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NO.NEWS.

Customs Stations And Mr. Lapsley..

KEEPING LOOK-OUT.

Case No! Opened Against Arrested Men.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18

TOWN SEIZED.

Serious Anti-Bolshevik

Rising...

TSARIST OFFICERS HELPING?

Nineteen People Shot: Many Arrested.

Berlin, Nov. 18.

EMPIRE TRADE.

Imperial Conference Reports.

IMPORTANT PROPOSALS.

Stocktaking and Marketing Scheme.

Rugby, Nov. 18:

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

CHINA'S WAR.

Chang Tso-lin's Reported Plans.

PLAYING FOR SAFETY.

White Russian Leader in Shanghai

Shanghai,, Nov. 19:

COAL VOTE.

N. LAZARUS.

Hong Kong's Only European Optician- Established Over Forty Years. Manager-Ralph A. Cooper, Registered Optometrist (Canada).

Majority Against Peace Terms.

TO-DAY'S MEETING,

Another $,000 Men Return to Work

Rugby, Nov. 18 The Executive Committee of the

The sa "Sunning," which has been lying at anchor off Taikoo

"full meeting of the Imperial It. S reported that during the res The newspaper "Ral" publisher Conference to-day approved a series cent discussions between Chang Miners' Federation met this after dock since her arrival after the the details of a serious, anti-Bol- of reports from th-commit-Teo-lin and Chang Tsung-chang, noon to receive the results of the sensational incidents aboard; the shevik rising south of Pekoff. Lees, including off the econo- the latter stated that he would come district, voting on the Government relating of which has aroused auch, 1 states that 500 persons have mie committee on the Australian south only if Sun Chuan-fang surproposals for settlement of the considerable interest. has now been arrested

Nineteen have Empire trade.

Premier's proposals for surveys of frendered him the provinces of coal dispute gone alongside the dock wall and shot and others have been sent to

Rangea and Anhed

No official statement was made A preliminary survey of the Moscow.

Mr Bruce suggested that great It is now states that Fengtien at the conclusion of the meeting. values would accrue if o tem tropps are being desputebed, to but unofficially, it was declared that damage done has begun.

Two hundred other prisoners of stock-taking were undertaken in Anking which it is very likely will the result of the voting showed a No further news has been re-have arrived at Pakoff from the form of reports, showing what be used as a base for an attack majority for rejection of the pro- rrived to throw light on the Ostroff, 80 miles southward.

the Empire was producing and buy-against the Southerners,

posals. ing and he raised the question whereabouts of Mr. H. W. Laps

whether the Imperial Economic Committee, or some similar body,

I

With the arrival in harbour, of HALS. "Hermes," the last of the warships which were searching in the vicinity for any traces of the pirates has returned, "

1>

The centre of the revolt is ap- parently Baltinovo, 70 miles south of the Pakoff district. Baltinove is said to be completely in the hands of the insurgents, who are dissatisfied with the dispropor- tion between the agricultural and industrial prices..

if. Mr. Lapsley, is alive and in the hands of the pirates further Tsarist officers are possibly news may be received through fomenting the rising. The Soviet distrien stations of the Maritime has despatched troops to reinforce pan inquiry the the Red forces in"

the district.- Customs. "China Mail" way, informed that Reuter.

no news had yet been forthcorn-

ing from this source. In the event of any coming "through it would immediately be circulated.

Pollen Court Delay..... "Nine of the alleged pirates were brought this morning to the cells below the Magistravy and it was anticipated that they would be formally charged and remanded! until next week when the Crown Solicitor will prosecute,

SATURDAY CARTEN."

In to-morrow'k issue of the China Mail will be a cartoon by Stan Hill who has taken the terport cricket match as his subject.

Some of the leading lights in the game are featured to advant-

age,

Sun: Chuap-fang has not" an It was added that all the men ounced his attitude, as regards the at work had been included as vot- despatch of Fengties troope to bising for acceptance, although they province with Sun still making pre-... |did not actually vote. parations to attack Kiukiang

The Conference of delegates will Ataman Semenoff, the well-known meet to-morrow when full figures of White Russian leader, has arrived the vote will be announced. pat Shanghai.

There were 8.960 more men at He is stated to be endeavouring to obtain a commis-work in the to-day, making a total, sion to recruit a detachment of of 268,000-British Wireless Ser- Russians for Sun Chuan-tang's

rien. army---Reuter.

Belgium's Decision,

London, Nov. 18. The Miners' Executive is still receiving the results of district voting on the Government's terms.: It is stated that up to the present there is a majority against the pro-

Brussels, Nov. 18: The Government proposes that Chha Should define the points at issue with reference to the Sino-posals. If the delegate conference Belgian treaty with a view to re- Federation will probably leave the to-morrow rejects the terms the ferring them to the Hague Court districts free to secure the best should make such surveys and doff Ching does not accept this. Bel-term possible and make no further municate the results to the guvern glum will appeal to the Hagug her RUMANIA'S QUEEN LEAVINGments of the different parts of the welf-Reuter

AMERICA...

