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HOTEL INCIDENT.

HEAVY FAN'S FALL CAUSES EXCITEMENT..

TEA PARTY ENDING.

Parties. Treated For Minor Injuries.

MONDAY, APRIL 26,

WHITE STAR LINE

PURCHASE BY BRITISH COMPANIEST

Reuter's American Service)

BRITAIN'S BUDGET.

READJUSTMENT OF BURDENS

*ANTICIPATED.

BALANCING ACCOUNTS.

(British Wireless Servies.)

Rugby, April 25... The Chancellor of the Exchequer will present his annual national Budget statement) to the House of Commons to-morrow,

No Important remissions of taxa* low are expected this year, but some re-adjustment of burdens is anticipated

New York, April 24. JP Morgan and Charles Steel, I a member of Morgane, have both Considerable excitement was resigned Directorships on the caused on Saturday evening at International Mercantile Marine 6.30 in the ground floor lounge of Corporation, which is interpreted the Hongkong Hotel

in Wall Street as indicating that As Mesera, Elsley Zeitlyn, Gold-the negotiations to purchase the smith, Durand and A. H. Rowe White Star Line are practically were partaking of ten in the far completed. corner nearest the street entrance, It is recalled that the late J. E. the heavy underneath part of the Morgan founded this Corporation, During the past mancial year! overhead fan d'escended with a which owns the controlling inter- the revenue substantially exceeded

the Estimates, but so also did. crash, catching the corner of the fest in the White Star Line. table, smashing it and causing

Two Bids Made.

expenditure, and the unanticipated slight injuries to the members of

cost of the cok subsidy, added a the party who were conveyed to The statement regarding the complication. Hospital at once, and treated.

Whereas in his hist year's Bad- resignations of JP Morgan and Mr. Goldsmith sustained in- Steele was prompted by the fact get the Chancellor had looked for juries to his hands and Mr. Rowe that the London partner might be an expenditure" of £801,000,000, to his aim and the others minor interested in the contemplated which on his estimated revenue, can settle down to a period of cuts in addition to natural shock sale of some of the properties of would have given him a surplus of £1,600,000 the nation actually spent International Mercantilo real prosperity once real Chinese in view of the suddenness and un-the

£826,097,777. expectedness of such, a heavy | Murine Corpération. feeling in Canton is permitted to descent..

It is reported that both the] This after the increase fr re assert itself und dominate the The incident would probably Cunard and Furness-Whithy Com-venue is taken into account, left him with a net defigit of £14,038,120. position through the elimination have been attended by more Star fleet, and as a prospect of the panies made bids for the White

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Hongkong; Munday, April 26, 1926..

A BUSINESS GOVERNMENT.

was

The members of the party were able to leave the Hospital shortly. after being treated.

Later..

"Sensation Created.

London, April 24. have received a sensation in the Shipping circles in Liverpool reported offer by British interests to purchase the White Star Line, with which Baron Kylsant's name is prominently mentioned.

A Denial.

"Later."

of its false friends from Moscow.serious consequences if it had

fallen direct but the fact that it transference of the line to the struck. the corner of the table Cunard Co. the price is stated

about $95,000,000; shows that its descent deflected. The entire bottom of the fan fell including the three Really, those concerned are not blades which were still revolving and it was one of these which adding to the cause of enlightened

caught the hand of Mr. Gold and business-like Government. smith. Mr. Durand received a To-day there should have glancing blow on the head.. taken place the election of a mem ber to the Sanitary Board the second of its kind within a month, andi made necessary by no fault of the candidates concerned.. Now, at almost 48 hours' notice, the election is deferred. The excuse if any excuse is given-is reasonable; but it should have been thought of before an election date was fixed. It is right to [have a complete list of voters to work on, and if that is the sole reason for the further delay the time that it will take to compile

SHOCKS.

SURPRISING FOR SOCCER SPECTATORS.

A LIVE WIRE?

Some excitement was caused to- wards the close of the football match at Happy Valley on Satur- day when the two strings of barb-

In reply to an enquiry regard to the offer to purchase the White Star Line, Baron Kylsant has stated that he knew nothing at all about it.

RUSSIAN TREATY.

SIGNED BY THE; GERMAN CHANCELLOR.

(Reuter's Service)

FAR FROM "RUINED!”” Those who set out in June of last year to encompass the ruin of Hongkong by hock or by crook Such a list it is the cryed wire running from the covered been signed by Herr Strescmann ||

must be grievously disappointed and depressed after reading the financial position of the Colony on

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stand were found to be live with electric current.

ment in a ridiculous light. Now the top wire in an effort to creep

Berlin, April 24. The Russo-German Treaty, has

and Ambassador, Krestinski. · The text will be published next week. “Sting"" Extracted.

