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FRIDAY, APRIL 30 1926.

WAR DEBTS.

TWO GENERATIONS WILL. NOT PAY

*

* CASH NOW BUTTER.

(Reuter's American Service.)

New York, April, 29. The "New York Times 8X-

presses the opinion that the war debt settlements cannot, endure. It adds

"Nothing can be more certain than think twċ generations of Europe- will not, without protest, continue paying vast sume to the United States: It fe equally curtain that.. it would be good Business for us to accept virtually for cash in hand the present value of the debts us soon as any sound and skilful plan for funding them can be' elaborated and agreed to:””

French Debt..

Washington. April: 29:

A settlement has been reached for the funking of the French debi

Terms Detailed..

1.

Washington, later, The settlement is on a basis of 62 years, with the payment of 300,000,000 ́unnually for the "Arst two years,. $82,600,000 annually for the next two years, and graduating thereafter tle. a maximum of $125,000,000 annually,

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No Safety Clause.

Washington latest.

It is calculated that the pay- ments will aggregate $6,847,000,000. "No. Interest will charged, for the first five years, but thereafter the rate of interest will gradually - crease from one per cent. In the Arst 10 years is 3 per cent. in the Mist 22 years.

RAIDS ON ROUGHS.

· WOOD HAULS BY POLICE IN- CALCUTTA,

GOVERNOR INTERVENES.

(Reuters Service.)

Calcutta, April 20. The situation in the northern dis triats of the city is quieter though isolated assaults continue. One man was killed and six wounded:

Earth of Lyston.

The Earl of Lytton. Governor of Bengal, arrived from Darjeeling and interviewed the leading repre- sentatives of each community.

The police continue to raid the disturbed areas, and arrests" are being made almost hourly. A large quantity of arms has been captured,

POLAR RACE.

BYRD EXPEDITION AT KING'S BAY..

There is said to be no safety TWO AEROPLANES TO BE USED

clause.

KOREA EXCITED.

“WEEPING" FOR THE LATE EMPEROR

(Reuter'a Service.)

Tokyo April 20...

This moaning "3" publishes reports from Seot according to

the Korean capit

(Reuter's Service,)

DARKEST HOUR

THE CHINA MAIL

COAL OUTLOOK ADMITTEDLY

GLOOMY

SEARCHING FOR HOPE

(Router's Service,)

London, April! 29.

OIL WELLS

AN IMP RTANT DEVELOP.

ENT SCHEME

00 EXPERT DRILLERS

(Reuter's Service.).

Bagdad, April 20.

Petroleuma

PEKING COMMUNISTS.

Paking, April 21 The activities of Communists in Paking have been restricted to some extent. T la learned that they have decided to keep a few moderate members. Paking ex- clusively to enlist and train now members, and to send" skilful workers to conduct propagande among the employees of the Gov- rnment railways. The majority Proceed to Chengchow, Kaifeng, of Communists leaving Peking will

and Talyuanfu, the rest will travel along the Péking-Mukden and Tientsin Pukow lines with the ex- ception of a few who will start work

The coal outlook is admittedly As the necessary preliminary dark. but there is some hope in work has been completed by the this darkest hour before the Turkish dawn. The rainers leaders were geologists, the drilling plant for Companys early this morning discussing the ten test walls. It is expected will policy with the General Council of arrive in Iraq soon. the Trade Union Congress, and it The Company is embarking on is learned that the whole Trade an important development scheme. Union movement will solidly sup-It has engaged the services of 90 exon the Peking-Sulyuan line. Most port the miners' demands.

pert American drillers and within of the comrades now remaining in Simultaneously, the owners the next twelve months it will be Peking have removed their re conferred separately, and their paying a salary. bill of over sidences in order to escape the Committee later saw Mr. Baldwin. £100,000 year.

attention of the police:-"Kuo All negotiations are most secret, The testing programme is expect-

Wen New Agency." but much depends on the latest od to cost approximately 1,000,000 attitude of the owners.

