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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER_7, 1927.

RAMSAY MACDONALD

Still to Lead Labour Party.

IDLE SPECULATIONS,

BRITISH MOTORS.

Permission for Speed Test.

ENGINE ON SECRET LIST,

Rumours Of Impending Resignation Rapid Growth Of Motor Traffic At

Unfounded.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Home.

Rugby, Yesterday.

WHITE SLAVERY.

Organised Traffic in Girls.

LEAGUE COUNCIL REPORT.

Publicity Stimulates Deterrent Legislation,

Rugby, Yesterday. It is generally expected that It is reported that the Air On the proposal of Sir Austen Mr. Ramsay MacDonald will be Ministry has granted permission Chamberlain, the rapporteur of re-appointed Chairman of the to Captain Malcolm Campbell, the League Council yesterday Labour Party when, at to-day's the private racing motorist, who issued a second part of the report meeting, officers of the party for has entered a motor-car for the on the White Slave Traffic docu- the next Parliamentary session February International Speed ment of 200,000 words which are being nominated. In view of Contest at Dayton's Beach, amplifies the statement and con- recent rumours of Mr. Mac- Florida, to use an engine of the clusions of the League committee Donald's impending resignation type that gained the Schneider and the investigations made in of the leadership and the can- Seaplane Trophy at Venice for part one. vassing of names in the Press of Britain in September,

Sir A. Chamberlain, in intro- a prospective successor, the La- bour Party has considered it ne tails of the 450 horse-power the situation had materially im- The "Daily Mail' says that deducing the question, stated that cessary to issue. a statement to Napier engine, which has been proved in many countries since the effect that such speculations modified for fitting in a motor- the investigation was conducted

car chassis, are withheld, as it is in 1924-25-26. The Labour movement is assur- still on the Air Ministry's secret ed that Mr. MacDonald is not list. contemplating resigning at an It is understood that at least) early date and has no reason or four American and one French cause to resign. It is true that car will participate in the contest. his health has not been satisfac- Lory

are idle.

Captain Campbell's car is of all British design and manufacture.

The report, in its. broad con- clusions, demonstrates the exist, ence of an organised traffic in girls for immoral purposes from certain European countries, main- ly, Poland, France, and Roumania to Latin America and Egypt.

for many months-ever since his serious illness early this

Detailed summaries are given year in America-but it does not

170,000 More Cars.

of the result of inquiries in 28 occasion anxiety or alarm. At The growth of motor traffic is cities together with observations liis colleagues request, he has reflected in the Ministry of Trans- of various Governments on the agreed to devote the Parliamen-port's statement issued last night, situation disclosed in their respec lary recesses to rest and re- On August 31, the number of tive countries. The general be cuperation.

motor vehicles with current li-lief is that publicity given to the cences was 1,850,000 as against facts about underground traffic Mr. MacDonald's advisers are satisfied that if this course is 4,680,000 on the same date in the has stimulated Governments into rigidly adhered to there is little previous year.

strengthening legislation dealing danger of his health being per- for the period from January to vice.

The gross receipts from the tax with it-British Wireless Ser manently impaired and every

August, inclusive, were £21,500,- prospect of his being able to con-000 in 1927 and £17,500,000 last yesterday stated:-The Council [A Reuter's cable published tinue indefinitely as leader of the Labour Party-British Wireless year.-British Wireless Service. of the League, at a public sitting Service.

under the presidency of Mr. Chang Lo, agreed to a motion by

Unanimously Re-elected.

Rugby, Yesterday,

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald was to- day unanimously re-elected Chair- man and leader of the Parliamen- tary Labour Party.

Mr. Clynes was re-elected De puty Chairman.-British Wireless Service.

ICE BROKEN.

CHAMBERLAIN'S MEETING WITH LITVINOFF.

LADY AS INTERMEDIARY.

London, Yesterday.

SOLOMONS MURDER. Sir Austen Chamberlain to pub-

14 MORE HILL TRIBESMEN CAPTURED.

lish a revised version of the second report of the Special Com- mission on traffic in women and children, which has not so far 70 SUSPECTS AWAIT TRIAL.the interested Governments an been published, in order, to give

Tulagi (Sol. 1s.), Yesterday.

opportunity to make observations thereon, which will be published

Fourteen more hill tribesmen along with the report.]

were captured on Saturday.

All the ringleaders of the .recent disturbance are now in custody. Over 70 suspects are awaiting trial in connection with the murder of two British officers and fifteen na- tive Police in October.-Reuter.

An Awful Fate.

A Suva telegram of Oct. 27 stat- ed:-

Particulars of the massacre at

On Oc-

U.S. POLITICS.

