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THE HONG KONG

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HONG KONG, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1928.

MAXIM GORKY.

Tributes To Noted Author.

SOVIET HONOURS.

Thirty-fifth Anniversity Ar Author,

Moscow, March 29, Hundreds of thousands of Rus-

sians will gather to-night in clubs and libraries to do honour to one,

BURNING OIL.

Socony, Oil Tanks Ablaze.

HAVANA DISASTER.

Fire Brigade And Bluejackels Control Flames.

controlled.

NO SCARE.

Foreign Feeling In Peking.

THE NATIONALISTS.

| Residents In Capital Not Afraid Of Nanking "Drive."

Havana, April 6.

Peking, March 31. The Standard Oil Company's Foreigners in Peking and North tanks which caught fire have been China generally are accepting very calmly the prospect that The fire was barely under con- Peking may be captured by the of their most popular literary trol when another fire broke out Nationalists from Nanking in the men, Maxim Gorky, upon his com- pletion of 35 years of authorship. in another large Standard Oil near future. There is none of the For the past month "Gorki Brigade, assisted by the Police here a year ago when the Na- tank. The entire Havana Fire panicky feeling which prevailed meetings" have been held in a Force and a hundred and fifty tionalist drive from Hankow thousand places and "Gorki exhi-, American bluejackets from ships threatened to extend to Peking. bitions" have been arranged in in the harbour fought the flames. central spots. The state publish

At that time, it will be recalled The second fire has now been that there was a general exodus

ing houses have brought out a controlled. The loss is estimated of foreigners from Peking. Most special edition of his complete at two million dollars.-Reuter's of the women and children went works, including some material

which was not permitted to see American Service.

the light in the Czarist days.

JAPAN & AMERICA.

This tribute, will reach its high- est point to-night, the time offi- cially set in his honour. Thirty- five years ago, at the age of about twenty-five, he is said to have DANGER OF WAR DECLARED published his first atory..

REMOTE

SENSATIONAL TAX.

Washington, April 4.

to Tientsin or to the seaside re- sorts in China and Japan, or even proceeded to the United States or Europe. The Legations here ad- vised their nationals that it was

not safe to remain in the Chinese portions of Peking.

But that order is not expected Gorki is at present in southern

to be given out again, even if the Italy, where the climate is more

Nationalists succeed in their conducive to his health, but he

¡"Northern expedition." The has remained in touch with his

foreign diplomats here believe native land. Despite a number of There is no danger of war be that the capture of Peking would disagreements with the present tween the United States and not be attended by any unusual regime, he is reckoned as a friend Japan for the next hundred years, disorders, or at least by any which by the Communists. United Mayor James J. Rolph of San would vitally affect foreign re- Press,

Francisco told the Senate Com-'sidents.-United Press.

RUNNING CHINESE.

OFFICIAL INQUIRY IN PHILIPPINES.

ILLEGAL ENTRIES.

merce Committee this morning in! the course of testimony concern- Francisco Bay. ing a possible bridging of San

Áriny and Navy authorities have opposed construction of such a bridge, declaring it would' hamper ship movements in time of war. This opposition was vigorously attacked by Mayor Rolph to-day and he declared it to Decided to go to the bottom of be without foundation in actual- the immigration problem and the,ity.

Manila, April 3.

STAYING HERE?

U.S. SHIPS IN CHINESÈ WATERS.

SECRETARY'S ORDER. ·

Washington, Saturday. Curtis D.. Wilbur, Secretary of the Navy, to-day announced that opium situation in the Philippines, Such a bridge, of inestimable the American cruisers "Richmond.” with special reference to illegal benefit to San Francisco and the "Marblehead" and "Cincinnati," entry of Chinese with a view to the East Bay cities of Oakland, which had previously been ordered enactment of remedial legislation, Berkeley and Alameda, could be to Honolulu, have now been ordered | Governor General Stimson will built in a way which would not to "remain Indefinitely in Chinese! shortly name an investigation com-"bottle up" any flect, the Mayor waters. mittee to enlarge on the work al- said. Morcover, Japan would be ready started by Colonel Blanton the one logical opponent in the been made public. Winship, aide to the governor gen-Pacific area and the danger of war It is thought, however, that Ad- with Japan he declared to be most miral Bristol desires to keep the 2. Messages must be written in plain English or plain Spanish. Code

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zerve a well-balanced force. messages will offer an intelligible sense to ANYONE reading them. members with Colonel Winship an

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Anderson Conducted Probe.

