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What Becomes of the Seizures.

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Geneva, Yesterday.

Big Increase In Revenue.

FALL IN INCOME TAX.

Estate Duties And Customs Yield More To State.

London, Yesterday.

Big Mine Suspends Output.

TO RAISE PRICES.

Large Uncontrolled Supply From Alluvial Fields.

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Johannesburg, Yesterday. At a meeting of the League's The revenue for the six months The important Premier Dia- advisory committee on the opium ended September 30 was £328- mond Mining Company traffic, from which the absence of 687,370 sterling, an increase of nounces that owing to a serious the Chinese member was much £6,321,329 over the correspond-decline in the price of its dia. remarked, Sir Malcolm De ing period of 1926: Frincipal de monds resulting chiefly from the Levingne, Britain, proposed that creases were Income Tax £3,145,-large uncontrolled output from the Peking Government instruct 000 and principal increases were the Lichtenburg alluvial fields, the Chinese Maritime Customs to Estate Duties £6,130,000, and which directly compete with the send complete details of the Customs £3,197,000.

Premier's products, the Govern- seizure of opium at all Chinese Expenditure during the six ment has concurred in an arange- ports and state what becomes of months was £884,767,188, comment whereby it will not market Buch seizures.

pared with £388,990,051 last the six months' output of dia- The committee passed a resolu-year. The principal increase was monds ending December 31. tion to this effect and due to the repayment debt which The share of the trade which agreed to the

suggestion had risen from £15,375,466 in the would have fallen to the Premier of Mr. Salto, Japan, to first six months of 1926-7 to during this period would be made forward the resolution to the £21,178,358 in the first half year by De Beers Consolidated; whose League Council for necessary of 1927-8.-Reuter. action.

The committee will shortly dis- cuss the important Italian propo- sal in favour of intensifying the control of illicit traffic in opium and dangerous drugs, while the) Portuguese will call attention to the opium traffic in the Persian Gulf.Reuter.

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Toulon, Yesterday.

MACAO GOVERNOR.

OFFICIAL VISIT CONCLUDED TO-DAY.

etones now have a readier sale.

It is hoped that the arrange- ment will somewhat relieve the congestion of inferior diamonds now on the market and eventual- ly tend to improve prices general- ly.-Reuter.

VISIT TO ROME.

LORD MAYOR OF LONDON AND PARTY.

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QUEEN'S PIER SEND-OFF. Accompanied by Madame and Mlle. Barbosa, H.E. the Governor of Macao, Senhor Artur Tamag- MUTINY IN PRISON. nini de Souza Barbosa, left Hong Kong this morning at the conclu- sion of his official visit to the

London, Yesterday. The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Colony which has extended over

Rowland Blades and the Lady a week.

Senhor Barbosa was accom- Mayoress, accompanied by their two eldest twin daughters, 'left London A mutiny broke out at the Naval panted from Government House this afternoon on their official visit a protest by H.E. the Governor of Hong to Rome. The party will be the Prison apparently As

Sir Cecil Clementi, guests of Prince Potenziani, 'Gov- against the food supplied. A dozen Kong, prisoners secured crowbars and K.C.M.G., other members of the ernor of Rome, who has taken for similar weapons and smashed doors party being Chief of Staff Comdr. them a suite of apartments at the and windows, liberating about 100 Almeida Pinheiro, Capt. Whyte Ambassadora Hotel,

Elaborate preparations have been of their comrades, who noisily de-(A.D.C. to H.E. the Governor of

Kong), Lieut. Abreu made for their welcome and an im monstrated and committed muth Hong

(A.D.C. to H.E, the Governor of posing programme has been damage.

Maritime gendarmerie and arm-(Private Secretary to H.E. the bunting. Macao), and Capt. B. R. Forster ganised.

Rome will be gay with flags and ed bluejackets rushed to the prison, Governor of Hong Kong),

The party will be received by rounded up and forced the prison- At Queen's Pier a Guard of Mussolini and probably by the King Radio Telegraph Services are now in operation between Hongers into one large room where they Honour, consisting of a detachment of Italy and the Pope. An official Kong and the following places:-

Philippine Islands, French Indo-China, Province of Yunnan were individually secured and re-from the 1st Queen's and the Bat- dinner will be given in their honour Canton, Wuchow, Kongmoon, Hofhow, Macao, Kwongchouwan, Fort moved to Malbousquet Prison.

talion band, had previously been by the Government and municipal- The din attracted dense crowds Bayard and Amoy.

Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio Counter, to neighbouring streets, and inspected by H.E. Major-General City at the capital. The party will C. Luard, C.B., C.M.G., and on the attend a gala performance at the opera and they will make excursions forcements of police were necessary arrival of the official party they to various places of historic inter- to clear a way for the traffic.---Reu-

were met by Major-General Luard est. ter.

and the guard was again inspected. The Lord Mayor will lay wreaths

A Salute.

on the tomb of the Unknown .Sol. At the pier itself; Their Excel-dier and on the tomb of the Kings lencies were met by Rear-Admiral of Italy at the Pantheon. The Boyle, Commodore Pearson, Pay visit will last five days-British

Wireless Service.. Lieut. Rogers (Commodore's Secre tary), Major Macready, Lt.-Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N., Sir Shou-son Chow, Dr. R. H. Kotewall, Senhori St. Louis, Yesterday. and Madame Albuquerque, Malle.; Eighty-seven are now dead 88 a Albuquerque, Mr. C. A. da Roza, result of the tornado. 671 are in Mr. P. M. N. da Silva, Mr. J. P. hospital, many in a critical condi- Braga, Mr. J. M. da Rocha and tion.

Barcelona, Yesterday. Five thousand buildings others.

Primo di Rivera has gone to were destroyed and an area of six After shaking hands with those Majorca to confer with Sir Austen aquare miles devastated. A num- ber of people are still missing present Senhor Barboss and his Chamberlain, Reuter."

A Denlal... party embarked on the "Victoria" for the Portuguese gunboat A semi-official communique cate "Patria," Madame and Mile. gorically denies statements in the

foreign press that the Spanish Gov-| Barbosa being presented prior to their departure with beautiful bou-ernment desires to settle the Tan- gier question before their Spanish quets on behalf of the Portuguese Majesties visit Morocco and de- community by Mr. C. A. da Roza. clares that the conversation be A salute was fired from Signal tween Bir A. Chamberlain · and Hl as the Victoria" left the piar. Primo di Rivera has nothing to do

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Beuter stituted the anti-piracy guard is tifin at Repulse Bay, others présent surg reported by the master of a trad- being Mr. A. L. C. de Albuquerque 10.80 a.ming junk who on his return toe Castro and Mrs. and Miss "ILLEGAL PRINTING. 10.30am Hong Kong got into touch with Albuquerque.

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