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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1927.

PLAIN SPEAKING.

Opium Committee At Geneva.

ILLICIT MORPHINE EXPORTS.

France About To Adopt System Of| Certificate.

NO CAPITAL LEVY.

Home Labour Adopts Surtax.

UNEARNED INCOMES.

Duty Estimated To Yield £85,000,000 Year.

London, Yesterday.

PARTY UNITY.

No Last Ditch For Conservatives.

THE ARCOS EXPULSION.

The Problem Of The Second Chamber.

London, Yesterday.

Robert

Geneva, Yesterday, Lively discussion and plain The capital levy was dropped The chairman, Sir speaking characterised the meet-out of practical politics at the La-Sandera, in opening the Conserva- ing of the advisory opium com-bour Party conference at Black- tive Conference was cheered mittee, arising out of the case pool, which · overwhelmingly when he said that there were two where morphine is exported from adopted a proposal for a special things on which the Government Balle to France and subsequently surtax on unearned incomes over were specially to be congratulated. re-exported for illicit purposes. £600, rejecting the Independent These were the expulsion of M. Bourgeois announced that a Labour Party amendment de Arcos and the amendment of the system of import certificates manding that the whole of the Trade Union Law. would be introduced in France on proceeds of the surtax should be Sir E. Kindersley said the So- January 1, but thought the Swiss devoted to social services. cialists were committed to the Government, which already en- It is estimated that the surtax, destruction of Social order and it joys a system of certificates which will be a graduated tax therefore would be Insanity to should refuse permission of ex-averaging 2s. in the £, will yield leave the door open for a conati- port to countries which had not £85,000, 100 annually and will be tutional revolution. introduced a system.

Mr. F. W. Roberts, seconding

devoted to replacing taxes

on

The committee adopted a reso-necessaries, developing social ser-Sir E. Kindersley's motion, said lution to that effect-Reuter,

vices and reducing debt.-Reuter."By hook or by crook this coun- try, after 1929, shall continue to be governed by a Conservative Government."

Limitation Proposal. Colonel Arthur Woods, America, drew attention to the in- crease in illicit traffic and recom- mended a stoppage of the drug at its source. He said the stoppage could be effected by a limitation of the manufacture of the drug to the legitimate needs of the world and the institution of a system of control by Governments or Gov. ernment-owned manufacturies.

The proposal was submitted for examination to a sub-committee,

A German member proposed the creation of a syndicate of drug manufacturers with a view to ra- tioning.

It was ultimately decided to postpone further discussion until later in the session.-Reuter.

RUSSIA'S ROLE,

WRONG INTERNATIONAL POLICY.

MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD.

· London, Yesterday. Speaking at the Labour Confer- ence at Blackpool, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Labour leader,

FRENCH TARIFFS.

AMERICA ABOUT TO RETALIATE.

:

Lord Londonderry emphasised the necessity for party unity and said: "To establish a suspicion [that the free exercise of the vote Washington, Yesterday,

can be controlled, altered or The Treasury has unexpectedly thwarted by-so-called, safeguards entered the arena of the Franco of the second Chamber is merely American Tariff Dispute and Cua- toms collectors have been directed playing into the hands of those to impose on a list of French im-seeking to abolish the second ports increases of duty equal to Chamber and Parliamentary Gov- the increases fixed by France on ernment.". September 6 on similar. United Lord Londonderry, who was States' producte:

much interrupted, concluded: "7 The Treasury hea stated that this action is a routine matter and refuse to enter the last ditch, to not involved in the section of the which we shall never be driven." Tariff Act providing for retaliatory-Reuter. duties in the case of tariff dis-

To Get Busy. crimination against the United The conference with only four States.

dissentients adopted a resolution | Inquiry at the State Department moved by Major Kindersley con-]] revealed that he Diplomate branch gratulating the Government on its of the Govern.dent was unaware of decision to deal with the House of the Treasury's action until after it Lords reform during the life time had been publicly announced of the present Parliament after Meanwhile, officials are unwilling

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to express an opinion as to what rejecting an amendment by Lord effect the action is likely to have Londonderry which merely ap upon diplomatic negotiations Reuter's American Service.