Empire.

CALLED HOME.

KING FERDINAND ILL.

ET

Borah Trounced

effort to obtain terms in London The national leaders, however; are The Committee, while recognis

} detarmined to make a final effort to ing that much was already being

New York, Nov. 19,

save the Federation and prevent » done in the economic sphere

debucio-Keuter. in Strongly criticising Mr. "Borah's Britain. the Dominions and India references to China, cabled yester-1

A Way Out? New York, Nov. 18. through the medium of the publica-day the "New York Times" says Mr.

London, Nov. 18. 1 connection with the quandary The Queen of Rumania hoy an- tions of public departments as well Borah thus demonstrates nounced that owing to a cable re-as those of institutes and associa character as the most malapropos placed by the districte rejection of

his in which the miners' leaders esived from Bukharest that the tions." agreed that it would he of public man of his time, and adds the Governments terms, it is point Owing to the absence of Mr health of King is not advantage if arrangemeris ld be that his representing the foreigned out that while the delegate con- R. E. Lindwell First Magistrate) bed

Ameri-made for the most system pro- Powers in China as they were not brought into Court can tour and is going to New York vision of sondensed regierte based ters in Ko Listy the k

Gina as greedy exploi-

fernce to-morrow in practically and the "China Mail learns that night to sail for home by the upon information derived from actual situation-Reuter's Amet SATA LUN TIE

first available steamer-Reuter's various parts of the Empire con- can Service. American Service. "

it has not yet been decided when the case against them will be opened.

Identification Parade.

Police officials at Central Police"

Station have been occupied all day FAR EAST HEALTH.

in carrying out identification

parades. The pirates, suspects

"

cerned on trade questions regarded from the Empire point. of views.

are

of the

dividual ballot on the Government's terms if the delegate conference 're! jects the terms without suggesting | a ballot.

Senator Borah, in the course of an address to Jewish women, said Fostering Trade.

that the present turmoil in China furnished the acid test to the world

It is anticipated that the Govern When the matter came before the peace programme. He was of the

offer. ment will withdraw its conference, two resolutions bearing opinion that the real trouble in on the subject.

Meanwhile the representatives of unani-China was nationalism coming into the Notts coalowners and miners were and twenty-two cooltes felehed in DISEASE NOTIFICATION FOR mously, carried, on the motion of contact with Imperialium "Any from the Streets of the city pre-

WEEK.

Mr. Mackenzie King, Premier

who have returned to work have! of nation which adopted a policy of sent a weird sight in an enclosed

Canada. seconded by Mr. Bruce, forcible intervention there would settled the terms of the agreement: compound at Central Station.

The Health. Bulletin of EasternOne expressed the conference's ap become an assassin of justice in the tinuéd at district rates. The agree- |

under which operations will be cons preciation of the work of the Im-Orient. "

ment will operate for five years perial Shipping Committee and im

from Dec. 1-Reuter. perial Economic Committee.

A man who was thought to be:

an ordinary passenger, and who ports, issued to-day, shows the accompanied Inspector Fallon to following cases of infectious dis the ship when passenger baggage ease to have been notified during was removed, has been identified the week ending Novembr 19:- by "nearly everyone as one of the! Plague: 2 cases at Mauritius

and 10 at Tourane. laders.

Of all the officers and passen- Cholera: cases notified at Cal- gers who have so far attended the cutta (19), Singapore,, (3), Hai- identification parade, a Chinese phong (22), Saigon (1), Bangkok woman passenger has proved the most successful, spotting the al- leged pirates with little difficulty.

MR. R. E. LINDSELL.

Owing to slight indisposition, Mr. R. E. Lindsell, First Police Magistrate, was unable to take his seat at the Central Magistracy this morning.

Major C. Willson O.B.E., V.D., Second Magistrate, occupied the Bench in the First Magistrate's

(2)..

Small-pox: cases notified at Bombay (4), Calentta (2), Madras (3), Singapore (6), Sourabaya (1) and Bangkok (2).

FAMOUS AIRSHIP.

R 33'S DAY NOT YET

OVER

London, Nov. 18. - The Air Ministry denies that Court and dealt with the usual R 33 will be dismantled and 'states overnight charges. A number of that she will be used for further cases which had been remanded experimental work-Reuter..

by Mr. Lindsell and set down for hearing to-day, were again re- manded by Major Willson, who informed interested counsel that they would be advised when Mr. Lindsell would be able to take them.

CATHEDRAL SERVICES.

The other was in the. following

terma:

"That the Imperial Bronomic Committee shall continue on the present ad hoc basis with "the following general reference;

consideration of the

various

"FRESH-FAIR.”

