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ESTABLISHED

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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1927.

NO MORE SLAVERY

Action Taken in Sierra Leone.

LEAGUE'S INFLUENCE.

No Compensation Provided For The Owners.

FRENCH TARIFFS.

Serious DisagreementTM With America.

́WANTS RECIPROCITY.

No Immediate Signs Of 'a Settlement.

Paris, Yesterday, The United States Government

THE SILK TRAIN.

Wreck Reported Near Yale.

NO CASUALTIES.

Far Eastern Freight Worth $2,500,000 Concerned.

Vancouver, Yesterday.

—

There Reuter's

Geneva, Yesterday. The Assembly has adopted the

A special train carrying silk report of the Slavery Convention

from the Far East worth $2,500,- presented by Sir Edward Hilton note on the tariff question has 000 was wrecked near Yale. Five Young, whose.announcement that been received at the Qual out of the 18 waggons plunged the Legislative Assembly of d'Dorsay and is being translated, down an embankment into the Sierra Leone had read a Bill but it is not likely to be published damaged. It is understood that Fraser River and five others were totally abolishing slavery from January next was greeted with while negotiations are pending. the greater part of the valuable

It is thought that negotiations freight can be salvaged. applause.

Sir Edward Hilton Young drew will be difficult, since France is were no casualties, attention to the unfortunate delay unwilling to make concessions

American Service. in the ratification of the Slavery Convention by the majority of without reciprocity, which is con- the States.

trary to the whole Americaṇ The Assembly adopted a re-tariff system. port on the conference of Press experts embodying the resolutions out that while bply 15 to 18 per American traders here point) adopted by the conference and cent. of American goods imported trusting that the Council in to France (or roughly one per December would take the most cent. of the total American ex- suitable measures to enlist aym-ports) are affected by the new

Spokane, Yesterday. pathetic attention from Govern- tariff, the United States takes Eleven of the aeroplanes, ments with a view to furthering approximately 10 per cent. of the participating in the Air Derby total of French exports. Hence from New York, have arrived. they contend that the principle of They represent the first and reciprocity is not only contrary to second classes. None of the the American tariff system but third claas has yet arrived. inapplicable on the merits of the case. Reuter.

these resolutions.--Reuter,

Sierra Leone, Yesterday. All slaves in the Protectorate are to be free by January 1 The council unanimously passed the Ordinance mentioned yester day. No provision is made to compensate slave owners.-Reu-

ter.

THE LEAGUE.

INTERNATIONAL TALK ON

DISARMAMENT.

International Laxity.

London, Yesterday. At the League of Nations Assembly to-day Sir Edward Hilton Young presenting the re- port on slavery, called attention | to the fact that out of a total of 70 nations of the world (56 are

Genova, Yesterday. members of the League and 14

The Third Committee (Dis- non-members) who were invited armament) has recommended the to sign the League's convention Council to convene an interna- for the abolition of slavery only tional conference 8.9 soon as

U.S. AIR DERBY.

ELEVEN AEROPLANES REACH SPOKANE,

Winners of the first and second classes are apparently C. W. Holman and C. W. Myers, respectively, Reuter's Amer- ican Service.

MEXICAN OIL.

SUIT AGAINST GOVERNMENT

FILED.

Mexico City, Yesterday. The Aguila Oil Company has

14 have signed. Among the possible to discuss the sub-filed a suit against the Mexican

The parcel post service to Russia in Asia' via Japan is temporarily signatories the British Empire Committee's report on the con- Government, in the Mexico City suspended,

was strongly represented, Eng-trol armaments and publicity District Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles are forland, Australia, India, New Zea- regarding their manufacture, warded via Siberia if so superscribed.

land, South Africa and the

From

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Per SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

Shantung. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai. Siberia Maru. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai.'.

Pres. Monroe. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

Japan & Shanghai

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Japan

Straits

SUNDAY,

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Amoy Manila

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Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt & --Europa, via: Marseilles-due Mar- seilles, 28th Oct. Registration

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57 меда SEPTEMBER 23

Kong Ning

Penang Maru Now Mathilde

Finnish Proposal.

Sudan having signed. The As- The Third Committee has de- sembly passed a resolution urg- cided to refer the. Finnish arma ing other nations to hasten their ment proposal to the Disarma- signatures and the ratification of ment Conference or a special ad the convention. -British Wire-hoc conference. less Service.

DEBT TO FRANCE.