Trades Union Decision.

..London, April 29, The Trade Union Conference has adopted a resolution in favour. of general support of the miners. No decision regarding a gen- feral strike was taken.

1,000 To 1 On!

London, later. Though the coa! negotiations are still continuing. late in the evening the gravity situation was indicated by Mr. J. H. Thomas (Labourite, Derby) expressing the opinion that it was 1,000 to one on a stoppage, adding that if they were inch apart last night. they were separated by an arm's' length to-night

The Immediate Issue.

London, Later.

th after midnight when the Prime The coal, discussions continuedi

Minister, after a discussion, lasting

BY ELECTION.

"A. LABOUR GAIN IN. EAST HAM.

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(Reuter'a Service.)

London, April 10. The by-election: "at East Ham North, owing to the death of the Cofiservative member, Mr. C. W. Crock resulted in a labour gain..

The polling was -

41

Mis S. Laurence..

2 hours with the owners repre- sentatives, met the Committees of Miss Susan Laurence, Lab. 10,798 Oslo,. April 29: The Byrd Polar Expedition has the miners and the Trade Union G. W. & Jarrett, Conservative arrived at King's Bay. Spitzbergen, Congress, and after a brief sitting Dr. Burgin, Liberal

The ship Chantier curries two

the latter conference was adjourn acroplanes, with which it is intended till later in the morning. ed to fly to the Pole from a base 400 miles away...

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAFË”

Entertainments..

April 30-Queen Theatre: "The Shooting of Dan McGrow," The Moscow State Ballet present

The Fire Bird", at 9:15 p.m.

April 30-Star Theatre; "The Unknown Purple," 5.80 pim. only. Dick Norton, presents "The New Globe Trotters. 9.15 p.m.

April 80-World Theatre; "Lost in a Big City."

Máy 1 Kepuise Bay Hotel, May Day Carnival.

May 2-Star Theatre, The New Globe Trotters," Matinee, 5.30 pimi

May 2-3-Queen's Theatre: The Moscow Ballet presents "The Disaster of Dionysius at: 9.15 pm.

May 7-Smoking Concert At Volunteer Headquarters and distri- bution of prizes won as recent Corps Rifle Meeting, 9.15 p.m.

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Sports.

The result at last General! Election was

11,194 10;137: 6,970

May 1"Extra" race meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club, Happy Valley, 3 pm

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May Hongkong Police Boxing tournament at Volunteer Head- quarters.. 9 pm.

VIVIAN FOSTER:

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COMPANY REPORT. THE "CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE."

It is stated that the owners will submit specific proposals to theC W. Crook, Conservative... Prime Minister after which, he wil Miss S Laurence, Labour Byrd's Expectations.

ugain confer with the joins Commit- G.. E. Edwards; Liberali The Chantior, which has a speed and the Miners' Executive.

tee of the Trade Union Congress which the ex-Emperor's death roof nearly ten knots, besides carry it is understood that the Miners" sulted in abnormal excitement in ing the two planes, has all the Executive have definitely rejected The Police other equipment required for the the eight-hour, day proposal and are most depive in controlling the Pola expedition. Her "hold that the question which the Prime tremendous crowds which are colled with cook and a cargo of Minister discussed with the owners lecting daily in the front of the 600 gallons of airplane fuel will as the immediate issue was the sus palace for the purpose of express-De taken along. Food supplica for pension of the employers" notices." ing condolence by weeping in six months will be carried. accordance with Kareun custom. fuel supply expected to permit Minister indicated that he is pre- It is reported that the Prime it is reported that the Korean approximately 10,000 miles of flypared to consider an extension of police are becoming most excited. The most modern inviga State financial assistance for a few and killed one Japanese and tional equipment will be installed days in order to give further time seriously injured another within the two planes Byrd will use.

for negotiation, provided that the their subres yesterday whilst at The sun compass, which was used by Byrd and MacMillan with suc-

owners duspended their notices. tempting to regulate the crowds.

