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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1926.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LEAGUE AND SLAVES TRADE SUSPENDED.

COAL STRIKE.

Labour Vote of

Censure.

ABYSSINIAN GOVERNMENT'S

PLEDGES.

GOVERNMENT CONDEMNED.

Alleged Partiality Towards Owners.

London. bec. 2.

HONG KONG & KONGMOON CONDITIONS..

BRITAIN'S HELPFUL ATTITUDE. COOLIES GUILD DEMANDS..

Trade between Hong Kong and

H.K.V.D.C.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS FOR THE WEEK.

CAMP REMINDERS."

week's

Rugby, Dec. 2

Extracts from the A question was asked in the Kongmoon has been again sus-orders, (issued to-day) of the House of Commons whether the pended, not on account of a boy-Hong Kong Volunteer Defence League of Nations was satisfied cott, but because of demands by Corps read- that the Abyssinian Government the Cargo Coolies' Guild, in rela-

Annual Camp. were fulfilling their undertaking tion to the cargo boat men and The Infantry Company will on joining the League to endeavour the Customs brokers. to secure the complete suppression When the strike" was settled Dec. 17-19.

fattend camp during the week-end,

Attendance in cump is a condi- Then tion for efficiency,

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In the House of Commons to-day, the Premier. Mr. Stanley Baldwin announced that the Opposition of slavery in Abyssinia, and of the this held up resumption of traffic would move a vote of censure of League was not satisfied, whether between the two ports. the Government on Wednesday re- the British Government proposed to leame a very brief agreemen It is hoped that members will Intive to coal stoppage. Loud institute. Independent inquiry into other stoppage, and finally what be able to get out by, the evening was thought to be a complete trains on Friday, Dec. 17, for settlement

Saturday to count as a full day's training, members must arrive before. 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec.

cheers and counter cheers,).

the matter.

Later.

Mr. Locker Lampson, Under The Vote of censure the Leader Secretary for Foreign Affairs, res

of the Opposition, Mr. Ramsay pled: "So far as I am aware no

Very little or no merchandise is being carried by either the river steamboats or native junks.

TROUBLE EXPLAINED.

Coolies,

18.

OC. Infantry Company will report to Headquarters before. 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 15 the number of members attending

arranged."

MacDonald moves in the House of steps have yet been taken by the Chimona on Depember 8, regrets League to verify Abyssinian com- the polley of the Governmentpliance with the terms of their during the lockout in the mining undertaking. While the British industry. and declares the Govern-Government cannot intervene s "ment is deserving of censure for its the internal affaire of a State which Customs Brokers Refuse to Puy camp, so that rations can be

disregard of the findings of the is a fellow member, the Langue Royal Commission, its partiality can rely upon their warm support Lowards the mine owners, its failure in any action it many decide" to to control the prices of coal, and take to assist the Abyssinian for passing the Cont Mine's 8-Hours Government to fulfil its pledges." Act, which prolonged and embitter-British Wireless Service. ed the dispute and resulted in the imposition of hagsh terms upon men no longer able to resist..

The wote of censure further d'ed einres that a decent standard of Me) and a living wage of the miners can now be secured only by the nasion taking over and reorganis ing the mining industry-Reuter.

Overseas Markets,

EMPIRE UNITY.

DUKE OF YORK'S COMING MISSION.

COMMON IDEALS.

"Rugby, Dec. As a dinner held last night to 6. R. Lane-Fox, Under Secretary wish godspeed to the Duke of

London, Dec. 2.

by the House of Commons Col.]

inx granted to Coast

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From Our Own Correspondent.], Pakkai, Kongmoon. Dec,

No cargo was landed, from the. Hong Kong boats this morning.

in

TIME TABLE FOR TRAINS. From Kowloon to Fanling:--

Friday evening:-5.29 pri

and 7.21 p.m. Saturday morning:

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6.401

Previously the Customs brok ers had agreed to pay (on account

"From Fanling to Kowloon- Sunday evening: 0.20 p.m. of their patrons) an average sum of $2.60 for each cargo-bcat. to Monday morning:-7.31 a.m. the Tung Tack Coolies Guil

RAILWAY WARRANTS. Members of the guild were also to

Arrangements are being made | have the right of working goods with the Railway to issue second- to and from boats to the Chinese class return tickets to Fanling Maritime Customs' examination for other ranks. Ished.

