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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1928.

CONSERVATIVE RALLY RUSSIA'S COMMUNAL MID-AUTUMN FETE IS

AT YARMOUTH

IN FULL SWING

PRIME MINISTER ON THE PARTY'S POLICY ·

SAFEGUARDING, ETC.

London, Yesterday.

Great interest was displayed by

ENTERPRISES

BIG CONCESSIONS

OBSERVED

MOON FESTIVAL.

MAKING THE COUNTRY FIT TO PRETTY LEGEND OF A THOU-

LIVE IN.

GOVERNMENT AND RATES

ale

"SAND YEARS AGO

A NAUGHTY WIFE

Among the numerous festivals which are still closely observed by the Chinese community, the Mid- Autumn Fete (to-day) is reckoned

Moscow, Yesterday. The Government propose to grant the delegates to the Conservative concessions for communal enter Party Conference at Yarmouth to prises of all kinds like tramways, [day, in the resolutions bearing on raaworks, electricity and water as one of the foremost of them all.

the proposal for an extension to the works in over 60 towns, including |

According to Chinese astronom- additional industries of the safe Moscow, Leningrad, and Odessa era of former days, the moon when guarding of industry machinery. The total investment of capital it rose to-night would shine A section of the Conservative has been fixed at over 400 million brighter than ever in the year. All Party has recently made representa- roubles. The Government insists Chinese families will, in the middle tions to the Prime Minister that the that the rates shall be within the of the night, set their tables nicely benefits of the Safeguarding of In "people's purse" and also proposes with fruits and moon cakes, to pay dustries Act should be extended to that if the Investment of the con-homage to Luna: the iron and steel trades, and several cessionaire is sufficiently large he resolutions before to-day's Confer may be given a temporary mono- there arose, more than a thousand ence bore on this aspect of the quee-poly-Reuter.

tion.

SIR JOHN SIMON AND HIS COMMISSION

The debate, however was mainly INDIAN REFORM confined to a resolution calling for} the widest possible extension of the safeguarding of industries consist- ent with the Prime Minister's elec- tion pledge. With an amendment that the iron and steel industry should be given special considera- tion, this resolution, was carried, Slr H. P. Croft's Prediction,

ง

LEAVE FOR INDIA

London, Yesterday.

In connection with this festival

years ago, a pretty legend of an Emperor who reigned 713-765 A.D. He was Emperor Ming, of the Tang Dynasty, and was deeply doctrine of absorbed by the Buddha.

Not satisfied with his earthly supremacy, this Emperor, it was sald, dreamed of being an im- mortal. He conceived the idea that Sir John Simon and his col- his body should ascend to heaven leagues on the Statutory Commis-like the fairles did, there to live Sir Henry Page Croft declared sion on Indian reforms left Lon-happily for ever. that the addition of iron and steel, den to-day for their six months Yorkshire textiles, hosiery and tour of India. They will join the terialised, for, on the fifteenth day Marof the eighth moon, he was taken earthenware to the list of safe-mail steamer "Maloja" at

jby a monk to pay a visit to the guarded Industries would result in 130,000 additional people befog em-! ployed within the next five months.

Mr. Baldwin did not nt. tend to-day's meeting, but the tenor of the debate was con- veyed to him and will pro- bably be discussed in his speech at the public meeting to-night.

It is anticipated that he will re- affirm the policy he laid down in his letter to the Party Whip early last month, when he stated that the ex porlence of the last four years might enable the Government to simplify certain details in the procedure and that no manufacturing Industry case before the tribunal appointed to determine whether the safeguarding duty should be. Imposed-British Wireless Service.

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Mr. Baldwin's Speech

RAIN COMING

North-west winds, freshening, fine at first, rain later; is the fore- cast until noon to-morrow.

The anticyclone is central to the North-east of Tokyo.

A typhoon which formed to the E.S.E of Basco yesterday is now central about midway between Formosa, and · Luzon, moving W.N.W.

The following telegram was re- ceived from the Manila Observa- tory at 12.15 p.m; to-day:

Manila, 11.10

a.m. ·28th:- Typhoon in about 121deg. Long E, 21deg. Lat, N., moving W.N.W.

His dream was partially ma-

moon.

