
....
The notice giving effect to the caure stated "vessels and not ''steamers." From what is: known, the prohibition would
a further statement would serve affect all steamers; whether arriv- any useful purpose at presenting from "sea" ports, or other
from "sea" ports: but
river" ports, and also native craft not. river ports. A junk going up from Hongkong, or Swatow, would not be allowed to discharge but a tow-boat. arriving, say.. from the scope of the Customs. On the Kengmoon would not come within
other hand a steamer from Wachow would not be "cleared." # Other Reports: Private information to hand is that the
Kwangtung Political
Mr. Baldwin said that he had seen such statement. He added)
tion,
On Monday,, (when the closure
engineer, said that the defendant Mr. J. W. Faulkner, insulation had no authority to take the tubing which was part of the material issued for a contract at the Hongkong Club.
menth's hard labour.
Defendant was sentenced to one
COUNCIL MEETING.
For the meeting of the Legiala- Live Council on Friday at 9.80 a.m., the business is as follows-
The ordinary passenger service
refused to go to hospital on the Tientsin-Pukow line is now
A motor car coming out of Wingstopped.. Lok Street: Into Des Vaux Road
and overturned it. West ran into an empty ricaha
The ricsha coolie received severe mjuries which necessitated his removal to hospital.
Another hospital case was pro- vided in an accident at Queen's Roud East. A Chinese youth ran put from a. verandah and was struck down by a motor car. He was injured in the head.
CANADIAN BONDS.
MER
FLOTATION BY NEW YORK BANKERS.
OTHER ISSUES IMPENDING.
(Reuter's Service.)
NOVEL BILL.
SAFEGUARDING NATIONAL
TREASURES.
A BAN ON EXPORT..
(British Wireless Service.)
Rugby, Feb. 20." The House of Commons to-day passed the first reading of a private Bill introduced by Sir Henry Slesser, Solicitor General in the late Labour Government prohibit- ing the export of works of art and ancient or historic buildings and monuments.
New York, Feb. 23..
In introducing the Bill Sir shortly entering the money market persons of great wealth abroad The Canadian Government H. Slesser pointed out that with an issue of $40,000,000 ten had paid the compliment to year bonde, bearing interest. at Great Britain of paying great These will
par cent, at the price of 9834 prices for her national p08- be floated by a sessions. Enumerating types of syndicate of New York bankers. national treasures recently taken Other impending Canadian out of this country, he mentioned Issues are $45,000,000 20-year Priory House, Warwick, a beautiful bonda and $20,000,000 four-year old building which had been totally bonds, both at 44 per cent. to be removed, and which, he believed, [was to be or had been actually re- The proceeds of the three issues erected in the United States. There: sold in Canada.
wil largely be used for refunding was, her sald, a constant flow of purposes.
jsome of the most beautiful British works of art to America. His torical records and ancient Books which were an absolutely invaluable. heritage for the understanding of the history of this country, becoming the subject of traffic by antique dealers, and were being sold to the highest bidder..
Jurors List for 1926. -Resolution-Resolved by the Legislative Council that the per- centage on the valuation of tene- ments payable
for as rates that there would be an oppor-Council met on Monday to discuss by His Excellency the Governor tenements in Stanley shall be 81% per cent.. aa from the date fixed tanity of questioning the Secre-the matter, that Mr. FaPing-for the coming into effect of this tary of State for Foreign Affairs sheung (Superintendent of Cus-resolhion, that is to say, the 1st when the latter returned..
toms and of the Foreign Depart day of April, 1926. ment) has been in conversation" Colonel
JC Wedgwood with the Custome authorities, and tituled an Ordinance to authorise Second reading of the Bill in- (labour, Newcastle-under-Lyme that a request has been made for the preparation of an edition of usked whether the closing of the resumption pending negotia-the regulations, rules and by-laws port of Canton was done after con- tion. How far these reports are in force in the Colony on Decem- Isultation with the Government?
true can only be surmised in the absence of authentic confirmation. ber 31, 1925, Mr. Baldwin said that he requir
Second reading of the Bill in ed notice to be given of that ques-came into force) the examination tituled an Ordinance to amend the
office formed jointly by the Boy-Magistrates Ordinance, 1890 catt. Committee and the mer- The foregoing: merely demon-chants was started.
As cargo strates the ignorance at Home could neither be shipped nor land- even amongst members of Parlia-ed there was no work to do. A ment, in regard to the facts con-native pfecegoods dealer is said to nected with the decision of the bave "transported, some cargo Commissioner of Customs at along to the temporary shed neur Canton not to issue permits for the Steamboat Co.'s wharf (which loading and unloading cargo. To is quite close to the. Customs! Espeak of "those on the spot doing House on the Bund) but the mer- their best to preserve the interests chandise was not passed" as the of British trade shows an entire official on duty (appointed by the misconception of the relationship so-called examination bureau, or between the Chinese Customs and prize-court) was absent. the Chinese nation As clearly
The closure is also said to have. Estated in these columns on Mon- taken the Canton merchants by day the issue at stake has arisen surprise. On Monday morning between the Chinese Maritime when it was found that the "cus Customs on the one hand and the toms had been closed" prices of
a decrease of 5,667 in the number The Intest. weekly return records Canton Government and/or boy-imported commodities went up jcott pickets on the other hand:]
of persons out, of, work, 'In six Flour rose. 30 cents a sack of 50 The results of the Fair as reweeks there has been a reduction Foreign Office Enquiry. b. 7) and sugar about 20 cents a viewed by the Exhibition Manage of nearly 114,000.