The senior N.C.O, or man pre- However, it is alleged that the sent will be responsible for the coolies have proved incompetent names are ticked off on the list for Mines, announced that the ex-1

York on his visit early next year

Anti-British Parades. at the booking office as the tickets: pors of South Wales con and patent to Australia and New Zealand,

Duke's Dissatisfaction is believed to are issued

Baggage: Members wishing to fnel would now be permitted where Lord Balfour said the

market therefor yould not be ob- journey was taking place at a have arisen over the coolics. not. Sained in Britain,

moment of peculiar interest and proving as proficient as the boat- have their baggage sent to the camp at Fanling must deliver, it, The export of coke was not yet importance to the Empire, imine men

The former arrangement "has clearly labelled with the owners' possible in view of the state diately after a unanimous and

of storks. Similar fheilities were bealmicet enthusiastic conclusion been suspended and the brokers names at Headquarters by 2.30 Rifles and bayonets are not on the North-East had been reached to the Imperial are not paying the coolies whose P.m. on Friday, Dec. 17...

guid, accordingly, is again pre any account to be left in camp Conference. Replying to Mr. Herbert Williams There was no doubt about what venting trade.

during mid-week., The processions organised on +Conservative), the Home Secre-/Was the constitution of the Em-Nov. 27, at Sanwul city andthe store tent by members sleep- Bedding will be drawn from pire but what had not ever been Kongmoon city, by the Associa-ing in camp, and returned be stated that arge number of the/deliberately stated was the moralition for the Severance of Econo- fbre members leave on the Sun- emergency regulations had been and emotional basis on which the mic Relations with the British day evening or Monday morning: cancelled immediately, and those whole fabric inevitably existed. passed off peacefully. bring retained related to the dis- That had now been accepted, cer- tribution of coal-Reuter,

tainly with complete unanimity in the Conference and with univer- sal assent "outside. A new thing was not that "there was no con- In the House of Commons, reply-trol of the self-governing Domin- ing to Mr. Thomas Williams, Lt.-ions by the Mother Country. The Col G. R. Lane-Fox. Under Secre-new truth was that, the self-gov- tury for Mines, said he understood erning portions of the British A Chinese merchant in Hong work in the mines was being re- Empire now expressly regarded Kong writes to the "China" Mail sumed on an 8-bour basis every-themselves as elements in a great about a small levy by the depot where except, in Nottingham, North unity which did not depend upon at Pakkai of the Nationalist Derbyshire and Yorkshire, also in control but did depend upon special taxes bureau. Northumberland and Derby for common ideals and common be The Canton "consumption" tax is charged at 21% per cent. For proximately two thirds of the in- It was very hard for people who convenience, the depot officials! City and Taikoo Sections dustry was resuming work on the looked at what history told to collect an amount equal to half parade at Headquarters on Tues- 8-hour basts.-Rauter.

accept without reserve the fact the payment to the Maritime day, at 5.20 p.m. that a great empire could exist Customs.

Engineer Company. without control.

Rice and flour are free of duty "It was only

Field Sections parade at Head-

bany,

Wm. Jayson-Hicks, Sir

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The 8-Hour Basis.

London, Dec. 2.

hewers. It was estimated that op-liefs.

Emergency Regulations.

Rugby, Dec. 2.

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MERCHANT'S COMPLAINT.

Tax Bureau's Fee for "Free" Permits.

Arms: May be drawn from Headquarters, between the fol lowing hours:

From Monday, 18th to Thurs-

day, 16th December:-9 a.m "to 12 noon, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., 5

p.m. to 6 p.m., and, on Friday, Dec. 17, between 9

a.m. and 12 noon only. Dress: Marching order, ie., helmets, rifles, bayonets, belts, sidearms, pouches, braces, haver- sacks, waterbottles, great-coats, tunics, shorts, putties and boots. Artillery Company.

Extra White Diamond White Gold 18 ct setting from $100

Platinum Wedding Rings With diamonds all found from $200..

Latest Style Scarpins with special safety helder.,

Gold 18ct, 15 jewels from $25- Gold 14ct. Silver Nicket

820

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$12 $10

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Gold handbags from $200 Silver Handbags from $25 "Fancy Handbagi.

(ailk, lon thor). with, or

without stories

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Just unpacked

from Paris.

With Diamonds and other stones White gold 18 ot, from $100 Platinum from. $200

15 jewels movement..

18 Jewels movement 18 st. yallow gold from $30- 14 ct. yollow gold from (25) 18 ct white gold from 140

Gold 18 ct.. and jewels from $90- Gold 14 ct. and jewels $70.