TWO SENATORS DENIED THEIR SEATS.

ECHO OF A SCANDAL.

Washington, Yesterday. Congress has been opened and

Several

Geneva correspondents Malafia (Solomon Islands), were there is every likelihood of a dia- are confident of the possibility of received by the High Commission-cordant session. a resumption of British and Rus-er of the Western Pacific.

Mr. Frank L. Smith (Illinois) sian conversations now that the tober 4, District Officer Bell, ac- and Mr. W. S. Vare (Fennsylvania) ice has been broken by Sir Austen companied by Cadet Officer Lillies have been denied their seats in the Chamberlain and M. Litvinoff. and a body of constables, was col-Senate, Senator Norris (Nebraska)

Litvinoff Satisfied.

Geneva, Yesterday. M. Litvinoff has left for Moscow vía Berlin.

POSTPONED.

ROUMANIAN HUNGARIAN

DISPUTE.

It appears that it was M. Lit-lecting the native tax in the vil-presenting a resolution_declaring vinoff's English wife who telephon-lage of Sinarango, on the coast of that Messrs. Vare and Smith are ed to a British official suggesting Mulaita. Natives from hill tribes unfit owing to the scandal sur- the meeting which eventually took in the interior had assembled in rounding their electoral campaign. place. Reuter.

the village.

Action has been postponed.-Reu-| While he was examining a tax ter's American Service. receipt, Bell's head was struck with the barrel of an old Saider rifle, and he was killed outright. Simul- There was no demonstration.

taneously Lilies was attacked by Reuter states that M. Litvinoff three natives with knives, and he is satisfied with his visit, which was also killed, after a gallant at- corresponded with his expectations, tempt by the boat's crew and the He hoped to meet Sir Austen Cham-constables to protect him by throw- berlain at Geneva in February or Ing themselves upon him, March next at a meeting of the The Government party was then alderation of the Roumano-Hungar- Security Committee of the Prepara-attacked by 200 or 300 natives, fan question until March, In view tory Disarmament Commission. armed with axes, knives, and bows of the illness of M. Titulescu, the His visit was a step in the right and arrows, and several constables

Roumanian Foreign Minister. direction, and he was glad. to think were wounded.

By that date, it is hoped that M. Three of the as-Titulescu will have recovered and that the present "state of war" be-sailants were killed by the defend that the Roumanian Government tween Poland and Lithuania coulders, and several wounded natives will have had an opportunity for

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ALLEGED SPYING.

Stockholm. Yesterday.

were carried to the bush.

Rugby, Yesterday. The League Council, at a private meeting, décided to postpone con-

The full consideration of the proposal wounded constables escaped. Bell for direct negotiations between the had previously been warned that he parties without prejudice to the and his party would be killed when Juridical situation or to the action they were, at Sinarango tax collect of the Committee to which the ing.

question was referred or of the Council British Wireless Service.

The Government forces which are investigating the crimes, have ar- rived at Sinarango, and a base has AN IMPOSSIBILITY. . According to the "Svenska Dag been established there. It is seven blad" a young Swedish reserve off-hours journey Into the interior.

cer has been arrested at the door Heavy rains impeded progress, be- step of the Soviet Legation on a sides which the district is moun- charge of spying on behalf of tainous, and covered with dense Soviet Russia.

bash.

An enquiry is proceeding-Reu- ter.

OPIUM CONVENTION.

CANADA PROMISES EARLY · RATIFICATION.

TOʻRETAIN RESERVES FROM CHINA IN ARMY.

In the House of Commons Capt-

London, Yesterday.

The native tax at Malaita is 5/ regretted the impossibility of adopt- ain H. D. King (Conservative) per head per annum, on all males ing the suggestion of Sir Frederick between 16 and 60.

WRITER'S DEATH.

Leningrad, Yesterday.

The death is announced of the

Feodor Sologub-Reuter.

Geneva, Yesterday. Before the Lengue Council, Mr. writer, Dandurand (Canada) announced

that the Canadian Government had decided to submit the Geneva Oplum Convention of 1925 to Parliament with a view to its early ratifica tion Reuter.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.

Hall (Conservative) to retain_Sec-| tion "A" of the Army Reserviste re- turning from China in the Army¦ until they were able to obtain am- ployment-Reuter,

Nagoya, November 26. The soldier, who attempted to petition the Emperor on November 19 which His Imperial Majesty was review. ing troops here was sentenced to-

The closing rate of the dollar, day to one year's imprisonment by

on demand, to-day was 2/0 7/16, a military court martial. A

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