Moscow, April 26. "We might be glad," said M.. Litvinoff, in the course of a much

matter which puts the Govern- A Chinese youth who caught that this postponement has ac-under it was held fest, but was curred, it enables us to urge that fortunately rescued! He was im- published in the last issue of the the time of the voting should be victim who was in considerable applauded speech justifying the

mediately followed by another

December 31, 1925, which was.

Of this totall

expenditure 86,000,000 was used for repay- ment of debt. The nation had set itself to repay £50,000,000 and although it was not able to fulfil ̧· repaid represents, in fact, a su this resolve the amount that was plus on the right side so far as national accounts are concerned. Thus in spite of a bookkeeping de- ficit with which Mr.", Winston' | Churchild is faced Great Britain is

still balancing accounts.

ed..

Some further developments in are anticipated, luxury taxation and a tax on berting is foreshadow

French Payments? Although the French Finance Minister postponed his engagement to visit London for discussion with the Chancellor on the outstanding points of the French Debt Settle ment, it is probable that the Chán- cellor may be able to refer to re- ceipts expected from France: dur- ing the coming year as a result of the negotiations now: reported to be proceeding on this specific point.

COAL CRISIS.

NO CONTEMPLATION OF

STATE LOANA.

(Reuter & Service.)

London, April 24 It is officially announced the the Government is not contemplating.

a State Loan for the coal in-

conclusion of the Russo-German pain until he was got clear.

Treaty, at having extracted the Sub-Inspector Field and a party

anti-Soviet sting from of constables, took charge of the Locarno Treay." situation until the danger was

He declared that the new dustry. removed by cutting the wire. Treaty was inspired by peaceful The electrio standard at this point aims; but if, as the Soviets always and owing to some defect the the creation of an anti-Soviet had been used in lieu of a post suspected, Locarno contemplated barbed wire was highly charged combination, then the Treaty of Berlin would be a contradiction of Locarno..

Government **Gazette?" The

altered. It should be practically 'Colony's liabilities on that date:

ar all day affair: not from 4 to 7 totalled only $1.185,478,ms com-

p.m.; but a.m. to 6 p.m. This pared with assets. totailing

particular election has created a $9,298,967. That by no means

great deal of interest-an inter. spells "ruin" or anything pest which has spread fromChinese proaching bankruptcy. In fact, it

and Portuguese circles, to British reveals that the Colony is. in

circles. It is therefore reason-with electricity.. a tolerably healthy position finan-

able to anticipate a big poll, and cially position that must im-

plenty of time should be prove seeing that the worst of the

allowed to enable voters crisis has long since been passed.

lito record their vote. The Of the assets, over a million. dollars comes under the head of two candidates deserve every sym- building oans and over five mil-which they probably never de- pathy. They gain a. publicity

lions and a half under invost-

sired, and certainly never court- merits, the value of the. · latter

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(British Wireless Service.)

RUBBER CONTROL,

MAXIMUM ABOLISHED IN MALAYA.

(Reuter's Service.)

Rugby, April 25.. The Frime Minister remained in town over the week end, and was A Poles Angry.

engaged on work in connection "Warsaw, April 25. *

with the Secretary of State for The newspapers are most un-Mines yesterday, and the negotiat easy and very angry. They fore-ing Committees of both owners and see embarrassments arising out miners will probably be summon of the Russo-German agreement, ed to meet him to-metrow. which the Newyur Jerpols says: resuscitates just what Locarno The divorce action, in which aimed at abolishing, namely, being evident from the fact that and they have been put to an Capf Chas N. Ingraham of the mutual private alliances. It

unnecessary expenditure of time Ingraham for

US Navy is suing Mrs. Helen accuses Germany by a unilateral the revenue was enriched during and money. They should be re-ground of desertion, came before volving from Article XVI of the divorce on the fact, of ignoring all the duties de- last year to the extent of over imbursed for the one. It is to be his Honour Judge M. D. Purdy League Covenant 5612,000 from interest. The only hoped these "regrettable fiascoes" Shanghai, on April 13, in the feature of the financial statement will be taken to heart by the Gov

United States Court for Chine.. that might appeal to those who ernment and that a little business and Mrs. Ingraham were