Silver (Sterling) from $187

Gold 18. et.. from

$280

4 Gold 14 ct. from

$200

Gold 9 at. from

$100

UNEQUALLED STOCK

OF PURE BLUE WHITE DIAMONDS

SET IN JEWELS OR STONES ALONE, PRICES DEFYING COMPETITION

Gold 18 ct from $25 Gold 14 c. from $23 Gold White 18 et. $40

"Platinum $130

Flathum with diemandu $200

GOLD CROSSES: $3 each

Large Stock of vanity

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From $10.

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CRAFTMANSHIP AND SATISFACTORY VALUES.

J. ULLMANN & Co., Chater Road. OPENED TILL 6 P.M.

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCEB

IN THE "MAIL,"

Entertainments.

December 8-Queen's Theatre; The Dangerous Maid,” “

December 3-World Theatre; will"The Iron Horse"

Theatre;

The Home Secretary announced now that in most explicit terms. it but the Maritime Customs requirequarters at 5.30 pm. on Wednes

in the House of Commons that an was impressed upon all citizens importers to apply for a formal Order in Council had been made of the free communities of which permit.

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Columbia

New Process RECORDS

LONDON STRING QUARTET

(Jns. Levey, T. Petrie, H. Waldo Warner & C. Warwick Evans)

¡QUARTET IND MINOR ("Death and the Malden"),

In Elght Paris (Schubert). Parts 1 and 2-First Movement: Allegro (First and

Second Parts):

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First Movement: Allegro (Concluded) Part 1-Second Movement: Andante con moto (First

Part):

December 3-Star "My Old Dutch."

December 11-Repulse Bay Hotel Carnival.

Part 3

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Part 6.-Second Movement: Andante con moto (Com

cluded) Part 6-Third Movement: Scherzo Allegro molto Parts 7 and Fourth Movement: Presto" (In Two

Parts)

Members of the Field Section Pm/ -

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December 10, 11, 13, 17, 18-The HK. Philharmonic. Society pre- D. E. L. Section parade at sents" "The Pirates of Penzance" revoking from midnight to-night the Empire was composed, that it Not Announced Before. Belcher's For: at 5.80 p.m. on at the Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m., the greater part of the Emergency was their business to manage

This merchant maintains that Thursday, Dec. 16.

Matinees on December 18 at 4.30 Regulations which have been in their own affairs as they pleased; the Nationalist depot also insists force during the coal stoppage. but that they must never forget on traders getting an additional should inform 2/Lt. R. S. Logan December 4 Dance at Palace The regulations that were being they were parts of a greater permit from them.

He says:in writing, on or before Tuesday, Hotel, Kowloon, with Black and retained were those relating chiefly whole, with ideals to which all Whereas the Customs issue the if they intend going to camp dur- White Syncopated Orchestra in at to distribution of coal-British that whole was committed, and to permit free, the depot charges a ing the week-end, Dec. 10-12, tendance, 9 p.m.,

which in their turn they owed fee of $1 for lots under 100 (49 1926. free service whenever a

great b. "quarter") sacks and $2 for world necessity should arise.

Signal Section will parade at The South Wales miners returned that if the occasion ever arose that this fee was not included.in The Australian Premier declar-tions in Kongmoon, inform me

lots over 100 sacks, My connec-Headquarters on Monday and

Thursday.

A class has been formed under ed to the pits to-day, and they it would be proved that the unity the scale originally announced by Q.M.S. R. C. S. Roberts for in- Brigade Held-day at Shek-O. tional atoppage has now definitely ended: Most of the Emergency of the British Empire was great the Finance Ministry of the Ne-struction in visual signalling December 18-Steeplechase meet-

Wireless Service."

Back to Normal.

Rugby, Dec. 2..

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er than it had been before.-Bri-tionalist Government. Powers Regulations in force dur-tish Wireless Service.. ing the dispute will be revoked to- day.

All restrictions on shipment of bunker con are now removed, and crllieries wishing to export coal may apply to the Mines Department

for a licence. Even this restriction

NICARAGUA.

$500 IN COINS.

Managua, Dec. 2.

Dr. Juan Sacasa, the political

will be removed in a few days if head of the Liberal Party, and

It is found that the price of coal formerly vice-President of Nicara-

is not being raised unfairly

against home producers.

gua, has arrived at Puerto Cabe-

zaa. with a number of his follow-

It is anticipated that the reverers in order to establish a Liberal

eause

IMPORTANCE OF MONEY CHANGING.