REV. DEAN SYMONS.

REV. A, C. S. TRIVETT.

The Rev. A. C. S. Trivett has

H. C. Anderson W&A named beer. appointed to fill the position special investigator of Chinese im-af Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral

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Manila, April 9.

T

migration by the late Governor in Shanghai, and this appointment NOT INTERESTED. General Wood last year. He sub- (says the "N. C. Daily News") will mitted a report of his findings certainly meet with the approval DOLLAR LINE AND ISLAND which was never made public. of all who are interested in the

COAST TRADE. The preliminary findings of Cathedral, for since his arrival în Colonel Winship who several weeks China now over seven years ago he ago was commissioned by the Gov- has easily become one of the most The approaching arrival of Capt. ernor General to look into the im- popular members of the Church of Robert Dollar, head of the Dollar migration and opium situation is England clergy out here..

steamship interests, coupled with understood to have revealed a con- Denn Trivett was born on the the announcement that there will dition which requires a more thor- Blood Indian Reserve, Fort Me- be a meeting of all the represen ough inquiry,

Leod, Southern Alberta, Canada, tatives of the Dollar line in the The opium and immigration pro- where his father was C.M.S. mis-Philippines, gave rise to the blem in the islands has baffled sev- sionary. He passed the University rumour that the Dollar line may eral administrations including that matriculation at the age of 16, al-compete in inter-island shipping of the late Governor-General Wood, though he did not actually enter the Notwithstanding efforts to curb it Toronto University until a year H. M. Cavender, Manila agent for When approached on the subject, through the joint action of cus Intor. His second year at the unthe Dollar line, stated that as for toms, constabulary and secret ser- versity he stayed away to earn as he knew there was absolutely no vice officials it is generally admit enough to continue his studies and truth to the rumour and he was of ted to have thrived and is thriving į with little government control. from that time he worked his own the opinion that Mr. Dollar is not acted as Assistant Librarian at the contemplating any such enterprise. collage. For two summers he was with a survey party and for an- other two, he worked as time-

A special council meeting of keeper

Northumberland miners, held at On the building of the Trans-Continental Railway then Newcastle recently, condemned the The Hague, Saturday.

under construction across Canada. Independent chairman's Two Dutchmen were killed and in 1912 he graduated from the Uni-Wages award, which reduced, as from March 1, the minimum-per saven people injured, while one versity in Honour Philosophy and Dutchman and two natives are the following year took his. M.Acentage on the basis wages from 80 missing as the result of an explo- in Honour, Modern History."

to 40. A resolution repudiating sion on the Dutch tanker "Chepita"

the agreement was lost by a large

AN EXPLOSION.

FATALITIES ON A DUTCH TANKER.

at Willemstad, Curacao-Reuter.

NEWTON BILL.

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way through college. In term he

After War experiences in France ho was ordained deacon in 1916 majority. and priest in 1917.

recent

Two Russians were each son-

In January, 1921, he arrived in China, to take up the position of tenced to six months' imprisonment, chaplain of St. John's Church, in the Provisional Court, Shanghal, Hankow, where he remained until, having been found gulity of much to the regret of the Hankow larceny Another Russian, aged 25 congregation, he was transferred years, who was found begging in in May, 1924, to the Cathedral. Avenue Joffre, was taken to a French police, station, by a French 181 votes to 120 threw out the where he has acted since as sub soldier of the 103rd Mixed Newton Bill which seeks to permit Dean,

Washington, Saturday.

The House of Representatives by

the formation of an American buy

ing pool to combat the foreign

· Lady Ciffford quits; rece governmental monopolies of rube turned to Singapore by the

Bisal Reuter's ment

ber, potent

Battalion. – The Russian, who said that he had been in Shaughal for re several days, was entirely without

was put under ar rest by the authorities to appear.

fore the Mixed Court.

resources.

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