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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1928.
INDIAN BUDGET.
A Good Financial Year.
RUPEE STABILISATION.
No New Taxation Proposed This Year.
New Delhi, Yeterday.
NEARING A CRUX.
British And Egyptian Relations.
THE PROPOSED TREATY.. Reported As Effective For Ten Years.
BAHREIN ISLANDS.
Persia Agitating For Possession.
BRITISH PROTECTION.
No Departure From Present Policy, Says Sir A. Chamberlain.
Cairo, Yesterday.
London, Yesterday. Sir Hugh Blackett, introducing Protracted party meetings and
The small Bahrein Islands in the Budget in the Legislative frequent conferences between the Persian Gulf, comparatively Assembly, said the financial year party' leaders and also between unimportant except historically 1926-27 showed a net improve-Premier Sarwat and Lord Lloyd as the supposed original home of ment of 14 lakhs over the revised indicate that the Anglo-Egyptian the Phoenicians, and ruled by a estimates. Prices, were stable negotiations are nearing a crux. Sheikh under British_protection, and trade figures reflected the ad- The "El Ahram" publishes an-have become a bone of contention vantages of the stabilisation of other summary which apparently between Persia and Britain. the rupee. Taxes and income in is the most accurate reflec- The Islands were mentioned in 1927-1928 were disappointing and tion of the conversations hitherto the Anglo-Hedjaz treaty conclud- showed a falling off of 120 lakhs. published.
ed last year. whereupon Persia The Salt income was worse by 25
The newspaper declares that challenged the British right to lakhs, but the railway contribu- the proposed Treaty will be effec-deal with them and protested to tion increased by 88 lakhs Mili- tive for ten years during which Britain and other members of the tary expenditure was unchanged the British occupation will re- League of Nations claiming the and savings due to the despatch main unchanged. At the end of Islands as a Persian possession. of troops to China were used for the decade, the question will be, Sir A. Chamberlain to-day re- urgent expenditure en modernise- submitted to the League of Na-plied to Persia, declaring the tion. The total expenditure was tions, if agreement is not pre-Islands were not a part of Persia 12.774 lakhs and the total revenue viously reached. Other clauses either geographically or ethnolo the same figure.
modify the present British super-gically, citing historical evidences The quotations of Government vision of internal affairs and the that acknowledged British pro- securities in India and London, Sirdarate. In the event of a detection and concluding by stating und the success of the sterling claration of war arbitration Egypt that the British Government con- loan demonstrated, the improve- will help her in Egyptian terri- sistently endeavoured to ensure ment in India's credit. At the tory.
the peaceful development of the recent rate of progress the unpro-
Islands. The welfare of the in- ductive debt would vanish in 12
Great Britain will support the habitants shall not be disturbed years.
Egyptian entry into the League by unjustified attempts of their of Nations immediately the treaty neighbours to subject them to foreign domination; they were
The Budget was not involved in new taxation and it was not pro-is signed. posed to make further reduction to existing taxes.---Reuter.
SHANGHAI REDS.
TERRORISM STILL PREVAILS.
MANY ARRESTS.
Another View.
It is understood that Sir not prepared to contemplate a Austen Chamberlain has inform-departure from that policy, said ed Sarwat Pashu that if the con- Sir Austen.-Reuter. versations do not result in agree-
ment, Britain will have her hands
GERMAN SUGGESTIONS
CONSIDERED.
free concerning the four so-called WAR PREVENTION. reserved points, namely, the de- fence of Egypt against foreign aggression, the maintenance of the British Imperial communica- tions, protection of foreign inter- ests in Egypt and future adminis- |tration of the Sudan.
Help in War Time.
In the event of a declaration of
The mittee
MATTER ADJOURNED.
Geneva, Yesterday: League security com- for three hours dis-
Shanghai. Yesterday. Recent arrests of prominent Communists, including Chow Chi- chu, the Sceretary of the General Labour Union, has resulted in a war against Britain Egypt would cussed German suggestions for notable decrease in Communist pro-help her.
the prevention of war pro-. paganda, but assassination and
viding, inter alia, that States terrorism is still going on. For
undertake in advance to carry out It is understood that the Egyp-recommendations of the Council of example, there was the shooting yesterday morning of a prominent tian Premier, Sarwat Pasha, has the League to prevent aggravation now laid before his Cabinet the
Inaccurate Forecasts.