TO-MORROW'S WEATHER

..FORECAST.

forecast for all local districts-is--| Till noon to-morrow the weather N.E. winds, fresh; fair.

EARLIER MESSAGES.

Rugby, Nov. 18. · The probability of a formal settle. ment of the coal strike this week is jeopardised by the latest results of the district voting."

(1) to complete a series of in- vestigations into the marketing of

Local associations in many large Empire foodstuffs in Britain, and

areas yesterday returned majorition while that work is proceeding,

against the Government scheme, At 11.20 this morning the Ob which the miners' Delegates Con (2) to put forward for the servatory reported: Pressure

ference had recommended them to has decreased moderately over government concerned a list of central and N.E. Japan and over to be reported to the Federation accent. All district decisions are raw materials for possible furthe Upper Yangtze Valley. It has headquarters in London to-day, and ther marketing inquiries, and

increased slightly to moderate will be considered by another De Buggestions for the preparation elsewhere. and circulation of brief preli minary surveys, as suggested by

Meteorological observation at the economic committee of the 6 am, to-day-barometer 30.21; Conference in any branch of temperature 61; humidity 70 Empire trade and marketing. Wind N; force 2; weather over Such preliminary surveys would, cast.

If the governments concerned ao desired, be followed up by fuller inquiries.

ject of munity of State enter- prises from taxation:

legate Conference to-morrow.

The result of the total vote: taken meanwhile remains, in doubt. The method by which the district results have been obtained is undoubtedly primitive and unsatisfactory. Al- ready over one third of the mineral in the country have returned to the pits, but these men were debarred from voting in the loca) 10dge meet-

Whatever may be the result of

An Empire Forestry Bureau: Other reports approved: included It pointed out that the British, when decisions were taken by that of the Forestry Committee, Government of any part of the Em-show of hands. In one area con- which took favourable note of the pire outside Great Britain should taining 60,000 miners, where there are 40,000 working the vote of the recent development of effective or be liable to taxation in Great Bri local association is against a settle. In connection with the services ganisation within the Empire stain in respect of trade questions. ment.a on Sunday at St. John's Cathedral exemplified by the standing com -Statements by representativaa uf when offertories will be taken for mittee on Empire Forestry, the Im the Dominions. India and the the unrepresentative voting taken, the Victoria Diocesan Association perial Forestry Institute and the Colonies showed that they renerally it will be clear to the miners' head- funds, the preacher in the morning Empire Forestry Association, and accepted the principle of mutual quarters that a secret ballet vafe will be the Rev. N. V. Halvard and drew special attention to the need taxation of government trading of all the miners would show a de The composition of type metal In the evening the Lord Bishop.

cision favouring discontinuance of was the subject of some discus There will be a service for young for co-operation in all lines of within the Empire.

The subcommittee expressed the the strike: Consequently, if the forest. research. [sion between ̈ Major C. Willson people af ́8 p.m. in Chinese and

opinion that tbla measure of agree Delegates Conference is faced with The Conference accepted the-com-i

ment was sufficient to warrant the

commendation to accept the Govern

"TYPE METAL"

charged with stealing a bar of the to send their contributions to the metal from his employers.

Hon. Treasurer of the Cathedral, Sgt. McEwen informed the Mr. P.. S. Cassidy,

land. Det. Sgt. McEwen at the English the preacher being the Remittee's proposals that the impur opening of negotiations with the rejection by the districts of its ré--

Central Magistracy this morningG. H. Hewitt R.N. when a Chinese foki employed by Members of the congregation who tant question of constituting an governments of foreign countries,ment scheme that body will be the “Wah Tze Yat Po' was are unable to be present are asked. Empire Forestry Bureau should be and with a view to the conclusion placed in an extremely anomalous

referred to the Empire Forestry with them of reciprocal agreements positions Conference in 1928

for the mutual taxation of govern- This Conference is to be held in ment trading enterprises. Agree-returned to work, the total of men Yesterday a further 8,400 men Australia and New Zealand, and ments would be without prejudice in the pits being now 357,000- the Prime Ministers of those counto the national interest of sovereign British Wireless Service Erlen declared, that everything pos Bible would be done, by them to states in the event of wardagin

The conference will hold two BELEA TERRA KRAS meetings to-morrow and a further facilitate the work

State Enterprises And Taxation meeting be Monday. Its work will The General Economi Sub-com-be completed on Tuesday British

se-madeus report upon the sub Wireless Service.

Bench that the defendant was found to have the metal concealed underneath his coat when arrest-

ed.

15.

The next meeting of the No previous conviction being committee of the Hong Kong recorded against the accused, His Chinese General Chamber of Worship sentenced him to four Commerce will be held at 2.30 teen days' hard labour,

p.m. os Tuesday.

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