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An Election Issue?

New York, Yesterday. The Franco-American tariff con

tion.-Reuter's American Service,

proved. of the reform of the method of certifying money bills |but did not think there was guf- ficient agreement on the subject for the general reform of the Lords-Reuter.

SENSATION IN

BULGARIA. ..

On Monday, the 10th instant the G.P.O. will be open from 8 a.m. to noon, the Kowloon Branch Post Office from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., und the other Branch Post Offices from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes, and one de- urged the necessity of getting troversy has been seized on by the livery of registered correspondence from the G.P.O. at 9 a.m. down to realities on the question Democrat newspapers which draw

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.

of understanding with Russia. attention to the fact that the die He said: "To those who are al-pute is likely to bring the tarif] COMMANDER SHOT. ways talking of defending Russia. question before the public as one of I would say the most ineffective the issues of the Presidential elec- way of doing so is to give her ex- cuses for continuing a wrong in- ternational policy. Russia has MEXICAN REVOLT. taken no

effective steps to get into friendly relationships with |the states of Europe. Again and again the question has been raised and pressed on the Russian Gov- ernment, but no satisfactory an-

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Nogale, Yesterday. It is learned from Ortiz Sonora swer has been given."-British that General Gonzales and 13 Wireless Service.

Belgrade, Yesterday..

General Kovachevitih, command- Ing the Garrison at Istip, waa shot dend by two unknown persons.

The town has been surrounded by the troops to prevent the escape of the assallanta.-Beuter.

Bomb Found... Kovachevitch was chatting with; Morelos state legislators have a priest outside his house in a long been executed on a charge of re-out. The priest was hit and rush- winding street when shots rang

VISIT TO MOROCCO. bellion-Reuter's American Ser-ed into the house. More shote foi-

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Reuter's American Service..

were Bulgarian bandita.-Reuter,

VISITING GERMANY.

LIBERAL M.P.'S AIR

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lowed and the general fell mortally Cavalry Leader Shot,

wounded. Mexico City, Yesterday. The police, in pursuing the as- General Quijano, commander of sassins found a Bulgarian type of the cavalry regiment which bomb which had apparently been marched out of the capital and dropped by the fugitives. It is de- The King and Queen of Spain, joined the rebels on October 2, has duced therefrom that the assassins accompanied by General di been court-martialled and shot- Rivera and the Ministers of War and Marine, yesterday landed Calles Is Smiling.". from a warship on a visit to

New York, Yesterday. Morocco, and were loyally wel-"

Pres. Calles is représented in comed by the Spaniards and na-Mexico telegrams as amiling to- tives in the Spanish and Tangier day for the first time after many zones. sleepless nights. No révolution

After reviewing the troops has been so expeditiously handled A party of Liberal members of their Majesties motored to Darr since the days of Diaz. Up to now Parliament left Croydon Aero fleu, the Central Foreign Legion's there is no news of the fate of drome by aeroplane to-day for encampment, where represents-Gomez and Almeda, who were pre Cologne. They are visiting Ger- tives of the Sultan of Morocco, viously reported as having Joined many to study industrial condi p.m. and members of the Tangier forces at Vera Cruz, closely, purtions there and they will on their Diplomatic Corps were among sued by two Federal columns in return make a report to the those greeting the King and pincer formation. The report of Liberal Committee which is mak- Queen.

Gomez's execution suggests that ing an inquiry into industrial con The Queen addressed the For the Federal's movement was suc-ditions in this country. They hope eign Legion, to whom she pre-cessful-Reuter's American Ser-thereby to assist in the formula sented a fine standard. vice

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Prez. Pierce. Haldis! Pros Wilson Einking OCTOBER

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Important sheikhs offered splendid gifts to their Majesties ten superb Arab horses to the King and a diadem of precious stones to the Queen

In the course of the afternoon, a French aeroplane arrived bring- ing a bouquet of orchids, a gift from the French Legion to the QueenReuter,

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"London""@"esterday.5 The Conservative conference re solved in vours women the fre 21 and rejected giving men and chise rights at the Reuter

London, Yesterday.

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