SOVIET MAKING ARRANGE. MENTS.

Moscow, Yesterday,

India's Position.

Court, alleging that under the new Petroleum Law they are not permitted to drill fore the Constitution of 1917.- oll wells upon lands acquired be- Reuter's American Service,

GERMAN FLIGHT.

LEAVES TO-DAY FOR PERSIA.

Geneva, Sept. 5. Lord Lytton, interviewed by Reuter said that the Indian Dele-) gation having six members, four of whom had had previous ex-" perience at meetings of the

Angora, Yesterday. League, were unusually strong. Koennecke, in his Caspar India's position in the League biplane "Germania," when he Comrade Litvinoff, the For- was unique. She was the only landed safely here at 8.30 this eign Vice-Commissary in a semi-member that could not be regard-morning, had been in the air 18 official interview, asserts that aed as politically independent, but hours and had covered 1,875 miles full agreement has been reached this did not hinder the Indian de at an average speed of 104 miles between the Soviet and French legates from taking an indepen- an hour. The airman expects to delegations on the debt question. dent line to a greater extent leave on Friday for Tokyo via 4.30 p.m. A general agreement has not than ordinarily. They realised Persia and India.--Reuter.

been signed because the French that in matters of high policy, have not yet accepted the pro- including especially questions of posals regarding the Credits Disarmament, India doubtless; Agreement in principle reached had to act in concert with the hereanent, but the question of British Government; but these the size thereof has not been questions were mainly of Euro- solved.

pean significance, and the aspects He added, however, that all of the League's work in which doubts would soon be settled the Indian Delegation were prac

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"PICKED IT UP.”

JAIL FOR A LYING CHINESE

AT THE

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY, AND TO-MORROW 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

MAE MURRAY

THE MASKED

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Metro Goldwyn Mayer

WITH ROY D'ARCY AND FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN

AT. THE

WORLD

TO-DAY and TO-MORROW

Orchestra at 5:15 and 9.20. Chinese Interpreter at 2.30 and 7.15

CONSTANCE TALMADGE

and

RONALD COLMAN

In

HER SISTER FROM

PARIS

ALL THE SPICE and comedy of

French musical show with drama and thrill besides,

AT THE

STAR

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW Continuous from 2.30 to 11.15.

LLAN DWAN'S production of Francis Brett Young's great

story-

SEA HORSES

JACK

with

CK HOLT, FLORENCE VIDOR William Powell and George Bancroft

when the French public would tically free to play an indepen- Charged before Mr. R. E. learn that the Soviet would be dent part, namely, Health, Lindsell this morning with the ready within six months to make humanitarian and economic ques- theft of an electric fan and a a bank deposit of the first half- tions, were those with which the clock from No. 56 Wellington 11.30 am. yearly instalment of 80,000,000 Interests of India were most In Street, a Chinese told his Wor

ship that he picked the things up gold francs, from which the first timately connected.

in the street. payments could be måde . to

Division of Work. French holders of Russian

Sub-Inspector Barnett said Members of the Indian Delega- that the accused took a District}|| securities immediately both Gov tion are preparing to divide the Watchman to the house he had ernments have ratified the dual subjects which will come up for taken the property from; Asked Agreement-Reuter.

discussion before the League, as to explain this, the accused said followa:——

that he saw a man come out of Lord Lytton will take Disarma house with the property in his ment questions affecting women possession and he followed him. and children and the report of Eater the other man became the Economic Conferences scared, and leaving the things on PRINTING

The Maharaja of Kapurthals the pavement ran away. He will deal with certain social and (accused), then picked up the slavery Prom When he was accosted by QUALITY political questions, particularly

property and walked off with 4.30 p.m. and New Jersey and other pro Sir C. P. Ramaswami Ayyar the District Watchman, he took minent individuals were the will deal with the Budget and him to the house he had seen the centre of interesting functions certain technical organisations, other man come out of marking the beginning of work especially Health organisation The police said that the inmates on the 11⁄2 mile suspension and will also assist Lord Lytton bridge across the valley between in regard to the Economic Confer of the premises were out at the New York and Fortlee.

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New York, Yesterday.

The Governors of New York

Ground was broken on both hores for the towers, which will be 620 feet high

Inaugural ceremonies also held in midstream.S

The

be comp will be the of its type in the wor American Service,

were

Sir Edward Chamier will deal with legal and constitutions

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time of the robbery, and accused gained admission to the place by wrenching the lock away with pair of

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