London, Yesterday.
anti-Communist labour man in un alleyway at Jessfield, while endea- results of his conversation in Lon- and the extension of disputes.
Lord Cushendun, criticised the vours to suppress armed robbers don with Sir Austen Chamberlain.
suggestion while M. Paul Boncour The purpose of these conversa-
was again costly early this morntions was to substitute for the conditionally favoured them. Final ing when a Chinese, dressed in a long gown, held up at the Ilaining unilateral declaration of 1922, ly the matter was adjourned until Road barrier by a Chinese con- which now governs the relations next session of the committee. stable, drew an automatic, shot the at the two countries, a treaty of Meanwhile the German suggestions constable in the leg, then killed alliance between Great Britain will be submitted to the various
governments.Reuter. another, shot in the head, and seri- and Egypt. ously wounded a Sikh with three inaccurate and misleading fore- The Egyptian Press contains
ter.
wounds, while the murderer escaped in the confusion seutheless.-Reu-casts of the draft treaty which should only be accepted with the utmost reserve pending the lay- ing of the papers relating to the conversations which Sir Austen Chamberlain has promised to Par- liament at the earliest possible! moment.-British Wireless Ser-
NOT WELCOME.
AMERICAN PEACE OVERTURES.
OPINION IN FRANCE.
Paris, Yesterday, Mr. Kellogg's latest Note is not more welcome to the Paris Press than were its predecessora.
The chief objection aparently is that it does not deal with realities and that
there is "some suggestion of in- sincerity."
vice.
HOME RAILWAYS.
EXTENSION OF POWERS ASKED FOR.
BILLS. IN PARLIAMENT.
London, Yesterday,
Parliament began last night what
SIR H. RUMBOLD.
NEW AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY.
London, Yesterday. The King has approved the ap- pointment of Sir Horace Rumbold, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Madrid, 'to, be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Berlin. Sir H. Rumbold was Charge d'Affaires in Berlin at the outbreak of war. Newspapers here express satisfac tion with the appointment of a diplomatist who has had so long distinguished a career and who has already served in Berlin. Opinion is expressed that his previ-
is likely to be A protracted "Le Journal," however, suya that examination of Bills presented by ous knowledge of Germany will en- though Mr. Kellogg's Note does not railway companies for the exten-able him to consolidate friendly re mean adherence to the Geneva for- sion of powers which will enable lations which have been the object mula it does not close the discus- them to operate read services for of Lord d'Abernon and Sir Ronald sion but prepares the way for fresh the transport of goods and passen- Lindsay, his predecessors in Berlin. explanations which M. Briand will gera. not fail to furnish.-Reuter.
ESTONIA.
TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE.
London, Yesterday.
The railway companies claim that In fairness they should be allowed to meet the competition of road transport undertakings which, un- like them, are not general carriers and are not bound to accept all traffic that offers but may choose to carry only the most profitable loads. For road undertakings it is
On the occasion of the 10th an- suggested that if powers
were
British Wireless Service.
CAVELL FILM.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF
: EXECUTION.
An official
Berlin, Yesterday, statement on the
|niversary of Estonian independence granted to the railways they might Cavell film declares that Nurae a monopoly of all Caveli was shot by a platoon of
| Sir A. Chamberlain has offered the in time obtain
Estonian Government sincere con-transport services.
soldiara and died instantaneously, gratulations on the progress achiev- The Interests of the public in It flatly denies the statement that
ed by their country and the best transport are being closely watched one soldier refused to fire and that wishes for its increasing prosperity in Parliament.». and peaceful development.
an officer shot her with a revolver. It is anticipated that the second-Reuter:
M. Rebane, the Estonian Foreign reading of the Railways Bill will Minister, in his reply expresses be passed to-night. The Bill will "cordial thanks of the whole then be sent to a joint committee Estonian nation for the powerful as- of both Houses of Parliament sistance given by your great coun-before which details, will be fully try during our difficult days of the examined-British Wireless Ser struggle for independence as well vice.
as our sincere wishes for the pre-|---
servation, and development of the
cordial relations happily existing between
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.
our countrica."-British The clearing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 2/0 3/18
Wireless Service.
MARSHAL DIAZ,
ITALIAN ARMY CHIEF DIES.
Rome, Yesterday. The death is announced Marshal Diaz, Commander-in-Chiaf of the Army-Reuter
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