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Ascending on a charlot of clouds, they arrived at the moon where they visited a mansion known as the "Cool Ether Palace." Here they saw, to the bewilderment of the Emperor, a number of fairies, dressed in white, dancing under the trees. So pleased with the songs they sang, the king on returning to his own palace, composed some fine places similar to those he heard in the fairy land."....

A Skilled Archer In-connection with the moon there arose a romantic atory, well known among the Chinese: Once there was a king named Hau Ngal, who was a skilled archer. One day sellles and are due at Bombay on which had been prepared for the his pretty wife stole some medicine

October 12. Since the return of king. This medicine, it was said, the Commission to London in the was presented by fairies and who- Baldwin, in his eagerly middle of April, a great amount of ever had taken it could ascend to awaited speech at the mass printed material for the Commls-heaven like the fairies.. meeting held in connection aion has been collected and co On discovering his loss, Hau lat Yarmouth, declared that ordinated. It has received some Ngai was in a rage and, taking 4 the issue of the next elec- 500 printed memoranda. Eight of bow and arrow with him, chased tion would be the challenge of the nine Provincial Legislatures are his wife out into the garden. In Socialism against Constitutionallam setting up committees to assist the her fright, the woman jumped into and Individualism:

Commission in their investigation the air and entered the moon. She Dealing with the Party's safe and the ninth, that of the Central then became a fairy known as Empress of Canada guarding policy, Mr. Baldwin Bald Provinces, has not yet finally decid-"Sheung Ngau." In celebration of

that if the Conservatives were reed.

this festival, every Chinese family turned to power the safeguarding The first afttings of the Commis-and every shop keeper will enjoy a of industries would not be used as sion in India will be at Poona, sumptuous feast. Students have a a side or back door for the intro where the Commission will be join- boliday. Presents, in the form of duction of a general tariff until the ed for purposes of investigation by fruits and moon-cakes, are to be question of a general tariff had been the Bombay Provincial Committee, given to friends. Much business is alected by the local Legislature and done by the tea-houses, cake submitted to the country.

All India Committee.

makers and fruit stallë. De Leaving In April

In the course of the past two The sittings at Poons will end on weeks strenuous efforts have been October 28. The Junjab evidence made by the tea-bouses to decorate dure of anfeguarding needed am- will next be taken at Lahore. their shops so as to attract cus plifying, and shortening. MANY Karachi, Peshawar, Delhi, Luck-tomers. Much business in moon-

In the course of a brief survey of now, Patna, Shillong, Calcutta, Nag-cakes is done.

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No Industry would be barred from making or proving its case befare an appropriate tribunal. Conser- vatives did not doubt that the proce-

the Party's achievements, Mr. Bald- pur and Madras will each in turn bar

win paid a glowing tributed to visited for several days and the

Unemployment Problem

Vital Business

the work of Sir Austen Chamberlain, final work of the Commission in In- To them, the business of these who had nearly worn himself out in dia will be at Delhi, which will be few days means life and death. Walking along Queen's-road at the Headquarters of the Commis-night time, one will undoubtedly be the cause of peace."

alon from March 25 till April 11, of attracted by the fine display of In dealing with unemployment, nex year

electric lights and festoons in these Mr. Baldwin said the most serious The Commission will leave India

shops, area of unemployment was the coal on April 18 for London, where the mines. Conservatives realised the work of preparing the report will be only thing that could be done for undertaken-British Wireless Sered. These toys are made of paper, the out of work miners was to obvice.

tain them employment In other in-

To the children paper toys known

as horse race lamps are present

with an ell lamp fitted inside. Atop this lamp, a paper-bamboo

dustries whether in Britain or Over. FLIGHT TO TOKYO ng was also atted. These rings,

Beas,Lord Lovat was at present in the Dominions studying the means of expediting the Overseas settle ment, and they would wait eagerly for the result of his labours, and Mr. Baldwin hoped that they would be able to act thereon Renter.

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heated by the oil lamps, will gradually turn round and a shadow of different, dolls are seen revolv ing from the outalde.

For those who are not conversant with the Chinese « language, it is Interesting to quote a numbe phrases used with literary mean- ing concerning the moon, To do a futile thing to salvage the moon

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