Prince Yi, whose contemplated cess on the expedition last year, "tour to Europe is postponed, owing had been improved during the It is understood that Mr. Baldwin to the ex-Emperor's death has suc. winter, and an earth Induction com- is convinced that there will not be ceeded to his estates.

FRENCH BUDGET.

PASSED FINALLY BY BOTH

· HOUSES. »

(Reuter's Service.) ·

Paris, April 20. The Budget having been Balls passed both Chambers, Parlia ment has adjourned antik May 27.

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A Trilling Balance.

(Havas Agency.)

Paris, April 29. Before adjourning til May 27 Parliament voted definitively the Budget establishing receipts and expenditure as follows!--

The

pass, a highly sensitive instrument, a coal stoppage. will be carried in the planes.

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The Base.

Commander Byrd, is condent

that a landing can be made at Cape

Later.

FIGURES FOR LAST YEAR...

May Fourth annual athletic sports meeting of Cheung Chau Govt. (district) School, on the island footbal ground,. 11.30a.m.

May Soccer, match: /East Surrey Rgt. v. Royal Artillery in Div."I at Bookumpoo, 4.30 p.m.

May 2Fourth annual athletic sports. of the South China. Athletic surance Office Ltd., for presenta Happy Valley.

The report of the Canton In-Association on H.K.F.C. ground, tion to the 46th Ordinary Meeting. May 2-Fanling Hunt will meet on May 18, Teadusl

at Lok-ma-chau, cross roade at 10 The general agents (Messrs... Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.), May 6--Hongkong inter-school and consulting committee have athletic. sports at the Hongkong. of the affairs of the Office made Valley, 1.45 p.m. pleasure in submitting a statement Football Club Ground. Happy up to December 31, 1925, in sterling and Hongkong currency.

1924 Account:--After paying an interim dividend of $18 per share on May 14, 1926, the amount stand-of

Morris Jesup during May. During SUGAR RESTRICTION.ing to the credit of this account is

this period everything is covered with snow, which he regards as

$920,081.17.

This it is resolved to deal with in the following manner: N

suter than ice formations. Though CUBAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS To pay & final dividend

the coll is more intense during Muy, the better wind and fog con- ditions will compensate for this. drawback. Al fights from the base at Cape Morris Jesup wi carry the explorers over territory which is unexplored and if cond!- tions are not such us will permit. fligate to the Pole, explorations can be made in this region, which has never been seen by man.

Radio Experts: Commander Byrd expects to keep in constant radio communication with his base ship at King's Bay.

BILL.

HEAVY PENALTIES.

(Reuter's American Service.)

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Havana, April 29. Both Houses of Congress have approved of the B for the re- striction of the sugar crop and the establishment of a sugar in- telligence Committee."

of $22 per share ... -$220,000.00 To add to sterling re

serve fund £10,000 84,681.50 To add to reinsurance

fund... 100,000.00 To add to underwriting". account to close, the year 1024

May 6-7-Royal Artillery Athle tie meeting at USR.C ground, Kowloon, starting at 2 p.m. dally.

May 8-Annual athletic sports. the Victoria Recreation Club.

"Company Meeting.

May 18 Forty-fifth meeting of shareholders of the Canton Insur ance Office, Ltd., at Messra. Jar- dine, Matheson's offices, noon.

Auction.

May 3 At Lammert Bros., Sales Room, one seven-seater "Marmon Motor Car, noop."

Miscellaneous.

April 30-May 6-Great Silk Sale at D. Chellaram's silk store, 36A, 515,499167 Queen's Road Central

3020,081.17 amount

1925 Account:-The standing at credit of this account is $1,970,269.65. Out of this the general agents and consulting corn- mittee have declared an interim

ofing $180,000 The balance

The Bill provides a fine for every

April 30-Thirty-Afth annual meeting of the Institution of En gineer's and Shipbuilders in King's Building, & pim.