Capt. Ingraham stated that he crowed so loudly about the coming acumen be introduced in the vied at Round Hill, Virginia in downfall of Hongkong is that the things they do. Just as there is a 1914. He declared that although actual expenditure exceeded the fierce light that beats about a years, Mrs. Ingraham had only they had been married for 11% actual revenue by five million.

throne, there is an equally brillived with him about 311⁄2 years. dollars. Yet even in this respect liant one that beats upon the Because of his naval duties it the enemies of the Colony with

would have been impossible for things of Bolshevist leanings cannot extract

her to have been with him for an-

Bombay, April 24. South Africa's acquiesence to other three years of their mar-the proposal for a round table exceeding 25 acres. muely satisfaction. A careful

ried fe. Mrs. Ingraham left analysis of the financial statement

him in Shanghai on January 1 conference over the Indian pro Malaya has abolished the maxi blem is wholeheartedly welcomed mum. The limit for the assess- will disclose that the Estimates

1925, for a trip in Europe and You cannot control a theatre by did not return until February of by the Press of all shades of ment of standard production in for 1926 actually allowed for aa public meeting. Mr. C. B. this year. He declared that he opinion. Even the extremist the case of small holdings is to be deficit of nearly nine millions. As Cochran,

had heard through friends that papers give the Indian Govern- raised to 400 lbs. por sere for the actual deficit is only five mil

I blame Mrs. Grundy for the she had stated that she would not played in the negotiations in bearing, but not mature.

ment credit for the part it has mature rubber and 200 for rubber lions the Colony is really four mil-state of the stage-Mr Francis live with him again. lions better off than was expected Neilson.

Mrs. Valerie Rodman, who was feelings of relief and thankful to be made for restriction to 80 Mr. Gandhi, who expressed

At the same time provision is when the Estimates were framed.

a personal friend of Mr. ness, considers the Union Govern per cent for the quarter begin The healthy, properly disciplined Ingraham, stated that she had ment is undoubtedly entitled to ring August 1, should the average child is never wicked-Dr. Eliza conversation with Mrs, Ingraham safeguard what it calls the "west price of spot rubber on the Lon- beth, Sloan Chesser,

In which the latter declared that ern standard of life" by just and don Market fall below 18. 9d per she would never again live with legitimate means...

lb, during the quarter beginning Capt. Ingraham

May 1

Looking to the phenomenal

Government.

THEY SAY THAT

circumstances existing in the

Many a judge has a warmer Colony during half of the year under review, it must be conclud.heart than the man who criticises

him.Mr. Justice McCardie... ed that it has "held its head up" in a remarkable degree. There is not the slightest hope at this date of the avowed enemies. of Hong kong the pro-Bolshevist agita-

Heaven knows what would be come of us if ever we took "verbotene seriously. Mr. Max Pemberton.

The aim of a teacher should be tors and intimidators in Canton to give his pupils confidence in and Moscow ever realising their themselves.The Vice-Chancellor schemes for the ultimate ruin of of Cambridge

this Colony. Their dreams have If you play golf honestly and not only been frustrated but shat-well, always think you are an honest, and upright man Mr. tared: The effect of their Arthur Findlay machinations on the Colony's ex chequer has bech comparatively insignificart, Horkong has more than weather the storm;

I know that rhetoric does little just social systemi ho

salone cannot-kave.

After hearing the evidence of these two witnesses, the court took the case under advisement. Mr. Leonard G. Husar appeared for Capt. Ingraham. The case was not contested.

One dog bite case was reported during the week-end, a man being bitten by an animal owned by a Chinese living at 4D. D'Aguilar Street.

INDIAN CONFERENCE WITH

SOUTH AFRICA.

(Reuter's Service.)

RUSSIAN FLOODS.

SOME FACTORIES AT A STANDSTILL

(Reuter a Seratos.)

Mostow, April 25 The Moskva River has reached & disquieting height above,

level of the disastrous foods. 1908. Factories near the viver We are informed, by the Colonial at a standstill: The Neva sat Secretary's office that quarantine flowing fas banks at Leningrad

ave been imposed has already Bub

ON ACCOUNT" "of estreats in the borg quarfor

London, April 24. The Colonial Office announces that the pereantage of standard production of rubber. exportable at the minimum rate of duty from Ceylon and from Malaya during the quarter beginning May 1 will be 100, and a maximum limit of 500 lbs. per acre is pro cable to the assessment of estates vided under the regulations appli

SWALLOWED LINIMENT.

By swallowing piled for external use; coolie in the em Hongkong Club Government Civil Hos day suffering from soning.

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