Peking, Feb. 283 bag, says the "Wah Taz. Yat Po's" [ment are most satisfactory. One- The total figure le now 1,189,300 The Wai-chiao-pu (Chinese For-correspondent;
exhibitor has reported the biggest This is 101,000 Teaa than a year eign Office) this afternoon tele-
Forder which he has ever had for ago; graphed to the Commissioner "of
wire goods. Another exhibitor Foreign Affairs at Canton, in-
has obtained more and better offers structing him to investigate the
for copper furnishings than at any ¡Custome affair,
previous Fair.
A
No Compliance Yet.
Canton, Feb. 23.. Forty steamers are idle as the result of the closing of the port.
Trouble to End?
Later
There is more than a possibility that shipping will be admitted into Cunton and Whampoa harbours. again on Friday.
INDUSTRIES FAIR.
SATISFACTORY RESULTS UP TO
DATE.
„SPLENDID ORDERS..
(British Wireless Service.)
Rugby, Feb. 28. visited the British Industries Fair H.R.H. the Prince of Wales at Birmingham this afternoon Another visitor was Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of Stato for Foreign Affairs.
In the engineering trade good orders have been placed particu From a very good source it is larly for oil engines and moderate- gathered that steps are being sized steel tools.. taken which will result in the for- in the electrical section moder-
!
IDLE LIST.
ANOTHER APPRECIABLE:
DECLINE.
WHAT FIGURES TELL..
(British Wireless. Service.)
Rugby. Feb. 23 Unemployment continues to show
an appreciable decline.
STANDARD OIL.
AGREEMENT. MADE WITH TURKEY..
MONOPOLY FOR COMPANY.
The Canton Government at pre-mer position being restored. How ate sized electric plants have sold sent does not give any sign of com- this is to be accomplished has not well.
(Acutor's Serolos.) One surmise is In the wireless section much! plying with the Customs Com been divulged. missioner's requirements.
that the request of the Canton business has been done, and here
Constantincple, Feb. 29. The Chinese appear delighted at Customs (for the return of cargo German buyers have been giving
The newspapers announce the the check given to the Strike belonging to nationals of five orders. Committee's illegal acts,
Powers, seized by armed boycott
Among Empire buyers the first conclusion of an agreement be Over a dozen piracies of for-pickets) will be complied with.. plage is taken by Australia, which tween the Government and the Standard Oil Company, whereby eign steamers have pecurred in the Although there is nothing de ha riyan urge orders for hollow Turkey will get its suppiles from Pearl River in the past few finite, fitms interested are makaze ng bras and steel water the Standard Oil Company's de months, the latest being two ing quiet moves in preparation for and steam fittings. India seizures whilst the vessels were the re-opening of the port." South Africa Have been good pots at Constantinople, Smyrna, and Samsun, thus giving the Com- customers. lying anchored at Whampoa, with- Story About Leather, in a few hundred yards of the.
Much business has also been any a monopoly, From the same source it was done with Spain, Scandinavia, and Military Academy.
learned that the seizure by pickets Denmark
and
of a large quantity (said to be Ono important claim made on about 200 bales) of foreign lea- behalf of the Exhibition is that MRS. P. H. HOLYOAK.
ther was one of the last acts where British manufacturers have which caused the decision of the adopted mass production their pro- Mrs. PH. Holyoak was able to Commissioner of Customs to be ducts are unequalled leave the Peak Hospital yesterday reached.
The waiting list of firms wishing Although she may still be laid up
The story goes that on arrival to exhibit, but crowded out, le so for some time yet, she is making (either at Canton or Whampoa)ong that the authorities of the Fair catisfactory progress.
from abroad, that part of each met to consider the advisability of plece of high-class leather bear- greatly enlarging the building in ing the factory's stamp was cut preparation for a bigger success
LOAN TO ITALY.
AMERICAN BANKERS, BIG DEALS
(Reuter's American Serpico,)
were
He agreed that this was a matter of very great difficulty, and re- quired grave consideration, and he e thought the best advice should be obtained of interested persons. He Buggested, therefore, that the Bill should be referred to a Select Com mittee of persons who had studied
that they should discuss exactly this question in its entirety, and
what form the measure should take.
It had been hardly anticipated that Sir H Blesser's Bill would be accepted, but it was evident that strong feeling prevalled against the export of national treasures, and leave to introduce the Bill” was adopted on a division, which re- sulted:-
For Against
105
144
Majority 51 As stated above the first reading of the Bill was passed.
NEW ZEALAND.
· NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER IN LONDON.
SIR JAMES FARR.
(Reuter's Service.).
Wellington, Feb. 29. Sir James Parr, KCMG han been appointed High Commissioner for New Zealand in London in: suc- cession to Sir James Allen, KGB. New York, Feb. 23, Sir Christopher James Parr was Negotiations have been comborn on May 18, 1869, and was pleted by American bankers educated at primary schools, for a loan of twenty million dollars Auckland Grammar School and to the Italian Public Utilities University. He became a barrister Credit Institute,
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