May 1-Opening of Hongkong Hotel New Restaurant, 16 Des Voeux Road, Central, with meals

Receipts.... 37,408,789,488 francs Two experts on short wave length bag of sugar milled over each dividend of $18 per share abort a la carte at all hours. Expenditure 37,338,369,202 francs equipment will be in the party. "No planter's quota and a fine

169,370,266 francs attempts will be made to broadenst£2,000 a day on milla' violating the $1,790,269,65 will be carried for May 4-Meeting of baseballers at

Buliee

CHINA'S WAR:

SHANSHI TROOPS AND THE

RAILWAY.

(Reuters Service.)'.

over great distances. Communica- decree, fixing the date for the com- tion with the world will be through mencement of the sugar harvest... relayed messages from the base

ship to Green Harbour.

"Our expeditión," Byrd said, "has been conservatively planned. We are not going to make any, wild dashes to the Pale, but we hope to reach that objective If possible to do so. Our hope is to show that serial navigation of the Polar re General Yen Hai Shan's, Shannigion is possible. With this accom troops, it is reported, have cut the pished, we will have made a great railway between Tatungfu and advance in the development of com Kalgan."

ercial aviation."

Shanghai, April 29,

FOR MOSCOW.

CHRISTIAN GENERAL. AT LAST LOCATED.

(Reuter's Service.)'

General

‹ arrived

Moscow, April 29. Feng Yu-slanghou at Verchneudinak from

"Urga en route to Moscow.

BRONCHIAL COUGHS. DRONCHIAL coughs are not trifling.

They are even menssing it allow

ed to hang on, and weaken the system. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is just what you ought to take for bronchial Influenza and la gripps coughal contains no opiates and a pleasant feeling of warmth and comfort follows the first danceSold everywhere.

It

Wilkins. Expedition

San Francisco April 29,

A wireless message from Point Barrow announces the safe arrival. of Nielson, the pilot of the Wilkins North Polar Expendition..

BRIDGE COLLAPSE.

SCORE OF PERSONS DROWNED IN RUSSIA:

(Reuters Service)

Riga, April 29.

drowned through the collapse

A score of persons have been

temporary bridge over the- Okhte ten

LONDON STRIKE.

DECISION OF ENGINEERING TRADES.

40,000 MEN AFFECTED.

(Reuter's Service.)

London, April 29

of May 1-Hongkong Hotel Public

Bar re-opens to-day. ward.

Consulting Committee: The upon opening date for the season the American Consulate to decide Hon. Sir Paul Chater. C.M.G., Sir and to arrange fixtures, 5.15 p.m. Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. A. H. Compton, A. S. Gubbay, Henry Society holds Jumble sale

May Hongkong Benevolent Humphreys, T. Pearce and May 7-L-Col. W. A. Edmeades, H.P.. White retire but, being DSO, RA, and Officers Royal eligible, offer themselves for re Artilery. Hongkong, will be At election,po

Home to friends: from 8 to 6. p.m. ?

kong Chinese General Chamber of May 8 Annual meeting of Hong- Commerce, 2.50 pm.

Auditore: The Accounts have. been audited by Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews and Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming who being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

May 14-Inspection of Police Force by H. E, the Governor, at Headquarters, 4. p.m.

Auditors Report: We report that we have examined the accounts of the company at the A conference of delegates in head office with the books and "So you want to marry my London to-night recommended a vouchers in Hongkong and returns daughter said Mr. Brown to the strike of 40,000 men in the London received from the various agencies anxious youth. "Have you seen engineering trades to enforce a de-for the year ending December 31, her mother mand for a wage increase of 81 1025. We have also entisfied our Yes But daughters don't weekly...

selves as to the existence and value always grow to look like their of, the aecurities for investmenta, mothers, air came the faltering cash at bankers and on mortgage reply to the amounts specified. We have obtained all the information and explanations we have required and, in, our opl the abo sheet

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