"REVENUE" SEIZURE.

of

sion to normal coal production will Government in opposition to Pre-Chinese copper coins by officers of

great Industrial activity (sident Diaz's Conservative particularly in the allied industries,ministration.-Reuter' which are well supplied with orders, Serice. Reports from the centres

02 the steel industries state that forelyn

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4--Theatre

December

Royal:

Sport.

Second Tournament of the Hong Kong Boxing Assen: 9.15. p.m.

December 5-St. John Ambulance

December 22 Tenth meeting of the Industrial and Commercial Bank, Ltd., York Bldg. 2 p.m.

• Auctions. December 4-Valuable furniture, ete at Messrs. Lammert Bros.' Sales Room, 11 m.

those members who have been de-ing at Kwanti Race Course, Fan- tailed by their company com- ling. manders should parade at Head-

Meetings. quarters every Tuesday at 5.30 December Combined meeting.. p.m. to 8.30 p.m., commencing on of China Coast Officers' and Marine Tuesday.

Engineers' Guild of China,‹ (Hong Members of the Signal Section: Kong branch) Sailor's Home, West should. Inform 2/Lt. M. G. Noll Point; 10:30: 4.m. in writing, on or before Tuesday, if they intend going to camp dur- ing the week-end, Dec. 10-12/

Infantry Company, Parade at Headquarters at 5.80 The seizure of $500 worth p.m. on Tuesday.

Scottish and Engineer Co's 4the Imports and Exports Depart

The Companies will go into American

ment yesterday afternoon had it camp at Fanling on Friday, Dec sequel at the Central Magistracy 10.. this morning when Mr Leo d'Almada] Attendance is a condition for coal has been expensive and

Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 2.-The appeared before Mr. R E. Lindsell in efficiency. power, has proved to be only about Scaqui-Centennial Exhibition, has support of an, application for the

[Full particulars given, last half that of the British coal usually closed

return of the money:

Friday.] showing employed.-British Wireless "Ser, G.$20,000,000 which the city must

Addressing the Magistrate, Mr.

ML&A. C. Cos aboulder-Reuter's American Ser-

| d'Almada; said that he understood: The Companies will go into Fresco Fate of the Society of St.

that the Superintendent had applied camp at Fanling to-day. ¡for a confiscation order under the Attendance la a condition for Los Angeles, Dec. 2.-The Immi-Foreign Coins Ordinance, He, Mr. efficiency

[Fall particulars given Friday December 7-Free lecture at Ola gration authorities now state that d'Almada, wished to enter a strong

Chamber of Commerce room; City. the persons-

arrested were not protest against the forfeiture of the before last.]

Armoured Car Company. |Hall, by Mr. John Randall, Dunn, suspected of plotting against the coins. It would be necessary to

On Wednesday, parade at C.S.B. of Boston. U.S.A, 5.45 pm life of the ex-Maharaja of Indore, call a number of money changera It has been discovered that they are who would state that the money was Headquarters at 5.30 pm

December 23-Annual dinner of Turks and not Indians. Reuter's not for use in the Colony. It was Motor Cycle Section: The members of Oxford and Cambridge The assistant prohibition admin-American Service.

bought from people arriving from proposed ride with the Police Society of Hong Kong, at Hong istrator of New Orleans and the

Canton and sent back to Canton Flying Squad is postponed until Kong Hotel. thief motor mechanic of the Gov-

where It was sold in exchange for further notice.; ernment patrol-bont, who -werel

vico.

RUN ROW THRILL.

PROHITION AGENTS KIDNAPPED.

Mobile, Ala., Dec. 2.

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loss of

Hong Kong money. The case was The following promotions are keeping watch aboard the French DO YOU DREAD THE NIGHT?

one of the greatest importance to all announced auxiliary rum runner while the COUGHS and colus always seem to money-changers in the, Colony Artillery Company-Bdr. 3.] patrol-boat was refuelling, have grow worse of night-fall and croup His Worship: If you can convince M. Jack to be Lance Sergeant in been kidnapped. A coastguard comes without warning at midnight me of that, it would be a good do charge of the Bignallers; G. M. cutter is chasing the rum runner in Avoid an uneasy feverish, sleepless fence. I shall be busy with the H. Wallace to be Acting Bar an endeavour to rescue the kid night by keeping in the hom bottle alleged pirates all next week, but 1 Armoured Car Company

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December 7-Xmas toys, etc., at Mesers. Lammert Bros Sale Room, 2.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous. December 4Sale of Work at Diocesan Girls' School, King's Park, Kowloon; 3 p.m.

Al December Forty-third

Vincent de Paul in the compound of the Catholic Cathedral, 8.30 11.80p.m

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